The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-11-11
ST. 10 r II S BURY,
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER ~. 1851.

RAILROAD CUARTEE--T Til: Bill to char
ter a ra;ir,a;! irv,a !,.snA Pond to connect
with The fa.srnip>:,. Road at this place. has,
IL we have correctly trace! lis progress
;hrou-', different stages. passed both I!nnSr>
OF our Lroi>laurr The Charters conditions
al. as follows: IF tn" P,sSum;'sir Company
put the extension Of ,licir road from 81.
.'o'nshury to Dcrb: Line ur,.,r contract
within twelve Etonil.> from Ike date of Tie
charter. he same is to lie nll AMI void: oti,-
crw;>" 20 i'r v.!.l."
The Directors Of the Atlantic and St. Law
renee Road have procured the charter They
desire connection Of their road With tI,.
PasSnmrsir at this place Tor the rurao~e Of
S"cnr.n" more direct roHt" to New York
and No>ton. II he P,>srr,p>ic is no: extern
died. arrordin. to '':c present plan to Dc,bv
Line. H." rnnnrrtion sought for will nnurcS-
,ionai.lv take place. The friends of TIE Ia>-
sumn~ic now understand what they have to
do. There cGnnct lr nuch further delay. -
The times. 'l>t now are exceedingly nnfl-
vora,!c f,r constructing railroads With IL"
srarc'v Of morcv. Me hi"h price Of labor
provisions aHl iron. it will be a hcrculran
task 10 perform but necessity is said TO be the
mother % invention, and all Obstacles NAV
be ovrrron:r
The Atlantic Road. We have understood.
is owned. or a coed >harc o. j.. in ENGLAND.
and is part Of the Grand Trunk Cornora-
ton. They possess the means probably. Of
con.trn TING HIS branch even under The pres
cnt adverse circumstance. Of the times.
But the stockholders Of the PasSum.>i,.
Road wi! feel impeli.,l. bv oh!raticrs Of
honor. If not Nv interest. to extend their read
according TO The original plan. and they will
doubtless exert their utmost power 20 accom-
rli>h the enterprise. The line of extension
raSs"S through prof. nrtivc county, from
which a large local custom will be secured
IT is a'>o the course which nature markc
cut for a railroad. and will be, provided a
roTd sha'! be constructed fram The Line ~
Montreal. the nearest and most !ircct route
from Montreal to Boston II will hc ior The
Interest e The business men Of Boston 20 OK
"rt themselves TO obtain The completion Of
line so direct
! Under circumstances other than the pres
ent 'hry wonl1 no: allow the opportunity TO
pass unimprov"a. They may not now. hn'
we cannot avoid The indul.cncc Of a little
doubt upon the subject
Gas' From an article upon common scho,,s
in tie Eeemcn. iy X. b." We cut TIE an
ncxcI paragraph:
'F'a '"rS. are they generally wei trained
and r"n,nrt2rt 10 The wcrs Yonnn in wears.
little self government: ignorant Of The word.
no capacity Tor governing: can children mo
ct under t'rir i, ;'rut:ian They van: ~ H..
trainr'! ;;- 'hcir work encouraged in il and
kept IL Il IS y r~,5f,'.s:on I, il rot true T.,
this rs IN ether cases. that practice MAXI
perfect :"
Th" corrcct answer to tie question raised
" II" writer Of the above is quite apparent
1t is too t!uc that cur schools suffer on &C
connt OF the ineXrcricncr Of maNv teachers
This arises from hc facilities Of obtaining =
book education" ample for teaching. while
other important qualifications. attainaI,!c only
by a s'owo: .rores> and greater !cng:l. Of
time, are rot secured. Many persons. late.
have Undertaken to DISCHARGE Ike RESPONSE
hl" duties devo'virc unon teachers before
they have attained the maturity necessary to
enable them to succeed. They roSSoSs all
necessary qualifications in book attainmrntS.
and apply for 'Ee required certificate. su-
pcriatendtntS find them acceptable in this
respect and grant them their wish. The
teachers are no: therefore in fault. 1t is to
their praise that in early lif, they have mas
tered The usual branches taught in our com
mon schools. The fault is rather with Super
inrrndrrtS. They ought to have an eve to o. !
th"r indispensable prcrcGnsi.cs'to successful
'carhns- maturity of Character Judgment
81. i granting certificates Of
uuaiiic atoms. Ii we are not mis,,lnn here
Is The root of much evil in our system Of ed
uratlon. and a cause O. great dissatisfaction.
Man: teachers have been DISCHARGED before
the cxp;ra'icn Of their terms, tlurinc
lie last ten wears. and we think that in many ,
asses thr reason assigned above. upon inoni-
". Will prove 10 he The trne one IL ma: lori =
y of cases. If this is the true solution of one
neat difficulty. Superintendent can readily !
Hrlv IA" proper remedy. =
THANKSGIVING IN Cover
l"r Eo!cc has APPOINTED Thursday. tie so,t t
av OF \ov'nlcr. as tie day Of annual I
hanks living in Vermont. i
W!NrEY.- Report says there are two feet |
snow alou, the White Mountains. Int ~
iii = the ground j. only Just wAitvnr, l.y j
is precursor of IA northern winter. The "
lrf,@::: H"fc stcoi w,i:a eight degree: Of tt
rro MONDAY morning. ard TIE ground is fro IL
"a. /: VIII ~ unfortunate to many shou!d al
1t, "ra''.": remain ro!l aM,! w:nirv, and
I''fcr come NON II II. earnest. The spr::lo.
ID can re ;ct io*'. al! MANY g~c;,.c. W
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