The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-09-13
Vermont Teachers Association.

Pursuant to notice by the Executive
Committee, this Association commenced
its fourth annual session in the Unitari
an Church at Windsor, on Tuesday, the
22d August. at Q o'clock. A. NJ
In the absence Of the President Rev
Dr. Smith, the Hon. d. NJ. CAMP, Vice
President, was called to the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Rev J. D..
Wickham. The records of the last an
nual meeting we're read by the Sccre-
tary,
On motion, the chair appointed Mossrs.
Wickham, Spaulding and Graham, a
committee on business.
Mcssrs Colby, Circuit, and Graham.
committee to nominate officers for the
ensuing year
Messrs. Spalding and Wickham COM
mittee to obtain adlitiona, members Of
the Association
An Essay on the necessity of estate
Bodrd Of EdNcation was read BY j.
Graham, of Mortified Academy
The subject of the Essay was discuss.
cd by Hon. D. NJ. Camp Rev. J. d
Wickham, d b Tower, of Boston. Rev.
n. Bishop, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr.. Tall.
man of r. l., f G. Tracy aud others.
Adjourned till 2 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Association met per adjournment
The Lecturer for the hour being absent
on account Of the detention of the nor
thern train, the President read an Essay
on " Phonoiogy"
Ou nomination, the Hon. D. NJ. Camp
Rev. ID. Greene and Rev j. d. Wick.
ham were elected committee to report
on Board of Education, after which
the subject was again fayorably and full.
ly discussed.
Adjourned till p NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
An Address was delivered by the Rt
Rev. j. II. Hopkins, on /" Tile Aaencic.
required for u full result Of Educa
tom" Also an Address by Charles
Northend, Esq, of Salem, Mass. sub
ject, Tile Duties of Teacher and Pa
Tent.n
The subject of this lecture was dis
cussed by B. Greenleaf, Esq of Massa
chusetts, Il, S. Howard, of Bangor, Ne
and others.
Adjourned till s o'clock.
WEDNESDAY. Aug %.
MORNING SESSION
Association met per adjournment
Hon. ID. NJ. Camp in the chair
Il
In accordance with notice given at
previous meeting by Rev. j. f KIM
Art. 7, of the Constitution was amend
cd, making the Initiation fec," Eft
cents, instead of one dollar.
An Essay on The means of keepin
Scholars enpioyel;" was read by ia
X. Colby, of ST. Johnsbury Acadein,
The subject of the Essay was furthe
discussed by Messrs Howard, Greenle,
and circuit.
The chairman of the committee on
State Board of Education reported I'll
following resolutions, which we're di
cussed by Messrs Greenleaf, of Mass
Jenner Of ~ Y, Northend of Mas,
Prof. Wickham, Chief Justice Rediel
Messrs Bishop, Reynolds, Orcutt an
other gentlemen, and unanimously ado
ted.
Resolreti, l. That in the judgment
this Association, the Interests of educ
tion in Vermont, would be greatly pr
NOTED by an efficient supervision Of Il
same, and that it is expedient to esta
lish a State Board Of EducatiOn, vii
authority to employ Secretary or OF
er agents, to infuse life and energy III
the system, and thus to secure the el
walton of our common schools.
Res0fred. 2. That Hon. d. NJ. Cam
Of Montpelier, Prof. j. d Wickham
Middlebury, Prof ii. circuit of The
ford, Chief Justice Rodfeld Of Winds
Rev. + Ballou, and Rev. Il. J Scott
Montpelier be committee to bring ii
subject before the Legislature at the
next session, and to confer with I
Committee on Education. and aid wi