The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-09-05
The Vermont Teachers Association

The Vermont Teachers Association
Commenced it's scvenil. annual session in
the Congregational Church at Northficld. on
Tuesday. Aug Is. 1851. at 10 o'clock. A. VI.
The President of the Association. Rev.
Calvin Pcasc. ID. d., of Burlington. took tho
chair
In the ab~cnc, of the Recording Secretary.
Rev. s. l.. Elliott of Fairfax WAS appointed
Secretary. II" Ten.
Rev. Mr.. HYDE Of Castlct"n offered PRAYER.
The pr cccdinE> of the la>: annual meeting
were thr,l read
The following Committees were appointed:
On Enxipc,s<-Nc>>rs HYDE of Castlcton.
Conant of Rovalton. and tpham of Fairfax.
r" p"min,s'. Udice.x-Nes>-s. Graham Of
Nor,h,icld. Leavenworth of lIincsburgh. and
Manly of Ncwburv.
7" "l.ioin nr,r Ncmbers-Nie>srs. Spauld-
ing O.: Barre Cummings of Fairfax. and Par
melee of Johnson.
The Secretary then rca,Ia letter from Hon.
Rvland Fletcher Governor of Vermont. cx-
pressing deep interest in the objects of the
Association. and his sincere regret At his ina
b:litv II he present at this meeting.
Listened to VERY instructive address from
Rev. {. Pca>c. ID. d.. of Burlington, In
which he alluded to some of tn. scenes of his
early lifr. i'll the last common school he at
tended. and dwclt at some length upon the
more prominent characteristics of 4 good
teacher as he saw them there developed.
The morning session was closed hy singing
Old Hundred
AFTERNOON.
Listened to an address by Rev Eli Ballou
of Montpelier. in which he suggested several
interesting topics of school reform. 4 dis
cus>nn followed in which Mcssrs. Clark of
Burlington. Upham of Fairfax. and S.one Of
N"rthticld participated.
Listened To- an essay bv Mr. f. Conant of
Rovalton. on Academies and Public Schools
\ discussion followed. in which the following
gentlemen participated: HYDE of Castleton.
Camp of Montpelier. Adams of Burlington.
Parker of Waterbury. Mead of Randolph.
Dut,on Of West Randolph. Parmclcc OF John
son. Pcasc of Burlington and Cummings of
Fairfax.
| The Business Committee presented letter
| from ID. Is. Iayar. President of the Mass.
! ltdtlltlS III Itlutltl 10 Sll I.N-
uration| .I,uunal for Vermont The subject
was referred to committee consisting of
Me>srs. Colby of St Jchn>hurv Spaul,ling of
Barre. ana Parker of Waterbury,
! Closed by singing " North.icld."
ryfNiNG.
The services were opened hv music from
the Northticld Cornr, Band.
/ ,.f,,n1 nj Dr,,f NJ
Cummings of Fairfax. on the adaptation of
our institutions to the wants of our people.
The address presented some novel fea-
lures. but the latcne>s of the hour prevented
any general discussion of the subject
Adjourned with music hy the Band
WEDNESDAY, 9. A. NJ.
Rev Mr.. Merrill. of Waitsfeld offered
PRAYER.
Listened to all address by Rev. E. ".
Gushing of Ncwhurv. on the Importance
and Cultivation OF the Social Principle" The
address WAS well elaborated. and from fire.
iqucnt illusions to it afterwards il was appar-
ent that it had made It's impress on the minds
of those present.
The Committee on an Efnrofivfal Journal
made the following report:
Your Committee would recommend that
this Association tcn,lor to the Directors Of
the Mass. Teachers Association an achnowl-
cdSment of our grateful appreciation of their
proprosal of cooperation in providing for
| Vermont an Educational ,Ioa,ual, with the
assurance. that considerations of expedicncy.
alone. induce US to decline. for the present,
an acceptance of their proposition.
: The report was fully discussed by Messrs.
Camp Cummings. Bou:ns. Conant. Roc. Buck
ham, Parker, Button. Graham. Jennc. Car
pentcr. Slade. and Adams. and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Graham. the Committee
were instructed to consider and report upon
the prac,icahilitv Of establishing a Vermont
E,iurationa! .IouTnGi.
Adjourned.
Appointed Mcssrs Adams of Burlington
Colby of st. Johnsbury. and HYDE of Castle
ton. Com. on the place Of meeting for next
! year.
, Mr.. +. e. johnson read an excellent essay
! on Graded Schools. The subject was dis
cu>scd and additional facts presented by
:, McSsrs. Roe of Bellows Falls. Colby of St.
Johnsburv. Thompson of Burlington. Hamil-
ton of Oswego y. y, and Upton of Iowa.
Adjourned.
= ENENIN(r.
:. Music hy the Band
: Prof NJ ii. Bnckham. of Burlington, de-
livered an address in which he handled some
c what severely some of the SO called school
: reforms; approved. in the main. the Vernon,
t system of education. and the introduction, So
far as practicable, of graded schools
S MIR. Colby from the Com. Oh an Ed,,cotion
o al Journal reported, recommending that a
Y Committee be appointed to provide suitable
i educational matter and procure its publica
ton in the the Vermont papers; and that IL
\ the nioan time aid (c.n. secure careful e.ti