Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-12-04
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE NORTH
FIELD INSTITUTION.

to dcviatc mcwhat from the common couI6c' /
and as far as possible, to present the actual
results, the specific attainments OF those OK
amined. rather than the conclusions we nave
drawn from those results. The standards OF
literary opinions, as well as of literary tastes,
vary somewhat in different persons, being
ALWAYS shaped and fashioned by peculiar cir
cumstancos. degrees Of culture and measure
of acquisition. We suppose your own obser-
yations of the exercises of the school, VIII
enable YOU to Judge of our fidelity in the de-
tails and remarks herein presented, and II
YOU shall be satisfied they are in accordance
with truth and fact. you will readily arrive at
Just conclusions. and the proposed ends OF our
labor be fully realized
We have carefully sought to ascertain the
amount of knowledge acquired by each stu
dent brought under our observation, in rela-
ton to the English, Latin, and Greek langua-
rcs. the Science of Numbers, Geography
Astronomy, History, Government, Commerce.
and the Arts of Penmonship, Drawing and
Painting, as the basis of preparation needed
by all before entering upon the diversified
cmplovments Of life. In some of these stud
les our labors have been but brief and curso-
nv. in others more extended. and IN no in
stance have we Intentionally passed the boun-
daries which circumscribcs tho ordinary eXer-
cisos of schools of the grade OF yours
In each Of the languages allowed named we
have commenced with the alphabet, and have
been furnished. i'm answer TO questions pro-
poundcl TO members of the several classes,
individually. with fair statements Of the num-
Der Of letters. the classes into which they
have been divided, the prominent features Of
each class, and the laws of their several com
li,oticrs in svll,blrs. words and sentences.
In addition 70 tbis we have required the
rr,nbcr of elementary sounds in the English
lonrnaoo. the classification of these sounds,
yoc,ls subvocols and ospirates. the distin-
ouisbing cbaracteristcs of these classes. the
,,,,rb.r Of sounds represented bv each letter.
tbe substitutes and equivalents. the coguatc.
cvnletivc and silent letters. found in ordinary
prose c,mpositione. As foundation for these
exercises. aud the kindred ones of analysis
and parsino the following sentences. viz 4:
,Go We into all the world. and preach the
,,osrci T., evor, creature "Our Father. who
9,t In IIo,ycn omong n oreat many others.
,,,,,r,i ,,,,o,, tho l1,clboards and every
,,r+ t,oror,biy c,nyossod and satisfactory
,,,,,,.r,s AMI o,,,lor,tions obtained
r., ,.c,r4,i,, tb, ,-r,r,r,,tic,1 lnovlodce of
l,, so,,,,l oIoss,s +, T,t;, and Graol, manv
If ,,l,o,, ,,oro Lo,,;r,ors n groot variety ol
;lu..rotiors v..~o roorirod T., bc Inv them.
,,.,;t,o, ,,,, 80, l,, l,l,clho,rds ebo,viny the
inaoct;ons IF tbc declinablo norts of speech.
'.{. a.. l,(iou.ilrs go rn,,,hcrs CON
.s" a., Wy, 81 ',rs ,,ronorns and ,J
;oo,iros drd n,o con;,gotions of verbs in an
nor yorietics tbrongb tbcir modes. tepscs.
voices nortci,Ics gornnds and supines Spec-
;,,ors ~ roodin,, tronsloting anolyzing and
,,ors;r, wore vbibitcd in the I3neid of Vir-
iii i, t,vo If tLo soloct Orotions of Cicero.
eend tho Arab,sis A SINGLE nupiI was exam
49, a,;r AMI Grool, nroso cor,nosition
Win vor, aattor;n, ro.nlts In ali these ex-
80. o,,r,,, ,,,s,,.ors ,.oro ,,onerollv ,iven
,,.;th .o,,r,ondalIo ,,ro,,ntness and tho i'm
r c,;,,,s ~, t,,,t co,o,,J rn,,;f,st d.
81, - -. -. ,La cr,,i,s NJ o,,b,r-
'-''. ,.';c,.,sI,. ;,d,ood lac. a f,r,,,I oy-
's;'',;a,,
~. .;..,.,,,.l o,.to,,dod oy,,,ino-
80 -. IL oddrossod to indi-
,.;d,aIg ,.osL ,d i, co,,,,,o, Aritbnotic Tho
;r,,,ort,r, o,os.io, ..\yby :" v,os NOT rorpot.
ton ana mo- imnortant nrincipIe of The science
was rossod without the appropriate answer tc
/ that question being first attained. We be.
IT, ris irdisrons,blo IN n usoGl and roli.
oble kno,yledre of arithmetic. and as an ex.
/ erciso onnronriato TO the DEVELOPMENT of IN,
] mental facultics the study is empty and VAN
If arrested short of this. So in every illus
tration Of "A nrinciple upon the blackboard
tho reasons for Tho several operations wcr
cormalIv givon and the results fairly and lo
Ultimately 6lloyying were thus finally an,
conclpsiyelv settled
In annlvinr the principles of arithmetic {
the common and ordinary purposcs of life. W.
need the art as well as the science henc,
o,or, wise onthor and teacher makes nroyi.
ion for A Great many practical operations. an
by those the owe and tho hand. as well as til
reasoning mowers. are proftablv trainc,
Thus the two all-important ends, ac,gra,
! and rapiIfr. are secured. without which. i
r many situations. our knowledge would /
oor,norotivolv worthless To test the.
Qualities. n great variety Of exercises wer
, Mad and in some of then the Time emnlove.
/ as we'll as the accuracy of the work. WEI
, carcG,lIv noted Such ns thc following g.
|, Columns or units toms and hundreds. co,
I sisting of tyclvo numbers were added. an
= tho omorpt lcsiblv noted bg different ST.
: dcnts in "A NJ "a. u. and ! seconds. S
o 6guros ,vorc multinliod nv three in the mn
+ t;nlior in o. seconds Five figures we
mpItinlied Inv five in 40 and - seconds S
4 fgnres nv six were done in AZ socond