Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-08-27
OFFICIAL REPORT.
vt. TEACHERS .ASSOCII TON.
NINTH ANNUAL 81. SION.

TUESDAY, Aug, Is.
The Vern on; Teachers association COM
menccd its Ninth Annual Session in the Town
Hall at 0 A. NJ.
The President Of the Association, Rev. Cal
Vim Pease, ID. ID of Burlington took the chair
The Scriptures were read hymn sung, and
Rev. {. W. Gushing, Of Albany, y. Y, opened
the meeting with prayer.
The Secretary 'ead the minutes of last year.
Appointed the following Committees:
On Business, Mcssrs. Winslow of Pittsford.
Conant Of Ro,alton, Manly or Poultncy, Hon
kins OF Mortified, and bingham OF west tut
land.
To nominate cfce,s, Messrs Worcester Of
Burlington, Ballard Of Montpelier, Herrick Of
Bradford.
To .tir a place for meyt me,fimg, Messrs. HYDE
of Castleton, Moore Of bakersfield, Fleming Of
Burlington.
To obtain nc,c members, Messrs. Elliott of
Fairfax, Moore Of Rutland and Marsh of C. T..
On motion by Rev. J. II. Worcester, voted
that teachers and friends Of education from 9th
or States, who may be present, be invited to sit
with us and participate in our deliberations.
Voted that the hours Of meeting be 0 a. NJ.
and >. L. NJ; Of adjournment, II NJ.
Listened to an address by Rev. W. Child, ID.
d., of Castlcton.-1heme; What is the Educa-
ton that Should be aip,cd at? aud ho,c shall IL
be attained?
Adjourned till . Z. VI.
AFTERNooN.-The Association met at .
O'Clock.
brief time was spent in general discus
sion in wi ich Secretary Adams, and Mr.. Wins
lowof Pittsford, participated.
MIR. Spaulding, of Barre, from the committee
appointed last year, in relation to a School Jour
nal, made a verbal report, in substance, that 8
numbers Of the LIST vol. had been ssued,-that
1900 copies had been printed, THAT subscribers
enough had been obtained to pay the expense
of publication.
Voted to refer the subject to a special com
mttee, consisting of Messrs. Perrin of Hines
burgh, Hyde of Castleton, Buckham of Bur-
hngton, Colby of st. Johnsbury, and Hall Of
Bloomington.
Listened to a lecture OF Elocution by Rev.
+. T. Russell, of New Britain. Conn, and an
essay on the value of Correct Reading in Men
tai Culture, by J.. II. Austin, OF Middlebury.
The Association passed vote of thanks for
the lecture and the essay.
An interesting discussion followed in which
Messrs bingham of West Rutland, Worcester,
Adams, Prof Benedict, and Converse, of Bur-
hngton, Child and HYDE of Castleton, and
Gushing, of Albany, y. Y, participated.
Voted to lay the subject on the table till
Wednesday morning
Voted the hour of meeting be . IL Z. NJ.
instead of 7. NJ. as previously fixed.
Adjourned 10 8 o'clock, Wednesday morn
ing
WEDNESDAY, Aug. II.
The Association met at 8 A. NJ.
Rev. Mr.. Stebbins, of Burlington, read the
Scriptures and offered prayer.
Nntpd that tho Sacrnfarv ha authorizal m
perfect the records OF the Association from the
time of its organization, from the official pro-
ceedings of the same, as published in the YER
mont Chronicle.
Took up the subject laid on the table yester-
day, when President Wheeler, of Burlington
entertained the Association with train of in
tercstng remarks on the subject of Reading.
J. =. Adams, ESQ.,, Secretary of the Board OF
Education, gave very interesting statement in
relation to the progress and present condition
of the Educational movement in Vermont.
Voted, that in all discussions, speakers be
limited to 10 minutes each.
Prof. ii. circuit, of North Granville, n. Y,
addressed the Association, briefly, on the con-
dtion of the Schools in New York.
Rev. Mr.. Parker, of Waterbury, spoke on
the subject of Reading.
Adjourned to l-2 p. NJ.
AFTERNooN-Met at 2 l-2 +. M.
Attended to the discussion of the best meth
cd of teaching English Grammar, by Rev. C.
w Cushing of Albany N. Y, Prof NJ. H.
Buckham of Burlington, Conant of Royalton
Balch of New York, Hall of Bloomington
Stevens, Castle and G. w. Benedict of Bur.
lngton, Manly of Poultney, and Parker Of
Waterbury.
Voted, that the order of exercises for Thurs,