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CHITTENDEN COUNTY TEACH.
Frs ASSOCIATION.
FOURTH sEM1-ANNUAL SESSION.
UNDERHILL, Dec. 10Th & 18th, 1856.

UNDERH1LL, Dec. 10Th & 18th, 1856.
The session commenced at the appointed
time, in the Congregational Chapel at I'm
derhill Flats Rev. j. H. Worcester, pres
ident, in the Chair.
After singing by the congregation and
and prayer by Rev. Mr.. Tracy of Jericho,
the - Rev. Father Parmelee" delivered an
opening address This address was replete
with those "reminiscences Of our States early
history, that excellent counsel bearing the
imprint of mature age and large experience,
and those Just views of the real objects of
life, which can only be heard from the lips
of those few venerable men who, like the or
ator, yet survive their generation.
AFTERNOON.
The minutes of the meeting held at Essex,
were read. After brief remarks from j. S.
Adams, Esq, Mr.. Castle, of Burlington,
read an essay subject: " Duties of pro-
prietors of School Districts towards Teachers
of Common Schools The essay reproved
the too common practice of parents, of inter
ferinq with the school for the purpose of
overthrowing the authority and influence of
the teacher, and creating anarchy and in
efficiency and of neglecting 10 interfere for
the purpose of encouraging the teacher, ex-
citing an interest in the school, and exerci-
sing Judicious supervision over it.
The President named committees, as fol-
lows
On Business-AIessrs Cilley Of Williston
Allen of Colchester, and Hicks of Essex.
On place of next meeting-Messrs Foster
of Burlington; Leavenworth, of Hinesburgh,
and Bates, of Underhill.
On Neutrality-suspicious. Adams and
Castle, OF Burlington, and Byron Kingsbury,
of L nderhill.
The subject of Mr. C's essay was further
discussed by Messrs RanslOw, Worcester,
Parmelee, Fost r, and Adams.
EVENING.
Mr. Leavenworth spoke briefly. in 1ela-
ton to the Vt School Journal. After religi-
Gus exercises, Rev. Mr. Foster, of Burlington,
addressed the Association, urging that in
tellectual Development was step by step
process the first step was the reception into
the mind OF ideas presented to 1t from with
out; the second, such mental exercise as will
develope in the mind the power of putin g
this attained knowledge to practical use.
Hence, one leg, in this step by step proc
ess, cannot make true progress unless it is
kept pace ,oih by the other. Brief remarks
were also make by Messrs Cilley and Adams.
After singing by the congregation, and
prayer by the President, the Association
adopted the report of the Committee on nom
nations, as follows
Rev. c. E. FERN, Of Hinesburgh, Presi-
dent.
a. E. Leayenworth, of Hinesburgh, Cor.
Secretary.
E gar Nash, of SheIburne, Rec Secretary.
W. P. Byington, of Hinesburgh, Treas
Vice Presidents-Rev Geo. W Ranslow,
Milton; John Woodruff, Westford S. L.
Bates, Underhill NJ. R. Tyler, Essex L. F.
BurdIck, Colchester; E. Conant, Burling
ton ; - Humphrey. (Supt. OF Schools), Jer-
Huntington; II. ISwrence, 81. q c.t,o. - -,
Peter E. Pease. Charlotte A. A. Byington,
Hinesburgh; c. NJ. Read, Shelburae; R. j.
Morse, Bolton J. S. Cilley, Williston.
Charlotte was designated as the place of
next meeting.
Edgar Nash, OF Shelburn, read an Essay,
the subject Of which-"Does the Science of
the English language receive that attention
in our Schools which its relahre Importance
demands, was discussed by Messrs CO.
nant. Parmlee, Castle, Worcester, Cilley,
Leavenworth, Richmond Of St. Adams, and
Adams
Owing to the bre7ity of the available
time, Mr.. Conant, of Burlington, remarked
upon but two points in relation to the pro-
per method of conducting Rotations, viz -
LIST. To insure an earnest effort on the part
of the student to get his lesson, and to dis
ciplne the memory, he should be obliged to
repeat, in the exact words of the text book,
the essential parts of his lessons. ID To
ascertain if he Teally conprehends the ideas
contained in these words, and to practice
him in the art of distinct and concise express
sion, he should be required to express the
thought in language of his own.
Votes were passed thanking the several
speakers for their addresses the citizens of |
Underhill for their most cordial and generous |
hospitality the retiring President for his
interest in, and exer tions on behalf of, the |
Association and instructing the Rec. Sec
rotary to publish report of this session.
After brief remarks by Messrs. Adams and
the session was closed with a ben
edictiou y The pr-5ident.
REv. j. II. " oRcEsrER, President.
EDGAR Nash, Rec. Secretary
The CONCERT TUESDAY EVENING w were |
glad to see so large an audience at the Town
Hall, Tuesday night spite of the snow storm.
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