Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-01-11

Mn. EDITOR Thinking perhaps your readers might
be somewhat interested purpose give you
Of very interesting meeting held in the School House
in this District mo 81 last evening" under the direction
Of Mr. j. ~ Perrin, our jealous Superintendent Of Com
mon Schools and participated in by MT jeremiah Garlic
ton and several members Of the District
In setting forth the object Of the meeting which is
bring parents teachers and scholars together and
an interest in regard to the subject Of Education MIR
Perrin could not agree with many who think the
Of Common School is declining In similar meetings
held in different parts of the he found that health
M influence had sprung up which had had tendency to
elevate the standard OF Education In order to know
what good school is and to have all in the District
must interest themselves in II Henqured what could be
gilmore importance a community than to have school
which would elevate rather than deterorate society
Our farms are worth more real sells higher and
persons feel safer in place where there are signs Of
good and prosperous school How important then that
parents should look to it that their children attend
promptly AID regularly at school, and feel that in great
measure they responsible for the advancement they
make while there One great why many scholars
lack in interest is because their parents do not assist
them-this need not be- BY simply visiting the school,
scholars will be encouraged In reference to School
Reform everything be done in minute the pro-
cess must be gradua the law is not at fault neither
its officers The scholar must be trained at home.too
much dependence cannot be placed upon Home Eduea-
ton, ''as the twig is bent so is the tree inclined"
Mr. Carleton was next called and in quaint and jolly
manner said many things which proved very interesting
and won the attention Of every little child present.
He did not believe that to educate" was simply 70
learn children what the books contain. He wanted to
see them made useful members Of society he believed
il possible for person go through College and YET
fail in this respect Teachers often confined tc
their books in reference TO asking questions He be
icved that the study Of reading il too much neglected
he would have scholars learn read at home at school
and take their books and BY themselves and read
even IL they make such work II the Deaoons sol
did when learning sing who thinking there would b
no harm, one sunday after meeting, went up in the gar
ret TO Try his lungs but imagine bis establishment, wher
shortly after he interrupted by John you nee'
not saw any more wood on Sundayi"
Unexplained how much easier it for boy, who ha'
learned to think to drive team girl to wash dish
es and do homework everything would be done NOR
systematically lie cited tho case where two families
with the same number Of children, Equal distances from
the same school. and with he very same adsaniagf,
while the children u grew up 70 hold Offices Of hg
trust the other had hardly education enough 10 mAiniA
themselves, smpy because Ia the one case the parent
interested themselves IN the progress their children we
| making at school, in the other they we're allowed z
shirk for themselves Put shoulder 10 the wheel
| and the cause of Education will prosper.
Other speeches made aud among them one D.
ton and delivered with eafnestnez wheh shows nin
to be alive 10 this great subject Altogether we ia
avery pleasant time at RIVER Side
Berlin St, Vt, Jan. 9th, 1851