Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-08-30
From Bratiieboro.
Correspondence Of the Bellows Falls Tlmes
BRArTLgBORo, Aug. %, lS6l'

Mr. Editor The ihirty-second annual
meeting of the American Institute OF In
struction was held in the Town Hall, N
I this village, on "Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday Of lat week, and was put through
ccorling to the programme excepting IN
place Of president Pease, who was at home
sick. Leauder Weatherell, of Boston, gave
the lecture, and in Prof. North's lecture,
patriotism and love Of country had more to
10 with it than Tuition OF Amnsements.'
A. =. Stone, of Plymouth, was chosen
president of the Institute for the year ensu-
ing, with forty-three vice presidents, inclu-
ding Hiram circuit Of West Braitleboro /;
VIM. +. Sheldon, of West Newton, record
ing secretary i. w. Putnam. Of Boston,
and John Knceland, of Roxbury, cores
ponding secretaries VIM. ID. Ticknor, OF
Boston, treasurer. Alfred w. Pike, Of
Boston, one of the first secretaries, and 'ch-
abol Moulron, of plymouth, have died the
past year, and resolutions Of sympathy with
their friends were adopted and ordered to
be presented.
The institute was largely attended from
abroad, some four or five hundred school
marms," with many male teachers and our
citizens, made large audience, and were
highly interested and instructed. From last
evenings remarks, we learn from II. f.
Sawyer of Concord, n. H., that in his state,
teachers institutes were first started in
Cheshire county, in 1916, but the last leg
stature abolished aid in money to them he
said better teachers were needed through
out the state, and some means adopted that
their vocation should be acknowledged
without yearly examination. J. w.
Buckley of Brooklyn, n. Y, said that his
state was pursuing the even tenor Of its
way, but in some of the smaller towns the
old ''tax bill" to support the schools were
| yet in vogue; that New York city was the
only city where books, stationery, and need
ed articles, were all furnished to the stu
dents free of expense. Brooklyn had four
hundred teachers and fifty thousand schol-
airs that evening schools were doing a
great work on the foreign population.
Charles Northend of New Britain, CT,
said that his state had one normal school
and eight teachers institutes yearly, in the
different counties one school journal, and
a gradual improvement in houses aud teach,
,ers; Rate bills were still there. Mr.. Up.
ton of Somerville, n. Y, said his state had
one normal school, with teachers institutes
in every county, which received 500 from
the state. Mr.. Bruce of Ashtabula, Ohio
said that his state had struggled harder for
normal schools and institutes than almost
any other, which were now very successful
The Akron school law, first passed TO ben
eft that town in 1915, became state law
in 1850; all the large towns have graded
school, with houses worth from $1,000 Il
$4,000 in value. Mr.. Houghton, Of Kan
sas, said that his state was but six year,
old ; had graded schools at Lawrence ant
other places, that would compare favorably
: with any others. Mr.. Colby, of Vermont
said education was progressing in our state
it was now fifteen years since the first stat
superintendent mace report TO the legisla
ture, since which teachers wages had advan
: ced--males 4S per cent. females go.