Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-01-29

upon which he spoke. He congratulated
the audience and the people of Irasburgh
especially upon the progress in educa-
tional interest within few years, allud-
ing to a pretty hard experience Of his
when be first tried to address the people
of this village. He spoke of the in.
creased value of property il any town
where good schools and school house;
f are found ; OF the better class Of citizens
that would be attracted to such town
and the bad policy in every way oI
singiness and meanness 10 providing
these elements Of a towns success. He
held up in its true light the idea advanced
by men of small brains and smaller
souls, that if they care for their own
children it is all they have to do. In
words of scsthing sarcasm he depicted
the detestable aristocracy Of those whose
children are too good to attend the COM
mon school and who would thereby con
denim that school to hopeless degradation.
The folly of dividing districts aud thus
shutting off the excitement OF numbers
10 the school, beside largely increasing
the expense, was made to appear more
foolish than ever. The peculiar excel
lence of graded schools, and the bad
policy Of attempting to support eighty
or ninety academies in the State was
dwelt upon at some length. Finally
turning to the map Of the United States,
which hung behind him the speaker
brought lorcibly before Us the effects of
schools by drawing the line between Sc
cesson and loyalty, and showing it to be
the same as that between free schools,
and arislocracy, declaring that if war
must come be thanked God that it had
come now and in the way il had.
Wednesday the discussion of Arith-
metic and Geography was resumed, and
several works recommended as helps to
the practical teacher, who, it was insist
ed, should be possessed of the broadest
culture possible. In the afternoon Rev.
S. r. Hall, of Bloomington, gave some
incidents from the early history of Yer.
mont, and read some pages from the forth
coming book upon the Geography, His
tory and Constitution of the State. After
some further remarks by Mr.. Adams, the
resolutions found below we're presented
by committee previously appointed for
that purpose, and were adopted by
rising vote of nearly two hundred per.
sons from out Of town. After some sem
siblo remarks by Milton r. Tyler, Esq,
and most eloquent farewell by Sec. Ad |
ans, the Institute was closed. Long may
its influence be felt in this vicinity, in>
spring the teachers Of our schools to
greater faithfulness, and making US all
ashamed Of our apathy and neglect with
regard to tho bulwark OF constitutional
republican liberty--the common school.
ResoIUcd, That we regard the Teach
ers' Institutes, as conducted by Mr.. Ad-
ANS, an invaluable means of promoting
the highest interests Of the people of the
State of Vermont; and that we desire to
see the arguments and reasonings he pre-.
senis on the subject of education, brought
to bear upon the entire mass of the peo-
Pile, permeating the mind and heart OF
every man and woman of the State.
Resoired, That not only Teachers but
Clergymen, men in all professions, phi
lanthropists, parents, all who desire good
neighborhood, will fud it much to their
interest to aid in disseminating the views
he presents, and laboring to bring all the
people under the influence of these views,
and that the work Mr.. Adams is engaged
in is intimately connected with all the
vital interests of the State.
Resolued, That to the people of Iras-
burgh we are and shall hereafter consider
ourselves under debt of gratitude. Re-
alzing to some extent the great labor
necessarily devolving upon the people of
this town who have voluntarily taken
upon themselves so much trouble, we
trust they have done it having in mind the
advancement Of the cause for which we
have assembled so may they expert.
ence that sit ia more blessed to give than
to receive" But we whoare from abroad,
and have been so Hospitality entertained,
would hereby express our cheerful and
sincere thanks to those who have SO I'M
sparingly entertained US.
MARBLE SHoP AT BARToN.-We
ask attention to the advertisement of Mr..
j. r, Bowler in another column He