Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-02-16

Meeting of tho Washington County Teach
ers Association,


Argul.r meeting Of the Washington Couo-
ty leaehers' Association was he'd az Mortified
he llth and 10Th insts Dr. Daniel
Bates called tic Association to order and, IN
the absence IF th9 President, Dr.. Bates was
chosen President and Chas. Bo0o Secretary.
Prayer was yaereI By Rev X. NJ Byram, Of
Mortified The discussion OF the question,
Should we encourage the use OF tbs Higher
Arithmetics in Common Schools was opened
o, Geo p. Beard OF Northfel5 followed BY
Hon. A. G. Allen Of Granville and j $ Spald-
lng. of Barre. The further discussion OF the
question Was then postponed I'LL evening Adj
iourred TIL O'Clock p NJ
Afternoon Met agreeable t3 adjournment.
j. N Thachcr Of Barre, opened the discussion
uuon sehoo. Libraries followed ~ q. r.
Beard. Rev. i. N. Byiam S. spaidlng }
N TEACHER, and A. 6 Allen. The debate was
spirited aud very Interesting.
Lecture by Hon P. D. Bradford, OF Nor'n-
field, On Hygiene, pr the Laws Of Health. Ad-
anrncl TIL e - clock in the evening
Erujag Me; as per adjournment The
President called the Association TO order The
discussion o. the question postponed from The
forenoon wa. resumed by Rev. j A. Sherburne,
followed by J NJ. Thacher j. SpaldIug, DR..
Samuel Keith and G p Beard after which the
audience we're entertained with Lecture by
Rev r. ". Byrom. Subject, "success." A'so-
citation then adjourned til Friday morning, hall
past O'Clock.
Frdav A. " Met agreeably to ADJOURN
mant Called 10 order by the President. Pray
Il byJ. S. spauljng. Discussion Of the ques-
ton IL" The improvement OF Common Schools
and how alec Cd ?" opened by Charles Stone
ol Mortified, and continued by A q. Allen
anil j. 5. Smulding Question then laid on
III, table dl afternoon. Lecture 10y Hon. A.
G. Allen OF Granville, on ." Tie Common
School. and Us relation to Higher Institutions
% Learning Adjourned till hall past
o'clock p w.
ate moon Ne, agtseaby to adjournment
The question of The ioreroop, The improve
msnt Of Common Schools and how affected
was called up and the discussion continued b.
j. J Johnson ESQ. of Northfeld, j N
rnacher, Dr.. D. Baes, Ra, " ;. lIa1en )
;. 5, aulding aud G. p Beard
Moved by q. p. Beard that when W. adjourn
it be to meet at Waterbury for the next regu
lar meeting. Adopted. On motion Of J. 5
Srauldine, a vote Of thanks was passed to tn
eri,ens Of Mortified for their kind hospitalt
to the members Of the Association from abroad
closing Lecture by J NJ. Thacher, A NJ
subject " The English language and Engli'
Literature.
, Rev. J. A. Sherburne remarked that We wer
minded thai obligations were not always
one side and therefore moved that the THANK
of the otizets Of Mortified are hereby tendere
to gentlemen from abroad for the nterestln
lessons OF instruction We have received iro
them in the discussions on the several question
y before the Association, and also 10 the Lecture
for their very able and entertaining Lectures
Adjourned,
The meeting OF the Association was a fine gu
o cess. The audiences though not large were re
pectabe in numbers and ,ppreciative. II
discussions were prompt, spirited and Tor the mo
part exceedingly entertaining. The Lecur
we're OF high order, and would dc no di'hon
to any occasion. Shall not these meetings OF 4
Association be moro appreciated and better .
'' tended both by parents as well as tcoohers' 7
y rents, these meetings are for you as well as I
teachers. So thought, doubtless, allwho attend
the excellent meeting at NoRrhFlkLD'