Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-25

and Character Of the late james K. Colby Of s
JOhnsbury. |, was an interesting and sppreci
ative discourse, and the business committee wer
Instructed to procure $ copy Of for publica
ton.
On THURSDAY the ASSOCIATION listened to al
address from Rev. Pr Kiichel Of Middlebur,
College, upon The advantage of adapting Eiu.
cation to the special gif,s and apttudes of eaci
mind. 1t was Of high tone and full ofpractiea
hints to teachers aud parents
In the evening Hon. j. Sullivan Adams oi
Burlington, Secretary oftLe Board Of fEducation,
delivered lecture upon 'le subject Of the
'' Present School System aud Schcol Laws Of
Vermont enacted by the lis; Legislature.
showing the object of the new system, and its
advantages over the old systen This was de-
livered IN Mr.. Adams iorcitle md eloquent
manner, and WAS replete With Interesting and
important facts.
The balarce Of the iiue ii the sessions was
chiefly occupied in the regular DISCUSSIONS
Prominent among them vss that On the qu6s-
tion " vbat shoull be allei to the present. re-
quirements for admission o. College - This
sss opened by Rev. A. B. DaseoI4h Of Waits
field, ip clear and sensible argument. and
maintained very Interestingly and ably by Pres
sidsnt Kitehel, Prof. Kellogg. J. 5. s9auldipg,
Rev. D. II. Ramsey, President Angel. Secreta-
~ Adams. Mr. Cousnt O.. Randolph, and Gen.
John W. Phelps,
The committee o. noH-.uaticus, through Rev.
J. II. Worcester, reported the following for
officers Of the Association for the susuing year
PreideHf-J. 5 Srlldiag, Barre.
Tiee Presid.-i--Gen. J. ". Phelps, Bssttle-
bore.
TIeaursr-L " Cam, Buriingtcn.
Seerdary-M Burbank, Lu,loE.
-fvdiior-A. B. ssayer, Burlington.
County Corresponding Seereiaries-
.ll4ison-Prof B. Kellogg, Mill.ebury.
Beaaingtor- F. " 0lnstead, Man
chester
Calsdoaia-Jonathan Ro-,, 81. Johnsbury
CAineHdea--Prcf. NJ. II. Buckham, Burling-
ton.
Es,s1--C ". King, Lunenburg
FraHLIin-J $ D. Taylor, 81. Adams
Grand hle-Rev G. B. Caiy, Altureh.
LamoiiC-S. n. Pearl, johnson
OrGngs-M. Z. Boyden, Randolph.
0rieGas-D. NJ. Camp. Newport.
Ruhau9-J. bana, Rutland
Wasiingioa-Bev. L B. Hibbsrl, Water
bury.
UTzG6an-L. +. Ward, Bellows Falls.
Utnd1or-Hosea roton, F0mfret
The report vas accepted and adopted.
The report Of the Treasurer showed the assOci-
alton to be II a hourishing condition financially.
Resolutions were adopted thanking the eiti-
,gns Of Ludlow fer their hospitality, and re-
quesiing the Secretary Of the Beard Of Elaoa-
tion 70 secure, if possible. fra. tie next session
Of The State Legislature, 81 sot Incorporating
.h.. 90. .ci1,.on. and granting annullly a sum
not les than fity dollars in aid Of is purpose
The report in the Rutland Herald, from which
We eoadelse the above. says o. Pres. Angels
address
t. attempt to describe Pres Angell's dis
course would on cur part lc useless. lie pro-
ceedcl in au able and elaborate manner 10 dis
cuss his subjsc.. until his audience were
wrapped in strict attention He Illustrated 70
bis hearers fully the history o. literature from
its very foundation down 90 the after half Of
the 18th century. ReregTct that we have not
space to print Pref. ADgels address IN full, as
any attempt 70 clndense il would simply be an
abortive one. It vas one OF those forensic Efforts
which cannot be cordeused-cne which must be
read entire in order to get flu comprehension
Of even a single sentence.
We judge that owing partly perhaps to the
not sltoge,her,onvenleBt place selected fsr the
meeting, and more doubtless 20 the unfavorable
season and prevailing storm, there was rather
a slende. attendance Ct principals Of Academies
and prominent s-hool teachers The city book
agents however. were on hand III ioroe. The
sessions were well attended by the people and
lady teachers of ,he vicinity, AID sere highly
interesting to all.