Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-23

BENNINGTON COUNTY INSTITUTE
The Manchester Journal says that \. L.
Rankin, Esq, the new Secretary of the
Board of Education, held "A session of the
Teachers Institute III that place, Tuesday
and Wednesday Of last week On Mon
day evening he gave very eloquent and
practical lecture on the duties of Parents
and Citizens i'll the Common School; and
the relation of the School to the State II
was well received as it indicated diScriBl-
tAaAlA4!q. p0Sitine md comprehensive rteWs
Of his new and very responsible work,
and that he intends to perform 1t with
rigid regard to the best interests of the
state. He also gave a lecture ON the best
methods Of teaching, Tuesday afternoon,
( Ae was assisted on the first day by Mr..
Dana an old and practical teacher in the
District Schools of the State, now at the
head Of the. | Mon School i'll Rutland.
Mr.. Dana was very happy in his remarks
and Illustrations. Prof. Kellogg, of Mid
dlebury College. was present the second
day. Tuesday evening he delivered his
celebrated lecture on d'S,tsc and misuse of
the mind He reused his audience to a
high pitch of enthusiasm in his favor, as
public lecturer, and one deeply inter
cstcd in our Schools
These gentlemen, with Rev, Mr.. Ohm
stead, illustrated at length matters i'll
Arithmetic Grammar, Reading and Geog-
rapGy.
Rev Mr.. Anderson offered remarks on
the general subject of Education, and the
great Importance of our Primary SCHOOL,
+ The time of the Secretary was largely
occupied, on Wednesday, iii examining
candidates fyr the Institute Certificate,
several Of whom were successful in gain
ing the coveted prize.
The weather on both days wA- very UNI
propitious, the attendance not large, but
those that did attend, gave themselves
with punctuality and interest to the prac-
teal work Of the Institute. On tho whole
! the services were interesting and instruc-
tive, adapted to awaken new and increased
, interest in our Common Schools, as well
us to excite Teachers to better prcpara-
ton for their work
prINAM's MAGAzINE.-This valuable
monthly for May has been issued thus
early. 1t abounds in rich contents from
some of the abicst and best of American
writers, upon interesting and current
topics This magazine should be largely
patroniled and its entelpriSing publishers
richly repaid for the many gems Of vail
ous kinds they are presenting TO its
readers. The table of contents for May
contains articles entitled as follows: In
stinct Demoralized, by Myron B. Benton !;
Out of Service, by L. Foxton; Going
Abroad, by H. T. Tuckerman: Hymn of
Niagara, by Thos. Hill, D. D.; Office, by
W. l. .Paulding; Fenianism-Why is it Z
Too Trne-a Story Of to-day, Chap. TX /;
Life in San Francisco, by C. w. Elliott ;
The Doctors Assistant by Elsie Ritz
cma; Ole Bull among his Countrymen, by
L. s. Carr; The Mississippi River, by
James Q. Noyes; Woman and Work, by
Meta Lander; The National Finances, by
W. Denslow National Honesty, by
L. Z. Chittenden; Familiar Lettsgs from
Japan, by J. Bishop Putnam; The Right
of COPYRIGHT, by S. Irenaus Prime;
Editorial Chair of the Tribune, Horace
Greeley, with Sketch by Mast; Monthly
Chronicle, Events, GAO. Literature, GAP;
Fine Arts, 645; Table Talk, 647.
Two articles are of interest to YER
monters, one by Lucius i. Chittenden of
New York, formerly of Burlington, on
{" National Honesty" and the article en-
titled, Editorial Chair of the Tribune"
accompanied by an illustration by Mast
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