The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-08-24
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State Teachers Association.
The nineteenth annual meeting Of the
Vermont State Teachers Association was
opened at Brandon on Tuesday evening,
August Il, 1869. DR.. G. i. Case stated .
the object of the gathering to be for
mutual interchange of sentiment and
cquaintance.
The Association was called to order at
9 o'clock Wednesday morning, by j. S.
Spaulding, LII. D., President of the AS
ISOLATION.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Franklin
Tuxbury, of Brandon.
j. S. Cilley, Principal of the Brandon
Graded School, welcomed to the town
and rendered its Inequalities to the men,
bers of the Association.
The President responded to the cordial
welcome of the people at Brandon, allud-
ing to the origin, history and objects of
the Association, and expressed the hope
that the present meeting might prove
profitable not only to its members, but to
the inhabitants of the community.
The President then announced the fol-
lowing committee
On Busincss-Lcwis \. Austin, Man
chester; Judah Dana, Rutland Edward
Conant, Randolph.
On Nominations-L f. Ward, West
minister; j, f. Goodrich Burlington :;
Chester W. Merrill, Montpelier.
On place Of Next Mcetlng-Il. H..
Shaw, 5 springfield; O. II. KiIc, Ncrgcn-
mes John b. Mead, Randolph.
After singing, the President delivered
an address ON The Necessity Of a Chris
tan Education
The Committee on business reported
that the hours ofthc session be fixed from
9 to II, M, to >, p. m., the evening
session to commence at ! IL o'clock.
\ discussion on the 'need Of endowed
Academies in Vermont, and how to obtain
them cnsued.
The discussion was opened by Rev
Lewis 4. Austin, Principal of Burr and
,''J - ''.>'.' 80. la y, =. - ,.,,c.ul
OF HE. They should be so literally en-
dowed as to yield an income of from 81
oO0 TO $4,000, so as to leave them fire.,
and independent in all respects. especially
IN reference to discipline. That the needs
ana wants OF our scminarics of lcarnino
should be made known to the men Of
wealth and 'liberaity, that they NAV he
induced to endow them by placing them
IN a higher position for usefulness 70 tbc
community, and self-supporting.
Mr.. IL. II. Shaw, Principal of the
Springfield Graded School, presented a
different view of the subject, contendinc
the endowment of our seminaries was not
feasible, and the present system of Graded
schools were destined to supply the place
formerly occupied by the academies
While holding this opinion he thought
that three or four good classical semino.
rlcs fully endowed, perhaps were necessary
to meet II certain demand of the nublic
The view taken of endowment was that
the call made upon wealthy men would
prove a failure, it should rather be made
by some religious denomination, and car.
RED on under their auspices, unless nro.
per endowmentS could be secured. placino
1t independent of all other influences, and
making its field of operations peculiar to
itself. "
Mr.. ). ). Cilley, of Brandon, said there
was no longer IA demand for endowed
academies, as the graded school was an
academy endowed by the people, and not
dependent upon the rich, and above nil
solicitation from private sources. The
State had wisely provided for these insti.
buttons fund contributed by all the peo.
pie alike, and placing them beyond all
contingencies or caprice. They were the
peoples academies, which were destined
when iully pertectcd,to supplant all acade.
mes OF ordinary grade, although he was
not sure that an institution like philins'
Academy might not be demanded to meet
certain class ofstudents. The discussion
vas continued in similar vein of re.
marks by Rev. Mr.. Wilder of Charlotte
) udah Dana, of Rutland Mr.. Pierce. of
Springfield; l.. f, Ward, of Westminster
md others.
The Association convened ot > o,clooL
II the afternoon After singing. the {
question OF "Normal Schools" was prosen. I
ed for discussion. i
Both the gentlemen who were to omen
he discussion We're absent. Rev. Mr. $
Williams, the Principal of the Normal
chool at Castleton, opened the discussion $
y apologizing for his want of prcpara- il
ION; said he came to the Association n, )
disciple rather than as an instructor.
lc then stated what Normal School b
Mould be--a school for training teachers b
ow to teach. The speaker thought tut Ii
on much too low il our schools at the
resent time 81
Mr., Williams was followed by Mr. N
-ile' of Vergennos, who spoke in high ii
rms OF the Normal School everywhere;
ma the legislature had been too sparing ST
the money oftheS State. Vermont gave lc
'ch OF the Normal Schools five hundred
ollars' to be expended in the payment of F
lltion OF poor students, and only for that la
lrpose. New York gave each of her Of
orn'al Schools from seven to twelve A
ousand dollars. s.
The speaker termed this small State su
preparation, mean, but hoped the legis-
ture would do something more for The m
eliare of these schools. m
Dir. Dana, of Rutland, told a story of
hool teaching twenty years ago, which
Is received with applause,
After recess, discussion on "Arith,
,tic" ensued, which was onanad LT