Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-08-25

comnleted in four or five months. Spelling
I'D reading belong to the study OF grammar.
p-of pollens, of the Burlington High
SotooI ogreed with Prof. Buekham In re-
- Iostnoning a science so subtle, so
SaI;cote 40 difficult as that of grammar until
! 1ood degree of maturity was attained. lie
tb0nght crammar should not be studied until
he last year in the high school. Inc SPEAK
or had himself experienced much dIfhculty IN
learning the English language (heinG a SWISS
he BIRTH, and the most dIfhcult OF an 10
learn and understand was the SUBJECT OF
IL He found fault with the text books
- common use. and thought them extremely
9afe;ent in their treatment of the verb, and
I esneciolly in the subject of modes. Ii the
manner of teaching grammar was changed,
booL-makers would introduce books In ae-
oordance with the change
p~of d.. d.. Gorham, of the Montpelier
Graded school, began by inquiring why gram
mar should be used at the table? Because
The language used depends upon the idea
which the language conveys. Talking is the
exnression of thought. We always express
our purest ideas in pure language. As soon
as the child begins his A b Cis he is studying
amman. He continues to study it till he
dies. The Young child uses language with
more propriety than older persons one rea-
son why IulS Is 50 ii DCCdust tue lHOuSlIc VI
the child are pure. If a person, changes his
language he must change his ideas. The
language always conforms to our ideas.
Scholars often misapprehend the use of par
ticles. The speaker said he sometimes wish
ed there was no such name as grammar.
The Board adopted Towns Grammar because
it contained the least. Rules are nothing
but specifications. Correct associations Sc
cure a correct use of words.
Mr.. Cilley, of Brandon, read an essay on
- Geography He thought pupils should
be taught that the earth was not a dead mass
of matter, but was a beautiful place, full of
life and activity. lie said that without the
use of the globe geography could not be
properly taught he would have his pupils
thoroughly understand the size, shape and
contour OF each continent and the dimensions
thereof. He would learn pupils to draw
maps of each country therein, marking out
the rivers, mountain chains, etc, so that the
pupil might afterwards understand the pho
nomena of climate, soil, etc.
Mr.. Goodrich spoke especially on the I'M
portance of physical geography.
Thursday afternoon Mr.. kile delivered an
address on teaching and educational matters.
He was very severe on what he was pleased
to call the mednHesS of our Legislature for
not appropriating more to educational pur-
poses, and especially to Normal Schools.
The following list of officers was elected
for the ensuing year
President-J. :. Spaulding, LII. D., Barre.
Vice Prcsident-Edward Conant, Ran
dolph.
Recording Seorefary-L. V. Ferris, Wind
sor.
Corresponding Secretary--Henry Clark,
Rutland.
Treasurer-O II Kile, Vergennes.
Erccuhre COmmiuee-D d. Gorham.
Montpelier NJ. II. Buckham, Burlington
R q. Williams, Castleton.
The place of the next meeting was fixed at
Springfield, in January next the time to
be fixed bv the Executive Committee.