Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-09-28

list and expenses, and leave, we hope comiorta-
bic q" nest egg - for next years campaign.
THE ADDRESS,
Mr. d. b. Wheelock, of Barre, the President Of
the Society, after congmtulating the Society upon
the beauty of the day, and the success of the
fair, introduced President Angel, of the Uniycr-
sity of Vermont and State Agricultural College
as Orator Of the occasion.
President Angel began By stating that Their,
were other causes for congratuation, beside those
mentioned by the President of the Society. We
should be thankful for the beautiful landscape
which surrounds us, and above all We should BIZ
thankful that peace and prosperity are our lot
when grm-ysaged war is des0ating the sgn and
the iire-sides Of other countries thankful that
we. instead OF mixing in mortal fray with other
nations, are permitted TO come here and display
the articles Of our handiwork and the products of
our fields, and spend the day in social intercourse
with our friends and neighb0rs.
lie had been much Interested in inspecting the
display made By the farmers of Washington
county on the grounds, but there was one crop
which he had noticed, not entered for formal
prizes, which he regarded the improvement or
education Of as of vital importance to the welfare
of the county he referred 70 the crop of boys.
Much can be done 10 improve the crops Of the
farmers Of this county, but no crop required such
careful and judoious training as the crop of boys
every improvement on this crop, improves all the
other crops Of the farm, and is the best manure
the farmer can apply to his land Every calling
in life requires special training and imposes spe-
cial responsibilities Our boys, TO prevent then
emigating, and 10 demonstrate that there is am
pie field for the employment Of all their brains III
farming, should be thoroughly educated, TO pre-
pare them to be skltul and successful farmers
and TO improve upon the iarmingot their fathers
lie referred TO our system Of common schools
as giving bent to the minds OF our children in
the direction of an education, and regarded them
as the great bulwarks Of our system Of free and
popular government. Our boys, too, should be
well and thoroughly educated to the profession Of
farming and TO make the most Of their farms
that they might not be induced 10 emigrate.
New England owes her supremacy in this cOun.
try not 10 her numerical superiority, but TO The
numerical superiority of her thoroughly educated
sons and in order tO retain this our system o
education must be enlarged and improved upon
This is especially true in view of the number u
our sons who emgrate westward and to the city
and whose places are filled By uneducated emil
grants from the old world This political aspect
of the question is very serious one, and one thai
can only DO satisfactorily settled by the thorough
education of the brains Of our children.
There is no occasion for our children 10 emf
crate westward the average pr0ductlyene5s 0
| the arabic land of Vermont is above that OF mos
western lands, and here we have the advantages d
schools and good New England homes and inst
tutions, Of which western enigrants are deprived
and which they sorey miss. The cities, too
have no special call upon our children. Stats
tics show that ninety out Of every one hundro-
merchants in our cities fail
our boys should be taught TO love their home
IN Inc we'll balanced and to take a good common
sense view Of the matters of life. 1t must By
shown 10 tue boys that the life of farmer AFFORD
ample scope for the employment OF brain wor'
and intelligence, as it certainly does. tarmini
4 L a study Of Gods laws of development, Sure
ly these arc the highest study that man can ente
upon, The greatest philosophers ana chemist
tie world has ever known, Aggasiz, Huxley an'
Liebeg are simply endeagoring to discover lhes
laws,