The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-01-25

Mss E8sn Field, 4 ths Brandon 1
graded sohoal. thgn read Al essay. TtlsI
As athougttfal aud carefully prepared
saper 90 The natural Development q
be mind. and The teachers ofsoe ia re.
.peet % saeh dev,lopmeut To fal6ll
be design 81 the Creator should L.
1ur frat aim, as I, was as evidently de
signed 10 the infant mind By the Crea-
tor tha, il should receive proper devol /
opmeut as the germ is developed IN The /
natural world hy the growth II the
plant and The tree. The capacity and /
pleasure in the performance Of the du-
" is Indicated 10 the design The hin
drsnce in the teachers profession may
become helps. A review was given Of
tho disadvantages they laborcd under
in regard 10 seii-improyement, aud
their position tends TO foster too high
an opinion Of their requirements. The
the nature Of the work
and the opportunities afforded Of iuAu
encihg the mind, made the work one
Of responsibility and influence.
A, T. Leaycnworth, Principal Of the
New Haven Academy delivered a spirit
ed and suggestive address on "The
True Aim Of the Teacher.
The aims Of teachers as class were
presented. The unworthy ann Of many
was simply to get a living and place
themselves in a position Of respectable
ity. Another class aim TO teach faith
fully what was in the books, but are
satisfied with too small attainments,
keeping just in advance Of their schol-
ars by study and the use of keys, Fl
ceicra. This was too low an aim. The
hope for this class was that their hon
esty may lead them through failure to
find success. A third and worse class
teach for present effect aiming to Sc
cure brilliancy for their pupils in reel
tation and at examination to secure
reputation and for the qualification Of
parents. A fourth class make disci-
pine their bobby as il "order was not
only Heavens first law but its only
law" A picture of such a school was
drawn from life, which was character
lied n school governed TO death. Au-
thority should be preserved but not os-
tentatiously. The power should be be-
hind throne.
The aim Of the true teacher should
be to train his pupils for the service OF
God and their country; to prepare them
for this life and that to come. Our
State in its constitution makes this aim
a part OF the work Of common schools.
The same is true Of the statutes of the
general government. This aim was set
forth by Washington in bis farewell ad
dress to his eountrymen The teacher
should aim to train and develop stu
dents in their three fold natures men
tai, moral and physical. The speaker
especially commended to teachers the
moral culture Of pupils. A complete
organization Of G school is essential &c
it's success aud courtesy is necessary in
all its relations. The teacher should
seek to acquire all possible knowledge
that may be brought to bear IN bis gen
eral aim. This is but an imperfect alb
stract Of Mr. LIS suggestive and valua.
bio paper.
After short recess tho Association
was entertained with a very graphic
and pleasant reading of Miss Ingelow''
poem, The High Tide on the Coast O
Lincolnshire" by Hiss Mary l.. Sher
man, Preceptress Of Burr aud Burton
Seminary.
The Association then proceeded tC
the discussion "The district school sys
tenn" In the absence of Dr. G. l.. Gas,
of Brandon, who was TO have presented
the subject, the discussion was opened
by Rev. Franklin W Olmsted Of Dor
set
BE said the district system should b,
done away with and control of all tb,
schools of a town placed in the hand
OF the town. One of the disadvantage
under the present system was that i
engendered local feeling and prejudic
in district which even stands in tn
way Of the best Discipline and govern
ment Of school A prudential com
mittee chosen by the town would no
be subjected to such influences Dis
tricts often vote not TO have a school o
TO have the least possible amount, an
many children are thus deprived Q
needed instruction. Town corpara
tons would not thus vote The break
irg up the district system would NOR
equally divide the public money an
more equally distribute the advantage
Of schools. 1t would secure bette
teachers, by preventing much fayorit
ism in employing teachers and local in
/ Guences TO secure certificates for incom
petent ones. We need competen
authority TO say who shall and VIII
shall not teach our schools,
Chester Merrill Of Montpelier, at tn
call Of Mr. CiIley, spoke Of the discus
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