Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-24
EDUCATIONAL.

EDS AL.
ps,,smber tie meeting Of tie Chittendeu
County Tesehers' Association, on Friday and
Saturday of next week, at Wiliston.
The annual Announcement Of the Normal
School at Randolph is issued, and may be had
on application to Edward Conant, Principal
The school has three teachers, besides special IN
.tructors in penmansbip, music and drawing,
snd lectures, by n L. Boy1en, Esq, on the US
ages Of Vermont Courts Tie Fall Term begias
the fourth Wednesday il August. Eignty-tye
graduates have already gone out from this
school; and, if We may believe the testimony OF
Superintouden,s in numerous towns Of the State,
have had psrcepu6'e influence IN raising the
standard Of discipline and instruction IN the
schools in which hey have been employed. We
do not style this . "State" school, from the
a.mrle fact that the State does nothing for it. It
has sc-ei the part Of step-mother from the
first. The State Normal School Is yet to be
instituted. The Randolph school IL sustained by
the energy and selG-sacrif,ng enthusiasm Of
one nan, is pr.nc,7ai, ,.Ao gjr-s more ;hsn
half his time to this work Of training teachers.
A VrrERAx.-Lemucl shat;uck, nov teaching
in Bridzesater, has taught school for % coase-
cutiye winters.
Whispering cannot be stoppsl-so Soy most
teachers, and this seemed to be the general
opinion st the last meeting Of the Teachers Assc-
citation % this County. In District DO in
st7af51i, however, IS pupils had clear rce5-i
as REGARDED whispering; sad in NJ. 10, Tun-
bridge, Is scholars were not once tariy, aa3
the same did not whisper without leave. ia No.
70 ofthe same term, there vas but enc case of
whispering during the whole term. There mus.
be different sort either Of scholars OF Of tesch-
ers in these districts, from what are generally
found in these parts. We move to import some
Of the teachers.
The Missouri House Of Representatives not
lorg since passed resolution leb-rIinE officers
controlling school funds from making liscrim-
inatiou in the salaries Of teachers Oh account ol
sex.
Tic COMMITTEES on instructor o., tie Ci;.
Council st Boston lately reported ia favor C..
purchasing and paying for all school books cot
Of the municipal treasury. We have hope that
this method Vii faally be adopted through the
whole country. It Il IN s-rictest harmony with
our whole system Of public instruction, and
once adopted, will be found 20 work, not only g.
saving Of expense IN the matter Of scaool-booAs
but a great increase in the efficiency with which
our schools, especially those OF lower grade, W..
be operated. The general complaint, '' lain.
20: no books, - will cease to be head
Girls sre to be admitted tlis gear 20 Che OK
ford local examinations.
Il is said that school misues, in Weverlr.
Iowa, drank pin; Of vaiskc., usei laugusg.
more foreible than polite, and dsacei the ca.
ean all in one evening. her oi.eation rising
Considerably il advance Ct tie notions OF ID.
community, the directors discharged her
western sahool-tescber rece.Fei TIE follow
ing note from one cf her scholars as au excuse
for tsrdiness " Baby cross Biscuit TO Bake
Had 10 B-ken powders the dog upset tie colre
DOT the cat licked in the MIX and Got W lats
r..
QUEsrIoys FOR TEAcHERs-l. What Is TIE
best way to teach Recalling 10 Children wlo dc
not know their letters
, Whst is the best way 10 teach Spelling
Should the sy'labes be separately pronCunce4t
3 At VIVA, age should the study O.. Grammar
be introduced
Should Mental Arithmetic be laugh, before
Written, or both together
3 What is The difference between " tearhin-
school aud 80 keeping - school, I, teaching the
same thing As hearing recitAtous
g. Do the Questions usually found n the school
books do more hurt than good