Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-22
WEST RUTLAND.-We noticc IN t

leacueIs AssOcldtisu tAdt tAI' 1AoAiy
Clark, President of that body will deliver
an address upon "Enthusiasm in Teach
ing," very pertinent question or subject
for the would-be-teaeher's careful con-
sideration. An enthusiastic worker in
| the school-room conveys life and spirit
| into his subiect,and cannot fail to awaken
| the same enthusiasm in his pupil, while
mental depression or lack of animation is
conveyed in like ratio to minds dependent
upon ours for example. Our thoughts,
naturally, turned into the above channel
after pleasant visit to our village school
now under the care Of Miss S. L. Leach, a
really enthusiastic instructress OF youth
and her competent assistant Miss h.
Cochran.
We were informed some time ago
that our excellent Superintendent Of
schools, Mr.. s. FL. Kelley, contemplated
making arrangements for grand public
school celebration in Rutland during this
month, in which all public schools and
teachers in the town swere to join. Has
the project ''caved" and the idea no longer
local habitation or name
The festival given by the Ladies'
Aid Society in the Town Hall, on We'd
nesday evening, was splendid success.
Every delicacy of the season had been
provided and the large assemblege reveled
in ecstatic sweets until late hour. One
young gourmand ofimmense capacity was
heard to declare that he chad eaten
enough to last him for the season." ample
evidence of the righteousness of good
things and the generosity of the managers
Music. vocal and instrumental, was q
pleasant part of the programme. Mr.. j
Paiiau an Miss Lizzie Cochran, on violin
and piano, performed most acceptably en-
trancing the listeners with beautifully
harmonious strains.
Hundreds of berry -pickers, principally
children, dot the hills and lowlands here
sbouts every day. We understand tha
this is made regular business traffic
every summer for numerous children whC
thereby neglect attendance at school, ex-
!. changing. as it were, the mantle of know
ledge for calico bib or pair of brogans
the receipts of weeks cleaning in tn
!. meadows and pastures.
One of our waggish conductors, who's
caboose was lately cumbered by an indl
n
sleeping powder in Rutland, and had fal
len off into sweet dreams during his pass
age here, ON arrival, raised his slumberini
passenger, softly and tenderly, and place
him on the platform, on his back, gentl.
folded his hands over his breast, coVere
his eyes with coppers, wrapped his loos
raiment about him and cleft him alon
in his glory" 1t is needless to add hi
resurrection was awfully sudden ON
that. hereafter he will have voice in tn
L manner and place of waking" b
remains.
Not having any social intercours
with our esteemed neighbor Mr.. Il. t
Hawley of whom your Castleton reporte
delivered an elogium this week, we hay
. not heard whether he felt fattered,
: otherwise, to be taken for local scribblt
of unimportant events, though his loc'
= aspirations, we have no doubt, are in pc
- feet harmony with the title of "Excelsio
8 We have been reliably informed, ,howeve
that he was at a loss to connect all his e:
. cellent qualities of heart and pocket wit
y. "swallowing fish hooks, gadding, ct
Is Would it not be as well, 'B. W. B." ca
l. didly, for you to supply that urgent d
A mand for Castleton ne1os you menut
d through the HERALD and not come "ga
- ding" over here for subjects which are
,' too scarce to satisfy the "rioh and rae!
quill Of t1CELsioR'