Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-01

ing to Prof Webber's remark, that the true
object of education is to develop more man
hood he said it followed from this that the
heart must be educated. For this, music
was specially fitted. Nothing equalled it 81
a means to cultivate the affections, inspire
ideals, awaken noble sentiments. Music
properly employed would dispel everything
unpleasant from classroom and study hall.
Good congregational singing could not be had
in churches, unless music were taught in the
primary school. This was entirely practical
BILE. Teachers should fit themselves to in
struct in this branch, and the normal schools
should make it a special department, and by
and by the law should require proficiency in
this, as in other studies. Our present sys-
TEN of education. or nO-system rather, was
too exclusively utilitarian, without embel-
lishment or grace. There used to be about
twenty-five music pupils in the academy 81
johnson the normal schools at present fur
nished only two. At the Castleton school
music had not been taught at all.
Gen. j. W. Phelps of Brattleboro then
presented the subject Of Good Behavior as a
topic of Instruction. If it only received as
much attention as music, he said he would
have no occasion to speak Good morals
were not impaired by superadding good man
ners. They were as polish upon granite.
Our word manners had come from the French
and Italian, and our manners themselves
from the same source. 1t were well could
we adopt manners as easily as modes. There
was an old law in regard to behavior never
in any one instance obeyed in this State, so
far as he knew, viz the statute requiring
behavior to be taught in the public schools.
The normal schools might do much towards
securing the observance Of this requirement
of the school law The Puritans were right
in basing good manners on the scriptures.
Polish might exist without real refinement,
but good morals were an essential prerequl-
site TO really good manners, the very essence
of which was tenderness, kindness, charity.
Emerson had recently recognized this DEEPEN
dence Of the old-time courtesy on the Bible
Politics tend to corrupt morals, and so to de-
grade manners. Society had an unwrItten
code of social law. This should be formally
drawn out, and made into text book. The
root principle of good manners was sincere
regard for the rights of a fellow man. Ii
had been said that the South was distin-
guished for manners, as the North for NOR
ais. This was enough Of itself to bring on
a war Should we adopt the Southern man
ners, we should reap one benefit from the late
conflict. In Servia, by reason of the uni
vorsal courtesy, travellers had said II was
difficult TO distinguish the children Of the
peasant and the nobleman. Good manners
must be inculcated in childhood, or adults
would have only coarse, rude manners.
Mr. Henry ) Dana Of Woodstock, followed
with an address upon the life, characteristics
and aims of the scholar.
Mr.. D4NA's ADDRESS.
The scholar, he held, above All other men, had
ground for asserting the nobility Of bis vocation.
Ills calling made him the favurite OF heaven, the
blessing OF the earth and the delight 81 man hlnd
Il is not for him 10 be wise mighty after the flesh
only the tNt NHFn NtlN-
onward Among the sadde-t of al sights I- the
halfhearted way which many men OF rich gifts
have adhered 10 their vows. while protesting tho
martyrdom of a scholars life. They point the way
To heaven with quiycring finger, but turn themselves
rather into the primrose paths oi dalhancc- The
mission OF the scholar permits no tauperu- with
the shablc however promising he Is not 70 chaic
because wealth abouud- To others, while he has
scarcely the ncccsSarc~ of life. lie IL 10 bc eyes lu
the blind: shall he then suffer the shows Of the
world u dim the cearue~s of his vision Feet ais"
~ an ole 3r1Lton- lie must follow Daniels cN-
ample and beware OF the Kings meat, ii he would
have Daniels health and wisdom. suspicion must
IN ever wakcfl az VISIONS gates ID thc temple Of
the soul il to be preserved from the presence Of evil
shapes and kept sacred 70 tie uses Tor which was
at first designed.
many. lie j. TO combine within his own varied eN-
perlence the eNcellencies of his own age joined ON
% all that good and worth knowing lu the past
In the tumult- that shake the American states Ee
See. rc.ppearu- on "a larger scale and with dcrccr
~ trilimnh- ~ cicero. tIen stands ready to
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good his title 90 the highest rewards of lhc orator OF
The poet The scholar must assert the dignity OF MS
sense. lie Is to know thing not because u has inc
name OF Plato or shakespeare oi Huxley ana I'm
himself the law that Eoyernsyith the Judgment thai
takes pm All AnoWle,i-e- II ne NAYS scare HcH inc
treasures "i 'i4l JANUS, gathering '7 ~ r.
the greater the obligation not On let these ahos ami
richc- deprive MN " ms liberty or lepte@~ ms ll-
mind overlIid and deadened hy lis requirements
>ut an original Thought or opinion M ihc whole
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viii have faith that the day of great deed, not
gone by; that passing events need hut tu have The
fires OF truth play upon them, anna new steps in art,
IN poetry, IN history, become possible. The ehi-el
OF fhldlas and the pencil 81 LcUNl- did not cause
the earth. Oratury dad not 20 out with bcm1ethc-
mes. Every age since the day ot the great master
has Witnessed It- power. Precious l- thr wisdom
OF Kant out more precious 70 the stnoli tHl
7anss AS fllIy to he people of TO-DAY rs To thc iIc-
brew or Greek 4 Plato q Milton stand S1eh an
~ eIreap ''l ma 1,j I'm M. n.Ih n 80 snail ihe
Plato ana the Milton OF the New World when they
,Urins Is hl- no 1''' ''''
The scholar, while rcvcrcurmS Tie words q the
wise and great doe NOT Ts-3'd llsl r. tl. vi
listen to iar.oa ec6ae- of Oder men, voices. telling
Of t44e sublime influences they have teit. Why
s"Ue rich mans fre. ,ii th fcl- lie spread
before him, covered with abundant harye-t- into
which he has born right To enter ana SthGi st'It
.1i mi, Of me e tboUb aHitt .Jyl- HIM 80. iii,
HE win nature, brought him % Sc visions hang
a moTed 6v nature 70 to muse s te t,uS d
Memnon BY the rays Of the nornins sun. The srir
r od ue IIilIciranJ ar I1tbor 6rone pow
er among men, because he j. above the spirit and
tendencies Of me age and has the VII TO Gnl3rg,
atter 1t become- the scholr L Show hn-eif bold
seli reliant democd9uS YET holding him~e'i 100
a. ,rf'f -lf1,os,.slon. ,u,i however Iscp
ly absorbed, never yields ID flights Of misguided
enthusiasm lie prefers not T. oe invoEeiln l.,t y
uiar school, phase Of faith, Or social movement
lie traces The unfolding OF history and teteet' ,ht
nTt W moral 1rsr AMI fIru-cs ne Kew n
the solution OF the phenomena OF society. Ills