St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-11-22

gust which is very soon to build us
new hall. destroy the reserve seat husi
ness. or kill ont the lecture courses al
together There will be more growlins
this winter than last. and with nor,
rca>"n-tor with no better accommoda
tons we get IL poorer course of lecture.
at an Increased price.
Personal.
Rev G.. l.. Goodell has retired from
the pastoral charge of the South Con
grcgational Church. Last Sunday morn
ing he explained to his people the caIIse,
which make the step necessary. and at
the close of his discourse read his letter
of resignation. rrmarking that no paper
had ever cost him So much lis that. He
will ut once remove to st. Louis and
become the pastor of Il congregational
church in that city. During his four
teen Years of Labor in this city the re-
lationS between pastor and people have
been >ingrlarly cordial. Beloved 10y
his charge as II faithful and earnest min
lister, and esteemed 10y all the people as
Il shining example of Christian mali
hood, his departure from among us is
sincerely regretted 10y all Ncm BIidin
gamma Hccord.
The cause spoken of above which
makes this step necessary is the state of
Mrs. Go"dcl'> health. \ tendency to
pulmonary difficulty il So evident that
the best medical skill advise her to
safety.
LicutCnl. y. II. Stevens. .Jr.. died ut
his residence in East Cambridge last
Friday. He was formerly in command
of the LIST battalion of Massachusetts
cavalry, WAS provost marshal of the
26th army corps, and was also the first
Union officer who entered Richmond,
and received its surrender from Mayor
MAYO. Col. Stevens married for his
first wife Il daughter of Sewell Bradley,
Esq, of Lyndon.
Rev. Edward L. Fairbanks. pastor of
the Congregational Church at st. Johns
bury Centre. rendered. his resignation
last sabbath. We understand Mr.. Fair
banks WAS impclled to this step from
the long continued illness of his family.
making Il change of climate imperative.
The relations between pastor and PEG
pie have always been most happy. and
his removal will he loss they can
hardly supply.
The Present Method of School-Teach-
ing.
\ man in Philadelphia is moved to
criticise the present system of school
teaching. He declares that it is far
below that IN vogue thirty Years ago.
and that il is making candidates for the
insane asylum, and piling up heap of
MISERY in many forms. He desires that
there should he reasonable logging in
schools beginning with the teachers.
One thing which especially rouNts his
are forced to teach their sleepy children
during the evening. the lessons which
they go to school the next day merely
to recitc. He dcmurs, and with reason.
at doing the mental drudgery for which
he literally pays others who are pur-
po>cly fitted for il. 1t il not alone from
Philadelphia that this rcmolStIiimcc
comes. Everywhere parents are com
planning bitterly of the studying at home
to which their children are force |. on
pain of falling below their Glasses No
parent wants to teach school during all
his leisure hours. and no child should
he compelled to spend so much of the
day in brain work. Fewer studies and
strict discipline in the schools would
make sufficient time for the memoriZ-
ing of lessons at the desk. 1t is the
great fault of uur school system that it
demands that children should occupy
with more studies at one
time than they are able intrlligently to
master.
Enlarged.
Col. Bowman has purchased the
O'D"mnrll place in Paddock village for :
800. that he may enlarge the yard of
{ he st. .IohnShurN Brick Co. Also IL
piece Of land of \. G.. Chadwick. in front .
of HuZZclIS foundry for the sind Price