Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-02


The General closed by some stirring remarks
upon the ilr 1r;snce of greater attention to good
behavior and manners, as coordinate means
Of securing a higher standing in department
and scholarship.
Mr.. Polleus vzs not opposed to just system
Of marking, but how shall it be made juft
Tie following resolution wss presented by M
Williams:
Re,olpe4, That We recommend to the teachers
Of our public schools the adoption OF strict sys-
TEN Of marking. 9
Dr.. spaulding defined his position and prac-i
tiee Fie would take into account the work Of
the scholar at the recitation. With this hmlta-
ton. he would favor the system.
TIE President favored the system Of marking
recitatous as they appear, without regard 10
outside opportunities.
GENERAL Pbelps seconded the resolution.
A0er considerable discussion as TO the form OF
the resolution, it wss amended go as to embrace
scholarship. attendance and department. Anu
VAS adopted without opposition.
The Assocatioa then Adjourned till Friday
src5yD DAY-TaDAT ,,onsISG.
The session began at nine O'clock, by the
usual religious ezerci,es, concluding with prayer
By Rev. C. V. Wider, O, Montpelier.
The annual reports Of the Treasurer and TX
scu.ise Committee we're then presented
A discussion upon English Grammar WAS thea
opened by Professor C. y. Weber, OF Miiile-
dlebury College. After briefly abiding to the
great change in text books ami methods Of in
s;ruo.iou since be vas a scholar, he proceeded 20
give his views upon the subject.
Il ID almost impossible to tesch a correct use
Of language at school, when the child il accus-
toned to violate its first principles in bis da.y
practice at home and on the playground
lie believed that the rules Of grammar should
be tauch, 20 such pupils g, our district tchoot,
waiting for ripper years for correct undersIsnd-
I'M. OF the reasons therefor. Our great difficulty
is tha; teachers do not generally understand the
philosophy Of language.
A. Z. Le,7enworth, Principal Of Beeman
Academy at New Haven, followed, Illustrating
the formation Of the modes aai lenses Of the
English verb. by means Of a chart, shoEing It's
simplicity .ud the eas. with which it may be
acquired by young pupils. 4 series oiquesti5ns
were uut 20 the speaker by General Phelps and
others. with reference 70 his methods Of IN
s.ract11
Professor webtcr followed with further re-
marks upon the philosophy Of language, simFli-
flying the classification Of the parts Of speesh.
The discussion was cut short just As i, vas be-
coming enthusiastic.
"a Illustration Of school gymnastics WAS then
given by one Of the departments Of the Middle
bury graded school, wlich wss we'll received.
Al,er recess, Rev. c. " Wilder. Principal
5s the Seminary at Montpelier, introduced
discussion Oh the qaeation. IS Whist can be done
TO promote C.assical Education in tae STATE "
The speaker resl valuable paper which We
shall rujiiza ia fl. 81 An e1riy Day.
Rev. L. A. Austin continued the discussion.
The need q classical training cannot be denied.
TIE professions uus, be Filed by men that hsve
r9re through with thorough course Of train
i1z The value Of The study Of latin a. means
@: liseipl iae IS secoad 20 none.
The remarks f}ir Austin were sln4Fhst ez-
..llci tgt were very interesting.
AJ. sr53-n vas called out and IN a ave
minutes speech, supported the views o. the pre-
c-sl.r- s-ss.cr-
Prof Weber, Dr.. KicLal, A T. LeavenvoTth,
p,,f q5Gers. -il tie President continued tie
liseass.s-.
0am5dol Of G,a. pEe.r-, 'ae piper read by
5ir. Wilder vac requested Equalization. Mr.
Aa,aa vas invited to v-i.s cut his remarks for
publication.
Hiss /. 81 brigham, Of Burlington, read an
c,,ay uq5a " Object Teaching"
oa notion af Mr. valam-, copy q the
essay was r,4uss.sifa- publication.
AfTERyo0S
uu assembling in the afternoon. Nr Cilley re-
ported the following lis, Of ohcerg who ver,
uaslim1lfly eIsctei;
Trss.ie-t-JuIah Dana. Rutsni
Fice-Presiisnts-A f Le1venWorth New
Haven; Louis P5llens, Burlington; T 4 Kinney,
81 Aibsns; F. Wright, R0ys.ton; Enos Gould,
Bennington; b Bingham, Battle5oro;
Cisv, S, Johnsbury; D C. Meal, johnson; D VI
Camp. Nevport D Wheeler, South Hero;
Henry CLARK, Rutland; VI F Westcste, Mont
peler; Inward CluEnt Randolph; AW Bachelor
Gu.ihau
Executive Commit.ee-H II Shaw, Spring
6e.i; J s Spauling, Barre; r G Williams,
Csslst9n.
Secretary -Eisha Nay, Sd Joausturv
Tressarcr-A T Ls.veu#orth, New Haven.
Henry Clark oteTsd the io.lovins resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved Inst the hearty thanks o. the ne
ISOLATION are due 90 Rev. J. z. Goodrich, tne
retiring PRECEDENT, for bis earnest Efforts in pro-
noting i's offsets. and the courteous and i'm
pArtisi msnuer with which he has presided over
i-s proceedings.
Resolved. That it is a source q regrec that We
sre to lose the benefit Of his counsel, and his IN
Weirying zeal, by his removal 20 another field Of
labor; and th&t we most cordially CO. mend him
TO his co-lsborors AMI the friends Of education in
New Hampshire a. IN efficient worker in the
great cause in which We are mu.uslly engaged |
Dr. J. Fl. French, Secretary o. the Board Of
Education, then gave 8 valuable address, in
tended to supply, in part, the lack Of the usual
annual report Of the Board and Secretary to the I.
Legislature
It is impossible to give a good abstract, the
address is itself SO condensed.
It traced the rcsults Of the resent changes Of /
our school lawE, in regard to the teachers Iust /
tuies snd examinations, which show 4 gratify- I
ING change for good. There il an increased at
tendance upon the instituted Superintendent
have been more faithful A better clsss Of
teachers have been secured The work Of the
Normsl tchool was shown to be gratifying,
though embarrassed by lack Of endowment
The school statistics for the lsst year we're given
in round numbers. There were 4, 700 teachers.
/ 800 teaching for the first time, l 600 only
the second time in the ssme district. There
we're 10000 pupils Of school age About one
third Of the school houses. The value Of
school houses is estimated at $50 900. About
Seo,OOO per year sre spent for books. The
average cost Of schools for the year has been
ron SIS to S225 per school Some have
been supported st .O3 on dollar Of the grand
It' while others have cost over 100 per cent.
The bearing Of these statistics upon the rels-
i've merits of the town system, as means Of
'quslizing and lesseniug taxation, was briefly
lwelt upon.
class Of pupils from Mililebury Graded
school gave pleasant exercise in singing.
K. G Willisms Of Csstleton gave sn address
N the IS Relation Of Crime and Education -
Many statistics were givsn, gathered from The
civilized nations Of Europe and from the report
i the U. 5. Commissioner Of Education, clearly
howing that crime bears an inverse rstio to
ducation
The speaker then proceeded TO show that mere
: Intellectual culture may lesd to crime, and
autionei teachers against encouraging smart
less III their pupils, to the neglect Of deep
ense OF moral responsibility.
Rev. N. H. Buoshsu, President Of the Uni
ersity Of Vermont, then delivered an able and
loquent address on Sc The Higher Education for
Voman."
ms question Is not new to our times. Il is
n older and deeper one than that thrust nnon
q by itinerant virsgoes. And vet it is no, lis
used with the seriousness xnd profounditv il
eseryes. 1t is assumed that women are inca
able OF logical process and that while men have