Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-06

. n. hlUuGy, DI. AlDduS.
G. A. Putney, Norwich.
Enos Gould, Bennington.
B. E. Bingham, Brattleboro.
Elisha May, st. Johnsbury.
II. S. Perrigo, johnson.
ID. nj. Camp, Newport,
o. G. Wheeler, South Hero.
Z. W. Westgate, Montpelier.
J. B. Mead, Randolph.
II. Cutting, Lunenhurgh.
o. S. Johnson, Wallingford.
SECRETARY.
H. T. Fuller, st. Johnsbury.
.... TREASURER.
A. f. Leayenworth, New Haven.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
j, 5. Cilley, brandon.
Rev. r. G. Williams, Castleton.
F. c. Hathaway, Morrisville.
Report accepted, and adopted after
substituting the name of A. r. Savage.
of Mortified, for secretary, instead of
that of H. T. Fuller, who declined to
serve.
Committee on revision of constitution
reported amendment so as to make
membership fee 81 for gentlemen and
soc. for ladies, instead of SOC. for gentle
men only, as heretofore. Report accept
ed and laid over for action at the next
meeting.
At 215 Professor Albee, of Middle
bury College read paper on Latin
Orthoepy, advocating the Roman method
of pronunciation. Continental method,
except for vowel sounds, not really used
in Europe English method furthest re-
moved from the true ancient method.
Can this latter be ascertained? Very
nearly, if not exactly. 1t fell into disuse
after the fifth century, yet traces were
left, and by the efforts of philologists
much of it has been recovered.
The advantages of the adoption of
this system are, that it is approximately
correct. The force of language de-
pends much on its pronunciation. s has
always its kissing sound, the sound 70,
c the sound of H. BY this Romaio method
we would best account for contractions,
would be prevented from compounding
words of different etymology but of the
same English pronunciation, would dis
cover affinities by the ear which now are
only discovered by the eye. This system
harmonizes, moreover, with the laws of
Latin quantity, and furnishes the only
practicable basis of uniformity of ortho-
epy.
The committee on place of next meet
ing desired further time and leave to re-
port to the executive committee, which
was granted.
DR.. French, secretary of the Board of
Education, then addressed the associa-
ton on the subject of State taxation.
Our system of schools has been briefly
stated to be: /. Education universal; 2.
Public schools have been tried $50 years;
B. The well known advantages of educa-
tion-it fosters virtue, truth, honesty
and every good sediment; 4. State action
indispensable; 5. Free schools which
give moral mot sectanan) instruction,
open to all 6. Private schools allowed
and protected by law; T. Special schools
for special cases, as evening, normal,
truant, etc; 8. Local responsibility
under State supervision; 9. Univer-
stiles and colleges essential to a
complete system of education. Nine
tenths of the 5000 children of
Vermont of school age are in the public
schools. The expense of such schools
last year was half million dollars, and
one and a-half millions are invested in
school property. Interesting educational
statistics of other States were presented.
Many other States have large school
funds, as New York $800,00 Indiana
81, 500, 900, and Wisconsin $3.50, 900. We
support our schools wholly by taxation.
Can inequality in taxation be remedied?
122 school districts had no tax last year;
100 terms taught last year, with an aver
age attendance of only five pupils 1000
averaged less than 10 pupils.
Highest rate of school taxation, 300
per cent on grand list lowest, one per
cent. Expense of schools last year de-
ffayed in three ways: United States de-
posit fund, town and district tax the
last named provided for two-thirds the
expense. Nothing is more important
than the financial interest of our schools.
The address closed with the presentation
of a plan for more uniform taxation,
whereby State tax of 26 cents on the
dollar and poll tax of $200 should be
levied for the support of schools.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported as follows
Res0EUed, That we tender our thanks,
especially, to Profrs. Brainard and AL
bee, Of Middlebury College, S. S. Greene,
of Rhode Island, and Secretary French,
for their interesting and practical adj
dresses before this association.
ResoLUed, That we return thanks to
the officers of this association for their
efforts in arranging the exercises of this
meeting, and to all those who have rem
dered it so eminently successful by their
discussions and essays.
ResoEUed, That the thanks of this as
sociation be earnestly given to the peo-
pie of Rutland for their generous and
warm-hearted hospitality, so cordially
and universally extended, and especially
to Mr.. Champion, proprietor of the Bard
well House, for his generous offer of
gratuitous entertainment to fifteen fe-
male teachers during the session of the
association, and for the prompt fulfill
ment of the promise, so far as he has
been afforded the opportunity to do so;
to Mr.. A. Ii. Tuttle for the gener-
Gus gift to the association of fifty copies
of the DAILY HERALD; to Mr.. Cain for
his kindness in offering, in behalf of the
town, the use of the Town Hall for the
meeting of the association, and for
warming and d. lighting the same; eds to the the
use of their vestry during part of the
sessions to Mr.. s. H. Kelley for his un-
firing zeal in providing for the enter
tainment and comfort of teachers from
abroad; and that we acknowledge with
gratitude the courtesy of the various
railroads granting US free return tickets.