Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-15

ing popular instruction. lie th0uSnt no
man would sell his education at any price
Mr.. Jameson of lrasburg averred that
we could not get good teachers at all times.
They were not TO be found. He collected
some sixty kinds of grasses, but found no
farmer able to call their names, although
they had fed them for years. The same
was true in relation to birds and
insects. He spoke of gardeners and their
lack of acquaintance with the names OF
these pests.
He said person could gather plants that
would bring dollars apiece in Europe, still
the people know them not SO with pre-
cious stones. and deprecated our ignorance
of their value. Our teachers should teach
these things.
lie spoke of the Chicago Court House
and the baneful influences of bad ventila
ton, all resulting from want of knowledge
of essential principle.
Prof Collier said he agreed with DIR.
Spaulding's paper and regretted that thou
sands could not hear it. He spoke of the
Agricultural College. Said it was not a
failure Men should be educated to par
ticular business. Ifone wished an eye eX-
tracted he could find men to do it since
some have given their time to the study OF
the eye. Said the name Of any grass,
flower, insect, etc, could be obtained by
APPLYING to the Agricultural College.
The trouble is the schools are controlled
by persons wholly unfit for the work, and
many are willing to admit it. To teach
successfully and rightly would require
eight or ten Years preparation. The col
lege needed funds to add to the means OF
instruction. He hoped some one or more
wou1d. come to the agricultural college.
He would like to see fifty farmers boysnext
spring at Burlington. DR.. III. said he did
not want biologists, botanists and bugolo-
gists, but he did wish good soundt ,achers;
our Normal schools were out of means,
and the State did not give means with
profusc hand If he had lot of boys to
educate. he would emigrate to Michigan.
DIR. Spaulding said he was once a farm
er for - years. He cited DR.. Jarvis, who
said an educated man would shovel load
of manure more easily than an uneducat-
ed one thought he could do 50. Spoke Of
the PruSsian schools, and their rigid disci-
plinc in learning. Said a child in our
school could not endure it. An educated
man did the work Understandings, had
power of execution. Intelligent hired
halp needed but telling to do a job of work,
while ignorant help wanted telling usually
every time and several times. He wanted
mental power and will to use It,
DIR. IloskinS said some thought education
untitled a person for work. He spoke of
German boy. Ii years old and of his
mastery fitness for business. He depre-
Gated the millions paid out for intoxicating
drinks, with 50 little for education.
Mr.. Douglass, of Whiting spoke OF the
mental power required to raise the condl-
ton OF the SoH OF our farms sad the whole
man must be educated. Are our students
from colleges specimens OF true manhood:
spoke OF physical dchllltleS OF men from
lack OF true understanding OF the laws OF
development. said he wanted his boys
to learn practical education.
Ir1t. Collier loosely remarked con
ecrnin@ pr-lIo~kin.' scholarly attachments.
saudi W" could make good farmers Of men
WHO never saw pho" or rake until after
they Were educated III the schools. hen
educated they could make ptoW If want
eel. We must change our base in farming.
I'm educated farmer would raise corn with
success and n" failures. Vermont could
rai~c corn and not depend upon the West.
Spoke OF the var Of the classics with prac-
ticaI education. There WAS q suspension
ot ho-.ilitir~ at the time. If we could give
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