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Vermont State Teachers AssoclatIon-Twenty-
Foarfh Annual Meeting.

ST. ALBASs. Jan. -.
FORENOON
The Association met az Academy Hall,
| the chair
The convention proceeded to organize by
the appointment of the following commit
tees
srOn Business. S. Cilley. Brandon. r.
G. Williams, Castleton, c. D. Mead, Mid
dlebury.
On Nominations.-A L. Leavenworth,
Newhaven A. L. Savage, Mortified Rev.
II. T. Fuller, st. Johnsbury.
On Resoiutions.-J 5. Spauldine, Barre;
C. 5. Halsey, Burlington Il. G.. Williams.
Castleton.
The first discussion was On the subject Of
Z" Modern School Work as related to the de-
velopment of thought in the pupil" 1t
was opened b. C. s. Ilalsey, of Bdrling
ton.
| Mr.. uALSEY REMARKS.
la the development Of new arts and scen-
ces there is much 10 arouse and stimulate
the pupil modern systems develop indie
pendence of thought. The pupil has means
of knowledge Independent of his teacher
| The qualification of the teacher is not SIM
| ply to have knowledge, hut to have skill in
teaching. lie must be prepared for his
work. Less knowledge and more skill in
',,,l.n ,siotber ,be taocber .., ,vat. m -he
MINI If the scholar Tho nrofession has
| Lecn do.-radoI ~, ,bog., Nh Lo,c NOT Iearn.
ed bo,- IN ,e,cb If ,,odorn sebooI work
i oJ,nteJ :, the develonnont of tbouoht
rhv Iova tL,.re mar hean nrodnced geninses
| I;te mo, or oId9 Tbesa ara not needed
now Tbere arc mon en,;,ent in all the va
rio.s nnrsnits At the nresent time but nm
| like the sneciaI develonment Of old wo have
General intelliee, ce and diffnsion of knowl-
| edge Jt is more nsef,I tIo the whole com
mnnit, sbopId he yeneroIIv edncateJ than
| that there sbopld he a f,w nreem;nen, fnr
tbe;r Ie,rning Tho -rico af eJnca,;on i
| time of which onr American naonIe are too
narsimonious for the hest resnIts The
| dnty of the teacher i To zee that the nnpil
| evercisas b;e mind Rooks ,r, hatr.r than
oral teacbi,g because the nnnil must do
the work No method of teaching makes
the teacher. The teacher might also be
Sait 20 ps Dorm la ;th ne Wus' th mIe n"e sp,r,i
he viii eb5w the best results
Mr. 1r,yE>woRrH's REMARKS.
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- = ~ - No., - ,,I,ca
va. "a? ,I -, 49,, p,,to
ioi "a, ,ue ~ 1Iu'nlng VI 1''' ,e'e''ei anu PAt
"a l! i'A'sg{ d - TAA''-p,. -, y. -
srbooIs are not tanrbt 10 think. They 20
over a great deal OF ground, but i; is run
over, and the power Of thought i actually
MeaAeneu 4 y .ne inetn9u & o.
he receiy.J as bov more mental di1ri-
pline in eontriying how to escape from
learning his lessons, than he ever did from
sus eSI S ,'Fi,s' sI Li4 'te 9I'e he uy,- @;re
time to think-the teacher should not think
for him 1t is not the amount OF work We
/ do in the school room, bat the character OF
t it, that is most important. Grammar-the
-tudy OF ldnEuage-shoulI be one of the
earliest Studles, while arithmetic should be
put Of till later period.
The discussion was continued by Ncssrs.
/ r.r-,,- - pr,,.l,,,orJ Soo,ii;,,, psrro
/
Inward N'hai'' "i hahuolPh' udteS9eu
! the Association on " The School System OF
Yermont " lie s,id = the people were at
/ tarbei T., the district systen. and the uues-
uon Is 10 improve Inc rehoois Mithon' ul,
vet ready for The Town sy,tem of schools.
/ The outlook for oar advance seems to be in
the direction oi the Normal schools ana m
- -. .i'a -
'l'EAN""N-
The exercises were opened by the discus
/ sion between Prof. j. F. Goodrich of Bur
/ l,,.,,.r and pr,r F5var5 Canaan, of Pan
| -, -. o. VI S.h,.l c,r
y.-mor, ~ Fourteen
Mr. G,odricb ARMED That we needed hut
one Normal School We have three. While
/ he had a hid, appreeiation Of much Of the
,,o-l, d,,etb,s far he WAS of the opiniou
/ also that We had lost some time IN trying to
make bricks without straw. oris1naliy
~. ,bs L., f Secretary Adams
/ but the Legislature insisted upon three
schools. These schools are now each IN the
receipt oil Sl,Juu otate anu. me ine Ipr"As'
Vnrma} ''i S.5ool ] al s he iV wcplI md have hut one
I College 80 generously endowed a. to afford
competent teachers, ana to secure iul! m
''' ''' ~" ''' '''' ~ INV '''
Prof. Goodrich Wa followed by Professor
/ tonant' % l'andoiph. VINO reharSed that
the true purpose of Normal teaching was
T. Teach subject matter and to teach meth
IL. t,,, h,,+ ,. s,l.,ol a.. ,-,,
- - -. a,I ,t.,',,,,,bar .r nm
@l' ,sbs, has
~ y" -. ''e "a -. ,,,,,,, one
'eeh Ioh' air''uN anu "es'" '"eH ~.
.,-,..
Inc hr'- L. '' "iHi"ihS' q" '"N-
Teton, thought one school not enough.
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=
/ age anu the laliHTe Oh nine 'el'hels out VI
ten TO appreciate this necessity made II im-
nortaut that the teaching Of subject matter
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NHou'u '' '''"'" '' '''''"'
the proper methoG oil teachIns KEY H.
T F,ller or - .Iohnsburv desired that
,l, ,,i.is.,,re ,,,;,,bt a., neunri,lignl on
= -. 8 - l -;. - .L,J tho,
III. ,.,,.t ,...,.;.rr;o,, pror Good
rich.. ;}s, or ., ..,,orIe.e and efficient Mr.
- 80,
maj ''ioo''
hey. X. Il. iii.ains- oi tlstleton' open
ed a discussion upou" Mutual Relations Of
c.t...1 .-l ,to S,o+e-
HkAAkAs ol A"' "lL'-'A"S'
The State justly exercises the authority to
say that schools shall be maintained. ho"
many and Of what character. lt may de-
eide what shall be taught ITS future citizen;
The State may Justly prescribe what shall
be the qualifications OF teachers The State
may require her schools to be Just what she
pleases 10 have them. and may impose com
; pulsory education upon her children that
they may be fitted to execute the duties
: hereafter to devolve upon them. Massa-
l chusetts, Rhode Island and several Other
States have adopted compulsory education
lie believed in government OF the people
by the people. but believed the State TO be