Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

The seventeenth annual meeting of the
Chittenden County Teachers Association
was held at Essex Junction, on Friday and
Saturday, Oct. Both and 3lst, 1874.

SATURDAY, oOt. oVln ana olst, lcI4.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The association came to order at p. IN
the president, G. S. Halsey. in the chair
Rev. Theodore A. Hopkins commenced the
exercises by reading passage of Scripture
and Offering prayer, after which the secre-
tary report was read and approved.
Prof I. A. Kinney then presented a
paper on An Inquiry concerning the Phi
lOsophy OF a True System of Writing" lie
thought that the alphabetic method was
the only one that deserved attention. That
scale should be used which will give the
greatest lineality of writing. His object
was not to designate certain system to
be used, but to give the principles of deter
mining a true system of writing He be-
lieyed in a system of shorthand writing
which is strictly philosophical. lie also
presented a method of expressing a certain
number of figures with one character
The discussion of this subject. presented
so ably by Mr.. Kinney, was opened by
Pref Goodrich, who urged that one mark
or character should represent the same
sound wherever it might be used. This was
further discussed by T. \. Hopkins and Dr.
Edwin Leigh
Or. Leigh. after pointed remarks in re
gard to the matter under consideration,
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periencc upon the teaching OF reading. lie
did 80 by relating the success which had at
tended the Introduction of the phonetic
method OF teaching reading in the schools
! of Boston, II. Louis and several other
cities. Alter three years trial in St
| Louis, it was found that the children
accomplished in one year what had
previously required three 10 complete.
In answering the question in regard
to the difficulties to be met with in
transition. he said that all who had used
this method testified that no trouble what
ever was found in the transition. Also.
that, if child had learned by sight the
word, he would at once recognize the same
word wherever 1t might he. Is it not less
difficult to learn that one character always
has the same sound, than that in this word
1t Is pronounced ore way and in that
another?
At the evening session j. E Goodrich
read the constitution prepared for the con-
templatod Union Association, by a COM
mittec appointed for that purpose.
Miss /. A. BFowncil then presented
most excellent paper on the marking ~Ys-
TEN, an abstract OF which will be given
hereafter.
After music by the choir. the association,
toget her witch large and apuicclatIyc au-
dience from Essex junction and vicinity.
listened with deep interest and attention to
the admirable address OF the evening. de
liyerod by \. T. Grinncn, MD. This ad-
dress ON d." Tie Brain was timely.
thoughtful fun Of much that would inter
ct, and was received with hearty applause.
SATURDAY.
After the devotional exercises. James C..
Kennedy moved that q recess he taken for
The purnose of pcrfectinr the organization
of an association 10 be ormci Tx the union
/ of Chittcnden. Franklin and Grand Isle
countie.
This motion heinz CARRIED prsf 4 -
UalSev was elected pre-iicut af the meeting.
and W \. Tenney secretary.
The president M once pr1rr,tl.J q, an
point. as committee on business. Z \.
KINNEY ; Albsn. Iouis pollcns Eur-
lio0t11 and I,,no. & Kennedy Essex
Junction.
After a short conference In die commit
tee Prof Kinney prc~eotcl ;ae following
constitution far as1nti,n
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