The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-03

Nancy, lcacncT.
ISTERMEDIATE-RED BADGES
$. First intermediate, 81 scholars Miss NJ
DOYLE, teacher.
.. second Intermediate, 50 scholars; Miss
Helen Fales, teacher.
niGH sCuooL-BLUE BADGE.
10. Grammar school, "a scholars; Miss Mary
II, High school, 3s scholars; Prof p Lansing
teacher
u. Trustees Of the village, clergymen, oncers
OF the schools, orator, citizens, &C.
Arriving at the building after music by
the band and prayer by Rev. Bostwick
Jlawlcy. y. D., the following list of arti-
cles that were deposited in the box was
read by the chaplain:
t. History Of the graded school movement.
.. publications and reports connected with
the graded school.
.. Record Of citizens meeting In reference TO
the day.
4. List of teachers and scholars.
,. List Of officers and members of Mount An
ihony, Lodge, No. 10, I. and 4. NJ; =,
:. Officers and members of stark engine COM
pany.
5. List Of members OF Bennington cornct
9. Report of sclectmen Of the town OF Ben
nlngtOn for ls74.
10. copies OF bennington Bdnner, Vermont
Gd.ctte, Rutland GLOBE, Troy Press, and New
ii. List OF officers of the village of Benning-
ton. fire wardcns and police
~. Time table of Central Vermont railroad
-. Specimens of United States currency and
coins.
IA. 4 paper ON the proper construction OF
buildings, ventilation and warming.
After which the stone was lowered into
position, the level. plumb and square were
applied, and the president of the day, Hon.
po1 hot "a, n
was perfect and properly laid. After
music by the band, another short prayer
was offered by the chaplain.
Hon. Joseph White secretary of the
Massachusetts state board of education,
was introduced and delivered an interest
ing and appropriate address, of which the
following is an abstract
ABSTRACT or MIR. WHITES ADDRESS.
He said that he wished to recall one or
two "reminiscences of former times in con-
nccton with this occasion. a few years
AFRO he had the privilege Of looking over
old papers, formerly. belonging to Capt.
Taylor of Charlemont, Mass, and among
the names he found the name of Moses
Robinson, who was charged with one
nights lodging and six drinks of rum,
of the fathers of this town, who, while on
his way east, caught the sight of these
plains and hills, and succeeded in getting
a grant of six acres of land. He moved
his goods here upon what was called a
hurdle.
Again, near here, in New York state,
was once fought a battle, which is called
the battle of Bennington. In Charlemont
was company of minute men, who
passed through number of different
towns ON their way to participate in that
battle. They arrived just as Bremen was
throwing his achievements to the British
upon the ground, but they were in time to
help win the victory. Among the mem
bers of that company were jeremiah and
Charles Bingham, who afterwards settled
in this town. In after years he taught
school in that portion of the town called
Hindillsvilc, teaching then two years for
Sl4 per month and boarded round. For
fourteen years he studied and taught, on
the hill opposite, and remained there so
long that DR.. Obadiah Swift insisted that
he was a Bennington boy, and as such he
had always been proud of it, and that was
the reason why he was present to-day. He
then passed more clearly to the subject,
and gave the following as the necessary
adjuncts to public schools
/. We need scholars-good ones.
2. We need teachers-good ones.
3. We need school houses-good ones.
-, 81 L.,
cially adapted for its use. 1t must have
rooms, and the proper means for ventila-
ton and warming. All these things are
needed, and then it must be made attract
I'VE and should be the most attractive place
that n child should be sent to, and the same
common sense that we use IN building {
blacksmith shop should be used in Tho
erection of a school-house, which should
be only two stories high and the roomi
large and airy.
ID. The school-hOuse must be fitted fol
grading, for no school-house can be eco
nomicaly and rightly built unless ii Ii
properly arranged for grading. Of thu
scholars. The scholar that attends schoo
has to be there day in and day out, ant
must be in attendance at the tap of thu
bell, and It is the duty OF the teacher to b,
there also, and no teacher can hear now, a
they used to, tnirty-sX different exercise
in the hours of school. The principa
fault in our schools is the irregular attend
ancc of the scholars. The days of teach
ing, as done when he taught many year
ago, are done away with. Now the black
board is used and the principles are other
wise illustrated, and if the scholars ar
away they get behind their classes, AM
the point that he wished to arrive at was
THE DUTIES OF PARENTS.
Our schools are maintained at the publ
expense and for the public good, HOY
long would this exist, how long woul
Bennington hand her ancient glorie
down to future generations, how Ion
would the State of Vermont exist withou
its public schools? In less than fifty year
the woods would be back in their oil
places The law in relation to the payin
of taxes is right, even if there are thos
who grumblc at it. God bless the father
for inaugurating it, and God bless the son
for perpetuating it. 1t is the duty OF pee
pie to send children to school. Thes
buildings are not built and these teacher
are not employed for nothing, and 1t is ou
duty to sustain them, and the time is con
ing when that duty will be enforced b
, law. The man who does not send h
children to school Is not Christian, nelth'
is he a good citizen. We have not granite
to children their rights, which is child III
erty. If we neglect to provide food, clotl
{ ing or shelter for our children, the la
, will provide for them and what is MOI
, necessary than that they should be pr
yided with an education. Deprive them
J this and you rob them of their RICH
and il is the duty OF Il
y community to insist upon it that eve
school shall be filed with scholars of Il
a proper age. The right of the State is
' live, SO as to exercise in the highest degr
A the power for which she lives and can
: be done unless she educates her childr'
" and unless that is done can they be citize
@ of a free State? If ever we have an owe
l. turning in our institutions it will con