The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-26
Reported for THE GLoBE.l
state Teachers Association,

THURSDAY.
The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the
Vermont State Teachers association met at
st. Johnsbury on Thursday, January 81,
ard was called to order at : o'clock, p. IN,
in Academy Hall by the president, Hon.
Edward Conant of Randolph. Prayer was
offered by Rev. h. r. Fairbanks of st.
Johnsbury. In the absence of the secre-
tary, J. L. Miller of Montpelier was elect
ed secretary pro TEN.
The president then appointed judah
Dana of Rutland Marsh o. Perkins Of
Windsor and j. Il. Miller of Montpelier
committee on nominations.
| Louis Pollens of Burlington, j. :. Spatd-
ing of Barre and George A. Gates of Morris
vile, committee on resolutions.
Col Franklin Fairbanks then came ior-
ward and gave the teachers cordial wei
come to st. Johnsbury, and the sincerity Of
the greeting was most fully manifested by
the people in their reception of the teach
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| in clear and lucid manner the school sys-
TEN of Vermont. 1t has been often assert
ed that Vermont has no school system, but
think all who listened to Superintendent
| Conant's address were convinced that she
has school system and are satisfied, that
she has a man at the head who understands
it, and sympathizes with, and has the cor
fidence of the teachers.
cannot forbear saying that the late sec
rotary showed good sense when lie said
in his report that a radical change was
needed before much advance could be made
in our schools, and the legislature also
showed good judgment in following his
advice and making the change.
After short recess, in which the teach
crs exchanged hearty greetings. Prof II.
NJ. Seeley of AIiddlebury gave very inter
Illustrating by charts the action Of the gla-
cicrs in preparing the earth for the hahta-
ton Of man. His subject was entitled Ser
mons in Stones" He told how they preach
dent After the lecture an invitation was
| given the teachers TO visit the scale works
at 8 O'Clock the next morning and the athc-
npum at noon, when the meeting was ad-
| journed till o'clock Friday.
FRIDAY.
| At twenty-five minutes past . the presl-
dent called the meeting to order; Rev. D.
+. Miller of st. Johnsbury read the 121st
psalm and offered PRAYER, after which Rev.
II. II. Fuller of st. Johnsbury, chairman of
the executive committee, made report,
which was accepted.
Mr.. II. $. Perrigo of Johns d reported
the condition of the treasury, which was ac-
copied.
A general discussion on new and valua-
bic text books was opened by II. T. Fuller,
recommending in high terms the use of
"Swntons Outlines of General History =
Mr.. Pollens recommended Freeman 5
General History" He was followed by
Hon. 7. w. Bicknell of Boston, editor of
the Neto England Journal Of Education.
Remarks were made by Others and the dis
cussion was followed by review of Allen
& Greenough's Latin grammar, by Prof,
w. c. Simmons of the University of Yer
mont, which consisted in extolling Allen &
Greenough's grammar, finding fault with
Hardness, and winding up by admitting
that he did not think Allen & Greenough S
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mics. AS the time was wholly occupied,
no one had an opportunity to reply.
A short recess was followed by discus
sion on the study of physiology in our
schools, opened by Mr.. Judah Dana of
Rutland who thought that the object OF
our schools was to ct men and women for
the highest usefulness in life, and as that
depended on the proper combination and
development of the mental, moral and
physical faculties, so all these should be
cultivated together, not any one to the eX-
clusion of another-that it was the duty OF
every mother and teacher to understand
something of the laws of their own being
and should teach it to the children. He
was followed by Mr.. Pollens,.. who heartily
I endorsed all that had been said, and urged
more attention to this study on the part of
educators. In the absence of Dr. Bar
rows of Meriden, n. H., the discussion on
the merits and utility of Steele's fourteen
weeks series, was opened by Mr.. Charles
A. Bunker of Peacham, who proceeded &c
slaughter the series in a most unmerciful
manner. He was followed by w. G. Gal
braith of st. Johnsbury, who defended it,
and thought he must be poor teacher in
deed who could not teach it well. Others
took part on one side or the other and thu
discussion was getting pretty warm, wher
the old Nestor of the association, j. s.
Spaulding of Barre, was called on, wh'
sail that some years ago the association
passed a resolution that textbooks shoul,
not be discussed in their meetings. Al
: saw the point and ceased the talk, and TN
meeting adjourned Till two o'clock p. m.
at which time the meeting was called t.
order by the president, and paper, Oh
written examinations, showing their utlit,
: was read by Mrs. Mary M. Idle of St
Johnsbury.
Hon. r. w. Bicknell of Boston thel
=; spoke upon the necessity of having our
nal devoted wholly to the interests of com
mon schools in New England, which Nigh
come into the hands of teachers oftene
than once month, and explained tn
c scheme of the New England Journal o
: Education.
$ lie was followed by Messrs. Fuller
Spaulding, Pollens and Dana, urging upo
y the teachers the importance of sustalnn
such a publication.
10 Then Miss Lizzie A. Reese of Burling
II ton read n nanpr IN the OswepO NOrmf