Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-01-27
State Teachers Association.


at St. Jonnsburv on Thursday. January
81, and was called to order at o'clock,
D M, in Academy Hall by the president,
Hon. Edward Conant of Ran-,"lph- In
the absence of the secretary. j. f.. Miller
of Moptpelier was elected secretary pro
tenn.
The president appointed Judah Dana OF
Rutl md. Marsh o. Perkins of Windsor.
and J. E. Miller of Montpelier committee
on nominations, and Louis P"llcns OF
Burlington. !. S Spaulding of Barre and
George \. Gates of Morrisville committed
on resolutions.
Col. FRANKLIN Fairbanks gave the
teachers Il cordial welcome to st Johns
bury, and the sincerity of the greeting WAS
most fully manifested by the people III
their reception of the teachers
The president then proceeded T. illus
trate in Il clear AMI Lucid manner III"
school system of Vermont. 1t has been
often asserted that Vermont ht> II" school
svste II. but | tn nix all who listened ia
Superintendent Commits address were
c, IN ed that size h : Il {. .hool >y>t'm.In.
are satisfied tat She has Il man At th''
head who understands it, and -ynplthl' :
with. and has the conf ,cncc of The
teachers.
| cannot forbcar saying that the lac
secretary SHOWED, good ~,iI>c when he said
in his report lllat II III IDEAL ch nTc Wa
needed before much Il ivtncc 90 tli be-
made in cur >ci ool>. and the legislature
also showed good Judgment i'll follow ~"
his advice and mtkIng he chInTc
After Il short re c>>. in which the teach
ers eNcllalg 1t he ,rty "rreiin->. Prot. H.
NJ. Se,.lv Of Mtd'cb ~ cave 4 Nry
intcres inr lectlr N the G.lclcr Period,
lltss rating toy charts the c,l"n "l lEr-
| i ciers in preparing the earth Tor III
Ii ID Ia ion of man. Ills 81 ,jrct WIS enlltIr..
Sermons in Slunr~. lie told hON they
preached and TOLD their >i"ry To the careful
STUDENT. After the lecture IN invitation
WAS "iven the teachers to visit tie >'-;tl'
work, ut : O'Clock the next morning IN
the athcnnum at noon. VIII IN meeting
WIS Il iourncd ill 9 ok FRIDAY.
FRIDAY.
Rev. ID. f. Miller o. st. .Juin>bury r'at
the l2lst u Tim and offered prayer. aitrl
which Rev H. l. Fuller of 81. .)otn~hnrN ,
charm I'm OF the eNru,Ivc c"nml Tee.
IN u!e :; report, which VIZ acccl t"d-
Mr. H. : P,lrign of Johnson reported th'
condition of the treasury. WhlciI was &c
,tp,,d. There. remains $50 III III,
r,..,-,irv.
\ q, neral discussion on new AMI Nllul-
i.l, tr\t book, va~ opened Y II / FuI,r
r,,.nmmcu, mo in III IA terms Tie Use ..
>vlu,un'- Oilnn. ui G,mcrtl lis urv:
NJ. pull.u, rrc,mnrnd,.I "tl.rm u :
General III soIv. 4 review of All, II <
tirtcn"ugiI', Latin grammar. ~ Pt"l W
(. Simmons ot TIE nivrr~ity Of Vermont.
,,n>l.IrL n,>tnillnu Allen X G-rcIIp uy,l Is
,r,,umar. tin,i lai.lt vAh Ilarhn,.-~
md Winding up tx :,,lmi ting that h. Iii
MOI tn nix Alien x Grtrnoigh i iii OuoA
for orr hi,-h schools an .c.t t.nli,.~.
\ rec :, Wa tolioAcl hv Il discussion
ON the ,rndy OF phy-i,lo.rv IN o an hoods
.,4r,d bV MIR. ,ju.ah Dana 81 Eu I'm.
- no tnou-ht that tn. object Of our >,ho, l.
was to ii, men and women ion tn. hi4h :.
,,.f,Iur>. II lie. and ~ that i ben ed d.
H.. prun..r combination ana Il .lclu.1n,n
OF the nlcIt /. moral ana physical fr.u.
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