Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-19
Chittenden County Teachers Institute.
FIRST paY-YRTDAY.

Chittenden County Teachers Institute.
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The teachers Institute lot on''.0nue"
county met at the High School Building i'm
th;s c;tr a, rr;aav November 18th, at 9
;,h fair ottend
. CLOCK IN sne iofen'oN' :,
ance. The Institute was caiieu W ofuei y
Edward Conant. of Randolph. State super
.intendent of Education, and, after singing
:, A. Cd % Thee rnraver
'ue ny IN" n p...ia,
was offered by Professor y. u na''lE'
Principal of Burlington Hlgh ochooi' ine
first address was then delivered by Superin-
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SUPERINTENDENT o"NAsi t+.t
Inc spesAe, , aha rhe safe of Vermont
rednires of the teachers in her schools.
what they are caHec upon W a ,J -,
classified as follows l. "A ne" he'uou "
obtaining knowledge :; Inc ne~ Tethoa7
OF communicating knowledge > HOY To
reckon; A. Where things are o. no"
things were = Our relations I" IN, ne S'a'e
:. Our relations 10 eaeh o'aer ino no"
method OF obtaining kuo"ieuso
silent reading IL a!so inoludes
large part oi what i AnV"h .
and IN many OF the schoois ~ 'uia 80
forms the greater part Oh "nae ON -,,1i
learned. Ana mere Is Tue Jus'liiVn..V
ing parsing anu Analysis 80 w - 80
thereby gam better UNDERSTANDING Vi vac
matter read II parsing were o,"y P"tsn as
and analysis ohiy ana ysis' ZOE an tno
fit their study would do, Wouiu a. roon
have boy learn 10 niaAe y nm I -
balls and then PIE sheih up 80
But there Is something te'ohu '"a'
their study vaiuaole:
The new metnous VI coii'uu uiote,iiS -
ledge are reauihg a'ouu Snu -.
latter lheiuuins o.
other sue oi srainnnai IHi'eH -. ~
80 we nave 'he wv aIuo, "
the t"o siues VI 49,, bo.d Of
no" " ieo A a. Oono' 49, 20 -,
arithmetic Auis - T.. -, =,
things done through NE. II W. no- ~
the drill need not DC 50 thoIouEu' ~,
pose. But IL Is nieans W 80 -
and Its study shouIo We se'e!e ON
ough- Inc question wheLo tu :,:,, -
Inso,' - 10 IN hnt the former i. The prin-
eipai one where are the cities and coun-
tries and continents.
We now come 10 the heAt sup-ui' lS'o "a
exceedino valne 70 the Young. In teaching
it we should bring before our pupils the
social condition of the people, years ago.and
the gradual change in manners and Gus
toms and they would have better idea OF
the subject and study it with more int
rest. la illustration the speaker referred
to the manufacture of the first pumpkin
pie az Montpelier and the consequences
thereof, to show how great changes little
things produce
Our relations to the State involve study
of the Constitutions OF the United States
and the State OF Vermont /; our relations 10
each other are comprised IN good behavior.
These are the things which the State re-
ouires US to teach. We find that the work
i wide in its scope and leads u lar into the
depths of those under our care.
p.oross,r T Ward PRINCIPAL Of the
m nj Saha,l ma, ,,e. ,ov,
bellows faA4s mig" 0euooi' va"
speaker.
PROFESSOR WARD 5 REMARKS
The school age Is naturally dlIlteu int'
FIVE periods - infancy, childhood. YOUTH
manhood and maturity. Ut these none =
more important than the hrst' OF ''e M
five years OF the child HE and the method
and amount OF instruction To De gwen IA
this period Is "eignty supjeo'' 49, -
great Inference IN tne a,i.i'S Va me,
go" and tbe tf+rence i greater than II
ought to be. A great deal OF knowledge l.
acquired in the period OF infancy anu 4. i
Tue ioun1 Gni1 ., W. '"a-1 ;5es ~ tT,s and
distinguish the form OF things They do
not know the names. bat they have close
discrimination oil the forms 81 9oIeo'S -
are natural philosophers anu 'no'' p1-eI'
should help them on, Ley tnp - a.
method oil instruc'ioh De io.loNVt U'-- '.s
the mantle PERIOD Lei inc cni-1ien iau
sack the bureau drawers tne p'''-1'' gu.
the attics lei them naNe sea 5I. ~.
theY are learning Nc" '"'u7
Recommended the use OF 'le "ol4 anu pm
&c systems III the primary NSNpo 'f,i '.''
principal thihS l. 'ha' 'ho 0ni4N -,
an i4ea oil the o'Jee' 'n1 ','I"''-- -
De otJeetNe' troieSSol " - - - =,
60 'he charts anu o'leI a. 80
the systems ne recon- nc l4'u' SUI i,l,
TINS melh0u o' 'eA0nin- q. --
length anu lu " very i"'oi
Professor judah Dana, PrnciPti 90 'he
Rutltr1 High School, then spoke briefly
- l..t,. .bo ..,b;ec, ,f aritl,netic
anu O''"''S o--
AFTER when Professor 'o""N' A''U'
remarks on the
yr7u,r, ,r TEACHING rsE NATIONAL ANp
STARE CONSTITUTIONS.
The teacher should know and teach the
corli.;on of secretly hundreds of wear, ago
enJ rbe advance made in the progress Of
80 S,nl;es in General ami Ioca! history
st1,,iJ .,s..',,,,ar,, tho reaching, If the con-
s 80, A. rnnic. he Suggested The NV
Fogjand c,nfe5eTacy' commencing in 1913.
the convention al Albany. l7ji: the colonial
Congress I-Gj. the first Continental ton
cress III. the adoption of articles o; Con-
federe.ion ISL the Constitutional Con
vent;oT, If rs the discovery Of the lake
Which bsers his name by samuel Champ!ain
in I6nq etc Tonnes directly connected
with the constitution were
The origin of the government.
- Coancrs of the FORM of government.
The declaration of independepce.
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