The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-10
The State Teachers Association.

Frday-of the session at Burlington,
commenced with a discussion of the need
of a classical fitting school for Western
Vermont by Rev. c. C. Torrey, Prof.
Goodrich and President Hubert. A pa
per, by j. S. Cilley, on THE Relation of
the school and the state then followed.
The subject was afterwsrd discussed by j.
L. Miller of Montpelier and DIR. Spaulding
of Barre.
The FIRST exercise of the afternoon SEES
sion was series of specimen lessons, in
primary and intermediate school work,
conducted by teachers of the Burlington
public schools under the general supervis-
ion Of Superintendent q. j. Alger. The
children acquitted themselves with credit
to themselves and the teachers, and APP
peared to give the teachers present from
abroad good opinion of the work accom-
plshed in the Burlington city schools A
discussion on the proper order and proper
ton of studies IN Intermediate and Gram
mar schools was opened by Mr.. J. w. Dun
ham, principal Of the graded school of
Bennington, with a carefully prepared pa
per, and was continued by Mr.. Alger. A
discussion of "Books and Methods" fol-
lowed, and was participated in by Messrs.
Pollens, Fuller, Spaulding, Bunker and
Capen.
First on the programme at the evening
session came a paper by the Rev. j. H..
Worcester of Burlington, on "The rela-
ton of education to paupersni and crime. "
This was followed by an interesting address
by Edwin d. Sanborn. IL. d., professor
of English literature in Dartmouth college,
his theme being "The Origin and Char
acteristics of the English Language"
The first business before the association
Saturday morning, was the selection of a
place for holding the next meeting and the
election of officers. The report of the
committee, proposing that the next annual
meeting be held at Bennington, was adop-
ted. Officers of the association were cleo
ted as follows.
President, NJ. Ii. Buckham, of Burling-
ton.
Vice Decentralization county, E. H.
Higley; Bennington county, III. III. Shaw
Caledonia county. C. A. Bunker; Chitten-
den county, J. ID. BARLEY; Essex county,
T, E. Benton; Franklin county, S. Ian
don; Lsmoille county, - Blanchard
Orange county, A. Il. Leavenworth; Or
leans county, ID. Nj. Camp; Rutland county,
J. S. Ciley; Washington county, j. Z.
Miller; Windham county, B. F. Bingham ;
Windsor county, NJ. o. Perkins.
Secretary-Thomas Martin, of Bradford.
Treasurer-H S. Perrigo, of johnson.
Executive committee-J. S. Cilley, Of
Brandon; G. d. Mead, of Middebury j.
w. Durham, of Bennington.
State Editor of the Neic England Jour.
nal of Education-L. Pollens, of Burling
ton.
Advisory Counsellor--Eiward Conant,
of Randolph.
Papers were read by Mr.. o. II. Kle Of
Essex, upon "Self- culture" Rev. l.. G.
Ware, on "Genteel English" and by Ed
ward Conant, state superintendent of ed
ucation. Mr.. Conant suggested as studies
that would probably be added to the COM
mon school course in the not distant future
the history and fundamental laws of the
country; some branches of chemistry
mineralogy, geology, botany, anatomy and
physiology He hoped to see soon in all
the towns of the state schools correspond
ing to great extent to the common dis
trct schools, but of a much higher char
acter. These must necessarily be primary
schools, mainly, rendering necessary the
establishment of free high schools. And
no great time will elapse before every
town in the state having a population Of
eight hundred or over will maintain such a
school.
Resolutions were passed commencing the
national bureau of education 10 the foster
ing care of Congress; urging Congress to
devote the entire proceeds of the sale OF
public lands to the promotion of education
urging upon the citizens of Vermont the
importance of sending to the legislature
men who are competent TO legislate wisely
on matters of education; and advising the
enactment Of law similar to that formerly
in force, conserving uniformity in the in
PRODUCTION and use of textbooks for our
public schools.