The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-06
The 8ntland 9ailu Glohe
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1877.
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Twonty.seventh Annual Meeting.


ing on Thursday morning last In the alb
sence of Rev NJ. II. Buckham of Burling-
ton, the president, Prof. A. e. Leaven-
worth Of the Randolph normal school,
vice president, presided.
Reading of scriptures and prayer by Rev.
E. G. Read pastor of the Congregational
church in Bennington preceded the cx-
ercises. A greeting song was sung by twelve
girls OF the graded school, with Miss
Amelia Burt at the piano.
Prof. Isaac w. Dunham Principal of the
Bennington graded school then rave an
address of welcome. He referred not only
to our graded schools and seminary, but
to our common country, who by their rep
resentatives in congress meet to perform
with us a solemn duty closing with hap
py allusion to our approaching centennial
celebration.
Prof. Leavenworth responded in the
name Of the association.
A patriot song was then sung by thirteen
little boys.
The first discussion, "The relation of
the public school to the college," was open
ed by Prof. o. G. Harpending of Mt. An
thony seminary, of Bennington Center. His
address was divided into two parts.
1st. The nature of the public school sys-
tenn.
ID. Its application to the University ed
ucation. The speaker took the ground that
the public school, and especially the public
high school, was the peoples college and
must be SO, because it was democratic in.
stitution while the University, being or
gsnized upon the opposite theory, was the
alma mater of the wealthy classes, and
must ever remain so. He sustained his
position in an ingenious argument.
Prof. Shaw of Manchester being absent,
Rev. E. G.. Read was called upon.
He took opposite ground somewhat tc
the former speaker. Mr.. Reads idea oi
the public school was that it wac not &c
much preparatory course for college, al
it was to get training in the common and
higher English branches. He thought thai
schools sustained by taxes upon the people
should in no sense be made stepping stones
to institutions which are largely controlled
by private corporations, and are usually
eectarian.
Rev. Foster Henry of North Bennington
being called for, spoke upon this question
He agreed with the first speaks in that the
Latin language should be the foundation Of
all English education, thought that fol
| twenty-five years to come there should bt
| supplementary schools to the high schoo
| now established; /. e. an academy between
them and any University or College. Re
ferred to several public schools in Rhod
Island where he (the speaker) was edu
Gated, and TO his classmates. Though
the address of Mr.. Harpending contem
plated state of education in Vermont fift,
| years to come.
Rev. Mr.. Luther closed the discussion
and opened the second order by a paper ol
"class room methods" which was an inter
esting, able and thorough article upon tn
necessity Of method In the class room.
The following letter was read from a lad
we'll known to the teachers of this state
| STATE NORMAL School,
| ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Jan. "a, '77.J
Teachers Of the Vermont State association
Greeting:
Though unable to be present at your meeI
ing, on historic ground, in this centennis
year of Vermont, l cannot refrain fror
sending you word of cheer from the bluff
of the Mississippi
! mo badge Masonic marks our craft,
No hammered pomp our ranks display"
but Minnesota teachers are one in heart wit
you. Like Vermont, this state has thre
| Normal schools. The one located in thi
city has an attendance of one hundred tw
in the normal department. and forty -seve
in the model school. Recitation hours ar
from half-psst eight to half-pas. twelve 81
days in the week, with general exercises o.
Monday.
The legislature has just passed bill in
creasing the annual appropriation for eac
school to $4,000. There is large Germa
element in the schools of this section, bu
it is much more manageble than the foreig
element In Vermont. The German boy
learn the lesson of obedience at home
The school year is divided into two term
of eighteen weeks each, the present teri
closing May Sth. My week in the school
very pleasant and my classcs compare ia
vorably with those of similar grades in th
east.
The winter thus far has been delightful
clear and cold, snow from eight to te
inches deep, day after day Of sunshin,
night after night of brilliant starlight.
With pleasant memories OF school wor
among the teachers of the old Green Mour
tain state,
remain yours,
ALICE M. GUERNSEY.
The following committees were aI
pointed:
| On business, ]. s. Cilley, Brandon
G. Harpending, Bennington; Ii. II. Shaw
Manchester.
On nominations, Judah Dana, Rutland
1. w. Durham, Bennington Louis Po
lens, Burlington.
On resolutions, II. s. Perrigo, New I'll
ven j. A. Richardson, Barre; NJ. L. Cad.
Poultney.
On place of merit meeting, Thomas Ma
tin, Bradford j. ID. Bailey, Burlington
w. E. Howard, Castleton.
AFTERNOON.
The association re-assembled at 2 o'cloC
p. m.
The first discussion of the afternoon
"school supervision" was opened by Pro
Richardson of Barre.
He referred to our nation, that her co
ner stone was the church and the scho'
house, and that whatever may be said {
} the success OF our experiment in governin
ourselves as free people, the same cannt
be said of our education. The speaker a
luded to the cause of education for the fir
200 years in Massachusetts,, drawing
strong comparison between the results
the schools of that day and those of Il
present. The schools not only of Vernon
but of other states have become much mo-
efficient since the introduction of what wi
eventually become, it is hoped, a sensib
supervision. Believed that the whole ma
ter of education should be taken from pc
itical, changable legislature, and placed u
der control of board of regents, appoint,
for life, and that this would remedy mar
of the defects of supervision now existin
The speaker was In favor of an appoints
| county supervision rather than the tow
superintendent system, many of the pra
tlces arising from which he illustrated, L
. was examined at one time by three que
|, tions as follows Please analyze the Sc