Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-11

The Teachers Institute for windham com.
ty was held at Guilford Centre on the Sd. 4th.
and 9TH inst, bV State Superintendent Edward
Conant, assisted by Miss Guernsey and Mrs.
Kyle. Mr.. Conant, in his lecture Thursday
evening, touched an important point in a
mastery way, when he referred to the i'm.
moral influence of school houses defaced BY
knife and pencil with obscene words and car.
features. 1t was also the subject of remark
10y several gentlemen during the following
day. Superintendent Rockwell of Whining
ton introduced an emphatic resolution per-
tanning to it, and Principal Bingham of Brat
tleboro enforced its importance in words and
earnestness that his hearers will never forget.
On Friday and Saturday the subjects of Yer
mont Geography Drawing History, Arith-
metlc, Geography, Grammar Botany, Histo-
ry, Constitution of Vermont, reading, etc,
were treated in the most able manner by the
managers of the Institute The attention and
interest manifested was well sustained by an
unusually large number of teachers On Fri
day evening an address was delivered by
Principal Boynton Of Townshend, on "The
Recitation, its Objects and Methods" follow
ing which Miss Guernsey read an essay re-
speeding the Teachers Work and Influence"
The audience was large and appro oiatve
Saturday afternoon selection from Dickens
was read by Miss Morse, pupil, and teacher
of reading, at the seminary at Townshend
The closing exercise was paper by Mrs
Kyle. Both these parts were well received
The hospitality of the people of Guilford was
dispensed with liberal hand. The abund-
ant provision of lodgings, meals, and a hearty
welcome in addition, merited the resolution
of thanks and appreciation introduced by Mr..
Boynton, and adopted by a standing vote of
the guests. 1t was the general agreement
that the Institute was marked success It
will add much to the enthusiasm and real
ability of every teacher present Every citi-
zen has an interest in the good work being
done for the interests of popular education
by Superintendent Conant. +++
In addition to the above we have been fur
nished with the following programme of the
Institute exercises in full:
Thursday Erening.
Address by the State Superintendent.
Friday Norning.
Vermont Geography. State Superintendent.
DRAWING Misc Guernsey.
history. Mrs Kyle
A0crRoon.
Grammar. State Superintendent.
biography .............. ..........Miss Guernsey.
Composition. ............. ........ Mrs. Kyle.
Question BoI-Answers to questions by State Supt.
Ecening.
The Recitation: its Objects and
Methods. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Prof. BoyntOn.
The Teacher Example ............M Miss Guernsey.
SATURDAY Morning.
Arithmetic. State Superintendent.
Botany. Miss Guernsey.
history. Mrs Kyle
Constitution. State Superintendent.
afternoon.
Question BoI...............sta State Superintendent.
Resolutions offered by Prof. Boynton and Rev. Mr..
Rockwell.
Remarks on the Metric System. Gen. J. W. Phelps.
Suggestions and words OF encourage
ment to teachers. Il. T. Bingham.
Paper Silence and shade..............Mr Mrs Kyle.
The following teachers We're present:
b. F. Bingham, Misses Howe. Walker, Pal
mer, Roys, Blanchard, Thomas, Cutting, Ste
vens, NJ. E. and A. L. Slason Mrs. Morse, Mrs.
Alexander, Brnttleboro Miss Holbrook, Miss
Butterheld, j. y. Cutting, West Brattleboro
Misses Lynde, Barney, Sibley, Richardson
and Daniels, Guilford; c. c. Boynton, Town
shend Mrs. Warren, Miss Ware, W. +. Bal
lou, Wilmington Misses Tenney and Phil
lips, Halifax; Misses Higgins and Morse,
Newfane Morris Robbins, A. d. Howe, Miss
Turner, Dover; Miss Brown, II. ]. Ham
mond, Wardsboro; Miss King Marlboro; G.
c. Bugs, Sadawga Miss Houghton, Dunn
merston; Miss DenisOn, Vernon J. f. Ward,
Westminster Misses NJ. L. and C. Z. Potter,
Miss Taft, Miss Mary Barney, Guilford; Miss
Gould, Brattleboro Miss Votey, West Brat
tleboro Miss Phillips, Coleraine, Mass. F.
o. Root, A. V. Bowker, Miss Weatherhead,
Benardston, Mass. Miss II. E. Franklin.