Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-04-17
EducatiOnal---SOme Facts,

Messrs. Editors The early settlers of Vermont
came from colonies where schools had been es
tablished and were maintained and ,ybero Ioorr-
ing was valued. They brought schools with them
For three generations her schools have been the
pride of Vermont
The purpose of the school Is to enable men tn
do several important things; among which are to
read to write to climber This nrr,,o.o as L..
hy tbe resnl,s no, hoo, 80 % ,'''"
ny tne results, mas not Deen fully accomplished
Reading is practical art, designed on one side to
be an instrument with which 10 gain inflammation
o,d .,oo,,.o o,,;,...,..,. -, -,
INV ''"' 'V' ""o se''' ana on the
o'her 10 ne an instrument with which TO convey
information and afford Qualification 30 ,,ho..
Rut rho ,,oo,to ., vor,,,1,,,. "
Wv poppy VI 'e''"'"V are NOT goou readers
III elther oil the directions indicated Much of the
reading actually done fails to secure the informa
tinn mr. tho eniovp,a,,, ,ia. A. IL,
''"' '"o ''lc anu aoor
anu '"e 'eN' re''u would warrant one in expecting.
Onr newspapers are of little value partly be-
cause of what they are and are not and l,ho
causa tl,a,, o,o. 49,. ii, -, f'''' w
'neH "i' h"' wei Iean even when wholly
read 80 oil the books we read, And of the
books we do not read what acrount con he s,iva,,
which does NOT involve tho ,o,,o..i,,, 49,. 80
-, Wv '''uss'" 'lit many
VI 'ne pest are unread because the people are I'M
able to read them with satisfaction? We are n
community Of moor readers ~ rooara oo,i
encb for bis .,,,,,, ,,,e. 80, ..,. =, -
V''" 'oi ms o"n P'"n' OF pressure. II we look to
the other side, the showing will be worse than
on this
That a maiority ~ o,,r ,oo,,lo L., ... .......,
,.. ,l,o.a,.tr ~ v' Wv wv "i'te easily
'or themselves OF eslbly Tor the reader, all know
too well. And whether or not we are ready and
accurate recloners LET our DALI. o,,,o,io, =,
trada aud ON ,l,son,,,,a, - .r III
80 ,d w" ~ Iusen aiuh VI the dealings with
gio anu ~ Wv pIactlues Oh town ana district
tos,if, VIZ" ''s"'' " TAX pi''s ana accounts
'Thss oo,o,,.,on T.. ,,..
and ara doin, n =, .un our SCHOOL, nave done
atfacts oil nlassa % woIk ana that
low edncotonol nd,an,o nSYh. .nose VINO en-
man choaIs S,a,' y, 'uuilon 10 tne com
elements of ln~u'laJao '"u,f "e"'lent IN tiie
force IL faIt in im,noY5on, ""n, man whose
himsef after ali bis caiiaaiot .-ni mas lounu
fessionai study unahIo - 80, aIi'nis anu pro-
while suferin, freoneDt 'rtje "nu W Sleli' anu
bonrs mon hnnrs ~ r, ta' nas Spent
the defect Of his earl conmo, ~ relneuy
Tho common school not ,,,,l,. tnii -, 49, ue'lon
erIv tbe branches ,acniia H. Si 49, -" pipll-
fails ns well In insnre s'l l,n ~ ~ ~, ut
will incite iarge nnmhers 10 ~, ~ r,nius -
higbest attai5mcnts az ~ %, aol"arI 70 the
fnr The servicos of bi,Liv "d,,oo,ad a "ei,.nu
sider tbe condition a,Sa,S ,, ~ ~ mon Noh-
fessions ono fnndamnntaf idoo ',u ret,neu prp
IL mai Tho men,hars az ~ a - Ia "'ni Nl i
oducation or H. e,,' ine n,No l',u coileslate
tbair rfs ~, SIu,I , puIoIe entering upon
nronortion 81 pha roon,S w unlS nave large
nnt had ,ho coiiaia, VI Tnese professions
aach have bad 20 re uhi,',ngl pnt majority IN