Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-03
Essex CEyrrE-EprcATIoyAL \

Essen STEE-EDUCATIoNAL MEETING.
The educational meeting at Essex Centre,
on Friday Of last week. was held in the hall
of the Essex Classical Institute, and was CON
Quoted hy State Superintendent Conant. On
Thursday evening very able and interest
ing address was delivered by President HUI
bert of Middlcbury College, on the subject of
Wisdom better than material strength.
| Basing his remarks upon the parable of
| Scripture in which the poor wise man is re-
presented as saving the city, but as receiving
| no honor or communication therefor, he COM
mented upon the tendency of the times TO
| cXalt the material :lliove the spiritual TO
I wois hip money inntcaf OF "isdDln, trrri
and showed very forcibly that this was not
only reversing the true order of things. hut
that the remedy for the evil was in regarding
as most essential he wisdom of the poor
wise man. The attentive and select audi
ence highly appreciated the address. On
| Friday State Superintendent Conant explain
cd some of the intricaccS of arithmetic max
| ing some of Thorough places in it exceedingly
smooth, and some Of the dark points very
plain. explaining thus how the teac her can
easily make the study Of this branch very
pleasant and attractive. Rev Mr. Emerson eX-
planned the word method of teaching the child
10 read and gave some excellent instruction
in that branch. President Hubert spoke upon
government and discipline in school, regard
ing both as legitimate deduction from the
position of teacher, and as being necessary
and essential to the progress of the scholar
in his 81 udi,S.
| In the afternoon Rev Mr. Olmstead of
4 Williston presented the subject of grammar.
INDUCING in Il good deal OF sharp criticism
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vogue. He would begin with the noun. the
name and 10y simple illustrations and Gcfni-
tions would teach all the parts of speech"
following this with their relations and de.
Tendencies, and 50 constructing the sch
tenCe. In this way the study of grammar in
his opinion. could be made made moi only
interesting but practical. Mr.. \ J. Clongh,
y. T., assistant principal OF the Institute,
followed with Il well VI L. n and interesting
| essay, in which he advocated with
much force, the study of the Ian
guagcs and the sciences. rs among the
qualifications essential to the highcs, success
for teachers of our common schools. Miss
Jennie lsawson, teacher of the primary de
partmcn' in the Institute read fine essay
upon the icarhcrS-callin". heightened and OK
ccllcnt Mrs. +. X. Kyle spoke Of the i'm
portancc Of teaching the children Of our
S'ilppla ~ h' Il-lll, dS one bl inc HTSJ tlt-
mcnts of heir education. She Illustrated
and enforced the necessity and benefit Of
such instruction by Illustrations of actual
life. To accomplish this desirable end, she
thought closer attention should he phi
To that portion of the school law
which requires that teachers shall be-
Of good moral character" Her re-
marks were received with general com
mendation. The importance and duty of
teaching morals and good behavior in our
public schools, both by Example and precepl,
was forcibly presented by Rev. Mr.. lIazen
Of Jericho and Rev. Mr.. Cowan of ESSEX
The meeting was Il decided success. save in
that the parents and the citizens. to reach
and influence whom these meetings are cs-
pccially assigned, were cnnspicuouslv absent
But its influence can hardly fail to reach them,
though indirectly, through the large number
OF the younger people who were present and
enjoyed The Interesting exercises