Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12
Raudolph Normal School.

Sunday evening heN - W. .
Williamstown preached thoroughly
good. practical discourse before the grauu-
ating classes from Gal. 8: "a" wherefore e
a., II q, WAS our school master to bring us v
unto Christ" The perfection, purity ana q
permanency of Christianity were admir-
ably dwelt upon by him. c
denominations for graduation and pro-
motion occurred through the week. all Ihe
candidates for graduation being success
fnl.
Wednesday evening Prof J. X Lord oil
Dartmouth college delivered an interest
inc address upon. Reading as nrancn
of education
Thursday evening was devoted to COM
petitive speaking. The programme was as
! follows:
! PRAYER and music.
Glorious New gand-Prt nils
Hermon f. Eaton. ,.,
9 The Painter of Seville-Wllson-
Ellen r Waldo. ,,,,
q The Brakeman who went to Church
-U,wkeye-Lilan f. Mouiton
4 Death of Kathrina-Holand-Je
ME F. Benson.
Music.
( The Soldiers Repreve-Sanders-
, Minnie Z Hebard.
A Hymn to Mount Blanc -Coleridge--
the F.mine-Longfe llow-Bertie 7
Unjust National Acquisitions-Cor-
t win-George E. May.
5 Music. ,,a,,ha
q Karl. the Martvr-Anon.-Ma
l l.. Ladd. D.u.,
5 10 The Polish Boy Stevens Fenelia
n II. Dana. 1,.;ns
e j urus B. Adams.
b ~ Legend of Bergenz-Proctor-
IS Virginia f. Forrest.
n Music.
10 The decision was made by vote OF tle
- audience. The first six in order OF votes
d were Mr. Adams, Misses Dana, Durham
:, Waldo, Forrest, and Mr.. May. All dio
y finely, and many of the audience declined
IN vote, as they could not make choice
Friday afternoon the original essays an'
N orations of the graduates were delivered
&c in the Congregational church which wa
~ filed to its utmost capacity, as usual.
nd A new feature of the graduating exer
ut cises of the classes OF 81 was their deed
Nv edly normal character. being confined
- teaching and teachers work ms III
ad heen the animus of the literary work 10
De- the term past.
y Women us Teachers" by Miss NeiIl
iSe O. Mead of Randolph, showed some REL
for sons why women us instructors OF chlIdfe
ate and the unfortunate are superior to mel
The steady progress Of women IN tn
~ work and the increased facilities for hi
irh education were noticed.
sed THE Schoolmasters in Fiction, by MI
ma May A. Benson of Hartland, gave ie
ia oraphc pictures of the pedaSogueS
,au literature. Those of Dickens, EgSlesto
,uy Holiness Irving and Goldsmith were prom
res inent A rather unloving and unloVao
Nv class she showed them to be.
I'M Miss Rebecca L. Bryant OF WINDS
nd, discussed Object Teaching and entol
yer ed her precepts by giving an examp
"n She literally let the cat out OF the bag
nr's She did it in an orderly, normal, Pestale
our zan way.
ton Miss Edith Brown of Williamstown
,vn Il conscientious way discussed .
$ il Spelling Reform" She did not advoc'
and the phonetic alphabet, but gradual
the form, by dropping superhnous, sll'
' 'md letters using for e soft, and such chan!
,ses- as some of our leading journals hi
already adopted.
MIR. George P. Armstrong of Speedsl
Y Ont, on Policy in Teacher" gave
ore broad definition to the word policy.
,,ad GLIDING from it all sinister meaning.
tbr maintained that the old adage, " Hone
Early is the best policy" is applicable to
has school room as well rs to the nation.
how. The Art Element in Education"
and Miss Mary Leonard Of Gaysville' wa
beds plea for the development of the ii
''" H. instincts of the child's nature, by
pritv rounding him, in early life, with pleas
thur, objects. 1t was protest against the ri
nt'ty economy that sees "a place only for
'eadN o"'oaSe' "''' "o'.'
Ids a that sees nothing divine in beauty.
an to Miss Mary A Brown of WillamSt it
\. o ,..:,,,- &c .Tho I,,,or,.nc
fused SPOKE a"N'eou' VI
owed Professional Growth" AS means to
pure end she mentioned The better educatio
teachers, special normal training, a gr;
,here system of prices, associations of teac
Mr. and examination of teachers 10y
s had peers.
lining M;.s Erm, n Parker of Spring
l,rra cave an expose of Froebel's melho
, rec. teaching young children by the Kin
ecame oarten method" She exhibited and
9 the planned some of the gifts"
: the
v the Miss Carrie L. Simmons of Royalto
Ell sive The Influence of the Community
IN be the School," told few plain truths.
,Dai :; seemed to think that the kind of tr'
Elm Of employed, the implements furnished
'inten- teacher, the home support given he
loads matters of discipline, and the moral
t zen of the community all have an impo
. ore bearing upon the school.
at the OF the second course Charles q.
prom of Randolph showed that the basis o
sits of ,,,,,,o1oa and the vheels of all pro
0'' . are dependent upon The Study of
tory"
id boys MISS ida ~ op'u,u''s y, n','io' VI
Iulsop her subject, " Mistakes in Teaching,
n com divisions, physical, intellectual and n
The She showed that it is absolutely nec'
Y, 0O0,- for a successful teacher to regard g,
were these three important divisions.
Forrest G. Manchester of Rtndolp