Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-05
EDUCATIONAL MEETING.

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About twenty-five teachers, sever
al superintendent and others inter-
ested met at Barton Landing on the
24th ult., to complete the formation
OF County Educational Society and
to discuss subjects pertaining to
schools and education. A tempora-
ry organization was effected by
choosing c. A. Prouty, Esq, chair
man L. M. Jenne, secretary.
Z. +. Whittier, principal of Derby
academy, read an interesting paper
on COLLECTS and aims of this society"
The committee appointed, having
presented draft of a constitution,
the same was adopted with slight
amendments.
The subject, elbow shall spelling
be taught?" was opened by Miss.
Stella Haddock, and further discuss
ed by an essay by Miss Helen Morse
of Irasburgh. Others parcipitated
in the discussion. From the remarks
made, it appears that there is a sad
deficiency in this branch, and that
more attention ought to be paid to it
in the common schools. Some sys-
tenn of writing the lesson was recon-
mended as being the best method of
teaching it. This closed the fore
noon exercises.
On assembling in the afternoon the
following officers were chosen for the
year: President, F. F. Whittier of
Derby; vice-president, Thomas Mar
tin of Barton; secretary and treasuT-
| er, L. M. Jenne; executive commit
tee, w. F. Clark of Glover, Miss
Lovisa Kinney of Craftsbury, DIR. G.
F. Branch of Coventry.
GLOW shall leading be taught p
was opened with a pleasant essay
from Miss Edna E. Fayer of Glover.
She spoke of the word method and
the ordinary methods for primary
scholars and gave some pertinent in
structions on the subject. W. F.
| Clark and several others joined in the
discussion of this topic.
The subject, ''How shall the pre-
scribed text books on grammar be
TAUGHT" elected a lively debate. AS
the Reed & Kellogg books are the
''prescribed" books the talk was in
regard to them. Mr.. Martin spoke
unfavorably of the results obtained
from the study of this grammar and
pointed out some things which he
objected to- He had tried them il
various ways with poor success. Mr.
Prouty represented that he never
studied grammar, did not believe il
devoting time to the study of it from
text books and had an unfavorabl,
opinion of the large Reed & Kellogs
grammar, while he thought the small
one good Mr.. Aldrich had a pa
per on this topic which discussed thu
book quite extendedly. He tool
| quite a strong stand in favor of tn,
book, and thought better compre
hension of the plan and merits of i
would make it more popular. Som
others spoke of having examined
classes and persons who had studied
this book, finding them very deficien
in the knowledge of grammar. Judg
Austin, Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Hunt ant
Mr.. Gibson spoke relative to thes
text books.
The subject Elementary Physiol
ogy and Hygiene" was taken up
This, as will be remembered, wa
added to the branches which embrac
the studies to be pursued in the com
mon schools, by the last Legislature
and the object was to introduce wit
them some branch which shout
teach the deleterious influences Q
alcohol, opium, tobacco, etc., on til
human system. DR.. c. F. Branch c
Coventry had an excellent paper o
this topic, which treated specially c
alcohol and its influences. We hav
asked the doctor for the manuscriI
that the article may be printed
Ed. Mr.. Prouty spoke of the pul
, poses of the Act and the benefits 1
;. be derived from the study of th
) branches named. He thouget thu
, one intelligent ''school marin" woul
be able, through her teachings an
, influence, to do more good in tt
cause of temperance that doze
states attorneys.
y The meeting adjourned to sue
time and place as the committee sha
name.
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.