Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-22

Houso--h Large Attendance.
The closing exercises of the saviour
school of languages were held in the How
ard Opera House, Thursday afternoon.
The house was crowded with citizens of
Burlington and members of the school.
The exercises began at o'clock. and the
following programme was rendered
Programme.
Los DirrrcntS Ares de la Vie \ French da-
loguc inG part by the pupils of the French
Department for children. under direction
of Mmr. StCrncck.
Reading of Resolutions 10y rN-tiON. u. II.
Chumbcrlm.
Recitation, poem, by DR.. SnuVrur
Closing Address 10y DR.. Sj,uvCur.
The French dialogue by the pupils the
French department for children, unlcr
the direction of Nine. StcrnCCk, was
bright amusing and cNccllentiy perform
cal. The French Of the little actors was
fine and distinct, and their several parts
were enacted with chrrming grace and
ease. The marriage scene vas especially
we'll done and the audience called for the
rising of the curtain. The training of the
pupils showed great care and skill on
the part of Nine. Stcrncck, their in
StruCtOr.
Following the dialogue, cX-Gov. ID. II.
Chamberlain. a distinguished member of
the school. was introduced by President
Sauveur, and read the following
Testimonial by the Pupils:
At meeting of the students of the sarIvrnr
College of Languages, held the 18th day of
August, 1881, the following memorandum was
adopted
The students of the Sauvcur College of
Languages. now concluding its ninth annual
session. unite in this expression of their oSti-
mate of the work of the college. Some of
those who are now present have attended no
less than five or more previous sessions, while
many Others have attended more than one
session. Many also are teachers. and familiar
with different methods of teaching the Ian
EuagcS. The opinion. therefore, of the pres
cnt body of pupils, is founded on an adequate
knowledge and experience of the college rs
well rs of the art of teaching, and ii is with
strong feelings of satisfaction and of gratitude
that they now record their Judgment, withouta
dissenting voice, of the complete and remark
able success of the distinctive method of in
struction prevailing in this college, of III"
eminent ability. zeal and skill of all its pro-
fcsSors and especially of the general inspiri-
ton AMI guidance receive therein for all
study and particularly for the great study of
languages. ana an acquaintance with the best
literature of all the great tongues.
For the distinguished president of the col
crc. no words of eulopy of his scholarship.
his character, his genius as IL teacher. are too
strong. And of each and all his associates it
deserves to he said that they are learned, de
voted to their work. aud capable of directing
tn" minds OF their pupils 10y their own high
example.
This college is the parent and prototype
of other schools which aim at similar re-
sultS,and it is of intcr"~tto all who love
sound learning that it should retain its
nn% th IN the S,MmH {" mnEmMgr
tcriStic methods. Il seems certain that u wide
field of honor and usefulness lies before it,
ana its students rejoice that il is now located
i'll a city capable of meeting all tn" wants
and supplying all the attractions suited to its
future growth,-a superb location. a fine eli
mate. with the advantages of w"ll-cstuh-
liShDd IniVcrSit and with II community of
hospitahc and cultivated citizens. The stu
dents of the college. therefore. express the
Inn I1 sod SitIl
clcnt accommodations of all kinds, IiIrling-
ton will remain the permanent scat of this
college. and that the college itself, founded
on true methods and conducted, 10y learned
and enthusiastic instructors, will have, in the
future, high and long career of wcll-cnrned
usefulness and fame.
The above resolutions were received
with applause.
President SauYeur then recited. in a
finished manner, Il poem III French after
which he delivered the closing address.
President Sauyeur's Address.
After returning thanks to the pupils
faculty and friends of the school for their
kind words and cordial assistance, Presi-
dent SauVeur said that although recognize
ing the marked progress of the school it
was his disposition never to be satisfied
with mere Improvement, however
good He must always be seeking for
something better The course of study
in modern languages already, he
SAD, lnprlStu 'ItTlnNIl, fftltn,
Italian and Spanish; but upon the
recommendation of some of the
learned friends of the school. and upon his
own mature considerations he had come to
the conclusion that the curriculum of the
school might with profit be extended some
what. II had been Thought desirable To
add to the study Uf languages that of An
glo-SaNon, and, upon the recommendation
of Il learned American professor. an
authority ON the subject, he has secured
for that chair the services of Professor
Primer of Charleston. = G. 4 chair of
rhetoric and English compositions he snid
was also to be established as soon as Il
thoroughly competent instructor could he
secured President Sauveur then con
trasted, forcibly and ably, the new method
of teaching languages with the old There
were. pupils in the school, he said
speak or understand word of French
but who were now abe to understand his
lectures and to converse readily in
French, and the same was true of German.
Those who practice the old method of
teaching cannot do what we can do
Their principal argument is that the
ANALYTICAL study of the languages trains
the mind. Does the laboriouS task of
looking ont each word in the dictionary
turning from the text to the lexicon and
from the lexicon back To the teXt-train
the mind | think, rather, ii stultitics the
mind President SailNcur then showed
how the study of comparative grammar
entered into the new method, and explain
ed in detail its advantages over the old
method of teaching. He then spoke of
Our own city, as the site Of his school
It's advantages, he said, were uncuualed
its natural scenery, its society, its cdu-
cutional privileges, aud the healthlulnrss
of its climate. lie had never known his
pupils to pass through an entire Scs-
sion in such perfect health The hospital
il ni the Dpoplp WAS uUbpunIpI. and their