Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-09
THE TEACHERS.
Meeting of the state Association at Mont
pclicr,

pelicr.
The sessions of the state Teachers AS
ISOLATION were begun at Montpelier Thurs
day forenoon with about one hundred
teachers and other Interested persons in
attendance President G.. \. Bunker call
ed the meeting to order and introduced
Rev. L. y. Frost. who delivered IN ad-
dress of welcome. The President follow
ed in Il brief address Principal John Pick
ard of Ludlow school addressed the teach
crs on the subject of Reading, giving
his experience with pupils in that branch
and suggesting many excellent methods
by which to attain the best ends OF what
he termed the most important of the com
mon school studies. The two great neces-
stiles in reading are perception ana eN-
preston, and Mr. Packard believed in cul-
tivatiug the first and then demanding the
second.
The subject of an address by A. w.
Dana, principal of Goddard seminary OF
Barre, was WASTED Powers, in which
the fact that not only do the people
entertain erroneous ideas of the relative
importance of studies but that book
makers themselves have the same fault,
was clearly demonstrated The minute
detail into which our school books gen
orally go was justly condemned and strik-
ing Illustrations of useless accumulation
were given from books at hand. He
claimed that time and energy had been
wasted on grammar arithmetic ana geo
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of The students mower between these
studies and many others now acknowl-
edged their equals such rs physiology,
drawing, civil government, cue
In the afternoon some very interesting
exhibitions of class work were given ny
Miss Thompson aud II class OF young pu-
pills from Northlpld, and by Miss Cham
berlin with Il similar class of Montpelier.
Remarkable proficiency was shown by the
classes in the branches taken mp and the
systems employed by the teachers were
admirable
Glass work illustration WAS Il novel
feature ana was much appreciated, giving
perhaps Il better idea of the best methods
of teaching than could br given in any
other way.
Tnur.j,, ,,y.,iur,s s...;,p
NJ the lhurSulE evening session an "u-
dress WAS delivered by President :. {.
Bartlett of DartmOuth college, his sub
iact hoin, "\ybot tba S1,dn has
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r,vnIIiu,r TN. mysteries of fine me- historic
,.,o.. hntb an mi. cnutiron, ,uil,th,nther
by means Of the sp,d.. in other words by
eycovation odvnnre1 thcorie, y, to how
This countrv was ORIGINALLY pponlnl de-
. Ih'9 country was llSl""''A P'"?'V" W
scribed their mode of life as evidenced by
the relics of their residence. found 50
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gu y, - '', ,'''''''' '3''U'
: with the cave men of France. and found
/ starving sImllirItN III 'he iliipIe.h'H'n an"
l ornaments rtllEi"Hs, "n" hIoI'' OF the
c tWo peoples anu lnuet"' iinkeu lhe pre-
/ historic american races WI'h almost az
: the pre- historic races OF 'ht otHcr cnn'i
r. hetll ana accrell'eu tIle l"SH!pIll{ ~ lll>
= khoWleuge 10 tht spaIt. NeHt taNihS nl
h the historic races ne declared thht ny me
spaue lhe l5lDie nt'i peeI SHOWN 10 ne lh'
accurate record ana the apocrEph.
Wlth"ut creull' thit' 'neie WIS nli'ch tNl
uencG lha' me emu OF Ihp Glaclal period
: ana 'ie neHlniilh% Oh inc era oi nlah wa
Only from SIN Thousand 10 Twelve 'ho"
Saiu Years lTo ,....
l. PRESIDENT Bafllett spoke loE ABOUT III