Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-04-24
vERMoNT.s FUTURE
It DEPENDS On TIE RIGHT rRaISTxe.
Our YOUTH

An enthusiastic meeting Of the teachers
- a.AT -aosS interested IN education gathered
az OnioniHall in BrookfieId Anil Or 80
ternoon and evening. to listen 10 ss.s-s
SSuPt- falzner and (. W. Goodhue. Srate
I ject Of education
AT the afternoon session Sunerr;s,~
6oodhue spoke to the teachers Of the
-, Aneid association OF the great change
sa Ilen n 1 been brought about by the new
senoct -aH- Teachers in the state are be-
ginning 70 realize, for the first time the
value OF teachers certificate and the
possession Of one becomes an honor To
tne holder Formerly there were in this
state 400 teachers for 300 schools. In fact
eEeTy one who wished for a certificate
could get one. The standard for ouaIifi-
cations has been raised and those who
know they are not qualified to teach wise
n keep away from the examinations, and
tnose under the age OF Il are rightly BY
the present law, debarred from teaching.
placing IN their stead teachers old enough
@ Judge and act in a more decisive and
eneetlve manner. The speaker referred 70
the interest which had been awakened
throughout the state and saws that there
are IN Orange County to-day ten educa-
tlonal papers taken where one was taken |
year ago. Ia travelling about the coun-
Try ne nnds the following reasons why l
people do not like the present law:-1st. 4
Parents cannot do just about as they want 4
TO with their childrenis studies. ID, Ex- /
pense, Sd. Scarcity Of teachers, 4th. Chron- /
&c troubles. Under this latter head were
ciassed those people who are never salts 4
ned with anything, and had they been /
present at the time of the creation they
would have opposed the whole plan. All 1
these objections were ably handled and
their frailty plainly illustrated In speak
of The ideal bsar y
hue said, she should possess, first, good
Judgment, so training her mind as to act
quickly and 70 the point, second self-reli-
ance, not self-conceit, as that was neces-
iary for success in teaching, as a scholar
vii lose confidence IN teacher who hes
tates or faiters IN any department of her
Work A teacher who pays attention to
minor difficulties makes larger ones. Be
ure 70 hold temper and tongue. II quick
empered appear quiet and calm pausing
moment before speaking II a little vexed.
'how no preference toward any Of the
eholars for wealth or family position and
lna!ly De close student of nature, for no
escher can succeed without being able to
cad human nature. Before closing the
fternoon session Supervisor Goodhue
allied on state Superintendent Palmer, I
no spoke briefly on the necessity Of hav-
ng scholars OF all ages compose letters OF {
Il kinds and descriptions. Teaching them
D write has been one of the greatest de-
elopments in our schools for the last
twenty-five years. In the evening Mr. I
almer gave an able address on Education I
lating the number of institutes which he I
ad held and the large audiences which
ad attended them. He said Lord Sails !
ury's estimate that there are in Europe
100, 0oe men at arms in times Of peace to
alnsain order-that such a force is not
aeded in this country TO preserve peace is
nown by all and the simple reason for p
AS Is that the young from their cradles
] are taught TO love truth. Justice. educa- n
on and God. This fact was strikingIy
nstrated BY one of the South American =
at the Pan American Con- :,
ess. On visiting New England he was =
rprised at not seeing soldiers on the :.
reefs Of the cities and villages 10 preserve :"
der. Why said he, there are ten soldiers :,
the street corners in South America X
here there is one here. II Gladstone's az
at the end Of another cen
~ there viii be in the United States
DO,OO0,oO0 OF people proves true then
lat mighty influence must be exerted Ia
the teachers. that this vast number ii,
all be ruled without force. Aristotle's
! definition Of school is as true to-day be
ever, namely: Educate the citizen un-
he viii obey the law Every citizen is
oyereign in the United States, hence he
eds to be educated. The speaker refer W
: ~ NAE pAA NtAo-oih VI securing a luEl-
for a winter schoolmaster. placing
re valued on muscle than on brain DOW
and spoke Of Goldsmith and Milton re-
wing hoggings in college and Of how As
1bon learned Latin with 'smueh sweat
! some blood The speaker said we A.
no better way of Judging of the future
N BY studying the young men Of to- tse
Z. If they are trained BY their parents
BY the schools in the right manner,
ating in them love for good reading,
lesty and reverence for God the future
Vermont. yea, Of the nation is safe. The :
e lecturer was right when be said,
very received its death blow twenty
rs before the great and decisive con- sus
in arms. For the Northern soldier on'
been taught in his childhood to love F
sonal liberty and justice and he was He
ing 70 tight 70 gain it for his eolored col
Their. In concluding Mr.. Palmer gave :
pleasing tribute to the profession of He
hing and added no army ever rose m,
her than its general and no school high an
han its teacher. Supervisor Goodhue
2 short but effective address on the i
work being done by our educators. the