St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-08-23
SUMMER SCHOOL.
A Successful and Profitable Meeting.

to form a reliable opinion say that
the corps of instructors has been the
finest, and the class of teachers
attending unusually intelligent and
diligent in their work. The school
house has been the most alive place
in the town these two weeks. Over
1876 teachers have enrolled their
names, making this the largest
attended of any summer school in
the state.
The weather. while not being as
warm as most people would like, part
of the time, has by its GOODNESS much
facilitated tie work of the school,
and the Inconvenience of dog days
have been unknown.
The regular work OF the school was
pretty we'll concluded yesterday;
this morning thereis to be business
meeting, and the closing exercises
will be held in the afternoon, when
the question box will be answered,
and a general wind up of everything
take place.
During this week instruction was
given in history and physiology by
Supt. Louis P. Nash, Gardner, Mass;
methods, pedagogy and reading,
Prin. r. A. Waterbury, new principal
OF Johnson Normal school; advanced
reading, Mrs. Mary Mills Deyett,
principal Shelburne high school;
School law, w. H. Taylor, Hardwick;
vocal music, ]. F. Mccarthy, Spring
field, Mass, conservatory of music;
penmanship, D. H. Farley, author Of
the system of writing books adopted
for use in the schools of this and
other towns.
Mr.. Mccarthy has left to give
instruction at the New Hampshire
summer school at Plymouth. The
lecture by A. W. Edison, on Thursday
morning of last week was attended
by number of school officers, who
found much that was useful and
suggestive in his practical talk. T.
F. Halls lecture in the evening was
also enjoyed by those who attended.
Among places of interest visited by
the teachers are the Fairbanks scale
works, the museum and the fish
hatchery. The latter was visited on
Wednesday afternoon, the school
work having been closed at 8 80.
About SO were in the party, and Mr..
Titcomb, the genial superintendent,
gave a most interesting talk explain
ing the use of fish hatcheries, and the
process OF development of young
fishes. A walk was taken in the
vicinity and the,dam and other works
inspected.
Mr.. Staffurd's lecture on Whittier
in the Academy hall, on Tuesday
evening, was not as well attended by
our citizens as might reasonably
have been expected. The lecture is a
rich treat to anyone with a particle
OF literary feeling, and is delivered by
an orator capable of enforcing every
point. Mr.. Stafford spoke for one
thing of the falacy of the idea that
the poet Whittier was uneducated,
and showed instead that he was
nourished on the richest kind of food
for his simple nature, which would
have been hopelessly ruined by a
course at Harvard. The beauty OF
the poets work was aptly illustrated
by quotations, and the entire lecture
was enjoyed by the sympathetic il
not large audience. Louis P. Nash,
OF Gardner, Mass, delivered lecture
IN the same place last evening on the
subject OF Early American History
dealing with the mound builders and
primitive races to whose mysterious
doings so much interest attaches.
, Yesterday Principal Kelly occu
pied period, touching on civics anc
other topics, and DIR. Waterbury
gave a talk on good citizenship
States Attorney Taylor, who speak,
on school law, has been away par
of this week.
Mrs. John c, Thompson, of th'
-, Womans Relief Corps, taught th'
teachers the cerem ony OF saluting tn,
flag yesterday afternoon, which wa
; done by a class of school children
: This was repeated at the lectur
y last night.
State Superintendent Stone ha
not been here and has had no actlv
. part in the management OF tn
: school.
e 1t is gratifying to know that man,
e OF the teachers in attendance hav
), been able to secure positions throug
! the bureau for employment. Their
5 is quite demand tor teachers thi
. summer. The attendance has no
: been confined to Caledonia county
J. and many have come from outsd
the state. A fair number of youn
men have been IN attendance.
Among the visitors to the schoo
:. was Supt. Davis of Hartford, Conn
s and there have been quite IA numbe
q, OF local visitors.
= The state pays about half the e.
penses of the school, which of cours
;, cannot be nearly met by the tuitio
u fees. The teachers come at their ow
'e expense in nearly all cases, and II
IL benefit received is for the good of a
lie their pupils. In fact the SUNNI,
schools of the state this year cannt