Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-06
THE TEACHERS AT SCHOOL.


The First Week of the summer Institute a
Highly successful one.
The Addison County Summer School
now in session i'm the town hall i'm our
village opened Monday afternoon. with
good showing of earnest, wide-awake
teachers. The constantly Increasing at
tendance indicates like increase i'm in
terest. Yesterdays rOllcall numbered
IS, three counties In Vermont being rep
resented and also some parts of Massa-
chusetts.
The first speaker, Miss Ellen HYDE. of
birmingham, Mass, principal of State
Normal school, presented the subject of
moral education in our American schools.
which she continued at different hours
during Tuesday and Wednesday; and in
such pleasant, tactful, convincing way
did she handle it that no earnest. think.
ing teachers could fail to be Interested as
well as benefited thereby.
a. w. Edison, AM, of Worcester, Mass.
state superintendent Of education, gave
at different times during the week talks
on the characteristics and qualifications
of good teacher, and other interesting
topics relating to pedagogy and school
management. HIS talks are practical and
to the point and are certainly very help.
full, arousing in the listener a new enthu-
siasm and insight that must lead TO "A
higher class of work in the near future.
He also gave very interesting instruction
with regard to language and reading.
Another instructor. whom one must
hear in order to appreciate, is William
p. Kelley of Hudson. Mass. superintend-
ent of schools, who presents up-to.date
methods for teaching advanced arithme-
tic. He is keen and business like. and it
is impossible TO listen to him without be-
ing melted to more intelligent and pro-
gressive work.
The talks on nature study by Miss
Belle Smith of BrattlebOro. Vt. are es-
pecially attractive and helpful to those
interested. Every teacher will certainly
gain much by following out her instruc-
ton.
The lecture. Wednesday evening.
delivered by MIR. Edison on "Some Phases
of Modern Education" was addressed to
I both teachers and others and was well
attended, He emphasized the importance
of voters and taxpayers being familiar
with the condition of the schools in their
town and gaining their knowledge at first
hand. He urged the necessity of citizens,
parents especially. giving more intelli-
gent and active attention 10 the training
and environment of the children of our
schools. The lecture was heartily appre-
ciated, as was shown by the applause
which followed.
The whole atmosphere of the school
is progressive and uplifting, and no
teacher of today-Or tOmOrrow-cgn at
ford to lose the excellent instruction
offered by attending it. 1t is practical
for ungraded as well as graded and high
school teachers. There will be no ses-
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continue next week under different class
of equally excellent Instructors. among
them being Mrs. Isabel II. Ferry. East
hampton. Mass supervisor of drawing
in HOlyoke, Mass; |. Freeman Hall, A.
NJ, North Adams, Mass, superintendent
of school; Miss Lizzie c. Allen, Brookline
Mass. principal training school. Johnson
VT, and Mr.. Francis a. Bagnall, st. Al
bans, VT, principal of the high school.
Parents and citizens are cordially in
yted to visit the school at any time.