St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-27
Helpful Training.

Anaddress given by DIX. ALBERT w. WARDEN
of New York at the Peacham Academy Cen
tennial.
come here as Barnet boy and as a
former student OF this famous school. l
am glad of such royal welcome as the
people OF Peacham have given today.
AS came up the valley saw on the hill
top new structure rising higher than
the forest tree tops. What is it! am
led to consider it not tower OF defence,
not wall OF exclusion but rather as
herald OF welcome to the returning.
Ihavc been assigned to speak OF Help
full Training"
To enlightsn the mind, to cultivate the
perception, to strengthen the memory
and the reason, to train the hands to do,
to place man where he may subdue the
earth and enjoy the fruit of his labors in
the field and III the mine and on the
waters to have dominion over every liv-
ing thing, to place man in right relation
with his Maker, to teach him how to live
and how to deal rightly with his fellow
men. to teach right principles and to
practice hem until right doing becomes
the habit and easy. This is helpful train
ing. 1t is knowing the right way ana
walking in it. 1t is knowing and dong
Isay store the mind with useful knowl'
edge, and above all, teach the boys to
be manly men and the girls to be
womanly women. Let wisdom, strength
and beauty be brought to their tull evo
luton each in their own place and pro
portion.
The upbuiding of character is educa
t;on. The youth should be taught TIT
use OF letters to enable him to learn tn
lesson from the past and to help him t.
communicate with his fellows by tn
written page. All require general educa
ton. Each occupation requires some
thing OF special training. The farmer
the carpenter and the merchant and al
must have the essentials OF education
but the merchant need not have tn
special manual training OF the mecnahit
ALI REQUIRE the intellectual training, a.
REQUIRE the moral upbuilding ana a
REQUIRE the reciprocal support OF eac
other. Helpful training is inStructio
and practice. Manual and bushes
training NAV both be added to the curri'
ulum. 4,
have observed in New England tn
tendency OF education to upou,'u "
individual, rather than to uppuiio an
strengthen the family. Herein is sour'
OF weakness to the state and to tue con
munitv. Who will solve the quest'o
and produce the remedy. Helpful tran
ing will bring the individual into prop
relations with life. The successful cor r,
ing man will seek strength IN unlon'
spirit oil the age is toward organizatie
in the form OF cooperation. 1t is, theI
fore important that the youth be taug
to stand with his fellows, not sel1sh
isolated. and be able and willing to wol
and live with them. Cultivate GO oper
ton. Cultivate the best friendships.
every good work strengthen one anotp'
We live in progressive age. Ca'euo',
county has produced during tue Pas' =. ~
years many noble men, MADE more az
and useful by this school. II Is W
known that this Caledonia eouu
school has done good work. IT. is
you now TO see to it that IL mas ~ ,
equipment Tor future good work l.
school at 100 years OF age IS yet ~"
and has still greater work to 40
was founded 100 years ago aceoTuinh
the needs of the community NON ,e,
this school be strengthened TO 'un'
educational requirements OF the gay q
OF the coming century.