Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-05-20
sMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, MAY 20. 1898.


which embraces all humanity, and educa-
! ton.
G. II. Thompson. in speaking to the
sentiment. Admiral Dewey, of Vermont
and Manila" won a round Of applause by
/ his playful commiseration for those I'M
fortunates "whose accident of birth has
given them no part in the war between
Spain and Vermont" But. he said, in
serious vein, George Dewey's magnificent
success at Manila has proved him the
right man in the right place. 1t has illus
trated over again the immutable truth that
"Before men made us citizens great Ma
/ ture made us men" Mr.. Thompson dep
lecatcd the idea. seemingly so prevalent,
that the cry, Remember the Maine, is a
cry of vengeance. Ii is not that. II is
the call to duty and Justice Of great ma
ton foreordained to rise i'm its might and
put an end TO centuries Of tyranny and
barbarous misrule in one of the fairest
/ spots on the western hemisphere. Il is
this sentiment which every American
/ breast gives to Admiral Dewey and his
men at their distant post Of danger:
! "Our hearts, our hopes are a. with thee
| our hearts, our hopes. our prayers. our tears,
/ our faith Triumphant er our fears,
| Are all with thee. are all with thee
| As Mr. Thompson closed with this fer
vid sentiment tervidlv expressed. his hear
! ers broke into applause and on the instant
/ the orchestra struck into the strains of the
/ "Star Spangled banner and TWO Amer-
can flags appeared waving in the doorway
while the company arose by common i'm
/ pulse and remained standing until tine in
/ spring music was finished
| 1t was an incident whose color and spirit
| will remain long in memory.
NIrs. PaImer's Address.
The address OF Mrs Alice Freeman
| Palmer. guest Of honor of the evening
closed the speaking OF this address no
adequate written report can be given The
words verbatim would lack the personal
nobility and womanly earnestness of the
/ speakers presence
First OF all Mrs Palmer gave congratu-
! lations TO all that such a meeting could be
held in such a place 1t illustrated as no
words could do the strange and rapid trans.
| formation which has been sweeping over
! the New England ideas OF education in the
last quarter of a century. And it is espec-
! tally the idea OF education as il relates to
! girls and women which has been changed
! a distinguished Berlin professor of psv-
| cho.oCy, said The speaker, discussing our
American institutions. said that be would
give us Jus, - years for the end to come.
She asked him Tor a little more time. and
he said "Weu make ii 80. but Won wont
need il. AouA go to pieces before it's
gone" When pressed for the reason for
his dire prediction be- said, with All ex-
preston not TO be initiated. on have
l6.o00001 pupils in your public schools:
hall OF them never gel beyond the grain
mar schoo. Ws. 0re taught d q.ri>"'
This eminent German professor could
no. be made TO understand the patriotism.
the love, the devotion which underle the
work OF the 100000 teachers in our public
schools
This is the hrs, time in all history that
nation has put the education OF it's chill
dTtl. ana through them lte own future, IN
10 the hands OF its women.
Thus il comes about that we have put
the whole American experiment into the
hands of our young teachers like those we
see here tonight
James Brice, our truest friend in Eng
land, said to the speaker not very long
ago, with curious break in his voice.
"Don't make a failure of il. don't make
failure OF it, Failure over there means
setback OF a hundred years to the liberal
cause in England When the New York
city election was lost last ia. wise friend
said: Yes, it is lost until you teachers
can train up generation to redeem it,
Think OF the responsibility We are plac-
ing on the schools. The doctors ask us to
keep the children in health: the preachers
ask Us to train them in morals and man
ners; the parents expect us to teach them
all that is untaught at home.
The destiny of the nation has been placed
in the hands OF just such young teachers
as these here tonight, / pray with all my
heart that you may GO on with your work
and prove yourselves just and brave and
true"