Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-08-07
SUMMER SCHOOL.

SUMMER SCHOOL.
The work during the last week of
summer schooIwas very practical.
Miss Hall, one of the teachers at
Randolph, has given instruction in
vertical writing and primary work.
The teachers gained many ideas from
seeing her conduct recitations. Sew
eral little children came in for two or
three exercises and Miss Hall showed
the teachers the methods used in the
model schools connected with the
normal school. Exercises were given
in number and reading.
Mr.. Turner's lectures on Reading
have been very interesting and helpful
and he has cleared up great deal of
the doubt generally connected with
that subject.
Mr.. HALLS lectures on OrthographY
have been among the best of the term
and this subject, which has been the
most dreaded of any in teachers ex-
aminations, has been explained so the
teachers present will !have no more
trouble with that.
His lectures on Language, Grammar
and History have also been full of in
terest. One of his principal aims
seems to have been to prepare teach
ers for the technical and puzzling
questions with which Vermont exam
ination papers are fairly bristling.
Taken as a whole the summer
school of this year has been full as
successful as could be expected. The
attendance was not quite as largo as
in some former years, but the work
has certainlysbeen as beneficial to the
teachers present as ever before.
Thursday evening there was an in
formal social in the opera hall. The
first part Of the evening was spent in
getting acquainted.
Mr.. Hall gave a short lecture, or as
he called "talk," on the subject, ''Pat-
riotism in Education" This lecture
was very interesting from beginning
to end. One of the elements of pat
riotism is enthusiasm, which, although
it may last but a short time, incites
the weak hearted soldier to dash for
ward even when he knows it is GER
tain death. Another, and perhaps
the prime element of patriotism, is
"social absorption" George Wash
ington said that although the whole
army under his command should lay
down their arms he alone would con-
tinue to fight for his country, his peo-
pie and their posterity. This is social
absorption, when pers on loses sight
of self for the purpose of doing good
to his neighbor.
The speaker said that Washington
was generally considered thesideal Of
patriotism by the people of this coun-
try, but greater patriot than Wash
ington was that man who thought not
only of his country, but of the Dark
Continent of which SO little was
known. David Livingstone was a
greater patriot than Washington be-
cause he was a patriot in a wider
sense"
One of the principal elements of
patriotism in education is honesty.
In closing the speaker said it was the
duty of every teacher to give the
pupils to understand that the Ameri
can flag is too good to float over dis
honesty and deceit.
The remainder of the evening was
given up to marching and a general
good time. There was a piano solo
by Miss Pinney, a song by Miss Lo-
throp and whistling.
After the promenade a little time
was given to dancing.
Among the visitors we have noted:
Sarah E. Mason, Wahpeton, n. D;
Kate H. Fuller, Montpelier; Florence
Hudson, st. Johnsbury; Mrs. E. T.
Seaver, No. Troy; I. Stephenson,
Lowell; Myrtle Aldrich, West Burke;
May Aldrich, West Burke; Grace w.
Richmond, Newport; Mrs Violet
Wheatley, Peaks Island, Me-; Mrs. F.
H. Pierce, Albany; Mrs. G. E. Cool
idge, Boston, Mass; Laura A. Beadle,
Newport Center; Mrs. II. W. Pierce,
West Enosburgh, Mrs. a. D. Chand-
Ter, Barton Landing; Susie O'Rourke,
West Derby; Lua E. Rickard, Derby;
Mabel L. Brock, Barnet; Mr.. and