Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
EVENING SESSION.
Words OF Welcome and Response, Will
Address by President Chase.

The evening ression of the corven.
ton opened at 1870 o'clock in the assem-
bly, hall of the Edmunds nigh school a
very large assemblage of teachers and
friends of education being in attendance.
Seated upon the platform was President
NJ. II. Buckham, President George G.
Chase of Bates college, Lewiston, Me,
President John l.. Algor of the State as
ISOLATION, State Superintendent of Educa-
ton Walter T.. Ranger and Mayor d. c.
Hawley.
President Alger opened the meeting by
calling upon Mayor IIawley, who said:
MAYOR HAWLEY'S WELCOME.
The citizens Of Burlington feel just
pride in welcoming an organization so i'm
portant and 50 representative Of the high
er interests of the community as the Yer
mont State Teachers association.
| thank you most cordially for the cour-
teous invitation which gives me the OPP
pOrtunity of speaking to you this evening
as the official representative of the city
and | take much pleasure in saying to
you that we feel your interests to be
deeply our interests, and | bespeak for
your meeting an eminent degree Of sue
cess worthy your high calling.
The work you are undertaking and the
results YOU would accomplish at this sd
annual gathering are Of living Importance
to the educational interests and to every
interest of this city, as well as of the en-
tire state, and am glad to assure you of
the cooperation of our educators and Of
our citizens in general. The tendency of
the times along educational lines, Is to-
ward the development of new principles
and the evolution of new methods. one
characteristic of wonderful pedagogic
activity of the present time is a fuller APP
probation of the value of a broad general
culture
We are grasping the idea that to edu-
cate is not simply to instruct, to impart
knowledge, to store the mind with facts
but that it is infinitely more, the unfold
Ing OF the intellect and of the emotions,
and the developing of character which is
the foundation of lie of individuals and
of the nation.
We are finding out that there is much In
our present educational system that is not
adapted to the average pupil. We have
been trying to gauge all pupils by an in
flexible standard and in so doing have
failed to discover the wonderful possibili-
ties of indil idual minds.
we are, however, to-day, you are, adopt
ing more natural methods, and are get
tins down upon level with the child.
Helping it to STE cause and effect and
showing it the why and wherefore of what
1t daily hears and secs Your work Is
most important and of an exalted charac-
ter.
The public school system is the bulwark
OF our national independence, and you,
teachers are laying the foundation for
future usefulness and future greatness Of
the youth of to-day. The true influence
and the scope of your work will he read
IN the character and the lives of the men
and the manner of the next generation
and of generations yet unborn.
TO one who loves his work the teachers
profession is q most unseliish one and it's
greatest reward is the satisfaction of a
noble work, well accomplished. Other
professions and other callings may offer
greater financial reward but In none Is
there greater opportunity for or a higher