Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-05
ORLEANS COUNTY SUMNER SCHOOL.

The tenth session Of the Orleans
county summer school opened IN
Seaver's opera hall last Monday
afternoon. The address Of welcome
was delivered by Rev. 4. B. Blake
who mentioned the fact that Barton
was the pioneer town in Vermont
where the first summer school was
held and this was the tenth session
held IN town. He referred to the
noble calling of the teacher, a sancti-
fed calling made holy by the God
man whose whole public life was
spent teaching the people. He spoke
of the teacher as the model which
would be reproduced on the inner
nature of his pupil and welcomed the
assembly as.those who were endeavor-
ing to raise the people to the highest
and nobIest civiization.E He rendered
to them the cordial greetings of the
people Of Barton, and hoped they
would enjoy the scenery, the lake,
and their associations in the homes
of the people, and he believed all
would be mutually benefited.
County Examiner E. G. Baldwin
responded in few we'll chosen SEN
tences in behalf Of the school, after
which he introduced Hon. J. W. Red
mond of Newport, vice president Of
the institute. Mr.. Redmond's address
was characteristic of the man. 1t
abounded in wit and wisdom and kept
the assembly in the best of humor.
He amused and Instructed at the
same time Mr.. Redmond highly
eulogized Judge L. H. Thompson
jurist and the bar its most brilliant
lawyer in his death-he was friend
of education, a great man noble
man. He spoke of an educated man
as one who knew how to use all his
faculties to the best advantage. The
school house is not a knowledge fac
tory but man grower, place to
develop manhood. The teacher
should have a clear conception of
what she is called to do and then as
certain the best possible method of
doing her work. He dwelt some time
on the subject of teaching reading as
a most important branch, for the good
reader possesses the key OF knowi-
edge; he has it within his power to
become an educated man. Many
helpful hints were given and his ad-
dress was listened to with close atten-
ton.
The school management were fortu-
nate in'securing the services of A. W.
Edison, associate superintendent of
schools Of New York City. Mr.. Edison
graduated at Randolph State Normal !
school in 1870, at Montpelier Seminary
III 1874 and at Dartmouth College in !
1878. He taught in the common |
schools of Vermont and Illinois four
years, was principal of Randolph high |
school one year, superintendent of |
schools at Attleboro, Mass, one year:
superintendent of schools in Jersey
City, n. j., two and one half years:
agent of The Massachusetts board of
education ten years; and associate
uperintendento Of schools in New York
City four years. His lectures during
the week have been most helpful. He
is not stranger here, having visit
ed the town three times as in
structor in the summer schools. He
is man fully equipped and specially
to his work. He impresses
one as a high minded Christian gentle.
man, who has a definite object and
reaches it by the shortest way. He
makes no attempts at displays of
rhetoric but speaks ''like a book"
seldom having to change a word in a
sentence when lie has made a state
nent. His lectures have been lumin-
ous with simplicity, SO clear tnat the
teachers caught the ideas readily and
earned much with little effort on
heir part. Invariably he speaks
.ersely and to the point. His lecture
on reading was full of valuable in
3truction. He divided reading into
our parts having for its object, first
second instruction, third
culture and fourth Inspiration. He
advised that only two tenths of the
ime used in reading be given to enter