St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04

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organ and the devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. E. M. Chapman.
Miss Dugan then favored the audience
with a vocal solo. A business session
| followed these exercises. The secretary
read the report OF the last meeting and
the report of the treasurer showed bal.
ance in the treasury of $40.44 On
motion of Supt. Ranger committee OF
three was appointed by the chair to
revise the constitution and report at the
next annual meeting. The chair ap-
pointed Supt. Ranger, Principal 0. D..
| Mathewson and Principal c. H. Morrill,
on this committee.
The following officers were then elect
ed: President, N. J. Whitehill, of White
River Junction; vice president, F. E.
Prichard, OF Randolph; secretary, E. J.
Ham, OF Montpelier; treasurer, w. D
Parsons, of Bellows Falls; executive com.
mittee, W. A. Beebe, OF Morrisville, w.
P. Abbott, of Proctor, c. H D mpsey, of
St. Johnsbury; legislative committee, O.
d. Mathewson, OF Barre, H. K. Whit aker,
of Bratteboro, B. E. Merriam, OF Bran
don.
convention would probably be held at
Middlebury
The following resolutions were present
ed by Principal Morrill,:
Be it resolved by this, the fifty-fourth
annual convention of the Vermont State
Teachers Association, that grateful
acknowledgements are due and are here
by made to the executive committee OF
the association for the excellent program
prepared and to all who have contrib.
uted TO the success of the meetings. to
the local committee tor the admin able
provision made for the entertainment of
members; to the teachers OF St. Johns
bury tor their cordial reception of the
visiting members; to the pupils of the
schools for the splendid concert; to the
people Of St. Johnsbury Tor the very
generous and gracious hospitality
with which they have opened their
homes; to the North Congregational
and the Baptist churches Tor open
ing their doors to the convention;
to the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation tor the use of the Music Hall
to the Fairbanks Scale Co. for their
courtesy in admitting our members to
their works; to the directors OF the
Museum tor courteses extended to the
to all those who have so
our meetings with vocal and
music; to the genial ana
ever welcome representatives of the pub
fishing houses Tor their presence and very
and helpful exhibits.
Ap1 he ~ Il !,
from our meetings the presence Of one
whose long and conspicuous services as
a brother teacher won the love and |
esteem of all, we deem it fitting to ac-
knowledge debt of gratitude to the
mt mory of the late Principal Edward |
Conant; and to express our appreciation
OF his beautiful character as a man, a
and teacher.
Respectfully submitted,
Fl. o. WHEELER,
c. H. MORRILL,,
M. d. CHITTENDEN.
The business meeting was followed by
an address by Preston w. S. arch OF
Worcester, Mass upon" An Ideal School,"
He said the ideal school must have three
things, 1t must be built on the foundation
OF better health OF the child, the individ-
uality OF the child must be recognized,
and we must never forget that the great
thu IN education is inspiration How
important to open the window and bring
IN nature, mans first garden, tor study.
Every child is born with love OF nature.
Don send child into Is bv &c box,
II feet high, and then shut out the
GU side world. The school should stand
for good books and literature. The man
win the hoe is the man that has never
been in contact with the public schools.
Mr.. Search also spoke of the value of
plctule' in developing the child's mind,
this point with HIS boys
delight at seeing the Sistine Madonna
III Dresden. In closing he said we should
never have the ideal school until we had
the ideal home.
The last and one of the best addresses
OF the entire convention was by Supt.
Nash OF Holy oke, Mass upon "Litera.
tue and Its Relation to School Lie"
de gave Emerson's three great rules TO.
reading, read no book that is not at
least year old; read only famed books
great books; read only what you like.
he urged the reading OF great books to
enter INTO the spirit of the worlds his.
tory: Scholars should be given good
reading books and not "the cat and dog
literature" which is despised by teachers
and pupils alike. The speaker favored
the revival OF speaking pieces" and in
closing urged the teachers to find the
relation between the daily study and it,
uature and let the good things in litera-
turt 60 with them.
The Concert.
MUSIC hall is SELDOM as crowded as it
was on Friday evening, when the pro-
gram, as printed last week, was pre-
aenled in the concert given by the pupils
OF the Academy and pubnc schools.
Y chestral music was excellent rend-
cred by Young's orchestra, and with
M SIS Edi h M. Nichols as leader, the 9th
and 7'h and and 9th grades OF the
public schools did most satisfactory and
pleasing chorus work. rhe st. lohns-
bury Academy cnorus gave one number
Oh the program besides the closing num-
Der, the cantata, Longielluw's Village
Blacksmith, which was also by them.
and was very accurately and easily
ltndered. The soloIsts, both vocal and
instrumental, were enthusiastically re-
celvtd and warmly applauded-
Don I. Stiles, soprano; Harry H. MAY,
bass; Walter Carr, violin.
The concert reflected great credit upon
Miss Nichols work in training the young
people IN chorus and solo singing, and
emphasized the value OF music IN the
coho,,1