Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-02-21
THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION
Well Attended Meeting Held at
MiddIehury COLLEGE.

The seventh annual meeting of the
Vermont Section of the Classical Asso
citation of New England was held at
Middlebury college on Saturday, Febru
airy Is. Both morning and afternoon
sessions were we'll attended, and the
papers and discussions were full of in
terest. Superintendent w. A. Beebe
of Proctor presided.
At the morning session Prof. Bassett
of the University of Vermont spoke on
the topic, 1.-The Classics and Popu-
larity." He made strong plea for
cooperation among all language teach
ers in school or college, and emphasized
the fact that if Greek and Latin suffer
by neglect, the other languages will
suffer with them. The teachers of the
languages most threatened We're urged
to take a more aggressive attitude, and
not to be content with simply repelling
attacks.
Principal j. H. Fuller of Brandon fol-
lowed with a thoughtful paper on THE
Question of Greek in the Small High
School" Greek has a definite moral
and aesthetic value, and is, broadly
speaking, indispensable to a perfect un-
derstanding of the origins and develop
ment of the various elements of our
complex civilization. 1t is neither wise
nor democratic to shut this door of the
highest opportunity to the sons and
daughters of the common people. 1t is
only when we come to point where we
must choose between Greek and some
enrichment of the curriculum impera-
lively demanded by the true interests
of the community that we can feel JUS
titled in dropping the Greek.
Principal M. d. Chittenden of Bur-
ington followed Mr.. Fuller with a
paper on "The Classical Outlook " No
brief abstract can hope to do justice to
this extremely able treatise, yet its
tenor may be indicated. The educa-
tional world, said the speaker, is grad
ually coming to condition of COM
promise and adjustment. Classcers and
Utilitarians are beginning to feel that
there is room in the curriculum for them
both, and that each is necessary to the
wel-being of the other. Even those
who were at one time loud advocates of
a purely industrial and vocational train
ing are finding the products of such
training quite as unsatisfying as the
products of the older system, and are
now advocating the reunions of what
was best in the old classical program.
After a spirited discussion on methods,
the meeting adjourned for luncheon,
which was served at Pearsons hall by
the ladies of the Home Economies de-
partment of the college. At a short
business meeting of the appointment
committee the following officers were
chosen for the coming year: President,
II. N. Wood, of st. Johnsbury; execu-
tive committee, Miss Judd, of Bellows
Falls, Mr. Hartman, of Middebury,
Professor White, of Middlebury college;
secretary, Professor Ogle of the Uni
Verslty OF Vermont
The afternoon session opened with a
paper by DR.. Aubon Appelmann of the
University of Vermont, entitled, Greek
} and Latin in the German Gymnaisa. ~
The speaker gave detailed account OF
the course of study in each successive
year, and then spoke entertainingly OF
| methods of instruction. Memorizinl
and written work are steadily insisted
, upon from the outset, and the auditory
| memory receives its share of cultivation
, through the use of the viva voce method
J photographs and the cinematograph
The Emperor is keenly interested in the
maintenance of classical study and thu
relation of modern to ancient culture