The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-21
Teachers Elect
New Officers

I; had never had chance to spell
since.
Touching upon writing he said
the writing Hemingway taught
! was slow cultured process with
out any news in it. He tried to
create a beautiful hand with many
fiourishes and fancy quirks. To-
day the writing teacher aims to
secure in her pupil legibility,
speed and unconscious action.
All these subjects, the Commits
sioner said, had been deformalized
and changes in our school meth
DDS were still coming. We have
discarded the old doctrine of men
tai discipline and the general
transfer Of knowledge is not as
general as what we believed it 20
be. He Illustrated this by show
ing how mathematics when taught
accuracy did not teach it in every
day affairs. He declared that the
study Of algebra came before ge-
ometrv because the first teacher
of mathematics in the Boston
schools many years ago brought
his notes TO the classroom at his
first recitation in algebra instead
of geometry as he had intended.
He said we wasted a lot of time
in pronouncing Latin words be
fore translating them. a fifth Of
the time was spent in writing La
tin instead of tr2nslating it and
getting its real meaning. He de-
clared that English was the poor
est taught subject in the curricu-
lum and he was particularly Sc
we're in his criticism OF the Eng
lish pieces that are studied to-
day, citing three. He said Burke's
famous speech on the Cancellation
of the American colonies was still
studied because when John Han
cock read it at his Boston break
fast table he declared it was "hot
stuff" and Immediately had it add
to tie school curriculum. Not
volume Of Burke's speeches had
been withdrawn from library
Shelf in at least three New Eng
iand states in 40 wears. Burke
speech is still with us and there
is no time to read of the world
conference in Washington or the
great lessons of the last war be-
cause the pupils must read that
speech of Burke's. Sesame and
Lilies" was beautiful adore 9
prepared by a great English es-
sayist for a Womap's Club, paper,
yet boys in sweaters are required
TO read it. We teach pupils Car
iyle'a essay on Burns because it Is
required by the college entrance
board. The pupils read it with
out ever reading the beautiful ~
RIGS the Scotch bard wrote.
In closing he said the secondary
schools should be the peoples col
lcge OF America and tnat modern
methods OF education demanded
a constant change in the schools
Of America and that we should be
ready to adopt the changes that
must necessarily come.
Following the address of Com
missioner Butterfeld these Officers
were elected:
President, Florence Drew, Lyn- |
donville; vice president, Clarence
c. Hitchcock, St. Johnsbury; sec
rotary, Anna |. Atkinson, New
bury; treasurer, Ruth A. Fellow, !
Sutton; executive committee, The
odore H. Wilson, st. Johnsbury; |
Donovan S. Jones, Newbury; Sid
nay, r II o16iOn Cnnonrd
These resolution were adopted:
The Caledonia County Teachers !
Association, on the occasion of its
annual mid-year meeting at 81.
Johnsbury, Jan. 10 and 20, 1922,
gratified by the large registration
and warm enthusiasm of the !
teachers in attendance recommend /
the following resolutions:
First, That we express our
pleasure at the decision Of the /
State Teachers Association to !
hold its next annual meeting at
st. Johnsbury.
Second, That we express our
appreciation and sense of value !
and helpfulness contained in the
course Of study recently authonz-
ed by the State Board of Educa
ton and prepared under the direc-
ton of the State Commissioner.
Third, That we continue to use
all the effort and influence at our
command to the end that the boys
and girls residing in the rural dis
tricts in Vermont shall have the
best possible equipment and great
est possible incentive to get an ed
ucation.
Fourth, That we extend our re- /
gret to Supt. G. A. Jameson, the !
President of this Association that
he was prevented by illness in his
family from being present at this
session.
Fifth, That we tender our
thanks to the people of St. Johns
bury for the very hearty welcome |
extended to us through the secre-
tary of the Commercial club, Ar
thur F. Stone.
That we further express our
cordial thanks for the entertain
ment afforded US in the homes of |
st. Johnsbury people and to tIus-
tees, principal and caretakers OF /
st. Johnsbury Academy who made !
it possible to hold our meetings at |
the Academy building.
The concluding portion of the !
convention was devoted to confer
ences. NJ. ID. Chittenden, the new
state supervisor of the high /