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believed that, I should despair of the public ; I would never take any further part 

 in any educational work. 



After his address Dr. Chadbourne spoke briefly on another topic, the profit- 

 ableness of corn and wheat. He believes that New England farmers can raise 

 these cheaper than they can buy them. 



Kev. C. C. Painter raised the question how far the common schools prepare 

 their pupils for the practical education Dr. Chadbourne had described. The latter 

 replied that home associations and duties accomplish part of the work. 



Mr. J. M. Mackie thought our whole school system radically defective and 

 spoke of the German system which gives every boy and girl a practical training. 

 Dr. Chadbourne admitted that the entire work of education in this country needs 

 to be reorganized by means of new aims and new methods, but to Mr. Bullard's 

 objection that some men have no natural aptitude for study, replied that any man 

 can make a reasonable success by application and wise direction. 



Mr. F. H. Giddings said that while he had himself written in favor of technic- 

 al training in the public schools and believed that in time it must come, a brief 

 experience as a member of the town school committee had convinced him that 

 such a reform could not begin until the tax payers were willing to pay their com- 

 mon school teachers something more than six dollars a week. 



The meeting was then dissolved. 



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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. 



W. W. LANGDON, SUPERINTENDENT, 



IN ACCOUNT WITH HOUSATONIC AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



BR. 



To Money Received as Rent of Stalls and and Privileges on Fair 



Grounds. 



Mrs. Karner, 



Adams & Knickerbocker, 



Thomas Norton, 



Marcus Dearing, 



Andrew Corcoran, 



William Foster, 



M. T. Moore, 



O. P. Gillette, 



Lawrence & Burns, 



John Anderson, 



L. B. Jenks, 



George Owens, 



E. C. Howes. 



Charles Miller, 



A. P. Shaw, 



C. Todd, 



William B. Bliss, 



S. Smith, 



E. L. Barnuin, 



W. K. Towne, 



Austin Hatch, 



Wilson Hayes, 



John G. Adams, 



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W. B. Warfield, 

 Cy Nelson, 

 Fred. Cross, 

 Jacob Moore, 

 Jacob C, Snyder, 

 Frank LaPoint, 

 W. H. Snyder, 

 E. E. Barnes, 

 Charles Wagoner, 

 W. H. Martin, 

 J. Gannon, 

 C B. Ford, 

 Patsey Sullivan, 

 Wilbur Bristol, 

 T. Burns, 

 Billy Williams, 

 August Foubert, 

 John Peters, 

 Frank Wooldridge, 

 li. H. Kodabaugh, 

 J. Upton, 

 J. Stravelle, 

 John Shelley, 



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