Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-03-27

tuiS WOulu DC July compensated w tue
freedom from the charge of wood for the
school, and board for the teacher, which,
it will be recoIlected, is to be paid'by those
living near the school. This mode Of
providing their own board is becoming
very popular in the colleges and high
schools where it averages about SO cents
per week where every thing is bought
| Your committee cannot recommend the
plan of boarding the scholars in the neigh
boring families. The grand object ofthe
Central School system. is to put every
child on an equal footing, an object which
would be completely frustrated by conect-
ing 1t with an increase Of expense, or on
any pretext Interfering with the perform
ance of their daily domestic duties by the
boys. Let, however, fair trial De made.
and the committee feel confident, as they
have before said, that the young folks
would find way Of removing the only
obstacle between them and good educa-
ton.
To all we would suggest the proprie,y
of giving the plan a careful and candid
examination. We ought not to expect
perfection in all its parts. Perfection does
not comport with the nature ofthings here
below. All we should look for is clear
iy preponderating balance of good. No
plan can possibly be devised to which
some objection will not arise. 1t is not
the part of prudence 10 shut our eyes 10
all the advantages of a scheme, and ca
gerly to seize on and magnify all lis de-
fects. True wisdom would dictate an ex-
animation of the present system and the
proposed plan on all sides, and if the adj
vantages of the latter should appear great
~ to preponderate, TO give it fair and
sufficient trial. Nor should it BE- hastily
abandoned, even when unexpected difficult
ties occur. New machines will not work
as smoothly as old ones. A lutte patience
will frequently obvale difficulties at first
considered uusurmonntable.
Second Pian.-ShouIdt the first plan be
thought on too large scale, your COM
miitee would propose, as the second plan,
the same Central School System, but with
in more confined limits, viz: by dividing
the town into two, three or four districts
with one central winter school for each,
and the same permanent female sub dis
trict schools as described in the first plan.
Should two districts be preferred, Otter
Creek might be the dividing line; if four
districts, there might be two on each side
ofthe Creek, Both plans stand on equal
footing as to efficiency, and the produce
ton of good female teachers. But the
first is very much superior in economy
and equality. In fact, it is the only way
in which, under the present law, any ap-
proach can be made to equality. If the
town was divided into two or more dis
lricts the sub-district schools west Of Otter
Creek could not receive more than half
the amount, while those on the east side
would not receive more than would fall
to them under the first Ian. Still, your
committee have no hesitation in saying,
that either plan would be a manifest and
lasting improvement. By the first, eve
ry child would be placed very nearly on
an equal footing, and the education of all
would be thorough. BY the latter, the
education Of all would be improved, tho
a very sensible inequality would still ex-
isl in different sections of the town, an
evil much 10 be deprecated.
In conclusion, your committee would
offer the following resolution for the con-
sideration of next March meeting:
Resolved, That the Select Men be di-
recled TO unite all those districts that may
pass vote for such union, in their respec-
tive legal school meetings, by majority
of not less Than three fourths of legal vot-
ers present, and that the proof of such
vote be certificate of the respective dis
trict clerks, addressed TO The Select Men.
THos. H. PALMER, Secretary.
+ Amos Crepin, Amos Hitchcock, A. G.
Dana, T. F. Bogue, N. d. Clifford,
Jeffrey Barns, WIN. Beale, Jon. War
ner, John r. Newell. German Hendee,
d. Richardson, d. Hall, Jr., Abrah I'm
, Owen, Committee.