Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-03-27
E D U C A TON
Pittsford Report ON Education.
IConcluded.1


one district with one Central School, sit
ua'ed IN such a convenient situation az
may be agreed on, for the education, If
winter, OF the older scholars in the hirbel
branches, managed by a committee of one
from each sub district. Let the presen
existing districts be considered as sub-dis
trscIs, and female school be kept. hro'
out the qohOle gear, in each ofthe presen
! school houses. for the education of The
Younger classes; such female schools "a
be entirely under the control of the inhab-
ltants of the sub-distrcts in which they
are situated. The whole of the public
money accruing to the Grand district 10
make one fund, and to be distributed as
follows: Each sub-district shall draw
wages for their respective teachers in the
following ratio:
a. When the school averages thro lghout the wear
~ E scnola an or less, ... $500 per week
from ~ TO 81 scholars, 1,25 d"
-" 30 to 40 $50
Above 40 rs q. .
Every sub-district averaging more than
40 throughout the year to be allowed to
have two schools, or two teachers in one
school, to be paid each as above The
appropriation for the Central School to be
such an amount as will make the tax on
each scholar therein fifty per cent. more
than the average of the tax in the sub dis
L'e1 schools for the preceding year. The
Central School to be kept open four
months every winter, and to be conducted
by thoroughly educated male teacher,
with as many female assistants as NAV
be necessary. The teachers board for
the Central School to be defraved by the
scholars living within a mile of the school
house, and the wood to be furnished bv
those from one to two miles, in addition
to the school tax, leaving to those more
distant their school tax only. The ad-
vantage Of having the central school house
near would probably induce offers to build
It by subscr; ption from different neighbor-
moods. When the amount of public mo.
ney exceeds or falls short of the sum ne.
cesSary for the above weekly payments,
and the amount falling 10 the Central
School they should be enlarged or con-
tracted at the same rate.
Or, the public money may be divided
as follows: .... -.
/. Letthe scholars ofthe Central School
draw their full proportions of the public
money.
2. Let one third of the remainder be
equally divided among the schools of the
United Districts.
8. Letthe rest of the money be divided
according to the number of scholars at.
tending each primary school.
I ADVANTAGES OF THE FIRST PLAN.-
These are four-fold: l. Its tendency tc
produce better teachers 2. Its efieiencv
3. lis economy. 4. lis equality.
|. It's tendency to produce better teach
erS, Without good teachers, it is in vain
10 look for good schools. And how cal
we have good teachers, unless they hav,
encouragement properly to prepare them
selves for their arduous and responsible
task In every profession but that G
teacher employment can be had durin
the whole year; or, if there be a seaso
when business is regularly at stand tn
emoluments are proporlionably greater
, or, things are so arranged that one bus
ness can be pursued at one season, an
another for the rest Of the year But i
; New Eng land, excepting in the cities an
the large villages, no one can gain even
scomty maintenance By the profession =
For the plan of alternating winter an
summer schools, renders it impossible Fl,
= teacher TO gain living unless the We
ges should at least be doubled. Wit
y male teachers this is comparatively ofles
importance, for the college vacations al
> purPosey arranged SO as to afford a recr
lar supply ofstudents forthe winter school
! But the female teachers, are thrown out
- employment precisely at that season whe
;, it is most difficult to procure any olhe
J, The unavoidable consequence, then,
= this alternating system is, that there is Il
> orally no such profession as that of a teacI
= er, and the whole bushes is thrown in
he hands of those who take it up merel
J for temporary purpose. One girl, f
= instance, wishes to attend boardin!
" school at distance, to complete her ed,
!; cation; another wants some costly artic
;. OF dress, which her parents are unwillin
: or unable to furnish; a third, perhar
: prefers keeping school for few monti
:. to taking care of her fathers dairy. n
- one depends upon it for subsistence; al
:, - very few indeed, expect to attend to it f
- more than one or two summers. No
- what can be expected from, inexperienc
= young girls, who engage In teachil
" with such views as these? We are to
y that, however well they may manage
few months, on a second engageme
:. their attention flags, and the school
:, comes utterly worthless. Can this be
y matter of wonder :?
: The plan now proposed. it is believ'
IN will afford an effectual remedy for Il
al most serious evil. Our sub-district scho'