Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-11-22
COMMON SCHOOLS IN VERMONT.


by far the important subject which falls under the
dansp OF TINT of the education of the
and daughters of Vermont There who feel this
rutwho therefore fol the establishment of un eff
hcen thorough and economical system Of common school cdu
cation for the staeand who ll,ored, and will labor for
such system. Such lie looked for among the
intelligent tho most truly pairoc Of people
the friends of education in the widest and TO tho highest
practicable dcgree always found among such men.
there good why every citizen Of Vermont should
give pro-emnant importance this subject well US these
who have long done and always will do matter
of ocOnony dOs and ocHtsCf tares-ths subject Of
system of Education is important than amy other The
wages paid TO masters and messes Of the schools in
Vermont annually far than all the expenses
the State Government Think Of it, taxpayers think wheh-
eoaonyas well the interests of your children, and
of the and tho nation and the world in which they
play padoes not require that this matter shall be faithful
" attended by the people, and especially by tc
The fact which have mentioned, with other interesting sta
cul ct brought by the made under tho
of last year. and communicated the legislature by Gov Sado
We give the message and abstract Of the returns and
hope that thus the important hearing of these statistical facts
may be and c complete from
cry in the year. 1t is only by such facts thu,
the Importance of the subject be brought home to aand
this the first step towards attaining the desired cndn good
system of Education When the people feel the importance
good SYSTEM they will demand it, hest of
hest will be asked in vain. Gov sado deserves high
credit for his zeal an services upon this subject and this
pment WOULD also extend the gentlemen in both
who had this subject charge and reported the bill at tho late
session. However unfortunate the bill itself was however
it may be regarded by the people, llc any who
besows his talents and time and labor for noble end, de-
the respect and tic thanks of the people. The failure
the bill under tho circumstances should prcudcal to it,
and will not be. Indeed prejudice Of any kind is
| of place upon such II SUBJECT.
Tho following communication of Gov sllde with the
Rccu pitulhon of the statistical returns;
tn the House OF Representatives:
| transmit herewith for the use OF the General
Assembly, the returns of statistics of Common
schools which have been transmitted 10 me by
town clerks, in pursuance of an act relating to
Common Schools, approved November |, 1913. |
have prepared an abstract which also send here
with. From the recapltuation at the close of it, it
will be seen that returns have been made from on
llv 159 towns that there are, in those towns, 1909
school districts; that they contained in lS 49, 25,-
S74 families, G4950 children between the ages OF
4 and lS, and 52,G65 children who attended school
IN said year; that schools were taught by male
teachers, 1876 months, and by female teachers,
69S7 "a months that there was paid to the for.
MGR for wages SOL 0G7 75, and to the latter S33,.
sos 30 amounting 10 SS4,673 and that there had
been received by those districts, within said year,
of public money, the SUN of S60,G90 81.
1t results from these data, that 10 per cent. of
the children between and 19, did not attend the
common schools IA portion Of these doubtless at
tended select schools j that the average monthly
wages of the male teachers was Sl3 |, and of the
fenial4 teachers 81 80; that the average number
of months taught in each district by teachers of
both sexes, was six, and the average number OF
children that attended school in each district, 80
and that the amount paid teachers was equal to
81, 81 to each scholar taught.
1t furthermore appears that the population of the
towns from which returns have been received, was,
in 1910 l93,253; and that the amount paid to
teachers other than those of select schools, in the
whole state assuming the returns received, and
the population in the towns returned, and the pop
ua,on of the state, as the basis of the calculations
is Sl2c,OO0 per alnuln
WILLIAM SLADE.
| ExEcuTIvE CHAMBER,l
October 80, le44