Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-23
By GEO. II. BEAMAN


officers 'hal! y appointed ,hst tat,,sLaIi
h stc,sd and collected to build school
hog.,, and .prpou ,chool. AMI lhs,. 10 iic
, income hfi,mg ffom these arc, there ,hsll
b. sjj,.l f1r tLc cufrsui use OF schools the
nnnuslly uoeruing iptefrg Of The surplus
,,,cnuc OF tb. tnr~d States. dcr,s tel r,'h
fi... S7ir Aui here. rui .r.t,-,tt.an
/ % making provision for certain return, Of
vhool s7isucs Ne have lrh a., mater -
/ lf'chooi hou.s, atc burt NC h--e ,skcn no
care Whatever f1t thsir proper lorauou or
construction and II lracheis atr rmrioy,d
NC havc done nothing IN regard 90 the an
important mat,t u Their quail carous.
ASIDE from he barton enactment tha, th,y
shall be- 'eompueu'' What shall con'u
iu'e competency or WHO shall lodge Of o.
/ arc matters ,u'uIy overlooked 10 our le
ris.llioo The result g. M admitted anl
/ iam'niahlc d'hri'ncy In tho qualifications
/ of teachers rtra, sol mauif,s, defects M
! The modes ~ instruction snl confusion md
I want % uniformity IN regard 10 the hooks
Isci iuf that purpose while a large pro.
portion OF our school houses are located IN
highways with lulc regard IN comfort or
lie to taste and hcruly. and convenience IN
the grounds CONNECTED with them r. ~
deed any grounds bu, those Of highways
are thus connected And vet, wha, m
amount Of money u annually expended for
10" use Of schools To 'iy nothing ofthc
amount expended m the construction Of
school houses. Of which w. have no means
of .rtmrng nn c'Imntc, let us look a, the
expenditure Tor teaching.
From the statistics returned 10 me last
year. from 80 # the 30 towns in nc
State ! drew the conclusion in my report
10 the General Assembly, that there was
pad to teachers N the whole State, c1clu
sIvc Of teachers Of select school,. from
which there were no tc,urns-,he sum OF
sl2s 900 annually No one can sobcfly
consider this subject. without feeling pain.
fg!ly Impressed with n conviction Of the ut
ter waste Of very great portion Of this
larry" sum !, y not eLtrtyagnnl TO say.
that 30 power for good might have been
doubled, # II had been expended under a
system OF supervision which should have
carried into the schools, teachers fully com
+ potent. aud modes OF instruction founded
upon the true philosophy Of mind, and a
practical acquaintance with the means best
adapted to It's true and proper education -
We do not 80 much need nj the prcsen, mo-
mtn,, additional pccuniary means as we do
system alaptci - give greater efficacy to
those already possessed, u system which
shall give a night direction to Chor and
make II efectnnI to the proper education Of
Inc children Of the State The whole, so
far us the all Of Legislation may be proper.
r " invoked, IS comprehcnIed in the prog
nan, words -Sup,yrnion Responuj.i,!y
We have. now. nothing that observes tho
. n1no OF either We have provided in.
, decd lor the organization Of districts and
80 rnn.ogmcu' o' ',achers ty o.. pru
T d,uud committees, who are authorized and
, required to ADOPT measures i,r the lnspec
iion. examination, and regulation, Of tho
schools. nnd the improvement, OF the sehol
b aH n learning But experience ha'
shown nbundan,Iy, ,hn, ali THIS IS unayal il
+ Ing 10 the purpose OF securing proper cv
ANIMATION or, indeed, any examination, q
b teachers, or a proper supervision Of the
8 schools, or TO awaken that interest 10 lheu
improvement, among patents, and through
! out the community, which i rs ,nlispcnsl
bie to their vigorous hcnl,h anil prosperity
n a. 4 pure and bmclng anosphctc IS to th'
@ support Of human life
Il We wan! system Of supervision Vh.cl
shall make the power Of bcnchccuI leCIsIa
d ton felt, through competent AMI dlscrrc
- agencies, IN every dstficl, and By ever,
% child in the S'alr Shall we have i 4
Z 80 - g. 80 ttr...t
% US more urgently Ihrn any other qurs,iol
D. within the rshgo OF oar legislative duties 49,
q We cJnnol avoid us consideration n
is S'aics around u, arc moving onward 10 th
. work 81 improvement aud 50 urgent hnv
6 hccu considered ,he claims OF commo
i, schools upon legislative patronage, IS
&C. nanlics, Tho defects OF old systems Of ,upel
a VISION and luslruc, on and 50 common m
20 unver.al the bcnohis TO BE- derived iror
= Improvements IN both that parry spiul IT,
n. sloud silent IN presence Of this great que
Of ton and all classes, and all panles hnV
made com non cause IN the noble work
p, educational improvement
~ The expense Of carrying his-iiec, 81
a TEN Of adequate SUPERVISION ne,d not
he great, while is bench. will be napprccu
be bic Dollars md cents canno, moasdt
cr their value We readily mike lnvcs' men
" IN railroads, and other Improvements Nhio
3, promise ruuH Of Pecunlary profit b
Ne Mia, are such invoTmcnls, IN eomp1us1
Z vlh those which, ~ the process Of ciuea
Il ing community o. Vtuue and ntcIhgcnc
NJ ,n'u.e into At the Great ami nlispcnsab
,.cmrn,s oi sai,i AMI enduring prosperity
Do. commend lh,s whole subject TO yo'
'e earnest consideration under fall persn
Re '.no TIA, an awakened anl greatly advan
a' 81 pu1hc sentiment vail respond a hear
II approval to your fgoa lc aclion On %
o' csan1, leave he subject OF eomm'
j schools without Jevuing few momen
~. attention 10 What - familiarity denominau