The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-04-09

business OF conducting tn" rXainlnftibh
will doubtless devOlve mainly though II
need no. WhoLiy, on the COUNT sup,. Bui
at a events, lrt il be understood ihat each
cup present, is to express his opinlon on
rach Case, AID share 10 the responsibility
Of the decision. Each Elk 'miner should
have a list OF the candidates, and at the
close of he examination 10 each partIcu
lar brauch OF study he should write down
against each caudidMr's name, his op'n-
ion Of his or her qualification 10 leach hat
branch. LII Case there should BE- a differ
ence of opu.ion BIZ wecr the county and
town superln,euden's, The right OF dec.s'
ion should, OF course, belong 20 the one on
WHOM drvolves the responsibility OF CIV
ing the certificate: I'D Il is proper that he
should exercise it, if no, satisfied that he
mad erred ia his fist conclusions. We
think however. that prnrtlchlly here Will
b. very IilIe diff ,uIty on this ground.
It viii; be perceived from the remarks
made, tia. collective examinations are
co tenp'aI"d. By This mode females per-
haps would be lees embarrassed and do
themselves better justice. Bd more ina II
this. in view Of the hunters 10 be exam
md IN a single Day, II would be perhaps
the only practicable mode.
You need 10 make The most OF your
time, aud 1t is believed mat you en- ac"
complish more hy COLLECTIVE than by sep
ara:e .x| ,mlualiuns Snne # your On -
tlous nigh, BE- such that 1t would be prop
pr 20 out them to several individuals sues
ce-sivrly, or eveo to all. Spme 100 mtgnt
b. answered BY all rhecanltL ',es cunsen-
, taueousl v-unlrss there should b. 81 ina
nv that YOU would b. nuable to de.rc! Il
: wrong answer, or to pegceive II failure 10
answer at all. Aud here | would suggest
= 10 ~ he convenience OF wiring d VA II
1 your leisure u series Of leading Questions
$ On each branch Of study III winch you
would b. called To examine. ms miy
enable you to make your tx ,nIuatlo0S
:. more systematic and more satisfactory.
La regard TO the proper stdnda'o OF
= qualification there are evils 10 be guarded
= against on either hsnd. II set 100 low We
tail uf securing the adva' cr.nrrt which IS
: expected aud which. so tar as prac'lc 'tlF.
ought 10 b. secured. Il should be suHl-
: pnliv elevated ii {, ssibDe IL exclude from
d our schools all who are obviously mc0m-
l. petnt 10 reach, and especially those "ho
j. w"uld inc uIcatr positive error. l" tTuth
= II is rare tLat incomp 'trncr is so purely
| negative as 10 stop shor; Of this. II toe
slaudard huwevt, b. r4Isei 100 h:gh,a por
non of our schools wou'd BE- deprived o
b ,eschrrs. OF b. dIsrrgarded; aud e''he' at
d ltruntIve is TO De drprecat-d and guarded
agaius. Ituiusr III. u b. le; down sufici-
tulIy 10 afford II competent supply OF teach
i prs for a our schools. And this conSId
= Grafton NUS be- regarded as Imperative,
Il above that IF ANY regard 10 the qnrs'lot
1t whether it Will me- the public expectation
II or. our own ardent deslF,S.
Y |, is proposed. however. That a dIffrren'
10 Nandar I'd BE- adopted IN regard TO quanhca'
d rlons for a county and owa ceTtit1ca'e.
II, ,hruk II would accord with the law aud
10 purposes that such dlsl;nclron should b.
/" madp. Aud furthermore, dltfrrrn
ar,d"s are proposed for each class OF ce'
y ~uficttes.
d Ia accordance with the principles lait
IS down, / woutG recommend that cUuD',
rs cputfrats should br gwen 10 nil canhl
v. dates who are .ound ihor"uehiy quaI'fe'
ID to teach Spelling, Rrudin@, Wing
ID G"ugraJhy. Authmt'ic, and E19l'sl
j. GrAmmnr,provlded they 5 a have laugh
ii S. moot at Irnsl three months, AID establish
If ed d toIerab,e reputation for capnciy /
ID Instruct and govern II school, or Shhl
10 nave Httr, dtd course OF Eectureson teach
rs ing, or enjoyed U,hrr sptcI'l advantage
$ which You may deem equivalent 20 his
ID Candidates should also BE- examined IN an.
; other blanchrs whIrh they may desire ii
n addlIon To those above named. such il
If Hls,orv, N nu,ul aud Moral Philosophy
rtc and II. all cases. the several briuche
r. which The canlddte is judged qualified II
~ teach, are 10 BE- enumerated 10 The ceruh
NJ cate.
/ We would no., however, be nndeTsloo,
f. 10 encourage, MS II general pr"cHcr, tn
- introduction Of these hig her branches int'
b. our schools nj this time. T~AoFO"ehmcs
IT. of iaStrUctun IN Tho more element AIRY
n branches We snou d regard as. a. preSrn'
x Il higher importance IN lar the large
& share Of our schools. In some few cases,
n however, II may be required, aud may be
HI proper that sou,e oil the higher btanche
y should BE- taught.
81 To tutilie one 10 receive y town ceTtih
It. cate | would propose, as the lowest grad
: OF qualification (and applicable Only 10 tx.
IN treu,r casrs.) an acquaintance with ih'
r. first tour branches previously mm'd. l.
v some towns m the Sale there may b.
II. schools (, eble in the Sb Iiry of their pat
H. rons to sustain them. snail III The numbe
r" Of, herr pupil, aud they ave ol 50 tar d
d., vaucrd N learning us TO make more ex'
I"t ,rudrd uual,fica,;oos i"dtSpe"saciy necrs
ng sary 10, tne,r prohtaUIe Instruction. W.
nc hold indeed, rhrl those acquainted with tn
IT, higher briuches Of Knowledge. are, othe