The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-19
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COMMON SCHOOLS.
cLAssIrfcArloS NO. II.

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have alluded. And If had time ani
sources Of information sufficient j
would like to write OH, q, length all
Of which this subject admits; tu, a.
! have neither, | would hope to say
jus, enough, either. to draw on, some
other writer, or elicit some serious
consideration in the minds Of oil Who
arc so deeply interested. or induce
some earnest action in our communi.
ty.
Under the system Of Union Schools
l know Of but two placcs--Burling.
ton and Brattlcboro though Of 9th.
ers | have heard-who have thorough.
ly tried and proved its beneficial cf
iects and great advantage over every
other. The former makes itself known
to MS in the form of"A Catalogue Of
Officers and Students" and with the
imposing name Of Union High School.
1t has prudential Committee of ,hir.
teen energetic and business men. and
is governed BY principal, I(who Is
teacher o! !anguagcs,) q teacher of
mathematic, and teacher of French
aud English. Its departments are
|. PRIMARY ScmooLs-in which
are taught reading and spelling. first
books in Geography, mental Ari,h.
mctic and writing with Slate and
Pencil. The children Of these schools
arc required to pass a credi,ablc OK.
animation in the text books lrcscrib.
ed before passing into the
III. MIDDLE ScnooLs-whcrc read.
ing and spelling arc continued, com
mon school Arithmetic, intermediate
geography with Parkcr's Exercises
in Composition, Thompson's Geology
of Vermont, and his Geography, with
cncoura cement to collect, arrange
and preserve cabinet Of minerals.
In writing, the first class are cxercis-
ed in bookkeeping, &c.
III. HIcu ScnooLs. = In these are
taught the higher Mathematics, the
Natural Sciences, Rhetoric, Logic,
Moral and intellectual Philosophy and
History, with Latin, Greek land French
--composition and defamation.
The Prudential Committee consists
of the Committees of the several dis.
tricts composing the Union. Each sep
aratc district is required to sustain
two grades Of schools under its sepa.
rate management, called Primary and
Middle Schools and the Union Dis
trict to sustain the third grade, or
High School. Scholars enter the
primary school, and when qualified
pass to the higher schools. The high
School is intended to afford them a
good business education, at an age
suitable for occupations in life or when
it can be made available for further
and higher studies. "The High School
is a public school, supportablc i'll the
usual way, and free and accessible
to all classes, who will improve its
advantages 1t has established pr-
ccs of tuition for those who arc not
members Of the Union District, SO
that with all the freedom and open
doors of a common or free school, are
combined the advantages of an acad.
envy.
Under this arrangement, all the
advantages derived from select schools
now usually kept in such places, might
be secured with not merely an entire
saving Of the expense now incurred
for these, but perhaps even more"
Our primary schools might be taught
wholly by females, who are the best
qualified to teach that class of chill.
drcn, while the expense would be less,
and thus enable us to increase the
pay OF the male teachers of the high.
or schools, and thereby obtain more
competent and permanent instructors
OF the other classes Of scholars than
we ever had. Thus, then, not only
without any additional expense, but
rather with less, or the same which
we have been accustomed to pay IN
der the present plan, We have a good
and efficient system, ard much more,
We dispense with the select schools,
so burdensome to few, and have
those possessing all their advantages
with the addition that their benefits
are free to all. Thus far have / spo.
ken Of the union Of Districts. 1t re.
mains to speak Of classification as ap.
pliea to single districts, and | sin.
ccrely hope that some pen will bring
out this subject, with all the useful,
ness and Importance which it deserves;
and more especially do | hope that
every man in the district. will feel
himself personally appealed to, and
personally interested, to give it more
than passing thought. What man
among us with one social feeling. one
thought for the good of his household,
will ackoWlcdye that ,hesa tJ,;,oo ora