The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-03-19
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IN The kssf Psr1sh Il Rr;land. IN trcsefs-
inr his third snpual rcpsgi. ctprcsss- 10 his
fellow -ciiifefs his sctns~ lcagfuc uts - the
coahdeDcc shich tl,sy have r,plscd IN him
IN Committing 10 him the supertlssi,n u tbs
rnPcsthni public interest," IN no civil In
siiiuuon Is he ~clfar, q ssc,ciy morr In
umaieiy involved than IN the common
school and the Superintendent, should feel
that be h'ers responsibility M, In any de-
gree inferior b. the, which rests on any
other puhlio servant. That the system q
public Instruction needs strict supervision.
u poiE nou conceded by all Intelligent
men. We should be thankful that the leg.
stature lIss icft us the remnant Of system
which, during the short I.eriod IN ~hich Il
was IA operation, realized the expectations
Of those by whom II was devised, and gave
promise of better results. II is our duty
TO turn TO the best account - much Of that
system A. has sarsivcd the disastrous lcgis-
la'ion by which II was oycrhrown.
The law Of lsi5 was bond Of union
and sympathy between the parts Of tho
school system The Town Saperin,en.
dents were brought into connection and
COMMUNION with each other, through the
raPerniendeuts Of the County and again
the County Super ntendents were similarly
connected. through the Head Of Che DE.
Partn,en,. Uniform measures could be
sustained IN the several towns. There was
mutual action aud reaction, that served
TO Keep up "a general interest In popular ed.
uestiop. The Supcuntcndcnts sustained
each others influence. But the repeal OF
that law has disiniegra,ed the whole sys.
TEN. II has now no cohesion of parts
The Superiutendents pursue each his indie.
pendent and solitary course of duty, unuid.
ed in his influence by any similar measures
IN other towns; and with little sympathy
from those who arc to reap the benefit Of
his labors.
II Us painfully evident tina, the Legislation
OF the last few years has deadened the pub
Inc interest in district schools. Some towns
elect no superintcndcnts. Others elect
them with the understanding that they shall
do nothing that shall create expense
This indifference affects adjacent towns. in
which, though they lay no restrictions on
the suPerintendents, sentiment is created
that his services are of little value; sem
timcnt, which, Just in proportion to the ex-
tent in which it prevails, noutralizes his in
huence and renders his office a nulity.-
some supcrin,endents do less duty than is
expected Of them, from the mere fear that
they will do more than is desired and will
be approved. My remarks on the action
OF the Legislature, are founded upon lis
known effects among ourselves. But for
It's operation here, should not have ven
turcd the comments which have made
viii not say that the course of education
among us Is rotrograde But | cannot in
honesty say that It is onward 1t should
be small reason for congratulation with us.
That our schools are not worse thar, thew
were. We ough, to desire to see them in
constant progress Improvement. There
Is abundant room for this. We have had
no school TO which we could point with
pride and say, "There is a school which
deserves the name.--whicb fills it's rl,co
among the Instruments Of no,,,.. ;,,aI
igence and virtue" ! would do no inius-
ice to those teachers, who, during the past
year. have lnborcd f;,ithfn,,y i, onr sohlaIa
would award them the nr,;so which mo-,
If ,be,n have d.sor,oJ MI - /
md win,c, school. xon,a ~,
,arison with ,boso 81 o,Lor So
Tho re,sono oro ,,r;o,s ,.l.,. a,oL,.
10 NOT stand nm b;,bor o,ronnJ 49,
bese I would mama tho rroo,o,, oha,oo
# toncbers he which o,,o,,, -, -
n wear, IS placed undo, , d;fFar.,,t ,nodo
md conrse Of instruction ,ho sbor, nor;od
which tcac hers snend IN ,ho h,s;ras, 81
eachinp. few Intending ~ m,Lo !, = no.
nanent profession and therefore bay;,,
title indnconent IN ,con,;n, ,hon,sol,,a,
with the hos, Observation-Disclosures n,
ID in the host scbooIs i, ,h;, .a, az.
ands---,be s,ato of our soI,oo, h,,nI;.,
nos, nj which nro urf, CO. III, ~,
ronld call attention 20 tho ;,,nor..no IS
more adequate accommodated
or the Increasing nunhors of ,un;Is ,L,
,ugh' 10 DE under instruction IN our schools.
mere are apont i3oo children OF school
e', ~ ",i1h 'o' neiohg 70 'ne district OF
NC Last image me school houses are
w .'p'o'e VI containing one haii OF the
' , 'ha' "lii ,@'''"." "''e' ueouctlhg
rs VIM ~ e'''. u"e Aoaae,ny ana o'her
49, 'O'' ~ " :, SEMINARS nave pee''
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he thermometer both ,o,cho, al Ill.
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