Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-23
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w '"'C DClVlc us u fclVfG III uctNll maze .
to the citizens of Wcstford by their late Town
Superintendent II. d. Chase, Esq. 1t is too
long for insertion in our paper. and many Of .
its details would haze little interest except
Tor chose who reside in that town. vet no.
ticc Of itand some extracts, will interest |
many of our readers we doubt not.
Mr. Chase has been teacher himself, Of
no small experience, if we are rightly in
formed, and his report shows that he in
tended to make earnent and thorough work in
examining the teachers and schools Of the
town. lie examined % teachers, licensing
22.--visited all the Schools both in Winter
and Summer-remarked with discrimination
uron Tho condition of the buildings and fur
nturc,--upon the apmcss and industry of
the teachers, upon the attendance and APP
liearancc of the Scholars, in every one Of
them and onlivens his notices with occa-
/ sional illusions to persons who had in their
| early days ire1uentod the several schools,
aud vino have since marked out rrcditibla
course for themselves, at the bar, in tie
sacred desk in the legislative halls of tie
country and in other important cmploymcnts
at home aud abroad and holds up their good
example for others to follow.
After remarking that many Of the district
clerks had made very imperfect returns he
sum, up the attendance and expense of the
schools in that town for the previous year
Il, follows.
Suffice it to say, that there are 442
scholars Of school age. Greatest number Of
, : scholars that attended school during Summer
= tcrln 232 average number 40. Greatest
number of scholars Winter term 237; average
number go.
Allowing all the scholars who have at
+ tended ochool =" hc &C ooh" u go thora
! as reported by district clerks. los who have
{ not attended school during the past year.
This ought not so to BE-.
Erpcn.cs Of the ycaooi,
= Money paid out for Summer term, SI63 81
a Nancy maid out for Winter term. Ago NC
; Whole amount for the year, OBS 81
t. Amount Of Public money, 372 o.
1t Balance TO be made up On the seye-
: raj districts amounting to two
!, fiths Of the whole expense, cz-
fl cert wood and board, 500 1t
# Average expense per scholar for
= Snmmor tern ; W
ID Average expense per scholar FOR
~ " inter term, -
! Wage ut nine teachers belonging
N in town, III -
: WAGE. ni' twelve teachers belonging
1t out a; Town. t4b -
y lhi- ought to be reversed.
y Mr. Chase discourages attempts to chang
school books :. at present He says that il
d ChttcnIcr and Franklin counties there is
# fair uniformity now preyailng,-Sargeant
o aud Towers being principally u'ed,--an'
y when a change is made, he thinks it shoul'
&c be from the recommendation oil the scycra
Il Town Nnperintendents in the County, alte
:, due consultation with each other. Nj
= Chase has made also the discovery (Which l
what good many have not madc) " tina
o every book maker will do what he can to sci
r. his own looks. and it is safe to say that h
+ will always. as in the case Of patent ncdi
10 cinos, find somebody to patronize him.
re parcn,> and teachers would keep that i
~, mind. il would save some needless changes
10 At the saline time, for our own part We hay
VI less Objection to the introduction OF new an
6eitsr books. now and then, than inany hay,
New hpJks give the pupils minds a Tres
to jig, after tIey have got tired Of seeing tn
N old ac,lupintanccs. But no book, old or ne"
e. will prove to be - the best except with
ns eood teacher All books are poor in the hauC
:" ut 81 poor Instructor, while one thorough
Or uua!iird will know how to make an indiii
Us rent book Scryiceable. On the Importance
II, good teachers, Mr.. Chase speaks with dircc
ne ness and force. and he remarks with seycrit
but WIN business. On the frequent disrrgm
'e wiic', prudential committees show of til
r. requirement of the law, that a teacher mu
he approved by the examining committee b
,o fore commencing his school, in order to mai
d, his contract valid one. This is often III
a. regarded sometimes from thoughtlessnes
he no doubt and sometimes, we suppose, fro
., perycr>ity. 1t is 4 very injurious rracti
however Mr. Chase concludes his able Al
interesting report as follows
" would that we might be an educat
by people-educated to the extent Of our abil
ri. ties and faculties, as Intellectual Moral al
!. Religious brings-educated above want AZ
us above pride, above fear and above reproach.
NJ educated to know that truth is, what chart
of is, what Justice Is. what liberty is-educat
.lr to he generous, peaceful free and happy
educated to understand, feel and respond
e. every call Of duty and patrlotism-educat
he lut of vice and meanness, and into LOT
IN thoughts and noble Observation-Disclosures
No. home, for pleasure, for businoss-educat
for ourselves, for our families and Tor o
= country
- All Of which is respectfully submitted,
lie r. b. CHASE Toun Supt.