Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Our District Schools ;-Cnn they be improv.
ed, and how!

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1t Is about twenty years since concerted move
men was made in ihis village Tor the Improvement oil
inc district Schools II was eiclen'' resulting In 'he
os.opnshfheh' OF our 'gh school IN ADDITION 10 iour
p'''n"ry sc"oos' inns sy''en' WIN inc "dd''loh OF
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'''"' ''"S' i"e ""'! VI Tue "ssis'"t committee mas
oe'h 'arousY s'a'ed ny Vo'e OF the di'lc the iull
est ana a'e't specihcaon beng that 1t is ITO rem
der 10 the prudential committee their advice, counsel
ana assistance IN INC Inspection examination and reg
u'aoh oil Inc schools oil The district and the several
parts 'hereo' ana III me casshca'lon oil the scholars
The division Of the schools and the selection Of books
and studies. Here again there is no precise spech-
cation OF duties his committee has Tor years past
CONSISTED OF al the clergy OF the village and usually
oi t"o or 'hres ay"en beside Here are enough, it
may be SAID 10 visit the schools and they are expect
cd 10 d" So lrue' but how and when are they eN-
pec'ed to do ~ Ia their leisure hours when it may
be convenient let there is not ono Of them that has
not his own business to attend TO, taking up most Of
MS 'iInc ana inc night inspection Of schools Is no Idle
work. save mat they are duly notified of the times
appointed Tor the examination Of pupils for advance
rncH from lower to higher schools they arc not def
nitey called upon TO DO anything. There is no meth
3D. 10 unity, no organization in this board Nor would
IL be easy TO establish any The old saying what IS
everybody business Is nobody's j. practically illus
trMed here. Nor Is any one especially in fault for
ms ne iault Is IN the system We have been 60
ing on too long IN method which IN strictly practical
business we should not think OF allowing We ap-
POM our n-. '""e's'' nut We "'sia" to '@ei spec
' s''''' " 'O"'' VI 'U"'S give mn, especial taxes
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terms in tho wear IN coch Of o,r so,.o,, so,,o,. co.,
have fo,-s;x vi.i,s i, ,,,o,.o,r p..,I,,,.,,
to twc,ve half do,s in ooch ,.oor a.o - i, . =.
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