Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-02-07
THO Corporation NIceting.

muCn interest was manifested IN Ihe
subjects for which the meeting was
warned, particularly the first article in
reference to the consolidation of the
school districts of the village.
At 7;30 p. M, the meeting was called
TO order by the Moderator, Mr. Martin
G. Everts, and the warning, as follows,
read by the Clerk, S, w, Rowell, Esq;
1st-To consider the expedency of
consolidating the several School Dis
tricts within the village limits, and to
take action thereon.
2d-To see if the village will vote to
procure suitable and proper rubber suits
of clothes for the Fire Department.
In the absence OF the chairman OF the
committee appointed at previous
meeting to consider the first article OF
warning and report at the present meet
ing, it was voted that the second article
be considered first, when Mr.. Newman
Weeks moved
That the village trustees be instructed
to procure such rubber suits Of clothes
for the fire department, as they shall
deem necessary, upon consultation with
the Chief Engineer and officers of the
fire companies.
The resolution was discussed by
Messrs. Grandy. Smith and others and
was adopted.
Mr.. Merrill, chairman of the commit
tee to report upon first article of warn
irg, having arrived in the hall, came
forward and submitted the following re-
port;
The committee to whom at your last
meeting, was assigned the duty, Ito
consider the expediency of Consolidat-
ing the several school districts within
the village limits, beg leave to report
We have held two meetings, and be-
slowed some care in ascertaining the
present condition Of the several schools
within the village limits.
The fault of the present system, in the
judgment of your committee, is lack of
system, there being no responsible head
to see that teachers are up to the proper
standard of qualification, and that their
government is effective, in holding the
schools under their immediate charge
up to the highest point Of discipline for
their most complete operation.
Teachers are examined, and with &r
occasional exception, no further interest
is exhibited by committees or parents, IN
til the close of the term, to. know how theiT
children are progressing, or whether the
teacher is capable IN executive tact, for
the position of moulding children into
seif4reliant, intelligent men and woman
The old aphorism that what is every
Oody's business is nobodys, J." holds es-
pecially good in matters of our common
schools.
In 7ny business Investment we ask
pertinent question, would the amount Of
money expended il our schools, have as
jattE. care, as little examination, as to
whether it was returning proper re-
muneraton for the outlay
Should we pay in our money, giving
no more attention 80 it but entrust it
altogether to disinterested parties. to
Judge whether the proper and best use
was being made OF it?
Rather should we. cot put at the head
Of our association, { complete and re-
sponsibe man, to see that all the sub
Ordinates have done their whole duty z
Our children are being educated for
good or evil, with tendency largely to
the latter, and these,Children are very
soon TO assume the control of cur vii
lage
We cannot, it is patont to your COM
mittea, afford to neglect this matter, OF
longer ,entrust it to irresponsible hands.
We believe it for the highest interest
of the schools, to parents and to the vii.
lage Of Rutland, that these several dis
tricts s'eoS3d be consolidated, under the
supervision of a committee, one perhaps
selected from each Ward, who shall act
as an advisory committee, the executive
of which shall be school superintend-
ent, to he paid for his services, and
whose qualifications shall TT him and
whose duty it shall be, to csten call to-
gether all the teachers Of all the schools,
and teach them in their duties, and in
the government Of their pupils.
From such appointment on your part,
and such action on theirs, we believe will
be evolved order, and more effective
teaching in your primary schools, en-
ulation and Increased knowledge among
your teachers, and needed and gratifying
results in education generally tarough-
out our village.
GEO. A. MERRiLc,
For Committee.
The report OF The committee wa &C.
oapted, and after some discussion the
following resolution was introduced by
Nj. Weeks:
ResOIreS, That the several school dis
tricts in the village of Rutland be coz
solieated into one school district SO that
all matters pertaining to schools be I'm.
der oae Board Of Trustees.
The resolution was discussed by /
Messrs- w, H. Smith, Geo. A. Merrill |
and J. j. r. Randall, badge w. c. Dun |
ton, Dr.. o. Cook, Hon. John B. Page.
Mr.. II. o. Perkins aud Col. RedfieId |
Proctor in pointed and stirring remarks. |
but without arriving at any definite
conclusion as to what should be done in
The premises, when Hon. John B. Page
submitted the following resolution.
which after some discussion by inter