St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-22

-rst"m i susceptible In - small district. +
containing bat few families, ~ compared
with Il large district containing many
| families, il l. obvious. that one Of two
rc,uit5 must follow If onDI trach,.r-
are emP!oyed, who can command mglr
WAGES, the expense for each scholar
must bc greatly increased above the aver
age of the larger districts and if the ex-
pen>e for each scholar is kept within the
average, it will he bv the employment OF
poor teachers. who can only command
T and are wiIliug to serve Tor low WAGES.
For rrmrdyin" this objection thu Board
ut Education recommend HAT Al school
districts bc abolished. and that the sup
port and supervision OF the schools he
committed directly 10 the towns; and 1
commend TO your careful consideration
their Report, together with the Export
OF the Secretary Of the Board, stating III
detail the reasons for the recommcnd1-
tion,-not doubling that You will act
wisely and with all discretion IN 4 mat
Ter OF 50 crave importance.
The establishment and -nntinuance
of Normal Schools and Tc;,qIrrs' ln~tl-
tuteS for the education OF teachers l.
great improvement upon the school sys-
TEN of former years, and their beneficial
effect is already manifest i'll the advance
of the standard of common school e'iuct-
ton but the full measure OF Their
benefit has probably not yet been attain
ed The Board OF Education and their
Secretary have made some suggestions
in this respect. which are sufficiently lE-
portant to justify deliberate examination
OF the subject. and judicious action.
The expenditure tor IT, support oi
schools eacn yclr Is about five hunirr'!
thousand dollars: and tins assumption
and performance by the STATE Ot lts du-
" 10 provide for the education OF all is
children imposes II corr spending oo'9'-
tiun. that those lor whom tbs provision
Is made shall avail ilrm,ri,,- ct it, adj
vautage~ The State has IL GOOD ri-h'
to require, for lis own protect III against
ANARCHY and mi>ruie, ill.,. results 81 l4no-
rance and iriIcmcs>. that the children shall
be educated, a. to require alIr-lanrr
a. the corresponding duty to the "hll@a-
ZION of protection. YET Il very lar"
number ri the children in th" STATE, both
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ommcud that more practlcai AND -tIln-
MILL Ia
The present e"ntIil"n OF the militia J.
show" 10y the report al III" -iijiiAh' iri
Inspector General, WiiIt.! VIII hr H'l'r"
You. y p"-ItIv" requirement. t,r't TIA"
c.mpnilc- comp '~'n- tine several rr-l
ment shall &c brought mt" r"i"r'ill'o"
with each other each yer ~ t@.inrr.'''.
it:.rt,ir. would very greatly rr"m"ic II
drill. "A-ciH.'h". -"'T.I r''''l'n..,, t".'
consequent value tor ia" purpose =
when !: i nIHnt;tiii.'i. AMI W"HrI t'ri
-t'1uE I" III" c'H'p"t.''' al Ill" "ft.''i-
/tno"' n"W authorized, ht Submitting
Ih' ifrn1:i'n. hE ''.uF Try enlistment.
"t III" "dilt"md romr.".r~ required 10"
mat puri"-'
ANNUAL i,rroRg-.
Tn. rnua;n;no .rr,.,.,l r.n.r,, f.. .xai,l.
have uu, aIiu led wi.. Dr.. !..it a..a.. va
,ulr ,,,u-ri...ii o.. ..,y. M. ":
had or,,r;ali to -. t...a ;u.. r...-
rul gN..lul..,l.,I which their inheritance
requires. Should I.i.Iit u,..--;,rv f..
dp-,. ri! ed! r.u~ attention. IL .u,sl.
duiu- your session.
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