Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-15


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try sl-rl-.i Ar aug one. As the law non
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r., .--as thar Gle sau1arI ha. this vei- hem
raispf one hundred and ifv per cent bi.-b7-
-l.n asr. when the Institutes lasted INT rr,
dogs Bur Dee probably hal in mimi The els-
rea-arr character Of the instruction .--ve7
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a.-a r,ls e. I- was even attempted To- outline
.e-,r- $50. .r teaching child 90 real "a ruq.-
Pep rl which, we venture 20 say. the teachers e
Vermont. rs "a class. know les Than NJ IN. rnys-
f...s 0t cube root Bat 10 standard Is set ~
-ae Institutes Ia these il Is prouossi only %
furnish 7 in the co1m0ncst. the iniispeu- .
sable work. % the district school The STATE
ie-rI seeks o. have the foundation well laid,
knowing this 60 be 81 vastly greater Importance
chan any portion af the supers;uIcture.
Bat whore shall We look for the standard
In The statute. first secondly, in the Courses q.
7t1.y Of the Stale Normal Schools aud thirdly.
IN ihe sles,iaus usel 40 Institute examinations.
aai su.s,q uelt,y published ami scattered
teacher aIl Plead ignorance. lie csuuo, even
-.,a up his school register without having forced
upon DIS notice both this STANDARD and the
means which tie STATE has provided O. help Lil
la ----1 10 Three .N1Hli Sr.11ls-ta-se ar.
"1At ' toe Board gives each OF them amply
sJi mt q enable any candidate with brains
ana ministry 20 meet the requirements Of the
Boa0L
Exception Was taken in Don Ohni's p,
payer o. the character Of the Questions rut IN
csulilites These lie before US as we write II
we we're 70 liberty 20 publish them. tbev v-.-Il
of themselves be a full and sufficient answer 81.
,hs implied charge. But the c4udilstcs were
.'puzzej with questions In geology. as-r,7r.,,,
ana Jurisprudence" As 10 the frst. rbe-s .-c
t IS true, two very simple Questions c5,err;,,..
the geology Of Vermont but teachers .rs ~.
5u.rei ig Statute TO give instruction fr,-, g., tsy.
book, 10 which these matters are ve-v. .ls.rr,.
stated. As to the second. We find three Up f.,-
easy questions in astronomical reorrapbv. a tori.
also required by law 10 be- t,9gbt s.J H.
which a special textbook is prescribed
questions which any boz Of fourteen sbo1ri
be able TO answer We say. without ba.i
,aiiou, that the person who is wholly irnor-
ant Of both astronomical and physical geography
should not be licensed 20 teach in the smallest
ard poorest school in the State What Is meant
by Jurisprudence ne don't know. There
are inieei five questions each on the Cons THU
tons Of Vermont and the United States, but
these are required TO be taught see the Stature.
waving, then, The one question about the border
towns Of Vermont, We fad only such 4. ssi of
queries as candidates for teachershius ought 10
&c able to answer. Remember, that IN the verv
act Of applying for school, or a certificate. they
profess at least a fair degree Of proficiency in
every department Of study named in the law.