Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-22
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EDUCATIONAL
Tha; are Ee 80 do Tor TeataSrs:
What The Normal School, an Institutes
hare dons-sbam Sup,rint,ndiHg-Th'
Slate S!zzlayd for TtachsTs-The -9draa-
tags Of me Competitive Sy.iern Of Eromin-
cfio7.
Some four months age We gave a csreful re-
sumo Of the net results thus far attained, by the
State machinery of Normal Schools and County
Institutes, in the production Of qualified teach
e-s Previously 70 ,Ae close o. the Fall term,
precisely les had obtained State certificates At
these schools, four only u. whom hii completed
the higher course Of s;llizs. Secretary Adams,
the last year be was in ,ttoe, licensed 30 out q
DO car3daies Secretary Rankin granted Ger
.if,s.es TO p. out Of q applicants in lsd7-S,
and to So she following year. The number OF
failure This year is uureportei. We hsd then
some si1 months ago, grand total Of 90 pro
sessors Of tie three Rs, srmei and equipped,
as the law directs, with the safe diploma. Per
hsps, At this date, the number has risen as high
as 800, no allowance being made for those who
have fallen out Of the rsnss.
Now, to fill cur district schools for g single
term. we need :. S2i teachers At present. then.
We have oaiy abou, one licensed teacher for
every ten schools or one 70 a town. We can
40; hope that, in the remaining year and hal:
before the Law goes into full eject, ten times SIS
much Will be achieved as during the three and
half years behind us Some modification Of
nc present scheme seems inevitable Il would
be easy 10 amend the statute by changing
&c No. 1871 into Nov 1879 but We greatiy
fear TIA: the mere postponemeut Of the day
would not prove TO be tine remedy We sees We
would De caught in 1870, as We are going to be
caught IN 1871, though With mst;ers slightly
meadei perhsps.
And We are certain ths; return to the Old
methods. H. 0! all possible courses. open to Us,
tb- very worst. with one exception and that is
the sweeping abolition Of I'll supervision. Sc
can name former superiatendea,s IN this county
who. were acou TONED TO license applicants
without any examination ehstever Anybody
whom shy Prudential Committee choose to hire
TO keep 80 a school. was turned loose in it by
III, Superintendent and thst officer sometimes
ao4=e himself so far as to apologize for not hay-
% forwarded the customary certificate ia ai-
yaUe, ov man! u some eases this certificate
vas granted q, th7 very end Of the term, simply
--,uss some cautious treasurer nigh; have
scsup,as about paying over the teachers salary
before the law had been formally complied with
AM this sham experimenting seems 70 have .
suited the people. I,was only yesterday that a
gentleman, living some twenty miles from our
-.-ce assured us tha., in his town, 10 superin-
.-ni4ut who should insist on a high standard q .
lgs dcation on the part Of the teacher, cou'i I
retain Bis Office The people would not sustain .
ain in the faithful performance Of his dutis,
ilst this is only tae truth, We Go not Doubt;
or We can etc more thsn one case, without
-oing outside Of this county, 10 which the super
ntenlent h.s bssn iisp'asei solely because Of
lie able and faithful discharge Of hi, duties In
ne such instance. the successor and supsr.;n
umben5 uaiveiy said, referring TO the iuf,=-
ueaey Of his vi..t.. thar he could j, til. .,boar,
lest gaoi by letting them alone Thai IS tie
ut Of msn that can get 4 Reelection. r he
a, IN the s,bo5l.roor, bpt l,r. eronrs 10 in
.-ibe hi. nam. 81, tb. rs,;s+s- HE .,,r.-,;.;,,
perf,-r,e5 bi. ,,rs,ia,,,s is s,t;.4aii
T. is trrs .to, &, -,,,. ~ ,.,- .,,-,. .,.+ .bo
,sr,s do no. rapt-v.p NOT b,ve-s sBr,-ir-
adert vino ;ri,. 20 live nm 70 ,b, law. and
leo and reform the schools s. Che Sat, verv
operly ia.srisrss. aud Saws. 81. Yyu must hsve
ter schools. Won shall have batter ,,,ebe-s
yo1r Pruieutial Committees and superin-
lients are both Indifferent IS 10 the kind and
ality Of instruction. will take that matter
to ny own hruds I will determine who shall
Ibis mos, important Of the offices in nv gift.
who .han D. Drt In cba--s At these 2 600
80. ,l---,,,--.- ,.... l.-...- ,.--..-,---
'-'-' q. N'- 7--'s
ise' a-A mound character, and tram the future
ICE. viii see 70 i that the professor IN
,se nv colleges shall G.. Loco. i..,- ,-t,. bo
r,
i'' 1'Do- ol inc 0'A'e y
Sc Is Loudly called Tor by the low Impro-
essive condition Of the IA lrity Of the schools;
4 Is dictated es much h.. ~, .-..;-... -,
'--''''i'' "a 2'''-
el''lou ~ y desire 70 advance the gene
veal.
Those who SaI f,llt with the Sta,e B,ari AMI
-..,-5 - .....--. "a, y
wa 1o "'-' ~ IL
faoer tAA' iae SilI1 mas SCI standard. Il
aims tina, instruction shall be given" in
ts;, branches and b,, ., ,o-,r.,o,. teacher 9.
.,
''s 'Ie' ""Os'e' app--es 10Y scnooi' OF
RS himself FOR examination. ;B that ueru act
,ggssrs 70 I,,o., and q, he slia n 4, all tho,
'4u''e7' 4. ne 1911 10 s'4ni '@H q
;, he has OILY one thing to do,-retire grace
y, sad get ready 70 try agsin. It IL a curl
80:
s''e - +
me ansWer'-hoW many, OF the 4,z5' te1oh-
Of lsst year, know precisely what branches
statute requires them to be proficient in
: many Of them never even read some OF the
uments ard topics on which the Law ssys
= shall give special instruction ?" We
ture 70 say that tue figures which answer
last question should be twice AS great as the Y,
nber e The " teachers who never taught be- y
." aud they were $50 Actually this
lber Of raw, inexperienced school keepers in ~,
p districts 4 very pleasant thing to con- the
plate, truly especially when We consider sn'
, notwithstanding our three Normal Schools. n rs-
lanly 30 of them never had anu training be
ferer for their work. Yes. Don GLAND" paJ
e is - something rotten in Denmark - and ~ -!
injection will soon ruin Denmark itself. il no T
ely is found. Year BY year Vermont asa Gee
'e IS relatively falling behind many Of e.p
sister States in matters elucationsl They one
moving steadily on. She. \ few prominent TEN
s. excepted, certainly Is not gaining ground one
e is some ground Tor the opinion of not ting
mat Sne Is retrogradlng. These progressive jasit
5 anu 0tAtes select their teachers with tie jsf
'est care auG are every year insisting more vii
more en- employing Hdlaea teachers Yer the
places IN her SCHOOLS 1--WE quote Secretary 'hsi
l.n worcs) 100 many " itute girls, who -