Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-04-28
Windham County school Superin-
tendents in Council.

tendents in Council.
FAyETvILLE, April %, lS7l,-The
town superintendent met the Secretary
of the State Board of Education, at the
Court House in this place, pursuant to
call, and organized by electing the Sec
rotary John III. French, Chairman of the
meeting aud ID. l.. Mansfield secretary.
The following superintendent Of COM
mon schools were present, namely: j. II.
Merrifeld, Newfaue; Laban Jones, Jr.,
Dover Samuel Phelps, Grafton; .. l..
Mansfield, Dummerston w. III. Follett,
Halifax; c. p. Frenyear, Jamaica A.
w. Gooduow, Wilmington Calvin
Chapman, Windham: Charles p. Stick.
ney, Brookline j. M. Powers, Athens;
L. L. Shattuck, Townshend A. Ste
vens, Westminster West and NJ. |. Reed,
Vernon
The following business was transacted
by the meeting:
/. 1t was moved by Mr.. Goodnow,
that arithmetic, geography and gram
mar be the subjects for written examina-
tions of teachers. An amendment was
made end voted that history be added
to the list of subjects. 1t was moved by
Mr.. Follett and voted that superinten-
dents examine orally in addition to the
written examinations, at their discretion.
2. 1t was moved by Mr. Stickney and
voted to adopt a list of ten questions OF
each of the foregoing subjects for the
written exa limitations.
3. 1t was moved by Mr.. Goodnow and
voted that the time for holding the pub.
lie examinations this spring in all the
towns shall be on Saturday the 18th OF
April present; and on motion of Mr..
Jones, it was voted that the fall exami-
nation be held on Saturday the 18th OF
November next; and furthermore that
the hour for commencing said examina-
lions shall be at 10 o'clock A. NJ, sharp.
4. On motion of Mr.. Folett that
committee of three be appointed to fix
the place for holding the next annual
session of the Teachers Institute in this
county, Messrs, Goo lnow, Phelps and
Jones were chosen.
5. Mr., Chapman moved that commit.
tees be appointed to prepare two lists of
questions one to be used for the spring
and the other for the fall examinations,
Messrs. Shattuck, Stickney, Reed and
Phelps were chosen to prepare questions
on arithmetic; Stevens, Powers and
Goodnow on Geography; Follstt, Jones
and Chapman on grammar; Mansfield,
Frenyear and Merrifeld on history.
6. The meeting adjourned two hours
While the committees were preparing said
lists.
z. Met according to adjournment, re-
ceived and adopted the reports of the
respective committees.
8. 1t was moved by Mr.. Chapman, and
voted that no teacher shall receive a Ger.
titicate, who shall not first answer cor.
rectly sixty per cent. of the questions on
each of the foregoing subjects, and that
ten per cent additional be required of
those teachers who do not attend at the
time appointed for the public examina
tlons; furthermore, that the additional
legal fee be paid by such teachers, in adj
vance.
8. Mr.. Goodnow, chairman of the
committee reported that the next annual
session Of the Teachers Institute will be
held at Wilmington, unless it should be
deemed necessary by his associates to
reconsider the appointment and selec:
some other place for that purpose.
10. Voted that the secretary be in
structed to have copy of the proceed.
ings of their meeting published in each
of The newspapers printed in this county.
IL. Voted to adjourn sine die.
d. L. MANSFIELD, Secretary