Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-04-28

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The town superintendent met the Secre-
tary of the State Board of Education, at the
Court House, in Fayetteville, pursuant to
call, on Saturday, April ed, and organized
by electing the Secretary, John II. French,
chairman of the meeting, and ID. l.. Mans
field, Secretary. The following superinten-
dents of common schools were present..
III. Merrifcld, Newfane; Iaban Jones, Jr.,
Dover; Samuel Phelps, Grafton; ID. h..
Mansfield, Dummerston; w. II. Folletl,
Halifax; c. p. Frenyear, jamaica; a. w.
Goodnow, Wilmington; Calvin Chapman,
Windham; Charles p. Stickney, Brook
line; J. NJ. Powers, Athens T.. l.. Shat
tuck, Townshend; a. C.. Stevens, West
Westminster, NJ. !. Reed, Vernon.
The following business was transacted by
the meeting: II was moved by Mr.. Good
now that arithmetic, geography and gram
mar he the subjects for written examine
tions of teachers. An amendment was
made and voted that history be added 10 the
list of subjects. II was moved by Mr.. Fol-
lett, and voted, that superintendent exam
inc orally, In addition to the written exam
nations, at their discretion. TWAS moved
by Mr.. Stickney, and voted, to adopt n list
of ten questions on each of the foregoing
subjects, for the written examinations. Il
was moved by Mr.. Goodnow, and voted
that the time for holding the public exam
nations this spring, in all the towns, shall
be on Saturday, the Goth of April, inst, and
on motion of Mr.. Jones, il was voted thai
the fall examinations be held on Saturday
| the 18th of November next; and further
more, that the hour for commencing said
examinations shall be Mt 10 o'clock \. NJ,
sharp. On motion Of Mr.. Follett, that Il
committee of three be appointed to fix the
place for holding the next annual session oi
the Teachers Institute in this county, Mes
srs Goodnow, Phelps and Jones were chos-
en-. Mr. Chapman moved that committees
| be appointed to prepare two lists of ques-
tons, one TO be used for the spring and tn,
other for the fall examination. Mcssrs
Shattuck, Stickney, Reed and Phelps were
chosen TO prepare questions ON arithmetic
| Stevens, Powers and Goodnow on geogra.
| ply; Follett, Jones and Chapman on gram.
mar; Mansfield, Frenyear and Merrilield
| on history. The meeting then adjourned
| two hours, while the committees were pre-
| pairing said lists. Met according to adjourn
ment; received and adopted the reports o.
the respective committees. 1t was moved
| by Mr. Chapman, and voted, that no teach
er shall receive a certificate, who shall moi
first answer correctly go per cent of tho
questions on each Of the foregoing subjects
and that 10 per cent additional be required
of those teachers who do not attend at tho
time appointed for the public examinations
furthermore, that the additional legal fec
| be paid by sIch teacher in advance. Mr.
Goodnow, chairman of the committee, re-
ported that the next annual session of the
Teachers Institute will be held at Whining
ton, unless it should be deemed necessary
| by his associates to reconsider the appoint.
ment and select some other place for that
purpose. Voted that the secretary he in
structed TO have copy of the proceedings
Of their meeting published in each of the
newspapers printed in this county. Voted
to adjourn sine die.
ID. l.. MANSFIELD, Secretary.
Fayetteville, April %, 1871.