Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-03-08

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DEAR Sla Asserting 20 your request,
Ell give you little so,o1nt o- me working o.
the 'oFn system ot schools 20 tire-alrgh
Our ;oTn vliei -s-- At-cl 10 s-oPt i1e ,7Fn
system, hg lasl 7ri'y o.. e' u three 70 t~5.
Six jllcous men. rep sss1''u- as fairly as
possible az Inc local sui o'-'i iAi-. .es-' o. me
people, were chosen directors, i--.li-1s AeF- J.
u bur"ei, Zoe 9lrerIn'eu ieot ot me previous
year, Th1 Vas mais Their tlairIsn. lne d.
-t--9rs and the >e-7ctuel uritei IN ng the
county jI-Ees g. afl i1I Aess-s K g. iay, Ri
jllslu All A.ausca Eigerion appraisers OF the
school property # the several -s,ri--s This
proved 70 te ar excellent board Of appraisers.
Iaeir work vas tere promptly w.'d E19i Jlls-
melt, Ali 20 ;cl general satisfaction % ali- e1-
ceqt. perhaps, To one district, where an Ola
house. recently repaired "a the iasit Nas ap-
praised less ilsu de cost of Iep'lTs. trieui
Ei-ert11 g.. be esg.e eyes or .a5 c-umoiug
fuulafious ana rotten s.lis, ard aijuiEei that
the r'Tsirs hal been IN part brown away
The D.e-t9rs BEGAN vr5 the purpose, %
make no sudden revolution i- she schools, 20 ie
part from the Ola Fsys oaly when t1e reasons
therefor were c'ear All strong, % provide school
privilege Tor every child, every family every
asig15oThcol, ss nearly elul. as it was pra''i-
cs-.y possible 20 make them, to provide ieacleI5
fer the -cEo7. houses ths a. -is'ei the cAi.-
lren. not i1- those where there were 90 cai.ire1,
or next 20 none iaus lar, parents nave oetH
perml,tel 90 SEMI 90 All so1y they prefer.
The Trr.ry schools have been sept u.ue
weeks from The drrt Monday ot Nsy, ure
weeks from The first Monday 90 september, aa1
eleven vceas from the first No1dsy oi December,
with iew exceptions for specisl rels1 as
a..
Tie aggregate uumb1- ot weeks has been at'.
-gSins; o55 the previ5ur year. For the summer
soh0oiu, the uniform price Of - ner week Was
psii, for the winter schools, mostly, 50 90 The
teachers have provided for their 0Eu boa-d, geC-
orally at Sl.5O per week Five days constitute
week, with no making up Lost time on
saturday.
The total czycass # tle thirteen primary
schools. f1r teachers vsces, board AMI iuel has
been 9-,2iS.94 total expense for the same
ire-l last year. 2.l2j- ; expense per weeE
jn.s year. St 10 lat year, 81 20 Ina census
Of tcl.c, children Just taken is Yiu. lais gives
the expense per child, II 40.
The trustees Of the academy haze tu-nei over
the Us sd management of r 90 The School
Directors, AMI during he fall aai winter terms
all pupils residents Of the town AMI under twelty
wiki requisite atlainmeuts, nave hai iiee tuition
t0it The Directors have soue plans flr con-
,iis,ing the number Of schools, ard ior gradu-
auag the high SCHOOL with the primary schools.
and estsb ishug the standards Of promotion,
that that they hsve not been able TO :ui = nsture
IN one year. The carrying out OF thess plans Is
expected t. increase the ethciency Of the schools,
and lessen their expense
The Directors have ssked and received ffon
the select men Su appropriation Of -, 400 from
taxation, 10 cover sll ezpen,es The select men
added TO this SUN one fifth q the appraised
value Of the school properly in al the districts.
aud then credited the ciiizeus Of each district one
dtth Of the valuation Of their OWE sodIol prop