Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-15
School Superintendent, Meeting.

TIC CupcTiHlcndentS OF Common Schools
In this County met agreeably to the call of
Secretary French of the Board of Educa-
ton at the Court House in Montpelier
Monday last at 10 o'clock. A. NJ The
following named gentlemen were present
Rev, Leonard Tenney, Barre; J. N
Perrin, Berlin; J. M. Fisher, Cabot; M.
5. Hathaway, Calais; A A. Lewis, Dux-
bury; Geo. f. Forbes, Marshfield; V. Y.
Naugha. MiddleseX; Rev. n. N. Glazier,
Montpelier; s. S. Davis, East Montpelier;
f. A. Heath. Moretown; Chas. Dole,
Northfield; Chas. Redfeld, Plainfield;
Hiram Carleton, Waitsfeld; J. Copeland.
Waterbury; Allen V. Abbott, Worcester;
l.. j. Benjamin, Woodbury..
Fayston, Roxbury and Warren were I'M
repres ented. The meeting organized
with Secretary French as Chairman, and
Rev. J. Copeland of Waterbury Secretary,
In the forenoon, the Convention decided
that the candidates for teachers in the
Spring examinations should be tested in
photography, grammar, arithmetic and
geography; in the Fall examinations. the
tests should be in grammar, arithmetic,
geography and history. 1t was voted that
written examinations should commence at
O'Clock A. NJ. on the day appointed con-
tinue till noon when there should be an
hours recess. At one o'clock the written
examinations should be resumed and con-
tinued until two o'clock, At which time
oral examinations should be commenced.
Rev. Mr.. Glazier of Montpelier was APP
pointed = committee to procure printed
notices of the time and places of both
Spring and Fall examinations and to dis
tribute them to the several Superintend-
ents. The following gentlemen were
named committees to prepare list of ques-
tions in the studies named:
Orthogruphy.-Messrs. Copeland and
Vaughn.
History.-Messrs Abbott, Carleton and
Hathaway.
-Arithmctic-Messrs Davis, Heath, Per-
rim.
Geography.-Messrs. Tenney, Forbes,
Lewis
Grammar. -MesSrs. Glazier, Benjamin.
Dole
The meeting decided that the candidates
for teachers, to be entitled to certiiicatee,
must pass a satisfactory oral examination.
and answer an average of siXty-five per
cent of the questions in the four subjects
of the written examination; and no teacher
falling below fifty per cent in any one sub
ipct ShOuII receive a license
The Convention then adjourned until
two o'clock.
On reassembling. the several committees
made their reports, which We're considered
and adopted.
The Spring examinations will be holden
on Saturday. May 2,l, and the Fall exami-
nations on Saturday, November 28th, ana
the following are the places assigned for
these examinations in the towns named:
Barre, Barre Academy; Berlin. school
house near Montpelier post office; Cabot.
school house in upper village; Calais, cen
ter school house in district No. 3; Duxbury.
new school house ut Ridley's Station; Eas:
Montpelier, -Four Corners school house;
Fayston, --; Marshield. village school
house; Middlesex, village school house;
Montpelier, union school house, room s;
Moretown, village school house; Plainfeld.
village school house, district No. /; North.
field, graded school house; Roxbury.
-; Waitstield, village school house
Warren, --; Waterbury, school house
at Waterbury St; Woodbury., school house
in South Woodbury.; Worcester, school
house in district No. !.