Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-11-18
The House AbOlishes the Board of Educa.
tiOn-

o Secretary French has been the death O
the Board Of Education in this state, SO f.,
f at least as the House Of Representative
+ can kill that highly intellectual body
, Friday afternoon last the bill to abolisl
, the Board, and providing for election by
the joint assembly of 4 Superintendent o
Public instruction, came up in the IIous,
as a special order, the question being OF
agreeing to the amendment proposed b,
the committee.
Mr.. Martin Of Londonderry moved tC
amend the amendment proposed by the
committee. by inserting in section tire,
the word annually.
Mr.. Bailey of Fairhavcn moved to dis
miss the bill. He stated that he made Thu
motion for the purpose of bringing the
whole matter before the House in one
question.
Mr.. Davis of Reading approved the mo-
ton to dismiss, rs settling ut once what
action the House desired to take in regard
to the Board of Education; and if we dis
miss this bill, We shall have the bill recon-
mitted by Il minority of the committee.
Mr.. Davis opposed the repeal of the vari-
Gus sections included in section one of this
bill. He also opposed the abolition of the
Board of Education and the substitution
of Il State Superintendent in whom is vest
cd unlimited power over our schools.
This State Superintendent is 10 be elected
here in Joint assembly. and there is no
power of removal except we impcach
him. He compared ut some length the
workings of the system proposed with the
workings of the system under the Board
of Education, and claimed that there
would be no more economy or efficiency
under the new system than under the old.
Mr.. Savle> of Huntington defended the
bill under consideration Is proposed to be
amended. Under it we abolish the Board
of Education and its Secretary, which.
though composed of men noted for ability.
has o%utlived its usefulness: We abolish the
list of text books that have been adopted
by the Board. In place of these we give
the State a State Superintendent. retaining
the essential features of the Board of Ell
ur;ltlOn without the cost and interference
of the Board.
Mr. Circuit of Newport thought Til, one
Of the most important measures before he
House. and one that should be considered
d~i>pa>Sionat"ly. He said there i 50 deep
Il lttlllS tl tl>Stl lSltCllon HI lIlt
present system AMI management If lllr
Board of EDUCATION that Il change wa,
demanded: and the question i what meas
ureS can we best adopt that will he -tti,-
factory to the people, and best meet the
demand Of the State. He preferred Il
Board of Education, uS Recommended Lv
the minority of the committee in the pas
AGE of House bill No. 80. BY that bin
Ia. R,ur1 i T., H.. .l....l I,- .l. t., ~
~cml,ly. and when we elect that Board we
virtually elect i Secretary. The trouble
i with the Secretary, and not with the
Board of Education. We should dismiss
the bill, and consider the bill which rc.
tain> the Board.
Mr.. Davenport of Wilmington opp">.,l
the di>mi>>ion of the bill. He was o.
posed to the Board of Education. mainly
because Of tlicir arbitrary and diclaiuritl
measures in regard to school BOOKS He did
not like tie provisions of the prr>cnt>y>ttm
III regard II teachers, Institutes, which
were of very little practical NalIc t. oar
schools. He lid no: l%.-licNr that the pres
cnt intelligence "f Vermont i owing t.
the State b aard of Elucati"n. lii rather
owing To the school system Of Vermont
before the Board WIS brought into cNi~t-
cncr.
NJ Darn &C ,L.r.f.l ,1...l.
,,t,n' nt 49,, r,,rI III II
ru}rI nnv rn;frmify IN tr>I nnnts -
.Lnnl. If th. 49,. Tn.rn Xxi f. 80
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1y' tif.r1m77 LII. H., in, .".''-
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large majority |" abolish the Board Of
l. iucation, and this bill meeting the DO
~; lN'lN '' "' ~ '"~
Mr. Marin .,f r3.,.. -
10 iL, uIir,tinn raised ,.r,i,,.t A. III
that v. cheer man =, 49, ,M"rir,.,
and have. no nn\,,, Of r,.n,n,.,I ..fI
that we elect a GoIcrnor. Lien, Gnv.rr|.
and the vhul. list of STAT. ~,t}i,,r- t,. ,,r,
wears. and There. i, no ,n.r. I.u,.. ~
=. D,i,r' S.,t. >r,,.:, ,n,u ~ !"
Other S,,,rori-,r
II. WV. n,n,,,.l T., H..
Board of Education b,rlI... il v,. .in.''
mart nf Nm. n,,L ;r.rr 49, SURG
the responsibility Of ,hr ar.> Of ". ',n'
uhn.. ,niLnritr ..,,. 80,
,,rn. nnri,r ,L, Ia, ~ 80
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N,inr ami ,r,iy,aI t,r" o,
th,.r. th, >u,n ,f S1Iu, vL;.L m
hi. ,,1,rv ,f S1.un mai, L:'.' "''' l."
5000. lie ia mo-, hnIi.y. IN ,ut
Board to talk. ,h. r.~,nnn,IiI,, i
nets of ,h,. >.rr,t,,v L,t I''
un.rint.nIrn Of Ins,r, f,'i'Ii'i =
III tL. r.-~,un.iLiIi,, " >i''Ii
f,U ON Ii, own merits II, 1iIr' ,I"i' I'll
he Secretary WAS ,nnrr ~ iI., ,''rN'
the Board Both vrr. conn., Ir .", 'iE'i'
tine nr,.sent rnn1itinn If ~, .P"">.'.'
and ne thnn~It Ln,h II '','>
,h,li.h.J S''IH' me
Mr.. Bnvnto Of Wonl.tu.t
Gf. tv,.Iv. v.,r, c,r,n y. ~ car
Schools in N,s.,chn,.,t. anI "irn IN.
in all that time Lr,r mn.h -, II ''' MOI
of EIu,,;nn y. Sn.r.' 'i'''i' i
heard since thr f'mr,h ,I.r'of Il, re ii'd
There was universal I'nI"'Ii
with th. E1,,.l e I, >'i''n'e \lr's>td