Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-03
The Normal Schools.

The educational matters of the state seen
10 be in somewhat mixed condition
Could a wet sponge be passed over our who'll
educational fabric and a new system of in
struction recast, the problem of construct
ing a satisfactory and efficient system o.
school work would be susceptible Of com
paratively easy solution. Our normal school,
in particular seem TO be in somewhat alb
normal condition and are the object of much
solicitude among the true friends Of educa
ton in this state. 1t is unfortunate tina,
there are three distinct normal schools
when there is really room or need for but
one. The expense of conducting these
schools, if consolidated, would be largely
reduced and the beneficial results immensely
increased. The revenues of the school
would be consolidated, which, united with
the aid given by the state, would, concen.
trated, afford much better facilities for nor.
NAL instruction. The same outlay would
yield much larger and more satisfactory
income than when divided among three sep
arate schools. A thousand dollars granted
to each now can hardly produce better re.
suits than single thousand in the schools
If consolidated three thousand dollars di.
vided between the three schools would yield
a vastly larger income in the way of benef-
cial results if expended on single school.
Certain expenses would be no larger in the
three schools consolidated under one man.
agement than in each of the schools separ-
ately. Expenses are multiplied by multi
plying the number of schools. The logic
of consolidation is irresistible, but GER
tain circumstances seem to render i'm
mediate or complete consolidation impos-
sible or impracticable at the present
These three institutions are in existence
and private funds are invested in them.
Their triplicate existence is, perhaps, the
fault of the state to some extent. The state
should take the initiative in all matters like
education that relate to the general welfare.
The state did not in season undertake the
establishment of normal school under its
direct aid and control. Local enterprise
sought to supply need the state did not or
would not. The problem now is to remedy
this injurious state of things, to begin to
shape out line of policy towards these
schools which, steadily pursued, will in
time bring uniformity and high efficiency
into the schools without doing violence to
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