Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-07
School superintendent Meeting

nThe school superintendents of the vari-
Gus towns in Washington comfy met IN
the grand Jury room Of the Court House
at Montpelier, Tuesday, April 9th, and
Organized ut 1880 o'clock A. n. by the
election of John II. Senter of Warren.
president, and Zsd S. Stanton of Roxbury.
secretary. The following named snperin-
tendents were present:
I. l.. Jeffords, Barre; I. d. Hobart,
Berlin; W. w. Ainsworth. Calais; ii. D..
Ward. Duxbury; c. P. Holister East
Montpelier; Elijlh Whitney, Middlesex;
Hiram Carleton. Montpelier; Geo. NJ.
Fletcher. Moretown; Charles Dole, North
field; Charles B. Gale. Plaintield; Il. ).
Stanton, Roxbury; w. A. Jones, Waits
lied; J. II. Senter. Warren; I. e. Wright.
Waterbury; A. NJ. Benjtmin' Woodbury..
Il was voted to hold public examina-
i',ns on April 9th and November 9th,
continuing from $50 A. NJ. to 1890 P. NJ.
/ The following were the committees APP
! pointed to draft list Of questions under
he different topics for Use at the examina-
lions:
On arithmetic-Messrs. llollster, Aims
worth, Jeffords and Wright.
On geography Messrs. Fletcher, Whit
ney, Hobart and Benjamin.
On grammar-Messrs. Gale, Carleton
and Dole.
On history and civil government
Mr>srs. Jones, Stanton and Senter.
On general questions -Messrs. Aims
worth, Jellords and Dole.
Prof. Charles Dole of Northfeld, w. w.
Alnsworth of Calais and Miss LAURA f.
Markham of Montpelier We're elected
county committee for examination Of
teachers.
The secretary WAS instructed to inform
the state superintendent of education that
it was the desire of the superintendent oil
Washington county that there be as many
educational meetings as are allowed by
law held in the county during the year.
At the afternoon session the committees
reported and the various reports were
adopted.
1t was voted that any person to be en-
titled to certificate to teach n common
school in any town in this county during
The coming year must pass an oral exam
nation satisfactory to the town superin
tendents and must attain an average Of &C
per cent on the subjects of the writer
examination, consisting of arithmetic Gin
GLIDING metric system) grammar. geogra
ply, history and civil government; also
that all applicants for prtrate examination
be required to pay the legal fee in adrance
that they be examined in different paper
than those used at the public examination
and that they be required to attain a
average offs per cent on written examina
ton.
: The following resolution was adopted
i ReSolred. That in selecting the topic
} for the written examination of teachers
Il we Che superintendent do not intend t
: uuderrate the importance to our schools {
thorough instruction in the arts of reading
spelling and penman-hip and We urg
5 the teachers of the county to give the PIT
pills in their charge very careful and sys
tematic training in these eementar
+ branches of study whicbaare at the founl
= alton and throughout the structure of 4
well balanced scholarship.
e The following were also adopted:
L. WHEREAS. The advance in all the dc
partments of industry requires highe
=; knowledge on the part of every citze
who would take an active and successfU
e part in business; and,
D WHEREAS, The great body of the PEG
] pie must, of necessity receive their edu
= cation in the common schools, therefor
r be it
, AeSolred, That we request the state SUI
perintendent of education to suggest in hi
/ report TO the legislature that there b
D added to the list of branches now require
5 to be taught in the common schools tn
e elementary Sciences, and that teachers b
required TO pass in examination in thos
t branches; and also,
: ReSolred, That we strongly urge upo
: all teachers of our common schools tn
: necessity Of being vers d in those branche.
The meeting then adjourned.