The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-10-21

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Llsa,a Thix IL certainly . most impcs-
tsat ioquiry. and ! address il - yes 10 ~
possibls ssrSsssasss. trusting yos nay -
abls. rot only 70 snsvss il. bat 10 AID .
cure. add BY early legislative sosios .sks
vigorous spplsoatios oiik even shoash y
should isvolvs radical changes 10 oar sdu.
cstionsl system. Pursuing the ssbjsct.
put The further inquiry: Hes shsss bsn
10 the past. or 10 there nov such vest 81
proper peeuniasy support sad saeourgs-
nsnt by the stats ior tho oonmoa schools
~ 10 account for The tsoublsf II 70. and
you should unlock the treasury ADD pro-
vide The proper aid il would have ny sp-
provsi; bot undssstsnd ths Ssssrss ~
b. true. The troubls IL evidently ~
here.
Looking further. let me ask you % 70
the condition and efficiency Of the colleges.
academies. normal schools. high and sra-
ded schools. and the larger and more cen
trail OF the district schools Of the state.
Ny observation aud Information IL that
these ~ whole compare fsvorsbly With
like Institutions Of learning elssvhers and
have corps OF competent tescaers and
managers - competent. efficient and we'll
equipped - any. This being %, We must
look further for the difficulty.
Outside Of the schools psrticularissd
sre about 10000 Of the school children of
the state, exclusive OF those Who attend
private schools or about three iourths Of
The whole number Of scholars attending
any and I'll schools. II u said. and ! do
not understand that il 10 questioned 10
aoy considerable extent. that the trouble,
III am correct Ia my information and
conelusion) you can more readily search
ont the disease and apply cure. and this
is your special province
In pursuing your investigation. you will
doubtless find that the average num-
Der Of scholars in these outlying districts
does not exceed one-hslf that Of 30 or 30
years ago. the territorial dimensions Of the
remainioing substantially the
same. The assertion or proposition that .
small school fails TO keep alive OF awaken
the Interest OF the pupil and 10 accompan-
led by the comparative indifference Of the
community where such school 10 located,
will very generally, am sure. receive
Your assent. We are told BY the superin-
tendent Of education in his report. that
there are 10 the state 1903 schools with not
over six scholars each, and 470 having
more than six and less than twelve. After
. careful consideration Of this subject !
sm compelled to conclude that the trsuble
mainly lies 10 these small schools; that 20
long IS old district lines are held too sa-
cred To he disturbed. the trouble must.
from necessity, not only remsin with Ne.
but increase rather than diminish. And.
notwithstanding the adverse expression OF
the several towns, / should fall short OF .
full performance Of what conceive TO be
my duty. Should omit to say that Il 10
my earnest conviction that adequate and
lasting relief can come only BY an adop-
tion Of the ''town system" or some other
system by which The same end can he &C.
complished or arrived Ut. lam not, how
ever. welded to this or any other parsicu-
lar sy,tcm. but ] earnestly submit that
thu importance OF the subject u quite
enough 10 call forth yonr best efforts aud
uubssrd action 10 search Of remedy and
III prov iding Tor AN application Of il.
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