Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-23
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23. Is 5

set against the nor gAgee or assignee aud
the balance against the mort9agor
Usual provis on for doubling Section .
provides that if in provision in the mort
gaue that mortgagee pay the taxes or like
agreement Is made, the mortEHgOr shall
forfeit all interest in debt 50 secured and
mortgHgOr may in assumrslt recover all
Interest paid. Provision may be made by
contract that take shall he on mort
gagor II his notes on mortgage are at five
per cent or less The holder of an equity
may pay these taxes within go days after
the assessing of it. When uotes etc, are
given on mortgage which outYalue the
real estate, the excess shall be taxed as
personal estate.
Bulls Approved-229 relating to grand
li~t; 245 concerning village OF springfield,
POI, amending charter of lruy Conference
academy; 1876 relating TO process $50,
amending act relating 70 property right~
OF married women; 293, enabling village
Of ct. Aloans to refund. l2!, to promote
the dairy Interests OF Vermont; 2i3,
amending act of Incorporation OF Vermont
Conference seminary, 4li, to incorporate
The Baptist Minister'S association OF Yer
mout 3i3, authorizing the sale OF Union
Clutcu 1T Be- kshitt Crutre.
In the afternoon II. til, the school bill
was taken up - SreClal order and the
question being = hHl he bill be read q
third time :" Mr.. pr1uty of Newport eX-
plaIned the bill. |. is not true tnat the
sch, Is of Nerm ut are well enough rs
they are. There is necessity ion Il meas
ure of this KIND. iudging from what we
learn from educational reports, from
whence il was found that Vermont Had
he poorest schools aud school houses n
less number III at enhance and the aver
axe wages to teacher were less tan in
any other state and terr o'Y III tue UIion
! was perfectly GstUund.d 10 find tina.
Vermont stood 20th intthc lit Of states as
to llliteracy.
This Is "A lone bin Of 800 sections and
as some think, looking towards the revo-
luton Of eN stiug school laws, II is 4 mls
taken idea. This proposed law differs
very little from thet We have 10 DAY. l. is
The same Old district system, with propos
ais Of amendment H. regard TO the salary
Of the state Superiuteu dent, standard
of teachers. and manu+r o. SUPERVISE d.
This bill uarmitS towns h9Vlng adopted
the town system OF schools TO continue
with sucr systems. bur forbid. other
towns from adopting IL is quite nee =
sary that the State shOuld nave one and
only one system. TINS must be the dis
trict system.
1t is from the appointment of town
supervisors that we expect improv, ment
IN our public schools. These su ervi-urs
are not superintendeuts, they are practical
teachers. Men VINO can 90 into tue
schools, notice defects and tell the teachers
how best to instruct. They can do nc
harm, haylng no power over II single =
trict, save that of recommendation. But
some complain on account of this lack o1
power. But it is the same as gram ed ro
the railroad commissioners. FMS bill
CA Is for an additional expense of only
5000 and the State will lose little if this
manner of supervision is a failure.
Mr.. Holten spoke as follows on his
amendment: Education has been stand
ing still while all else has improved in the
State. Every educator puts supervision
ness SUPERVISION is seen to b. absolutely
necessary. The town of Brattleboro has
had eXperience Of the lack of SUPERVISION
and of its benefits also. Common business
men cannot supervise our schools-they