Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-01-25
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW
The DUTY of The People under the Law
Enrnestly Emphnaized.

letter 60 the Woodstock standard
In looking over the list Of the published
laws Of the late session Of our Legislature,
it seems TO me they are fully up TO the aver
age good sense Of legislative enactments.
The new school law / regard as a great i'm
provement it retains all the good features
of the old law. it retains the old, long tried
aud popular district system, it Furnishes none
of the inhabitants Of an old school district
10y aboshug the district 10y reason Of its
having a less number Of scholars than for
merlv
Its system Of county supervisors ! regard
as especially valuable In fact think the
new school law Is all right, provided the
new state superintendent, and the county
supervisors. vet to he chosen, prove, on
trial, TO he the right men for the places they
are chosen to fll The state superintendent
Of education should not only be man Of en-
larged aud liberal education-he should be
also a man in love with his work man
enthusiastic in his calling and one capable
of imparting the right kind of enthusiasm
to others, especially 20 the county super
visors and prudential committees. and to
/ the teachers in all the different school
/ grades in the state. He should be man
more in love with his work than with his
salary, man who will strive hard 10 make
his office "A success-a success that will man
| fest itself In a constantly increasing growth
| of interest in the schools of the state hv
! the people at large, and IA manifest improve.
| ment in the schools. and in the enthusiasm
/ of the teachers aud in their increasing love
for their work
a responsible duty rests upon the people
iu the selection of the right men for school
| supervisors for the several counties ia the
| state a county supervisor should he "A
man of liberal education, a man who will
feel that the office is one Of great trust and
responsibility that upon the faithful per
Torrance of its duties will hinge, in a great
measure the success or otherwise of the
schools of his county 1t is greatly 10 be
hoped that no mistake may be made in the
selection Of the right men for county super
visors in the different counties in the state
With the right man for state superin
tendent and the right man for county super
visor. there can be- ! think. no doubt that
the working of the Law will be entirely sat
isfactory. To this end the different school
district, of the state should at their next
annual school meetings which will occur on
the last Tuesday IN June, instead Of the last
Tuesday in March, as heretofore, elect for
the prudential committee a man or men
suitable for the place-a man who feels an
interest in the education Of the children of
the district and who will faithfully dis
charge his duties as set forth in sections ~
50, ST. - and S6 Of the school law.
In order TO make any school law the sue
cess that the best interests of the children at
tending the school require that it should be
it Is almost an Indispensable requIsiton thai
the voters. both men and women should
take AN interest not only in the election of
district officers at the annual meetings, but
should also feel and take an interest in the
successful workings of the schools them
selves-a duty heretofore, in many local.
titles, sadly, almost crlminaly, neglected
frequent visits to the school room during
school hours, by the parents Of the children
attending, are alike incentives t. botl
teacher and scholar
The new law abolishes the office of town
, superintendent of schools. an office never OF
any particular benefit 10 the schools and
substitutes for 1t the Office of county su
pervisor, an office more extended in its scop.
aud correspondingiy greater responsibility
It is hoped aud expected that for this i'm
portant office the best mau in the county
for the place, will bee selected, aud that h,
viii enter upon the discharge of his duti-,
with determination u well "a a desire. L,
realize the public expectation IN the ncrea,
q ug efficiency and usefulness of the publ,
schools
Ioproperly educate all the children Of Tia,
state year after year continuously. eutail
g. upon Us, a. a state and As individuals
10 great and Increasing expense but 1t Is oni
n of the necessary expenses attendant upon
, refined and desired civilization-no man u
~ woman can devote his or her money to
- better or more eunubliug use-like the sun
light. the rain and the dew, 1t benefit, u
q, all. An educated community Is SAT