The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-04


ton of teachers for the whole year instead
of changes every term would aid materially
in the advancement of schools.
Mr.. Taylor of Caledonia county deplores
the unhtness of school officers for the posi-
tons they occupy. In some cases men
have been chosen for committees who could
not read or write" "The new school law,
in its operation in this county, has met the
expectations OF its most sanguine support
ers. 1t finds opposition, as all new measures
are sure TO find in this state" One hundred
sixty-seven teachers are regular subscribers
to some educational publication and 17S
have read some standard work on educa-
ton He has organized Z teachers assoc
Citations, to which three-fourths OF the teach
ers voluntarily joined themselves
Mr.. Cilley of Chittenden county rightly
maintains that the efficiency of schools
depends primarily on the character OF the
teachers employed. Hence he has made it
his first care to see that only those best
equipped and qualified are employed.
" From visitation of schools and from in
vestigations otherwise made, | think l
know very fully the condition of the schools
OF the county, and that HeD are tmpF0rng
in most instances" His time has been fully
employed in necessary correspondence, eX-
animation of textbooks, visiting schools
and attendance upon teachers Institutes,
In the high aims and inquring spirit OF
teachers, in the steadily-growng interest
of the people in their schools, he finds pos.
tive evidence of the wisdom anu uullty OF
the new school law.
Mr.. Walhridge of Essex county reports
that AT the hrst examination heIu oy hllh'
owing TO nhsapprehenslon only elght ap,
pied Tor certihcates' An attendance OIL
nIuy-uWo AT ,he lolloWihS MarGn eNaIhl Ia
uoh SuV"eu gro"luS CohHuehce iu uilo
new order of things. The supply of COM
petent teachers at hrSt was nov equal 10 lhe
uelnahd' whlch neceSSlGaueu me issuing Oh
ncehSeSi Ill Sncn cases the reclpleutS uIluet-
stoou they were on prooaIloh anu no "eul-
mental results enSued' suggestions LOT re-
pairs furniture anu apparatus nave peel
made, bearing III miuu Ihe acIual h9 5T
ana aVoluing unnecessary expense ne
greatest evil to contend against Is non-at-
Vehuahce, WHICH d! Ihe VoWn rePo'uS 10
SHOWN TO vary from one 10 lorty per GenV;
county selecuon VIII oDVIale ehe lack ol
uniformity IN teXC, DOCKS, by lhlnSiinS WlUn
the people throughout Ihe county mr' w az
bridge mas ascertalneG that pupiC sehu-
ment mas steadily grown IN FAVOR Oh the ne"
law
MT. hustedt OF FRANKLIN county Is pleaseu
10 clalm Improvement III the cohuItion U,
school hulldlngs ana Appliances, oeVeral
districts nave promised tnaV dictionaries
snall De Placeu III school houses olls laIl.
Many teachers al frst opposed Uhe present
law VINO now are lts earnest supporters
Inc pest teachers are no" TAKING euuca-
uonal journals or pursuing speclal STUDY on
the science OF teaching, Euucauonal meet,
lngs nave been helu IN nine towns anu
teachers associations formed In seven.
lie mas visited every dSIrlcI IN uhe county
once, ana many Twice. teachers nave redl-
lied that never before mas so much been
expected OF them' ana they nave III the
man earnestly Sought 10 heeU those re-
qulrements.
Mr.. Phelps OF Grand Isle county mas
made hity-iour Vlslts 10 the twenty-five us
tricts in his county. Inc applicants Tor Ger,
uhcates nave almost lnvariaoly peon wei
quanheu, anu constant Improvement ~
noted IN the country SCHOOLS. SeVersl School
oullulhSS nave oeen rePa'reu ine lnsCi-
tite held at North Hero was attended WIN
goou results
MI redmond OF Lahoilie county CON
siuers MS province especially favored oy
reason OF tne auVahceu lhstitutl0hs OF high
rank iocateu theTe' Inc normal ochooi al
johnson Is RrauuaVing every year YOUNG
men anu women wei ora'uem lor tie
lnportant WORK Oh teachihg; me acade-
mics al rlsVille anu yue ark are uolhs
eAceiieht "orh anu a'tract iro" uilierehI
sectlohs Oh the county young PeopIe ue-
s,rous VI TAXING more auNahceu COURSE
than Ihe common schools aiioru' ne
1ounu the schoois ueilcleht IN 1helr supply
OF apparatus; AL MS suggestion, DOM the
@cauoihic anu unaoL luse,i uIoIion"lios nsV .
Deeh purchased so thas no" puC very iew
schoo,s are "ithouu Cneln, ING colnPleue
scnooi chatu mas oeei placeu IN seventy
schools IN the county. Inc supervisor notes
an awakened interest on the part OF teach
ers as SHOWN ny Uheir INJURY inoo tne oes'
methoos Oh INSTRUCTION anu III, Ine pr"ctlcaI re-
suits already apparent Inc NUMBER OF
poor teachers mas oeen reduced; Grammar
readlng ana penmanshlp are the branches
most neglected III our schoois' MI Red
monu mas sought 10 remedy TINS oy Gaining
the attehuoh OF teachers 10 Vhe uelec,s, ana
the recommendation OF more suitable text
books. The majority OF Lanoille county is
well pleased with the Achievements OF the
new law.
Mr.. Goodhue OF orange county presents a
table OF statistics which gives IN detail the
condition OF schools and school buildings, a
report OF all moneys expended, ana rating
OF teachers as TO training and ability. he
believes that much OF the opposition to the
school law Is from those who wish to make
| political stock OF 1t ana who bluster about
increased expense regardless of advance