Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-09-15

ten years, perhaps much less time, Is
all that the child will ever have IN
the schools. Whatever his education
in school books is, it must be obtain
ed in brief period. No man who
has decent regard for the welfare
of his child will care to put him I'M
der the charge of an incompetent
teacher, much less would be place
him under the training of one whose
habits, character or example tend
to the injury of the pupil. Parents
who look at the matter properly Will
understand that no teacher can be too
good, that no price is too high to pay
one who is just adapted to the work at
hand. The precious years of chlld,s
life must be most thoroughly and most
wisely improved.
There is many a man to-day who is
regretting the fact that he squandered
his school days, or that opportunities
forbade that he should have made
more of himself in his youth.
Our observation in regard to the
workings of the new law extend chhef-
lv to. two counties. We have watch
ed the matter in Orleans county pretty
thoroughly. We believe that in the
selection of Mr.. Stone as supervisor,
verv fortunate choice was made.
He came here fresh from the schools;
he entered the work with great zeal
and energy; he has given it his un-
divided attention. He has been an
inspiration and force wherever he
has met his teachers or come IN con-
tact with parents or scholars. The
teachers of this county are making q
business Of learning to teach; they
; are taking educational journals, at
: tending teachers meetings, read
l ing up and learning new methods.
The pupils of the schools are study
e ing harder and to better purpose, II
! we are Judge, than they were be-
IS fore the supervisor met them and en-
e couraged them to a better effort.
% Another thing that is being done
e which will prove beneficial is the put
Is ting of scholars of uniform ages ant
: corresponding attainments into the
IS same place in the same books. All th'
ST pupils in the county of similar educa
e. ton will go on over the same grount
'e by system of county grading.
lie change of teachers will not throw tn
u school into confusion a change o
ne residence will not throw the boy on
De of his place. There will be work
a ing together by all teachers and /
OF all schools. Scholars will not be eV
I. ervwhere or nowhere, according
rs the caprices of teachers or parents.
ne It must be remembered that som
on of the complaints about the ne
ch school law are made because 1T
s. new: some are made because certal
DaflleS, uOI IuOOlCoCCo' III SNA "
no cause they have no scholars to |
taught, will scold because they te;
an increase in school expenses. Sut
men always complain at everythlr
,oo when there is the remOtest dang
nd that their taxes be increased.
tho We believe that it will be We
or unwise move, if the new law is mat
rs rally changed at this session of t
m legislature. Let it have fair trla
tho then it can be changed, if need [
ess to remedy defects. 1t will be
pen foolish thing to overthrow a systt
om of school management that IS Pre-
ion inc effectual and successful in mC
cen of the progressive states of
n q Union. Vermont does not care
has be taunted about her ''illiterac
dc and her abandoned" farms all
an the same time, though almost
tho same causes which have tended
owe produce one of these evils tends
in nroduce the other. Let her scho
bus- be improved and her farms will
new better loved.