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

are $50 towns where the highest rate exceeds
33A per Govt: that there are llg towns where
it exceeds 30 per cent; that there are IS
towns where 1t exceeds 40 per cent; that
there are 80 towns where 1t exceeds 100
per cent, and several where IL exceeds 200
per cent. These figures disclose wrong
done TO the small districts, when viewed in
the light of our theories as to taxation and
the object of the public school-a wrong that
cruelty discriminates, sending twO-thirds of
the children to schools of 30 and 3B weeks,
and the other third to shorter and poorer
schools, compelling one man to nay one rate
of taxes, and another man another rate to
support the same system, system that
prevents crime, promotes industry, and
powerful agency in protecting the state.
say these figures disclose a great wrong
reaching into nearly every town in the
state-that ought not to be tolerated another
day" Hon. j. w. Patterson, superintend-
ent of public instruction in New Hampshire,
is quoted as commenting the working of
the town system in that state.
The third general subject, combination
of small schools" is discussed as follows:
" 1t is plain to most people that a good
school is an impossiblity without a good
teacher, and that good teacher commands
good pay for his services. 1t is also settled
that, as a rule, scholars learn more in
school of fair size than in small one.
There are al schools in the state of not
more than 6 scholars, and I5l of not more
than IL scholars 1t is evident that there is
large number of these districts that ought
to be united with other districts. Super
u; po,, ,',,+ re e., IA 49,, D,,;td
;,I IL rtyy;. 1, ,.,,,IJ - eel
that county at least $1,000, In New Hamp-
shire, where the condition is similar to that
in Vermont, 1914 schools were discontinued
NJ gobao1Is l., ~ e+o,,,,, 90 Nfi1diatnyr,
Snripgs W ba,,e oil haa, rnitod IN Two
districts. Several districts were annexed
to the village district The superintendent
found II in a nrosnerous condition y In
W, uo,nnsLira Decentralization is aiioyad
for transnortin1 pnniis ubere tba distance
a. r,raot - TIC nton,Ian+ hos oaroorol
i,noyiedga Of selerai cases ,,her, GOOD
grodad Schools ,night he astahishad from
small districte in tEis .tata. ,vLera in vaors
nast tho schooi ,nonev 70 Gov +Le ieost
Hos not o;van GOOD rosnlts 4 = r. 10
+harnfore reco,n,nondaJ tbat sao+io,, oGS ha
oroandaJ 90 tLa+ ali ai,aratio,,s of s,hool
Jiatri"tS sboli %a ,na,Ia h. tIn s,Iant,non
and tha+ tha sIaot,,,',,, sl,a1l aI+ar tba,1 ~,
tbe Observation-Disclosures Of rho snrery.isors
TIC snnnrIisors Vii oc+ IN tbis raSnact
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