Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-23
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
A Suggestion ReGsi diDg school District,
aud Their Union.


Would it not be- COOL idea for the diff
fereut school districts at the coming meet
ings to take vote on what they would like
done in the matter OF schools, as to the union
OF districts, etc. II would help the direct
ors in many ways, and assist IN the practi-
col working of the new law. The districts
know their own needs best and.the directors
would be pleased to know their wishes.
W. W. HIGBEE.
Charlotte March II, 1893.
The Present school system and what
We Must DO Under It.
To the Editor Of the Free Press:
The enactment and imposition OF the town
system OF schools upon the towns OF the
State Is more than change of systems. 1t
IS also a revolution-a revolution which
takes away from the parents who are the
real guardians of their children at home and
10 the scnooi az well, tho care and response
biiity OF providing for the school, and gives
it to a committee elected in town meeting.
Not only this, but more, the town system
limits and narrows the comprehensive aim
which the school system, as framed and ad
mniste. ed in New England, New York
and other states in years past, was
Intended to realize. 1t prevents one of
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cation and training Of the citizen for his
| public citizen duties. This education was
secured by public consultation and the
adoption OF measures for the school, in the
annual district meetings, aud other meet
ings that the exigencies OF the New Engl land
| school requires. But the revolution has
been enacted, and this against the voice Of
| the people, twice or thrice deliberately given
within few years past.
What now shall be done J.? Shall we now
allow the schools to suffer- aud the chi
dreD, and the parents, and the State, as
well, because OF the arbitrary enactment
Of the Legislature: BY no means. We
must now put forth our best endeavors to
help the schools, and those appointed to di-
rect in regard to them, SO that the parents
and their children and the State too, shall
suffer the least possible from the change.
| We admit and affirm also, that it Is now
possible and practical for the parents and
patrons Of the school to so work for it that
1t shall be batter, under the worse system,
than it was before under this better. In
fact the success of the school under any sys-
TEN depends not so much upon the system
as upon the spirit OF its real guardians
and those who wish TO work for it, And
this we must do. Unless We do this aud by
our help school matters are so conducted as
to make tho schools better, and SO mucn
better as to carry the judgment of the ma
jority with them, the legislature, soon,
perhaps at its next session, Will In answer
TO the demands of the citizsns, destroy the
town system, as they did the better school
code adopted in 1888 A. ID. b.
Willistou, March II, 1898.
Hon. A. II. Valentine Write. or the Out
look for Vermont Interest.
To the Editor OF the Free Press:
My attention has just been cal ed to your
article in Wednesdays issue of your paper
under the head OF vermont Needs More
People" 1t is exceedingly gratifying that
the results OF the labors under tie law 1
1883, relating to Commission of agricul-
tural AMI manufacturing interesls' are
recognized by SO Influential journal as tho
FREE Press.
You are entirely sound in your remarks
a. to the need OF laborers in Vermont, and
especially In our manufacturing towns. II
manufacturing in our country is not check
ed by a hostile national legislation, bright
future awaits Vermont as manufacturing
State. The increase in her industries has
been immense, and the consequent demsnd
for labor greater than the supply, and
never before in any country, would day I
work bring so many OF the necessities and
Injuries as now, This village Is largely