The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.

'l'iN i'A Wv 0uNNN'00 'l i"lt 90 WI t.I'
work I'm % particular school has been
OFTEN discussed ana many different
views express d some would quote
the ola saw. AS Is tine teacher, So is
the school, and would assert that
lht one lulhg IoD uIul Iot "a good
school Us % good teacher Others %
puaSlIe 5Il' Nhiue OF expert suleiFl-
SION ln order to obtain satisfactory Zee
suits. sui otuHrs would point out
jhe great influence OF tine nome ON tine
ATTITUDE OF jhe chlld toward ihe teach-
or ana snow now Jhe influence may
nelp OF hinder tne work or the school
Ahother FACTOR that' though more OF
zen oNoflouNeN lIIah any or Jlc olhcfs.
mas mucl TO- 90 WIN tine results OF
our sChouIs' is Jut director, or more
property lHo SCHOOL ooaiG aus Wilolc.
AU inns tilue' Wueh newly elected a.
! rectors are just entering upon their
duties, IL seems eSpeclaliy uttlng that
Woru De sdlI relaulllg 10 tle import
amt interests tllat school board are IN
/ trusted whiting care and manage
HhGiiU Oh our puDIlc schooIs.
! we Will Jake II Tor granted that the
voters oil the towns III our state nave
maze a wise cIoice OIL man Tor the
ONCE Oh school director y partisan
j or secIarlah spirlV shoulq nave no
/ place III an elecIioh Oh uhls klhu. flU-
ness lot the ONCE should De the 1Ist
ana only requirement. a schood a.
| rector Shoulu Know something OF thG
laWs talat govern the educatlohal
WoIk Oh uhe 0!aue, as questions are
Golll i coming up GIIaC MAKE Such
kho"leuge necessary ne snoulu De
man eht4rely aoUNe IaVo tI,. oi any
soIV WnaV9Vel: "A man tliat conducts
MS own business on BUSINESS primer
pres Is a Soou soIt vi man 10 ehCrusg
VIII the money matters connected
Ml.I Vlie sGiiUols' IL ne mas Deen
teacher anu KNOWS tlle neeus Oh our
: sclools from thG inslue, 50 mucI tlie
Detter. ne sloulu not De over sehsl-
i've 10 crltlclsm' ana should nave
good generous supply OF the sturdy
Ahglo-GaAoI quallty termed pack-
none, ne slloulu DC capable Oh taxing
tne lonB looh, Vi seeine anu applecii,,
atlng tne heeus oi heNu year as well
as looking careIully AFTER tne necessi,
tles Oh Ihls' MOI al these tillngs VIII
De heeoeu AT once, ouI II Iiie man De
hUt 700 GU 10 learn ne VIII Iiu oilae
al tlese qualiSle ,1 anu more VIII pe eH-
erclseu 10 ele III III lianaelng Wisely
anu eco ,1 y eNen Vhe schoois Vi
one small town'
AFTER man OF woman mas peer,
properly eleceeu 10 Iiie ollIce VI scnooI
ulrector' ne VI sile Is iloI qualllle 90 W
perform any Oh Cle duties Oh ole ONCE
untll poilus haVe peen given 10 1iie ne
selectmen III such sums as they silali !
REQUIRE cohuieloheu lor ene ialt y, VI
performance OF thelr uutles' (oec.
S994, V; o. directors are also re-
CURED by law 10 De sworn. lSeG'
6!2). Ihese requirements pelhg iul-
hlled the poard may organize as they
see ht' ana III is peGter TO 90 SO as
soon as convenient. Inc law requires
that the chairman De elected on OF
pe1ore tne nrst uay Oh april annual
~. (Sec. w: Inc law also pro
vldes that Inc Doard OF directors
snail appolnt cierK ana IL Is custom
airy TO 90 tnls at tine tlihe OF orgallA'
ing. Inc clerk may or may not De
member OF the board OF directors, al
is most convenient Tor them. Inc
clerk serves until his successor l!
appointed, (see sec. 6i9 as amended
by NO. ~, 1898, sec; D. IL the same
person is desired for clerk no actor
need be taken by the board.
Just here we wish to call special at
|
clerk as given III the section quoted
above. This duty is to keep per
manent record and enter therein tn
: proceedings OF the board. " This !
often carelessly done or not at all
Votes and decisions ON all matter
pertaining to the schools should be a
carefully recorded as town matter
| are by the town clerk. One of tn
| most serious faults OF the averag
q school board is that they do not per
form their work i'll a business lik
manner. In fact, this is impossible
S unless a record is kept. Engagement
1 of teachers, wages to be paid, pur
chases of books and supplies of al
kinds should never be. left without tn
4 permanent record that the law re
. quires. In addition to these thing
| the wide awake clerk will keep rec
= ord of all examinations held in hi
| town with the names of annlicaOtc am