Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-10-22
IMPROVED SCHOOLS.

lnPOTbdhl Diils Deiore the Legislature
- 1t attempts to remedy some of the
z present defects in the school law and
as we look at it, is bill well worthy
: the careful consideration of Iegisla-
tors, and with slight changes should
be passed. The act provides that
"any two or more contiguous towns
having an aggregate of not more than
20 or less than 80 schools of not less
than 2s weeks each may, by vote of
the school directors of the several
towns, unite to form union for the
purpose of employing superintend-
ent Of schools."+ Section 2 of
this act provides that ''the school d.
rectors of the towns forming union
shall form joint committee, and =
shall be held to be the agent of
each townforming the union. =
Said joint committee shall elect
superintendent of schools who shall
serve for one year and until his cue
cessor is elected; shall determine the
amount of service to be performed by
said superintendent, which service
shall be based upon the number of
| legal schools maintained in each
| town; shall hx the salary and appor-
ton the amount thereof to be paid by
the several towns forming the union
according to their grand lists, and
shall certify such amount to the treas
urer of each town. When such union
is effected it shall not be dissolved for
period of three years - ex
cept by a two-thirds vote of the
school directors of the towns forming
the union" Section of this act pro-
vides that after proper Ger tifgate has
been made to the state tire asurer that
union has been. formed under this
act and the towns unit eddy have
raised by taxation a sum not less than
$3.50 as a salary for supe rintendent
of schools and that such gu perintend-
ent has been employed for one year,
the state treasurer shall aPporSion
the sum of $1,000 among the several
towns fornaing the union a according to-
! their grand lists Section 8. reads
"a superintendent elected I'M
der the provjsIons& of tn is act shall
devote his entire tine to the suner-
vision of schools; shall b. q holder of
or shall have held a drs5 grade Ger
tlhcate or lUs equivalent, and shall
have taught al least fit! weeks; shall
! have OnWpr n O.
grant ceru61sates of t1e second and
! third grades uDdar thu same reguIa-
t-tiuns governing examiners of teach
ers, but which s,astil @ Q valid only in
and for the union for which they were
/ granted; shall be a resident of one Of
the towns forn3lng the union or. be-
come a resident before entering apon
his duties. Said superin-
tendent shall direct the work of the
teachers and pupils, prescribe courses
OF stucy, supervise the purchase Of
and distribution of books and sup-
plies and may dis miss a teacher who,
III his judgment, is, incompetent and
unfit; and shall have all the power
and perform all the various duties
required by law OF town superintend-
ents of schools.'h
The advantage of this supervision
t over the present is at once apparent
T. A superintendent of Acknowledged
' ability shall have charge of a certain
d number of SCHOOLS and shall make
9 his entire occupation to look after tn
70 interests of such schools ander salary
, Under this act it would be possibi
I'd for the tSawns of Bartoa, Glover an
n. Westmone to have such sapsrintenf
Ily schools in these towns, consult vii
lal and advise teachers, prescribe cours
MS of study, buy supplies, and in sho
&c superintend the schools. In perusil
he | the act the reader will note that VIII
no the salary OF this uperintendent sh
OF be at least $3.50 the state pays to t
oN union $1,000 which makes the cost
in the union of towns $3.50, and the sa
ond ing on the present town superinteu
ter, en,'s pay and on the purchasing
GO school supplies would more than :
ans set this amount.
There are few slight changes
D. this act that the MONITOR would 81
gest however. We would make
usi- formation of these unions compulso
,po- we would make the amount of serv
are to be performed by the superintel
,ugh emit specific in this act rather I'll
.rter leave it to the discretion of the j.
road committee and we woula make
lked superintendent furnish examinat
on questions for each school and at
,reot dard for their marking.
The If this act should become law
hove should hope it would not be necess
the for the state superintendent of edu