The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-09
PR0UlY AND EDUCATION.
Fhe Newport Man an Earnest Supporter
Of Better Sch0ols--Fav Continuance
and Extension Of Skilled Supervision
and Raising Of Teachers Wages.
Ecommunicated.l

fThc MorrlsviIlc Messenger in lts issue
of June n win have as ita leading edi.
torial THE folIowings)
IN bis Memorial day address at ST.
Johnsbury, Colonel George Harvey, The ac-
complishcd and versatile editor 81 Har-
pers Weekly and The North American
Review, himself son 81 Vermont made
significant reference to the power 81 the
common schools Ia distinction to other
forces in its province 81 moulding the
character 81 THE people. Indeed, no more
eloquent tribute has been paid 10 the
great work of the past done III this re-
spect by the common schools. This ref
erence made BIZ Colonel Harvey is of
particular value III Vermont to-day, be-
cause of the partially developed move
ment aimed at still more effective work
BY the very agency he eStolled.
In the Legislative session Of 1905, by
means Of the influence and good work
Of considerable number Of leaders III
Vermont thought, there was initiated
provision TO limited extent fer skilled
supervision of the common schools In
making this provision, the state had the
benefit Of the experience Of someyof the
sister New England states which have
tried and have proven sueh skilled super
vision. The result has been that an un-
eypectedly large number Of the supervi-
sion units contemplated number prac-
ticaIIy reaching to the full extent Of
the appropriations for the purpose--have
been formed and are now IN successful op.
Grafton,
Az is the case with all new move
ments in pioneer fields, the application
Oh this plan has found measure OF
opposition In the sections affected by it
and, uturally, it cannot be said, although
now Iii its second year of trial. To have
passed in Vermont ont OF its expert
mental stage. Therefore, II remains for
coming legislatures to provide for and
for coming administrations to support
the continuance and extension Of skilled
supervision OF the common schools until
the same shall become as deeply rooted
and ais firmly established as any past or
present essential Of Fermont's public
school system.
Since Lieutenant Governor George III.
Pronty entered into public life, bis sup-
port of all approved advance educational
movements has been unvarying. Indeed,
i'll the passage at the bill providing for
the skilled supervision above referred TO.
lis part was III no sense secondary. He
ID i believer ia the plan and has very
close acquaintance with its workings
As governor, his influence and his eXeou-
tive action, 80 far us it has bearing upon
the subject, would be cast in favor of
the continuance and extension Of the
system 80 far as the same could be done
with due regard to proper recognition
of state economies. In harmony with
his attitude towards this special subject,
his record places him on the right side
Of every question involving the better
ment of our common schools. Any and
all effort designed To raise the quality
of the teaching element and the. raising
of teachers wages, 81 far as public
finances will permit, II sure Of his stud
led attention, earnest consideration and
effective personal and official interest,
This II Sill another matter of THE
highest Importance and, perhaps, the one
81 ali others having the greatest hearing
uponthe future Of this commonwealth. Ia
the governors office man of lis type
and recognized force of character can
serve this worthy purpose to The highest
and most productive ends. George II,
prouty II tor better and still better
public schools.