Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-16
sCHOOLMAsTERs' BANQUET
Committee Reports on List of Studies
FOR High md Secondary Schools.


The annual banquet of the Vermont
schoolmastcrs' club was held at the Van
Ness House Friday evening, attended by
about 40. The toastmaster was f. L.
!.aalls OF Hartford president of the
club. Mus was furnished by the uni
vcl-i.y double quartettc and the principal
aftcr-dianer speaker was Prof. T. n.
carver Of Harvard University. whose
atotr.. v'o Some opportunities for
National Greatness"
At the close Of the address by Prof.
carver, the final report of the committee
aupolnted TO prepare list OF studies for
high and secondary schools was made.
The report vas submitted by Mason S.
stone VINO spoke briefly concerning the
points contained in the report. The report
AMI its recommendations arc as follows:
:. The courses Of studies, the order Of
subjects, tho granting OF electives, and
the transferenco Of students from ono
course to another are left to the principal
and local superintendent. but the sche-
dule of subjects or courses Of studies
shall not so into effect until approved
" tho superintendent of education.
o. After the schedule OF subjects or
courses Of studies have been arranged for
any school. tho principal shall. at rea-
,ouable time before the opening OF the
first term or semester. submit the ssmo
10 the superintendent Of education for
approval.
?. Pccitation periods shall be at least
forty minutes in length for classes of
ten students or moro, and thirty minutes
in lerath for classes Of less than ten
Periods Of n.usic. drawing laboratory
work. mauua' training. field work. OBJ
servation. practice, and exercises Of like
nature shall 10 eighty minutes In length.
4. one credit win be given for nifty
~ecitations including tests and examina-
tions in any ono subject, and one-half
Of credit will he given for each addi-
tional fifteen recitation periods in such
subject; also one-hsf Of a credit Will
be given. after two credits have been
attained in any ono subject. for the final
fraction Of fifteen recitations above nine
G"eanthS.
;. Each student shall secure at least
eighteen credits for promotion and snail
secure seventy-two credits for gradua-
lion eighteen of which shall have been
so,ured in English, five in mathematics
crcruding bookkeeping, five in science
and five in history
s. Upon graduation a student shall be
GRANTED a statement Of subjects taken
and Of credits earned on each.
/ Note 20 recitations--1 credit; SLY
credits; So: o5-2L,: 110-3; 1G5-o1a. 49,,
1i5-yH: l7O--5. According to the last state
mont Of the foregoing resolution. final
( excess Of TO- II, e, IL, or a recitstions
will lie given y credit. provided two
| credits have been earned in the sub
.oct.
COMBINATIONS.
1t IS recommended that,
!. \ language once begun be continued
| throughout the course, or at least for
lWo years.
> The Spanish language be given the
I same recognition in secondary schools
that is accorded any other modern Ian
Euage.
8. When it is evident that review Of
an elementary subject Is needed, the
subject be given Incidentally and in ad-
diton to the regular course.
drawing. music, vocal culture. pen
inanshp, and especially industrial train
ing, Including manual arts and elemen-
.ary agriculture, should be presented
whenever possible.
). TIE various courses adopted be
named according to some dominant sub
joct, 50 Ear as possible. and the follow
nS names u coures are suggested
Greek. Latin. modern language English,
civic, scientific. historical teacher train
ng. a.ricultural home economics and
commercial.
h"spectfuiiy submitted
MASON s. STONE,