The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-07
NUMBER OF PUPILS
EXCEEDSSCHOOI
FACILITIES
To Add New instructor to High
School Staff
SCHOOL TO PAY FOR BOOKS
Considerable Item Of Expense NJ.
Longer to Be Carried by the
Students

AT a~meeting of the board of school
trustees last evening called to consid.
er the problem created by the unex-
pected increase in registration at the
Bennington high school it was decided
to add another instructor to the teach.
ing corps.
Another department, a course in
business training was added in 1909
and an extra teacher, Frank Z. Phil
lips placed in charge. At the open
ing OF the present school year the
State Teachers Training School main
tanned by the state, was added at the
head OF which is Miss Elizabeth Hoff-
man. But no real increase has been
made in the teaching corps in the
subjects which are not new depart
ments. In 1901 the number of pupils
was 81 in charge Of whom were five
teachers. During the last ten years
the number OF pupils has more than
doubled, being now IT'S. There has
been no increase in the corps of
teachers In charge of these courses,
however.
With lack of proper seating facil-
tiles and an insufficient number of
teachers instruction is being carried
on in the high school this week under
difficulties. A complete reorganiza-
ton is felt to be imperative. There
are at present seven periods OF 40
minutes each during the school day.
BY reducing the periods by ten min
utes an extra period could be gained
so that there would be eight periods
OF 80 minutes each. Had this been
done, several subjects must have been
dropped from the course of study and
the classes in several subjects divided
into two parts. The best solution of
the problem was felt by the board of
trustees to be the employment of an
other instructor. The new instructor
will take the classes in history, biol
ogy and botany.
A number OF the classes in various
subjects number nearly fifty. The
course in German has 40 pupils, Eng
fish | has AZ, Physical Geography has
40. 1t was found necessary to pur-
chase three new typewriters for the
business course because OF the in
crease in that department. Some of
the teachers are listed on the SEIZED
ule as the instructors in eight sub
Iects. Three new rows of seats have
been added in the high school and
some students are still sitting on the
window stills.
An effort is being made to procure
the new instructor at once SO that
the new order may be begun Monday
of next week instruction in the high
school is to be divided into eight de-
partments, the Latin, Mathematics,
English, Modern Languages, Science,
Finance, Teacher Training, Business
and History departments.
The unexpected increase in the
of students is attributed to
the greater number of students enter
ing from the parochial schools and
from the grammar schools of nearby
towns. The legislature OF 1904 provid-
ed that each student is entitled to a
high school education and that the
town must supply either high school
vi tue Auuuo W diNtHu Outs nc lu-
itlon at the local high school is $3.50
a year, of which the town pays $24,
so that the cost for each of the three
terms is $3.50 of which the non-resi-
dent student pays $3.50.
At the meeting last evening II was
further decided that high school pu-
pills must no longer purchase their
own text books The cost for books
per year to an individual student has
been between So and 81, according to
he courses pursued. This expense
will no longer be borne by the pupils
rs the books will be purchased by the
school district and become part of |
he permanent equipment.
With the addition of new instruc-
or, accommodations and instruction |
IAN be furnished TO 225 students with
,ut an increase in the staff of teach.
srs.