The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-27

appropriation might apply just long the state
of Vermont subsidies these three institutions education and
politics In Vermont will be nexrcaby mingled and unproht
able duplication will continue There way which the
situation be ended for all except for the state either
adopt of these institutions its own be absolutely
owned and controlled by it, else to leave higher education
to those pubcsped citizens who in all the states OF
Union have forward promptly and periodically
for it's support Every consideration Of the larger interests
of Vermont points out the latter of these policies the right
adopt The duty of the state in this matter and OF those
charged with egislating for to clear an
quivocal.
The conclusions of this body of students therefore be
resolved into the following specific recommendations:
l. The recognition by the state of the reorganization
of elementary and secondary education, including
tonal training, as its immediate and supreme duty.
g The organization of the office Of a commissioner of
education upon basis competent furnish expert super
vision for the public school system This involves small
lay board serving without salary and salaries for educa
ona experts of character to the abest and
The details of this organization are given IN Sec
ton TX of Part H.
g. The problem of revision of the course of study
the establishment of agencies for training teachers and
other administrative details be worked out by this board
and its experts.
d. The State Agricultural College to receive larger
proportion of the generous annual appropriation to state
from the federal and obe developed along lines
calculated to make fruitful connection between the Agr
cultural College and the industries of farming, daiyng
gardening stock and poultry raising and fruit culture
s. That subsidies to higher education cease, giving
the colleges reasonable time In which to rearrange their
budgets
The practical question remains, What would be the cost
of the educational system that is recommended?
subsequent sections will be found such details
preliminary to this question The actual details
must be gradually worked out by the board of education and
its officers. No such organization be built in day
year, and outside agency do than indicate the
of the organization and the general principles which
should guide it. No system of schools to be brought
high order of educational efficiency by the formula Of an
outsider Educational salvation is not easy this. Each
state work its salvation through its adopted
agencies The most that be done by the frendest critic
to indicate the form of organization that experience has
tested and the path that has led to educational progress
Stated in its briefest FORM the financial situation is this
Vermont spending upon its schools at the rate of $90O0
year. Of this about 81 100000 directly from the
local communities and about half million is contributed by
the state is virtue of this state aid touching every public
every community that the state is in position to exert
supervision and scrutiny the whole system. In the
penditure of this of nearly two millions of dollars
less than eight thousand dollars four enhs of per
CENTS devoted to supervision at the top The state supern
tendent has been given neither the organization the power