Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
Interesting Problems Facing the
Educational Commission.
Needs of the Rural md City Schools
Observation-Disclosures May the
Right Kind of Teachers
He Found.


me commission to investigate the
educational system ana oohdiuons OF
Nermont, IN making through experts
STUDY OIL eoucatiohai coho'tionS IN the
state mas been brought In very inter
.S''ns manner i"cc 10 race WIN certain
fundamental questions Wh1ch the Or
uildrS clIi1on rare'S "iuer taxes 10
answer ror example experts enhpioyed
IN the cuu'a'io'iii survey GOING ABOUT
'ne 0'a'e anu VISITING elementary
s'ho''S' H0'o' u"'S s'"oolo' horihai
sc"oo's anu co'ieses' ara proush' lace
~ 'a.o WV" 'ii' lact ''"' 'ne great
euu0e'io''"i interest," o' vermont Is III the
uoseiopi"en' ol tne oIe'nehtarS ana sec
'hodfS sciooiS' III goes "thout saying
'"a' '"e auesuoh OIL commentary ana sec
onuar' ouuVn'ioh cai'iiot De separated
from '""' Vi fshel euuc1tion' because
l" oiuo' " nave *oou 'c"oois 'Here must
Nv uaiil"s p'"'eS io' 'e'o'ner" ana there
'"o' w 'Viivs "il' 0'"o' ''u'A''''ial
'''''"'ionN ""'O' "a" e'u' ,.'e "H'', "-u
""n'o'i W D''"'ei we" VI e"uoa'ioHa'
i"oo'"''' NoN ei'Ho'o'o o'" re-
'''l'iis ' ~
'n"uenoe Mhich i9s heaies' ~ t"e nle
VI e'e'' 'eii''o'' oo' "-'" sH' Is .n".
""i'" Noiie9 ii'ii' me S.io0'
Ni" '"e HiSn 7'"oo. VI '"eh ieie 'i'oi
l''ou' 0eHo''' ""c" very "huUH .ne
'''se' perce.i'ase oi '"e poHs anu t,'iH
"'Nei s"' r1'hc'' '"e queslio'i "neti'e'
schooiS' centraliHed 10 'ne extent tha'
INV se"oiaiS o"'"ii9' ieoeS9' d'i''
transportation from tne rural sec'lo''S
pest conserNes the 'u"catohai interests
Vi '"u S'dte' Is VI srea. l,'poi 'a,'' anu
V''o ''Id' i"NolNeS par 'l0ui@ii ~ ''e wei
i"Ie VI Tue out'SiHs uls'i'NtS'
Now "nen one goes ABOUT une o'ate
Nisiul's '"ese i'lsn 'c"oois anu eieiiieh'alH
sc"ooiS' no''nE 'he great u'iierei'ce III
''hcHels, III COURSES OF STUDY III phSslca
| SURROUNDINGS "flch eAlst' rloths OH the
otncr nanu tne remarkable tendency Y"
copy tne methodS Oh one schooi on the
part OF ahothcr' one Is led BACK 10 the
| lunualheil'ai question: "h't Is school
| ior' nat i6 inc elementary schooi III
gwen heEhoorhoou INTENDED 10 40 Tor
the ooEs ana sl4s VINO go 10 n' what
- H's" S'"ooi utsIsheu ior anu what
j. us rta' purpoSe' one VI 'ne peSt re-
SUITS "Hich come from any such study
as Is no" going OH Oh euucatloh IN YER
i''oi' Is 'ue neceSS''H i"iu "ot" upon 'ht
eNpe'' an" ''e lay maj" w go oa'N anu
answer 'hose questions ""u II one can
| i'ii" eHls'e colloeP''"" VI "Hat tHe
| eietieit"'S sO"ooi is io' anu Vi WHAT ''e
"lsn sNHooi Is Io'' ne '"H :" lar 'o"aru
.i''h.iS euuo"''oi 'i''''"'' p'''''0a'' anu
| iIultluI'
! w nat 10 '"e elementary S'"oo' lo'
"e fe'' puiPo'e y. '"e eteii'en'a'9
N'"ooi " '"Ne me 'illu Vi APP
ProNiiiiate'S siA Sea's Vi age anu III the
NM seven vi elHht years Ieaon MN ''e
| vi '"' N'N'''|"-
.'o'' 81 ie' a' ''e7e p'''eas'' Gun We
'aiheu pE t"e SCHOOL i'ietHoos' Inns
'ie"h' 'i'' nv 'Sseii'i"! pui pose u .'o
elementary schooi IL 10 develop the NINA
ana spirit Oh ti'e eni'o' 10 ehaple MN 10
oiossoil OUT fhentaliy ana spiltu"lly as
shfuo blossoms "heh pianteu IN irult-
lui GROUND 10 teaeh the chlio 20 thinR
lor hl'iiseh' 10 lhu ms way a'hohgs'
ne" prooieins' 10 .ra'h MS ao'ltN 10 uea
win prooiein-'t's Is 'he iuhctioh oil
!he e'eh'eh.hrS soh'o' as ]" Is also the
iunc''o" Vi ''e SECONDARY Sc"oo' 10Y
'""Nieh % d" "'ue' Btu" IN
II inns Is rIs'' we" Oh 'he eIefnen'
'afs n''u 'e''''ue'' s'hoo' II Is perfect
c'eer 'hst III oruer .ha' these SCHOOLS
ing the minus anu .''e splrl's Vi ehllureh
'nc'e must ne teachers VINO nave auicF
MINUS VINO nave aAeit spirits VINO are aol'
" in'pt'e tie ACTIVE c"i'u anu 'o arouse
''.e uu'. 0'Alu' ne d"es'Ioi vi "ne'"er th'
O"oo' 10 sucoeeu'"s UT moi comes oac'
more often 10 'ne question OF the teache'
nan 10 'he quesuoi Oh the courses o
STUDY for child NINA ana spirit ma!
We quicAeiieu oF the T,sht KIM or teach
ing III almost any SUBJECT just as NJ
oouS may ne strengthened oy eXercls'
IN an 'hhnite variety OF ways. 1t doe
iot 80 ihucn fhaier "hat the boy !
'"e h,s" SCHOOL, ou'slue fe" funda
mental innings such as read'ng' al
elementary h'o"'euse OF numbers al
elementary hno"'euse VI 'he srea
h'e'"'ure VI 'he "orlu, IL ooes not s.
hiuon matter what he learns as II zoe
} "he'her ne really gets "aked w
"n't"e' MS i''''iu eNeicises itse'i 10 IN
r punt "here II pes'Hs 10 KNOW us owl
p powers anu 10 use 'hose powers 10 GO
Inc THIN answer 10 prooiem'
\ ihls' therefore, is the real reason 70
. 'he existence OF both the elementar'
' school anu the secondary school. The,
"re general framing places for the mind
ana spirit or youth, places which ar
! successrul ana fruitful not so much fror
= "hat they teach as from the method b.
"hlch Things are taught the boy Is con
0 stantiy learning to exercise his mind o.
a SUBJECTS which In themselves may no
D De OF much practical use to him. but b