The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-29

and rarely so superior to warrant great expense
words there going much
excellent supervisory abcapaty for service which else
render while they performing work that could often be done
well better eha the cost almost impossible to make
the average school committee composed of ymen understand what
principal is the occasion of the writer's visit principal
school 200 pupils showed letter received that from
school committeeman ticng him for not doing work
This principal had regular of IA hours which usually
increased to II Is by enforced substitution The work of prin
properly that within the limits of his appropriation
with the superintendent the education fits the
community kind and quantity that each teacher working eec
lively and happily his ability permits that each pupil placed
feel of and achievement and that each parent
sympathetic intelligent cooperation with the school, This
auou difficult and timeakng task and is vain to expect its
performance of '"head-teacher.'
and theeteacher schools the status of the prin
cpa nearly that of teachers that they most conveniently
be discussed that head.
Personal observation principals 35 high schools accompanied
invariably with Them leads the
following concuson They Woodworking wholly devoted
women personally attractive and sincere Their spirit
usually progressive but recent arrival nexperiene
ovwo and the resulting dependence their respective commit
tees of them not progressing They almost without
exception open intelligent suggestion sympathetic criticism and
show marked for it, able and foreu state inspector
would find them anxious instruction already noted
they greatly to their best assistants except sometimes
the smaller schools the important duty of principal they find
little tme with instruction and clerical tasks they heavily bur-
a direction marked leadership
and reasonable opportunity would exceedingly capable
supervisors
THE
az
the high principals commission
information concerning the general and professional training and
ume high school teacher the state While
the indefinite and susceptible varying interpretations
it believed that the whole the that given in Part Ill
fairly represents the situation.
Not counting the principals 81 cent of the fultme secondary
teachers Vermont The medan of the both
and women is weny-sx years majority of the teachers
side of Vermona situation characteristic of the past but being
modified In with the principals of whom but 25
had received pedagogical training so cent Of the teachers have
had educational theory methods other than history
of education socaed teachers courses various subjects -Four
the number have graduate work in education This difference
chiefly the large number of young teachers who have taken
the educational offered by various colleges for the first time
during recent The fact reveals furthermore the strong and
promising inclination of the prospective teacher avail himself of all
possible professional preparation and that too without the slightest
increase his formal eligibility to appointment Were the qualifying
authority to take advantage this training and amount
professional study for all candidates for certificates
would foster already strong and highly desirable tendency In
respect to experience the returns for the 923 show that 1914
cent of the IT'S teachers teaching secondary schools for
the first time The number who inexperienced in 19l2 and
still teaching Vermont high schools is &C. 49 cent
Among the 90 schools the percentage Of nexpeenee 1873
per cent among the two and heeeacher schools it % cent
and 49, per cent respectively
General conditions of service applied to teachers the