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

awakening With accredting bodies
outside of the state the give impression of the states
educational sincerity Worst of ALL it is important to note that the
by definition sacrifices its potent of educating
given community to true idea of what efficient school is.
genuine classification the other hand based several counts
which really determine efficiency would local ambition
the highest rating obanb would at least reconcile community
to rating good skfu of aid to reward
conditions leading high rating would assist bringing about this
result
DISTRIBUTION
high map natural distribution of
the conforming well to the varying density popu
aion general regions that they Ten
of the 10 oneeaher schools are well off the railroad while the
Schools but three pacedt All the other high schools
directly accessible by railroad trolley 1t not without interest
smaller schools about three miles less from
other larger schools and that Is small schools miles less
from other institutions There between
the each of these and Winook West Rutland
and North Bennington there is electric service well
4 PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT
The grounds buildings equipment high
varied make brief description impossible
however this element Of variety that chiefly significant
plot ground barely wide enough contain the building the
accommodations through all degrees of pacousness to ample
campus with eevnace lot in its for school gardens and sports
One finds buildings varying in excellence from old wooden structures
with high deepe windows light ventilation
schoohouses admirable design Unfortunately the not
always admirable building occupied
months already ouown respects and full of mistakes
that state Inspector might easily have set right the pan but which
endured for twenty The toilet facilities
nab and their depoabe Children learn
what they and from the they treated than from
told while much dogmac instruction fails the effect
such influences Jantor service put to test
April when the schools visited but Of the build
ngs apparently spotess with weed floors and clear
In others the ano appeared to be active only long intervals This
negative evil is preferable proceeding witnessed
largest the ano vigorously swept
the unoed floors in the midst the morning and pupils
The principal declared that he had protested repeatedly
but with result.
Equipment for instruction is present in the extraordinary
variety: frcass college preparatory school teaches the
ces physics entirely without laboratory apparatus all concerned
depending with mysfed resignation the textbook Another
school commands individual experiment tables and fine demonstration
theatre Improved devices description testify the ingenuity
and devotion of perexd instructors and the mness of the school
committees while here and there the other hand really good
nexcusaby neglected Libraries from dictionary and
encyclopedia supplemented by few volumes loaned by the teacher
collections several hundred volumes Here false relation
often exist schools working slender store of books
almost beyond their capacity while others wholly obous to
the existence of a considerable collection
apparent to viewing the situation at large that the
pressing need of the whole system physical equipment
standardization Certain effects Of areessness forgef
and unwngness be couneaced other