The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-27

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Coming practical arts
training which, although dominating
rculum themselves be relied variety and vitality
the balance the past
ing with purposefu training and lay subjects
whole new fields OF application and Illustration 1t becoming more
and clear that knowledge of immensely accuracy
when motor reaction involved that when the child
the thing hence the great wisdom wherever possible of
distractions their
distractions at best When the time pursuits
great practical fe
mpoverhment is believed that the genuine though
cultural associations of sometimes scornfuy
vocational subjects wholly unreazed susceptible
development Courses constructive woodwork domestic
elementary agriculture therefore warmly to be
welcomed and used not petty spirit but charged with
abundance of educational significance that school afford to miss
1t probable too that enography and pewrtng should eventually
school of this kind wholly their vocational
value extremely any acquire
These the outlines roughly ketched of school form which,
well equipped should be able throughout normal
pupils age They
admitted directly all xgade elementary schools without
examination other than those usually given in their classes It should
admit freely
Ind do its best by EACH but to considerable discrimination the
pupils that to the central school, 1t clear that school
type successfully without
teachers and these too Of ability much above the
level the small institutions The curriculum outlined above
first sight of its variety requiring
arge staff This not the case WILL however require
ton of preparation It's units longer nicely adjusted to college
but demand fundamental training for the Teachers
trained and operating with an elastic program would is believed
prove the old. The
principal should preferably be with training agriculture
problems life The ideal teachers be esp
% prepared for this work the training school advocated another
should Although the expectation the school would be
subjects should keep its classes full throughout the
of instruction would feasible small
English could profab be taught
their material could well be drawn their history
Arithmetic ALSO indicated above should largely
appear applied
require Skill but would not be- difficult
to the central high school, few features
be pointed This in its two higher the school for
girls abilities tested the school,
definitely therefore,
concentrated the studies specifically preparing for college Latin
French could doubtless taught here throughout the full
with reasonable though special classes
would during the last for pupils coming from
schools Parallel with these dignity intensity
oroughness should agriculture
another domestic Teacher training for the elementary
should be organized vocational for girls
drawing designing, metal working should
available 1t the school that conduct
instruction that be shown to be of value and to be
demanded by considerable number of boys and girls of high school
is emphata peoples school, aims to affiliate with all
other effective educational and
equipment permits with industrial mercantile establishments
training their emphaicaIy trade school
vocational school the of being limited to the drilling of
pupils be found shop
factory. Many of these include but its
by teachers themselves cultured trained for the