The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-14

feasible, and IL il recommended thai
such training high schools should not bs
given before the junior year and no di
ploma OF graduation be granted before
the 18th school year is finished,
5. That the need for professionally
trained teachers 10 take charge of teach
er training in high schools and in county
normals is very keenly felt and hence
we urge upon institutions engaged In the
training OF teachers the necessity for
their offering suitable training for such
positions.
O.. That we urge upon normal schools,
colleges. and universities the reasonable.
ness and justice OF admitting high school
training class graduates with rights and
privileges equal TO those extended to
other high school graduates.
7. That we commend the extension
work, the rural school and rural life con.
ferences, and summer sessions OF our
normal schools, colleges, universities, and
agricultural schools as means for the
Improvement OF rural teachers in service
the promotion of agricultural education,
and the betterment Of rural life through
the home school, and church.
s. That the training OF teachers for the
rural schools should be such that they
win be fitted to utilize the boys and girls
home project work as a means of mott
waiting the Industrial, social, and educa-
tionul life of the school, the home, and
the community.
o. That the use of the public school
house as civic center should be CORE
lated with its use for childrens instruc-
tion in both country and town. As a
ready and practical means of saving pub
lie expense. and at the same time vital
izing the service Of the public schools in
civic education, we favor the use of all
public school buildings as centers for
voting and for that orderly all-sided
presentation and discussion of public
questions which is the prerequisite of
intelligent voting. In order that this
use of the public school as the civic cen-
ter of the community may be properly
correlated with its use as the center for
children's instruction, we recommend |
that when the public schoolhouse be.
comes the polling place and civic forum
of the community, the school principal |
or other responsible employees of the
school board associated with the school |
principal, be authorized to serve as the |
civic secretary of the community and
made responsible for the systematic or
ganization and direction of all of the |
uses of the public school property. We
further recommend that the administra
tive organization necessary for the sys
tematic development of the use of the
public school buildings and grounds as
civic, social, and recreation centers be in
with, and made part of the
york of the departments of public school
administration in city, county, and state.
10. That we extend to the United
states commissioner of education a vote
If thanks for calling this conference
rom which we have gained much valu-
;hle help and which we believe will prove
u far-reaching influence for good; that
80 request the commissioner to call this
in annual session from year
D year as clearing house for informa-
ion to guide us in nationwide cam
laign now begun ard which we pledge
ourselves to continue through the best
gencies possible until there shall be
utlicient number of properly trained
eachers for the rural schools of the
inited States. A.: