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

proportion Of adolescent children
already outlined does appeal whether
personal affecting parents
these profitable satisfactory form of training be devised
For the obvious initial step in this direction vocational
agriculture for boys from twelve years
Those who take the higher course IN agriculture in the upper years
likely out farm of agriculture
frequently going the Agricultural College The central
school, the other hand should aim to produce successful farmers
spared community;
practical should its aora
tories grounds would both higher
classes director would
department organized junior schools
there would be Is to Is for instruction farming ele
menary thorough This distribution of opportunity
would the local needs with and pending the gradual
development of special schools having larger facilities What true
agriculture applies equally other vocational
The ideal central school should be- within the limits of
funds provide whereby every child suitable
however slender they be- become
accustomed to command them with confidence.
going the central school from distance pupils would
necessarily obliged for the week at ea-a practice
already the high schools Vermont Greatly
70 this practice involves two considerations super
dividing the high school
ged giving junior school of four and additional central
instead devong three EACH
that the homeang to the latest possible point
where involved This
would usually take then before the of
reasonable discretion when supervision such high school staff
could would effective Experience at such places Randolph
goes considerable
wholly manageable without domo With such changes as have
been suggested the central school would necessarily this
important without educational
opportunities house for selfboarde general for
pupils
field for displaying its efficiency thoroughly practical way
problem that equalzng pupils
attending central school, be
denied that the of eght small high schools into less
relatively will breed hardship
probable that this be met for the time being
waythat personal sacrifice although it possible that
future development public policy assign this margin of
the either question this
wisdom the The of
pupils the sacrifice of the welfare of the
maintaining institutions each mediocre itself
lively standing the excellence the
school
high school full sound principles surely
uitqt Of
that Imps halfsarved to recognized goal
The centralized policy WILL of be expensive than the
high pupil the small twoteacher school
the whole the final objection is not its
its necency The final question be not For how small number
institution by courtesy called high school, be run? but
and girls willing to bring within
reach opportunities for secondary education that adequate and
satisfactory?
Such its broad outlines is scheme of organization which, is
would Vermons secondary schools sound educa
would prove economical financially
with results scarcely within the of the present
enquiry work the detail Of plan
fareachng Importance should undertaken
study competent disinterested
the local which enter The selection development
eighteen central high schools matter requiring