The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-27
oNNEL oF ADMGNIsrRArIoN AND MsTRuCTIoN
A. THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE

In the appreciate supervision the
local town authority becomes the ultimate determining body school
problems therefore, The limited
time of the study the school
mttee the schools Some impress
the gained
with their members and with school officers In fully nneenths
of the declared by the school principals with the greatest
apparent sincerity that the committee good one fine FIRST
schools visits members of the
committee and the principals given free hand Fnan
a expenditures invariably closely scrutnized and the chief
complaints what considered the schoomen false
the of the committeeman This point the system
of complete town control which state supervision would be most
beneficial 1t apparent however that on the whole the school
mttees take the position of defenders and promoters of the school An
able principal superintendent usually than hold his
and easily become educative the community
the history present of the superntendncy
in of its relations elementary will be
elsewhere this report Thus the the superintendent
with the secondary school sghter than with the
school, nevertheless great importance
the entire school system locality under
have towns broken down from lack of funds To add suddenly
budget salary larger any system purposes
solely of supervision has step
association with others Consequently
salary have always proved adequate qualifications
authority
has occurred between these and the experienced relatively we'll
paid high school principals and in some cases still exists Where the
superintendent really stronger
should the situation Sometimes the field
has been divided amb each wisely proftng from the others sug
geons Undoubtedly, period transition like the present
situation should be its merits attempt be
70 nnsb theory too far m nevertheless bvond question that each
system should thoroughly
trained supervising head Especially this with the
upon the social basis of education the school
be the luxury the selected few who it,
socet besttoo for making item of humanity broadly
happily productive possible such enterprise be charge
responsible capable viewing meeting the
lem whole Only the superintendent interpret efficient
the public and public that will
better schools at the time that he seeks develop
schools increasingly worthy of support.
great advantage every participant
work to have leadership this Sort the of the high school
the least benefited 1t inevitable
tendency ambitious able principal his
machine, of which
and with Pupils who do not take the traditional
subjects and hence do not fit the machine trouble
discarded with To destroy the sancy this
persuade the principal teach chdrena children
of feeding the machine usually the task of the Fur
the in the smaller schools with rapidly changing principals
indispensable
% 67 had principals 19123
the first large schools the % principals
third,
Thus that the have intelligent responsible
for its whole educational undertakings that commanding the
complete situation be in controlling relations with all
the finally that schools steady continuous
policy independent of rapid changes wihna of this calls for
SUPERINTENDENT including the
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