Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-29


training way of the larger schools
enrolled Of the total number Of pupils
agricultural cent manual training, cent Two
three of the schools admirably equipped for domes
tic science and manual training with competent trained nstrc-
tors and adequate apparatus The OF these courses else
where demands Nowhere there greater need of
smpathc but earhedd state inspector and adviser An nthu
asc and ambitious school principal sowmovlng and skepca
school committee and little the usual factors All
concerned anxious the proposed enrichment listed in the
catalogue not all are particular that its fument be OF nature
Hence
visit showed that domestic science resolve itself into
joint history English teacher and the class Home
recitation
willing nintgade instructor teaches manual training
gathered work bench dark cellar
Agriculture make less nsisent demand for laboratory
result agriculture but being taught directly
out of book by teacher whose that he or she
brought farm and occasionally that qualification
missing is granted that all of these efforts have elements of
enterprise spending
themselves such disadvantage wholly commendab
hardly be sa however, that the actual work done such
and superficial that the project ought
before
should be illuminated by observing such
way already
produced unexpected results in Vermont With intelligent support
departures be organized calculated to vndcae
their worth to both pupils and parents
special trainingasse elementary
introduced the high schools the close
superintendent
the training of teachers these classes fully dealt with elsewhere
From the high school of view these classes constitute admirable
girls training generally
success-sked
paid and seldom the strongest teachers their respective schools
AS they exist to-day however, probably because of their
duon the have marked weakness their
Juniors the trainnga break completely the
they have undertaken before teacher
wholly specialized ubjectmatter the isolation
they work This both and nwse The distribution
the work of these students twoear thear basis would
permit them studies with the
and would coordinate their speciality with the other the
school, This would tend to their benefit teachers and would
tany contribute much to the unity of the school itself
The teaching
welfare Vermont that defense
place however, indicate why such instruction should be
the high school rather than be given solely schools
for the Three important:
from its local in its demand
special schools is exceedingly expensive population
wait adequate supply such schools Schools
however, with comparative and
such shall large districts fairly Secondly
because the really efficient high school the place where
help and advice each boy girl stimulating
environment his her disposition resources
discover possible where his the world
likely be permanent In the special school pupil has only
look the high school having meaning
professions from all Sides and the pupil
interests and change his plans if need be- without difficulty.
third that agriculture the
Vermont youth agricultural study must win for itself recognition
the equal of other form of school pursuit This