The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-29
8 rEnsoNNEL OF ADMINISTRATION AND INSTRUCTION
A THE SCHOOL COMMITTEES


local town authority becomes the ultimate determining body all school
problems therefore fundamental Importance The limited
time the prevented extensive study of the school
mttee the point Of the secondary school, Some impress
of the character of these bodies gained however from inter-
with their members with school officers In fully ninetenth
Of the declared by the school principals with the greatest
apparent sincerity that the committee good one fine
Glass; and In most schools official visits from members of the
committee were and the principals given free hand Fnan
c expenditures invariably closely unzed and the chief
what considered by the schooen false
the part of the committeeman This point the system
Of complete control which state supervision would be
beneficial apparent however that the whole the school
mees the position the school,
able principal superintendent usually than hold his
and easily become educave force in the community
n SUPERINTENDENT
the history the supernendency
In Vermont its relations the elementary school will
elsewhere this report Thus far the of the superintendent
with the secondary school has been sghter than with the elementary
school, but nevertheless Importance The efforts place
the entire school system locality under single competent
have broken down from lack funds To add suddenly
to the budget salary larger than other the system for
solely supervision has been too great step for most towns
in association with others Consequently secured at minimum
salary have not always proved adequate qualifications AS
where authority defined outset
experienced relatively
paid high school principals and still exists Where the
superintendent really trained administrator and the
he should be- he has dominated the situation Sometimes the field
has been divided amcab wisely prong from the others
gestons Undoubtedly period of transition like the present. each
situation should be arranged its merits and attempt be
push theory far nevertheless beyond question that each
community group system thoroughly
trained supervising head Especially this true with the gradual
emphasis upon the social basis education If the school
longer be the luxury the selected few who fit it, but
sey best tool for making item of humanity broadly and
happily productive possible such enterprise must be charge
of responsible expert mind capable of viewing and meeting the prob
lem whole. Only the interpret efficient
education to the public and create public opinion that will support
schools time that develop
schools increasingly worthy of support
1t is great advantage participant school
work have leadership of this Sort the principal of the high school
not the least benefited 1t almost inevitable unfort-
ambitious and able principal of his
school fine machine the first business of which to smoothly
and with apparent Pupils who do take to the traditional
subjects and hence do fit the machine make trouble
and to persuade the principal to teach chdrena chdrenned
feeding the machine usually the task the superintendent Fur
ther the smaller schools with rapidly changing principals super
ntendn indispensable the the school, Of
the 3 neache and twoeacher schools that have been operation
% 67 cent had principals in 9123 Even
the large schools the % principals nearly
third,
may intelligent responsible
for its whole educational undertaking. that commanding the
complete situation be in controlling relations with all workers
the system and finally that schools enjoy steady and continuous
policy independent of rapid changes withna of this calls for
strengthened unay upertendency including the secondary schools
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