The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-30

plOfes tne lbuutnCy OF TIE scuouiS "
draw children away from the farm.
Too Much Cultural Education.
1t reiterates that sufficient stress Is
not placed in our schools on the needs
of the pupil as a member of society
rather than as a future student in some
institution of advanced learning and de-
plores the tendency toward cultural edu-
cation alone.
Admitting some Of the evils of the
consolidated rural school, the report
urges that they viii tend to "crystallize
rural society about the consolidated
school as center,a as well as tend
toward greater efficiency.
Emphasis is placed on the Carnegie
Foundations plan for a six-and-si six
course, a six-year course in the elemen-
tary schools and a six-year course in
the high schools, thus bringing the pu-
pills into the junior high school at the
ages of II to Is, rather than marking
time in the seventh and eighth grades
as is the case with the eight-and
system. 1t is held that this will induce
many pupils to enter high school who
would drop out at the end OF the ele-
mentary school period under the pres
ent system, and more naturally divides
the courses according TO the pupils ado
lescenee.
Too Much for Colleges.
The commission admits that the pro-
posed system will cost more than at
present, but quotes the constitution as
enjoining on the freemen the mainte-
nance of "a competent number OF
schools" which sought to be maintained
for the convenient instruction of
youth" This duty, it declares, is not
being performed at present, although
Vermont is spending more for its higher
institutions OF learning according to its
property valuation, than any other state
in New England; the proportion being
one and seventh tenths times as much
as Maine three times as much as Con-
nectieut, four times as much as New
Hampshire, eight times as much as Mas.
sachusetts, nine times as much as Rhode
ISLAM and "a times as much as New
York!
The recommendations are emphatic in
respect to suspending the state appro
priations to u. V. NJ, MiddIebury and
Norwich, save for specific services, until
the public schools are brought up to
standard.
One Agricultural School.
One efficient agricultural school at
Randolph is recommended rather than
partly efficient schools elsewhere; school
to teach manual training, carpentry, ma
sorry and blacksmithing in addition to
agriculture.
In recommending teachers training
courses in the secondary schools, II
points to "35 years of failure" in the
normal schools. Ii also recommends
higher salaries for teachers and tenure
Of position during good behavior. II
does not recommend a central teachers
training school at present, but favors a
unionization of schools state |
by trained assistants, state |
board of education composed Of lsymen, |
which shall name trained commission
er and have plenary administrative pow
ers.
In determining that the state sgri |
cultural college has "failed to perform |
it's duties and obligations" as to agri-
the commission notes that the |
trustees have already in contemplation
a strengthening of its agricultural work |
and recommends such aid as may be
necessary to equip the University OF Yer 1
mont and agricultural college for train 1
ing teachers in agriculture on condition
that radical change of policy is made.
"Too Much Militarism" at Norwich.
"Too much militarism" is the verdict
IN Norwich university, which, neverthe
ess. is rated with West Point as a
traint school. The commission finds il
lot strong enough in higher education
% receive state aid. that il is a priaate
and that elementary and sec
,ndary schools must be first provided
or.
Scholarships Criticized
II finds that L. V. NJ, Middlebury
md Norwich are duplicating efforts for
Example, in their engineering courses,
md, after reiterating that the public
chools must first be provided for. de-
lares specifically against scholarships,
which are declared to be $50 objection
BILE in tendency as to leave nothing SUBJ
tantial in their favor" The commits
ion consequently recommends that APP
for scholarships should not
We made even after the public schools
re provided for.
Raising of Funds.
For revenue the commission recon-
nends (l) s per cent. rather than 10 per
ent state tax; (2) direct appropriation
{ s450,000; t3l income from permanent
chool fund, totalling substantially $780,
90. Distribution tables are appended
nd the history Of the state school funds
J given in detail.
The report is signed by John II. Wat
on of the supreme court, Theodore n.
all of Lyndonville, Percival w. Glenn
nj of Rutland, Horace +. Graham, state
uditor; Frank II. Brooks, st. Johns
ury; Eli H. Porter. Wilmington; James
!. Estee, Montpelier. and Allison +. Tut
le of Bellows Falls. George l.. Hunt
( Montpelier signs as clerk. !
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