The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-10


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MONTPELIER, July 10-The state
board of education has transacted the
following business of public interest:
The four regular meetings of the
board requested by law have been fixed
to be held at Montpelier on the second
Thursday of the months of September,
November, February and May.
All teachers certificates and per-
mits granted since the passage of No..
Ga of the Acts of 1915 have been val
idated and made effective for the peri
DDS for which they were respectively
granted.
The board has adopted as its tempo
rary rules and regulations with respect
to the examination and certifeation of
teachers the method in force at the
time of the passage of Act. No. g.
The board has adopted, until it shall
prescribe uniform course of study for
the elementary schools, or rules and
regulations as to examinations to dual.
fly pupils in the elementary schools.
other than those regularly graduated,
to enter high school courses under pro-
visions of Acts No. 81 and 20. the
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ton in force at the time of the passage
of these acts as the system to qualify
| for entrance to the high school courses
for the coming school year.
BY direction of the board, a question
naire was sent to the various school
boards of the state in the form of a
| circular letter with reply blank for the
purpose of obtaining information and
advice as to CD the most convenient
groupings of towns into SUPERVISION
districts and CD the quality of service
rendered by incumbent superintendents.
with other matters bearing on these
subjects. Practically all the town
school boards made prompt and helpful
response.
form of contract between boards
of school directors and teachers was
adopted
The 10Th and 18th of August. 1915
We're designated as dates for the exam
lnatlon of teachers for certificates anC
OF pupils for advanced instruction.
A circular letter was sent to schoor
boards of towns not heretofore withir
supervision to inquire how they could
best be served in district grouping.
The board directed that the pamnble-
entitled Material for Teachers Manu-
,, al, that has been in preparation for us,
as tentative course of study for ele
: meHtary schools, be sent to fh,
teachers throughout the state for thei
use with request that they report OF
results in season so that the board may
make use of their suggestions in final
iy adopting prescribed course, whicl
the law requires to be done before Jul,
l, 1916.
Principles were adopted to govern il
determining the supervision districts
such as typographical conditions, coun
, ty lines and existing districts shoulc
be observed so far as practicable, anc
that an average of approximately 4
s schools to a district should prevail witt
variations depending On aecessibilit,
and other factors.
In the selection of superintendent i
Z was determined to be guided by tn
! following considerations:
Only those should be employed VIII
are efficiently special attention bein
Z given to good personality, good habits
good health, good industry and goo
\ sense.
4 Only those should be employed VIII
have special fitness or training for d
4 recting the work of elementary school
and who can readily win the confdene
and cooperation of teachers, pupils an
1 parents.
\ The present union superintendent
/ should be given preference so far q
\ they fulfill the above qualifications.
III The following regulations concernin
y the services of superintendent wel
adopted:
A superintendent shall be require
to give his whole time to the dutit
of his Office.
r Supervision throughout all distric+