The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-09

decadent in education? As we should do
if we:
/, Withdraw state support from our
colleges and abolish state scholarships
for our boys and girls. This should not
be done.
>. Abolish our normal schools in the
face of shortage Of trained teachers
everywhere. This should not be DONE
q Vote to consolidate more back
schools when we are trying to get fam
| lies TO move into such districts. we
should state in our statute that no
school having six pupils shall be closed
without the written consent OF the par
ents having children in such school.
Vote To take an home rule IN school
matters away from our people when the
| tendency Is the other way. We should
not do this unless we wish to adopt com
plete state control Of our schools, as this
| hin provides. But if we are going to
! do this, then we should be consistent
and support such state system entirely
by state taxation and not throw part OF
! il on the towns which can have very lit
tie TO saw about how it is spent.
Then we need to move carefully, in re-
gard to the vocational side OF our school
work. There are certain features OF TINS
4 vocational question that when worked
I ont will be vastly beneficial to education
but at present the matter has become
craze with many OF rs and there is great
danger the community will waste lot
OF money II il takes the enthusiasts TOO
seriously. The whole thing is in nebu-
! lous stage and il would b. well Tor Yer
mont 10 coniine her efforts to strength
epinp such schools as those az Randolph
and Lyndon, gradually broadening the
,yor,, a. il can be- shown 10 be really es-
serti5l. We shall not have to wait so
yerv long bcfore the atmosphere will
clear itself and We shall know what -
really worth while The question has
become such lad everywhere that by
biaing our time a little we shall be able
10 profit BY the experience OF those bet.
ter able 10 throw away lot OF moneg
than We are.
neither should we adopt the inference
81 he Carnegie investigators that We are
4 STATE Of peasants, who need a system
Of cdncation which win rivet them 20 a
particular class in life. All Of our farm
bows and girls are not going TO he farm
ers and artisans in the future any more
than they have IN the past and our edu-
catiopal svstcm should be- elastic enough
20 train the several abilities OF our chill
drcn. There IL no more Justice u a.
tempting 10 nail boy 20 The farm BE-
cause he happens 20 b. born in the conn
try than 70 say 4 boz shah sell crackers
berause De d born IN the city one o.
the vicious and dangerous things IN The
discussion al vocational education b. the
inference that because q child b born ~
a certain district - among certain
class 81 workers that at possible pres
sure should BE- used 10 train him tor
that particular industry. IN our CITY
schools motive a growing inclination
among the children 90 turn then eye.
toward ear cultural work Whenever ]
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ths stem. know - several city high
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ir fbs srr cultural colleges in the fall Of
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