Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-15
STONE IS CHOICE
or STATE BOARD
Of EDUCATION
Consents to Act as Commission.
err on Condition That He BE
Allowed to Retire
Later.

The state board OF education has is
sued q statement of business transacted
Of public interest. A resolution was I'M
ani,nouslv adopted appointing former
Sunerintendent of Education Mason S.
STONE commissioner of education until
such time as the board can make Sc
lection and appointment of a permanent
commissioner. Mr.. Stone has. accepted on
condition that he be relieved of the du-
ties of the office as soon as the welfare
of the STATE will permit
Commissioner Stone, with the approval
of the board, has completed a grouping
OF the school units of the State into ST.
pervision districts. II is subject to modi-
fCation, especially tho transfer of in
dividual schools from one district to an
other to serve convenience, as expert
ence shows.
There are in Vermont al town units,
FIVE city units and IS incorporated dis
trct units. a total of "a units OF these.
ten units are exempt under the law
having "a schools or more, and will Sc
lect their own superntendents. The re-
naming 26i units have been grouped so
rs TO form - districts with approximate
~ 40 schools in each. In localities of CEN
tralized population the number will he
slightly more than the average and in
communities of scattered population the
number will he slightly less.
MEETING OF DENTS.
! There will he a conference Of the dis
/ trict perintendents, to discuss prob
lens of mutual interest, to be held on
the call of the commissioner. the time,
place and program to he decided by the
commissioner.
\ circular letter of information with
accompanying application blank has been
sent by the board of candidates for APP
pointment as superintendent, to be fol-
lowed by contract BLANKS as soon as the
applications are received and favorably
acted upon.
The board approved of the appointment
of the present instructors in teacher
training courses and of the following
new instructors Olive A. Deming, Eliza
BEETHOVEN, y. Y; RUBY Smith, s.. Johns
bury; Cora F. Bratton. Florence, Ma.
Maud Crofoot, Belfast. y. Y. Mrs. Mar
garet o, Fitzhugh, Stewart. Ohio; Miss
Lila Payne, fnnkers. y. Y: Miss
blanche +. BALLET. Richmond. Va.
Elizabeth H. Preston, Troy, Pa, and
Martin ". Chaffee, Peacham. The pres
ent instructors are: Annie f.. Snyder
Elizabeth NJ jenkins. Mary *. Harris
Elizabeth G. Hoffman, l.. Eleanor Cloud
man. Jessie l. Ross. Joanna u. Croft
Olive y. Calef, Martha g. Knight
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neSiehated as da'es LOT 'he eAai'nfe
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request tha' 'heE report Oh r'su's
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