Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-18

lie proDheSied that with prOpet
recognition of the university and IT'D
in tho educational system Cd
the state the standard of living and
the character of manhood and woman
hood and citizenship in Vermont would
continue to develop in the future prob
ably moro rapidly than in the past.
Senator Simonds set the discussion I'D
Il new channel by calling for a state
ment of tho good features of the bill
lie knew that there We're some thereI
ho said, and paid a tribute to the com
mission. which worked without pay, and
to the Carnegie foundation, which spen'
many thousands of dollars in the worA
and asked for no compensation from thy
STATE. lie advocated continued a~ppropria|
tons to the colleges. Let's find the good
in the bill and put 1t into a compromise
measure" he said.
PRESIDENT THOMAS SPEAKS.
In answer 70 the request of Senato'
Simonds that educators show what wal
good In the measure, President Thoma|
of NTddIeburY made several suggestion
but opposed such a state Dictatorship
as the bill proposed. His suggestion
were two: First, that the State board n
given control Of the examinations an
certiilcation of ali teachers, With a..
thortty to say who shall teach, and 4
fix a standard, thus retaining part third
of chapter one of the bill; second.
more equitable distribution Of the cod
solidated school fund by the State boar
so that the needy towns could get mo
af - II, r,,ait1J box-a - ,iuaJ tn la
school salaries. It would add to tn
weekly salary Of the teachers wild
teacher training course education oh
dollar additional; teacher from his
schools and one year of normal school
two dollars additional: teachers fro
high schools and normal schools thr
dollars additional. This. he said. Won
nl up the normal schools and II
teacher aiming classes. He predicted
trained teachers In two years. He all
suggested two more men in the educ
tional Office 10 help in carrying out II
first two proposals. One man could 81
vote his time to the rural schools al
the other to the teacher training classf
Upon the college question Prcside
Thomas said. w all glory in {
University of Vermont and in {
words Of the chief Justice who call
it a great public institution of t
state Of Vermont" He also consq
cred Norwich as OF university value
the State and hoped tina the LegisI
ture would find 4 place for MIDI
bury Collsge. M~iddlebury. he sa
had tried to fit herself as an integj
part of the educational system Of I
State by training secondary schd
teachers. sixty per cent. of Midi
bury graduates go out as teache
The college has received appropr
tions for this work, beginning In 10
Il appeal for my college because
its record Of the past and it's prese
prosperity" said President Thorn
He sketched the rapid growth of
college in recent years and said I'll
Middlebury wanted to remain Il W
mont college.
II. u. Ryder OF Bellows Falls,
the ha sis of IS years experience WI
Vermont schools, advocated the retent
of the normal schools He called tn
the keystone OF the pedagogical systd
In comparison with neighborlng norr
schools he said that the Vermont grt
yates showed up favorably. They are
ing good service even without the 81
patty of many In the State and wo
do better If supported.
Messrs. f. b, Smith Of Brattleboro
White Of C~avendish, representing sob
districts which would be affected by
TO, said that they had valuable tt
funds and wished to be protected In tf
vested rights even II the other distr
were wiped out. The last hearing ON
education bill will be held next Friday.