The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-08
Former Superintendent Is
New Commissioner
Temporarily
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BY STATE BOARD
More Schools Selected to
Have Teacher Train
ing Courses

Announcement is made Of the appoint
ment of Mason S. Stone of Montpelier
formerly state superintendent of educa
tion, as Vermont state commissioner o
education until such time as the boarc
(of educationl can make selection anc
appointment of permanent commits
sioner.' Mr.. Stone accepted on condl
that he be relieved of the duties of tbs
office "as soon as the welfare of the state
will permit"
In making announcement of the ap-
pointment, the board of education made
public the following resolution, which
had been unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, Mr.. Mason S. Stone, the
superintendent of education under the
| former school law, has rendered his res
ignation to take effect on August |, 1918,
but by reason of the passage of the new
school law of 1915 such office ceased to
exist. and
Whereas, it is necessary to make inn
OF education by reason of the express
provisions of the law, and that it is the
sense of the board that the services of
AIr. Stone have been and are invaluable
to the board and the state at the pres
ent time and until a commissioner can
be permanently appointed
Resolved, That Mr.. Mason S. Stone
be appointed as commissioner OF educa
tion until such time as the board can
make selection and appointment OF a
permanent commissioner"
Mr.. Stone, who is a graduate of the
University of Vermont, has been prin-
eipal of Williston academy, Bristol high
school and Peoples academy, supervisor
Of schools in Orleans county, superin-
tendent of the Easthampton district,
education for Vermont from 1892 to
1901, superintendent OF schools in Man
liza. p. J., and state superintendent of
Vermont since 1905.
Teacher Training Instructors Approved.
The board has approved of the appoint
ment OF the present instructors in teach
er training courses. as follows:
Annie +. Snyder Elizabeth NJ. jenkins,
Mary X. Harris. Elizabeth c. Hoffman.
L. Eleanor Cloudman Jessie !. Ross Jo.
anna ID. Croft Olive r. Calef, Martha G..
Knight. Marion G. Graves. Mary c. n. i
Dean. Elizabeth c. Allen, Clara l.. Clark. |
Jennie @. Allingham, Harriet NJ Ide, |
Marjorie Meikeljohn. Eleanor J. Clark, |
Fannie A. Williams, Isabelle H. Murray. |
Mary Dugan, Bertha II. Burridge. Amy |
b. Drake. and of the following new in
struetors; Olive A. Deming, Elizabeth /
town. \. v. Ruby Smith, st. Johnsbury; /
Cora +. Bratton, Florence, Ala; Maud /
Crofoot. Belfast, y. Y; Mrs. Margaret
o. Fitzhugh, Stewart. o.. Miss Lila
PAYNE. Nonkers, \. Y; Miss Blanche p.
Bslliett, Richmond. Va; Elizabeth II.
Preston. Troy, Pa, and Martin w. Chat.
fee. Peacham.
New Schools to Have Teacher Courses.
All the teacher training courses main.
Iained in the several high schools and
academies Of the state last year will he
continued this year and in addition. the
applications Of Chester. Montpelier, Rock
neham. ST. Albans. Windsor. Brandon.
North Troy. Essex Junction and High
yate high schools and OF st. Johnsbury
academy. Peacham academy and Burr
md Burton seminary for these courses
we're granted. High schools In Brighton.
Bichford and Rochester were
invited 70 establish courses II classes
an b. organized.
A salary basis for instructors in /.
eacher training courses was adopted pro !
iding for a minimum of 5000 per year. {
nth an increase Of $50 per year until !
maximum Of 81 200 is reached In
Classes of AZ least 10 members shall 2
= required in high schools having IN
urollment of l50 students and Of a. r
-ast eight members IN schools oi less q
nroliment. Only seniors in Or graduates q
4 four.year high schools or academies 2
D persons II equal education shall be =
Omitted 70 these classes. s
A four-voar teachers certificate shall 4
. granted graduates ~ the Teacher =
raining courses and q fve-ycar certih- +
re 20 pest graduates. q
Compensation 4 supenntenasnts !
Concerning compensation ~ superin-
.ndeuts the following rsguiations were 4
Ioptrd l.
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as fEed. one hundred dollars will b.
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