Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-11

" rs executive OlllCel OF w SN"'e
he determines who may be elect
ed union superintendent and what sal
airy they shall receive. This power is
taken from town school directors
&. Ms executive officer of the state
he determines what qualifications
teachers must have and the salary they
shall receive, inasmuch as all agree
ments for teachers wages made by local
directors are subject TO MS APP
prevail.
our representatives at Montpelier the
other day wisely refused to abdicate' TO
Fletcher, their right to elect
our judges and this kept the courts
amcnable to the people. Now the dues-
ton arises, are We prepared to surrchd-
er every vestige Of contro! over our
schools, which affect jntimatel. nearly
every family in the state and are more
important than the courts, into the hands
of q state commissioner and then place
him beyond our power to recall whether
we Ike what he is IONS or not? | 40
no. believe we have 50 lar lost our good
sense as to do such an un-Amerlcan
thing.
our State commissioner of education
should be given large powers but our
Lawmakers should carefully outline those
powers.
our state commissioner of cdu'atioh
should be given a good salary, out our
lawmakers should state exactly what
that salary is to be, also the same course
Should be pursued in regard to the
salary Of union supcrintcudcnts. Inc
present bill leaves their salaries prac-
tically In the hands Of the state com
missioner.
Qua. State commissioned should he Civ
GA a term of at least fitc years, that
nc may have time to develop his plans
and put them il operation, but not for
a longer time till we see what he is like
II ne is big enough for the job, he Will
be in no danger Of losing 1t. Neither Is
1t so much more important than the
presidency of the nited States that he
should bc given d much longer term.
/ Besides, this bill gives such power INTO
ms hands that should our COMMISSIONS
happen to be a political wire puller IN
stead of a big man. he could easily CON
struct a powerful machine throughout
the state.
cur State commissioner of education
should be appointed by the governor as
the other department commissioners are
Then we can tasten the responsibility
for his acts to some on" whom we car
reach.
nu, stat. commissioners Of education
should hc an eX-officio member of the
state board of education and not sub
scrvicnt to it. We want him to feel tina
.arr.,or.. nc and NOT a hoar d Of fv,
beyond our control.
ha,. da.ota1 n,,oh sna,e IA a con
stdor,tior ur ,ho state commissioner o
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