Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
JUNIOR H. S. SYSTEM LAUNCHED
Seven New Schools, Many New
Teachers; Supervisor Named.
Conference of Teachers Mt johnson and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VI. Hin, Mis-
souri, Man. Supervisory. n New
OGice-NOtes.

| DIR. Milo Il. Hillegas, state commissioners
of education, said between trains Fri
day there Will be II junior high schools
instead of four when the public schools
resume work. Burlington, Jeffersonville
Painheld and Cabot have Thorn already;
I the new schools will he Essex Center.
fiinesburg, lIiEhgate, North Troy, Waits
field, Randolph Center and Concord.
There are roughly 900 students in the
Burlington school and m average of 60
in the others. Each of the II schools will
obtain $500 from the state out of an APP
preparation made for the purpose by the
Legislature at it's last regular session.
CLYDE NJ. Hill Of Springfield, Mo, has
been appointed supervisor of junior high
schools, n newly-created office. Mr.. Hill
has been Instructor in the Missouri state
normal school at Springfield and director
of the model Junior high school there He
did quantity of research work at Column
bia in the speciality. One or more extra
teachers will be required and have been
or will he appointed for each Of the II
schools except Burlington. One OF the
new teachers in each instance will be a
teacher OF home economies.
Dr. Hill comes to Vermont Mt a consid-
erahly less salary than he has been re-
cevinE, largely on the personal urging
of Or. IIillegas. He is using years
leave of absence for the purpose.
His coming means that the junior high
school system of the state is now fairly
launched last week Tuesday and Wednes-
day conference of five of the junior high
schools-at Essex Center. Highgate, North
Troy, Jeffcrsonville and Concord-was
held at Johnson, with about 30 teachers
present. Thursday and Friday similar
conference was held at the State House.
Montpelier, at which the other schools
were represented In Montpelier Miss
E}essie Bacon Goodrich. principal of the
Johnson Normal school, outlined the
work in English; Prof. Floyd b. jerks of
the State College of Agriculture, that in
agriculture; r. C. Reynolds of Montpelier,
he social side OF the schools work; and
Miss Bertha NJ. Terrill, professor of home
economies Mt the state university. homo
at both conferences. teachers questi ming
the speakers and DR. Hillogas. The con-
ferences were by way of preparation for
successful
The State commissioner was emphatic
in declaring that he had no intention to
make or unmake farmers or farmers
wives-to-be in that feature of the system
which calls for the use of farm experience
The principal of the rural or village Junior
high schools is required to know how
to teach agricultural subjects, but for
lows:
You and ! learned puleys." said DR..
Iiillegas. "hy seeing them in operation In
the laboratory. / want the boys of Yer
mont to see them work In a hay carrier.
We learned chemistry by putting down
formulas | want the girl to see that
when she uses sour milk in soda she liz
adding an acid to an alkai and getting
MS n result a gas nni some form OF salt.
You take the whole matter Of botany.
We very generally learned botany with
out any reference to the large number OF
plants surrounding the child whnt to
have the child see that the corn plant.
clover. weeds, each has not alone an in
tcreStng but important connection with
botany
when these girls begin the work in the
laboratory and kitchen OF these schools
they will need to make their laboratory
aprons. This real sewing will take the
place of the patchwork sewing that has
been so common in this type Of work
THE effort will be to teach more artth-
metic, more reading. more geography and
more history than has been taught. hut
in each case 10 connect the subject with
sometime. the child already knows-to
learn fractions for instance by measuring
out the promotions in n recine Our whole
attitude is TO mike those subjects inte,,i-
gfhlo to the child bacauao they arc com
nected with things with which no or she
is familiar
pNE-TEACIiER school. YET.
The T. or 81 teacher schools in tho State