The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
Named by School Board for
Superintendent the
Coming Year
E. 3. SMITH AGAIN
CHOSEN PRINCIPAL
superintendent Charge of Schools Re
str1cted to Grades-Duties of Both
Substantially Same as Heretofore
Other Business

In special meeting of the prudential
committee of the incorporated school dis
trlct Saturday evening, Miss Florence NJ
Wellman was appointed under the state
law superintendent for the year begin
ming July !, 1916, her duties being re-
stricted as heretofore to the grades be-
low the high school. Her salary is fixed
at $500, the minimum amount required
by law, of which sum 81 $50 viii be re-
imbursed to the district by the state.
The board had before it a request from
Principal Edgar b. Smith that the school
system be recognized in such way that
he be appointed superintendent of schools
and principal of the high school and that
Miss Wellman be supervisor of grades
In a statement filed with the formal re-
quest the advantages Of such reorganiza-
tion as they appeared to Mr.. Smith, were
| fully explained
| These reasons, briefly stated, were that
such a reorganization would provide FOR
| one executive officer, would unity and
centralize the duties Of administration,
would give the principal an opportunity
and the authority to study the problem
and effect the changes necessary 10 reor-
ganize the present eth, Sth and 9th grades
with the first two years Of a six-year high
school. 1t was also suggested that such
reorganization would bring back to the dis
trict more money from the state than the
| present arrangement.
| 1t was brought out, however, that the
attitude of the state board of education did
not conform 60 plan of that kind, under
the law.
Mr.. Smith was reelected principal of the
| high school. so the work of both Mr.
Smith and Miss WelIman will be substan-
TALLY as it has been heretofore
1t was decided also that the pre-Memo
| rial day exercises in the schools be held
| Friday, May 26, and that the schools be
closed until Wednesday, May 81 The
schools VIII be IN session Saturday, June ,.
Miss Wellman graduated from the Brat
tleborO high school in 1894; was a post
graduate during the year following, and
then studied for a year in Smith college.
In 1902 she completed the full two-year
course in the Westtield, Mass, normal
school, taking special training while there
for work in the I'd, 9Th aud sth grades
Since graduation Miss Wellman has been
lactively identified with the graded schools
lof the incorporated district Of this town.
For one year she taught the 4th grade in
the Canal street school. This was followed
by three years of service in the 7th grade
of the Main street school, and this in turn
iby period of two years as teacher OF the
18th grade in the Canal street school, com
bined with the principalsnip OF the build
ing. During the latter part of this en-
gagement she taught gymnastics a part Of
each week in all the grades.
Upon the resignation of Miss Margaret
Tucker in 1908 as supervisor of grades,
Miss Wellman was appointed in her stead
and for seven years performed the duties
: of the position with marked success, win
ming a place for herself in the hearts oi
the children, as well as in the estimation
Iof parents and teachers. The past year she
: has served the district as superintendent
under the appointments of the commission
, ers of education, her jurisdiction being en-
: larged by the addition of the schools II
Centerville and West Brattleboro.