Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
APPOINTMENT Of
STONES SUCCESSOR
IS ANNOUNCED
Vermont Education Board For.
mally Declares Choice of
Prof. Hillegas.

Montpelier. March 23-The Vermont
State board of education has offered the
position of commissioner of education to
Milo y. IIlllegas of New York and he
has accepted the tender. The action
Of the board was unanimous.
DR.. lIillegas will succeed the Hon.
Mason s. Stone at the close of the pres
ent school year July /. 1916. Mr.. stone
rendered his resignation as superintend-
ent OF education under the old school
law during the 1915 session of the State
Legislature. When the new law took
effect June / last, Mr.. Stone consented
to accept the commissonership until
such time as the board felt 1t could dis
pense with his services. Mr.. Stones
thorough familiarity with school and
other conditions throughout the State
has been invaluable In starting the ma
chinery of what is essentially q new
educational system for Vermont. His
service has been loyal and unselnsh.
Mr.. stones tenure at the head of the
State school system covers period oe
about ~ years.
Dr. HilleGas was not an applicant for
the commlssionership but was selected
on account of his special ability, train
ing and experience for the duties of this
important Office. For Il comparatively
young man his range OF work and his
responsibilities have been marked He
comes to Vermont attracted by the OPP
portunity that the leadership In educa-
ton offers for service, having formed q
real attachment for the State and Ito
people during his field work here three
years ago.
DR.. Hilegas will receive salary Of
| 5000 year, which is somewhat less
emolument than he receives at Column
bia University. where he is at present
engaged. He expects to come to Yer
mont early in June of this year
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MIR.
HILLEGAs
DR.. Hllegas was born at St. Johns
vile, n. Y, in 1872 lie prepared for
college at Colgate Academy. In 1893
! he entered the University of Rochester
and four years later received the Phi. b.
degree. He took graduate work at
Teachers College. Columbia University.
during the years 1a0S-10 and in 1eil re-
ceived from that institution the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy and the doc.
tors diploma From 1888 to 1900 he
taught mathematics and biology in the
public high school OF Fort Dodge. Iowa.
From 1860 to 1902 he was assistant pr1n-
cpal of the public high school OF
| Gouverneur y. y. He was principal of
union school systems in Schuylerville.
\. Y, and Chatham y. Y. from 1902 to
1905 During 1909-19l0 ne was assistant in
educational psychology at Teachers
College. Columbia University. The year
following he was editor-in-chief of thl
United States Bureau Of Education.
Washington. In 1911 he accepted an as
sistant professorship Of education in
Teachers College, Columbia University.
and in 1914 he was made associate pro-
fessor Of education in that institution.
Dr. Hllegas was secretary of the COM
mission that investigated the school
system of Baltimore, Md, in 1911. This
was the first important school lnvesti-
cation conducted and DR.. Hllegas did
much of the field work connected with
it, In 1913 he was associated with tho
legislative commission that investigated
the school system of Vermont. His par
ticular part of the investigation was
connected with the elementary and
rural schools. In 1914 he investigated
the schools In the House of Refuge in
Randalls Island. New York. In 1915 no
participated in an investigation OF the
Friends Central school in Philadelphia
and also of the system Of schools sup
ported in part by the Jeanes fund. DR..
IIillegas Is the author Of a scale for the
measurement Of English composition.
articles on education In modern Greece
and the Montessori method in the En-
cyclopeda of Education. and a contrbu-
tor Of articles on education and univer-
sites and colleges in the New Internal
tiona Yearbook He is a member Of the
National Geographical society. the
National Education association. the
Society Of College Teachers OF Educa-
ton and a fellow In the American
Association for the Advancement Of
Science.
/ The first announcement of the appoint