Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-04
NO DEFECT IN Wis
1916 SCHOOLS LAWS
Interesting Analysis of Their OPP
Grafton in Report of Commits
sioner Hillegas.

Montpelier. Jan. IA digest nf the re-
port of the state board of education TO he
presented to the General Assembly has
been prepared by State Commissioner
Milo Il. Hilegas
For the sake of convenience a summary
OF conclusions and recommendations is
presented. The topics treated thus i'm
brief form will be found in detail in the
body of the report.
During the past year attention in school
matters has centered in the operation of
the school laws enacted by the I.cgisla-
ture OF 1915. The administration Of these
laws has not exposed any serious defects
Many of the difficulties experienced dur
ing the first year When school officials
and others did not fully UNDERSTAND the
meaning of tho acts were not manifested
at the beginning OF the second school
year. In the future, the meaning of tho
law will be greatly clarified by that part
of the work of tho commissioner 20 re-
wise public statutes which relates to the
school laws, which. after careful reading,
the board gladly commcnds.
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVED.
The feature Of the laH which has rocciv-
Cd creates consideration is tina: which
deals with transportation. Each child
who lives a mile and half or more from
school is now entitled to trans portation
if this is feasible. otherwise the town is
re'ulIPo 40 ""drd MN near sIn"o''
SOi''' ,,"ip,'', "''Sr'lio' wv pur
fo"' W ''''H IA" "''''i''"'' OH" ~ NciN'u
~ ,c9 w., TeSl'S ,'o,' owl
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,or,ior II sboI,ld ,,ot 10 f,r,,1,.tr, ,,,,..
1t. e
parents are acting in accordance With the
spirit of the law and are making positive
sacrifces in order that their children may
attend school with reasonable comfort.
In every case the provisions of the law
are ADEQUATE to prevent abuses schools
officials are now generally aware of this
fact and the law is better administered
The total cost of TRANSFORMATION and
board for the wear ending June 80 1915. was
Slf7, On. Sc OF this amount the state paid
SIS 1913 36 The difference in cost hctv cen
carving every child who is entitled TO
transportation under the present law and
the cost of martial TRANSFORMATION such as
existed under the urevious law is loss than
sicypl. Tho avcra ce daily cost Nor child
for transporta,io,, in 1q15-IG vas IS cents
Reports from various yup4rinteudcntS and
school directors indicate that the coet az
ira nsportation for the present school ,ear
will he somewhat less than If ,,as, during
1a15-16. The present law is as iue- and
effective as any that could nov no do
vised The state hoard Of education.
therefore. recommends that If he retained
until adenustc cxnerionco aud carorul
study of its vorkinc- shall Indicate tho
particulars reouirjnc, amendment
u,,c~1,r,pc -, .pt,,e ,.-1-r,,e,,
49, 80 -
ne a't "hlch author1@ed the state board
OF eouca'ioh 10 pay inc sums OF ~ - or 81
per week 10 towns EMPLOYING teachers OF
requisite training IN thcir rural schools
I'D" ndd most hehenc'al eHects upon the
COS 40 ~ T., to,'. t",,' ,ns '"e o,h.,
,,sos - lossa, .axos a ,oa,,o
sotIo,,. $50 ~. rs.a, -, anu
Wv 80 co,,,x,o,, ,,o',,,,.,. .h .,,,a -" ,l7
~, tao, .ha, ;,, =. .,
sa,,.,a o.'at Wv, ,i,~, ~ ,a,, =
a,h ro,slIe ,,'a,i ,. .n ;, az" -
Will. ,bo ro,o -. ;,,roo.n CO.. ,,Io .,,.o,,,i
r-oaodir,,- $3.50. ,,.'' 49, 49,,
In addi,io, ,o ,bo ,,,,I,,,,t .tat a., o,a,o
ga,.o tho +o,,.r.. .ho,,,so,,'o, -, ,,
,oa,bors, saIario. ~. 90 no 49, i.,,'.o'''.
od soI,r;os 49,, ..,.r,a,;,,. .oo..t,,,.. .i,,
i,rnro,.n1 ,r,i,inr- nv, 1,,,,, -
,n;,e ,,.,. daoro.',all .r,',, yea 49, to,, W .
IN tho nrneo,t rou to-,,, nv i,oo.1 ,,a.
Loo, also o,Lo - ,t, - '.,,..',
for r.r,;Gc,tio,, or, ,ha. 49,, ,,,.,
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and eyo, ,bc-, ,,,.r,i,,od .o,lt,,,r ,,.t,e
ba,o b,d .,,,.,.,.s.f,,I ,,.,,,ri,,,..a w..
St.to ,,rior ~ ,,1,.t -ofs .o-,,,iroa
.oc'.,, ,'rl,ca'-.;,',, - -','' CT t''' y. ~
nr,rIov,,,,, ,hor, aro 49, ra,,,i,. WI,
.rbe hoard roco,,,r,,ords ,,,a, ,i,il .',.i
49, '''', l'''''
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Of od,,catio, di,.'aaIs .i,, c...,o ;.,o
,.o,;o,, list,,,,, aS5 ,,.1 ,
iiisitc number of snnori,,cndonts Dnr-
ing tho years that srncryisjou was Oh
tionaI - ror cont Of the ,ov,,,e pa,.ip,, X
per cent. Of the .ohools and ;, nor cont
Of the school children Of the state adop'-
ed eunc,.,-isio,, In 1o,- tho lac, ,.c.,.
that supervision was ontioral il cost t0
O1t70 or tins amount tbc ,,,to ,,.,id s,S
and the States share Vas Ill, 90? IA I,
appears. therefore th.,t ia n,.co all NJ our
schools under sincryisjon has increased
the total cost by only s?a so - Iool,ire,
at the cost of s,iner,.ie,o, from, e. diror-
cnt angle tho hoard Maid n, -, ,,,c,-,eo
s1s7 per child and .37 * nor ,cacber in
the districts whore il .nnoirtod .bo CO.
pcrintendcuts This * loss than, -bc
States share pcr teacher in the cities aud
towns cn,nlo,.i,c ,boi- ou.r -,ro-;rto,d
cnts. cxccrt i'm tho ,itios of p',ro p,,-
lingtor. FINLAND and :, Alb.ne D,,ri,,o
the first wear % their scr,iro no c,,ro,;,,
tendents have heen forced to 1.-Two q cro,,,
deal Of time TO tho details or ,r...riz.,
ton. They are now in poei,ion tn rord,r
effective service in assisting the teacher.