The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-10

gram which was adopted and which
has done great deal for the State
Senator Bryant said that he knew
the State Teachers College was a new
departure, but be thought the State
needed it. The history Of education
in Vermont during the last 80 years
he said. is one Of strife between tho
adherents Of the normal schools and
those who favored a central training
school for teachexs.
This bin is not an attack upon the
normal Schools" declared Senator
! Bryant. "When we say that they
have been inefficient, we arc finding no
fault with the work they have done.
You can't do what you can't do. We
have had splendid educators in the
normal schools, but you can't get
pupils there.
after so years Of trial, the time
has come when we should be divorced
from this thing that has been hanging
about our necks for so years and in
the language Of the street: call for a
new DEAL
Senator Bryant declared that this
bill represents the best solution adj
vanced by some Of the best minds of
the State of this educational problem.
He said that some Of the senators who
had voted for the measure in commit
tee had done so at the sacrifice of
personal feelings and local considera-
tions, because they thought it was the
best thing for the State as a whole.
'In voting for this bnl," said Sem
ator Bryant in closing, I'VE are doing
more than expressing our personal
feelings. We are propounding and
an educational policy for
Vermont. We are doing something Of
which we should justly be proud and
for which future generations in Yer
mont will rise up and call this Legis-
lature blessed"
Chaffee Leads Opposition
Senator Chaffee Of Franklin county
lead the opposition to the measure.
He declared that such a teacher train
ing college as SD contemplates ISL
not needed at this time He did not
say that he favored the retention Of
the present normal schools, but
thought that the present teacher train
ing classes, if given little encour
agement, would supply the necessary
teachers for the rural schools and that
the colleges would supply those for
the graded and high schools. Senator
said that under this bill, if /
the State Board Of Education saw fit
to close the teacher training classes
in the high schools, there was no
reason why they could not do so.
These schools are left entirely at the
mercy Of the State Board.
Senator Chaffee further stated that
he agreement between the Carnegie
and the State Board was
hat the 100000 appropriated by the
State was to be used for teacher
raining within the building" at the
State Teachers College, instead Of
lsing il for the teacher training class
IS also, as the bill provided. He ,
hought there was something odd
bout that. 4
Senator Nichols hinted there was /
,olitics in attempting to locate the !
college at Burlington. He [
poke Of the dangers which lurk in [
hat city for young girls and men ,
ioned medical students in this con- !
ection.
Senator Kingsley, an advocate Of
he bill, declared the day of the !
ormal schools at johnson and Castle !
on had forever passed. II was a case "
+ the teachers college measure or
he Stearns normal school bin which {
,ould tend to destroy the teachers
raining courses we now have.
Senator's Russell Of Caledonia and e
.arpenter Of Franklin, favored the :
m. Senator Cady Of Addison oppos- !
4 It expressing the view that young 8
.omen trained at the University Of /
-ermont would not care TO teach in q
lral schools.
Senator Estee Of Washington, said Z
e preferred a central teachers train n
p school but not in connection with y
COLLEGE. He added, however. thaJ De
-ould vote Tor the bin since the Bbari
+ Education had decided the measure 8
ns FOR the best interests Of the State. i
Senator Williams Of Rutland. de- 4
ndcd the normal school and Senator !
herburne q Orange. ITS intr0daccr, !,
the measure
Senator Villas of Ch'ttenden county. I,
.vori1c the bin. said the Board II
1uratton had 80 interest 81 th
rive e Vermont and r of
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