The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-02-17

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tional institutions n the two houses
A summary of the arguments IN
favor u the Boards bin is presented
a. follows
Il is e unified, correlated plan for
teacher training. each department
experimenting the ether. Il provides
+ for the needs q all candidates for any
post or position IN the public school
system u the state.
+ II makes full use o. the only exist
F ing agencies for teacher training, the
courses in high schools and semi
narios, and the summer schools.
II enables a young lady who has an
T intention TO teach 10 secure her initial
training at OF near her own home, II
she prefers, az a minimum expendi-
turc 81 money and effort
II gives this teacher n chance TO
gain early e1perienee-the best teach
er for teaehers-and 20 find herself, as
well as 20 serve the pressing need es-
pccially for rural teachers. II pro-
vides her with state pay in addition TO
her town pay II she teaches in a rural
school.
II continues the free summer school
as n means Of improvement Of the
teahcer, qualifying her for better
work, an advanced certificate and
larger state pay II she teaches in a
rural school.
II provides full normal course Of
tw oyears for the training Of elemen-
tary teachers, which can be taken
either wholly in the college, or one
year in the extension course Mt home
and the final year at the college. If
she teaches In rural school she will
receive a goodly allowance Of state
pay in addition to her town pay.
The changes provided for in connec-
ton with the maintenance Of exten-
sion courses will enable their distribu-
ton so as 10 serve all parts Of the
state fairly.
Use will be made Of the former
normal school plants at Johnson and
Castleton for the location Of extension
courses. With the special appeal these
could make, they should attract large
classes.
The central institution would be To-
Gated at the most convenient and ac-
cessible point in the state.
Opportunities for self-support TO
those desiring TO economic while at
tending the college are nearly always
open in Burlington.
The full four-year course in the col
lege will fit the student, in theory, in
methods, and by practice teaching, for
secondary or high school work, for
teacher training, for superintendent
positions, or for special branches Of
teaching. Such instruction will excel
that Of the ordinary classical college
for the purposes intended. A gradu-
ate degree from the University Of
Vermont will be available to students
of the college.
There will be practice teaching ia
cilities in the public schools for the
extension classes connected Herewith
and an adequate and well-directed
school in connection with the college.
BY its utilization with the University
Of Vermont, the teachers college
would have all the facilitise Of the uni
versity and Of such interchange Of
courses and instruction as could be
proftably and economically carried
on.
In general these particular features
are urged
The acceptance Of this plan means
the requirement by the state Of a
modern and completely appointed
teachers college costing 100000 in
addition TO the site at not one penny
Of expense to the state.
The annual cost Of maintenance Of
the college and its extension courses,
100000, would not exceed by any
considerable amount the present cost
Of the teacher training courses and Of
the two normal schools If these were
reopened. II would be materially less
than the cost Of any other complete
system Of teacher training submitted
to this legislature.
II would provide sufficient we'll
trained teachers for the rural schools
through the agency Of the extension
courses. the summer schools and the
two-year normal course in the college.
The state pay which rural teachers
alone receive will be increased and
mad a greater incentive for such
teachers to enter and to continue N
rural school work, and to improve
themselves for this work If the rec 7
concentrations Of the Board to the
Budget Committee are favorably con-
s;4ernd nv this legislature Randolph