The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-03
PROVIDES
MAY PURCHASE
Site and Buildings of the
Proposed Teacher
College
SENATE ADOPTS
AN AMENDMENT
To the State Boards Bill
Authorizing Teacher Col
lege at Burlington

While the Vermont Senate was in
hot debate to-day over the state teach
ers' college measure, S. a., adjourning
at noon without taking any other ac-
tion than to adopt the Osgood amend
ment, which provides that the state
may at any time purchase the proposed
site and buildings from the University
of Vermont, the House was reconsider
ing its action whereby it last evening
refused third reading to II. 357, rais-
ing the salaries of county clerks.
There was lengthy debate on this
latter measure resulting in reconsider
alton by vote Of 1870 to 38, and the
bill was ordered to a third reading by
an AYE" and may vote of l43 to 81.
This was practically all the business
taken up by the House this morning as
it did not assemble until II O'Clock on
account of the rush of printing the cal
endars, etc
At the opening Of the debate in the
Senate on the teacher college bill, SEN
ator Osgood proposed an amendment
giving the state the right to purchase
the site and buildings of the teacher
college proposed He said that one
objection to the bill was that it hitched
the teacher college too closely to the
| University of Vermont. He thought the
state ought to have the power to own
property Independently if it desired
The amendment was agreed to.
On the question Of third reading SEN
ator Osgood explained the bill He said
the teacher-training bill passed 10
wears ago has proven the salvation of
teachers in Vermont. There has been a
constant contest for the past 80 years
between the normal schools and the
state. Until 1910 the normal schools
successfully fought off any improve
ment in teacher training. He said it
was impossible TO legislate the normal
schools into efficiency because OF geo
graphical limitatio I'VE must dis
cuss this bill in the interests of the
whole state" he said; 1T is time to
make some change,
Senator Osgood spoke Of the high
standing OF the sponsors of the bill
The committee has discussed the bill
from every angle and favors the bill.
Some members of the committee have
gone against their personal sympathies
because logic has shown the best inter
ests Of the state demanded IT, Pass
the bill and future people viii call this
legislature blessed he concluded.
Senator Chagee OF Franklin OPP
posed the bill because such a teacher
training institution is not necessary.
Finances OF the state, he said, do not
warrant such an expenditure The
teacher training courses in secondary
schools will supply our rural schools
with teachers. The special commission
on education six years ago recommend
ed that teachers for secondary schools
be trained at Middlebury college and
teachers in agriculture at the state az
ricultural college These institutions
are supplying a sufficient number of
teachers for the secondary schools of
the state
Senator Chaffee believed the bill
gave the board of educat ion power TO
close the teacher training classes and
compel all students to attend the in
stitution at Burlington lie was not
satisfied that 100000 would be all
asked for teacher The Car
uepie offer contains a definite require
ment that 100000 be expended an
nually for the support Of teacher train
ing "in the building The speaker
maintained that the University Of Yer
mont has not given sufficient agricul
tural benefit to the state and quoted
statistics showing that the University
had spent only II per cent Of the gov
appropriation for teaching ag-
riculture for agricultural instruction.
He said tho state has established the
state agricultural school az Randolph
Center and is successfully maintain
ing il. He quoted from the state board
Of control that the state should have
control Of its own teacher draining col
lege.
Sen. Nichols Of Rutland opposed the
bill, telling Of the improvement made
on the Castleton Normal school which
the state owned He was more con
WINGED now that IL is not right TO es-
tablish a central training school be
cause there Is politics in t. lie said he
stood for what he believed 10 be the
best policy tor the state. He told OF the
fight Of the board Of education against
the normal schools Tie said the state
board II education knows nothing
about the cost Of the proposed build
ing
Sen. Nichols criticised the amend
ment giving the state power 20 buy the
property. re said the safe could take
the property BY eminent domain with
out the restrictions. The state mu~f
curtinue the school whether it wants
10 Or not EIc thought the lniNcrsity
81 Vermont i very much interested IN
the PROJECT aud warned against more
Capitalization IN state government.
I'VE should cui our garment according
tn our CLOTH b. said. The next legis
iature win - a-kcd e. appropriate an
unknown sum for dormitories for the
girls. and BE- ended hy speaking of the
dangers of life IN Burlington.
Tie senate al-o tpok Up the Cover
nor's veto message On : p this morn
inr and after senator Sherhurne had
explained the purpose # The bill and
favored its passage over the veto. D.
was l.fd on the table anil next seek
ar motion II Senator kingsley. in or
der that further cons Iteration might
- given and 20 that senators might
rsrfrr with thf executive whrn hr @
turns fram WsshinEtoH.
Without debate. the senate ordered