Year: 1867

STANDARD OF other States, and they could
not letter do SO than by passing this
bill.


NJ Howe OF Castleton said 1t was not
so much on account OF the benefits that
woud accrue to these schools by reason
OF ne small sum asked for, as on &C.
coult OF the benefits that would accrue
to ne State by enabling 8 large number
OF ne poor, but bright and promising
young men and women OF the State to
avail themselves OF the advantages OF
thee schools. In answer to question
by MIR Whedon OF Pawlet, MIR Howe
sale there was no evidence before the
committee that there was seventy.fiye
young men in the State too poor to edu.
cat themselves, but he did know that
thee were very many In his vicinity,
andhe hoped the State would aid them.


Ar Ross Of st Johnsbury said there
was a great want in the State OF teach
ers who were competent to teach we
ha1 an abundant supply Of teachers
wht will help the scholars to guess but
we want to give encouragement to
teathers to make themselves better, and
we ought to make such provisions for
aidfor these Normal schools as will in.
due teachers to attend them. He hoped
thebill would pass.


Tr Wright of Pownal had seen the
evi effects of deficient preparation of
teahers and ne thought this small pit
tanCs was money that was actually re-
quirtd to enable our teachers to proper
ly pepsre themselves for their calling.
The ladies' as q class, make the best
teachers, and usually are the most in
neeC of aid to prepare themselves for
the proper discharge of their duties.
Teachers should be more thoroughly ed
ucabd in their profession, so that they
can DO something more than go through
the formality of daily routine of school
laDrs, but can reason results from the
beginning, and be able to direct the
mid of the scholar in the proper chan
mel to attain the highest benefits of our
common schools.


Mr. Harris OF Windham moved to
amend so that teachers shall be required
to each four years in this State instead
Of me, after graduation.


Mr. Mead of Randolph said the princl-
Pile of the amendment was correct, but
that the bill provided for expending on
ly the interest of the money which would
amount to only $50 for each school, and
thai for this small sum we ought not to
require graduates to teach more than
one year in the State.


Mr. Wood of Fairhaven moved to
amend the amendment by making it tsoO
years Instead OF four, which amendment
was accepted by Mr. Harris of Windham,
though he said he did not see provision
in the bill for expending only the inter
est OF the money. He understood the
provision to be to appropriate the sum
named each year.


The amendment was agreed to.


Mr. Marvin moved to amend by strik-
ing out the title and substituting as title
" An act providing for the partial en-.
dowment Of the Normal Schools in this
State" He thought the present title not
| appropriate. He has been favorable t
the provisions Of the bill from it's intro.
duction, and was disposed to be so now
| but the objects OF the DILL ought to be
accomplished fairly and understanding
|
was in favor Of any move that would
look to advancing the interests of edu
cation, but we ought to ask whether We
are now ready to enter upon the system
of endowment Of these schools, and i
we are We should have it bear it's appro
pirate tide.


Mr. Ross OF St Johnsbury said it wa:
no part o. the objects OF the bill to make
an endowment for these schools, but X
do just what its present title proposes.


The amendment OF Mr. Marvin wa:
disagreed to.


Mr. Whedon moved to amend so thai
the appropriation shall form q fund
the interest OF which shall bs used in
the educstion of INDECENT teachers.


Mr. Cleveland of Brookheld thought
this would tend to defeat the objects o
the bill, IS the interest only would be ;
very small sum to expend for the educa
tion of teachers. He thought the whole
sum OF 500 was none too much for tht
State to appropriate for the benefit OF tht
normal schools.


Mr. Cristie of Johnson, said it was toe
late to ak whether we will establish
normal schools; that was settled at the
last session of the legislature. We have
those schools, and by the operation o
the act establishing them, the classic art
excluded from the school, and they are
thereby deprived Of a large income from
that sOupe. So far as the school in hi:
town is concerned, the town had bull
and turned over to the board OF eduCa
tion fine building, and for the past yea,
had contributed largely TO aid in keep
ing it running. This the town CanRo
DO always. and if normal schools are q
be sustai1ed in the State, there must B,
some provision by the State to aid il
keeping item alive; the towns in wSicl
thy are l0Cated cannot do it.


Mr. Whtdon OF Pa"let, said ne nov
/ UNDERSTOOD me provisions ab'l "nj~ ats 0
tue Dul j-r er than when r F.. -po,"t
his amend meat, ADd ne S5O.td b, .ta.r37
iT, which ne was permitted TO do.


Mr. Ross OF st JohDsbury, said it
true that the schools are restriGted, D
the board OF education, to the teachiE!
OF English branches, and that they Wer
deprived of large revenue by reason G
the class OF patronage Of those desiriD
In +Ia classics