The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-07-01
WORCESTER:
WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 1, 1920.

WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The quarterly examination of the public
schools in this village, District No y took
place last week, commencing on Thursday
with the Latin Grammar School, On Friday
forenoon, the three Primary Schools on Friday
afternoon, the Second Boys School, and the
Second Female Sclsnol, and on Saturday FORE
noon the Female High School, were examined.
The result of the examinations was SUCH as
to confirm the confidence of those who witness
ed them, in the utility of the plan on which
these schools are based and to afford the strong
est ground of encouragement to persevere,.
not only in the maintenance of them on the
liberal and elevated ground which they have
already acquired, but, by the iudicious applica-.
ton of the necessary means, to advance them
still higher in the scale of usefulness. We had
the pleasure of witnessing the examination of
two of the schools, the Female High School,
and the Second Female School, both of which
did great credit to the SKILL talent, and indus
try, of their instructors None could view
them and contrast the accuracy and profcien-
cy which they manifested, with the state of
instruction of scholars of the same ago in this
place five years since, with any feelings, but
| those of unmngled satisfaction and delight
We instance these two schools, because we saw
them only, but are assured that the others were.
equally creditable to their instructors.
On Saturday afternoon, the anniversary of
| our District Schools took place. An invita-
ton had been extended to the schools of tho
! other districts in the town, to Join with us on
the occasion. The instructors of three or four
accepted it, and were present with portion Of
their scholars. The procession was, perhaps,
the most interesting one ever witnessed in this
town. 1t was formed at the Centre School
House, and included about fee hundred chill
dren, all neatly clad, from whence it moved to
the South Meeting House, where a well writ
ten address, adapted to the occasion, was de-
livered by the Rev. A. Hill, member of the
Board of Overseers. In speaking of this ad-
dress, were we to follow the impulse of our
own feelings, we might, perhaps, be deemed
extravagant it is sufficient, however, to say,
that it answered the expectations of the hear
ers, and deserves to rank with those which
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former years. In the forming and moving Of
the procession, and during the whole of the
exercises, although many of the children were
Of very tender years, and the greater part of
them quite small, (the busy season of the year
occasionihg the absence Of the larger scholarly
the most perfect order wis maintained, and
they all, without an individual exception with
in our knowledge, behaved with dignity and
decorum worthy of more advanced years.
Such an exhibition of children and youth,
the pride of the present generation and the
hope of the next could not but fill the breast
of every parent with those thrilling sensations
of delight, which none but parent can know !;
and cold must be the heart that did not bestow
on them its warmest benedictons. Such an OK.
hbtion speaks more than volumes in praise of
the institutions founded by the wisdom of our
forefathers, and which, we trust may be trans
mitted, unimpaired, TO our latest posterity
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DAMAGE To THE CANAL. On Friday MORN
ing last, the embankment of the Canal feeder,
near the line between this town and Mibury,
was partially destroyed by some aborers in the
employment of manufacturing establishment
in the vicinity. AS the circumstance has ac-
qured some notorcty, we deem it proper to
state, that the person, by whose authority it
was donet having become satisfied that he had
acted uiider a mistaken apprehension Of his
own rights, and those Of the Canal Corporation,
came forward voluntarily, and offered to mako
a full reparation for the damage done. This
offer was accepted by tho Commissioners, and
the matter has thus been settled to the satisfac-
ton of all parties.
| We believe that the fears, if any are enter
tanned, that the canal will lessen the supply of
water TO mill owners, are entirely gfoundless
II is fact within our personal knowledge, that,
during the last week. when the streams had
become very low, water was drawn from tho
canal reservoir, at North pond in this town,