Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-04-29

pefntenueut, may ASSIST you Dut tDeV CcH- |
not, they would not, control the school.
That is your properly. You may make it |
by all the helps they afford you
or you may neglect all care of your school,
all effort to improve it, all the assistance |
offered you, and make it worthless Others
may do what they can, but if they do not
succeed in interesting you in the common
school, their labors will be in vain. We
appeal then to you, and ask you to make !
the school worth all it can be TO your chill |
dren. Grudge not expense TO provide them
with good house, good teacher, and suit |
able books. Withhold not what will be of
real benefit to your school. Do not lay out
your money on Quixotic experimentation
what you are convinced will not profit it.
But be generous in making the school the
most useful and happy; for here your chill
dren are preparing aud fashloning them
selves to be men aud women. Here they
form their HABITS of study and thought aud
conduct.
will close with some observations on the
individual schools.
The schools of this town suffer very
greatly from the loss of most Of the excel
lent corps of female teachers, on which we
have so long relied. We have some prom
ising young teachers, yet the places of our
late able instructors, some OF whom are
now doing good in remote parts of our land,
will not. there is reason to think, for a long
time be so well filled Besides our teachers
have not of late availed themselves of the
advantages of the Teachers Institutes, and
are not therefore qualified, as teachcrs, as
they might and ought to be
We rejoice to be able to say, that for the
past SIX years, at least, no school has been
broken up by the teachers leaving on ac-
count of the dissatisfaction of the district
and am not aware of any instance where
there was any reason that it should
District No. /, (North,) two very good
schools. Both teachers governed with firm
ness yet mildness, aud conmendable pro-
gress in study was made la the govern
mcnt and orGer, m general attention to
study, aud pleasantness of the school, this
deserves the palm, taking the two terms in
to consideration, as the best school for the
past year. The summer term was kept by
Miss Julia A. Richardson the winter term
: by Mr.. William ]. Skinner
Disrict No ., (East,) has also been IA
D NAfib WIN WV EbhN SAuR'tss III pthNiHN-
ness and progress in spelling, this school
has for two or three years stood first |
was pleased to see. IN the summer school,
/ the care bestowed 10 teach TO read slowly,
correctly aud naturally. The winter school,
us usual under Mr. L. c. Josins care, was
/ full of life and ambition Classification OF
the school not SO good as the uniformity oil
books might allow. | was gratiied, at my
last visit this winter, To meet five of the
I parents.
/ District No. 3 (Cmtre.) The Summer
School much better than its price. the
order was very good, and the progress IN
study commcndabIe. The winter school
appeared very well governed and still, with
too much OF severity however; and dill.
gence and study were manifest. The style
of reading was better than nave noticed
before, and the classes in Mental Arth-
metic, and Primary Geography appeared
particularly well. The schoo is kept
back by its large number, and sma. house,
and many classes.
school | was pleased with the neatness OF
the house, The quiet industry and faithful
ness Of the teacher, aud what | saw of the
arrangements of the school. The winter
school was deficient in good government
yet the teacher appears promising, and skill
fol in his mode of instruction. Much at.
tenton is gwen to the higher branches
and too much inclination is manifested ia
leave the common studies Tor them. The
black board has been faithfully aud profta-
bly, used.
District No. >, (MH VM'age) The last
school IN the old house was an excellent
one-urderly and studious But IT was
pleasant to meet them in their new house
and see the happy change IN the whole as.
pect of the school. The teacher this win
ter has gained himself much credit by the
excellence of this his first school. The pu
pills seemed happy and disposed to learn
There was good degree of thoroughnes'
and reviewing. | was particularly pleased
with the good order aud stiffness in thei
being dismissed all together.
District No. 6,( Village West District.
only made one visit IN the summer, as th'
school was prematurely closed, judge
it worthy of the good reputation of it
teacher Miss Marian Chllds. The winte
school, kept by the excellent teacher o
our fall school, Mr.. f. ID. Ilemanway, als'
suffered in a similar manner, by the sick
ness of the teacher. There is the usefu
practice of wiring off the spelling lessons
= in which many of the younger scholars
showed much neatness and taste. The
higher branches are studied considerably
and | should Judge, without deiriment T.
the smaller scholars.
District No :. Dana HiH,) This dis
irct is small, an d the inhabitants have yo
ted to unite ii with the Mill District Tn
summer school continued only 3 weeks, OF
account OF the sickness of the teacher, an
| did not visit il. The pupils Of this schoo
are young. They have attended this win
ter to learn, and have made good proficien
, cy. But there has not been, and Their
can hardly be expected, the interest ant
progress of large school and the iamll
les will find the advantage of being connect
ed with large district | was glad to fine
} the scholars mostly reviewing their studio
the last week or two of the term. wa
a surprised TO find in this district, so thought
: full aud liberal in the support of a school
nothing but green wood for fuel. The chill
/ dren really suffered in consequence. l be
lieve this is the only instance have seer
IN town of green wood in the school house
| was pleased to learn of a visit from tn
, parents the last week of the school.