The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-05

OF general interest
District No. l.. This district has
now a good, new school house. The
room /. large and easily kept warm in
the winter. 1t is ventilated by dropping
the upper instead of raising the lower
sash. The seats arc constructed that
each scholar has a separate seat The
house has been neatly kept by the
scholars with ono or two exceptions,
there has been no hacking of desks or
seats. And a good share of the time
the larger girls have kept the room
bordcrcd and hung around with ever.
greens. SO balmy and sweet the air, so
yerdant the bordering Of the room, you
would almost forget that it was winter.
The committee engaged a teacher for
thc last term, who, on commencing, gave
some evidence that he liked gambling
and novel reading, and they gave him
leave of absence. But his place was i'm.
nediatcly supplied by hiring DR.. Charles
Smith. Under his discipline and i%ustruc-
ton they have had a good school. In.
stead of carrying a driving stick or q
forule he carried a book. And instead
Of pompous, nev~er-ending talk, that so
| much disturbs a scholar in studying.
ne said just enough, and no more. The
scholars spoke respectfully to the teach.
er and received kind
dist. No 2, In consequence of
having but a few scholars and Of course
not drawing into the district a large
share of the public money. this district
very wisely judged it better to hire an
experienced and well qualified female
teacher than Il green boy at the same
price
And the parents there prefer dry hard
wood for fuel. and hire a boy to build
fires, so that the school room is warm
and all in order at nine.
Their teacher for tie last summer
kept account of each scholars attend
auce, his behaviour. his good and bad
lessons. made out aud presented II re-
port in a nice scholar-like manner.
Dist. No 3. This district is partly
unanimous in thinking Of a new school
house. There is property enough and
good taste enough there to build a spa.
cious, neat, and co%mmodious, model
school house.
Dist No. 4, This district have had.
the winter past, a profitable school un.
der the tuition of an experienced female
teacher Though there were some large
scholars there. they took no advantage
Of their age and ability to disturb the
quiet order maintained by her. Their
school house is one Of the best and the
scholars have not used their carving
knives in cutting out all manner of en-.
cravings, as they have in some other dis.
tricts. This is partly owing to the teach.
er and PARTLY to the scholars.
Dist. No. s. This district was favor
ell the last summer with a very able and
successful teacher. As their teacher for
the last winter did not apply for exam.
nation | do not know his qualifications.
Dist No. II, This being the village
district, in one respect has the advan-
tage of the other districts hut in anoth-
sr the disadvantage.
Their advantage is that having near
ly one hundred scholars they draw more
public money. They have set their
standard high and are not content with
what money they draw into the district,
but raise taxes on themselves to do what
is desiralio 20 be done. During the last
year they have paid out for their schools
two hundred ana eighteen dollars. They
grudge no pains or expense in obtaining
frst-rate teachers. Their disadvantage
is, that like all children reared in coun.
try villages, their scholars are bold and
render it very difficult to obtain a teach
er who can maintain good order and at
thssamo time keep up a hoalthful ambi-
ton to improve. But the last winter,
under the tuition Of a student from Col
lege, tho committee were satisfied.
Dist. No IL. Both their schools
the last year were profitable. But owing
to the location of their school house and
its great age, much of their o for
schools is lost.
FEW SUGGESTIONS.
/, If the Office of Superintendent ia
worth anything, teachers ought first to
apply for examination and obtain n GER
%tifcate, before engaging to teach in
stead of commencing school, as some
have done, and then apply for license to
teach.
= No person should offer himself as
a teacher, while he is conscious Of defects
in learning. If a person undertakes to
teach with the calculation to lean on n
key in Arithmetic, for instance, to make
up a defect in himself, it will soon be
discovered by hawk-eyed scholars, who
will never let him rest until they make
teacher keenly smart for an attempt