Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-03-15
COMMON SCHOOL REPORT.

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Your School Committee submit the following
brief report Of the condition and progress Of your
schools during the year now passed.
/ Spring Tsrm.--All the schools did wen and new
er appeared in better condition. Not one pupil
was reported by the teachers for bad conduct. At
the closing examination. the schools, without ex-
cepiion, acquitted themselves admirably. The
buildings during the term and six weeks vacation,
were not injured in the least; not even light Of
glass was broken; showing quite an improvement
on former times. Your committee attribute these
happy results, in part, to the competent and aith-
full teachers employed; and partly to the improve
ment in the condition Of the buildings. They think
tina, in repairing. In making as comfortable pleas
ant aud attractive as their means would permit.
the places where your children spend 50 large
portion Of their time, they have done so much
towards increasing the educational power Of your
schools
sHRmsr T,ra.-7he schools, commencing Aug
10th all did well excepting the one on the common
In this there was less order than usual; yet the
pupils made good progress, and there was no CON-
plant from parents The High School during this
term was very small. This was not because there
were were not scholars enough in the district; but
your committee suppose the cause to have been the
Little interest which the parents felt in the eiuea
ton Of their children.
/ Fall Ttrm.-The schools were all good bat the
one Canal Street, in which for some cause the
teacher failed in government. Miss Keyes, the
former teacher gave very short notice Of her ina
biliiy to return aud LEFT your committee but little
time TO choose her successor At the High school
a few rowdy boys broke the front door and side
windows. Your committee are well satisfied who
those boys Are but for want Of positive proof they
were not prosecuted. At the commencement Of
this term SargeHf's Readers were introduced into
all the schools and far as your committee have
been able to learn, have proved perfectly saiisAe-
tory to the teachers and parents and great bles-
sing to the pupils.
Prsseaf WiaisT Tsrm.-The Primary schools
are all doing well considering the large number of
scholars that attend them There are now regis
tered in the Rrad school 62 Canal St. AZ Elliot
st. 6S; on the Common O.; Three Of these ure
quite too large. No teacher however competent.
can do justice to 50 large n number. Your COM
mittee, therefore, recommend, that the District
build another house. either on Green or High street.
The High School has been very full Whole
number 50, including Latin class Of 4. I; has
done well considering the irregularity Of attend
ance on the part Of scholars, Of which some idea
may be formed by hancing at the teachers report.
This shows that in Eve weeks two hundred and
four absences have been recorded.
The intermediate School is laboring under the
same disadvantages as the High. Whole number
of scholars. CO. Teachers report shows four hun
dred and thirteen half day absences in Eve weeks.
II is doing well considering its size and Irregular
ty.
The weekly reports by the teachers in the Pri-
mary Schools of tardiness and absence had good
influence. They have been constant and faithful
monitors, encouraging and sustaining the good,
arousng the incident, exposing and warning the
bad, and assuring all that the results Of their ef
forts will be known and appreciated by the COM
mittee We think the same plan would operate
well in the High and intermediate. with the addi
ton OF penalty; by sending the otherwise incor
Tgible back to the lower schools.
A word to Parents Do not forget that these
are your schools, existing to enlighien and improve
your offspring and that ii lis for you to determine
IN great measure, the amount Of advantage your
children shall derive from them Is your whole
duty done when you have appointed your commit |
tee, paid your school tax, obtained the REQUISITE
books, and sent your children 10 the school hone.
Your conscience, If you reflect, will answer no -
Your committee beg you to make IL a matter ofim-
peratiye dutv To ,i,n m. sohoo,s .A,,a..
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