The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-30
Vermont hduoaton,


Nor does the want NJ harmony iu oul
school syhicm appear alone boz the Academy
/ While the A cadomy Is taking many children
Of The richer class from ths District School
before they are really prepared a. enter d
higher grade, there are large numbers
7 from the poorer class lcft In the Common
2 school who ought II We Judge by hp.r at
/ talnm1nts, a. be- in the Academy Others,
who arc perfectly able 10 send their children
20 the Academy, hut are anxious % save w
pcnsc, will keep them IN the District School
ns long ~ they can succeed in getting tho
higher studies, Which they wish their child
rem 70 pursue, introduced into the Dis
uict School. These insist that teacher shall
DO engaged who rs competent 10 instruct in
ill the higher branches ofstudy Then he
nut nf PITY for those who are not able 20 en-
joy the benefits u higher grade Of school
.nr out If Difference Tor the second class
mehtoncd-nT olener from on ambitious de
sire ON lus oWn part % teach the higher
branches permits long list Of classes 90 be
formed iu higher Enpish studioa, knew
Of O. school during the past winter numbering
some fry rrhUurs, in which were cLstra ln
Physiology Astronomy, bookkeeping and
Algebra, IL Is quite absurd % suppose that
the teacher could, with these highrr studies
and ia 40 large school, do anything like
justice % the lhin'uty branches, SO Tar from
making his instruction interesting and profit
able 90 the younger portion uf the school, The
recitatOns must be- Of necessity, che drlcst
and moot abrupt iurmstics possihe--dreud-
I'd both by teacher and scholar for thrir
very dfyness-and hurried Of their hands At
Geographic speed,
This Is the ohiof defect IN our District
Schools, The higher branches crowd the
primary out Of their proper place, and a.
there Is no lower grade 20 which they can
resort, they are totally neglected or nt least
hastily and impcr6clly passed over Hence
We may readily account for the imperfect
knowledge Of Reading, Spelling, Geography
Wi other primary studles, 10 proyalcut every
where, Persons go from the District School
without having learned these things, aud
they never have another opportunity,
Nor can good Teacher wholly remcdythc
evils arising from this state Of things, The
may be as hcullhfil aud attrae'
tive as you. plrusc-lhcre may De added
model Teachers aud If the higher branches I
of study are permitted to enter the school, u |
will still fall FAR short Of GOOD School, a
good Icdchrr-one who has correct notion |
Of what a School ought 10 be, cannot bring
School up 10 his own standard Of perfection /
80 long rs he Is hnrrassed and driven NJ the /
top Of his speed. from morning I'LL night, O. |
the almost endless routine of class
rs. lie may keep good ,choo, m the usual |
acceptAtion Of that term,-l believe we have
mary such schools even where this evil is |
quite prominent Hercy, until the system
be- essentially reformed in this respect, can
good teachers Labor freely towards their own
deal standard Of model School.
The College, also, suffers materially from
IAis .,angcd- corditiur OF the tower grades
1f Schools, Though In itsclfwell systcmalilcd
and ucarly free from the evil already emu.
still being dependent, rs it is, on the
over grades for uccessions to It's numbers, IL
ii, 1t times, seriously embarrassed in apply
ny is system to those who come from The
llhcr grades. NJ. L. l..