The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-29
Montpelier Union School.

AHe ye" "AlSu HaS JUST cIoheu III ouH Oulou
School has given additional proof if any were
wanted, of the entire success of the system of in
structon adopted in the school, and of the really
thorough education which can be obtained by all
She scholars in the district under the best teachers
and by the most approved modes of instruction.
The annual examination commenced Friday, the
1Sth and closed last Friday with rhetorical sxtrcis-
es by the students in the Grammar School, and in
the highest grade Of the Union School. We
have Mt space to speak Of this examination with
the detail necessary to give complete idea OF
the graded system and its results, but we cannot
refuse an institution so important to the best in
terests OF our town soms space in our columns.
In rooms Nos. and 2, under the charge of
Miss Sweet and Miss Camp, the examination
proved what patience, care, attention and good or
der can accomplish in commencing the education
of small children. These rooms have each many
moro scholars than are found in any of the higher
departments, Miss Sweet having sometimes more
than 100 under her charge. In the manage
ment of so many little children great judgment,
tact, patience and frmness are required. 1t
seems quite wonderful that these teachers succeed
in making SO orderly and we'll trained scholars in
these primary departments and the result is high
ly creditabls to them.
Of the next room in the ascending grade, No
3, the behavior and scholarship exhibited, gave
evidence OF the fitness and competency Of Miss
Hobart, who has the department under her
charge. The scholars had made good progress
and, as they say in the army kilograms, the teach
er had them well in hand and was master OF
the situation" The foundation having been laid
in the two lower grades, here the structure OF
what we call good common school education be-
gins to appear and take shape, and the boys and
girls begin to exhibit the quality of their intel
lects; and we regard Miss Hobart as we'll quail.
fed to manage theseI budding intellects and fit
them for the higher grades of the school.
OF the next room, We regret to say that the
examination proved not SO satisfactory. The
teac er in this department is quite likely compe
tent to teach in less difficult situations, but she
has proved hardly equal to the work here.
Neither the order nor the scholarship was what
it should have been, and the department, at the
commencement of next year, will be put in charge
OF new instructor. ....
Miss Bronson, who had charge OF room No 5,
gave an excellent examination. She is evidently
thoroughly competent teacher, understanding
her work in all its branches. Her Grammar
classes and classes in Arithmetic gave the best evil
dsnce Of thorough drill, not only in the text.
books, but in the principles Of the sciences they
were pursuing. The masters and misses, who
gave taste Of the quality Of her instruction il
Reading and Defamation, established not only
the excellent character of their instruction in these
exercises, but their own aptness in proiting by
good teaching. Miss Bronson leaves the schoo
now, and We trust the Prudential Committee vii
be fortunate enough to secure an instructor equal
ly competent to take her place.
The next department, the Grammar School
was examined during the whole of two days. Th,
examination the first day was conducted by Mis-
Spsldirg, and embraced Arithmetic, Algebra
French aud Rhetoric. We were very much graf