Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-07-15

There arc some extra expenses not embrac-
ed Inihe above which will occur each year,
varying in amount. The amount the past year
was about $50, mostly for repairs in base
meut and additional seats in school rooms
The expenses and receipts divided between
the Union and Academical departments stard
thus:
Expense Of 6 iooius in Union Department s. go "a
Receipts from public money and tuition gi5 20
Amount paid by tar s7o7 a
Expense Of Washington Co Grammar School 81 457 O6
village o2s7a
Amountpad oy Unio4 District $3.50 90
The incidental expenses Of the school have
all been provided for by the tax last voted
and when the whole amount is paid into the
treasury there will be sufficient overplus to
pay all needfu repairs about the house and
leave one years stock Of wood on hand in
advance.
The balance due for school house and land,
September /, 1864 will be s4O2S so a small
balance due the district for land sud will re-
duce it little less than $4,000, another tax
Of 40 cents on the dollar or fraction over
will pay it off and leave the distrc' free Of
debt.
1t can hardly be expected that with the
extreme high prices now ruling for wood
labor, and almost every commodity, the cx-
penses of the school can be kept down to the
last years figure The committee however
will not allow the school to depreciate in re-
putsiion but will endeavor to continue it's i'm
provement The expenditures will be made
as light as possible and economy rgidly ad
hered, to, at the same time TIE school must
be of the highest order of its kind, and none
but competent and successful teachers en-
ployed.
The tuition in the grammar department
has been quite too low, lower than other
schools of an inferior grade. The price will
be advanced, not however so high as many
other schools of a lower standard
The interest manifested by the citizens Of
the village in the late examination and rhetor-
ical exercises show that they appreciate the
Importance Of good school and with their
assistance and cooperation, we will be sure
OF having no other. The attention of parents
is called to the difference between the num-
Der Of scholars. and the average attendance.
The average number OF scholars pretending
to attend being S96 while the actual average
that did attend was sos. Absences from
school should never be allowed unless alb
solutely necessary, the committee have be-
fore dwelt at length on this subject aud re-
gret the necessity OF slluding to it again, but
the injurious effect not only on the scholars
absent but on the whole school is so serious
that the committee can do no less than to a.
gain urge parents to see to it that their chill
dren are constant in their attendance while
they are members Of the school. II it be-
comes necessary to take them out for quar-
ter very we'll, but the day and half day alb
sences interieres with every class to which
the absent scholars belong, and on examina-
tion day the absentees can easily be marked
by their recitations. Parents should always
assist the teacher in bringing their chill
dren up with their class instead of suffering
them to lag behind, and when the scholar
fails on account Of absence from school, the
parent participates in 'he failure. The alb
sence Of each scholar appears upon the re-
cord and it is hoped that the record for an
other year will show great improvement
over tho past.