Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-03

Over 400 scholars have been in attendance
in the various rooms Of the building durinl
the year-No- J. the primary department
having much more than its proportion (aiou
l20) of the whole number. This dispropor
ton will be remeded partly next yesr. ~
sending more than usual from No. | int
No. >
Judging by the examination. the teaching
has been ar a rule, more thorough thu ,as
year than ever before. The examination WI
quite critical, and in some cases rigorous. vel
the scholars bore themselves admirably. and
showed great familiarity with the studie-
taught in their respective rooms. Teachers
and pupils exhibited marked interest. and
there seemed to exist between them the true
bond Of sympathy by which the teacher ,l,-
preciates the difficulties Of the scholar. and
helps in the way in which help becomes most
valuable. and the scholar feels that the
teacher is Il friendly instructor. taking pride
in pupils Advancement, and not cold
unfeeling, intellectual machine put in The
school-room To ask questions. maintain order
and condemn failures
The time devoted u the examination in
Nos. and 8, was too short. half-a-day only
being given 10 each Of the rooms. In con-e-
quence of this, the second class in thee
rooms was not examined. and the examine
ton of the first class was not only quite
too brief in some branches. but some
branches Of study were entirely overlooked.
IN = a ,or,- avn
else. vet it did mt appear ut all examination
day. Half-a-day more devoted to each o.
these rooms would make the examination
much nearer complete, and more satisfactory.
The rhetorical exercises Friday We're at
tended by the usual large concourse Of pc
pie from the village. the Indies present
however, largely outnumbering. the gentle
men. Perhaps this is an inevitable result 81.
the necessities of business yet we can hard
" understand what business the voters %.
the district can have more important than
the education Of the children and youth 81
the village--The order Of exercises was
printed in the FREEMAN last week. and need
not be Reproduced. The young ladies anc
gentlemen acquitted themselves with mucf
credit. The original declarations were o.
unusual merit. The class of six young mer
is fitted for our higher universities, and Will
We understand. enter college this summer.
The levee in the evening was very pleas
ant occasion and il was rendered all the
more pleasant by the public presentation t
Mr. Gorham- by the young men who have
been under his immediate instruction IT,
past year, Of = superb gold-hcadcd cane r
D. Richardson in behalf OF the students
made the presentation Mr.. Gorham re
sponded in happy manner. exhibiting con
siderable emotion at this unexpected mani
festation of the regard of his scholars. Most.
if not all, of the teachers Of the school, had
on their desks examination day gifts bearing
evidence Of the respect and love of their
pupils
The Montpelier Brass Band furnished most
excellent music during the rhetorical exercises
Friday afternoon, for which they have the
warmest thanks Of teachers, scholars, com
mittee and people of the District.
The trustees Of the Grammar School. mt
their annual meeting " Wednesday. reelected
the following prudential committee. viz W
H. Lord, Charles Dewey, and c. W. Viii
lard The prudential committee Of the Tn
ion School for the current year arc j. {.
Emery, Joseph Poland Charles Reed. Sam
uel W ellis. and Albert Johonn7tt These
two constitute joint committee for the
management Of the school.
1t is understood that Mr. Gorham will
continue at the head OF the school the ensu-
ing year Some changes may become neces-
esary in some of the departments, owing to
the present teachers having other . engage
ments''