St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-27
Bmrhe.--Supertntendent's Report.

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giving heed to the lesson
BuFEe.--!SupertnteRdeRt'S Report.
Published BY VOTE OF TIE TOWN.
Fdlow Citizens: The true basis of a
good government Is moral integrity and
a general diiiu-ion of knowledge. No
free nNcrnmcnt can long scrvive that
has not for its support virtue and intelli-
gcucr. 1t Is said that fewer persons ac-
cording TO the population, are found in
Vermont unable 10 read and write than
in any other state in the mon.
Our duty is TO see that every child in
the state shall be properly educated for a
business life. 1t is a pleasing reflection
that Ncrmonters have proved themselves
worthy OF her state in all the conflicts OF
our nation. Aud never We're we prouder
of cur sons than in reading up the Ma
tioual roll OF lonur. the names of our
noble heroes. who untliuchlngIy stood
and died al their post. And these brave
wv = lhN'lNN'l Ai'N II IL il'biiNi OHi
hearth stones, from the pulpit, and i'll
our district schools Not till the sen
shall Weld up lis dead, shall the value OF
vour sacrifices to educate YOUR children
br tull known. Does it pay it Is grave
" asked, to build school houses, support
teachers. furnish books. wood and board,
and tkcn for man 10 leave home and
90 twice day to carry and get y little
puny boy or girl, that he or she may just
read, w.iie and >prii.
This j. your seed time. 1t would
hardly pay oplow and SOW if you reckon
all tins work before harvest. - parents
should not .bt di>hcartcned. Somebody :
boys must cultivate your lands, be your
mechanics. your merchants, ill your town,
county and state offices. In Il few years
We shall need another Co!lamcr, a Footc,
Poland and Il Morrill, at our National
headquarters. We must have somebody
to take the PAGES OF onr Fairbanks.
Smith, Dillingham; and Page, and the
character ot our future men will dcpent
very much upol the education W. give
our boy. Will it not pay then
H..i what ar. th.. .i,,l"n- al R"rL IL"
IIm tor their children An answer +
lhi~ question vou Will expect OF me, and
wh ch >hali cudvtNur 10 give i'll a brl,'
statement ot the VARIOUS schools in town
In the eleven districts there are 21t
scholars
D.-tr ct ~. l. The house is unfit for
u-e. Smmcr term tau.ht 10y Mis-,
Nellie VI. il-9iH- School aPpcare,
quite w,L \ very pleasant number o
scholars. Winter term, no school
District NJ. , House in gool re-
pair Summer term taught by Mis-,
/ Mvrl y. Moran. School pleasant an,
profitable. Winter term, Miss Florill
Fairbanks. Considerable contrast ii
~chola - some quite forward. other:
backward. anl a> classes must he arrarg
ed somewhat acrorlln" to size and age,
no cl.~~, as c'l<>, could appear rs wei
:s il the more advanced scholars coulC
have been by themselves The schoo
showed GOOD progress.
No. >. Summer term taught hy Mis-
Ad,lir l.. Elakn. House comfortable
School exhibited good order, good i'm
provcmcnt and ;lS a whole there wer
many cNccllcncics in it. Winter term
Miss Flora \. WclIs-who divided tn
school quite wcll-gave satisfaction t.
those vino desired To be satisfied. Th
examination WAS very Commendahlc.
No. /. Summer term taught by Mis-
Hattie Powers. House thoroughly re
paired \ small, but well manage
school. Winter term taught 10y Mr.. Ed
win smith The school appeared tineI
each time visited it, and doubt
more marked prcgrc-s has been made il
any <clr.ol in TO IN than by Il few OF til
scholar, in some of the branches
If there las been, in the least, an
lack of harmony between tie teacher
: and >choars-Dr parentS-''S an oii>e
TO this no school in town has had Il teach
cr better qualified, or more capable {
t Giving Il clear exposition OF the prlnci
, piles ot the various branches taught, an
I the exam nation showed that the scholar
had been drilled upon these subjects /
I the r.@ht direction.
| 40. }. Summer term taught by Mi.
L~uraette Bell. House best in towr
School quite LARGE, most OF the scholar
= small and many of them very backward
/ Nearly twenty French children, some {
h hem lust beginning TO attend school an
1 ,onc of them quite difficult to keep
i order. Winter term taught by Miss 1t
;. eliza Il. Etheridgc. This is one of Il
| most difficult schools in town to manag
i on account of the variety of scholar
L The larre scholars appeared quite we'll
I VIII n | was there-but the smaller on
4 were noisy and Gi,ordcrly. This scho
+ r,uulres a teacher of the first class ia
II cni.. specially as it requires government
: 1t demands teacher OF superior abln
= TO manage such school and 10 justice
all the children. There are but very fe
+ Young ladies teaching i'll this town that
n should recommend to teach the wint
V ;ertn in this district
+ No. 6. Summer and fall Gnstead
Ne winle.) terms, both taught by Miss Abb
/. F. Smith. House IN good repair, ke
II neatly. Order in school quite good, :
E. easy school to manage, and aside fro
le from the fact Of partial failure in e
Is planning The branches taught, special
le arithmetic, she kept Il fair school.
ID No. :. Summer term taught by Mi
eS Ellen A. Hubbard. House in poor co
l. dilion, but repaired and in good ord
before winter term commenced. Schola
TT appeared somewhat to a dlsadvanta
u tho some progress was made, Winl
= term, Miss Laura A Bickford, discipli