Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-03-27
was exactly sixty days schooling
Can the district afford this In the

bered 22S or 81 days schooling, at
one fourth day each. Again | say is
this profitable For the year the av-
erage attendance has been better than
for years before in this district. Still
there is room for improvement. From
one fifth to one fourth of the school to
be made a dead loss by non-attend-
ance, is quite too much, even if that
were all. But the damage to the rest
of the school it occasions, makes the
loss greater than the figures show.
1t is we'll known that these SCHOOLS
had poor chance for the winter, on
account of the delay of the furniture
to come as expected. But for the last
five weeks, after the seats were put in
and the benches out of the way, the
schools showed marked improve
ment. Pupils and books were in their
place, for there was place for them.
There was great destruction of books,
especially in the younger school, tor
there was no place to keep them ex-
cept on the seat and floor. This pro-
duced general confusion and discOur-
agement. But whoever should visit
the school, as your superintendent did,
would have seen very marked change
for the better thei weeks OF Lne
school. Considering the difficulties.
this school was, through the energy OF
the teachers, success. Those pupils
having no absences and least hardness,
were in summer, Willie Coolidge and
Hosea Woods; in winter Edgar Cool
edge, Clara Streeter, Katie Stephen
son, Ella Coolidge and Eugene Cool
edge.
Dist. No. 2. Summer term taught
by Miss Abbie J. Gilpin. Whole No.
of pupils 16; amount of school saved
by attendance three fourths. There
were 79 tardy marks-a small number
compared with other schools; large
quantity, when we think there ought
to be none. This school was very
quietly and faithfully managed. Win
ter term taught by Miss NJ. A. Sawyer.
No. of pupils was rs; four fifths of
this school was saved by attendance.
The school continued but six weeks,
for it was impossible to keep the
house comfortable. The supports I'M
der the floor of this house are evident
ly out of place and will need to be
relaid and the house partly plastered
again before it will be suitable for a
winter school. There appeared a
good degree of interest in study and
recitation in this school.
Dist. No. 4. Summer term taught
by Miss Ellen R. Pike; 80 was the
number of pupils. The attendance
upon the school saved about two thirds
of the time. There was great effort
and devotion on the part of this tea
cher This was her first school, Sc
that greater aptness to teach and high
er success may be hoped from her as
she gains experience. Winter schoo
taught by Miss Fanny M. Miller
There were q scholars, and three
fourths of the time of the school wa
saved by their attendance, subtractins
164 tardinesses. This teachers effor
and earnestness were also commondo
BILE. Her aptness TO teach and expe
rience were promise of success. He
methods were thorough and if she lack
ed that dignity which should convinc
her older pupils that her method
were right, it is to be hoped that thl
will not prevent her highest success
hereafter.
Dist. No. 5. Summer term laugh
10y Mary A. Newton. There were l
pupils in school. The attendance uE
on the school saved nearly tire
fourths of the time. There was a
average of four tardy marks to eac
scholar, though these marks stoo
mostly against the names OF few
This was a very quiet and orderl
school. Winter term taught by En-
ly Bryant. There were 10 scholar
and the average attendance was thre
fourths. Hardness about the SAN
as in summer. Miss Bryant mac
many points of first rate school,
Dist. No. 6. Summer term VIZ
taught by Miss Fanny M. Miller
There were in school q pupils, an
they attended so as to save two thirC
of the time. Tardy marks average
only one to each scholar. This teac
er's enthusiasm were here NANTES
and in a good measure appreciated
the school. The school was in mai
respects a decided success. Whit
term was begun by John M. Frenc
and finished by Edwin G. White;
pupils attended, and their REGULAR
was such as to save about four fift
of the time. Tardy marks averag
about to each scholar.
Mr.. French has superior facul
of imparting instruction, but did Il
make that impression upon his pupi
by his presence which was needful
manage the school with success. L
with Mr.. White there was no diffic
ty here. His nerves are firm and
deep so as not to be called into acti
unnecessarily. His generalship
equal to the occasion, and his reso
ces not easily exhausted. The sch'
was much interrupted by change
teachers.
Dist. No. s. Both summer and W
ter terms were taught by Miss L.
McAllister. In summer there were
scholars, and in winter there were
IA. The amount of schooling sa
by those who attended was about