Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-02
THE RUTLAND HERALD,
FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1866,


NruClufe anu lNll1Ns We tfEitN Nhat ap-
senoe from town prevented our being
present 10 witness and listen 10 the eS-
animation, and witness the closing eNer-
oises. The graded schools of Rutland are
fully demonstrating that the system of
grading schools, according 10 the attain
ments and proficiency of the scholars in
he various departments, is the true IA CO.
nv of education, Such IA system forhids
the mere smattcring Of an education, for
what is obtained is ola character that
will be permanent, 81 far a. the pupil adj
vances II took the people Of our state a
long time to appreciate the advantages
which are 10 b. derived from the system
Of classification in our larger towns, Fer.
haps no town in the commonwealth has
been more benefited, or carried the system
to higher standard, than our own. Our
progress, recently, is due in great meas,
urc by placing the schools under one man
agement, like our Board Of School Trus-
tees, composed of earnest, practical men,
who have heart and take pride in the
work with determination to elevate the
standard and thoroughness ofpublic edu.
cation in our midst, 81 that schools shall
become one Of the landmarks which shall
characterize our prosperous and rapidly
growing town, as point which, in its
educational facilities, is desirable place
10 locate. In measure we are, under the
present management, earning that reputa-
ton. The public have confidence also
from the fact that the schools Of
the town are practically under the
supervision of a gentleman who, as
President of the Board of Trus-
aces, is widely known as evincing prac-
teal, earnest, and untiring labor in cle-
waiting our schools to a standard which
will, in the future be permanent one.
The learning, experience and sound judg-
ment of Br Aiken are a guarantee TO our
citizens that he, with his co-laborcrs, are
building for us no temporary or epheme-
r,a edifce, but laying the broad founda-
tions of a superstructure that will abide
in our midst when once established. We
should rejoice that such agents are at our
command, and they should be fully sus-
tanned in their labors, both by money and
public appreciation. Taxation for this
purpose is perhaps Cumbersome at the
present moment, but remember, citizens
of Rutland, it is not for day. but for the
well-being of the town in the future, and
It is laying ground work upon which
our stability and prosperity in the coming
years must rest, and is more valuable than
gold,
Another fact that the people Of Rut-
land may congratulate themselves upon
is that they have at the head of their
Graded Schools aEgentleman who has
made the profession of teaching a life
labor, and his practical experience, thor
ough scholarship and method OF imparting
instruction has given the High School an
enyiable reputation at home and abroad.
During the administration of Mr.. Danl
and his associate teachers, the schools have
been recognized, and system established
which has been exhibited in a marked de-
gree by the higher order of instruction
and the progress of the pupils, and their
labors should be fully appreciated by the
community. 1t is not the fortune of every
community to have the opportunity of
placing their children under such in
structions, and especially those who take
so deep personal interest in the schools
and their prosperity.
We are in receipt Of the annual catalogue
Of the officers and students of the Rut-
land Graded School District which gives
information relative to the schools. The
number of scholars in the High and
Grammar schools from the district
have been l24, out of the district 40,
making total of 169 gentlemen. "A
ladies, %; attendance fall term, 15l /;
winter term, l35; spring term, III, max
an aggregate of 3s7 The aggregate of
all Primary schools is 9S2, and of the Sec
ondary schools ia. Our space this morn
ing forbids farther enumeration of par
ticulars and observations, but sufficient to
workings of our school system The in
habitants of our town are eminently a
business people, and have US yet built up
no public institutions except the attention
they have given to their schools These
we have reason to make our pride and
boast, although much is yet to be done to
make them perfectly efficient; but the
hands to which they are entrusted, if
properly sustained, will give Us not long
hence system Of public instruction
worthy of the foremost town in Vermont.
Let us make an effort to bear the present
burdens, and with a generous spirit sus.
tain the Trustees who are laboring so AS.
siduously 10 organic aud build up IN
educational interests.
EDUCATION IN trrER CANADA
From the following statistics the state o
education in Canada can be estimated
The number of common schools is 1910
Of Roman Catholic schools there are 100
This makes in all 40l9 educational estab
lishments. There are 49, students at
tending colleges; 100 pupils in normal
and model schools; and 342, 40 pupils in
all schools. The provincial expenditure
for educ ,tion is Sl,4G, 101. The number
of male teachers is 3,30i the number .,
female teachers is 1905; the avcrag,
number of months Of school sessions i.
lOi. The population of Upper Canada
in 1861 was 1,306,09l and there were