Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-01-24

slow in appreciating the value of a
good education, and they have demon
strated their regard for it in what
they have done in its behalf.
- Long ago the log school-house,
which their circumstances compelled
them to erect at first, gave place to
the decent, if not commodious school
houses, in various parts of the town,
and the cause of education has from
year to year made good progress, till
to-day the general standard of schol-
arship is considerable higher than it
is in some older towns in the South
part of the State, whence some of the
forefathers came. If for nothing else,
Glover has had occasion to congratu-
late itself on account Of its schools.
Among the first teachers in this
town, Miss Harriet Ellsworth is re-
membered with special interest, and
for her excellent example and Chris
tian character is riveled as another
Harriet Newell. Mrs. Laura S. Bean
was also one of the first and most
successful teachers in our public
schools. Others more recent have
been-Miss Sophia Cutler, Miss ST.
Ience Woods, Miss Judith Woods,
Miss Charlotte Bean-and Mrs. Mary
FL. Strong, who taught eight terms.
Still later has been Mrs. Abbie R.
Hinkley who taught twenty-seven
terms.
Of the Masters are remembered
Rev. N. W. Scott and his brother, Mr.
Eliezer Scott, Elihu Wright, jr., &c.
Teachers of select schools have
been Mr.. L. o. Stevens, Luther L
Greenleaf, |. \. Cushman, Esq, Rev
Edward II. Blanchard and.Mr. G. A
j. Marsh.
The good general condition OF thu
schools in Glover may be attributed
first, to there having been elected (iI
the main) to the Office of Town Su
perintcndent men who had had prac
tical experience as teachers-w h
were interested in the welfare Of tn
schools-and who, although the pc
cuniary remuneration was small, fel
compensated in helping to advanc
the education Of the young. Second
to special effort put forth in the year
1860.61, by Rev. Geo. W. Todd, Esq
Rev. Geo. Severance, Rev. S. K. I
Perkins and others, to awaken
deeper interest in the cause of educ;
ton. For this purpose lectures wer
delivered during two winters, in ever
school district in which a school we
taught, and appropriate question
were discussed after each lecture
Third, to the select schools sustaine
by the liberality of the citizens
which teachers have been trained u
and to the influence of the Academ
of which we now add brief histor
This is called, according to its co
porate name, the "Orleans Liber
Institute" Messrs. Rev. T. J. TIE
ney, Fl. S. Bickford, H. Mcclellan,
Bemis, j. Crane, G. G. Hardy, l.
Smith, and l.. Dennison, together wi
their associates and successors, we
declared body corporate on the 5
day of November, 1852, under t
aforementioned name.
The first Principal was Perki
Bass, who remained one year. I
second Principal was Isaac A. ParkC
who remained six years. During tt
time the school was well suppl
with Charts, Maps, Globes, Specimel
and Philosophical and Astronomit
apparatus.
In 1878 (Mr. Parker's last We,
the aggregate of attendance the thu
terms was 1913.
The Institute was next under
charge of Geo. w. Todd, Esq.
this time Academies had increas
from three, when this school v
founded to nine, Tin Orleans Coun
besides several high schools; yet
1865 the number Of pupils was
slightly diminished.
The fourth Principal was Mr.. 4.
Burbank, now teacher of the FIRE
men in Virginia.
The present Principal is Mr.. E.
Clark, who has secured the patrons
and esteem of the public general,
The Academy building which
longs to the Institute and to Dist
No. 8, unitedly, has recently been
in thorough repair.
The officers of the Institute are
the denomination of Universal
but have ever welcomed to the sci
those of any religious faith, and g