St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-12

crease In the average attendance upOl
the schools throughout the town.
: The schools in most part have bee
} highly favored in their teachers. win
have done themselves honor in their vo
: cation. In most cases the teachers hay
teen unSpHrlng of pains to make the
school Il success. And in their close am
: practical methods, in the thorough drill
OF their classes, as well as in the man
agemcnt Of the schools in order an'
government, they have given cxcellem
examples of ability, and adaptation t,
their chosen work. There have been
few cases Of failure.
Districts |, , and Show the Grade,
schools OF the village of st. j. are divide,
as heretofore into nine schools Of thrc,
terms each: each term of eleven wcek>
They continue TO protler the best of facil-
ities Tor educational purposes, in ali de
partmcnts within their sphere. They
are quite generously furnished with al
the modern appliances OF the best schools.
he methods of government and in-truc-
ton are among the bc>t,-vcrv svstcmat-
lc and thorough, and the stan lard OF
scholarship is high. The present year
has been one of prosperity throughout
with the exception OF the winter term at
PIddock's Village, where, at the very
commencement of the term Il singular
and stubborn rebellion showed itself as 4
conspiracy on the part OF quite small
lads !hat they would not obey the new
teacher. whoever she might he, and
which has proved u damage to the school.
There has also been considerable sickness
which has broken the attendance Ia SOM.
extent.
District No / has enjoyed wear Of
prosperity. 1t has been favored III IL
teachers, and the Improvement in the
school in both summer anl winter terms
highly crcditahlc To all conccrurI
District No.j has two schools partial
iy "radcd-a primary and mixed school
II has sustained three terms in each
school the past wear. There has been q
marked Improvement in these schools in
many respects during the wear, especially
in the largcr, while the primary ha~ mad.
a line advance even from the excellent
position it held at the close OF la, wear
'rh, m,x.J .rh,, Ina. last sem. n,, il.
hest scholars who very arrcptlhlv have
served - tr,rbrrs .uri,. u,r, If ,I,,. v..,r
H,t ,l, i,,r,.,..I interest n, ,i,,..,,.'r. -,
those remaining have given the school -
with the aud OF excellent instruction. Il
better standing than lat year
M Il !. - small .cLo,I l,ut !. .,,,v.-,,.
l,rc.r and h.,r.r E,,i ,i,,. .,,,,I,,..r. anil
winter terms wcr,.. .urr,.,fuI
No. !. a fractional district. with
Summer and fall term. II has hut t,.,v
,,hnlar.. who. hn,v,yrr. or. o,n,u., n,
most >tudi,us in town.
No. < has furnished for itself dur;ro
rhr wear - ,ic,..,uJ ,.,rv,,,i..nt .,.h,,.,l
buii,liuu. hrautitullv located on, ul thr
best in tnyr in il. .I,nr,ti,u IA tL.
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tLrae terms If ,rbo,I ,Io mast v,.,r Th.
summer term wa, NOT nrolirabl, the
scho,l WAS nnt v.ll n,r,',.d Tb, fan
term WA. much better The winter term
| foiIcJ to SOC for rroviIrn,,,I reason.
IN IN. first mar, ,f ,i,. torn, and ,. ,L..
r,.,,I, If mn. Observation-Disclosures . >, ,I..
lo,n,h nt ,I,s torn, IN ,,o l,., r.r, 1i..
.chonI. | know. Low.yrr trnp r,Ii,IIr
snurccs f., h,v,. hr.n nm ,x,.lI,,t am.
No. Is has TWO schools-a primary
and a mixed school. It i favored wirI
one of the best of school huiIIipo.. The
school wear IS divided into three FERNS.
All tine terms have lern well sustained
the past wear. both ON the part of tcach-
ers and nunils The s,anIinm of I'm,
school ha, been much improved.
No If is - fractional district and h,s
school of fafr standing. with some
scholars quite advanced. Ii i murh in
need of a proper school building. The
nrasrnt one !, neither attractive nor con-
vcnient. The summer term was fairly
successful. The first part of the winter
term was failure in some part Tor want
of proper management. \ change Of
teachers greatly improved it.