Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-16

before his children, or takes their part
strikes a blow at his
own authority, and at all civil laws
and institutions. The teacher and the
patrons of any school should feel the
most cordial sympathy and mutually
assist each other in their work, Tor the
objects they seek are the same IL is
better that the fond father and mother
should permit their dear child to en-
dure little temporary wrong or hard
ship, than that they should inhict the
far more permanent injury upon that
child and the whole school OF placing
him in antagonism to the discipline of
the school-room. 1t isn't best to
''codle" our boys and girls too much,
if we would have them strong and vlr-
tuous men, and rational and worthy
women. But besides this general SEN
timent which we must seek to Guilt
vate and exemplify, there are certain
particulars to which we must give
practical attention. First, aOe must
use wise economy IN employing only theI
| best aUuiiabLe teachers. The expert
ence of some Of our districts the past
year shows the wisdom of paying good
wages for an experienced teacher
rather than a much smaller sum for
one of uncertain qualifications. Bet
ter two months per year of a good
school than six months of even toll
cradle substitute for school. Sec
ondly, ne must furnish good school,
houses. Several of the districts i'll
town are already well provided III
this respect but others should at once
attend to this subject. At Barton
Landing the demands Of their growing
and thriving village require a thor
ough repair and remodeling of Their
school-house In my opinion wing
should be built upon the south side
of the present building, giving oppor
tunity for primary room upon the
ground floor. In district No. 5 a new
house should be Immediately built
: La No. 4 the interior of the school
; house should be renovated and retit
2 ted. At South Barton a similar work
t should be done. In this village, ar
t rangement should soon be made for d
r third department at least in the win
: ter. Connected with good school
houses | may mention, comfortable
! chairs, not merely for the teacher bu
n an extra one, for the superintendent
5 if no one else visits the school; com
h Portable tables or desks, and suitable
e blackboards, if not globes and othe
e apparatus. Thirdly, we may improv
7. the character of our schools in SOM
2, districts by a different arran cement q
/ tie school TERMS Circumstances mus
r determine in each case but deem
s desirable to avoid, if possible, tn
d heat of summer, the interruption i
b. some places in berry time, or hay-mah
At ing season, and the deep SHOWS an
70 bad roads Of late winter. . | wouI
is not multiply the number of teacher
Dt by increasing the number CT term
n, Of school, but don't believe there
| anything inspired or infalIibly rigf
10 about, the first Monday in June an
es The Monday after Thanksgiving" &
ne the times for schools to begin.
as Finally. as essential to the welfaI
of your schools choose the best me
you have for school committees, wi
will act not with stingy or short-sigh
MS ed policy, but for the good of Il
be school, and with the true economy c
SIS paying literally for liberal return
er And when he has done the best |
ct can sustain him, your teacher, al
a your school. The next thing to ha
in ing a good thing is to believe you ha'
'st it. 1t requires very few brains
tie find fault, but to do better ourselv
nd is sometimes hard, and charity sha
by cover the multitude Of sins"
Sc Mr.. Editor The above report ha
er slightly abbreviated and modified befo
presenting it for publication. 1t is prop
that | should here state that the town h
las reelected me before my arrival at the Toy
)rt Meeting, and afterwards refused my ear
ice est request to be excused from further ;,
vice, and voted me the sum of fifty doll;
on from the town treasury for the DaSt We