Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-01

though 1or the purpose OF renewing the
secondary schools scholars will be admit
ted that could not pass an examination
for the grammar school.
The grammar school department. looses
the services of Miss III. NJ. Dean at the
close Of this term. Miss Dean leaves the
school with the best wishes of all Her
labors here have been a decided success,
as the substantial progress OF her school
abundantly testifes and that she has
won a Mace in the hearts and affections of
her pupils was fully shown by the closing
exercises of the school
At the close of the school, Master Ar
thur Slader, in behalf of those scholars
who have been under Miss Deans in
struction, presented to her a silver card
receiver, upon which was card bearing
the name Of each Of her scholars; and
also a pair of silver flower vases, each
filled with bouquet of well-selected and
choice flowers.
Master Slader presented these tokens Of
IIlhtlllO VI dilCC III Vel IdHHy ilI'tiAi4Cii
and the scene attending the presentation
was the most pleasant and affecting that
has ever been my lot to witness. The
following is the presentation speech:
Bslocedi 7cdcdcr In behalf of this
school, and especially of the Grammar
School Department, in which for more
than two years you have so ably peform-
ed the arduous duties of teacher, | APP
pear before you and desire to present you
these tokens of our esteem and love. They
express but feebly the gratitude of our
hearts for the interest you have 80 Kindly
manifested in our welfare.
You have led along step by step as
we have been commencing the ascent of
the steep and rugged hill of science.
When fatigued with labor, and ready
to faint and fall by the way, your voice
has ever been heard cheering and encour-
aging Us onward and upward.
When inattentive and forgetful of our
high privileges, the word OF reproof has
oeen kindly administered for the purpose
of promoting our highest good. When
our young hearts have been over-ardent.
and our mental powers over-uctive, your
gentle yet firm restraint has kept u from
sinking i'll the quicksands of IA superficial
education.
Please accept these as mementoes Of
the past, and you see them from time
To time, may they bring to remembrance
the social Sunshine of the weeks and
months that you have spent among us
while you forget and forgive the many
aud oft-repeated acts OF ours which have
caused you pain
And kind teacher as the wheel of time
carries you along in its ever revolving
course may your pathway be strewn with
ever blooming flowers and may the bless
ings OF Heaven attend you through all the
tolls of life.
And as we part here one by one, never
to meet again on earth, may wea Il so live,
teacher and scholars, as to be reunited in
the mansions Of the blcst where parting l.
unknown.
Miss Dean, in voice choking with
emotion, accepted the gifts and tokens of
remembrance from her scholars III few
fitting and well chosen words.
During the scene very few. if any. OF
those present could 2void shedding tears.
yet they wore tears of joy AS we'll a. sor-
row-sorrow, because they were 10 part
with teacher so much beloved and
respected joy, because the relations be
tween their teacher and themselves was
so intimate, pleasant, and happy
Involuntarily the thought came into
my mind that to obtain the respect, love,
and confidence of 50 many young persons