Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-23


BRANDON. = Editor RutLInd Herald .
Ours is goodly town, we think, beauti
full for situation, beautiful in itself, and
in wealth and business Importance it GER
t4iuly holds high rank. But of more
real value than any material interest Is
the intellectual and moral welfare Of the
community, the uo~., 49, c.e.~. = ~
nation and in this direction | would
two or three years, at least, the people
here have been deeply interested in the
subject of education, as has been mani
tested by the establishment and support
of the Graded School now in the second
year of its existence. A large, beautiful
and very convenient building having been
provided at an expense of about $4,000
the school was opened September 18th,
1868, under the charge of j. 5. Cilley
A. NJ, Principal, and six assistants I,
this number another has since be, II added
The school is divided into seven grades
SO arranged and classified that one may
pass from the alphabet, step by step,
through such studies "a are adapted Il
the age and capacity of the pupil. To the
higher departments of study in English
and in the classics, to a thorough prrpnr
alton for college. The teachers began
their work impressed with the idea that
order is the first requisite of II good school
that study to be profitable, must be
thorough, and that instruction should
aim at nothing less than the culture o.
all the powers, both physical, intellectual
and moral, and that the object of thu
school is gained when such culture II
fully secured. With that view they hay,
continued their work, and so they intend
to pursue it to the end The Prudential
Committee, and indeed the people gener.
ally have nobly sustained the teachers ii
their efforts, end all seem ready to giv'
encouragement and aid. To show the
interest of the p ople it may not be out OF
place, to say that 2l3 men were presen
ut the last annual school meeting To giv'
their votes in favor of all measures nee
essary to the fullest success of the school
and thus far prosperity has attended it
The number in attendance during thu
| first wear was about $50. The SUN re-
ceived for tuition of those from abroad
was about $1,000. The number attending
the term Just closed was 1888. and tn
amount Of tuition received 1902. Tn
committee will be glad to receive AS man.
from abroad as can be accommodated, ant
the people are ready TO do what they cal
to furnish such with rooms and board, Al
they may desire. To aid teachers in thei
instruction, and pupils in their study. tn
committee recently purchased some yer.
nice Philosophical and Astronomical ar
paratus at cost of some $500, ant
have promised more as it shall be needed
1 That the teachers are untiring in thei
efforts, and the pupils faithful in thei
work, was abundantly shown during tn
examination of the various department,
commencing on the 14th inst. and c,osin,
ON the 18th. All the classes appeared
we'll and some showed remarkable pro
ficiency. At the close of -the term tn
number in the High School was mucl
diminished, no less than fourteen havin,
gone out from that department to teacl
during the winter. In this department
as in others, the examination was wei
sustained, and the rhetorical exercises OF
the afternoon of the 18th were special,
interesting. The winter term is 10 com
menoe January Sd, and it is to re hope
that good results may be still NOR
plainly seen in the future than in III
past. But the interests of education il
Brandon are not confined alone to th
Graded School. Under the direction G
our earnest and very efficient Snperin
tendent of Schools, DR.. G. L. Case, "
look for progress in all our schools, an
feel assured that we shall not look in vair
\ Again, we have another means OF Gu