Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-15
Vol. xv....No. 10.
Annual Report Of the Superintendent OF
Common Schools of Maine.

merely complimcU the work. yet not too |
late to say a word in commenting II |
to all educators in the state. and TO |
all parents who wish well to the Common |
School system under which we have here |
tofore prospered.
Mr.. johnson develops the right spirit for
the work IN hand. and fully comprehenls
the greatness OF the task committed to his
HAMS His desire is ITO place the COM
mon schools of his native state on better
ra,is. 10 infnse new life aud activity into
tho great body Of orr common school
teachers AMI 10 create II possible. a m ,re
mpl-tc and thorough supervision. a-d
thus in theiwo essential elements of school
growth. instruction and Inspection to vital
lie the entire school system.
The task /. Herculetn. saws the Sn-
ncrintcndent .bu, i. must be done. :"
One Of the first things to be done. when
ever and wherever matters 20 wrong. or
the machine creaks is to ascertain the
trouble or sthp why and tho wherefore.
he doctors call it a diagnosis of he dis
easc IT the diagnosis i, false the pre-
scriptions will not be suitable and the pa
tient may die. Mr.. johnson seems to have
arrived ut Il correct diagnose, Of our school
disease. VIZ: want Of thorough instruction
and careful and constant Inspection
Thee arc necessary to vitalizc the .y.-
ten.
Mr.. johnson entered upon his dniies In
April but the school YEAR begins ia De-
ccmber. He has no report for the four
months Of the year not included in his ST.
pervi>ion.
he recommends that that the returns Of
All school officers shall be made to tho Of
fec of Snpe, intendent. instead Of to the
Secretary Of State The Willingness of the
Leg, l;nre 10 vote money for " bridge
~ Wallagrass stream. and across
dian township. leaving not cent app
priated to pay the travelling expenses or
the clerk hire of the state Superintendent.
o. schools. i commented on with spirit
THIS is jus, right and /: would he a rlori-
ous consumma' ion If the next and sue
ccedi-c Legislatures shall fully appreciate
the necessity AID Importance Of spending
something for the promotion Of the cansc
Of education. and have been stirred up TO
his great dntv nv the Superintendent.
IN MAY circular was issued to the
'carher, i1 TIE : ate: anl in August one 10
~" Sunernlen ling S-h ol Committees.
These circulars were well adlp'cl to arouse
I'll SO n whom they were al lrc..etl 10 new
arrivitv Thts elect was prolnre1. We
VIII give snn~ statistics a compiled from
returns from ihi> county.
AMHERST: No OF chl lren between
anil q wears. li}: number registered in
summer schools. s.; average attcnllncc
IN summer, 3 number registered in win
Ter. 50; average attendance. 50 average
length Of summer schools. weeks and 1
DAYS: average length OF winter schools. 10
weeks.
AURORA No. of children between 4
anil q years. 50: number registered IN
summer, ca: average attendance in sum-
mer. - number registered In winter. 81;
average attendance p: average length If
summer schools. 10 weeks; winter, S
weeks
BLUFnILL:- Num Der OF children be-
tween and 81 years. Gs1: number -esig-
tered in summer school. 1872; average a.
,e d,ncc. 31S: number registered In win
ter schools. Az average attendance. 33S;
average length Of summer schools.
weeks and d1ys; winter weeks and 3
DAYS.
BROOKLYN Has no return
cchol1rs $40: register
cd in summer. 3l4: average attendance.
es3: registered wi.ter. 3iS; average at
tend.nce 2-9; average length Of schools
summer weeks average length winter.
weeks days.
BUcksPoRr Scholars Isl; register
Ell il summer. 153: average ATTENDANCE
591: number registered. winter. 7l3. aver
age attendance, sol; length Of schools.
summer. 10 weeks. 3 days; winter, 10
weeks, 3 days.
CAsTINE: Scholars. SCI; registered in
summer. 362; average attendance 2GS; reg
istered winter, 326: average attendance.
ass registered. winter 1926: average at
tendance 2j2: length of school. summer.
% weeks; winter. u weeks.
z. IsLE:-Scholars. l57; number register
ell in summer. Gs; average attendance Ia
summer. co; number registered in winter.
rs; average attendance, 9s; length of
schools summer. weeks. days; winter.
sweeks. ] day.
DEER IsLE:-scholars 1868; registered
in summer 75i; average number attending
ennmer school, COB; registered winter.
1857; average attendance. 1915; average
length Of summer schools, weeks ave.
aye length of winter. 6 weeks.
DEDnAM Number of scholars. 1874;
registered in summer. l29; average at
tendance. %; registered. winter, 1876. aver
age attendance, l36; length of schools,
slmmer. 8; winter 10 weeks.
EAsTBRooR No return.
EpEN:- Scholars, 46i; registered in
Summer, 229; average attendance. 2l5;
registered in winter, 35S; average attend
anee. 2Sl; length Of schools. weeks In
summer and weeks in winter.
ELLSWORTH No return.
FRANKLIN: scholars 43l; registered in
summer 2S9; average attendance 1893;
registered in winter. 1874: average attend
ance. POI; length of schools, Z weeks in
summer. and in WRITER.
GoULDsBoRo Scholars rs, register
cd in sumner. $50; average attendance.
$50; registered in winter, $40; average
attendance $40; length Of schools in sum-
mere weeks day; winter weeks. 4
days.