Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-01
WEsr RuTLANp.-Just closed the ia

WEsT RUTLAND.-Just closed the fall
term of twelve weeks in the village Of
West Rutland, District No. 81, under the
direction of Miss f. G. Sutherland as
principal and Miss Ella Ward assistant.
The following statistics will show the
general character of instruction and the
good record of SO large number Of
scholars in this, we may venture to say
the best school in Rutland county other
good teachers in this county may think
otherwise, if SO produce proof, and we
shall be pleased to know that such is the
fact, for frst-class instruction in our
schools is almost as rare as gold and silver
at the present time. That system of in
struction which in part embraces object
teaching cannot fail to give the scholar
more thorough knowledge of studies
pursued, and has tendency to establish
in the mind of the pupil whatever is OF
value to know. Miss Sutherland's mode
of instruction is well calculated to con-
firm the scholar in independent thought
and action. She seeks to make every
scholar believe that be can do what is as
signed, and the perfection exhibited in
the Rotations would lead the visitor to
believe that she was eminently successful.
I looked in vain for the rod which more
often spoils the child than saves. Yet
she believes in moral suasion with LASH
a certain kind necessary in extreme cases.
The attention given to composition and
defamation in this school is of incalcul-
able value in all the future life of the
scholar These are branches too much
neglected in all our common schools, as a
good knowledge of photography and COM
position is of great value in all the social
relations of life. Let the patrons visit
the school and encourage both teachers
and scholars, and feel that no money is
dearly spent for such a school. The fol-
lowing is q list of merits taken from the
the record of the school
Whole number of scholars in the school
97: average attendance 70. Names of
pupils present every day of the term
Alice Ames, Dora Ames, Alice Conway.
Lorenzo Conway, Flora Locklin, Lille
Manley, Willie Msnley. Henry Foster,
Willis Segar, Romeo Locklin, frankie
Morgan, Lucy Proctor, Mary Wing,
Mineroa Wing, Hattie Foster, Nellie
Foster, John Dougan Michael Dougan,
Peter Dougan, Willie Dougan, Willis
McDeed. Number of scholars who have
no tardy marks during the term 70 it
being the average attendance of the school.
Those marking highest in rotations in
the several classings
Reading. Reader, Chickie Mead,
Willie Manley. Fourth Reader, Bell
Freeman, Willis Segar, Lille Manley.
Third Reader, Henry Foster, Adelia
Gates.
ga" Written Arithmetic-Alioe Con-
way, Minerva Wing, Maggie Higgins.
"B." Willis, segar and Ambrose Higgins
&C." All about alike.
"a" Oral Chickie Mead,
j ohm Dougan. "B. Lille Manley, Sadie
Morgan. &C" Katie Clifford, Peter
Dougan. "D." Dannie Ames
Spelling-"A. class" Mary Wing. "B.
class" Bell Freeman, Flora Locklin.
intermediate Geography-Michael Dou-
gan, Chickie Mead.
"a" Elementary Geography-Lillie
Manley.
"B" Elementary Georgrapby-Agnes
Sadie Morgan.
Grammar-Mary Wing.
History-Mary Wing, Alice Conway.
Algebra-Alice Small, Lorenzo Con-
way.
Compositions-Willie Manley, Chickie
Mead. 4
eclamation-Charlie Wing. frankie
Morgan, Alice Conway, Hattie Foster,
Lille Manley, Alice Ames, Anna Spencer,
Bell Freeman, Maria Woodhouse, Flora
Looklin.