St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-03-17

my annual report Oh Tie pubic schools III
81. .Iohmsbmry fer the year ending March
3lst, 1871.
NUMBER OF SCIIUOL TEACHERS.
The whole number of schools in town
the past year has been 20. or these 20
have had 3 terms each, and but , terms
each, making all - terms. Al different
teachers were employed. 10 of female
and / male held public cxanina-
tions Of teachers, the first April 30ih, the
second November 2Gth, at which 10 Of
tcrcd themselves. Q received licenses.
TEACHERS INSTITUTES.
\ teachers Institute Cor Caledonia
Co wa> held in East ST .JolnSbury ,rom-
mcmcln" Aug. ooh under the cl,arYr OF
Secretary French OF the State Board Of
Education. Although tlc attendance
from some circumstances WAS not larTc,
yet II was season of Great interest TO
thCsr who were pr,-rnt rs IA direct re-
suit could see real improvement in meth
odS cf instruction III those schools whose
teachers attended this school. Another
institute was held at st. Johnshury Plain
Feb. l3, s. | which was lar4cly attend
cd and the good effects of which, am
confident, will be seen in the schools of
the coming year.
THE SCHOOLS At ST. JOiINsBUEY PLAIN
The corporate village of St ,Johnsburv
with lis @ schools La+ II system OF its own
which separates it from other portions of
the town. By virtue ot this system and
through a morc constant super, isiun than
Is enjoyed III other parts of the town,
most of the schools of the village have
attained a high decree of efficiency and
-ucc,ss and may he pronounced 10 be
model schools in many respects
The high school remains rs last year
under the care or Mr. {. NJ Clay. who
shows himself progressive and fertile in
methods nf interesting and in>truciin@ his
pupils. The iiyh schUo! met with Il
great loss dnriog the year in being called
10 release Miss Peabody, their intelligent
and popular assistant teacher Miss
Helen NJ. killredgc was cmpl we'd 10
take her place.
The grammar school has been under
the care of Miss Minerva +, l'r who was
promoted from the primary in Maple
street. Her assistants in the grammar
school were Miss Adelaide \. Wheeler
and Mi:s T.. j. Paddock. Miss = L.
Miss Katie Flint of the ID primary, ami
Miss Nj. +. Newell of the Ist primary
through the year All thee teachers ap-
pcared To be doing their work faithfully
and well, and receive the hearty com
mcndation of the superintendent.
L. Fairbanks village Miss Sarah a.
Spencer was secured tor the 1st term,
and showed herself II good scholar and
thoroughly traincdtor teaching. She sue
cccdcd finely in her school. The ID term
was unlcr Miss Belle Tower. This school
is not an easy one to govern, and Miss
Tower is young ahd has had but little
experience in teaching, and though she
laborcd hard, her success was not all we
or she would like TO see. The Sd term
was under Miss A. a. Wheeler, who
showed experience in teaching, but whose
labors were considerably interrupted 10y
the removal of the school, near the mid
die of the term, 10 the Methodist vcstry,
in consequence Of the building of the rail
road nt ar the school house. After this
the pupils attended less regularly and
studied less earnestly.
In Maple street Miss Laura +. king
had charge OF the ID primary throhgt
the lst term and part Of the ID wien sh,
was obliged to leave because of sickness
and Miss \. +. Page took her place th,
remainder of the term, who did well tho
few weeks she occupied this temporary
position. Miss King resumed her dutie;
the Sd term. She has been advancing
: steadily in skill as Il teacher, and already
ranks high rs such. The lst primary il
Maple street was under Miss Hattie T.
Walton during the lst and part of the
: ID term, when she became suddenly ill
and, after short and painful sickness
was taken from us by death. Miss Wal
ton took great interest in her youthful
charge and was giving satisfaction, anC
perhaps her excriions i'll this direction lie,
on to the sudden and affecting end of he
earthly life. Miss Sarah a. Spencer tool
the school the sd term and carried on
the year successfully.
The school in Tadduck's village l.a
had chcckcrcd history the past year. Th'
> opening term was under Miss Ehth l.
- Wheatlcy, who came with Il Norma
school certificate, a young lady Of excel
lent character and pleasing manners. Bu
unfortunately the school did not appre
ciate the culture of the teacher piovldc'
for them. They threw away their op
portunity-the school failed in order, an,
though the teacher laborcd hard, the tern
;, was lost. The second term was undo
Miss Bruce, young lady who had littl'
or no experience in teaching, but whC
succeeded better than was feared at first
She, however, was Obliged TO leave be
g fore her term expired because of sicknes.
and Miss Sarah Nj. Gibson took her plac
and carried the term through. The mex
term was begun by Miss Gibson, but al
> ter , weeks she was called away by Tia
T sickness of another, and Mrs. Abby Hal
! succeeded her and closed the year sue
cessiully.
Before leaving The schools Of St Johns
+ bury village, the superintendent woul
e recommend that, in consequence Of ih
, increased number Of scholars, cspcclall
primary scholars, one more school Il
ieast be added to those now in operation
- on the Plan. The primary schools ar
too strait for their occupants, particular
: lY in the plea.ant season Of the Year Uh