Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-30
Annual Report of the President of
the Board OF Trustees, Rutland
Graded District.

quiring an annual report from the Presi
dent of the Board, l beg leave to submit
the following statement of the number o
pupils in the different schools, from
term to term, during the year, togethe
with the average attendance
SCHOOLS ON CENTER STREET,
tncludiug the High and the two divisions o
Grammar SCHOOL,.
Spring Term.
Whole number l67. Average attendance 126
Fall Term.
Whole number POS. Average attendance 10
Winter Term.
Whole number $50. Average attendance l56
SCHOOLS ON WEST STREET.
Spring Term.
Whole number 255. Average attendance 1872
Fall Term.
Whole number 259. Average attendance 204
Winter Term.
Whole number 249. Average attendance III
SCHOOLS ON SCHOOL STREET.
Spring Term.
Whole number l25. Average attendance 90.
Fall Term.
Whole number 100. Average attendance IS.
Winter Term.
Whole number l69. Average attendance 1919
SCHOOLS ON GREEN STREET.
Spring Term.
Whole NJ mber 50. Average attendance 20.
Fall Term.
Whole number 100. Average attendance IS.
Winter Term.
Whole number 95. Average attendance 6S.
SCHOOLS ON WOODSTOCK AVENUE.
Spring Term.
Whole number los. Average attendance 70,
Fall Term.
Whole number "a. Average attendance 63,
Winter Term.
Whole number 90. Average attendance &c.
The High School has been under nv
'wn supervision and instruction, the same
Is before | undertook the superintendenoe
If the other departments. l have heard
he same number of classes, commencing
1t eight o'clock and continuing until
eleven, thus having the time from eleven
20 twelve to visit other schools. 1 have
lad two assistants, Miss Herrick, during
he year, Miss Carleton for the spring
ERIN, and Mrs. Wanghop for the fall and
winter terms. In the 1st division of the
Grammar School, Miss Wright was en-
eloyed for the spring term, Miss Proctor
Tor the spring and fall terms, Miss Hewitt
for the fal! and winter terms, and Miss
Hunt for the winter term. In the 2nd
division Miss Slason was employed for the
'pring and fall terms, aud Miss Bishop
Tor the winter term.
The Secondary Schools on School and
Green streets and Woodstock Avenue
nave been in charge of the same teachers
IS the previous year, viz Misses Grandey,
deldon and Spaulding. The Secondary
school in the lower room on West street.
vas in charge of Miss Reynolds during
he spring term, and of Miss Ruggles the
all and winter terms. The school in the
Ipper room has been unfortunate in re-
aiming it's teachers, having changed four
lines during the year, its fifth teacher,
iiss Wheeler, having charge Of the school
he whole of the winter term. Ia the Pri-
naries, Misses Ice and Kilburn have been
mployed The entire year, aud Miss Muir
ay the same, except the last few weeks of
he winter term, her health filling, Miss
areen was employed to finish the term.
Hiss Taft and Miss Della Meldon have
cen employed dnring tho fall and winter
erms in the Primary Schools on School
nd Green streets.
A necessity being felt for an unclassi-
ed department, where those who were
ot able to attend school the entire year,
nd consequently could not retain their
laces in the classes, might receive neces
lei Fl. Kelley were secured as an expert
nent, end it has proved complete sue
9ss, and faithful, earnest md efficient
worker has been added to our board of
eachers.
Music in all the departments has been
aught by Mr.. Mietzke, who has devoted
imself with great fidelity to his work,
nd very commendable progress has been
lade by the pupils in this brrnch of edu-
alton,
Teachers meetings have been held
7eeklv, and thus more uniformity in
eaohing has been attained in the different
chools of the same grade. The teachers
ave appeared more earnest and Jealous
4 their work, and we are constantly near
ng a complete system, working harmoni-
usly in all its parts. Still there are
rawbacks. l will say nothing of the in
onvenient school rooms, for that, probab-
?, cannot be remedied at present; but the
of attendance, the greatest
inderance to system and order might,
nth the cooperation of parents, in a
reat measure, be done away. 1t seems to
40 that nothing but sickness should ever
revent pupil from being regularly and
=, >uptly in his place in school. Absence
nm a eingle recitation breaks in upon
- oorren' ton in such manner as seri-
,sly to impede the pupils progress, it is
Ike breaking tbs link of chain, it can
ot he used until it is mended, and in the
,se Of the scholar there are many diff
mites in the way of mending. Children
re the most efficient special pleaders in
be world. often convincing parents that
ne lesson is of little consequence, and can
g easily made up, or is already learned,
nd besides they will study harder in
uture, forgetting that the absence itself
instead of fitting them for future hard
tudy, is a positive hindranee, and that
ftentimes the very lesson neglected, and
he explanations attending, is the key to
uture knowledge on the subject. One
bought more, as the law now is, every
alf days absence of a pupil keeps public
money out of the district; it being divid-
d in proportion to the attendance OF
cholars upon school. Will not parents
AXE this matter into serious considera-
ion? JUDAH DANA,