Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-03-16

t"EH WINCH scINe io'eItoiN well tht
mann purpose. rs To the presence o
maps, charts. globes. or even goo.
olackboards, IN these school-rooms, il
Is safe Ia say. The majority do without
them. Bat the building, vary perlap,
not more THAI the teaching. Somt
districts do not obtain anything NOR,
thah poor style oi work. They allow
Tue agent 70 eNpend their proportion
OF the towns Appropriation IN hiring
some one VINO resides Ia The district
o. VINO can Afford 10 keep school at
on u mes. ihere are ai>' instances
ol the supply ol teachers hy kinl oi
iioosoh : choice. lhe school aIent-
are faithful T. their limited circum.
stances amt knowledge. They do the
htNt thrl can.
found some teachers working in
obscure districts, on what II me seem
Hail wages. whom wonsd not hesitate
y place almost anywhere. | ind a
tota! IacN oi anh ~' 'stcla whicA al,uw
continuous promotion from >choo. to
schooi. Observation SHOWS au IT,
regularity ami inequality OF WAGES
most pr'lnd'cial g the profession
t' >ch"''~ arr accidentally ia -pul
hands. sometimes; not always from
hNed design. Ia s"'ne of the towns.
u not ~ all. two o. more districts
might bc con>p.idatci - aS to give
len tn a. lt4.r.. 81
bc a union school .or the most Az
'iiiced and "ide-' scholars. Il wisdom
anu true economy prevailed. | luj
Inc Creates mnirancr 10 any possible
1rA'lnG OF the schools from The far,
That parents persist in keeping apar,.
Ia the same thicAls >cttlcl ,illaLc.
tliN' oFiaudl may be found t'yc -chno.
districts with separate miNvl schools.
10 the great ombarra>> meat OF stated
progress ana study. The scholars az.
wronEcd they are rnwittuziv ch-atc,!
OF educational rights hv this inherited
inisn-e of the school funds AMI Whcte
the property of the adjoining settle
tn"nts bears lao direct relation o. tn.
'n''nF'H u be edhtat,d, "Hrrr tAo>'
" -" '''''' ''' N''l''.-Ao.I>cN As' iArm.
'',' i'o"e''''' - pay iht r',i ":
,o''''' uvl'hr '"eih' the reforms "r at-
'''i'e "''o' meet 'iuitN retcr''~.
''"'N upon ule ui''N h3'" nAIr
'''' ~ N''A0'''' ~ preliminary only.
',4' ''''''>all'N t"t'Iai- I'e visitation
- S'i''olN ih a '"unty lhIt coAtaIu~
"'''' CENT t""h~' AMI upwards ct
'"" huh'''h A"' Eighty schoo. dis
''''''' seems most unsatisfactory. bv
e''''u oi tAe hurried manner winch J.
ihAN "idah'e y iie "oTh. | did npt at-
tempt nnFins inc summer u rvAcA
every d',t1iti, huL - iss as time ~,
loved sought the sympathy and ac-
iuAih'Auoe "' Committees.
ne oe'',t .fSanizaiioh 81 school
A'i''''s "hicii We want, Will recognize
'l',. -, ~ - ''"e ''o"N HI
- '''~ ''' '"'
Wv - ''' 9'e''i-'
= '-'0 "Au''9 10 Ho'
49, '''' ''' ''i ''o''''''
J. H0rk n EAs'cJr'A. I.ir most
ii-hana2ei schools IN proportion T.
ne size h'id wealth, Aad necessity OF
.le situation. were found IA Ellsworth.
ne s.'lie Town al tAr county. with two
-h'AsAht sc.oo. children. wlti. aI Nh
-fa' aSAh' tubiIc expenditure M ~pAc
directions prosecuted ~ mr srlop., N.-
10" Nhc standard. lAc village districts
nave -iAiet schools ln "a HtuU... Ldi
NO suitable rooms Tor some o! them,
ana " iaii'y distribution ot numbers.
Mere appeared - the rpot or th- d.lIi-
Guilty. 4 10" educational lonc, q wc..l
estimate el "dIt expenditure j. most
necessary ana "hat viii hIuS The
largest retn-n>. Inc management ur
li'e schools, WITH The inherited district
: istein, = another clog - wise eater
prise aud economy.
am hIplH 10 say. that No are unS
giving attention t. snmr Of "a. Great
est defects and needs. and wc are l,nc,,
10 make improvement, that wili he
PEI mancnt. The control Of uui,i,ipal
affairs by cay council. un,irr The
recent chatter. provide. mean, mad
tnr r,.,pn. l.lin., anil ....,..,..
the present system of puI,lic
from BEGINNING tn.,u1 ~,
have opened a new nigh school In the
basement Of the recently erected Ham
cock hall. with couyeulrnccs rnr ;,.
scholars superior in some resu.,.t. Ia
any Ia be found in the county. twill
he a leading object with me in the y,tr
TO come. To do All in my power La bin,
about still other changes ana reform.
D. Educational .Neetinqs. The few
occasions | have haa for maxine .v.n-
inr aldres,e, On the subject of ,..
common schools. do not give IN. dan,
for determining the yalue Of tlris n,rt
OF nv official duties. As n rul. tb.
backward districts Il, NOT nced Iis.
cussion SO much As they need lea,iino
spirits.-persons ready 10 iay hold and
execute. They are convinced ON the
sabject already. Tie poor scpoo.-