St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-07
.SHDPrilIrpRtleat'S Report
OF COMMON SCHOOLS IN BARNET, Fol;
TIE YEAR ENDING MARCH 81, 1SI

To tie citizens Of B,n"ci
Seven schools in town, the past year,
have had three terms each, eight have
had two terms, and two but one term
each, making in all IS terms, embracing
l2O weeks-thr average length of the
terms being fraction over IL weeks
each In these schools 2S teachers Il
males and "a fcmalcs-havr been en-
ploycd. The total expense to the town,
for schools during the year, has been s.
lI9.OS; Sl3G.i5 of which has been cX-
pended in repairing school houses. In
the 30 visits made 10 the schools of the
town | have cnieavorcd TO ascertain as
accurately as possible what each school
was accomplishing. My opinion with
reference 10 this, now submit to your
Judgment.
District No. |. Teachers, Miss Clara
X. Barnard and Mr.. Henry G. Glover.
experienced teacher. Under her instru =
ton the scholars made good pru9rcss,
and the term was very profitable and
satisfactory.
The winter term was no less success
full. The order was excellent, and the
instruction givcn especially thorough and
efficient. | have rarely heard examples
i'll fractions explained more clearly than
they were by class which commenced
the study Of arithmetic this Germ. The
-,J,,,l l., L.
in the district the first Of the term.
District No. , has had three terms OF
school OF s weeks each. The summer
and fall terms were tauYht by Miss Sarah
J. Ritclic, who succeeded in gaining the
good Will of her pupils, and in awakening
more than ordinary interest i'll their stud
les. The result WAS good order, REGULAR
attendance and successful school
Rcceivin" what she thought II better
offer than the district could make, Mis-:
L. declined teaching the winter school,
and Miss Julia McPhec Wa. very iortu.
matcly secured for the place. The Schoo
WAS interrupted by sickness Of the teach,
CT, and lis prosperity lt>Scncd by tho
sickness OF some OF the scholars, yet I'll,
term WA Il very profitable one, and fully
eiuallcd Miss Ms previous success. Il
the cl,,,, OF the term, the classes in arith
mctic, tl.v iir-t class in Grammar AMI tn
glasses in reading did unusually well.
District No. ; had only a winter tern
OF eleven week, TAUGHT 10y Mi B.l!r l.
Hooker. who tally sustained her rcput.,
ton ~ Il thorough, faithful and success
lul teacher. There are only . II Ih'
district between ! and Is years oi are
and of these are over Ii. This pre-
vents hnving summer school wn"l
would amount To- any Ihln1 and doc II"
loJi> very encouraging l"r any school II
the future. Yet there are some Zoo
scholars in til, school, and some wa.
ought TO BE- devised 10y winch they cal
| have more than weeks ui -rhuulin,
durin. the year.
District No. /. Mi-~ .lrnni' Smitli
who taught iii. school the previous yin
Ter, Wa engaged Tor tine summer term
ana the !r-Illt showed the wisdom OF Ic
tanning 4 GOOD teacher when it is p">,ibl
to do -. The school, though small an
composed almo-; wholly ot small s;hol
arS, WIS yet an Interesting one AMI mos
of the scholars made decided imPr"v,
mcnt in their ~;udic-.
The winter school was taught 10y Mis-
Helen lloyt lHIS WAS Miss lis ilr-
experience IN teaching, She Workr
faithfully and secuted III" @'"d Will {
her pupils maintained good "r'!'r, an
the term wa " pr'h'aDl' one
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VI ~ mon III '''0'i' '"l''J III. '''' S''i'l
teachers cutting inc year. MISS sara