St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-07

Miss Mary +. G:tlbraith was very prof
liable and satisfactory, and the winter
term under Mr.. c. w. Knapp was no
less so. The rhetorical exercises, at the
close of the winter term were especially
Interesting. and the unmIstakable evil
dences of improvement i'll the algebra,
arithmetic and grammar classes WAS
highly gratifying. This school has some
excellent scholars, and Is one OF the best
schools in town.
District No H. Summer, Miss Jen-
nic Service, winter. Miss Mary III. Nc
Larcn. The summer school appeared
very well ut both visits. The scholars
were studious and learned well, and the
teacher was earnest and faithful in her
work. Better order would have improv-
ed the school. This is the third winter
Miss McLlrcn has taught in this district
and her success this term fully cquallcl
that Of any previous one. The exercises
ut the close of the term were unusually
interesting.
District No. - has had three terms,
and the same teacher, Miss Flora +.
Qumby through the year. Miss Quinn
10y is an experienced and successful teach
cr, AMI the school, under her manage
mcnt, made good progress. 1t has been
Il profitable year to the district, and |
!hink Il decided improvement over their
former practice OF haNin. Il new teacher
every term
District No Is The summer and
fall terms oil eight week each, were
taught by Miss Emma J. Harvey. Both
teacher AMI pupils were earnest in their
work, the Attendance WIS regular, order
good the school made cOmmcnlablc
progress, and wis, | think, highly salts
factory TO all concerned.
The winter term, Miss Nctlic Saith,
teacher, was not a successful, though
the school appeared well when | visited
1t, and the scholars made fair progress in
their studies. Miss =. will make, think,
4 successful teacher, but She was too
youn. 10 teach a winter school, cSpcc
iall y a. ii WAS her first effort.
District No. +. Teachers, Mis- belle
l.. StrobriI.c 4 Mi-~ Martha j. Dick
son. Miss Slrobril.c'. former success
~ u teacher lcd uS to expect good
school AMI We were III no way dl-ap-
pointed. Miss Dickson had never taught
before, but showed an aptnr>s for the
work, which ar"uc> we'll Tor her future
>ucc,.-S. Both terms were profitable.
District No. u had no summer school,
the time beng occupied in the much
needed work of rrparnI the school
house. This work WAS we'll done and
the district now have Il comfortable and
convenient school room The winter
tenn OF IT. weeks WAS taught bv Mr.,
Jerome ii. EMERSON. Thi- was his first
TIM OF teaching H. worked lard and
was rewarded with Il GOOD de2rre OF
success The or Ter was deficient 1T first
but improved decidedly the last half oi
the term. Tie scholars were studi III,
and learned well With the cnmtortahl,
school room now possessed and %ood
teachers, think this school will soon lie
come one O.. the bet in town.
District No. l.. The summer schoD
we'll vh,ncvrr visited il Tho urJr,
WAS @oud and lessons well learned. III,
teacher WAS devoted 10 her work, anc
: had met with good success elsewhere, but
for some reason failed To win that conf
lcncc and affection of her pupils which
il necessary to the HIGHEST success of ;
school. Miss Katie T.. Grey, who hac
n
an experienced and successful teacher
Under her excellent instruction the schoo
made marked improvement, especial,
the classes in Reading, Arithmetic and
Grammar THIS school still retains ii.
place anon" the best schools i. town
District No. Is has had only two
) terms Of ci.ht weeks. The summer
school. taught bv Miss Lucc,ta LAM. wa.
very small, avrragin. less than nine Schol.
arS. Miss l.. did her best TO inspire en-
thu-ia-m anon" the pupils, and, though
it was her tir-t term OF teaching, wa,
fairly successful. The scholars were stu
dious, orderly and made fair prorrcss in
their studies. Brin" mistaken is 10 the
length of the winter school, failed to
visit il ut all. but from iuuuirirs made
am satisfied the school was proiiiabl,
one The attendance WAS double that
of the summer term, AMI the school
ought to have been, a | supposed it was
three months instead of two.
by the law passed nj the last session
of OR legislature, no district Will here
alter he entitled to any share "i the pub
he money which has not supported Il
school Tor at Least twenty weeks during
the wear / ,.lu hut rnr,r,l this ~ e,