Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-03-12
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The Undersigned takes this "pportun-
~ 10 thank the citizens at Oxford County
for the generous support they have ZEN
dercd him white engaged in his duties -
County Supervisor.
H., lhxnN, arc especially due Ia the
Supervisors and ichunl Committees who
have in nearly every town most earnestly
aided him in his work Much OF his sue
cess has depended upon their co.opera-
ton. His banks are due to The six hun
dred teachers uf lie County, q large ma
oriiy OF whom have responded 10 the
cali for better wor!. in their schools. His
thanks are due To the scholars who have
so promptly bounded To the work when
wishing their schools.
And, truly. hi, forgiveness j. partly
gwen or the seven thousand nine suu.
drcd and seventy tire cures he In. re-
criyci Tor assisting the co,Idrcn oi the
County in their studies from those who
rarely. OF never enter school, and con.
sequenllT knoy bnl little about them.
y r. TnuE
Ia connection with the foregoing Card
il may ht OF value to MAKE a hrieI sur
ycy vi Ihc condition al our school system
at the present time The public mind
has been IN 4 statc of icvcrish irritation
for some Tins IN consequence "i u'H
measure. that have hccn brought briurc
them pertaining To our puhiic Schr"l..
Whether all these measures were wise j.
not here the place to discus
Three years ago the s;hupls IN OSlord
County were III most miserable cOndl-
ton with only here aud there an rNcrp
ton. Wealthy and Intelligent parents
refused to send their children to the
common school. and sent ihcm elsewhere
ia or out of the State at a great expense
IL was fast raising up IN mlsiocrary IN
education The last Year IN" seen
great chang IN this respect Agents
have been mach more careful in the >r
lection uf teachers Instead ni .rlecting
the teachers a. 4 .prt 81 rotation in The
district, the question has been quit" .es
eral. where can we obtain a first rate
teacher. IN Il large number of The
schools in the County the present vintcr,
the minds oil The children aud teachers
have been strained To their utmost ten.
sion in their studies. and with results
that were never before Witnessed in his
County.
Pcnmanship. which was hardly seen
three years ago, presume has been
Taught in every school in the Comfy The
last year. Many of the older scholar.
have learned how u make ont bills aud
keep accounts Lillle children have had
methods placed before them by which
they could he kept busy and happy. :
Map drawing has been very extensively
taught, composition, spelling by writing,
and better methods oil reading have found
their way into the school The classes
have been reduced in numbers. while
there have been no unnecessary changes
in text books | doubt mol that there has
been Il saving in text books at two
thousand dollars within the last year in
this County alone over that of three
years ago.
Teachers have generally aimed at high
er qualifications. They have attended
the Academies and High Schools where
they have been well drilled in the best
methods of teaching. Then they have
attended The town AMI County Institutes
and written examinations. A teacher
must have been very self conceited. or
very wise, or 4 fool. not to have been
benefited by AL these agencies.
Without taking any credit to myself.
believe that no agency has ever been de
viscd that has done so much to elevate
our schools at SO cheap a rate rs that of
County Super visorships. The public
mind in this County is generally mp To
higher standard Oh the subject OF cduca-
ton than in most counties. and il IL a
great loss 10 our schools that we now
may have nothing OF the kind TO prevent
our schools from dropping down to their
former wretched condition. Still, the
systcm had its defects like everything
else human, There was too much ground !
for one man to survey in County. This !