Litchfield enquirer., 1872-10-17
SCHOOLS, Ropert Of the 0ecroeary of the Iitch. field Board of School Visitors.

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 Ropert Of the Secretary of the litch- field Board of9ohooi Visitors. Ma AODBRAToR AND FELLOW CITIZENS {: The low of tha Stata imposes on the Sec retary of tho Board of School Visitors the duty of submitting to the town annually as ita annual town meeting written re- port of the Acting School Visitors. Shortly after the last annual town meet ing the BoaHd of School Visitors was or sanized by the choice of Geo. M. Wood ruf2, President. and Charles B. Andrews, Secretary. The duty of acting School Visitor for the schools in Milton society was assigned to MT. T. Leander Jennings; for the schools in Mortified society to MT. L. T. Gilbert; and for the schools in the remaining part of the town So the Secre- tary of the Board.
 There ars twenty school districts in the town. In each of these districts, except Beach Street. schools have been kept the required length of time by teachers ap- proved according to law. There have been no schools during the year in Beach Street.
 Each of these schools has been visited as the law requires. by the acting School Visitor.
 The expenses of the town for schools as well as the amount received by each dis trict will be found in the report of the town treasurer. The number of scholars enumerated will also be found there, as well as the other d0ta on which the amount of money due to each district is determined. You are respectfully refer ed to that report.
 The statute makes it the duty of the acting Visitor to examine the school house and out buildings. school register and li- brary. aa well as to investigate the stud ies. discipline, mode of teaching and gen. eral condition of the school. There is hardly time to speak of each of these top- ics at length.
 The school houses are not in as good condition as wise regard for the inter- est of our schools would seem to require. In their construction oheapness seems to have been studied rather than the com fort of the scholars. or the convenience of the teacher. The buildings are. however, usually in good condition as to repair. The school-house in North street is in a very bad condition. So, too, at Head Quar- ters. The school house at Milton ia not by any means in as good condition as it ought to be. In Fiuteville the house is poor. The houses at North Farms and at Mount Tom are old fashioned in arrange mept but otherwise in fine condition. But one school house in town has an enclosed yard. The out houses are in many instan- ces sadly neglected. In some of the nehool honses there is no recitation seat. There is very great deficiency in black boards. In no school that have visited have seen any exercise on the black board unless it was specially asked for. In no school house in town is there suffi- oient area of black boards to make their use general. Most of the houses have no blinds to the windows. Six districts have outline maps. In Chestnut Hill district there is district library of 85 volumes. In Gilbert district there was formerly library but it is SO run down as to be of little value.
 The school Registers have in most cases been we'll kept though some of them are deficient in not making up the general answers required. Teachers should bear in mind that they are not entitled to any pay till the register is correctly filled out.
 REPORT OF SCHOOLS.
 Milton Center school district, Mir. T. Leander Jennings, District Committee. This school was taught by Miss Helen J. Nickerson both winter andsummer terms. The school has improved under her in- struction and superior discipline until it ranks as first in this part of the town. Miss Nickerson has been in this school for the last five terms-a very strong and practical argument against too frequent change of teachers.
 Gilbert school district, Mfr. Everett H. Wright, District Committee. The winter tsxm was taught by Miss Isabell Scott. There was nothing striking in the appear ance of this school, not much to praise or aensure. The summer term was taught bv Niss Ella M. Kilbourne. At the last visit I ft>und only five scholars present, but judging from those. shoroughness had been the rue of action, it was also plain that the teachcr. who is Q line schol- ar. had been faithful to her trust.
 Head Quarters school dist-ict, Mr. Aor- ton Benson. District Committed. The wintsx tesm was taught by Miss SeInan- tha J. Beach very faithful and efficient teacher. This school made decided ad vance during this term. which was contin- ued during the summer term taught by Miss Ida E. Ruen.
 Prospect school district. Mr. Charles J. Landon, District Committee. This school taught by Miss Finette Halleck the winter term. and Miss Mary Wheeler the summer term, has gone on in the even tenor of cts way. a eaaabza.
 Guesnssy Hill, Henry Morse. District Committee The winter school was taught by MT. Claton H. Smith. This was one of the very best schools in town. While some criticism might be made upon the manner of the teacher. 1t is certain that the scholars made very great advancement in their studies and at the same time were thorough. Mir. Smith has a very happy faculty ininciting his pupils to study and sFeas skill m imparting instruction. Summer school, Miss Hannah s. French. Mina Erenoh is a very successful teacher.