St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-06
The High School.


of the summer term. the advanced clas
in the Grammar school were examined
for admission to the High school. an,
not Il single pupil answered correctly
30 per cent. of the questions require,
for admission. and all were rejected
Ordinarily. promotions take place only
at the end of the summer term but
owing to the smallneSs of the higl
school, and the desire for another trial
by the grammar school class. another
written examination was given them al
the end of the fall term, and the result
proved that their first disappointment
had been valuable.
The examination was rigid and thor
Ough. hut not one of the class fell below
an average of % per cent. This puts
into the high school II junior class, of fair
size and adequate preparation. The
school is well conducted under its new
teachers. and. with the new material
now entering. will form Il worthy com
plctinn to our system of public schools.
| BY the rules now in force. no class can
ordinarily he promoted from one school
to another. except at the end of the
school year, and then only 10y an cX-
animation which shall Sift out those not
qualified to go on with the studies of
the next grade.
The schools in this village will com
mcncc next Monday.
ST. Johnsbury Athen@um.
Our readers generally, may not Ice
aware of the rich intellectual feast which
is served up To the public day and eve
ming. in the Reading Rooms of the st.
bloomsbury Athcn;rum. Below is il list
of the lcrindicals, English and Amcri
can. To bc found there.
1t is gratitN ing to know that the Young
men of ON community are awaiting
themselves of the benefits of this inSti
tuition. in the Use of the valuable books
III the library.
Rev. Robert CollNcr in addressing the
Boston Young Mems Christian Union at
IL dinner and entertainment on Thanks
civ ing day. said:
"l"umg men. had to run the gaunt
let of temptations on every side aS H"u
do to-day. Drinking WAS then the daily
custom. and it WAS then considered 10y
too many. the clever. handsome thing.
to take little too much occasionally.
My great salvation WAS in this fact.
always did love Il book better than any
thing else. always wanted TO read
would read Dictionary if could find
nothing else. From this love of read
ing came t" me the power of withstand
ing all temptation.
Young men. if you want to live N"ur
life as You ought to; if you are aiming
for noble mnmhond. beside the grace
of God. the inst thing | would urge up
on YOU i love of books. Dive int"
them read everything that i, good,
clcNating and inspiring.
Periodicals IN II. JnfI\>EIEl ATIIE-
NEIM READING Room.
English. Quarterly. Edinhug Re
view. Westminster Review. London
Quarterly.
.NonfhIg. Chambers Journal. sun
day Magazine. Good Words. MacMil |
lan'> Magazine. C"rnhill Magazine. All
the Year Round. Fra>cr'> Magazine.
Contemporary Review. !larkw""d-
Magazine. Fortnightly Review.
Weekly. Illustrated London News.
The Builder. The Examiner. The
Athcna.um The Spectator. Saturday
Review.
.lmcrjcon. quarterly. North Amer
lean Review New Emglandcr. Bihli"-
thcca Sacra Methodist Quarterly Re
view.
Monthly The Literary World. div
rr optic. old and New. Atlantic
Monthly. Our Dung Folks. American
Agricuituli>t. IIarprr'> New Monthly.
Journal of Chemistry. Eclectic. Srrih-
mcr'> Monthly. GalaNy. Halls journal
of Health Overland Monthly. Lippim
colts Magazine. Little Corporal. Pop
ular Science Monthly.
Weekly. Commercial Bulletin. In
dependent. IIarpcr'> Bazar. llarprrS
Weekly. Hearth and Home. Advance.
Nation. Scientific American. LittlrS
Living Age.
Ddiig Boston Daily Advertiser. New
York Tribune. New York Evening Post.
New York Times.
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