Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

North Farms, Edward l.. Smith, dis trict committee. Winter term, Miss Ma rian M. Humphrey. Miss Humphrey ex erted herself with fidelity but the schoe was injured by causes outside of tho school house. Summer term, Miss Hat tie N. Munger. Miss Munger had neye, taught before. Her school, however, was g very decided sucGess. She was quiet thorough. and possessed in an unusual de gree, that peculiar tact which makes a a school seem to control itself.
 South Plains, Robert Stevens, distric, committee. Winter term, Miss Jane M. Marsh. Miss Marsh has long experience as teacher, and is accustomed to be suc- cessful Summer term, Miss Mary E. Pratt. Miss Pratt's skill, fidelity and ex- perience as teacher have been mention ed in previous reports. Her school. as we'll as that of Miss Marsh, were among the very best in town. -E I Harris Plains, John l.. Plumb, district committee. Winter term, Mr. Clark s. Loveland. This was one of the very best schools in tow2 Summer term, Miss AL ice Bissell. Miss Bissell had taught this school the previous summer which indi- cates that she gave satisfaction to the dis trict.
 Beach Street, David M Wheeler, dis trict committee. Winter term, Miss Mat tie D. Merriman. The school was small and did not require any superior skill to keep it we'll. Summer term, Miss Hattie F. SaltonetalL Miss Saltonstall is anoth- CT new teacher but bids fair to become a useful and successful one.
 Milton Centre district, Heman Beach, district committee. Winter term, Miss PollieA. Castle, teacher. Department good improvement fair-examination credi- table. Summer term, Miss Ella l.. Page; teachers general appearance good. A little lacking in order. The teacher is ev- idently competent in her studies. Ten scholars only were present at last visit. Examination good. One class in particu- lar is deserving of much praise.
 Headquarters distrlct, Newton Benton, committee Winter term, Miss Nettie l.. Beach, teacher. School we'll conducted, with improvement. Summer term, Miss Mary A. Wheeler, teacher. This school during this summer term was larger than | usual.
 Bantam district. Lewis A. Hutchinson, committee. Winter and summer terms kept by Miss Frances Smith. Good im- provement in studies, with promptness and accuracy in recitations, but loose in discipline. A fair school.
 Gilbert district, Lucius E. Carter, com mittee. Winter term, Henry H. Cole, teacher. Instruction thoro ugh, improve ment good, good school. Summer term, Mrs. Desire G. Griswold, teacher. Mrs. Griswold has been faithful teacher.
 Prospect district, Henry Wheeler, com mittee. Winter term, Miss Ellen NJ. Ra- venscroft, teacher. Improvement good, a good school Summer term, Miss Elm ma Kirchberger, teacher. School small but we'll conducted. < Mount Tom district, Samuel c. Bunnell committee. Winter term, Miss Emeline A. Keeler, teacher. Good order, good instruction and good improvement. A good school. Miss Ida R. Hall, teacher. A fair but small school sa:a .--sr ! Bradleyville district, John S. Bishop, committee. Hiram l.. Bishop, teacher. Some improvement in studies but lacking in discipline. Summer term, Miss Eme- line A. Keeler. There is material in the district for good school, but it sadly needs discipline. The school appeared much better at the last visit than at the first one.
 East Chestnut H i'll, Darius F. Griswold Committee. Winter Term, Miss Alice B. Perkins, Teacher Any school taught by Miss Perkins will be first class. Summer Term, Miss Luther Peck, Teacher. This was Miss Peck's first Term as teacher. Depot District. Harry Scoville, Com mittee. This school was taught both Terms by Miss Marion A. Scoville. Miss s. is thorough teacher. The school has made rapid. progress under her care. Some of the school registers have been re- turned SO late that it has not been possi- ble to have an accurate statement of aver age attendances. A somewhat nasty ex- animation indicates that the average is considerably better than last year. The number of scholars reported as not having been tardy is as follows:
 Fluteville District, Thomas Shandley, Committed. Winter Term. Miss Edith R. Castle, Teacher. Miss Castle is an ex- perienced and successful teacher. Summer Term, Miss Ida O.; Shandley, Teacher. Miss Shandley has taught this school sev- eral terms previously. She has always been successful, and given satisfaction to the district
 Marsh District, Stephen Lally, Commit tee. Winter Term-John s. Wetmore, Teacher. Mir. Wetmore is laborious and faithful teacher. Summer Term Miss Carrie Morse. This school was quite small, and afforded no opportunity for a display in teaching. Miss Morse had taught the school before, and had given good satisfaction.
 | Northfeld Centre District, George | Camp has taught this school three con secutive terms. Sine is one of the best teachers in town i; second, at least, to none.
 Guernsey Hill, G. L. Humphreyville, Committee. Winter Term. Miss Hannah s. French, Teacher. Miss French has been SO highly spoken of in former re- ports, that nothing new is needed.