St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-21


nigh school gives. 1t rounds cut and
completes the system of free. pubic.
schools. and eYerts IA very beneficial
effect upon all the schools below it in
the district. This school could instruct
larger number Of pupils without in
crease OF expense. If the district were
enlarged by the addition of district No.
10, the interests of both would he ma
terlally improved.
The Grammar school has been duriu"
the year in the hands of Miss L. VI. sin
| clair, Il teacher of extended and Success
tul experience. But. owing in part TO
previous frequent changes of teachers
the school was not III good conditions
when she entered it. 1T the clo~; ci
the summer term. when the annual cN-
-s'-'iIdtiO iOnS 40" l."o,.. o.i"n took pinrn
.."' pupi! from the grammar school
was able TO pass an examination tor
admission to the high school. During
the winter term. the number of scholars
was large. more than sixty. and il was
difficult for III" teacher to satisfy her
self III matters of good order uI in<trrc-
ton. During the third term. Miss
Sinclair WAS assisted 10y Miss Emily
BoleS, Young lady without experience
Ill teaching. hut qualified To become Il
good teacher with added experience.
The intermediate school. has through
out the wear. been in th, r,1. of NIiS.
Sarah A. Spencer. with respIts an the
whole satisfactory.
Miss Ellen f.. SARGENT touuht m. od
Primary during the summer term. Snm,
complaints were made of a too rigid
system of discipline. but these com
plants came from persons destitute of
experience in teaching. and Ignorant of
the absolute Necessity of order and SIS
TEN. The instruction va~ thornI"h.
the order perfect. and the reSIIr = sIIr-
cess. During thctvo >ucc.r,Iinmt.,,n.
Miss Kate Flint conducted the school
in IN equally orderly. thorough and
successful manmcr
The 1T PImar, DEPARTMENT WIS M
der the care of Mis- Eta VI. SAWYER
during the first and second term. of tb,.
wear. Miss >awlc. mauitt~tIy >,ru~,d
the good will of her charge Of Ii,,l,
ones. and. without ;h,. order md rr,-
ci>iun of some other teachers. secured
reasonable prngrr>, in the studies At
the, commencement of rh. third t.rm
Miss 4. 4 Wheeler succeeded Ni..
SAWYER. blt WIS soon CONNIE led l\
sickness to rcliuuui.h tho sch,I ~.
WAS succeeded hV Miss Annie HIndrrtt
This fragment of = term VA. Miss EI,d-
rrtt's first cxpcricrr, rs = TEACHER. Inn
She apurarcd Ia control her IrtIr nluii.
with 4 gentle and cvcu-tcnucrrd hand.
and to give. promise. of rood work h,.r,.-
after.
The Primary school at Fairbanks VIII
lace. vas t,uolt durinm th. ti,,t form,
H., Miss XII. =, Hu,tnrti,.IJ TLo s,.I,,,I
W,. IN - d,uur.,liJ,l ,.,,,,iiri,u =. Lo,.
Miss Butt,r,i,IJ ,rtcr,d !, and r..
manned sn duriuo tL. form hi. va.
ur- n.s, rAt,,.i, ~, IT ,lI~ rr.r.l-rr.
Had she been in a smaller and easier
school. douhtlcSS She might have Sue
cccl"d well. The tw" following terms
were Taught hl Miss RoS>i, Is. Weeks.
VIII" has secured good nldcra and greatly
improved the attendance and general
appearance of the school.
The paddocl'~ village Primary has
continued. H. during the prc, !ars wear.
uuucT the even and paiu~r.!kiug care. of
Miss Lucy Wells. with good results.
MAPLE STREET.
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and accurate. and rI,. ,,LnnI nni,t .,nJ
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