Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-27
Report of The President Oh the
Trustees of the Rutland Graded
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tions," / submit the following report Tor
the school yearjust ended:
Throughout the year eighteen teacn-
ers have been employed to instruct III
fifteen schools. The attendance OF
scholars has been as follows
Schools on Center street, Gncludlng the
High and the two Divisions OF the Gram
MARI Spring Term, whole number OF
scholars, 100; average attendance, 136 /;
number not absent, 81. Fail Term, whole
number, 1888; average, 100; not absent,
81. W5ntey Term, whole number, 17o;
average, 149 !; not absent, 81.
Schools on School street, (unclassitied,
two Secondaries and one Primary y
Spring Term, whole number, 1877 aver
age. 1874; not absent, AZ. Fall
Tirnl. whole number, III; aver
ace. 100; not absent, 3. Winter Term,
whole number, 175; average, 100; not
absent, IS.
Schools on West street, (two Seconda-
ries and two Primaries;) Spring Term,
whole number, 227; average, 166; not
absent, 20. Fail Term, whole number,
248; average, 1854; not absent, ~.
Winter Term, whole number, 218; aver
age, 161 not absent, 10.
Schools on Woodstock Avenue, Gone
Secondary and one Primary J Spring
Term. whole number, 90; average, ~;
not absent. 8. FuU Term, whole num-
Der. 81; average, II not absent, 3.
Winter Term, whole number, 103; ay-
erage, 70; not absent, 6.
Schools on Green street, Gone Seconda-
nv and one Primary j Spring Term,
whole number 104 average 60 not alb
sent, 3. Fail Term, whole number, 100 /;
average, 65; not absent, 4. Winter
Term, whole number, 90 average, 65 !;
not absent, 3.
All the Schools of the District !;
Spring Term, whole number, TIA !;
sverage, sos; not absent, 104. Fan
Term, whole number, 8i3; average,
$50 not absent, SO. Winter Term,
whole number, 773; average, 582
not absent. II.
The High School under Mr.. Dana's
faithful management has been doing its
work with such an increasing efficiency
as thorough drill and painstaking inter
est in each scholars progress, continued
year after year, cannot fail to secure.
Trustees, parents and scholars alike eX-
ceedingly regretted the withdrawal of
the preceptress, Miss Herrick, at the
close of the Spring tenn, but, fortunat-
ly for all concerned, her successor, Miss
Durham, has proved herself in every
way thoroughly capable of filling the
position with credit to herself and adj
vantage to the school. Miss GrOneweg
las continued to perform the duties of
assistant faithfully and satisfactorily.
aF N
French and History, deserves special
commentator,
! The First Division Of the Grammar
school lost its very capable and efficient
Preceptress, Miss Hewitt, at the end of
the Spring term, since which time the
place has been filled by Miss Hattie Z.
| Smith, whose scholarship and interest in
her work are beyond question. Miss
I Proctor, as Assistant in this department,
/ hasyhowed herself one of our best teach
/ ers. Miss Bishop has continued to adj
/ minister the Second Division, known as
/ the lnSermediate School, with the same
/ quiet WgOT, and thOroughness of disci-
1 pine am instruction, for which she has
/ heretotoE been so faYorably known.
The UncSssified School on School
street, Which occupies the gene
raj standin9of a Grammar School, has
continued lNler Mr.. Kelley's careful
| supervision, y serve we'll the purpose
for which it wa established and has been
one OF the moN orderly schools in the
district.
OF the Secondary and Primary schools
| il is not necessary to speak in detail.
The teachers, WHO have remained At
ItlfF "a.
them done their work reasonably well,
and some of them have showed such
marked ability as fairly deserves special
mention. Such distinctions, however,
publicly made between teachers of the
same grade, are so invidiOus, that | for
bear making them, reserving them for
the private ear either of interested pat
rOns or of malcontents. On the whole,
the average efficiency of all our teach
ers of this grade will compae favorably
with the average of simihr teachers
elsewhere in our State.
Prof. Mietzke has continued to in
struct in Music as during tie year pre-
ceding. In this connection | commend
to your notice the following language of
the Superintendent of Schools in an en-
terprising and growing city of Minneso-
ia: mo single feature ever introduced
into our schools, has been more produc.
tive OF incalculable benefit and more
satisfactory to the people generally, than
the Introduction of musical instruction.
Considering the short time that this
branch has received special attention
about sixteen weeks-the great body of
ourrupils read music quite readily, and
singwith remarkably correct taste and
expression. 1t is not, however, in the
muical knowledge gained, that the
largest benefit accruing from the in
trtiuction OF this feature into our school
sytem should be placed Without this,
th new interest impaired, the relief af.
fGded, the inspiration gained, and the
reining and elevating tendencies flow.
in, from music, would more than com
pnsate for the expenditure of money
and time required for such instruction. .
[ an most heartily endorse this estimate
OF the value of music in a true educa-
tim, and | should greatly deplore any
surrender or serious limitation of the
privileges which our schools now enjoy
in this direction. | earnestly hope that
the time is not far distant, when a re,
spectacle knowledge Of vocal music
shall not be confined to the few, who are
able to pay for private instruction, but
when substantially every man, woman
and child of ''all sorts and conditions
shall find in song the most innocent OF
all recreation, and the most fitting meth
cd of uttering the praise of Almighty
| God. This result can be attained only
through justsuch musical instruction in
our Public Schools as we have here in
/ augurated
During the last term the Spenserian
system of writing has been introduced,
and Mr.. Geo. A. Stockwell an accom-
plished teacher of Penmanship has Civ
en- an average of twelve lessons in each
of the schools above the grade of Prima-
ry, without any expense to the District.
or to the scholars Individually except
the purchase of suitable books at a cost
Of fifteen cents each. The success of
these lessons and the merits of the svs-
tenn promise well for the future nro-
gress OF the scholars in this important
branch OF school instruction.
Our schools have not been without
their defects, in some directions tboro