Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-04-10

| would recommend the establishing of
winter school, with good male teacher
to be known as the Apprentice School
which these Young men who are employee
in our mills, and other wise engaged durin;
the summer months, can have the privilege
of attending.
HIGH SCHOOL.
At the beginning of the year, the discus
sion in regard TO the legality OF the cit.
raising funds for the support of Higl
School, delayed the beginning of thi
school until June. Mr.. Clarence II. Berry
a graduate of Harvard College, was elected
Principal. Mr.. Berry has showed himsel
well qualified for the work to which h,
was called, thoroughly conscientious,
exact in thought, evincing love for hi,
calling. and cxerting a good influence ovel
his school,
At the beginning of the Fall term clas:
was admitted from each Of the grammar
schools, and we now have three classes In
our High School. We have with the help
of the Principal, marked out course OF
study, adopted certain rules and require
ments for the admission of scholars to this
school, which will be found in the oata-
logue of the High School.
Perhaps in no school In the city has there
been such a noticeable improvement as In
the High School. The methods OF con-
ducting the recitations. the thorough and
military discipline. the department and
attract the attention Of both parents and
committee.
WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS.
The new rule requiring written examin-
ations In the various studies three times n
term, has been applied TO the High School.
since the beginning Of the present year as
we'll as 10 some of the other schools. This
Is already producing beneficial results. In
addition TO these written examinations,
the use Of the pen In daily connection with
the various studies. will be more aud more
encouraged. We think II has been de-
feet of our schools that the methods of
study have been too exclusively oral.
SCHOOL SUPERVISION.
''On the School Committee In a good
measure depends the character OF our
schools, and ii is but just that they should
be paid for the time spent in the work of
experimenting schools. 1t is poor salts
faction for men to spend their time in this
work ''to pay the debt they owe to poster-
ty when other business demands their at
tention. II our city has ten thousand dol
lars To expend in their schools this year.
it would be of vast benefit 10 them to give
some good man the entire supervision OF
all the schools and pay him liberal salary
for his work
Should a superintendent be chosen we
would recommend that the sole authority
TO hire teachers be given him.
DUTIES OF PARENTS.
the schools often. Their presence intbe
school-room not only encourages the teach
er, but gives the scholar a stimulus 10
greater eXertion.
The appearance Of smallpox In the city
the past winter. caused the schools TO be
closed for a number Of weeks. The alarm
was in some measure unnecessary, and
many of the children who were with
drawn from the schools We're suffered TO
wander forth. where they were in much
greater danger Of contagion. than they
could have been at school.
CLOSE.
Our work for this year Is finished. If
we have partially secured for our schools
additional advantages, or afforded encour-
agement to the teachers and scholars we
shall not have wrought in vain. In re-
viewing the past year we have reason for
thank sgiving, we have been delivered from
the wide-wasting of contagion, and our
forebodings have been quieted. To other
hands We now resign our charge. and
crave the blessing Of Heaven TO accom-
pany the trust.
JOHN b. REDMAN, } School Com
SEwALL TESSEY, City Of
WM. Ii. SAvARY, } Ellsicorh.