Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-30

IL Disi. No. 22 which by your action
was united with Dist. l. of Orland an,
which has only 8 scholars we have paid
| Tor live weeks school.
TEACHERS.
MANY more inviting fields of labor pre-.
/ sent themselves than that of teaching but
{ "hile other professions give greater op-
E puriuiiilrs Tor desplav none exercise a
/ stronger and more abiding influence. The
/ character and success of our schools de-
, pend largely upon the education of the
teacher. lhe teachers of Ellsworth are
~ we'll qualified Tor their places, aud as
earnest. and faithful. a. the teachers OF
any other similar places. We nave em-
pi"yed IN the city the past year more than
iorly different teachers, and while some
have been nore successful than Others.
there have been very fev failures. some OF
the male teachers, and manv Of the female
teachers are deserving great credit, for
Their patience. Industry, and tact dis
Played IN the work OF, take the mud
III lis first budding into intelligence. and
la give u that direction which hereafter
giNeS The character To the man, or wo-
man. and through hundreds of Thousands.
oi THESE 10 the intellectual and moral char
acter OF the generation and to civilization
involves a responsibility greater than is
acquired In any or all the varied appoint-
meni> IN life" Il il like the influence Of
l-hi aud heat, gentle. anmating, crea-
tive
II has ora customary in years past to
mention u .r names of the most e>sful
teachers, iW ~ reviewing the work of the
year, We Ind This hard matter TO decide.
We give below the names of all the
f,s. .pllfafs nritg huro l.,
pas year. oHt cfthis list there has been
but one failure.
MALE TEACHERS
John +. Royal. c. II. Berry, A.B. F.F.
Hcuner. \. c. \. Reynolds. Richard II.
MeGown. J. l.. lIaney. Richard Perkins.
IL. +. Packard. \. {. Martin. II. A. TRIM.
"eorge L. Allen, ;. :. Holbrook,
FEMALE TEACHERS.
susan Adams, Lncy Adams, Nettie Adj
ans. Mary II. Black. Louisa J. BscksS
Clara u. Bachelder. Maggie ClarH. Luella
Davis. Ida Z. Dollard, Sarah e. Poster,
Ida J. Fly. Helen l.. Hopkins. Melesso
Hal, luez. j. Eastman. Susan +. IIinck-
ley, Mary L. lIu,sy. Abbie f. JOY. Sarah
NJ JOY, Nancy G. JOY. Adela E. Jon cs.
Hattie JOY. Carrie l.. JOY, Lizzie JOY. Liz
zle LniAin. Lizzie c. Peters, Ella Stovcr,
Bessie stachpole. EuSenis r. Suminsbv.
Annie VI. smith, Lizzie True Annie +.
Ireworsy. Jane V. Treworsy, Annie NJ.
Thomas, Aphia Watts.
TEACHERS MEETINGS.
The demand that has been made that
teachers institutes. and convention. should
be held In term time, aud consequently
the schools suspended that our teachers
might enjoy the advantages they arnrl
~ "a h,,-
To expect that the teachers shall keep well
up with the progress of the aye in ali
matter pertaining 10 education. We would.
therefore. recommend that during the next
year teachers meetings be held at such
times as would accommodate all the teach
cT'. ana at the same time not interfere
with their work. By the discussion In
these meetings OF the best methods of
school government aud INSTRUCTION. they
might be madc very interesting and profit
able.
srPKESTIcE SCHOOL.
- r..-- - o1o
Ia accordance with the recommendation
OF the committee in their report To III. City
Council last year. an apprentice school for
boys. WAS the past winter opened In the
lowcr-room ot the grammar school build
ing. in District No. 3. Mr.. John r. Royal,
teacher of long experience was enga yed
as principal. possessing. .act, energy and
executive ability. he proved himself ami
ply fitted for the situation. The school
was attended by about sixty of our young
men. between the ages of fifteen and TWEEN
iy-one years. who are employed In our
stores. mills, ship yards, and otherwise en-
gagged during the summer months. We
assure vou that the money here was well
1 Al
| Gil willsee 10 i. that this becomes apcrma-
nent institution.
HIGH SCHOOL.
! The resignation of Mr.. c. II. Berry, at
the end of the summer term of this schoo /.
was rather discouraging and not till after he
I had gone did the people fully realize the
loss. Mr.. +. + Benner, a man OF culture
and ability, graduate OF Amherst College,
was elected to I'LL the vacancy, and while
I the scholars who have attended have
made good progress In their studies, We
/ can see that a change of instructors with a
[ consequent change of the methods and
/ system ofinstruction would be detriment-
! al to any school. Public opinion in this
/ locality has been against High Schools.
/ but while Pubic opinion is a mighty and
an almost resistless power IL is net al
ways right, and we think the people ar,
! beginning 20 see the good result. which is to
come from the establishment of this school
/ The influence exerted by the establish
ment OF the High School has been very
marked. IL has elevated the standard OF
| education, and produced a greater degree
of thoroughness. 1T takes the children
OF the people and sends them out into lite
endowed with such eminent advantages o.
education mat ihey will be blessin. tt
society," 1T will bring out genius thai
otherwise might be lost forever. 1t vii
pick up perhaps, out of the kennels of socie
iy many gem OF priceless value. and viii
polish it and set it on high, that it ma,
shed its lustre npon the world" But it il
unnecessary 10 quote from the opinions o
others on the subject, as you must b,
thoroughly convinced of its Importance
We should recommend some Changes il
the course OF study and general manage
ment of the school.
WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS.
All applicants for positions as teacher.
in this city. have been required to pass
satisfactory written examination, unless
they have been already once examined
The annual examination OF teachers ha:
been held usually prior to the beginning o
the Spring term. but it has been founl
| necessary to have examinations at the be
ginning OF each term, owing 10 the change
from female to mail teachers. tor the win
ter terms 10 the outer Districts. The rul
! requiriD. written examinations in the di
fferent schools, when the scho lars are SUI
fcientiy advanced, is producing beneficial
results. In former years, the promotion
of pupils from class. to class. or from
grade. TO grade. has been by oral exam
nations. While We think an occasions
oral examination at the close of term
valuable. We should recommend tina
written examinations be also required
When pupil writes down his knowledg
on any topic. he shows precisely what hi
DEFICIENCIES are. The pen should be use,
daily in connection with the variou
studies.
DRAWING.
We recommend that this branch of edu
cation be given more attention in Ou
schools ,and that some plan be put in opel