The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-07

The school meeting last Tuesday was a
very harmonious one. Every one seemed
to be anxious to sustain the graded school
in all its parts, and The only strife seemed
to be how to do it best. 1t is
quite refreshing to be able to chronicle the
preceding OF such a school meeting, where
a hundred and fifty voters all seemed pos
sesscd with Il noble emulation to excel in
promoting the welfare OF our graded
school We can rest assured that while
our people were so harmonious and liberal
in sustaining the school, and while the vii
lage sustains IFS present reputation of being
the most reputable in New England. the
school must e a success.
The two new trustees elected were Rev
Aldace Walker, D. d., and Rev Edward
Conovar, both unanimously. The meet
ing adjourned till Wednesday, April 9Th,
to vote the tax. We here append Dr.
Walkers report as an exhibit of our standing
and the interest our committee are taking
in the school.
REPORT OF THE PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE.
Three years ago this spring. the fourth
school district OF the town of Walingford
voted to arrange,their schools under graded
system. with the understanding that aman
should be employed permanently to take
charge of the whole and n committee of
and make other necessary arrangements to
carry the vote into effect.
That committee entered upon their work
with interest, have acted throughout the
three years with great harmony, dcvoting
to the work no little time, and using
whatever of wisdom and business tact
they have been master. Ar
engagements could rot be made
for the opening of the school in all its de-
partments till the fall term of that year.
In the perfecting of these arrangements We
feel that we were remarkably successful in
securing a principal well adapted to the po-
sition we wished him to fill. With
thorough knowledge of the English lam
guage and Of the sciences usually taught in
such schools, and an acquaintance with
other languages fully adequate to the posi-
ton; with love for his profession and an
honest and earnest devotion Of all his time
to our interests with a discretion which
has enabled him to maintain order with lit
tie of friction, and an aptness to teach
above the average of teachers; he has sue
ceeded in systematizing our school, proper
ly limiting the number of studies to he pur-
sued in any one term, and yet providing for
the different branches to be pursued each
in its appropriate time and order, while he
has given "A thorough drill to those who
nave DcpD ID HIS own llDulGtldlc UcpaIt-
ment And we feel sure that most of those
who have enjoyed his instruction for any
length of time have acquired Il development
and discipline of mind and knowledge of
the studies they have pursued far above
what would have been possible in any
schools we have had for the last dozen years
before the present system. The committee
are confident, also, that the teach
ers employed in the other depart
ments have been competent and faith
full, devoted to their work and
measurably, some of them remarkably sue
cessful. The school has been run with rs
little expense, probably, as any similar
school in the state; all unnecessary out
goes have been carefully avoided. The
accounts of the district have been closely
kept and all settlements promptly made
The district, to-day, does not owe Il cent,
neither is there cent due the district, hut
we have just S26.l4 in the treasury.
The general statement OF income and cX-
pcnses is rs follows, for the last year: