Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-04-10
The Village School District.

The annual report of the Directors OF the
Village School District of Augusta-C. Z.
Penney, f. +. Pillsbury, Orrcn Williamson,
q. A. Robertson, and David Cargill-has
been published Upwards Of 100 scholars
are returned as belonging to this district
eleven schools are under the Directors care,
employing l. teachers, and over SIS, 900 are
annually expended for school purposes. With
all these responsibilities, during the past
year the affairs of the school have been man
aged by the Directors with cordial unanimity,
and the schools, upon the whole, have pros
pered.
The question of discipline has been one Of
no little magnitude and difficulty. 1t is be-
lieved that if the school teachers and author
tiles were sustained by correct public senti-
ment, nearly all resort to punishment in our
schools might soon be dispensed with.
Three new teachers have been introduced
into the schools. At the close of the summer
term Miss Vivian resigned her place as assis-
tant in the High School, and Miss Pillsbury
her position as teacher Of the Primary School
| on Chapel street. Miss Church also resigned
her position as teacher of the intermediate
school on Chestnut street. Miss Hattie A.
Deering, of Portland, was elected to fill the
place made vacant by Miss Vivian; and Miss
Carrie NJ. Kempton of the class of ~, and
Miss Sadie A. Landers, of the class Of rs,
were elected to fill the vacancies made by the
| designations of Miss Pillsbury and Miss
Church. Miss kempton was placed in charge
Of the intermediate School on Kendall street,
and Miss Landers of the Primary School on
| Chapel street. Miss Chase was transferred
| from Kendall street intermediate School, to
| the Intermediate School on Crosby street;
and Miss Wheeler from the latter school to
| ; l,o Into m obi n SrbnOl
| A few changes have been made in the school
books; the course Of study arranged last year
has been contormed to as nearly as possible;
drawing has been introduced into all the
schools with gratifying results. 1t is found
| that whoever can learn to write distinctly, can
| learn to draw. Lessons in vocal music have
| been continued, under the care of Mr.. Charles
| C. Hunt. The influences of the knowledge
| of music in the schools is found to be most
| beneficial. Teachers meetings OF an Informed
character have been frequently held; the re-
suit has been a marked increase of interest
and energy on the part of the teachers, as
well as Improvement in the discipline and
progress of the schools.
Five primary schools have been taught
Miss Landers, on Chapel street, new teach
| err, has shown herself as possessing superior
qualifications for teacher. The other pri-
mary schools have been managed to general
| satisfaction. In the intermediate schools
the same number taught as last year. Miss
| kempton, elected to the Kendall street school,
| has shown herself entirely competent for the
situation. The work done by the other teach
ers gives evidence of care and painstaking,
and compares favorably with other years.
The grammar school has continued to pros
per under the direction of that model teacher,
Mr.. G. A. Robertson, assisted by Misses
Keene and Norton. The high school has
been under the care of Mr.. j. N. Ham, to
whose fidelity as teacher, to whose scholarly
attachments and faithful work in the recita-
ton rooms the Directors bear the most cheer
full testimony. The principal has had valua-
bic assistants in Misses Fuller, Vivian and
Deering. At the graduation exercises in
June last, diplomas were issued to the grad
uating class, as follows: Lizzie Z. Pillsbury,
Ada b. Piper, Sadie A. Landers, Mary A.
| Wardwell.
The total average attendance at the schools
has been as follows High school, 81 l-2;
Grammar school, 140 3-4; intermediate
schools-Grove street sc s. Chestnut street
81 l-2; Crosby street 81 "a; Kendall street
rs IA; Primary schools-Grove street A
l.2; Chapel street 81 l-2; Chestnut street 81
"a; Crosby street So 4 Kendall street 81
l2.
Amount expended in District the past year,
(incuding note taken up for Sll ,20S.40 and
amount of tax uncollected,) 28,345.S4 The
liabilities of the District are $50, 9909l. The
estimates of money to be raised for the en-
suing year are Sl7 $50; of this about 81, $40
81 will have TO be provided by taxation,