Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-04-08
SCHOOLS OF AUGUSTA.
Report OF Superintendent school Conn
mittee-Condition of the several schools.

support OF schools, $3.50 90
Amount received as Bank tax from
State, 1892 35
Amount received as Mill tax from State, 1923 &C
Making a total of lOO66 Oh
The Village District raised by tax an
additional sum of 10000 90
Making in all, $2OO6G OF
Number Of children registered in summer
schools, 5l5
Average number attending summer schools, 426
! Number of children registered in winter
Schools J73
Average number attending winter schools, AIS
Number in winter schools who did not attend
| in summer, 1874
Number Of male teachers employed in win
Number of female teachers employed in
winter, 10
Number of female teachers employed in
summer and fall, 3S
Average wages Of male teachers per month, sS36.7l
Average wages of female teachers per week, All
Average cost Of teachers board per week. 23S
| District No. III. H. Harvey Agent. Summer
term taught by Miss J. Z. Ballard of this city;
hard, unpleasan work for teacher, and little profit
to scholars, on account of lack Of interest in pa
rents. Fall and winter terms, Miss Eva b.
Vaughan of Norridgewock, teacher; thorough
and energetic.
Dist. No. 2-Georgc Dudley, Agent Summer,
Mrs. Il. Humphrey, teacher; has had successful
experience as a teacher, but parents were not sat-
isfed with her being employed here, and the
school did not accomplish much. Winter A. +.
Warren Of Nassaboro, teacher; but little interest
and the teacher discouraged.
| Dist. No. 3-Columbus Cottle, Agent. Summer,
Miss Ii. Ella WILSON Sidney, teacher; successful
and interesting school. Winter, Adela +. Dud-
ley, teacher; profitable school, teacher painstak
| ing in her work.
Dist. No. 4-Chas. Cony, Agent. Summer, Liz
zie 5. Avery, Augusta, teacher; her first school;
commendablc progress. Winter, C. V. Hamilton,
Augusta, teacher; work alike satisfactory to par
ents and committee.
Dist. No. ALBERT Bolton, Agent. Summer,
Della A. Clarke, South Vassalboro', teacher.
Fall, Miss Ella Irussey of Vassalboro', teacher;
both schools did well.
fall and winter Miss Celia A. Arnold, Augusta,
teacher; an energetic, faithful INSTRUCTOR school
should have larger attendance.
Dist. No. l0-Jared Trask, Agent. Sumner
and winter Miss Carrie A. Cargill, Augusta, teach
er does her work faithfully, with good results.
Dist. No. ll-John Foster, Agent. Summer.
Miss NJ Annie Hilton of this city. teacher; her
first cfior, in this direction and she succeeded WELL
Fall, Miss Sarah W. Cotton Of China, teacher;
school faithfully and efficiently taught.
| Dist. No. l2-Guy Turner, Agent. Summer,
Miss Louise l.. Eaton, teacher; successful term.
Winter, Frank Simpson, teacher; profitable
term and an enthusiastic teacher.
Dist No. l3-Albert Randall, Agent. Winter,
Miss Della A. Clark of South Nassalboro', teacher.
Dist No. l4-Bcnj. F. Libby, Agent. Sum
mer, Miss Ella NJ Glidden OF this city, teacher;
manifested much patience and perseverance.
| Winter, Jas. Biram Of kent's Hill secured the
hearty cooperation of scholars in his endeavors to
have good school.
Dist. No. l6-Reuel Merrill, Agent. Summer
Miss Vesta A. Pierce of Windsor, teacher; be-
ginner. Fall and winter, Miss Emma Hussey Of
Vassalboro'; also beginner and did well.
Dist. No. l7-H. B. Cony, Agent. Summer,
Miss Adella f. Dudley of Hallowell teacher;
good discipnarian and systematic in her work.
Winter, Maynard J.: Howe of this city, teacher;
too easy for the real interests Of the school.
| Dist. No. lS-Elsha Springer, Agent. Summer
and Winter, Miss Lizzie A. Newall of Manches-
ter, teacher; energetic and systematic work.
Dist. No l9-H. F. Marston, Agent. Summer
and fall, Miss Angie Connor, teacher; the school
has been profitable one to the district.
| Dist. No. 20-Thomas Tibbctts, Agent, Sum
mer and fall, Miss Annie E. Clark, Augusta, teach
er; school successfully managed. Winter, ID. b.
Jewett, Augusta, teacher; good degree Of pro-
gress made. The primary department during
the summer was under the care of Miss Emma
| II. Webber of Augusta, but on beginning the fall
term she was obliged to resign her charge by rea-
son of sickness which ended fatally She was
faithful painstaking, conscientious and patient,
and devoted to her work. Miss Carrie NJ. Libby
of this city, completed the unfinished term, this
being her first school. Her success warranted
her employment for the winter.
Dist. No. 2l-John y. Tobey, Agent. Summer,
/ ,
her first effort at teaching, she succeeded very
well for beginner. Fall, Julia A. Greedy;
lack of dcipline, and an Improbable school.
Dist. No. 22-Edward Leighton, Agent. sum-
mer and winter, Mary A. Stone, Augusta, teacher;
accomplished good work.
] Dist. No. 23-Luther WALL Agent. Summer
and winter, Miss Euphemia Jewell of South
Windsor, teacher; her success as teacher was
good.
Dist. No. PR. H. Casey, Agent. Summer
and fall, Miss Clara F. Casey OF this city, teacher;
this was her first effort at teaching, and she did
very we'll.
Dist. No. 25-M. s. Cross, Agent. Summer and
fall Miss Mary l.. Robbins of this city, teacher ;
did all she could with so small stock to work up
on. The committee advise the abandoning of this
district and annexing it to No IL.
Dist. No. 26-Geo. w. Quinby, Agent. Grad
ed school. Miss Emma A. Monttort and Miss
Florence Gurney, both of Yarmouth, taught the
summer and fall terms; school well managed.
Winter term in the higher department taught by
F. l.. Scribner of Manchester, who is critical
scholar and able instructor. Primary department,
taught by Miss Florence Hill OF Yarmouth teach
er lacked energy.
Dist. No. 27-John f, Chase, Agent. Summer
and fall Miss Katie NJ. Phean of Vassalboro' /;
she did good work for the school, and the nhab-
tants have done good for themselves the past
year.
In general survey of the field, it may be seen
that in each of the schools something has been
accomplished in m ost, a fair degree of success
has been attained. The committee are more and
more impressed with the importance of securing
the very best teachers. The trusts held by school
agents are also important, and the best men for
these positions should be selected. Parents also
have grave responsibility, which they should not
attempt to shirk.
Freshet Items.
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