Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-13
FRIDAY.
CHESTER.

The interest taken in education by the
inhabitants of North Chester was made
manifest on Friday afternoon, at the
closing exercises of the village school in
district No. 3. With that fine esthetic
taste and love for the beautiful which is
second feminine nature, the young miss
es of the school had rendered their
pleasant school room doubly attractive
by skillful arrangement of elaborate
floral decorations. The walls were
adorned with pretty engravings and pic
lures, bright bits of scenery, chromoed
from famous pictures, and appropriate
notices all pleasing and delicate, incul-
eating in the minds of the little ones
love for the beautiful The floral deco
rations were tasteful and elaborate
Wreaths and gracefully festooned cables
of evergreen surrounded the walls I;
banks of moss, in which beautiful flow
ers had been placed, covered the window
stools; trailing vines and hanging bask-
cts of flowers depended from the ceiling
and walls, and beautiful vases of rare
exotics were scattered with lavish pro-
fusion throughout the room, the whole
presenting a beautiful floral picture
which elected many concentrations.
In this daintily powered room the rela-
tives and friends of the pupils, citizens,
and Others interested in the school, gath
cred at an early hour, and kept the
seats filled until the last farewell word
had been spoken.
The exercises consisted of Rotations,
readings, declarations, and critical
questioning by the teacher and others,
of the pupils, upon the subjects of their
text books. The thoroughness of drill,
the conciseness of utterance, and their
readiness in recitation, spoke well for the
pupils and their instructor. The school
this summer has been under the instruc-
ton of Miss Phoebe A. Ball of Athens,
one of the most accomplished and sue
cessful teachers in Vermont. Miss Ball
is live, energetic teacher, and has the
tact of Installing into the minds Of her
pupils some of her own enthusiasm, and
to close observer there was manifested
sympathy and love which is a power
full incentive, and enables teacher and
pupils to work tremendously together
J. r. Richardson, Esq, the pruden
tial committee, was doubly fortunate in
securing the services of Miss Ball, and
is entitled to the hearty thanks of the
district for having secured first class
teacher, and we hope the scholars in dis
trict No. may have the benefit of hel
instructions until that time when some
one induces her to slip her neck into the
moose matrimonial, or she has closed her
labors as teacher in life's school, and
entered into thatschoo whose instructor i;
the Great Teacher of all earth's children
The whole number of pupils during
the term just closed is forty-five; aver
age attendance, forty. Of this number
Twenty-Five have not been absent or tardy
Where is the school in Vermont that car
show a better record2 We give below
the names of pupils who have been per
feet in attendance and punctuality
Flora Wetherbee, Eva Mcintyre, Cors
Sanders, Jennie Haselton, Hattie Stearns
Ella Stearns, Sarah Rugg, Clara Cow
ing, Lucy Lee, Carrie Smith, Daisy
Warren, May Carlisle, Eva Balch, Ora
Gle Hall, Carrie Wetherbee, Daniel AID
ans, Milton Bemis, Hugh Bemis, Her
man StearDs, Charlie Thompson, Harry
Mcintyre, George Mcintyre, Ora Head
Herbie Head, Jimmie Smith, ) %
Punctual attendance and proper deport
ment have placed these names upon TIL
Roll of Honor: Flora Wetherbee, Evi
Mcintyre, Cora Sanders, Sarah Rugg
Clara Gowing, Jennie Haselton, Haiti
Stearns, Ella Stearns, Mabel Spencer
Lucy Lee, Matte Robbins, Daisy War
rem. Carrie Wetherbee, Daniel Adams
Milton Bemis, Herman Stearns
One of those pleasant surprises whicl
mark mile posts in the life of ever.
: faithful teacher, occurred at the close Q
, the examination exercises, and consiste'
of the presentation of volume of SC
lected poems, to Miss Ball, as token @
3 the love and esteem of her pupils.
e was a complete surprise to the recipient
: and she was too deeply affected to hid
p her emotions sitting the tear
which came yelling up from the hear
: she responded in a touching manner t
t the donors. The presentation was mad
bv Miss Flora Wetherbee and was neatl