Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-13
Report
Of the Tooon Superintendent Of Schools
In Cranky Vermont.

in CRANKY, Vermont.
GENTLEMEN In speaking of the
schools of our town, Us a whole, |
can justly say, the advancement of
each and all the scholars has been
good; not that it has been perfect,or
as good as it might have been, but
commendable to this degree, that
looking back, in future time, they will
think Of She hours spent in school
during the past school year not as
wholly misspent and lost, but as time
in which they gathered knowledge,
useful in the daily combat of future
life.
District No. both terms, one
of eleven and one of nine weeks, were
taught by Miss Louisa A. Darling, of
Burke. Her oral examination was
satisfactory, and her written marked
s. IA. Her teaching, particularly
geography, showed the need of re-
view. The general management Of
the school was good Special pains
was taken with the smaller scholars
and questions like, "Who was the
first man 2" coolest man." "Meckest
man !" "First President Of the us? Z"
etc., were answered by them with ra-
pidity, occupying several minutes in
recitation. The number attending
this school was small, whole number,
s; number days attendance Of all the
pupils, 264 1-2; number of tardy
marks, /; number of dislnissals, l..
The same number Of scholars at
tended the second as the first term,
with total attendance of 2S3s, with
two tardinesses and two dismissals.
District No. 2.-The summer term
of ten weeks was taught by Miss
Lucy Wells, of CRANKY. Several
terms have found Miss Wells tie
teacher of this school, and knowing
the advancement of each pupil, and
being a teacher Of acknowledged
merit much was expected Of The
school by all in the district, and none
had occasion to be disappointed
Number of pupils attending this term
81; whole number Of days attend.
ance, ITO 1-2;. average daily attend
ance, % Ill. The winter term 0
twelve weeks was Taught by Mis-
Jennie Trcfron, Of Lyndon. Exam
ined Dec. LIST; general average
80 3-4 per cent. One Of the mos
noticeable features of this term wa
that whatever the teacher requested
must be strictly complied with. I
few schools, if any, are whispering
loud study and noise in moving fror
one place to another, more effectuall
dispensed with than in this. Wit
the same nanABer of pupils, and
longer tcpAa of two weeks, the tota
attendance and daily average attend
ancc was somewhat less than that c
the summer term. The register {
this district has been carefully an
neatly kept. and its pages show lac
of tardy and dismissal marks con
.nendable to any school. For the frs
two weeks Of the summer school not
scholar who had entered. school wa
absent from his place..
The school house in district No.
has been repaired at considerable e2
pense during the past year., making
much more comfortable for schoC
. purposes than it can have been il
years past.
Educational interests have been II
garded'as among the highest by tn
+ people Of our town, and their effort
to place the advantages of geo
common school education within I'll
reach of all, have been richly +,
warded.
With the samc-eaergy continued i
> the future that has been displayed i
the past our schools will still be VIII;
: they are to-day. second to those {
: none Of our neighBoring towns. Th
1 report, gentlemen. imperfect thong
0 it may be, is respectfully subm itted.
H FRANCIs A. RICE, Supt.