Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-20

school made commendable progress under
Miss Parker's instruction. No. Of pupils
fall term p winter SO whole amount
of money expended for school purposes
s272,l6. Rate per cent 60.
Dist No. To- Both terms of this
school have been taught by Miss Emma
Z. Fisk. The system aud order in this
school were good and is another example
Of the benefit derived from keeping good
teachers when you have them. II the pa
irons Of the school would make as much
Of an effort to have their children at
school as they do to have good teachers
the money expended would pay much
greater dividends. Whole No. of pupils
summer term Is. fall term 20. Amount
Of money expended for school purposes.
sl2slS; rate per cent Of district tax 10.
The above facts will give some idea at
least of the condition Of our schools the
past year. anG now in conclusion allow
me to mention or really reiterate what
was said inmy report last year Of what
considered some of the main reasons why
we have so many Improbable schools.
If you will look over our schools for the
past few years You will notice that
the school that is very successful, and
the greatest progress is made in this
term or this year when every thing goes
on with harmony and success perhaps
next term or during the year there will
be trouble and the school of but little
profit to the district Now there must
/ be a cause for this state of things and
we can see at once that it cannot be the
/ people alene that are at fault for il this
were 50 the school would be no better
one term than another, and as one rea-
son for this trouble | would mention.
the want of proper care and discrimina-
ton in the selection Of teachers: :: and to
what say here would call the atten-
ton Of committee men. and | might say
/ all, for all are liable to be committees.
1t seems that many think the duties of
school committee are of but little i'm
portance, but this is great mistake
The whole success of the school, depends
upon the committee in great measure,
for the very reason that it depends in
great measure upon the committee
whether good or poor teacher is hired
and this Of course is very essential to
the we'll being of the school. 1t is too
truo that some districts seem 70 want
school just because they are by law
obliged to have one and the main idea
being to get this work done as cheaply
as possible. While it is the duty Of the
committee to use all proper economy in
conducting the business Of the district
yet it is by no means their whole duty,
or the most important part Of it. IL is
the duty of the committee TO make him.
self acquainted with the wants Of the
district 50 that be may hire just such
kind Of teacher as will suit the re-
quirements of the district and having
done 50 their next duty is TO ascertain
where such teacher can be found and
TO Immediately hire him. Another rea-'
son why our schools are not more profit
able is the irregularity with which pu-
pills attend the schools Of course the
parent must be in great measure to
blame for this. In some cases children
for the most trivial causes are allowed
TO remain out Of school for day or
more others are allowed TO stay or 90
Just as they see fit; while others are de-
taiped it may be 10 render little as
sistance at home. In many Of the reg
listers you will find written opposite
many names. '-out picking berries, or
''out helping hay" Now you may rest
assured that whatever triae your chill
dreu may earn 10 this way, is but a
small recompense for the great loss your
children sustain by staying away from
the school And last. but not leas. is
the lack Of concert Of action among the
members Of the district, DO you think
for illustration If company Of per-
sons numbering as many as an ordinary
school district should hire person 70 do
certain piece Of work and part Of
these persons should try 70 hinder the
work, while the rest we're eDdeayoring
TO have il 60 on that there would be
much progress made? Then how do
you expect that many Of our schools will
prosper with division in the district
some wishing the school 10 prosper. and
others doing nothing TO help and may be
doing much 70 injure and besides them
salYss 70 influence they send children
their representatives 70 this school every
day either for the good Or bad Of the
school. / know Of % one thing 10 the
three years / have bad 70 do With the
schools Of this town. that has caused %
much trouble a. this same lack 81 unity
among the citizens u the district. al
lowing personal nnfriendliness 70 inhu-
eoee aud iBjure the schools. The great
item Of importance in our district schools
is 70 be united aud then secure the ser
vices II teachers who are alive % TIE
work-ADd there will be seen great