The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-29
Burnside Letter
BURNSIDE, March 18th, 1876.
Internally Yours.

Number Of days school has been in
session this term; 80.
Whole number of pupils enrolled, AZ.
Number Of pupils withdrawn since
beginning Of the term, 5.
| Number now belonging to the school,
81.
Number of days attendance Of the pu-
pills this term, 2,7031.
Number Of pupils perfect in attend
ance, none.
Number Of cases of hardness, (times),
4O1.
Pupils not tardy during the term, 2.
Hours lost by hardness, 1913 1880.
Daily rotations, 81.
Cases Of punishment, none.
Visits from patrons Of the school, 10.
Ditto from trustees, Z.
Ditto from Co. Supt. 9.
Average daily attendance, 3O.03.
Average daily absence ll.96.
ROLL OF HONOR.
No loss Of time through hardness
Misses Minnie Sargent, and Hattie
Elms.
Highest number of perfect lessons
Miss Minnie Sergeant.
Scholars 10 in deportment-Misses
Minnie Sergeant, Mary Hyatt, Hattie
Elms, Emma Spates, Julia S pates, Flor
ence Simmons, Hattie Tangler, Master
JAS. Gordon, Chas. Spates, Willie Dan
forth, Frank Crandall, frankie Tangler.
There are good scholars, also some
who are inclined to be mischievous, in
all schools, and l do not think this is
an exception. There are some outside
parties who prophesied an utter failure
(as was the case last summer) of the
school. What was meant by failure, I
do not know, as we had pleasant and
Il am informed by patrons) profitable
school. When the school was opened
last fall, some of our boys were inclined
to be mishicvous, but soon settled down
to business in way that gave promise
Of a good winters work. I spoke of the
school being failure last summer. I
know nothing about it except from re-
port. Madame Rumor saysit acouzd not
hace been failure then If the teacher
had been left to follow his own ideas in
regard to school matters.
From what I have seen, think it
would be full as well if teachers ,cere let
alone by patrons. OF course, advocate
visiting, and contend that schools pro-
gress best that are visited oftenest, but
visitors should not attempt to change
the order Of exercises nor the manner of
handling classes. No changes should be
made by a teacher until by careful ex-
animation, it is found to be decidedly
beneficial to all concerned, and even then
the change should be introduced 50 as to
produce the least jar to the usual order
Of things.
think it is also wrong for parents to
compel their children to give detailed
report Of everything done by the teacher
and pupils during each day. The pu-
pills, if inclined to be vile or vicious,
soon learn to Use tattling :s cover for
their own delinquencies. There is no
particular fault with the pupils this dis
trict, they are like those of all other
schools, with good qualities and faults,
but had been given Il bad name, because
they could not become reconciled to the
idea of the teachers taking partner
'r two in school management, they say
if a teacher is competen: to the work,
they should allow none to interfere, and
if not competent they should resign.''
do not think it wise in member Of
any District to give school u bad name,
but rather let the teacher find out the
good qualities Ola school for himself.
1t does not take them long to ascertain
the said qualities. This is done. some-
times sooner than it can be told or de-
scribed, and to much better effect. It is
useless when the school is inclined to
good order. besides it might, with some
teachers, prejudice the teacher against
the school to such an extent as to cause
him to make some blunder that would
be fatal to his efficiency in that particu-
lar school.