St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-03-10
School superintendent Report
10 the CitisenS of st. Johnsbuyy :

WV '"'icS "HSiS1eu Hlun bN lHt law, anu
would make the following somewhat
detailed report of each of the twenty
four schools kept during the year:
District No. |, Grammar Department.
This school was taught through the year
10y Miss Julia II. Bailey-an expert
enced and very successful teacher. The
school made good progress and did the
work of the year we'll
District No. |. Sub. Grammar Depart
ment. Summer term, Miss Frances II.
Babhitt, teacher. An excellent scholar
and very energetic. The school did
we'll. Fall and winter terms, Miss Alma
|. Galbraith, teacher. Strict discipline
aud thoroughnesS OF instruction marked
this school and it made fine progress.
District No. |. Intermediate Depart
Cialbrath, teacher. a fine school, well
| taught, All excellent teacher. Fall and
winter terms. Miss Almena Farr,
teacher. Patient and faithful work was
done in this school by both teacher and
pupils, and consequently both We're re-
warded with great success.
District No. !, Mixed Department.
| This Department of the graded school
was instituted i'll the fall to meet a
growing demand. 1t was we'll kept by
| Miss Mary +. Underwood in both the
fall and winter terms.
District No. |, Primary Department.
summer term, Miss RoSsie b. Weeks.
teacher. This school was well kept Ny
Il teacher of acknowledged worth. Fall
and winter terms, Miss Lila VI. Con-
nell. teacher. She came we'll recon-
mended and fulfilled all that vas
promised The school was successful
to il high degree.
District No. |, Sub. Primary Depart
ment. This was taught through the
year by Mrs. c. c. Morrill-a superior
teacher and she kept Il model school.
District No. |, Fairbanks Village.
Summer term taught by Miss Emily L..
Parks. y very successful teacher as the
school indicated. Fall and winter, Miss
Rossie b. Weeks. teacher These were
both very profitable terms.
District No. |, Maple Street. This
school was taught through the year by
Miss George Wright, Il teacher of eX-
perience, tried and true. Her school
WAS greatly successful.
District No. |, Paddock Village.
Summer term, Miss Mary F. Under
wood, teacher. The school did we'll.
Fall term. Miss Lura NJ. Gillian,
| teacher. An excellent scholar, but lack
ing in vigorous discipline, as the school
Indicated Winter term. Miss Lucy Ii.
Sinclair, teacher. A firm hand guided
this school out of seeming chaos to good
order. There WAS the greatest appar-
ent improvement hcle of any school i'll
town, especially in the order.
District No. /. Summer term. Miss
Carrie Iiallctt. teacher. This term was
very successful under the care of Il very
faithful teacher. Winter term. Miss
Amelia }. Aver and Miss Augusta g.
| Dole. teachers This term was hardly
as successful as We could wish. owing
to the necessity of change of teachers
in the middle of the school but, on
the whole, there was good instruction
given and good advancement made,
especially in the latter half of the term
District No. ). Higher Department
Summer term. Miss Jessie stevens
teacher. She did us well as she could
Fall term taught by Miss Lucia C.
Wheeler. Not the highest success wis
reached but the teacher was diligent
and deserves great credit. Winter term
Mr. Henry II. Martin, teacher. \ very
conscientious, earnest Instructor. 1h,
school showed improvement.
District No. ,, Lower Department
Miss Mary Brooks taught the summe
and winter terms. This was her frs
experience at teaching and she wa
fairly successful. The order of he
schools was not excellent. The fal
term was taught by Miss Carrie Hallett
She is an excellent disciplinarian. Goo'
order and attention To study prevailed
and consequently improvement wa
made.
District No. q. Summer and fal
terms. Miss Lizzie NJ. Parker, teacher
This is one of the good schools of thu
town-always orderly and attentive t.
duty. The teacher acquitted hersel
well. Winter term, Miss Celia A. Hay
mond. teacher. She and the school di,
good work.
District No. Z. Summer and winte
terms, Miss Nellie NJ. Lynch, teacher
This is one of the smallest schools il
town but not one of the least. lhl
school showed quite as good improve
ment in the studies pursued as any il
town. The teacher did her duty well
District No. :. Summer term KEEP
by Miss Nellie f. Williams. A goo'
teacher and good school. Winte
term. Miss Julia A. Nichols, teacher
10 Not as vigorous discipline perhaps Il
would have been healthful but on tn
whole Il successful tenn. with Il faithful
teacher.
District No. 9. In the summer thi
school WAS kept by Miss Nellie ). Han
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