The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-12
Tte 8ntland Daily Glube
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1877.
THE CLARENDON SCHOOLS.
Report of Town Superintendent.

R0pVAb VI AOWh DupoIluLoHuoHl'
AS the requirements of law demand
report of the condition CT the schools in
town, hereby submit the following, for
consideration:
The school houses, are comfortable as
regards the buildIngs, but In most of them,
the seats are very poorly constructed, as
far as comfor to the pupils is concerned.
They are low and to close to the desks,
making the scholars, sit in cramped and
unnatural position. 1t makes the scholars
restless and uneasy, creating noise and
disturbing the quiet of school. IT the par
ents would go and sit one day on them, as
the scholars are compelled to do, they
would Danish them from the school house,
as totally unfit for the use they were IN
tended.
There has been school taught In every
district, varyingin length from five monthe,
(the requirement of law in order to public
money! to eight months. Considerable pro-
gress has been made, the schools well kept
up in numbers, aud the teachers have en-
deevored to do their best, to have interest
ing, studious, and prosperous schools, and
have generally succeeded.
During the year, have held two public
examinations for teachers, and have grant
ed fifteen licenses to teach. have endeav-
ored to supply, as far as 1t is in my power,
competent teachers, and have done 80, as
regards book knowledge. But l am CON-
PEELED to say that in two cases especially,
that the teachers have signally failed, in
lacking that necessary requisite to a good
school, the power to properly govern, and
the ability to preserve good order, without
l;At,
can readily acquire the necessary amount
of book knowledge or education, required
to teach common district school, but the
executive ability to properly govern, and
preserve order, is qualification and prac-
tice that all do not possess. The manner
Of governing a school, so that the scholars
respect and esteem the teacher, and obey
all rules and obligations from sense of
right and duty, depends upon the firmness
of a persons character and judgment. The
child that is governed properly at home and
respects It's parents, will respect and obey
the teacher. The school that properly gov
erns itself is the best governed.
A very great fault, and one that the teach
er cannot control, without the help of the
parents is tardiness. and truantism. This
matter demands the attention of the par
ents, and is one that they should remedy by
all means in their power. A teacher can
not tell child that it must leave home for
school at certain hour, nor that it can
stay away from school if chooses too, that
privilege belongs to the parent. IL schol-
ar does not go to school when it is sent by
the parent, the teacher may adopt come
means of punishment, on their part but if
the parent does not sustain the teacher the
punishment goes for naught. A tardy schol-
ar .ahes tne a'teh'io', Vi 'no mhoie scnool
mnen 1t enseis lhe schoo. looni' do wSti n,i as
making uisluIoaIce to .ne .eachei. lnere
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