The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-03-28

tQper eent. Of ihis pHnbef. The school
tailed 10 allain ssss results q are 70 -
desired and sxpeoied. In the winter TIE
sshool vas under The care Of Mr.. J. T.
whltton. The aiieBdanoe wAa much bet.
ter and The average higher, bat very ear
pest Efforts 90 The part q teachers and
parents alike are needed 20 bring ibis
school iuto a satisfactory condition
D.atriet No. c, This school 10 The sum
mer was under he care Of the same lady
who taught the winter school In No.
Ia tie main Il was Satisfactory, The order
Was good and the Improvement respect
able. In the winter Mr.. w. Il. Dean
was the Instructor. Mr.. Dean has been
too long aud too well known A. teach
er Ia this town to need oommendAliou
from as Retaining TO this vocation after
having been occupied for number Of
years exclusively In other pursuits, that
fact would necessarily affect to some ex-
tent his work, bat bis school was orderly
and profitable. We were pleased with
the attention given to thai much neglect.
cd study, oribograpby.
District No. 8. The summer term here
was taught by Miss Susie l.. Archibald.
The relation which she sustsins to the su-
pOrintendent will hardly allow him TO be
regarded IS an impartial Judge Of her
work lie understands, however, that
she gave general satisfaction. The next
term was taught by Miss Fannie Il. Per.
kins, s superior scholar, but not having
gifts Of government corresponding to her
literary attalnments. Upon the second
visit the school room was greatly defec-
tive In nestness.
District No. 9. The primary school in
this district has been through the year
under the instruction OF Miss Cornelia A.
Derby. This school has been SO long un-
der her care, and with such uniformly
good results, that we need only say that
the past year has fully equalled those that
have preceded 1t, and jusiides the policy
which has so long entrusted 1t to her
hands. The higher department was
taught for two terms by Mrs. Harriet NJ.
Brown, good scholar and superior in
structor, but hardly competent TO the
government OF school SO difficult to
manage. The winter term was taught by
Mr., w. L. Archibald. Upon this school
as in No. 8 the superintendent could be
hardly expected to form an entirely I'M
BIASED opinion, aud he will only say that
the general verdict Of the district is be-
licved to be that the school was success,
District No. 10. This school during the
entire year has been taught by Miss Lib
bic Walker. The result has proved the
wisdom, when circumstances allow 1t, Of
continuing school under the same teach
er. Pleased with the school in general,
we feel called upon specially to note tho
improvement In penmauship.
District No. u. Taught both terms by
Miss Jennie Crawford. Here again the
permanency of the teac err added much
to The usefulness Of the school, which was
in the main satisfactory one and exhib-
tied no defects which call for special crit
icism. The same thing may be said of
district No. 10, where the school was
taught both summer and winter by Mrs.
j. s. Gilmore, teacher of experience,
and whose success in controlling her
school and imparting instruction merits
our hearty approval.
There are two or three things that
seem TO the superintendent to require
notice before closing his report. One is
the great inequality of taxation for school
purposes, the tax ranging from Il cents
on the dollar to 60 cents. The theory Of
our school system Is that the whole prop
erty of the State should be equally assess.
ed to maintain it's public instruction. Un-
der The district system this is manifestly
impossible. The only remedy for the
present great injustice 10 some is the
town system. II is to be noted that those
which suffer most at present are the
smaller districts most remote from the
centres of population and business in the
town. Another defect that ought TO be
remedied is the entire absence OF books
of reference In the school houses, aud for
the most part of maps aud globes. There
ought TO be agood unabridged dictionary
on the teachers desk in every school,
and other highly desirable additions
ought TO be made 10 this from year to
year. II II were necessary II were better
TO shorten the terms OF school by week
and apply tn, amount thus saved to the
purchase OF some few needed helps
than to attempt longer TO dispense with
them.
Some districts need to have their at.
tentiou called to the filthy aud disgusting
condition of the out buildings connected
with their school houses. In but two or
three districts are these what they should
be, and some Of them are wretched be.
yond description. These should be put
in order aud furnished with locks, the
keys Of which should, during term time,
be in The charge Of the teachers, whose
duty tteu II always ought 10 be TO look
after their proper care.
T. II. ARCHIBALD, Sup't.
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The WHOLE SYSTEM lie kept In healthy
condition by HUNTS REMEDY. Drop.