The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-03-20


'Fnciionsl. Higher. Lover Department.
As last year, so now we call at,en.
ton TO the fact which this table e1.
hibits, that less than two-tbirds Of the
children OF school age are 10 attend.
ance upon the public schools and that
the average attendance for the year is
but forty per cent Of the children Of
school age, or in other words that more
than half Of the money expended upon
the schools is lost by attendance
and irregular attendance. We subjoin
some notice Of the schools 10 the differ
ent districts during the year;
No 2 This school was taught the
fret term by Miss Mary Edgerton, and
the second by Miss Eva j King Both
ladies we regard as competent and
successful teachers whose schools gave
evidence alike Of fall competence for
their work and decided success in it's
prosecution. AT the same time we
believe the school would have been
more useful If il had been during the
entire year without any change OF in-
strucLors. The school house is quite
TOO small,
No 3. The school here was taught
during the entire year by Miss Julia
Richardson. whose honorable record az
teacher was fully justified by the re-
suits OF this engagement. The wisdom
u the permanent employment Of good
teacher ia the same school was clearly
apparent. Discipline was good, and
the instruction, although perhaps a
little wanting 10 the employment Of the
latest advances ia the art Of teaching
was, as a whole, satisfactory. We
again suggest to this district the i'm
I portauce Of making arrangements with
the Trustees and Faculty Of the Semi
nary for the instruction of portion Of
their pupils. When OIL pupils, Of vari.
Gus ages and different degrees OF ad
vancemcnt, are placed 10 charge Of a
single teacher, it il evident that some
body must suffer, The arrangements
+ ivr warming ibis iae school building
aie issuilieiret. aud ought 10 be- rene.
died before another winter
No. Ihis school was taught The
/ lirsi term by Miss Lot 10 Wait aud the
second by Nr. Alfred Il. sherwin,
Boih were perfectly competent for the
sorA required here. but the very great
irTegalariIy 81 attendance, being less
than 40 per cent OF the number enroll
ed and only about ene-thrd OF the
scholars 10 the district. is hiudrance
al very great magnitude to the success
Of any teacher or the usefulness Of any
school. The parents Of this district 81
rule seem to thiuk that if boy OF
/ girl only has his or her name on The
school register, u 10 OF little conse
qaence whether he is present At th,
Sessions Of the school or 40
No. The teacher here IN ID,
summer was Mise Eliza H. Fish. Ii
thc y inter the school was under th,
dirccton Of Mr.. r. + Arnold Boil
deserve concentration Nj ARNOLD
especially musl be regarded az supe
fivr instructor aud man sgef, and hi
work was smiaeutls iudicious aud use
tul
No. !. both terms were taught b!
Miss Celia n lie, holds. l.dy d rip,
cultntc add II eatnestness aud sucees
ia her work Here az Ia No &. Their
was great iregulafiiy Of attendance
which greatly mIfed The usefulness 0
she school the attendance being les
; than 80 per cent oi the hamlier "a
! rolled during The year
No. = Tie higher department bet
: was taught by Aiirs Abbie Davis sB'
iva, intended that her services shouii
] eoutinre through The entire schoo
, year. bet her health failing. The lac
: terra is beiag flushed ~ Nj Georg
i II. sessiols Aiisa Davis is "a sEpsl
! eBced aud atle teacher. asd re siewel
} hsf Eofk aad Ne results with gFea
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