The Hartford herald., 1879-12-10

. upll per tiiN, Ilnu tiistt NIitifiS 'tu paper
is neglected, hut not the fault of the
teacher, but of the patron, i'll failing to
provide paper, pen, INK, &c. Writing
should not he neglected.
No. l09 G. Warren Taylor, Chair
man, Cicero Heaverin, teacher; p
students present are divided in classes
a follows: two in spelling, one i'm his
tory, four in reading, two i'm geography,
/ three in arithmetic; five recitations per
| day, order good, attendance regular.
The house is old and delapi,lated, and
/ should bc condemned, benches had and
not enough of them.
No. 97-Thos :. King, Chairman,
Miss Cynthia Howard, teacher; A
scholars present, divided in classes as
follows: three i'm spelling, five in read
ing, one in history, one in grammar,
one in geography and four in Arithme-
tie; eight recitations per day; IL
scholars write ON paper; wages, public
money and board. The house is old,
from 3Ox22 feet, wood stove in center,
benches had and not enough of them.
This school is very prosperous. The
teacher has had several years experience
in teaching; has her school well claSsed
and under good discipline
No. - Edmund Massie, Chairman,
Frank Johnson ;c;n'iIcr; 10 pupils pres
ent; four classes in spelling, four in
reading, two in history, two in ari,hme-
tic, and nO,ic of the pupils write. The
house is of logs, lSX20 feet, roughly
ceiled over head, is open, many of the
lights are ont of the windows, and
many cracks need closing up; wood
stove, but no wood is furnished only
such as the children and teacher pick
up; one bench only, las Il back 10 il,
the other benches are bad, and not
enough of them. Wages, public mon
ey and board. This school does not ap-
pear to be in Il very prosperous eondi-
ton, but from what saw in the school,
house and heard in the neishborhood,
the fault is not the teachers.
No. Is John w. Moseley, Chairman,
Miss Susan Crow, teacher; II scholars
present; three CLASSES in spelling, five
in reading, two in geography, three in
grammar, four in arithmetic, one in
composition; use Wcbster's spoilers,
Goodrich's readers and history, Mitch
ellis geography and Rays arithmetic.
Good log-b0use, woOd-stove, the pipe
goes O,a Ute WiAtiO,c. The benches have
backs to them, but are too high for the
small scholars five recitations per day.
The Trustee has been to school only
once in two months, since the school has
been in session, has furnished no fuel !;
wages for the teacher, 500 and board,
for the session. This is very prosper-
Gus school. The teacher is doing her
whole duty, has them we'll classcd, and
good discipline prevails.
No. S0-Samuel IA. Tanner, Chair
man, Joseph Bellamy, teacher; ~ pu-
pills present; six classes in spelling, six
in reading, one IN history, one in gram
mar, three in arithmetic, but none of
the scholars write on paper; eight reci-
tations per day. This school does not
appear to he very prosperous. The
teacher appears to be doing his duty
has the pupils properly classed, but
from some callse the school is not at
tended as ii should be. Box house,
very open, two windows i'm each side,
floor loose, ceiling loose, wood stove.
Benches have backs TO them, but they
are too high for school children use
Webster's spoilers, Goodrich's readers
and history, Buffers grammar, Rays
arithmetic; wages, the public fund.
No 24-Elias Lyon, Chairman, Miss
Mamie Howley, teacher; 2l pupils
present; four classes in spelling, five in
reading, two in history, two in gram
mar, one in geography, four i'm arithme-
tic, one in Algebra, one in rhetoric and
composition; use Webster's spoilers,
Goodrich's readers and history, Buffers
grammar, NIitchell's geography, Rays
arithmetic and algebra; four recitations
per day; attendance regular; wages,
SIS per month. The house is good and
well arranged, rejecting credit OH the
Trustees aud patrons. This school is
very prosperous. The teacher has had
several years experience as teacher;
has her school well classed and under
fine discipline, and is advancing them
rapidly. ,.-eos..f,,.' ...t .... i..l,.... Z.
No. 76-This school was not in ses-
sion. Charles NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Mr.. Cooper was Teacher, but has been
sick for some time, and surrendered the
school, and up to the time of my vista
tion had not procured the services of
another teacher. heard the school
taught by Mr.. Cooper, highly spoken of
in the neighborhood, and many re-
grets expressed that the teacher was
not able To teach the school out.
No. AT lirook's Mills, ON Panther
creek -JorSlan Hay mes, Chairman, Miss
Saphronia Pate, teaclicr; % students
present; found them well classed rs
follows: three classes in spelling, four
in reading, one in history, one in gram
mar, two IN geography, three in arith-
mctic; use Buffers and Wetster's spell
lers, GoOdrich's and McDuffy's readers,
Buffers and GOodrich's history, But
n
Rays arithmetic; eight .recitations per
day; attendance good, discipline good
wages, Sl5 per month; house good, but
too large, built for church met the
Chairman at the school. s ff
a, B. BAIRD,
County School Commissioner.
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