Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12
Calais Superintendent's Report.


To the Freemen Of The ToUn of Calais -
As provided by law. the town superintend-
ent submits the following report: During
the present year the superintendent has
made thirty-one visits to the schools taught
in the eleven organized districts in town.
During the year there has been twenty
eight terms of public school supported by
the several districts, under the charge of
twenty different teachers, as follows:
DIsTRICT No. 1.-Two terms of school;
summer term taught by Miss Nora A.
Batchelder Of Plainfield, who passed at a
private examination 20 sc per cent of the
questions required to be answered by law;
number of scholars, six. The second term
was taught by Miss Cora Kelso, who pass
ed 50 per cent at the public examination;
number of different scholars, nine.
DISTRICT No. 4.-Ihree terms of school;
with a standing of 70 l-2 per cent at pub
lie examination; nineteen different schol-
ars. The fall and winter terms were
taught by Miss Flora j. White, standing
at the public examination 81 II per cent
number of scholars during fall, twenty
four; winter, twenty five.
DISTRICT No. 5.-Three terms Of school;
summer term taught by Mrs. w. W.
Ainsworth, who passed at the public ex-
animation % IA per cent. The fall and
winter terms were under the management
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Ainsworth. Mr..
Ainsworth passed the public examination
90 G per cent.
Under the continued charge of two such
competent and successful teachers the
school has established reputation second
only TO our academies. The district are
united and further every worthy effort of
their teachers to bring into the school
room all those aids which have Il tendency
to elevate and refine the taste of the
scholar and stimulate him to the highest
degree in acquiring a more general and
thorough education than we are accus-
toned to find in our common. schools.
Hence we find in this school a geological
cabinet, valuable library, dictionary
and an organ, all of which ought to be in
every school in town.
DISTRICT No. 6-Two terms of school;
both of which were taught by Miss Julia
f. Merritt. who passed S3 3-4 per cent at
n private examination. The terms num-
bered fourteen and thirteen scholars.
DISTRICT No. 7.-Three terms of school.
The summer and fall terms were taught
by Miss Lovna Goodell, who passed 80 1-6
at the public examination. The winter
term was taught by Miss Kate Morgan,
who, on account of sickness, was unable
to complete the term.
DISTRICT No. 8.-Two terms of school
fall term taught by Miss Anne Balentine,
who passed, at n private examination,
80 10 per cent; winter term taught by
Miss Alma Leonard, who passed 81 1-2
per cent at Il private examination.
DISTRICT No. 10.--Three terms of
school. The summer and winter terms
were under the charge of Miss Annie E.
Burnap, who passed the public examina-
ton, 95 5-6 per cent. The fall term was
! taught by Miss Elsie J. Wheeler; sohol-
ars for the three terms were twcnty-four,
thirty five and forty-three.
DISTRICT No. 1.-Two terms; summer
term taught by Miss May A. Morse. who
passed at the public examination 80 3.4
per cent; number of scholars, 49, winter
term by M. S. Hathaway, who passed
81 12 per cent at the public examination; !;
number of scholars. twenty five; one Of
the best managed schools in this town.
DISTRICT No. 12.-Three terms. all of
which were taught by Miss Jennie +. Hill,
SO IA per cent. The terms have number
ed respectively twenty-o-e, twenty-three
and thirty scholars. Under the coDtin-
ued management of one teacher this
school has made good progress.
DISTRICT No. 13 The summer term,
under the charge of Miss Mary A. Wheel
er, who passed 81 Ia per cent at the pub
lie examination, was well managed and Il
profitable school, The fall term also com
menced by Miss Wheeler, but on account
of sickness in her family she was obliged
to give it up. Miss Clara Pike finished
this term of school; winter term taught
by Miss Mary Snow, who passed Mt the
public examination 81 IA per cent.
DISTRICT No. 1.-two terms; summer
term taught by II r. Bancroft, with sew
enteen scholars; second term was taught
by Miss Lucy B. Dudley who gave very
good satisfaction.
With one or two exceptions think the
school year has been, on the whole, a sue
cess. In more than one half of the dis
tricts the same teachers have been retained
two or more terms. In districts Nos. S,
10 and u the same teachers have been re-
tained two Or more years for the greater
part of the time, and these three schools
rank as the best schools in town.
In my opinion our common schools can
be made to bring forth the best results
only by securing the services of the COM
petent teachers and give the whole charge
of the school into their hands. They will
soon know what each scholar is capable of
accomplishing, and can so grade his work
from term to term as to make it of the
greatest benefit to him. Hire the best
teachers you can find. Hire them cheap
if you can, but hire them and then keep
them in your schools from term to term.
G. II, GRAY, Superintendent.