Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-03-25
PEpORT
or the superintendent of schools In che
Town Of mrattIebOrO for the Year
Ending March N, 1851.

Ending March N, 1881.
Citizens Of BrattleJ0ro II am pleased TO
report that the schools of the town have done
well during the year. They have been kept
for the most part by faithful and efficient
teachers, aud as e result the pupils have gen
orally made good progress.
Dist. No. IA neat, commodous and
well-appointed school house has taken the
place of an old, dilapidated one during the
year at cost of $500. The winter term was
kept in it. Miss Anna +. Houghton and Mrs.
Lucy w. Ashley were the teachers. Twenty
three weeks Of school were supported at an
expense of $1S5.S4-an average of $10.52
per pupil in attendance.
Dist. No. 2.-This is the only district
which supports graded schools. The grad
ing is thorough. No pupil is passed to a
higher class till he has met the conditions Of
promotion. One of the great needs of this
district is q better school house, centrally To-
Gated, and commodious enough to accommo-
date all the pupils of the district. 1t is of
vast importance to the success of graded
school that the eye of the chief teacher be
on all the grades, shaping and directing
them. And this cannot as well be unless all
are in one building under his care.
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
Mr.. B. L. Bingham has had the care of the
highest department for many years, assisted
by Misses Janette A. Howe and Mary M.
Walker The Grammar school has been un-
der the care of Miss M. L. Slason, a teacher
of ten years service in this same school, as
sisted by Misses E. E. Blanchard, e. NJ.
Palmer Mary Bliss, L. II. Stevens and +. j.
Cutting. The intermediate department was
taught in the summon term by Miss Ella H.
Stevens. in the fall by Miss Flora j. Cutting,
and in the winter by Mrs. Alice A. Morse.
PRIMARIES.
Canal SIT was taught in the summer
by Miss Susie T. Ellis, in the autumn by Mrs.
A. A. Morse and in the winter by Mrs.
Augusta b. Lamb. 1t is a poor policy to
change teachers so often.
Chase St.-Mss Flora j. Cutting and Miss
Ella ]. Scott were the teachers for the year,
Miss Cutting teaching the first term.
Chestnut St.-Mrs. A. A. Morse was the
teacher in the summer term and Miss Della
NJ. Sherman in the fall and winter.
High St-Miss Nettie J. Bullock has
taught this school for quite ten years. A
change of teachers without cause is very un-
desirable.
Reed St.-NIiss Hannah Schuster taught
the school through the year. She is a gradu-
ate Of one of our Normal schools.
Washington St.-Miss s. L. Cutter, grad
uate of the New Hampshire Normal school,
was the teacher for the year.
The schools of this district cost $7S19. AZ,
an average of SIS for each of the 600 pupils
attending. There were SO weeks of school.
Dist. No. 4-This school was taught in the
summer by Miss Nellie E. Scott, in the fall
and winter by Mr.. @. H. Cutting. The pos
sibilities here are grand There were 80
weeks of school kept at an expense of 1925
~, an average of $6.92 for each pupil attend
ing.
Dist No. Mrs. Jennie 4. Warren
taught through the year. The excellent ma
terial here demands a better school house in
better location. There were 32 weeks of
school kept in this district at IN expense of
$272.G5, or S4.s4 per pupil.
Dist No. 6.-Miss Laura A. Powers was
the teacher for the year of "a weeks. This
was the banner school in the matter of at
| tendance. There were Is different pupils,
nine of whom were not absent a day in the
| year, and there was no instance of hardness.
This is a good example of prompitude to that
| other district where there were less scholars.
with 9S instances of hardness and no pupil
present every day. The school cost $148. 65,
1926 per pupil attending
Dist. No. Mrs. Hattie l.. Yeaw and
Miss Cora ]. Holbrook were the teachers.
The school cost $175.39, an average of $3.50
per pupil.
Dist. No. S.-Miss Alice A. Stratton taught
in the summer and autumn terms, Mr.. II.
w. Bailey in the winter That new Web
stersS Electromagnetic like of which wish
was in every school in town-will help such
fine, promising children as these wonderfully.
The school was kept 32 weeks at an expense
of $191.70, at the rate of 100 per caput.
| Dist. No. 9.-There were 2S weeks of
school here costing $3.50. so, $1O.72 per each
| pupil attending. Addie Z. Plimpton, Addie
l. Reed and May E. Richmond were the
teachers.
Dist. No. 1O.--Mrs. Carrie L. Carmean
and Agnes L. Bancroft were the teachers of
this school, Twenty eight weeks was its
length, at an expense of $3.50 IS, and IS. sc
per pupil.
Dist. No. 11.-Miss Nora Taft began the
summer term, but her health failing, Miss
Lizzie H. Streeter completed il. The winter
term was taught by Miss Lizzie H. Shepard
son, late graduate of the Randolph Normal
school, Twenty six weeks OF schools were
kept at an expense of S122. II 80. 80 per pu-
pill attending.
Dist No. 15.-Misses Eta G. Scott and
Chloe L. Peter were the teachers of this
school. There were just 20 weeks in both
terms, costing $9l.57, $6.54 for each scholar.
QUALIFICATIONS.
There cannot be too much attention given
to the selection of teachers well qualified
mentally and morally. The qualifications
of heart are as important as those of mind.
There is too much at stake when children are
placed under the care of teachers to hazard
their interests by any uncertainties at either
of these points.