Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-18

school," Will tell you they could not keep up with
their class In some particular study were obliged
to study some study they could not learn, and that
they had become discouraged and disguised with the
school, that they could not be allowed go ahead in
studies that they could easily master and consequent
ly might as well quit school one time as another
There are lot of scholars that would be procents
and even experts in some of their studies if allowed
to pursue those that they have ncnations and ability
for, but being obliged by shortsghted and willful
committee and teachers to take all the studies laid
down in the catalogue, compelled to spend the
most of their time studies that impossible for
them TO learn and remember having taste or abil
ty for and no interest in them consequently they get
discouraged and quit school in shame and disgust
having no power within their to help them
selves, and being to blame for taking the course
they do. There plenty of young men and young
LADIES' this village both rich and poor that would be
glad TO go to good district school where they could
be allowed to pursue few studies they have an inter
est in and an ability for in which they could excel and
by doing cou ID get good business education before
their youth and vigor had passed away but with the
present arrangement it cannot be done. If this is not
despotlsm will you tell me what more be done to
make it so? little further in regard to the troubles
to commence with the first committee has been on
our side thinking and feeling that asked nothing
more than belonged to US, and has stood up like a
to what he believed to be right in the matter for
which shall feel grateful him. little further
still; of the other committee has since the boy
pounded and carried out of school acknowledged
to me that he had become convinced that they were
wrong in the matter, and he had concluded so far as
he concerned to let my boy return the school
the terms that requested in the start giving his
views in the matter and saying that he had all along
| felt that had asked nothing than of right be-
loDged to me- and at the time his way to have
the other committee consent so to do. thanked him
telling him that grateful for the favor and beg
| ging his pardon for what had said to him on a for
mer occasion. saying that had no will in the matter
only that my boy be allowed to attend school and have
opportunity to take some study that he seemed tC
have interest in. Although he did not succeed in
getting the consent of the other committee appre
cae the effort on his part to do justice in the matter
The boy stands to-day expelled from school, having
been treated in the most brutal manner bv inhu
man teacher for offence | have since talked will
| an old teacher of the Mortified graded school, thu
largest in the State and said to be of the best
learn that scholars go from to another, Fl on
the higher to the lower and from lower the higher
With all respect to your integrity and good udgmen
and with due respect to what l presume to he tn
honest opinion of committee that assumes to tax
a lower which the President of the United State
would not think belonged to him, am before on
of the parties that are you say trying to til
school, that is far asking that my boy be Above
to drop one study that he has studied fifteen terms
and like of others has lost all interest in
take another that he has studied two terms and ha
just commenced to get an iute est in; so far have
attempted to run the school and further except
| I have before stated to go into the school room,
many others have done before me- and bring down tn
loose clubs, not carrying IN stake as has been false
stated saying to the teacher and her associate that
they must thrash my boy l would send them in with
and allow them to wi he him. have said more
regard this affair than intended in the start beir
you said alone in the matter and in the interest
that class of people, unpopular with you, that a
grooming under the yoke of oppression. have state
that there plenty of living witnesses baC
and intend before leave you to have good distri
school in this age stripped of all its red tape sho
of its hypocracy, and cleansed of all despotism whe
our scholars attend school each standil upt
his own merits; each by his efforts to excel
help to the other without being obliged to carry
Gods nation of dead weight, and without beng oblig
In order to get a common school education to stay
school until old age creeps upon them.
Very respectfully,
G. J. UFFoRD.