St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-10-06

slmphfled and the practical parts made
more prominent.
In 1857 there were but four graded
schools and seventy academies in the
state. Since then the academies have
decreased and graded schools in
creased.
The professions are overcrowded.
The great majority of our scholars
have necessity on them to understand
science, and it must come to the front.
superintendent Dartt urges home
training for the youth as AN essential
aid to that of the school room. Intel
ligent progress is determined largely
by moral habits. The greatest cause
of failure in schools is lack of disci-
pline.
In regard to academies and colleges
he says that liberal things are being
devised for their improvement. YER
mont has academies which are not
second to any in the country.
Statistics show that for the last school
year there was expended for teachers
wages, fuel and incidentals, buildings
and repairs, the sum of SAG, 47S.0S.
The normal schools had SI4,76S paid
them by the state during the two years
covered by the report. 1t is desirable
that normal schools should be wholly
supported and controlled by the state.
The superintendent has held educa-
tiOnal meetings and institutes in all
the counties. The meetings have been
addressed by Superintendent Dart,
| President Buckham of Vermont Uni
versity, Prof. Chas. Northend of Con
necticut, Judge William Rounds, Hon
Hugh Henry, Principals George A
Brown, c. G. Farwell, w. H. Sander.
son, F. G. Wheatley, H. d. Ryder
Rev. II. T. Fuller, Professor S. II
Bracket and others.
| The state normal school at Castletou
reports an aggregate attendance fol-
the past year of 1876 pupils and l;
graduates, and the normal school al
johnson l22 different students, and the
aggregate number of graduates since
1867 to be 262. The Randolph norma
school had lS7 scholars at the spring
term of 1882, and graduated a class O
twenty at that term.
The following statistics taken from
the superintendent's report for the las
school year ending March 81, 1882, art
interesting:
Number of school districts 2,333
number of common schools =, 527, mum
Der of children attending common
schools "a 900, number of days of at
tendance of each scholar 81. 5, aggrega,
total attendance on common school
6,02S, 9l3, average daily attendance AZ -,
~, amount of money divided to dis
tricts S1I9,670.06, amount of none,
raised by tax S37l ,35!.3 amount O
teachers wages including board 1891,
607.S3, amount of all school expendi
lures SAG, 47S.0S, average weekly cos
S5.7S, .number of male teachers 65;
; number of female teachers 1923.
SECRETARY OF STATE-GRAND LIST.
The secretary of state, Hon. GeOrg
Nichols, has completed the official alb
, stract of the grand list of the state
/ which is the basis of taxation for 1885,
t The figures of the second appraisal G
the real and personal estate, under tn
act to equalize taxation passed in 1881
proves the measure to be an unquali
/ fed success in its general results. TIL
total valuation for 1882 of the taxabl
; property and polls in the state is a
follows Amount of real estate S106
; 81 $50 amount of personal estat
SAG, 1885, 54. Total valuation SI53
573, 5S4.
One per cent. of this valuation
2 taken as a basis for assessing taxel
f and which, reduced, makes grand lis
E of s ,535, 1854. To this add 1876
= at 81, less deductions, and we have
/ list aggregating 81 $50, 529.84.
T For 1881 the figures were as follows
= Amount of real estate SI02, 437 ,I02 90
$ amount of personal estate $40, 500, 1867
= 90. Total SI49, 1884 ,069.00; one pe
e cent. of which is 81 ,493, 340.69 ad
e polls 73,64S, at 81 each, SI47 ,296 +; lie.
f deductions 3,0I6-SI44, 2S0.0h; gran
Y list 81 ,6;37 ,620.69.
A comparison of the grand lists ft
= 1881 and 1882 shows the increase (
: the real estate valuation of this yef
n over the previous year to be 81 y 10, As
On personal property the increase
!. valuation is some 100000. This is
: showing that is highly gratifying
; the friends of the act to equalize tax
: ton.