Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-16


itself is sufficient guarantee that the
term was a very successful one. The
fall and winter terms were under the
care of Luella Humphrey, and were
in every respect most satisfactory.
The three terms consisted of eight
weeks each.
District No. Z. This district has
supported sixty-six weeks, divided
into two schools of three terms each.
The first term Clara h. Barnard man
aged the higher department, and her
reputation of being an excellent
teacher was fully sustained. Jennie
A. Corley had the care of the prima-
ry room, and taught good school.
AT the beginning of the second term
Miss Corley went from the lower to
the higher grade, where she contin-
ued the rest of the year, and Jennie
M. Locke went into the primary
school. Both schools appeared fine
ly. Mary Corley took charge of the
primary department during the win
ter term. | visited the term but once,
but both schools appeared well. l
think the progress made in English
grammar Uery commendable.
District No. s. Katie Keating was
engaged as teacher for the year.
Faithful in the discharge of her du-
ties as a pupil, she was also faithful
as teacher. This was her first
teaching and she did well. The
school house in this district has been
repaired the past year and is now in
a comfortable condition.
District No. 9. Mabel Taylor oc-
cupied the position of teacher the
first term. The pupils took advan-
tage of little easiness on the part
of the teacher, so that going and
coming, hand raising, ETC., interfered
with the best use of time. The fall
and winter terms were placed in the
hands of d. p. Gordon, veteran
teacher, whose experience, joined
with general good sense, made it
successful school. The winter term
is now in session.
District No. 10. The school in
this district for the entire year was in
the hands of Minnie A. Danforth and
was admirably we'll managed. Cred
it is due 10 teacher and pupils for the
excellent school kept in this district.
The teachers previous success was
increased by the past years work.
District No. IL. Cora B. Rug
giles conducted the summer term in a
quiet, even manner. Good advance
ment was made, especially in read
ing. The fall term was equally well
managed with Ida Ruggles as teach
er. With her excellent scholarship,
earnestness and fidelity, Ida gives
promise of becoming an excellent
! teacher.
Fellow citizens, you will observe
that this report considers our schools,
for the most part, of very favora-
BILE character but l think the voice
of the people in the respective dis
tricts will sustain me in these favor
able comments, for it seems to me
that the schools for the past year, on
the whole, have been harmonious
and teachers have done good work.
Your school houses are all in good
comfortable condition, although in
some districts | would suggest lit
tie expenditure in teachers desks
and chairs, also some of the black
boards need little repairing. L
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tended to the coming year. Let me
here ask you If it would not be a
good investment to supply each
school room with a dictionary? If
an unabridged seems too expensive
there are such books as "Worcester's
Comprehensive or ''Webster's Ac-
ademic," both standard works which
can be procured at one dollar copy.
l will close this report with the hope
that we may all try to estimate the
true Importance of thoroughly sus-
tanning the common schools.
THOMAS MARTIN, Supt.
p. S. District clerks will remem-
Der that the school registers should
be returned on or before March 20.
Il. M,