Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
THE BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
Its Advantages as Training and Prepare
tory school.


The prospectus of the Burlington High
school, which is now passing through the
press, contains the evidences of a growth
and prosperity. rs well us an advance in
excellence and efficiency, which must be
peculiarly gratifying to our citizens. Bur
lington has always been proud of its pub
lie schools, especially its High school :and
it never had greater reason to be proud of
it than ut the present time. With most
efficient and earnest superintendent ana
board of school commissioners Interested
in its welfare; with gentleman at ITS
head whose reputation as scholar and
teacher Is not confined to our own State,
but who is known throughout New Eng
land as one of our best High school in
StruCtOrs with assistant teachers OF mark
ed ability and attainment, and with taclll-
ties and appliances for instruction unsur-
passed by any school in the State, the
High school deserves the claim of its
friends, that it stands in the very front
rank of our State preparatory institutions.
Situated, as it is, i'll IA community present
ing unequalled advantages, both literary
and social, to the pupil, and under the
management of 50 able "a principal as Mr..
Landon. 1t is not to be wondered at that
the school is attaining Il reputa-
ton as a preparatory and training
school, which brings it many pu-
than can be provided for with its present
accommodations. We learn from the
prospectus that the school had, during
the course for 1SS4-S5, tOrtB-Scren non
resident pupils-a very large increase over
the number of non resident pupils in any
previous year. More pupils from outside
would have availed themselves of the
privileges of the school had it been able to
accommodate them. This proves that
Burlington, being university town, and
and community Offering unusual adj
vantages to students, ought to have, and
can have, if sufficient accommodations are
provided, preparatory school OF the most
successful kind. This, we think, should
be considered by the friends of the High
school. Without interfering i'll the least
with its efficiency as one of our city's pubic
schools, but rather increasing its advan-
tages in this respect, the High school
could be made one of the most important,
if not the most important, preparatory
schools in the State. 1t has gentleman
at its head who is competent to make II
! all this, if the community will second his
efforts. Furthermore, it is an advantage
to the city to have Il large number of pu
pills who pay their tuition in attendance
upon the school Without additional eX
pensc to our taxpayers, it adds no incon
siderable sum yearly to the resources OF
) the board of school commissioners.
Principal Landon has spent much tim,
and care in preparing a judicious anC
thorough curriculum of study for the school
, in three distinct courses, the English, tn,
. Latin English, and the classical Th
l English course affords thorough train
ing for business, for teaching and 70
I the work of scientific schools. The Latin
l English course, arranged practically upol
: the basis of the English course, substitute
= Latin for some of the English studies an,
1 extends its scope to meet the demands o
the corresponding courses in the highe
5 Institutions. The classical course fun
: nishes thorough preparation for tn
e classical course in the colleges Beside
these three courses, schemes of cleo
n tive studies have been prepared, and tn
e pupil who desires TO pursue any speclt
course of study can do so to the best at
T. vantage possible. The permanency of tn
n teachers and the regular scholars IN grad
!, add much to the effectiveness of the instruC
:. ton at the High school. There are som
h special features of great value in the schem
e OF study prepared by Mr.. Landon. Anon
/ them are the special and general lecture
It by professional and eminent men in OF
t. community; the critical and analytici
t. study of English literature, with reading
n from the great authors, and the classes
It music, under Prof. Thompson, in writin!
ii bookkeeping, defamation, etc. The lii
II of teachers for the coming year will be II
l. same as last year The term begins Mo
day, September !.