Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-03-20

are not to be- found they exist only 10 r. d. rs i'm.
agipation. The men he evidently Intended TO hit
we're those who advocated the town system and voted
Tor lie adoption at our recent town meeting why ~
b. D. should feel called upon to make this very nsln-
mating md grossly unjust charge is not plain when 1t
IL matter OF fact that almost to man, by word and
vote they have favored every that tended ia
any way to tue Improvement Of our schools grudqnR
neither time nor expense. Instead Of being deter
mined that the district system shall not succeed p thew
have worked earnestly and waited patiently for need
ed changes, which, to their disappointment, have not
come. They are willing to admit that the district sys-
TEN has succeeded In giving us schools inferior those
of other towns in state where the district Rystem
has been replaced by the town system. Failing to
any prospect Of Improvement ia the district system
they very naturally desire change-which, In tho
opinion Of our worthy State superintendent Dartt il
"ihe ouy lever that can raise our schools to higher
plane Of excellence"
Continuing your correspondent says, "If teachers
are to send applications to the superintendent, they
should do at once, and not wait TIL after the school
meeting as usuaLn II the prudential Committees ire
chosen according to directions, we submit we submit
ii will be entirely safe for the teachers to apply direct
ly TO them; II not thus chosen, then otherwise
Now II seems TO me that T.. b. b, has omitted one
very important matter. He has told the voters IN the
district from what class not TO eect-nameiy CHOSE
men who determined that the district system shall
not succeed ec,-but has failed to tell from what
class they should eect-whether from the class which
sincerely believes 10 and stands up squarely for the
district system, or from the smaller class which ait
astrde the fence, waiting to how the tide runs be-
fore deciding which way TO jump. A little more er-
plicituess on this point would very much crafty and
eughten one OF the "wssn who "failed to adopt the
hone
being elected prudential committee the coming school
year ONE OF MANY.
Another cold snap Tuesday and wednes-
day, with the mercury in the twenties below
zero
Watson F. Lawton has returned to his
home in Sufiield, ILL.,, and o. M. Lawton to
New York.
Mrs. A. @. Buell. has gone to New York.
Hubbard Brothers recently lost horse
by its getting into the snow and breaking a
leg.
"A daily freight team to aud from Reads.
boro.
Rev. L. H. Fisher of College Hill, Mass.
occupied the Universalist pulpit last Sunday.
Mrs. A. l.. Ohilds, who has been at Ben
ungton for some time, was taken suddenly
worse last Friday morning, and Mr.. Ohids
and Frank went over on Sunday. At last &C.
counts Mrs. Childs was improving.
Mrs. N d. Mann was taken suddenly III
last Monday while visiting friends in Boston,
and Mr.. Mann was hastily summoned there
He telegraphs home that Mrs Mann ia much
better.
Our post office has been moved-from
one eud Of Postmaster Wares store to the 9th.
err.
Calvin Holland is local agent for the Bos.
ton Globe and o. II. Jones for the Boston
Journal, and some extra exortons are being
made to see which can get the most subscrib.
ers. Sample copies and good terms may be
had by applying to the parties named.
The entertainment at the Congregational
church last Friday evening was a first-olass
affair and greatly enjoyed by all who were
present