St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MEETING.

LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS.
SUPERINTENDENT'S MEETING.
The annual meeting of the town
school superintendent of Caledonia
county was held in the court house
Tuesday, to fix the standard of quail
fications of candidates for teachers
certificates for the coming year. These
officers we're elected: President, Rev.
E. Il. SandfOrd secretary, 0. ID. Mat
thewson of Wheelock; county COM
missoners for the examination Ofteach-
ers, Rev. E. II. Sanford and G. E.
Putney of st. Jehnsbury and G. A.
Bunker of Peacham.
The following standard of qualifica-
ton for teachers was fixed
|. An average of Is per cent. on the
five subjects of the written examina-
ton.
2. An average of Is per cent. on the
five subjects if private examination
is had.
3. Certificates of other towns will be
endorsed on an average of IS per cent.
4. The certificates of the superln-
tendents of other counties will not be
endorsed.
The spring examination of teachers
takes place Saturday, April "a, at $50
a. IN. The five subjects are, ~ arith-
metic, (2) grammar; (3 geography, (4)
history and the constitution, (5) phys
iology and hygiene. There will be 10
questions on each of the five subjects.
ACADEMY NOTES.
The second number of The Academy
Student is issued to-day.
C. P. Andersen, academy '02, is one
of those selected from the Chandler
scientific department of Dartmouth
college to take part in the commence
ment prize speaking for the Rollins
and Morse prizes. AS only twelve are
chosen from the entire college this is
quite an honor.
The academy closes on Thursday of
this week and will not reopen until
Tuesday morning. 1t is the close of
the third quarter and teachers and
students gladly welcome the short
rest.
The campus was nearly free from
snow and ice before the recent freshet
but the southeast corner is again COW
cred and portion of the fence broken
down.
Miss Margaret Hazen ~ entertained
about 20 of her friends by sugar par
ty in her fathers sugar camp at Miles
Pond Saturday. The occasion was
thoroughly enjoyed by all who had the
good fortune to be present.
The joint meeting of the societies
last Friday evening was in every way
successful. After the usual opening
exercises Il joint program was carried
out consisting of music, discussion,
orations, essays, etc. At the close of
the program banquet was served by
the Athenians and this and the follow
ing general exercises were enjoyed by
all who participated. The extra en-
tertainment on the south side was one
of the features of the evening.
The senior class sent the following
to Sir Thaddeus Fairbanks, Wednes-
day p. M:
The senior class of the st. JOhnsbnry
academy, realizing to some extent their
indebtedness to Sir Thaddeus Fair
banks for the privileges which they
daily enjoy in connection with the
academy, and feeling the deepest in
terest in and concern for the welfare of
him, who has done SO much for the |
school and has always manifested such |
willingness to add to the happiness of
its pupils, desire to express to him
their deepest regret at his illness and |
most sincere wish that it may be the |
will of Providence to spare him to us,
that he may longer continue the noble |
work with which he has so long been
identified. AS the senior class near
the close of their connection with the
school, the memory of its founder and
benefactor becomes very dear to them
and they will cherish through life hisex
ample, not only as Christian man but
as one who has given most freely of
his means and influence toward the
nOblest work. Feeling sure that
this expression from the senior class
will afford great deal of qualification
to Mr.. Fairbanks, the class feel it
great privilege to present the same
their committee.
COLLEGE NOTES.
Prof. G. Campbell addressed the Y.
NJ. c. A. on Saturday evening.
A. p. Nelson, '89, st. Johnsbury
academy 'S5, is sick at his home in
n. H.
Norton, academy '55, is agent for
Wright and Dits0n for '59.
w. d. Baker, academy '55, will con-
tinue his work for Prof. Henry Fair
banks in Lamoille county during the
present vacation.
G. d. and d. n. Blakely, academy
"a and '85, are engaged in the bank
where the latter will remain during
7acatioD.
On Monday the ground had SO far
become settled that the campus was
occupied by the class and Varsity