Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-02
T. MlDDLEBURY GRADED DISTRICT.

above.
MlDDLEBURY GRADED DISTRICT.
DOINGS AT THE SCHOOL MEETING. TUES
DAY.
The annual meeting of school district
No. 4, held at Academy hall Tuesday
afternoon and attended by about 30
voters, was called to order by Clerk Hen
ry l.. Sheldon, who read the warning.
George Hammond was chosen moderator,
and Mr.. Sheldon was reelected clerk.
The report of the auditors. b. :. Beck
with and Rufus Wainwright. was read.
accepted and adopted. 1t showed that
the orders drawn during the past year
amounted to S5376.9G that on March p.
1856, there were Is outstanding orders
amounting to S223GGO. in addition to the
5000 of funded five per cent orders.
| The orders drawn the past year amount
ed to S54S.97 less than the year be-
fore, and the tuition receipts were
Sl0l.25 less. The auditors estimates
were as follows Teachers, $1,000:
ianitor. S42j coal, $3.50: water,
SIP; treasurer's salary, SO: cleaning
house, $50; interest, $40 miscellaneous.
5000: total $500. This total. together
with the outstanding orders as above.
make Il total of S1S43.GO to be provided
for: and the district has assets of S43O3.-
80, leaving S3540.0l to be paid by tax.
The assets are: Cash in treasury. 939. 90;
uncolected taxes, $1,000: tuition money.
! $500: grammer-schoOl fund. Sl2j: school
money, Sl53s.94. This was the
PRUDENTIAL CoMMIrrEE's REPORT.
In making their report for the year ending
! March 30, lssd the prudential committee of
school district NOT beg leave to submit the
| following We are pleased to say we think
| the school Is in rs tiourishinga condition rs ut
any time since its organization, The attcn-
dance has been large, there having been 46j
different scholars during the year There
were in the spring term, 33l ;ial term, 81, and
winter term, 36s, making AN average Httcn.
dance of3jS for each term, and an average
attendance of 81 for each room during the
! year. The average attendance (that is, the
/ number OF different pupils i'm No. has been
80 in No. ,, 49, in No ), 80, in No. 1, Al in
No. D. - 3 in No. q, 45, and in No. :, or the
/ High school, ass. As will be readily seen,
/ the number is altogether too large, for no
teacher should have over 35 or 40 pupils; and
]
| less than these figures The average attcn-
dance each term would be 35S p if all attended
| every day, which would give about seven
minutes day to each pupil; an in view of
! this fact the wonder is that great results
are accomplished. The number OF tuition
scholars has been large. The amount of rev
enue from this source was about $3.50. This
| result is highly gratifying. 1t shows that the
school is appreciated not only by our own
citizens, but also by those of ncghboring
towns. ON account ofthe resignation OF some
! teachers one year agOI new ones had to be
employed and some changes made, resulting
| we think, successfully; and we feel that we
! have Il corps of teachers equal to that of nuy
school in the state
The question OF the eXppdiencV of the dis
! tricts : employing teacher to give in struction
! in vocal and instrumental music to all pupils
! desiring, has been discussed pro and con ly
/ many; but the committee have not thought il
advisable to take any action in the matter
! but prefer to leave il to this meeting to de-
! eide what is best to be done. At the present
! time IL room is furnished II music teacher, and
scholars who wish To take lessons can do so
| bv paving tuition. Undoubtedlv il would he
| beneficial to the school to have such IA drpart
mrnt but of course If would he attended
with additional pNpcnSe: and, as before stat
ed, ii j. referred 10 this meeting TO decide
what, ifany, action shall be taken by the in.
coming board.
/ The school is well Organized: and we think
our citizens appreciate the advantages of n
EooI over poor one ana VIII tolerate moth
There is one matterto which we wish to call
in"rtamc of Hnvin,, an 1 .nEorH @ nrmui , II IG ,mG
constant in their attendance The mNity in
the scholar but to ali classes With which he
may De lutntlnru, ,.,i,,,,
been much improved the past year. New