St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-03-29
DISTRICT SCHOOL MEETING.
A Good Showing and Very Harmonioui
Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Union
school district was held last evening.
These officers were elected:
Moderator, III. c. Bates.
Clerk, Geo. P. Moore.
Prudential committee for three years,
II. c. Fletcher.
Treasurer, w. S. Boynton.
Collector, A. d. Pike.
Auditors, d. d. Patterson, j. T.
Ritchie, Daniel Carpenter.
Col. Fletcher in accepting the posi-
ton of committee stated that he had
purposed declining the Office but had
finally consented to accept it though
he could not promise to serve out the
full term. G. E. Putney assured Col.
Fletcher and those who had labored
with him that their services had been
heartily appreciated.
1t was voted to continue the arrange
-ment with the academy by which the
high school grade of pupils should con-
tinue to enjoy academy privileges as
heretofore.
Voted that the time of school in the
higher grades should not exceed 3S
weeks and in the primary schools shall
not exceed 33 weeks.
Under Article 5, Col. Fletcher gave
statistics, the most interesting one be-
ing that 40 cents on the grand list
would be sufficient tax for the coming
year; this is five cents less than it was
last year and 90 cents less than four
years ago. The school tax has been
reduced in these four years, $l6,324. l..
The 40 cent tax was voted, the collec-
tor was voted a salary of 5000, and the
following resolution, presented by w.
S. BOynton, unanimously passed:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
taxpayers of this district are hereby
extended the prudential committee for
their wise and economical management
of the affairs of the district for the past
year.
In response to an inquiry as to the
item in the treasurer's report of "Taxes
uncollected, 1888, $sO.I5," Collector
Pike stated that this was A. j. Will
lard's tax, who had also failed to pay
his school tax for 1886 of $52.73 and
1887 of SAILS. This gave rise to a
general discussion of Mr.. Wizards
case and the presentation by w. s.
Boynton of series of resolutions dep
recating the position taken by Mr
Willard in resisting the payment of his
taxes and giving expression to the
opinion that any citizen who violates
his duty in this respect should not be
entitled to any of the privileges of the
public school system. This resolution
was passed with considerable spirit,
there being but one vote in the mega
tive. Sias Randall then moved thai
the committee be instructed to take
the matter in hand of squaring up Mr.
Wizards old accounts, using their dis.
cretion in effecting settlement. This
vote was carried with some opposition
The report of the treasurer of the
union school district shows decrease
of Indebtedness during the year o
$2,990, good showing. The net in
debtedness April L, 1888, is $1I 1863
There has been paid out during the
year for tuition at ST. Johnsbury acad
emy, $2,523 fuel, $697; school sup
plies, s1O5 repairs, S946. The atten
dance at the Union schools for the yea
has been as follows: Spring term, 45l
fall term, 473 winter term, 449. Aver
age for the year, 494. Number of diff
ferent scholars, $50 number of schools
13 number of terms, Sc; number o
weeks school, 389; number of differen
teachers, 10; present number of teach
ers, IL. Spring term commences Mon
day, April 2, and ends June 8. Th
weekly pay of the teachers range
from SO to $12 per week, the principa
receiving $500 per year.