Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30
MiDDLEBURY GRADED DISTRICT.
DOINGS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ON
TUESDAY.

ESDA1.
The annual meeting of the voters of
the graded district of this town, held at
School-house hall on Tuesday afternoon,
was attended by about 20 of the ladies
and by fair representation of the men.
1t was harmonious gathering.
The meeting was called to order at 2
o'clock by District Clerk Henry L. Shell
don, who read the warning. George
Hammond was made moderator and Mr.
Sheldon was reelected clerk
The clerk read the report of the audit
ors, the substance of which follows:
Orders drawn by prudential committee
during the year, S6553 90: orders unpaid
March %, 1888, S27S4.13; estimates for
next year (teachers, S4300; janitor and
cleaning house, 1925; coal and water,
S462; interest. $500; miscellaneous,
5000, S5SS7-making a total of estima-
ted expenses and ordinary Indebtedness
to be provided for of SS67l.13. The
assets of the district are: Cash i'm treas
ury, Sl9.29; uncollected taxes, Sl669 81 ::
school money, Sl517.75; Grammarschool,
$l75; tuitions, S600-total, S39Sl Al leav-
ing S46S9.72 to be raised by tax. The
auditors recommended tax of 80 per
cent. The orders drawn exceed by
S9Sl 40 the amount of those drawn the
previous year, and the outstanding orders
are Sl7O7.45 more than year ago. The
receipts from tuitions were S50.67 less
than the previous year.
Jas. NJ. Slade, Esq, wanted an explain
alton of an item of painting, and G. S.
Wainwright of the committee said that
up to the last year no painting had been
done on the inside of the school building
since it was erected. and that it had be-
come necessary to make comparatively
large outlay in order to keep the build
ing from running down.
Rev. Mr.. Carpenter read the report Of
the prudential committee, which was as
follows:
PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEES REPORT.
To School District No. 4 Your COM
mittee report that soon after their cleo
ton they met the committee of the trus-
tees of the Addison County Grammar
School corporation for the purpose of
selecting principal of the High school
for the year next ensuing. A majority
of your committee were in favor of max
ing change, but were overruled by the
minority and the entire committee of the
trustees, who thought that Mr.. Mead
very efficient service in the past war
ranted his retention in the future. Mr..
Mead was therefore employed, but has
signified his unwillingness to accept fur
ther employment after the termination of
the Dresent school wear
Miss Chaplin, the competent preceptress
of the High school, was taken by one of
our townsmen to more cOngenial at
mosphere, and we were compelled to fill
the vacancy thus Occasioned in the corps
of teachers. The present incumbent of
that position is Miss Jerusha A. Marshall,
a lady of experience as a teacher and of
high intellectual training and culture.
The efficiency with which the exercises
in Miss Marshall's department have been
conducted will compare favorably with
former years, but the discipline has suf-
fered somewhat. This is no doubt owing
to change in teachers, which is some
times accompanied with relaxation in dis
cipline.
The teacher, Miss Mead, in the second
primary declined employment for another
year. and Mrs. Boynton, a graduate of
the normal school in Potsdam, was en-
ployed TO fill the vacancy, and the de-
partment has suffered no deterioration by
the change.
Owing to the unusually large number
of pupils in some of the rooms, it was
necessary to have additional assistance