Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-19
School superintendent Report for
the year 1887 SO.
CruBLrsHrD BY VOTE or ruE rowS

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gives you the following report:
District No. /. The two higher
departments have been taught by the
same teachers that were employed
last year-your superintendent and
A. Eta Batchelder. In the Inter
mediate grade, at the close Of the
spring term, Martha j. Bean refused
to accept the position TO continue
longer in the school, having success
fully taught this grade for three
years. Nellie l.. Wright was placed
from the primary department TO this
room for the remainder Of the year,
and the fall and winter terms Of the
primary were taught 10y Ida Ruggles,
who has proved herself a very accept
able manager of the little folks.
District No. 2. Ida Hitchcock
teacher summer and fall terms. In a
school so small not much interest can
be easily awakened. The year was a
favorable one.
District No. 3. Martha Bean
taught the summer term and Marion
Currier the fall. Both teachers were
conscientious in their efforts and did
faithful work.
District No 4. Bessie Rowell
teacher during the year. Parents
and pupils seemed pleased with the
school.
District No. 3. The school was
taught throughout the year, with ia
vorable results, by Klttie White.
District No. 6. Nellie Townsend
teacher during the summer and Lottie
Flanders the fall and winter. / have
heard of no dissatisfaction from the
patrons of the school.
District No. Z. The three depart
ments have been under the care OF the
same teachers as last year, viz. ID. 5.
Waterman, higher department, Jcn-
ME NJ. Locke, middle and Lou +.
Staples, primary, excepting in the
middle room, where Miss Locke re-
signed her position at the end Of the
fall term, and Eda l.. Potter took her
place for the winter. The teachers
all did we'll. Will add that Miss
Staples is a model primary teacher,
and the register that came from her
school is the best filed out Of any in
town.
District No. s. Katie Heating
teacher the summer term, and Nellie
Heating the fall term. This is small
school of small children, consequent
ly a difficult one TO inspire with much
enthusiasm. The year was as satis-
factory as the character of the school
would admit.
District No. 8. Summer, Jennie
A. Corley teacher, fall and winter,
Eta A. Whipple both were teach
ers of successful experience, and the
year was a profitable one. The pa
rents in this district should see that
their children are a little more regu-
lar i'm attendance.
District No. 10. The summer term
was managed in quiet, even man
ner by Adella Hitchcock. Here, too,
was lack of regularity in attend
ance. The winter term was taught
by Mamie f. Neagle. | found good
instruction and good discipline.
District No, IL. The school dur
ing the year was taught 10y Minnie
teacher of acknowledged
worth.
One excellent feature ] have noticed
in regard to our schools the past year
that in eight of the sixteen schools
i'm town, the same teachers have been
retained throughout the year, and in
the other eight, with single eXcep-
tion, the teachers have given up their
posts voluntarily, not by request of
Committees should take
a little more interest in the welfare
of the schools in their respective dis
tricts, and would suggest that cum-
and, in fact, all school Of
ficers and teachers, examine the stat
utes and ascertain a little more care
fully what duties are required Of them
by law, and try TO conform with the |
of the statutes more |
than we do now.
Teachers should interest themselves |
more in matters supplementary to
their school work, and not be conlin-
ed too closely to what is between the
covers of the text book. They should |
try to fill out their registers more ac-
and completely. Parents
and pupils, when they have harsh
criticism to offer in regard to the
teacher, should ask, "lIave tried TO
do my duty as faithfully as the teach
er has tried TO do hers"
The following is list Of those pu-
pills who have attended school for, at
least, "a consecutive weeks during
The year, without any marks in the
register; Gertie Largis, Simon Ja-
pohs, Ned Baldwin, Carrie Smith,
Florence Tower, Eva Williams, Eber
Chester Heath, Carrie
Heath, Eta Heath, Fred Wright,
Wilder Joslyn, Mabel Joslyn, Bertha
Durham, Arthur Nye, Myra Nye,
Meta McGaffey, Nina Hazelton,
Della Duff, Fred Dudley and Arthur
Buzwell. The above pupils are from
districts |, 4, 8, and IL. The htgh-
sst average attendance was in the pri-
nary school, district No. z, being
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