Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-09-13
THE HIGH SCHOOL.



a New wears WORK Successfully Begun
Under the New Principal.
A CHANGE IN THE COURSE OF srCDY-NEw
RULES ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMITTEE
An EXCELLENT CHEMICAL LABORATORY.
The public schools began their years
work ON Monday morning The full board
Of school committee were present at the
opening of the High school. Rev. Mr.. Col
Inns offered prayer and DR. Holton then in
troduced the new principal in few suita-
BILE remarks, announcing at the same time
a change in the course of study which had
been decided upon and partially arranged
before the death of Mr. Bingham. This
course advances the grade to correspond
with that of other schools of its class and
has for its main features a full English
course, a commercial course of two years,
fitting for general business life, Latin
English course of -four years, and a classi-
cal course of four years which fits pupils
who complete it to enter any New England
college, Pupils who begin the study of
Latin or Greek are required first to consult
DR. Holton in order that there may be
full understanding of what will be re.
quired.
Announcement is also made that here
after the department record of pupils will
he counted in with the marks received in
recitatiOns and examinations in making up
the yearly averages and in deciding wheth
err pupil is entitled to he graduated and
receive diploma This rule proceeds up
on the very proper theory that the school
board and principal are not justified in Civ
ing the token Of their approval to any pu-
| pill whose department record has been bad ,
and that it is not just to well behaved pu
| pills that this should be done
Another rule which will commend itself
to every person is that there shall be no
use of tobacco in any form in the school
building or ON the school grounds or their
vicinity. az" DIR. Holton said 'your
fathers and mothers wish YOU to use to
bacco Mt home night or morning, the com
mittee will have nothing to say but its use
will not he permitted while you are in
charge of the committee and teachers
There has been growing use of cigarettes
among the schoolboys for the past two OF
three years and If the parents are wise
they will now join with the committee in
trying to stop the ruinous practice.
A meeting of the committee and teach
ers was held at the High school room Mon
day evening, when it was decided to adopt
the rule of dlsmissng at half past three
each afternoon all those pupils in the
grades in the High school building who
have been correct in department during
the day, and who have properly completed
the work of the day The teachers will re
main until l3O to render personal assist
ance to those pupils who need it, Thi,
method puts premium on good behavior
aud diligent work, and has been found t,
work admirably in many of the leading
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During the summer vacation room i
the south part of the basement of the Hug
school building has been fitted as chem
cal labratory. Near one corner is vel
} arranged lecture table upon which the il
| structOr performs such experiments hefur
the class AS are deemed necessary Back ,
the table is IA hood in which experiment
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