Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-11
School Superintendent's Report.
PUBLISHED BY VOTE OF THE TOWN.


nual report shall submit to you in few
words: You have supported about the
same number of schools with nearly the
same results as in previous years. Your
superintendent, with Edna E. Fayer. An
ME L. Duke and Ida r. Ruggles as as
sistants, has had charge of the schools in
district No. l. l will say for the lady
teachers, they have been earnest and
faithful in their work. The harmony with
which the teachers have all worked to-
gether has made the management of the
school very pleasant the past year.
District No. EMILY Baker teacher
during the summer and Nellie E. Case the
fall term. This was Nelie's first teach
ing, and must say that 1 was very much
pleased with the appearance of the school
both times l visited it.
No. 3.-Luella Humphrey teacher in the
summer term-a profitable term under
an efficient teacher. During the fall and
winter terms the pupils were schooled in
the village district by contract between
the two districts.
No. 4.-The three terms were taught
by Bessie Rowell, George Smith and Cora
Murkland. have no unfavorable criti-
cisms to offer in regard to the first two
terms, and will add that the third term
was an excellent school marked by good
discipline and thoroughness of instruc-
ton.
No Ida Hitchcock teacher summer
term. She was faithful. Katie Heating
taught the fall term. An excellent feat
ure of this term was good order.
No. 6.-Summer term taught by Lila
White; fall term by Nellie Townsend. /
heard good reports from the patrons of
the school both terms, particularly the
first.
No. THE same three teachers were
employed as last year, viz, ID. S. Water
man, Jennie NJ. Locke and Lou f. Sta
pies, and with such teachers the district
could have only good schools. Miss Sta
pies school deserves especial mention as
being a good one.
No. S.-Summer, Katie Heating teacher;
Fall. Nellie Heating. These sisters are
good teachers.
No. ada NJ. Buswell teacher the
three terms. Sickness among the chill
dren caused the attendance to be rather
irregular the winter term. Miss Boswell
is a good scholar, and experience will i'm
prove her teaching. The pupils in this
school are not over fond of work.
No. IO.-First two terms, Nellie Keat-
ing teacher; third term, Cora Murkland.
The services of two excellent teachers,
joined with a disposition on the part of
the pupils to work, has made the manage
ment and results from the years work in
this district as satisfactory as any district
in town.
No. LIMA Drew and Luella Hum
phrey taught the summer and fall terms,
respectively. Good teachers and we'll
disposed pupils were the means of good
progress both terms.
This, my last report as your superin
tendent, 1 make very cheerfully because
am able to report favorably on the condi-
ton of the schools as a whole, and l think
| speak the sentiment of the citizens of
the town generally. | doubt whether1
am so thoroughly convinced of the de-
plorable condition of the common schools
of the state as many seem to be. 1t is
true there is need of much improvement
in some directions, yet the schools have
been and still are productive of great good
to the youth of the commonwealth. hope
and trust we may all join hands in giving
support to the new law, thus rendering
the common school means of even bet
ter results in the future than they have
in the past.
Thanking you for the honor you have
conferred on me the past few years in
choosing me your superintendent, / will
close, submitting this respectfully.
THOMAS MARTIN, iSupt.
P. 81 can give you some items col
lected from the registers after they are all
returned. Districts that want school
before the last Tuesday in June, will need
to have meeting called for the purpose
of raising money for the expenses of the
same. New officers will not be chosen
till the regular meeting in June.