Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-03-28
MISS sAwYER's SCHOOL.

Ia Passing Traveller INDUCES in a dsquisitou
oh spelling, and gives some details concerning the
Work OF an excellent Institution.
Sufficient unto the day was the mild excitement
thereof; certes, b. say nothing Of other points Of
Interest one who has for years been exercised
over the shocking spelling of youth in this agc
congratulated ones self for being drawn o. No
North street Ia season 10 witness a spelling match
on one " the closing evenings OF Miss SaWyer's
school Something mur- than Temporary enthu-
siasiu is needed for this neglected or rather uu.
satisfactory branch Of education. Despite our
advanced school system. something Is wrong with
the spelling in more than omitted amt misplaced
letters 10 fact the trouble Is
Nothing local as one might say.
But a general flavor ui mild decay
what treatment to apply il the question It il
not Intended IA pun, nor an astonishing piece.
ui information To say that, IN medicine Their.
arr different school" Of treatment suggested for
the case Besides the "od school and the .'new
t4tre arr various ones with old and names
htIoic treatment has It's virtue ia the cas-
Even at high school and seminary az. the pa.
tFHl. u conscious 81 the all. can reach CERTAIN
improved state and l,. comfortable for the all
lpited span ~ life Yet can never H. SURE.
mat he VIII not b. caught Ia the toils Of thu. Old
hauit ahd most ridiculous blunder b. the result
E'eh the mind cure has been made available
NOT a. curt- all, hut a. an AID The pupils fiur-
~ ana nervousness Gauss many a buuder Com
hdthcr that all Is well will obyiate many an all;
hul as 90 thht cure. pei ~. complatent RELIANCE.
upon % t. the exclusion of pr0H.r pr,.cattton mas
ts objections. for the whole orthographidal
her'ou, centre may become shattered and TN.
patient wreck Here endeth the comparison
the pupil patient ,p-.rhatr~ not the Iatieut M
pil NAV ENJOY life thereafter. but th,. TEACHERS
N'l % T. The asy iuu, or their gray heads in sor
Hence q Is that without Suggesting any ON,
cure All theory. one may cordially welcome any
gum OF orthogfaphical enthusiasm DO the duh
horizon Of unsatisfactory spelling n II st-.lling
uatch alone - helpful let us talk and writ. ~ n
i. .i,iiN'ieu VIII "a" social enjoyment Of d r.a
~'hahlr amount of ic- cream and light tssk. al "A
!rAS'hauIr hour. irt H. make that public even al
the risk Of irightuug on some btis, mortal by
plo.E introduction. Anything 70 make the youth
ni TINS bright age alert herr as IN other branch
rs taught Fenmanship has advanced ,-xatuirls
Hnu tests arr neat and even finished iu stvlr hi
sIl hut I'M particular When this omission aIon,
lowers the standard marks IL Is time 10 DO some
thinking and acting about IL
friday school hours ia Miss Sawyef's attrar.
Nv ~. r schnol roptns we're deNut-d b. written tests
lhtIt as observed an air Of clu.e attention Ia
worn. Face were in th, main bealtbfuI and
cheerful in appearance, and ewes calmly alert L.
lu,, business ~ the day. Indeed All observer for
several days al the clos. particularly noted tsi
ncss-lkr aspect IA the whole school Good or,i,.r
maintained with sense OF freedom noticeabl..
sf ,.,s re,,e'ed often 10y rpples Of amusement
shatei ny teachers and scholars In other visit.
"a TINS school the latter featur,. has bn aunar,nf
OBJECTIONABLE secret and claunizh conduct NOT
Tolerated. The aim Is evidently a STRIVING To-,
lhoI"uEhh'-Ss OF instruction. not only for tb..
Erady OF school tut for colleges The situation ia
dehEhtful Decorum without stiffness i main
IN q
Wotkers' SEEMS 10 b. the spirit OF an unseen
motto written tests showed honest work
ortS Two pupils arr on the past terms list with
sven teachers, Bence the obyiousness Of mncb
Individual attention. and rapid pror,r,-ss ,,b.,,
faithful study is factor
bnt that spelling match, bora Moody and
hailfs stone wrrr the captains one Thousand
words from lessons Ia English a teri hook t,saJ
~ the term, were selected Al one time Canaan
stone slde was reduced a. two and the daV Was
saved Tor iorloru hops by youth vino gr-.lI~d
louF words IN succession taken up from the nth.r
sue JUST when the contestants began 10 b. mon.
W ~, llg aNAke o. Tn uncertainties Of victory Al
me UtHb word Capt. Charlts's side won IN. r.
!l..ihlng ~ words soon spelled down the united
ioicr' and Florence kathan was the last 10 fall
a1''Hal evening French play was the pro.
< a. nut outside the acting OF the elements Z
eclpsed all else and IL something like III, in
We klil party u which no one came but her own
M :, 30, az the pupils on the program were
an'r 10 breast the storm effects uT,ou IN. roads
,'hlN lew visitors ventured out The Old naler I
1ncAtt was well rendered by Ethel Bruce.
lorenzo Nathan rccited an exquisite Latin pd-ar,
i ts = Iencl play 'Lcs RicOchets was pleasingl,
sustained ~ Us parts by Misses O'Nei FaTh II .
,yr, hrHs and Daisy White, Edith Esterbro0k and
Marion Miner ~
on Monday evening interest involving good
Iil Aliu study was, Hs usual crtiitably sustain.
~ Fefhaps length Of program would hnve
aAEuuA bordend upon tediousness bat for rs va
rlrty and considerable humor Of recitation Tina
l"1dAii ny berry Dance in piano and whlstlinl-
unfl' faMh Tyler and Annie Leonard IN piano :
,olus Belle ahu DAISY White Ia piano and violin
duet Ethel Bruce and Tina Co6dAn by anoth~r B
piano ami whistlinr duet and Marion Nine h,
: '-' cav lhrir respective tone To the evening
l.lA%ir leaNitt 5 essay on Napoleon Vas conlnr,.
HruslNe ~ style, anu test prize composition in
trnch history. Merton kubbns's Rise Of Hons.
,n- y'iinons was the prizr essay English his
,,eIl annie Leonards recitation, The. Kinr,s
pAughttiS' was the youngest effort and a SUI
oes9 Huy lanson took on girls studying IN
hutltsque Emma McOuay gave Ingenious aJ, /
'rftseinents' funny twist
Il"tgn'r Nathan, m the recitation that had u, /
IN ,.. i'I hAs anu thr locilsts showed that
luI once length was the soul Of wit Edith koh .
sTts TOLD how good King William came Ia L.. az J
.ht klnRdom Of Heaven instead Of th,. animal
Alnsaon' IN the answer of Little Christel 10 /
"a MondN amused all by The COW and In. hisb
lp vel recited Carrie BARRIER showed ORIGINAL
~ IN her Investment Edith Esterb ook stI7inf,
ltI Beads into story Ia closing The con.
'entiph OF realistic readers WAS not sufficientl, .
rll ltAlnrd yet there was enough of far,cal I'M,
'atlun OF conventions which arr devoted 10 boL-
ni,s OF the day h. make the idea very amusipp
u should be added that a succession Of eyeniu,
-Nrrcis'-s Is not regular feature of tbis schoIf
BAT introduced this term for variety