St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-07-27
ST. JOHNSBURY'S SCHOOLS.
The Town System Brings Needed I'm
prOvements-SeveraI Rooms Being Re
seafed-Other Repairs-A List of Teach
eys for the Coming Year.

The Town System Brings Needed I'M
prOvements-Several Rooms Being re
seated-Other Repairs-A List of Teach-
eys for the Coming Year.
The town system is making posi-
BILE good deal of improvement in
the St. Johnsbury school houses, and
Chairman Fletcher and his associate
directors are busy just now putting
several of them in shape for the
most successful work the coming
year. A poorly furnished, dingy and
comfortless school house is not con-
ducive to the best educational results.
There have been some such structures
as this in the outlying districts under
the old regime, but the directors pro-
pose a radical change, and the people
of the town asa whole will certainly
endorse any move in the direction of
modern and convenient appliances
for teaching the young idea how to
shoot.
The United States School Furnish
ing Company of Chicago has been
drawn upon extensively for new
seats, at reasonable figure, and the
dilapidaled seats which have done
duty so long in certain district build
ings will be replaced by something
substantial and convenient.
One room at the Summerville
school house will come in Tor d thor
ough re-htting-a room which has
not been used for some time-and
will be devoted to a grammar de-
partment. Instead of being obliged
to come over to the Union school
building in order to prepare for the
Academy, the pupils in Summervile
can now do their fitting right there,
gra aduate in due form, and be trans
ferred to the Academy. The repairs
at Summerville will include not only
new seats, but complete outfit for
this one room.
The school house at the "Four
Corners" is to be re-seated and other
wise renovated on the inside, sheath.
ing, paint and kalsomine being called
into requisition to make the premises
, wholesome and inviting. The same
process is to be INDUCED in at "Clay
Hill, with the addition of a coat ot
paint to the exterior of the building
The "Bible Hill" school house is tc
have new flooring, to be re-shingled
and fitted with new furniture. AT
"Pierce's Mills" the interior of the
, school house is to be shcathed, paint
ed and given new seats. The East
Village school house is to be fitted
, also with new seats. That at "Goss
Hollow" is to be newly-seated, anc
otherwise repaired to a limited ex
tent this season. At "Cold Corner
some fifty dollars will be invested ir
, repairs, aside from re-seating. Al
"Stark's" new seats will be put ir
;. and the paint brush will be used te
, good advantage. At st. Johnsbury
Center school house some repair:
will be made, and much-needed paint
and kalsomine put on.
A full list of teachers has been en-
gagged for next years work. The
corps in the Union school territory i.
as follows:
Mrs. Laura c. Meade of West Ran
dolph, principal.
S Miss Nellie M. Harvey of Peacham
assistant principal.
Miss Josephine Steele of St. Johnsbury
second sub-grammar.
l Miss Achsa L. Allen of Hyde Park first
sub-grammar.
Miss Carrie S. Woodruff of West Burke
second intermediate.
Miss L. M. Sinclair of St. Johnsbury
5 first intermediates
) Miss Matte A. Jenness of St. Johns
E bury, third primary.
, Miss Laura A. Jenness of St. Johnsbury
second primary.
Miss Mabel E. Goodwin of st. Johns
bury, first primary, third years work
Mrs. Lydia H. Beck of st. Johnsbury
first primary, first and second year.
work
Miss E. L. Wilmarth of St. Johnsbury
Maple street primary.
r Miss Martha A. Farmer of East Burke
Paddock Village primary.
Miss Ella d. Ross of St. Johnsbury
Fairbanks Village primary.
At Summerville the corps is made
up thus;
Miss Belle Gates of st. Johnsbury
grammar department
; Miss Clara B. Woodland of Peacham
sub-grammar.
, Miss Ermina D. Culver of st. Albans
intermediate.
Miss jamie Blanchard Of Peacham
: primary.
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