Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.

The Report Of the Committee shows
the Very Encouraging Condition Of the
SchOoIs--- ecOmme -Resig-
nation of Miss bliss.
The annual village school meeting will
be held at the High school building next
Tuesday evening at o'clock. The report
of the committe and treasurer will be pre-
scented and officers chosen for the ensuing
year. The other articles are to see how
many schools will be maintained and how
long they will be continued; to see If tut
ton scholars will be received and if so on
what terms; to see if the committee will
be instructed to employ a supervisor; to
see if the committee will be instructed to
purchase bell for the clock of the Canal
street schoolhouse; to raise all moneys
necessary to defray the expenses of the
current year; and to transact any other
business that can legally come before the
meeting.
The report of the school committee,
which will be ready for distribution to-
morrow night, gives a statement of the
disbursement of funds on account of school
expenses; also an account of the building
fund appropriated for erecting the Canal
street sChoOlhOuse The latter account
shows that the committee have kept with
in the appropriations. Thanks are due to
Gov. Fuller and Robert Gordon Hardie,
who furnished plans and specifications at
their own expense, thus saving the district
more than 5000. The committee correctly
state that the building speaks for ITSELF
and like all things of beauty will always
be a JOY and honor to the town.
Pellet Brothers, the builders, and AL
fred Hopkins, who had the contract for
heating and ventlating, are commended
for their faithful work. The grading of
the grounds, now in progress, will i'm
prove the appearance of the building and
render the approaches more accessible.
The committee consider it advisable that
the bank in the rear be graded so that it
can be covered with lawn.
The placing of a clock in the tower
through subscriptions is referred to and it is
recommended that the district buy strik-
ing bell for the clock. This can be done
for $500.
The collector has paid the treasurer the
full amount of the tax voted, SIP, 957. 25.
The attachments were only $66.12. The
amount of the tax was S1700 less than the
year before, while the necessary repairs
were nearly 500 more, including two new
furnaces for primary buildings. The treas
urer's account will be overdrawn only 81
cents when a subscription now due is paid.
A room is being prepared on the third
floor of the High school building for the
present chemical outfit and such additional
apparatus as may be required.
The work of the school in raising fund
for decorating the rooms is regarded as
very meritorious.
The High school, under the manage
ment of Mr.. Horne and the same assistants,
has reached a higher plane than ever be-
fore, the improvement being especially
marked in English and science. Miss Bliss,
an enthusiastic worker, has resigned to ac-
cept position in Wells college.
The good results of the work of Miss
Poland, the supervisor, who has also been
called to wider field, are also recognized.
In all the grades the years work has
been the best in the history Of the schools,
and the foundation laid for still greater i'm
provement.