Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29
East Dorset.

eSy@Will our readers tell their friends that the
SEMI WEEKLY BANNER will cost them only ten
cents for three months. il they are not already
readers thereof. See notice in another column.
Charles Freddy is in town and will
remain some time.
Cochran is receiving 1900 pounds of
milk at the cheese factory now.
Miss Sarah Bourn closed her term of
school in marlborough, last Friday,
and returned home Saturday.
The farmers are late with their hoe
ing on account of wet weather. The
rust has struck some of the oatfields.
The primary department of the vii
lage school taught by Miss Emily Rob-
erts, who has taught ten terms in this
department, and the intermediate de-
partment taught by Miss Sarah Cunning
ham, who has taught three terms, closed
last Friday afternoon. The scholars all
assembled in the intermediate room
where every child present spoke one or
more pieces. The speaking reflected
great credit on their teachers as we'll as
the children for the thorough drilling
they must have had. After the speaking
the children were generously treated to
candy, oranges and bananas by their
teachers. The higher department
taught by Miss Ella Torrey, closed
this week Thursday afternoon with
speaking by the scholars.
In the intermediate school the pupils
not absent during the term and having
no marks against them are: Bessie Bow
en-, Myrtle Buffum, Mary McDaniels,
Charles McDaniels, Paul Quigley, Helen
Wall, and Willie Whalon. This room
has two divisions, A and B. Those hav-
ing the highest marks in reading, A, are
Willie Griffith, Helen Wall, Bessie Bow
en-, Mamie Nedeau, Agnes McKeegan.
Charlie McDaniels, all standing above 80
per cent. Those having the highest
marks in language, A, are: Helen Wall,
Charlie McDaniels, Mary McDaniels,
Bessie Bowen, Sarah Dryden, Annie
Sherlock. In arithmetic, A, Willie Grit
fifth, Bessie Bowen, Charlie McDaniels.
In spelling, A, Helen Wall, Mamie Ma
deau, Charlie McDaniels, Maggie Dunn.
In geography, A, Willie Whalon, Bessie
Bowen, Paul Quigley. Those having
the highest marks in the B classes, read
ing, are Mamie Koran; language, Mag
gle Dunn: arithmetic, Helen Wall, Den
mis- Flynn; spelling, Willie Moreau; ge-
ography, Helen Wall, John Sweeney.
Writing, the highest marks in class A,
Bessie Bowen, Charlie McDaniels; class
B, Willie Moreau. The attendance has
been very good, the whole number of
days taught being 81, and the average
days attendance being Sc. This is Miss
Cunningham's third term in the room,
and some of the pupils mentioned as
having no mark against them this term,
have not had mark during the three
terms. In the primary department 81
pupils were enrolled. The average daily
attendance was %. Those pupils not
having any absent marks are Agnes
Dunn, Sadie Dunn, Katie McDevitt, An
drew Dryden, Vera Clifford, Anges Buff.
fun, Agnes BOWS and Francis Quigley.
Absent one-half day, Mildred Bebee,
Willie Duffy and Junie Felive. Agnes
Dunn and Francis have been absent or
tardy since they began attending school
two years ago. Anna Coping, aged
five years and her first term of school,
has not missed word in spelling and
captured the prize offered. Mildred Be-
bee, Agnes Dunn and Willie Brown
missed but two words during the term.
Agnes Dunn and Willie Brown having
the most marks, won the prizes in the
first class in spelling, and Francis Quig-
ley and Anna Coping in the second
class. Only nine tardy marks are to be
registered and reported, which 1 am
quite sure is a record worthy of notice,
and an example older ones should fol-
low.