The Press., 1895-06-27
STAFFORD.

STAFFORD.
 The Stafford Savings Bank will July 1st pay per cent. semi-annual dividend and increase its surplus from $14,O 900 to $15,0OO.
 The law prohibits firing of crackers, guns or any explosives, blowing horns or ringing bells, or making any disturbing noise, between sunset of July 3d and a. m. of the 4th, or after Il p. m on the 4th, under penalty of $5. This order will be enforced by arrest, as also will be such borough regulations as may be deemed essential by the officials.
 John Brick, florist in charge of Baker & Co.'s greenhouses, had marrow es- cape from death at Palmer on Monday evening. He was stopping at the NassO- wanno house, in fourth story room, with window near the floor. In the darkness he went out of the window to the ground, his fall being broken by an electric light wire. No bones were broken, and he was able to return home next morning, though very lame since and confined to his house. Lawyer John E. Fisk and Rev. John Clark, from Rockville, attended the grad uation exercises on Tuesday evening, each having 8 sister among the graduates.
 June dahlias are a rare flower, but Miss Mona Converse this week left one at this office.
 Frank and Ella Harris from Bridge Ao- Mo in fOwD
 Misses L. s. Cady, Annie B. French and Nettie Hall, teachers in the borough schools, have gone to Mayland Park to spend a few days. Next week they re- turn to their homes-Miss French's at Holliston, Mass, and Miss Halls at Bris- tol.
 The Crystal Lake grove attractions for 4th of July are advertised this week, also those for Saturday of this week.
 MT. and Mrs. F. A. Bagnall and Miss Katharine Bagnall of St. Albans, Vt., are visIting in town. Mir. BagnaH has just been reelected principal of the St.-Albans academy at salary of $1SO0.
 Regular meeting Winter Post, No. A, Monday evening.
 Mrs. Charles Holt and Miss Celia Holt attended the wedding yesterday, at Hampden, Mass, of Mrs. Holt's brother, MT. Lucius Burleigh.
 Mrs. Hewett and her daughter, Mrs. Addison Arnold, go to Nantucket next Monday for weeks outing.
 Commander Geo. D. Shaw of Winter Post attended the reunion of his old com pany, E, 36th Mass. regiment, at North Brookfield on the 18th, and at the election of officers was chosen president. He made the trip by carriage, and as an incident of the drive saw men in contiguous fields hoeing corn, cutting hay and planting po- tatoes.
 The annual meeting of school district No. (borough) will be held at borough hall this (Thursday) evening, at 7.30. Re- port of officers, action as to laying a tax and election Of one committeeman, clerk , treasurer and collector will be the busi- ness.
 -Wauseon Lodge, I. o. O. F., meets next Tuesday evening, Orient Chapter, R. A. M., Wednesday evening.
 (Contributed.)
 As the time for electing one of our school committee is near at hand, word regarding educational matters in this town may not be amiss. Are we up to the times, are we doing the best we can for our children who will soon take our places in the active work of this community ? Are we, as citizens, vitally interested in ing to furnish the best equipment which will produce the best results? We have good teachers, earnest workers, but do we give them the encouragement, sympa- thy and cooperation which are necessary for the fullest and highest development oi our children? Do we supplement the work of our teachers by showing 8 hearty in. terest in our children's education? Do we not rather stand aloof from any personal responsibility in the matter, birding our selves upon what we have done and satis. fled with that? ? We need to be reused to g realization of the importance of this schoo system of ours, of the inadequacy of oul pI0S0uL COlulGIOu, dIlu O4 lu0 u60u Ol 6yS tematic supervision. There should be C continuity of plan from the lowest grade to the highest, each should be prepara tion for the next, and all should be under the direction of one individual, who iE fitted and trained for such supervision We know that in a manufacturing com pany some one must be at the head, some one must bear the responsibility of tht whole. In the organization of a, schoo is it not quite as necessary that capable and progressive person be at it's head? II other words, we should have a superin tendent for our schools, man or woman whose business it is to know what is go ing on in the schools, what each teacher Is doing, and what should be done for tho best interests of the schools. This is no a new idea for this town. It has already been suggested as necessary step by ont of the members of the State Board of Ed ucation, who recently visited here. w. should not begrudge any amount of mon ey spent for the education of our children for would it not be returned to us three fold or more in the increased intelligence refinement and general culture which sucf expenditure would certainly produce. w should hire man, perhaps in conjunction with Reighboring town, who will have an oversight of all the schools in thii town. We should pay him a good salary we should pay all of our teachers gooC salaries to insure their permanency Change cannot be beneficial to school and oftentimes are very injurious. w must make 1t an object for our teachers to remain with us. We want the best let us have 1t, and let us pay for 1t.