Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-07-26
DIR. HoLToN's SERVICES.
The Development shown by "Looking
Backward" over the Past 20 Years

| The Development shown by "Lookinu
Backward" over the Past 20 Years
DR.. Holton's positive declination to ac
cept reelection to the school board Tues
day evening was surprise, and his action
is a source of general regret. His service
for the schools has covered a period Of -
years. He was first elected member Of
the committee in 1869. Sometime in the
early seventies he declined reelection for a
year or two, but was soon returned to the
board, where he has ever since remained
Since S. NJ. Waite went away in 1880 he
has been chairman of the committee. The
changes which have taken place in our
schools during the time covered by DR..
Holton's service are very great and he has
been a leading factor in bringing them
about. twenty-five years ago the number
of teachers employed was only l and the
number of pupils was about $50, includ-
ing all the Roman Catholic children. The
schools were loosely graded and consisted
only of the several primaries, with the
Grammar and High school grades taught
in the central building. Today "a teachers
are employed and the number of pupils is
700, not including 100 or 40 in the paro-
chial school. The system of grading is as
complete as to be found in the best schools
anywhere. So far as the two central build
ings are concerned-the new High school
building and the Canal street bh lding-
the equipment lee, SR2tAlnR( 90 be Do
SIC vi
Progress in meth, S has pace With
the growth in numbefs and material facili-
, ties. The great awakening in public
school methods came in the years from
1876 to 1850, when the work of Col. F.
w. Parker as superintendent of schools at
Quincy, Mass, began to come into promi-
r nence, and the Quincy method of OBJ
- ject teaching was the one topic in educa-
sational circles. The Bratteboro school
l.. BOARD and school teachers were not behind
s StGe times in their interest and apprecia-
hat the of this development. Some of the
A Barers studied the system at its home
law. due time it was incorporated AS
At at said See of the Brattleboro school work
2etlton vas cfer's fundamental idea has grown
that the - said Mad, but it was this which has
erved with notice developed into the "correla-
on, and she not az studies alluded to in the
of the same me- court Tprt for the current year,
E having, been served bld accomplishes in one
m ni terri term is95 Of SADLY required twice the
10 the said Maria f. Ma,ith far less fret and
: OF said cause be given " the old way.
causing TO ,'' be mbIished 1.-THE standard of the
Xix, a newspaper printed at Brsadvanced until it
county; the substance OF its said eir results COM
set forth, together with this olN-o1 L,,olo,.l
weeks successfully the last publicGe" EnsIanu
least twenty days prior to the first cat Or. Hol-
september term, 1895, of the court of &C personal
v of Windham Aforesaid ' on the the secon3pment
lay of September A. D. 1885. Which said Nor Of
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cation should be deemed sufficient notice to A
Md Maria <. Matthews to appear and make
er to said petition should she see fit.
en- under my hand at BrattlebOro, in said
y, the 18th day of July. A d. 1895.
R. TYLER. Clerk.
SKINS & SToDDARD, Solicitors for Petitioners. A