Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-03-15
! HE SCHOOLS OF ealoPoRT.
THE REPORT OF REV. W. N. BACON, TOWN
SUPERINTENDENT.

As required by law, your superintend-
ent of public schools for 1891 and 80
presents the following report concerning
the common schools of BrIdport
Each district (there are nine districts)
has had 30 weeks of school. Each has
been visited three times by the superin-
tend, MT, once each the 10 weeks; and
the last visit revealed what the others
had not, namely, an opportunity to com
pare with the other visits, and in every
case revealed "A marked advance all along
the lines. verify believe three times
year, as thought best by our State
superintendent and already practiced
by many towns Cornwall thus belev-
ing it the best way. is "A decided gain Tor
both the teachers and the scholars. and
the little extra expense is not worth the
naming compared with the advantage.
The names of teachers are as follows:
No. |, Miss Matte Kingsland, one term,
and Miss Cora Kingsland, two terms;
No. =, Miss Edith Wood, all the year;
No. 3, Miss Carey, one term, Mrs. Stella
Solace finishing out last five weeks on
account of illness OF Miss Carey, Miss
Stella Williams, two terms; No. 1, John
Wood one term, Miss Gertie Witherell,
two terms; No. 6. Miss Gertie Witherell,
one term, Miss Carey, two terms No. 4,
Miss Myrtle Russell all the year; No. s,
Miss Eflie Delphi9, one term, John
Wood, two terms; No. 9, Miss Ilindes'
one term, Miss Cora Baisdell, two
terms; No. 10, Charles Pratt. one term,
Miss Faith IIuutley, two terms. Num-
Der of scholars in attendance some part
of the year, of BridpUrt children, 2l7
average attcndance). Number of
children of school age, > to 2l, 226.
Thus only nine difference, and of this
number several of them. think, have
been teachers, thus leaving only six not
attending. \ grand showing, | think,
and others concur. Six Bridport child
rem in Addison school. These are in
cluded in the 2l7 who have been in
school. Four from out of town. High
school attendance, "a; village school,
"a; Hamilton school, 81; Converse
school, 10; Myrick school, IA; Crane
school, 20; Lake school, Il; Allen
school, %; Hathorn or No. school, Is:
Burwell school, 10.
/ Here for the encouragement of both
teachers and commissioners it is well tC
note adaptations of teachers to certain
schools and certain schools, to certain
teachers. This | know has been a study
on the part of our commissioners anC
has resulted in decided success. No
every teacher can teach any school; GER
teachers befit them for certain condi
tions in certain schools, granted certain
gifts and qualifications OH the part o.
teachers emitting them to be calleC
worthy of the high name of publ,
school teacher yet it is found here, al
elsewhere, that certain teachers are bet
ter adapted to fill certain positions al
teachers, and 1t is not necessarily tTu,
that a non-adaptation to one school pre-
cludes their fitness for another school
Nor does want of experience necessari
ly prove an unttness as teacher, for tn,
best teachers of the land all had thei
first school somewhere.
Now, granted moral and menta
qualification, Il natural taste and com
petent knowledge for this work, it pre-
pares the way for certain success iron
the first days experience to the last
though it covers years. So your super
intendent has found it true in this tow
with all its home talent and outsid
talent, but especially our home talent o
fine order, coupled with high schoo
training, as most of them have had, ar
deserving of our highest commentator
and encouragement and preference as t
our common school work, while W
award first-class commentator an
certificates for those called in froI
abroad. Splendid work has been don
by each one of these, and, if possible
let our high school be sustained with tn
same one at the helm, thus securing
more ready and rapid advance than ca
be secured by frequent changes ; and s
we would recommend this continuanc
of same teachers in same public school,
) unless an untitness is discovered frot
any reason. Your superintendent ha
been gratified with noticeable advance
in good order and thoroughness of il
= struction on the part of teachers. Not
perhaps, that there is higher order @
talent and acquisition among our teach
ers, yet it is measurably true; but
believe it to be largely owing to tn
new impetus and stimulus given becaus
of the new supervision on the part of tn
commissioners, as provided under mi
r new system, as all are interested to hav
best schools possible; hence an amhitio
on the part of almost every teacher t
! secure just such result. Hence ha
resulted almost without execution