Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-03-05

months, prepared suitable reading matter
for the three upper grades, which,
through the courtesy OF the publishers,
has appeared each week in THE Ellis
! WORTH AMERICAN, and which has been
| largely used in all our schools.
| Our readers should be changed imme-
distely, and two or more series could be
adopted, so that after a year or two, the
| books could be changed from one school
| to another, thus securing fresh readers
! Tor all scholars, without additional ex-
! pense.
large number OF adjustable book
covers has been purchased and used dur
ing t he year. All new books have been
covered and special effort has been
made to see that books were properly
cared for. The rule requiring pupils to
pay for damage done to books has been
enforced wherever practicable, and ! be-
/ iIeve that continued enforcement would
result IN more care ON the part OF pupils.
SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS.
There have been 10 changes i'll the
corps OF teachers employed in the city
schools during he year, and very few i'll
the rural schnol-. This fact, it seems to
me, speaks strongly in commentator of
the teachers | am convinced that no
city has more faithful and earnest
teachers III its schools than we hnve at
this time.
In the course of the year / have visited
schools in various parts of Maine and
Massac husetts, and find that the work
done here compares very fHvorably with
that of the best schools in other places.
Not So many branches are taught III our
schools ~ in those OF mnny other cities,
nor are special teachers employed to such
an extent.
believe that music and drawing hould
be taught in all our schools, and that
IN ia tom. h,T- f,1T nj
hlso for penmanship, should he en-
ployed.
ATTENDANCE.
1t viii be seen from the tai Ie OF school
statistics that the attendance Of pupils Is
not Yet good as We ought to have in
our schools. That many children are un-
necessarily kept from school by their
parents, or are not required by them to
attend, Is inquest ionRbIy a fact.
To remedy tins, the law must fire.
quentiy be called upon, and its repre-
sentative, in the person OF the truant
. officer, attends to the case. j. 7. Cush
man, " no has served in that capacity the
past year, has made every effort to assist
me IN securing the attendance of truant
aud delinquent pupils, and has been very
successful in his work.
Two or more officers should he APP
pointed next year, one OF whom should
be loeated at tn" Falls. Our average at
tendance il much less than would have
been the cH-e had 1t not been for the
prevalence OF wh"oplng cough, which has
IarG.tH affected SOME oil our schools.
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