The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-11-05
In Litchfield County.
NEW MILFORD.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


new principal, is very popular, and has
had the cordial support of the school
board In his effort to bring the school up
to the highest standard possible.
The school board of New Milford is
made up as follows: F. F. Baldwin, G.
FL. Soule, Chauntey B. Marsh, v. B.
Sterling, W. G. Barton, G. A. Todd, G.
N. Hall, J. B. Merwin, W. G. Green, AL
bert Evitts, J. f. Adds, G. W. Rich
mond, Francis E. Baldwin, chairman;
Albert EVitts, secretary; Charles Fl.
Soule, acting school visitor.
Standing committees: Examinations,
G. N. Hall, W. G. Green, J. F. Adds,
Chauncey B. Marsh.
School catalogue: W. G. Green, AL
bert Evitts, Charles FL. Soule.
Fuel and supplies: Charles H. soule,
Albert Evitts.
Library committee: W. G. Barton, j.
B. Merwin, G. FL. Soule.
Executive: Center school, w. G.
Green, c. N. Hall; Outside schools,
Charles Fl. Soule.
Following is list of the schools and
teachers:
School l, Center, Franklin s. Hoyt,
principal; room l, Miss Elma Tyler;
room 2, Miss Mildred Richmond; room
3, Miss Margaret A. Timms; room 4,
Mics Grace A. Prindle; room 3, Miss
May C. Turrill; room 6, Miss JEANNE T.
Gregory; room 7, Franklin S. Hoyt.
School 2, Andrew D. Hunt.
School 3, Miss Vesta L. Abbott.
School 4, Miss Urania Marsh.
School 3, Miss Edith ConkrIte.
School 6, Miss Lena A. Botsford.
School Z, Miss Mabel Marsh.
School 8, Miss Ida j. Marsh.
School ., Miss Ida J. Davenport.
School 10, Miss Anna E. Stuart.
School II, George Newton.
School 10, Miss Kate A. Bowers.
School IA, Miss Edith G. Dean.
School 10, Egbert A. Morehouse.
School 20, Miss Kate E. Calvin.
The following are the regulation of the
school board: All teachers employed by
the board will be required to sign a writ
ten contract. If under age, contract
must be signed by parent or guardian.
No pupil from outside the former limits
of District No. will be admitted to the
Center school, except in rooms and 2.
Pupils desiring such admission will be
examined as to qualifications by the act
ing school visitor, who will give notice
of the time and place by publication in
the Gazette. The membership In room 6
shall not exceed 45 at any time. A
teachers meeting will be held in room
of the Center School building at p. m.
on the last Friday of each month while
the schools of the town are in session.
All teachers are required to be present
at these meetings.
For the benefit of outsiders who may
desire to know the Center school is grad
cording to grades:
Room l. Grade /: General kindergar-
ten work, including chart drills in word
study and simple exercises in counting.
Room2. Grade 2: First reader begun.
Arithmetic processes in numbers from l
to 10. Sentence work. Grade 3: FIRST
reader finished; second reader begun;
daily drills in numbers; sentence con.
structiop.
Room 8. Grade 4 Second reader
Princes arithmetic series No. 2; SEN
tenee construction; talks on geography.
Grade 8 Second reader finished; third
reader begun; Princes arithmetic series
No...2, introduction to language study
elementary geography.
Room 4. Grade 6: Third reader;
Princes arithmetic series No. 3; Ian
guage lessons; elementary geography.
Grade z: Third reader finished; fourth
reader begun; Princes arithmetic series
No. 8; language lessons; elementary
geography; historical stories; introduce
ton to physiology.
Room 5. Grade 8: Fourth reader;
Princes arithmetic No. a; Special drill
in common fractions; language lessons
letter writing; elementary geography;
asn drawing; elementary United States
hi-toty; d st lessons in physiology.
Grade o: Fourth reader finished; Princes
arithmetic series No. 4 special drill in
.ecimals and mental arithmetic; lessons
in English; higher geography begun;
map drawing; United States history;
physiology.
Room Grade 10: Fifth reader and
supplementary reading; Princes arith-
metic No. s.; special drill in compound
numbers, percentage and mental arith-
metic; lessons in English; geography );
United States history; physiology.
Grade II: Arithmetic finished and re-