Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
REPORT OF THE SUPERINT EN-
DENT OF SCHOOLS FOR THE
TOWN OF GLOVER.

/ PROSPEROUS year Will Jul CCdOOiSs anu
as we take a retrospective glance
over the work we hope to CLEAN some
thoughts that will be helpful for the
| future.
We have had twenty eight weeks
school in each district. During the
first term the two departments of the
village district school were united un-
der one teacher. / believe there has
been a moderate but steady improve
ment in the work done in our schools
/ and do not think there has been a
term since the new law came into eff
| feet when there was such thorough
work accomplished as during the last
term. School No. 1, Wright district,
the first and second terms were taught
/ by Miss Annie Anderson of Albany.
No. of pupils, first term 10, second
term T. The school was good one,
Miss Anderson proving to be a thor
| ough teacher. The winter term was
! taught by Amos Tichurst of Glover.
| No. of pupils Z; the terms work was
| excellent. No. 2, West Glover, first
and second terms were taught by Miss
! Fayer of Glover. No. of pupils first
term %, second term "a. Under Miss
| Fayer's supervision the scholars did
| good work. The third term was taught
| by Rose Sherburne, who fully sustain
| ed her reputation as good teacher.
| Number of pupils 81. No. 8, village
| district, the two departments were
| taught by Rose Sherburne. No. of
pupils "a. For SO many little ones the
| order and work was good. The sec
ond and third terms in primary de-
partment taught by Nellie Wright of
Troy No. of pupils fall %, winter %.
Miss Wright seems perfectly at home
in the school room, gaining the good
will and esteem of the little ones and
receiving good degree of interest in
studies. Isabel Lang of Greensboro
had charge of the higher department.
during the fall and winter tel ms. No.
of pupils fall 18, winter "a. We were
pleased to secure the services of Miss
Lang again as her work in the schools
here has always been good. We
should be glad to see her returned as
teacher in our town again. No. 4,
Center, first term was taught by An
ME Shields, who succeeded in awak-
ening fair degree of interest in stu
dies, although the order was not quite
up to the mark. With a little more
stress on discipline think she would
make a good teacher. Number of pu-
pills g. The second and third terms
taught by w. r. Holmes. who has the
qualifications of good teacher; clear
in explanations, excellent in govern
the pupil knows. No. of pupils fall
term II, winter g. No. 5, South Hill,
was taught by Arson Clark No. of
pupils first and second term IL, third
term IS. The work was excellent;
energy, thoroughness manifested. No.
6, Beach district, first term was taught
by Jessie Comstock of Barton. Num-
Der of pupils 9, very pleasant and
prosperous school. The fall and win
fox, orb NV MohnI Nal
son of Barton; number of pupils fall
IS, winter IL. She is a teacher of rare
merit, especially helpful to the little
ones. Some of the best reports were
from this teacher. No. z, Anderson
district, was taught the whole year by
Walter Anderson. Number of pupils
first term 15, second term 10, third
term IS. Mr.. Anderson is live teach
er and was thorough in his work; the
school made excellent progress. Dis
trict No. 9, Mud Island, first term was
taught by Mabel Nelson of Barton.
Number of pupils 13, an excellent
school. Fall and winter terms were
taught by Jessie Comstock of Barton.
She gave good satisfaction No. IL,
Parish district, first term was taught
by Myra Gray of Sheffield. Number
of pupils 16. The school was quiet
and appeared to have done good |
work. The fall term was taught by
Miss Rose Sherburne. Number of pu-
pills 20; profitable work was done. The
winter term was under the supervl-
sion of FL. n. Davis. The work was
thorough and good progress was
made. I am pleased to note the stea-
dy increase in industry and earnest
ness in some members of this school
within the past year. No. 10, South I
Glover, first term was taught by Eff
fie Clark. Number of pupils 10. The |
teacher was thorough, having con-
tinual reviews, each branch receiving I
due attention. The second term was
taught by Walter Clark. Number of
scholars Is. The teachers aim was
order and thoroughness; the school |
was not as successful in all respects
as could have been wished, owing /
perhaps, partly to a lack of judg-
ment, in one or two cases on the part I
of the teacher, and partly to lack OF
support of some of some of the par
ents. The scholars answered review
questions very well, showing thor
oughness in teacher and scholar. The
winter term was taught by Miss Mabel
King, who did good work giving gem
eral satisfaction.
More than two years ago I began
requesting the teachers to give me |
reports of the standing of their schol-
ars at the close of each term, on
general examination on what they |
had been over during the term; few
of the examinations / have prepared i
but most of them have been made out
by the teachers and shown me for in
spection, sometimes have suggested
few questions in addition but have
noticed that the examinations of late
have been practical and thorough and
the teachers, almost unanimously,
have been ready to sustain my efforts
in this direction. I get more froB