The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-25
MARX Ward REPORTS ON SCHOOLS
HIT More Particularly on school Teachers
In Pntnsy. NermOnt.

nut More Particularly on schooi ic"che"
In Putn.y. Vermont.
The pubic qchools Of Pntney, Windham COUNTY
W, must ho kept Up II they are not 1t Will not
,, the ia.., q the Hon Mark WaTd' I'll" Super
iHianicut : Education Of that town, The hon.
Mark Wa : . tho Town Clerk and Treasurer o'
Putncy. re H. also Oserseer OF the Poor He's
tl tee OF TIE United States Dcposi, fund, trustee
Of tho Fps,Y and Zachrrly fund and trustee OF The
Town Library, no l"ss than Nup'rli"ndent on
ducaiol. Il vii. lY seen that Nj Ward IL a
busy man, a. w.th all Tat he finds time to VISIT
study rnI f~Gliatal.y report upe' u'
wogE Of th' pl p, schools and particularly upon
the worA Of the public chop.tearhetS, Mr.. W IA
reports th'l tabs 81 tho work set TO- him TO dom
other branches even down to the last % cents
paid 'Dr n lows for he u imrs family, when II
supported by uT town, but il is a. n student oi
III publ" school, 80 public sch9pltraclo rs that
he shine. Mr. Ward makes his r 'ort annually
nddrcssing,tto he taN payers Of the town OF Pu'n'y'
It Is SO full, SO clear and in such excellent English
thai ven o y " Yorker VIII Do Interested mn
!icrb it Is:
"Th, schools FOR N, year have been fairly sue
cossiul with he exception OF two terms one III
| 80. | and &. in No ..
"IA' ,Amurr TRAIN so ! was under the charge
Of Nil Ilua y Thompson. Miss Thompson
was veil ed a,'l, wl,A some expert 'nctp 'h'
schoa. room, but lach"l that quick decision and
willingness to take responsibility necessary Tor a
schoyltcacher She went elsewhere for the taN
term. The fall tenn Of school was PLACED in
charge n Miss Agnes {. Gleason. Miss Gleason
was well grounded IN the various branches taught
IN our common schools, but like III man who
failed as a voodchOpp'r, because 1t took him al
the time TO Pile up. II took her so much uns To
attend TO what she had told the scholars to do or
not to do at certain times, there was little ume
Tor ,ae proper work Of the hour. Consent wa,
given that she might teach near home for tho
winter term, which she dill. Miss Margaret
J.. Sheridan took charge Of the winter term with
the determination 20 have her " way. The
boys tn, first or second day held n caucus atth'
north end Of the schoolhous'. They did not
tempt iat'; they perhaps had heard Of Farley IN
tho alley. The order was good, both In and
around the school building; the instruction good;
with mora expert 'nce both order and instruction
win l. Improved. This was Miss Sheridan's
| Lrst term.
The summer school in District No ? was
, IN clats, Of Mis-, Co.inle T.. B'mis She took
! cAa-g Of tn, school unl"r unIayorable c;rcum
STANCES which sh, overcame with much credit
- herself aal l-J.t to thu pupils. The school
was a gopl on. With all Miss liemiss gooI
. qI,Iu's Il, n tp.A'r She hal one fault, lack u
.a...-,. whi'h will b, corrected with age an5
NOR. experience Miss Alice G. Taylor to"o
raar,, OF IT,, fan torn. ual thu scholars Of th"
winter term, while Nil, Taylor drew tn" Jay ior
'"anA.qc. Th' Instruction and order during the
fall u-m w,r, good except . liu, falling of in
d|iscip.n, at IN last The f. Apars '1rl" took
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