The Newtown bee., 1905-12-29
s. M. Spedon, The Entertainer, who Will Appear at The Town Hall in the Mems Club Course, Saturday
 Evening, Dec. 30.
Evening, Dec. 3e

and industrious. I did not observe any act intended for disorder or annoy ance. Much freedom in going about the room. leaving the room, communi- eating and studying together was noticed, perhaps rather more than some principals would allow; but such freedom seemed to be rarely abused and the quality of the work done showed that little time was wasted.
 The amount of ground covered this term by the various classes is fully equal to that covered by classes in the larger high schools of the state, and the work has been we'll done. I did not see any evidence of superficial work in any of the IS classes 1 visited Indeed, l was highly pleased both with the amount of work done and the ap- parent thOrOughness with which it has been done. That six of it's last year graduates entered college from the school did not surprise me after I saw the character of the teaching. Yale Smith and Syracuse received it's stu dents.
 THE TEACHING FORGE.
 The faculty is composed of the prin- c1pal and two assistants. all college graduates, Syracuse and Vassar being represented. The principal has taken postgraduate courses at the UniverSi- ty of Pennsylvania and Yale and has about completed the work required for the dectorate. He is also teacher of several years experience. One of the assistants has never taught before this year, while the other had taught one year.
 That so many of last years class went to college was due to the interest and labor of the principal, man who is doing untold and incomputable good in the community.
 COURSE OF STUDY.
 The school has no printed course of study, but an imprinted one is pretty strictly followed. It includes algebra and geometry, physiology, physical ge- Ography and botany, physics and chem iStry, geology and astronomy, Ameri- can history, English history, Ancient and Medieval history, English through out the course, three years of German and French, three years of Greek, four years of Latin, bookkeeping. The text books used are standard.
 CRITICISMS.
 About the only criticism I would make on the school concerns it's equip ment. Every high school to-day should be able to offer at least one thoroughly up-tO-date course in an experimental science. This the Newtown high school cannot do. The school needs a thoroughly equipped physical or chem ical laboratory or both. The room should be used for this purpose Prop er]y fitted up, it would do very we'll for both the physics and chemistry. This is by far the greatest need of the school and this need is imperative. The cost should not be great but it's value to the school would be very great. My days visit to the school deeply in- terested me in it. l earnestly hope this great need will be met before an other year has passed. Suitable maps are needed, better method of heating is needed, the blackboards need re- placing, and the walls need frescoing, but all these can wait until the far more important need is met. Courses in the experimental science will at- tract the boys and this is an important time more. than two-thirds of the members of the school are girls. CONCLUSION. Deficient as the school is in it's facil- ities for the teaching of the sciences, and important as these subjects are to high school course, nevertheless, l recommend that the state approve the school on account of the sound, sub- stantial work it is doing in other lines. recommend, however, that the inn portance of providing proper facilities for teaching physics and chemistry be urged upon the attention of the school committee.
 Respectfully submitted,