Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-21
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have no machine made politics, but
every man or measure must stand or
fall upon its own Individual merits.
This freedom and independence exer-
clsed by the voters has broken up
every semblance of ring rule and
the candidates to come before the
voters are not slated ahead on the
principle adopted in some other towns.
We dislike to say too much about
our own morals, but it is safe to say
that we are as 'lily white'' as Is
consistent with pure happiness. There
is not a real "dive" in town and none
would be tolerated. We try to keep
the commandments and thus far have
avoided arrest. The police records of
the village for the last five years will
not show an average of more than
four or five cases per year and most of
those are of visitors who were
strangers to our custom. Of course
we occasionally bet on the ball games,
but it is only because of that spirit
of hospitality which prompts us to
entertain to the best of our ability.
We always apologize by saying Its a
shame to take the money!
Intellectually the people of Barton
rank well. Nearly all Of our business
and professional men have complete
high school education and some of
them have had the advantage of
college training. Therein lies one of
the greatest advantages of Barton as
place of residence people know
the advantages of good schools Most
of the younger business men of Bar
ton are graduates of Barton academy
and to-day many Barton academy
graduates are pursuing their studies
in the several colleges of New Eng
land. Barton academy ranks near the
top among the high schools, academies
and seminaries of the state. but it is
the purpose of the people of Barton
and its school board to give Barton
academy rank equal to the best, so
that its graduates will have as good a
fitting as will be possible for them to
get outside the colleges, and when we
consider the vast number of young
men and women whose education ends
in the high school or perhaps in the
grammar school. we can then realize
and appreciate the advantages of good
schools in Barton. For Is years the
schools of Barton have been growing
better under the direction of Principal
h. .. Stannard and corps of efficient
teachers. Altho handicapped by a
small school building and inadequate
equipment they have given the school
a good rank among other schools of
the state. With the new-building and
it's fine equipment these teachers,
Z backed by the school board, will
Z place the schools of Barton equal to
anything in the state. The new Ath-
letic Park recently donated by H. F.
Pillsbury for the free use IF the
schools will serve as an attraction to
young men of athletic tendencies, and
will serve to make school days in Bar
ton pleasant as we'll as profitable.
The courses offered at Barton acad-
envy cover range of subjects
peculiarly adapted to fit one fx.prac--
tical life or for further study Ehe.
colleges. Everything is tangh n in
mathematics from simple arithmetic
to algebra. plane and soil lgeometry
and trigonometry. Tie course in
English includes the study of gram
mar, rhetoric, English and American
literature. the. study and reading of
standard English and American authors
and the preparation of themes and
essays. In history the course covers
Greek, Roman, English and American
history and in connection Herewith
each student is required to present
notebooks and maps covering the SUBJ
jects studied. The course in sciences
covers physiology, astronomy. zoology,
botany, physics and chemistry. The
language courses include four years
of Latin. three years of Greek, two
years each of French and German.
There is also special course in bust
ness and bookkeeping with actual
business practice. Other special studies
include drawing, debating and elocu-
ton.
Now, then, having Courses of study
equal to those of any high school,
academy or seminary in the state, the
success of our schools depends uron
the facilities we have and the teachers
we select. The facilities have no
superior and few equals in the whole
state. The new school building Just
completed stands as a model of its
kind. 1t is a beautiful three story
structure built of selected brick with
granite trimmings. According to the