The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-21
NUMBER OF PUPILS
DOUBLED IN LESS
THAN 10 YEARS
Remarkable Growth of Ben
ningtOn High School
FALL TERM OPENS SEPT. 7
Recent Revision Of Courses Affords
Unusual Opportunities for All
Classes of Students.

The Bennington high school which
opens for fall term Tuesday, Sept 7,
has grown. rapidly during the last few
| years. Few of our citizens appreci-
ate its size or the wide scope of it's
work. In less than ten years its en-
rollment has doubled and the corps of
teachers has proportionately in
creased. The new assembly and study
room accommodates 10 pupils and
from present indications will be near
ly filled. There are five large recita-
ton rooms and for each assistant
teacher, finds well equipped labora-
tories for chemistry and physics.
The course of study was revised
last year emphasizing the division
lines between the courses which per
pare for college and those fitting for
business or domestic life The col
lege preparatory course has been
strengthened and conforms to the re-
quirements of the New England col
lege entrance board. Pupils having
any intention of entering college
SHOULD take this preparatory course in
null Those not definitely intending
to go to college may take a general
literary course with or without com
mercial subjects, but no pupil is al
lowed to graduate with less than IS
credits which usually call for four
years work
The business or commercial sub
iects are made a part of the general
course, the object being TO give each
pupil a liberal education Special
commercial students in short courses
are not received. The business col
ege provides such courses.
A principal and fine able assistants
devoting their entire time to the nigh
school make it possible to fully or
ganize departmental work with a
specialist in charge of each depart
ment. Science and history is taught
by the principal, II. b. Dickinson,
4 graduate from Cortland Normal
school and also from Syracuse Uni
versity. He is an experienced teach
er and has specialized in these sub
ieCts.
Mrs. Harriet R. H. Sears. a gradu-
ate from Vassar. has had the Latin
department in tnis school for thirteen
years. The high rank taken by many
of our students in college Latin
proves the character of her work.
Miss Anna d. Rogers, of the de-
partment of mathematics, after gradu-
ating from Oswego Normal school
taught for several years and then
completed her education at Columbia.
She has been thirteen years in her
present position and is a most popular
and successful instructor.
Miss Annie NJ. Greene teaches the
modern languages, French and Ger
man. She was educated at Smith col
ege and the Berlitz School of Ian
guages. Both languages are spoken
in the classroom. She has had years
Of experience and enters upon her
third year in this school.
Miss Amy f, Cutler, graduate
from the Albany Normal college gives
her entire time to the department of
English and also enters upon her
third year in this position. She. has
made the English a strong depart
ment
Frank C. Phillips, who teaches
the commercial subjects is gradu-
ate from a business college and has
had over four years experience in
actual Office practice with a well
known corporation which does vast
volume of business. He brings to
his pupils both theory and real bust
ness experience.
The school is well equipped. An
extensive reference library on the
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ways at the pupils disposal. The En-
glish department is provided with
sets of texts all the authors required
for college entrance. The laborator-
les are well supplied WITH apparatus
and materials. The commercial room
is fitted up with large modern Ideal"
commercial desks with racks and ad.
Unstable chairs.
The school trustees have provided
a first class up-to-date high school
plant and the public is getting re-
turns. Here a large portion of Ben
nington young people obtain a liberal
education and pass directly into the
walks of life. However, many are
taking advanced courses in higher
educational institutions. Twelve
lOi hlSl HlSH SChOol graduates BIduu-
ated last June from nine different col
leges and all with honor, while six
ranked first or among the first in
their respective classes. There are
constantly in the various colleges
from fifteen to twenty-five Benning-
ton high school graduates.
A constantly increasing number of
pupils are coming from surrounding
towns to this school, the largest and
best between Troy and Rutland. Sucn
pupils are given every attention and
enjoy equal chances with the local
pupils. Copies of the course of study,
rates of tuition, and general informa-
ton relative to the school may be OBJ
tanned from the superintendent, AL
bert w. Varney.