News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
SERVE HOT LUNCHES
Free to Pupils of Rural Schoo

The following is from the St. Johnsbury
Caedonian and will be read with special
interest by many Of Our people. as the
teacher, Miss Eleanor Black, is daughter
of J, S. Black of Hyde Park. 1t will nc
doubt interest many teachers in this vicin
ity, who may think the novelty of such
good that they may initiate it
The introduction of such innovations as
serving hot lunches at recess time abso-
lutely free of charge to her IA pupils, has
won for Miss Eleanor Black, instructor at
Goss Hollow, about five miles from ST..
Johnsbury, the distinction of being the
best rural school teacher in Caledonia
County, if not in the state. Miss Black
feels proud-and justly so-that her school
is held up as an exampeto other teachers
throughout the county.
The idea of furnishing hot foods for her
pupils as means of keeping them in bet.
ter condition for their school work came
to Miss Black last fall. There was one
obstacle in her path-lack Of funds. The
state makes no allowance for this feature
of the school and its up to the teacher to
secure her funds from other sources. Miss
Black decided to give concert for the
purpose of raising the required money.
The entertainment, which was staged in
Goss Hollow, went over strong and tidy
little sum was realized. As result of the
success of the concert, the popular school
ma m is able now to furnish her children
with an excellent hot lunch each day of the
school week.
Her present funds may not last through
out the winter, Miss Black said, but if
they do not she will endeavor in some
ether way to get further funds If she is
unsuccessful in securing more money she
will continue serving the lunches and place
a charge of three cents a plate on them,
just CROUCH to cover the cost of the food.
All of Miss Blacks pupils have attained
a high mark in their studies which, all goes |
to show why her school has been selected |
as the most efficient country school in the |
country. At the demonstration given by |
several of her pupils at the Summer Street :.
school for the benefit o the visiting teach
ers at the ninth annual meeting of the
Caledonia County Association, the dele
gates we're able to learn some very inter-
esting things which many of them declared
they would adopt in their own sthoo'-
rooms.
Located in therear of Miss Blacks Goss
Hollow schoolroom is miniature country
store, where the pupils receive practical
instruction in the management of country
mercantile establishment, as we'll as how TO
make purchases and count change. 1t is
very novel idea and one which has made
4 bit with the youngsters. There is also
fine piano in the front part of the room
which aids materially in the study of music
Each pupil is health crusader and all are
in their appearance, even though
ome are unable to wear the very finest of
,lothes. Each one keeps spick and span
II of the time. A cupboard has been
)Qlit III Vic lOOlll LUIGI
thinking cups for the scholars, which has
aused the elimination of the old time sim
lie cup for all. In furtherance of her idea
# practical training, n. iss Black has GER
ain chores, around the schoolhouse, cut
ut for each pupil. This has proved very
uccessful and helpful as we'll in keeping
r,~o,pJc ~, orJar | :
There are eight grades in the Goss Hol-
ow school and it is quite study to handle
} many classes in one room, but Miss
lack has system that cannot be beaten.
he result is the high standing of her
,hool. In the first grade the pupils have
,ading, writing, busy work and number
ork; second grade reading, arithmetic,
oelling and busy work; fourth grade,
,ading, arithmetic, spelling and busy
ork; fifth grade, reading, arithmetic and
oelling; sixth and seventh grades, hygiene,
aiding, spelling and arithmetic and eighth
,ade, civics, spelling, reading, arithmetic
Id English.
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