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The Collection of torpes was then set wife at auction accende. ing to the foregoing provisions, and were beid off Ky Hildreste P. Sutton of 2 Centi on His dollar Chore Vouud H. B. Sutter Collector Noted that the road specified in the In articles of the Varrant der Har mutig be discontinued en That the subject of the 8th article be referred to the Selvturn Dece Qui Allows declined Standing as School Committee Chor Rue B Sitelash_Whale no. of vato, 13. 13 F, Clarté1 Voted To dessalins Har vesting was Qté, Setroras cladera ter G. F. Walestor, Tour. (Cest)
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Har Sehral Commite for the school year 18/17/8 in Seelenatting Itis, there arenal refresh have to present before you want the usual vancity I good & carry though success by the different Teachers in the different school,, It tule the Committee are not infallible, & The Teachers must fall short of perfection There must be different degrees of attainment in the different schools, both in moral x intellectival culture. Witte Hu most favorable combination of qualification x common= Estavers, there are te l'a ilesuund deficiencies, more au loff strongly marked, in the Character of individual Scholars & Scholes Love Things are indispensable to the highest descanlike improve mert to the obtained from Schools-Forst, Suitable qualifications and the fact of teachers x tang hits and Second-a due degreed interest x cens quant operation on the front of Parentix Scholars If the teacher ber deficient in any one qualification, There will be a manifest corresponding defect in the School,que Which he may preside - Although this will be stored with were need more Knowledge of Books There is essential as : trachur of a district school, but without energy & decession of character, without a system of instruction & government,
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voirtout proper mand qualifications, without an interest in his business, x a desire to makes it profitable to offres, as well as to him - self, his school will face short of what it might & Should have been under more favouritele ccivanistances y Same of these defect. can only be ascertaind by a personal cycline - tion of the teacher while cargaged in the action duties of his Cutting. Heres teachers are sections of frustrated who are not complete it for the business intended to this sure the a the hand, if from progredir against the leaders in Silent, or any other Causa, there is a want of hearty corporation are the track of Children ar parents, the least directed offert, of the beast of teachers may fail to loring about the desind resultin I've teacher may ayest himself to the selement, lasst unlif, the scholar makes an effort to team, gens hin hin & thoughts to the acquisition of Konalodys, it will be la bane ... vaine, X strength spent for many let. So Parents, by The example an precepts may considerant almost entirely the good effect, which would otherwise result from The teachers tobom. The committee Hiciste , that nature thestanding there have Gerne some partial failures, the money has, and the whale, Lecen as advantageously expended, as usual. the schools have Presented evidences of very commendable improvement - Lyfter the organization of the Carmuller, in The Story of 18til, the Summer Schools were divided into three classes, one containing The schoolof the other two, for each, to be visited respectively Ty one member of the Cornmatter of the Commencement X Close x offence if thought advisable. The winter schools were divi's ded into that classes of six school, each, all of which were
to be visited at Their Commence ... Lxclare by the secretary * Lach drives in bay woer of the other Members, so that the Secretary has visited as many Schools in the Successive as iste of the others & in the winter tween as many as either - Deleted to this, That the Secretary has found conveyance for cas of the othermembers entirety, his kill will be found, the year or last, somewhat higher than cities of the others goute = tener Committee )
Dirk Hat- The summer school in Shirtmit Ho. I was not so good as it should have been, owing to the inexpression of the tischen This being her first attempt to manage a district Scheet.
Little progress was made in any of the branches x the teacher & Kapit failed to attend staat interest in each after which is essen- tends to the suggestion of the importance of emplaying in all The larger soluble, teachers who have already established for ther iver a reputation for capacity, hatte to teach ste govern, since the larger a school may be, the more varied the Circles I talenti of Hascholan, who compon it, & the lack of the Teacher Proportionally more difficulte This teacher, at her examination James cordence of a thorough acquaintance with her bocks, lunch in her school, evinced a want of knowledge of human nature at least, so far usto be unable to krups within proper restraints Those who were committed to her charge
The primary department of the winter school was tought Ry ane belonging to are over town, who has been successfully conployed in teaching the two previous Summers. From what the Committee fincas of her former success, Atta promising affas sauces of the fish examination, they expected a rich treat of Hus clore; non were There expectations correalizada The schalen Though small, game wurdence of having been carefully faithfully trained, sok only in this Lifesens, back in stan de fortement in valeant School . Every inch of ground your own seemed to have been Thoroughly surveyed, & a Knowledge of it stored in That beasun house of the Mind, the memory - The reading, That foundation of a good education, would have giun credit to a fine fessed teacher of Elocution - The committee was highly gratified with the offerraum of the School, &if countrances are any indices of the internal was kings of the wind, the theite! ty three spectators present, partook with them in this gratification
The large department of Hot, was caught by one who" quived a good report"by his very successful labors in one of one School, the winter previous- The scholars gave evidence of commendable improvement during thewinter, although we should have been glad to have seen a little more readings on The past of some, to apply the rules to practice. The irules are all important, but without a capacity to apply How to practice, they are like a valuable machine is the hands of one who knows not how to work it. Perhaps
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a more therough reviews would have remedied thai de fiorinay The whale number of scholars belonging to the School i. Summan 6. , Sausage attendance HS. While He, in primary Department of winter School till-leverage attendorn 39 /13 -Whole Ile. in large de partement 34. aussage attendance 30, 175., Ho. In The Survenu Lemme of the. I was bought by a daughter of are of aen own town mmen, who have made his first effort at teaching a public school. The scholars your conduce of very Commendable un fremmest, although the Committee think that more thoroughness in what is your arms in mark of an Schools would result in the greater good to the scholar, I title thoroughly learned, is preferable to mels, only half understood The winter less was taught by one who through with him the advantages ofconstant perience, & who knew how to profit by that expression If though the School was desimissed one wer th during the teren & the teacher declared he had been unable to do finiti to the school much of the time frame. i'll health, the ox animation at the clone cordeneed that the line and mary had not been throwves away, brent praise i love this district for the interest felt in the School manifested bay the functions, by Subscription, of a setof (Hitchetti Guttene Hafer which were Just nite straße lee ol during the first few weeks of the term . The restations From sture Wafer at The Closing examination, indicated. not only an introduction of the Illay to the School, but a pretty thorough individual acquaintance with thein an The hand of the scholar, Den vermieter think it would les a profitable investment of money if the town would purchase a set for each school district in Town, as they are now offered at much cheaper rate Than formerly, x they would be of great service to the School for several years. There are many advantages resulting for This method of learning Geography which the committee will mot stop to comenada. to the Sunnun School 29. Coverage attendance 22. Whole Ho, belonging to the Winter School 31. Garage attendam 287 Ho. 30 The summer terms of this school was an excellent exams chile of what can be accomplished by good intellect, well dicipline.
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The teacher wurdenthey had a well settled place for the managers = mont of his school, × this flare commended itself to the profile by its simplicity &adaptation to their wants. The national results were a strange mutual attatchmust lection the Carters I live scholars, Xa many great infromauch in the School. The reading in this school was excellent, xit wa, werden Hat it had received the attention which its importance iemand - The winter term of 110. 3. was taught by
a young areas i hopeasked a really good Examination linfore Me Connecter - At the first visit to the school they had
Some fears that his muse of instructions was not, ring to Ver sufficiently Harvey de, x his order secured to be a little defi.
cient - Fried suggestions to this effect were made to him * at the Olering examination, indubitable conduce was presented that the scholars had been mort faithfully dalle In The Various branches of Study of which They had attended - 11 harde no. of scholar, indicando 3% avanage attendono 30 2553 - Whale 1. in winter 47- average attendance til, 45 Ho.then the appearance of the school in List 18. 4, was creditable lott If teacher & Scholar,- The method of instruction was semble Gut Thorough & the progress of the profile satisfactory. If any deficiency existed it was in the Reading, a branch of education, wich, while it lies at the foundation of all The atten branches, is but too often meghotel in an common Schools - The winter terre of Ho, Ho, was tought by one of The faster, in om Schools, & chose years are sufficient that his own Grandchildren might be recorded among Lis pupili- With an experience so extermina da refute. = tron so well established, the result of the winter labors could not be doubtful, The scholars jour evidence of having complayed that tien faithfully during the term of school - Some of the Classes in Geography games eviden of a want of Thorough acquaintance of the relation po= Sition of Countries x places - Whale no. of schalors in Semana 22. average attindan 19,974 - While no. in Nesta 32- average attendere 25.011
Ho 5- The teacher of this school has the faculty of exciting an active interest in the winds of her scholar, Xi herself very descrews that they should advance rapidly in
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in shine studer Linda such circumstances , most of course , be made ; But it would be unjust loath to Teacher x habits to judge of the real condition of the School by its appearance at the visitation of the Committee of it, come (aring to a Misunderstanding of the wishes of the leadtue, 1 .. Con ..... Her visited the School at the time when many of the Se ho lar, were a lescent, & the winds of those present were so nach laterra who with the preparations for a parceria, which we're going on in a singhbearing garac, that bout little interests was felts by them in the exercises within dores tran wordence of the satisfaction on the heart of the bestent, it. Samme teacher was employed for the contin School. There has been a marked deficiency in reading, especially among The Smaller classes of this School, "The Commuter, at the first examination, called The attention of the teachers to this important branch of education, X Suggested The importance of derating more than ordinary attention to This subject - In the Glass of the Saleal, they found that the Jeggestione had not been disregarded & the Sinathe Classes especiation you conden of very great conformement in the Ser damended branch of Education - Very creditalate improve mit had also been made in the Studies freissued. The order fell considerably short of what is desirable. Whole No. of Scholar in Mente 32. Gereage attendance 2%, 82 Astrate ne, in Summen 26- Garage attendere- 19,002 No. (, The summer School in this district was langtes lo a young Lady who have made her first attempts at the Business . Itthough the material for school in this district was very small, the few who enjoyed the benefits of the se brook made commandslete improvements in Their Studies The winter school of this district was also taught bay a new beginner in the treesenfi Is met with very command- whele suregess in the his first efforts The first class in Brist dieter especially , and exside of a very thorough acquaation with the different rule, they had studied, & a capacity to scholar, belonging to the Summer School If- learning attendance by- Athente nos in Printer 1tr. Causing, attendance 13- 1902 (2007) The summan from of this school was bought by & carry Lady
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of ane wren towne who finds commencer the return of a teacher of i punti school during the Summer. Although the school Was Savall, get the Material were well used & the time faith fully Employed, as the closing examination clearly formed There was evidently a system of therough instruction which is desirable in all ans schools. "The Scholar, kassee what they had Learned I were ready to give a reason for the cususers They y Que, Several scholar, attended the school from not of to un which was a decided benefit to the school, a, the trinity of the district to not afford hardly scholars canh It render the school interesting - The counter times of this school was bought by the same aring man who was employed to teach the school the winter pouvons, There was eviden at the closing examination, of Com- mendable improvements, although there secured a lack Aenergy & animations on The Front of the teacher; and as these defects seem to des somewhat infections, the scholars did not seem to manifest so much life x amination in Mein Studies x recitation, as They have at samme previous examinations If a teacher enter, with a short x an dem upon his duties in the school rosen, & have perseverance to keep up his own energetic efforts, the reach strefie & lifeless boy may recur un impulse prom Lis example & seem à la animatie alment A new Life, & snake progress at which himself will be alment astonished. "the-reverse is true of a teacher, the Samme will be tren to a greatis ar tifs extent asithe the scholors Die mest ferry x ardent will fried than fin demin = "string, & Then ander a beating without a suitable person to direct theme praiseworthy efforts a the pressure on alarm of His branto in a teacher và el effect a wonderful diffun in the general character of the school
Whats no. of sobalar belonging to the School in fromum 21- Courage attendam 134, A habe no. of rebalans in winter 24. Lanage attinden 18 m illa. Son the service school in this destruct was taught by the Same person who taught in the summer previous, & who has the offer of it the approaching term. These facts are a plain ins - dication that the teacher your satisfaction to her employers In the apes in of the Committee, She was faithful x successful
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in The department in which she was engaged The counter terme was communeed by The same individual who taught the School the previous wouter. After tracking about et weeks, he was obliged to leave the school an account of seahogy. After a vacation of Breaks the formal was again Commenced by an experiment traction from a reg hebanning town, by whom it was finished, Quiring to the interception of the school from Sichauf of the teacher & Source other infernale Circumstances, The scholars did not make That progress in This studies which was desirable, although the coloring cy - amination game worden of commendable improvement ou The hand of some of the scholars - Ihate Hte of 50 hos lav belonging to the school in furman was 38, The average otters danas was 28. - Whole no, of schatten, is the Hinten was 59- average attinidan. 32
The Committee can beat think what both the Location X construction of this school house are unfavorable to the greatest good to be derived from a school It, affiny inncity to the road is such that every pagare by , destinatly Heard within The house, Xin Surmann, when The terridemens are raised, the school house is liable to her filled with a cloud at deest whenever the wind blows, on a troueller approaches then when there is med in the Street, The Sohaless go directly from the school raam into the med. The death are so high x the windows so low, That the attention of the scholars is very liable to be drawn from these letters to passing events out of doors. The gastrite ha, too often been a compraman of the school boy in his Calory & the touches are in consequence most out of repair, x getting to be unfit for the use for which they were originally constructed. The arrangement of the seati two, is very unfortunate, as the teacher can not possibly have all the scholars within the range of his vision at our time, thereley offering too strong temptations tomuichit It is to be hoped that the destruct will take into ser. Four consideration the subject of reforming the old school house, as it is now the only one in town whit fail, short of respectability How you the summer school in this district was langtit by the same.
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The winter term was taught Boy the Samelyentheman who has
indicate satisfaction on the heart of the district the closing és creations ré the school your gratifying l'idea span is = reand interest in the school on the fract of parents schelden X a corresponding improvement in the Studies to which Their all = entions had lesen directed during the winter. The order and recitation, were of such a character as to concrier The Committee 1
Hat These trine x attention had leaves devoted to the conferimento of their intellectual faculties, while the general department had na school perhaps, has their been S decided are improvement in the attendance of the scholars book with reference to their constancy & punctuality, The Jihood having been the most far ley in this respect.
The face of the Register of the heart winter was much charme than they will average, if not lefs oramed Than any other in town. Forty seven of Sixty light scholars had not been alerent a single half day, & the length of the school was 3 months x 2 weeks, while Ly had not been tandy, & the average attendance was 63, This great entroument was brought about by the cooperation of teacher, Parents X scholars, & Shows how much may be done when all have a wind to do their best .. "The committee have been gratifie As motion an improvement in the appearance of secresal of the Registro, x can last hope that there will bee a constant Increase of regularity & punctuallity in the allendam of scholars, so that the greatest possible amount of good may Les discord from one public schools. Étole na
belonging to the Surmansa School 7. average attendam 15 Ihale 110, in Hinter 68. comranga attenduin 63 ans
0/20.10., The second term of the School in Sect No, LO, was to ught ley a young lady from a neighboring town "hor derccess both in teaching & Governing, we hope will les facteurs bay reported efforts the benefit the rising generation the claray examination game evidence of factfulucy, and The /card of teacher x Scholarsas
the winter time was bought by the Same istudent ale had change of the school the previous mit & somme fort cuding it - The commuter we're happy to ration imprese ment on the front of Worth teacher & scholars, while the Glazing examination proved That the terms of chol had not been passed in a profitles manune. Ite le leverage 32.,
instellen this district con since it organisation has had some distinguishing Characteristics. a very large profesión of the pourfacto loving under the age of 12 years, female tranches Ferry female trackers, & having a large share of the arenary raused in trin for school Jusparen, this district has averaged nearly feb couches schooling each year. Instead of the terms, surmenues winter, "This short has been contround through the year having some 3 on the short vacations. The past year, the School was commenced by a teacher who left the first of July to take charge of a school in Lowell for which she had previously applied - Affiliation was made to a young Lady who had taught. it is schemat two or three years, & who had left an account of ill hea like. least has engagements were such That she could not take charge of the school. Inother person was weplayed to teach 11 weeks, after which the services of the teacher first referred to weare secured for the maskerede of Her year, the examination at the close of the year game satisfactory eviden of improvement, are the heart of the Scholars, The Carliterature who has retired from the office she has for years filled with So much credit to herself & profit to others, has the kind wishes of the Committee, that she may lor happy & useful in the station she may be called to occupy It is to be regretted, that sufficient inducement are not held auf to secure the services of those beat qualified of reselinge The duties of teacher. But while the mechanic can earn and third, or one hath more at his teanche than is paid to the Teacher, and white the young Lady can cam double in the tall & that without spending year, if valuable time X much money to qualify huself for these employment
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it is sent to the sypunched that there sent qualified in every respect, will make ithu requisite sacrafice to engage in the. training of disobedient children. it is not because then are not enough good teachers in an land, that the Lince too often progr averin one sofie ils. It is true that artma -ever there is a sufficist demand for freesous to engage in any und taking, however hazardous come if it be to stand lifere the Mushatry of an arranged every, sufficiente persons will be found for that undertaking, If sufficient indercessante were presented for quarry man & young woman of high moral xeintellectual worth to devote times. I money to qualify them - selves Thoroughly for the offer of a teacher the complaint would not be so often heard, "me bone head a poor tiene la this season, and any money (has been thrown away" It has been the object of the Committee to elevate the Standard of qualification, on the part of teachers Much has been tom for this prepare by the legislature of ane state, x by the board of Education; X it is to be hoped that all these efforts I'll les seconded by the district offering sufficient compensation to induce competent individuals to engage in the employment -y ix às of importance 4 da forma test his conesta x hora, dal lacal Trained x word for when youry's it is far more so, that his children should be correctly x Thoroughly educated. It is in time as case that Vi colocation form the commons arild Just in the tuing is lant, the freesutid" Sind we all Know Hent an individual, succeeds, or cent of succeeds in after life depends often upon the training carly life, & the influences trong bit to time when theme at this period. The Tracker in forming the character of He was holds a relation, second only, to that of the fra .... lund especially inthur town of the proms to day when so many parents soffer this wchildren to grow up without any wholesome restraints an influence. Theremark of the scordiary of the board of Education in doubttifs true, that and Children while wonder ten years of age, might acquire the lives mere Palualite knowledge than they now acquire, were they wonder the case of seul trachaus as the State is abundantly able to
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Franagant afunion to advance, but we are to recollect that a very large proportion of what they team during these years, is not obtained directly from testes . Gen teacher, caught to be qualified to confront to these correct morale a) will , intellectual culture; to give this pinds sacle a direction as will covalide there is after life to Think x auf worker the influence of correcto x a halesame principles. Person of all ages, may be & are requesting daily instances time afrou agreat variety of Subjects, x teachers should have these owns minds stand with a large amount of useful Knowledge upon a great variety of subjects, in order to satisfy anten as may be the Third for knowledge possessed by carry youthful mind
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