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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01840 8838
234 AUDITOR'S REPORT
GC 974.102 N467AR, 1878
2.70 OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures,
OF THE
TOWN OF NEWFIELD,
WITH AN EXHIBIT OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TREASURY,
TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT OF THE
Superintending School Committee,
FOR THE
Year ending March 1, 1878.
BIDDEFORD, ME. : JOHN HANSCOM, PRINTER, 1878.
PRINCIPAL TOWN OFFICERS For the Municipal Year 1877.
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TOWN CLERK, A. H. DAVIS.
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, &C., N. N. LOUD, C. E. PINKHAM, E. G. BERRY.
AGENT, W. G. CLIFFORD.
TREASURER, C. J. ADAMS.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
State Tax,
$899 44
County Tax,
360 29
Voted for Support of Schools,
954 40
" Town expenses,
1,000 00
" Interest on Town Debt,
500 00
Unpaid Highway Taxes, 1866,
15 79
49 39
Overlayings,
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$3,779 31
Valuation of Real and Personal Estate, $182,520 00
Rate of taxation, .018
No. of Polls, 246.
Whole amount apportioned for Schools,
$1,475 65
ORDERS ISSUED SINCE MARCH 1, 1877.
1877.
PAID. UNPAID.
Mar. 2, Josiah Durgin, supplies to P. Car- penter and Town Farm, $5 60
5, Isaac Marston, interest on Town Note, 12 00
" 10, W. G. Clifford, services as S. S. Committee, for 1876, 22 00
" 10, I. M. Trafton, medical aid to P. Carpenter and wife, 13 00
" 24, Elsworth Emery, wood to P. Car- penter, 3 00
" 24, John Garland, timber for Good- rich Bridge, 50
Amount carried forward, $56 10
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Amount brought forward,
PAID. $56 10
UNPAID.
April 2, Geo. O. Hanaford, bal. of Bounty as per vote of Town, March 12, 1877, 32 00
" 2, Wm. S. Noyes, printing Audi- tor's Report, for 1876, 15 50
" 2, Dresser, Mclellan & Co., books and blanks, 11 00
" 2. Chas. Mitchell, balance of Bounty voted by Town, March 12, '76, 72 00
" 2, Geo. S. Miles, labor on Highway in 1876, 7 75
" 14, Ichabod Knox, interest on Town Note, 42 00
" 14, Nathaniel Mclellan, interest on Town Notes, 18 00
June 2, Ira T. Drew, services in the Har- graves road case, &c., from Aug. 21, 1871, to 1875, and interest in full, 196 344
July 17, John L. Day, taking care of Pau- pers, first quarter, 1877, 32 50
" 17, John L. Day, taking care of Pau- pers, last quarter, 1877, 31 25
" 28, A. K. P. Davis, coffin, box, robe &c. for P. Carpenter, 12 00
Aug. 9, E. G. Berry, services in Hargraves road case, 7 00
" 9, N. N. Loud, services and cash paid out in Har. road case, 11 50
9, C. E. Pinkham, services in Har- graves road case, 7 25
" 9, N. N. Loud, services and cash paid out in Blake case, 8 40
Amounts carried forward,
8540 69
$19 90
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Amounts brought forward,
PAID. UNPAID.
$540 69 $19 90
Sept. 15, G. O. Hannaford, cash paid out for stone bridges, Dist. No. 29,
11 00
" 15, C. E. Trafton, medical aid to wife of Geo. West, 3 00
" 15, I. M. Trafton, medical aid to P. Carpenter and wife, and money paid out for supplies, 17 42
Oct. 12, C. E. Pinkham, cash paid Clerk of Courts in Blake case, 45 00
" 22, John L. Day, taking care of Pau- pers, second quarter, 1877, 32 50
" 31, Interest on Town Notes for $600, to date, 36 00
Nov. 1, Nathaniel Mclellan, interest on Town Note, for $1,124 41 to (late, 67 46
1. Mercy Parsons, interest on Town Notes for $300 to date, 57 30
" 2, Luthur S. Moore, legal services, Clerk and Officers fees in two cases against Lafayette Davis, 66 50
" 2, R. G. Home's Hotel bill for law- J'ers and witnesses in H. road ease, 15 50
". 4, John E. Butler, legal services in Hargraves road case, 80 00
" 4, C. E. Pinkham, interest on E. Pi- per's note of $1000,pd. Aug. 27, 50 00
. " 4, Win. Parsons, labor on Twombly mill bridge, in Sept., 1877, 3 00
". 4. A. K. P. Davis, coffin, robe and box for Geo. Ham, in October, 13 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1017 95
$40 32
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PAID. UNPAID.
Amount brought forward,
$1017 95 $40 32
Nov. 4, C. E. Pinkham, bills paid Ber- wick, and expenses in moving Lewis Moulton and family to Newfield, as per bills rendered, 34 33 " 16, George Moore, bridge plank, in District No. 9, 2 50
" 21, Ayer & Clifford, legal services in Hargraves road case, '76 & '77, 62 00
" 21, W. G. Clifford, cash paid out in Blake case, June, 1877, 5 80
" 22, J. H. Stanley, plank for bridge near Chellis' blacksmith shop, 12 58
" 19, J. B. Davis, services as Auditor 1876 & 1877, 4 00
" " Lowell Straw, stringers for Chellis bridge, 12 00
" " Mark Chase, interest on Town Note for $ 100, to Sept. 16, 1877, 6 00
Dec. 20, C. J. Allams, services as Treas- urer to March 13, 1877, & labor on Highway, 34 00
Jan 3, 1878, Isaac Marston, interest on $200 Town Note, in full to Jan. 1, 13 00
" 7, Mary F. Giles bridge stringers, 4 25
" 21, John L. Day, taking care of Pau- pers, third quarter, 1877, 32 50
Feb. 12, E. G. Berry, services in part as Selectman, 1877, 10 00
" 25, C. E. Pinkham, money paid out to Chas. A. Langley, in Pauper case, as per bills, 111 71
" 28, Lorenzo Dunnels, witness fee in Blake case, 5 28
Amounts carried forward,
$1,324 40
$83 82
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PAID. UNPAID.
$1,324 40 $83 82
Amounts brought forward, Feb. 28, '77, D. W. Libby, plank for Adams mill bridge & laying same, 4 50
" " C. E. Pinkham, putting rails on Twombly mills bridge, 4 94
" " C. E. Pinkham, notifying Town meeting & express on State & County Tax, 7 75
" " C. E. Pinkham, collec'g taxes for '76, 40 00
Mar. 1, S. C. Adams, int. on $50 Town note to Fanny Stone, Nov. 1, '77, 3 00
S. C. Adams, int. on Town note for $206 22, 12 37
S. C. Adams, witness fees in Blake case, 5 00
66 J. Durgin, supplies to Paupers, 8 96
66 A. H. Davis, services as Town Clerk, for 1877, 5 00
" A. H. Davis, blank book, station- ery, express, &c.,
4 06
C. E. Pinkham, abatement of the following taxes for 1874 ;
Nathan Durgin, $3 00
Henry McWilliams, 3 00
Plummer A. Patch, 4 21
Lewis H. Smith, 4 00
G. Tibbetts & wife, 9 32 John Young, 4 72- 28 25
.. .. Joseph Quimby, abatement of poll tax for 1875, same paid in New Hampshire, 3 00
.. .. Hermon O. Reed, abatement of poll tax for 1875, same paid in Mass., 3 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1,381 59
$156 46
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Amounts brought forward,
PAID. UNPAID.
$1381 59 $156 46
Mar. 1, '77, S. A. F. Grant, abatement of poli tax for 1876, 3 00
" " U. B. Thompson, services in the the Hargraves road case,
10 00
" " C. E. Pinkham, abatement of the following taxes for 1875 :
Eugene Emery. $3 00
Charles Emery,
3 00
Benjamin Maddox,
3 00
Samuel Patch,
2 32
Jonas Reynolds,
1 36
Lyman Ricker,
50
S. C. Rose, 3 20
Lewis HI. Smith,
4 00
Abraham Smith,
3 40
G. Tibbetts & Wife, 9 43
Henry B. Trow, 3 00
Frank Tobin,
3 00
Frank Wood, (error
in inventory,) 1 00
Joseph A. Whitcher, 1 32
Stephen Whitcher, 32
Enoch B. Waldron, 3 00- 44 85
Frank Durgin, labor on bridge,
75
Isaac Staples, railing for bridge. 2 00
.. .. E. G. Berry, labor on bridge, &c., 3 75
" 2, Mercy Parsons, interest on Town Bond, 18 00
.. . Mercy Parsons, interest on Town Bond, 18 00
.. .. E. G. Berry, services as Select- man & Assessor, in full. 26 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1381 59
$282 81
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PAID. UNPAID.
Amounts brought, forward,
$1,381 59 $282 81
Mar. 2, Charles E. Pinkham, services as Selectman & Assessor for '77,
35 75
" " N. N. Loud, services as Select- man and Assessor for 1877, 43 50
" " N. N. Loud, expense in Clifford cases, as per bill rendered, 25 85
.. .. Robert Ross, working out Non- resident Highway taxes, and bridge timber, 14 43
66 Charles L. Wentworth, services as S. S. Committee for 1877, 19 50
" " F. & G. H. Chellis, irons for Twombly mill bridge, 9 75
SCHOOL ORDERS.
Dist. No. 2, F. C. Staples, teaching, '77, 105 45
" " " Lowell Straw, boarding teacher, 36 00
G. H. Chellis, repairs, &c., 6 24
Dist. No. 3, Margie J. Manning, teaching, 32 00 Dav. R. Straw, boarding teacher, 16 00 U. B. Thompson, repairs, 10 00
D. R. Straw, boarding teacher, 12 00
Dist. No. 4. Cora B. Hilton, teaching, 39 00
133 00
A. S. Goodwin, teaching, D. Dam, boarding teacher, &c., 20 01
Dist. No. 5. B. F. Whitehouse, utensils, 13 00
.. .. ،، fuel, 5 00
J. L. Carlton, teaching, 85 35
Dist. No. 6. Hattie Parsons, teaching, 74 85
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Amounts carried forward, $1,818 25
$582 83
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PAID.
Amounts brought forward,
$1,818 25
UNPAID. $582 83
Dist. No. 7. Ida A. Butler, teaching, 77 00
C. F. Manning, fuel &c,, 13 75
G. W. Davis, teaching, 165 00
Dist. No. 8. Ida B. Lord, teaching,
105 00
Frank Chellis, paid M. J. Dun- nels, 5 00
Ida B. Lord, teaching, 94 50
David Libby, building stone wall, 24 00
Horace Piper, fuel, 21 25
J. C. Hayes, teaching, in part, 124 79
Dist. No. 10. Sarah T. Hall, teaching, 64 00
C. Merrow, boarding teacher, 32 45
J. Sanborn, fuel, 7 00
Dist. No. 11. C. L. Wentworth, teaching,
50 71
$2,544 99
$640 54
AMOUNTS DUE THE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS FOLLOWS :
1878.
UNPAID.
District No. 2,
$34 00
66
3, 49 83
66 66 4,
10 00
66
6,
8 13
24 68
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7,
10,
4 92
$131 56
11 NOTES PAYABLE.
To S. C. Adams, dated Feb. 14, 1874, $206 22
Mercy Parsons,
Nov. 1, 1873, 300 00
C. C. Parsons,
Dec. 23, 1873, 200 00
Sarah J. D. Wilson,
March 17, 1874, 300 00
Nathaniel Mclellan,
April 7, 1874,
300 00
Sarah J. D. Wilson,
July 19, 1875,
300 00
Nathaniel Mclellan,
Nov. 1, 1875,
1,124 13
Emma Mitchell,
Sept. 15, 1876,
259 35
Isaac Marston,
April 1, 1873,
200 00
Ichabod Knox,
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" 9, 1875,
350 00
John Carlton,
Oct. 9, 1875,
45 12
Isaac Nason,
Feb. 1, 1876,
100 00
Arista S. Goodwin,
March 7, 1876,
369 19
Daniel Straw,
Feb. 28, 1876, 306 68
Amos Straw,
June 6, 1876, 500 00
A. H. Davis,
March 20, 1876, 200 00
A. H. Davis,
300 00
Sarah J. D. Wilson,
Sept. 1, 1876,
156 00
Mark Chase,
" 16,
100 00
Lucy H. Davis,
" 18,
120 00
Nathaniel Mclellan, "
Oct. 31,
600 00
Fanny Stone,
Nov. 1.
50 00
A. D. Ayer,
120 00
James McLellan,
March 1, 1877,
643 35
Geo. O. Hannaford, “
66 13, "
140 00
Charles Mitchell,
100 00
William Rodgers,
July 10,
196 34
John Carlton,
March 2, 66
125 00
Arista S. Goodwin, 66
54 62
C. L. Wentworth,
.. Aug, 15, 66
1.000 00
$8,766 00
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There are now outstanding, Bonds : One one hundred dollar Bond, Two two hundred dollar Bonds,
$100 00
400 00
$500 00
OUTSTANDING CLAIMS, MARCH 2, 1878.
Orders issued since March 2, 1877,
$630 54
Due the several School Districts,
131 56
Bonds outstanding, 500 00
Notes payabie,
8,766 00
Interest, by estimate,
300 00
Estimated allowance for abatements, and bills not presented, 600 00
$10,928 10
Balance in hands of Treasurer,
6,983 75
Amount of indebtedness,
$3,944 35
To which should be added for Non-resident Taxes outlawed, $310 19
Other taxes not collectable,
250 00
$560 19
Total Indebtiness,
$4,504 54
Respectfully submitted,
G. H. CHELLIS, AUDITOR.
NEWFIELD, Mar. 5, 1878.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Superintending School Committee,
OF THE
TOWN OF NEWFIELD,
FOR THE
Year ending March 1, 1878.
The Superintending School Committee respectfully submit to the citizens of Newfield their annual report on the condition and progress of the Public Schools in Town, during the past year.
The amount of money raised by taxation for the support of Schools, $954 40
Amount received from State, Savings Bank Tax,
320 61
School Mill Tax, 200 64
Total, $1,475 65
Whole number of scholars in town, by Agents' returns, 320.
Amount of money to a scholar, $4 61.
The above amount of money was divided among the several districts, reserving a per cent, which was added to the smaller dis- tricts.
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The following is the amount of money apportioned to, and the number of scholars in each district :
DISTRICTS. NO. OF SCHOLARS.
AMOUNT OF MONEY.
No. 2,
36
$165 96
3,
26
119 86
66
4,
46
202 51
5,
17
103 37
6,
18
82 98
66
7,
63
280 43
8,
84
367 24
" 10,
19
107 59
" 11,
11
45 71
DISTRICT NO. 2. Fall Term,-MR. FRANK C. STAPLES, Teacher.
Length of school, twelve weeks ; whole number of scholars, 27 : average attendance, 17. This school has had only one term this year, and this is Mr. Staples' third successive term and year, in which he has fully sustained his former reputation as an efficient and profitable teacher. We visited this school at its commence- ment and close ; deportment good. The classes are hardly large enough in this school, to keep up that lively interest which is so necessary for rapid improvement. It takes hardly a second thought for all to see at once that it is easier for an active, ener- getic teacher to produce much greater improvement in a class of twelve or fifteen, than he could in any three of the same class ; the reason is obvious. Every mint has certain original powers of its own, interchange of thought tends to develop these powers to- ward whatever object they are directed, each scholar receives the benefit of the original and acquired powers of every member of his class. The scholars in this school made fair improvement- they exhibited theroughness in all the branches.
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DISTRICT NO. 3.
This district had a term of Free High School.
Spring Term,-MISS MARY R. STRAW, Teacher.
Length, 10 weeks. Whole number of scholars attending, 9. This school appeared well when visited, and we think they had a profitable term.
Summer Term,-MISS MARGIE MANNING, Teacher.
Whole number of scholars, 18 ; average attendance, 14. The term had been in session several weeks before the first visit. £ We found every thing progressing in a very satisfactory manner. The deportment of the school was good. The scholars, large and small, seemed well interested in their studies, and the aim of the teacher appeared to be that they should understand them as far as they advanced. We did not visit the school at its closing exam- ination on account of a mistake in not receiving notice of its close in time, but was satisfied, by the appearance at the Fall Term, that the scholars had made good proficiency.
Fall Term,-MISS LIZZIE BUZLELL, Teucher.
Length,-Whole No. scholars,- Average,- School visited second week. Deportment of school, same as Summer Term, with- out fault. Miss Buzzell is an experienced Teacher, energetic, earnest and thorough qualities, which combined with a lively inter- est in the improvement of her scholars are sure to produce the most happy results. It is to be regretted that on account of sick- ness, Miss Buzzell did not quite finish the Term, hence no visit at its close. Register not returned.
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Summer Term. - MISS CORA B. HILTON, OF PARSONSFIELD, Teacher.
Length of school 9 weeks, Whole number of scholars, 17. Av- erage attendance. 13. This was Miss Hilton's first school. What she lacked in experience she made up in perseverance. She in- terested her pupils in their stn lies, preserved gool order, seein- ingly with no effort, (indeed it is due this school to say it appears to be. one of the best regulated, orderly and easily man ige I schools in Town), and we do not hesitate to say the school was profitable.
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Winter Term .- MR. ARISTA S. GOODWIN, Teacher.
Length of school, 14 weeks. Whole No. of scholars 25. Aver- age attendance, 20. Mr. Goodwin is a resident of this dist., where he has taught before. Owing to some trouble in his former school, protests were presented to the Committee from a number of the residents against his teaching the present Term. We regarded the Agent the proper person to whom such remonstrances should be submitted and with him rested the authority to procure whom he pleased. Unfortunately for the district, he was qualified and al- lowed to proceed with the school, thereby depriving some scholars (whom by law we could not compel to attend, ) of the benefits of instruction they so much needed. Mr. Goodwin tried to interest his pupils, but with so small a school as we found in attendance at the examination, it is hard to awaken much enthusiasm.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
This district had but one term.
MR. JOHN L. CARLTON, Teacher.
Length of school, 13 weeks. Whole number of scholars at- tending, 17 ; average attendance, 12. Mr. Carlton is a new teacher and made the first trial of his skill in conducting the ex- ercises of a school. He exhibited good evidence of his aptness to teach and ability to govern. Progress of the school good.
The citizens of this district have erected and nicely finished a new school house, very convenient in its construction ; located in a pleasant place, and with the further expenditure of a small amount to make the surroundings convenient and comfortable, we think this district will have as pleasant a place for its school as any in town.
DISTRICT NO. 6. MISS HATTIE E. PARSONS, Teacher.
Length of school, 6 weeks. Whole No. scholars attending, 7, After a short vacation this school was continued for three weeks, under the charge of same teacher. Whole No. scholars, 9, ; av-
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crage, 8. This school was kept in the same old TEMPLE of Sci- enee that has been an ornament to this district for the last half century, and according to this present appearance, the time is past when the inhabitants of the district deemed it necessary to make the needed repairs. We cannot look for good results from money expended in so gloomy a place. There are scholars here with bright and intelligent minds, which, if under the charge of a good teacher, and in a pleasant and comfortable house, we think would conpare favorably with any in town. Miss Parsons did all that could be expected under present circumstances.
DISTRICT NO. 7.
Summer Term,-MISS IDA A. BUTLER, Teacher.
Length, 11 weeks. Whole No. of scholars, 24 ; average, 15. This school appeared well at the commencement, although but few scholars were present. Miss Butler has had quite a large expe- rience in teaching in other States, and flattering results were anticipated from her labors here.
At the elose we found her school quite small ; some had gone to assist at haying but those who remained showed commendable improvement.
Winter Term-MR. GEORGE W. DAVIS, Teacher.
Whole No. of scholars, 36; average, 26; length of school, 11 weeks. Visited this school the first week of the term. Deport- ment of the school good. Scholars, with hardly an exception, seemed interested in their studies, and very attentive to their books. The advanced scholars in this school, are able to dem- onstrate that good reading is not only a qualification, but an ac- tual accomplishment, and some of the younger ones bid fair to rival them in a few years. Found an interesting class in grammar, mostly young ladies. Visited the school again at the close, and the improvement I anticipated on my first visit, was fully realized on the second. The grammar class, though I missed two or three of its number, did itself honor. Quite a large class
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in arithmetic, consisting of boys and girls from twelve to fifteen years of age, appeared to have made good use of their time. I do not wish to flatter the scholars, but should be doing myself an injustice, if I should attempt to conceal my admiration of the manner in which one of the classes placed and explained some very difficult theorems in algebra upon the board. They must have studied very hard, and were rewarded, with merit's best re- ward,-success ; and yet, it is proper a due meed of approbation should be accorded where it is justly due.
DISTRICT NO. 8.
Summer Term,-MISS IDA B. LORD, Teacher.
Length of school, 10 weeks. Whole No. of scholars attending school, 60 ; average, 52. The deep and untiring interest of the teacher in the improvement of her scholars,secured their love and respect, and at the closing examination we were in duty bound to say, this was the best organized and the best taught school we have seen in this district for a number of years.
Fall Term,-MISS IDA B. LORD, Teacher.
Length of school, 9 weeks. Whole No. of scholars attending. 45 ; average attendance, 39. The teacher fully sustained her well earned reputation during this term and we can cheerfully rank this school second to none in town.
Winter Term,-MR. JOHN C. HAYES, of Limerick, Teacher.
Length of schoo', 12 weeks. Whole No. of scholars attending, 55 ; average attendance, 43. Mr. Hayes was accredited a suc- cessful teacher, in this school last year, and it appears that the district was anxious to secure his services for a second term, and as he adopted the same methods of instruction as formerly, they are satisfied with the results of his teaching.
Most of the scholars in this school are small and require a live, energetic teacher to carry the school through successfully. We were happy to meet a number of the Ladies of this district in this
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school, at the closing examination, which shows they have an in- terest in their school.
DISTRICT NO. 10.
MISS SARAH L. HALL, OF ALFRED, Teacher.
Length of school, 16 weeks ; whole No. attending, 10 ; average attendance, 10. This district has had but one term. Miss Hall, who taught here with such good success the previous year, was re- employed. She fully maintained herself in the high estimation in which she was held as a teacher, and gave universal satisfac- tion.
During the past year there has been an average number of weeks of school in town. In some districts where first-class teachers were employed, their labors were crowned with success, while in other districts, we fail to see little, if any, good results from the schools. This failure is in part due to Agents for em- ploying teachers that are not adapted to teach the schools for which they are employed. Districts should be carefui in choosing Agents, to employ teachers. Often men are chosen that never visit schools, and know nothing of their condition or rank, yet think they are amply fitted to employ a teacher for a school that they know nothing about, and sometimes assume to dictate in re- gard to studies pursued, clasification, and even discipline.
Permit us to say a few words in regard to penmanship, which we think is too much neglected in our schools. Most of our teachers are defficient in teaching the art of writing, or perhaps it would be more strictly true to say they do not know how to give good lessons in penmanship, and what skill they have is not turned to the best account.
We find in many of our schools pupils spending much time in committing and reciting by rote, lessons which they imperfectly comprehend and will invariably forget, while their exercises in writing (if they have any,) are limited to one or two pages per week. We ask, is this employing the time of the teacher and pu - pils to the best advantage? We think there should be much
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practical writing in all the classes, especially the higher ones upon dictation exercises, composition, abstracts of lessons and book- keeping. Parents should see that their scholars are provided with books and stationery for such exercises-they cannot expect teachers to furnish them.
In conclusion, we would say, where we have failed in the past, let us try to improve in the future ; there is still room for improve- ment, and we hope to see such made as shall be satisfactory to all concerned.
C. L. WENTWORTH, 1 S. S. COMMITTEE OF
W. A. THOMPSON,
G. W. DAVIS, NEWFIELD.
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