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teaching during the last term have been very satisfac- 

 tory. 



Duncklcc Hill School. — Miss Ermina E. Holt still 

 gives her best endeavors to this school. The scholars 

 have been kept close to their studies and to the rules. 

 Miss Holt has great skill in ensuring diligence, good 

 behavior and love of stud}'. 



It may be seen by the foregoing brief remarks upon 

 the different schools, that they have been, generally, 

 prosperous through the year. In two or three in- 

 stances the obstacles in the way of success were 

 greater than the teacher was able, at once, to remove; 

 but during the winter term every school has been in 

 very fair condition. 



The perfect teacher has not yet made his appear- 

 ance in the world, but it is not wise to emblazon 

 every fault, — a few deserve mention. 



Manner. Teachers should be spirited, lively, 

 energetic, and refined in their manner, brief, direct, 

 clear and impressive in all they say, both in teaching 

 and governing, but never noisy and blustering. 



Pronunciation. Closely allied to a faulty utter- 

 ance in several of our schools, is a false pronuncia- 

 tion of words. We raise no issue with the disciples 

 of Worcester or Webster, but do protest against the 

 prevalent violations of both taste and all dictionaries. 



