Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . F. Unitarian Societ>. cation to thePossiblj it isthese ten years William Williams. While the pro-,ress shown byI lie public schools111 New Londonhas ever beenalong the lines ofdistinctevolution,the results of thej)ast decade areespecially gratify-ing, gratif3ing tothe ]iublic, to theBoard of Lduca-tion, to the princi-pals and teachers,to the parents ofcbildien. and, asliiey have out-grown their schoolilays and assumedt
Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . F. Unitarian Societ>. cation to thePossiblj it isthese ten years William Williams. While the pro-,ress shown byI lie public schools111 New Londonhas ever beenalong the lines ofdistinctevolution,the results of thej)ast decade areespecially gratify-ing, gratif3ing tothe ]iublic, to theBoard of Lduca-tion, to the princi-pals and teachers,to the parents ofcbildien. and, asliiey have out-grown their schoolilays and assumedtheir resjjectivepositions in thebusy life of theworld, of gratiti-pupils themselves.)ut coincident that of good work havebeen passed under one Acting SchoolVisitor. Yet, without favor andwithout adulation, it seems incum-bent upon us to note the zealand ethciencv of Charles B. Jennings,A. M.; the hearty co-operation, too, ofthe School Board, and the earnestfaithfulness of the teacheis under hischarsre is to be commended. Andtherein lies the admirableness of itall, for it is this co-effort, thisteam-work, as it were, that is 38 Ipicturesque 1Rew largely respon-sible for thelaudable out-come. Since 1890the attendanceof pupils at thepuljlic schoolshas increasednearly 8 0 years agothere were but47 teachers:now the num-ber employed isnearly doublethat newand valuablefeatures have1) e e n inaugu-rate d, two ofwhich (so faras concerned their introduction into . REV. JAMES W. BIXLER,Pastor Second Congregational Church ing popularityof the kinder-garten — orchild garden—among thosewho once con-sidered it fri-volity, but whonow realize itsgreat impor-tance in theearliest train-ing of themind, is a signpositive of thee du c ationalprogression ofthe age. The NathanHale Orches-tra, composedof past andpresent mem-bers of the Nathan Hale Grammar public schools), originated in New School, is an organization which hasLondon. The Ling system of physi- been accor
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