merely tolerable. School children are not all a sickly, puny race, nor the majority. Let it be granted man is a tough animal, hard to kill, and has a vitality that will resist unfavorable conditions; but is it the part of wisdom to put the young and miniature into such conditions, on the principle of the survival of the fittest, which means the tough, unimpressible and careless, who go through unscathed what wrecks the susceptible, eager, ambitious child ?"

It would be comparatively inexpensive to adopt some one of the many excellent systems of ventilation in use in our modern school buildings, and, if it were not so cheap, what would the expense amount to in comparison with the sickness and death of one of these little ones from such a cause. Better, a thousand times, the old log school house, with its ample fireplace and pure air, than modern plaster and stucco with the impurities and perils resulting to our children from the want of ventilation. Fresh air is too cheap a commodity for any human being to be deprived of. Will not the committee in the several districts, and especially in the First and Second districts, take hold of this matter and see that the evil is effectually remedied ?

High School. We earnestly enquire whether it is not about time the town of Windham should have a High School, free for the admission of scholars from every district in town, wherein to pursue a higher course of study than that designed under the common school system of our commonwealth? Under the general common school system, to support which all tax-payers are compelled to contribute, a High School education is not contemplated. The several school districts, however, are allowed to keep a higher grade of school, provided the districts foot the additional expenses thereby incurred. This, however, is not ordinarily done in such a way as to satisfy every tax-payer that they are not, at least indirectly, contributing to the support of a High School, and, at the same time, because they do not live in the district where the school happens to be located, denied the advantages-except by paying the regular tuition charged to every patron from other towns. This leads to dissatisfaction and ought to be remedied.

Willimantic, with its railroad facilities, affords a peculiarly favorable location for a High School. Already our neighbors, Putnam, Danielsonville and Rockville, have established High Schools within their borders, and we are pleased to know that these schools are in a very flourishing condition. Willimantic cannot afford to be behind these villages in educational facilities. It has been well said "that the High School elevates and gives character to the town and brings it into equality and fellowship with the first class communities of the State. It makes contented those who appreciating the worth of a good education, desire to secure its blessings for their children. It makes the town attractive to the better class of citizens who may be seeking a home, and thus serves to introduce those who are of worth to the pecuniary, mental and moral gain of the town." It would have a

happy influence on all the schools and secure the proper grading of the schools.so essential to success. The high grade department of the Natchaug School in the Second district, is a good school and is doing an excellent work, but as it is not strictly a High School it is not accomplishing all that it might, and it is not free to all the districts in town.

We are not prepared to suggest at present the best means of starting this enterprise, although a majority of the present Board are of the opinion that a beginning might be made by some kind of an arrangement between the town and Second district, whereby the use of the upper room in that district could be secured for this purpose at small additional expense to the town. The other schools should then be rigidly compelled to use the same textbooks, and the scholars in all the districts fitted for admission to the High School, their qualifications for admission to be determined by a written examination, open to all scholars from the district schools who desire to pursue a higher course of study than that provided in the common schools. This would enable all the people in town to avail themselves of the advantages offered at the High School without extra expense. It is the only fair way of ending a dissatisfaction which now exists, and will grow deeper till the end is accomplished.

Should the school become a success, and increase by drawing to itself very many pupils from neighboring towns, as we are satisfied it would, proper steps could then be taken to establish the High School in a proper building by itself, and make a distinct school of it as in Putnam. Killingly and Rockville carry on their High Schools in connection with one of their district schools. In order that this whole subject may be properly investigated and understood, the Board respectfully suggest that the town appoint a committee of such number as it may deem advisable to investigate the subject and report to a special town meeting to be called for that purpose at an early day. We trust the matter will receive from the voters of the town the attention its importance demands, as we believe the establishment of a free High School in our town the most desirable thing that can be done for all our schools at the present time.

A LIST OF THE SCHOOL VISITORS,

OR BOARDS OF EDUCATION, IN ALL THE TOWNS OF THE STATE.

This list is prepared from the returns received from the several towns. The name of the Chairman of the Board, when known, is placed first, that of the Secretary usually stands second. Acting Visitors are in most cases designated by a *. The P. O. address is given (in parenthesis) when it is not the same as the name of the town.

No returns were received from Bridgewater, Derby, North Canaan, Sherman and Tolland. The names for these towns were taken from the "Connecticut Register."

ANDOVER, E. P. Skinner, C. B. Stearns, *E. J. Kingsbury, Andrew Phelps, Walter Abbey, S. H. Daggett, J. S. Topliff, R. E. Phelps, C. L. Backus.

ASHFORD, *G. E. S. Amidon, (Westford,) *J. T. Green, J. D. Gaylord, Nelson Hammond;-S. B. Tifft and S. H. Paine, (Westford.)

AVON, D. D. Derrin, *M. C. Woodford and *Rev. P. R. Day, (all West A.,) *A. U. Thompson, J. S. Woodford, C. H. Miller.

BARKHAMSTED, *Sheldon Merril;-*Rev. C. S. Linsley, H. C. Brown and F. G. Alford, (Riverton,) E. J. Youngs and Daniel Youngs, (Pleasant Valley.)

BEACON EALLS, (all A. V.,) D. J. Carrington, W. D. Billerwell, C. F. Clark. BERLIN, Cyrus Root, Jr., *E. C. Woodruff, John Norton, S. F. Talmadge;— *Rev. G. L. Coburn and Samuel Upson, (Kensington.)

BETHANY, (all A. V.,) W. H. French, S. R. Woodward, Rev. C. W. Colton. BETHEL, Frederick Shepard, *G. B. Andrews, *T. G. Barnum, A. L. Benedict, C. H. Benedict, A. L. Baldwin.

BETHLEHEM, S. P. Hayes, *M. S. Todd, *W. R. Harrison, G. M. Kasson, G. C. Stone, M. E. Beecher.

BLOOMFIELD, S. J. Mills, *Dr. Henry Gray, Rev. W. A. Hallock, Louis Filley, N. F. Miller, W. G. Case, J. C. Capen, John Wilcox;—H. C. Hoskins, (Linville.) BOLTON, E. D. Alvord, *Dr. C. F. Sumner, *Rev. W. E. B. Moore, Orlando Sperry, A. K. White ;—N. S. Maine, (Quarryville.)

BOZRAH, G. H. Fuller, (Bozrahville,) *Rev. F E. Fellows, Chas. A. Gager. BRANFORD, H. Z. Nichols, W. E. Fowler, *Rev. Dr. H. Olmstead, R. Dibble, E. J. Bird, W. Regan, John Spencer, Dr. E. W. Brainard. H. W. Hubbard, T. F. Hammer, Daniel O'Brien ;-M. K. Northam, (Stony Creek.)

BRIDGEPORT, (all A. V.), J. S. Hanover. F. W. Zingsem, H. T. Shelton, (Sec.,) David Ginand, G. W. Bacon, Nath'l Wheeler, James Staples, Edward Sterling, Andrew Burke, Dr. A. H. Abernethy, E. W. Marsh, Rev. T. J. Synnott. H. M. Harrington, Superintendent.

BRIDGEWATER, Eli Sturdevant, Peter Wooster, Burr Mallett, A. H. Gillett, H. N. Sanford, H. E. King.

BRISTOL, *Rev. Dr. L. Griggs, B. F. Hawley, Rev. M. B. Roddan, Rev. D. DeWolf, Gad Norton;- Anson Bingham, (Forestville.)

BROOKFIELD, Rev. A. C. Pierce and Rev. E. L. Whitcome, (B. Centre,) Rev. F. M. Bogardus, G. C. Jones;-E. N. Hawley and A. H. Taylor, (Hawleyville.)

BROOKLYN, Willard Day, *Frank Day and E. L. Cundall, (all Danielsonville,) *Rev. E. S. Beard, J. B. Stetson, A. D. Putnam.

BURLINGTON, L. B. Pond, Romeo Elton, David Holcomb, Dr. William Elton, Samuel Russell;-Rev. B. O. Sheridan, (Collinsville.)

CANAAN, (Falls Village P. O.,) *Dr. C. B. Maltbie, *Rev. F. J. Belcher, *Rev. D. M. Moore, M. H. Dean, D. E. Dean, E. B. Gillett.

CANTERBURY, Nathan Allen, Jr., (Westminster,) *T. G. Clark, *C. S. Burlingame, *W. S. Adams, Henry Kendall, George Sanger;-K. H. Leavens and Amos Witter, (Packerville,) A. C. Green, (Westminster.)

CANTON, *B. O. Higley;-*W. W. Perry, D. C. Holbrook, W. W. Bidwell and Martin Myers, (Collinsville,) *Rev. D. B. Hubbard, (C. Centre.)

CHAPLIN, Rev. C. E. Griggs. *Rev. F. Williams, Joseph Foster, D. A. Griggs, Lester Bill;-P. L. Peck, (North Windham.)

CHATHAM, A. H. Conklin, *F. A. Lillie, *H. D. Chapman, H. M. Dunham and Rev. J. S. Ives, (all East Hampton,) *D. S. Strong, T. A. Shepard, J. H. Selden, and F. B. Northam, (all Middle Haddam.)

CHESHIRE, R. H. Guilford and *C. T. Hotchkiss, (West C.,) J. P. Beach, J. N. Humiston, J. H. French;--T. A. Cook, (Brooksvale.)

CHESTER, J. L'Hommedieu, *Dr. S. W. Turner, F. C. Silliman.

CLINTON, *G. E. Elliott, A. H. Stevens, *F. A. Sturgis, J. B. Wright, J. L. Davis, G. C. Grinnell, E. E. Wright, H. L. Wellman, E. R. Kelsey, L. E. Wood, J. A. Spencer, J. A. Stanton.

COLCHESTER, Dr. R. R. Carrington, *Rev. S. G. Willard, A. A. Baker, G. W. Foote-*D. S. Bigelow and Demas Carrier, (Westchester.)

COLEBROOK, L. O. Bass, *S. A. Cooper, O. W. Oles ;-A. O. Pinney, (Millbrook,) J. A. Deming and L. D. Benham, (Robertsville,) R. D. Baldwin and J. M'Caffrey, (C. River.)

COLUMBIA, A. B. Fuller, *Dr. J. LaPierre, M. K. Holbrook, Rev. F. D. Avery, Joseph Hutchins;-J. C. Brown, (Willimantic.)

CORNWALL, Frederick Kellogg ;-*M. S. Nickerson, T. S. Gold and A. D. Warner, (West C.,) *Rev. C. N. Fitch, (North C.,) W. F. Harrison, (C. Bridge.) COVENTRY, (all A. V.) Martin Parker, (South C.,) Rev. W. J. Jennings, Dr. M. B. Bennett, A. P. Kingsbury;-C. A. Kingsbury, (South C.,) A. S. Hawkins, (Willimantic.)

CROMWELL, Albert Dowd, *W. E. Hulbert, *Rev. H. S. Stevens, Rev. W. A. Stickney, S. P. Polly, S. B. Wilcox.

DANBURY, W. F. Taylor, Samuel Tweedy, *Rev. A. C. Hubbard, *A. B. Holley, Rev. M. P. Lawlor, Dr. W. C. Bennett.

DARIEN, W. E. Street;-*Rev. Louis French, (Noroton,) C. S. Whitney, W. H. Bates, James Curzon, C. A. Bates, Jr., Charles Brown, M. E. Mead, C. A. Andrews.

DERBY, S. M. Gardner, Rev. L. B. Baldwin, G. H. Peck, Thomas Elmes, C. N. Rogers, J. H. Whiting, (all Birmingham,) John Lindley, Rev. H. T. Brady and E. W. Webster, (Ansonia.)

DURHAM, Rev. W. C. Fowler, (D. Centre,) H. G. Newton, A. P. Roberts, N. H. Parsons, S. W. Loper;-J. E. Bailey, (D. Centre.) '

EASTFORD, J. H. Bullard, (Phœnixville,) *Rev. C. M. Jones, C. E. Barrows, S. O. Bowen, A. L. Johnson;-S. A. Wheaton, (Phoenixville.)

EAST GRANBY, J. A. Griswold, *Rev. C. Chamberlain, B. E. Smith, C. P. Clark ;-F. F. Stevens, (Copper Hill,) J. P. Brace, (Tariffville.)

EAST HADDAM, Rev. S. M'Call;-G. L. Brownell and E. E. Johnson, (Moodus,) Rev. G. H. Rumney, F. A. Tiffany, T. S. Rathbone.

EAST HARTFORD, *J. O. Goodwin, *F. R. Childs, Elijah Ackley, A. E. Olmsted;-J. K. Hall, (Hockanum.) One vacancy.

EAST HAVEN, (all A. V.) H. B. Forbes ;-Rev. E. E. Hall and A. B. Rose (Fair Haven.) G. C. Tuttle, S. W. F. Andrews, Edward Allen.

EAST LYME, H. P. Dwyer, (Niantic,) E. L. Beckwith, Dr. D. Calkins, W. T. Cutter;-Charles Babcock and C. S. Davis, (Niantic.)

EASTON, W. W. Jennings, *A. M. Oakley, C. H. Rowell, Henry Wakeman, E. K. Freeborn;-Chauncey M'Carty, (Stepney.)

EAST WINDSOR, *J. S. Allen, (Broad Brook,) *S. T. Wells, P. L. Blodgett, J. B. Noble ;-M. H. Bancroft, Rev. E. Goodridge and S. C. Bartlett, (Warehouse Point,) O. S. Wood and J. O. Ellsworth, (Windsorville.)

ELLINGTON, *Edwin Talcott, *Sylvester Morris, *E. B. Kibbe, Rev. D. S. Holbrook, Dr. J. A. Warren, Isaac Bancroft, C. D. Sykes, Dwight Lull;-H. C. Aborn, (Square Pond.)

ENFIELD, *Rev. John Howson, *L. A. Upson, *Rev. D. P. Sanford, Chester Johnson, (all Thompsonville,) *J. N. Allen, Albert Abbe, G. H. Booth;-Edward Prickett and W. B. Covil, (Hazardville.)

ESSEX, *Giles Potter, C. O. Spencer, A. M. Wright, R. S. Hayden, Edwin Pratt, J. P. Southworth, Dr. C. H. Hubbard, Thomas Chrystal;-*S. M. Pratt, L. D. Webber, E. B. Bull and Lorenzo Beckwith, (Centre Brook.)

FAIRFIELD, *Rev. Dr. E. E. Rankin, *Rev. J. K. Lombard, Samuel Morehouse, *Edmund Hobart ;-*Dr. M. V. B. Dunham, (Greenfield Hill,) *W. B. Meeker, (Southport.)

FARMINGTON, Rev. J. A. Smith, (Unionville,) Julius Gay, Rev. T. K. Fessenden, *Edward Norton, C. L. Whitman, T. L. Porter ;-*E. M. Mills, Rev. T. E. Davies and Samuel Frisbie, (Unionville.)

FRANKLIN, *S. A. Frink, (Baltic,) *G. H. Griffing, H. W. Kingsley, Asahel Armstrong:-*H. L. M. Ladd and O. B. Hyde, (North F.)

GLASTONBURY, (all A. V.) Rev. W. S. Wright;-J. W. Hubbard, A. A. Babcock and Rev. J. E. Elliott, (South G.,) A. D. Clark, (East G.,) Rev. Austin Gardner and C. J. Loomer, (Buckingham,) N. W. French, W. H. Griswold.