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should accomplish the portion in reading are able to do so in four years current time. Many children, and of- ten bright children, take five or six years current time to acquire even the primary quantity of reading. This absenteeism is the most discouraging feature of our prim- ary instruction. Children are not often truants, they are kept from the schools by their parents, either from necessity caused by poverty, or because the importance of persistent attendance is not sufficiently realized. The sums earned by such small children are inadequate com- pensation to them or the parents for the discouragement to the child, and the habits of irregularity which are thus inbred. Truant laws do not seem to reach such cases, and if these were enforced, as they rarely are, they would be a poor substitute for the cordial co-opera- tion of parents. Your committee therefore earnestly ask parents, particularly of girls, to see that their child- · ren go to school in all weathers, and are provided with clothing suitable and sufficient to resist cold and wet. The stormy days are the very best for backward pupils to be present as then the attendance is less and the teacher can give special attention and individual instruc- tion. It is noticeable that the first cold snap is generally followed by a large diminution in the attendance of pu- pils in the earlier primaries. The falling off in five schools of this grade between the 19th and 22d of November was 20 per cent. and this was caused by the sudden fall in temperature. And yet every effort is made to keep the rooms sufficiently heated and teachers are specially enjoined to look after the comfort of their pupils. In this grade of schools the average attendance in May and June is nearly equal to the number belong- ing to the schools. But in December, January and Feb-
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ruary the number belonging is about half of that in May and June, and the attendance is irregular.
It was an experiment to substitute written for mental arithmetic for our youngest children; but experience seems to have justified the change. Children, evidently, take far more interest in their written solutions, than in mental processes, and have, besides, laid a foundation of useful knowledge in the practical questions of life and trade. The very minute drill in vulgar fractions, re- quired in Colburn's, was, for those who are not going be- yond primary instruction, barren of results, exceeding- ly tedious, and above the ability of primary children. In exchange for this, Mac Vicar's arithmetic trains the mind in the simpler problems of the first four rules : addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and relieves the Grammar schools of this preliminary work.
The tables below will show the condition of these schools according to the enumeration taken from the teachers as of Oct. 30th, 1880 :
BOYS TAUGHT-ARRANGED BY STUDIES.
Alphabet.
First Reader.
Second Reader.
Third Reader.
Fourth Reader.
Mac Vicar.
Total.
Below State
14
33
65
69
53
184
234
Above State
15
97
59
63
41
123
275
City
29
130
124
132
94
307
509
GIRLS TAUGHT-ARRANGED BY STUDIES.
First year in Alphabet.
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Mac Vicar's 2d Total 3d, 4th years. belonging
Below State
18
67
53
55
46
141
239
Above State
12
71
73
75
70
191
301
City
30
138
126
130
116
332
540
Reader. Reader. Reader. Reader.
These children, boys and girls, in the whole number- ing 1049, were taught by 24 teachers exclusively de- voted to them, and half of the time of the teacher in the Plains school was also used for primary instruction. It will appear from the following tables that in the sub-
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primaries the number of pupils per teacher was greatly in excess of that of the last year of the course, although the reverse would be a better condition of things.
TABLE OF PUPILS PER TEACHER.
1st year.
2nd year.
3d year.
4th year. 30
Course.
Below State, -
48
43
48
39
Above State,
54
50
45
33
47
City,
51
47
47
32
43
There has been for years a necessity for one or more additional teachers for the sub-primaries above State street if they are to be kept down to an average of less than 40 per teacher. There are in this part of the city 40 per cent., or about 200 children who do without primary instruction for the larger part of the year, and the fact that the primaries are too crowded to be efficient is often given as a reason for absenteeism.
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
The Grammar schools of the city, on the 30th of Octo- ber, 1880, were taught by seventeen teachers, (ex- clusive of the Plains school, in which about one-third of the pupils are in the Grammar course.) The children attending them were in all at last date 701, of which 359 were boys, and 342 were girls. This gives about 40 pupils to a teacher. But those who are in the first year of the course are very much more numerous than in the fourth year. The falling off in this respect is very much to be regretted. Every child should at least complete the Grammar school course in reading, writing, arithme- tic and geography, in order to have sufficient learning for the ordinary vocations of life. Yet the fact is that while the pupils in the first year in the city number 226, in the last year they do not exceed 110. This falling
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off causes the number of pupils in the first year per teacher, to be 42, and in the last year only 33.
The Grammar schools from their grading can be. taught in classes and thus time can be economized as compared with the Primaries where grading is necessari- ly imperfect. The following table will show the num- bers in the city studying in each text book :
Arithmetic. Arithmetic. Fourth Fifth Colburn's. History. Geography. 1st year 3 last years in Total. Reader. Reader.
Boys
95
264
285
244
355
114
245
359
Girls
82
260
289
236
341
113
229
342
Total 177
524
574
480
696
227
474
701
If by object teaching is understood teaching industries, that has never been done in our schools. It has of late been argued that the girls should be taught to sew, and the boys to telegraph and survey. Industrial schools with these and other objects looking to training in in- dustries have been established in other places, with very valuable results. But such radical innovations should, perhaps, be urged by the people, and made the matter of previous discussion before they can be taken up gen- erally by school committees, or even partially intro- duced.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
We submit herewith, the reports of the principals of the evening schools. It will appear therefrom, that the schools were not so large as they have been in former years. This was owing to a determination to confine the attendance to persons over fifteen years of age. But for the few who did attend, the school was more neces- sary than it would have been for those under fifteen years of age. For youth the day schools are open.
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REPORT OF THE EVENING SCHOOL FOR WOMEN,
Number of sessions from Dec. 9, 1879, to March 11, 1880 - 27
" pupils belonging
50
Average number of pupils belonging
35
Number of teachers
3
Pay of principal
$27
·' assistants, each
- 18
Total
$63
H. E. LUNT, Principal.
REPORT OF THE EVENING SCHOOL FOR MEN.
The school commenced Dec. 8, 1879, and continued twenty-one even- ings. There were only three assistants throughout the term. The great- est number present any evening was fifty; the average number twenty- eight. The school was made up mostly of young men over sixteen years, all under that age, as far as possible, being excluded. We endeavored to have good order and to exclude all those that came for any other than a good purpose ; and, in consequence, all that desired had an ample oppor- tunity to improve. Most, if not all present, took advantage of the chance and much progress was made in all the studies.
Respectfully submitted,
G. W. BROWN.
EXAMINATION FOR ADMISSION TO HIGH SCHOOL.
At the examination for the High School in July, 1880, forty-two boys and thirty-six girls presented them- selves, of which thirty-two boys and thirty-three girls came from our public schools.
The following table will show the numbers from each school at the first examination :-
Teacher.
School.
GIRLS. Number applying.
Number admitted.
Average credits.
Miss Coffin, - Johnson,
6
5
66.6
Miss Shackford, South,
10
8
67.5
Miss Toppan,
Currier,
12
12
70.2
Mr. Moulton,
Kelley,
5
4
65.1
Total,
33
29
68.0
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BOYS.
Teacher.
School ..
Number applying.
Number admitted.
Average credits.
Mr. Brown,
Bromfield,
6
2
59.8
Mr. Lunt,
Jackman,
6
6
71.8
Mr. Moulton,
Kelley,
14
10
68.8
Miss Chute,
Currier,
5
3
67.5
Miss Cheney,
Plains,
1
-
Total,
32
21
67.6
They were examined upon the following questions, and sixty-five credits were required for admission :-
ARITHMETIC.
1. From 44 3-5 plus 9 1-6 take 33. 1-8.
2. Bought 6 bu. 3 pk. 1 pt. of beans at $2 a bushel, and gave sugar in exchange at 13 cents per lb. How much sugar did it take?
3. Divide the L. C. M. of 16, 96, 240, by their G. C. D.
4. A tailor having 27623 yards of cloth, sold 2-9 of it at one time, and 3-7 at another. What is the value of the remainder at $3 per yard?
5. Divide two hundred thirty-four and sixty-one thousand eight hun- dred seventy-five hundred thousandths by 16 1-8.
6. On a note of $600, dated June 10, 1876, at 6 per cent, were the fol- lowing indorsements :
August 12, 1875 $200. September 15, 1875. 200.
December 1, 1875. 200.
What is due January 1, 1876?
7. What is the compound interest and amount of $12,000 for 2 years 6 months 18 days at 4 per cent?
8. A merchant invested $6,000 in business. He gained 23 per cent the first year ; the second year he lost 20 per cent of what he had at the end of the first year. What per cent of his money has he left?
9. What is the difference between the bank and true discount on a note of $1,000 at 7 per cent, payable in 90 days ?
10. Find the cube root of 113.379904.
GEOGRAPHY.
1. What is Geography? and define its three divisions.
2. Define a mountain range, and locate three in the United States.
3. Define a river system, and name the largest in South America.
4. What group of islands southeast of North America? and name the largest.
5. Name prominent capes on the east coast of North America.
6. Bound the United States, and give its capital.
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7. Name the Gulf States, and their leading productions.
8. Name four States on the east bank of the Mississippi, and the capi- tal of each.
9. Name highest mountain and largest lake in New Hampshire.
10. For what industry is each of the following cities noted, viz: Man- chester. Lowell, Haverhill. Springfield, Lynn, Worcester, Fall River.
11. Where is Long Island? and name its largest city.
12. Through what bodies of water would a vessel sail in going from St. Louis to Philadelphia ?
13. Name the largest river emptying into the Atlantic from the United States, and what capital city upon it?
14. What countries are crossed by the Andes mountains?
15. Through what bodies of water would a vessel sail in going from Boston to Odessa ?
16. Name three seas south of Europe.
17. Name the largest empire, largest city, highest mountain, largest river, largest lake, largest peninsula, in the world.
18. What three oceans wash the shores of Asia?
19. Name the largest of the African islands, and what waters sur- round it?
20. What province of the Dominion of Canada is a peninsula.
GRAMMAR.
1. In what two ways do we express thought? What is a sentence?
2. What is a conjunction ? Give an example.
3. Write a sentence containing a preposition, and parse the preposi- tion.
5. Write a sentence containing a verb in the active voice, then change the verb to the passive.
6. Define verb; difference between regular and irregular verbs.
7. Write a sentence containing a proper noun in the nominative case ; an irregular verb in the perfect tense; a common noun in the possessive case, and a common noun in the objective case.
8. Write a sentence containing a possessive pronoun.
9. What is the difference between who, which and what?
10. How many degrees of comparison? Compare good, bad. heavy, round, fortunate.
11. Give the plural of thief, sheep, crisis, mouse.
12. Correct this sentence in capitals, punctuation and spelling,- "america, was Discovered by ; cristofa colombous."
13. Correct this sentence so as to make it indicate only futurity : I will drown, nobody shall save me.
14. What parts of speech are, alas, bravo, hurrah?
15-20. Analyze this sentence and parse the words marked with numer- 16 17
18 19 20
als :- "Go to the ant thou sluggard, consider her ways and be wise."
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SPELLING AND DEFINING.
Accuracy-Recommend-Receding-Outwitted-Bronchitis-Symmetry -Colonnade-Seethe-Inflammation-Eliminate.
HIGH SCHOOLS.
The course of study in the High schools has not been materially different during the year ending in Septem- ber, 1880, from what it has been since the union with the Putnam Free school. But there has been a creditable improvement throughout the school and in some of the branches of study a considerable advance in the amount of work accomplished.
The class in French which graduated last July, read during their Senior year, La Chanson du Jardinier, 59 pages; Les Dames Virtes, 206 pages ; Le Roman d'un Jeune Homme Pauvre, 95 pages ; Le Roi des Montagnes, 301 pages ; of Scenes et Recits des Alps, 150 pages.
They also completed Magill's French Grammar, of which they had previously learned 132 pages.
During the same year the Middle class learned 153 pages of the Gram- mar and read Ahn's French Dialogues, 78 pages; Les Contes Biographi- ques, 143 pages ; Les Petits Oiseaux, 65 pages.
This achievement bears comparison favorably with the work done in the High schools at Salem or Haverhill, and is quite as much as can reasonably be expected for the time devoted to it.
The quantity of Latin read, as given by the princi- pal, is:
In 1st year, Latin Reader entire, except the anecdotes and one-half of the Syntax sentences.
In 2nd year, Cæsar, four books.
In 3d year, Cicero, eight orations, including Manilian Law.
In 4th year, Virgil, six Books of Æneid-The ten Bucolics; in Cicero, De Senectute.
The progress in this department within a few years has been very marked. Not only has the amount read in the first, third and fourth years been nearly doubled, but the additional work shows greater linguistic difficul-
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ties, more profound and practical thought, and presents to the pupils two divisions of literature which former- ly were not taught in the schools. Similar progress has been made in other branches. In mathematics, Elemen- tary Algebra is completed in one year.
The full course in Geometry takes a year and a half. The advanced class from September, 1879, to March, 1880, went over the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th books of Loomis's geometry. The class, beginning Sept., 1879, studied in the year ending September, 1880. Books 1, 2, 3, and part of the 4th.
Loomis's Trigonometry is also studied throughout the Senior year. Although the last half of the Geome- try and the Trigonometry are classed among the op- tional studies, there are always some pupils who desire them. And those who complete the mathematical course taught in the schools, go over more ground than is generally compassed in classical schools and more than is required for admission to college. The methods of instruction of Steele's Fourteen Weeks in Physics and Chemistry, have increased the interest in these studies. Physical geography, which is as it were the encyclopedia of the arts and sciences, is also taught to large classes. In Geology the class has been taught to draw maps and diagrams, which work is intended to improve them in the principles as well as the details of this science.
The size of our High school has been relatively great- er than that in Salem; here it is an average for ten years of about 190, (a majority of whom are girls) while in Salem, the average is about 240.
Some of the pupils who come in, would do better if they spent another year in the Grammar schools, but of one hundred who enter more than 25 per cent. pursue
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the full course. The difference between the size of the first year's class or preparatory and the last being evi- dence of this. The changes in this respect are shown by the following table, exhibiting the size of the classes in the Brown and Female High schools on Sept. 30, 1880 :
Boys.
Girls.
Preparatory class,
30
25
Second year, (Junior)
21
18
Third year, (Middle)
13
6
Senior year,
9
6
-
-
Total,
73
55
The following diagram shows the number of pupils in the principal studies on Oct. 30, 1880 :
Latin,
Brown High. 22
30
18
70
French,
9
12
27
48
Literature,
8
6
15
29
Geology,
4
3
12
19
Greek,
7
1
4
12
Chemistry,
9
7
21
36
Physics,
20
18
38
76
Algebra,
24
24
38
86
Arithmetic,
24
26
21
71
Modern History,
21
8
28
71
English Grammar,
22
11
15
48
Physical Geography,
25
25
13
63
The following are names of graduates from the con- solidated High and Putnam Schools, 1880 :
GRADUATING CLASS FOR 1880.
BROWN HIGH SCHOOL. Orrin J. Welch, Charles C. Spalding.
FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL. Augusta S. Knight, Carrie K. Page, Alice H. Hall, Lucie I. Glines, Grace L. Hunt, Annie S. Caswell, S. Effie Smith.
PUTNAM FREE SCHOOL. W. S. Bartlett, J. E. Bailey, Charles Brad- street, F. M. James, Walter H. Little, John Titcomb, Alice B. Morrison, Ethel T. Parton, Carrie Pike, Edith E. Pray, Alice P. Steyens, Addie Veasey, Ena Drake, Alice W. Bailey, Lizzie T. Brickett, Nellie M. Clark- son, Fannie E. Cushing, Hattie Dodge, Annie M. French, Mary C. Good- win, Lillie M. Little, Josie Marston, Annie S. Merrill.
* Putnam pupils in Latin and Greek are taught by the City, which receives therefor per term, from each non-resident pupil, $3.00, and $2.00 for Latin only.
Female High.
Putnam. *
Total
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TEXT BOOKS.
The only changes that have taken place have been the substitution of Keetel's French Reader and French Grammar, in place of Magill's French Grammar, and of Warren's Speller in place of Sargent's. Both of tl books thrown out had been long used in the schools one of them about twenty-five years, and the other fif. teen or more. Some changes are necessary from time to time to keep pace with the changes in language and the advance in science. But the law wisely requires a two-thirds vote of the whole board, and a previous no- tice in order to substitute a new text book. This, and a conservative reluctance to change books, has prevent- ed too frequent changes, and has, perhaps, retained some books long after the press had furnished those far better. The tables near the end of this report will show pre- cisely what text books are now used. And in the body of the report, under the heads, respectively of Primary and Grammar schools, are given tables showing how many use each kind.
JOHN J. CURRIER, (Mayor) Chairman, ISAAC P. NOYES, Vice- Chairman, JOHN F. YOUNG, Secretary, D. T. WOODWELL, Agent,
F. A. HALE,
SCHOOL
T. C. SIMPSON, Jr.
STEPHEN COLLINS,
H. G. JOHNSON,
C. L. DAVIS, AMOS NOYES,
COMMITTEE.
A. B. DEARBORN,
J. A. MERRILL,
C. A. CURRIER,
Newburyport, Dec., 1880.
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COURSE OF STUDY IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
ENGLISH COURSE.
FIRST YEAR.
FIRST TERM-English Grammar and Dictation Exercises, Arithmetic, Physical Geography.
SECOND TERM-English Grammar and Dictation Exercises, Arithmetic, Physical Geography.
THIRD TERM-English Grammar and Dictation Exercises, Algebra, Physical Geography.
FOURTH TERM-English Grammar and Dictation Exercises, Algebra, Physical Geography.
SECOND YEAR.
FIRST TERM-Modern History, Algebra, Natural Philosophy.
SECOND TERM-Modern History, Algebra, Natural Philosophy.
THIRD TERM-Botany, Geometry, Natural Philosophy.
FOURTH TERM-Botany, Geometry, Natural Philosophy.
THIRD YEAR.
FIRST TERM-French, or Physiology, Geometry, Chemistry.
SECOND TERM-French, or Physiology, Geometry, Chemistry.
THIRD TERM-French, or Rhetoric, Double-Entry Book-keeping, Chem- istry.
FOURTH TERM-French, or Rhetoric, Double-Entry Book-keeping, Chemistry.
FOURTH YEAR.
FIRST TERM-French, Astronomy, Geology or Trigonometry, Mental or Moral Philosophy.
SECOND TERM-French, Astronomy, Geology or Trigonometry, Mental or Moral Philosophy.
THIRD TERM-French, Astronomy. Geology or Trigonometry, Mental or Moral Philosophy.
FOURTH TERM-French, Astronomy, Geology or Trigonometry, Mental or Moral Philosophy.
NOTES. I. Weekly exercises in Declamation and Composition.
II. Civil Government weekly by the Senior Class.
III. Natural History weekly by the Middle Class.
CLASSICAL COURSE.
FIRST YEAR.
LATIN-Grammar, Reader, and Introduction to Latin Composition.
Ancient Geography and History ; Arithmetic, and Algebra to Quadratic Equations.
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SECOND YEAR.
LATIN-Cæsar, four books, Latin Composition. Algebra completed; Geometry, four books.
THIRD YEAR.
LATIN-Cicero, seven orations, including Manilian Law or an equiva- lent ; Parts I and II, or one hundred and sixty-six pages of Harkness's Latin Composition ; Reading Latin at sight, aud Exercises in Latin Con- versation.
GREEK-Anabasis, three books.
FRENCH-Contes Biographiques, Ahn's French Dialogues, No 1, and other works-in all equivalent to about two hundred and fifty pages.
FOURTH YEAR.
LATIN-Virgil's Æneid. six books, and the Bucolics; Cicero, De Senec- tute or equivalent, Latin Composition, Reading Latin at sight, and Exer- cises in Latin Conversation.
GREEK-Anabasis, the fourth book; Homer's Iliad, three books; Greek Composition. English Literature and Composition.
FRENCH-La Chanson du Jardinier, fifty-nine pages ; Les Dames Vertes, two hundred and six pages; Le Roman d'un Jeune Homme Pauvre, ninety-five pages ; this gives, as the amount read, about five or six hun- dred pages ; and about two hundred pages from other works.
NOTES. J. Weekly exercises in Declamation and Composition.
II. Civil Government weekly by the Senior Class.
III. Natural History weekly by the Middle Class.
BOOKS USED IN THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
Warren's Class-Word Speller.
Franklin Third Reader. reviewed the first and second terms.
Franklin Fifth Reader.
Guyot's Grammar School Geography, completed.
Ellsworth's Writing Books, and Single-entry Book-keeping.
Quackenbos's Language Lessons.
Colburn's Mental Arithmetic.
Greenleaf's Common School Arithmetic.
Quackenbos's History of the United States, to be employed as a read- ing book.
Our World, No 2, as a reference book(on the desk of each teacher).
BOOKS USED IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
Franklin Primer, the First, Second and Third Readers.
Warren's Class-Word Speller.
Mac Vicar's Elementary Arithmetic.
Guyot's Elementary Geography, completed.
Penmanship-Ellsworth's Writing Books.
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SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND SALARIES.
HIGH SCHOOL.
A. H. Thompson, A. M., Principal, $1700
O. B. Merrill, A. M., Assistant, 1200
Luther Dame, 1200
Miss A. A. Senter, 600
Mrs. Belle P. Winslow, 450
KELLEY SCHOOL.
N. A. Moulton, Principal, 1000
Miss Janette N. Balch, Assistant, 350
Miss Abbie Short, 350 -
Miss M. J. Bradlee, 350
Miss H. C. Piper, 300
Miss Eva J. Smith, 350
Miss M. E. Jaques, 325
Miss Alice H. Olmstead,
325
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. WARD ONE.
Bromfield Male Grammar, Bromfield St.,
George W. Brown, Principal, 800
Miss Francis J. Pearson, Assistant, 350
Jackson Male Grammar, School Street,
W. P. Lunt, Principal, 1000 Miss Lucy Lowe, Assistant, 350
Miss Sarah B. Chute, Principal, 650
Miss E. Frothingham, Assistant, 350
Miss A. L. Coffin, Principal, 425
Miss E. M. Lander, Assistant,
350
Miss S. J. Shackford, Principal,
425
South Female Grammar, Purchase Street,
Miss Priscilla G. Craig, Assistant, 350
Miss S. D. Toppan, Principal. 425
Currier Female Grammar, Forrester Street,
Miss Agnes A. Somerby, Assistant. 350
PRIMARY
SCHOOL.
WARD ONE.
Bromfield Primary, Bromfield Street,
Miss Carrie M. Clement, Assistant, 325
Johnson Female Primary, Hancock St.,
Miss Anna A. Currier, Principal, 350 Miss Jennie P. Haskell, Assistant, 325
WARD TWO.
Boys' Primary, Charles Street,
Miss Annie S. Wheeler, Principal, 350
Miss Susie B. Lowell, Principal, 350
Girls' Primary, Purchase Street,
Miss Mary Estes, Assistant, 325
Miss H. M. Currier, Principal,
350
Jackman Male Primary, School Street,
Miss B. B. Emerton, Assistant, 300
Boys' Sub-Primary, School Street,
Miss H. H. Page, 325
WARD THREE.
Girls' Primary, Temple Street,
Mrs. W. S. Gray, Principal, 350
Miss S. F. Badger, Assistant, 325
WARD FIVE.
Davenport (Girls') Primary, Congress St,.
Miss M. E. Cogswell, Assistant, 325
Miss Nellie M. Stanton,
325
Kent Street Sub-Primary,
Miss C. M. Bailey, 275
Davenport (Boys') Primary, Congress St.,
Miss Sarah Whitmore, Assistant, 325
Miss S. I. Adams, 275
WARD SIX.
Ashland street Mixed Primary, 1st Div.
Miss Frances J. Pettigrew, -
350
Sub-Primary 2d “
Miss Flora Pettigrew, -
325
Miss L. H. Cheever, 400
Mixed Grammar and Primary, Plains,
Miss M. Louisa Bartlett, Principal, 350
Buck street, Sub. Primary,
Miss Clara J. Edgerly, Principal, 350
Brown High and Female High,
Kelley School.
Currier Male Grammar, Forrester Street,
Johnson Female Grammar, Hancock St.,
Miss Rhoda Tilton, Principal, 350
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TABLE.
SCHOOLS.
during the year.
Number of different scholars
Number at the beginning of
year.
in winter.
Number at the close of the
Average number of scholars
Average number of scholars
ter.
Average attendance in win-
Average attendance in sum-
school.
Number of
Number of
Average age.
2106 1690 1738 1730 1715 1487 1463 2157 2236
Number of scholars during the year.
2100
66 66 beginning of year
1690
close
66
.1738
Average number in Winter.
1730
Summer
1715
attendance in Winter
1587
66
" Summer.
1463
Average attendance 70 per cent.
The number of children in the city in May last between the ages of 5 and 15 years was 2486.
Ward One. .. 419 | Ward Three. .... 362 |
Ward Five. .519
Ward Two. .371 | Ward Four. .392
Ward Six. .423
in each
Yr. Mo.
-
Brown High .
75
75
54
73
58
71
59
90
90 14 3
Female High
56
56
46
54
47
49
42
140
140 14
4
Kelley ....
437
3.52
356
373
367
324
313
420
420 10
Jackman
90
79
71
79
72
75
6×
100
72
1.2
Johnson (Girls) Grammar
74
63
64
65
84
71
75
62
97
9: 11
9
Currier
76
70
66
86
72
38
35
30,
29
96 18
Jackmalı
85
75
86
75
64
76
65
53
55
80
90.9
1
Buck St.
68
47
59
52
58
42
47
96
120 6
1
Purchase St. (Girls)
95
56
84
63
76
52
C5
96
91 7
5
Temple St.
88
57
70
69
64
57
53
9:1
100 8
2
Jackson-Sub-Primary.
61
5'
37
50
31
42
35
35 6
1
Johnson (Girls) Primary
109 75
95
75
81
62
70
80
80 7
8
Mixed School, Plains ..
74
52
48
50
49
34
3.2
42
C.
6
1 div. Ashland Street-mixed
42
4.2
39
40
39
33
33
54 9
5
2 4
69
51
69
46
64
31
45
54
54,7
6
Kent Street-mixed
61
54
48
4x
49
42
37
60
63 7
9
69
69
60
66
61
60
55
80
80 100 12
6
Currier
84
68
74
74
69
68
62
57
97
97
South
.6
100
87
69
59 68
58
51
72
70 11
86 7
10 9
Charles St.
50
36
34
76
76
62
61
100
105 9
1
Davenport
64
51
5:
52
59
48
52
54
54.9
Bromfield (Boys) Primary
93
79
62
73
78
desis
in each
school
seats
Bromfield (Boys) Grammar
72
65
58
Davenport
the year.
in summer.
24
SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Appropriation.
$23,500 00
CREDITS.
State School Fund .
243 74
Income from Brown Fund ...
702 50
Fees from non-resident school children
104 00
$24,550 24
Expenditures
$24,590 47
Overdrawn
$40 23
From Incidentals to balance account
40 23
4028-17
NEWBURYPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 2128 00338 678 7
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