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Number of different pupils
91
Average membership
70
Average attendance
63
Per cent of attendance
90
Average age
8 yrs. 3 m.
Number under five years of age
0
Number promoted to grammar school
15
ASHLAND STREET WARD, ROOM SCHOOL.
MARY W. KIMBALL, Principal.
Number of different pupils
41
Average membership
32
Average attendance
24
Per cent of attendance
75
Average age
6 yrs. 3 m.
Number under five years of age
.
0
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THE TRAINING SCHOOL.
This school enters upon its third year with many decided im- provements ; and is, we believe, growing in favor with parents, children and pupil teachers.
The first year, ending June, 1890, was of necessity a time of experiment. Those children who had already spent two or three years under different methods of teaching were of course harder to bring into the new line of work than the beginners -the infant class, who had no habits to unlearn There was also a certain amount of prejudice against the work of utterly inexperienced girls ; but this created much less trouble than was anticipated, and it has been found that children leaving this school to enter the grammar department are better prepared than formerly. So far as the pupils are concerned, this plan of teaching the primary grades may be set down as a success.
The pupil teachers certainly have every reason to be satisfied with the results. Not one who has yet graduated has failed to obtain a school. The only one not teaching has preferred to con- tinue her studies in a special branch.
'The following will show where the young ladies are who have entered this school :
Lillian W. Greenleaf, entered Sept., 1889 ; appointed'to Con- gress street school.
Judith A. Plumer, entered Sept., 1889; taking special course.
Eleanor J. Towle, entered Sept., 1889; teaching at Moulton- ville.
Sarah L. Ross, entered Sept., 1889; teaching Congress street. Fannie Knight, entered Sept , 1889 ; left during first term.
Jennie L. Smith, entered Sept., 1889 ; teaching in Malden.
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Florence True, entered Sept., 1889; teaching at Ashland street.
Annie M. Pike, entered Sept., 1889 ; teaching at Berlin Falls, N. H.
Ida M. Blaisdell, entered Feb , 1890; teaching at Merrimac. Edith Johnson, entered Sept., 1890; not yet finished course. Elizabeth Hoxie, entered Sept .. 1890; not yet finished course. Mabel Hodgkins, entered Sept., 1890 ; teaching in Ipswich. Jean Gillan, entered Sept., 1890; t aching in Ipswich.
Clara Poor, entered Sept., 1890 ; left before completed course. Gertrude E. Lewis, entered Feb., 1891 ; not completed course. Ellen H. Greeley, entered Feb .. 1891; not completed course. Josie W. Kimball, entered Feb., 1891 ; not completed course.
Last year there were from ten to twelve pupil teachers; at present there are but eight. It is to be hoped that the coming term will find more from our own city to appreciate the great ad vantages offered by this school In selecting teachers, superin- tendents are everywhere giving the preference to graduates from training schools.
At the close of the school year Miss Pratt resigned her posi- tion as principal of the school, and later on Miss Fannie W. Rich- ards, from Watertown, was appointed to the position. Miss Richards' successful experience as a teacher and trainer of teach- ers at Watertown, her energy of character. her fertility of re- sources in methods of illustration, warrant the belief that the school is in good hands.
The two great drawbacks to success, at present, are the small number of pupil teachers, and the crowded condition of the rooms. In September, to relieve the grammar department above, one of the rooms formerly occupied by the training school was taken to accommodate the excess of grammar scholars. This left three rooms and a small office on the second floor for all the pupils of the primary department It is only with much inconvenience and extra labor on the part of the principal that this arrangement could be carried out. It is no small compliment to the ability of Miss Richards that she has been able to marshal her forces so skil- fully, and to do her work so well in the face of these difficulties,
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EVENING SCHOOLS.
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These schools were opened at the usual time, and kept as long as the attendance justified their continuance.
The pupils of both schools might be divided into two classes- those whose attendance was compulsory, and those animated by a praiseworthy desire for more education than they had received as children. The first, compelled by the law in regard to illiterate minors to attend evening schools at least seventy per cent of the whole number of sessions, are generally unable to read or write ; yet before the schools close for the term they have made a fair start in that direction, which, if continued a few months more, would enable them to fairly escape from the illiterate class. The other class, generally adults, are especially worthy of aid. Their attendance is voluntary, and springs from a desire for advance- ment in life, or from a determination to improve upon the small amount of education they have hitherto obtained. The Evening School committee have fully appreciated such efforts. Sufficient teaching force was retained to give those who attended such indi- vidual attention and instruction as were needed. The teachers were well satisfied with the deportment and attention of their pu- pils during the winter term of thirty-two evenings.
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CHANGES OF TEACHERS.
In the Congress street school the vacancies caused by the pro motion of Miss Cheever and the transfer of Miss Gowen to Moul- tonville were filled till February 1st by the temporary appointment of Miss Rogers to the second grade, and Miss Symonds to the first grade. It was regretted that their services could not be re- tained, but the graduation of two Newburyport teachers from the training school at that time had been anticipated, and Miss Ross was appointed to the second grade and Miss Greenleaf to the first, where both did excellent work. Miss Greenleaf resigned her po- sition at the end of the school year, and the services of Miss Symonds were again secured.
Miss Towle, another graduate of the training school, was ap- pointed in February as assistant at the Moultonville school, and is doing good service.
At the end of the school year Miss Bassett, having received an appointment in Philadelphia, resigned her position as assistant in the Forrester street boys' school. Her place has since been filled by Miss Emily A. Hale. Miss Mabel B. Sanborn was at the same time chosen as principal of the Moultonville school. Miss Flor ence A. True, another graduate of the training school, took charge of the school in the ward room, on Ashland street, which had been temporarily in the care of Miss Mary Kimball.
Miss Richards of Watertown was appointed principal of the training school in place of Miss Pratt, who had resigned.
Miss Lizzie C. Ireland was chosen as an additional assistant in the Kelley school, to take charge of an overflow of forty pupils in the fifth and sixth grades.
It is too early to speak of the work of these new teachers, far- ther than to say that the sub-committees, to whom the appoint- ments of these teachers was referred, seem to have made very wise selections, and that there is every reason to believe that their work for the year will confirm this opinion.
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NEEDS OF THE SCHOOLS.
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One of the most pressing needs is that for a new school house in the vicinity of Oakland or Jackson street. Every year great difficulty is experienced in finding accommodations for pupils en- tering the grammar grades, while some of the primary grades are in temporary and unsuitable quarters.
A building that would relieve the Kelley school would enable the schools below State street, when over-crowded, to send their surplus to the Kelley. It could also take enough children from the Ashland street schools to dispense with the ward room, which at best is only fit for temporary accommodation.
Every year in one room of the Congress street school we find, in the summer, between fifty and sixty children, when there is suitable accommodation for only forty. This excess could also be provided against by a new school house in the above named lo- cality.
The only building now available for relief of these over-crowd- ed rooms is the lower story of the Temple street school house, but to the use of this there are various objections. The scholars would be taken from the near vicinity of the Kelley school, those who belong by their residence to that school. They would go from a pleasant, attractive building in their own district, to one in another district, gloomy, and poorly fitted in every way. More- over, such an arrangement would only relieve the grammar grades. The lack of accommodation for those in the ward-room and Con- gress street schools would still remain.
VENTILATION. Most of our school buildings were erected many years ago, when light, space and air were much less considered
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than at present. As a result, there is but little more space than is absolutely necessary for the desks of the pupils and teachers. No attention whatever seems to have been given to the proper arrange- ment of light, which should come from the rear and from the left of the pupils at work.
While the city has resisted the efforts of State officials to compel the introduction of large and costly ventilating ar- rangements, it has been partly because of the great expenditure demanded, partly on account of the space required, and largely be- cause no system of those recommended was guaranteed to produce the desired results. Yet it was felt at the time, and is felt now, that our schools do need improved ventilation; that the narrow and restricted quarters of several are not what they should be in this respect. There is little doubt that much could be done towards improving their ventilation at comparatively small cost. Among those most needing this improvement may be mentioned the schools on Hancock, Bromfield, Forrester and Congress streets.
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LAWS OF THE STATE.
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OF THE ATTENDANCE OF CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS.
Section 1. Every person having under his control a child be tween the ages of eight and fourteen years shall annually cause such child to attend some public day school in the city or town in which he resides, and such attendance shall continue for at least thirty weeks of the school year if the schools are kept open that length of time, with an allowance of two weeks' time for absences not excused by the superintendent of schools or the school committee, and for every neglect of such duty the person offending shall, upon complaint of the school committee or any truant officer, forfeit to the use of the public schools of such city or town a sum not exceeding twenty dollars ; but if such child has attended for a like period of time a private day school approved by the school committee of such city or town, or if such child has been otherwise instructed for a like period of time in the branches of learning required by law to be taught in the public schools, or has already acquired the branches of learning required by law to be taught in the public schools, or if his physical or mental con- dition is such as to render such attendance inexpedient or imprac- ticable, such penalties shall not be incurred.
Sect. 2. For the purposes of the preceding section school com- mittees shall approve a private school only when the teaching in all the studies required by law is in the English language, and when they are satisfied that such teaching equals in thoroughness and efficiency the teaching in the public schools in the same local- ity, and that equal progress is made by the pupils therein, in the
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studies required by law, with that made during the same time in the public schools ; but they shall not refuse to approve a private school on account of the religious teaching therein.
[As amended by Chapters 291 and 464, 1889, and Chapter 384, 1890.]
AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.
Section 1. No child under thirteen years of age shall be em- ployed at any time, in any factory, workshop or mercantile estab- lishment. No such child shall be employed in any indoor work performed for wages or other compensation, to whomsoever pay- able, during the hours when the public schools of the city or town in which he resides are in session, or shall be employed in any manner during such hours, unless during the year next preceding such employment he has attended school for at least thirty weeks, as required by law.
· Sect. 2. No child under fourteen years of age shall be em- ployed in any manner before the hour of six o'clock in the morn- ing or after the hour of seven o'clock in the evening. No such child shall be employed in any factory, workshop or mercantile establishment, except during the vacation of the public schools in the city or town where he resides, unless the person or corporation employing him procures and keeps on file a certificate and em- ployment ticket for such child as prescribed by section four of this act, and no such child shall be employed in any indoor work, per- formed for wages or other compensation, to whomsoever payable, during the hours when the public schools of such city or town are in session, unless as aforesaid, or shall be employed in any man- ner during such hours unless during the year next preceding such employment he has attended school for at least thirty weeks as re- quired by law ; and such employment shall not continue in any case beyond the time when such certificate expires. The chief of the district police, with the approval of the governor, shall have authority to designate any kind or kinds of employment in facto- ries, workshops or mercantile establishments as injurious to the
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health of children under fourteen years of age employed therein, and after one week's written notice from the said chief to the em ployer or his superintendent, overseer or agent of such designation no such child shall be employed in any such kind or kinds of · employment in any factory, workshop or mercantile establish- ment.
Sect. 3. No child under sixteen years of age shall be employed in any factory, workshop or mercantile establishment unless the person or corporation employing him procures and keeps on file the certificate required in the case of such child by the following section, and also keeps on file a full and complete list of such chil- dren employed therein.
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Sect. 5. In cities and towns having a superintendent of schools said certificate shall be signed only by such superintendent, or by some person authorized by him in writing; in other cities and towns it shall be signed by some member or members of the school committee authorized by vote thereof ; provided, however, that no member of a school committee, or other person authorized as afore- said, shall have authority to sign such certificate for any child then in, or about to enter, his own employment, or the employment of a firm of which he is a member, or of a corporation of which he is an officer or employee. The person signing the certificate shall have authority to administer the oath provided for therein, but no fee shall be charged therefor ; such oath may also be administered by any justice of the peace.
Sect. 6. The certificate as to the birthplace and age of a child shall be signed by his father if living and a resident of the same city or town ; if not, by his mother; or if his mother is not living, or if living is not a resident of the same city or town, by his guar- dian; if a child has no father, mother or guardian living in the same city or town, his own signature to the certificate may be ac- cepted by the person authorized to approve the same.
Sect. ?. No child who has been continuously a resident of a city or town since reaching the age of thirteen years shall be enti- tled to receive a certificate that he has reached the age of fourteen unless or until he has attended school according to law in such city
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or town for at least thirty weeks since reaching the age of thirteen, unless such child can read at sight and write legibly simple sen- tences in the English language, or is exempted by law from such attendance. Before signing the approval of the certificate of age of a child, the person authorized to sign the same shall refer to the last school census taken under the provisions of section three of chapter forty-six of the Public Statutes, and if the name of such child is found thereon, and there is a material difference between his age as given therein and as given by his parent or guardian in the certificate, allowing for lapse of time, or if such child plainly appears to be of materially less age than that so given, then such certificite shall not be signed until a copy of the certificate of birth or of baptism of such child, or a copy of the register of its birth with a town or city clerk, has been produced, or other satis. factory evidence furnished that such child is of the age stated in the certificate.
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Sect. 9. Every parent or guardian of a child under fourteen years of age who permits any employment of such child contrary to the provisions of this act, and every owner, superintendent or overseer of any factory, workshop or mercantile establishment who employs or permits to be employed therein any child contrary to the provisions of this act, and any other person who employs any child contrary to the provisions of this act, shall for every such offence forfeit not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars for the use of the public schools of the city or town. Every parent, guardian, or person authorized to sign the certificate prescribed by section four of this act, who certifies to any materially false state- ment therein, shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. A failure to produce to a truant officer or inspector of factories the certificate required by the provisions of this act shall be prima facie evidence of the illegal employment of the child whose certificate is not produced.
LAW IN REGARD TO CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Rule 3. No teacher or scholar from any house in which a case
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of diphtheria (or membranous croup), scarlet fever or measles ap- pears. shall, without a written permission from the physician of the Board of Health, return to any public or any private school until the end of two weeks from the recovery or death of the last case in such house, nor within six weeks from the beginning of the last case of scarlet fever.
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COURSE OF STUDY FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
FIRST YEAR.
ENGLISH COURSE.
Algebra . 40 weeks
§ English Language, 20 weeks
General History, 20 weeks . 40 weeks
Physical Geography, 20 weeks
. 40 weeks 1 Physiology, 20 weeks
ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL, AND CLASSICAL COURSES.
Algebra
. 40 weeks
§ English Language, 20 weeks 1 40 weeks
General History, 20 weeks
. 40 weeks Latin
SECOND YEAR.
ENGLISH COURSE.
Geometry . 28 or 40 weeks
Rhetoric, 20 weeks ?
1 Physics, 20 weeks
40 weeks
§ Book-keeping, 20 weeks
40 weeks
Arithmetic, 20 weeks
Botany or Zoology
. .
12 weeks
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ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL COURSES.
Geometry
. 28 or 40 weeks
Rhetoric, 20 weeks
· . 40 weeks
Latin
· 40 weeks
Botany or Zoology
.
.
12 weeks
CLASSICAL COURSE.
Geometry
. 40 weeks
Latin
. 40 weeks .
Greek
.
40 weeks
Ancient History and Geography weekly.
THIRD YEAR.
ENGLISH COURSE.
Physics, 20 weeks
. 40 weeks
Chemistry, 20 weeks
English and American History
. 32 weeks
French
. 40 weeks
Botany or Zoology
. 8 weeks
ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL.
§ Physics, 20 weeks
40 weeks
Chemistry, 20 weeks
English and American History
. 32 weeks
Latin
40 weeks .
Botany or Zoology
8 weeks ·
French
.
40 weeks.
CLASSICAL COURSE.
Latin
.
40 weeks
Greek
. 40 weeks
Physics
. 20 weeks
.
{ Physics, 20 weeks
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French
. 40 weeks
Reviews in Mathematics
.
. 20 weeks
FOURTH YEAR.
ENGLISH COURSE.
Chemistry
. 20 weeks
Science of Government
. 20 weeks
*English Literature and Advanced Rhetoric . 40 weeks
§ Astronomy, 16 weeks
Geology, 24 weeks
. 40 weeks
Trigonometry
. 24 weeks
French
40 weeks
ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL COURSE.
§ Chemistry, 16 weeks . 40 weeks
Science of Government, 24 weeks
*English Literature and Advanced Rhetoric
40 weeks
Latin
. 40 weeks
S Astronomy, 16 weeks
Geology, 24 weeks
40 weeks
Trigonometry
.
24 weeks
French
. 40 weeks
CLASSICAL COURSE.
Latin
. 40 weeks
Greek
·
. 40 weeks
Physics
. 20 weeks
French
. 40 weeks
*English Literature and Advanced Rhetoric . 20 weeks
ENGLISH LANGUAGE .- Besides the work specified above, each class will devote one hour a week to reading from some standard
*The English of the fourth year will be required; but students may elect the rest of their last year's work.
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author ; the I. and II. classes will have monthly exercises in com- position, writing, and in recitation and declamation.
DRAWING .- The III. and IV. classes will draw one hour each week.
SINGING .- There will be weekly lessons in singing in which the whole school will take part.
REMARK .- Pupils will be required to pursue three regular branches of study, besides the weekly exercises in literature, draw ing and singing.
TRUANT OFFICER'S REPORT.
GENTLEMEN :- I have the honor to submit my report for the year ending July 1, 1891, and am pleased to say that truancy has decreased as compared with last year. Attendance at school has been better, the parents working in unison with the committee and truant officer in sending their children to school. The streets have been remarkably clear from children during school hours. The day officers have rendered valuable assistance in the dis- charge of my duties. The following table gives a correct account of the year's work as reported to the School Board at the end of each month.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT G. ALLEN.
Truant Officer
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TRUANT OFFICER'S REPORT
For year ending July 1, 1891.
11890- Nov . . Sept .. Oct. . .
| Dec ..
Jan. .. 2
Feb ..
Mar ..
April .
May ...
( June ..
Total.
Number of schools visited, - 249 277 268 180 163 188 205 140 176 207-2049
No. parents notified - - 100 132 140 170 172 245 325 338 272 285-2179
Absences investigated - 108 132 143 170 178 245 340 355 280 300-2251
Truancies determined by in- vestigation
8
4
2 6
7
2
4 4
6
6
4-
49
No. of children returned from streets -
2
I
3
I
I
4
7
4
2-
31
Children placed under tem- porary arrest -
I
I
2
Children placed on probation
..
I
. .
I
2
CENSUS OF CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE,
May 1, 1891.
Ward One.
Ward Two.
Ward Three
Ward Four.
Ward Five.
Ward Six. .
Total .
Public schools
314
156
240
225
192
403- 1528
Parochial school .
32
161
98
98
179
15-
583
At work
I7
33
23
28
26
154
Neither at work nor at school,
33
31
22
31
24
27 -- 25-
166
Private schools
2
II
IO
2
4
3-
32
Taught at home
2
5
4
I-
13
Total
399
394
398
386
425
474- 2476
6 6
4- 49
Truants returned to school -
8 . 4
2
6
7
2
6
.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT G. ALLEN,
Truant Officer.
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TABLE
SHOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS AND SEATING CAPAC- ITY OF EACH SCHOOL.
No. of Rooms.
Seats.
Johnson school
4
147
Bromfield street school
4
152
Purchase
1 occupied.
42
Jackman
4
200
Temple
1 occupied.
53
Kelley school
8
420
Congress street school .
4
165
Forrester street (boys) .
2
76
Forrester street (girls)
1
64
Ashland street school
2
116
Ward Room school
1
35
Moultonville school
2
78
Wesley street school
1
47
Total
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1595
Total enrolment for year in public schools
1801
Average membership
1484
Average attendance
1335
Per cent of attendance
90
Number (estimated) in Parochial and private schools .
615
.
.
.
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PRIMARY AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
NUMBER OF PUPILS IN EACH GRADE, DEC. 1, 1891.
First ...
Second .
Third .. .
Fourth. .
Fifth .. ..
Sixth ...
Seventh ..
Eighth. .
Ninth. . .
Total ...
Johnson school
21
18 19
18 14 13 13 20 7
143
Bromfield street school .
24 19
19
24 20 18 13
10 7
154
Purchase street school
30
12
. .
24 23 17 23
25
25
181 33
Temple street school
9
7 10
.
17
15
11
10
388 168 76
Forrester street (girls') .
. .
15 24 17 21
Moultonville school
12
6
8
9
3
7
2 5
5
. .
72 77 52
Wesley street school
2
5
8
11
5 36 32
Ward Room, Ashland st.
32
Total
. 247 200 188 177 180 143 123 120 76 1454
.
.. 19
58 47 38 37 70
35
32 16
Congress street school
44 43 47 34
Forrester street (boys') .
23 16 16 17
17 6
Ashland street school
42
Jackman school
Kelley school
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TEXT BOOKS USED IN SCHOOLS.
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PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
Readers -Monroe's, Davis's and Supplementary Readers.
Geography-Harper's Primary.
Writing-Harper's, Normal Review.
Physiology-Hutchinson's. Arithmetic-Taught topically.
Language-Practical work, topically.
Spelling- From readers.
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
Arithmetic-Greenleaf's Brief, Greenleaf's Complete, Col- burn's.
Language-Swinton's Language Lessons. Geography-Harper's Primary, Harper's School. Speller -Worcester's.
Readers-Davis's, Monroe's, Harper's. Dictionary - Worcester's. History-Montgomery's. Book-keeping-Meservey's Single Entry. Copy Books-Harper's, Normal Review. Physiology-Hutchinson's.
HIGH SCHOOL.
English Language : Grammar-Swinton. Elements of Composition-Chittenden. Rhetoric-A. S. Hill. Studies in English Literature-Swinton.
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English Language :
English Literature-Kellogg.
Dictionary, Comprehensive-Worcester.
Dictionary, New School-Worcester.
Shakespeare's Julius Cæsar, Merchant of Venice, Hamlet and Macbeth-English Classic Series.
Riverside Literature Series-(Several numbers).
English Classic Series -(Several numbers) . Students' Series-(Several numbers).
History :
General-Anderson.
England-Stone.
United States-Scudder
Rome-Leighton. Greece-Smith's Smaller
Civics :
Civil Government-Martin.
Mathematics :
Arithmetic, Commercial-Thomson.
Algebra, Elements-Wentworth.
Algebra-Academic-Wells. Geometry-Wentworth.
Book-keeping-Meservey. Trigonometry-Loomis.
Natural Science :
Geology-Dana. Chemistry-Shepard. Botany- Woods. Astronomy-Sharpless and Phillips.
Physics-Gage's Elements. Physiology-Hutchinsons. Physical Geography-Warren.
Music :
Independent National Music Reader and Hymn and Tune Book -Mason.
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French :
Grammar-Keetel. Reader-Keetel.
Reader, Elementary-Janau. Dictionary-Spors and Surenne.
Texts : Contes Biographiques, Foa ; Picciola, Saintine ; Philos- ophe Sous Les Toits ; Colomba, Merimee ; Petite Histoire du Peu- ple Francais, Lacourbe ; Dialogues, No. 1 Ahn ; Capi et Sa Troupe Malot.
German :
Grammar-Cook's Otto. Dictionary-Adler. Rudiments-Ahn.
Latin :
Grammar-Harkness. Lessons-Collar and Daniell.
Prose Composition-Harkness. Virgil, 6 Books-Greenough.
Virgil, Complete-Harper's Text.
Cicero, Orations-Harkness. Cicero de Senectate, etc .- Harper's Text. Cæsar's Gallic War-Harkness, Nepos-Chase and Stuart.
Greek :
Grammar-Goodwin. Lessons-White. Anabasis, 4 Books with Vocabulary-Goodwin. Anabasis, Complete-Harper's Text. Exercises in Prose Composition-Jones. Herodotus-Harper's Text. Homer's Iliad, 6 Books-Boise. Lexicon-L. S. Alndged. Reader-Goodwin.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
From December 1, 1890, to December 1, 1891.
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INCOME.
Appropriation .
$25,000 00
One year's interest of Brown Fund 675 00
State School Fund . 138 74
Tuition fees from non-resident pupils ·
216 00
Sale of books .
2 51
$26,032 25
EXPENDITURES.
Salaries of teachers
$19,527 58
66 pupil teachers 620 00
66 secretary and agent 1000 00
66 truant officer .
300 00
66 janitor .
1104 00 .
Evening schools . .
. 252 00
Printing and advertising
110 35
Census of school children
$5 00
Books and supplies .
1054 70
Fuel
990 30
Rent of Putnam school
500 00 .
Paid highway department
15 75
Sundries
161 82
Balance undrawn .
.
.
.
25,711 50 $ 320 75
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TEACHERS AND SALARIES
1891-1892.
E C. Adams, A. M., principal, salary $2200; paid by city $1600
High school .
O. B. Merrill, A. M., assistant I100
Miss Sara A. Leonard 66
650
Miss Mary T. Spalding 550
Miss Emma H. Parker
650
[ L. G. Smith, principal 1000
Kelley school .
Miss Eva J. Smith 375
| Miss Anna L. Whitmore “ 375
[ Miss Lizzie C. Ireland
375
Training school
¿ Miss Fannie W. Richards, principal, 750
George W. Brown, principal I 200
Miss Rhoda Tilton, assistant . 400
Jackman school
Miss Helen M. Currier 375
Miss Rebecca W. Perkins "
350
Miss Anna L. Coffin, principal . ¥450
Miss Emma M. Lander, assistant 375
Miss Frances J. Pearson 66
375
Miss Jennie P. Haskell
350
Miss Priscilla G. Craig, principal
* 450
Miss Susie B. Lowell, assistant 375
Miss Cora B. Lougee 375
Miss Abbie L. Frost 66
350
Currier Grammar (boys)
Miss Sarah B. Chute, principal . ·
750
Miss Emily A. Hale, assistant . · 375
Miss Sarah E. Whitmore, principal .
* ¥450
Currier Grammar (girls) .
Miss Ellen Frothingham, assistant 375
Moultonville, Primary and
Miss Mabel B. Sanborn, principal
400
Grammar
Miss Eleanor J. Towle, assistant 325
Wesley street .
{ Irving H. Johnson, principal 400
Temple street, Primary
{ Miss Susan I. Adams, principal 375
Miss Clara J. Edgerly, principal 375
Miss E. H. Cheever, assistant .
375
Congress street, Primary
Miss Sarah L. Ross 325
Miss Kate B. Symonds " .
325
Miss Frances L. Pettigrew, principal, 375
Ashland street, Primary .
Miss Sarah F. Badger, assistant 350
Miss Florence A. True ·
300
Purchase street
--
Miss Mary A. Roaf, principal . 325 ·
Miss Abby Short, assistant 400
Johnson school
Bromfield street school .
*After December 1, 1891, at the rate of $475 per annum.
53
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
ELISHA P. DODGE (Mayor), Chairman, HENRY B. LITTLE, Vice-Chairman, STEPHEN PEABODY, GEORGE H. PLUMER,
WILLIAM F. HOUSTON,
MISS H. E. LUNT,
WILLIAM T. HUMPHREYS,
PRENTISS H. REED, JOHN F. YOUNG, JOSEPH B. LITTLE, EDWARD G. MOODY, JAMES PARTON, PAUL A. MERRILL,
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
WILLIAM P. LUNT, Secretary.
CONTENTS.
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Page 49 ,
CITY GOVERNMENT 1891
5
66 6 1892
297
COLLECTOR'S REPORT
70
DETAILED STATEMENTS :
Abatement of Taxes
79
Ashes and Rubbish
80
Board of Health
82
Bridges and Culverts
83 85
City Bonds
87 88 93
Fuel Department
Highway Department .
95
Incidental Department
102
Interest Department
Lighting Streets and Public Buildings
117
Memorial Day
119
Miscellaneous Expenses
155
Notes Payable
119
Parks and Public Grounds
122
Police Department
123
Poor Department
125 132 133
Public Property .
I34
Salaries of City Officers
140
School Department
141
Sewerage
146
Bromfield Fund
Fire Department
115
Printing
Public Library
ANNUAL REPORTS.
DETAILED STATEMENTS :
Sidewalks and Edgestones
148
Soldiers' Relief
I 54
State Account, Armory Rent Water Supply
155
INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF MAYOR DODGE, 1891 .
19
66 66 GURNEY, 1892
311
OFFICE HOURS of Officials, etc
3
REPORT of Board of Health
265
Board of Assessors
205 199
Bridge Tender
Chief Engineer
173
City Inspector
210
City Marshal®
193
City Registrar
285
City Solicitor
189
Overseers of the Poor
165
Park Commissioners
212
Public Library
218
School Committee
325
Surveyor of Highways
251
Trust Funds
245
STATEMENT of City Debt
Account with State of Massachusetts
74
Commissioners of Atkinson Common
75
Debts Due the City
75
Income and Expenditures
65
Sinking Fund Commissioners
76 292
TABULAR STATEMENT . .
66
City, County and State Taxes
162
TREASURER'S REPORT .
68
TRIAL BALANCE, December 19, 1891
77
I 54
STATISTICAL ACCOUNT of Deaths
59
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