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where there is no superintendent of schools by a person authorized by the school committee : provided, that no member of a school committee or other person authorized as aforesaid shall have authority to approve such certificate for any child then in or about to enter his own employment, or the employment of a firm or corporation of which he is a member, officer or employee. The person approving the certificate shall have authority to administer the oath provided for therein, but no fee shall be charged there- for.
SECT. 6. Whoever employs a child under sixteen years of age, and whoever having under his control a child under sucli age permits such child to be employed. in violation of section one or two of this act, shall for such offence be fined not more than fifty dollars ; and whoever con- tinues to employ any child in violation of either of said sections of this act after being notified by a truant officer or an inspector of factories thereof, shall for every day thereafter that suchi employment contiues be fined not less than five nor more than twenty dollars. A failure to produce to a truant officer or inspector of factories any age and schooling certificate or list required by this act shall be prima facie evidence of the illegal employ- ment of any person whose age and schooling certificate is not produced or whose name is not so listed. Any corporation or employer retaining any age and schooling certificate in violation of section five of this act shall be fined ten dollars. Every person authorized to sign the certificate pre- scribed by section five of this act who knowingly certifies to any materi- ally false statement therein shall be fined not more than fifty dollars.
SECT. 7. No person shall employ any minor over fourteen years of age, and no parent, guardian or custodian shall permit to be employed any such minor under his control, who cannot read at sight and write legibly sim- ple sentences in the English language, while a public evening school is maintained in the town or city in which such minor resides, unless such minor is a regular attendant at such evening school or at a day school : provided, that upon presentation by such minor of a certificate signed by a regular practising physician, and satisfactory to the superintendent of schools, or. where there is no superintendent of schools, the school com- mittee, showing that the physical condition of such minor would render sucii attendance in addition to daily labor prejudicial to his health, said superitendent of schools or school committee shall issue a permit authoriz- ing the employment of such minor for such period as saidl superintendent of schools or school committee may determine. Said superintendent of schools or school committee, or teacliers acting under authority thereof, may excuse any absence from such evening school arising from justifiable cause. Any person who employs a minor in violation of the provisions of this section shall forfeit for each offence not more than one hundred dol-
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ANNUAL REPORT
lars for the use of the evening schools of such town or city. Any parent, guardian or custodian who permits to be employed any minor under his control in violation of the provisions of this section shall forfeit not more than twenty dollars for the use of the evening schools of such town or city.
SEOT. 8. Truant officers may visit the factories, workshops and mer- cantile establishments in their several towns and cities and ascertain whether any minors are employed therein contrary to the provisions of this act, and they shall report any cases of such illegal employment to the school committee and to the chief of the district police, or to the inspector of factories for the district. Inspectors of factories and truant officers may require that the age and schooling certificates and lists provided for in this act, of minors employed in such factories, workshops or mercantile establishments, shall be produced for their inspection. Complaints for of- fences under this act shall be brought by inspectors of factories.
TRUANT OFFICER'S REPORT
NEWBURYPORT, Dec. 25, 1899. TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
Gentlemen :- My annual report for the year ending July I, 1899, is herewith submitted.
All of the manufactories and workshops have been fre- quently visited, and I have generally found cordial support from the overseers and officials in enforcing the law in re- gard to the employment of children.
Whenever any children were found employed contrary to law, they were at once required to procure proper certificates. or were discharged.
Many cases of absences from school have been investi- gated daily, and whenever truancy was discovered every ef- fort was made to return the child to school and to prevent a repetition of the offence.
Notwithstanding these efforts and the influence of the teachers there were many cases of unnecessary absence. The indulgence of some parents and their want of appreciation of the value of regular and punctual attendance injure their own children and retard the progress of others.
Yours respectfully, ROBERT G. ALLEN,
Truant Officer.
ANNUAL REPORT
TRUANT OFFICER'S REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING JULY 1, 1899
No. of schools visited
No. of absences reported by
No. of parents or guardians
No. of children absent from
school on suspicion
Truancies determined by in-
Truants returned to school
No. of children warned
No. of children returned to
school from the streets
Tardiness investigated
No. of manufactories visited
No. of certificates issued
No. of children found em-
No of children discharged to
No. of employers notified
No. of half days truancy
No. of children placed before
No. of children sent to truant
school
...
September, 1898
102
125
113
11
6
6
11
3
2
12
21
1
1
1
9
2
10
...
...
...
October
162
228
207
10
6
6
10
4
4
10
7
2
:
00
2
1
2
00
...
..
...
-
-
-
134
175
160
10
6
6
10
4
5
11
10
3
...
3
2
2
8
...
...
1
January, 1899
134
195
179
12
6
11
6
6
11
5
7
11
0
Marchı
124
184
164
8
8
8
2
5
co
5
2
1
1
8
...
...
1
117
130
122
5
5
8
5
00
11
4
3
2
9
...
...
..
-
1
181
229
221
7
7
10
7
4
13
13
4
2
2
15
...
...
-
1
-
137
170
163
10
8
8
10
2
00
=
10
3
1
2
12
...
...
Total -
.
-
1323
1759
1624
102
65
65
102
43
48
115
91
27
00
19
95
...
...
No. of children placed on probation
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT G. ALLEN, Truant Officer.
48
1
1
113
151
137
12
7
7
12
5
6
13
3
10
00
A
..
3
8
...
..
:
February
1
April
3
May
1
June
9
. .
...
November
119
172
158
2
11
...
...
December
12
6
6
000 00
vestigation
teacher
notified
the court
attend school
ployed contrary to law
NUMBER OF PUPILS IN EACH GRADE, DEC. 1, 1899
SCHOOLS
1
2
3
4 5 6
8
9
Total
Johnson
...
35
26
16
19
18
15
6
9
Ward Room -
26
..
..
...
...
...
..
Bromfield Street
20
20
16
24
22
20
18
11
10
..
Purchase Street
30
10
...
...
..
...
...
...
..
..
25
19
26
18
25
15
22
15
Temple Street
18
10
14
6
. .
...
...
...
. .
....
Kelley, room E
F
...
. .
. .
..
41
...
...
. .
......
.6
66
I
...
...
...
. .
.....
60
66
G
...
...
...
..
...
. .
......
66
$6
H
48
...
...
..
..
...
..
...
......
66
66
B
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
......
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
. .
.....
Congress Street
40
36
36
31
43
31
277
22
15
......
Curtis
38
31
33
28
...
...
...
. .
. .
...
..
Moultonville
19
7
6
4
9
7
2
5
4
..
Storey Avenue
...
2
3
4
2
2
3
1
1
Totals
239
231
198
185
172
166
124
96
69
1480
High school :
First class
39
Second “
30
Third “
45
Fourth "
92
Special
5
-
211
1691
..
...
..
. .
...
. .
....
...
...
..
...
..
......
Training, room A
16
66
D
...
...
. .
...
...
...
...
.....
...
...
.. .
..
.
......
Forrester Street
...
..
...
..
-
-
-
-
-
C
55
45
17
22
...
44
29
15
...
Jackman
...
46
42
AVERAGE AGE OF EACH GRADE, SEPT. 1, 1899
GRADES
SCHOOLS
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
y. m. y. m. y . m. y. m. y. m. y. m. y. m.
Johnson
..
7-5
9
10
10-7
11-9
12-7
13-7
14-9
Bromfield Street
6-2
7-0
8-7
9-6
10-8
11-9
13-1
13-7
14-7
Purchase Street -
6-2
7-10
7-8
9-6
10-11 11-9
12-4
12-10 13-7
14-5
Temple Street
5-11
6-6
8-6
9-2
..
....
...
.
....
. .
. .
....
..
....
....
....
...
..
66
F.
I.
... .
....
....
10-4
11-5
....
....
... .
66
66
G.
....
. ..
....
...
12-6
13-8
14-9
Training School, A.
5-8
...
....
....
....
....
...
..
..
7-7
...
....
....
. .
... .
....
. .
....
. ...
8-7
....
....
. .
. .
....
....
....
....
Congress Street
6-3
7-4
8-10
9-7
10-2
11-5
12-1
13-9
14-10
Curtis
5-10
7-2
8-7
9
...
....
. .
....
..
Moultonville
6-3
7-4
8-5
8 4
12-9
12-5
13-6
14-3
14-10
Storey Avenue
-
6-7
7-10
8-11 11-11 12-1
14-6
13-2
13-11 16-5
High School :
y. m.
First class
17-9
Second "
-
16-11
Third
16-1
Fourth "
-
15-0
...
....
...
. .
. .
...
....
Jackman
. .
....
....
....
....
....
66
H.
...
....
. ..
....
....
. .
...
....
.. .
Forrester Street
....
....
10-1
....
....
....
y. m. y. m.
Ward Room
6-2
....
.. .
11-5
12-1
B.
C.
D.
. .
-
....
Kelley, Room E.
TABLE OF GRADES, DECEMBER, 1899
SCHOOLS
Room
TEACHERS
GRADES
No. Desks
No. Pupils
High
Walter E. Andrews, principal A. H. Berry, sub master S. A. Leonard, assistant
211
Bertha J. Atwater, “ Mary E. Smith, 66
Elizabeth Goldsmith " Ruth A. Paul, 66
Kelley
H
Irving H. Johnson, principal
VIII, IX
19
44
G
Nellie G. Stone, assistant
VII
49
44
F
Anna L. Whitmore, “
VI
49
41
I
Alice W. Hopkinson "
V, VI
41
39
E Lillian Greenleaf 66
V
49
42
Training school -
D
Frances W. Richards, prin.
IV
56
46
C B
II
56
55
A
I
56
48
Johnson
D
Anna L. Coffin, principal
VII, VIII, IX
36
30
C
Emma M. Lander, 1st asst.
V, VI
36
37
B
Jennie P. Haskell, 2d 66
III, IV
39
42
A Grace E. Bartlett, 3d
II
39
35
Ward room
Ina C. Walton, teacher
I
30
26
Bromfield
D
Priscilla G. Craig, principal Abbie L. Frost, 1st assistant
V, VI
40
42
B
Mary T. Colby, 2d 66
III, IV
40
40
A
Eleanor S. Robinson, 3d "
I, II
40
40
Jackman
D
VIII, IX
50
37
C
George W. Brown, principal Josie W. Kimball, 1st asst.
VI, VII
50
40
B
Lillian Hamilton, 2d 66
IV, V
50
44
A
Dorothy Packer, 3d 66
II, III
50
44
Currier
D Sarah B. Chute, principal
VIII, IX
36
37
C
Adelena Sargent, 1st assistant Clara J. Edgerly, 2d Cassine H. Brown, 3d 66
V
38
43
Moultonville -
B
Helen S. Merrill, principal
V, VI, VII, VIII, IX I, II, III, IV
36
36
Storey avenue -
I to IX inclusive
48
18
Congress street -
D
Elizabeth H. Cheever, prin. Sarah L. Ross, assistant
III
40
36
B
Gertrude E. Lewis “ Annie P. Toppan, 66
I
40
40
Curtis
D Frances L. Pettigrew, D'in.
IV
12
28
C
Sarah F. Badger, assistant
III
42
33
B
( harlotte Dickins, ..
II
42
31
A Julia J. Hubbard, 66
I
42
38
Temple street -
Lillian Goodwin, principal
I, II, III, IV
48
48
Purchase street -
Katherine Nutting, principal
I. II
42
40
VII
36
27
B
VI
36
31
A
36
27
A
Flora Pettigrew, assistant
IV
40
31
C
II
40
36
A
Georgie Bartlett, principal
VII, VIII, IX
40
39
C
III
56
45
GENERAL STATISTICS
Taxable property of the city
$10,015,417.00
Estimated value of school property
100,000.00
Total sum available for schools
32,101.65
Total expenditures (not including repairs)
32,083.91
Population at last census
14,554
Children of school age, Sept. 1, 1899
2,279
Number in private and parochial schools
620
Total enrollment in the public schools
1811
Average membership 66
1557
Average attendance
66
1427
Per cent 66 66 60
91.6
Number of teachers employed in 1899
43
Male teachers, 1899
4
Female 66
39
Special
3
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
December 1, 1898 to December 1, 1999.
INCOME.
Approriation .
31,000.00
Income from Brown Fund
675.00
Tuition from non-resident pupils .
422.25
Sale of books
4.40
$32,101.65
EXPENDITURES
Salaries of teachers
$24,000.06
.. pupil teachers
640.90
Salary of superintendent
1200.00
.6 truant officer
500.00
Janitors
1638.85
Evening school
103.50
Printing and advertising
79.84
Books and supplies
1531.08
Sundries
182.09
Rent of Putnam school building
500.00
Fuel
1610.77
Paid highway department
96.82
$32,083.91
Balance unexpended
17.74
$32,101.65
TEACHERS AND SALARIES 1899-1900.
Walter E. Andrews, principal Arthur H. Berry, sub-master Sarah A. Leonard, assistant
$1800
1150
Mary E. Smith,
700
Bertha J. Atwater
700
Elizabeth Goldsmith,
600
Ruth A. Paul, 66
550
Irving H. Johnson, principal
1000
Nellie G. Stone, assistant
475
Kelley school .
Anna L. Whitmore, “
425
Alice W. Hopkinson,“
425
Lillian Greenleaf, 66
425
Training school
Frances W. Richards, principal . 1000
( George W. Brown, principal
1300
Josie W. Kimball, 1st assistant
425
Lillian Hamilton, 2d 66
425
Dorothy Packer, 3d 66
325
r Anna L. Coffin, principal
525
Emma M. Lander, 1st assistant
425
Johnson school
٢ Priscilla G. Craig, principal Abbie L. Frost, 1st assistant
575
Bromfield school
Mary T. Colby, 2d Eleanor S. Robinson, 3d “
375
Sarah B. Chute, principal
750
Adelena Sargent, 1st assistant
425
Currier school .
Clara J. Edgerly, 2d 66
425
Cassine H. Brown, 3d
425
Jackman school
1 Jennie P. Haskell, 2nd Grace E. Bartlett, xd
400
375
425
400
600
High school
60
ANNUAL REPORT
Moultonville school . Helen S. Merrill, principal 475
Flora Pettigrew, assistant
400
Storey avenue school
Georgie Bartlett, principal . 375
Temple street school
Lillian Goodwin, principal 400
Elizabeth H. Chever, principal
400
Sarah L. Ross, 1st assistant
375
Gertrude E. Lewis, 2d 66
375
Annie P. Toppan, 3d
375
Frances L. Pettigrew, principal
400
Sarah F. Badger, 1st assistant
375
Curtis school
Charlotte Dickins, 2d 66
375
Julia J. Hubbard, 3d 66
375
Purchase street school
Katherine Nutting, teacher 300
Ward room, ward one / Ina C. Walton, teacher
325
( Sadie M. Morse, supervisor of drawing 600
Special teachers
Grant Drake, supervisor of music 550
Cooking teacher
Elizabeth H. Little
150
Congress street school
WILLIAM T. HUMPHREYS. Vice Chairman.
WILLIAM P. LUNT, Secretary.
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