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NEEDS OF THE SCHOOLS.
I. More room in the three large buildings, the Jackman, the Kelley, and the Currier schools.
2. Additional means of egress from the Johnson, Bromfield, and Temple street schools.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
3. Sufficient appropriation to supply the needs of the schools without an overdraft.
4. A book for the teachers which, while as scientifically accurate as the one now in use, will be a better guide for instruc- tion in hygiene.
5. Manual training in all grades, including primary, gram- mar, and high schools.
TRUANT OFFICER'S REPORT.
GENTLEMEN OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
Herewith I have the honor to submit my annual report for the year ending July 1, 1904. Also, the results of the census of school children taken September, 1904.
The census requires under the present law much time and labor.
I have also visited the manufactories where children and minors are employed, and have generally found cordial co- operation on the part of employers in enforcing the laws regard- ing their employees.
Respectfully yours,
ROBERT G. ALLEN, Truant Officer.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
REPORT OF TRUANT OFFICER FOR YEAR ENDING JULY 1, 1904.
SEPTEMBER, 1903
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY,
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
TOTAL
Number of schools visited .. Number of absences reported by teacher. . . Number of parents or guard- ians notified
I22 134
187
I25
98
191
I34
IIO
188
134 1423
109 129
178 II7
89
181
129
93
I73
II7
1315
Nuniber of children absent on suspicion .
I2
15
II
IO
7
14
I2
II
IO
14
116
Truancies determined by in- vestigation
9
II
9
7
7
8
7
7
8
IO
83
Number of truants returned school
II
9
7
7
8
7
7
8
IO
83
Number of children who were warned .
12
15
I ]
IO
7
14
I2
II
IO
14
I16
3
4
2
3
7
6
5
4
3
4
41
5
5
6
6
4
7
6
3
4
3
49
8
IO
IO
IO
14
12
II
II
9
15
IO7
Number of certificates issued to childron
IO
9
9
8
II
I2
IO
7
9
8
93
5
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
I
29
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Number of employers noti- fied . .
2
I
2
3
2
I
2
2
I
I
17
Number of half days' tru- ancy
I3
II
II
IO
9
8
8
9
II
I2
IO2
Number of children placed before the court.
O
O
0
0
O
O
O
O
O
O
Number of children sent to truant school
O
0
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Number of children placed probation .
O
0
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Number of complaints against parents .
0
O
I
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
I
Arrests and convictions of parents
O
O
I
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
I
1904
66 108 132 102
79 135 143 105
128 114 III2
Number of children returned to school from the streets Number of cases of tardiness investigated Number of manfactories vis- ited
Number of children found employed contrary to law Children discharged to attend school .
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ANNUAL REPORT
CENSUS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN. - SEPT. 1, 1904. TRUANT OFFICER'S REPORT.
PUBLIC, PAROCHIAL, AND PRIVATE SCHOOL PUPILS.
WARD ONE
WARD TWO
WARD THREE
WARD FOUR
WARD FIVE
WARD SIX
TOTAL
Public schools
406
253
283
229
268 152
41'
1866
Parochial schools
IO
103
96
79
31
471
Private schools.
I
3
3
5
5
2
19
Neither at school or at work .
14
17
14
9
15
6
75
At work.
9
I3
6
5
5
2
40
Total
440
399
402
327
445
458
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AGES OF CHILDREN IN THE DIFFERENT WARDS.
WARD ONE
WARD TWO
WARD THREE
WARD FOUR
WARD FIVE
WARD SIX
TOTAL
Five to six years
47
43
36
38
45
38
247
Six to seven years.
39
42
38
25
51
39
234
Seven to eight years.
50
47
44
27
55
52
275
Eight to nine years
48
54
40
40
42
47
27I
Nine to ten years
40
39
47
36
62
51
275
Ten to eleven years
49
30
48
30
38
48
242
Eleven to twelve years
47
43
39
38
38
43
248
Twelve to thirteen years.
48
30
40
32
44
53
247
Thirteen to fourteen years
39
38
40
27
35
43
222
Fourteen to fifteen years.
33
33
30
34
35
44
209
Total
440
399
402
327
445
458
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COMPARISON OF 1903 WITH 1904.
1903
1904
Ward one
458
440
Ward two
413
399
Ward three
405
402
Ward four
343
327
Ward five
430
445
Ward six
445
458
Total
2794
247I
ARRANGEMENT OF CHILDREN ALPHABETICALLY.
WARD ONE
WARD Two
WARD THREE
WARD FOUR
WARD FIVE
WARD SIX
TOTAL
A
8
5
I5
7
II
6
52
B
41
23
39
24
23
42
192
C
34
45
43
31
71
63
287
D
12
45
3I
23
28
I8
157
E
9
2
7
5
O
5
28
F
22
I3
16
I3
8
15
87
G
23
12
25
20
2I
26
I27
H
29
I8
54
I7
46
40
204
I
O
2
0
O
O
2
4
J
IO
19
9
8
5
8
59
K
14
IO
4
27
I5
24
94
L
29
36
I7
I7
52
14
165
M
20
28
26
26
63
44
207
N
II
I3
IJ
I3
2
IO
60
O
6
3
I
5
9
5
29
P
35
3I
18
IO
12
26
I32
Q
2
2
4
6
3
O
I7
R
19
20
22
I3
IO
32
II6
S
47
29
27
29
36
36
204
T
28
19
I7
22
II
II
108
U
O
I
0
I
O
I
3
V
7
2
O
I
5
O
15
W
34
20
I6
9
I2
30
I2I
X
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Y
O o
I
O
O
2
O
3
Z
O
O
O
O
O
Q
O
Total
.
440
399
402
327
445
458
2471
.
ROBERT G. ALLEN, Truant Officer.
TEXT BOOKS USED IN SCHOOLS.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
Readers - Ward's, Cyr's, Monroe's, Barnes's, Jones's, Morse's, Pro- gressive, etc.
Geography - Frye's Elements.
Writing - Medial Slant.
Physiology - Hutchinson's.
Arithmetic - Walsh's First Book.
Language - Practical work, topically.
Spelling-from readers.
Music - Natural System.
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
Arithmetic - Walsh's, Bradbury's Sight Arithmetic, Southworth's Problems.
Language - Buehler's Grammar, Buehler's English Lessons.
Geography - Frye's Grammar School.
Speller - Worcester's, Morse's, Moore & Spalding's Language Speller. Readers - Progressive, Morse's, Jones's.
Dictionary - Worcester's, Webster's.
History-Montgomery's Beginners', Montgomery's American History. Book-keeping - Meservey's Single Entry.
Writing - Medial Slant.
Physiology - Hutchinson's.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
HIGH SCHOOL.
Rhetoric - Lockwood, Hill.
History - Ancient History : Myers, Botsford, West, Wolfson. Medi- æval and Modern: Adams. English History: Larned, Coman & Kendall, Montgomery. United States History : Channing, John- ston, Montgomery. Greece : Oman, Botsford. Rome: Myer, Botsford.
English - Lockwood & Emerson Composition. Rhetoric : A. S. Hill. Algebra -- Wells, Wentworth.
Geometry - Plane : Wentworth. Solid, Wentworth.
Trigonometry - Wentworth.
Arithmetic - Business, Sadler's.
Stenography - Pitman, Chandler.
Physics- Gage, Stone, Hall & Bergen.
Chemistry - Storer & Lindsay.
Astronomy - Sharpless & Phillips.
Physiology - Hutchinson.
Botany - Bergen.
Civil Government - Fiske.
Book-keeping - Williams & Rogers.
Physical Geography - Tarr. First Latin Book - Collar.
Gate to Cæsar -Collar & Daniell.
Latin Grammar -- Allen & Greenough.
Cæsar - Allen & Greenough.
Cicero - Allen & Greenough.
Virgil - Allen & Greenough. Latin Prose - Daniell, Jones. Sallust - Greenough & Daniell. Ovid - Bain. Nepos - Lindsay. First Greek Book - White. Greek Grammar - Goodwin. Anabasis - Harper & Wallace.
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ANNUAL REPORT HIGH SCHOOL. (CONTINUED. )
Iliad -- Seymour, Tauchnitz.
Greek Prose - Higley, Pearson.
French Grammar - Chardenal, Aldrich & Foster, Worman, Fraser & Squair.
French Composition - Introductory French Prose, Advanced French Prose, Bouvet's Syntax and Composition.
French Readers - Super's, Colomba, La Belle Nivernaise, M'lle de la Seigliere, La Poudre aux Yeux, Super's Readings from French History, Le Cid, Sans Famille, La Chute, Pecheur d'Islande, Francois.
German -Collar's Shorter Eysenbach, Joynes's Reader.
Harris's German Lessons.
Guerber's Marchen und Erzahlungen.
Storm's Immensee.
Zschokke's Der Zerbrochene Krug.
Harris's German Composition.
Joynes's Meissner German Granemar.
Wilhelm Tell.
Baumbach's Der Scheviegersohn.
Dippold's Scientific German.
English Literature, Halleck.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE NUMBER OF PUPILS
PURSUING THE SEVERAL BRANCHES OF STUDY IN THE HIGH AND) PUTNAM SCHOOLS, DECEMBER, 1904.
SUBJECTS
FIRST YEAR
SECOND YEAR
THIRD YEAR
FOURTH YEAR
TOTAL
English
120
66
63
34
283
Latin
56
47
26
9
138
Greek.
. .
9
13
3
25
French
66
34
44
19
163
German .
. .
IO
I5
25
Algebra
123
II
17
. .
151
Geometry
26
29
14
69
Commercial Arithmetic
. .
.
. .
..
Book-keeping
24
. .
8
3
35
Astronomy, Physical Geography
. .
.
. .
I3
13
Physics
25
II
14
50
Chemistry
. .
. .
. .
. .
12
12
History
I21
5
19
14
I59
Stenography, Typewriting
30
19
10
59
Physiology
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
8
Drawing
I23
15
6
7
151
.
24
. .
24
Civil Government
Botany
8
5.4
ANNUAL REPORT NUMBER OF PUPILS IN EACH GRADE DECEMBER 1, 1904.
SCHOOLS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII VIII
IX
Total
Johnson .
35
33
33
37
. .
. .
..
138
Bromfield street .
40
41
45
31
50
58
50
42
58
343
66 Ungraded room
.
.
58
Purchase street
21
14
20
26
. .
.
.
.
.
. .
. .
. .
53
50
49
21
28
246
Training school
39
46
56
43
·
. .
. .
184
Congress street
49
41
40
42
. .
. .
..
. .
I72
Ward room
. .
. .
. .
..
12
23
. .
. .
..
. .
39
31
40
24
16
150
Curtis.
27
29
23
34
. .
. .
.
. .
. .
II3
Moultonville
9
II
7
II
9
8
5
3
5
68
Storey avenue
5
I
5
I
4
I
3
2
O
22
258
248
235
234
234
193
188
IJ5
107
1812
High school :
CITY
PUTNAM PUPILS
Fourth class
97
26
Third class
55
13
Second class
44
16
First class
21
13
Post graduates
2
I
-
219
69 ~~- 288
2100
. .
. .
I57
Jackman
. .
35
50
29
29
. .
. .
35
Temple street
33
12
91
Kelley
29
16
35
Currier
. .
. .
..
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AVERAGE AGE OF EACH GRADE SEPTEMBER 1, 1904.
GRADES
SCHOOLS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M . V. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M.
Johnson
6-10
7 -- 4 8-7
9-9
Bromfield
6-5
7-5 9-6
10-3
Jackman
8 -- 8 10-9 12-2 12-6 12-II 14
Ungraded room .
II-5 12-3
Purchase street.
6-8
8-4
8-9
Temple street
6-3
8-5
II-3 10-7
II-5 II-6
12-2 13-5 14-10
Training school
5-II
7-5
8-6
9-5
Congress street.
6-6
9-5
9-2
Ward room
12-8
13-8
Currier
10-4 11-10 12-0 13-6 14-3 .
Curtis
5-10 7-1
8-4
9-5
.
.
Moultonville
6-0
7-2
8-2
10-3
IO-3
12-5
II-4|13-2 12-II
Storey avenue
6-0
8-0
8-4
8-7
10-7|12-012-7
14-2 .
6-3
7-9
8-8
9-5
10-7
I-II 12-2
13-5|14-0
PUTNAM PUPILS
High school :
Fourth class
14 years II months
14 years 2 months
Third class 15
9
6
66
6
Second class I6
66
5
66
16
60
2
First class
17
8
66
16
3
66
66
15
8-10
Kelley
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ANNUAL REPORT SCHOOLS AND GRADES.
DECEMBER 1, 1904.
SCHOOLS
ROOM
TEACHERS
GRADES
DESKS
PUPILS
High
Walter E. Andrews, principal
288
Dana C. Wells, sub-master
Frank A. Page,
Sara A. Leonard, assistant
Elizabeth Goldsmith, "
Clio Chilcott,
Mary R. Stark,
C. Maud Norris,
66
Elizabeth A. Towle,
Bertha A. Bonart
Fanny H. Kingsley,
Kelley
H
Irving H. Johnson, principal
VIII, IX
49
49
G
Nellie G. Stone, assistant
VII
49
49
F
Anna L. Whitmore,
VI
49
50
I
Bertha F. Ingalls,
V, VI
41
45
E
Josephine Coffin, 66
V
49
53
Training . . . .
D
Frances W. Richards, prin.
IV
56
43
C
III
56
56
B
II
56
46
A
66
I
56
39
Jackman
I
George W. Brown, principal
IX
48
58
H
Priscilla G. Craig, assistant
VIII
48
42
G
Emma M. Lander,
VII
48
.50
F
Nellie DeS. Barrett,
VI
48
58
J
Abbie Frost, Josie Kimball,“
VI, VII
56
58
E
Mary T. Colby,
V
48
50
D
Lillian Greenleaf,
V
48
50
C
Dorothy C. Packer,
IV
48
35
Johnson
D
Lelia Kimball, principal
IV
36
37
C
Tula M. Reed, assistant
III
36
38
B
Grace E. Bartlett,
II
40
33
A
Mary F. Whitmore, "
I
40
35
Bromfield .
D
Jennie P. Haskell, principal
IV
40
31
C
Lillie M. Ross, assistant
III
48
45
B
Feroline L. Woods,
II
40
41
A
Adelaide Dodge,
I
44
40
66
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE SCHOOLS AND GRADES. (CONTINUED.)
SCHOOLS
ROOM
TEACHERS
GRADES
DESKS
PUPILS
Temple
B
Bessie E. Davis, principal Edith Annis, assistant
I
48
45
Currier
D Sarah B. Chute, principal
VIII, IX
36
40
C
Adelena Sargent, assistant
VII
36
40
B
Clara J. Edgerly,
VI
36
31
A
Ruth Sargent,
-
V
36
39
Congress .
D
Elizabeth H. Cheever, prin.
IV
44
42
C
Cora Oliver, assistant
III
44
40
B
Gertrude E. Lewis,
II
40
40
A
Hortense F. Small,
I
40
40
Ward room ..
A
Mrs. Alice Silloway, principal
VII, VIII
40
35
Curtis
. .
D
Frances L. Pettigrew, prin.
IV
42
34
C
Sarah F. Badger, assistant
III
42
23
B
Charlotte Dickins,
II
42
29
A
Julia J. Hubbard,
I
42
27
Moultonville
Helen S. Merrill, principal Carrie F. Merrill, assistant
v to IX
sive.
36
30
I to IV
36
38
Storey
. .. ...
Julia Boyle, principal
I to IX
48
22
Purchase
Mary E. O'Connell
I, II
36
34
A
II, III
48
46
inclu-
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
SCHOOLS
MATERIAL
NUMBER OF ROOMS
METHOD OF HEATING
LOCATION
High
Brick
8
Steam
High street
Kelley
Brick
9
Steam
High street
Jackman
Brick
8
Steam
Atwood street
Johnson
Brick
4
Furnace
Hancock street
Bromfield street
Brick
4
Furnace
Bromfield street
Temple street ..
Brick
4
Furnace
Temple street
Purchase street.
Wood
2
Stoves
Purchase street
Congress street .
Brick
4
Furnace
Congress street
Currier
Brick
4
Furnace
Forester street
Curtis
Wood
4
Steam
Ashland street
Moultonville .
Wood
2
Stoves
Cushing avenue
Storey avenue. .
Brick
I
Stoves
Storey avenue
SCHOOLS
JANITORS
SALARY
High
Hiram T. Balch.
$750.00
Johnson
Albert Hodgdon.
120.00
Bromfield street
William E. Woodman.
120.00
Purchase street
Albert O. Colby.
84.00
Jackman
60
500.00
Temple street
*James E. Kimball.
120.00
Kelley
Charles H. Lewis.
524.00
Congress street
Charles E. Ash.
200.00
Ward room
66
48.00
Currier
Stephen Gale.
}
420.00
Curtis
Moultonville
Mrs. Alsa T. Bushee.
75.00
Storey avenue
James Grant.
54.00
* Resigned.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Taxable property of the city $10,810,864
Estimated value of school property 200,000
Total sum available for schools in 1904 . 36,638.17
Total expenditure (not including repairs) 42,406.76
Population at last census 14,478
Children of school age, September, 1904 2,471
Number in public schools 2,031
Number in private and parochial schools (estimated ) 520
Average membership in public schools, 1904 . 1,983
Average attendance in public schools
1,816
Per cent of attendance in public schools
91.5
Number of teachers employed (public schools) 53
Number of male teachers 5
Number of female teachers
48
Number of special teachers
3
Number of school buildings .
12
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ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
INCOME.
Appropriation
$34,000.00
Credits : -
Income from Brown fund
675.00
Tuition from non-resident pupils
757.50
Received from Putnam trustees
1,200.00
Sale of books
.
5.67
$36,638.17
Overdrawn
5,768.59
$42,406.76
EXPENDITURES.
Teachers' salaries .
$29,953. 50
Pupil teachers' salaries
520.50
Superintendent
1,200.00
Truant officer
650.00
Janitors .
2,995.09
Evening schools
273.25
Printing and advertising
171.85
Books and supplies
2,370.19
Sundries
468.II
Fuel
3,244. 75
Paid highway department
88.72
Methodist vestry for Congress street schools
470.80
$42,406.76
TEACHERS AND SALARIES.
1904 -1905.
Walter E. Andrews, principal. $2,000
Dana C. Wells, sub-master 1,100
Rollin H. Fisher,
1,000
Sara A. Leonard, assistant
700
Elizabeth Goldsmith, “ 750
Mary R. Stark, 66
700
C. Maude Norris, 700
Elizabeth A. Towle,
700
Fanny H. Kingsley,
600
Irving H. Johnson, principal 1,200
Nellie G. Stone, assistant 450
Anna L. Whitmore, 450
Josephine Coffin, 60
450
Bertha F. Ingalls, 66
450
George W. Brown, principal 1,500
Priscilla G. Craig, assistant
500
Emma M. Lander, 450
Abbie L. Frost, 66
450
Jackman school. ..
Josie W. Kimball,
450
Nellie DeS. Barrett, 66
. . . 450
Mary T. Colby, 66
...
450
Lillian W. Greenleaf, “ . . . . .
450
Dorothy C. Packer, 6
... ..
400
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High school
Kelley school
--
ANNUAL REPORT
Sarah B. Chute, principal
$1,000
Currier school
Adelena Sargent, assistant 450
Clara J. Edgerly, 450
Ruth Sargent,
66
400
Training school. { Frances W. Richards, principal . 1,000
Ward room school .. Mrs. Alice E. Silloway 500
Helen S. Merrill, principal 500
Moultonville school .
Carrie F. Merrill, assistant 425
Storey avenue school { Julia Boyle, principal 425
Johnson school
Lelia Kimball, principal 375
Tula M. Reed, assistant 325
Grace E. Bartlett, “ 400
Mary F. Whitmore, “ 400
- Jenny P. Haskell, principal 425
Bromfield street
Lillie M. Ross, assistant. 400
Feroline L. Woods, 66
300
Adelaide P. Dodge, 66
300
Temple street
Bessie E. Davis, principal
375
Edith M. Annis, assistant 350
Elizabeth H. Cheever, principal 425
Cora Oliver, assistant 400
Congress street .
Gertrude E. Lewis,“ 400
Hortense F. Small,“ 400
Frances L. Pettigrew, principal 425
Sarah F. Badger, assistant. 400
Curtis school
Charlotte K. Dickins 400
Julia J. Hubbard .
400
Purchase street . { Mary E. O'Connell 325
Helen E. Hewes, teacher of drawing ... 550
Special teachers.
Elizabeth C. Adams, “ music .. 550
Sarah A. Chase,
" sewing, cooking
480
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