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During both evenings, classes in music and physical train- ing gave exhibitions of the character of the work done in these lines in the schools.
From the frequent expressions of surprise and pleasure that were heard during the exhibit, I feel confident that the public, as a whole, has a higher conception than formerly of what modern education means and of what can be accom- plished in our schools under favorable conditions in the various lines of study. I feel, also, that pupils come to put a higher valuation upon the work in which they are engaged as a result of such exhibitions.
MUSIC.
The work in this line has been somewhat interrupted during the year by a change of supervisors. Mr. Grant Drake, who had held the position of Supervisor of Music in the schools for the past ten years, was elected early in the fall director of music in the high schools of Boston. Mr. Drake's work in Melrose had attracted wide and favor- able attention and it was with much regret that I found myself compelled to transmit his resignation to the Commit- tee. Mr. Alvin C. Saunders, who was chosen as Mr. Drake's successor, is a man who has had wide and successful ex- perience as a supervisor of public school music, who is thoroughly devoted to his work, who is enthusiastic and untiring in his efforts, and one who has the happy faculty of winning the hearty co-operation of the children as a rule, as well as of his associates.
With the above characteristics one can hardly fail in such a position, and I feel confident that under the direction of Mr. Saunders the work in music in our schools will be kept up to the point of efficiency to which it had been raised under the direction of Mr. Drake.
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For further information regarding the work in this line I submit the following report by Mr. Saunders.
REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC.
MR. F. H. NICKERSON, Superintendent of Schools:
Having so recently been elected to the position of Supervisor of Music in your public schools, I am unable to give an extended report at the present time. The plan of work as commenced by the former Supervisor will be carried out with as little change as possible. It is a great pleasure to take up work where pupils have been so carefully trained, music so intelligently taught, and where all grades are so well provided with material.
The Natural Music Course has been designed to enable the pupils of our public schools to master technical music at sight and to render it well and artistically. As in learning to speak the child imitates the words of his mother, so in learning to sing he begins by imitating the sounds as sung by the teacher. This comes first in songs, second in the scale as a unit, and, as soon as the child can sing the scale by rote, the representation is given and he soon ceases to imitate and begins to think for himself. In the first grade more than fifty songs are learned and the first chart completed as technical study. No child is allowed to sing in a loud or unmusical manner. This plan has been adopted throughout all the grades and the pupils in the upper grades are able to sing in a most pleasing manner.
The outline for work in the different grades is as follows;
First-Chart A-Oral dictation-Fifty songs.
Second-Chart B-Oral and written dictation-Music primer, first forty-eight pages, review rote songs already learned and add many new ones.
Third-Chart C-Last half of primer including all two part exercises and songs, oral and written dictation.
Fourth-Chart D-Reader No. I, including vocal drills, Major and Minor scales, oral and written dictation.
Fifth-Chart E-Reader No. 2, rapid vocal drills, melodic, harmonic and normal minor scales, oral and written dictation.
Sixth-Chart F-Reader No. 3.
Seventh-Chart G-Reader No. 4.
Eighth-Chart G-Reader No. 5, part I. Ninth- Chart G-Reader No. 5, part 2.
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The vocal drills and dictation are continued throughout all the grades. The pupils in the High School are studying Longfellow's beautiful poem, "The Wreck of the Hesperus," so admirably set to music by Anderton.
The members of the Glee Club are doing good work, but they are few in number.
A normal class for teachers has been organized, meetings to be held weekly for ten weeks. At these meetings a special study of the charts is taken up, also dictation and three part singing. So far, these meet- ings have been very helpful to the teachers and have been well at- tended. Many of the teachers have become so interested that they are studying diligently at home, anxious to prepare themselves to be better teachers of music. It is the firm belief of most supervisors that the way to improve music in our schools is to train the teachers.
I take this opportunity of thanking the teachers for their hearty co- operation, also the Superintendent and members of the School Board.
Respectfully submitted,
ALVIN C. SAUNDERS,
DRAWING.
The work that is done in our schools under this general heading still remains under the direction of Mr. Carter, and I would respectfully refer the Committee to the following report by him for further information regarding what has been attempted in this line of effort during the past year.
MR. F. H. NICKERSON, Superintendent of Schools :
I send you the following report of Drawing in the Melrose schools for the year 1901.
The plan of work is practically along the same line as in previous years, except that we are using the lead pencil more as a medium for . spray and object work. For all such purposes the pencil is the best medium unless we wish to save the work or use it for an illustration, in which case we use pen and ink.
In writing this report it seemed to me a good plan to give the public a general idea of the work as carried on in our public schools, and so I have outlined the following :
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During the months of September and October we work with color, using it in color schemes and for color analysis and harmonies. Besides this we have nature sketching with ink, and brush and color.
For November and December our time is spent in freehand, object and model work, using pencil ; also composition and landscapes.
During January, February and March we are busy with combinations of geometric figures, grills, vase forms, etc., and constructive design.
April, May and June we have decorative design, adaptation of natural forms to produce decorative units, application of original work in design, and nature drawing of the early twigs, birds, moths and flowers.
In connection with all the year's work the children are taught to appreciate all that is beautiful in art and nature.
For this course we are allowed one hour a week divided into twenty- minute periods for primary grades and half-hour periods in the gram- mar grades, excepting in the ninth grade where the full hour is spent in one lesson because the work is such that more can be gained in that way than in two half-hour lessons.
This plan of work is practically the same as the leading art teachers in other cities throughout the state are using.
The work in the schools shows good progress, and is steadily im- proving in quality. We have a number of new teachers this year to whom the work is new, but the interest they show in their work will surely make it a success.
In closing I thank the teachers for their co-operation in the work and the Superintendent and Committee for the courtesies received from them.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIS S. CARTER.
IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOL PROPERTY.
In line with its policy to place the school buildings and school grounds in first-class condition as rapidly as the finances will permit, the Committee has made considerable improvement on the school property during the year. In addition to the ordinary repairs the following are the larger improvements that have been made during the year. At
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the Franklin School the closets which were in bad condition have been thoroughly repaired, new foundations have been placed under the front steps which had gradually settled and fallen away from the building, the sinks which had been a nuisance in the corridors have been changed to a less conspicuous position, the corridors and closets have been wainscoted, and the walls and ceilings throughout the build- ing have been repaired and tinted, excepting those of the class rooms, and it is hoped that these may be similarly treated at an early date.
When this work has been completed, that building will be in first-class condition for the first time,- the limited appro- priation at the command of the building committee at the time of its erection having prevented the completion of many details as planned.
At the Washington School, serious structural weakness developed during the year in the floors and roof of the building, and the committee was under the immediate necessity of practically re-trussing the roof and central partitions. This work was done in such a manner that the building is now considered entirely safe.
At the Whittier School, the porch which had become sadly decayed was rebuilt.
At the Mary A. Livermore School, the stone foundation was repaired, and an endeavor was made to secure more satisfactory conditions with respect to the light supply in dull weather by changing the coloring of the walls and ceil- ing in the class rooms and by the use of the mill ribbed glass now much employed when large spaces are illuminated from side walls.
During the past three years, in addition to the work on the above mentioned buildings, the Converse, Winthrop, and D. W. Gooch school buildings have been put in thorough
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repair, and the corridors and two rooms of the Sewall School have been renovated.
In refinishing the interiors of the buildings, such colors have been used on walls and ceilings as specialists consider conducive to the comfort and preservation of the eyes of the pupils.
It had been hoped that the Horace Mann and Whittier buildings might be protected during the coming summer by new coats of paint and some other needed external repairs, but an insufficient appropriation for repairs will not warrant undertaking that work during the present year.
For some time there has been need of making more or less repairs upon the Warren building. Little money, how- ever, has been expended upon this building for several years for the reason that very soon an addition must be made to the building for the accommodation of new and modern closets and it has not seemed wise to make more than the minor repairs that were absolutely necessary, until the above mentioned addition should be made, in order that the entire work might be done at the same time.
In addition to what has been done upon buildings during the year, the grounds about the Washington School have been considerably improved through the efforts of a com- mittee of ladies who are interested in the school, and the grounds about the D. W. Gooch School have been graded and planted with shrubbery through the joint efforts of the Committee and some of our energetic and generous citizens who are interested in that school.
From the foregoing statements it will be seen that the school property of the city is fast being placed in excellent condition; and there is reason to expect that, if the Com- mittee is granted fairly liberal appropriations for repairs for one or two years more, the annual expenditure in this line will be materially decreased.
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CONCLUSION.
Within the limits of a single report one can hardly do more than indicate in a general way the trend of the effort and accomplishment of a school system for the period of a year; and that is all that I have attempted in the foregoing report. I feel, however, that enough has been said to enable one who reads it thoughtfully to find ample proof that, on the whole, the schools of Melrose are steadily becoming more efficient.
As I view it, this result has been made possible (1) by a citizenship that is thoroughly loyal to public school inter- ests, (2) by a progressive and self-sacrificing School Com- mittee, and (3) by an earnest and hard-working corps of teachers who have co-operated heartily with the efforts of the Superintendent of Schools.
So long as the above conditions prevail the welfare of our schools is assured.
Respectfully submitted, F. H. NICKERSON, Superintendent of Schools. April 26, 1902.
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APPENDIX.
a. PROGRAM OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
b. FRANKLIN FRATERNITY PRIZES.
C. MELROSE WOMAN'S CLUB HONORS.
d. PUPILS PROMOTED FROM THE NINTH GRADE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, JUNE, 1901.
e. ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL STAFF.
MELROSE HIGH SCHOOL. GRADUATING EXERCISES. CLASS OF 1901.
CITY HALL, EVENING OF JUNE TWENTY-SIXTH, AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
PROGRAM.
INVOCATION,
REV. THOMAS SIMS, D. D.
" THE SHEPHERD LADY," Armstrong GLEE CLUB.
ADDRESS, "The Trend of the Twentieth Century,"
MRS. MARY A. LIVERMORE.
" MORN RISE," Czibulka
GLEE CLUB.
AWARD OF PRIZES GIVEN BY THE FRANKLIN FRATERNITY.
a. ".LULLABY," Emerson
b. " TALLY-HO," Roeckel GLEE CLUB.
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS,
WILLIAM D. STEWART, CHAIRMAN SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
" CHING-A-RING-A-RING,
Molloy
GLEE CLUB.
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CITY OF MELROSE CLASS OF 1901.
" He Conquers Who Conquers Himself."
Bates, Elsie Maroy Bayard, Carl Henry
Beeler, Howard Allan Brickett, Blanche Merrill Burgess, Roswell Nye Clark, Mabel Gertrude Cornwall, Marion Frances Faust, Mary Ellen
Mitchell, Evelyn Louise Moore, Irma Agnes
Ormsby, Edith Marie
Powell, Harold Grinnell
Reeves, James Arthur Rowe, Augusta Maude Sawyer, Carleton Alfred Sawyer, Helen Blanche
Gilkey, Lillian Maybelle
Hatch, Marion Louise
Holmes, Mae Ransom King, Arthur Dodge Larrabee, Sarah Helen
Leighton, Marion Chadwick
Lovell, Howard Burtt
Luce, Robert Francis
MacBriar, Wallace Noble
Mayo, Gertrude Crowell
Whitney, Helen Bradford
Woodman, Bessie Florence
Wyman, Lena Hannah
CLASS HONORS.
Blanche Merrill Brickett.
Marion Chadwick Leighton.
HONOR LIST.
CLASS OF 1901.
Howard A. Beeler. James A. Reeves.
Wallace N. MacBriar. Arthur E. Small.
Mary E. Faust. CLASS OF 1902.
Emma B. Bowden. Arthur B. Marsh.
Cora E. Hopkins.
Harold A. Whitman.
John H. Cunningham.
McConnell, Gertrude Rose Merrill, Charles Edward, Jr.
Serra, Rhoda Pearl Shepard, Walter Llewellyn Small, Arthur Everett
Smith, Ward Cotton
Spooner, Anna Caroline Steele, Lena Marion Thompson, Irene Florence Toomy, Annie Frances Welden, Grace Curtis
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SCHOOL REPORT.
CLASS OF 1903.
Stella M. Durrell. Philip L. Gile.
Nina A. Adams.
Marguerite E. Hill. Mary H. Slade.
Florence M. Child. Leigh N. Vaughn.
CLASS OF 1904.
Marion H. Stafford. Caroline G. Whitney. Ethel G. Gould.
FRANKLIN FRATERNITY PRIZES, JUNE, 1901.
MATHEMATICS.
Robert F. Luce, 1901.
Jules V. Barnd, 1903.
John H. Cunningham, 1902. Ethel G. Gould, 1904.
ENGLISH.
Arthur E. Small, 1901. Lillian Holden, 1903.
Aimee E. Spurr, 1902. Caroline G. Whitney, 1904.
MELROSE WOMAN'S CLUB HONORS.
Marion Chadwick Leighton. Marion Louise Hatch.
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PUPILS PROMOTED FROM THE NINTH GRADE TO HIGH SCHOOL, JUNE, 1901.
*Florence E. Ackerman
Iva M. Fitch
*Marietta B. Adams
*George A. Folger
*Reginald Fonda
*Hazel B. Fowler
*Amy M. Anderson
*Isabelle Franklin
*Dora Anderton
*Martha Frederick
*Alick J. Balczo
*Robert G. S. Furlong
*Lawrence K. Batchelder
*Charles E. Bent
*Albert Beshong
*Flora Goodno
*Ruth P. Goodno
*William H. Gower
*Grace D. Bridgewater
*Flora E. Brown
*Charles R. Calkins
*James E. Case
*Elizabeth M. Grundy
*Florence C. Haley
*Amy G. Hamilton
*Edwin A. Harris
*Mary C. Hawkes
*Herbert L. Cleveland
*Irene A. Henney
* Albert H. Cochrane
*Marion Hewens
*Walter H. Colby.
*Charles A. Hill Edward J. Hickey, Jr.
*Mary F. Conway
*Florence W. Cooper
*Mark S. Holmes
*Olive M. Houghton
*Harold G. Hubbard Margaret Hunter
*Olive Irving
*Mary N. B. Johnson
*Oscar L. Johnson
*Richard A. Kidder
*Robert R. Kitching
*Harold M. Libby
*Richard Lord
*Marguerite Loring
*F. Ernest Cowdrey.
*Florence Curry
*Frank W. Curry
*Bertha S. Davis
*Mary E. Doherty
Sarah E. Duff Elizabeth C. Dwyer
*John J. Dwyer
*Maud D. Emerson
*May A. Finn
*Mary E. Fisher
*John C. Grant James D. Griffin Marie A. Grottendick
*Guy F. Carleton Walter E. Carruthers
*E. Greeley Clark
*Frank O. Cleveland
*Florence M. Boutwell Elizabeth C. Brady
*Howard Gilbride George E. Gilkey
*Harold Aldrich
Fred A. Allen, Jr.
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*Beatrice Lovejoy *Louis R. Lovejoy Alexander Maclachlan
*Mary Mahoney
*Emily McConnell
*Lucy W. McFarlin Wm. R. McQuinn
*Helen A. Stevens
* Alice M. C. Spinney George K. Stockwell
*William H. Stone
*George Thompson *Marion E. Torrey
*Raymond S. Twombly
*Linwood S. VanAlstine
*Mabel A. VanRiper
*Austin L. Verge *Edwin C. White
*Frank C. White
*Mabel F. Whitehead
*Elmer P. Whittredge
*Frank L. Willis
*C. Elmer Wilson, Jr.
*Frederick W. Rink *Entered High School in September. 86
Kendall Salisbury
*Josephine L. Schoonmaker
*Harold G. Sherman
*Rufus W. Smith, Jr.
*Harry E. Snow
*Elizabeth L. Snowden
*Florence M. Merrill *Augustus B. Merry *Frances D. Mont *Annie B. Murray *Harold L. Nash *Blanche E. O'Brien *Winslow G. Ormsby
*Everett A. Pease
*L. Edith Pickering *Sadie A. Plaskett *Wadsworth G. Provandie
*Violette ·L. Reeder Elizabeth Reeves *W. Carleton Rich
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ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL STAFF.
December 31, 1901.
Superintendent of Schools.
FRED H. NICKERSON, 492 Lebanon Street.
Superintendent's Clerk.
HELEN L. BURR, 119 Wyoming Avenue.
CORPS OF TEACHERS.
HIGH SCHOOL.
NAME. GRADE.
WHERE
WHEN
EDUCATED.
ELECTED.
William C. Whiting . . Principal .. ... Dartmouth College · 1899
Alonzo G. Whitman . . Prin. Emeritus . Bowdoin College. 1874
Everett H. Scott .. ... Sub-Master. Wesleyan University 1898
George A. Hutchins. . Science Dept. . . Bates College 1901
Hugh G. Greene Com'l Dept. Albany Business College. . 1898
Adelma A. Ballou . . Assistant
Dean Academy .
1887
Harriet C. Fairbanks, . Assistant Natick High School
1880
Annie C. Merritt . .. . Assistant
Hanover ( Germany ) Normal School, Cours Sevigue, Paris . 1897
Hattie G. Ricker, . ... Assistant Lapham Institute. 1884
Jeannette Moulton . . . Assistant Wellesley College . 1899
Margaret McGill. . . Assistant. Mt. Holyoke College 1900
Helen M. Armstrong. Assistant . Boston University 190
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FRANKLIN SCHOOL, COR. FRANKLIN AND MAIN STS. NAME. GRADE WHERE WHEN
EDUCATED. ELECTED.
Archer C. Bowen Principal, IX . . Bridgewater Normal School . . 1901 Mary J. George. Prin. Asst. Wakefield, Mass. High School. 1880
Imogene Conland. . VIII Boston University 1902
Louise G. White VII Salem Normal School 1895
Alice C. Day VII & VI Salem Normal School 1900
A. Pauline Ham VI Salem Normal School. 1901
Nora P. Nason . V. Gorham (Me.) Normal School. 1899
Alma J. Guptill IV Girls' High School, Boston . . . 1884
Isabelle L. Atwood, . . III. Robinson Seminary, Haver- hill Training School .. 1892
WASHINGTON SCHOOL, COR. LEBANON AND LYNDE STS.
William A. Reed .. ... Principal, IX .. Cook County Normal School. 1901 Harriet H. Dowe .. . Prin. Asst. . · Mt. Holyoke College . . . . . . . . . 1898 Grace E. Chamberlain. VIII Gorham (Me) Normal School.1901 Lavinia W. Smallwood VI. Bridgewater Normal School .. 1899
Etta J. Call V. Ellsworth, Kan., Normal Inst. 1890 Minnie F. C. Snow IV Orono (Me.) High School 1892
Mary L. Loring, III. Salem Normal School. 1897
Hattie D. Field II. Boston Normal School . 1891
Mary A. Bailey I. Miss Wheelock's Kindergarten Training Class. 1896
Bertha W. Leighton .. I.
Miss Wheelock's Kindergarten
Training Class .
.1899
LINCOLN SCHOOL, WYOMING AVENUE.
Augustus O. Burke · · Principal, IX .. Bridgewater Normal School .. 1898 Lydia Mendum Prin. Asst. . Salem Normal School. . . .1874
Cora S. Burleigh Prin. Asst. . Farmington ( Me. ) Normal School. .1900
Ethel E. Thomas VII. Bridgewater Normal School .. 1901 Mary R. Clarke VI Franklin Academy 1894
Mary S. Haley V . Framingham Normal School .. 1901 Harriet A. Saunders . . IV Malden High School. 1898
Lena D. Marshall, . .. III & I Salem Normal School 1900
Jeannette A. Doane .. I. Templeton High School. 1895
Grace A. Lynde. .I. Miss Page's Kinderg't'n Train- ing Class 1897
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HORACE MANN SCHOOL, COR. GROVE AND MYRTLE STS.
NAME. GRADE. WHERE
WHEN
EDUCATED.
ELECTED.
Alice M. Swett. Principal, VIII. Plymouth ( N. H. ) Normal
School .1882
Mary S. Wentworth . . Prin. Asst. Wakefield ( N. H. ) Academy . 1896
Persis M. Sibley .
VII
Gorham (Me) Normal School. 1902
Maud Nickerson . VI. Boston University 1897
A. Louise McCormick . V Wheaton Seminary . 1891
Anna W. Atkins IV Provincetown High School. .1897
Nellie C. Dempsey III Salem Normal School. 1891
A. Arline®Merrill .
II.
Melrose High School.
1894
Annie G. Balch
I
Wakefield High School
1900
Lillian M. Tufts. I. Miss Symonds' Kindergarten
Training Class 1901
D. W. GOOCH SCHOOL, COR. FOSTER AND FLORENCE STS.
Eva R. Crane Principal, VIII . Coburn Classical Institute . . . 1899
Helena L. Wright Prin. Asst Castine Normal School . ... .1901
Harriet Benson VII Gorham (Me.) Normal School . 1902
Alice H. Long VI. Boston Normal School .1877
Lois M. Holmes V. · Melrose High School. .1896
Mary E. Nye. IV Bridgewater Normal School .. 1885
Ethel E. Clark . III Salem Normal School . 1900
Amelia F. Trowbridge II . Melrose High School. 1889 Annie P. Long I. Melrose High School. 1894 Maud E. Brown I Miss Garland's Training Class . 1900
MARY A. LIVERMORE SCHOOL, MAIN STREET.
Annie M. C. Washburn Principal, VIII . Wellesley College . . 1900 Florence E. Worthing . Prin. Asst. . . Coburn Classical Inst. 1901 Naomi E. Stevens . . . . VII Farmington (Me) Normal Sch'l 1899 Katherine V. Rowe. . VI Boston Normal School. 1901 Lucy E. Shute .V. Pinkerton Academy 1895
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WARREN SCHOOL, WARREN STREET.
NAME. GRADE. WHERE
WHEN
EDUCATED. ELECTED.
Alice J. Coffin . . Prin. IV, V ... Gorham (Me.) Normal Sch'1. . 1895
Florence E. Worthing . Prin. Ass't .. Coburn Classical Institute. .1901
Mary E. Tupper
III
Framingham Normal Sch'l ... 1892
Ruth M. Knowles. II. Mt. Holyoke College 1894
Margaret E. Grady . .I. Salem Normal School. 1896
Mabel Price I Miss Symonds' Kind. Tr. Cl. . . 1897
WINTHROP SCHOOL, COR. ELEVENTH AND FIRST STS.
Edith S. Dermot Principal IV ... Framingham Normal School . 1896 Annie Dinnie III Quincy Training School. . 1900
Grace C. Albee II . Wellesley College . 1898
Bessie A. Chase I Boston University and Hyan-
nis Normal School. .1901
Helena M. Hocking. . I · Miss Wheelock's Kind. Tr. Cl. 1901
SEWALL SCHOOL, UPHAM STREET.
Martha A. Briggs . ... Prin. IV, III ... Edw. Little High, Auburn . .. 1898
Mattie C. Mirfield. .. Assistant. Salem Normal School. 1901
Mary A. Chisholm ... II Salem Normal School. 1896
Geneva B. Davidson. . I Miss Page's Kind. Tr. Cl. . ... 1899
Emma C. French .. . I Miss Symonds' Kind. Tr. Cl. . 1902
WHITTIER SCHOOL, COR. FRANKLIN AND PRATT STS.
Archer C. Bowen . . . . . Principal. Bridgewater Normal School. . 1901 Gertrude B. Stewart. II Melrose High School . 1894
Frances B. Brown. .I Exeter N. H. Tr. School . .. 1899
Marion P. Goodwin .. I Miss Symonds' Kind. Tr. Cl. . 1901
CONVERSE SCHOOL, FELLS.
Anastatia G. Riley ... I, II, III . Salem Normal School. ..... 1900
RIPLEY SCHOOL, SWAIN'S POND AVENUE.
Mabel C. Gilbride .... I, II, III . . . Quincy Training School . ... . 1900
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SUPERVISORS.
Alvin C. Saunders. Music 1901
Willis S. Carter. . Drawing 1891
JANITORS.
NAME. SCHOOL. RESIDENCE.
George A. Beckford . . Ripley
Off Swain's Pond Avenue.
Charles Critchett
Winthrop 80 Whitman Avenue.
James Fahey
. Warren and Whittier. . 62 School Street.
George E. Fogg High
.12" Upham Street.
Samuel Lear . Franklin
.931 Main Street.
Henry S. Payne Washington
28 Albion Street.
Thomas Ray Converse
.52 Main Street.
Charles H. Rogers Lincoln
.2 Central Terrace.
John Thyng. Gooch and Mann 43 Winthrop Street.
Isaac C. Weeks Livermore and Sewall. . 22 Winthrop Street.
ENGINEER IN HIGH SCHOOL.
Charles Brown . 50 Porter Street.
IN THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE, MELROSE, April 26, 1902.
Voted, That the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools be accepted and printed as the report of the School Committee.
F. H. NICKERSON,
Recording Secretary.
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CONTENTS OF REPORT.
Calendar
School Committee, (Membership and Organization) , 32
33
Report of the Superintendent of Schools 35
1. Statistical Tables :
I. Regarding School Houses and School Lots 36
II. Number of Teachers in Different Departments 37
III. Number of Pupils in Different Grades, Dec., 1901 39
IV. Average Number of Pupils Per Teacher in the Average Membership of the Schools . 39
V. Average Age of Pupils in the Respective Grades 40
VI. Summary by Schools of Principals' Reports for the School Year 1900-1901 42
VII. Summary by Grades of Principals' Reports for the School Year 1900-1901 43
VIII. Comparative Statistics on Attendance 43
IX. School Census and Enrollment 48
X. Annual Financial Exhibit for 1901 48
XI. Comparative Financial Exhibit for Past Four Years . 50
XII. Changes in Teaching Force during 1901 .
60
XIII. Professional Training of Teachers 65
XIV. Time Lost by Teachers for Sickness, etc., 1901
68
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