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234 50
H. Shumway,
248 00
Howard & Smith,
73 25
J. C. Ryan,
2 75
M. J. Proulx,
34 00
James Boyle,
6
12 00
Daniel Sheehan,
10 00
P. T. Boyle,
6 00
D. P. McGrath,
4 00
James Mullins,
2 00
R. F. Wells,
8 00
John Day,
4 00
L. Waltz,
91 89
John Sheehan, labor,
62 82
J. Gies,
60 12
John Merrick,
11 63
H. Gould,
66
8 50
Robert Bardwell,
5 25
Steve O. Master,
3 00
J. S. Denlein,
4 50
B. Butrak,
7 50
Anthony Poshett,
1 50
David Laundry,
1 50
Frank Vollinger,
1 50
E. Bushe,
4
75
E. W. & E. S. Field,
3 05
John Breor.
5 50
66
28
J. McHugh,
team and labor, 4 35
John Denlein,
3 50
Howard & Smith,
66
1 50
Carlton Crafts,
3 00
$2,075 00
RECAPITULATION OF ORDERS DRAWN
State Aid Expenditures,
$ 87 00
Poor,
1,008 81
Old Btlls,
552 00
Memorial Building,
152 26
Water Rates,
500 00
Street Lighting,
891 66
Tree Warden,
77 30
Cemeteries,
100 00
Bonds, Town Officers,
39 00
Memorial Day,
75 00
Public Library,
301 72
Muster Day,
75 00
Fire Department,
354 30
Forest Fire Warden,
47 80
Town Officers,
1,254 00
School Inspection,
100 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
116 98
Contingent,
838 91
Smith Academy,
500 00
Schools,
6.901 76
Highway School Street,
535 00
Main Street Sidewalk,
1, 634 19
School " repairs,
41 88
State Road Construction,
3,160 37
Main and Maple Street Sewer.
762 98
73 00
Repairs on South Main Street Sewer, North 66 66
15 75
Resurfaceing Depot Road,
599 64
29
Fill on Plain,
96 25
Labor on Bridges,
66 52
Depot Hill,
79 50
Boundary Stones,
7 81
Highway Labor, '06 and '07,
28 75
Ordinary Highway Expenditures,
2,075 00
$23,150 14
APPROPRIATIONS
Sealer's Outfit,
$ 125 00
Memorial Building,
150 00
Bonds for Town Officers,
50 00
Salaries for Town Officers,
1,400 00
Interest,
400 00
Town Debt-Note Depot Road,
1,000 00
Water Rates,
500 00
Highways and Bridges,
2,500 00
Support of Schools,
5,400 00
Memorial Day,
75 00
Firemen's Muster,
75 00
Fire Apparatus,
200 00
Public Library,
300 00
School Physicians,
100 00
Street Lighting,
900 00
Smtth Academy Tuition,
500 00
Sewer Extension, Main and Maple Streets,
600 00
Care of Cemeteries,
100 00
Cemetery, Removing Hedge,
100 00
Sewer, 1907-Assessed 1908,
1,000 00
On School Street,
400 00
Support of Poor,
700 00
Concrete Sidewalk, Main Street,
700 00
Contingencies,
1,000 00
Resurfaceing Stone Road,
400 00
$18,675 00
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Appropriated by State, '08 work, $3,990 90
JOHN McHUGH. JR., Selectmen T. J. RYAN, of C. EDWARD WARNER, Hatfield.
I have this day examined the books and accounts of the Selectmen, and find them correct.
E. B. DICKINSON, AUDITOR.
Hatfield, Mass., March 5, 1909.
By-Laws submitted by the Selectmen for the acceptance of the Town of Hatfield, Mass.
Section 1-The constable or other person to whom a Warrant for a Town meeting is directed shall give notice of such meeting in the following manner, to wit: by posting attested copies thereof in three or more public places in said Town at least seven days before the day of said meeting.
Section 2-The Treasurer of the said Town shall give no note as Treasurer unless authorized by vote of the Town to borrow money, and under the certified approval of the Select- men.
Section 3-The Treasurer shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give bonds for the faithful discharge of the said duties to the satisfaction of the Selectmen, which bond may be that of a surety company.
A.L.
Section 4-The Town shall annually choose an Auditor, whose duty it shall be to audit the accounts of the Treasurer, Selectmen, Water and Sinking Fund Commissioners of the Town and report at its annual meeting. See 196" - 560
Section 5-The Collector of Taxes shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give a bond to the satisfaction of the Selectmen, which bond may be that of a surety company.
Section 6-The Highway Surveyor shall in addition to his ordinary duties as Surveyor have charge of all town property used in his department, and be responsible for the same.
Section 7-No person shall use any indecent, profane, or insulting language in any street or public place in the town, near any dwelling house or other building therein, or be or remain upon any sidewalk, public way, or way to any public .
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hall, or church, or upon any doorstep, portico or other pro- jection of any building, to the annoyance, disturbance or obstruction of any person lawfully entitled to pass or resort thereto.
Section 8-No person shall paint, put upon or in any manner affix to any tree, fence, pole, rock, building which is the property of another in any of the public places or ways of this Town any words, signs, placards or advertisements or posters without first obtaining the written consent of the owner of the said fence, tree, pole, rock or building.
Section 9-No person shall dig up, cut down, climb, break, peel, cut, deface or injure or destroy any ornamental or shade tree growing or being in any of the streets or high- ways or on any of the public grounds of the said Town without the consent of the Selectmen or persons having said grounds in charge first being obtained in writing.
Section 10-No person shall tie or fasten any horse, ox, mule or team of any kind to any ornamental or shade tree, shrub or vine or to any fence or other thing erected for the protection of such tree, vine or shrub in any street, highway or public places in the said town.
Section 11-No money of the town shall be paid out by the Tresurer except in settlement of bills properly approved by the Selectmen: provided however, that State and County taxes, the bonds and notes of the town, and interest thereon may be paid by the Treasurer without such approval.
Section 12-Any person intending to erect any dwelling house, stable, shop, store or other building, within the Town of Hatfield, shall, before proceeding to erect the same or lay the foundations thereof, give notice in writing to the Selectmen of such intention, and of the character and location of the proposed building.
Section 13-No person shall break or dig up the ground in any highway or street, or place thereon any wood, timber, stones, brick, or any ashes or cinders, rubbish, offal or filth,
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or obstruction of any kind, or move any building into or along a highway or street, without a written license from the Select- men. And any person licensed as aforesaid who shall dig or break up the ground in any highway or street shall, before. the expiration of his license, restore the same to the acceptance of the Selectmen.
Section 14-The School Committee shall have the care management and control of the school houses and school house grounds.
Section 15-The Selectmen shall have the care, manage- ment and control of parks and squares, and all other real estate belonging to the town. They shall have the charge and management of all suits and actions for and against the town, and may prosecute, defend or settle the same as they see fit, unless otherwise directed by vote of the town.
Section 16-No person shall own or keep in said town any dog which by barking, biting, howling, or in any other manner disturbs the quiet of any person.
Section 17-No persons shall be dealers in or keepers of shops for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metals or second hand articles, or go about collecting same in this town, unless they are duly licensed by the Selectmen in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 102, Sections 29 to 32 inclusive of the Revised Laws, as amended by Sections 1 to 4 inclusive of Chapter 187 of the Acts of 1902.
Section 18-The Selectmen may grant licenses to snch persons and a record of the licenses so granted shall be kept by the Town Clerk.
Section 19-Hawkers and peddlers of fruits and vege- tables, who are not engaged in the pursuit of agriculture, shall be required to pay a license fee, fixed by the Selectmen, before being allowed to ply their trade within the limits of the town.
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Section 20-Any person convicted of violating or failing to comply with the provisions of the foregoing sections, or of acting contrary to the conditions of provisions of any license granted under the provisions of said sections, shall, be punished by a fine not exceeding Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each offence.
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Treasurer's Report.
L. H. Kingsley, Treasurer, in Account with the Town of Hatfield.
DR.
To balance in treasury,
$456 99
To cash rec'd from A. L. Strong, 1907 taxes,
5,708 39
1908
14,368 06
Treas Water Commissioners,
3,200 00
District Court, fines and fees,
68 00
Pool License,
2 00
Slaughtering Licenses, 1 00
Sale of two Water Bonds,
2,000 00
66
Refunding of Dog Fund, 158 00
66
Sale of tile, 47 00
Alex. Birnie, trap rock, 3 64
66
Rent of Town Hall, 7 00
M. H. Bowman, supplies sold, 64
State, tuition of children,
5 50
City of Boston,
69 50
Board of Charity, 3 45
Inspection of Animals, 28 50
for Supt. of Schools, 462 96
Corporation Tax, 355 52
66
National Bank Tax,
1,060 79
State Aid,
104 00
Repairs State Road, 22 85
66
Income Mass. School Fund, 868 81 66
Mass State Highway Commission 4,586 50 C. A. Bardwell, Whately, tuition 10 00
City of Northampton,
32 50
Paul Hundras, cemetery plot, 50
.
36
To cash rec'd from David Billings, sidewalk assessment 28 16
Estate F. P. Pease,
16 26
C. E. Wilkie,
46 62
66
Chloe Morton,
66
9 67
Alpheus Cowles, ..
66
14 63
66
F. H. Bardwell,
66
18 81
Estate H S Hubbard
66
3 74
First Parish,
66
23 16
Geo. A. Billings,
47 81
Roswell Billings,
13 60.
H. L. Howard,
66
13 60
66
Sam'1 F. Billings,
66
6 00
Geo. A. Billings, sewer
66
33 00
P. T. Boyle,
66
33 00
Edgar P. Lyman,
33 00
Mary E. Baggs,
66
66
33 00
$34,085 46
TO CASH REC'D FROM TEMPORARY LOANS
Northampton Inst. for Savings, 6 mo.
Note,
$5,000 00
Northampton Inst. for Savings, 6 mo. Note,
5,000 00
First National Bank, Northampton, 2 mo. Note, 1,983 33 $11,983 33
$46,068 79
1
15 94
John F. Day,
43 49
66
Cornelia A. Billings
19 87
66
H. E. Graves,
37
CR.
By cash paid Selectmen's orders, $23,150 14
Interest on Water Bonds,
1,960 00
66
District Court, fees and expenses, 57 24
Interest on temporary loans,
269 29
Interest on outstanding loans,
113 33
66 County tax,
2,160 71
66 State tax,
2,420 00
repairs highway, 36 00
Treas. Water Commissioners, sale of Water Bonds, 2,000 00
66 Treasurer of Sinking Funds, 861 67
$1,540 41
Balance in Treasury,
BY CASH PAID TEMPORARY AND OUTSTANDING
LOANS.
Jose, Parker & Co., note Depot road, $1,000 00
Northampton Inst. for Savings, note 6 mos., 3,500 00
Northampton Inst, for Savings, note 3 mos., 5,000 00
First Nat'l Bank, Northampton, note 2 mos., 2,000 00 11,500 00
$46,068 79
IN ACCOUNT WITH A. L. STRONG, COLLECTOR, 1907 TAXES.
DR.
To Cash Received, $5,708 39
To Assessors Orders of Abatements,
107 84
$5,816 23
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CR.
By Uncollected taxes, $5,740 95
By Interest on taxes,
75 28
$5,816 23
IN ACCOUNT WITH A. L. STRONG, COLLECTOR, 1908 TAXES
DR.
To Cash received,
$14,368 06
1
Uncollected taxes, 4,938 31
Assessors orders of Abatement, 10 13
Discount on taxes,
239 63
$19,556 13
CR.
By Assessors Warrant,
$19,213 67
Addition to Warrant, 301 55
Interest Collected, 40 91
$19,556 13
WATER SINKING FUND
DR.
To 30 years 4 per cent Water Bonds, $50,000 00
CR.
By Sinking Fund, $13,315 27
SUMMARY OF TOWN ACCOUNT
DR.
Northampton Inst. For Savings, note due May 27, $5,000 00
Water Sinking Fund, demand note,
927 52
$5,927 52
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CR.
By Uncollected Taxes, $4,938 31
Due from State Aid,
87 00
State, Inspection of Animals 30 00
Conn Val St Ry, plank'g bridge 96 39
City of Northampton, tuition
191 91
66
Sidewalk Assessments, 1,021 27
Sewer 264 00
Balance in Treasury, 1,540 41
$8,169 29
DR.
OUTSTANDING LONG-TIME LOAN
Jose, Parker & Co., Depot Road Account, $2,000 00
L. H. KINGSLEY, Treasurer.
I have this day examined the books and accounts of the Town Treasurer, and find them correct.
E. B. DICKINSON, Auditor. Hatfield, Mass., March 5, 1909.
Water Commissioners' Report.
The following respectfully submitted as the thirteenth annual report of the Board of Water Commissioners.
We have received the past year as follows :- 1
Balance of cash from last year's account, $82 51
Cash from collection of Water Rates, 3,931 93
Town grant for Bridge St. extension, 2,000 00
Sale of supplies and connections, 45 00
$6,059 44
We have paid the past year as follows :-
Town Treasurer, water rates, $3,200 00
Bridge street extension of 1908, 1,529 15
Gazette Printing Co., billheads, 4 00
W. H. Riley & Co., supplies,
85 09
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., hydrant,
21 78
Charles Millar & Son, pipe etc.,
39 27
Norwood Engineering Co., supplies,
26 80
M. J. Ryan, setting hydrant,
22 50
Repairs on tapping machine,
13 25
R. D. Graves, labor,
3 95
C. W. Wade, labor and cash paid
80 70
collection of Water rates,
117 95
Balance, cash on hand,
915 00
$6,059 44
There are now 317 connections with private property; 87 hydrants for fire protection; 5 water tanks, water in five school houses and in Memorial Hall.
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There has been laid the past year 3,585 feet of 4 in. cast iron water main on Bridge street with three hydrants at a cost of $1,529.15.
We would recommend that tlie extension of the pipe line from the house of Mr. James Welch to Clay hill, about 2,300 feet, be laid the coming year at a cost of about $1,000, thus completing the circuit of water on the system north of School street.
The total cost of the entire system to March 1, 1909 is $54,802.47
CHARLES L. WARNER, Hatfield DANIEL. W. WELLS, Water
M. J. PROULX .. Commissioners
I have this day examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer of the Board of Water Commissioners and find them correct.
E. B. DICKINSON, AUDITOR.
Hatfield, Mass., March 3, 1909.
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Town Clerk's Report.
The Vital Statistics for the Town of Hatfield for the year 1908, are as follows :--
BIRTHS BY MONTHS
No.
Males
Females
January,
12
8
4
February,
10
3
7
March,
9
6
3
April,
9
3
6
May,
5
4
1
June,
6
3
3
July,
5
1
4
August,
12
5
7
September,
12
9
3
October,
3
2
1
November,
2
1
1
December,
.
7
4
3
Total,
92
49
43
BIRTHPLACE OF PARENTS
Father
Mother
Born in Canada,
1
1 .
United States,
27 .
28
Poland,
54
54
Germany,
4
4
Hungary,
5
5
Ireland,
1
0
-
-
92
92
43
BIRTHS FOR THE FIVE PREVIOUS YEARS
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
47
52
64
68
67
MARRIAGES BY MONTHS.
No.
January,
2
March,
1
April,
3
May,
2
June,
4
July,
1
October,
5
November,
2
December,
1
21
First marriage of both parties,
21
The oldest and youngest grooms were forty-three and and twenty years of age respectively.
The oldest and youngest brides were thirty-two and eighteen years of age respectively.
BIRTHPLACE OF PERSONS MARRIED
Groom
Bride
· Born in the United States,
11
13
Poland,
7
7
Germany,
1
0
Hungary,
1
NO 1 0
Canada,
1
-
21
21
-
44
MARRIAGES FOR THE FIVE PREVIOUS YEARS
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
24
17
30
32
33
DEATHS BY MONTHS
No.
Males
Females
January,
2
2
0
February,
6
2
4
March,
1
0
1
April,
3
1
2
May,
3
2
1
July,
1
1
0
August,
7
3
4
September,
3
3
0
November,
4
3
1
December,
3
2
1
33
19
14
No.
Males
Females
Under 1 year of age,
Between 1 and 5 years,
5
10
0
0
0
10
20
0
0
0
20
30
0
0
0
30
40
0
0
0
40
50
0
0
0
50
60
4
2
2
60
70
8
3
5
70
80
2
1
1
80
90
4
.
3
1
-
-
33
19
14
11
7
4
4
3
1
Age of oldest person deceased (male) 88 years.
*
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CAUSES OF DEATH
Classified according to the nomenclature adopted by the State Board of Registration.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES
Facial Erycipelas,
1
Diphtheria,
1
Malarial Fever, 1
Enteritis,
1
Cholera-Infantum,
3
CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES
Cancer,
3
Tuberculosis,
1
Malnutrition,
1
LOCAL. DISEASES
Paralysis,
3
Nephritis,
1
Pneumonia,
3
Heart Disease,
2
Blood Poisoning,
1
Obstruction of Intestines,
1
Meningitis,
1
Diabetes,
1
DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES
Old age,
1
Premature birth,
2
Still born,
2
VIOLENT DEATHS
Exposure,
1
Suicide by shooting,
1
Fracture R. Femur,
1
-
Total,
33
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NAMES OF PERSONS DECEASED
Joseph Asponwich,
Mary FitzGerald,
Bridget Breor,
Kate Cowles,
Irene Trudeau,
James F. Murphy,
Francis G. Bardwell,
Eunice J. Morton,
Joseph Goncrousz,
Mary Malinoski,
Mary E. Phelps,
Lucy D. Canon,
Martin Hundras,
Richard Baxter Abbott,
Henry Smith,
Caroline Smith Graves,
Wladislaw Trojanowski,
Stanislawa Trojanowski,
Gladyslawa Wesolowski,
Henry Strong Hubbard,
Patrick Boyle,
Richard A. Mullany,
Bridget FitzGibbon,
Edwin Brainard,
Thomas Yarrows,
Frank Zurof,
DOG LICENSES
The number of dogs licensed during the year ending November 30, 1908, with the receipts and settlements of the account with the County Treasurer, is as follows :--
85 male dogs at $2.00 each, $170 00
6 female dogs at $5.00 each, 30 00
$200 00
Less fees, 91 dogs at 20 cents each,
18 20
Paid to County Treasurer, $181 80
Respectfully submitted,
L. H. KINGSLEY, Town Clerk.
Frank Dugal,
Mary Jane Manchester,
George W. Waite.
Helen Wolfram, Eleazer F. Cooley.
Assessors' Report.
Value of assessed personal estate,
$ 234,113 00
real estate, 1,106,307 00
Total value of assessed estate,
$1,340,420 00
Value of assessed buildings, $622,732 00
66 land,
483,575 00
$1,106,307 00 .
Number male polls assessed, 556
Number of residents assessed on property,
332
All others, (corporations, etc., ) 59
391
Number of non-residents assessed on property, All others, 31
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Number of persons assessed on property, For poll tax only, 287
715
Rate of total tax per $1,000.00,
$13 50
Number of horses assessed, (4 mules)
459
COWS,
293
neat cattle,
55
66
swine,
17
fowls,
1130
dwelling houses,
340
60
acres of land,
9,260
State tax,
$2,456 00
County tax,
2,160 71
Town tax,
14,175 00
Overlayings,
421 96
$19,213 67
Estimated bank and corporation tax, 1,300 00
Conn. Val. St. Ry. Co., excise tax, 294 12
72
428
:
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Value of property exempt from taxation, Chapter 12, Section 5, Revised Laws.
Literary institutions, . ·69,010 00
Church property, 27,000 00
$96,010 00
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES L. DAY, Assessors EDSON W. STRONG, of
L. H. KINGSLEY. Hatfield
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Report of Sinking Fund Commissioners
We have the following amounts deposited to the credit of the Sinking Fund.
Northampton Institution for Savings,
$ 850 93
Nonotuck Savings Bank,
525 15
Florence 66
1,216 70
Easthampton 66
390 63
Haydenville,
66
404 34
Town of Hatfield, Water Bonds, 4 per cent,
2,000 00
Boston & Maine Railroad 4
3,000 00
N Y, N H.& H R R Co., 4
2,000 00
Note 5
60
2,000 00
Town of Hatfield, Note,
41/2
927 52
$13,315 27
M. J. RYAN, Sinking E. S. WARNER, Fund ROBERT M. WOODS Commissioners
I have this day examined the vouchers and securities of the Sinking Fund Commissioners and find them correct.
E. B. DICKINSON, Auditor,
Hatfield, March 1, 1909.
ANNUAL REPORT
1
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF HATFIELD
MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE
Year Ending February 10, 1909
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
John J. Betsold, Chairman, 1911.
Lawrence A. Powers. Seceetary, 1910. Thaddeus Graves, Jr., 1909.
M. H. Bowman, Superintendent.
Truant Officers
S. W. Kingsley and A. L. Strong.
Authorized to sign Certificates for children between the ages of 14 and 16,
M. H. Bowman.
School Census September 1, 1908
No, of boys between the ages of 5 and 15,
132
No. of girls 5 and 15, 128
Total,
260
No. of boys between the ages of 7 and 14,
95
No. of girls 7 and 14, 98
Total. 193
No. of male illiterate minors over 14 years of age, none. No. of female illiterate minors over 14 years of age. none,
REPORT.
We have made the following repairs on our schoolhouses:
We have put up moulding in all our school rooms so that our teachers can hang the pictures they received from the book club and all others they may receive. Putting up these mouldings does away with driving spikes and nails in the walls and breaking the walls.
We have also changed all out doors on our school-houses to swing out instead of in, so it will be a very easy matter to push the doors open in case of fire or emergency.
We also have laid a new hallway floor at the Hill School and a new entrance floor, also had the chimneys relaid at the Hill.
At West Hatfield we had the schoolhouse painted and built on a new entrance 12x6, and steps all around, which makes a very great improvement to the building.
At West Brook we also laid a new entrance floor, and at Bradstreet, we laid a new entrance floor and repaired some windows and put in some new ones overhead. We also ap- plied No-dusto on all our school floors, with good results.
We put in one new furnace at Bradstreet, with good re- sults.
We have had all our school buildings thoroughly cleaned at the beginning of each term, and swept 3 times a week, so we have all our school buildings in pretty good shape at the present time.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
RESOURCES
Town appropriation,
$5,400 00
Dog Fund,
158 00
Income State School Fund,
868 81
State,-Supt.,
462 96
City of Northampton, Tuition,
191 91
C. A. Bardwell, Tuition,
10 00
City of Boston,
69 50
$7,161 18
Ordern drawn on Treasury,
$6,901 76
STATISTICS-TABLE A. REPORT OF ATTENDANCE, ETC., FOR THE YEAR 1908.
SCHOOLS
TEACHERS
/
Wages per Week
Length of Year
in Weeks
Average
Enrollment
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Per cent. of
Attendance
Center Grammar .
Helen I. Sadler .
$10
36
18.7
17.6
16.1
91.5
Center Intermediate
Margaret A. Ryan
11
36
41.1
39.
35.4
90.8
Center Primary
Sarah V. Kiley .
11
36
34.6
31.8
20.
88.1
Hill Sub-Grammar .
Katherine W. Day
11
36
32.
31.5
29.
92.1
Hill Primary .
Mary E. Breor ..
11
36
32.2
30.
28.9
96.3
West Grammar
Edith Leland .
10
36
8.3
8.2
7.6
92.7
West Primary
Lulu L. Burbank
10
36
26.
24.8
21.7
87.5
West Brook Grammar
Hazel C. Cheney
10
36
24.4
22.2
20.5
92.3
West Brook Primary . .
. Mary Decker .
10
36
19.3
8.7
17.6
94.1
Bradstreet
Julia E. Mellor
9
36
'15.3
15.1
14.2
94.
Ethel P. Moore
9
Lucile Gravestein, Supervisor of Drawing, $4 per week. Christine Reece, Supervisor of Music, $4 per week.
55
·
Mary J. Mulcahy
11
Sarah V. Kiley
10
Mary J. Mulcahy .
11
Florence I. McMullen
10
·
TABLE B. SHOWING AGE AND ASSIGNMENT OF PUPILS BY GRADES.
SCHOOLS
I - II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
Center Grammar, -
-
Center Intermediate
9.5
10.8
Center Primary
-
-
6.2
8.1
9.3
Hill Sub-Grammar
11.8
12.
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Hill Primary
-
-
-
5.8
7.6
8.
West Grammar
9.8
11
12
12.5
West Primary
6.4
6.8
9.
10.3
West Brook Grammar
10
11
12
14
West Brook Primary
6.3
7.2
8.2
9.3
Bradstreet
- 6.2
7
9
9.8
11.3
12.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12.2
14.3
-
-
-
TABLE C. SHOWING NUMBER AND ASSIGNMENT OF PUPILS BY GRADES.
SCHOOLS
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII. VIII.
IX.
14
8
Center Grammar, -
1
26
21
Center Intermediate
-
-
-
Center Primary -
-
-
-
21
11
7
21
11
57
Hill Sub-Grammar
-
- -
21
5
8
Hill Primary
2
2
2
2
West Grammar - -
7
8
7
5
.
.
-
-
-
-
5
West Brook Grammar - -
7
8
7
West Brook Primary
-
-
3
4
4
7
Bradstreet
-
-
2
7 2 1
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Primary -
Superintendent's Report.
To the School Committee of Hatfield :
I hereby submit for your consideration my fourth annual report of the schools of Hatfield for the year ending January 31, 1908. It contains the reports of the Supervisors of Music and Drawing and the usual statistics.
It is gratifying to record that less sickness has occurred among school children than during the previous year. This has been an aid to successful school work. Yet considerable absence has occurred, especially in some of the primary schools. It is a source of regret that too many parents con- sider attendance upon a primary school less important than attendance upon a grammar school. Apparently it is forgot- ten that absence affects the progress of a primary pupil even more than it does the grammar school pupil. This is very ap- parent when it is recalled that the primary pupil gets all his instruction in school and is too young to take work home: while the pupil in higher grades can easily catch up by eve- ning work. If pupils are very frequently absent from school . they are very apt to get so far behind their classes that they cannot be coached up and must be among the number not promoted at end of year.
Only three teachers resigned during the year and their places have been filled by those doing satisfactory work.
A ninth grade has been established at the West grammar school thus placing that school on the same basis as the West- brook.
From the Center grammar a class of three were graduated. This is in strong contrast with the very large class that were graduated the year previous. However the present ninth grade is larger, and about average size.
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During the fall term three pupils from the ninth grade at Westbrook and one from Smith Academy entered Smith Agri- cultural School at Northampton. This is a new factor in our educational problem and one that decreases the number of our grammar school graduates and lessens the class that would take a high school course. It also imposes an additional tax on the town for tuition. This year the sum asked for will be $400, one half of which will be returned by the state providing Chapter 572, Section 4 of Acts of 1908, is declared constitu- tional.
This paragraph will serve to indicate the number of child- ren between the ages or five and fifteen years In the town of Hatfield for the fifteen preceding years :
1893 (238), 1894 (256), 1895 (212), 1896 (204), 1897 (225), 1898 (233), 1899 (242), 1900 (223), 1901 (218), 1902 (220), 1904 (233), 1905 (228), 1906 (254), 1907 (264), 1908 (260) ..
In conclusion I desire to express my appreciation of the cordial support given me by the School Committee, teachers and citizens of the town of Hatfield.
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