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A Man Four Square Wyoming The Dream Doctor The Lonely Stronghold Under the Country Sky
The Twenty-fourth of June Red Pepper Burns
The Light Above the Crossroads The Poor . Wise Man
Duds A Land Girl's Love Story Ivanhoe Poor Man's Rock "Firebrand" Trevison Basil Everman The Adventurous Lady The Sailor Rebecca's Promise
The Man who Couldn't Sleep Ramsey Milholland Barbara of Baltimore
Cecilia of the Pink Roses Bruce of Circle A Joanna Builds a Nest The Middle Passasge Number Seventeen The Bartlett Mystery The Silent Barrier The Soul of Susan Yellam Peace of Roaring River Fairfax and his Pride Growing Up Harvest Helena An American Family Jeremy
Wm. McLeod Raine Wm. McLeod Raine Arthur B. Reeves Mrs. Baillie Reynolds Grace S. Richmond Grace S. Richmond Grace S. Richmond Mrs. Victor Rickard Mary Roberts Rinehart Henry C. Rowland Berta Ruck Sir Walter Scott Bertrand W. Sinclair Charles Alden Seltzer Elsie Singmaster J. C. Snaith J. C. Snaith Frances R. Sterrett Arthur Stringer Booth Tarkington Katherine H. Taylor Katherine H. Taylor Harold Titus Juliet Wilbor Tompkins L. Frank Tooker Louis Tracy Louis Tracy Louis Tracy Horace A. Vachell George Van Schaick Marie Van Vorst Mary Heaton Vorse Mrs. Humphrey Ward Mrs. Humphrey Ward Henry Kitchell Webster Hugh Walpole
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Wang the Ninth Faulkner's Folly
The Soul of a Bishop
Mary Minds Her Business
The Age of Innocence
The Call of the North The Westerner
The Forbidden Trail
The Great Accident
The Second Latchkey
A Damsel in Distress
The Winning of Barbara Worth
Putnam Weale Carolyn Wells H. G. Wells George Weston Edith Wharton Stewart Edward White Stewart Edward White Honore Willise Ben Ames Williams C. N. and A. M. Williamson P. G. Wodehouse Harold Bell Wright
MISCELLANEOUS
Theodore Roosevelt Wm. Roscoe Thayer
Robert E. Lee and the Southern Confederacy
A Labrador Doctor Wilfred T. Grenfell
Life of Leonard Wood John G. Holme (presented) Leonard Wood on National issues (presented)
Have Faith in Massachusetts
Calvin Coolidge
Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson John Card Graves (presented)
Nellie V. Sanchez
The Graves Family Alexander Hamilton Henry Jones Ford
Andrew Carnegie, an autobiography
Abraham Lincoln, a play
John Drinkwater
The Americanization of Edward Bok, autobiography
Buffalo Bill's Life Story
Now it can be told "That Damn Y" War in the Garden of Eden
Story of the Great War The Battle of the Nations Fighting the Flying Circus
Seven Years in Vienna Caught by the Turks
W. F. Cody Philip Gibbs Katherine Mayo Kermit Roosevelt Roland G. Usher Frederick A. Kummer Edward Rickenbacker
Francis Yeats Brown
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Tales from a Dugout
High Adventure
Winged Warfare
Arthur Guy Empey James Norman Hall Maj. W. A. Bishop
Old Virginia and her Neighbors, 2 vols. John Fiske
Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds Wm. J. La Varre
Cuba Past and Present A. Hyatt Verrill
Ireland and England Edward R. Turner (presented)
The Glories of Ireland
Joseph Dunn and P. J. Lennox (presented) An Era of Progress and Promise (The Negro) W. N. Hartshorn (presented)
The Women who Came in the Mayflower
Presidents and Pies Mrs. Larz Anderson
Our Neighborhood-Good citizenship John F. Smith
Alaska Man's Luck Hjalmar Rutzebeck
Roaming through the West Indies Harry A. Franck Bradford's History of Plymouth from the original manu- script
A Straight Deal or the Ancient Grudge Owen Wister
JUVENILE DEPARTMENT
The Free Rangers
The Scouts of the Valley
The Riflemen of the Ohio
The Rulers of the Lake
The Hunters of the Hills
The Texan Scouts
The Keeper of the Trail The Forest Runners
The Lost Dirigible
Left-end Edwards Sailing the Seas Short Stories from American History Forest Castaways
Bob Thorpe, Sky Fighter
Joseph A. Altsheler
Joseph A. Altsheler Joseph A. Altsheler Joseph A. Altsheler Joseph A. Altsheler Joseph A. Altsheler Joseph A. Altsheler Joseph A. Altsheler Ralph Henry Barbour Ralph Henry Barbour James Baldwin Blaisdell & Ball Frederick Orin Bartlett Austin Bishop
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True Story of the United States
Two College Girls
Little Miss Phoebe Gay
E. S. Brooks Helen Dawes Brown Helen Dawes Brown
Our Beginnings in Europe and America Burnham
The Spy James Fennimore Cooper
Little Maid of Bunker Hill
Grandpa's Little Girls Grown Up Katrina
Kay Danforth's Camp
The Gunner Aboard the Yankee Doodles
Adventures in Beaver Stream Camp Blind Trails
Our Town and Civic Duty
Polly Page's Yacht Club
Polly Page's Ranch Club
Biography of a Prairie Girl
Grimm's Fairy Tales The Wolf Hunters Rosemary Greenaway
Alice T. Curtis Alice T. Curtis Ellen Douglas Deland Marie Dix Russell Doubleday Emma C. Dowd Maj. Dugmore Clayton H. Ernst Jane E. Fryer Izola L. Forrester Izola L. Forrester Eleanor Gates
George Bird Grinnell Joslyn Gray The Village Shield, story of Mexico Ruth Gaines Treasure Flower, a Child of Japan Helen and the Find-out Club A Son of the Desert The Young Marooners Blackbeard's Island Ruth Gaines Beth B. Gilchrist Bradley Gilman F. R. Goulding Rupert S. Holland King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Joan of Juniper Inn Joan's Jolly Vacation Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party Smuggler's Island A Mayflower Maid The Garden Book Marjorie's Quest Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger
Rupert S. Holland Caroline E. Jacobs Caroline E. Jacobs Caroline E. Jacobs Clarissa A. Kneeland E. B. and A. A. Knipe Alice Lounsberry Jeanie Gould Lincoln John Masefield
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Life of a Bee Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout The Cart of Many Colors The Pool of Stars
Maurice Maeterlinck Alfred B. Mason Nannine LaV. Meiklejohn Cornelia Meigs Master Simon's Garden Further Chronicles of Avonleae The Steam Shovel Man Cornelia Meigs L. M. Montgomery Ralph D. Paine The Young Ice Whalers Winthrop Packard The Voyage of the Hoppergrass King Tom and the Runaways Edmund L. Pearson Louis Pendleton The Hilltop Troop Sylvia of the Hilltop Arthur Stanwood Pier Margaret R. Piper Sylvia Arden Decides Pollyanna Margaret R. Piper Eleanor H. Porter Watty and Co. Edward H. Putnam Blue Bonnet, Debutante Lela H. Richards Blue Bonnet of the Seven Stars Lela H. Richards The Boy with the U. S. Explorers Rolt-Wheeler Opening the Iron Trail Edwin L. Sabin Boy Scouts in the Wilderness Rising Wolf Samuel Scoville James Willard Schultz The Slipper-point Mystery Augusta H. Seaman When Sarah Saved the Day Elsie Singmaster When Sarah Went to School Elsie Singmaster Young and Old Puritans of Hatfield Mary P. Wells Smith Young Puritans in King Philip's War Mary P. Wells Smith Boy Captive in Canada
Boys of the Border Jolly Good Times Jolly Good Times at Hackmatack Captain Chap Treasure Island Kidnapped A Pilgrim Maid The Little Gray House Bob Cook and the German Air Fleet P. G, Tomlinson
Mary P. Wells Smith Mary P. Wells Smith Mary P. Wells Smith Mary P. Wells Smith Frank R. Stockton Rob't Louis Stevenson Rob't Louis Stevenson Marion Ames Taggart Marion Ames Taggart
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Chained Lightning Morgan's Men My Country, Civics and Patriotism
Scouting for Washington Peggy of Roundabout Lane Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Magic Forest The Ragged Inlet Guards
Our Little Czecho-Slovak Cousin Clara Vostrovsky Winlow
Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm New Chronicles of Rebecca
Magic Casements Tales of Wonder Tales of Laughter Winona's Way
Just Patty Redney McGaw Fairy Stories
Tale of Timothy Turtle Tale of Major Monkey Once Upon a Time Stories Hero Stories Cherry Tree Children Polly and Dolly Pretty Polly Flinders Twilight Town Browne Readers Books I, II, III The Wonderful Chair Adventures of Sammy Jay Adventures of Grandfather Frog Adventures of Buster Bear Adventures of Reddy Fox Adventures of Peter Cottontail Adventures of Prickley Porky Old Mother West Wind
Ralph Graham Taylor John Preston True G. A. Tarkington John Preston True Edna Turpin Margaret Vandercook Stewart Edward White Dillon Wallace
Kate Douglas Wiggin Kate Douglas Wiggin Kate Douglas Wiggin Kate Douglas Wiggin Kate Douglas Wiggin Margaret Widdemer Jean Webster
Hans Christian Anderson Arthur S. Bailey Arthur S. Bailey Carolyn S. Bailey Carolyn S. Bailey Mary Frances Blaisdell Mary Frances Blaisdell Mary Frances Blaisdell Mary Frances Blaisdell
Frances Browne Thornton W. Burgess Thornton W. Burgess Thornton W. Burgess Thornton W. Burgess Thornton W. Burgess Thornton W. Burgess Thornton W. Burgess
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Stories of Brave Dogs Cat Stories Brownie Primer
M. C. Carter M. C. Carter Palmer Cox
Georgina M. Crack Henry Drummond
So-fat and Mew-Mew The Monkey that Would not Kill Fox Third Reader
Kittens and Cats The Overall Boys in Switzerland Folk Lore Readers I, II, III Bobbsey Twins in Washington Bobbsey Twins in the Great West Bunny Brown Giving a Show Bunny Brown at Christmas Cove Bunny Brown at Aunt Lu's Kindergarten Story Book
About Harriet Cinderella
Dick Whittington
The Sleeping Beauty
Green Fairy Book
Rhymes and Stories
Fairy Tales Books I, II and III Marjorie's Quest
H. W. Mabie
Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know
Magee Readers I, II and III Mother Goose Rhymes
The Dutch Twins Primer The Scotch Twins
Lucy Fitch Perkins Lucy Fitch Perkins Clara D. Pierson Clara D. Pierson E. C. Scott
The Millers at Pencroft
Elizabeth Bess
Nursery Tales from Many Lands Heidi
E. L. and A. M. Skinner
Johanna Spyri Johanna Spyri
Little Curly Head
Wade and Sylvester Primer
Eulalie Osgood Grover Eulalie Osgood Grover Eulalie Osgood Grover Laura Lee Hope Laura Lee Hope Laura Lee Hope Laura Lee Hope Laura Lee Hope Jane L. Hoxie Clara W. Hunt Andrew Lang Andrew Lang Andrew Lang Andrew Lang Marion F. Lansing Marion F. Lansing Jeanie Gould Lincoln
Three Little Millers
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Wade and Sylvester First and Second Readers Adventures of Molly, Waddy and Tony Paul Waitt Marjorie's Busy Days Carolyn Wells Charles Welsh
Story of a Donkey, adapted by
Ned, the Indian Clara Andrews Williams
MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS
Harper's Magazine
American Magazine
Everybody's Magazine
Good Housekeeping
National Geographic
Popular Mechanics
World's Work
Review of Reviews
Saint Nicholas
Boys' Life
The American Boy
John Martin's
Water Commissioners' Report
The following is respectfully submitted as the Twenty- fifth Annual Report of the Board of Water Commissioners.
We have received the past year as follows :
Balance on deposit from last year's acct. $1,219.19
Certificate of Deposit 1,800.00
One Liberty Bond 1,000.00
One Victory Bond 1,000.00
Cash from Collection of Water Rates 5,306.88
Sale of Lumber 100.00
Interest on Certificate 63.00
$10,489.07
We have paid the past year as follows :
Town of Hatfield, $2,900.00
Salaries of Water Commissioners 125.00
L. W. Kingsley, labor and supplies 68.15
W. H. Riley & Co., supplies 86.51
Norwood Engineering Co., supplies 62.25
W. Heath, welding 18.00
E. W. Strong, Coll. water rates, labor and cash paid out 481.47
$3,741.38
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Balance in Treasury :
Cash on deposit
$2,947.69
Certificate of Deposit
1,800.00
One Liberty Bond
1,000.00
One Victory Bond
1,000.00
$10,489.07
Respectfully submitted, JOHN W. KILEY, ROSWELL G. BILLINGS, L. A. DEINLEIN.
I have this day examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer of the Water Commissioners of the town of Hat- field and find them correct with vouchers on file for all pay- ments made, and a balance in the Treasury of $6,747.69.
CHARLES E. WARNER,
January 17, 1921.
Auditor.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee
AND
Superintendent of Schools
OF THE
Town of Hatfield
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1920
School Organization
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Oscar E. Belden,
Term expires 1921
Adam J. Smith,
Term expires 1922
Thomas B. Cunningham,
Term expires 1923
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Norman J. Bond, Northampton, Mass.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
1921 Term opens January 3, 1921, closes February 25, 1921.
Term opens March 7, 1921, closes April 29, 1921.
Term opens May 9, 1921, closes June 22, 1921.
SCHOOL PHYSICIANS
A. J. Bonneville, M. D., (Center and North Hatfield schools) C. A. Byrne, M. D., Hill, Bradstreet and West Hatfield schools).
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Henry L. Pelham.
Report of School Committee
To the Citizens of Hatfield :
Our schools have maintained their high standard of ef- ficiency during the past year. Mr. T. W. King, superintend- ent, resigned Feb. 1, 1920, his successor being Mr. Norman J. Bond. After some months of service Mr. Bond resigned Jan. 1, 1921; continuing, however, to give a portion of his time to the schools until his successor shall take control. In December last Mr. Clinton J. Richards was elected super- intendent to assume office July 1, 1921. For many years Mr. Richards had charge of our schools and we are fortu- nate in again having his services.
The salaries of teachers have increased during the year. Comparing Hatfield with neighboring towns of equal and greater population, of equal and greater valuation, we find that our teachers' salaries are higher than theirs.
For the year 1919-1920 Hatfield had a school tax of $6.05 per $1000 valuation and expended for teachers' sal- aries $5.08 per $1000 valuation.
In 1916 the average salary was $449. Jan. 1, 1920, the average salary was $826. Dec. 31, 1920, that had increased to nearly $1000, an increase in four years of nearly 125 per cent.
The school buildings are in good condition except the one in West Hatfield. Minor repairs were made during the past summer. At the Hill school the heating apparatus broke down during the past month. If the repairs made are not adequate, a new heating plant should be installed.
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The special committee appointed by the last town meeting to bring in plans and specifications for a new school building at West Hatfield have held several meetings and will present plans prepared by Mr. Putnam of Northamp- ton. The need of a new building is immediate. State au- thorities say of the present building "the absenec of modern sanitary conditions, adequate lighting, proper ventilation and general interior and exterior attractiveness, are such as to make the abandonment of this building almost impera- tive."
THOS. B. CUNNINGHAM, ADAM J. SMITH, OSCAR E. BELDEN.
Financial Statement
For Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 31, 1920
RESOURCES
From State :
Superintendent of Schools $525.78
Income Tax
2,800.00
General School Fund
1,310.52
Tuition :
Whately tuition
$253.00
Town appropriation
18,000.00
Tickets
298.27
Dog fund 59.62
$23,247.19
EXPENDITURES
Salaries :
Teachers $14,855.78
Janitors 2,323.28
Supervisors
300.00
Superintendent of Schools
1,040.00
Books and supplies
$2,553.52
Fuel
2,677.11
Repairs
310.24
Transportation
180.00
Miscellaneous
1,331.87
Total expenditures $25,571.80
Report of the Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of the Town of Hatfield :
Gentlemen :
It is a pleasure to present to you and to the people of Hatfield a short report of certain conditions of the public schools.
HOUSING
With the exception of the West Hatfield school house the material conditions of the school houses of the town is rather above the average. Of course the Center building is excellent. As a special committee is considering plans for a new building in West Hatfield little need be stated here in regard to the present building which was strongly objected to by an agent of the state department of education. The contemplated building will provide for the children an at- tractive school house adapted to their educational needs and will moreover meet the requirements of safety and health. The school houses not mentioned above meet nearly all the minimum requirements of modern school buildings in re- spect to educational needs, hygiene and health. These buildings do not require immediate attention except minor repairs which can be made with little cost.
SPECIAL CLASSES
Last April in compliance with the law pupils were ex- amined with reference to their mental ability. The law requires special classes for pupils retarded three years or more in mental development. These cases have been deter-
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mined according to regulations prescribed by the state de- partment of education. In addition to the few pupils three years or more retarded there are a considerable number of pupils who are unable to do the regular work of their grades. There has been no place for these backward children and there is not yet any ungraded class which could accom- modate these pupils. Pupils assigned to the proposed un- graded classes are not subject to promotion until they give evidence of being able to do the work of the regular grade. The ungraded pupils may be transferred at any time to the regular grades when they show that they can do the work. In this connection it may be stated that the standard of the grades cannot be lowered to meet the abilities of the lag- gards for the work of the grades is based on a' course of study that meets only the minimum educational require- ments of organized society. The benefits to be derived from the operation of ungraded classes are very great indeed, not only for the laggards but also for the pupils of usual and of exceptional abilities. Much of the criticism about the inabil- ity of the public school pupils to do simple reasoning prob- lems is no doubt due to the fact that the pupils have not been carefully graded and that the teachers have not been required to meet standards of accomplishment. Ungraded classes should be formed immediately quite independently of the law for classes for pupils retarded three years or more in mental development. If it is just for the pupils of usual abilities to be segregated from the slow ones then it follows that pupils of exceptional abilities should be segre- gated in an ideal school system in order to permit them to advance more rapidly than the other boys and girls. The number of such pupils is small compared with the number of backward children and therefore their consideration is not quite so important. However no modern school system is right that tends to retard even a small part of the school population.
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The table below shows all the pupils distributed by age and grade. The table was prepared in April, 1920, soon after the change of superintendents. The diagonal represents the pupils of usual abilities. That is ,if a child enters the school system at six years of age and makes the usual progression he will finish the eighth grade when he is thirteen years of age. The pupils represented by numbers above the diagonal are accelerated and those represented by numbers below the diagonal are retarded and the degree of acceleration and re- tardation is indicated by the ages on the right and left sides of the table.
Hatfield - all schools combined
Grades
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
5
2
5
6
56
7
6
7
35
43
1
7
8
8
18
7
4
8
9
3
17
17
18
1
9
10
4
19
21
N
6
10
AGES
11
1
11
10
17
15
5
1
11
12
4
7
8
10
21
6
12
13
1
2
10
7
9
15
13
14
2
5
4
14
15
1
1
2
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
Totals
104
90
60
62
48
40
41
28
Grand Total
473
Showing the distribution of all the pupils by age and grade (Table prepared in April, 1920)
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SCHOOL NURSE
A competent school nurse would be of great assistance to the school system. The town as well as parents individ- ually is vitally interested in the health of the children. The number of children in the schools at present and the num- ber of little boys and girls who will soon be in the school system justify the expenditure of a sufficient amount of money to cover the salary and expense of a nurse. A sched- ule of inspection, nursing at the homes, and instruction of the teachers and pupils, could easily be made. I am confi- dent that a good nurse would more than pay the town for her salary. It is urgently recommended that the town au- thorize a competent nurse to look after the health of the school children.
NEW COURSE OF STUDY BASEDON PSYCHOLOGY
As a rule teachers do not agree as to the purpose of public schooling. There are almost as many different ideas in regard to this as there are teachers. This diversity ac- counts in some measure for the great waste of time and the great reduplication of the same mental activities. For these reasons the product of the elementary schools is mediocre compared with what it should be. Too often teachers regard education in terms of books covered or courses of study completed or in terms of the requirements of some higher educational institution. The new course of study which is only partly adopted is designed to challenge the best there is in our teeachers, and to put education on a scientific ba- sis. While it is true that the demands of society require cer- tain subjects from generation to generation it is also true that science has discovered when and how it is best to begin and to continue different studies and activities of the grow- ing children. It is urgently recommended that the new pro- gram of studies be more fully adopted not only in the ele- mentary schools but also in the Academy if the Academy
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should become a part of the public school system of the town. The new program with the grading and health changes recommended will do much to improve educational conditions in Hatfield. The emphasis will be placed in all of these changes on how to secure the best development of all the powers of the school children. To try to develop the mental and physical abilities of the boys and girls is a far better aim that to try to cover a certain number of books and pages.
"THE SEVEN OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATION"
Mr. Clarence D. Kingsley of the State Department of Education has enunciated the following as the main objec- tives of education :
1. Health
2. Command of fundamental processes
3. Worthy home membership
4. Vocation
5. Civic education
6. Worthy use of leisure
7. Ethical character
The above list of objectives can probably be realized after completion from the high school, but it seems to me that they are rather unattainable for the elementary school, and for this reason I suggest the following for the ele- mentary schools :
1. The elementary schools should provide for the in- dividual child: instruction in the common media of com- munication between his fellow beings. These are funda- mental subjects and are commonly known as the three R's. They are more, however, than reading, writing and arith- metic, for they should include literature, English composi-
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tion and concrete mathematics. Under concrete mathematics are elementary algebra and geometry of measurement and construction.
2. Instruction concerning his own body, the functions of, and the care of the same. Under this heading should be included physiology, hygienne and sanitation.
3. Instruction concerning the great past of his coun- try. History is included under this heading. Civics and cit- izenship are allied subjects and should be included here for the purpose of inculcating ideals of patriotism and good citizenship.
4. Instruction concerning the elementary phenomena of nature. This includes an elementary explanation of the facts, laws and processes of the physical world about him. The studies which exemplify these are science and nature study.
5. Instruction concerning the location and comparison of places both useful and interesting to man. Geography is the subject represented here.
6. Instruction concerning his relationships to other people. The functions of and respect for public officials should be dwelt upon by the teachers.
7. Instruction in an important modern language. At the present time French is a very popular modern language and also a very useful one. Furthermore, elementary schools should provide for the individual child.
8. Means for discovering such special aptitudes as may exist in him and foster the formation of new ones in har- mony with them. Vocational guidance is indicated here.
9. Activities and an environment suitable to his nor- mal, physical and mental development.
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10. An environment which habituates him to right ac- tion. That the child may act automatically in the right way in response to the same stimulus under all conditions is the purpose of moral education.
11. Lastly, the elementary school should develop with- in its own sphere an appreciation of the beautiful in com- mon things. Art, drawing and music are here to be consid- ered.
It may be noted that the functions of the public school which I have just stated above make no mention of the re- ligious interests of the children. Of course, it is admitted that any child should be instructed in religion and the church exists for this purpose and the church should assume its responsibility, but much can be done toward establishing certain ideals which are neither contrary to the purpose of the school or of the church nor impossible of realization.
By forming parent-teachers' associations and by visita- tion at the schools much can be done.
THE PILGRIM TERCENTENNIAL
During the year a considerable amount of time has been devoted to the study of the Pilgrims. A comprehensive course of study prepared by the State Department of Edu- cation has been placed in the hands of each teacher. It is hoped that parents will co-operate with the teachers in em- phasizing the importance of the celebration of the landing of the Pilgrims in order to emphasize the great ideals for which the Pilgrims stand.
TEACHERS
As in any other profession mediocrity prevails among the teachers. Teachers may for convenience be classified in the following divisions : Superior teachers, excellent teach-
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