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Furnald, Thomas E., Edwards st., grocer. Fay, Patrick, 25 Penn st., laborer. Fallon, Peter T., 22 Common st., granite dealer. Fegan, Walter R., Hancock st., granite dealer. Finnegan, Frank B., Pierce st., machinist. Galvin, John P., 60 Granite st., stone cutter. Gay, John S., Newcomb pl., carriage painter. Geer, Henry F., Wesson st., granite cutter. Glidden, Wallace F., Cleverly ct., clerk. Girard, Daniel, 98 Water st., stone cutter. Goodhue, J. Frank, 57 Crescent st., clerk. Glover, John, 31 Franklin st., shoe cutter. Glover, William D., 7 Faxon ave., carpenter. Gillis, John H., 27 Trafford st. bicycles. Gatcomb, Morris I., 2 Union street, lumber surveyor. Hall, Elijah G., 5 Newbury ave., real estate. Hardwick, Charles F., 24 Spear st., granite dealer.
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Hardwick, John F., 45 Granite st., insurance agent. Hardwick, Justin K., 41 Granite st., farmer. Harkins, John, 36 Main st., mason. Havahan, Francis J., 33 Common st., stone contractor. Harris, James M., 1 Wendall st., quarryman.
Hobart, Elisha, 8 Pearl st., brick mason. Hardwick, Edward, 36 Franklin st., engineer. Hogan, Joseph M. F., 6 1-2 Cottage st., horse shoer. Johnson, Julius, 4 Nightingale ave., carpenter.
Johnson, Joseph W., 3 Russell park, grocer. Jordan, William A., 26 Taylor st., carpet layer. Kelly, James W., 158 Copeland st., stone cutter. Kilmartin, John, 57 Crescent st., provision dealer.
King, Samuel M., Beale st., bank teller.
Kittredge, Henry P., Hancock st., variety store.
Kendall, Arthur S., 443 Hancock st., music composer. Lamb, Thomas J., 1 Crescent st., merchant.
Lapham, Joseph A., Washington st., fish dealer. Lawton, Lucius W., Goffe st., farmer.
Lincoln, Thomas W., 266 Washington st., sail maker.
Litchfield, Elwood M., Quincy ave., house painter. Lelois, Ambrose B., 19 River st., boat builder.
Lennon, Edward J., Liberty sq., carpenter. Lowe, Ivers M., 123 Washington st., civil engineer. Landers, James P., Sachem st., plumber.
Litchfield, Amos L., 16 Quincy st., contractor.
Lawton, Perry, 6 Foster st., civil engineer.
Main, George, 92 Water st., blacksmith. Marple, Lucius E., Everett st., electrical engineer.
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Maver, Robert, 12 Liberty st., contractor.
Marsh, Ephraim R., Bicknell st., expressman.
McDonnell, Thomas, Bridge st., contractor.
McFarlane, George, Merry Mount road, granite dealer. McGovern, James P., South st., inerchant. McGowan, John C., 17 Franklin st., shoe repairer.
McIntosh, Andrew, 60 Franklin st., contractor.
McKenna, John F., 26 Botolph st., moulder. McNally, Michael, 9 Hancock st., stone cutter.
McPherson, Andrew, 4 Central ave., commission merchant.
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McTear, Ellis, Everett st., carpenter. Mead, Alfred L., 6 River st., shoe finisher. Milne, James, 3 Penn st., stone cutter. Merrill, J. Frank, 107 Willard st., book keeper. McClure, Charles F., Atlantic st., milk dealer. Mitchell, Arthur L., 29 Franklin st., contractor. Mitchell, Thomas F., Brook st., upholsterer. Moodie, James, Jr., Liberty st., stone cutter. Moynihan, Cornelius H., 21 Water st., shoe maker. Macleod, Archibald F., 20 Spear st., salesman. Nash, Lysander W., Central ave., real estate. Newcomb, Charles H. S, 237 Washington st., carpenter. Newcomb George W., 6 Quincy st., leather. Nutting, Abel, 44 Water st., stone business. Newcomb, Edwin W., 3 Newcomb pl., shoe manufacturer O'Brien, George, 69 Copeland st., fish dealer. Otis, Stephen M., 159 Quincy ave., blacksmith. Oxford, Samuel, 2 River st., shoe maker. O'Brien, John M., 20 Station st., stone cutter. Paine, Jonathan S., 7 Baxter st., boot maker. Parker, William, 2d, 21 Quincy ave., carpenter. Perry, Frank W., Arnold st., conductor. Perry, James P., Marion st., plumber. Pierce, J. A. Stetson, Washington st., clerk. Pierce, James W., 98 Granite st., tinsmith. Powers, William F., 25 Miller st., polisher. Pitts, Lemuel, Highland ave., hatter. Preston, Andrew J., Park st., laundry. Prout, George, Jr., 45 Garfield st., contractor. Ramsdell, John B. F., 54 Billings st., laundry. Roberts, John H., 22 Brooks st., upholsterer. Robertson, Joseph. Adams st., farmer. Rogers, Osborne, 237 Hancock st., grocer. Rooney, John H., 32 Bates ave., blacksmith. Russell, John, Bradford st., stone cutter. Ryan, John H., 72 Common st., granite cutter. Reardon, William P., 66 Common st., foreman. Raycroft, Richard E., 17 Chubbuck st., teamster. Roche, David J., 5 Carruth st., carpenter.
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Sampson, William H., Jr., 2 Wharf st., clerk. Saville, George G., 5 Greenleaf st., merchant. Shackley, Albert J., 19 Cross st., stone cutter. Shackley, Jonas, 3 Hall pl., carpenter. Shepherd, George, 4 River st., shoe finisher. Shirley, Alexander, 5 Filbert st., stone cutter. Small, Sanford, Faxon road, grocer. Snow, Ephraim A., West Elm ave., mariner. Somers, Charles J., 9 Newcomb pl., hair dresser. Spear, William G., 23 Granite st., librarian. Shepherd, J. Herbert, 4 River st., motorman. Sullivan, James H., 9 Quincy ave., stone cutter. Swain, Stephen N., 62 Phipps st., shoe maker. Sweeny Michael, 31 Main st., boot maker. Swingle, Jonathan S., 198 Hancock st., contractor. Shea, Edmund A., Water st., machinist. Thayer, Nahum A., 92 West st., blacksmith. Thayer, Thomas J. H., 9 Wendell st., engineer. Teasdale, Robert J., Malden st., agent. Thomas, Joseph E., 254 Washington st., tree protectors. Tower, Charles H., 3 Howard st., upholsterer. Teasdale William H., 8 Cross st., blacksmith. Tinney, John Frank, 40 Smith st., polisher. Vogel, Adam S., 74 Willard st., real estate. Wade, Edmund R., Prospect st., book keeper. Webb, James H., 146 Washington st., janitor. Weymouth, Henry S., Glover ave., agent. Whittier, Ozro M., 23 Farrington st., machinist. Wilson, Stephen E., Irving pl., real estate. Williams, L. Dowley, Adams st., retired. Warner, William H., 19 Penn st., water works. Woodward Arthur W., 21 Robertson st., blacksmith. Wild, James R., 1 Russell park, carriage manufacturing. Young, Joel S., Quincy ave., clerk.
Young, William J., 272 Washington st., stone mason.
Thomas Crane Public Library.
To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy:
The trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library beg leave to submit the following report, it being the twenty-eighth of the series since the Library was opened.
The facts with regard to the Library are substantially as follows :
The circulation during the last year has been 88,076. This is a large increase over last year ; not so large as the year before, it is true-for that was exceptional-but, still, sufficiently larger (nearly 6,000) to discover the enhanced demand on the part of the public for books and the ability of the public to supply them.
The constant effort of the trustees has been to discover the needs of the public and minister to them to the best of their ability. It is believed that this has been done to a greater extent than ever before.
The character and quality of the books has been carefully attended to. While less fiction has been added than heretofore there has been a much larger number of books of history, travel and biography.
The trustees have not only invited the cooperation of the public, but also of the teachers and various literary clubs of the city, in order that it might be brought, as nearly as possible, into touch with the people and be able to form a sensible idea of what they wanted and what it should do.
Within doors, the work of the Library has gone steadily on. The librarians have kept before them the largest measure of effectiveness possible to them, and the best models in their direction.
Without, there have been desirable changes : The old objectionable concrete walk has been replaced by a new and im-
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proved one. The cost of this has been met from a fund pre- sented to the Library some years ago by Mrs. Crane and her son, and from the income of the Thomas Crane Endowment fund, supplemented by the sum of $675, given for the purpose this year by Mr. Albert Crane. Other betterments have also been effected, made necessary by the wear and tear of time or the development of the Library property.
The statistics relating to the Library circulation will be found below.
During the year 1898, the Library was opened 302 days.
Per
Public.
Schools. 719 2,593
Total. 32,264
36.6
Juvenile Fiction,
19,391
21,984
24.9
Periodicals,
16,664
9
16,673
18.9
Arts and Sciences,
3,289
168
3,457
3.9
General Literature,
3,243
216
3,459
3.9
History,
2,500
520
3,020
3.4
Travels,
1,792
927
2,719
3.
Biography,
1,715
265
1,980
2.2
Poetry,
1,309
41
1,350
1.5
Religion,
624
624
.7
Education,
546
546
.6
82,618
5,458
88,076
Cent.
Fiction,
31,545
15,230 names are now registered; 744 names registered during the year. Books purchased, 745; books replaced, 112; books rebound, 1,027 ; books presented, 86; pamphlets, 131.
The largest number of volumes issued on any one day was 625, on Jan. 22. The smallest number loaned was 75, on Aug. 12.
All of which is very respectfully submitted.
ELLERY C. BUTLER, HARRISON A. KEITH, GEORGE W. MORTON, HARRY L. RICE, FRANK F. PRESCOTT, FREDERIC A. TUPPER,
Board of Trustees.
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TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
THOMAS CRANE ENDOWMENT FUND.
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1897, . $20,061 11
Interest received on Mass. gold
bonds 3} reg., 945 00
Interest received on deposits in Quincy Savings Bank, 22 62
Paid towards paving approach to
Library, . $949 11
Balance on hand invested in Mass.
gold bonds reg. 3} and in Quincy Savings Bank Dec. 31, 1898, $20,079 62
$21,028 73 $21,028 73
CATALOGUE FUND.
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1897, . $941 97
Sale of Catalogues, and fines, 136 40
Interest on $500, bonds 5 per cent. 12 50
Interest on $500 bonds 4 per cent.
5 00
Interest on deposits in Quincy Savings Bank 28 10
Received from treasurer, commission on insurance ·
24 75
Received from sale of $500 5 per cent. bond,
563 75
Received from Albert Crane fund
13
Paid for $500 in gold bonds at 4 per cent.
$563 75
537 68
Paid for printing Fiction Catalogue, . Balance on hand December 31, 1898
611 17
$1,712 60
$1,712 60
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COTTON CENTER JOHNSON FUND.
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1897, .
$286 66 Interest on deposit in Quincy Savings Bank,
11 08
Interest on $2,000 bond 5 per cent., .
100 00
Paid for books, .
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$59 40
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1898, .
338 34
$397 74
$397 74
This fund is invested in registered gold bonds, Chicago Junction Railways and Union Stock Yard Co.
ALBERT CRANE FUND.
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1897, .
$23 69
Interest on deposit in Quincy Savings
Bank, 94
Interest on $500 5 per cent. bond, 12 50
Sale of $500 5 per cent. bond,
575 74
Gift of Mr. Albert Crane .
675 00
Paid towards paving approach to Library, . ·
$1,287 74
Transferred to Catalogue fund, .
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$1,287 87
$1,287 87
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. MORTON,
Treasurer.
Adams Academy.
To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
The Managers of Adams Academy present their report for the year 1898 :
Soon after the organization of the new board, the vacancy caused by the lamented death of Mr. William R. Tyler was filled by the choice of the former master, Dr. William Everett. The school has been conducted by him during the past year strictly on the lines of former years.
Eight boys successfully completed the course of study, of whom four were admitted to Harvard College, one with very great credit; one joined the Lawrence Scientific School, and two were admitted to Dartmouth College on the Master's Certificate. One of those admitted to Harvard College prefered to enter Boston University.
At the examinations for admission to the Academy in June and September twenty-nine candidates, an exceptionally large number presented themselves, of whom twenty-six were accepted. Of these one was withheld for another year in the grammar school, but six were placed in other institutions and occupations. This practice of calling on the staff of Adams Academy to examine candidates rather for a certificate than with a view to admission is hardly consistent with courtesy.
The school has been conducted since the opening of the new year with increased numbers, if that is any true test of success, and with an excellent spirit on the part of the pupils. We have been gratified by the receipt of a handsome gift-fifty dol- lars, unrestricted in its application-from F. B. Rice, Esq., the second of such donations from that gentleman. Such an example is earnestly commended to our citizens. With such limited funds as the academy possesses, occasional acts of generosity of
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this kind are of direct and practical help in carrying on its operations.
Early in the year, two bronze memorial tablets, recording the names and services of our two deceased masters, William Reynolds Dimmock, D. D. and William Royall Tyler, A. B., were placed in our school porch. They were procured by subscription of the personal friends-other than pupils-of the masters. None of the subscriptions to Mr. Tyler's tablet were over five dollars; to Dr. Dimmock's there were a few of ten dollars, but the greater part were of five dollars. The tablets form a most appropriate and interesting decoration to our build- ing. There will shortly be placed on the outside wall a tablet to the memory of John Hancock, who was born in a dwelling on the spot where the academy stands. This highly appropriate memorial is the gift of the city.
A subscription is on foot among Mr. Tyler's pupils for a scholarship fund, similar to that already existing in the name of Dr. Dimmock. It already amounts to a considerable sum.
The Managers feel assured that the school fills a highly important position in the interests of education, and deserves the continued support of the citizens as it moves on the second quarter century of its active operation.
For the Managers,
CHARLES A. HOWLAND,
Chairman.
Report of Managers of the Woodward Fund.
To the City Council:
The accompanying report of the Treasurer of the Fund will show its condition at the present time. The transactions of the year do not seem to call for especial comment :
RUSSELL A. SEARS, CLARENCE BURGIN, H. WALTER GRAY, JOHN O. HALL, EDGAR G. CLEAVES,
Managers.
Woodward Fund and Property,
TREASURER'S REPORT.
To the Board of Managers of the Woodward Fund of the City of Quincy :
GENTLEMEN-Herewith I submit the following statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Woodward Fund for the year ending December 31, 1898. Also a statement of the securities in which the Fund is invested :
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand January 1, 1898, $1,855 67
Loans secured by mortgages, $650 00
Interest on same, 5,591 99
Rents from sundry persons, 2,405 03
Dividend on $7,500 bonds Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe R. R., 300 00
Dividend on 4 bonds Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore R. R., 200 00 Dividend on 10 bonds New York and New England R. R., . · 600 00
Dividend on 4 bonds Vermont and Massachusetts R. R., 200 00
Dividend on 5 bonds Union Pacific R. R., . 410 00
Dividend on 4 bonds Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western R. R., 160 00
Dividend on 10 bonds Chicago, Bur- lington and Quincy R. R., . 500 00
Dividend on 5 bonds City of Cleve- land, . 200 00
Dividend on 5 bonds City of Minne- apolis, 200 00
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Dividend on 3 bonds City of Shebog-
. $135 00 gan, £
Dividend on 10 bonds City of Paw-
tucket, 250 00
Dividend on 25 shares Mount Wollas- ton Bank, 150 00
Dividend on 27 shares Boston and Albany R. R., 216 00
Dividend on 148 shares Old Colony R. R., . .
1,036 00
Dividend on 66 shares Fitchburg R. R. Pref., 264 00
Dividend on 45 shares Union Pacific R. R. Pref., 67 50
Dividend on 10 shares Quincy and Boston Street Railway Co., 35 00
Dividend on $10,800 Con. Vermont 4's, 324 00
Interest on bank balance, .
38 41
Books sold to pupils,
426 82
Farnum Property Insurance,
182 17
Farnum Property Sale,
4,500 00
Total Receipts,
$19,041 92
$20,897 59
EXPENDITURES.
Loans secured by mortgage, $4,400 00 . 10 shares Quincy & Boston St. Ry. Co. 1,280 00
Bills approved by Board of Instruc- tion,
10,776 07
$16,456 07
SEMINARY BUILDING.
Walworth Supply Co., heating, . $16 40
F. F. Crane, chairs, 25 00
Henry L. Kincaide & Co., furniture, . 147 50
P. J. Williams & Co., labor, 36 70
$225 60
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IMPROVEMENT OF LOT.
Charles Wilson, stone, . $7 00
William Patterson, grading,
100 00
Edward J. Sandberg, stone,
3 00
$110 00
FARNUM PROPERTY.
H. W. Campbell, care and collecting rents,
$92 00
J. Furney, labor,
2 00
George Koppman, labor,
4 61
Patrick Mullen, labor,
2 00
City of Quincy, water
35 34
City of Quincy, tax of 1898,
191 72
M. McGoverin, labor,
2 50
George A. Mayo, hardware, etc.,
6 21
E. Menhinick, labor, .
10 40
Jonas Shackley, labor,
5 12
John H. Dinegan, sale commission,
50 00
$401 90
PEABODY PROPERTY.
City of Quincy, water, ,
$13 50
City of Quincy, tax of 1898,
39 60
F. J. Perry, plumbing,
75
George H. Field, insurance,
25 00
$78 85
SHEEN HOUSE.
J. J. Keniley, plumbing,
$12 25
E. Menhinick, labor,
3 80
F. F. Crane, repairs,
2 30
$18 35
CASEY HOUSE.
E. Menhinick, labor,
$1 90
W. F. Stedman, labor,
79 98
$81 88
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EXPENSE OF FUND.
W. Porter A Co., insurance, $112 50
City of Quincy, tax 1898, .
190 77
Travelling expenses, Board of Mana- gers, 1 50
McGovern Bros., stationery,
20
A. W. Stetson, printing, . 1 65
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., box,
25 00
H. Walter Gray, treasurer,
400 00
John O. Hall, auditor,
50 00
Edgar G. Cleaves, secretary,
50 00
$831 62
Total expenditures, .
$18,204 27
Cash on hand December 31, 1899,
2,693 32
$20,897 59
INCOME ACCOUNT, 1898.
DR. CR.
Received from Investments,
$13,332 93
Expense of Fund,
$1,412 60
Expense of Institute, " Bills approved by Board of Instruction " less
amount received from sale of books, . .
10,349 25
Unexpended income, .
1,571 08
$13,332 93
$13,332 93
MAINTENANCE OF INSTITUTE,
Salaries,
$8,862 50
William A. Hodges, art supplies,
80
C. C. Hearn, laboratory supplies,
3 00
A. A. Linscott, repairing, . 3 00
W. T. Arnold, art supplies, 2 25
F. W. Burnham, labor, 1 35
Helen L. Blackwell, gymnastic sup-
plies, . 3 00
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Margaret E. Dodd,laboratory supplies,
$13 31
Mary A. Livermore, lecture, 25 00
A. B. Kendig, lecture, 26 00
John W. Nash, janitor's supplies,
38 23
F. F. Crane, supplies and repairs,
6 35
John O. Holden, repairing,
1 50
B. Johnson, lumber, .
5 92
E. S. Beckford, supplies and labor,
33 38
G. H. Coburn, labor, 7 44
Abbott & Miller, expressing,
25
Austin & Winslow, Gallagher Ex-
press Co., 6 00 .
New York and Boston Despatch Ex- press Co., 10 80
F. F. Green, printing, 34 90
George W. Prescott & Son, printing,
28 50
Citizens Gas Light Co.,
28 60
Quincy Electric Light and Power Co., 33 20
E. A. Robinson, secretary,
50 00
George B. Frazar, minerals,
8 35
Allyn & Bacon, books,
35 00
T. H. Castor & Co., books,
8 77
N. J. Bartlett & Co., books,
24 63
E. E. Babb & Co., supplies,
137 59
City of Quincy, water,
30 00
Leach, Shewell & Co., books,
26 79
John A. Lowell & Co., engraving,
43 20
Smith Premier Typewriter Co., sup- plies, . 9 28
Silver, Burdett & Co., books,
2 00
Ginn & Co., books,
69 39
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books,
44 91
Frost and Adams Co., art supplies,
1 20
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., art sup -. plies, . 19 23
Henry Holt & Co., books, .
2 92
J. F. Sheppard & Sons,
890 62
W. A. Wood & Co., oils, . 5 80
Rice, Kendall & Dyer, art supplies, 2 00
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B. H. Sanborn & Co., books, $5 80
D. C. Heath & Co., books, 26 79
The MacCoy Music Co., 2 34
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., laboratory supplies, 29 35
Horace Partridge & Co., gymnastic supplies, ·
1 20
E. O. Vaile, " Weeks Current," ·
46 80
Carrie E. Sma!l, sundries,
71 33
Thompson, Brown & Co., books,
4 50
$10,776 07
Less amount received from sale
books,
426 82
$10,349 25
STATEMENT OF FUND, JANUARY 1, 1899.
Personal property received from
estate of Dr. Ebenezer Woodward, $30,089 83 Personal property received from exe- cutors of the will of Mrs. Mary A. W. Woodward, 51,556 78
Land sold,
78,515 16
Pews sold, .
120 00
One third interest in store No. 32, Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, 12,000 00
Income account,
144,038 68
Unexpended income,
8,021 42
Premium account,
1,227 25
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$325,569 12
INVESTED AS FOLLOWS.
$10,800 Consolidated railroad of Ver- mont 4's, $9,460 00 $7,500 Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad 4's, 8,758 65
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$4,000 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad 5's, $4,200 00
$10,000 New York and New England railroad 6's, 10,103 75
$4,000 Vermont and Massachusetts railroad 5's, 4,440 00
$5,000 Union Pacific railroad 4's, 45 shares pref. stock, 30 shares com. stock, . 10,593 75
$4,000 Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western railroad 4's, . 5,328 52
and
$10,000 Chicago, Burlington Quincy railroad 5's, 10,762 50
$5,000 City of Cleveland 4's, 5,262 50
$5,000 City of Minneapolis 4's, 5,125 00
$3,000 City of Sheboygan 4}'s,
3,120 00
$5,000 City of Pawtucket 5's, 5,325 00
3,695 00
25 shares Mount Wollaston Bank, 10 shares Quincy & Boston Street Rail- way Co., 1,280 00
27 shares Boston and Albany railroad, 4,900 00
148 shares Old Colony railroad,
26,640 00
66 shares Fitchburg railroad, Pref.
7,260 00
10 shares Consolidated Vermont rail- road, 500 00
}{ interest store Faneuil Hall Square, Boston,
12,999 00
Sheen property, Greenleaf street,
7,247 36
Peabody Property, Norfolk Downs,
2,500 00
Farnum Property, West Quincy,
4,317 83
Loans secured by mortgage,
119,120 00
Grading Seminary lot,
5,651 07
Institute building,
44,285 87
Cash on hand December 31, 1898
2,693 32
.
- $325,569 12
COST OF INSTITUTE DEDUCTED.
Amount of Fund as per statement, $325,569 12
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Institute Building,
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$44,285 87
Grading lot,
. .
5,651 07
$49,936 94
Net fund January 1, 1899,
$275,632 18
Respectfully submitted,
H. WALTER GRAY,
Treasurer of Fund.
Woodward Institute.
In behalf of the board of directors the following report of the principal of the school is herewith submitted.
An institution of learning can not be extemporized. It is a matter of growth and development, the various stages of which may be seen by any one who cares to note them.
There is no absolute law of excellence in education any more than in government. It is only to be found through labor, patience and experiment. The results can be judged only in the tribunal of time.
What the Woodward school is trying to do may be seen by the subjoined report. It claims as its purpose the fulfilment of the founder's ideal, " To make as good a school as any other in the country."
E. C. BUTLER,
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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Report of Principal.
To the Board of Directors of Woodward Institute :
GENTLEMEN-It is with a large measure of satisfaction that I present to you the fifth annual report of Woodward Institute.
This school can no longer be considered an experiment ; it is an established fact. It is beginning to feel the impetus which a " past " gives to any institution, and to take an honorable position among the secondary schools for girls.
To furnish skilful instruction in the subjects now considered most necessary for a liberal education, to teach the mind to think, to train the body to respond to the demands made upon it, to give ethical instruction that will never be forgotten, even though it be not always followed, to develop each girl's individuality,- these are among the aims of the Woodward Institute.
Originality that does not degenerate into eccentricity is desirable. A school like an individual, should have its distin- guishing characteristics.
In the accomplishment of our purpose, we have not blindly followed the course of other schools, nor have we rashly at- tempted to depart from well-established pedagogical methods.
We have intended to develop the best that is within us, in the wisest way granted us to know, for the individual and for the community.
Among other questions that have arisen, we have carefully studied the needs of the time and of our city as to courses of study, the number of years to be spent therein, and the ages that can best be united for secondary work. We have tried to re- spond in the way that apparently best fulfils the conditions and intentions of our Founder's will.
Never has the faculty of the school been so united in its efforts, and consequently never before so successful in the re- sults accomplished.
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This year, for the first time, the full course of study is being carried out in all classes.
CLASS OF 1899.
The present senior class numbers twenty-five members. Numbers alone do not indicate success; but this our first Woodward class is satisfactory both in numbers and in scholar- ship. The rank " Fair" in every study is required for gradu- ation.
Nine girls in this class are preparing to enter college as follows: Radcliffe, 1; Wellesley, 1; Smith, 1; Bryn Mawr, 1; Boston University, 3; Mass. Institute of Technology, 1 ; Boston Normal School, 1.
The lower classes are now making commendable progress.
Our teaching in English, foreign languages, and mathe- matics is greatly retarded by the meagre attainments of our pupils in grammar and arithmetic, when they enter the school. This lack is apparent year after year.
To overcome these deficiencies, in addition to our prescribed lessons, means patient endeavor, unselfish effort, and extra time given by our teachers, all of which energy should be spent upon the advanced courses.
I am aware that pupils easily forget, and need constant review ; the immature mind needs time for the thorough diges- tion of any subject; indeed, the Woodward course of study strongly emphasizes this very fact. However, before attempting work in the secondary school, I would have girls know well the multiplication table and ordinary arithmetical processes, as well as the parts of speech and the construction of a simple sentence. Certainly this is not an excessive demand.
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