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The nation needs such as much as it needs professional and business men. The schools have been charged with edu-
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cating away from the dignity of manual labor and the charge is, in a measure, deserved. They have left it out of their courses of study and, by ignoring it, have created a wrong impression in the young person's mind. If a city does not consider industrial courses worthy of an honored place in its school system, the students will grade their ideas accordingly. Fortunately educators are now becoming alive to not only the importance but the necessity of motor training. It is because of the splendidly varied manual training of his boy- hood, that the farmbred lad has so often become a leader in the professional and business life of the city. High schools need industrial courses which shall furnish four years, or more, of carefully graded shop work, courses which shall place a boy an appropriate portion of his time at the bench, forge, or lathe. He may not learn a trade there but he will acquire a motor education which must prove of great value. He will learn to do by doing. The Domestic Science de- partment should furnish the training peculiar to girls' needs. All girls, during their school days, should be offered instruction in the manifold practical things which go to make up scientific homemaking. The Quincy High School has made a long step forward in introducing the above mentioned branches, but the step should be followed by a conservative but steady enlargement of opportunity. It should be possi- ble to do much more in a few years toward training the boys for industrial pursuits. Very little has been done as yet toward establishing regular classes in physical training. The instructor is working out a system for all the schools. This necessarily takes much time as well as thought and the grade schools have been given the greater attention.
With the opening of the present school year a change was made in the system of daily recitations. The object of this change was to secure shorter periods, with more frequent recitations. The program provides for a day of seven peri- ods with daily recitations in the great majority of subjects. Such a program is not an ideal one but results thus far seem to justify the change, A day of seven periods, including
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one given the entire school for study and consultation with teachers, would be a better arrangement. At present the in- structors are teaching every period, which makes individual consultation an after school matter. Then, the instructors are weary from the five hours strain just ended while the pupils are tired and anxious to get home. An instructor can accomplish better results if he has at least one period a day for individual consultation.
Last spring, suggestive courses of study were printed as an aid in the wise selection of studies. A free elective system is good if pupils are wisely advised when making a choice of electives. Without such direction, the old arbitrary courses of study will accomplish more. The average pupil has a very small idea of what he ought to study, and, too often, is governed by a desire to follow the line of least resistance. As a result, his high school course becomes a patchwork of studies which possesses no constructive plans. The courses printed were arranged to furnish definite schemes of work along different lines of interest. Each member of the enter- ing class this year chose one of these courses. If it seems wise after a reasonable trial to make a change, this may be done. To assist rather than insist is the aim.
An overwhelming majority of the first year class selected the Commercial course. The Commercial department furnish- es a fine training to the pupil who will do his work well. It cannot make an efficient bookkeeper or an expert stenogra- pher from a careless or incapable student. Completing the Commercial course with a high grade of work will mean abil- ity to earn an immediate livelihood. The bookkeeping has been arranged so that a pupil may progress as rapidly as his inclination and ability allow. No one need set his pace to that of another unless he so prefers. An incentive is thus of- fered to individual ambition, which is encouraging to the willing student.
The class of 1908 graduated with one hundred and two members. Ten of them are now in college and six in the
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normal school. Some members of 1907 returned for post- graduate work. Of these, five are in college and two in nor- mal school.
The class of 1908 appropriated about one hundred dol- lars for pictures as their gift to the school. These pictures are in the Sub- Master's room and furnish a splendid memo- rial of the class.
In closing I wish to express my appreciation of the loyal assistance of the instructors, and thank you for your advice and support.
Very respectfully,
L. L. CLEVELAND.
Evening Schools
The usual number of evening schools were main- tained this year, opening on Monday, October 5, and, after forty-four sessions, closing on Tuesday evening, December 23, 1908.
The Adams School was in charge of Archer M. Nicker- son, Principal, assisted by John F. Roache, Elizabeth His- cock, Elizabeth A. Garrity, Josephine L. Kelley and Jennie F. Griffin. There were forty-four sessions, four more than last year. The total enrolment was 206, of whom 182 were men and 24 women; the average attendance was 57.8, or 28.05 per cent., and the average number of teachers was 5.13.
The Willard School was in charge of William R. Kramer, Principal, assisted by Isaac. Goddard, Frances C. Sullivan, Lula E. Payson, Ellen G. Haley and Alice T. Clark. There were the same number of sessions as in the Adams; the total enrolment was 119, of whom 108 were men and 11 women ; the average attendance was 33.8, or 28.4 per cent.,. and the average number of teachers was 4.
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The enrolment in these schools was considerably less than that of last year and considerably less than it should have been, considering the number of illiterates employed in the various industries of the city. This was through no fault of the teachers but through the neglect of the employers to observe the law in regard to illiterate minors. If the evening, schools are to fulfil their primary purpose, an inspector must be employed to see that the laws are enforced.
Again, the old complaint that many persons enter the evening schools through curiosity or some motive other than a serious intention to study, appears. After remaining one or two sessions and not finding it amusing, they cease to come. The entrance and presence of such persons occasions useless expense and trouble besides having a bad effect upon some who enter with good intentions. Both principals strongly recom- mend that a small registration fee be charged as a guarantee of good faith, the same to be returned at the close of the term to all who attend with reasonable regularity.
Judging from the attendance this year and from many requests received, it is desirable to maintain one school, at least, for those who wish to learn to read and write English, that is, to teach the elementary subjects, and another for those who wish to take up more advanced work, including the commercial subjects. This would provide for a considera- ble number who, having been compelled to leave school at the close of the grammar school course or early in the high school, find that further study would have a very important bearing upon their efficiency and advancement.
The Evening Drawing School was in charge of Laurence A. Sprague, who conducted the classes so satisfactorily. dur- ing the last part of last season. The number of sessions was 44; the total enrolment was 58, divided into two classes, each attending two evenings a week; the average attendance per evening was 23.65; and the percentage of attendance was 82. The attendance and interest in this school seem to make it advisable to enlarge somewhat the scope of its work and to offer some special industrial courses. If such courses should
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be introduced and meet the approval of the Commission on Industrial Education, the state would meet about forty per cent. of the expense. It is perfectly evident that the time has come for enlarging and improving the work of our evening schools, if they are to meet fully the purposes for which they exist.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK E. PARLIN, Superintendent.
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Report of Truant Officer
To Mr. Frank E. Parlin, Superintendent of Schools :
I herewith submit my eleventh annual report as Truant Officer. With the rapid growth of our city and the changes. of population, the duties of this office are constantly in- creasing. The past year has been a strenuous one and, in many cases, it has been only by the strict application of the law that children have been kept in school. The greatest diffi- culty arises from the desire of many parents to put their children at work. It is only fair to state that importunate demands for permission for the employment of children un- der lawful age come almost wholly from parents. The chari- table agencies have in some cases urged that children under. age be allowed to work, but after a full discussion, such agen- cies almost universally come to the conclusion that a better way for the relief of distress may be found than through child labor.
There has been a marked decrease in truancy during the past year. In every case of habitual truancy I have found the influence of street life, the cigarette and the pool room.
I desire to acknowledge the full co-operation and cor- dial assistance of the school authorities in my work.
The following table will show in detail my work during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES H. JOHNSON, Truant Officer.
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TRUANT STATISTICS
1908
No. of absences reported.
No. of parents or guardians
notified.
Truancies determined by
investigation.
Truants returned to school
on day of truancy.
Children returned to school
from street.
Tardiness investigated.
No. of manufactories
stores visited.
No. of children found em-
ployed contrary to law.
No. placed on probation.
January
105
101
17
0
1
3
4
0
0
February
59
56
7
2
0
0
3
1
0
March
115
110
11
3
1
0
5
2
1
April
44
40
7
0
1
1
6
1
0
May
151
149
18
1
2
0
7
3
1
June
90
87
12
0
0
2
4
0
0
September
87
81
15
1
1
0
10
2
0
October
103
101
23
0
0
1
8
1
1
November
61
58
3
1
1
2
4
0
0
December
94
90
5
1
2
3
7
2
0
Totals
909
873
118
9
9
12
58
12
3
or
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The Schoolmasters' Club of Quincy
Officers :
President,-Walter H. Bentley.
Vice-President,-Frederic W. Plummer.
Secretary-Treasurer,-Archer M. Nickerson.
Meetings
January 15-"The Modern Uses of Electricity." Mr. L. D. Gibbs.
February 19-"The Failure of the Present System of Edu- cation to Meet the Demands of Modern Civiliza- tion." Mr. Brooks Adams.
March 8-"The Chocolate Industry." Mr. William B. Thurber.
April 22-At Quincy House, Boston, "Egypt." Dr. Wil- liam Gallagher.
October 23-"The Work of the Civic Service League." Mr. Meyer Bloomfield.
November 20-"Seeing by Touch." Mr. Charles F. F. Camp- bell, State Commissioner for the Blind.
December 23-Banquet at Hotel Louis, Boston, "A Tramp Through Europe." Mr. I. Arthur Lee.
STATISTICS
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Financial Statement
For the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1908.
Appropriated by the City Council, $135,840.00
Received from tuition, rent, etc., 322.25
Total,
$136,162.25
Expended.
Salaries
$107,240.10
Janitors
9,050.00
Books, supplies and sundries
10,465.52
Fuel
6,284.48
Transportation
1,250.00
Rent
360.00
Evening Schools
1,500.00
Total
$136,150.10
Balance
$ 12.15
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Salaries
HIGH SCHOOL.
Leslie L. Cleveland
$2,240.00
Melvin T. Holbrook
1,340.00
Charles H. Stone
1,170.00
Herbert B. Cole
1,200.00
John F. Roache
800.00
Clara E. Thompson
800.00
H. Anna Kennedy
800.00
L. Frances Tucker
800.00
Norma C. Lowe
800.00
Grace A. Howe
800.00
Ethelwyn A. Rea
800.00
Annie M. Cheever
800.00
Alice A. Todd
800.00
Marie C. Bass
740.00
Lilla R. Birge
800.00
Flora M. Shackley
800.00
S. Marion Chadbourne
690.00
Evalin A. Salsman
640.00
Isaac Goddard
640.00
Sarah C. Ames
620.00
Mary G. Brown
300.00
Bessie D. Cooper
320.00
Katharine F. Garrity
280.00
Ralph P. Currier
166.50
Walter L. Graves
60.00
Marjorie Fay
240.00
Jane E. Avery
350.00
W. Harold Claflin
504.00
William H. H. Peirce
460.00
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Elizabeth A. Souther
510.00
Eleanor W. Guild
328.00
Elizabeth H. Hunter
174.00
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Grace Pinkham Millard F. Perry
$129.20 60.00
$21,961.70
ADAMS SCHOOL.
Harry Brooks
$500.00
James M. Nowland
150.00
Marie E. McCue
230.00
Mildred B. Hopler
360.00
Eliza C. Sheahan
600.00
Lucy B. Page
570.00
Jennie F. Griffin
600.00
Elizabeth W. Ross
470.00
Eliza F. Dolan
600.00
Annie W. Miller
600.00
Beatrice H. Rothwell
600.00
Charlotte F. Donovan
597.00
Euphrasia Hernan
597.00
Annie L. Blacklock
161.00
Margaret C. Carey
173.60
Jessie O. Shirley
128.00
$6,936.60
CODDINGTON SCHOOL.
Walter H. Bentley
$1,500.00
Jennie N. Whitcher
650.00
Daisy F. Burnell
410.00
Elizabeth A. Garrity
600.00
Bertha F. Estes
467.75
Mary L. Hunt
545.00
Mary E. Costello
600.00
Julia E. Underwood
600.00
Katherine T. Larkin
470.00
Christina McPherson
585.00
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Mary A. Geary
$520.00
Gladys Flieger
· 165.00
Alice E. Webb
95.50
Bella H. Murray
325.00
Martha E. Jenkins
129.75
Margaret Sweeney
48.00
Grace J. Elcock
128.00
$7,839.00
CRANCH SCHOOL.
Harry Brooks
$500.00
James M. Nowland
150.00
Carrie A. Crane
650.00
Nellie E. March
490.00
Nellie E. Turner
600.00
Mary L. Egan
545.00
Annie C. Healy
585.00
Isabel W. Joy
180.00
Mary L. Rodgers
545.00
Marie Fegan
520.00
Elsie B. Martin
585.00
Edith G. Coyle
301.89
Margaret C. Carey
129.60
$5,781.49
GRIDLEY BRYANT SCHOOL.
Austin W. Greene
$1,500.00
Kathryn Carter
487.75
Emma G. Carleton ·
520.00
Annie E. Burns
6.00.00
Gertrude A. Boyd
600.00
M. Frances Talbot
600.00
Augusta E. Dell
600.00
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Catherine C. McGovern
$507.00
Martha E. Jenkins
30.00
Grace J. Elcock
24.00
$5,468.75
JOHN HANCOCK SCHOOL.
Archer M. Nickerson
$720.00
Daisy F. Burnell
118.75
Elizabeth Hiscock
536.25
Lucy H. Atwood
483.13
Mary C. Parker
600.00
Helen M. West
516.40
May Kapples
200.00
Annie R. Black
255.00
Isabelle Moir
600.00
Ellen MeNealy
545.00
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Mary P. Underwood
600.00
Mary E. Burns
545.00
Lela I. Smith
128.00
Mabel S. Wilson
90.00
Bella H. Murray
30.00
Annie L. Blacklock
24.00
$5,991.53
LINCOLN SCHOOL.
Archer M. Nickerson
$720.00
Alice T. Clark
240.00
Florence M. Pratt
360.00
Mabel S. Wilson
168.75
May Kapples
270.00
Edith M. Holmes
465.00
Frances J. Elcock
585.00
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Minnie E. Donovan
$600.00
Elizabeth Sullivan
600.00
Anna G. Reardon
470.00
Emma F. Hayden
470.00
Clara Merrill
543.69
Helen R. Buxton
470.00
Mary A. Coyle .
24.00
$5,986.44
MASSACHUSETTS FIELDS SCHOOL.
C. Ralph Taylor
$720.00
Ruth A. Taylor
650.00
Blanche A. Leonard
133.87
Marie E. McCue
284.41
Margaret I. Shirley
495.00
Cassandana Thayer
600.00
Lillian Waterhouse
599.25
Grace M. Spinney
597.00
Florence C. Gammons
600.00
Martha E. Jenkins
200.00
Annie M. Bennett
600.00
Elizabeth G. Anderson
165.00
Sara D. Ward
184.00
Olive L. Huston
64.00
Olive V. Bicknell
292.50
$6,185.03
QUINCY SCHOOL.
Charles Sampson
$1.500.00
Laura E. Tolman
620.00
Florence S. Cummings
520.00
Julia A. Simmons
588.00
Fannie G. Blair
231.00
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Anne H. Upton
$300.00
Leonora E. Winward
165.00
Harriet Morrell
300.00
Mary A. Keefe
537.13
Margarida M. DeAvellar
520.00
Josephine L. Kelley
600.00
Florence M. Howe
570.00
Ellen D. Granahan
600.00
Clare L. Jones
520.00
Delia E. Burke
600.00
Alice E. Webb
248.00
$8,419.13
WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
Thomas B. Pollard
$1,500.00
Marguerite L. Mckeever
200.00
Mary Marden
600.00
Alice S. Hatch
600.00
Bessie E. Roberts
384.00
Ethel Vogler
337.82
Mary F. Sampson
583.50
H. Frances Cannon
600.00
Anna J. Lang
520.00
Ida F. Humphrey
600.00
Sarah A. Malone
600.00
Nina B. Gage
330.00
Olive V. Bicknell
240.00
Mary G. Murray
165.00
Mabel S. Wilson
120.00
Edith A. Jackson
119.20
Mary A. Coyle
104.00
Grace J. Elcock
96.00
Olive L. Huston
64.00
Margaret E. Sweeney
17.60
$7,781.12
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WILLARD SCHOOL.
William R. Kramer
$1,340.00
Lula E. Payson
650.00
Lucy L. Hennigar
190.00
Alice T. Clark
300.00
Clara M. Shaw
466.25
Margaret E. Sweeney
200.00
Anna L. Woodward
157.50
Alice M. Parker
507.63
Mary A. White
600.00
Ellen B. Fegan
587.25
Elizabeth J. McNeil
600.00
Alicia Elcock
585.00
Emeline A. Newcomb
600.00
Frances C. Sullivan
571.50
Annie Z. White
596.25
Teresa McDonnell
600.00
Ellen A. Desmond
600.00
Grace E. Drumm
600.00
Anne M. Cahill
600.00
Ellen G. Haley
480.00
Mary B. Keating
598.50
Margaret E. Burns
600.00
Annie F. Burns
600.00
Katherine M. Coughlan
337.20
Grace J. Elcock
64.00
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Anna L. Blacklock
25.60
$13,056.68
WOLLASTON SCHOOL.
C. Ralph Taylor
$720.00
Agnes A. Fisher
605.00
Myra E. Otis
45.00
Lucy H. Chapman
495.00
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Edith M. Rodman
$180.00
Fannie G. Blair
330.00
Mary L. Clark
600.00
Lora M. Hunt ·
545.00
Gertrude H. Glavin
568.63
Dora M. Start
535.00
Clara E. G. Thayer
600.00
Ada L. Wood
165.00
Edith A. Jackson
64.00
$5,452.63
SUPERVISOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION. Ernst Hermann $540.00
MUSIC.
E. Landis Snyder
$1,000.00
DRAWING.
Louise G. Bates $640.00
SEWING.
Fannie F. French
$600.00
TRUANT OFFICER.
Charles H. Johnson
$300.00
CLERK.
Lucy M. Hallowell
$600.00
SUPERINTENDENT.
Frank E. Parlin
$2,700.00
$6,380.00
Total
$107,240.10
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Janitors
High, William C. Hart
$1,800.00
Adams, George Linton 600.00
Coddington, William C. Caldwell 625.00
Cranch, Edward P. Tingley 625.00
Gridley Bryant, John Hinnegan 600.00
John Hancock, Samuel D. DeForest
650.00
Lincoln, George O. Shirley
600.00
Mass. Fields, George Craig, Jr.
156.26
Mass. Fields, Charles P. Carey
36.46
Mass. Fields, Thomas H. Adams
432.28
Quincy, Thomas J. Smith
700.00
Washington, Alexander Shirley
625.00
Willard, Francis Walsh
1,050.00
Wollaston, Marcena R. Sparrow
550.00
Total
$9,050.00
Books, Supplies and Sundries
Abbott & Miller, expressage $81.03
Adams, J. Q. & Co., books 30.00
Allyn & Bacon, books 89.05
Ames, Nathan, supplies 84.54
American Book Company, books 1,142.44
American School Board Journal 1.00
Babb, Edward E. & Co., supplies and books 4,581.14
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., apparatus
37.42
Bentley, Walter E., supplies
2.10
Birchard, C. C. & Co., books
6.75
Boston Music Company, music
22.75
Boston & Quincy Express Co., expressage
4.85
Brooks, Harry, supplies 7.00
Chandler & Barber, supplies 13.29
Citizens Gas Light Company, gas
31.35
Claflin Wm. H. & Co., supplies 6.84
Cole, Herbert B., filling in diplomas, etc
70.80
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Crawford, William C., address
$10.00
Curtin, J., oil 3.00
Daniels, John H. & Son, diplomas
86.10
Davis Press, supplies
3.30
Ditson, Oliver & Co., music
93.16
Doble, E. H. & Co., oil
6.30
Dow Sales Company, specimens
7.26
Educational Publishing Company, books
31.76
Ericson, Charles A., labor
24.06
Gallagher Express Co., expressage
.54
Green, Fred F., printing
7.50
Greenough, W. A., directory
3.00
Ginn and Company, books
612.69
Globe Stamp Works, supplies
2.25
Hall, Arthur Scientific Company
103.06
Hammond, Charles L., postage stamps
32.74
Hastings, William H., printed forms
6.00
Hearn, Charles C., supplies
42.49
Heath, D. C., & Co., books
139.72
Heintzelman, S., printing reports
76.80
Hermann, Ernst, supplies
4.39
Hildebrand, Minnie L., pianist
5.00
Houghton, Mifflin & Company, books
273.77
Johnson, Charles H., census enumera-
tor, taking boy to truant school
133.70
Kennedy, H. Anna, supplies
6.70
Keystone Wire Matting Co., mats
5.63
Knott, L. E. Apparatus Co., apparatus
18.11
Lippincott, J. B. & Co., books
20.00
Little, Brown & Co., books
18.45
Luce, Robert, address
25.00
Macleod & McQuinn, cooking supplies
41.70
Mansfield, E. C., postal cards
5.00
Mass. Sales Co., geographical models
35.00
Michelson Brothers, binding books
300.05
Moore, Joseph A., book 2.00
Marine Biological Laboratory, specimens 19.10
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New England Telephone and Tele- graph Co., exchange service $41.89
New England Towel and Supply Co., laundry work 87.15
New York & Boston Despatch Express Co., expressage 8.70
Newcomb, S. F., oil
1.00
Nickerson, Archer M., supplies
5.52
Packard, F. C., supplies
1.10
Parlin, Frank E., supplies, postage,
travel, (not local) care of rooms
30.71
Pollard, Thomas B., supplies
1.28
Prescott, Geo. W. & Son, printing
103.50
Prescott, Geo. W., Publishing Co., printing 17.25
Quincy Electric Light and Power Co., electric light 83.91
Sampson, Charles, supplies
2.05
Sanborn, Benj. H. & Co., books
292.02
Scribner's, Charles Sons, books 10.35
Sibley & Company, book .47
Silver, Burdett & Company, books
70.30
Smith Premier Typewriter Co., typewriters 222.00
Spargo Print, printing
53.75
Stearn, A. T. Lumber Co., lumber
50.71
Spaulding, A. G. & Bros., apparatus 57.81
Teachers' College, curriculum 2.00
Thorp & Martin Co., blank books
63.00
Treas. of 1908, High School
33.00
Underwood Typewriter Co., typewriter 70.00
Wadsworth, D. E. & Co., supplies 161.48
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West Disinfecting Co., disinfectant 11.45
White-Smith Music Publishing Co., music 20.90
Wright & Ditson, supplies 357.95
Total
$10,278.93
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Repairs
Allen Shade Holder Co.,
$80.55
American Seating Co.,
.83
Burnham, Francis W.
4.05
Hardy, Eben
1.25
Hayden, Herbert A.
6.00
Kemp, John F.
3.00
Kincaide, Henry L. & Co.,
41.92
Litchfield, Ira
14.40
MacFarland, J. & Son
5.02
Morrissey, William E.
2.50
Pettengill, C. F.
1.50
Remington Typewriter Co.
1.30
Thomas, B. F.
14.54
Tower, Charles H.
4.00
Westland, William
5.73
Total
$186.59
Randolph Bainbridge, Commissioner of Public Works, reports the following outlay for repairs on school buildings :
High School
$370.43
Adams
165.13
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Coddington
101.99
Cranch
176.34
Gridley Bryant
186.88
John Hancock
80.20
Lincoln
118.29
Massachusetts Fields
76.06
Old Quincy
4.92
Quincy
88.99
Washington
53.39
Willard
204.38
Wollaston
220.39
Total
$1,847.39
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Fuel
Neponset River Coal Company, coal :
High
$1,860.82
Adams
382.63
Coddington
377.05
Cranch
415.98
Gridley Bryant
246.93
John Hancock
116.23
Lincoln
172.49
Mass. Fields
214.61
Quincy
537.01
Washington
424.33
Willard
1,125.23
Wollaston
185.37
$6,058.68
Neponset River Coal Company, wood :
Lincoln
$6.00
Wollaston
13.50
$19.50
Thomas O'Brien & Sons, wood :
Adams
$16.80
Cranch
23.40
Gridley Bryant
27.60
John Hancock
7.80
Lincoln
11.70
Quincy
11.70
Willard
7.80
Wollaston
16.50
Francis M. Curtis, inspecting coal
$83.00
$83.00
Total
$123.30
$6,284.48
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Transportation
Coddington School :
Benjamin F. Hodgkinson
$370.00
Old Colony Street Railway Company 830.00
Quincy School : Old Colony Street Railway Company
50.00
Total $1,250.00
Rent
Quincy Real Estate Trust $360.00
Evening Common Schools
ADAMS 1
Teachers :
Archer M. Nickerson
$132.00
John F. Roache
88.00
Elizabeth Hiscock
52.00
Josephine L. Kelley
88.00
Jennie F. Griffin
66.00
Elizabeth A. Garrity
86.00
Janitor :
George Linton
57.20
$569.20
WILLARD
Teachers :
William R. Kramer
$132.00
Isaac Goddard
72.00
Frances C. Sullivan
88.00
Lula E. Payson
50.00
Ellen G. Haley
40.00
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Alice T. Clark Janitor :
$28.00
Raymond S. Barry
57.20
$467.20
EVENING DRAWING
Teacher :
Laurence A. Sprague
$176.00
Janitor :
William C. Hart 57.20
$233.20
SUNDRIES
Babb, Edward E. & Company, supplies
$84.85
Cole, Herbert B., filling in certificates 6.70
Green, Fred F., posters
2.50
Neponset River Coal Company
7.41
Quincy Electric Light and Power Co.
128.94
$230.40
Total
$1,500.00
Rock Island Fund
Expended for High School Library
4. 4
Edward E. Babb & Co .:
Outline Industrial Chemistry, Thorpe $3.20
The Roman Empire to 180 A. D., Bury 1.25
Holy Roman Empire, Bryce 1.20
Survey Greek Civilization, Mehaffy .90
Fifteen Decisive Battles, Creasy .60
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Charles Lamb, Ainger
$ .40
John Milton, Pattison .40
Students' History of English Litera- ture, Simonds 1.06
History of English and American
Literature, Tappan 1.02
History Syllabus for Secondary Schools 1.30
Principles of Zoology, 6 vols 8.10
Physiology and Hygiene, 4 vols.
4.40
Handbooks of Trees of New England 1.35
How to Know the Wild Fruits, Peter-
soll 1.35
Chemistry of Cooking and Cleaning, Richards
.90
Dust and Its Dangers
.68
Drinking Water and Ice Supplies, Prudden .68
Chemistry of Commerce, Duncan
2.00
Prompt Aid to the Injured, Doty 1.35
Total
$32.14
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STATISTICAL TABLE For The School Year Ending June 26, 1908
(The registered number is the whole number of pupils in the school during any portion of the year, including transfers on account of changes in residence, etc.)
HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHERS
Number
Registered.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance
Per cent. of Attendance.
Leslie L. Cleveland, Head Master
Melvin T. Holbrook
799
714
673
94.1
Herbert B. Cole
Charles H. Stone
William H. H. Peirce
John F. Roache Isaac Goddard
W. Harold Claflin
Elizabeth A. Souther
Clara E. Thompson H. Anna Kennedy
L. Frances Tucker
Eleanor W. Guild Norma C. Lowe Ethelwyn A. Rea Grace A. Howe
Annie M. Cheever
Alice A. Todd Marie C. Bass
Flora M. Shackley Lilla R. Birge
S. Marion Chadbourne
Sarah C. Ames Jane E. Avery
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ADAMS SCHOOL
GRADES
TEACHERS
Number
Registered.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
VIII
Mildred B. Hopler
53
50.8
48.3
94.9
VII
Eliza C. Sheahan
53
49.5
46.3
93.4
VI
Lucy B. Page
47
43.5
40.5
93.0
V
Jennie F. Griffin
63
50.2
46.0
91.7
IV
Elizabeth W. Ross
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