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We are pleased to state that the circulation of the Library has increased largely during the year. There has been taken out eleven thousand four hundred and eighty-three volumes, being two thousand four hundred more than last year. This is very satis- factory and encouraging. We are glad to know that our people are reading more ; that the Library is appreciated ; that the books upon its shelves are not mere ornaments, but treasures of know- ledge and living thought ; that. if our people continue to seek after the good to be found in this free institution, it must result in mental and moral improvement, and also that the administration of the Library is approved by our fellow citizens.
R. T. LOMBARD, ISAAC DAMON, EMILY A. HEARD, ELLEN M. BRAMAN.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
To the Wayland Library Committee this report is respectfully submitted :-
ACCESSIONS FROM JAN. 1, 1885, TO JAN., 1886.
Vols.
By purchase . 245
By gift
88
By exchange .
1
Bound and transferred from the pamphlet department
20
Total
354
Whole number of vols. now in the library
9.862
Pamphlets presented
. 53
CIRCULATION.
Vols.
In Cochituate Village
· 4,912
In Wayland Centre
· 6,571
Total
. 11,483
DONORS OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, &c.
Books.
Pamphlets.
Bureau of Education
5
Bostonian Society, Boston
2
Boston Public Library
3
37
Brockton Public Library
City of Boston
Lawrence
1
Lynn
1
.. Newton
1
Taunton
1
Draper, J. S.
3
Dorr, Morris
21
Heard, Horace
1
Leadbetter, Dea. I., Weston
1
Lyman, Theo.
2
Rutter, Harry
1
Smithsonian Institute
2
Secretary of Interior, Washington, D. C.,
57
6
of Commonwealth
2 2
Town of Lancaster
1
Library Company, Phila.,
2
Women's Medical College
1
88
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FOR THE READING ROOM.
Publishers of .. Good Health," one year.
" "Signs of the Times," one year.
WORK OF ART.
A framed photograph of A. W. Tourgee, author and judge, has been presented by Mrs. Wallace Draper.
CONTRIBUTONS FOR THE CABINET.
Coolidge, James, one box steel shavings. Howard, Charles, one currency bill. Heard, Sarah E., fine ores. 66 " one Indian relic.
Books.
Pamphlets.
2
1
1
38
CLASSES OF READING.
Biographical .05
Moral and Religious . .03
Fiction
.38
Historical
.07
Miscellaneous, including works on Art, Poetry,
Highest order of Fiction
.34
Politics and Social Usa-
Juvenile .
.11
ges
.15
Magazine Literature
.04
Travels · .05
First six weeks of 1885.
.. .. 1886.
1.554 volumes. 1.736
The written report of all librarians, aside from the record of statistical information, is universally much the same, embodying the yearly congratulations and regrets ; and, while it is a subject of congratulation that the interest in the Library is increasing, rather than otherwise, and that so many solid and instructive works are called for, it is much to be deplored that the better care of them does not keep pace with the increasing interest.
A single instance of the thoughtless use of one book will illus- trate. In a volume of about one hundred pages the corners were turned down more times for bookmarks than there were pages in the book.
It would seem to one new in the duties of this office that the care bestowed on these volumes is not what it should be ; but upon this the Committee, of longer experience. must pass judgment.
The addition of seventy-nine new names to the list of Library patrons will in some degree account for the increase in circulation during the past year.
It will be noticed that the class on our list entitled "Higher Order of Fiction" has a generous percentage, and should not be underrated in its quality of reading matter, for it is the means of conveying to its numerous readers the social, moral and pro- gressive principles of the day. Even our national problems are yearly being brought within the reach of the people by this plea- sant medium.
The same system, so far as possible, has been observed in the conduct of the Library as that used by the Librarian of the past
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twenty years, whose untiring devotion to the needs of each de- partment has rendered its working condition comparatively easy.
The use of free cards has not been met with that consideration for which we looked, and we anticipate a better record during the coming year.
The tardy return of books at the close of the year is a serious inconvenience, and, we hope, will not be repeated.
The constant sending in of books without cards, and with no guide to cancel them but a thorough search through the entire list of registered names, is an unneccessary trespass upon the time of the otherwise busy Librarian, while the simple return of the card with the books, according to the Library law, makes all duties in that direction easy.
We hope that the good work which this educational institution has done in the past will increase as the years go on. May the feeling of gratitude be ever with us toward those now present but in spirit and in memory, for the labor of love which they have left to us in this abiding form.
Respectfully. SARAH E. HEARD.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF LAKEVIEW CEMETERY.
For the Year 1885.
Cash paid out for labor on Cemetery,
$39 00
Cash received for lots,
28 25
Due Superintendent,
$10 75
J. C. BUTTERFIELD, Superintendent.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
1886.
Receipts from all sources,
. $35,704 64
Overpaid,
.
419 44
$36,124 08
Amount paid out for all expenditures.
$36,124 07
HORACE HEARD, Treasurer.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SCHOOLS.
1885.
March 1. Unexpended Balance, . $1,842 51
16. Appropriation, 4,500 00
Dog License, 1-2, 127 75
State Fund,
169 54
Donation Fund.
12 00
H. E. Reeves, Teaching, 306 00
H. E. Perkins, 117 00
L. E. Moore, ..
36 00
Mrs. D. W. Mitchell, “
180 00
C. F. Merrick, ..
690 00
S. B. Merrick,
.
324 00
C. M. Lee,
342 00
E. F. De Normandie. "
724 10
Nellie R. Rice,
229 00
Alice Wilson, . .
318 00
S. L. Brown,
331 33
S. L. Stearns, ،،
331 33
Alice Shovelton. 99 00
J. A. Kimberley,
108 00
Blanche Heard. 108 00
Robinson & Jones, Fuel.
15 13
W. A. Bird, 257 71
J. W. Parmenter, 8 00
M. H. D. Parmenter, "
.
2 50
Julia Homan,
8 00
B. S. Hemmenway,
151 55
L. H. Sherman,
25 00
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C. S. Schell.
fuel,
11 50
H. H. Rutter.
18 00
Thomas Bowles,
6 50
Chas. Liddell,
6 00
L. K. Lovell.
Supplies.
38 62
Geo. A. Rice,
Fuel,
8 00
O. W. Reeves,
66
17 00
S. W. Braman.
12 00
Willis Bowles,
5 50
N. R. Gerald,
Supplies,
22 59
Trans. by order Selectmen,
33 71
Unexpended Balance.
1,760 73
$6,651 80 $6,651 80
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
1885.
March 1. Unexpended Balance,
$76.90 1.000 00 ·
16. Appropriation, Robert Irwin,
$81 60
B. M. Folsom,
125 25
Geo. H. Wight,
165 21
L. J. Bemis,
149 94
H. G. Hammond. .
132 50
81 90
Geo. E. Sherman, . S. D. Boyden, Chas. Fairbanks,
80 68
130 00
('. H. Jackman,
45 00
J. W. Parmenter. .
75 00
Unexpended Balance.
9 82
$1.076 90 $1,076 90
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SUPPORT OF POOR.
1885.
Mar. 1. Unexpended balance. $111 28
. .
16. Appropriation. 800 00
Aug. 4. Received from Town of Framingham. 57 77
May 6. Received from State Treasurer, 10 00
EXPENDED.
1885.
C. H. Jackman, $ 21 07
J. C. Butterfield.
339 74
E. P. Butler.
63 17
Robinson & Jones. 96 43
G. M. Barker.
132 00
W. B. Ward,
187 25
Addie A. Bemis.
65 75
A. S. Morse,
8 00
Unexpended.
65 64
$979 05 $979 05
INCIDENTALS.
1885.
Mar. 1. Unexpended balance. $143 13
Appropriation, 1500 00
. . Unexpended balance, credit bills. . 63 37
EXPENDED.
L. K. Lovell, Sundries, $102 79
H. Heard. Recording deed. stamps and sta- tionery, . 8 00
Wm. H. Bent,
2 50
Wm. H. Bent, Treasurer, Water Rates, . 32 00
C. H. Boodey, Sundries. .
Bulletin Job Print, Printing Reports. War-
14 83 rants. etc. 148 25
44
W. D. Parlin, Labor and Materials, 76 81
A. H. Bryant, paid J. Boyd & Son, ·
6 50
Edw. Carter, paid sundry bills, 32 00
L. J. Bemis, Labor, Men and Teams on high- ways, 65 95
"T. S. Sherman, paid sundry bills, 69 81
David Morton, Laying wall near W. P. Stone's, 50 00
J. W. Parmenter, Men and Teams on highway, 35 85
Gilbert & Barker Mfg., Co. Gasoline, 36 90
E. H. Atwood, Expressing, 19 68
Geo. E. Sherman, Labor on highway, 58 57
C. Fairbanks, 93 62
D. W. Ricker, Team and Posting Warrants, 4 00
E. W. Marston. Labor and Materials, School House, 33 27
A. F. Pendleton, Labor on Highway. 52 50
Wm. H. Campbell, 2 cords wood. 11 00
T. W. Frost, Labor and Materials, 13 00
Robt. Irwin, Labor on Highway, . 27 10
Geo. H. Wight, Labor on Highways, 21 17
E. A. Atwood, 12 24
E. P. Butler, Books, Papers, etc .. 2 00
Rockwell & Churchill, Printing, 2 00
B. M. Folsom, Sundry Bills, 53 57
Robinson & Jones, Fuel, 3 50
A. S. Morse, Labor in Cemetery, etc., 16 60
S. D. Bryden, Labor on Highways, ·
109 25
Cyrus Lee, Labor on School House, 1 80
Sargent & Heaton, Labor and Material, .
64 58
C. H. Jackman, Labor on Highway, ·
2 83
J. H. Small, Labor and Material, school houses,
34 03
J. C. Butterfield, Supt. Cemetery, return of deaths, 20 00
Unexpended balance. 368 00
$1,706 50 $1,706 50
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
1885.
Mar. 1. Unexpended balance.
$290 35
16. Appropriation, 300 00
Dog License, one half.
127 75
E. H. Atwood, Expressing, .
45 00
N. R. Gerald, Asst. Librarian,
25 00
J. S. Draper,
200 00
R. T. Lombard,
29 53
S. E. Heard,
151 09
Wolfe Mfg. Co.,
46 89
J. Mullen,
22 54
Unexpended balance. 198 05
$718 10
$718 10
SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
1885.
Mar. 1. Unexpended balance,
$450 62 ·
16. Appropriation,
700 00
B. M. Folsom, $50 00
R. T. Lombard,
70 50
Wm. H. Bent,
45 00
Ralph Bent,
135 00
Chas. H. Boodey,
110 00
L. K. Lovell,
46 25
Horace Heard,
50 00
Geo. A. Rice,
52 00
Geo. A. Rice,
20 00
A. H. Bryant,
50 00
J. C. Butterfield,
20 00
Chas. Fairbank,
20 00
C. R. Damon,
31 50
Edward Carter, 44 00
E. W. Marston,
20 00
46
T. S. Sherman. 25 00
Isaac Damon,
17 50
Unexpended balance, 343 87
$1.150 62 $1,150 62
CONTINGENT FUND.
1885.
Mar. 1. Unexpended balance,
$205 63
town barn, 33 00
appropriation illegal sale liquor 100 00
Overlayings,
138 08
Auctioneers License.
2 00
Hall, Centre,
67 00
Overpaid on Cr. bills.
2 90
Scales. Cochituate,
12 03
Tax title,.
256 53
Scales, C'entre.
9 77
Interest on tax 1884.
200 00
Corporation tax.
379 31
Nat. Bank tax.
811 52
State aid.
246 00
T. S. Sherman.
10 50
Interest tax. 1884.
28 59
Unassessed property tax.
16 13
Hall, Cochituate.
15 00
Deficit in Treasury Mar. 1. 1885. $156 61
Temporary loan, 1884, voted.
249 00
School books and supplies,
300 00
Tax title. 245 09 .
Culvert on Concord road,
50 00
C. H. Jackman. .
328 93
T. S. Sherman, .
21 07
State aid,
·
362 00
Temporary loan, 1884.
821 29
·
.
$2.533 99
$2.533 99
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INTEREST ON TOWN DEBT.
1885.
Mar. 16. Appropriation. 3,600 00
Transferred from water rates.
1,410 00
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co ..
1,192 50
Waltham Nat. Bank.
101 00
Plymouth Sav. Bank,
250 00
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., 625 00
Waltham Nat. Bank,
44 17
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co ..
1,192 50
Salem Savings Bank,
606 00
Waltham Nat. Bank,
7 67
S. M. Thomas.
96 87
Horace Heard.
107 45
Wm. Baldwin. Treas.
24 70
Jas. S. Draper, Treas.
96 00
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co ..
625 00
Horace Heard,
2 08
Unexpended balance.
39 06
$5.010 00 $5,010 00
STATE TAX.
Paid State Treasurer, .
$1.080 00
STATE AID.
From Contingent Fund,
$362 00
John B. Brigham.
72 00
Mrs. A. Adams.
48 00
John Brummett.
72 00
H. B. Fischer. . 54 00
Turner Whitney,
48 00
Mrs. E. A. Farmer,
48 00
R. J. Dickey,
20 00
.
·
$362 00
$362 00
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ABATEMENTS.
1885.
Mar.
1. Unexpended balance,
$143 23.
16. Appropriation,
100 00
Deficit,
2 94
J. L. Loker's estate,
4 64
W. B. Ward,
241 53
$246 17
$246 17
CREDIT BILLS.
Mar. 16. Appropriation,
$950 00
Paid to sundry persons, .
947 27
Unexpended balance,
2 73
$950 00 $950 00
FIREMEN'S PAY.
1885.
Mar. 1. Unexpended balance,
$224 00
16. Appropriation,
224 00
Ralph Bent, Chief Engineer,
$224 00
Unexpended balance.
224 00
$448 00 $448 00
HYDRANTS.
1885.
Mar. 16. Appropriation,
$384 00
Wm. H. Bent, Treas., $384 00
$384 00 $384 00
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REPAIRING SCHOOL HOUSES.
1885.
Mar. 1. Unexpended balance.
$21 07 . T. W. Frost, .
$12 45
Unexpended balance,
8 62
$21 07
$21 07
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
(See Commissioners Report. )
FURNISHING SCHOOL ROOM, COCHITUATE.
1885.
Mar. 16. Appropriation,
$250 00
C. W. Clark,.
31 80
Michigan School F. Co.,
167 38
E. W. Marston,
34 83
C. & J. A. Underwood.
8 90
Unexpended Bal.,
7 09
$250 00
$250 00
PAINTING AND REPAIRING SCHOOL HOUSE.
1885.
Mar. 16. Appropriation, Cochituate,
200 00
Lokerville,
75 00
T. W. Frost,
255 62
E. W. Marston,
28 26
Deficit.
8 88
$283 88 $283 88
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SCHOOL SUPPLY.
1885.
Mar. 1. Unexpended Bal., . ·
8 30
Mar. 16. Appropriation from Contingent, Transferred from School Fund, ·
3)0 00
33 71
Boston School Supply Co.,
325 88
Ginn & Co.,
8 00
G. S. Perry,
8 13
$342 01
$342 01
REPAIRING ROAD FROM WAYLAND CENTER TO WES- TON LINE.
1885.
Mar. 16. Appropriation.
$300 00
L. J. Bemis,
·
$277 14
J. N. Morse,
22 86
$300 00
$300 00
REPAIRING ROAD NEAR RICHARDSON'S STORE.
Mar. 16. Appropriation,
$50 00
Robert Irwin.
$50 00
$50 00
$50 00
FILLING PLACE NEAR SHERMAN'S STORE.
Mar. 16. Appropriation,
$10 00
J. Mullen.
$10 00 ·
·
$10 00
$10 00
REBUILDING CULVERT ON CONCORD ROAD.
Mar. 16. Appropriation, Contingent Fund. $50 00
A. F. Pendleton, $50 00
$50 00
$50 00
.
.
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TEMPORARY LOANS, 1884.
1885.
Sept.
1.
Borrowed in anticipation tax, 1885,
$1,500 00
Dec. 31.
249 00
Mar. 17.
500 00
Paid from Contingent Fund, .
$249 00
66
821 20
Remaining unpaid,
1,178 71
$2,249 00 !
$2,249 00
TEMPORARY LOANS, 1885.
Mar. 25. Horace Heard,
$1,200 00
Apr. 1. S. M. Thomas, 900 00
10. Waltham National Bank,
1,500 00
Nov. 16. Paid Waltham National Bank, $1,500 00
Remaining unpaid.
2,100 00
:$3,600 00 $3,600 00
:.
COLLECTOR'S FEES.
Mar. 1. Unexpended appropriation, ·
$250 00
16. Appropriation,
250 00
Unexpended, 500 00 ·
$500 00 $500 00
PROSECUTION ILLEGAL SALE LIQUOR.
1885.
Mar. 1. Unexpended balance,
$100 00
16. Appropriation, 100 00
June 1. Carried to Contingent Fund. $100 00
Unexpended appropriation. 100 00
$200 00
$200 00
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TRANSFER OF TOWN DEBT.
Waltham Savings Bank,
$10,100 00
Salem Savings Bank.
$10.100 00
$10,100 00 $10,100 00
OUTSTANDING CLAIMS.
Apr. 27-1863. Treasurer Donation Fund, $411 66
6 per ct.
Nov. 3-1863. Library Fund, 500 00 6
Jan. 1-1875. Allen Fund, 1,000 00
May 1-1878. Plymouth Savings Bank.
5,000 00
5
Aug. 1-1878.
Water Bonds issued,
25,000 00
5
Oct. 1-1878.
Town Bonds issued,
44,500 00
5
Oct. 1-1882.
Water Bonds issued,
4.000 00
4
Mar. 17-1884.
Horace Heard,
500 00
5
Nov. 7-1885.
Waltham Savings Bank, Į
Note due Nov. 7, 1886,
3,400 00
4 .6
Note due Nov. 7, 1887,
3,350 00
4
Note due Nov. 7, 1888,
3,350 00
4
Jan. 1-1881. Child's Fund.
100 00
6
6
$91,111 66
ALFRED H. BRYANT, Auditor.
TOWN OF WAYLAND IN ACCOUNT WITH HORACE HEARD.
1885.
DR.
1886.
CR.
Transfer Debt,
$10,100 00
March 1. Total Receipts, Deficit Overpaid, ·
$35,704 64 .
Schools,
4.891 07
Highways,
1,067 00
Poor,
913 41
Salaries,
806 75
Library,
520 05
Incidentals,
1,338 50
Contingent, less State Aid, &c.
350 00
Apr. 1.
Waltham Bank,
700 00
Oct. 1.
800
Nov 16.
66
1,500 00
Dec 15.
S. M. Thomas,
1,500 00
Interest,
4,970 94
State Tax,
1,080 00
Firemen's Pay,
224 00
Hydrants,
384 09
Repairing School Houses,
12 45
School Supply, less transfer,
308 29
Painting and repairing School Houses. .
283 88
Furnishing School Room,
242 91
Credit Bills,
947 27
State Aid,
362 00
Abatements,
246 17
Weston Road,
300 00
Road near Richardson's store,
50 00
Road near Sherman's store,
.
50 00
1886.
Water Account, less interest,
1,095 02
Feb. 27.
H. Heard,
249 00
H. Heard,
.
821 29
.
.
$36,124 08
.
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$36,124 08
.
10 00
Culvert,
.
419 44
.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND,
FOR THE YEAR 1885-6.
C
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N
WA
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FOUNDED
EAST SUDBURY 178
1835
1886.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THE
YEAR 1885-6.
To the Citizens of Wayland :-
The School Committee submit the following report : In reviewing the school reports, we find in the year 1881-2, the following : "The number of schools have been increased during the year by one, making eleven." But they had no suitable place for the school. During the present year, this want has been supplied. The hall over the school-rooms in Cochituate village has been fitted and furnished, and is now the best and most desirable school-room in town. It is oc- cupied by the Cochituate Grammar school. One Interme- diate and three Primary school-rooms in this building are well-filled. We have now eleven schools and eleven school- rooms.
The Cochituate Grammar school building and Loker- ville school building have been painted and are greatly im- proved in appearance. The good work of improvement is begun and we hope it will continue. In Chap. 44th, Sect. 2nd. of the School Laws of Massachusetts, we read, " Every town may, and every town containing five hundred families or house holders, shall maintain a High school." There are in Wayland four hundred and twenty families or house- holders. While it is our privilege to maintain a High school we are near the number, when the town is required by law to maintain one. One thing we do recommend, whenever there is a sufficient number of scholars advanced in their
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studies are ready to enter upon the High school course, they should be provided with instruction in those branches.
We have a class of scholars in the Centre Grammar school, who are already advanced in Physical Geography, Algebra, History, Book-keeping and Latin. Shall they go on and complete the High school course in town, or will their parents be obliged to send them to some other town ? Let us provide for our own. We need new desks for this school-room. The seats and desks in this room are adapted to a Primary or Intermediate school. No boy or girl of the average size, at fifteen years, can occupy those seats without sitting in a cramped or stooping position. Let us have seats and desks fitted to a healthy position for our older scholars, and give them all the education we can at home.
The advance class in Cochituate Grammar school should be encouraged to take up-not the workshop or store-but High school studies. Fathers and mothers will you give this matter one thought, will you answer one question ? Which will accomplish the most for your boy, the dollar he may earn now, or intellectual discipline and culture ? Which will best fit him for the life before him ?
In carrying out the provisions of the law relative to text books, your committee have provided all that was needed without waste or useless expenditure. In some of the towns in this state they have expended at the rate of three dollars to every scholar. One dollar and thirty cents to each scholar will cover the expenses for text books and stationery in Wayland. The co-operation of the parents in encourag- ing the scholars to use the text books they had on hand, when the new law came into effect has helped in this direc- tion. It is desirable that there should be new reference books, dictionaries and charts in some of our schools.
The committee have been obliged to exceed the appro- priation of three hundred dollars for text books. We shall need four hundred and seventy-five dollars. Not a very
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large sum when the number of scholars is considered as com- pared with expenditures for the same purpose in other towns. Brand's Lessons on the Human Body, has been placed in our school-rooms as a text book, agreeable to the instructions of our legislators. We do not care to describe to you our school-rooms, the merits and demerits of our teachers or their methods of instructions.
Pay a visit to the schools, call for the register, notice, the number of times your children have been absent or tardy and lend a helping hand for improvement in this di- rection. Witness for yourself and you will be able to form a more correct opinion relative to these things.
Most of our teachers are thoroughly in earnest and endeavoring to do all that lies in their power to educate and instruct their scholars. Let such teachers have the hearty co-operation of the parents and they will succeed. But if the parents take little or no interest in their own children the scholar loses his ambition, the teacher is discouraged, and but little is accomplished. Responsibility for failure does not rest on one person alone.
The public statutes of Massachusetts Chapt. 203 Sect. 78 reads : "Whoever wilfully and maliciously or wantonly and without cause destroys, defaces, mars, or injures a school-house, or other building erected or used for pur- poses of education or for the general diffusion of knowledge, or an outbuilding, fence, well or appurtenance of such school- house, or furniture, apparatus or other property belonging to or connected with such school-house or other building, shall be punished by fine, not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the jail not exceeding one year."
The malicious injury done to the new pump put into the well of the Rutter school house and the broken win- dows of the school-house have been carefully noticed by your committee, and we have not been able to secure positive evidence as to who that malicious person is. But it is well for the people of Wayland to know that evidence
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furnished to the committee will be used for the protection of their property from further depredations.
We turn from these harsher notes to those of a musical character, and more in keeping with our preferences. One of Mason & Hamlin's organs has been purchased by voluntary contributions, and placed in the Centre Grammar School. We notice with pleasure the ready response of those inter- ested in contributing to the fund for its purchase, especially the generous donations of those who had no personal interest in the school. The books of instruction were fur- nished by the town. Mr. E. F. DeNormandie, the teacher,
has given lessons in vocal music. This school cannot boast of a great amount of natural musical talent, especially among the boys, but what there is we want to see cultivated. The
Cochituate Grammar School is moving in the same direc- tion. There is considerable musical talent in this school. They have a fund now large enough to purchase an organ, but as they desire a piano, it will take more money, and we hope the friends of this school will cheerfully contribute for the accomplishment of that object. Your committee desire to encourage all efforts in this direction.
The Cochituate Grammar School has been taught by Mr. Charles F. Merrick during the past year. Whole number of scholars-thirty-eight. Average attendance- twenty-nine.
The Intermediate School, by Miss Susan L. Brown. Whole number of scholars-forty-eight. Average attend- ance-forty-one.
The First Primary, by Miss S. L. Stearns. Whole number of scholars-forty-three. Average attendance - thirty-six.
The Second Primary, by Mrs. D. W. Mitchell, spring and fall term, and by Miss J. A. Kimberly during the winter term. Whole number of scholars-forty. Average attend- ance -- thirty-six. Mrs. D. W. Mitchell has been employed in the Primary School for five years, and has been very
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successful. We part with her services reluctantly, for it is seldom we meet with a teacher who possesses such energy and capacity for instructing and interesting the children.
The Third Primary School, by Mrs. S. B. Merrick. Whole number of scholars -- forty-nine. Average attendance -- forty-two.
The Lokerville School, by Miss Nellie R. Rice. Whole number of scholars -forty-four. Average attendance- thirty-three.
The Centre Grammar School has been taught by Mr. E. F. DeNormandie. Whole number of scholars -- thirty. Average attendance-twenty-six.
The Thomas School, by Miss Hattie E. Reeves. Whole number of scholars - eighteen. Average attendance -- thirteen.
The Rutter School, by Miss Carrie Lee. Whole num- ber of scholars-twenty-five. Average attendance-nineteen.
The Centre Primary, by Miss Hattie E. Perkins, during the spring term; Miss Alice Shovelton, during the fall term; Miss Blanche E. Heard, during the winter term. Whole number of scholars-twenty-eight. Average attend- ance-twenty.
The North school by Miss Cora Alice Wilson. Whole number of scholars, fifteen ; average attendance, thirteen.
The whole number of scholars attending school in town is three hundred and seventy-eight. The aggregate average attendance is three hundred and seven.
The school committee recommend the following appro- priation for schools : Teachers' salary, care of rooms and fuel, forty-five hundred dollars.
Five hundred dollars for text books and supplies.
For the Committee, L. K. LOVELL.
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND,
FOR ITS
One Hundred and Seventh Municipal Year
FROM
MARCH 1, 1886, TO MARCH 1, 1887.
RPO
R
INC
ED
1635.
EAST
FOUNDE.D
SUDBURY
821
18
WALTHAM FREE PRESS JOB PRINT.
1887.
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND,
FOR ITS
One Hundred and Seventh Municipal Year
FROM
MARCH 1, 1886, TO MARCH 1, 1887.
PO
R
A
TED
L
1635.
CHONNO
EAST SUDBURY
F
178
183
WALTHAM FREE PRESS JOB PRINT.
1887.
Officers Elected and Appointed for Year 1886-7.
Town Clerk. R. T. LOMBARD.
Treasurer.
HORACE HEARD.
Auditor, (ALFRED H. BRYANT, Resigned;) B. M. FOLSOM.
Selectmen.
CHARLES H. BOODEY, THEO. S. SHERMAN; WILLIAM. H. BENT.
Assessors, LEWELLYN FLANDERS, CHAS. R. DAMON, R. T. LOMBARD.
Overseers of Poor,
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