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4 00
Columbus Holbrook, labor, 1 day,
2 00
Jonathan Hunt, labor, 1 day,
2 00
William H. Smith, labor, ¿ day,
1 00
Sundry persons, labor, 8 45
12 80
Belcher and Prescott, 410 loads gravel, 25 30
1 50
Daniel Kiley, 72 loads gravel,
3 60
Patrick Clark, 12 loads gravel,
60
E. A. Allen, 8 loads gravel,
80
$437 75
Town farm, 256 loads gravel,
Philip Riley, 30 loads gravel,
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DISTRICT NO. 8, TERRENCE DARGAN, Surveyor.
Paid Terrence Dargan, labor with team, 7 days, $28 00
Daniel Lahey, labor with team, 5 days, 20 00
James N. Bullock, labor with team, 4 days, 16 00
N. J. Dargan, labor with team, 42 days,
18 00
John Desmond, labor, 6 days,
12 00
Timothy M. O'Niel, labor, 5 days,
10 00
Patrick Feeney, labor, 6 days,
12 00
Terrence Dargan, labor, 4 days, 8 00
James F. Dargan, labor, 6} days,
13 00
John Gill, labor, 5 days,
10 00
James Slowey, labor, 72 days,
15 00
Frank Boyle, labor, 1 day,
2 00
Austin Roel, labor on stone work,
9 00
Sundry persons picking stones,
11 40
Terrence Dargan, posts for railing,
3 25
John Long, 320 loads gravel,
32 00
$219 65
DISTRICT NO. 8, MARTIN P. PIKE, Surveyor.
Paid Martin P. Pike, labor with team, 282 days, $114 00 Abram G. Swain, labor with team, 12-3% days, 49 80
Daniel Leahy, labor with team, 2 days, 8 00
Martin P. Pike, labor with hands, 15 47
Jedediah French, labor, 252 days, 51 00
Lewis Jones, labor, 242 days, 49 00
William Cunningham, labor, 20 days, 40 00
Patrick Flood, labor, 25 days,
50 00
William Smith, labor, 11 days, 22 00
James Lyons, labor, 92 days, 19 00
Daniel Lyons, labor, 3 days, 6 00
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Paid Michael Buckley, labor, 62 days,
13 00
T. M. O'Niel, labor, 4 days, 8 00
John Desmond, labor, 52 days,
11 00
Patrick Wren, labor, 12 days,
3 00
John Cahill & Son, labor, 1 day,
3 00
George B. Dench, labor, 1 day,'
2 00
John Gill, labor, 1 day,
2 00
Sundry persons, labor,
5 30
Margaret Donahue, 44 loads gravel,
4 40
Bradford L. Wales, 318 loads gravel,
31 80
John Long, 101 loads gravel,
10 10
Town farm, 56 loads gravel,
5 60
Mr. Murphy, 12 loads gravel,
1 20
$524 67
NEW ROAD FROM MAIN TO WARREN STREET.
Paid Edward B. Bird, as per contract, $485 00
Edward B. Bird, extra work, 19 45
N. F. Roel, setting posts and stone work,
50 11
M. M. Alden, labor and material railing,
208 90
E. Beal, surveying, labor and cash paid, William Campbell, iron posts for railing,
39 95
D. G. Corliss & Co., stone bounds, 8 00
Sundry bills for gravel, posts, and labor,
17 55
Heirs of Michael Kelly, land damage,
225 00
Royal W. Turner, land damage, 175 00
Old Colony Railroad Co., land damage,
600 00
$1,893 51
Land damage awarded O. H. Leach of $60, and Seth T. King and wife of $500, has not been called for.
64 55
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REMOVING SNOW.
Paid A. G. Swain and others,
$24 55
Royal T. Mann, and others, 58 70
Caleb Tucker, and others, 49 70
Jackson Belcher, and others,
58 20
Jedediah French, and others,
40 70
Terrence Dargan, and others,
31 20
John Long, and others,
53 12
John S. Abbott, and others,
23 28
Prescott E. Wilbur, and others,
10 20
Edson M. Roel, and others,
5 79
Martin P. Pike,
4 30
$359 74
FUNERAL EXPENSES.
Paid Ralph Houghton, undertaker, attending 56 funerals,
$168 00
STATE AID.
Paid sundry persons (as per account returned to the State), $2,563 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid sundry bills (for items see report of engineers), $1,876 99
ABATEMENT ON TAXES.
Paid Horatio B. Alden, Collector, 1874, $41 80
Edson M. Roel, Collector, 1875, 273 70
$315 50
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Horatio B. Alden, Collector of Taxes, 1874, in part, $300 00
Town Auditors for the year ending March 1, 1875, 10 00
Engineers of Fire Department for services to May 1, 1875, 65 00
Nathaniel Howard, services as Sch. Com., 210 00
M. A. Donnovan, services as Sch. Com., 86 00
J. E. O'Brien, A.M., services as Sch. Committee, 90 00
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J. White Belcher, services as Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, in- cluding cash paid and expenses on Town business, 275 00
John T. Flood, services as Selectman, As- sessor, and Overseer of the Poor, in- cluding cash paid and expenses on Town business,
275 00
James A. Tower, services as selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, in- cluding cash paid and expenses on Town business, 275 00
Wm. H. Warren, services as Constable, 25 00
Dr. T. T. Cushman, Physician to Board of Health, 70 00
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$1,681 00
FIRE INQUEST.
Paid James A. Tower, Magistrate, $60 00
John B. Thayer, Juror, 12 50
John Long, Juror, 12 50
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Paid Edson M. Roel, Juror,
11 25
Henry P. Niles, Juror,
12 50
William E. Jewell, Juror and Clerk,
28 70
Henry Smith, Juror,
12 50
William H. Warren, Officer,
. 17 90
J. N. Bullock, teams,
4 00
Witnesses, 14 80
$186 65
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid James Harris & Co., printing 1,200 Town Reports,
$185 23
James Harris, printing blanks, notices, &c., 38 20
Grand Army Post 110, as per vote of Town,
100 00
Rockwell & Churchill, printing voting list, &c., 37 50
H. C. Alden, copying town valuation for the State,
15 00
John Long, for snow plough, 23 00
Town of Randolph, for salt grass,
17 25
Special police for July 3, 4, 5, 6, 1875,
70 00
William H. Warren, Jun., night police,
84 00
William F. McMahon, night police,
84 00
C. A. Wales, stove and funnel for lock-up,
19 26
W. H. Smith, charcoal for lock-up,
8 00
D. H. Huxford, printing,
83 50
William Campbell, varnishing hearse,
18 00
A. J. Gove, express and cash paid, 17 35
Ephraim Mann, wood for Selectmen's room,
14 00
John G. Poole, postage,
6 75
J. White Belcher, insurance,
106 35
Seth Mann, 2d, insurance,
79 70
Royal W. Turner, insurance,
73 00
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Paid J. N. Bullock, teams on Town business, 23 00
Colin Boyd, care of Selectmen's room, 27 07
John O'Keefe, wood, Selectmen's room, 3 00
2 50
Chas. H. Nichols, distributing Town reports, J. T. Cartwright, distributing Town reports, John Long, lumber for railing,
2 50
4 63
M. R. Warren, books and stationery,
26 65
G. A. Burrell & Drummond, labor on lock- up, 8 00
Comstock & Cline, Norfolk County Atlas,
10 00
Register of Deeds,
2 00
J. B. Rhines, lumber.
2 16
Sundry bills for services, &c.,
28 -18
Doane & Greenough, books and stationery,
29 47
N. Noyes, Jun., labor and material,
8 00
William B. Hathaway, entertainment for County Commissioners and Town Offi- cers,
23 25
William B. Hathaway, entertainment for guests at Dedication of Library building, 170 00
Union Quartette Club, services, 20 00
Randolph Brass Band, 50 00
Colin Boyd, care of Hall,
9 50
$1,530 00
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
ON the first day of May, 1875, Mr. Martin P. Pike was appointed Superintendent of the Almshouse, and the Over- seers of the Poor take this opportunity to publicly express their approbation of the faithful and efficient manner in which he, as well as Mrs. Pike, the Matron, have dis- charged their respective duties since they have had the care and management of the institution. The whole num- ber supported during the year ending March 1, 1875, was sixteen ; for the year ending March 1, 1876, twenty-five ; and while the number of inmates has largely increased over the previous year, the total expense for their support has largely diminished.
The general depression in business during the past year or more, and which still continues, has thrown many per- sons out of employment, who are unable to keep them- selves and families from starvation without some assistance ; and such persons have been furnished with supplies to a greater extent than usual, during the past year.
Names of persons supported in the Almshouse during the year ending March 1, 1876 : -
Polly Copeland, Eunice Delano,
Emery Delano, * Thomas Stevens, John D. Lahey,
Betsy Eddy,
* Refunded.
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Ellen Kennedy,
¡ Kate C. Curran,
+ Mrs. John Flayhive,
Mary F. Veazie,
Rowena Sylvester,
Catharine Condon,
Mary Barry,
Hannah Barry,
John E. Mann, Patrick Fencer, John Fencer.
Peter Reardon,
· Keliah Kennedy,
* Garrett Noonan, + Joseph Hunt, + James F. Ward, ¡ Harry F. Ward, Clarence Veazie, Edward Barry,
SUPPLIES AND EXPENSES FOR THE ALMS- HOUSE AND TOWN FARM.
Paid Mace Gay, as superintendent, to May 1, 1875, $83 33
Martin P. Pike as superintendent to March 1, 1876,
416 67
T. J. Hill, groceries,
184 03
D. B. White & Co., groceries,
183 04
N. E. Buck, groceries,
14 35
P. H. Prior, fish,
14 10
Josiah Clark, meat,
106 43
R. W. Turner & Co., coal,
166 05
J. White Belcher, grain and meal,
180 15
D. A. Brayton, flour,
42 00
N. Rosenfeld, clothing,
79 33
Joseph McMullen, clothing,
9 38
L. Hofferman, clothing,
10 54
Sidney French, shoes,
28 35
Thomas Devine, two shoats,
10 00
Heirs of William Cole, pasturage,
16 00
Israel P. Beal, washing machine,
8 00
Alfred Hale, rubber sheets,
5 00
* Refunded. t Discharged.
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Paid Aaron Mann, posts and rails, 2 78 William Cunningham, labor, 6 50
Leonard Thayer, labor, 4 50
L. R. Peterson, labor and material, 9 52
M. M. Alden, labor and material,
2 93
John B. Thayer, labor and material,
12 85
M. P. Pike, supplies and cash paid, 22 50
William Campbell, labor and material,
49 15
George Fowkes, repairing harness,
2 25
A. J. Gove, express and cash paid, 5 70
J. E. Nash, clock, 4 00
Sundry bills for support of poor, 15 00
C. A. Wales, repairs and supplies, 16 51
Franklin Porter, medicine, 6 85
Ephraim Mann, labor with team, 4 50
Dr. W. M. Babbitt, medical attendance, 19 25
Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, 17 00
$1,758 54
Cr. by cash paid Treasurer, for labor, board, and produce sold, and bills due, $760 52
Net expense of supporting poor in Almshouse,
$998 02
RELIEF OF POOR OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
ANN F. THAYER.
Paid Esther M. Packard, board, $100 00
EDWIN AND MARY CHESSMAN.
Paid Samuel Chessman, board, $156 00
Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, 4 50
$160 50
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STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Paid board and clothing, Triphena Niles, $160 41
board and clothing, Levi L. Holbrook, 194 15
board and clothing, Joseph Hunt, 28 65
board and clothing, John Carey,
33 00
$116 21
STATE WORKHOUSE.
Paid board for James Forest,
$52 00
Paid for Elias Cole,
$15 00
Isaac Clark and family,
79 50
Lysander P. Holbrook and family,
12 38
Mrs. Patrick McKay,
10 00
Mrs. Asa Morton,
34 00
Nathan Hollis,
2 00
Jonathan W. Sylvester and family,
50 59
George M. Sylvester,
14 10
John Fencer,
13 25
Mrs. James Rielly,
10 25
Franklin Jones and family,
76 00
Rose Kenney and family,
13 50
John Welch and family,
39 00
Bradford W. Sylvester and family,
25 00
Mrs. Richard Carey and family,
118 20
John D. Lahey,
10 00
William Stetson,
64 75
James Holbrook,
20 00
Leonard Thayer,
7 00
Margaret Kennedy,
24 25
Mrs. William Grady and family,
160 45
Mrs. William Barry and family,
77 50
John Farquer and family,
89 50
Mrs. Cornelius Foley and family,
76 00
Sundry persons relief,
29 00
$1,075 22
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Total expense of supporting poor out of Alms- house, $1,803 53
RELIEF OF POOR OF OTHER TOWNS.
Paid for Miles E. Pulsom, Boston,
$20 00
Nelson Langley and family, Braintree, 10 50
Abel F. Farrington, Stoughton,
10 00
Kate C. Curran, Peabody,
13 00
Frederick A. Thayer, Milton,
20 00
Addison Faunce, Stoughton,
89 00
Edmund Burke, Foxborough,
45 50
Lucius H. Hollis, Holbrook,
138 00
Catharine Curtis, Holbrook,
120 00
Mrs. John Flayhive, Easthampton,
53 00
$519 00
RELIEF OF POOR WHOSE MILITARY SETTLE- MENT IS IN RANDOLPH AND HOLBROOK.
Paid for Winfield S. Weathee,
$17 50
Henry M. Thayer,
105 49
Stillman H. Leavitt,
8 00
Mrs. J. C. Buckley and family,
216 00
William Whitten,
10 00
Thomas Alexander,
5 00
Mary Mullins,
18 48
Ellen O'Gormon,
16 10
Albert Howard,
10 00
Frederick Hill,
10 00
Christianna Sloan and family,
152 00
Mrs. John E. Mann,
40 50
Mrs. William Taunt,
72 00
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67 25
Paid for William H. Simpson and family, Rose Murphy and family, 36 50 John Maloney and family, 74 44
$859 26
STATE PAUPERS. .
Paid William H. Warren for 922 tramps com- mitted to lock-up, 230 50
D. B. White & Co., supplies for lock-up, 103 95
R. W. Turner, coal for lock-up, 17 00
Colin Boyd, care of room for tramps, 13 00
$364 45
The undersigned, Auditors of Accounts for the financial year ending March 1, 1876, have attended to the duty assigned them, and report that they have examined the books and accounts of the Selectmen, and find them cor- rectly kept and with proper vouchers.
FRANK MORTON,
FRANKLIN PORTER, Auditors. EDGAR HOWARD,
RANDOLPH, March 15, 1876.
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ALMSHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
APPRAISAL OF STOCK, FURNITURE, PROVISIONS, ETC., MARCH 1, 1876.
1 horse,
$200 00
2 cows,
80 00
13 hens,
10 00
2 pigs,
50 00
12 tons hay,
·200 00
1 horse cart,
65 00
1 farm wagon,
65 00
1 sled,
3 00
1 stone drag and chain,
5 00
3 harnesses,
25 00
1 wheelbarrow,
3 00
1 grindstone,
10 00
3 scythes and snaths,
4 00
3 rakes,
1 00
7 hay and manure forks,
5 00
7 shovels and 1 spade,
6 00
2 plows,
6 00
1 cultivator,
7 00
1 iron bar, 1 pick,
.2 50
1 saw horse,
· 75
4 hoes,
1 25
2 axes, 2 hatchets, 1 bill-hook,
5 00
1 churn,
2 00
1 boiler,
2 00
60 bushels potatoes,
30 00
65 lbs. hard soap,
6 50
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12 barrels soft soap,
9 00
2 lbs. coffee,
50
4 lbs. chocolate,
2 00
§ bushel beans,
40
30 gallons molasses,
15 00
20 lbs. sugar,
2 00
§ barrel flour,
6 00
18 iron bedsteads,
100 00
18 navy blankets,
14 00
12 blue mixed blankets,
8 00
6 colored spreads,
6 00
4 comforters,
6 00
7 feather beds,
56 00
13 under beds,
20 00
34 single sheets,
15 00
9 double sheets,
5 00
23 pillow-cases,
10 00
16 feather pillows,
9 00
15 towels,
2 00
Table-cloths,
5 00
6 wooden trunks,
3 00
3 dining-tables,
15 00
5 light-stands,
3 00
60 chairs,
30 00
Ash barrel, sifter, hod, and shovel,
4 00
Cooking-stove and furniture,
25 00
6 flatirons,
2 25
1 hammer,
75
1 wood-saw,
1 25
Steelyards,
1 50
Clothes-wringer,
5 00
Crockery ware,
40 00
Wooden ware,
20 00
Tin ware,
12 00
4 cords wood,
22 00
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2} tons coal,
20 00
400 pounds pork,
35 00
Washing machine,
8 00
60 pounds lard,
6 00
5 pounds butter,
2 00
9 lamps,
4 50
15 flour barrels,
2 00
$1,346 15
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES FOR 1876.
The following estimate of expenses for the ensuing year is presented for the consideration of the Town : -
For Schools (see report of School Committee), $6,850 00 Repairs, furniture, and incidental expenses, 750 00
Highways, 3,000 00
General Town expenses,
8,000 00
Reduction of Town debt,
3,000 00
Fire Department,
1,800 00
$23,400 00
Respectfully submitted,
J. WHITE BELCHER, Selectmen JOHN T. FLOOD, of JAMES A. TOWER, Randolph.
ANNUAL REPORT
· OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
1875-76.
RANDOLPH : NORFOLK COUNTY REGISTER. 1876.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
TO THE SELECTMEN AND INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN.
THIS being the Centennial year, the hundredth birthday of our national existence, the year which has been so eagerly expected, and for the glorious celebration of which such extensive preparations have been made, we sincerely trust it will be a marked year in the history of the schools of Randolph.
How natural it is for a child to welcome his birthday, and invite his companions to make merry ? How natural for parents to rejoice on the birthdays of their children, and contribute some little present, cherished souvenirs of their love and affection ? Nations are but children of the household we call the World, and if we cannot induce them all to attend our Centennial festivities, it will be because the paternal domain is too large, and the individ- ual members too widely separated. No doubt the report of the school committee will be expected to be in harmony with the spirit of the times. The world is advancing in knowledge. Gigantic strides are being made annually in the sciences and fine arts, and we are expected to contrib- ute our share to the cause of universal advancement. Our children are to be the future citizens of this great repub- lic, and we ardently desire that every opportunity should be afforded them, of receiving a good, sound, practical education, in order to be well prepared for the important duties of after-life.
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With these few preliminary remarks, the committee respectfully submit the following report : -
We will endeavor to give a brief account of each school, the buildings, surroundings, &c., hoping a report of this kind will be the one most acceptable to the majority of our citizens. · First in order comes No. 1, situated in the south- ern part of the town, nearest to the village of East Stoughton. The building is pleasantly located. £ The grounds, though hardly spacious enough for recreation, are supplemented by large tracts of land, apparently never touched by the share of the husbandman, and affording a fine opportunity for the study of " nature unadorned." Here the youthful scholar, like the opening bud just beginning to expand its tender leaves, may imbibe true knowledge from the book of Nature, which with
" One impulse from the vernal wood May teach him more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can.".
The description we give of No. 1, is alike applicable to many of the other schools. In their vicinity may be found variety of hill and dale, sunny plots and shady haunts, grassy lawns, and groves of variegated beauty. Formerly there were two schools in No. 1, the building being well adapted for the same, as it is two stories high, and otherwise large enough for a good-sized room on each floor. Now one room is found sufficient to accommodate the wants of this district, and in consequence the room on the lower floor remains unoccupied.' Sometimes, however, the present school numbers more than it should, because scholars living nearer the central district attend here. Former committees allowed the children this privilege, no doubt acting in accordance with the then existing circum- stances. But whatever may have been the occasion here-
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tofore, we are decidedly of the opinion, that the necessity of granting this privilege no longer exists. We wish therefore to have it distinctly understood, that in future all those children who live in District No. 2, will be expected to attend that school. We are convinced this will be for the best interests of all, and hope the parents will co-operate with us in this regard. Miss M. W. Boyd taught here the greater part of the year, but resigned before the end of the term. To finish out the term, we were fortunate enough to secure the services of Mr. George O. Smith. Many of the children here have good abilities, and are all pretty well advanced for their age. Some few have not been as well behaved as we could desire, but we expect an improvement in the time to come. A few weeds sometimes destroys the appearance of an otherwise beautiful garden. When the weeds are removed, beauty is restored. The time may come when we will have two schools in good standing in this building ; but unless the town and times improve more rapidly than pres- ent appearances warrant us to suppose, we must set that period in the far-off future.
Number 2, more familiarly known by the title of the " Central District," occupies a position in which we would naturally expect to find good schools, large schools, and a great number of schools ; and, in fact, we are not disap- pointed by the absence of any of these characteristics. It contains two large buildings, and no less than eight schools, - four in each, - all full of life, and hurrying on through their various stages of transmigration the objects of their solicitude. There are also three other rooms, that might be utilized if the number of schools required it, one in the basement of the " old building," as it is called, and two in the Prescott School. The latter are excellent rooms, but we could ill spare but one of them, as we have appropriated the other for an office for the school-com-
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mittee. We also keep here, under the care of Mr. West, all the books used by the children. For the experience of other towns, and our own thus far, has convinced us of certain advantages it possesses over other methods of sup- plying books.
The "old building " is occupied by four schools, all primary, averaging about one hundred and ninety scholars. The first is taught by Miss Isabelle G. Driscoll, a graduate of the Bridgewater Normal School. She has been in charge nearly two years, and has accomplished a great deal. Her school numbers about sixty members. She has devoted to it such assiduous care, that we have been loath to transfer her to a higher school, which might be con- sidered more honorable, but which would be far less diffi- cult and burdensome.
In the Second Primary, Miss Mary E. Wren, a graduate of the Stetson High School, has just completed her first term. As a teacher, she has toiled hard, and with good success, taking great interest in the advancement of her scholars, who have accordingly improved in order and ap- plication. We feel convinced, she promises to become a very efficient worker in the school-room. The Third Primary is a very compact little school, somewhat crowded, however, on account of the desks being placed too near together, when they were removed from another room. But this very compactness is suggestive of the perfect control of the teacher, and the union of interests existing between herself and the children. Miss Katie E. Sheridan has had the school in charge two terms. She is a native of Randolph, and before teaching here, manifested more than ordinary self-reliance, by applying for, and obtaining, a school in the town of Holliston. She taught there to the entire satisfaction of the Committee, who gave her the best recommendations, and expressed great regret on losing so valuable a teacher. We cheerfully add our testimony
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to theirs, and hope the day will be far distant that will sever her connection with our public schools.
The Fourth Primary is Miss Emma D. Stetson's school, who has been teaching in the lower rooms of this building a number of years, and is a graduate of the Stetson High School. At the commencement of last term, being promoted to this school, many of the scholars were very troublesome, and between them and the teacher there was a mnuch- contested field. Some of the children preferred their own whims to the discipline of the school, but the teacher, making no compromise, at length succeeded in compelling the malcontents to yield. Now they are as docile and studious as could be expected, many of them being pre- pared to pass to the next higher grade.
The Prescott School takes the scholars from the " old building," and, by successive steps, at last brings them to Mr. West's room, where they are supposed to spend two years, and which terminates their common school career. Those of ordinary ability, are expected to advance a room each year, but many, alas! like weary and disheartened travellers, tarry so long by the way-side, as never to reach the wished-for goal. And how does this happen ? It is not so much on account of any great diversity of talent, as on account of the irregularity of attendance, and the lack of proper encouragement on the part of parents. This encouragement by parents we regard as one of the essen- tials of a well-regulated school. But perhaps some may say, do not all parents rejoice at their children's progress ? Are they not anxious that their children should be well- educated, in order to prepare for the busy scenes of after- life ? Do they not make many sacrifices to secure this precious boon? We admit, that for the great majority of parents, these questions may all be answered in the affirmative. But, on the other hand, we would simply ask if it looks like proper encouragement, for many parents
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to allow their children to be absent half days and half weeks at a time, for very trivial causes, to give them par- ticular instructions to come home when school is half over, to send them late day after day, and always to sup- pose that the children's accounts of school matters are all right, and every-body else's all wrong ? We sincerely hope some of the parents will ponder well over these mat- ters, and endeavor, for the future, to do a little more towards the encouragement of order and discipline in our schools.
The Second Intermediate, with which the Prescott School commences, is taught by Mrs. A. E. Upham, a teacher of long experience, and marked ability. The children, though not so numerous as last year, have been well and carefully instructed, and are bright and very ambitious of promotion. The examination papers show, a great improvement over any thing we had from them before. This is the first school we require to pass written examina- tions.
The First Intermediate is taught by Miss Annie Veazie, a graduate of Stetson High School, and a teacher of much experience and practical skill. A visit to this school any time after work has commenced, convinces one that disci- pline and good order are the rules, and not the exceptions. The majority of the children here have made good progress during the year. Some few, however, as if to prove the truth of the rule about exceptions, have done as near nothing as they well could, and have been only a drag to the others. To promote them would be like offering a reward for laziness, and a little longer rest by the way- side, will give them more strength, when they are ready to resume their onward journey. Another step brings us to the Sub-Grammar School, in care of Miss Sarah E. Shank- land, a graduate of Bridgewater Normal School, who has taught more years in Randolph than any other teacher.
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