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FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 8, 1903, AND ENDING JUNE 17, 1904.
TEACHERS.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Number
enrolled.
Average
membership.
Average
attendance.
* Per cent of
attendance
absent nor
tardy.
Grade
promotions.
F. E. Chapin .
Stetson High
93
84.10
78.24
92.00
3
64
Katharine V. Fletcher
·
·
Prescott
8
39
32.26
31.28
96.91
2
25
Katharine A. Kiley .
7
49
46.80
44.00
93.60
2
39
Mary A. Molloy
6
33
30.78
29.24
95.00
2
38
Katharine A. Sheridan
.
.
5
50
49.00
44.00
91.00
0
46
Mary E. Wren
·
4
38
36.00
34.00
94.00
0
32
Ellen E. Mclaughlin
3
40
37.70
35.65
93.94
3
36
Fannie A. Campbell
2
44
39.70
37.00
94.00
0
35
Kittie R. Molloy
44
36.00
34.00
94.00
1
32
Joseph Belcher
·
·
7 and 8
49
46.50
44.00
95.00
0
41
Ellen P. Henry
·
.
5 and 6
42
39.00
36.00
92.00
3
32
Sarah C. Belcher
·
·
3 and 4
45
35.00
33.00
94.00
0
33
Clara A. Tolman
·
1 and 2
44
39.00
36.00
92.00
0
35
Hannah F. Hoye
Tower Hill
4, 5 and 6
22
19.80
18.76
94.00
1
16
Katharine J. Riley
·
.
1, 2 and 3
18
16.20
14.32
88.39
0
15
Emma D. Stetson
·
.
.
1-4
22
20.00
18.00
90.00
0
16
Lucie W. Lewis
West Corner
·
1-4
40
34.00
28.00
82.00
1
32
.
·
Katharine F. Garrity
Nelson Freeman
.
·
.
* Per cent of attendance is based upon average membership.
100
.
·
·
1
North Grammar
·
·
Number 1
Pupils neither
SCHOOL STATISTICS,
SEPTEMBER 6 to DECEMBER 23, 1904.
TEACHERS.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Number enrolled.
Average
membership.
Average
attendance.
* Per cent of attendance.
Pupils neither
absent nor
tardy.
F. E. Chapin .
.
·
98
93.00
89.00
95.00
18
Katharine V. Fletcher
Katharine F. Garrity
Nelson Freeman
Prescott
8
41
39.66
38.95
98.20
20
Katharine A. Kiley
16
6
48
47.50
46.00
97.00
15
Katharine E. Sheridan
·
.
4
45
41.80
40.30
96.00
12
Ellen E. Mclaughlin
·
3
45
44.18
42.52
96.20
9
Fannie A. Campbell
2
38
37.00
36.00
97.00
9
Kittie R. Molloy
1
47
45.00
43.00
96.00
14
Joseph Belcher
North Grammar
.
7 and 8
43
42.00
40.00
95.80
6
Ellen P. Henry
~
5 and 6
40
38.00
35.00
93.00
5
3 and 4
42
40.00
38.00
95.00
11
Clara A. Tolman
·
1 and 2
33
30.00
29.00
96.00
4
Hannah F. Hoye
Tower Hill .
4-6
21
20.30
19.69
96.90
5
Katharine J. Riley
.
·
.
.
1-3
16
14 63
13.96
95.40
0
Lucie W. Lewis
West Corner
1-4
28
23.00
21.00
92.00
1
·
7
38
37.20
36.30
97.00
8
Mary A. Molloy
5
40
39.00
38.00
97.00
10
Mary E. Wren
Stetson High
·
* Per cent of attendance is based upon average membership. .
101
.
·
Sarah C. Belcher
.
102
ROLL OF HONOR.
The following are names of pupils who were neither absent nor tardy during the school year, 1903-1904 :
STETSON HIGH SCHOOL. Lester L. Payne. Roger B. Willard. Katharine E. Schrant.
PRESCOTT SCHOOL. Eighth Grade.
John Manning. Joseph Sullivan.
Seventh Grade.
Jesse Beal. Edward Morgan.
Third Grade.
Evelyn Curtis. Blanche Farrell.
Anne Lyons.
First Grade. James Dowd.
NORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Seventh and Eighth Grades. J. Russell Willard. Fifth and Sixth Grades. Gladys Porter. Mabel Scott. Corrinne Tileston.
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TOWER HILL SCHOOL. Intermediate Grades. Florence Webster.
WEST COMMON SCHOOL. Harold Eddy.
Not absent nor tardy during two terms :
William Brown.
Albert Lynch.
Mary Leahy.
Alice McCarthy.
Clara Perry.
Herbert Foster.
Kathryn Henneberry.
Catharine Hoye.
Marie Kinnier.
Caroline McDonald.
Kathleen Uniac.
Alice Murphy.
Cosette Dooley.
Nora O'Niel.
Charles Hand.
Gladys Vaughn.
Alice Dowd.
William Kiley.
Gertrude Bowles.
Leo Sullivan.
Margaret Strickland.
Frank Mullins.
Joseph Murphy.
Charles Spence.
Anna Dakota.
Neale O'Keefe.
Mary Leahy.
Harry Dolan.
Walter Farrell.
Henry Kiley .
Elizabeth O'Niel.
Florence Roddan.
Willie Gill.
Charles Kiley.
George Dolan.
Aloysius Murphy.
Annie Madigan. Timothy O'Niel. John O'Brien.
Ernest Baker.
Mary Meaney.
John Rooney. Agnes O'Niel. Leo Kelliher. Mary Morgan. Joseph Dench. Willie Leahy. Genevieve Meany. Frank Bromade. Frances Hayes.
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Walter Coddens.
William Carroll.
Louie Schrant.
Lester Payne.
Roger Willard.
Katharine Schraut.
John Manning.
Joseph Sullivan.
Jesse Beal. Blanche Farrell.
Edward Morgan. Anne Lyons.
Russell Willard.
Gladys Porter.
Corrinne Tileston.
Mabel Scott.
Harold Eddy.
Florence Webster.
The following were not absent nor tardy during the fall term of the present year :
STETSON HIGH SCHOOL.
Katharine Elizabeth Forrest. Lester Leo Payne.
Ray French Hayden. Clara Gertrude Perry.
Thomas Francis Kiley.
Herbert Alfred Poole.
Nora Sullivan Malley.
Mildred Ethel Roberts.
Mary Regina Mc Auliffe.
Clifton Orrison Stetson.
Grace E. McCue. Elizabeth Sullivan.
Blanche Meaney.
Anna Frances Sutton.
Helena Evelin Morgan. Alice Murphy.
John Russell Willard. Roger Bryant Willard.
PRESCOTT SCOHOL. Eighth Grade.
Francis Cahill.
Charles Hand.
Norman Jones.
Robert Leahy.
Joseph Mahoney. William McAuliffe.
Frank McAuliffe.
William McDonald.
Edward Morgan.
Harold Robbins.
Nellie Desmond.
William Tinney. Alice Hand. Geraldine Kennedy.
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Winnifred McCabe. Kittie Meaney. Abby Roddan.
Gertrude McMahon. Nora O'Neil. Gladys Vaughn.
Seventh Grade.
Jesse Beal.
Joseph Carroll.
Robert Kelliher. Michael O'Neil.
Gertrude Bowen.
Esther Farrell.
William McCue.
Ray Whalin.
Sixth Grade.
Mary Leahy. Blanche Marcille.
Ralph Boyd. Walter Farrell. William Jones. James McDonald. Charles Spence.
Elizabeth O'Neil. Elizabeth Sheehan.
Leo Denche.
George Hollis.
Walter Keith.
Cornelius O'Keefe. Florence Roddan.
Leo Sullivan.
Fifth Grade.
Willie Cunningham. Thomas Desmond. Abbie Lyons. Marie Sullivan. Mary Rooney.
Ray Robbins. Frank Woodman. Edith Carroll. Madeline Dillon. Annie Carroll.
Fourth Grade.
Mary O'Neil. Evelyne Curtis. Blanche Farrell. Estelle Jordan. Annie Lyons. Agnes O'Neil.
George Dolan. Leo Kelliher. Willie Leavitt. Marshall Leavitt. Francis Mahoney. John Purcell.
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Third Grade.
Dorothy Brennan. Alice Keith. Alberta Wales. Augusta Forrest.
Annie Madigan. May Morgan. Peter Collins. Harold Jones. Peter Madigan.
Second Grade.
Marjorie Sullivan. Joseph Condon. David Good. Harold McDonald. Joseph McNeil.
Walter O'Leary. James Donovan.
Arthur Brennan.
Francis O'Neil.
John Collins.
William Rooney.
Charles Cunningham.
Marion Leavitt.
Alice Desmond.
Margaret Foley.
Verna Pettee.
NORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Seventh and Eighth Grades.
William Connell.
Grace Bustard.
Mabel Scott.
Harry Hall. Mary Mahan. Corinne Tileston.
Catherine O'Neil.
Alberta Bustard. Alice Hayden.
Fifth and Sixth Grades. Evelyn Mahan. Gladys Porter. Robert Gibson.
Alice Marcille. Anna Wallace. Joseph Dench. William Lonergan.
First Grade. Walter Carney. Thomas Lyons.
Francis Mullaney.
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Third and Fourth Grades.
Clarence Claff.
Arthur Lyons.
Elon Mason.
Charles McGrath.
Lawrence Mahan.
Flora Burrell.
Alice Connell.
Edith Mahan.
Rena Libby. Dorothy Packard.
Rena Wrisley.
First and Second Grades.
Gertrude Mahan.
Harold Adams.
Edith Ricker.
John Bustard.
TOWER HILL SCHOOL.
Intermediate Grades.
John Carroll. Charles Gallagher.
Edward Fahey. Elinor Smith. Florence Webster.
WEST CORNER SCHOOL. Charles Huke.
SPECIAL ROLL OF HONOR.
The following have not been absent nor tardy for two years :
Lester Payne. Roger Willard. Edward Morgan.
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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF STETSON HIGH SCHOOL.
Dr. JOHN E. BRADLEY, Superintendent of Schools :
Dear Sir,- The conditions under which the Stetson High School is continuing its work are essentially the same as those presented by the report of one year ago. All the teachers have remained with the exception of Mr. George H. Crafts, who was succeeded in September by Miss Rose G. Hand. Our enrollment during the term beginning in September, 1904, was ninety-eight ; this number is somewhat in excess of that to be looked for in a town of four thousand inhabitants, and, taking into consideration the slightly anti- quated building in which the school is housed, would seem to indicate an earnest desire on the part of parents to keep pupils in school.
The yearly report of the principal of the Stetson High School is, beyond question, the proper medium for sugges- tions in relation to the policy and needs of the school : such suggestions have always been welcomed by the trustees and public, and while it is manifestly impossible to meet immediately all the demands made, yet they receive, ulti- mately, their proper consideration. Teachers realize fully that it is comparatively easy to outline a plan for improve- ment, but quite a different matter to carry the plan into execution and pay the bills.
There is, in our opinion, an opportunity to employ to advantage one additional teacher in the daily work of the school; comparison with the better high schools in the " smaller towns of the state shows that other towns find it to their advantage to increase their teaching force. The Stetson High School has made no advance in this direction for nearly twenty years, continuing during the last two decades to employ a principal and two assistants.
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It may be urged that the number of pupils is not increas- ing from year to year; this is true, and there is no reason to anticipate a decided addition to our enrollment in the immediate future. Not even a new high school building would, in our opinion, bring the number of pupils to a much greater total. The town of Stoughton, for instance, with a new and entirely adequate building, has only seventy pupils in its high school, yet Stoughton employs three regular assistant teachers, while in the Braintree high school there are four regular assistants. Any business man knows that changing business conditions must be met, and we submit, in all fairness, that the requirements of secondary education today are sufficiently exacting to demand an additional teacher in the Stetson High School. A review of the his- tory of the school with regard to its teachers may throw some light on the discussion.
From 1843 to 1860 the principal of the school was the .
sole teacher ; this was in accord with the ideas of the time, and does not indicate any lack of a progressive spirit in educational matters on the part of the patrons of the school. The Stetson School in those early days was for boys alone, while the course of study was so arranged as to enable a single teacher to do all the teaching to advantage.
In March, 1860, the town voted to admit girls, to employ a female assistant, and to make the school a town high school. For several years thereafter the school was taught by a principal and one assistant. From 1864 to 1872 the teaching was conducted by the principal alone. In 1872 an assistant was again employed, and, on the establishment of the English course of two years in 1886, a second assistant was added. From 1886 to the present time the school has been taught by a principal and two assistants. A third assistant must be added to the teaching force of the school in the near future if we are to meet the demands made upon us by the normal schools and colleges.
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At present we have two pupils preparing for the State Normal examinations and four others who wish to enter college. The normal schools have been steadily increasing their demands, while the colleges require more and more each year as preliminary to entrance. To meet this demand the teachers have been obliged this year to conduct several recitations daily after school and to omit other subjects which are insisted upon by the higher institutions. It would seem that good business policy dictates either that we give up all attempt to prepare pupils for entrance to colleges and normal schools, or that another teacher be added. Our teachers feel that they are equal to the task of preparing pupils to enter higher institutions of learning if they have a fair opportunity to do so, but it seems hardly just to either pupils or teachers to ask that regular recitations be con- ducted after school each day, and also the teachers hear classes recite in the evening in order to meet the demands of the situation.
It has often been the case, too, that pupils who fail in the daily work of the school cannot be kept for further work after school, because that time is occupied by these regular recitations which are crowded out of our daily pro- gram. Our course in English ought to be continuous throughout the four years, and should include much more theme work than we are at present able to include in it. We have attempted to overcome, in part, this deficiency by assigning themes for development, and correcting papers without any regular class work. This does not, however, fully satisfy the demands of the case ; our work in physics and chemistry is narrowed down to giving the elements of chemistry to those who wish to enter college.
One division in algebra which recites throughout the year contains from forty to fifty pupils and has numbered, for a time, over fifty. Good work, holding the interest
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of each pupil, is almost out of the question under these conditions. Now it does not seem probable that we can escape the responsibility of preparing pupils for normal school and college, nor do we wish to do so. We feel con- fident that a careful examination of the facts in the case on the part of the trustees will convince them that the time has come to add another teacher to the faculty of the school.
Our present daily program calls for two sessions with an hour's intermission from twelve to one o'clock. Many of our pupils bring their dinners. There is no objection to having the building occupied at noon by pupils without the supervision of a teacher, but experience shows that it would be desirable to have the boys occupy, during the noon hour, some room where they may have more freedom than is pos- sible in our class rooms. Why cannot a solution of this problem be effected by giving the boys a room in the unoc- cupied building in the rear of Stetson Hall? The noon hour ought to afford an opportunity for more or less noisy recre- ation to growing boys ; but, to repeat, such relaxation as is needed seems out of the question in the confined limits of the school building.
Too much emphasis cannot be laid upon the possession of a good school reference library. We have been adding books slowly during the past few years. The immediate and constant use to which these books have been put prompts the hope that the trustees will find the way open to give us one or two encyclopedias and other additional books such as high school pupils ought to have always at hand. These supplies are costly, but the money expended in this manner is well invested. The poverty of our reference library is shown by the fact that our only usable encyclopedia is the old edition of Chambers' purchased nearly ten years ago. So much has this set been used that rebinding has been nec- essary.
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Our drawing is now arranged so that Miss Woodbury meets the several classes of the school separately, and the work is graded to allow development from year to year. The drawing divisions assemble in the south recitation room, which has been fitted up with desks. Under this arrange- ment the drawing has made a decided advance ; there is now no interruption of the regular work of the school by the instruction in drawing, as was the case last year when Miss Woodbury was obliged to meet several classes together in the main room. The pupils who elect to take drawing show great interest in their work, and we feel that we must com- mend Miss Woodbury for the good results she is able to secure.
Miss Powers has arranged to give instruction in Stenog- raphy three times each week, meeting her divisions in the trustees' room ; the typewriting periods are arranged so that each pupil may use his machine forty-five minutes each day, and, if he chooses to remain after school, as is frequently the case, he may increase his daily allowance. Two of the machines in use are Remingtons and one Smith. They are all in good condition and would seem to be adapted to survive the attacks of beginners for an indefinite period. Although we are obliged to place these machines where they are accessible to all the pupils, they have not been meddled with by those not in the typewriting divisions. The Chandler system, which Miss Powers teaches, is the system almost uni- versally adopted in the public schools of New England, is the system approved by the state normal schools and used by them, and, in all respects, is an admirable shorthand sys- tem. Every pupil taking the course this year appears to be very much interested in the work, and to be making good progress. One of the graduates of last June is continuing her studies in shorthand at the Chandler Normal School in Boston, preparatory to becoming a teacher of the system.
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Our music is progressing very satisfactorily. Miss Hand has been able to give some extra time to her work, meeting pupils after school and at her home. This interest on her part, together with her individual acquaintance with so many of the pupils, and her spirit of surmounting difficulties, has resulted in unusually good singing, and we feel confident that many of our pupils are acquiring a thorough knowledge of the rudiments of singing. The singing period ought to be a time of earnest work, but, to another sense, it ought to be the occasion to which pupils look forward with pleasure, and, to this extent, to afford a certain relaxation. It is worthy of note that at present nearly all the boys in the school are doing their share of the singing and making good progress. This is all the more satisfactory since visits to other high schools and reports of the teachers of music of nearby towns show that high school boys do not in all cases take a very active part in the school singing. This compari- son certainly shows that the instruction in music during the present year has been productive of most creditable results.
As in the past, the trustees have met our requests for supplies in a liberal spirit. At the beginning of the winter term chairs with arms suitable for writing were placed in the north recitation room. This has been a very decided improvement over the settees on which so many generations of pupils have sat.
The class of 1894 presented to the school in June a frieze entitled " The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon." This frieze is in five sections and measures nearly twenty feet in length. It occupies a prominent place in the main room, resting upon a moulding made especially for the pur- pose, and is set off by a background of green burlap.
" Parents rarely visit the school." This is the universal report from all our public schools. It is probably useless to lament the disappearance of a custom which once filled
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our school register with the name of those who thus showed their interest in both teacher and pupils. The many invita- tions extended personally by the teachers of the Stetson High School during the past year to parents and other citi- zens of the town have resulted in only a few visits.
During the past year, as in former years, the teachers of the school have been helped constantly in their work by the suggestions and active interest of the Superintendent of Schools. For this spirit of comradeship and earnest striving after the goal of mutual helpfulness we wish to thank him, and to give assurance of our renewed devotion to the best interests of pupils and parents.
Respectfully submitted,
F. E. CHAPIN.
The exercises of the fifty-ninth annual commencement occurred on the evening of June 26, 1903.
The Turner medals were awarded to Miss Mary W. Henderson, the valedictorian, and Miss Carolyn L. McCuc, the salutatorian.
GRADUATES. June, 1904.
STETSON HIGH SCHOOL. Latin Course.
Ina Gertrude Good.
Ruth Marion Knight.
Mary Wallace Henderson Mary Frances Malley. Hazel Henrietta Huke. Carolyn Louise McCue.
English Course.
Ida Augusta Faunce.
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NORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Merle Leon Averell.
William Griffith Jones.
Addie Louise Bromade.
Harvey Gilbert Lyons.
Edna Frances Bump.
Annie Eliza Mann.
John Joseph Connell.
Elsie Ida Fischer.
Genevieve Meaney. Clarence Herbert Niles.
James Leo Gallagher.
Clarence Herbert Payne.
Ray French Hayden.
Bertie Arthur Reed.
John Alexander Henderson. Mildred Ethel Roberts.
Gertrude Marie Howard. Dorothea Helen Swindells.
Charles Henry Jones.
John Russell Willard.
PRESCOTT SCHOOL.
Harold W. Alden.
James E. Mulligan.
Willie Brennan.
Alice Murphy.
James Dolan.
May O'Keefe.
Lawrence Garvey.
Marshall F. Robbins.
Kathryn Henneberry.
Vesta D. Ruggles.
Catherine Hoye.
Kittie Shepard.
Clara M. Jones.
Marguerite F. Shepard.
Nora Malley. John Manning.
Bessie Sullivan. Joseph Sullivan.
Grace A. McCue.
Matthew Tierney.
Caroline McDonald.
Kathleen Uniac.
Mary McMahon
Josephine Walsh.
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING.
EAST MILTON, January 20, 1905. Dr. JOHN E. BRADLEY, Superintendent of Schools :
Dear Sir,-In whatever line of work one is interested, success depends upon regular, steady practice until skill and excellence are attained. Drawing-a branch of manual training - is but another form of mental training. There- fore it is the duty of the teacher to so guide the child that its first idea and impression be in the right direction.
The addition of one day a week to my time has brought about some important changes, the best of which is in the High School, twice as much time being given as has been before to the High School, so that we have two periods each week for mechanical drawing and two for free-hand drawing, thus giving an opportunity to do real high school work and creating the proper spirit for such work.
Another change has been the introduction of a specific outline in each grade. This helps the teachers to follow the year's work along step by step, and also shows the gradation in the different grades. A lesson is also given in each room at every visit, which is the most helpful thing a supervisor can do. So much more can be accomplished when there is plenty of time to teach and to assist the regular teachers in the work for the following week.
Considering the fact that we have had drawing in our schools for so short a time, I feel very much gratified at the results and desire to say that the greater part of the credit is due to the teachers who have so willingly and carefully carried out my suggestions and directions. We hope, how- ever, for many improvements yet-improvements which can come only through many years of training.
Very truly yours,
KATHARINE WOODBURY, Supervisor of Drawing.
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REPORT OF THE SPECIAL TEACHER OF TYPEWRITING AND STENOGRAPHY.
Dr. JOHN E. BRADLEY, Superintendent of Schools :
Dear Sir,-Although the first year of shorthand and type- writing in the Stetson High School ended quite favorably, this year will be more so, since the present finishing class will have completed two years of this work.
The fundamental principles having been learned, we are now taking up everything that will be expected of an amanuensis in a business office.
The present beginning class is doing very good work and they are so interested in it that it is a constant pleasure to teach them.
This year we have a new typewriter, which is constantly in use and greatly appreciated.
I take this opportunity to thank you and Mr. Chapin, principal of Stetson High School, for your hearty support, which is quite essential for success.
Very respectfully submitted,
MARGARET LOUISE POWERS,
Teacher of Shorthand and Typewriting.
REPORTS OF THE TRUANT OFFICERS.
RANDOLPH, January 16, 1905.
Prof. JOHN E. BRADLEY, Superintendent :
Dear Sir,- During the year 1904 I have been called upon to investigate twelve cases-six cases of truancy and six cases where the parents were mostly at fault. In some of the cases where the parents kept their children at home I have had to read the school laws and penalties to them. In one case I
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left a copy of the laws and penalties with the parents of the child so as to impress it on his memory.
Yours respectfully, FRANK J. DONAHOE, Truant Officer.
RANDOLPH, January 3, 1905.
Prof. JOHN E. BRADLEY :
Dear Sir,-The past year has been at times marked by several cases of persistent truancy, but I am happy to say that by prompt and earnest action everything is at the pres- ent time moving along in a very satisfactory manner.
Very truly yours, NELSON MANN, Truant Officer.
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REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To the Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen,- The following is submitted as the report of the Engineers of the Fire Department :
On May 19, 1904, organized as follows :
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
C. A. Wales, Chief ; D. J. Brennan, J. E. Blanche, J. W. Farrell, Assistants ; W. A. Croak, Assistant and Clerk.
APPARATUS AND. COMPANIES.
Chemical Engine : James E. Blanche, Driver.
Ladder Truck : Frank W. Harris, Driver.
Hose Wagon 1 : C. H. Nichols, Driver.
Hose Reel 2 : Joseph Riley, Driver.
Hose Co. No. 1 : M. F. Sullivan, Foreman, 12 men.
Hose Co. No. 2 : J. B. Clark, Foreman, 12 men.
Ladder Co. No. 1 : C. S. Dolan, Foreman, 12 men.
Chemical Co. : Edward Meany, Foreman, 12 men.
FIRES.
February 25, 1904, alarm at 2.13 P. M., from Box 43 for fire in dwelling on Main street, owned and occupied by W. Ray Spear ; cause, overheated stovepipe ; all out signal 3.16 P. M.
March 13, alarm at 2 P. M., from Box 42 for fire on roof of building on Main street, owned and occupied as black- smith and carriage factory by F. H. Langley ; cause, spark from chimney ; all out 2.15 P. M.
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