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"Voted, unanimously, that the town erect a high school building and purchase land for the same; that John V. Beal. Henry A. Belcher, John K. Willard, Fred M. French, Win- throp B. Atherton, Royal T. Mann, Edward Long, Thomas J. Kiernan and Redmond P. Barrett be a committee to pro . ceed to adopt all such measures as will be necessary there- for, including the selection of a site for the erection of a high school building and report at a special town meeting to be called at such time as the committee shall designate.". (Extract from town records.)
No one can question that this resolution is an honor to our town and that it illustrates and expresses the desire of its citizens that our high school should be provided with a sanitary and properly lighted building, adequate and suit- able to its important work. But at several special town meetings, which were subsequently held, it became apparent that there were differences of opinion among the citizens concerning the choice of a site, and no selection has yet been made. As superintendent of schools. I have no prefer- ence or opinion to express on this point. Questions in which local interests or feeling may be involved do not im- . mediately concern the welfare of the schools and must be left to the citizens to decide. The superintendent will not attempt to influence opinion concerning them. But fidelity to the interests involved requires that we should remind our selves that so long as a decision is delayed the school must continue to suffer and the eyes and health of pupils will be injured. The town has voted to erect a new high school building, but divisions of opinion and conflicting interests with regard to location might endlessly delay the accom- plishment of this important purpose. Obviously our present
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duty is to so realize the necessity of a new building that all secondary questions shall be swept aside in the determina. tion to unite in the selection of a site. Let us concede on points of difference that we may unite in providing a build ing which shall be adequate to the needs of the high school and an honor and attraction to our town.
PRESCOTT SCHOOL.
· The Prescott school building contains six school rooms, which are large and airy and well lighted. Its wide corri- dors are a valuable feature. But it is heated by stoves. I respectfully recommend that a steam heating plant be sub- stituted for the stoves and that closets be placed in the base- ment to take the place of the out buildings now in use. This is an improvement which has long been desired, and I hope the committee will find it possible to make the changes pro- posed.
CONCLUSION.
Attention is called to the tables of statistics; also to the reports of the Principal of the Stetson High School, the Supervisor of Drawing and the Truant Officers, which are annexed.
In conclusion. I wish to express my appreciation of the loyalty and co-operation of the teachers. and the confidence reposed in me by the committee.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN E. BRADLEY. Superintendent
APPENDIX TO THE REPORT OF THE
Superintendent of Schools
SCHOOL STATISTICS. FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 6, 1904, AND ENDING JUNE 23, 1905.
TEACHERS.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Number
enrolled.
Average
membership.
Average
attendance.
*Per cent. of
attendance.
Pupils neither
absent nor
tardy.
Grade
Promotions.
F. E. Chapin
Stetson High
99
87.00
82.00
94.00
4
79
Katharine V. Fletcher
·
Nelson Freeman
Prescott
8
41
36.37
35.50
97.60
5
27
Katharine A. Kiley
·
.
7
40
36.80
35.60
96.00
4
27
Mary A. Molloy
-
5
42
39.00
38.00
96.00
4
39
Mary E. Wren
.
4
46
40.50
38.00
94.00
5
34
Ellen E. McLaughlin
3
47
43.30
40.30
93.00
4
39
Fannie A. Campbell
-
2
40
36.50
33.60
92.00
0
34
Kittie R. Molloy
-
I
51
43.00
41.00
95.00
I
35
Joseph Belcher
North Grammar
7 and 8
46
40.70
39.00
93.00
5
39
Ellen P. Henry .
5 and 6
40
37.00
34.00
91.00
I
35
Sarah C. Belcher
·
3 and 4
45
38.00
35.00
92.00
4
36
Clara A. Tolman
I and 2
37
30.00
28.00
93.00
O
29
Hannah F. Hoye
Tower Hill
4, 5 and 6
21
19.70
18.80
95.00
2
19
Katharine J. Riley
1, 2 and 3
24
16.10
14.86
92.29
O
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Lucie W. Lewis
West Corner
1-3
30
20.00
18.00
88,00
O
19
.
·
*Per cent. of attendance is based upon average membership.
:
-
.
.
6
50
47.00
45.00
96.00
6
45
Katharine A. Sheridan
.
.
·
·
·
·
·
.
·
Katharine F. Garrity
·
SCHOOL STATISTICS .- SEPTEMBER II TO DECEMBER 22, 1905.
TEACHERS.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Number
enrolled.
Average
membership.
Average
attendance.
*Per cent. of
attendance.
Pupils neither absent nor
tardy.
F. E. Chapin
Stetson High
92
90.90
87.60
96.30
23
Katharine V. Fletcher
Katharine F. Garrity
·
.
.
Prescott
8
33
31.50
31.12
98.79
I 5
Katharine A. Kiley .
·
.
·
7
54
50.00
48.90
97.00
15
Mary A. Molloy
46
45.40
44.51
98.00
J7
Hannah F. Hoye
.
.
.
·
.
.
5
38
36.00
34.00
96.00
IO
Mary E. Wren .
-
.
.
4
49
48.00
47.20
97.00
15
Ellen E. Mclaughlin
·
3
45
42.30
39.60
93.40
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Fannie A. Campbell
43
41.00
40.00
97.50
1 5
Kittie R. Molloy
66
I
49
46.00
44.00
96.00
II
Joseph Belcher .
·
North Grammar
7 and 8
49
46.00
45.00
97.20
19
Ellen P. Henry
. .
5 and 6
44
42.70
40.40
95.20
7
Sarah C. Belcher
·
·
3 and 4
47
43.00
41.00
95.00
6
Clara A. Tolman
·
I and 2
38
34.00
31.00
91.00
3
Hannah F. Hoye
Tower Hill
4-6
17
16.00
15.20
94.96
5
Katharine J. Riley
1-3
2 I
20.30
19.20
94.50
I
Lucie W. Lewis
West Corner
I-4
26
25.00
23.00
94.00
7
·
·
*Per cent. of attendance is based upon average membership.
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Katharine E. Sheridan
·
.
.
·
.
Nelson Freeman
·
.
6
2
.
Roll of Honor.
The following are names of pupils who were neither absent nor tardy during the school year, 1904-1905:
STETSON HIGH SCHOOL.
Lester L. Payne. Clara G. Perry.
Roger B. Willard John R. Willard
PRESCOTT SCHOOL.
Eighth Grade.
Norman Jones. Edward Morgan.
Geraldine Kennedy Nora O'Neil
Gladys Vaughn.
Seventh Grade.
Jesse Beal. William McCue.
Gertrude Bowen Michael O'Neil
Sixth Grade.
Blanche Marcille. Ralph Boyd. Francis Mullins.
Charles Spence. Leo Sullivan George Hollis.
Fifth Grade.
Annie Carroll. Annie Lyons.
Madeline Dillon. Willie Cunningham.
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Fourth Grade.
Annie Lyons. Marshall Leavitt.
Henry Mullins William Leavitt.
Francis Mahoney.
Third Grade.
Peter Collins. Alice Keith.
Mary Morgan. Annie Madigan
NORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Seventh and Eighth Grades.
Grace Bustard.
Mabel Scott.
William Connell. Corinne Tileston
Harold Wilbur.
Fifth and Sixth Grades. Gladys Porter
Third and Fourth Grades.
Clarence Clapp. Alice Connell.
Herman McGrath. Dorothy Packard
TOWER HILL SCHOOL.
Intermediate Grades.
Eleanor Smith. Florencce Webster.
Not absent nor tardy during two terms :
Lester Payne John Willard Katherine Forrest
Clara Perry Roger Willard Alice McCarthy
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Helena Morgan Clifton Stetson Kathleen Uniac
Geraldine Kennedy Gladys Vaughn William McAuliffe
James Cahill
Mary Kiernin
Robert Leahy
Henry Meaney
Katherine Meaney
Gertrude McMahon
John Rudderham
Jesse Beal
William McCue
Robert Kelliher
Sara McDonald
Ralph Boyd
Charles Spence
George Hollis
Elizabeth Sheehan
Walter Keith
Cornelius O'Keefe
Alice Mulligan
Henry Kiley
Margaret Gill
Mary Rooney Madeline Dillon
William Cunningham
Henry Mullins
William Leavitt
Grace Foley
Mary O'Neil George, Dolan Peter Collins
Herbert Poole Joseph Sullivan Norman Jones Nora O'Neil Abbey Roddan Charles Hand Harold Robbins Francis McAuliffe Mary Deuch Joseph McMahon Stella Nolan Joseph Desmond William Tierney Gertrude Bowen Michael O'Neil Mary Linnehan Blanche Marcille Francis Mullins Leo Sullivan Elizabeth O'Neil Leo Dench Walter Farrell Mary Leahy Thomas Kennedy Edith Carroll Anna Morgan Annie Carroll Abbie Lyons Annie Lyons Marshall Leavitt Francis Mahoney Agnes O'Neil Martin Young Leo Kelliher Alice Keith
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Mary Morgan Harold Jones
Dorothy Brennan
Alice Marcille
Anna Wallace
David Good
Marion Leavitt
Mabel Scott
Harold Wilbur
Ernest Baker
Gladys Porter
Milton French
Herman McGrath Dorothy Packard Henry Pinkerton
George Beane
Florence Webster
William Carroll
Charles Patten.
Annie Madigan William Leahy Arthur Leavitt Marjorie Sullivan Joseph Condon Joseph Dench Grace Bustard William Connell Corinne Tileston Charles Proctor Mary Barry Clarence Clatf Alice Connell Arthur Lyons Rena Libby Eleanor Smith John Carroll Edward Fahey
The following were neither absent nor tardy during the fall term of the present year, September to December. in- clusive :
STETSON HIGH SCHOOL.
Marion Bailey
James Cahill
Joseph Desmond Sarah Heney
Norman Jones
Francis McAuliffe
Blanche Meaney
Nora O'Neill
Mary Dench Elizabeth De Neill Ray Hayden Catharina Hove Geraldine Kennedy Joseph McMahon Edward Morgan Lester Payne
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Clara Perry John Rudderham Josephine Walsh
Marshall Robbins Clifton Stetson John Willard
Roger Willard
PRESCOTT SCHOOL.
Eighth Grade.
Mary Brady Alice Dowd
Patrick Gill
Harriet Kingsbury
Joseph Mahoney Sarah McDonald Abby Roddan
.Annie Desmond Esther Farrell Charles Hand Mary Linnehan William McCue. Michael O'Neil: Ruth Rudderham
Innis Smith.
..
Seventh Grade.
Gertrude Bowen Leo Dench Agnes Kane Alice Mulligan
Dorothy Piper
Elizabeth Sheehan James Sullivan
Ralph Boyd George Hollis Mary Leahy Elizabeth O'Neil Joseph Rudderham Charles Spence Leo Sullivan
Herbert Towns.
Sixth Grade.
Doris Burrill William Cunningham Terrence Dargon Svea Jolinson Thomas Mulligan Roy Robbins
James Condon Madeline Dillon Rosamond Hagney Anna Morgan Mary Rooney .Tohn Rooney
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Mary Spence Bernard Scannell
Helen Sullivan Mary Tierney
Fifth Grade. Frank Woodman
Kathleen Donovan
Marshall Leavitt
Henry Mullins
Agnes O'Neil
Martin Young
Blanch Farrell Annie Lyons Mary O'Neil
Esther Sullivan George Dolan
Fourth Grade.
Dorothy Brennan
Peter Collins
Annie Madigan
Alberta Wales
Mary Danto Annie Whalin Joseph King
Alice Keith Augustus Forest Joseph Mulligan Timothy O'Neil Malcolm McNeil William Leahy Mary Mangan
Arthur Shepard
Third Grade.
William Conlon William Lonergan Arthur McCue Mabel Good
Hazel Trombley
Arthur Curtis Harold McDonald Edward O'Brien Marjorie Sullivan Marion Simple
Second Grade
Leon Briganes Walter Carney James Donovan Henry Morgan
Joseph Condon Earl Crowd Bertram Kenyon Francis O'Neil
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Russel Tower Leona Hogan Adelaide Murphy
Alice Desmond Marion Leavitt Gladys Norman
Letitia Scannell
First Grade.
William Condon
Leonora Bump
John Gill
Harold Keith
Bernice Abbott
Winifred Bump Walter Good Jeremiah Delaney Richard Walsh Inez Abbott
Hattie Neary
NORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Seventh and Eighth Grades.
Mary Barry
Doris Bump
Walter Coddens
Alice Hayden
Catharine McDonald
Mary McLeer
Gladys Porter
Edith Wright
Mary Mahan
Carroll Bump Grace Bustard Charles Devine Milton French James Gibson Catharine O'Neil Corinne Tileston Almira White Ellis Mann
Granville Wright
Fifth and Sixth Grades.
Alice Connell Alphonsus Mccarthy Edith Mahan
Lillian Converse Henry Pinkerton Dorothy Packard
Jennie Mann
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Third and Second Grades
John Mahan Dorothy Dee Mildred Parsons
Charles Roel Laura Holbrook Rena Wrisley
First and Second Grades.
George Beane
Frederick Dee
John Currie
TOWER HILL SCHOOL.
Intermediate Grades.
Florence Webster
John Carroll
Elinor Smith William Carroll
Edward Fahey
Primary Grades. Anna Carroll
WEST CORNER SCHOOL.
Thomas Kenney Ralph Williams Sarah Patten
Marie Larson Seth Mann Edith Mann
Mary Patten
SPECIAL ROLL OF HONOR.
The following have neither been absent nor tardy for three years : Lester Payne Roger Willard
Edward Morgan
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The following have neither been absent for two years:
Jesse Beal Lester Payne Roger Willard Mabel Scott
Edward Morgan John R. Willard Gladys Porter Corinne Tileston
Florence Webster
Report of the Principal of Stetson High School.
Superintendent John E. Bradley :
Dear Sir,-A careful perusal of the reports of high school principals in various towns of Massachusetts reveals the fact that few of them are satisfied with the conditions which pre- vail in their respective schools. The majority of these prin- cipals suggest changes and improvements which, if carried out, would mean the expenditure of hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of dollars. We have in mind a certian prin- cipal, who, several years ago, maintained that it was his duty to advocate the erection of a new high school building, and to make the demand so urgent that the tax payers could not ignore it. The building is now completed and is a source of pride to the people of the town, and has so quick- ened the interest in the work of the school that the number of teachers has been more than doubled, with a correspond- ing broadening of courses of study and a marked increase in the number of pupils. Few of us would care to argue that it is the business of a teacher to convince the voters of the town that new buildings are necessary. The school committee usually know when any such important change is needed, and expect teachers to devote their energies to ac tual teaching. It is, however, difficult for the average teach- er to wholly dismiss from mind the imperfections in equip-
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ment and surroundings with which he is daily confronted, and they offer a bright and shining mark for his annual report.
High school teachers, especially, are very insistent today upon a liberal supply of books of reference. These are the tools without which the best work of our secondary schools cannot be done. Every progressive and efficient high school ought to possess a minimum of three hundred volumes of the very latest and most valuable reference books. In liter- ature, in history, in science and in the classics, in fact, in every phase and department of our work, we are forced to do much more than use a text-book. The dictionary, the encyclopedia and the other volumes which supplement the text-book must be constantly accessible. There can be no possible dissent from this statement.
The number of volumes found in some of our Massachu- setts high schools is surprisingly large, and suggests the in- quiry whether it may not be a mistake to multiply indefinite- ly such sources of information in a school. Would not a more limited number, say three to five hundred, be ample? Beyond this the public library could well be relied upon to supplement the school reference library. The habit of using four or five good dictionaries of the English language and at least an equal number of modern encyclopedias, must, if acquired by young people, be encouraged in school. A teacher who has not these reference aids at hand must de- plore the poverty of his surroundings. The public library of the city or town cannot lend its reference books, although, from the standpoint of the school, it would seem that these volumes are the ones which it could most profitably supply to its patrons. We suggest to the trustees of Stetson High School that they consider the advisability of enriching our reference library.
The natural sciences, if taught in the best manner, de. mand suitable rooms and special teachers. Our colleges, in
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outlining courses for high schools, insist that the science teachers teach only that subject, and that they have ample time to prepare apparatus and lay out the daily work. The. science room ought to be somewhat isolated, and on the north side of the building: such a room should have a length much greater than its width. The windows must be very high with a spacing between them equal to the width of the window, an arrangement which makes even the far corners of the room suitable for laboratory work. The tops of all working tables ought to be on a level with the window sills. Perfect ventilation is essential. as are absolute clean- liness and uniformity of temperature. Many of the laws of nature are extremely simple and easy of grasp if approached in the right manner. and these laws are of con stant application in life : they afford an opportunity for training and broadening the mind which we can ignore only at the risk of impairing the quality of the work to be done by the workers of the future.
Would it not be well to have a special storm signal for the high school? Are there many days when our pupils could not attend school on account of snow or rain? £ It would seem that whenever the workers in our stores and fac tories can attend to their usual work high school pupils ought to be able and willing to reach the scene of their daily labor, Are we taking a correct view of the responsibilities of life, when we allow the average storm to keep us away from our work? The younger pupils in the grammar schools might. it would seem, have one signal, and the pupils of the high school another, the latter to be used only in very severe weather.
Graduation expenses have become larger in recent years : the class which was graduated in June, 1905. expended nearly one hundred and thirty dollars in connection with their grad- uation in addition to the personal expenses incident to such an occasion : these personal outlays average about fifteen
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dollars, which is a modest sum as compared with the ex. penditure in many other towns. It is probable that parents are willing and ready to pay such bills ; a note of alarm has been heard in certain towns, but unless pupils feel that they must leave school to avoid the expenses attendant upon graduation. it is unnecessary to do more than offer the friendly advice that our graduations are and ought to be very democratic affairs.
There has been more or less jealousy in past years in con- nection with the award of the Turner medals ; no rule exists by which the teachers may be guided in averaging ranks. except the very general principle that the two pupils who have maintained the highest rank for four years shall re ceive medals. What is the interpretation of this rule? May a pupil be absent for a whole term. and. on making up the work to the satisfaction of the teachers, be considered eli- gible to receive a medal? May a pupil be absent for two terms or a year. and. on making up lost work, be a candi- date for the medal? Suppose one pupil pursues a much broader course than another. taking all the mathematics and the Latin required in those courses, shall his rank have a higher value because of that fact? These questions indicate several practical difficulties in making a satisfactory award. and they expose a real danger to the reputation of the teach- ers. It is quite conceivable that serious dissatisfaction may develop over the awarding of the medals, and the teachers suggest that a set of rules be framed and printed so that the conditions of the award may be clear to all the interested parties. In this connection the further suggestion might be made that the Trustees appoint some disinterested person. possibly the superintendent of schools, who should receive and tabulate the ranks of each examination and determine the relative standing of the pupils. The teachers ought not. it would seem, to be exposed to the annoyance of being charged with partiality in making the award. Our present
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custom is to average the ranks of the graduating class in June. As a rule the averaging is an easy matter and the re- sult is beyond any possible dispute, but the difficulties cited above are certainly such as to merit serious consideration by the Trustees.
Other high schools are so adding to their courses, and to the number of teachers, that it is necessary for us to have at least four teachers employed in the daily work of the school This slight advance would mean a great deal in every way. and we again suggest to the Trustees of Stetson High School that they give this matter their attention.
Our attendance has been good during the past year Many of our pupils come on the cars, thus necessitating more or less tardiness. Monday morning appears to be our banner session for absences, but the teachers feel that a certain al- lowance ought to be made for home duties, and refrain from fault-finding. Our attendance on stormy days ought to be better; there would appear to be no good reason why the terrors of the average storm may not be braved by high school pupils.
Miss Margaret L. Powers resigned her position as teacher of stenography in September, and her place has been most acceptably filled by Miss Mary W. Henderson, a graduate of Stetson High School and later a graduate of the Chandler Normal Shorthand school of Boston. Miss Henderson has arranged to meet her classes daily, and devotes two periods of forty minutes each to the two divisions in stenography.
Miss Katharine Woodbury has continued her enthusiastic and excellent work in drawing, meeting two divisions in free hand drawing one week, and two in mechanical drawing the following week. The divisions in drawing are not large, but the interest has been very marked and the work in drawing has, in general, been characterized by a thoroughness and excellence which are most commendable.
The instruction in music by Miss Rose G. Hand has been
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the subject of marked commendation. The singing of the pupils at the graduation exercises in June was noticeably enjoyable. and won the heartiest praise of the audience.
Apropos of the movement to secure a soldiers' monument for Randolph, the teachers and pupils of the school expressed a desire to aid the cause. The committee having in charge the formation of a plan to be reported to the general com- mittee, and through them to the citizens of the town, has not yet finished its investigation ; for this reason the pupils of the school have not made any plans. to enable them to contribute to the cause. The interest of the young people
of the town ought to be secured in carrying out any such im- provement as the erection of a soldiers' monument ; only in this way can the monument signify to the new generation that which its builders hope to have it mean. If some sac- rifice of time and money, some personal effort, however slight on the part of our school children, can be secured in the erection of our soldiers' monument, then to that degree the memorial will have an enhanced value to our future citizens.
The teachers of Stetson High school wish again to thank you for your constant helpfulness and ready sympathy ; we feel that our work is largely dependent for its good results upon the relations of mutual interest which exist between the several parts of our school organization
Respectfully submitted.
F. E. CHAPIN, Principal.
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING.
East Milton, January 8, 1906.
DR. JOHN E. BRADLEY, Superintendent of Schools :
Dear Sir,-An annual report must of necessity be rather a repetition, especially when the subject has been established in the schools for nearly four years, the new features being, of course, the most interesting.
In the lower grades the work is going on much the same as ever, with, we hope, a steady growth toward better re sults. Every year finds the children better able to take the work of their grade and the teachers always ready and will ing to do their part. The greatest improvement has been in the high school, where the work has been arranged sys- tematically. At present there are beginners and advanced classes in both free-hand and mechanical drawing, the rather difficult problems given those in the upper divisions being an incentive to the others.
More work in manual training should be done in all the grades; this, however, requires considerable extra expense.
While we feel that the work is satisfactory in many ways, the best has not yet been accomplished. This is something we look forward to and hope for.
Very truly yours,
KATHARINE WOODBURY, Supervisor of Drawing.
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The exercises of the sixtieth annual commencement of the Stetson High School occurred on the evening of June 23. 1905.
The Turner medals were awarded to Harold G. Soule, the valedictorian, and to Miss Josephine E. Long. the saluta torian.
GRADUATES. June. 1905.
STETSON HIGH SCHOOL.
Latin Course.
Ella Florence Devine Ethel Laura Finley
Mattie Evangeline Hagar
Thomas Francis Holden
Mary Alice Kennedy Josehine Elizabeth Long
Mary Regina Mcauliffe Nellie Frances McAuliffe
William Joseph O'Keefe Harold Gray Soule John Henry Wren English Course.
Lillian Frances Meaney Anna Frances Sutton
PRESCOTT SCHOOL
Marion L. Bailey
Gertrude McMahon
James F. Cahill
Joseph McMahon
William Carroll
Henry J. Meaney
Mary Dench Ellen V. Desmond
Joseph W. Desmond Anna M. Devine
Ellen C. Dooley
Norman E. Jones
Geraldine Kennedy
Mary E. Kinnier
Katharine G. Meaney Marion Meaney Edward Morgan Stella M. Nolan Nora O'Neil Inez E. Phipps Harold L. Robbins John H. Rudderham
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Francis B. Mcauliffe
William F. Mcauliffe
George A. Spence William Tierney
Gladys C. Vaughn
NORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
A. Louise Bromade
Katherine Carpenter
G. Isabella Dee
William F. Dempsey
Mary F. Doyle Julia Dunn Elmo R. Grover
Merle R. Hagar
Harry R. Hall
Nellie R. Henderson S. Agnes Heney Grace L. Holbrook Sadie B. Holbrook George T. Holmes Alden W. Howard William McLeer Charles W. Proctor Edward E. Proctor
Edith O. Wentworth
REPORTS OF THE TRUANT OFFICERS.
RANDOLPH, January 17, 1906.
Prof. JOHN E. BRADLEY, Superintendent :
Dear Sir,-The past year I have been called upon to in- vestigate 21 cases, most of which were truants. In two cases I have had to use extreme measures in order to make the children attend regularly. In one case I have had to threat- en the parents with prosecution if they did not send their children regularly. Since then I have had no trouble with those parties.
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