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Number of dismissals for the year, .
1,038.0
922.0
The number of cases of corporal punishment in the Primary Schools during the year, is only seventy-two per cent. of the num- ber reported the previous year, notwithstanding the increase in the number of pupils ; and only forty-eight per cent. of the number reported in 1873.
But few changes have occurred among the teachers in this department, three only having resigned within the year. With one exception, teachers of successful experience have been selected to fill vacancies and for the new schools.
No department of the schools shows a more encouraging advance in every respect, than the Primary Department. Many of the teachers in this grade, exhibit marked aptitude for their work. Results fully justify the policy of awarding to Primary School teachers of experience the same compensation that is received by Grammar School teachers of equal experience.
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GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Average'
whole number.
Average
attendance.
Per cent.
of attendance.
Number
Number
of dismissals ._
Forster
George R. Bradford
47.8
46.2
96.6
103
33
Anna M. Snow.
33.2
31.5
94.8
32
30
66
Frances M. Guptill.
43.9
41.1
93.5
65
27
66
....
Elith C. Long. .
35.6
33.5
94.1
40
17
66
Helen E. Magoun.
34.7
32.0
92.3
57
28
Prescott
G. A. Southworth
50.2
48.2
95.9
10
9
Harriet N. Sands ..
28.8
27.2
94.3
20
16
66
.... .
Kate A. Duncan
27.3
34.9
93.6
8
55
66
Anna A. Hall.
35.7
33.3
93.1
12
39
66
M. Ellen Eddy .
47.4
45.3
95.5
17
54
66
Nancy W. Proctor
46.6
44.4
95.2
18
27
66
Catharine T. Brown
35.9
33.1
92.2
29
41
50.4
47.8
94.7
18
53
Edgerly
Augusta M. Cowles.
45.9
43.8
95.5
49
36
66
Amelia I. Sears.
42.7
39.9
93.3
103
73
Luther V. Bell.
Samuel C. Hunt.
30.7
30.1
98.0
7
13
66
Clara A. Battles.
34.7
33.3
96.0
20
13
66
Ellen M. Gooding
34.6
33.3
96.2
36
31
66
Lydia L. Gordon.
35.7
34.0
95.1
8
22
66
. . . . .
Abbie C. Hunt ..
45.3
43.1
95.0
32
21
66
Caroline S. Plimpton
46.4
44.1
95.1
49
40
66
Fannie A. Wilder.
46.3
43 5
94.0
29
34
66
Lydia J. Page.
52.3
49.4
94.4
44
28
Prospect Hill. .
..
Maria Miller
42.6
39.4
92.5
111
79
66
Ellen Ledyard .
47.7
44.1
92.4
68
36
Hattie M. Sears
45.9
41.3
90.0
86
64
Brastow
Sarah E. Pennock
41.9
39.6
94.5
93
70
Bennet
Helen Tincker.
44.8
41.8
93.3
94
29
Jackson.
Lizzie W. Shelton
40.2
38.5
95.7
75
64
Webster
Ada L. Sanborn.
39.0
37.0
94.8
86
53.
Morse.
William B. Allen.
21.9
20.7
94.8
79
56
Nellie P. Nichols.
33.9
32.8
96.9
99
43
66
Pauline S. Downes.
37.7.
36.9
97.6
18
19
66
Anna E. Sawyer
35.0
32.9
94.1
117
58
Beech Street.
Mary A. Haley.
47.3
44.1
93.3
172
119
Franklin.
Jane E. Clark.
31.2
29.3
93.8
54
105
66
Lizzie C. Howe.
29.7
28.1
94.6
60
19
Lincoln.
H. P. Makechnie.
28.4
26.7
94.0
66
49
66
Jennie Colburn.
41.2
38.4
93.2
43
54
Georgiana Cutter
47.3
42.5
89.8
67
49
Cedar Street. .
Lizzie J. Conwell.
35.4
33.7
95.1
43
14
Total
1740.4 1650.3
94.8
2507 |1911
.
...
.
..
.
Nantie Adams.
34.3
32.2
93.8
9
37
..
. . ...
.
. .
... ·
Augusta A. Roberts.
42.6
40.6
95.4
74
78°
66
. . .
Helen Chapin.
40.3
36.7
91.0
187
76
Clara Taylor. .
.
of tardinesses.
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One Grammar School was organized in Prospect Hill school- house, in September. There are, at present, forty-four schools in this department and they contained eighteen hundred and forty pupils in December.
1874.
1875.
Average whole number for the year,
1,671.6
1,740.4
Average attendance for the year,
1,575.8
1,650.3
Per cent. of attendance for the year,
·
94.3
94.8
Number of tardinesses for the year, .
·
2,739.0
2,507.0
Number of dismissals for the year, .
2,180.0
1,911.0
This exhibit shows a gratifying improvement, in every respect, in favor of the present year.
. The number of punishments in the Grammar Schools this year is ninety-one per cent. of the number reported last year, and only seventy-two per cent. of the number reported in 1873. The num- ber of tardinesses in the Grammar Schools this year is ninety-one per cent. also of the number reported last year. In one school there were seven tardinesses only, during the entire year ; two schools report eight each ; one reports nine ; one ten, and one twelve.
At the close of the school year, in July, one hundred and six pupils, members of the first class, received certificates of gradua- iton, as follows :
At the Prescott School, · 40
Luther V. Bell School,
· 23
66 Forster School, 20
66 Morse School, 17 ·
Lincoln School,
. 6
At the beginning of the school year in September, seventy-eight of these graduates entered the High School, and three hundred and seventy-one pupils were promoted to the sixth class of the Gram- mar Schools from the first class of the Primary Schools.
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With few exceptions, the schools of this grade have never been in a more satisfactory condition than at the present time.
In the assignment of classes to the several schools, we have no fixed, uniform practice, but are governed by the circumstances and necessities of different sections of the city. Thirty-two Grammar Schools contain one class each ; eleven, two classes each ; and one school is composed of three classes.
In schools composed of two separate classes, children acquire much knowledge without effort. The lessons of the second class are a review to pupils of the first class ; and pupils in the second class, by listening to the recitations of the first class, become, in a measure, familiar with the studies of that class in advance of the time when they are required to devote special attention to them.
In schools containing one class only, in two parallel divisions, time is economized by uniting the two divisions and regarding them as one class whenever the teacher is explaining and illustrat- ing new and important principles, and in all general exercises, as writing, drawing, written spelling and written examinations. Teachers having but one line of studies to consider, can concen- trate their energies and render their instruction more effective. The attention of pupils is not diverted from their own special studies by listening to the recitations of a separate class.
With either arrangement, all of the teacher's time, during school hours, is employed in imparting instruction, or in conducting reci- tations. The teacher's time being divided equally between the two classes, or the parallel divisions of the same class, one-half, at least, of the pupils' time can be devoted to study, for while one class or division is reciting, the other can be preparing for recita- tion. The number of scholars in each class or division being comparatively small, every pupil can be brought under observa- tion more than once at each recitation without prolonging it to an unreasonable length.
The special advantages pertaining to schools composed of two
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independent classes, are so nearly equal to those which pertain to schools containing one class only, in two parallel divisions, it may be regarded as immaterial which arrangement is adopted, so far as the interests of the pupils are concerned. Since, however, two independent classes impose much additional labor upon teach- ers, and secure no additional advantages to the pupils, we give the preference to the other arrangement, whenever it is practicable. But my convictions are so decided in regard to the importance of separating pupils, in all schools containing one class only, into two parallel divisions, I would respectfully, but most earnestly, counsel teachers to resist the temptation and tendency to mass their pupils in all recitations, and will briefly state some of the considerations that influence my judgment.
As a rule, I regard it unwise to require of pupils, below the first class in the Grammar Schools, much mental labor in the prepara- tion of school work out of school hours. Under proper manage- ment, there is ample time in the hours assigned to the schools for the accomplishment of school requirements. During the interim of the schools, children should devote their time to rest and recrea- tion and the performance of home duties. But, in order that pupils may prepare, as well as recite their lessons in school, one-half of their time, at least, should be devoted to study. The proposed arrangement secures to the pupils the requisite time for study, and to the teacher additional time for imparting instruction, since he can conduct the recitation of one division of his school while the other division is preparing to recite. The number of scholars in the separate divisions being comparatively small, each individual pupil is brought into more intimate relation with his teacher during the recitation, consequently, his defects and necessities can be determined with greater accuracy. There is gained, also, the additional advantage of shorter recitations. Since we cannot hold the earnest, undivided attention of children for a long period of time, recitations that secure the highest advantage, are not only
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brisk and spirited, but of necessity, brief. They must be kept within the limit of the pupil's mental endurance ; otherwise, the inevitable result will be listlessness and inattention, which of all mental habits, are most to be deprecated and guarded against. Each pupil should be brought under observation more than once, if possible, at every recitation ; but this cannot be accomplished, when all the scholars in the school recite at the same time, without prolonging the recitation to an unreasonable and weary length.
Occasionally, with great profit to pupils, the teacher may assist them in learning an entire lesson ; but, generally, it is better to require them to rely upon their own individual study. Habits of self-reliance cannot be cultivated too early. When pupils have been taught the best method of studying a lesson, it is highly impor- tant that they should learn to master it without further aid. There was a time when perhaps too little instruction was imparted by the teacher and too much was expected from the unaided efforts of the learner. It is to be apprehended that we are verging towards the other extreme,-that there is too much teaching and too little unaided study by the pupils. Possibly, the absence of enthusiasm so apparent in many schools results, in part at least, from the fact that pupils are taught so much, and study so little, they are strangers to the delights of unaided investigation and discovery. The teacher, it is true, may communicate two facts or ideas in the time that the learner, by his unaided efforts, can gain one ; but the one fact or idea wrought out by the pupil without aid, will be vastly more valuable to him than the two of which he is only the passive recipient.
I would recommend, therefore, that in every school containing a single class, the pupils be separated into two parallel divisions ; that all of the teacher's time, during school hours, be employed in imparting instruction or in conducting recitations ; that whenever new and important principles are illustrated, and in all general exercises, as writing, drawing, written spelling and written
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examinations, both divisions be treated as one class ; that in all other recitations the pupils of each division recite separately ; that in every recitation, when practicable, each pupil be brought under observation more than once ; that no recitation be prolonged suffi- ciently to furnish an excuse for listlessness and inattention ; that the programme be so arranged that the lesson studied by one division shall be unlike the one that the other division is reciting at the same time.
HIGH SCHOOL.
The prosperous condition of this excellent school warrants a repetition of all the commendations bestowed upon it in former reports. It deservedly possesses the confidence of our entire community, and receives most gratifying patronage and support. It has been my pleasure, during all of my frequent visits to the school, to witness the strictest propriety of deportment, a commen- dable interest in the various studies and a cheerful conformity to all of the requirements of the school.
In May last, Miss Mary E. Davis, one of the teachers in the school, resigned the position she had occupied eight years. The Committee were most fortunate in securing as her successor Miss Sarah W. Fox, who had previously taught in the school four and one-half years with great acceptance. In August, Walter F. Marston, Esq., sub-master of the school, resigned to accept the position of principal of the High School in Bristol, R. I., and was succeeded by William S. Forrest, Esq., a graduate of Dart- mouth College.
Whole number of pupils during the year, . 278
Largest number at one time, ·
213
Number admitted during the year, ·
88
Number graduated, .
31
Whole number at the present time, 210
Boys,
92
Girls,
· . 118
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Number at the present time over fifteen years of age,
170 Number in course preparatory for college,
53
In the First Class, 7
Second “ .
11
Third " . .
20
Fourth " .
15
Number pursuing the regular course, 104
Number pursuing the English course, 53
The number of pupils that graduated in July last, was fifty-two per cent. of the number comprising the class on entering the school in 1871. Seven of the graduates entered college.
Number of the First class on entering the school, 74
Present number,
Number of the Second class on entering the school,
83
Present number, 40
Number of the Third class on entering the school, 72
Present number, ·
·
57
Number of the Fourth class on entering the school, 81
Present number, 80
Average whole number for the year, ·
189.9
Average attendance for the year, . .
. 186.1
Per cent. of attendance for the year, .
.
97.1
Number of tardinesses for the year, 96
Number of dismissals for the year, 316 .
Number of visits during the year, by the Committee, 38
Pupils who have passed the second class in the Grammar Schools, and whose parents declare, in writing, their intention to have them pursue the college course, shall be admitted to the High School : provided, that they pass an examination satisfactory to the Principal and Sub-Committee of the school and the Superin- tendent.
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TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF THE
SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL,
FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1875.
ORDER F EXERCISES.
MUSIC. Edmands' Band.
1. SINGING .- Choral. Cruger. (1649.) The Heaving Billow. (Trio,) (with Orchestra.) Verdi
2. SALUTATORY IN LATIN ROLLIN CARROLL BALDWIN
3. READING .- Old Chums A. Cary
HARRY FOSTER PLAISTED.
4. FROM "HAMLET." . MALVINA MARIA BENNETT-
5. ESSAYS .- "Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes, prism." SARAH ELIZABETH CARLTON Spring Company. .SARAH EMMA CURTIS Trade .. WILLIAM RIPLEY GREENE
6. READING .- King Robert of Sicily. Longfellow
MARY H. H. WALLACE.
7. SINGING .- " Spring hath come." (Trio,) (with Orchestra. ) Buck Battle Prayer. (Quintette, ) Male Voices.). .Himmel " Ah! how Sophia." (Catch,) (Unaccompanied.) Calcott
8. READING .- Topsy's First Lesson,. H. B. Stowe
LILLIAN AUGUSTA GLINES.
9. READING .- The Poor Fisher Folk. V. Hugo
EMMA ANNETTE FISKE.
10. FROM "JULIUS CÆSAR." (In Greek.) (Original.) ALFRED GABRIEL BJORKLUND, WILLIAM APPLETON HUTCHINS, ABRAM DUANE HOPKINS, CHARLES ELLIOT NICKERSON.
11. ESSAYS .- Conscience .. . LOIS HASKELL CURTIS
Actual and Ideal. LEILA VINETTE COLBY
" Laugh and grow fat." JOSEPH MORSE GREENE
12. READING .- Music at Mrs. Ponto's. . Thackeray
ELEANOR AMELIA MAGOUN.
MUSIC. RECESS.
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13. SINGING .- Cavatina from " Robert," (with Orchestra.) Meyerbeer
Gypsy Life, (with Orchestra.). Schumann
14. READING .- A Vision of Battle .. Dobell
JOSEPH HENRY SANBORN.
15. READING .- The Wreck of Rivermouth. Whittier
FANNIE IRENE HORTON.
16. FROM "LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME." EDWARD LIDE BROWNE, GEORGE FRANKLIN WILKINS.
17. READING .- Higher Views of the Union. FRANKLIN PIERCE CUSHING. Holmes
1S. READING .- Hats. MARY LINDA NOYES.
19. READING-Laus Deo! EDITH JOHNSON. Whittier
20. SINGING .- The Herd Bells. (Orchestration by H. Hadley.). Gumbert "We come from fairy bowers." (Duet,) (with Flutes.). . Glover
Song of the Lark. (Canon.) (Unaccompanied.). . Mendelssohn
21. POEM .- (Original. ) . CORA AILEE HOLMES
22. READING .- The Sentinel on the Tower ..... SAMUEL MCMASTER PENNOCK, JR.
23. ESSAY .- Prophetic. .SARAH ELIZABETH PRAY
24. READING .- Herve Riel R. Browning
EMMA FRANCES PRICHARD.
25. ESSAYS .- New England Hills .IDA AUGUSTA JORDAN
Trifles HELEN JOSEPHINE SANBORN
26. SINGING .- From " Praise Jehovah." (with Orchestra ) Mendelssohn " To thee, O Country." (Semi-Chorus,) (Female Voices,) (with Orchestra,). Eichberg
27. VALEDICTORY KATE ENGLESBY NORCROSS
28. PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS,. .by MAYOR WILLIAM H. FURBER
29. PARTING HYMN.
MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS.
Malvina Maria Bennett,
Sarah Elizabeth Carlton,
Leila Vinette Colby,
Lois Haskell Curtis,
Emma Frances Prichard, Helen Josephine Sanborn,
Sarah Emma Curtis, Emma Annette Fiske,
Mary H. H. Wallace, Edward Lide Browne,
Lillian Augusta Glines,
Franklin Pierce Cushing,
Fannie Irene Horton, Edith Johnson,
Ida Augusta Jordan,
Eleanor Amelia Magoun,
Samuel McMaster Pennock, jr Harry Foster Plaisted,
George Franklin Wilkins.
OF THE COURSE PREPARATORY FOR COLLEGE.
Rollin Carroll Baldwin, Alfred Gabriel Bjorklund, Joseph Morse Greene, William Ripley Greene,
Abram Duane Hopkins, William Appleton Hutchins, Charles Elliot Nickerson, Joseph Henry Sanborn,
Cora Ailee Holmes.
Kate Englesby Norcross, Mary Linda Noyes, Sarah Elizabeth Pray.
Phillips
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The following named pupils were admitted to the High School in September.
FROM PRESCOTT SCHOOL.
Alice L. Crane.
Grace B. Wheeler.
Lillian Neally.
Lucas L. Baker.
Mary A. Chapin.
Chas. L. Holt.
Clara P. Higgins.
Edward E. Saben.
Addie F. Higgins.
Frank H. Oliver.
Minnie S. Crane.
Wm. D. Sullivan.
Cora Preston.
Frank B. Elder.
Hattie E. Moulton.
Chas. F. Hammett.
Lucy A. Hodsdon.
Wm. A. Hammett.
Belle Rankin.
Arthur P. Ryder.
Blanche Ellis.
Albert E. Willard.
Lillie C. Woodberry.
Herbert G. Chapin.
Florence M. Morton.
George S. Davis.
Hattie J. Marsh.
Frank E. Furber.
Sarah E. Furlong.
John G. Delano.
Number of pupils in the class at the beginning of the year, 54
Number graduated, .
40
Number of applicants for admission to the High School, 30
Number admitted,
30
LUTHER V. BELL SCHOOL.
Nellie F. O'Neill.
Lawrence F. Brine.
Alice F. Fitch.
Chas. A. Dodge.
Georgia E. Littlefield.
Walter A. Burrows.
Lizzie F. Cotton.
Chas. L. North.
Nellie A. Crimmings.
Wm. F. Keene.
Mary C. Haley. Kate W. Wood.
John E. Riley. Chas. W. Hopkins.
Eliza L. Schuh.
George A. Huckins. Chas. W. Trull.
Emily Chaney.
Nellie A. Hamblen.
Herbert J. Munroe.
Minnie F. Watts.
Walter S. Brackett.
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Number of pupils in the class at the beginning of the year, 27 Number graduated, 23 ·
Number of applicants for admission to the High School, 23
Number admitted. .
22
FORSTER SCHOOL.
Fanny B. Sanger.
Edwin L. B. Tuttle.
Lucy A. Sargent.
Timothy J. Riley.
Nellie A. Woods.
John L. Crafts.
Abbie F. Gage.
Wilbur A. Chase.
Lucy B. Hutchinson.
Frank L. Weeks.
Edward P. Banks.
Frank E. Mack.
Walter S. Barnes.
Ellsworth Fisk.
John D. Pennock.
Wm. W. Jenks.
Alpheus R. Brown.
Number of pupils in the class at the beginning of the year, 24
Number graduated, 20
Number of applicants for admission to the High School, 18
Number admitted, ·
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MORSE SCHOOL.
Abbie H. Demmon.
Clara A. Egerton.
Rebecca Archibald.
Emma L. Pray.
Minnie Crane.
Minnie L. Harwood.
Ella F. Colby.
Hugh B. Kelley.
Mary E. Finnon.
Chas. E. Mongan.
Annie F. Carter.
George M. Tower.
John R. McGarr.
Number of pupils in the class at the beginning of the year, 27
Number graduated, 17 ·
Number of applicants for admission to the High School, 17
Number admitted, ·
13
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LINCOLN SCHOOL.
Alice W. Hayward.
Nellie M. Gould.
Florence Webb.
Florence L. Crafts.
Annie P. Spear.
Carrie M. Smith.
Jennie O. Felt.
Number of pupils in the class at the beginning of the year, 8
Number graduated, 6
Number of applicants for admission to the High School, 7
Number admitted,
7
The following table shows the result of the monthly examina- tions and of the examination for admission to the High School, of pupils from the several Grammar Schools, who passed a satis- factory examination at the first examination, July 3d ; also their average age, and the average per cent. obtained in Arithmetic and Grammar.
No.
SCHOOL.
Average Age.
Monthly Examina- tions.
High School; Examina- tion.
Average.
Arithmetic and Grammar.
29
Prescott ..
15 yrs. 3
mos.
80.2
80.2
80.2
78.0
21
Luther V. Bell ..
14 66
10
71.6
77.4
74.5
72.9
13
Forster
14
11}
66
77.6
79.7
78.7
74.1
11
Morse
14
95
66
82.7
69.7
76.2
68.5
6
Lincoln.
15
66
3
83.0
77.7
80.3
70.6
80
Average. . .
14 yrs. 10 mos.
77.1
76.8
77.0
72.8
PUPILS ADMITTED TO THE HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER FROM SCHOOLS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
To the Second Class, Ellen L. Ripley, from the High School in Winchester ; to the Third Class, Cora J. Stillson, from the High School in Charlestown; and Arthur W. Hills, from the High School in Billerica.
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To the Fourth Class, Fred. W. Hills, from the High School in Billerica ; Alfred C. Blackie, from the Harvard Grammar School in Cambridge ; and Clara A. Moulton, from the Grammar School in Thornton, N. H.
ATTENDANCE.
It appears from our summary that ninety-three per cent. of all persons in the city, in May last, between five and fifteen years of age, were in attendance in our public schools. After making a liberal deduction from the remaining seven per cent. for invalids and those who were attending schools out of the city, a large number still remains to be accounted for.
The average attendance of pupils between five and fifteen years of age during the month of May, was eighty-six per cent. of our entire school population. Thus while seven per cent. of our school population were not connected with any public school in the city during that month, the time of seven per cent. more, was lost in consequence of irregular attendance.
The laws of the Commonwealth clearly define the duty of parents, guardians and the School Committee in this regard. They provide for the education of all the citizens of the State and require that every child between the ages of eight and fourteen years shall attend, annually, some public day school in the city or town in which he resides at least twenty weeks, which time shall be divided into two terms each of ten consecutive weeks.
GENERAL STATUTES, CHAPTER 41, SECTIONS 1, 2.
SECT. 1. Every person having under his control a child between the ages of eight and fourteen years, shall annually cause such child to attend some public day school in the city or town in which he resides, at least twenty weeks; which time shall be divided into two terms each of ten consecutive weeks so far as the arrangement of school terms will allow and for every neglect of such duty, the party offending shall forfeit to the use of the public schools of such city or town a sum not exceeding twenty dollars; but if the party so neglecting, was not able, by reason of poverty,
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to send such child to school, or such child has attended a private day school, approved by the school committee of such city or town for a like period of time; or is regularly attending a public or private day school, known as a half-time school, also approved by them, or that such child has been otherwise furnished with the means for education for a like period of time, or has already acquired the branches of learning taught in the public schools; or if his physical or mental condition is such as to render such attendance inexpedient or impracticable, the penalty before men- tioned shall not be incurred : provided, that no objection shali be made by the school committee to any such school on account of the religious teach- ing in said school.
SECT. 2. The truant officers and the school committee of the several cities and towns shall vigilantly inquire into all cases of neglect of the duty prescribed in the preceding section, and ascertain the reasons, if any therefor; and such truant officers, or any of them, shall. when so directed by the school committee, prosecute in the name of the city or town, any person liable to the penalty provided for in the preceding section.
Justices of police of district courts, trial justices of juvenile offenders, and judges of probate shall have jurisdiction within their respective coun- ties of the offences described in this act.
TRUANCY.
Teachers report one hundred and forty-seven cases of truancy within the year. Since there has been a repetition of the offence by the same pupils, the number of truants is considerably less than the number of cases of truancy reported. Special efforts are being made to prevent truancy and to reduce the number of absen- tees from school. Having, as never before, an efficient officer specially employed to investigate all cases of truancy and absen- teeism, we may reasonably expect a diminution of both of these evils.
GENERAL STATUTES, CHAPTER 42, SECTIONS 1, 2, 3.
SECT. 1. Each city and town shall make all needful provisions and arrangements concerning habitual truants and children between the ages of seven and fifteen years who may be found wandering about in the streets or public places of such city or town, having no lawful occupation or business, not attending school, and growing up in ignorance; and shall
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