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house, and kalsomined the walls in a pleasing tint of yellow.
I cannot help adding a word of commendation for the way in which the building aud grounds are cared for by the janitor. whose earnest labor adds greatly to the comfort of the teachers and the efficiency of the work.
As many of the Kindergarten children are far too old for such work, although not advanced enough to do full first grade work. the superintendent devised a plan by which the older pupils return in the afternoon for additional instruction.
The per cent. of attendance. though cut into by the usual winter illnesses. is the highest I have yet recorded.
Yours truly. JOHN R. KING.
Principal.
REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING.
MR. WM. P. KELLY. Superintendent of Schools:
DEAR SIR : We are sometimes asked. .. How many artists do you find among your pupils ?"
If to be an artist means to paint great pictures. or carve statues for the wealthy, and secure a little fame and barely a living, we are glad to say there are few who are eligible; but if it means to have the power to see the beautiful in the world. and the skill to turn it to some practical use, to thrill with ap- preciation when a beautiful work of art is brought before them. if that means to be an artist. then in truth is the num- ber unlimited.
It is a genuine pleasure to visit the various schools, and to meet the intelligent response to one's efforts, which is every- where evident. While the work in drawing has by no means reached the ideal standard. it has constantly improved, and the average work to-day is as good as the exceptional work three years ago.
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That this has been largely accomplished through the stimulus of the regular teacher in the room, I am glad to acknowledge.
What we need now, is more art literature on our teachers' desks, in our school and Public Library. Nor will this alone serve. We must encourage teachers and pupils alike to be- come familiar with them.
When the generations of the present and future become imbued with a love of the beautiful and a pride in their own city, then only will our cities compare with those of the old world.
Permit me to express my sincere gratitude for the kind assistance and interest shown by all connected with the work of the schools.
Yours very respectfully,
DOROTHY G. RICE.
REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC.
MR. W.M. P. P. KELLY, Superintendent of Schools :
DEAR SIR : The music for the past year in all the schools has been very creditable. In the younger grades the pupils seem to enjoy the music, and thus very good results are obtained, A new music reader, "Introductory Third,"' of the Normal Music Course, has been placed in one of the sixth grades, and in the Grammar School at South Attle- borough, and the interest in the music has been considerably improved. In a room of four or five grades it is difficult to find music books adapted to all grades and ages, but by using such supplementary pieces as the " Coda " occasionally, all can be kept interested. The music at South Attleborough is very satisfactory.
My aim during the past year has been to secure quality of tone and accuracy of pitch, and in some of the grades there is
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a marked improvement, while in others much still remains to be done in these directions. The music in the grammar grades is very creditable, and both teachers and pupils work hard to obtain good results. I consider the music at the High School very much better than last year. The new prin- cipal takes an interest in it, and gives the school a practice period, besides the regular music lesson once a week, thus keeping up the interest from week to week.
They sing mostly from the .. Coda " and the "Beacon Series," and much that is really good in the line of choruses can be obtained in these two works. I desire to have the music not only bright and pretty, but of a high grade.
For the last few weeks the drawing teacher and myself have taken the trip to the Perry and Briggs' Corner schools together. At Briggs' Corner I have now two divisions by this arrangement, and hope to be able to accomplish a little more than formerly.
Respectfully submitted,
LAURA S. ROBINSON. Director of Music.
REPORT OF THE PHYSICAL CULTURE SUPERVISOR.
" The successful men in life are those who have stored up such physical health in youth that they can in an emergency work sixteen hours in a day without suffering from it."- Huxley.
MR. WILLIAM P. KELLY, Superintendent of Schools :
On receiving my appointment in September I first set out to learn what had been done before. The result was that. while I have continued substantially the same exercises, I have sought to invest them with greater freedom and sponta- neity. and to make the system more flexible and better adap-
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ted to the pupils' needs. These needs may be briefly summed up as follows :
1. Better health,
2. Greater strength distributed proportionally,
3. Better physiques,
4. Grace of movement,
5. Self control,
6. Nerve and brain training,
7. Mental rest,
8. Recreation.
Exercises to meet these requirements must
1. Promote readiness and grace of physical activity,
2. Secure accuracy and bodily rhythm,
3. Make the body a better servant of the will,
4. Be arranged according to physiological laws,
5. Be perfectly safe and progressive,
6. Be interesting and recreative,
7. Include games, which must necessarily combine joyful, harmless fun with alertness, speed, self control, observation and co-operation.
8. Correct effects of wrong school room postures. I have used for our exercise ground not only the aisles of the school room, but also the yards in pleasant weather, and have tried to infuse the spirit of fun throughout the whole.
I prepared careful outlines of the work for the teachers, which included :
1st. A physiological order or schedule of the exer- cises : i. e. Leg, Head, Arms, Balance, Trunk, Slow Leg, and Breathing. 2d. The time required in each session. 3rd. The number of exercises to be taught each week.
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4th. The number of counts for the completion of an exercise. and the number of times the ex- ercise must be repeated.
5th. The exercises themselves. which, being given by counts. could be performed to music. thus making the work more interesting.
In the primary outlines I at once began to introduce lively outdoor games to be played in the afternoon session. If the weather did not permit the playing of such a game. then a so-called motion song, and also a game such as .. How oats, peas. beans and barley grows." or ". All around the mulberry bush," was substituted. The regular exercises. however, were to be given in the morning in all cases. Will children be mentally or physically benefited by the performance of work which is uninteresting and distasteful to them? After all, the things we do best are those which hold our interest and that we like most. After bodily inactivity for an hour and a half. let us have full fifteen minutes of lively physical activity, and out of doors when the weather will permit.
Many classes have. through my suggestion. provided themselves with well sand-papered broomstick handles. which can be used for wands. In some schools dumb-bells have been discovered packed away in the closet. and these have been called into use. much to the joy of the fortunate pupils in those schools.
In those grammar schools where it is possible. I have introduced gymnastic games. which have been played out on the lawns. much to the delight of the players and the amuse- ment of the passers-by.
The pupils in both grammar and primary department have done their physical work very satisfactorily, and I can- not commend too highly the earnest, untiring perseverance
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which all the teachers have exhibited, and without which the physical training would not be so successful.
We have had but two teachers' meetings, but at each visit I try to help each teacher, beside just giving the class the new set of exercises. The schools are arranged in three distinct groups, and I have been able to regularly visit every school once in three week. The Mendon Road, Perry and Briggs' Corner school are all included when I mention visiting the schools, and they receive just as much of my attention and time as do the schools, which are more easily reached.
In regard to the Grammar School work, I would suggest that the committee make provision for the introduction of wooden dumb-bells weighing only three-quarters of a pound, and of a regulation basket ball each building having grammar grades in it. This slight amount of apparatus will be inex- pensive.
There are few rooms where dumb-bells and wands can- not be used, and in these rooms, when the weather is warm enough, the pupils can go out of doors and have their wand, dumb-bell work and basket ball game without disturbing any other class.
It is clear, I think, that physical training is being recog- nized more and more as an essential part of every child's education ; that mental, moral and physical development alone can bring an individual to the full development of all his power, and that the harmony of all these in education must necessarily bring about the evolution of a better type of man upon the earth.
Respectfully submitted,
CHRISTINA J. CARRET.
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REPORT OF TRUANT OFFICERS.
Center of the Town. WARREN PARKER. Officer.
Absences reported by teachers. 203
Detained by parents. 62
Detained by sickness. 67
Cases of truancy. 44
Second offence. 9
Taken from school by parents. 12
Absence for want of shoes and clothes. 12
Moved away. 5
Prosecution. 3
At work without certificate. 6
Taken to school from street. 12
Those who had not reported in school. 39
In truant school to date. -)
On probation to date. 1
Total number looked up for the year for non-
attendance. 307
Arrested. 5
West part of the Town. ALBERT J. JILLSON. Officer.
Eleven cases investigated since September. 1892.
Dodgeville and Hebronville. JOSEPH V. CURRAN. Officer.
Mr. Curran has been active and efficient in his duties. but neither Mr. Curran nor Mr. Jillson are expected to be called on for a detailed report.
CONCLUSION.
The teachers show fidelity and an aptness for their work truly commendable. The houses are in good condition. the janitor service good, the truant officers efficient. and the general tone of the schools stimulating. I am happy to say
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that my labors are so lightened by the activities of the sub- committees of the School Committee, and my efficient clerk, that I am not buried in a mass of executive detail. Future reports may deal with our experience in enlarging the capacity of our schools for usefulness, which certainly will be better reading than predictions at this time.
I am deeply indebted to all connected with the schools for the invaluable aid and encouragement, which have made the hard work of the new year a great pleasure.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM P. KELLY.
SCHOOL DIRECTORY -JANUARY, 1900.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR 1899-1900.
Charles E. Bliss, Chairman,
20 Peck street.
J. Harry Holden, Secretary, 140 County street. Harry P. Kent, 12 First street. Dodgeville.
William H. Garner,
Benjamin P. King,
17 First street.
Miss L. P. Beers,
171 South Main street.
Orville P. Richardson,
12 Florence street.
Dr. L. V. G. Mackie,
157 Pleasant street.
A. Francis Walch,
7 Highland street.
SUB-COMMITMEES.
INCIDENTALS AND REPAIRS.
O. P. Richardson, Chairman, William H. Garner.
Benjamin P. King, H. P. Kent, A. F. Walch.
TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Benjamin P. King, Chairman, Miss L. P. Beers,
Dr. L. V. G. Mackie, A. F. Walch, H. P. Kent.
QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS.
Charles E. Bliss, Chairman, Dr. L. V. G. Mackie,
Miss L. P. Beers, H. P. Kent,
A. F. Walch, J. Harry Holden.
Regular meetings-First Monday of each month at 7:30 p. m.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
William P. Kelly, 8 Prospect street.
Office at High School, Corner Bank and Peck streets.
Office hours-8 :30 to 9:00 a. m. daily. 3 :30 to 4 :30 p. m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. (Vacations and Holidays excepted.)
Telephone No. 115-2.
SUPERINTENDENT'S CLERK.
Alice I. Wetherell, 32 Sanford street.
Office hours -- 8:30 to 12 a. m. 1:30 to 4:30 p. m. on school days.
".NO SCHOOL" SIGNALS.
Consist of four double strokes on the fire alarm.
Given at 7 :45 a. m. ; they mean, no Morning Session.
Given at 8:15 a. m. ; they mean, no School for Primary Grades that day.
Given at 11 :15 a. m. ; they mean. no Afternoon Session. Schools then in session to close at 1 p. m.
CALENDAR, 1900.
Winter term of 12 weeks, Jan. 1-March 23. Vacation, 1 week.
Spring term of 12 weeks, April 2-June 22. Vacation, 10 weeks.
Fall term of 16 weeks, Sept. 4-Dec. 21. Vacation, 1 week.
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TEACHERS.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Name.
Wilbur D. Gilpatric, Principal,
Albert Elmer Austin, Sub-Master,
Ambrose B. Warren, Assistant,
Luella M. Allen.
Amy E. White,
Residence. Opera House Hotel 40 Bank street 62 North Main street 23 Peck street 54 Dean street
SANFORD STREET.
Grades.
S. C. Hutchinson, Principal, VIII.
6 LeRoy street 89 N. Main street
Harriet C. MacNeil,
Rhoda C. Slate,
VII. 89 N. Main street 89 N. Main street
Hannah M. Pratt,
VI-VII.
87 Dean street
Susie B. Morse,
87 Dean street
O. C. Chatterton (Mrs.)
VI.
205 S. Main street 96 Dean street
Annie A. Wheeler,
Effie M. Hunter,
VI.
41 Pleasant street
Ethel E. Cass,
V.
23 East street
Emily R. McCrillis,
66
892 Atwell's ave Providence, R. I.
Florence M. Meserve,
23 East street
Annie McNerney,
66
180 Pine street
Abbie E. Carpenter,
IV. 389 N. Main street
Mary E. McManus,
III. 82 Dean ssreet
Katherine I. Sweeney,
II.
52 Holman street
Florence Everett, Assistant,
89 N. Main street
FARMERS.
Mary B. Bartlett,
I .- IV.
Mary E. Hatten, Assistant,
7 North avec 10 Deanville street
Annie L. Goodrich,
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CAPRON.
Retta R. Barrett,
Grades. II., III.
140 County street
Bertha L. Mowry,
I.
5 Second street
PLEASANT STREET.
Flora E. Newell, III., IV.
22 East street
Edith M. Perry,
I., II.,
187 Pleasant street
Lindsey street
Eva L. Thurber, Assistant,
SOUTH MAIN STREET.
Bertha F. Lewis, IV. 41 Pleasant street
PINE STREET.
L. Jean Herrick, II. 177 Pine street
Eleanor M. Lillibridge, I. Hebronville
CARPENTER STREET.
Grace M. Tuxbury, III.
23 East street
M. Gertrude Mowry, I., II.
11 School street
Elizabeth R. Holbrook, Asst.,
9 Oak street
DODGEVILLE.
Alberta M. Harold, III., IV., V., V. 130 S. Main street
Blanche E. Carpenter, II. 200 S. Main street
Ada J. Smith, I. 199 S. Main strect
Florence L. Gould, Asst., 152 Union street
HEBRONVILLE.
John R. King, Principal, IV .- VIII. Hebronville
Etta Rounds, Asst,, Hebronville
Minnie A. Walker, II., III .
Hebronville
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ANNUAL REPORT.
HEBRONVILLE.
Grades.
Sara A. Broomhead,
Bertha E. Gibson, Asst.,
I. Hebronville 797 Broadway, Pawtucket, R. I.
Kathrina S. Thayer, Kindergarten, Mabel E. Bethel, Asst.,
Steere street
Hebronville
SOUTH ATTLEBOROUGH.
Susan K. McIntyre (Mrs.) V .- VIII.
Ada M. Shaw, Asst.,
Clara F. Bourne, I .- IV.
Esther M. Murphy, Asst.,
40 Bank street South Attleborough
South Attleborough South Attleborough
MENDON ROAD.
Willard B. Atwell, Ungraded. Hebronville
TURNER STREET.
Margaret H. Powers, IV .- VI. Central Falls, R. I.
BRIGGS' CORNER.
Julia L. Merry (Mrs.) I .- VIII. Briggs' Corner
Marion Lillibridge, Asst.,
Hebronville
PERRY.
Elsie L. Lewis, Ungraded. 75 Park street
SPECIAL TEACHERS.
Laura S. Robinson, Music, 22 Watson block
Dorothy G. Rice, Drawing, 130 S. Main street
Christina J. Carret,
Physical Culture, 11 Ruthven street, Roxbury, Mass.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
JANITORS.
Name.
Schools. Residence.
George W. Horton,
High,
Warren Parker,
Sanford street,
6 Perrin street 9 Grove street
Charles L. Fuller,
S. Main, Pine and Carpenter streets.
134 Union street
Wm. A. Small,
Mrs. G. W. Hatten,
Matthew Hudson,
Pleasant street,
Cambridge street
Mrs. Wm. H. Smith,
Dodgeville,
Dodgeville
Hebronville. Hebronville
B. B. Hathaway, Albert J. Jillson,
S. Attleborough, Perry, Briggs' Corner
S. Attleborough
Seth Field,
Clarence Brigham,
Briggs' Corner, Briggs' Corner
Reuben Coffin,
Turner street, Central Falls, R. I.
Isaiah Entwistle,
Mendon Road,
S. Attleborough
TRUANT OFFICERS.
Warren Parker, 9 Grove street. J. V. Curran, Hebronville Albert J. Jillson, S. Attleborough.
GRADUATES-JUNE, 1899.
HIGII SCHOOL.
Mary Fhinney Adams, Edwin Sidney Bullock,
Ruth Mildred Carpenter, Mark Altern Cole,
Archibald Victor Crawford, Chester Steele Everett,
Stephen Holla Garner, Florella Bliss Parmenter,
Bernice Minerva Richards, Emily Phebe Sweet.
Alice Ingraham Wetherell.
Capron, Farmers, 27 West street
20 Prospect street
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ANNUAL REPORT.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
SANFORD STREET.
Sarah Anna Anthony,
Helen Everett Bliss,
Louise Maud Bigney,
Bertha Darling Cole,
Louise Smith Handy,
Annie Loretta Heagney,
Mary Laura Mowry,
Alice Maud McCartney, Ella Frances O'Connell,
Ethel Maud Sharp, Alice Westcott Slocum, Eva May Woodard,
Fannie Belle Weaver,
James William Anderson,
Joseph Brough,
William Henry Brown, Jr., Irving Leslie Fitch, Henry Sumner Gilson,
Clarence Alvan Lamb, Ralph Tucker Regnell,
Walter Warren Roberts,
Archie Fairbrother Swanton,
Lena Sophia Brunquist, Grace Lydia Bushee, Carrie Louise Chadwick, Ethel Elizabeth Eddy,
Alice Holden,
Helen Alvenia Manchester, Bessie Matilda Metters. Mary Mckinnon, Emily Bicknell Shaw, Helen Faustina Sweet, Clara Gertrude Smith, Edith Chadwick Wetherell.
Irene Elizabeth Wells, Ralph Henry Bodman, Michael Edwin Barrett, Wm. Spaulding Chapman, Edward Francis Gilroy, Roland Banks Hale, Joseph Francis O'Neil, George Harney Roberts, Louis Mayhew Thurber, Herbert French Sweet.
CITY.
Louis Cleveland Baker, John Eddy Chace,
Helen Louise Perry.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
BRIGGS' CORNER.
Fred Loring Briggs, Arthur Eldridge Hicks,
Julia Lilian Wetherell,
Frank Nelson Briggs, Edith Annette Rounds, Hattie Bell Woodward.
HEBRON.
Edna Lawrence Atwell, Flora May Goff,
Henry Frederick Livsey,
Arney Ella Bennett, Annie Elsierena Holbrook,
Chester Alexander Smith.
PERRY.
Afton Rounds Barney, Jeffrey Hazard Field,
Arthur Mason Holt.
Attendance Table for the School Year from September 6, 1898 to June 23, 1899.
NAME.
GRADE.
TEACHER .*
ENROLMENT.
AVERAGE MEMBERSHIP.
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE.
PER CENT OF
ATTENDANCE.
High Sanford Street
Chas. P. Barnes,
68
58
126
114
109
96
VIII-VII
Henry W Hall,
66
65
131
123
117
95
VII-VI
Hannah M. Pratt,
31
38
69
59
54
91
66
VI
O. Cora Chatterton, Mabel Whitney,
42
36
78
69
63
92
20
20
40
39
36
93
66
66
V
Annie A. McNerney,
20
24
44
42
38
92
66
V
Ethel E. Cass,
27
18
45
36
32
89
66
66
IV
Ethel Pearson,
24
29
53
43
40
91
66
IV-III
Abbie E. Carpenter,
24
21
45
42
39
93
66
III-II
Katherine Sweeney,
29
27
56
46
43
93
66
66
I I-III
Mary B. Bartlett,
27
24
51
32
28
86
Capron
Bertha F. Lewis,
28
29
57
49
44
94
66.
II-III I Edith M. Perry,
26
26
52
43
37
87
Pleasant Street
IV-III
Pearl C. Burdick,
21
26
47
39
35
91
South Main Street
II-I IV
Edith S. Todd,
25
31
56
48
44
92
Pine Street
II
L. Jean Herrick,
30
21
51
46
43
93
Annie A. Wheeler,
30
40
70
39
34
87
Carpenter Street 66 66
II-I.
Mary E. McManus,
41
25
. 66
50
45
82
Dodgeville
V-IV -- III
Alberta M. Harold,
32
22
54
38
31
88
66
I
36
36
72
39
36
92
Hebronville
V-VIII
John R. King,
12
8
20
21
20
93
66
IV-III-II Minnie A. Walker, II-I Sara A. Broomhead, Kindergarten Evangeline C. Merritt,
32
26
58
35
32
91
66
Grammar
Susan K. McIntyre,
20
15
35
32
30
95
South Attleboro 66 66
Primary All
Willard B. Atwell,
22
23
45
28
89
Turner Street
Grammar
Clara E. Kelley,
5
13
18
15
13
82
66
66
Bertha Gibson,
26
21
47
25
21
85
33
31
64
48
41
85
Briggs Corner Perry
Primary All All
Julia L. Merry, Mary A. Ray,
16
8
24
19
16
87
1090
1042
2132
1646
1493
.91
66
VI
V
Florence M. Meserve,
24
22
46
45
40
90
Alice B. Fisher,
45
47
92
70
59
84
Farmers
Flora E. Newell,
28
40
68
52
48
92
I III-II
Gertrude Townsend,
26
33
59
46
42
92
II
Blanche E. Carpenter, Ada J. Smith,
24
29
53
40
37
93
27
25
52
32
29
90
65
51
116
43
36
85
Clara F. Bourne,
38
34
72
55
50
92
Mendon Road
*For full list of Teachers see the Directory on another page.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Attendance Table for the Fall Term from September 5 to December 22, 1899.
NAME OF
GRADE.
TEACHER.
ENROLMENT.
AVERAGE MEMBERSHIP.
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE.
PER CENT OF
ATTENDANCE.
High Sanford Street
VIII -- VII
S. C. Hutchinson,
79
69
148
142
133
94
VII-VI
Hannah M. Pratt,
37
39
76
73
67
92
VI
O. Cora Chatterton,
35
42
77
71
66
92
66
66
VI
Mabel Whitney,
25
19
44
43
39
91
66
66
V
Florence M. Meserve.
17
33
50
47
43
92
66
66
V
Annie A. McNerney,
24
21
45
43
40
92
66
66
IV
Abbie E. Carpenter,
23
30
53
50
46
91
66
III
Mary E. McManus,
25
14
39
39
37
94
66
II
Katherine I. Sweeney.
20
20
40
40
37
94
66
66
I
Alice B. Fisher,
22
33
55
50
45
89
Farmers
I-IV
Mary B. Bartlett,
33
37
70
56
44
77
Capron
III-II
Retta R. Barrett,
26
27
53
46
42
90
66
I
Bertha L. Mowry.
24
22
46
41
35
86
Pleasant Street
IV-III
Flora E. Newell,
20
27
47
45
41
90
66
II-I
Edith M. Perry,
27
34
61
56
50
89
South Main Street
IV
Bertha F. Lewis,
26
27
53
50
46
92
Pine Street
II
L. Jean Herrick,
27
16
43
41
37
91
66
66
I
Eleanor M. Lillibridge,
26
26
52
41
34
84
Carpenter Street
III
G. M. Tuxbury,
24
28
52
44
41
92
II-I
M. Gertrude Mowry,
37
35
72
55
49
89
Dodgeville
V-IV -- III
Alberta M. Harold,
26
25
51
45
39
87
II
Blanche E. Carpenter, Ada J. Smith,
27
33
60
49
44
90
Hebronville
VIII-IV
John R. King,
25
19
44
39
37
96
III-II
Minnie A. Walker,
22
18
40
38
37
98
66
I
Sara A. Broomhead,
35
32
67
43
38
87
66
Kindergarten K. S. Thayer,
25
29
54
37
29
70
South Attleboro
Grammar
Susan K. McIntyre,
24
21
45
40
39
97
Primary Mixed
Willard B. Atwell,
21
23
44
39
33
85
Turner Street
Grammar
6
10
16
14
12
89
Primary
9
16
25
16
14
89
Mixed
22
24
46
45
41
91
Mixed
Elsie Lewis,
15
8
23
20
17
86
977
1012
1989
1768
1606
91
66
W. D. Gilpatric,
60
66
126
119
114
96
Ethel E. Cass,
33
30
63
58
53
90
66
66
Clara F. Bourne,
30
41
71
39
56
95
20
18
38
34
31
90
I
Mendon Road
66
Margaret Powers, Bertha E. Gibson, Julia L. Merry,
Briggs Corner Perry
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
SCHOOL.
Table Showing the Size of the Schools for the School Year. September 1898-June 1899.
HIGH.
GRAMMAR.
PRIMARY.
KINDER- GARTEN.
TOTAL.
Pupils Enrolled,
126
583
1308
116
2133
Average Membership, .
.
.
109
479
869
36
1493
Number of Schools,
1
11
23
1
36
Whole Number of Teachers,
.
4
16
28
2
53
Number of Assistant Teachers,
3
6
5
1
15
Number of Special Teachers,
3
Number of Teachers who have attended Normal School or College,
4
10
12
1
27
114
523
966
43
1646
Average Attendance, .
198
ANNUAL REPORT.
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS.
VALUATION.
Town of Attleborough. 1899,
$6,390.968 00
School property, (real) 131,500 00
APPROPRIATION.
Rate of taxation, (per $1.000) S 17 00
Raised by taxation for school maintenance,
35,400 00
Ratio of school tax to whole tax, (new con- struction and payments on Town debt both excluded), 34 per cent.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Number of graduates 1899,
11
graduating from Grammar Schools,
62
entering High School, 44
Per cent. entering High School,
71
SCHOOL YEAR.
Length including legal holidays,
195 days
CENSUS.
Population of Attleborough 1899 (estimated),
10,000
School census September, 1899 :
BOYS.
GIRLS.
TOTAL.
Number between 5 and 15,
974
956
1,930
7 " 14,*
671
740
1,411*
School enrolment, fall 1899 :
Number between 5 and 15,
884
931
1,815
7 " 14,*
684
718
1,402*
(* Compulsory ages.)
199
ANNUAL REPORT.
CENSUS.
School census 1898 :
Number between 5 and 15, 1,703
Gain in one year, 227
Age and schooling (labor) certificates issued 1899, 137
By the Superintendents and Committee,
90
By the Truant officer for Dodgeville and Hebron- ville, 47
AUDITORS' REPORT.
The undersigned Auditors, elected at the annual meeting in March. 1899, respectfully report that they have examined the books and reports of the Water Commissioners, Registrar, Commissioners of Sinking Fund, Tax Collectors, School Com- mittee, Town Treasurer, Overseers of the Poor, Trustees of Public Library, Centennial Fund, Selectmen, and found them neatly and correctly kept, their books and reports agree, and also agree with the books of the Town Treasurer.
The Town Treasurer's books and report agree with the Selectmen's order, and also to amount received from Collectors of Taxes and other sources.
BENJ. F. LINDSEY, - Auditors
F. L. LEBARON, FREDERICK G. MASON,
INDEX.
Abolition of Grade Crossings, - -
111-112
Armory Expense, - -
-
- -
14
Appropriations Recommended. -
36
Assessor's Report, - - -
67
Auditor's Report. - 201
Births, Marriages and Deaths,
113
Board of Healthı,
140 -- 148
Collector of Taxes, - 64-66
Co. 1, 5th Mass. Vols., -
Current and Incidental Statement. 8, 14 -
Enforcement of Liquor Law, -
-
-
23
Engineers of Fire Department, -
71-78
Fire Department, -
-
19-22
Floating Debt and Uncollected Taxes. -
13
Inspector of Cattle and Milk. - -
107 -- 109
Inspector of Kerosene Oil,
96
Jury List, - -
31-35 -
Librarian's Report, -
-
99-104 3-6
Overseers of Poor, -
- 86-94
Park Commissioners, 105 -
Public Library Trustees, - -
97-98
School Committee, - -
- 152-169
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
-
95
Selectmen's Report, -
-
7-38
-
-
List of Town Officers, -
-
204
INDEX.
Sinking Fund Commissioners, -
-
-
-
60-63
Soldier's Relief,
-
-
-
29
St. Jean Baptiste, - -
-
-
-
29
State Aid, - -
-
- -
27
Street Sprinkling, - - - -
12
Superintendent of Schools, -
169-174
Superintendent of Streets,
-
-
-
38-49
Thacher Brook Drain, -
11
Town Treasurer's Report,
-
-
-
-
45-59
Town Bonds and Notes, -
-
-
-
-
54-59
Town Entrance to Sewers,
47
Town Interest,
52
Town Licenses, -
-
-
45
Town Receipts,
- - - -
-
47
Town Expenditures,
51
Tri-Centennial Committee,
-
-
-
-
63
Union Street Hose House,
- -
-
-
79
Water Department, -
-
-
-
-
114-137
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