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School Department.
CD.2.
Salem Evening News.
School, a member of faculty and two alumni of High School. School committee elected Wm.F.Carlin with Chairman John J. Connor as repre- sentatives on the advisory board.
(In)S.E.N.Jan.8,1915. P.8.
071 SA3S
School Department.
Salem Evening News.
School Committee adopted a new sig- nal for no school. For no school signal, the street lights all over town would be turned on for a period of five minutes at the same hour that the fire alarm signals sounded.
In)S.E.N.Dec .2,1915. P.2.
In Basemen
071 SA3S
School Department.
Salem Evening News.
Lucie Nelson was elected to the pos- ition of school nurse, Sept.14, by school committee.
(IN )S. E.N.Sept . 5,1916.
P.7.
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071 SA3S
School Attendance,
Salem Evening News.
Total attendance at public schools
in October,1914 were:
High School
495 pupils
Center "
463
Thomas Carroll
196
South
318
Evening
55
Civil Service
12
=
( In )S.E.N. Oct.16,1914. P.5.
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071 SA3S School Census .
Salem Evening News.
Dec. 1911, school census showed
there were 2960 children in town be- tween ages 5 and 15, increase of 102 over 1910.
(In)S.E.N. Dec.7,1911. P.5.
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071 SÁ3S
School Exhibition.
Salem Evening News
Interesting exhibition of work in construction and drawing done by the pupils of the first eight grades of the public schools was held in the small Town Hall, Dec. 9. It comprised a great variety of work, including hammered brass, sofa pillows, pillow covers, etc. The work was creditable to the pupils and reflected much credit upon the supervision of the Drawing Instructor, Miss Grace Loud. (In) S. E. N. Dec. 9, 1909. P.2
In Basement.
071 SÅ3S
School Exhibition.
Salem Evening News.
Sewing exhibit from the Peabody schools was awarded first prize at the county fair in Topsfield held during week of Sept.20 and the pupils also took five prizes on vegetables and one on bread.
(In)S.E.N.Sept .27,1915.
P.2.
10 Basemen
071 SA3S
School Nurse .
Salem Evening News .
Dec.5,1911, a committee was appoint- ed to consider advisability of en- gaging a school nurse.
(In)S.E.N. Dec.7,1911.
P.5.
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071 SA3S
School Savings
Salem Evening News
Stamp saving in Peabody schools started by Woman's Club in 1901 and its depositors numbered between 300 and 400 pupils .Amount deposited since bank started April 16,1902, totals bbout #8500. It was started during presidency of Mrs.I.M.Forrest.Mrs. Elmer M. Poor gave so much time to this work that bank prospered. If it should be introduced by school into all schools, its' department
Im Baaonions
071 SA3S
School Savings.
CD. 2
Salem Evening News
success would be tenfold and the habit of thrift and saving would stand them in good stead in future years.
(In) S.E.N. Nov.24,1911
P.13
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071 SA3S
School Savings.
Salem Evening News.
Oct.5, new system of school savings bank went into effect in the various schools. Information about same in this article.
(In)S.E.N. Oct.6,1916.
P.7.
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071 P31PE
School Savings.
Peabody Enterprise
Weekly savings of the children in the Public Schools, in charge of the various teachers averaged $200.00. On March 9th there was deposited in the Warren Five Cents Savings Bank over $4000.00. When a pupil accumula ed $3.00 he became an individual depositor in the bank.
In Ba
(In) P.E.Mar.9, 1917. P.6
071 SO8S
School teachers. elected.
So.
in Basemout
Danvers Wizard
Peabody School-Messrs. Stimpson and Murray
Wallis District-Mr. Keely
Center
-Mr. Perkins
Bowditch"
-Mr. Murray
Rockville"
-Mr. Poole
Locustdale and Felton District-Mr. Whee.
ler
West and Sauntaug District-Mr. Stimpson.
(In) Wizard
Apr. 18, 1860.
071 D23D
Schools.
Danvers Courier
School District #1 completed census
of the children. There were 278 chil.
dren, ages four to sixteen years. In Basement
( In) D. C. May 9, 1846.
071 D23D
Schools.
Danvers Courier
Dedicatory exercises were performed in
the new school house District #1. Rev
Mr. Collyer, J.W.Proctor, Esq., Char- les Northend, Rev. Messrs. Prince and
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Field were among the speakers. (In) D.C. May 16, 1846.
X
Collyer, Rev. Mr. Proctor, J.W., Esq. Field, Rev. MT.
071 D23D
Schools.
Danvers Courier
New school house in district No. 11. Located on the old site on Lowell St.
( In) D. C. May 9, 1846.
In Basement
071 D23D
Schools
Danvers Courier
Principal school in District #1 under the care of H.P. Andrews held an ex- hibition.
In Basement. (In) D.C. Aug. 14, 1847.
071 S08S
Schools.
So. Danvers Wizard
In Basement
Spring examinations are in progress. The Wallis and Bowditch Districts have passed the ordeal. The West school, No.7, examined last Saturday. Center District, Peabody High School, Felton District, Rockville Schools and the School in Locustdale will be examined this week.
(In) Wizard March 19, 1862.
071 so8s
Schools
Danvers Wizard
Annual examination of Grammar, Intermediate and Primary Schools held.
Examination of High School was very satisfactory and attended by a large number of visitors.
(In) Wizard March 23, 1864.
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071 S08S
Schools.
So.Danvers Wizard
Annual school examination completed
last week. Twenty members graduated from Peabody High School.
(In) Wizard Mar. 21, 1866.
In Baspmedt
071 P31P
Schools
Peabody Press
1873
Annual Thanksgiving vacation was two weeks, and the scholars continued their studies six days every week un- til Christmas, when they had the whole day for vacation.
(In) Press Dec. 10, 1873.
In Basement
071 P31P
Schools.
Pea body Press
Evening school closed the week of March 12, 1876 after a session of ten weeks.
(In) Press March 22, 1876.
In Basement.
Schools, Peabody Schools.
New
school buildings.
In 1869 the town voted to build the Wallis and Center Schools, each to be a three story brick building with ten classrooms and hall at cost of $45,000 each. Also two four room frame buildings in South and West Peabody at $16,000 each - total appropriation for the four schools $122.000.
071 P31P
Schools
also 071 P31PR
Peabody Press 1880
Evening school began in the Wallis Dig- trict in the year 1880, under the char ge of G. F. Barnes with about forty pu- pils. It was maintained by a fund left to the town by Dennison Wallis, for whom the school was named. He was one of the number who marched from Danvers to Lexington on the 19th of April 1775 and was badly wounded. He served sever
In Basement.
071 P31 P
Schools
Cd. 2.
also 071 P31PR
Peabody Press
al years in the Legislature. He be- queathed to the town for the use of Dis trict #1, Wallis School, the sum of $2500, which, with its accumulation was used for evening school and for teach- ing sewing, which was taught by Lizzie Southwick four afternoons each week. Dennison Wallis died Aug. 16, 1825-age 69 yrs.
In Basement
( In) Press
Feb. 11, 1880. p. 4. (In) Peabody Reporter Feb. 7,1880.P. 2
071 SA 38
Schools.
Salem Evening News 1910
Peabody's first schoolhouse - the house in which "Katharin Daland" taught school in 1708, was built for Ruth Felton, her father Nathaniel Felton, the first settler on Felton Hill, having given her 10 acres of land in 1684, about the time she married James Houlton. When James Houlton died, 1729 his son, Joseph Houlton, sold the
in Basement.
071 SA3S
Schools. Cd. 2
Salem Evening News
house to Thorndike Proctor, Sr. It descended from father to son, through Jonathan, Captain Jonathan and Jona then to Deacon Thorndike Proctor. In 1816 the house burned down. Thorndike Proctor, then built the new house of bricks made in the immediate vicinity on Andover St. The house is still in the possession of the family, Mr.
In Basement
071 SA3S
Schools.
Cd. 3
Salem Evening News
Earle being a descendant of Jonathan, the brother of Deacon Thorndike Proctor. It is interesting to note that in the old house lived descend- ants of Governor Endicott, John Proctor and George Jacobs, witchcraft
martyrs,
Nathaniel Felton, Robert
Wilson, Thomas Flint and others of the first settlers.
In Basement.
(In) S.E. N. Sept. 27,1910. P.5
071 SA3S
Schools.
Salem Evening News
Edwin Earp and Son, Architects, were selected by the special committee on the proposed new school house in South Peabody to draw plans and specifications for an eight room brick building. The architects live in the Lake Shore section of this
town and have an office in Lynn. They were the architects of the Court House in Lynn.
In Basement.
(In) S.E.N. Jan. 30, 1911. P.5
071 SA 3S
Schools.
Salem Evening News
Enrollment in the Public Schools at the opening, week of Sept. 8th, was 2275 pupils - 26 more than at the end of Sept. last year. In the High School there were 418 pupils, or 22 more than last year.
(In) S.E.N. Sept. 8, 1911. P.2
In Basement.
071 SASS
Schools.
Salem Evening News
Committee on East End School House organized Tuesday evening, April 9th, 1912 with Thomas Hanley as Chairman,
John J. Connors, Secretary.
(In) S.E. N.April 10, 1912. P.5
In Basement
071 SA3S
Schools.
Salem Evening News
At a special town meeting, held Nov. 19, 1912, selectmen voted to spend $43,000.00 for new schoolhouse on Northend St.
( In) S.E. N. Nov. 20, 1912. P.2
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School Department
Salem Evening News
School Committee held meeting Feb. 10, 1915, and voted to place an article in the warrant for the an- nual Town Meeting relative to buy- ing a small strip of land in rear of Thomas Carroll Schoolhouse and another relative to enlarging High Schoolhouse.
(In) S.E. N. February 11, 1915. P.2.
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High school
Salem Evening News
Bill authorizes Peabody to borrow $500,000. for a High school and sta- dium. The city's municipal methods commended by Theodore Waddell of the bureau of statistics.
S.E.N. Feb. 3, 1920. P.1
High school addition
Salem Evening News
Contracts were awarded Oct. 8th. The total cost for erecting the addition and for the land exceeds $550,000.
S.E.N. Oct. 9, 1920. P.2
071 SA3S
Peabody High School.
Salem Evening News
New Peabody High School was open for the public inspection Sept. 1,1904. Judge Amos Merrill of the building committee handed over the keys to the Chairman, A. M. Jacobs of the Board of Selectmen.
(In) S.E.N. Sept. 1, 1904. P.6
In Basement.
Peabody High School .
Special committee on high schools, by un- animous agreement, purchased the Franklin Osborn property on Central St. opposite the Bowditch School, as the site for the new high schoolhouse. The price paid was the assessed value, $11,400. and included all the property which consists of over an acre of land and three dwelling houses and a stable.
Salem Evening News July 21, 1902.
Peabody High School.
New Peabody High School was open for the public inspection Sept. 1, 1904. Judge Amos Merrill of the building committee handed over the keys to the Chairman, A. M. Jacobs of the Board of Selectmen.
Salem Evening News, Sept. 1, 1904.
071 P31A
Peabody High School
Peabody Advertiser
Boston University placed the Peabody High School on its list of preparatory schools, from which students are re- ceived on a certificate from the princi pal without examination.
(In) P.A. June 22, 1895. p.3.
Im Basement.
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Peabody High School
Salem Evening News
Peabody High School graduation took place June 24, 1901 at the Town Hall with 14 pupils graduating. The salu- tatory address was given by Greta S. Johnson and the valedictory address was delivered by Jennie A. Law. Lill ian F. Logan and Feronia C. Wiggin read essays. The Appleton medal, which stands for punctuality, excell- ence in de- portment and general in dustry was awarded to Hiram L. Walker (In) S.E.N. June 25, 1901. p.2.
To Msonfent
071 SA3S
Peabody High School
Salem Evening News
Special committee on high schools, by unanimous agreement, purchased the Franklin Osborn property on Central St opposite the Bowditch School, as the site for the new high schoolhouse. The price paid was the assessed value, $11, 400, and included all the property which consists of over an acre of land and three dwelling houses and a stable
(In) S.E.N. July 21, 1902. p.2.
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