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18 17
500 00
Oct. 19, 1874.
Chandler Titus,
6 01
135 00
July 23, 1879. 7, 1879.
Michael Roberts,
19 40
500 00
Oct. 1, 1883.
Dennis Quinn,
8 75
350 00
May 8, 1872.
Wm. M. Putnam,
20 68
425 00
Apr. 22, 1882.
Mitchael Auger,
15 40
300 00
May 25, 1885.
Mary A. Hilton,
34 39
325 00
June 17, 1869.
Chandler Titus,
7 35
340 00
Aug. 6, 1883.
T. M. Remington,
6 80
200 00
June 26, 1883.
Mary J. Murphy,
20 33
500 00
Apr. 19, 1880.
Phoebe E. Johnson,
22 25
333 00
Mar. 24, 1885.
Allen Buxton,
5 60
100 00
Apr. 30, 1885.
John Labeau,
10 00
200 00
Nov. 29, 1886.
Abbie Thayer,
4 55
300 00
Aug. 19, 1878.
Russell M. Peters,
7 95
250 00
Oct. 24, 1878.
Lovell Southwick.
9 51
158 50
May 21, 1868.
Mrs. Johanna Rawson,
9 30
200 00
Nov. 27, 1886.
Salina Casey,
5 43
350 00
May 1, 1878.
Julius and Matilda Rivers,
20 00
400 00
May 27, 1879.
Mary Briggs,
33 10
200 00
June 4, 1886.
Amos G. Yates,
6 65
150 00
Oct. 16, 1867.
Potter M. Bates,
3 35
150 00
Sept. 5, 1883.
Vesta H. Balcome,
11 66
400 00
Mar. 5, 1881.
S. H. Starr,
5 92
100 00
Feb. 15, 1886.
Alfred and Mary Reynolds,
81
325 00
" 18, 1886.
Chas. H. Hilton,
12 40
200 00
" 18, 1885.
Aaron Aldrich,
31 67
500 00
Mar. 20, 1888.
Margaret Brown,
17 00
300 00
Sep. 15, 1888.
Joseph Labeau,
11 00
400 00
" 23, 1888.
Frank Duval,
6 66
350 00
Nov. 22, 1888.
Edwin C. Esten,
1 16
350 00
Louisa Jarvis,
6 62
100 00
$750 46 $16 366 50
32
Notes due the Town March 1, 1889, Accrued interest,
$16,366 50
750 46
Cash in hands of Agent,
270 95
Value of Devise Mar. 1, 1889,
$17,387 91
Net gain for the year,
640 80
All of which is respectfully submitted,
CHARLES W. POTTER, Agent.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS.
Whole number, 59 -
males,
36
females,
23-
59
foreign parentage,
-
-
23
mixed 66
12
American, -
-
24-
59
MARRIAGES.
Whole number,
19
Foreign birth,
10
American birth,
-
.
.
.
-
6- 38
First marriage,
. 32
Second 66
6-
38
DEATHS.
Whole number,
59
males,
-
34
females,
-
-
25-
59
foreign birth,
-
16
American “
- 43
-
28
Resident in Douglas, 66 elsewhere, -
32
-
34
Number under 1 year,
12
60
between 1 and 5
-
2
66
66
10
20
-
4
20
30
-
1
66
66
40
50
9
60
66
50
60
2
66
60
70
5
66
66
70
80
14
66
66
80
90
2
66
over
90
-
1
DOGS REGISTERED.
Whole number,
Males,
124 @ $2.00,
$248 00
Females,
7 @ $5.00, -
35 00
$283 00
5
10
3
-
-
4
30
40
-
-
131
T. H. MEEK, Town Clerk.
REPORT
OF
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
REPORT OF SUEL LOGEE.
To labor on stone arch bridge :
$51 25
Use of stone tools
-
5 10
Frank Lasco, 205 h. @ .15,
30 75
Kelley Lasco, 80 h. @ .15,
12 00
L. Francis, 10 h. -
1 50
Charlie (Italian) 115 h.
17 25
N. Myett, 95 h.
14 25
A. F. Jones hauling stone 100 h. -
27 50
E. T. Thayer, 25h.
.
8 75
Chas Blue, 35 h.
5 25
A. J. Thayer, team and 2 men, -
21 00
C. W. Brown, sharpening drills,
10 66
S. Logee, 66 66
6 00
S. Logee, labor,
45 00
$256 26
To labor on highway :
A. Fitts and team, 33.90
Hiram Smith, 6.30
A. F. Jones' 18.63
Elbridge Paine, 7.65
E. T. Thayer,
22,05
Joseph Hughes, 7.95
-
-
-
-
-
.
-
-
-
-
Richart Bruely, 205 h. @ .25,
-
36
Frank Goodness
$7.95
H. N. Logee, $4.00
John M. Rawson, 2.00
Charlie,
8.85
Charlie, 6.00
Boy,
.40
O. F. Chase, 1.57
Willard Whipple,
15.45
E. Chase,
2.32
Hughes,
3.00
Jesse Chase and team, 3.63
Lasco,
2.25
Myron Titus and team, 1.26
Myett,
1.50
Geo. Brown, 5.51
Geo. Parker, 3.45
N. G. Dudley,
2.11
Frank Kennan,
3.00
N. Myett,
10.50
B. Murphy,
.75
Frenchman,
1.50
Suel Chase,
7.50
66 oxen,
11.20
Myron Chase,
7.95
Henry Chase,
2.85
A. Chase,
1.50
E. Chase,
1.50
Frank Kenyon,
1.35
T. Buxton, .75
Loren Buffum,
38.25
Aaron Aldrich,
1.80
E. Bigelow, team, man,
5.09
H. Walker and team, 27.75
15.41
2 iron bars, .25
L. Taft and team,
11.00
picks,
.50
G. Ferris,
3.00
Barr Bros, 2.72
Richard Bruley,
4.38
Lasco,
2.63
$578.96
Henry Wright, B. Murphy,
.75
Paid out for making snow roads :
Jerry Dunlavy, oxen, horses and men, 20.80
W. C. Murphy, 6,50
James Wixtead, 5.60
Loren Buffum, 4.00
L. Taft and team, 9.20
Harley Brown, 6.00
M. Titus,
3.75
C. Titus, 4,50
C. Taft, 5.20
J. W. Smith and oxen, 8.00
T
David Keith, 4.00
P. Jarvis, team, 2 men, 25.65 A. J. Thayer and team, 3.25
A. F. Brown, 2 teams and 2 men, 25.90
S.Logee and team, 111.00
V. T. Esten, blasting and removing stone and filling, 24.80
Dynamite, fuse, caps. 7.13
A. J. Thayer, 248 ft. plank, 4.96
B. W. Aldrich, iron railing, stone bridge, 9.40
S. Logee, repairing road machine, 15.50
Sharpening points, 2.00
W. Southwick,
M. Mehyer,
.75
.75
A. Billar,
7.65
Littlefield,
1.50
J. M. Parker and team, 8.10
37
D. A. Wallis, $4.00
Hiram Smith, $3.00
Jesse Thompson,
5.20
Joseph Howland, .60
Elbridge Paine,
5.20
Mr. Place, .80
A. E. Chapman, 4.95
John Walling and team, 11.60
John Caswell, 2.90
G. F. Bean, 12.00
Geo. Fairfield,
2.00
C. F. Rawson and boy, 6.85
Frank Kenney, 4.00
Walter Hilton, 9.00
E. Parker,
2.00
C. Hilton and team, 12,30
Putnam Rawson,
6.00
Walter H. Brown, 12.00
H. Smith, 6.00
John Sherman, 5.60
L. Traverse,
3.00
Laflant,
3.60
Jesse Thompson,
5.00
Charlie,
3.60
Chas. Calaneux.
6.60
Walter Parker and team, 8.00
D. Dudley,
6.00
G. Dudley,
6.00
J. C. Bates,
4,20
J. A. Cadwell,
1,80
J. M. Rawson, 12,20
Laurice Hannant,
4.00
Stephen Taylor,
4,00
W. Church and team,
13.40
Smith Sherman, 3.20
John Flagg,
8.00
D. Sherman, 3.20
Wellington Balcome,
1.40
S. Logee,
15,00
Robert Hannant, 5.20
Edward Young,
3.00
$376.81
REPORT OF WM. H. RIXFORD.
For labor on highway :
Bid Murphy,
$6.00
Trafley Lacose, 6.75
Richard Bruley,
18.00
Noel Miett, 3.75
Sanborn, 1.75
Joe Gregweir,
4.50
Walter Paine, 3.25
Goodness,
2.25
B. Goddard for gravel,
6.92
Will Kelly,
29.90
L. Laffloe,
3.75
N. S. Caswell,
7.56
Kinion,
.75
Horace Bachelor,
38.93
Dr. White,
7.88
Asahel Fitts, 7,00
Woodman,
2.25
A. F. Jones,
17.88
Carl Wheeler,
2.25
Frank Allen,
2.75
Will Wellman,
15.75
M. McGrah,
9,75
James Gregweir,
4.13
Joe Gilbert,
3.75
Trafley Gregweir,
8.25
Joseph Hughes,
4.50
Waldo Smith,
18.00
Simeon Johnson,
9.75
Savay, 4.60
Peter Jarvis and team, 6.60
Jesse Chase and team, 6.46
Willie Buxton, 6.00
Henry Chase and team, 31.40
Potter M. Bates, 8.00
H. A. Walker and team, 19.90
38
Albert Hughes,
$9.00
Will Littlefield, $13.75
Ned Hallon,
3.00
W'm. Reynolds, 28.65
James Wixtead,
24.75
J. R. Darling, 12.38
Lewis Laoffle,
9.75
Mr. Peck, 3.00
A. F. Brown,
26.25
A. J. Thayer,
52.63
Ed. Leaver,
10.50
S. Russell,
2.00
Scraper knives,
10.60
M. Dulet,
2.00
$214.45 of the above expenditure was made under the com- bined direction of S. Logee and W. H. Rixford.
REPORT OF W. S. JILLSON.
Repairs of highway for April :
W. S. Jillson,and team $38.25
F. Wellman and team, 21.70
E. C. Parker and team, 22.75
G. C. Dudley and team, 44.35 J. A. Richardson and
team 19.25
E. Balcome,
13.50
W. Church and team, 17.50
Morris Lemay, 9.30
C. Balcome, 4,50
Henry Brown,
15.75
H. W. Brown,
6.45
Fred Limburg, 15.00
H. D. Wallis,
11.63
O. Wade,
10.95
E. E. Esten,
10.00
D. Keith, 3.00
C. Balcome,
8.55
Oscar Wade, 9.75
F. Wallis, 6.00
L Stockwell and team, 1.75
$217.53
Felix Lemay, 3.00
John Flagg, 9.00
P. A. Dudley and team, 7.26
M. Titus, 3.30
J. Daily, 1.50
E. C. Parker, 10.50
Geo. Brown, 6.35
F. Wellman and team, 10.50
T. T. Potter,
1.00
O. Wade, 6.00
6
W. H. Rixford, services help, horses on carts and road machine, 317.03
$773.24
Elbridge Wallis, 1.50
H. D. Wallis, 7.80
$305.98
May : WV. S. Jillson,and team 30.13 Parker & Dudley and team on scraper, 92.58
W. B. Mowry, 5.25
Geo. Parker, 13.62
Richard Burr, 31.50
Mrs. Keith for gravel, 8.00
H. D. Wallis, lumber 11.79
June : W. S. Jillson and team, 20.50 Sleepers for bridge, 6.00
Y
39
P. A. Dudley, $6.00
S. Dudley's team, 4.68
C. Balcome, 3.00
G. C. Dudley and team, 3.50
Geo. M. Wallis,
3.45
Andrew Roberts, 1.50
M. M. Wallis for gravel, 10.00
W. H. Parker, plank 12.60
66 66 work, 10.00
B. Hoyl for plank, 3.00
Joseph French,
4.50
H. D. Wallis, 4,50
$120.23
July :
W. S. Jillson and team, $3.25
Aug :
W. S. Jillson and team, 24.00
O. Wade, 1.50
C. Balcome, 1.50
G. C. Dudley, 1.50
J. Dailey, 3.00
E. C. Parker,
1.50
J. Flagg,
.60
Sleepers for bridge, 3.00
E. Balcome, .75
E. Chapman, 5.00
E. Bigelow, 19.75
L. B. Stockwell, 5.00
$67.10
October :
W. S. Jillson and team 10.00
Gravel, .50
$10.50
Snow bills for March, '88 :
Phelix Lemay, $13.00
Morris Lemay, 13.00
Fred, Limburg, 6.50
Geo. Parker, 6.00
G. C. Dudley and team, 43.00
F. Amidon, $1.30
H. S. Hewett, 2.20
J. Blake, 6.00
Geo. Blake, 4,50
H. D. Wallis,
9.00
P. A. Dudley, 9.70
E. Balcome, 6,40
V. Esten, 2.40
F. Wellman and team, 9.00
J. Wellman, 3.00
D. Heath, 6.00
W. S. Jillson, 24.00
Henry Brown,
3.00
Geo. Brown,
.50
Geo. Wallis,
.70
Wm. Nichols,
7.00
Fred Wallis, 1.20
StAndrews, 1.00
S. Dudley, oxen, 2,00
W. B. Mowry, 6.10
J. K. Peters, .60
J. M. Parker, 3.00
$180.10
Repairs of washout in Nov. WV. S. Jillson and team, $14.00 P. A. Dudley, 5.25
H. W. Brown, .75
Ralph Brown, .25
W. E. Church and team, 3.50 J. Flagg. 1.20
Dec.
W. S. Jillson, 34.00
W. B. Mowry, 10.50
L. B. Titus, 7.50
Arthur Titus, 10.50
E. C. Parker and team, 24.50
Spikes and lantern, 2.50
$89.50
Total expenditure, $1,019.14
40
RATES PAID FOR LABOR ON HIGHWAYS.
Commissioners,
-
$2 00
Two horse team,
2 00
One horse team,
1 25
Ox team, -
-
: 80
Man, - -
. 50
4 horses and driver on scraper,
10 00
Man for shoveling snow, per hour, -
20
-
-
-
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
School
Committee,
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS.
FOR YEAR ENDING
MARCH 1, 1889.
PRESS OF CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, EAST DOUGLAS, MASS. 1889.
To THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS :
We submit to your consideration the following report, in accordance with that provision of the statutes which requires from the school committee an annual statement concerning the condition and prosperity of our schools.
TEACHERS FOR 1888-89.
H. J. CHASE,
W. O. CARTWRIGHT, ROXA A. DAWLEY.
KATE R. SIBLEY,
DORA S. RUSSELL,
EVELYN E. SMITH,
ELLA M. PARKER,
MINNIE F. DARLING,
JENNIE L. PARKER,
ADA E. BROWN,
EMMA J. PAYNE,
MAY F. KIMBALL,
EMMA J. WILLIS,
IDA M. JOHNSON,
PATIENCE BRECK,
KATHARINE A. CROOK, LIZZIE CAPEN,
SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
LEVI WHITE, M. D.,
Term expires March 1, 1889
66
1889
STILLMAN RUSSELL,
66
66
6€
1889
REV. JAMES WELLS,
66
1890
JAMES WIXTEAD,
1890
FRANCISCO BOWEN,
66
1890
W. W. BROWN,
66
66
1891
E. B. KNAPP,
66
66
66
1891
CHAS. S. CASWELL,
1891
66
The above Committee met March 21, 1888, and organized as follows :
President,-E. B. KNAPP, Clerk,-JAS. WIXTEAD,
W. W. BROWN,
Superintending Committee, - JAMES WIXTEAD, CHAS. S. CASWELL,
Purchasing Agent,-Jas. Wixtead. ‘ S. RUSSELL,
Truant Officers,
JAMES WIXTEAD.
EMMA FISK,
E. C. ESTEN,
2
STATISTICS.
Whole number of children in town May 1, 1888, between the ages of 5 and 15 years, 398
Whole number attending school during the year, of all ages, 341
Average daily attendance in all the schools, Whole number attending school under 5 yrs. of age,
10
66 66
between the ages of
8 and 14 years, 263
Aggregate of months all the schools have been kept during the year, 124
Average number of months the schools have been kept during the year,
8º
Number of female teachers,
male
2
Average wages paid female teachers per month,
$30 15
.6 male 66
80 00
Appropriation for public schools by the town, March 1, 1888, $4,300 00
Balance unexpended last year, 453 05
State School Fund, 385 36
Town School Fund, (interest,) 56 48
Repairs anu purchase of books, 500 00
Tuition Fees, 58 50
$5,753 39
EXPENSE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Teachers wages, $4,225 00
Rent of High School Room, 100 00
Expense of state officer, 9 00
Permanent repairs, 39 41
301
over 15 39
16
6
Truant Officers,
10 00
Care of rooms,
153 90
Purchasing agent,
25 00
School books,
301 06
Repairs, fuel, supplies, etc.,
485 67
Superintending Committee,
99 99
$5,449 03
New books on hand,
170 00
Cost of schools for year 1888,
$5,279 03
Balance unexpended March 1, 1889,
$474 36
HIGH SCHOOL.
Teachers S WALTER O. CARTWRIGHT, Spring. H. J. CHASE, Fall and Winter.
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
13
12
15
W'ages per week,
$20
$20
$20
Whole number of scholars,
36
32
30
Average attendance,
29
26
27
GRAMMAR SCHOOL,
Teacher,-PATIENCE BRECK.
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
11
12
13
Wages per week,
$10
$10
$10
Whole number of Scholars,
26
19
26
Average attendance,
19
13
18
7
SCHOOL No. 1.
Teachers - KATE R. SIBLEY, Spring, KATHARINE A. CROOK, Fall and Winter.
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
12
11
13
Wages per week,
$9
$9
$9
Whole number of scholars,
36
41
36
Average attendance,
32
29
30
SCHOOL No. 2.
Teachers ROXA A. DAWLEY, Spring and Fall, EMMA FISK, Winter,
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
12
12
12
Wages per week,
$7
$7
$7
Whole number of scholars,
13
13
10
Average attendance,
11
11
8
SCHOOL No. 3.
Teacher,-EMMA J. PAYNE.
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
11
12
13
Wages per week,
$7
$7
$7
Whole number of scholars,
33
42
51
Average attendance,
28
36
40
SCHOOL No. 4.
Teacher,-ELLA M. PARKER.
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in week,
12
12
12
1
Wages per week,
$7
ST
$7
Whole number of scholars.
14
14
16
Average attendance.
13
12
14
8
SCHOOL No. 5.
Teacher,-MINNIE DARLING.
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
12
12
12
Wages per week,
$7
$7
$7
Whole number of scholars,
8
1
9
Average attendance,
7
6
8
SCHOOL No. 6.
Teacher,-JENNIE L. PARKER.
SPRING.
FALL
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
11
12
Wages per week,
$7
$6
Whole number of scholars,
4
4
Average attendance,
3
3
SCHOOL No. 7.
Teacher,-ADA E. BROWN.
SPRING.
EALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
12
12
12
Wages per week,
$7
$7
$7
Whole number of scholars,
18
21
18
Average attendance,
13
15
12
SCHOOL No. 8.
Teachers EVELYN SMITH, Spring, LIZZIE CAPEN, Fall and Winter.
1
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
12
11
13
Wages per week,
$7
$7
$7
Whole number of scholars,
13
18
17
Average attendance,
10
13
9
9
SCHOOL No. 9
PRIMARY.
Teacher,-MAY F. KIMBALL,
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
11
12
13
Wages per week,
$7
$7
$7
Whole number of scholars,
57
72
63
Average Attendance,
45
53
41
INTERMEDIATE. Teacher,-DORA S. RUSSELL,
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
11
12
13
Wages per week,
$8
$8
$8
Whole number of scholars,
29
35
38
Average attendance,
28
31
34
SCHOOL No. 10.
PRIMARY. Teacher,-EMMA J. WILLIS.
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
11
12
13
Wages per week,
$7
$7
$7
Whole number of scholars,
39
43
48
Average attendance,
32
34
36
INTERMEDIATE.
Teachers S IDA M. JOHNSON, Spring. EVELYN E. SMITH, Fall and Winter.
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Length of school in weeks,
11
12
13
Wages per week,
$8
$8
$8
Whole number of scholars,
27
24
23
Average attendance,
21
17
20
Report of the Truant Officer.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
During the past year, I have visited the manufacturies in the town and ascertained that they held the certificates required by law for such minors, under sixteen years of age, as were employed.
I have been called upon to act in about thirty-four cases of truancy, and in all but three instances, the children were either returned to school, or found to be absent for good and sufficient reasons.
It is the opinion of the truant officer that, in the majority of the cases of truancy, the parent s are more to blama than the scholars, keeping their children from school for the most flimsy and absurd excuses. And he would also recommend that the town avail itself of the statutes, and adopt a code of by-laws similar to Blackstone and other towns, providing some place in town for the confinement of truants and absentees from school.
JAMES W. WIXTEAD, Truant Officer.
REMARKS.
When the present board assumed charge of the schools they found the school property in good general repair and no very extensive permanent improvements seemed called for.
A well, a long felt want (by the neighbors at least) has been driven at the Center school. The house must be at once re- shingled and an outbuilding erected. It ought also to be re- seated as the seats are old fashioned uncomfortable and inade- quate.
The yards of Nos. 3 and 10 need grading around the building and a fence should be erected in front of No.3. We would further recommend a great deal of incidental repairing throughout the various school-rooms this spring, additional blackboards erected, plastering put on, and secretaries (not expensive) should be made in which to keep the books and prevent them from being injured. That a great many are injured there can be no doubt and it is the opinion of the board that the saving in books each year would more than compensate for such an outlay. It is well to econo- mize but economy becomesa two-edged matter if carried too far. A few dollars judiciously expended in repairs now will save many times that amount later on.
The parents have shown an increased interest in the schools during the past year, as shown by the large number of visitors' names recorded on the school registers. This is a move in the right direction and we trust will be continued. Nothing gives greater stimulus to a teacher in her work than words of encour- agement from the parents, and their frequent presence in the school room. And the little folks, knowing that father and mother visit their school and feel an interest in their progress will put new energy into their school work.
Among the many excellencies of our school teachers there are also a few failings for teachers are "But as other men be :" and one of the most noticeable of these is the too close connection
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between the text-book and the recitation. While the text-books are necessary and very good if properly used they should not be entirely depended upon. The teachers would often obtain better results if they used more originality in their work and devoted more time to that which the pupil will use in every day life and not show such an insatiate desire to instruct them in allegation, exchange, equation of payments etc., etc., before they can prop- erly construct an English sentance, write a promissory note, or measure a load of wood.
The fact that the common schools furnish to the great majori- ty of pupils their only means of acquiring knowledge, should be constantly kept in mind, and the greatest amount of practical instruction given.
As a whole, the schools have had a successful year, and the teachers, the committee are confident, have all tried to do their best. Why they have failed in some instances to obtain the desired result, is more from the want of thorough preparation for school work and inexperience, than from any other cause.
It is becoming more and more a recognized fact that teachers as well as lawyers, clergymen and physicians must have, in order to be successful, special training for their work. There is a science of teaching as well as a science of medicine, and other things being equal, he succeeds best who is best prepared.
One of the most important questions at issue, is the proposed supervisions of our schools. No man, or committee of men, can for one hundred dollars, afford to give the necessary time to follow the schools in their daily progress, or devote that amount of labor required to bring them to their highest degree of effici- ency. As the workman, under the skilled guidance of the architect, brings to shapely beauty the shapeless mass of brick and mortar, even so the teacher, under the skilled and con- stant oversight of a superintendent may develop to a greater degree of intelligence, the minds committed to her care.
In conclusion, we would observe that the best our schools can do, after all, is to furnish the conditions of an education. The people who support the schools with their means, must also support them with their confidence, or the schools lose half their capability for doing good,
All of which is respectfully submitted.
CHAS. S. CASWELL, ) Superintending W. W. BROWN, School
J. W. WIXTEAD, Committee.
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