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REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING.
MR. C. W. HALEY, Superintendent of Schools.
Dear Sir: The tide of art education throughout the country seems to be on the point of turning into what will be, perhaps, a safer channel. A number of years ago the work was dull and lifeless and the 'children did not enjoy it. As a reaction from this greater freedom was encouraged, thus giving an opportunity for more originality, also an at- tempt was made to interest the children by means of novelty in subject, method, and medium, and this was a success and is well to a certain extent, but, there is danger, if it is carried too far, of degeneration into mere superficiality.
Our aim is to broaden the child's life, to give him an ideal of something nobler and more beautiful than he had before. He should learn to know, appreciate and love the beautiful in art and nature. This must exert an ennobling influence over the life of the child and through him the community.
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To attain this end we must give more attention to sin- cerity of work. The aim should not be to obtain a result which is effective only, nor merely the expression of an idea, however crudely. The idea should certainly be evident, but however simple it may be, it must be expressed in the best possible way, not carelessly. We must think more of skill in execution. G. Stanley Hall, President of Clark Univer- sity, says, "The mind grows as the hand develops skill."
In the lower grades we cannot do much more than guide and encourage the child, but as he grows older he must learn to observe more carefully, to really see, then the expression will come more easily. Also the mind must be well stocked with ideas before the hand can express. He must be familiar with the best productions in the whole field of art before we can expect to see the highest development of his powers. This is true in the study of literature, and it is . doubly true in the study of art.
We should put before our child, both in the home and in the school, the best reproductions possible of the masterpieces of art, not only painting and sculpture, but also the best designs for all objects in common use, and they should study the different methods of rendering as seen in the best work of our illustrators and designers.
Through familiarity with the beautiful in art they will learn to know and love the beautiful in nature, which before they never saw or understood.
"For don't you mark? we 're made so that we love First, when we see them painted, things we have passed Perhaps a hundred times, nor cared to see."
This year the general outline of the course in drawing is about the same as heretofore. The study of pictures has been introduced in all grades, the children supplying them- selves with examples. Through this study some knowledge of composition and the laws underlying all design, will be gained; also structural design will be studied in connection with mechanical drawing.
The work in the graded schools is going on as well as can be expected. The teachers are earnest and the children enjoy the work.
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In the High School much better work could be done if the accommodations were better. The classes are large and the space very limited. The time allotted is good, and in all classes above the freshman year the work is optional, so only the best results should be obtained, and the standard should be high.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY L. COOK.
REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC. To MR. C. W. HALEY, Superintendent of Schools.
Dear Sir :-
The study of music in the Milford schools the past year has been on a somewhat larger plan than in former years. It was deemed important to good tone production to introduce a system of breathing exercises which is carried out daily by the grade teacher; this has proved itself to be of great value. Voice placement has also been made a special feature of the year's work and has accomplished great good. Individual work has also been required and has given to the recitation of each pupil a confidence and individuality that is inspiring.
Of course, much credit should be given to the grade teach- ers, without whose assistance nothing could be accomplished, and whom we wish to thank for their untiring efforts to assist - us in reaching the highest standards.
The schools are well equipped with material for carrying on the work of this department. It would give great pleasure both to the supervisor and the teachers if the parents would visit the schools and inspect the work and the measure of attainment.
Yours truly,
FRANK R. LOTZ, Supervisor of Music.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
I recommend for careful consideration the following :-
That the town purchase two narrow strips of land, one from the lot on the easterly side of the South Grammar build- ing, and the other from the lot on the southerly side of the
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West street building, for the purpose of moving the out-build- ings further from the schools.
That the town take some action toward increasing the school accommodations in the Chapin street district. Prob- ably the most feasible thing to do is to raise the present building and enlarge it, which with the heating and venti- lating will cost approximately $5000.
That the Plains Annex be put into more suitable con- dition for school purposes, and that a new out-building be built for this school.
That the West Street, Plains and Purchase Grammar buildings be painted and that single desks be put into those buildings not already having them.
Believing as I do that it will be for the best good of the pupils, and knowing that the plan has worked satisfactorily in many towns in this state, I again recommend that the Deer Brook and Silver Hill schools be closed and that the pupils be brought into town where they can have the advantages of graded schools.
That a committee be appointed to investigate the advisa- bility of introducing sewing or some form of manual training into our schools. I am sure that this would be a step in the right direction and along the line of educational progress.
That the standard for promotion in the High School be increased to 70 per cent ; that the Commercial course be made the equal of either of the other courses, and that efforts be made to diminish the number of pupils taking partial courses.
That the Committee consider the advisability of establish- ing a Kindergarten or Sub-primary at the Plains.
That a committee be appointed at the Town Meeting in March to investigate the necessity of a new High School build- ing, the probable cost of erecting a suitable one, and to report as to the advisability of taking immediate action relating thereto.
I also recommend the appropriation of the following amounts for the expenses of the school department for the current year :-
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Teachers' salaries
. $19,000 00
Superintendent
. 1,700 00
Supplies
. 1,800 00
Janitors
1,450 00 .
Fuel
.
1,500 00
Repairs
. 2,400 00
Transportation of pupils
250 00
Carriage hire
400 00
Incidentals
1,500 00
$30,000 00
Before closing this report I wish to commend the teachers for the excellent work done in the schools during the past year. I am also much pleased to see several of them becom- ing interested in making their school rooms more attractive by hanging here and there a picture either of a noted author or a production of one of the great artists that are being studied in connection with the drawing. A number of the rooms already have several large pictures and many small ones to add to their cheerfulness. Personally I can hardly blame a child for disliking to go to school in a gloomy, prison-like room, with walls blank and bare, and nothing to give it a cheerful or homelike appearance. The school room is the best home that many children have and. I believe it should be made as cheerful and attractive as possible under the circumstances, even though in little and inexpensive ways.
In closing I wish to thank both teachers and pupils for the friendly relations that have existed among us, and the Committee for their staunch support.
Respectfully submitted,
C. W. HALEY,
Superintendent of Schools.
APPENDIX.
FINANCIAL STATISTICS RELATING TO THE TOWN AND THE SCHOOLS.
Total valuation of the Town, May, 1899 . $5,579,123 00
Total amount appropriated $114,476 00
Rate of taxation on $1000 $17 80
Appropriation for schools and repairs .
$30,000 00
School appropriation on $1000 of valuation
$5 37
Ratio of school appropriation to whole appro- priation 26}+% $29,443 32
Total expenditure for schools the past year
Average membership of all schools
1,334.5
Average cost per pupil based on membership .
$22 06
Average cost per pupil exclusive of repairs $20 65
Average cost per pupil in the state exclusive of school buildings $25 63
The following table compares the valuation, school appro- priation, cost per pupil, etc., in Milford with the same data from nine other towns of about the same size :---
NAME OF TOWN.
Population
1895.
Valuation in
expendi-
ture not including
buildings and per- manent improve-
Ratio of school ex-
penditure to val-
uation.
Average
membership ..
Ratio of attend-
ance to 'average
membership.
Cost per pupil.
Milford,
8959 $ 5,447,808 $
27,705.47
.5085
1361
96%
$20.36
Gardner,
9182
5,023,759
33,133.87
.6595
1546
93%
21.43
Leominster,
9211
6,287,281
35,810.45
.5695
1587
92%
22.57
Southbridge,
8250
3,589,172
19,195,54
.5348
870
94%
22.06
Framingham,
9512
7,999,206
45,635.91
.5705
1883
94%
24.24
Natick,
8814
5,698,350
32,947.37
.5781
1682
94%
19.59
Wakefield,
8304
7,231,705
34,953.49
.4833
1597
94%
21.89
Amesbury,
9986
5,119,261
23,301.02
.4551
1170
97%
19.92
Danvers,
8181
4,962,165
31,113.00
.6270
1413
93%
22.02
Attleborough,
8288
5,664,900
31,988.98
.5646
1569
92%
20.39
Athol,
7364
4,018,345
19,831.33
.4935
934
94%
21.23
State of Mass.,
9,839,579.33
.353
378770
92%
25.97
1898.
School
ments.
STATISTICS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING SEPT. 4, 1898, AND ENDING JUNE, 1899.
SCHOOLS.
NAME OF TEACHER.
Total
Enrolment.
Average Number
Belonging.
Average Daily
Attendance.
Per Cent of
Attendance.
Total Half Days'
Number Cases of
Number Cases of
Number Cases of
Number Cases of
Corporal Punishment.
Half Days Teacher was Absent.
HIGH,
A. E. Tuttle, Principal,
144
143.5
137.2
95.6
1252
116
133
0
0
0
PARK,
Mrs. K. E. Edwards,
42
37.3
35.8
96
525
4
18
2
0
8
Miss H. M. Broderick,
45
38.8
37.5
96.5
466
16
26
0
0
0
7
Miss E. O. Taylor,
36
31.5
30.1
95.5
529
48
73
0
2
0
6
Miss L. A. Madden,
44
39.7
37.5
94.2
831
36
37
2
3
3
SOUTH,
8-9
Miss M. J. Kelly,
43
39.7
38.1
96
563
19
50
0
3
2
7
Miss S. R. Broderick,
37
33.3
32.1
96.4
431
17
38
3
2
0
6
Miss A .. M. Ames,
50
45.7
44
96.3
638
13
59
1
2
3
5
Miss K. G. McDermott,
45
42.1
40.2
95.5
708
25
48
2
1
3
PLAINS,
9-8-7
Miss M. F. Devine,
23
19.9
18.9
95
341
38
48
4
10
0
6-5
Miss A. S. McDermott,
41
36.6
34.7
94.8
680
38
73
1
0
11
4-3
Miss J. L. Devine,
57
49
46.3
94.2
925
83
40
1
0
0
2
Miss M. F. Gallagher,
33
30.3
27.4
90.8
1109
92
24
0
0
0
1
Miss J. F. McGann,
53
47.4
42.6
89.8
1709
183
17
0
0
0
9-8-7-6|Miss K. G. Gilmore,
21|
16.8
16.2
96.3
145
19
31|
0
5
6
PURCHASE GRAMMAR,
GRADE OF SCHOOL.
Absence.
Tardiness.
Dismissal.
Truancy.
2 00
34
1
SPRUCE STREET,
CLAFLIN,
5
Miss H. M. Parkhurst,
33
30.8
28.9
93.8
691
45
102
3
3
2
4
Miss J. A. Broughey,
52
45.8
43.8
95.6
675
19
42
0
2
4
B
Miss K. F. Tully,
41
38.7
36.5
94.3
709
27
48
0
0
4
2
Miss K. McNamara,
36
29
27.7
95.5
464
11
34
0
0
0
1
Miss K. Chapin,
51
36.5
32.2
87.5
1056
15
16
1
0
10
CHAPIN STREET,
4-3
Miss N. M. Conely,
54
46.9
44.5
94.8
803
46
45
0
3
2
2
Miss Julia Boyle,
40
30.7
29.3
93.3
616
33
7
1
3
0
1
Miss E. A. Devine,
44
38.1
34.8
91.2
1110
31
18
1
1
0
WEST STREET,
4-3
Miss M. H. McDermott,
37
35.8
34.1
95.3
605
14
66
0
0
3
2-1
Miss L. McNamara,
55
51.2
47.8
93.4
1111
15
37
3
0
HOBOKEN,
2-1
Miss A. A. Conroy,
33
29.4
27.8
94.3
560
27
6
0
0
0
FOUNTAIN STREET,
4-3-2-1|Miss S. E. Inman,
30
25.6
24.1
94
485
45
14
0
6
0
PURCHASE PRIMARY,
4-3-2-1 Miss M. Davoren,
19
15
14.1
95.8
232
8
9
0
3
0
SILVER HILL,
Miss F. M. White,
15
14.5
12.1
83.5
372
148
6
1
5
10
BEAR HILL,
Miss M. Lewis,
26
18.1
16.6
91.7
421
72
22
3
6
BRAGGVILLE,
Miss S. M. Gorman,
21
16
15.1
94.3
348
41
11
0
0
0
DEER BROOK,
Miss M. E. Mullane,
17
12.9
11.9
90.9
298
.41
54
0
0
2
1516 1334.5|1260.1
93.9
25655
1442 1387
29
68
102
48
44.1 42.8| 44.2 44.2
97 97
684 512 780 2271
12|
65 25
0 0
2
0
50
Miss S. E. Sheldon,
41
35.3 44.3
33.5 39.7
94.9 90
12
8
1
0
10
Miss M. E. Toohey,
59
1
5 4-3
Miss L. E. Gilfoyle, Miss E. M. Waters,
0
4
0
3
21
2
25
37
8
Ungraded.
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LIST OF TEACHERS, JANUARY, 1900.
SCHOOL.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
SALARY.
DATE OF APP'T.
High,
Miss G. A. Deans,
650 1893
Miss A. C. Teele,
158 Congress St.,
600 1897
Miss H. E. Morton,
500|1900
Mrs. K. E. Edwards,
41 Sumner St.,
600 1878
Miss H. M. Broderick,
37 Pine St.,
432|1879
Park Grammar,
Miss Etta J. Stanley,
78 Congress St.,
396 1899
Miss L. Madden,
101 West St.,
432 1884
Miss M. J. Kelly,
87 High St.,
600 1877
South Grammar,
Miss A. M. Ames,
14 Fruit St.,
396 1889
Miss K. G. McDermott,
33 Depot St.,
396 1893
Miss M. F. Devine,
55 Beach St.,
600
1875
Miss M. E. Mullane,
132 Spruce St.,
342
1898
Miss S. A. Dyer,
26 Church St.,
342 1899
Miss M. F. Gallagher,
100 Spruce St.,
360 1895
Miss J. F. McGann,
145 Congress St.,
396
1887
Purchase Gram.,
Miss E. O. Taylor,
9 Otis St.,
396
1883
Miss K. McNamara,
250 Central St.,
500 1880
Claflin Gram-
Miss A. S. McDermott,
33 Depot St.,
396 1897
mar and Prim.,
Miss K. F. Tully,
23 Sumner St.,
414 1889
Miss K. G. Gilmore,
141 West St.,
396 1896
Miss S. E. Sheldon,
31 Franklin St.,
500 1871
Spruce Street
Miss M. E. Toohey,
29 Pleasant St.,
396 1891
Miss L. E. Gilfoyle,
46 High St.,
450|1889
Miss E. M. Waters,
8 Carroll St.,
450
1887
25 Taylor St.,
396 1888
ChapinSt.Prim.,
55 Beach St.,
450
1881
55 Beach St.,
396
1884
West St. Prim.,
Miss L. McNamara,
42 Sumner St., 340 Main St.,
288 1899
Fountain St. Prim.
Miss S. E. Inman,
7 Taylor St.,
396 1868
Purchase Primary,
Miss M. Davoren,
Purchase St.,
360 1896
Silver Hill,
Miss S. A. Ryan,
Purchase St.,
288 1899
Bear Hill,
Miss E. L. Stone,
Central St.,
324 1899
Braggville,
Miss S. M. Gorman,
10 Huntoon St.,
396 1895
Deer Brook,
Miss N. M. Sullivan,
78 So. Main St.,
288 1899
Music Teacher,
Mr. F. R. Lotz,
Church St.,
300 1899
Supervisor of
Drawing,
Miss M. L. Cook,
6 South Main
450
1899
$18,856
I. H. Gamwell,
46 Franklin St.,
$1,500 1899
E. L. Bean,
16 Church St., 6 So. Main St.,
500 1899
Miss S. R. Broderick,
37 Pine St. 414 1878
Plains Grammar and Primary,
Miss K. Chapin,
250 Main St.,
396 1869
Gram. & Prim.,
Miss N. M. Conely, Miss E. A. Devine, Miss J. L. Devine,
Miss M. H. McDermott 13 Spruce St.,
378 1893
Hoboken Primary,
Miss A. L. Sheehan,
396 1892
graded.
Un-
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SCHOOL CALENDAR.
WINTER TERM .- High School :- Began Jan. 1, 1900. Closes March 23, 1900. Vacation, one week.
Other Schools :- Began Jan. 8. Close March 16. Vacation, two weeks.
SPRING TERM. - High School :- Begins April 2. Closes June 22. Vacation ten weeks.
Other schools :- Begin April 2.
-
Close June 8. Vacation, twelve weeks.
FALL TERM .- All Schools :- Begin Sept. 4. Close Dec. 21. Vacation-High School, one week. Other Schools, two weeks.
WINTER TERM .- High School :- Begins Dec. 81, 1900. Other Schools :- Begin Jan. 7, 1901.
Time Schedule of Supervisor of Drawing.
Odd Weeks. SCHOOL. Hoboken.
Even Weeks. SCHOOL. Purchase Primary. Purchase Grammar.
MONDAY P. M.
Fountain Street.
Silver Hill.
TUESDAY A. M.
Plains.
South.
Park.
Spruce Street.
High. -
THURSDAY A. M.
THURSDAY P. M.
Braggville.
FRIDAY A. M.
Where needed.
High. Claflin, 5th grade. Where needed.
Time Schedule of Music Teacher.
Odd weeks of each term.
TUESDAY A. M. From 9 till 11.30.
TUESDAY P. M. From 1.30 till 2.45.
From 3 till 3.30.
WEDNESDAY A. M. From 9 till 10.
From 10.30 till 11. Bear Hill.
From 11.30 till 12. Deer Brook.
WEDNESDAY P. M. From 1.30 till 3.45. Even weeks of each term.
TUESDAY A. M. From, 9 till 11.
South Grammar.
TUESDAY P. M.
From 1 till 1.30.
Braggville.
From 1.45 till 3.30.
Spruce Street. Silver Hill.
WEDNESDAY A. M. From 9 till 9.30. From 9.45 till 10.15. Purchase Primary. 1
From 10.30 till 11. Purchase Grammar. From 11.15 till 11.45. Fountain Street.
WEDNESDAY P. M. From 1.30 till 3.30. Park. TUESDAY AND FRIDAY A. M. From 8.05 till 8.20. High.
MONDAY A. M.
Bear Hill.
Deer Brook. West Street.
TUESDAY P. M.
WEDNESDAY A. M.
Claflin, 4 grades. Chapin Street. High. High.
SCHOOL. Claflin.
Chapin Street. Hoboken. West Street.
Plains.
GRADUATION EXERCISES CLASS OF '99, MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, MUSIC HALL, MILFORD,
AT 8 O'CLOCK.
Colors :- Old Rose and Olive Green.
Flower :- Pink Rose. Motto :- Onward, Upward.
PROGRAM.
Music .
.
M. H. S. Orchestra
"Commercial Education" . J. Allen Wallace .
Singing . . M. H. S. Glee Club .
"Looking Forward" Bertha Leland Music M. H. S. Orchestra
Address, "The Part of America in the World"
Prof. Edwin A. Grosvenor of Amherst College
M. H. S. Glee Club
Singing "Progress" Mary Gilmore School
Chorus, "Song of the Vikings" .
Presentation of Diplomas.
Singing of Class Ode.
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GRADUATES, 1899.
FOUR YEARS' COURSE.
Mildred Frances Bliss, Mary Theresa Gilmore,
Adelaide Mary Hayes, Bertha Arvilla Leland, Florence Snow Pratt, Roy Angelo Sadler (except Homer).
THREE YEARS' COURSE.
William Henry Barry,
Louise Olive Carbary,
Lillian Etta Fales,
Eva Louise Gaskill,
Ethelyn Emma Harding,
Francis Joseph McNary,
Helen Irene Pond,
John Allen Wallace.
SPECIAL COURSES.
George William Bent,
Inėz Edna Clark,
Nettie Shaw Dearing,
Willie Harris Harvey,
Gilbert Clarence Eastman, Mary Alice Sheehan,
Mary Ellen Smith.
STATISTICS.
As is customary every year, we give below the statistics of the class of '99 as compared with those of the class of '98 :-
1899.
1898.
Oldest 19 years, 7 months. 20 years. ·
Youngest 15 10 66
17
66
11 months.
Average 18 1 month. 18 10 66 66 ·
Tallest
.
5 feet, 9 inches.
5 feet, 102 inches.
Shortest
4 feet, 9} inches. ·
5 feet.
Average
5 feet, 4 inches.
5 feet, 4 inches.
Heaviest
. 160 lbs.
169 lbs.
Lightest . 88 lbs.
91 lbs. 1
Average ·
. 118.11 1bs.
123.77 lbs.
ROLL OF HONOR.
Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy :-
HIGH SCHOOL. SEVEN TERMS.
William T. Roche,
Maud E. Snare.
SIX TERMS. Edward Mead.
FIVE TERMS. Sumner C. Reynolds. FOUR TERMS. Herb't B. McKenna, Edward J. Murphy. THREE TERMS.
Mary E. DeLaskey,
Attilio Cenedella,
William Clarke, Helen E. Cox,
William F. Glennen. TWO TERMS. James E. Kavanagh, Mary Schibal,
Harry D. Whitney, Ralph Woodward.
PARK SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR. Evelyn Curran, Leon Smith, TWO TERMS. Percy Walker,
Willie Moore, James Connors.
Elmer Thomas,
Harry Gilfoyle,
Maurice Rugg,
Irving Ray,
Allan Cooke,
Olga Hammerquist,
Lizzie Haskell,
Allen Dudley,
Linnea Hammerquist,Edwin Gaskill,
Maude Clarke,
Laura Johnston, Lillian Ryan,
Bertha Symonds,
Willie Birmingham, George Tully,
John Doherty.
SOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.
Clyde Johnson, Jeremiah Sweet, Julia Kelly,
Roy Kerr, Harry Webster, Anna Martin,
James Luby,
Oscar Withington, Isabel McKenna,
Frank Jappel, Lillian L. Shedd,
Lizzie Hodge, Lucy Mee,
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Helen Mead, Viola Ettinger, Mary Glennen, Joseph Chapdelaine,
Thomas Kavanagh, Ida Tatro, Bertha Tompkins,
Alena Hayes, Myrtle Collins, Harold Jackman, James Morey.
TWO TERMS.
Walter Ewing,
Willard Swan,
Florence Rockwood, Mary Coppinger,
Florence Sweet,
Nellie McKenna, Marguerite Glennen,
Mabel Kerr,
Wendell Phillipps,
John Foley,
Mary Trudell.
PLAINS SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR. James Saclemento,
Maria Vitalini, Alfred Cenedella.
TWO TERMS.
Nellie Jackman, Percy Luchini, Charlie Callanan, Joe Whalen,
Martin Holland, Pasquale Luchini, Gigi Cerooni, Peter Saclemento, Maggie Riva. .
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.
Raymond Clancey, Eddie Kane, Maude Hersey, Emma Kane.
Willie Dunphy, Myra Leahy, Jessie Hodge,
Fannie Hodgson,
Mildred Whittemore, Ethel Gould, Annie Wells, Carroll Duggan, Raymond McCobb, Warren Fox, Mamie Kimball,
TWO TERMS. Edith Johnston,
Lena Hodge, Helen McDermott, John Papineau, Kelsey Havner, Eva Young,
Althera Roberts, Ina Rugg, Willie Colleary, Stephen Archer, Philip Callery, Elwood Ward, Grace Hickey.
Fred Casey, Mary Sullivan,
Marie Cenedella, James McCarthy, Toni Monti, Mary Kolter, Joseph Gacimuzzi,
Stanley Wires, Ray Dwyer,
Robert Kinney, Eunice Hussey, Lizzie Hayes, Clarence Sunderland, Harold Albee,
George Galvin,
Lois Ames,
Etta McKenna,
Archie Barry, Alice Boyce,
Nina Dennison,
John Callery, Blaine Libby, Mildred Cooke,
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CLAFLIN SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.
Edgar Callahan, Perley Prance, Thomas Gillon,
Florence Coyne, Arthur Ewing, Robert Gamb, John Shea.
TWO TERMS.
Edna Boone,
James Bell,
Arthur Gaskin,
Ella McCart,
Frank Paradise,
Warren Simmons.
CHAPIN STREET SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.
Frederick Burns,
David Bushee, Walter Rose,
Fred'k Chapdelaine, Raymond Littlewood,Bessie Barry,
Eva Burns,
Grace Lebossire, Vivian Macuen.
TWO TERMS.
Andrew Kavanagh,
Francis Trudell,
Clifton Albee,
Frank Dwyer,
Philip Gilmore,
Frank Dalton,
Marion Albee, Gertrude Duran,
Florence Dwyer,
Mary Webster,
Lester Carey.
WEST STREET SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.
William Morey,
Stephen Logee, Charles Matthews,
Ray Dunphy,
May Birmingham, Mary Birmingham, Katherine Birmingham.
TWO TERMS.
Thomas Curley,
Frederick Sweeney,
George Cusack,
Hannah Casey,
Harry Hely, Anna Mee, Patrick Sweeney, Agnes Kelly,
Thomas Mone, John Sweeney, Anna Clancey, Leo Clancey.
Frank Boyle, Martinia Donahue, John Gillon, Charles Reynolds,
Lilla Boyle, Earle Ettinger,
Theresa Hayes, William Mills,
John Walsh,
James Gallagher,
George Kelly,
Patrick O'Connor,
Henry Julian,
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FOUNTAIN STREET. TWO TERMS.
David J. Costello, Prescott H. Pugsley, Harlen O. Pugsley, Joseph Saunders.
PURCHASE GRAMMAR.
FOR THE YEAR.
Susie Casey, Evelyn Hilton, Eugene Casey,
Ella Clark [Absent one-half day on account of death of father].
Charlie Saunders,
Frank Mee,
TWO TERMS. George Edmands, William Cahill, George Clark.
HOBOKEN SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR. Helen Buckley. TWO TERMS. James Droney.
PURCHASE PRIMARY SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.
Fred Casey,
Warren Cheever.
SILVER HILL SCHOOL.
TWO TERMS. George L. Cook.
DEER BROOK SCHOOL.
TWO TERMS. Timothy Lynch.
TOWN RECORDS.
1899-1900.
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TOWN RECORDS, 1899-1900 .*
WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 6, 1899.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
To either Constable of the Town of Milford, in said County, Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified by law to vote in elections and in Town af- fairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the sixth day of March, A. D. 1899, punctually at six o'clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following articles, namely :-
[The polls may be closed at four o'clock in the after- noon on said day of meeting.]
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
ARTICLE 2. To choose all necessary Town officers for the year ensuing. A Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Tax Collec- tor, Auditor, three Selectmen, three Assessors, three Over- seers of the Poor, two members of the School Committee, two Trustees of public library, two members of the Board of Health, one for two years and one for three years, two Trus- tees of Vernon Grove cemetery, and fifteen Constables; to be voted for on ballots prepared and furnished in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 548 of the Acts of 1898; also upon said ballots the voters will give in their votes "Yes" or "No" in answer to the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?"
ARTICLE 3. To hear and act upon the reports of the Se- lectmen, School Committee, Overseers of the Poor, Treasurer,
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Engineers of Fire Department, Tax Collector, Trustees of pub- lic library, Trustees of Vernon Grove cemetery, and any other officers and committees of said Town.
ARTICLE 4. To raise and appropriate such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town expenses for the year ensuing.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Treas- urer to borrow money in anticipation of the taxes of the cur- rent year.
ARTICLE 6. To determine when all taxes shall be col- lected and paid into the treasury the year ensuing, and to fix the compensation of the Collector of Taxes for collecting the same.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate one hundred and fifty dollars towards defraying the ex- penses of Memorial day.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to take charge of all legal proceedings for or against the Town.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will accept and allow the report of the Selectmen on the laying out and grading of a way leading from Pearl street to School street through land of L. A. Cook and heirs of Peter Cook, appropriate any money to build the same, or take any action in relation there- to.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to widen and lengthen the bridge on Dilla street where it crosses the stream leading from Louisa Lake, appropriate any money therefor, or take any action in relation to the same.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will take another lease of the land occupied by the house of Hose Company No. 3, on Central street.
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