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The cultural value of drawing should not be ignored, however; for standards of taste in design and color are formed in part by contact with good examples, just as standards in music, dress, manners, and reading are thus formed.
The fact that the eighth grade has occupied the so- called drawing room of the High School building has prevented the High School pupils from having their usual course in drawing. This lack of training in both
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freehand and mechanical drawing would seriously handi- cap pupils fitting for technical or normal schools. The Supervisor suggests that a good two or three year course in both branches be introduced in the High School, with the subject elective.
SLOYD.
The boys in the eighth and ninth grades continue to take a keen interest in! wood-working, and the results are gratifying.
At the end of the school year, the actual finished articles are few in number; yet when we remember that the time is limited to one hour and a half a week-mak- ing a total of not more than fifty-four hours during the year-we feel that a good deal has been accomplished.
Wood-working, as it has to be taught under the present equipment, and taught as it is only in the grades, should not be confused with, nor criticized from the standpoint of, the so-called industrial manual train- ing which exists in many High Schools, and which has for its aim the teaching of a trade.
In our schools, primary emphasis is not placed upon results, nor is the value of the work to be judged en- trely by its finished products.
The subject is first of all head work; secondarily, hand work.
Perhaps as valuable as any part of the work is the making of a working-drawing of each model.
SEWING.
Instruction in sewing is given to the girls in the eighth and ninth grades for one hour a week. This appeals to the girls as in- stinctively as does sloyd to the boys, and furnishes much the same mental training.
In the eighth grade, the time is spent largely in learning the most practical and necessary stitches. In the ninth, the pupils cut, fit, and make simple garments.
The introduction of sewing machines is an obvious improvement. The value of up-to-date methods in sew- ing, as in other subjects, is apparent. Besides this, there
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is the value of time saved during the sewing period, which makes it possible to accomplish more work during the school year.
(This treatment of Manual Arts an almost verbatim copy of the report handed to me by the Supervisor, Miss Leland.)
MUSIC. David Bispham, a noted oratorio singer, says :- "Good music should become an integral part of the life of every child, and should be heard daily."
In order that good music may become a part of the life of every child, he must have a knowledge of the art, so as to interpret it correctly. When he has gained this power of interpretation, he must be then given the right opportunities to exercise and enjoy it. In each grade the work is so carefully planned and thoroughly carried out, that every individual pupil is given the right opportunity to develop this power of interpreta- tion. In the primary grades, the rote songs supply the "good music to be heard daily", always being selected from the best sources. In the grammar grades, the music chosen for study is of the highest order. At the grammar school graduation last June, the chorus render- ed "Soldiers' Chorus" from "Faust", by Gounod; and the "Bridal Chorus", from Wagner's "Lohengrin". They also rendered Bendal's cantata, "The Legend of Bre- genz". The courage shown in the attack of an ambitious work of such length was very commendable.
In order that the best music may be heard daily by our pupils, each grammar school has purchased either a Victrola or Grafanola, as recommended by the Supervi- sor.
Now the pupils have the best opportunities of be- coming acquainted with all that is good in both vocal and instrumental art. The famous singers and players, the world's greatest orchestras, will become known, ap-
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preciated, and loved by means of these wonderful ma- chines. They may also serve as the most accurate ac- companiments for school marches, drills, folk-dances, and gymnastics.
The grammar schools are at present preparing en- tertainments to be given publicly. They will consist of cperettas, folk-dances, drills, etc. These public entertain- ments are of great educational value. They train the pupils to appear at ease before others. They nable the pupils to feel a pride in earning something by their ex- tra effort. When they have earned their Victrolas and Grafanolas. they will appreciate an ownership in them.
The Supervisor reports a most progressive year along all lines of work. The new music readers, "Bald- win's Sight-Singing Melodies", placed in all second and third grades, have accomplished excellent results in chorus singing in these primary grades. In some fifth grades, you will hear good four-part singing from: the "101 Best Songs". One sixth grade sang at Christmas "Holy Night" in four-parts with the German text. In the seventh, eight. and ninth grades can be heard very creditable work from soloists. girls and boys, as well as mixed quartettes and semi-choruses,-all producing work well worthy of mature choirs.
The Etude has been a means of much profit and en- joyment in the grammar grades. The pupils themselves have arranged very good recitals, using the music and reading material found in this magazine for their pro- grams. At these affairs. piano, vocal, and violin solos and duets were rendered. Another feature was the reciting of musical quotations, some short. others lengthy articles, told in the pupils' own words.
In the High School, we have so little room for chorus work. that the number has to be limited to the freshman class. With a forty minute period once a week, it is impossible to accomplish half what we would like to,
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and that the pupils should have the privilege of enjoy- ing. For next year the Supervisor urges that more time be given music in the High School. If one forty minute period be given for the freshman chorus work, and an- other forty minute period for an elective chorus class, it would be an easy matter to combine for public concerts. A class in music history and appreciation ought to be formed, with credit for work the same as in other sub- jects. The Grafanola in the music room would be an invaluable aid in this class, and with the present schedule, there is absolutely no time to use it.
(This is taken almost verbatim from Miss Cant- well's report to the Superintendent.)
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The following recommendations are made :
(1). That the yard of the Palmer Grammar School be covered with a heavy gravel top-dressing.
(2). That a Special Committee be named to in- vestigate the question of additional school room in Palmer and Three Rivers, with power of recommendation, and report at the Town Meeting in 1915.
(3). That the High School Tuition be increased from $50 to $75 per year.
(4). That the Grade Salary Maximum be increased one dollar per week, making it $14 per week.
(5). That the Committee carefully look into the advisability of introducing Domestic Science.
CONCLUSION.
The attempt has been made to give you some ac- quaintance with our schools; consequently, many sub- jects have been taken up more specifically and less generally than in previous reports. Less of an attempt to treat large and broad educational matters has been made. Many important subjects have been left entirely untouched. A full and frank portrayal of conditions to
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be found in our schools has been made. Our testimony is before you; you are the judge; you may accept or re- ject it. You may visit the scene of action-the schools -for verification; in fact, it is only fair to those who are on trial that you do this, that you secure your evidence at first-hand, before rendering your final verdict. We will willingly stand or fall, as the judgment may be, provided you give us a fair trial.
A careful and unsuccessful effort has been made to write this report entirely in the third person. The first of it is almost entirely free from the use of "we", "I", "you", "our", and other pronouns of the first or second person. But as the report progressed and as the writer "warmed up" to his subject. the use of the third person seemed too cold, unassertive, spineless, formal, and im- personal. Enthusiasm alone makes it impossible for me to write so indirectly. If I am talking to you, I say "you", and not "them"; if I am compelled to speak of myself, I say "I" or the Ciceronian "we", and not "he". In doing this, I lay myself liable to the accusation of being too blunt and candid and lacking in judgment, or of being too self-laudatory. As long as this report ac- complishes its purpose, any accusation will rest lightly upon our heads.
In concluding this report, I desire to express my deepest appreciation of the treatment accorded me by the School Committee. They have placed large confidence in me and have, as a result, given me much latitude in handling school affairs. Consequently, I have realized that any failure to make good can not be attributed to them, but must be borne by me individually. Nothing has been left undone that, in my judgment, should be done in view of this centered responsibility. The in- trusting of such confidence and discretion is simply ap- plying modern business principles and practices to public business. It is the only method that will show up un- qualifiedly inability.
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I further wish to express my gratification to the pub- lic for their confidence and consideration. The number of direct complaints has been very small; and these com- plainants have, for the most part, been reasonable in their demands, when their grievance has been fairly and squarely discussed by us. I expect complaints; I will gladly listen to them; I will honestly state my opinion; I will be as open, honest, and unbiased as possible. If I can convince the public of the sincerity of these state- ments, I have no fear of any unreasonableness of de- mands upon their part.
Finally, I wish to express my regard for the ap- parent goodwill of the pupils in our schools. My interest in them and their welfare never lags; and because of this very interest, I make the demands of them in work and behavior that I do. Real interest in boys or girls does not mean allowing them to do what they want, when they want, and as they want to do it; it is, rather, shown by demanding that they become masters of, and not slaves to, their desires. A straight diet of "sweets" will ruin any one physically; the same applies to the mental and moral character of the individual. There must be a proper mixture of "the bitter and the sweet." My desire is to deal fairly, squarely, and justly with every pupil in our schools. I shall welcome any courte- ous reminder of my failure to do so.
With the confidence and co-operation of the School Committee, the confidence and support of the citizens and parents, the goodwill and honest endeavor of the pu- pils, success and progress must come to your school -; nothing can prevent them from taking up a permanent abode within your midst.
Respectfully submitted, CLIFTON H. HOBSON, Superintendent of Schools.
Palmer, Mass., February 14, 1914.
Appendix
A. FINANCIAL STATEMENT TEACHERS' SALARIES. HIGH SCHOOL.
Lee T. Gray,
$1.553.32
Genevra F. Clark.
730.00
Pauline C. Melius, 730.00
Eleanor F. Toolin,
730.00
Alice E. Wyman,
730.00
Clarence W. Lombard,
280.00
John E. Hurley.
420.00
$5,173.32
DEPOT.
Elizabeth I. Heenehan,
$634.52
Agnes I. Mahoney,
494.00
Ruth Elvin,
404.00
S. Leola Franklin,
404.00
Beatrice L. Dillon,
442.00
Susan M. Ballou,
494.00
Elizabeth Dempsey,
404.00
Kathleen M. Quirk,
240.00
Hazel B. Caryl,
168.00
Agnes C. Carmody,
240.00
Jane C. Roche,
494.00
Marie J. Knobel.
480.00
Rose A. Duffy.
442.00
$5,340.52
THORNDIKE.
Katharine M. Twiss,
$634.52
Florence I. Sampson,
442.00
Bridget Griffin, 477.60
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Deborah L. Healey,
404.00
Mary I. Hartnett,
404.00
Mary E. Murdock,
494.00
$2,856.12
BONDSVILLE.
Jennie C. Twiss,
$545.58
Lucy C. Fitzgerald,
518.62
Genevieve Reilley,
220.00
Mary E. Quirk,
438.70
Bessie M. Donnelly,
375.00
Zilpha L. Sturtevant,
393.80
Mary G. Hartnett,
240.00
Anna C. Bothwell,
150.00
Helen M. Grace,
150.00
Bessie King,
40.00
$3,071.70
THREE RIVERS.
Annie E. O'Connor,
$634.52
Luna Whitlock,
494.00
Grace A. Walsh,
404.00
Nellie L. Twiss,
480.00
Lucy B. Twiss,
494.00
Mae C. Fitzgerald,
442.00
Flora L. Morey,
480.00
Clara L. O'Connor,
404.00
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$3,832.52
DISTRICTS.
May E. Mahoney,
$494.00
Maude V. Foley,
480.00
Elizabeth A. Shea,
399.80
Agnes E. Sullivan,
240.00
$1,613.80
SUBSTITUTES.
Mildred Loftus, $242.00 Sophie Rice. 58.00
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Cora Clark. 18.20
Mrs. L. E. Chandler, 3.00
$321.20
SUPERINTENDENT.
Clifton H. Hobson,
$1,900.00
SECRETARY.
Florence M. Healey,
$498.58
JANITORS.
Charles Johnson,
$1,000.12
William Smith,
465.50
Patrick Sullivan,
411.00
Charles E. Fuller,
408.00
Charles Damon,
1.50
Frank Jacunski,
10.00
Rufus W. Bacon,
15.00
Nelson St. John,
15.00
Mrs. Hugh Flynn,
60.00
$2,386.12
MUSIC.
Joanna V. Cantwell, instructor,
$500.00
Arthur W. Tams, music,
25.05
D. E. Marcy, team hire, 16.50
Theodore Presser Co., music,
6.00
G. Schirmer, music,
5.58
The Cable Co., music,
11.62
Ginn & Co., music books and supplies, 74.62
Silver Burdett & Co., music.
2.22
MANUAL TRAINING & DRAWING.
Anna D. McAuliffe, instructor,
$80.00
Helen H. Leland, instructor. 600.00
D. E. Marcy, team hire, 12.00
Milton Bradley Co., paper, .60
S. H. Wright, sharpening tools, 2.75
Hampden Lumber Co., lumber, 55.07
Whitcomb & Faulkner, supplies,
141.02
$641.59
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J. L. Hammett Co., drawing supplies, 163.64
Charles D. Holden, rent and supplies, 30.00
E. Leonard, patterns, 1.25
$1,086.33
MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Dr. C. H. Giroux, $50.00
Dr. H. A. Dunphy, 50.00
Dr. J. P. Schneider, 50.00
Dr. S. O. Miller, 50.00
$200.00
TEXT BOOKS and SUPPLIES.
Ginn & Co., books, $150.21
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., laboratory supplies, 37.78
J. L. Hammett Co., general supplies, 1,278.26
D. C. Heath & Co., books,
42.56
Schnoenof Book Co., books, 10.28
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., rental and tolls, 57.17
E. E. Babb & Co., general supplies,
34.64
W. E. Stone & Son, supplies, 10.44
Allyn & Bacon, books, 9.23
American Express Co., express,
23.99
Palmer Trucking Co., cartage, freight, 55.03
Palmer Journal, printing and supplies, 212.05
E. S. Brooks, repairing clocks, 7.25
Somerville Brush Co., brushes, 38.40
E. A. Buck Co., dustlayers, 27.38
Meekins Packard & Wheat, cabinet supplies, 5.25
Parker-Hamer Electric Co., fixtures, etc., 11.70
W. L. Shaw, postage, 49.37
Frank H. Lee, repairing clock, 1.00
American Book Co., books, 29.35
Atkinson Mentzer & Co., books,
11.62
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American School of Peace, booklets. 2.50
Houghton, Mifflin Co .. books. 25.35
Edwin Gould. supplies, 5.50
Milton Bradley Co., diplomas. 29.95
Frank D. Beattys & Co., books. 8.95
The Formacone Co., disinfectants, 8.75
Educational Publishing Co., books, 5.35
Bay State Drug Co., laboratory supplies. 36.76
C. E. Fuller. cartage, etc .. 1.45
E. Brown Co., supplies. .60
D. F. Leary. supplies. 1.90
School Board Journal, books. 2.50
E. M. Leonard. cheese cloth and ribbon. 5.50
C. B. Dolge & Co .. janitors' supplies. 25.00
Mrs. Hugh Flynn. janitors' supplies, 2.45
Walcott-Cameron Co., furniture and furnishings. 25.20
J. J. Kelley. janitors' supplies. 2.00
West Disinfectant Co .. liquid soap. 15.00
Johnson's Bookstore. supplies. 6.25
Holden Patent Book Cover Co .. book covers. 6.30
Geo. B. Robbins Disinfectant Co., janitors' supplies, 29.25
Remington Typewriter Co .. paper, rib- bons. etc .. 106.99
Funk Wagnalls Co., books. 10.80
D. Appleton & Co., books, 18.44
F. J. Barnard & Co., rebinding books, 105.55
Charles D. Holden. supplies, 23.46
Hinds, Noble & Eldredge, books, 1.96
Unit Press Co .. leaflets. 1.63
Palmer Mill. supplies. 1.90
William Smith, supplies. 7.12
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James Wilson, supplies, 3.03
Whitcomb & Faulkner, manual training supplies, 38.40
Frank E. Wood, pens,
3.00
Scott, Foresman Co., books,
5.26
Library Bureau, cards,
3.59
Benjamin Sanborn & Co., books, 6.25
N. Pero, janitors' supplies,
1.04
Old South Association, leaflets,
4.00
G. P. Putnam & Sons, books,
1.50
P. J. Sullivan, trucking,
1.25
Harry Houston, books and charts,
15.30
Worcester County Gas Co., laboratory supplies, .10
Bass & Co., directory, 1.50
T. D. Potter, keys, etc., .66
John Fitzgerald, silent castors, 8.88
Cambridge Botanical Supply Co., labora- tory supplies, 71.18
H. E. W. Clark, salt, .20
Standard Crayon Co., colored crayons, 29.28
Nelson St. John, stove polish, .10
$2,821.84
REPAIRS.
Whitcomb & Faulkner, labor and ma- terial, $213.49
G. A. Authier & Son, labor and ma- terial, 367.15
N. L. Monat, storm windows, etc., 22.77
Parker-Hamer Electric Co., labor and material, 19.51
E. Brown & Co., labor and material, 21.49
Ducy & Keir, labor and material, 4.45
F. W. Simonds, labor and material, 2.45
Nelson St. John, labor, 6.90
S. H. Wright, repairing tools, .75
70
Palmer Mill, repairs, .27
Harry C. Sheafer & Co., labor and material, 65.00
P. S. Trumble, labor and material, 2.50
John Wilson, labor and material. 4.20
$730.93
FUEL, LIGHT AND WATER.
C'entral Mass. Electric Co., light, $202.98
Nelson St. John, wood, 18.00
Brown Bros., coal and wood, 511.58
Worcester County Gas Co., gas, 5.87
Palmer Water Co., water,
161.76
Thorndike Grain Co., coal and wood,
82.70
C. W. Darling & Co., coal and wood,
11.00
Cutler Coal & Grain Co.,
484.48
F. J. Hamilton, coal and wood,
1,955.86
T. D. Potter, wood,
12.10
Boston Duck Co., water,
23.67
R. L. Bond, water,
30.00
$3,500.00
INSURANCE.
Ernest E. Hobson,
$133.35
A. W. Warriner,
176.75
Wm. W. Leach & Co.,
92.46
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.,
24.19
A. E. Fitch,
225.00
Roy E. Cummings,
60.00
George Ezekiel,
50.00
Charles Holden,
98.25
$860.00
TRANSPORTATION.
Springfield Street Railway Co.,
$1,500.00
D. E. Marcy, 700.00
Henry Brothers,
142.40
Margaret Cote,
32.00
$2,374.40
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COMMERCIAL.
Rufus W. Clement, head of Com-
mercial Department, $500.00
Carrie J. Fish, assistant, 730.00
G. U. Eastman, head of Commercial Department, 770.00
Johnson's Bookstore, supplies, 7.47
American Book Co., books, 66.28
Gregg Publishing Co., supplies,
68.06
Remington Typewriter Co., supplies and typewriters, 355.17
Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co., cabinets,
58.82
.J. A. Lyons & Co., books,
9.43
J. L Hammett Co., supplies, 37.92
Ginn & Co., books, 2 24
$2,605.39
EQUIPMENT.
G. A. Authier & Son, painting, $138.45
Marcy Lumber Co., bricks, 37.79
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, furniture, 378.16
American Seating Co., furniture, 17.50
Whitcomb & Faulkner, repairs, 9.95
S. W. Lyon & Co., labor and material, 102.80
M. J. Dillon, repairing chimneys, 130.89
G. R. Shaw, painting, 61.00
Walcott-Cameron Co., furniture,
71.50
$948.04
CONTINGENCIES.
James J. Manning, truants, $24.00
John Mansfield, truants, 45.00
James Summers, fire extinguishers, 101.00
43.00
William Smith, care of children at Three Rivers, 8.37
George A. Bills, truants,
22.00
Edward McKelligett, truants,
9.50
Town of Wilbraham, tuition,
72
Charles Johnson, care of children at Palmer, 18.90
L. L. Merrick Post, rent of Memorial Hall, 10.00
A. F. Bennett. truants,
4.00
W. F. Fillmore, rent of Opera House,
20.00
Michael Mack, labor,
2.20
George McDonald, labor,
1,20
Michael St. John, labor,
4.00
Clifton H. Hobson, traveling expenses,
14.84
S. H. Brown, trucking, 4.55
.50
John Wilson, repairs,
Daniel E. Horgan, census enumerator, 60.00
W. C. Trumble, repairs, 5.00
Parker-Hamer Electric Co .. repairs,
.85
W. L. Shaw, box rent, .75
F. L. Jones, repairs,
26.17
E. Brown Co., wrench, .60
Charles D. Holden, insurance,
21.75
Cutler Coal & Grain Co., mortar, .57
J. H. Keith, labor, 1.00
Roy E. Cummings, labor issuing certifi- cates, 27.50
Frank H. Lee, repairing clock,
1.50
Palmer Trucking Co., trucking, 4.00
$482.75
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BALANCE ACCOUNT
Appropriation Regular Town Meeting.
Appropriation Special
Town Meeting.
x Transfered
from Contingencies.
Actual Expenditures.
Balance
Salaries,
$25,400.00 §$24,650.00
Janitors,
2,400.00
2,400.00
$24,598.76 $51.24 2,336.12 13.88
Music,
600.00
600.00 $41.49
641.59
Manual Training
and Drawing
1,150.00
§1,000.00
86.33
1,086.33
Transportation, 1,900.00
1,900.00 474.40
2,374.40
Fuel, Light and
Water,
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Medical
Inspection,
200.00
200.00
200.00
Repairs,
500.00
500.00 230.93
730.93
Equipment,
850.00
850.00
98.04
948.04
Commercial,
2,500.00
2,500.00 105.39
2,605 39
*Text Books
and Supplies,
2,551.27
2,551.27 270.57
2.821.84
Insurance,
750.00
750.00 110.00
860.00
Contingencies,
1,000
1.900.00
482.75
Total Expenditures. Balance Unexpended,
$43,301.27
$43.301.27
*Appropriation, 600.00
Dog Tax, Tuition
and Merrick
Fund, 1,951.27
$43,236.15
65.12
Total, $2.551.27 § $750 and $150 were deducted from Salaries and Manual Training and Drawing Accounts respectively and added to Contingencies by vote of Special Town Meeting.
x These transfers were made upon advice of State Ac- countants.
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B. GENERAL STATISTICS. I. Population.
Census of 1910, 8,610
School population, September 1, 1912, 5 to 15 years
of age, 1,672
School population. September 1, 1913, 5 to 15 years of age, 1,769
II. Pupils.
Number of children in town, September 1, as taken from the school census and registers :
1911-12 1912-13
Between ages of 7 and 14,
1,332
1,342
Aggregate enrollment, Sept. to June,
1,618
1,641
Average daily attendance,
1,333.62
1,372.99
Average number belonging,
1,411.33
1,433.71
Per cent of attendance,
94.49
95.76
Average number of pupils to each teacher :
In the High School,
19.13
19.63
In the other schools,
38.6
42.4
C. ATTENDANCE STATISTICS. I. Attendance by Rooms, 1912-1913.
1
Average Membership
Average Attendance
Per cent. of, Attendance
Tardiness
Enrollment
High,
143.78
138.00
95.95
22
157
Palmer :
Grade 9,
25.91
25.57
98.68
1
27
Grade 8,
26.07
25.21
96.71
0
30
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Schools
75
Grade 7,
30.4
30.
98.6
4 38
Grade 6,
39.90
39.09
97.96
8
51
Grades 5 and 6,
40.29
39.18
97.24
4
42
Grades 4 and 5,
39.76
38.86
97.7
3
43
Grade 4,
43.9
42.4
96.5
7
47
Grade 3,
50.20
48.16
95.93
6
60
Grade 2,
51.67
49.72
96.22
11
56
Grades 1 and 2,
49.
45.30
93.10
27
58
Grade 1,
40.48
37.12
94.17
15
55
Thorndike :
Grades 8 and 9,
29.72
29.05
97.77
1 33
Grades 6 and 7,
35.54
34.26
96.16
1
41
Grades 4 and 5,
46.06
44.56
96.79
2
48
Grade 3.
31.97
31.28
97.81
0
34
Grade 2,
37.99
36.56
96.31
4
40
Grade 1,
33.86
32.38
95.63
6
39 ៛
Bondsville :
Grades 8 and 9.
22.34
21.72
97.22
0
26
Grades 6 and 7,
31.79
30.83
96.98
0
36
Grades 4 and 5,
47.04
44.54
94.72
0
50
Grade 3,
45.48
43.72
95.95
2
50
Grade 2.
45.02
42.42
94.22
4
50
Grade 1,
47.42
43.96
92.39
6
57
Three Rivers :
Grades 8 and 9,
21.43
20,98
97.87
1 25
Grades 6 and 7,
39.88
37.21
93.44
6
47
Grades 5 and 6,
42.86
40.31
93.68
6
52
Grades 3 and 4,
45.57
43.1
94.88
6
52
Grade 3,
44.42
41.96
94.46
6
53
Grade 2,
36.32
34.33
94.52
3
39
Grades 1 and 2,
38.78
36.7
94.6
5
43
Grade 1,
43.54
41.25
94.75
8
57
Districts :
Wire Mill,
37.52
36.35
96.97
11
41
Center,
28.3
27.9
98.7
2
41
Shorley,
19.50
19.01
97.48
8
23
76
II. ATTENDANCE BY SCHOOLS.
1912-1913.
High,
143.78
138.00
95.95
22
157
Palmer Grammar,
437.58
420.61
96.62
86
507
Thorndike Gram-
mar,
215.14
208.09
96.74
14
235
Bondsville Gram- mar,
239.09
227.19
95.25
12
269
Three Rivers
Grammar,
312.80
295.84
94.78
41
368
Wire Mill,
37.52
36.35
96.97
11
41
Center,
28.3
27.9
98.7
2
41
Shorley,
19.50
19.01
97.48
8
23
Total,
1,433.71 1,372.99
95.76
203 1,641
III. ATTENDANCE BY ROOMS. Fall Term, 1913.
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Per cent.
Attendance
Tardiness
Enrollment
High School,
158.63
154.20
97.20
2
168
Palmer :
Grade 9,
23.27
22.6
97.
5
25
Grade 8,
29.16
28.63
98.18
3 32
Grade 7,
41.44
40.26
97.15
0
44
Grades 6 and 7,
40.84
39.99
97.90
3
44
Grades 5 and 6,
43.89
43.17
98.35
0
46
Grade 5,
43.81
43.1
98.38
3
50
Grade 4,
43.55
41.79
95.95
1
5.1
Grade 3,
39.03
37.89
97.09
0
42
Grades 2 and 3,
36.27
35.19
97.19
2
39
77
Grade 2,
37.35
36.35
97.32
0
44
Grade 1,
42.59
40.49
93.70
3
49
Grade 1,
43.41
41.35
96.25
7
46
Thorndike :
Grades 8 and 9,
24.58
24.4
99.3
0
25
Grades 6 and 7,
42.55
40.58
98.09
0
46
Grades 4 and 5,
50.4
49.4
98.
1
54
Grade 3,
36.82
36.24
98.43
0
37
Grade 2,
31.23
30.60
97.97
1
33
Grade 1,
45.14
42.95
95.14
1
55
Bondsville :
Grades 8 and 9,
18.26
17.97
98.41
0
19
Grades 6 and 7,
29.56
29.33
99.22
0
30
Grades 5 and 6,
29.5
26.76
97.30
0
31
Grade 4,
33.67
33.07
98.21
0
36
Grade 3,
41.13
40.43
98.29
1
42
Grade 2,
37.95
37.3
98.28
0
39
Grade 1,
31.75
31.62
97.61
1
32
Grade 1,
31.79
30.67
96.47
0
34
Three Rivers :
Grades 8 and 9,
28.62
28.26
98.32
0 30
Grades 6 and 7,
44.04
41.51
94.23
0 47
Grades 5 and 6,
46.99
45.05
95.84
0
48
Grade 4,
46.13
44.24
95.68
2
48
Grade 3,
45.33
44.26
97.66
4
52
Grade 2,
42.98
41.79
97.24
0
45
Grades 1 and 2,
43.4
41.6
95.89
4
44
Grade 1,
49.18
46.88
95.25
6
52
Districts :
Wire Mill,
40.7
40.3
98.13
6
44
Palmer Center,
26.8
25.5
95.
1
41
Shorley,
17.92
17.85
99.6
0
18
IV. ATTENDANCE BY SCHOOLS.
Fall Term, 1913.
High,
158.63
154.20
97.20
2 168
Palmer Grammar,
464.61
450.81
96.94
27
512
78
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