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Paid Expenses in Town By-Law case, $15 75 P. H. Chew, Town Record Book, 8 00
Williamsburg F. D., forest fire, 31 men G. M. Bradford's lot, 64 50
Williamsburg F. D., forest fire, 16 men Ashfield road, 3 90
Sundry persons at forest fires, 55 57
Williamsburg F. D., Hill Bros. dry house, 28 men, 5 60
Williamsburg F. D., Orcutt House, 33 men, 25 70
C. A. L. Patch and C. A. Nichols
watching fire at Farnsworth's barn, 4 00 E. C. & E. E. Davis, preliminary sur- veys for water supply, 78 40
E. A. Warner, fixing roof to town hall, 1 46 H. S. Smith's estate for Mr. Smith's services as Selectman, etc., 125 00
L. Molloy, services as Selectman, 100 00
H. S. Leonard, " 100 00
H. W. Hill, as Town Clerk
and Treasurer, 100 00
H. W. Hill, recording births, deaths and marriages, 25 55
Express and stamps,
9 15
Birth returns,
7 75
R. F. Burke, salary for 1902, 125 00
Sundry abatements 1902 tax, 40 33
H. C. Pomeroy, Tree Warden, 25 00
Rev. John Pierpont, School Committee, 75 00 A. S. Hills, 66 66 75 00
F. T. Dunleavy, 66 66 55 00
Samuel Edwards, Constable, 50 00
Henry A. Bisbee,
27 40
66 66 66 Janitor Town Hall, 25 00
66
66
sundry labor, 15 89
66
66
special police, 25 00
20
H. N. Brewster & Co., for Akron pipe, $3 88 Wm. Crow, labor schoolhouse grading,19 87
John Alvord, " 66 66 9 00
Geo. Brazell, «
66
9 00
James Welch, "
66
66
7 50
M. H. Beals, Elector, 10 00
F. W. Wells, driving hearse, 12 00
Smith & Fay, sundries,
4 96
Bisbee Bros.,
1 28
C. R. Damon, 66
2 87
C. M. Brewster, for teams, 3 50
J. M. Williams, fixing stove pipe, 2 20
F. P. Crosby, labor on schoolhouse grounds, 28 00
F. W. Wells, labor on schoolhouse grounds, 1 62
Mari Wells, team schoolhouse grounds, 10 17
H. S. Leonard, labor, 66 3 00
L. Molloy, sundries, 1 25
W. M. Purrington, insurance,
68 75
$1,672 20
AVAILABLE FOR CONTINGENT ACCOUNT.
Appropriation,
$800 00
National Bank Tax,
636 59
State Corporation Tax,
190 43
Rent of Town Hall,
35 00
Sundry licenses,
9 00
Balance District Court fines,
5 25
Rent of Strang House,
16 00
Sale of 66 66
335 00
-
$2,027 27
Appropriation recommended,
$800 00
and State Corporation and Bank Tax.
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PAUPER ACCOUNT.
EXPENDITURES.
For Mrs. Henry C. Thayer,
$134 94
Mrs. Ellen O'Brien,
156 18
Miss Salome Warner,
130 44
Mrs. Ellen Williams,
169 46
Miss Cora Tucker,
169 48
Mrs. Evaline Trombley and family,
56 00
Mrs. Frank Montgomery,
4 50
Thomas Dehey,
120 00
Miss Johanna Keating,
48 00
Edmund Fowler,
138 99
James H. Wright,
119 10
James H. Nichols,
136 19
William Navin,
135 00
Samuel Kingman, deceased,
73 95
Thomas Wait,
70 98
Rose D. Anable,
65 00
Mrs. William Luce and family,
41 50
Mrs. Winifred Phillips,
34 36
Ernest Wilson, State pauper,
40 00
Alec Duseau,
4 19
Mrs. Lottie French,
15 00
Duplin family,
33 00
Lodging Tramps,
1 00
-
$1,897 26
AVAILABLE FOR PAUPER ACCOUNT.
Appropriation,
$1,800 00
Received from City of Salem,
40 00
66 66 City of Pittsfield, 3 92
66 State of Massachusetts,
13 75
Due for aid to Alec Duseau, State charge, 4 19
Received from City of Northampton, 78 00
$1,939 86
Appropriation recommended,
$1,550 00
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SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Myron Ames,
$ 90 00
Mrs. Margaret McGee,
139 94
Mrs. Emily Hill,
173 61
$403 55
AMOUNT AVAILABLE.
Appropriation,
$250 00
Received from Mrs. McGee,
96 00
66 Mrs. Emily Hill,
96 00
$442 00
Appropriation recommended for 1904,
$200 00
STREET LIGHTS.
Paid P. J. O'Brien, $ 21 98
Mill River Electric Light Company,
for 11 months, 1,059 71
$1,081 69
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid G. M. Bradford, for wood,
$2 90
Byron Loomis, 66 3 00
Williamsburg Fire Company, 40 men, 80 00
Haydenville 66 50 men,100 00
Repairs on Engine House,
22 20
M. L. Snyder, for fire hose, 131 99
D. T. Clark, sundries, 14 55
Judd Paper Co., acid,
3 87
Charles R. Damon, wood and oil,
6 70
Frank Graves for building fire at Engine House, 2 80
$368 01
Appropriation,
$375 00
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ELECTRIC WIRING FOR TOWN HALL.
Paid C. W. Fay, for fixtures, R. F. Burke, for wiring,
$27 26
70 32
$97 58
Appropriation, $100 00
ALMONERS OF WHITING STREET FUND.
Paid 46 beneficiaries, $5 each,
$230 00
Received from Town Treasurer, $230 00
Respectfully submitted, MRS. F. W. THAYER, J. W. BELCHER, C. J. HILLS,
Almoners.
REVISED LIST OF JURORS, 1904.
Orrin J. Blinn,
Joseph S. Graves,
Philip Moran,
Philip Mansfield,
Frank A. Brooks,
Charles L. Hyde,
James D. Murphy,
John McCalman,
John Connell,
Patrick J. Kelley,
George H. Warner,
William H. Warner,
Walter H. Leonard,
Edward L. Sheehan,
Michael Cusick,
Prescott W. Richards,
Alvin Lawrence,
C. W. Bradley, John Linehan,
Don J. Dean,
John W. Hill,
Warner H. Nash,
Frebun E. White,
Edwin F. Miller,
Fred P. Crosby,
Fred C. Miller,
H. H. Nichols,
James D. Hickey.
Respectfully submitted,
LAWRENCE MOLLOY, Selectmen of HENRY S. LEONARD, § Williamsburg.
FINANCIAL REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
1903.
Borrowed of the Haydenville Savings Bank,
$2,500 00
Received from the Town Treasurer for sale of bonds,
52,240 58
from other sources,
405 88
-$55,146 46
Paid for pipe on specials,
$20,951 22
Material and construction,
15,030 73
Borrowed money and interest,
2,512 28
Land and damage,
625 00
Engineering and inspection,
2,360 29
Miscellaneous expense,
126 83
Balance,
13,540 11
-$55,146 46
Respectfully submitted,
J. W. HILL, Treas. Board of Water Commissioners.
REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
For Year Ending February 1st, 1904.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Balance on hand from last year, $ 4 11
Town Appropriation, 200 00
Total,
$204 11
EXPENDED.
C. W. Fay, electric lamps, $3 56
Smith & Fay, register, 1 25
F. A. Brooks, pressed brick,
1 25
The Haydenville Co., old brick,
50
Geo. Carroll, mason work,
3 75
L. E. Warner, electric wiring,
4 00
J. M. Chapman, cellar window screens,
75
C. A. Phillips, Librarian,
20 00
T. H. Ives, Asst. Librarian, 1902-3,
5 00
66 66
1903-4, 5 00
Mrs. Richardson, cleaning library, 6 00 C. W. Warner, carpenter work and lumber, 13 20
S. E. Bridgman & Co., books,
75 00
W. C. Pomeroy, block for library porch, 1 00
F. W. Warner, carpenter work, 5 75
John Lucas, painting library, 14 50
Mrs. Effie F. Proctor, book, 3 00
H. W. Sampson estate, oil stove, 1 10
A. R. Thatcher, set of "Stoddard Lectures," 32 00 Expense on box of magazines from Springfield, 85
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Brooks, express on books, $1 50
Car fare, postage, stationery, blank book, etc, 3 20
$202 16 1 95
Balance on hand,
Total,
$204 11
Your trustees of the Haydenville Public Library take pleasure in presenting to you the fifth annual report of this institution, and we are very much gratified to be able to show a good year's work well done.
We found at the beginning of the year that the library building was in quite bad shape, and during the year we have spent a good proportion of the library appropriation in repairing and painting the building, and now feel that it is in good shape for some time to come.
Besides the purchase of nearly 100 volumes during the year we have had a number of volumes presented to the library by Mr. Chas. Bailey, Miss Anna J. Hayden and Mrs. Chas. Francis, and other volumes are promised. The Public Library of Springfield gave us about 100 bound magazines, and the Hon. T. P. Larkin a number of public documents.
The library has been used even more extensively than usual the past year, and through the efficient work of the librarian is doing good educational work, besides supplying our citizens with a good share of their lighter literature.
Besides the novels and lighter books added during the year, we have purchased a number of volumes on Natural History, Birds, Plants, Trees, etc., as there has been a decided growth in the interest taken in these branches of study, also a set of "Stoddard Lectures," and other valuable books.
Besides our regular expenses for the coming year, we shall have one insurance policy to renew, and new curtains should be purchased for the windows.
R. A. COLE, A. R. THATCHER, T. J. COOGAN,
Trustees.
Report of School Committee,
For the Year Ending Feb. 1st, 1904.
To the Citizens of Williamsburg :
We herewith submit our Annual Report, which includes reports of Superintendent (with statistics and calendar), Music Teacher, Drawing Teacher, Truant Officers, and Treasurer.
The Haydenville and Williamsburg High Schools have been in session 40 weeks, all others 36.
South street school has been reopened with good attend- ance and success.
We have had a new floor placed in the grammar room of Williamsburg center building. Have also laid tile to take the water of conductors from the front end of center build- ing at Williamsburg.
The Nash street school has had a new roof and chimney.
The Haydenville center building has had some repairs made on it, but not as much as we would like to see done the coming year. South street school has been repaired.
Owing to an increase of population in Haydenville, the schools have been overcrowded.
The schools have had good attendance the past year, and parents should appreciate the efforts of the truant officers instead of discouraging them, as is frequently done.
The severe weather of the past three months has caused more absences than usual.
The income from Hyde and Sanders School Fund, for Haydenville schools only, has been expended for drawing- teacher in those schools.
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We have felt the loss of Superintendent Goodhue's ser- vices on account of illness, but the good condition of the schools, and some extra work on the part of the teachers, which is appreciated by the Committee, has kept the schol- arship of the schools up to the usual standard.
Have had the piping done for supply of drinking water from town service in the Haydenville center building, and we intend to put water in Center school building, Wil- liamsburg.
The Skinnerville and Mountain street schools need re- pairing and painting the coming year, and there always is some repairing necessary on all buildings.
Carrying out instructions received at town meeting re- garding acknowledgment of gift of playground to the Center school Williamsburg, by Mrs. Lyman D. James, the Committee sent Mrs. James a set of resolutions, as follows :
Whereas, Mrs. Lyman D. James, in carrying out her husband's wishes as well as her own, has given to the town, to be used as a school play-ground, a certain tract of land ; and
Whereas, The town has voted to accept the same and has promised to fulfil the conditions of the deed of gift and has instructed the School Committee to make suitable acknowledgments to Mrs. James for the gift ; therefore,
Resolved, That we, the School Committee of the town of Williamsburg, following the instructions of the town, do hereby express for the town and ourselves our thanks to Mrs. James for her interest in the children, thus shown, as well as for her regard for the good appearance of our streets,
Resolved, That we appreciate the public spirit displayed in making such a gift for public uses, and hope that the influence of such an example may not be lost upon the community.
Signed, FRANK T. DUNLEAVY, JOHN PIERPONT, ALBERT S. HILLS, School Committee,
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The committee recommend to the citizens and mothers of the pupils a careful reading of the Superintendent's re- port following.
Owing to the increased costs of schools we recommend for the coming year 34 weeks only for all schools under the 9th grade, but for the high schools (9th grade and higher), 40 weeks, as usual.
APPROPRIATIONS.
We recommend the following appropriations for 1904-5 :
Teachers,
$4,500 00
Superintendent,
375 00
Text-books and Supplies,
500 00
Repairs,
255 00
Tuition,
270 00 - $5,900 00
Special appropriation (see Treasurer's
Report), 533 00
$6,433 00 3
FRANK T. DUNLEAVY, JOHN PIERPONT, ALBERT S. HILLS, School Committee.
Report of Superintendent of Schools.
To the School Committee of Williamsburg :
GENTLEMEN :- The fifteenth annual report of the Super- intendent of Schools is herewith presented for your consid- eration. It is with great pleasure that a profitable and " successful year of school work is reported.
As usual, there have been some circumstances that have interfered more or less with attendance but, in most cases, the unfortunate prevalence of scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, etc., has been responsible for these. It was found necessary to close the Haydenville schools for some time, which will greatly lessen the attendance for the winter term. The central schools have been uniformly good and the work accomplished in them more satisfactory than usual. The condition of the out schools has greatly improved and all are now doing well. Some changes in the corps of teachers were unavoidable, but in every case excellent instructors were engaged to take the places of those leaving. Owing to an increase of pupils the committee deemed it expedient to reopen the school on South Street, and results have shown the wisdom of the decision, as the attendance has been good and the character of the school excellent.
No particular change in the plan of work has been made but more thoroughness of study on the part of the pupil has been insisted upon. It was found necessary at the close of the last school year to refuse to promote a con- siderable number of pupils, and it was impressed upon all that promotions are made only upon an actual and satisfac- tory completion of grade work; many of the failures were due to irregular attendance.
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Believing that an intimate acquaintance with good lite- rature is a very important part of common school educa- tion, increasing as it does the pupil's knowledge of good English and his ability to use it, producing a desire for good reading and correspondingly removing that for poor, creating higher ideals of life and fitting the individual for better positions in society, there has been a determined effort to introduce its study more and more into the schools. The teachers generally have undertaken the work energet- ically and faithfully and, as a result, we already find the children in the lower grades able to repeat many gems selected from the works of authors of merit and in many cases entire selections, while in the higher grades there appears to be an increased demand for standard works on important subjects and considerable interest in the study of English as found in them. The teachers have also been requested to give a greater amount of instuction in the natural sciences and increase the general information of . the pupils in such subjects as are of importance to all citi- zens. Much credit is due the teachers for the interest shown in these subjects and the ingenuity shown in teach- ing them. It is evident that the classes will come to the close of this year much better fitted for promotion than last. Our schools, especially in the villages, were greatly injured last year by truancy and irregular attendance ; hardly a day passed without cases of the former and there seemed to be a lamentable indifference on the part of many parents to the latter. In some cases individual members of the schools succeeded in evading the law to the extent that they actually attended school not more than ten or twelve weeks of the required thirty-six. When it was thoroughly understood that absence from school resulting in incom- plete work meant no promotion and the truant officers energetically undertook the abolition of truancy these evils were greatly lessened, and at present cases of the lat- ter are rare. A class of ten members was graduated from the Williamsburg High School in June, all but one with- out conditions.
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Six of the number are now attending the Northampton High School as members of the senior class. The names of those graduated are : Wistella Adams, Elizabeth Butler, Mary Dolan, Grace Larkin, Susie Richards, Katharine Riley, Arthur Graves, Edward Larkin, Joseph Riley, John Wells. The exercises were held in the Town Hall, and were a credit to the class and school. The vocal music . furnished by the pupils of the High School was highly complimented by competent judges and thoroughly appre- ciated by all ; it afforded a striking example of the desira- ble results that may be obtained under the direction of such instructors as Miss Kiley and Principal Connor. Twelve pupils of the Haydenville High School were pro- moted to the Williamsburg school at the close of the year. The playground so generously donated to the town by Mrs. L. D. James for the use of the Williamsburg central school pupils is a gift fully appreciated by every one, as it not only supplies a real need, but has made it possible for the Village Improvement Society and other citizens to change the unsightly and barren plot of ground in front of the school building in such manner as to make it an ornament to the village.
The Weaver method of instruction in music has been continued in the village schools under the supervisorship of Miss Mary V. Kiley, and the progress made seems to be very much greater than during last year. Drawing in the Haydenville schools has been in charge of Miss Kingsley, and, considering the disadvantages attending this branch of study, good progress has been made. The expenses of the instruction in drawing are paid from the income of the Hyde and Sanders fund, and it is to be regretted that this is insufficient to insure continued and connected work.
Some needed repairs have been made on school houses and out-buildings that have added to their appearance and com- fort, but many more are badly needed, some of which are, new floors and desks in two or three of the rooms in the Haydenville house, better out-buildings, and many minor repairs in several buildings. When the water system is
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fully completed it is hoped water closets may be placed in the central buildings, as the present arrangements are unfit, inadequate, immoral, and out of keeping with mod- ern ideas of sanitation. The expenses for supplies during the year have been considerable but were absolutely neces- sary, the dilapidated and filthy condition of many of the text-books making the furnishing of new imperative.
There is one matter of considerable importance that must soon call for attention on the part of citizens, that is, the need of more room. It is evident from the crowded condition of the lower grade rooms that those of the upper grades will soon be unable to accommodate the classes. As our school system is now arranged we are sending a considerable number of our pupils to Northampton for their senior year's work at a great expense. There seems to be no good reason why this should be done only the lack of sufficient accommodations at home. The ideal solution of this problem would be the erection of a build- ing for the use of all high school pupils now attending at Haydenville and Williamsburg ; this would admit of giv- ing full college preparatory and business courses, save all the expense and trouble of sending pupils away from town, render the instruction more efficient and complete and se- cure several hundred dollars additional annually from the State.
Appended to this report will be found the usual table of statistics and such special information as may be of gen- eral interest. In closing, it may be said that, while it would be foolish to maintain that our schools are not capa- ble of much improvement, yet it is true that they are now uniformly good and are making ample return for all ex- pense incurred in their maintenance.
Thanking the members of the School Board for their unfailing support and assistance, and the citizens for the encouragement given and interest manifested, this report is respectfully submitted.
E. W. GOODHUE,
Superintendent of Schools.
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STATISTICS .- SCHOOL YEAR 1902-1903.
SCHOOLS.
Weeks.
Boys
Girls
Enrolled.
Pupils
Average
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
Total Days
Attendance.
Tardy Marks.
Dismissals.
Adult Visitors.
Williamsburg High, .. Intermediate, .
40
18
30
52
41.80
40.70
97.37
8583
376
49
23
36
14
11
30
23.86
21.25
88.00
3798
170
56
31
Primary, .
36
17
14
44
30.88
28.31
91.00
5087.5
130
67
35
Searsville, . .
36
8
4
12
9.95
8.60
89.45
1446.5
87
29
28
North Street,
36
5
14
12.58
11.53
91.49
2082.5
298
24
20
Nash Street, .
36
13
5
18
14.89
13.73
92.21
2432
55
15
14
Skinnerville, ..
36
9
9
19
17.25
14.94
87.00
2670
52
72
22
Mountain Street, ..
36
11
10
22
17.27
15.73
90.80
2847
35
20
20
Haydenville High,.
40
25
21
50
41.00
35.87
87.49
7244.5
145
63
17
Grammar, .
36
24
21
47
39.33
34.92
88.79
6272
145
155
25
Intermediate, . .
36
23
17
41
39.47
36.22
91.71
6115
154
94
26
Third Primary, ..
36
15
21
37
35.05
32.69
93.26
5884
144
30
24
Second Primary, ....
36
13
10
26
22.77
20.42
89.75
3639
261
43
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Purrington Primary,
36
20
18
35
34.70
30.00
86.15
5405
278
8
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For the Town, ...
215
198
380.80
344.91
90.31
6350.6
2330
75
356
34
·
Enrolled.
Registered.
Membership.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR.
Subject to change by Committee.
1904
M. T. W. T. F.
M. T. W. T. F.
Sept.
6
8
9
Feb.
1
2
3
12
13
14
15
16
6
8
9
10
19
20
21
22
23
13
14
15 16
17
26
27
28
29
30
20
21
23
24
27
28
Oct.
3
4
5
6
Mar.
1
2
3
10
11
12
13
14
6
8
9
10
17
18
19
20
21
13
14
15
16
17
24
25
26
27
28
Vacation.
Nov.
1
2
3
4
Apr.
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
10
11
12
13
14
14
15
16
17
18
17
18
20
21
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
28
29
30
Dec.
1
2
May
1
2
3
4
5
5
6
8
9
8
9
10
11
12
12
13
14
15
16
15
16
17
18
19
I9
20
21
22
23
22
23
24
25
26
1905
Holiday recess.
29
31
Jan.
2
3
4
5
6
June
1
2
9
10
11
12
13
5
6
8
9
16
17
18
19
20
12
I3
14
15
I6
23
24
25
26
27
19
20
21
22
23
30
31
26
27
28
29
30
Bold-faced type for High School grades only.
The following pupils were not absent, tardy or dismissed during the entire year : Marjorie Damon, Grace Damon, Anna Dunphy, Theresa Crusta, Arthur Graves, Charles Damon, Thomas Garland, William O'Neil, Frank O'Neil.
Not absent : Minnie Nash, Mattie Nash, Hazel Edwards, Victor Wilson, Earl Edwards, Thomas O'Neil, Martin Murry, Nickolas Crusta.
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Arthur Graves has not been absent during the past three years, Charles Damon and Maud Damon but one day each in that time, and Grace Damon has not been absent for two years.
REPORT OF MUSIC TEACHER.
Mr. E. W. Goodhue, Supt. of Schools :
DEAR SIR :-- During the past year much progress has been made in the study of music. The work in all the grades is continually advancing and each grade is better able to do the required work. The system of individual instruc- tion has been continued with increasing success. In the High School we have thoroughly reviewed all the princi- ples in music, and studied the elementary principles of harmony.
The Committee, realizing the need of late books for the Haydenville High School, had new ones bought for Williamsburg and the books from that school were trans- ferred to Haydenville. New books were also bought for the Grammar School in Haydenville and the old ones trans- ferred to the lower grades.
Before the end of the year I hope the scholars in the upper grades and high schools will have a little time for musical history. so they will know something about the composers of music as well as the authors they have learned about in connection with their course in English.
I wish to extend my thanks and appreciation to the teachers for their hearty co-operation with me in the work.
Respectfully,
MARY V. KILEY.
February 1, 1904.
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REPORT OF DRAWING TEACHER. (HAYDENVILLE SCHOOLS.)
Mr. E. W. Goodhue, Supt. of Schools:
DEAR SIR :- I herewith hand you my report of the year's work in drawing, and I am pleased to say that on the whole there has been a steady improvement in the work since last April.
Perhaps the public would be interested to know in a general way what the outline of work has been. The spring and fall terms were for the most part devoted to nature study in the form of grasses, flowers and vegetables. The pupils drew these with lead pencil and in the lower grades with colored pencils. During the first part of the winter the children were taught the accurate use of the ruler, and at present the pupils in all grades are drawing from objects.
Most of the children take a great interest in the work and pride themselves upon doing their work well, and no other branch of school work gives a better opportunity for training scholars to do their best at all times. The teach- ers realize this, and whatever progress has been made in the work is due largely to their enthusiasm and faithful endeavors.
In teaching drawing in the public schools we do not expect to make an artist out of every pupil, but we do hope to lead each pupil to a better appreciation of the beauties of nature, and through its contemplation stimu- late the aspirations for an adequate expression. A promi- nent artist has said, "The study of art is a liberal educa- tion." Its main principles are the foundations of litera- ture, architecture, mechanics, music, drama, as well as painting and sculpture. A lack of consideration for this truth has been the weakness of the New England school system up to the present time. With progress in the direc- tion indicated there is every reason to expect each com- munity to become a center for higher culture within itself.
Respectfully,
LEPHA N. KINGSLEY.
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TRUANT OFFICERS' REPORT.
To the Honorable School Committee :
GENTLEMEN :- I submit the following report for the year ending February 1, 1904.
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