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THE duchess of Berry and the revolution of 1830.
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IMBERT de Saint. Amand, A. L. baron. The duchess of Berry
1412.10
HORACE Chase. Woolson, C. F.
727.19
HICKSON, S. J. The fauna of the deep sea
1022.17
613.15 627.7
HENRY, P. Tyler, M. C. Patrick Henry.
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JOHNSON, C. The country school in New England.
1211.2 JOURNEY, A, in other worlds ; a romance of the future. Astor, J. J. 712.23
JUNGLE-book, The. Kipling, R .. 1223.15
KATHARINE Lauderdale. Crawford, F. M
1022.21
KEITH, A Y. A spinster's leaflets .
1022 8
KEYSER, L. S. In bird-land .
1328.6
KIDD, B. Social evolution
137.1
KINDERGARTEN. Harrison, E. A study of child-nature from the
kindergarten standpoint
136.4
Peabody, E. Lectures to kindergartners
136.5
Wiggin, Kate D. ed. The kindergarten.
136.3
KING, Capt. C. Cadet days.
1222.15
KIPLING, R. The jungle-book ..
KNIGHT, E. F. Where three empires meet; Kashmir, Thibet, etc.
LAND, The, of "poco tiempo" ..
LANG, A. ed. The true story Book.
LANG, A. and others. The Iliad of Homer done into Eng. prose .. LARCOM, L. Addison, D. D. Lucy Larcom; life, letters and diary LARNED, J. N. History for ready reference and topical reading. V. 1-4 ..
627.4
LEIGHTON, R. E. History of Rome
LIBRARIES. Fletcher, W. I. Public libraries in America
LILAC sunbonnet, The. Crockett, S. R
LINCOLN. A. Complete works ; ed. by J. G. Nicolay, and J. Hay Brooks, N. Life of Lincoln; for young people . 1226.9 1328.5
LITERARY and social silhouettes. Boyesen, H. H ..
1212.1
LITTLE queen of hearts. Ogden, R.
1213.28 1322.7
LORD, J. Two German giants ; Frederick the great and Bismark ..
344.8
LORD Ormont and his aminta. Meredith, E. 1011.9
LOTI, P. Jean Berny, sailor ...
1018.13 1222.9
LOTHROP, Mrs. H. M. A new departure for girls. Whittier with the children.
1223.13
LOWELL, J. R. Latest literary essays and addresses
1326.13
Underwood, F. H. The poet and the man.
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617.9 1326.18 433.5
The Spanish pioneers . .
344.6
MABIE, H. W. My study fire.
1328.8
McCRACKAN, W. D. Romance Switzerland Teutonic Switzerland ..
418.20
MCLAUGHLIN, A. C. Lewis Cass, (Amer. statesmen)
617.12
MACLAY, E. S. History of the U. S. navy
342.7 617.15
MADISON, J. Gay S. H. James Madison
MAGRUDER, A. B. John Marshall, (Amer. statesmen)
617.16
MANXMAN, The. Caine, H.
727.13 1018.1
MARCELLA. Ward, Mrs. H.
MARSENA; and other stories of war time. Frederic, H. 727.10
MARSHALL, J. Magruder, A. B. John Marshall, (Amer. statesmen)
617.16
MARY Fenwick's daughter. Whitby, B ...
1011.6
MASSACHUSETTS. Acts and laws of the Commonwealth of Mass. 1786-87.
Ref.
Commission to investigate existing systems of manual training and industrial education. Report ..
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Davis, C. E. Three years in the army; story of the 13th Regt. Mass. Vols. 1861-64. 341.3
Emilio, L. F. A brave black regiment; history of the 54th Regt. Mass. Vols., 1863-65.
Moors, J. F. History of the 52nd Regt. Mass. Vols .
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LUBBOCK, Sir J. The use of life ..
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LUMMIS, C. F. The land of poco tiempo.
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LITTLE Mr. Thimblefinger and his queer country. Harris, J. C.
LITTLE sisters of the poor. Ram, Mrs. H.
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MATHEW, F. At the rising of the moon ; Irish stories
1018.11
MATHEWS, B. Vignettes of Manhattan ...
727.15
MAXIMILIAN I. of Mexico. Taylor, J. M. Maximilian and Carlotta 344.14
MEADE, L. T. Pomona ..
1022.14
MELODY ; the story of a child. Richards, L. E 1222.8
MEREDITH, G. Lord Ormont and his Aminta.
1011.9
MERRIAM, F. My Summer in a Mormon village.
427.24
MERRIAM, G. S. ed. Noah Porter; a memorial by friends
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METCALF, W. C. Steady your helm .
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MILL, The, at Sandy Creek. Rand, E. A . . .. . 1222.7
MILLER, O. T. A bird-lover in the West
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MR. KRIS KRINGLE ; a Christmas tale. Mitchell, S. W. 1223.14
MITCHELL, S. W. Mr. Kris Kringle.
1223.14
MITCHELL, W. Two strings to his bow
1011.5
MIVART, St. G. Lessons in elementary anatomy .
133.12
MIXED pickles. Raymond, E ..
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MOMBERT, J. I. A short history of the Crusades
344.15
MONROE, J. Gilman, D. C. James Monroe
617.17
MOORS, J. F. History of the 52d Regt. Mass. Vols
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MORLEY, M. W. A song of life .
1227.8
MORRIS, C. Historical tales ; Amer., Eng., French and German. 4v . .
1225.15
MORTAL antipathy, A. Holmes, O. W.
727 19
MOXOM, P. S. The aim of life ..
1127.13
MOZOOMDAR, P. C. The Spirit of God
1116.26 727.6
MY Paris note-book. Vandam, A. J.
344.16
MY study fire. Mabie, H. W. . .
1328.8
MYSTERY, The, of Abel Forefinger. Drysdale, W .
1222.16
NARCISSA ; or, The road to Rome. Richards, L. E.
1011.7
NATURAL law in the spiritual world. Drummond, H
1127.14
NEW departure, A, for girls. Lothrop, Mrs. H. M ..
1222.9
NEW England. Drake, S. A. The making of N. E., 1580-1643. ..
344.21
NEW England Magazine, The. V. 7-8.
1834.1
NEW Mexico. Lummis, C. F. The land of poco tiempo.
433.5
NEW York City. Janvier, T. A. In old New York.
427.25
NICOLAY, J. G. and Hay, G. ed. Complete works of Abraham
Lincoln.
1321.1
NORTH American Review. V. 156-157.
1736.1
NOURSE, H. S. History of the town of Harvard, Mass., 1732-1893 OBERAMMERGAU. Branston, M. A village genius ; true story of O. OGDEN, R. A little queen of hearts
1222.13 1213.28
OLD Kaskaskia. Catherwood, M. H ..
1018.5
OLD town, An, by the sea. Aldrich. T. B
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417.24
ONLY a guard-room dog. Cuthell, E. E. . . . .
1222.1
ONLY a year, and what it brought. Andrews, J. .. . .
818.20
OPINIONS of a philosopher. Grant, R
1022.22
OSCAR Peterson. French, H. W.
1222.11
OTIS, J. Jenny Wren's boarding house ; a story of newsboy lite in New York. 1222.14
OUR English cousins. Davis, R. H
417.26
OXFORD, Eng. Aspects of modern Oxford ; by a mere don.
433.6
PARLIAMENT of Religions. Barrows, Rev. J. H. The World's par- liament of religions, Chicago, 1893 .. 1122.14
PARLOA. Maria. Miss Parloa's young house-keeper . 122.21
PATRIOT Schoolmaster, The. Butterworth, H .. 1222.17
PATTON, J. H. Political economy for American youth 134.16 . PAUL Jones. Seawell, M. E ... 1222.10
PEABODY, E. Lectures to kindergartners 136.5
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PEAK and prairie. Fuller, A.
PEARY, J. D. My Arctic journal ; with account of journey across Greenland by R. E. Peary.
422.17
PEMBROKE. Wilkins, M. E.
1011.1
PERLY Cross. Blackmore, R. D 1011.4
PETER Ibbetson. Du Maurier, G
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PETRIE estate, The. Brown, H. D.
1018.14
PHILIP and his wife. Deland, Mrs. M.
727.14
PICCINO; and other child stories. Burnett, Mrs. F. H. 1212.2
PICKARD. S. T. Life and letters of John Greenleaf Whittier. 625.14
PILGRIMS. Dexter, M. Story of the pilgrims.
344.20
PLAY-ACTRESS, The. Crockett, S. R ..
727.20
POET, The, at the breakfast table. Holmes, O W.
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POLITICAL economy for American youth. Patton, J. HI . ..
134.16
POMONA. Mead, L. T.
1022.14
POMONA'S travels. Stockton, F. R.
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POPULAR science monthly. 42-43. 1724.1 ..
PORTER, J. H. Wild Beasts . 133.18
613.13
POST, W. K. Harvard stories. .
1022.17
PRISONER, The, of Zenda. Hawkins, A. II .
1018.16
PROTHERO, R. E. Life and correspondence of A. P. Stanley . . 623.8
PSYCHIC factor, The. Van Norden, C ...
134.23
PSYCHOLOGY. James, W. Principles of psychology. 2v. (Amer. sci. ser .; adv. course).
133.17
RAIDERS, The. Crockett, S. R.
727.2
RAM, Mrs. A. The little sisters of the poor.
1322.7
RAMÈ, L. de la (Ouida) A dog of Flanders.
1213.29
RAND, E. A. The mill at sandy creek ..
1222.7
RANDOLPH, J. Adams, H. John Randolph.
617.18
RAYMOND, E. Mixed Pickles .. . . .
1224.25
REFUGEES, The. Doyle, A. C. .
1023.24
RICHARDS, L. E. Glimpses of the French court. Melody ; story of a child.
1222.8 1011.7
Narcissa; or, the road to Rome
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ROME. Bonner, J. A child's history of Rome .. 1228.2
Leighton, R. F. History of Rome. 344.5
Tighe, A. The development of the Roman constitution. ..
318.16
ROOSEVELT, T. Thomas Hart Benton, (Amer. statesmen) . 617.11
ROPES, J. C. Story of the civil war, v. 1. 343.7 RUMOR. Sheppard, E. 1022.12 1528.12
RUSKIN, J. Waldstein, C. The work of Ruskin ; its influence, etc
SABATIER, P. St. Francis of Assisi. 622.3
1725.1
SCUDDER, H. E. Boston town
1225.16
SEA and land. Shaler, N. S.
133.16
SEAWELL, M. E. Paul Jones.
1222.10
SEVEN Xmas eves. By Clo Groves and others.
1018.9
SHALER, N. S. Sea and land.
133.16
The United States of America ; its natural resources, etc ....
431.5
SHEPPARD, E. Rumor ....
1022.12
SHERLOCK Holmes, Adventures of. Doyle, A. C. 727.5
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And J. Correspondence, 1837-1891 ; ed. by R. S. Thorndyke SHIPS that pass in the night. Harraden, B ..
1022.18
SIDNEY, M. pseud. See Lothrop, Mrs. H. M.
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712.25
SINGER, A, from the sea. Barr, A. E ... 1022.10
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PORTER, N. A memorial; by friends ; ed. by G. S. Merriam
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SOCIAL evolution. Kidd, B.
137.1
SOCIALISM and social reform. Ely, R. T.
137.2
SONG, A, of life. Morley, M. W.
1227.8
SPANISH pioneers, The. Lummis, C. F.
344.6
SPENCER, H. The principles of ethics. 2v . SPINSTER's leaflets, A. Keith, A. Y.
1022.8
STANLEY, A. P. dean of Westminster. Life and correspondence ; by R. E. Prothero. 2v 623.8 1222.12 STEADY your helm; or, Stowed away. Metcalf, W. C STEELE. Sir R. Selections from the Tattler, Spectator and Guard- ian; ed. with introd. and notes, by A. Dobson 1414.16
STEPHEN, L. Hours in a library. 3v.
1314.15
STEVENSON, R. L. David Balfour. 1018.8
STICKIT minister, The. Crockett, S. R 727.3
STOCKTON, F. R. Pomona's travels . 727.12
1222.20
STUART, R. M. Carlotta's intended ; and other stories .
727.18
SULLIVAN, R. T. Tom Sylvester.
712.24
SUMNER, W. G. Andrew Jackson.
(Amer. statesmen) ..
617.14
SUN. Todd, M. L. Total eclipses of the sun.
134.20
SWEET clover. Burnham, C. L.
727.11
SWITZERLAND. McCrackan, W. I). Romance Switzerland; Teu-
tonic Switzerland .. 418.19,20
TAYLOR, J. M. Maximilian and Carlotta . 244.14
THACKERAY, W. M. Crowe, E. With Thackeray in America . 422.18
1413.22
THEAL, G. M. Story of South Africa
334.18
THREE heroines of New England romance : Priscilla; by H. P. Spofford; Agnes Surriage : by A. Brown. Martha Hilton ; by
L. M. Ginney, L. I. .. 627.3
THREE years in the army ; story of the 13th Mass. Vols. Davis, E. E.
341.3
TIGHE, A. The development of the Roman constitution . 318.16
TODD, M. L. Total eclipse of the sun. 134.20
Ed. Letters of Emily Dickinson. 627.6
TOM Sylvester. Sullivan, R. T.
712.24
TRAVELER, A, from Altruria. Howells, W. D.
1011.3 344.7
TRILBY. Du Maurier, G ...
1023.25
TRUE story-book, The. Lang, A.
1222.3 . . . . . . . . . . TWENTY years at sea. Hill, F. S.
1217.1
Two strings to his bow. Mitchell, W
1011.5
TYLER, M. C. Patrick Henry .
617.13
UNDER a colonial roof-tree. Huntington, A. S.
344.11
UNDER the red robe. Weyman, S. J.
727.7
UNDERWOOD, F. C. The poet and the man; recollections of J. R. Lowell.
617.9
UNGUARDED gates ; and other poems. Aldrich, T. B. 1413.21
UNITED States. Census office. 11th census, 1890.
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Civil Service Commission. 9th report. Ref.
Interstate Commerce Commission; 7th report. Ref.
Description, etc. Shaler, N. S. The U. S. of America 431.5
History. Bonner, J. A child's history of the U. S ...
1228.3
Fiske, J. History of the U. S. for schools.
344.17
Civil War. Ropes, J. C. Story of the civil war
343.7
Revolution. Winsor, J. Reader's hand-book of the Amer. revolution . .
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Libraries. Fletcher, W. I. Public libraries in America .
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Navy. Maclay, E. S. History of the U. S. navy . 342.7
Politics. Bishop, C. F. History of elections in the American colonies 315.15
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UNKNOWN God, The. Brace, C. L.
1122.13
USE, The, of life. Lubbock, Sir J.
1326.18
VANDAM, A. J. My Paris note-book.
344.16
VAN DYKE, H. The Christ-child in art
135.17
VAN RENSSELAER, Mrs. S. Hand-book of Eng. cathedrals.
135.12
VENICE. Wiel, A.
344.18
VIGNETTES of Manhattan. Mathews, B.
727.15
VILLAGE genius, A. Branston, A .
1222.13
VIRGINIA. Drake, S. A. The making of Virginia and the middle colonies . 344.22
WALDSTEIN, C. The work of Ruskin, its influence, etc ... WALISZEWSKI, R. The romance of an empress; Catherine II. of Russia. .
626.1
WARD, Mrs. E. S. P. Gypsey Breynton .
WARD, H. D. The white crown, and other stories
WARD, Mrs. H. Marcella.
WARNER, C. D. As we go
1325.25
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727.17
WEYMAN, S. J. A gentleman of France My Lady Rotha.
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The story of Francis Cludde Under the red robe. · .
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WHAT necessity knows. Dougall, L. .
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WHEN Molly was six. White, E. O.
1212.3
WHERE three empires meet. Knight, E. F.
422.16
WHIST. Coffin, C. E. The gist of whist
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WHITE, E. O, When Molly was six. ... 1212.3
WHITE company, The. Doyle, A. C .. : 727.16
1018.15
WHITE Islander, The. Catherwood, M. H .. 1018.6
1223.13
WIEL, A. Venice. (Story of the nations)
WIGGIN, Mrs. K. D. ed. The Kindergarten
136.3
WILD beasts. Porter, J. H.
133.18
WILKINS, M. E. Pembroke.
1011.1
WINSLOW, A. G. Earle, A. M. Diary of a Boston school girl of 1771 .
1222.21
WINSOR, J. Cartier to Frontinac.
341.7
Reader's hand-book of the Amer. revolution
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WOBURN, Mass. Proceedings at 250th anniversary .
341.2
WOMAN and the higher education. Brackett, A. C. ed.
136.2
WOOLSEY, S. C. The barberry bush. . . WOOLSON, C. F. Horace Chase . .
1222.2
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WORLD'S fair Century world's fair book for boys and girls. ...
1211.1
WRIGHT, Dr. W. The Brontes in Ireland. 625.12
YOUMANS, E. L. Fiske, J. Life of Youmans with selections from his writings and correspondence. 625.16
YOUNG, J. R. Around the world with Gen. Grant 431.4
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WHITE crown, The; and other stories. Ward, H. D.
1222.18 1018.15 1018. 1
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VAN NORDEN, C. The psychic factor 124.23
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF LINCOLN,
FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR 1894-95.
Report of the School Committee.
Consonant with the requirement of a statute of the Commonwealth, Chap. 46, sec. 8, the School Committee of the town of Lincoln present the following report ; together with the report of the Superintendent, upon the condition of the public schools of the town, and their action in charge of the same for the year 1894.
The membership of the Board has been changed within the year, by the untimely death of our worthy friend and co-worker, Mr. James H. Farrar, and the election of Mr. Edward R. Farrar to fill the resulting vacancy. Our Superintendent, Mr. McKenney, who had served us acceptably for the two preceding years, has continued his work through the last year. The Superintendency District, which formerly included six towns and forty schools, has been reduced within the year, so as to include but four towns and twenty-seven schools ; so that we are now receiving a considerably increased service from the Superintendent, with but a small additional expense.
With the exception of the High School, there has been no change in the corps of teachers, but in the addition of one at the North School. Mr. Arnold, who taught as principal of the High School last year, and was engaged to teach through this, until the close of the next spring term, was induced to leave us before the close of the autumn term : and we were under the necessity of engaging a new teacher, to finish out the
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term. We sought the best, among many good candi- dates ; and our choice resulted in the election of Mr. Ansel S. Richards (a graduate of Harvard College), of whom we have great hope.
Wishing more strictly to grade the High School, no pupils have been admitted from the lower schools with- in the year, except one who was well qualified to enter. By this exclusion of the grammar school pupils and studies, the number of classes were so reduced that the service of an assistant was not required, through the autumn term.
From this school five pupils graduated, at the close of the spring terin, viz., Misses Rachel W. Washburn, Edith F. Whitney, and Louise Welch; and Messrs. Louis L. Whitney and Frank W. C. Hersey.
Of these five, one has entered Harvard College, one Radcliffe College, and two have entered Normal Schools.
The Center School still continues a mixed school (primary and grammar), for want of another room; as recommended in our report of last year. Not having this much needed room, it became necessary in the opinion of a majority of the Committee, to re-open the North School.
This step was not approved by the Secretary of the Board, or the Superintendent ; as it involved the loss to the pupils in the north part of the town, of the supe- rior advantages which they found and enjoyed at the Center School, together with the additional cost of the salary of a teacher, and janitor, less about half the cost of transportation of the pupils from the north part of the town. The necessity for another room is not obviated by a reduction of the number of pupils; as that does not reduce the number of classes. Thus the
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re-opening of the North School leaves the problem of grading at the Center School still unsolved.
The present arrangement is wasteful of public money, of the strength and health of the teachers, and the time of the pupils. Such a state of things is dis- creditable to the intelligence of the town, and ought not longer to continue. We earnestly hope that this our second appeal for an additional room at the Center schoolhouse may not pass unheeded.
The need of a suitable play-ground, which was emphasized in our last report, still cries to us for relief. The cost of sufficient ground for this purpose would be slight, compared with the resulting advantages; the parents of the children in school should appreciate and insist upon this provision.
The South Grammar and Primary Schools show the great advantage of the system of grading. Although the aggregate number of the two schools far exceeds the number in the Center School, the labor of the teachers is much less exhausting, while the advantage to the pupils is largely increased ; as the attention of the pupils in one room is not constantly liable to be diverted by those of the other. The maintainance of order is far easier than in a mixed school. These schools were interrupted for one week in November, by a threatened invasion of scarlatina ; otherwise they have been undisturbed through the year.
The North School having been closed through the winter and spring terms-the pupils being transferred to the Center-was re-opened at the beginning of the autumn term.
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At the time the school was closed, it was the reason- able expectation and hope of the Committee that the town, at the annual meeting in March, would provide an additional room at the Centre Schoolhouse, so that the school might be graded. In this they were disap- pointed, and against the judgment and advice of the Secretary and Superintendent, the school was re-opened in September. We earnestly hope that the present arrangement is but a temporary one, as at its best it is but a piece of false economy.
One of the prime advantages of the Public School is the association of the pupils with each other, in con- siderable numbers ; that they may learn to respect each other's rights, and the ethics of good citizenship.
Twenty children in a remote corner of the town, are largely deprived of this advantage. There is a lack of competitive ambition ; they become clanish and nar- row in their views.
If we would foil the enemies of the Common Schools, we must make them as good and useful as possible ; only in this way can we defeat their arguments.
One of the chief misfortunes of the North School has been the frequent change of teachers. What is the cause of this ? There are several causes, prominent among which, are a lower salary than we pay in the other schools, and its location, remote as it is from the privileges of social life. It is most natural that a teacher should seek to better her condition ; and it would be a very unambitious one, who would be con- tent with a teachership in the North School.
We can always find teachers who are seeking employ- ment at low wages ; they may be very good teachers, temporarily unemployed. Such will accept almost any position, rather than be unoccupied ; but they will not
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stay with us. The incapable ones only will continue term after term. Are these what we want ?
If we were to pay as much for a teacher at the North School, as we pay our other teachers, perhaps they might stay notwithstanding the other objections ; but look at the waste !
38 weeks' salary, at $12.00, $456.00
38 weeks' carriage of pupils to High School,
from the North at $3.00, .
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Janitor's service for the year, 15.00
$585.00
Would it not be wiser for the town to invest $3,000 in enlarging the Center Schoolhouse, so as to give us another room ? We could then grade the Center School and absorb the North School, at the cost of-
Interest on $3,000.00, at 4 per cent., $120.00
Transporting all the pupils from the North at
$6.00 per week, 228.00
$348.00
We could thus save $237.00 per year, do justice to the children in the north part of the town, and grade the Center School.
With our schools properly organized, we have no use for more than five teachers.
Who can be so blind and incapable of good judg- ment, as not to see the eminent advantages which would result from the course above indicated ?
- -, Chairman. MOSES W. KIDDER, Secretary. E. R. FARRAR.
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MINORITY REPORT.
LINCOLN, Feb. 8, 1895.
To the Voters of the Town of Lincoln :
Inasmuch as I am unable to subscribe to all the recommendations submitted in the report of the School Committee, I desire to state my objections to the pro- posed enlargement of the High School building at the present time. These are prompted by my best judg- ment, which is always the guide in my endeavor to serve the highest interests of the town, in the most impartial way of which I am capable. I shall espe- cially direct attention to the financial aspect of the situation.
1. The addition to the High School building, with the necessary appurtenances, price of land, furnace, furnishings, etc., will surely be · $4,000.00
2. Extra expenses, care of house, coal, 115.00
3. Land for a play-ground, one or two acres, fencing, . $300.00 to 400.00
4. A barge suitable to carry 20 children, 200.00 to 250.00
5. Transportation, not less than $8.00 per week, 304.00
6. A man to exercise oversight noon- hour, 25 cts. per hour, 57.00
7. The teaching force cannot profitably be dimin- ished. There are enrolled in the Center Schools 53 pupils ; in the North 20 pupils ; a total of 73 pupils. They would be graded to assign about 55 pupils to the
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primary department, and 18 pupils to the grammar. It is my estimation that no teacher can do satisfactory work with 55 or more pupils.
8. The expenses of maintaining the North School will be about as follows :
A good teacher can be secured for $10 per week, $380.00
Wood for heating, $30; care of house, $15, 45.00
9. The younger children will be far more constant in attending the North School than to ride to the Cen- ter, especially in winter. The town is also responsible for any accidents which are liable to occur to the chil- dren.
If the above considerations are approximately cor- rect, I can see no valid reason to request the town to assume the debt which would be incurred by these contemplated changes.
Very respectfully yours,
GEORGE FLINT, Chairman.
Report of Superintendent of Schools,
To the School Committee of Lincoln :
GENTLEMEN : - I have the honor to submit to you my fourth annual report as Superintendent of the Schools of Lincoln.
In considering the work, conditions, and needs of our schools at the close of another year, it is well to observe not only whether we have improved on our own results of previous years, but whether we are keeping abreast of the times in educational progress. We may do the former and fall short of the latter. For the present is preëminently a period of progress; and not less in edu- cational, than in other lines of effort.
Educators everywhere have been investigating, experimenting, learning, improving, until educational methods have been well-nigh revolutionized. Now the principle follows the illustration, the object is taught before the sign, realities instead of representations.
A conference of the ablest educators and thinkers in America has recently resulted in the Report of the Committee of Ten. This Report sets forth the aims of education and formulates a general comprehensive plan of studies, covering systematically the whole range of elementary school work. The Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, in December last, issued also a pamphlet, stating clearly the ends to be secured in public school work, and containing a model course of studies whose principles are universal in their application in securing these ends. The
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