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5
21
25
Winslow P. Johnson
63
10
20
General arterio sclerosis
Dec.
2
Isabel Florence Ryder
3
-
30
Cordelia A. Low (Lothrop)
74
8
1
Myocarditis
PARENTS' NAMES
John and Malinda Clark John B. and Susan L. Huntington Walter and Eliza Farnum
Died at Nat. Soldiers' Home, Maine Martin and Rebecca Thomas Alden and Jane E. Hatch Kimball and Frances P. Norton
Moses K. Norwood
79
6
29
Cerebral embolism
Moses and - Damon Henry and Rebecca Sears
Emmons A. and Mary S. Simmons
Ahner and Elizabeth Clark
27
Melinda Obin
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Congenital heart
Edward and Delores La Point
Ward and Betsey Osborne
Melzar and Elizabeth R. Watson and
William and Sally Gullifer
James S. Weston
83
4
The mas, 3rd. and Nancy Howard Wilson D. and Fanny Hatch
23
Julia S. R. Winsor (Richards)
Aug. 8
Avery and Hulda Stetson Nathaniel and Loduska A. Proctor and
Andrew and Eliza A. Todd George F. and Lydia Gould E ward and Mary J. Cleaveland Louis M. and Jerusha Peterson Peleg and Jane Cushing Nathan and Abigail Hunt George W. and Agnes J. Forgie Winslow and Abby J. Weston Oscar B. and A. Florence Lewis Eben W. and Margaret Poole
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Elnathan Delano
66
8
7
Mitral regurgitation Empyema
Acute indigestion
[gestion.
Senile pneumonia
29
May
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CAUSE OF DEATH
14
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Names of those who died out of town and were brought to Duxbury for burial during the year ending Dec. 31, 1911.
DATE OF DEATH
NAME
AGE Y. M. D.
CAUSE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
1910
Dec.
5
Charles F. B. Thomas William P. Kandall
75
6
1
Myocarditis Cancer of stomach
Bo-ton Brockton
1911
James Soule
92
10
3
Acute bronchitis
Sandwich
.6
20
Su-ar B. Harper
33
3
4
Tuberculosi - of lungs
Milton
Feb.
11
Clara M. Smith
80
28
Cerebral hemorrhage
Boston
60
23
Mary K. Cushing
81
9
12
Pneumonia
Boston
66
27
Henry C. Tanner
67
10
21
Chronic Nephritis
Haverhill
Mar. 7
Nathaniel L. Chandler
82
2
10
Heart di- ease
Abington
ApI.
9
George L Thomas
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Mitral regurgitation
Middleboro
..
16
Gamaliel Arnold
63
Gangrene of foot
Taunton
May
4
Maria W. Murray
74
Pneumonia
Calais, Maine
7
John Verge
22
Pulmonary pneumonia Apoplexy
Bridgewa er Newton
06
11
Edwin F Ames
45
3
25
Heart disease
Rockland
July 22
Laura A. Damon
77
6
27
Cerebral hemorrhage
Plympton
Aug. 11
Grace O. Peterson
37
8
22
Diabetir coma
Fitzwilliam, N.H.
Sept. 28
Margaret Berry
89
5
16
Pn umonia
Abington
Nov. 26
Rena E. Southworth
-
- -
Chronic nephritis
Westboro
..
31
82
4
30
Jan. 1
8
George H. Peterson
66
-
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Duxbury 4
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF DUXBURY DURING THE YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1911.
January 1. At Marshfield, Leon W. White and Florence A. Shaw, both of Duxbury, by Rev. Daniel I. Gross.
May 17. At Plymouth, Washington E. Nickerson and Helen M. Baker, both of Duxbury, by Rev. William W. Dornan.
June 15. At Duxbury, J. Knowles Parker and Marion I. Hatch, both of Duxbury, by Rev. Lewis J. Thomas.
June 24. At Duxbury, Harry M. Gray of Ogdensburg, N. Y., and Charlotte Low of Duxbury, by Rev. Richard T. Loring. June 25. At Duxbury, William H. Butler and Fannie O. McNaught, both of Duxbury, by Rev. Andrew Hahn.
June 27. At Middleboro, Lysander B. Sherman of Duxbury, and Ada M. Cahoon of Whitman, by Rev. George E. Mac- Gowan.
July 28. At Duxbury, Maurice J. Robinson of Marshfield, and Annie E. Osgood of Duxbury, by Rev. J. C. Osgood.
August 16. At Duxbury, Charles H. Watson and Ella Linds, both of Marshfield, by Rev. J. C. Osgood.
October 18. At Kingston, Howard M. Blanchard and Elizabeth E. Briggs, both of Duxbury, by Rev. Andrew F. Hab- erstroh.
November 1. At Quincy, John Walter of Duxbury, and Edith Apollonio of Marshfield, by Rev. Thomas W. Davison.
November 19. At Duxbury, Earl F. Jones of Pembroke, and Bernice H. Randall of Duxbury, by Rev. Harry A. Schuder.
November 26. At Duxbury, Clarence C. Churchill of Dux- bury, and Flora Izelle Higgins of Plymouth, by Rev. Andrew Hahn.
December 20. At Duxbury, Jesse T. Berriman of Killingley, Conn., and Grace M. Peterson of Duxbury, by Rev. Andrew Hahn.
December 30. At Duxbury, William S. Whittaker and Ellen E. Johnson, both of Pembroke, by Rev. J. C. Osgood.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee
OF THE
Town of Duxbury
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1911
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Albert M. Goulding, term expires, 1912
John F. Low, term expires,
1913
Andrew Hahn, term expires,
1914
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
William E. Chaffin, Egypt.
TEACHERS FOR 1911-1912.
Name, School, Post Office Address, and Salary.
Alton H. Hartford, Partridge Academy and Duxbury High School, Duxbury, $1,000.
Margaret Bowers, Partridge Academy and Duxbury High School, Duxbury, $550.
Belle Dalton, Partridge Academy and Duxbury High School, Duxbury, $500.
Ellen W. Downey, Village Grammar, Kingston, $575.
Elizabeth A. Hastings, Village Grammar, Duxbury, $425.
Edith W. Simpson, Tarkiln Grammar, Bryantville, R. F. D., $500.
Mary A. Doherty, Tarkiln Grammar, Bryantville, R. F. D., $425.
Blanche W. Simmons, South Duxbury, Millbrook, $375.
Clara H. Glover, Island Creek, South Duxbury, $300.
Abbie Baker, Ashdod, West Duxbury, $350.
Marion Wheelock, North Duxbury, North Duxbury, $300.
Sadie E. Paulding, Millbrook, Duxbury, $400.
Mrs. Mary L. Devereux, Point, Duxbury, $400.
Harriet J. Ford, special teacher of drawing, Millbrook, $200. Mrs. Lillie C. Stoddard, special teacher of music, North Scit- uate, $200.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The report of the School Committee of the Town of Dux- bury is herewith submitted, also the reports of the Superin- tendent of Schools, Principal of Partridge Academy and Duxbury High School, Teacher of Drawing, and Teacher of Music.
At the end of the last year, Dr. N. K. Noyes declined to be a candidate for relection, and he was succeeded by Rev. An- drew Hahn. Dr. Noyes' ten years of service at no little sac- rifice of his professional work, have been of great value to the Town and the schools. A broad minded man of excellent judgment, he has been responsible for many of the changes and improvements in the school system.
At the annual joint meeting of the School Committees of Scituate, Marshfield and Duxbury, held at Scituate, April 3, 1911, Mr. William E. Chaffin was re-elected Superintendent.
Several changes have been made in the teaching force dur- ing the past year. Mr. Herbert E. Walker resigned last June, he having been Principal of the Partridge Academy and Dux- bury High School for twelve years. The following resolutions were passed by the committee :
Resolved, that the School Committee of Duxbury on the re- tirement of Mr. Herbert E. Walker from his long service as Principal of the Partridge Academy and Duxbury High School, hereby express their appreciation of his faithful and efficient work; and of the enduring influence of his high char- acter among the many pupils graduated under his adminis- tration from the school.
Mr. Alton H. Hartford, who had been an assistant teacher for several years, was elected Principal, and Miss Margaret Bowers and Miss Belle Dalton, assistants. Miss Clara Glover was elected teacher at Island Creek to succeed Miss Grace Peter- son, who resigned, and Miss Marion Wheelock at North Duxbury.
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The simplifying of the methods of keeping the accounts and drawing orders for the payment of bills, has proved very satis- factory, and the accounts now harmonize with the requirements of the State Board of Education.
The committee desire to call the attention of the Town to the crowded condition of the Village Grammar school. Some- thing will have to be done in the near future to provide for the increased number of scholars.
The Committee would urge parents to co-operate with the teachers not only in interesting themselves in their childrens' studies, but in their deportment as well, and the failure of par- ents to impress on their children the necessity of good be- havior at all times, is a severe handicap to the teachers, who are trying by example and precept to make good, peaceful citizens out of the scholars, and with a little effort the parents can sup- plement the work of the teachers and be of inestimable benefit in this direction.
FINANCIAL REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation,
$10,000 00
Dividend, Dog Fund,
354 08
Massachusetts School Fund,
863 41
Reimbursement from State,
416 67
Tuition and transportation of State Chil-
dren, 92 50
$11,726 66
Expenditures-
High School instruction,
$2,240 00
Grammar and Primary instruction,
4,042 00
Drawing,
180 00
Music,
60 00
Transportation,
1,055 70
Fuel,
657 50
Janitor service,
415 00
Cleaning houses,
42 35
Supervision,
68 55
Clerk, book agent, etc.,
50 00
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Superintendent,
566 67
Superintendent's expenses,
6 50
Books, stationery and supplies,
495 29
Express,
7 67
Permanent repairs,
56 00
Ordinary repairs,
622 19
Town of Kingston, tuition,
10 00
Sundries, census, etc.,
61 61
$10,637 03
$1,089 63
Overdraft, 1910,
666 87
Unexpended balance,
$422 76
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT OF MASSACHUSETTS
SCHOOL FUND FOR THE YEAR 1911.
Separated from complete financial report.
Received from State, January, 1911, Expenditures :---
$863 41
High School instruction,
$423 41
Grammar School instruction,
440 00
$863 41
We have examined the accounts of the School Committee and find them properly vouched and correctly cast.
ERNEST H. BAILEY, THOMAS W. HERRICK,
Audtors.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1912.
Winter Term.
Partridge Academy opens January 1, closes March 22. East Side schools open January 1, close March 22.
West Side schools open January 1, close March 22.
Spring Term.
Partridge Academy opens April 1, closes June 21.
East Side schools open April 1, close June 14.
West Side schools open April 1, close June 21.
Fall Term.
Partridge Academy opens September 3, closes December 20. East Side schools open September 16, close December 20.
West Side Schools open September 23, close December 20.
Holidays.
Washington's Birthday, Patriot's Day, Memorial Day, Colum- bus Day, Thanksgiving Day, and the day following. Winter term begins January 1, 1913.
Superintendent's office hours by appointment.
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DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS, FALL OF 1911.
NUMBER IN GRADE
SCHOOL
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Freshmen
Sophomore
Junior Senior
Room totals
Academy
10 8 8 834
Village, Grades 7, 8
11 15 26
Village, Grades 5, 6
20
22
42
Tarklin Grammar
5 14
7 26
Tarklin Primary .
5 3
4
3
5 20
Millbrook
6 2
2
4
7 21
Point
2
6
2
6
16
South Duxbury
6
5
7
7
25
Island Creek
4
2
5
6
3
20
Ashdod .
1
6
1
6
2
16
North Duxbury
4
3
4
2
2
15
Enrollment bygrades 28 27 25 34 39 27 25 27 10 8 8 8 261
1
EYE AND EAR TESTS.
Whole number of pupils examined, 248
Number found defective in eyesight, 34
Number found defective in hearing, 17
Number of parents notified, 25
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the School Board-
Gentlemen-In accordance with your regulations I herewith submit my third annual report of the schools.
Statistics.
Number of pupils enrolled in the schools, 295
Number enrolled under 5 years of age, 0
Number enrolled over 15 years of age,
38
Number enrolled between 5 and 15 years of age, 257
Number enrolled between 7 and 14 years of age, 209
Average membership of all the schools,
261.81
Average attendance, 238.66
Percentage of attendance,
91.15
Number of boys completing the grammar school course, 8
Number of girls completing the grammar school course,
5
Number of men teachers, 2
Number of women teachers,
11
Number of teachers who have graduated from college, 2
Number of teachers who have graduated from Normal School, 3
Aggregate of months all schools have been kept during school year, 100.1
Average number of months the schools have been kept, 9.1
Number of regular teachers in Academy, 3
Number of different pupils in Academy during the year, 51
Number of pupils admitted to freshman class, September, 1910, 11
Number graduated June, 1911, 8
The school population of the town again shows a slight fall- ing off in numbers. The total enrollment for the year end- ing last June, is seven less than that reported last year. The enrollment for the fall term, also shows a decrease in numbers,
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there being twenty-five less pupils enrolled thus far the present school year than was the case a year ago.
The attendance statistics are still far from satisfactory. Be- low is given a list of the schools arranged according to their percentages of attendance for the year :
South Duxbury Primary,
94.50
Millbrook Primary,
93.00
Island Creek Primary,
92.80
Village Grammar grades 7 and 8,
92.64
Tarkiln Primary,
92.59
Academy,
92.19
Point Primary,
92.00
North Duxbury Primary,
91.83
Village Grammar grades 5 and 6,
91.22
Ashdod Primary,
90.97
Tarkiln Grammar, 88.69
Again the South Duxbury Primary 'School has the highest percentage in town, and again the Tarkiln Grammar is at the foot of the list. It will be observed that the three schools having the best attendance, are primary schools. This should not be the case, as cold weather and storms generally affect the attendance of primary schools much more than that of the higher grades. On the whole it is evident that better at- tendance, especially in the higher grades, should be secured. Attention is now being given this matter in the hope that an- other year will show better results along this line.
Teachers.
The year has witnessed several changes in the teaching force. Mr. Herbert Walker, who for so many years has faithfully performed his duties as principal of the Academy, resigned his position at the close of the school year in June. Miss Alice Cooper, the commercial teacher, also resigned during the sum- mer, leaving but one teacher, Mr. Hartford, on the staff at the Academy. Mr. Hartford was elected principal, Miss Belle Dalton of Brockton, was chosen to the position formerly occupied by Mr. Hartford and Miss Margaret Bowers was placed in charge of the commercial department.
Also at the close of the spring term, Miss Grace Peterson resigned the school at Island Creek, and Miss Ruth Delano re- signed at North Duxbury. Miss Clara H. Glover was elected
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to the Island Creek school, and Miss Mildred P. Forbes to the school at North Duxbury. Miss Forbes resigned after a month of teaching, and Miss Olive F. Leavitt of Hingham was chosen to succeed her.
After finishing the term, Miss Leavitt resigned, and Miss Marion Wheelock of Everett has been chosen to fill the vacancy.
Most of our primary schools are small and offer but modest salaries to the teachers. For this reason, graduates of the Academy, with little or no further preparation for teaching, have been placed in charge of them. The recent changes at North Duxbury, a condition of change we are liable to by engaging teachers from a distance, indicates that it is good policy to employ girls who have been through our own schools, and who can live at home, or near home, while teaching ; but we are doing the Academy graduates a questionable favor by al- lowing them to take up the work of teaching with little or no professional training.
By beginning work without adequate preparation, the Academy graduates can hardly hope for the advancement in their chosen work that might have been theirs with normal training.
It would undoubtedly tend toward raising the standard of the schools if at least one year's Normal School training were to be required of future candidates for school positions.
In discussing this question, no reflection is intended on the work of the Academy graduates now teaching in the schools. All of them are doing conscientious and faithful work, are studying professional literature, and are improving in their methods of teaching.
Course of Study.
It is now some years since a course of study has been pre- pared for the towns of this district, and but few copies of the old course are in use. Directions concerning the work of the grades have from time to time been given, but feeling that the teachers should have specific directions at hand, the su- perintendent began work on a course of study: Visiting the office of the State Board of Education for advice, it was found that a course of study for the town schools of the state was then in course of preparation, under direction of the State Board of Education, and with the assistance of normal school principals and superintendents.
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As this course of study will be based on a much wider range of observation and experience than any local course could be, work on the local course was suspended, pending its comple- tion. A year has passed, and this course is not yet in print. It is, however, anxiously looked for as our schools are much in need of such a course as this promises to be.
Meantime the work of the schools continues along practically the same lines as for some years past. It is no merely per- functory statement to say that the greater thoroughness with which the essential drill topics have been taken up, and the added care and comprehensiveness of the work in English are resulting in the pupils being much better equipped on leaving the grammar schools.
In the report of last year, something was said about interest- ing the pupils in agricultural and industrial work. The chief difficulty in taking up such work as elementary agriculture, household arts and manual arts, is that our teachers are not well fitted to teach these subjects.
I believe that work along these lines would be much extended were the State to give a portion of the "School Fund," with the proviso that it be used to increase the salaries of such teach- ers as take up work in these subjects.
Miss Downey, of the Village Grammar, deserves credit for interesting her pupils in some projects in manual training.
Village Grammar School
At the opening of schools in the fall, Miss Hasting's room at the Village Grammar was found to be overcrowded with pupils. Seats and desks, to the capacity of the room, were at once ordered. With the seating capacity of the room used to its fullest extent, there were still several more pupils than could be accommodated. A number of plans to relieve this
condition were suggested. It was finally decided to return the fifth grade pupils coming from Millbrook, to the Millbrook school, and give them fifth grade work there. This temporarily, at least, relieves conditions at the Village Grammar. A study of the table showing the distribution of pupils by grades, given on page twenty of this report, indicates from pupils now en- rolled in the lower grades tributary to their school, that there will be 53 pupils in Miss Hasting's room next year ; 39 the next ; 31 the next, and 33 the next, if the pupils from Island Creek
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are sent to this school. If Island Creek pupils go to the Tarkiln school, the enrollment indicates that these will be 44 pupils in Miss Hasting's room next year; 28 the next; 24 the next, and 27 the next. Families moving to or from the dis- trict will affect these figures, somewhat, but probably not much. It will be seen that for the next year the room referred to is likely to be crowded to the limit, and as these pupils pass on, Miss Downey's room will be crowded in turn. Pupils from this latter room cannot be returned to the primaries.
It is apparent that if addition is to be made to this building, it should be made in season to be used next fall at the opening of school.
School Savings.
The revised school laws of this State mention thrift as a subject to be taught in the schools. The present generation has more to tempt one to habits of extravagance than any previous generation in the history of the world.
We are told that there is an increasing tendency for people to live beyond their means. Considering that one is largely but a bundle of the habits he has formed, anything tending to develop the habit of saving while in school would seem well worth while.
The system of stamp saving in the schools is one of the most practical means of teaching thrift. This project is being tried with success in nearby towns, and with present conditions might well be taken up in this town.
The following is from the Annual Report of the United States Commissioner of Education : "School savings banks have been in existence in the United States since 1885, in which year the first bank was opened in a public school of Long Island City, N. Y., through the efforts of Mr. J. H. Thiry, the great promotor of this system in this country. From a recent report it appears that there were on January 1, 1910, school savings banks in 108 cities in the United States. Deposits were collected at 7,330 school rooms or stations, and the depositors numbered 166,525. In the twenty-five years since the first bank was established, the total deposits have amounted to $4,618,734.96 ; the withdrawals to $3,893,637.47, leaving $725,097.49 in the banks January 1, 1910."
I would recommend that steps be taken to take advantage
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of the recent Act of the Legislature to authorize savings banks to receive deposits from school children. The Act will be found in Chapter 211, Acts of 1911.
In closing, I wish to express my deep appreciation of cheerful and earnest co-operation of the teachers, and the helpfulness of the school board, each member of which has ex- tended to me that confidence and support which enables a superintendent to do his best work.
Respectfully submitted,
Jan. 15, 1912.
WILLIAM E. CHAFFIN.
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SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC.
Mr. W. E. Chaffin, Superintendent of Schools.
Dear Sir :- Owing to the fact that the music in the schools has only been reviewed for one term, this report must necessa- rily be short.
The first and longest term is passed, and you may be looking for great things from the children; but please remember that most of this term has been taken in getting the children to work together, and become accustomed to it.
The seventh and eighth grades have always sung from the third reader; but this year they are doing so well, that it would seem only just to promote them to the fourth, which would prove more fitted to their ability. We are hoping to soon effect this change.
At the Academy the number of pupils enrolled is so small that. all are expected to attend the singing lesson. No doubt some are surprised to find that they can sing, when they thought they could not; anyway, we are being surprised to find that some cannot sing when we thought that they could !
It would seem the best thing for those who may sometime teach school, to at least hear the lesson as a preparation for what they must do themselves, because in these days all schools have music, which must be taught by the teachers and re- viewed by the supervisor, not taught by the supervisor.
I want to thank the school board for giving me time for a much needed rest, and the teachers for carrying on the singing as I have taught it.
Respectfully submitted,
LILLIE C. STODDARD, Supervisor.
North Scituate, December 31, 1911.
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SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING.
Mr. William E. Chaffin, Superintendent of Schools.
Dear Sir-The year comes round very quickly, again at your request, I present my report :
The work of the past year has gone on very regularly. Few, if any, of my lessons have been omitted on account of bad weather. The children seem to enjoy going to school on stormy days.
The drawing on the whole has been very satisfactory, im- provement being specially noticeable in the greater care taken. in drawing, which means better results. The usual program- has been carried out with minor variations, the industrial work before Christmas being particularly satisfactory and interest- ing.
Last winter after the pupils had become rather tired of mechanical work, we took up drawing from life, with excellent results. Some of the pupils made very good likenesses of the little ones who posed for us.
The teachers have been interested and enthusiastic, doing their best to carry out my course of study. We enter upon the year of 1912 with the anticipation of better work than ever before.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRIET J. FORD.
Duxbury, December 30, 1911.
Duxbury 5
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PARTRIDGE ACADEMY AND DUXBURY HIGH SCHOOL
Mr. William E. Chaffin, Superintendent of Schools.
Dear Sir :- I herewith submit to you my report for the term ending December 20, 1911.
At the close of the school year in June, a class of eight was graduated with appropriate exercises. A copy of the program with the names of the graduates will be found at the end of this report.
Five members of this class are continuing their studies ; one at Simmons College, another at Harvard College, a third at the Bridgewater Normal School, and two others in preparatory schools with the intention of entering college in the fall. The present Senior class has six members.
In September a class of eight entered, five from the Village Grammar school, and three from the Tarkiln Grammar school. This is the smallest class that has entered the school for several years. It would seem as though many of the children do not realize the importance of a high school education when only eight out of fourteen grammar school graduates enter the Academy. Can we not make pupils feel that the high school course is something to look forward to with pleasure, not with dread, and that the advantages of a high school education more than repay one for the few extra years of study ?
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