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APPRAISAL OF HIGHWAY TEAMS AND TOOLS,
MARCH 2, 1891.
4 horses
$700 00
2 sets double harness
120 00
1 two-horse cart
160 00
1 two-horse cart.
125 00
1 two-horse cart.
40 00
2 two-horse sleds
80 00
1 jigger.
30 00
1 road scraper
175 00
1 Kimball road scraper
42 50
4 horse blankets.
10 00
Amount carried forward $1,482 50
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Amount brought forward. $1,482 50
2 plows.
18 00
1 one-horse cart. . . 42 00
1& tons English hay
28 00
Hay for bedding.
8 16
Bridge timber and plank
26 50
1 scoop scraper
5 00
1 grain chest.
5 00
6 shovels.
5 40
Stable tools.
2 00
Hames and chains
2 50
Lead reins and halters.
3 50
Posts and poles. .
6 85
Grain and feed bags
5 25
Stone tools and chains
44 15
Tools and supplies
26 55
$1,711 36
J. P. EMERSON, D. P. BYAM, ELISHA H. SHAW,
Appraisers.
REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
C. E. Parkhurst, addition to stage, Centre Hall
$ 12 30
A. J. Lamphere, repairs, Centre Hall 60
F. G. Pratt, setting glass .
1 50
$ 14 40
A. W. Holt, labor, school-house No. 1.
3 00
3 00
D. W. Robbins, labor and supplies, school- house No. 3.
64 25
F. C. Byam, labor and supplies, school-house No. 3.
5 43
N. E. Parker, supplies, school-house No. 3,
11 39
William E. Livingston, supplies, school-house No. 3.
10 85
91 92
F. G. Pratt, labor and supplies, school-house No. 5.
17 10
J. Q. Battles, labor and supplies, school-house No. 5.
13 51
A. L. Brooks & Co., supplies, school-house No. 5 ..
18 71
49 32
G. E. Spaulding, repairs, North Hall
11 00
11 00
Amount carried forward
$169 64
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Amount brought forward.
$169 64
G. E. Spaulding, repairs, school-house No. 8. 14 77 14 77
Seth P. Sampson, labor and supplies, school- house No. 8. 194 54
Charles W. Flint, labor and supplies, school- house No. 8. . 15 97
George H. Smith, labor and supplies, school- house No. 8. 8 83
Charles Hyde, labor and supplies, school-house No. 8 .. 1 80
Arthur Sheldon, labor and supplies, school- house No. 8.
3 00
J. B. Coburn, labor and supplies, school-house No. 8.
2 25
Daniel Cushing, supplies, school-house No. 8, Barstow Stove Co., supplies, school-house No. 8 ..
64 50
Chelmsford Foundry Co., supplies, school- house No. 8. 67 09
A. L. Brooks & Co., supplies, school-house No. 8.
1 45
N. J. Wier, supplies, school-house No. 8 .... Silver, Gay & Co., supplies, school-house No. 8, F. G. Pratt, labor and supplies, school-house No. 9. .
46 62
428 58
W. C. Edward, labor and supplies, school- house No. 9.
124 32
130 32
James B. Coburn, repairing Armory, North Chelmsford .
3 00
3 00
$746 31
CARE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CEMETERIES.
L. K. Howard, labor and expense (Centre) .. John Higgins, labor and expense (Centre) ... Francis H. Rowell, labor and expense (Centre), William Grimwood, trimming hedge (Centre), James Dunn, labor (North Chelmsford) ...
$14 25
6 00
3 00
5 00
$28 25
3 60
W. Smith, labor (North Chelmsford)
2 15
Arthur Sheldon, labor (North Chelmsford) ..
19 75
25 50
8 00
8 00
Daniel P. Byam, labor (South Chelmsford) .. G. W. Bussey, labor (West Chelmsford) .... George F. Snow, labor and expense (West Chelmsford).
4 90
3 00
7 90
$69 65
15 44
25 09
6 00
25
COLLECTION AND ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
William L. Gordon, collecting, 1888. $ 60 60
Martin Robbins, abatements for 1889 143 00
Martin Robbins, collecting $2,432.78, at .011, 26 76
Martin Robbins, collecting $14,399.83, at .01, 144 00 313 76
$314 36
STATE AID.
Paid under Chapter 301, Statutes of 1889. .. $659 00
Paid under Chapter 279, Statutes of 1889 ...
234 00
$893 00
SIDEWALK AT NORTH CHELMSFORD.
William Sweat, material and labor $150 00
$150 00
WELL AND PUMP AT WEST CHELMSFORD.
L. P. Dunklee, digging and bricking well .... $65 00
George F. Snow, labor and expense 5 00
Albert Reed, labor. 50
John Knowles, labor. 2 00
George H. Holt, pump and platform
18 50
$91 00
ADDITION TO NORTH CHELMSFORD CEMETERY.
John Gallagher, one and one-half acres land, Interest from March 17 to July 17, 1890. . . Osgood & Snell, survey and plan S. P. Sampson and C. H. Dutton, wall, fence, and gate ... George H. Smith, labor and material
$550 00
11 00
$561 00
10 00
10 00
360 00
360 00
5 00
5 00.
$936 00
2€
ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAW.
Trull & Wier, attorney fees.
$10 00
$10 00
Alfred Day, service and expense
51 24
51 24
James P. Emerson, service and expense
1 50
1 50
$62 74
TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.
E. H. Warren, services and expenses as treas- urer .
$ 75 00
$ 75 00
Geo. A. Parkhurst, services and expenses as town-clerk ..
53 02
Geo. A. Parkhurst, services and expenses as registrar
13 50
66 52
L. M. Dutton, services as registrar .
10 50
E. D. Bearse, services as registrar from 1886 to 1890
46 50
N. B. Edwards, services as registrar .
14 25
71 25
N. E. Parker, services as warden, Precinct 1. E. R. Marshall, services as warden, Precinct 1, C. H. Dutton, services as warden, Precinct 2, A. H. Sheldon, services as warden, Pre- cinct 2.
3 00
3 00
3 00
A. G. Parkhurst, services as warden, Pre- cinct 3.
3 00
J. G. Quessy, services as warden, Precinct 3. A. W. Holt, services as inspector, Precinct 1, A. P. Perham, services as inspector, Pre- cinct 1.
3 00
George Hyde, services as inspector, Pre-
3 00
J. F. McManomin, services as inspector, Pre- cinct 2.
3 00
Wm. H. Kiernan, services as inspector, Pre- cinct 3.
3 00
Samuel Naylor, services as inspector, Pre- cinct 3
3 00
Amounts carried forward . $36 00
$212 77
3 00
3 00
3 00
cinct 2.
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Amounts brought forward.
$36 00
$212 77
J. E. Warren, services as clerk, Precinct 1 .. Fred R. Ripley, services as clerk, Precinct 2, M. H. Winship, services as clerk, Precinct 3, J. P. Emerson, services as constable
3 00
3 00
3 00
45 00
Alfred Day, services as constable.
14 00
J. H. Whidden, services as constable
12 00
88 55
J. P. Emerson,
D. P. Byam,
appraisers at town farm. .
9 00
9 00
E. H. Shaw,
George E. Spaulding, truant officer
5 50
5 50
William L. Gordon, taking school census. .
11 50
11 50
Charles Dane, distributing ballots (1889) . .
3 00
3 00
E. T. Adams, services as selectman.
75 00
E. T. Adams, expenses as selectman
13 37
88 37
C. W. Flint, services as selectman ...
35 00
C. W. Flint, expenses as selectman.
12 50
47 50
R. Wilson Dix, services as selectman .
30 50
R. Wilson Dix, expenses as selectman
15 00
45 50
J. Q. Battles, services as selectman
40 00
J. Q. Battles, expenses as selectman
12 00
52 00
G. F. Snow, services as selectman.
45 00
G. F. Snow, expenses as selectman .
15 00
60 00
George F. Snow, services and expenses as as- sessor.
250 00
250 00
R. Wilson Dix, services and expenses as as- sessor .
182 00
182 00
H. B. Proctor, services and expenses as as- sessor
159 00
159 00
L. J. Mansfield, services and expenses as as- sessor
160 00
160 00
A. H. Sheldon, services and expenses as as- sessor.
256 75
256 75
Thomas Mooney, for assisting assessors
50
Samuel Blood, for assisting assessors.
1 00
D. M. George, for assisting assessors
1 00
P. J. Brennan, for assisting assessors. .
50
Charles Sweetser, for assisting assessors.
1 00
Seth P. Sampson, for assisting assessors .
2 50
6 50
E. F. Richardson, services as auditor
3 00
H. S. Perham, services as auditor
3 00
6 00
62 55
.
$1,688 94
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE.
Vox Populi Press, 700 copies school and town reports . . .
$ 66 60
Vox Populi Press, 1100 copies assessor's val- uation books .
200 00
Vox Populi Press, supplies
2 90
$269 50
Marden & Rowell, printing and supplies . . .
28 50
28 50
Wm. M. Sargent, assessors' books and supplies,
9 00
9 00
Dutton Brothers, fence lumber
83
83
H. H. Hanson, repairs on common fence ....
2 05
2 05
E. T. Adams, repairs on common fence ..
3 97
3 97
H. H. Wilder & Co., repairing furnace, Cen- tre Hall .
2 10
2 10
E. H. Shaw, rent rifle range, Co. F, Cavalry, M. H. Winship, nails ..
27
27
George E. Spaulding, repairs and care of ar-
54 00
54 00
mory and hall at North Chelmsford .... J. A. Osborn, repairing and painting hearse. .
16 00
F. J. Whittemore, trimming hearse
4 00
20 00
Charles E. Pierce, 4 election books.
2 00
2 00
S. W. Parkhurst, nails .
1 54
1 54
Arthur H. Sheldon, reporting 13 deaths
3 25
3 25
Dawson Pollard, reporting 5 deaths
1 25
1 25
D. P. Byam, reporting 12 deaths.
3 00
3 00
L. K. Howard, reporting 16 deaths
4 00
4 00
Town of Chelmsford, tax of 1890.
61 97
61 97
A. J. Lamphere, care Centre town hall, 1889 and 1890.
19 00
A. J. Lamphere, care Centre town hall, 1890 and 1891.
14 25
33 25
George H. Holt, repairs Centre pump.
1 50
1 50
$521 08
19 10
19 10
AGGREGATE OF APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS, AND EXPENDITURES.
ACCOUNTS.
Appropria- tions.
Expendi- tures.
Surplus.
Deficit.
Schools, appropriation.
.
$ 5,700 00
School fund .
170 49
Dog tax ....
364 67
Tuition, non-resident pu- pils .
11 50
Teaching
$ 5,527 40
Care of houses.
328 35
Fuel .
369 12
$ 21 79
Apparatus
100 00
93 89
6 11
School incidentals ...
400 00
318 73
81 27
Free text-beoks, appropriation .. Receipts
40 26
625 29
14 97
Support of poor, appropriation
Receipts
1,724 70
4,210 26
$ 385 56
Highway, appropriation.
4,000 00
3,673 75
326 25
State aid, receipts.
570 00
659 00
89 00
Repairs of public buildings, ap- propriation.
600 00
746 31
146 31
Relief of indigent soldiers and sailors, appropriation.
100 00
Relief of indigent soldiers and sailors, receipts.
60 00
234 00
74 00
Town officers and
committees,
1,900 00
1,688 94
211 06
Collection and abatement of tax- es .
300 00
314 36
14 36
Miscellaneous expenses, appropri- ation
300 00
Miscellaneous expenses, receipts .
240 95
521 08
19 87
Enforcement of liquor law
150 00
62 74
87 26
Care and improvement of ceme- teries
200 00
69 65
130 35
Addition to North Chelmsford
900 00
936 00
36 00
Sidewalk at North Chelmsford ...
150 00
150 00
Well and pump, West Chelmsford
100 00
91 00
9 00
$20,782 57 $20,782 57 $ 907 93 $ 907 93
Appropriations
· $17,600 00
Amount of orders
$20,619 87
Receipts.
3,182 57
Surplus
162 70
$20,782 27
$20,782 57
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EBEN T. ADAMS, CHARLES W. FLINT, R. WILSON DIX, JOHN Q. BATTLES, GEO. F. SNOW,
Selectmen.
93 $
745 23 162 70
cemetery .
$20,782 57 $20,619 87 $ 907
162 70
appropriation
600 00
2,100 00
AUDITORS' REPORT.
We have examined the account of the Treasurer for the year end- ing Feb. 28, 1891, and find his receipts and payments properly en- tered and vouched for, and a balance of fifteen hundred and nine- teen dollars and seventy-seven cents ($1519.77) in his hands.
We have also examined the vouchers in the hands of the Select- men, and find receipts amounting to twenty thousand six hundred and nineteen dollars and eighty-seven cents ($20,619.87), vouching for orders drawn on the Treasurer, which have all been paid by him.
We find :
Cash in treasury
$1,519 77
Taxes of 1889, uncollected.
$ 140 90
Accrued interest on same
13 99
Taxes of 1890, uncollected
2,306 04
Accrued interest on same
67 26
2,528 19
School books, etc., on hand .
153 16
Due from the State:
State aid to January, 1891.
$659 00
State aid for January and February
97 00
Relief to January, 1891
117 00
Relief for January and February
18 00
Armory rent
150 00
1,041 00
$5,242 16
Kimball fund and interest
$ 123 77
Silver fund and interest.
129 15
Adams Emerson fund .
202 50
Liabilities (estimated) .
1,100 00
Abatements (estimated)
150 00
1,705 42
Balance of assets
$3,536 74
E. F. RICHARDSON, HENRY S. PERHAM, Auditors.
CHELMSFORD, March 4, 1891.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
MIDDLESEX, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Chelmsford, in said County, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby re- quired to notify the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet at the Town Hall, at Chelmsford Centre, on Monday, the sixteenth day of March current, being the third Monday in said month, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz. :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator.
ART. 2. To hear reports of town officers and committees, and act thereon.
ART. 3. To determine the manner of collecting the taxes.
ART. 4. To determine the manner of repairing the highways, townways, and bridges.
ART. 5. To choose all necessary town officers.
ART. 6. To act in relation to the list of jurors prepared by the seleotmen.
ART. 7. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to defray town charges for the ensuing year.
ART. 8. To see if the town will authorize the treasurer to borrow such sums of money as may be required for the demands upon him, in anticipation of the taxes of the ensuing year, and payable therefrom.
ART. 9. To see if the town will vote to grant licenses for the sale of in- toxicating liquors for the current year.
ART. 10. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to act as its agent in any suit or suits which may arise during the ensuing year.
ART. 11. At the request of Samuel P. Perham, E. G. Smith, Edwin K. Parkhurst, John S. Shed, and others, to see if the town will vote to dig a well, put a pump in the same, and prepare it for a public watering place, at or near the junction of South and Bartlett Streets, or act in relation thereto.
ART. 12. At the request of William Fletcher, D. C. Perham, George O. Byam, A. P. Perham, and others, to see if the town will vote to make such appropriation as may be deemed expe-
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dient towards defraying the incidental expenses of an appro- priate observance of Memorial Day in this town the present year, or act in relation thereto.
ART. 13. At the request of Henry S. Perham, E. K. Parkhurst, David Perham, J. P. Emerson, and others, to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred dol- lars to improve and repair the townway known as the Lane at the Centre of the town, or act in relation thereto.
And you are directed to serve this warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof at the post-offices in the Centre of the town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, West Chelmsford, and at the school- house at East Chelmsford, ten days at least before the time appoint- ed for holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make return of this warrant, with your do- ings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding the meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this sixth day of March, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ninety-one.
E. T. ADAMS, R. WILSON DIX, JOHN Q. BATTLES, GEO. F. SNOW, Selectmen of Chelmsford.
I have served the foregoing warrant, by posting up true and at- tested copies of the same at the places above mentioned, more than ten days before the day of holding said meeting.
JAMES P. EMERSON,
Constable of Chelmsford.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASS.
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1891.
LOWELL, MASS. : VOX POPULI PRESS: 130 CENTRAL STREET. 1891.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
THE School Committee, for the year 1890, was organized at their first meeting, by the choice of J. A. Bartlett, chairman, and William L. Gordon, Secretary; George F. Snow was chosen Superin- tendent of schools and book agent, for the year ensuing.
Last year, a Sub-Committee, for the purpose of looking into the matter of a course of study to be used in all the schools, was chosen, and they re- ported that, in their judgment, the course of study laid out by Mr. Prince, of the State Board of Edu- cation, was best adapted to our needs. That course was adopted by the Board, and is now in use in
all the schools. This was believed by the Board to be a good thing to establish, and it has proved to be so, as all the schools are now working on one system, and pursuing the same studies, so that a scholar coming from one school to another, is ready to enter into classes already formed. In some of the mixed schools the practice had pre-
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vailed of teaching the higher branches, such as are taught in the High Schools; and the teacher's time was taken up very largely with one or two older pupils, to the neglect of the younger ones. Your Committee voted that the High School studies should be taught only in the High Schools, so that the teachers in the mixed schools could give their time to the studies designed to be taught in such schools, and not have a Primary and High School in one. As a new school was found to be necessary in District No. 9; owing to the increase of scholars, and owing to some dissat- isfaction in District No. 7, a new school was estab- lished in District No. 9, and the one in District No. 7 discontinued. So far as we are able to learn, this arrangement has given good satisfaction, and the scholars in District No. 7 have certainly gained by having a graded school to attend, and we think have made better progress than before, under the old system. We believe this to be a step in the right direction. The schools, for the year past, have mainly retained their old teachers, and good work has been done in all. There has been no back- ward step, and we feel that steady progress has been made in all directions. The Town has been liberal in its appropriation, and the Committee has endeavored to spend the money, so appropriated by the Town, to the best advantage of all. Thirty-six weeks of schooling have been given to all schools,
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all schools have their vacations at the same time, as all terms begin and close alike. Your Commit- tee feel that they have reason to be satisfied with the results of the year's work. The matter of " District Supervision" of schools has been attracting attention of the various towns in the State, for the last year. A communication has been received by this Committee from the town of Dracut, in re- gard to joining with that town in a District Super- intendent. Your Committee have taken no action thereon, as they could make no arrangements with- out a vote of the town on the same.
The agent of the State Board of Education has also called on the chairman of your Committee, in reference to the question. We have received from the State Board the following circular in regard to the matter, which gives very fully the law, and urges the adoption of the matter by the towns. The circular is as follows:
"DISTRICT SUPERVISION OF SCHOOLS.
"Chapter 431 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1888 provides as follows :-
" I. Any two or more towns, the valuation of each of which does not exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars, and the aggregate number of schools in all of which is not more than fifty nor less than thirty, may, by vote of the several towns, unite for the purpose of the employment of a superintendent of schools under the provisions of this act.
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" 2. When such a union has been effected, the school com- mittees of the towns comprising the union shall form a joint com- mittee. Said committee shall meet annually in joint convention in the month of April. They shall choose, by ballot, a superin- tendent of schools, and determine the relative amount of service · to be performed by him in each town, fix his salary, and appor- tion the amount thereof to be paid by the several towns.
"FINANCIAL CONDITIONS.
"The towns forming the union, in addition to an amount equal to the average of the total sum paid by the several towns for schools during the three years next preceding, must unitedly , raise by taxation and appropriate a sum not less than seven hun- dred and fifty dollars for the support of a superintendent of schools.
"STATE AID.
"Upon compliance with the provisions of the law by the towns uniting, the State will grant them one thousand dollars, one- half of which amount is to be paid for the salary of the superin- tendent of schools, making it at least twelve hundred and fifty dollars, and the remaining one-half, five hundred dollars, is to be paid for the salaries of the teachers employed in the public schools within the district.
" CONSIDERATIONS.
"This is a just and generous contribution from the wealthy cities and towns of the Commonwealth, which pay nearly ninety per cent. of the State tax, for the educational improvement of the rural towns through better school superintendence.
"The added burden to each town will be small, and the ex- penses of school committees will necessarily be reduced because of the work done by the superintendent.
"The five hundred dollars given by the State to the group of towns for teachers' salaries, will be of great service in paying for the improved teaching that will result from skilled supervision.
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"No town can afford to let this rare opportunity pass unim- proved. This form of supervision is producing good results where it has been tried.
"SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
"The plan enables towns of low valuation to obtain the skilled superintendence possessed by the more wealthy towns and cities.
"The special superintendent should be a trained educator, and devote all his time and talents to the good of the schools.
"Teachers will be directed in their work, courses of study will be arranged, and the schools will be better classified.
"Through systematic visitation of schools and teachers' meet- ings, the method of school management and instruction will be much improved.
" Good schools tend to increase the population and wealth of the towns.
"Please give this subject your careful consideration. It is hoped that the citizens will vote upon the question at the annual town meeting.
"FORM OF TOWN WARRANT AND VOTES.
" In towns where district supervision already exists no further vote relating to the superintendent is necessary, except on the article in the warrant appropriating money for the support of schools.
"To bring the question originally before the town, the article in the warrant may be, according to good authority -
" To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chap. 431 of the Acts of 1888, relating to the employment of a superintendent of schools, and appropriate money therefor.
"The form of the vote advised by the authority above referred to, is-
" That the town will unite with A, B, C, naming all the towns which may be included in the union, or with any one or more of them, to employ a superintendent of schools."
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For a detailed report of the condition of schools, we refer to the report of Superintendent printed herewith.
Your Committee would respectfully recommend that the same appropriations as last year be made for the ensuing year.
J. A. BARTLETT, Chairman, WM. L. GORDON, Secretary, RILEY DAVIS,
R. W. DIX,
GEORGE A. BYAM,
R. S. RIPLEY,
F. C. BYAM,
HENRY R. HODSON,
JOHN H. WHIDDEN,
School Committee.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To the Chairman and Gentlemen of the School Committee:
It has been said of New England that she " builds school- houses and raises men." Still another good thing said concerning her is, "that she is the modelling - room of the Nation's work-shop." The latter may not be alto- gether true, and yet it can hardly be denied. I presume that it is pre-eminently true in regard to our public-school system.
There has, perhaps, never been a time since the foun- dation of the Republic when public attention has been more widely directed to, or more intensely concentrated upon, our American public-school system than at present.
Keenly we scan and promptly and decidedly resent all encroachments whatever upon this, as we esteem it, the sheet-anchor of our institutions. If there is any one fea- ture in advanced and advancing civilization in which pub- lic teachers and public men should take the deepest in- terest, and for which they should feel the deepest solic- itude, it is the common schools of the country.
It is clearly impossible to exaggerate the value of an efficiently, wisely, and patriotically administered public-school system thoughout our national domain. On this plainly we
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must largely depend to promote an intelligent and patriotic citizenship.
The educational year that has elapsed since I last had the pleasure of reporting to you, has not been marked by any features of special interest, outside of a course of steady progress and development. These yearly reports are of real value only as they faithfully show the actual condition of affairs, or contain suggestions that may lead to improvement, and shape themselves into practical results. In this report I shall speak of the situation as it has appeared to me after nearly two hundred visits to the schools. It is gratifying to state that the impressions derived from these visits strengthen the belief that the schools of this town are steadily advancing.
As evidence of progress, may be mentioned the contin- ued devotion of teachers to their work and their earnest desire to render themselves still better qualified; the grow- ing disposition on the part of the committee to retain teachers as long as they accomplish good work, and to furnish books of reference, charts, maps, and necessary school apparatus, and the increasing public interest in edu- cational affairs as evinced by increased visitation and im- provement of school buildings and their surroundings.
TEACHERS.
Circumstances beyond control have caused several changes in our corps of teachers. Other towns offer them more money, and young men offer them pleasanter positions. While we have lost some good teachers, their places have been ably filled, and the teaching force of the town is a strong one. It is with pride that I say this; for what- ever may be done by the Committee or Superintendent,
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