Town annual report of Chelmsford 1905, Part 5

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Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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The committee desire to draw the attention of the citi- zens of the town to the amount of valuable school property


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the town possesses with the idea of having the matter of pro- viding for such in case of loss by fire considered.


We believe the town is deeply interested in the educa- tional question, and will do all it can to make Chelmsford stand where it should in the educational column.


ALEXANDER J. PARK, CHARLES H. ELLIS, STEWART MACKAY, Committee.


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Financial Report of the School Committee.


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TEACHING.


CENTRE SCHOOLS.


Henry H. Rice, 40 weeks $930 00


Lillian S. Copeland, 40 weeks 477 99


Zelma L. Swift, 40 weeks. 424 00


Susan S. McFarlin, 33 weeks. 379 50


Nellie L. Wyman, 10 weeks. 100 00


Esther M. Greene, 23 weeks


230 00


Philena A. Parker, 15 weeks 136 00


Esther B. Douglas, 20 weeks 220 00


Lena · E. Bliss, 26 weeks. 286 00


Grace C. Litchfield, 36 weeks 414 00


Eva M. Godfrey, 13 weeks.


130 00


Alice Poor, 2 weeks, 2 days 24 00


Alice E. Ramsey, I week. 9 50


$3,760 99


NORTH SCHOOLS.


Percy F. Parsons, 16 weeks. $410 00


Elmer G. Royce, 23 weeks. 488 75


Clara L. Shaw, 39 weeks. 450 25


Gertrude A. Jones, 35 weeks


378 50


Josephine L. Blakely, 13 weeks. 136 50


Wilhelmina W. Garvin, 22 weeks 231 00


Lillian A. Strout, 35 weeks.


343 50


Sara E. Wheeler, 35 weeks


378 50


Mabel F. Laughton, 22 weeks.


209 00


Laura G. Hoyt, 35 weeks.


402 50.


Esther B. Douglas, 15 weeks 158 50


Alice E. Ramsay, 20 weeks 190 00


$3,777 00


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WEST.


Bertha H. Long, 33 weeks $340 00


Agnes Naylor, 32 weeks. 368 00


Olive M. Emerson, 17 weeks. 153 00


$861 00


EAST.


Daisy E. Vose, 36 weeks. $347 00


Sara M. Devine, 36 weeks 353 50


$700 50


SOUTH.


Grace S. Parkhurst, 36 weeks.


$335 50


$335 50


SOUTH ROW.


E. Belle Adams, 25 weeks. $200 00


Annie B. Williams 3 weeks. 24 00


Ethel M. Wright, 8 weeks. 64 00


$288 00


GOLDEN COVE.


Harriet M. Hall, 36 weeks $360 00


$360 00


MUSIC.


Mary B. Raynes, 36 weeks $408 00


$408 00


SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.


F. L. Kendall


$1,125 00


$1,125 00


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CARE.


Owen Scollan, North. $423 00


Orrin Pierce, East. 157 00


H. Penniman, South 21 80


C. H. House, Golden Cove 66 50


H. H. Emerson, Centre


350 00


Fred Chandler, Centre .. 136 55


J. C. Osterhout, South Row.


50 79


Lactan'ce Gaudette, North 18 50


Abram Sherman, East. 35 00


Charles Jordan, West .. 25 50


Augustus Whidden, West 30 00


Mrs. Carmi Hunt, South Row


5 00


Carl M. Ohlson, East. IO 50


Patrick Gaegon, North. 3 00


$1,333 14


FUEL.


James P. Dunigan, coal $391 18


John Marinel, wood. 128 25


Lowell Gas Co., gas


II 94


H. Penniman, preparing fuel 8 25


P. T. McMahon, coal.


507 00


H. L. Parkhurst, coal and wood. 718 84


D. P. Byam, wood 37 18


A. M. Warren, wood


47 00


C. G. Nickles, wood 47 00


E. R. Marshall, sawdust I 25


$1,897 89


TRANSPORTATION.


Mrs. I. M. Voter $271 50


Boston & Northern Street R. R. 250 00


H. R. Hodson, estate. 268 50


A. J. Park. 51 00


B. Bogdenoff. 116 00


Stewart Mackay 12 00


$969 00


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TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


P. F. Parsons. $12 26


Educational Publishing Co. 94


Ginn & Co. 116 99


Maynard Merrill & Co 12 32


D. C. Heath & Co


2 80


Neostyle Co. 6 00


G. T. Parkhurst. 8 28


American Book Co. 19 40


Kenney Bros. & Wolkins.


309 54


Hinds & Noble. I 60


J. L. Hammett & Co. 22 20


S. A. Garson. : 2 75


Hunt Pen Co.


2 80


E. E. Babb & Co


512 85


G. F. King & Co.


66 10


Allyn & Bacon. 16 17


Silver, Burdett & Co. 14 46


Houghton, Mifflin & Co. I 53


C. C. Birchard 3 15


$1,132 14


SCHOOL FURNITURE AND REPAIRS.


C. E. Parkhurst, repairs. $29 02


Leonard Spaulding, concreting 232 70


J. C. Osterhout, repairs 6 90


Wm. J. Randall, repairs.


4 53


G. F. Cutler, labor. 45 02


Slatington Slate Co., slate black boards ..


III 48


E. F. DeLaHaye, labor and material 29 25


W. E. Hatch, repairs. 80


Stewart Mackay, Jr., repairs 99 90


J. W. Stevens, repairs. 23 87


I. H. Knight, repairs 15 00


L. C. Panton, repairs 373 60


Amount carried forward $972 07


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Amount brought forward $972 07


Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, furniture 124 80


Bartlett & Dow, hardware. 2 25


Amasa Pratt & Co., lumber. 132 65 Wm. Maclarney & Co., furnace repairs .. 114 33


Robertson & Co., furniture. 66 00


Wilfred Loraine, repairs. 20 50


E. P. Flanders & Co., hardware 30 70


Phelps & Porter, slating


19 36


Adams & Co., furniture


22 50


Owen Scollan, labor


45 00


Adams Hardware Co., repairs 7 81


$1,557 97


HIGH SCHOOL APPARATUS.


L. E. Knott Co $10 23


P. F. Parsons .. 35 00


Bausch & Lomb Co. 5 06


Derby & Morse .. 4 00


Talbot Dye & Chemical Co 35


Wm. E. Robbins 8 10


$62 74


INCIDENTALS.


Queen & Small, sundries $7 69


Chelmsford Foundry Co


62


Samuel Kershaw.


3 00


Falls & Birkenshaw, chemicals 85


Orrin Peirce. I 90


American Express Co. 4 65


C. B. Coburn & Co., sundries


24 67


Derby & Morse, electric supplies.


35


Emerson & Co., sundries. I 28


F. L. Kendall, freight charges 14 21


Amount carried forward $60 22


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Amount brought forward $60 22


G. T. Parkhurst, printing.


29 25


E. R. Marshall. I 25


Boston & Maine R. R., freight. II I7


Smith & Lawrence, hardware. 5 38


Wm. E. Edwards. 4 64


Stewart Mackay, sundries


3 04


E. P. Flanders & Co., hardware.


3 81


E. T. Adams, sundries 8 05


Bartlett & Dow, keys. 40


Fuller & Warren Co., furnace door I IO


Emma J. Gay, piano. 26 50


Masury Young & Co., sundries. 19 25


S. W. Parkhurst, sundries. 34 17


$208 23


FENCE AT EAST CHELMSFORD SCHOOL.


Bartlett & Dow, wire fence $17 65


A. W. Holt, labor 72 04 $89 69


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Aggregate of Appropriations, Receipts and Expenditures.


Appropriations and Expenditures.


Surplus.


Deficit.


Receipts.


Teaching, care and fuel.


.$13,000 00


Receipts from State


937 50 $14,847 02


Superintendent.


562 50


$251 02


On account of education of


children from State.


96 00


Text books and supplies.


1,100 00


1,132 14


32 14


Incidentals


300 00


208 23


91 77


Apparatus.


100 00


62 74


37 26


Furniture and repairs


1,000 00


1,557 97


557 97


Transportation


1,100 00


969 00


131 00


Old furnace at East.


I 81


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Ginn & Co., books


52 03


52 03


Dog licenses


654 93


654 93


East School fence.


200 00


89 69


IIO 31


$19,104 77


$18,866 79 $1,079 II


$841 13


Net surplus


237 98


237 98


$19,104 77


$19,104 77 $1,079 II


$1,079 II


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School Calendar for 1905-1906.


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HIGH SCHOOLS.


Spring term, March 27 to June 23, thirteen weeks. Fall term, September 5 to December 22, sixteen weeks. Winter term, January I to March 23, twelve weeks. Spring term, April 2 to June 22, twelve weeks.


COMMON SCHOOLS.


Spring term, April 3 to June 9, ten weeks.


Fall term, September 5 to December 15, fifteen weeks. Winter term, January I to March 16, eleven weeks. Spring term, April 2 to June 8, ten weeks.


HOLIDAYS.


Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday ; February 22 ; April 19; May 30.


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Report of the Superintendent of Schools.


Gentlemen of the School Committee :


I respectfully submit the following report concerning the schools of Chelmsford for the year ending February 28, 1905.


TEACHERS.


February 28, 1905.


CENTRE.


HIGH SCHOOL.


Teachers.


Where educated. When appointed


*H. Herbert Rice, A. B., Prin., *Lillian S. Copeland, *Zelma L. Swift, Ph. B.,


Boston University,


Northfield Seminary,


Sept., 1903. Sept., 1899.


Olivet College, Mich.,


Sept., 1903.


GRADE IX.


*Zelma L. Swift, Ph. B., Olivet College, Mich., Sept., 1903.


GRADES VII A AND VIII.


*Susan S. McFarlin,


Chelmsford Centre High, Framingham Normal. April, 1879.


GRADES VI AND VII B.


*Esther M. Greene,


Lowell Normal, Lowell Training School, Sept. 1904.


GRADES IV AND V.


Esther B. Douglass,


Thetford Academy, Vt., April, 1901.


GRADES II A AND III.


*Lena E. Bliss,


Lancaster Academy, N. H. Sept., 1899.


GRADES I AND II B.


*Grace C. Litchfield,


- Froebel Normal Kinder- garten, Providence, R. I., Sept., 1896.


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NORTH.


GRADE-HIGH SCHOOL.


*E. G. Royce, A. B., Prin., *Clara L. Shaw, A. B.,


Allegheny College, Sept., 1904. Smith College, Jan., 1904.


GRADES VIII AND IX.


*Gertrude A. Jones,


Salem Normal, April, 1899.


GRADES VI AND VII.


*Mrs. Katherine C. Farley,


Salem Normal, Feb. 1905.


GRADE V.


*Lillian A. Strout,


Lowell Normal, Lowell Training School, Sept., 1903 ..


*Mabelle F. Laughton,


GRADE IV. Lowell Normal, Sept., 1904.


GRADE III.


*Sara E. Wheeler,


Colby Academy, N. H., Sept., 1900.


GRADE II.


*Alice E. Ramsay,


Lowell Normal, Lowell Training School, Sept., 1904.


GRADE I.


Laura G. Hoyt,


North Chelmsford High, Dec., 1880.


WEST.


*Bertha H. Long,


GRADES VI-VIII. Salem Normal, April, 1896.


GRADES III-V.


Agnes Naylor,


North Chelmsford High, April, 1880.


GRADES I-II.


*Olive M. Emerson,


Lowell Normal, Sept., 1904.


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EAST.


Daisy E. Vose,


GRADES V-VIII. Framingham Normal, Sept., 1903.


+Sara M. Devine,


GRADES I-IV. Chelmsford Centre High, Lowell Normal, Sept., 1901.


SOUTH.


GRADES I-VI.


Grace S. Parkhurst,


Chelmsford Centre High, Northfield Seminary, Sept., 1901.


GOLDEN COVE.


GRADES I-IV.


*Harriet M. Hall,


North Chelmsford High, , Lowell Training School, April, 1897.


SOUTH ROW. GRADES I-V.


+E. Belle Adams,


tEthel M. Wright, substitute,


Chelmsford Centre High, Lowell Normal, April, 1903. Chelmsford Centre High, Dec., 1904.


SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC.


Mary B. Raynes, Private Instructors, School of Methods, Sept., 1902.


*Graduates.


7Graduates of Chelmsford Centre High School.


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STATISTICS.


Population of the town, census of 1900 3,984


Valuation of the town, May 1, 1904. $3,087,730


Children between five and fifteen years of age, - September, 1904: boys, 404; girls, 373; total, 777


Children between seven and fourteen years of age, September, 1904: boys, 277; girls, 264; total, 541


Illiterate minors over fourteen years of age, Sep- tember, 1904. O


FOR THE YEAR ENDING IN JUNE, 1904.


Different pupils. . 830


Pupils under five years of age. 6


Pupils over fifteen years of age. 65 ·


Pupils between five and fifteen years of age. 759


Pupils between seven and fourteen years of age .. 573


Average membership in all the schools 690.6


Average attendance in all the schools 622.I


Per cent. of attendance. 90. I


Average length of all the schools. 8 months, 17 days


Average length of the high schools. 9 months, 14 days Teachers now required. 25


TEACHERS.


The number of teachers employed by the town now is twenty-five, an increase of two since my report of a year ago. This increase was brought about by the employment of an additional teacher in the West school and also in the North school, making a total of nine teachers in the latter.


Four teachers, Misses Godfrey, Blakely, Parker, and Mr. Parsons, resigned in the summer to accept more lucrative po- sitions elsewhere. Thus it became necessary to begin the year with nearly one-fourth of the teachers new to the work. Besides this, Miss Douglass was transferred by her own re- quest from the North to the Centre school, and, in the Cen-


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tre school, Miss Litchfield was assigned to the first grade room, and Miss Bliss to the second and third grade room, although the work of these grades was new to both. During the spring term, Miss Bliss gave up teaching on account of ill health. Miss Nellie L. Wyman, of Meriden, New Hamp- shire, was appointed to fill the vacancy.


Mrs. W. W. Garvin, who took charge of the sixth and seventh grade room in the North school last September, was obliged to resign her position late in February on account of changes at her home. Mrs. Garvin was well prepared for teaching, having had the advantages of both a college and a normal school training, besides having spent a year in France and Germany. Therefore it was with regret that her resigna- tion was accepted. Her successor, Miss Katherine C. Farley, is a graduate of the Salem Normal School, and has had a number of years successful experience in the schools of Lowell.


At the present time, Miss E. Belle Adams of the South Row school is out on leave of absence. Miss Ethel M. Wright is acting as substitute.


From the foregoing, it will be seen that it has been neces- sary to secure a large number of new teachers during the year which has just closed.


In the selection of these teachers, it has been the aim to secure the best talent available from whatever source it might be obtained.


While it is very desirable that a large proportion of the teaching force should remain with us from year to year, and that many of these should be identified with the interests of the town in ways outside of their profession, yet, I believe that it is worth much to engage now and then some whose training and experience have been secured under entirely different circumstances.


In speaking upon this point before the National Educa- tional Association, Professor Samuel P. Dutton of the Teach- ers' College, Columbia University, said, in part, concerning the imported teacher : "He is likely to be selected for his. good qualities and the promise he gives, rather than because


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of local influence. He enters his work with a presumption of ability and character which is not always accorded to a person who has grown up in the community. Working in a new field it is easier to cultivate singleness of purpose, and to shun those obligations of a social and churchly nature which it is so easy for a teacher to incur to excess. It is eas- ier for a body of teachers to recognize and emulate the excel- lences of a stranger than one in their own circle. Finally : No slight advantage lies in the fact that if the imported teacher is unsuccessful and has to surrender his position, it becomes easier for him and the school board than if he were an old inhabitant."


HIGH SCHOOLS.


The town has provided high school instruction for its young people for more than thirty years, although we read in the report of 1874-1875 that the committee regrets that the town has decided to abolish its high schools. The change brought about by that vote, however, was more in name than in fact according to one who was deeply interested in high school work at that time. In the report of 1888, we read that " we now have two high schools", a condition which still exists. It is only within a few years, though, that a suffi- cient number of studies have been included in the curricu- lum to prepare pupils for the entrance examinations of the various colleges.


Although high school instruction has been provided for so many years, it was not until 1879 that any regular graduating exercises were held or diplomas given. In June of that year a class of three was graduated from the North High School, Mr. Benjamin F. Harmon being principal.


Nine years later, in 1888, a class of thirteen was gradua- ted from the Centre High School. This class was the first to receive diplomas from that school.


Since the time of the first graduations, diplomas have been given nearly every year to pupils who have completed


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the course of study, and graduating exercises have been held whenever the size of the class seemed to warrant such an undertaking.


Last June, a class of five was graduated from the Nortli High School, and a class of thirteen from the Centre High School.


Of the Centre graduates, Miss Florence L. Feindel re- turned this year to take further studies, Misses G. Goldie Hunt and Eva G. Macnutt are attending the Lowell Normal School, and Miss Ethel R. Hagerman is a student in a kindergarten normal school in Boston.


A complete list of those who were graduated last June, as well as of the earlier graduates, may be found later in this report.


A short time before the beginning of the fall term, Mr. Percy F. Parsons tendered his resignation as principal of the North school, after having held the position for four years, during which time the school increased in numbers, and steadily improved in the quality of its work. His successor, Mr. Elmer C. Royce, a graduate of Allegheny College, took charge of the school in September.


At the Centre, Miss Zelma L. Swift has succeeded Miss Lena E. Bliss as teacher of algebra and the first and second year classes in English.


MUSIC.


Acting upon the suggestion of your Superintendent, the Supervisor of Music investigated the Individual Sight Sing- ing Method last spring and reported so favorably that neces- sary material for carrying on the work is now in the lower grade rooms.


A few songs in sheet form have been purchased for use in the high schools. After consideration, this seemed a better way in which to furnish music for the use of these schools than to purchase song books.


In carrying out the plan of teaching music in all the schools, some puzzling questions have arisen in connec-


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tion with the work in the high schools. This has been due in part, at least, to the fact that many of the pupils have had but few musical advantages, and, in part, to the lack of an appreciation of music, or to the inability, real or assum- ed, to sound the different notes with any degree of certainty.


Those who for any good reason are unable to sing have been excused from singing, but all have been required to do the written work. This, sometimes, has been done almost under protest by some who could see no good reason for doing such work. To relieve this class from doing an irksome, and pos- sibly an unprofitable task, I would recommend that after this year credit be given for work in music as for any other study, and that the number of credits necessary to secure a diploma be increased by the number of credits assigned to music, and further, that pupils who have no natural musical ability and no taste for music be permitted to secure credits by taking other studies.


SCHOOLHOUSES.


The excellent new four-room building in the West vil- lage, which has been in use since the first of January, will doubtless furnish ample accommodations for the children of that part of the town for some time to come. Considerable money will need to be expended yet, though, before the grounds and sanitary arrangements will be in a condition at all satisfactory.


All the rooms in the two buildings at the North are now in use. Should there be a number of new tenements built in that village, the question of more room for school purposes would become so vital as to demand early consideration. Happily, the new building is so constructed that four rooms could easily be added to the rear of the present structure, thus making of it an eight-room building.


More blackboards should be placed in the East building, and fresh paint should be applied to the South Row building, both inside and out, if it is to be continued in use.


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INSTRUCTION.


There is usually, I believe, but little danger of dwelling too long upon the fundamental facts and processes. To prevent weariness, however, they should be presented in a great variety of ways, and in ways which should appeal to the interests of the child. An ill-timed and poorly consid- ered presentation of the truth is often worse than no presenta- tion at all.


When choosing the subjects to be taught, the teacher must consider the child, and must judge carefully regarding his ability to grasp the subject to be presented, whether he is sufficiently developed in intellect to receive the instruction with profit. Then, when this is decided, let her present the truth with all the love and skill she possesses.


Indeed, so important are these qualities, that Superintendent Maxwell of New York City has said: " Immeasurably more effective, however, than money,-vital though money is,-to uplift the school, are the love and skill of the devoted teacher. Love for children and teaching skill are the greatest things in the school."


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Course of Study.


ALL GRADES.


Physiology and Hygiene .- Once a week during the winter term.


Nature Study .- Once a week during the fall and spring terms.


Drawing .- Sixty minutes a week.


Music .- From sixty to eighty minutes a week.


Morals .- Fulfil the requirements of the law.


Insist upon neatness, order, and politeness at all times.


GRADE I.


Reading .- Follow the instructions in the Ward Manual. The Ward Primer and other primers.


Writing .- The Letters and short sentences from the blackboard and from slips.


Language .- Oral reproduction of stories read or told by the teacher. Short pieces memorized. Teach pupils to write their name, the name of the town, etc. Spelling.


Arithmetic .- Combinations of numbers to ten, with and without objects. Winter and spring terms.


GRADE II.


Reading .- Follow the instructions in the Ward Manual. The Ward First Reader and other readers.


Writing .- Use copy books in this grade and in following grades until the eighth.


Language .- Oral and written reproductions. Dictation exercises. Memory gems copied and learned. The use of the period or question mark at the end of the sentence and of capitals at the beginning. Spelling.


Arithmetic .- Numbers to twenty. Multiplication tables to and including the fives. Prince, Book I.


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GRADE III.


Reading .- See course in reading.


Language .- Frequent composition and dictation exer- cises. Give attention to abbreviations, punctuation, capitals, choice of words, forms of words, spelling. Continue mem- ory work.


Arithmetic .- Numbers to one hundred. Multiplication tables to and including tens. Prince, Book II.


GRADE IV.


Reading .- See Course in Reading.


Language .- Frequent composition or dictation exercises. Give attention to punctuation, capitals, spelling, modifying words, choice and form of words, clearness and conciseness of expression. Continue memory work.


Arithmetic .- Integers to 1,000,000. Fractional parts of numbers, U. S. money, common weights and measures, mul- tiplication tables to and including twelves. Prince, Book III.


Geography .- Local geography.


History .- Local history.


GRADE . V.


Reading .- See Course in Reading.


Language .- Continue the work outlined for the fourth grade. Metcalf's Elementary English to page 102.


Arithmetic .- Whole numbers unlimited, common frac- sions to twelfths, decimal fractions to thousandths, measure- ments, business transactions, denominate numbers. Rapid oral drills. Prince, Book IV.


Geography .- Land, water, the earth and its surface, heat, wind, rain, people. North America, the United States.


History .- Montgomery's Beginners read carefully and discussed.


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GRADE VI.


Reading .- See Course in Reading.


Language. - Continue the work outlined for the fourth grade. Metcalf's Elementary English completed.


Grammar .- Teach the pupils to recognize the parts of speech.


Arithmetic .- Common and decimal fractions, denomi- nate numbers, business transactions, mensuration. Prince, Book V.


Geography .- South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australasia. Plants and animals. United States by groups of states. Foreign countries.


History .- Guerber's First Thirteen Colonies read care- fully and discussed.


GRADE VII.


Reading .- See Course in Reading.


Language .- Continue the work outlined for the fourth grade.


Grammar .- The sentence. Kinds of sentences. Phrases and clauses. Analysis of simple sentences. Metcalf's Gram- mar, Part I.


Arithmetic .- Denominate numbers, the metric system, percentage and simple applications, business transactions and accounts, mensuration. Prince, Book VI.


Geography .- The earth's form and size, directions, land, water, surface of continents, climate, races of men, zones of plant and animal life, minerals, commerce. People, surface, climate, and products of the United States. Special study of the New England, Middle Atlantic, and Southern States.


History .- From the early discoveries to Washington's administration.


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GRADE VIII.


Reading .- See Course in Reading.


Language .- Continue the work outlined for the fourth grade.


Grammar .- Kinds, forms, and uses of all the parts of speech. Rules of syntax. Analysis of sentences. Metcalf's Grammar, Part II.


Arithmetic .- Profit and loss, commission, insurance, taxes, duties, interest, banking, stocks and bonds, exchange, business accounts, ratio and proportion, measurements.


Geography .- Central and Western States. Possessions of the United States. Other countries of North America. South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia.


History .- From Washington's administration to the present time.


GRADE IX.


Reading .- See Course in Reading.


Language .- Frequent composition exercises based upon history, geography, or nature study.


Grammar .- Continue the work outlined for the eighth grade. Metcalf's Grammar, Part III.


Arithmetic .- Involution, square root and its applications, percentage and its applications, and measurements. A half- study for the year.


Algebra .- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, divis- ion, factoring, simple equations. A half-study for the year.


Geography .- Review comparatively, using the United States for the basis of comparison. First half of the year.


History .- A general review of American history, giving attention to the development and form of government.


Physiology .- Second half of the year.


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MR. H. H. EMERSON.


Mr. H. H. Emerson, the efficient janitor of the Centre building, died October 22, 1904.


During the few years that he cared for the building, he took great pride in keeping it in excellent condition, and was frequently at his post when men of less force would have remained at home.


His fidelity to duty, fearlessness of character, and sound judgment were worth much to the town he served.


CONCLUSION.


To all those with whom my official duties have brought me in contact during the past year, I desire to express my thanks for their unfailing courtesy and kindly consideration.




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