Town annual report of Chelmsford 1906, Part 4

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Publication date: 1906
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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Napoleon Maseau 50


Walter Summers 50


10 10


Nov. 23. House and barn of W. B.


Emerson. Amount of damage, $4,000.00.


Expense, I. H. Knight


3 00


P. C. Bliss 3 00


6 00


1906.


Jan. 13. Dennis Sheehan, for services at fires 17 30


Amount carried forward $475 05


76


Amount brought forward . . ....


$1,180 80


Feb. 12. Ice house owned by John Marinel. Amount of damage, $2,500.00.


Feb. 24. Warren Berry. services 10 00


Feb. 24. Thomas Smith, services


1 00


Total expense of Fire Department. . $486 05


Rec'd of I. H. Knight on account of error in 1905, $5.45.


Total number of acres burned 852


Amount of damage to wood land


1480 00


Number of cords of wood burned.


106


Loss on wood and lumber .. 312 00


Loss on buildings and contents


158 00


Total loss


$17,592 00


WARREN BERRY,


Secretary.


77


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.


Courier-Citizen Co., printing Town Re-


ports $184 60


Courier-Citizen Co .. printing ballots .... 21 75


Courier-Citizen Co., printing register list of voters 17 60


Courier-Citizen Co., printing notices .... 1 50


225 45


G. T. Parkhurst, printing, Tax Collector


17 00


G. T. Parkhurst, printing caucus ballots and notices 6 50


G. T. Parkhurst, printing, Board of Health 5 65


G. T. Parkhurst, printing. Selectmen ... 5 75


G. T. Parkhurst, printing, Town Treas.


1 50


G. T. Parkhurst, printing. Town Clerk ..


3 10


G. T. Parkhurst, printing, State Aid blanks 2 00


41 50


Chronotype Printing Co., Assessors'


supplies . 7 25


Butterfield Printing Co., printing, Board of Health


1 25


Lowell Sun, printing caucus notices


1 50


Wakefield Daily Item, Assessors' notices.


2 50


12 50


Lowell Gas Light Co., Centre and North Halls


67 90


Lowell Gas Light Co., rent of lamps, Centre Hall 30 00


Lowell Elec. Light Corp., North Hall ... 49 21


147 11


S. W. Parkhurst, killfyre Centre Hall. . .


30 00


Fred Chandler, janitor Centre Hall


139 60


P. S. Ward, janitor North Hall


156 21


295 81


R. W. Emerson, stamps, Selectmen


17 10


R. W. Emerson, stamps. Constable


11 00


R. W. Emerson, stamps. Treasurer and Tax Collector


21 49


John S. Hall, stamps


1 00


50 59


Amount carried forward


$802 96


78


Amount brought forward


$802 96


Frederick A. Fisher, services and ex- penses on account of Lowell & Fitch- burg St. R. R. Co 200 00


Frederick A. Fisher, legal services.


41 87


241 87


Dr. Chas. L. Sweetser, reporting birth ..


25


Dr. A. G. Scoboria, reporting births ....


7 00


Dr. E. G. Livingston, reporting birth ...


25


Dr. A. Howard, reporting births


4 00


Dr. G. A. Harlow, reporting births.


1 25


Dr. F. E. Varney, reporting births


14 75


27 50


Walter Perham, reporting deaths.


3 25


3 25


H. L. Parkhurst, 5 tons coal, Contre Hall H. L. Parkhurst, 2 cords wood, Centre Hall


32 50


Jas. P. Dunigan, 5 tons coal, North Hall. John Marinel, Jr., 9 cords wood, North Hall


24 00


102 75


Lilla D. Scott, copying real estate, prop- erty and titles


28 00


Mary J. Dix, typewriting lists of polls. .


12 00


Dumas & Co., tax blanks


13 50


Redmond Welch, Court Officer.


22 00


A. M. Warren, insurance on Library


184 38


259 88


E. T. Adams, expense of caucus.


50


Fred Chandler, hose


1 45


American Express


25


Talbot Chemical Co., Board of Health ..


2 00


Johnson & Johnson, formalderhyde. . Jas. P. Emerson, dressing for lawn Cen- tre Hall


7 00


Jas. P. Emerson, cleaning common . ...


4 00


J. L. Fairbanks, record book Overseer of Poor


3 50


Thos. H. Lawler, journal and supplies treas


2 05


59 15


Amount carried forward .


$1,497 36


1


12 50


33 75


38 40


79


Amount brought forward. $1,497 36


C. B. Coburn, supplies Centre Hall 2 23


G. H. Wilson, delivering Town Reports. 1 00


N. Lovely, cleaning common and square 8 35


J. S. Wotton, cleaning streets North ... G. F. Cutler, labor on North common ... 5 20


10 50


Miner & O'Neil, repairs on North com- con fence 4 33


P. C. Murphy, blanks


3 50


G. C. Prince, file. 1 00


John McManomin, sundries


70


Rider Erricson Eng. Co., repairs.


75


2 00


Jas. C. Perham, pulley for flag pole .. .. Leonard Spaulding, grading common and Liberty squa.e. 65 13


Adams & Co., 12 doz. folding chairs. 99 00


F. M. Hodson, plumbing


1 55


E. T. Adams, sundries


20


Thompson Hardware Co., supplies


3 01


Carter Ink Co., ink. .


21


Ole Linsted, painting signs


3 00


N. E. Telephone and Telegraph Co .. . ..


60


Hobbs, Warren Co., 2 record books Town Clerk 10 50


Edward M. Abbott, sheriff .


3 36


I. H. Knight, repairing centre pump


1 00


286 27


Smith & Lawrence, supplies


3 91


John Mclaughlin, repairs on west well.


9 50


Smith & Brooks, paving specifications ..


4 00


Lull & Hartford, labor on ballot box. ...


1 50


City of Lowell, use of jail.


12 50


Jas. Kiberd, setting glass North Hall 6 25


Henry Meek Publishing Co., books. 2 71 .


-


Bernard F. Gately, court services .


14 81


Upton & Gelman, repair sewer hose


1 50


56 68


Amount carried forward


$1,781 16


80


Amount brought forward


$1,781 16


Paid to Warren Berry, secretary of fire- wards. 486 05 486 05


Expended under Chapter 381 of the Acts of 1905.


George B. B. Wright, exterminating brown-tail moths. 183 77


George B. B. Wright, pay roll. . 292 64


R. W. Dix, use of horse. .


13 00


G. T. Parkhurst, printing circulars 9 75


R. W. Emerson, postage.


11 00


510 16


Total


$2,777 37


AGGREGATE OF APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.


ACCOUNTS.


Appropria- tions and Receipts.


Expendi- tures.


Surplus.


Deficit.


Teaching, care and fuel.


$14,000 00 )


Receipts from State ..


937 50


$16,466 77


$966 77


Superintendent


562 50 )


On account of education of children from State ...


104 00


Text book and supplies.


Incidentals


200 00


209 85


9 85


Apparatus .


50 00


21 44


28 56


369 03


Transportation ..


900 00


858 50


41 50


Dog Licenses.


648 04


648 04


On damaged books


30


30


Highways


5,500 00


Receipts


1,429 78


6,886 51


43 27


Support of Poor. Receipts


1,509 00


2,838 73


231 66


Street Lighting


1,500 00


1,845 30


345 30


Repairs of public buildings.


400 00


238 41


161 59


Care and improvement of cemeteries .. Receipts


62 00


210 05


251 95


Trust fund receipts


47 00


47 00


State and military aid receipts.


1,516 00


1,657 00


Indigent soldiers and sailors


300 00


321 00


21 00


Town officers and committees


2,000 00


3,335 48


Collection and abatement of taxes


700 00


977 75


North Chelmsford Library Association ..


400 00


400 00


Village clock.


30 00


30 00


Memorial Day


100 00


92 20


7 80


Cattle inspection


150 00


150 00


Enforcing liquor law.


100 00


17 00


83 00


Tree Warden.


200 00


200 00


Schoolhouse, West Chelmsford. Receipts .


109 00


432 60


123 60


Two hundred and fiftieth anniversary,


1,500 00


1,300 00


200 00


Typewriter Adams Library.


77 50


77 50


Miscellaneous Expenses. Receipts


1,788 85


2,777 37


11 48


$49,740 21


$51,603 79


$1,826 05


$3,689 63


Net Deficit.


1,863 58


1,863 58


. .


$51,603 79


$51,063 79


$3,689 63


$3,689 63


Appropriations


$41,527 35


Expenditures.


$51,603 79


Receipts


8,212 86


Deficit


1,863 58


$49,740 21


$49,740 21


Rifle range


150 00


137 39


12 61


Loans and Interests.


6,657 35


6,657 06


29


277 75


Adams Library.


800 CO


800 00


1,335 48


1,000 00


1,099 85


104 00


99 85


Furniture and repairs


1,150 00


1,519 03


1,570 39


400 00


141 00


200 60


1,000 00


WALTER PERHAM, JAMES P. DUNIGAN, R. WILSON DIX, A. HEADY PARK, JOHN J. DUNN,


SELECTMEN.


BOARD OF HEALTH


Report of contagious and infectious diseases for the year ending March 1, 1906.


March 1, 1905, to May 1, 1905.


Diphtheria .


1


Scarlet Fever


39


1


JOHN J. DUNN, Chairman Board of Health.


April 1, 1905, to March 1, 1906.


Typhoid Fever


1


Cerebro Spinal Meningitis


1


Diphtheria.


4


Measles


95


DR. F. E. VARNEY, 101


Agent Board of Health. Precincts Nos. 2 and 3.


May 1, 1905, to March 1, 1906.


Scarlet Fever


1


Typhoid Fever


2


Measles. .


19


Cerebro Spinal Miningitis


2


24


DR. A. G. SCOBORIA, Agent Board of Health. Precinct No. 1


5


Measles.


45


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


Number of stables inspected 70


Number of cattle inspected 820


Number of cattle quarantined and condemned 19


Number of cattle quarantined and released . 4


Number of cattle from outside the State released . 48


EDWIN C. PERHAM,


Inspector of Animals.


REPORT OF TREE WARDEN


I take pleasure in reporting a satisfactory condition of the shade trees of the town.


I have caused thirty-five trees to be planted upon the high- ways. Six trees have been removed. One was considered unsafe, two were killed by a leakage of gas, and the repairs on the Boston & Northern St. R. R., made the removal of three others necessary. The usual amount of trimming has been required.


By a vote of the Selectmen, I was placed in charge of the moth work which is required of the town in accordance with Chapter 381, of the Acts 1905.


Acting under the instructions of State officials, I have caused the public trees to be so cleaned that, when inspected by Agent Enwright, he pronounced them in good condition.


The property owners have been notified and the greater portion have responded in a most satisfactory manner, having done excellent work, but a few second reminders have been necessary.


This work has been confined to Brown-tail moths, although this town is considered in the territory infested by the Gypsy moth, the most careful search has failed to disclose but one egg patch, which was at once destroyed, and I believe by vigilance that the pest may be prevented from acquiring a dangerous foothold.


Respectfully submitted.


GEORGE B. B. WRIGHT,


Tree Warden.


REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSION


Your Cemetery Commission are pleased to report a satis- factory condition of the various grounds under their charge.


We would particularly call attention to the continued improved condition of the West Cemetery made possible by the re-grading of seven unsold lots last season. This adds much to the attractiveness of the whole. The fence here has undergone needed repairs.


Other new work has been done at Pine Ridge in continuing the clearing of the south portion, as well as keeping down the growth at the north part.


At the other three cemeteries no new work has been attempted, but the grounds have been kept up to their improved attractive condition.


ALEX. J. PARK, HUBERT BEARCE, HARRY L. PARKHURST.


LIST OF JURORS As Prepared by the Selectmen, Feb. 28, 1906


Adams, Eben T . Grocer


Billson, David Engineer


Bride, Charles A. . Farmer


Bridgeford, John Fireman


Brown, Fred M. Carpenter


Byam, Lyman A Station Agent


Daley, Michael


. Iron Worker


Dix, R. Wilson


Stone Contractor


Emerson, John B.


Grocer


Emerson, Walter B Farmer


Emerson, James P Farmer


Foote, Frank G Machinist


Garvey, John P Iron Moulder


Hall, William H Mechanic


Holt, Charles A Real Estate


Lapham, Edgar B .Farmer


Mallalieu, J. Arthur . Clerk


Mallory, Frank A


Stone Contractor


Martin, William E


Operative


Martin, Frank P Operative


Marinel, John, Jr Ice Dealer


Melvin, Charles T Carpenter


Monahan, John J . Contractor


McManimon, John F


Grocer McNally, Owen F Iron Moulder Parker, Edgar R. Farmer


Parker, John F. Farmer


Phillips, James B Farmer


Quigley, William J Overseer


87


Quinn, John P Merchant


Quist, Paul G. Blacksmith


Reardon, Daniel A Coal Dealer


Reed, Arthur E Wheelwright


Richardson, Nelker E Insurance


Russell, Fred A Farmer


Sampson, James A. Machinist


Sargent, Herbert S Bricklayer


Scoboria, John P. . Carpenter


Scribner, Charles F Post Master


Smith, Thomas Farmer


Spaulding, George O Farmer


Stevens, Sidney N


Harness Dealer


Ward, James W


Wire Worker


Winship, Marcus


Retired


WALTER PERHAM,


Chairman.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


AND


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


OF THE


TOWN OF CHELMSFORD


1 FOR THE


School Year Ending February 28, 1906


LOWELL, MASS. BUCKLAND PRINTING COMPANY 1906


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1905-06


CHARLES H. ELLIS, STEWART MACKAY


JOHN J. MONAHAN .


. Term expires 1906


.


. Term expires 1907


. Term expires 1908


.


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.


FREDERICK L. KENDALL.


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE


The past year in the schools has been one of marked success. Good work we believe is being done, and as a town we must at least keep up to the standard we have reached, as the public school is a very important element in the town.


The financial report may cause some surprise when it is seen that it has been necessary to overrun the appropriations, and a word of explanation may be in order. The conditions at Soutli Chelmsford were such, as it seemed to the committee, to make it necessary to put another teacher there. Then the number of chil- dren in the North Row district in the lower grades seemed to warrent the opening of that school, which meant another teacher. A comparison of last year's report will reveal the fact that there were more weeks of school, the past fiscal year, at the north and west schools. At the north two weeks for each teacher, and at the west three weeks for one and four weeks for two teachers. This extra time meant an increase of something like $350. Now add to this the salaries of two extra teachers, and we have about $750 which is more than the deficit.


It will be necessary, if we are to continue the district schools, and at present it does not seem wise to close them, to spend con- siderable to improve the condition of some of these buildings. They have been neglected because of the demands made at the central points in the villages. We desire to attend to these build- ings this year, and so ask for material increase for repairs.


It is proposed to increase the length of the school year in the grades from 36 weeks now, to 38 weeks.


The sanitary conditions at the north are not satisfactory, but the prospects of a good water supply there has caused the delay in the matter.


4


We desire to call the attention of the voters to the article in the warrant relative to the insurance of public buildings. It seems important to the committee in view of the fact that the town owns school property vulued at over $60,000.


Do not fail to examine the report of the Superintendent of Schools.


CHARLES H. ELLIS, STEWART MACKAY, JOHN J. MONAHAN, Committee.


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FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE


TEACHING.


CENTRE SCHOOLS.


Henry H. Rice, 40 weeks.


$930 00


Lillian S. Copeland, 16 weeks


192 00


Helen F. Plaisted, 24 weeks


252 00


Zelma L. Swift, 16 weeks


176 00


Marion E. Chase, 24 weeks


240 00


Susan S. McFarlin, 36 weeks


425 50


Esther M. Greene, 13 weeks


130 00


Frome M. Furbush, 23 weeks


245 50


Esther B. Douglas, 36 weeks


407 50


Lena E. Bliss, 36 weeks.


407 50


Grace C. Litchfield, 36 weeks


425 50


$3,831 50


NORTH SCHOOLS.


Elmer G. Royce. 41 weeks


901 25


Clara L. Shaw, 41 weeks


499 75


Gertrude A. Jones, 37 weeks


418 50


Katherine F. Farley, 37 weeks


400 00


Lillian A. Strout, 14 weeks


140 00


Ella A. Hutchinson, 23 weeks


241 50


Sara E. Wheeler, 37 weeks


418 50


Mabel F. Laughton, 14 weeks


133 00


Edla M. Winship, 23 weeks


241 50


Laura G. Hoyt, 37 weeks.


437 00


Alice E. Ramsey, 37 weeks


363 00


$4,194 00


6


WEST.


Bertha H. Long, 39 weeks


$421 00


Agnes Naylor, 39 weeks.


460 00


Olive M. Emerson, 38 weeks


353 00


$1,234 00


EAST.


Daisy E. Vose, 33 weeks


340 00


Grace G. Hunt, 3 weeks


27 00


Sara M. Devine, 36 weeks


371 50


738 50


SOUTH.


Grace S. Parkhurst, 36 weeks


353 50


Ethel M. Wright, 23 weeks


195 50


549 00


NORTH ROW.


Ellen M. Breen, 23 weeks


207 00


207 00


SOUTH ROW.


Ethel M. Wright, 13 weeks


104 00


Catherine E. McDermott, 23 weeks


207 00


311 00


GOLDEN COVE.


Harriet M. Hall, 36 weeks


360 00


360 00


MUSIC.


Mary B. Raynes, 37 weeks


423 00


423 00


SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.


F. L. Kendall. 1,125 00


1,125 00


7


CARE.


Fred Chandler, Centre


$440 00


Owen Scollan, North. 446 00


G. F. Cutler, North 3 00


Orrin Pierce, East


206 00


A. F. Whidden, West.


325 00


Herbert Penniman, South


23 20


Minnie B. Penniman, South


6 75


Roy Paignon. 4 00


C. H. House, Golden Cove 90 50


J. C. Osterhout, South Row 47 89


Rose E. Osterhout, South Row 12 50


17 50


Warren F. Robarge, North Row


Howard W. Bullock, North Row 3 00


Aubrey E. Chadbourne, North Row


8 00


$1,633 34


FUEL.


G. C. Nickles, wood. 41 00


E. R. Marshall, sawdust. 2 50


H. L. Parkhurst, coal and wood 647 87


J. P. Dunigan, coal 620 06


D. A. Reardon, wood 2 00


28 97


Roy A. Paignon, cutting wood


2 10


W. Edwards, coal and wood


304 27


Amasa A. Brown, wood. 10 00


8 91


Lowell Gas Light Co., gas.


4 00


Herbert Penniman, cutting wood


John Marinel, Jr., wood. 56 75


A. M. Blaisdell, wood. 132 00


1,860 43


D. P. Byam, wood .


8


SCHOOL FURNITURE AND REPAIRS.


J. C. Osterhout


$ 31 52


Kenney Bros. & Wolkins


467 75


Orrin Pierce


75


J. W. Stevens.


152 84


Elias DeLaHaye


39 00


William C. Edwards.


74 79


Wm. A. Mitchell.


12 56


Adams Hardware & Paint Co


20 44


Amasa Pratt & Co


22 25


Fred Chandler 10 04


J. B. Phillips


5 95


P. Donohoe


1 00


Wm. McLarney & Co


50 53


Adams & Co


9 20


I. H. Knight.


6 50


W. J. Randall Est.


35


Edw. Clark.


5 50


F. G. Pratt


48 10


W. A. Mack & Co


523 00


Sweetser & Day


2 30


E. R. Marshall.


50


A. A. Sherman


5 00


Readsboro Chair Mfg. Co


16 25


F. H. Batchelder 75


A. W. Holt. 12 16


$1,519 03


TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


George F. King & Co


38 40


Edward E. Babh & Co


169 08


Kenney Bros. & Wolkins


425 82


J. L. Hammett Co


11 95


Ginn & Co 172 95


Amount carried forward $818 20


ยท


.


9


Amount brought forward $818 20


L. E. Knott Apparatus Co 21 61


D. C. Heath & Co. 20 11


C. C. Birchard & Co. 2 48


Masury, Young & Co 58 00


E. G. Royce


1 54


Mary B. Raynes


H. C. Trombly . 1 15


4 90


Norman C. Hayner Co


8 00


Smith & Lawrence. 17 63


S. A. Garson.


1 00


F. J. Barnard &. Co


25 90


Falls & Burkinshaw


1 30


Derby & Morse


2 40


Fred Chandler


50


Louis Grunewald


2 50


American Book Co


16 00


Adams & Co.


75


Silver, Burdett & Co


22 50


Davis Press.


11 00


Orrin Pierce


4 00


Scarborough Co


1 58


Adams Hardware & Paint Co


85


G. T. Parkhurst 31 62


Talbot Dyewood & Chemical Co


9 25


The Masten Wells Co


8 00


Lowell Gas Light Co.


54


F. E. Bickford


3 97


F. L. Kendall


2 57


1,099 85


TRANSPORTATION.


H. R. Hodson estate . 150 00


I. M. Voter


90 00


Boston & Northern St. R. R. Co 260 00


Amount carried forward


$500 00


10


Amount brought forward


Stewart Mackay


30 00


Benjamin Bogdonoff


171 00


Mary B. Raynes 6 00


J. C. Sheehan 151 50


858 50


INCIDENTALS.


G. F. Cutler $20 67


Lactance Gaudette


8 50


Stickney & Austin, sketch


5 00


Courier-Citizen Co., ad.


60


John J. Monahan


6 25


E. T. Adams, sundries


19 55


R. W. Dix, steps


3 00


Lowell Gas Light Co


2 85


Wm. McLarney & Co., dampers


30


C. B. Coburn & Co., duster.


1 40


H. C. Trombly, labor


5 37


Harlan E. Knowlton, printing


4 00


F. L. Kendall


9 35


Smith & Lawrence


32 81


Falls & Burkinshaw, chemicals


3 20


Carrie E. Howard. 8 00


S. W. Parkhurst, sundries


36 45


E. P. Flanders


5 50


American Express Co


8 28


Fred Chandler


1 77


Orrin Pierce


1 25


W. T. S. Bartlett, tree girts


5 00


G. T. Parkhurst, printing.


20 75


$209 85


APPARATUS.


L. E. Knott app. Co.


19 94


Derby & Morse, batteries 1 50


$500 00


21 44


AGGREGATE OF APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.


Appropriations and Expenditures. Surplus. Deficit.


Receipts.


Teaching, care and fuel .


$14,000 00 )


Receipts from State


937 50 ( $16,466 77


$966 77


Superintendent.


562 50 )


On account of education of


chilrden from State


104 00


104 00


Text books and supplies


1,000 00


1,099 85


99 85


Incidentals.


200 00


209 85


9 85


Apparatus


50 00


21 44


28 56


Furniture and repairs.


1,150 00


1,519 03


369 03


Transportation.


900 00


858 50


41 50


Dog licenses


648 04


648 04


On damaged books


30


30


$19,552 34


$20,175 44


$822 40


$1,445 50


Net deficit


623 10


623 IO


$20,175 44


$20,175 44 $1,445 50


$1,445 50


SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1906-1907


HIGH SCHOOLS.


Spring term, 1906, April 2 to June 22, twelve weeks.


The school year for 1906-1907 will begin September 4, 1906, and end June 21, 1907 with vacations from December 22 to 31, and from March 23 to April 1.


For registry purposes, the fall and winter terms will each be fourteen weeks in length and the spring term, twelve weeks.


COMMON SCHOOLS,


Spring term, 1906, April 2 to June 8, ten weeks.


The school year will begin September 4, 1906 and end June 7, 1907 with vacations from December 22 to January 7, and from March 16 to April 1.


For registry purposes, each term will be twelve weeks in length.


HOLIDAYS.


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


REPORT OF 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, 1906.


STATISTICS.


Population of the town, census of 1905 4,254


Valuation of the town, May 1, 1905


$3,036,025


Children between five and fifteen years of age, September, 1905: boys, 377; girls, 378; total 755


Children between seven and fourteen years of age, September, 1905: boys, 281; girls, 267; total 548


Illiterate minors over fourteen years of age, Sept., 1905 0


FOR THE YEAR ENDING IN JUNE, 1905.


Different pupils 865


Pupils under five years of age 7


Pupils over fifteen years of age. 58


Pupils between five and fifteen years of age 800


Pupils between seven and fourteen years of age. 594


Average membership in all the schools. 718.4


Average attendance in all the schools


642.5


Per cent. of attendance. 89.4


Average length of all the schools 8 months, 14 days Average length of the high schools 9 months, 14 days Teachers now required . . 27


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TEACHERS.


Near the close of the spring term, or during the summer vacation, six teachers tendered their resignations. These were Misses Copeland, Swift and Greene of the Centre school, Misses Strout and Laughton of the North school, and Miss Adams of the South Row school. Miss Adams, however, had not been teaching since the previous December when she asked for a leave of absence on account of her health. Four of the other teachers accepted positions elsewhere at advanced salaries, and one is a student in Boston University.


The vacancies in the Centre school were filled by the elec- tion of Miss Helen F. Plaisted to assist in the high school, Miss Marion E. Chase to teach the ninth grade and assist in the high school, and Mrs. F. M. Furbush to teach the sixth and seventh grades.


At the North school, Misses Ella F. Hutchinson and Edla M. Winship were elected to succeed Misses Strout and Laughton, respectively.


Miss Ethel M. Wright, who taught as a substitute in the South Row school, was transferred to the South school to assist Miss Parkhurst, thus making two teachers in that building this year.


Miss Catherine E. McDermott was elected to teach the South Row school, and Miss Ellen R. Breen to teach the North Row school. Both of these teachers were graduated from the Lowell Normal School last June.


Thus out of twenty-seven teachers now at work in Chelms- ford, eight began work as regular teachers last September.


TEACHERS' MEETINGS.


A general meeting of the teachers was held October tenth, at which your Superintendent and Dr. John T. Prince, Agent of the State Board of Education, discussed the teaching of languages.


In addition to this, meetings are being held about once a month at the following places: The Centre, North, East and West. At these meetings, chapters from McMurry's " Method of the Recitation " are read and discussed.


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HIGH SCHOOLS.


The same principals that we had last year now have charge of the high schools.


At the Centre, however, both assistants resigned last sum- mer. Miss Lillian S. Copeland, after six years of hard and faithful service, and Miss Zelma L. Swift, after two years of labor conscientiously performed.


Their successors are Miss Helen F. Plaisted of Somerville, a graduate of Smith College, and Miss Marion E. Chase of Dorchester, a graduate of Radcliffe College.


All of the graduates from the Centre school last June are continuing their studies this year. Misses Elsie S. Perham and Eliza Spaulding have returned to the high school, Miss Florence L. Feindel is at the Lowell Normal School, Mr. William E. Robbins is taking a business course in Lancaster Academy, and Mr. William E. Adams is a student in the Massachusetts Agricultural College.


Of the six who were gra luated from the North school, two are pursuing studies this year, Miss Anna C. Mackay at the North school and Mr. Earl S. Lewis at Clark College, Worcester.


The privilege of admitting to college by certificate has been granted to the Centre school.


The problem of teaching music in the high schools, referred to in my last report, has been simplified by making it an elective subject, The result, is that those who wish to take it, about one half of the pupils elect it and study it as enthusias- tically as they do their other subjects.


FIRE DRILL.


A motion of the School Committee carried at the August meeting instructed your Superintendent to establish fire drills in all the schools where the buildings are more than one story high, namely, in the Centre, North and West schools.


These instructions have been followed with the result that at the Centre all persons have been outside of the building in


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fifty-seven seconds after the first stroke of the fire signal; at the North, this has been done in forty seconds, and at the West in twenty-nine seconds. These are the best records.


In this connection, it is no more than fair to say that the Centre building is so constructed that it would be impossible for a large number of people to get out of it as quickly as out of the other buildings.


The drill, taking as little time as it does, interferes but little with the regular work. Sometimes, when the pupils are getting tired and restless, it is a benefit, as it gives the children an opportunity to exercise their muscles and take deep breaths of fresh"air. This, of course, is only incidental to the main purpose of the drill, which is, obviously, to have the pupils prepared to leave the buildings quickly and safely in case of fire.




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