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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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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