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SCHOOL HOUSES.
While none of the twelve buildings in charge of the school com- mittee are in an "ideal condition," yet the close of the year finds them all comfortably equipped and in such a state that no extensive repairs, unless something unforseen shall occur, will be needed during the com- ing year. The Dennison school house has been neatly painted and signs bearing the name of the school have been placed on each building. The Wainwright school-house will need to be painted this year, but will not entail a large expense. The greatest change is needed at the Payne school and the committee would recommend that the building at Wil-
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lowdale, which will accommodate 40 pupils, be moved to the Payne school grounds and utilized as an amex for the lower grade. This building and that at Candlewood have been unoccupied two years. At a special town meeting in the autumn the committee were instructed to ascertain what disposition can be made of these buildings and to re- port at the March meeting. A plan for the Willowdale building has been proposed and the committee would further recommend that the school house at Candlewood be sold, provided a suitable price ean be obtained and if the people of the district approve.
CONCLUSION.
Onr schools are not merely institutions of learning. They are great nurseries for safe keeping and intelligent care during a period of life when dangers lurk on every hand. During school hours, parents must experience a relief from anxiety in the fact that their children are re- ceiving the best training the town ean devise, while all care and respon- sibility are removed from their shoulders during the busiest hours of the day. "The exigencies of modern society", says a well known writer, "have deputed much of the parental work to the teachers of our schools." Our teachers recognize this truth and feel the weight of its responsibility and they should have the consideration, confidence and hearty co-operation, the generous and cordial support, of every parent, and of all classes of citizens. If the child and the parent have "rights" to be respected, so also, has the teacher. The most formidable obstacle to a child's advancement lies sometimes in the carelessness or prejudice of parents. Frequent visits to the school rooms have been urged again and again. They are of more value than any parent can know until they have been tried. The parent becomes interested ; the teacher is encouraged, especially if some word of kindly commendation is spoken: and the child realizes more fully that teacher and parent are working together for his physical, mental and moral life. Let us give to these
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teachers to whom we relegate the care of our children our hearty sym- pathy and encouragement. Let the teachers remember that injunc- tion of the great Frederick Maurice, "Make your teaching such that a great man may be formed by it, and there will be a manhood in your little men of which you do not dream."
BRIEF EXTRACTS FROM EDUCATIONAL LAWS.
1. All children between 7 and 14, unless sick, or feeble-minded, must attend the public school during the entire time of each school year. Penalty to parent or guardian for failure in attendance for five day sessions within any period of six months, $20.
2. No child under 14 can be employed "in any factory, workshop or mercantile establishment." "No such child shall be employed in any work performed for wages or other compensation" during the hours when the public school is in session nor before six o'clock in the morning or after seven in the evening.
3. No child under 16 can be employed in any factory, workshop or mercantile establishment without a certificate from the School Committee. Ile must present an employment ticket from the person who wishes to employ him on applying for a certificate. The father, if llving and a resident, must sign the certificate of age; if not, the mother; if neither, the guardian.
4. Children between 14 and 16 must either attend school or be reg- ularly employed.
5. Children must be vaccinated before attending school, but a cer- tificate from a regular physician, saying a child is an unfit subject for vaccination, allows attendance.
No child can attend school from a household in which there is a case of small-pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, or measles, or from a house- hold exposed to contagion as aforesaid. Two weeks after the death, removal or recovery of the patient in a case of the first three mentioned or three days after in a case of measles, the child may return on presen- tation of a certificate from the attending physician or from the board of health.
6. "The last regular session prior to Memorial Day, or a portion thereof, shall be devoted to exercises of a patriotic nature."
SCHOOL CALENDAR.
PRESENT SCHOOL YEAR,
Began September 11, 1899 ; ends June 28. 1900.
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
First term, 16 weeks, begins Tuesday, September 4 and closes Fri- day December 21, 1900.
VACATION OF TWO WEEKS.
Second term, 12 weeks, begins Monday, January 7 and closes Fri- day March 29, 1901.
VACATION OF ONE WORK.
Third term, 12 weeks, begins Monday, April 8 and closes Thursday, . June 27, 1901.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS.
Washington's Birthday, February 22, Patriot's Day, April 19, Me- morial Day, May 30. There will be no school on Friday of Thanks- giving week.
NUMBER OF SESSIONS.
Two each weekday except Saturday.
HOURS OF SESSION.
9 o'clock to 12 A. M. 1:30 o'clock to 4 P. M.
DETENTIONS PERMITTED.
Thirty minutes after the afternoon session.
STORM SIGNALS.
In case of very severe storms, a signal for no session of the schools will be given by the fire alarm.
The morning signal will be given at 8 A. M. and the one for after- noon at 11 A. M.
COMMITTEE MEETING.
The regular meetings of the school committee are held on the Tues- day before the first Wednesday in each month.
Dates for presenting bills against the School department the day before the meeting mentioned above. All bills should be sent to the secretary.
Financial Statement.
RECEIPTS.
Balance due the schools January, 1899 642 36
Town appropriations for 1899 12500 00
Received from dog licenses
343 28
from scholars from other towns 55 01
from sale of car ticket 3 00
$13,543 63
EXPENDITURES.
Trustees Manning Schools
× 1350 00
Teachers' salaries
8237 00
Transporting scholars from out-districts
511 00
Books and supplies
1439 68
C'are of school buildings
631 90
Fuel
537 26
Repairs
.
520 26
Incidentals
203 55
.
$13430 65
Balance due the Schools January, 1900.
$113 00
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1900.
The committee recommend the following :
For High School (as per contract)
$1350 00
Common schools (teachers' salaries)
8400 00
text books and supplies
1000 00
transporting scholars from out-districts
600 00
care of school buildings
650 00
Fuel
600 00
Repairs
200 00
Incidentals
.
$13000 00
Respectfully submitted.
JJOILN W. NOURSE, CHARLES W. BAMFORD. School
JOHN H. COGSWELL. HARRIET E. NOYES. CHARLESS. CUMMINGS. J
Committee.
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REPORTS
THE
SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL FUNDS.
REPORT
OF THE
Trustees Manning School Fund.
Statement to Town Clerk of Ipswich, Mass., as required by the declaration of trust for Joseph Ross et als, Trustees of the Manning School Fund.
RECEIPTS.
From invested funds
$1820 00
Rents
156 25
Town as per contract
1350 00
Tuition other towns
25 00
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1898
.
37 57
$3388 82
DISBURSEMENTS.
Salaries,
$2365 00
C'oal, insurance, repairs, etc. .
714 22
Interest on debt · .
280 00
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1899
29 60
39388 82
CONDITION OF FUND.
Land, building, furniture, etc., for school,
Principal's house ·
$7000 00
SECURITIES.
Evansville, Terre Haute & Chicago R. R. bonds $17000 00
Ohio Southern (Receipts) 4250 00
Peoria & Eastern R. R. bonds
14400 00
$35650 00
For said Trustees,
OTIS KIMBALL, TREASURER.
December 20, 1899,
REPORT
OF THE
Feoffees of the Grammar School.
The Feoffees of the Grammar school by their treasurer submit the following report. The property in their hands JJannary 1, 1900 is as follows :
Little Neck, valned at $5000 00
School farm (so-called) in Essex 2000 00
Water bond, city of Lynn 4000 00
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank
4951 61
815951 61
The income since the last report is as follows :
Cash in hands of treasurer as shown by last report 08
Received from land rent at Little Neck 172 00
Interest on water bond city of Lynn 200 00
Received of L. A. Peabody rent of farm house 75 00
Dividend on deposits in Ipswich Savings Bank 191 50
8638 58
The expenses have been as follows :
Paid Henry L. Cook for buildings, etc., at Neck 95 00
Foster Russell for labor on wharf and fence 97 71
Frank C. HInll, boating 2 00
John W. Goodhne, hardware, etc. 19 67
Alonzo Butler, painting .
1 50
J. A. MeLaughlin, driving well 11 26
Theodore F. Cogswell, insurance and paint 13 24
S. F. Canney, Inmber for wharf 50 99
Mrs. William G. Brown, teaming to Neck 5 00
William Marshall, iron work 6 96
William II. Brocklebank, witness fees 2 80
Howard C. Dodge, nse of boat 5 50
1. 1. Peabody, labor on wharf 81 39
$393 02 8245 56
Balance being income over expenses,
Dated this 12th day of February, A. D. 1900.
JOIN II. COGSWELL, TREASURER.
I certify that the above statement is correct as per voucher. HENRY F. DUNNELS, AUDITOR.
The Trustees of the Burley Education Fund in Ipswich present to the Inhabitants of Ipswich in legal meeting, assembled, their
Seventy-Fifth Annual Report.
The funds in their hands consist of fifteen shares of the Common Stock of the Boston and Maine Railroad Company, the market value thereof being about $200 per share and the total value being about
$3000 00
One note of the Town of Ipswich for 3500 00
Deposited in the Ipswich Savings Bank 4350 63
('aldwell fund in Ipswich Savings Bank 651 60
Deposited in Salem Savings Bank 1039 12
Deposited in Salem 5 Cents Savings Bank
906 62
$13447 97
The income of said fund since the last report is as follows to wit :
Dividend on 15 shares P. S. and P. Railroad 90 00
Interest on Town note 175 00
from Ipswich Savings Bank
162 70
on Caldwell fund 25 28
from Salem 5 Cents Saving Bank 30 90
from Salem Savings Bank
37 89
8521 77
The expenses since the last report have been as follows :
Paid Laura A. Hubbard for teaching music in public schools 157 50
Paid for Bibles 3 05
$160 55
Balance being income over expense $361 22
Dated this seventeenth day of February, A. D., 1900.
CHARLES A. SAYWARD, } JOHN H. COGSWELL, FREDERIC WILLCOMB, ¿Burley Education FRANK T. GOODHUE, JOSEPH I. HORTON,
Trustees of the
Fund in Ipswich.
Brown School Fund.
This fund was given by David Brown of this town for the exclusive benefit of the children of the Candlewood district.
The following extract from his will, will show the wish of the donor. "The rest and residue of all my estate I give for the purpose of supporting a school for the small children in the school dis- trict where I live, in the summer season, and if the income shall be more than sufficient for a summer school, what remains may go toward supporting a school in the winter season."
The fund became available in 1846, and from that date until 1898 the annual income of the fund was used for the benefit of the Candle- wood school.
Now, that the local school has been discontinued, the Trustees believe that the wish of the donor cannot be better served than by using the income of the fund in conveying the children of the Candle- wood district to and from the schools in the centre of the town. And at a recent meeting of the Trustees it was voted to devote the income for the present year to that purpose.
REPORT.
The funds in our hands January 1, 1900, were as follows : Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank $1257 41
Deposited in Salem 5 Cent Savings Bank 1000 59
$2258 00
The income for the year 1899 is as follows : Received from former treasurer 30 00
Interest from Ipswich Savings Bank 49 41
Interest from Salem 5 Cents Savings Bank. (9 months) 25 59
$105 00
The expenses have been as follows :
Paid Laura A. Hubbard for teaching music in Candlewood school during the school year ending June. 1898 17 50
Paid Louise S. Glover for teaching in Candle- wood school during the months of April. May and Jime, 1898 15 00
$62 50
$42 50
Balance being income over expenses
Respectfully submitted,
THEODORE F. COGSWELL. ) GARDINER A. BROWN, Brown School Fund in Ipswich.
Trustees of
JOHN II. COGSWELL,
IPSWICH PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 2122 00161 984 4
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