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The annual commencement was held on the afternoon of Wed- nesday, June 27, when Prof. George N. Cross, of Exeter, N. II., a for- mer principal of the Manning School, gave an eloquent and profitable address. The exercises at the coming graduation in June will be va- ried by essays, class history, and recitation, in addition to the address.
CLASS OF 1900.
CLASSICAL COURSE.
Alice M. Brown
Emily A. Constant
Curtis E. Lakeman
Caroline E. Perkins
Alva H. Story
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FRENCH AND LATIN COURSE.
Alice G. Burnham
Joseph E. Fellows
Nellie E. Warner
ENGLISH COURSE.
Cora M. Brown
Gertrude M. Foster
Elsie F. Brown
Bessie L. Harris
Jesse A. Brown
Charles H. Miller
Katie L. Brown
Ralph I. Purinton
Marion G. Rrown
Elsie M. Ross
Nella M. Brown
Walter P. Ross
William R. Claxton
Frank R. Starkey
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Graduation Day Exercises.
June 27, 1900.
PROGRAMME.
MARCH.
Invocation
.
Rev. Reginald Pearce
MUSIC.
Salutatory
Alva H. Story MUSIC. .
Address to Graduates-"The Scholar's Wealth," Prof. Gro. N. Cross
MUSIC.
Valedictory
. Curtis E. Lakeman
Awarding of Diplomas
.
.
C. W. Bamford
Class Ode
Class of '00 Benediction
Rev. Reginald Pearce MUSIC.
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CLASS ODE.
I. We meet today with sadness, For the time is drawing near When we as classmates must say Farewell to scenes most dear.
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II.
We have studied side by side ; Glorious victories we have won ; But life's battle we must win, Ere we hear Him say "Well Done."
III. We each must choose our pathway ; Some perhaps will meet no more Till our earthly work is done, And we reach the eternal shore.
IV.
And may God help and guard us, May He keep us in His way, Till we hear Him calling us To that home of endless day.
GERTRUDE MABLE FOSTER.
Ungraded Schools.
WHOLE NUMBER OF PUPILS, 64.
These schools, now reduced in number to five, seem in several cases to have outlived their usefulness and to have no longer any rea- son for continuance. Two of them, at least, should be closed; not that the teachers have not labored faithfully in necessarily circumscribed conditions; but because neither the present methods of teaching nor the requirements of the law can be complied with. The discontinuance of the schools at Candlewood and Willowdale has given satisfaction, and with the increased facilities for transportation afforded by the new trolley line, there seems to be no good reason why the Village children should be deprived longer of the benefits of the graded schools. Indeed
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several parties in this section have asked that the school may be dis- continued. While desiring to comply with the wishes of these parents, the committee deem it unadvisable to close the school until the end of the school year in June. For two reasons, this seems best; if pupils enter the central schools in the middle or near the close of the year, the change would be of little benefit to the individuals transplanted, while the general school work might be retarded. Entrance made at the beginning of the school year would be much more satisfactory. A request from several of the parents at Candlewood, to change the hours of opening and closing the schools to accommodate the children coming in by trolley, could not be granted,-to the regret of the Committee,- as the number of children discommoded would greatly overbalance the number accommodated.
With the small number of scholars and the consequent lack of the greater enthusiasm which comes from the association of larger num- bers: and with the many difficulties known only to the teacher of an ungraded school, those in charge of these pupils are to be commended for the work they have accomplished.
The Island School is opened in June and continued four months.» No change of teachers has been made. Miss Cora A. Smith has been granted a three months leave of absence from the Argilla School, and Miss Cora H. Jewett has made an acceptable substitute.
Music and Drawing.
Instruction in these branches has been carried on regularly and systematically during the past year; the music under Miss Hubbard's efficient guidance, which has continued nearly ten years; the drawing under the careful supervision of Miss Ratsey, whose first year's work
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as already has been said, has won laurels of approval and appreciation from all. The persistent and judicious work of the regular teachers in supplementing the instruction of these teachers deserves the warmest commendation. Music and drawing evidently haye come to stay in our schools. As it is much easier to learn than to unlearn, instruction in these branches should be in charge of the most competent teachers and should be scientific in its methods from the earliest beginning.
The exhibition of drawings made last June proved that the train- ing of eye and hand has been along such lines as will develop most fully the child's art sense. In nearly all the schools the music was excellent.
The programmes used at the Manning Grammar School gradua- ting exercises in June, bore a pretty and original design, the work of Miss Gertrude M. Story of the senior class.
The reports of the special teachers follow.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
A course of Art Instruction in the public schools has long ago proven its value as a means of developing and informing the child's mind. Methods have been continually changing, the aim being tow- ards free and individual expression and an appreciation of the highest in us, our sense of beauty.
The subject undertaken includes Form study, which fixes the con- cepts of the types and objects ; Form expression which is for the devel- opment of power and at the same time forms habits of observation and accuracy ; Color instruction, which is based upon standards of color and cultivates wider opportunities for usefulness either in the construction of designs at school, or in the selection of one's clothing or house fur- nishings; Nature study, which gives an intelligent knowledge of the workings of Nature; and lastly, Picture study, which leads to recogni- tion and appreciation of pictures and illustrations.
It is hoped that during the coming year Art Instruction may have some influence upon the regular grade studies, and instead of having a place by itself may enrich subjects which otherwise might not have their fullest value.
The allowance of time each week during the past year, has been one half hour for the Primary : three quarters of an hour for the Gram- mar, and one hour for the High School. 1
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Many thanks are due the Town for their appreciation of the ef- forts of the children to beautify their school rooms, by the framing of suitable pictures bought by their savings.
The topics outlined above suggest the broad and comprehensive scope attempted, and so far very encouraging results have been at- tained, due to the interest manifested by both the scholars and the regular teachers.
Respectfully submitted,
ETHEL W. RATSEY.
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
The report of the music for the past year is one of progress. Ex- cellent work has been done by teachers and pupils.
The study of music in the public schools is not intended as sim- ply a recreation or an accomplishment, but it opens up to the student the same opportunities for usefulness as do the other professions or oc- cunations. To this end the music work of each year includes prob- lems in time and tune as well as the singing of part songs. While the pupils are trying to overcome these technical difficulties at the same time they are learning to appreciate the beauties of music for its own sake.
If properly taught music trains the eye and ear, quickens the per- ceptive faculties and gives a refinement and culture which no other branch of study can surpass.
Nothing but the highest praise can be given to the teachers for the intelligent and faithful work they have given to this study.
LAURA A. HUBBARD.
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Truancy.
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Like music and drawing, but with less fortunate results, the truant seemingly is "here to stay;" with this difference that instead of staying in school he persistently stays as far from it as possible. To the report of the truant officer which is appended, the Committee would like to add their appreciation of Mr. Garland's work during the past year, the first in which he has held the office. He has been faith- ful and vigilant, yet courteous to even the worst offenders; has investi- gated all complaints promptly and thoroughly, and has endeavored to deal with the exigencies of his office carefully but positively; and has won the respect not only of parents and Committee but also of the of- fenders themselves.
Ipswich, January 1, 1901.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
From March 8, 1900, the day of my appointment, to date, I have investigated 87 cases of truancy ; 66 of these were boys and 21 girls. Complaints were received in the cases of 44 boys and 15 girls; of the re . maining 28 offenders, 22 boys and 6 girls were found loitering about the streets during school hours. Nine of the above were not attending school at all. Unless some very good reason was given for their ab- sence, these children were taken to school. In some cases the child was found upon the street more than once and returned to school.
This is an old grievance and one for which parents are mainly responsible. Neither the convenience of the parent nor the caprice of the child is a sufficient reason for absence. So great is the stress laid by law upon this matter of truancy that a fine now may be imposed upon such parents or guardians who persist in keeping their children at home or in allowing them holidays whenever the child's whim de-
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mands it. The following extracts from the statutes of 1898, chapter 496, will explain definitely the law "relating to school attendance, by which Committee and truant officers must be governed :
An Act Relative to School Attendance and Truancy.
SECT. 12. Every child between seven and fourteen years of age shall attend some public day school in the town or city in which he resides during the entire time the public day schools are in session, subject to such exceptions as to children. places of attendance and schools as are provided for in sections three, seven, ten and eleven of this act : provided, that the superintendent of schools or, where there is no superintendent of schools. the school committee, or teachers act- ing under the authority of said superintendent of schools or school committee, mav excuse cases of necessary absence ; and provided, fur- ther, that the attendance of a child nnon a public day school shall not be required if such child has attended for a like period of time a pri- vate dav school approved by the school committee of such town or city in accordance with section two of chapter four hundred and ninety- right of the acts of the vear eighteen hundred and ninety-four. or if snch child has been otherwise instructed for a like period of time in the branches of learning required by law to be taught in the public . schools, or has already acquired the branches of learning required by law to be tanght in the public schools, or if his physical or mental con - dition is such as to render snch attendance inexpedient or impractica- ble. Every person having under his control a child as described in this section shall cause such child to attend school as required by this section.
SECT. 24. Every habitual truant, that is, every child between seven and fourteen years of age who wilfully and habitually absents himself from school, contrary to the provisions of section twelve of this act, upon complaint by a trnant officer, and conviction thereof, may be committed, if a boy, to a county truant school for a period not exceed- ing two years, and if a girl, to the state industrial school for girls, un- less such child is placed on probation as provided in section twenty- eight of this act.
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SECT. 25. Every habitual absentee, that is, every child between seven and sixteen years of age who may be found wandering about in the streets or public places of any town or city of the Commonwealth, having no lawful occupation, habitually not attending school, and growing up in idleness and ignorance, upon complaint by a truant offi- cer or any other person, and conviction thereof, may be committed, if a boy, at the discretion of the court, to a county truant school for a period not exceeding two years, or to the Lyman school for boys, and, if a girl, to the state industrial school for girls, unless such child is placed on probation as provided in section twenty-eight of this act.
SECT. 31. Any person having under his control a child between seven aud fourteen years of age who fails for five day sessions or ten half day sessions within any period of six months while under such control, to cause such child to attend school as required by section twelve of this act, the physical or mental condition of such child not being such as to render his attendance at school harmful or impractic- able, upon complaint by a truant officer, and conviction thereof, shall forfeit and pay a fine of not more than twenty dollars. Any person who induces or attempts to induce any child to absent himself unlaw- fully from school, or employs or harbors while school is in session any child absent unlawfully from school, shall forfeit and pay a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT S. GARLAND,
Truant Officer.
Summary.
Our schools are doing satisfactory work, not perfect perhaps, bnt excellent. This work can be made still more effective by the hearty
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co-operation of parents. Let Home and School work together.
More generous school accommodations will be needed in the near future. Let the wisest plan be adopted.
A Commercial Course in our High School is demanded by many. For this, a special appropriation will be needed. Can we afford it this year ?
One, perhaps two, of the out-district schools should be closed and the children transported to the central schools where more rapid ad- vancement is possible.
As this report goes to press, rumor hath it that non-essentials are introduced by the teachers and Committee to the exclusion of the "three R's," and the "S" that stands for "Spellin'." More frequent visits to the schools, and more thorough inspection of the pupils' work, will disabuse the mind of that idea. Such visits frequently repair mu- tual misunderstandings and change unkind criticism into cordial co-op- eration. Visit frequently ; criticise kindly ; deal justly with both child and teacher; encourage wisely; and there will be a bond between teacher and parent which will result in the lasting good of the child.
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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 ses- sions 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 morn- ing 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 com- mittee. He must present an employment ticket from the person who wishes to employ him on applying for a certificate. The father, if living 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 regularly employed.
5. Children must be vaccinated before attending school, but a certificate 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 pre- sentation 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."
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School Calendar.
PRESENT SCHOOL YEAR.
Began September 5. 1900; ends June 27, 1901.
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
First term, 16 weeks, begins Wednesday, September 4, and closes Friday, December 20, 1901.
VACATION OF TWO WEEKS.
Second term, 12 weeks, begins Monday, January 6, and closes Friday, March 28, 1902.
VACATION OF ONE WEEK.
Third rerm, 12 weeks, begins Monday, April 7, and closes Thurs- day, June 26. 1902.
NUMBER OF SESSIONS.
Two each weekday except Saturday.
HOURS OF SESSION.
9 o'clock A. M. to 12 M. 1:30 o'clock to 4 P. M.
DETENTIONS PERMITTED.
Thirty minutes after the afternoon session.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS.
February 22, April 19. May 30, Thanksgiving Day. There w.ll be no school on Friday of Thanksgiving week.
STORM SIGNALS.
In case of very severe storm a signal for no sessions of the schools will be given by the fire alarm.
The morning signal will be given at 8 A. M .; that for the after- noon at 11 A. M.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
The regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the Tuesday before the first Wednesday in each month. All bills against the school department should be sent to the secretary on or before the date of these meetings.
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Financial Statement.
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RECEIPTS.
Balance due the Schools January, 1900 $ 113 00
Town appropriations for 1900 12550 00
Received from dog licenses
367 44
Received from scholars from other towns
62 80
Received from sale of car tickets
10 00
$13,103 24
EXPENDITURES.
Trustees Manning School
$1450 00
Teachers' salaries
8920 30
Transporting children from out districts
480 00
Text books and supplies
997 97
Care of school buildings
660 20
Fuel
551 00
Repairs
307 53
Incidentals
294 03
$13,661 03
APPROPRIATIONS.
The committee recommend the following appropriations for the year 1901 For rent cf Manning School Building $1600 00
For High School
600 00
For Common Schools (teachers' salaries)
8000 00
For text books and supplies
1000 00
For transporting scholars from out districts
650 00
For care of school buildings
600 00
For fuel
650 00
For repairs
400 00
$13,500 00
CHARLES W. BAMFORD, ) -- JOHN H. COGSWELL, JOHN W. NOURSE. HARRIET E. NOYES, GEORGE W. TOZER, CHARLES S, CUMMINGS, J
School Committee.
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Statement.
The Committee would state that notwithstanding the apparent discrepancy between their receipts and expenditures, they actually have kept within the appropriation made for school purposes. The additional sum was paid, necessarily, to the High School teachers while the agreement with the Manning Trustees was pending. As this need was entirely unforeseen and arose in the middle of the fiscal year, no appropriation could be made to meet it.
CHARLES W. BAMFORD, ) JOHN H. COGSWELL, JOHN W. NOURSE, HARRIET E. NOYES, GEORGE W. TOZER, CHARLES S, CUMMINGS, J
School Committee.
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REPORTS
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Several Educational
FUNDS.
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REPORT
OF THE
Trustees Manning School Fund.
Statement of the condition of Fund, Receipts and Expenditures for 1899, by the Trustees of the Manning School Fund.
RECEIPTS IN 1899.
Cash on hand January 1st, 1899
$ 29 60
Income from Invested Funds
.
1820 00
Income from Rents
125 00
Tuition of out-of-town pupils
50 00
Received from Town of Ipswich
1350 00
DISBURSEMENTS.
Salaries
$2450 00
Coal, Insurance, Repairs, Supplies, etc
600 12
Interest on debt on Real Estate, (house)
280 00
Cash on hand January 1, 1900
44 48
$3374 60
CONDITIONS OF FUND JANUARY 1, 1900.
Land, building, furniture, apparatus for school,
Master's house, $7000 debt thereon $7500 00
SECURITIES.
17000 Evansville, Terra Haute & Chicago R. R.
bonds
$17000 00
5000 Ohio Southern Ry bond receipts .
4500 00
20000 Peoria & Eastern R. R. bonds 17000 00
Trustees Manning School Fund
$38,500 00
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.
.
.
.
$3374 60
By OTIS KIMBALL, their Treasurer.
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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 is as follows:
Little Neck, valued at $ 5000 00
School Fund (so called) In Essex . ·
2000 00
One Water Bond, City of Lynn 4000 00
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank
.
5270 81
Deposited in First National Bank
123 37
$16,394 18
The income received since the last report is as follows:
Received from land rent at Little Neck 162 00
Interest on Water Bond, City of Lynn 200 00
Dividends on deposits in Ipswich Savings Bank
201 20
Received of L. A. Peabody, rent of farm house at the Neck 50 00
$613 29
Expenditures have been as follows :
Foster Russell, labor at Neck 17 82
John A. Brown, lumber and brick, 1897, '98, '99 48 55
John W. Goodhue. hardware, etc. 2 95
A. H. Plouff, repairing pump at Neck ·
1 83
John S. Glover, lime, etc., 1897, .
5 10
S. F. Canney, lumber
14 64
John M. Dunnels, repairing pumps and range
10 05
L. A. Peabody, labor on fence and wharf ,
46 64
John P. Marston, salary as master of Grammar school 120 00
$267 58
Balance being income over expense
345 62
There is due from rent of school farm (so called) in Essex And from land rent at Little Neck
280 00
December 31, 1900.
For the Feoffees Grammar School,
JOHN H. COGSWELL, Treasurer.
I certify that the statement is correct as per vouchers.
HENRY F. DUNNELS, Auditor.
172 00
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REPORT
OF THE
Trustees of the Burley Education Fund.
The'Trustees of the Burley Education Fund in Ipswich, present to the inhabitants of Inswich in legal meeting assembled their
SEVENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT.
The funds in their hands consist of
One note of the Town of Inswich for $3500 00
Deposited in Salem Five Cent Savings Bank 938 62
Deposited in Salem Savings Bank 1075 80
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank 4558 40
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank, Caldwell fund 704 41
Fifteen shares Boston & Maine Railroad Co 3000 00
$13777 23
The income of the fund since the last report is as follows, to wit:
Dividend from Ipswich Savings Bank $171 52
Dividend from Caldwell Fund 26 56
Dividend from Salem Five Cent Savings Bank 32 00
Dividend from Salem Savings Bank 36 68
Interest on Town of Ipswich Note 175 00
Dividend from 15 shares Boston & Maine Railroad 78 75
$520 51
The expenses since the last report have been as follows, to wit: Paid Laura A. Hubbard for teaching music in schools $217 50
$217 50
Balance being income over expense
303 01
Dated this ninth day of February, A. D. 1901.
JOHN H. COGSWELL. FREDERIC WILLCOMB. CHARLES"A. SAYWARD' FRANK T. GOODHUE, j Trustees of the Burlev Education Fund.
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Brown School Fund.
This fund was given for the exclusive benefit of the children of the Candlewood district. It became available in 1846, and from that date until 1898, the annual income of the fund was used for the benefit of the Candlewood School.
Now that the local school has been discontinued, the Trustees be- lieve that the wish of the donor cannot be better served than by using the annual 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 the income of the past year has been expended for that purpose.
REPORT.
The funds in our hands are as follows:
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank $1238 98
Deposited in Salem Five Cent Savings Bank 1000 00
$2238 98
The income for the past year is as follows:
Dividend from Ipswich Savings Bank
$48 58
Dividend from Salem Five Cent Savings Bank . 35 00
$83 58
The expenses have been as follows :
Fourteen Scholars' Ticket Books, @ $3. each $42 00
Fifteen Scholars' Ticket Books, @ $2.50 each ·
37 50
$79 50
Balance being income over expenses $4 08
Respectfully submitted,
THEO F. COGSWELL,
Trustees of
GARDNER A. BROWN. JOHN H. COGSWELL, :
Brown School "Fund in Ipswich.
Ipswich, January 1st, 1901.
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