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We therefore recommend the introduction into our public schools of the branches above specified, believing that whatever additional labor may thereby be imposed upon the teacher, or expense incurred, a great gain will be the result.
* "The School Herald," with a " Teachers' Supplement." Published at Chicago, Ill., by W. I. Chase.
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. That the course of study might be made still broader, we are aware; but we consider that what is now suggested is as much as can at present be wisely undertaken."
WM. H. WHITMAN, F. N. KNAPP,
1 Sub-Committee. JAMES D. THURBER, -
The report of the Superintendent furnishes the re- quired detail of information concerning the several schools. the number of pupils attending, scholarship, teachers, salaries, etc. The suggestions there made in regard to a demand for increased accommodations, and how to meet this demand, we leave without comment for the consideration of the citizens themselves, to whom the report is really made.
School Department.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation $16,385 00
Massachusetts School Fund 214 09
Dog Fund. 234 78
From sale of books.
619 93
$17,453 80
EXPENDITURES.
Teachers and Superintendent. $13.656 30
Books and apparatus 1,293 44
Repairs and supplies .
882 15
Amount carried forward. $15,831 89
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Amount brought forward. $15,831 89
Care of buildings. 468 96
Horse hire: 204 50
Fuel 689 80
Printing
68 78
Tuition of scholars in Sandwich 48 00
Incidentals-Express charges, singing,
use of Davis Hall, two years, etc .. .. 142 20
Overdrawn in 1879. 383 73
$17,837 86
Overdrawn in 1880 $384 06
Special Appropriations.
For new school-house at Cold Spring .. . . $3,000 00 For enlarging Russell Street school- house 2,000 00
$5,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Bills of-
W. H. Morton $1,809 31
I. S. Burgess 1,787 00
Land 538 00
Thomas Caswell.
172 23
Robert. Clark .
173 85
A, G. Whitcomb.
231 40
Walker, Pratt & Co
80 00
Amasa Churchill
74 79
Iron work 32 34
J, L. Weston
28 60
Harlow & Bailey
56 25
W. H. H. Weston. 13 45
$4,997 22
Balance
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Certain repairs upon several school-houses must be made during the coming year, in order even to preserve the buildings. There is also provision to be made addi- tional to our last year's outlay for the salaries of the two teachers referred to in the previous part of the report. : We therefore recommend that the sum of $17,500 be raised for schools for the current year, and an additional amount of $1,000 for special repairs.
We also recommend that $2,600 be raised for the pur- chase of land, erecting the building and furnishing a new school-house for accommodating the Oak Grove School, so called.
WILLIAM H. WHITMAN, } CHARLES B. STODDARD, FREDERICK N. KNAPP, JAMES D. THURBER, NATHANIEL MORTON, GEORGE G. DYER,
School Committee.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
"o the School Committee of Plymouth.
GENTLEMEN : -- In conformity to the requirements of our regulations, I herewith submit the following as my nnual report :
Summary of Statistics:
Population of the Town. 7,091
Children between 5 and 15 years of age 1,272
Public Schools. 31
Private Schools. 2
Months all the Public Schools were in session 10
Months the Private Schools were in session 10
ichool-houses 24
Number of Teachers Employed in Public Schools.
High School-male teacher 1 ; female teachers 2.
Grammar Schools-mals teachers 3.
Intermediate School-female teachers 8.
Primary Schools-female teachers 13.
Jngraded Schools-female teachers, 6.
Number of teachers in Private Schools.
Number of pupils in Public Schools, 1,336
Average number belonging, 1,155
Average attendance, 1,075
Number between 8 and 14 years, 803
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STATISTICS.
SCHOOLS.
GRADES.
TEACHERS.
Salaries of
Teachers.
·ifferent namcf
(gistered dur.'
C'Average men-
bership.
Average
attendance.
Between
8 and 14.
Ilgh.
High School.
Chas. Burton.
$1.500 700
1.000
69
59
52
68
Green.
Grammar. Grammar.
Seth S. Crocker.
800
49
41
36
44
Chiltonville
Grammar.
Gustavns D. Bates.
600
38
31
26
37
Manomet.
Grammar.
Carrie R. Johnson.
400
33
28
25
30
North.
Intermedlate
Helen F. Ward. Addie Bartlett.
360
39
35
31
26
Russell Street
Emma Davle.
360
55
48
43
53
Green.
Carrie I. Mace.
360
39
36
34
39
Russell Street
Second Grade.
Sophronia Q. Morissey
320
51
49
51.
Russell Street Green.
Second Grado.
Mary A. Aldrich.
320
51
53
47
54
Cold Spring.
Primary.
Frances E. Ilovey.
280
69
18
11
28
School Street.
Primary. Primary.
Ellen M. Donglas.
280
49
45
42
16
Doten's Lane.
Primary.
Alice F. Blanchard. Judith C. Howland.
280
57
40
35
Oak Grove.
Primary.
Mary H. Chandler.
280
54
35
30
20
North.
Primary.
Helen F. Plerce.
280
52
36
30
52
North.
Sub Primary
Nella D). Burbank.
280
36
30
South Street.
Primary.
Addle M. Fluney.
280
33
25
22
17
Cliff.
Primary.
Ann A. Jones.
260
34
27
24
13
Chiltonville.
Primary.
Susle Churchill.
260
29
24
21 20
Russell Mills.
Primary.
Mary A. Morton.
260
20
16
14
15
Manomet.
Primary.
Addie B. Holmes.
260
20
18
16
16
South Pond.
Ungraded.
Martha W. Whitmore.
260
24
20
19
18
Long Pond.
Ungraded.
Lilian G. Sampson.
200
20
17
14
10
Ellisville.
Ungraded.
Hannah B. Harlow.
260
20
7
15
Cedarville.
Ungraded.
Hepsie E. Pierce.
360
31
20
12
West District.
Ungraded.
Helen Beal.
200
10
7
8
Gurnet.
Ungraded.
Jennie C. Whitten.
260
5
9
280
38
37
34
12
Doten's Lane.
Sub Primary.
Priscilla Perkins.
280
55
48
40
9
Spring Street.
Second Grade.
Julia F. Scars.
320
57
43
50
380
58
50
43
58
WellIngsley.
Intermediate Third Grade. Third Grade
Carrle E. Small.
Lucia Bartlett.
700
lui
94
40
Russell Street
Aaron 11. Cornish.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Ing vca:
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Teachers and Teaching.
In looking over the work of the past year, it is very encouraging to feel perfectly assured that some progress has been made in adjusting the studies, and in improv- ing the methods of instruction in all the schools of the Town. It might be supposed, considering the long ex- perience we have had, that the school-room and all the little arrangements of the school-room would have been by this time all that wisdom could plan and skill execute ; but, on the contrary, the larger number of our school- rooms do not furnish all, or nearly all the conditions necessary to successful teaching. This deficiency of the necessary means may be offered as a justification, in part, of the comparatively slow movement in the attainment of that excellence which all desire to reach. All that in- dustry and honesty of purpose can accomplish has been done by our teachers, particularly in this last year, in which considerable progress is clearly evident. No one can be more favorably situated to judge of the state of the schools below, than the teachers of the High School. The testimony from.that source is, that there is a constant improvement in the qualifications of those coming up for admission, and that the class that entered recently is better fitted than any preceding one to appreciate at once the studies of the High School. The good temper,
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the noticeable enjoyment of the work of the school, and the consequent enthusiasm of the scholars, go far to prove that the methods practiced in the schools from which they come are simple, natural, and pleasant. The im; provement in penmanship is very marked; in all the graded schools there seems to have been a revival of in- terest in this branch. More simple text-books of geog- raphy are in use now, instead of the bulky and burden- some ones of the past. We have always attempted, in this department of school labor, to compel scholars to do, more than they were able. The result was minds filled with unconnected and unarranged facts. By the use of simpler books, by lessening the amount of surface to be travelled over, and by putting more thought into the teaching, and consequently more thought into the learn ing, it is hoped that geography will hereafter be more rationally treated. The greatest improvement, how, ever, to be noticed in all the schools of the Town, is the advancement of the scholars in the practice of writing their own language. The treatment of this subject is thoroughly systematized, so that it receives constant; thoughtful, and laborious attention. It has been very pleasing and quite surprising, that scholars give to this work, more than to any other, their unremitted atten- tion ; and the amount of time devoted to it by the older scholars promises well for their success in everything This writing is not limited to formal and regular compo, sitions, but is spread over most of the work of the school
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room, in written exercises, written examinations, and in letter writing.
In the matter of reading, a great change has been made during the past year. It has always seemed a great misapplication of time, to devote the nine years that scholars spend in passing through the grades below the High School to reading a very small number of books, not exceeding seven :- books which contain very little substantia linformation, but are mostly devoted to well selected and pleasing stories. This matter would be good enough, by way of variety, if the books were read but once ; but the scholars get nothing else, and conse- quently lose all interest in the exercise. When they come to the lligh School, their knowledge of words and their general information are found to be very limited, which may be attributed, in a very great measure, to a want of more varions and exact reading, under the guid- ance of a well-informed teacher. All these books have been discarded; and in their place three magazines, quite well suited to the different grades, are in use. . The LIF freshmess and variety of these monthly periodicals have attracted the scholars very much, and the result is that they read with much more intelligence and expression. To make the arrangement complete, two more periodicals are needed ; one devoted to juvenile science, and another (in which the most important political events of the day in this country and Europe are discussed in a manner suited to the taste and comprehension of young people. With these resources, well-informed and practiced teach-
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ers ought to send out scholars of all the intelligence and skillfulness in reading that may be expected of their years
School-houses.
The pressing need of larger and better accommodation for many of the schools of the Town, which has been felt for years, has been partially removed by the erection of the new building for the Primary School at Cold Spring, and the alterations and additions made in the school- house on Russell Street. Since the opening of the Woolen Mills, the number of children in the Cold Spring District has been too great for accommodation in the small house, which had been ample in past years. The little room will seat thirty-five children very well, but the case became hopeless when the number increased to about seventy. The new building is ample in all its dimensions, for the accommodation of more than all the scholars that one teacher ought to be required to manage; and for the number placed there when the house was opened, about forty, the ample space renders teaching a luxury. In the crowded state of the old school-room, the children were constantly tempted to annoy each other, and to occupy a great part of the time of the teacher with their little troubles. Abundance of space is . 80 great an advantage to the teacher and the taught, that it is only necessary to have it fully appreciated by parents in order to secure the means necessary to supply the now crowded schools with ample space wherein to do their work.
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The improvement made in the school-house on Russell Street has been needed for many years; indeed, the house was never well adapted to the accommodation of four schools. The rooms were so filled with desks as to leave very little room for necessary movement; the passages brought all the scholars together in leaving their school-rooms, producing confusion and rudeness of manners ; and the lack of suitable clothes-rooms was a source of great inconvenience. , At a very reasonable ex- pense, all this has been changed. The rooms are large enough to seat comfortably all the scholars that the teachers can properly instruct.
The improvements of the past year very naturally lead to a consideration of the wants of the present that de- mand immediate attention, and of those of the near future which possibly might be more wisely attended to now. In this way we might proceed with more care ; we should have more time in which to do our work, and, proceeding on broad and liberal views, we should be more likely to produce results that would be permanently beneficial. The fact, too, that the children of the Town' will be able at once to enter upon the enjoyment of the advantages of improved school-houses, without waiting for more prosperous times which never come, ought to be a strong inducement for the carly consideration of all Jarge improvements which require time and considerable expenditure of money.
The most pressing need, at the present time, is a new house for the Oak Grove School. The house is not
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large enough to properly seat, thirty scholars ; yet, dur- ing the last term, fifty-five belonged to the school; and, for a part of the term, they were actually seated there, Toward the close of the school-year, when an unusual amount of labor was required of the teacher, to get her, class ready for promotion, it was found necessary to divide the school, and remove a part to some other build- ing, where it could be placed under the charge of another teacher. In December last, the promotion of a large class reduced to reasonable limits the number of scholars to be accommodated. and the separated scholars were received! again into the old room. Now, after two months, the; room is again more than full, with forty scholars, and in the Spring term there will doubtless be fifty, and last year's routine will have to be passed through again, unless, in the meantime, a new building be erected.
The increase of labor in the High School, consequent upon changes in the matter and methods of instruction, rendered necessary by the progressive movements of the times, requires, more than ever, the services of another teacher, which have been needed for years, as it is highly probable that there has not been a lady engaged in the school whose health has not been endangered by the de- mands made on it in the ordinary work of the school-
room. At the present time, a considerable part of the instruction has to be done outside of the regular corps of teachers, as it was found impossible to get along without extra help. An extra teacher implies another room, and very few mechanics will think it advisable to add another
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oom to the old building. It is very doubtful whether ne Town ought to have ever owned it, as it has been a puree of continual expense and of very little satisfaction or thirty years. The frame-work of the building is un- onbtedly sound, although some hundred years have assed away since it was taken from the forest, but the terior, in all its arrangements, is rude and primitive to e last degree. It would doubtless rejoice most of the itizens of Plymouth to see it quietly removed, and some- ning new put in its place. Although this can hardly be xpected, it may be well to have it known what, in the pinion of your Superintendent, the best interests of the schools demand, partienlarly as these demands must re: eive recognition in the very near future. A plan for he necessary improvement might be something like the allowing :
Let the Town purchase the old house and lot on the orth side of the High School-house, so that it may wn from Jefferson Street to Franklin Street. The old welling-house would, of course, be removed. Then let ne High School building be wheeled round sideways to le west, and placed across the rear 'of the lot, where it 'ill reach nearly from one street to the other. Now let new High School building be erected in the centre of ne lot, from the easterly side of the old building to the treet in front, so that the ground plan of the old and ne new structure would form a T. The belfry would ave to be removed, of course, from the roof of the old art, and other slight exterior changes made, in order
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that the old might harmonize with the new, and make when finished, one complete whole.
The completion of such a building might seem to fur nish more space than can be needed for the accommoda tion of the schools of the Town. This danger will not appear so imminent, when the fact is known, that there are already seventy scholars in the Russell Street Grammar School, and fifty- seven in the Grammar School on the Green, enough to make another school; and it is hard to see how they can be taken care of without another school. Then the other three schools in the Russell Street building are full, each having fifty scholars, more than any teacher ought to have to manage and instruct. The Second and Third Grade schools in the High School building, also, are full, each having fifty scholars, and no room to spare ; so that there are scholars enough already to form a series of three new schools, which might bo placed in the new High School building. A slight in, crease in the number of children in the central part of the Town would block the movement of the schools, and render ;additional school-room immediately and impera- tively necessary. Considering these facts and possibili ties, it would not seem any too soon to begin at present to make preparations.
If the desire of many persons interested in the schools in Doten's Lano could be carried out, the awkward old build- ing, which now shelters the two primary schools there. would be immediately deserted, and a new school-house built on the spacious lot on the opposite side of the Lane.
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where there is land enough for a play-ground for the children, so that they could be kept out of the street. The old building could be sold at a good price, and thus make the expense of the new one comparatively light.
When the Town is fully awake to the subject of im- provement in its school-houses, it will not stop short of the old school-house at the Cliff. The outside and framework of this building are good and sound, although, as far as is known, not a brushful of paint was ever applied to its boarding. It has been fifteen years, at least, since its exterior has been painted. The desks are exceedingly awkward and inconvenient, and may have been in use there for forty years. The house is very near to, and some eight or ten feet below, the new road, which exposes it to floods of water after every great rain, the marks of which are left in great gullies about the house. The build- ing ought to be removed to the upper side of the road, furnished with new desks, and thoroughly painted.
It may be supposed that all this building and improve- ment would impose a greater burden than the Town could bear. But let the matter be submitted to any of our financiers for their consideration, and the reply will come that the credit of the Town is good, money at present is cheap, a loan may be affected, a sinking fund formed, and the payments distributed over half a century. Thus the children may, within the year, enter upon the enjoy- ment of these great advantages, a new impetus may be given to the cause of education, no undue burden be laid on
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the present, and the intellectual, moral, and material inter- ests of the Town be advanced in the future.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES BURTON, Superintendent of Schools.
PLYMOUTH, Feb. 1, 1881.
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EXHIBITION
OF THE
PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL,
DAVIS HALL, DECEMBER 23RD, 1880,
EPROGRAMME.E.
PIANO DUET: La Ballerina MISSES CHANDLER AND SHERMAN
SALUTATORY :. JOHN W. CARLETON
ESSAY : "A Man's a Man for a' that". . NELLIE L. BURBANK
ESSAY : The English Drama. KATHERINE A. O'BRIEN
RECITATION : The Kiss Deferred. SARAH HI. FULLER
RECITATION : The Story Teller WINSLOW WHITMAN
ESSAY : The Marble Waiteth HELEN MAY SHERMAN
MUSIC: Merrily Sound the Bells.
RECITATION : Luigi's Marriage. HATTIE M. GODFREY RECITATION : A Legend of Araby,. JOHN H. DAMON
FRENCH PLAY : Poetic, Prosaic, and Dramatic.
LUCIA M. SHUMWAY, KATHERINE A. O'BRIEN, GRACE DODGE,
MARY MONING, MARY DYER, FLORA HOWLAND, JENNY HARRISON, MYRA HOLMES, MARY MORTON. .INTERMISSION.
RECITATION : Kit Carson's Ride. M. F. MCHENRY ESSAY: The Sea SUSIE E. CHANDLER
MUSIC: Merrily Over the Sea.
RECITATION : The Jumblies DAVID FULLAM
ESSAY : Industry.
MARY J. ELLIS
DIALOGUE: Lovely Philosophy. MARY F. MAYBURY, LIZZIE M. SHAW.
GERMAN PLAY : Auf Regen folgt Sonnenschein ..
HI. M. SHERMAN, S. E. CHANDLER, N. L. BURBANK, J. S. HAR- RISON, M. A. MONING, L. M. HARLOW, L, M. SHUMWAY.
RECITATION : The Angels of Buena Vista. MYRA C. HOLMES
MUSIC: Phœbus.
VALEDICTORY . .. LUCIA M. SHUMWAY
Presentation of Diplomas.
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CLASS HYMN.
COMPOSED BY HELEN MAY SHERMAN.
Tonight we meet as classmates here Our last goodby to tell ; To teachers, friends, and schoolmates dear, We come to say farewell. We leave them now with wishes kind, We leave each other too, Ourselves to truth we'll try to bind, And strive the right to do.
Although our school-life now is past, Our real is just begun ; A work before us wide and vast, Lies ever to be done. Oh ! let us then with hand and heart Be free to succor all ; For we should try to do our part And answer Duty's call.
And if we do our best through life To aid all those in need, And try to conquer in the strife With every thought and deed ; And in our minds there does not lurk A careless thought or vain, Oh ! then "the end will crown the work," And we success attain.
GRADUATING CLASS.
NELLIE L. BURBANK, HELEN MAY SHERMAN, SUSIE E. CHANDLER. MARY J. ELLIS,
KATHERINE A. O'BRIEN, LUCIA M. SHUMWAY, JOHN W. CARLETON.
"FINIS CORONAT OPUS,"
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APPENDIX.
Laws Relating to the Compulsory Education and the Employment of Children.
CHAPTER 270, ACTS OF 1873, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 263, Acrs or 1874.
AN Aor relating to the Attendance of Children at School.
SECTION 1. Every person having under his control a child between the ages of eight and fourteen years, shall annually cause such child to attend some public day school in the city or town in which he resides, at least twenty weeks; which time shall be divided into two terms, each of ten consecutive weeks, 80 far as the arrangement of school terms will allow; and for every neglect of such duty the party offending shall forfeit to the use of the public schools of such city or town a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, but if the party so neglecting was not able, by reason of poverty, to send such child to school, or such child has attended a private day school, approved by the school committee of such city or town for a like period of time ; or is regularly attending a public or private day school, known as a half-time school, also approved by them, or that such child has been otherwise furnished with the means of education for a like period of time, or has already acquired the branches of learn- ing taught in the public schools ; or if his physical or mental
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condition is such as to render such attendance inexpedient or. impracticable, the penalty before mentioned shall not be in- curred ; provided, that no objection shall be made by the school committee to any such school on account of the religious teach- ing in said school.
SEO. 2. The truant officors and the school committee of the several cities and towns shall vigilantly inquire into all cases of neglect of the duty prescribed in the preceding section, and ascertain the reasons, if any, therefor ; and such truant officers, or any of them, shall, when so directed by the school commit- tee, prosecute, in the name of the city or town, any person lia- ble to the penalty provided for in the preceding section.
Justices of police of district courts, trial justices of juvenile offenders, and judges of probate shall have jurisdiction within their respective counties of the offences described in this Act.
CHAPTER 52, AcTs or 1876.
AN Aor relating to the Employment of Children, and Regula- tions respecting them.
Be it enucted, de., as follows :
SECTION 1. No child under the age of ten years shall be em- ployed in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantilo estab- lishment in this Commonwealth, and any parent or guardian who permits such employment, shall for such offence forfeit a sum of not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars, for the use of tire public schools of the city or town.
SEC. 2. No child under the age of fourteen years shall be so employed, unless during the year next preceding such employ- ment he has attended some public or private day school, under teachers approved by the school committee of the place where such school is kept, at least twenty weeks, which timo may be divided into two terms, each of ten consecutivo weeks, so far as the arrangement of school terms will allow ; nor shall such employment continue, unless such child shall attend school as
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herein provided, in each and every year ; and no child shall be so employed who does not present a certificate, made by or un- der the direction of said school committee, of his compliance with the requirements of this act; provided, however, that a regular attendance during the continuance of such employment in any school known as a half-time day school, or an attend- ance in any public or private day school, twenty weeks as above stated, may be accepted by said school committee as a substi- tute for the attendance herein required.
SEC. 3. Every owner, superintendent or overseer in any es- tablishment above named, who employs or permits to be em- ployed, any child in violation of the second section of this act, and every parent or guardian who permits such employment, shall for such offence forfeit a sum of not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars for the use of the public schools of such city or town.
SEo. 4. The truant officers shall, at least once in every school term, and as often as the school committee require, visit the establishments described by this act in their several cities aud towns and inquire into the situation of the children em- ployed therein, ascertain whether the provisions of this act are duly observed, and report all violations to the school com- mittee.
SEC. 5. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the pro- visions of this act are hereby repealed. [ Approved March 16, 1876.]
CHAPTER 257, ACTS OF 1878.
AN ACT in addition to an "Act relating to the Employment of Children and Regulations respecting them."
Be it enacted, Sc., as follows :
SECTION 1. Every owner, superintendent or' overseer of any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment in this Commonwealth shall require and keep on file a certificate of the
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age and place of birth of every minor child under the age of sixteen years in his employ, or in the employ of such establish- ment, so long as such minor shall be so employed, which certifi- cate shall also state, in the case of minor under the age of fourteen years, the amount of his or her school attendance dur- ing the year next preceding such employment. Said certificate shall be made by or undor the direction of the school commit- tee of the place where such attendauce has been had, or where such establishment is located.
SEC. 2. In case no such certificate shall have been required by such owner, superintendent or overseer, then such employ- ment shall be deemed to have been a violation of the second section of Chap. 52 of the Acts of the year 1876.
SEC. 3. The truant officer may demand the names of the minor children nuder the age of sixteen years employed in the establishments above named in their several citios aud towus, and may require that the certificates of age and school attend- ance prescribed in this act shall be produced for their inspec- tion ; and if the uume and certificate as aforesaid be not pro, duced in any case, it shall be prima facie evidence that the em- ployment of such child is il legal.
SEC. 4. On and after the first day of May, 1880, no child under fourteen years of age shall be employed in any manufact, uring, mechanical or mercantile establishment, while the public schools in the city of town where such child lives are in session unless such child can read and write. Every owner, superin, tendent or overseer in any establishment above named, who em ploys or permits to be employed, any child in violation of this section, and every parent or guardian who permits such emi ployment, shall for every such offence forfeit a sum of not legs than twenty nor more than fifty dollars for the use of the pub lic schools of such city or town.
SEC. 5. Section two of Chapter 52 of the ucts of the year 1876 is hereby amended by inserting after the word "em ployed," in the second line, the words "except during the vaca tions of the public schools." [Approved May 15, 1878.]
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