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$23 00
$733 12
115 24
183
Incidentals, continued.
Amounts brought forward,
$23 00
Gershom Clements, repairs,
35 25
W. W. Ewell, locks and setting glass, 21 17
Wm. Caldwell, extra labor,
15 00
Pierce & Sanborn, chains and dippers,
I 75
Harvey French, painting and white-washing,
22 45
B. F. Curtis, lumber, 4 23
John Federhen, repairing fence,
2 50
T. W. Carter, pump, 2 25
127 60
WILLARD SCHOOL.
E. S. Fellows, grate, coal-hods, stove-pipes and repairs, $120 OI
H. Farnum, stationery and crayons, 14 22
Badger Bros., repairs,
2 47
S. W. Sanford, blackboards, 21 80
Jonas Shackley, repairs, 7 06
J. A. Swasey, blackboards, 77 04
G. G. Souther, table and blocks,
21 25
Henry C. Bird & Co., teacher's desk, 25 00
Ellen Lyons, extra labor, 8 00
Peter Turner, moulding-table, 10 50
W. W. Ewell, map-fixtures and setting glass, 24 69
Leary & Martin, kalsomining, 18 50
Pierce & Sanborn, chains and dippers, I 60
J. S. Gay, painting,
2 50
L. O. Wolcott, repairs, 3 40
M. A. Dolan, stove-pipe and repairs,
13 00
371 04
WOLLASTON SCHOOL.
John Gilrain, grading, $20 50
Wm. Barlow, moulding-board,
2 00
Amounts carried forward,
$22 50 $1,231 76
$733 12
184
Incidentals, contiued.
Amounts brought forward, $22 50 $1,231 76
J. P. Edgerton, repairing blackboard and extra labor, II 20
Harkins Bros., plastering,
12 50
Pierce & Sanborn, repairing pump,
I 60
J. A. Swasey, blackboards,
23 36
Wm. Gooch, repairing piano, 4 00
Cyrus Carpenter, examining furnace,
I 94
W. W. Ewell, repairs and moving piano, 4 15
Peter Turner, moulding-table, IO 50
91 75
MISCELLANEOUS.
B. S. Robinson, carriage-hire, $10 10
F. W. Parker, postage, stationery and travel- ing expenses, 39 35
John Gray, expressage, 14 80
Cochrane & Sampson, printing blanks, school
reports, examination papers and cards, 123 00
L. Prang & Co., engraving and printing di- plomas, 100 00
J. T. French, carriage-hire, 88 50
E. Whitefield, six views of Quincy, 24 00
Joseph Lapham, carriage-hire, 7 45
J. L. Hammett, erasers, charts, maps, desks, paper and crayons, 172 92
B. N. Adams, cleaning vaults, 15 00
Terence Keenan, 66 17 50
C. F. Veazie, blocks,
2 00
Thompson & Brown, maps,
13 50
Cambridgeport Diary Co., splints and sta- tionery, 23 14
Boston Journal, advertising,
2 63
Amounts carried forward, $653 89 $1,323 51
185
Incidentals, continued.
Amounts brought forward,
$653 89 $1,320 51
F. A. Packard & Co., paper and cards, 90 33
S. W. Sanford, erasers, 13 00
N. E. School Furnishing Co., slates, crayon, ink-wells and erasers, 61 98
Schoenhof & Moeller, relief maps, 26 63
E. B. Souther, ink, stationery and crayons, 58 56
E. S. Fellows, enumerating children,
35 90
National Paper Co., paper, 10 00
Winslow's R. R. Express, expressage, 14 45
W. W. Ewell, sundries, 24 74
I. F. Hall, stationery, and work on diplomas, 11 00
Knight, Adams & Co., inkstands, 3 44
Whitney & Nash, ewers and disinfectants, 9 05
Green & Prescott, printing, 43 25
Wm. E. Buck, registers,
15 00
J. L. Gilbert, tuning piano,
6 00
Keating & Spear, bells,
2 37
J. A. Swasey, penholders,
4 00
Bowditch Express Co., expressage.
4 25
T. G. Emerson, care of office, 8 00
Wollaston Foundry Co., moulding sand,
I 25
John A. Boyle, erasers,
3 50
Henry Dupee, ink,
87
J. W. Gilman, erasers and charts, 27 69
J. O. Holden, clocks, bells and repairs, 30 33
John B. Bass, ink, 6 75
Wm. Ware & Co., dictionaries, 70 00
W. M. French, carriage-hire,
3I CO
1,267 23
Total amount paid for incidentals,
$2,590 74
12
186
PERMANENT REPAIRS.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Sherwood School Furnishing Co., 24 desks, and freight, $84 88
ADAMS SCHOOL.
Amos Litchfield, repairs, 23 72
QUINCY SCHOOL.
Wm. Parker, repairs on roof,
$20 63
G. G. Souther, repairs, 2 76
23 39
WILLARD SCHOOL.
Jonas Shackley, building partitions, putting down desks and repairs, $254 83
Harkins Bros., plastering and white-washing, 33 50
Old Colony R. R., freight, 36 68
Sherwood School Furnishing Co., desks, 348 62
Leary & Martin, painting, 30 00 ·
703 63
WOLLASTON SCHOOL.
Wollaston Heating Co., I furnace, 164 38
Total amount paid for permanent repairs, $ 1,000 00
TOWN OF QUINCY IN ACCOUNT WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
DR.
CR.
Appropriation for teachers' salaries, fuel,
Teachers' salaries,
$22,396 00
and care of rooms,
$25,000 00
Janitors'
1,550 00
State fund,
204 86
Cleaning material,
115 00
Coddington fund,
75 00
Conveying scholars,
725 70
Books, .
300 00
Books,
287 15
Incidental repairs, and conveying schol-
Incidentals,
2,590 74
ars,
4,200 00
Repairs,
1,000 00
Balance, cash,
151 45
$29,779 86
$29,779 86
Fuel,
963 82
187
Report of Attendance, &c., from Jan. 1, 1878, to Jan. 1, 1879.
$
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Whole Number Enrolled.
Number of Pupils. *
Average Age. YRS. MS.
Average Number.
Averege Daily At- tendance.
Per Cent. of Daily Attend- ance.
Number of Pupils over 15 yrs. of age.
Number of Tardiness- es pro rata of Av. Att.
Cases of Truancy.
Number of Visits.
HIGH.
( H. A. Keith, Principal . Mary L. Flint .
1
I37
79
72
71
98
52
.55
44
ADAMS.
C. E. Meleney, Principal
·
59
21
I4
O
23
22
96
IO
1.04
2
73
A Grammar .
.
Hetta A. Clements
·
70
38
13
O
32
3I
97
2
.26
2
B Grammar .
Eliza C. Sheahan
91
48
I3
2
40
38
95
I
1.68
2
79
C Grammar .
Mary Wilson .
88
50
3
41
39
95
I
1.27
2
114
D Grammar
.
Annie C. French
93
53
IO
5
43
41
95
.39
I
65
A Primary ·
Mary M. Develin
85
52
9
4
44
43
98
.40
3
52
B Primary
·
.
Susie Flint
IIO
67
4
57
54
94
1.20
4
108
C Primary
.
·
Mary W. Woods
118
107
5
60
54
92
1.45
I
151
D Primary
Total
436
340
322
95
14
.96
I7
700
CODDINGTON.
A Grammar .
Edward A. Greeley, Principal .
43
29
14
5
24
24
98
8
.38
I
124
B Grammar .
.
Mary E. Dinegan
43
23
[ I
3
24
23
98
.13
301
D Grammar .
.
Elizabeth E. Morse
46
28
9
0
21
20
94
.45
424
A Primary ·
.
·
.
Julia E. Underwood .
73
55
5 9
37
35
96
.71
698
D Primary
.
Lydia L. Follett
75
67
3I
29
95
1.40
.47
I
2,400
Total
QUINCY.
A Grammar .
D. S. Farnham, Principal
17
I 7
14
2
9
9
97
6
2.50
62
B Grammar .
.
.
21
13
I
I 5
1 5
96
C Grammar
.
.
Cora I. Young
25
22
II
16
97
D Grammar .
·
·
·
Lillian Bryant .
32
22
IO
6
18
16
91
1.68
39
B Primary
·
.
Mary F. Taylor
37
30
9
58
4
44
41
92
2.22
35
Total .
195
I42
I 34
94
6
1.95
4
224
188
.
.
47
30
2
7
27
26
97
3
.04
215
C Grammar .
.
4I
21
9
II
20
20
98
.IO
.57
47
21
7
7
20
19
96
638
C Primary
.
I
16
32
28
II
3
18
I7
95
1.37
.
.
8
C Primary
.
.
58
6
0
22
2I
94
2.09
D Primary
.
.
.
·
2
1.93
I
64
.
A Primary
274
204
196
96
I]
1.85
8
.
6
-
B Primary
Mary E. Dearborn
1
WASHINGTON.
102
A Grammar .
I. Freeman Hall, Principal
26
12
14
4
12
12
98
5 4
3.67 2.67
51
B Grammar .
Lillie A. Hicks .
45
32
13
7
25
24
95
Mary Marden .
.
32
17
12
6
14
13
96
2.70
85
D Grammar ·
S. Addie Souther
46
26
II
28
IO
20
19
96
2.47
2
220
C Primary
·
Carrie E. Morse
93
91
6
6
49
44
91
2.46
I
253
D Primary .
.
Total
285
203
190
94
9
2.70
5
825
WILLARD.
228
Sylvester Brown, Principal
62
25
14
I
3I
3º
98
9
A Grammar .
.
Jessie Dunn
91
49
13
3
39
38
97
3
.71
B Grammar .
.
Mary T. W. Dewing .
98
46
12
2
43
42
97
.69
I
84
D Grammar .
.
Emily A. Bosworth .
·
.
99
56
IO
3
49
47
96
.78
147
A Primary
·
.
Emeline A. Newcomb
IOI
54
9
5
47
45
97
B Primary
·
·
Nellie Fegan .
103
65
8
I
49
46
94
C Primary
·
Mary A. Spear . .
170
169
5 9
97
91
94
.75
D Primary ·
Total
528
404
386
95
12
.68
I
1,476
WOLLASTON.
6
7
7
99
3
.44
338
B Grammar .
.
22
18
13
13
97
C Grammar .
·
C. E. Deming .
25
13
13
13
98
.47
D Grammar .
·
.
34
16
1 5
14
96
.14
4
A Primary ·
.
Cora Bates
42
23
19
18
93
.51
B Primary
·
·
12
96
C Primary
·
.
2
47
26
24
92
.87
D Primary
·
.
8
727
Total
156
119
114
95
3
.44
1.08
36
6,396
Grand Total
1,953
1,484
1,413
95
107
.
-
* In Number of Pupils, the number received by promotion, or from other schools in town, is not counted.
189
.
15
A Grammar .
.
.23
I
25
14
13
13
96
.23
51
I
.67
338
19
13
39
49
46
8
4
36
34
94
2.05
Katie A. Raycroft
.
33
33
12
27
25
94
19
95
2.45
2
II4
A Primary
.
S
B Primary ·
.
44
.
.46
100
C Grammar . .
Mary A. Bosworth
.
109
64
[I
6
49
47
96
.78
248
·
.
1.IO
219
.
.
305
.I7
145
·
C Grammar .
3.15
.
20
.
.
Harriet H. Morse, Principal
·
.
I90
CHANGES AND RESIGNATIONS.
High School.
Evelyn Holbrook, to Assistant, High School in New Jersey.
Adams School.
Geo. I. Aldrich, to Superintendent Schools, Canton, Mass. H. F. Towle, Master High School, So. Abington, Mass.
Mary L. Flint, Assistant in Quincy High School. Ida Ellis, resigned on account of ill health.
Jennie Carroll, to Primary School, Brookline, Mass.
Annie Carrol, to Primary School, Brookline, Mass.
Coddington School.
No changes.
Quincy School.
Mary W. Woods, promoted to Primary grade, Adams School. Lillie Hicks, to B Grammar grade, Washington School.
No changes.
Washington School. Willard School.
Jessie Dunn, to Assistant in Lawrence Public Schools. Mary Sheahan, to Assistant in Canton Public Schools.
Mary King, to Milton Primary Schools.
Wollaston School.
Belle A. Thomas, Principal Primary School, Syracuse, N. Y.
191
READING BOOKS,
ARRANGED IN GRADES.
Books specially commended by teachers who have tested their value, marked with stars, fair, good, and excellent. 25 books in a set.
FIRST GRADE.
Munroe's Chart Primers, *** 3 sets.
Sheldon's Primers. 3
Harvey's First, *** I set.
Analytical First,* I
66
Webb's Word Method,* I
66
Model First, ** I
Franklin First,* I
Appleton's First, *** 2.
SECOND GRADE.
Royal Primer,* I set.
Munroe's First, ***
I
66
Phonic,* I
Sheldon's First,* I
66
Graded First, I
66
Independent First,
I
66
Wilson's First,
I
66
Harper's First, I
66
Analytical Second,* I
American Second, I
Nursery Primers, ** I
Easy Nurseries, ** I
66
Harvey's Second, ** I
66
Sheldon's Second, **
I
THIRD GRADE.
Royal First,* I set.
Sequel to Royal First,
I
66
Munroe's Second, ** I
66
Franklin Second,* I
66
Model Second,* I set.
Graded Second, I
66
Green's Thought and Ex- pression, Part I, *** I
66
Appleton's Second, **
I
American Third, **
I
66
Harvey's Third,*
I
66
Sheldon's Third, ** I
66
FOURTH GRADE.
Monthly Readers,* 3 different sets. Franklin Third, I set.
Royal Second,*
I
66
Munroe's Third,*
I
66
Educational Third,
I
66
Model Third, *** I
66
Appleton's Third, ** I
Wilson's Third,
I
66
FIFTH GRADE.
Nurseries, **
6 different sets.
Royal Third, ** I set.
Sheldon's Fourth,
I
66
Franklin Fourth, I
Franklin Intermediate, I
66
American Fourth, ** I
Munroe's Fourth,* I
66
Harvey's Fourth,*
I
St. Nicholas (Mag.),
2 sets.
Wide Awake, I set.
Appleton's Fourth,* I
66
66
192
READING BOOKS FOR INFORMATION.
GEOGRAPHIES.
Guyot's Introduction, 5 sets. $6 * Common School, 3
Our World, (Primary), **
3
Our World,* (large),
I
set.
Swinton's Primary,
I
66
Allen & Shaw's Primary, ** I 66
Geike's Physical Geogra-
phy .*** (Science
Primer), I
Harper's Primary,
I
66
Hooker's Child's Book,*
I
66
HISTORY.
Quackenbos' Child's His- tory, *** I set.
Grandfather's Tales of the
Revolution, **
I
Mrs. Munroe's Our Coun- try, ** I
Higginson's History,
I
66
Boys of '76, ****
I
66
FICTION.
Robinson Crusoe,
I
set.
Tom Brown's School-Days, I
NOTE. - It is not to be inferred that books not starred are not good. Either their merits have not yet been fully tested, or reports from teachers have not been favorable.
TRAINING CLASS, 1878.
Margaret E. Burns.t
Cora I. Bates .*
Francis S. Bullard .*
Nellie E. Chubbuck .*
Mattie H. Chase .*
Annie I. Churchill.
Mary E. Coats .*
Abbie M. Kelley.t
Hattie S. Curtis,t
Lottie L. Polson .*
Cecilie C. Colgan .*
Emma C. Polson.t
Carrie N. Eaton,t
Alexander E. Frye.
Annie M. Poyntz.
Lizzie A. Souther.
Grace T. Swallow.
Mary A. Gay .*
Caroline C. Watson.
Emily M. Garrity.t
Lillie A. Woods .*
* Teaching in Quincy and elsewhere.
+ Practicing in Quincy Schools.
MEMBERS of Training Class who have assisted the regular Primary Teachers during the year.
Samuel T. Fisher.
Alexander E. Frye.
Evalina Robie, '77, class of. Ellen Desmond, '76. Lillie Woods. Lottie L. Polson.
Mary Howes, '76. Mary King, '77. Euphrasia Hernan, '77. Olive Holbrook.
Minnie Davis, '76. Mattie H. Chase.
Clara A. Grignon.t Ollie Howes.t
Mabel M. Hobart. Mary E. Hooper. Olive Holbrook .*
Annie H. Kingman.
Clara L. Pierce.
- - Foster .* Samuel T. Fisher .*
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