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H. H. Jaques,
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Educational Pub. Co.,
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D. H. Heath,
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$252 97
SUPERVISION.
H. J. Jones, Superintendent,
$150 00
W. A. Hunter, School Committee,
53 20
F. Hathaway, School Committee.
37 50
E W. Ward, School Committee,
22 50
Geo. S. Putnam, Census Enumerator,
14 00
L. M. Hauff, Truant Officer, 3 00 Total, $280 20
JANITORS.
Roland C. Prescott, For west and north Rutland,
$242 67
22 IO
Total, $264 77
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FUEL.
For new building,
$242 13
For west and north Rutland,
36 21
Total, $278 34
Sundries,
41 10
Totals for bills approved for the support of schools, $4,257 58
Repairs and furnishings, 48 27
$4,305 85
STATEMENT FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF RUTLAND :
Allow me to submit a brief statement in anticipation of a full report of my work as Superintendent of the Central Worcester Dis- trict. As more than half of the schools of the district are still in session, it was impracticable to get this full report in print in time for your early town meeting. I trust it may have your attention and that of the citizens of Rutland a little later.
Since Sept. 4, 1900, 243 pupils have been enrolled. The names of the teachers and the details of attendance are shown below :
Statistic for the full Year, ending February 9, 1901.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Average Wages
per Month.
TERMS, 1900-1901.
Number of
Weeks in Term.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per Cent. of
Attendance
Per Cent. of
Attendance
for Year.
Number of
Cases Tardiness.
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High School,
Arthur A. Heald, Frank P. Ayer, ..
$57 33
Spring, Fall, Winter,
11
30.0
29.0 19.5
97.4 92.2
38
10
21.4 23.6
20.2
83.7
90.8
51
Center Grammar,
Mr. C. M. Teague, Jennie R. Burnham,
40 00
Spring, Fall, Winter,
11
42.8
40.2
93.6
54
10
42.9
36.0
83.3
85.8
31
Center Intermediate,
..
66
40 00
Spring, Fall, Winter,
10
35.4
29.6
83.7
89.0
4
Helen H. Jaques, -
40 00
Spring, Fall, Winter,
11
38.4
31.9
80.0
58
Center Primary,
66
Jennie R. Burnham, Giace E. Damon,
33 33
Spring, Fall, Winter,
11
24.0
21.0
87.5
10
11
26.7
21.8
81.8
21
..
10
26.8
20.5
76.6
82.0
28
West Rutland,
Ada D. A. Jocoy, Imcy M. Grant, .. ..
30 66
Spring, Fall, Winter,
11
23.
20.5
89.(
20
11
23.0
21.5
93.0
22
10
20.7
17.5
84.0
88.7
21
:
Jennie B. Haskell,
11
35.0
31.8
90.0
34
11
35.2
32.9
93.4
7
66
:
11
51.2
45.0
88.3
73
10
43.1
33.8
78.0
82.1
41
11
39.0
32.9
$0.5
20
40
.
North Rutland,
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The town has furnished the smallest number of weeks of school which the law allows. Taking out of this number the time lost by unavoidable interruptions, a very short school year remains. The average length of the schools of the State is 9 months 9 days. Let me present a suggestion in the words of Secretary Hill :
If towns plan for precisely thirty two weeks' schooling, they expose them- selves to a pretty strong likelihood of running short of that length. Would it not be wiser for them to add a margin of a week or two for contingencies? A generous margin thus added would still leave them several weeks behind the State average.
In accordance with the agreement of the Joint Committee, I have spent two days in your Town every two weeks, averaging a visit to each school in that time. I have also held four teachers' meetings for consultation and instruction. My later report will discuss some of the lines of effort pursued.
Let me here acknowledge the earnestness and intelligence of the teachers, whose co-operation is essential to any progress we have made or may make. We are working together to secure the highest return to the town for its investment in the schools.
I thank you, gentlemen, for your confidence and support, and remain,
Very respectfully yours,
February 15,,1901.
HERBERT J. JONES.
NOTICE
Our Superintendent's detailed report of the schools of the district is not in print, but will be in readiness for distribution April first.
SCHOOL CENSUS.
Mr. Geo. S. Putnam was appointed enumerator and acceptably performed the duties as the law directs, and the following was the result of the enumeration :
I. Number of boys between the ages of five and fifteen, 108
Number of girls between the ages of five and
fifteen,
99)
Total,
2.07
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2.
Number of boys between the ages of seven and fourteen, 61
Number of girls between the ages of seven and fourteen, 67
Total, I28
TRUANT OFFICER'S REPORT.
Upon receiving notice of several absentees from school, I visited the parents of such pupils and called their attention to the following law, Section 31, Chapter 496, Acts of 1898.
" Any person having under his control a child between seven and 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 12 of this Act, the physical condition of such child being not such as to render his attendance harmful or impracticable, 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 unlawfully, 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."
The parents in nearly all cases had given satisfactory reasons for non-attendance, and others agreeing to send their children, no com- plaint was entered.
L. M. HANFF,
Truant Officer.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriations for the support of the schools for the year are herein recommended, as follows :
RAISE AND APPROPRIATE.
For teachers' salaries,
$2,400 00
For conveyance of pupils,
850 00
For school supervision,
250 00
For fuel, 275 00
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APPROPRIATED.
The State School Fund appropriation.
A part of the Dog Fund
All other moneys received by the Town for school tuition from what- ever source.
Also the amount due from the State on account of the Superintend- ent's salary.
MEMORIAL DAY.
This day was observed by all the schools with appropriate exercises of a patriotic nature, and we are pleased to say the interest mani- fested by the children increases from year to year, indicating that future generations will be loyal to their country and ready to defend it at whatever cost.
OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
We were fortunate in uniting with the towns of Holden, Paxton and Oakham in forming a district with a sufficient number of schools entitling us to employ a superintendent according to law. At a noti- fied meeting, the several committees of each town met in Rutland and unanimously elected Mr. Herbert J. Jones superintendent, his term of service commencing August 1, 1900 Mr. Jones has been with us only two terms, but his services have been most acceptable and appreciated by the teachers as well as by your committee. The scholars also have been pleased to see him at their work in the schoolroom. We are sure that the Town will be satisfied that no mistake has been made in voting to employ a Superintendent.
IN CONCLUSION.
Whatever improvement has been made in the condition of our schools the past year is due to the faithful services of the teachers, the co-operation of parents and their interest in the success of our schools together with the help of the Superintendent, to whom we extend our sincere thanks.
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. HUNTER, School®
F. HATHAWAY, E. W. WARD. Committee ..
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
The following is a statement of expenditures on account of con struction to February 15, 1901 :-
1900.
By unexpended balance, February 15, 1900, $68 62
Received from Water Loan, $3,000 00
Received from Interest on Deposit, 11 29
Received from Boston & Maine R. R. for hydrant, 25 00
Due from W. L. Reed for service connection, 25 00
Due from Treasurer, 20 64
Amount transferred from General Fund,
34 45
$3,185 00
1900.
Paid May 1, 1900, L. A. Taylor on contract, $2,000 00 Paid July 20, 1900, L. A. Taylor on contract, 800 00
Paid Aug. 1, 1900, L. A. Taylor on contract, 380 00
Paid Aug. 1, 1900, L. M. Hanff, expense on loan, 5 00
$3,185 00
W. T. BROWN, Secretary.
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REPORT OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT WATER DEPT
The Water System has furnished an uninterrupted supply of pure water to all of its patrons for the past year. It has been extended, according to vote of the Town, one mile, to the farm of Henry B. Dean, by laying a 4-inch main with three hydrants at a cost of $3,006, Mr. Dean having signed a contract to pay water rent equal to 4 per cent. on the cost of construction for ten years, provided there are not enough other patrons added to this line during that time to make his scheduled rate exceed that sum. Two long ser- vice connections have been made, one to the house of W. L. Reed of 250 feet and another to the house of J. S. Huntress of 500 feet. The house belonging to the estate of F. R. Foster has also been connected. While the Town has received water rent from these patrons only for a portion of this year it will receive a good income on the investment hereafter. A serious break in the water cylinder of the pumping engine was discovered in October, and immediately an order was given for a new one to be made. It required about twenty days' time to supply the new cylinder. For- tunately the Engineer was able to pump a supply during this time by exercising great care. This break not only involved a heavy expense to the Town, but great anxiety to the patrons and Water Commissioners. An auxiliary pump has been contracted for, and is expected soon to be put in place and connected for use, at a cost of about $450 to the Town, the State bearing the other half of the cost. This will make a safe guarantee to the patrons of a water supply in case of any break in the old pump. The cost of mainte- nance of the pumping plant has been heavy this year, as shown by the financial statement, the break in the pump costing about $350 and the high price of coal for the first part of the year increasing the expense of pumping very considerably. This may not be ex-
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perienced again for many years, and we feel confident that another year will show the Water System to be more than self-supporting. The following is a summary of the amount of water in gallons pumped each month during the year :-
January,
1,915,342
February,
1,780,C47
March,
2,077,699
April,
1,910,636
May,
2,028,286
June,
2.016,521
July,
2,242,409
August,
2,251,821
September,
2,464,767
October,
2,200,055
November,
2,190,643
December,
2,555,358
making a total of 25,633,584 gallons, against 16,626,298 gallons last year.
The patrons are cautioned about allowing the water to run to waste, and to report all leaks to the Superintendent. It has been ascertained that some of the patrons practice letting the water run during cold nights rather than to shut the water off in the cellar. This is not allowed by the rules and regulations governing the Water System, and it hoped that no one will needlessly allow any waste of water.
The Water Commissioners, in compliance with a vote of the Town, petitioned the Legislature last year for an Act to increase our Water Loan. This was introduced so late that it was referred to this present Legislature, when we trust it will be favorably acted upon, as many citizens are anxious to avail themselves of the privi- lege of becoming patrons whenever the main pipe can be extended .
AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES AND TOOLS ON HAND.
SUPPLIES.
60 feet 2-inch galvanized pipe.
125 feet &-inch galvanized pipe.
6 faucets.
4 3-inch sidewalk cocks.
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1 8-inch corporation cock.
6 &-inch ells.
3 soldering nipples.
13 &-inch tees.
6 2-inch brass unions.
1 lb. solder.
4 service boxes.
Approzimate value, $25.00.
TOOLS FOR TRENCHING.
3 picks, $3 00
3 hammers, 2 50
1 spade,
75
1 grub axe,
1 00
3 drills,
1 75
4 lanterns,
2 00
1 broom,
50
$11 50
TOOLS FOR PIPING.
1 2-inch die plate, $6 00
2 3-inch drills, . 1 80
2 2-inch taps,
2 50
2 W. I. wrenches for sidewalk shut-off, 3 83
2 14-inch taps,
2 26
1 1-inch tap,
94
1 14-inch die plate for 2 inch and 14 inch.
4 00
1 2-inch drill for ratchet,
90
2 14.inch drills,
1 20
1 1-inch drill,
53
2 14-inch reamers,
2 26
1 1-inch reamer,
94
1 &-inch reamer,
63
1 2-inch Stanwood cutter,
98
1 expander,
5 00
1 gate wrench
2 50
1 B. Miller patent die ratchet plate with 22 dies, 4 12
1 Miller's ratchet pipe cutter, 3 40
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1 Stillson wrench, 18 inch, 1 60
1 Stillson wrench, 24 inch, 2 40
2 pairs Brown's tongs 1 20
1 Coes' block wrench, 15 inch, 1 00
1 W'all vice, 8 10
1 Wall hinge vice, 3 00
2 Packer's sleeve ratchets,
4 05
1 iron crow, 9 60
1 2-inch Walworth cutter 1 46
$76 20
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
CR.
Paid interest on Water Loan, $990 00
J. Albert Walker & Co., coal,
315 62
Garfield & Proctor, coal, 249 81
W. A. Wheeler, wood,
36 00
E. E. Lawrence, wood,
41 00
Geo. S. Dixon, oil,
8 50
Geo. S. Clark & Co., oil,
50
Duncan & Goodell, supplies,
40
E E. Lawrence, drawing coal, 96 01
E. E. Lawrence, drawing water cylinders, 8 00
E. E. Lawrence, taking out and putting in cylinders 49 50
Boston & Maine R. R., freight,
143 96
Knowles Steam Pump Works, water cylinder, 275 90
95
American Express Co., express,
H. M. Waite, solder, 1 00
382 40
Washburn & Garfield, packing, etc.,
23 30
C. R. Bartlett, labor putting in cylinder, 4 00
Louis Ammell, inspecting boiler, 2 00
$2,630 59
E. E. Lawrence, engineer,
.
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DR.
Received from State Sanatorium, water rent
for the year ending Jan. 1, 1901, $1,000 00 Received and due for water rent for the year ending January 1, 1900, 482 75
Due on account of 18 hydrants, 450 00
Due on account of supplying water, two tubs, 10 00
Due on account of supplying water to Public Building, 20 00
Due on account of wood and coal on hand, 125 00
$2,087 75
Leaving a balance against the Town of $542.84. This is fully accounted for by the cost of repairing the break in the pump and the extra cost of coal. The new coal shed will enable the Depart- ment to put in a year's supply of coal when it is the most favorable time to buy it.
Taking away from the credit account of the above financial state_ ment the sum of $990.75, paid for interest on Water Loan, and adding the following items : $1,639 84
Paid Walworth Manufacturing Co., pipe and fixtures, 258 78
Paid E E. Lawrence, trenching and piping, 20 74
Paid Boston and Maine R. R., freight, 10 70
Gives amount reported paid by order of the Selectmen, $1,930 06
There is due from E. E. Lawrence $124.62 for pipe and fixtures. The cost of making connections at the house of J. S. Huntress was $100, and the cost to connect with the house of W. L. Reed was $175.
Respectfully submitted, C. R. BARTLETT,
Rutland, Feb. 15, 1901.
Superintendent,
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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Superintendent of Schools
FOR
The Central Worcester District.
TOWNS: Holden, Oakham, Paxton, Rutland, Worcester County, Mass. March, 1901.
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Superintendent of Schools
FOR
The Central Worcester District.
TOWNS: Holden, Oakham, Paxton, Rutland, Worcester County, Mass. March, 1901.
THE CENTRAL WORCESTER SUPERINTENDENCY DISTRICT.
The School Committees of the towns of Rutland, Oakham, Paxton and Holden met in Damon Memorial, Holden, on Mon- day, July 16, 1900. Each town was represented by its full board.
It was unanimously voted that these towns should unite to form a district for the employment of a superintendent of schools, his services and salary to be shared as follows : Holden 5 Rutland %, Oakham %, Paxton -. This was done under the provisions of chapter 466 of the Public Statutes of the year 1898. Walter A. Hunter of Rutland was elected chairman, and Mrs. Marion E. Warren of Holden was elected secretary of the joint district committee.
At an adjourned meeting held in the Town Hall in Rutland, on July 23, 1900, Herbert J. Jones of Sheffield, Mass, was unani- mously elected superintendent of the district, and he began his work August 1, 1900.
MARION E. WARREN,
Holden, Feb. 21, 1900.
Secretary.
TOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEES, With expiration of term. 1
HOLDEN : James S. Holden, chairman, 1903 ; Mrs. Marion E. Warren, secretary, 1901; Walter T. Howe, 1901; Frank J, Knowlton, 1902; Mrs. H. H. Holden, 1902; Mrs. G. S. Gra- ham, 1903.
OAKHAM: Jesse Allen, chairman and secretary, 1903 ; H. W. Lincoln, 1901 ; Mrs. Minnie L. Woodis, 1902.
PAXTON: Lewis S. Clapp, chairman, 1902; Mrs. E. P. Keep, secretary, 1903 ; Mrs. C. F. Flint, 1904.
RUTLAND : Walter T. Hunter, chairman, 1902; E. W. Ward, secretary, 1903 ; Dr. David T. Butler, Jr., 1904.
Superintendent's address : Holden, Mass.
ANNUAL REPORT.
To the School Committees of Holden, Oakham, Paxton and Rutland :
The first annual report of the superintendent of schools for the district formed by you last July, is herewith respectfully submitted.
Allow me to preface the report with a grateful acknowledg- ment of the loyalty and earnestness of the teachers of the dis- trict, of the pleasant relations already established with so many of the citizens of the towns, and of the confidence and support accorded me by yourselves. I trust that our united efforts may result in constant improvement in the work of the schools.
THE DISTRICT.
In connection with Leicester, the town of Holden had em- ployed a superintendent for ten years. The other towns have newly taken advantage of the district superintendency law. As now constituted, the district is compact in its territory, of reasonable size, and on the whole, no better union of towns could well be formed in this part of the state.
There are thirty schools in the district, with thirty-three reg- ular teachers and assistants. Holden employs seventeen teach- ers, Oakham five, Paxton three, and Rutland eight. Nine hundred forty-four pupils were enrolled since Sept. 1, 1900, of which number Holden had 530, Oakham, 98, Paxton, 73, and Rutland, 243. There are in the district ten buildings of one room each, four oftworooms, one of three rooms, one of four rooms, and one of five rooms, making seventeen buildings to be visited, with a distance between the extreme eastern and the extreme western buildings of about sixteen miles. I intend to visit each school twice every month.
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ATTENDANCE.
The facts of attendance in the various schools are shown in the tables which follow.
Particular attention is called to the column headed "Per cent. for year." These figures show approximately the proportion of the school time and expenditure actually utilized by the at- tendance of pupils. The highest per cent., 97.3, was attained by the South school in Holden, and the lowest, 80.7, by the Grammar school in Paxton. Oakham has the best average per cent. of attendance, 92.8, and Paxton the lowest, 82.3. The at- tendance in the latter town was seriously affected by storms and by the illness of pupils.
The causes of absence just mentioned explain a part of the losses sustained in all the towns. But as Secretary Hill says :
There are scores of reasons assigned for the non-attendance of children at school that cannot, in any fairness, make the absence necessary. They are reasons that parents or pupils may readily over- come by a little extra pains, a little greater sturdiness, a little more self-denial, a little greater forethought, a little higher conception of duty.
It may not be amiss to mention that the law provides a fine of "not more than twenty dollars" for "any person having un- der his control a child between seven and 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." Section twelve permits the superintendent, or teach- ers acting under his authority, to excuse "cases of necessary ab- sence.'' In commenting on this matter Secretary Hill says :
It is neither the parents nor the children, but the school authorities that finally determine whether the absence is necessary or not. There- fore, the school authorities are legally entitled to know the reasons that exist for absence. Persons who ask that children be excused for ab- sence are doubly bound by common courtesy and by implication of law, to say nothing of a certain consideration of the rights and wel- fare of others, to state the reason for so asking.
The most convenient means of conveying to the teacher the reason for absence, is a note to the teacher, sent at the time of the absence or immediately on the return of the absentee. I
STATISTICAL TABLES.
HOLDEN.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Terms. 1900-'01.
No. Weeks
in Term.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent.
Per cent.
for Year.
No. Cases of
Tardiness
High School,
A. K. Learned, Prin .. Lily E. Gunderson,
Spring. Fall. / Winter
12 16
40.0
39.1 12 0
97.0 97.7
96.5
9
Center Grammar,
Sadie Dexter,
Fall,
16
27.8
25.4
91.0
57
Winter,
8
22.3
21.0
94.6
92.5
58
Center Primary,
Margery A. Rice,
Spring, Fall,
16
47.6
43.7
91.0
45
Winter,
8
47.5
40.2
84.0
89.3
26
Jefferson High,
66
Winter,
8
23.9
22 9
92.5
91.5
20
Jefferson, Room 4,
Clara K. Bacon, .. .
Spring.
12
23.4
21
94.1
12
Fall,
16
28 6
27 1
94 7
24
Winter,
8
29.0
4.6
84.3
91.0
15
Helen C. Johnson,
Spring. Fall,
12
42.6
38.2
91.7
8
Jefferson, Room 3,
Florence G. Holden, ..
Winter,
8
54.2
45.6
81.7
88.5
41 41
20
Jefferson, Room 2
66
Winter,
8
30.1
26.3
87.6
92.4
15
Jefferson, Room 1.
Esther C. Hendricks, ..
Spring, Fall,
16
30 7
27.6
89.4
9
.6
Winter,
8
28.3
23.7
80.3
87.3
3
Chaffin's
Florence L. Johnson, Spring, ..
Fall,
16
27.2
25 2
92.9
0
Grammar,
..
Winter,
8
25.5
24.0
94.2
92.2
1
Chaffin's
Mabel C. Reid,
Spring, Fall,
16
22.1
18.7
84.3
4
Winter,
8
19.7
17.9
88 1
88.5
1
Quinapoxet Grammar,
Eliz'eth C. Harrington Spring, G. Georgiana Gibbs, Fall, J. Ardelle Mann,
Winter,
7.4
14.5
12.4
98 8 85 5
92 1
0
Quinapoxet Primary,
Jennie M. Childs,
Spring, Fall,
16
34.4
31.7
92.1
12
Winter,
8
31.1
5.5
82 1
87.2
8
North Woods,
Margaret G. Fleming, Spring, 66
Fall.
16
20.0
19.6
98 0
11
Winter,
8
16 5
12 2
73.0
89.0
4
A. Florence Kirby, ..
Spring, Fall,
12
17.0
16.4
91 9
1
Springdale,
Agnes L. Drugan, .6
Spring. Fall,
12
20.5
18.9
92 6
3
Dawson's,
16
Winter,
8
21.7
21.1
97.0
94.8
0
South,
..
..
Spring, Fall,
15
18.2
18 1
99 2
4
Winter,
9
18.2
17.5
96.3
97 3
6
Alice E. Buck,
Unionville,
(School Closed.)
Spring, Fall, Winter,
12
1 :. 1
14 5
96.5
4
Primary,
Grace F. Mulcahy, .. ..
Spring, Fall,
16
30.8
29.2
94.9
16
12
42.6
39.2
92.3
26
Fall,
16
25.0
22.5
92.0
58
Florence L. Boynton, Spring,
12
23.6
21.7
92.0
41
12
38 5
36.1
93 0
20
Edward B. Jones, Prin Spring,
12
22.0
19.8
90.0
12
43.0
12
Assistant.
12
41.0
39.0
95.0
86.0
Winter,
9
24.0
21.1
85.0
87.6
12
38 7
33 9
87.5
7
..
12
19 7
18.9
96.0
12
12
15 6
14.0
89.7
1
12
29.0
27.3
93 1
12
15
16.8
16.6
0
7 0
16
24.7
23.5
94.9
Sadie I. Packard,
12
20.5
19.7
96.5
6
7
1 '
35.3
33.2
94.8
16
53.6
49.6
92 3
25
..
15
23.0
22 4
of Attendance.
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PAXTON.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Terms. 1900-'01.
No. Weeks
in Term.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent.
Per cent.
for Year.
No. Cases of
Tardiness.
Grammar,
John Jackson, Mary H. Dow, 66
Spring, Fall. Winter,
12 13
21.7 9.0
18 3 17.0
84.3 87.0 710
8 :. 7
59
Spring. Fall.
12
16.9
13 2
78.0
32
Winter,
9
22.5
18.6
82.8
83.4
56
Primary,
Agnes Ballard, Rena Chadwick,
Spring, Fall.
13
29
Winter,
9
16.6
12.4
$7.9 85.7 7 .. 0
82.8
62
OAKHAM.
Center Grammar,
06
Fall Winter,
10 11 11
31 0 21.9 20.2
28.2 21.8 18.6
92.6 9 .0 91.0
92.5
59
Center Primary,
Mrs. M. L. Woodis, Minnie M. Mellen,
Spring, Fall,
11
22.4
21.2
97.0
23
Winter,
11
19.2
17.4
90.0
94.6
12
Coldbrook,
Minnie M. Mellen, Alice E. Buck,
Spring, Fall,
11
12.2
12.0
98.3 93.
95.6
2
South,
Alice Dwelley,
Winter,
11
1 .. 4
8.4
81.0
89.6
14
West,
Lillian G. Harrington, Mabel A. Sawyer, Julia M. Barnard,
Spring, Fall. Winter,
11
14.5
12 0
96.0 83.3
91.7
58
RUTLAND.
High School,
Arthur A. Heald, Frank P. Ayer, 60
Spring. Fall, Winter,
11 11
30.0 21.4 23.6
·29.0 19.5 20.7
97.4 92.1 83.7.
8 38 51
Spring, F 1 Winter,
11
42 8
40.1
93.6
54
10
42.9
36.0
83.3
85.8
31
Center
Jennie B. Haskell,
Spring, Fall,
11
35.2
32.9
93 4
20
Winter,
1€
35.4
29.6
83.7
89.0
32
Spring, Fall,
11
38.4
31.9
81.0
58
Winter,
10
43.1
33.8
78.0
82.1
41
Spring, Fall,
11
24.6
21.0
87.5
10
North Rutland,
Jennie B. Burnham, Grace E. Damon, 66 66
Winter,
10
26.8
20.5
76.6
82.0
28
West Rutland,
Ida D. A. Jocoy, Lucy M. Grant, 06
Spring, Fall,
11
23.0
21.0
91.0
22
Winter,
10
20.7
17.5
84.0
88.0
21
114
90.0
34
Intermediate,
Millicent Parker,
Spring, Fall,
10
10.0
9.8
94.0
1
11
13.0
12.2
93.0
4
10
14.0
13.0 14.4
96.0
C
14
Center Grammar.
3
C. M. Teague, Jennie B. Burnham, 66
11
39.0
32.9
8^.5
20
10
15.0
13.7
95.0
2
2
Winter,
10
20.0
19.5
96.8
15
13
24.3
21.7
89.6
27
Intermediate,
M. Alice Converse,
16
10
12
27.1 20.9
24.8 18.0
20.5
89.0
20
11
23.0
11
26.7
21 8
81.8
21
51 2
45.0
88.3
73
Center Primary,
Helen H. Jaques,
66
11
35.1
31.8
91.1
10
8
1.9
10.2
54 43
9
15
9
17 9
12 7
of Attendance.
Florence E. Bothwell, Spring,
11
14.9
11
6
7
shall ask the teachers to indicate on the register in the case of each absence, whether it is excused as being "necessary" or not, and to state the facts in the regular monthly report to the superintendent.
It is recognized that a large proportion of parents realize the necessity of regular and punctual attendance at school, and are glad to make the needed effort to secure it on the part of their children. I appeal to all parents to give the school "the right of way," and to make the children feel that during the school age, going to school is their business. Besides greatly increasing the efficiency of the school, punctuality and regularity enforced through a series of years will tend to fix a habit most valuable in mature life.
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