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25 44
A. Sawtell, groceries
8 30
W. B. Gifford, caps
1 23
G. H. Ames, milk .
5 60
Wm. Rich, chopping wood. 48 50
Luke Churchill, harness-straps 1 35
Whittemore & Bros., tools and seeds
43 24
M. E. Dodge, medicine .
1 85
H. C. Starr, fish
4 80
W. H. Hutchinson, faucet
38
J. A. Hollis, repairing harness
2 50
E. H. Gordon, knives and spoons
12 60
G. Il. Wentworth, labor
19 64
E. J. Robinson, " Herald "
6 00
E. D. Kempton, soap
4 00
Wm. Penny, apples
9 00
A. Sawtell, groceries
4 94
H. B. Newhall, grain
241 55
Town, wood
168 75
Whitehead, groceries
45 95
Porter, Dunbar, & Co.
41 41
Alonzo Wentworth, salary
450 00
$5,023 36
Overseers' orders, for Almshouse
2,143 71
Overseers' orders, outside supplies .
2,460 94
Total orders of Overseers
$4,604 65
D. A. Parker, expressing
11 35
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
WILLIAM H. NEWHALL, TAX COLLECTOR, IN AC- COUNT WITH TOWN OF SAUGUS.
DR.
Balance of 1875 list
$35 63
1876 list
215 53
1877 list ·
527 66
1878 list
1,281 43
CR.
$2,060 25
Paid Treasurer on 1875 list
8 50
1876 list
30 00
1877 list
86 80
1878 list
410 00
Balance due on 1875 list
27 13
1876 list
185 53
1877 list
440 86
1878 list
871 43
$2,060 25
Interest collected
112 21
Paid Treasurer
112 21
TOWN OF SAUGUS IN ACCOUNT WITH B. F. CAL- LEY, COLLECTOR.
March 1, 1882, amount of 1879 tax uncollected $1,951 20
1883, amount paid Treasurer 950 00
$1,001 20
March 1, 1882, amount of 1880 tax uncollected
4,650 67
1883, amount paid Treasurer
1,950 00
$2,700 67
March 1, 1883, interest 1879 tax .
100 00
1883, interest 1880 tax . 150 00
$250 00
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
WARREN P. COPP, IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF SAUGUS.
DR.
Balance of 1881 list
$11,562 88
Tax-Jist committe.l for 1882
26,789 26
$38,352 14
CR.
Paid County tax . 1,665 50
Town Treasurer, on 1881 list . . 10,000 00
،، 1882 list .
12.300 00
Balance due on 1881 list
1,562 88
1882 list
12,823 76
$38,352 14
Paid Town Treasurer interest on 1881 list
225 29
1882 list 26 25
JOSEPH WHITEHEAD, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF SAUGUS.
DR.
To cash in Treasury $356 95
W. H. Newhall, tax 1875 .
8 50
W. H. Newhall, tax 1876 . 30 00
W. H. Newhall, tax 1877
86 80
W. H. Newhall, tax 1878
410 00
Interest on taxes
112 21
B. F. Calley, tax 1879
950 00
B. F. Calley, interest 1879
100 00
B. F. Calley, tax 1880
1,950 00
B. F. Calley, interest 1880
150 00
W. P. Copp, tax 1881
10,000 00
W. P. Copp, tax 1882
12,300 00
W. P. Copp, interest 1881 .
225 29
W. P. Copp, interest 1882 .
26 25
Amount carried forward,
$26,706 00
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $26,706 00
To cash Five Cents Savings Bank, 6 notes
29,000 00
C. A. B. Munroe, school-books .
343 81
Town of Longmeadow
241 85
Essex County, on account Salem turnpike .
575 79
Essex County, on account Dog license
45 43
City of Lynn . 6 75
Town of Manchester . .
28 00
W. H. Newhall, for shed sold
20 00
W. H. Newhall, for shop sold
10 00
Selectmen, rent of Town Hall
115 00
Selectmen, for wood sold to farm
168 75
W. H. Twiss, cemetery lots sold
276 00
Martha Dana, rent of land
5 00
H. Hall, on account J. E. Kidder
162 05
Commonwealth, support of State paupers
18 86
Corporation tax
830 40
National Bank .
499 38
State aid .
571 00
Relief of indigent soldiers .
447 57
66 School Fund
200 07
Town of Wenham
137 28
M. P. Sweetser, for school-books
17 00
M. B. Hawkes, school-books sold
64 57
Eugene Stevens, for grass .
12 00
Eugene Stevens, house rent
40 00
James Webb, for grass
15 00
Interest on deposits .
24 73
Proceeds of Sinking Fund note
2,000 00
Balance of proceeds for 1881
540 00
W. H. Stocker, hay scales .
15 89
$63,138 18
CR.
By interest on notes
2,754 08
Interest on bonds
2,192 50
Interest on Sinking Fund note
600 00
Amount carried forward,
$5,546 58
.
.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$5,546 58
By Interest on Sinking Fund, 1881 .
540 00
3 notes, Five Cents Savings Bank
22,000 00
1 note, Cyrus Cheever
3,000 00
1 note, Roswell Hitchings . ,
50 00
5 bonds, town of Saugus
2,500 00
State tax .
2,040 00
Tax on J. W. Robinson's estate, 1882
26 60
Tax on Francis Fisk's estate, 1882 47 50
Tax on S. S. Ireson's estate, 1882
24 70
Tax on S. G. Miner's estate, 1882
2 66
Selectmen's orders paid
20,043 45
Overseers' orders paid
4,604 65
Cash in Treasury
2,712 04
$63,138 18
STATEMENT OF THE TOWN DEBT, MARCH 1, 1883.
Note given Roswell Hitchings, overdue, $450 00
Cyrus Cheever, due Dec. 9, 1883 ·
2,000 00
H. N. Flint, due Sept. 23, 1884 4,000 00
Five Cents Savings Bank, due Sept. 18, 1885 . · 10,000 00
Five Cents Savings Bank, due June 11, 1885 . . 10,000 00
Lucretia Floyd, due Jan. 21, 1886 2,500 00
Elizabeth Tewksbury, due Jan. 21, 1886 2,500 00
Five Cents Savings Bank, due Dec. 9, 1883 3,000 00
2 Notes, Five Cents Savings Bank (temporary) 8,000 00
W. H. Newhall (temporary), 3,000 00
$45,450 00
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $45,450 00
Coupon notes, due May 1, 1883. 5 per
cent. . $2,500 00
May 1, 1884. 5 per · cent. .
2,500 00
May 1, 1885. 5 per
cent.
·
3,000 00
May 1, 1886. 5 per
cent.
.
3,000 00
May 1, 1887. 5 per
cent. . 3,000 00
May 1, 1888. 5 per
cent. 3,000 00
May 1, 1889. 5 per
cent. . · 3,500 00
May 1, 1890. 4} per cent. 1,500 00
Nov. 1, 1890.
4} per
cent.
.
1,500 00
May 1, 1891. 4₺ per
cent. 2,000 00
Nov. 1, 1891. 4 per
cent. 1,000 00
May 1, 1892. 4 per
cent.
1,500 00
Nov. 1, 1892. 4 per
cent. .
2,000 00
May 1, 1893. 4 per
cent.
1,500 00
Nov. 1, 1893. 4 per
cent. 2,000 00
May 1, 1894. 4 per
cent. . 2,000 00
Nov. 1, 1894. 4 per cent. 2,000 00
May 1, 1895. 4 per
cent. . 2,000 00
Amounts carried forward,
$39,500 00
$45,450 00
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$39,500 00
$45,450 00
Nov. 1, 1895. 4. per cent. . 2,000 00
May 1, 1896. 4 per
cent.
2,000 00
Nov., 1896. 4 per
cent. .
2,000 00
May 1, 1897.
4 per
cent.
2,000 00
47,500 00
$92,950 00
Amount of notes in Sinking Fund .
$12,000 00
CONDITION AND LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
LIABILITIES.
Total notes and bonds outstanding . . $92,950 00
Sinking Fund notes
. 12,000 00
Accrued interest .
1,600 00
$106,550 00
ASSETS.
Cash in hands of treasurer
$2,712 04
Due on tax list, 1875
27 13
1876
185 53
1877
440 86
1878
871 43
1879
1,001 20
1880
2,700 67
1881
1,562 88
1882
. 12,823 76
Due from town of Longmeadow
27 00
Due from State, for board Henry Hinch-
liff
45 00
Due from State, for board R. Babbington, 54 00
Due from State 923 50
Amounts carried forward, $23,375 00
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$23,375 00
Due from county . · ·
880 62
Due from rent of Town Hall .
75 00
School-books on hand
263 35
Sinking Fund
. 12,000 00
Due from city of Lynn, repairs on bridge,
31 00
Due from Lynn & Boston R.R., lumber,
15 55
Deficiency
. 69,909 48
--
- - $106,550 00
TOWN FARM ACCOUNT.
DR.
To rent of house and outbuildings, valued at $1,750, at 8 per cent.
$140 00
Barn and shed, $850, at 8 per cent. .
68 00
42 acres tillage, $4,200, at 6 per cent.
252 00
Wood used
42 00
Overseers' orders for supplies
2,143 71
Use of personal property, $3,000, at 4 per cent.
120 00
$2,765 71
CR.
By increase of personal property ·
$408 80
21 paupers, 959 weeks, at $2.45 per week . 2,356 91
$2,765 71
FREDERIC STOCKER, LOUIS P. HAWKES, GEO. N. MILLER,
Appraising Committee.
·
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
To the Auditors of the Town of Saugus : -
GENTLEMEN, - In accordance with the requirements of the by- laws of the town, the Selectmen present as their estimate of the expenses of the Selectmen's Department for the ensuing year : -
For repairs on Salem turnpike
$1,000 00
State aid .
1,400 00
Salaries
800 00
Incidentals
4,000 00
Interest
6,000 00
$13,200 00 WILLIAM H. NEWHALL, JOHN W. HITCHINGS, EDWARD S. KENT,
Selectmen.
SAUGUS, March 5, 1883.
To the Auditors of the Town of Saugus : ---
In accordance with the by-laws of the town, the School Com- mittee would recommend that the sum of six thousand dollars ($6,000) be appropriated to defray expenses for the ensuing year. GEORGE PARSONS,
Chairman.
SAUGUS, March 5, 1883.
To the Auditors of the Town of Saugus : -
In accordance with the by-laws of the town, the Overseers of the Poor would suggest that the sum of four thousand dollars will be sufficient to defray all expenses incurred in the Poor Depart- ment for the ensuing year.
HARMON HALL, T. O. W. HOUGHTON, CALVIN LOCKE, Overseers of the Poor.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
REPORT OF THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
The Commissioners of the Town Debt Sinking Fund respectfully submit the following report : -
Value of fund March 1, 1882, as per report . $10,500 00
Investments March 1, 1882 $10,000 00
Interest collected to May 1, 1882 600 00
Appropriation for 1882
1,400 00
$12,000 00
Invested as follows : -
Town of Saugus notes $12,000 00
Value of Sinking Fund March 1, 1883 : -
Investment $12,000 00
Accrued interest to March 1, 1883, not
paid 600 00
Value of fund March 1, 1883 . $12,600 00
The appropriation required for the present year will be twelve hundred and eighty dollars.
HERBERT B. NEWHALL, SAMUEL HAWKES, EVERETT E. WILSON, Town Debt Sinking Fund Commissioners. SAUGUS, March 1, 1883.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS.
Number of births registered in 1882 . 50
Less than last year
2
Males
28
Females
22
MARRIAGES.
Number of intentions issued in 1882 .
Marriages registered .
27
More than last year
3
First marriage of
51
Second marriage of
2
Third marriage of
1
DEATHS.
Number of deaths registered in 1882 .
33
Less than last year
8
AGES.
Under 5 years
11 From 50 to 70
7
From 5 to 30
6
70 to 80
3
30 to 50
4
80 to 90
2
DISEASE OR CAUSES OF DEATH.
Paralysis . 4 Blood poison 2
Phthisis pulmonalis
3
Diabetis
1
Cholera infantum
4
Jaundice
1
Pneumonia
2
Dropsy .
1
Disease of heart .
2
Typhoid fever .
1
Meningitis .
3
Old age . 2
Consumption
1 Other diseases
6
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
POPULATION OF SAUGUS.
1820 .
748
1855 .
1,788
1870 .
. 2,247
1830
960
1860
2,024
1875 .
2,578
1840
1,098
1865 .
2,006
1880 .
. 2,612
1850
1,552
WILLIAM H. NEWHALL, Town Clerk.
STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF SAUGUS.
YEARS.
Real Estate.
Personal Property.
Total Valu- ation.
Debt.
Rate Taxes per $1,000.
1882
$1,197,790
$142,605
$1,342,395
$69,909 48
$19 00
1881
1,205,210
223,752
1,425,962
70,345 49
17 60
1880
1,210,405
254,960
1,465,095
69,305 01
16 50
1879
1,202,054
260,890
1,462,944
69,991 28
17 00
1878
1,210,725
299,810
1,510,535
72,425 67
18 00
1877
1,326,520
355,460
1,681,980
74,541 62
16 00
1876
1,317,128
381,300
1,698,428
84,217 55
20 00
1875
1,289,433
448,825
1,738,258
52,676 73
19 00
1874
1.253,233
543,000
1,796,233
36,832 18
18 50
1873
1,165,474
541.710
1,707,184
36,142 44
13 50
1372
1,110,125
492,225
1,602,350
35,730 42
12 50
1871
1,048,908
451,937
1,500,845
37,709 40
18 00
1870
1,004,929
457,160
1,462,089
12,769 89
15 00
1869
973,342
469,629
1,442,971
14,900 87
13 33
1868
914,214
396,558
1,310,772
16,143 62
14 50
1867
906,464
385,429
1,291,893
18,103 84
18 00
1866
895,312
453,366
1,348,678
20,201 36
15 00
1865
904,544
444,973
1,349,517
22,749 58
17 00
1864
909,646
397,400
1,307,046
30,080 86
12 50
1863
880,314
324,490
1,204,804
30,235 16
13 33
1862
876,690
270,005
1,146,695
18,407 98
8 00
1861
889,693
286,189
1,175,882
16,580 17
7 80
1860
877,605
301,987
1,179,592
16,601 33
6 80
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF SAUGUS,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 28, 1883.
BOSTON : PRESS OF ROCKWELL AND CHURCHILL, NO. 39 ARCH STREET. 1883.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The School Committee of Saugus respectfully submit their Annual Report, with such statistics as the law requires, or may be of interest to the public.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1882-83. EDWARD L. CHUTE, Term expires 1885. Resigned Oct., 1882. FALES H. NEWHALL, Term expires 1884. Resigned Feb., 1883. MARIA P. SWEETSER, Term expires 1883.
ORGANIZATION.
The Board of School Committee was organized April 3, 1882, as follows : E. L. Chute, chairman ; M. P. Sweet- ser, secretary.
The regular monthly meetings of the Board to be held the first Monday of every month, at the High-School room, at 4 P.M. At the regular monthly meeting, October 2, Mr. Chute's resignation was received ; and, at a meeting of the Joint Boards of Selectmen and School Committee, held Oc- tober 13, Mr. George Parsons, of Saugus, was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the year.
November 6th the Board was reorganized by the choice of Mr. Parsons as chairman.
SCHEDULE OF STATISTICS.
Amount of teachers' salaries . $5,109 50
Number of schools
. 13
teachers .
. 14
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
GRADES.
1 High,
3 Primary,
3 Grammar,
1 Sub-Primary,
3 Intermediate,
2 Mixed.
CALENDAR AND ATTENDANCE.
Length of school year, in weeks .
· 39
Spring term, in weeks 13 .
Fall term, in weeks
. 13
Winter term, in weeks · 13
Number of children, in Saugus, between five and fifteen years of age, May 1, 1882 . 499
Ward one 24
" two . . 200
three . 123
four .
132
five . 20 ·
Number belonging to public schools at same date . . 487
Average attendance at public schools . . 407 ·
Number attending schools over fifteen . . 28
under five . .
1
of visits of School Committee . . 192
of graduates from High School
. 10
NAMES.
NELLIE M. BROWN,
MINNIE A. BRYER,
JOSIE A. CHEEVER,
CORA J. COPP,
RODNEY DAVIS, LOUIS B. HITCHINGS,
HATTIE A. HITCHINGS, MARION MUNROE,
IDA M. NEWHALL, LILLIAN J. NEWHALL.
SYNOPSIS OF TEACHERS' REPORTS.
Number of Ward.
GRADE OF SCHOOL.
NAME OF TEACHER.
Elected.
Salary per week.
Spring Term.
Fall Term.
Winter Term.
Spring Term.
Fall Term.
Winter Term.
Total Tardiness.
Average yearly attend-
Promoted.
Males.
Females.
1
1
Mixed .
M. L. Walton .
1880
8.50
26
24
22
23
20
18
81
20
.
9
15
f Grammar
Elizabeth W. Boardman
1865
9.50
37
38
34
30
32++
29
270
30
8
21
17
Intermediate
Esther A. Parker . .
1863
9.00
45
45
45
34
42
41
114
39
15
18
27
Primary . .
Georgiana A. Walton
1873
8.50
39
40
38
30
32+
31+
191
31
19
19
20
Sub-Primary
Addie A. Jackson
1880
8.00
56
47
41
43
38++
34
918
38++
18
25
22
Grammar
Mabel C. Mansfield
1880
9.50
46
44
37
39
39
32
220
35
5
23
21
3
Intermediate ( Primary . .
Mary D. Davis
1881
6.00
29
38
42
24
29
26
1,171
26
.
25
17
( Grammar
L. F. G. Dunn
1873
9.50
35
51
48
30
42
40+
99
37+
2
21
27
Intermediate
Clara C. Farnham
1875
8.50
38
39
38
34
36
33
88
34
20
21
17
( Primary . .
Eliza A. Mansfield
1851
8.50
52
46
36
48
41
31+
74
40-+-
17
25
22
5
Ella E. Payson
1876
8.00
14
23
17
·
16+
*6+
114
14+
18
5
Carrie E. Carnes
1882
7.00
40
40
36
34+
36++
33+
104
34++
11
25
High
Marion L. G. Butterfield
1881
·
.
·
·
·
· ·
· ·
.
.
.
.
.
.
·
·
.
·
· ·
.
Susan P. Burnham .
1882
$800 per year $9.50 9.50
Whole No. belonging
Whole No. belonging
Whole No. belonging
Av. weekly attendance
Av. weekly attendance
Av. weekly attendance
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
5
·
28
13
Metta C. Orr
1868
8.50
31
30
29
29
28
28
214
29
4
Wilbur F. Gillette
1881
·
.
·
.
2
Mixed .
.
.
12
·
ance.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
REPORT.
In submitting our Annual Report it seems unnecessary, in addition to the Table of Statistics offered for your inspection, to give a detailed account of the condition of each school, especially as the length of service of most of the teachers has made the public acquainted with their methods and their merits, as well as their faults.
The absence of any prevailing epidemic has made the attendance better than in some terms of the two previous years, yet the extremely cold and stormy weather, with the icy state of the streets for the past few weeks, has affected most of the primaries.
TARDINESS.
We wish to call the attention of the parents to the great evil of tardiness, for which they are largely responsible, though often resulting more from thoughtlessness than real neglect. It may not be easy for a child to be always present at the opening of the school ; but none need be habitually late, few frequently so. The frequent absences or tardiness of two or three scholars will bring down the average marks in a way that is very discouraging to the teacher. Of the tardy marks reported by one teacher last year, a large number were found upon examination to belong to one scholar.
It is not only annoying to the teacher and confusing to the school, but is a positive injury to the child, for the lessons of promptness and punctuality are as important to be learned as those of geography and grammar. The boy who has learned to be always in season has well begun his business education. Excuses can readily be made for those living remote from the school-room, but they are as often required for the more favorably located. On one school register there are forty-nine tardy marks for a boy living
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
next door to the school-room; and the only scholar not marked tardy on another lives the farthest away. The schools in Ward Four have the best record; but we see no valid reason why the record of every school in town should not be equally as good. The large number reported in the primary of Ward Three is considerably modified by the fact that the teacher had not been furnished with the School Regulations, and until this term the calling of the roll immediately fol- lowed the ringing of the bell.
GOVERNMENT.
We are happy to record our approval of the general method of government in the schools, combining mildness with firmness. In some cases where an improvement in that respect had seemed desirable, we have noticed as the tones of the teacher grew more gentle, the deportment of the scholars correspondingly improved. No one who has had experience in the training of children can deny that dis- cipline is often a necessity, and that obedience to school rules and attention to study must sometimes be compulsory ; but a teacher who has her school well in hand will accom- plish this far better by quiet decision than by impatient fault- finding.
An experienced educator has said that though a boy may be graduated from school versed in all the sciences, if he has been soured and embittered in the process he had better have remained in ignorance.
CHANGE OF TEXT-BOOKS.
The result of the change in arithmetic has been better and more practical work on the part of the teachers, with a new interest on the part of the scholars, added to the advan- tage of a uniform text-book throughout the town, so, that in going from one school to another, new books are not re- quired. The writing and drawing books were changed at
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
the beginning of the year, when new books would have to be purchased, and, as the prices of the new were lower than the old ones, it was really a matter of economy ; and the drawing- books, especially, have delighted the children, who have done some excellent work. An improvement in penmanship is still desirable.
During the month of January most of the schools were visited by Mr. George A. Walton, of the State Board of Education, who afterwards met the teachers and committee and gave them his criticisms upon their work, with timely advice. We hope for a repetition of his visits.
MUSIC.
The subject of introducing music into the schools has often been urged upon us, and several gentlemen have offered to teach for one term, as an experiment, at reduced rates ; but we have not felt authorized to expend any money for that purpose. As Prof. Whiting offered his services at his own risk, making his pay optional with the scholars, we did, not feel at liberty to decline his offer. It is the opinion of many of the parents that the time has come when music should be taught regularly in our schools. To do this would require an extra appropriation of three hundred dollars. It is for the town to decide whether it shall be done.
HIGH SCHOOL.
In permitting us to avail ourselves of an unusually favora- ble opportunity to provide the High School with apparatus for intelligent instruction in the sciences, we feel that the town has promoted the best interests of the school. These were carefully selected by Dr. Newhall, who, both by taste and education, was admirably fitted for the work.
The course of study in the High School is somewhat crowded, comprising too much to be attempted in a three
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years' course ; yet, in looking over the list, it has been diffi- cult to decide which to cut off, as some knowledge of each seems desirable for a High-School graduate, and, with even the rudiments of each well understood, one may, by a judicious course of reading (so numerous and excellent are the works upon all these subjects), increase his knowledge indefinitely. We have revised the course somewhat, cutting off some studies reluctantly, especially geology, which can be so ad- vantageously pursued in Saugus, giving to book-keeping two full terms, and retaining mostly those studies required by law. When a four-years' course becomes practicable, it can readily be made more comprehensive and thorough. We have also substituted mathematics for the languages in the last term, believing that advanced arithmetic can be better understood with a knowledge of algebra.
This arrangement might be so carried out as to give some time, during the last year at the Grammar Schools, to book- keeping by single entry, which would be of special benefit to those pupils who never go higher than the Grammar grade.
The grade of admission to the High School has been so raised as to leave Grammar-School studies in the Grammar Schools. Of the twenty-six who presented themselves for admission, fourteen were admitted, four rejected, and eight conditioned, six of whom were subsequently admitted, two of the latter returning to the Grammar School by permission.
The graduating class of 1882, which numbered ten, was, we believe, the largest class that has graduated. They ac- quitted themselves well, and the graduating exercises were of a high order.
Greatly to our regret, Miss Butterfield, the High-School Assistant, declined a reëlection, in order to finish her course at Boston University. Miss Susan P. Burnham was elected as her successor. A graduate of the Cambridge High School, and of the advanced class of the Framingham Normal School, she came to us with the highest recommendations, which she
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has amply justified. The work at the High School is being done quietly, but so thoroughly as to need no special com- mendation.
OAKLANDVALE.
Miss Ella Payson, of Oaklandvale, tendered her resigna- tion in August, to accept a more lucrative position at Everett. Her six years of faithful service merited a better position than we had been able to offer her. Miss Carrie E. Carnes suc- ceeded her, and thus far meets our approval. The fall term commenced with an unusually large number of scholars, and so continues. The expense of heating this large and cold schoo'-room - requiring two stoves to make it comfortable - has been so out of proportion to the size of the school that last year the experiment of putting the school in the recita- tion-room, at the rear, was tried, but proved so unsatisfac- tory that, during the summer, the partition was removed and the room equally divided, giving two pleasant rooms, either of which is easily heated by one stove, and enabling us to utilize the extra stove at the new room at Cliftondale. Now that it has been done, the result is so satisfactory that the expense need not be regretted, as in a short time the saving of fuel will equal the cost.
It would seem wise to place blinds on this building, as the glass in the lower unoccupied room has been used as a target by sportsmen, and broken Sundays and holidays by non- residents. As the town has this building on its hands, the best economy would be to take care of it.
Could this school be united with that at North Saugus, it would be a mutual advantage and a great saving of expense, as, at the May census, the whole number of children between five and fifteen, in both wards, was but forty-four ; some of whom attend other schools. As this is impracticable, the only thing to be done seems to be to keep the expenses as low as pos- sible.
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CLIFTONDALE PRIMARY.
At the annual town meeting $1,200 was appropriated for providing accommodations for the Cliftondale Primary School. The contract was awarded to Mr. J. W. Paul, of East Saugus, whose estimate ($1,233) was the lowest received. Under the careful supervision of Mr. Edward S. Kent, of the Board of Selectmen, the work was completed in a satisfactory manner, and ready for the opening of the school in September. A sufficient number of desks was collected from the different school-rooms, and a stove from Oaklandvale, so that the ex- pense of furnishing it was kept at the lowest possible figure.
It is still in charge of Miss Mary Davis, and is fast be- coming an orderly school, while the progress of the little ones is satisfactory.
EAST SAUGUS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
The progress of the Grammar School at East Saugus was somewhat disturbed by the illness of the teacher early in the fall term. After employing a substitute for one week, and closing the school for two, it was decided, in consultation with the teacher, that if she was unable to continue her du- ties, it would be advisable to put in a substitute for the re- mainder of the term. Accordingly, when the teacher, after being in school less than a week, notified the committee that she was unable to remain, Miss Annie Moulton, of Newbury- port, a highly educated lady, of successful experience as a teacher, was engaged for the rest of the term. Various causes combined to make her position a difficult one ; and though the committee were frequent witnesses of the excellence of her teaching, which was confirmed by the written examinations at the close, the general deportment of the scholars was neither creditable to themselves nor satisfactory to the committee.
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