Town annual report of Saugus 1864-1888, Part 12

Author: Saugus (Mass.)
Publication date: 1864
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 562


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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


30


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


38


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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