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In Cliftondale and East Saugus where each special teacher has work in three different buildings we have planned our work this year so that the special teacher comes oftener to each build- ing than was the case last year. The Cliftondale special teacher spends each forenoon at the Felton School and alter- nates the afternoons between the Lincoln and Cliftondale Schools. The East Saugus special teacher having three four- room buildings to reach spends a half day at a time in each. This seems to be the best arrangement where we have only two teachers to do the work. If we had one more teacher the special teacher would work every day with the backward pupils. The oftener the special teacher can meet the backward pupil so much greater will the help be to the pupil.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
Summary of Promotion Reports for Grades below the High School, June 16, 1911.
Promoted
Failed
Boys
696
83
Girls
705
48
Average age of grade I .
6y. 12d.
5y. 6m. 12d.
From non-English speaking families,
149
29
Average number of days of attend-
ance
·
161.75
143.75
Foreign born
63
7
Suffering from malnutrition
2I
15
Mentally defective .
.
22
19
Defective vision
71
I3
Defective hearing
39
9
Adenoids
42
16
Other throat troubles
20
I
Enlarged glands
15
+
Defective teeth
86
15
Other defects .
19
4
Promoted as result of special work,
139
.
·
Schools and Finances.
There are 310 municipalities in Massachusetts spending more money per pupil for the support of public schools than Saugus. Only sixty-nine municipalities in this state have a larger popula- tion than Saugus.
Saugus is paying $16.25 per pupil less than the average per capita cost for the whole commonwealth.
It is generally conceded in Massachusetts tbat one-third of a municipality's tax should be used for the support of the public schools. Less than thirty per cent is being used for this purpose in Saugus.
In grading the municipalities according to the amount spent for the support of schools the state authorities eliminate the amount spent for buildings and permanent improvements. Our expenditures, including repairs and permanent improvements
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
has necessitated a tax rate of $7.78, which is only 30.4 per cent of our total tax. Eliminating repairs and permanent improve- ments the school tax for the past year has been $7.46 or 29. 1 per cent of the total.
Each million dollars of valuation in Saugus must be taxed for the education of about three hundred children. At the state average per capita cost, each group of three hundred children would receive $12,000. In Saugus each group of three hundred children receives only $7,334.
It is a universal practice not to consider bonds, and interest on the same as items in the support of public schools. If this were not so, we should charge the department of education not only with the interest on outstanding bonds, but also with a yearly rental equal to ten per cent of the value of the property occupied for school purposes. On that basis we would be more than $16.25 below the state average per capita cost.
The efficiency of a school system is dependent not so much on a high or low tax rate as it is upon the amount of money that it has to spend for the education of each individual pupil.
The per capita cost for the support of our schools for the fiscal year just ended is fifty cents less than that of the preced- ing year.
More than one-half the towns in the State having a population of over 5,000, not counting the cities, pay larger salaries than Saugus to the public school teachers.
In view of the foregoing statements the people of Saugus are to be congratulated for maintaining such a grade of schools as is to be found here. The relative efficiency of the Saugus schools is far greater than the relative cost would indicate. Other munici- palities paying larger salaries and operating much more expen- sive school plants would find it difficult to prove that their product is much better grounded in the fundamentals of a general education than is ours. And while there is need for improvement in our schools I know of no place that is providing so good a public school education for so little money.
All the above statements in regard to finances are made not
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
with any spirit of condemnation, but rather to show that economy characterizes the management of the finances of the Saugus School Department.
Our Needs.
A longer course in manual training. Two hours per week for ninth grade manual training. More domestic science for the girls.
An up-to-date Business Department in the High School. One more special teacher for backward pupils.
A wider use of our school property by the citizens, such as was made by the Riverside Club in maintaining evening sewing classes at the Emerson School during the fall term.
Some form of state aid or state taxation, whereby the indus- tries of Lynn and Boston supported by laborers from Saugus can be made to contribute something for the education of the children of these Lynn and Boston laborers. Since it is the business of the state to provide for the training of its future citi- zens, the burden of taxation for this undertaking should not be restricted by municipal boundary 'lines. It is just as essential for the welfare of the state that the children in Saugus receive as good an educational training as the children in Brookline or Newton receive. In matters of educational finances there should be no Brooklines, Newtons or Sauguses. Public educational advantages should not be denied to the children of one section of the state while they are lavishly bestowed upon the children of another section. The state is at fault if it compels or allows one section of the state to pauperize itself in an endeavor to keep up with the state educational pace. If it is wrong to tax one section of the state for the education of the children of another section, then it is wrong to tax one man for the educa- tion of another man's children.
We need a new basis of distribution of the income from the Massachusetts School Fund.
The state pays half of the salary of a school superintendent in a group of towns uniting for that purpose. The state might well do the same thing in some instances where the equivalent of the group is encompassed by one municipal boundary line.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
We lack means to make more effective the work of medical inspection. Much of the work goes for naught because in too many cases the physician's advice goes unheeded. Our school physicians have always performed their duties well and faithfully for an exceedingly small remuneration. One of our physicians had 61 cases to diagnose at his office during the past year in addition to his regular inspection of the schools. Another after vears of faithful service resigned because he could not afford to take the necessary time from his regular practice for the small remuneration that we give.
Conclusion.
In conclusion let me call your attention to the statistics and tables that follow, also to the special reports herewith. I also take this opportunity to express my hearty appreciation of the cooperation of your Committee, of the teachers and of the citizens of Saugus in furthering the welfare of our public schools.
Respectfully submitted. WILLIAM FISHER SIMS. Superintendent of Schools.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
Statistics.
Total cost of schools $44,759 49
Total cost to the Town for schools
· 43,995 39
Cost per pupil based on enrolment 25 19
Cost per pupil based on average membership 27 35
Decrease ·
50
Cost to the Town per pupil based on enrollment .
24 75
Cost to the Town per pupil based on average membership 26 89
State average based on average membership +3 60
Average wages of male teachers per month . ·
125 00
Same for the State, previous year
152 96
Average wages of female teachers per month 52 22
Same for the State previous year
61 82
School Census, September 1911.
Number of persons in Town between the ages of five and fifteen years, 840 boys, 791 girls, total 1,631.
Number of persons in Town between the ages of seven and fourteen years, 592 boys, 583 girls, total 1, 175.
Number of illiterate minors in Town over fourteen years of age. I .
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
MEDICAL INSPECTION Examination by School Physicians
Ailments
Dr. Parcher
Dr. Gale
Dr. Perkins
Total
Number examined
640
463
584
1,687
Adenoids
Adenitis
5
. .
I
I
Anemia
...
...
4
4
Asthma
...
I
.
.
I
Bronchitis
. . .
2
I
3
Chronic glossitis
. .
...
I
I
Conjunctivitis
IO
5
I
16
Curvature of the spine .
...
3
. .
3
Cystitis .
98
20
129
247
Defective nasal breathing
56
. .
2
Dog bite
3
I
4
8
Enlarged cervical glands
29
I3
4º
Enlarged tonsils
95
21
205
321
Epilepsy
...
2
. . .
2
Impetigo contagioso
6
27
3
36
Malnutrition
I2
. . .
....
12
Measles
2
....
2
Nasal catarrh
...
IO
1
14
Otorrhea
....
7
Pediculosis
38
17
52
107
Ring worm
8
7
.. . .
15
Tonsilitis
12
...
12
Valvular heart disease
....
....
29
29
Whooping cough .
....
2
....
2
Total cases reported
341
198
724
1,263
.
9
273
282
Acne
Chronic otitis media
3
8
...
. .
I
I
Deflected nasal septum .
..
..
I
...
I
Impaired vision (wearing glasses)
...
...
I
..
I
Lost sight of one eye
. .
2
....
2
Mental deficiency
2
....
2
3
....
3
Scabies
...
5
Chorea and other nervous diseases
II
I
I
Decayed teeth
56
Eczema
Indigestion
.. .
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Teachers' Tests of Sight and Hearing, September, 1911.
Classification.
High
Schools
Grade
IX
Roby
School
Clifton-
dale.
East
Saugus.
Mixed
Schools.
Total.
Number of pupils enrolled
137
105
358
522
463
98
1,683'
Defective eyesight
14
5
68
IOI
59
24
271
Defective hearing
5
....
I3
25
...
54
Parents notified
18
5
25
79
66
16
209
*Only a part of children in grade one are included.
Truant Officers' Report
FOR THE YEAR 191I.
Mr. Joy.
Mr. Mansfield.
Total.
Number of cases investigated
44
IIO
I54
Number of cases of truancy
7
30
37
Number absent for good cause
21
36
57
Number illegally absent
16
44
60
Number taken to court
2
I
3
Number parents summoned to court
10
2
12
Number taken from street to school
. .
3
3
28
List of Teachers, School Year Commencing September 6, 1910.
High School
Name
Where Educated
Position
Appointed
Salary
James F. Butterworth
Harvard University*
Principal
1910
$1,500
John J. Desmond
Harvard University*
Sub-master
1909
1,000
M. Belle Preston
Tufts College*
Assistant
0161
650
Agnes G. Brown
Brown University*
Assistant
1910
600
Constance E. Adams
Boston Univ'y, Georgetown Univ'y*
Assistant
1910
600
Sarah S. Cummings
Colby College*
Assistant
1910
650
Clara B. Holden
Radcliffe
Grade 9
1906
700
Bernice O. McCollom
Mt. Holyoke College*
Grade 9
1910
550
A. Delle Alden
Hyannis Normal School
Grade 9
1910
550
Mary E. King
Quincy High School*
Grade 6
1910
450
Roby School
Clara N. Wentworth
Salem Normal School
Principal 8
1909
700
Addie I. Willard
Gorham Normal School*
Grade 7
1910
500
Sarah A. Biffin
Salem Normal School
Grade 6
1904
500
Edith G. Cross
Gould Academy*
Grade 5
1910
500
Lilla G. Parker
Saugus High School*
Grade 4
1898
500
G. A. Walton
Salem Normal School*
Grade 3
1873
500
Minnie E. Ross, to March 9
Higgins Institute*
Grade 2
1908
500
M. L. Walton
Salem Normal School*
Grade I
188 1
500
Corrinne Babcock from March 13
Emerson College*
Grade 2
1911
500
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
Felton School
Name
Where Educated
Position
Appointed
Salary
Maria E. Smith
Castine Normal School*
Principal 8
1892
$650
Mabel E. Nowell
Salem Normal School*
Grade 7
1900
500
Louisa M. McIntyre
Castine Normal School*
Grade 6
1910
500
Harriette J. Ricker, to February 20
Farmington Normal School*
Grades 4-5
1909
500
Fannie N. Allen
Salem Normal School*
Grades 2-3
1907
5CO
Alice S. Burnham
Salem Normal School*
Grade I
1910
450
Jennie I. Hayward, from February 20
Truro Normal School*
Grades 4-5
1911
500
Lincoln Avenue School
Farmington Normal School* Plymouth Normal School Salem Normal School*
Principal 7-8
1903
550
Grace P. Bartlett
Grades 4-5
1898
500
Grades 2-3
1907
500
Cliftondale School
Castine Normal School*
Principal 5-6
1935
550
Maude A. Moore
Portsmouth Training School*
Grade 4
1909
500
Doris Kohlrausch
Lowell Normal School*
Grades 2-3
1909
500
Clara Trowbridge
Melrose High School*
Grade I
1892
500
Elsie L. Jenkins, from February 27
Everett High School*
Grades 5-6
1911
500
Essex Street School
Salem Normal School*
Grades 3-4
1906
500
Salem Normal School
Grades I-2
1909
500
Page Kindergarten School*
Grades 1-2
1911
500
Bucksport Seminary*
Grades 1-2
19II
500
29
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
Irene F. Thompson
Lillian C. Campbell, to December 22 Winifred Freethy, January 2 to March 24 Jeannette Nicholson, from April 3
E. Gertrude Lowe
Florence L. Little
Annie E. Rhodes, to February 27
30
Name
Where Educated
Position
Appointed
Salary
Antrim High School*
Grades 7-8
1909
$550
Hyannis Normal School
Grades 7-8
1909
500
L. Helen Colby, to March 3
Haverhill Training School*
Grades 7-8
1910
550
Ethel M. Harvey, to October 14
Hyannis Normal School
Grades 5-7
1 909
500
Nellie A. Colburn, from October 17
Orono High School*
Grades 5-6
1910
450
Effie M. Hull, from April 17
Salem Normal School
Grades 7-8
I911
550
East Saugus Primary
Lillian D. Byrne
Tilton Seminary
Principal 4
1909
550
May Q. Clough, to November 18
Farmington Normal School*
Grade 3
I 909
500
Sylenda B. Morris, from November 21
Westfield Normal School*
Grade 3
1910
500
Marah G. Stebbins
Symonds Kindergarten School*
Grade 2
1907
500
Edna L. Taylor
Hyannis Normal School
Grade I
1908
500
Emerson School
Emily McFadden
Farmington Normal School*
Principal 5-6
1907
550
Pauline R. Peckham
Dean Academy
Grades 3-4
1908
.500
Gladys Smith
Boston University*
Grade 2
1909
450
Bertha A. Bond
Bridgewater Normal School*
Grade I
1909
500
North Saugus School
Easton High School* Hyannis Normal School
Grades 5-8
1910
450
Grades I-4
1910
500
REPORT OF . SUPERINTENDENT.
Fred H. Harvey
Mabel E. Smith
Masonic Building
Ina H. Fisher, to October 14 Ethel M. Harvey, to January 13
Lynnhurst School
Name
Where Educated Newburyport Training School*
Position
Appointed
Salary
M. Elinor Forsyth
Grades 1-7
1905
$500
Oaklandvale School
Boston Normal School
Grades 1-6
1910
400
Special Teachers
Helen M. Page, to November 18
Music
1894
450
Mary E. Berry, from November 21
N. E. Conservatory
Music
1910
450
Ruby G. Allen, to April 10
Mass. Normal Art School*
Drawing and Sewing
CI61
600
S. P. Congdon
Bench Work
1910
300
Sarah E. Gile
Farmington Normal School*
Coach, Roby
1910
500
Clara D. Ferris, to October 21
Fitchburg Normal School*
Coach, Cliftondale
1910
500
May Q. Clough, from November 21
Farmington Normal School*
Coach, Cliftondale
1909
500
Lotta M. Stevenson
I ynn High School*
Coach, East Saugus
1910
500
Ethel R. Browne, from April 10
Museum Fine Arts
Drawing and Sewing
1911
600
School Physicians
Dr. George C. Parcher
Saugus Center Cliftondale
1908
50
Dr. Herbert T. Penny
1908
50
Dr. George W. Gale
East Saugus
1908
50
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
*Graduate
31
Edith R. Gregory
-
32
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
Table of Attendance, School Year 1910-1911
School
Registers
Enrolment
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Totil
Membership
Number Days
of School
Per cent of
Attendance
High
I
116
103.91
97.88
117
188
.942
Ninth Grade.
I
109
101.32
94.64
114
191
.934
Sixth Gr. (High).
I
39
34.21
31.63
40
184
.925
Roby
8
345
325.19
303.83
385
186 5
.93+
Felton .
..
6
2.44
230 21
213.76
276
186 5
928
Lincoln Avenue ..
3
124
112.17
105.44
I34
186.5
.94
Cliftondale
4
167
162 52
151.66
190
186
.933
Essex Street
2
74
66 35
62 52
84
184
.942
Masonic Building.
2
98
82.64
79.08
IIO
186.5
.968
E. Saugus Primary
4
173
150.46
140.64
193
186
.934
Emerson
4
180
164.19
149 85
187
185.5
913
North Saugus
2
60
52.50
49.95
71
188
951
Lynnhurst.
I
27
32 20
29.50
36
188
·949
Oaklandvale
I
21
18.25
16.58
22
188
.909
Totals
40
1,777
1636.12
1526.96
1,959
2,614.5
.933
1
Number of Pupils Enrolled During the School Year, 1910-1911
School
Between 5 and 15 years of age
Over 15 years of age
Total
Between 7 and 14 years of age
Boys
Girls
Total
Boys
Girls
Total
Boys
Girls
Total
Boys
Girls
Tot
High
9
9
18
39
59
98
48
68
1 16
I
I
2
Ninth grade
37
39
76
14
19
33
51
58
109
22
19
4I
Sixth Grade
16
2I
37
. ...
2
2
16
23
39
I 6
2I
37
Roby .
172
165
337
5
3
S
177
168
345
I33
135
268
Felton .
IOI
I32
233
6
5
II
107
137
244
81
106
187
Lincoln avenue
56
63
119
I
4
5
57
67
:24
53
53
106
Cliftondale .
91
76
167
·
.
... .
91
76
167
62
52
114
Essex street
42
32
74
. ...
..
.. .
42
32
74
34
19
53
Masonic building .
52
43
95
....
3
3
52
46
98
50
38
88
East Saugus primary
97
76
173
. ...
.. .
.. . .
97
76
173
65
48
I13
Emerson
106
74
ISO
....
....
....
106
74
180
72
53
125
North Saugus
3I
28
59
I
....
I
32
28
60
25
23
48
Lynnhurst .
7
20
27
· ..
....
7
20
27
4
16
20
Oaklandvale .
13
8
21
....
.. .
....
13
8
2 I
S
6
14
Totals . . .. Census, 1910
830
786
1616 1622
66
95
161
896
881
1777
626 679
590
1216
817
805
.. .
..
...
...
....
572
1151
.
.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
33
34
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
Annual Enrolment by Grades in September For Ten Years
Grs.
1902
1 903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
0161
1911
I
184
194
159
211
212
241
234
221
245
166*
2
114
137
158
140
157
199
197
196
213
204
3
115
127
152
174
162
170
179
192
203
209
4
128
123
I22
153
171
203
181
196
224
199
5
119
141
121
130
147
167
193
181
166
203
6
108
I20
140
142
125
164
159
150
210
182
7
II3
108
115
116
117
112
133
140
140
164
8
93
103
93
107
109
90
89
119
125
115
9
75
77
88
87
92
94
79
85
107
104
IO
45
45
48
48
60
58
60
4 1
39
66
II
34
23
27
38
35
46
43
45
29
26
12
31
24
19
17
32
20
39
30
31
28
13
17
20
16
II
IO
20
12
18
15
17
Ung
84
79
93
100
99
-
--
-
Tots.
I260
1321
1351
1474
1528
1584
1598
1614
1747
1717*
*Apparent decrease due to raising of age of entrance.
Grade Membership, Fall Term 1911
GRADES
Name of School
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
LX
X
XI
XII
XIII
Total
High School
..
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
104
66
26
28
17
241
Roby
22
44
49
49
54
43
44
36
. .
. .
..
. .
. .
341
Felton
4I
25
..
:
38
43
36
..
..
.
..
228
Lincoln
. .
. .
33
. .
38
. .
38
..
..
. .
..
..
. .
109
Cliftondale
.
. .
42
18
29
43
46
.
..
·
. .
. .
178
Armitage
19
13
24
II
. .
..
..
. .
. .
.
.
67
Ballard .
..
:
. .
·
30
50
32
36
.
.
. .
. .
148
Mansfield ..
37
38
42
37
..
..
. .
.
.
..
..
154
Emerson
44
38
42
23
25
.
..
. .
..
.
.
. .
172
North Saugus
5
II
7
7
13
7
7
7
..
.
.
. .
64
Lynnhurst .
5
8
3
4
4
5
5
. .
..
. .
.
. .
34
Oaklandvale ..
4
3
I
I
2
.
.
..
..
.
..
..
..
II
Totals . .
177
222
219
206
209
189
169
115
104
66
26
28
1 7
1747
·
.
.
.
.
.
35
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
45
List of Teachers, School Year Commencing September 6, 1911.
High School
Name
Where Educated
Position
Appointed
Salary
James F. Butterworth
Harvard University*
Principal
1910
$1,700
William J. McKenna
Tufts College*
Sub-master
1911
800
M. Belle Preston
Tufts College*
Assistant
1910
650
Sarah S. Cummings
Colby College*
Assistant
1908
650
Bernice O. McCollom
Mt. Holyoke College*
Assistant
1910
600
Gladys M. Blake
Boston University*
Assistant
19II
600
Clara B. Holden
Radcliffe
Grade 9
1906
750
Effie M. Hull
Salem Normal School*
Grade 9
550
Roby School
Clara N. Wentworth
Salem Normal School
Principal 8
1909
700
Evelyn B. Pillsbury
Bridgewater Normal School*
Grade 7
1911
500
Mary E. King
Quincy High School*
Grade 6
1910
500
Edith G. Cross
Gould Academy*
Grade 5
1910
500
Lilla G. Parker
Saugus High School*
Grade 4
1898
500
G. A. Walton (absent)
Salem Normal School*
Grade 3
873
500
Ella L. Newman (substitute)
Grade 3
911
500
Frances G. Chater (substitute)
Lesley Normal School*
Grade 3
1911
440
Minnie E. Ross
Higgins Institute*
Grade 2
1908
500
M. L. Walton
Salem Normal School*
Grade I
1881
500
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
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Felton School
Name
Where Educated
Position
Appointed
Salary
Maria E. Smith
Castine Normal School*
Principal 8
1892
650
Mabel E. Nowell
Salem Normal School*
Grade 7
1900
500
Louisa M. McIntyre
Castine Normal School*
Grade 6
19IC
500
Jennie I. Hayward
Truro Normal School*
Grade 4
1911
500
Georgietta M. Manson
Salem Normal, Lynn Train. School*
Grade 4
1912
500
Lora M. Worcester
Portsmouth Training School*
Grade 2
1911
500
Clara Trowbridge
Melrose High School*
Grade I
1892
500
Lincoln School
Farmington Normal School* Bridgewater Normal School* Salem Normal School*
Principal 7
1903
550
Grade 5
1911
500
Grade 3
1 907
500
Cliftondale School
Maude A. Moore
Portsmouth Training School* Salem Normal School*
Principal 5
1909
550
Dorothy Perry
Grade 6
19II
500
Eva S. Bent
Randolph Normal School* Lowell Normal School*
Grades 3-4
1911
500
Doris Kohlrausch
Grade 2
1909
500
Armitage School
Irene F. Thompson
Salem Normal School* Bucksport Seminary*
Grades 3-4
1905
500
Jeannette Nicholson
Grades I-2
1911
500
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
E. Gertrude Lowe Ruth S. Symmes
Florence L. Little
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Name
Where Educated
Position
Appointed
Salary
Principal 8
1907
550
Grade 7
1909
550
Grade 6
1904
500
Grades 5-6
1910
500
Mansfield School
Lillian D. Byrne
Tilton Seminary
Principal 4
1909
550
Sylenda B. Morris
Westfield Normal School*
Grade 3
1910
500
Marah G. Stebbins
Symonds Kindergarten School*
Grade 2
1907
500
Edith F. Skillings
Wheelock Kindergarten School*
Grade I
500
Emerson School
Pauline R. Peckham
Dean Academy
Principal 4-5
1908
550
Jessie C. Cobb
Bridgewater Normal School*
Grade 3
1911
500
Gladys Smith, to October 18
Boston University*
Grade 2
1909
500
Bertha A. Bond, from October 23
Bridgewater Normal School*
Grade 2
1909
500
Bertha A. Bond, to October 20
Bridgewater Normal School*
Grade I
1909
500
Florence S. Metcalf, October 23
Salem Normal School*
Grade I
500
North Saugus School
Plymouth Normal School Hyannis Normal School
Grades I-4
1910
500
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
Nellie L. Welch
Grades 5-8
1911
500
Mabel E. Smith
Ballard School
Emily McFadden Sara W. Young Sarah A. Biffin Nellie A. Colburn
Farmington Normal School* Farmington Normal School*
Salem Normal School Orono High School*
Name M E. Forsyth
Lynnhurst School Where Educated Newburyport Training School*
Position
Appointed
Salary
Grades I-7
1 905
500
Oaklandvale School Windsor High School*
Grades I-5
19II
400
Special Teachers
Mary E. Berry
N. E. Conservatory
Music
1910
450
Ethel R Browne
Museum Fine Arts
Drawing, Sewing
191[
600
S. P. Congdon
Bench Work
1910
300
Sarah E. Gile
Farmington Normal School*
Coach, Roby
1910
500
Lotta M. Stevenson
Lynn High School*
Coach, E. Saugus
1910
500
Ellen H. Linton
Emerson College
Coach, Cliftondale
19II
500
School Physicians
Dr. George C. Parcher
Saugus Center
1908
50
Dr. George W. Gale
East Saugus
1908
50
Dr. Thomas T. Perkins
Cliftondale
1911
50
Truant Officers
R. L. Mansfield
Saugus Center and Cliftondale East Saugus
1903
100
Frank W. Joy
1 895
25
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
*Graduate
39
Alice L. Seaver
40
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
Report of the Manual Training Instructor.
Mr. William F. Sims, Superintendent of Schools :
With regard to the work of the Manual Training Department during the past year, there has been little departure from that of the year before. In so far as the limited facilities for this work would allow, I believe that there has been a notable and steady development in this important branch of education. The par- ticular drawback, and one that sooner or later must be over- come if the Town is to keep abreast with the times in the advancement of manual training, lies in the absence of a suffici- ency of tools and machinery with which to bring the pupils to an adequate knowledge of the subject.
I am not unmindful nor unappreciative of the fact that some help was given to the work of this department at the opening of the last school year. This consisted of the purchase of a mitre- box and saw, hand-drill and other tools which were absolutely necessary to further development of the work. I want to thank you and the School Committee for the aid thus secured, but I would be remiss in my duty were I to fail to call attention to the needs that now confront the department and which must receive recognition if it is the desire of the Town to give their children an advanced knowledge in manual work. Tools and machinery are as necessary an accessory to an acquirement of manual training as the hands of the boys who operate them.
I am fully convinced that a lack of knowledge of conditions on the part of the parents is largely responsible for any absence of interest which may exist. When the parents are brought to a full realization of the great importance of this work, when they come to a full understanding of the value of this knowledge to the boy who leaves school to fight the battles of life alone, they will then take an active interest in developing this branch of work until it is at least on a parallel with that done in other towns of the size of Saugus. There is no better, in fact, no other way for parents to gain an intimate knowledge of the work of this department than to pay it an occasional visit. I want to take this opportunity to urge parents to see for themselves what
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we are doing with each boy who is now receiving only forty hours of instruction each year. I know that a personal investi- gation would result in a popular demand that additional facili- ties be provided and more time for instruction be allowed. Another day for this department and a few lathes with which to give the pupils a deeper insight and a more thorough familiarity with the use of tools would bring results that I am quite sure would astonish the parents.
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