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Anderson, Gustaf T. 13.52
Anderson, Martha
72.60
Anistases, Gregories A.
& Manuel Alexander 6.68 Ant, Stephen 9.79
Armstrong, John. W. & Rose E. 12.07
Ashley, Emma M. 3.81
Asimakoplos, George D. 6.48
Atherton, Fred M.
61.56
Atwood, Francelia,
trus.
4.45
Babb, Charles W. 6.12
Babbitt, Harry E.
76.58
Baird, Wallace H.
13.62
Baldwin, John & others,
bal.
5.10
Bancroft, Frederick 4.45
Barnes, Dora H.
9.17
Barnes, Harry I.
5.72
Barr, Marshall N., bal. 30.00
Baston, William F. .99
Baumgartin, Bernard
5.08
Benton, Matilda D. W., bal. 22.75
Bey, Fred 23.37
Biathrow, Nancy H.,
bal. 15.73
Bishop, John O. 33.53
Bishop, Louisa M.
50.13
Blackwood, James, bal. 17.89
Blakeley, George C.
23.98
Blomquist, O. P.
10.52
Bonelli, Walter H., bal.
152.45
219
LIST OF UNPAID TAXES
Boutwell, Martha, bal. 23.65
Caselletto, John 2.44
Boyadjian, Benjamin 11.07
Casselletto, Joseph 4.89
Bray, William F. 35.56 Caunt, Joseph 2.54
Breed, Samuel 5.08
Cenerazzo, Luigi, bal. 58.58
Breed, Nathan, heirs 3.18
Chase, James F. 191.98
Breen, James T.
10.52
Clarey, James P. 2.90
Brennan, Thomas F. 12.93
Clark, David J. .64
Clark, Lizzie A. 57.36
Brier, Herbert E. 127.00
Coburn, Mariam L. 6.48
Briggs, George F. 10.67
Briggs, James F. 87.75
Brigham, Frank P.
2.54
Broadbent, Samuel
73.79
Brown, J. Wesley 4.01
Brown, Louis B. & S.
Fernald 24.13
Bruce, Anabelle 70.61
Bruce, Ella M. 146.81
Buckley, Frederick B. 36.80
Buckley, John H. 4.57
Buivid, Alex & Steph- anie 23.04
Burdett, J. Edwin, bal. 92.09
Burdett, Maud E. 7.65
Burke, James E., trus., bal. 905.27
Bursch, Lillian M. 91.62
Butman & Cressy 14.73
Butterfield, George W.,
heirs 28.57
Butterfield, Lucretia B. 2.54
Butterfield, Roscoe E. 14.61
Byrne, Ephraim 4.88
Byrne, Margaret J. 8.53
Cadieux, Joseph O. 17.26
Caliri, Domenico F. 16.10
Carbone, Pasquale A. 17.42
Carlson, John A. 2.03
Carpenter, Mrs. L. M. 9.88
Carpenter, Walter E. 3.86 D'Andria, Clemento, bal. 46.53
Casaletto, Joseph 2.54
Connare, Mary A. 5.74
Connolly, Michael R. 283.68
Cornish, Alice A., bal. 43.03
Cosgrove, Michael 6.10
Costello, William H.
7.26
Coughlin, Agnes A., bal. 226.69
Coughlin, Frank W ..
bal. 360.96
Cox, Lillian M. 22.86
Cox, Thomas 16.88
Craig, Charles 3.43
Craigie, William E. 12.70
Crosby, Samuel L. 8.89
Crowley, J. Frank 47.98
Curello, Frank 3.81
Currier, Lyman B. 3.81
Currier, Mary E. 4.37
Curtis, Betsey B. 5.08
Curtis, Charles B. .91
Cusick, John .64
Dacey, Frederick D. 6.35
Dacey, Mary 1.27
Daly, Cornelius L. 34.11
Dalrymple, John B. 6.35
Bridge, Lillian E., bal. 30.48
Cole, Helen M. 5.08
Collins, Julia 74.30
Collins, Micajah, heirs 6.35
Conca, Mattes 4.88
Conelly, Cornelius P. & Mary 11.09
220
TOWN DOCUMENTS
Dane, Samuel H.
5.74
Flanagan, Catherine 5.00
Danielson, Lucy E.
12.17
Floyd, Nelson 8.26
Davies, John H. 49.98
Fogg, C. F. 3.05
Davis, Charles W.
6.10
Foley, William F.
5.16
Davis, Ellen M.
3.81
Folsom, Guy P. 53.19
Davis, Henry L.
2.90
Ford, Alverretta 14.96
Davis, Rodney
21.69
Forest, Nina L.
5.26
Deacon. Thomas C.
75.90
Dean. James L. 1.91
Dedominicas, Secontino,
6.27
Fowle, Leonard & Rich- ard Pierce, trs. 54.94
DeFronza, Achille 8.23
Degisi. Peter
9.17
Devapoulos, Demetrios
5.59
DiMento, Domenica 6.35
Doten, Charles F. 4.42
Doucette, Laura J. 3.68
Dow, Bessie 7.37
Driscoll. James J. 10.26
Duggie, Emily M. 1.27
Dwinell, Margaret 16.51
Dykeman, George W. 8.28
Eddy, David M.
98.25
Engerman, George H.,
est. 150.88
Engerman, William A.
& W. S. Burt, trus. 559.40
Estes. C. H. & H. H. 3.81
Fairchild, Henry D. 3.12
Farmer, Everett W. 5.08
Fasano, Rosa, bal. 25.00
Faust. Howard M.
9.14
Fay, Avis, bal.
1.35
Fay, Mildred
6.35
Fecteau, Oliver
55.87
Feeley, J. J. 5.08
Fenna. Everhilda 10.08
Fenton, Mary E. 4.04
Fernald, Gertrude A. 7.32
Ferrini, Frank 32.23
Fisker, Theodore W. 148.01
Fiske, Albert 44.45
Glynn, Howard S., bal. 6.59
Goldie, George 40.13
Goneau, Louis 5.59
Goodrich, Lilla F. 5.72
Gould, Clarissa
3.81
Gould, James A. & Nel- lie L., bal. 33.99
Gracobbi, Antonio 67.18
Grant. Emma M. 2.54
Gray, Eliza A. 55.88
Gray, Margaret A. 51.10
Green, C. Haywood 54.94
Greenwood, Charles W., bal. 30.31
Grutchfield, Daisy B. 3.43
Habeshian, Gabriel 9.53
Hall, Albert J. 6.73
Hallett, Harold E. & F.
C. Williams 3.81
Hamel, Rose A.
9.14
Foye, Sarah H. 4.34
Fritz, Samuel 3.71
Gannino. Angelo A. 6.35
Geizer, Gertrude 3.81
Gell, Alfred 10.85
Generazzo, Antonio 26.16
Gerry, Samuel 7.62
Gilman, Mabel L. 63.17
Glidden, Alonzo W., trus. 93.88
Foss, Frank W. 73.94
Foster, James 3.43
Foster, James A. 4.29
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LIST OF UNPAID TAXES
Hanson, Peter S. 99.25
Kelley, Thomas B.
2.54
Hayes, Mary E. 5.08 Keogh, Katherine L. 3.18
Hazen, Effie D. 3.18
Herlihy, William R.
6.35
Herrick, Frank W.
68.21
Hertach, Hannah S. 63.20
Heter, Peter 1.52
Higham, Annie 3.96
Higham, George J. 7.77
Hill, Charles H. 9.79
Hill. Francis M., adm. 12.70 Hinchcliffe, Martha A. 8.00
Hjort, Axel 11.43
Hobbs, George M. 15.24
Hobbs, George M.,
trus.
6.99
Hoffman, Carl & Annie 7.62
Holbrook, Rufus H. 2.54
Holden, Annie R. 3.43
Hood, Robert P.
42.93
Horan, Mary A.
3.81
Howard, Edward E., bal. 54.11
Huerth, Hubert 3.43
Hunt. Annie F. 54.99
Hurd, Albert W. 17.94
Hussey, Lucy M.
12.67
Hussey, Mary L.
48.90
Husson, Alfred
3.86
Hutchinson, William S. 43.18 Iannizzi, Amelia 47.63
Johnson, A. Dudley 142.71
Johnson, John M. 2.54
Johnson, Marion M. 54.10
Johnston, Richard H., bal. 12.70
Kalsaulis, Christian,
bal. 43.52
Katzman, Morres. 4.34
Kearns, William 4.52
Keith, Ira B. 417.20
Kelley, Thomas 1.27
Kimball, Annie M., bal.
162.80
Kloslowski, Andrew 33.71
Knapp, G. E. 78.99
Knudson, Claus & Grist Linquest 8.94
Kochwas, Demetro
30.51
Kurth, William J., adm.
12.55
Lakeman, Carleton H. & Lottie A. 40.34
Langley, Abbie
29.72
Langley, Laura F.
14.90
LaRizza, Louis 14.63
LaRizza, Vincent 2.97
Larsan, Henry A.
4.45
Lawson, Frederick J. 18.77 LeBaron, Albion D., bal. 26.44
Lemmon, James J.
33.78
Leslie, George M., bal. 41.69
Lewis, Alvina W.
100.38
Libbey, Alice E.
18.63
Linehan, John J.
10.54
Logan, Margaret M.
2.95
Lovering, Harrison. bal. 21.36
Lowell, George A., bal. 10.23 Lynde, A. Selwin 38.75
Lynde, Alonzo V., heirs
24.10
Lynde, Julia M. 8.28
MacDonald, Ronald 61.19
McBrien, Lydia E. 147.07 McCarthy, Elizabeth 1.91
McCarthy, Ella 5.08
McDowell, Thomas J. 70.69
McGovern, Harriet E. 72.47
McKenna, Eliza 1.32
McKenna, Patrick J. 2.74
222
TOWN DOCUMENTS
McNeill, Rhoda 6.65
Mahoney, Margaret E. 4.04
Mann, Ida 3.43
Mansfield, May B. 10.77
Mansfield, Wilbur F.
38.20
Martin, John C. 84.42
Martinoli, Joseph & Iride 11.53
Mathers. Taylor W. 80.85
Maynard, William H. 289.48
Merrill, Alfred T. 23.16
Merrill, Mervil S., heirs,
bal. 21.92
Messina, Michael
8.46
Messolongites, Xeno- phon G. 26.59
Meston, Lyman S. 20.04
Miller, Arthur E. 14.10
Miller, Julius
3.81
Mitchell, Helen M.
27.94
Molloy, John H. 3.48
Mongeau. Ethel & Isi- dore 6.12
Monk. Ella L., bal.
150.37
Moody, Henry S., trus-
tee. bal. 1.726.38
Moore, Charles D. C. 3.81
Moore, Henry H. 5.28
Moore. Luke S. 6.96
Morrison, Josiah T. 5.44
Morse, Annie G. 6.10
Morton, Anna M. 2.29
Moulton, Roy L. 5.54
Mozzone, Diarora, bal. 10.18
Munroe, George E. 9.41
Munroe, Katherine M. 22.23
Murphy, Richard E. 6.30
Murray, John J. 8.66
Murray, Wadleigh &
Murray 5.08
Nagles, Deborah 10.46
Nelson, Otto 7.52
Newhall, Asa T. 26.67
Newhall, Guy, adm. 6.35
Newhall, Herbert B. 559.49
Nickerson, Bertram 8.89
Noftal, Gertrude B. 4.27
Norgren, Jacob 9.79
Nunn, Charles C. 21.59
O'Brien, Catherine 75.34
O'Brien, Cecelia 4.75
O'Brien, John 12.24
O'Neil, Mary C. 4.70
O'Neill, Edward 81.28
Ober, Arthur B. 66.94
Olson, Carl O. 3.00
Otis, J. Franklin. bal. 67.54
Page, M. Vera 4.39
Palmer, Sarah E. .61
Parker, Frank L. 8.28
Parker, Jessie L. 2.77
Parker. Katie 24.56
Parker, Sumner I., heirs
3.81
Parker, William P. 2.24
Parry, Mary, est., bal. 20.92
Persson, Otto F. 62.98
Petralia, Sebastiano 5.79
Petrucelli, Vincenzo 1.98
Pickering, Christine 4.27
Pielka, Wojeiech 8.22
Pines River Club 9.14
Pishon, Harriet S. 7.62
Pitkin, Harry L. 5.26
Pitt, Rhael 17.09
Porter, Lydia A. 51.04
Portsmouth Trust Co. 81.18 Raddin, Annie N., bal. 40.00 Raddin, Annie N. & Wil-
liam A. 7.62
Ralph, Mrs. W. F. 5.08
Randall, Helen M. 262.79
Randall, Henry T. 10.16
Randall. Lucy A. 6.99
223
LIST OF UNPAID TAXES
Randazzo, Philip 2.34
Smith, Jane 8.51
Raymond, Archie 3.15
Smith, Joseph N. 3.18
Raynes, Benj. B.
10.77
· Smith, Mary B.
13.31
Rees, Abbie B.
13.64
Smith, Milinda
8.89
Reeve, Ida M.
34.26
Reynolds, Harry E.
19.18
Lillian 10.01
Spencer, Benj. F. & Blanche A. 15.32
Spencer, Thomas 12.70
Spinney, Benj. F.
5.08
Richardson, John L. 9.70
Rock, Arthur W.
21.44
Stetson, Anna E. 4.06
Stevens, Mary L. 7.90
Stone, Mary E. 2.82
Sullivan, Honora 5.66
Ronan. John
2.16
Sullivan, Mary A. 10.16
Rossetti, Frank, bal.
35.36
Rowe, Gilbert B.
62.83
Rowe, Walter
6.57
Tertzag, Jacob K. 6.35
Thomas, Caroline A. 85.42
Thompson, Ruel W. 18.71
Russell, George W.
1.27
Thomson, Emma A.
30.40
Sapan, Fannie 1.83
Sargent. Lucy C., est
39.40
Savage, Henry H. &
Torelli, Luigi
84.71
others, trus. 104.24
Savio, Guiseppe
4.01
Savoy, Eugene
4.75
Trott, Walter H.
10.53
Scherf, Max
3.05
Trow, Edgar M. 36.83
Schroder, Annie E. 82.42
Turnbull, James
6.71
Scurto, Vincenzo
6.86
Ura, Michael 1.52
Shannon, Mary E.
32.26
Vroom & Healey
34.41
Sheridan, Agnes V.
2.72
Sidel, William & others
45.11
Walker, Charles F. 27.27
Simms, Clara B .
2.57
Walker, Mary A. 17.81
Simms, John J.
3.99
Skinner, Harold A.
5.89
Ward, Henry, bal. 59.39
Smiledge, George W.
1.91
Warren, Mae & Ada 4.29
Smith, Adelbert H.
3.86
Waterhouse, Charles E. 5.54
Smith, Elmer E. 4.50
Wells, James E. 2.54
Smith, Emma J.
7.95
Wells, Lena C. 24.05
Richards, Amable & Anthony 7.24
Richardson, Ida O.
12.80
Starkey, Margaret C. 115.03
Rogers, George E. 298.58
Rogers, Harlow H., bal. 244.84
Sullivan, Michael 9.22
Symonds, John 6.35
Royce, Florence 2.92
Ruge, Josephine May 5.08
Thomson, Thomas B.
3.35
Timson, Capitola 61.85
Trask, Henry L. 50.52
Trefry, George 4.65
Vitale, Mary 45.36
Wales, Edward C. 18.29
Walker, Mary E. 36.83
Smith, Melinda &
Rice, Wilbur P. 11.43
224
TOWN DOCUMENTS
Welsh, Mabel C. 33.02
Williams, John J. 10.16
Welsh, Willard, bal. 480.80
Williams, William 44.27
Werda, Teofila 2.11 Wilson, Herbert N. 55.03
Westall, Henry A.
61.26
Wing, Henrietta 1.27
Westall, Laura M. 82.70
Winkeller, Samuel & El 8.23
Whall, William B. F. 4.70
Whitaker, William B. 19.42
Worcester, Edgar L. 2.21
Whorf, W. L.
5.08
York, Viola 5.33
Willard, Carrie
2.49
Worthington, William, bal. 33.37
Welsh, Willard, Realty Co.
193.74
Ywanski, Alexander 3.25
Willey, George O.
5.54
Ziegler, Arthur A.,
Willey, Milley F.
6.35
adm. 42.20
Have collected since January 1, 1915, not included in the above list, $12,637.88, leaving uncollected $74,346.77.
HENRY A. PARKER,
Collector.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
Superintendent of Schools
OF THE
TOWN OF SAUGUS
1
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1914
F . SAUGUS
0
1629.
1815
SAUGUS HERALD PRINT.
1915.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
And Assignment of Schools.
JOSEPH G. BRYER, Chairman Term expires 1917 High School, Felton, Emerson.
MRS. ANNA S. HASTINGS, Secretary, Term expires 1916 Cliftondale, Lincoln, Armitage.
MRS. MARY A. HANSON Term expires 1916 Roby, Oaklandvale, Old School.
MISS CLARA J. CALLEY Term expires 1915 Ballard, Mansfield.
ARTHUR S. EDMANDS Term expires 1915 North Saugus, Lynnhurst, Manual Training.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
WILLIAM F. SIMS, Residence, 15 Emery Street.
Office Hours : At Town Hall, 8 to 9 A. M. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 4 to 5 P. M. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. At Brick School, Cliftondale, 8.30 to 9 A. M., Wednesdays.
SCHOOL CALENDAR.
Winter term (8 weeks). December 28-February 19, 1915.
Spring term (8 weeks), March 1-April 23, 1915.
Summer term (8 weeks), May 3-June 25, 1915.
Grammar School graduation, Thursday, 2 P. M., June 24, 1915.
High School, Friday 8 P. M., June 25, 1915.
Fall term (16 weeks), Tuesday, September 7-Wednes- day, December 22, 1915.
Thanksgiving recess, 21/2 days, beginning at noon Wednesday.
Winter term (8 weeks) January 3-February 25, 1916.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL.
2-2-2-2 on the fire alarm, and street lights turned on five minutes.
At 7.30 A. M. means that the High School session for that day will begin at 9 o'clock.
At 8.10 A. M. means no morning session in any school whether the previous signal was given or not.
At 11.30 A. M., or 12.45 P. M., no afternoon sessions.
Report of School Committee.
By a recent vote of the town, the membership of the School Committee of the town of Saugus was increased from three to five. The Committee as a whole believe that this increase was a judicial and beneficial thing to do at this time. There has been a great deal of time spent by the Committee in studying the conditions existing in our public schools and they have given their best efforts toward the solution of the difficulties as they have found them. The judgment of five persons with an intimate knowledge of the situation existing in any problem is as a rule superior to that of any three persons, and if the town in the future is able to secure five persons to serve upon this Committee who will give their time and best attention to the work set forth before them, we believe that the school affairs can be administered with greater care and efficiency than with a Committee composed of only three members.
Great consideration has been given to the expenditure of the appropriation for repairs, and we believe that greater permanent improvement in the condition of the school buildings has been secured by the expenditure of this ap- propriation during the current year than has been obtained for a long time in the past. Special attention has been given to the provisions in the various school houses affect- ing the health of the children, because we believe that this is of prime importance in the welfare of the town. During the summer vacation the floors of nearly every school room in the town were thoroughly cleansed and oiled with special preparation for the use in school houses. By so doing, much of the dust incident to the use of school rooms has been eliminated, and the buildings kept in a much cleaner and healthier condition than heretofore. The desks in the North Saugus, Lynnhurst. Armitage. Oaklandvale and High Schools were thoroughly cleaned and the tops re- finished and varnished, and it is the intention of the Com- mittee during the ensuing year to complete the work throughout the town
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The work of installing a new plumbing system at the Lynnhurst school, which was provided for under a special appropriation at the March town meeting, has been com- pleted, and we feel that a very satisfactory piece of work was obtained with the funds at hand.
The problem of refitting and repairing the old build- ing at Saugus Centre was more expensive than was con- templated because of the requirements of the State Build- ing Inspectors, relative to the sanitary arrangements at that school. We were, however, able to keep within our ap- propriation and to finish the work in excellent condition. We believe the building as it now stands will compare favorably with any school building in the town, and should not again be abandoned without serious consideration. The building, though old, is strong, well lighted, heated and ventilated, and as a whole, makes a very satisfactory school house. In connection with this building we would advise some action be taken by the town in order that some proper name may be selected for it. We feel that it would be an excellent idea to place upon all buildings which have been named by vote of the town some suitable desig- nation.
Considerable time and thought was spent in remedying certain unsanitary conditions at the North Saugus School. We believe by doing what has been done there, conditions in that respect will be made satisfactory for a long time to come. The work laid out under the appropriation made at the last town meeting for changing the plumbing sys- tem at the Cliftondale School is progressing. During the spring and summer months, the Committee was unable to get a satisfactory bid to do this work, and they did not feel that they should overrun their appropriation by pro- ceeding with the work when they knew it could not be done with the sum voted by the town for that purpose. Owing to industrial conditions, however, we have secured a satisfactory figure during the last few months, and are now going forward with the work, which should be com- pleted before the annual town meeting.
Upon Mr. Butterworth's resignation in the spring, your Committee put forth their best efforts to procure a suit- able successor for him, and out of a large number of appli- cants, the Committee and the Superintendent, after care-
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ful consideration and investigation, chose Mr. Arthur L. Williams, formerly principal of the High School of Bristol, Rhode Island. Mr. Williams is a young man filled with enthusiasm for this work and was especially recommended to us on account of his strict discipline and high scholastic attainments. In view of the situation as he found it at the beginning of his work, we feel that though the time is short that the results which he has obtained during the past few months justified the Committee in making the choice which they did. Under his direction the new corps of teachers is working harmoniously.
Your committee has felt throughout the time that they have been in office that a clerk should be procured to assist Mr. Sims in carrying on his work as superintendent. Because of the new requirements of State Law relative to reports, records, etc., which must be kept by the superin- tendent of schools, a situation had developed where it be- came necessary for the superintendent to devote a large share of his time to the clerical work incident to his posi- tion. In view of the salary which we are paying to Mr. Sims, we thought that it was not a good business proposi- tion to continue this policy. We attempted to make ar- rangements with the Board of Water Commissioners, whereby we could share the services of the clerk of that department, but after several conferences we found that it was not practical to do so, and have procured a clerk who shall give her whole time to the work of this department. We believe that this is the proper thing to do at this time and will enable Mr. Sims to give much more time to the supervision of the work of the individual teachers and al- low him to keep in far closer touch with the conditions in the various schools than he has been able to do in the past.
Domestic Science in its second year is no longer an experiment. The room formerly used for this and Physi- cal Laboratory work has been given over entirely to cook- ing and sewing, which with its splendid lighting and ven- tilating arrangement, makes an ideal place to carry on this work. Over one hundred girls are receiving instruc- tion in cooking and household sanitation, in addition to which, sections of these classes are daily preparing and serving a luncheon to several hundred children. It has not been the intention to make a profit on the luncheon, but
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to feed the children at actual cost. The success of this course, we believe, is due not only to our efficient teacher, but to the hearty cooperation of Principal Arthur L. Wil- liams.
In addition to the courses in cooking, two hundred girls are learning to sew, this course having been extended to include the seventh grade.
During the latter part of last year the Felton School under the initiative of its efficient principal, Miss Maria Smith, organized a Parent-Teacher Association with Mrs. L. N. Adams as president. This society has now a large membership and is taking up some needed improvements. Among other things it is urging the acceptance by the town of School Street over which so many children must pass to the Felton School and which is so often almost impass- able. But more than this, the association is bringing into closer relationship the two great agencies in the education of the child-the home and the school.
The school supplies have this year, as well as last, been put out to competitive bidders. This year the bidders were requested to submit two bids, one for prices on the entire amount, and one. their lowest prices for separate items, thus enabling us to secure supplies at the lowest price consistent with quality.
We wish that there might be a small appropriation for school grounds, which in many instances present a very neglected appearance. The Felton School yard in par- ticular, with its fine growth of shrubbery, if properly graded would be an ornament to the town. We believe, as we stated last year, that every building is entitled to a suitable approach in the way of a cement walk, at least, but we have no funds which can be used for that purpose.
The boys of the High School are taking a more active interest in athletic matters and your Committee believes that this should be encouraged to a reasonable and mod- erate degree. We realize the growing need of a suitable athletic field or playground in our town and arrange- ments have been made whereby a proposition will be pre- sented to the citizens of the town in concrete form and allow the citizens to vote intelligently upon the matter. We trust that it will be given their serious consideration and when the facts are presented to them, the necessary
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funds will be forthcoming to provide suitable grounds for athletic events of the public schools and other organiza- tions of the town.
The congestion at the High School has been temporarily relieved by placing two sections of the Ninth grade in the old school building refitted for that purpose.
The Superintendent in his report has clearly and in- telligently presented the needs of the town in the way of new housing facilities for our schools. It will be necessary during the coming year to run double sessions in the High School, whereby the Ninth grade and the High School may be accommodated in this building. Your Committee does not feel that this will to any extent, interfere with the edu- cational results obtained by those children attending school in the afternoon sessions. We do assume, how- ever, that it will meet with some objection from the parents of those children, but in view of the increasing cost of our school system we believe that some inconvenience should be overlooked on the part of these parents in the interests of the economical management of the town.
Your Committee has given particular attention to the expenditure of the appropriations voted for school pur- poses at the last annual town meeting. We have used every effort to keep the expenses of our school system down to a figure consistent with efficient and thorough principles of education. We have attempted to be economical rather than parsimonious in all our expenditures, and are able to return to the town as an unexpended balance on our gen- eral appropriation of nearly $850, and we were able to keep within all of our other appropriations excepting the appropriation for the Lynnhurst school, where owing to conditions arising during the work and the requirements of the State Building Inspectors, there was an overrun of $17.50.
There may exist in the public schools of the town of Saugus, matters which do not meet with the approval of all its citizens. Many of those things exist because of the fact that they are not brought to the attention of the proper authorities for correction. Your Committee gives as much time as possible to the proper study of the existing conditions, but cannot know all the problems that exist. The Committee will be especially grateful to any citizen
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of the town who will bring to their attention or to the attention of the superintendent, any matters which they feel need correction in any department of the public schools.
Respectfully submitted.
JOSEPH G. BRYER,
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ANNA S. HASTINGS, MARY A. HANSON. CLARA J. CALLEY, ARTHUR S. EDMANDS,
School Committee.
Report of Superintendent of Schools.
To the School Committee of the Town of Saugus :
The twenty-second annual report of the Superintend- ent of Schools is here presented. In previous reports much space has been devoted to school accommodations, coaching teachers, double promotions, manual training, domestic science, business course for the High School, gardening, playgrounds, courses of study, etc. It is not my intention to discuss at this time any of these matters at very much length, but rather to briefly report what is being done at the present time in some of these undertakings.
Manual Training.
We now have a man devoting his entire time to teach- ing manual training. The boys in grades seven and eight have it one hour per week through the whole year. The boys in grade nine and in the first and second years of the High School have it one and one-half hours per week. The employment of a teacher for full time permits us to give this work to the seventh grade and the High School boys, who previously have not been given this opportunity on account of insufficient time for the teacher. We have reason to believe that this lengthening of the course in manual training will greatly improve the quality of our work along this line.
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