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Respectfully submitted, ROLAND L. MANSFIELD, Chief of Police.
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FIRE ENGINEERS' REPORT.
1925]
Report of Board of Fire Engineers
SAUGUS, MASS., December 31, 1925.
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus :
The Board of Fire Engineers submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1925.
The work of the Fire Department has increased some during the year compared with 1924.
During the year, the department responded to 220 calls, 17 more than in 1924.
There were 45 bell and 175 still or telephone alarms, of these 23 were false and needless calls.
The department responded to 15 automobile fires, 146 grass brush, woods and dump fires.
There was no loss of life during the year, but one person was overcome by smoke at a fire, and was in a serious condition when taken from the building and placed in the ambulance and taken to the Hospital by the Police, where he was placed on the dangerous list, but has since recovered.
There were two other persons severely burnt during fire, one was from filling the tank of an automobile with gasoline by the aid of a lighted lantern, the other was caused by hot fat on a stove.
The department was placed on the two platoon basis, on January 1, 1925, dividing the force into two shifts of 10 and 14 hours each, leaving five men on each platoon, and during the summer vacation four men on one or the other platoon.
Valualtion of buildings endangered by fire $73,890 00
Loss on buildings 9,435 00
Insurance on buildings 78,787 00
Insurance paid on buildings 9,509 00
Value of contents endangered by fire 26,000 00
Loss on contents 2,940 00
Insurance on contents 21,315 00
Insurance paid on contents to date 2,056 38
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
The apparatus is in good condition and has stood up wonder- fully well and has had some very rough usage, in traveling over very rough roads, in responding to alarms and calls.
The department is well equipped, and has done excellent work with the small number of men to man the apparatus.
Two men were added to the department in May.
The Dodge combination has had the roughest kind of usage of any of the apparatus, in responding to grass, brush, wood and dump fires, on some of the roads that seem almost impossible to travel on.
Mileage covered by the apparatus in responding to alarms and calls are approximately as follows.
Combination No. I, Seagraves, 217 miles
Combination No. 2, Dodge, 625 miles Ladder No. 1, · 203 miles
During the year 4, 150 feet of 2} inch hose was used at fires, 6,600 feet of 2-inch Chemical hose was used, and 1,485 gallons of Chemical fluid was in used in extinguishing fires.
There was 275 feet of ladders raised at fires.
Over 900 fire permits were issued for building fires in the open, for the purpose of burning rubbish, grass, brush leaves, and other material and garden refuse, these permits have been issued under the direction of the State Fire Marshal and State Forestry Department, of the Department of Public Safety of Mass- achusetts.
Respectfully, MELLEN R. JOY, Chief
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OVERSEERS OF POOR REPORT.
1925 ]
Report of Overseers of the Poor
Charities Department
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus :-
Your Board of Overseers herewith submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1925,
Our appropriation for 1925 (including refunds) was $15,379. We have spent $14,566.11, leaving an unexpended balance of $812.89 reverting to the Town Treasury.
We have received from individuals, cities and
towns reimbursements amounting to $2,265 20
From the Commonwealth . 4,773 54
Making our total receipts . $7,038 74
There is also due from individuals, cities, towns and the Com- monwealth, a further sum of $2,739.01.
Our weekly payroll will amount to approximately $200.00 weekly. A recent ruling of the Supreme Court in regard to set- tlements will probably increase the annual expenses of this De- partment to approximately $2,000 more than during 1925.
We recommend that the sum of $17,600.00 be appropriated for the year 1926.
Saugus Home
Our appropriation for 1925 (including funds) was $11,544.
We have spent $11,331.85 leaving an unexpended balance of $212.15 reverting to the Town Treasury.
There are no unpaid bills.
We have received from sale of produce
$444 42
66
. " milk 6,290 09
66 66
66 " stock 527 00
66 66
" for board . 214 00
66 66 from miscellaneous sources
46 15
Total cash receipts
$7,521 66
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TOWN DOCUMENTS. [Dec. 31
Accounts receivable for board due and produce sold · $320 91 Excess of hay and produce on hand January I, 1926, over January 1, 1925 · 2,567 42
Net Saugus Home income · $10,409 99
This makes the net expense of conducting the Home $921.86 for the year.
The Overseers of the Poor do not recommend the selling of the Saugus Home, or Town Farm so-called, and call the atten- tion of the voters to the fact that the farm has increased in val- uation over $17,000.00 in the last twelve years. The valuation in 1913 was $34,250.00: in 1925 it was $51,275.00 and we expect it will continue to be more valuable in the next few years to come. We estimate the cost of board for each inmate per week for the year 1925 at approximately $3.10 per week.
We recommend that the sum of $11,800.00 be appropriated for the year 1926.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. AMES, Chairman, EVAN EVANS, Secretary, ERNEST M. HATCH,
Overseers of the Poor of Saugus
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LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
1925]
Report of the Library Trustees
The circulation of the Central Library was 26,821 which was an increase of 2,591 over the previous year.
The circulation of the Cliftondale Branch was 11,063 which was a large increase over what it was the year before.
The circulation at East Saugus was 1,000.
The circulation at North Saugus was 1,598.
The circulation at Lynnhurst was 750. Total circulation .
41,232
A reading room at Cliftondale is very necessary and it is hoped that it will be possible to have one in the Sweetser School now being erected. The facilities in other parts of the town we intend to improve if the increase in circulation warrants it.
The trustees are glad to see that their efforts to provide the best facilities and reading matter for the money appropriated are appreciated, as is shown by the large increase in circulation for the past year.
JOHN B. LANG RUSSELL B. KENNEDY JOHN HUSLER WILLIAM A. BRADFORD WALTER BLOSSOM F. H. WIDELL
Trustees.
12
178
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of Cemetery Commissioners
The Commissioners during the past year have placed a sign at the easterly entrance of the cemetery, being a duplicate of the westerly entrance sign. Several hundred feet of cement gutters with necessary catch basins and drains have been laid. A power lawn mower has been added to the equipment, which has proved very satisfactory. A large number of shrubs have been placed on the line of the river bank.
The Commissioners have made a careful estimate of the num- ber of interments in Riverside Cemetery since it was establishd, and the number is in excess of 5, 100.
Eight thousand five hundred fourteen dollars and twenty-seven cents has been added to the Perpetual Care Fund during the past year, the total of this Fund now being $35,279.44.
The receipts of the department were slightly in excess of the total expenditures during the year.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM E. LUDDEN, Cemetery Commissioner.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
1925]
Assessors' Report
Number of polls assessed 3,598
Number of persons paying on property 6,404
Number of persons paying poll tax only
1,390
Number of persons liable to do military duty 2,426
Population as taken by Assessors, April I
12,743
Schedule of Property Assessed
Number of dwelling houses ·
3,136
Number of acres of land ·
6,249
Number of acres of land (exempted)
249
Number of horses
168
Number of cows
567
Number of sheep
2
Number of neat cattle other than cows
9
Number of swine
232
Number of fowl
8,374
Number of dogs to be registered (female 212, male 556), 768
Value of Real and Personal Estate
Buildings (excluding land)
$7,271,051
Land (excluding buildings) .
3,468,519
Personal property . ·
1,154,332
$11,893,902
Exemptions
137,510
Total Amount of Public Property Exempt from Taxation
Final taking of unredeemed real estate .
$32,500
Town property .
893,375
Religious societies 222,450
Sons of Veterans' Builing Association
6,725
Charitable Institutions
5,075
Literary Institutions
3,075
Old Cemetery
11,000
.
$1,174,200
1 80
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Abatements
For the year 1924
$1,964 57
For the year 1925
2,922 64
Basis of Taxation
County Tax
$18,870 34
State Tax .
19,320 00
State Highway
4,430 13
Metropolitan Park
7,619 65
Charles River Basin
981 83
Fire Prevention .
127 66
Planning Board .
120 18
Appropriations .
· $528,888 13
580,357 92
Overlay
3,301 52
$583,659 44
Gypsy Moth (individuals) .
2,487 23
$586,146 67
Less Town Income
126,275 43
Net amount to be raised
. $459,871 24
Appropriated as follows :
On real estate .
$406,494 90
On personal estate
43,693 II
On poll tax
7,196 00
On gypsy moth
2,487 23
Tax of State, County and Town Purposes com- mitted to Henry A. Parker, Tax Collector
September 19, 1925
· $459,871 24
December 20, 1925, omitted assessment
160 87
December 20, 1925, poll tax
20 00
Tax Rate per $1,000
37 85
LEWIS J. AUSTIN, Chairman, DANIEL B. WILLIS, EDWIN K. HAYDEN.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
1925 ]
Collector's Report
Henry A. Parker, Collector in Account with the Town of Saugus. DR.
January 1, 1925.
To balance of 1924 tax . . $157,066 07
To 1924 interest collected 6,051 73
To supplementary list
4 00
$163, 121 80
CR.
By 1924 tax paid Treasurer . . $148,934 85
By 1924 interest paid Treasurer ·
6,051 73
By 1924 abatements ·
1,955 13
By tax titles to town
. 6,180 09
$163, 121 80
Entire 1924 commitment completed.
DR.
To tax of 1925 committed September 19,1925, and December 20, 1925 $460,052 11
To 1925 interest collected 397 14
$460,449 25
CR.
By 1925 tax paid Treasurer $272,042 84
By 1925 interest paid Treasurer 397 14
By 1925 abatements 2,875 84
By Tax Titles to Town (Chapter 263, Acts of 1919) 5,059 03
$280,374 85
Uncollected December 31, 1925, on
1925 commitment ·
$180,074 40
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Town Clerk's Report
Births
Number registered in 1925 .
278
American parentage
152
Foreign parentage
60
Mixed parentage ·
66
Marriages
Number registered
143
American born .
219
Foreign born
67
Average age of groom
29
Average age of bride .
26
Oldest person
67
Youngest person
16
Deaths
Number registered
154
Males
72
Females
82
Under 5 years
29
From 5 to 10
3
From 10 to 20
7
From 20 to 30
5
From 30 to 40
6
From 40 to 50
12
From 50 to 60
II
From 60 to 70
27
From 70 to 80
30
From 80 to 90
20
From 90 to 95
4
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
1925]
Population
IS20
749
1908
7,422
1830
690
1909
1840
1,098
1910
1850
1,552
1911
8,930
1860
2,024
1912
9,060
1865
2,106
1913
1870
2,249
1914
1875
2,570
1915
.
10,04I
1880
2,612
1916
.
10,394
1885
2,855
1917
·
10,765
1890
3,673
1918
.
10,902
1893
·
·
4,497
1920
11,488
1897
·
4,804
1921
11,989
1899
·
4,775
1922
12,118
1901
·
5,100
1923
12,364
1905
· 6,252
1924
12,593
1907
.
·
6,585
1925
·
12,743
.
.
.
.
·
4,040
1919
11,007
1895
HENRY A. PARKER,
Town Clerk.
.
9,348
.
7,640
8,042
8,355
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of Board of Health
SAUGUS, MASS., January 1, 1926.
The Board herewith submits the following report for the year 1926. Organization as follows : Chairman, Charles E. Light ; Secretary, Tom D. Emmett ; Department Physician, George W. Gale, M. D.
Appointed
Plumbing Inspector, Thomas C. Sutherst ; Inspector of Milk and Cattle, Arthur W. Sawyer, V. S .; Burial Agent, Henry A. Parker; Care of Dead Animals, W. Charles Sellick.
Health and Sanitation
We have been able to keep within the usual appropriation for Health and Sanitation. There has been no increase in the expenditure of this department for the last ten (10) years the average appropriation being $2,500, which is very gratifying in view of the increase in population during that period.
Sewers
This problem is now being cared for by the Planning Board
Collection of Ashes
Contract awarded to Frederick W. Lancaster for $3,800 per year.
Collection of Garbage
Contract awarded to John J. Skehan for $1,380 per year.
Schick Test
A Schick Clinic has been held to care for those who were willing to take advantage of its benefits, 200 children being treated during the year. This work is done by the State Doctor assisted by the School Nurse and Health Officer. The cost of same being covered under their salary plus a small cost for supplies.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES E. LIGHT, Chairman, TOM D. EMMETT, Secretary, GEORGE W. GALE, Department Physician.
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BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
1925]
Report of Inspector of Plumbing
To the Board of Health, Saugus, Mass. :
GENTLEMEN,-In accordance with the requirements of Chap- ter 103 of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts, pertaining to the supervision of plumbing, I hereby submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1925 :
The number of inspections made during the year, together with other inspections, will be found in the following table :
Total number of inspections 593
Permits issued 198
Permits refused 6
Complaints of violation of ordinance 1
Complaints of violation of ordinances investigated 4
Cesspools inspected .
197
Respectfully yours,
THOS. C. SUTHERST.
Report of Cattle and Milk Inspector
SAUGUS, MASS., December 31, 1925
To the Board of Health :
GENTLEMEN,-I have inspected numbers of slaughtered animals.
Beeves
3
Hogs .
18
In making the animal inspection I examined,
Cattle .
659
Hogs ·
592
Goats
6
Total 1,257
I issued [ 27 milk licenses.
Respectfully, A. W. SAWYER.
186
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of Building Inspector
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I herewith submit my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1925.
Permits
141 Dwellings $517,250
117 Garages .
29,930
72 Additions 54,590
39,600
15 Shops
4,790
12 Henhouses
1,205
4 Barns
1,800
4 New Foundations
1,050
2 To Move
400
I School
80,000
I Addition to School .
8,000
I Addition to Church
9,500
I Greenhouse
6,000
I Factory .
7,000
I Clubhouse
1,000
I Gas Station
600
I Dog Kennel 250
I Milk House
100
Total number issued 399
Total valuation $765,745
Respectfully submitted,
D. B. WILLIS.
17 Stores
6 Refreshment Stands
2,680
187
JANITOR'S REPORT.
1925]
Report of Janitor
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1925
DR.
Received for rent of Town Hall . $192 00
Received for Police service at Town Hall 85 00
Received for bricks . 6 06
--
$283 06
CR.
Paid Treasurer for rent of Town Hall
$192 00
Paid Treasurer for bricks
6 06
Paid for Police service .
85 00 · $283 06
J. E. MANSFIELD,
Janitor.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF SAUGUS.
YEARS.
Real Estate.
Personal Property.
Total Valuation.
Balance Excess of Revenue
Tax Rate per $1,000
1925
$10,739,570
$1,154,332
$11,893,902
$66,180 70
$37 85
1924
9,146,632
1,065,537
10,202,169
67,741 71
37 75
1923
8,855,675
935,652
9,791,327
82,707 83
38 00
1922
3,050,175
910,400
8,960,575
58,184 36
38 00
1921
7,930,383
917,675
8,848 058
43,432 12
37 00
1920
7,590,627
871,561
8,462.188
46,033 76
35 95
1919
7,309,951
690,444
8,000.395
53,858 81
25 95
1918
7,189,697
623,104
7,812.801
40,768 42
27 95
1917
6,817,568
599,642
7,417,210
30,701 96
26 30
1916
6,640,157
610,952
6,773,809
41,850 19
24 30
1915
6,542,503
579,590
6,441,093
31,161 89
22 30
1914
6,384,099
559,256
6,945,355
26,717 71
25 40
1913
6,157,204
518,605
6 675,809
27,908 07
21 80
1912
5,911,837
530,140
6,441,977
19,841 62
20 70
1911
5,421,681
548,199
5,969880
25 60
1910
5,138,623
406,121
5,598,744
22 00
1909
4,947,062
355,117
5,302,179
20 00
1908
4,906,548
228,271
5,134,819
22 80
1907
5,428,858
266,558
5,695,416
27 80
1906
4,335,476
263,806
4,599,282
19 80
1905
4,338,464
238,106
4,576,570
18 70
1904
4,132,598
293,027
4,425,625
10 00
1903
3,968,206
492,552
4,460,758
27 70
1902
3,708,210
172,626
3,880,836
18 90
1901
3,619,329
172,226
3,791,555
11 00
1900
3,496,335
182,727
3,679,062
29 80
1899
3,393,994
174,214
3,568,208
10 00
1898
3,349,912
163,378
3,513,290
20 50
1897
3,173,313
177,883
3,350,997
28 00
1896
3,044,200
179,377
3,223,597
12 00
1895
2,768,019
196,589
2,964,608
29 00
1894
2,697,548
263,825
2,961,373
18 40
1893
2,600,651
303,647
2,904,298
18 50
1892
2,463,984
252,128
2,716,112
16 50
I891
2,333,633
276,014
2,609,647
16 80
1890
2,253,875
238,993
2,492,868
18 00
1889
2,162,530
228,331
2,390,861
10 00
1888
2,037,192
234,107
2,271,299
29 00
1887
1,906,061
202,835
2,148,896
18 50
1886
1,373,680
156,555
1,373,680
17 50
1885
1,289,982
184,378
1,474,360
16 80
1884
1,197,402
181,280
1,378,692
18 00
1883
1,200,590
145,780
1,346,370
18 20
1882
1,197,760
142,605
1,342,395
19 00
1881
1,205,210
223,752
1,425,962
17 60
1880
1,210,495
254,960
1,465,095
16 50
1879
1,202,054
260,890
1,462,944
17 00
1878
1,210,725
299,810
1,510,535
18 00
1877
1,326,529
355,460
1,681,980
16 00
1876
1,317,128
381,300
1,691,428
10 00
1875
1,289,433
448,825
1,738,258
29 00
1874
1,254,233
543,000
1,796,233
18 50
1873
1,165,375
541,710
1,707,184
13 50
1872
1,110,125
492,225
1,602,350
12 50
1871
1,048,908
451,937
1,500,845
18 00
1870
1,004,929
457,160
1,462,089
15 00
1869
973,342
469,629
1,442,971
13 83
1868
914,214
369,558
1,310,772
14 50
1867
906,464
385,429
1,291,893
18 00 15 00
1866
895,312
453,366
1,348,678
1865
904,544
444,973
1,349,517
17 00
1864
909,646
397,400
1,307,046
12 50
1863
880,314
324,490
1,204,804
18 88
1862
876,680
270,000
1,146,695
18 00
1861
889,693
286,189
1,175,882
7 86
1860
877,605
301,087
1,179,592
6 80
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
Superintendent of Schools
OF THE
Town of Saugus
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1925
SAU
1629
1815.
LYNN, MASS. FRANK S. WHITTEN, PRINTER 1925
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
MORTIMER H. MELLON, Chairman 26 Mt. Vernon Street
Term expires 1926 Tel. 606-R
FRANCIS M. HILL
52 Lincoln Avenue
Term expires 1927 Tel. 47
BENJAMIN Q. BELONGA 24 Jackson Street
Term expires, 1927
Tel. 216-w
MRS. MABEL L. CARTER 14 Clifton Street
Term expires, 1928 Tel. 531-M
WELCOME MCCULLOUGH 280 Central Street
Term expires, 1928 Tel. 284-J
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS JESSE W. LAMBERT
Residence 279 Central Street Tel. 267
Office High School Building Tel. 775
Office Hours-8.30 to 9 A.M. 4.00 to 5 P.M. On every school day except Wednesday.
CLERK :- MISS MARY J. OBEAR 319 Central Street
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
CHARLES E. LIGHT
34 Stone Street
Tel. 376
MEETING OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the first Monday of each month excepting July and August at 8 o'clock P.M.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1925]
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1925-1926
Fall Term, 1925
Opens September 9 Closes December 18
Winter Term, 1926 First Half
Opens January 4 Closes February 26
Second Half
Opens March S Closes April 30
Spring Term
Opens May 10 Closes June 25
Fall Term 1926
Opens September 8
HOLIDAYS: October 12, Thanksgiving Recess (Wednesday noon to following Monday), February 22, April 19, May 30, June 17.
NO SCHOOL SIGNALS
2-2-2-2 on the fire alarm and the street lights turned on five minutes.
At 6.40 A.M. Means no Senior High School session.
At 8 A.M. Means no session for the grades.
At 11.40 A.M. Means no Junior High School session.
At 12.45 P.M. Means no afternoon session for the grades.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
At a meeting of the School Committee held January 12, 1926, it was "voted to accept the Annual Report of the Superinten- dent as the report of the School Commitee required by the statutes.
MORTIMER H. MELLEN,
Chairman.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee and Other Citizens of Saugus :
It becomes a privilege as well as the duty of your Superin- tendent to submit at this time his eighth annual report of the condition, progress and needs of the Schools of Saugus, the same being the thirty-third annual school report. As the same general topics are discussed each year, it would seem best to take them up in the same order as that followed in our last report. Not- withstanding the fact that the chief aim of those interested in education is the proper training of the boys and girls who are entrusted to our care we cannot deny that the element of cost does and must enter into our plans. Your Superintendent realizes, as does every sane individual, that the expense of maintaining our various institutions increases year by year and it behooves us each to give as careful and intellegent consider- ation as possible to this feature. We must be deeply concerned relative to the return which we are to receive for the expenditure made.
In comparing the cost per pupil for all schools for the school year 1924-1925 with that of the previous year, we find an increase of $2.88, the cost per pupil for the past school year being $61.70. Our cost is still somewhat below that of other towns of correspond- ing size. If we can keep it there and at the same time meet a standard to equal or excel that of other towns it should be a matter of satisfaction and of pride. Let us aim, therefore, first, to maintain a higher standard, and secondly, to keep the cost of so doing within reasonable limits. The statement regarding the net aggregate cost of maintaining our schools may not be out of place here.
Total appropriation, general school fund,
March, 1925,
$172,500.00
Received from state income tax
31,257.50
Raised by taxation for general fund
$141,242.50
Raised by taxation for repair fund
9,645.00
Total amount raised by direct taxation
$150,887.50
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
1925]
The above amount seems large in the aggregate ; but, when we consider the number of pupils cared for and figure the cost on a unit basis the matter takes on a very different aspect. As a matter of fact, the cost is less than thirty five cents a day for each pupil. Surely there is no other expenditure that promises so great a return.
The Teaching Force
Our aim has been and will continue to be, to give every boy and girl the benefit of instruction by a teacher trained either in a Normal school or by a long and successful experience. With this aim in view, we have employed during the past year only Normal or College trained teachers. Most of them have several years successful experience in addition. All have shown an efficiency in their work which has been a source of satisfaction and of pride. The spirit of cooperation is unquestionably mani- fest on the part of our entire teaching force. In spite of the fact that our salaries are lower than those elsewhere, many of our best teachers still remain and work faithfully for the upbuilding of our schools. This should not be made the basis of an argument against an increase in salaries, for the servant is worthy of his hire. We feel justified in saying that our salaries are still too low. Let us give our teachers as large salaries as is possible consistent with our means but, in any event let us give to them the fullest possible measure of hearty co-operation and encourage- ment. Your Superintendent was at one time asked, to address a Parent-Teachers Association on the subject "What Can We Do To Assist The School Authorities." That question can be answered here in a very few words. Let us get better acquainted with our teachers. Let them hear our words of appreciation, let them feel the warmth of our cooperation, let them know that they are more than welcome in our community and that they have the full and unquestioned cooperation of every home. These are some of the things that make for happiness in the school room, and for the efficiency of our schools.
Since our last report twenty-one teachers have left us as fol- lows : Senior High School, five; Junior High School, three ; Grades one to six inclusive, thirteen. Many of these entered broader fields of educational service elsewhere. It is a source of pride to us that we have teachers capable of filling larger posi- tions at salaries greater than we can pay, and yet it is a matter of regret that we must lose some of them and that our boys and girls must suffer educationally as a result.
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[Dec. 31
Our new teachers are doing excellent work to be sure, but one's best service is not rendered the first year.
Adequate salaries together with pleasant working conditions will do much toward retaining our best teachers.
Let us endeavor to meet these conditions.
Attendance
We feel that attendance on the part of pupils has been very well'looked after during the past year, nevertheless the problem of securing an everyday attendance is still with us. It behooves every individual who would hope to succeed to be present in school every day except in case of illness. The loss of time means the loss of connection between the former days work and the work of the day on which the pupil again presents himsel in his class. It means not simply the loss of a day, it may mean the difference between failure and success. We believe that no parent takes pride in having his child repeat a grade and so we urge upon every pupil a daily attendance at school when humanly possible and sufficiently high marks in scholarship to serve as insurance against loss by sickness. Again we say, the only worth while business of an individual of school age is attending school. We solicit the earnest and sincere cooperation of every parent for only in this way can we hope to succeed.
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