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Music and Drawing - As directed by special teacher.
EIGHTH YEAR.
Reading - Masterpieces in English Literature and other supple- mentary reading.
Spelling - Same as year before.
Writing - From copy books.
Language - Grammar, written work, composition writing, declamations, selections from the poets.
Arithmetic - Percentage, banking, stocks and bonds, simple proportion, square root, simple work in mensuration, reviews. Geography and Nature Study - Study of earth forms com- pleted and reviewed topically. Natural Advanced Geogra- phy, Boyden's Outlines.
Physiology - Nervous system, special senses, hygiene reviewed topically.
History - Completed to date and reviewed topically.
Music and Drawing - As directed by special teacher.
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Course of Study-High School.
CLASSICAL COURSE.
FIRST YEAR.
English, 4 periods a week; Latin, 4; Algebra, 4 : Bookkeeping, 2; Physical Geography, 2; Drawing, 2.
SECOND YEAR.
English, 4; Latin, 4; Greek, 4; Geometry, 4; Civil Govern- ment, 2.
THIRD YEAR.
Latin, 4; Greek, 3; French, 4; Algebra, 2; Geometry, 2; History, 3.
FOURTH YEAR.
English, 4; Latin, 4; Greek, 4; History, 3; French, 3.
LATIN-SCIENTIFIC COURSE.
FIRST YEAR.
Same as classical.
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SECOND YEAR.
English, 2; Latin, 4; French, 4; Geometry, 4; Civil Govern- ment, 2; Botany, 2.
THIRD YEAR.
Latin, 4; French, 3; Algebra, 2; Geometry, 2; Physics, 5 ; History, 3.
FOURTH YEAR.
English, 4; Latin, 4; German, 4; History, 3; Chemistry, 4; French, 3.
ENGLISH COURSE.
FIRST YEAR.
English, 4; French, 4; Algebra, 4; Bookkeeping, 2; Physical Geography, 2; Drawing, 2.
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SECOND YEAR.
English, 5; French, 3; Geometry, 4; Civil Government, 2; Botany, 2; Drawing, 1.
THIRD YEAR.
English, 2; French, 3; History, 3; Physics, 5; Astronomy, 3; Drawing, 1.
FOURTH YEAR.
English, 4; German, 4; History, 3; Chemistry, 4; Geology, 3; Drawing, 1.
For All Pupils - Music, 2 periods; declamation and compo- sition, 1 period of home reading of books from school library or an equivalent.
Pupils' standing is marked: A - excellent, B - good, C- fair, D - unsatisfactory, E -poor. All pupils must have an average in all studies of at least C, but may be allowed to pass on, though in a single study he may have but D. No pupil can pass on if in any study he has E.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK E. INGALLS, ELDRIDGE F. SMALL, EDWIN M. BAILEY,
School Committee.
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Rules and Regulations of Swampscott Schools.
SCHOOL SESSION.
SECTION 1. The session of the High School shall begin at 8.45 and close at 1.30.
The morning session of the Grammar grades shall begin at 8.45 and close at 11.30. Afternoon session shall begin at 1.30 and close at 3.30.
The morning session of the Primary Schools shall begin at 8.45 and close at 11.45. Afternoon session shall begin at 1.30 and close at 3.30.
TEACHERS.
SECT. 2. All the school rooms shall be opened, and the Principal and Teachers shall be present therein, both morning and afternoon, at least fifteen minutes before the time fixed for the session to begin. The pupils shall be in their seats, and the exercises of the school shall commence and close punctually at the prescribed hours. Every pupil entering the school room af- ter the hour of opening, whether bringing an excuse or not, shall be considered tardy, and so marked in the register.
SECT, 3 The morning session shall commence with reading from the Bible by the teachers, and any other devotional exer- cises as they may deem proper.
SECT. 4. The teachers are required to obey faithfully the following statute of the Commonwealth : "It shall be the duty of all instructors of youth to exert their best endeavors to impress on the minds of children and youth committed to their care and instruction, the principles of piety and justice, and a sacred re-
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gard to truth, love of their country, humanity, and universal be- nevolence, sobriety, industry, and frugality, chastity, moderation, and temperance, and those other virtues which are the ornament of human society, and the basis upon which a republican consti- tution is founded ; and it shall be the duty of such instructors to endeavor to lead their pupils, as their ages and capacities will admit, into a clear understanding of the tendency of the above mentioned virtues, to preserve and perfect a republican constitu- tion, and secure the blessings of liberty as well as to promote their future happiness, and also to point out to them the evil tendency of the opposite vices." (Pub. Stat. chap. 44, sect 15.)
SECT. 5. Teachers shall practice such discipline in their schools as would be exercised by a judicious parent in a family, and shall avoid corporal punishment in all cases where good or- der can be preserved by milder means ; but, when corporal pun- ishment shall be deemed necessary, it may be resorted to, and a record thereof, with the cause, nature, and amount of punish- ment, shall be made and kept for examination.
SECT. 6. For violent opposition or open rebellion, the teacher may dismiss the pupil from school, and shall then imme- diately inform the parent or guardian of such pupil, and on the same day shall apply to the Committee for advice and direction.
SECT. 7. Teachers may have one day in each term for the purpose of visiting schools, and teachers desiring to attend the meetings of the State and County Teachers' Association may dismiss for that purpose.
SECT. 8. When, by reason of sickness or other cause, a teacher is unable to be at school, the Committee must at once be notified, that a substitute may be provided.
SECT. 9. The teacher shall see that the school rooms are clean, and that entries, yards and out-buildings are kept in good condition ; they may command the services of the janitors in ex- ecuting this requirement. They shall also see that the windows in their respective school rooms and entries are closed, and the doors locked at the close of the exercises for each day. Teachers shall make such rules as are necessary and reasonable for good order and neatness on the school premises.
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SECT. 10. No person shall be permitted to enter a school for the purpose of promoting the sale of any article whatever ; nor shall teachers allow notices to be given, advertisements, circulars, or other printed matter to be distributed, or any like interference with the ordinary and regular course of instruction in the school.
PUPILS.
SECT. 11. No child shall be admitted into any of the public schools without a permit; and no child shall be entitled to receive such permit until satisfactory evidence be given that the State law as to vaccination has been observed.
SECT. 12. Children shall be admitted to the Primary Schools upon furnishing satisfactory proof that they are qualified to go on with some class in the same; and if unable to read shall be admitted not later than four weeks after the beginning of the Fall and Spring terms.
SECT. 13. Every pupil shall be required to attend school as constantly as possible, and in case of tardiness or absence to bring a written excuse from his or her parent or guardian. No scholar shall be dismissed during school hours except upon pre- sentation of a similar request.
SECT. 14. No scholar shall be allowed to leave the school during a session, or before dismissal of the school, except on ac- count of sickness or some pressing emergency, of which the teacher is to judge; and a written or personal request from the parent or guardian shall be required where the necessity is not evident.
SECT. 15. Teachers shall require scholars to pay proper attention to personal cleanliness.
SECT. 16. Any pupil who is guilty of marking, cutting, de -. facing, or in any way injuring any of the school-houses or the out-buildings, or the trees belonging to them, shall repair the same, or be amenable to the law.
SECT. 17. All pupils are strictly forbidden to climb on any tree, fence, railing, ladder, etc., about the school-house, or to throw stones, snow-balls, or other missiles, about the neighbor- hood of the school-house, or to use any profane or indelicate language.
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SECT. 18. Any pupil misappropriating, injuring or destroy- ing any of the text books or supplies loaned him or her by the Town, shall subject his or her parents or guardian to payment for the article so misappropriated, injured or destroyed.
SECT. 19. Reports of each pupils work in all grades above Grade II shall be made from time to time to the parent or guard- ian ; in such reports, as well as all records kept by the teacher, ranking, when resorted to, shall not be by percentages, but as follows : A for excellent, B for good, C for passable, D for poor, and E for bad.
JANITORS.
SECT. 20. The duties of the janitors of the different school- houses shall be as follows : To sweep and carefully dust all the rooms twice every week, airing the rooms while sweeping, and keep the basement clean and in good order at all times ; to clean the house, washing the floors thoroughly three times each year, viz .: in August, December and April ; to wash all windows twice each year, in August and April; to wash and clean the water- closets as often as necessary; to shovel the snow and keep the paths safe in winter ; to keep the doors and windows closed and locked when the school is not in session; to report forthwith to the teacher and committee any injuries done to the school-house, out-buildings, trees or fences; to build fires when needed, and have the rooms warm - 67° to 70º F. - at the time for opening the school, and to give proper attention when required, during the day ; to take general care and superintendence of the school- house and grounds to the satisfaction of the Committee. No extra payment shall be allowed for any of the above duties.
STORM SIGNAL.
SECT. 21. In case of severe storms the Lynn " No School" signal is adopted. This signal is 22. The morning signal is rung at 7.45 A. M. and the one for afternoon at 12.45 P. M.
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Extracts from Public Statutes Relating to School Legislation.
CHAPTER 498 - An Act in Relation to the Attendance of Children in Schools.
SECTION 1. Every person having under his control a child between the ages of eight and fourteen years, and in every city and town where opportunity is furnished, in connection with the regular work of the public schools, for gratuitous instruction in the use of tools or in manual training, or for industrial education in any form, a child between the ages of eight and fifteen years, shall annually cause such child to attend some public day school in the city or town in which he resides, and such attendance shall continue for at least thirty weeks of the school year, if the schools are kept open for that length of time, with an allowance of two weeks' time for absences not excused by the Superintendent of Schools or the School Committee. Such period of attendance shall begin within the first month of the fall term of school, and for each five days' absence of any such child thereafter, in excess of the above allowance, before the completion of the required annual attendance of thirty weeks, the person having such child under his control, shall, upon the complaint of the School Committee or any truant officer, forfeit to the use of the public schools of such city or town a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, but if such child has attended for a like period of time a private day school approved by the School Committee of such city or town, or if such child has been otherwise instructed for a like period of time in the branches of learning required by law to be taught in the public schools, or has already acquired the branches of learning required by law to be taught in the public schools, or if his physical or mental condition is such as to render such attendance inexpedient or impracticable, such penalties shall not be incurred.
SECT. 2. For the purposes of the preceding section, School Commit- tees shall approve a private school only when the teaching in all the studies required by law is in the English language, and when they are satisfied that such teaching equals in thoroughness and efficiency the teaching in the public schools in the same locality, and that equal prog- ress is made by the pupils therein, in the studies required by law, with that made during the same time in the public schools ; but they shall not refuse to approve a private school on account of the religious teaclı- ing therein.
SECT. 3. The truant officers and the School Committee of the sev- eral cities and towns shall vigilantly inquire into all cases of neglect of duty prescribed in section one, and ascertain the reasons, if any, there-
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for ; and such truant officers or any of them, shall, when so directed by the School Committee, prosecute in the name of the city or town any person liable to the penalty provided for in said section. Police, district and municipal courts, trial justices and judges of the probate court shall have jurisdiction within their respective counties of the offences described in section one.
Penalty for Disturbing Schools.
" Whoever wilfully interrupts or disturbs a school or other assembly of people met for a lawful purpose, shall be punished by imprisonment in the jail not exceeding thirty days, or by fine not exceeding fifty dol- lars." Pub. Stat., sect. 23, chap. 207.
CHAPTER 203-Malicious Injury to Buildings.
SECTION 78. Whoever wilfully and maliciously or wantonly and without cause destroys, defaces, mars or injures a school-house, church or other buildings erected or used for purposes of education or religious instruction, or for the general diffusion of knowledge, or an out-build- ing, fence, well or appurtenance of such school-house, church or other building, or furniture, apparatus or other property belonging to or con- nected with such school-house, church or other building, shall be pun- ished by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the jail not exceeding one year.
Authority of Teachers over Pupils.
Section 1 of chapter 44 of the Public Statutes imposes upon the teachers of the public schools the duty of instructing their pupils in good behavior.
The Constitution of the State makes it the duty of all institutions of learning to train those committed to them in the practice of every virtue. To attain these ends it is necessary that a wise government over the pupils shall be uniformly and persistently maintained. The teacher is therefore vested with the authority of the parent in the control of the children in their relations as pupils of his school.
1. In the school room he has exclusive control of his pupils, subject only to the direction of the school committee.
2. He may rightfully exercise the same full control over his pupils at any time while they are on any part of the school premises.
3. While the pupils are on their way to and from the school, the authority of the teacher may be considered as concurrent with that of the parent or guardian. If the pupils in coming to school, or in going from it to their homes, commit an offence against the civil laws, it will be well to leave the offenders in the hands of judicial or parental
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authority. But if the children quarrel on their way, or are wilfully tardy, or use indecent and profane language, or in any way by their conduct injure the good order and discipline of the school, the teacher may take notice of such conduct by subjecting the offenders to such wise and judicious treatment as will have a tendency to prevent a repetition of the offence. In such cases the teacher should exercise great caution not to use any doubtful authority, or any questionable modes of correction.
CHAPTER 44 - Female Assistants.
SECTION 14. In every public school having an average of fifty schol- ars, the school district or town to which such school belongs, shall em- ploy one or more female assistants, unless such district or town votes to dispense with suclı assistant.
Patriotic Exercises.
Chapter 111 of the Acts of 1890 provides that in all the public schools of the Common wealth the last regular session prior to Memorial Day, or a portion thereof, shall be devoted to exercises of a patriotic nature.
CHAPTER 498 - An Act Relative to Vaccination.
SECTION 9. The school committee shall not allow a child who has not been duly vaccinated to be admitted to or connected with the public schools.
CHAPTER 515.
Section 2 of this act provides that "all children who shall present a certificate signed by a regular practising physician that they are unfit subjects for vaccination shall not be subject to the provisions of section nine of chapter forty-seven of the Public Statutes excluding unvaccina- ted children from public schools. "
CHAPTER 598 - An Act Relative to Infectious Diseases.
SECTION 10. The school committees shall not allow any pupil to at- tend the public schools while any member of the household to which such pupil belongs is sick of small-pox, diphtheria or scarlet fever, or during a period of two weeks after the death, recovery or removal of such sick person; and any pupil coming from such household shall be re- quired to present, to the teacher of the school the pupil desires to attend, a certificate, from the attending physician or board of health, of the facts necessary to entitle him to admission in accordance with the above regulation.
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Report of Truant Officers.
To the School Board :
GENTLEMEN : - We have investigated thirty-nine complaints from teachers during the past year, with the following results :
Cases of truancy, the first offence, 7; second offence, 3; third offence, 2; fifth offence, 1. All others gave satisfactory reasons for absence. One sent to Truant School at Lawrence.
Respectfully submitted,
SETH C. KENDRICK, JOHN C. WHORF, Truant Officers.
SWAMPSCOTT, February 15, 1899.
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Report of the Surveyor of Highways.
To the Citizens of Swampscott:
Stone, gravel and crushed stone have been used on streets as follows :
Name of Street.
No. Loads Gravel.
Stone.
Crushed Stone.
Atlantic avenue
226
40
Andrew road
41
Burrill street Park 20 loads
526
24 No. 3, 84 No. 4
Beach Bluff avenue
153
Essex street
446
71 50 No. 3, 40 No. 4
Farragut road
74
Humphrey street
403
125 No. 3, 58 No. 4
Middlesex avenue
38
Norfolk avenue
40
Orient street
429
25 No. 3, 25 No. 4
Phillips street
2
Rose street
13
Redington street
2
Salem street
130
123
Thomas road
126
2 No. 3
Gravel and crushed stone used on sidewalks.
Name of Street.
No. Loads Gravel.
Crushed Stone.
Atlantic avenue
4
Burrill street
34
13 No. 1
Beach avenue
10 No. 1
Blaney street
2 No. 1
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Name of Street.
No. Loads Gravel.
Crushed Stone.
Beach Bluff avenue . .
12
Essex street
98
3 No. 1
Farragut road
10
Humphrey street
36
13 No. 1, 2 No. 2
Middlesex avenue
2
Monument lot
7 No. 1
Rose street
8
Redington street
2 No. 1
Railroad avenue
2 No. 1
Orient street
.
8
4 No. 1, 4 No. 2
Thomas road
26
2 No. 1
Woodbine avenue
2 No. 1
ESSEX STREET SIDEWALK.
Removed 633 loads of filling.
Used 213 loads of gravel and 69 loads of stone.
PAVING DEPARTMENT.
Sand and stone used for paving gutters on streets as follows: Name of Street.
No. Loads Stone.
No. Loads Sand.
Columbia street
35
Humphrey street
. Removed 10 (Loads Filling ) 15 12
King street
Removed 15 Loads Filling.
8
7
Cherry street
6
Orient street
29
20
Redington street
6
5
Rose street
15
15
Railroad avenue
3
3
STREET CROSSINGS.
Block pavers and sand used as follows :
Name of Street.
No. Blocks.
No. Loads Sand.
Burrill street
397
4
Claremont terrace
299
8
Danver street
577
8
Humphrey street
284
6
Rock avenue
267
6
1
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Gutter scrapings removed from streets as follows :
Name of Street.
No. Loads.
Atlantic avenue
65
Andrew road ·
6
Blaney street ·
· 10
Burrill street .
61
Beach avenue
5
Beach Bluff avenue
20
Boynton street
3
Berkshire street
24
Columbia avenue
27
Cherry street
5
Essex street
.
84
Eulow street
8
Farragut road
13
Humphrey street
403
Hillside avenue
10
Huron street
22
Highland avenue
5
Hampton street
54
King street .
7
Marshall street
4
Middlesex avenue
99
Moyston street
5
Norfolk avenue
123
New Ocean street
35
Orient street
195
Ontario street
7
Pine street
39
Phillips street
6
Redington street
8
Rose street
5
Rockland street
6
Railroad avenue
3
Salem street
.
14
.
5
Rock avenue
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Name of Street. Thomas road
No. Loads.
24
Woodbine avenue
· 4
Number of loads of sand used for sanding sidewalks, 50.
Respectfully submitted,
J. P. M. S. PITMAN,
Surveyor of Highways.
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Report of the Board of Health.
To the Citizens of Swampscott :
Agreeably to custom, we present for your consideration, a report of the work done in this department for the year.
We have received nineteen (19) written notices of conta- gious diseases; typhoid fever, 5; measles, 2; scarlet fever, 7 ; diphtheria, 5, one of which proved fatal; have also investigated many other complaints.
The collection and removal of kitchen garbage was awarded to Mr. M. D. McDonough for twelve hundred dollars, ($1,200.) This work has been done in a manner generally acceptable to the householders. All complaints have been promptly corrected. A contract for receiving and disposing of contents of privy vaults and cesspools was made with Allen S. Rowe for the sum of ninety dollars, ($90.) The care and cleaning of the beaches has been attended to in a satisfactory manner. A special appropria- tion of fifty dollars, ($50), was made for this purpose at Whale's Beach. We have expended, so much of this amount, as in our judgment, the locality required. Several complaints have been received in relation to the condition of King's Beach during the year. If the residents in this locality desire that this beach shall be kept in a better condition, it will be necessary to have a larger appropriation for doing this work. Public Dumps have been established at the following named places : Humphrey street, Forest avenue, and Huron street. We would recommend that the Surveyor of Highways furnish gutter scrapings for covering, when necessary.
Our Board accepted an invitation to inspect the contagious
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hospital at Lynn, by the courtesy of the Board of Health of the City of Lynn. They have given the Town the privilege of send- ing patients there, upon certain conditions, which the Board has accepted.
We would recommend that the fumigation of premises that have been occupied by patients with contagious diseases, be done at the expense of the Town.
The sum of twenty-two hundred dollars, ($2,200), is recom- mended for the maintenance of this department for the current year.
In conclusion, we would state that the health rate of our Town continues at the high standard maintained by it in former years.
Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH W. GLASS, Chairman, WILLIS E. DOUGHTY,
Board of Health.
Attest :
ISAAC A. ULMAN, Clerk.
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Report of Committee on Sewerage.
To the Citizens of Swampscott :
As the citizens of this Town well know the time has come when it is imperative that a system of sewerage should be adopted. The Town now owns plans drawn by Rudolph Her- ring, of Philadelphia, giving three ways of disposing of the sew- age; one for entering the Lynn sewer; one for going out by Dread Ledge, and one for filtration. The Committee does not deem it advisable to enter the Lynn sewer, as any future admin- istration could cut us off at any time, and the Town of Marble- head has, since these plans were drawn, built their water works close to the proposed filtration bed; therefore, it seems to your Committee that the outlet by Dread Ledge is the most feasible, and . they would recommend that an appropriation of $500 be made for the use of the new Committee on Sewerage, for the purpose of employing an engineer to make soundings, and deter- mine the course of the ocean currents at Dread Ledge, and the Committee to report at an Adjourned, Special, or the next An- nual Town Meeting.
The City of Lynn some years ago closed up Stacey's and Jackson's brooks, and turned them into their intercepting sewer, after the State Legislature had refused to grant them this privi- lege. This Lynn sewer overflows at the time of heavy rains, and the contents come down the old Stacey's brook course, through Swampscott, to the ocean. Your Committee met the Mayor of Lynn, and brought this matter to his attention. He recognized
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the fact that the City of Lynn had no right to do this, and so in- formed your Committee. The matter was then referred to the Board of Selectmen for action.
Respectfully submitted,
KENDALL POLLARD, EDWARD E. CALL, W. R. HASTINGS, JAS. H. MOULTON, GEO. T. MELZARD, FRANK J. LINNEHAN,
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