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4. The grading of the work in the various subjects with greater uniformity. The program of study will further improve this.
5. More careful consideration for the physical condition of the pupils.
6. Increased improvement in attendance.
7. A marked improvement in teaching and the results obtained. This is seen in the uniformly good character of the class work.
I am happy to report that the best of harmony exists within the teaching force, and that all are giving the superintendent their united support in the effort to improve the schools of the town. The year has been marked by substantial progress and the improvment will continue with untiring effort on the part of all concerned.
W. J. PELO.
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Report of Principal of the High School.
Mr. William J. Pelo, Superintendent of Schools .:
DEAR SIR,"-Herewith is respectfully submitted the annual report from the High School.
This past year showed in the fall the largest enrolment in the history of the school, an enrolment that nearly reached the limits of accommodations provided. The enrolment for the year end- ing June, 1906 was one hundred twenty-five, while the enrolment of the fall, to December 31, is one hundred forty-four. In two years, the gain has been forty-four per cent. ; in eight years, one hundred and eight per cent. Of the one hundred forty-four, fifty-five are boys, or thirty-eight per cent., a proportion that compares favorably with that in other high schools. Many high schools have a much smaller percentage of boys. Since the beginning of September, no boy, enrolled as a regular student, has voluntarily left the school. But one has removed from town and two were unable to do the work demanded of them.
The addition of a ninth grade, or sub-freshman's class, has proved to be a good plan, from several points of view, and has allowed the teachers to give the different pupils the training more nearly adapted to their needs. Many pupils are not attracted by the usual school studies, that savor too much of the book. Such pupils would be lastingly benefited, physically and mentally also, by a proper system of manual training, including besides draw- ing and laboratory practice, instruction in the use of tools and simple machines. This work would prove with us, as with others, a source of strength and stimulation to boys otherwise but slightly interested in school work. The expense of equipping such a plant would not be great and would be a good investment, one that would return large dividends in the training of our boys and girls. A year or two ago, one public-spirited citizen offered a fund, enough to begin such a plant, but nothing seems to have resulted therefrom.
Last spring, an athletic association was formed by the pupils in the school, that supported a baseball nine in the spring and
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fall. At the request of the boys, the principal acted as manager. While this added to his duties, it had good results, particularly in strengthening the ties between teacher and pupils and increasing the points of contact between them. The effect of the team's work has been good on the school as a whole and has increased the school spirit. While the organization has been rather informal, with few rules, it has demanded satisfactory attendance and class work from the players on the team. It would be unfortunate if any pupils came to school simply for the sports; such pupils should be debarred. While every teacher likes to see his school grow in numbers, there may be times when there are too many pupils in it; but never too many seriously disposed and earnest pupils.
A properly equipped gymnasium with instruction in " body- building" exercises is one of the great needs of this school, as of all high schools, Properly directed physical exercises should be as much a part of the education of each boy and each girl- especially girl-as arithmetic and spelling. At present, our town offers a form of education that is one-sided; lop-sided, if you like, ignoring the muscular part, the vital part, and magnifying the nervous part, the mental.
The laboratory equipment of the school is far behind its needs, not having been increased in ten years, though the school is more than twice as large. Increased accommodations are imper- atively needed and separate accommodations for chemistry and physics, if not also · for botany. At present, one room, not large, has to do for all, entailing, of course, much loss of time and efficiency, as well as causing great inconvenience. The laboratory cannot be heated properly in winter, another loss. Our science teacher feels that these facilities are too inadequate and make the position far from attractive, especially as salaries in this school are less than in other towns of the same standing. Something ought to be done to cure these two evils before next season.
Fortunately, our teaching force has remained the same as last year, in spite of the fact that attempts were made to draw some away. As cost of living has risen and other towns are trying to
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offset such increase by raising salaries, we cannot hope to be so fortunate very long. The additional teacher, added sixteen months ago has enabled the school to give a little more attention to the college preparatory work; but the increase in the number of pupils has prevented much gain in this college work. More help is needed before the school can do as well as is desirable in this work. Schools of this size labor under great disadvantage in trying to do the two kinds of work that, in larger cities, are done by two high schools, with two sets of teachers and two sets of equipment.
The school graduated sixteen pupils last June and for the first time gave certificates to two post-graduates, who had taken one extra year of study. Of the latter pupils, one has entered Mt. Holyoke College and the other Massachusetts Agri- cultural College, at Amherst. Of the others, one has entered Simmons College, one Phillips Academy, Andover, and one is doing post-graduate work in this school. Several of the class are at work in various lines of business, several as stenographers and some are employed at home. The next graduating class will probably have twelve members, five boys and seven girls.
Please allow me in behalf of the school to thank the School Committee and yourself for the interest taken in the school and the efforts put forth for its improvement.
Very respectfully,
HAROLD CHILDS,
Principal.
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Report of Music Teacher.
MR. W. J. PELO.
Superintendent of Schools, Swampscott, Mass.
DEAR SIR :- As my work in music has just begun in the Swampscott schools, I can give but a general report.
That this department of work has had careful attention is obvious in the readiness with which the scholars read music. There is need, however, of a systematically graded outline. A plan of work should be at the desk of every teacher from which she should know what to teach her class between the visits of the Supervisor, thus abolishing to a great extent the oral instruc- tions.
In the first grade the work has been taken up from the begin- ning ; in all the other grades new techicalities have been taught, also chromatics, minor modes and new songs. The High School makes a very creditable showing during the music period. The girls have organized a Glee Club, and while yet in its infancy we hope the young ladies will enjoy the club socially as well as musically.
There is considerable music material in all the grades. For the seventh and eighth classes we soon expect to have some new books for recreative singing, and by another year we may need some new books for one or two of the lower grades.
The enthusiasm with which the scholars have commenced the work with the new teacher is very encouraging and I desire to take this opportunity to thank the teachers for their co-operation.
Respectfully yours,
MABELLE B. PROCTOR.
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GRADUATION EXERCISES OF THE SWAMPSCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
IN PHILLIPS SCHOOL HALL,
Wednesday Evening, June 27, 1906 AT 7.45 O'CLOCK.
Program.
OVERTURE Orchestra Miss Mildred R. Munsey, Pianist.
CHORUS-" A Day on the Water" Veazi
PRAYER
Rev. Edward Tillotson.
DECLAMATION-"Centralization in the United States" Grady
Richard T. Harris.
CHOROUS -" The Lead Strikes Native Ground" Emerson
DECLAMATION - "The Higher Warfare" Brooks Herbert W. Blaney.
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PIANO DUET -"Mecury" .
Richard T. Harris ; Leonard F. Burdett.
A THREE-FOLD STORY-Chapter I. Marion F. W. Tenney. Chapter II. .
Edith R. Packard. Chapter III. Edna Y. Stocker. CHORUS-"Summer's Come " . Nichol
ESSAY-" The Value of Beauty in Education" with Presentation of Class Gift: Gio- vanni da Bologna's " Cupids Singing" Ruth Shattuck.
CHORUS-" The Wandering Students " Roques
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS. Chairman of School Board.
SONG-" Bright Star of Eve, Arise Wrighton GRADUATING CLASS. Ethel W. Browne, Soloist.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF HONORS, AWARDING OF PHILLIPS MEDALS, Secretary of School Board.
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GRADUATES-1906.
GROUP B "WITH HONOR."
Herbert Wardwell Blaney,
(Graduate student S. H. S.)
Mary Ellen Kain. Bertha Abbie Langley. Bertha Lillian Norman.
Edith Rose Packard.
Ruth Shattuck, (Simmons College). Edna Young Stocker. Marion Frances Willard Tenney. Evelyn Wires Thompson.
GROUP C.
Herbert Franklin Bassett.
Ethel Wynne Browne. Leonard Flint Burdett, (Phillips Academy, Andover.) George Henry Crowell. Richard Thompson Harris. Harold Myron Pope. Ralph Higgins Russell.
POST-GRADUATES, CLASS OF 1905.
Jonathan Phillips Blaney, Mildred Ruby Munsey, (Massachusetts Agricultural College.) (Mt. Holyoke College.)
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Roll of Honor.
Neither absent or tardy during the year.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Evelyn Thompson.
Mary E. Kain.
Jessie McDonald.
Loyd Mansfield.
Alice Horton.
Marion Newcomb.
Beatrice Porter.
Dorothy Till.
Marjorie Ward Daniels. Walter Lawrence Delory.
Eveleth Stanley Flagg.
Alfred Wesley Hatch.
Grace Imogene Packard.
Esther Maud Symonds.
GRADE VIII.
Louise Call. Mildred Warren Shorey. Annie Ledlie.
Helen Foster. Edith Elizabeth Leach. Clara Nies.
Charles Shaw.
GRADE VII.
Anna McNamara. Charles Wareham. Raymond Till.
Marion N. Proctor. C. Freeman Shaw. Helen Reifkohl. Camille Serrington.
GRADE VI.
Viola Marion Wilson. Mortimer Holden Doane.
George Raymond Hussey. Carol Antionette McLaughlin
Richard M. Daniels. May Beth Goodwin. Norman Ellis LeGallee.
Harold Clifford Snow.
GRADE V.
Olive Elizabeth Flagg. Robert Clifton Marsh.
Harlan Warren Curtis. Jane Isabel Ledlie.
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Frank Belben.
GRADE IV. James Edward Sharp. Eleanor McNamara.
GRADE III. Evelyn G. Curtis.
GRADE II.
Laura Annie Prideaux. James Alexander Ledlie. Mildred Pearl Wilson.
Albert Ellis Devitt. Joseph Oral Markee. Winthrop McClare.
GRADE I.
Alice Evans.
Walter Francis Delano.
Second List.
Absent or tardy once or twice :
HIGH SCHOOL.
Marion Tenney, tardy once.
Margaret Shorey, absent two days for examinations.
Roy Austin, tardy once.
In Grade Eight, Edith E. Leach entered school September 12, has not been absent or tardy. Pauline Flagg and Esther Ander- son, one-half day.
GRADE VI.
John T. Lee, absent two days because of death in the family.
Lena H. Adams, absent one week because of death in the family.
GRADE V.
Arthur Wilhelm Reinnholm, absent one-half day on account of sickness.
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Jessie Katherine Coan, absent one-half day on account of sickness.
GRADE IV.
George Garry Barker, absent one-half day on account of sickness.
Rose Hilda Lee, absent two days on account of death of sister.
GRADE III.
Robert L. Douglass, tardy once.
Wilfred M. Furlong, tardy once.
L. Kenneth Hussey, absent one-half day.
GRADE II.
Evelyn Stevens Boynton, absent one day because of sickness.
GRADE I.
Hazel Violet Furlong, tardy once. May Pierce, absent and tardy once.
Selected List.
Pupils having rank of A in each study for the year :
HIGH SCHOOL.
Marion Munsey. Margaret Shorey.
GRADE VIII.
Emeline Frances Tompkins. Clara Nies.
GRADE VII.
Gladys Macleod.
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GRADE VI.
Hazel Emogene Rogers.
GRADE V. Helen Marion Bailey.
GRADE IV.
Flora A. Nies. Frank Belden.
James E. Sharp.
Phillips Medals.
Given on the records actually made for four years :
For excellence in Deportment, two silver medals to Bertha Abbie Langley, Mary Ellen Kain.
For excellence in English Composition and Declamation, silver medal to Edna Young Stocker.
For excellence in Scholarship, gold medal to Ruth Shattuck.
Commencement Exercises.
In addition to the regular Commencement Exercises held at the High School, the Committee have voted to hold closing exercises for the pupils of the Eighth Grade, and to grant diplomas or certificates to all pupils who complete the work of the Eighth Grade and are eligible to enter the High School. It is believed that such exercises will have a tendency to hold our pupils in school longer, thereby increasing the num- ber who finish the work of the grades, and enter the High School. At the same time we believe that such exercises will encourage more lively interest in the work of our schools, among parents and the townspeople. Already plans 'are under way to make the exercises a success. A committee of the teachers are at work on the program, and it is hoped to begin the work of preparation by the first of March.
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School Boundaries.
All pupils living North of a line running along New Ocean street to Rock avenue, to Thomas road, to Farragut road, including Grant road and Banks road, shall go to the Clarke School or the Essex Street School, according to Grade. But Second Grade pupils on New Ocean street, across Burrill street to Paradise road and South of this line, shall go to Redington street School. All pupils from Greenwood court, inclusive, to Galloupe's Point road, inclusive, shall go to Beach School. All pupils from Humphrey street to Pleasant street, inclusive, shall go to Beach School; and all pupils East of these Roads shall go to Farms School.
All First Grade pupils shall attend the same schools as the Second Grade pupils, excepting that the Boston & Maine Railroad shall be the dividing line for all pupils of the First Grade attending Clarke School or Essex street School.
No School Signal.
If the signal, "2-2" is sounded on the fire-alarm at 7.20 A. M., the High School will open at 8.30 A. M., and the other schools at 9 A. M. If the signal is repeated at 7.50 A. M., no schools will open for the forenoon. If "2-2" is sounded at 12.50 P. M., no schools will open in the afternoon.
School Calender.
Winter term of 1907 began December 31, 1906; ends Febru- ary 21, 1907.
Spring term of 1907 begins March 4, 1907 ; ends April 26, 1907.
Summer term of 1907 begins May 6, 1907; ends June 28, 1907.
Fall term of 1907 begins September 9, 1907 ; ends December 20, 1907.
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Holidays.
Washington's Birthday, February 22.
Patriots' Day, April 19. Memorial Day, May 30. Bunker Hill Day, June 17 ..
Thanksgiving recess, from noon of the day before until the Monday following Thanksgiving Day.
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STATISTICS.
Population of Swampscott, 5,287 ; school population, Sept., 1906, 776.
Total enrollment in schools between 5 and 15 years of age 720
Number of pupils over 15 years in High School . 94
Average daily attendance . · 816
Percentage of daily attendance on average membership, Number of school buildings
85%
6 Number of sittings 1905-06 948
Number of sittings September, 1906
1,05I
Number of pupils in attendance at High School .
144
Assessed valuation of Town-real and personal
( 1906) . $8,397,445.00 · . Expenditures for ordinary school purposes (1906) 30,794.34
Expenditures for repairs (1906) 894.00
Average expenditures for all ordinary school purposes per pupil, based on average daily attendance . ·
37.98
Average expenditures for all other purposes per pupil . 1.09
Total average expenditures per pupil, based on average attendance 39.07
16
Number of pupils of school age attending Parochial schools or other institutions than Swampscott schools, Amount appropriated to the support of schools in the Town for each $1,000 of valuation (1905) $2.95 Average amount appropriated in State for each $1,000 of valuation (1905) 3.87
Position of Swampscott in list of 353 Towns and cities of the State, graded according to appropriation based on each $1,000 of valuation (1905) . No. 321
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Total Registration by Schools and Grades January to June, 1906.
Redington
Phillips
Essex
Elmwood Road
Pine
Farm
Beach
Total
Ist Grade
25
42
29
IO
18
124
2nd Grade
·
33
60
8
13
II4
3rd Grade
33
58
9
7
107
4th Grade
·
46
47
93
5th Grade
52
52
IO4
6th Grade
36
38
74
7th Grade
40
40
7th Grade
·
46
46
8th Grade
·
32
32
8th Grade
32
32
Totals .
·
189
186
201
38
87
27
38
766
High School
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Total Registration by Schools and Grades September, 1906 to January, 1907.
Redington
Phillips
Essex
Clarke
Farm
Beach
Total
Ist Grade
·
·
·
34
52
37
15
20
158
2nd Grade
·
·
20
46
20
II
II
108
3rd Grade
·
.
21
28
9
IO
68
3rd Grade
·
·
47
47
4th Grade
·
·
45
14
50
109
5th Grade
27
38
40
105
6th Grade
·
38
55
93
7th Grade
·
23
48
71
8th Grade
.
24
33
57
Totals
I20
1 26
136
358
35
41
816
High School .
144
960
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149
150
Average Attendance by Schools and Grades January to June, 1906.
Redington
Phillips
Essex Elmwood Road
Pine
Farm
Beach
Average
Ist Grade
2 I
31
24
6
1 2
19
2nd Grade
.
.
.
26
41
7
9
2I
3rd Grade
·
.
25
43
8
6
23
4th Grade
36
38
37
5th Grade
.
.
41
42
4I
6th Grade
32
37
35
7th Grade
·
.
35
35
7th Grade
.
.
34
34
8th Grade
.
.
.
.
27
27
8th Grade
27
27
Average attendance at Grammar Schools Average attendance at High School .
.
.
.
·
·
·
·
115
Average attendance at all Schools
.
749
.
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.
.
.
.
.
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Average Attendance by Schools and Grades, September, 1906, to January, 1907.
Redington
Phillips
Essex
Clarke
Farm
Beach
Average
Ist Grade
24
43
30
I 2
16
25
2nd Grade
1 8
38
13
IO
IO
18
3rd Grade
·
1
2I
9
7
1 2
3rd Grade
17
39
28
4th Grade
39
13
44
32
5th Grade
23
28
33
28
6th Grade
35
43
39
7th Grade
·
.
21
43
32
8th Grade
20
30
25
Average attendance at Grammar Schools
679
Average attendance at High School
.
.
.
·
137
Average attendance at all schools
.
.
.
.
.
816
.
.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTE.
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152
PHILLIPS HIGH.
Date of First Election
Salary
Address
Harold C. Childs, Principal
·
·
1 898
$1,800
19 Andew road
A. Lillian Rideout .
·
.
.
1893
900
15 Farragut road
Mabel E. Ingalls
1894
700
129 Essex street
Elizabeth M. Dunning
1904
700
7 Rockland street
Mabel L. Butler
.
I 905
700
Kathleen Robinson .
1905
600
6 Elmwood terrace
PHILLIPS GRAMMAR.
Elizabeth S. Hadley, Prin., VIII.
1872
$618
17 Rockland street
Ellen M. Dewing, VII.
·
1894
600
Clara L. Miller, VI. ·
·
.
1904
600
E. Jennie Owen, IV and V.
1906
600
33 Rockland street 93 Burrill street
90 Norfolk avenue.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
6 Elmwood terrace
.
1907]
CLARKE SCHOOL.
Date of First Election
Salary
Address
Frances A. Gould, Principal V.
1888
$700
7 Nichols streets, Danvers
Minnie H. Fernald, VIII .
1888
600
18 King street
Mabel S. Knight, VI
.
1894
600
30 Burley avenue, Danvers
Eva M. Macomber, VIII
.
.
.
I 906
500
Edith A. Farnum, III
1897
600
II Park avenue
Florence Gregg, II and III
.
.
1905
600
16 Rockland street
Anna F. Willey, I .
1902
600
42 Blaney street
1
REDINGTON STREET SCHOOL.
Alice L. Shaw, Principal, IV
1902
$650
Katherine Y. Prescott, II and III
.
1902
600
L. Ardell Kimball, I .
.
1903
600
9 Farragut road 23 Huron street, Lynn 93 Burrill street
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Annie W. Chase, IV
1905
600
348 Lafayette street, Salem 16 Rockland street
.
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ESSEX STREET SCHOOL.
Date of First Election
Salary
Address
Mabel F. Verry, Principal, V.
1896
$650
May E. Jackson, II.
1894
600
Mabel E. Lowrey, I.
1906
500
68 Cross street, Somerville I Claremont terrace 93 Redington street
BEACH SCHOOL.
Date of First
Salary
Election
1903
$618
71 Redington street
FARMS SCHOOL.
Louise C. Stanley, I, III.
1888
$618
149 Humphrey street
SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC.
Mabelle F. Porter .
1907 $350
Revere
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
Address
Blanche E. Doyle, I, III.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
William J. Pelo
1906 $1,000 5 Cutler ave., Cambridge
CLERK OF SCHOOL BOARD
Arthur W. Stubbs .
I 906 $180
74 Paradise road
Richard G. Gilley
TRUANT OFFICER. $35.00
Humphrey street
JANITORS.
School. Salary.
Address
H. W. Wardwell
Phillips
730
George A. Langley .
·
Charles Roderick ·
Essex Street 400
I Elmwood road
A. G. Stone
Redington St. .
400
Mrs. H. E. Maker A. McNamara .
Beach 100
Farms
.
·
Clarke 600
404 Humphrey street 62 Stetson avenue
49 Blaney street 74 Orient street 802 Humphrey street
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Enrolment for Fall Term.
HIGH SCHOOL :
1899.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1 904.
1905.
1906.
Graduate students
. .
2
I
I
..
3
2
Senior
7
10
13
10
14
18
18
12
Junior.
17
13
13
17
24
19
14
25
Second Year
21
17
24
30
29
23
33
43
First Year
34
41
39
35
34
40
57
28
Sub. Freshmen
Totals
79
81
91
93
IO2
100
125
144
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS :
Grade VIII
44
45
45
50
5L
63
62
57
Grade VII
47
47
49
55
77
87
87
71
Grade VI .
62
63
81
92
95
85
77
93
Grade V ..
76
82
92
105
IOI
102
107
105
Grade IV.
97
85
98
98
105
89
92
109
Totals
326
322
365
400
429
426
425
435
PRIMARY SCHOOL :
Grade III
83
88
88
IOI
77
91
104
115
Grade II
99
86
93
90
78
95
106
108
Grade I.
106
118
94
113
I35
123
121
158
Totals
288
292
275
304
290
309
331
381
Grand totals
693
695
731
797
821
835
881
960
Increase .
2
36
66
24
14
46
79
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TRUANT OFFICER'S REPORT.
To the School Board :
GENTLEMEN :- I submit my report as Truant Officer for the past year as follows: Number of complaints investigated, 78; truancy, first offence, 9; second offence, 5; third offence, 3 ; fourth offence, 2; fifth offence, 2; number of calls made, 81 ; taken to school, 5. Other absentees have given satisfactory rea- sons for absence.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD G. GILLEY,
Truant Officer.
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Report of Chief of Police. FOR YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1907.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN,-I herewith submit the annual report of the Police Department as follows :
Whole number of persons arrested or summoned to
appear at court
· 99
Males
· 97
Females
.
2
99
Arrested or summoned to appear at court for the following offences :
Assault and battery
5
Drunkenness
27
On suspicion
I
For out of town officers
II ·
Removing Town records
4
Larceny
7
Unlawful taking
3
Carrying concealed weapons
·
3
Breaking, entering and larceny
.
I
Violation of the automobile speed law
32
Violation of the liquor law
I
Delinquent children
Truancy
.
.
.
.
I
Insane
.
.
.
I
- 99
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.
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.
.
2
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Disposed of as follows :
Fined and paid .
· 39
Committed for non-payment of fine
4
Sentenced to House of Correction
I
Placed on file
24
Discharged by court .
2
Appealed cases . .
IO
On probation
4
Released out of court .
I
Dismissed by court
I
Turned over to out of town officers .
II
Committed to Industrial School for girls
I
Committed to Insane Hospital
I
- 99
Superior Criminal Court, September Term, 1906.
Violation automobile speed law . . ·
5
Unlawful taking
.
I
Removing town records
3
These cases were continued and are now pending.
Miscellaneous Business.
Complaints investigated
347
Cases of breaking, entering and larceny reported
IO
Cases of larceny reported .
19
Buildings found open and secured
58
Accidents reported
21
Street obstructions removed
2
Defective places in street and sidewalk reported .
27
Injured and sick persons assisted
21
Intoxicated persons assisted home
15
Lights furnished for dangerous places
16
Street lights reported out
67
Defective lights reported ·
3
Glass in fire alarm boxes reported broken
18
Leaks in gas mains reported
2
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9
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Breaks in water pipes reported .
5
Electric light poles reported down
2
Dogs reported lost
20
Dogs reported killed by automobiles
4
Dogs killed by the dog officer
72
Fire alarm given by officer
I
Fire alarms responded to by officers
13
Fires extinguished without alarm
3
Wires reported down in street
IO
Defective wires reported
4
Drunks put off at depot (non-residents)
12
Stray beasts cared for
.
5
Nuisances reported to Board of Health
.
3
Lost children restored to parents
.
8
Horses found cast in stable
8
Out of town officers assisted
2I
Persons reported bitten by dogs
.
2
Runaway boys turned over to parents
·
3 4 6 2 I
Dead bodies washed ashore and cared for
.
Bicycles found on street and turned over to owners .
5
Complaints of boys throwing stones
.
IO
Ambulance calls
.
20
Sick persons conveyed to hospital
.
19
Extra hours of officer on ambulance
.
60
Persons found on street in demented condition
4
Search warrants for liquor served
I
Seizures made
.
2
Forfeitures ordered by Court to Commonwealth . Value of property reported lost and stolen
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