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The fall term was taught by Miss Mary S. Williams, a lady whose reputation, as a teacher, ranked very high.
Under her mild but firm administration, the school made marked and rapid progress. Out of disorder she soon restored harmony. Classes were re-arranged, and a healthy tone soon pervaded the atmosphere of the school. Impaired health com- pelled Miss Williams to relinquish her school, much to the regret of herself and the Committee, having carried it forward to the vacation of Thanksgiving week. That she may soon be restored to health is the earnest wish of her numerous friends in South Weymouth.
During the winter term the school was under the instruction of Miss H. P. Winn, a graduate of Bridgewater Normal School.
At the commencement of the term she experienced some difficulty in enforcing her authority, but being supported in her efforts by the Committee, she soon completely triumphed, and maintained most excellent discipline during the remainder of
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the term. She displayed remarkable qualities as a teacher, considering her inexperience. She was prompt, energetic and thoroughly conversant with the principles of study which she taught.
At the final examination, the exercises of the school were performed in a most satisfactory manner, . surpassing the expectation of all.
The INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, in Union Street, has been instructed during the year by Miss Sarah B. Packard, a Normal School graduate. In the performance of her duties she dis- played laudable energy and zeal, and labored persistently to promote the interests of the school. Although she did not succeed in bringing the school up to her standard of excel- lence, and felt at the end of the year dissatisfied with her labors, yet the school made commendable progress under her instruction. It is recommended by the Committee that the services of this teacher be retained by the town another year.
The PRIMARY SCHOOL, in Union Street, has not suffered, as we had reason to fear, from a change in teachers, but has retained, under its new instructor, Miss Mary E. Allen, its previous reputation as a model Primary School.
Although entering upon her duties with little experience, Miss Allen soon displayed peculiar fitness for her position, and by unremitting efforts succeeded in conducting the school to a happy termination.
At the visits of the Committee, the school was always char- acterized by good order, and by promptness and accuracy of recitation. The singing exercises were a pleasing feature of this school.
The INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, on Depot Street, was taught for the second year by Miss Carrie Lovett. She has proved her- · self a faithful, and in all respects a most excellent teacher. Without severity, the government of the school has been admi- rable, the instruction exact and thorough, and the progress of the pupils highly commendable.
The GRAMMAR SCHOOL on Randolph Street was taught for the second year by Miss Louise L. Vining. This school has more
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the character of a mixed school, and therefore imposes a large amount of labor upon the teacher. But under hier skilful and judicious management the school has been in a prosperous condition throughout the year. The deportment has been excellent, the administration firm and parental, the teaching patient and thorough.
The PRIMARY SCHOOL on Depot Street, taught by Mrs. Morrill, has been crowded in attendance, but completely controlled and made attractive by her singular tact in winning the affection of the children, and inspiring in them a love for the school-room and interest in their studies. The singing and gymnastic exercises have been a very pleasing feature of this school, and are worthy of imitation in all our schools. The government has been eminently parental, the teaching thorough, and the progress of the school what was anticipated under her skilful instruction.
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
The INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL on Pond Street, taught by Miss Carrie M. Parker, was in a bad condition at the beginning, and while the teacher commenced her labors with an earnest zeal, and seemed to exert herself in the discharge of her duties, the progress of the school has not been all that could be desired.
The PRIMARY SCHOOL on Pond Street, taught by Miss A. Clementine Orcutt for the second year, though in an unpleas- ant, if not an unhealthy school-room, under her quiet but firm administration, has uniformly appeared well, and the examination at the close was highly satisfactory.
NINTH DISTRICT.
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT .- This school, in charge of a compe- tent male teacher, a graduate of one of our Normal Schools, has been a complete success. At the commencement of the school, previous habits of disorder and confusion made their appearance, yet by a wise and judicious system of government, good order and cheerfulness were soon secured, and the school was in readiness for its appropriate work. The order of the school, and the general deportment of the scholars, has been
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uniformly good. The instruction was clear, methodical and thorough, well calculated to elicit thought and fix principles in the mind.
The closing examination was not so brilliant as some, on account of the deliberate and quiet manner of both teacher and scholars, (which we think carried to such an extreme is a real fault ;) otherwise it was quite satisfactory.
UPPER INTERMEDIATE .- This school was also in a bad condi- tion at the opening of the spring term, as might be expected from the report of last year. The teacher, a graduate of our High School, was fully equal to the emergency, and in a very short time, by kindness and gentleness, combined with firmness, good order was secured, which continued through the year uninterrupted. The classes have been well drilled and faith- fully taught. Good progress has been made.
The closing examination was highly creditable to both teacher 'and scholars.
LOWER INTERMEDIATE .- This school was taught by the same teacher as in several previous years, and has sustained its for- mer reputation for order, diligence and faithfulness, and satis- factory progress has been made. The closing examination, however, was not in all respects so good as it has sometimes been, owing undoubtedly to the fact that the teacher was obliged, by reason of sickness, to surrender her school to the charge of a younger sister, only three weeks before its close.
PRIMARY .- Gratifying success has attended the labors of Miss Adelaide A. Keeler in this school. It was her first attempt to teach. The school opened with seventy-five schol- ars, and the average attendance through the summer term was almost sixty-two, yet she maintained most perfect order throughout the year. The classes have been well taught, and excellent progress has been made.
The closing examination was one of great excellence. All of the exercises were good, especially the spelling, as there was but one word missed in the whole school, notwithstanding the words were pronounced by the Committee, and something like a dozen to each scholar selected from all parts of the book, and the hardest that met the eye.
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PRIMARY .- This school, in charge of the same teacher as in the previous year, has made satisfactory progress, and fully sustained its former high reputation among our primary schools.
The room in which this school is kept is decidedly too small, the whole number of scholars for the winter term being sixty- seven, with not more than twenty or twenty-five regular seats in the room, so that the scholars have been crowded together, four in a seat designed for two, and the rest seated upon settees, and, in some cases, in an adjoining room. Some provision should be made at once for the better accommodation of this school.
TENTH DISTRICT.
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INTERMEDIATE .- This has been an unfortunate school. The teacher that taught it the first three-fourths of the year was obliged to leave on account of ill health. Her successor, we believe, found the school in a bad state, as regards order and discipline, and being young and inexperienced, did not succeed in restoring it. The closing examination was anything but satisfactory.
PRIMARY .- This has been a successful school. It has gen- erally appeared well through the year ; the scholars have made good progress in their studies, the discipline has been firm, the order good. The closing examination was of a high order. The recitations were prompt, and generally very correct. We might specify many that were excellent, but will only notice two,-one an exercise in the geography of our own State, county and town, which was finely given, and of much prac- tical merit ; another was the opening exercise-recitation of passages of Scriptures and the Lord's Prayer, which was very pleasing and impressive.
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SCHOOL STATISTICS.
No. of District.
NAMES OF TEACHERS.
No. of Scholars
attend'g sch'l.
Average attend-
No. under 5 y'rs
No. over 15 y'rs
of age.
Months.
Days.
Wages of Teach-
ers per month.
Term.
H. School, North.
L. Z. Ferris, . Nathan E. Willis,
43
39 26 1-2
-
23
3
15
$95 00 90 00
Summer. Winter.
H. School, South.
George A. Miller, .
42
49 14-15 30 10-13
34 23
3
5
85 00 85 00
Summer. Winter.
Miss Susan E. Porter, Miss L. Maria Pratt, .
48
40
-
3
15
28 00
Summer.
Miss Maria T. Burrell,
54
49
3
15
22 00
Miss Susan E. Porter,
44
37
4
5
15
28 00
Miss L. Maria Pratt,
47
41
Winter.
Miss Maria T. Burrell,
61
47
1
5
15
22 00
II.
Miss Lucy W. Bisbee,
38
23 1-4 24 1-2
2
1
3
5
28 00
Summer. Winter.
Mr. Franklin Jacobs, Miss Hattie E. Bates,
54
37
1
1
3
15
24 00
Miss Kate E. French,
54
35 1-70
2
3
10
22 00
Miss Maria L. Bates, .
60
44
1
3
15
22 00
Miss Maggie V. Raymond, 67
44 6-73
1
3
15
22 00
III.
Mr. Franklin Jacobs,
48
35.05
5
5
15
· 50 00
Miss Sarah J. Cushing, .
53
1
5
15
24 00
Miss Hattie E. Bates,
61
48
5
15
24 00
Miss Martha J. Stevens,
62
42
5
5
15
22 00
Miss Kate E French,
47
31
2
6
22 00
Miss Maggie V. Raymond, .
51
33 39-55
5
15
22 00
Miss Mary E. Dowse, .
44
3
15
24 00
Summer.
Miss Mary E Hunt, .
74
35 7-66 66
3
15
22 00
Miss Mary E. Dowse, .
48 37 13-112 76 60
5
15
22 00
45
40
3
5
28 00
Miss Lizzie L. Cushing,
48
43 3-4
3
15
22 00
Summer.
V.
Miss Priscilla B. Shaw,
44
34.
2
6
5
28 00
Miss Lizzie L. Cushing,
58
49 3-4
5
15
22 00
Winter.
Mrs. Lydia T. Cushing,
36
30
5
15
22 00
VI.
Miss Aline S. Williams,
53
41
1
6
10
28 00
Winter.
Miss Jenny Fairbanks,
61
39 1-2
5
15
22 00
54
47
3
3
5
28 00
Miss Mary E. Allen,
63
50 8-35
1
3
10
22 00
Miss Sarah B. Packard, .
44
36 4.7
3
10
24 00
Miss Maria A. Morrill,
58
53
3
15
22 00
43
39 47-68
3
15
24 00
Miss Carrie A. Lovett, Miss S. L. Vining,
39
35
1
3
10
28 00
VII.
Miss Mary S. Williams, Miss Harriet P. Winn, S Miss Mary E. Allen,
40
31
3
6
5
28 00
58
45 1-40
1
1
5
15
22 00
Miss Sarah B. Packard, . Miss Maria A. Morrill,
44
36 4-7
1
6
15
22 00
Miss Carrie A. Lovett,
40
35 39-56 32
3
6
-
28 00
1
G
3
15
50 00
3
15
24 00
Miss Marinda D. Bicknell,
56
44 25.34
Summer.
IV.
5
15
24 00
Winter.
Miss Mary E. Hunt, .
Mrs. Lydia T. Cushing, .
33
28 1-2
3
15
22 00
Summer.
Miss Jenny Fairbanks,
64
26 1-2 50 22-137
1
3
15
28.00
Miss Aline S. Williams,
34
3
22 00
Summer.
Winter.
62
53 2-3
5
3
15
24 00
Miss S. L. Vining,
41
-
19
6
5
54
44
39
15
24 00
I.
5
15
24 00
5
18
28 00
51
37.82
1
36 16-23
Winter.
Miss Priscilla B. Shaw, .
1
1
Miss Lizzie M. Hale,
31
ance.
of age.
6
15.
Length of Term.
24 00
33
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SCHOOL STATISTICS .- Continued.
No. of District.
NAMES OF TEACHERS.
No. of Scholars
attend'g sch'l.
Average attend-
No. under 5 y'rs
No. over 15 y'rs
of age.
Months.
Days.
Wages of Teach-
ers per month.
Term.
Miss Carrie M. Parker,
.
37
$24 00
~
VIII.
Miss Carrie M. Parker, :
35
42
1
6
22 00
Mr. Thomas H. West,
37
30 1-50
3
15
50 00
Miss Julia A. Baker, ..
41
34 63-67
3
15
24 00
Miss Carrie F. Trott, .
56
43
1
3
11
24 00
Summer.
Miss Adelaide A. Keeler,
75
61 62-69 41
IX.
Mr. Thomas H. West,
26
21 9-10
5
15
50 00
Miss Julia A. Baker, .
42
35 13-57
5
15
24 00
Miss Carrie F. Trott, .
57
46 29-76
5
15
24 00
Winter.
Miss Adelaide A. Keeler,
71
53 2-11
5
15
24 00
Miss Amy M. Adlington, ·
67
46
5
15
22 00
Miss L. Howe,
42
33
3.
15
24 00
Miss Louise M. Graves,
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40 13-15
1
3
15
22 00
X
Miss L. Howe, .
43
29
5
15
24 00
Winter.
Miss Louise M. Graves, .
67
45
2
-
5
15
22 00
I
2 2 12 1110
6
120-1 2
10
22 00
Summer.
Miss A. Clementine Orcutt,
45
30 1-4 36 2-7 25 32
1
9
22 00
Miss Amy M. Adlington,
62
22 00
1N1
3
15
24 00
Winter.
Miss A. Clementine Orcutt,
ance.
of age.
Length of Term,
Persons in town between the ages of 5 and 15-1,779.
Summer.
Miss L. A. Rice,
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