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988 10
State
2,856 00
Overlayings,
318 09
$ 11,862 19
Reduced by vote of Town, in anticipation of reim-
bursement from State of Corporation Tax,
$ 1,000 00
Amount assessed,
$ 10,862 19
Add school books,
3 95
Highway arrears,
156 27
Amount committed to Collector,
$ 11,022 41
HIGHWAY TAX.
Appropriation for repairing roads and bridges, Overlayings,
$ 1,200 00
27 93
Amount assessed,
$ 1,227 93
Tax on 594 polls at 33 cents,
$ 196 02
" $ 773,934, at 133 cents on $ 100
1,031 91
$ 1,227 93
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LIQUOR AGENCY.
CASH ACCOUNT.
DR CR. To cash p'd for stock in 1864, $ 352 79 By cash on hand Feb. 16, 1864, $ 43 53 from sales, . 381 01
U. S. License, 27 27 " " " removal of stock, 1 75 " Agent's salary to Feb. 16, 29 53 " Cash on hand, due the Town, 13 20
$424 49
$ 424 49
STOCK ACCOUNT.
1864.
1865.
Feb. 16, To stock on hand, $ 44 66
66 bought
during the year, 352 79
Bal. Profit on sales, 96 56
$494 01
$ 494 01
PROFIT.
Profit on Sales,
$ 96 56
Deduct amount of salary,
$ 29 53
66 66 U. S. License Fee, 27 27
66 Expense of Removal, 1 75 58 55
Balance, net profit,
$ 38 01
VALUE OF PROPERTY IN AGENT'S HANDS.
Fixtures, $ 12 15
Merchandise on hand Feb. 16, 1865, 113 00
13 20
Cash,
Total value, $ 138 35
Feb. 16, By amount of sales, $381 00 " Stock on hand, 113 01
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MILITARY RECORD.
STATE AID
PAID TO DEPENDENTS OF VOLUNTEERS, FROM MARCH 1, 1864, TO MARCH 1, 1865.
Volunteers.
Recipients of Aid.
Amount.
Andrews Wm. B. D.
Parents,
$ 112 00
Brown Joseph,
Family,
139 20
Bailey Thomas T.
66
82 00
Buckley Michael,
Parents,
38 28
Brown James L.
Family,
57 20
Brown Henry,
66
104 00
Blair Matthew,
144 00
Brown Benjamin, Jr.
66
114 80
Bailey Joseph, Jr.
66
. 144 00
Bailey James A.
66
144 00
Burrows William,
Parents,
34 45
Bramhall Geo. N.
45 71
Cook Samuel W.
Family,
25 87
Chubbuck Henry H.
Parent,
52 00
Chubbuck Geo. A.
66
52 00
Clapp, Charles W.
Family, '
27 43
Curtis Job E.
Parent,
27 43
Damon William R.
Family,
144 00
Dolby Samuel P.
Parent,
27 43
Ellms Melzar J.
Parents,
104 00
Ellms James H.
Parent,
52 00
Fitts Luke G.
Family,
144 00
Glines Alvyn,
Parent,
52 00
Gannett Joy K.
Family,
78 00
Hutchinson, Nelson V.
Parent,
16 67
Harris John,
Family,
144 00
Hyland Edmund L.
Parents,
104 00
Hobson Andrew J.
Family,
78 00
22
Volunteers.
Recipients of Aid. Parents,
Amount.
Hayes Charles R.
$ 54 86
Hunt William W.
60
54 86
Hayes Oliver F.
66
33 33
James Edward,
Family,
104 00
Jenkins Caleb M.
66
53 20
Litchfield Francis H.
Parents,
33 33
Litchfield William 2d.
60
33 33
Litchfield William,
Family,
139 20
Litchfield Elwood M.
Parents,
54 86
Litchfield Milton G.
Family,
27 43
Litchfield Thomas,
27 43
Litchfield Ira
66
54 86
Lee Francis B.
Parents,
38 86
Lee Geo. W.
66
72 28
Merritt William O.
Family,
70 40
Marsh Joseph O.
Parents,
33 33
Merritt Geo. W.
Family,
24 00
Merritt Billings,
66
144 00
Merritt Geo.
78 00
Merritt Munroe,
Family,
78 00
Merritt Harvey,
66
54 86
Merritt William O. J.
· Parents,
54 57
Maddigan Michael,
Family,
8 00
Newcomb John B.
Parents,
18 00
Nott Charles H.
Parent,
· 16 66
Newcomb Thomas, J.
Parents,
108 27
Nott Ashel F.
Family,
1
144 00
Nash Thomas P.
Parent,
24 00
Otis Thomas,
Family,
78 00
Prouty Bardine H.
66
142 40
Peirce, John B.
66
54 86
Pool Ethan A. S.
. Parents,
68 57
Rowe Geo. W.
Family,
132 00
Randall Edward
Parents,
94 28
23
Volunteers.
Recipients of Aid.
Amount.
Sylvester Edmund H.
Family,
48 00
Stetson Benjamin E.
Parents,
104 00
Sylvester Gideon Y.
Family,
27 43
Studley Edwin H.
70 00
Seaverns Charles P.
66
78 00
Shine Michael,
66
24 00
Totman David O.
Parents,
8 00
Taylor Charles A.
66
88 00
Tilden Joseph W.
Family,
78 00
Vinal Warren J.
66
144 00
Vinal Geo. O.
60
78 00
Varney Penton W.
Parents,
54 86
Witherell Davis C.
66
104 00
Webb Lemuel,
Parents,
52 00
White Geo. W.
Family,
144 00
Webb Marsena, Jr.
66
78 00
Webb, Thomas R.
Parents,
54 86
Watson Galen,
Family,
78 00
Whitaker Geo. H.
" . and Parent,
54 86
Walsh Richard,
66
24 00
Young D. Charles,
66
48 00.
Young Charles,
66
104 00
Young Henry,
66
104 00
Total amount expended for the year March 1, 1865, $ 6,144 51
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MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY EXPENDITURE.
Recruiting volunteers under the calls of Oct. 1863,
and February, March, July, and December, 1864, for 146 men,
$ 394 78
Reception of Returned Soldiers,
200 00
Soldiers' Record,
20 00
Bounties to 94 volunteers, at $ 125
11,750 00
Interest on War Debt and State Aid, advanced,
1,195 20
Amount,
$ 13,559 98
To this add amount of State Aid expended,
6,144 51
Total military expenditure for the year,
$ 19,704 49
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LIST OF DRAFTED MEN AND VOLUNTEERS
Who are Credited to Scituate, under the several Calls of October 17, 1863, and February 1, March 14, July 18, and December 19, 1864.
NAMES.
E. When enlisted.
M. When mustered.
Time enlisted.
y. Years.
Regiment.
Company.
Remarks.
Asahel F. Nott.
M. Sept. 18, 1863. 66
3 y. 3 y. 3 y.
32
E
died.
Geo. O. Allen ..
..
..
. .
66
66
·
. .
..
..
66
.....
. .
..
. .
66
66
Shadrach B. Curtis, Jr .. Geo. H. Damon ..
David S. Jenkins, Jr.
......
. .
. .
. .
66
. .
..
..
. .
Amos W. Merritt.
Noah B. Nichols
..
..
..
. .
M. Oct. 7, 1863, M. Aug. 17, 1863,
3 y.
F
Geo. W. White
E. Dec. 8, 1863, 66
3 y.
39
G
Henry W. Leavitt.
3 y.
39 2d H.A. 9th Bat.
Deceased.
Joseph Bailey, Jr ..
3 y.
..
James A. Bailey.
= 4,
3 y.
66
. .
Rufus W. Porter ...
E. Jan. 22, 1864,
56
I
Freeman H. Eddy
I
Matthew Blair
3 y.
John Mitchell.
E. Jan. 26, 1864,
3 y.
Robert Sayles.
E. Jan 27, 1864, 6
3 y. 3 y.
. . 4th Cav. 5th Cav. . . . . 56 3d Cav. ..
James Brown
E. Jan. 30, 1863, 66
3 y. 3 y.
7th Bat. . .
Geo. Heins
66 66
3 y.
59
E
Martin Dumphy
3 y. 3 y.
59
E
Henry Brown.
E. Feb. 2, 1864,
3 y.
3d Cav. 66
Thomas C. Brown
E. March 9, 1864, E. March 17, 1864, 66
3 y.
58
Benjamin Brown, Jr ....
Geo. W. Perry ...
John Scuhuhkneikt
M. March 24, 1864, 66
3 y.
3 y.
19
..
Thomas Stone .
19
..
66
3 y. 3 y.
28
. .
66
dis .
Jolın Tirrell
Paid Commutation.
Joseph O. Briggs.
Moses P. Colman.
Marcus Damon
John B. Damon.
B. B. Wisnor Litchfield. Samuel Stoddard .. ..
....
..
..
......
..
. .
..
......
. .
..
..
.
William T. Jackson.
·
. .
66
E. Parker Welch
Melzar J. Ellms
3 y.
2₫ H.A. 66
F
Henry Young
E. Dec. 9, 1863,
3 y.
3 y.
..
E. Jan. 1, 1864, 2,
3 y.
..
Shadrach B. Curtis, Jr ..
3 y. 3 y. 56 50
I
Geo. Knighton
Riley Danforth
E. Feb. 1, 1864, 3 y.
66
5th Cav.
Jolın Le Claire
.John Paltong.
3 y.
E
58
I I
Deceased.
Christopher Conrad
3 y. 3 y.
58 19
Francis B. Burton
....
..
66
66
......
. .
.
G
Henry H. Chubbuck
James H. Ellms
60
August Ahlborn
Drafted July 20, 1863.
Luke G. Fitts.
..
26
NAMES.
E. When enlisted. M. When mustered.
Time enlisted.
y. Years.
Regiment.
Company.
Remarks.
Elias H. Richardson
M. March 24, 1864,
3 y.
28
Geo. W. Rowe.
3 y.
28
Gilman F. Morrill.
M. March 25, 1864, M. March 26, 1864,
3 y.
40
. .
Michael Berry.
3 y.
28
..
Jeremiah Buckley
3 y.
25
. .
Samuel Fouse .
E. April 2, 1864.
3 y.
5th Cav.
..
Roswell R. D. Bell.
3 y.
Bernard Conway
M. March 29: 1864,
3 y.
19
Dennis McCarty
3 y.
19
Henry Wilson
M. May 19, 1864.
3 1
2
. .
Thomas Jones
3 y.
2
..
Harvey Conlyn
3 y.
2
..
Thomas Murphy ..
3 y.
2
·
John Moore
66
3 y.
2
..
Thomas A. Woodward ..
3 y.
15th H.
Art.
Michael Portley ..
3 y.
15th H. Art.
Michael P. McGill
3 y.
15th H. Art.
John Hughs.
3 y.
. .
..
William Kerr
......
3 y.
..
Sub. for H'ry Merritt. A. A. C. Gilbert.
The following-named Volunteers were all mustered into the service for 1 year on August 18, 1864. In 19th Unattached Company of Heavy Artillery for Coast defence, since forming Company C, of the 4th Mass. Heavy Artillery.
Charles W. Clapp,
Samuel P. Dolby,
William T. Clapp,
Galen Watson,
Milton G. Litchfield,
Joseph H. Brown,
Thomas Litchfield,
Gideon Y. Sylvester,
Henry N. Curtis,
Elwood M. Litchfield,
Charles P. Seaverns,
Andrew J. Hobson,
George R. Litchfield,
George W. Merritt,
Joseph W. Tilden,
Joy K. Gannett,
Marsena Webb, Jr.
Munroe Merritt,
Geo. O. Vinal,
William W. Hunt, Harvey Merritt,
George H. Whitaker, Job E. Curtis, George L. Perry,
Charles R. Hayes, Thomas R. Webb, Thomas Otis,
Allen Vinal, Fenton W. Varney,
George Merritt, Ira Litchfield,
~
3 y.
2
Philip Rogan .
M. May 30, 1864.
..
: 9:
Francis B. Lee, Albert Clapp, Edmund F. Merritt, John B. Pierce, Edwin Studley, William O. Merritt, Jr.
27
Alfred Arago, M. Dec. 7, 1864, 3 yrs, 1st Cavalry, Regulars.
Louis Equq,
Louis Bignia,
66
66
Arudd Hamuer,
66
66
66 66
Mich'l Maddigan, " 13," 1 year, 1.1th Battery.
Chris'r McAndrew,"
60
John Murphy, 66
1st Heavy Artillery.
Michael Shine, 66 66 11th Battery.
Richard Walsh,
26th Regiment.
NAMES OF CONTRABANDS.
Michael Johnson, M. Nov. 3, 1864, 3 years, At Vicksburg.
George Bass, 66 66
Clairborn Downs, M. Dec. 2, 1864,
66
Moses Sweatman, M. Feb. 6, 1865,
66
RE-ENLISTED FOR 3 YEARS.
John Harris, 14th Regiment, Company A. Warren J. Vinal, 1st Cavalry, Company B. Edmund L. Hyland, 32d Regiment, Company F. William R. Damon, 18th Regiment, Company G. Nicholas Whearty, 24th Regiment, Company F. Bardine A. Prouty, 1st Battery, H. A., Company G. Edward B. Randall, « 66
SEAMEN, CLAIMED AND ALLOWED.
George N. Bramhall, enlisted Oct. 6, 1861. John Barrows, enlisted February, 1862. George S. Bates, enlisted December 7, 1863. George N. Bramhall, re-enlisted August 16. Thomas Burnett, enlisted November 16, 1863. Ethan A. S. Pool, enlisted December 7, 1863. William Burroughs, enlisted December 8, 1863.
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SUMMARY.
Number of Drafted Men that entered the Army,
3
66
66 66 " paid commutation, 14
66
of Volunteers for 3 years
52
42
66 66 of Substitutes
2
66 of re-enlisted men for 3 years
7
of Seamen, by claim for 3
7
66 at large for 3 66
15
of Contrabands for 3
4
Total 146.
Scituate's Quotas of Oct. Feb. and March,
73 for 3 years
66 Quota of July 18, 45 " 1 year
66 of Dec. 19, Estimated, 28 " 1 year
Total,
146 Men.
Estimated by the number of years of service, we have a sur- plus at the present time equal to 59 men enlisted for one year.
GEO. C. LEE, Selectmen
of
ROLAND TURNER, Scituate.
SCITUATE, March 6, 1865.
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.
Marriages registered in Scituate during the year 1864.
DATE.
NAMES.
AGE.
RESIDENCE.
BIRTHPLACE.
OCCUPATION.
Jan. 3, 1864.
Francis Lewis, Alice H. Nightingale,
24
Marslıfield, Scituate,
Marshfield, 66
Farmer.
· Feb. 2,
William E. Hunt, Catharine Chesman,
39 32
Scituate, 66
Marshfield, Cohasset,
Shoemaker.
. Mar. 23, “
Hyman Moore, Tamosine Cottle,
46
Scituate, =
Manches'r, N.H., Tisbury,
Farmer.
· Mar. 24, "
Thomas C. Brown, Beulah R. Damon,
23
Scituate, Marshfield,
New York City, Marshfield,
Shoe stitch- . er.
· Apr. 7, "
Otis Mott, Betsey Ainsley,
32
Scituate, Cohasset,
Cohasset, Ireland,
Shoemaker.
· Apr. 26, "
Daniel McIntire, Elizabeth Graham,
25
Scituate,
Ireland,
Laborer.
· May 2,
66
George W. Damon, 30 Lizzie L. Studley, 18
Scituate,
Ireland V Cohasset,
Farmer.
- May 10,
Colman Bates, Mary W. McGoun,
32 24
Scituate, Boston,
Scituate, Ellsworth, Me.
Caulker and graver.
· May 19, “
George H. Whitaker, Mary E. Merritt, 1
21 18
Scituate,
Scituate, Abington,
Shoemaker.
· June 5, “
Charles W. Clapp, Abby B. Merritt,
28
Scituate, 66
Scituate, 66
Shoemaker.
· June 5, "
George W. Lee, Irene A. Hyland,
24 18
Scituate,
Scituate, 66
Trader.
· Aug. 14, «
Milton G. Litchfield, Sarahı W. Stoddard,
20
Scituate,
Scituate, Cohasset,
Farmer.
· Aug. 16, "
Edward O. Farmer, Eunice J. Hatch,
31
Hingham, Scituate,
Hingham, Scituate,
Cabinet maker.
· Sept. 11 "
Charles H. Nott, 25 Mary T. M. Harrub, 20
60 70
Middlebor'h, Scituate,
Webster, Marshfield,
Farmer.
· Oct. 13, "
Thomas O. Cole, Amelia F. Colman,
33 28
Scituate, 66
Scituate,
Carpenter.
: Nov. 17, "
Foster Merritt, Lucy M. Litchfield,
29 28
Scituate, Roxbury,
Scituate, Roxbury,
Carpenter.
· Nov. 24, "
Charles E. Bailey, Eudora Turner,
24
Scituate, So. «
Scituate, So. 6
· Dec. 13, "
John Tilden, Wealthy B. Wood,
67 52
Scituate, Boston,
Scituate, Chelmsford,
Master mar- iner.
· Dec. 25, "
Charles Stockbridge, Jane F. Clapp,
40 31
So Scituate,
So. Scituate, Scituate,
Boot maker.
· Dec. 25, "
Webster Litchfield, Sarah A. Dolby,
27 20
Scituate, 66
Scituate, 66
Farmer.
· · Dec. 30, "
Francis H. Turner, Harriet A. B. Curtis, 26
26
Charlestown, Scituate,
Charlestown, Scituate,
Grocer.
20
22
Scituate,
Scituate, 66
Shoemaker.
- Sept. 26, "
Joseph Brown, Rachel White,
26
Trader.
JAMES L. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
18
23
20
44
24
16
30
Deaths Registered in Scituate during the year 1864.
AGE.
DATE.
NAMES.
BIRTHPLACE.
DISEASE.
Years.
Mos.
Days.
Jan. 2, 1864.
Rachel Litchfield,
78
26
Scituate,
Old age. Dropsy of the chest.
Feb. 19, "
Jane Supple,
35
2
Ireland,
Consumption.
6
26,
Charles C. Clapp,
-
35
4
13
Hingham,
28,
George H. Donovan,
1
1
18
Scituate,
28,
Herbert F. Curtis,
3
70
8
16
Scituate,
66
23,
Ruth Mead,
85
2
29
6
Apr. 10,
Edward Murphy,
3
11
24
21,
George W. Brown,
25
7
21
Typhoid fever.
24,
Julia A. Merritt,
47
7
12
Chronic diarrhœa.
24,
Benjamin Litchfield, -
35
3
15
May 14,
Ella A. Osborn,
5
7
66
17,
Bela F. Brown,
23
24
Wounds rec'd in battle.
June 4,
Thomas Richardson, .
57
10
8
Boston,
66
7;
66
Mehitabel Y. Kibble,
31
6
4
Cape Breton,
יו
66
Winnie Connely,
48
3
23
Scituate,
66
20,
William Damon,
74
2
12 Scituate,
23,
Betsey Jenkins,
75
11
4
Wellfleet,
30,
Polly Jenkins,
83
2
5
Scituate,
30,
Martin Damon,
66
3
20
Dropsy of the chest.
July 28,
Daniel McIntire,
26
Ireland,
Insanity.
Aug. 5,
James H. Ellms, .
23
3
21
Scituate,
Typhoid fever.
.. "
7,
Caroline Merritt,
28
1
23
Consumption.
66
Lemuel Vinal,
87
3
4
Old age.
Sept.
2.
Betsey C. Totman,
35
2
25
Consumption.
2,
6
Betsey G. Jackson,
40
1
16
66
Convulsions.
3.
66
Luther Briggs,
85
7
9
Old age.
8,
John Barry,
5
Boston,
Dysentery.
-66
18,
Jacob Smith,
32
6
Roxbury,
Consumption.
21,
Annie G. Prouty,
2
5
23
Scituate;
Hannah Studley,
62
1
6
66
25,
Emma Clapp,
15
7
Medford,
William Baker,
21
5
20
Boston,
Shot in battle.
Oct. 11,
George Briggs,
83
19
Scituate, Ilingham,
Wounds rec'd in battle.
¥
.27,
66
Joseph H. Bates,
14
6
19
Convulsions.
66
66
DrusillaB. Dillingham,
90
9
8
Boston,
Old age.
Nov. 2, "
Charles E. Bates,
26
10
26
Diphtheria.
66
3,
Mary E. Vinal,
15
7
4
3,
Moody B. Whiting,
56
9
2
Billerica,
Chronic Diarrhea.
66
13,
66
Edward J. Turner, Helen Cole,
9
11
13
66
19,
66
66
Mary T. Merritt,
36
3
20
66
Tumor.
22,
Silas Otis,
69
7
10
Chronic Diarrhea.
Dec.
Mercy Stoddard,
47
7
15
66
Consumption.
66
20,
Rebecca L. Litchfield,
23
8
17
66
Insanity.
.
74
6
3
·25,
Rhoda Mitchell,
,
89
1
Scituate,
Dropsy of bowels. Consumption. Cholera infantum. Scarlet fever. Consumption.
Mar. 4,
Alonzo Jones,
Jolin Brown,
S6
3
1
Paralysis. Old age. Croup.
Dropsy of the chest. Croup.
66
16,
Catherine M. Nott, John Tirrell,
23
4
Goffstown, N.H.,
Dysentery. Shot in battle. Disease of kidneys.
Old age.
66
.
JAMES L. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
castro
-
66
19,
66
Lizzie A. Cole,
9
9
11
Scituate, 66
Diphtheria.
8
1
14
Infantile.
(,
28,
Albert W. Hayden,
4
4
18
Croup.
Mary McCarty,
28
Cohasset, Ireland,
Dropsy of the bowels.
Scituate,
Diphtheria.
66
30,
Damon Andrews, S
Old age.
11,
William Dunbar, Jr. .
30
4
27,
Girty L. Farrow,
Scituate,
16,
Mary Curran,
36
Ireland,
22,
Tumor. Consumption.
8,
Ireland,
Chronic Diarrhea.
Consumption.
2
18,
.
.
4,
66
Dorchester,
16,
Calvin Jenkins,
4, 4
31,
66
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF SCITUATE
FOR 1864-5.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
MARCH 6, 1865.
WE are happy to report, that we have commissioned a suit- able number of teachers ; that they have devoted themselves faithfully to their respective schools ; that the schools have been kept as long as the appropriation would allow, eight months only ; that the scholars as a general rule, have been ambitious to attend school and to learn their lessons ; and that nothing has happened to diminish our confidence in the necessity and value of a liberal support of public education.
With sorrow have we parted with two of our High School girls ; and with two girls and one boy of the Greenbush School ; who, we trust, are continuing their education in the invisible world.
In addition to the usual routine, we have had a singing-school at the centre of the Town once a week for the past five months, free for all the children ; and we have had the Temperance Pledge administered in all the schoolrooms by Rev. Mr. Coombs, who has lately given himself to the Christian work of saving the young from intoxicating drinks and tobacco.
We have completed the introduction of approved school- books ; and we invite the attention of parents to the following list, prescribed according to law. Arithmetic .- Eaton's Primary and Common School, and Colburns Intellectual. Grammar. - Tower's Elements and Quackenbos's (large) Geography .- Cor-
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nell's Primary and Grammar School. History. - Quackenbos's Primary and Worcester's General. Reading. - Sargent's Series Part II. Spelling .- Sargent's Pronouncing Speller. Singing .- Golden Chain and Golden Wreath. Writing. - Payson and Scribner.
So much drilling is needed, so many recitations to be heard, that there is great danger of haste and hurry, and teachers hardly know when to give a general exercise in Health or Geog- raphy, Arithmetic or Deportment. A simple text-book on Health and Good Deportment would be a great help to our schools.
We have instructed the children to breathe with their lips closed and their bodies erect ; to keep the pores of the skin open by frequent exercise and bathing ; to love the pure air and sun- shine ; and keep themselves unspotted from all vicious habits.
In our care to have no sectarian religion in our schools, we have not forgotten the obligation and beauty of being like Jesus in the spirit of our lives. We have taught the childrent that pure and undefiled religion is indispensable to good deport- ment. The names of the eight cardinal virtues and of the eight beatitudes, the Lord's Prayer, and some of the devotional psalms are familiar to many of the scholars.
We are glad to say that the blackboards, such as they are, and they should be made better before another season, have been advantageously used in almost all the recitations. Maps of Scituate, Plymouth Co. Massachusetts, &c. have been drawn, compositions have been written, and singing practised in most of the schools.
The schools at the Harbor, and on North Main Street are the largest, and those in Greenbush, Egypt, and on the Neck are the smallest. We trust, however, that ample accommodations will always be furnished to educate the Cliff children with the rest of first district. The recommendation of last year's Superinten- dent of schools to unite the Egypt and the Neck Schools meets with our approbation, notwithstanding their marked excellence and
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the commendable interest manifested by the parents in those districts. The only objection to such a union would be the dis- tance for some of the younger children.
The Grove Street School has been comparatively a hard one to manage. Many of the scholars have appeared backward and uninterested. In some cases we fear that parents at home have not cared whether their children go regularly or not. The teacher has been faithful ; and some of the scholars have done well ; but others have opposed her and given her occasion to use the rod, against her inclination and design.
Parents ought not to withdraw their children just before the closing-day. Of all the agencies to promote the public welfare, we look upon Primary Schools as the most important. As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined ; and we rejoice that parents with hardly an exception, are determined to have good Primary Schools, and thus give their children a right beginning ; knowl- edge and good behaviour.
The High School consisted of 50 scholars in the summer, 46 in the fall, and 74 in the winter. Of these 74, 34 came from the 3 Harbor Districts, and 40 from 4 other districts. For various reasons, it is the most necessary and yet the most un- satisfactory school in town. If the scholars are backward or disorderly, they surely need more, rather than less schooling somewhere or somehow. We do not wonder that the town is almost discouraged with this school.
There may be rowdyism in other parts of the town ; but it is sure to show itself in the High School; because it is a body representing the best and the worst characteristics of Scituate. It is to Scituate what the city of Washington is to the whole country. In it we have children who pray and sing and study with all their mind and heart and strength, and those who make sport of everything serious, shirk from all study, and take delight in doing evil continually. It is neither a primary school, gram- mar school, nor a high school ; but a medley of all sorts ; - and yet I as one of the Committee can see no better way than con-
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tinuing the school and improving its condition, as fast as we can. Having two schools will not alter the dispositions and habits of our children. It might accommodate two sides of the town ; but would it necessarily secure better teachers, or better grading, or longer schooling? Our last teacher and assistant teacher did what they could ; but the master was not able to cope with all the opposition of badly disposed scholars ; but these very scholars might behave far better with some other teacher. We trust the town will make provisions early as possible to erect a two-story building for a Town Hall and a High School; and that the School Committee will be more discriminating in the admission of scholars and in the selection of a teacher, ever keeping in mind that the only cure for existing evils is better teachers, better grading, and longer schooling.
We cannot close our Report without recommending a larger appropriation for the teachers in the schools. What we now raise will not keep our schools open ten or even nine months.
Having our children out of school a half or a fourth of the year is not salutary for us or for them.
Every dollar invested in good teachers and good schools saves us from ten fold expenses of pauperism and vice. A little bad leaven will ruin the whole town.
We see by the papers, that in Aberdeen, Sunday evening meetings in one church have been suspended in consequence of the insufferable conduct of the young people.
If we would improve the manners and morals of our young folks, let us fill their time and minds with something better than the frivolities of life. Let us raise money enough to pay pri- mary teachers five dollars a week at least, and encourage the best of them to remain with us, and inspire the young with love of study and of industry. More schooling and better schooling should be our motto, if it should cost half what the town raises for public purposes.
With thanks to the Committee for enabling the writer to en- joy the relationship of Superintendent to the children and to all
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who have aided him in his duties, he asks God's choicest bless- ings upon the schools of Scituate. May they evermore be the glory and strength of the town.
WILLIAM G. BABCOCK,
Superintendent of Schools.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
SECT. 1. The holidays shall be June Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Washington's Birth-day, and Fast Day.
SECT. 2. Teachers may take one half day each term to visit other schools, and one day to attend the meeting of the Plym- outh County Teacher's Association.
SECT. 3. Teachers are not to suspend their schools without permission.
SECT. 4. Pupils are not to leave school before the end of the term, nor, except the youngest, before the close of the daily sessions.
SECT. 5. Every pupil who shall injure any property shall pay for all the damage, and no one shall be allowed to write or use any profane or unchaste language.
SECT. 6. Scholars should sit erect with the lips closed ; walk lightly ; throw nothing upon the floor ; have no whisper- ing without leave ; raise the hand before asking questions ; de- vote the whole time to the exercises ; bring nothing except what is necessary for use ; keep within the limits at recess ; uncover the head on entering ; not use the school-room as a play-room, and never throw stones.
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SECT. 7. Teachers are to make themselves and their schol- ars familiar with these Rules and Regulations.
School Year of 40 weeks.
First Term of fifteen weeks. From Monday March 27, to Friday, July 7.
Second Term of thirteen weeks. From Monday Aug, 28, to Friday, July 7.
Third Term of twelve weeks. From Monday Dec. 4, to Friday, Feb. 23, 1866.
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TABULAR VIEW.
ALL THE SCHOLARS.
AV. ATTENDANCE.
Summer.
Fall.
Winter.
Summer.
Fall.
Winter.
Aurelia G. Whiting
1, Harbor
46
53
33
35
43
30
7
Mary F. Clapp
2, Greenbush ..
25
22
22
17
18
18
8
Sarah T. Litchfield
3, N. Main St. ..
40
38
43
34
31
38
1
Geo. C. Lee
Abby A. Cook
4, Grove Street
39
42
38
33
31
29
10
Emily S. Lee
Sarah L. Young
5, West
37
35
36
29
28
32
..
Ella G. Bates
6, Neck
22
21
24
19
18
18
1
Sarah T. Litchfield
Mary A. Whiting.
7, Common .. . .
33
34
38
28
27
34
15
Mary F. Reed
8, Willow St. ..
36
38
37
31
32
31
12
Mary F. Perry
9, Centr
38
36
32
33
30
26
15
Mary C. Parkinson
10, Egypt
20
18
15
18
16
12
5
Mary L. Manson )
Town Hall.
50
46
74
40
41
59
74
Phineas Allen
Total
386
383
392
317
315
327
..
Number of persons in the town on the first of May, 1864, between 5 and 15 years of age, was four hundred and five, (405.)
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