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Sept., 1883.
360
Ctr. Gram. No. 2,
Philander A. Gay,
Feb., 1882.
1050
66
M. Annie Warren,
Dec., 1871. 550
Ctr. Gram. No. 3,
M. Annie Warren, Clara E. Emerson, Alice Field,
Dec., 1879. 450
66 Interme'ate, 1,
2,
Clara E. Emerson,
Dec., 1879. 400
2,
Lucy E. Evans,
Sept., 1883. 360
66
3, Alice G. Currier, L. J. Mansfield,
Sept., 1871. 400
Centre Primary, 1, 66
2,
Emma L. Randlitt, Minnie E. Emerson,
April, 1883. 360
North Ward,
Hannah B. Danforth, .
Aug., 1882.
400
East Ward,
Cora E. Dennett,
April, 1882. 400
Woodville, .
Kate L. Brown,
Aug., 1882. 400
Greenwood,
April, 1880. 400
Sept., 1883. 400
Int. Prim.
Miss N. H. Thayer,
Sept., 1883. 360
Franklin St. Int., 66
Primary,
Eva E. Howlett,
66 1880.
400
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Annex.
Mary F. MeLaugh lin, Bertha Dana,
Dec., 1881. 400
Lizzie F. Ingram,
Sept., 1883. 400
Primary,
L. J. Mansfield,
Sept .. 1871. 400
66 66
Emma Thompson,
Feb., 1884. 360
Geo. F. Wilson, (Music)| Sept., 1876.
550
.
·
Sept., 1879.
500
.
66
66
3,
Myra A. Stearns,
Sept., 1875. 400
Dec., 1881. 400
" Bank Bldg.,
F. Adelia Bishop, Susan S. Beebe,
Sept., 1883. 400
Sarah E. Wilkins,
Mary J. Kelly.
July, 1882. 400
Sept., 1883. 28
West Intermediate
Sept., 1873. 675
Dec., 1871. 500
Jan., 1879. 400
Mar., 1880. 400
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RULES OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
I. The officers shall be a Chairman, and Secretary who shall also act as Treasurer. Their duties shall be such as ordinarily devolve upon these officers. The rules governing the action of the town at its meetings shall govern the action of the School Committee so far as applicable.
II. The regular meetings of the School Committee shall be holden on the first Saturday evening of each calendar month of the year, the Saturday evening before the begin- ning of each term and every Saturday evening during term- time at 7 1-2 o'clock. Special meetings shall be called by the Secretary upon the request of any member of the Board, which notice shall contain a brief mention of the business to be acted upon.
III. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
IV. The Committees of the Board shall be a prudential Committee, a text-book Committee and a supply Committee, all to be appointed by the Chairman, and such other special committees as may be found necessary.
V. All expenditures of money shall be authorized by vote of the Committee attested by the Secretary.
VI. Books and supplies for schools must be furnished upon a written requisition from the teachers, and school- house supplies upon like requisitions from the janitors, upon blanks to be furnished by the Committee. These requisi- tions, by vote of the Committee, must be returned as vouchers for the bills presented.
VII. All persons having claims or accounts against the Department of Public Schools are required to present their bills to the Secretary on or before the first Saturday of each month.
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VIII. Parents, teachers, scholars, and others desiring to confer with the Committee are requested to do so at their meetings,-as far as practicable.
IX. Admissions to the school shall be granted only during the first two weeks of each term.
X. These rules may be suspended at any meeting by a vote of four members, and amended upon a week's notice by a majority vote.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SCHOOLS OF WAKEFIELD.
I. The school year shall consist of forty weeks of five days each as indicated by the manual.
II. The following holidays shall be allowed when they occur in term time. New-Years, Washington's Birthday, Fast, Memorial Day, Seventeenth of June, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas days, and no other unless by written permission of the Chairman of the School Committee.
III. All schools except the High shall begin at 8-30 and close at 11-30 A. M. during the year. The afternoon session shall begin at 1}and close at 3-45 P. M. during the year. The teacher may lengthen the session to an hour not later than 5 P. M. for those pupils who do not acceptably fulfill their school duties. The High School shall commence at 8-30 A. M. and close at 1-30 P. M. One half hour being allowed for recess.
IV. The teachers must be at their respective school- rooms at least fifteen minutes before the appointed time for beginning school.
V. They must not dismiss their schools nor change the school hours except by permission from the Committee and for weighty reasons ; and they must observe exact hours for beginning and closing recess, for which ten minutes are
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allowed each sex, the same not to be abridged more than one half in any case. No recesses authorized during the afternoon sessions except in Primary grades.
VI. Teachers are to hear all recitations in person except specially authorized to do otherwise by the Committee.
VII. Teachers will not incur any expenses unless pre- viously authorized by vote of the Committee.
VIII. The teachers shall take cognizance of the conduct of pupils when coming to and returning from school and shall be especially careful to inculcate and enforce the prin- ciples of truth, kindness, justice and good morals.
IX. They are requested not to dismiss pupils before the close of the school except in extreme cases, without a written request of parents or guardians ; also to require notes of excuse from tardy and absent pupils except in Primary Schools signed by their parents or guardians.
X. They are to exercise great diligence that their school rooms, houses, grounds and premises generally are kept neat and free from any injury or defacement. If injury is done by any pupil, the parent or guardian of said pupil shall be immediately notified of the fact, and in case of neglect to repair the damage, the Committee shall cause the same to be done at the expense of said parent or guardian.
XI. No contribution shall be taken for any purpose nor notices given except those pertaining to the direct work of the school ; nor shall agents be permitted to display books, wares, advertisements etc. nor visit the school rooms or yards unless permission be previously granted in writing by the School Committee.
XII. Teachers are required to keep fully and neatly the State registers with such other records as may be prescribed by the School Committee and return the same completed to the Chairman of the Committee on or before the first day of March in each year.
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XIII. In all cases where corporal punishment is used or any form of physical pain inflicted, a record shall be made of the name of the scholar punished, of the offence for which it was inflicted, and of the form, mode and severity of the punishment, which record shall be open to the inspection of the Committee, and such punishment shall be inflicted only with a rattan or strap.
XIV. No deviation shall be made from the course of study prescribed by the Committee, nor any scholar degraded or promoted without their consent.
XV. Teachers may for violent opposition to authority, persistent misconduct or non-performance of school duties, temporarily suspend a pupil from school; but it shall be required of teachers in every case of suspension immediately to report the fact to the sub-committee, whose duty it shall be promptly to investigate the matter, and in case of failure to settle the difficulty he may confirm the suspension, subject to an appeal to the whole Board.
XVI. When any parent or guardian shall feel aggrieved by the conduct of any teacher, the cause of grievance shall either be removed by a private interview with the teacher, or reported to the Committee ; but in no case will denun- ciatory or excited language be allowed towards the teacher within hearing of the school.
XVII. No pupil shall be admitted to any public school till he has been successfully vaccinated or otherwise secured against small pox, nor without a permit from the Committee, and no scholar shall be allowed to attend any public school while any member of the household to which such scholar belongs is sick of small pox, diphtheria or scarlet fever, or during a period of two weeks from the death, recovery or removal of such sick person.
XVIII. No pupil shall be permitted to go from one school to another or to attend school out of the district in which he resides without a permit from the Committee.
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XIX. No text books except those approved by the School Committee in a legal manner shall be used in the schools, provided that teachers are allowed to use such vol- umes of their own as they may deem judicious for supple- mentary reading, illustration or reference.
XX. Whenever any teacher is absent and his place is supplied by another, the salary of the absent teacher shall cease during such absence unless otherwise voted by the Committee ; nor shall teachers unauthorized employ substi- tutes.
XXI. Teachers are required to visit other schools than their own one day in cach term, permission from their sub- committees as to time having been first obtained.
RULES FOR EXAMINATION AND PROMOTION.
I. The pupils in cach grade, classified for promotion, shall receive five regular written examinations embracing the work of the year, a convenient division into five sections of the course in each branch, to be made for that purpose. These examinations shall be completed in time for a general review, preparatory to a final examination at close of year, on the full year's course.
II. For the regular examinations, the teacher of each grade shall prepare, for that grade, a set of ten questions upon each subject taught, correct all papers, marking each answer on a scale of ten, and keep a record of the results.
III. One week preceding the final examination, the teacher of each grade shall forward to the Secretary of the School Committee the percentages obtained by the pupils in each examination then taken ; pupils, in the returns, to be designated by numbers, and the same numbers to be given at the final examination. Each teacher shall also send to the Secretary of the School Committee, in a sealed envelope,
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the names of the pupils, with the numbers by which they are designated in the report of results.
IV. For the final examination, the teacher of each grade shall prepare for the examination of pnpils of the next lower grade, a set of ten questions in each branch, embracing the work of the year, and forward the same to the Secretary of the School Committee.
V. The teacher of each grade shall send all final exami- nation papers to the teacher preparing the questions, who shall mark each answer on the scale of ten, tabulate the results, and forward the same, with examination papers and questions, to the Secretary of the School Committee.
VI. Every pupil passed for promotion must receive an average of 70 per cent. upon the six examinations.
VII. All exceptional cases of low percentage by reason of sickness, unavoidable absence or other causes, shall receive consideration, and be passed upon by the School Committee.
VIII. The final examination shall be under the super- vision of the School Committee.
RULES FOR JANITORS.
They are required :-
I. To have the rooms properly warmed at the time for the daily opening of the schools.
II. To keep the rooms properly swept, dusted and aired ; also to keep floors, windows and paint washed.
III. To cleanse the funnels in the month of May, and at such other times as they may need it; wind the clocks, and see that the rooms are closed and locked at night.
IV. To provide fuel at hand for use during the day ; to see that water pails and sinks are furnished and kept in good
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condition ; to guard against the defacement of school prop- erty by thoughtless or mischievous pupils, and to lend to teachers such incidental aid in preserving order as they may be able.
V. To exercise a general oversight over the school grounds, keep the yards raked, and snow shoveled, so that the scholars can have easy access to and about the premises ; make such slight repairs as will not require much time or labor; keep the privies cleanly, and report to the Committee such repairs of a general nature as may be necessary, or the lack of anything the schools may need.
It is expected that the Janitors will personally fulfil or superintend the duties they assume, and will incur no . expense except by vote of the Committee.
REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY,
WITH LIST OF
ACCESSIONS OF BOOKS
During the Year.
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ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES
OF THE
BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY.
COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY.
Lucius Beebe, Azel Ames, Jr., Joseph M. Skulley, George H. Teague, Otis V. Waterman.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
Cyrus Wakefield, Solon O. Richardson, John M. Cate, John G. Aborn, Wm. N. Tyler.
COMMITTEE ON BOOKS.
Chester W. Eaton, Thomas Winship, Wm. H. Morrison, John R. Mansfield, E. H. Walton.
Chairman, Lucius Beebe.
Treasurer,
Chester W. Eaton.
Secretary,
. Otis V. Waterman.
Librarian .- Victorine E. Marsh,
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES.
Recognizing the right of our citizens to require of us an annual statement of the condition and working of this insti- tution, we herewith present to the Town our twenty-eighth annual report, together with those of the Treasurer and Librarian.
The growth in number and magnitude of Public Libraries in our Commonwealth, dating from the formation of our own which was one of the pioneers under the provisions of the Statute of 1851, is one of the marvels of this generation.
They perform what the average individual cannot afford to do, any more than he can to construct an aqueduct, to bring pure and wholesome water from a distant lake; for they give him free access, not only to the current literature of the day, but also to other select works on topics, from which facts, statistics and clews may be obtained, of practi- cal use and value.
POPULAR APPRECIATION.
Our Library continues to be a popular resort and its records show that at no time since its establishment has it been more generally patronized and appreciated by our citizens than during the past year. It contains by actual count 7828 volumes, most of which are in good condition for use. 29,760 deliveries have been made during the year, and only 8 books, and those of the cheaper works, are missing. 126 books have been discarded, as having become unfit for
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further service by ordinary wear, mutilation or defacement, or from having been in families where there was contagious sickness.
ACCESSIONS OF BOOKS.
The selection of books for a library like ours is a matter of some perplexity to those of our Trustees who have that matter in charge, owing to the various requirements of different classes of readers.
Works of fiction necessarily predominate, for the rule of demand and supply obtains in this as in other matters. But well written and well devised novels are no longer considered objectionable, or out of place, in a Public Library, for they interest and at the same time instruct those who read for recreation. They give employment to the mind and incul- cate sentiments of loyalty to Country, to Friends and to Home, and detain many with their families who would other- wise spend their time and their money at places of low resort.
CHILDREN AND YOUTII.
A considerable proportion of the applicants for books are children and very young people of both sexes, necessitating the exercise of care and discrimination on the part of the Librarian in the delivery to them of such books as are appro- priate-for while the Library is not the receptacle of any literature that can exert a pernicious influence on any class of readers, it contains works on science and medicine better adapted to adults than children.
The rising generation has not been forgotten in the selec- tion of books, for a due proportion of juveniles have been added ; and also others with special reference to the needs of the teachers and scholars of our public schools.
The accessions compare favorably with those of previous
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years, and comprise many standard works of science, poetry, history, biography and art.
"All tastes supplied, young heads and hoary,
With sermon, science, song and story."
THE DUTIES OF THE LIBRARIAN
have been performed by Miss Victorine E. Marsh and her assistant in an acceptable manner to the Trustees.
These duties have been augmented by the growth of the Library, the increased number of applicants for books, the length of time the books have been in use, (necessitating extra coverings and repairs ), and also by the fact that many people who send for their books, and some who apply for them in person, have learned to depend on the Librarian for making for them a suitable selection.
This her familiarity with the contents of the library, and her acquaintance with most of its patrons, eminently qualifies her for doing, and she has done it in a commendable spirit of accommodation.
In consideration of these extras and of the fact that her time is now largely devoted to the interests of the Library, we propose to make a moderate increase in her salary, if the town, in its liberality and wisdom, grant the appropriation asked for.
THE PUBLIC READING ROOM
was opened in Memorial Hall under the supervision of a committee consisting of Messrs. Emerson, Tyler and Teague, in conformity with the recommendation of the Trustees in their last annual report, and of a vote of the town at its subsequent meeting.
The janitor reports that it has received fully eleven hundred visits each month since it was opened to the public, and it is evidently gaining in popular favor and usefulness.
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Its central location, proximity to the Library, and convenient and tasteful appointments, make it a pleasant resort to those of our citizens who wish to examine the magazines, papers and pictorials with which the room is amply supplied.
Children are excluded from most public reading rooms, but it has been the policy of this Board to admit all well- behaved people, without regard to age, to all the facilities for instruction and amusement which the Library and Reading Room can afford, believing that the injuries inflicted on the books and magazines, by careless handling, are more than compensated for by the benefits derived from their use.
Under the care and supervision of the janitor, Mr. Henry C. Hall, excellent order and decorum has been maintained, and no injury to furniture or fixtures has been donc.
There has been no desecration of the place as a Memorial Hall, and hundreds of people have had their memories quickened and their emotions of gratitude and patriotism awakened, on viewing these sacred mementos of our depart- ed heroes.
In compliance with the wishes of many of our citizens, and of our conviction of the expediency of so doing, we propose to have the reading room open from Sept. 1st to June 1st every week day evening, and from June 1st to Sept. 1st, the afternoons of every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. '
CONGRATULATORY.
$
It is cause for congratulation that while the profits in trade, manufacturing and finance, in which many of our citi- zens are engaged, have been somewhat obscure, and the lawyers and doctors complain of hard times, our population has increased to over seven thousand inhabitants.
Our churches are well-attended and nearly out of debt.
Our twenty-two public schools, with their eleven hundred
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scholars, compare favorably with those of any town in our Commonwealth.
The new Hamilton School Building is nearly completed, and is a model of stability and convenience. It will accom- modate four schools of fifty scholars each, and be a credit and an attraction to our towu.
Our financial and other local institutions are all in a sound and healthy condition.
An unlimited supply of pure water that vies with the crystal in its clearness, has been introduced into our houses, and sparkles on our tables.
Dwelling houses, factories and shops have been erected, and buildings for various other purposes are in process of construction-and it seems safe to predict that, with these evidences of thrift and increased facilities of public educa- tion, the year we are about to enter upon will be one of prosperity to our town and community.
CONCLUSION.
The Trustees recommend an appropriation by the town of five hundred dollars and the dog tax, for the uses of the Library ; and the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for the uses of the Public Reading Room; basing the latter on the cost of publications and incidentals.
In behalf of the Trustees,
LUCIUS BEEBE,
Chairman.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE LIBRARY.
Beebe Town Library in account with C. W. Eaton, Treasurer of Trustees.
CR.
By Balance from last'year, $3 85
Town Appropriation,
450 00
Dog Taxes, refunded Town by County, 281 79
Interest on Flint Fund, .
60 00
Interest on Hurd Fund, . 20 10
Sale of old books and papers, . 3 11
Sale of Catalogues,
8 00
Fines collected,
36 05
$862 90
DR.
To cash paid V. E. Marsh, Librarian, $374 96
for purchase of books, 378 94
.
repairs of books, ·
44 75
covering paper,
24 50
signs,
15 00
express charges and postage,
7 25
sundries at Library, 9 50
printing, advertising, etc.,
8 00
$862 90
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER W. EATON,
Treasurer of Trustees.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Total number of volumes in the Library, 7,828
Added by purchase within the year, 396
donation from Franklin Poole, Esq., 39
Lucius Beebe, Esq., 30
Hon. S. Z. Bowman,
8
Miss M. F. Mckown,
4
State of Mass., 11
Hon. Thomas Winship, 2
Mr. Geo. T. McLauthlin, 1
Mr. W. B. Hazen, . 2
Commissioner of Education, 1
494
Number added in each class.
Theology, Class 1, 4
Mental and Moral, . 2, 24
Political and Social,
3, 27
Natural Sciences,
4, 24
Medical ·
66
5, 3
The Arts,
66
6, 6
Language and Literature, " History, .
8, 18
Travel, etc.,
66
9, 23
Biography,
" 10, 23
Poetry, .
" 11, 4
Fiction, . " 13, 295 - 494
7, 43
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Persons having signed the By-Laws during year, 135 Number of acct's on which books have been charged, 684
books covered during year, . 3,956
rebound, 157
replaced, ·
164
discarded, . 126
Whole number of books delivered, . 29,760
Greatest number to one account, .
186
Average number delivered each day,
270
VICTORINE E. MARSH,
Librarian.
WAKEFIELD, March 22, 1884.
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BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY SINCE PUBLICATION OF LAST ANNUAL REPORT.
THEOLOGY .- OLASS 1.
Candle of the Lord and other Sermons. Phillips Brooks 344
Ingersollism. Lecture by George R. Wendling 341
Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible. R. Heber Newton 342
Ten Great Religions. Part 2. James F. Clarke 343
MENTAL AND MORAL .- CLASS 2.
Book of Psalms in Phonetic Short-hand. 204
Complete Phonographic Class Book, S. P. Andrews and F. Boyle 203
Fonographer. conducted by Izac Pitman 200
Inquiries into Human Faculty. Francis Galton 210
Lectures on the Science and Art of Education. Joseph Payne 208
Libraries and Readers. William E. Foster 207
Libraries and Schools. (sel.) Samuel S. Green 206
Paradise Lost. Phonetic Spelling. (pub.) Izac Pitman 205
Phonographic Reporter. (cond.) Reed. 4 vols. 202
Phonographic Correspondent. (cond.) Izac Pitman 198
Practical Elocution. J. W. Shoemaker 209
Reporter. (cond.) Benn Pitman. 4 vols.
201
Reporter. Izac Pitman 195
Reporter's Companion. Izac Pitman
196
Reporter's Manual and Vocabulary. Benn Pitman 197
Reporter'z Magazen. (cond.) I. Pitman. 2 vols. 199
Room at the Top. (comp.) A. Craig 194
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POLITICAL AND SOCIAL .- CLASS 3.
Agricultural Report. U. S. 1881-1882.
235
Census of Mass. 1880-from the 10th U. S. Census. 229
Compendium of the 10th U. S. Census, 1880, 2 vols. 225 Congressional Records. 47th Congress, 2d Session. 4 vols. 233
Index to Congressional Records. 1883.
237
Manual for the General Court. 1883.
230
Massachusetts Public Documents. 1881. 5 vols. 66
1882. 4 6
236
People and Politics. G. W. Hosmer
240
Report of the Chief Signal Officer of the War Dept. ..
1881.
Commissioner of Education. 1881.
234
66 .. Manufactories at the 10th U. S. Census. 239
Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Boston Board of Trade. 238
Tenth Census of the U. S. Population, 1880. 231
Wealth-Creation. Augustus Mongredien
226
NATURAL SCIENCES .- CLASS 4.
Animal Intelligence. George J. Romanes Ants, Bees and Wasps. Sir John Lubbock
Boston Journal of Chemistry, '66 & '67. (ed.) J. R. Nichols
66
'68 & '69.
224
6 6
'69 & '70.
225
'70 & '71.
226
66
71 & '72.
227
66
'72 & '73.
66-
228
66
'73 & '74.
229
66
'74 & 55.
230
66
'75 & '76.
66
66
231
:76 & '77.
..
232
'77 & '78.
66
233
66
66
1879.
..
234
1880.
66
235
$
1881.
236
66
1882. 6
66
237
Door-Yard Folks. Amanda B. Harris Insects Injurious to Vegetation. by Harris. (ed.) C. L. Flint
Life and her Children. Arabella B. Buckley Popular Astronomy. Simon Newcomb
241
The Aerial World. Georg Hartwig
242
The World by the Fireside. Mary & Elizabeth Kirby Orchid Culture. E. S. Rand
222
1880. 227
66 66 232
222
240
223
..
66
..
,
239
238
243
+
228
187
MEDICAL SCIENCE .-- CLASS 5.
Anti-Tobacco. Addresses, Lectures, &c. 91
Health at Home. A. H. Guernsey and I. P. Davis 92
Study and Stimulants. (ed.) A. A. Reade 90
THE ARTS .- CLASS 6.
American Cottages. Plans and Specifications. (pub.) W. T. Comstock 222
Cookery for Beginners. Marion Harland 223
Cottage Houses for Village and Country Homes. S. B, Reed 224
Cottage Kitchen. M. Harland 220
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