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Balance in treasury, $726.47
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Your Selectmen respectfully submit for your considera- tion, the following list of appropriations for the expenses for the new year :
Highways,
$4,000.00
Schools,
6,000.00
Town debt and interest,
2,630.00
Poor,
2,500.00
Salaries,
1,200.00
Incidentals,
1,000.00
Lighting streets,
1,000.00
Fire department,
750.00 $19,080.00
JOHN I. BRYANT, JOSEPH B. PECK, BENJAMIN P. TRIPP,
Selectmen.
FEBRUARY 18, 1891.
I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts of the Tax Collector, Treasurer, and Selectmen of the Town of Fairhaven, for the year ending February 15, 1891, and believe them correct.
ALBERT B. COLLINS, AUDITOR.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN.
1890.
NEW BEDFORD : MERCURY PUBLISHING COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1891.
REPORT.
To the citizens of Fairhaven the School Committee would submit the following report.
The Committee organized in March, 1891, with the choice of Thomas A. Tripp as Chairman, and Emily F. Sherman as Secretary. The following sub-committees were appointed : Supplies, Mr. Stevens, Mrs. Maxfield, and Miss Sherman; High school, Mr. G. H. Tripp and Mrs. Manchester ; Rogers school, Mr. T. A. Tripp and Miss Sherman ; Rural schools, Mr. Stevens, Mrs. Max- field, and Miss Sherman.
There have been some changes in the past year. The winter term of the High school, beginning January 6, 1890, was taught by Mr. L. B. Varney, who left us at the end of the spring term to take a position at Newark, N. J. Miss Bourne having removed from town, left us with neither assistant nor principal. The Committee, from a number of applicants, chose Mr. H. H. Tucker, a graduate of Bates College, who came with the highest recommendations as teacher and disciplinarian. Miss Lehella M. Snow, a graduate of Bridgewater Normal School, who had some experience in teaching before en- tering the Normal School, was chosen assistant teacher. The Committee believe the best results in school work cannot be reached without parents co-operate with teach- ers to bring such results. And they would urge the
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parents to visit this school and use their influence in help- ing raise it to that standard it should have in dignity and scholarships becoming the first school in town.
The Rogers school was never in a better condition than it has been the past year. Its faithful teachers have worked together having one aim in view,-the highest good of the pupils under their charge.
The same teachers have been retained up to December, when Miss Mackenzie, principal of the primary depart- ment, who had done faithful and earnest work and given perfect satisfaction to the Committee, left us for a more lucrative position in Chelsea, Mass. Miss Eliza Childs, a recent graduate of the Bridgewater Normal school, was chosen teacher in her place, and bids fair to fill it in an acceptable manner.
Four of the teachers are graduates of Normal schools. The other four working with them have learned their man- ner of teaching, so that the whole school is taught in accordance with Normal principles.
The grammar department, under the watchful care of its principal, Miss Delano, has done much good work in the past year. Much attention has been given to the teaching of reading, not so much by using the " Readers," as by supplementary reading. The Sketch Book, some of Hawthorne's works, Black Beauty, and King's Pictur- esque Geographical Reader have been used, and the pupils have been interested and greatly improved, the aim of the teacher being always to draw out the thought and make the pupil read understandingly. We believe while the " Reader" has a place in our schools, and should be used, the unabridged master-pieces of great authors, while they interest the pupils and teach the power of con- tinuous thought, are also developing in them a taste for the best literature which will go with them through life.
Geography and History, taught by topics and informa-
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tion gathered from almost every source, are no longer the dull lifeless studies they used to be, but one can tell by the enthusiasm of the pupils that it is as a delightful pas- time. We have noticed the growing interest of the teachers in their work, and have found the reason for it in this remark, made by one of them : "We wish our work to correspond to the building in which we work." Can the giver have a more satisfactory evidence of the appre- ciation of his noble gift? But one more we wish to give. In the halls at the Rogers school hang printed tablets on which can be found these words, addressed to the children of Fairhaven : "The town legally possesses this building, but you boys and girls are the real owners. You will see that we have given you the property and you are to be benefited by its use. We want you to take good care of it. We want you to show your appreciation of our work and give expression to your good feeling toward us by neither defacing the property yourself nor permitting it to be done by others. This seems a little thing to ask and we hope the future will show, as we believe it will, that our wishes are respected and an affirmative answer is given to our request."
We have it from the best authority (the teachers) that the confidence that Mr. Rogers put in the children of Fairhaven was not misplaced, for the children have ever shown by their obedience (espcially last summer when extensive alterations were in progress) and their respect for the building, that an affirmative answer has been given.
The New Boston school has been fortunate in re- taining the same faithful teacher for several years. This teacher has the faculty of keeping her pupils busy and a pleasant home-like air pervades the place. Naskatucket school is now doing better than it has done since it was re-opened two years ago. The school is small, numbering about seventeen pupils.
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The winter term of the Sconticut Neck school was taught by Miss Nellie Coombs, a teacher whose energy and enthusiasm did much to bring the school up to a good degree of excellence, but on account of sickness she was obliged to leave before the spring term was finished. A substitute was put in her place to finish the term. The fall term was taught by Miss Mary P. Tillinghast, who did good work, but who, on account of sickness in her family, left before the close of the winter term, and again did we resort to a substitute, who is now in charge. The school is small, nine of the pupils having left recently to attend the Rogers school, and the Committee think it would be an advantage to the pupils to close the school and have them all carried to the Rogers school.
The Oxford school, taught by Miss Kate Drew, a grad- uate of Quincy Training school, is in a good condition. The pupils show an unceasing interest in their studies. We invite the parents to visit this school, as well as all the schools in town, and see the work for themselves.
Some repairs are needed on school houses which must be done soon.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Appropriation for 1890, $6,000.00
Special appropriation, January, 1891, 1,500.00 County fund, 347.23 State fund,
174.83
Total receipts,
$8,022.06
Teachers' pay roll,
$5,865.50
Janitors' pay roll,
918.50
Fuel,
429.42
Incidentals,
292.42
School book agency,
269.12
Total expenditures,
$7,774.96
Balance, February 16, 1891, $247.10
Respectfully submitted.
THOMAS A. TRIPP,
GEORGE H. TRIPP,
GEORGE W. STEVENS,
SARA E. MANCHESTER,
ELLEN M. MAXFIELD,
EMILY F. SHERMAN.
The amount charged to teachers' pay roll includes the $38I due on the teachers' pay roll of January, 1890, as shown in last year's report. The actual expense for teachers' pay roll for the past year is $5,484.50.
HIGH SCHOOL.
TEACHERS.
Wages per
month.
Whole No.
enrolled.
member-
ship.
Average
attend-
ance.
Per cent. of
attend-
ance.
Winter. Spring. Fall.
16
September 2 to December 19.
L. B. Varney, Principal,
$100
55
53.1
47.5
92.86
Winter.
12
66
100
51
49.5
46.5
94
Spring. Fall.
12
H. H. Tucker,
100
50
49.25
47.5
96.5
16
C. A. Bourne, Asst.,
50
Winter.
12
50
Spring. Fall.
12
L. M. Snow,
-
50
16
TERM.
No. of weeks.
1890
12
12
January 6 to March 28. April 7 to June 27.
8
Average
6
Room 6, L. F. Winchester,
40
43
39.30
36.7
94.08
Winter.
12
10
38
37.48
33.04
89.2 97.96
Fall.
15
Room 5, M. F. McGlashan,
40
39
37
33.06
86.43
Winter.
12
40
37
33.66
27.66
81.43
Spring.
12
40
43
43.06
41.38
97.76
Fall.
15
28
38
34.8
34.23
88.53
Winter.
12
Room 4, L. E. Page,
28
37
36
28.3
85.66
Spring.
12
28
30
29.86
26.16
95.06
Fall.
15
28
17
15.4
13.76
84.03
Winter. Spring. Fall.
12
28
32
27.27
26.14 38.86
86.26
Winter.
12
Room 1, A. M. Mackenzie,
45
60
42.5
33.86
80.26
Spring. Fall.
15
50
52
50.95
44.19
91.33
Winter. Spring. Fall.
12
24
15
1
Wages per
Whole number
enrolled.
membership.
attendance.
attendance.
TERM.
No. of
weeks.
1890.
PRINCIPAL,
Spring. Fall.
15
September 8 to December 19.
Room 8, A. H. Delano,
$50
17
16.21
15.84
97.63
Winter.
12
50
12
12
11.37
94.7
Spring. Fall.
12
50
34
31.54
30.97
98.18
15
Room 7, H. W. Leymunion,
50
40
38.21
36.94
96.03
Winter.
12
50
36
36
33.18
92.7 99.19
Spring. Fall.
15
50
29
28.51
28.28
Spring.
12
40
34
32.33
31.49
Winter.
12
January 6 to March 28.
12 April 7 to June 27.
ANNIE H. DELANO,
Average
Average
Per cent. of
TEACHERS.
month.
20
12
Jennie H. Tripp, Assistant,
20
18
16.23
13.5
83
15
45
51
46.33
95.8
12
Room 3, J. M. Libby.
28
12
ROGERS SCHOOL.
12
RURAL SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
month.
enrolled.
Average
Average
Per cent. of
attendance.
No. of
weeks
1890.
Winter.
12
January 6 to March 28.
Spring. Fall.
16
September 2 to December 19.
Oxford, E. L. Warren,
$24
24
22.56
19.12
85.07
Winter.
12
28
33
29.79
22.45
75.88
Spring. Fall.
12
Oxford, Kate Drew,
24
30
29.93
25.22
89.97
16
32
20
19.08
17.16
84.66
Winter. Spring. Fall.
12
32
28
26.6
22.86
19.4
76.73
Winter.
12
28
29
27.06
23.89
87.88
Spring.
8
Amy Lavare,
16
Spring.
2
Lizzie Hiller,
16
2
M. P. Tillinghast, Lizzie Hiller,
28
31
26.2
22.14
97.73
12
2
Naskatucket, S. T. Luther,
16
13
12
7.40
62.14
Winter.
12
A. A. Charry. S. G. Warren,
16
15
12.33
7.89
64.99
Spring.
12
24
18
17.46
15.10
85.41
Fall.
15
28
24.03
20.65
85.93
85.14
16
Sconticut, N. C. Coombs,
24
27
23.56
membership.
attendance.
TERM.
Wages per
. Whole No.
12
April 7 to June 27.
OI
New Boston, E. H. Akin,
12
32
Spring. Fall.
20
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