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The Sixth Grade is taking up the work done by the Seventh Grade last year. Three part singing was intro- duced early last term, and this grade will complete Part II of the Second Reader. This book introduces no new time difficulties beyond those already studied, but the pupils devote their allotted period to the study of songs and exer- cises in the nine major keys and their relative minor.
The Seventh Grade adopted the book previously used by the Eighth Grade-the Introductory Third Reader. . This book contains a large number of three-part exercises for unchanged voices, similar to those of Second Reader, but em- ploying a greater variety of discordant combinations. These
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three-part exercises form a progressive series which lead to the greater chromatic difficulties. This book also affords excellent study in modulation, both Diatonic and Chromatic.
In the Eighth and Ninth Grades the class is divided into four parts : the boys, whose voices have changed, sing bass, while the remainder of the school sing first and second so- prano or alto. As the bass is usually rather weak, the alto is generally written in octaves with the bass to strengthen it. It is rather difficult sometimes to get a good bass in this grade owing to the number of boys' voices in process of changing, and this often extends through the first year in the High School. However, with these difficulties to con- tend with, the work in this grade is in advance of last year's results. Possibly the new book, the Cecilian, recently adopted has had much to do with the marked improvement.
The work at Naskatucket and New Boston continues the same, two classes being maintained at each building and re- ceiving a lesson every week.
At the Oxford School a new chart is much needed in Room I, and will be a necessity ere long-the old one being very nearly past its usefulness. Considering the fact that there are two grades in each room in this building, the re- sults are quite satisfactory.
The High School devotes a half hour each week to chorus work, and here, as well as in all the grades, I must lament the fact that the course of study in our schools allows such a little time to the pursuit of music-a study whose mastery develops the physical and mental powers, and whose in- fluence is so far reaching.
I wish to express my appreciation to the teachers of Fair- haven for their earnest work and hearty co-operation.
Very respectfully yours,
ANNA BAILEY TROWBRIDGE.
February 1st, 1902.
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APPENDIX B. REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING AND SEWING.
Mr. Frank M. Marsh, Supt. of Schools, Fairhaven, Mass.
DEAR SIR :- I am pleased to present to you the following report of the work accomplished in Drawing and Sewing in the Fairhaven schools during the past year.
Drawing has, in the last few years, made as rapid ad- vancement as any of the studies in the school curriculum, In nearly every town and city of our State a special teacher is provided for this study. Much time and money are spent that children may learn to love the beautiful, and to appre- ciate, as Ruskin says, "How much more beauty God has made than human eye can ever see."
The work for the school year is divided into five parts : Nature Study, Color. Pictorial Drawing, Structural Drawing and Decoration, by our State Supervisor, Mr. Henry Turner Bailey. This is followed as far as practical in the Primary and Grammar Grades.
It is impossible for any one plan or system to be applied to the schools of a town with like results : one class may excel with brush or pencil, while another makes their suc- cess by manual work.
In the Fall. Term the flowers were drawn, painted or colored with crayons, and now while Nature is asleep, we are giving our attention to Structural work.
The Fifth and Sixth Grades at Oxford, being composed almost entirely of boys, it was thought advisable to take a course in Clay Modelling. A table has been erected in the basement, and the class is held there twice a week.
Map modelling is soon to be introduced in the Lower Grammar Grades in connection with the Geography work,
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that a clearer conception of the Physical Geography may be gained. This work is to be done in paper pulp, and will be made more interesting by use of different colors.
At the High School we have taken up Nature Drawing, Color and Pictorial Drawing. Some of the pupils are now working with charcoal. A class in Mechanical Drawing has been formed, the members having provided their own ma- terials.
We are anxious at the High School to have more material to work and study from. An important part of its equip- ment should be a collection of casts, of photographs, of ar- tistic vases, and some art magazines. I wish that more time could be given me at this school, that those pupils de- sirous of more than one lesson a week could be accommo- dated.
In all of my work I have found the teachers willing and interested, and those who are required to teach one or more lessons each week, always striving for the best results.
We can but feel that the beautiful pictures with which our school room walls have been decorated, must have some good influence on the pupils' lives, for "Environment directly reacts on the life."
The interest in the Sewing, which was introduced last April, is still very strong.
The work is divided into three years work. The sewing of the Fourth Grade is done on Penelope Canvas, and the various stitches are worked with Saxony Yarn. The com- pletion of this sampler is followed by one made of unbleached cotton cloth, and worked with colored cottons. Then comes the third and last sampler, made of fine bleached cotton cloth. Besides these samplers, we have made in one class, work bags, and now in two different classes are making aprons.
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I wish to thank all who have so heartily co-operated with me during the past year, and inade the work in this town so delightful.
Very sincerely,
ETHEL ROGERS BROWNE.
February 1, 1902.
ROLL OF HONOR.
The following pupils were neither absent nor tardy during the year :
Archie Aiken, Oscar Brown,
'Elbert Shurtleff,
Grace Morse,
Ola Benton, Alton Jenney,
Alice Waterson, Paul Swift,
Charles H. Church,
Helen Bushnell, Clarence Terry,
Nellie Francis, Nina Briggs,
Alfred Nye,
Gladys Hallet,
Benjamin M. Bates, Lester F. Bates,
Dorothy Church,
John M. Kirk,
Melenda Lafrance,
Ella F. Sherman.
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APPENDIX C. FALL TERM.
SEPTEMBER 4, 1900, TO DECEMBER 21, 1900.
TEACHERS.
Grades.
Wages per
month.
Whole number
Average mem-
bership.
Average daily
attendance.
Per cent. at-
tendance.
C'ases of tardi-
Cases of dis-
Number of
weeks.
High School :
Will A. Charles, A. B.,
10-13 $100
Ruby L. Rich, A. B.,
55
89
82.59
76.83
91.82
123
60
16
Anna H. Bradford.
45
Anna B. Trowbridge, Rogers School :
45
Sara B. Clarke,
9
60
25
24.82
23.38
94.20
5
20
16
Frances B. Mason, A. B .. .
S
40
34
31.78
30.17
94.93
6
20
16
Bertha M. Loheed,
Geneva L. Morse,
Mattie L. Norris,
6
40
51
44.73
40.29
90.08
5
24
16
Idella M. Libby.
4
40
47
39.86
35.86
89.96
7
14
16
Elizabeth Jones.
3
40
50
42.51
40.59
95.48
5
B
16
Estelle Jackson.
2
36
48
44.62
40.15
89.98
22
8
16
Allie 1. Cole, asst.,
Hannah JJ. Ardill,
1
40
57
47.87
43.01
89.85
15
10
16
Kate Drew,
5-7
45
36
33.29
31.77
95.45
29
4
16
Grace M. Nickerson,
3-4
36
37
34.74
31.61
90.99
56
5
16
Bertha M. Hamblin,
1-2
40
47
35.54
29.03
81.68
60
9
16
New Boston :
Ella D. Harlow,
1-9
36
26
24.35
20.97
86.12
27
25
16
Naskatucket :
Nellie A. Kinsman.
1-6
36
30
24.82
22.55
90.85
39
13
16
Supervisor of Drawing : Grace Covell,
30
Totals 1900.
$SS4
664 589. 68 536.52
90.99
439
272
240
Totals 1899,
$781
633 582.67 536.66
92.09
431
258
242
7
40
37
33.07
29.49
89.17
17
37
16
Lillian C. Burbank.
5
40
50
45.09
40.82
90.53
23
20
16
Mrs. E. Manchester, Jr .. Oxford School :
32
8
enrolled.
missal.
ness.
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APPENDIX D. WINTER TERM.
DECEMBER 31, 1900, TO MARCH 22, 1901.
TEACHERS.
Grades.
Wages per
month.
Whole number
enrolled.
Average mem-
bership.
Average at-
tendance.
Per cent. at-
tendance.
Cases of tardi-
Cases of dis-
missal.
Number of
weeks.
High School :
Will A. Charles, . B.,
10-13 $100
81
77.53
68.02
87.74
96
57
12
Ruby L. Rich. 1. B ..
66
55
Anna H. Bradford.
45
Anna B. Trowbridge, Rogers School :
66
15
Sara B. Clarke.
9
60
25
24.83
23.11
93.07
1
1
11
Frances B. Mason, A. B., S
8
40
30
29.43
26.78
91.
3
S
11
Anna M. Rochefort,
7 40
32
30.53
26.31
86.14
3
33
11
M. Louise Norris.
6
40
45
43.46
37.87
87.14
9
11
Lillian C. Burbank,
5
40
46
44.16
37.08
83.97
10
11
11
Idella M. Libby,
3
40
45
42.57
39.51
92.95
22
24
11
Hannah J. Ardill,
1
40 32
52
47.22
40.38
85.51
11
13
11
Allie A. Cole, asst .. )
Mrs. E. Manchester, Jr., Orford School :
Kate Drew.
5-7
45
35
32.65
31.42
96.23
18 30
1
11
Bertha M. Hamblin. New Boston :
1-2
40
40
36.38
30.15
82.78
36
2
11
Ella D. Harlow, Vaskatucket :
1-9
36
28
26.75
23.46
87.70
70
12
15
Nellie 1. Kinsman, Supervisor of Drawing : Grace Covell,
1-6
36
24
23.37
20.81.
89.04
30
·2
11
30
Totals 1901,
$888
614,578.08 509.12
88.36
354 204
Totals 1900,
$821 601 567.22 509.27
89.78
419
204
40
43
39.02
33.49
85.83
18
11
Alice B. Landers.
Estelle Jackson.
36
46.41
41.14
88.64
14
S
11
Grace M. Nickerson,
3-4
40
40
33.77
29.59
87.62
ness.
11
S
=
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APPENDIX E. SPRING TERM. APRIL 1, 1901, TO JUNE 21, 1901.
TEACHERS.
Grades.
Wages per
month.
Whole number
enrolled.
Average mem-
bership.
Average at-
tendance.
Per cent. at-
tendance.
Cases of tardi-
C'ases of dis-
missal.
| Number of
weeks.
High School :
Will A. Charles. A. B.,
10-13 $100
73
67.77
71.04
90.06
47
45
12
Ruby L. Rich, A. B.,
55
Anna HI. Bradford.
·
45
Anna B. Trowbridge, Rogers School :
Sara B. Clarke,
9
60
25
23.20
22.22
95.78
1
7
11
Frances B. Mason.
S
40
30
28.50
27.53
96.60
3
9
11
Anna M. Rocheford.
7
40
31
28.24
27.40
97.03
3
20
11
M. Louise Norris,
6
40
43
40.6
35.78
88.
1
21
11
Lillian C. Burbank,
40
43
40.96
36.39
SS.Sẵ
3
18
11
Idella M. Libby,
4
40
42
39.77
34.97
87.93
10
18
11
Alice B. Landers.
3
40
45
40.9
37.52
91.64
9
24
11
Estelle Jackson,
2
36
52
50.95
46.69
91.64
15
22
11
Allie A. Cole,
1
36
52
48.86
43.44
88.91
5
12
11
Annie N. Fuller, asst., )
28
Mrs. E. Manchester. Jr .. Oxford School :
Kate Drew,
5-7
45
34
30.26
28.S5
95.34
13
3
11
Grace M. Nickerson.
3-4
40
33
31.58
28.96
91.70
28
0
11
Bertha M. Hamblin,
1-2
40
43
38.40
34.48
89.74
68
3
11
New Boston :
Ella D. Harlow,
1-9
36
28
25.03
20.75
82.90
18
1
S
Vaskatucket :
1-6
36
25
24.18
22.20
91.81
66
22
11
Nellie A. Kinsman, Supervisor of Drawing : Ethel R. Browne,
30
Totals 1901,
$S80
599
559.30 508.22
91.19
293
225
Totals 1900,
$863
605 565. 19 513.71
92.53
343
311
ness.
45
?
8
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APPENDIX F. SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR. SEPTEMBER 4, 1900, TO JUNE 21, 1901.
SCHOOLS.
Grades.
Whole number
Average mem-
Average daily
attendance.
Per cent. at-
tendance.
Cases of ab-
Cases of tar-
Cases of dis-
missal.
Number of
weeks.
High School, Rogers School.
10-13
89
75.96
68.63
89.87
1,383.
266
162
40
..
..
. .
1
37
30.61
27.73
90.78
640.5
23
90
39
6
51
42.95
37.98
88.41
713.
S
54
39
.6
5
50
43.40
38.10
87.78
783.5
36
49
39
66
4
47
39.55
34.77
87.91
744.5
25
50
39
6.
3
50
42.01
39.21
93.36
493.
36
51
39
. .
2
52
50.33
42.66
90.09
849.
51
38
39
Oxford School.
5-7
36
32.07
30.68
95.67
253.
60
9
3-4
40
33.36
30.05
90 10
646.
114
6
39
1-2
47
36.77
31.22
84.73
1,036.5
164
14
39
New Boston School,
1-9
28
25.38
21.73
85.57
650.5
115
38
39
Naskatucket School,
1-6
30
24.12
21.85
90.57
418.5
135
37
39
Totals 1901.
673 578.67 517.95
90.10
10,215.
1.086
701
Totals 1900,
692 572.73 521.26
91.15
1,193
775
Totals 1899,
647 563.85 507.66
90.04
1.215
766
9
25
24.28
22.90
94.35
263.5
10
31
39
34
29.90
28.16
94.18
316.
12
37
39
6.
6.
1
57
47.9S
42.28
SS.09
1,024.5
31
35
39 39
sence.
diness.
enrolled.
bership.
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APPENDIX G. FALL TERM. SEPTEMBER 3, 1901, TO DECEMBER 20, 1901.
TEACHERS.
Grades.
Wages per
month.
Whole number
enrolled.
Average mem-
bership.
Average at-
Per cent. at-
Cases of tardi-
Cases of dis-
missal.
Number of
weeks.
Iligh School :
Will A. Charles, A. B.,
10-13 $100
69
67.27
62.47
92.86
52
67
16
Ruby L. Rich, A. B.,
. .
5S
Anna HI. Bradford,
55
Anna B. Trowbridge, Rogers School :
66
48
Sara B. Clarke.
-
9
60
28
25.97
24.93
96.
0
10
. 16
Bertha N. Meserve, 1. B.
S
40
36
33.80
31.16
92.19
9
24
16
Anna M. Rochefort.
7
40
41
40.90
38.48
94.08
10
29
16
M. Louise Norris.
6
40
47
42.63
38.33
89.91
10
39
16
Lillian C. Burbank.
5
40
44
41.01
37.91
92.37
9
43
16
Idella M. Libby,
1
40
37
36.52
32.76
89.70
5
34
16
Alice B. Landers,
3
40
62
57.39
53.18
92.66
44
33
16
Estelle Jackson,
2
40
50
45.57
43.31
95.04
S
27
16
Allie A. Cole,
1
3S
70
61.79
55.48
89.79
43
18
16
Annie N. Fuller, asst.,
2S
8
5-6
15
27
23.24
21.63
93.07
13
16
Grace M. Nickerson,
3-4
40
46
40.51
37.91
93.57
58
8
16
Bertha M. Hamblin,
1-2
40
63
51.35
44.05
85.78
SI
0
16
Gertrude L. Snow, asst., New Boston :
Ella D. Harlow. Naskatucket :
1-9
38
30
30.
27.14
90.47
52
11
16
Nellie A. Kinsman. Supervisor of Drawing : Ethel R. Browne,
1-6
36
30
29.83
25.58
85.68
119
52
16
30
Totals 1901,
$912
683 627.81 574.32
91.54
555
408
Totals 1900,
$SS4
664 589. 68 536.52
90.99
439
272
tendance.
tendance.
ness.
1
S
Mrs. E. Manchester, Jr., Oxford School :
Adelaide L. Wardwell.
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APPENDIX H.
TRUANT OFFICERS' REPORT.
Mr. F. M. Marsh, Supt. of Schools. From Feb. 15, 1901, to Feb. 8, 1902 :
Reasonable excuses, 8
Unreasonable excuses,
12
Truants. 11
Whole number cases,
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J. HERBERT HANNA,
Truant Officer.
In making my report for the year, I would say that there have been no truants sent away this last year as there has been in former years, but there have been more absentees than there should be. We trust that in the future the num- ber will be reduced. The parents have been very consider- ate towards me in my official capacity, and we trust in the coming year there will be a better showing than in the last.
J. B. PECK,
Truant Officer.
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