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Oct. 4 Edward Babb & Co., supplies
20 14
4 H. C. Briggs, school census
25 00
4 A. G. Williams & Co., lumber 34 40
20 H. A. Briggs, mowing yard and team
6 50
20 M. Walton, repairs
75
Dec. 5 H. A. Briggs, carting and freight 2 76
5 John Chandler, repairs and supplies 10 84
5 D. D. Andrews, supplies
82
5 N. H. Skinner & Co., flags
7 00
5 L. I. Young, repairs 50
5 S. C. Hutchinson, express and supplies 2 80
$582 25
Appropriation
$600 00
Balance unexpended
32 12
Amt. available
632 12
" expended 582 25
Balance unexpended Dec. 31st, 1902 $49 87
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HIGH SCHOOL TUITION.
1902.
Jan. 13 City of Taunton, for year 1900-1901
$875 00
Feb. 1 City of Fall River
25 00
May 3
25 00
July 30 City of Taunton, 1901-1902
652 50
Aug. 2 66 Fall River
25 00
Dec. 6 66 66
25 00
$1627 50
Appropriation
$800 00
Balance unexpended Dec. 31st, 1901 1085 00
Amt. available
$1885 00
" expended
1627 50
Balance
$257 50
MUSIC IN SCHOOLS.
Mar. 1, 1902
A. L. Bean $48 00
June 7
Harriet J. Miller
44 00
Oct.30 Julia Goldman 52 94
30 Silver, Burdett & Co., music books
29 21
30 J. L. Hammett & Co., music supplies
2 60
Dec. 5
Julia Goldman
35 29
20
35 29
$247 33
Appropriation
$225 00
Balance unexpended Dec. 31st, 1901
109 57
Amt. available
$334 57
Expended
247 33
Balance unexpended Dec. 31st, 1902 $87 24
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Amount paid S. C. Hutchinson, Supt. of Schools
for six months, July 1st, Dec. 31, 1902 $262 50
Appropriation $300 00
Amt. unexpended
$37 50
District Supervision.
[CHIAP. 248.]
AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS BY CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
SECTION 1. The school committee of each town or city in the Commonwealth may, and after July first in the year nineteen hundred and two shall, employ at the expense of the town or city a superintendent of schools, who under the direction and control of the committee shall have the care and supervision of the public schools: provided, that nothing herein contained shall be con- strued to dissolve existing unions for the employment of a super- intendent, or to prevent towns from uniting for such employment under the provisions of sections forty-four and forty-five of chap- ter forty-four of the Public Statutes, or of sections six and seven of chapter four hundred and sixty-six of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight.
SECTION 2. The school committees of towns the valuation of which is less than two million five huudred thousand dollars may, and after July first in the year nineteen hundred and two shall, form unions under the provisions of chapter four hundred and sixty-six of the Acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight.
SECTION 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. [Approved April 18, 1900.
Under the above act, the school committee of Dighton met the committees from the towns in this section to dis- cuss the matter. After several meetings had been held and the matter had been thoroughly discussed in all of its bearings, with the aid of Mr. John T. Prince of the State board of education, it was decided to form a district to
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consist of the towns of Rehoboth, Berkley and Dighton, and the committees of the different towns organized as a joint committee, with Mr. H. D. Greenlaw, of Dighton, as Chairman, and Mrs. Helen R. Strange, of Berkley, as Sec- retary.
At a subsequent meeting, Mr. S. C. Hutchinson of Attleboro was elected superintendent of schools in this dis- trict, at a salary of $1500 a year. The division of costs and services for each town, based on the number of schools, was decided upon, as follows : Rehoboth, 9-20ths ; Dighton, 7-20ths ; Berkley, 4-20ths. The minimum salary of the superintendent is fixed by statute at $1500 per annum. The State pays $750 towards the salary of the superintendent and $500 for the salaries of the teachers, leaving the net cost to the three towns at $250, in the same proportion as the division of services given above.
As this is our first year of district supervision, the school board feels that some expression of their approval or non-approval should be made. As was stated in our last year's report, we felt that supervision of our schools by a trained educator would do much toward raising the standard.
This opinion of your board has been fully realized. Through the methods used by Mr. S. C. Hutchinson, our district supervisor, we find our school standard much higher at the present time than twelve months ago, and we feel that the town is to be congratulated in having such an able man directing our educational departments.
A fuller account of the progress made may be found elsewhere in this report.
For the Committee
H. D. GREENLAW, Chairman.
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Report of the Superintendent of Schools,
To the School Committee of Dighton :-
In presenting the annual report of the superintendent of schools, my first report as district superintendent, I wish to express my appreciation of all the favor and kindness that has been shown me, and to acknowledge the uniform courtesy and support that has been extended to me by the committee, the teachers, the pupils, and the public gener- ally. I shall endeavor to present in this report the condi- tion and needs of the schools as they appear to me from my own observation and from the experience and testi- mony of the teachers.
CONDITION OF THE SCHOOLS.
In general, it may be said that the schools are work- ing well, and are under good discipline. One or two schools have suffered somewhat from a lack of thorough discipline, but they are now showing commendable im- provement. Various needs appear, some of which are presented herewith. The greatest need, however, is the co-operation of all concerned-parents, committee, teachers, pupils, superintendent-all who are interested in the pub- lic schools and the welfare of the town.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
Public sentiment is largely responsible for the condi- tion of the schools. It is not my desire or my purpose to offer criticism, but it has been a source of disappointment to me that there has been so little said in commendation of the schools, and so much of a derogatory character. No boy can be reformed by calling him a rascal, and no school can be built up by running it down. The teacher needs sympathy and encouragement. Parents often forget
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the demands made upon a teacher with twenty or thirty pupils who must be not only taken care of and disciplined, but taught at the same time, and all the time, in the mul- tifarious branches of the school curriculum. The care and discipline alone of one child is often a trial at home. Consider the task of the teacher, even under the most favorable conditions, and then think of it without sym- pathy and co-operation on the part of the parents and the general public. The schools need encouragement. They cannot be run without money, but loyalty and support will do more toward making a good school than dollars ever did or ever can. Voting money to support the schools does not relieve the community of all responsibility. Let us, then, talk the schools up, stand by the teachers, en- courage the pupils, and rally for the best schools in the future that the town shall have ever known.
TEACHERS.
It is a pleasure to bear testimony to the work and faithfulness of the teachers. They are devoted to the interests of their pupils, and are securing good results. They realize some of the disadvantages under which they labor, and they recognize the possibility of better work under more favorable conditions.
PUPILS.
It is proper, also, for me to state that the pupils are very appreciative of my interest in them, and that they respond heartily to any demands made upon them. They are, for the most part, good workers,and it is a pleasure to work for them.
COURSE OF STUDY.
This is a matter that requires immediate attention. The school work should be systematized and reduced to grades with definite outlines for each year. The various subjects need to be properly correlated and arranged, so
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that the course of study may be harmoniously proportioned, and the progress of the pupil in each subject be regulated to meet the requirements of a well balanced education. Such a course of study, however, must be a growth and development adapted to the needs of the schools rather than a fixed outline to which the schools themselves must be adapted without regard to previous policy or present conditions.
GRADING AND PROMOTION.
The introduction of a course of study will lead to better grading and more regular promotion. At present the grades do not represent the rank of the various classes ; in other words, they are not, in all cases, up to the grade by which they are called. It is expected that in the graded schools the pupils will be more thoroughly classified by the end of this school year, so that hereafter the grading and promotion will be determined strictly by the accomplish- ment of a required amount of work after the plan of the best city schools.
In the ungraded schools these methods will be adapted to existing conditions, in order to give the pupils the benefit, so far as may be possible, of both the graded and ungraded systems.
HIGHER STANDARDS.
A high standard of efficiency is necessary in order to make the schools what they ought to be. Pupils are apt to be satisfied with too little. £ Teachers sometimes are. Quality is more important than quantity. Thoroughness is the result of faithful work, systematic drill, and the ap- plication of the correct methods of teaching.
TONE OF THE SCHOOLS.
The tone, or morale, of the school is important, and involves attention to many things that are not always recognized as a part of school training and education. It
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is not too much to assert that the spirit inculcated and manifested in the school has far more to do with the char- acter and worth of our future citizens than the facts of knowledge which they accumulate. Neatness, cleanliness, courtesy, politeness, respect, regard for the rights of others, loyalty, patriotism, honesty, diligence, and a love for knowledge, are all involved in the cultivation of right principles and right living.
READING.
The subject of reading requires especial attention. The pupils are frequently hindered in their progress in other studies by their inability to read readily and under- standingly. The matter is under consideration, and it is confidently hoped that a study and introduction of better methods of teaching the subject will lead to a much more rapid progress in the lower grades, and a corresponding increase in power in the higher grades.
WRITING.
It seemed to the committee to be advisable to change from the vertical system back to the slant system. The matter was thoroughly investigated, and it was deemed best to adopt the " Medial System of Writing," in which the slant lies at an angle between the vertical and the slant of the old system formerly in use. The pupils are adapting themselves quite readily to the new system, and are show- ing marked improvement.
MUSIC.
Music in the schools is under the direction of an ex- cellent supervisor, who visits the schools once in two weeks to direct the work of the teacher and to give instruction to the pupils. A limited quantity of supplies has been fur- nished, but not enough for the best work.
The report of the supervisor follows :
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Report of the Supervisor of Music.
To the Superintendent of Schools :
The normal music course introduced into our schools last September, has, as far as I have heard, given entire satisfaction. I presented to you last year the need of a series of charts for the lower grades and a series of music readers for the higher grades, which were greatly needed. I am pleased to say that the books were readily introduced, and also a set of the "Silver Song Series" for use in the ungraded schools. I hope that the charts may soon be introduced for the primary grades, as I feel sure that their influence would soon be felt.
That much progress has been made in the schools can be reasonably assumed. The interest in the work is growing stronger, the facility to read music at sight is greater, and there has been a marked improvement in the tone quality, in the various schools.
In presenting the principles of tune, time and tech- nique, the aim has been to employ such principles of musical theory as would facilitate the reading of music, inspire artistic song-singing, and promote that keener en- joyment of the art which comes only through the under- standing of the principles underlying it.
The ends to be secured by the teaching of music in the schools have been no better set forth than by a certain leading musical writer in a recent article. He formulates the proposition as follows :
A Formulation of the Ends of Music Teaching.
"The refreshment and spiritual stimulation of the pupils through the poetry and music of the songs.
"Awakening and sensitizing the sense of hearing, for the sake of music as such, and for its influence upon the enjoyment of ' poetry, fine literary style and pure speech.
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"To develop and make permanent the fundamental cognitions upon which the mature enjoyment of music depends ; such as Rhythm, Tonality, Intensity, Tone-quality, and the inner realiza- tion of Melodic Beauty and Harmonic Force.
"To form emotional habits congenial to culture, through the frequent experience of moods characteristic of the soul's best moments, masterly expressed by poet and composer.
"To open to the young the world of song, by sympathetic experience of the songs sung during school life, and by complete technical mastery of the written language of music, whereby the whole world of melodie beauty is opened for a life-time posses- sion.
"To give honored place in the pantheon of immortals to the names and ideals of those who have most blessed their fellow men through the medium of the art of music ; such as Mozart, Men- delsohn, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Handel, Haydn, etc."
My relations with the teachers have been of the most cordial character, and I wish to express my appreciation of the faithful and cheerful way in which my suggestions have been carried out. I also wish to thank the superin- tendent and the members of the committee for their appre- ciation of and active interest in the work.
Respectfully yours, JULIA GOLDMAN.
DRAWING.
It is required by law that drawing shall be taught in the public schools. At present the subject is entirely at the option of the teacher,and is taught but very little. An outline of work in drawing would be a great help to the teachers, and would probably enable them to meet the re- quirements of the law, but the results would hardly be satisfactory, especially in the schools where the teachers have had no special training for the work. The best solu- tion of the difficulty would be the employment of a super- visor of music and drawing for three days in two weeks. This would give one-fourth day to each school for the music and drawing. It would also result in an economy of the supervisor's time.
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SCHOOL PROPERTY.
The town may well take pride in its two graded school buildings. Well built, well ventilated, and con- venient, it ought to be our effort to make the surroundings harmonious without, and the character of the schools in accord with the thrifty and prosperous appearance of the buildings. The outlying school buildings are generally in good condition. Some of them need renovation within, especially the Williams and Segreganset buildings.
THE SCHOOL GROUNDS.
The school grounds are in poor condition. At the North and South Schools there are no walks, and the sand in large quantities is carried into the school-rooms, to the injury of the floors and the annoyance of the teachers and janitors. Most of the play-grounds are without trees, and, in fact, there is but little to stimulate pride and interest in keeping them neat and well cared for. Possibly in the near future the schools may be interested in this feature of school improvement.
THE SCHOOL ROOMS.
The school-rooms are for the most part well kept, but are not especially attractive in the older buildings. Two or three schools have good pictures, but most of the teachers have to rely upon their own resources for school- room decoration. Cleanliness, neatness and attractive sur- roundings are equally important in every modern school- room, as a means of culture and an aid to discipline. It is desirable that the school-rooms that are not now in suitable condition be made so as soon as may be practicable, and that especial pains be taken to keep them attractive and tidy.
SCHOOL HYGIENE.
Careful attention to the health of the pupils is neces- sary. The ventilation should be more thorough, the tem-
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perature of the school room should have careful attention, especially in the colder months, and greater cleanliness should be insisted upon. Physical exercise should be taught, correct habits of sitting and standing required, and the play of the children should be under the oversight of the teacher.
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
A comparatively small amount has been expended for books and supplies during the past year, and consequently the schools are lacking in these respects. Spelling books are almost entirely wanting, and new books in physiology are very much needed. There is, also, a great need of supplementary books of literature and information to be used for reading and language, and in connection with the study of geography and history.
It will be a matter of special endeavor to exercise great care and economy in the use of books and supplies, in order that, with the money appropriated, as great a variety of material as possible may be available. Pupils and teachers are handicapped because they do not have the necessary books and apparatus for the work which they are expected to do. It is to be hoped, therefore, that in the coming year the schools may be somewhat better equipped than they are at present.
HIGH SCHOOL.
There are fifteen pupils attending high school at Taunton and Fall River. It should be our policy to en- courage pupils to obtain a high school education and to fit them for that purpose in our grammar schools. Dighton is now included in Class III of the High School Law of 1902, and is " entitled to State reimbursement for one-half of its tuition expenditures, provided they are incurred for tuition in high schools approved by the State Board of Education." There are at present three pupils in the Taunton grammar schools from Dighton, and one in a Fall
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River grammar school. Our own schools ought to provide for these pupils, and with a new course of study and better grading there is no reason why they should not do so.
ATTENDANCE.
The attendance is not what it ought to be. Many pupils are kept at home for work in utter disregard of all school laws relating to attendance and truancy. But few calls have been made upon the truant officer, Mr. Edmund Hathaway, and these have been promptly attended to. Parents and guardians of children are respectfully referred to the school laws found in chapters 44, 46, and 106 of The Revised Laws. These were printed in last year's report. The school year is short and every day should count. Teachers, pupils, parents, and truant officer, if need be, should endeavor to raise the percentage of attendance.
CHANGES OF TEACHERS.
There are frequent changes of teachers, and naturally will be, as teachers are attracted by larger pay and by towns that have larger educational opportunities. This tendency must be counteracted as much as possible, and it can be done only by liberality in wages and a strong en- deavor to elevate the standard of our own educational system. A valuable teacher should be retained as long as possible.
QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS.
A reference to the list of teachers will show that a very small proportion of them have received the benefit of a normal training. It is no injustice to others to state that those who have received a normal school education are more resourceful, and better equipped for the duties of their profession than they would otherwise be. In these days much is required of a teacher, and the demand for better training and higher qualifications is imperative.
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Strictly speaking, no person should attempt to teach without some knowledge of the principles and methods of teaching. The ordinary public and high schools do not furnish professional training, and it is not to be expected that high school graduates are properly equipped for the profession of teaching any more than they are prepared to practice law or medicine.
It is true that there are good teachers who have not received normal instruction. We have them. But there are few such who would not be better teachers if they had received a better preparation. It is sometimes said that it is good for one to teach a year for the experience before entering a normal school. No doubt it is,-for the teach- er.
The position of the teacher is one of great responsibil- ity. None should seek it until they are fitted to assume the responsibility. Parents should demand that the teach- er to whom they intrust their children should be thorough- ly equipped with a knowledge of the theory and practice of her profession as well as with education, common sense, and natural ability.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
In view of the condition and needs of the schools it seems necessary to submit the following recommendations :
1. That a supervisor of both music and drawing be employed, and that the schools be equipped with the nec- essary apparatus.
2. That the schools be better supplied with supple- mentary and reference books.
3. That some definite requirements be adopted with 1 reference to the qualifications of teachers.
Respectfully submitted,
S. C. HUTCHINSON.
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ROLL OF HONOR.
1901-2.
NOT ABSENT OR TARDY.
' FOR THE YEAR.
H. Lester Hayes
Esther Goff
Leland Franklin Bullard
Mabel Wood Lane
FOR TWO TERMS.
S. Ellsworth Goff
Mervin Hayes
Clifford Babbitt
Lyndon Hathaway
Mary Hayes
Roy Walker
Charlie Leonard
Frank Walker
Ernest Doucett
Ernest Simmons
Clinton Fillmore
Joseph Albert Bullard Frank Rose
FOR ONE TERM.
Amelda E. Hayes
Elmer Chadwick
Ernestine Doucett
Florence Goff
Henry Tiebolt
Howard Tweedy
Hope Paling
Raymond Paling
Agnes White
Lincoln Dunlap Howard Chadwick
Ai Ballou
Marion Simmons
Minnie Ballou Cleon Burt
Esther Whitmarsh
Alice Simmons
Eliot Cole
Howard Chace
Myron Chace
Harlan Horton
Helen Lane
Harold Nelson Goff
Wesley Chase
Josie Murray
Bertie Austin Charles Grafton Atwood
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Hope Waldron
Frances Dutra
Willie Murray
John Rose
Helen Chace Edward Waldron
Ralph Sherman
Lester Lee
FOR THE FALL TERM.
Edmund Roland Oldmixon
Joseph S. Murray
Frederic Nathaniel Babbitt
William H. Murray
Lester C. Lee
Carlton Whitman Hayes
Ralph T. Sherman
Emeline Codding
Mervin Elton Hayes
Mary Hayes
Florence Farnham.
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS.
TAUNTON HIGH SCHOOL.
YEAR.
Mabel Wallace Emery
Third
Trenor Franklin Goodell
Third
Mary Gertrude Hennessey
Third
Marion Josephine Sears
Third
Lucy Wheeler Standish
Third
Ella Sybil Walker
Third
Harold A. Walker
Third
William Hathaway Rose
Second
Ruth Crawford Swift
Second
Harris Thurston Childs
First
Margaret Frances Hennessey
First
Grace Richmond Paull
First
Mildred Leslie Simmons
First
B. M. C. DURFEE HIGH SCHOOL.
George L. Adams Third
Mabel Lincoln Baker
Second
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TEACHERS.
. SCHOOL.
TEACHER.
EDUCATION.
Weeks.
Wages.
Weeks. | Wages
Northfield Seminary
35
$11
North Grammar
Ethel M. King
Fall River High School
14
11
Blanche M. Swett
Boston High School
35
9
11
9
n
Anna D. Pickels Lucy M. Paull
F. R. H. Sch. Wellesley Col .*
35
9
14
9
North Primary
5 May A. Brownt
East Greenwich Academy
35
11
South Grammar
Laura W. Randall
Bridgewater Normal
R. I. Normal
35
10
14
10
South Intermediate South Primary
Helen E. Heywood;
Colby Academy
35
9
14
10
Brick
Cora Childs
Taunton High School
14
S
Broad Cove
Bessie H. Palmer
Somerset High School
20
S
14
S
· Fish
Lizzie M. Hathaway
Taunton High School 66
15-20
6-6.50
13
6.50
Myrtis C. Cash
35
8
5
8.50
Segreganset
Lydia P. Foss
9
8.50
Bertha E. Atwood
15
S
Williams
Eva L. Brion
Mich. College*
20
8
~
Grace Bassett
Taunton High School -
14
8
* Attended without graduating.
+ Hyannis Normal Summer School.
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Duxbury High School
15
S
7-8
14
8
Flat Rock
Ethel Perkins
Fall River High School
20
S
14
11
North Intermediate
Eva L. Brion
Mich. College*
Truro (N. S.) Normal
3
9
Ada M. Perryt
( Ethel M. King
§ Renetta M. Oldmixon
15-20
S Cora Childs
Machias(Me.)H.S., Colby Col .* Taunton High School
1901-2.
Fall 1902.
§ Etta M. Sherman
ATTENDANCE STATISTICS, 1901 -- 1902.
SCHOOLS.
Boys
Girls Total
Under
5 yrs.
Between
5 & 15 yrs.
Over
15 yr's.
Between
7 & 14 yrs.
Av. mem-
Average
Attend.
Per cent.
attend'ce
tardiness-
No.of dis-
missals
No. of visitors
North Grammar
14
12
26
25
1 22
21.8
19.7
90.3
136
37
87
North Intermediate
21
16
37
37
37
25.1
23.1
92
4
40
21
North Primary
28
24
52
2
50
25
35.1
31.3
89.2
77
23
30
South Grammar
11
9
20
18
2
18
18.7
17.2
92
32
41
57
South Intermediate
10
17
27
27
27
27.2
25.3
93
62
40
56
South Primary
26
24
50
1
49
24
39.2
34.5
88
150
15
32
Brick*
6
9
15
1
=
حتـ
9
11.5
9.7
84.3
42
12
29 1
Broad Cove
23
13
36
2
34
27
28.5
25.5
89.4
219
10
37
Fish
13
12
25
1
23
1
18
18.5
16.6
89.8
50
16
53
Flat Rock
4
A
00
00
7
8.3
7
84.2
45
3
36
Segreganset
14
5
19
19
15
15
14.2
94.5
20
14
30
11
9
20
1
19
14
16
14.3
89.4
135
42
21
Williams
Totals
181
154
335
8 1320
7 243
264.9
238.4
90
972
293
489
*For two terms.
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es
bership
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ATTENDANCE STATISTICS. (Continued.)
Fall Term --- 1902.
SCHOOLS.
Boys
Girls Total
Under
5 yrs.
Between
5 & 15 yrs.
15 yrs.
7 & 14 yrs.
Av. men-
bership
Average
Attend.
Per cent.
attend'ce
tardiness
No. of dis-
missals
.No. of
visitors
North Grammar
14
13
27
26
1 19
24.6
21.7
88.2
18
29
11
North Intermediate
17
12
29
29
29
28.2
24.7
87.4
22
5
6
North Primary
19
15
34
2
32
12
30.6
25.3
82.5
23
12
6
South Grammar
12
9
21
20
1
20
18
16
90
31
'30
6
South Intermediate
12
19
31
31
31
29.8
27.4
92.1
23
16
13
South Primary
32
19
51
1
50
24
47
40.5
82.2
39
5
10
Brick
4
7
11
10
1
00
10.3
9
87.4
7
5
1S
Broad Cove
21
14
35
1
34
27
33.3
28.8
86.5
72
10
28
Fish
13
7
20
1
19
16
18.2
15.3
84
18
2
41
Flat Rock
6
4
10
10
9
8.7
7.1
82
58
3
14
Segreganset
12
5
17
1
16
14
15.5
14.9
91
15
10
16
Williams
11
7
18
1
17
0
18
15.4
86
216
20
16
Totals
173
131
304
7
294
3
218
282.2
246.1
87.2
542
147
175
Enrollment.
of
No. of
es
Over
Between
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Money to Loan
On Real Estate and other good Security at Lowest Rates of Interest.
Insurance,
Best Companies. Lowest Rates.
a. B.MI. Chace & Co., 1
32 BEDFORD STREET, = FALL RIVER.
The Surest, The Safest, The Easiest,
Way to protect those dependent upon you in case of your death and at the same time create an estate payable to YOU in case you live, is to insure in the old reliable
New York Life Insurance Co.,
THE OLDEST, THE LARGEST, THE STRONGEST, International Life Insurance Company in the World.
For particulars regarding the cost at your age, send me a postal card giving date of your birth.
Wm. H. Pierce,
GEN. AGENT,
32 Bedford St.,
Fall River.
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