USA > Massachusetts > Bristol County > Dighton > Town annual report of the offices of the town of Dighton 1903 > Part 5
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Dec. 31, 1902 to Dec. 31, 1903.
Teachers.
Weeks.
Amount.
Bessie H. Palmer,
10
$80 00
Laura W. Randall,
18
198 00
Ada M. Perry,
23
230 00
Helen E. Heywood,
34
340 00
Lydia P. Foss,
18
153 00
M. Ethel King,
33
3 days
369 60
Anna D. Pickels,
12
120 00
Lucy M. Paull,
35
340 00
Cora Childs,
35
280 00
Grace Bassett,
18
4 days
150 40
Lizzie M. Hathaway,
35
280 00
Ethel Perkins,
34
249 00
Katherine T. Durfee,
10
80 00
Margaret J. Grady,
23
232 00
Edith Pierce,
16
128 50
Edith N. Daniels,
15
165 00
Marion P. Hathaway,
15
120 00
A. Bertha Glines,
11
110 00
Faustine Chase,
15
105 00
4
ANNUAL REPORT."
Substitute Teachers.
Catherine Davis,
2
20 00
Nettie L. Savage,
1
6 50
Cora Childs,
1
6 50
Teachers of Drawing.
Julia Goldman,
36 77
,
Flora M. Shackley,
55 20
Total for teachers, 1903
$3855 47
Janitors.
Weeks.
Amount.
Henry W. Leonard
35
$105 00
Albert Hayes
35
105 00
Edith Babbitt
35
21 00
Roland Oldmixon
35
21 00
Minnie Dean
20
12 00
Harlan Horton
15
9 00
Ralph Horton
36
21 60
Wesley Chase
35
21 00
Raymond Marble
34
21 40
Total for janitors
$336 00
FUEL.
Jan. 2 Charles Smith, wood
$6 00
2 Ralph Horton, 66
1 00
Feb. 6 J. G. Tompkins,
19 50
6 John E. Chandler, "
10 12
6 Staples Coal Co., coal
106 43
5
ANNUAL REPORT.
6 Albert Goff, sawing wood 5 25
Mar. 7 J. G. Tompkins, wood
3 00
12 S. D. Jones, kindlings 1 00
12 B. L. Dean, 1 00
May 12 Clifford Babbitt, sawing wood
75
12 Staples Coal Co., coal
36 04
June 6 Ralph Horton, kindlings
1 25
6 J. G. Tompkins, carting coal 2 50
6 E. H. Briggs, shavings 1 00
Aug. 8 D. M. White, carting and freight on coal 18 59
8 N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., freight 9 93
Sept. 6 Staples Coal Co., coal
174 88
Dec. 4 J. G. Tompkins, carting coal
5 33
4 J. S. Place, wood
68 75
17 Ralph Horton, shavings
1 00
17 Owen McCabe, wood
1 50
Total for fuel
$474 82
Teachers
$3855 47
Fuel
474 82
Janitors
336 00
Paid Town of Rehoboth tuition
19 84
Amount expended
$4686 13
Appropriation
$3650 00
From State school fund
526 54
dog license fund
199 70
tuition of State wards
18 00
6
ANNUAL REPORT.
district supervision fund 175 00
balance unexpended Dec. 31, 1902
416 70
$4985 94
Less amount transferred to incidental acct.
200 00
Amount available
$4785 94 ,
Amount expended
$4686 13
Amount unexpended Dec. 31, 1903
$99 81
HIGH SCHOOL.
1903.
June 6 Paid to City of Fall River $50 00
Sept. 5 66 66
25 00
5 66 Taunton 641 25
Dec. 1
66 Fall River
50 00
$766 25
Appropriation
$500 00
From State 1/2 expenses 1902
370 62
Amount available
870 62
Amount expended
766 25
Balance unexpended Dec. 31, 1903
$104 37
7 .
ANNUAL REPORT.
SCHOOL INCIDENTALS, YEAR 1903.
2 Caxton & Co., desks $27 00
2 Glenwood Co., supplies 5 50
2 Edmund Hathaway, services as truant officer 4 24
2 George Walker, repairs 1 25
2 Ginn & Co , supplies 50 64
2 Thompson & Brown, supplies 2 50
2 Silver Burdett & Co., 3 60
2 Babb & Co., 4 80
Mar. 3 Houghton, Mifflin & Co. " 4 13
3 Pierce Hardware Co.,
6 27
3 Savery & Co., 66
3 42
3 A. Ellery Briggs, services and postage
16 25
3 George Walker, repairs
1 25
3 Walter Chase, use of well
3 00
3 B. L. Dean, 3 00
2 Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, supplies 39 07
May 12 Howard Hathaway, repairs 2 50
12 G. B. Walker, use of well 3 00
12 H. D. Greenlaw, repairs and services on committee 25 05
12 H. A. Briggs, use of team
3 00
12 S. C. Hutchinson, supplies, postage and express 18 25
12 J. L. Hammett & Co., supplies 25 74
12 Wadsworth, Howland & Co., " 43 41
12 Edward L. Babb & Co., 15 02
June 6 Silver, Burdett & Co., 40 13
July 1 John A. Williams, building line fence
13 11
8
ANNUAL REPORT.
1 J. S. Place, use of hall 4 00
31 A. G. Williams & Co., lumber 5 07
31 G. M. Chase, labor on furnace 2 60
Sept. 5 John Wheeler, cleaning school houses 8 00
5 H. D. Greenlaw, services, stationery, postage, &c. 14 75
5 Pierce Hardware Co., supplies 12 02
5, Hiram Crowell, use of well 3 00
5 N. H. Skinner & Co., flags 11 80
5 H. A Briggs, gravel and grading
31 93
5 S. N. Codding, cleaning and repairing 8 50
5
H. W. Leonard, use of well and repairs 4 50
5 A. G. Williams & Co., lumber 14.49
5 Dighton Furnace Co., repairs 26 35
5 John A. Williams, labor and lumber 28 20
5 Roland Briggs, labor and material 29 11
5 Mary Sylvia, cleaning 7 90
Oct. 3 Howard C. Briggs, taking census 25 00
3 John T. Adams, cleaning and repairing 4 50
3 Savery & Co., supplies 4 93
3 John Wheeler, cleaning 2 00
3 A. H. Skinner & Co., shades 5 50
3 Kenny Bros. & Wolkins, supplies 58 20
Dec. 4 B. L. Dean, repairs
3 00
4 E. L. Babb & Co., supplies
22 45
4 Carl Gorden, repairs
1 00
17. Kenny Bros. & Wolkins, supplies 68 33
17 Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 20 15
17 American Book Co., 29 40
17 Milton Bradley & Co., 22 40
Amount expended, $844 21
9
ANNUAL REPORT.
Appropriation $600 00
Amount unexpended Dec. 31, 1902
49 87
Transferred from school appro. 200 00
Amount available 849 87
Amount expended 844 21
Amount unexpended Dec. 31, 1903 $5 66
MUSIC IN SCHOOLS.
Paid Julia Goldman, 20 weeks $176 46
Flora M. Shackley, 15 weeks 132 30
$308 76
Appropriation
$300 00
Amt. unexpended, Dec. 31, 1902 87 24
Amt. available
387 24
Amt. expended
308 76
Amt. unexpended Dec. 31, 1903 78 48
DISTRICT SUPERVISION.
Paid S. C. Hutchinson, Supt. of Schools 11 mos. salary, $43.75 per month $481 25
Appropriation $300 00
From State, Supt. salary 262 50
10
ANNUAL REPORT.
Amt. unexpended, Dec. 31, 1902 37 50
Amt. available $600 00
Amt. expended 481 25
Amt. unexpended Dec. 31, 1903 $118 75
The,committee have held more than the usual number of meetings the past year, and given considerable time and thought as to the best means of increasing the efficiency of schools. The Superintendent of Schools has attended the meetings, and his suggestions and advice have been of great assistance to the board.
The most important votes affecting the progress of the schools have been as follows :
1. To adopt the Rules and Regulations.
2. To adopt the Aiton Descriptive Speller.
3. To adopt the Rational Method of Teaching Reading.
4. To authorize the Committee on Supplies and the Superintendent to procure such supplementary books as seemed advisable within the limits of the amount available.
5. To appoint teachers for the year.
6. To appoint the teachers of the grammar schools principals of their respective building.
7. To give and require four weeks notice in case of resignation of teachers.
Considering the amount available for schools and the increase in the State fund, the committee thought it advisable to increase the number of weeks of school to 35. The extra weeks of school, the high price of fuel, with the $200.00 transferred to school incidentals leaves the unexpended
11
ANNUAL REPORT.
amount for schools less than last year. It has been customary for the committee to purchase the coal for the schools early in the fall, but owing to the high prices it was deemed best to buy in small quantities as needed,and by doing so a large part of the fuel bills for the previous year show on this year's account for fuel.
It was thought necessary by the committee to ask for the transferring of $200.00 from the appropriation for schools to the incidental account owing to the lack of school supplies. The incidental account has been increased the past year by the bills for music supplies of about $50.00, which was charged to incidentals, $115.00 for drawing supplies for which no appropriation was made, $50.00 for textbooks ordered some two years ago, over which there had been some trouble as to settlement.
The above extra bills deducted from the amount expended this year would leave about the usual amount expended annually for incidentals.
The committee would suggest that an appropriation be made for school supplies and text books, and a separate appro- priation for school incidentals including miscellaneous and re- pairs, also that music and drawing be combined under one ap- propriation.
But few names of visitors appear on the school registers. The committee would like to see more interest taken by the parents as it encourages the teachers and pupils to do better work.
Following is the report of the superintendent. A care- ful study of the statistical tables in his report is recommended.
For the Committee,
H. D. GREENLAW.
12
ANNUAL REPORT.
Report of the Superintendent of Schools.
To the School Committee of the Town of Dighton :-
I present herewith my second annual report as superin- tendent of schools. It is the purpose of this report to present to you the general condition of the schools, to indicate such progress as has been made, to emphasize the present needs, and to point out lines along which steps may be taken to in- crease the efficiency of the schools and to raise the standard of education for the town
THIE SCHOOLS.
A reference to the annual school report for 1902 will emphasize the significance of the present condition and progress of the schools. Special phases of the school work will be considered under various paragraphs. In general, it may be said that there has been a decided strengthening in the character and morale of most of the schools ; a commenda- ble progress in methods of instruction, and a marked gain in the details of school administration and supervision. A greater degree of uniformity and cooperation prevails among the several schools, and the school system is assuming a defi- nite and tangible character.
TEACHERS.
It is with satisfaction that I again refer to the work and faithfulness of the teachers. They respond readily to sug- gestions, take up the added duties incident to school super- vision cheerfully, and show a very cordial appreciation and support of all endeavors to promote the welfare of the
13
ANNUAL REPORT.
schools. Several attended the summer schools during vaca- tion. All subscribe to educational periodicals. They are do- ing good work and are continually striving to fit themselves for better service. They are loyal and progressive.
The long service and excellent character of the work done by Miss Ada M. Perry in the South Intermediate school seem to justify especial mention in this report and the expression of regret that she tendered her resignation in order to accept a more satisfactory position in a neighboring city.
CHANGES OF TEACHERS.
You will notice (Table B) that for the year 1902- 1903, there were eleven changes in teachers. Six schools retained the teacher of the preceeding year, but only four of these re- mained throughout the entire year. Eight schools in all re- tained the same teacher for the year. For the present year there have been thus far seven changes. Seven teachers of last year entered upon the fall terms but two have since re- signed.
I suggest that we endeavor to retain the services of our successful teachers for a longer period, and to diminish the number of changes per year.
COURSE OF STUDY.
A course of study is having especial attention. An arbitrary course of study can scarcely be forced upon the schools with wisdom. It has, rather, to be a growth and de- velopment fitted to the needs of local conditions. In the spring of 1903 outlines were placed in the hands of the teachers as a guide to the order and progress of the work. These have been closely followed and have served as a basis for classifying and grading the pupils.
14
ANNUAL REPORT.
The attention that was given to reading, last year has been productive of excellent results. The Rational Method of Teaching Reading has been introduced into most of the schools, and I feel perfectly safe in predicting that when the present primary classes reach the higher grades some very excellent readers will be found in the schools, and that there will be no further difficulty in the pursuit of other studies because of an inability to read. In other subjects the work is progressing with system and thoroughness. Examination questions are sent out from time to time which serve as a test of the work done and as a stimulus to the pupil's endeavor.
In the preparation of the outlines the nine-grade plan was followed. The school year is short and nine years gives all too little time for the work to be done. Besides, of the towns and cities of Massachusetts more than six-sevenths have nine-grade courses.
GRADING.
The task of grading the pupils has been very complex and difficult. The first step taken was to determine the grade of each pupil in each study. Few pupils were in the same grade in all studies. . Some to their advantage, bnt more to their disadvantage. The effort has been to balance the work of these pupils so that their future progress shall be logical and symmetrical. In accomplishing this regard must needs be had for the interest of the individual pupil, and for the conditions of the schools. No drastic measures have been adopted in the grading, and as a result some schools are now better graded than others. All are working, however, with a view to the best possible result whether in the graded or ungraded school. Especial attention is given
15
ANNUAL REPORT.
to the needs of those pupils whose time for attending school is limited, and they are taught those subjects that will be of the greatest use to them.
An approximation of the results of grading is shown in Table D, together with the number in each grade and the average ages of the various grades. The table also shows the number of grades in each school. There is added for purposes of comparison the average ages of the grades in several other towns.
MUSIC.
Instruction in music is progressing in a satisfactory man- ner. The excellent musical entertainment given by the pupils of the various schools last spring under the direction of the supervisor, gave evidence of good instruction and painstaking effort on the part of both teachers and pupils.
Some additional charts and music have been purchased this year and the schools are better equipped for the study of music than ever before.
The report of the supervisor follows :
Report of the Supervisor of Music.
To the Superintendent of Schools :-
Someone has said that no study, not excepting mathe- matics, is so well adapted to develop brain power as is the scientific study of music, for it calls into activity at one time more faculties than does any other study ; and I can well believe
16
ANNUAL REPORT.
it, for does not a thorough study of music as a science compel the student to gain proficiency through the cultivation of touch, of sight, of hearing, of reasoning, and of every emotion ? Does it not require an ability to make the nicest distinctions ? Does it not in the same moment develop both practical and esthetic qualities of the mind ? No other science could pos- sibly take its place.
For this reason music has and ought to have an honored place in the school curriculum.
As the true architect is the teacher of first principles, our work in music during that part of the year just passed has been, first, to strengthen the foundation already laid and then to go on building. There has been considerable improve- ment and some advancement. As the year progresses the work is planned to progress with it, and we hope that much may be achieved.
There is little opportunity for the supervisor, much to her regret, to become acquainted with the children or with their people, since the duties of the position demand so small a portion of the week, but the interests of the children are al- so the interests of the supervisor.
The teachers deserve much credit, and I wish to thank them and you for all the kindness shown to me and the as- sistance rendered.
Respectfully yours,
FLORA M. SHACKLEY.
17
ANNUAL REPORT.
DRAWING.
At the last town meeting a small appropriation was made for the introduction of drawing into the public schools. I doubt if any similar amount of money has been expended for the schools with more satisfactory results for some time. Pupils, teachers and parents are pleased, and the results ob- tained are quite creditable.
I would suggest that the special appropriation for music include the appropriation for drawing.
The report of the supervisor follows :
Report of the Supervisor of Drawing.
To the Superintendent of Schools: -
The study of drawing so recently introduced into our schools is one of great importance, as it not only trains the eye to see truthfully and the hand to record its impressions, but it cultivates the heart and soul as well, and ultimately teaches the student to discard all sham and to strive for that only which is truly beautiful and valuable.
The interest taken in drawing by both pupils and teachers is very encouraging and promises much for the future.
We need a more varied assortment of material, which, doubtless, can be supplied in the near future ; and, too, to do the best possible work, it would seem necessary to meet all our teachers together, and it is to be hoped that some arrange- ments may be made for teachers' meetings at regular intervals.
18
ANNUAL REPORT.
The present time schedule provides for instruction in drawing in each school once in two weeks. A suggestion is here made that the time of the intermediate and grammar grades of North and of South Dighton be doubled, and the program as now arranged be supplemented by these extra sessions during alternate weeks, giving these four grades in- struction every week. The benefit of this could scarcely be estimated.
I wish to thank all the teachers for their hearty coopera- tion in the work though the subject is somewhat unfamiliar to most of them and presents many difficulties.
To my superintendent, the members of the committee, and those interested in the welfare of schools, I would say the work has been from the beginning, and, as friendships and understanding grow, becomes more and more, congenial. I thank you for your kind interest.
Very respectfully yours, FLORA M. SHACKLEY.
EVENING SCHOOL.
My attention has been called to the fact that several of our foreign born residents and citizens have expressed a de- sire for an evening school where they might learn to read and write in the English Language. This is certainly a very com- mendable desire on their part, and it would undoubtedly be for the best interest of the town to make provision for such a school, provided there were a sufficient number to profit by its advantages.
19
ANNUAL REPORT.
HIGH SCHOOL.
The number of pupils attending the high school varies from year to year, but on the whole is increasing. Five entered from our own schools last fall, making twenty (see list) in attendance this year. The expense of tuition is now assumed in part by the state and falls less heavily upon the town.
ATTENDANCE.
The subject of attendance needs considerable attention. Table E shows the attendance statistics for 1902 --- 1903.
Unusual effort is being made this year to secure a better attendance, and. up to the time of the severe weather the average has been much better.
The roll of honor is printed, probably for the last time. It is of doubtful value as a device for securing a good attend ance. A new list is added, however, (Table A) which shows the rank of the various schools in attendance and punctuality. This should appeal to the pride and interest of every pupil and parent and result in an endeavor to make every day count for the good record of the school.
TRUANCY.
Truancy is rather prevalent, especially among some of the children of foreign parentage. Considerable attention lias been given to truants by the truant officer and every known case has been followed up. The fault lies chiefly with the parents, seldom with the children.
The truant is a constant source of difficulty in the school. He falls behind his class, loses interest in his work, and is
20
ANNUAL REPORT.
continually open to censure and criticism. He is an expense to the town without receiving an equivalent benefit therefrom.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
I submit the following recommendations :
That we adopt definite minimum requirements with refer- ence to the qualifications of teachers.
That the appropriations for music and drawing be com- bined.
That a provisional appropriation be made for an evening school.
CONCLUSION.
As I conclude this report I wish to acknowledge the uni- form kindness and consideration of the pupils, the teachers, the school committee and the patrons of the schools. It has made my work pleasant, much more efficient, and it is with a very real sense of obligation that I make these acknowledge- ments.
Respectfully submitted,
S. C. HUTCHINSON.
21
ANNUAL REPORT.
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS.
1903-4.
TAUNTON HIGH SCHOOL.
YEAR.
Mabel Wallace Emery
Fourth
Trenor Franklin Goodell
Fourth
Mary Gertrude Hennessey
Fourth
Marion Josephine Sears
Fourth
Ella Sybil Walker
Fourth
William Hathaway Rose
Third
Ruth Crawford Swift
Third
Harris Thurston Childs
Second
Margaret Frances Hennessey
Second
Grace Richmond Paull
Second
Mildred Leslie Simmons
Second
Frank George Dutra
First
Helen Holmes Lane
First
Wilford Forest Whitmarsh
First
Fred Walker
First
B. M. C. DURFEE HIGH SCHOOL.
YEAR
George Linwood Adams
Fourth
Mabel Lincoln Baker
Third
Gilbert Leonard Austin
First
Leon Francis Cash
First
Howard Parkhurst Chace
First
22
ANNUAL REPORT.
ROLL OF HONOR.
1902 -- 3
SCHOOL
PUPIL
FOR TWO TERMS.
North Grammar
North Intermediate
Mervin Alton Hayes Mary Hayes
South Grammar
Wilford. F. Whitmarsh
South Intermediate
Alice Simmons Joseph Murray William Murray
FOR ONE TERM.
North Grammar
Herbert Lester Hayes Emmeline Codding
North Intermediate
Roy Walker Elmer Chadwick Frank Walker
North Primary
South Grammar
Anna Baham Howard Chadwick Carlton Hayes Gilbert L. Austin Leon F. Cash Clinton L. Fillmore Ernest C. Simmons
23
ANNUAL REPORT.
South Intermediate
Brick
Mary Negus Edward Waldron Lester Lee Evelyn C. Hathaway Frederic N. Babbitt Maude A. Hathaway
Broad Cove
Roland Oldmixon
Fish
Segreganset
Raymond Horton Wesley Chase Leland Franklin Bullard Florence Helen Farnham Harold Nelson Goff
24
ANNUAL REPORT.
TABLE A. Rank of Schools in Attendance and Punctuality 1902-1903.
ATTENDANCE.
PUNCTUALITY.
RANK. SCHOOL. PER CENT.
AVERAGE
RANK. SCHOOL
TARDINESS
1
Segreganset
94.8
1
Segreganset
1.44
2
·So. Intermediate
89.3
2 So. Intermediate
2.16
3
South Grammar
89.1
3
Fish
2.67
4
Brick
SS.8
4 South Primary
2.87
South Primary
87.4
North Grammar
2.96
6
No. Intermediate
87.3
6
South Grammar
3.13
7
No. Grammar Fish
86.7
8 Broad Cove
3.66
9
North Primary
84
9
Brick
3.67
10
Williams
81
10
North Primary
3.73
11
Flat Rock
80.6
11
Flat Rock
23.11
12
Broad Cove
79.2
12
Williams
23.51
TABLE B. Changes of Teachers For 1902-1903.
RESIGNATION.
SCHOOL.
ELECTION.
Etta M. Sherman
No. Grammar
M. Ethel King Eva I. Brion
Blanche M. Swett
No. Intermediate So. Grammar
Laura W. Randall
M. Ethel King
Brick
Cora Childs
Cora Childs
Flat Rock
Ethel Perkins
Eva L. Brion
Williams
Grace Bassett Lydia P. Foss
Myrtis C. Caslı
Segreganset
Eva L. Brion
No. Intermediate
Anna D. Pickels
Bessie H. Palmer
Broad Cove
Katherine T. Duffee
Anna D. Pickels
No. Intermediate
Catherine Davis
Catherine Davis
M. Jennie Grady
For 1903-1904.
Laura W. Randall Katherine T. Duffee
So. Grammar
Edith M. Daniels Ethel Perkins Faustine Chase
Ethel Perkins
Segreganset
Edith V. Pierce
Grace Bassett
Williams
Marion P. Hathaway
Ada M. Perry
So. Intermediate
A. Bertha Glines
M. Ethel King
No. Grammar
Frances M. Hamilton
S
86.8
7
No. Intermediate
3.57
May A. Brown
Broad Cove Flat Rock
Lydia P. Foss
TABLE C. Teachers --- 1902-1903.
SCHOOL.
TEACHER.
EDUCATION.
When Elected
Wks.
Wages per wk.
North Grammar
M. Ethel King
B. M. C. Durfee High Sch.
1902
33 3-5
$11
Mich. College*
1902
11
9
North Intermediate
Catherine Davis
Mt. Holyoke*
1903
2
10
Bridgewater Normal
1903
6
10
North Primary
M. Jennie Grady Lucy M. Paull
Wellesley*
1900
24-10
9-10
South Grammar
Laura W. Randall
Bridgewater Normal
1902
32
11
South Intermediate
Ada M. Perry
Rhode Island Normal
1898
33
10
South Primary
Helen E. Heywood
Colby Academy
1900
33
10
Brick
Cora Childs
Taunton High School
1902
34
S
Somerset High School
1902
24
8
Broad Cove
Katherine T. Duffee
Winchester High School
1903
10
8
Fish
Lizzie M. Hathaway Ethel Perkins
Taunton High School 66
1901
34
8
Flat Rock
S Myrtis C. Cash
1901
5
8.50
Segreganset
Lydia P. Foss
1902
27
8.50
Williams
Grace Bassett
Taunton High School
1902
32 4-5
S
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.
North Grammar
M. Jennie Grady
See above
1
11
South Grammar
§ Nettie Savage
High School
1
6.50
Flat Rock
Cora Childs
See above
1
6.50
Segreganset
Edith V. Pierce
Taunton High School
1
8.50
* Attended without graduating.
25
ANNUAL REPORT.
.
[ Eva L. Brion
Anna D. Pickels
Truro (N. S.) Normal
1902
3-12
9-10
§ Bessie H. Palmer
1902
21-11
6.50-7
Colby College*
1
11
TABLE D. Number of Pupils with Grades and Average Ages.
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
SCHOOL.
No. y m No. y m No. y m No. ym No. | y m No.
No.
y m No
y m No. y m
North Grammar
11
11-9
5
13-2
7
13
1
13-8
North Intermediate
8
9-4
7
9-10
12
11
North Primary
10 5-9
10
6-6
9
7-11
South Grammar
11
11-9
11
12-6
1
13-4
South Intermediate
17
9-1
7
10-7
10
10-11
20
6-2
25
7-9
3
6-8
1
7-9
1
S-11
2
10-6
1
13
Broad Cove
13
6-9
6
9-1
2
12-3
Fish
6
5-8
2
6-7
1
7-11
2
8-2
2
11
4
11-4
3
13-11
1
15-1
Segreganset
5
5-6
6
8-5
10
9-8
4
11-3
Williams
8
6-2
5
7-5
2
9-2
2
11-2
2
13
For the Town
70
6-2
46
7-9
41
8-8
21
9-9
26
10-9
46
11-3
9
13-5
25
12-7
7
13-0
Berkley
6-6
7-7
8-9
9-10
10-2
11-0
12-2
13-10
13-11
Rehobothı
6-0
7-10
9-0
10-0
11-4
12-5
12-7
13-2
13-9
Swansea
6-8
8-6
8-11
10-0
11-4
11-5
13-0
13-6
14-3
Wrentham
6-8
7-4
9-1
10-3
10-9
11-7
13-0
12-11
14-4
Northampton
5-7
7-0
8-2
9-8
10-9
11-6
12-13
13-8
14-1
11-4
5 12-10
Flat Rock
6-3
2
10-1
3
10-8
.
ANNUAL REPORT.
26
South Primary
Brick
TABLE E. ATTENDANCE STATISTICS 1902-1903.
SCHOOLS.
Boys
Girls
Total
Total
Enrolment
Enrolment
5 to 15 years
| Enrolment
| over 15 yrs.
Enrolment
7 to 14 yrs.
Average
Average
Attendance
Per cent. of
Attendance
Half days
Absence
Number of
Tardinesses
Av. Number
Tardinesses
Number of
Dismissals
Number of | Visitors
| Number of
| Supt.'s visits
North Grammar
13
13
26
27
25
1 19
21.2
18.4
86.8 1052
73: 2.96
37
20
30
North Intermediate
18
13
31
31
31
31
29.1
25.4
87.31218
104 3.57
48
20
31
North Primary
21
18
39
41
2
37
13
30.6
25.7
84 |1362
114|
3.73
36
21
28
South Grammar
12
8
20
21
19
1
16
18.2
16.2
89.1| 560
57
3.13
47
16
16
South Intermediate
13
18
31
33
31
31
29.1
26
89.3 1103
63
2.16
55
27
16
South Primary
35
20
55
57
55
20
46.7
40.8
87.4 2797
134
2.87
25
16
17
Brick
4
7
11
11
10
1
9
9.8
S.7
88.8| 501
36
3.67
11
18
12
Broad Cove
23
14
37
38
1
35
1
26
30.9
24.5
79.2 2045
113
3.66
23
32
11
16
7
23
24
2
21
17
18
15.6
86-7| 778
48| 2.67
21
37
13
Fish
7
6
13
13
2
111
5
9.3
7.5
80.6 604
215 23.11
6
17
12
Flat Rock
14
6
20
21
1
19
15
15.4
14.6
94.8
298
22 1.44
24
15
16
Segreganset
14
7
21
21
3
17
1
14
20.5
16.6
81
1090
482 23.51
40
25
14
Williams
190
137
327
338 11
311
5
216 :278.8 240.0
86.1 13408 1461
5.24
373
264
216
Enrolment.
|Membership
under 5 yrs.
Membership
ANNUAL REPORT.
27
28
ANNUAL REPORT.
Rules and Regulations.
Adopted March 23, 1903.
SCHOOL SESSIONS AND RECESSES.
1. School sessions shall be from 9 to 12 in the forenoon and from 1 to 3:30 in the afternoon. Exception : The North Dighton school session in the afternoon shall be from 1:15 to 3:45.
2. Pupils in the first grade may be dismissed fifteen minutes before the close of the session.
3. Fifteen minutes in the forenoon and ten minutes in the afternoon may be used for recesses and physical culture. Pupils of grades I-III in the schools of mixed grades may have ten minutes additional.
Note. In special cases the superintendent may authorize a deviation from the above rules, if it seems necessary for the good of the school.
4. The door should be opened fifteen minutes before the beginning of the school session.
5. The bell shall be rung five minutes before the be- ginning of the school session, and the pupils shall at once enter the school room and take their seats ready for work. The last bell promptly on time is the signal for the school exercises to begin.
29
ANNUAL REPORT.
ATTENDANCE.
1. Excuses for absence may be granted by the teachers for the following causes only :- The pupil's sickness or physi- cal disability, death in the family or other extreme emergency, contagious disease or quarantine.
NOTE. Lack of clothing, helping at home, running er- rands, visiting and the like are not accounted sufficient cause for absence.
2. In case of extreme necessity, the superintendent may grant excuses for special cause.
3. Any pupil not in his seat at the stroke of the last bell shall be considered, tardy.
4. Excuses for tardiness may be granted at the discretion of the teacher.
5. Any pupil having been absent shall be required to bring a written excuse from parent or guardian, stating the reason for the absence. In case the written excuse is not brought the absence will stand unexcused.
6. When a pupil is apparently absent without sufficient cause, the teacher shall notify the truant officer promptly.
7. When a pupil has been absent without sufficient cause for more than five day sessions or ten half-day sessions within any period of six months, the teachershall notify the truant officer and the superintendent to that effect.
8. Pupils under five years of age will not be admitted at any time except by special permission from the superintendent.
9. Pupils may enter school for the first time only at the beginning of the fall and spring terms in the North and South Primary schools.
-
30
ANNUAL REPORT.
TEACHERS.
1. Days lost on account of storm or for any reason for which the teacher is not responsible shall not be made up ex- cept by special order of the committee, and the teacher shall receive full pay therefor.
2. Days lost on account of the illness or other necessary absence of the teacher shall not be made up except by special order of the committee, and the teacher shall not receive pay therefor.
3. The superintendent may employ temporary substitutes whenever the regular teachers are absent.
4. The pay of substitutes shall be the same as the pay of the regular teacher.
5. It shall be the duty of all teachers to have personal supervision over the children while on or about the school grounds and to see that they go directly home from school. Teachers and parents share the authority and responsibility for the care of pupils on the way to and from school.
6. Pupils may remain in the school house to eat their dinners as long as they conduct themselves properly. Teachers should look after such pupils as much as possible.
7. The teachers should be at the school room not less than fifteen minutes before the beginning of the school session.
DUTIES OF JANITORS.
1. They shall have charge of the buildings, premises, and all pertaining thereto, keep them in good order, and re- port any need of repairs to the proper committee.
·
31
ANNUAL REPORT.
2. They shall sweep all floors at least twice each week, and oftener if necessary to keep them clean, and keep all sur- faces where dust collects, including the crayon trays,free from dust.
3. They shall clean the ink wells at least once a term.
4. They shall exercise care and economy in the use of fuel.
5. They shall regulate the fires so that the rooms may be kept at an even temperature,-not below 65 deg., nor above 70 deg.
6. They shall bring fresh water at least twice a day.
7. They shall keep the yards, walks and out-houses clean and in good order.
8. They shall be at all times courteous and obliging and ready to comply with any reasonable request of the teachers or school officials, and to perform any minor duties that may properly come within the scope of their work.
9. They shall see that the flag is displayed on every pleasant school day, and that it is properly cared for.
-
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.