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§ Frances M. Hamilton
Gorham (Me.) Normal
1904
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ANNUAL REPORT.
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May D. Hunt
'Scranton (Pa.) High Sch .*
1904
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§ Martha B. Bliss
§ Helen E. Heywood
Attendance Statistics 1904-1905.
SCHOOLS.
Boys
Girls
Total
Enrolment
Enrolment
5 to 15 yrs.
Enrolment
over 15 yrs.
Enrolment
Total
Average
Average
Attendance
Per cent of
Half days
Absence
Number of
Av. No. of
Tardinesses
Number of
Dismissals
Number of Visitors
Number of
Supt.'s visits
North Grammar
12
10
22
21
1
20
22
19.3
17.5
90.7
418
141
7. 4.15
31
46
18
North Intermediate
14
10
24
24
24
25
22.4
20.5
91.
585
93
31
37
22
North Primary
21
16
37
37
17
37
27.2
25.
92.1
692
88
2.4
22
28
19
South Grammar
18
24
42
42
38
42
37.4
34.9
93.4 1211
31
.82
52
33
22
South Intermediate
25
15
40
40
40
40
38.3
36.4
95.
580
46
1.2
32
27
22
South Primary
29
16
15
45
33
48
41.2
39.9
89.1 1636
27
.65
4
26
22
Brick
A
6
10
1
9
7
12
10.2
9.8
95.8
154
32
3.12
12
21
11
Broad Cove
18
13
31
31
25
32
27.5
23.8
86.5 1059
307 11.16
14
18
13
Fish
17
00
25
25
14
28
20.3
18.8
92.6
503
110| 5.4
26
00
10
Flat Rock
9
12
21
1
20
24
15.7
13.8
87.9
726
143
9.
2
32
11
Segreganset
14
21
1
20
13
21
19.2
18.1
94.
326
124
6.44
53
37
12
Williams
17
4
21
2
17
2
12
20
17.6
16.
90.9
625
100
5.6
26
9
9
Totals
198
141
339
5 331
3
1250
351
296.3 274.5
92.6 |8515 1242 4.19 285 362 191
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Enrolment.
under 5 yrs.
7 to 14 yrs.
Membership
Membership
Attendance
Tardinesses
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ANNUAL REPORT.
STATISTICS.
1905.
Population, 1905
2,070
Number of families
528
Valuation
$897,916 00
Tax rate per $1000
12 60
Expended for school purposes :
Teachers
$4,058 80
Janitors
381 60
Fuel
577 94
Tuition
34 00
Books and supplies
454 07
Repairs
311 76
Incidentals
85 96
Superintendent of schools
525 00
Truant officer
5 15
High school tuition
985 00
Drawing and music
498 45
Total
$7,917 73
Received from outside sources :
From the Massachusetts School
Fund
$1,303 90
From the state for district supervision 262 50
From the state for teachers' salaries 175 00
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From the state for high school tuition 470 00 From the state for tuition of state wards 48 50
From the Bristol County dog fund ' 191 55
Total
$2,451 45
Total amount raised by taxation and expended for school purposes $5,466 28
Amount of local tax per $1000 for schools 6 09
Total expenditure per pupil 26 72
Total cost to town per pupil 18 45
Average cost per pupil in the state, 1903-4 29 63
Cost per pupil for books and supplies 1 53
Average cost per pupil in the state for books and supplies, 1903-1904 1 50
Average wages of teachers per week 9 38
Average wages of teachers per week in the state, 1903-4 13 84 Number of schools
12
Length of school year in weeks 36
Per cent of attendance 92.6
Average per cent of attendance in the state, 1903-4 91
Average per cent of attendance in Bristol County, 1903-4 90
Number of children between 5 and 15 years 345
Number of children between 7 and 14 years 247
Number of illiterate minors over 14 years 0
Number of pupils attending high school 30
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Rules and Regulations.
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. All absences excused must be so recorded in the reg- ister.
7. When a pupil is apparently absent without sufficient cause, the teacher shall notify the truant officer promptly.
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8. 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 teacher shall notify the super- intendent to that effect. The superintendent shall then send to the parent or guardian of said pupil the following notice and notify the truant officer to that effect.
DIGHTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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According to the school register your child-
lias been absent within the-months preceding this date -half days without a legal excuse.
The law requires that every child between 7 and 14 years of age shall attend school every day the school is in session unless excused by the authority of the school committee.
The committee have voted to grant excuses through the superintendent and teachers for the following causes alone : The child's sickness or physical disability, death in the family or other extreme emergency, contagious disease or quarantine, attendance at school elsewhere.
Children will not be excused for such causes as the fol- lowing : Lack of clothing, helping at home, caring for smaller children, running errands, visiting, and the like.
The penalty for more than five whole days or ten half days of unexcused absence in any period of six months, is a fine not to exceed $20.00.
When your child is absent for any of the foregoing suf- ficient reasons, an excuse will be granted by the teacher or' superintendent on application in writing, stating the reason.
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If the absence in violation of law is continued after this notice, such action will be taken as may be necessary to secure the regular attendance of your child.
By order of the School Committee,
Superintendent of Schools.
If the pupil shall continue to be absent without suf- ficient cause, the teacher shall notify the truant officer, who shall then proceed to take such measures as the law directs to compel the attendance of the delinquent pupil.
9. Pupils under five years of age will not be admitted at any time except by special permission from the superintendent.
10. 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.
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.
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.
4. The door shall be opened fifteen minutes before the beginning of the school session.
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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.
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 and the teacher shall not receive pay therefor, except by special order of the committee.
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.
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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.
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.
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TRUANT OFFICER.
1. It shall be the duty of the truant officer to in- vestigate fully each case of truancy and to take such action as the circumstances warrant and the law directs.
2. He shall exert all possible influence with parents and guardians to secure the regular attendance of their children.
3. He shall present an annual report of his doings to the school committee on the 31st day of December of each year, giving the date, name of truant, cause of trnancy, and the action taken in each case.
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Extracts from School Laws,
ATTENDANCE.
(Revised Laws, Chapter 44.)
By chapter three hundred and twenty, acts of 1905, sec- tion one of chapter forty-four is amended to read, in part, as follows :
Section 1. Every child between seven and fourteen years of age, and every child under sixteen years of age who cannot read at sight and write legibly simple sentences in the English language, shall attend some public day school in the city or town in which he resides during the entire time the public day schools are in session
The attendance of a child shall not be required : (a) “if attending a private day school approved by the school com- mittee," or is being "otherwise instructed * * in the
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branches of learning required by law"; (b) " if he has already acquired such branches of learning "; (c) "if his physical or mental condition is such as to render such attendance inex- pedient."
" Every person having under his control a child as de- scribed in this section shall cause him to attend school as herein required ; and if he fails for five day sessions or ten half- day sessions within any period of six months * * to cause the child to attend school he shall * * * be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars."
TRUANCY.
(Revised Laws, Chapter 46.)
From Section 3. " A child between seven and fourteen years of age who wilfully and habitually absents himself from school * * * shall be deemed to be an habitual truant, and * * * may, if a boy, be committed to a county truant school * * and, if a girl, to the state industrial school for girls * * "
From Section 4. " A child between seven and sixteen years of age who may be found wandering about in the streets or public places * * * , having no lawful occupation, habitually not attending school, and growing up in idleness and ignor- ance, shall be deemed to be an habitual absentee," and is liable to commitment as in section three.
From Section 5. " A child under fourteen years of age who persistently violates the reasonable regulations of the school which he attends, or otherwise persistently misbehaves therein, so as to render himself a fit subject for exclusion therefrom, shall be deemed to be an habitual school offender," and be liable to commitment as in section three.
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CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
(Revised Laws, Chapter 75.)
From Section 51. " The board of health shall give immediate information to the school committee of all conta- gious diseases * * * reported to them."
(Revised Laws, Chapter 44.)
Section 6. "A child who has not been vaccinated shall not be admitted to a public school except upon presentation of a certificate signed by a regular practising physician that he is not a fit subject for vaccination. A child who is a member of a household in which a person is ill with smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever or measles, or of a household exposed to such contagion from another household as aforesaid, shall not attend any public school during such illness or until the teacher of the school has been furnished with a certificate from the board of health of the city or town, or from the at- tending- physician of such person stating that, in a case of smallpox,diphtheria or scarlet fever at least two weeks, and in a case of measles, at least three days, have elapsed since re- covery, removal or death of such person, and that danger of conveying such disease by such child has passed."
EMPLOYMENT.
(Revised Laws, Chapter 106.)
By chapter two hundred sixty-seven, Acts of 1905, sec- tion twenty eight of chapter one hundred six is amended so as to read, in part, as follows :
Section 28. No child under the age of fourteen years and no child who is over fourteen and under sixteen years of age who does not have a certificate as required * * * certifying
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to the child's ability to read at sight and to write legibly simple sentences in the English language shall be employed in any factory, workshop or mercantile establishment *
2. No certificate (age and schooling) * * shall be ap- proved by any person for a minor under the age of sixteen years who intends to be employed in a factory, workshop or mercantile establishment, unless such person is satisfied that such minor is able to read at sight and to write legibly simple sentences in the English language.
From Section 29. "No child under sixteen years of age shall be employed in a factory, workshop or mercantile estab- lishment unless his employer procures and keep on file * an age and schooling certificate * * * "
From Section 30. " An age and schooling certificate shall be approved only by the superintendent, or by a person authorized by him in writing * * *. "
From Section 32. " The age and schooling certificate of a minor under sixteen years of age shall not be approved and signed until he presents to the person who is authorized to approve and sign it an employment ticket duly filled out and signed * * * "
Children between fourteen and sixteen years of age who apply for an age and schooling certificate must bring an em- ployment ticket properly filled out by their intending em- ployer and be accompanied by parent, guardian or custodian. Employment ticket blanks may be procured from the super- intendent.
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Authorized List of Books.
TEXT-BOOKS.
TITLE.
Arithmetic, Graded Lessons
Nichols - Thompson, Brown & Co. Southworth Stone
Benj. H. Sanborn & Co.
Geography, Natural
Redway and Hinman American Book Co.
66
Tarr and McMurry The McMillan Co.
Morris
J. B. Lippincott Co.
Mace ·
Rand, McNally & Co.
Metcalf
American Book Co.
Woodley-Carpenter Series
The McMillan Co.
Music, Normal Course
Tufts and Holt
Silver, Burdett & Co.
Cyr Ginn & Co.
Readers
Reading, The Rational Method in
Physiology, Pathfinder Series
Ward
Silver, Burdett & Co.
American Book Co.
Krohn
D. Appleton & Co.
Aiton
Ginn & Co.
Speller, The Descriptive Writing, Medial
Shaylor & Shattuck
Ginn & Co.
History. U. S.
Language and Grammar
AUTHOR. PUBLISHER.
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DESK AND REFERENCE BOOKS.
Bird Life Chapman D. Appleton & Co.
Commercial Geography, Ele- mentary Adams
66 .6
Dictionary, Unabridged
Webster G. & C. Merriam Co.
66 Common School Webster American Book Co.
66 Primary Webster
Drawing Manual, I Augsburg
Ed. Pub. Co.
First Book in Business Methods Teller and Brown
First Book of Birds History, U. S.
Rand, McNally & Co.
Miller Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 66 66 66
Fiske
McMaster American Book Co.
Smith Silver, Burdett & Co.
Plans for Busy Work
Arnold
Training for Citizenship Smith Lothrop Pub. Co.
Waymarks for Teachers
Arnold
Silver, Burdett & Co.
SUPPLEMENTARY BOOKS
Book of Nature Myths
Holbrook Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
Thompson Silver, Burdett & Co.
Fifty Famous Stories
Baldwin American Book Co.
Grandfather's Chair
Hawthorne Houghton, Mifflin & Co. American Book Co.
Harper's Reader II, III, IV, V Hiawatha Longfellow Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
History Reader, 1
Wilson The McMillan Co.
In Mythland I.
Beckwith Educational Pub. Co.
Green
Ginn & Co.
Rand McNally & Co.
Baldwin American Book Co.
Arnold Silver, Burdett & Co.
Holbrook Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
.. , Hiawatha Silver Song Series
Marshall
Silver, Burdett & Co.
66 66
Modern Music Series
Fairy Tale and Fable
King Arthur and his Court
Lights to Literature IV. Old Greek Stories Primer
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Stepping Stones to Litera- ture, II
Arnold and Gilbert Silver, Burdett & Co.
Stories of American Life and
Adventure
Eggleston American Book Co.
Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans
66
66
Stories of the Red Children
Brooks Educational Pub. Co.
Story of the English
Guerber American Book Co. 66
Story of the Greeks of the Romans
60
The Young American
Judson Maynard, Merrill & Co.
Ways of Wood Folk
Long Ginn & Co.
Wonder Book
Hawthorne Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
MAPS AND CHARTS.
Normal Music Chart
Tufts & Holt
Silver, Burdett & Co.
Maps
Educational Series
Rand, McNally & Co.
Maps
Bacon A. H. Andrews & Co. Rand, McNally & Co.
Physical maps
Topical Studies in U. S. History, Blodgett, Leavenworth & Green.
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