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Arithmetic .- This subject as taught in our schools requires paramount attention from both teachers and pupils. Arithmetic is good, but is it the chief good of an education ? An ordinary lifetime makes practical use of but little arithmetic.
The " Conference on Mathematics" at the National Educa- tion Association at Saratoga, appointed by the "Committee of Ten," of which Pres. Eliot, of Harvard, was chairinan and Dr. Wm. T. Harris, U. S. Commissioner of Education, was a promi- nent member, recommended that the course in arithmetic be at the same time abridged and enriched : abridged by omitting en- tirely those subjects which perplex and exhaust the pupil with- out affording any really valuable mental discipline, and enriched by a greater number of exercises in simple calculation and in the solution of concrete problems.
The Conference suggested the curtailment or entire omission of compound proportion, cube root, obsolete denominate quantities, duodecimals, and a greater part of commercial arithmetic. It also further suggested that examples in such subjects as profit and loss, bank discount, and simple and compound interest, not easily made intelligible to the pupils, should be omitted.
In these recommendations the Conference has voiced the sentiments of thoughtful teachers everywhere.
" Pupils in the grammar grades have been required to memo- rize definitions when, because of the immaturity of their minds, they were unable to see through the definitions to the things de- fined. They have been required to solve problems of whose uses and applications they had no clear conception. Again and again they have lost sight of what they were trying to do in trying to find out how to do it. The mere manipulation of figures has been allowed to absorb their attention and to exhaust their energies."
The second important suggestion of this eminent Conference was a greater facility and a greater degree of accuracy in the work.
" The degree of approach to accuracy by a pupil does not depend so much upon the amount as upon the character of the work done. Careless facility is not merely useless, it is posi-
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tively harmful. Hence, while the problems provided for the pupil may well be much more simple in respect to the amount of figuring required, the importance of accuracy must be emphasized to a very much greater degree in the grades. Pupils must not be commended at all for inaccurate work-for work in which there is one wrong figure. It must be impressed upon him that ciphering in which there are errors has no value whatever." When the pupil leaves school he goes out into the world to learn that there is no place for a ninety per cent. accountant. If he is inaccurate his work is of no value whatever.
" A nearer approach to accuracy may be made, not by a greater amount of careless manipulation of figures in difficult problems, but by a careful solution of many simple problems in which the principle effort is to secure abolute correctness."
Evidently the arithmetic teaching in coming years will be more and more along the lines here stated.
Drawing .- This has not been taught as an isolated subject, but has been related to every line of school work. It has not been employed as an end in itself, but as a means to an end, that is to increase the child's interest in all of his studies and to give him another mode of expression. We speak or write be- cause we have a thought to express, and we should draw for the same reason. To draw simply for the purpose of producing pretty pictures would be a waste of time, and detrimental to school work.
Geography, history, arithmetic, and science can be more thoroughly taught when drawing, painting and modeling are em- ployed. In the modeling of a continent, in the plan of a battle- field, in the diagram of a room that is to be carpeted, or in the painting of a leaf, the teacher has a tangible expression of the child's thought, and something the child himself is able to pass judgment upon, as he compares his own product with the more perfect model. In this way, not only are his powers of observa- tion and expression quickened, but through the exercise of his judgment, reason, and memory, correct habits of study are formed.
One of the greatest art teachers of to-day, from an experi- ence as wide as the range of his knowledge, says that the general public feeling is tending to the admission that education must
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include not only full command of expression by language, but of true form by the hand. Whether you are drawing a piece of Greek armor, or a hawk's beak, or a lion's paw, you will find that the mere necessity of using the hand compels attention to circumstances which would otherwise escape notice, and fastens them in the memory without further effort.
None of the essentials have been sacrificed for the sake of drawing, but one lesson a week has been required and a begin- ning has been made in the right direction.
Nature Study. - The study of science has been associated so long with the college and university that until recently we have failed to recognize that it has a place in the common schools. Much of elementary science may be adapted to the primary and grammar grades. The value of such instruction is not to be measured by the amount of knowledge, or of discipline, gained so much as by the fact that it reveals and interprets nature in such a way that the process of development begun in school will be continued by nature herself all through life. How blindly most of us go through life merely from the lack of a little training in early years in learning how to observe !
Pestalozzi, the best known educational reformer, selected science as the best means for stimulating children's minds. His motto was "Education is generation of power," and he sought for the source of that power in nature. He understood what is meant by "sermons in stones, books in running brooks, and good in everything." The work of Pestalozzi permeated the schools of Germany and is now making its way slowly in all the schools of the world. Nature study has been the corner-stone of pri- mary education in Germany for more than fifty years.
It will be readily granted that in the schools of the past those things which touch us closest, the earth we walk on, the air we breathe and the water we drink, all that exert powerful influence upon life and general well-being, sanitation and hy- giene, had little or no place.
Science means bringing children into a more intelligent con- tact with environment ; it means that the heads of future homes shall understand sanitation, hygiene and that which pertains to health and comfort in the home, as well as in the community at large. It means that the farmer shall know more of the prod-
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ucts of the soil, and of the soil itself, and how to apply a little chemistry in this direction, that he may know more of the na- ture of trees and plants, of insects which destroy crops and those which protect them.
Science brings to the door of the school-room the most fruit- ful and richest products of the world's experience. Its introduc- tion means that the common school and the common people shall have the best that the world affords ; that knowledge of science shall not be confined to the few who go through the university, but that all children shall have an appreciative knowledge of and a great love for the study of nature and her marvellous works.
Each season of the year has its own peculiar influence upon living things, animal and plant. It is therefore most con- venient and most interesting to study each phase of life in the appropriate season, inasmuch as one may trace the more easily the various phenomena observed in living things to the forces in nature which cause them.
With this thought in mind the course in science has been outlined by months. Subjects calculated to arouse a real spirit of investigation, and adapted to the season in which they are studied have been selected.
In conclusion we express the wish that parents might be interested to visit the schools oftener and thus become better acquainted with the teachers and the work being done. This would be an inspiration to both teachers and pupils and by bringing the school and the home into closer relation both would be mutually helped.
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT E. RICHARDSON.
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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL.
MR. H. E. RICHARDSON,
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS :
Dear Sir - At your request, I present a few remarks in regard to the Acton High School.
The work of the past year has been progressive and, in general satisfactory. A new course of study has been adopted, involving a more systematic arrangement of subjects and supple- mented by the introduction of the latest and best text-books. A few courses have been added to the curriculum, and others have been lengthened. These changes have tended to raise the school to the standard required for an adequate preparation for college-work. This course of study is somewhat more elaborate and complete than would have been possible with the present corps of teachers, had'there been four classes in the school. It is to be hoped that there will be sufficient scholars to warrant another assistant, when in 1903 there will be the full number of classes.
The pupils have shown interest in their work and there has been a marked improvement in the moral tone of the school.
I would here call attention to the general attendance, which, though fair, might be greatly improved. The school is the pupil's vocation. There is no more plausible excuse for the child's non-attendance upon his school duties, than there would be for absence from his work, were he employed in some mercan- tile occupation. There are some parents, nevertheless, who, although professedly deeply interested in the education of their children permit them to be absent from school for trivial reasons. Teachers are always willing to accept reasonable excuses, but they cannot be in sympathy with that kind of parental indulg- ence which permits excursions and amusements to take preced- ence of their school work, or with that lack of foresight which keeps pupils out of school to work or run on errands. Each absence causes a break in the pupil's lessons and tends to make him lose heart in his work.
Furthermore, what is more important still, punctuality and regularity in attendance promote good habits and strong character. What is more essential to one's success in life than
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reliability, - the habit, early formed, of always being at the post of duty - and then punctuality in the commencement and the completion of one's work? These valuable habits are within the grasp of everyone yet they are the product of patient and long continued | training, of hearty co-operation of home and school influences. Fortunate is the youth who has acquired them during his preparation for life's work !
The Acton High school has continued to add to its reference library during the past year, thus opening an avenue, through which the scholars may secure inforination that might not other- wise be within their grasp.
The discipline of the school is good. The system of moral obligation and of just consideration for the rights of others is the proper one and by it we try to govern the school.
Miss Bertha Merrill, who faithfully and successfully taught here the previous year, resigned to accept a position in her native city. Her place has been adequately filled by Miss Katharine W. Hall, a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College.
Yours respectfully, A. L. FAXON, Principal.
REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC.
To the Superintendent of Schools, Mr. H. E. Richardson :
DEAR SIR : In my third annual report of the music in the public schools of Acton I am very glad to say that since the open- ing of the schools in September a great improvement has been made in the singing.
Nearly every pupil has made a decided gain in the know- ledge of music, as is shown by the individual work.
This year, for the first time, the primary classes are using books, and are doing excellently. The intermediate pupils are now using the grammar grade books, thus showing that they have made an advance.
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The grammar grades have taken up three-part music, and one of the rooms has taken some four-part work. This is cer- tainly encouraging, for when music was introduced into the schools some of the upper grades had difficulty in inastering two- part work.
The High School has improved greatly over last year, as there are more students and better material.
The interest of teachers and pupils is shown by the manner in which both have taken up the work planned by the Supervisor.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the very cordial co-operation of both teachers and students.
Respectfully submitted, MARIAN M. BROWNE, Supervisor of Music.
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Commencement Exercises of the Acton High School,
At Town Hall, Acton, Mass, Friday evening, June 21, 1901, 7.45 o'clock.
PROGRAMME.
1. March . Orchestra
2. Invocation . Rev. W. F. Dusseault
3. Song-"Anchored," School
4. Address Hon. Alfred S. Roe, Worcester, Mass
5. Overture-" The Poet and the Peasant." . Souppe
Orchestra.
6. Presentation of Diplomas . Supt. H. E. Richardson
7. Song-" There's a Path by the River." School
8. Music Orchestra
Music by Unita Orchestra, Acton ; Geo. F. Dusseault, Director.
"Periculum in Mora."
GRADUATES-CLASSICAL COURSE.
Maude Beatrice Priest.
Flora Blanche Reed.
James Dearborn Christie
COLORS: Gold and White.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
The following is a statistical table showing the return of the school census, with the enrolment and attendance in the schools from September 1900, to June, 1901 :
Number of boys in town between 5 and 15 years, 140
" girls
153
Total, 293
Number of boys in town between 7 and 14 years,
102
" " girls
102
Total, 204
Whole number enrolled in all the schools,
339
between 5 and 15 years,
295
7 and 14 « 216
66
over 15 years,
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Average membership,
292
attendance,
266
Per cent. of attendance,
91
Number of teachers,
11
« " weeks in school year, 37
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ROLL OF HONOR, 1900-1901.
ONE YEAR.
Grady, D. Jennie
Priest, Maud
Schnair, Joseph
Schnair, Tara L.
Taylor, Marion C.
Two TERMS.
Brewster, Irving W.
Wayne, James
Coughlin, Mary E.
Edwards, William
Foley, Nellie
Foley, Frances A.
Grady, Roy J.
Harris, Alfred B. Kinsley, David R.
Kinsley, Richard F.
Lincoln, Arnold
Meckkelson, Henry
Meade, Idelle Meckkelson, Ida
Maker, Eva
Quimby, Howard
Quimby, Margaret D.
Randolph, Myrtle
Reed, Flora B.
Schnair, Ella
Scanlon, Lizzie S.
Stoncomb Eva L.
Smith, John A.
Tuttle, Varnum
White, Leonard D.
ONE TERM.
Baker, Ella
Bixby, Edward
Boyce, Elmer
Boyce, Helena M.
Burke, Henry B.
Callan, Mary A.
Howland, Florence
Clark, Eva Chute, Agnes M. B.
Coughlin, Margaret Copping, Betsey L. Connell, Alice O.
Hall, Stanley A. . Harris, Maud Harris, Bertha Hawes, Georgia H. Hoar, Carl S.
Holton, Geo. E. Jones, Carl Kingsley, Maud E. Kingsley, Annie Kimball, Milton B.
Harris, Arthur F. Smith, Everett W. Schnair Cora M.
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-Cram, Bertha M. Cram, Lowell
Lawrence, Eva M.
Lawrence, Flora
Devane, Thomas E.
Littlefield, Harold
Devane, Mary E. Durkee, Albert
Littlefield, John
Meade, Dorothy B.
Duren, Ethel M.
MacGregor, Gladys M.
Esterbrook, Fred
McDonald, Frank
Fiske, Inez G.
Moan, Edward A.
French, Ruth E.
Moan, Frank
Gallagher, Joseph
Meckkelson, Christine
Gallagher, Frank
Murphy Mary M.
Gould, Glenn
Pratt, Bessie F.
Green, Bertha F.
Piper, Ralph.
ONE TERM.
Quimby, Russell
Reed, Everett
Reed, Benjamin G.
Richardson, Clara
Robbins, Roy Schnair, Charles W.
Stancombe, George Smith. Annie G.
Smith, H. Ruth
Smith, Bessie
Spinney, Everett R.
Taylor, Fred
Taylor, Martha Worden, Florence
White, Florence
Willis, Carl
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Statistics For 1900-1901.
Grades
No. of weeks
Enrollment
Membership Average
Average
Attendance
Per cent of
Attendance
Between
7 and 14
Between
5 and 15
| Over 15
High
X, XI, XII, XIII VII, VIII,
40
22
17.5
16.5
94.6
2
9
Center Grammar
37
27
25
23
92
15
21
5
South
VII, VIII, IX
34
26
23.6
22.6
95.7
22
26
1
West
VII, VIII, IX
37
28
23
21.6
93
18
27
0
Center Intermediate
IV, V, VI 37
36
31
30
96
33
33
0
South
66
~
34
35
29.7
26
87.7
31
31
0
West
66
37
32
30.5
26
85
27
27
0
Center Primary
I, II, III
37
26
32
28.77
89.9
23
34
0
South
66
66
34
46
40.9
35
85.5
25
46
0
West
66
66
37
51
39
37
94
20
41
0
Totals
339
29.2
26.6
91
216
295
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List of Teachers, 1901=1902.
SCHOOL
TEACHER
Appointed
EDUCATED
Salary
High
Assistant
Katherine W. Hall 1901
Mt. Holyoke College
500
South Grammar
G'rt'de A.Williams
1901 F'mingt'n, Me., N'rmal 66
370
Primary
Mary A. Adams
1901 N. H. State
66
370
Center Grammar
Sadie A. Collier
1901
F'mingt'n, Me.,
66
370
Intermediate Ella L. Miller
1899 Framingham
370
16 Primary.
Cora F. Warren
1899 66
370
West Grammar
Grace E. Webber
1891 Mt. Holyoke College
370
Intermediate Jean Cragin
1891 F'mingt'n, Me., N'rmal
370
Primary
Harriet H.Gardner 1889 Ayer High
442
Principal
A. L. Faxon
1900
Yale University
$1,000
370
Intermediate
Edith Vinal
1901
IX
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Statistics, Fall and Winter Terms, 1901=1902.
SCHOOL
Grades
No. in grade
Enrollment
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Per cent. of
Attendance
Between
7 and 14
Between
5 and 15
Over 15
13th
OUI
27
23
21
92
0
5
22
11th
7
14
South Grammar
8 th
10
20
17
16.5
95.9
13
20
0
South Inter.
5th
11
38
37
32.8
88
38
38
0
South Primary
2nd
17
49
45.6
38
83.9
37
55
0
Center Grammar
8th
10
29
28
25
89
21
24
5
Center Inter.
5th
00 c
36
33.8
29
86.6
35
36
O
Center Primary
2nd
we
30
26
22
85
15
30
0
West Grammar
8th
9
24
21
19.7
92.8
14
20
+
6th
10
West Inter.
5th
19
39
33
30
91
38
39
0
West Primary
2nd
12
45
37.7
34
90
25
45
O
1 st
22
1
High
9th
5
5
6th
6
4th
18
12
1 st
26
9th
7
7th
12
6th
4th
15
3rd
10
1st
17
9th
O
7th
6
4th
10
3rd
11
12th
10th
7th
3rd
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Department of School Supplies.
Report of the Purchasing Agent.
To the School Committee :
The annual report of the expense account of this depart- ment is respectfully submitted.
RAND, MCNALLY CO.
April 9. 22 Lights to Literature, No. 1,
$4 40
26 No. 2, 7 54- $11 94
D. C. HEATH & Co.
April 2. 5 Hokes als der Kieche,
$1 25
5 Marchen Eiz, 3 25
4 50
Less 1-6,
75-
$3 75
April 10.
6 Sheldon American History,
6 75
3 Thomas
66
3 00
9 72
Less 1-6,
1 62-
8 10
Sept.
13 5 Walsh Elem. Arth.,
1 50
Less 1-6,
25-
1 25
Oct.
19. 4 Iliad, Less 1-6,
1 00
16-
84
Oct.
19.
8 Arden's Tempest,
2 00
33-
1 67
Dec.
17;
9 Henry V,
2 25
1 J. Caesar,
25
1 M. of Venice,
25
1 M. N. Dream,
25
3 00
Less 1-6,
50-
2 50
$18 11
· Less 1-6,
29
Town of Acton
GINN & Co.
April 9. 38 Ten Boys,
$19 00
33 Seven Little Sisters,
16 50
$35 50
Less 1-6,
5 92- $29 58
April 6. 27 Cyr Primers,
4 08
15 " 1st Readers,
4 20
35 " 2d Readers,
12 60
20 88
Less 1-6,
3 48-
17 40
May
3. 7 Ferguson's Questions on Caesar,
4 20
70- 3 50
Aug.
31. 12 1st Year Latin, Less 1-6,
2 00-
- 10 00
Sept.
5. 6 doz. each writing books 1, 4, 6,
12 75
4 doz. writing books, 2, 3 00
3 doz. each writing books, 3, 4, 4 50
20 25
Less 1-6,
3 37-
16 88
Sept. 11. 1 doz. writing books, No. 4,
75
Less 1-6,
12- 63
Sept. 11. 6 Wentworth New Sch. Algebra.
6 72
2 Plane Geom. 1 50
8 22
Less 1-6,
1 37-
6 85
Sept.
13. 6 1st Year Latin, Less 1-6,
6 00
1 00-
5 00
Oct.
3. 4 Montgomery Eng. Hist. 5 each Prince Arith., 6, 7,
4 48
2 00
6 48
Less 1-6,
1 08-
5 40
Oct. 19. 14 Lockwood & Emerson Rhetoric, 14 00 Less 1-6,
2 33-
11 67
Less 1-6,
12 00
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Dec. 23.
12 Ivanhoe, 7 20
12 Marmion,
4 80
12 Last of the Mohicans,
6 00
18 00
Less 1-6,
3 00-
15 00
$121 91
J. L. HAMMETT Co.
April 4. 500 No. 120 spelling blanks, $5 75
1 1b. No. 120 rubber erasers, 75
1 doz. primary reg. boards,
1 40
6 boxes large colored regs.
72
$8 62
April 3. 1 doz. qts. treasury ink,
3 00
3 00
April 12. 2 Bartley record books, 1 08
1 08
April 20. 10 rms. special paper,
7 00
5 rms. special medium do.,
4 00
1 Avery Elem. Chemistry, Postage,
99
10
April 25. 5 Æsop's Fables, vol. 1,
1 50
36 R. Crusoe for youngest readers, 10 80
12 30
Less 1-6,
2 05-
10 25
April 17.
35 Story of Ulysses, pt. 2,
8 75
22 Legends of Norseland,
7 35
30 La Salle,
1 35
30 Marquette,
1 35
33 Lincoln,
1 49
18 Pizarro,
4 50
15 Cortez,
4 05
15 Siegfred,
9 00
42 Story of Ulysses,
15 75
12 09
53 58
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May
1. 25 The Peasant and the Prince, 4 50
3 Longman Geog. 3 38
7 88
May
17. 2 gr. No. 611 penholders, 2 00
1 doz. qts. treasury ink, 3 00
200 lbs. arith. paper, 6 00
150 Cornhill pads, 5 63
20 reams No. 3 practice paper, 9 60
5 1
66 66 2 40
1 dozen Treasury mucilage, 75
1 Le Page paste, 80
15 gross D. B. pencils,
12 75
1 dozen gummed paper,
75
12 boxes Hallman's beads, 3 84
10 gross No. 556 Esterbrook pens, 4 50
3 packages blotters, 6 x 8, 1 20
60
1 " red 66 90
2 dozen No. 787 red pencils,
50
12 Blocks delineator maps, 3 60
4 Am. Hist. Stories, vol. 1, 1 15-
59 97
May
21. 40 packages No. 26 letter special, 15 00
10 medium 00 6 13-
21 13
June 3. 4 dozen No. 787 red pencils, 1 00
6
66
blue 66
1 50
35 Robert Fulton,
1 58-
4 08
July 29.
3 Longman's Atlas,
4 05- 4 05
Aug. 7. 1 doz. transparent gummed paper,
75
1 gross No. 314 Esterbrook pens, 55
10
1 dozen boxes "self binders,
2 25-
3 65
Sept. 6.
1 lb. No. 120 rubber erasers,
65-
65
Sept. 18. 5 dozen Gem B. B. erasers,
2 50-
2 50
Sept. 20. 5 Robinson Crusoe,
1 35
75-
2 10
Oct. 24. 4 The Prince and the Peasant,
1 08
3 boxes round pegs,
48-
1 56
Oct. 22. 20 packages special drawing, 100 multiplication cards, No. 2,
2 00
2 92- 4 92
1 box blue crayons,
1 bottle blue ink,
1 1b. No. 120 rubber erasers,
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Dec. 14. 50 sheets 9 x 12 tag yellow, 13
50 gray, 60
24 pkgs. drawing paper, No. 1,
1 44
1-4 dozen pitch pipes,
60- 2 77
Dec. 13. 1 dozen quarts Treasury ink,
3 00-
3 00
$206 88
SILVER, BURDETT & Co.
April 8. 6 Stepping Stones to Litera- ture, No. 1, $1. 80 12 Stepping Stones to Litera- ture, No. 2, 6 00
Less 1-6,
1 30-
$6 50
April 17.
20 Beacon Series, No. 153,
50
20 66 154,
50
Postage,
11-
1 11
Oct. 15. 40 Normal Music Readers, Bk. 2, part 2,
14 40
Less 1-6,
2 40-
12 00
$19 61
AMERICAN BOOK CO.
April 9. 5 Eclectic History U. S.,
$5 00
3 McMaster 66 3 00
3 Green's Short History Eng., 3 60
9 Eggleston's 1st Bk. Hist. U. S., 5 40
17 00
Less 20 per cent.,
3 40
13 60
Credit books returned,
4 00-
9 60
5 Stories for Children,
1 25
Less 20 per cent.,
25-
1 00
Sept. 11.
20 Metcalf English Grammar, ' 5 Old Greek Stories,
2 25
14 25
Less 20 per cent.,
12 00
2 85- 11 40
7 80
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Sept. 25. 25 Metcalf English Grammar, Less 20 per cent.,
15 00
3 00- 12 00
$34 00
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & Co.
April 6. 183 Riverside Literature, Express,
$32 53
25- $32 78
Oct. 3. 23 Riverside Literature,
2 93-
2 93
Oct. 12. 4
1 36- 1 36
Feb. 27. 12
2 25-
2 25
$39 62
FAULKNER MILLS.
June 1. 61 boxes crayons,
$1 22- $1 22
C. J. WILLIAMS.
June 10. Envelopes,
$ 55
Sept. 25.
1 56- $2 11
EXPRESS CHARGES.
Paid A. L. Rayner,
$7 45
A. L. Noyes, A. L. Faxon,
9 20
1 97- $18 62
$474 02
Credit books sold,
4 57
$469 45
The value of supplies on hand is estimated at $50.
CHAS. J. WILLIAMS, Purchasing Agent.
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Town Warrant.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS.
To either of the Constables in the Town of Acton, in the County of Middlesex, GREETING :
You are hereby required, in the name of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Acton, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the thirty-first day of March, A. D., 1902, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the follow- ing articles as they may think proper, viz :
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To see if the Town will accept the reports of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, School Committee, Library Trustees and other Town Officers.
ART. 3. To choose all necessary Town Officers and Committees, and fix salaries.
ART. 4. To hear and act upon the report of any com- mittee chosen to report at this meeting.
ART. 5. To see what amount of money the Town will raise for the due observance of Memorial Day.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will accept the Jury List, as revised by the Selectmen.
ART. 7. To see what amount of money the Town will raise for the repairing of roads and bridges the present year.
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ART. 8. To see if the Town will authorize its Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money for the Town, if necessary, in anticipation of taxes the current year.
ART. 9. To vote Yes or No in answer to the ques- tion : " Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in Acton the present year ? "
ART. IO. To see what amount of money the Town will raise for the support of Memorial Library the present year.
ART. II. To see what amount of money the Town will raise for the support of schools the present year, and act any- thing thereon.
ART. 12. To see what amount of money the Town will raise for school supplies the present year.
ART. 13. To see what amount of money the Town will raise for Town charges the present year, or act anything thereon.
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