Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1906-1910, Part 12

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1906
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The eye tests required by the state board of education are for near-sightedness. Every pupil above the first grade and most of that grade, so far as the attendance has made it possible, has been examined. Most of the cases of defec- tive sight were suspected, but the seriousness of a large number, as shown by the tests, was a revelation.


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Several children were found who had to be placed within three feet of the chart in order to distinguish letters that should have been recognized by them at a distance of fifty feet.


In some cases the parents are unable to give the proper attention to the case, and it would seem wise for the town to provide for the expense in such cases. This surely is philanthropy of the practical kind.


The following tables show the result of the eye and ear test :


Number of pupils examined. .348


Number of pupils found defective in hearing .. 57


Number of pupils found defective in sight .... 85 Number of parents notified. .102


The increase in attendance at the high school made it necessary to expend a considerable sum for new books, and the same increase must to a measure prevail next year as the present equipment is not sufficient to supply the number who will enter the sophomore and junior classes in the fall.


The introduction of a broader course, including the commercial branches, offered a wider range of subjects and at the same time necessitated the employment of a third teacher. The work of the school at present is thorough, and of sufficient range to satisfy all classes. It deserves the hearty support of the townspeople, and I am confident that no pupil will gain by attending elsewhere. The classes are sufficiently large to give stimulus and yet small enough to allow largely individual attention. It should be a matter of local pride to support the local high school. I would call attention to the report of the principal herewith appended.


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Mr. A. B. Webber, Superintendent of Schools.


Dear Sir :- I take pleasure in presenting the following report of the Acton High School from September 4, 1906.


The entering class numbered twenty-three, giving the school a total enrollment of forty-one. This membership seemed to warrant the addition of another teacher of the teaching force. This made it possible to revise the course of study and offer more subjects to the students in the English course. A course in Agriculture was introduced into the first year work, courses in elementary physics and bookeeping were introduced for the second year and a course in steno- graphy and typewriting found a place in the work of the third year. The courses in bookkeeping, stenography and typewriting seemed to meet a popular demand and will un- doubtedly prove of value.


In choosing his course from the program of studies of- fered, the student should bear in mind that he must have at least seventeen prepared recitations per week and must choose his work from the subjects offered for his grade if he is to be regarded as a regular student. If on the other hand he does not expect to attend the school for the whole four years, he may be enrolled as a special student and may then choose any subject in which there is a class, regardless of grade, provided of course that he is capable of doing work of a sufficiently high grade to give him at least an average standing in the class.


In order to prepare those students who may wish to enter college or technical school, some arrangement should be made for heating the room in the basement now used as a chemical laboratory. During the greater part of this term, we have been obliged to omit laboratory work in the advanced Physics' class owing to the extremely low tem- perature in the laboratory. This is unfortunate, for in teaching modern Physics, it is necessary for the pupil to handle the apparatus and work most of the experiments hin- self, thus getting his data at first hand and gaining the ex-


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perience that he will surely need in beginning his science work in college or technical school.


At present it seems probable that in the course of the next few years there will be several graduates of the Acton High School in college or school of technology. Our school is fully up to the college grade, and we expect to enter two students next fall on certificate.


The work in drawing is progressing. The introduction of mechanical drawing for the young men is especially sa- tisfactory.


Miss Mary E. Bartlett resigned to accept a similar posi- tion at an increased salary in Cohoes, N. Y. Miss Ethel L. Leighton, a graduate of Radcliffe College, 1906, is satisfact- tory in the position. Miss Alice N. MacIntyre, a graduate of Boston University, 1903, is satisfactory as second assist- ant.


Respectfully submitted,


W. B. PIERCE.


February 28. 1907.


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COURSE OF STUDY.


Classical.


English.


1st Year.


Latin,


5


English Gram. & Comp,


4


Algebra, 5 Algebra, 5


Eng. Gram. & Comp,


4


G. & R. History, 5


5


Agriculture,


3


Commercial Arith.,


5


2nd Year.


Latin.


German,


Plane Geometry,


5 Plane Geometry, 5


English Lit. & Comp., 4 Elementary Physics, 4


*Elementary Physics, 4 Book-keeping, 2


3rd Year.


Latin,


German,


French,


English Lit. & Comp.,


* Physics,


5 English Lit. & Comp., 4


4 French or German, 4


4 Physics, 4


4 Medieval & Mod. Hist., 3


4 Solid Geom. & Trig., 5 Stenography & Typewriting.


G. & R. History,


5 Eng. Lit. & Comp., 4


4 English History, 4


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4th Year.


Latin,


5 English Lit. & Comp., 4


German,


4 French or German, 4


French,


4 Chemistry. 5


English Lit. & Comp.,


4 U. S. Cons. History,


4


*Chemistry,


5 Reviews.


Reviews.


*Optional.


A pupil must have at least seventeen prepared recita- tions a week. Pupils may take Latin together with subjects in the English Course, sufficient to complete the required number of hours.


One period a week is given to Music; one to Drawing.


The conditions at the Union School at South Acton call for some immediate action regarding a new building. The intermediate room will be overcrowded next year as nearly as we can judge: the high school is at present working under a handicap, and, if the parents give it the support which they should give, new quarters ought to be afforded at once.


The grammar grades labor under a severe handicap in their physical environment and ought to be relieved. These conditions could be remedied by the building of a new school building for the high school giving the present building to the grades, or by a new Union school with ampler ac- commodations.


The work of the grammar classes at West Acton was so unsatisfactory from the standpoint of power and memory that we found it advisable to hold to a considerable amount of outside work. It is to be hoped that the improvement already noted will continue, and that the pressure may gra-


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dually be reduced. The entrance requirements for our high school necessitate stronger work than has been done in the past. A distinct gain is noticeable already. The response by the pupils has been unusual and they deserve commend- ation for the earnest and faithful work which has been noticeable from the start.


In conclusion I wish to thank the committee and citizens for the cordial reception and hearty support with which [ have met.


Respectfully submitted,


ARTHUR B. WEBBER.


Littleton. Mass .. February 28, 1907.


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ROLL OF HONOR, 1905-1906.


Beuere, Annie .J. McNeil, Mary


Farrar, Raymond


Peebles, Marjorie A.


Greenough, Frank E.


Robbins, Helen


Harris, Ray L.


Warden, Leonard


Harris, V. Maude


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ROLL OF HONOR, 1906-1907.


Two Terms.


XBeuere, Mary G. Mekklesen, Ida M.


+ Bezanson, Helen


Morse, Walter


Coolidge, Harold


Robbins, Helen B.


Harris, Elizabeth


Shnyski, Nellie


Hoit, Hazel


Stanley, Lena B.


Hoyt, Allen


Swett, Fred L.


Leach, Nathalie


Tuttle, Varnum H.


One Term.


Anderson, Alfred


Brown, Roger


Cheeney, Robert


X McNeil, Mary


Cheeney, Florence


Meade, Pauline Merriam, Herbert


Evans, Alice


Moore, Lauretta


Farrar, Earle


Morrison, Lillian


Farrar, Raymond


Nagle, Emily


> Gates, Ralph


Pendergast, Edward


Gilmore, Lillian


Greer, Isabelle


Hall, Howard


Harris, Ray Harris, V. Maude


Hayes, Raymond


Hayes, William


A Hopps. Francis


Leavitt. Elma


Lowden. Theron


Kerrigan, George


Prentiss, Florence Robbins, Hazel


¿ Schnair, Cora Schnair, Florence X Schnair, Richard Schnyski, Morris Sleep, Muriel 4 Teele, Alta


XWelsh. Grace Warden, Florence


XWillis, Clifton


XKinsley, James MacGregor, Thelma


₹ Durkee, Irma


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STATISTICS FOR 1905-1906.


SCHOOL


Grades


Weeks


Enrollment


Av. Memb.


Av. Att.


Percent att.


No. Between 7 and 14


No. Between


5 and 15


No. Over 15


High. .


. X .- XIII.|40


27


25.5


23.6


92.4


0


4 23


South Grammar.


. VII .- IX. 38


30


27.3


24.6


90.2


30


30


South Intermediate.


.IV .- VI. 38


47


44.8


42.1


93.4


43


43


0


South Primary . .


.I .- III. 38


48


44.


40.2


90.9


23 45


0


Center Grammar.


VII .- IX. 38


31


26.2


24.1


91.6


23


29!


2


Center Intermediate.


.IV .- VI. 38


26


24.2


23.1


95.06


25


26


0


Center Primary.


.I .- III. 38


34


30.4


28.5


93.8


15


34


0


West Grammar.


VII .- IX. 38


28


24.3


21.9


89.9


26


26


2


West Intermediate.


IV .- VI.


38


37


34.2


31.1


[88.7


37


37|


0


West Primary .


.I .- III. 38


41


38.5


34.7


90.1


26


41| 0


349 319.8


293.9


91.9


1248 315|27


STATISTICS FOR FALL AND WINTER TERMS 1906-1907


SCHOOL


Grades


Enrollment


Av. Memb.


Av. Att.


Percent att.


No. Between 7 and 14


No. Between 5 and 15


No. Over 15


High .


X .- XIII.


41


38.


36.


195.


2|


14 27


South Grammar.


VII .- IX.


27


23.3


20.6 88.6


16|


27| 0


South Intermediate


IV .- VI.


44


39.6


35.3 89.


43


'431


0


South Primary .


I .- III.


54


50.8


44.1 87.


33


54


Center Grammar.


VII .- IX.


22


19.8


18.7 94.8


15


19|


3


Center Intermediate


IV .- VI.


25


24.8


23.1|93.1


25|


25


0


Center Primary .


.I .- III.


34


32.1


29.1 90.7


22


34


0


West Grammar


VII .- IX.


27


22.4


19.1 84.


19


27


0


West Intermediate.


IV .- VI.


40


38.7


33.7 87.3


39


40


0


West Primary .


I .- III.


43


40.2


36.7190.


25


43


0


357 329.7 296.4 89.8 239 326 30


1


0


LIST OF TEACHERS, FOR 1906-1907.


School


Teacher


Appointed


Educated


Salary


Home Address


High Prin.


W. B. Pierce


1905


Bates College


$1,000


So. Acton


High Asst.


Leighton


1906


Radcliffe College 500


Watertown


High Asst.


Alice N. MacIntyre


1906


Boston University 400


Watertown


South Grammar


Katherine B. Feely


1904


Fitchburg Normal 456


Otter River


South Intermediate


Charlotte Canfield


1905


Lowell Normal


456


Lowell


I3I


South Primary


Inez G. Kilton


1903


Worcester Normal


456


Worcester


Center Grammar


Minnie Gamble


1905


Woburn Training


418


Woburn


Center Intermediate


Ella Miller


1899


Framingham Normal


456


Acton


Center Primary


Martha F. Smith


1902


Lowell Normal


456


Acton


West Grammar


XAda E. Harris


1906


Tuft's College


418


Somerville


West Intermediate


> O'Toole


1906


380


West Primary


Harriet H. Gardner


1889


Ayer


456


W. Acton


Super. of Mus. & Draw. \J. Louise Long


1906


Mass. Normal Art. 250


Methuen


132


Graduation Exercises of the Acton High School, at Town Hall, Acton, Mass., Thursday Evening, June 21, 1906, 7.45 o'clock.


-


Program.


1. March,


Orchestra


2. Selection, "The Morning Ramble" Veazie


School.


3. Invocation, Rev. D. W. Lovett


4. Reverie,


"Apple Blossoms" Roberts Orchestra.


5. Address, "The Making of a Man" Prof. H. H. Horne, Dartmouth College


6. Overture, Rollinson


"Mosaic"


Orchestra.


7. Presentation of Diplomas. Supt. E. L. Willard


8. Selection, "The Red Scarf". Bonheur arr by Veazie School. "Arabia" Buck Orchestra.


9. March,


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"Non Palma sine Pulvere" "No Reward without Effort"


Graduates.


Classical Course.


Lizzie May Burroughs, Richard Francis Kinsley.


English Course.


Jennie Rebecca Wheeler.


Colors : Pink and Green.


Class Flower; The Rose.


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TRUANT OFFICERS REPORT.


For the Year Ending March 1, 1907.


To the School Committee of Acton, Mass :


The truant officers submit their fifth annual report to the school committee for the year ending March 1, 1907.


The truant officers submit the following list of pupils looked up for the year.


The cause of their absence, and if truants, the number that have been returned to school.


Whole number of pupils looked up, Cause of absence,


12


C. S. S. S. W. S.


Sickness,


3


0


0


Kept at home by parents,


1


3


1


Returned to school,


4


3


2


Reported truants,


0


2


2


Yours respectfully,


C. G. TURNER, THOMAS SCANLON NLON, W,


MOSES A. REED.


Truant Officers.


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DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES.


Report of the Purchasing Agent.


The following report of the expense account of this department for the financial year ending March 11, 1907, is respectfully submitted :


Ginn & Co.


March 13. 36 educational 3d. music


readers. $12 60


Less 1-6. 2 10


$10 50


March 22. 10 Montgomery Am. Hist., ·$10 00


50 Cyr's primers, 12 00


20 Cyr's 3d readers. 10 00


24 Cyr's 1st readers, 6 72


40 Jones' 1st readers,


12 00


40 Jones' 2d readers.


14 00


50 each, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th readers. 112 50


50 Jones 8th readers, 25 00


3 Trees in prose and poetry. 1 35


$203 57


Less 1-6.


33 93


$169 65


I36


April 23. 2 Cyr's primers, $ 48


14 Cyr's Ist readers,


3 36


3 Jones 1st readers,


90


$4 74


Less 1-6,


$ 79


$3 95


May 11. 4 Wentworth new school algebras,


$4 48


Less 1-6.


75


$3 73


Express,


25


$3 98


Sept. 15.


1 Myers M. & M. Rev ..


$1 50


1 Wentworth plain Geom. Rev., 75


$2 25


Less 1-6.


37


$1 88


Sept. 10. 2 new Cicero and Vocab .. $2 80


6 Wentworth new Sch. Algebra, 6 72


12 academy song books. 11 28


12 Scott Marmidu. 4 80


$25 60


Less 1-6,


4 27


$21 33


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Sept. 11. 6 Wentworth new school algebras, $6 72 7 Montgomery English histories, 7 84 5 Montgomery Amr. histories, 5 00


$19 56


Less 1-6,


3 26


$16 30


Sept. 19. 8 W. & H. physics Rev., $9 20


Montgomery students' history, 2 80


$12 00


Less 1-6,


2 00


$10 00


Oct. 29. 4 Wentworth new Sch. algebras, $4 48


2 Montgomery Amr. Hist., 2 00


5 Cyr's 1st readers, 1 80


$8 28


Less 1-6, 1 38


$6 90


Oct. 30. 1 key Wentworth algebra, $1 75


$1 75


Nov. 5. 10 Doz. Medial writing books No. 1, $6 00


11 Doz. Medial writing books No. 3, 6 60


8 Doz. Medial writing books No. 6, 4 80


1 Doz. each, No. 2, 4, 5 and 7, 2 40


$19 80


138


Less 1-6, 3 30


$16 50 Credit 15 10-12 Doz. writing books, 7 96


Nov. 19. 36 new educational Ist readers, $10 80 36 new educational 2d readers, 10 80


$8 54


$21 60


Less 1-6,


3 60


$18 00


Credit, 64 old readers, 1 92


1


$16 08


Dec. 17. 1 each Weaver 3 and 5,


$ 83


Postage, 05


$ 88


$271 74


Atkinson. Mentzer & Grover.


March 23. 10 Art Lib. primers


$3 00


13 Art Lib. readers Bk. 1, 3 90


13 Art Lib. readers Bk 2, 5 20


$12 10


Less 1-6,


2 01


$10 09


Oct. 29. 1 Art. Lib. reader Bk. 2.


$ 34


$ 34


$10 43


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American Book Co.,


March 14. + Gateway Idylls of the King, $1 40 Less 1-5, 28


$1 12


March 23. 10 Carpenter's Africa, $6 00


10. Carpenter's Europe, 7 00


10 Carpenter's So. America, 6 00


6 U. S. history, 6 00


$25 00


Less 1-5,


5 00


$20 00


April 26. 3 Gateway Idylls of the King by mail, $ 96


$ 96


Sept. 11. 17 Smith Hist. of Greece,


$17 00


13 Smith Hist. of Rome, 13 00


$30 00


Less 1-5,


6 00


$24 00


Oct. 9. 1 Avery school physics, $1 00


$1 00


$47 08


140


Rand, McNally & Co.


March 27. 40 Lights to Literature, bk. 1, $8 00 36 Cave Men, 12 96


36 Tree Dwellers, 12 96


6 King Arthur, 2 40


6 Holton primers, 1 20


$37 52


$37 52


Houghton, Mifflin & Co.


March 23. 10 Fiske Hist. U. S., $8 50


10 Our Country's Hist., 5 53


10 R. L. S. each No. 38 and 122, 2 55


10 R. L. S. No. 6, 2 13


12 R. L. S. each No. 132 and 133, 4 08


6 Bigelow Papers, 4 00


12 Schentz Cloy., 2 Vol., 20 00


$46 79


Sept. 10.


1 Symonds Eng. Literature


$1 06


$1 06


Sept. 11. 7 Fiske Civil Government, $5 95


$5 95


Sept. 19. 6 Larned Hist. of England, $7 50


2 Larned Hist. of U. S., 2 80


$10 30


Less 15 per cent, 1 54


$8 76


$62 56


I4I


J. L. Hammet Co.


March 9. 1 Doz. quarts treasury ink, $3 00


$3 00


March 21. 12 Pkgs. No. 3 paper, $2 28


$2 28


March 29. 1 box No. 37 Dennison hooks,


$ 75


$ 75


April 10. 1 bottle stamp pad ink, $ 15


4 Doz. table cards, 1 40


4 boxes Little Artist, 80


$2 35


Feb. 13.


5 ruled letter pads.


$ 28


5 plain letter pads, 25


$ 53


May 3. 5 Pkgs. No. 19 paper, $1 50


5 Pkgs antique white drawing 8x101/2, 2 50


5 Pkgs. No. 27 paper, 2 00


100 No. 12 spelling blanks, 1 00


$7 95


June 13. 15 Pkgs. antique white drawing 8x101/2, 6 75


15 Pkgs. white antique drawing 6×9, 3 75


15 Pkgs. No. 27 paper, 6 00


40 Pkgs. No. 19 paper, 12 00


15 Pkgs. No. 25 paper, 5 25


480 No. 140 note books, 10 80


142


150 No. 12 spelling blanks, 1 35


15 gross No. 800 pencils, 11 25


1 1b. No. 120 erasers, 55


1 Doz quarts treasury ink, 2 50


50 Pkgs. No. 3 white paper, 9 00


10 Pkgs. No. 1 white paper, 1 80


125 Pkgs arithmetic paper, 15 00


1 Doz. 2-oz. treasury mucilage, 50


2 Doz. No. 144 note books, 1 20


1-2 Doz. No. 4965 Memo. books, 1 50


$89 20


May 17 100 No. 12 spelling blanks, $1 00


1 gross No. 800 pencils, 75


5 Pkgs. antique white drawing 8x101/2, 2 50


5 Pkgs. antique white drawing 6×9, 1 50


$5 75


Sept. 10. 1 Doz. quarts treasury ink, $2 50


5 Pkgs. blotters 6x8, 90


2 gross No. 120 pen holders, 2 00


1 lb. No. 120 erasers, 55


6 Doz. No. 30 rulers. 1 00


$6 95


Oct. 2. 3 Doz. Gem erasers, $1 13


1 lb. No. 120 erasers, 55


1 Doz Hammett ink wells, 1 20


$2 88


1


Oct. 13. 8 boxes B. 1 paints M. B. Co., $1 92


$1 92


143


Nov. 12. 1 Gem pencil sharpener, $3 00


$3 00


Nov. 29. 5 Condon pitch pipes, $1 88


5 Pkgs. 4x4 standard colors, 75


40 boxes Springfield crayons, 6 00


12 Pkgs. 80 medium drawing 6x9. 3 84


3 pictures No. 620. 03


3 pictures No. 820. 03


4 Doz. No. 576 Eagle compasses, 4 00


4 Doz round pointed scissors. 7 00


.3 bottles Higgins ink. 57


1 gross thumb tacks, 55


12 No. 2 drawing lists, 4 80


1 Pkg. mechanical drawing 11x17. 3 00


1-4 Doz. sheets gummed linen.


45


$32 85 3 Doz. No. 710 blue pencils, 1 50


Dec. 6. 24 Pkgs. standard colors 4x4,


$3 60


$5 10


Nov. 10. 5 boxes B. 1 paints. $1 20


7 No. 6 brushes. 25


$1 45


Feb. 2.


1 Doz. quarts treasury ink,


$2 50


$2 50


Feb. 2. 10 Doz. No. 12 spelling blanks. $1 20 2 Pkgs. blotters 6x8. 60


1 1b. No. 120 erasers, 55


5 Pkgs. No. 1 gray drawing. 9x12. 3 20


$5 55


$174 01


144 D. C. Heath & Co.


Feb. 20.


6 German dictionaries,


$6 00


$6 00


March 13. 6 Fraser & Squires Grammars, $6 72 11 Wessel Haeft composition, 4 40


$11 12


Less 1-6,


1 85


$9 27


March 24.


12 Sheldon Am. Hist.,


$13 44


1


6 American Indians,


2 70


$16 14


Less 1-6,


2 69


$13 45


Sept. 10 1 Fraser & Squires Grammar, $ 94


Oct. 23. 6 Minna Von Barnhelm & Voc., $3 90 6 William Tell & Voc., 4 20


6 Die Hastzreiza, 1 50


4 Sans Famille, 1 60


4 Pondre aux Yeux, 1 20


7 German lessons, 4 20


2 Complete trigonometry, 2 16


$18 76


Less 1-6, 3 12


$15 64


145


Oct. 17. 1 Minna Von Barnhelm, 1 William Tell


$ 65


70


$1 35


Less 1-6,


22


$1 13


Express,


15


$1 28


$46 58


Edward E. Babb & Co.


March 23. 3 How we are Clothed, $1 00


3 How we are Fed, 1 00


5 Tarr & McMurray Geog., 3 13


$5 13


Oct. 15. 4 Wentworth Sch. algebra, $2 00 14 Wentworth Gram. Sch. Arith., 4 06 3 Fiske Hist. U. S., 1 35


$7 41


Nov. 19. 15 Tarr & McMurray Geog. Pt. 1, $6 00 5 Tarr & McMurray Geog. Pt. 3, 3 75


$9 75


Less 1-6, 1 62


Oct. 29. 32 boxes M. B. Co. B. 1 paints, $7 68 1 Doz U. C. brushes No. 6. 36


$8 13


$8 04


146


May 14. 1 McLean's English Bk. 2, $ 60


1 Milne Eng. Grammar 75


1 Bartlett's Essentials, 62


1 Sebolt & Sont English Bk. 2 60


1 Dubbs Arithmetic Problems, 1 00


$3 57


Less 1-4, 89


$2 68


$31 39


Educational Publishing Co.


March 27. 20 In Mythland, $6 00


3 each No. 148 and 219. 30


$6 30


Less 1-6,


1 05


$5 25


Oct. 30. 4 Robinson Crusoe,


$1 20


4 No. 91,


20


4 No. 28,


20


3 No. 83,


15


$1 75


Less 1-6,


29


$1 46


$6 71


A. W. Hall .Scientific Co.


April 10. 1 X-Ray tube, $5 00


1 iron nut, 1 05


$5 05


147 Munn & Co.


May 1. 1 Hopkins Ex Science, 2 Vols, $ 4 50


$4 50


Oliver Ditson & Co.


May 2. Music readers, $2 25


May 24. 32 Cecilian,


$2 56


18


$2 74


$4 99


Allyn & Bacon.


Sept. 10. 22 Bennett Foundations,


$19 80


2 Caesers,


2 00


$21 80


Less 1-6,


3 63


$18 17


Oct. 8. 1 C. & C. Elements of Physics, $1 20


23 R. & D. High Sch. English, 23 00


1 Gilley Physics, 1 30


$25 50


Less 1-6, 4 25


$21 25


$39 42


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$2 25 Postage,


148


Orange Judd Co.


Sept. 10. 12 Judd Agriculture, $13 50


$13 50


Esterbrook Steel Pen Co.


Sept. 8. 17 gross pens No. 556, $5 44


$5 44


Ellis Publishing Co.


Sept. 14. 12 Intermediate bookkeeping, $27 00 Less 15 per cent, 4 05


$22 95


Hill, Smith & Co.


Sept. 17 4 gross Mimeo. Auto. stencils, $3 60


1 tube purple ink, 90


$4 50


Oct. 26. 1 Mimeo. Stylus, $ 15


1 ream No. 328, 40


1-2 Doz. No. 3740 note books, 25


$ 80


$5 30


Frost & Adams.


Nov. 22. 12 Sets No. 4441 drawing in-


struments, $10 80


Less 25 per cent, 2 70


$8 10


.


149


Typewriter Exchange.


Dec. 4. 1 Remington No. 2, 73050, $25 00


$25 00


W. B. Pierce.


May 28. 1 5-quart bottle, $ 25


1 quart Ethel Alcohol 90


$1 15


Miss Hunt.


Music books, $ 90


$ 90


Express Charges.


Paid A. W. Raynor,


$13 93


A. L. Noyes,


13 50


W. B. Pierce,


75


T. Scanlon,


30


$28 48


$852 80


Credit supplies sold,


11 91


$840 89


CHAS. J. WILLIAMS,


Purchasing Agent.


I 50


FLAG DAYS


The School Committee have appointed the following list of flag days. On the days designated the flags on all the schools in the town are to fly, and the teachers are to give special instruction upon the event commemorated :


January 1. Emancipation Proclamation, 1863


February 12. Lincoln's Birthday, 1809


February 22. Washington's Birthday, 1732


March 17. Evacuation of Boston by the British, 1776


April 19. Battle of Lexington, 1775


May 1. Battle of Manila, 1898


May 23. Foundation of Jamestown, 1607


May 30. Memorial Day, 1866


June 14. United States Flag adopted, 1777


June 17. Battle of Bunker Hill,


1775


July 4. Declaration of Independence,


1776


September 3. Treaty of Paris, 1782


September 17. U. S. Constitution adopted, 1787


October 19. Surrender of Cornwallis, 1781


December 16. Boston Tea Party, 1773


December 21. Landing of the Pilgrims, 1620


Also Labor Day, Inauguration of the President of the United States and the Governor of Massachusetts, and on opening and closing days of each term and other days as directed.


INDEX.


Town Officers. 3


Town Warrant. 6


Town Meetings 10


State Election. 19


Town Clerk's Report


23


Births. 24


Marriages


26


Deaths.


28


Non-Resident Burials


30


Dog Licenses. 31


Selectmen's Report


34


List of Jurors.


57


Treasurer's Report 58


Auditor's Report. 63


Assessors' Report 64


Collector's Report. 66


Road Commissioners 69


Board of Health.


71


Overseers of the Poor


73


Tree Warden. 80


Report of Cemetery Commissioners. 85


89


School Report.


93


School Calendar


95


Organization


96


Committee. 97


Financial Statement. 110


Superintendent's Report 112


High School Principal 123


Supervisor of Music. 116


Supervisor of Drawing 117


Roll of Honor 128 Statistical Tables 130


Graduation Exercises 132


Truant Officers. 134


Department of School Supplies. 135


Acton Memorial Library


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON


MASSACHUSETTS


For the Year Ending March 12 1908


Together With the School Report


RATED


-1735.


ACTON.


HUDSON, MASSACHUSETTS NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY, PRINTERS


1908


TOWN OFFICERS, 1907.


Frank W. Hoit,


Selectmen. Bertram D. Hall, James B. Tuttle.


Town Clerk. Horace F. Tuttle.


Town Treasurer. Jona. K. W. Wetherbee.


Assessors.


William F. Stevens, James B. Tuttle, Harry E. Clough.


Overseers of the Poor. William F. Kelley, J. Sterling Moore, Octavus A. Knowlton.


Auditor. Waldo E. Whitcomb.


Collector of Taxes. William F. Stevens.


Tree Warden. Charles J. Williams.


Constables.


Albert S. Bradley, James Kinsley, William F. Stevens.


Moses A. Reed,


4


Bertram D. Hall,


Fence Viewers. Frank W. Hoit, James B. Tuttle.


Field Drivers.


Albert S. Bradley, James Kinsley, William F. Stevens.


Moses A. Reed


Road Commissioners.


William H. Kingsley Term expires 1908.


Albert H. Perkins. Term expires 1909.


Anson C. Piper. Term expires 1910.


Cemetery Commissioners.


Herbert T. Clark. Term expires 1908.


Julian Tuttle. Term expires 1909.


Horace F. Tuttle. Term expires 1910.


School Committee.


Charles J. Williams . Term expires 1908.


Samuel A. Christie Term expires 1909.


Arthur F. Blanchard. Term expires 1910.


Board of Health.


Charles J. Williams Term expires 1908.


Frank E. Tasker Term expires 1909.


Frank J. Barker Term expires 1910.


Trustees of Memorial Library. (Chosen by the Town.)


Charles J. Williams. Term expires 1908.


Lucius A. Hesselton. Term expires 1909.


Horace F. Tuttle Term expires 1910.


5


TOWN WARRANT.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


Middlesex, ss.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Acton, in the County of Middlesex.


Greeting. You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth 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 thirtieth day of March, A. D., 1908, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, as they may think proper, viz :


Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.


Art. 2. To bring in their votes on one ballot for the following Town officers : Town Clerk, three Selectmen, three Assessors, three Overseers of the Poor, Town Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Auditor, Tree Warden, four Constables, four . Field Drivers, three Fence Viewers, all for one year ; one Road Commissioner, one Trustee of Memorial Library, one Member of School Committee, one Member of Board of Health, one Cemetery Commissioner all for three years. Also on the same ballot with the above named Town Officers, to vote upon the following question : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Town ?"




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