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100.00
102.00
3.50
4.25
101.25
9
Warren Robbins
100.00
100.50
3.50
3.50
100.50
10
Henry Loker
100.00
100.54
3.50
3.00
101.04
11
Henry Lothrop
200.00
202.70
7.00
7.38
202.32
12
Luther W. Piper
100.00
100.39
3.50
3.28
100.61
13
James Temple .
100.00
100.50
3.50
3.00
101.00
14
Fidelia Wheeler
100.00
101.07
3.50
2.00
102.57
15
William H. Chapman
100.00
102.00|
3.50
3.00
102.50
16
Mary A. Robbins .
100.00
101.50
3.50
4.00
101.00
17
Daniel Wetherbee
100.00
101.60
3.50
3.75
101.35
18
James Tuttle
100.00
100.32
3.50
3.52
100.30
19
Julia Morrison
75.00
75.71
2.62|
3.00
75,33
Elbridge J. Robbins
100.00|
100.00
3.50| 3.50
3.50| 4.00
100.00 101.50
William Jennings .
100.00
102.00
102.61
3.50
103.11
Irving V. Whitcomb
100.00
100.20
3.50
3.00 3.50 3.50
100.33
W. E. Faulkner
75.00
75.66
2.62
2.50 3.00
75.78 101.47
George T. Ames
100.00
100.32
3.50
3.48
100.34
Horace Tuttle
100.00
101.59
3.50
3.50
101.59
Samuel Jones
50.00
50.22
1.75
1.50
50.47
Francis Hosmer
100.00
103.72
3.50
2.50
104.72
Mary E. Robbins
100.00
101.97
3.50
5.00
100.47
Luther and Augustine Conant
500.00
519.27
17.50
17.00
519.77
Hannah D. Robbins
50.00
50.67
1.75
2.00
50.42
Elisha Cutler . .
100.00
103.00
3.50
4.50
102.00
Nathaniel Jones
50.00
51.25
1.75
1.75
51.25
Solomon Smith
75.00
75.75
2.63
3.00
75.38
Gaius W. Allen
100.00
102.59
3.50
3.87
102.22
Varnum and Francis Tuttle
250.00
254.94
8.75
10.00
253.69
Aaron S. Fletcher .
50.00
51.07
1.75
2.50
50.32
Mary J. Harrington
200.00
206.45
7.00
9.50
203.95
Elnathan Jones
100.00
101.20
3.50
3.00
101.70
Nathan Chaffin
100.00
102.67
3.50
3.50
102.67
Jonathan Loker
100.00
101.21
3.50
3.25
101.46
Rev. James T. Woodbury
100.00
105.16
3.50
1.00
107.66
Henry M. Smith .
75.00
76.08
2.63
3.00
75.71
Julian Tuttle .
100.00
107.50
3.50|
3.00
108.00
John Fletcher
100.00
100.33
3.50
Amanda M. Barnard
100.00
100.97
3.50
100.20
Adeline Weston Blood
100.00
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
17 18 49° 50 51 52 53 54 55 56- 57 58 59 60
-James E. Harris
50.00
55.73
1.75
7.00|
50.48 101.26
Elbridge G. Parker
100.00
102.18
3.50 5.50 100.18
Lemmel and Augusta Dole
100.00
102.35
3.50
3.00
102.85
Edwin Fletcher
50.00
50.63
1.75
2.00
Nancy Raymond and Joseph Estabrook
100.00
100.22
3.50
3.50
50.38 100.22
Edward Tuttle ..
100.00
100.00
3.50
3.50
100.00
Abraham H. Jones
100.00
100.44
3.50
3.40
100.54
Joseph A. Whitcomb
100.00
102.33
3.50
3.50
102.33
Isaac T. Flagg
100.00
105.54
3.50
9.00
100.04
Jonas K. Putney
150.00
153.21
5.25
5.50
152.96
Joseph Reed
50.00
50.90
1.75
1.25
51.40
Charlotte C. Flagg
100.00
100.50
3.50
3.50
100.50
Cyrus G. Dole
100.00
100.87
3.50
3.00
101.37
Mar. 5, 1912
Daniel Fletcher
100.00
2.92
2.00
100.92
May 14, 1912
Asa Parker
100.00
2.33
1.00
101.33
July 15, 1912
William N. Wood
100.00
1.75
1.50
100.25
Totals
7050.00|
6909.78|243.25|250.46
7202.57
North Cemetery
1
Samuel Temple
50.00
50.79
1.75
1.50
51.04
2
Francis Hutchinson
50.00
51.54
1.75
1.50
51.79
3
Henrietta Anderson
50.00
51.29
1.75
1.50
51.54
4
Mary Hapgood
50.00
50.77
1.75
1.50
51.02
Jerusha Blood
200.00
208.75
7.00
215.75
Totals
400.00
413.14
14.00
6.00
421.14
Francis Conant
100.00
101.26
3.50
3.50
123456769 3 1 6 1
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Eliza A. Whitcomb
75.00
78.53|
2.62|
2.00|
79.15 21.25
S. Lizzie Hayward
100.00
114.85
3.50
2.50
115.85
Frank C. Hayward
500.00
526.83|
17.50
*35.00
509.33
George C. Wright
100.00
131.50
3.50
2.25
132.75
George Crampton
100.00
104.50
3.50
2.25
105.75
Joel Wright
100.00
106.00
3.50
2.25
107.25
George S. Wright
100.00
106.00
3.50
2.00
107.50
Emeline A. Johnson
100.00
106.00
3.50
2.00
107.50
9 10
Geo. C. Wright, Isaac Davis Memorial.
50.00
66.30
1.75
68.05
B. IL. and O. K. Patch
50.00
44.50
1.75
2.00
44.25
Howard E. Faulkner
150.00
166.65
5.25
3.00
168.90
J. Warren Hayward
50.00
50.40
1.75
1.75
50.40
Lewis B. Goodnow
100.00
103.50
3.50
2.00
105.00
Sarah A. Hutchins
100.00
107.76
3.50
2.25
109.01
F. D. Walcott
100.00
108.16
3.50
2.00
109.66
A. Louise Warren and Simon Hosmer.
150.00
158.87
5.25
3.50
160.62
John R. Houghton
100.00|
105.12
3.50|
2.25
106.37
William A. Cutler and Bradley Stone. .
100.00
104.83
3.50|
3.50
104.83
John Blanchard
100.00
108.18
3.50
2.00
109.68
Wheeler and Shattuck
50.00
51.56
1.75
1.75
51.56
George H. Decoster
100.00
114.00
3.50 +10.50
107.00
Henderson Rowell
50.00
50.03
1.75|
1.75
50.03
Luko Blanchard
500.00
547.50
20.00
567.50
Luke Blanchard (S. Blanchard tomb) .
100.00|
109.00|
4.00
113.00
Calvin and Luther Blanchard Memorial
100.00
109.00
4.00
113.00
F.R.R.
18.50
5.00
2.25
Phineas Wetherbee
.1 share
11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18
19 20 21
23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Mar. 2, 1912 36 37 Jan. 22, 1913
John Temple and Edwin F. Pratt W. K. Davy .... Ella F. and Lucius Hosmer
50.00 50.00 100.00
50.84
1.75
2.00 1.75
50.88 50.84
104.32
3.50 2.25 105.57
Caroline A. Hosmer
100.00
103.70
3.50 1.75
105.45
Isaiah Reed ..
100.00
103.58
3.50
2.00 105.08
Benjamin F. Hapgood
100.00
102.83
3.50 2.25 104.08
Lucy A. (Wetherbee) Burbeck
100.00
101.58
3.50
2.00 103.08 50.14
Francis Jones .
50.00
50.14
1.75
1.75
Simon Hartwell
100.00
3.20
103.20
July 18, 1912
Emerson Fuller
100.00
1.75
101.75
John Porter Priest
100.00
100.00
38 Jan. 22, 1913
Harriet Davis Brown
100.00
100.00
-
Totals
4175.00 4066.19|145.57|106.50| 4505.26
-
Totals
11625.00 11389.11|402.82|362.96|12128.97
51.13 1.75
* Paid 1911 and 1912
+ Paid 1911
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE GOODNOW FUND FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1913
Investments
Warren Institution for Savings, Book 83,531
$1,052.70
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank,
Book 71,200 1,000.00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell,
Book 84,244 1,000.00
$3,052.70
Receipts
Warren Institution for Savings, divi-
dends $40.00
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank, dividends 40.00
City Institution for Savings, dividends, 40.00
$120.00
Payments
Paid Julian Tuttle, care of Goodnow
lot in Woodlawn cemetery . ....
$7.00
Unexpended income for care of ceme- tery lot, deposited with Warren Institution for Savings 13.00
Herbert F. Robbins, treasurer of the Evangelical church in Acton 100.00
$120.00
LUTHER CONANT, I. WARREN FLAGG, HORACE F. TUTTLE, Trustees of Goodnow Fund.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF ACTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 1912-1913
Trustees
LUTHER CONANT, President
E. FAULKNER CONANT, Secretary HORACE F. TUTTLE
MOSES TAYLOR
DELETTE H. HALL
HIRAM J. HAPGOOD
J. SIDNEY WHITE
LUCIUS A. HESSELTON FRANK R. KNOWLTON
At the recommendation of the Massachusetts Library Commission the Trustees voted to allow each applicant taking books from the library, two books on each card; one a work of Fiction and the other any book in Non- Fiction which they desired; to be issued at the discretion of the librarian. £ This new arrangement seems to be very satisfactory to the patrons of the library and must be looked upon as a success. The recommendation was made upon the fact that the library now contained a large number of books of value which were not reaching the public as they should. This will make more useful the large class of non-fiction which is well worth a greater consideration
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by the public. It will also materially increase the circula- tion of the library which is regarded by the state commission as very low in percentage as compared with other towns.
This recommendation does not contemplate discrediting any worthy works of fiction as there are many, such as the works of Robert Grant and others, where the vital relations of life are powerfully treated. Marriage and divorce, capital and labor, etc., are graphically portrayed in these writings. Likewise history has no more truthful and illuminating writer than Victor Hugo in Les Miserables, where he describes the battle of Waterloo, making vivid by his art the terrible charge of the French into the fatal sunken roadway and of the subsequent resolute repulse by the British. This book is considered a classic in literature.
The patrons of the library should not forget that the impelling motive of Mr. Wilde in erecting and donating the library was to leave to the town a permanent memorial to the Soldiers of the Civil War credited here, and to sustain in its literature the truth historically concerning the deeds and events of that war, that there might not pass down to the young people a false idea of that great era in American history. The writer is moved to mention this by the fact that in a book by Thomas Nelson Page on General Robert E. Lee, recently published, he glorifies and defies Lee and distorts the facts of history for Lee's benefit-for example; he states that General Lee had a much smaller army at the battle of Gettysburg than he really had, giving the southern soldiers the appearance of greater valor than the truth shows. On the authority of the Count de Paris, an impartial historian, General Lee had 68,000 or more men there instead of 40,000 as stated by Page. The longer forced marches by the northern troops rendered their somewhat greater numbers less effective than the figures would indicate.
In other ways also he casts a glamor over the conditions of slavery which give a one-sided and biased view of the south at that period. Slavery had some features which
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were not oppressive to those in bondage in individual cases but of the great mass of slaves no such ameliorating statement can be made as is witnessed by the whipping post and the auction block. These things appeared very different to those in power than to the oppressed. Condi- tions in the border states in households were very unlike those experienced by the field hands as is seen in the writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe and others, and the constant dread of the negro was that he might be sold south into the cotton fields and cane brakes, there to suffer under the lash of the field driver.
The trustees decided this year to recatalog the library according to the Dewey Decimal Classification, using for this purpose the accumulated surplus of book funds, un- expended. Mr. Leonard D. White was secured for this work and at its conclusion he prepared a clear and very useful statement of this system. This statement, much abbreviated, is here given:
This system is an arrangement for cataloging books by subjects, grouping together in one section all books contained in the library on a given topic. To accomplish this, the field of knowledge is divided arbitrarily into ten classes, to which the numbers from 0 to 9 are assigned. Each of these classes is divided into ten divisions. In some classes further sub-division is necessary. The system gives with the card catalog immediate information of what the library has for your use.
Our librarian, Mr. Arthur F. Davis has been in the service ten years, and it is an act of simple justice, in which all will join, to express our appreciation of his unvarying courtesy and kindly assistance in the selection of books for the children and also children of a larger growth,. including the writer.
Very respectfully,
LUTHER CONANT,
For the Trustees.
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Estimates for Memorial Library 1913-1914
Current Expenses
Deficiency 1912-1913 $50.00
Miscellaneous 35.00
Insurance 50.00
Electric lights
35.00
Coal and wood
80.00
Transportation 50.00
Janitor 100.00
Librarian
100.00
Purchase of books to comply with condition of Wilde donation . ...
$500.00
$200.00
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Accessions-Number of volumes in the library February 1, 1912, 11,709 ; increased by purchase 134, of which 31 were obtained by binding magazines; increase by gift 17. Total increase 151. Number of volumes in the library February 1. 1913. 11.860.
Circulation-Number of days the library was opened 102. Number of volumes circulated 7,135. Daily average circulation 69.95+. Largest daily circulation 147 on March 23, 1912. Smallest daily circulation 28 on November 6, 1912.
Received for fines, etc. $19.22
Expended for postage .59
$18.63
Gifts of books have been received from the following sources : U. S. Government 1, State of Massachusetts 11. E. II. Barney 1. Francis Blake 1. J. H. Edwards 1. Anson R. Graves 1. H. I. Sheldon 1.
Periodicals subscribed for and in the reading room 20: Monthly-American, Atlantic, Century, Cosmopolitan, Cur- rent Opinion, Everybody's, Harper's, Hearst's. McClure's, Munsey 's. National, Popular Mechanics, Review of Reviews, Scribner's. St. Nicholas, World's Work.
Weekly-Independent. Outlook, Scientific American. Youth's Companion.
ARTHUR F. DAVIS. Librarian.
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BOOKS ADDED TO THE MEMORIAL LIBRARY IN 1912
NON-FICTION
Adams, Wm. F .- Commodore Joshua Barney, 922-B261e
Bennett. I. D .- The vegetable garden 63-B471
Berle. A. A .- The school in the home 37-B514s
Blauvelt. M. T .- In Cambridge backs 81-B645i
Bracq. J. C .- France under the Republic 944-B797F
Bradford, Jr. G .- Lee the American 922-L479b
Brearley. II. C .- Animal secrets told 59-B82sa
Brierley, J .- The secret of living
20-B853s
Brown, C. R .- The modern man's religion
20-B877m
Butler. N. M .- Why should we change our form of government 32-B986w
Buxton. E. M. W .- The story of the crusades.
940-B991s
Cadman. S. P .- Charles Darwin and other English thinkers 81-C124-
Clarke. William N .- The ideal of Jesus 23-('612i
Cox. Kenyon-The classic point of view 70-C877⑈
Crampton, II. E .- The doctrine of evolution 57-C889d DeMilt. A. R .- Ways and days out of London. 914.2-D381w Dyer. II .- Evolution of industry 33-D996-
Edward, J. II .- Essays and verses 81-E260
Elias. Frank-Peeps at the Far East 915-E42f
Elson. H. W .- Guide to English history J9-E49g
Evans. W .- Medical science of today 61-E928m
Fisher. S. G .- The true Daniel Webster 922-W37Sf
Garlanda. F .- The new Italy 945-G2331
Genn. C. T .- Peeps at Rone 914.5-G333r
Giles. IT: XX .- Civilization of China
915.1-G4726
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Gillpatrick, W .- The man who likes Mexico ... 917.2-G483m Gladden, W .- Labor question 33-G5421
Gooch, G. P .- History of our time 909-G645h
Gostling, F. M .- Auvergne and its people 914.4-G682a
Graves, A. R .- Farmer boy who became a bishop 922-G776g
Green, J. B .- Law for the American farmer 34-G7961 . Grist, William A .- Historic Christ in the faith of today 23-G869h
Haskins, F. J .- The American government
32-H351a
Hawthorne, H .- Peeps at great cities, New York 917.3-H399n
Hill, F. T .- On the trail Grant and Lee J9-H6450
Hourticq, L .- Art in France 70-H841a
Howell, C. F .- Around the clock in Europe 914-H859a
Hungerford, E .- The modern railrood
62-H936m
Hutchinson, W .- We and our children 61-H978w
Hyde, W. D .- The five great philosophies of life 14-H995f
921-I271
Iles, George-Leading American inventors . . Kirwan, T .- The 17th Massachusetts Volun- teers in the Civil War 973.7-K61m
Koebel, W. H .- Argentina past and present . .
918-K77a
Lane, C. B .- The business of dairying 63-L265b
Longford, J. H .- Japan of the Japanese 952-L853j Meriwether, L .- Seeing Europe by automobile, 914-MI563s Miller, F. T .- Photographic history of the Civil War. 10 vols. 973.7-M647p
Mitton, G. E .- Peeps at London
914.2-M685b
Myers, F. A .- The future citizen 30-M996f
Oberholtzer, E. P .- The referendum in
America 32-012r
Olsen, J. C .- Pure foods
64-052p
Peloubet, F. N .- Select notes on the Inter- national lessons, 1913
Pennell, T. L .- Things seen in Northern India, 915.4-P413t Richards, C. C .- Village life in America 920-R514v
Ross, E. A .- The changing Chinese 915.1-R823c
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Scott, Sir Walter-Complete poems 82-S431c
Sheldon, H. I .- Notes on the Nicaragua Canal, 38-S544n
Short, J. H .- Chosen days in Scotland 914.1-S559c
Siepen, E .- Peeps at great cities, Berlin 914.3-S572b
Simons, A. M .- Social forces in American history 973-S611s
Slattery, M .- The girl in her teens 39-S631g
Steiner, E. A .- The broken wall
30-S822b
Talbot, F. A .- The railway conquest of the world 62-T138r
Tarbell, Ida-The tariff in our times 33-T179t
Taussig, F. W .- Principles of economics 33-T228p
Thomas, R. F .- Memoirs of Theodore Thomas,
922-T462t
Thomson, J. A .- An introduction to science .. 50-T483i Van Antwerp, William C .- The stock exchange from within 33-V217s
Watts, R. L .- Vegetable gardening 63-W348v
Whitcomb, C. E .- History of the 2nd Massa- chusetts light artillery, 1861-'65 973.7-W581h Wilcox, E. V. and Smith, C. B .- Farmers cyclopedia of agriculture 63-W667fa
BOUND MAGAZINES
American, June-November, 1911.
American, December, 1911-May, 1912.
Atlantic, July-December, 1911. Century, November, 1911-April, 1912. Cosmopolitan, June-November, 1911. Cosmopolitan, December, 1911-May, 1912.
Current Literature, July-December, 1911. Acton Librarian's Report, Galley 3
Current Literature, January-June, 1912. Everybody's, July-December, 1911. Everybody's, January-June, 1912.
Harper's, June-November, 1911. ,
Harper's, December, 1911-May, 1912. McClure's, November, 1911-April, 1912.
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Munsey's, November, 1911-April, 1912. National, October, 1911-March, 1912. New England, March-August, 1911. Popular Mechanics-July-December, 1911. Popular Mechanics, January-June, 1912. Review of Reviews, July-December, 1911.
Review of Reviews, January-June, 1912.
Scientific American, July-December, 1911. Scientific American, January-June, 1912. Scribner's, July-December, 1911. Scribner's, January-June, 1912.
St. Nicholas, May-October, 1911.
St. Nicholas, November, 1911-April, 1912. World Today, July-December, 1911.
World Today, January-June, 1912.
World's Work, November, 1911-April, 1912.
Youth's Companion, July-December, 1911.
Youth's Companion, January-June, 1912.
FICTION
Abbott, E. H .- The sick-a-bed lady A131s
Allen, F. N. S .- The plain path A425p
Barclay, F .- Through the Postern gate B244t
Bosher, K. L .- The man in lonely land B743ma
Bradley, M. H .- The favor of kings
B811f
Brown, H. D .- How Phoebe found herself
B878h
Birmingham, G. A .- The major's niece B619m
Birmingham, G. A .- Priscilla's spies
В619р
Birmingham, G. A .- The Simpkins plot
B619s
Curtis, L. G .- The woman from Wolverton C984w
DeMorgan, William-A likely story
D3861
Farnol, J .- The money moon
F235m
Gordon, C. W. (Ralph Connor pseud)-Corporal Cameron G662c
Harker, L. A .- Mr. Wycherly's wards
H282mr
Johnson, M .- Cease firing J73c
Kester, V .- The just and the unjust K42j
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King, Basil-The inner shrine K521in
King, Basil-The street called straight K521s
Laughlin, C. A .- The penny philanthropist L374p
Lincoln, J. C .- The postmaster L7372p
Montgomery, L. M .- Chronicles of Avonlea M787c N627ho
Nicholson, M .- A Hoosier chronicle
Noris, K .- The rich Mrs. Burgoyne
N856r
Oppenheim, E. P .- Peter Ruff and the double four
062pe
Porter, E. H .- Miss Billy's decision
P844m
Porter, G. S .- A girl of the Limberlost
P845g
Pryce, R .- Christopher
P973c
Richards, L. E .- On board the Mary Sands
R5160
Sedgwich, A. D .- Tante
S448t
Smith, F. H .- The arm chair at the Inn
S647a
Stanley, C. K .- The master of the oaks
S787m
Sullivan, T. R .- The heart of us
S952h
Webster, J .- Daddy-long-legs W381d
Wells, C .- Patty's butterfly days
W453pd
Woodbridge, E .- The Jonathan papers W882j
W949t
JUVENILE FICTION
J
Barker, B .- Young honesty politician B255y
Bartlett, H. F. O .- The lady of the lane
B2891
Beach, E. L .- Ensign Ralph Osborn B365e
Beach, E. L .- Lieutenant Ralph Osborn aboard a torpedo destroyer B3651
Channon, F. E .- Henley's American captain C4584h
Daviess, M. T .- Sue Jane
D256s
Deland, E. D .- The future of Phoebe D337fo
Dix, B .- Betty-bide at home D619b
Dowd, E. C .- Polly of the hospital staff
D745p
Eaton, W. P .- The boy scouts of Berkshire E14b
Grey, Z .- Ken Ward in the jungle G842k
Haines, A. C .- Partners for fair H153p
Wright, H. B .- Their yesterdays
90
Johnson, C .- When mother lets us travel in France J664w
Johnson, O .- Stover at Yale J68s
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee and Superintendent of Schools
OF THE
TOWN OF ACTON MASSACHUSETTS
For the Year Ending January 31
1913
RATED
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ACTON
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PRINTED BY THE NEWS-ENTERPRISE HUDSON, MASS.
1913
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT
SCHOOL CALENDAR
HIGH SCHOOL
1913
March 28. Winter term closes 15 weeks Vacation, One Week
April 7. Spring term opens
June 27. Spring term closes 12 weeks
Summer Vacation, School Year 1913-1914 .
Sept. 2. Fall term opens
Nov. 26. Fall term closes 13 weeks
Thanksgiving Recess, Four Days
Dec. 1.
Winter term opens Vacation from December 19 to December 29, One Week 1914
March 20. Winter term closes .15 weeks Vacation, One Week
March 30. Spring term opens
June 19. Spring term closes 12 weeks
Total, 40 weeks.
COMMON SCHOOL
Same as above with the following exceptions :
The winter vacation will be two weeks in length, from December 19 to January 5. Close June 12 instead of June 19. Total number of weeks, 38.
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SPECIAL EXERCISE DAYS AND HOLIDAYS
1913
Feb. 12. Lincoln exercises, one hour.
Feb. 21. Washington exercises, one hour.
Feb. 27. Longfellow exercises, half hour.
April 18. Patriot's Day exercises, one hour.
April 25. Arbor Day exercises, one hour.
May 29. Memorial Day exercises, one hour.
May 30. Memorial Day, holiday.
June 13. Flag Day exercises, half hour.
Oct. 10. Columbus Day exercises, one hour.
Nov. 26. Thanksgiving exercises, one hour.
1914
Feb. 12. Lincoln exercises, one hour.
Feb. 20.
Washington exercises, one hour.
April 17. Patriot's Day exercises, one hour.
April 24. Arbor Day exercises, one hour.
May 29. Memorial Day exercises, one hour.
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SCHOOL OFFICERS AND TEACHERS
School Committee
Allen Brooks Parker, Chairman Term expires 1913
Edwin A. Phalen, Secretary Term expires 1914
Samuel A. Christie Term expires 1915
Superintendent
Frank H. Hill, Residence, Littleton. Mass. Telephone No. 36-3 Littleton.
Truant Officers
Robert Randall, Address, South Acton.
Thomas Scanlon, Address, West Acton. Asaph Parlin, Address, Acton Center.
Janitors
Fred S. Glines, Address, South Acton. Thomas Scanlon, Address, West Acton. Asaph Parlin, Address, Acton Center.
Teachers in Service February 1, 1913.
Name
Position
Appointed Educated
Home Address
Martha Smith
Center Primary
1902
Lowell Normal
Acton, Mass.
Ella Miller
Center Intermediate 1899
Framingham Normal North Acton, Mass.
Minnie Gamble
Center Grammar
1905
Woburn Training
Woburn, Mass. Hyannis, Mass.
Elizabeth Hinckley
South Lower Primary
1909
Hyannis Normal
Julia McCarthy
South Upper Primary
1906
Fitchburg Normal
South Acton, Mass.
Jennie Stowell
South Intermediate
1907
Fitchburg Normal
South Acton, Mass.
Bertha B. McLean
South Grammar
1910
Eastern College, Va. Graniteville, Vt.
Harriet HI. Gardner West Primary Agnes C. Greenhalge West Intermediate
1889
Ayer, Mass.
West Acton, Mass. Maynard, Mass.
Eula S. Taylor West Grammar
1909
Mt. Holyoke College South Acton, Mass.
Alice M. MacIntire
First Year High
1912
Boston University
Lawrence, Mass.
Alice M. Genthner
Supervisor of Music
1910
N. E. Con. of Music Foxcroft, Me.
Marion C. Taylor
Supervisor of Drawing 1912
Mass. Normal Art
Acton, Mass.
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1912
Fitchburg Normal
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STANDING RULES
*Rule 1. Children under five years shall not be admitted to the public schools.
Rule 2. Pupils shall be promoted from grade to grade and school to school, according to merit. Thorough and satisfactory work will be required of pupils in a lower grade or school before entering a higher grade or school.
Rule 3. Children who have not previously attended any school shall be admitted to the public schools only at the beginning of the fall term.
Rule 4. Pupils shall be held responsible for books loaned to them until returned to the teacher.
Rule 5. No repairs shall be made upon the public property in the care of the school committee, except by their authorized agents.
Rule 6. There shall be no signal for "no school" on stormy or other inclement days, but parents shall determine in their individual cases whether it is expedient to send their children to school or not.
*When the birthday of a child falls on or before the 15th day of the month it is reckoned as falling upon the first day of that month.
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GENERAL REPORT
We have caused to be inserted in the warrant an article under which we ask the town to vote to give the committee authority to collect the expense of education provided children from institutions who attend our schools. By statute a vote of this character is a necessity pre- requisite to collecting such expense.
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