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Tappan, Eva M .- The Story of the Roman People, 237.14
The Mechanics Handbook 951.19
Thomas, J. J .- The American Fruit Culturist 271A9 .. Thomson, M. P .- Denmark 323.16
Tipton, D. M .- An Honest Effort
962.16
Torry, George A .- A Lawyer's Recollections
447.28
Tucker, W. J .- The Church in Modern Society . 363A5
Van Dyke, J. C .- What is Art 857.20
Van Hise, C. R .- The Conservation of Natural Resources in the United States 951.17
Various Authors-Stories of the Republic 211A5
Various Authors-The Church and Life of Today, 962.18
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89
Villard, O. G .- John Brown, a Biography Fifty Years After 447.29 Walker, Hugh-The Literature of the Victorian Era 361A3
Wallis, F. E .- How to Know Architecture
857.18
Walter Baker & Co., Cocoa and Chocolate
915.23
Walter, L. E .- Russia
323.17
Washburn, C. C .- Pages from the Book of Paris, 334.14
Watson, George C .- Farm Poultry 271A10
Weatherford, W. D .- Negro Life in the South 915.22
Wheeler, H. F. B .- The Boys of Napoleon 237.13
Whitney, Harry-Hunting with the Eskimos . . 323.23
Williams, A .- The Wonders of the Modern Rail- way 951.13
Williams, M .- Paris 334.13
Winter, N. O .- Brazil and her People of Today, 323.15
Wood, Edith E .- An Oberland Chalet 335.18
Wright, Helen S .- The Great White North 323.24
FICTION AND JUVENILE
Abbott, E. H .- Molly make-believe 512.31
Adams, I. W .- Yodogima in Feudalistic Japan, 221A1
Altsheler, J. A .- The Horsemen of the Plains . ..
111A1
Altsheler, J. A .- The Riflemen of the Ohio 517.21
Anon-The Corner of Harley Street 221A2
Bacon, E. M .- The Boys Drake 112A4
Bacon, Joseph D .- While Caroline was Growing, 112A9
Balback, Julia A .- Cupid Intelligent 517.29
Barclay, F. L .- The Mistress of Shenstone 512.28
Barclay, F. L .- The Following of the Star 222A1
Baroness, Orczy-The Heart of a Woman 515.27
Barrie, J. M .- Peter and Wendy 112A10
Bartlett, F. O .- The Forest Castaways 112A11
Bartlett, F. O .- The Prodigal Pro Tem 517.22
Beach, E. L .- Midshipman Ralph Osborn at Sea, 112A5
Beach, Rex-The Ne'er-do-well 222A2
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Bennett, Arnold-Buried Alive 517.23
Bennett, Arnold-Clayhanger 512.29
Bindloss, Harold-Masters of the Wheatlands .. 512.30
Bindloss, Harold-Sidney Carteret-rancher
522.31
Bindloss, Harold-The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 112A6
Boid, Robert-One Hundred Bible Stories 112A13
Blanchard, Grace-Phil's Happy Girlhood 112A7
Bosher, Kale L .- Miss Gibbie Gault 517.27
Brady, C. T .- Bob Dashaway
112A12
Brown, Edna A .- Four Gordons
112A14
Burnett, F. H .- The Secret Garden
112A8
Burnham, C. L .- Clever Betsy 517.24
Carruth, H .- Track's End 113A6
Cathenwood, M. H .- Rocky Fork
113A3
Channon, Frank E .- An American Boy at Henley,
113A1
Child, R. W .- Jim Hands
521.27
Coe, F. E. (Editor)-The Louisa Alcott Story- book 113A2
Coleman, G. P .- A Captain of Fifteen 113A5
Coolidge, A. C .- Our Nations Altar
517.28
Comfort, W. L .- Routledge Rides Alone 517.25
Coombs, F. L .- Young Crusoes of the Sky
113A4
Cotes, Mrs. Everard-The Burnt Offering
517.26
Crichton, F. E .- The Soundless Tide
547.5
Crockett, S. R .- Love's Young Dream
522.13
Cutting, M. S .- The Unforeseen 522.12
Deland, Margaret-The Iron Woman 515.21
Duncan, Norman-Billy Topsail and Company .
114A2
Elliott, Emilia-A Texas Blue Bonnet 522.22
Elliott, Emilia-Patricia 522.23
Farnol, Jeffrey-The Broad Highway
522.32
Ferber, Edna-Dawn O'Hara 547.6
Forrester, Izola L .- Those Preston Twins 116A1
French, A .- Stories That End Well 223A1
Glasgow, Ellen-The Miller of Old Church 522.25
Grey, Lane-The Heritage of the Desert 522.24
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Harben, W. N .- Dixie Hart 533.26
Harker, L. A .- Miss Esperance and Mr.
Wycherly 515.22
Harpers & Brothers, Harpers Novelettes 545.29
Harris, Cora-A Circuit Rider's Wife 522.26
Harrison, H. S .- Queed · 522.27
Henry, O .- Heart of the West 533.27
Henry, O .- The Four Million
532.33
Henry, O .- The Trimmed Lamp 515.24
Henry, O .- The Voice of the City 515.23
Hill, Marion-Harmony Hall, a Story for Girls ..
225A1
Holmes, M. J .- Aikenside 522.14
Holmes, M. J .- Edith Lyle's Secret 522.15
Holmes, M. J .- Homestead on the Hillside 522.16
Holmes, M. J .- Marian Grey 522.17
Holmes, M. J .- Meadow Brook 522.18
Holmes, M. J .- The Rector of St. Mark's 522.20
Hoover, Bessie R .- Opal 532.34
Hoover, Bessie R .- Pa Flickinger's Folks
532.35
Hopkins, William J .- The Indian Book
121A2
Hoyt, E .- The Little Charm Club
121A1
Johnston, Annie F .- Mary Ware in Texas
123A2
Johnson, Mary-The Long Roll
522.28
Kelly, Mira-The Little Young Ladyship 226A1
Kenneth, Brown R .- Two Boys in a Gyrocar
124A2
Kester, Vaughan-The Prodigal Judge
522.29
Kingsley, F. M .- The Transfiguration of Miss Philura 226A1
Kipling, R .- Rewards and Fairies
533.28
Kirkland, Winifred-The Home Comers
533.24
Knowles, R. E .- The Handicap
533.29
Knowles, R. E .- The Singer of the Kootenay 515.25
Lagerl of Selma, Further Adventures of Nils 124A15
Lant, A. C .- Freebooters of the Wilderness 533.30
Lucas, E. V .- The Slow Coach 533.31
MacGowan, A .- The Sword of the Mountains 533.32
Marks, Jeanette-The End of a Song 515.30
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Marriott. Charles-Now 533.33
Marshall. A .- The Eldest Son 227A1
Mason, A. B .- Tom Strong, Washington's Scout, 126A7 Maugham and Grey-Smiths 515.26 McClung, N. L .- The Second Chance 533.25
McDonald, E. B. and Dalrymple, J .- Boris in Russia 126A3
McDonald, E. B. and Dalrymple, J .- Hassam in Egypt 126A8
McDonald, E. B. and Dalrymple, J .- Manuel in Mexico 126A2
McDonald, E. B. and Dalrymple, J .- Ume Sam in Japan 126A4
McIntyre, J. T .- The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill 126A5
Montgomery, L. M .- The Story Girl 522.30
Morris, Gouverneur-The Spread Eagle 533.34
Muller, J. W .- Rulers of the Surf 533.35
Napier, Rosamond-The Faithful Failure
515.29
Nicholson, M .- The Siege of the Seven Suitors 533.36
Norris, Kathleen-Mother
227A2
Oppenheim, E. P .- Havoc 227A3
Otis, James-Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods 171A6
Otis, James-Mary of Plymouth 171A2
Otis, James-Peter of New Amsterdam 171A3
Otis, James-Richard of Jamestown
171A5
Otis, James-Ruth of Boston
171A1
Otis, James-Stephen of Philadelphia
171A4
Paine, A. B .- The Hollow Tree and Deep Wood Book 127A3
Paine, A. B .- The Hollow Tree and Snowed-in Book 127A4
Paine, R. D .- A Cadet of the Black Star Line 127A2
Pier, A. S .- The Juster of St. Timothy 127A5
Rhoades, Nina-Victorines' Book 176A1
Richards, Laura E .- Up to Calvins' 545.25
Richmond, G. S .- Strawberry Acres 176A2
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Rolland, Romain-Jean Christophe
545.26
Seton-Thompson, E .- Rolf in the Woods 161A7
Sheehan, Canon-The Queen's Fillett 547.10
Sidney, Margaret-Five Little Peppers and their Friends 161A4
Sidney. Margaret-Five Little Peppers at School
161A3
Sidney. Margaret-Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House 161A5
Sinclair, May-The Creators 545.27
Smith, C. C .- Bob Knight's Diary on a Farm 161A8
Sparhawk, D. B .- Dorothy Brooke's Experiments 161A6
Stevens, W. O. and Barclay McKee-The Young Privateersman 161A2
Storr, Francis-Half a Hundred Hero Tales 161A9
Stratton, Porter Gene-Freckles 545.28
Stratton, Porter Gene-The Harvester 515.20
Taggart, M. A .- Betty Gaston, the Seventh Girl. .
162A1
Tallentyre, S. G .- Basset, a Village Chronicle . . . 545.30
Tappan, Eva M .- Letters from Colonial Children,
162A3
The Children's Hour, 10 volumes
175A1
The Children's Library of Work and Play, 10 volumes 174A1
Thurston, K. C .- Max
546.31
Tomlinson, E. T .- Lighthouse Harry's Legion
162A2
Tompkins, J. W .- Mothers and Fathers
547.4
Train. Ethel-Son 547.11
Tynan, K .- Freda 547.3
Various Authors-Almost True Tales 111A2
Warde, Margaret-Betty Wales Decides 165A6
Warner, Anne-When Woman Proposes 515.19
Watts, Mary S .- The Legacy
547.7
Webster, Jean-Just Patty
547.8
Wells, Carolyn-Patty's Motor Car
547.9
Wells, Carolyn-Patty's Success
515.16
Wheeler, F. R .- The Boy With the United States Foresters 162A4
Whitcomb, V. L .- Concerning Himself 515.18
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White. S. E .- The Rules of the Game 515.17
Whiting, Robert R .- Four Hundred Good Stories 515.31
Wiggin, K. D .- Mother Carey's Chickens 165A5 Wright, Harold B .- The Winning of Barbara Worth 515.28
Young Folks Library of Vocations, 10 volumes ... 175A2
MAGAZINES AND REFERENCES
American-June to November, 1910 1144.12
American-December, 1910, to May, 1911 1144.13
Atlantic-July to December, 1910 1145.8
Atlantic-January to June, 1911 1145.9
Century-May, 1910, to October, 1910 1143.3
Century-November, 1910, to April, 1911 1143.4
Century-May to October, 1911 1143.5
Cosmopolitan-June to November, 1910 1111.14
Cosmopolitan-December. 1910, to May, 1911 . 1111.15
Current Literature-July. 1910, to December, 1910 1133.8
Current Literature-January to June, 1911 1133.9
Everybody's-July to December, 1910 1146.4
Everybody's-January to June, 1911 1146.5
Harper's Monthly-June to November, 1910 1134.5
Harper's Monthly-December, 1910, to May, 1911
1134.6
McClure's-May, 1910, to October, 1910
1211.2
McClure's-November, 1910, to April, 1911
1211.3
McClure's-May to October, 1911
1211.4
Munsey's-May to October, 1910
1136.3
Munsey's-November, 1910, to April, 1911 1136.4
Munsey's-May to October, 1911 1136.5
National-April to September, 1910 1131.17
National-October, 1910, to March, 1911 1131.18
National-April, 1911, to September, 1911 1213.1
New England-March to August, 1910 1142.3
95
New England-September, 1910, to February,
1911 1142.4
Popular Mechanics-January to June, 1911 1214.1
Review of Reviews-July, 1910, to December, 1910 1212.3
Review of Reviews-January to June, 1911 1212.4
Scientific American-July to December, 1910 1147.15
Scientific American-January to June, 1911 1147.16
Scribner's-July to December, 1910 1137.3
Scribner's-January to June, 1911
1137.4
St. Nicholas-May to October, 1910 1213.1
St. Nicholas-November, 1910, to April, 1911. 1213.2
World's Work-May to October, 1910 1135.4
World's Work-November, 1910, to April, 1911.
1135.5
World's Work-May to October, 1911
1135.6
World Today-July, 1910, to December, 1910 ... 1132.12
World Today-January, 1911, to June, 1911 1132.13
Youths' Companion-July to December, 1910 . . 1117.21
Youths' Companion-January to June, 1911 . . 1216.1
Vital Records of Andover, Mass., to 1850. Volume 1.
Vital Records of Chester, Mass., to 1850.
Vital Records of Foxborough, Mass., to 1850.
Vital Records of Hanson, Mass., to 1850.
Vital Records of Ipswich, Mass., to 1850.
Vital Records of Leominster, Mass., to 1850.
Vital Records of Newburyport, Mass., to 1850.
Vital Records of Pembroke, Mass., to 1850.
Vital Records of West Boylston, Mass., to 1850.
Vital Records of Wrentham. Mass., to 1850.
Annual Report Smithsonian Institution, 1905. Appleton's New Practical Cyclopedia. Six volumes. Census of Massachusetts. Volume 2-1905. Manual for the General Court, 1911. Massachusetts Reports-Volumes 205 and 206-1910. Proceedings United States National Museum. Volume 38- 1911.
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The New International Encyclopedia. Seventeen volumes. The Railway Library, 1910. The Standard Dictionary of Facts.
Twenty-fourth Annual Report Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1910.
Seventy-fourth Annual Report Board of Education, 1909. 1910.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee and Superintendent of Schools
OF THE
TOWN OF ACTON MASSACHUSETTS
For Year Ending January 31,
1912
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ACTON ..
THE NEWS-ENTERPRISE
1912
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SCHOOL CALENDAR.
HIGH SCHOOL.
1912.
March 22. Winter term closes .15 weeks Vacation, One Week.
April 1. Spring term opens.
June 21. Spring term closes 12 weeks Summer Vacation, Ten Weeks.
Sept. 3. Fall term opens
Nov. 27. Fall term closes 13 weeks Thanksgiving Recess, Four Days.
Dec. 2. Winter term opens.
Vacation from December 20 to January 6, 1913-Two Weeks 1913.
March 28. Winter term closes .15 weeks
Vacation, One Week.
April 7. Spring term opens.
June 27. Spring term closes .12 weeks
Total school weeks, 40.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
1913. Same as above, except as follows :
June 13. Spring term closes 10 weeks
Total school weeks, 38.
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SPECIAL EXERCISE DAYS AND HOLIDAYS
1912.
Feb. 12. Lincoln exercises, one hour.
Feb. 21. Washington exercises, one hour.
Feb. 22. Washington's Birthday, holiday.
Feb. 27. Longfellow exercises, half-hour.
April 18. Patriotic exercises, one hour.
April 19. Patriot's day, holiday.
April 26. Arbor day exercises, half-hour.
May 24. Emerson exercises, half-hour.
May 29. Patriotic exercises, one hour.
May 30. Memorial day, holiday.
June 14. Flag day exercises, half-hour.
Oct. 11. Columbus exercises, one hour.
Nov. 27. Thanksgiving exercises, one hour.
Nov. 28. Thanksgiving day, holiday.
Nov. 29. Holiday in the schools.
1913.
Feb. 12. Lincoln exercises, one hour. Feb. 21. Washington exercises, one hour.
April 18. Patriotic exercises, one hour.
April 25. Arbor day exercises, half-hour.
May 29. Patriotic exercises, one hour. May 30. Memorial day. holiday.
Teachers are expected to devote a reasonable amount of time in preparation for all patriotic exercises. Other spe- cial exercise periods are for study and explanations suitable to the occasion. Each teacher above grade four should de- vote a ful hour each term to an investigation of local history, local interests and local improvement plans.
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SCHOOL OFFICERS AND TEACHERS.
School Committee.
Samuel A. Christie Term expires 1912
Allen Brooks Parker. Chairman Term expires 1913
Edwin A. Phalen. Secretary Term expires 1914
Superintendent.
Frank H. Hill. Residence. Littleton, Mass. Telephone No. 26-2 Littleton.
School Physicians.
Samuel A. Christie, M. D .. Address. South Acton, Mass.
Frank E. Tasker, M. D., Address, West Acton, Mass.
Frederick K. Shaw, M. D., Address, Acton Center, Mass.
Truant Officers.
Albert S. Bradley 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, 1912.
Name
Position
Appointed Educated
Home Address
Martha Smith
Center Primary
1902
Lowell Manual
Acton, Mass.
Ella Miller
Center Intermediate 1899
Framingham Normal North Acton, Mass.
Minnie Gamble
Center Grammar
1905
Woburn Training
Woburn, Mass.
Elizabeth Hinckley South Lower Primary
1909
Hyannis Normal
Hyannis, Mass.
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 H. Gardner West Primary
1889
Ayer, Mass.
West Acton, Mass. Lowell, Mass.
Ethel J. Evans
West Intermediate
1908
Lowell Normal
Eula S. Taylor
West Grammar
1909
Mt. Holyoke College South Acton, Mass.
Elizabeth K. Paine First Year High
1910
Smith College
Foxcroft, Me.
Alice M. Genthner Supervisor of Music
1910
N. E. Con. of Music Foxcroft, Me.
Francis W. BrackettSupervisor of Drawing
1909
South Acton, Mass.
Eva Gray
Assistant South Primary 1911 Concord High
South Acton, Mass.
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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.
Accounts.
Previous to the beginning of the town year, February 1, 1911, the school accounts had been kept by the selectmen. In the minds of your committee this system was not a satis- factory one. The work performed by the selectmen in these matters was exclusively clerical.
Several reasons suggested themselves to the committee for changing the former system, among which were the following: An occasional mistake on the part of the select- men in keeping the accounts rendered it annoying to the school committee, who were usually called upon to furnish the explanation. The extra time consumed by the passage of the school bills through the hands of the selectmen before the warrant for their payment could reach the treasurer was annoying to the creditors of the town whose bills were against the school department. The fact that the state board of education had required towns to adopt a new system of keeping school accounts entirely different from the one formerly in use in this town and a system somewhat complicated and requiring something of a special knowledge of school administration, was another reason why it seemed to your committee that it was the only proper board to keep these accounts and handle its vouchers. However, before making any changes in this matter your committee made careful inquiry both at the state board of education and at the state bureau of statistics and we were advised that the majority of small towns were following the practice of hav- ing school accounts kept by their committees. We were also advised by the attorney general of the state that the select- men of towns had no power whatever in the matter of dis-
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bursement of school funds and performed a needless function in towns where bills passed through their hands. We ac- cordingly decided that school accounts should be kept by the school committee and that orders for the payment of school bills should be drawn upon the town treasurer direct- ly by the committee. The system has been in use now for one year and has met with entire satisfaction. The new system required by the State Board of Education is radically different from the system formerly in use in this town. Formerly it was the practice to tabulate the expenditures under the following heads, viz: High School, South School, West School, Center School, School Supplies, Miscellaneous School Expenses, Repairs on School Grounds and Buildings, and Transportation of Scholars in the Common Schools. The account which we render herewith follows the form me- quired and in our opinion is much more scientific.
Appropriations and Disbursements.
We have not attempted to make a close comparison be- tween the appropriations and the disbursements in detail, because of the fact that the form by which the appropria- tions were made is wholly different from the form by which we are required to account for the disbursements. We have tabulated our estimates for expenses the current year in the form required in accounting for disbursements. Hereafter there ought to be no difficulty in connecting any appropria- tion with the disbursements on its account. We have re- ceived on account of appropriations and money received from various other sources, including the state, $16,713.10, and have expended altogether $17,459.64, an overdraft of $746.54. In the main, this overdraft has been occasioned by the following facts :
We have received from the state treasury for income of Massachusetts School fund $1,084.47, where we received $1.201.00 last year, a decrease of $116.53. We have received from the state treasurer for superintendency $312.50, where
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we received $375 last year, a decrease of $62.50. In addi- tion to this decrease in receipt we have had to meet an in- crease of $71.20 on account of the superintendent's salary, making a total overdraft for this purpose of $133.79. The facts relating to this matter are more particularly explained in that part of this report entitled, "The Reorganization of the Superintendency District." We have expended for re- pairs upon the school buildings something like $235.00 more than was anticipated, a large part of which was unfinished work from the previous year. The transportation of com- mon school scholars has cost $139.50 more than was appro- priated. We have expended for disinfectants in the water closets $120.40; $30 of this came from 1910, and there is on hand approximately $30 worth to be carried over for use in 1912. An additional teacher in the South Primary had to be employed at the opening of school in the fall and has cost the town $126, not anticipated. It is possible that some of the expenditures might have been better classified under different heads, but further experience with the sys- tem will undoubtedly facilitate the proper classification.
High School.
The statistics of the high school appear in the superin tendent's report as well as those of the elementary schools. The tuition of all pupils attending Concord high school from other towns was raised at the beginning of the present school year from $48 per year to $55.
Water for the Schools.
The problem of furnishing drinking water for the West and Center schools is still a perplexing one. There seems no other way at present than to hire it carried. We hope that the putting of water into the streets for public use will solve this question.
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Reorganization of Superintendency District.
In June, 1911, the State Board of Education compelled a reorganization of this superintendency district so as to include the town of Carlisle. The town of Carlisle had for- merly been in a district with Cheimsford and Dunstable, but Chelmsford having attained a valuation sufficiently large to enable it to withdraw from that distriet and elect its own superintendent. paying him and having his time exclusively, elected to do so. This practically d'ssolved the district and left the two remaining towns without adequate provision for superintendency. The State Board of Education decided to put Carlisle into this district. The joint committee pro- tested and made every possible effort to persuade the State board to find some other place for Carlisle, but it was un- availing, and as the law gave this power to the State board the joint committee submitted with as much grace as could be commanded. The dissolution of that district and the re- organization of the new has resulted in a saving of $1250 to the state, the amount allowed each district for superin- tendency. and has also resulted in an increased burden upon each of the towns forming the new district. The $1250 which each district receives from the state toward the pay- ment of the salary of the superintendent is divided among the towns composing the district in the same proportion as that by which any balance of such salary is raised. Prior to reorganization of the district, Acton paid 12-40 of the salary of the superintendent, or $510, of the $1800 paid him, received 12-40 of the money coming from the state, or $375. This required the town to raise $135 to meet its proportion- ate part. Under the reorganization the superintendent's salary is $2,000, of which Acton pays 11-40, or $550, $40 more than formerly, and receives 11-40 of the money coming from the state, or $343.75, $31.25 less than formerly. With $40 more to be paid by the town and $31.25 less received, the town must raise $71.25 more for this purpose than for- merly, or altogether $206.25. The additional work to be
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done by the superintendent of the district as reorganized necessitated that the superintendent furnish himself with some other and more adequate means of travel, and he now covers the district by means of an automobile. His effi- ciency is thereby considerably increased and it is possible that the increased expense to the town will be entirely bal- anced by this greater efficiency. Mr. Frank H. Hill still con- tinues to serve the district as superintendent and has the confidence of your committee. By the reorganization of the district the financial year begins with July 1, instead of September, as formerly. On this account the district and consequently the town has received during the past vear only 11-12 of the amount yearly received for superintend - ency, or $62.50 less than would have been received had the year been twelve months long instead of ten. This smaller amount, to receipt together with other facts related, ac- counts for a larger expenditure than the appropriation for this purpose.
Respectfully submitted, ALLEN BROOKS PARKER, For the Committee.
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ESTIMATES FOR THE SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR, 1912-1913.
For general expenses :
Salaries and other expenses of the committee $125.00
Salaries and other expenses of the superintendent and truant of- ficers 225.00
For expenses of instruction :
Salaries of high school teachers, including tuition of pupils at- tending Concord 4,275.00
Salaries of elementary school For textbooks :
teachers 5,000.00
High school (It is anticipated that the amount to be received from dog tax will cover this item) nothing
Elementary schools (It is antici- pated that the amount to be received from dog tax will cover this item) nothing
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