Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1916-1920, Part 4

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1916
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 512


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2.50


107.15


John Porter Priest


100.00


104.65


3.50


2.50


105.65


Harriet Davis Brown


100.00


104.75


3.50


2.50


105.75


Oliver Mead


100.00


104.53


3.50


2.75


105.28


Bessie E. Brown


100.00


104.16


3.50


2.25


105.41


George Gardner


100.00


103.58


3.50


2.25


104.83


Hiram J. Hapgood


100.00


102.79


3.50


2.50


103.79


Charles Robinson


75.00


76.71


2.62


2.25


77.08


Emerline A. Johnson, F. E. Flint


H. Louis Bush


400.00


420.77


14.00


9.00


425.77,


Nahum Littlefield


50.00


50.77


1.75


2.00


50.52


Francis Hayward


100.00


102.25


3.50


2.25


103.50


Charles S. Twichell


50.00


50.29


1.75


1.75


50.29


Francis Pratt


50.00


50.00


1.75


1.75


50.00


Marcus M. Keyes .


500.00


507.91


17.50


8.75


516.66


Alcander P. Bean


100.00


100.58


3.50


2.00


102.08


Bancroft Whitcomb


100.00


101.45


3.50


2.50


102.45


50.00


50.78 1.75


.


.


·


51


Hobart E. Mead


100.00|


100.58


3.50


2.00|


102.08


52 Feb. 1, 1916


100.00


3.20


103.20


53 July 27, 1916 -


Jerome B. Whitney Varnum Robbins .


100.00


1.50|


101.50


Totals (Mt. Hope)


6200.00


6580.29|223.19 141.00


6862.48


Totals


16500.00|15715.17|547.23 424.24|17488.16


NORTH CEMETERY


1


Samuel Temple


50.00


51.79


1.75


1.50


52.04


2


Frances Hutchinson


50.00


52.54


1.75


1.50


52.79


3


Henrietta Anderson


50.00


52.04


1.75


1.50


52.29 A


4


Mary Hapgood


50.00


51.77


1.75


1.50


52.02


5


Jerusha Blood


200.00


222.75


7.00


4.00


225.75


Totals (North)


400.00


430.89


14.00


10.00|


434.89


·


.


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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE GOODNOW FUND


For the Year Ending December 31, 1916.


Investments.


Warren Institution for Savings, Book 83531


$1,117.20


Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank.


Book 71200 1,000.00


City Institution for Savings, Lowell. Book 84244


1,000.00


Receipts.


$3,117.20


Warren Institution for Savings, divi- dends L $44.00


Charlestown Five cents Savings Bank. dividends 45.00


City Institution for Savings, dividends 40.00


.


$129.00


Payments.


Paid Julian Tuttle, care of Goodnow lot, Woodlawn cemetery $7.00


Unpaid income for care of cemetery lot, deposited with Warren Insti- tution for Savings 17.00


H. F. Robbins, treasurer of Evangeli- cal Congregational church in Acton 105.00


$129.00


LUTHER CONANT, I. WARREN FLAGG, HORACE F. TUTTLE, Trustees of Goodnow Fund.


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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.


Accessions : Number of volumes in the library January 1, 1916, 12,743. Increase by purchase, 310, of which 38 were obtained by binding magazines. Increase by gift, 87. Total increase, 397. Number of volumes in the library January 1, 1917, 13,140.


Circulation : Number of days library was opened, 104. Number of volumes circulated, 8,920. Daily average circu- lation, 85.76. Largest daily circulation, 153, on December 2. Smallest daily circulation, 37, on June 21.


Received for fines $29.60


Expended for postage .10


$29.50


Late in the fall the money drawer was broken into and the money on hand, less than a dollar, stolen.


Gifts of books have been received from the following sources : U. S. government, 11; State of Massachusetts, 15; American Jewish committee, 1; A. A. Carey. 1; Carnegie Peace Foundation, 1; Fritzran Fratzius, 1; Mrs. Gertrude Daniels, 20; G. A. R. Encampment, 1; Maxim Hudson, 1; National Canners Association, 1; New Church Press, 1; Mrs. Bertha Palmer, 4; Spanish So- ciety of New York, 1; Rev. F. W. Tingley, 27; Washburn Crosby Company, 1 ;- 87 volumes.


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1


BOOKS ADDED TO THE ACTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY


IN 1916.


NON-FICTION.


Adams, H .- History of the United States during the administration of Thomas Jefferson and James Mad- ison-9 vols. 973-A214h


Adeney, W. F .- How to read the Bible 22-A232h


Allen, J. R .- Notes on heating and ventilation 64-A427n


Anon-National Parks portfolio 71-A100n


Anon-Outlines of economics 33-A1000


Anon-The Jews in the Eastern War Zone 940-A100j


Anon-The Sermon Bible-12 vols. 25-A100s


Averill,M .- The flower art of Japan 71-A952f


Bade, W. F .- The Old Testament in the light of to-day 22-B1330


Banks, J. E .- English for adult students of foreign birth 42-B218e


Beals, C. E .- Religious studies for laymen 23-B366r


Beck, J. M .- The evidence in the case (great war) 940-B391e


Beecher, H. W .- A book of public prayer 26-B414b


Blackmar, F. W .- Outlines of Sociology 30-B6290


Boynton, P. H .- Principles of Composition 42-B792p


Brown, A. E .- Faneuil Hall and Faneuil Hall Market 974.5-B877f


Burroughs, J .- Under the apple-tree 81-B972w


Butler, S .- Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography 910-B987a


Buxton, W. E. M .- Wales (Peeps Series) 914.2-991w


Callender, G. S .- Economic history of the United States 33-C156e


88


Carver, T. N .- Sociology and social progress 30-C331s Chandler, W. E .- Acceptance and Unveiling of Daniel Webster Statue in Washington, January 18, 1900 922-C456c Christian, E .- Eat and be well 61-C555e


Clark, S. D .- John Woodbridge, D. D. 922-C595m


Cooper, L .- Theories of style 80-C777t


Cosgrove, J. J .- Principles and practice of plumbing


69-C834p


Currey, E. H .- Sea Wolves of the Mediterranean 910-C976s Dana, Mrs. W. S .- How to know the wild flowers 58-D171h


Daniels, F. H .- The furnishing of a modest home 64-D186f


Edwards, A .- The romantic shore 917.3-E26r


Elliott, E .- Biographical story of the Constitution 921-E46b


Fabre, J. H .- The life of the fly 59-F1231


Fabre, J. H .- The life of the spider 59-F123la


Field, W. S .- English for New Americans 42-F457e


Fontaine, J .- Memoirs of a Huguenot family 925-F678f


Forbush, E. II .- The domestic cat 63-F696a


Fox, F .- Australia 919.4-F791a


Freeman, W. G .- The World's Commercial products


38-F855w


French, E .- New England


917.3-F873n


Frost, R .- North of Boston 81-F939n


Genung, J. F .- The working principles of rhetoric 80-G342w


Georgia, A. E .- A manual of weeds 63-G597m


Giddings, F. H .- Readings in descriptive and historical Sociology 30-G453r


Goodsell, W .- A history of the family as a social and educational institution 37-G646h


Graham, S .- Through Russian Central Asia 914.7-G742t


Grant, C .- Quaker and Coutier 922-P397j


Gray, A .- Scientific papers-2-vols. 58-G778sc Gutmann, L .- The motorman and his duties 62-G983m Hale, J. W. L .- Practical mechanics 62-H162p


Hamilton, C .- Materials and methods of fiction 80-H217m Harrison, E. S .- A Spanish commercial reader. 46-II318s Hart, A. B .- Formation of the Union. 1750-1829 973-11325f


89


Haworth, P. L .- George Washington; Farmer 922-W318ha IIeath, Wm .- Memories of the American War 922-H438h


Heper, C .- The fellowship of silence 24-H529f


Hitchcock, A. M .- New practical book in English com- position 42-H674n


Hobbs, G. W .- The gasoline automobile


62-H682g


Hough, E .- The story of the cowboy


63-H838s


James, H .- Daisy Miller


81-J27d


Jastrow, M., Jr .- The civilization of Babylonia and Assyra 913-J39€


Johnson, C .- Highways and byways of New England 917.3-J66hl


Kellogg, R. S .- Lumber and its uses 67-K291


Kennedy, C. R .- The servant in the house 81-K35s


LeConte, J .- Religion and science 21-L466r


Lomer G. R. and Ashmun M .- The study and practice of writing English 42-L845s


Lounsberry, A .- A guide to the wild flowers 58-L862g


Macdonald, Wm .- Select documents illustrative of the history of the United States 973-M135g


McMahan, J. R .- The house that Junk built 69-M167h


Mahan, Capt. A. T .- Sea power in its relations to the war of 1812-2 vols. 973.5-M214s


Marshall, J .- The constitutional decisions of John Mar-


shall, 1803-1821 34-M368€


Marshall, L. C. and others-Materials for the study of elementary economics 33-M368m


Mathews, B .- The short story 80-M438s


Maxim, H .- Defenseless America 35-M464d


Merriman, M .- Strength of materials 62-M568s


Merriman, M .- Treatise on hydraulics 53-M568t


Merwin, H. C .- Thomas Jefferson


922-J45m


Meyer, H. C .- Steam power plants


62-M613s


Miner, G. W .- Bookkeeping


65-M644b.


Moyer, J. A .- Descriptive geometry for students of Engineering 51-M938d


Moyer, J. A .- Power plant testing 62-М938р.


90


Moyer, J. A .- Steam turbines 62-M938s


Neystrom, P. H .- Retail selling and store management


33-N574r


Norris, E. B .- Advanced shop mathematics 51-N854a


Norris, E. B .- Shop arithmetic


51-N854s


Nutter, C. R. and others-Specimens of prose composi- tion 80-N976s


Olmstead, F. L .- A journey in the back country in the winter of 1853-4-2 vols. 917.3-051jo


Orth, S. P .- The Imperial Impulse 32-077i


Overlock, M. G .- A nurse in every home 61-096n


Parkhurst, C. H .- Three gates on a side 25-P246t


Parsons, F. A .- Interior decorations, its principles and practice 74-P267i


Perry, B .- A study of prose fiction 81-P462s


Phillips, J. A .- Roman Catholicism analized 28-P561r


Pitkin, W. B .- The art and the business of story writing €


80-P684s


Rauchenbusch, W .- Dare we be christians 24-R248d


Rihbany, A. M .- The Syrian Christ 23-R571s


Ripper, W .- Steam-engine theory and practice 62-R588s


Ross, E. A .- Foundations of sociology 30-R823f


Roosevelt, T .- A booklover's holidays in the open


917.3-R781b


Sampson,C. H .- Mechanical drawing 74-S193m


Scott, F. N. and Denney, F. V .- Paragraph writing 80-S425p Seabury, J. S .- New homes under old roofs 72-S438n Sears, C. E .- Bronson Alcott's fruitlands 81-S439b


Smith, H. J. and Smith, H .- Rejected addresses 82-S651r


Smyth, J. K .- Christian certainties of belief 28-S667c


Still, A .- Overhead electric power transmission 62-S8570


Taft, Mrs. W. H .- Recollections of full years 922-T1241t Taft, W. H. and Bryce, J .- Washington, the Nation's capital 917.3-T124w


Taussig, F. W .- Tariff history of the United States 33-T228t Thackray, G. E .- Cambria steel 67-T358c Thomson, W. M .- The land and the book 27-T4781


91


Timbie, W. H .- Essentials of electricity 53-T583€


Tyler, R .- Brief chapters on Spain 914.6-T983b 25-V248s


VanDyke, H .- Straight sermons


VanTyne, C. H .- The loyalists in the American revolu- tion 937.3-V2821


Vieller, L .- Housing reform 33-V661h


VonFrantzius, F .- The book of truth and facts 940-V946b


Walker, A. M .- Historic Hadley 917.3-W177h


Wallach, I. R .- A second book in English for foreign- ers 42-W196s


Ward, L. F .- Pure sociology


30-W259p.


Warner, A. G .- American charities


36-W279a


Wentworth and Smith-Academic algebra


51-W478a


Wooley, E. C .- Handbook of composition 42-W913h


Wooley, T. W .- Shop sketching 62-W913s


Worman, J. H .- First Spanish book


46-W928f


Wilson, W .- Congressional government


32-W754℃


Wilson, W .- Mere literature and other essays 81-W754m Yard, R. S. and others-Glimpses of our national. parks


71-Y27g


FICTION


Allen, J. L .- A cathedral singer A427ca


Altsheler, J. A .- In circling camps


A469i


Bindloss, H .- Vane of the Timberlands


B612v


Blackmore, R. D .- Springhaven B629s


Borrow, G .- Lavengro B7371


Borrow, G .- The Romany Rye


B737r


Bosher, K. L .- People like that


B743p


Buck, C. N .- The call of the Cumberlands


B922c


Bullen, F. T .- A complete seacook


B936₽


Burgess, G .- The log of the ark of Noah


B955ł


Burns, W. J .- The crevice


B967℮


Coxon, S .- The individual


C8791


Dalrymple, L .- The lovable meddler


D1511


92


Dorrance, E. S .- His role of honor


D716h


Day, H .- King Spruce D237k


DeCrespigny, C .- Where the path breaks D298w


Dostoieffsky, F .- Crime and punishment D722c


Dostoieffsky, F .- The house of the dead D722h


Dostoieffsky, F .- The Idiot D722i


Ebers, G .- An Egyptian Princess


E.16e


Erskine, P .- Joyful Heatherby


E73j


Ferber, E .- Roast beef medium


F346r


Gould, E. L .- Cap'n Gid G696c


Grayson, D .- Adventures in contentment


G784ad


Grey, Z .- The border legion


G842b


Hawthorne. N .- The scarlet letter and Blithdale romance


H3995s


Henry, O .- Cabbages and kings


HI523c


Kester, V .- The fortunes of the Landrays


K42f


Kussy, N .- The abyss


K97a


Lincoln, J. C .- Kent Knowles, Quahaug


L7372ke


Little, F .- The house of the misty star


L778h


Lutz, G. L. H .- The finding of Jasper Holt


L975f


Lutz, G. L. H .- Miranda


Lutz, G. L. H .- The obsession of Victoria Graceri


L9750


Lynde, F .- The real man


L988r


McCall, S .- The stirrup latch


M1699s


Mccutcheon, G. B .- Beverly of Graustark


MI133b


Mccutcheon, G. B .- The purple parasol


M133pu


Morris, E. B .- Our Miss York


MI8610


Munn, C. C .- Myrtle Baldwin


M966m


Norris, K .- The heart of Rachel N856h


062w


Orcutt, W. D .- The bachelors


065b


Orczy, B .- El Dorado


063e


Orczy, B .- The bronze eagle


O63b


Parrish, R .- The air pilot


P261a


Parrish, R .- When wilderness was king


P261 W


Patterson, I .- The shadow riders P296s


Plumb, A. H .- When Mayflowers blossom


P734w


Oppenheim, E. P .- The way of these women


93


Pryce, R .- David Penstephen P973d


Richmond, G .- Red Pepper Burns


R532r


Roberts, C. G. D .- A sister to Evangeline


R643s


Sinclare, B. W .- Big timber S616b


Spearman, F. H. - Nan of Music Mountain S741n


Turgener, I. S .- Liza T9361


Turgener, I. S .- Virgin soil


T936v


Vachell, H. A .- Spragges canyon


V118s


VanDyke, H .- The story of the other wise man


V248s


Waite, A. V. and Taylor, E. M .- Modern Masterpieces


of short prose fiction W145m


Waller, M. E .- A cry in the wilderness W198c


Warner, A .- The taming of Amorette W2792t


Warwick, A .- The unpretenders W311u


Wheelwright, J. T .- A child of the century W566c


Williamson, C. N. and A. M .- The Chauffeur and the Chaperon W729c


Wilson, A. E .- A speckled bird


W746s


Wright, H. B .- That printer of Udells W949th


Wright, H. B .- When a man's a man W949wh


JUVENILE


Alcott, L. M .- Little women J-A3551m


Altsheler, J. A .- The border watch J-A469b


Altsheler, J. A .- The forest of swords J-A469fo


Altsheler, J. A .- The guns of Europe J-A469ga


Altsheler, J. A .- The hosts of the air J-A469ho


Altsheler, J. A .- The rock of Chickamauga J-A469ro


Barbour, R. H .- Finkler's field J-B239fi


Beard, D. C .- New ideas for out doors


J-B368n


Bicknell, L. M .- How a little girl went to Africa J-B583h


Burgess, T. W .- The adventures of Buster Bear J-B955aj Burgess, T. W .- The adventures of old Mr. Toad J-B955ac Burgess, T. W .- The adventures of Prickly Porky J-B955ak Carey, A. A .- The scout law in practice J-C273s


94


Dickens, C .- Children's stories J-D548c


Dix, B. M .- A little captive lad J-D6191


Dowd, E. C .- Doodles the sunshine boy


J-D745d


Dowd, E. C .- Polly of Lady Gay cottage


J-D745po


Eastman, E. G .- Yellow star J-E13y


Eggleston, E .- The Hoosier schoolboy


J-E29h


Fitzhugh, P. K .- Along the Mohawk trail


J'F555a


Gates, J. S .- Captain Billie


J-G2592c


Henty, G. A .- Beric the Briton


J-H527be


Johnson, A. F .- The little colonel's hero


J-J721


Kelland, C. B .- Mark Tidd


J-K29m


Madison, L. F .- Peggy Owen and liberty


J-M182pb


Madison, L. F .- Peggy Owen at Yorktown


J-M182pa


Madison, L. F .- Peggy Owen, patriot


J-M182p


Otis, J .- Seth of Colorado J-088s.


Porter, E. H .- Just David J-P844j


Shute, H. A .- The real diary of a real boy


J-S5625r


Taggart, M. A .- Hollyhock house


J-T125ho


Taggart, M. A .- Miss Lochinvar


J-T125m


Taggart, M. A .- The daughters of the little gray house


J-T125d


Taylor, B .- Boys of other countries J-T238b


Tomlinson, E. T .- A Jersey boy in the Revolution


J-T659j


Tomlinson, E. T .- In the hands of the Redcoats J-T659in


Tomlinson, E. T .- Tecumseh's young braves


J-T659t


Tomlinson, E. T .- Under colonial colors J-T659u


Verrill, A. H .- Pets for pleasure and profit J-V555p


Warde, M .- Betty Wales on the campus J-W265bd


Warde, M .- Betty Wales, senior J-W265bf


Washburn, Crosby Co .- Wheat and flour primer J-W315w


JUVENILE HISTORY


Gordy, W. F .- A history of the United States for schools J9-G-661h


95


MAGAZINES


Atlantic-January-June, 1915; July-December, 1915; Jan- uary-June, 1916.


Century-November, 1914-April, 1915; May-October, 1915; November, 1915-April, 1916.


Cosmopolitan-December, 1914-May, 1915; June-November, 1915; December, 1915-May, 1916.


Everybody's-January-June, 1915; July-December, 1915; January-June, 1916.


Harper's-December, 1914-May, 1915; June-November, 1915; December, 1915-May, 1916.


National-April-September, 1915; October, 1915-March, 1916. National Geographic-January-June, 1915.


Popular Mechanics-January-June, 1915; July-December, 1915; January-June, 1916.


Review of Reviews-January-June, 1915; July-December, 1915; January-June, 1916.


Scribner's-January-June, 1915; January-June, 1916.


St. Nicholas-November, 1914-April, 1915; May-October, 1915 ; November, 1915-April, 1916.


Scientific American-January-June, 1915; July-December, 1915; January-June, 1916.


World's Work-November, 1914-April, 1915; May-October, 1915; November, 1915-April, 1916.


Youth's Companion-January-June, 1915; July-December, 1915; January-June, 1916.


REFERENCE


Book of knowledge ; 20 vols. Manual for the general court.


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Journal of the House of Representatives extra session, 1916. Journal of the Senate extra session, 1916. Proceedings U. S. national museum; vol. 49. Report general education board. Vital records of Bridgewater, Mass. ; 2 vols. Vital records of New Ashford, Mass. Vital records of Richmond, Mass.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


School Committee and Superintendent of Schools


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON


MASSACHUSETTS


FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31


1916


RATED


7% .


1735.


ACTON


THE NEWS-ENTERPRISE HUDSON, MASS. 1917


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT


SCHOOL CALENDAR 1917


March 16. Winter term closes 14 weeks Vacation, One Week


March 26. Spring term opens


June 15. Spring term closes Summer Vacation


12 weeks


1917-1918


Sept.


4. Fall term opens


Nov.


28. Fall term closes


13 weeks


Vacation (Thanksgiving and day following)


Dec. 3. Winter term opens


Vacation, Two Weeks (December 21-January 7)


1918


March 15. Winter term closes 13 weeks-


Vacation, One Week


March 25.


Spring term opens


12 weeks June 14. Spring term closes -


Total


38 weeks:


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SPECIAL EXERCISE DAYS AND HOLIDAYS


1917


Feb. 12. Lincoln exercises, one hour.


Feb. 21. Washington exercises, one hour.


Apr. 18. Patriots' Day exercises, one hour.


May 29. Memorial Day exercises, one hour.


Oct. 11. Columbus Day exercises, one hour.


Nov. 28. Thanksgiving Day exercises, one hour.


1918 Feb. 12. Lincoln exercises, one hour.


Feb. 21. Washington exercises, one hour.


Apr. 18. Patriots' Day exercises, one hour.


May 29. Memorial Day exercises, one hour.


LEGAL HOLIDAYS


The words, "legal holiday," shall include the twenty- second day of February, the nineteenth day of April, the thirtieth day of May, the fourth day of July, the first Mon- day of September, the twelfth day of October, Thanksgiving day and Christmas day, or the day following when any of the four days first mentioned, the twelfth day of October or Christmas day occurs on Sunday.


January 1 is now a holiday.


Arbor day occurs on the last Saturday in April, and is not a legal holiday.


Flag day occurs on June 14, and is not a legal holiday. It should be observed by any school then in session, by appropriate exercises.


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SCHOOL OFFICERS AND TEACHERS


School Committee


Edwin A. Phalen, Chairman . Term expires 1917


Herbert W. Lewis . Term expires 1918


Bertram E. Hall, Secretary . Term expires 1919


Superintendent


Frank H. Hill. Residence, Littleton, Mass. Telephone, 36-3, Littleton


Attendance Officers


Thomas Scanlon. Address, West Acton Asaph Parlin. Address, Acton Center


Walter M. French. Address, South Acton


Janitors


Fred S. Glines. Address, South Acton Thomas Scanlon. Address, West Acton Asaph Parlin. Address, Acton Center


Teachers in Service, January, 1917


Teacher


School


Appointed


Educated


Home Address


Martha F. Smith


Center Primary 1902


Lowell Normal


Aeton, Mass.


Ella L. Miller


Center Intermediate


1899


Framingham Normal


North Acton, Mass.


Marion H. Barrett


Center Grammar


1915


Plymouth State Nor'l


Derry, N. H. Hyannis


Elizabeth A.Hinckley


South Lower Primary


1909


Hyannis Normal


Julia L. MeCarthy Jennie E. Stowell


South Upper Primary 1906


Fitchburg Normal


South Acton


6


South Intermediate 1907


Fitchburg Normal


South Acton


Emma M. Halliday


Sonth Grammar


1914


Gorham, Me., Normal


Calais, Me.


Harriett H. Gardner


West Primary


1889


Aver. Mass.


West Acton


Ruth L. Harrington


West Intermediate


1915


Fitchburg Normal


Lunenburg


Enla S. Taylor


West Grammar


1909


Mt. Holyoke


South Acton Lowell


Mildred Brennon


Supervisor of Music


1916


Plymonth Normal


Northampton Weaver System


Marion C. Taylor


Supervisor of Drawing 1912Mass. Normal Art


Acton


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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 deter- mine 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 up on the first day of that month.


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GENERAL REPORT.


In presenting our report for 1916, and our estimates of expenses for 1917, we have used the old form which has been used for several years, but would also like to show the comparison between the amounts asked for in 1916, and the amounts actually expended, or that should properly have. been expended from school funds. We say "properly expended," as while the State Board of Education does not require it, it seems to be the consensus of opinion of those of the town officials with whom we have talked, that all the items for agricultural scholars should be disbursed by this committee, but this was impossible during the last year because of lack of funds.


It will be seen that while some of our estimates were high, others fell below, but the aggregate of actual school needs figures to just about what the committee asked for. It is not easy to estimate the amount needed for some items, for instance, about a year ago, during a heavy gale we lost part of the ventilating plant from the top our West school building. To replace this cost us about seventy dollars. Then in December, 1915, the valuation of our town taxable property went over the two and one-half million mark and we lost the amount usually paid by the State from the in- come of Massachusetts school funds, amounting to about eleven or twelve hundred dollars and considering the amount of money involved, we feel that our estimate for 1916 was fairly correct. Following we show the amounts asked for in 1916, and the amount required :


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Amt. asked


for


Amt. required Actually paid


For general expenses :


Salaries and other expenses of com- mittee


$100.00


$93.68


Salary and other expense of superin- tendent and truant officers


600.00


665.91


Instruction :


Tuition of pupils attending out of town schools


8,000.00 *7,815.41


Salary of elementary teachers


5,890.00


5,646.18


Textbooks


290.00


147.66


Stationery and supplies


313.00


423.88


Wages of janitors and fuel


1,795.00


1,960.23


Maintenance and repairs


375.00


556.60


Health


75.00


87.50


Transportation :


High school


2,300.00


2,045.19


Elementary


1,850.00


1,849.00


$21,588.00 $21,291.24


* Amount paid by school committee, $5,813.67; unpaid $1,243.04 ; paid from other funds $758.70.


The amount paid under item, "salary and other expenses of superintendent," was somewhat increased owing to the fact that at the annual meeting of the joint committee of this school district, it was voted to allow the superintendent five dollars per week for the services of a secretary, the expense to be borne proportionately by the several towns in this district. The tuition of pupils attending outside schools was a little less than was estimated, owing to the dropping out of several of the expected high school scholars, and in this connection we must acknowledge the prediction of the finance committee.


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Teachers' salaries decreased because we did not have to hire an additional teacher in South Acton, as we did the previous year. Stationery and supplies increased because of an unexpected demand and also on account of higher prices. Transportation of high school scholars fell off for the same reason as the expense of tuition. Wages of jan- itors, etc., increased because of the extra cost of fuel. Re- pairs increased becaused because of the extra expense incurred in the installation of water in the South school. With the introduction of town water, it was found that the sanitary arrangements and the sewerage system were en- tirely inadequate. This necessitated extra expense.


In the estimate for repairs for 1917, we have asked for an increase over last year as we desire, if our request for funds is granted, to renovate the interior of the South school so that it may compare favorably with our other schools and town buildings, not only as regards appearance, but we desire that the house may be made bright and sanitary for our children who spend such a considerable part of their- time there.


In making our estimate for 1917, we have tried to be conservative, bearing in mind the steadily advancing cost of labor and all commodities.


In conclusion, may we ask your careful consideration of these matters, and we trust for your earnest support, so that this committee, who have in hand matters which so vitally affect the future welfare of our boys and girls, may not be handicapped in their efforts .. Following is a detail of esti- mated expenses for 1917, and receipts and expenses for- 1916.




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