Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1916-1920, Part 9

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1916
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Smith, F. H .- Forty minutes late


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Smith, F. H .- Kennedy Square


Smith, F. H .- The veiled lady


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Stephens, J .- The crock of gold


Tagore, R .- The hungry stones Tarkington, B .- Seventeen


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Van Schaick, G .- The son of the otter


Von. Hutton, B .- Araby


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Waller, M. E .- Flamsted quarries


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Wells, C .- Patty's fortune


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Wells, C .- The curved blades


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Wells, H. G .- Mr. Britling sees it through


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Weyman, S. J .- Count Hannible


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Weyman, S. J .- In King's byways


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Weyman, S. J .- Shrewsbury


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Weyman, S. J .- Starvecrow farm


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Wharton, E .- Summer


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Wharton, E .- Xingu


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White, E. L .- El Supremo


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White, S. E .- The leopard woman


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White, S. E .- The claim jumpers


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Wilkins, M. E .- The debtor


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JUVENILE


Allen, W. B .- Play away, a story of the Boston Fire de- partment J-A432p


Altsheler, J. A .- The tree of Appomattox J-A469tr


Anon-Mother Goose jingles


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Ball, R S .- Starland


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Barbour, R. H .- Winning his " Y" J-B239w


Blanchard, A. E .- Fagots and flames


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Blanchard, A. E .- The four corners at school


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Burgess. T. W .- The adventures of Paddy the Beaver J-955am Burgess. T. W .- The adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack J-B955al Douglas. A. M .- A little girl in Old New York J-D7351m Eaton, W. P .- Peanut, Cub reporter J-E14p


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Foster, E. A .- Something to do. girls


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Hughes. T .- Tom Brown at Oxford J-H894t


Johnson, A. F .- Georgina of the rainbows J-J72g


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Lothrop. M. S .- The little red shop


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Lothrop, M. S .- Rob : A story for boys


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McFarlane, A. E .- Redney McGaw


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Plympton, H. G .- Dorcaster days J-P733dp


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Sterne. E .- Sonny Jim


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Stevenson, B. E .- Tommy Remington's battle J-SS47t


Stoddard, W. O., Jr .- The farm that Jack built


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Wells, C .- The Maxwell mystery


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Foster, E. A .- Something to do, boys


Johnson. W. A .- Deeds of doing and daring


Porter, E. H .- Six star ranch


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Taggart, M. A .- Beth of Old Chilton


Theiss, L. E .- Lumber Jack Bob


Tomlinson, E. T .- Captain Dan Richards


Tomlinson, E. T .- Carl Hall of Tait


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Tomlinson, E. T .- The pennant J-T659р


Trowbridge, J. T .- The fortunes of Toby Trafford Van Dresser-Gibby of Clamshell alley J-V246g


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JUVENILE HISTORY


Abbott, J. S. C .- Captain William Kidd 59-A1324ca Stewart, C. H .- The stars and stripes, a history of the United States flag 59-S849s


MAGAZINES


Atlantic-July-December, 1916; January-June, 1917.


Century-May-October, 1916; November, 1916-April, 1917.


Everybody's-July-December, 1916; January-June, 1917.


Garden Magazine-1915; 1916.


Harper's-June-November, 1916; December, 1916-May, 1917. International Studio-January-June, 1916.


Little Folks-1915; 1916.


National-April-September, 1916; October, 1916-March, 1917. National Geographic-July-December, 1915; January-June, 1916; July-December, 1916. Popular Mechanics-July-December, 1916; January-June, 1917. Review of Reviews-July-December, 1916; January-June, 1917. St. Nicholas-May-October, 1916; November, 1916-April, 1917. Scientific American-July-December, 1916; January-June, 1917.


Scribner's-July-December, 1915; July-December, 1916; Janu- ary-June, 1917.


World's Work-May-October, 1916; November, 1916-April, 1917.


Youth's Companion-July-December, 1916; January-June, 1917.


REFERENCES


Chelsea vital records. Gloucester vital records; volume 1.


Granville vital records.


Greenfield vital records.


Salem vital records. Uxbridge vital records.


Cornegie endowment year book.


General acts of Massachusetts, 1916.


Manual for the general court, 1917.


Peloubet's notes for 1917. Proceedings U. S. national museum.


Special acts and resolves, Massachusetts, 1916. Statistics of municipal finances.


Thirteenth annual report interstate commerce commission.


62


REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS


For the Year Ending December 31, 1917


We present the following schedule showing the amounts of the several funds for the perpetual care of cemetery lots and the income and expenditures on account of each fund for the year.


JULIAN TUTTLE. FRED W. GREEN, HORACE F. TUTTLE, Cemetery Commissioners.


CEMETERY FUNDS FOR CARE OF LOTS 1


Deposit No. and Date of


WOODLAWN CEMETERY


NAME OF FUND


Amount


Deposited


On hand


Jan. 1, 1917


Income


Expended


On hand


Dec. 31, 1917


1


Hepsabeth Piper


50.00


52.00


1.75


2.00


51.75


2


Frederick Rouillard


100.00


100.15


3.50


3.50


100.15


3


William W. Davis


100.00


101.50


3.50


3.50


101.50


4


Jedediah Tuttle


50.00


51.00


1.75


2.00


50.75


5


Mary Skinner


200.00


204.69


7.00


6.02


205.67


6


Nancy K. Handley


500.00


552.80


17.50


15.06


555.24


7


Mary Severance


100.00


103.50


3.50


3.50


103.50


8


Mary W. Chaffin


100.00


102.25


3.50


3.50


102.25


9


Warren Robbins


100.00


100.50


3.50


1.00


103.00


10


Henry Loker


100.00


101.54


3.50


3.00


102.04


11


Henry Lothrop


200.00


202.80


7.00


7.06


202.74


12


Luther W. Piper


100.00


104.69


3.50


3.52


104.67


13


James Temple


.


100.00


102.50


3.50


3.00


103.00


14


Fidelia Wheeler


100.00


102.07


3.50


3.50


102.07


15


William H. Chapman


100.00


102.50


3.50


3.50


102.50


16


Mary A. Robbins


100.00


102.50


3.50


3.50


102.50


17


Daniel Wetherbee


100.00


101.35


3.50


3.50


101.35


18


James Tuttle .


100.00


101.68


3.50


3.52


101.66


19


Julia Morrison


75.00


75.34


2.63


2.50


75.47


20


Elbridge J. Robbins


100.00


101.50


3.50


3.00


102.00


63


21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43


William Jennings


100.00


101.50


3.50|


2.00


103.00 105.61


Irving V. Whitcomb


100.00


100.20


3.50


3.00


100.70


John Fletcher


100.00


100.33


3.50


3.00


100.83


W. E. Faulkner


75.00


75.77


2.63


2.50


75.90 101.97


George T. Ames


100.00


101.72


3.50


3.52


101.70


Horace Tuttle


100.00


102.59


3.50


3.50


102.59


Samuel Jones .


50.00


50.97


1.75


1.50


51.22


Francis Hosmer


150.00


162.72


5.25


3.50


164.47


Mary E. Robbins


100.00


100.97


3.50


3.50


100.97


Luther and Augustine Conant


500.00


534.77


17.50


16.00


536.27


Hannah D. Robbins


50.00


50.42


1.75


2.00


50.17


Elisha H. Cutler


100.00


104.00


3.50


4.00


103.50


Nathaniel Jones


50.00


51.75


1.75


2.00


51.50


Solomon Smith


75.00


75.38


2.63


2.50


75.51


Gaius W. Allen .


100.00


101.47


3.50


3.40


101.57


Varnum and Francis Tuttle


250.00


252.69


8.75


8.00


253.44


Aaron Fletcher


100.00


102.15


3.50


3.50


102.15


Mary J. Harrington


200.00


205.95


7.00


6.00


206.95


Elnathan Jones . .


100.00


101.70


3.50


3.00


102.20


Nathan Chaffin


100.00


101.67


3.50


2.00


103.17


Jonathan W. Loker


100.00


102.96


3.50


3.50


102.96


Rev. James T. Woodbury


100.00


111.66


3.50


2.00


113.16


Henry M. Smith


75.00


75.20


2.63


2.00


75.83


Julian Tuttle


100.00


110.00


3.50


2.00


111.50


James E. Harris


50.00


50.48


1.75


1.50


50.73


Francis Conant


100.00


101.76


3.50


3.50


101.76


64


44 45 46 47


48


Adeline Weston Blood


100.00


105.11


3.50


3.00


Amanda M. Barnard


100.00


100.97


3.50


2.50


49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59


· Elbridge G. Parker . Lemuel and Augusta Dole Edwin Fletcher


100.00


102.68


3.50


3.00


103.18


100.00


102.85


3.50


4.00


102.35


50.00


50.88


1.75


1.50


51.13


Nancy Raymond and Joseph Estabrook


100.00


100.22


3.50


3.50


100.22


Edward Tuttle


100.00


101.50


3.50


3.50


101.50


Abram H. Jones .


100.00


100.44


3.50


3.40


100.54


Joseph A. Whitcomb


100.00


103.83


3.50


3.00


104.33


Isaac T. Flagg .


100.00


102.54


3.50


3.50


102.54


Jonas K. Putney


150.00


156.46


5.25


4.00


157.71


Joseph Reed


50.00


52.40


1.75


1.50


52.65


Charlotte C. Flagg


100.00


101.50


3.50


3.50


101.50


Cyrus G. Dole


100.00


102.37


3.50


3.00


102.87


Daniel Fletcher


100.00


102.42


3.50


3.50


102.42


Asa Parker


100.00


102.83


3.50


3.50


102.83


William N. Wood


100.00


103.75


3.50


3.50


103.75


Leonard Bulette


100.00


102.20


3.50


3.50


102.20


65 66 67


auth Robbins


100.00


101.40


3.50


2.50


102.40


Henry T. Billings


100.00


100.33


3.50


3.50


100.33


Mary E. Lothrop


200.00


206.70


7.00


5.53


208.17


68


Lewis Wood, Jr.


100.00


103.53


3.50


3.00


104.03


69


George Conant


100.00


103.66


3.50


1.00


106.16


70


Zoeth Taylor ..


50.00


50.73


1.75


1.50


50.98


71


Herbert S. Lane


100.00


102.08


3.50


3.50


102.08


72


George H. Harris


100.00


108.90


3.50


1.00


111.40


73


Mary W. Fletcher


100.00


100.53


3.50


3.50


100.53


74


John J. Lothrop


50.00


52.62


1.75


0.00


54.37


75


Franklin P. Wood


100.00


103.16


3.50


2.00


104.66


76


Israel H. Giles .


100.00


100.29


3.50


3.50


100.29


60 61 62 63


65


77 78 79 80 81 82 83


66


MT. HOPE CEMETERY


1


Eliza A. Whitcomb


75.00


82.13


2.62


5.00


79.75


2


Phineas Wetherbee


1sh.FRR


33.15


5.00


2.75


35.40


3


S. Lizzie Hayward


100.00


122.35


3.50


2.75


123.10


4


Frank C. Hayward


500.00


509.33


17.50


17.50


509.33


5


George C. Wright


100.00


138.40


3.50


3.00


138.90


6


George Crampton


100.00


111.40


3.50


3.00


111.90


7


Joel Wright


100.00


113.65


3.50


3.50


113.65


8


George S. Wright


100.00


113.15|


3.50


2.75


113.90


50.00


51.60


1.75


1.00 0.00


52.35 53.35


Daniel J. and E. E. Wetherbee


200.00


203.50


7.00 3.00


207.50


Francis Campbell


200.00


203.50


7.00


6.00 204.50


Harriet W. Palmer


100.00


101.20


3.50


2.00


102.70


Jason W. Livermore


50.00


50.60


1.75


0.00


52.35


Josiah Piper


75.00


75.66


2.63


2.00


76.29


William F. Wood


50.00


50.44


1.75


1.50


50.69


84 85 86


John White


100.00


100.87


3.50


3.00


101.37


Cyrus Hale


100.00


100.30


3.50


3.00


100.80


87


Robert Wayne


75.00


75.00


2.63


2.00


75.63


88


Daniel Tuttle


200.00


200.00


7.00


2.00


205.00


89


Edwin Tarbell


100.00


100.00


3.50


2.00


101.50


90


Elisha Comstock


100.00


100.00


3.50


0.00


103.50


91 Jan. 22


Luke Tuttle


100.00


3.30


2.52


100.78


92 Feb.


23


Moses Taylor


400.00


12.00


412.00


93 Nov.


20


William D. Tuttle


100.00


.30


100.30


10500.00 10190.79|362.13|290.05 |10862.87


Joseph Barker


Emma F. Blood .


50.00


51.60


1.75


9 10 11 12 13 14


George C. Wright (Davis Memorial) ..


50.00


75.05 49.90


1.75|. 1.75


1.50


76.80 50.15 181.05


150.00


180.30


5.25 4.50


1.75


2.00


50.90


Lewis B. Goodnow


100.00


110.65


3.50


3.00


111.15


Sarah A. Hutchins


100.00


114.66


3.50


3.50


114.66


F. D. Walcott .


100.00


115.31


3.50


3.50


115.31


15 16 17


A. Louise Warren and Sumner Hosmer


150.00


166.27


5.25


5.00


166.52


100.00


112.12


3.50


3.00


112.62


18


William A. Cutler and Bradley Stone .


100.00


104.58


3.50


5.00


103.08


19


John Blanchard


100.00


115.33


3.50


2.75


116.08


Wheeler and Shattuck


50.00


50.21


1.75


1.75


50.21


George H. Decoster


100.00


107.00


3.50


3.50


107.00


Henderson Rowell


50.00


50.03


1.75


1.75


50.03


Luke Blanchard


500.00


647.50


20.00


667.50


L. Blanchard, S. Blanchard Tomb


100.00


129.00


4.00


133.00


Calvin and Luther Blanchard Memorial


100.00


125.00


4.00


129.00


John Temple and Edward F. Pratt . ..


50.00


50.53


1.75


2.00


50.28


W. K. Davy ..


50.00


50.59


1.75


2.00


50.34


Ella F. and Lucius S. Hosmer


100.00


111.22


3.50


3.00


111.72


29 30


Isaiah Reed


100.00


110.98


3.50


3.00


111.48


31


Benjamin F. Hapgood


100.00


109.73


3.50


3.00


110.23


32


Lucy A. (Wetherbee) Burbeck


100.00


108.73


3.50


3.50


108.73


33


Francis Jones


50.00


50.04


1.75


1.75


50.04


Simon Hartwell


100.00


108.95


3.50


3.00


109.45


Emerson Fuller


100.00


107.15


3.50


5.00


105.65


John Porter Priest


100.00


105.65


3.50


4.50


104.65


B. H. and O. K. Patch


50.00


Howard E. Faulkner


J. Warren Hayward


50.00 51.15


. .


34 35 36


Caroline A. Hosmer


100.00


111.10


3.50


3.50


111.10


24 25 26 27 28


John R. Houghton ..


20 21 22 23


67


37 38 39 40 41 42 43


Harriet Davis Brown


100.00


105.75


3.50


4.50


104.75


Oliver Mead


100.00


105.28


3.50


3.00


105.78


100.00


105.41


3.50


3.00


105.91


George Gardner


100.00


104.83


3.50


3.50


3.00 104.29


Charles Robinson .


75.00


77.08


2.62


2.25


77.45


Emerline A. Johnson, F. E. Flint and H. Louis Bush


400.00


425.77


14.00


10.00


429.77


44


Nahum Littlefield


50.00


50.52


1.75


2.00


50.27


45 46


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


47 48


Marcus M. Keyes


500.00


516.66


17.50


10.00


524.16


49


Alcander P. Bean


100.00


102.08


3.50


3.00


102.58


50


Bancroft Whitcomb


100.00


102.45


3.50


3.00


102.95


51 52


Jerome B. Whitney


100.00


103.20


3.50


3.50


103.20


53


Varnum Robbins


100.00


101.50


3.50


3.50


101.50


1917


54


Feb.


1


Walter O. Holden


100.00


3.20


103.20


55


May


1


G. W. Knowlton


50.00


1.16


51.16


56


May


1


Edith A. Watson


50.00


1.16


51.16


57


May


1


A. Knowlton


50.00


1.16


51.16


58


May


5


Edwin Stone


100.00


2.10


1.75


100.35


59


May


18


Joseph E. Chandler


50.00


1.02


51.02


60


June


14


Granville E. Whitcomb


100.00


1.75


101.75


61


Oct. 17


James E. Richardson


50.00


.30


50.30


6750.00


6862.48 237.34 179.75|


7470.07


68


Hobart E. Mead


100.00


102.08


3.50


2.50


103.08


Francis Hayward


100.00


103.50


3.50


3.00


104.00


Hiram J. Hapgood


100.00


103.79


3.00 105.33


Bessie E. Brown


NORTH CEMETERY


1


Samuel Temple


50.00


52.04


1.75


1.50


52.29


2


Frances Hutchinson


50.00


52.79


1.75


1.50


53.04


3


Henrietta Anderson


50.00


52.29


1.75


1.50


52.51


4


Mary Hapgood


50.00


52.02


1.75


1.50


52.27


5


Jerusha Blood


200.00


225.75


7.00


4.00


228.75


400.00


434.89


14.00


10.00


438.89


69


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


School Committee and Superintendent of Schools


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON


MASSACHUSETTS.


FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31


1917


R AFE


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ON


1735.


ACTON.


THE NEWS-ENTERPRISE HUDSON, MASS. 1918


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT


SCHOOL CALENDAR 1918


March 15. Winter term closes.


Vacation, One Week


March 25. Spring term opens.


June 21. Spring term closes.


Summer Vacation 1918-1919


Sept.


3. Fall term opens.


Nov. 27. Fall term closes .13 weeks


Vacation (Thanksgiving and day following).


Dec. 2. Winter term opens. Vacation (December 20-January 6). 1919


March 14. Winter term closes 13 weeks Vacation, One Week.


March 24. Spring term opens.


June 13. Spring term closes 12 weeks


Summer Vacation. -


Total


.38 weeks


SPECIAL EXERCISES AND HOLIDAYS


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.


June 14. Flag Day exercises, one hour. Oct. 11. Columbus Day exercises, one hour. Nov. 27. Thanksgiving Day exercises, one hour. 1919 : 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. June 13. Flag Day exercises, one hour.


4


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 satisfac- tory 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, unless qualified in the opinion of the teacher and superintendent of schools to do the work.


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 pro- perty 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 fif- teenth day of the month it is reckoned as falling upon the first day of that month.


SCHOOL OFFICERS


School Committee


Edwin A. Phalen, Chairman Term expires 1920


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 . West Acton Asaph Parlin Acton Center


Walter M. French South Acton


Janitors


Thomas Scanlon West Acton Asaph Parlin Acton Center


Theron Newton South Acton


Teachers in Service, January, 1918


Teacher


School


Appointed


Educated


Home Address


Martha F. Smith


Center Primary 1902


Lowell Normal


Ella L. Miller


Center Intermediate 1899


Framingham Normal


Elizabeth A. Hinckley


Center Grammar 1915|


Plymouth State Nor'l


Acton, Mass. No. Acton, Mass. Derry, N. H. Hyannis


Marion H. Barrett


South Lower Primary 1909


Hyannis Normal


Julia L. McCarthy


South Upper Primary 1906


Fitchburg Normal


South Acton


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Jennie E. Stowell


South Intermediate 1907


Fitchburg Normal


South Acton


Emma M. Halliday


South Grammar 1914


Gorham, Me., Normal


Calais, Me.


Harriett H. Gardner


West Primary


1889


Ayer, Mass.


West Acton


Ruth L. Harrington


West Intermediate


1915


Fitchburg Normal


Lunenburg


Eula S. Taylor


West Grammar


1909


Mt. Holyoke


South Acton


Mildred Brennon


Supervisor of Music


1916


Plymouth Normal


Lowell


Northampton Weaver


System


Marion C. Taylor


Supervisor of Draw'g 1912| Mass. Normal Art


Acton


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GENERAL REPORT


In presenting our report for the year 1917, we wish to preface our financial statement with a few words concerning our schools.


We believe this school district was wise in re-electing our present superintendent of schools. He has the full confidence of this committee and is, we believe, loyally supported by all the teachers. Under his leadership and management we feel confident in saying that the morality and mental capacity of our scholars is unsurpassed by any of our sister towns in the state. So far as we know, only minor complaints have been made, and the machinery of our system is running in well-oiled fashion. While this committee does not wish to take any undue credit for this condition, we feel that full recognition should be accorded the fine ability and efficiency of Superintendent Hill and the teaching force.


In regard to the physical condition of our schools, we feel that this committee was particularly fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Theron F. Newton as janitor for our South school. Since his advent, this schoolhouse has been thoroughly renovated, and with the help of fresh paint and varnish the interior has been put on a par with our other buildings. Two of our schoolhouses need outside paint, and we purpose paint- ing one of them this coming year. The heavy hand of war has been felt in this department, and in common with many other towns, we have had our fuel troubles, but we trust that this matter will be smoothed out during the coming year.


We wish to thank the townspeople for their loyal support at the last town meeting, and, in this connection, we desire to print for your consideration a letter from the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education. This letter follows :


MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF EDUCATION STATE HOUSE ' BOSTON


"January 2, 1918. "To the Members of the School Committee :


"With the approach of the annual town meetings, when the question of appropriations is to be taken up, our people should give thoughtful attention to the unusual conditions con- fronting the schools. Increased costs in every direction bring


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the towns and cities face to face with the necessity of increas- ing school appropriations for the coming year. The schools have never before required more thoughtful attention to their needs, and it will not be safe to handicap them with a policy of retrenchment.


"It is worthy the attention of the American people that, in spite of enormous expenditures for war purposes, France is giving unprecedented attention to her public schools, and Eng- land, for the current year, increased her expenditures for public education thirty percent over that for any preceding year.


"In the school year 1915-16, Massachusetts expended ap- proximately $27,000,000 for public education. This amount was increased to $28,500,000 for the school year 1916-17. This increase of approximately six percent shows the serious inten- tion of our people to maintain a vigorous educational policy. In view of the present situation, Massachusetts cannot afford to relax in any degree her efforts to carry on her schools at highest efficiency.


"Education is a long-time investment. Its purpose is to pro- tect democracy through the right training of the youth. Even temporary interference with this purpose, through inadequate financial support, may seriously impair the quality of our future citizenship. In the present crisis, it is imperative that towns and cities give careful consideration to the needs of the schools.


"Sincerely yours, "PAYSON SMITH, "Commissioner of Education."


Following is a detail of the receipts and disbursements for 1917, and our estimate of expenses for the year 1918 :


ESTIMATES FOR THE SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1918


For general expenses :


Salaries and other expenses of the committee $100.00


Salaries and other expenses of the superintendent and truant offi- cers


700.00


For expenses of instruction :


Tuition of pupils attending out of town schools 8,000.00


Șalaries £ of elementary school teachers


6,285.00


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For textbooks:


For elementary schools it is antici- pated that the amount to be re- ceived from dog tax will cover this item 275.00


For stationery and supplies : Elementary schools 375.00


For expenses of operating school plants : Wages of janitors, fuel and miscel- laneous expenses 2,875.00*


Maintenance and repairs 350.00


For auxiliary agencies : Health 90.00


For transportation :


High school scholars 2,000.00


Elementary scholars 2,052.00


Total


$23,102.00


Less estimated income from outside


1,290.00


sources


$21,812.00


*This amount exceeds the request of last year, as we did not receive our full supply of coal in September as expected, and we must pay for the balance of 1917, which we hope will be delivered this spring, and our next winter's supply, which should be delivered in September next.


RECEIPTS ON ACCOUNT OF SCHOOLS FOR THE YEAR 1917


Appropriation at town meeting $22,123.04 Received from Commonwealth of Massachusetts :


Account of Industrial schools 695.85


Account of superintendent 343.75


Received for tuition of out-of-town


scholars 98.25


Received from refund on railroad tickets 30.81


Received from sale of old books 6.55


Received from sale of old paper 5.01


Received from county dog tax


258.33


$23,561.59


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DISBURSEMENTS


General Expenses


School Committee


Salaries :


B. E. Hall, salary 1917 $75.00


Wright & Potter Printing Co., printing blanks


$1.56


Samuel Ward Company, stationery 4.15


Rumford Supply Company, stationery . 1.02


B. E. Hall, telephone and postage 3.06


E. A. Phalen, postage


3.12


The Enterprise Company, advertising


1.00


$13.91


Superintendent of Schools and Enforcement of Law : Paid Frank H. Hill, superintendent $604.98


W. M. French


12.30


Thomas Scanlon 2.50


Asaph Parlin


3.75


$623.53


Miscellaneous :


Frank H. Hill, stationery, telephone and postage


$15.00


Eleanor L. Hill, secretary to superinten- dent


61.15


$76.15


Expenses of Instruction


Town of Concord, high


$7,714.44


Town of Concord, agricultural 1,006.33


City of Lowell, industrial


$8,720.77 192.50


Elementary Schools


Harriet H. Gardner


$579.00


E. Sophia Taylor


532.00


Ruth L. Harrington


534.50


Ella L. Miller


585.00


Martha F. Smith


546.00


Marion H. Barrett


534.50


Emma M. Halliday


579.00


Elizabeth A. Hinckley


546.00


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Julia L. McCarthy


540.40


Jennie E. Stowell


546.00


Marion C. Taylor


234.00


Mildred Brennan


205.33


Mrs. Forrest K. Howe


26.00


Emily Nagle


5.60


$5,993.33


Text Books, High


Town of Concord


$2.70


Text Books, Elementary


Milton, Bradley Company


$10.32


Edward E. Babb & Company 113.37


American Book Company


25.99


Houghton, Mifflin & Company


25.48


Silver, Burdett & Company


11.83


D. Appleton & Company


11.25


$198.24


Stationery Supplies


Finney & Hoit


$11.27


Edward E. Babb & Company


249.69


Dowling School Supply Company


30.57


Houghton, Mifflin & Company


7.38


George W. Wooster, cartage


1.50


F. S. Glines, express


. 74


D. Hennessey, cartage


1.50


Emma M. Halliday, express


1.10


Thomas Scanlon, express


.25


Theron F. Newton, express


1.19


H. I. Dallman Company


2.51


Expenses of Operating School Plants Wages of Janitors


Fred S. Glines


$230.00


Asaph Parlin


336.00


Thomas Scanlon


378.00


Theron F. Newton


160.00


Fuel


Charles Wheeler


$20.25


T. E. Downie .


19.00


S. A. Coal & Lumber Company


341.72


George H. Reed


122.30


Overseers of poor


41.25


$307.70


$1,104.00


$544.52


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Miscellaneous


M. E. Taylor & Company


$12.91


Finney & Hoit


3.70


H. W. Lewis 4.37


Robert W. Carter


2.00


Tuttle & Newton


3.51


D. Hennessey


2.00


American Woolen Company


3.38


West and South Water Supply District of Acton


36.70


$68.57


Maintenance Repairs


J. P. Brown


$1.10


Davis, King Company


22.50


E. T. Rice


89.29


H. W. Lewis


116.67


Edward E. Babb & Company


7.34


Marion C. Taylor


3.75


C. L. Chase & Son


13.80


L. T. Fullonton


261.70


Theron F. Newton


9.40


F. Z. Taylor


1.05


E. A. Phalen


38.75


South Acton Coal & Lumber Company


22.57


$587.92


Auxiliary Agencies Health


George B. Robbins Disinfectant Company


$118.40


D. Hennessey


. 50


$118.90


Transportation


High School :


N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad Company . . $291.75


B. & M. Railroad Company


1,502.00


Fred E. Brill


10.02


H. W. Bursaw


21.00


Lester N. Fletcher


10.50


A. Christofferson


3.90


.


$1,839.17


Lowell Industrial : B. & M. Railroad Company $28.00


N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad Company


44.85


$72.85


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Elementary :


W. M. French


$390.00


Jens Mekkelsen


364.00


Charles Edwards


610.00


A. Christofferson


429.00


J. D. Smith


195.00


$1,988.00


Total receipts


$23,561.59


Total disbursements


22,527.76


Unexpended balance $1,033.83


Respectfully submitted,


EDWIN A. PHALEN, HERBERT W. LEWIS, BERTRAM E. HALL,


Acton, January 21, 1918.


Committee


SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT


Gentlemen of the Committee :


I herewith present my eighth annual report, the twenty- sixth in the series of such reports.




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