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John A. Newell,
9.00
Waldo E. Kingsbury,
9.00
$70.75
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SEWER ACCOUNT.
Paid Waldo E. Kingsbury,
$13.07
John A. Quincy,
1.20
Charles Booth,
. 6.40
Christopher Kingsbury,
.60
Frank B. Quincy,
1.20
George W. Kingsbury,
10.58
$33.05
BRIDGE ACCOUNT.
Paid Waldo E. Kingsbury,
$5.42
Lorton Kingsbury,
3.60
Nathan F. Harding & Co., plank,
9.00
Hamlet Wight, plank and stringers,
19.47
Charles Booth,
1.80
George W. Kingsbury,
7.24
$46.63
RECAPITULATION. RECEIVED ON SELECTMEN'S ORDERS.
On account of Snow,
$258.00
Highway,
2,507.00
East Main Street,
375.00
Sidewalks,
70.75
Sewer,
33.05
Bridges, .
46.63
MONEY EXPENDED.
On account of Snow,
$258.00
Highway,
2,507.00
East Main Street,
375.00
Sidewalks, .
70.75
Sewer,
33.05
Bridges, .
46.63
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE W. KINGSBURY, Superintendent of Streets.
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the poor of the town of Medfield respectfully present the following report : -
Amount of the appraisal of the personal property at the Almshouse, Feb. 1, 1904, . $2,779.55
There is for stock on the Farm, at the present time, 2 horses, 14 cows, 5 heifers, I bull, I hog, and 25 hens.
INCOME OF THE FARM.
Milk sold, .
$1,509.79
Potatoes sold, .
135.26
Calves sold,
10.00
Wood sold,
72.33
Pigs sold,
31.00
Pork sold,
39.50
Sweet corn sold, .
16.25
Cider apples sold,
5.75
Cows sold, .
65.00
Difference in bull trade,
10.00
Service of bull,
4.50
Total, .
$1,899.38
For service of bull,
$3.00
Bills due for wood, .
90.00
For milk for January, 1904,
127.12
$220.12
Providing for 449 tramps at 20 cents, . $89.80
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EXPENSES AT THE TOWN FARM.
Paid J. M. Johnson, for grain, $835.60
George Easton, balance of salary to April 1, 1903, 50.00 George Easton, on account of salary to Feb. I, 1904, 354.20
George Easton, cash paid hired man, 188.03
E. M. Bent, for coal, 39.00
R. E. Conrick, fish and oysters, 35.91
J. M. Johnson, fertilizer, 48.00
J. M. Johnson, seed potatoes, 6.50
J. M. Johnson, seed barley, 5.20
J. M. Johnson, Paris green, .58
J. M. Johnson, string for tying corn, 2.15
J. M. Johnson, grass seed, 1.60
J. J. Cunningham, shoes and repairs, 14.75
Boston Branch,
211.05
Otis Clapp & Son, 2 Tueful belts,
F. A. Taylor, stock and labor, 6.76
15.43
F. A. Stubs, planting potatoes and use of corn- planter, 5.00
T. E. Schools, supplies, 76.71
B. H. Smith, meat and provisions, 33.02
E. C. Crocker, supplies, II.25
E. J. Keyou, medicine, . 22.83
George W. Kingsbury, grinding grain, . 23.14
George W. Kingsbury, butchering hog, 1.OO
D. L. Stain, shoes for John Tobin, . 4.00
George S. Cheney, difference in cow trades, . 75.00
C. F. Bruce, stock and labor, . 12.50
M. F. Campbell, repairs on windmill, 3.62
Dr. A. Wight, professional services, 8.00
E. H. Abell, supplies, 32.75
E. Bullard, meat and provisions, 244.52
R. Weiker, ice,
7.86
N. F. Harding & Co., stock and labor on cupola on barn, . 49.74
W. A. Fitts, supplies,
83.19
F. W. Cutter, jobbing and shoeing, 38.78
Carried forward,
$2,547.67
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Brought forward, $2,547.67
Paid J. Ord, supplies, . 18.09
H. Wight, plank and 2 gallons vinegar, 7.47
George S. Cheney, I cow, . 65.00
Dr. A. Mitchell, medical attendance,
24.50
$2,662.73
Inmates in Almshouse, Feb. 1, 1904, . 4
John Tobin, age not known.
Olive Guild, age 76 years.
Louise Guild, age 74 years.
Flora Kingsbury, age 26 years.
Emma Kingsbury, discharged Oct. 29, 1903.
Average number,
43/4
Income of the Farm, $1,899.38
Appropriation,
1,000.00
$2,899.38
Expenses at the Farm, .
2,662.73
Unexpended, .
$236.65
PAUPER EXPENSES OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Paid Mrs. Nelson Lowe for board of Lottie Kingsbury to Feb. 1, 1904, .
$132.50
Clothing and boots, etc., for Lottie Kingsbury, 12.90
Aid furnished Mrs. Julia Tobin, . 76.00
Aid furnished Mrs. L. A. Chadborne, . 42.15
Boston Branch, supplies for Mrs: John Lockwood, 3.00
E. M. Bent, fuel for Mrs. John E. Lockwood, 2.00
Overseers' expenses on account of Otto Mort,
1.72
Aid rendered Mrs. A. N. Gilmore, .
10.00
$280.27
INSANE IN HOSPITALS.
Rachel Briscoe,
$169.46
Louise Garfield,
169.46
Annie Garfield,
52.93
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MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR FEEBLE-MINDED.
Arthur Ricker, .
$169.45
Received of N. T. Dyer on account of Rachel Briscoe, $169.46
Received of W. H. Garfield on account of Louise
Garfield, . 60.00
Received of Howard Garfield on account of Annie Garfield, . 50.00
$279.46
Due from N. T. Dyer on account of Rachel Briscoe, . $42.71 Due from W H. Garfield on account of Louise Gar-
field, . 390.17
Due from Howard Garfield on account of Annie Gar- field, 2.93
$435.81
Received from the city of Malden balance of aid fur- nished Mrs. L. A. Chadborne, $128.40
Received from the estate of William Forbes, 273.00
$401.40
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. KINGSBURY, Overseers MICHAEL E. GRIFFIN, of the
AMOS H. MASON, Poor.
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
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The following report is respectfully submitted : -
The Board of Trustees for the year 1903 has consisted of the following : Stillman J. Spear, chairman ; Willard Harwood, William H. Bailey, Isaac B. Codding, Herbert L. Mitchell, and George Washburn. Miss Lucretia M. Johnson has continued as Librarian.
The library and reading-room have been open from 6 to 8 P.M. on Tuesdays and from 3 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. on Saturdays.
The statistics of the year are as follows : -
Whole number of books, . 4,709
Loaned to individuals, 6,604
Loaned to schools, 197
Total number loaned, 6,801
There have been added to the Library during the past year 165 new volumes.
The following periodicals, free for the use of all, are upon the tables of the reading-room : -
Harper's Monthly, Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Monthly, Frank Leslie's Weekly, Cosmopolitan, Munsey, Century, Current Lit- erature, Scientific American, Review of Reviews, St. Nicholas, Scrib- ner's, McClure's, Woman's Journal, New England Magazine, the Critic, Saturday Evening Post, Bookman, and Country Life in Amer- ica. Of these, Harper's Monthly and St. Nicholas are bound and preserved yearly. The Review of Reviews is also bound for pres- ervation. The remaining periodicals are donated to the Medfield Insane Asylum at the close of each year, with the exception of the Scientific American, which, with the approval of the Trustees, was placed at the disposal of Mr. Bailey.
The following insurance policies are held by the town on the books and fixtures of the Library : -
Holyoke Mutual Ins. Co., expiring March 15, 1904.
Lowell Mutual Ins. Co., expiring April 26, 1905.
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A supplement to the Library Catalogue, containing a list of over 300 volumes, has been printed during the year. Copies may be obtained of the Librarian.
As there is an occasional call for books not found in our Library, it was decided by the Trustees that books might be borrowed from other libraries through our Librarian, all express charges to be paid by the borrower.
The Library has received a donation of a copy of " The Hero of Medfield," presented by Mr. W. S. Tilden.
Appended is the financial statement of the Trustees : -
Received.
Dog tax, .
$230.20
Interest on trust funds,
2 10.00
Appropriation, .
100.00
Balance from 1902,
35.34
$575.54
Expended.
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., books,
$166.89
L. M. Johnson, Librarian,
100.00
George E. Pettis, janitor,
50.00
H. L. Mitchell, periodicals, .
40.50
George H. Ellis, printing,
31.80
F. J. Barnard, binding,
18.85
S. J. Spear, printing,
7.75
E. M. Bent, coal,
7.25
Overseers of Poor, wood, .
5.00
C. F. Read, express,
2.15
430.19
Balance unexpended,
$145.35
GEORGE WASHBURN,
Secretary.
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
TO THE SELECTMEN OF MEDFIELD :
I respectfully submit the following report.
I have complied with the law by advertising as required. I have examined and sealed 114 dozen jars, have condemned IO dozen.
I have examined the scales of the stores, and find them correct. The standard weights and measures are in good order.
J. H. PEMBER, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The annual report of the Medfield School Committee for the year ending Jan. 31, 1904: is here respectfully presented.
ORGANIZATION.
By the re-election of Henry E. Marshall at the last March town meeting the School Committee remained unchanged, and at a meeting held March 17 George Washburn was elected chairman, and Henry E. Marshall secretary for the ensuing year.
MEETINGS.
Since March, 1903, there have been held fourteen meetings, regular and special, and a meeting at Walpole with the School Board of that town. At the latter meeting held April 26, Mr. Abner A. Badger was unanimously re-elected Superintendent of Schools of Walpole and Medfield for the ensuing year. At the regular meeting held in April, David Meany and Raymond Weiker were appointed truant officers.
HIGH SCHOOL.
In 1900 the chairman of the School Committee, in his report, called attention to the fact that our conveniences were such that only the first two years of a full high school course could be furnished satisfactorily in our school. The pupils were sent abroad to complete the course. In 1902 the conditions were the same, and such a favorable opportunity was offered by the " High School Law of 1902," so called, to save expense to the town and to furnish superior advantages to the scholars by closing the High School and sending all the pupils out of town, that the Committee felt it a duty to refer the matter to the citizens of Medfield for an opinion. With this purpose in view an article was published by the Committee in the Dedham Transcript, Dec. 27, 1902. On June 8, 1903, a special town meeting was held, well attended, the matter was discussed, and it was voted to abolish the high school. The Committee was not desirous at that time of abolishing the
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High School, and each member of the Committee at the present day would hail with pleasure the presence of one in our midst ; but the lack of room, as it existed then and as it still exists, seemed to preclude the possibility of such an event.
However, it has recently been suggested that the attic of the Ralph Wheelock School building might be made available for class-rooms and a laboratory, and in this way the establishment of a high school at home be secured.
TEACHERS.
Of the corps of teachers who were with us last year the follow- ing remain, Miss Kathryn H. Turner at the Hannah Adams School, Miss Agnes E. Abbott, at the Lowell Mason School, and Miss Mina G. Bunker at the Ralph Wheelock School. Mr. Clemens A. Yost succeeded Mr. Jones as principal of the high school, and completed the year. The high school having been abolished, it was deemed advisable to elect a male teacher to have control of the eighth and ninth grades, and Mr. John W. North- cott, of Quincy, was chosen. Miss Louise W. Richards had held this position during the latter part of last year, and was elected to the sixth and seventh grades for the ensuing year, but, receiving a more satisfactory offer abroad, declined the election. Miss Edith A. Savage, of Dorchester, was selected later to teach these grades. Mrs. Susan M. Chase, after an absence of some months, resumed her duties as teacher of the second and third grades, Miss Minnie H. Churchill having filled the position in the interim. Miss Ella B. Boyden was re-elected to the first primary grade, but declined the re-election, and Miss Ethel Faulkner, of Hyde Park, was appointed to this department.
CHANGES IN LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR.
The length of the school year in the high grammar school has been extended to forty weeks, and the length of the school year in the low grammar school extended to thirty-eight weeks. In other rooms no alterations have occurred.
A detailed account of the condition of the various schools will be found in the appended report of Superintendent Badger.
GEORGE WASHBURN,
For the Committee.
FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
TEACHING SCHOOLS.
Paid Clarence H. Jones, . $90.00
Clemens A. Yost,
320.00
John W. Northcott, .
276.00
Louise W. Richards,
215.00
Edith A. Savage, 234.00
Frances E. Baier,
202.00
Mina G. Bunker,
425.00
Minnie H. Churchill,
201.50
Susan M. Chase, 223.00
Ella B. Boyden,
202.00
Ethel Faulkner, .
209.00
Agnes E. Abbott,
425.00
Kathryn H. Turner,
425.00
$3,447.50
TUITION OF PUPILS.
Town of Dedham,
$382.50
Town of Walpole,
224.40 606.90
TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS.
To Walpole,
$110.46
To Dedham, .
30.32
140.78
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Abner A. Badger,
600.00
CARE, FUEL, SUPPLIES, ETC.
James E. Pettis, care of Ralph Wheelock School-house, . . Walter D. Kingsbury, care of Han- nah Adams School-house, 31.40
$491.33
Carried forward,
$522.73
$4,795.18
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Brought forward. $522.73 $4,795.18
Paid James Ogilvie, care of Lowell Mason
School-house, . ·
16.75
Lucy L. Allen, care of Lowell
Mason School-house,
5.00
Charles F. Allen, care of Lowell Mason School-house,
7.50
Frank A. Fisher, coal, .
393.85
J. E. Lonergan & Co., coal,
94.23
J. E. Lonergan & Co., wood,
3.00
E. M. Bent, coal,
31.50
H. E. Marshall, wood,
25.50
George D. Hamant, wood,
22.00
Edward E. Babb & Co., supplies,
166.61
Ginn & Co., 66
.
114.17
Rand, McNally & Co.,
24.83
Milton Bradley Co.,
66
26.46
Eagle Pencil Co., 66
24.12
D. C. Heath & Co.,
66
35.16
Educational Publishing Co., 6
17.63
Atkinson & Mentzer,
66
3.75
George Washburn,
66
2.50
James Ord,
1.60
J. L. Hammett Co., 66
14.50
Abner A. Badger,
66
21.07
Suffolk Ink Co., 66
.
2.50
Thompson, Brown & Co., 66
2.50
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 66
11.87
F. J. Barnard & Co., rebinding books,
10.36
George H. Ellis Co., printing school reports, 13.50
J .: E. Lonergan & Co., sand, .
1.00
George Washburn, taking school
census,
8.75
Medfield Water Company, water from July 1, 1902, to Nov. I, 1903, . .
53.33
Carried forward,
$1,678.27
$4,795.18
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Brought forward, $1,678.27 $4,795.18
Paid J. H. Pember, repairing piano stool and charging batteries, . 1.25
Geo. H. Ellis Co., printing His- torical Catechism, 42.75
C. F. Read, express, I2.II
L. M. Pierce, services as School Committee 1902 and 1903, 70.00
Geo. Washburn, services as School
Committee for 1903, . . 35.00
H. E. Marshall, services as School Committee for 1903, . 35.00
1,874.38
$6,669.56
Receipts Income of State School Fund, $622.39
Interest on Town School Fund, 141.60
From State Treasurer, for Sup- erintendent of Schools, .
500.00
From town of Dover, tuition,
41.00
Appropriation for support of schools, .
5,300.00
Balance unexpended on last ap- propriation for Superintend- ent of Schools, 25.00
$6,629 99
Less appropriations exceeded last year on teaching, . . . $202.01
Care, fuel, and supplies, 66.55
268.56 6,361.43
Appropriation exceeded, $308.13
REPAIRS ON SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Paid Chas. F. Bruce, stock and labor, Lowell Mason School-house, . $3.50
F. A. Taylor, stock and labor, Ralph Wheelock School-house, ·
41.IO
N. F. Harding & Co., stock and labor, Ralph Wheelock School- house,
80.90
Carried forward, $125.50
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Brought forward, $125.50
Paid Lowell Babcock's Son, stock and labor, Ralph Wheelock School- house, 56.64
N. A. Stone, carpenter work at Ralph Wheelock School-house, 6.62
T. L. Donlan, labor at Ralph Whee- lock School-house, 2.20
$190.96
Appropriation,
$200.00
Less appropriation exceeded last year,
6.89
193.II
Balance unexpended, .
$2.15
ASSETS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1904.
Due from State for high school tuition
to Jan. 31, 1904, .
$256.50
Due from A. B. McGregor for tuition to Dec. 31, 1903,
26.00
$282.50
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. WASHBURN,
School
LEROY M. PIERCE,
Committee.
HENRY E. MARSHALL,
ESTIMATES FOR 1904.
For support of schools,
$5.300.00
For repairs,
500.00
Total .
$5,800.00
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF MEDFIELD :
I hereby submit my fifth annual report, which is also the fifth in the series of annual reports of the Superintendent of the Public Schools of Medfield. It is impossible to record in any annual re- port all the things that have been accomplished during the year : only a general account can be given.
We have no specialty, but try to teach language, history, mathe- matics, and nature in such a way as to develop the best all-round student possible,-the best men and women, the best citizens. It is character in the school, in the pupil, that is the aim and end of all our school work. And, of all the studies pursued, history is the most important in the formation of character. In this great work there must be the heartiest co-operation on the part of the home, the school and the church, if the best results are to be secured.
The school product of to-day is very apt to be judged by what the graduates of the schools have done or are doing, when, in fact, the curriculum and course of study has entirely changed, or nearly so, since those men and women as boys and girls entered the schools. Hence it will be several years before it can be definitely known whether the school product of to-day is better or worse than that of yesterday ; but, if everything is taken into considera- tion, if the whole circle is examined carefully, then an opinion may be given, and it seems to me that such an opinion must be that we are getting better results than ever before.
The high school having been abolished in June, arrangements were made for sending all the high school pupils to other towns, and in September fourteen pupils went to Dedham and twelve went to Walpole. This is one of the most important educational movements ever made in the town. By this one act Medfield has taken a long step forward educationally, and improved her public school system fifty per cent. The pupils now taking a high school
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course are able to secure the advantages of a first- class high school at a much less expense to the town than in the past. It will cost the town this year from September, 1903, to June, 1904; inclusive, for high school instruction about $875, when, if the old plan had been followed, it would have cost at least $1,425. The best thing for the pupils must be the first consideration, and the expense the second, but in this case the best also costs the least, because of the generosity of the State in assisting towns like Med- field. The saving in expense is not so apparent this year as it will be next, for the present plan has been in operation only since September, one-half of the financial year. I trust the town will continue this plan till it has a chance to see some of the results. The transportation between Medfield and Dedham has been very unsatisfactory this year, owing to the inclemency of the weather ; but as this has been the severest winter for thirty-three years, no one ought to be discouraged. In my opinion, I think it would be much better for those concerned if all the pupils went to Walpole. The transportation facilities are better, it is more economical, and the instruction second to none. The pupils who went to Dedham this year could have taken the same studies if they had gone to Wal- pole. It is unfortunate that some of the pupils have been obliged to change and go to Walpole the past month, but before the year is over the apparent disadvantage will have disappeared, and the pupils will be glad they made the change.
Your plan of electing a man as principal of the Ralph Wheelock School was a wise one, which will be more apparent as time goes on. Every school building consisting of more than one room should have a man principal. Boys and girls, during their last years in the grammar school, need to come in contact with the per- sonality of a true and noble man.
The many changes in the teaching force during the year have been a disadvantage, as changes always are. We have only three of the same teachers that we had one year ago. Miss Frances E. Baier, who had taught very successfully here for three years, re- signed to enter upon her life-work, that of a missionary. If she puts her whole life into her chosen vocation, as she did into her school work, she will make a great success.
Miss Ella B. Boyden, for four years the very popular teacher of the first grade and one of the best primary teachers with whom I have ever worked, resigned in June to accept a more lucrative
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position in Winthrop. The town cannot afford to lose such teachers.
Miss Louise W. Richards, who had taught only one year here, having been offered a position in the training school of the Farm- ington (Maine) Normal School, resigned during the summer. Miss Richards was a teacher of much ability and a pleasing personality, and we bespeak for her a bright future.
Mrs. Susan M. Chase returned in September, and again took up the work of the second and third grades. This is too large a school for any one teacher to handle and secure the best results, and it is to be regretted that a teacher for each grade could not have been employed this year. At the beginning of the present term Miss Bertha Kingsbury began assisting Mrs. Chase, giving her services for the experience and training which she would re- ceive. As a result the work in these grades already begins to show an improvement.
The new teachers selected to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations are working up to the high standards set by their predecessors, and the whole teaching force is an honor and a credit to any town.
ATTENDANCE.
The attendance with the beginning of the school year in Sep- tember has begun to improve and the instances of tardiness to lessen, so that we are moving in the right direction. Right here the schools need the co-operation of the parents. There have been many instances during the fall term where the parents have been very active in helping the teachers; but there are yet too many instances of indifference on the part of parents, even to the defiance of the statute laws concerning school attendance.
The following are some of the State laws that all parents should read and keep handy for reference : -
SECTION I. Every child between seven and fourteen years of age shall attend some public school in the city or town in which he resides during the entire time the public day schools are in session. Every person having under his control a child as de- scribed in this section, shall cause him to attend school as herein required ; and if he fails for five day sessions or ten half day sessions within any period of six months, he shall, upon complaint by a truant officer and conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars. Whoever induces or attempts to induce a child to absent himself unlawfully from school, or
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employs or harbors a child who, while school is in session, is absent unlawfully from school, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
SECTION 4. If a child resides in a city or town other than that of the legal residence of his parent or guardian for the sole pur- pose of there attending school, his parent or guardian shall be liable to said city or town for his tuition while attending school in said city or town.
SECTION 6. A child who has not been vaccinated shall not be admitted to a public school except upon presentation of a certificate signed by a regular practising physician that he is not a fit sub- ject for vaccination. A child who is a member of household in which a person is ill with smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever or measles, or of a household exposed to such contagion from an- other household as aforesaid, shall not attend any public school during such illness or until the teacher of the school has been furnished with a certificate from the board of health of the city or town, or from the attending physician of such person, stating that, in a case of smallpox, diphtheria or scarlet fever at least two weeks, and in case of measles, at least three days, have elapsed since the recovery, removal or death of such person, and that danger of conveying such disease by such child has passed.
(REVISED LAWS, CHAPTER 46.)
SECTION 3. A child between seven and fourteen years of age who wilfully and habitually absents himself from school contrary to the provisions of section one of chapter forty-four shall be deemed to be an habitual truant; and, upon complaint by a truant officer and conviction thereof, may, if a boy, be committed to a county truant school for not more than two years, and, if a girl, to the State Industrial School for girls.
SECTION 4. A child between seven and sixteen years of age who may be found wandering the streets or public places of any city or town, having no lawful occupation, habitually not attend- ing school, and growing up in idleness and ignorance, shall be deemed to be an habitual absentee, and, upon complaint of a truant officer or any other person and conviction thereof, may, if a boy, be committed to a county truant school for not more than two years or to the Lyman School for boys, and, if a girl, to the State Industrial School for girls.
SECTION 5. A child under fourteen years of age who persist- ently violates the reasonable regulations of the school which he attends, or otherwise persistently misbehaves therein, so as to render himself a fit subject for exclusion therefrom, shall be deemed to be an habitual school offender, and, upon complaint of a truant officer and conviction thereof, may, if a boy, be com- mitted to a county truant school for not more than two years or to
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