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18.60
Charles C. Wright
8.40
Carried forward .
$45.92
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Brought forward
$45.92
Paid Charles A. Ordway
24.60
Francis S. Wight
31.IO
William J. Cox
32.60
Charles W. Wight
18.80
Charles Booth
15.30
Sumner B. Ware
14.00
Charles W. Strang
9.00
John Jennings
3.40
Hans Pederson
11.40
George K. Ricker
4.10
George Washburn
4.30
Lorton Kingsbury
18.10
Albert D. Kingsbury
18.00
George L. L. Allen
5.80
J. McCarthy
19.40
A. F. Bent
14.10
H. B. Ward
8.40
Christopher Kingsbury
9.00
Waldo E. Kingsbury
52.40
John A. Quincy
.80
Thomas Rourke
7.20
Robert S. Hardy
2.00
Daniel Lynch
6.60
J. Holt
5.00
Frank Stubbs
1.40
A. H. Smith
3.20
Richard E. Cole
.6c
Lewis A. Cutler
1.20
Irvin H. Crosby
2.60
Walter D. Kingsbury
7.00
Charles Carlton
6.60
George H. Murray
14.40
William F. Weiker
15.60
C. E. White
6.70
M. A. Dow
9.30
B. N. Ward
5.20
Warren J. Schools
4.40
Carried forward
$459.52
45
Brought forward
$459.52
Paid Edward M. Bent
1.88
Alex. Mcelian .
6.40
James McGrory
.8c
James E. Lonergan
44.40
J. J. Kelley, repairing old snow-plough
6.50
$519.50
LABOR ON HIGHWAY.
Paid George W. Kingsbury, Superintendent
$207.71
Christopher Kingsbury . 48.50
Lorton Kingsbury
170.50
Warren Blake
23.90
Irvin H. Crosby
70.95
Frank Cleaves
6.20
Charles W. Wight
52.20
Benjamin N. Ward
12.80
Charles Ordway
3.00
Thomas Rourke
100.70
Charles Booth .
132.90
John A. Quincy
134.90
Charles W. Strong
176.60
Arthur W. Spofford
36.00
Fred Heron
60.40
Frank L. Osborn .
5.40
George Wright
3.60
Hans Pederson
5.40
Warren Schools
5.20
Peter Carlon
35.60
Sumner B. Ware
3.60
John Jennings
2.80
Mayo Dow .
.80
Walter D. Kingsbury
1.50
$1,301.16
TEAMS ON HIGHWAY.
Paid George W. Kingsbury
$201.64
Waldo E. Kingsbury 283.49
Carried forward .
$485.13
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Brought forward
$485.13
Paid William J. Cox
86.30
Allison H. Clark .
49.50
William F. Weiker
219.80
Francis S. Wight .
361.31
John A. Newell
90.00
Joseph E. Lonergan
76.50
$1,368.54
GRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS.
Paid Moses E. Adams, for 663 loads of gravel .
$33.15
Estate of Lorenzo Harding, 613 loads .
30.65
Charles W. Wight, 223 loads .
11.15
Heirs of Caleb S. Hamant, 49 loads
2.45
Asa B. Wheeler, 40 loads .
2.00
$79.40
DRAIN-PIPES, TOOLS, ETC., FOR HIGHWAYS.
Paid Edward M. Bent, drain-pipe
$58.64
James Ord, I 10-inch T-pipe
1.70
James Ord, 6 steel rakes 3.00
James Ord, 3 hoes
1.20
James Ord, 3 square shovels, for snow
2.25
James Ord, I long-handle shovel
.75
James Ord, I iron pail
.45
James Ord, I lantern
.40
Julius A. Fitts, 6 square shovels, for snow
3.90
John L. Smith, steel edges for scraper .
16.50
Ames Plow Company, I dozen R. P. shovels
8.25
Ames Plow Company, 3 scythes, 3 snaths
4.80
Ames Plow Company, I fork handle
.25
Freight of scraper edges
.50
Nathan F. Harding & Co., 12 guide-boards
6.00
George G. Babcock, painting guide-boards
13.50
Repairs on plough
2.00
James Ord, spikes for railing .
2.75
J. J. Cuddahy, stone for catch-basin
10.50
Carried forward .
$137.34
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Brought forward
$137.34
Paid freight on stone for catch-basin
.36
A. H. Morse, lumber for railing .
66.15
Willard Harwood, 25 chestnut posts
3.75
Edward P. Gilley, 24 chestnut posts
3.60
Hamlet Wight, 98 chestnut posts
14.70
$225.90
BRIDGE ACCOUNT.
Paid A. H. Morse, for timber and plank .
$409.93
James Ord, for spikes
11.49
James Ord, for zinc .
1.25
Robert W. Baker, bolts and irons
2.35
Hamlet Wight, for timber
6.35
Charles Booth, labor
17.20
Lorton Kingsbury, labor
20.80
Waldo E. Kingsbury, labor and team
27.38
Albert D. Kingsbury, labor
3.60
John A. Quincy, labor .
5.40
George W. Kingsbury, Superintendent
36.30
$542.05
SEWER ACCOUNT.
Paid George W. Kingsbury, labor .
$16.18
Waldo E. Kingsbury, labor and team
19.37
Lorton Kingsbury, labor
5.60
$41.15
RECAPITULATION.
RECEIVED ON SELECTMEN'S ORDERS.
On account of Snow
$519.50
Highway
2,975.00
Sewer
41.15
Bridges .
542.05
$4,077.70
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MONEY EXPENDED.
On account of Snow
$519.50
Highway
2,975.00
Sewer
41.15
Bridges .
542.05
$4,077.70
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE W. KINGSBURY, Superintendent of Streets.
TREE WARDEN'S REPORT.
Received on Selectmen's orders $84.34 For labor, trimming, and removing trees . $44.50
Cash paid for trimming and removing trees 39.84
$84.34
GEORGE W. KINGSBURY, Tree Warden.
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
REPORT OF THE ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1905.
TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
Both companies have the required number of men, and are ready at all times to respond to the call of duty.
The engine has been repacked, and is in good condition. £
It will be necessary to make some repairs on the truck the coming year, as the wheels and axles are too light for the load. We have added two National Standard Extinguishers and eighteen rakes to our equipment the past year.
We have had eight calls the past year : -
April 6, fire in brush back of the hennery.
April 8, fire in pasture of Warren Adams.
April 23, two alarms for fire in Rocky Woods.
May 5, fire in woods on High Street.
October 12, fire in house owned by Colonel E. V. Mitchell, occupied by George Gamble. Damage, $50. Cause, overturned stove.
October 26, two alarms for fire in hotel owned by J. F. Greany. Damage, $100. Cause, incendiary.
By courtesy of E. V. Mitchell & Co. the factory whistle will designate the location of fires as follows: Centre, three long whistles and repeat. Northerly, one long, one short, and repeat. Southerly, one long, two short, and repeat. Easterly, one long, three short, and repeat. Westerly, one long, four short, and repeat.
When giving alarm, please notify the fireman at the factory what part of the town the fire is in.
WALDO E. KINGSBURY, RICHARD E. CONRICK. ALBION C. GILBERT, Clerk.
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Cash on hand
$14.60
Received appropriation from town
375.00
From trust funds 126.00
From care of lots
64.00
$579.60
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid A. B. Parker, men and teams .
$335.40
W. W. Preston, labor
9.40
John Mitchell, labor
10.20
B. N. Ward, labor
15.00
H. B. Ward, labor
9.00
W. S. Blake, labor
37.00
I. H. Crosby, labor
34.40
H. F. Maker, labor
17.20
W. W. Neil, labor
15.60
F. L. Osborn, labor .
21.20
Lewis Adams, labor
10.00
W. D. Gilbert, labor
10.20
T. E. Schools, sundries
7.85
J. H. Pember, lawn-mower and repairs 17.65
A. B. Parker, dressing trust lots 13.00
H. P. Smith & Co., stone-work
12.00
$575.10
Cash in hands of Committee
4.50
$579.60
A. B. PARKER, W. W. PRESTON,
WILLARD HARWOOD, - Cemetery Committee ..
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 75 dozen milk-jars, condemned 2 dozen.
The scales in the stores have all been examined, and those wrong corrected.
The standard weights and measures are in good order.
J. H. PEMBER, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
I submit the report of the Inspector of Animals for the past year.
In April there was one case of farcy, or glanders. This case was quarantined, and, after passing through the usual course of investigation, was condemned and killed and the premises where it was kept were disinfected.
In July notices were posted in conspicuous places, warning horse owners of the prevalence of glanders and calling attention to the necessity of reporting any suspicious cases.
One complete inspection was made of all the neat cattle and swine. There were at that time 75 stables in which are kept 583 swine and 612 cattle. Three of these cattle were quarantined for tuberculosis, and, after passing through the usual course of investi- gation, were condemned and killed and the premises where they were kept were disinfected.
Yours respectfully, GEORGE S. CHENEY, Inspector of Animals.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The following report is respectfully submitted : -
The Board of Trustees for the year 1904 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, . 4,863
Loaned to individuals, 6,037
Loaned to schools, . I57
Total number loaned, . 6,194
There have been added to the Library during the past year 154 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.
The following insurance policies are held by the town on the books and fixtures of the Library : -
Holyoke Mutual Ins. Co., expiring March 15, 1907.
Lowell Mutual Ins. Co., expiring April 26, 1905.
A supplement to the Library Catalogue, containing a list of over 300 volumes, was printed last year. Copies may be obtained of the Librarian.
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As there is an occasional call for books not found in our Library, it has been 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 the following donations : -
From Colonel E. V. Mitchell, " History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, now called The Ancient and Honorable Ar- tillery Company of Massachusetts," in four beautifully bound volumes.
From Thomas W. Lawson, an elaborate volume entitled " The Lawson History of the American Cup."
From the State, " Atlas of the Boundaries of the City of New- ton, Middlesex County, and Towns of Dedham, Dover, Foxboro, Medfield, Needham, Norwood, Sharon, Walpole, Wellesley, West- wood."
Appended is the financial statement of the Trustees :
Received.
Dog tax £
$232.81
Interest on trust funds
210.00
Balance from 1903 .
145.35
$588.16
L. M. Johnson, Librarian
$100.00
Expended.
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., books
$53.50
George E. Pettis, janitor
50.00
H. L. Mitchell, periodicals
42.40
James Ord, stove
28.00 .
Library Bureau, case and cards
25.00
Essex Publishing Company, books
25.00
P. J. Barnard, binding
22.90
E. M. Bent, coal 17.75
S. J. Spear, printing
7.50
C. F. Read, express
2.20
F. A. Taylor, grate and labor
1.55
Waldo Fitts, sundries .
1.05
376.85
Balance unexpended
$211.31
GEORGE WASHBURN, Secretary.
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
TEACHING SCHOOLS.
Paid John W. Northcott
$309.00
Thomas H. Kenworthy
340.00
Bertha C. Folsom
237.50
Edith A. Savage .
227.80
Elizabeth Kimball
213.75
Mina G. Bunker .
425.40
Susan M. Chase
425.40
Kathryn H. Turner .
202.00
Ethel Faulkner
412.00
Agnes E. Abbott .
425.40
Alice Bent .
211.60
$3,429.85
TUITION OF PUPILS.
Paid town of Dedham
$405.00
Town of Walpole
330.00
735.00
TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS.
Paid to Dedham
$421.58
To Walpole
234.00
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H. W. Wood
107.42 763.00
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Paid Abner A. Badger 600.00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid Leroy M. Pierce
$35.00
Henry E. Marshall
35.00
George Washburn
35.00
105.00
Carried forward
$5,632.85
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Brought forward $5,632.85
CARE, FUEL, SUPPLIES, ETC.
Paid James E. Pettis, care R. W. School, $521.43
Lucy L. Allen, care L. M. School, 37.00
Walter D. Kingsbury, care H. A. School 17.27
J. E. Lonergan & Co., coal 390.00
E. M. Bent, coal .
37.50
George D. Hamant, wood 34.75
A. L. Allen, wood 26.00
Willard Harwood, wood 20.00
E. M. Bent, wood 3.75
E. E. Babb & Co., supplies 148.12
Ginn & Co., supplies 112.18
American Book Company, supplies, 47.40
Abner A. Badger, supplies 43.36
D. C. Heath & Co., supplies .
43.47
Milton Bradley Company, supplies,
22.63
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., supplies,
16.15
Eagle Pencil Company,
10.38
Silver, Burdett & Co., .
9.60
Benj. H. Sanborn, supplies
6.93
L. E. Knott Apparatus Company, supplies 4.42
Fred E. Hartshorn, supplies
3.58
Allyn & Bacon, supplies
2.50
A. F. Engley, window shades
47.00
Orphin Brothers, desks and chairs .
13.50
Scarborough Company, maps 10.50
James Ord, sundries
7.51
E. C. Crocker, towels and marking . 7.00
Masury, Young Company, disinfect- ant 6.25
E. J. Keyou, toilet paper and fixtures, 6.00
Waldo Fitts, sundries 4.73
Suffolk Ink Company, ink 2.50
Library Bureau, rack cards
3.8 1
Carried forward $1,667.22 $5,632.85
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Brought forward $1,667.22 $5.632.85 -
R. S. Hunt, repairing clock 5.00
J. A. Fitts, brooms, etc. 1.37
G. G. Babcock, supplies 2.00
N. F. Harding, placing storm win- dows 3.50
H. K. Fisher, tuning organ
3.00
J. H. Pember, supplies .
2.00
W. S. Tilden, work on piano
1.00
W. W. Preston, trucking
1.25
C. F. Read, express 13.97
George Washburn, school census
8.75
E. M. Bent, labor
12.80
George Washburn, labor
2.05
Medfield Water Company, water
from Nov. 1, 1903, to Sept. I,
I904 28.33
Medfield Water Company, meter and couplings 16.75
A. A. Badger, cash for musical instruction 20.00
1, 788.99
$7,421.84
Receipts, appropriation for support of schools
$6,000.00
Income of State School Fund
902.92
Income from State for high school tuition
500.10
From State Treasurer for Super- intendent of Schools . 500.00
Interest on Town School Fund . 141.60
From sale of outbuildings 20.00
$8,064.62
Less appropriation exceeded last year
308.13 7,756.49
Balance unexpended
$334.65
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REPAIRS ON SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Paid A. A. Kingsbury, shingling R. W.
School-house $225.00
N. F. Harding & Co., repairs on school buildings 148.53
Babcock & Son, painting, etc.
36.01
Timothy E. Donlan, labor
10.85
Fred A. Taylor, labor supplies
7.95
John A. Moore, concrete repairs
5.00
J. A. Cole, labor on coal-bins
5.00
Henry H. Clark, painting.
1.78
$440.12
Appropriation
$500.00
Balance unexpended last year
2.15
502.15
Balance unexpended
$62.03
ASSETS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1905.
Due from town of Dover .
$36.00
Due from A. B. McGregor, for tuition
57.00 $93.00
Respectfully submitted,
LEROY M. PIERCE,
HENRY E. MARSHALL,
School
Committee.
GEORGE WASHBURN,
ESTIMATES FOR 1905.
For support of schools
$6,000.00
For repairs
500.00
Total .
$6,500.00
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The annual report of the Medfield School Committee for the year ending Jan. 31, 1905, is here respectfully presented.
ORGANIZATION.
By the re-election of George Washburn at the last March town meeting the School Committee remained unchanged, and at a special meeting held March 7 Leroy M. Pierce was elected chair- man and George Washburn secretary for the ensuing year. At the same meeting David Meany and Raymond Weiker were ap- pointed truant officers.
MEETINGS.
Since March I there have been held nineteen meetings, regular and special. At a later meeting, held April 28, Mr. Abner A. Badger was unanimously re-elected Superintendent of the Schools of Walpole and Medfield for the ensuing year.
HIGH SCHOOL.
At a special town meeting held May 23, after a full discussion of the merits of the question, it was voted by a large majority to re-establish the first two years of our high school, and a sufficiently large appropriation was made to enable the Committee to secure the services of two teachers for our high school. This was neces- sary in order to comply with the requirements of the State. The pupils of the third and fourth years are still sent to Walpole or Dedham. This is the most satisfactory arrangement until our town is ready to erect another school building. With the present arrangement the pupils of the first two years are kept at home under the more immediate supervision of their parents, and the few who persevere to complete the full course can take the last two years at Walpole or Dedham.
We, however, indorse the suggestion of Superintendent Badger, that, all things considered, it is better to send the pupils of the last two years to Walpole in preference to Dedham. Our schools were never in a better condition.
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We were fortunate in the selection of the principal of our high school, Mr. Thomas H. Kenworthy, and his assistant, Miss Bertha C. Folsom. All the other teachers have done excellent work.
We have discontinued the Hannah Adams School on account of the small number of pupils attending there. Henry W. Wood was engaged to transport the scholars to the Ralph Wheelock School,-an arrangement highly satisfactory to all parties con- cerned. By this arrangement we shall save the town about three hundred dollars. We shall also receive from the State $300 for the support of our high school.
REPAIRS.
The town may well be congratulated on the removal of the un- sightly and unsanitary outbuildings of the Ralph Wheelock School, and in substituting modern toilet arrangements in the basement. This was necessary, not only for the comfort and health of the pupils, but also for the families living in the im- mediate vicinity of the school building.
We regret to report that the heating apparatus at the Ralph Wheelock School-house has not been in a satisfactory condition for several years, and may need repairs which will require con- siderable expense. In its present condition it is often impossible to get sufficient heat for the comfort and health of the pupils. Further information and a more detailed account of the condition of the schools will be found in the appended report of Superin- tendent Badger.
LEROY M. PIERCE,
For the Committee.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF MEDFIELD :
I hereby submit my sixth annual report, which is the sixth in the series of annual reports of the Superintendent of the Medfield Pub- lic Schools.
It gives me great pleasure to be able to report that this has been a very prosperous year, educationally. The work of the schools has been very satisfactory indeed, and the apparent results are much better than ever before. It has been a year of changes in the plan and environment of the schools. The establishing of the high school, covering two years' study with two teachers, the closing of the Hannah Adams School and transporting the pupils to the Ralph Wheelock School, and the great improvement in the sanitary arrangements at the Ralph Wheelock School, whereby modern toilet-rooms were fitted up, have all added to the efficiency and educational advancement of the schools more than most of the citizens can realize unless they have visited the schools very often. Another educational advancement made this year has been the lengthening of the school year to forty weeks in all the grades except the first three, thereby increasing the salaries of the teachers so that it will be possible now to retain the services of our teachers much longer than formerly.
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Owing to the cold and inclement weather during the first part of the year, the work of the schools was somewhat retarded, but the improved condition in the school facilities since September has more than made good the loss thus sustained.
TEACHERS.
There are nine teachers employed, - six in the grades, two in the high school, and one special teacher. Medfield is to be con- gratulated on having such a splendid corps of teachers in its em- ploy. A more hard-working, enthusiastic, loyal corps would be hard to find. I consider it a privilege to associate and work with such teachers.
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HIGH SCHOOL.
There are thirty-one pupils taking a high-school course,- sixteen in the first year, six in the second, eight in the junior, and four in the senior year. Of these, seven are attending the Walpole High School, and five the Dedham High School. In nearly every case the high-school pupils are doing good work, and are showing a steady development and growth that speak well for the high- school instructors. It seems to me that the present high-school arrangement is very satisfactory, and that it will be more so another year, when there will be no ninth grade in the high-school room, so that the time devoted now to ninth-grade work can be given to making the high-school work better and broader. Until Medfield is ready to support the full four-year course here at home, it seems to me that it would be much better if all the pupils who go out of town to school .should go to Walpole. It is practically im- possible to prepare a "two years' course " here that will prepare the pupil equally well for the junior year in both Dedham and Walpole. The least possible time is consumed in travel going to Walpole ; it will cost the town less; and, lastly, the Walpole High School can prepare the students to enter the higher institutions of learning, or fit them for their life-work equally as well as Dedham.
As the high school will be much larger next year, the present recitation-room must be enlarged, in order to accommodate the larger classes. This can be done at a very little expense.
ATTENDANCE.
The attendance has not been entirely satisfactory,- not as good as it might have been. There have been too many pupils absent without any reasonable excuse, and I trust that the coming year will see an improvement in this respect. There are many parents who do not realize the demoralizing effect of a day or two of absence every other week, not only on the pupil, but on the whole school. If a child is absent to do some work whereby he gets some develop- ment,- a growth,- then it may be possible that the absence will do the child as much good as the school would have done in the same time ; but such cases seldom occur. There have been more cases of tardiness than last year. This is something the parent can help to improve by co-operating with the school. The habit of being tardy at school is a very bad one, and, if allowed to be well formed,
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will cling to the child through life, and prevent him from becoming the most useful citizen.
MUSIC.
The Weaver System of Music was introduced in September, under the direction of Miss Damon, supervisor of music in Walpole, who visited the teachers and explained the system in September, and once or twice more till the first of December, when she came once a week, which she has continued to do for the remainder of the year.
The aim of the Weaver System is individual independence in sight singing. Staff notation with individual sight reading is be- gun in the first grade, and continued till the child reaches the high school. While individual series are introduced only as fast as grades are ready for them, individual work is constantly going on, so that the pupil becomes as accustomed to sing alone as to read alone. Special attention is given to rote singing, and the greatest care is taken that the child shall be kept alive to the æsthetic as well as the technical side of music. It is too early to expect to see results, but we do expect to see progress ; and the progress being made now is very satisfactory indeed, and I trust that some time in June a public recital can be given that will illustrate this branch of the public school work.
LIBRARIES.
We are in need of many more books for the School Libraries. One hundred dollars could profitably be spent for this purpose. The Young Folks' Library and a set of Stoddard's Lectures are very much desired. These works would not only give the pupils much assistance in their regular work, but would also give them a taste for good reading. The money received from the Hannah Adams Club was used to purchase a set of encyclopædias, and the proceeds of the present "entertainment course" will be used to pay the bal- ance. The value of these School Libraries cannot be overestimated, and we sincerely hope that we may be able to add at least five hun- dred volumes during the year.
GIFTS.
In behalf of the schools I wish to thank all those who have con- tributed in any way to the betterment of the schools. I especially wish to thank the Hannah Adams Club for the contribution for the
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benefit of the School Libraries and for the kindly interest in the schools at all times; the Medfield Historical Society for its assist- ance in stimulating interest in the local history and for the prize won last May in the historical contest, which amount is to be de- voted to the purchase of books for the School Libraries ; and Colonel E. V. Mitchell for his gifts,- an organ for the Lowell Mason School and three large photographs of the reunion of the pupils who for- merly attended the North School. All these presents are very use- ful and much appreciated.
PENNY SAVINGS.
Total deposits for year ending Dec. 31, 1903, $308.71.
Total deposits for year ending Dec. 31, 1904, $377.15. Total deposits for the year, $68.48.
The number of pupils holding bank books, 65.
PRESENT NEEDS.
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