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The library has now become a powerful educational factor in our community and should receive the hearty support of all our citizens.
Miss Beatrice Taft, after several months of earnest, consci- entious work as librarian, resigned and Mrs. Lena George kindly consented to take up the work for the remainder of the year.
At this time we wish to express our appreciation for the many hours of gratuitious labor rendered by Mrs. George in the enumeration, arrangement and cataloguing of the books.
The library has been greatly benefited the past year through the generosity of friends. By the will of the late Mrs. Harriott Darling, money was given which has enabled us to procure many standard works that we otherwise could not have purchased. Also Mr. J. C. F. Wheelock presented the library with a very generous check with which to procure juvenile books. We are deeply grateful for these kind remembrances.
The children form no small part of the patronage of the library, therefore the trustees deemed it wise to procure a low table and chairs for their use. This has proven a good invest- ment.
It has come to a time when the position of librarian does not mean merely a few hours of handing out books one afternoon
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a week ; it has become a matter of thought, care and days to keep up a library of the standing which ours has now reached. The position calls for a person of adaptibility as well as a knowledge of books and writers. This means a larger salary for the right person.
It is conceded that we have an especially valuable library, let us do all in our power to retain the very high standard it has attained.
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT J. GEORGE, Chairman, EDWARD F. BLOOD, Secretary, PETER O. GASKILL,
Trustees of Taft Public Library.
Finance Committee Report.
The report of the Finance Committee of the Taft Public Library for the year ending December 31, 1921 :-
RESOURCES.
Darling fund
$105 10
$105 10
EXPENDITURES.
Arthur R. Womrath, books
$20 59
DeWolfe & Co., books 46 71
Cash on hand 37 80
$105 10
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RESOURCES.
Appropriation
$600 00
Fines 30 50
$630 50
EXPENDITURES.
S. A. Steere, painting (1920 bill) $107 15
E. L. Wilson, labor 1 80
William Leavens & Co., furniture 23 60
A. L. A. Publishing Board
70
E. H. Taft, wood
42 00
Lena W. George, salary, labor and
expenses 73 50
N. Michelson, books
5.0 85
DeWolfe & Co., books
21 34
Gaylord Bros., supplies
8 10
W. A. Butterfield, books
13 50
Winthrop Packard, book 3 50
Beatrice Taft, salary and postage 82 96
Dura Binding Co.
9 20
Joseph Dudley, labor and mop
59 65
W. A. Barry, fixing lawn mower
1 00
H. W. Wilson, Reader's Guide 7 00
Jacob R. Brown, labor 9 00
R. D. Lemon, magazines 42 83
Charlescraft Press 3 15
Avery & Woodbury, table and chairs . .
30 00
Chester C. Shattuck, screens 4 80
Library Book House, books
40 68
$636 31
Overdrawn
5 81
Respectfully submitted, PETER O. GASKILL, A. SUMNER COLEMAN,
Finance Committee.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY :-
The circulation for the year (50 weeks) was 9,142 volumes. The largest number given out in one week was 227, the smallest 116, the average 182. The circulation by classes was as follows: fiction, 7,015 ; magazines, 1,291; bound magazines, 125 ; biog- raphy, 103; travel, 38; history, 210; literature, 96; useful and fine arts, 129 ; science, 75 ; all others, 60.
There are by actual count 6,213 volumes in the library. 334 volumes have been added the past year. 67 were bought by the town and 267 were given as follows: H. J. George, 130; Mrs. Harriott E. Darling, 33; J. C. F. Wheelock, 32; Massachu- setts Library Commission, 29; Miss Charlotte E. Day, 19; Mrs. N. R. George, 7; Friends of Irish Freedom, 1; State of Illinois, 1; U. S. Bureau of Navigation, 1; Worcester Bank and Trust Co., 2; Secretary of the Commonwealth, 2; Mrs. J. D. Schar- nagle, 1; Foreign Policy Association of Massachusetts, 1; Claudia Q. Murphy, 1; Anonymous, 7.
The library subscribes for the American, Country Gentle- man, Century, Field and Stream, Harper's Monthly, Illustrated World, Ladies' Home Journal, Literay Digest, National Geo- graphic, Scribner's St. Nicholas and Woman's Home Compan- ion. The Library Commission sends the American Boy, Good Housekeeping, Popular Mechanics and the World's Work.
$30.50 was recived in fines during the year.
Books are being sent to the Albeeville schoolhouse for dis- tribution in that section of the town.
Respectfully submitted,
LENA W. GEORGE,
Librarian.
Mendon, January 1, 1922.
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BOOKS ADDED IN 1921.
Fiction :-
Alice Adams. Booth Tarkington.
Best short stories of 1920. E. J. O'Brien, ed.
Black Bartlemy's treasure. Jeffry Farnel.
Black knight. Sidgwick and Garstin.
Blue envelope. Sophie Kerr. Boy Woodburn. Alfred Ollivant.
Bride's hero. A. M. Williamson.
Brimming cup. Dorothy Canfield. Brown study. G. S. Richmond.
Clayton Hallowell. F. W. Von Praag. Cloudy jewel. G. L. H. Lutz.
Custard cup. F. B. Livingston.
Devil's paw. E. P. Oppenheim.
District attorney. William Sage.
Divine event. W. N. Haben.
"Doc." Gordon. M. E. Wilkins.
Egan. Holworthy Hall.
Eli of the downs. C. M. A. Peake. Enemy. G. R. Chester.
Erskine Dale, pioneer. John Fox.
Eve to the rescue. Ethel Hueston.
Finding of Jasper Holt. G. L. H. Lutz.
Galusha, the magnificent. J. C. Lincoln. Great pearl secret. C. N. and A. N. Williamson.
Hall and the grange. Archibald Marshall. Heart of her highness. C. E. Laughlin. Hearts and masks. Harold MacGrath. Hidden creek. K. N. Burt. Hillsboro people. Dorothy Canfield.
History of David Grieve. Mrs. Humphrey Ward. House party. P. I. Ford, ed. How it happened. K. I. Bosher.
Hunger. Knut Hamsun.
Jacob's ladder. E. P. Oppenheim.
Joanna builds a nest. J. W. Tompkins.
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Kent Knowles, quahaug. J. C. Lincoln.
Key of the unknown. R. N. Carey.
Kitty Canary. K. I. Bosher. Landloper. Holman Day.
Light in the clearing. Irving Bachellor.
Little Legacy. L. B. Walford.
Lure of the mask. Harold MacGrath.
Main street. Sinclair Lewis.
Man of the hour. Octave Thanet.
Marcia Schuyler. G. L. H. Lutz.
Mary Wollaston. H. K. Webster.
Mysterious rider. Zane Grey.
Nancy's country Christmas. Eleanor Hoyt.
No defense. Gilbert Parker.
Novels and letters of Jane Austen. 12 v.
Obsession of Victoria Gracen. G. L. H. Lutz.
Oldfield. N. H. Banks.
Orkney maid. A. E. Barr.
Our village. J. C. Lincoln.
Peddler. H. Rowland.
Penelope's Irish experiences. K. D. Wiggin.
Phoebe Deane. G. L. H. Lutz. Pip. Ian Hay. Poor man's rock. B. W. Sinclair.
Poor wise man. M. R. Rinehart.
Portrait of a lady. Henry James.
Prisoner. Alice Brown. Proof of the pudding. Meredith Nicholson.
Purple heights. M. C. Oemler. Red keggers. E. Thwing. Red Lane. Holman Day.
Romantic. Mary Sinclair. Rose dawn. S. E. White.
Rose o' the sea. Helene Barcynska.
Seventh angel. Alexander Black.
Sister Sue. E. H. Porter. Skinner's dress suit. H. I. Dodge.
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Strawberry acres. G. S. Richmond. Sunny side of the hill. R. N. Carey. Sweet rocket. Mary Johnston. Sylvia. Evalyn Emerson.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Thomas Hardy. Thread of flame. Basil King.
Top of the world. Ethel M. Dell.
Unspeakable Perk. S. H. Adams.
Valley of the moon. Jack London.
Valley of silent men. J. O. Curwood.
Vanity girl. Compton Mackenzie.
Voice in the wilderness. G. L. H. Lutz. Wall between. S. W. Bassett.
Wall of partition. F. L. Barclay.
Way home. Basil King.
West wind drift. G. B. McCutheon.
White feather. Worral and Terry.
White linen nurse. E. H. Abbot.
With Juliet in England. G. S. Richmond.
You never know your luck. Gilbert Parker.
Juveniles :-
Abbie Ann. G. M. Martin.
Adopting of Rosa Marie. C. W. Rankin. Amelia Ann and the green umbrella. C. Howard. Around the world with the children. F. G. Carpenter. As the goose flies. Katherine Pyle. At the back of the north wind. George MacDonald. Beck's fortune. A. E. Thompson. Betty at Fort Blizzard. M. E. Seawell. Betty Wales on the campus. Margaret Warde. Bimbi. L. de la Rame. Book of Cowboys. F. Rolt-Wheeler.
Book of Hallowe'en. R. E. Kelley. Boys' book of policemen. Irving Crump.
Boys' life of Lafayette. Helen Nicolay.
Boy Scouts' book of campfire stories. F. K. Mathiews, ed.
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Boy Scouts in the wilderness. S. Scoville. Boy Scouts of Lakeville high. Leslie Quirk. Brown wolf. F. K. Mathiews, ed. Brownie primer. N. M. Banta.
Burgess animal book for children. T. W. Burgess. Carolyn of the corners. R. B. Endicott. Charm of fine manners. H. E. Starrett. Cheerful cats. J. G. Francis.
Clean Peter. O. Adelborg.
Cook, the mouse and the little red hen. F. Lefevre.
Conquests of invention. M. R. Parkman.
Crimson Patch. A. H. Seaman.
Czechoslovak fairy tales. Parker Fillmore.
Danny, the freshman. Walter Camp.
Day in a colonial home. D. R. Prescott.
Dogs of Boytown. W. A. Dyer.
Dreadful river cave. J. W. Schultz.
Felicia's friends. E. L. Gould. Four afoot. R. H. Barbour.
Friends in the end. B. M. Dix.
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Further chronicles of Avonlea. L. M. Montgomery.
Golden windows. L. E. Richards.
Happy house. Jane Abbot. Hero stories of France. E. M. Tappan.
Heroines of history and legend. E. S. Smith.
High Benton. William Heyliger.
High Benton, worker. William Heyliger. Highacres. Jane Abbot. Household of Glen Holly. L. C. Lillie. Italian twins. L. F. Perkins.
Jack, the young cowboy. G. B. Grinnell. Janice Day. H. B. Long. Joel Pepper. Margaret Sidney. Keineth. Jane Abbot. Little bird blue. W. L. Finley. Little black Sambo. Little folks' handy book. L. and A. B. Beard.
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Lonesomest doll. A. F. Brown. Mopsa, the fairy Jean Ingelow.
Mutineers. C. B. Hawes.
New boy. A. S. Pier.
Number stories of long ago. D. E. Smith. One footed fairy. Alice Brown.
Paddy, the beaver. T. W. Burgess.
Paul and Rhoda. Fannie Kilbourne.
Peter Cottontail. T. W. Burgess. Plebe at West Point. P. B. Malone.
Polly and the princess. E. C. Dowd.
Princess and the goblin. George MacDonald.
Prudence says so. Ethel Hueston. Quaker girl of Nantucket. M. C. Lee.
Runaway donkey. Emilie Poulson.
Sandman, his sea stories. W. J. Hopkins.
Secret of everyday things. J. H. Fabre. Six star ranch. E. H. Porter. Steve and the steam engine. S. W. Bassett. Sunny slopes. Ethel Hueston. Tales of two bunnies. Katherine Pyle.
Tell it again stories. Dillingham and Emerson. Three base Benson. R. H. Barbour. Wee Ann. E. C. Phillips.
Non-Fiction :---
A. B. C. of bee culture. A. I. Root. Among the northern hills. W. C. Prime. Art of table setting. Claudia Murphy. At the north of Beaucamp water. Frank Bolles. Austen, life and letters of Jane. W. and R. Austen-leigh. Bass, perch and others. Henshall and Harris. Basses, fresh water and marine. T. H. Bean. Beagle, the. J. M. Pulley. Beethoven's nine symphonies. George Grove. Burroughs, John. Clara Barrus. Camps and tramps in the Adirondacks. A. J. Northrup.
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Carnegie, Autobiography of. City ballads. Will Carleton.
Concerning cats. Helen Winslow.
Cradle of the deep. Frederick Treves. Crowding memories. Mrs. T. B. Aldrich.
Days before yesterday. Frederick Hamilton. Echoes from the distant battlefields. L. M. Zimmerman. Eminent Victorians. Lytton Stachey.
Enchanted India. B. Karageorgevitch.
Facts and backgrounds of literature. Reynolds and Greever. Familiar life in field and forest. H. S. Mathews.
Fighting Yankees overseas. Bert Ford. Forty immortals of Worcester County.
Fox terrier. Rowdon Lee. Frog, the. A. M. Marshall.
Glories of Ireland. Joseph Dunn, ed.
Godey's lady's book, 18 v.
Great composers. George T. Ferris.
Hannah Jane. D. R. Locke.
Hardwood finisher. Fred Hodgson.
Historic trees of Massachusetts. J. R. Simmons.
House plants. L. P. Hillhouse.
Hunting without a gun. Rowland Robinson. I go a-fishing. W. C. Prime.
Jew and American ideals. John Spargo.
Land of lingering snow. Frank Bolles.
Lincoln, Abraham. John Drinkwater. Make your will. A. W. Blakemore.
Mayfair to Moscow. Claire Sheridan.
Men of U. S. Navy who died in World War.
Minstrel in France. Harry Lauder. Mirrors of Downing street. Mirrors of Washington. Mountain playmates. Helen R. Albee. Music, curiosities of. L. C. Elson. Music, history of. H. G. B. Hunt. Music, history of. F. L. Ritter.
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Music, story of. W. J. Henderson.
New England in France, 1917 to 1919. E. G. Taylor. Newhouse trappers' guide. S. Newhouse. Next war. Will Irwin.
Now it can be told. Philip Gibbs.
Old Plymouth trails. Wintrop Packard.
Outline of history, 2 v. H. G. Wells. Parks and memorials of Illinois. Parsons on the rose. S. B. Parsons.
Peace negotiations. Robert Lansing.
Philosophy of singing. C. K. Rogers. Pilgrim spirit. G. P. Baker.
Poetical works. Cowper. Queen Victoria. Lytton Strachey.
Rhodes, Cecil. T. E. Fuller.
Rising tide of color. Lothrop Stoddard.
Salvaging of civilization. H. G. Wells. Some historic houses of Worcester. Songs for Columbia's heroes. Clarence Hawkes.
Sonnets on the war. Courtney Langdon. Sport with rod and gun. A. M. Mayer. White shadows in the South seas. Frederic O'Brien. Where to hunt American game. Wild pastures. Wintrop Packard. Wild wood ways. Wintrop Packard. Wood wanderings. Wintrop Packard. Woodland paths. Wintrop Packard. Workers, the East. Walter Wyckoff. Workers, the West. Walter Wyckoff. Yankee division. H. A. Beniwell.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
I have examined the accounts of all the Town Officers who have received or disbursed funds belonging to the town for the fiscal year ending January 1, 1922, and find them to correspond with the respective vouchers.
Respectfully submitted,
LUTHER W. HOLBROOK,
Auditor.
Mendon, February 16, 1922.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON
FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR 1921.
ORGANIZATION OF
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1921.
GEORGE H. PICKARD, Term expires 1922. A. SUMNER COLEMAN, Chairman, Term expires 1923.
SAMUEL E. D. HARTSHORN, Sec'y. Term expires 1924.
SUPERINTENDENT.
CARROLL H. DROWN.
TRUANT OFFICERS.
LYMAN COOK, CARROLL H. DROWN, JACOB R. BROWN.
SCHOOL NURSE.
FANNIE S. BUCK.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The School Committee submits the following report for the year ending December 31st, 1921.
RESOURCES.
Appropriations $13,000 00
Appropriation for School Physician 25 00
Appropriation for Repairs (Albeeville) 150 00
Appropriation for School Nurse
100 00
From County Treasurer, dog tax
237 51
Total
$13,512 51
Total amount expended
13,142 38
Balance
$370 13
REIMBURSEMENTS.
From General School Fund, Part 1 .. $1,075 00
From General School Fund, Part 2 .... 2,435 11
For Superintendent's Salary 500 00
For Superintendent's Traveling Ex-
penses 75 36
For Tuition from State 162 00
For Tuition from City of Boston 102 00
For Vocational Education
69 63
$4,919 10
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RECONCILIATION.
Resources
$13,512 51
Reimbursements
4,919 10
Balance
370 13
$5,289 23
Net cost of the schools to the town .
$8,223 28
EXPENDITURES.
Teachers
$7,853 81
Superintendent
948 00
Transportation
1,227 00
Fuel
1,055 98
Care of Buildings
636 00
Text Books and Supplies
589 22
Incidentals
203 85
Repairs
127 97
Repairs ( Albeeville)
149 55
New Equipment
226 00
School Nurse
100 00
School Physician
25 00
$13,142 38
TEACHERS.
Percy A. Robbins
$875 00
August H. Wigren
800 00
Iva L. Higgins
718 75
Emilia B. Sitterly
460 00
Caroline M. Reeves
105 55
Leigh Crozier 397 16
Verena Daley
192 00
Beatrice Taft
105 55
Eva Dubuque
281 25
Mary A. Monehan
1,034 06
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Mary E. Dudley 920 00
Maria E. Allen
841 62
Gertrude Rhoades 466 62
Josephine Meader
397 50
Evelyn Raymond
143 75
Beulah Thompson
100 00
Mary C. McNamara
15 00
$7,853 81
SUPERINTENDENT.
Carroll H. Drown, (Salary)
$828 00
Carroll H. Drown, (traveling expense) 120 00
$948 00
TRANSPORTATION.
Milford & Uxbridge Street R. R. Co.
$255 00
Frank Russo
315 00
Harvey Trask
432 00
J. Frank Leonard 225 00
$1,227 00
CARE OF BUILDINGS.
Jacob R. Brown $492 00
Sumner Allen
90 00
Minnie Thayer
54 00
$636 00
REPAIRS.
F. C. Townsend $27 00
F. G. Halsing
39 71
E. T. Powers
27 36
Jacob R. Brown
33 90
$127 97
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NEW EQUIPMENT.
E. T. Powers $226 00
$226 00
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN.
Dr. K. A. Campbell $25 00
FUEL.
H. M. Curtiss Co. (Center) $241 48
Charles A. Fletcher (Albeeville)
31 00
Milford Coal Co., (Center and East Mendon) 725 00
William F. Irons (Center) 20 00
L. F. Thayer & Sons (East Mendon) .. 28 00
Joseph Saucier (sawing wood, Center)
3 50
Joseph Rondor (sawing and housing wood) 7 00
$1,055 98
ALBEEVILLE REPAIRS.
$150 00
Appropriation
Harold C. Barrows (painting)
56 55
F. G. Halsing (repairs) 93 00
$149 55
Balance 45
SCHOOL NURSE.
Milford, Hopedale and Mendon District
Nursing Association $100 00
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TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
L. E. Knott Co. $76 83
Ginn & Co. 81 07
Houghton & Mifflin Co. 2 85
Rand McNally Co.
14 42
Wright & Potter
7 20
Silver Burdett & Co.
26 20
D. C. Heath & Co.
23 37
J. L. Hammett Co.
124 25
Ryan & Buker Co.
18 47
American Book Co.
15 53
Edward E. Babb Co. 76 41
J. J. Gibbs 75
World Book Co.
32 63
Charles E. Merrill Co. 12 37
Lyons & Carnahan Co.
3 88
The MacMillian Co.
19 32
Dowling School Supply Co.
23 23
Carroll H. Drown 14 84
Allyn & Bacon Co.
9.16
The Cable Co.
1 00
Little, Brown & Co.
4 60
Kenny Bros. & Wolkins
84
$589 22
INCIDENTALS.
Werber & Rose, chairs $13 00
Clark Ellis & Sons, merchandise 3 40
Freeman C. Lowell, gravel.
10 00
Edwin L. Wilson, services 1920 10 00
A. S. Coleman, services 1920
3 00
C. W. Wilcox, repair of chairs
2 75
H. S. Chadbourne Co., merchandise ...
5 55
Herbert Mann, lettering diplomas ...
1 25
C. H. Jewett, Jr., putting on storm windows 5 00
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S. E. D. Hartshorn, services 1921 10 00
G. E. Thayer, use of well one year . 3 00
C. C. Shattuck, merchandise 1 90
Town of Hopedale, floor oil 8 60
Mrs Benjamin Peterson, cleaning, (Al- beeville) 5 25
L. F. Perry, labor
1 25
F. A. Hartshorn, cleaning (Center) .. 25 00
Worcester Suburban Electric Co.,
Electric service 3 00
Joseph Dudley, services at graduation 2 00
Frank Weaver, repairs on piano 5 00 . Mrs. Freeman C. Arey, services at graduation 7 50
Pierrie Norman, cleaning vault, 1920. .
5 00
Carroll H. Drown, postage, express and telephone
46 74
United States Envelope Co., mer-
chandise 7 40
Reformatory for Women, merchandise 2 61
Child Health Organization, merchandise
2 22
The Forbes Company, merchandise. . . .
1 38
Mass. State Prison, merchandise 7 75
Red Cross Dental Clinic 4 30
$203 85
BEQUEST FROM THE WILL OF HARRIOTT DARLING.
$105 09
Bequest
E. T. Powers 40 00
F. H. Thomas 10 08
Heywood-Wakefied Co. 21 50
W. P. Jones Electric Co. 8 40
J. J. Gibbs 7 55
$87 53
Balance
$17 56
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Respectfully submitted,
A. SUMNER COLEMAN, Chairman, S. E. D. HARTSHORN, Secretary, GEORGE H. PICKARD,
School Committee.
The following Appropriations are recommended by the School Committee for the year 1922.
Teachers
$8,900 00
Superintendent and expense
1,020 00
Fuel
900 00
Transportation
1,300 00
Text Books and Supplies
700 00
Incidentals
250 00
Tuition
50 00
Janitors
650 00
Repairs
225 00
- $13,995 00
SCHOOL DIRECTORY.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
A. Sumner Coleman, Chairman, . Samuel E. D. Hartshorn, Secretary, George H. Pickard
Term Expires 1923
Term Expires 1924
Term Expires 1922
TEACHERS.
CENTRE BUILDING.
Grade Name
Local Address
Preparation Year of Service 48
High
Sci., Math., U.S.Hist.A. H. Wigren, Prin.
Mendon
Boston University First
Eng., Lang., Hist.
Emelia Sittley
Mendon
Smith College First
VI, VII, VIII
Eva Dubuque Mendon
Burlington, Vt. Tr. First
III, IV, V
Mary F. Monehan
Hopedale Framingham Normal Second
Mary Dudley
Hopedale
Fortieth
I, II
Alice Ritz
Upton
Framingham Normal First
ALBEE VILLE.
I-VIII
Mrs. Maria Allen
Mendon
Wareham High
Seventh
I-VIII
EAST MENDON. Josephine M. Meader Holliston Framingham Normal First
MUSIC SUPERVISOR.
Beulah Thompson
N. E. Conservatory First Ins. Normal Methods
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER.
Mrs. Raymond Daley
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN. 49
Dr. K. A. Campbell
TRUANT OFFICERS.
Jacob Brown Lyman Cook
JANITORS.
Centre Building Albeeville Fast Mendon
Jacob Brown
Mendon
Sumner Allen Mendon
Mrs. Minnie F. Thayer South Milford
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Carroll H. Drown Hopedale
Telephone, Office Milford 904 Residence 432-J
BARGE DRIVERS.
North Route East Route
Harvey Trask
Mendon
Frank J. Leonard
Milford R. F. D.
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION AL CERTIFICATES GRANTED BY
Carroll H. Drown Hopedale 50
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held in the school building on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.30 P. M.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1922.
ELEMENTARY GRADES.
WINTER TERM.
Opens January 3, Closes March 17. (11 weeks.) Vacation two weeks.
SPRING TERM.
Opens April 3, Closes June 9. (10 weeks.) Summer Vacation.
FALL TERM.
Opens September 5, Closes December 15. (15 weeks.)
HIGH SCHOOL.
WINTER TERM.
Opens January 3, Closes March 24. (12 weeks.) Vacation one week.
SPRING TERM.
Opens April 3, Closes June 23. (12 weeks.) Summer Vacation.
FALL TERM.
Opens September 5, Closes December 22. (16 weeks.)
ELEMENTARY GRADES .- 1923.
SPRING TERM.
Opens January 2, Closes March 16. (11 weeks.)
HIGH SCHOOL.
SPRING TERM.
Opens January 2, Closes March 23. (12 weeks.)
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LEGAL HOLIDAYS.
Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, January 1, February 22, April 19 and May 30. There will be no session of the schools on the Friday following Thanksgiving Day. When a holiday comes on Sunday the following Monday becomes a holiday.
The town cannot have any "no school" signal. Schools will not be closed on account of weather unless it is practically im- possible or unreasonable for children to attend. When parents feel that it is very unwise for their children to go to school, they are advised to keep them at home. All other days children must attend school.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND CITIZENS OF MENDON :---
I herewith submit my second report of the Mendon schools. This report will be an attempt to give a brief resume of the school work of the past year, discussing to some extent the gen- eral policies, and to give some suggestions and recommendations concerning the needs of the schools for the coming year.
The routine of the daily school work is so commonly known that, though important as it is, a rehearsal of it in this report is not necessary. The general plan and program of work is about the same as in previous years.
OUR CLASS ROOM SCHOOLS.
The most important phase of our school work is that which is but little known outside, and usually has but little considera- tion when a town is voting school appropriations. That largest and most important part of the school work is what is done daily in the school rooms, the daily grind, and the spirit and influence of their every day associations.
All the modern mechanical devices and standards cannot measure the influence of the daily school room work. Only life and eternity can reveal its significance and success.
The superintendent of schools is fully convinced that the present class instruction in our schools is thorough and effective, and that the spirit and influence is working for the lasting good of the individual children, of society, of the State and of the home. The schools cannot do all of this great work that should be done. The home and society must do their part. The home is the foundation upon which the future of society and the nation
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depends, hence the home, as well as the school, is an important factor in education.
The town is most fortunate this year in having all of its schools directed by very able teachers. Our good fortune in this respect is due to a few special reasons, an important one of which is that the school committee saw the necessity and very wisely made quite substantial increases in the salaries of teachers. Our present salaries are considerably lower than those of many towns about us, but, because of other reasons also we have been able to secure our teachers. Some of the teachers are working with us for from one hundred to two hundred dollars less than they could get in other positions because they wish to be at or near home. Others are with us for experience. On account of these conditions it is very likely that we cannot retain these teachers for another year; and, considering the present condi- tions, it will be very difficult if not impossible, to secure as com- petent teachers at the same salaries.
Considerable attention was given in the report last year to a discussion of teachers' salaries. We felt it necessary as the teaching staff is the most important interest of our school depart- ment. We will not continue the discussion this year, but wish to simply say that the shortage of competent teachers is still acute.
COST OF EDUCATION.
We have often heard it said that schools are expensive and the burden of cost is great. We can fully appreciate the feeling of tax payers so long as schools are supported in part or largely by local taxation, but, in the larger sense is the cost of our American schools, (the best in the world), really great? Some comparisons of national expenditures are interesting.
An authentic quotation says, "One week of the World War cost the United States a sum of money sufficient to build in each and every state in the Union :
20-$100,000 High Schools.
30-$ 40,000 Grade Schools.
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10-$100,000 Churches and
40-$ 35,000 Recreation Centers, play grounds and Equip- ment."
This nation spends annually on our Public School Elemen- tary Education $762,259,154. Each year the nation spends on face lotions and beautifying cosmetics $750,000,000, and $834,000,000 for sodas and confections. Smokers poured out $1,151,000,000 for tobacco in all forms during the year, while all and every department of education in the whole nation ex- pends annually less than $1,000,000,000. Which is more essential and gives the greater lasting benefit, Education or the above mentioned luxuries ?
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