Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1905-1908, Part 12

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1076


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$20 20


Appropriation,


70 00


$720 20


EXPENDITURES.


Teachers,


$507 25


Care of rooms,


54 00


Incidentals,


78 41


Rent,


35 00


Fuel and lights,


24 30


$698 96


Balance March 1, 1906,


$21 24


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APPARATUS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance from last year,


$8 19


Appropriation,


250 00


Teachers' fund,


50 00


$308 19


EXPENDITURES.


Apparatus, chemicals and books of reference, $300 37


Balance ,March 1, 1906,


$7 82


APPROPRIATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.


High School :- Teachers, Janitor and fuel,


$3,425 00


575 00


$4,000 00


Common Schools -


Superintendent and teachers,


$14,000 00


Janitors, Fuel,


1,800 00


1,600 00


Transportation,


100 00


-- $17,500 00


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Contingent Schools :-


Books,


$500 00


Supplies,


500 00


Repairs,


1,000 00


Incidentals,


1,400 00


$3,400 00


Evening Schools,


700 00


Apparatus,


250 00


Respectfully submitted in behalf of the Committee,


HENRY B. MONTAGUE, Chairman,


Southbridge, March 1, 1906,


Superintendent's Report.


TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE of SOUTHBRIDGE :


Gentlemen : I have the pleasure to present to you my fourth annual report, it being also the twenty-first of the series of reports issued by the Superintendents of the public schools of this town. Throughout this re- port the year relative to attendance extends from September, 1904 to July 1905 ; the year relative to ex- penditures from March, 1905 to March 1906.


Statistics.


I. POPULATION AND VALUATION.


Population of town, U. S. Census, 11,000


Assessed valuation of town, 4,698,561


Number of polls, 2,811


Rate of taxation, $23.60


Valuation of school houses and lots,


$127,900


Valuation of other school property, $6,880


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II. SCHOOL HOUSES.


School houses, occupied, 12


School rooms, occupied, 35


Unoccupied, 2


Number of sittings,


1,433


III. TEACHERS.


Number of male teachers, 2


Number of female teachers, 36


Number of special teachers, female, Total number, 40


Number of teachers in evening schools,


males, 1 ; females, 11, 12


IV. PUPILS.


Number of children in town September 1, as re- ported by the census enumerator :


1904


1905


Between the ages of 5 and 15 2142


2113


Between the ages of 7 and 14


1570


1486


Total enrolment, Sept. to June


1235


1237


Average number belonging


1002.31


950.6


Average daily attendance 947.74


904.52


Per cent. of attendance 90.48


92.34


Number under 5 years of age


9


7


Number over 15 years of age


106


120


Number between 5 and 15 . .. 1120


1110


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Number between 7 and 14. 748


780


Number enrolled at Notre Dame. 865


714


Number under 5 years of age .0


29


Number between 5 and 15 865


685


Number between 7 and 14


719


663


Average number belonging 785


641


Average attendance. 738


611


Per cent. of attendance .


94


.85


Number enrolled at St. Mary's


204


176


Number under 5. 0


0


Number over 15


14


Number between 5 and 15 197


162


Number between 7 and 14 160


126


Average number belonging 186


170


Average attendance ..


173


162


Per cent. of attendance 93.01


95.3


EVENING SCHOOLS.


Number


Enrolled.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per Cent. of


Attendance.


Number of


Evenings.


Main Street, boys.


97


88.33


76.23) 86.30


39


River Street, boys.


52


49.14


44.48


90.53


39


Main Street, girls.


66


58.95


52.54


36.44


39


River Street, girls


55


47.44


41.46 87.34 38


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COST PER PUPIL.


Current expenses, including teaching,


fuel and care of buildings $23,893 64


Cost per pupil based on total enrolment 19 34


Cost per pupil based on average enrolment. 25 03


Cost per pupil in the High school. 51 42


CHANGE OF TEACHERS.


The following is a list of the changes of teachers from Jan. 1, 1905, to March 1, 1906 :-


RESIGNED.


Month Teacher


School


April. Edith Cook,


High


June.


Mrs. H. N. Carpedter,


Singing


June. Mary Wilson,


Substitute


June. Harriet Harris,


Grade IV


July. T. H. DeCoudres,


July. Clara P. Chase,


High Grade III High


Aug. Bertha Perkins,


Nov. Rosa Burke,


Grade I


Dec. Isabel Taylor,


Grade VIII


Dec.


Glenn Starkey,


High


LEAVE OF ABSENCE.


April.


Mabel Teahan,


Grade I


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TRANSFERRED.


Sept. Annie Simpson,


Dec. Mary Meagher,


Dec. Eva Conner,


Dec. Clarissa Hathaway,


Mechanics IV to Substitute


Marcy VI to Marcy VIII Marcy V to Marcy VI


Morris I to Marcy V


APPOINTED.


April.


Bertha Perkins,


High


Sept. Anstice Newton,


High


Sept. Murray Hunt, High


Sept. Glenn Starkey,


High


Sept. Rosa Burke,


Grade I


Sept. Gertrude Barrett,


Grade III


Sept.


Clarissa Hathaway,


Grade I


Sept.


Jennie Gilbert,


Grade IV


Sept. Mabel Plant,


Singing


Jan. Bertha Shepard,


High


Jan. Mary Chase,


Grade I


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CORPS OF TEACHERS, MARCH 1, 1906.


NAME.


Salary.


Date of first


Election.


Grade.


Educated.


F. E. Corbin.


$900


1902


Supt.


Williams college.


F. E. Corrin


1.100


1886 Prin. H. S.


Murray Hunt


800


1905 Assistant


Laura Williams


700


1899


Bertha Shepard.


5.50


1906


Austice Newton


500


1905


Oberlin.


Nellie Thompson


500


1904


$6


Smith.


Laura E. Shepardson Alice Holmes.


600


189; IX.


Nichols Academy. Palmer H. S.


month


Mary Meagher


46


1887 VIII.


Southbridge H. S.


Louise Twombly


44 1892'VII.


Salem Normal.


Eva Conner


40


1898 VI.


Worcester Normal.


Blanche Harwood


44


1903 VI.


Southbridge H. S.


Sarah Haskell


40


1901 V.


Southbridge H. S.


Clarissa Hathaway


32


1905|V.


Rebecca Rowley.


41


1865|IV.


Martha Cutting


40


1885!IT.


Jennie Gilbert.


40


1905|IT.


Bridgewater Nor'l.


Katherine Flood


36


1904|III.


Worcester Normal.


Bertha Harwood


10


1901 III.


Southbridge H. S. Salem Normal.


Jane Farquhar.


40 1887|II-III.


Quincy Training.


Margaret Keenan


36 1903 II-III.


[Bridgewater Nor'l.


Mary Boardman.


40


1891 II.


Southbridge H. S.


Margaret Butler


40


1893|II.


Nellie Stone.


40


1898|II.


Southbridge H. S.


Susie Knight


-14


1858 I.


Southbridge H. S.


Mary Ellis.


40


1883 I.


Southbridge H. S.


Agnes Meagher


40


1886 I.


Southbridge H. S.


Mary McCabe.


40 1890 I.


Quincy Training.


Gertrude Litchfield.


40 1901|I.


Framingham Nor'l.


Mary Butler


36


1906|I.


Southbridge H. S.


Mary Chase.


40 1906 I.


Home School,


Alice Sanders


36: 1899 I-II-III.


Southbridge H. S.


Mabel Chamberlain


34 1902 Ungraded.


Southbridge H. S.


Ita Morse


32


1902


Southbridge H. S.


Gertrude Lamoureux.


32


1904 66


Southbridge H. S.


Anna Simpson


40 1900|Substitute.


Worcester Normal. Southbridge H. S.


May Simpson


12 1905 Helper.


Anna Eager


55 1896 Drawing.


Normal Art School.


Mabel Plant


40 1905 Music.


New Eng. Conser'y


1


Grammar.


570


1878 VII.


per


Nor'l & Boston U. Smith.


Newburyport Tra'g Southbridge H. S. Southbridge H. S.


Gertrude Barrett


40 1905|III.


Southbridge H. S.


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STATISTICS FROM SCHOOL REGISTERS.


For School Year Ending


June 1905.


Grade.


Number of Boys Reg-


Number of Girls Reg-


istered.


Total.


Average Membership


Average Attendance.


Per Cent Of A ten- dance.


High School Marcy Street


IX


23


18


41


38 05


36 33


95 14


VILL


17


22


39


34 89


33 59


96 20


VII


35


18


53


46 €9


43 66


95 20


VIe


18


23


23


46


35 94


33 07


92 1


VIS


22


13


33


27 92


25 84


90 39


66


Vw


23


20


43


34 82


31 86


91 43


School Street


IV


17


12


29


20 18


18 46


91 41


Elm Street


IV


19


21


40


32 39


31 63


92 73


Mechanic Street


IV


12


21


33


28 03


25 00


89 19


School Street


ILI


15


15


30


23 36


22 16


94 77


Mechanic Street


III


29


27


56


41 57


38 11


91 92


Main Street


III


17


15


32


26 39


24 29


92


Carpenter


II


20


11


31


29 24


27 4


90 78


School Street


1I


18


11


29


21 €9


19 55


89 77


Mechanic street


15


10


25


25 27


23 63


93 43


River Street


JI


25


15


40


30 38


29 14


95 79


Main Street


I


25


1 :


42


27 23


25 09


91 63


River Street


I


27


33


60


41 08


39 38


95 57


Elm Street


I


23


25


48


29 18


25 13


89 07


Carpenter


I


16


31


47


32 75


29 58


85 69


Mechanic Street


I


24


33


57


33 11


27 92


84 12


School Street


I


16


38


25 80


23 95


90 12


Morse District


Ungr.


3


5


8


7 84


7 05


89 9


Sandersdale -


I-11-1II


18


16


34


28 97


27 53


94 57


Dennison


21


7


28


18 76


16 53


87 75


Lebanon Hill -


6


5


11


9 68


9 38


85 8


III


20


13


33


26 80


25 76


91 63


IL


27


14


41


32 09


29 80


93 68


Ve


19


19


38


30 88


28 92


93 36


51


59


110


101 56


94 77


93 32


644


593


1237


950 6


904 52


92 34


40


30 66


29 01


94 78


VIw


istered,


145


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READING.


Three years ago the Ward system of reading was introduced and it has received the unqualified indors- ment of each primary teacher. We now have the sys- tem in good working order in each of the three lower grades, which is as far as it is necessary to carry it. The teacher in the fourth grade must be familiar with the work and capable of teaching new words by that method.


The pupils, however, come to the grade with suffi- cient knowledge to study out and pronounce all ordi- nary words.


The system requires mental application on the part of the pupil and when the work has become diffi- cult we have had the system used in the morning and some easier reading in the afternoon.


NUMBER WORK.


Last year we started the Walter method, so called, of teaching numbers. This however was not attempted till the Winter term and the children had become somewhat accustomed to the old method so that it was difficult for them to grasp the new. Last September we started the work afresh and have met with good suc- cess.


This method was first used by Miss Sarah Walter,


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teacher of methods in the Willimantic Normal school. We are now using the method as outlined in the manual prepared by the teachers of the Boston Normal school were it has been employed for the past three years.


"The system is one likely to give the children a clear and usable knowledge of numbers, greater ability for individual thinking and independent action, an increas- ed power of expression, and a decided gain in interest in the subject, all of which should make the later work in Arithmetic advance more rapidly and be less mechanical."


The principal element of the system is that the child learns by doing. He is given first a box of sticks containing various measures from one inch to one foot. His work with this material is principally com- paring of lengths; one stick is twice the length of another, or one-half as long as another. Many combi- nations are possible : for example,


Group measures according to length.


Select measures to match others shown by teacher.


Find measures longer, shorter, very much longer. etc.


Choose any measure and compare with the one shown by the teacher.


The child is next given several one inch squares. With these rectangles are constructed ; for example, one three inches by four inches. The child then says, "I have a rectangle four inches long and three inches


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wide ; it contains twelve square inches ; its peremeter is fourteen inches."


With the rectangle before him, that he has con- structed, the pupil learns to count by twos, threes, etc .. and learns the fractional parts, as one-half, one-third, This work is interesting to the pupil and the mind of each is kept active, When the teacher asks for a rec- tangle, for example, to contain twenty-four square inches, different patterns are at once constructed upon the desks, as some will have one, four by six ; another, three by eight, or two by twelve.


The pupil becomes the more alert not only because he has made a correct form but also by observing the different forms of the others. The work for the third grade will be in solids to be commenced next Sep- tember. .


MUSIC.


This year for the first time in the history of the town we have employed a teacher who devotes all her time to music.


Mrs. H. N. Carpenter, who for many years has de- voted half-time or less to this work was unwilling to continue at the pay offered. Mrs. Carpenter has been a very faithful worker and was always lavish of both her time and strength in all her duties pertaining to the school work.


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Miss Mabel Plant, a graduate of the New England Conservatory, was engaged to fill the vacancy. Owing to so much time being given to the work it was neces- sary for the course in music to be practically started afresil.


The Normal music system was adopted and Miss Plant now has the course in good working order.


EXAMINATIONS.


At the mid-winter tests this year we gave out the same tests in spelling and arithmetic that were recent- ly given in Springfield.


In cleaning out the old High School building in Springfield a volume was found containing the exam- ination questions, with the answers of the pupils, of the year 1846. These tests were given to our pupils.


It is a common remark that the old time schools were better than those of today. That the children were better spellers and cipherers and that the Three R's were never more poorly taught than at present. We believe, however, that too much time put upon any one branch illustrates forcibly the law of diminishing returns, that is, that beyond a certain limit no adequate results are obtained in proportion to the expenditure of time and energy.


It is for this reason that the State Board recom- mends that not more than one-fourth of the pupils


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time be given to number work, which, with us includes. algebra, in the ninth grade, and not more than one- fifth in the eighth grade. Our pupils, in comparison with those of 1846, have as "extras" drawing, music and nature study.


I gave the tests to our eighth and ninth grades ; in. Springfield they were given only to the ninth


The results in spelling do not seem to have brought. us any especial honor, while it is a matter of con- gratulation that we did so well in arithmetic. The. results are summarized as follows :


Number of pupils,


I846 85


1905 215


1X gr. VIII gr.


32


35


Spelling, per cent. correct,


40.6


51.2. 46 33


22.6


Arithmetic, per cent. correct,


29.4


65.5 92.98 89.3


The point is that we are doing more work and ac- complishing better results than they did sixty years. ago. The spelling of our grandfathers and grand -. mothers was no less fearfully and wonderfully made, on the average, than that of their descendants. Lack of thinking when doing arithmetical problems is also no new number in the catalog of a scholar's short- comings.


Attention is called to the reports of the special teachers,


Respectfully submitted,


F. E. CORBIN.


SPECIAL REPORTS.


REPORT OF DRAWING TEACHER.


MR. F. E. CORBIN, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.


Sir :-


I have the honor to present the report of the work in drawing for the past year.


The work has been of especial interest as we are taking part in the monthly art contest established by Henry T. Bailey, formerly state supervisor of drawing and now editor of the School Arts Book.


This little magazine goes all over the United States. It is an illustrated magazine devoted to the service of those who teach drawing and the allied arts in schools and offers prizes for the best drawings by primary and grammar school pupils as specified by the outline for each grade. We began in September and every month our pupils have won honorable men- tion and prizes. The highest honor received here was won by Albert Nolc of the eighth grade.


Owing to this new incentive the children are mak- ing special effort to do good work, and not only is the drawing benefited thereby, but the other studies are


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also improved in some rooms, as the teachers say that the habit of trying for a higher standard of work has its influence.


The course of study begins in the autumn with the drawing and painting from natural leaves, twigs and fruit sprays. Later we have working drawings of va- rious kinds and the months of January, February and March we devote to the representation of common objects, books, games, etc., being among the objects represented.


The pupils are always interested in figure draw- ing and willingly pose for the class. The spring months are usually spent in studying birds and the spring growths and in making designs from these.


The class in mechanical drawing in the High school is making good progress, and the free hand classes have shown much improvement since they started in the autumn. I wish to thank the superin- tendent and teachers for their helpfulness as much of the success of the work is due to their hearty co-ope- ration.


Respectfully submitted, ANNA F. EAGER.


REPORT OF MUSIC TEACHER.


MR. F. E. CORBIN, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS :


Sir : -


The aim of the work in music thus far this year has been the grading of classes Voices have been


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tested in the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades, and assigned to the part to which the quality of voice pointed.


The schedule cards designated for the grades could not be used until each step of the preceding years had been explained and thoroughly understood.


In some grades the progress has been rapid, due to the regular teacher understanding music. In other grades the teachers have had to be taught before they could present the lesson to the class.


The pupils enjoy the music lesson period and with but a few exceptions are willing to try their voices in song; and if rightly taught, they will have a love and taste for good music and their lives will be en- riched thereby.


In the primary grades the songs are made inter- esting by a chart on which there are pictures illustrat- ing the words of the songs, thus enabling the little peo- ple to understand more fully the words they sing.


Much of the beginning of the technique of music is taught in the second year. Exercises from the chart are used, with pendulum attached which beats the time. The songs are put on the board and in some cases the children have developed a sense of rhythm so that they can beat the time with the pointer and by so doing lead the class.


The work of the third year differs but slightly from that of the second. No new principles of music reading are introduced. At the last of the third year two part music is introduced, not as regards quality of


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voice, but to rid the class of the leaders and to give new interest to the study of music.


Intervals are put on the board for both the second and third years that are found in the songs scheduled for those years. The plan is to have them learn these intervals so thoroughly, that some individual scholar can sing any interval or succession of intervals and have the class tell what he sings. Even now some of them can tell the skips as the teacher sings or plays then.


The work of the fourth year is very interesting as two part music is begun in reference to the quality and compass of the voices. The two part work is cou- tinued through the fifth year and in the work of both the fourth and fifth years new technicalities are ex- plained.


Three part music is begun in the sixth year. The exercises and songs used, give opportunity to impress upon the class good music, and if directions are followed the results must be music and not noise. The three part music is continued in the seventh year with a great deal of advanced technique. The work this year in the sixth and seventh grades has been slow as some of the voices, alto and second soprano, had never tried to carry their own part.


The first of the year the eighth and ninth grades were taken together, but the individual work seemed more necessary so the classes have been separate since the Holiday vacation. They have made progress in the two latter grades which is very marked.


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All grades had special songs for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's.


In nearly all grades some songs have been pre- pared for February 12th, and February 22nd has also been observed with songs suitable for the day.


I wish to thank the teachers for their hearty co- operation ; also the Superintendent.


Respectfully submitted,


MABEL B. PLANT.


EVENING SCHOOLS REPORT.


MR. F. E. CORBIN, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS,


Dear Sir :-


It is with pleasure that I again submit to your approval my annual report of our labors in the public evening schools for 1905. The schools opened at the center and at Globe Village on Tuesday evening, Sept. 12, in the same rooms that have been used for that purpose for a number of years.


As a general custom the pupils living east of Pine street attend the Main street school at the center, and those living west of that section attend the River street school at Globe Village. This is not an arbitra- ry ruling, however, but fits the majority of cases.


The schools were not so crowded as last year, but the enrolment and average attendance were fully up to the general standard of the past ten years. The percentage of attendance was unusually good, being, for the boys, 90.53 at the Globe and 86.30 at the center.


The schools were in session 39 evenings at each place for the boys and the same number of evenings for the girls.


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At the commencement of the term the Superin- tendent had a police officer visit the various work- shops and factories, and see that all minors who were unable to read and write legibly in English were noti- fied to attend evening school. Afterwards, during the term, when occasionally some of the pupils, usually through carelessness, became delinquent in their at- tendance, they were again honored by a visit from the officer with the usual result of bringing them strictly into line.


The various nationalities represented were French, Greeks, Italians, Polanders and Swedes, and in the higher classes a very few Americans and Irish.


There were considerably more Polanders, Italians and Greeks-or Albanese-than ever before. As far as possible the different nationalities were placed in classes by themselves, but, of course, this could not be done in all cases.


Nevertheless the different elements merged very well, and there appeared to be no serious disagree- ments. Many of these foreigners were quite recent arrivals upon our shores, and consequently had no knowledge whatever of the English language. It was therefore necessarily hard to get them intelligently started in their studies.


By patient and painstaking effort, however, and by using the more intelligent and advanced ones as interpreters, they evidently got a clear conception of what was required of them and worked accordingly. After they once got well started their progress was


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often qnite encouraging both to themselves and to their patient instructors.


The course of study, in addition to the regular three R's, embraced letter-writing, both of a social and a business nature ; the making out of bills of sale, invoices, receipts, invitations, etc., spelling, sentence- building, geography and American history.


Many excellent specimens of letter-writing and in- voices were produced by pupils in the higher classes. They were allowed to take these home with them when they wished to do so, and others were kept by the principal to exhibit as encouraging specimens of the progress that was being made.


Discipline was at all times insisted upon and main- tained ; but the confidence and respect of the pupils were patiently worked for, and the general deportment was all that could reasonably be expected throughout the term.


Very respectfully submitted,


E. I. KNOWLES, Principal.


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APPENDIX.


SCHOOL LAWS IN BRIEF.


1. All children between 7 and 14, unless sick, feeble-minded, at an approved private school, or other- wise instructed in branches required by law, to the satisfaction of the School Committee, must attend the public school during the entire time of each school year. Penalty to parent or guardian for failure in at- tendance for five days' sessions within any period of six months, $20 .- Revised Laws, Chap. 44, Sect. 1.


2. No child under 14 shall be employed "in any factory, workshop, or mercantile establishment." "No such child shall be employed in any work performed for wages or other compensation" during the hours when the public school is in session, nor before six o'clock in the morning, nor after seven in the evening Chap. 106, Sec: 28.


3. No child under 16 shall be employed in any factory, workshop or mercantile establishment with- out a certificate from the Superintendent of Schools. He must present an employmet ticket from the per- son who wishes to employ him, on applying for a cer- tificate. The father, if living, and a resident, must sign the certificate of age ; if not, the mother ; if nei- ther, the guardian .- Chap. 106 Sects. 29, 30, 31, 32.


4. Children between seven and sixteen must eith- er attend school or be regularly employed .- Chap. 46, Sect. 4.


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5. Whenever a child is absent from school for the whole or a part of a session a written excuse stating cause of absence, and signed by a parent or guardian, must be presented by the pupil on his return to school. - Chap. 44, Sect. 1.


6. "A pupil who is not present during at least half of the session shall be marked and counted as ab- sent for that session."-Chap. 43, Sect. 10.


7. While a public evening school is maintained in a city or town in which any minor who is over four- teen years of age and who does not have a school cer- tificate resides, no person shall employ him unless he is a regular attendant at such evening school or a day school. Any minor not holding a certificate shall furn- ish to his employer a record of his attendance each week while the evening school is in session. Unex- cused absences from the evening school shall be deemed irregular attendance. Fine to parent or guar- dian, $20, and to employer, $100-Revised Law, Chap. 183, Sect. 35.




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