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The next work was the laying of a pipe sewer on Dresser street from Chapin street westerly to Franklin street, a distance of 394 feet. During the construc- tion of this sewer we ran into 120 feet of ledge aver- aging 4 feet in depth. Another serious handicap was the large amount of underground water encountered. Two hand-pumps were kept busy in our efforts to overcome this disadvantage. The average cut was 6 feet.
Pleasant street sewer line extending from Canal to Walcott street, a distance of 741.25 feet, was built after the completion of Dresser street sewer. On this street we encountered boulders and sand. It was a difficult situation, in as much as, the boulders were large enough to need blasting for their removal and the sand was fine enough to require sheathing to keep the side- walls of the trench in place. This meant that great care
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was necessary in blasting if we would keep our sheath- ing in place. The average cut was 6 feet. Iron pipe was used crossing Mckinstry Brook.
Our next work was on School and Winter streets, from Lovely street to Winter street and from Winter street to South street, a distance of 803.30 feet. On School street the entire line ran through ledge aver- aging 5 feet in depth. On Winter street the last 100 feet of the work was through ledge which was about 3 feet deep.
Work was finally started on Wardwell Court. This line is 618.5 feet in length.
Conditions required that a separate (6") line be built on Foster street from North street to land of James K. Egan, thence through private land to Ward- well court. Underground water was encountered on this work. While passing under the tracks of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., traffic was maintained through- out the construction of the sewer line.
There were seventy applications for sewer connec- tions during the year 1913.
Respectfully submitted,
WHITTAKER ENGINEERING CO., Thomas F. McGovern, C. E.
Annual Report
of the
TOWN CLERK
Insurance on Town Property
Town Hall building and contents, $68,000 00
Engine house and contents, Elm street, 17,500 00
Alms house, barn and contents, 12,312 50 Engine house, Main and West streets, 6,500 00
School house, Marcy street, and contents, 48,000 00
School house, Main street, and contents, 2,000 00
School house, Pleasant street, and contents, 3,700 00
School house, School street, and contents, 3,000 00
School house, Sandersdale, and contents, 2,000 00
School house, Elm street, and contents, 1,600 00
School house, Dennison district, and contents, 400 00 School house, Hooker district, and contents, . 600 00
School house, Bacon district, and contents, 600 00
School house, Mechanic street, and contents, 7,500 00 Storage barn and contents, Goddard street, 1,100 00 Library building, 3,750 00
Hook and Ladder truck, 800 00
Police station and steam boiler, Elm street, 3,500 00
West estate, 4,000 00
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Printed books, paintings, furnishings, etc., Library building, $25,300 00
CASUALTY INSURANCE.
Boilers in Marcy street school house, $5,000 00
2 steam engines and boilers at steamer houses, 5,000 00 Stone crusher boiler and steam roller, 12,000 00
Vital Statistics
For the year ending December 31, 1913:
Number of marriages,
132
Number of deaths,
188
Number of births, 359
Number of dog licenses issued in 1913:
Males,
354
Females,
36
Total, 390
Respectfully submitted,
W. W. BUCKLEY, Town Clerk.
Annual Report of the
CEMETERY COMMITTEE
We submit the report of the Superintendent as a part of our own and recommend that the town appro- priate for the ensuing year the sum of eight hundred dollars.
MORRIS H, MARCY,
MICHAEL D. MORRILL, ADOLPHE PELOQUIN, CLARENCE E. MORSE, W. M. EDWARDS, J. H. DESROSIER,
Cemetery Committee.
Superintendent's Report
To the Cemetery Committee :-
Cemetery funds invested as follows :-
Natick Five-Cent Savings Bank,
$1,000 00
Dedham Institution for Savings,
1,000 00
Springfield Institution for Savings, 1,000 00
Worcester Five-Cent Savings Bank, 1,000 00
1,000 00
Athol Savings Bank, Ware Savings Bank, 1,000 00
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Worcester County Institution for Savings, $1,000 00
Webster Five Cent Savings Bank,
1,014 25
Leominster Savings Bank,
975 00
Millbury Savings Bank,
945 00
Southbridge Savings Bank,
2,388 83
Gardner Savings Bank,
992 50
Worcester Mechanics Savings Bank,
1,000 00
Amherst Savings Bank,
1,000 00
Leicester Savings Bank,
1,000 00
Salem Five-Cent Savings Bank,
1.000 00
Northampton Savings Bank,
1,000 00
North Adams Savings Bank,
1,000 00
Worcester People's Savings,
1,000 00
Cemetery Funds
RECEIPTS.
Sale of lots,
$220 00
Perpetual care,
250 00
$470 00
Cemetery Improvements
EXPENDITURES.
Account overdrawn 1912,
$72 20
Orders drawn, 1,594 64
$1,666 84
CREDITS.
Fixing Lots,
$38.00
Appropriation, 800 00
Natick Five-Cent Savings Bank,
40 40
Dedham Institution for Savings, 40 40
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Springfield Institution for Sav-
ings,
$40 40
Worcester Five-Cent Savings Bank,
40 40
Athol Savings Bank,
20 00
Ware Savings Bank,
20 00
Worcester County Institution for Savings, 40 40
Webster Five-Cent Savings Bank, 20 28
Leominster Savings Bank,
58 88
Southbridge Savings Bank,
77 42
Gardner Savings Bank,
19 84
Worcester Mechanics Savings
Bank, 40 40
Amherst Savings Bank,
40 40
Leicester Savings Bank,
20 00
Salem Five-Cent Savings Bank,
40 40
Northampton Institution for Savings,
30 20
North Adams Savings Bank,
35 30
Worcester Peoples Savings Bank,
40 40
$1,541 32
Overdrawn Jan. I, 1914, $125 00 Seven hundred dollars due this account Jan. 10, 1914.
Respectfully submitted,
L. WESLEY CURTIS, Supt.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
ESTTIN
School Committee
School Committee for 1913
Albert T. Thibault,
Term expires 1914
J. A. Whittaker,
Term expires 1914
Charles A. Tetrault, Term expires 1915
Albert B. Wells,
Term expires 1915
P. H. Hebert, Term expires 1916
F. A. Wald,
Term explres 1916
Officers of the School Board
C. A. TETRAULT, Chairman P. H. HERERT, Vice Secretary.
Regular monthly meeting first Tuesday evening.
F. E. CORBIN, Superintendent of Schools and Secretary of the Board. Office, Town Hall.
Office hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 4 to 5 p. m. 7 to 7.30. Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Report
of the
School Committee
To the Citizens of Southbridge:
The School Committee herewith submit the fol- lowing report of the finances of the School Department of the town for the year closing Dec. 31, 1913, together with their recommendations of appropriations for the coming year. As to all matters connected with the policy and management of the schools, the Commitee refer to the Report of the Superintendent of schools, Mr. F. E. Corbin, which is hereby submitted as a part of our report.
Financial Statement
High School
RECEIPTS.
Balance January 1. 1913,
$1,132 10
Appropriation, 6,500 00
Tuition from other towns,
240 00
$7,872 10
EXPENDITURES.
Salaries of teachers,
$5.544 60
Books and incidentals.
863 42
$6,408 02
Balance Jan. 1, 1914,
$1,464 08
Common Schools
RECEIPTS.
Balance January 1, 1913, $1,367 31
Appropriation, 20,000 00
Tuition from other towns, 48 00
Car tickets sold, 28 00
-$21,443 31
EXPENDITURES.
Salaries, Superintendent and teachers, $15,878 72 2,030 12 1,278 49
Janitors, Fuel,
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Transportation,
Tuition,
$1,446 00 38 00
$20,671 33
Balance January 1, 1914.
$771 98
Contingent Schools
RECEIPTS.
Balance Jan. 1, 1913,
$24 94
Appropriation,
4,700 00
Books, etc., sold,
11 97
$4,736 91
EXPENDITURES.
Incidentals,
$1,999 39
Repairs,
1,501 24
Supplies,
1,028 17
Books,
190 44
$4,719 24
Balance January 1, 1914,
$17 67
Evening Schools
RECEIPTS.
Balance January 1, 1913,
$20 61
Appropriation,
750 00
EXPENDITURES.
Teachers,
$547 00
Janitors, 50 00
Fuel and lights,
27 03
$770 61
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Incidentals,
$136 24
$760 27
Balance January 1, 1914,
$10 34
Apparatus
RECEIPTS.
Balance January 1, 1913,
$3 34
Appropriation, 250 00
$253 34
EXPENDITURES.
Apparatus, chemicals, books of reference and tools, $248 53
Balance January 1, 1914,
$4 81
Estimates For the Ensuing Year
High school,
$6,000 00
Common schools,
22,500 00
Contingent schools,
5,200 00
Evening schools,
1,000 00
Apparatus, 300 00
$35,000 00.
Respectfully submitted in behalf of the Committee,
C. A. TETRAULT, Chairman.
Superintendent's Report
To the School Committee of Southbridge:
GENTLEMEN :-
I have the pleasure to present to you my twelfth annual report, it being also the twenty-ninth of the series of reports issued by the superintendents of the public schools of this town. Throughout this report the year relative to attendance extends from September 1912 to July 1913; the year relative to expenditures from January 1913 to January 1914.
Statistics
I. Population and Valuation
Population of town, census of 1910, 12,592
Assessed valuation of town,
$7,382,086
Number of polls, 3,801
Rate of taxation, $19 40
Valuation of school houses and lots,
$127,900
Valuation of other school property, $6,880
Il. School Houses
School houses, occupied, 10
School houses, unoccupied,
1
School rooms, occupied, 24
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Unoccupied, 6 Number of sittings, 1,463
III. Teachers
Number of male teachers, 2
Number of female teachers, 30
Number of special teachers, females, 2
34
Number of teachers in evening schools.
males, 4; females, 11; 15
IV. Pupils
Number of children in town September 1, as re- ported by the census enumerator :
1912
1913
Between the ages of 5 and 15.
2290
2266
Between the ages of 7 and 14.
1662
1637
Total enrollment Sept. to June
951
1011
Average number belonging
785.38
842.8
Average daily attendance
734.32
783.2
Per cent. of attendance. .93.49
92.9
Number under 5 years of age
1
4
Number over 15 years of age
83
103
Number between 5 and 15
867
908
Number between 7 and 14 606
638
Number enrolled at Notre Dame
812
785
Number under 5 years of age
0
3
Number over 15 years of age
0
0
Number between 5 and 15.
812
782
Number between 7 and 14
790
599
Average number belonging
755.2
750
Average attendance.
695.91
652
Per cent. of attendance
.92
87
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Number of teachers
12
14
Number enrolled at Sacred Heart 444
458
Number under 5 years of age 9
24
Number over 15 years of age
1
1
Number between 5 and 15
434
432
Number between 7 and 14.
336
407
Average number belonging
.373
441
Average attendance. 359
401
Per. cent of attendance. 96
93
Number of teachers
.7
8
Number enrolled at St. Mary's
197
203
Number under 5.
0
0
Number over 15
.9
19
Number between 5 and 15
188
184
Number between 7 and 14.
113
131
Average number belonging
175
188
Average attendance.
165
173
Per cent. of attendance.
94.3
92
Number of teachers
7
7
Evening Schools
NUMBER
ENROLLED
AVERAGE
MEMBERSHIP
AVERAGE
ATTENDANCE
PER CENT OF
ATTENDANCE
NUMBER OF
EVENINGS
Mechanic street boys ....
175
137.9
125.91
91.3
36
River street boys.
75
61.8
57.06
92.3
36
Mechanic street girls ...
42
27.25
24.12
89.
36
River street girls
74
49.88
45.08
90.3
36
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Cost Per Pupil
Total expenses for the grades. $23,890 08 Cost per grade pupil based on total enrollment ... 23 68 Cost per grade pupil based on average membership 28 46
Total expenses for high school 6,408 02
Cost per pupil based on total enrollment 61 03
Cost per pupil based on average membership .67 20
Physical Tests
Children examined 1014
Eyes defective 148
Ears defective.
15
Parents notified 89
Change of Teachers
The following is the list of the changes of teachers from January 1, 1913 to January 1, 1914.
RESIGNED.
Month
Teacher
School
April.
Mildred Brooks,
High
June. Austina Raymond,
High
June. Elizabeth Myles,
High
June. Catherine Hamilton,
Marcy VI
June. Elsa Clarke.
Mechanic II ยท
June.
Miriam Lovell,
Substitute
June.
Katherine Smith,
Music
TRANSFERRED
February. Bertha Foley, Lebanon to School street II
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APPOINTED.
February. Mary Keenan,
Lebanon
April. Austina Raymond,
Sept.
Myrta Nute,
Sept.
Teressa Stevens,
High High High
Sept. Cecilia Delehanty,
Marcy VI
Sept. Ruth Dunlop,
Assistant
Sept.
Jane Farquhar,
Mechanic II
Sept. Gladys Lull,
Music
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Corps of Teachers January 1, 1914
NAME
Date of First
Election.
GRADE
EDUCATED
F. E. Corbin
1902
Supt. Prin. H. S.
Williams College.
Clarence W. Bosworth
1913
Robert Baker
1912
Assistant
Francis Stockbridge.
1911
Mt. Holyoke.
Eloise Crocker
1912
Boston University .
Myrta Nute.
1913
6 6
Boston University .
Teressa Stevens
1313
William Smith.
Laura Shepardson
1897
IX
Nichols Academy.
Mary E. Meagher
1887
VIII
Southbridge H. S.
Alice Holmes.
1878
VII
Palmer H. S.
Gertrude O'Neil
1911
VII
Blanche Harwood
1903
VII
Cecilia Delehanty
1913
VI
Worcester Normal.
Annie Marcy
1900
Maud Forsythe.
1910
Ruth Dunlop
1913
Assistant
Worcester Normal.
Margaret Butler
1893
Southbridge H. S.
Agnes M. Meagher
1886
IV
Southbridge H. S.
May Simpson
1911
IV
Worcester Normal. Home School.
Bertha Harwood
1901
Southbridge H. S.
Jane Farquhar
1887
II-III
Mary Boardman.
1891
II
Bertha Foley
1912
II
Mary Ellis.
1882
I
Mary McCabe
1890
I
Mabel Chamberlain.
1890
I
Southbridge H. S.
Mary Butler
1902
I
Southbridge H. S.
Nettie Stone.
1898
I
Bertha Johnson
1907
I-II-III
Stella Wood
1907
Ungraded
Mary Keenan
1913
Susie Knight ..
1858
Assistant
Southbridge H. S.
Helene Laycock
1912
Assistant
Southbridge H. S.
Luise Corbin.
1913
Assistant
Wheaton Seminary.
Anna Eager
1896
Drawing
Normal Art School.
Gladys Lull
1913
Music
N. E. Conservatory .
V
Worcester Normal. Westfield Normal.
V
IV
Mary Chase.
1906
III
III
Quincy Training. Southbridge H. S.
Worcester Normal. Southbridge H. S. Quincy Training.
Southbridge H. S. Worcester Normal.
Southbridge H. S. Southbridge H. S.
173
Brown University. Colby.
Worcester Normal. Southbridge H. S.
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Statistics From School Registers
FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 1913
GRADE
Number of
Boys Registered
Number of
Girls Registered
Total
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Per Cent of
Attendance
High school
53
52|
105
95.2
92.
95.6
Marcy Street.
IX
19
10
29
26.56
25.
94.19
VIII
20
29
49
43.50
41.92
96.18
VIIe
22
18
40
31.87
29.94
93.63
VIIw
17
15
32
27.64
25.57
92.21
VIe
26
28
54
43.
41.22
94.07
Ve
37
27
64
54.71
51.78
94.65
Vw
28
21
49
43.56
40.67
93.36
Main Street.
IV
18
17
35
34.72
32.28
92.75
Mechanic Street
IV
21
20
41
28.44
25.62
90.08
School Street.
IV
18
11
29
27.64
26.23
95.28
Main Street
III
15
18
33
29.26
25.64
90.74
Mechanic Street.
II-III
24
22
46
40.68
37.27
91.37
School Street.
II-III
32
21
53
37.13
34.14
91.84
Main Street.
26
23
49
43 07
39.44
91.13
Elm Street.
I
22
18
40
29.02
26.92
92.42
Main Street.
I
20
20
40
28.59
24.80
86,76
Mechanic Street
I
29
17
46
31.61
28.33
88.03
River Street.
I
19
8
27
24.17
23.13
95.77
School Street.
I
17
22
39
27.74
25.76
92.69
Sanderdale
I-II-III
11
15
26
20.49
17.79
87.07
Dennison
11
12
23
21.95
18.89
94.45
Hooker District.
7
4
11
9.71
8.76
90.
535
476
1011
842.82 783 22
92.9
VIw
23
28
51
42.56
40.12
94.36
.
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New High School
At the annual town meeting in March 1912, the article,
"To see if the town will appoint a committee to select a site for a high school building," was voted un- animously.
In accordance with this vote a committee of five was appointed, Hon. C. D. Paige, Alexis Boyer, George Grant, Anatole Caron and Fred E. Corbin.
Hon. C. D. Paige was elected chairman and George Grant secretary. The committee after viewing various sites unanimously agreed upon the Dr. West lot at the corner of Main and Marcy streets and had the follow- ing article inserted in the town warrant for the March meeting in 1913.
"To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the Committee (appointed at the annual town meeting, held March 4, 1912, to choose a high school site), recommending the purchase of certain land for school purposes, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon."
This was voted unanimously.
The school committee then had the following arti- cles inserted in the warrant for a town meeting held on Nov. 4, 1913.
"To see if the town will vote to authorize the school committee to procure plans for a new high school building, raise and appropriate money therefore or act anything thereon."
"To see if the town will vote to instruct and authorize the selectmen to purchase or take, for the
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enlargement of the lot of land recently purchased by the town at corner of Main and Marcy streets for the purpose of erecting a building to be used as a public school, two certain tracts of land situated on the east- erly side of Main street; the first tract being located northerly of and adjoining to said lot recently pur- chased by the town, and is the property of Oliver J. Laporte; the second tract, with buildings thereon, being located at the corner of Main and Pine streets and is the property of Bartholomew Robert, raise and appropriate money therefore or act anything thereon." Both articles were voted.
The vote on the first article was as follows: "Voted that the school committee be and hereby is authorized to consult reputable architects in reference to plans for a new high school building, to obtain sketches of said plans, the cost thereof, and make their report to the town at a town meeting."
In accordance with this vote the Committee have visited different high school buildings and are having sketch plans prepared to present to the voters at a special meeting in May.
The School Committee devoted much time to con- sidering the present needs of the high school and the prospects of its future growth before any steps towards a new building were taken and have come to the un- animous conclusion that a new building is absolutely necessary. A school system is like any other business. It goes through as many changes and as constantly needs new methods and machinery if it is to keep up with the changes of the times. When I assumed the
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principalship of the high school, twenty-seven years ago the main business of the school was considered to be the fitting of pupils for college.
This is now but one branch of the work not only here but in all high schools. Now we have an indus- trial course as an entirely new feature with twenty-two pupils enrolled most of whom would not have stayed in the high school for more than a year except for the fact that by entering this course they became self support- ing. There are also some twenty boys now in the upper grades who will not enter high school unless this course can be continued and this course is the only in- ducement that has caused them to continue on in the grades. This course will call for two teachers next September for whom we have no recitation rooms.
The people desire a commercial course and a course in domestic science both of which courses are admirable but for which recitation rooms must be provided before they can be introduced. Next fall there will probably be one hundred and thirty five pupils in our high school and our present quarters were probably designed for one hundred. Also at Marcy street there will be two eighth grades for the first time in the history of that building with only room for one. These pupils must have a room provided for them and seemingly the only way to house them is to erect a suitable high school building and rooms in this build- ing for any overflow from the upper grades. The town of Southbridge was incorporated in 1816 and the first high school was established in 1854, practically sixty years ago. After one hundred years of continu-
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ous prosperity isn't it time for the town to have suit- able school buildings.
As far as school expense is concerned no town in the state is as able as ours to build a suitable school building. If our tax rate seem high to any one let him notice that it is not due to school expenditures. I take the following statistics from the last report of the State Board of Education.
TOWNS
POPULATION
VALUATION
ALL SCHOOLS
Gardner
14,699
$9,516,297
$55,419
Clinton.
13,075
8,807,449
59,410
Milford
13,055
9,531,188
53,094
Adams
13,026
6,402,592
50,398
Framingham
12,948
13,356,225
72,743
Weymouth
12,895
8,654,054
63,500
Watertown
12,875
15,264,865
66,041
Southbridge
12,592
6,295,875
26,448
Plymouth
12,141
11,802,070
63,752
Webster
11,509
8,717,555
30,814
Ware
8,774
4,814,775
38,228
Palmer
8,610
4,364,687
36,889
Athol
8,536
4,643,701
35,965
If the average excess of the cost of those school systems over that of our own town, should be raised for only four or five years and spent for a new building we would have a high school building fitted to our needs and suited to the growing importance of the com- munity.
Next to efficient teaching the most important re- quirment for successful school work is a comfortable, sanitary school building and adequate equipment.
The summary of our high school problem is as follows:
I. Our building is inconvenient and unventilated.
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II. It is not up to the standard of surrounding towns and is a reflection upon the educational spirit of the town.
III. We must have two more recitation rooms at once for the pupils in our industrial course.
IV. We should have a course in domestic science for which more than one room is needed.
V. We should have a commercial course for which more than one room is needed.
VI. A new high school building would solve the problem of the overcrowding at Marcy street.
VII. It would allow us to have an eight year course for the grades.
High School
At the meeting of the Committee May 5, it was voted, "That the position of superintendent and prin- cipal of the high school," which had been combined since September, 1902, "should be separated and that F. E. Corbin be elected superintendent."
At the June meeting it was voted "That C. H. Bosworth, who had been sub-master for the past three years, be elected principal of the high school."
These positions were combined at first on the grounds of expediency and economy.
The growing demands of the high school work and the need of closer supervision in the grades required by the growth of the school population and changes in methods made it impossible for one to do justice to both positions. The increased expense has been but $300.
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At the beginning of the fall term the following let- ter was sent to the parents of the members of the en- tering class. I have reproduced it here that it may be brought to the attention of all the parents, presuming that they are interested in their children's welfare and read the school report. I think that many parents consider their responsibilities at an end when they have sent their children to school. With the co-operation of the parents and given first class material the schools as a rule will turn out a first class product but all ma- terial presented is not first class and this is not an age of miracles.
"Dear sir: I am pleased to see your son is enrolled as a pupil of the high school. I trust you will never have cause to regret it. You must bear in mind how- ever that the school is not a brain factory, it is a place where boys and girls may go to sharpen up whatever talents they may possess, the school simply provides opportunities for learning, you must see that your son uses them.
"When a pupil drops behind in his studies it is pos- sible that the parent is most to blame and it is often they who have "failed to pass." It is impossible for any high school pupil to learn all their lessons in the school period, unless they can spend two hours at least in home study they will fall behind in their work and it will be only a question of time when they will be dropped from their class.
"I suggest you see that your son has a definite time to study at home and that during that time he is not interrupted. See that he has nine hours of sleep every
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night, so that he can come to school fresh and alert. Insist that he eat a good breakfast. See that he does not scatter his mental and physical energies by going to parties and picture shows or loafing about the street corners or elsewhere during the five school days of the week. The teachers are hard working and faithful to their duties but there are more than one hundred pupils for them to look after and you have but one son. The teachers have him in charge for five hours a day and you are responsible for the other nineteen hours. I take the following from our school report of 1907.
"The average educated man gets a salary of $1,000 per year. He works forty years, making a total of $40,000 in a lifetime. The average day laborer gets $1.50 per day, 300 days in the year, or $450 in a year. In forty years he earns $18,000. The difference, or $22,000, equals the value of an education. To acquire this earning capacity requires twelve years at school of 180 days each, of 2,160 days. Divide $22,000, the value of an education, by 2,160, number of days re- quired getting it, we find that each day at school is worth a little more than $10 to a pupil. Can't afford to miss school, can we?"
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