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City of Brockton, on acct. of Smith family, 26 04
$34,697 54
J. H. Paine in account with Town :
Cr
Outstanding orders of 1900.
$207 58
Town orders of 1901,
17,517 60
State Aid orders of 1901,
1,672 00
Paid Clerk, attending with Auditors,
$3 00
preparing tally sheets, 5 50
services at special meetings, 2 00
" election day, 2 50
meeting with clerks at South Dennis, 2 50
15 50
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Paid G. W. Ellis, transporting ballot box, etc., $1 25 Enterprise Press, printing official ballots, 10 00 Order District Court : H. M. Percival, $4 05
Wm. H. Bassett, 18 48
E. H. Bearse, 10 55
33 08
Dog license blanks and County blanks, Interest Malden Savings Bank, $80 00
1 25
66 Jose Parker & Co., note, 17 50
66 Salem Sinking Fund, note, 52 50
C. C. F. C. S. Bank note, 112 50
Grade Crossing loan, 20 35
Insurance on School Houses,
Note C. C. F. C. S. Bank. $1,000 00
66
1,500 00
66 2,000 00
. . Malden Savings Bank, 500 00
Salem Sinking Fund note No. 1, 500 00
5,500 00
County tax, E. L. Chase, Treasurer, 1,202 80 State tax, 1901, 752 50
National Bank tax to State Treasurer,
2,474 68
Abolition Grade Loan Fund, balance,
508 80
Repairs on State Highway,
85 00
Stationery for Clerk and Treas-
urer's office, $7 62
Postage,
7 80
Expressage, 5 15
20 57
Justice's services,
5 95
Return of births :
Dr. Louis Edmunds, $2 25
Dr. H. D. Handy, 2 00
Dr. S. T. Davis, 75
282 85 78 14
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Paid Dr. F. A. Rogers, $ 75
Dr. D. R. Ginn, births 1900, 75
$6 50 2 00
Levi Long, return of eight deaths,
Clerk, recording 42 births, $21 00
66 20 marriages, 4 00
53 deaths, 24 50
49 50
Expense fixing Mary Jane's burial lot,
4 00
Cash on hand Jan. 13, 1902, 4,265 99
$34,697 54
Respectfully submitted,
JOSHUA H. PAINE, Treasurer.
HARWICH, MASS., Jan. 13, 1902.
Your committee to settle the year's accounts with the Treasurer, Joshua H. Paine, have this day examined each and every account and voucher in his custody, and have also examined his bank account and funds and find them correct.
JOSEPH K. ROBBINS, THEOPHILUS B. BAKER, JR., JAMES M. MOODY,
Committee.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
We, the undersigned, Auditors of the Town of Harwich, have examined the books, bills and all accounts of the town officers for the year 1901, and find them correct.
THEOPHILUS B. BAKER, JR., JAMES M. MOODY,
Auditors.
Harwich, Jan. 13, 1902.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT OF BIRTHS Recorded in Harwich in the year 1901.
DATE
NAME OF CHILD
NAME OF PARENTS
Jan. 9
Gordon Silva
26
Mary
29 Doris
Feb. 7
Lorenzo Walter
21 Ephraim Gorham
Walter Sylvester
Mar. 4 Joseph Buffington
12 Edward Ivan
13 Ceral Wilmont
20
Manuel
28
Son
April 7
Mary
8 Mary Saturnins
May 3 Mabel Bernard
6 Earle Forest
13 Emma Grace
June 6 Abraham
11 Daughter
17
Son
Charles F. and Sadie C. Roberts
July 1 Wendell Weston
Joseph D. and Louise A. Nickerson Stillborn
11
Moses
John L. and Domingo Silva John L. and Domingo Silva
11
David
Jabez W. and Elsie M. Crowell
24 Bernice Elinor
24
Viola
24 Marion May
Aug. 4
Argus
30 Son
31 Lora Franklin
Sept. 5
Georgie
13
Son
21 Violet Burton
22 Madge Emogen
28
Hazel Burdel
Oct.
5
Leslie Vandyke
11
15 Virginia Augusta
James
Dec. 9 18 Snow Joseph
30
Son
Winnie C. and Inez W. Higgins Harry D. and Lucie E. Nickerson Ernest F. and Annie E. Walker Manuel and Mary Jasen Harry B. and Laura A. Eldredge Manuel and Fanny Gomes John and Amelia Rosa
Manuel and Emily Fernande
Joseph and Domingo Peters Frank and Flora Lesser
John T. and Esther M. Wood Benjamin W. and Meta G. Doane Ernest L. and Ruth HI. Nickerson Artemas J. and Bertha S. Haynes Manuel JJ. and Mertis E. Nunes Charles E. and Belle H. Hutchins Joshua E. and Bertha N. Buck John M. and Rosie Lopes Stillborn
Gideon and Mary A. Gomes Frank S. and Emilia Nunes Frank B. and Nellie F. Tripp Merton E. and Lelia F. Bassett Frank H. and Florence B. Emery Julio and Frances Pedento Cæsar and Jennie F. Montero
Daughter
13
Frederick Williams
George E. and Eva M. Kendrick Albert and Angeline Perez George B. and Nellie N. Stearns Joseph and Julia Ramos John T. and Kate Mullaly
Manuel J. and Emma F. Pena Antone and Eugenia Correia Jacob and Marcilla Cohen Ralph B. and Sadie G. Ellis Thomas C. and Emogen P. Nickerson
6 Edna May Jennie
1
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT OF MARRIAGES Recorded in Harwich in the year 1901.
DATE
NAME OF PARTIES
AGE
RESIDENCE
Jan. 13
James C. Baker
40
Harwich
Lena M. Cahoon
30
Harwich
16
Carroll F. Doane
28
Harwich
Hope R. Nickerson
20
Chatham
19
John Rose
23
Harwich
Amelia Rose
20
Harwich
30
William C. Ellis
25
Harwich
Lillian A. Bassett
21
Harwich
Feb.
6
John B. Lee
26
Harwich
Mary JJ. Burke
26
Harwich
April 22
Lawrence S. Peck
30
Taunton
Eva C. Kendrick
28
Harwich
May
1 Everett F. Walker Annie E. Crocker
21
Harwich Falmouth
2
Ralph B. Ellis
19
Harwich
Sadie G. Olson
20
Chatham
14
Everett L. Mitchell
40
New York Harwich
Susan F. Eldredge
35
21
Alexander Dixon
30
Kansas City Harwich
Laura D. Nicholds
35
June 30
Benjamin B. Phillips Mary A. Rourke
28
Harwich Harwich
July 17
Milton A. Cake Ella W. Keene
25
New Bedford
24
New Bedford
31
19
62
DATE
NAME OF PARTIES
AGE
RESIDENCE
July 24
Eugene F. Nichols
28
Tamson D. Eldredge
28
Harwich Harwich
Oct. 15
Orick D. Hall
21
Harwich
Clara L. Reynolds
20
Harwich
17
George F. Ellis
25
Harwich Yarmouth
20
Clenric H. Cahoon Mertis H. Perry
24
Brewster
Nov. 20
Valentine Doane
65
Harwich
Louise C. White
52
New Castle, N. H.
27
Charles S. Small
25
Harwich
Sarah L. Whittemore
20
Dennis
27
Joseph R. Hefler
23
Dennis
Grace M. Howes
25
Dennis
Dec.
2
Artemas Robertson Hattie L. Kelley
32
Taunton
29
Harwich
Fannie M. Spaulding
26
Harwich
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT OF DEATHS Recorded in Harwich in the year 1901.
DATE
NAME OF DECEASED
AGE
CAUSE OF DEATH
Y. M. D.
Jan. 9
Colmon H. Kelley
32
1 14
Consumption
11
Hepsebeth Robbins
86
2
1
Paralysis
12
Thankful Lewis
80
015
Angina Pectoris
13
Amelia F. Foster
52 2
Gangrene
27
Benjamin F. Hall
78
4:12
Heart Disease
Feb.
2
Jolın W. Hall
75
11 1
Old Age
6
Rhoda A. K. Crowell
81
1 19
Consumption
11
Lucinda Steel
79
9:10
Gastritis
12
Chester A. Nickerson
10 10
Accidental Drowning
12
Manuel Gomes
17
1
2
Accidental Drowning
18
James E. Crowell
60
11
3
Typhoid Pneumonia
19
Bernard E. Rogers
75
1
Old Age
8
Eli E. Bassett
66
9
8
Pneumonia
15
George C. Bassett
59
1 24
Consumption
23
Daniel H. Lee
9
Meningitis
24
Henry Baker
72
Rheumatism
24
Manuel Lopes
4 Convulsions Tuberculosis
April
7
Laurana M. Winn
23
8
Susan H. Taylor
66 5
21
Cancer
10
George T. Robbins
31
5
3
Accidental Drowning
18
Kimball Robbins
81
6 21
Old Age
19
Sarah Ellis
21
4 .
Disease of Heart
28
Anna Gracia
46
Consumption
May 2
Amiel Ellis
72
8 21
Consumption
31
Adaline Chase
67
17
Cerebral Apoplexy
June 11
Sanford Robbins
77
4 3
Gangrene
25
Elizabeth Handren
73
9
5 Cardiac Spasms
26
Mary D). Brooks
46
8
24 Cancer
July
19
Carrie Jason
6
5
Cerebral Meningitis
30
Mercy Wentworth
77
1
Cancer
Aug.
1
Harriet N. Nickerson
60
11
6 Dropsy
4
Cordelia Megathlin
77
9 Aneurism
6
Julia S. Iverson
60
6
3 Heart Disease
4
17 Membraneous Croup
March 3
Charles P. Robbins
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DATE
NAME OF DECEASED
AGE
CAUSE OF DEATH
Y.
M. D.
Aug. 7
Samuel W. Thayer
44
4 29
Nephritis
17
Carrie M. Sayles
18
8
Accidental Drowning
24
John Nunes
5
7
Abscess
Sept.
1
Ebert G. Taylor
24
2
Peritonitis
3
Louis F. D. Smith
34
Accidental Shooting
18
Benjamin Sears
74 9 21
General Debility
20
Henry A. Coddington
49
Nephritis
Oct. 10
John J. Perez
22
7
Meningitis
14
Holman S. Sisson
3 5.23
Convulsions
15
Sarah A. Crowell
73 10
Cerebral Hemorrhage
19
Catherine Hall
47
15
Nov.
2
Cyrus C. Kelley
60
Acute Meningitis Bright's Disease
14
Frederick Cobb
77 2.19
Heart Disease
17
Mary Allen
79
5 21
Paralysis
18
Bathsheba Bee
68
11 28
Disease of Heart
24
Abigail Nickerson
81
4 22
Old Age
24
George A. Baker
21
At sea
Dec.
1
Moses Sylva
4 20
Whooping Cough
2
David Sylva
4 21
Whooping Cough
12
Eliza H. Crosby
71
1 10
Tuberculosis
REMARKS.
BIRTHS.
The number of births entered upon record the past year is forty-two, being seven in excess of the previous year. Nearly one-half of the number born were children of parents of foreign birth. The number of males is twenty- three, females nineteen. The Christian name of only four of the living children are omitted in the list, as the names could not be obtained in season for publication.
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MARRIAGES.
Only twenty marriages have been recorded in town the past year. This is the smallest number reported during the past fifty years and three couples out of that number neither of the parties resided in this town. The age of the oldest groom is given as sixty-five, the oldest bride is fifty-two. Youngest groom is nineteen, youngest bride nineteen. The marriage rites were performed by the following named Clergymen and Justice of the Peace : Rev. Mr. Wood- ward, 4; Rev. Mr. Rowley, 3; Rev. Mr. Chase, 2; Rev. Mr. Biram, 2; Rev. Mr. Nicholls, 2; Rev. Messrs. Eddy, Johnson, Dawes, Rice, Forbes, one each ; and JJ. H. Paine, Justice of the Peace, 2.
DEATHS.
Fifty-three deaths have been entered upon record the past year, being one in excess of the previous year and higher than any point reached since the year 1896. That year the number recorded was fifty-five. The past year seems to be one remarkable for the number of deaths caused by accidents. Four cases of death by accidental drowning and one by accidental shooting has been recorded. Heart disease in its varied forms seems to have been the leading cause of death.
TOWN CLERK'S DOG LICENSE ACCOUNT.
Number and account of dogs licensed during the year 1901 :
Male dogs licensed,
107
Female dogs licensed,
11
Total number, 118
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Total amount received for licenses,
$269 00
Clerk's fees for issuing licenses deducted, 23 60
Balance paid County Treasurer,
$245 40
Retained by County to pay damages by dogs,
16 55
Amount returned to the town, Jan. 4, 1902,
$228 85
Respectfully submitted,
J. H. PAINE,
Town Clerk.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF HARWICH.
MASS.,
For the Year Ending Dec. 31,
1901.
HARWICH, MASS : THE STANDARD JOB PRINT. 1902.
Report of the School Committee.
The School Committee organized Feb. 22 by the choice of G. N. Munsell, chairman, and Thomas H. Nickerson, secretary and treasurer.
The schools of the town have been in session thirty-four weeks, and the High School forty weeks.
SCHOOL CENSUS.
SCHOOL CENSUS OF HARWICH, SEPT. 1, 1901.
Number of boys between the ages of five and fifteen, 219
66 girls :6 155
Total, 374
Number of boys between the ages of seven and
fourteen, 160
Number of girls between the ages of seven and . fourteen, 118
Total, 278
TEACHERS' SALARIES, 1901.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid Herman N. Knox, $746 25
280 00
Edith H. Moore, Jennie T. Aiken, 120 00
70
HARWICH CENTRE.
Lillian E. Moore, $120 00
Tamson D. Eldridge,
260 00
Minerva A. Bearse,
297 50
Frances R. Foster,
120 00
Florence E. Piper,
100 00
Florence S. Hathaway,
100 00
HARWICHPORT.
Carrie E. Crowell, 105 00
Arlena F. Russell,
220 00
Abbie S. Baker,
297 50
WEST HARWICH.
Eliza D. Howes, 240 00
Ella W. Page,
100 00
Helen R. Ellis,
297 50
NORTH HARWICH.
Sarah L. Howes, 216 00
Lucy J. Jacobs,
100 00
PLEASANT LAKE.
Sarah E. Clark, 240 00
Alicia B. Elcock,
100 00
EAST HARWICH.
Carrie E. Crowell, 205 00
Beulah M. Eldridge,
347 50
SOUTH HARWICH.
Alice M. Leadbetter, 240 00
Florence E. Damon, 100 00
$4,952 25
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JANITORS' SALARIES.
N. C. Underwood, Centre, $145 50
Benj. D. Smith, Port,
71 25
Jos. Ashley, West, 71 25
Edwin F. Ryder, North, 56 00
William H. Ellis, Pleasant Lake,
57 00
Edward E. Doane, East,
71 75
Elisha Doane, South, 57 00
$529 75
FUEL.
CENTRE.
Edwin L. Eldridge, wood,
$2 88
Watson B. Kelley, coal and wood,
71 29
Kendrick & Bearse, coal, 24 38
$98 55
HARWICHPORT.
Watson B. Kelley, coal and wood,
$68 07
68 07
WEST HARWICH.
W. B. Kelley, coal, $8 36
Edwin B. Rogers, coal, 36 25
J. A. Baker, wood, 7 50
52 11
NORTH HARWICH.
Joseph Raymond, coal, $22 00
Edwin B. Rogers, coal,
36 25
Austin Baker, wood,
3 00
Edwin B. Ryder, wood,
50
-
61 75
72
PLEASANT LAKE.
Joseph Raymond, coal, $9 38
Edwin B. Rogers, coal, 21 75
Wm. H. Ellis, wood, 3 75
$34 88
EAST HARWICH.
Kendrick & Bearse, coal, $37 50
37 50
SOUTH HARWICH.
Kendrick & Bearse, coal, $26 25
Elisha Doane, wood, 1 75
28 00
Total,
$380 86
REPAIRS IN SCHOOL ROOMS, &c.
CENTRE.
Jasper Small, labor, $8 75
Freight bills, 1 72
N. C. Underwood, repairs, cleaning, &c., 30 39
George Ellis, cleaning, 3 00
J. F. Tobey, supplies, 4 80
Alpheus Howes, supplies, 38 57
Cyrus Ellis, 2nd, labor, 75
$87 98
HARWICHPORT.
B. D. Smith, labor, cleaning, &c., $11 96
W. C. Nickerson, repairing fence, 1 94
E. L. Eldridge, supplies, 1 45
William Phillips, labor, 6 00
David A. Eldridge, labor,
2 24
J. O. Hulse, Jr., supplies, 30
73
J. G. Ryder, 2nd, repairs, $ 75
Watson B. Kelley, supplies, 2 27
F. A. Small, supplies, 2 00
Geo. D Smalley, supplies,
1 40
F. Enos & Son, repairs,
60
S. B. Kelley, supplies, 3 06
$33 97
WEST HARWICH.
Marion Howland, cleaning. $8 00
Ralph Cummings & Son, labor, 4 25
J. T. Wood, pump and labor. 12 00
E. W. Bailey & Co., supplies, 5 00
29 25
NORTH HARWICH.
Alpheus Howes, supplies, $5 08
Edwin F. Ryder, cleaning, &c ..
10 20
James M. Moody, supplies, 3 36
S. Kelley, repairs, 3 90
22 54
PLEASANT LAKE.
S. Moody, repairs, $ 60
W. H. Ellis, repairs, cleaning, &c., 9 45
Alpheus Howes, supplies, 15 73
25 78
EAST HARWICH.
Geo. D. Smalley, supplies,
$16 00
James M. Moody, lumber, 6 49
Alpheus Howes, supplies and labor,
20 86
J. G. Ryder, 2d, supplies,
1 00
M. E. Small, labor,
1 75
Chas. H. Eldredge, labor,
8 07
Young Bros., supplies,
3 70
Edward E. Doane, labor,
4 85
Elmer Crowell, labor,
2 40
74
Jabez Crowell, labor and supplies, $10 14 S. L. Moore, supplies, 3 28
$78 54
SOUTH HARWICH.
Elisha Doane, labor and supplies, $19 00
Alpheus Howes, repairs, 1 75
20 75
Total. $298 81
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
A. P. Goss, stationery, advertising, etc., $20 00
B. C. Kelley, postage, 2 00
Watson B. Kelley, supplies for school exhibi- tion and use of Social Hall, 14 05
Flavius Nickerson, labor for school exhibition, 2 50
D. M. Nickerson, Jr., expenses of travel in en- gaging teachers, 1 25
A. L. Weeks, surveying schoolhouse lot, 2 00
Thomas D. Sears, services as district secretary.
4 00
David L. Small, rent of play-ground,
10 00
Elisha H. Bearse, truant officer,
7 75
Ribbon for High School diplomas, 1 82
$65 37
SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY.
Superintendent's salary for the year, $767 50
To be refunded by the State, 639 58
Actual cost of Superintendent, $127 92
Appropriated, 125 00
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SUPPLY AGENT'S ACCOUNT, 1901.
Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1901, as per S. H. Chace, $158 01
Supplies purchased by S. H. Chace, 259 31
"' Frank H. Hill, 274 26
$691 58
Supplies furnished schools :
By S. H. Chace,
$281 80
By Frank H. Hill, 254 31
Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1902,
155 47
$691 58
FINANCIAL REPORT, 1901.
AVAILABLE FUNDS.
Appropriation,
$350 00
From city of Boston,
92 50
From State Board of Charity,
34 00
Books and supplies sold.
5 50
$482 00
Overdrawn,
61 24
$543 24
AMOUNT EXPENDED.
By Superintendent Chacc,
$259 01
Hill, books and supplies,
274 71
" express, freight, &c., 9 52
$543 24
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES ITEMIZED.
Supplies.
Books.
Totals.
High School,
$16 27
$62 55
$78 82
Centre Grammar,
22 86
18 81
41 67
Port
20 23
39 08
59 31
West
32 67
16 64
49 31
-
76
East Grammar,
$11 85
$8 90
$20 75
Centre Intermediate,
15 91
25 27
41 18
Centre Primary,
9 67
6 97
16 64
Port
11 75
24 81
36 56
West 66
13 01
23 58
36 59
East
8 50
5 84
14 34
East Mixed,
1 84
3 80
5 64
North
14 52
46 23
60 75
Pleasant Lake,
12 77
19 80
32 57
South Mixed,
15 63
22 09
37 72
Drawing Teacher,
2 01
2 01
Miscellaneous,
2 25
2 25
$211 74 $324 37
$536 11
Supplies on hand, Jan. 1, 1902,
155 47
Total,
$691 58
TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS.
Freeman E. Ellis,
$108 00
RECAPITULATION.
AVAILABLE FUNDS.
Town appropriation for schools,
$5,500 00
Town appropriation for books and sup- plies, $350 00
From other sources, school supplies
(see report of Supply Agent), 132 00
482 00
Town appropriation for Superintendent, $125 00 To be refunded by State for . 6 639 58
764 58
Town appropriation for school rooms, etc.,
200 00
Dog Fund,
228 85
State School fund,
404 17
Town appropriation for transportation of pupils,
300 00
$7,879 60
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EXPENDITURES.
Teachers,
$4,952 25
Janitors,
529 75
Fuel,
380 86
Repairs in school rooms, etc.,
298 81
Miscellaneous,
65 37
Superintendent,
767 50
School books and supplies,
543 24
Transportation of pupils,
108 00
7,645 78
Unexpended appropriation, $233 82
Respectfully submitted,
G. N. MUNSELL, D. M. NICKERSON, JR., THOS. H. NICKERSON,
School Committee.
STATISTICS. FALL TERM, 1901 - ENROLLMENT BY GRADES.
HIGH
Total
North Harwich. Pleasant Lake, East Harwich. South Harwich. Harwichport, West Harwich. Harwich Centre.
S
20
11
6
S
7
6
1
4
4
3
2
5
1
1
4
6
4
7
3
6
9
5
7
6
10
1
S
6
3
12
6
7
4
14
16
10
10
17
17
16
15
12
11
3
78
Total.
67
51
40
47
35
49
30
36
16
12
11
3
397
E.
So.
P. Prim. Gram.
W. Prim.
W. Gram.
C. Prim.
C. Int.
C. H. Gram.
Average attendance.
31
38
10
13
26
25
25
Percentage of attendance.
93
90
52
88
92
92
340
407
291
37
107
215
95 100
25 91 254
20 95 270 38
21 84 486 20
178 18
241
Half-day absences, 'Tardy marks,
5
175
6
5
67
13
14
11
52
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
1
2
3
4
6
4
5
2
5
L'.
.
No.
Lake
E. Prim. Gram.
35 94
33
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Superintendent's Report.
To the School Committee of the Town of Harwich :
GENTLEMEN :- It is with reluctance that I apply myself to the writing of this report, for I feel that while I may have large plans for the future, very little at this date has been accomplished. In fact, it is not strange that this is so; it would be strange if it were otherwise, as I have been with you for one term only and have devoted nearly all my time to acquainting myself with the conditions (1) in the town as a whole, and (2) in the several schools themselves.
Evidently, much thoughtful work has been done here to make the work systematic ; much remains to be done. My present plan is to prepare work for the several grades from time to time to which all the schools may adapt themselves ; the character of the work to be the same in all schools, the quantity to differ according to the ability of the pupils in the several schools. To do this some changes in the course of study were necessary ; not radical, but vital to the work in question ; necessary, because the conditions make them so ; not ideal, but aiming that way ; not permanent, but sufficiently so to be a trustworthy guide to other and better changes when the conditions warrant. In this work I have had and expect to have the hearty cooperation of the teachers. For myself, I have no thought for anything beyond the welfare of the individual pupil, (believing that
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the schools exist for the pupils), and the teachers catching the spirit of this purpose.
In the High School three courses are now offered-a scientific and classical course, each of four years ; and a three years' English course. As Mr. Knox will no doubt treat this matter in detail, and as the courses themselves will probably appear in the present Town Report, I will say simply : that I believe this will be the means of lifting the High School to a much higher standard than was possible under the previous courses, as it opens larger opportunities to the boys and girls who are ambitious to take advanced work in college or normal school and who do not care to spend four years in Latin in the High School, while at the same time offering a better and wider choice of subjects to those who still wish to pursue a three years' course.
The Ward's Method of Reading has been placed in all the first grade rooms. The children in this grade have acquired a reading vocabulary of about eighty-five words and know about thirty phonograms. In five weeks from the date of this report they will have read Part 1 of Ward's Primer. The more advanced will have read more or less from some supplementary books, like Stepping Stones and Cyr's Primer. Blaisdell's "Story of American History" has been placed in the sixth grade, as I thought Montgomery's "Leading Facts"-though excellent for seventh and eighth grade work-a trifle stiff for sixth grade. With these exceptions, no new books have been put into the grades. Many new books have, however, been purchased to take the place of worn-out books already in use in the schools, and I have asked the teachers to see that these books shall be covered-in almost every instance furnishing the Holden Pat. Book Covers for this purpose-and to keep a close watch over these and other books lest they be torn or soiled
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or otherwise ill-treated beyond reasonable and necessary wear and tear.
New teachers are at work in the Harwich schools as follows : at North, Pleasant Lake, South, Port Grammar, West Grammar, Centre Grammar, Centre Intermediate and Centre High-Assistant-schools. I hope there will be no changes during the present school year. Under ordinary circumstances, any change during the year is detrimental to the best interests of the schools. As teachers are nearly always selected on the testimonials of their school com- mitteemen and superintendents under whom they have worked, I look forward to the time when those testimonials shall not be given at any time in the school year earlier than the middle of the Spring term. I rejoice to see a teacher making strides forward in her profession, but for the good of the schools I shall write no testimonials before the middle of the Spring term, without an added protest and a reason therefor.
I believe the schools are at present in safe hands, the teachers working hard and intelligently. Secure in the confidence of committee and superintendent, and with the added cooperation of an intelligent people alive to the needs of the schools and their best interests, there seems to be no reason why our teachers should not achieve the success we look for. Let us all work to that end.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK H. HILL,
Harwich, Jan. 8, 1902.
Superintendent.
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORT.
Supt. Frank H. Hill.
DEAR SIR : In accordance with your request, I submit the following report. The past year has been a very pleasant one, and there seems to be no need of any extended report regarding the High School. The work of the school has been very satisfactory.
Some of our young people not only are trying to make the best of their present opportunities, but are looking for- ward to more extended courses of study. The example of Mr. Charles J. Kelley of Dartmouth College, of Miss Mary Smith of Wesleyan University and of Miss Harriet O. Paine of Hyannis Normal School might well be imitated by others among our young men and women. The past decade has witnessed a "phenomenal" educational progress. Every- where the school year has been lengthened, the curriculum has been broadened, the facilities for education have been improved, and the number of schools, teachers and pupils has increased. The students in the high schools of this country have increased nearly 156%, and those in the col- leges 148%. In the high schools of this State the increase in students has been 60%, and in teachers 84%. Philan- thropists are giving yearly millions of dollars for the cause of education. A liberal education is within the reach of anyone who will work for it. Our boys and girls should feel that the best education they can get is none too good in this progressive age, when everywhere there are such edu- cational advantages and everywhere so many are improving every opportunity.
At the close of the summer term we lost a faithful and efficient teacher, Miss Edith H. Moore ; but the committee were most fortunate in securing as her successor Miss
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Jennie T. Aiken of Danvers, who is doing excellent work with us.
New courses of study were prepared in the fall term, which the first and second year classes were able to enter upon at once, while the third and fourth year classes are continuing the old course. Two of the courses are four and one three years in length ; they will be printed in the school report. The scientific course will give a good fit for the Normal School, and the classical course will enable a stu- dent who elects Greek or other college requirements, after "the first year, to fit for college. The latter course will fit also for the Normal School, if the student elects sciences, in the third year. The English course does not require a stu- dent to take any foreign language after the first year, but he may take two years additional of Latin or two years of French.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN N. KNOX.
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DEPARTMENT OF DRAWING.
To the Superintendent of Schools, Mr. F. H. Hill :
The general lines of work followed in this department are five in number, namely,-nature drawing, color, pictorial drawing, structural drawing, and decorative drawing. However, one cannot be entirely separated from the others- ,one merges into another.
Nature drawing is the representation of life. Plant and animal drawing are the embodiments of this topic. The aim for teaching nature drawing is to cultivate in the child power in imaging forms and colors and expressing them spontaneously. The drawings are first from memory then the objects are studied for their character and re-drawn.
The reason for teaching color in the public schools is to enable the pupils to know when colors are in tune and to use colors harmoniously. The highest pleasure from a work of art is not received from the brightness of the colors used but from the proper relations of value and hue. Beginning with the brilliant colors, which are a delight to the child, he may be led to a perception of finer qualities of color and an appreciation of harmonies.
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