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Precipitation at Hyannis during the summer season of the years 1902-1911 inclusive:
RAINFALL IN INCHES PER MONTH-HYANNIS.
10-Yr.
Month
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908 1909
1910
1911 Avge.
April,
2.68
3.72
6.25
1.33
2.28
3.49
2.04
4.35
2.92
4.99
3.41
May,
1.13
0.96
4.29
1.75
4.47
5.13
2.87
2.57
3.99
0.76
2.79
June,
5.11
3.25
5.03
5.78
2.20
1.68
1.71
1.31
2.56
6.70
3.53
July,
1.98
2.26
1.94
6.07
0.62
3.43
0.55
1.87
3.72
2.72
. August,
0.54
4.10
4.14
1.07
1.61
4.82
2.26
3.17
7.12
3.30
September,
3.04
1.85
1.44
5.63
2.91
4.96
1.20
4.61
1.82
3.25
3.07
Annual,
42.49 47.10 45.97 39.31 43.80 39.75 41.39
43.17 40.11
47.85
43.09
Precipitation at Concord during the summer season of the years 1902-1911 inclusive:
RAINFALL IN INCHES PER MONTH-CONCORD.
10-Yr.
Month
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911 Avge.
April,
3.35
2.82
9.40
2.78
2.79
2.84
1.34
4.85
2.50
2.26
3.49
May, -
2.39
0.76
3.72
0.93
5.07
3.31
5.07
2.35
1.47
0.29
2.54
June,
1.89
8.30
5.13
5.27
3.12
2.81
1.02
3.30
3.35
3.23
3.74
July,
2.78
3.27
2.21
2.00
5.37
2.52
3.42
3.76
1.63
3.33
3.03
August,
4.26
3.26
3.13
3.20
3.86
1.17
5.22
2.48
2.22
4.60
3.34
September,
5.78
2.10
5.19.
7.59
2.15
9.05
0.75
4.89
2.97
3.16
4.36
Annual,
41.18 41.51 42.08 39.09 41.01 42.52 33.00 41.45 31.24 36.11 38.72
DATES OF KILLING FROST 1902-1911 INCLUSIVE-HYANNIS.
Last in spring,
May 10 Apr. 19 June 14 Apr. 19 Apr. 9 May 12 Apr. 21 Apr. 29 Apr. 29
Apr .13
First in fall,
Oct. 10 Oct. 26 Sept. 22 Oct. 24 Nov. 8 Oct. 16 Oct. 31 Oct. 21 Oct. 30
Oct. 28
Length of season,
152
189
99
187 · -
213
156
192
174
183
197
Av. 174
CONCORD.
Last in spring,
May 14 May 12 May
3 May 24 May 22 May 12 May
4 Apr. 29 June 5 May 6
First in fall,
Oct. 10 Sept. 30 Sept. 22 Sept. 27 Sept. 25 Oct.
2 Sept. 16 Oct. 16 Sept. 30 Sept. 14
Length of season,
148
140
141
125
1.25
142
134
169
116
130
Av. 137
Advantage of Hyannis,
4 49
-42
62
88
14
58
5
67
67
Av. 37
(Tables from official records of U. S. Weather Bureau.)
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4.78 4.19
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It will be noted that the season averages 37 days longer between the last killing frost in the spring and the first kill- ing frost in the fall at Hyannis than at Concord, a famous market-garden region. The average annual rainfall at Hyan- nis is 43 inches, as compared with nearly 39 at Concord. It is a common belief that the rainfall is not as well distributed through the summer months on Cape Cod as elsewhere, but the records show that there is practically no difference be- tween Cape Cod and inland, in the distribution of the rain- fall, and the popular impression that we have longer dry spells comes from the fact mentioned above that the soil does not hold the moisture as well as some heavier types, on the north and west sides of the Cape. The heavy fogs of sum- mer probably more than make up for any difference in the amount of rainfall that we receive. The past five years have been noted all over the country for severe droughts. They have been no more severe here than elsewhere.
Cranberries.
Harwich is the home of the cultivated Cranberry. Its cultivation was begun about 1850, and for many years Har- wich produced more cranberries than all the rest of Barn- stable County. At first there were few enemies, but they made their appearance until now we have insects and fungi by the score, and the number is being added to yearly.
According to the most reliable estimates we can get, the acreage of cranberry bogs has not changed materially in the last twenty years, while the production has fallen off about one-half. Many small bogs with poor water facilities have been abandoned, and about the same area of new bogs has been set. The following table shows the shipments of cranberries from the Harwich depot for the last nineteen years. There are three other stations in Harwich but the
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shipments from each depot come from practically the same territory each year :
Year.
Barrels.
1894
10,660
1895
9,320
1896
14,170
1897
10,640
1898
8,090
1899
11,218
1900
6,206
1901
13,403
1902
10,140
1903
13,334
1904
11,433
1905
3,601
1906
9,373
1907
8,577
1908
5,263
1909
9,191
1910
4,332
1911
7,885
1912
*3,500
*Estimated
These figures show that it is of great importance to determine if possible the reasons for the decrease in yield and to enter upon a campaign to bring back the former yields if possible. We already know that insects claim a share of the crop. Fungus diseases probably are responsible for a. much larger share. Experiments by Dr. Franklin at Ware- ham show enormous increases in yield from spraying with Bordeau mixture, especially on the late Howes. This con- trols the blast fungus among others and greatly decreases the rot. Great care must be used in preparing and applying
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it, however. We are planning some experiments in spraying for next year. Fertilizers promise also to increase the yield when judiciously applied. The question of the relation of fertilizers to rot is an open one and needs to be thoroughly investigated. After considerable discussion it has been deemed advisable to enter upon a thorough investigation of the cranberry industry of the lower Cape by means of a survey. This should be completed for a definite territory this winter if possible. The plan is to visit every bog in Harwich if possible and to obtain statistics on size, varieties, insects, disease, use of fertilizers, production, sales, prices, expenses, and details on methods of management, and the cost of picking, and other items of labor.
This survey is being undertaken with the advice and co-operation of the Bureau of Plant Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture. Its success will depend largely on the co-operation of the growers and their careful response to our requests for information. The individual reports will be considered strictly confidential. The statis- tics and results of the entire survey will be summarized in a final report.
Other small fruit crops well adapted to Harwich are strawberries, grapes and blackberries on the uplands, and raspberries, currants and gooseberries on the damp low- lands. Thorough cultivation and fertilizing are essential to success, especially with the strawberries. The grapes will require little added fertility.
Tree Fruits.
All stone fruits in general prefer the lighter soils while apples and pears succeed well on heavier soils. Peaches, Japanese plums, cherries, pears and several varieties of apples, promise to succeed well in the lower Cape. The
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trees yield well and the fruit is of excellent color and qual- ity. The trees in general should have better cultivation and a system of cover crops should be developed. This is prob- ably the greatest single deficiency in Cape Cod orchard man- agement. It is the best system known of keeping up the fertility of the soil of the orchard. It is even more impor- tant on sandy soil than on the heavier types. The San Jose Scale and borers are two insect pests which do untold injury in Cape Cod fruit trees, while many of the growers never suspect their presence. Too little attention by far is given to pruning. Spraying is better attended to than some other orchard operations.
Vegetable or Truck Crops.
Almost any truck crop that is grown anywhere in Massachusetts and as far south as northern New Jersey can be grown successfully in Harwich. Asparagus, turnips, beans, peas, watermelons, muskmelons, tomatoes, peppers and sweet corn succeed on the sandier soils providing it is well supplied with humus, and properly fertilized. Practi- cally any crop could be raised with irrigation. Irrigation would probably pay with any of the more intensive crops, commonly called garden vegetables. It would probably pay also for potatoes, at least until the local markets are sup- plied.
On the lower, heavier and damp soils almost any of the above mentioned crops may be grown, also lettuce, celery, onions, cabbage and cauliflower. Many of the lowlands need draining, and practically all would be improved by the addition of lime, phosphate and potash. Reclaimed salt marshes, usually produce excellent crops of vegetables.
Of the field crops, potatoes, corn, field beans, rye, buck- wheat, clover, orchard grass, red top, and fiscues promise
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well. Timothy yields profitably when fertilized. Alfalfa gives promise of being one of the most valuable crops for Cape Cod and the Vineyard. More trials are necessary before we can tell just where it will succeed. The results obtained without lime or inoculation seem to indicate a wide range of adaption as soon as these are supplied.
The need of hay and forage crops on the Cape is serious. Prices are fabulous and team labor is high. Improvements in hay growing have never had much attention, but hay is one of the most profitable crops in eastern agriculture. Its cultivation should be encouraged. Trials in Chatham showed an increase of at least 50% in yield of Timothy from a top dressing of 100 Nitrate of Soda and 200 of Acid Phos- phate. A better formula to use would be:
150 Nitrate of Soda 1
150 Acid Phosphate, 50 Muriate of Potash.
This should be applied early as soon as growth begins in the spring. The best returns will be obtained where there is already a good stand of good varieties of grass ..
Soil Improvement.
The most important single means of improvement of the upland soils of the lower Cape is by the addition of humus or organic matter. It does not make very much difference how this is supplied except in the matter of cost. The es- sential point is to get plenty of it there. It may be supplied by:
(1) Growing clover and other hay crops in rotation.
(2) Addition of stable manure.
(3) Addition of muck or peat.
(4) Addition of seaweed, hay, straw or leaves.
(5) Plowing under green crops.
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This is the most important means of increasing the water-holding capacity of our sandy soils. For most farmers it is of far greater importance than irrigation, which is so much discussed.
Crop Rotation.
A one crop farming system, or the growing of tilled or cereal crops continuously on one field has proved disastrous to every country and every age in which it has been tried. Even the rich, deep black virgin soils of the prairies will not stand continuous cropping without rotation.
Rotations are the most conspicuous lack of the unsuccess- ful Cape farmers, and are almost always found with the suc- cessful ones. Some good rotations for the lower Cape are,
1st year, Potatoes (or other cultivated crop).
2nd year, Rye.
3rd year, Clover or mixed hay.
The rye to be seeded in the fall following the potatoes and the clover the following spring with the rye.
Another rotation which has proved very successful is,
1st year, Potatoes.
2nd year, 'Turnips.
3rd year, Oats.
4th year, Clover and Timothy.
. 5th year, Hay or re-plowed for potatoes.
Poultry.
The lower Cape is well adapted to poultry, being cool in summer, mild in winter and having a well drained, warm soil. Orleans already has a well developed poultry industry with some of the largest duck farms in the United States. There is abundant opportunity to develop egg farms any- where on the Cape.
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Dairying.
In the interests of pure food and good health the con- sumption of milk on Cape Cod should be increased. Better care of the milk would greatly improve its quality in most cases. By raising more fodder corn, root crops, clover and alfalfa hay, it could be produced more cheaply. Here is one opportunity to decrease the high cost of living.
Agricultural Survey.
An agricultural survey of Barnstable County under the direction of the Extension Department of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, and with the co-operation of Mr. Doo- little of the Faunce Demonstration Farm at Sandwich, has been started. In this survey we hope to get detailed infor- mation from every farmer, gardener, fruit grower and poul- tryman on what he is now producing, what success he has, what his methods are and what his difficulties are. This will help everyone interested to better understand and im- prove the agricultural interests of the country. This will give all the farmers the benefit of the experience of the most successful farmers.
Markets.
New York and Boston are the best markets in the world for almost any kind of farm products, especially fruit, vege- tables and poultry products, which are so well adapted to Cape Cod. These cities are as easily reached by rail from Cape Cod as from any other section. The night freight to Boston gives Cape growers as good an opportunity to mar- ket fresh vegetables as could be desired. The rate of 21 cents per hundred adds very little to the cost of marketing and is more convenient and even less expensive than haul- ing by wagon 20 miles as is practiced by the growers around Boston.
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The express rates on eggs, 35 cents per case to Boston and 55 to New York should make egg production as profit- able as anywhere in the United States.
It has been estimated by some authorities that three- fourths of the fruits and vegetables used on Cape Cod are shipped in from Boston and other outside places. Aspara- gus, turnips and strawberries are practically the only prod- ucts that the Harwich dealers buy from local growers. Practically all the potatoes, field beans, fruit and green vegetables are purchased through Boston commission men or directly from large centers of production. The Harwich markets are now fairly well supplied with some summer vegetables but the prices now obtained every year for pota- toes and fruit alone show an opportunity for profits which it would be hard to equal anywhere.
Demonstration and Field Work.
As I have had requests for information, they have been responded to by personal visits and by correspondence. Advice has been given at every opportunity on problems of soil improvement, use of lime, seaweed, muck, green manures, crop rotation, growing alfalfa and other hay crops; culture of potatoes, turnips, asparagus, rhubarb ; control of insects and plant diseases ; selection and feeding of chickens and laying hens, ducks, turkeys, dairy cows; problems of poultry house construction, incubation, brooding and the control of diseases and parasites; selection of fruits and varieties adapted to the Cape, problems of planting, cultiva- tion, fertilizing, pruning, control of San Jose Scale, codling moth, peach leaf curl, brown rot and scab. The following single page circulars have been prepared and distributed free of charge. The list will be added to from time to time.
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1. Cutworms.
2. Plan for spraying apples and pears.
3. Plan for spraying peaches and plums.
4. Rations for laying hens.
5. Rations for growing chickens.
6. Lawns.
7. San Jose Scale.
We would be glad to receive suggestions for future cir- culars.
A spraying demonstration in co-operation with the Faunce Demonstration Farm of Sandwich has been arranged for and will be held some time in January.
Organization With U. S. D. A.
By next July I expect to assume the duties of Field Agent of the Department of Farm Management of the Bureau of Plant Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture. This department will have direct supervision over all my work outside of the classroom. I will probably devote about half my time to field work, including supervis- ion of the boys home projects.
It is hoped that all public-spirited farmers who have opportunity will try one or more of the following co-operative experiments. These are experimental only in the sense that the details have not been thoroughly worked out for all local conditions. These are lines of work that promise excel- lent means of improving Cape Cod farming. Many others will suggest themselves:
1. Cranberry spraying for fungus diseases.
2. Cranberry fertilizing ..
3. Spraying fruit trees.
4. Pruning fruit trees.
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5. Green manure crops.
6. Orchard cover crops.
7. Fertilizing asparagus.
8. Fertilizing upland meadows.
9. Seeding Alfalfa.
10. Cost accounting.
Boys' Potato Clubs.
The Massachusetts State College of Agriculture will supply seed potatoes to a limited amount, under special condi- tions, and offers liberal prizes for boys not over 18 years of age who grow one-fourth acre of potatoes. Details may be obtained upon application. We hope to organize one or more of these clubs on the lower Cape the coming year.
Fair Contests for Grade Schools.
The Harwich Agricultural Association and the Barn- stable County Agricultural Society are offering liberal prizes for vegetables, poultry, and other exhibits for collections of injurious insects and plant diseases and for the best financial showing, garden making, and poultry raising contests. We are planning a campaign to interest the grade school pupils in these contests and to render them practical assistance in the competitions.
Respectfully, DAVID ELDER.
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COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. Class of 1912.
Harwich High School.
Wednesday afternoon, June 26, Exchange Hall at 2 o'clock. Music : Fogg's Orchestra.
Order of Exercises.
Music
Orchestra
Invocation
Rev. F. T. Knight
Salutatory 1
"Our Country"
Grace L. Williams
Declamation
"Tribute to Lincoln"
Annie N. Nickerson
Oration
"International Peace Movement"
Parker H. Cahoon
Music ,
Declamation
Orchestra "Agriculture and Love of Country" Sabra F. Newcomb
Oration
"China as a Republic"' Amos F. Wixon
Prophecy
Gladyce L. Chase
Music
Orchestra
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Declamation
"The City of Far-Off Dreams" Helen Hunt
Vocal Solo
Lullaby from Jocelyn Adeline Parmenter
Declamation "Living Stones" Laura Cahoon
Music
Orchestra
Oration
"Our Federal Government" Harold M. Nickerson
Will and Presentation of Gifts
Irene L. Handy
Valedictory
Olivia Jerauld
. Presentation of Diplomas
Dr. John P. Nickerson
Benediction
Rev. F. T. Knight
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Graduates Classical Course. Olivia Jerauld, Irene Luvia Handy, Harold Mason Nickerson, Grace Lorina Williams, Adeline Parmenter, Parker Hurlburt Cahoon.
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Scientific Course.
Laura Cahoon,
Helen Hunt,
Annie Nester Nickerson,
Sabra Franklin Newcomb,
Amos Francis Wixon.
English Course. Gladyce Lillian Chase.
Class Motto : "Esse quam videri."
Class Colors :
Ivy Green and Gold.
Class Flower : Rose.
ROLL OF HONOR. Pupils neither absent nor tardy.
Three Terms.
High School-Grace Williams, Abbie Nickerson, Walter Loveland.
Center Grammar-Mary Atkins.
Intermediate-Nicholas Lopes.
West Grammar-Leona Adams, Esmond Lothrop.
Two Terms.
High School-Eleanor Williams, Eleanor Underwood, Kath- erine Kelley.
Center Grammar-Earle Crabe, Lillian Frances Rogers, Selestine Sparrow, Dwight Emery.
Intermediate-Ruth Hall, Austin Emery, Millard Hall.
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East Primary-Emily Nickerson.
East Grammar -- Bernice E. Kendrick.
Port Primary-Melvin Burgess, Gladys Newcomb, William Phillips, Bertha Phillips, Arthur Ellis.
Port Grammar-Elizabeth S. Newcomb, Leslie V. D. Nick- erson.
West Primary-Ivan Howes.
West Grammar-Darius Nickerson.
One Term.
High School-Olivia Jerauld, Arline Shaw, Josephine Ash- ley, Homer Robbins.
Center Grammar-Matthew Lopes, John Sparrow, Earl Bassett, Mary Kelley, Ralph Lopes.
Intermediate-Gladys Ellis, Virginia Eldredge, Bertram Eldredge, Archie Cahoon, Elsie Cahoon, Bernard Small, Louis Dean, Marion Stearns.
Center Primary-Malinda Lopes, Roy Lomba, Clarence Emery, Bernice Lopes, Beatrice Lopes, Carroll Doane.
North Primary-Laura Pena, Ralph Smith.
North Grammar-Hillard Hopkins.
East Primary-Helen Nickerson, Hugh Nickerson, Edith Kendrick.
East Grammar-Lucile W. Kendrick, Charles Antone, Ralph Cashen, Dorrance Jerauld.
Port Primary-Norwood Bee, Howard Burgess, Lorenzo Doane, Olive Handren.
Port Grammar-Joshua E. Buck, Elsie J. Harding, Esther O. Shaw, Marion E. Cole, Christine L. Nickerson.
West Primary-Esther Cahoon, Alexander Robertson, Sylvia Hall.
West Grammar-Ethel Whittemore, Mercie Cahoon.
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PUPILS CLASSIFIED BY GRADES.
Total number of pupils, Classified by Grades, Decem- ber, 1912 :
School.
Grade.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
High
XII
6
1
7
High
XI
6.
9
15
High
X
3
7
10
High
IX
10
9
19
Agriculture
. .
5
0
5
(Not included in above)
Center Grammar
VIII
3
3
6
Center Grammar
VII
8
6
14
Center Grammar
VI
7
1
8
Center Intermediate
4
8
12
Center Intermediate
IV
4
5
9
Center Intermediate
III
7
13
20
Center Primary
II
10
6
16
Center Primary
I
10
7
17
West Grammar
VIII
2
1
3
West Grammar
VII
1
3
4
West Grammar
VI
3
3
6
West Grammar
V
0
1
1
West Primary
IV
1
3
4
West Primary
III
0
3
3
West Primary
II
3
2
5
West Primary
I
3
2
5
East Grammar
VII
2
1
3
East Grammar
VI
2
4
6
East Grammar
V
3
1
4
East Primary
IV
4
1
5
East Primary
III
1
4
5
East Primary
II
1
2
3
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East Primary
I
1
0
1
North Grammar
VIII
2
0
2
North Grammar
VII
3
1
4
North Grammar
VI
0
4
4
North Grammar
2
5
7
North Grammar
IV
2
4
6
North Primary
III
7
3
10
North Primary
II
5
7
12
North Primary
I
3
2
5
Port Grammar
VIII
0
4
4
Port Grammar
VII
0
2
2
Port Grammar
VI
2
1
3
Port Grammar
3
2
·
5 .
Port Primary
IV
4
3
7
Port Primary
III
2
0
2
Port Primary
II
1
2
3
Port Primary
I
3
5
8
Totals
149
151
300
GRAMMAR SCHOOL PROMOTIONS.
Grade 8-June, 1912.
Harwich Center.
Nowell Phillips,
Norman Sisson,
James Bento,
Annie Daluz,
Irene Baker,
Manton Eldredge,
John Sparrow,
Marion Hall,
Maude Eldredge.
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Port Grammar.
Clarkson Bearse, Albert Walker, Joshua Buck, Alice Walker.
West Grammar.
Edwin Higgins,
Mercie Cahoon,
Marcus Baxter,
Leona Adams.
Marion Crowell.
East Grammar.
Dorrance Jerauld,
Kenneth Nickerson,
Ralph Cashen, Annie Holmes,
Edwin Small, Ned Wilbur,
Madeline Holmes, Clara Pierce.
Fifteen boys, eleven girls; total, 26.
STATISTICS OF ATTENDANCE FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1912
TEACHER
WHERE EDUCATED
NAME OF SCHOOL
Enrollment
Average
Average
Attendance
Percentage of
Attendance
Half Day
Abscences
Tardinesses
Dismissals®
Visits by School
Visits by Supervis.
Music & Drawing
Visits by Others
James L. Jordan, Prin. Marion L. Russell, Ass't. David Elder, Agriculture
Bates College Boston University
High School
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48.81
44.26|90.70}
1724
229| 94| 31| 37| 55
Cornell University
Quincy Training
Center Grammar
38
32.10
29.90|93.21
823
79
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27
31
32
Doris M. Smith (1 term) Bridgewater Normal
Henrietta M. Simpson
Emerson College
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Center Intermediate
28
31.65
27.71|84.40
721
111
46| 30
33
7
Center Primary
53
37.70
31.50 83.55
2196
128
17
46
22
34
Hyannis Normal
West Grammar
23
19.33
18.17|94.00
363
78|
40
24
14 108
Hyannis Normal
West Primary
16
13.42| 12.47|92.81
325
58|
32| 23| 14| 89
Gloucester Training, Bos-
ton and Bridgewater Normals
Port Grammar
16
15.39|
14.61 |95.01
255
35
9|21
12|110
Hyannis Normal
Port Primary
23
17.20
16.16 93.39
379
651
21
17
9|180
Farmington, Me., Normal
East Grammar
19
18.11
16.61|91.71
432
30
9
15
17
41
Hyannis Normal
East Primary
17
16.25
14.66|90.00
545
57
11
14
17
58
Hyannis Normal
North Grammar
22
19.44
16.37 84.00
990
49
29
22|
15
76
Providence Normal
29
25.45
21.30 83.30|
1599
118
27
24|
15
63
Totals
345 294.85 263.67 89.42 10,354 1,037 378 294 236 853
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Hyannis Normal
Cora B. Lewis
Georgie B. Collins Alice L. Collins
Lizzie A. Nickerson
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Esther J. Moore M. Gertrude Lane Flossie C. Hulse Jennie B. Smith Irene Baker
North Primary
Membership
Officials
Laura L. James
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1913.
Winter Term.
All schools open Dec. 30, 1912, close March 28, 1913.
13 weeks.
Vacation, one week.
Spring Term.
All schools open April 7, close July 3, 13 weeks.
Fall Term,
High school opens Sept. 8, closes Dec. 19, 15 weeks.
Grades open Oct. 6, close Dec. 19, 11 weeks.
Holidays Within Term Time.
Every Saturday, February 22. April 19, May 30, October 12, Thanksgiving Day and the day following.
BROOKS MEDAL.
Extract from the Will of Henry C. Brooks.
"One thousand dollars to be placed at interest under the direction of the Selectmen of the Town of Harwich, Mass., the income of which is to be annually expended for a suitable medal for every school in town, to be donated each year to the pupil in each school who is most proficient in composition and letter writing, and most excellent of behavior, to be determined by the teacher or teachers of each school."
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BROOKS MEDAL WINNERS, JUNE, 1912.
Abbie Carrie Nickerson, High School, sophomore class. Millard Parker Hall, Center Intermediate; grade V. Marion Lothrop Hall, Center Grammar, grade VIII. - Dorothy Erma Williams, Center Primary, grade II. Edith L. Kendrick, East Primary, grade IV. Kenneth Richards Nickerson, East Grammar, grade VIII. James William Gomes, North Primary, grade III. Roger S. Nunes, North Grammar, grade VII. Bertha Marguerite Phillips, Port Primary, grade IV. Alice Vinette Walker, Port Grammar, grade VIII. Leona Freeman Adams, West Grammar, grade VIII. Hazel Maude Ornvoll, West Primary, grade IV.
SIGHT AND HEARING TESTS.
Total enrollment, 301. Number found defective in sight, 31. Number found defective in hearing, 9.
Number of parents notified, 28.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
1. Population of town, census 1910, 2,115.
2. Number of persons between ages of 5 and 15 Septem- ber 1st, 1912, boys 146, girls 175, 321.
3. Number of persons between ages of 7 and 14 Septem- ber 1st, 1912, boys 95, girls 118, 213.
4. Total enrolment for year ending June, 1912, 345.
5. Average membership, 294.85.
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6. Average attendance, 263.67.
7. Percentage of attendance, 89.42.
8. Number of school buildings in use, 6.
9. Number of schools, 12.
10. High School teachers, 3.
11. Supervisors, 1.
12 Elementary teachers, 11.
13. Total number teachers, 15.
14. Men teachers, 2.
15. Women teachers, 13.
16. Number of janitors, 5.
17. Number regular barges for transportation, 3.
18. Number part time barges for transportation, 1.
19 Average monthly salary of women teachers, $41.50.
20. Average monthly salary of men teachers, $116.08.
DISTRICT DIRECTORY, JAN. 1, 1913.
Superintendency District : Harwich, Chatham, Orleans, · Eastham.
JOINT BOARD OFFICERS.
Chairman-John P. Nickerson, M. D., West Harwich. Secretary-Herman Taylor, Chatham.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Harwich. John P. Nickerson, M. D., Chairman, West Harwich. Joseph B. Atkins, Secretary, Pleasant Lake.
Thomas H. Nickerson. Treasurer, Harwichport.
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Chatham.
Charles A. Howes, Chairman, Chatham. Heman F. Chase, Secretary, South Chatham. Herman Taylor, Chatham.
Orleans.
R. J. Marvel, M. D., Chairman, Orleans. Charles W. Hopkins, Secretary, East Orleans. Elnathan E. Eldredge, South Orleans.
Eastham.
R. D. Wiley, Chairman, North Eastham. William F. Knowles, Secretary, South Eastham. Miss May Knowles, South Eastham.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Loring G. Williams, Harwich. .
TEACHERS.
HARWICH.
High. James L. Jordan, Principal. Marion L. Russell, Assistant. David Elder, Instructor of Agriculture.
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Grades.
Laura L. James, grades 6, 7, 8, Center Grammar. Evangeline E. Calkin, grades 3, 4, 5, Center Intermediate. Mildred B. Pattison, grades 1, 2, Center Primary. Bertha M. McCoy, grades 5, 6, 7, 8, East Grammar. Flossie C. Hulse, grades 1, 2, 3, 4, East Primary. Maude E. Nichols, grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, North Grammar. Irene Baker, grades 1, 2, 3, North Primary. Florence I. Bowker, grades 1, 2, 3, 4, West Primary. Marion H. C. Crawford, grades 5, 6, 7, 8, West Grammar. Lizzie A: Nickerson, grades 5, 6, 7, 8, Port Grammar. Mildred E. Stetson, grades 1, 2, 3, 4, Port Primary.
CHATHAM.
High. Charles A. Guild, Principal. Annie May Story, Assistant.
Grades.
Frank E. K. Davis, grades 7 and 8.
Madella A. Buck, grades 5 and 6.
Caroline I. Taylor, grades 5, 6, 7, 8, South Grammar. Mabel Eldredge, grades 1, 2, 3, 4, South Primary. Mary E. Howes, grades 1, 2, 3, 4, West Chatham. Althena G. Bassett, grades 1, 2, 3, 4, Atwood. Jennie M. Reimers, grades 1, 2, 3, 4, Village. Mary E. Ryder, grades 1, 2, 3, 4, North Chatham.
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ORLEANS.
High
Herbert D. Stewart, Principal.
Sarah R. Everett, Assistant. Florence E. Dickson, Assistant.
Grades.
Marion L. Lovell, grades 7 and 8. Matilda Gamble, grades 5 and 6. Louvisa Hawkins, grades 3 and 4. Mildred Hannabell, grades 1 and 2.
EASTHAM.
Grades.
Rose M. Bunnell, grades 6, 7, 8, 9. Jennie M. Smith, grades 3, 4, 5. Florence W. Keith, grades 1, 2.
Supervisor of Music and Drawing. Lotta M. Murray.
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STATISTICS OF DISTRICT.
Population of Harwich, census 1910, 2,115. Population of Chatham, census 1910, 1,564. Population of Orleans, census 1910, 1,077. Population of Eastham, census 1910, 518. Population of District, census 1910, 5,274. Total number school children in Harwich, 345. Total number school children in Chatham, 214. Total number school children in Orleans, 192. Total number school children in Eastham, 102. Total number school children in District, 853. Number of schools in District, 29. Number of school buildings, 14. Number of High Schools, 3.
Number of High School teachers, 8.
Number of High School pupils, 149. Number of grade teachers, 26. Number of supervisors, 1. Total number of teachers, 35.
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