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We offer three or four years of Latin; three or four years of French; four years of Social Science or History; four years of English ; four years of Natural Science; three or four years Mathematics; special subjects of Music and Free Hand Drawing and Mechanical Drawing. The subjects are largely elective. If the pupil enters High school without any idea of what he wishes to take, or do, when through High school, and makes his electives blindly, then it will be very difficult for him to earn units enough in the subjects required for college admission. Also the certification mark is A or B, and if the pupil does only C work in a part of his subjects, the principal of the school cannot certificate him in those subjects, nor would the principal be consistent to recommend a pupil for examination for Harvard admis- sion in those subjects in which the pupil has earned only a C. Only 4 or 5 per cent of pupils attend higher institutions of learning, 95 per cent take up some life work at once.
It behooves us as school officials and as citizens that we see to it that we emphasize the work needed by the 95 per cent rather than to provide classical courses only, and direct all pupils into channels into which 5 per cent of pupils ever do go, or wish to go.
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Agriculture.
Mr. Frank L. Davis has succeeded Mr. Milton S. Rose, resigned, as instructor of the agricultural department. Mr. Davis is a graduate of our own state college and is bringing to the work a great deal of interest, push, and enthusiasm. He comes well prepared and highly recommended for the work.
The registration remains about as last year-eleven pupils. The cost of the department to the town has been somewhat less this year than in previous years, partly be- cause we were without an instructor for two months. The income from the state was a few dollars less than $500, this being only three-fourths of the year's income. The state set back the fiscal year from Nov. 30th to Sept. 1st, and so we were reimbursed only three-fourths of a year's income. There is now due from the state on account of this depart- ment $720.78. There are six tuition pupils attending.
If we look back over five years, practically the life time of this school, I think we shall have to admit that the means and agencies fostering and furthering agriculture and agri- cultural education have increased greatly, and the interest and enthusiasm has gone forward with leaps and bounds. The Faunce Farm, Harwich Agricultural Fair, Harwich Agricultural School, Eastham Agricultural Fair, Eastham Grange, Chatham Agricultural Fair, Farm Bureau, with County Agent, Home Economics Department of Farm Bu- reau, with County Agent, Harwich Grange, Grange at So. Chatham with Grange Fair-these are the agencies that have sprung up practically within five years, and all are talking and thinking agriculture.
The almost immediate future will see agriculture taught
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in Falmouth, and Barnstable County will follow soon the counties of Massachusetts and establish a County Agricul- tural School.
It is of vital importance that Harwich now stand solid and firm in this great work she has done so much for on Cape Cod.
I wish to direct your attention to the Reports of the High school principal, the instructor of agriculture, the su- pervisor of music and drawing, and other data and tables of this report.
Respectfully submitted,
LORING G. WILLIAMS. Jan. 10, 1917.
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORT.
To Mr. Loring G. Williams, Superintendent of Schools :
Sir :- In my capacity as Principal of the High School, I hereby offer my first report for the school year 1916-1917.
Courses of Study.
The Harwich High School offers a program which might be divided into three curricula, Academic, General and Agriculture. A modern school that is progressive, and one that gives the student, as by right he claims, a chance, must offer a variety of courses and subjects by which a boy or girl may find an outlet for self-expression and development. However, great care should be taken in the selection of courses. For instance, it is obvious that those who plan to pursue academic work in college require a different training than those who intend to learn a trade. Parents are advised to consult with the head of the school in regard to probable studies best suited to the plans of the entering student. The following is the Program for 1916-1917 :
First Year.
Second Year.
Music and Drawing I.
*English I. Latin I. Business Arithmetic I. Algebra II. Community Civics I. Biology II. (Gen. Sci. I., 1917-1918).
+ Agriculture I.
* Music and Drawing II.
* English II. Latin II. French I. Algebra II., (Geom. III., 1917-1918).
Biology II., (Gen. Sci. I., 1917-1918). Ancient History I., (English History II., 1917-1918). + Agriculture II.
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Third Year.
Fourth Year.
* Music and Drawing.
*English III., (English IV., 1917-1918). Latin III., (Latin IV., 1917- 1918). Rev. Math. IV.
Chemistry IV., (Physics III., 1917-1918).
Economics II., ( American History III., 1917-1918). + Agriculture III.
Chemistry IV. Economics II.
+ Agriculture IV.
Four studies each year are required in addition to music and drawing.
(Note) *Required; all others optional. + Counts as two regular studies.
Remarks.
Before the school was opened the building was painted outside and all the interior woodwork was varnished.
The schoolwork of the year is well under way. The spirit of the students has been uniformly good, and they have always been ready to co-operate. The aim of the school is towards a clear thinking citizenship with the ability to put book knowledge to practical use.
Needs.
At present all the desks are used and the laboratory, which should be used as such, has to serve as a recitation room. More room and more reference books would make possible more valuable individual work. A modern heating system and more sanitary outbuildings are needed. Our
*Music and Drawing III.
*English III. Latin III. French I. Review Mathematics IV.
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schools should be as efficient and as up to date as our busi- ness concerns.
Athletics.
Athletic sports without sacrifice of scholarship are en- couraged to promote manliness and healthy rivalry, to de- velop the ability to think quickly and to act rapidly and fearlessly. This fall the High school has had a boys' base- ball team and a football team and a girls' basketball team, which have played games with neighboring high schools. Probably a boys' basketball team and a track team will be organized and the school will be represented in the baseball league next spring.
Plans have also been made for a girls' glee club, a boys' debating society, and a troop of Boy Scouts.
Interest in schoolwork is vital, and teamwork or social action comes from a spirit of co-operation which is in- valuable to the community.
. Respectfully submitted,
R. H. KINDER, Principal.
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REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTOR.
Superintendent L. G. Williams, Harwich, Mass.
Sir :- I have the opportunity to present my first re- port, which is the fifth annual report of the Harwich High School Agricultural Department. Eleven pupils registered in this department, as follows: three from Eastham, one from Brewster, two from Chatham, and five from Harwich. The pupils have maintained an active interest in the mod- ernizing of their poultry houses and the making of interior equipment. A partial corn and fruit tree collection has been made and teaching charts are in preparation. All bulletins collected since the starting of this department have been classified there by rendering them quickly available for class instruction to those admitted.
Conditions of Admission.
1. Age, fourteen to twenty-five.
2. Practical interest in agriculture.
3. Practical home work in connection with studies.
4. Personal interview, no examination.
Courses of Study, Subject to Revision.
First and Second Year Pupils. School years ending 1914, 1916. Other even years. 1. Introduction to gardening and small fruits. a. Textbook work.
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2. Kitchen gardening, small fruits, and poultry. a. School library work.
3. Project management and work.
a. Practical home work on the above study.
4. Farm practice.
a. Carpentry : This will include the making of field and garden tools, dry mash hoppers, moderniz- ing poultry houses or any apparatus needed in con- nection with the home projects.
5. Farm arithmetic and simple accounts.
6. Forum (once in two weeks). a. Composition with discussions.
7. English (business letters, etc.). Given in the
8. Spelling. High school.
First and Second Year Pupils.
School years ending 1915, 1917. Other odd years.
1. Sheep, poultry, swine and bees.
2. Sheep, poultry, swine, bees or gardening.
a. School library work.
3. Project management and work.
a. Practical home project work on the above study or a substitute project.
4. Home grown crops for small animals.
5. Soil laboratory course and discussions.
6. Animal biology.
7. Farm measurements and mechanics.
8. Forum (once in two weeks).
9. Spelling. Given in the
10. English. S High school.
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Third and Fourth Year Pupils.
School years ending 1915, 1917. Other odd years.
1. Market gardening.
a. With emphasis on asparagus and turnips.
b. Text book and school library work.
2. Orcharding.
a. Text book and school library work.
3. Project management work.
a. Practical home project work on the above study or a substitute project.
4. Fertilizers and soil fertilities. a. Laboratory work and discussions.
5. Agricultural chemistry.
6. Farm records and accounts.
7. Forum (once in two weeks). a. Composition and discussions.
8. English reading and theme writing. Given in High school.
Third and Fourth Year Pupils.
School years ending 1916, 1918, and other even years.
1. Dairying (laboratory course and discussions).
2. Animal husbandry.
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3. Project management work.
a. Practical home project work on the above study or a substitute project.
4. Forestry.
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5. Field crops (laboratory work and discussions).
6. Farm management and administration.
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7. Forum (once in two weeks).
a. Composition and discussions.
8. English reading and theme writing. Given in High school.
"I know of no pursuit in which more real and important service can be rendered to any country than by improving its agriculture." George Washington.
Agricultural education is a branch of human knowledge which has stored up so many facts in the many years of pursual and experimentation that it is being given a place especially in potentially agricultural localities. The whole aim of agricultural education is not simply to produce more productive agricultural workers, but to make for truly human progress by developing citizenship among a class of workers that lend stability to the backbone of our country or community.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK L. DAVIS.
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC AND DRAWING.
To Mr. Loring G. Williams, Superintendent of the Public Schools of Eastham, Orleans, Chatham, and Harwich :
It gives me pleasure to submit to you my fifth annual report on the music and drawing of this district.
It has been a source of pleasure to observe the growth of interest and the general advancement of the work in both music and drawing.
The chorus singing in the High schools has improved noticeably in the past year. This is due largely to the fact that the entering classes have been well prepared to take up part singing.
The primary music is going especially well in nearly every case, and I feel that a good foundation is being laid for future work.
Drawing in the primary and intermediate schools has included nature drawing, illustrative drawing, color, type solids, terms used in speaking of drawings, exercises in muscular movement, and paper construction.
Grammar school drawing has embraced perspective, color scales and harmonies, nature drawing, object drawing, elementary design, and constructive design.
Much credit should be given to the teachers throughout the district for their loyal support, and for their careful execution of plans.
LOTTA M. MURRAY.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN.
With the exception of a few cases of Diphtheria in the Centre Schools the last few weeks of the year, 1916. was wonderfully exempt from sickness in our schools. Many parents have taken an active interest in the care of the teeth of their children and I find much evidence of such interest in the improved condition. A number of children have had some much needed work done on adenoids and tonsils. Nice progress, in yearly growth of the children on the whole is to be remarked. Throughout the town the nutrition is good, . hardly any pupil attending our schools today can be said to be very poorly nourished. I think the parents have done a great deal and have taken more than usual interest this past year in caring for the bodily health of their boys and girls and the care is certainly very noticeable. I congratulate the town and the parents on the improved healthful conditions in our schools.
H. D. HANDY, M. D.
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COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES, Class of 1916, Harwich High School, Exchange Theatre, Wednesday Evening, June 28, at 8:00 o'Clock.
Order of Exercises.
The Owl and the Pussy Cat Carrie Bullard
School
Invocation
Rev. George W. Clark
Salutatory-The Gains from Difficulties Norwell A. Phillips
Class History
Clara P. Pierce
Essay-Something New for Graduation Mercie G. Cahoon
Reading-Mona's Waters
Leona F. Adams
Prophecy
Marion II. Crowell
Gleam, Gleam, O Silver Stream P. de Faye
Glee Club
Will and Presentation of Gifts
Aunie D. Holmes
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Address to Undergraduates
Joshua E. Buck, Jr.
Reading-Dora
Marion L. Hall
Valedictory-School Benefits Minnie C. Chase
Presentation of Diplomas
Superintendent L. G. Williams
The Miller's Wooing School
Benediction
Rev. George W. Clark
Graduates.
Leona Freeman Adams Marion Hollis Crowell
Joshua Ellison Buck, Jr.
Marion Lothrop Hall
Mercie Gallington Cahoon Annie Dustin Holmes
Minnie Charlotte Chase Norwell Atherton Phillips
Clara Patience Pierce
Class Motto :
Magna est virtus et praevalebit.
Colors : Green and Gold.
Flower :
Yellow Rose.
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BROOKS MEDAL WINNERS 1915-1916.
Elizabeth Ashley, High School, grade XI. Dorothy E. Williams, Center Grammar, grade VI. Eleanor M. Hogan, Center Intermediate, grade IV. Edith E. Emery, Center Primary, grade II. Sadie K. Larkin, Port Grammar, grade VIII. Ivan II. Small, Port Primary, grade III. Bessie Walker, North Grammar, grade VI. Helene S. Cahoon, North Primary, grade II. Emily May Nickerson, East Grammar, grade V. Gladyce A. Higgins, East Primary, grade IV. Walter Cahoon, West Harwich, grade III.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1917.
Winter Term.
All schools open January 2, close March 23, 12 weeks (Vacations, one week for High ; two weeks for Elementary.)
Spring Term.
High school opens April 2, closes June 22, 12 weeks
Elementary schools open April 9, close June 15, 10 weeks
Fall Term.
High school opens Sept. 4, closes Dec. 21, 16 weeks
Elementary schools open Oct. 1, close Dec. 21, 12 weeks
(Vacation, one week.)
Winter Term, 1918.
All schools open December 31, 1917.
Holidays in Term Time.
January 1st, February 22nd, April 19th, May 30th, October 12th, Thanksgiving Day and Friday following, every Saturday.
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ATTENDANCE DATA FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1916.
NAME OF SCHOOL.
Total Enrolment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Percentage of
Attendance.
Half-day
Absences.
Tardiness.
Dismissals.
Visits by
School Officials.
Visits by Supervisor Music and Drawing.
Visits by Others.
High . .
66
59.02|
56.41 95.57
1,497
35
27|
18|
45
S
Center Grammar
41
38.53
35.88 93.10
862
80
29|
18
32
57
Center Intermediate
42
38.20
32.70|86.00
1,804 105
45
20
29
25
Center Primary . .
43
34.24
27.57 80.50
2,187| 30
14
31
25|
47
Port Grammar .
21
16.59
15.23|92.00
456
11
22
27
12
26
Port Primary .
30
27.40
23.90 87.00
1,105
25
7
20
14
28
North Grammar
34
27.76
26.09 94.00
664 401
13
26
14
26
North Primary .
34
31.07
28.45 91.50
887
64
: 4|
25
17
47
East Grammar.
18
16.65
14.70 90.00
343
51
32
19
13
63
East Primary.
15
14.48|
13.38 92.70
368 110
4
18
13
81
West Harwich .
23
20.65
18.27-90.00
755
21
17
18
16
49
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Yearly Totals.
367|324.59 298.58 90.22 |10,898 823|214|240|230|457
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PUPILS CLASSIFIED BY GRADES.
SCHOOL.
GRADE
BOYS
GIRLS
TOTAL
High,
XII
5
4
9
XI
6
5
11
X
9
8
17
IX
11
13
24
Taking Agriculture only
5
0
5
Center Grammar,
VIII
2
2
VII
5
6
11
VI
7
4
11
V
6
13
19
Center Intermediate,
IV
1
7
9
16
III
10
6
16
Center Primary,
II
7
7
14
North Grammar,
VI
4
5
9
V
2
2
4
IV
2
3
5
North Primary,
III
3
8
11.
II
6
2
8
I
4
8
12
Port Grammar,
VIII
3
3
6
VII
0
0
0
VI
3
3
6
V
3
5
8
IV
4
3
7
III
1
3
4
II
1
6
7
I
1
4
5
West Harwich,
VIII
1
3
4
VII
0
2
2
VI
2
0
2
V
3
2
5
IV
3
3
6
II
0
2
2
I
3
2
5
East Grammar,
VIII
4
2
6
VII
0
1
1
VI
4
2
6
V
0
1
1
East Primary,
IV
5
1
6
III
3
2
5
1
2
3
I
1
3
4
Totals,
159
175
334
I
9
12
21
VII
3
3
6
Port Primary,
4.
CORPS OF TEACHERS DECEMBER 1916.
NAME.
SCHOOL.
PREPARATION.
APPOINTMENT.
Roland H. Kinder.
High.
High Assistant.
Mt. Holyoke College.
October, 1915.
High Assistant.
Oberlin, Ohio, College.
Center Grammar.
Salem Normal.
Center Intermediate.
-Bridgewater Normal.
June, 1916.
Center Primary.
Framingham Normal.
June, 1914.
East Grammar.
Hyannis Normal.
July, 1915.
East Primary.
Hyannis Normal.
June, 1916.
December, 1915.
Esther M. Bradstreet.
Annie E. Carlton. Mary T. Cleary. Katherine A. Moriarty.
North Grammar.
North Primary.
Music and Drawing.
Agricultural Instructor.
Hyannis Summer School. New Hampshire State College. ~
July, 1916.
Donna M. Corliss. Amy F. Webster. Lillian M. Oram. Augusta Ames. Lillian V. Lincoln. Elizabeth Campbell. Alice Freeman.
Esther E. Nelson.
Port Grammar.
Port Primary.
Wheelock Kindergarten Normal.
West Harwich.
Hyannis Normal.
Hyannis Summer School.
Rust Kindergarten Normal.
September, 1913.
August, 1912. November, 1916.
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Salem Normal. Radcliffe College. -
August, 1915. June, 1915. July, 1913.
Lotta M. Murray. Frank L. Davis
Thomas Normal Training School. Massachusetts State College.
August, 1916. July, 1915.
Index
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Town Officers
3
Selectmen's Report :
Tax Abatements 5
State and County Tax 5
State Macadam Tax 6
National Bank Tax. 6
Dog Tax 6
Anticipation of Revenue 7
Almshouse 8
Outside Poor 8
Poor of other Cities and Towns 8
Town Officers 9
Election Officers 10
Schools and Transportation 11
Exchange Account 11
Board of Health 12
Miscellaneous 13
Repairs of Public Buildings
15
Inspector of Animals
15
Herring Brook Account
16
Suppression of Crime
16
Treasurer's Bond 17
Fish Wardens 17
Tree Warden 18
Fire Warden 18
Second District Court 18
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths 19
Brooks Library 21
Moderator 21
Hearings 22
Tax Collector's Commission
22
Insurance
23
Interest
23
State Aid
24
General Repairs on Roads 25
24
Bridges
25
Snow
26
Oil Roads 26
27
Baxter-Kelley Road
27
N. B. Walker's Road
27
Doble Road
28
Chatham Oil Road
28
J. K. Robbins Road
29
Walther Road 29
Willis H. Nickerson Road 30
No. Harwich-Brewster Road 30
Ocean Grove Camp Ground Road 31
Bank Case
31
Spraying Equipment 32
Brooks Medal 32
Exchange Piano
32
Burial of Soldiers
33
Cemetery Lots 33
Loans 35. 36. 37
Settlement with Town Treasurer
37
Assets and Liabilities
37
Fences and Rails
Ephraim A. Eldredge Road
Auditor's Report. .38, 43, 46, 52, 87, 89, 91, 93, 94, 97
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Assessors' Report .39
Tax Abatements. 40, 41, 42, 43
Tax Settlement. 44, 45
Report of Overseers of Poor:
Almshouse 47
Outside Poor. 48
Poor of Other Cities and Towns 51
Summary Poor Account. 51
Report of Road Commissioners :
General Repairs 53
East Section. 54
Middle Section. 56
West Section 59
Snow 61
Middle Section 61
East Section 66
West Section 69
Bridges
71
Middle Section. 72
West Section. 7.2
Fence and Railings 73
East Section. 73
74
West Section.
74
Middle Section
Oil Road Patching 75
Middle Section 75
West Section 76
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East Section 76. 77.78 Middle Section 80 West Section. 82
Middle Section. 83
West Section. 83, 84. 85
Guideboards
.86
Report of Brooks Park Commissioners 88
Report of Brooks Library Trustees ,90
Report of Trustees of Caleb Chase Fund .92
Report on Brooks Medal Fund .94
Treasurer's Report. 95
Town Clerk's Report :
Town Meeting, 1916 99
Births 109
Births, Portuguese 110
Marriages
111
Deaths
113
Dog License Account. 115
Town Meeting Warrant.
117
.
School Committee's Report :
Organization 3
Teachers' Salaries. 4
Superintendent's Salary 5
Janitors
6
Fuel
6
Repairs and Incidentals. 7
Transportation 9
Miscellaneous®
10
Books and Supplies 11
Statement of Agricultural Department. 12
Recapitulation
13
Auditor's Report. 14
Superintendent's Report 17
High School Report. 25
Report of Instructor of Agriculture. 28
Report of Supervisor of Music and Drawing 32
Report of School Physician 33
Commencement Exercises 34
Class of 1915 35
Brooks Medal Winners 1915-1916 36
School Calendar 37
Statistics of Attendance. 38
Pupils Classified by Grades 39
Corps of Teachers. 40
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