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28.80
John C. Dettra & Co.
9.35
H. W. Wilson Co.
1.00
Ginn & Co.
49.82
American Book Co.
11.06
Scott, Foresman & Co.
57.17
The Cable Co.
1.00
N. O. Wilhelm
3.00
Silver Burdett & Co.
14.34
Mass. Child Labor Committee
2.00
Houghton, Mifflin Co.
31.79
P. L. Nickerson
12.70
Rand, McNally & Co.
10.15
Doubleday, Page & Co.
3.90
D. C. Heath & Co.
3.79
Wright & Potter Printing Co.
8.14
$1,305 78
AGRICULTURE Expenditures
R. A. Lundgren, salary $500.01
C. F. Russell, salary 722.51
Macmillan Co., books 2.67
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Orange Judd Co., books 1.71
R. A. Lundgren, supplies 2.03
S. Irving Moody, rent and repairs 61.95 Bristol County Agricultural School tuition John T. Wood, Jr. 36.00
$1,326.88
Agricultural Income
Received from Smith-Hughes Fund $92.26
State Reimbursement 1234.83
$1,327.09
Total Expenditures
1,326.88
Balance Unexpended
.21
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RECAPITULATION Available Funds
General Town Appropriation
$26,000.00
Smith-Hughes Fund 92.26
Sale of Seats 1.00
$26,093.26
Expenditures
Teachers' Salaries
$12,838.38
Music and Drawing
580.00
Superintendent's Salary
1,202.51
Janitors' wages
1,140.00
Transportation
3,782.00
Fuel 674.69
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Repairs and incidentals
612.19
Books and Supplies
1,305.78
Office expenses
237.21
Permanent repairs
1,690.18
Agriculture
1,326.88
Health
356.67
~ $25,746.49
Balance unexpended $346.77
We, the undersigned, Auditors of the Town of Harwich, have this day examined the books and vouchers of the School Committee and find the same correct.
FRANK I. SHACKLEY, EBENEZER WEEKS, Auditors.
Jan. 4, 1924.
ESTIMATES FOR 1924
General school appropriation $26,000.00 $26,000.00 Estimated income to be returned to the town treasurer on ac- count of schools (amount re- ceived in 1923) General School Fund Part 1 $2,080.00
On Superintendent's salary 738.18
State Board of Charity, tuitions 747.79
City of Boston, tuitions 758.68
Agriculture 1,024.45
$5,349.10
Estimated net cost to town
$20,650.90
Superintendent's Report
Observation
Six weeks is a rather brief space of time for one to become thoroughly familiar with four systems of schools. It is too brief to learn the routine of administration pe- culiar to each town. To know intimately the acomplish- ment of the various classrooms likewise requires a more extended observation. In addition to learning the rou- tine of administration, the organization of the schools, and what each classroom is acomplishing one also needs to study the community for the purpose of determining how each particular school system meets the needs of its community. When the community and its needs are known it is an easy matter to determine the kind of school that should be organized for that community. My first report to you, then, will of necessity be lacking in such specific comment as I would like to make after a fuller observation of all conditions affecting our schools.
The Teaching Staff
No system of schools can ever be more than what its teachers make it. If the teachers are inefficient the schools will likewise be inefficient. If the teachers are superior the schools may or may not be likewise superior. For, sometimes the obstacles in the way of good schools are so great as to thwart the very best efforts of the very best teachers. My brief observation is that your teachers
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as a whole are well trained for their work and seem to be capable and efficient in the management and control of their respective classrooms. They are earnest in their efforts to produce satisfactory results in their work. While I believe good results are being accomplished it is too early for me to state specifically just how good they are. I can see even now, however, some conditions that prevent the teachers from accomplishing better results.
School Survey
For two reasons I shall not specify these unfavor- able conditions. First, I am informed that there is a special committee at work in your town making a careful study of the prevailing school conditions. Hence, a re- port upon these matters at this time by me would be pre- mature and might prolong rather than hasten the rem- edy. Yet I deem it my duty to say to you and to the townspeople that the unfavorable conditions to which I refer are beyond the power of the Committee, Super- intendent, or Teachers to remove.
Second, the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce has asked you for the privilege of making a survey of your schools. Until it is decided whether of not this survey of the schools of Cape Cod by the Cape Cod Chamber of Com- merce is to be made I deem it best to refrain from making more than a general observation of our school condit- ions.
Policies
As time advances I shall make a number of sugges- tions for the improvement of your schools. These sug- gestions will be made from time to time whenever the
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occasion seems opportune for their adoption. Some of these suggestions will be presented in the annual re- ports, while others will be presented to you at our regular meetings and conferences. To state at this time all the propositions that I have in mind for the improvement of your schools would be confusing to all. Rather do I prefer to see one project placed on a satisfactory basis before another is attempted.
Matters of Consideration
Some of the matters upon which I shall offer sugges- tions are :
Better housing conditions,
Better grading of the schools,
Professional improvement for teachers in service,
Better safeguards for the health of our pupils, and better medical inspection,
Improvement in specific subjects of the curriculum,
More attention to physical culture,
Enrichment of the courses of study,
Enlistment of the interest and co-operation of parents in the work of the schools,
Better school attendance,
Better administration.
These and other matters of more or less importance are of such a nature that they cannot all be undertaken at once but will require a period of time before they can become outstanding features of our school system.
The Schools in the Past
In setting for ourselves the task of improving the work of our schools we do not wish to be understood as
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saying that our schools are very poor. School work is of such a nature that it must either improve or deteroiate. It is like the ocean tide constantly rising or falling. So while good work may have been done in our schools in the past no one can be found who would be willing to assert that improvement is impossible. New conditions, new demands, new desires and new opportunities are appearing constantly. To meet them successfully re- quires our eternal vigilance and most earnest endeavor.
Music and Drawing
The work in Music at the present time in your schools is being conducted in a commendable manner, and if the present supervisor were to continue her work here I doubt not that highly satisfactory results would be secured. It is a matter of keen regret to all concerned that she is so soon to sever her connection with our schools. - Highly gifted and well trained for her work, she brought to the classroom an abundance of inspir- ation that is bound to produce a wholesome and lasting effect upon her pupils.
In regard to the subject of Drawing I think a serious mistake will be made if we rely entirely upon the regular classroom teachers to carry on this work. If we wish to see satisfactory work in Drawing for all the schools we must have a competent specialist to direct it. Al- though the regular teachers have studied the subject more or less in their training course, yet few if any could qualify as specialists. Even with specialists we too of- ten fail to get the results that should obtain. If it is ne- cessary to dispense with the services of either the Music or Drawing supervisor we would do less harm to the
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school system by leaving the work in Music to the reg- ular teachers. More teachers can teach the rudiments of Music with fairly good success than is the case with Drawing. Further, Drawing is of more practical im- portance than Music. There are few vocations in which a knowledge of the art of Drawing is not of some use.
As Subjects for College Preparation
The College Entrance Examination Board now gives regular examinations in both Freehand and Mechanical Drawing, and the number of candidates offering this subject as a part of their preparation for courses in in- stitutions above the high school is constantly increasing. Not so with Music. While some school systems may now be offering courses in Music worthy of recognition as a part of one's preparation for college, the great majority of public school systems do not offer any such courses. Yet the time is not far distant when the work in both Music and Drawing will be so organized that definite accomplishments will be possible for the individual pu- pil who elects courses in either of these subjects.
A supervisor for each of these subjects two days per week will accomplish much. I hope we will not delay very long in the appointment of a supervisor of Drawing.
Other Reports of the Department
With the assistance of the clerk of the Department the usual statistics and reports are presented herewith for your consideration.
22 School Report
Frequently some one asks, "Why are school reports published ? Nobody ever reads them." To some extent this may be true. However, they can be made as inter- esting as the daily paper, and when this is done they will be read with as much eagerness. I regret that I have had so little time to devote to the preparation of this one .. There is an abundance of items, which, if reported, would enlarge the interest in the work of our schools. To col- lect and prepare them for an interesting presentation requires more time than has been available for this report.
Respectfully submitted, WILLAM FISHER SIMS, Superintendent of Schools.
January 3, 1924.
Report of High School Principal
In this annual report I wish to summarize a few mat- ters which I feel are of importance in regard to the Har- wich High School, matters which are of common interest to all.
What is a High School?
A high school is not an institution to which pupils from the eighth grade may be sentenced to serve a term of four years, at the conclusion of which they receive a discharge called a diploma. It is, rather, an institution which they may be privileged to enter for their own ad- vancement in learning and for the mutual benefit of the community. A diploma is not granted for four years of membership, but for four years of work in satisfactorily completing a course of study. This, only, justifies the expenditure of public money.
High School Standards
With these ideas in mind I have endeavored to main- tain a high standard of excellency in this school, and have been ably assisted by Mrs. Josephine L. Crowell and Miss Ruth V. Weston. Our standards are as uniform as pos- sible. We agree that the word satisfactorily, used above, means in such a manner that the pupil knows rea- sonably well the fundamental thingstaught in a subject, and is prepared to continue it if such a course be given. The marks "A" and "B" are reserved for those who not
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only meet these minimum requirements, but who grasp the subject so thoroughly and intelligently that we could recommend them for entrance to higher institutions with- out examination in that subject. "A" is a mark denoting superior accomplishment attained by only about one in ten.
Our Problem
The parable of the talents is particularly applicable to all schools. There are never too many of the "good and faithful"; there are usually some who, like the "wicked and slothful servant", bury what talents they may have, thus handicapping themselves, and tending to retard their classmates. Our problem is to assist in developing the talents of all, even those of the latter class if there be such, but the degree of our success is affected largely by three things which I shall mention.
Attendance
First, good attendance is a requisite of a good school. This needs no argument, yet I must ask for more co-op- eration from parents who fail to realize its importance.
Home Work
Second, home work on lessons is necessary for suc- cess in high school. Throughout the country two hours of outside work per school day is generally expected. We must not lose sight of the fact that study is the prin- cipal occupation of a high school student.
Public Opinion
Third, public opinion does much to affect the morale and character of a school. It is human nature to do
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those things which will bring commendation, and to re- frain from doing those which are not popular. In school we encourage honesty, industry, courtesy, order, and all the other attributes of good citizenship. We exert our influence as forcefully as possible, and appreciate the sup- plementary and still more potent influence of public opinion.
Athletics
It may not be generally known that all athletic championship contests among the Cape high schools are now held under the rules of the Cape Cod Athletic Lea- gue. One rule states that a pupil must be up to the pass- ing grade in three subjects to be eligible for participation in such games. It is a rule which is now practically universal in this or in similar form, and it exists not to discourage athletics but to prevent them from taking pre- cedence over scholastic work. Athletics are a desirable part of a school's activities, and deserve encouragement and support. We should have more athletics rather than less.
Course of Study
In order to offer more elective studies this school has been offering certain subjects in alternate years. This plan is advisable if no other can be used. I would recommend that a rearrangement in the course of study be made, if possible, which will eliminate the necessity of combining freshmen and sophomores in some of the classes.
Respectfully submitted, FLAVEL M. GIFFORD.
Jan. 3, 1924.
Principal.
Report of Supervisor of Music i
Public School Music
Broadly speaking, the important function of music instruction in the public schools is to teach children to sing and create in them a love for good music. We of the United States are not a singing people; we have been too busy with other pursuits. Today, however, the nation as a whole has come to recognize that music is a matter of vital importance and a universal need which must be met largely by the public schools.
Elimination of Monotones
One of the most important things we do in the pri- mary grades is to teach the children to use their singing voices, not only those who sing naturally, but also the large group of pupils who have poor pitch or no pitch at all. We patiently apply corrective drills for the cure of so-called monotones, so that no "grumblers and growl- ers" slip through into the upper grades, because the plia- ble voice capable of sustained tone is the cornerstone of successful vocal music.
I want to quote briefly from the report of the Edu- cational Council on a Standard Course in Music for Grade Schools
First : in the third year it says, "The monotones to be practically eliminated."
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Second: in every year above the third, "Develop- ment of power and skill in independent sight-singing and the ability of at least 25 to 30 per cent of the pupils to sing as well individually at sight as the class can sing as a whole."
Technical Work
A mountain of work is wrapped up in these two sentences and they form the aim of the technical work in the intermediate grades. We often hear it said that asking a child to exercise his mentality in reading music is destroying his natural love for it. All learning finds its expression in symbols. We cannot conceive of arithmetic without figures, geography without maps, literature without words. The man who talks, but can- not read or write, is illiterate ; he cannot vote. Similarly the power to sing by imitation, if unaccompanied by a knowledge of the symbols of this art, fails to place the possessor in the literary class.
Phonographs
Next to the pleasure which comes from singing good songs is that which comes from listening to good music, and children in the public schools should have this opportunity. In this period of excellent phonographs and records of the best music it is easy and inexpensive to bring the finest music into every school.
Co-Operation
I have thus briefly outlined the aims of the music instruction in the grades. I cannot say that they have
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been fully accomplished, but I feel that progress has been made, much of the credit being due to the co- operation of each individual grade teacher, and I take this opportunity to thank them.
The problems to be met in the high schools of this district are somewhat different from those usually en- countered. A pupil on entering high school is expected to have learned to sing with enjoyment, to sing at sight fluently and in parts. If we would have an adult public interested in good music, we must have instruction in advanced phases of music. This instruction is appro- priate in high school, and to it belongs the task of ren- dering good music with broad understanding and with the interest of the community. Because of the general indifference to music at the beginning of the year there was no response to the organization of a class in music appreciation or a glee club.
I would like to add that your knowledge of music and intelligent understanding of the problems involved argue well for the future advancement of the subject in the towns over which you are superintendent.
Respectfully submitted, VIVIAN DIX.
Supervisor of Music.
Report of School Physician
Who is most interested in the schools in your town ? If there are doubts in your mind, let me ask, who should be? It will not take long to answer that, and the answer will be "the fathers and mothers whose children are there."
Then it is to you, fathers and mothers that I direct this plea for your more active interest and support in school matters. I know that the superintendent and school committee are interested and understand the problems of administration and keenly feel the lack of positive interest shown in most towns; the reason I know this is because I am speaking not only as your school physician and health officer, but also as a mem- ber of the school committee in my own town.
We all know that our schools come in for a big share of criticism. Let me tell you where I have found that this criticism starts. There are groups of people in every town known as the "They Saids." They said : "The teachers are untrained, the schools unsanitary, the rooms too hot or too cold, the children undisciplined and unsupervised at play, the floors are dirty and the lunches cold," etc., etc., ad infinitum. Now let me ad- vise every father and mother who have listened to these people to go and find out for themselves! Then be an "I tell you" who has facts and figures, and you will no longer expect your superintendent to fish for fifteen hundred dollar teachers with one thousand dollar bait;
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to get one thousand dollar janitors for four hundred dollars, or to make a dilapidated worn out school house take the place of a modern one. There is not a town on Cape Cod that will not spend thousands annually for roads. Do we think more of our roads than our children ? Pardon me for getting away from my legitimate field in your town, but it is just because these fundamentals mean so much to the children in whom I am interested.
You who use toois in your trade, whether it be as builder or housekeeper, who own a boat, an automobile or live stock,-you know that all these things need a cer- tain amount of intelligent and skilled care to keep them efficient. The same thing is doubly true of your children. with their much more sensitive nervous systems and bodily machinery.
The fact that you and I send our children to school at all is a confession that, with all we have learned, we do not feel capable of teaching them the rudiments of what they will need to battle with life. Let me urge you to take some time to look after the greatest responsibility that nature has given you-your children.
A school health deparment is new since you and I went to school; in fact the very things it teaches are new- er still. If there were a new method of carrying your children to school, you would probably go and look it over. Now here is a new method of carrying your chil- dren to a healthy adulthood, minus many of the ills which you and I suffered; a new method to make their bodies sound vehicles for growing brains. May I ask you to go and look this over soon?
Talk to your superintendent, the committee. the teachers and to those who are giving their life for a pur-
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pose ; find out what it is and what can be done with your help. Every teacher, nurse and school physician is han- dicapped by lack of active interest on the part of the parents. Go to your school committee with these facts and say: "Here is what we want for our children and we will go into town meeting and vote the money to do it with." Our children are the most valuable of our possessions, and in a few years they will be beyond the help which they now need to make them healthy and suc- cessful.
May I thank the one hundred and thirty-nine parents who, out of a total of some thirty-two hundred, have come to the schools and given me their support and encouragement? It meant more than I can tell you to feel your interest in an uphill fight. Will you get behind my successor thirty-two hundred strong? He is giving his life's work for this object because his training shows him the need. Show your appreciation of his interest in you by working with him.
Respecfully submitted,
RUSSELL B. SPRAGUE M. D.
School Physician, Town of Harwich, Mass.
P. S. In the near future it will become necessary for the town of Harwich to consider some plan for more adequate school nursing, since it is a physical impos- sibility for a bedside nurse to give sufficient time to so large a territory.
The best solution of this problem will probably lie in combining with the other towns in the superintenden- cy district for a full-time school nurse, and the cost would be little, if any greater than it is at present.
Report of School Nurse
Contagious Diseases
Since the opening of the schools there has been very little sickness with the exception of Harwichport, where we had quite a run of chicken pox. Fortunately it was confined mostly to that section.
Adenoids
During the summer vacation many children had their tonsils and adenoids removed. There are still some children who need attention, and the parents are urged to have them attended to.
Nutrition Clinic
Dr. Wagner has gone over the children who were in an under-nourished condition. Fortunately few need further examination.
Eyesight
The children needing glasses who could not be at- tended to by their parents were taken to a clinic at Hyan- nis and had glasses adjusted.
School Inspection
Each school has been visited at least once a week. and all sickness reported has been followed up.
Respectfully submitted, MARIA PUTNAM, R. N., School Nurse.
33 SCHOOL CENSUS APRIL 1, 1923
Boys Girls Totals
Persons in town between 5 and 7 years 9 10 19
Persons in town between 7 and 14 yrs. 79
98 177
Persons in town between 14 and 16 yrs. 23 23 46
Illiterates between 16 and 21 years None reported
Totals
111 131 242
ATTENDANCE DATA, JUNE, 1923
Number state wards attending
5
Number resident pupils enrolled
287
Total enrollment
292
Aggregate attendance
41,744
Average daily attendance
243
Average membership
269
Percentage of attendance
90
Number of days in session, High
184
Number of days in session, Elementary
168
34 ENROLLMENT BY GRADES DECEMBER, 1923
SCHOOL
GRADE
BOYS
GIRLS
TOTALS
High
XII
5
5
10
XI
7
3
10
X
6
13
19
IX
3
13
16-55
Center Grammar
VIII
10
12
22
VII
8
11
19
VI
0
4
4-45
V
6
5
11
IV
11
6
17
III
5
4
-37
Center Primary
II
11
4
15
I
13
18
31-46
Port Grammar
VIII
1
4
5
VII
6
3
9
VI
3
2
5
V
3
3
6-
-25
Port Primary
IV
5
7
12
III
2
1
3
II
4
5
9
I
5
6
11-35
North Grammar
VIII
0
2
2
VII
5
2
7
VI
4
3
7
V
0
4
4
IV
3
4
7-
-27
North Primary
III
6
3
9
II
1
1
2
I
3
2
-16
West
VI
3
1
4
1
5
6
IV
1
2
3
III
0
0
0
II
0
1
1
1
3
2
5-19
Grand Totals
144
161
305
Center Intermediate.
CORPS OF TEACHERS, JANUARY, 1924
NAME
SCHOOL
PREPARATION
DATE OF APPOINTMENT
ANNUAL SALARY
HOME ADDRESS
Flavel M. Gifford
Prin. High
Mass. Ag. College
April, 1923
$2000
Harwich
Ruth V. Weston
Asst. High
Mt. Holyoke
May, 1922
1300
Georgetown
Josephine L. Crowell
Asst. High
Mt. Holyoke
April, 1923
1350
South Dennis
Hillary M. LeClaire
Ctr. Grammar
Lincoln Academy
Dec., 1919
1350
Monson, Me.
Allie C. Crowell
Ctr. Inter.
Salem Normal
April, 1923
1050
West Dennis
Ethalene B. Nickerson
Ctr. Primary
Johnson, Vt. Normal
July, 1921
1050
South Dennis
Flossie H. Chase
Port Grammar
Hyannis Normal
Nov., 1917
1050
Harwichport
Cora E. Doane
Port Primary West
Bridgewater Normal
Apr., 1923
1000
Dennisport
Margaret Tubman
( Harwich High
Sept., 1920
1050
Harwich
Mary A. Sylvia
N. Grammar
Willimantic Summer
Katherine A. Moriarty
N. Primary
Rust Kindergarten
Sept., 1913
1050
Nashua, N. H.
Vivian Dix (resigned)
Music
( N. E. Conservatory
June, 1923
700
Orleans
? Boston University
Hyannis Normal
May, 1923
900
Harwichport
36 BROOKS MEDAL WINNERS
James E. Nickerson, High School, grade XII Dorris Moody, Center Grammar, grade VIII Priscilla C. Hall, Intermediate, grade VI Irene M. Lewis, Center Primary, grade II Donald M. Skinner, West, grade VI
Olive L. Eldredge, Port Grammar, grade VIII Louise N. Eldredge, Port Primary, grade IV Marion V. Gomes, North Grammar, grade VII Mary Rose, North Primary, grade III
37 GRADUATION EXERCISES Harwich High School, Class of 1923 Exchange Hall, Harwich Tuesday, June 19, 8:15 p. m.
Processional March
Invocation Rev. B. F. Lindsay
Opening Chorus-"Aura Lee"
Glee Club Essay-""The Doorway of the Days" Catherine Sawyer
Class History Carroll Doane, Jr.
Essay-"Grandmother and the Girl of Today" Christine Rose
Essay-"Roosevelt, Typical American"
Norman Nickerson
Piano Solo Sherman Bassett
Essay-"The Future of America in the Air" Hugh Nickerson
Poem-"The House by the Side of the Road" Leland Holmes
Essay-"The Meaning of Americanism" James Ramos Cornet Selection Wendell Bassett
Essay-"Agriculture in Massachusetts" John Wood, Jr. Class Prophecy Howard Cahoon Class Will Helena Nichols
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Essay-"Loyalty" James Nickerson
Presentation of Diplomas
Supt. L. G. Williams
Award of the High School Brooks Medal
Prin. H. V. Jones
Chorus-"Anchored" The School
Benediction
Rev. L. V. Farnsworth
Class Motto-"Onward Is Our Aim" Class Colors-Blue and White
Class Flower-White Rose
Class of 1923
Sherman Freeman Bassett Bernard Wallace Bates *Carroll Francis Doane, Jr.
*Helena Chase Nichols Norman Obed Nickerson Christine Rose
*Catherine Harriman Sawyer Wendell Francis Bassett
*Howard Clenric Cahoon Charles Leland Holmes
* James Eldredge Nickerson Hugh Carleton Nickerson James LaPort Ramos John Theodore Wood, Jr.
*Honor group-Pupils whose four years' average is "A".
INDEX
Town Officers 3
Selectmen's Report
5
Tax Abatements
5
State and County Tax
5
State Macadam Tax
6
Anticipation of Revenue 6
Almshouse
7
Outside Poor 7
Poor of other Cities and Towns 8
Town Officers
8
Election Officers
9
Schools and Transportation 10
Health Bureau, School Physician. 10
Painting and Septic Tank 10
Exchange Account 11
Board of Health 12
Miscellaneous 12
Repairs, Public Buildings 14
Sealer of Weights and Measures 14
Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering 15
Herring Brook Account 15
Suppression of Crime
16
Treasurer's Bond
16
Fish Wardens 16
Moderator
17
Fire Warden 17
Second District Court 17
Chase Library 18
Harwichport Library 18
Wiring Exchange 18
Ambulance 18
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
19
Hearings
20
Tax Collector's Commission 20 21 21
Interest
22
General Repairs on Road
22
Bridges 22 23
Fences and Rails
Snow 23
Patching Oil Roads
24
Main and Bank Street Corner
24
Depot to Ralph Cummings'
24
Shell Road to East Harwich 24
Pleasant Bay Road 25
Pleasant Bay Street
25
South Harwich Oil Road 25
North Harwich Oil Road
25
South Harwich Church to D. H. Wharf 26
Exchange Building to R. R. Bridge. 26
Emily Allen Road to Ocean Grove
26
South County Road 26
South Street, Crosby to Sisson 26
Cape Cod Farm Bureau 27
Health Bureau 27
Visiting Nurse 27
Bank Street 27
Inspector Electric Wiring 27
Insurance
State Aid
Brooks Medal 28
Harwich School Fence 28
Assessors' Map 28 Fire Truck Loan 28
Soldiers' Memorial 28
Electric Street Lights 28
Electric Lights, West Harwich 29
Electric Lights, Oak Street to Eagle 29
Painting Exchange 29
Cemetery Trust Fund 29
Brooks Library Account 29
Settlement with Town Treasurer 30
Assets and Liabilities 30
Assessors' Report
32
Tax Abatements 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41
Brooks Medal Fund 41
Tax Collectors' Report 42
Report of Overseers of Poor:
Almshouse 44
Outside Poor 45
Poor of Other Cities and Towns 47
Summary Poor Account 47
Report of Road Commissioners:
General Repairs 49
East Section 50
West Section 51
Middle Section 53
Snow 55
West Section
55
Middle Section
56
East Section 56
Bridges 58
West Section 58
Fences and Rails
59 59 60
Middle Section
Middle Section
West Section
60
East Section
61
Oil Road Patching
61
Middle Section
62
West Section
63
Middle Section-Depot and Harwich Center Road 64
Middle Section-Crosby Road 65
East Section-Pleasant Bay Road 65
East Section-Hammond Road
66
East Section-Nathan Nickerson Road
67
East Section-Shell Oil Road 68
East Section-South Harwich Oil Road 70
West Section-Allen Harbor Road 71
Middle Section-Emily Allen's Road 72
West Section-Ralph Cummings Road 73
West Section-North Harwich Oil Road 74
Report of Park Commissioners 77
Report of Brooks Library Trustees 78
Librarian's Account 79
Report of Trustees of Caleb Chase Fund 80
Treasurer's Report
82
Town Clerk's Report 89
Births 102 Marriages 103, 104
Deaths 105, 106
Dog Licenses 107
Town Meeting Warrant 109
School Committee Report:
Days when Flag should be displayed 2
Calendar
3
Organization 4
Teachers' Salaries 7
Supervisor of Music and Drawing
8
Superintendent's Salary 8
Health
9
Janitors
9
Transportation
9
Fuel
9
Repairs and Incidentals
10
Permanent Repairs 12
12
Books and Supplies
13
Agriculture
14
Recapitulation
15
Estimates for 1924 16
Superintendent's Report 17
Report of High School Principal 23
Report of Supervisor of Music.
26
Report of School Physician 29
Report of School Nurse
32
School Census 33
Attendance Data 33
Office
Enrollment by Grades 34 Corps of Teachers 35 Brooks Medal Winners 36
Graduation Exercises 37
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