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691.88 22.32 9.40
79,
482.56
6.11|
6.76
6.03
9.24
Salem-st.,
E. Merrick,
47
489.51 |10.41
11.37/20.18 |37.14
New Worcester, South Worcester, Quinsigamond,
H. S. Clarke,
-
H. M. Harrington,
1
39
846.60 21.71|
55.52 1072.00 27.47 New School, 3 terms.
92
703.05| 8.90
41.601 51.871
51.87!
656.55 11.32
500.00 10.00
500.00 12.19
20.55
28.83 15.94
Amount paid for Books, Maps,
pairs.
High School, |J. F. Claflin,
the year 1865-6.
-
33.16
671.55 16.38
680.72 14.48
"
93
PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
Thomas-st.,
Miss L. M. Allen,
67
413.93
6.18
18| 1.15 19.00
62.17|
34.40
53.87 584.70| 8.73
Summer-st.,
E. G. Chenery,
92
850.00
9.24
19.46 33.22 43.83
63.36
35.15
54.77 1099.79 11.95 Double School.
Main-st.,
S. S. Banister,
64
450.00
7.03
.75 15.15 53.47
46.93
28.71
51.87. 646.88 10.10
Pleasant-st.,
L. M. Wilmarth,
81
450.00
5.55
2.08 11.46
8.84
35.16
28.67
51.87 588.08 7.26
Sycamore-st.,
S. W. Clements,
79
450.00
5.70
.95 8.65 21.51
38.02
26.56
51.87 597.56- 7.56
Ash-st.,
"6
M. J. Mack,
106
814.55
7.68
16.53 20.64
5.04;
3.79
1.60
53.89;
21.39
51.87 587.58 10.49
Kate Hobbs,
56
438.59
7.83
2.02
7.44
1.60
53.89
21.39
51.87, 576.80 10.30
Providence-st.,
66
L. Condon,
68
413.94
6.09
5.67 21.42 37.14
46.17
21.48
51.87
600.69 8.83
South Woreester, Miss A. E. Hall,
79
450.00
5.69
.65 .50 32.21
74.25
29.50
51.87
638.98
8.09
Quinsigamond,
M. M. Geary,
68
400.00 5.88
3.25 5.62 16.92
96.71'
41.61
51.87
615.98
9.06
98
842.44
8.59|
28.58 |
4.68 |18.10
62.17
34.40
53.87 1044.24 10.66 Double School.
Miss T. S. Nichols,
57
475.00
8.33
11.58 10.04 43.84
63.36
35.15
54.77 693.74 12.17
K. A. Meade,
58
475.00
8.19
27.25 18.44 53.47;
46.93
28.71
28.67
51.87
632.86 10.72
58
470.32
8.11|
21.46 12.88
8.84
35.16
28.67
51.87
629.20 10.85
Sycamore-st.,
C. R. Clements,
56
475.00
8.48
2.25
8.30
21.51 . 38.02
26.56
51.87
623.51 11.13
Salem-st., Ash-st.,
C. N. Follett,
57
475.00
8.33
9.99
4.83
9.24
50.35
33.16
52.22
634.79 11.13
J. Prentice,
40
359.85
8.99
46.62 13.48
24.95
10.00
52.22
507.12 12.68 New School, 3 terms.
Providence-st.,
L. A. Perry,
49
475.00
9.70
27.27 17.43
13.56
60.00
30.16
55.62
679.04 13.86
New School, 3 terms. Rem'd from Temple-st
East Worcester,
H. Hathaway,
52
475.00
9.13
33.13 24.99 37.21 18.95
37.14
46.17
24.48
51.87
685.29 13.99
Anna Brown,
49
420.90
8.59
41.07 29.52 37.14
46.17
24.48
51.87
651.15 13.29
Mason-st.,
M. E. Bothwell,
58
455.91
7.86
28.56
9.72
42.36
51.28
32.77
51.87
672.47 11.59
New Worcester,
E. S. R. Kendrick,
33
456.35
13.82
20.71
7.02
9.97
62.48
27.00
51.87
635.40 19.25
54
461.36
8.54
10.60
6.73
21.51
38.02
26.56
51.87
616.65 11.42
R. Barnard,
58
473.90
8.17
9.82
1.81
8.27
38.50
29.04
51.87
613.21 10.57
66
M. F. Wentworth, J. F. Smith,
52
312.08
6.00
57.52 18.44
7.36
40.19
9.41
55.62
500.62 9.63
66
49
475.00
9.70
38.56 10.30 10.45
90.19
25.05
55.62
705.17 14.39
692.78 13.32
L. L. Newton,
49
469.47
9.58
7.63
11.71 24.75
10.45
90.19
25.05
55.62
667.77 11.32 Rem'd from Temple-st
East Worcester,
Mrs. T. S. Darling,
70
450.00
6.43
4.70 22.22 38.14
46.17
24.48
51.87|
637.58
9.11
--
Martha Hobbs,
56
. 450.00
8.04
9.24
54.35
33.16
52.22 1000.69 9.44 Double School.
Front-st.,
L. C. Goodwin,
59
450.00
51.87 701.67 12.10
66
C. Hewett,
59
475.00
8.05
21.48 11.84
| 8.84
35.16.
12
Thomas-st., Summer-st., Main-st., Pleasant-st.,
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Mrs. E. H. Coe,
Lizzie Graham,
Jennie A. Green,
46.17
37.14
4.48
51.87
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LOCATION.
PRINCIPALS.
Average number belonging for
Amount paid for tuition.
Cost per scholar for tuition only.
Charts, Globes and Stationary.
Amount paid for Books, Maps,
Amount paid for furnishings.
Amount paid for ordinary re-
Cost of fuel.
Janitors, and care of Houses and
General and Sundry Expenses.
Total Expenses.
nary Expenses.
Cost per scholar on total ordi-
Remarks.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS, INTERMEDIATE.
Summer-st.,
Miss M. A. Slater,
66
$438.36 |
6.64|
2.15|11.15 |43.84
63.36| 35.15
54.77
648.78| 9.83 648.74 9.83
Main-st.,
A. H. Barnes,
66
450.00
6.82
3.30 14.46
53 47
46.93| 28.71
51.87
Sycamore-st.,
H. A. Chase,
62
446.86
7.21
1.75
3.58
21.51
38.02
26.56
51.87|
590.15
9.52
Ash-st.,
66
H. M. Shattuck,
109
835.00
7.66
3.18
9.58 |10.24
54.35
33.16
52.22
997.73
9.15 | Double School.
Providence-st.,
S. J. Newton,
52
450.00
8.65
5.481
9.61 |13.56|
60.00
30.16
55.62
624.43 12.01
SUB-PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
Thomas-st.,
Miss S. L. Phillips,
74
450.00
6.08
.66, 1.16 |18.10;
62.17| 34.40
53.87
620.35 8.38
Summer-st.,
" F. H. Coe,
68
450.00
6.62
.43 24.15 43.83
63.36
35.15
54.77
671.69 9.87
Main-st.,
S. G. Gale,
84
617.43
7.35.
4.99 18.22
53.47
46.93
28.71
Pleasant-st.,
H. N. Perry,
63
445.81
7.08,
7.44 19.77
8.84
35.16
28.67
51.87. 597.56
9.48
Mason-st.,
66
M. A. Smith,
59
450.00
7.63
1.81 5.11 21.51
38.02
26.56
51.87|
594.88 10.08
Salem-st.,
H. A. Harrington,
66
450.00
6.82
3.51 5.54
9.27|
38.50
29.04
51.87
587.73 8.90
Ash-st.,
E. L. Brooks,
79
573.48
7.26
4.57 11.42 11.24
45.35
33.16
52.22 731.45 9.26
Double School.
Front-st, 66
66
C. M. Draper,
66|
450.00
6.82
1.60
53.89|
21.39
51.87 584.79| 8.86
East Worcester,
C. E. Putnam,
128
850.00
6.64
1.14.13.35
12.80
69.28
36.95
51.87 1035.39, 8.09, Double School.
66
E. L. McFarland,
131
849.11
6.48
1.00 7.05
12.80
69.28
36.95
51.87 1028.06 7.85
New Worcester, Providence,
M. P. Valentine,
601
436.03
7.27
6.06 12.98
9.97
62.48;
27.00
51.87: 606.39 10.11|
761
331.50
4.36
5.71 16.84
7.36
40.19!
9.41
55.62 466.63 6.14 New School, 3 terms.
-
63
446.04
7.08
6.55 16.69 40.36
51.28
32.77
51.87, 645.56|10.24
Sycamore-st.,
ני
M. E. Pease,
---
-
A. Pratt,
67|
450.00
6.72.
6.23 6.04
2.60
53.89
21.39
51.87 585.98 8.75
-
YOUNG MENS' SCHOOL.
Main-st., Temple-st.,
Thomas Wheelock,
58
-
351
1430.00,24.65 | 100.00; 2.86
13.92| 7.50| 3.09|108.17| 7.35 21.02 37.00
29.64| 51.87|1644.19|28.35|Double School. 14.96: 180.33| 5.15 Even'g School, 1 term.
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51.87; 821.62'
9.78 Double School.
M. T. Magennis,
the year 1865-6.
pairs.
Yards.
SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. .
Tatnuck,
Miss L. A. Eddy,
54
685.24 12.69' 47.41|12.32 | 7.90| 94.04|
39.00
51.87|
937.78 |17.37 | Double, 3 terms.
Valley Falls,
M. E. D. King,
43
402.88
9.36 28.13
2.50 19.55
74.38
18.20
51.87|
597.51 |13.89
Leesville,
Alice Dean,
18
363.66 20.20
24.02
3.75 8.35
41.06
17.93
51.87|
510.64 28.37
Blithewood,
M. Parker,
15
400.00 26.66
18.94
.94 10.15
90.50
18.00
51.87
591.20 39.41
Pond,
-
A. A. Swallow,
18
382.15.21.23|
18.50
4.27 22.55
75.25
14.75
51.87
569.34 31.63
Adams Square,
S. H. Bigelow,
36
356.62 | 9.91
21.00
6.32 46.97
76.76
15.00
51.87
574.54 |15.96
Burncoat Plain,
F. N. Chapman,
19
334.72 17.62
28.03
3.55
8.00
59.50
11.25
53.62
498.67 26.25
Northville,
M. E. Maynard,
62
785.54 12.67
12.74
7.44 15.65
95.00
12.00
51.87
980.24 15.81 |Double School.
North Pond,
M. E. Carr,
41
346.95
8.46
27.65 39.73
2.40
41.25
16.50
51.87
526.35 12.84
Chamberlin,
Emily G. Cutler,
20 330.97 16.55
20.25
5.68
37.00
15.00
.51.87|
460.77 |23.04
RECAPITULATION.
For Tuition.
Total Ordinary Expenses.
Average cost per scholar in High School
$39.32
46.50
Average cost per scholar in Grammar Schools, 1st Grade,.
24.78
27.43
2nd Grade,
11.69
14.45
«
60
3rd Grade,.
9.56
12.88
8.78
12.21
6.86
9.36
Primary Schools, Intermediate,
7.38
9.89
Sub-Primary Schools,
6.86
9.04
66
Young Mens' School,
24.65
28.35
Young Mens' Evening School,
2.86
5.15
13.46
19.16
Suburban Schools,
Average cost per scholar in Centre District, twelve dollars and sixty-one cents, ($12.61.)
" Suburban Districts, nineteen dollars and seventeen cents, ($19.17.)
In calculating the average cost per scholar by grades, those schools that had not been in existence for the whole year were omitted. The average cost per scholar in the whole city on the ordinary expenditures, was twelve dollars and sixty-four cents, ($12.64.) This amount varies slightly from the total of the detailed statement above, as the amounts for Maps, Charts, Globes, &c., in the new school rooms, are included in the detailed expenses of those schools, as also those newly furnished to many of the old school rooms during the past year. This item was put down as an extraordinary expenditure in the general statement, but is reckoned in the cost of each school in the detailed statement.
In consequence of the long continued severe cold weather of the winter, the usual supply of fuel was insufficient, thereby materially increasing that expenditure.
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Average cost per scholar in Secondary Schools,-
Primary Schools,
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COST OF TUITION PER SCHOLAR
IN SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE U. S.
The following statement will show the cost per scholar for tuition only in some of the principal cities of the United States. These re- turns were obtained principally in answer to circulars sent out by the Superintendent of schools of Detroit, Mich.
New York City,
$21 00
Boston, Mass.,
14 54
Brooklyn, N. Y.,
14 40
Louisville, Ky.,
13 00
Cleveland, O.,
13 00
Zanesville, O.,
12 10
Roxbury, Mass.,
12 10
Cincinnati, O.,
12 01
New Bedford, Mass.,
11 77
Albany, N. Y.,
11 71
Columbus, O.,
11 62
Davenport, Iowa,
11 42
Chicago, Ill.,
11 12
Toledo, O.,
11 09
Lawrence, Mass.,
11 08
Dayton, O.,
10 76
New Haven, Ct.,
10 70
Newburg, N. Y.,
10 63
Fort Wayne, Ind.,
10 58
Lowell, Mass.,
10 38
Syracuse, N. Y.,
10 29
Worcester, Mass.,
10 07
Oswego, N. Y.,
9 04
Erie, Pa.,
8 55
Detroit, Mich.,
7 35
Newburyport, Mass.,
7 00
From Cambridge, Charlestown, Providence, R. I., and Hartford, Ct., we have no returns, but from what we know of the salaries paid to teachers, and the number of scholars assigned to each, the cost of tu- ition exceeds the cost in the schools of this city.
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TABLE Showing the Public Schools of the City, their Grade, the Teachers employed Jan. 1, 1867, and their respective Salaries.
Location.
Grade.
Teachers.
Salaries.
Classical
PRINCIPAL.
Walnut St.,
and English High J. F. Claflin,
$2,500
School.
ASSISTANTS.
700
Emma J. Sherman,
700
Florence V. Beane,
650
Annie C. Stewart,
650
Thomas St.,
Higher Grammar,
PRINCIPAL.
66
Edward I. Comins,
1,700
66
ASSISTANT.
500
Sycamore St.,
66
66
Addison A. Hunt,
1,700
66
66
Miss A. S. Dunton,
500
Thomas St.,
V. E. Hapgood,
550
Providence St.,
Mr. H. M. Harrington,
1,600
Salem St., Thomas St.,
Lower Grammar,
PRINCIPAL.
66
Mrs. E. M. Wheeler,
550
ASSISTANT.
Miss M. A. Harrington, 450
Sycamore St.,
66
66
Carrie A. George, 500
Pleasant 66
66 Mary T. Wentworth, 500
Salem 66
66
Minna S. Fitch, 500
Ash
66
M. M. Lawton, 500
500
Elm St.
66
" Emma Brown, 500
New Worcester,
66
“ Emmeline E. Crane, 500
South Worcester,
66
66
Jennie E. Howard,
500
Quinsigamond,
" Henrietta S. Clarke, 500
Northville,
Mary E. Maynard, 500
Thomas St.,
Secondary,
PRINCIPAL. Mrs. Elizabeth H. Coe,
525
ASSISTANT.
Miss Abbie F. Knowles, 450
Summer St.,
Tirza S. Nichols, 475
Main
66
" Kate A. Meade, 475
Pleasant "
Caroline Hewett, 475
66
" Lizzie Graham, 475
Mason
« Mary E. Bothwell, 475
Sycamore "
66
" Carrie R. Clements, 475
66
6 Jennie A. Green, 475
500
·
66
Harriet Blood, 500
66
66
66
East Worcester,
66
66
“ Ellen Merrick,
66
66
Miss Mary T. Reed,
Caroline Parkenson,
66
Marietta S. Fletcher,
650
66
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Location.
Grade.
Teachers.
Salaries.
Salem Street,
Secondary,
Miss Rebecca Barnard, 475
Ash
66 Charlotte N. Follett,
475
Jennie E. Prentice, 475
Providence St.,
66
Joanna F. Smith,
475
66
66
66
Lydia A. Perry,
475
66
Maria P. Cole, 475
East Worcester,
Harriet Hathaway, 475
“
Laura S. Newton,
475
66
Annie Brown,
475
New Worcester,
Emma S. R. Kendrick,
475
Adriatic Mills,
66
Evelyn E. Harrington,
475
Quinsigamond,
L. E. Perry,
425
Thomas St.,
Primary,
Main
Summer
“
PRINCIPAL.
Miss Esther G. Chenery, 500
ASSISTANT.
Charlotte N. McFarland, 400
Pleasant .6
Mason
Mary E. Pease,
450
Sycamore "
66
" Sarah W. Clements, 450
PRINCIPAL.
Miss Mary J. Mack, 500
ASSISTANT.
Miss Nellie C. Thomas, 400
Front
66
66
" Martha Hobbs, 450
" Kate Hobbs, 450
Mrs. T. S. Darling, 450
" L. Allen, 450
Miss Lizzie Goodwin, 450
66 Margaret M. Geary, 450 .
South Worcester,
66
Ann E. Hall, 450
Northville,
Sarah M. Brigham, 450
Mary A. Slater,
450
Summer St.,
Sub-Primary,
66
66
Fanny Coe, 450
Thomas 6
Sarah L. Phillips, 450
Addie H. Barnes, 450
PRINCIPAL. Miss Susie G. Gale, 500
ASSISTANT.
Miss Ida C. Upton, 400
Pleasant "
66
Harriet N. Perry, 450
Sycamore "
66
" Mary A. Smith, 450
" Harriet A Harrington, 450
PRINCIPAL. Miss Helen M. Shattuck, 500
66
66
ASSISTANT.
Miss L. Jennie Smith, 400
66
66
66
66
66
66
Miss Lydia M. Wilmarth, 450
Ash
East Worcester,
Providence St., 66
Quinsigamond,
Main
66
60
66
66
Harriet A. Chase, 450
Salem
Ash
66
66
66
66
Linnie M. Allen, 450
Sophie S. Banister, 450
66
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Location.
Grade.
Teachers.
Salaries.
Ash Street,
Sub-Primary,
PRINCIPAL.
66
66
Miss E. L. Brooks. 500
66
ASSISTANT.
66
66
66
Miss Anna E. Ayres, 400
Front
66
6
Abigail Pratt, 450
66
66
.
66
PRINCIPAL.
66
Miss Ella M. McFarland, 500
ASSISTANT.
66
Miss Hattie A. Smithı, 400
66
66
PRINCIPAL.
66
66
Miss Carrie E. Putnam,
500
66
66
ASSISTANT.
Miss Ann E. McCambridge, 400
New Worcester,
Martha P. Valentine, 450
Adriatic Mills,
Orange St.,
Ungraded,
Mr. Thomas Wheelock,
1,400
Tatnuck, 66
Miss Adeliza Perry,
450
Valley Falls,
66
66 Mary E. D. King,
450
Leesville,
66
Alice Deane, 450
Blithewood,
66
Minnie Palmer, 450
Pond,
" Abby A. Swallow,
450
Adams Square,
66
Sarah H. Bigelow, 450
Burncoat Plain,
Clara S. Goodale,
450
North Pond,
66
Minnie E. Carr, 450
Chamberlain,
Emily G. Cutler, 450
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Extensive alterations and repairs have been made in the following School Houses.
THOMAS ST. SCHOOL HOUSE .- In January last, the west gable end of Thomas Street School House was blown in during a severe gale, greatly damaging the building. It · was also discovered that, in consequence of the spreading out, or settling of the walls of the building there was
Cornelia M. Draper, 450
East Worcester,
66
" Matilda Parker,. 450
Emma Marsh,
400
100
cause for fear, as to its safety ; for these reasons exten- sive repairs, as well as binding together of the walls by strong iron rods going entirely through the building and secured by iron plates upon the outside, became neces- sary, which was done at an expense of nine hundred and forty-four dollars and forty-two cents, ($944,42.) Other repairs were made during the year upon this building and yards, to the amount of eighty-six dollars and sixty- two cents, ($86,62.)
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING .- The inner arrangements of rooms in this house have been entirely changed, making six rooms where there were formerly but two. This has been done at an expense of about fifteen hundred dol- lars, ($1,500.)
NORTHVILLE SCHOOL HOUSE .- The City Council have, the past year enlarged the School House in this district, by the addition of another school room in the rear, for which a special appropriation was made.
CHAMBERLAIN DISTRICT .- The City Council also ordered the rebuilding of the School House in this district, and in place of the old, dilapidated, small and inconvenient school room, they have now a neat room and convenient building, sufficient for the wants of the district for years to come.
ASH ST. SCHOOL HOUSE .-- The Ward room in this house has been finished off into a school room, and a Secondary School opened therein. The expense was three hun- dred and thirty-seven dollars and eighty-six cents. ($337,86.)
MAIN ST. HOUSE .-- A new room was roughly finished in this house in one of the Ward rooms, for Mr. Wheelock's School, at an expense of one hundred and fifteen dollars and thirty-four cents, ($115,34.)
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QUINSIGAMOND .-- A new recitation room has been made from the entry ways in the lower story of the School House in this district, and is occupied by the assistant in the upper school. The expense of this was one hundred and sixty-four dollars and fifteen cents, ($164,15.) Other repairs were made upon this house to the amount of twenty-one dollars and eighty-seven cents, ($21,87.)
SYCAMORE ST .- Painting and repairs, to the amount of one hundred and fourteen dollars and eighty-two cents, ($114,82,) have been done upon this house during the year.
SALEM ST .- This is comparatively a new house, and was thoroughly built. The cost of repairs to the House and furniture for the year was but twenty-nine dollars and ten cents, ($29,10.)
PLEASANT ST .- This House is in good repair, but new out-buildings are much needed. The cost of repairs on House, yard and furniture for the past year was eighty dollars and seven cents, ($80,07.)
ASH ST .-- This house needs paint and white wash inside. The stair ways and entries should be sheathed up to the height of six feet. The plastering in these places is in a ragged and unsightly condition. The cost of repairs to house and furniture was forty-five dollars and ninety-six cents, ($45,96.)
SUMMER ST .-- This is an old house, formerly a hotel ; very little has been done to it in way of repairs for the . last twenty years. During the last year the walls in all the rooms have been repaired and colored, black boards painted, and other repairs made, in all to the amount of one hundred and ninety-six dollars and fifty-five cents, ($196,55.)
This house needs new shingling, or what would be
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better, to be slated. The yard should also be enclosed with a good six foot picket fence.
EAST WORCESTER NEW HOUSE .-- This House has been occupied but three years, yet it was necessary in order to protect the wood work to have it thoroughly repainted. The fence also, required to be repainted, having had originally but one coat of paint. This house illustrates forcibly the fact, that in order to get work well done some one should look after it, while it is being done. Our School Houses are contracted for by a building Com- mittee of the City Council, and in most cases no further attention is paid to a house until it is completed, when the committee, or one or more of them walk over the building, accepts it, and it is paid for, and in a year or so you find a large sum necessary to do what should have been done under the contract. But many things in which the contract was not complied with can never be remedied. The painting, repairs, &c., to this House, and furniture, have cost three hundred dollars and ninety-three cents, ($300,93,) within the past year. A part of this expense was in consequence of alterations of the flues to the chimneys which were of faulty construction.
EAST WORCESTER OLD HOUSE .- This is an old building. It was intended to dispense with it when the new house was finished, but it was found necessary to retain it in use. It needs a thorough renovating to make it look respectable. It cannot be dispensed with until more accommodations are made for schools in that part of the city. An average of two hundred and seventy-five (275) Sub-primary scholars attended school in this House the past year. Twenty-five dollars and sixty cents ($25,60) was expended in repairs upon the house the last year.
MAIN ST. HOUSE .-- It is to be hoped that the necessity of extensive repairs upon this House will be obviated
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by its sale, at an early day, or as soon as provision can be made for the schools now occupying it, elsewhere. Two hundred and fifty-one dollars and thirty-three cents has been expended on this house in painting the roof, repairs, alterations, and repairs of furniture. This amount does not include the finishing the new room for Mr. Wheelock's school.
NEW WORCESTER SCHOOL HOUSE .- The cost of repairs of House and furniture at this building for the year was forty-one dollars and twenty-two cents, ($41,22.)
MASON ST. HOUSE .-- This is a new and a good building. Like the East Worcester new house the flues were de- fective, and required alterations, to save a constant ex. pense. This was done the past year. The cost of re- pairs for House and furniture was eighty-one dollars and eighteen cents, ($81,18.)
SOUTH WORCESTER SCHOOL HOUSE .-- The out-buildings to this house were in such a condition, that the Board voted to have them removed and new ones built. This has been done, and good ones erected, upon an improved plan. The cost of these, with the repairs upon the School House and furniture, amounted to three hundred and eighteen dollars and seventeen cents, ($318,17.)
TATNUCK .-- We have a good, well-constructed house in this District, equal to the wants of the inhabitants for years to come. But seven dollars and ninety cents ($7,90) has been expended in repairs on house and fur- niture the past year.
VALLEY. FALLS SCHOOL HOUSE .-- This house needs re- pairs outside and inside. The lot should be graded and a bank wall built upon the upper side. The amount paid for repairs of House and furniture the last year was nineteen dollars and fifty-five cents, $(19,55.)
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LEESVILLE .- The School House in this district is old and very much out of repair. But seven dollars and thirty-five cents ($7,35) has been expended the past year on the house and furniture.
BLITHEWOOD .- Eight dollars and fifteen cents ($8,15) only has been expended upon this house and furniture the past year.
POND DISTRICT .- Twenty-two dollars and fifty-five cents ($22,55) has been expended upon the house and furni- ture.
ADAMS SQUARE .- Forty-five dollars and ninety-seven cents ($45 97) has been expended in repairs of this House the past year. The walls need coloring, and the out-buildings are in bad condition.
BURNCOAT PLAIN .- The School House in this district is comparatively new, and is in good condition. But eight dollars ($8) has been expended for repairs of House and furniture the last year.
NORTH POND .- The School House in this district is new and in good condition. Twenty-one dollars and thirty- six cents ($21,36) has been expended in furnishings the past year.
That a school room should have a neat and cheerful appearance, will be conceded by the most economical. The dingy walls, ceiling and finish of the rooms in many of our School Houses, that have not seen a paint, white wash, or coloring brush for years, do not contribute to that result. Paint and white wash, are in their way, good educators. Put a school room and furniture in good condition and it can be kept so for a long time, while it helps educate the children to habits of neatness and carefulness. But let the walls become dingy, the plastering broken, in places, the furniture scratched,
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broken and unvarnished, and the work of dilapidation is rapid, and the scholars learn to destroy, instead of pre- serve.
The most prudent economy requires that school build- ings be kept in thorough repair, and not left to run into dilapidation, through fear of expending too much money in one year. "I would not do any more than I could help this year, things are so high " has become stale, for it has been the repeated caution for many years. Noth- ing should be done for fancy but all work should be plain, substantial, and thorough, and done when needed.
Much complaint has been made, and justly, too, of the out-buildings to most of our school houses. Many of them are an outrage to decency and good morals, and should be replaced by new ones of different construction, and the teachers then held responsible for their being kept in a decent condition.
The school house yards should be properly graded and kept free from stones and rubbish. . In short everything in and about a school house should be so kept as to edu- cate children in habits of neatness, good order and pro- priety.
ALTERATIONS IN THOMAS ST. SCHOOL HOUSE.
There are now in Thomas St. school house four double schools. It is a universally admitted fact, that single schools are far preferable to double schools. This house can be so altered as to make ten rooms for ten single schools, at comparatively small expense, and the altera- tion could be accomplished during the summer vacation.
This house needs extensive repairs throughout, but we hope that the suggested alterations will be made and the house put in good repair, during the summer vacation, which would make it one of the most convenient school houses in the city.
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NEW SCHOOL HOUSES.
During the year the Providence street school house was completed, and eight schools put into it. At the close of the year there were four hundred and thirty- eight (438) scholars attending school in this building.
A new school house for two schools has been projected, built, and occupied near the Adriatic Mills since May last, designed to relieve the South Worcester schools. The house is already filled, and the South Worcester schools are almost as full as before. There are now over two hundred scholars attending in the two houses.
The new school house on Orange and Washington streets designed for two ungraded schools, is completed and ready for occupation.
MANUFACTURE OF SCHOOL-ROOM FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS.
All the furniture for our school rooms, as well as such articles of furnishing as are made of wood, are manufac- tured by a man employed specially for that purpose, who also attends to all the minor repairs of school houses.
The irons for the school room desks are cast at W. A. Wheeler's foundry.
The school room desks cost on an average about five dollars. ($5 00.) The desks manufactured in Boston, cost from nine to fifteen dollars each. Our desks are more substantial and durable, and in every respect an- swer the purpose. There has been a very large saving in this item of expenditure, the last year. Two hun- dred and forty-six (246) desks have been put into the Providence street house, sixty (60) into the Adriatic Mills house, twenty-one (21) into the Chamberlain district house, twenty-five (25) into the new room in Northville house, twenty-eight (28) into the new room in Ash street house, and fifty-six (56) single and twenty-eight (28)
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