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tiss Estate, 33 90 Locke, Elbridge G. Rus- sell Land, 5 25
Locke, Elbridge G., imp. by R. Kay, 30 00
Lane, George W. 96 50
Locke, Hannah, Mrs. 45 90
Learry, Jeremiah 23 15
Learry, Jeremiah 13 50
Larkin, William 8 30
Lawrence, Abel
2 00
Lapham, Luther,
452 00
Locke, Henry 62 75
Litchfield, Franklin 17 00
Laduke, Peter 5 00
Locke, Stephen 79 10
Locke, S., Old House, .. 15 00
Lewis, Samuel, Estate, 59 85
Lewis, Samuel, Estate, 52 50
Locke, William P. 2 00
Locke, Charles D. 2 00
Lacey, John, Estate, 6 15
Locke, Henry J. 16 25
Locke, Benjamin B. 16 25
Locke, Benjamin B., and H. J. 247 35
Locke, Hannah C., Miss 59 25 Locke, B. Delmont 96 50 Locke, Amos, Widow, ... 32 25 Locke, Rebecca 60 00
Locke, Elizabeth 12 15
Locke, Abel, Estate 17 25 Locke, Davis 37 85
Locke, Davis, Locke sub- division, 30 75
Locke, Davis, Whitte- more subdivision, 3 00
Lane, W. J., Estate, .
..
82 50
Lane, G. W., and Chas. E. Goodwin, Trus., .. 7 50
M.
Metcalf, Andrew
2 00
Miles, Dawson
11 00
McDonald, Patrick 2 00 Moulton, Arthur B. 2 00 McAllster, Terence 2 00
Marston, Orrin B. 50 00
McCarty, Cornelius 2 00
McGowan, Barnard
2 00
Marston, George W. 5 75
Murray,
2 00
Mahoney, Patrick
2 00
38
TAXES.
Morrill, Calvin
2 00 | Maroney, James
11 75
McCord, Alexander 2 00
Mullin, Patrick
2 00
Mahoney, Dennis 2 00
Moran, Patrick
2 00
Mitchell, Thomas
2 00
N.
Meagher, W.
2 00
Mahoney, Thomas, 2 00
Morse, Horace E.
5 00
Nash, John 2 00
McCarty, Dennis
13 78
Nelligan, John
2 00
Moran, Morris 2 00
Nelligan, Patrick
2 00
Murray, Timothy 11 00
McGrath, John
2 00
Newell, Maria, Mrs. 78 00
Marden, James A. 2 00
Nichols, Augustus 9 50
McCarty, John 2 00
Meade, Patrick
13 25
Merrifield, Joseph A.
37 62
Merrifield, Jos. A., Main
Street Estate, 36 00
Murray, John 2 00
McCarty, John
2 00
Martin, George William
2 00
McCarty, Dennis
2 00
Mott, Henry
77 60
Mott, Henry, Old House, 31 50
Mullen, John 2 00
McManus, George 8 23
Morrow, William 2 00
Morrow, John
2 00
O'Brien, Daniel 8 75
Moore, James 2 00
O'Donnell, Michael 2 23
O'Donnell, John 2 00
Marston, John D.
2 00
Owens, Terrence 2 00
McCarty, Dennis 4 62
2 00
Ober, Joseph E.
17 82
Mc Laughlin, Robert
2 00
O'Leary, Dennis
10 25
McCarty, John
2 00
O'Brien, Peter 6 35
Mc Manus, Andrew
4 55
O'Neil, James 2 00
Mc Kenna, Frank 2 00
30 00
Muzzey, Sarah Mrs.
23 60
Mahoney, Timothy
2 00
Maynard, George C.
15 88
Mayo, Jesse 18 50
McGrath, Patrick
2 00
Proctor, William H. H. 2 00
Mason, J. B., Dr. 67 25
Poland, Arthur 2 00
2 00 Phelan, Jeremiah 2 00
Miller, Archibald
o.
O'Donnell, Michael and John 12 00
O'Neil, Patrick 2 00
O'Brien, William 2 00
24 72
Nolan, John
2 00
Nason, Charles H. 2 00
Niles, William J. 314 00
Noble, E. T. 97 55
Nickerson, Jonas C.
41 45
Mahoney, James 2 00
O'Keef, Michael 2 00
Moore, Edward B.
Mott, Susan, Mrs. 75 00
Osborn, John 39 75
Osborn, John J. 17 00
McCarty, Morris
Osborn, John 207 50
P.
Pearson, Lyman T. 29 00
Mahoney, Bartholomew 17 37
Newcomb, F. A. 2 00
Nugent, Barnard 2 00
Nicola, Matthias 2 00
Nourse, Nathan
39
TAXES.
Pendergast, John 9 88
Phelps, Henry 2 00
Pool, Frederick L.
2 00
Peabody, Charles H.
2 00
Pierce, James A.
2 00
Perry, Charles C.
2 00
Potter, J. S.
615 50
Potter, J. S., Fiske Es-
tate,
97 50
Pendergast, James
8 00
Prentiss, A. W., Mrs.
61 80
Payson, Mary P., Miss 67 20
Proctor, William
45 50
Peck, Abel G.
900 50
Poland, Benjamin
133 25
Poland, Almira
28 50
Pierce, John A. P.
122 52
Pierce, John A. P., Clark
Place, 28 50
Pierce, John A. P., Locke
Place,
39 60
Pierce, Jerome
2 00
Pratt, John
176 30
Pierce, Frank E.
2 00
Patterson, Matthew
2 75
Pierce, Elisha 8 00
Porter, Charles S., Rev. 84 50
Pattee, John Augustus .
29 75
Pierce, Horace B.
47 00
Parker, O. G. 11 00
Purcell, James
11 75
Peabody, John
239 30
Puffer, David
161 15
Puffer, David, Union St.
Lot, 3 45
Peabody, James 162 20
Peabody, James
11 25
Prentice, Amos E.
42 50
Prentice, Samuel P.
2 00
Peirce, J. Winslow 136 25
Pierce, Abel
81 65
Pierce, Thomas P.
181 25
Pierce, Thomas P., Trus-
tee, 17 25
Pierce, Ebenezer P. 108 20
Pierce, Thomas B. 2 00
Prentiss, Samuel
17 00 Quirk, Patrick
2 00
Prentiss, William
8 00 Quirk, Michael
2 00
Price, James
21 73
Proctor, Abel R.
89 00
Proctor, A. R., Charles-
town Street Estate, .... 60 75 Proctor, A. R., Trustee, 27 00 Prescott, Proctor, and
Fowle, ..
450 00
Parmenter, William E ... 24 50
Pierce, Oliver H.
3 87
Peck, William G.
2 00
Phippen, Ann H.
4 50
Price, William
10 70
Pierce, George, Capt.
170 00
Pierce, Geo. Capt. Dickey Estate, 13 20
Peirce, Geo. Capt., Old
Almshouse,
24 00
Pierce, Geo. Capt., Usher House, 31 50
Pierce, Geo. Capt., Cot-
ting Lot,
7 13
Pratt, Nathan
576 80
Pratt, Nathan
30 45
Pratt, N. Double House, 89 10
Pratt, N. Swan Land, .. 10 50 Pattee, Jesse P., Estate, 109 50
Pattee, Jesse P., Estate, 10 50
Pattee, Jesse P., Estate, 49 50
Pattee, Jesse P., Estate, 4 50
Pattee, Jesse P., Cotting Land, 9 75
Prentice, Fanny R., Wid. 66 45
Prentice, Mary
6 75
Pierce, Jonas, Wid.
12 82
Pierce, Lydia
61 13
Prescott, Edwin R.
20 45
Prescott, Edwin R.
12 00
Porter, Hannah C. Wid. 30 00
Pattee, William H.
8 00
40
TAXES.
R.
Ripley, Dustin 2 00
Reagan, Cornelius 2 00
Rand, Charles O. 2 00
Rittman, Augustus 2 00
Rowe, James 2 00
Ricker. Frank 24 50
Rood, David C. 2 00
Reagan, Jeremiah
2 00
Ryan, Cornelius 4 25
Russell, Henry
2 00
Russell, Thomas, Col. .. 27 00
Russell, Thomas, Col. .. 22 50
Russell, Thomas, Col. .. 16 50
Russell, Thomas H.
48 13
Russell, William W.
17 00
Russell, James, Heirs, .. 341 55
Russell, James, Heirs of,
Horton Loť,
22 50
Robbins, Nathan
727 62
Robbins, Nathan, Union
Russell, Jeremiah S.
2 00
Russell, James H.
2 00
Russell, Walter
134 83
Richardson, David W.
2 00
Russell, Amos F.
2 00
Rood, George W.
2 00
Richardson, Mark A.
23 00
Russell, J. Willard 2 00
Russell, E. T.
2 00
Redio, William
2 00
Russell, George
52 25
Richardson, William H. 101 82
Richardson, William H.
Converse House,
15 00
Richardson, William H. Trustee, 7 50
Russell, Benjamin, F.
132 35
Russell, Benj. F., Kim- ball Land, 39 00
Russell, Jeremiah
175 92
Russell, Jeremiah, Allen Land, 12 00
Russell, Jeremiah, Doct.
Dadd Lot,
24 99
Russell, Jeremiah, Whit- ton Place, 34 50
Robbins, Joshua
103 03
Ryder, Patrick
12 05
Rawson, Warren
351 65
Rawson, Warren
16 80
Russell, Frederick F.
17 00
Russell, George C.
332 00
Robinson, Isaac
5 00
Russell, Thomas, Col. .. 543 30
Russell, Thomas, Col. .. 30 00
Russell, Thomas J. 119 75
Ross, John 2 00
Rowe, Patrick
5 75
Richardson, Elmer 2 00
Richardson, Orlando B. 6 50
Ramsdell, Thomas 69 50
Ramsdell, Thomas
22 50
Ramsdell, Thomas 6 00
Ramsdell, Thomas
55 50
Street,
12 60
Robbins, Nathan, Farm, 76 88
Robbins, Nathan, High
Street House,
19 50
Robbins, Nathan, Cotting
Estate,
76 50
Robbins, Alvin
9 50
Reardon, Peter
7 62
Russell, James S.
30 35
Rauber, Frederick
2 00
Russell, Bowen
73 85
Russell, Ira L.
5 00
Robbins, James
6 50
Rowe, Matthew
14 00
Russell, Edward, Capt ... 26 38
Russell and Kimball, .
45 00
Richardson, George B., Estate, 183 00
Russell, Martha W., Wid. 25 50 Russell, Martha W., Wid. Improved by Mrs. Asa Brooks, 35 10
Russell, Sarah
6 75
Russell, George C.
15 00
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TAXES.
S.
Stevens, Burke 2 00
Schwamb, Charles 38 00
Schwamb, Theodore, Jr. 2 00
Schwamb, C. &. T. 82 50
Shay, John 2 00
Stoddard, Emerson 2 00
Smith, James
2 00
Spaulding, Lewis
2 00
Stevens, Lander
2 00
Schwamb, Jacob 2 75
Schwamb, John
2 00
Schouler, Robert
74 67
Symmes, Stephen 162 90
Symmes, Stephen, Jr. 34 93
Swan, Henry, Estate, 42 60
Shannon, Peter 2 00
Sawyer, Charles, 17 00
Staples, Frederick 2 00
Sullivan, Thomas 2 00
Sullivan, Michael 2 00
Sullivan, Dennis 2 00
Salom, William 2 00
Shelters, Anson 2 00
Shepherd, Riley, 2 00
Squires, John P.
566 00
Squires, John P., Pond
Street Estate,
72 00
Squires, John P., Pierce Estate, 43 50
Sullivan, John 2 00
Sweeney, Daniel
2 00
Sweeney, Jeremiah
2 00
Stines, James
26 00
Scanlan, William
2 00
Scott, Thomas
2 00
Schwamb, Frederick
2 00
Schwamb, Frederick, Jr. 12 13
Sargent, Joseph
2 00
Stowe, William E.
9 50
Stowe, William
145 47
Sullivan, Daniel J.
2 00
Southwell, William
39 50
Shattuck, Isaac
165 50
Shattuck, Isaac, Currier
Place, 24 30
Schwamb. Theodore 56 75
Splann, Daniel 9 13
Speatman, Robert 3 50
Shattuck, Ralph W. 44 75
Shattuck, R. W., Whit- ney Land, 42 00
Shattuck, R. W. & Co. 30 75
Stickney, Sylvester 2 00
Swan, James 18.95
Swan, Stephen 226 05
Scannel, William
2 00
Sheen, Timothy
2 00
Skinner, William H. 2 00
Skinner, George A. 14 00
Sullivan, John 24 50
Soles, William
11 45
Shay, William, Estate, 16 20
Schouler, James
56 00
Swan, Henry
90 57
Stanwood, Daniel R. 20 00
Smith, James E.
2 00
Smith, Samuel, Abbott Estate, 63 00
Sanderson, Mary
8 10
Swan, Samuel, Estate,
62 10
Schouler, John
242 00
Swan, Phebe, Widow .. 58 20
Swan, Gershom, Estate, 45 00
Storer, Edward
44 45
Stevens, John R,
10 48
Society, Baptist, Treas-
urer and Trustees, .... 110 75
Swan, Charles
2 00
T.
Thompson, Charles O. .. 11 00
Tufts, Ephraim
152 30
Tufts, Ephraim Trustee, 40 50
Terrey, Patrick
2 00
Toomey, Cornelius
2 00
Trask, Coolidge,
2 00
Trask, Henry D.
2 00
Teel, Joseph
65 67
Tingley, Timothy C.
6 50
42
TAXES.
Tufts, George D.
Thornton, Thomas A. 2 00
Teel, Albert L. 34 85
Thaxter, James 25 63
Teel, Thomas R. 3 12
Tufts, Benjamin, Capt. 2 00
Tufts, Susan, Mrs. 33 75
Thorpe, Thomas 36 45
Teel, B. C., Estate, 30 15
Thorpe, Thomas E. 2 00
Tufts, Henry A. 149 00
Trask, Moses C. 47 00
Teel, Thos. H., Estate, 141 60
Teel, Thos. H., Estate, 43 50
Teel, Thos. H., Estate, 7 50
U.
Underwood, Napoleon .. 68 66
W.
Walker, Edwin Ross .. .. 2 00
Whittemore, Eph. Tufts 2 00 Wyman, John P. 77 25
Whitehead, Edward F. 2 00
Winship, George 2 00 Wyman, Samuel, Heirs, 73 20
Wright, W: R.
2 00 Wyman, Samuel, Heirs, 37 50 Wellington, George Y. 20 00
Walker, John . 2 00
Wilson, James 18 95
Winn, Albert 364 40
Winn, Albert 8 10
Winn, Albert 28 35
Winn, Albert 5 62
Ward, James, 2 00 Whittemore, William A.261 13
Webber, George C. 2 00 Wyman, Joseph, Estate, 252 24
Welch, Richard
2 00
Welch, Michael
2 00
Winship, Oliver 2 00
Walker, A. W
2 00
Wright, George 2 00
Whitehead, Enoch 2 00 Winn, Matthew 2 00
Walker, Marshal 2 00 Wellington, David K. .. 43 70
Waugh, Michael 12 81
Warren, Marshall 2 00
Winship, George O. 2 00 Winn, John 48 05
Whittemore, Francis H. 61 25
Woodbridge, J. M. 3 35
Whittemore, E. L., Est. 64 50
Whittemore, Charles 41 00
Whittemore, Jona., Est. 273 23 | Warren, Joseph P. 2 00
2 00 | West Cambridge Horse Railroad. 3 00
Woods, Cyrus
129 65
Waters, Engene V. 2 00
Webb, Edward 2 00
Webb, Thomas 2 00
White, Nathaniel 2 00
Winn, Albert, Jr.
2 00
Walker, Robert W.
2 00
Whittemore, William H.182 90 Whittemore, William H.
Teel Estate,
79 72
Whittemore, William H.
Ackerman Estate, . 31 50
Woods, Benjamin F. 41 08
Walker, Edwin R. 18 20
Wharton, Charles H. 4 25
Whittemore, John F. 11 75
Wyman, James 81 12
Wyman, Jas., Lock Land, 18 20 Whittemore, H., Mrs. .. 25 20 Wood, William T. 101 00
Wyman, John P. 157 85
Wyman, John P. 31 05
Wood, L. J. 2 00
Winn, John H. 2 00
Wakefield, J. H. 2 00
Whittemore, Henry C. 2 00
Woods, Isaac 17 00
Wyman, Luke 196 20
Welch, Richard
2 00 Woodbridge, Stephen 2 00
43
TAXES.
Wright, Nancy, Mrs. 12 00 |
Wright, Stephen 2 00
Whittemore, Henry, Est. 45 00
Whittemore, Henry, Cut-
ter Estate, 58 50
Whittemore,
Rebecca,
Widow 60 00
Wyman, Abner P.
304 25
Wyman, Abner P.
6 00
Wyman, Abner P.
4 50
Wellington,
Timothy,
Estate, 273 60
Winn, Sarah, Estate, ..
9 45
Wilson, Sally, Widow, 6 75
Whittemore, Philip, Hrs. 75 00 Whittemore, Rebecca, Widow, and William A. Russell's Heirs, .. 123 00 Wright, Joshua, Estate, 27 00 Waite, Cynthia, Widow, 64 05 Wilson, William 18 87
Y.
Yore, Michael
2 00
Z.
Wells, Sarah, Widow, ..
9 45 |Zelarius, Henry .........
2 00
NON-RESIDENTS.
Packard Lots.
Haskins, Philip 17 79
Supply, Barney 2 25
Rymill, William H. 2 25
Parks, Joseph H. 7 20
Singleton, Hannah L. 2 25
Taplin, George
6 75
Packard, Nahum 6 75
Jennings, F. M., Estate, 18 00
Thorpe, David H.
2 25
Rodgers, Robert B.
2 25
Robey, Franklin
4 50
Davis Locke Lots.
Murphy, Michael 3 00
Percival, Augustus, Capt. 3 12
Kendall, William B. 4 56
Kelley, Michael
2 25
Dougherty, James
4 74
Whittemore Lots.
Percival, Augustus, Capt. 3 12
Kendall, William B. 13 74
Commeaugh, Joseph 2 25
Kelley, Thomas 3 76
Reardon, 'Patrick 2 94
Westwood, John 5 40
Gleason, Thomas 3 08
Fayhay, Martin 4 57
Ayer, Daniel 5 63
Russell, Levi 9 00
Russell, Levi, & Heirs of
William Russell, 27 37
Haley, William. 3 56
Holt, Samuel 3 75
Staples, Eben. C.
31 50
Boardman, Sarah J.
60 00
Woodbridge, S. F.
13 50
Pierce & Hall
81 00
Osgood, Geo., improved
by C. O. Thompson, 27 00 Osgood, Geo., Harding Lot, 33 00
Griffiths, Charles
161 25
Mitchell, Theodore
137 25
Underwood, Joseph, Dr. 30 15
Hall, Lewis
30 60
Dickerson, A.
32 55
Reed, Willard
2 55
Wyman, Luke, Jr.
40 50
Draper, Daniel
96 52
Gould, Francis
22 95
Cook, Jonathan
63 00
Cook, Jonathan, Glidden
Estate,
16 50
Cook, Jonathan, Sullivan
Estate,
34 50
Cook, Jonathan, Union
Street Lots,
9 00
Stowe, William 15 00 Russell, Wm. A., Heirs, 63 00 Snelling, Charlotte, Est. 37 80 Whittemore, Gershom, Estate, 18 00
Frost, Varnum
72 00
Frost, Varnum, Sawyer Lot, 42 00
Allen, B. F. 21 38
Russell, Levi 33 00
Patch, Daniel A. 62 25
Hill, David
36 00
.
TAXES.
Shehan, Michael 4 05 Hanscom, Jacob 11 25
Whiton, Royal 7 50 Fessenden, Jas. M. 8 25
Dwight, Edmund 36 30
Waite, James 12 38
Reed, Reuben, Estate, 55 80
Bowman, Francis, Heirs, 15 00
Munroe, William 11 25
Cutter, Benj., Dr., Hrs. 7 50
Mary Ann ; Russell, Susannah C., & Rich, Adeline C. ·12 00
White, Daniel, Estate, Fiske, Elbridge
31 50'
Simonds, Martha U. 36 00
Twiggs, Patrick
6 00
Carnes, Edward 63 00
Morton, Thomas
15 75
Shepherd, Preston, Est. 37 50
Green, Samuel 3 75
Wells, Samuel 1 50
Frost, Henry 15 00
Sargent, Cyrus 5 85
Frost, Jonathan 15 75
Demmon, Reuben E. .. 33 75
Frost, Warren S.
12 37
Whittemore, Timothy .. 60 00
Frost, Artemas
15 75
Frost, Isaac 10 50
Lawrence, William, Hrs. 11 25 Barber, Lucius L. 50 63
Hill, William 27 00
Dickson, William F. 45 75
Frost, Newell C. 31 50 Dodge, Elizabeth, Mrs. 15 90
Hill, Amos 4 50
Mayo, Seth, Heirs, . 42 75
Frost, Silas 60 00
Brown, Jonathan 12 00
Cooley, Sarah, Mrs. 21 75
Symmes, Adeline, Mrs. 25 50 Hutchinson, John B. . 10 50
Hutchinson, Jacob 17 25
Hill, Henry Y. 6 00
Morrill, Daniel 1 50
Locke, Micajah, Heirs, 47 40
Locke, Asa, Heirs, .......... 18 00
9 00
City of Charlestown,
Water Commissioners, 28 50
Dodge, George, Estate, 6 75
45
Whittemore, Sarah, W.id. 66 00 Johns, Margaret ; Porter,
4 50
Winship, Oliver M.
21 30
Sullivan, John L., Heirs, 15 00 Hill, Francis, and H. Y. Estate, 56 25
Adams, Samuel 7 50
Safford, N. F.
46
TAXES.
STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE, FOR THE YEAR 1865.
Amount of Real Estate, $1,782,053 00
66 Personal Estate, 1,035,432 00
Town Grant, .: 27,000 00
" State Tax, 13,019 00
County Tax, 2,008 65
6 :
66 Overlayings,
1,642 62
Number of Polls, 704.
Rate of Taxation, $15.00 on $1000.00.
STEPHEN SYMMES, JR.,
Assessors of the
GEORGE C. RUSSELL, Town of West Cambridge.
GEO. Y. WELLINGTON,
West Cambridge, June 1, 1865.
SCHOOL REPORT.
TO THE TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE : -
The School Committee have occasion to submit a brief Report only, upon the condition of the Public Schools of. the Town.
By a vote of the Town at the last annual meeting, they were author- ized to appoint a Superintendent of Schools. They selected for this office Dr. R. L. HODGDON, who has discharged his important duties with faith- fulness and success. The utility of this office in this Town is fully estab- lished, and the Committee recommend its continuance from year to year.
The Superintendent has presented to the Committee a Report in detail, including several suggestions relating to the management and conduct of School children, which at this time have peculiar force and significance. The Committee adopt this Report of the Superintendent, and submit it to the Town, with full approval of its statements and recommendations.
The Committee congratulate the Town that a system of graded Schools is now in operation, which, without requiring burdensome expenditure, is . securing the best results in the education of children. While pledging their own unremitting attention to the improvement and welfare of the . Schools, they at the same time confidently look for the generous and en- lightened support of this great interest on the part of the citizens of the Town.
WM. E. PARMENTER, Chairman. West Cambridge, April 2, 1866.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
TO THE SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF WEST CAMBRIDGE:
Gentlemen :
At the close of the first year of our complete system of Schools, I am happy to report its harmonious and successful operation.
The COTTING HIGH SCHOOL has remained under the care of Mr. C. O. THOMPSON, assisted by Miss ISABEL CUTLER. The means of instruction in this School have been materially increased, during the year, by the ad- dition of Mathematical, Philosophical, and Chemical Apparatus. This has been purchased, in part, by the gift from CYRUS H. CUTTER, Esq., mentioned in the last Report of the School Committee, and in part from the proceeds of a course of lectures delivered by the Principal of the School, which have been generously appropriated to this purpose. The School is now in possession of all the apparatus absolutely necessary for its present purposes.
Mr. SAMUEL G. DAMON has presented to the High School that valuable work, the "New American Cyclopedia, as the commencement of a Library of reference for the use of the teachers and pupils of the School." The surplus proceeds of a course of Geological Lectures, by WILLIAM DENTON, Esq., have been received, with the request that the same may be applied toward the purchase of a Cabinet of Fossils and Minerals for the High School. It is specially gratifying to mention these instances of generosity, so worthy of imitation, as well as commendation.
The CUTTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL Has continued in charge of Mr. J. D. MARSTON. The sub-Grammar, under Miss M. E. WARFIELD, and the Intermediate, under Miss E. A. SIMMONS. The Cutter Primary School was taught by Miss SUZIE CLOUTMAN, till the close of the second term, when she resigned, and Miss CLARA A. SMITH was appointed to the place.
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SCHOOL REPORT.
The RUSSELL GRAMMAR SCHOOL has been taught by Mr. HORACE E. MORSE. Early in the first term, Miss E. A. WILLIAMS resigned the charge of the Russell sub-Grammar School, and Miss E. G. WHITMAN has had the care of it the rest of the year.
Miss C. C. TURNER has continued in charge of the RUSSELL INTER- MEDIATE SCHOOL, with the exception of a few weeks at the commence- ment of the last term, during which, on account of her illness, Mrs. WM. RUSSELL took her place.
Miss ELLEN CUTTER has continued in the RUSSELL PRIMARY SCHOOL.
The East INTERMEDIATE and PRIMARY SCHOOLS have remained under the care of Miss M. S. CADY and Miss L. M. CROSBY, re- spectively.
It was found necessary at the commencement of the first term to place the first class of the Russell Intermediate School in the sub-Grammar School, and to divide the first class in the sub-Grammar School between that School and the Grammar School. The crowded condition of the Russell School-House will soon demand relief. The sub-Grammar School in this house, receives each year a class from the Russell Intermediate, and one from the East Intermediate, while one class would make the School as large as the room can accommodate, or one teacher care for. The es- tablishing of another Grammar School, which shall receive one of these classes, seems the only remedy. This state of things requires the careful consideration of the Committee, and of the Town. Nearly all the Schools have received instruction in Vocal Music during the last term. The expense of this has been met by voluntary contribution. and by the pro- ceeds of concerts, given by the children of the Schools during vacation. It is hoped that the Town will, at no distant time, make an appropriation for a teacher in this important branch of education.
The condition of our Schools is very generally satisfactory. We have now a complete system of graded Schools, and the appropriations, made by the Town, are such as evince an appreciation, by the citizens, of the value of good Schools. All that is now necessary to keep our Schools up to a high standard, is that all in any way connected with them, whether officially or not, should do their whole duty to them. A mention of a very few of the more obvious duties may not be inappropriate here. All pa- rents should ensure the regular and punctual attendance of their children
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SCHOOL REPORT.
at all the sessions of the School. Sickness is the only valid excuse for
absence. The frequent absence of a pupil interrupts his own progress, interferes with the progress of his elass, forms a bad habit for himself,
and sets a bad example for his companions. " Tardiness is some- thing, in favor of which nothing has ever been said." It can seldom occur without the fault of either parent or pupil, and is gen- erally the fault of both.
Children should not only be sent to school, but sent in a condition suited to a vigorous and efficient pursuit of their school duties. Pupils of our Schools cannot frequently indulge in amusements, which continue late at night, and encroach upon the proper hours for sleep, without receiving serious detriment both phys- ically and intellectually. The pupils are at just the age when the physical development is in most active progress, and when regular and careful habits are of the utmost importance. The mind is dis- tracted from study by the anticipation of such amusements, and the physical exhaustion, resulting from excitement and loss of rest, renders any effective mental application impossible for sometime subsequent.
Some of the scholars in the High School have shown, during the last winter, the effect of late hours and excitement, by marked loss of rank and want of accuracy, and thoroughness in their studies, when compared with those who have pursued a more rational course. The effect of this evil has been felt, though in fewer instances, in the Grammar Schools, and in some cases, even in the Intermediate Schools. Let not these remarks be understood as condemning amusements, for one of the most important duties of parents is to furnish amusements for their children, but it is a duty equally imperative to make their children's amusements innocent and healthful. The parent should not consider all responsibility at an end when the pupil is in school, but should aid and encourage both teacher and scholars, by frequent visits to the Schools, and by active co-operation in all reasonable measures adopted for discipline and in- struction.
One of the most important duties of those officially connected with the Schools, is the selecting of suitable teachers. Teachers should, first of all, possess the necessary literary qualification, and should be so familiar with all that is required to be taught in their Schools, and should so pre- pare themselves in every recitation heard, that, if they were placed in the position of pupils, prompt and accurate recitations would be made. This
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may seem a slight requisition, but it is not always met. They should have the character and dignity that inspire respect, and make discipline easy. They should possess real ability in educating, that is in bringing out and developing the best powers of each individual pupil.
Hoping that our Schools may attain such a degree of excellence that we may challenge comparison with the best in the State, I submit this brief Report.
R. L. HODGDON, Superintendent.
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SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
No. of Scholars.
No. of Scholars.
No. of Scholars.
Average
Attendance.
SPRING TERM.
FALL TERM.
WINTER TERM.
SPRING TERM.
FALL TERM.
WINTER TERM.
High, School,
Miss Isabel Cutter, Assistant,
40
40
46
34
37
42
Cutter Grammar,
Mr. J. D. Marston,
33
29
36
27
26
32
Cutter Sub-Grammar,
Miss E. A. Simmons,
47
52
48
38
39
39
Cutter Intermediate, .
Miss S. M. Cloutman,
59
63
62
47
49
47
Cutter Primary, ..
Miss C. A. Smith,
43
50
49
37
45
46
Russell Grammar,
Miss E. A. Williams,
60
54
57
52
46
49
Russell Sub-Grammar, .
Miss E. G. Whitman,
59
58
51
52
Russell Intermediate,
Miss C. C. Turner,
49
63
50
41
54
45
Russell Primary, .
Miss Ellen Cutter, .
54
58
56
43
50
51
East Intermediate,
Miss M. S. Cady,
44
45
40
37
37
32
East Primary, . . .
Miss L. M. Crosby,
6
533
444
30
30
Mr. C. O. Thompson,
38
35
31
37
Miss Mary E. Warfield,
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Mr. H. E. Morse,
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
Town of Celest Cambridge,
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING MAECH 31, 1867;
LIST OF TOWN, COUNTY AND STATE TAXES,
ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1866 ;
AND THE
LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS,
FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
ALSO, THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
BOSTON: W. & E. HOWE, PRINTERS, 39 MERCHANTS ROW. 1867.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in the Treasury, March 31, 1866,
$5,627 23
Rec'd Uncollected Taxes of 1865, in full, 215 70
Taxes for 1866, including Abatements and Discounts, 43,112 68
66
Cash Income of Poor Widow's Fund,
19 30
66
for Manure Sold, 50 00
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