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Julius Cæsar. W. W. Fowler.
2419.90
135
BOOKS IN ROBBINS LIBRARY.
*Heroic happenings told in verse and story. E. S. Brooks. 2198.70
*Hildegarde's home. Laura E. Richards. .
7868.3
His Grace. W : E. Norris. 7084.2
*History of Gutta-Percha Willie, the working genius. G : MacDonald. 6249.2
Hole, Dean, Memories of. · 5030.90
Homer and the epic. Andrew Lang.
5083.80
How nature cures : comprising a new system of hy- giene. Emmet Densmore. 613.65
How to cooperate. Herbert Myrick. 334.1
How to know the wild flowers. Mrs. W : S. Dana. 580.1 . Hughes, John, Most Reverend, first archbishop of New York. (Makers of America.) H : A. Brann. 5225.90
I.
Illustrated London News. V. 11, 12. 1892-93. R. L.
In Arctic seas. The voyage of the " Kite," with the Peary expedition. R. N. Keely, Jr., and G. G. Davis. 989.1
In Ole Virginia ; or, Marse Chan and other stories. T : N. Page. 7215.3
In the child's world. Morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary schools and homes. Emilie Poulsson. 372.3
In the three zones. F: J. Stimson [J. S. of Dale]. 8756.1 Index guide to travel and art-study in Europe. L. C. Loomis. 28.53
*Indian fairy tales. Ed. by Joseph Jacobs. 398.1
Indian peoples, Brief history of the. W : W. Hunter. 89.40
Interpretation of nature, The. N. S. Shaler. 215.2
Ivar the Viking. P. B. Du Chaillu. 3547.1
J.
*Jack the hunchback. J. O. Kaler [James Otis]. 5605.1 Jackson, General.' (Great commanders.) James Parton. 5408.90
Jane Field. Mary E. Wilkins. 9624.2
Japan : in history, folk-lore and art. (Riverside
library for young people.) W : E. Griffis. 87.41
136
BOOKS IN RORBINS LIBRARY.
K.
*Knockabout Club in search of treasure. F : A. Ober. 908.2
L.
Lady Susan ; The Watsons. Jane Austen. With a memoir of the author by J. E. A. Leigh. 1580.1
Lancaster, Mass., Public Library. Catalogue of books added since March 1, 1892. R. L.
Land of the Cliff-Dwellers. F : H. Chapin. 571.1
*Land we live in, The. (Picturesque geographical readers.) 2 parts. C : F. King. 936.3
Landscape gardening. S : Parsons, Jr. 710.55
Last sentence, The. Miss M. G. TuttiettI[ Maxwell 9174.2
Grey].
Le Français. V. 12. 1892. L. F.
Leona. Mary L. Molesworth [Ennis Graham]. 6810.1
Library Journal. V. 17. 1892.
R. L.
Life in Christ : a study of the scriptural doctrine on the nature of man, etc. E: White. 230.2
Lincoln, Abraham.
(American statesmen.)
2 v.
J : T. Morse, Jr. 5994.92
Lippincott's Magazine. V. 51. 1893. L. M.
R. L.
Literary curiosities, Handy-book of. W : S. Walsh. *Little flower-people. [Botany.] Gertrude E. Hale. 580.2 *Little folks of other lands. Fannie P. Chaplin and Frances A. Humphrey. 4.5
Little Miss Muffet. Rosa N. Carey. 2482.1
London. Walter Besant.
51.51
London of to-day. 1893. C : E. Pascoe.
51.52
Lowell, James Russell. Letters. 2v. Ed. by C : E.
Norton.
6151.90
M.
Mademoiselle Ixe. Lanoe Falconer. 3819.1
Makers of America.
Charles Sumner. Anna L. Dawes. 8839.90
Most Rev. John Hughes. H : A. Brann. . 5225.90
Robert Morris. W : G. Sumner. 6900.90
137
BOOKS IN ROBBINS LIBRARY.
Makers of modern thought. 2 v. D : Nasmith. 1017.90
Man and the state. Studies in applied sociology.
(Popular lectures before the Brooklyn Ethical Association. ) . 304.2
Manners and monuments of prehistoric peoples. Marquis de Nadaillac. 8.3
Many inventions. Rudyard Kipling.
5722.2
Marbot, Baron de, late Lieut .- Gen. in the French army. Memoirs. 6392.90
Marion Darche. F. M. Crawford.
3100.5
Marquis of Salisbury. (Prime ministers of Queen Victoria. ) H : D. Traill.
2570.90
Massachusetts history, Three episodes of. 2 v. C:
F. Adams. 945.2
Memorabilia of Jesus, The, commonly called the Gos- pel of St. John. W : W. Peyton. 226.1
Memorial day. Hymns, poems and patriotic selec- tions for use in the public schools. Comp. by Harriet L. Matthews and Elizabeth E. Rule. 931.1
Mexico? Si, Señor. T : L. Rogers. 908.3
Micah Clarke : his statement. A. C. Doyle. .
9413.2
3486.4 Mischief of Monica, The. Lucy B. Walford. .
Mr. Billy Downs and his likes. (Fiction, fact and fancy series. ) R : M. Johnston. 5558.2
Mr. Chaine's sons. W : E. Norris. . 7084.1
Mrs. Keats Bradford. Maria L. Pool. 7471.2
*Moon prince, The, and other nabobs. R: K. Mun-
kittrick. 1093.2
Moral instruction of children. (Inter. education
series.) Felix Adler. 377.1
Morris, Robert. (Makers of America.) W: G.
Sumner.
6900.90
Music and musicians for young readers, Story of. Lucy C. Lillie. . 780.2 Mythology of Greece and Rome with special refer- ence to its use in art. O. Seemann. . 292.1 .
138
BOOKS IN ROBBINS LIBRARY.
N.
Napoleon, warrior and ruler, and the military suprem-
acy of revolutionary France. W : O'C. Morris. . Nation. V. 55, 56. 1892-93. R. L.
7017.90
National Conference of Charities and Correction, Proceedings of the. Denver, Col. June 23-29,
1892. Ed. by Isabel C. Barrows.
360.1
Natural history of the United States of America, Contributions to the. 4 v. L : Agassiz. . 590.2
Nature and elements of poetry. E. C. Stedman. 808.1
Naulahka, The. A story of West and East. Rud- yard Kipling and Wolcott Balestier. . 5722.1
New England Magazine. V. 6, 7. 1892-93. . N. E. M.
New fragments. J : Tyndall. . 9192.70
Nineteenth Century. V. 31, 32, 33. 1892-93. N. C. North American Review. V. 155, 156. 1892-93 N. A. R.
Northern Germany. Handbook for travellers. Ed. by K : Baedeker. 58.56
Notices of Greek medical books. B : E. Cotting. . .
616.44
Notre-Dame de Paris. [French. ] 2 v. Victor Hugo.
5230.2
0.
Old English dramatists. J. R. Lowell. 1061.30
Old ways and new. Stories. Viola Roseboro'. 8009.1
Omnipathy, Essays upon. C: A. Greene. 616.45
*On the trail of the moose. (Wild-wood series.) E : S. Ellis. 3680.2
Open sesame ! Poetry and prose for school-days. 3 v. Ed. by Blanche W. Bellamy and Maud W. Goodwin.
1053.70
*Our Little Ones and The Nursery.
V. 10. 1890. 34.23
V. 11. 1891. 34.24
V. 12. 1892. .
34.29
Outing. V. 20, 21. 1892-93. .
0.
139
BOOKS IN ROBBINS LIBRARY.
P.
Pagan and Christian Rome. Rodolfo Lanciani. 15.64
Painting, Handbook of. The German, Flemish and Dutch schools. 2 v. F. T. Kugler. New ed. revised by J. A. Crowe.
759.1
Parsifal, The, of Richard Wagner. Maurice Kuffer- ath.
9409.80
Part of the property. Beatrice Whitby.
9565.3
Penns and Peningtons of the 17th century in their domestic and religious life. Maria Webb.
7314.90
Pennsylvanien, Beschreibung von. F. D. Pastorin. Perplexed philosopher, A : being an examination of
954.1
Mr. Herbert Spencer's various utterances on the land question. H : George. 333.1
Peru, History of. C. R. Markham. . .
975.1
Phillips Brooks in Boston. M. C. Ayres.
2207.90
Philosophy of singing. Clara K. Rogers. 784.1
777.1
Physiology of the senses. (University Extension
manuals.) J : G. M'Kendrick and W : Snodgrass. 612.36
Pictures from Roman life and story. A. J : Church. 19.1
*Picturesque geographical readers. C : F. King.
1. At home and at school. . 4.1
2. This continent of ours. 4.2
3. The land we live in. 2 parts. . 936.3
Pietro Ghisleri. F. M. Crawford. 3100.4
Pigeon keeper, The practical. L : Wright.
636.1
Poetics, Handbook of, for students of English verse. F. B. Gummere. 821.2
Poland, Story of. (Story of the nations.) W : R.
.
Morfill. 60.1
Polly Oliver's problem. Kate D. Wiggin. ·
9608.1
Poole's index to periodical literature. 1887-92. V.
3. Ed. by W : I. Fletcher and others. R. L.
Popular lectures before the Brooklyn Ethical Associ- ation.
Evolution. 575.3
Evolution in science, philosophy and art. 575.4
Man and the state. Studies in applied sociology. 304.2
Sociology. 304.1
Photo-engraving. C : Schraubstadter, Jr.
140
BOOKS IN ROBBINS LIBRARY.
Popular Science Monthly. V. 41, 42. 1892-93. P. S. M. Præterita. Outlines of scenes and thoughts perhaps
8060.91 worthy of memory in my past life. 3 v. J : Ruskin. Praise of Paris, The. Theodore Child. 70.2
Presidential elections, History of. E : Stanwood. 923.1
*Prince Dimple and his everyday doings. Minnie E. K. Paull. . 7287.1 Prince of India, The; or, why Constantinople fell. 2 v. L: Wallace. . 9429.1
*P's and Q's; or, the question of putting upon. (Also) Little Lucy's wonderful globe. Char- lotte M. Yonge. 9858.1
Quabbin. The story of a small town, with outlooks upon Puritan life. F. H : Underwood. 9226.1
Queen of the air ; being a study of the Greek myths of cloud and storm. J : Ruskin. 8060.53
R.
Reflections of a married man. Robert Grant. 4365.1
Refounding of the German empire. 1848-71. G : B.
Malleson. . · 57.52
Refugees, The. A tale of two continents. A. C.
Doyle. 3486.5 Reports of explorations and surveys for the Pacific railroad, 1853-56. 12 v. . 963.3
Rescue of an old place, The. Mary C. Robbins. 710.54
Review of Reviews. V. 5, 6. 1892-93. . R. R. Rise of the British dominion in India. Alfred Lyall.
89.41 Riverside library for young people.
A book of famous verse. Comp. by Agnes Rep- plier. .
1058.40
87.41 Japan : in history, folk-lore and art. W : E. Griffis. Road, track, and stable. Chapters about horses and their treatment. H. C. Merwin. 636.2
*Rodney, the overseer. (War series.) C : A. Fosdick [ Harry Castlemon]. . · 3976.5
Rosebud garden of girls, A. Nora Perry. 7339.1
141
BOOKS IN ROBBINS LIBRARY.
Ruskin, John, Life and work of. 2 v. W. G. Col- lingwood. . 8060.90 Russia under Alexander III. and in the preceding period. H. von Samson-Himmelstierna. ·
77.112
S.
St. Katherine's by the Tower. Walter Besant. . 1871.1
*St. Nicholas. V. 1. 1873-74. 33.5
-V. 4. 1876-77. . 33.6 .
-V. 19. Part 2. 1892. .
33.4
-V. 20. Part 1. 1892-93.
33.7
Salem Public Library. Fifth supplement to the Find- ing-list. Oct., 1893. R. L.
Sally Dows, and other stories. Bret Harte. 4664.4
Sans famille. (Romans choisis.) H. H : Malot. 6375.1
School-houses and public buildings ; how they may be safely constructed and properly heated and ven- tilated. Approved and adopted by the Mass. State Department of Inspection. 727.1 .
Scientific American. V. 67, 68. 1892-93. R. L.
Scott, William Bell, Autobiographical notes of the life of, and notices of his artistic and poetic cir-
cle of friends, 1830-82. 2 v. Ed. by W : Minto. Scribner's Magazine. V. 12, 13. 1892-93. S. M.
8269.90
*Sea, The, and its wonders. Mary and Elizabeth
Kirby. 590.4
*Seven little sisters prove their sisterhood.
Jane
Andrews. . 1424.2
Sicily, Story of. (Story of the nations.) E: A : Freeman. . 72.60
Silhouettes of American life. Rebecca H. Davis. 3266.1
Social life in England from the restoration to the rev- olution. 1660-90. W : C. Sydney. . 46.29
Socialism and the American spirit. N : P. Gilman. . 335.1
Sociology. (Popular lectures before the Brooklyn Ethical Association.) 304.1
Song of life, A. Margaret W. Morley. 570.1 . Southern Germany and Austria. Handbook for trav- ellers. Ed. by K : Baedeker. 59.40 .
.
142
BOOKS IN ROBBINS LIBRARY.
Speeches and papers on the silver, postal telegraph, and other economic questions. N. P. Hill. 330.2 Spurgeon, Charles Haddon, the Puritan preacher in the 19th century. G: C. Lorimer. 8643.90
Squire, The. Louisa Parr.
7257.1
Stephen Ellicott's daughter. Mrs. J. H. Needell. 7033.1
Stone, bronze and iron ages. J : Hunter-Duvar. 8.4
Stories from the Greek comedians. A. J : Church.
882.1
Stories of a western town. Alice French [Octave
Thanet ].
4042.1
Stories of industry. A. Chase and E. Clow.
602.1
Story of a child, The. Margaret Deland.
3292.1
Story of the nations.
Story of Poland. W : R. Morfill. .
60.1
Story of Sicily. E : A : Freeman. 72.60
The Tuscan republics. Bella Duffy.
72.59
Summer : from the journal of Henry D. Thoreau. Ed. by H. G. O. Blake.
9040.91
Summer outings in the old Granite State. .
943.2
Sumner, Charles. (Makers of America.) Anna L.
Dawes.
8839.90
Sumner, Charles, Memoir and letters of. 1845-74. ·
V. 3,4. E : L. Pierce. 1016.28
Susy : a story of the plains. Bret Harte. .
4664.3
*Syd Belton. G : M. Fenn.
3854.1
T.
Temple Bar. V. 97. 1893. . Ten years' digging in Egypt. 1881-91. W. M. F. Petrie.
8.2
Tennyson, Alfred, lord. Works. 1893. 8972.40
Tennyson, Alfred, lord. A study of his life and work. Arthur Waugh. 8972.91
Tennyson, Ruskin, Browning, Records of. Anne I. T. Ritchie. 8972.90
*Thirsty sword, The. A story of the Norse invasion of Scotland (1262-63). Robert Leighton.
5933.1 Thirty years' war, History of the. 2 v. Anton Gindely. 33.33 ·
T. B.
143
BOOKS IN ROBBINS LIBRARY.
*This continent of ours. (Picturesque geographical readers. ) C : F. King. 4.2
Thorny path, A. 2 v. G : Ebers. 3615.1 Those girls. Henrietta E. V. Stannard [John Strange Winter |. . 8679.1 ·
Thoughts of busy girls. Ed. by Grace H. Dodge. 170.2
Three Vassar girls in the Holy Land. Elizabeth W. Champney. 92.13
*Through forest and fire. (Wild-wood series.) E: S. Ellis. 3680.1
*Through the wilds. A record of sport and adven- ture in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine. C : A. J. Farrar. 3832.1
*Tom Clifton ; or, Western boys in Grant and Sher- man's army, '61-65. W. L. Goss. 4329.1
*Tom Paulding. Brander Matthews. 6535.2 . Tribute to the Columbian year by the city of Worcester. 946.2
Tuscan republics, The. (Story of the nations.) Bella Duffy. 72.59
*Two ways of becoming a hunter. C: A. Fosdick [Harry Castlemon]. 3976.7
U.
Uncle Remus and his friends. J. C. Harris. 4646.2
Under the trees and elsewhere. H. W. Mabie. 6210.50
United States, Financial history of. 1774-1885. 3 v. A. S. Bolles. 336.2
United States, History of, from the compromise of 1850. V. 1, 2. J. F. Rhodes. 915.4
V.
Ventilation practically considered. R. R. Wade. 628.1 Verses. Sarah C. Woolsey [Susan Coolidge]. 9747.40
Vistas on the C. and M. [Concord and Montreal]R. R.] 943.1
W.
Wagner and his works. 2 v. H : T. Finck. 9409.90 Wallis, Dorothy. An autobiography. · 9434.90
144
BOOKS IN ROBBINS LIBRARY.
Waterloo, The campaign of. A military history. J : C. Ropes.
65.55
Watson, W : Poems. . 9489.40
West from a car-window, The. R : H. Davis. 963.4
White Company, The. A. C. Doyle. 3486.1
Whitman, Walt. Selected poems. (Fiction, facts
and fancy series. )
9591.40
*Wide Awake. II. 1892.
·
34.8
- JJ. 1892-93. 34.9
*Wild-wood series. E : S. Ellis.
1. Through forest and fire. . 3680.1
2. On the trail of the moose. 3680.2
3. Across Texas. 3680.3
Winter : from the journal of Henry D. Thoreau.
Ed. by H. G. O. Blake. 9040.93
Winterborough. Eliza O. White. 9569.1
Witch Winnie's studio : or, the King's Daughter's art life. Elizabeth W. Champney. 2620.3
Witchcraft in Salem Village in 1692. W. S. Nevins. .
945.3
Witch's head, The. H. R. Haggard. .
4522.2
Wolfenberg. W : Black. ,
1945.1
Woman of the century, A. Ed. by Frances E. Wil- lard, Mary A. Livermore and others. .
R. L.
*Woodie Thorpe's pilgrimage, and other stories. J :
T. Trowbridge. . 9144.6
*World by the fireside, The. Mary and Elizabeth Kirby.
4.4
World of chance, The. W : D. Howells. . ·
5180.3
World's Fair photographed. J. W. and D. B. Shepp. R. L.
Wyclif, John. (Heroes of the nations. ) L : Sergeant. 9791.90
Y.
*Young Idea. V. 5. 1892. Y. I
*Young Lucretia, and other stories. Mary E. Wil-
kins.
9.624.3
*Youth's Companion. V. 65. 1892. R. L.
Z.
Zoology for high schools and colleges. (American sci-
ence series.) A. S. Packard, Jr. 590.5
SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
To the Town of Arlington :
The School Committee submit their annual report.
Superintendent of Schools.
For a year and a half our schools have had a professional superintendent. This period is long enough to enable us to form a definite opinion of the value of this mode of super- vision, and we have to report that we are convinced that its advantages are decided. Several special points may be mentioned. When a new teacher is to be appointed the Committee are much assisted in their choice by the super- intendent's wide acquaintance with teachers and his per- sonal knowledge of their work elsewhere. The essential needs of the schools are brought before the Committee for their consideration in more detail and are supplied more promptly and efficiently than was sometimes the case in former years. The advice and instruction of the superin- tendent have been of marked advantage in unifying our school system and in improving and broadening the work of teachers which, without a counteracting influence, almost inevitably tends to become more or less mechanical. Such are some of the immediate and obvious benefits. The larger advantages to the pupils from the improvement in methods and means of teaching which skilled supervision fosters cannot be so accurately measured, but they are real and important. The Committee earnestly recommend to the town the continuance of a superintendency. Any other course would be an unwise backward step.
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High School.
The school has suffered this year as in the past from the insufficiency of its building, a condition of things which hap- pily will not last much longer. In January, 1893, it had 86 scholars and this, with slight variations, continued to be the number until the end of the school year. In September there were 110 pupils. As this large number could not be provided for in the building the Committee hired of St. John's Parish a room in the Parish House annexed to their Chapel. In this room 24 scholars are accommodated, and as the building is directly opposite the school-house it has been practicable, although, of course, inconvenient to carry on the whole as one school. The disposition of teachers and scholars to make the best of the inconveniences and make- shifts to which they are subjected is to be commended.
The increase in numbers and the broadening of the course of study required the appointment of another teacher and Miss Esther Bailey, a graduate of the school, who has had successful experience in teaching, was appointed at the beginning of the fall term. Miss Newton was obliged to be out of school during the spring term on account of sickness. Otherwise no changes of teachers have occurred.
Changes of Teachers.
There have been several changes of teachers in the grammar and primary schools during the year. At the Russell School Miss Caroline C. Turner, teacher of the third class, resigned in June. Miss Turner had been engaged in teaching in Arlington for an unusually long term of ser- vice and possessed in a high degree the affection and respect of her pupils and the esteem of the towns-people. Owing to the large number entering this grade in September the class was divided between Miss Nightingale and Miss Addie J. Emerson. Miss Emerson, an excellent teacher, was obliged to resign at the beginning of November and
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Miss Eudora T. Elting has now been appointed in her place. Miss Marietta Rose, teacher of the second primary grade, resigned in October to take a position in Newton and Miss Sarah L. Gifford of Revere was chosen to fill the vacancy. As mentioned in the last report the crowded condition of the third primary grade necessitated its division and the transfer of one portion taught by Miss Margaret L. Martin to the Adams School. This arrangement continued until the summer vacation. At the opening of the fall term the number of scholars in this grade was less than before, but it soon so increased as to be too large for one teacher, and as Miss Martin's services were no longer available, she having accepted a position in Somerville, Miss Forbush was appointed as Miss Day's assistant. This plan has thus far worked well, although it may be necessary, should the number of scholars increase in the spring, again to use the Adams building for a part of the class.
At the Cutter School an important change took place in the principal's room, Mr. Soule leaving in June, after a service of ten years. Mr. Soule had proved himself to be a good teacher and an upright and conscientious man, whose influence in the school was always for good. His retention was desired by the people of the Cutter District, and if the Committee could have felt justified in retaining him they would certainly have done so. The number of pupils in his school, however, was, and had been for several years, hardly more than half that in any other school in town and the Com- mittee were able to find no practicable method of rearrang- ing classes so as to increase it. Under these circumstances the Committee believed that without detriment to the school they could make a more economical arrangement and con- sidered it their duty to the town so to do. Miss Chaplin was chosen to the position of principal and Miss Madge L. Mosely of Winchester was appointed in her stead as teacher of the fourth and fifth grades. Miss Mosely lately was obliged to resign on account of the sickness of a near relative and Miss Nellie A. Grimes of Essex has been appointed to the place.
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At the Locke and Crosby Schools no change has occurred. Miss Blanche E. Heard was appointed teacher of music at the beginning of the school year in place of Mr. F. L. Diman. Since under the present arrangement, although the cost to the town is less, the music teacher gives three days in the week to our schools, instead of two as formerly, we believe that this study will be kept at the high level to which it has been raised by Mr. Marshall and Mr. Diman.
Buildings and Repairs.
No important work has been done on any of the school buildings beyond the ordinary repairs which have to be made every year. Except the High School building, soon to be vacated, the school-houses are all in good condition and unless some unforeseen accident happens, no large amount will have to be laid out upon any of them during the coming year.
Exhibit. Visitors' Days.
An interesting incident of the year was the exhibit held June 9 and 10 of the work of the grammar and primary schools. To this exhibit every pupil contributed something. Parents and friends in large numbers attended it, and the prevalent impression was one of gratified surprise at the variety and excellence of the work done in the schools. Even leaving out of consideration those exhibits the produc- tion of which required special aptitudes, the chief part of what was shown fairly represented the actual every-day work of all the pupils so far as it could be shown by such means.
The widespread interest which this exhibit caused forcibly brought out the fact of the limited acquaintance of the com- munity with its schools-a state of affairs strongly to be deprecated. In our reaction from the old system of public exhibition or examination days, which, undoubtedly, too often became largely " show" occasions which interfered
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with the real business of the schools, we have missed one real advantage which they had, namely, that they brought parents into the school-room, excited their interest, and gave pupils a tangible proof that their elders regarded education as a matter of importance. No doubt, the best way to become acquainted with the schools is to visit them on ordi- nary school days; but as many persons neglect or are disinclined to do this, it would seem best to appoint days especially for visitors when they may see so far as possible what the schools are doing. If such occasions can be estab- lished, without the features that formerly impaired their usefulness, and shall prove attractive, they will furnish an excellent means of increasing the interest of parents and children in the work. It is the purpose of the Committee and Superintendent to carry out such a plan.
In conclusion the Committee would refer to the careful report of the Superintendent of Schools which contains many details as to the condition of the schools and what is being done in them, as well as to the reports of the special teachers in music and drawing.
Approved by the School Committee. JAMES P. PARMENTER, Chairman.
FEBRUARY 1, 1894.
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REPORT
OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
To the School Committee of Arlington :
GENTLEMEN -I have the honor to submit my second annual report, presenting, for obvious reasons, the facts of organization, grading, attendance, etc., in the same order as last year.
No changes in classification have been made. The regular annual promotions were made in September, and during the year, some fifty special promotions, according to the plan adopted last year, " to remedy certain defects in organization and to encourage and stimulate individual effort." That the plan has helped us to secure the results desired, appears in the increased size of our upper Grammar and High School classes, and in the fact that about ninety per cent. of the pupils who were specially promoted maintain a high rank in the classes to which they were advanced.
Statistics.
There were, January 1, 1894, in the public schools of Arlington 959 children, accommodated and classified, as follows :
COTTING HIGH SCHOOL 104; first class 7, second 17, third 27, fourth 53.
RUSSELL SCHOOL 495 ; first grammar (two rooms) .62, second 30, third (two rooms) 66, fourth 41, fifth (two rooms) 95, sixth 45.
First Primary 37 ; second 50, third 68.
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LOCKE SCHOOL 121; second and third grammar 21, fourth and fifth 30, sixth grammar and first primary 39, second and third primary 31.
CUTTER SCHOOL 145; second and third grammar 18, fourth and fifth grammar 36, sixth grammar and first primary 39, second and third primary 52.
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