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Austin E. Peters, stamp for cattle inspectors,
3 50
A. P. Goss, printing and advertising quahaug licenses, 9 50
Geo. H. Clark, auditor, 1902,
1 50
Frank W. Smith, surety on H. L. Knowles' bond, · 6 00
2 50
Hobbs & Warren Co., tax book,
1 16
Commonwealth valuation book (extra),
1 75
Wm. Horton Nickerson, R. R. fire,
5 25
W. T. Horton, repairs on well.
50
J. B. Steele, assessing taxes, 1903,
40 00
N. P. Clark,
-
46 25
James Phillips, 46 25
A. F. Sherman, recording abstracts, 5 00
T. K. Gill, R. R. fire, 2 00
Albion F. Rich, collecting $2,021.46 at .013, 26 28
Robert S. Robson, repairing ballot box, 7 00
Eldad Higgins, express and oath, 3 00
Eldad Higgins, express for Public Library, 2 35
J. B. Steele and others, fighting R. R. fire, 4 00
Thomas K. Gill, R. R. fire,
7
J. B. Steele, expenses to Boston on account of Highway Commission hearing, Nov. 12, 1903, $7 20
N. P. Clark, for the same as above, 7 40
James Phillips, for the same, 7 50
A. F. Rich, cleaning school house, order Board of Health, 2 00
Geo. T. Dill, recording quahaug licenses, 18 90
E. S. Bradford, State Treasurer, fine for delin- quent returns, 8 00
A. F. Rich, collecting $730.15 at .013, 9 50
George T. Dill, for Library and Town Hall ex- penses, 6 55
A. T. Newcomb, on account book, tile, bucket and rope. 8 02
J. B. Steele, 12 death returns, 1903, 3 00
J. B. Steele, expenses and services rendered on new road Wellfleet and Eastham,
20 00
N. P. Clark, services rendered on new road, 10 00 James Phillips, 10 00
H. L. Knowles, collecting taxes, 1901 and 1902, 59 11
Almond L. Nickerson, election officer, 1903, 3 00
Obed C. Smith. teller at state election, 1903, 1 50
A. D. Hatch, M. D., return of births, 1901-2, 1903, 3 50
$843'07
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLHOUSES.
Orders drawn on account of schools,
$2,670 45
For details see School Committee's report.
POOR EXPENSES.
Paid W. A. Moore, for board Caleb Sparrow,
$208 00
W. A. Moore, for board Deborah Doane,
156 00
8
Paid Mrs. C. Anderson, board and clothes, Louisa Sparrow, $155 08
S. F. Brackett, supplies, Caleb Sparrow, 3 75
Geo. H. Clark, supplies, Caleb Sparrow, 6 37
A. D. Hatch, medical attendance, Caleb Sparrow, 13 00
S. F. Brackett, supplies, Deborah Doane,
50
A. D. Hatch, medical attendance, Deborah Doane, 50
J. B. Steele, on account of Willis Dill's family, 2 75
Palmer Hospital, on acct. Arthur Knowles, 134 18
$680 13
CATTLE INSPECTORS.
Hinckley Lincoln, live, $9 00
Hinckley Lincoln, dressed, 10 50
Hinckley Lincoln, general inspecting.
5 40
W. A. Moore, live, 18 30
W. A. Moore, dressed, 13 00
$56 20
ROADS AND SNOW.
Hinckley Lincoln, roads, $1 84
J. B. Steele, South District, roads, 102 88
.J. B. Steele, snow,
7 00.
J. P. Knowles, roads,
44 45
J. P. Knowles, snow, 5 40
Wm. Horton Nickerson, Center District, roads,
65 07
Wm. Horton Nickerson,
snow, 32 45
9
Frank J. Brewer, North District, roads,
$79 93
Frank J. Brewer, 60
snow,
24 60
Wm. B. Steele,
roads. 85 62
Wm. B. Steele,
6 snow,
13 70
$162 94
STATE AID.
Peter Higgins,
$48 00
Warren H. Runnells,
48 00
60 00
Simeon Perry, Warren K. Snow,
48 00
$204 00
RECAPITULATION.
Paid Miscellaneous expenses,
$843 07
Schools and schoolhouses,
2,670 45
Support of Poor,
680 13
For roads and snow,
462 94
State aid,
204 00
Cattle inspectors,
56 20
$4,916 79
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN, JAN. 1, 1904.
RESOURCES.
Due on Taxes, 1896,
$43 27
1898,
25 24
83 96
1899,
10
Due on Taxes, 1900,
$73 57
66
1901,
116 34
1902,
354 56
1903,
544 12
Note, Snow Y. Higgins,
20 01
Heman S. Gill, 62 15
account of N. Y ., N. H., & H. R. R. fires,
17 25
State aid,
204 00
Cattle inspection,
9 30
Cash in treasury,
2,040 16
$3,593 93
LIABILITIES.
Due Town Officers, $160 00
" Commonwealth for money paid from state treasury for the new road between Wellfleet and Eastham,
304 29
Balance in favor of the town,
3,129 64
$3,593 93
TRUST FUND.
Zara Higgins' cemetery legacy, $50 00
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES B. STEELE, NATHAN P. CLARK, JAMES PHILLIPS,
Selectmen of Eastham,
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
1903.
Jan. 1.
Cash in treasury,
$1,802 14
26. Received income of Mass. School Fund, 626 34
Received corporation tax, 9 27
Mar. 25. 25. from State on acct. of elimi- nation of grade crossings in East- ham and Wellfleet, 93 00
June 3. Received from State on acct. of main- tenance of the insane, 53 16
3. Received from City of Boston on acct. of education of children, 180 10
11. Received from State on acct. of elimi- nation of grade crossings at East- ham and Wellfleet, 40 00
12. Received of T. D. Sears, rebate on Superintendent of Schools, salary,
156 25
27. Received for 35 quahaug permits, 50c., 17 50
July 31. Received for 81 quahaug permits, 50c., 40 50
Sept. 12. Received of F. A. Collins for butcher's license, 1 00
12. Received from State :
Compensation Inspector of Ani- mals, 24 15
Education of children, State Board of Charity, 39 21
Reimbursement maintenance of in- sane, 20 90
12
Sept. 26. Received of W. L. Taylor, peddler's license, $3 00
26. Received for 9 quahaug permits, 4 50
Oct. 19. of J. A. Snow, for peddler's license, 3 00
Nov. 1. Received of C. Chase, for peddler's license, 3 00
1. Received of J. B. Steele, for auction- eer's license, 2 00
Dec. 21. Received of M. Luce, lease of Her- ring brook, 1902,
10 00
21. Received from State Treasurer :
Corporation tax, $267 58
National Bank tax, 29 46
State aid, 89 00
Reimbursement of expense maintenance of insane, 21 13
Reimbursement of expense maintenance of insane, 14 86
Reimbursement on acct. of salaries of school teachers,
108 00
530 03
31. Received from State Treasurer on acct. of tuition of children paid Town of Orleans,
293 60
31. Received of H. L. Knowles, on acct. of board for Arthur Knowles, 89 13
31. Received of A. T. Newcomb, for 31 feet tile, 40c., 12 40
31. Received of C. F. Horton, for butch- er's license, 1 00
31. Received of O. W. Horton, for butch- er's license, 1 00
31. Received of J. B. Steele, for use of hearse out of town, 5 00
31. Received of R. D. Wiley, on acct. of taxes in 1898, 9 22
13
Dec. 31. Received of R. D. Wiley, on acct. of taxes in 1899, $4 05
31. Received of Edward E. Knowles, on acct. of taxes in 1900, 4 71
31. Received of H. L. Knowles, on acct. of taxes in 1901, 85 85
31. Received of H. L. Knowles, on acct. of taxes in 1902, 621 74
31. Received from A. F. Rich, on acct. of taxes in 1903, 2,751 61
31. Dog tax refunded, 48 58
31. Robert C. Billings' fund, 1,000 00
$8,586 94
Received from the Robert C. Billings' Fund, (fourteen thousand dollars), the same being deposited in the New England Trust Co. of Boston, the income to be used for the benefit of the Public Library,
$14,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
1903.
Paid 238 orders from Selectmen, $4,916 79
Nov. 1. Public Library, town appropria- tion, 50 00
19. Paid County tax,
256 41
Dec. 10. State tax, 275 00
31. Public Library, dog tax re- funded, 48 58
31. Public Library, Robert C. Bil- lings' fund, 1,000 00
31. Cash in treasury,
2,040 16
$8,586 94
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE T. DILL,
Treasurer.
14 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I, the undersigned, Auditor of the Town of Eastham, have this day examined the accounts and vouchers of the Selectmen and Treasurer, together with the foregoing state- ments, and find them correct.
GEORGE H. CLARK,
Auditor.
Eastham, Jan. 20, 1904.
ROAD SURVEYORS' REPORT.
Expended on roads in South District, No. 1, J. B. STEELE, Road Surveyor :
J. B. Steele,
$11 84
J. P. Knowles,
10 56
Wm. Cox, 10 24
George B. Steele,
8 00
Norton N. Steele,
3 84
B. D. Prince,
4 80
Asa M. Stubbs,
10 24
Orien Higgins,
6 40
Freeman A. Collins,
8 96
Raymond A. Collins,
7 12
Wallace A. Smith,
7 68
Elisha Mayo,
4 80
Addie W. Snow, hardening,
8 40
$102 88
15
Paid for clearing snow :
B. D. Prince,
$0 90
Orien Higgins,
90
N. N. Steele, 90
George Steele,
70
J. B. Steele,
60
W. G. Smith,
80
F. A. Collins,
40
Raymond Collins,
90
A. L. Walker, 90
$7 00
Expended on roads, South District, No. 2, J. P. KNOWLES, Road Surveyor :
J. P. Knowles,
$14 00
E. E. Knowles,
4 72
Hinckley Lincoln,
1 84
H. L. Knowles,
3 00
E. D. Fulcher,
5 12
L. Y. Fulcher,
90
J. G. Fulcher,
3 25
T. K. Paine,
90
W. O. Gross,
2 60
A. E. Doane,
1 28
E. L. Knowles,
2 00
F. E. Knowles,
1 90
F. W. Smith,
1 00
Mrs. John Fulcher, for hardening,
3 78
$46 29
Paid for clearing snow :
Heman Smith,
$0 50
Allen Young,
70
George S. Newcomb,
30
Elisha Mayo, 20
16
Wm. O. Gross, George Knowles, E. D. Fulcher, H. L. Knowles,
$0 90
60
1 20
70
J. G. Fulcher, 30
$5 40
Expended on roads, Centre District, No. 3, WILLIAM HORTON NICKERSON, Road Surveyor :
W. Horton Nickerson,
$11 21
W. V. Chase,
3 60
A. Knowles,
3 70
Arthur Brown,
2 40
R. Sparrow,
3 53
W. A. Moore,
90
G. W. Moore,
3 70
F. J. Crosby,
10 74
A. Rich,
6 80
A. H. Nickerson,
1 80
C. H. Robbins,
5 34
W. H. Nickerson, hardening,
8 35
W. S. Cole, 6 6
3 00
$65 07
Paid for clearing snow :
J. A. Knowles,
$1 80
W. Forest,
1 80
W. C. Chase,
1 90
C. H. Robbins,
2 65
W. V. Chase,
1 90
A. Rich,
2 05
A. D. Moore,
2 00
A. H. Nickerson,
2 00
G. W. Moore,
2 00
W. A. Moore,
1 10
Harvey Moore,
2 00
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J. E. Ryder,
$1 30
Joseph Snow,
1 10
Alton Cummings,
1 40
Daniel Sparrow,
2 00
Leslie Chase,
2 30
N. P. Clark,
60
W. Horton Nickerson,
2 55
$32 45
Expended on roads, North District, No. 4, W. B. STEELE, Road Surveyor :
W. B. Steele,
$20 16
Laban Turner,
10 20
Frank Lee,
6 40
Warren K. Snow,
5 50
Henry Daniels,
4 70
Howard Gill,
7 70
Lemma Hopkins,
4 00
George Nickerson,
4 20
Joseph Dill, Jr.,
6 40
Martin Murphy,
3 20
E. H. Chase,
8 48
A. K. Higgins,
3 68
Laban Turner, hardening,
1 00
$85 62
Paid for clearing snow :
Warren R. Snow,
$2 20
Charles Hopkins,
1 20
Frank Lee,
2 20
James Phillips,
80
Henry Harding,
1 70
A. K. Higgins,
60
Eben Hallaway,
2 20
E-2
18
Laban Turner, W. B. Steele, 1 40
$1 40
$13 70
Expended on roads, North District, No. 5, FRANK J. BREWER, Road Surveyor :
Thomas K. Gill,
$7 50
Overy Brown,
4 00
Heman S. Gill,
14 51
Adin L. Gill,
7 90
Frank J. Brewer,
21 92
Frank Lewis,
6 20
Fred Dill.
. 60
William Higgins,
6 80
Osgood Horton,
2 80
W. T. Horton,
1 60
Russell D. Wiley,
2 10
Eben Hallaway,
1 30
Thomas Gill, hardening,
2 25
Oliver Mayo,
45
$79 93
Paid for clearing snow :
George P. Brackett,
$3 00
R. D. Wiley,
2 20
Walter Horton,
1 00
Thomas K. Gill,
2 30
Fred F. Dill,
80
Adin L. Gill,
2 10
Wm. B. Higgins,
1 40
Jesse E. Brewer,
3 50
Heman S. Gill,
2 10
Overy A. Brown,
1 40
Frank H. Lewis,
40
Frank J. Brewer,
4 40
$24 60
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GUIDE BOARDS.
There is one near O. H. Davenport's, the Bridge, Edward Penniman's, Forester Crosby's, Clark's Pond, Eldad Higgins', Simeon Perry's, Town Hall, Eliza Robbins', Geo. P. Brackett's ; Cable Road, and Robert Horton's, all in good repair.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES B. STEELE,
JAMES P. KNOWLES,
WM. HORTON NICKERSON, WM. B. STEELE,
FRANK J. BREWER,
Road Surveyors of Eastham.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS RECORDED IN 1903.
Name of Child.
Feb. 17. Herman Alexander Dill,
24.
Earl Clifton Chase,
Apr. 26. Effie Elizabeth White,
June 12. Abbie Gertrude Steele,
19. Nathan Atwood Nickerson, Wm. Horton and Tamson A.
29. Charles Edward Brown,
Arthur E. and Minnie C.
July 11. Mary Elizabeth Holcomb,
23. Sidney Knowles Horton,
Oct. 10. Effie May Souza,
19. Carl Burnham Gross, -
Carroll Osman Gross, , }
22. Elita May Sparrow,
Dec. 10. Daughter, Daniels,
Chester F. and Clara K.
Joseph H. and Carrie E.
Wm. O. and Ada F.
John W. and Catherine. Charles C. and Mary E.
DEATHS RECORDED IN 1903.
Name. Cause of Death. Age.
Jan. 27. Olive Pamelia Knowles, Accidental Burns. 2y 1m 19d 27. Adisa Snow Brackett, Bronchitis. 80y 3m 20d
Feb. 8. George H. Dill, Cancer of Mouth. 67y 10m
Mar. 17. Lucy A. Nickerson, Consumption.
37y 11m 2d
Apr. 22. Nelson M. Knowles, Cereb'l Hemorrhage. 44y 8m
May. 7. Rebecca F. Manual, 66 81y 1m
21. Lydia M. Hatch,
Valvular Disease of Heart. 79y 9m
23. Daniel Robbins,
Senile Debility. 82y 6m
June 27. Isaiah H. Horton,
Apoplexy. 67y 7m 13d
July 15. Ruth W. Mayo, Marasmus. 39y 2m
Oct. 14. Elizabeth Howard, Hem'rh'ge of Brain. 57y 1 m 7d
22. May L. Clark, Gastric Ulcer. 13y 4m 2d 24d Dec. 13. Sophronia P. Doane, Cancer of Breast. 84 y
Name of Parents.
George T. and Lillie F. Wilbur C. and Nellie B. Wm. T. and Isadore.
Norton N. and Myra L.
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MARRIAGES RECORDED.
1902.
Name.
Dec. 8. Oliver Joseph Rawlins, Sarah Richardson, · 1903.
June 15. Whitman V. Chase, Effie Louena Chase,
Sept. 17. Joseph A. Baker, Jr., Lillian F. Nickerson,
Nov. 11.
Charles S. Biathrow,
Adeline W. Snow,
Residence. Eastham. New Bedford.
Eastham. Wellfleet.
Dennis.
Eastham.
Malden.
Eastham.
DOG LICENSES.
Number of dogs licensed,
31
Males,
30
Females,
1
31
Paid County Treasurer, $58 80
Amount reimbursed to town, $48 58
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE T. DILL,
Town Clerk.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees of the Eastham Public Library respect- fully submit the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1903 :
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
1903.
Jan. 1. Cash in treasury, $57 70
Town appropriation, 50 00
Robert C. Billings fund, 1,000 00
Dec. 31. Dog tax refunded, 48 58
$1,156 28
EXPENDITURES.
Jan. 31. Paid F. B. & F. P. Goss, for rules, $2 07
Feb. 6. Paid George H. Clark, for coal, 5 43
Mar. 18. Paid Nutshell Pub. Co., for books, 2 00
31. Paid insurance on books,
3 89
Apr. 10. Paid David Farquahar for magazines, 3 90
27. Paid Mrs. Herbert Clark, li- brarian services, 17 even- ings, at 25c., 4 25
May 26. Paid Mrs. Herbert Clark, dues for Art Club, 5 00
27. Paid George H. Clark, for sundries, 4 45
June 19. Paid Mrs. Herbert Clark, for cleaning library, 1 50
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Aug. 22. Paid Thomas C. Nickerson, for land, $110 00
Sept. 7. Paid Tully Crosby, for sur- veying, etc., 15 00
10. Paid A. F. Sherman, for re- cording deed, 67
11. Paid Geo. H. Clark, for fuel, 4 41
12. Paid De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., for books, 24 04
14. Paid Mrs. Herbert Clark, for librarian services, 20 evenings at 25c., 5 00
Oct. 30. Paid Mrs. Herbert Clark, li- brarian services, 20 00
Nov. 23.
Paid Richard Myrick, for work on library, 200 00
Dec. 12. Paid Richard Myrick, for work on library, 160 00
28. Paid Mrs. Herbert Clark, li- brarian services, 8 75
28. Paid Simeon Atwood & Co., for furnace, complete, 97 00
31. Paid Richard Myrick, bal- ance due on contract and extra work, 326 12
1904.
Jan. 1. Cash in Treasury, 152 80
-- $1,156 28
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE T. DILL, Treasurer.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Number of books in Library, 1,924
added during year, 106
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Number taken out during year,
2,184
Largest number taken at one time, 85
Average each week,
42
Number persons taking books,
100
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1903,
$0 85
Received from fines,
4 81
$5 66
Paid for books,
$1 57
Kerosene,
97
Paper and mucilage,
71
Hammer, screw driver,
50
Postage,
15
3 90
Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1904,
$1 76
MRS. HERBERT CLARK,
Librarian.
The Trustees are pleased to state that the Library has received from the executors of the Robert C. Billings estate, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, one thousand of which was available for immediate use at the discretion of the Trustees; fourteen thousand is invested, the income derived to be for the use of the Library.
For this generous gift the Library is greatly indebted to Mr. Matthew W. Luce of Boston, one of the executors of the estate, and we wish to tender him our sincere thanks for his kind interest in our Library.
The Trustees would state that of the one thousand dollars at their disposal they have appropriated and used
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for the purchase of additional land, $110 00
For legal papers, survey and chart of the same, 15 00
For the construction of a basement to the Library building, 675 00
For extra work, not provided in contract,
11 12
For furnace for heating,
97 00
$908 12
The Trustees have also contracted for the painting of the Library building at a cost of $30.00, and they trust these expenditures will meet the approval of the town.
In the construction of the basement the Trustees are indebted to the firm of Wales & Holt, architects, of 131 Devonshire St., Boston, for the drawing of the plans and specifications, without cost to the Library, for which ser- vice we tender them our thanks.
J. A. CLARK,
MRS. I. H. HORTON, A. MAY KNOWLES,
Trustees.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWNOF EASTHAM,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1903.
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HYANNIS, MASS. : F. B. & F. P. GOSS, PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS. "The Patriot Press." 1904.
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
RUSSELL D. WILEY, A. MAY KNOWLES. WILBUR S. COLE,
Term expires 1906
1905
1904
District Superintendent. FRANK H. HILL.
Corps of Teachers.
NELLIE ROGERS, HARRIET CLARK,
Grammar School Primary School
Janitors.
BLANCHE BREWER, ALBION RICH
Truant Officer. ALBION RICH.
Pupils Attending Orleans High School.
Mary Sullivan,
George Steele, George Wiley,
Inez Nickerson, Archie Ryder,
Susie Howes,
Sophronia Horton,
Delmar Prince, Daniel Sparrow.
Stanley Walker, Clarence Horton,
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The School Committee herewith submit their annual re- port for the year ending December 31, 1903, to which is appended the report of the Superintendent of Schools.
The schools under the present system have been a marked success. The fact of the larger number of pupils being eligible for the High School is positive proof of it, together with the fact that the pupils are enabled to enter the High School at a much earlier age.
The Committee recommend that the town build a new school building and trust that they will make an appropria- tion for the same this year.
The Superintendent's District has been changed by Brewster joining the other district and Chatham being ad- mitted to this, so that the present arrangement consists of Harwich, Chatham, Orleans and Eastham, thereby reducing the amount that the town pays for superintendent's salary.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Received from Mass. School fund, Jan. 1903, $626 34
City of Boston, 180 10
60 for rebate on Superintendent's salary, 156 25
from State Board of Charity, 39 21
30
Received rebate on teachers' salary,
$108 00
tuition paid Town of Orleans, 293 60
Town appropriation, 900 00
for transportation,
250 00
Unexpended balance of State School fund brought forward,
776 61
Paid Superintendent's salary,
$197 62
teachers' salary,
720 00
for school books and supplies, 212 99
" incidentals,
44 57
" fuel, 78 38
" transportation to High School, 440 00
Janitors' wages,
122 25
for cleaning and repairs,
18 75
" " transportation of South pupils,
270 00
Tuition paid to town of Orleans,
293 60
Paid for transportation of North pupils, 246 40
Balance of State School fund, 685 55
$3,330 11 $3,330 11
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
To the School Committee of Eastham :
MISS KNOWLES AND GENTLEMEN : I herewith submit my third annual report of the schools of your town.
Your teachers long since gained the confidence of school officials, pupils and parents. They are working with the same earnestness of purpose that characterized their earlier efforts in the schools. They appreciate the place that moral training has in the true education of the young, and by pre- cept and example are striving to impress upon the minds of their pupils those principles that make for honest, intelli- gent citizenship.
Feeling that the teacher's desk should be well equipped with books bearing on and supplementing her work, I have provided the following for that purpose :
Augsburg's Drawing, Book 1. Common Land Birds of New England- Wilcox.
Bancroft's School Gymnastics.
Arnold's Plans for Busy Work.
Tarr and McMurray Geographies.
Rational Elementary Arithmetic.
Boston Collection Kindergarten Stories.
Pratt's American History-5 vols. Universal Atlas.
Finding the reading matter running rather low, supple-
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mentary readers have been purchased for all the grades. Following is the list :
Holton Primers.
New Century Readers, Nos. 1 and 2.
Lights to Literature, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Child's Garden of Verses. Mother Goose Village.
Eskimo Stories. Alice in Wonderland.
Classic Myths. Child Stories by the Masters.
Wings and Stings. Norse Stories.
I have instructed the teachers to re-stamp all the books belonging to the schools, and to re-number every pupil in school beginning with No. 1 in Grade I, and concluding with Grade VIII, entering their names and numbers in a book to be kept for that purpose. Each pupil will keep his number throughout his course and will be charged with every book given him and credited with every book re- turned by him. The condition of the book when given to the pupil will be recorded. I recommend that when pupils leave the eighth grade, such books as they have used for four years shall be presented to them for their own. Com- bined with the knowledge that the books are the property of the town will be the feeling of a possible future owner- ship. This will be stimulating and helpful to the pupils. Other reasons why such a distribution of school books about town would be valuable are too obvious to mention.
I had thought to write in detail of the financial condition of the schools. But I will content myself with a few quota- tions, a few figures and a few suggestions.
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ACTS OF 1903. CHAPTER 456.
SECTION 1. The annual income of the Massachusetts School Fund shall, without specific appropriation, be ap- portioned and distributed for the support of the public schools in the following manner: Every town which com- plies with all laws relative to the distribution of said in- come, and whose valuation of real and personal property as shown by the last preceding assessors' valuation thereof, does not exceed one-half million dollars, shall annually re- ceive five hundred dollars. .. . The remainder of said income shall be distributed to towns whose valuation does not exceed two and one-half million dollars, and whose annual tax for the support of public schools is not less than one sixth of their whole tax for the year, as follows : Every town whose school tax is not less than one third of its whole tax shall receive a proportion of said remainder expressed by one-third. .
SEC. 3. The sums received by any town under the pro- visions of this act shall be held by the Town Treasurer and shall be expended only for expenses in maintenance of the public schools authorized by the School Committee, in ac- cordance with existing laws ; and it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to keep a separate account of all sums so received and expended, and the School Committee shall make an an- nual report to the State Board of Education in such form as may be prescribed by said Board, of the amount received during each year, the amount expended from such receipts, the purpose for which such expenditures have been made, in detail, and the balance, if any, remaining unexpended. And whenever it appears that, in the opinion of the State Board of Education, the sums paid to any town have not been used in whole or in part in accordance with the pro- visions of this section, or that they have not been held and accounted for separately, or that the report thereof herein required has not been made, the Commissioners of the School Fund are hereby authorized to withhold, as they may deem it advisable, the whole or any part of the future al- lowances otherwise falling to such towns under the provis- ions of this act.
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On January 1, 1903, there was a balance of nearly eight hundred dollars in the hands of the Treasurer, held for the use of the schools of Eastham. The State is providing bountifully for the Town of Eastham and will continue to do so unless the sums paid by it and raised by the town are not expended as required by the law.
I do not think you can use these balances for building, unless the State Board is willing; for the building would be town property, essentially differing from that the Com- mittee are authorized to supply. But I think no question would be raised, if, a schoolhouse having been furnished by the town, the Committee used its balances to equip it with furniture, ventilating and heating apparatus, etc.
I venture to hope that the town will build such a schoolhouse containing not less than three school rooms so that three teachers might be employed instead of two, thus giving the children even better opportunities than they now enjoy, and opening another way to using the liberal sums of money the State is giving and will con- tinue to give to the small towns.
Thanking you for your kindly help the past year, I conclude this report, which is
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK H. HILL,
Superintendent of Schools.
Eastham, Jan. 13, 1904.
STATISTICS-YEAR 1902-3.
Name of School, Teacher and Grades
Term
Enrollment
Average
Membership
Attendance
Percentage of
Attendance
Absences
Tardy Marks
Dismissals
Visits of
School Officials
Visits by Parents
Visits by Others
Nellie M. Rogers Eastham Grammar School
Fall
42
39.1
35.8
91.56 90.27 93.18
548 342
7
11
Winter
38
36.72
33.12
31.69
210
23
8
Year
42
36.6
33.2
91.67 |1,100
40
34
22
13
79
Fall
39
35.73
32.14
90.74
167
2
7
Winter
36
34.17
29.56
86.84
447
0
1
Spring
38
36.52
34.06
92.86
234
3
12
Year
39
35.03
31.94
90.2
848
5
20
21
14
95
Fall
81
74.33
67.94
91.15
715
9
18
Winter
74
70.89
62.68
88.56
789
10
16
Spring
76
70.52
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