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989 87
$2,631 74
Paid orders of School Committee from
same, Balance unexpended,
1,659 30
$972 44
Town appropriation,
$1,275 00
Paid orders from same,
1,250 81
Balance unexpended,
$24 19
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Balance unexpended, brought forward,
$972 44
Received :
City of Boston, tuition,
$148 05
State, tuition,
34 20
Rebate on Superintendent's salary,
50 00
Rebate on teachers' salary,
33 33
High school, tuition,
317 60
583 18
Available, 1907,
$1,555 62
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE T. DILL,
Treasurer.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I, the undersigned, Auditor of the Town of Eastham, have this day examined the accounts and vouchers of the Select- men, Treasurer, and School Committee, together with the foregoing statements, and find them correct.
GEORGE H. CLARK,
Auditor.
Eastham, Jan. 19th, 1907.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
We would recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing year :
Miscellaneous,
$900 00
Schools,
900 00
Roads,
400 00
Bridges,
50 00
Snow,
100 00
Surety on bonds,
30 00
Poor,
400 00
Conveyance of school children,
250 00
$3,030 00
NATHAN P. CLARK, H. M. SULLIVAN, CLARINGTON SMITH, Selectmen of Eastham.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS RECORDED IN 1906.
Name of Child.
Name of Parents.
Jan. 24. Still-born son.
Feb. 3. Oliver Furgerson Knowles, Edmund L. and Annie.
April 5. Howard Fenelon Walker,
6. Herbert Le Count Moore,
Harvey T. and Sarah M. S.
26. Mildred Elizabeth Horton, Chester F. and Clara L.
May 15. Charles Worth, Jr.,
Charles and Jennie B. Walter A. and Edith L. B.
July 6. Rachel Witherell Horton,
Aug. 16. Estella Montrose Daniels,
Charles C. and Mary G.
30. Bernard Appleton Nickerson, George A. and Eva M.
Sept. 13. Myra Noble Horton, Lester G. and Mabel G.
Nov. 16. Chester Elsias Francis Runnels,
George H. and Matilda F.
25. Illegitimate son.
27. Liela Helen Rogers,
Dec. 24. Alva Clark Knowles,
Charles A. and Florence H. William F. and Harriet B.
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN 1906.
Name.
Jan. 17. Leonard R. Parkinson, Lottie Bell Penniman,
June 17. James P. Knowles, M. Louise Walker,
July 26. Martin Leroy Murphy, Mabel Florence Johnson,
Oct. 1. George Frederick Braley, Susie Maud Howes,
Residence. Falmouth.
Eastham.
Eastham.
Boston.
Eastham.
Eastham.
Fairhaven. Eastham.
Abbott H. and Lillie A.
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DEATHS RECORDED IN 1906.
Name. Cause of Death. Age.
Jan. 10. Mary Emma Nickerson, Cancer,
Jan. 24. Still-born.
Mar. 23.
James Penniman,
Cerebral sof'ning, 69y 1m
Anæmia, 55y 3m
May 27.
Lawrence G. Hopkins, Consumption,
21y
2m 24d
June
9.
Lamma A. Hopkins,
Valvular Disease
of Heart,
76y
4m 2d
June 19.
Allen F. Young,
Valvular Disease of Heart, 70y 1m 17d
Oct. 21. Louis J. Fulcher,
Anæmia, 26y 3m
Oct. 29. Sarah M. Chipman,
Bright's Disease, 70y 9m 28d
Nov. 10. Amelia O. Rich,
Consumption,
60y 6m
DOG LICENSES.
Number of Dogs licensed, Males, Females,
35
34
1
35
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE T. DILL, Town Clerk.
57y
May 26. Charles S. Baithrow,
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees of the Public Library respectfully submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1906.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
1906.
IN TRUST.
Robert C. Billings Fund,
$14,000 00
Income to be used for the support of the Eastham Public Library.
RECEIPTS.
Jan. 1. Cash in Treasury, $145 23
25. Dog tax refunded, 60 00
Feb. 17. New England Trust Co., dividend due January 1, 245 00
Oct. 10. New England Trust Co., dividend due July 2, 245 00
Dec. 26. J. A. Clark, for stove pipe,
80
$696 03
EXPENDITURES.
Feb.
1.
To Geo. T. Dill, Treasurer, disburse-
ments, 1905, $302.54, at 1 per ct.,
$5 03
17.
Harvey T. Moore, for labor and
stock,
2 90
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Feb. 17. Geo. T. Dill, services and car fare to Boston to collect dividend on Trust Fund, $6 92
19. David Farquahar for books and mag- azines, 7 25
19. A. T. Newcomb, 1 bbl. Portland ce- ment, 3 50
Mar. 31. Mrs. Herbert Clark, services as Li- brarian and Janitor to April 1, 26 days, at $1 per day, 26 00
31. A. May Knowles, for magazines, 21 10
31. A. May Knowles, for Review of Re- views for 1905, 3 00
May 14. Library Art Club assessment for 1906, 5 00
14. J. H. Souza, for labor on grounds, 2 56
June 30. Mrs. Herbert Clark, services as Li- brarian and Janitor, April 1 to July 1, 26 days, at $1 per day, 26 00
30. W. W. Rawson, 100 Burberie's Thunbergia for hedge, 12 00
30. De Wolfe Fiske Co., for books, 37 65
30. Yarmouth Register, for printing cata- logues, 59 50
30. Geo. H. Clark, for coal and kerosene, 16 80
Aug. 7. J. H. Souza, for labor on lawn, 4 40
Sept. 1. Harvey Moore and others, taking down flag pole, etc., 4 25
1. McClune, Phillips & Co., for books,
36 10
29. Mrs. Herbert Clark, for Librarian and Janitor, July 1 to Oct. 1, 26 days, at $1 per day, 26 00
29. A. May Knowles, for two pictures and frames, complete, 31 25
29. J. H. Souza, for labor on lawn, 2 56
Nov. 7. A. T. Newcomb, for insurance on library and building, 6 70
7. J. A. Clark, for fertilizer and ash- barrel, 4 25
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Nov. 7. Geo. T. Dill, services and car fare to Boston to collect dividend on Trust Fund, $4 50
Dec. 29, Mrs. Herbert Clark, Librarian and Janitor, Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 26 days, at $1 per day, 26 00
29. De Wolfe Fiske Co., for books, 82 63
29. Geo. H. Clark, coal and kerosene. 6 80
31. E. Higgins, freight and express,
6 75
31. Cash in Treasury, 218 63
$696 03
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. T. DILL, Treasurer.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Number of books in Library,
2,413
added during year,
214
taken out during year,
2,725
South delivery,
504
North
93
Largest number at one time,
70
Persons taking books,
120
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1906,
$4 50
4 98
Received from fines,
sale of catalogues,
4 10
$13 58
Paid for book for catalogue,
$1 50
Preparing catalogue for printer,
3 00
Paper, pens, mucilage, etc.,
1 07
Postals and postage,
63
Inkstand, eraser and cutter,
1 50
Library Art Club,
1 00
8 70
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1907,
$4 88
MRS. HERBERT C. CLARK,
Librarian.
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ACCESSIONS TO LIBRARY.
The Trustees have added the following books during the year :
Argosy, 1905, vol. 1,
No. 2208
1905, vol. 2, 2209
A Maid of Japan, Mrs. Hugh Fraser, 2248
A Broken Sword, Gen. Chas. King, U. S. A., 2267
A Knight of the Cumberland, John Fox, Jr., 2277
Alone, Marian Harland, 2297
A Lassie of the Isles, Adele E. Thompson,
2306
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens,
2318
Another Hardy Garden Book, Helena R. Ely,
2321
Adrift in New York, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2323
Andy Gordon, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2324
Andy Grant's Pluck, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2325
A Final Reckoning, G. A. Henty,
2353
Among Malay Pirates, G. A. Henty,
2354
Arabian Nights, vol. 1, Thomas McIwaine, vol. 2, Thomas McIwaine, 2409
2413
Barbara Winslow, Rebel, Elizabeth Ellis,
2211
Ben Blair, Will Lillibridge, 2230
Bob Hampton of Placer, Randall Parrish,
2282
Bob Burton, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2326
Brave and Bold, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2327
Bonnie Prince Charlie, G. A. Henty,
2355
By England's Aid, G. A. Henty,
2356
By Pike and Dyke, G. A. Henty,
2357
By Right of Conquest, G. A. Henty,
2358
Brothers of Peril, Theodore Roberts,
2394
Century, 1905, vol. 1,
2200
1905, vol. 2, 2201
Carolina Lee, Lillian Bell,
2212
Castilian Days, John Hay,
2247
2408
Adam Duncan, H. W. Wilson,
30
Called to the Field, Lucy M. Thurston, No. 2227
Cowardice Court, George B. Mccutcheon, 2224
Constance Trescot, S. Weir Mitchell, 2225
Cities of the Barbary Coast, Burton Holmes, 2255
Captain Dreams, and Other Stories, Gen. Chas.King, U.S.A., 2266
Captain Standish of the St. Louis, Wm. Drysdale, 2311
Captain Brand, Lieut. Henry Wise, U. S. N., 2300
Chatterbox Joe, 1905, 2388
" 1906, 2389
Coniston, Winston Churchill,
2272
Down the Amur, Burton Holmes,
2260
Darrell of the Blessed Isles, Irving Bachellor, 2286
Dave Porter in the South Seas, Edward Stratemeyer, 2308
Driven from Home, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2328
Dragon and the Raven, G. A. Henty,
2359
Dorothy's Double, G. A. Henty, 2360
Daniel Defoe, Wilfred Whitten,
2411
Elizabeth in Her German Gardens,
2404
Found in the Philippines, Gen. Chas. King, U. S. A.,
2264
Following the Frontier, Roger Pocock,
2302
Facing the World, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2329
Facing Death, G. A. Henty,
2361
For Name and Fame, G. A. Henty, 2362
For the Temple, G. A. Henty,
2363
Friends, Though Divided, G. A. Henty,
2364
Garden of a Commuter's Wife, Barbara,
2403
Guy Earlscourt's Wife, May Agnes Fleming, 2289
Hearts and Creeds, Anna C. Ray, 2221
2223
Her Mountain Lover, Hamlin Garland,
2284
Hearts Courageous, Hallie E. Rives,
2285
Hero Tales of the American Soldier and Sailor, 2392
Into Morocco, Burton Holmes, 2252
In Garden, Orchard and Spinney, Phil Robinson, 2320
Jane Cable, George B. Mccutcheon, 2273
Hearts and Masks, Harold MacGrath,
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Joe, the Surveyor, Edward Strathemeyer, No. 2309
Josie Bean : Flat Street, Harriet A. Cheever, 2314
Jack's Ward, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2330
Jed, the Poorhouse Boy, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2331 Julius, the Street Boy, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2332
Jack Archer, G. A. Henty, 2367
John Wesley, Frank Banfield, 2412
Katherine North, Maria L. Poole, 2271
Little Sister Anne, Amy E. Blanchard, 2170
Lady Baltimore, Owen Wister, 2216
Lavender and Old Lace, Myrtle Reed, 2250
Little Burr, Chas. Felton Pidgin, 2291
Letters of a Diplomat's Wife, Mary K. Waddington, 2402
McClure's Magazine for 1905, vol. 1,
2204
1905, vol. 2,
2205
Munsey's
1905, vol. 1,
2202
1905, vol. 2,
2203
Mrs. Tree's Will, Laura E. Richards,
2239
My Little Lady in Waiting, Louise E. Catlin,
2240
Mr. Pratt, Joseph C. Lincoln, 2263
McTodd, Cutcliffe Hyne, 2283
Making His Way, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2333
Maori and Settler, G. A. Henty,
2368
No Friend Like a Sister, Rosa N. Carey,
2280
On Tybee Knoll, James B. Connolly,
2233
Olympian Games, Burton Holmes,
2254
On the Newfound River, Thomas Nelson Page,
2278
Only an Irish Boy, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2334
One of the 28th, G. A. Henty,
2369
Orange and Green, G. A. Henty,
2370
Out on the Pampas, G. A. Henty,
2371
Over the Border, Robert Barr,
2401
Paul, the Peddler, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2335
Phil, the Fiddler, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2336
Randy' s Summer, Amy Brooks, 2241
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Randy's Winter, Amy Brooks, No. 2242
Randy and Her Friends, Amy Brooks, 2243
" and Prue, Amy Brooks, 2244
Randy's Good Times, Amy Brooks, 2245
Luck, Amy Brooks,
2246
66 Loyalty, Amy Brooks,
2312
Red Rock, Thomas Nelson Page,
2222
Round About Paris, Burton Holmes,
2253
Red Bridge Neighborhood, Maria L. Poole,
2270
Ralph Raymond's Heir, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2337
2391
Robert Browning, Arthur Waugh,
2410
St. Nicholas for 1905, vol. 1,
2206
2207
Sanna, M. E. Waller,
2229
Sandpeep, Sara E. Boggs,
2217
Silas Strong, Irving Bachellor,
2228
St. Petersburg, Burton Holmes,
2259
Seoul, Capital of Korea, Burton Holmes,
2261
Sarah Bernhardt Brown, Chas. F. Pidgin,
2269
Seeing France with Uncle John, Anne Warner,
2295
Sam's Chance, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2338
2339
Sink or Swim, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2340
Slow and Sure, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2341
Strive and Succeed, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2342
Strong and Steady, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2343
St. George for England, G. A. Henty,
2372
The Man of the Hour, Octave Thanet,
2210
The Golden Greyhound, Dwight Tilton, The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton,
2214
The Kentuckian, James B. Naylor,
2215
The Grapple, Grace M. Cooke, 2218
The Rose of Old St. Louis, Mary Dillon, 2219
The Girl from Tim's Place, Charles C. Munn,
2226
Reminiscences of the Old Navy, Edgar S. McClay,
vol. 2,
Shifting for Himself, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2213
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The Northerner, Norah Davis, No. 2231
The Medal of Honor, Gen. Chas. King, U. S. A., 2232
The Prospector, Ralph Connor, 2234
The Edge of Circumstance, Edward Noble, 2235
The House in the Mist, Anna K. Green, 2237
The Amethyst Box, Anna K. Green, 2238
The Coming of the White Man, Mary H. Wade, 2220
The Scientific American Boy, A. Russell Bond, 2249
The Man from Maine, Frank C. Griffith, 2251
The Hawaiin Islands, Burton Holmes, 2256
The Yellowstone National Park, Burton Holmes, 2257
Through Europe with a Camera, Burton Holmes,
2258
The Packers, the Private Car Lines, etc., J. Ogden Armour, 2262
'Tonio, Son of the Sierras, Gen. Chas. King, U. S. A., 2265 The Colonel's Christmas Dinner, Gen. Chas. King, U.S.A., 2268
The Tides of Barnegat, F. Hopkinson Smith, 2274
The Fighting Chance, Robert W. Chambers, 2276
The Doctor, Ralph Connor, 2279
The Impersonator, Mary I. Taylor, 2281
The Golden House, Charles D. Warner,. 2287
The Wolverine, Albert L. Lawrence, 2288
The Brethren, H. Rider Haggard, 2290
The Long Night, Stanley J. Weyman, 2292
The Lane that had no Turning, Gilbert Parker, 2293
The Story of Martin Coe, Ralph D. Paine,
2294
The Filigree Ball, Anna K. Green, 2298
The Woman in the Alcove, Anna K. Green, 2299
The Duke of Cameron Avenue, Henry K. Webster,
2301
The O'Ruddy, Stephen Crane, 2303
The President, Alfred H. Lewis, 2304
The Boy Pathfinder, William C. Sprague, 2307
The Mysterious Beacon Light, Geo. E. Walch, 2305
The Young Consul, Wm. Drysdale, 2310
The Story of the Gravelys, Marshall Saunders, 2313
Three Little Millers, Clara D. Pierson,
2316
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The Giant of Three Wars, James Barnes, No. 2317
The Last Days of Pompeii, Lord Lytton, 2319
The Practice of Self Culture, Hugh Black, 2322
The Cash Boy, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2344
The Erie Train Boy, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2345
The Store Boy, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2346
The Tin Box, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2347
Tom, the Bootblack, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2348
Tony, the Tramp, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2349
The Young Acrobat, Horatio Alger, Jr.,
2350
The Young Outlaw, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2351
The Young Salesman, Horatio Alger, Jr., 2352
2373
The Bravest of the Brave, G. A. Henty,
2374
The Boy Knight. G. A. Henty,
2375
The Cat of Bubastes, G. A. Henty,
2376
The Cornet of Horse, G. A. Henty,
2377
The Golden Canon, G. A. Henty,
2378
The Lion of St. Mark, G. A. Henty,
2379
The Lion of the North, G. A. Henty,
2380
The Lost Heir, G. A. Henty,
2381
The Young Buglers, G. A. Henty,
2382
The Young Carthaginian, G. A. Henty,
2383
The Young Colonists, G. A. Henty, 2384
2385
The Ancient Landmark, Elizabeth C. Waltz,
2393
Tennessee Sketches, Louisa P. Looney,
2395
True as Steel, Marion Harland.
2396
The Vision of Elijah Berl, Frank L. Nason,
2397
The Walking Delegate, Leroy Scott,
2398
The Whip Hand, Samuel Merwin,
2399
The Wisdom of the Simple, Owen Kildare,
2400
The Willi im Henry Letters, Abby M. Diaz, 2405
The Garden, You and I, Barbara, 2406
The Peterkin Papers, Lucretia P. Hale,
2407
Through the Fray, G. A. Henty,
The Young Franc-Tireus, G. A. Henty,
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Under Rocking Skies, L. Frank Tooker, No. 2236
Under Three Flags in Cuba, Geo. C. Musgrave, 2296
Whispering Smith, Frank H. Spearman, 2275
Wilby's Dan, William W. Cook, 2315
With Clive in India, G. A. Henty, 2386
With Wolfe in Canada, G. A. Henty,
2387
Whitman's Ride Through Savage Lands, O. W. Nixon,
2390
Also the following have been added to the Reading Room :
Appleton's Art Journal,
Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War, in two volumes
Voyages and Travels, or Scenes in Many Lands, in two volumes
Munsey's Monthly Magazine
McClures
The Century,
St. Nicholas, .
The Argosy,
Harper's Bazaar
World's Work
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Review of Reviews
Country Life in America 66
Ladies Home Journal
The Outing,
The Trustees have introduced the delivery of books every two weeks at stations in the South and North parts of the town, which has met with good success, especially in the South district.
Fine life size pictures of the late Robert C. Billings and Matthew Luce of Boston, to whom the Library are indebted for their "Trust Fund," have been hung upon the walls of the reading room.
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The Library also received a gift of a fine mounted owl from Mrs. Mary Cole. The bird was shot in the woods back of the Cole home by Mr. Alfred Cole.
J. A. CLARK, MRS. I. H. HORTON, A. MAY KNOWLES,
Trustees.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE
TOWN OF EASTHAM
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1906
OF EA
TOWN
INCO
NAUSET 1620.
651.
HYANNIS, MASS. : F. B. & F. P. GOSS, PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS, The Patriot Press. 1907
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
ELDAD HIGGINS, Chairman,
Term expires 1909
ANNIE MOORE, Secretary,
1908
WM. F. KNOWLES,
1906
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT. FRANK H. HILL.
CORPS OF TEACHERS.
HARRIET JEFFERS, First Term, Grammar School
ETTA BURBANK,
Primary School
ROSE M. BURNELL, Second Term, Grammar School
FLORENCE W. KEITH, «
Primary School
JANITORS. ALBION F. RICH. MRS. GREGG. JENNIE WOODS.
TRUANT OFFICER. ALBION F. RICH.
Pupils Attending Orleans High School.
Bessie Horton, Robert Sparrow, Julia Ryder,
Esther Moore, Herbert Nickerson, Sadie Walker,
Louise Sullivan, Paul Peterson, Helen Sawyer,
Francis Sullivan,
Archie Peterson.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Report of the School Committee of the Town of Eastham for the year ending December 31, 1906, to which is appended the report of the Superintendent.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Unexpended balance of the State School Fund brought forward from 1905, $1,641 87
Received from Massachusetts School Fund. Jan- uary, 1906. 989 87
Received from the State for the tuition of State children,
34 20
Received from the City of Boston for tuition,
148 05
.. for rebate of Teachers' salary.
33 33
for rebate of Superintendent's salary,
50 00
.. for rebate of High School tuition,
317 60
trom Town's appropriation for schools, 1,250 81
$4.465 73
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Superintendent's salary,
$108 57
.. Teachers'
820 00
Janitors'
134 01
Tran-portation to High School,
491 75
..
of North pupils,
363 75
of South pupils,
360 75
extra, 85
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Paid for school books and supplies,
$141 03
for fuel, 43 52
repairs, 86 02
66 incidentals,
42 26
Town of Orleans for High school tuition, 317 60
Balance of State School Fund on hand, 1,555 62
$4,465 73
ELDAD HIGGINS, MRS. ANNIE MOORE, W. F. KNOWLES,
School Committee of Eastham.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To the School Committee of Eastham:
MRS. MOORE AND GENTLEMEN :- I have the honor to sub- mit my sixth annual report. The past year has been an eventful one in the history of the Eastham schools ; one year ago today no man could predict what would be the fate of the system of consolidation inaugurated in 1902; today the crisis has been passed, and I will make no further comment than to congratulate you and the citizens who have children in the schools on the outcome.
The last school year saw the same teachers in the schools as the year previous. At the close of the year Misses Jeffers and Burbank, after two years of hard and efficient work, resigned, as both desired to teach nearer home.
At this time you wisely concluded to extend the length of the school year to thirty-nine weeks, and .to pay your teachers $12.50 per week instead of $10.00 as heretofore. No pains were spared to secure teachers who could command the larger salary elsewhere, and I think no mistake was made when the present teachers were selected. Both Miss Keith and Miss Bunnell are trained teachers, with a large and successful experience to draw upon in the management of their respective schools. They have been with us long enough to enable me to predict a particularly successful year's work.
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SIGHT AND HEARING TESTS.
In accordance with Chapter 502 of the Acts of 1906, our teachers have examined the pupils for the purpose of test- ing the sight and hearing, and have notified parents as required, whenever any defects have been discovered.
Of sixty-nine pupils examined ten were found de- fective in eyesight and five in hearing. The duty of the school ends, in a way, with the discovery of defects and the proper notification to the parents. I venture to hope, however, that parents will do their duty by the children, and seek to remedy the troubles pointed out by the schools. There are at least two reasons why this should not be neglected. Quoting from G. Stanley Hall's Adol- escence-"In Chicago, among 2,030 boys and 2,735 girls, Smedley found 32 per cent. of the former and 37 per cent. of the latter with visual defects. These increased rapidly during the first year of school life, decreasing after the age of nine, first slowly, then more rapidly, till the age of thirteen was passed. From ten onward those with visual defects stand lower than those whose sight is normal, and the same was found to be true for nearly all ages in cases of de- fective hearing." And from an article in the Journal of Education of Dec. 27, 1906-"It has long been understood by medical scientists that certain phases of crime may be fairly and logically traced to some physical defect; and that if that defect can be detected and remedied there are the best of chances of rescuing the wrong-doer from his vicious tendencies and habits. About 50 per cent. of the children examined (children brought before the Juvenile court of Philadelphia for some misdemeanor or other) have been found with defective vision. Parents of such children are advised as to the glasses to be provided . some-
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times the examination shows that a surgical operation is necessary to remove the defect." If the testimony of such an eminent physician as Dr. S. Weir Mitchell is not to be disregarded, parents have a mighty responsibility, not alone to the welfare of their children, but to the welfare of the community, and should take the earliest opportunity to correct the defects discovered. Meanwhile our teachers will give those children every possible advantage in seating whenever board or class work is being done, lest the defects be aggravated or any other injustice be done them.
The enrollment of 1905-6 shows a decrease of six as com- pared with that of 1904-5. The percentage of attendance is better, however, by two per cent., and the number of half- day absences will average nine less per pupil or a total of 781 half-day absences less than in 1904-5. To whatever cause this gratifying result is due, it is a pleasure to record it. For, as a regular attendance at school stimulates interest, and as an interest in school work causes children to like the school life and to wish to attend regu- larly, statistics like the above seem to indicate a strong, healthy and growing school sentiment in the town.
Every parent ought to look in upon his child's school life at least twice each year-near the beginning and near the close. The teacher cannot well go to the home of each parent, and it is in the school room that they should meet, the parents of the child and its teacher, the influences at work in the home and the influences at work in the school, for a helpful talk and to lay the foundation of future help- ful and systematic co-operation in a plan for the child's welfare. Especially should this be done when the parent observes, from the monthly report, that the child is not keeping up to his standard.
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In concluding my report I thank the committee for their continued support and disinterested labor for the wel- fare of the schools intrusted to their care.
Respectfully submitted, FRANK H. HILL, Superintendent of Schools.
Eastham, January 12, 1907.
ROLL OF HONOR.
PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Two terms-Leonora L. Sparrow, F. Adeline Rogers, Marion E. Rich, George Roderick, Clara M. Rich.
One term-Bernard C. Collins, Emma Maynard, Florence D. Fulcher, Beatrice H. Rogers, Rebecca A. Knowles, Raymond Knowles, Roger D. Cole, Gertrude Jackson.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Two terms-Harry W. Collins, Olive Walker, Clarence E. Chase, Bernice G. Horton, Lettie Lee, Bernice Moore.
One term-Ruth Dill, Bessie Gill, Annie Sparrow, Lawrence Walker, Flora Eldredge, Alta H. Nickerson, Selma E. Moore, Jennie A. Eldredge, Harriett E. Runnells.
SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1906-7.
Fall term, September 4, to December 21, 1906, 16 weeks Winter term, January 7, to March 22, 1907, 11 66
Spring term, April 1, to June 21, 1907, 12
Total,
39 weeks
STATISTICS, 1905-6.
Name of School, Grades and Teacher
Where Educated
Term
Enrollment
Average
Average
Percentage of
Half Day
Tardy Marks
Dismissals
Visits by School
Officials
Visits by Others
Eastham Primary I, II, III, IV Etta E. Burbank
Gorham, Me., Normal School
Fall Winter Spring Year
33
32.16
30.22 28.70
93.96
276
53
14
6
15
32
32.00
89.68
334
52
8
4
23
36
34.54
30.69
88.56
362
S6
9
5
5
39
32.90
29.92
90.63
972
191
31
15
43
Fall
34
33.66
31.70
94.17
281
169
24
6
12
Winter
34
33.72
30.50
90.45
334
50
13
4
29
Spring
37
34.30
30.60
89.21
355
43
15
4
5
Year
37
33.89
30.93
91.27
970
262
52
14
46
Fall
67
65.32
61.92
94.07
557
222
38
12
27
Both Schools
Winter
66
65.72
59.20
90.07
668
102
21
8
52
Spring
73
68.84
61.29
88.88
717
129
24
9
10
Year
76
66.79
60.85
90.95
1,942
453
83
29
89
Membership
Attendance
Attendance
Absences
Eastham Grammar V, VI, VII, VIII Hattie M. Jeffers
Gorham, Me., Normal School
TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
BARNSTABLE, SS.
To Albion F. Rich, Constable of the Town of Eastham, in said County. GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the town of Eastham, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at theTown Hall, in said Eastham, on Monday, the 4th day of February next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, then" and there to act on the following articles, viz. :
Art. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meet- ing.
Art. 2. To hear the report of the Selectmen, and all outstanding committees, and act thereon.
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