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Elected :
Edward D. Penniman, Selectman, Assessor, Overseer of the Poor and member of the Board of Health for 3 years.
Leslie F. Chase Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for 1 year.
Nathan A. Nickerson Road Surveyor for 1 year.
Arthur W. Parnell Trustee of Public Library for 3 years.
Fred F. Dill Auditor for 1 year.
Harvey T. Moore Constable for 1 year.
Charles A. Rogers Tree Warden for 1 year.
M. Louise Knowles, Member of School Committee for 3 years.
Harvey T. Moore & William B. Higgins Surveyors of Lumber, Wood and Bark 1 year.
Aaron W. Chadbourn Weigher of Coal for 1 year.
James P. Knowles, Joseph A. Cobb Fence Viewers for 1 year.
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Roger D. Cole, Adin L. Gill and Obed A. Fulcher Field Drivers for 1 year.
William B. Steele Pound Keeper for one year.
Fred P. Turner, Ommund H. Howes and Elsias H. Chase Fish Wardens for 1 year.
Voted :
To pay 2 % plus office supplies for the collection of taxes assessed for the year 1927.
To raise and appropriate the sum of $25.00 toward the support of the Eastham Public Library.
To accept the recommendations of the committee on ap- propriations plus the appropriations of this meeting :
Interest Account
$250 00
Support of Poor
800 00
Board of Health 100 00
Miscellaneous 400 00
Clearing Snow
200 00
Inspection of Cattle & Slaughtering
75 00
Town Hall
700 00
Care of Soldiers' & Sailors' Lots
50 00
Abstracts of Transfers
75 00
Weights & Measures
100 00
Collection of Taxes
500 00
Officers' Salaries & Expenses
1,600 00
Office Supplies
250 00
Surety on Bonds
60 00
Assessors' Salaries & Expenses
500 00
Legal Advice
600 00
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Schools
13,750 00
Gypsy & Brown Tail Moths
376 42
Soldiers' Relief 100 00
Mothers' Aid
650 00
Janitors' Service 520 00
Bounty on Woodchucks
100 00
$21,756 42
Voted :
To raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the purpose of improving the condition of the cemetery near the home of John D. Nickerson.
To credit the School Dept. with the refunded Dog Tax.
To leave the care of the Poor in the hands of the Over- seers of the Poor.
To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the care and maintenance of Town Roads under Chap. 81 Sec. 26-29 of the Gen. Laws, as amended, provided the State will make a satisfactory allotment to the Town for the same.
To raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for repairs of roads and bridges to be expended under direction of the Road Surveyor.
The Collector of Taxes be given the same power that the Treasurer has when made Collector.
To authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipa- tion of revenue of the municipal year beginning Jan. 1,
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1927 in an amount not to exceed in the aggregate $16,000.00 And to issue a note or notes therefore payable in one year. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the taxes of said municipal year.
Elected :
Ralph A. Chase Town Director Cape Cod Farm Bureau for the ensuing year.
Voted :
That the wages of laborers, teams, and trucks be the same as last year for work on the Town Roads.
To raise and appropriate the sum of $25.00 for the observance of Memorial Day and for the purchase of flags for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Lots and Monument Grounds.
To raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the use of the Orleans Fire Dept. when called to Eastham building fires.
To raise and appropriate the sum of $25.00 for the re- placement of Forest Fire Fighting Equipment.
To apply the sum of $2.000.00 from the resources of the Town as of Dec. 31, 1926 to the reduction of the tax levy for 1927.
To discontinue posting Town notices and warrants in the harness shop of George H. Walker in So. Eastham and from this date the place for posting notices and warrants shall be at the blacksmith shop of Chas. A. Feltis.
To leave the disposition of the Towns' shellfishery in the hands of the Selectmen.
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To raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the purpose of installing a catch-basin on the south side of Crosby's store on the Depot road in the center of the Town. The work to be done under the direction of the Road Sur- veyor.
To authorize the Selectmen to appoint a committee to investigate the advisability of establishing a Town forest.
To raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the cost of labor of installing a catch-basin or a catch-basin and drain on the Town road near the Eastham R. R. station, pro- vided the R. R. Co. furnishes the material for the drainage arrangement. The work to be done under the direction of the Road Surveyor.
The motion to appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for a Road Tractor was not carried.
To raise and appropriate the sum of $125.00 for the in- stallation of a new well at the Town Hall.
The motion to appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the abatement of the mosquito nuisance was not carried.
To pay the Moderator $10.00 for his services at this meeting.
To adjourn without date.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING AUG. 11, 1927 Voted :
To indemnify the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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against any and all claims for land, grade and drainage which may be caused by or result from the laying out, relo- cation, alteration, construction or reconstruction of that part or section of the State Highway in said town known as the County Road, within a distance of 600 feet from the boundary line of said Town and the Town of Orleans, and will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sign an indemnity agreement therefor in behalf of said Town, or to take any action with respect thereto.
Voted to adjourn.
LESLIE E. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
Treasurer's Report
In Trust
Robert C. Billings Fund $14,000.00
Receipts
January 1, 1927, Cash in Treasury $406 25
January 31, 1927, New England Trust Co.
Dividend $315 00
February 10, 1927, Blanche A. Keefe Li- brarian, fines 10 00
July 27, 1927, New England Trust Co. Dividend 350 00
December 2, 1927, Sale of old books and magazines 6 90
December 27, 1927, Timothy Smith Fund 100 00
806 90
1,213 15
December 31, 1927, Town Appropriation
$25 00
Expenditures
Orders of Trustees $1,078 60
December 31, 1927, Cash in treasury
134 55
$1,213 15
LESLIE E. CHASE,
Treasurer.
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Trustees' Report
The Trustees hereby respectfully submit their report for the year 1927.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Robert C. Billings Fund $14,000 00
Receipts
January 1, 1927, Cash in treasury $406 25
January 31, 1927, New England Trust Co. (Dividend) 315 00
February 10, 1927, Blanche A. Keefe, fines 10 00
July 27, 1927, New England Trust Co. (Dividend) 350 00
December 2, 1927, Sale of old books and magazines 6 90
December 27, 1927, Timothy Smith Fund 100 00
December 31, 1927, Town Appropriation
25 00
$1,213 15
Expenditures
Orders of Trustees
$1,078 60
December 31, 1927, Cash in treasury
134 55
. $1,213 15
ARTHUR W. PARNELL, SARAH A. SMITH, BENJAMIN K. LEWIS.
Trustees.
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Expenditures 1927
Jan. 31 W. G. Smith, insurance policy
$17 00
Jan. 31 Blanche A. Keefe, librarian 45 00
Feb. 14 Raising and lowering topmast 8 00
Feb. 14
A. W. Parnell, conveying books
35 00
Feb. 19
Blanche Keefe, extra work
3 00
Feb. 26
W. G. Smith, insurance policy
15 45
Mar. 8
W. H. Snow & Son for pine wood
4 50
Mar. 30
Blanche A. Keefe, librarian
42 50
Apr. 15
W. H. Snow, wood
3 75
Apr. 15
L. G. Horton, coal
28 50
Apr. 30
Blanche A. Keefe, librarian
22 50
Apr. 30
Ryder's Inc., books
79 08
May 11
Blanche A. Keefe, cleaning shelves
6 60
May 11
Ryder's Inc., books
5 25
May 23
Mrs. J. W. Ryder, branch library
5 00
May 23
Emma Garrison, Pictorial Review (2 yrs.)
2 75
May 23
Library of Cong., printed cards
17 76
May 31
Blanche A. Keefe, extra work
2 00
June 18
Ryder's, Inc., books
17 59
July 2
Blanche A. Keefe, librarian
43 10
Aug. 2
"Book of month Club"
2 10
Aug. 2 Mary E. Parnell branche librarian 5 00
Aug. 24 Book of month Club 2 60
Sept. 17 Norman Haymoor Co., dustproof oil soap 7 25
Sept. 27 Blanche A. Keefe, librarian 45 00
Sept. 26 W. B. Higgins, labor and material, ceiling 135 00
Oct. 27 Emma Garrison, magazines 61 25
Oct. 27 Nat. Geographical magazine 3 00
Nov. 1 W. G. Smith, insurance 13 10
Nov. 4 Blanche A. Keefe, librarian 45 00
Nov. 14 Emma Garrison, Good Housekeeping (4 yrs.) 4 00
Nov. 19 Reuben Hopkins, wiring library 109 50
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Dec. 7 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co., light
75
Dec. 12 F. B. & F. P. Goss, book of receipts
9 87
Dec. 16 Ryder's Inc., books 103 60
Dec. 16
L. G. Horton, coal
27 75
Dec. 26
W. H. Snow & Son, wood
4 50
Dec. 31 Janitor
50 00
Dec. 31 Blanche A. Keefe, librarian 45 00
$1,078 60
Librarian's Report
January 1, 1927, cash on hand
$17 13
Received from fines
29 60
Received for torn book
1 50
Received for old magazines
1 50
$49 73
Paid out for :
Kerosene
$6 70
Express and carting on books
4 21
Library supplies
8 32
Paper, envelopes, stamps, postage on books and incidentals
3 96
Mop and chimney
2 23
Paid treasurer out of fines
10 00
$35 42
Cash on hand January 1, 1928
$14 31
Number of books in library Jan. 1, 1927
6,531
Number of books discarded
439
6,092
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Added during year :
107
. Adult by purchase Adult by gift Juvenile by purchase
4
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Juvenile by gift
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Total number of books Jan. 1st, 1928 Circulation :
6,291
Adult fiction
4,173
Adult non-fiction
194
Adult magazines
850
Juvenile fiction
2,064
Juvenile non-fiction
492
Juvenile magazines
119
Total
7,892
ACCESSIONS TO LIBRARY
Adult
Black Knight
Ethel Dell
Blue Castle
Black Butterflies
Brown Smock
Black Thunder
Beau Geste
Black Abbott
Charity's Chosen
Cloudy Jewel (replaced)
Cutters
Cherry Square
Coming Through the Rye Cleopatra
L. M. Montgomery Elizabeth Jordon C. R. Allen B. M. Bower G. Wren Edgar Wallace Ruby Ayers Grace Lutz Hill Bess Aldrich Grace Richmond Grace L. Hill Rider Haggard
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Cape Cod in Poetry Debts and Credits
Downey of the Mounted, Dusk of Day
Early Autumn
Edison, the Man and His Work
Forever Free Fifty Candles
Interloper Judge Colt
Kays
Kindling and Ashes
Lo, Michael
Long Chance
Magic Garden
Madam Story
Missing Island
Richard Chatterton
Sylvia of the Minute
Sweet Water Range
Sea-gull Toby's First Case Tomorrow's Tangle Gray Dawn
Tales of the Clipper Ship
Under the Tonto Rim
Wishing Carpet
Coduroy Aristocratic Miss Brewster
Man Without a Heart
Steele of the Royal Mounted Mystery of the Sycamore
Red Road Horseshoe Nails
Joshua Freeman Crowell Rudyard Kipling Hendryx K. Clark Louis Bromfield Bryan H. Willsie Morrow Earl Biggers Oppenheinı Wm. Raine M. Deland G. B. Mccutcheon G. Hill Lutz P. B. Kyne G. S. Porter H. Footner O. Kendall Ruby Ayers Helen Martin Wm. P. White K. Norris Clara Burnham Pedler Albert Terhune
Zane Grey Ruth Mitshel Ruth Mitshel Joseph Lincoln
R. Ayers .J .. O. Curwood C. Wells H. Pendexter G. Weston
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Forlorn River Backwoods Princess Miranda
Trail to Sant Triste
Castle Rock Mystery Tavern Knight
Under Country Sky
Holy Lover
Land of the Free
House of Happiness and Other Stories Tomorrow Morning
Black Stamp
Inn of the Hawk and Raven
Green Archer
They Also Serve
Slippy McGee
Lost Ecstacy Year of Delight
Magic Flute
Across Atlantic in Sea-bird
Tangled Trails
Real Reward Apple Blosssom Time
Chinese Parrot Captain Cavalier Lights Up Miss Brown of X. Y. O. Gideon Coaster Captain
Amazing Chance Solitary Horseman Barberry Bush At the Cross Roads Splendid Folly
Zane Grey H. Footner G. Hill Lutz G. Baxter G. Gibbs Rafael Sabatini G. Richmond Marie Oemler Charles Seltzer E. Dell Ann Parish Will Scott George Mccutcheon Edgar Wallace Peter Kyne Marie Oemler Mary Rinehart Margaret Widdemer Sara C. Bryant Day Wm. Raine C. Parmenter C. Burnham E. Biggers J. Gregory G. Richmond Oppenheim I. Irwin Connoly Wentworth Loring K. Norris H. Comstock M. Pedler
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Fathoms Deep Hidden Places Yesterday's Harvest Dusty Answer Canary Murder Case
Traitor's Gate
Quest of Youth Wild Money We
Dear Templeton Hoop
Pride of Palomar
Penfold Adventure
Pollyanna of the Orange Blossoms
Peregrim's Progress
Pine Creek Ridge
Sea Hawk
Only Henrietta
L. Richards L. Richards
Henrietta's Inheritance Let's Go ! Highways and Byways of New England
R. Ranlett C. Johnson Frank Rich
Caleb Peaslee
Forbush
Birds of Mass. and Other New England States (Given by State)
E. Paine B. M. Sinclair M. Pedler R. Lehmann S. S. Van Dine E. Wallace J. Farnol F. Tildon C. Lindbergh A. Brown J. Snaith Peter Kyne Ralph Paine Smith Farnol Bindloss Sabatini
Who's Who in America
Modern American Poetry (Given by State) Untermyer
Lincoln Library of Essential Information (Given by State)
Index to Poetry and Recitations (Given by State) Dawn Bachellor
JUVENILE
Hat May (given by H. Beston) Lucy Abbott Carol of Highland Camp (given by H. Beston) E. Silvers
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Joy and Gypsy Joe (given by H. Beston) D. Whitehall Merry Men of Robin Hood Patrol (given by Beston) New Champlin Cyclopedia for Young People-Persons. (Given by State)
New Champlin Cyclopedia for Young People-Places and Events (given by State)
Jeremy at Crale (given by H. Beston)
Barberry Gate
H. Walpole Jane Abbott Grace Hill
Conor House Girls
Conor House Girls at School
G. Hill G. Hill
Conor House Girls Under Cover
Dave Porter on Cave Island
Dave Porter at Bear Camp
Dave Porter's War Honors
Dave Porter's Great Search
Dave Porter Under Fire
Stratemeyer
Dave Porter in the Far North (replace)
Dave Porter at Star Ranch
Elizabeth Ann's Borrowed Grandmother
Jerry Muskrat at Home
T. Burgess
Lefty o' the Bush
G. Pattern
Lefty o' the Big League
G. Pattern Pattern
Martha the Seventh
J. Abbott
Mary Jane's Summer Fun
C. Judson
Mary Janes Winter Sports
C. Judson
Northward Oh! (given by H. Beston) Out-door Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Out-door Girls at Bluff Point
Норе
Hope
Out-door Girls in the Saddle Hope
Sea Dogs (given by H. Beston)
Clarke
Little Duke (given by H. Beston)
Younge
Stratemeyer Stratemeyer Perkins
Louie Maud
H. Griffith
Lefty o' the Blue Stockings
Stratemeyer Stratemeyer Stratemeyer Stratemeyer
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Quest of the Sea Otter (given by H. Beston) Glory of France (given by H. Beston) McNeil Erskine
After School (given by H. Beston) Merry-Go-Round of Modern Tales (given by H. Beston)
Emerson
Wind That Wouldn't Blow (given by H. Beston) Last Dragon (given by H. Beston)
Chisman Totheroh
Canute Whistlewinks (given by H. Beston)
Topelius
Magic Map (given by H. Beston)
Bonner
With Scissors and Paste (given by H. Beston) Wilhelm
Heroes of Modern Adventure (given by H. Beston)
Bridges
Flight of the Grey Goose (given by H. Beston) Linde
Regicides Children (given by H. Beston)
Havard
Mystery of Castle Pierrefitte (given by H. Beston) Foa
Treasury of Tales for Little Folks (given by H. Beston)
Bruce
George W. Lincoln Goes Around the World (given by H. Beston) Thomas
Playmates in Print (given by H. Beston)
Whiteman Love
Rocking Island (given by H. Beston)
Good Natured Bear (given by H. Beston)
Horne Robinson
Sarah's Dakin (given by H. Beston)
Saturday's Children (given by H. Beston)
Crew Laurence
Elizabeth Ann's Spring Vacation
Patty's Fortune Wells
Old Four Toes
E. Sabin
Patty's Butterfly Days
C. Wells
Patty's Social Season
C. Wells
Patty's Suitors
C. Wells
Patty's Romance
C. Wells
Ruth Fielding in Alaska
R. Emerson
Story of a Saw Dust Doll
L Hope
Scar Face Ranch
E. Sabin
Tale of Jimmy Rabbit
Arthur Bailey
Conner
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Tale of Peter Mink Three Girl Chums at Laurel Janet, a Twin Phyllis, a Twin Twins in the West
Twins in the South
Treasure Mountain
Arthur Bailey M. Barton D. Whitehill D. Whitehill D. Whitehill D. Whitehill E. Sabin Amy Marlow Ferris Lawton Hallock
Wyn's Camping Days X-Bar-X Boys on Big Bison Trail
Goose Town Tales (given by H. Beston) Petersham Hill (given by H. Beston) Making of Peter Cray (given by H. Beston) Allens and Aunt Hannah (given by H. Beston)
Heyliger Pierson Capuana Douglas
Nimble Legs (given by B. Beston)
Black Douglas (given by H. Beston) Patty Bride
Wells
Patty and Azalea
Wells
Conor House Girls in a Play
Hill
Conor House Girls on a Tour
Hill
Dorothy Dainty at Foam Ridge
Amy Brooks
Out-door Girls at Foaming Falls
L. Hope
Out-door Girls Around the Camp
L. Hope
Twin's Summer Vacation
Whitehill
Twins and Tommy Jr.
Whitehill
Boy Scouts at Woodcraft Camp
T. Burgess
Boy Scouts in a Trapper's Camp
T. Burgess
Tale of Brownie Beaver
Bailey
Tale of Sandy Chipmunk
Bailey
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Miss Louise Jones of the Division of Public Libraries, from the State House, visited the library in October and helped to discard many of the old and worthless books, making room for the newer books.
You will also notice amongst the juvenile books added this year that Mr. Henry Beston gave about thrity-three.
BLANCHE A. KEEFE,
Librarian.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
OF EA.
N
TO
INC
HAUSET 1620.
651.
0
FOR THE YEAR
1927
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School Committee
Mrs. Fred F. Dill, Chairman Mrs. James Knowles, Secretary
Charles F. Atwood
Term expires 1929 Term expires 1930 Term expires 1928
UNION SUPERINTENDENT
(Harwich, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham) William F. Sims-Residence, Harwich
Janitor George Hardwick
Attendance Officer
Walter F. Nickerson
School Physician Dr. A. P. Goff
School Nurse Ada S. Creelman, R. N.
Residence, Brewster
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1928
Winter Term: 7 weeks-January 3, 1928, to February 17, 1928
Spring Term: 7 weeks-February 27, 1928, to April 13, 1928 Summer Term: 9 weeks-April 23, 1928, to June 22, 1928 Grammar Graduation: Wednesday, June 20, 1928, 8 P. M. Fall Term: 16 weeks-Wednesday, September 5, 1928, to December 21, 1928
Winter Term: 7 weeks-Wednesday, January 2, 1929, to February 15, 1929
PUPILS ATTENDING ORLEANS HIGH SCHOOL
September-December, 1927 Class of 1928
Elizabeth Howes
Jennie Rogers
Doris Lee Frances Saunders (Left Sept. 30, 1927)
Class of 1929
Joseph King Robert Whiting Esther Knowles
Class of 1930
Emma Knowles George W. Saunders William Mahoney
Class of 1931
Cora Fulcher Louis Fulcher Stanley Knowles
William Knowles Florence Knowles (Left Nov. 4, 1927) Almond Nickerson
Henry Saunders
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To the Citizens of the Town of Eastham:
We present herewith our annual school report. We ask you to read the reports which have been made to us by the different officials of the School Department and which we publish herewith.
The Superintendent's report particularly calls atten- tion to the advantages presented to our pupils in the Orleans High School.
Our high school tuition bill at the rate of $159.75 per pupils per year amounted to $2,413.25. The rate of tuition for our pupils attending the Orleans High School is based upon the actual per capita cost for high school education in Orleans. This rate is found by dividing the total cost of the high school instruction by the number of pupils attending the high school. It is apparent then, that by sending our high school pupils to Orleans we are reducing the per capita cost both for Orleans and for Eastham. The practice is one of mutual benefit to both towns. We could not main- tain so good a school for so small a cost while our state aid for high school education would be less.
We would like to impress upon the parents of our high school pupils the importance of having their children give a very close attention to their work in the high school. Each day lost and each lesson not learned mean a decided financial loss to the town of Eastham.
We wish to express our appreciation to the voters in
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providing the very best transportation service for our pupils. The safety and comfort of our pupils so far as transportation is concerned is as good as can be provided. We commend our transportation contractors for their care- fulness, trustworthiness, promptness and faithfulness in the performance of their duties.
We have been able to pay all our bills and return an unexpended balance to the Town of $683.82. In view of the probability of our high school tuition being a little more than last year we are asking for the same appropria- tion as before, namely, $13,750.00.
Respectfully submitted,
NELLIE M. DILL, Chairman, M. LOUISE KNOWLES, Secretary, CHARLES F. ATWOOD,
School Committee.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Eastham School Committee
Expenditures for the Fiscal Year, January 1, 1927, to
December 31, 1927
General Class
Specific Class
Amount
Total
Needed for 1928
Committee, Salary
$100.00
Superintendent
414.96
Clerical Services
11.50
Taking Census
20.00
Insurance
32.45
Miscellaneous
32.37
$611.28
$800.00
Expense of Instruction
Teachers' Salaries Books
4,518.00
31.63
Supplies
295.60
4,845.23
5,000.00
Operation of
Fuel
182.00
School Plant
.
Misc. Supplies
66.12
896.12
1,100.00
Maintenance
| Repairs, Upkeep
1
1 545.30 |
350.00
Auxiliary
Health
155.00
Transportation
3,600.00
Agencies
Tuition
2,413.25
6,168.25
6,500.00
Totals
13,066.18 $13,066.1800:0920$
Appropriations
$13,750.00
Expenditures
13,066.18
Unexpended Balance
$683.82
1927 Summary
Appropriation
$13,750.00
Receipts
High School Transportation and Tuition, 1927 For Superintendent
$1,600.95
-
224.59
640.00
Part I of School Fund, due and not paid Tuition, City Wards, due and not paid Net unexpended balance
448.74
683.82
3.598.10
Net cost to the Town for the year 1927
$10,152.90
General Control
Janitor's Wages
648.00
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Superintendent's Report
The past year has been one of consistent progress in the Schools of Eastham. On account of the numbers in the first five grades we have continued the organization as last year, that is, the first three grades in charge of Miss Keith, and the fourth and fifth in charge of Miss Nickerson. While these grades are generally too many for one teacher, espe- cially the first three, the comparatively small schools mitigate somewhat that objection. This is true of all East- ham schools.
The greater part of the work in the elementary grades consists in a mastery of the school arts, reading, writing, and arithmetic. Some other matters are also learned here. Health education particularly is here stressed, Through the avenues of history and geography the pupil acquires some general information about the world in which he lives. In short, the work of the elementary grades prepares the pupil for a more definite pursuit of knowledge in the second- ary school. We have a splendid corps of teachers in charge of these grades, and good results are being obtained.
VENTILATION
The Heatrolas in the schools are a great improvement in heating the school rooms. However, since they do not supply any fresh air they should be replaced with a jacketed stove that has the approval of the State Inspector of Public Buildings. The Heatrola, being a superior type of stove, should have a rather high second-hand value. Con-
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sequently, the sacrifice if made in the near future would not be very large. The sooner the change is made the smaller the sacrifice on the Heatrolas and the greater the benefit to the pupils.
SPELLING
Spelling is reglarly and systematically taught by the Horn-Ashbaugh method. We believe it is attended with good results.
By means of a spelling match between the pupils of grades five to eight, inclusive, Henry Saunders of grade eight won the title of Town Champion. On April 19 he represented the Town in a spelling contest held in New Bedford for Southeastern Massachusetts. Richard Saund- ers of grade five was Town Alternate in this contest. This is a worth while contest, and we have again been invited to participate.
As all our high school pupils attend the Orleans High School I am giving that part of my Orleans report here :
SPELLING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL
The third annual high school spelling match was held in Chatham on the evening of the first Monday in last June. A program of the contest is printed elsewhere in this report. It was the longest and hardest fought spelling con- test we have had. The contest was won by Evelyn M. Bearse of the Class of 1927 of the Chatham High School. Chatham has now won the contest in two successive years. If Chatham High School wins again on the first Monday evening of next June it will acquire permanent possession
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of the spelling trophy that was donated by the Educational Department of the Orleans Woman's Club.
Gold keys donated by the Woman's Clubs in Chatham, Harwich and Orleans were won by Evelyn M. Bearse, C. H. S. 27, Elizabeth Nickerson, H. H. S. '27, and Louise Williams, O. H. S. '28. This is the second time that Misses Bearse and Williams have won gold keys in these inter- school contests.
Analogous, physiology, porcelain, adoptable, statistician, veracity and unrivaled are the words that were missed.
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
Due to a generous appropriation by the Town, we have been able to establish a modern and well-equipped Business Department in our High School. Our equipment consists of nine typewriters, twenty-four bookkeeping desks, one Neo- style, one stop watch, one filing cabinet and eighteen rythmic records, together with all the books and blanks needed for giving a thorough training for office work. The department is in charge of a competent teacher and the progress of the pupils so far has been very satisfactory. The pupils, not only in this department, but throughout the school show a more commendable spirit towards their work than at any time previous to the present school year.
COLLEGE PREPARATORY WORK
What I wish to say about the work of the high school applies in a general way to nearly all the high schools on Cape Cod. There are many who think that a small high school should not attempt to prepare pupils for college or
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