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$32
Whole number of pupils,
36
Average membership, 273
Average attendance, 21
Number of pupils over fifteen years of age,
3
No. of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age, 11
WINTER TERM.
Teacher: Miss Marie A. Bowers.
2ª
Wages of teacher per month,
$36
Whole number of pupils,
34
Number of pupils over fifteen years of age, 3
No. of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age, 15
Harry Morgan neither absent or tardy during the entire year. Sadie Dodge, Maggie Hinkley and Frank Day neither absent or tardy during the fall term. Ernest Woodman, Horace Day, Grace Ayers, Nancy Knowlton and Sadie Dodge, neither absent or tardy during the winter term.
Length of term in months,
31
ANNUAL REPORT.
WEST SCHOOL. SPRING AND FALL TERMS.
Teacher: Everett A. Smith.
64
Wages of teacher per month,
$32
Whole number of pupils. 30
Average membership, 23₺
19
Number of pupils over fifteen years of age,
1
No. of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age,
12
WINTER TERM.
Teacher: Everett A. Smith.
24
Wages of teacher per month,
$36
Whole number of pupils, 23
Average membership, 21
18
Number of pupils over fifteen years of age,
2
No. of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age, 12
CENTER SCHOOL.
SPRING AND FALL TERMS.
Teacher : Miss Mabel T. Jewett.
64
Length of term in months,
$32
Wages of teacher per month,
14
Whole number of pupils,
12₴
Average membership,
10 3-10
Average attendance,
0
Number of pupils over fifteen years of age,
No. of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age,
8
Length of term in months,
Average attendance,
Length of term in months,
Average attendance,
32
ANNUAL REPORT.
WINTER TERM.
Teacher : Miss Mabel T. Jewett.
28
Length of term in months,
$36
Wages of teacher per month.
Whole number of pupils, 13
11₫
Average attendance, 8 7-8
1
No. of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age, 10
SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL
SPRING AND FALL TERMS.
Teacher : Miss Lucy A. Gray.
64
Wages of teacher per month,
$32
Whole number of pupils, 29
32
Average membership. 253
Average attendance,
Number of pupils under five years of age, 5
No. of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age, 6
WINTER TERM.
Teacher : Miss Lucy A. Gray.
24
Wages of teacher per month,
34
Whole number of pupils,
Average membership, 31
Average attendance, 26
Number of pupils under five years of age, 0
No. of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age, 13
Length of term in months,
$36
Average membership,
Number of pupils over fifteen years of age,
Length of term in months,
33
ANNUAL REPORT.
SOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. SPRING AND FALL TERMS.
Teachers : Miss Sarah J. Holland, Ernest R. Pike, and Miss J. E. Hastings.
Length of term in months,
64
Average wages of teachers per month,
$38
Whole number of pupils,
32
Average membership, 28}
Average attendance, 26 1-6
Number of pupils over fifteen years of age, 2
No. of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age, 30
WINTER TERM.
Teachers : Miss J. E. Hastings and Miss Nellie Kinsman.
Length of term in months, 2¿
Average wages of teachers per month, $39
Whole number of pupils, 28
Average membership,
263
Average attendance,
213
Number of pupils over fifteen years of age 1
No. of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age, 19
Considering the large number of pupils attending the South school, there being more than could be successfully taught by one teacher, and the school room not being sufficiently large, your committee at the beginning of the year, decided to make two schools. one a primary, the other a grammar, the grammar school to occupy the same room, the primary another room. After much difficulty in finding a room, it was decided to have the primary school in " Creamer Hall."
The school continued in the hall during the spring term. At a town meeting held April 11th, 1893, it was voted to en- large the South school house, by making an addition sufficient- ly large to accommodate the primary school, at an expense of fifteen hundred dollars. The money thus appropriated has been well spent, thus making the rooms in the South school house sufficiently large, probably, for some years to come.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Rev. Mr. Alvord an efficient and active member of the school committee, resigned in consequence of changing his place of residence. According to law, the vacancy in the school committee was filled at a meeting of the selectmen and the remaining members of the school committee, by the election of George K. Knowlton.
Elements of Composition and Grammar by Southworth and Goddard, has been introduced to take the place of a grammar that has been in use in our schools for some years. it being a grammar better adapted to teach children the ready use of good language, the kinds, forms. and use of words, and the construction of sentences.
The law in regard to school children being vaccinated is as follows :
The school committee shall not allow a child who has not been duly vaccinated, to be admitted or connected with the public schools.
In accordance with the law the children in all the schools have been vaccinated, your committee being desirous that no child should be deprived of the privilege of attending school, and thinking vaccination particularly necessary during the past year, when the disease of which vaccination is a preven- tive, has been more prevalent than usual.
The South grammar school, at the beginning of the year was in a disorderly condition. Miss Holland commenced the spring term and was not successful in restoring good order. and at the end of one month resigned.
The next teacher. Mr. Pike, endeavored to bring the school into an orderly condition, and made some progress in that direction. A short time before the commence- ment of the fall term, Mr. Pike resigned, and Miss Hastings was engaged for the fall and winter terms. Miss Hastings succeeded in restoring better order, and her teach- ing was quite thorough, especially in reading. At the end of four weeks of the winter term Miss Hastings resigned, and Miss Nellie Kinsman was engaged to teach the remainder of , the term. It is evident that she has been as successful, and
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ANNUAL REPORT.
even more so, than either of the other teachers, in this school.
Considering that the town has made such ample provision in school houses, and provided every pupil with all needed text-books, and that the school committee endeavor to supply the schools with good and competent teachers, it is to be re- gretted that so many children should be allowed to be out of school for a trifling excuse, or be allowed to be absent when they please, so depriving them of that education which is so essential to success in life.
Attention is called to the increased duties of the commit- tee, there are now six schools to be cared for. The old time method of making one or two visits to each school during a term, is not sufficient for the present age, and advancement in education. Methods of instruction have materially changed, and the committee must keep pace with these things if they would be thoroughly qualified to direct the schools for their best interest. To do this takes a larger amount of time, which may not be apparent on its face to the public, but which will necessarily show itself in the better condition of the schools. By this we do not mean that all the schools will at all times be at their best.
Adverse circumstances may arise over which the committee have no control at the time. The trial of a new teacher is always an experiment. If she does fairly well at first, im- provement may and will be made, under the direction of suitable instruction. The committee are fully satisfied that much more work must be done than ever before, if they would be faithful to their duties, in the general supervision of our schools. For this they are entitled to a fair compen- sation which is provided for by the school laws, at so much a day. In past years the compensation charged seems to have been very low in comparison to amount paid by the surrounding towns, for similar service.
JOSEPH P. LOVERING, ESTHER L. CLIFFORD, GEORGE K. KNOWLTON,
School Committee.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FOR THE
YEAR 1893-94.
SALEM, MASS: PRESS OF THE ESSEX CO. MERCURY. 1894.
REPORT.
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Hamilton :
The trustees of the public library present their third an- nual report as follows :
At the time of the last report the library contained 1248 bound volumes and numerous unbound magazines and peri- odicals. At the time of the centennial celebration of the town, Miss Sohier and others presented the library with fifty books as a remembrance of the occasion, and the trus- tees take this occasion to express their grateful acknowledg- ments of the kindly gift. During the year there have been added by purchase 375 books; these with the fifty given us make a total of 1673 bound volumes in the library at this time.
During the year 3751 volumes have been issued, an in- crease of 1192 over the previous year. Of these 3254 were fiction, 311 history and travels, 83 biography, 36 general works and 59 of all other classes of works.
There were issued 103 cards. There have been 30 cards surrendered through the death or removal from town of the holders. The actual number of persons holding cards at the present time is 344, an increase of 73 over the previous year.
To the town appropriation of $500 there was added $25.10, the balance left over from last year, and $7.29 received from fines. This has been expended as shown in the accompany- ing table, the town appropriation being first expended, and the balance on hand is $27.51.
For the trustees,
FRANK V. WRIGHT, Chairman.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance of gift of 1891.
$25 10
Town appropriation,
500 00
Fines. 7 29
$532 39
BILLS APPROVED.
Merrill & Mackintire. books, $14 43
Mabel S. Jewett, cataloguing. 6 00
D. A. Anglin, typewriting.
7 50
S. H. Harraden. copying.
6 00
Library Bureau, case and cards,
17 50
Estes & Lauriat. books.
15 00
E. L. Perley, binding.
7 70
A. E Woodbury, salary.
100 00
E. E. Clark, express.
2 00
Salem Observer. printing.
13 75
A. E. Woodbury, cash spent,
1 43
Little. Brown & Co .. books.
315 00
Balance unexpended, 27 51
$532 39
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