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Architect.
G. H. GIBNEY, Chairman,
A. P. GARDNER, Secretary,
C. S. GWINN,
W. F. REDLON,
Building Committee.
C. E. WHIPPLE,
L. K. BARKER,
A. D. WALLACE.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
Report of Town Clerk for 1897.
Received and paid the Town Treasurer, for the sale of burial lots, $80 00
Received for dog licenses to December 1, 1897, and paid the County Treasurer, 199 20
Recorded 27 births,
23 marriages,
66 30 deaths.
OTIS F. BROWN, Town Clerk.
List of Jurors.
AS PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN, FEB. 18, 1898.
Fred Berry,
Alvin Smith,
C. Jerome Norwood,.
Charles E. Whipple,
Charles H. Smith, Joseph P. Lovering,
Caleb W. Dodge,
Albert W. Dodge, Clarence P. Roberts,
George H. Gibney,
Austin A. Whipple, Isaac F. Knowlton,
Arthur W. Chandler,
Charles S. Gwinn.
ISAAC F. KNOWLTON, Selectmen. DANIEL D. STONE, of
WILLIAM A. BROWN, Hamilton
Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting.
Essex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town GREETING :
of Hamilton.
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Hamilton, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet in Town Hall, in said Town, on Tuesday, the eighth day of March, 1898, at 10 o'clock, A. M., in the fore- noon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz. :
Art. I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To choose all necessary Town officers for the year ensuing.
Art. 3. To hear the report of the Selectmen and act thereon.
Art. 4. Shall licenses be granted in the Town of Ham- ilton for the sale of intoxicating liquors for the year ensuing.
Art. 5. To see if Town will appropriate a sum of money, not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00), for the pur- pose of observing Decoration Day by the soldiers of the late Rebellion.
Art. 6. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the decree of the County Commissioners for the extension of Union and Linden streets, and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 7. To see what action the Town will take in regard to choosing a Road Surveyor for the year ensuing.
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Art. 8. To see what action the Town will take in regard to heating, lighting, and general care of the Hook and Ladder house, as petitioned for by S. E. McGlaughlin and others, and appropriate money for the same.
Art. 9. To see what action the Town will take in regard to repairing the sidewalks on Railroad avenue, from Main street to the new school house, and on Willow street, from Railroad avenue to Asbury street, as petitioned for by W. F. Redlon and others, and appropriate money for the same.
Art. 10. To see what action the Town will take in regard to grading Hamilton avenue, as petitioned for by W. F. Redlon and others, and appropriate money for the same.
Art. II. To see what action the Town will take in re-opening Union street, as petitioned for by Alden J. Chandler and others.
Art. 12. To see if the Town will change the name of Elm street to Farms Road.
Art. 13. To see if the Town will authorize its Treas- urer to hire money under the direction of the Selectmen in anticipation of taxes.
Art. 14. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year.
Art. 15. To appropriate money for the repairs of high- ways, turnways and bridges, and determine the manner of expending the same.
Art. 16. To see if the Town will authorize its Collector to use all means of collecting the taxes which a Town Treas- urer, when appointed a Collector, may use agreeable to Chapter 18, Sec. 73 of the Public Statutes.
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TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
Art. 17. To determine at what time Tax bills shall be issued and taxes become due.
Art. 18. To see if the Town will accept of the list of Jurors as proposed and posted by the Selectmen.
Art. 19. To act on any other matter that may come legally before said meeting.
And you are directed to save this warrant, posting attested copies thereof, one at the meeting-house, and one at F. C. Norton's store, and at the store of F. E. Libby, in said town, near the Boston and Maine depot, seven days at least before the time of said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding said meeting.
Given under our hands this twenty-first day of February, 1898, A. D.
ISAAC F. KNOWLTON, Selectmen of
DANIEL D. STONE,
WILLIAM A. BROWN, Hamilton.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
1897-98.
BOSTON : PRESS OF OLVIN H. LUFKIN, 145 HIGH STREET. 1898.
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School Committee's Report.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Geo. K. Knowlton, Chairman, . term expires 1898
Rev. Jesse G. Nichols, Secretary, term expires 1900 Dr. Albert L. Whipple, Purchasing Agent, term expires 1899
TRUANT OFFICERS.
Lewis H. Bradstreet, Charles E. Whipple, Stephen A. Gwinn.
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton :
Your committee presents the following report :
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
(Closed Feb. 18, 1898,)
Amount appropriated by the town for schools, $3,000 00
Text books and school supplies, 600 00
Small repairs and miscellaneous, 400 00
$4,000 00
Dog licenses, 176 10
Amount for public schools exclusive of Mass. school fund, $4,176 10
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Paid for teachers, $2,351 70
fuel, 157 IO
care of houses,
189 86
text books and school supplies, 710 24
miscellaneous, 441 48
$3,850 38
ACCOUNT MASS. SCHOOL FUND.
Amount of Mass. school fund,
$245 02
Balance from 1896-7, 8 50
$253 52
Paid for Teachers,
$220 50
Maps,
21 00
$241 50
Amount unexpended and carried
over to 1898-9,
$ 12 02
PAID TEACHERS.
Miss Adelaide A. Keith,
$456 00
Lizzie E. Hadley,
399 00
" Jessie M. Doty,
399 00
Harriet M. Cutler,
397 00
Mary E. Batchelder,
218 00
Kate B. Symonds,
218 00
Grace A. Smith,
196 00
Mrs. Ella E. Day,
147 00
Miss M. Bessie Tidd,
108 00
Addie M. Gove,
34 20
$2,572 20
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PAID FOR FUEL.
J. C. Underhill & Son, coal, $65 00
John C. Sauer, coal,
19 50
J. P. Lovering, wood, 20 60
Jonathan Lamson, wood,
22 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, wood,
12 00
Isaac D. Patch, wood,
13 50
William A. Brown, wood,
4 50
$157 IO
PAID FOR CARE OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Jonathan Lamson, West school,
$1I 50
Heny T. Rogers,
5 00
David Fisher, Centre
16 50
Eddie McGregor, North
7 00
Hiram Pitman and others, North school,
9 50
E. A. Day, East school,
16 50
B. W. Adams, South school, 90 85
Fred C. Shaller, South school,
33 33
$189 86
PAID FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
Boston School Supply Co.,
129 75
J. L. Hammett Company,
126 17
Ginn & Co.,
109 66
Silver, Burdette & Co.,
72 40
George F. King & Co.,
59 47
E. W. Babb & Co.,
53 70
Greenough, Adams & Cushing,
45 OI
Amount carried forward, $596 16
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Amount brought forward, $596 16
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 36 26
Lee & Shepard,
31 20
American Book Co.,
23 62
William Ware & Co.,
13 20
Massachusetts Bible Society,
9 80
$710 24
MISCELLANEOUS.
Luther C. Parker & Co., printing, $ 4 00
James F. Dean, zinc, Center school, I 00
A. T. Pool, painting, 2 00
Frank R. Shaller, tuning organ, South school,
2 50
Gideon Marshman, locks,
I 40
Barry & Lufkin, printing,
9 25
Mrs. E. A. Day, cleaning schoolhouses,
12 10
William G. Webber,! school room furnishings, 3 00
Mrs. Lucy Channel, cleaning Center school house, 3 50
Whitcomb & Carter, hardware,
50
A. C. Lunt, school furniture,
6 50
Lester H. Libby, school room supplies, 1 00
John H. Whipple, sanitary and labor,
6 50
George C. Ryerson, painting flag poles, glass and setting, 21 51
S. A. Waitt, school room supplies, I 85
Fred Carrol, repairing West school, 80
M. W. Cain, & Son, school furniture, II 50
Amount carried forward, $88 91
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Amount brought forward, $ 88 91
C. A. Peterson, putting in desks, South school, 22 81
William Crosby, school room sup- plies, I
J. F. Porter, repairing on school houses, 27 97
E. A. Lane, glass and setting, 35
E. A. Mackintire, school room supplies, 45
Chandler Adjustable Chair & Desk Co., desks, South school, 119 86
Almy, Bigelow, & Washburn, cur- tains and hanging, South school house, 52 79
Almy, Bigelow & Washburn, school room supplies, 8 50
Frank C. Norton, school room supplies, 8 19
S. C. Gould, school room supplies, 4 10
B. W. Adams, labor, south school, 3 60
Barry Printing Co., printing, 3 00
American Express Co., expressage, 9 80
Ira A. Dunnels, expressage, 2 00
Cummings & Smerrage, expressage, 2 25
Procter's express, expressage,
75
A. C. Cummings, expressage,
IO 92
C. E. Day,
2 05
B. & M. R. R. Co., freight, 5 05
George K. Knowlton, extra expense on account of teachers, 8 00
George K. Knowlton, repairs and cash paid out, 22 35
Amount carried forward, $405 05
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Amount brought forward, . $405 05 George K. Knowlton, labor and ex-
pense, furnishing new school house, 14 00
George K. Knowlton, school census, 5 00
Albert L. Whipple, purchasing agent and supplies, IO 85
Jesse G. Nichols, extra expense on
account of teachers, etc. 6 58
$441 48
HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNT.
Amount appropriated for tuition
High school pupils, $480 00
Paid City of Salem,
$200 00
" Beverly, 225 00
" Trustees Manning High school,
Town of Ipswich, 25 00
Caleb J. Norwood, 30 00
$480 00
SUMMARY.
GROSS RECEIPTS FOR ALL SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Appropriation for schools, $4,000 00
66 tuition high
school pupils, 480 00
Dog licenses, 176 10
Mass. school fund, 245 02
Balance Mass school fund, 1896-7, 8 50
$4,909 62
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GROSS EXPENDITURES FOR ALL PURPOSES.
Paid for teachers,
$2,572 20
Fuel, 157 IO
Care of houses, 189 86
School supplies,
710 24
Miscellaneous,
441 48
Tuition High school pupils, 480 00
Balance unexpended,
$4,550 88 358 74
$4,909 62
PUPILS ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL. BEVERLY.
Mollie Smith, entered Sept., 1894, tuition one year, to June, 1898, $40 00 Catherine T. Robinson, entered Sept., 1895, tuition one year, to June, 1898, 40 00
Albert L. Smith, entered Sept., 1895, tuition one year, to June, 1898, 40 00 Alice McGlaughlin, entered Sept., 1896, tuition one year, to June, 1898, 40 00
Percy Dodge, entered Sept., 1896, tuition one year, to June, 1898, 40 00
Groves Smith, entered Sept., 1897, tuition one year, to June, 1898, 40 00
George E. Tuck, entered Sept., 1897, (came out after one term) 20 00
Sam'l Robinson, entered Jan., 1898, tuition one year, to June, 1898, 20 00
$280 00
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SALEM.
Ethel L. Dane, entered 1894, tuition one year, to June, 1898, $50 00 Martha Robinson, entered 1894, tu- ition one year, to June, 1898, 50 00
Roy W. Whipple, entered 1894, tu- ition one year, to June, 1898, 50 CO
Helen E. Woodbury, entered 1896, (came out November, 1897) 25 00
Bessie N. Dane, entered 1897, tuition one year, to June, 1898, 40 00
Arthur H. Dane, entered 1897, tu- ition one year, to June, 1898, 40 00
$255 00
IPSWICH.
Mabelle C. Barker, entered Sept., 1895, tuition one year, to June, 1898, $25 00
ESTIMATE FOR SCHOOLS.
The committee present the following estimate of the amount of money which should be appropriated by the town to carry on the public schools for the year 1898-9. This amount provides for deeks and furniture for the school room in the Town Hall.
Amount for payment of teachers, jan- itors and fuel, $3,400 00
Text books and school supplies, 600 00
Small repairs and miscellaneous, 500 00
$4,500 00
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Amount brought forward, $4,500 00
FOR HIGH SCHOOL TUITION.
Beverly,
$280 00
Salem,
255 00
Ipswich,
25 00
$560 00
Amount for all school purposes,
$5,060 00
In addition to the above the following appropriations are recommended :
For teaching music in the schools, $200 00
For painting West School house, 40 00
$240 00
INSURANCE. NEW SOUTH SCHOOL HOUSE.
Amount insured on building,
$7,300 00
Amount insured on movable
fixtures, furniture, books, etc. 700 00
Full amount insured, $8,000 00
Premium,
$120 00
Expires Feb. 3, 1903.
Insurance on the following properties will expire May 12, 1898 :
South school house, insured for, $2,000 00
Center
900 00
West
800 00
North 66
700 00
East
¥ 60
700 00
Full amount insured,
$5,100 00
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STATISTICAL TABLE.
From March 29, 1897, to February 18, 1898, 35 weeks. Length of term is given to March II, 1898, 38 weeks." -
SOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Teacher, Miss Adelaide A. Keith. -
66 Grace A. Smith, assistant, fall and part of winter term.
Spring Term.
Fall Term.
Winter Term.
Wages of teacher per month, $48 00.
$48 00
$48 00
Wages of assitant per month,
36 00
36 00
Length of term in months,
3
3
41/2
Whole number of pupils,
37
47
32
Average membership,
33
45
3I
Average attendance,
30
43
28
No. of pupils over 15 years of age,
O
3
8
No. between 8 and 14 years of age, 37
44
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SOUTH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ..
- This school was organized January 4, 1898. Teacher Miss Grace A. Smith,-
_Winter Term.
Wages of teacher per month,
$40 00
Length of term in months,
212
Whole number of pupils,
31
Average membership,
26
Average attendance, 8
24
No. of pupils over 1.5 years of age,
I
"No. of pupils between 8 and 14 years,
30 -
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SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Teacher, Miss Lizzie E. Hadley. :
Spring Term.
Fall Term.
Winter Term.
Wages of teacher per month,
$42 00
$42 00
$42 00
Length of term in months,
3
3
Whole number of pupils,
54
55
54
Average membership,
48
47
39
Average attendance,
44
44
36
No. of pupils between 8 and 14
years of age,
27
20
23
No. of pupils-under 8 years,
27
35
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CEŃŤRE SCHOOL.
Teacher, Miss Harriet M. Cutler.
Spring Term.
Fall Term.
Winter Term.
Wages of teacher per month, $40 00
$40 00
$40 00
Length of term in months,
3
3
31/2
Whole number of pupils,
34
32
82
Average membership,
32
29
25
Average attendance,
27
26
22
No. of pupils over 15 years of age, 0
O
O
No. of pupils between 8 and 14 years of age,
20
20
21
No. of pupils under 8 years,
I4
12
II
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NORTH SCHOOL.
Teacher, Miss Jessie M. Doty.
Spring Term.
Fall Term.
Winter Term.
Wages of teacher per month, $42 00
$42 00
$42 00
Length of term in months,
3
3
31/2
Whole number of pupils,
26
25
26
Average nembership,
23
23
21
Average attendance,
20
2I
19
No. of pupils over 15 years of age,
0
O
O
No. of pupils between 8 and 14 years of age,
15
13
17
No. of pupils under 8 years,
II
12
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EAST SCHOOL.
Teacher, Mrs. Ella E. Day, spring term.
Miss Mary E. Batchelder, fall and winter terms.
Spring Teim.
Fall Term.
Winter Term.
Wages of teacher per month, $40 00
$36 00
$40 00
Length of term in months,
3
3
3 1/2
Whole number of pupils,
36
36
36
Average membership,
3I
33
32
Average attendance,
29
31
29
No. of pupils over 15 years of age, 0
O
O
No. of pueils between 8 and 14 28
28
28
No. of pupils under 8 years,
8
8
8
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TA. SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
WEST SCHOOL.
Teacher, Miss M. Bessie Tidd, spring term.
Kate B. Symonds, fall and winter terms.
Spring Term.
Fall Term.
Winter Term.
Wages of teacher per month, $36 00
$36 00
$40 00
Length of Term in months,
3
3
41/2
Whole number of pupils,
30
35
25
. Average membership,
27
28
22
Average attendance,
25
26
2I
No. of pupils over 15 years of age,
0
O
2
No. of pupils between 8 and 14 years of age,
20
22
15
No. under 8 years,
IO
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The closing term of the school year opened March 29, and continued twelve weeks, closing June 18.
The only change of teachers was in the West school, where Miss M. Bessie Tidd succeeded Miss Addie M. Gove.
The school-year, 1897-8, opened August 30. In the West school Miss Kate B. Symonds succeeded Miss Tidd, and in the East school Miss Mary E. Batchelder succeeded Mrs. Ella E. Day.
The closing examinations were in the following order :
South primary school, Tuesday, A. M., June 15. Teacher, Miss Lizzie E. Hadley. Whole number of scholars, 51 ; present, 47. In the report of last year attention was called to the large number of scholars in this school. But it was thought that fairly good progress would be made under the
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faithful direction of the teacher, and we are glad to say that the prediction has been fulfilled, and that the committee is satisfied with the work of the term.
The new school year opened August 30. Miss Hadley was placed in charge of the school for another year. In order to admit some new scholars the fifth grade was trans- ferred to the grammar department; their seats were imme- diately filled and others sought admission. As the new schoolhouse was about to be erected the committee advised the parents of those for whom there were no seats to wait for the opening of the new building where ample accommo- dations would be had for all pupils of the district. The first week of the present year the school was removed to the new house where it is now doing excellent work.
East school, Tuesday, P. M. Teacher, Mrs. Ella E. Day. Whole number of scholars, 35 ; present, 22. It is not often that a teacher has the sincere love of all the pupils as did Mrs. Day. Being in failing health she could not command that enthusiam for study which is essential for progress in any school. But the scholars were very considerate of the situa- tion and passed a fairly profitable term. At the close of the term Mrs. Day decided to take a rest from teaching.
After seeing quite a number of candidates the com- mittee selected Miss Mary E. Batchelder for a trial term. They were so fully satisfied with her work at the end of the term that she was engaged for the rest of the school year. She is now doing first-class work and the year prom- ises to be one of unusual advancement in the studies of the school.
Centre school, Wednesday, A. M. Teacher, Miss Harriet M. Cutler. Whole number of scholars, 33; present, 30.
This school passed a fairly good examination, even bet- ter than the committee had anticipated, knowing that the school had suffered from much absence of some of its pupils.
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But as no teacher is expected to reproduce the recitations which have been lost by any scholar for his benefit the loss of much time from school becomes a serious obstacle in the intellectual progress of any pupil, and one for which the teacher is not responsible. Miss Cutler was conscientiously faithful to her work, and though she had difficulties to over- come she met them bravely. Believing that the school would be successful under her care the committee engaged her for another year. With the improved conditions of the school, and the splendid working of the new attendance rule, we find the pupils are doing much better work, and expect the closing examination to be very satisfactory.
North school, Wednesday, P. M. Teacher, Miss Jessie M. Doty. Whole number, 26; present, 20.
This school presented the same evidence of a year of good work that it has given in the past, having been under the care of the same faithful teacher for several years. Per- haps very few recognize the great value of the continuous services of a good teacher in any school. This school is an example of consecutive faithful service, and some others are beginning to show like results.
Miss Doty was engaged for another year and entered upon her work at the beginning of the fall term. The same quiet studiousness prevails as in the past, and the scholars -are making good progress.
South grammar school, Thursday, A. M. Teacher, Miss Adelaide A. Keith. Whole number of scholars, 37; pres- cent, 30.
The examination of this school is always attended with much interest by the committee, not because it is deserving of any more attention than other schools, but because it is our highest grade school, and has superior advantages to any other in town.
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We expect the best work of the year to be shown in this school, and if we do not find it we know there must be serious trouble somewhere. But this does not mean that it must necessarily be the fault of the teacher, it may be in a large part the fault of pupils, or even of parents.
All children do not have equal intellectual power, and as they vary in this so they will vary in the quality of their recitations, although this is not an infallible rule, for some pupils who have good brain power are careless and indo- lent, and hence will not become good scholars.
It is the work of the teacher to bring out, as well as may be, the best work attainable by each pupil, and when this is done the teaching has been all that can be required. We are glad to say that the closing examination gave evi- dence of teaching of this character.
The committee were pleased to secure the services of Miss Keith for another year.
At the opening of the school year the transfer of the fifth grade from the primary to the grammar department made it necessary to furnish an assistant teacher for this room, and Miss Grace A. Smith was employed.
With a new school building in the very near future the committee sought to spend as little money as possible in making any changes in the old house. On the approach of cold weather a small coal stove was placed in the north entry which served fairly well for a recitation room. On comple- tion of the new house the school was transferred to that building.
West school, Thursday, P. M. Teacher, Miss M. Bessie Tidd. Whole number of scholars, 30; present, 25.
Miss Tidd commenced her work at the opening of the spring term of school. She put great energy and enthusiam into it and accomplished a great deal in the short period of one term. The school passed a fairly good examination.
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The committee was satisfied that Miss Tidd was a suc- cessful teacher and engaged her for another year.
Five days before the opening of the school in August, the committee received a telegram from Miss Tidd request- ing an interview in order to be released from her engagement. This was granted ; she was allowed to go, and Miss Kate B. Symonds was at once engaged to take the school.
Having had much experience in teaching, Miss Symonds began the work in good earnest, and seemed to be making progress with the school at once. At the present time there are but few large scholars, nearly all the pupils being in the fifth and lower grades of study.
While it may be difficult sometimes to command strict order with so small scholars, yet the teacher is doing good work, and the school at the present time shows fair progress.
South intermediate school, opened January 4, 1898. Teacher, Miss Grace A. Smith. Whole number af scholars, 30.
This school having been organized so short a time can only show the beginning of fairly good work. The teacher is faithfully interested in her scholars and it is expected that good results will be shown at the closing examinations.
The year 1897-8 has been one of unusual activity on the part of the school committee, and one which in some respects is probably without a precedent in the history of the town. During the year two textbooks have been changed and the Normal System of Vertical Writing has been intro- duced into all our schools.
After a careful examination, extending over a period of more than a year, of a number of the latest and best geogra- phies, it was decided to place Frye's geography into our schools; this book departs somewhat from the plan of other geographies, and has a peculiar and valuable method for teaching of its own.
It has brought a delightful enthusiasm for this study into our schools.
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Fisk's History of the United States has been introduced for use in the higher grades, being specially adapted for the work preparatory to admission to the Beverly High School, where it is used.
By the use of the vertical system of writing most satis- factory results are being obtained and a complete reforma- tion in penmanship has taken place.
The committee believes in giving our children the best education possible with the means at our command so gen- erously furnished by the town. It is the policy of the pres- ent board to accept only the best teachers available for our work. But after taking great care to place good teachers in our schools we know that intellectual progress may be ma- terially interfered with if parents allow their children to be frequently absent from school.
This has been a serious hindrance to success in our schools in all past time, and however much we may wish to believe that none of our children have been deprived of proper school attendance we are confronted with stern facts to the contrary. The committee having given this important matter a long and careful consideration decided to adopt a rule which was taken substantially from the school regula- tions of the city of Beverly.
The following is a copy of our rule :
Attendance. In case of absence or tardiness the pupil must bring an excuse from parent or guardian, stating the reason of such absence or tardiness. Sickness of the pupil, danger to health from serious exposure, affliction in the family or any condition of absolute necessity will be sufficient excuse. All excuses shall be preserved and filed. In case of unexcused absence or tardiness the pupil shall be marked zero in the exercises at which he or she is not present, and may be suspended by the teacher and reported to the committee. No pupil shall be excused before the close of school except in case of sickness or some pressing emergency, of which the
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