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In the death of Marshall K. Abbott, Esq., the library loses one of its wise and generous patrons. To him it is indebted for some of its choicest books.
The Trustees desire to express their thanks to Mrs. G. v. L ... Meyer. Miss H. Meyer. Miss Bush, Mr. C. T. Garland, Dr. Justin Allen, and Mr. Walter G. Chase for their gifts of valu- able books and magazines.
The Trustees recommend the appropriation by the town of four hundred dollars for the year 1900-1901.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. GIFTS. Bound volumes
Pamphlets and unbound volumes
M. K. Abbott
29
Mrs. G. v. L. Meyer
19
Miss Bush I
Dr. Justin Allen I
W. G. Chase
I
Public documents
16
Miss H. Meyer. Bird Lore. I Vr. 1 2
The Forester, I yr.
1 2
Audobon Society Bird Chart and Pamphlet I
Parcel of magazines
27
C. T. Garland. Parcel of magazines
36
32
Woman's Home Companion
IO
Salem Public Library report
I
Interstate Commerce Commission
I
Mass. Agricultural Society
I
Lowell Textile School ,
I
Mass. Volunteer Aid Assoc.
I
Lake Mohawk Conference
I
STATISTICS.
Total number of volumes March 1, 1899 2.312
Total number of volumes added this year 1 89
Total number of volumes March 1, 1900 2,501
Number volumes of fiction issued 4,519
Number volumes of history and travel issued
ISI
Number volumes of biography issued 6.4
Number volumes of miscellaneous issued
200 1
Total number bound volumes issued 4.96.4
Number of magazines issued
25
Town of Topsfield report
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LIBRARY REPORT
Total number magazines and bound volumes issued 5,605 Number of cards issued during year 100
Total number of cards issued since Library opened S63
Fines $1I 24
GRACE C. STONE, Librarian.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Memorandum of receipts and expenditures of Daniel E. Safford on account of the Public Library of the Town of Ham- ilton, between March, 1899, and Oct. 9th, 1899 :
RECEIPTS.
Balance in town treasury, March, 1899,
to credit of library
$ 69 93
Appropriation for 1899
400 00
Total
$469 93
EXPENDITURES.
May 1, 1899, A. A. Dunnells, transportation $5 00
66 Almy, Bigelow & Wash- burn, books 4 38
E. A Mackintire, labels 1 00
6 6 American Express Co. 1 00
66 Congregational S. S. & Pub. Co., books 37 12
6 6 Mrs. G. C. Stone, librarian 25 00
Balance paid A. P. Gardner, treasurer 396 43
Total
$469 93
Augustus P. Gardner in account with the Trustees of the Public Library of the Town of Hamilton :
DR. Oct. 9, 1899, Received of Daniel E. Saf- ford balance remaining in his hands $396 43
Oct. 9, Received of Jesse G. Nich- ols for fines 14 83
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March 1, 1900, Received of Jesse G.
Nichols for fines II 24
Total
$422 50
CR.
Sept. 16. '99. Paid Mrs. G. C. Stone,
librarian $25 00
16, Paid Cong. S. S. & Puh. Society 19 25
16. Paid W. E. Parker, index
cards 3 75
16. Paid F. C. Norton. basket 5 75
Dec. 19. Paid A. N. Webb & Co., cards S 25
19. Paid Mrs. G. C. Stone. librarian 25 00
19. Paid J. G. Nichols. cash for postage. etc. 2 40
19. Paid Cong. S. S. & Puh. Society 31 10
Feb. 28.
Paid Mrs. G. C. Stone.
librarian 25 00
2S. Paid Mrs. G. C. Stone. ex- tra work 3 00
2S. Paid L. B. Moody. magazines 25 25
28. Paid Cong. S. S. & Pub. Society 22 17
28. Paid Charles A. King.
printing catalogue IS 50
2S. Paid A. H. Jewett. trans- porting books 16 40
28. Paid Richardson & North- ey. insurance 21 10
28. Paid American Express Co. 1 00
IS. Paid J. L. Hammett & Co .. supplies 3 47
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28, Paid - Jesse G. Nichols, cash paid, etc. 1 85
Balance in hands of Treasurer
164 26
E. & O. E.
$122 50
AUGUSTUS P. GARDNER, Treasurer. Hamilton, March Ist, 1900.
Respectfully submitted, JESSE G. NICHOLS, Trustees
AUGUSTUS P. GARDNER, of the
GEORGE V. L. MEYER, Public Library.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON
1899-1900
BEVERLY THE FROST & WOOD PRESS, 147 CABOT STREET 1900
School Committee's Report.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Geo. K. Knowlton, Chairman.
Term expires 1901
Rev. Jesse G. Nichols, Secretary.
،،
1900
Dr. Albertt L. Whipple, Purchasing Agent.
١١
1902
TRUANT OFFICER-George T. Litchfield.
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton: Your Committee submits the following Report :
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. (Closed Feb. 24, 1900.)
Amount appropriated by the town for schools
$3,400 00
Text books and school supplies
600 00
Small repairs and miscellaneous
500 00
Repairs Centre School room
250 00
Fence, South School
175 00
Transportation of scholars
250 00
Tuition, High School pupils
505 00
Town appropriation
$5,680 00
Dog licenses
193 34
Mass. school fund
255 51
$6,128 85 .
Paid for teachers
$2,628 97
fuel
301 19
care of houses
440 08
text books and supplies
438 41
miscellaneous
322 63
$4,131 28
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ACCOUNT MASS. SCHOOL FUND.
Amount Mass. school fund Paid teachers Paid for case of maps
$255 5*
$234 51
21 00
$255 51
PAID TEACHERS.
Miss Adelaide A. Keith
$421 09
" Grace A. Smith
140 00
" Lizzie E. Hadley
399 00
" Harriet M. Cutler
262 50
" Mary E. Batchelder
380 00
" Eliza H. Cushing
378 00
" Kate B. Symonds
140 00
" Nelly G. Cutting
228 00
" Carrie E. Robie
228 00
Mrs. Grace A. Stone
154 00
Mr. Arthur E. French
132 89
$2,863 48
PAID FOR FUEL.
John C. Sauer
$60 55
J. C. Underhill & Son
57 10
The Picket Coal Co.
134 64
Isaac D. Patch
25 50
Jonathan Lamson
8 50
Isaac F. Knowlion
10 00
J. P. Lovering
4 90
$301 19
PAID FOR CARE OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Fred C. Shaller, South school .
$366 33
Sylvester Day, East
8 00
E. A. Day,
6 6
10 00
Albert T. Hart. West
19 75
Amount carried forward
$404 08
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Amount brought forward
$404 08
Hiram Pitman, North 66
5 00
J. Frank McGregor, North school 13 00
Burton M. Gwinn, Centre
13 00
David Fisher,
3 33
C. Endicott Gwinn, “
I 67
$440 08
PAID FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
J. L. Hammett Co.
$296 86
E. W. Babb & Co.
100 75
Geo. F. King & Co.
22 25
American Book Co.
IO OS
Massachusetts Bible Society
7 20
Silver, Burdette & Co.
I 27
$438 41
MISCELLANEOUS.
A. C. Cummings, freight, expressage, carriage, etc.
$38 90
A. C. Lunt, school room furniture 34 40
Almy Bigelow & Washburn, school room supplies 23 70
W. Henry Hutchinson, school room supplies 9 40
Chandler Desk Co., desks for South school 10 35
W. B. Badger, teachers desk, Centre school
12 50
James F. Dean, stove work
22 68
Geo. K. Knowlton, committee supplies
10 00
Paul B. Patten, boiler room supplies
8 98
F. C. Shaller, boiler room supplies
5 40
Amount carried forward $176 31
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Amount brought forward $176 31
J. F. Porter, school room repairs 3 75
Frank R. Shaller, organ repairs, North school 7 50
C. P. Dodge, blackboard material
6 00
Sylvester Day, sanitary
5 00
C. E. Day, expressage, school supplies
9 85
Asa H. Jewett, expressage, school supplies 2 75
American Express Co., expressage school supplies 7 60
Otis F. Brown, writing diplomas 1 00
Frost & Wood, printing I 25
J. Augustus Smith, cleaning clocks
2 15
E A. Day, cleaning East school room
1 50
A. T. Pool, whitening ceilings, East and West school rooms 10 60
E. A. Lane, glass
25
Mrs. Lucy Channel, cleaning Centre school room 2 50
Ivory Quimby, repairing pumps
Geo. C. Ryerson, setting glass 2 30
2 75
S. C. Gould, school room supplies
3 10
F. C. Norton, school room supplies
6 60
Geo. T. Litchfield. services as truant officer 12 16
Albert L. Whipple, purchasing agent
15 00
Jesse G. Nichols, incidentals 1 97
Geo. K. Knowlton, journey to Boston for desks 3 00
Geo. K. Knowlton, repairs and cash paid out 17 74
Geo. K. Knowlton, extra work Centre, North and South schools IO CO
Geo. K. Knowlton, taking census in May and September 10 00
$322 63
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HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNT
Appropriation for tuition of High school pupils
$505 00
Paid City of Beverly
$360 00
" Trustees Manning High school Ipswich
25 00
" Arthur C. Dane
20 00
$405 00
Balance unexpended
100 00
$505 00
TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOLARS.
Appropriation
$250 00
Paid B. & M. R. R. Co.
$136 10
" G. E. & B. St. Ry. Co. 69 00
" Isaac F. Day 9 So
" Mabel G. Moore
4 50
" Jonathan Lamson
1 65
" Geo. K. Knowlton, scholars tickets
2 66
" Henry T. Rogers
2 00
" Lakeman Southwick
4 50
" Miss L. T. Robinson
4 50
" Samuel McGlauflin
9 00
" D. C. Smith
4 50
" W. A. Smith
4 50
" John L. Woodbury
4 50
" A. C. Dane
4 50
" C. S. Gwinn
4 50
$266 21
Excess of appropriation $16 21
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR CENTRE AND SOUTH SCHOOLS.
Appropriation $425 00
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Paid F. P. Trussell, stock and labor Centre school $107 00
" F. E. Burnham, mason work Centre school 12 50
" A. T. Pool, painting Centre school
32 47
" Chandler Desk Co., desks Centre school 108 02
" C. A. Peterson, building fence, South school 125 70
" Geo. M. Adams, grading South school yard 38 00
$423 69
Balance unexpended
I 3I
$425 00
GROSS RECEIPTS FOR ALL SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Appropriation for schools $4,500 00
Tuition, High school pupils 505 00
Special appropriation for Centre and South schools 425 00
Transportation of scholars
250 00
Dog licenses
193 34
Mass. school fund
255 51
$6,128 85
GROSS EXPENSE FOR ALL SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Paid for teachers
fuel
$2,863 48 . 301 19
care of houses
440 08
school supplies 438 41
miscellaneous
322 63
tuition, high school scholars 405 00
Amount carried forward $4,770 79
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Amount brought forward
$4,770 79
transportation of scholars special repairs Centre and South schools 423 69
266 21
Balance unexpended
$5,460 €9 668 16
$6,128 85
PUPILS ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL
BEVERLY
Samuel Robinson, entered Sept. 1897 tuition one year to June 1900 $40 00
J. Groves Smith, entered Sept. 1897 tuition one year to June 1900 40 00
Clarence P. Day, entered Sept. 1898 tuition one year to June 1900 40 00
Annie McGlauflin, entered Sept. 1898 tuition one year to June 1900 40 00
Mary A. Southwick, entered Sept. 1898 tuition one year to June 1900 40 00
Gertrude K. Weston, entered Sept. 1899, tuition one year to June 1 900 40 00
Laura Dodge, entered Sept. 1899 tuition one year to June 1900 40 00
Sarah A. Dodge, entered Sept. 1899 tuition one year to June 1900 40 00 Sarah J. Hinckley, entered Sept. IS99 · tuition one year to June 1900 40 00
Judson S. Bradstreet, entered Sept. 1899. tuition one year to June 1900 . 40 00
Amount carried forward $400 00
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Amount brought forward Paul R. Smith, entered Sept. 1899 tuition one year to June 1900 40 00
$400 00
$440 00
IPSWICH
Maude L. Smith, entered Sept. 1899 tuition one year to June 1900 40 00
ESTIMATE FOR SCHOOLS
The committee presents the following estimate of the amount of money that will be needed for all public school purposes for the year 1900-1.
Amount for teachers, janitors and fuel
$3,500 00
text books and school supplies 500 00
miscellaneous
500 00
tuition high school pupils 480 00
transportation of scholars 350 00
$5,330 00
The committee also recommend the following appropriations :
For desks and furniture for the unoc- cupied room'at the South school $150 00
Two porches over basement doors, South school 50 00
For trees and gravel, South school 50 00
For sanitary improvements, four un- graded schools 100 00
$350 00
SCHOOL REPORT
REPORT OF TRUANT OFFICER.
To the School Committee of Hamilton:
Gentlemen :- I have notified parents in regard to children seven times ; children ten times, and taken children to school three times.
I have also prosecuted one case.
I wish to thank the cominittee for the support which they have given me in all cases.
Respectfully yours,
GEO. T. LITCHFIELD.
SCHOOL CENSUS.
Whole number of children in town
between the ages of 5 and 15
years, Sept. 1, 1899, Boys
123
Girls 136
259
Whole number May 1, 1898
242
Increase
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1899-1900
FALL TERM 1899
WINTER TERM 1899-1900
SPRING TERM 1900
Open Sept. 5
Closes Nov. 24 12 Weeks
Open Dec. 4 Closes March 16 14 Weeks
Opens March 26 Closes June 15 12 Weeks
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STATISTICS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR CLOSING JUNE 16, 1899 (Length of the School Year 9 1-2 months)
SCHOOLS
TEACHERS
Annual Salaries.
Pupils Enrolled.
Total Membership.
Average Membership.
Average Attendance.
Percentage of Attendance.
Between ages of 7 and 14.
Over 15 years of age.
Under 5 years of age.
South Grammar,
Adelaide A. Keith,
$456
35
32.6
31
29
92.4
20
15
O
Intermediatc,
Grace A. Smith,
380
36
30.6
27
24
S7.
35
I
O
Primary,
Lizzie E. Hadley.
399
61
50
46
41
89.
39
O
O
Centre, ungraded
Harriet M. Cutler,
399
30
30
30
27
90.
27
I
O
East,
Mary E. Batchelder,
380
24
24
24
22.6
93.
2 1
0
0
West,
Kate B. Symonds,
3So
4I
25 5
23
90.
33
0
0
Eliza H. Cushing,
380
26
23
20
16.5
82.
22
I
North,
Arthur E. French, Music
135
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Again we come to the close of another fiscal year which includes the closing term of the school year.
This term began March 27, and closed June 16.
The afternoon of the closing day was used for a musical exhibition in the Town hall, in charge of the music teacher, Mr. Arthur E. French.
The exhibition was given, not as a musical entertainment but to show the method of instruction used by the teacher, and the progressive work of the scholars. All the schools were well represented and the pupils gave evidence of a successful year's work. The exercises were enjoyed by many parents and friends.
On Friday afternoon June 23, graduating exercises were held at the south grammar school, being the first ever held in our public schools.
List of pupils receiving diplomas : Laura Dodge, Ger. trude K. Weston, Sarah A. Dodge, Sarah J. Hinckley, Judson S. Bradstreet, Ralph W. Porter and Hattie A. Goodhue of the West school.
PROGRAMME.
Invocation, Rev. A. D. Gorham
Salute to the flag and song, Old Glory, School
Recitation, The Fiftieth Birthday of Agassiz, School
Recitation, The Wind and the Moon, Master Gibney
Song, Long Ago, School
Recitation, Boston Hymn, School
Mr. Lawrence R. Shaller Clarinet solo,
Organ accompaniment, Miss M. F. Lovering. Recitation, The White Man's Burden,
Ninth Grade
Class Prophesy and Valedictory, Miss Laura Dodge
Address,
Rev. Temple Cutler Remarks by the Secretary of the School Committee and others. Presentation of Diplomas, Chairman of School Committee Benediction, Rev. A. D. Gorham
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In closing our report for the school year we would say that all our teachers, have been earnest workers and have faithfully sought the advancement of their scholars. We are glad to be able to report the work of the year, on the whole, as quite satisfactory.
During the summer vacation much work was done to put everything in good order for the opening of the schools in September.
On the night of May 24th as two bicyclists were passing the North school house, they discovered fire inside. They im- mediately gave an alarm and succeeded with the help of neigh- bors, in extinguishing the fire which had evidently been set in the wood box by some one who had forced an entrance through the door.
The fire had only burned a small hole through the floor but the dense smoke nearly ruined everything in the room. The in- surance company was notified and later a settlement was ef- fected for damage to the amount of $125.00.
Under the direction of the selectmen the school committee proceeded to have the house repaired and put in first class con- dition.
Extensive repairs were also made at the Centre school. A new floor was laid and the walls and ceilings painted and whitened. The old desks were removed and new Chandler adjustable desks were put in. An unavoidable delay of one week occured in the opening of this school on account of fail- ure of the railroad company to deliver the desks on time.
The ceilings of the East and West school rooms have been whitened aud minor repairs have been made.
At the South school a very substantial fence has been placed around the school lot except on the street front. The old school house has been removed and the grounds graded. The scholars now have a fine and commodious play ground. It would be well to set some shade trees out on the lot this spring and also put on some gravel.
In making up the list of teachers for the school year to open in September Miss A. A. Keith was elected to the South
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grammar school ; Miss L. E. Hadley, South primary ; Miss II. M. Cutler, Centre ; Miss E. H. Cushing, North and Miss M. E. Batchelder to the South intermediate. All were re- elected, having given good satisfaction to the committee in their previous work.
The only change made was in the transfer of Miss Bat- chelder from the East school to the South intermediate, in place of Miss Grace A. Smith, and the election of Miss Nelly G. Cutting to the East school ; and the election of Miss Carrie E. Robie to the West school in place of Miss Kate B. Symonds.
At the opening of the schools the teachers entered upon their work in good earnest under the close supervision of the committee. The results of 'their enthusiasm and faithfulness have been apparent as the weeks have gone by.
Just before the close of the fall term Miss Cutler desired to be released from the Centre school in order to take a posi- tion as librarian in the public library at Auburndale early in December. The request was granted and Mrs. Grace A. Stone who had once taught several years in the North school was elected to fill the vacancy.
All our schools are now doing good work. The teachers at the South school are putting in some hard work on account of there being a maximum number of scholars.
In the school report of last year, special attention was called to the problem of fitting our pupils for entrance to High school. With another year of experience in this matter the committee would say that. for the present at least, it seems desirable to make use of the South grammar school for this purpose. To do this involves the necessity of reducing the number of grades in that school from three to two. This year we have twenty-two scholars in the ninth grade, ten in the eighth and seven in the seventh. Now, it is not a practical thing for any teacher to give a large class of ninth grade scholars the attention they should have when there are two other grades to look after.
If we are to use this school, as it now seems desirable to do, for preparing scholars from all our schools to take examin-
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ations for entrance to High school, then it should be put in the best possible condition.
Perhaps it may be well to provide for this at the present time, especially as the primary and intermediate rooms are now full, and from present indications the number of scholars to be admitted at the opening of the next school year will exceed their seating capacity.
The whole number of scholars now in the three schools is one hundred and thirty, being one-half the number of chil- dren in town between the ages of five and fifteen, according to the last school census.
The committee recommend an appropriation to seat the unoccupied South school room, then it can be used as a recita- tion room or for a school as circumstances may require.
The committee would call special attention to the work that is being done in the interest of all our schools. Great care is exercised in the selection of teachers, and we expect the best that can be had for the prices that we pay. Then we look after the schools closely to see that both teachers and scholars are doing good work.
During the past year the Beverly and Salem schools have been visited by the Committee in order to get a more thorough knowledge of the requirements for the preparation of our scholars for entrance to High School.
Under the appropriation made by the town at the last an- nual meeting, transportation has been furnished to all scholars who have been obliged to use conveyance during the past year.
At the present time all our High school scholars but one are in the Beverly High School, where they are doing good work. The efficiency of this school is steadily increasing. A fine commercial course has recently been introduced and is in- tended to be second to none in the State. We are fortunate in having an available first-class High school where it is so con- venient to send our scholars.
The state law in regard to vaccination has been strictly enforced, and the committee, under the direction of the Board of Health. provided free vaccination for any who might wish to avail themselves of it.
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The school census was taken in the month of May, as usual under the old law, and again in the month of September, under the new law, to comply with Chapter 496, Section 16, Acts of ISos, which says: "The school committees of all towns and cities shall annually ascertain and record the names, ages and such other information as may be designated by the State Board of Education, of all persons between five and fifteen years of age, and of all minors over fourteen years of age who cannot read at sight and write legibly simple sentences in the English language, residing in their respective towns and cities on the first day of September, and such record shall be completed on or be- fore the first day of October. The first census under the pro- visions of this section shall be taken in the year eighteen hun- dred and ninety-nine. Whoever has under his control a minor over five years of age, and witholds information in his possession sought by a school committee or its agents relating to the items required to be cscertained by this section, or falsifies in regard to the same, shall forfeit and pay a fine of not more than fifty dollars."
The committee wish to extend their thanks to Mr. Francis Dane for the free use of a room in which to hold the school dur- ing the closing weeks of the term, after the fire in the North school house.
Also, we extend thanks to Mr. Luther F. Dane for his kindness in transferring school supplies.
in closing this report the committee would call attention to the increasing responsibility from year to year in the care and management of our schools.
Not only is the number of our schools increasing, but the demands of the great, progressive system of education call for a larger amount of work and a more constant supervision.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. K. KNOWLTON. ALBERT L. WHIPPLE, ( School JESSE G. NICHOLS, § Committee.
TOWN HALL, HAMILTON.
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