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Average attendance, 49.
During the first part of the term, the government of the School was not what the Committee desired, but on subse- quent visits there was a manifest improvement in this re- spect.
At the close there was evidence that the School, as a whole, had made good progress.
There was good improvement in writing, and the books were neat in appearance.
A large number of compositions read, were highly credita- ble to the writers.
A. donation of ten dollars was made to this School, by Mr. Hubbard Emerson, which lengthened the term one week.
NORTH SCHOOL.
SUMMER TERM.
Teacher, .. Miss SARAH F. BRYANT.
Length of School. 23 weeks.
Wages of teacher per month,
$21 00.
Whole number of scholars,. 32.
Average attendance, .. .24.
Miss Bryant commenced this School on the 17th of April, and continued it during thirteen weeks, when she resigned her place, much against the wishes of your Committee.
After the vacation the fall term was under the care of Miss Eliza A. Smith. The advancement of the scholars in their studie's was evident at the closing examination.
NORTH SCHOOL.
WINTER TERM.
Teacher,. Miss F. A. SMITH. Length of School, 12 weeks.
Wages of teacher per month,. . $24 00.
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Whole number of scholars, 31.
Average attendance, ..
22.
The School commenced on the fourth of December. Miss Smith having taught the previous term, was ready to resume her instructions at once-but after having taught six weeks, on account of ill health, resigned.
Miss Sarah S. Perkins was then employed for the remain- der of the term. She continued the School with the deter- mination to do her duty faithfully. The scholars made fair progress during the term, and the closing examination was satisfactory.
At the close of the School year, your Committee are happy to be able to say, that the Schools, altogether, have made more than ordinary progress in the studies pursued.
The deportment of the larger scholars, where females have taught in winter, has generally been praiseworthy. At some of the examinations a large number of parents and others have attended, giving proof of their interest in the common Schools.
The greatest drawback to the welfare of the Schools is the non-attendance of many of the children. While some scholars scarcely lose a day during a term, others lose a large portion of their time. Your Committee trust that this appeal to the good sense of parents will correct the evil in future.
J. NEWHALL, JAMES HEWES, School HENRY E. SMITH, Committee.
FEBRUARY 25, 1866.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1867.
WITH THE ANNUAL
Report of the School Committee.
SALEM: ESSEX COUNTY MERCURY AND SALEM GAZETTE PRESS. 1867.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Selectmen & Overseers of the Poor
OF THE
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1867.
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SALEM: ESSEX COUNTY MERCURY AND SALEM GAZETTE PRESS. 1867.
REPORT.
Overseer's Department. PAID FOR SUPPORT OF POOR.
John Wiley, funeral expenses included, $228 05
Edward A. Flagg, board and clothing, 143 75
Nellie F. Stevens,
66 66
85 79
Otis Norwood, 66 66
25 00
Robert Gowing, 66 66 66
42 46
David Gowing's family, 19 62
J. N. Allen's 16 24 66
Mrs. M. Hobson, aid supplied by City of Salem, 38 50
William Norwood, " 66 " " "Lynn, 27 45
Fannie Skinner, medical attendance in 1865, 4 00
$630 86
Selectmen's Department. ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
On Tax List of the year 1863,
$ 8 18
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.. " 1864, 25 71
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66
66 ..
" 1865, 61 77
66
66
66 " 1866, 30 53-$126 19
EXPENDED ON ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The appropriation by the town for the repair of highways, to be as- sessed as a highway tax, was $700. In addition to the tax the sur- veyors of the several wards, by direction of the Selectmen, have ex- pended as follows, viz :-
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In Ward No. 1, John Bryant, Surveyor, $00 00
66 2, Levi S. Russell, “ 4 50
66 66 3, Wm. R. Roundy, “ 00 00
66 66 4, A. A. Newhall, 00 00
66 66
5, Henry Clay, 66
19 25
Widening and railing the bridge near the
house of Isaac Cook in Ward No. 2,
98 52-$122 27
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid to John Bryant, Ward No. 1, $ 25 50
66 " Levi S. Russell, " " 2,. 91 40
" W. R. Roundy, " " 3, and part of Ward 5, .. 40 75
" A. A. Newhall, " " 4,. 117 88
" " Thomas E. Cox, part of 5, 9 00
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS. $284 53
The town appropriated for schools the sum of $950 00, the same to be divided by the School Committee. The town's portion of the State School Fund $94 65-has been equally divided between the several districts, making the total amount received by each district as follows : North District, $ 269 61
Centre ..
395 25
South
379 79
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$1,044 65
DELINQUENT HIGHWAY TAXES.
In Ward No. 1, worked by the Surveyor, $29 04
66
2,
66 66
66
66
24 58
66 3,
66
18 14
66
66
4,
66
66
72 95
66
66
66 5,
66 66 66
1 69-$146 40
BORROWED MONEY.
Paid to Benjamin Bryant, $600 00
INTEREST MONEY.
Paid to Gilman D. Kingman,
$120 00
" Mrs. Daniel Brown, 60 00
" " Benjamin Bryant, 58 50
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Paid to Warren Newhall's Est., 48 00
" ·· Mehitable Skinner, 33 00
" " Henry Bancroft, 4 11-$323 61
STATE AID.
The following sums have been paid to soldiers and their families in accordance with the Act of the Legislature of 1866, chap. 172 :- Paid to Harriet E. Hewes, $104 00
.6 " Levi Guilford, . 112 00
" Anthony P. Hegner, 72 00
66 " Ira M. Ramsdell, Guardian. 112 00
.. " Edwin Grimston, 174 00
" Shubael L. Bumpus, . .196 00
.. " John Ryans, 133 00
" George Cox, 98 00
" Joseph Bachellor, 94 50
" George A. Richardson, 94 50
" Charles R. Mansfield, . 39 00
" Charles W. H. Coney, 39 00
.. " Isaac H. Mitchell, 49 00
" George N. Whiting, 56 00
" William C. Stafford, 18.00
" Eleanor K. Breed, 8 00-1,399 00
TOWN OFFICERS' BILLS.
Jonathan Bryant, Collector and Treasurer, $75 00
John Danforth Jr., services as Town Clerk, 12 00
66 66 recording births, marriages and deaths, . 8 40
making official returns, . 10 00
preparing Annual Report,
5 00
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66 .6 as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer, 88 75
Andrew Mansfield, "
52 75
John H. Perkins, 66 66 35 00
Josiah Newhall, services as School Committee, 19 75
M. B. Boardman,
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25 00
Henry E Smith, .6
22 00
Samuel Harding,
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Constable,
6 00
W. R. Roundy, making returns of deaths, 40
$360 05
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DELINQUENT HIGHWAY TAXES.
In Ward No. 1, worked by the Surveyor, $29 04
66 66 66 2,
24 58
06 66 3,
66
66 66
66 .18 14
66
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72 95
66
5,
66
66
66 1 69-$146 40
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Printing Financial and School Reports for 1865, $ 43 00
66 Warrants, Receipts, Tax Bills, &c., 12 97
The town's proportion of the expense incurred in relation to the South Reading Branch Railroad, 155 98
S. B. Ives Jr., for services and expenses in defending the
town in the case of Herbert A. Skinner and others, . . 110 52
Benjamin Perkins, making table for Town Hall, 12 00
Charles K. Darling, blank books and stationery, 7 06
N. C. Mayo, repairs on Town Hall, 1 50
Town of South Reading, use of road scraper, .
11 68
Wm. P. Wilkinson, repairs on pump,
7 50
Jacob Hood, running town line, 2 50
Special Police service, 4 00
For rigging Flag Staff on common,
1 00
Guide Boards and Posts,
32 00
Labor in Forest Hill cemetery, . 47 95
State sealer, for sealing weights and measures, 7 50
Samuel Harding, care of Town Hall, 4 90
John H Perkins, wood for "
6 76
John H. Stone, labor in Ward No. 2, in 1865,
1 25
Postage and express matter, . 5 75
Assistance rendered transient paupers, . 9 00
Aid to Levi Guilford at the expense of the town of Danvers, 44 06
" " Sumner Cummings, ' " city of Boston, . . 13 53
$542 41
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Recapitulation of Expenses.
Paid for support of Poor, $ 630 86
roads and bridges, 122 27
removing snow, 284 53
66 Schools, 1,044 65
66 State Aid,
1,399 00
66 State Tax,
1,860 00
66 County Tax, 650 90
". Borrowed money, 600 00
Interest money, ... 323 61
Paid Town officers' bills, 368 05
Miscellaneous expenses, 542 41
Delinquent highway taxes worked, 146 40
Abatement of Taxes,
126 19
Taxes assessed on South School District ... 154 40 -$8,245 27
Credits and Receipts.
Cash in hands of Treasurer March 1, 1866,. $725 73
Due on Tax List of the year 1865, 1,474 57
.. .. 66 66 66 " 1864, 77 02
" 1863, 29 47
Money assessed to pay State Tax,
1,860 00
66 66 " County Tax, 650 90
66 66 66 ' Town Expenses 2,000 00
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" " for Schools,
950 00
Received from State, aid to families in 1864,
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66 66 " 1865, 1,226 00
66 Corporation Tax, in part, 336 63
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portion of State School Fund, 94 65
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Isaac Cook, towards widening Bridge, 25 00
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66 Sale of lots in cemetery,
50 00
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66 delinquent tax payers, 7 49
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66 Geo. N. Whiting, in part for costs of suit, .. 20 00
Overlay on all the Taxes,
283 69
Tax assessed on the South School District, 154 40
$10,096 55
131 00
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General Account. LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
Due Gilman D. Kingman, $2,000 00
Mrs. Daniel Brown, 1,000 00
" Mehitable Skinner, 550 00
" Warren Newhall's Estate, 400 00-3,950 00
AMOUNTS DUE THE TOWN.
Cash in Treasurer's hands,
616 16
Due on Tax List of 1866, .
1,242 42
" 1865, 114 67
.. 60 " 1864, 31 02
" from State, aid to families in 1866, 1,399 00
66 66
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6. 66 " 1865, 92 00
.. balance of Corporation Tax, . 97 16
Herbert A. Skinner, costs of suit, . . .
34 12
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66 Samuel W. Phillips, . . 35 37
.. Geo. N. Whiting, 66
... 15 37
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town of Danvers, aid for Levi Guilford, 44 06
.. . city of Boston, " Sumner Cummings, 13 53
Delinquent highway taxes of last year, . .
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146 40-3,881 28
Town Debt, $68 72
JOHN DANFORTH, JR.,
Selectmen, Assessors, ANDREW MANSFIELD, and JOHN H. PERKINS, Overseers.
LYNNFIELD, FEB. 28, 1867.
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STATISTICS TAKEN FROM TOWN CLERK'S RECORDS. BIRTHS REGISTERED IN LYNNFIELD, 1866.
Name of Child.
Date of Birth.
Name of Parents.
Occupation of Father.
Kate Emily Coney,
Jan. 12
Ellen Lynch,
17
Leora Room Boss,
Feb. 1
William H. and Amanda,
Naval Service.
James F. Whiting,
Mar. 15
George N. and Hannah,
Shoemaker.
Elenor Ives Williams,
May 12
Henry W. and Narcissa, George H. and Lucella K.,
Laborer. Grocer.
Helen Hanson Goodwin, Eaton,
July 2
Thomas Wilkinson.
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Melvin Clifford Skinner,
31
George Edward Russell,
Sept. 28
William P. and Sarah E.,
'I rader.
Edith Elden Murdock,
Nov. 29
Harvey H. and Abby M.,
Farmer.
Margaret McCarthy,
Dec. 13
Charles and Mary,
Laborer.
Ellen E. A. Bachellor,
Joseph and Martha J ..
shccmaker.
John Winslow l'erkins,
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John H. and Frances O.,
Farmer.
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN LYNNFIELD, 1866.
Date."
Name of Groom and Bride.
Age dence
25 Lynn
Danvers
And'w M & Sarah P. Rev. M. B. Bcardman,
Jan. 3 Eugene A. Putnam Han'h V. Newhall,
" 31 Wim W. Whittredge Martha A Hutchinson 22 S.Read'g
26 Lynnf'd
S. Read'g
19 S Danv's Danvers
Lynnfield Oliver & Mary M.
Ireland
Geo. & Margaret
26 Lynnf'd
24 S Read'g
29 Lynnf'd'
20 Lynni'd
29 Reading
28 Lynnf'd
30 Danvers
Danvers
Lynnfield William & Hannah
Lynnfield Warren & Hannah S. Rev. J.A.M.Charman, Boston Henry & Ruth
Boston.
24 Samuel A. Clough Mary T. Danforth,
20 Lynnf'd
Lynnfield John Jr. & Sarah H.
24 Lynn
Danvers
Leonard & Lucy
30 Nathaniel Cross Hattie E. Gowing, Nov. 14 Oren Farrar
22 Lynnf'd
Salem
Wm. Jr. & Lucy
33 New Bos- Henniker Isaac & Mary
ton, Ct. N H.
28 Lynni'd Lynnfield Allen B. & Augusta J.
Eben & Louisa
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18 1- ben Gowing Jr. Martha J. Green, 28 Andrew B. Munroe Sarah E. M. Wiley,
DEATHS REGISTERED IN LYNNFIELD, 1866.
Date.
Name of Deceased.
yrs mos dys Birth.
Jan. 9
Eliza W Hewes
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10
Lynnfield 66
Mar. 29
Nabby Wiley
76
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June
Mary A. Gerry
43
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28
Saugus
2
- Eaton
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Aug. 23
Alice C. Lawrence
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23
Lynnfield
Sept.
6 Cecelia J. >wan
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Nov. 6 Lucy Skinner
72
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2
Dec. 10
John Wiley
72
6 16
Ephraim & I hebe
By whom married.
Lynnfield Centre. Rev. W. W . Hayward, S. Reading. Rev. S. B. Sweetser, S. Danvers. Rev. Geo. Bullan. S. Reading.
. Rev. J. F. Icwers, Malden.
Rev. S. B. Swcetser, S. Danvers. Rev. S. K. Lothrop, Boston. Rev. H. C. De Long, Danvers.
Rev. W . W. Hayward, S. Reading Rov W. Ejaulding, Salom.
Rov. M. B Pcardman. Lyenfield Contie.
Lizzie B. Newhall,
29 S.Dany's Danvers 26 S Danv's Malden
Alexander & Martha
27 Lynni'd Reading
Jesso B & Ann F.
25 Lynnf'd Lynnfield Willard & Sarah R.
Tov. A. McLoud, Topsfield. Rev M. B. cardinan, Lynnfeld Centre.
Age,
Place of . Name of Parents.
Cause of Death.
Inflam. « f Bowels Consumption.
July 6. 23 Thos. Wilkinson
James A. & Melissa Wm. P. & Sarah E. Geo. M. & Susan A. Jos. A. & Henri l. N. Joseph & Sarah
Fromature Birth. Infantile .. Dysentery.
Consumption. l'aralysis.
Resi-
Place of Birth.
Names of Parents.
Allen B. & Augusta J. W'm. A & Mary J. Wm. H. & Martha R. James & Esther Joseph & Dorothy
Apr. 10 James A. Eaton Melissa Brown,
32 Lynnf'd 34 Lynnf'd
25 Lynnf'd Lynnfield
21 Lynnf'd Lynnfield
S. Read'g
Lynnfield John Jr. & Sarah H. S Read'g Wm. & Emily Lynnfield Robert & Rosetta
Danvers Reading
J. C. & Cinderella Sylvester & Mary E.
Lynnfield Hubbard & Harriet O Allen & Maria T.
25 Lynnf'd 26 Lynnf'd 19 Boston 28 Boston
Alfred Me Sam'I L. & Lucy A.
May 31 Joseph F. Burdett , Julia Moynihan, June 7 J. M. Danforth Emily A. Burdett, 18 Robert H. Wiley Cinderella Newhall " 28 Frederick Harnden Mary C. Emerson, Oct. 4 Sam'l L Knight M. E. Skinner, 10 Joseph T. Bancroft Emma R. Damon,
Shoemaker.
Shoemaker.
Shoemaker.
Lizzie Dodge Peabody,
June 16
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Horse Shoer.
Richard H. and Eliza, James A. and Melissa, Herbert A. and Betsy M. Enoch G. and Caroline V.,
Shoemaker. Laborer.
Jeremiah and Emily P., Patrick and Mary,
Jacob & Nabby Eben'r & Nabby Benjamin & Mary
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Lynnfield
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Annual Town Meeting.
ESSEX, ss.
To SAMUEL HARDING, one of the Constables of the Town of Lynnfield, in the County of Essex, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify the inhabitants of the town of Lynnfield, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet at the TOWN HALL, in said town, on MONDAY, the fourth day of March next, at 9 o'clock, A. M. To act on the following articles, viz :
Art. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
2. To choose all necessary Town officers for the ensuing year.
66 3. To hear and act upon the annual report of Town officers.
66 4. To raise money for Town expenses the ensuing year.
66 5. To raise money for support of Schools, and divide the same.
66 6. To raise money for repair of Highways, and determine how the same shall be expended.
66 7. To fix a time when Surveyors of Highways shall return their lists.
8. To determine the manner of collecting taxes the present Jear.
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9. To set a time for the Collector of Taxes to settle his list.
66 10. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money if necessary.
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11. To see if the town will authorize the Collector of Taxes to charge interest on all Taxes not paid at the time when the Collector is required to settle his list.
12. To see what way the town will provide for the support of the Poor.
13. To see if the town will allow Prudential School Committees that may be chosen to act for their several Dist
14. To see if the town will cause the Bells to be rung.
15.
66 To see if the town will enforce the laws relating to Fisher- ies, or take any action thereon.
16. To see if the town will purchase a Road Scraper.
17. To see if the town will cause the bridge near the railroad in Ward No. 3, to be relaid.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof in the usual manner.
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Hereof fail not, and make due return of the same, with your do- ings thereon, to the Town Clerk,' at or before the time of said meet- ing.
Given under our hands at Lynnfield, the eighteenth day of Feb- ruary, A. D. 1867.
JOHN DANFORTH, JR. Selectmen. ANDREW MANSFIELD, of JOHN H. PERKINS, Lynnfield.
A true copy. Attest,
SAMUEL HARDING, Constable.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD,
FOR THE 1
YEAR 1866-7.
SALEM: ESSEX COUNTY MERCURY AND SALEM GAZETTE PRESS. 1867.
1 REPORT.
The establishment of public schools for the education of all the children of the State, was a wise provision of our progenitors. Massachusetts has the honor of being the first community for laying the foundation for the universal educa- tion of the whole people.
As early as 1642, an Act, or Order, was passed relating to education, and afterwards revised, and is in the following language :-
" Foreasmuch as the good Education of Children is of singular behoof and benefit to any Commonwealth, and whereas many Parents and Masters are too indulgent and . negligent of their duty in that kind ;
It is Ordered the Selectmen of every Town, appointed for managing the prudential affairs in the several precincts and quarters where they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their neighbors, to see, first, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to en- deavor to teach, by themselves or others, their children and apprentices, so much learning as may enable them to read perfectly the English tongue, and knowledge of the Capital Laws, upon penalty of twenty shillings for each neglect therein."
All subsequent legislation from that early period in our history has had a tendency to perfect that system so happily existing at the present day.
This provident care of our fathers for the instruction and welfare of their children, and of future generations, amid all
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Your committee on former occasions have expressed a be- lief that there should be a different course pursued in rela- tion to the instruction given in the common schools, and es- pecially so, when it is considered that to most of the scholars it is the only public instruction they receive. After being well grounded in the elementary principles of learning taught -orthography, reading, writing and arithmetic-instead of spending so much of their time in studying and reciting verba- tim from text books, much that can have no practical bearing on their calling in after life, and much of which is soon for- gotten after their school days, would it not be better, nay, should it not be considered indispensable, that every child should be so far initiated into a knowledge of those physical laws, upon a due observance of which, life and health abso- lutely depend ?
They should understand the nature of the air they breathe, its composition, the nature of water, and its relation to all life. They should have a knowledge of the chemical compo- sition of their own bodies, and their relation to the elements by which they are surrounded. They would thus learn that more than one half of the weight of their own bodies is com- posed of that invisible gas of the atmosphere, oxygen, which they are constantly breathing. They would also learn the remarkable and never to be forgotten fact, that the water which they daily drink, is composed of eight parts in nine by weight of the same gas, of which in a large proportion, their bodies are constructed. When therefore they partake of this element, they drink in life itself. Were these natural laws bearing upon life and health taught in the common schools, and made to be fully understood by the pupils, they would not dare to trifle with their vital interests in subsequent life ; and society, in a great measure, might hope to be relieved of the sight of those unfortunate subjects of intemperance, towards whom, Death points his awful finger as his early vic- tims. It should be the object of education, not only to pre- pare children and youth for the discharge of the duties of life, but to inspire them to have some laudable object of pur-
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suit in view, to which their attention should be constantly directed, and which would render such, valuable members of society ; otherwise they may live from day to day, and year to year, in a state of stupid inactivity, or, in 'what mty be. worse, and life become a failure. This is but too often the case under all the efforts made for human progress.
While many in the humbler classes of life become useless from the indulgence of vicious habits, there are others pos- sessed of every means of usefulness, who seem to
" Live to eat and drink and be despised and die, Even as the hearts that perish, save that they Have a more splendid trough, and wider sty."
The committee were pleased to hear singing in some of tlie schools. This is a practice which should be adopted in all. It has a kindly and happy influence upon the temper and manners of the pupils, and if indulged in for a few minutes after recess, it has a soothing effect upon the mind, and instead of interrupting the school, the course of study is re- sumed under a subdued and happy temper of mind.
In Prussia, where perhaps one of the best systems ot national education is established, " all teachers are said to be masters, not only of vocal, but of instrumental music. One is as certain to see a violin as a blackboard in every school room. Music is not only taught there as an accomplishment, but as a recreation. It is a moral means of great efficacy."
CORPOREAL PUNISHMENT.
It has always been the desire of your committee that the schools should be governed by moral and persuasive means, and this can usually be done by well qualified and efficient teachers, when scholars have had proper parental training. This subject has recently attracted attention in some places, and many persons have looked upon corporeal punishment as a means of school government not to be countenanced.
Order, quietness, and cheerful submission to the constitut- ed authority of the school room, is an indispensable requisite
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to successful teaching, and every necessary means should be used for this purpose. In all communities there are some un- tractable scholars, unfortunate in their parental relations, and, growing up without restraint, cannot be governed by ordina- ry means.
It should always be borne in mind in the education of chil- dren, that their animal nature comes into action first. Mere animal instinct is the governing motive of their early years 7 and if kindly, but firmly watched over, and disciplined then, they will usually become good and obedient children in after years when their intellectual and moral natures become de- veloped. Two of your committee at least, know from person- al experience, that cases may arise, after years of school gov- ernment by moral means, when physical correction alone could subdue. We have therefore allowed teachers to use their judgment in this respect.
Your committee have no sympathy with that mawkish sen- sibility that would allow a vicious and stubborn scholar to destroy the usefulness of a school, rather than apply this po- tent remedy. They trust also that in relation to this subject they have some regard to the teachings of the Bible.
NORTH SCHOOL.
SUMMER TERM.
Teacher,-MISS MARY F. EATON.
Wages of Teacher per month, 22 00.
Whole number of scholars, . .. .34.
Average attendance, . 21. Age of Pupils, . 5-17 years.
Miss Eaton was an experienced teacher, and well qualified to take charge of the school. At the first visit of your com- mittee they were satisfied that the teacher would be success- ful, and they were not disappointed. The order was good the school made progress, and the closing examination was satisfactory, alike creditable to teacher and scholars. The committee regretted that Miss Eaton could not be retained for the winter term.
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WINTER TERM. Teacher, -MISS ADA B. CHANDLER.
Length of School, 3 months.
Wages of Teacher per month, $28 00
Whole number of Scholars, .35
Average attendance, 27 Age of pupils, . 5-16 years.
This school was Miss Chandler's first experience in teach- ing, and the result was not as successful as we could have de- sired.
The order failed in consequence of the disorderly behavior of some of the older boys ; owing in part, it is thought, to the want of parental government at home. It is hoped that the parents and guardians of the children in this district will consider the importance of maintaining good discipline at home, otherwise the usefulness of their school will be greatly impaired.
The teacher, whose literary qualifications are good, would do better at first, in a summer school of smaller pupils.
There are good scholars in this school, whose deportment and attainments are praiseworthy.
CENTRE SCHOOL. SUMMER TERM. Teacher, -Miss ELLA STILES.
Length of School, 52 months.
Wages of Teacher per month, 66 66
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.Ist. session, $28.00 32.00
Whole number of scholars 63.
Average attendance, 49.
Age of Pupils, 4-17 years. 1
Aggregute of school days, 7182.
Aggregate of days improved,
5586.
Aggregate of lost days, 1596. Aggregate of tardiness, 500. Average of tardiness per day, .
At their visits to this school during the term, the commit- tee were pleased with the carefulness and thoroughness with which instruction was given, and at the examination their hopes of a clear and accurate review of the studies were
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not disappointed. There were, however, a few pupils who did not sufficiently prize their opportunities, and their re- missness was as conspicuous to the large number of parents and friends present at the examination, as was the faithfulness of the rest.
Miss Stiles interspersed singing and calisthenics with the exercises of each day with good results. She governed by kindness. Perhaps a little more show of authority, would bave secured better conduct from a few.
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