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Kelren,-
land Newton Centre
2,100
11 72
Keith, C. E., land Newton Corner
1,700
9 49
King, Vila, land Newton Centre
400
2 23
Kinstler, Conrad, land at Oak Hill
800
4 46
Knowlton, John, Kenrick land
3,300
18 41
Lamkin, G., land at W. Newton
300
1 67
Lawrence, Stone & Co., Assignees, bldg & ld, Auburnd.
2,900
16 18
Leach, Josiah F., land on Weston street
700
3 91
Leary, Joseph, land of D. Ayer
600
3 35
Leathe, Francis, heirs, land at Wiswall meadow
150
84
Lee Brothers, building and land, Newton Corner
3,400
18 97
Lee, Joseph, heirs, land at East Newton
30,000
167 40
Lee, George, building and land, Chestnut Hill
7,000
39 06
4,000
22 32
Howe, Alfred, Craft land
11 16
Hutchins, Sincere, D. Ayer land
37
NAMES.
Value of Real Estate.
Tax on Real Estate.
Lemon & Hudson, D. Ayer land
200
1 12
Lenox, John, building and land, Newtonville
1,800
10 04
Littlefield, James, building and land, Vernon street,
7,000
39 06
Locke, J. A., lot 10 Clinton place
1,000
5 58
66 lot 21 Newtonville
350
1 95
lot 15
500
2 79
66
lot 13 66
500
2 79
66
lot 4 Clinton place
300
1 67
Lothrop, Manly, mortgagee, land, Newton Centre
200
1 12
Lowell, Francis C., building and land, West Newton,
7,500
41 85
Loring, Ellis G., 47, 49, Melrose street
600
3 35
66 66 22, 23, Auburn place
600
3 35
Lowell, William B., heirs, Houghton land, 66 66 Judson land
800
4 46
Lucas, Edmund G., building and land, West Newton
2,200
12 28
Lucas, Charles J., Robinson land
150
84
Lyman, Charles, land near Hammond pond
3,000
16 74
Lyon, Ann M., H. Collins land
100
56
Lynch, James, D. Ayer land
150
84
Mann, Jonathan P., building and land
2,300
12 83
Mair, Ellen D. C., land, Pleasant street
400
2 23
Marden, Aaron, building and land, Newton Corner
2,600
14 51
Marshall, Daniel, land, W. Newton
1,500
8 37
Marsh, H. F. and L. Kidder, building & Id, Vernon st.
3,000
16 74
Martindale, Edward, building and land, Oak Hill
2,600
14 51
McDonald, Michael, building and land Pine plain
800
4 46
McNulty, Richard, land of Zecher
200
1 12
McNutt, John J., E. Page land
300
1 67
Merrill & Co., land of A. S. Johnson
500
2 79
Merriam,
building and land Newton Corner
2,500
13 95
Mills, John, H. Collins land
800
4 46
Mills, Davis C., H. Collins land
183
1 02
Moore, Alden, D. Ayer land
150
84
Morse, Collier land
250
1 40
Morse, Eliakim, heirs, land at Newton Corner
3,500
19 53
66 land at Newton Centre
800
4 46
Moulton, E. G., Collier land
350
1 95
Munroe, Timothy, land on Beacon street
33
19
Murdoch, William C., building and land, Pearl street
2.200
12 28
Murphy, John, 17 E. Page land
300
1 67
Mussey, B. B., heirs, land at Newton Corner
2,300
12 83
Neal, Harrison, land at West Newton
2,000
11 16
Newcomb, Capt., building and land, Newton Corner Newell, Benjamin
2,800
15 62
6 mach'y & stock in mill, U. F. 3,500 per- 19 53 Newton Mills Company
66 machinery in factory, - 30,000 per-167 40 .
50,000
279 00
Nichols, Polly, building and land Upper Falls
1,800
10 04
Nickerson, Thomas and Geo. S. Dexter, land, N. Centre, 9,000
5,500
30 69
Norcross, John C., land, E. Newton
800
4 46
Noyes, Hosea, lot 16 Otis street
1,000
5 58
Noyes, J. S., building and land, North Bend
1,600
8 93
1,300
7 25
Mayo, John, land, Webster and Grove street
2,500
13 95
McBurney, Charles, building and land, Lower Falls
1,200
6 70
Morse, -, land, Wiswall Meadow
100
56
66 factory, houses, land, and water power
50 22
Noble, -, building and land, West Newton
38
NAMES.
Value of Real Estate.
Tax on Real Estate.
O'Kane, Bernard, D. Ayer land
400
2 23
Osborn, J. & H., Pierce land, Beacon street
1,700
9 49
Page, John, 2d, land at Newtonville
300
1 67
Palmer, Charles H., land at Newton Centre
250
1 40
Parker, Benjamin, land at Newtonville
300
1 67
Parker, Charles, woodland
700
3 91
Parker, Jonathan, building and land, Newton Centre
3,000
16 74
Parker, Robert W., building and land, Newtonville land at Newtonville
800
4 46
land at Mount Ida
1,700
9 49
Perkins, Thomas, heirs
750
4 19
Perry, Daniel
700
3 91
Pelton, F. W., building and land, Linden road
5,000
27 90
Pevear, James M., building and land, Newton Centre
4,500
25 11
Pickering, D. N., land on Church street, N. Corner
1,000
5 58
Porter, William F., land at West Newton,
1,250
6 98
Pope, Samuel, land at Auburndale
1,200
6 70
Powers, William, building and land, Newton Corner
300
1 67
Powers, James, and N. Mullen, land of B. Stephenson
100
56
Pimentell, M. G., land at Newtonville
2,500
13 95
Priest & Parker, Pulsifer land
600
3 35
Provident Institution for Savings, mortgagee
2,600
14 51
Pulsifer, C. S., building and land on Walnut street building and land on Washington street
2,000
11 16
Pulsifer, Nathaniel, land at Newtonville
2,700
15 07
Putnam, Edwin M., 11 River street
650
3 63
54 Melrose street
350
1 95
Quilty, Timothy, building and land Maple street
1,300
7 25
Rea. William A., old school-house and land, Auburnd.
2,000
11 16
4 cottages and land
5,800
32 36
unfinished house and land
4,000
22 32
school building and land on Waltham street
2,800
15 62
lot 1, corner Auburn and River street
650
3 63
66
lot 37 and cottage and barn
5,500
30 69
lot 17 Auburn place
350
1 95
Reed, Samson, land on Highland avenue
1,200
6 70
Reed, George P., lots 8, 11 G. Hall land
750
4 19
Reynolds, William, lot 8 E. Page land
200
1 12
Richards, Francis, lot 17 Otis street
1,000
5 58
Richardson, Eunice P., lot 15 Clinton place
400
2 23
Richardson, G. F., Mclellan land
1,200
6 70
Richardson, G. F., mortgagee, D. Ayer land
1,800
10 04
Robbins, Dr., building and land, Auburndale
1,700
9 49
Robbins, Emily, land at Wiswall meadow
33
19
Roberts, John, land at Wiswall meadow
100
56
Robinson, Luke, land at Newtonville
2,000
11 16
Robinson, G. D. B., land at Newton Centre
400
2 23
Roach, Thomas R., building and land, Lower Falls
7,600
42 41
Rockwood, -, 2 houses and land, Newton Corner
4,600
25 67
Rogers, William, lots 38 and 39 Highland street
2,200
12 28
Ross, George F., land on Eliot street
1,500
8 37
Rutledge, - , land on Pleasant and Prospect st.
2,200
12 28
Rutter, Josiah, land at West Newton
1,500
8 37
Safford, Samuel, D. Ayer land
200
1 12
Sanford, C. T., E. Page land
250
1 40
7,300
40 73
600
3 35
39
NAMES.
Value of Real Estate.
Tax on Real Estate.
Sargent, Henry, land on Mount Ida
2,000
11 16
Sartwell, Simon J., land at Newtonville
300
1 67
Savage, C. T., building and land on Elm street, lot 10 Elm street
400
2 23
lot 24 Elm street
450
2 51
Sawyer, Alpha, building and land on Orange street
2,400
13 39
Schales, Charles, lot 21 G. Hall land
550
3 07
Scudder, M. S., Assignee
1,800
10 04
Sears, Willard, 372,212 feet land, Sylvan Heights
2,100
11 72
Sears, -
, 827,665 feet land, Sylvan Heights
3,900
21 79
Seaver and Knowlton, Judson land
350
1 95
Shannon, Oliver N., building and land
18,000
100 44
Shattuck & Emerson, E. Page land
200
1 12
Sheaf, Mark
1,250
6 98
Shorey, William B., D. Ayer land
100
56
Shumway, Nelson, building and land, Grove st., W. N.
1,500
8 37
Slack, Frances Mrs., land at Lower Falls
4,500
25 11
Slade, L., lot 19 Auburn place
200
1 12
Smith & Orange, land at Oak Hill
150
84
Smith, James, land at Oak Hill
1,400
7 81
Smith, Benjamin, land at Newton Centre
3,500
19 53
Smith, Daniel E., lot 7 J. A. Locke land
700
3 91
Smith, Asa, building and land, Newton Centre
1,500
8 37
Somes, Hiram, land at Newtonville
1,200
6 70
Somes, Frances, land at Newtonville
1,200
6 70
Spalding, Corridon, land on Prospect street
1,000
5 58
Staples, John, lot 7 Sylvan Heights
1,000
5 58
Stearns, George W.
500
2 79
Stone, Josiah, land at Newtonville
500
2 79 .
Strong, William C., land Nonantum Hill
6,000
33 48
Sullivan, Daniel, building and land at Newton Centre
600
3 35
Taft, Chandler, building and land at Newtonville
3,000
16 74
Tankard, William, building and land, Auburndale
1,400
7 81
Tapley, Gilbert, lots 75, 76, Weston street
800
4 46
Taylor, Harriet, building and land at West Newton
4,500
25 11
Taylor, Timothy D., building and land, Newton Corner,
1,500
8 37
Taylor, Benjamin, land at Upper Falls
200
1 12
Temple, Mary, lot 13 G. Hall land
350
1 95
Thornton, Solon, building and land on Linden road
4,500
25 11
Tileston, E. P., land at Auburndale
6,000
33 48
Tracy, Asaph, lots 42, 43 Weston street
800
4 46
Trowbridge, Asa, Pulsifer land
500
2 79
Tucker, John, wheelwright shop and stck, $700 per .- $3.91
2,300
12 83
Twombly & Lamson, land on Eliot street
3,000
16 74
Tyler, David R., land at Newtonville
1,000
5 58
Tucker, Joshua, lot 9 River street
400
2 23
Vaughan, Joseph, land at Newton Corner
3,000
16 74
Wallace, William, building and land Newton Corner
1,800
10 04
Wallis, P. D., building and land West Newton
2,000
11 16
Waltham Loan Fund Association, as mortgagee
66 land at Newtonville
400
2 23
" 6 land on Prospect street
300
1 67
Walworth, J. J., land at Auburndale
6,000
33 48
Ward, Charles 'T., building and land, Oak Hill
300
1 67
Twichell, G., land at West Newton
1,800
10 04
40
NAMES.
Value of Real Estate.
Tax on Real Estate.
Ward, James O., land on Worcester Turnpike
200
1 12
Warren, H. L., building and land Auburndale
2,600
14 51
Warren, Joseph H., building and land at U. Falls
2,200
12 28
Warren, John C., heirs, Guild land
2,000
11 16
Warren, William
500
2 79
Warren, Simeon, and others
300
1 67
Waters, John, land at Newtonville
200
1 12
Way, John M., lot 18 Pleasant street
500
2 79
Welch, Patrick, land on Pearl street
150
84
Welch, - -- , land at Newtonville
300
1 67
Welles, Hannah, building and land at Lower Falls
4,000
22 32
Wetherell, A. E., building and land at Newtonville
2,300
12 83
Wenzell, Henry, Emery land
1,000
5 58
Wheeler, M. G., building and land at Auburndale
3,800
21 20
White, Lyman, building and land at Newtonville
2,000
11 16
White, E. D., land on Oak Hill road
900
5 02
White, William, land near Bemis' bridge
700
3 91
White, Nancy Mrs.
150
84
White, Warren, heirs, land at Newtonville
250
1 40
White, Daniel, building and land on Nonantum Hill
8,500
47 43
White, Joseph, lot 27 Freeman street
300
1 67
lot 28 Freeman street
300
1 67
Whitney, Ethan, land at Newtonville
750
4 19
Whitmore, C. S.,
trustree under will of H. Hovey 3,500 per .- 19 53
4,500
25 11
buildings aud land oc. by J. Grace
1,000
5 58
land on Washington street
5,000
27 90
66 2 houses and land on School street
1,600
8 93
Whittemore, B. F., bldgs and land $300 per .- $1 67
4,200
23 44
Willard, F. A., lot 32 and 33 Collier land
450
2 51
Williams, S. G., bldg & ld, L. Falls $1,200 per .- $6 70
4,000
22 32
Wilkins, Cassander, land at Newton Centre,
550
3 07
Winslow, Charles, building and land at Upper Falls
1,700
9 49
Wiswall, Samuel, land at Newton Centre
700
3 91
Wiswall, Henry, land at Newtonville
500
2 79
Woodworth, Arad, building and land at East Newton
3,000
16 74
Wood, Bartholomew, building and land at N. Centre
2,200
12 28
Woodford, O. F. and Philip R., land at W. Newton
900
5 02
Woodford, O. F., building and land at W. Newton
3,000
16 74
Worcester, Thomas, land on Highland avenue
1,200
6 70
Zecher, John
500
2 79
Lot 83 Freeman street
300
1 67
Lot 84 Freeman street
300
1 67
Lot 74 Weston street
350
1 95
Lot 61 Melrose street
300
1 67
Lot 27 W. F. Porter land
250
1 40
Lot 28 River street
300
1 67
Lot 40 Weston street
300
1 67
Lot 41 Weston street
400
2 23
Lot of land corner of Highland and Murray street
300
1 67
Buildings and land, Pine Plain, formerly to J. Condren
1,300
7 25
Lot of land at N. Corner, formerly to James Ricker
3,000
16 74
Lot 6 Prospect street
200
1 12
buildings and land oc. by A. Hyde
LIST OF DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS.
TAX OF 1858.
REMAINING UNPAID FEBRUARY 15, 1859.
For amount of Taxes, see Tax List.
Allen, Albert
Hunt, William
Angier, Leander
Hurd, Thomas
Bailey, Luther
Hinckley, A. A.
Baldwin, Thomas C.
Henricks, Henry
Beaman, A. B.
Johnson, A. S.
Brackett, Theodore L.
Judson, Chester
Bradbury, Ebenezer
Kenrick, John A.
Bryson, Patrick, paid in part
Kennefy, John
Buoncore, Elizabeth Mrs.
Kent, John C.
Buttrick, David
Knapp, A. H.
Baldes, Lewis
Lang, J. L.
Callahan, David
Lester, Michael, paid in part
Coffin, Langdon
Lolar, Martin
Coleman, John
Manning, Michael
Cushman, J. H.
McAnana, James
Darmody, Patrick
McDonold,
Davey, John
McIntosh, Wm. W.
Decker, Conrad
McMahan, Michael
Dolon, Philip
McMahan, James
Donallan, John
McMullen, Charles
Dooley, Garrett
McMullen, Dennis
Eliot Hall Proprietors
McSherry, Bartley
Fahay, William
Newell, E. A.
Farnsworth, Ezra S.
Norris, Porter R.
Farrell, William
O'Donnell, Dennis
Fitzgerald, Matthew
Orange, Thomas J.
Fewkes, Henry
Page, Edward
Fordham, William
Perrin, Edmund
Perkins, John L.
Fuller, Sarah Mrs. Galvin, Patrick Greenwood, J. Q. Hall, Francis
Quinn, Thomas
Hall, George W.
Ray, M. L.
Harris, William A.
Ricker, O. P.
Hayes, Michael
Riese, Frederick
Ring, A.
Rockland, Geo. L.
Rogers, John
Rogers, William
Ryan, Edward
Saunders, Joseph C.
Schoff, S. A.
Schales, Daniel
F
Hennessy, James Henlon, James Hicks, George A. Holland, George Hughes, Martin Hughes, Patrick Humphrey, E. B. Hunt, J. W.
Pettee, Francis, paid in part
Plimpton, Pettee & Putnam
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Scribner, Elbe Shannahan, Thomas Story, George D. Sullivan, Thomas Trainor, B. S. Tyler, Orville Tileston, J. H. Walsh, Thomas B. Ward, George W. Warren, Gardner
Washburn, Henry Washburn, Joshua Waters, John S. Whalan, Michael White, Elisha Whitney, Sullivan Wilder, S. N. Woodward, V. C. Wing, Ezra T. Wright, Patrick
NON-RESIDENTS.
Aldrich, Gardner
M'Carty,
Alexander, Benjamin
Neal, Harrison
Avery, Jonathan
Nichols, Polly
Palmer, Charles H.
Billings, Luther Billings,
Parker, Robert
Coe, John
Pope, Samuel
Collier, Henry
Pulsifer, Nathaniel
Collier, Martin, heirs
Roberts, John
Cox, James
Ross, Geo. F.
Darling,
Sanford, C. T.
Davenport, William B.
Sears, Eben
Dennison, A. L.
Sears, Willard
Drinkwater, L. H.
Somes, Samuel, heirs
Donahoe, Dennis
Smith, Benjamin
Farley, Robert
Sullivan, Daniel
Ford
Tapley, Gilbert
Forbes, E. J.
Taylor, Benjamin
Fuller, Charles J.
Temple, Mary
Fisk, Eben R.
Tucker, Joshua
Gunn, Hugh
Whitney, Ethan
Hastings,
Warren, H. L.
Henderson, John
Wetherell, A. E.
Wiswall, Samuel
Welch,
Lot 82 Freeman street
Johnson, - King, Vila
Ld cor. Highland & Murray sts. James Condren place
Lamkin, G.
Lynch, James
Lot 74 Weston street Lot 61 Melrose street
Marshall, Daniel
Mayo, John
Lot 27 Porter land
M'Donold, Michael
James Ricker land
Mills, Davis C. Moore, Alden
Lot 28 River street
Lot 40 and 41 Weston street
Murphy, John
Lot 84 Freeman street
Hyde, Leonard, heirs
Hyde, Leonard
Johnson, Charles H.
Lot 6 Judson land
Howard, Davis, heirs
Smith,
Eaton, Elizabeth, heirs
RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OF TOWN MEETINGS.
APPROVED BY THE COURT, DEC. 29, 1857.
1st. No final vote shall be reconsidered, unless the person moving the same shall have made a declaration of his inten- tion to do so, at the time of its adoption, and shall have been one of the majority, acting thereon ; and no article in any warrant shall be again taken into consideration, after it has been disposed of, unless ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the voters present.
2d. No person shall speak more than twice upon any question, without first obtaining leave of the meeting, except for the correction of an error, or to make an explanation ; and not until others, who have not spoken upon the question, shall speak, if they desire it.
3d. All motions submitted for consideration of the Town, shall be in writing, if so required by the presiding officer, or by the meeting.
4th. Every person speaking shall address the chair, stand- ing and uncovered.
5th. No vote fixing the period for closing a ballot shall be considered after such ballot shall have commenced ; but it may be in order to extend the period without such reconsider- ation.
6th. Committees shall be nominated by the presiding offi- cer of the meeting, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the voters present ; and in nominations at large, no person shall nominate more than one member of such com- mittee.
7th. All motions to lay on the table, to take from the table, to take any article from its regular order, or to change the order of business, shall be decided without debate.
8th. The duties of the presiding officer shall be determin- ed by the code of Rules governing the presiding officer of the House of Representatives of this Commonwealth, so far as they are adapted to the condition and powers of the Town.
BY-LAWS.
APPROVED BY THE COURT, DEC. 29, 1857. -
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Art. 1. The assessment of all taxes shall be completed and a list of the same delivered to the Collector on or before the first day of July of each year.
Art. 2. The appointed time for collecting poll taxes of persons having no other tax, shall be from the 20th to the 31st of July, and all other taxes from the 10th to the 20th of November of each year.
Art. 3. It shall be the duty of the Collector, during each of said periods, to appoint at least eight different times and places in different parts of the town, when and where he will meet the inhabitants and receive their taxes ; and he shall immediately after receiving the tax list from the assessors, make out the tax bills and send the same to each of said inhabitants and each non-resident, as he can find, with a notice thereon of said times and places and the penalties of non-payment of said taxes ; and the town shall furnish printed blanks for the use of said Collector.
Art. 4. At the expiration of the time appointed for said payment of taxes, the Collector shall issue a summons to all delinquents, and if any taxes remain unpaid more than ten days after the service of said summons, the Collector shall immediately proceed to collect the same, with legal fees therefor.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
No action shall be had at any Town meeting on the report of any Committee previously chosen, unless the same shall be specially notified in the warrant for calling said meeting.
PASTURING OF CATTLE OR OTHER ANIMALS IN STREETS AND WAYS.
No person shall pasture cattle or other animals in or upon any of the streets or ways in the Town of Newton, either with or without a keeper, under the penalty of five dollars for each and every such offence ; and it shall be the duty of the Selectmen to prosecute every violation of this By-Law, and all fines or penalties collected for such offences shall be paid to the Treasurer for the use of the Town.
Report of High School Committee.
THE Committee appointed to consider the subject of a Pure High School in the Town of Newton, having attended to their duties, submit the following REPORT :
The laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts require the Town of Newton to sustain a High School.
The number of scholars is sufficient to justify the estab- lishment of a Pure High School.
The number now in the several High School departments in the town is seventy-five.
The number in private schools in town pursuing high school studies is more than thirty.
There are also several scholars belonging in Newton, who attend school elsewhere.
The present system of mixed departments in our schools should be abandoned. It was originally adopted as much to meet the requirements of the law, as the wants of the Town. The " District System " had just been abolished, the schools had not been graded, and there were no scholars prepared to enter a high school by a regular course of grammar-school instruction.
It is evident that by far the largest proportion of scholars in our public schools, can receive only a grammar-school education ; they have not time or opportunity to pursue the higher branches of study.
A thorough elementary training in a grammar school at the present time, prepares one as well for the common business of life, as did a course of study in many of our colleges a few years ago. It is plain, then, that we should regard the in- terest of our Grammar Schools as of the very highest im- portance.
Your Committee believe that wherever the grammar and high school departments are united, the grammar schools will be neglected. The largest and best scholars will occupy the time and attention of teachers. In the pressure of duties, the small scholars can be put off; the largest and best cannot be.
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Those who have scholars in the grammar-school departments justly feel, and, as long as the system lasts, will continue to feel, that they do not receive their proper share of instruction.
The High-School department also suffers in various ways ; there are constant interruptions from the other scholars in the same school; the time which is allowed for recreation is only about half what it should be, and is, in many schools ; both departments are confined to the same arrangement of school hours ; all the scholars are subjected to the same dis- cipline, without regard to age; and it is found impossible to establish any fixed grades or proper classification for the various high-school departments in the town.
Your Committee believe that the present system is not economical in its operation. It requires nearly as much time and labor to teach one of the high-school departments in our schools, as it would require to teach them all united.
The Town now employs three male high-school teachers, with one or more female assistants for each. One male teacher with a good assistant can perform the same service in a Pure High School, to much better advantage.
Your Committee find that the sum to be paid for instruc- tion in the new school will not much exceed the amount which will be saved by the change, but no good teacher should be discharged from service to save expense, if the school is to be injured thereby.
Therefore your Committee recommend that, since the law compels the Town to have a high school, it shall be estab- lished by itself, where it can enjoy every advantage, without injury to the other schools. And we are of the opinion that there should be but one Pure High School in Newton. There are not now, and will not be for years to come, scholars enough for two high schools ; and to divide the materials we have, and the supplies we grant, would be unnecessary and unwise.
The Committee also recommend that the new school be located upon a lot of land next to the entrance to Mr. Claflin's ground on Walnut Street, at Newtonville. The subject of location has received our most careful attention. It is plain that if the several villages in Newton cannot compromise upon this subject, there can be no school. Neither the estab- lishment of two schools, nor any division of territory, can afford material relief to more than a single village ; and there- fore, in the spirit of compromise, your Committee have select- ed a spot almost equally distant from Newton Corner, West Newton and Newton Centre.
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The villages of Auburndale and Newton Lower Falls will be as well accommodated by this selection as by any they can obtain. It is thought that some provision should be made for Newton Upper Falls; and we therefore recommend that they be allowed the same privileges in the Pure High School as the other villages, and that their accommodations may not be unequal, we further recommend that an English High School Department be added to their school; and that the Town provide a master for that school, who shall be compe- tent to teach in the English high-school branches. After the most careful consideration, we believe that the distance to be travelled to the place selected, by most of the scholars, will not be deemed objectionable. The high-school scholars will be of the age of twelve years and upwards, and old enough to go to and from school with safety.
Parents are eager to push forward their children in life ; education is completed at an early age ; and attendance upon schools is almost constant through the year. There is an urgent necessity that scholars should have moderate daily exercise in the open air. Scholars could walk the distance well enough a few years ago, and they can do it now. If they are less robust they need the exercise the more. We have never known scholars injured by too much moderate exercise. We have known many destroyed by the neglect of it.
The opinion of the best educators in this State and County is, that the distance to be travelled by our scholars will be none too great. Those who travel the farthest almost always do the best. The advice of our best physicians is, that our scholars should walk the distance required every day, and not be allowed to rely upon cars or private conveyances.
Your Committee can find no person who will give any valid reason why the distance is too great; and they most fully believe that if the Town furnishes instruction of the highest character, no scholars who desire to attend the school, and would be benefitted by it, will be prevented by the great distance to be travelled. If there are any parents who desire for their children ease and comfort, rather than health and activity, the Town cannot provide for them.
The Committee further recommend that the house for the new school be built two stories high, and substantially accord- ing to the plan annexed ; the expense of which, exclusive of the land and furniture, is estimated at six thousand dollars ; and that it be furnished in the most approved manner.
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