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HIGH STREET. From Elliot Street, Upper Falls, - opposite the resi- dence of Frederick Barden, past Elliot Hall, to Boylston Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 32 rods.
HIGHLAND STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, oppo- site the Congregational Church, past the residence of Galen Mer- riam, across Chestnut Street, to the residence of Samuel Parsons. Distance - 5-8 mile, 16 rods.
HOMER STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Centre, - near the Congregational Church, - past the residence of D. H. Mason, to Chestnut Street, near the residence of B. F. Whittemore. Dis- tance - 1 5-8 mile, 8 rods.
HOVEY STREET. From Washington Street, Newton Corner, - near the Episcopal Chapel, to Waban Street. Distance -30 rods.
HULL STREET. From Walnut Street, Newtonville, - near grist- mill, - past the residence of J. J. Walworth, to Murray Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 11 rods.
JACKSON STREET. From Boylston Street, west, past the residence of S. M. Jackson, to Boylston Street. Distance - 5-8 mile, 24 rods.
JEFFERSON STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Corner, west of Nonantum House, to the residence of H. M. Bates. Distance - 1-8 mile, 16 rods.
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JEWETT STREET. From Washington Street, Newton Corner, - near the residence of A. B. Ely, - to Pearl Street. Distance - 1-8 mile, 24 rods.
KENRICK STREET. From Brighton Street, north of J. A Kenrick's residence, to Brighton line, south side of Nonantum Hill. Dis- tance - 3-8 mile, 16 rods.
LAKE STREET. From Watertown Street, Newtonville, northwesterly , past the Silver Lake Factory, to California Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 22 rods.
LANDER STREET. From Margin Street, West Newton, past Shaw Street, to Perkins Street. Distance - 41 rods.
LEXINGTON STREET. From Auburn Street, Auburndale, - near Plummer's store, - to Waltham line. Distance - 1 mile, 28 rods.
LINCOLN STREET. From Oak Hill Station, Newton Centre, on the Boston, H. & E. Railroad, westerly to. Woodward Street. Dis- tance - 1-4 mile, 45 rods.
LOWELL STREET. From Washington Street, Newtonville, - near the residence of Oliver Plimpton, - to Watertown Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 16 rods.
MAPLE STREET. From Auburn Street, Auburndale, to Woodland Avenue. Distance - 1-8 mile, 36 rods.
MARGIN STREET. From railroad crossing, Washington Street, past West Newton Railroad Station, to Chestnut Street. Distance --- 1-4 mile, 8 rods.
MELROSE STREET. From Auburn Street, Auburndale, to Seaverns Street. Distance - 37 rods.
MILL STREET. From Walnut Street, Newtonville, near grist-mill, to Centre Street. Distance - 5-8 mile, 32 rods.
MOORE STREET. From near E. A. Smallwood's cabinet manufactory, Newton Corner, to Brighton Street, near the residence of Mrs. Ricker. Distance - 3-8 mile.
MOUNT IDA STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Corner, southerly to Newtonville Avenue. Distance -18 1-2 rods.
MURRAY STREET. From Otis Street, Newtonville, to Homer Street. Distance - 1-2 mile, 46 rods.
NAHANTON STREET. From Dedham Street, near Oak Hill School- house, to Kenrick's Bridge. Distance - 1 mile, 32 rods.
NEWTONVILLE AVENUE. From Walnut Street, Newtonville, easterly to Cary Street ; Distance - 1-4 mile, 8 rods : and from Centre
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Street, Newton Corner, northwesterly to near the house of Geo. E. Mackintire ; Distance - 3-8 mile, 4 rods.
NONANTUM STREET. From Washington Street, - near the house of John B. H. Fuller, -Newton Corner, northerly, easterly, and southerly, to said Washington Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 46 rods.
NORTH STREET. From Crafts Street, Newtonville, past the residence of John C. Kent, to Waltham line. Distance - 1-2 mile.
OAK STREET. From Elliot Street, - near the residence of Frederick Barden, - to Upper Falls Railroad Station. Distance - 1-8 mile, 32 rods.
ORCHARD STREET. From the westerly section of Nonantum Street, to the easterly section of the same. Distance - 379 feet.
OTIS STREET. From Walnut Street, Newtonville, westerly to Chest- nut Street, West Newton. Distance - 3-4 mile, 36 rods.
PAGE STREET. From Walnut Street, in the northerly part of New- tonville, northeasterly, across Crafts Street, and Lake Street, to Silver Lake. Distance - 1-4 mile, 5 rods.
PARK STREET. From Washington Street, Newton Corner, -near E. M. Mosher's blacksmith's shop, -past Woodland Park, across Franklin Street, to Sargent Street. Distance - 5-8 mile, 16 rods.
PARKER STREET. From Cypress Street, Newton Centre, across Boyl- ston Street, to Dedham Street, near the residence of Eben Stone. Distance - 1 1-4 mile, 12 rods.
PEARL STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Corner, to Watertown Street. Distance - 5-8 mile, 12 rods.
PELHAM STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Centre, westerly, to Pleasant Street. Distance - 1-8 mile, 10 rods.
PERKINS STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, south- erly. Distance - 49 rods.
PINE STREET. From River Street, West Newton, westerly. Distance -3-8 mile, 8 rods.
PLEASANT STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Centre, - near Post-Office, - past the residence of C. S. Davis, to Homer Street. Distance - 1-2 mile.
PROSPECT STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, to Temple Street. Distance - 1-8 mile, 24 rods.
PUTNAM STREET. From Margin Street, West Newton, southerly to Temple Street. Distance - 59 rods.
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RICHARDSON STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Corner, - near the residence of Mrs. Munroe, -to the school-house, thence to Church Street. Distance - 1-8 mile, 24 rods.
RIVER STREET. From Waltham Street, West Newton, - past bury- ing ground, to Lexington Street. Distance - 3-4 mile, 8 rods.
ROWE STREET. From Auburn Street, Auburndale, northerly to Emerald Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 28 rods.
SARGENT STREET. From Centre Street, opposite Cabot Street, to Brighton Street, opposite Kenrick Street, near the residence of J. A. Kenrick. Distance -3-8 mile, 28 rods.
SCHOOL STREET. From Washington Street, Newton Corner, - near the residence of Mrs. Watson, - to Pearl Street. Distance - 38 rods.
SEAVERNS STREET. From Lexington Street, Auburndale, westerly to Ash Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 2 rods.
SHAW STREET. From Winthrop Street, West Newton, to Lander Street. Distance - 41 rods.
SHORT STREET. From Highland Street, West Newton, -near the residence of S. Parsons, - to Otis Street. Distance - 38 rods.
SOUTH STREET. From Hammond Street, East Newton, - past the residence of Francis Pettee, -to Ward Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 8 rods.
SPRING STREET. From Winter Street, Upper Falls, to Summer Street, opposite the Methodist Church. Distance - 15 rods.
STATION STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Centre, - past Rail- road Station and residence of Joshua Bartlett, -to Jackson Street. Distance - 1 mile.
SUMMER STREET. From High Street, Upper Falls, - past the Metho- dist Church, - to Chestnut Street. Distance -21 rods.
SUMNER STREET. From Station Street, Newton Centre, near Rail- road Station, to Brighton Street. Distance -1-2 mile, 16 rods.
TEMPLE STREET. From Highland Street, West Newton, - opposite the residence of Galen Merriam, - past the residence of Chas. H. Carrol, to Prospect Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 12 rods.
TREMONT STREET. From Park Street, Newton Corner, -near the residence of D. G. Rawson, - past E. A. Smallwood's cabinet manufactory, to Brighton. Distance - 93 rods.
TROWBRIDGE STREET. From Beacon Street, Newton Centre, north- erly to Pleasant Street. Distance - 18 rods.
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VERNON STREET, From Centre Street, Newton Corner, - near the residence of Edwin Chaffin, -to Moore Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 32 rods.
VINE STREET. From Brookline Street, Oak Hill, to West Roxbury line. Distance - 1-4 mile, 10 rods.
WABAN STREET AND PARK. From School Street, Newton Corner, across Jewett Street, to Pearl Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 25 rods.
WALCOTT STREET. From Lexington Street, Auburndale, easterly to Rowe Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 18 rods. -
WALES STREET. From Washington Street, Lower Falls, to Needham line at Stone Bridge. Distance - 17 rods.
WALNUT PARK. From Washington Street, Newton Corner, past the residence of John C. Potter, to Waban Park. Distance-72 rods.
WALNUT STREET. From Crafts Street, Newtonville, southerly across Watertown Street, Lowell Street, and Washington Street, past High School-house, across Homer Street, past Newton Cemetery, across Beacon Street, past Oak Hill Railroad Station, to Centre Street, near the residence of Amos Pierce. Distance -2 3-4 miles, 10 rods.
WALTHAM STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, - near John Mead's store, - past " Davis School-house," and the resi- dence of Mrs. Sarah Fuller, to Waltham line. Distance -1 1-8 mile.
WASHINGTON PARK. From Walnut Street, Newtonville, to Cary Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 18 rods.
WASHINGTON STREET. From Brighton line, Newton Corner, - near E. A. Smallwood's residence, - through Newton Corner, Newton- ville, West Newton, and Lower Falls, to Needham line, at bridge near " Rice's Mill." Distance - 4 7-8 miles, 16 rods.
WATERTOWN STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, - near Railroad House, - past the residences of Adolphus Smith, and J. A. Faxon, to Watertown line. Distance - 1 3-4 mile.
WARD STREET. From Brighton Street, East Newton, - at Harbach Corner, - past Ephraim Ward's residence, to Brighton line, near the residence of Daniel Knowles. Distance - 7-8 mile.
WEBSTER STREET. From Waltham Street, West Newton, - opposite " Davis School-house,"- past the residences of N. T. Allen, and the late Dr. J. H. Brown. Distance - 1-8 mile, 22 rods. .
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WINCHESTER STREET. From Nahanton Street, South Newton, - near the residence of David Hall, Jr., - to Boylston Street, near the residence of Mancy Thornton. Distance - 1 1-2 mile, 32 rods. WINTER STREET. From High Street, Upper Falls, to Chestnut Street, near Loring Wheeler's store. Distance - 22 rods.
WINTHROP STREET. From Perkins Street, West Newton, westerly. Distance - 49 rods.
WOODLAND AVENUE. From Washington Street, opposite the resi- dence of T. C. Severance, past the Female Seminary and over Railroad, to Auburn Street, opposite the residence of Benj. Bourne, Auburndale. Distance - 3-4 mile.
WOODWARD STREET. From Boylston Street, - near Moses Crafts' blacksmith's shop, - past the residence of Samuel N. Woodward, to Beacon Street, near the residence of E. J. Collins. Distance - 1 mile, 28 rods.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
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GOVERNMENT OF TOWN MEETINGS.
Approved by the Court, December 29, 1857.
1st. No final vote shall be reconsidered, unless the person moving the same shall have made a declaration of his intention 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 ques- tion, 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, standing and uncovered.
5th. No vote fixing the period for closing a ballot shall be re- considered after such ballot shall have commenced .; but it may be in order to extend the period without such reconsideration.
6th. Committees shall be nominated by the presiding officer 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 committee.
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 determined 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 conditions 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 noti- fied 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.
BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF NEWTON
CONCERNING
Truant Children and Absentees from School.
Adopted March 2, 1863.
SECT. 1. The Town of Newton hereby adopts the provisions of the forty-second chapter of the General Statutes of this Commonwealth, so far as applicable to Truant Children and Absentees from school, and all the provisions of the two hundred and seventh Chapter of the Acts of 1862, and the several Acts in addition thereto, or in amend- ment thereof.
SECT. 2. Any person convicted of any offence described in said Acts, or either of them, shall be punished by fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or by confinement in any institution of instruction, house of reformation, or suitable situation, which shall be provided for the purpose, for a term not exceeding one year.
SECT. 3. The Selectmen of the Town shall provide a suitable lock- up, or institution of instruction, or house of reformation, or some other suitable place in the Poor-house belonging to the Town, or some other place in the Town aforesaid, or in the County of Midddle- sex, which shall be assigned and used for the confinement of persons convicted and sentenced to confinement under said Acts.
SECT. 4. Three Truant Officers shall be annually chosen in the Town of Newton, at its Annual Meeting in March, to serve one year, whose duty it shall be to make complaints of all persons who have violated any provisions of the Acts aforesaid, or either of them.
SECT. 5. The Selectmen of the Town shall fix the amount of com- pensation of said Truant Officers, for their services, as they shall think just, and the sum shall be paid from the Treasury of the Town.
SECT. 6. It shall be the duty of the School-Committee, and of the Teachers of the Public Schools in said Town, to report the name of every person or persons violating any or either of said .Acts, to the Truant Officers of the Town, that they may be complained of there- for.
To the foregoing By-Laws, the following was appended; viz., -
SUPERIOR COURT, SUFFOLK, SS. January Term, 1863. I approve the By-Laws of the Town of Newton, relative to Truant Children and Absentees from School, hereto annexed.
MARCH 2d, 1863.
THOMAS RUSSELL,
Justice of Superior Court
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BIGELOW SCHOOL HOUSE, NEWTON CORNER. Erected A.D. 1865.
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GRAMMAR SCHOOL HOUSE, NEWTONVILLE.
Erected A.D. 1865.
TWENTY-NINTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
BOARD OF SCHOOL-COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF NEWTON.
FOR THE YEAR 1868-69.
LIBERTY AND UNION.
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BOSTON: SAMUEL CHISM, -FRANKLIN PRINTING HOUSE, No. 134 WASHINGTON STREET. 1869.
SCHOOL-COMMITTEE FOR 1868-69.
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EDWARD J. YOUNG, CHAIRMAN. JOHN B. GOODRICH, SECRETARY. JOHN A. GOULD. H F. ALLEN. ISAAC HAGAR.
GEO. E. ALLEN. NOAH S. KING. ROBERT R. BISHOP.
CALVIN CUTLER.
SUB-COMMITTEES.
High School - YOUNG, G. E. ALLEN, GOODRICH, CUTLER. Grammar Schools- GOODRICH, GOULD, BISHOP.
Intermediate Schools - H. F. ALLEN, HAGAR, CUTLER. Primary Schools - GEO. E. ALLEN, KING, YOUNG. Music - GOODRICH, GEO. E. ALLEN.
DISTRICTS.
1. Newton Centre.
2. Upper Falls.
3. Lower Falls.
4. Auburndale.
5. West Newton.
6. Newtonville.
7. Newton Corner.
8. Oak Hill.
TEACHERS.
HIGH SCHOOL.
PRINCIPAL. FRANCIS A. WATERHOUSE ASSISTANTS. .A. AMY BRECK, CARRIE SPEAR, MARGARET KYLE. No. 1. CENTRE.
GRAMMAR 66
DAVID S. FARNHAM. MARY E. STEVENS, Assist.
INTERMEDIATE.
SUB-INTERMEDIATE.
EMMA W. YOUNG. .F. LOUISA RIPLEY. ISABEL C. PATTEN.
PRIMARY.
SUB-PRIMARY. .ETTA M. WHITE.
No. 2. UPPER FALLS.
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LOTTIE C. HARBACH.
INTERMEDIATE. . CLARA M. HOVEY.
SUB-INTERMEDIATE. M. L. PERKINS.
PRIMARY. . H. L. MACREADING.
SUB-PRIMARY SIBYLLANNA CLARK.
No. 3. LOWER FALLS.
GRAMMAR. 66 LUTHER E. LELAND. .MARTHA C. HAGAR, Assist.
INTERMEDIATE. .LUCY G. COE. A, HENRIETTA CAMPBELL PRIMARY
No. 4. AUBURNDALE.
GRAMMAR. . CHARLES A. CHASE. 66 INTERMEDIATE. ADELAIDE B. POOR, Assist. .MARY E. SANFORD. ISABEL TREADWELL.
PRIMARY
No. 5. WEST NEWTON.
GRAMMAR. LEANDER WATERMAN.
ELLEN E. MILES, Assist.
INTERMEDIATE. 66 ADDIE A. BAKER. Assist.
WEST PRIMARY CLARA ABBOTT. EAST PRIMARY. .. KATE D MAY. SUB-INTERMEDIATE. SUB-PRIMARY. DORA PUFFER. .SARAH E. FOSTER.
No. 6. NEWTONVILLE.
GRAMMAR. 66
. SILAS H. HASKELL.
ANNA M. HASKELL, Assist.
INTERMEDIATE.
.. M. ANNIE PRESCOTT.
SECOND INTERMEDIATE. JULIA W. BUTTERFIELD. SOUTH PRIMARY. .JULIA A. GOODWIN. 66 SUB-PRIMARY. LYDIA B. BIRD.
NORTH PRIMARY
. CLARA A. ARMES.
SUB-PRIMARY ALMA A. LEONARD.
No. 7. NEWTON CORNER.
GRAMMAR. JAMES H. FOSS.
. EMILY J. CLAFLIN, MARTHA A. VERRY, Assist's. . .
HATTIE F. COLE, SUSANNA M. DUNCKLEE, “
NORTH INTERMEDIATE. MARGARET BAMFORD.
SOUTH 6 MARTHA C. HARRISS.
NORTH PRIMARY. FANNY A VALENTINE.
SOUTH . KATE A. HOWARD.
66 . No. 2. . ANNIE C. GRANT.
SUB-PRIMARY.
PRISCILLA P. EDES.
No. 8. OAK HILL.
GRAMMAR. . HENRY F. HOWARD. PRIMARY. GEORGIANNA DECKER, Assist. VOCAL MUSIC.
LEVI C. WADE.
.E. E. SIMMONS.
REPORT.
TO THE CITIZENS OF NEWTON : -
Your School - Committee respectfully submit their ANNUAL REPORT of the condition of the Public Schools.
We have been deeply sensible of the peculiar responsi- bilities of our office, imposed by the extent, as well as the nature, of the interests committed to us. The Board of School-Committee are vested, by the laws of the Com- monwealth, with the exclusive charge and administration of all the Public Schools in town. All school property is placed in their custody. The disbursement of all moneys appropriated by the town, for the support of schools, is committed to their judgment and discretion. And always responsible, as they must be, for a careful performance of · their duties, and exercise of their powers, an additional fidelity and vigilance is demanded when generous pro- vision is made by the town for all the wants of the schools, and every facility afforded for the promotion of their interests. The undoubted excellence of our schools ; the distinction they have long enjoyed; the special com- mendation they have excited among public educators ; and, now, the provision made by the town, in respect of school buildings, - unparalleled, we may safely say, among the towns of the Commonwealth, - have likewise con- strained us to devote our best judgment and attention to the discharge of our duties.
We are thus enabled, in reviewing the year, to regard with much satisfaction the continued prosperity and
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steady improvement of our schools. No marked change in their general condition is apparent; but there has been that harmonious and healthy progress, which tends to confirm a high standard, and to give to it the force of an established law, of which no infraction can be excused. The schools have met our reasonable expectations, in every respect ; although, as of all human institutions, our hopes and desires of them are far from being realized.
Our teachers, with hardly an exception, have had con- siderable experience in the profession. To fill the vacan- cies that have occurred, we have been able to secure apt and experienced teachers, already possessed of the ac- quirements and qualifications essential to success. They are faithful, conscientious, and earnest ; discreet in disci- pline ; patient in labor, and ambitious of the good-will of pupils and parents. No complaint has reached us of undue severity of discipline. That last resort, per- manent exclusion on account of refractory or immoral conduct, has not been required in a single instance ; and the relations between the teachers and those whom they serve, have been, to a gratifying extent, friendly and pleasant. We have abundant evidence that our high appreciation of the worth of our teachers is shared by the whole community.
More resignations than usual have occurred during the year. Of the eight Grammar Masters in service at the beginning of the year, four ·have sought other fields of labor ; and in two cases the Grammar Schools have been subjected to the administration of no less than four dif- ferent Principals in the course of the year. The High School, also, as will be seen by the Report upon that' school, has suffered a similar experience. It was with peculiar regret that we received the resignations of such
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successful and popular teachers as Messrs. Hale, Bancroft, Brigham, Hill, Winship, and Stickney. It is a gratifying circumstance, however, attesting also the character of our schools, that with the exception of Mr. Brigham, who enters another profession, these gentlemen were con- strained to leave us by no other consideration than calls to more extended and responsible duties in the same direction. Of the female teachers who commenced the year, three have resigned by inducement of matrimony, and but one for other cause. The appointments made to fill these vacancies have proved so fortunate, that the schools do not appear to have suffered any further detri- ment than is inseparable from such changes.
The average attendance has fallen somewhat below that of the previous year. The decrease, however, is confined to the Primary Schools, and may be referred mainly to an unusual illness among the children in the latter part of the year.
A few changes have been made in Text-Books. Sar- gent's series of Readers, in use for many years, has been superseded by Hillard's ; Anderson's History of the United States has been substituted for Berard's ; and Worcester's Dictionary has been adopted as the standard of orthog- raphy and pronunciation, without displacing Webster's ex- cellent work as general authority.
It will be seen by the appended statistics that the num- ber of children of school age in town, is 219 larger than in the previous year, and that 176 more pupils were in- structed in our schools. This increase has demanded the establishment of new schools of the Primary grade, in Districts 1, 6, and 7, two of which commence with the new year. We have also been constrained to provide As- sistants in the Grammar schools of Districts 2, 3, and 4.
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Except in District 2, this was not warranted so much by the number of pupils, as by the number of classes - too many to be taught with good advantage by a single teach- er. It afforded at the same time an opportunity to pro- mote a lower class and thus to relieve the other schools.
By the forthcoming Report of the Secretary of the Board of Education, it appears that for the school-year, 1867-68, Newton holds the fourth place among the towns of the State in respect of school appropriations ; Nahant, Brookline, and Arlington only taking higher rank. If we consider the amount expended in erecting and maintaining school buildings in that year, it undoubtedly holds the highest place. The appropriation for 1867-68 was $20.01 for each child in town between five and fifteen years of age. In respect of percentage of taxable property appro- priated for schools, it held for the same year the twenty- sixth place, the percentage being .00423. The appropria- tion for the last year, though larger in amount, is relatively less, being .00304 of the valuation and $19.24 for each child of school age.
We append the following further statistics : -
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