Town of Newton annual report 1885, Part 15

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
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During the past year I have made the new plan the sub- ject of careful study. The medical profession has been con- sulted with special reference to its effect upon the health of the pupils. The testimony of parents and teachers has been carefully gathered. Its effects upon the schools, so far as it relates to the mental, moral and physical development of the pupils, have been diligently observed. The experience of others in similar fields of labor has been duly considered. As a result of this investigation I am convinced that the best interests of our schools demanded its permanent adoption.


47


I have dwelt upon this subject at considerable length, that we may place on record the reasons that have led to so important and so radical a change in the management of our schools. I am confident that the advantages that will result from the change will vindicate fully the wisdom of your action.


CONCLUSION.


In conclusion, I wish to tender my thanks to the teachers for their ready and generous co-operation in the measures proposed to advance the interests of the schools. My grate- ful acknowledgment is also due to the members of the Board for many acts of kindness and courtesy and for their forbear- ance and support.


Respectfully submitted, THOMAS EMERSON, Supt. of Schools.


NEWTONVILLE, Dec. 23, 1885.


APPENDIX.


STATISTICS IN DETAIL.


TABLE 1, -- Number of Persons in the City between Five and Fifteen Years of Age, May 1, 1881-5, by Wards.


WARDS.


1881.


1882.


1883.


1884.


1885.


Increase. Decrease


I.


453


463


512


541


527


14


II.


603


645


699


705


705


III.


449


506


519


543


531


12


IV.


523


562


554


567


593


26


V.


436


470


460


464


423


VI.


494


549


558


559


560


1


VII.


294


263


262


274


272


2


Total


3,252


3,458


3,564


3,653


3,611


27


69


41


TABLE II .- Number of Rooms, Halls, Sittings, Pupils, Teachers, Number of Pupils to a Teacher, Number of Pupils ov er 15 years of age, and Number under 5 years of age, in each school, May 1, 1885.


Number of


SCHOOLS.


Rooms, (occupied.)


Rooms, (unoccu- pied.)


Halls.


Sittings.


Number of pupils.


Number of teachers.


Number of pupils to a teacher.


Number of pupils over pupils under 15 years of age.


5 years of age.


High, .


*6


430


338


11


30.7


319


Mason,


7


1


1


312


247


7


35.2


18


Rice,


3


1


202


143


3


47.6


Oak Hill,


1


1


40


22


1


22.


Thompsonville,


1


40


38


1


38.


Hyde, . .


4


1


266


191


5


38.2


Prospect,


6


2


1


271


210


6


35.


15


Hamilton,


.


4


1


163


109


4


27.2


4


Williams,


7


1


333


257


7


36.7


15


Pierce,


4


1


194


204


4


51.


24


Davis, .


4


220


205


4


51.2


Franklin,


4


208


174


4


43.5


Claflin,


5


1


188


184


5


36.8


11


Adams,


5


1


269


196


5


39.2


22


Eliot,


4


196


116


4


29.


Jackson,


5


1


235


221


5


44.2


Bigelow, .


7


1


1


381


302


7


43.1


53


Underwood,


.


4


195


177


4


44.2


Lincoln, .


1


1


131


44


1


44.


.


·


* Also three recitation rooms, one laborat ory, ard one art rom.


50


.


.


.


TABLE III .- Semi-Quarterly Attendance, etc .. by Schools, for the Year ending June 26, 1885.


I.


II.


III.


IV.


Average


Average


Attendance.


Percentage of


Attendance.


Cases of


Average


Attendance.


Percentage of


Cases of


Tardiness.


Punishment.


Whole Number.


Average


Attendance.


Percentage of


Attendance.


Cases of


Tardiness.


Average


Attendance.


Percentage of


Attendence.


Tardiness.


Cases of Corporal


Punishment.


High .


364.9


349.8


95.9


66


0


368. 396.8


348.


94.6


172


0


357.7 395.6


327.1 363.4


91.5


153


0


349.9


314.3 356.4


90.1


116


-


Mason . .


395.6


367.6


92.9


70


0


364.9


91.9


83


CT


Rice . .


18.8


17.6


93.6


4


0


20.


18.9


94.7


0


22.5


20


90.1


0


0


22.6


19.4


85.4


1


0


39.


35.2


90.2


10


0


40.


36.


90.


-1


40.


34.4


86.


4


2


40.


34.3


85.7


6


0


Thompsonville


205.7


195.4


94.6


21


0


203.9


188.7


92.2


28


1


204.3


189.5


92.6


51


0


204.9


182.1


88.8


25


2


Hyde .


231.7


218.1


93.8


41


00


215.7


202.4


93.4


49


1


218.4


204.6


93.3


8


1


225.8


210.3


92.6


46


6


Prospect


99.6


96.4


96.7


21


C


101.2


98.5


97.5


5


95.4


89.3


93.6


5


1


94.2


88.8


94.1


00


1


Williams


268.6


256.


95.1


34


00


277.1


258.


93.4


51


07


277.6


244.1


87.9


48


1


259.5


215.3


84.


56


01


1


Pierce .


212.9


207.1


97.2


0


0


208,6


199.3


95.5


4


3


205.


195.3


co


2


207.4


196 2


97.1


11


10


Davis .


198.2


191.8


96.9


12


7


204.7


195.2


9 8


11


9


194.6


183.8


94.6


17


5


193.8


179.4


92.8


7


13


158.3


144.3


91.2


10


8


161.


142.


88.2


24


18


161.3


141.3


87.6


15


9


Franklin


171.1


160.5


94.


0


183.4


170.1


16


0


181.5


163.1


90.6


32


4


179.3


157.6


88.7


19


0


Claflin .


199.1


191.2


95.9


00


0


201.


188.9


94.9


4


0


196.1


180.6


91.3


00


0


189.9


175.7


92.1


10


Adams


140.1


123.3


88.1


0


136.3


121.8


89.6


10


0


131.8


117.7


89.2


12


0


111.7


96.4


86.5


15


0


Jackson .


197.1


177.7


90.


ão


0


189.8


169.9


16


1


192.9


173.6


90.1


29


0


166.9


135.5


81.2


15


0


Bigelow . .


305.5


292.7


95.8


57


0


311.8


291.


93.


15


0


307.7


283.6


92.1


51


0


305.8


283.5


92.7


79


0


Underwood


173.8


164.8


94.7


15


0


172.9


156 2


90.1


27


0


171.4


147.1


85.


27


0


169.


148.1


87.2


26


0


Lincoln .


36.8


34.7


94.


15


1


37.6


35.


93.


13


0


38.2


35.4


92.8


22


1


35.6


31.3


87.9


14


0


SCHOOLS.


Whole Number.


Average


Average


Whole Number.


Cases of Corporal


Punishment.


Cases of


89.8


209


0


89.5


87


0


396.5


Tardiness.


Cases of Corporal


Punishment.


Whole Number.


Average


Attendance.


Cases of Corporal


Oak Hill. .


00


Hamilton


167.7


153.3


91.5


93.


Eliot .


89.1


51


TABLE III .- (Concluded.)


V.


VI.


VII.


Average


Average


Attendance.


Percentage of


Cases of


Average


Average


Attendance.


Percentage of


Cases of


Tardiness.


Cases of Corporal


Punishment.


High .


351.


321.1


91.5


301


0


344.


312.5


90.8


301


0


338.8


302.9


89.4 249


0


323.8


278.2 210.2


88.4


34


1


Mason .


253.6


222.6


87.6


62


0)


239.


206.


86.


48


1 249.4


228.1


89.


59


0


235.5


148.5


131.5


88.7 95.


1


0


Oak Hill


22.2


18.5


83.4


0


0


20.6


19.


92.5


1


0


20.9


19.2 34.9


91.6 91.8


4


0


38.


35.1


92.3


01


0


Hyde .


196.5


170.8


87.


0


188.5


159.5


85.2


00


0 194.9


172.7


88.8


33


7


198.9


175.


24


1


Prospect


221.6


202.5


90.2


31


1


216.9


196 3


90.1


68


0


205.


184.8


22


2


183.


165.


88.5 92.8


37


0


Hamilton .


94.2


91.


96.5


11


2


97.7


93.2


95.4


4


2


110.5


107.1 215.1


60


2


238.5


206.5


86.8


41


2


Williams


253.1


222.8


85.8


79


6


262.9


235.


89.8


67


2


251.8


0


203.6


190.7


93.6


3


0


198.2


187.7


94.9


1


1


Pierce .


213.4


200.2


93.7


-7


4


210.8


198.9


90.4


6


1


202.5


189.4


93.7


13


2


192.8


182.2


94.7


12


0


Franklin


156.9


139.4


88.6


15


12


152.2


134.5


88.2


21


10


176.


161.9


92.


11


9


175.2


155.8


89.1


9


2


Claflin .


175.8


155.7


88.8


00


0


177.8


159.9


89.8


5


1


181.7


166.6


14


0


175.1


157.6


89.5


23


0


Adams


188.9


173.5


91.4


12


0


200.5


188.3


93.9


4


1 210.3


192.5


93.1


-1


2


203.


189.7


93.6


11


1


Eliot


114.2


99.6


87.2


15


0


116.9


101.6


87.5


24


0


116.6


101.7


86.9


11


0


111.5


99.2


89.5


12


0


Jackson .


172.9


145.1


83.7


12


0


194.3


173.4


89.3


7


0


223.2


200.8


17


1


227.5


203.5


89.2


17


0


Bigelow .


301.


276.3


91.8


91


0


299.2


274.5


91.8


63


0


298.1


271.9


91.4


85


0


286.4


262.8


91.7


81


0


Underwood .


167.7


143.9


85.7


29


0


166.


47.


88.6


50


0


179.2


159.1


88.4


32


0


179.1


159.1


86.7


24


0


Lincoln .


29.


25.9


89.6


9


0


38.5


35.4


91.9


11


0


14.8


42.


93.7


15


0


42.3


37.9


89.6


12


0


Rice . .


134.4 |110.


82.2


38


2


111.2


90.


80.7


21


0


144.7


127.4


88.7


33


1


1


0


21.


19.9


Thompsonville


38.8


33.


85. . -7


1


38.2


34.3


89.7


7


0


38.


89.5 96.3 86.2


10


1


114.


110.1


96.7


11


5


Davis . .


192.6


177.9


92.5


5


2


195.6


176.4


Attendance.


Percentage of


Cases of


Tardiness.


Punishment.


VIII.


Average


Average


Attendance.


Percentage of


Attendance.


Cases of


Tardiness.


Punishment.


Average


Whole Number.


Average


Attendance.


Cases of Corporal


Whole Number.


Attendance.


Tardiness.


Whole Number.


Cases of Corporal


Punishment.


SCHOOL.


Whole Number.


Attendance.


85.9


196


0


0


52


94.3


5


92.


89.9


31


Cases of Corporal


19


53


TABLE IV. Total Enrolment, etc., by Schools, for the year ending June 26, 1885.


SCHOOLS.


Whole Number of


Pupils enrolled.


Average Whole


Number.


Average Attend-


ance.


Percentage of


Attendance.


Cases of Tardi-


Cases of Corporal Punishment.


High,


389


349.7


319.2


91.1


1647


0


Mason, .


456


387.5


347.2


87.9


634


11


Oak Hill,


25


21.


19.1


90.7


8


0


Thompsonville,


43


39.


34.6


88.8


50


3


Hyde,


243


199.7


179.2


89.7


231


14


Prospect,


264


227.2


198.


92.5


363


14


Hamilton,


126


100.8


96.8


95.1


77


14


Williams, .


312


261.1


231.6


88.6


436


27


Pierce, .


233


207.4


196.9


95.1


28


11


Davis,


243


196.8


184.5


93.9


87


28


Franklin,


184


161.


146.5


89.5


112


81


('laflin, .


199


178.2


161.3


90 3


126


5


Adams,


235


197.3


185.


93.2


64


4


Eliot,


156


122.3


107.6


88.


113


0


Jackson,


284


195.5


172.4


87.8


126


2


Bigelow,


354


301.9


279.5


92.5


552


0


Underwood,


233


172.3


153.1


88.3


198


0


Lincoln,


48


37.8


34.7


91.5


111


2


Total,


4029


3356.5


30-17.2


90.8


4955


216


ness.


TABLE V. Number of Pupils and their Average Age by Grades and Classes, in September, 1884.


GRADES.


VI.


I.


No. of Pupils.


Av. Age


Years.


Mos.


No. of Pupils.


Years:


Mos.


Years.


Mos.


No. of Pupils.


Years.


Mos.


No. of Pupils.


Years.


Mos.


Years.


Mos.


High


9


52


9


10


63


10 11


3


4


10


8


Mason


-


56


5


8


38


7


3


53


7


2


7


5


5


9


1


7


Oak Hill


27


5


6


14


7


11


9


Hyde -


48


6


2


26


11


28


8


8


33


11


7


24


11


1


10


6


24


11


3


Prospect


17


9


6


10


11


1


10


11


7


Hamilton


10


7


35


11


27


12


10


Williams


52


10


1


52


12


46


8


9


41


9


8


9


1


23


10


9


15


12


Davis -


70


6


1


58


7


9


7


10


37


8


6


28


9


4


23


10


1


15


11


8


17


12


3


Claflin


25


6


6


38


8


1


8


3


29


9


3


26


10


2


22


11


4


18


12


Adams


-


47


11


44


12


2


22


13


1


Eliot -


94


6


7


62


8


52


9


7


Jackson -


63


9


9


89


10


11


54


12


&


Bigelow -


Underwood


37


6


4


58


7


11


75


8


11


Lincoln -


31


6


2


16


315


12


Total


-


605


5


11


467


7


7


436


8


7


412


10


411


11


No. of Pupils.


Av. Age.


Av. Age


Av. Age


Av. Age


Av. Age


SCHOOLS.


44


11


10


2


6


8


Thompsonville


9


10


27


34


5


5


40


7


18


7


10


18


8


9


32


5


5


11


49


7


4


31


8


4


46


60


-


-


-


-


-


-


39


5


8


19


37


8


6


31


Pierce


Franklin


52


2


29


-


-


-


-


III.


IV.


V.


II.


No. of Pupils.


5€


-


-


11


28


8


28


TABLE V .- (Concluded.) Number of Pupils and their Average Age by Grades and Classes, in September, 1884.


GRADES .- (Concluded.)


CLASSES.


VIL.


VIII.


IX.


IV.


İIL.


II.


I.


SCHOOLS.


Years.


Mos.


No. of Pupils.


Years.


Mos.


Years.


Mos.


Years.


Mos.


Y'ears.


Mos.


Years.


Mos.


Years.


Mos.


High -


145


15


3


113


15


10


77


16


7


54


17


9


Mason -


31


12


7


35


13


3


28


14


2


Oak Hill


Thompsonville Hyde - -


20


12


7


16


14


6


8


13


10


Prospect


21


12


4


14


12


9


22


14


2


126


Hamilton


7 | 12


3


10


13


7


4


14


6


286


Williams


18


13


6


10


14


10


15


3


Pierce


-


-


68


13


4


21


13


10


30


14


6


Davis


184


Franklin


181


Claflin


10


12


7


15


13


7


10


14


8


207


Adams


-


-


143


Eliot - -


11


12


10


19


13


Jackson -


324


Bigelow -


54


12


7


31


14


5


38


15


170


Underwood


47


Total


-


260


12 : 10 185


13


8 165


14


5 145


15.


3 11315 10 77


16


7


54


17


9 3645'


-


Total No. of Pupils.


No. of Pupils.


Av. Age


Av. Age


Av. Agel


Av. Age


Av. Age


Av. Age


Av. Age


No. of Pupils.


No. of Pupils.


No. of Pupils.


No. of Pupils.


No. of Pupils.


389 400 20 41


231


250


-


-


-


-


-


20


13


14


14


1


20


14


2


223


215


-


208


Lincoln -


55


TABLE VI. Annual Enrolment in Each Grade and Class, in September, 1880-1884.


GRADES.


CLASSES.


DATE.


I.


II.


III.


IV.


V.


VI.


VII.


VIII.


IX


IV.


III.


II.


I.


Total.


September, 1880 -


-


464


372


376


321


296


342


260


221


162


104


97


60


43


3118


September, 1881 - -


530


386


381


394


270


312


311


211


150


114


58


77


37


3231


September, 1882 - -


510


436


405


353


403


237


266


225


180


104


92


51


49


3311


September, 1883 - -


514


454


436


398


369


298


210


183


166


125


78


70


40


3341


September, 1884 -


605


467


436


412


411


315


260


185


165


145


113


77


3645


56


TABLE VII.


Percentage of the Total Annual Enrolment in each Grade and Class, in September, 1880-1884.


GRADES.


CLASSES.


DATES.


Total.


I.


II.


III


IV.


V.


VI.


VII. VIII.


IX.


IV.


III.


II.


I.


September, 1880,


14.9


11.9


12.1


10.3


9.5


11.


8.3


7.1


5.2


3.3


3.1


1.9


1.4


100


September, 1881,


16.4


11.9


11.8


12.2


8.4


9.7


9.6


6.5


4.6


3.6


1.8


2.4


1.1


100


September, 1882,


15.4


13.2


12.2


10.7


12.2


7.2


8.


6.8


5.4


3.1


2.8


1.5


1.5


100


September, 1883,


15.7


13.6


13.1


11.9


11.


8.8


6.3


5.2


5.


3.7


2.4


2.1


1.2


100


September, 1884.


16.6


12.8


12.


11.3


11.3


8.6


7.1


5.1


4.5


4.


3.1


2.1


1.5


100


57


.


.


.


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TABLE VIII. Distribution of Pupils in High School by Classes and Courses of Study.


GENERAL.


CLASSICAL.


MERCANTILE. Girls.


SPECIAL. Girls.


TOTAL.


CLASS.


Boys.


Girls.


Boys.


Girls.


I, - -


6


24


12


7


0


0


0


5


54


II, - -


12


38


13


4


3


0


1


6


77


III,


-


-


-


-


24


47


21


9


7


0.


1


4


113


IV,


-


-


-


-


-


36


35


29


33


4


0


1


1


145


Total,


-


-


-


78


144


75


53


14


0


3


22


389


,


-


-


1


Boys.


Boys.


58


ROLL OF TEACHERS.


High School.


HEAD MASTER.


EDWARD H. CUTLER,


EZRA W. SAMPSON,


S. WARREN DAVIS,


CAROLINE SPEAR, S. ALICE WORCESTER,


M. ABBY SMITH, MAYBELL P. DAVIS,


EVELYN RICH,


S. ALICE RANLETT, MRS. LIDA P. UNDERHILL,


Washington Street, Newton. MASTER. Washington Street, Newtonville. ASSISTANT MASTER. River Street, West Newton. ASSISTANTS.


Walnut Park, Newton. Highland Avenue, Newtonville. Cabot Street, Newtonville. Highland Avenue, Newtonville. Washington Park, Newtonville. Central Street, Auburndale. Watertown.


SPECIAL TEACHERS. Military Drill. J. P. B. FISKE, Cor. of Wolcott and Lexington Streets, Auburndale. Calisthenics and Elocution. JENNIE E. IRESON, 185 West Canton Street, Boston. Drawing and Writing. ADELINE V. POND, Lexington Street, Auburndale.


DISTRICTS.


NEWTON CENTRE. N. B .- Roman numerals indicates garde. I-III, Primary; IV- IX, Grammar.


Mason School.


MASTER. ALBERT L. HARWOOD, IX, Crescent Avenue, Newton Centre.


60


FIRST ASSISTANT.


DELLA E. DODGE, VIII, ASSISTANTS.


ELLEN S. BAKER, VII,


MARIA F. WOOD, VI,


MARY TENNEY, V,


ANNIE E. BANCROFT, IV, V, Station Street, Newton Centre.


FANNIE E. LONGFELLOW, IV, Station Street, Newton Centre.


Rice School.


PRINCIPAL.


MYRA A. WILSON, III,


MARGARET MARTIN, II, ELLEN M. COOK, I,


Sumner Street, Newton Centre. ASSISTANTS.


Centre Street, Newton Centre. Pelham Street, Newton Centre.


Oak Hill School.


PRINCIPAL. C. HOWARD WILSON, I, II, III, IV, V. VI, Elgin Street, Newton Centre.


Thompsonville School.


PRINCIPAL.


HELEN A. DAVIS, I, II,


Crescent Avenue, Newton Centre.


UPPER FALLS.


Hyde School.


MASTER. GEORGE A. MOORE, VIII, IX, Floral Avenue, Newton Highlands. FIRST ASSISTANT. CHARLOTTE E. CAMERON, VI, VII, Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands. ASSISTANTS.


GERTRUDE BLACKMAR, IV, V. No. 70 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.


N. GRACE GOULD, II, III, No. 29 Union Square, Boston. Centre Street, Newton Highlands.


PHEBE E. CHURCHILL, I,


Warren Street, Newton Centre. 1


Sumner Street, Newton Centre. Homer Street, Newton Centre. No. 378 Tremont Street, Boston.


61


Prospect School.


MASTER. CHARLES E. HUSSEY, VIII, IX, High Street, Newton Upper Falls. FIRST ASSISTANT.


MARTHA L. PERKINS, VI, VII,


Rockland Place, Newton Upper Falls. ASSISTANTS.


ELLA F. CROOKER, IV, V, No. 876 Fourth Street, South Boston.


LUCY A. HAYWARD, III, IV, High Street, Newton Upper Falls.


LIZZIE W. EVERETT, II, High Street, Newton Upper Falls.


MRS. MARY P. FANNING, I. Cor. Spring and Summer Streets, Newton Upper Falls.


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LOWER FALLS.


Hamilton School.


MASTER.


LUTHER E. LELAND, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, Cor. Washington


MRS. ELLEN M. LELAND, and Beacon Streets, Newton L. Falls. FIRST ASSISTANT.


ANNA G. SWAIN, III, IV, Grove Street, Newton Lower Falls. ASSISTANT. SARAH H. JUMPER, I, II, Grove Street, Newton Lower Falls.


Williams School.


MASTER. GEORGE L. CHANDLER, VII, VIII, IX, Auburn Street, Auburndale.


FIRST ASSISTANT.


ELIZABETH A. PINNOCK, V, VI, Walnut Street, Newtonville. ASSISTANTS.


GRACE G. BILLINGS, V, LAURA SALTONSTALL, IV, DORA A. ALLEN, III, HATTIE A. INGRAHAM, II, ANN B. SMITH, I,


Auburn Street, Auburndale. Centre Street, Newton. Washington Street, West Newton. West Central Street, Natick. North Main Street, Natick.


62


WEST NEWTON.


Pierce School. MASTER.


LEVI F. WARREN, IX, Otis Street, West Newton. FIRST ASSISTANT.


MRS. SARAH A. WARREN, VII, VIII, Otis Street, West Newton. ASSISTANTS.


M. ALICE WARREN, VII, ELIZA E. SIMMONS, VI, HELEN S. TOLMAN, V,


Otis Street, West Newton. Henshaw Street, West Newton. Washington Street, West Newton.


Davis School.


PRINCIPAL.


ELLA G. BATES, IV, Otis Street, West Newton.


ASSISTANTS.


CALISTA S. WOOD, III. SUSAN E. COPELAND, II, SARAH E. FOSTER, I, GERTRUDE A. ELDER, I,


Highland Street, West Newton. Highland Street, West Newton. Waltham Street, West Newton. Davis Street, West Newton.


Franklin School.


PRINCIPAL.


ELIZABETH F. PADDOCK, V, VI, River Street, West Newton. ASSISTANTS. M. ISABEL JENKINS, III, IV, Washington Street, Newton Lower Falls. MRS. EMMA T WEEKS, II, III, River Street, West Newton. MARGARET A. MAGUE, I, River Street, West Newton.


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NEWTONVILLE.


Claflin School.


MASTER.


HERBERT F. SYLVESTER, VIII, IX, Bowers Street, Newtonville. FIRST ASSISTANT. LILLA T. WILDER, VI, VII, Walnut Street, Newtonville. ASSISTANTS.


ELLEN M. HARRIGAN, IV, V, Washington Street, Newtonville.


ELLEN S. TEWKSBURY, II, III, Walnut Street, Newtonville.


MRS. LIZZIE F. JONES, I, II, Lake Street, Waltham.


Adams School.


MASTER. WILLIAM A. SPINNEY, VIII, IX, Webster Street, West Newton. FIRST ASSISTANT. V. E. HAPGOOD, VI, VII, Crafts Street, Newtonville.


ASSISTANTS.


ABBIE I. FISKE, IV, V, Court Street, Newtonville. ESTELLA M. HAYNES, II, III, No. 381 Columbus Avenue, Boston. ANGELIA A. SMITHI, I, Prescott Street, Newtonville.


Eliot School.


MASTER. GEORGE G. EDWARDS, VII, VIII, Prescott Street, Newtonville. FIRST ASSISTANT. H. AUGUSTA MILLARD, VI, Lowell Street, Newtonville. ASSISTANTS.


MRS. LOUISE W. CLELLAND, V, Watertown Street, Watertown. MRS. ABBY J. CLARK, IV, Washington Park, Newtonville.


Jackson School.


PRINCIPAL.


ELIZA J. LOVELY, III,


Gardner Street, Newton.


ASSISTANTS. GERTRUDE G. TEWKSBURY, II, Walnut Street, Newtonville. Webster Street, West Newton. Court Street, Newtonville. Watertown Street, Newton.


MARY A. WELLINGTON, II, GERTRUDE H. SMEAD, I, LOTTIE E. STEARNS, I,


64


NEWTON.


Bigelow School. MASTER.


H. CHAPIN SAWIN, IX,


Maple Place, Newton. FIRST ASSISTANT.


MRS. M. M. BAKEMAN, VIII, No. 28 Upton Street, Boston. ASSISTANTS.


ANNIE E. GEORGE, VII, S. LOUISE SHELTON, VI,


AUGUSTA A. LENTELL, V,


EMILY J. DYER, V,


ELIZABETH AYLES, IV,


Jefferson Street, Newton. Bennington Street, Newton. Jefferson Street, Newton. Newtonville Avenue, Newton. Waverley Avenue, Newton.


Underwood School.


PRINCIPAL.


CHARLOTTE E. SEWALL, III, Myrtle Street, Winchester. ASSISTANTS.


ANNIE L. WOOD, II, III, Wesley Street, Newton.


ADA L. DONKIN, IL, Brook Street, Newton.


JOSEPHINE W. LITTLEFIELD, I, Richardson Street, Newton.


Lincoln School. PRINCIPAL. MRS. NELLIE B. RAND, I, II, Oak Avenue, West Newton.


SPECIAL TEACHERS. Music.


JULIA GRANT,


MRS. ELLEN L. BOND,


Sewing. Washington Street, Newton. Paul Street, Newton Centre,


SECRETARY'S REPORT.


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1885.


General appropriation for schools, $95,650 00 Received from the dog tax, 1,841 45


$97,491 45


Transferred to school incidentals,


$4,311 02


" conveyance of pupils, 250 00


66


" evening schools, 164 54


4,728 56


$92,762 89


Amount paid to the superintendent, $2,590 00


66


66 teachers,


77,424 51


66


.6 janitors, 5,875 14


66


66 secretary,


300 00


66


for fuel,


633 11


92,522 76


Balance unexpended,


$240 13


School incidentals, . . $9,500 00


Transferred from general appropriation,


4,311 02


Amount expended,


$13,811 02


Evening schools,


$550 00


Transferred from general appropriation,


167 54


Amount expended,


$717 54


Conveyance of pupils,


$650 00


Transferred from general appropriation,


250 00


Amount expended,


$900 00


66


RECAPITULATION. APPROPRIATIONS.


Total amount, including dog tax, . . $108,191 45


EXPENDITURES.


General appropriation, $92,522 76


Books, supplies, furniture and incidentals, 13,811 02


Evening schools,


717 54


Conveyance of pupils,


900 00


Total amount expended,


107,951 32


Balance unexpended,


$240 13


ISAAC HAGAR,


Secretary.


:


CITY OF NEWTON.


ANNUAL REPORT


- OF - -


THE TRUSTEES


- OF THE -


NEWTON FREE LIBRARY


For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1885.


LIBERTY AND UNION


FOUNDE


630


688.A CITY 1873


IN N


M


ORAT


NEWTON : PRESS NEWTON JOURNAL. 1886.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 1885.


At Large.


JOHN S. FARLOW .


WILLIAM CLAFLIN


TERM EXPIRES 1886.


A. LAWRENCE EDMANDS TERM EXPIRES 1887.


JULIUS L. CLARKE TERM EXPIRES 1888.


BRADFORD K. PEIRCE


TERM EXPIRES 1889.


From the Board of Aldermen. NOAH W. FARLEY


.


TERM EXPIRES 1886.


From the Board of Common Council. JOHN F. HECKMAN TERM EXPIRES 1886.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 1886.


At Large.


JOHN S. FARLOW .


WILLIAM CLAFLIN


.


A. LAWRENCE EDMANDS TERM EXPIRES 1887.


JULIUS L. CLARKE TERM EXPIRES 1888.


BRADFORD K. PEIRCE:


TERM EXPIRES 1889.


From the Board of Aldermen. GEORGE M. FISKE


TERM EXPIRES 1887.


From the Board of Common Council. ELLIS W. REDPATH


TERM EXPIRES 1887.


ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEAR 1885.


President. JOHN S. FARLOW.


Secretary. JULIUS L. CLARKE.


Committee on the Library.


PRESIDENT, ex officio, WILLIAM CLAFLIN.


BRADFORD K. PEIRCE. JULIUS L. CLARKE.


Committee on the Building.


PRESIDENT, ex officio,


JOHN F. HECKMAN.


A. LAWRENCE EDMANDS. NOAH W. FARLEY.


Superintendent. BRADFORD K. PEIRCE.


Librarian. HANNAH P. JAMES.


Assistant Librarians.


ELIZABETH P. THURSTON. LOUISE J. SMALLWOOD.


ETTA P. CLEAVELAND. MILLIE E. MICHAELS.


Janitor. JAMES J. TOWER.


ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEAR 1886.


President. JOHN S. FARLOW.


Secretary. JULIUS L. CLARKE.


Committee on the Library.


PRESIDENT, ex officio, WILLIAM CLAFLIN. BRADFORD K. PEIRCE. JULIUS L. CLARKE.


Committee on the Building.


PRESIDENT, ex officio, ELLIS W. REDPATH.


A. LAWRENCE EDMANDS. GEORGE M. FISKE.


Superintendent. BRADFORD K. PEIRCE.


Librarian. HANNAH P. JAMES.


Assistant Librarians.


ELIZABETH P. THURSTON. LOUISE J. SMALLWOOD.


ETTA P. CLEAVELAND. MILLIE E. MICHAELS.


Janitor. JAMES J. TOWER.


TRUSTEES' REPORT.


To His Honor the Mayor, and the City Council of Newton, Mass. : -


For the details of the operation of the Newton Free Li- brary for the year ending December 31st, 1885, the Trustees ask reference to the report of the Superintendent, herewith submitted. His report is so full and comprehensive that the Trustees can add but little thereto. They approve and con- firm the views and recommendations therein set forth.


It is with constantly renewing pleasure that the Trus- tees witness from year to year, the steady growth in efficien- cy and usefulness of the library as an educator. They com- mend to the careful consideration of the City Council, what the Superintendent says in his report in regard to the ar- rangement made during the past year with the masters of the city schools, for supplying them with books suited to the va- rious classes in the schools, and to be used as aids to the teachers' instructions.


Tables A and B, in the appendix to the Superintendent's report, show the receipts the past year to have been, from appropriations made by the City Council. $7,500 00


Balance from last year, 38


From fines, etc., 348 64


$7,849 02


The expenditures for the same period, 7,847 47


Leaving a balance at the close of the year of $ 1 55


8


There has also been expended during the year, from the income derived from the "Jewett Art Fund," . $318 78 From the " Alden Speare Fund," 57 80 And from the "Read Fund," 401 19


$777 77


The accounts of these several funds are kept separate and entirely distinct from the appropriations made by the City Council from the City Treasury. Isaac T. Burr, Esq., is treasurer of the "Jewett Art" and "Alden Speare," and A. Lawrence Edmands, Esq., of the "Read Fund." The income derived from these funds is of great service in enabling the Trustees to procure works on science and art that are neces- sarily costly and which they could not so well procure under the limited appropriations from the City Treasury.


The gifts and bequests to the library, which were the foundations on which these funds are based, were intended by the donors as means for enlarging its usefulness, and not with any idea or expectation that the City Council would, because or by reason of such bequests or gifts, reduce the amount of the appropriation asked for annually by the Trustees for its support, as was the case last year, when the appropriation was reduced five hundred dollars from that of the previous year, it having been then urged, in favor of such reduction, that the income to be derived from the "Read Fund" would make up for the reduction in the city's appropriation.


It was very gratifying to the Trustees to learn that the appropriation for the current year had been restored to the amount they asked for, and they sincerely hope that no di- minution will be made hereafter in the city's annual appro- priation for the library, by reason of any donations or be- quests it has received or may be fortunate enough to obtain in the future.


9


The Trustees would again urge on the City Council the pressing necessity for an immediate enlargement of the libra- ry building. Plans for the proposed enlargement, and the pressing necessity therefor, were submitted last autumn to a committee of the City Council. That committee made favor- able report thereon. The Trustees respectfully ask your at- tention to their petition in the matter and to the report of the late City Council's committee thereon, in the hope that early and favorable action may be had.


Respectfully submitted by the Board of Trustees,


JOHN S. FARLOW, President.


SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.


To the Board of Trustees of the Newton Free Library :-


GENTLEMEN :- The appropriation asked by the Trustees of the Library for last year was $8,500, in accordance with a carefully revised schedule of expenses, but the City Council appropriated only $7,500. By delaying the publication of a bulletin, the want of which has been severely felt by the pat- rons of the library, by postponing the rebinding of many books requiring it, by using the funds given by a generous citizen for the benefit of the library, which ought to be devoted to special purposes, and by employing the services of one im- portant assistant only half of her time, we have been able to supply the library with the current publications of the year, and to make a little progress in securing for our shelves what is lacking in general literature. As many of the books sup- plied in duplicates for the public schools were small and com- paratively inexpensive, and a large number of gifts have been received, we shall show as great an increase in the number of volumes added to our shelves the present year as heretofore. The total accessions for the year have been 1576. One hun- dred and twenty-two volumes, chiefly worn out, have been withdrawn from circulation, making the net increase 1,454.




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