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Our distributing agencies in the more distant wards con- tinue to work satisfactorily. Of the entire circulation of 104,700 volumes the past year, 54,747 were distributed in the distant wards through these agencies.
The increasing business at the Library will require very soon an addition to our librarian force which it will be our pleasure to meet.
Respectfully submitted by the Board of Trustees,
JOHN S. FARLOW, President.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NEWTON FREE LIBRARY.
As the office of Superintendent is vacant at the close of the year, it becomes the duty of the Librarian to present a statement of the condition and work of the Library in place of the usual report of the Superintendent.
We have been enabled to add to the contents of our Library more books than usual this year. The number of volumes as given Dec. 31, 1887, was 26,411 ; during the year 1888, 2,010 were added either by purchase, gift or by binding periodicals and pamphlets ; 55 have been worn out and withdrawn or lost, making the total number of volumes in the Library 28,366. In the Appendix, Table F., at the end of this report will be shown the proportion in which the accessions have been made to the different classes. The amount expended for books, aside from the special funds, is $2,455.49 a larger sum than we have usually been able to devote to this purpose.
The circulation of books has also been larger than ever before -reaching a total of 104,700, which is from 14 to 15 thousand in excess of any former year ; and as the Library was open 305 days, a daily average of 343 volumes is shown. March, as usual, was the month when the greatest number of books was circulated, 10,895 having been drawn during the month. The number of books distributed through the agencies
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increases every year, and considerably more than half of the circulation has been carried on this year in this way, 54,747 volumes having been delivered through the nine agencies or left by the expressman at the schools in the other parts of the City, to 49,953 given out at the Library. The register of names of persons using the Library gives an increase of 1,025 new names added during the year.
A new bulletin was issued in the middle of the year, being the fourth bulletin since the catalogue in 1880. Some inconvenience is experienced by the public from the necessity of consulting the catalogue and then four bulletins before being sure a work is or is not in the Library. It is hoped that a new catalogue may be issued in 1890 containing in one list all works at that date.
The number of books covered during the year is 13,460; a paper somewhat darker and one which it is thought will be more servicable has been substituted for the light one hereto- fore in use, and the books will be gradually covered with this as they need new covers. The amount collected from fines the past year is $380.94 ; $26.40 has been received from the sale of bulletins, and $33.60 from that of old paper.
The Reading-rooms are supplied with 123 magazines and newspapers which furnish attractive material for the numerous readers of all ages who frequent the rooms. It would seem desirable to have an attendant to answer questions and take care of the magazines, as well as exercise a slight restraint upon the conversational tendencies of the younger members of society.
The Library has continued to assist in the educational work of the schools by sending to any teacher books on what- ever subject desired, and the teachers seem to be unanimous in feeling that it is a great advantage, and in appreciating their privileges. They affirm that. the scholars are eager for the books, and this especially in some districts where books are
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not easy of access to the children. The teachers of the lower grades report that the little ones learn their lessons more willingly and with more promptness in order that they may be allowed to take the books afterwards. The slight rise in the per cent. of fiction circulated this year, as shown in Table F, may be accounted for in the greatly increased call for books from teachers of these lower grades, who find that they can use to advantage many of our illustrated books ; and this demand has to be partially met from our works of fiction. The number of books sent to the schools in 1888 was 3,882, and these chiefly on subjects of history, natural science, geography, civil government, etc. The High School took the lead in calling for books, and 556 were sent there during the year.
In May, the Library met with a sad loss in the death of Mr. Tower, the faithful janitor, who had served the Library for thirteen years and given universal satisfaction. The position has since been acceptably filled by Mr. Bass who has shown himself very ready and anxious to do everything possible for the comfort and welfare of all friends of the Library. With the larger circulation the work of the Library has been necessarily very much increased, and great credit for their efficiency and courtesy is due to the young lady assistants.
The following tables gives the statistics for the year in detail.
ELIZABETH P. THURSTON, Librarian.
APPENDIX.
A.
RECEIPTS.
1888.
1887.
1886.
December 31.
Municipal appropriation
$10,170 00
$8,500 00
Fines, bulletins, etc. .
446 39
277 79
$8,500 00 426 63
Caslı on hand at last report
56
1 22
1 53
$10,616 95
$8,779 01
$8,928 16
B.
EXPENDITURES.
1888.
1887.
1886.
December 31.
Salaries .
$3,518 16
$3,636 42
$3.755 07
Reading room
463 60
456 85
337 74
Incidentals
168 85
241 10
279 83
Repairs .
428 28
160 36
45 35
Furniture and fixtures
233 95
845 66
Printing bulletins
188 40
300 00
Printing and advertising
123 35
87 35
141 50
Binding
242 55
141 42
276 20
Books
2,455 49
972 58
1,805 69
Light
539 80
543 60
542 71
Fuel
553 50
305 79
143 43
Distr'ing agencies and express
1,292 95
1,193 95
1,169 00
Blanks and stationery
392 43
172 60
97 89
Postage account
10 00
20 77
32 50
Total expenditure
Bal. with City Treasurer $0 00 at the Library 5 64
Total balance
5 64
56
1 25
$10,616 95
$8,779 01
$8,928 16
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C.
CIRCULATION.
1888.
1887.
1886.
Number of days the Library was open. . ·
305
230
306
of holidays the Libra- ry was closed . . of other week-days the Library was closed
8
8
7
of volumes delivered for home use .
104,700
70,005 304.3
90,213
Average daily use .
343.2
294.8
Largest daily use, March 17, 1888 . November 26, 1887, January 30, 1886
641
526
-
-
-
636
Smallest daily use, November 26,1888. July 1, 1887
90
-
-
August 11, 1886.
164
Number of books lost and not paid for .
12
10
13
of books lost and paid for. .
4
5
2
of books worn out and withdrawn.
39
24
105
of notices to delin- quents
262
649
636
of volumes covered
13,460
13,954
12,263
of volumes bound .
601
318
397
of names registered during the year .
1,025
1,485
1,790
Total number of names regis- tered
7,747
6,722
5,237
-
75
-
-
128
-
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D.
DISTRIBUTION THROUGH THE AGENCIES AND TO THE SCHOOLS.
1888.
Books distributed at Newton Centre
14.867
Newtonville
12,711
Newton Highlands .
8,175
Auburndale
6,428
West Newton .
4,278
Newton Upper Falls
3,809
Newton Lower Falls Oak Hill .
977
Nonantum
860
Total agency distribution .
54,747
Books delivered to 17 of the 20 Public Schools.
to High School
556
Claflin
510
Prospect.
380
Eliot
344
Underwood
338
Bigelow
304
Lincoln
284
Adams
239
Williams .
220
Oak Hill .
161
Jackson
151
Mason
70
Franklin
60
Davis
10
Hyde
10
Total number of books delivered for school use .
3,882
Rice .
145
100
Pierce
2.642
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E.
ACCESSIONS.
1888.
1887.
1886.
Increase by purchase
1,80
971
1,598
by gift
103
300
183
by binding pamphlets
7
4
4
by binding periodicals .
96
91
110
Number of missing volumes restored since last report
-
-
-
Total accessions for the year
2,010
1,366
1,895
Number of volumes missing or withdrawn since last report
55
39
120
Actual increase
1,955
1,327
1,775
Number of volumes in the Li rary, as last reported
26,411
25,084
23,309
Total number of volumes in the Library
28,366
26.411
25.084
Number of pamphlets bound since last report .
74
20
24
Number of newspapers subscribed for of newspapers given
36
31
30
7
15
14
of magazines subscribed for . of magazines given
71
60
60
9
16
10
Total number received .
123
122
114
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F.
CLASSIFICATION, GROWTH, SIZE, AND USE.
Increase
during the
Year.
Total
of Volumes.
Volumes
during
1888.
1887.
1886.
Literature.
Prose fiction and juvenile reading
329
6,111 3,483
69.462
66.34 6.43
64.62 6.78
7.27
Periodicals .
94
1,922
2,521
2.41
2.08
1.8
Foreign literature
61
587
477
.46
,33
.33
History.
Geography and travels
163
2,537
7,838
7.49
8.31
8.02
Biography
218
2.675
4,676
4.47
4.43
3.97
History .
198
2,633
4,922
4.70
4.83
5.03
Arts and Sciences.
Natural science and indus- trial arts .
220
2,764
6,041
5.77
6.69
5.92
Political and social science .
115
1,453
1,141
1.09
1.15
.88
Theology
67
1.212
708
.68
.69
.61
Reference Library
190
2,989
177
.16
.09
.21
Acessions for the year .
1,955
-
-
-
-
Number of volumes in the
Library
-
28,366
-
-
-
-
Circulation for the year
-
-
104700
-
-
G.
Received for catalogues sold in 1888
$14 00
Paid City Treasurer .
$14 00
Number
issued
the Year.
Per Cent. of Circulation.
65.96
Essays, poetry, and drama
300
6,737
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LIST OF PERIODICALS FOR 1889 IN THE READING ROOMS.
MAGAZINES.
All the Year Round. American Agriculturist. American Architect. American Garden.
American Magazine.
American Naturalist.
American Notes and Queries. American Philatelist. Andover Review. Appalachia. Art Amateur. Art Interchange. Atlantic Monthly. Bibliotheca Sacra. Blackwood's Magazine. Cassell's Family Magazine. Catholic World.
Century. Chambers' Journal.
Chautauquan. Common School Education. Contemporary. Country Gentleman. Critic. Decorator and Furnisher. Edinburgh Review. Education. Engineering and Building Record.
English Illustrated Magazine. Fortnightly. Forum. Garden and Forest.
Gardeners' Chronicle.
Good Housekeeping. Harper's Magazine.
Haus und Herd.
Illustrated London News. Journal of Franklin Institute. Lend a Hand. Library Journal.
Life. Lippincott's Magazine. Literary News. Literary World. Littell.
London Punch.
London Quarterly.
Magazine of American History. Magazine of Art. Magazine of Western History. Nation. Nature.
New Eng. Hist. and Gen. Reg. New Eng. Jour. of Education. New Englander and Yale Review. Nineteenth Century.
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North American Review. Notes and Queries. Outing. Overland. Political Science Quarterly. Popular Science Monthly. Public Opinion. Publisher's Weekly. Puck. Quarterly Jour. of Economics.
St. Nicholas. Sanitarian. Science.
Scientific American.
Scientific American Supplement.
Scribner's Magazine. Westminster Review. Wide Awake.
Youth's Companion.
NEWSPAPERS.
Alta California.
Atlanta Constitution.
Baltimore American.
Boston Advertiser.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Boston Globe.
Boston Herald.
Boston Journal. Boston Post. Boston Transcript.
Boston Traveller ** Brooklyn Eagle. Charleston News and Courier. Chicago Tribune. Christian Register .*
Cincinnati Commercial. Florida Times Union. Harper's Bazar. Harper's Weekly.
Independent. London Times.
Montreal Gazette.
New Orleans Picayune.
New York Evening Post.
New York Herald.
New York Sun.
New York Times.
New York Tribune.
New York World. Newton Graphic.
Newton Journal. Philadelphia Press. St. Louis Globe Democrat. Saturday Evening Gazette. Springfield Republican. Washington Evening Star. Woman's Journal .* Zion's Herald .*
*Represents newspapers given.
CITY OF NEWTON.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
For the Year ending December 31, 1888.
ERTY AND UND
LIBE
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NC
NON
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NEWTON, MASS., NEWTON GRAPHIC PRESS, 1889.
At the regular meeting of the Board of Overseers of the Poor, held this day, the Annual Report as prepared by the Clerk, for 1888, was accepted by the Board, and the Clerk was instructed to present the same to the City Council.
NATHAN MOSMAN, Clerk. WEST NEWTON Feb. 7, 1889.
BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. 1888.
HIS HONOR J. WESLEY KIMBALL, Chairman ex-officio.
Ward One.
R. ORLANDO EVANS.
Ward Two. EDWARD S. COLTON. JOHN F. PAYNE.
Ward Three.
GEORGE E. ALLEN.
ANDREW J. FISKE.
Ward Four. NATHAN MOSMAN.
Ward Five. Ward Six. GEORGE WARREN.
EUGENE FANNING.
Ward Seven. JOHN WARNER.
COMMITTEE ON ALMSHOUSE.
JOHN WARNER. EUGENE FANNING. NATHAN MOSMAN.
CITY ALMONER, AND CLERK OF THE BOARD. NATHAN MOSMAN.
WARDEN OF ALMSHOUSE.
NATHANIEL D. MOODY.
MATRON OF ALMSHOUSE. MRS. ELIZA A. MOODY.
City Almshouse, Beacon Street.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
To HIS HONOR THE MAYOR, AND CITY COUNCIL OF NEWTON.
In accordance with the provisions of the city ordinances, the Board of Overseers of the Poor presents its Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1888.
The Board has been favored with five years of unbroken service in its presiding officer, the retiring Mayor, who by his faithful attendance has greatly assisted toward a successful administration of the affairs of the Department.
In membership the Board has been less fortunate. Fre- quent changes have occurred, which, other things being equal, will always act to the detriment of its work. One member, Mr. George E. Allen, has been removed by death, after having rendered efficient and kindly service, highly appreciated by his co-workers.
As the Board now stands, four of the wards are repre- sented by members whose term of service has been one year or less, and three wards by members of long terms. The ex- perience of long terms is desirable in the knowledge it gives of the history, habits, and tendencies of applicants for aid.
In the administration of public aid public opinion is more likely to censure a restricted policy, than a liberal one. Those who have given most attention to the subject in this and other
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states are alarmed at the results of the policy of the past on the class aided, and especially on the interests of the state.
The work of the department has not changed materially, except in a gradual increase with the growth of the City and with greater perfection in details. The expenditures have been somewhat in excess of the appropriation. In the dis- bursements for poor out of Almshouse this excess is to be found mainly in the bills for support of the Insane, which have been $2,302.61 against $1,537.05 for 1887.
The new work at the Newton Cottage Hospital has been to some extent an added expense, but not wholly so, as it stands in place of other expense for the same work outside of the Hospital. This Hospital is proving that there was the need claimed for its establishment and that it is supplying that need. As an ally, it has been of great benefit in the work of this department and the Board desires to speak in high praise of its administration and success. The number of patients placed there in 1888 chargeable to the state, or other cities and towns, was 33. Amount of bills paid to the Hospital $788.75. This does not include persons having a settlement in Newton, these cases being covered by a special appropriation from the City Council, directly to the Hospital, in which this Board has no responsibility.
Chapter 438, Acts. of 1888. "An act for the relief, in case of necessity, of persons who served in the Army or Navy of the United States, during the Rebellion, and their dependent families " appears not to fully accomplish its intended purpose of relieveing such persons without pauperizing them and pre- venting their gaining a settlement. It has been proposed to . petition the Legislature, to repeal this law and so amend Chapter 30 of the Public Statutes, as to incorporate into that, the benefits intended by the law of 1888.
An association with monthly meetings for business and discussions has been formed of the Secretaries of the Boards of
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Overseers of the Poor of the cities and large towns of the State. The following is an extract from its By-Laws. "The design of this organization shall be to acquire a thorough and uniform method of administration of public relief." The significance and usefulness of this movement is apparent when it is remembered that there is a constant current of business between the Poor Departments of the different cities and towns, and between them and the State. More than thirty Secretaries are members of this association, also Gen. Michael T. Donnohoe, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Public Institutions in Boston, the Hon. Robert Treat Paine, and Dr. C.Irving Fisher, Supt. of the State Almshouse, Tewksbury. The State Board of Lunacy and Charity is also often represented in these discussions.
The whole numbers of families out of Almshouse ( not including Newton Cottage Hospital ) receiving partial support during any part of the year was 115; whole number of persons, 386, of these there were males, 164; females, 222; under sixteen years of age, 197; having settlement in Newton, 264 ; having settlement in other cities and towns in the State, 51; having no settlement, 71.
Persons wholly supported out of Almshouse during any part of the year are as follows :-
Newton Cottage Hospital 33
Northampton Lunatic Hospital
1
Danvers Lunatic Hospital
1
Taunton Lunatic Hospital
1
Tewksbury Insane Asylum 1
Westboro Insane Hospital
2
Worcester Insane Asylum
2
Worcester Lunatic Hospital
9
Remaining at present in Insane Hospitals 13
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The amount appropriated by the City Council for Poor out of Almshouse was $8,800.
The amount expended was as follows : -
Cash payments
. $180 18
Groceries
. 1,909 17
Fuel
. 1,170 68
Clothing
10 20
Board
1,018 28
Medical attendance
169 00
Medicine
35 47
Burials .
93 00
Feeding tramps and travellers.
22 16
Support of insane
. 2,302 61
Paid other cities and towns
643 82
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
253 96
Salary of clerk and almoner
. 1,000 00
Salaries of overseers
. 347 21
Total expenditures
. $9,155 74
Appropriation overdrawn 355 74
Receipts from the State, other cities and towns, and friends of the relieved
. 1,288 98
Net cost of poor out of almshouse . $7,866 76
ALMSHOUSE DEPARTMENT.
Affairs at the almshouse have continued in a pros- perous condition with the same capable and efficient management, without and within, that has characterized it in past years.
The number of inmates has averaged seven per cent. higher than in 1887. A fair and average degree of health has prevailed. The stock at the barn has been kept up to its average valuation. One valuable horse died and was replaced
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by purchase, and one which had grown old was exchanged for a younger one.
The receipts, which are to a considerable extent from sales of wood, are liable to be affected by varying opportunities to purchase standing wood.
The number of persons who have been supported at the Almshouse for all or any part of the year is 44; average number for the year, 30 ; present number, 29; died during the year, 1. The . amount appropriated by the City Council
for Almshouse expense and repairs was . . $4,000 00 Amount expended 4,091 07 ·
Appropriation overdrawn 91 07
Amount received from sales of produce, wood, board, etc.
2,017 33 .
Almshouse expense and repairs ( net ) . . $2,073 74 Expense for each person in almshouse per month ·
( net ) . 5 76
The almshouse buildings which have had but a small amount expended upon them for several years, are getting out of order to such an extent, that they will soon require extensive repairs to be in proper condition for the use of the City, or for sale for other purposes. Should the City Council decide to remove the almshouse to a new locality within a year or two, light repairs would be sufficient to meet present requirements.
Respectfully submitted,
For the Overseers of the Poor,
NATHAN MOSMAN, Clerk.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF
THE CITY OF NEWTON.
1888.
VOLUME XLIX,
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BERTY AND UNJO
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COR
ONA
ITUM.
PORA
NEWTON, MASS., NEWTON GRAPHIC PRESS,
ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
JANUARY 1888.
HON. J. WESLEY KIMBALL, MAYOR, CHAIRMAN, ex officio. HEMAN M. BURR, PRESIDENT COMMON COUNCIL, ex officio. CHARLES C. BARTON, CHAIRMAN. THOMAS EMERSON, SECRETARY AND SUPERINTENDENT.
TERM OF OFFICE
WARDS.
EXPIRES.
I. January, 1889
I. January, 1889
II. January, 1889
January, 1889
ABBY E. DAVIS .
II. III. January, 1891 III. January, 1891
DAVID E. BAKER
IV. January, 1891
CHARLES E. PARKER
. January, 1891
WALTER C. FROST
ALBERT B. PUTNEY
CHARLES C. BARTON, WILLIAM D. PHILBRICK
IV. V. January, 1890 V. January, 1890 January, 1890 VI. VI. January, 1890 VII. January, 1890
GEORGE W. SHINN . FRANCIS B. HORNBROOKE
VII. January, 1891
ELECTED MEMBERS. EDMUND W. CONVERSE CHARLES H. STONE
JOHN W. DICKINSON A. AMELIA SMEAD SAMUEL BARNARD
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STANDING COMMITTEES,
HIGH SCHOOL.
CHARLES C. BARTON. ABBY E. DAVIS EDMUND W. CONVERSE.
JOHN W. DICKINSON.
CHARLES E. PARKER. ALBERT B. PUTNEY.
GEORGE W. SHINN, AND MAYOR ex officio. WARD ONE.
EDMUND W. CONVERSE. CHARLES H. STONE. FRANCIS B. HORNBROOKE.
WARD TWO.
JOHN W. DICKINSON. A. AMELIA SMEAD. GEORGE W. SHINN.
WARD THREE.
ABBY E. DAVIS.
SAMUEL BARNARD. DAVID E. BAKER.
WARD FOUR.
CHARLES E. PARKER. DAVID E. BAKER.
SAMUEL BARNARD. WARD FIVE.
ALBERT B. PUTNEY. WALTER C. FROST. WILLIAM D. PHILBRICK.
WARD SIX.
CHARLES C. BARTON. WILLIAM D. PHILBRICK. HEMAN M. BURR.
GEORGE W. SHINN.
WARD SEVEN. FRANCIS B. HORNBROOKE. EDMUND W. CONVERSE.
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EVENING SCHOOLS.
GEORGE W. SHINN. A. AMELIA SMEAD. HEMAN M. BURR.
DRAWING, MUSIC AND SEWING. A. AMELIA SMEAD. GEORGE W. SHINN.
ALBERT B. PUTNEY. TEXT BOOKS.
CHARLES C. BARTON. JOHN W. DICKINSON. FRANCIS B. HORNBROOKE.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
WALTER C. FROST. ALBERT B. PUTNEY.
DAVID E. BAKER.
SALARIES.
EDMUND W. CONVERSE. FRANCIS B. HORNBROOKF. SAMUEL BARNARD.
SCHOOL HOUSES.
CHARLES H. STONE. JOHN W. DICKINSON. CHARLES E. PARKER.
ACCOUNTS.
SAMUEL BARNARD. ABBY E. DAVIS. HEMAN M. BURR.
SUPPLIES.
WILLIAM D. PHILBRICK. EDMUND W. CONVERSE. WALTER C. FROST.
City of Newton.
IN BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE, June 27, 1888.
The Chair appointed the following members as the com- mittee to prepare the Annual Report : viz., Charles C. Barton, George W. Shinn, Walter C. Frost.
IN BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE, Dec. 26, 1888.
The Annual Report was presented by Mr. Barton, and adopted.
Ordered, That twenty-five hundred copies of the Annual Report be printed.
THOMAS EMERSON, Secretary.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
In accordance with custom and the statute of the Common- wealth, the School Committee submits the following report of the Public Schools of the city for the year ending June 30, 1888. The financial exhibit covers the fiscal year ending December 31, 1888.
The school property of the city includes twenty-one school houses, together with the furniture and land belonging thereto, books, apparatus, and other appliances. The total value of the schoolhouses, furniture, and land is $576,600.00.
The number of schools maintained during the past year was 88 : high school, 1; grammar schools, 47 ; primary schools, 39; mixed school, 1.
The number of teachers employed was 106: males, 17; females, 89.
The school population of the city on the first day of May was 4,087, being an increase of 196 as compared with the census of 1887.
The whole number of pupils enrolled was 4,213. The aver- age daily attendance was 3,384. The increase in the daily aver_ age attendance from 1879 to 1888 (a period of ten years) was 843. These figures show a steady and healthful growth in the population of the city and are indicative of its general pros- perity. The increased attendance from year to year has made
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it necessary to furnish additional school accommodations, to in- crease the number of teachers, and consequently to make larger annual appropriations. We are confident, however, that the citizens of Newton welcome these evidences of prosperity, that they take a just pride in the excellence of their public schools, and that they cheerfully make generous provision for their support.
The amount appropriated by the City Council to meet the expenses of the schools, exclusive of evening schools, for the fiscal year 1888, was $121,040.40.
The amount expended is $121,031.59, leaving an unex- pended balance of $8.81.
The amount expended for evening schools is $1,282.18.
The estimate of the appropriations required by the school department for the fiscal year 1889 is as follows: For salaries, $101,365.00 ; fuel, $7,350.00 ; incidentals, $10,000.00 ; evening schools, $1,000.00. The total estimate is $119,715.00, being $1,325.41 less than the amount appropriated for the present year.
The new high school building was completed in the spring of last year, and was occupied for the first time at the opening of the school year in September. The old high school building has also been improved by the introduction of the Mihan sys- tem of ventilation. The accommodations of this school are now convenient and healthful and are well adapted to the needs of every department except that of physical training. It is the judgment of your Committee that this school should have regu- lar, systematic, and frequent exercises in physical culture, and that for this purpose there is need of a gymnasium, which should be a simple, substantial building, furnished with all the appliances needed to meet the varied wants of the individual pupils, and in charge of a director thoroughly equipped for his work.
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