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Art. 11. Will the town accept the list of Jurors as pre- pared by the Selectmen.
Art. 12. Will the town authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to hire money in anticipa- tion of taxes.
Art. 13. To hear and act on the report of any com- mittee heretofore chosen.
Art. 14. To make allowance to town creditors.
Art. 15. What sum of money will the town appropri- ate for the use of Post 112, G. A. R., on Memorial Day.
Art. 16. What sum of money will the town appro- priate for the payment of State and military aid.
Art. 17. What sum of money will the town appro- priate to pay the Superintendent of Schools.
Art. 18. Will the town appropriate a sum of money to pay for the transportation of scholars to the High School.
Art. 19. Will the town give any instructions to town officers.
Art. 20. Will the town cause a statement of their financial affairs to be printed in February next.
Art. 21. Will the town accept the one hundred dollar trust fund from the Nancy Hersey estate, the income to be used for the care of her lot in the cemetery.
Art. 22. Or act or do anything relative to the above.
Citizens desiring additional articles in the warrant will present them to the Selectmen on or before Feb. 23, 1898.
THOMAS BARSTOW, GEORGE W. GRIGGS, ALPHEUS THOMAS, Selectmen of Norwell.
Norwell, Feb. 14, 1898.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
In presenting my report for the year 1897, I desire to call the attention of physicians, undertakers, clergymen, parents, householders and next of kin, to the changes in the law governing the returns of births, deaths and marriages by them, caused by Chapter 444 of the Acts of 1897. Here- tofore in this and other towns, the manner of making said returns made it impossible for the clerk to make a record in his books oftener than once a year, while the provisions of the above named Act, enable him to make such record every month, thus having his books of record always in shape for reference and inspection.
Section 3 requires physicians and midwives to make re- turns on or before the fifth day of each month of all births occurring in their practice during the month next pre- ceding ; and neglecting to make said returns for ten days after they are due, shall forfeit not more than $25 for each offence.
Section 4. Any member or servant of a family in which a child is born, having knowledge of the facts required for record concerning the birth of such child, shall furnish the same upon request of the town clerk of the city or town wherein such child was born or its parents reside, or of any person authorized by him to obtain such facts. Any such member or servant of a family who refuses to furnish such facts shall for each offence forfeit not exceeding ten dollars.
Section 6. Parents shall, within forty days after the birth of a child, give notice thereof, or cause such notice to be given, to the town clerk. Every house holder shall,
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within forty days from the date of a birth occurring in his house, give notice thereof, or cause such notice to be given, to the town clerk ; also within five days from date of a death occurring in his house give notice thereof, or cause said notice to be given, to the board of health, if other than the selectmen ; if no such board exists, then to the town clerk. The oldest person next of kin present at the death of any of his kindred shall give notice thereof as above. The keeper of an almshouse or other institution shall, when a person is received into said institution, obtain a record of all facts required for record in event of the death of said person and shall on or before the fifth day of each month give notice to the town clerk of every birth or death occurring among the persons under his charge.
Section 8. Any parent, keeper or other person required by section 6 of this Act, to give notice of a birth or death who neglects for ten days after it is due to give said notice, shall forfeit not more than five dollars for each offence.
The attention of physicians and midwives is also called to Sections 10 and 11, and undertakers and those having charge of funeral returns are referred to Section 12.
Section 17. In accordance with the directions of this section, the town clerk hereby gives public notice that he is prepared to furnish to parents, householders, physicians and midwives applying therefor, blanks for the return of births as required by law. Sections 25 and 26 require that the town clerk shall proceed against any who violate the pro- visions of this act.
Space does not permit of giving more than an abstract of this law, but the full text can be obtained at this office. The clerk earnestly requests the co-operation of the towns- people and those of whom returns are required, and that they will be particular to have said returns as complete as pos- sible so that the records of the town shall be up to date in every respect.
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MARRIAGES.
Feb. 23. In Norwell, Robert N. Leavitt and Florence E. Pudham, both of Norwell, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
March 8. In Hanover, Edgar E. Lee and Lelia L. Sanders, both of Norwell, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
Mar. 29. In Hanover, Ambrose E. Beach and Sarah M. Gunderway. both of Norwell, by Rev. John Wild.
May 19. In Hanover, Rodney M. Brett of Hingham and Bessie F. Grose of Norwell, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
June 5. In Hanover, George E. Magoun and Emily C. Kemp, both of Norwell, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
Aug. 25. In Cohasset, George S. Hatch of Norwell and Anna Berger of Scituate, by Rev. John Wriston.
Sept. 6. In North Hanover, Rodney Chamberlain of Dedham and Sadie C. Ford, of Norwell, by Rev. J. J. Tobey.
Sept. 15. In Hyde Park, Ernest H. Sparrell of Nor- well and Mabel A. Elliot, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
Oct. 14. In Hanover, Martin A. Prince and Cora J. Casey, both of Norwell, by Rev. David B. Ford.
Oct. 17. In Norwell, Charles B. Hatch and Cora B. Williams, both of Norwell, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
Oct. 29. In Hanover, Frank W. Dyer of Norwell and C. Winifred Litchfield of North Scituate, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
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Nov. 2. In Scituate, Arthur Merritt of Norwell and Ella Sophia Northey of Scituate, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
Oct. 27. In Hingham, Arthur C. Jones of Norwell and Rena F. Mann of Hingham, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
Nov. 25. In Norwell, Arthur A. Fuller and Elizabeth A. Montgomery, both of Hanover, by Rev. Edward D. Disbrow.
Dec. 25. In Norwell, Atwood L. Ford of Norwell and Florence E. Bates of North Scituate, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
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BIRTHS.
DATE. NAME OF CHILD.
NAME OF PARENTS.
Feb. 2.
Stillborn.
17. Caroline Louise Beach.
Alden and Rachael.
24. Marion Gertrude Jordan.
Edward and Marcella.
11. Ellsworth Sheldon Bates.
George H. 3d and Mary E.
Mar. 3. Ethel Elbertine Merritt.
Albert and Kate.
11. Joseph Milton Hackett.
Wallace H. and Ada P.
22. Alfred A. Bates.
Charles and Elizabeth.
25. Mary Elizabeth Ryan.
John and Alice M.
Apr. 3. Mattie Maria Purtle.
William and Martha.
12. Adelbert Shurtleff.
Bertrand and Grace E.
24. Lawrence Delano Osborn.
John F. and Emily E.
June 13. John McNichol Ednie.
James and Sarah.
24. Norman Brown Costello.
James and Rebecca.
July 3. Clarence Howard Baker. Frank and Maria.
11. Earl S. Pratt.
Willie F. and Ella.
21. Elizabeth Otis Lee.
Edgar L. and Lelia L.
Aug. 5. Illegitmate.
9. Helen Amelia Morse.
George F. and Nellie C.
21. Lawson Frederick Griffin.
Brenton H. and Addie C ..
Sept. 14. Emily Louise Wagner.
D. Oscar and Sarah.
Nov. 5. Gilman Farrar Collamore.
Wm. G. and Georgie R.
Dec. 15. Priscilla W. Hammond.
Charles F. and Bertha W.
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DEATHS.
DATE.
NAME.
AGE. CAUSE OF DEATH.
BIRTHPLACE.
Y. M. D.
Jan. 16. Nathaniel Ellms,
67
7 20 Dropsy.
Scituate.
24. John Stockbridge,
78 1 Broncho Pneumonia.
Scituate.
Feb. 1. Ebenezer T. Fogg,
70 3
2 Bright's Disease.
Scituate.
2.
Stillborn.
Norwell.
5. Annie R. Costello, 11 Heart Disease.
Norwell.
13.
Israel L. Vining,
66
4 5 Cerebral Hemorrhage. Hanover.
21. Richmond Farrar, 83
9 19 La Grippe.
South Scituate.
Mar 12. Harriet A. Wilcutt, 77
8 15 Marasmus.
Hingham.
18. Dexter M. Wilcutt, 77 5 Bronchitis.
Goshen, Mass.
Apr. 4. Alvira W.R.Brooks, 79
10 15 Heart Disease.
Shrewsbury.
May
1. Bathsheba G.Brooks 85
9 3 La Grippe. 4 Asthenia.
Scituate.
28. Caroline M. Turner, 30
Heart Failure.
Nova Scotia.
June 16.
29. Mary A. Gardner, 70 Ruth E. Ramsdell,
9 Meningitis.
Norwell.
16.
Sarah E. Farrar, 28
1 Puerperal Convulsions. Boston.
7 26 Nephritis,
Hampstead N H
13 Old Age. 6
Salisbury
Aug. 24. Susan Briggs,
82
10
10 Pulmonary Consump'n South Scituate.
14 Dysentery.
Scituate.
14. Erlan N. Thomas, 1
1
20 Dysentery.
Norwell.
24. Clarissa Johnson, 79
7 Heart Exhaustion.
Stoughton.
30. Emma H. Woodin, 32
7 27 Spinal Sclerosis. Pictou, N. S.
Nov. 11. Earl S. Pratt,
4 Marasmus.
Norwell.
Dec. 5. Eliza W. Corthell, 82
Nephritis.
Scituate.
15. Sylvanus Clapp,
66
3 Bright's Disease.
Scituate.
Respectfully submitted
JOSEPH C. OTIS,
Town Clerk.
16. Aaron Sawyer, 71
July 5. Harriet Cushing, 88 30. Zaccheus Harlow, 85
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19 Organic Heart Disease. Boston. General Paresis. Scituate,
Oct. 2. George A. Gardner, 42 3. Edward W. Brooks, 60
Norwell.
5. Ruth L. Shepherd,
10
Heart Disease. Scituate.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWELL
FOR THE YEAR 1897.
ROCKLAND : ROCKLAND STANDARD PRESS. 1898.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the Citzens of Norwell :
At the annual Town Meeting in March, 1897, Mr. Israel Hatch was re-elected to the School Board. The Board there- fore remains the same as last year, and it retains the same organization : Israel Hatch, Chairman, and Marion G. Mer- ritt, Secretary.
SUPERVISION OF SCHOOLS.
On the 17th of April the School Committees of Hanover, Hanson and Norwell met in joint convention at Hanover, and re-elected Mr. A. J. Curtis Superintendent of Schools.
Each year the value of supervision becomes more apparent, and we sincerely trust that nothing will occur to mar its effi- ciency or threaten its permanency. The small amount it costs the town is more than returned to it in the valuable assist- ance given in the maintenance of a more systematic course of instruction and uniformity of method.
TEACHERS.
Our corps of teachers remains the same as last year with one exception. Miss Elliot, who had taught in District No. 3 for a number of years, resigned at the close of the spring term, and was succeed by Mrs. Nellie Sparrell.
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BOOKS.
We have made but one change in the text books the past year. The Harrington Speller has been adopted in place of the Swinton that had been in use for a number of years. Though it may seem that one speller is as good as another, there is as great a difference, as the methods of teaching change, in the Spelling, as in any other text book.
At the beginning of the spring term the following supple- mentary readers were placed in our schools : Claws and Hoofs. Flyers, Creepers and Swimmers, Wings and Fins, Plants and their Children, Short Stories of Our Shy Neighbors, Stories of American Life and Adventure, and The Story of the Chosen People. The books have been of great interest to the children, and much information is gained from them.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
During the summer vacation the school buildings received repairs, but only such as were deemed absolutely necessary. After a personal inspection of the school-room in District No. 4, it was decided that a thorough renovation was needed, and the room was painted and white-washed ; desks taken from District No. 2, formerly used for the High School, were var- nished and placed there ; and, with new curtains, the room is now as attractive as any in town. It was found necessary to shingle the school-house in District No. 6. A fence has been built about the Grove street (No. 3) school grounds, and the school house in District No. I has received a much needed coat of paint. We would suggest that the exterior of the Church Hill school-house needs painting, and that it would be economy for the Town to attend to it the coming year and make an appropriation therefor.
We would also recommend that an appropriation be made each year to procure single desks for one school room, and by so doing gradually furnish all our school rooms with single desks. Only one of our District schools now has them (Dis-
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trict No. 5). Single desks are more comfortable for the child, much more convenient for the teacher, and are an aid to better order by practically isolating each pupil.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The transportation appropriation has been distributed by the same method as last year, and we hope for the continu- ance of the same the coming year.
An appropriation of $3,350 for the general school expenses will be sufficient for the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
ISRAEL HATCH, BENJ. LORING, MARION G. MERRITT, School Committee of Norwell.
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EXPENDITURES CHARGEABLE TO THE APPROPRIATION
FOR THE WINTER TERM OF ELEVEN WEEKS OF THE YEAR 1897.
District No. I.
Della F. Nichols, teaching,
$88 00
Morris Sheehan, care of room, 5 00
$93 00
District No. 2.
Charlotte R. Brooks, teaching,
$88 00
C. H. Baker, care of room, 16 50
$104 50
District No. 3.
Mabel A. Elliot, teaching, $99 00
Emma R. Totman, care of room, 5 00
$104 00
District No. 4.
Louise E. Ford, teaching,
$99 00
Ralph D. Merritt, care of room,
3 00
$102 00
District No. 5.
Marion G. Merritt, teaching, $99 00
Geo. Sylvester, care of room, II OO
$110 00
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District No. 6.
Lulu P. Tilden, teaching,
$88 00
Willie O. Henderson, care of room, 3 00
$91 00
District No. 7.
Mrs. S. M. Buttrick, teaching, $88 00
Maria W. Tolman, teaching,
88 00
Robert C. Henderson, care of rooms, 6 00
$182 00
High School.
E. F. Blood, teaching, $250 50
Mattie S. Wilder, teaching,
88 00
F. J. Croning, care of room, 46 00
$384 50
A. J. Curtis, supervision of schools,
$150 00
EXPENDITURES CHARGEABLE TO THE APPRO- PRIATION.
FOR THE SPRING AND FALL TERMS OF THE YEAR 1897.
District No. I.
Della F. Nichols, teaching,
$231 00
John H. Prouty, for wood,
12 90
Geo. C. Cowing,
2 00
( labor on wood,
I 00
Charles H. Totman, «
4 00
Rufus B. Farrar,
4 00
Jeremiah Sheehan, care of room,
10 00
$264 90
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District No. 2.
Charlotte R. Brooks, teaching,
$231 00
John H. Prouty, for wood, 12 90
Simeon Damon, labor on wood, 6 75
Susan Smith, care of room,
15 00
C. H. Baker, 66
IS 75
$284 40
District No. 3.
Mabel A. Elliot, teaching,
$108 00
Nellie M. Sparrell, teaching, 130 00
Patrick McNichol, wood,
9 75
Andrew Stockbridge, wood,
4 50
Leonard Winslow, labor on wood, 4 50
Joseph F. Totman, 60
I 50
Eva M. Totman, care of room,
10 00
$268 25
District No. 4.
Louise E. Ford, teaching,
$243 00
C. A. Litchfield, for wood, 16 95
John E. Leslie, labor on wood,
4 50
Archie F. Merritt, “
2 00
Anna O. Merritt, care of room,
6 50
$272 95
District No. 5.
Marion G. Merritt, teaching,
$243 00
John P. Henderson, for wood,
9 72
Alexander Black, labor on wood,
4 50
Edward C. Jordan, "
4 50
George Sylvester, care of room,
27 00
$288 72
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District No. 6.
Lulu P. Tilden, teaching,
$216 00
John P. Henderson, for wood, 9 72
D. W. Turner & Son, 4 50
Alexander Black, labor on wood, 5 75
Willie O. Henderson, care of room,
6 00
$241 97
District No. 7.
Mrs. S. M. Buttrick, teaching,
$231 00
Maria W. Tolman,
216 00
Patrick McNicol, for wood, 19 50
William F. Simmons, "
2 50
Martin S. Poppy,
8 00
Geo. A. Gardner, labor on wood,
IO 50
John Dagan, 66
2 00
Robert C. Henderson, care of rooms,
6 00
James Montgomery,
6 00
$501 50
High School.
E. F. Blood, teaching, $649 50
Mattie S. Wilder, “ 216 00
Anna B. Morton,
72 50
Patrick McNichol, for wood,
6 50
David W. Turner & Son, for wood,
3 50
66 66 coal,
49 05
F. J. Croning, care of room to July 1, 1897, 16 50 E. W. Brooks, care of room 2 weeks in '96, 6 50
$1,020 05
A. J. Curtis, supervision of schools,
$350 00
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AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR PRESENT YEAR.
Unexpended balance from last year, $148 72
Town appropriation, 3,350 00
Supervision of schools, 500 00
Refunded by State,
416 67
State, school fund (estimated),
381 28
Dog tax (estimated),
246 96
State Board of Lunacy & Charity (est.), 83 50
Tuition of Rockland children,
30 00
$5,157 13
Amount expended,
3,492 74
$1,664 39
Expenses to April 1, 1897,
1,502 50
$161 89
ABSTRACT FROM REGISTERS.
WINTER TERM.
SPRING TERM.
FALL TERM.
SCHOOLS.
Number Enrolled.
Average Membership.
Average Attendance.
Per cent. of Attendance.
Number of Tardy Marks.
Number of Visitors.
Number Enrolled.
Average Membership.
Average Attendance.
Per cent. of Attendance.
Number of Tardy Marks.
Number of Visitors.
Number Enrolled.
Average Membership.
Average Attendance.
Per cent. of Attendance.
Number of Tardy Marks.
Number of Visitors.
No. 1.
Mixed
37
30.7
27.5
.89
7
24
37
31.7
28.5
.89
4
26
40
37
33 4
.90
9
13
No. 2.
Mixed
22
21.3
18
.84
3
11
24
23.5
19.8
.82
3
22
24
22.2
18 7
.77
5
17
No. 3.
Mixed
19
15
13.2
.88
16
16
22
20.4
17.9
87
7
25
22
20.6
17.6
.85
66
28
No. 4.
Mixed
37
35.9
34.6
.96
29
19
41
36 5
33.8
.92
62
22
41
31.8
29.5
.92
51 27
No. 5.
Mixed
36
29.8
26.9
.90
17
15
35
31.4
28 1
.89
19
32
35
32.2
29.2
.90
18
24
No. 6.
Mixed
20
18.6
16.1
.86
4
14
23
18.9
16.6
.88
5
19
23
19.3
16.9
.88
0
12
No. 7.
Primary
.
·
·
·
13
12.1
11.5
.95
4
14
12
11.9
10.7
.90
12
37
19
16.9
15.8
.93
8
22
No. 7.
Grammar
44
42.9
39.8
.92
1
15
45
42.1
39
87
3
17
46
44.1
42.4
.92
3
17
High School
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
.
31
30.3
25.2
.83
21
12
37
33
29.6
.89
15
35
34
30
27.4
.90
21
21
11
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NORWELL HIGH SCHOOL.
CLASS OF '97.
GRADUATION EXERCISES.
Class Motto : "Palma Non Sine Pulvere."
Class Colors : Blue and White. GRADUATES.
LATIN COURSE.
Julia E. Damon. Edna F. Gardner. Ethelle M. Shurtleff. ENGLISH COURSE.
*Florence S. Barker. Helen E. Hatch.
Roy P. Hatch.
Bessie S. Merritt. Helen Montgomery. Bertha S. Stoddard.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
MUSIC. PRAYER.
SINGING, "The Forgetmenot,"
School
SALUTATORY AND ESSAY, "Man and the Gods in Virgil," Julia E. Damon
ESSAY, "Contentment Hinders Progress,"
CLASS HISTORY, ORATION, "Life Upon the Earth,"
ESSAY, "The Exile of the Acadians,"
SINGING, "Over the Fields of Clover," PROPHECY, ESSAY, "Our Everyday Speech,"
Bertha S. Stoddard Bessie S. Merritt Roy P. Hatch Helen Montgomery School Edna F. Gardner Florence S. Barker Helen Ę, Hatch
CLASS WILL,
ESSAY, "The Noble Use of Knowledge,"
Ethelle M. Shurtleff
SINGING, "Farewell Song," School
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS. BENEDICTION.
* Partial Course.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To the Members of the School Committee:
An extended report of the schools for the past year is not necessary. The usual amount of work has been done-and done very satisfactorily.
Nothing new in school work has been attempted, ex- cept penmanship. In the spring, the subject of vertical writing was brought before you for the purpose of intro- ducing it into the schools, if it was thought advisable. After careful consideration of the system it was unanimously adopted.
At the following teachers' meeting they were notified of the change, and that the introduction would occur in the fall. Copy books were furnished the teachers, and during the spring and summer they practiced the vertical hand. At the beginning of the fall term it was introduced into the schools and the result has been very satisfactory. The introduction of vertical writing was a wise and progressive movement, for it is the natural hand-writing of the child.
A few years ago when it began to be discussed by educa- tors and was being adopted into the schools, it was styled a fad by most of the slant writers. It has been growing steadily in favor, and is no longer considered a doubtful experiment, but its success is practically assured ; indeed, at the present rate its universal adoption will soon be achieved. The following are among the advantages :
I. "It is much more legible than slant writing.
2. "It is more hygienic, because there is no temptation to twist the back or neck, and the strain upon the eyes is equal.
3. "It is easier to learn, because the letter-forms are simpler and the movements used in making the letters are easier to acquire.
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4. "It is conducive to economy, because word-for-word vertical writing occupies less space than does the slant."
COURSE OF STUDY.
The course of study printed in last year's report has been followed as closely as posible. All the grades are not yet in line with it, but are gradually working up to it. As changes will necessarily occur from time to time in all courses of study, no course can be considered perfect. To save the expense of re- printing it every few years, additions and suggestions can be made to it in the annual reports, and such additions and sug- gestions can be transferred by the teachers to the copy reserved for their schools. The following multiplication table, taken from an educational paper, I wish the teachers to place in their course of study.
"The old table is not sufficient for the purposes of modern number training. Its chief defect lies in its omission of many combinations that are essential to a full comprehension of commonly recurring numbers. For the purposes of mental computations it is quite as convenient and necessary to know that 3 times 15 are 45, or 5 times 16 are 80, as to know that 9 times 7 are 63, or that II times 12 are 132. For cancellation and other applications of factoring it is quite as essential to recognize the factors of such numbers as 34, 51, 57 or 65, as it is in the case of 36, 63, 72, or other numbers of the multipli- cation table. It is certainly true that the importance of numbers is lessened as their magnitude increases. The smaller the number the more we have to do with it, both in the school room and out. The pupil should acquire a complete knowledge of combining and separating the lesser numbers. The limit of magnitude being for all practical pur- poses placed at 100. In order that the pupil acquire this knowledge, he is led to master all numbers from 100 down, just as he masters certain of these numbers in the ordinary multiplication and division tables. To accomplish this re- quires the enlargement of the multiplication table, not at its extremity, but throughout its body, as shown in the follow- ing table :"
2
2
3
3
4
5
6
7
2× 2=4|2×27=54|3×3=9
7X 7= 49
2×. 3= 6|
2×28= 56
3× 4=12
3×28=84
4× 5= 20
5× 6=
30 6X 7=42
2× 4=8
2×29=
58
3× 5=15
3×29=87
4× 6=
24
5X 7= 35
6× 8=48
7× 9= 63
2× 5=10
2×30=
60
3× 6=18
3×30=90
4× 7=
28
5× 8=
40
6× 9=54
7×10= 70
2× 6=12
2×3I= 62
3X 7=21
3×31=93 4× 8= 32
5× 9= 45
6×10=60
7XII= 77
2× 7=14
2×32=
64
3× 8=24
3×32=96
4× 9=
36
50
6XII=66
7×12= 84
2×8=16
2×33=
66
3× 9=27
3×33=99 4×10= 40
5XII=
55 6×12=72
7×13= 91
2× 9=18
2×34= 68
3×10=30
4XII=
44
5×12= 60
6×13=78
7×14= 98
2×10=20
2×35= 70
3×II=33
4×12= 48
5X13= 65 6×14=84
8
2×II=22
2×36= 72
3×12=36
4×13=
52
5×14=
70
2×12=24
2×37= 74
3×13=39
4×14=
56
5×15= 75
6×16=96
8× 8= 64
2×13=26
2×38= 76
3×14=42
4×15=
60
5×16= 80
8× 9=72
2×14=28
2×39= 78
3×15=45
4×16=
64
5×17= 85
8X10= So
2×15=30
2×40=
80
3×16=48
4×17=
68
5×18= 90
2×16=32
2×4I= 82
3×I7=51|
4×18=
72 5×19= 95
8×12=
96
2×I7=34
2×42= 84
3×18=54
4×19=
5×20 == 100
2×18=36 |2×43=
86
3×19=57
4×20=
9
2×19=38|
2×44=
88
3×20 == 60
4×21=
84
9× 9= 8I
2×20=40
2×45=
90
3×2I=63
4×22=
88
9×10= 90
2×21=42
4×23= 92
9XII= 99
2×22=44
2×47=
94
3X23=69
2×23=46
2×48= 96
3×24=72
4×25=100
3×25=75
2×25=50
2×50=100
3×26=78
2×26=52
3×27=81
4× 4=
16
5× 5=
25 6× 6=36
10
2×24=48
2×49= 98
10XIO=100
15
8×1I= SS
76 80
2×46= 92
3×22=66
4×24= 96
6×15=90
5X10=
7× 8= 56
Not for Circulation
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In this table the useless combinations with I are omited, also the reverse combinations of the succeeding numbers. A child may be taught that the product is the same regardless of the order in which the factors are taken, without including the reverse combinations. For this reason in the above table the 4's begin with 4X4, the 5's with 5X5, &c. Teachers will hardly need be told how the child who masters the above table may employ it in shortening the labor of various arithmetical processes. Its value in adding to the pupil's power in men- tal arithmetic can hardly be estimated. It also greatly in- creases his capability in all operations involving cancellation or factoring. The table contains 86 combinations not given in the ordinary multiplication table, but these mostly involve the small numbers 2 and 3, and add but slightly to the labor required to learn the ordinary table.
Pupils who already know the old table will learn the new one in a few days. In teaching younger children, only so much of the table is used as falls within the limit of the child's numerical progress ; thus, if he has not advanced be- yond the number 50, he will not employ those portions of the table that involve numbers larger than 50.
SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS.
The following suggestions from a Massachusetts superin- tendent should find a place in every teacher's note book.
I. "Keep in mind the great objects of education, especial- ly moral character.
2. "Study child-nature and the nature of each child. Teach and govern accordingly.
3. "Plan your work. Prepare your lessons before giving them.
4. "Give pupils plenty of work. Do not let them idle or dawdle in school.
5. "Insist on good work. Require from each pupil his best in all things.
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