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West District School.
MISS LUCY TINGLEY, Teacher, through the year.
Summer Term-Whole number of scholars, 31.
Average attendance, 23. Winter Term-Whole number of scholars, 32.
Average attendance, 26.
Length of both terms, 74 months.
Miss Tingley always makes an examination delight- ful, and we believe her examinations are a fair repre- sentation of what her school really is, and what she is every day trying to do. Miss T. aims at a finished, thorough and exact education. She wants her scholars not only to know their lessons, but be able to recite them. We like that idea. Miss T.'s school has never appeared better than during the present year.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The Committee have introduced the present year, " Wilson's Series of Reading Books." We had long felt that a change was much needed. The reading books in use were not adapted to the capacities and wants of children and youth. And this remark will apply to a large majority of the reading books before the public. Very fine collections they are, of the pur- est and choicest specimens of English composition. For that very reason they are not suitable to be put into the hands of those who have much to learn before they can go into the merits of profound, philosophical disquisitions, eloquent political orations, and the nicer shades of thought, feeling and imagination, as drawn
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out in selections from Milton, Thomson and Young. We desire to record our protest here and now, against all such nonsense and cruelty in the treatment of chil- dren. Our school books are full of it, and it is one of the hopeful " signs of the times," that the public are beginning to find it out, and demand something different.
We think that in the adoption of Wilson's Readers we have taken a long step toward furnishing scholars with something they can read and understand, and for that reason something which they are interested in.
Approach a child in the natural and right way and he will be interested. There is a mind there, a mind possessed of capacities for thought, inquiry, and hence growth. The great work which the teacher has to do is to set the mind agoing, awaken thought in it, draw it out and lead it to ask, " What this means ?" and " why this is so ?" and " what that is for ?" And this mental exercise it is which reacts upon the powers of the mind in strengthening, enlarging, developing them. And,-the point we are aiming at,-when the mind is thus employed, thus drawn out by the appropriate ob- jects, and in the right way, there will be no complaint that scholars cannot be interested, that grammar is dry and arithmetic is hard, and the reading book prosy and dull. It is indeed a great thing to know just how to reach and awaken a child's mind ; just how to keep the mind interested, as it is urged onward from one point to another in its education. But it is easy to know when this is not done, and what books and methods and teachers do not accomplish the work which is to be done if a child is ever really educated. And hence we repeat, it is a hopeful sign when the public under- stand that books and treatises and methods of teaching hardly simple enough for an academy or college, are not the things for our common schools.
We have been gratified to see, in this case of chang- ing reading books, the readiness with which parents
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acquiesce in the trouble and expense of giving up the old, and getting new books. We do not favor at all the idea of frequent changes in school books, yet it would be a mortifying and painful thought, that there can never be a necessity for introducing new authors. Who would be willing to admit that we are making no pro- gress in all that pertains to the means and facilities of a good education ? Why not expect and welcome pro- gress here, as well as everywhere else ? Take the common school system itself, as it now exists in this Commonwealth,-a monument of progress and im- provement,-and if there is to be progress there must be the laying aside of the old, and the bringing in of the new. There will be new and better books, we ven- ture to predict,-at least we hope so,-in almost every department of learning twenty years hence, than there are now. Nor ought the question of present trouble and expense to weigh any more in the introduction of new and improved school books, than in the introduc- tion of new tools and machinery. Nay, shall we put the two things upon the same level ? Is the mind of no more consequence than the body ? And is any success or improvement in our physical, material affairs worthy to be compared with the mental training of our chil- dren, and the best means of securing it at whatever cost ?
In order to secure, if possible, greater punctuality in the attendance of the scholars, we have proposed in each of the schools to have a record kept of the names of all who are neither absent, tardy nor dismissed be- fore the close of the session. Although there will be unavoidable absences and tardiness sometimes, still we have found this plan of a record to work very well in- deed, stimulating scholars to be present and punctual when otherwise a very slight excuse would lead some to stay at home.
Hardly anything is so important as punctuality and
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constant attendance, right along day after day. Parents · do not seem to understand this. They are too ready to allow their children to be absent a half a day now and then, or disturb the school by coming late, or leaving before the session is closed, thus making other scholars uneasy, besides breaking in upon their own interest in the school. You may have the best teachers in the world, and they can do but little for the welfare of their scholars where these loose notions in regard to punc- tuality and steady attendance prevail. This subject, we are well aware, has often been commented upon in our School Reports. But it must be brought up and pressed upon the attention of parents and others, till there is no longer any need of it. It is refreshing, however, to see what efforts some parents are willing to make in order to give their children all the benefit, in this respect, of school privileges. No storm, no other business or engagements prevent these parents from seeing that their children are at school promptly, and every day. The result is those children go right ahead, and are our best scholars.
There are many other points we should like to touch upon were this Report not already being extended too far. To one who visits our schools with any sense of the vast interests there dealt with, many a matter be- fore thought little of, is looked at and weighed. One feels as if he must go to every parent, personally, as as well as every child, and try and make vivid and im- pressive to them his own estimate of the great things to be done both at home and in the school-room, if ever the dear child, now so tender and susceptible, is pre- pared for happiness and usefulness in this world, or for purity and blessedness in that which is to come.
SAMUEL H. TOLMAN, LEMUEL C. EAMES, SCHOOL
WM. H. CARTER, COMMITTEE.
WILMINGTON, FEB 22d, 1864.
NAMES OF SCHOLARS WHO HAVE NEITHER BEEN ABSENT,
TARDY NOR DISMISSED DURING THE YEAR.
CENTRE DISTRICT .- Summer Term-Abbie A. Carter, Ara- minta D. Carter, Fred M. Carter, Eliza M. Carter, Julia A. Carter, Ida A. Howe. Winter Term-Arthur O. Buck, Julia A. Carter, Abbie A. Carter, Fred M. Carter, James B. Nich- ols, Frank H. Nichols.
SOUTH DISTRICT .- Summer Term-Josephine Bell. Winter Term-Martha E. Ireland, Martin F. Holt.
NORTH DISTRICT .- Summer Term-Julia Gowing, Anna L. Swain, Mary A. Gowing. Winter Term-Anna L. Swain, Mary A. Walker, Clara J. Holt, Julia A. Gowing, Frank Morris.
EAST DISTRICT .- Summer Term-Clara Eames, Emma J. Bancroft, Mary Emma Eames, Julia M. Parker, Addie E. Eames, Henry L. Carter, J. Howard Eames, George E. Car- ter. Fall Term-Clara Eames, Emma J. Bancroft, Mary E. Eames, Angie Buck, Mary E. Buck, Abbie C. Buck, Julia M. Parker, Addie E. Eames, Henry L. Carter, J. Howard Eames, Albert T. Eames, Ernest W. Gowing, Edward B. Eames, Myron E. Buck.
WEST DISTRICT .- Summer Term-Susan E. Carter, Walter Carter, Charles Carter. Winter Term-Susan E. Carter, Arabella J. West, Fannie Blanchard, Walter Carter.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
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OF THE
Comun of Wilmington,
FROM FEB. 1ST, 1864, TO FEB. IST, 1865.
AND THE
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FOR THE
SCHOOL-YEAR 1864-5.
WOBURN : E. MARCHANT, PRINTER, MIDDLESEX JOURNAL OFFICE. 1865.
Report of the Orerseers of the Poor. ·
Names and Ages of the Inmates of the Alms-House :-
Lydia Emerson,
87 years.
Nancy Alexander. 76
Frederick Butters,
69
Lucy Alexander,
61
Louisa Burtt,
60
6
Mary Harnden,
79
Fanny Butters,
24
Albert Carter,
45
Caleb Nichols,
55
John D. Bancroft,
22
Present number,
10
Average
9
_8 10
63 Lodgings, and 130 Meals have been furnished poor strangers.
Expenses at the Alms-House :-
Paid for grain and meal,
$161 43
66 tea and coffee,
17 75
" sugar,
26 72
salt, beans and fish,
46 12
flour,
84 25
molasses,
30 00
Amount carried forward, $366 27
1
Amount brought forward. $366 27
Paid for soap, 15 32
.. furniture, 73 70
" oil and vinegar, 11 54
" hardware and nails,
4 94
farming tools, 23 82
cream tarter and salcratus, 3 15
tobacco and snuff, 9 18
medicine and medical attendance, 6 91
" cheese and rice,
6 55
" apples,
8 00
" grass seed,
4 25
". clothing.
59 02
horse hire,
5 42
fresh meat, 58 63
6 spices and raisins, 5 44
baker's bread, 10 71
rum, 70
butter and lard,
1 83
66 starch, matches and rosin, 1 33
labor on farm, and horse hire,
44 47
blacksmith,
15 04
repairs,
40 69
~
potatoes,
8 90
pork,
31 00
pigs,
18 56
two yoke of oxen,
335 00
sawing lumber,
18 88
onions, pickles and cider,
1 43
freight,
50
hay,
1 35
salary of Superintendent,
220 83-1416 71
Amount carried forward. 1416 71
5
Amount brought forward, CREDIT.
$1416 71
By cash received of J. U. Parker, 23 80
" slabs sold, 6 00
' plank, 5 60
" labor off farm,
67 89
"' wood and lumber sold,
208 68
" boards and plank for Town House.
6 15
" pigs sold,
5 00
" potatoes and pork,
1 83
" rags,
4 52
" butter and milk.
75 12
" old iron and pewter,
7 14
" seed, corn, peas and berries,
9 82
" pigs, 8 00
" calves, 26 00
" eggs and poultry, 12 64
" soap grease,
2 22
" lard,
3 88
" keeping peddlers,
9 35
" two yoke of oxen,
300 00-763 64
$653 07
Expense of the poor out of the Alms-House :- Supplies furn'sh'd Mrs. Wilcox in April & May,15 00
Wood to Mrs. Wilcox, 6 50
Wood delivered to Mrs. Hale,
4 50
Half barrel flour, 66
6 75
John Gowing, Jan. 10th, 1865,
9 20
Mrs. Ann Chapman.
10 00
Miss Martha Ramsdell,on acc't of city of Lynn,10 00- 61 95
Total expenses of Alms-house Department, $715 02
CYRUS L. CARTER, OVERSEERS D. B. BRIGHAM, OF
OTHNIEL EAMES, POOR.
Wilmington. Feb. 7th, 1865.
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Selectmen's Report.
Orders drawn for expenses of the Poor, 715 02
Serrices of Town Officers-
Paid W. H. Carter, as Town Clerk.
15 00
.. for recording deaths, 5 00
... .. births, 2 00
..
marriages, 48
journey to Billerica, to canvass election returns for Representative, 2 00
postage & revenue stamps, 1 50
stationery, 1 00
Cyrus L. Carter, as Overseer of the Poor and Assessor, 75 00
J. B. Putnam, do do 74 50
D. B. Brigham,
do
do
80 00
Othniel Eames,
do
do
5 00
Warren Eames, as Treas. and Coll.,
100 00
A. P. Pearson, as Constable, 20 00
extra service in calling Town Meeting by per- sonal notice, 7 00
Lemuel C. Eames, as School Committee, 10 00 C. L. Carter, do 15 00
Wm. H. Carter, auditing Town Treas- urer's accounts, 2 00
Lemuel C. Eames,
do
2 00
Cyrus L. Carter, 2 00-$419 48
Expenses of Roads and Bridges :-
Paid Ward Parker for extra work,
9 29
Jonathan Buck, work at Jenkin's bridge, 5 25- 14 54
Amount carried forward, 1149 04
7
Amount brought forward, $1149 04
Paid D. P. Brigham, for lumber and labor at Shawsheen bridge, 3 92
W'm. Bryant, for repairing bridges at Lubber's Brook, 5 00
for plank for bridge, near C. Morrill's, 5 60- 14 62
.Amount of Highway deficiencies :- Paid H. B. Nichols, 2 19
D. P. Brigham,
49 03
Ruel Carter,
1 48
J. B. Morris.
13 26
Wm. Bryant,
59 68
Henry Harnden.
14 49
Elbridge Taylor,
15 90
Sylvester Carter,
2 72
Warren Eames,
10 93
Henry Sheldon.
10 28-179 96
Distribution of School Money :- Paid North School District,
150 00
South*
150 00
Center
150 00
East
150 00
West
6.
150 00-750 00
$959 02
Miscellaneous expenses :-
Abatement of taxes for 1861.
3 00
..
..
1862,
10 20
60
٠،
1863,
11 89
1864,
68 41- 93 50
Amount carried forward,
$2116 14
*School not yet closed. Amount due, $75.
Amount brought forward, $2116 14
Paid express charges, postage and stamps, 3 87
for stationery. 1 14
the following bills for services at the fire in February, 1864:
William Pierce, 2 00
William Pierce, Jr., 2 00
G. W. McIntosh, 2 00
G. W. Slack, 2 00
Eldad Butters, 1 50
J. Cuylin, 2 50- 12 00
for putting the Hunt house in order for Town Meeting, 2 50
for cleaning Centre School House,
2 50- 5 00
the following bills for recruiting volun- teers for 1863, as audited by the Town's Committee :
C. L. Carter, 88 45
A. P. Pearson, 86 00
Walter Blanchard,
34 00
Lemuel C. Eames,
21 00-229 45
C. Morrill for return of deaths to Town Clerk, 4 00
for books furnished indigent children,
12 16-361 12
J. B. Putnam, for perambulating Town lines,
8 75
D. P. Brigham, for
do
do
9 00
for setting stone monu-
ment,
3 67
for repairs on hearse,
4 88
for printing Town Expenses, 34 00
Walter Blanchard, for obtaining esti- mates for a Town House, and making a report, 12 00- 72 20
Amount carried forward, $2795 91
9
Amount brought forward,
S. B. Nichols, for refreshments,
pails and lines, furnished at fire, 18 00
C. L. Carter, for recruiting services,
50 00
A. P. Pearson,
do
do
50 00
for repairing fence around the bur- ial grounds, 4 25
for moving safe, 2 25
for furniture for Town House, stove and funnel, 10 75
for rods for supports,
85
for settees and freight. 108 65
D. P. Brigham, for journey to Billerica,
1 50-679 67
Outstanding Bills of last year :-
Paid Dexter Carter, 16 24
S. H. Tolman, 15 00
State Lunatic Asylum, 59 75- 90 99
State Aid for 1864 :--
Thomas A. Bancroft,
48 00
John White,
20 00
Josiah Batchelder,
80 00
Hiram Pearson,
52 00
George Chase,
40 66
John H. Simpson,
52 00
Hugh Murray,
52 00
Andrew J. Cobb,
144 00
George T. Eames,
128 00
David G. Pierce,
144 00
James H. Swain,
48 00
Ambrose Upton,
156 00
Timothy D. Upton,
48 00-1010 66
Amount carried forward.
10
Amount brought forward,
$
Simeon Jaquith,
52 00
Sidney White,
21 00
Charles A. Nichols,
51 56
John Marston,
108 00
George O. Pearson,
34 00
George H. Baird,
51 00
George Orcutt,
24 70
Charles M. Buck,
20 70
George W. Sidelinker,
24 14
William W. Carter,
19 70
Samuel Dusten,
108 00
Henry F. Thompson,
26 00
Wm. H. M. Kenney,
31 42
Edward G. Sidney,
20 00
Thomas O'Hearn,
26 42-1634 40
4498 59
Aid paid for raising Volunteers for the United States service :-
l'aid for John Marston,
125 00
Elon F. Morse,
125 00
John H. Eiger,
125 00
John Brown,
125 00
William Alexander,
125 00
Thomas Walton,
125 00
John French,
125 00
John R. Nickles,
125 00
Richard Morrison,
125 00
George Long,
125 00
Albert V. Lancaster,
125 00
John Andrews,
125 00
Michael Brocker,
125 00-1600 25
Amount carried forward,
11
Amount brought forward, $
Frederick Lewis,
125 00
Thomas O'Hearn, 125 00
Henry F. Thompson, 125 00
Wm. H. Kenzie,
125 00
H. L. Bancroft,
125 00
Chas. M. Buck,
125 00
Horace E. Eames,
125 00
George Orcutt,
125 00
Gilman Gowing,
125 00
George W. Sidelinker,
125 00
William W. Carter,
125 00
Marcus M. Bancroft,
125 00
George N. Chase,
125 00
Andrew B. Monson,
125 00
John Leonard,
125 00
One recruit furnished by State,
125 00-3625 00
8123 59
Monies Refunded to Individuals who had subscribed for raising Volunteers,
1405 00
$9528 59
Paid for Baptist Meeting House and Land, 1000 00 Repairing the same, as follows :-
lumber,
140 71
shingles,
110 25
Elbridge Taylor,
81 25
J. N. Eames,
117 50
C. P. Brigden,
80 00
J. N. Eames,
22 31
nails and hardware,
28 50
mason's work,
23 30
doors and sash,
24 38-1628 20
Amount carried forward, $
12
Amount brought forward, $
Paid for labor, Jonathan Eames,
11 00
T. P. Eames, 21 20
HI. Hardin,
3 12
M. Carlan,
3 75
D. P. Brigham,
15 00
paints and oil,
14 50
lead and zinc,
9 25
hair and lime,
8 50
freight.
7 74
labor of Town teams,
39 75-762 00
Less amount of lumber sold and on hand, 23 80
5 00-28 80
paints and oils,
733 21
Expenses for building Hearse House :- Paid for lumber,
73 96
shingles,
25 60
nails and hardware,
17 04
freight,
5 00
carpenter's work,
78 12
labor,
5 00-204 72
$11,466 52
Due from the State for Aid furnished Fam- ilies of Volunteers from Jan. 1st, 1864, to Jan. 1st, 1865, 1634 40
Total Expenditure for the year, $9832 12
CYRUS L. CARTER, SELECTMEN OF D. P. BRIGHAM, . OTHNIEL EAMES, WILMINGTON.
Wilmington, Feb. 20, 1865.
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Liquor Agent's Account.
S. B. NICHOLS, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF WIL-
MINGTON.
1864. DR.
Feb. 1st, By Cash on hand last settlement, 53 42
6. Stock of Liquors and Fixtures on hand, 57 64
1865.
Feb. 1st, " Cash received for sales of Liquors,
200 60-311 66
CR.
1864.
March 22d, By Bill of Liquors purchased of
State Commissioner, 39 66
May 26th,
June 1st,
66 36 63
Cash paid for Government License, 20 00
Sept. 6th,
Bill of Liquors purchased, 13 43
Sept. 26th,
Oct. 15th,
Cash paid addition to Gov- ernment License, 4 17
Dec. 7th,
Bill of Liquors, 12 87
66
Salary of Agent, 12 months, 41 66-227 62
1865. February. Stock of Liquor on hand, 73 12
66
Cash on hand,
10 92-311 66
Loss to the Town, including Government License and Agent's salary, 27 13
9 45
June 18th,
66 49 75
14 Warren Eames, Treas. and Coll., in
1865.
DR.
Feb. 15th, To Cash in Treasury on former set-
tlement, . 61 55
Tax list of 1864, committed, 7701 88
Cash received for Town's note issued, 8294 50
of State Treasurer on ac-
count of State Aid, 2064 32
for Dog Licenses, 14 00
State Treasurer (Sch'l Fund) 36 34
Corporat'n tax, 139 78
Interest of delinquent tax-
payers, 27 23
State Treas. on acc't of re- cruiting, 134 00
for Cemetery Lots, 13 00
36 76
To balance on Tax List of 1860, 66
1861-2 and 3, 557 21
Cash received for Wood and Oxen sold off
the Town's farm, 495 95
Sundry bills, 28 68
$19605 21
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Acc't with the Town of Wilmington.
1865.
CR.
February, By Cash paid sundry Notes of
the Town, 3555 50
Interest on Town Notes
and Orders,
493 37
Town Orders,
5698 53
on account Mass. Sch'l Fund, 49 59
State Tax of 1864, 1344 00
County do 413 65
for deed of Baptist Church, 1000 00
north District Sch'l Tax, 50 00
refunded subscribers for
Volunteers, 1370 00
By uncollected Tax of 1860, 36 76
1861, 2 and 3, 260 24
1864, 1170 07
" cash to aid in furnishing Recruits for the United States Military Service, 3500 00
50
stamp,
deposited with State Treasurer, for recruiting purposes,
500 00
66 in Treasury, 162 80
$19605 21
We, the undersigned, duly authorized by the Town, have this day examined the above account of Warren Eames, Treasurer, and find the same correctly cast, and sufficiently vouched for, and that there is due from him to the Town, one hundred and sixty-two and eighty-onc-hundredths dol- lars.
CYRUS L. CARTER, LEMUEL C. EAMES, COMMITTEE. W. H. CARTER,
Wilmington, Feb. 20th, 1865.
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Liabilities of the Town.
Note to Miss Lydia Upton, dated April 22d, 1863, 100 00 to Benjamin Buck, " May 1, '63, 1000 00 6. 66 66 1000 00
66 Jonathan L. Carter, 1000 00
66 " 1500 00
66 Miss Abigail Burnap, balance, 500 00
Mrs. Phebe M. Nichols, bal., " 800 00 Rich Carter, balance, May 1, '63, 800 00 Mrs. Lucy E. Eames, July 29. " 100 00
66
Mch. 18, “ 55 00 Mrs. H. L. Carter, April 1, '64, 500 00
6,
500 00
Chas. A. Nichols, 16, 44 300 00
Ex-High Sch'l Ass., May 9,
50 00
Amira G. Buck, " 17,
400 00
J. B. Putnam, " 17, 500 00
66 Estate of L. Parker, June 4, 900 00
Mrs. Polly Parker, June 4, 66 133 00
66 Henry L. Bancroft, June 30,
230 00
66
Moses Pearson,
August 11,
1000 00
H. B. Nichols,
10,
200 00
66 L. R. Read,
Sept. 6,
100 00
W. Wyman,
4 15,
500 00
H. S. Bancroft,
" 13, יו וו 150 00
200 00
66
George Orcutt,
66
George W. Sidelinker, " 26,
200 00
John McDonald, bal. " 28, “
200 00
12918 00
Outstanding Town order, 739 84
Salary due Fifield Luce to April 1, 1865,
112 50
Due the South School District,
75 00
City of Charlestown, for support of Aaron Buckman, Brooks & Darling,
53 20
11 64-992 18
Total Liabilities of the Town,
$13910 18
6.
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Present Available Assetts of the Town.
Cash in hands of Treasurer. 162 80
Amount due on Tax List of 1860, 36 76
66
1861, 2 and 3, 260 24
66 66 1864, 1170 07
Balance due from the State for Amount
advanced to the families of Vol-
unteers, to Jan. 1st, 1864, 163 00
Due from the State for Amount advanc- ed to families of Volunteers, to Jan. 7th, 1865, 1605 30
Amount due by sundry parties, 28 68
Cash and Liquor in hands of Agent,
84 04
Balance of amount deposited with State Treasurer, 375 00 ---
$3885 89
Net balance against the Town,
$10,024 19
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Report of the School Committee
OF THE
TOWN OF WILMINGTON,
FOR THE YEAR 1864-5.
The schools in the several Districts of the Town have all completed their usual terms, with the exception of the South District. Miss Butters, who was so commended for her suc- cess as a teacher in this district during the summer term, was engaged for the winter term, also, and commenced it under circumstances equally propitious for a prosperous school; but after a few weeks' labor, was compelled by sickness, to suspend the school, with the expectation of be- ing able to resume her connection with it, in a short time. Her disease, however, proved more severe and protracted than was at first anticipated by her physician and friends, so that after a vacation of five weeks, Miss Hattie C. Nichols was engaged to finish the term, which will continue several weeks.
In submitting our brief Annual Report of the conditon of the Public Schools for the year now closed, your Com- mittee are able to present from the School Registers, the following Table of Statistics. And this table, when care- fully considered, will be found to contain the substance and main point of interest in our report, as affording encourag-
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ing evidence of appreciation of School advantages by parents and children :
NAME OF
TEACHER'S NAME.
TERM.
No. of
Scholars.
Average Attend-
Lengt of
Term.
Wages per
month.
Centre School.
Miss Julia A. C. Rich- ardson,
26
22 50-59
3
20 00
North School.
Miss Louisa Day, . .
S.
52
44 1-2
31-4
20 00
South School.
Miss L. A. Butters,
S.
30
26
31-4
20 00
East
School. 6.
Miss Hattie C. Nichols
S.
29
26 3-4
21-5
20 00
F.
33
28 7-9
14-5
20 00
W.
35
32 1-3
23-4
20 00
West School.
Miss Rebecca Eames, Miss Lucy Tingley, .6
S.
27
125
31-2
20 00
W.
28, 24
31-4
22 00
S. W.
34
30 21-67
31-2
22 00
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W.
50
38 1-2
33-4
22 00
6
66
SCHOOL.
ance.
From the above table it appears that in the summer term, there were one hundred and sixty-four scholars in all the schools; and the average attendance for the same was one hundred and forty-five. The winter term numbered one hundred and eighty. Average attendance (making a fair es- timate for the South School,) is one hundred and fifty-two, making the attendance in all the schools in summer, a frac- tion over eighty-nine per cent. of the whole number of schol- ars. In the winter the average attendance is eighty-four per cent., which is, indeed, a great gain in this essential par- ticular, from the record of past years; and is itself. truly, a high compliment to the teachers, an encouraging and notice- able fact for parents who have taken care to see that their children were regularly at school. This we esteem an im- provement in the right place ; and if constantly followed and persisted in, cannot fail to add to the permanent prosperity and real progress of our schools, which are maintained for the common benefit of all. Let it be impressed, then, that each and all have an interest in this matter, by laboring and studying for the promotion of regular and punctual attend- ance.
The registers for the year do not contain near as many of those unpleasant marks, indicating the number of times cach scholar has been late to school, as in former years. And we
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are glad to notice this feature and characteristic of the schools, generally, which is so honorable to a large majority of the names of scholars recorded upon the register for each school. Still, there is much need of carly care and attention to this one thing, punctuality, always and everywhere; but especially punctuality at school.
The highest number marked for tardiness against the name of any one scholar, that we have noticed, is eighteen-anoth- er ten. . Now we cannot but feel sorry for those unfortu- nate ones who have failed, so many times, to be present at the commencement of the school during a single term; for they are are not only in danger of losing their interest in the school, but of losing a proper respect for themselves, and- their own individual improvement; which will prove more and more disasterous as its influence extends, as the legiti- mate result of this one departure and omission to be punc- tual at school. Besides the sad loss the tardy scholar ex- periences in his own case, he causes no slight or small inter- ruption of the whole school. We hope all the children will consider these facts, which are presented for their encour- agement and profit, remembering that the register contains a faithful and permanent record of several important partic- ulars respecting cach scholar.
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