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Art. 3. On motion it was voted that James E. Kelley look up the title to the said lot and report later.
Art. 4. After some remarks in relation to postponement until some time later, as a State highway was likely to be built on Lowell Street, on motion it was votel to pass the article.
Art. 5. On motion it was voted to build the sidewalk extension called for in the article, and on amendment which was accepted by the mover of the motion, it was voted that the expense be paid from the Street Railway Tax.
Motion to adjourn. Voted in the affirmative.
A True Copy. Attest :
JAMES E. KELLEY, Town Clerk.
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TOWN WARRANT
Special Town Meeting, Held July 2, 1913
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, SS.
To Walter A. Hill, Constable of the Town of Wilmington. Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in the manner provided in Section 2, Act 1 of the By- Laws, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the in- habitants of the Town of Wilmington, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Wednesday the second day of July, 1913, at eight o'clock p.m., to act on the following articles, namely :
Article 1. To elect by ballot a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To hear the report of the committee on additional accommodations for the High School and act thereon.
Art. 3. To see if the Town will vote to procure a site and erect a new, building thereon for the accommodation
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of the High School, choose a building committee for that purpose and appropriate money therefor, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 4. To see if the Town will vote to provide the money that may be appropriated under Article 3 by borrow- ing the same and if so to determine the length of time of the loan and arrange for the payment of the same or do anything in relation to the subject.
Art. 5. To see if the Town will vote to install three street lights on Wild Avenue from its junction with Grove Avenue to the Silver Lake Depot, or do anything in relation to the same.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and. place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and the seal of the Town this. twenty-third day of June in the year of our Lord one: thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
[SEAL ]
HERBERT C. BARROWS, ARTHUR W. EAMES, EDWARD N. EAMES,
Selectmen.
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TOWN MEETING
Record of Proceedings of Special Town Meeting, July 2, 1913
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, the Warrant read and Article 1 acted upon.
Art. 1. Edward N. Eames was elected Moderator by ballot, the check list being used.
Art. 2. Report read by Mr. Barrows for the committee as follows: It is the opinion of the committee that the lot required for the proposed building should be 250 feet square. Six lots altogether were considered which might be favorable as to location and other requirements necessary. Considering the present Town Hall lot we found it to be too small, and in order to have it of the required size it would necessitate the purchase of the Warren Eames estate and the removal of the buildings thereon, which would be impracticable on account of the cost. The Kelley-McEnroe property, between the Catholic Church and the residence of James E. Kelley, could be purchased, but was rejected not having sufficient frontage and on account of the expense of moving buildings, as in the first instance removing the buildings would eliminate taxable property. The third lot considered was the Mckenzie lot, owned at the present time by L. C. Swain, and owing to the condition which would necessitate extensive filling in and grading, your committee could not reasonably recommend the same. The fourth location considered was the McMahon lot. The committee called upon the owner and found him not disposed to sell under any conditions. However, the pro-
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posed building would be in too close proximity to the owner's building. The other two lots considered were those belonging to C. E. Hudson. The purchase of lot between the residence of Messrs. Kelley and Hudson was seriously objected to by both parties, and another objection was a twelve-foot right of way through the middle of the lot. The other site on the southwesterly side of Mr. Hudson's residence, bounded by Church and Adams Streets, seemed to the committee to be the most available for various reasons, it being a corner lot and of such size that the building could be located so as to be in no way objectionable to any of the abuttors. Another advantage is that it is unimproved land and assessed at a low valuation, $300 per acre. It being a corner lot, which sites are always chosen for Government buildings if possible, would insure it against obstructions from other buildings, also gives an approach from both streets, which, considering the advisa- bility of using the spare room for other purposes, is also advantageous. To our minds it would also give it promi- nence that no other location in Town could equal. Mr. Hudson was called upon and in the first instance he refused to sell at any price, but finally gave us to understand that he might consider selling it at five cents per foot for two acres, which would amount to $4,300, which price would seem to be unfair. Your representatives have been unable to come to any agreement with Mr. Hudson up to the present time, but would recommend it as the positive site for the school building, at a price not to exceed $2000 for 250 feet square, and in case Mr. Hudson should not choose to sell we recommend taking the land as prescribed by Public Statutes.
Respectfully submitted this second day of July, 1913.
HERBERT C. BARROWS, HOWARD M. HORTON, FRED H. ROBERTS, C. S. HARRIMAN.
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Motion made to accept the report. Declared in the af- firmative by the Moderator. Decision doubted and on a rising vote, twenty-nine voted in favor of acceptance and four against. Report accepted.
Art. 3. Motion to pass the article. Vote declared in the negative. Motion then made by Mr. F. H. Roberts as follows: Moved that the Town appropriate the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) for the purpose of building a new High School building, choose a building committee of five to procure a location for same and have general charge of the entire matter. After considerable discussion on the question on a yea and nay vote, the check list being used, the vote was as follows: 30 yes, 28 no, and the motion was declared not carried, a two-thirds vote being necessary.
Art. 4. Voted to pass the article.
Art. 5 .. Motion to install the lights. Voted in the affirmative. Voted to adjourn.
A True Copy. Attest:
JAMES E. KELLEY, Town Clerk.
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TOWN WARRANT
Special Town Meeting, Held December 13, 1913
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, SS.
To Walter A. Hill, Constable of the Town of Wilmington, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in accordance with the By-Laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, to meet and assemble at the Town Hall in said Town on Saturday, the thirteenth day of December current at eight o'clock p.m., to act upon the following articles, namely :
Article 1. To elect a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars for the use of the School Department for the balance of the fiscal year, or do anything in relation thereto.
Art. 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer to the school account from unexpended balances the amount called for in Article 2, or do anything in relation to the same.
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Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and the seal of said Town this fifth day of December, A.D., one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
[SEAL ]
HERBERT C. BARROWS, ARTHUR W. EAMES, EDWARD N. EAMES,
Selectmen of Wilmington.
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TOWN MEETING
Record of Proceedings of Special Town Meeting, December 13, 1913
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, the warrant read and Article 1 acted upon.
Article 1. Edward N. Eames was elected Moderator by ballot, the check list being used.
Art. 2. Motion by Howard M. Horton that we appro- priate the sum of six hundred dollars for the support of schools in the year 1913. Motion carried.
Art. 3. Motion by H. M. Horton that the Board of Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to transfer the sum of six hundred dollars from unexpended balances for the year 1913, the same to be used for the support of schools. Motion carried. Motion to adjourn.
Voted in the affirmative.
Attest :
JAMES E. KELLEY, Town Clerk.
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF WILMINGTON FOR THE YEAR 1913
NO.
DATE OF BIRTH
NAME OF CHILD
NAMES OF PARENTS
1 123456 2 3 4 5
January
10
Mary Detato.
January
13
Dorothy Maude Overton
January
16
George Luther .
January
29
Willard Forace Boynton
February
5
Alice Gertrude Briggs
February
6
Forest H. Buek, Jr.
7
March
3
Miriam Lowe Harlow
8
March
11
Laurene Lydia Chase.
George W. Chase, Eva Buchanan
9
March
21
Mary Lillian Louise Muse.
10
March
Russell Fuller Dame ..
11
April
7
Mildred Lavinia Folger .
12
April
2-4
George Hubert Hathaway
13
May
9
Herbert Alwyn Buek.
14
May
10
Paul Hartwell Flagg.
16
May
23
Mary Brabant
17
May
26
LeRoy Allen Kidder
18
June
12
Virginia Bahar Chopoorian
19
June
28
Esther Maria Simpson.
20
July
7
Ralph Edward Taylor ..
21
July
8
Eunice Marguerite Surrette
22
July
13
Ardell Robbins Shattuck.
23
July
23
Melvin Dexter Hale.
244 25
August
9
Arthur Lewis Miller . Paul Arthur Johnson.
August
12
26
September 5
Charlotte Hathaway.
27
September
6
Charles William Colgate. Arthur Wilbur Roper .
28
September 7
Tony Detato, Antonitta Lalli Robert Overton, Josephine E. Howe Robert Luther, Lillian P. Hall Willie M. Boynton, Ida May Wentworth
William E. Briggs, Mary Jane Babine Forest H. Buek, Melisae Louise Graffam
1
Harold T. Harlow, Isabella F. Dauskin
Edward John Muse, Mary T. Lefave Frank E. Dame, Mary E. Acherman
Horace W. Folger, Ruby E. Shinner George S. Hathaway, Frances Woodcock
40
Walter V. Buck, Alice L. Huff
Paul F. Flagg, Viola May Besse Aristede Brabant, Amanda Brunelle Arthur G. Kidder, Nettie M. Boynton
Mesbach G. Chopoorian, Hannah Ford Adolph A. J. Simpson, Tekla M. Johnson
Everett E. Taylor, Mary L. Cavanaugh. Paul Surrette, Elizabeth Muse Luther II. Shattuck, Nellie Brown Walter L. Hale, Adah F. Carter
George Miller, Mary Glover Nels Oscar Johnson, Annie F. Rush
John W. Hathaway, Sarah E. Young Walter E. Colgate, Charlotte F. M. Snelling Arthur H. Roper, Minnie Babine
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29 30
September 9
September 13
Joseph Louis Lavoie Stanley Simon Hubbard
31
October 7
Wilson Swain Sidelinker
32 33
.
October 31
Elizabeth Irons . George Frizzell
35 36 37
November 7
Arthur Eugene Cutter
November 17
Cecelia Rita Surrette .
November 20
Lillian Elizabeth Staveley
40
December 6
Elmore Burton Atton
Joseph E. Lavoie, Alphonsine M. Marion Simon D. Hubbard, Delsie Doucette
Thomas T. Sidelinker, Alyce C. Swain Edward H. Temple, Margaret B. Millett George E. Irons, Elma R. Greenlaw Ernest G. Frizzell, Cora E. Ward
Henry H. Cutter, Lettie M. Purington Joseph E. Surrette, Jane Babine Thomas Staveley, Florence E. Berkett
Arthur B. Atton, Harriet L. Formeister
41
October 21
Frank Millett Temple.
October 28
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF WILMINGTON FOR 1913
No.
Date
Names of Groom and Bride
Residence
Age
Occupation
Place of Birth
Names of Parents
1 Jan.
3 Robert Overton Josephine E. Howe
Wilmington Wilmington
20
Stableman Domestic
England Roxbury
William Overton, Elizabeth Stanley George W. Howe, Catherine V. Richner
2 Feb. 22 Sylvester J. Putnam
Lynn
56 46
Salesman Nurse
Vergennes, Vt. Wilmington
Daniel R. Putnam, Lucy C. Hutchins Levi Swain, Louisa Pearson
3 Mar. 19 Arthur S. Williams
Ethel May Stack
Wilmington Wilmington
23
23
Baggagemaster Somerville At home
Everett
Frederick P. Williams, May Beattie Joseph Stack, Florence Beattic
4 Apr. 2 Edward F. Kingman Beatrice A. Marden
Wilmington Medford
24 22
Mill foreman At home
Somerville West Medford
Charles S. Kingman, Mabel W. Hanscom Harry W. Marden, Minnic D. Fox
5
Apr. 2| Clifford Campbell Steele Marguerite Alma Bedell
Stoncham Wilmington
22
Milk dealer Stenographer
Stoneham Lawrence
Walter Steele, Julia D. Campbell Winfield G. Bedell, Alma Q. Buck
6 Apr. 8 Leo A. Hoban Helen C. Sheldon
Wilmington Wilmington
18 17
Hotel clerk At home
Wilmington Wilmington
John W. Hoban, Mary E. Garvey Henry L. Sheldon, Lucy E. Childs
42
7
Apr. 16 James P. Maguire Lillian M. Justice
Woburn Wilmington
31 21
Foreman Telephone operator
Woburn Charlestown
Patrick H. Maguire, Kate E. McHugh David Justice, Kate Mulligan
8 Apr. 17 Frank Robinson Rose J. C. Blaisdell
Haverhill Haverhill
30 33
Stableman Woolen inill
Chelsea England
Henry Robinson, Elizabeth Flynn John Richards, Harriet Clark
9
Apr. 27 Clarence W. Buck
Wilmington
25 Provision dealer
Wilmington
J. Henry Buck, Catherine T. Warland
West Somerville
25
At home
Lexington
Charles H. Blanchard, Lillie J. Wilson
10
May 14 Alfred Springer Allen Alice Marie Field
Wilmington Cambridge
24 25
Salesman Stenographer
Medford Cambridge
Alfred Morton Allen, Sarah R. Springer Frank Field, Effic F. Lcach
11
May 29 Charles S. Burbine Mary E. Muse
Reading Wilmington
24 21
Carpenter At home
Nova Scotia Wilmington
Michael Burbinc, Mary Malanson Frank X. Muse, Mary J. Young
Wilmington Woburn
22 21
Moth employee Wilmington At home
Nova Scotia
Frank X. Musc, Mary J. Young Gervais Dulong, Sophia Doucett
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Abbie Pearson Swain
Wilmington
30
12 |May 29 John F. Muse Mary Laura Dulong
Alice Blanchard
23
13 |June 27 Walter Vernon Buek Aliee L. Thompson
14 Sept. 9 Frederick Charles Flint Louise Maria Durkee
15 Sept. 20 Charles A. McIntire Marion O. Cutter
Reading Wilmington
24 24 21 23
Merchant Teacher Machinist
Reading Necktie finisher|Wilmington
Herbert E. McIntire, Cora Hunter William H. Cutter, Susan M. H. Colburn
Sept. 20 Harlie Edgar Rice Blanche Ethel Taylor
Wilmington Wilmington
Charlestown Chelsea
Samuel E. Riee, Louisa M. Freeman Charles M. Taylor, Sadie M. Arnold
Arlington Wilmington
Machinist Domestic Elec. engineer Musie Teacher
Cambridge Evanston, Ill.
James Hewitt, Annie A. Thorne Eber P. Melzar, Georgianna E. Greene
18
Nov. 27 Mgerdich Paklaian Mary Chopoorian
Wilmington Wilmington -
34 25
Carpenter Housework
Sheldon, Vt. Strong, Me. North Reading Wilmington
Jonathan W. Buek, Ada S. Rugg Charles R. Huff, Tina Lovejoy
North Reading Wilmington
Charles P. Flint, Annie G. McEwen J. Amos Durkee, Judith Muse
20 19 28 23 24 23
Goldsmith Rubber shoe worker
Adana, Silisia Adana, Silisia
Asdoor Paklaian, Akaby Keklikian Garabet Chopoorian, Takookey Paklaian
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16 17 Oet. 15 Frank W. Hewitt Madaline F. Melzar
Wilmington Wilmington
DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF WILMINGTON FOR THE YEAR 1913
No.
Date of Death
Name of Deceased
Sex
Con.
Age Y.M.D.
Discase or Causc of Death
Residence
Place of Birth
Names of Parents
1 Jan.
3 Henrietta (Muhley) Harlow| 6 George Cripeau
F M M
M
61 0 6 Multiple Ncuritis 45 8 14 Natural Causes
Wilmington Lowell
3 Jan.
9 Charles W. Wilmot, Jr.
F F
S W
82
26 Cancer of Uterus
6 Feb. 14 George F. Luther
M F
S S S 82 8 8|Paralysis
Wilmington Gray, Me. Wilmington
Wilmington Gray, Me. Wilmington Billerica
Robert C. Luther, Lillian Hall William Purves, Sally Orne Oliver Butters, Sarah P. Cutler Edward A. Barker, Bertha M. Scofield
10 Mar. 12 Louisa P. Swain 11 Mar. 15 Catherine (Hannon) Cassidy
F F
W M
58
Uremia
Wilmington Wilmington
Wilmington Ireland
Aaron Pearson, Dolly Eames Patrick Hannon, not known
12 Apr. 6 Thaddeus Maguire
M
M
58
Railroad Accident
13 Apr. 25 George Hubert Hathaway
M
S
1 Premature Birth
Wilmington Wilmington
Ireland Wilmington
James Maguire, Margaret Maguire George S.Hathaway, Frances Woodcock
14 May 23 Mary Brabant
F M
M
59 3 22 Cerebral Hemorrhage
M
M 63 812 Enlargement of Heart
M
M
86 4 9 Enlargement of Heart
Wilmington Wilmington Wilmington Wilmington
Wilmington Nantucket St. George, Me. Augusta, Me.
Aristede Brabant, Amanda Brunelle Avery T. Allen, Lydia A. Morton Jonathan Strong, Eliza Dooley Charles Hamlen, Elizabeth Williams
18 June 17 Edwin Studley 19|June 24 |James L. Regan, Jr.
M M
W S
73 9 24 Arterio Sclerosis 26 5 15 Phthisis
Woburn Wilmington
Hanover Wilmington
John Studley, Eliza Herrick James L. Regan, Mary Murphy
20 July 25 Alexander Howlett
M
W
68
Chronic Bronchitis
Wilmington Wilmington Wilmington
Arkansas
21 Aug. 16 William Levi Canada
M
M
26 9 15 Tuberculosis of Lungs
22 July 14 Arthur Clarence Bartlett
M
S
25
Peritonitis
Lempster, N. H.
Anthony M. Canada, Rosc Robinson John Bartlett (foster father), unknown Aaron White, Sopha E. L. Kendall
23|Aug. 24 Stillman C. White
M
M 76 6 5 Cerebral Hemorrhage
Wilmington Wilmington Wilmington
Boston Wiscasset, Me.
George E. Gilman, Sophia H. Whceler David Dodge, Margaret Still
24 Sept. 3|Sophia H. (Gilman) Hill 25 Sept. 25 Edward H. Dodge
F M
M W
67 8 16 Pernicious Anemia 75
Tuberculosis of Lungs
Boston Canada Nova Scotia Wilmington Lubec, Me.
James M. Muhley, Ann Halse Emmanuel Cripeau, Gcorgianna Duval Charles W. Wilmot, Charlotte Paul Tony Ditato, Antonitta Lalli Silas Wakefield, Mahala MacDonald
4 Jan. 19 Mary Ditato
5 Jan.
27 Hannah (Wakefield) Joy
29 Inanition
88 5 Acute Bronchitis
7 Feb. 19 Sarah Ann Purves 8 Feb. 25 Nelson Butters 9 Feb. 27 Chester H. Barker
M M
M
20 8 4|Fracture of Skull, ac- Wilmington cidental
89 10 22 Pneumonia
2 Jan.
S S 21 3 9 Railroad Accident
9 Premature Birth
Wilmington Wilmington Wilmington
Ludlow, Vt.
Cape Bretton, N.S. Thomas Howlett, Elizabeth Howlett
15 May 22 Alfred M. Allen 16 May 24 Joseph W. Strong 17 May 25 John P. Hamlen
S 5 min. Premature Birth
26 Oct. 19 Roseanna R. (Fuller) Flagg 27 Oct. 29 Paul G. Downing M M
F W 88 11 7 Gastro Enteritis 40 10 7 |Struck by Automobile, accidental
F S 55 9 2 Cerebral Hemorrhage
Vermont
New York
Phineas Fuller, Rachel Barnes George H. Downing, Augusta Ayers Asa D. Woodman, Sarah W. Miles Haviland Morris, Clarissa Bullard
Ludwig Grossmann, Victorina Adleman
M W
F S w F W 80 11 20 Chronic Nephritis 79 3 3 Acute Indigestion
Wilmington Wilmington Wilmington Wilmington
Boylston Chelsea
28 Oct. 2 Sarah W. Woodman 29 Nov. 4 Jonathan B. Morris M W 86 8 7 Senile Decay
30 Dec. 1 Stillborn 31 Dec. 11 August Grossmann 32, Dec. 15 Eliza (Nichols) Horton 33| Dec. 27 William E. Gowing
M 62 11 28 Lobar Pneumonia
Wilmington Wilmington Wilmington
Germany
Dracut
Rouse's Point, N. Y. George Nichols, Mary Nichols James Gowing, Mary H. Eames
The following named persons were buried in Wilmington, but died elsewhere during the year 1913.
Jan. 24 Nellie F. White, at Beverly, aged 42 yrs. 1 mo. 13 dys. Feb. 7 Paul R. Eames, at Bucksport, Me., aged 49 yrs.
Feb. 28 Arthur W. Manning, at Middleboro, Mass., aged 29 yrs. 5 mos. 13 dys.
Apr. 25 John W. Morrill, at Billerica, Mass., aged 73 yrs. 1 mos. 25 dys.
May 6 Abigail W. Bancroft, at Richmond, N. H., aged 94 yrs. 2 mos. 7 dys. May 14 Beatrice M. Swain, at Reading, Mass., aged 23 yrs. 3 mos. 13 dys. Oct. 17 Phebe Bunnell, at Belmont, Mass., aged 75 yrs. 6 mos. 23 dys. Oct. 30 Newman Parker, at Stoncham, Mass., aged 76 yrs. 7 mos. 18 dys. Nov. 21 Mary Ellen Chase, at Somerville, Mass., aged 67 yrs. 2 mos. 1 dy.
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RECAPITULATION.
Births registered in 1913 40
Males
21
Females
19
Marriages registered in 1913
18
Deaths in 1913
33
Males
21
Females
12
Dog License Account :
Number of Licenses issued . 190
By cash paid County Treasurer
$411 00
Account of printed Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths:
Number on hand January 1, 1913 230
Sold during the year 10
Number on hand January 1, 1914 220
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES E. KELLEY,
Town Clerk.
The Town Clerk will furnish to parents, householders, physi- cians and midwives, applying therefor, blanks for returns of births as required by law.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF WILMINGTON, MASS.
For the year ending Dec. 31, 1913
Including Reports of the
SUPERINTENDENT PRINCIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOL SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC SUPERVISOR OF MANUAL ARTS
School Committee
Howard M. Horton, Chairman
Term expires 1914
Alden N. Eames, Secretary
Term expires 1915
Edward S. Lewis, Auditor
Term expires 1916 1
Superintendent of Schools Charles L. Randall, 97 Eighteenth Street, Lowell, Tel. 3297-W.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL BOARD
To the Citizens of Wilmington:
In presenting an annual report as members of the School Board of this town we wish to speak of the various changes which have occurred in our administrative and teaching force the past year.
Early in July, Mr. S. Howard Chace, who had been with us as superintendent for a period of two years, resigned his position to accept that of Superintendent of Schools at Beverly, he having been unanimously elected to that position.
While we were very sorry to have Mr. Chace leave us, we felt that it was no more than right to wish him success. in his new field of labor.
We feel sure that the people of the town will cherish: a warm feeling of regard toward him for his untiring energy in aiding our schools during the time of his official connec -. tion with them.
At a meeting of the District Committee held at Lowell,. Mr. Charles L. Randall of Holden, Mass., was elected Superintendent for a term of three years from September 1, 1913.
Mr. Randall was selected from a large list of candidates, after careful investigation. We feel that our schools will be well taken care of by our present Superintendent and we ask for him the same hearty co-operation and goodwill extended to his predecessor.
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It will be noticed that we are paying a somewhat larger proportion of the Superintendent's salary than formerly, but this will be equalized when the rebate is received from the State next fall.
Miss Ruth Dodge, who had been with us as an assistant in the High School, resigned at the end of June to accept a position at Melrose. The vacancy was filled by the choice of Miss Elizabeth Lord, a graduate of Allegheny College, who has done very satisfactory work.
The vacancy in the seventh grade, caused by the resigna- tion of Miss Wentworth, was filled by the transfer of Miss Carrie Swain from the Whitefield School. Miss Swain needs no introduction to the citizens of this, her native town, where her services in past years have given fullest satisfaction.
Miss Florence Koford of Carlisle was chosen as Principal of the Whitefield School and has had excellent success.
Acting upon the advice of Superintendent Chace, who felt that the number of pupils would be too small to insure good results, we voted to close the North and East Schools. Finding that the enrollment would be larger than expected and realizing that the public sentiment in both districts was in favor of maintaining the schools, they were reopened in the middle of September.
In both cases, good results have been obtained; the East School being under the control of Miss Ethel Chapman of Melrose and the North under the care of Miss Genenia Kimball of Medford.
We sincerely trust that the number of scholars in these districts will increase so that the question of maintaining these schools will be settled beyond dispute.
There can be little doubt but that the leading issue in the management of our public schools is the question of ex- pense. This is in no sense a "local issue " as the matter is one of universal interest.
TABLE OF STATISTICS
NAME OF SCHOOL
NAME OF TEACHER
PREPARATION
Total Enrollment
Present Enrollment
Average Membership
Average Attendance
Per cent of Attendance
Number of Pupils under 7
Number between 7 and 14
Number between 14 and 16
Number of Boys Enrolled
Number of Girls Enrolled
High School
F. W. Carrier
*University of Vermont *Smith College
82
77
77
72
93
()
53
20)
38
41
Ruth M. Giles
*Salem Normal
Elizabeth Lord
*Alleghany College Boston University
39
37
37
34
92
32
()
20
19
Seventh Grade
Carrie M. Swain
344
32
33
31
95
()
8
26
()
14
20)
Walker, Grade V1
Blan Alexander
16
44
43
39
91
()
11
()
23|
23
Walker, Grade V
Salem Normal
46
43
10
93
()
46
()
20
26
Walker, Grades III and IV
Lowell Normal
51
50
47
44
91
()
50
()
0)
20
30
Walker, Grades I and II
Gertrude M. Eames
50
43
4.4
41
93
37
13
()
()
23
27
Whitefield, Grades V-VII
Florence Koford
40
34
36
35
96
()
36
4
()
20
20
Whitefield, Grades I-IV
Mrs. Nettic M. Haley
36
29
30
28
03
14
22
()
()
17
19
North. Grades I-III
*Northfield Seminary
16
14
144
11
96
9
7
()
()
6
10
South. Grades I-III
Grace Boyd
29
27
28
25
90
6
23
()
()
15
11
West, Grades I-IV
11. Mildred Eames
40
32
33
31
94
15
25
()
0
27
13
East, Grades I-IV
M. Ethel Chapman
*Kindergarten School
17
14
13
12
93
()
()
8
()
Totals
525
474
93
89
321
95
20
251
271
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Notes. * Indicates a graduate. The record is taken from this year's registers. The following names should be added: Supervisor of Music, Mrs. Mabel P. Counce, Instructor of Normal Methods. Supervisor of Drawing, Miriam C. Fearing, Normal Art.
Special Teachers, Winfred Rice, Cora I. Strong.
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