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$13,745 37
State tax in full,
2,950 76
County tax in full,
1,004 97
State Treasurer, dog tax,
175 00
State pensions,
102 00
Cash to balance,
1,107 29
$19,085 39
ARTHUR S. NOYES, TREAS.
FALMOUTH, MAINE, FEB. 19, 1907.
I hereby certify that I have examined the above account of Arthur S. Noyes, Treasurer for the year 1906, and find it properly vouched, and find in his hands eleven hundred seven dollars and twenty-nine cents ($1,107.29) .
GEO. D. YORK, AUDITOR.
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SCHOOL REPORT.
To the School Committee and Citizens of Falmouth:
In accordance with your custom the following report is respectfully submitted.
Whole number of persons in town April 1, 1906, between the ages of five and twenty-one was 466.
During the past year twelve teachers have been employed at an average salary of $8.33 per week.
That there is a great scarcity of well trained teachers is well known throughout the entire State.
During the past year we have had but few interruptions in the work of our schools.
In the fall term at No. 12 diphtheria broke out in the neighborhood and we were obliged to close that school for several weeks but a part of the time is being made up dur- ing the present winter term and the remainder will be made up during the coming spring term.
The school at No. 1 was closed one week early on account of sickness in the teacher's family. An extra week will be added to the spring term.
By your generous appropriation it has been possible to give you a school year of thirty-three weeks. This . lengthening of the school year has greatly increased the efficiency of our schools.
At the close of the spring term, graduating exercises were held at No.1, No.3, and No. 7.
A meeting of all the schools was held at the town hall June 15, 1906. At this meeting some of the work of the various schools was exhibited. These meetings have helped to keep the teachers interested in educational thought and progress.
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During the fall term the teachers were given an opportu- nity to attend the meeting of the Maine Teachers Association at Auburn.
TEXT BOOKS.
The only change. in text books has been the introduction of the New Educational Reader. The results from the in- troduction of these Readers in the first two grades have been very gratifying. The only reason why we did not purchase new readers for all grades was lack of funds. During the coming year it will be necessary to purchase new reading books for the higher grades.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Extensive repairs were made on the building at No. 5. The building at the present time is in excellent condition. The building at No. 12 has been fumigated twice during the past year and some minor repairs made upon the stoves, etc. It seems absolutely necessary that some marked improve- ments be made in the out-houses of the following buildings, Nos. 1, 2, and 3. These out-houses are in a deplorable con- dition. In buildings Nos. 1 and 9. we have been annoyed by persons breaking and entering. Considerable damage was done at No. 1, in the breaking of pictures and the loss of a clock.
New seats adapted to small children have been installed in No. 1.
TUITION PUPILS.
Each pupil who passed the examination given by your Superintendent also passed the examination given for en- trance to the various high schools to which they applied.
I find that nearly all the pupils from Falmouth are doing good work. Nearly all the pupils who graduated from No. 7 school, at the opening of the fall term returned to that school and the results have shown that where pupils are so disposed our common schools can furnish an excellent oppor- tunity for review work ..
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IN GENERAL.
A course of study especially adapted to the Falmouth schools will be put into the hands of the teachers at the open- ing of the spring term. This course of study covers the same ground as that prescribed by the State department but is so arranged that it will act as a definite guide for teachers and Superintendent.
During the past year the amount of work done in reading in the first two grades has almost doubled itself. The pupils of these grades have shown marked efficiency in intelligent reading. The work in arithmetic has increased in amount about one-third over that of last year. The increase has been about the same in language, history and geography.
The growing educational sentiment throughout the State of Maine has shown us some characteristic features of the school movement in Maine to-day.
A demand for more intelligent instruction in the ele- 1 mentary courses of study.
2 A greater respect paid to the child's individuality.
3 The consolidation of feeble and scattered rural schools.
4 Growth of the conviction that the schools all need skilled supervision as much as business enterprises that have it.
5 Great progress in school-house construction, sanitation and equipment.
6 An improvement in teachers salaries.
7 An increasing demand for scholarship, professional training and heart in the teacher.
S A growing interest in school matters on the part of the citizens.
The total number of visitors at our schools during the past year has increased 25 per cent. In one of our schools the number of visitors for the entire year has reached 122.
On June 14, 1906 one of your former teachers Mr. Moulton made an address at School No. 3. Mr. Moulton served you
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for many years as teacher in your schools. It was indeed an event not soon to be forgotten by those present. In his re- marks he stated clearly and forcefully the progress that the schools of Falmouth has made since the early times. That there have been in recent years many changes in our methods of teaching is well known to all. That not all dangers have been eliminated from our school system is admitted by those who have made a study of the past conditions as well as the present.
We must not forget the fact that the home as well as the school has a very important part in the development of the child. We must bear in mind that education does not give us a life of ease. A child who has not learned to obey cheerfully has missed the greatest blessing made possi- ble by the home and school. The home as well as the school can render a great service in helping to develop in the child a love for and a habit of work. Unless the child delights in conquering difficulties through his own efforts and mas- tering the tasks assigned him, his home and school have brought him but little good and may have done him much harm.
The business man is looking for the boy who is tidy in his apparel and clean in his habits and who is not afraid of work and overalls. He wants a lad who can spell and write acceptably and who is familiar with fundamental processes in arithmetic and accurate in the use of figures.
The hearty co-operation of the home with the scholar will help our rural communities to continue to play the important part in the world's affairs in the future as it has in the past.
In closing I wish to thank the teachers, pupils and citi- zens for their hearty co-operation and interest in school af- fairs. To the school committee my thanks are especially due for their wise counsel and advice.
Respectfully submitted,
C. W. PIERCE, SUPT. OF SCHOOLS.
TABULAR REPORT. Showing attendance, length of terms, and salaries of teachers.
NO. OF SCHOOL.
TEACHERS.
NO. OF WEEKS.
WHOLE NUMBER.
AVERAGE NUMBER.
WAGES PER WEEK.
SPRING TERM.
1
ANNA T. PRATT,
11
17
14
$ 9 00
2
ALICE E. LEIGHTON,
11
19
16
9 00
3
ANNA C. COLLEY,
11
56
47
11 00
4
ADDIE G. BARBER,
11
13
12
7 50
5
DORA A. LIBBY,
11
29
24
9 00
6
LOTTIE M. MORRISON,
11
29
26
8 50
7
D. W. LUNT,
11
27
25
11 00
8
EDITH F. HUSTON,
11
9
8
6 50
9
GRACE L. GRAHAM,
11
19
18
7 50
10
MILDRED B. ROLFE,
11
23
18
8 50
12
MINNIE E. BOHNSON, FALL TERM.
11
11
11
8 00
1
SADIE E. SYLVESTER,
12
16
13
9 00
2
CARRIE. H. WINSLOW,
11
21
18
9 00
3
ANNA C. COLLEY,
12
49
40
11 00
4
ADDIE G. BARBER,
12
11
9
7 50
5
GEORGIA M. SAWYER,
12
32
27
9 00
6
LOTTIE M. MORRISON,
12
27
25
8 50
7
D. W. LUNT,
12
29
26
11 00
8
FRANCES S. BLANCHARD,
12
8
-1
6 50
9
GRACE L. GRAHAM,
12
22
19
7 50
10
ETHIEL N. COLLEY,
12
17
16
8 00
12
LIZZIE M. COPP,
8 00
1
SADIE E. SYLVESTER,
9
16
14
9 00
2
CARRIE H. WINSLOW,
11
15
13
9 00
3
ANNA C. COLLEY,
10
40
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11 00
4
ADDIE G. BARBER,
10
10
10
7 50
5
GEORGIA M. SAWYER,
12
31
28
9 00
6
LOTTIE M. MORRISON,
10
27
25
8 50
7
D. W. LUNT,
10
23
20
11 00
8
JOSEPHINE PULLEN,
10
8
7
6 50
9
GRACE L. GRAHAM,
10
19
15
7 50
10
ETHEL N. COLLEY,
10
19
15
8 00
12
LILLIAS BROOKS,
8 00
12
BESSIE W. CLOUGH,
*
8 00
*In session.
Ethel N. Colley assistant in No. 3, Spring term ; Bessie G. Blanchard for Fall and Winter terms, wages, $5.00 per week.
WINTER TERM.
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PUPILS NOT ABSENT ONE HALF DAY.
SPRING TERM.
Ida Fries,
Marie Gundersen,
Carl Jensen,
Laurits Jensen,
Lillian Gundersen, Fred Young, Thaddeus Young,
Helen Larson, Howard Leighton,
ยท Angelette Tibbetts, Alta Hill,
Rose J. Starling,
Boniface. Campbell,
Helen Waite, Forest Babbidge, John Babbidge, Ola Field,
Henry Merrill,
Donald Colley,
George Mountfort,
Linwood O'Brion,
Ethel Kelley, Wellington Pratt,
Butler Pratt, Clara Winslow,
Percy Winslow, Edna Whitehouse,
George Noyes,
Mary Connor.
FALL TERM.
Sadie Dyhrberg, Alma Fabricus, Ida Fries, Clara Hansen,
Willis Hansen, Helen Larson, Howard Leighton, George Mountfort, Linwood O'Brion, Wellington Pratt, Butler Pratt, Clara Winslow,
Percy Winslow, Phyllis McDonald, Percival Nevins, Edward Sutherland, Arthur Lowell.
Edward Sutherland, Philip Colley, Willie Hansen, Percival Nevins, Martin Iversen, Lilly Iversen, Phyllis McDonald,
WINTER TERM.
George Young, Fred Young, Angelette Tibbetts, Harold Leighton, Clara Winslow, Percy Winslow.
Frank Tocher, James Tocher,
Grace Mason,
Marion Harmon, Harold Beck, Christine Haskett, Philip Merrill,
Alice Lund, Ethel Petersen, Howard Petersen,
Gladys Adams, Clifford Blake, Dorothy Merrill, Paul Sanders, Marie Gundersen,
Fred Young, George Young, Thaddeus Young, Alvin Chase, Emma Chase, Ethel Petersen, Howard Petersen, Ralph Doughty, Laura Hincks, Ervin Kimball, Marie Poland, Helen Waite,
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DEATHS IN 1906.
Deaths in Falmouth from Jan. 1, to Dec. 31, 1906, as re- turned to the Town Clerk :
Jan. 5. Esther E. Emery, 75 yrs., 5 mos., 14 days.
Feb. 12. Joshua L. Whitehouse, 67 yrs., 10 days.
Mar. 7. Victor Hansen, 18 yrs., 3 mos.
21. Emily J. Latham, 89 yrs.
Apr. 4. Clara E. Libby, 54 yrs., 3 mos., 14 days.
May 9. Mary Susan Merrill, 95 yrs., 2 mos., 5 days.
26. Hale Leighton, 78 yrs., 8 mos., 25 days.
June 14. Broda A. Hincks, 62 yrs., 2 mos., 27 days.
Aug. 2.
Forest Knight, 10 mos.
29.
Angela R. Whittier, 94 yrs., 1 mo., 4 days. Victoria E. Hill, 64 yrs., 20 days.
Sept. 9. 30. Rowena H. Leighton, 82 yrs., 11 mos.
Oct. 29. William H. Barker, 63 yrs., 10 mos., 18 days.
Nov. 21.
Nellie J. Babbidge, 39 yrs.
Dec. 2. Ernest L. Morrison, 24 yrs., 10 mos., 2 days.
22. Mary E. McIntire, 78 yrs., 8 mos., 7 days.
31. Enoch Blake, 76 yrs., 1 mo., 12 days.
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