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Mullikin & Davis, repairs, No 12
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BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Paid Republican Press Association, blanks The American Book Company, books J L Hammett, books
$1 70
38 76
29 52
6 94
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66
1 00
J E Cotter,
6 00
University Publishing Co, books
11 87
J B Lippincott Co, supplies books
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K Morse, supplies
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J W Merrill "
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C & M R R, freight
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B & MR R
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$1600 00
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Paid J W Merrill, express
$10 20
K Morse, supplies
1 65
C & MR R, freight
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J W Merrill, express
5 75
J H Dunbar, books
4 00
J L Hammett, books
160 02 .
Ginn & Co,
1 75
Poor & Westgate, supplies
14 08°
K Morse, supplies,
3 50
C J Ayer, supplies
6 71
William Ware & Co, books
85 08
$437 79
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid Della S Jeffers, teaching spring term, No 8
$60 00
Julia Cutting,
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60 00
H K Bittinger,
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55 00
Millie Underhill,
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100 00
Frances Buzzell,
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70 00
Ida Buck,
70 00
Flora M Arnold,
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60 00
Blanche L Patridge, "
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98 00
W W Allen,
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" 15
60 00
Blanche Bailey,
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10 66 00
Mattie C Buck,
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70 00
Elsie Swain,
fall
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60 00
Bertha E Smith,
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60 00
Emma Smith,
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60 00
Emma Dean,
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No 5
60 00
M M Burdett,
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36 00
Sarah L Litchfield, 66
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42 00
Anne M Dame,
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60 00
A M Sawyer,
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60 00
F B Buzzell,
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1-17
100 00
E C Weeks,
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1-17
70 00
Ida M Buck,
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70 00
Town of Piermont, tuition,
61 57
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60 00
Bertha M Farnham, "
Marion Howe,
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60 00
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60 00
Flora M Arnold,
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54 00
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Paid Town of Benton, tuition
$4 00
" Bath, 52 95
J Roy Squires, teaching winter term, No 2
84 00
Frances Buzzell,
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1-17 120 00
Belinda I Batchelder,
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8 72 00
M M Brown,
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Bertha M Smith,
1-17 54 60
Emma C Weeks,
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S L Litchfield, 66
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M M Burdett,
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40 00
Annie M Dame,
9-15
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M M Burdett, 66
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60 00
S L Litchfield,
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3 77 00
Lillian E Pratt,
10 72 00
Della L Bennett,
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3 72 00
Emma Smith,
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72 00
$2,833 12
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid Mrs C T Gannett, cleaning No 8 $2 00
Chase Blake, sawing wood 66
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David Blair. cleaning 1-17
4 00
M M Howland, wood " 1-17
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Lilla A Washburn, cleaning No 3
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Mrs C Winchester, 5
2 00
Mrs Kate Southard,
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Mrs John Harris, " 10 and 15 5 00
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F Sherward & Son, ptg questions teachers' exam
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John Langford, care academy, spring term
5 00
Arthur Foster, care No 5
3 00
Helen M Walcott, cleaning No 2
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E M Pearsons, teachers' certificates
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Cohos Steam Press, advt teachers' examination
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A K Merrill, truant officer
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W O Burbeck, carrying scholars
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R C Drown, wood and cleaning No 12 9 50
W Keyes, sawing wood, 1 00
G F Cutting, banking No 6 and putting in wood 2 00
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Flora M Arnold,
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Cohos Steam Press, printing posters
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Paid J P Kimball, carrying scholars, and tuition No 4 $50 00 Harry Watson, care academy fall term 6 00
T C Hartwell, wood No 10 2 60
F P Winn, 2 cords wood 7 00
F P White, carrying scholars, and tuition No 4 66 67
G F Cutting, 2 cds wood piled in shed No 6 7 00 G C Butler, carrying scholars, and tuition No 4 46 66 H G Marston, 20 00
C A Hardy, care of No 2, fall term 2 50
J W Merrill, wood and supplies 20.68
E W Burbeck, care academy fire 10 00
Wright & Thayer, wood No 3 3 00
H S Bailey, wood No 2 10 50
Albert L Day, care No 2, winter term
3 00
Merrill & Co, wood No 1-17 5 65
2 00
Charles Brooks, building fires No 6
2 00
Alva Moulton, building fires No 8
4 92
C J Ayer, stovepipe and zinc
14 00
D K Davis, 4 cds wood in shed No 8
14 00
H E Andrews, wood No 14
5 70
E W Burbeck, sawing wood,
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G Pickering, sawing wood
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M V B Cady, care of No 14
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W L Chase, wood
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W J Clough, building fires
G W Flanders, building fires No 5 3 00
3 00
E C Bisbee, " 10
45 00
F L Chase, wood Nos 3, 5, 12
150 00
Trustees Haverhill Academy, rent
24 00
K Morse, wood Nos 9-15, 10
" No 4 12 00
$657 86
We have carefully examined the account of the treasurer of the School Board and find it correctly cast and with proper vouchers for each item.
We find that the whole number of pupils returned in 1894 was 630; the whole number of pupils returned in 1895 was 425. This falling off of the number of pupils in town from 1894 to 1895 makes a loss to the school fund of about $200, on account of the Woodsville high school scholars not being counted in the return made.
TYLER WESTGATE, A. F. KIMBALL, Auditors. E. B. MANN,
ROLL OF HONOR.
DISTRICTS NO. 1-17. - GRAMMAR.
Fall Term-Leona Chandler, Emma Day, Marcia East- man, Hattie Pike, Leo Stevens, Lettie Talbirt, Walter Burbeck, Alonzo Morris, Harry Watson. Winter Term- Katie Beamis, Leona Chandler, Hattie Pike, Lettie Talbirt, Walter Burbeck, Harry Watson.
PRIMARY-First Term-Tim Chapman, Lester Lovett, Julia Howland, Bessie Hardy, Eva Keyes, Minnie Pike. Second Term-Ella Burbeck, Bessie Hardy, Julia How- land, Eva Keyes, Mildred Page, Minnie Pike, William E. Page, Watson Pike. Third Term-Julia Howland, Eva Keyes, Della Molway, Willie Molway, Minnie Pike, Wat- son Pike.
DISTRICT NO. 2.
First Term - Kate L. Morse, Jennie Hartley, Eldon Stark. Second Term-Mary A. Blair, Clara B. Blair, Kate Carpenter, Jennie Hartley, Lillian Hartley, Willie Blair, Floyd Carleton, Eldon Stark.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
PRIMARY .- First Term-Julia Kimball, Arthur Kimball, Ray Kimball, Roy Willoughby, Harry Nutting. Second Term-Alice M. Drown, Beryl A. Hannant, Elmer E. Nut- ting, Harry A. Nutting, L. Roy Willoughby.
GRAMMAR. - Winter Term - Belle Rhinehart, Bessie Coburn, Hattie Harris, Finley Sleeper, Earl Willoughby, Carl Meader. Fall Term-Finley Sleeper, Earl Willough- by, Daniel Carr.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
First Term-Flora Downer, Ai French, Clarence Willis.
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Second Term - Maud Hobbs, Gladys Hobbs, Clarence Willis. Third Term-Guy W. Flanders.
DISTRICT NO. 6.
First Term -- Clarence Hollins, Jennie Dow, Lucy Hardy, Blanche Elliott, Olive Morse. Third Term -- Lucy Hardy.
DISTRICT NO. 8.
First Term-Addie L. Gannett, Mildred L. Gannett, Helen B. Leet, Ethel M. Mullen, Katie Smith, Lizzie Smith, Blanche D. Silver. Second Term-Myra E. Clark, Flora Fields, Ethel M. Mullen, Charlie Fields. Third Term - Everett Arnold, James Walker, Charlie Fields, Blanche Sil- ver, Grace Silver.
DISTRICTS NO. 9-15.
First Term-Harry R. Brown. Second Term-Grace E. Brown, Harry R. Brown, Parker Brown, Eddie Hildreth, Vernie Hildreth, Mabel Plant, Earl Spooner. Third Term -Grace E. Brown, Herbert Plant, Earl Spooner.
DISTRICT NO. 10.
Second Term-Mina Copp, Ora Copp, Frank Eastman.
DISTRICT NO. 12.
First Term-Ethel M. Shelley, Julius S. Woodward. Second Term-Ethel M. Shelley, Martha C. Clough, Victor Clark, Oscar E. Clark, S. Ray Glover, Carl W. Glover. Third Term - Martha C. Clough, Victor Clark, S. Ray Glover, Carl Glover, Julius Woodward.
DISTRICT NO. 14.
First Term-Ada M. Cutting, Nellie M. Sargent, Walter L. Cutting, Henry O. True. Second Term-Maud Beau- lieu, Roshenoir Beaulieu, Jennie Dow, Mattie Hardy, James Tuttle, Henry O. True. Third Term - Henry O. True, Mattie Hardy, Walter L. Cutting, Claribel Page, Ina House.
DISTRICT NO. 18.
First Term-Walter Burbeck, Perry Burbeck, Ella Bur- beck.
SCHOOL REPORT.
TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HAVERHILL :
Herewith is respectfully submitted the tenth annual report of the Board of Education of the District of Haver- hill for the year ending March 1, 1896.
- The District was divided as follows: Dists. Nos. 1, 2. 17 to Dr. G. M. Watson ; 3, 5, 9 and 15, 10 and 12 to Miss Katherine Morse ; 6, 8, 14, 18 to Darius K Davis.
DISTRICTS NO. 1-17.
PRIMARY-
The spring term was taught by Miss Frances B. Buzzell who taught the same school so successfully the previous year. Your Board were happily disappointed in. being able to retain Miss Buzzell in this capacity.
The fall term was taught by Miss Emma C. Weeks, with her usual good success. The scholars were very much interested and made good progress. Miss Weeks began the winter term, but owing to illness in her family was obliged to terminate her engagement at the end of the fourth week. Miss Bertha E. Smith completed the term in a very accept- able manner. The school was characterized by faithfulness and correctness of instruction combined with a firm govern- ment. The condition of the this department, and the prog- ress made by the pupils reflects great credit upon the several teachers of the year.
GRAMMAR-
Miss Millie Underhill was retained for the spring term in this department, and gave good satisfaction. The disci- pline, order and examination were commendable alike to teacher and scholars.
At the beginning of the fall term Miss Frances B.
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Buzzell, who has so successfully taught the primary depart- ment for several terms, took charge of this school, and con- tinued to teach it for the remainder of the year. The pupils have made marked improvement in their several studies, and the interest manifested by them has been very gratifying. The teacher worked faithfully for the welfare of the school, and well deserves the universal praise which has been bestowed upon her.
DISTRICT NO. 2.
The spring and fall terms were taught by Miss Ida Buck. There were no marked features of change in this school, because the teacher, having taught here before, had every- thing in order. The record Miss Buck has already made in this and other schools of the town, as previously reported, cannot be improved by anything I might say.
J. Roy Squires taught the winter term. There was much dissension during the term with a gradual decrease in num- ber. As near as your committee was able to judge, the fault was not entirely the teacher's. It is to be regretted that complaints are not made directly to the Board instead of permitting them to reach their notice in a round-about and often confused manner.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
PRIMARY-
The spring term was taught by Miss Mattie E. Buck. The school was well disciplined, and the pupils made fair progress in their studies.
The fall and winter terms were conducted by Miss Sarah L. Litchfield who gave much time and energy to her school work. She made use of the best of modern methods with the most gratifying results. Miss Litchfield's work was characterized by thoroughness, and her pupils made much real progress in their studies. It is to be regretted that illness interfered with the regular attendance of many pupils during the winter term.
GRAMMAR-
Miss Blanche G. Partridge taught the spring term. She was faithful always in the discharge of her duty, but she lacked enthusiasm and failed to inspire it in her pupils.
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The fall and winter terms were taught by Miss Myrtle M. Burdett, who is a graduate of Boston University and in every way qualified for her position. Eager to do every- thing which would contribute to the success of her school, and meeting with the hearty co-operation of both pupils and parents, the favorable result which one would naturally expect was attained. The interest manifested by the pupils in all pertaining to their school work, the progress made in their various studies, together with the fact that no com- plaint was ever entered to your committee, is a high tribute to Miss Burdett's success as a teacher.
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Owing to the small number of pupils in this district the Board deemed it advisable to send them to Woodsville, the cost being less than it would have been to maintain a school here.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
The spring term was taught by Miss Marion Howe, who worked hard to make her school a success.
Miss Emma Dean taught the fall term. Although pos- sessing many qualifications of a successful teacher she lacked discipline, and for this reason the school was a failure. It may be said. however, to Miss Dean's credit that she spared no effort to make her school successful.
The winter term was conducted by Miss Della L. Ben- nett, who is a teacher of experience. She maintained per- fect order without sacrificing the good will of her pupils. The half day spent by your committee in this school at the close of the term. as compared with the half day at the beginning of the term, testified to Miss Bennett's excellent methods and her thorough, conscientious work.
DISTRICT NO. 6.
Miss Flora M. Arnold continued to instruct the pupils in this district for the spring and fall terms. The attendance was very irregular, several from this district taking advan- tage of the school at East Haverhill. No matter how com- petent. capable, or interested the teacher may be, dissensions upon the part of the parents, and lack of regularity of attendance upon the part of the scholars is, of course, fatal to the absolute success of any school.
The winter term was taught by Miss Belinda C. Batchel-
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der of Warren. Faithful in her attempts to instruct her pupils, yet failing in that essential knowledge necessary to enable her to instruct a school of this nature properly.
DISTRICT NO. 7.
This school for the entire year has been under the super- vision of the School Board of Piermont.
DISTRICT NO. 8.
Della Jeffers taught the spring term in a manner accept- able to both pupils and parents.
The fall term was taught by Miss Elsie Swain, a teacher of large experience. Being faithful in her endeavors her schools are always a success.
Winter term taught by Miss Flora M. Arnold. There have been no complaints, so far as your committee can learn. We know of no reason why the school was not a success in every way.
DISTRICTS NO. 9-15.
The spring term was taught by Ward W. Allen who endeavored to make his school a success. The attendance was irregular owing to the illness of several of the pupils.
Miss Annie M. Dame conducted the fall and winter terms. Her work the first term was characterized by thoroughness, and general satisfaction was experienced by the parents in the district. She was especially happy in her method of teaching the younger pupils, and they made rapid advancement.
The second term was less successful than the first, but in this case, as in others, we do not deem the teacher wholly in fault.
DISTRICT NO. 10.
Miss Blanche Bailey taught the spring term, giving average satisfaction.
The fall term was taught by Miss A. Mamie Sawyer with fair success. The younger pupils made better prog- ress than the older ones, who were allowed to pass too rap- idly from one subject to another, thus giving them an incomplete knowledge of the ground covered.
Miss Lillian E. Pratt successfully taught the winter
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term. Although this was Miss Pratts' first experience in teaching, she proved her ability and her fitness for the position. Good discipline, patience and a willingness to work for her pupils were characteristics of this teacher. Your committee is confident that if any complaints have been entered a careful investigation will prove that the teacher was not in fault.
DISTRICT NO. 12
The spring term was taught by Miss Bertha Farnham, thus completing her year in this district. Miss Farnham is a good disciplinarian and a conscientious teacher.
Miss Emma Smith conducted the fall and winter terms. Faithful work on the part of both teacher and pupils, together with the manifest interest of the parents, made this school one of the most successful. Miss Smith's methods are practical and she spares no effort to make each day's lessons interesting.
DISTRICT NO. 14.
Miss Julia Cutting, teacher of the spring term labored diligently for the good of her pupils. Living in this dis- trict and fully understanding the capacity of each scholar, she was able to assign them a position whereby they could derive the greatest benefit.
Fall term was taught by Miss Bertha E. Smith, who was competent and faithful. There was an exceptionally large school this term, which overtaxed the seating capacity of the one room now used in the new building. Should the same number continue to attend, the other room in the building should be finished and the school divided.
Teacher of the winter term. Miss Miriam M. Brown, a teacher of experience. Miss Brown is one of the best and most conscientious of teachers, thoroughly understanding her duty and not hesitating to meet it. The interest of . pupils was manifest and the teacher evidently thought them worthy of her whole attention.
DISTRICT NO. 18.
Owing to the limited number of pupils in this district, there was but one term of school, that being in the spring.
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Miss Katherine Bittinger who taught this school during the previous year serving as teacher. So far as we can judge the teacher gave good satisfaction to the parents and won the esteem of the pupils.
During the fall and winter terms the children attended in Districts No. 8, and 1-17. This arrangement. being satisfactory to all concerned. In the opinion of your Board this school should be abolished.
In submitting the preceding report of the schools I desire to reiterate the necessity of exercising a still greater degree of interest than has hitherto been manifested in the welfare of the children while in school.
The schools as a whole have made marked advancement, but the greater part are far below the standard of what ought to be expected.
Teachers should perform their work not as a matter of mere necessity, or simply because they can obtain a livelihood easier than by other means, but because it is a pleasure as well as a duty to impart knowledge to those who may be placed under their charge.
It is true that teachers are responsible for order in the schoolroom, but unless they are seconded by the parents they can accomplish but little. Parents are to blame for many of their children's misdemeanors ; the teacher should not be therefore unconditionally condemned for correcting them. Do not expect that your children can act in school as they do at home, or take them out of school for trivial causes.
The elementary studies should be more thoroughly taught, and the children made to understand that most, if not all, the education they are to receive will be derived from the common school, and that if they do not acquire a thorough knowledge of these before they enter higher insti- tutions or assume the active responsibilities of life, their deficiencies will never be made up.
Parents should duly appreciate the importance of a good education for their children and make them understand that success in life as well as position in society depends, to a large extent, upon a proper cultivation of the mind.
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We ask the earnest co-operation and hearty support of alf interested in our earnest endeavor to raise the standard of the schools in this District.
Much has been said in regard to the non-action of your committee in not building a schoolhouse in Districts 1 and 17. Being able to rent the old Academy building for the entire year it was deemed advisable to postpone the erection of the building until this spring.
According to law a truant officer was appointed by your Board to make an enumeration of the number of children in town between the ages of six and sixteen. The return shows that there are 444, including Woodsville. The report has gone abroad that the enumeration was not cor- rectly made. We desire to state that we believe the work to have been properly done and this return to be accurate. The above number can be verified by the returns in the hands of the Board.
As the literary fund is divided according to the number of pupils between these ages in the respective towns, it is- necessary that the number should be properly ascertained. The fact that the amount received from the State is less than in former years is due to no mistake in making the enumer- ation.
The schoolhouse in Districts No. 9-15 is in a very bad condition, and we recommend that a suitable sum be appro- priated for repairing same.
In conclusion let me say, I have made such general sug- gestions as seemed to best show the present state and general necessities of the schools in this District. Being about to terminate my labors on your Board, I desire to thank all for the consideration which has been shown me in my endeavors to provide good schools in the several districts under my charge.
GEORGE M. WATSON, Secretary Board of Education.
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