Annual reports of the Town of Derry, New Hampshire 1923, Part 3

Author: Derry (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: [Derry, N.H. : The Town]
Number of Pages: 144


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Number added during the year, 18.


Total number 895 of which 649 are metered. Number of meters added during the year, 31.


Number of hydrants, 69.


Total number of gallons of water pumped, 60,679,518, Average number of gallons pumped per day, 166,245. Total number of K. W. H. of electricity used, 82,030, Average number of gallons pumped per K. W. H. 739. Average cost of electricity per 1000 gallons, . 0293. Number of pounds of coal for heating, 52,350.


RECEIPTS ..


January 1, 1922 to January 1, 1923.


Services and renewals


$ 828.13


Meter repairs 49.62


Gasoline 210.44


Incidentals 551.00


Nashville Tenn. Bond 5,000.00


Interest on Nashville, Tenn. Bond 125.00


Loan from First National Bank 5,000.00


Cash from certificate of deposit - 3,433.88


Interest on cash deposits 417.27


Water rentals 21,974.19


Total receipts $37,589.53


Cash on hand January 1, 1922 11,344.93


$48,934.46


Total expenditures


46,004.08


Cash on hand January 1, 1923


$2,930.38


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SUMMARY OF MONEY PAID FOR LABOR


Services and small mains $1,291.57


274.27


Cast iron pipe Wells


41.61


Tools and fixtures


67.65


Repairs to hydrants, mains and valves


26.83


Maintenance and repairs to meters Incidentals


528.58


Labor on sprayer


35.00


$2,609.69


SALARIES.


Salaries at pumping station


$1,680.00


Salaries at office 520.00


Salary of Superintendent


2,085.72


Salary of Commissioners


300.00


Salary of Treasurer


25.00


$7,220.41


SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.


Brought forward


$7,220.41


Services and small mains


699.83


Cast iron pipe


166.82


Meters


490.87


Wells


3.28


Tools and fixtures


201.19


Repairs at pumping station


180.99


Electricity


1,819.25


Packing and oil


33.90


Other supplies


50.37


Maintenance of trucks


250.74


Repairs to hydrants, mains and valves


128.48


Maintenance and repairs to meters


242.08


Supplies for office


128.84


Incidentals 49.55


344.18


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Insurance


244.64


Interest on bonds


6,110.00


Second payment on new bond


2,500.00


Bonds


25,000.00


Repairs on buildings


145.57


Gasoline and kerosene


333.04


Supplies for sprayer


4.29


$46,004.08


Cash on hand January 1, 1923


2,930.38


$48,934.46


RESOURCES.


Cost of plant


$135,577.10


Extensions 1906 to 1907 inclusive


3,585.48


Extensions 1908 to 1920 inclusive


67,748.21


Extensions 1921


1,834.67 ~


Extensions 1922


1,671.21


Cash on hand January 1, 1923


2,930.38


$213,347.11


LIABILITIES.


First National Bank, Boston, 3 1-2 per cent bonds due, Nov. 1, 1930 $44,000.00 1


N. W. Harris & Co., 3 1-2 per cent bonds due July 1, 1927 52,000.00


Harris Forbes Co., 5 per cent bond due $2, 500 April 1 1921 to 1940 both inclusive 45,000.00


First National Bank, Derry


Note and interest due June 26, 1923


5,,263.13


$146,263.13


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Profit or loss $67,083.98 Respectfully submitted, G. H. BEAN, Superintendent.


This certifies that we have this day carefully exam- ined the accounts of Derry Water Works for the year ending Jan. 1, 1923 and find them correct with sat- isfatory vouchers for the several charges. H. L. GRINNELL, FRANK B. OAKES. F. M. McGREGOR


Auditors.


DERRY WATER WORKS. Treasurer's Report.


Dr. Cash on hand.Dec. 31 1921


$ 11,344.93


Cash from Commissioners 1922 37,593.28


$48,938.21


Cr.


Paid order Commissioners 1922


$ 46,004.08


Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1922 2,930.38


Checks returned "no funds" 3.75


$48,938.21 CHARLES BARTLETT, Treasurer.


This certifies that we have this day examined the accounts of Charles Bartlett, treasurer of the Derry Water Department and find the same correct.


H. L. GRINNELL, Jr. F. B. OAKES, F. M. McGREGOR


Auditors.


Feb. 23, 1923.


DERRY PUBLIC LIBRARY.


Report of the trustees of the Derry Public Library.


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The reports of the librarian and treasurer show the work of the library for the last year and leave noth- ing to be added to acquaint the public with the same. The trustees would respectfully submit those reports to the consideration of the voters of Derry believing that they will be sufficient to convince all interested that the money raised for the support of the library is well expended, and a wise investment.


MARY H. MESERVE,


C. H. CLEMENT,


NELLA F. CALLAHAN,


HARRIET D. LOW,


J. H. NICHOLS,


Trustees.


J. H. NICHOLS, Chairman.


HARRIET* D. LOW, Secretary and Treasurer.


DERRY PUBLIC LIBRARY.


. Librarians Report.


To the Trustees of the Derry Public Library:


The 18th annual report for the year ending Janu- ary 31, 1923 is herewith presented :- ยท


The library has continued to serve the public in numerous ways within its sphere as in the past and the report differs but little from that of the preceeding year. Our circulation increased during the first part of the year but fell off during the latter part and in the total shows a small decrease. The percentage of fic- tion has slightly increased and non-fiction corres- pondingly decreased.


By news items, lists of new books, etc. the library has been kept before the public. Posters setting forth the advantages of the library have been placed on the bulletin boards of the various factories.


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During the summer months a vacation course was conducted among the good. pupils. This interested about forty girls and boys; twelve of whom finished the course of six prescribed books and were awarded a certificate for good reading. These were present ed before the pupils of the several grades during the first week of school.


During November "Children's Book Week" was observed for the secnd time and again drew the at- tention of children and a few parents. The librarian during this week visited all the school rooms in the village from the 4th to the Sth grades seeking to en- list the interest of teachers and pupils in the opportuni- ties the library has to offer.


The Librarian attended the annual N. H. Library Association at Laconia and the assistant, Mrs. Howe, represented the library at the neighborhood meeting held at Nashua.


The library acknowledges with gratitude the gifts of the Woman's Club, the Harmony Club and individu- als, a complete list being given elsewhere in this re- port.


STATISTICS


Resources


Number of volumes at beginning


of year 6993


Number of volumes added by purchase 343


Number of volumes added by gift 42


Bound volumes of magazines added 19


7397


--


Loss through circulation


8


Worn out and discarded 165


.


7 1


Unaccounted for


15 188


Number of volumes February 1, 1923


7209


Number of periodicals received 44


Comprising 1 quarterly, 28 monthlies, 1 bi-month- ly, 1 semi-monthly, 9 weeklies, 1 semi-weekly, 3 dailies


Thirteen of these are gifts.


Number of mounted pictures 737


Service.


Adult. Juvenile. Total P.Ct.


Non fiction loaned


2740 3095


5835 15.7


Fiction loaned


22237 7733


29970 80.2


Unbound magazines


875


2.4


Mounted pictures


478


1.2


Loaned by district school agencies"


186


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Total circulation for home use


37,344


Number of days the library has been open 304


Daily average circulation


122


Largest months circulation, March 4263


Smallest months circulation, August 2438


Largest days circulation, March 4


302


Smallest days circulation, Jan 8, 17


Number of volumes repaired at library 1959


Borrowers reported last report 2189


New names registered 310


Names discontinued 223


Total number of active borrowers


2277


Number of school agencies 3


Fines received and expended. Balance on hand Feb. 1, 1922 $25.09 Received from fines, sale of old


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papers


250.08


275.17


Expended for Post office supplies 3.33


For express and messenger 6.77


Library supplies Paid Treasurer of Trustees 240.00


10.84


Balance on hand Feb. 1, 1923 14.23


275.17


Donors of books.


Edmund Nute


1 vol.


Dennison Co.


2 vol.


Mrs. J. M. Loud


2. vol.


Harmony Club


4 vol.


Fred Draper


1 vol.


Harriet C. Newell


12 vol.


Derry Woman's Club


1 vol.


Carnegie Endowment


12 vol.


Elsie Worthley


1 vol.


Edith Hall


3 vol


Friend


3 vol.


Donors of periodicals:


Child Life, given by Derry Woman's Club.


Etude, given by Harmony Club


Country Gentlemen. given by Arthur Davis. Saturday Evening Post, given by Arthur C. Davis.


Derry News, Publishers.


Derry Enterprise, Publishers.


Ambition, Publishers.


Bulletin of N. H. Libraries, given by publishers.


Granite State Outlook, given by W. C. T. U. of Derry.


Union Signal, given by W. C. T. U. of Derry. N. H. Issue, given by Anti Saloon League of N.H.


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Telephone Topics, given by publishers. Our Dumb Animals, given by publishers. Respectfully Submitted, ELSIE GASKIN.


74 DERRY PUBLIC LIBRARY Harriett D. Low, Treasurer Receipts


Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1922 $823.75


Interest First Nat. Bank


2.75


Interest Derry Nat. Bank


7.13


Received from Town


1800.00


Received from fines


240.00


Interest Derry Savings


13.53


$2887.16 2014.43


Spent during year


Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1923 Expenditures


$872.73


Manchester Union


$ 3.00


W. J. Kingsbury, Insurance 17.50


Library Bureau, Cards etc.


10.41


H. Goldberger, Magazines


71.95


Baker & Taylor, Books


191.47


H. W. Wilson, Catologues


8.00


H. R. Huntting, Books 130.61


Ginn & Co., Books


11.91


American Library Association'


3.33


Gaylord Bros., Bindings


4.48


F. J. Barnard, Bindings Abbott & Davis, Insurance


26.69


R. R. Bowker, Library Journal 2.50


W. P. Goodman, Books


119.92


Library Book House, Books


35.04


Milo Chase, Repair Work


20.15


Librarian's carefare to Convention


11.00


Elsie Gaskin


900.50


Assistants 413.53


$2014.43


E


32.44


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Feb. 9, 1923.


Examined and found correct. H. L. GRINNELL, JR., FRANK B. OAKES, F. M. McGREGOR.


Auditors.


REPORT OF TAYLOR LIBRARY John C. Chase, Treasurer. Receipts


Balance at beginning of year $ 4.09


Income from Taylor Funds 127.92


Income from Marcia Emery Rund


42.50


Income from Frank S. Adams


290.50


Received from Librarian, fines and sales


5.78


Received from Town of Derry


250.00


$720.79


Expenditures


Books


$140.88


Periodicals


38.90


Binding


15.35


Salary of Librarian


180.00


Electric lights


13.53


Supplies and printing


16.68


Insurance


37.50


$442.84


Balance on hand


277.95


$720.79 Report of C. Louise Bachelder, Librarian The Library was reopened on March 11, 1922.


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Number of bound volumes at beginning of year 8,264


Number of bound volumes purchased 76


Number of bound volumes added by gift 21


Number of bound volumes of


magazines added 10


Number of bound volumes, Federal


and State reports added 4


8,275


Number of magazines and papers


currently received 14


Service.


Number of bound volumes lent 4,200


Number of unbound volumes of magazines lent 618


Number of new borrowers added during the year 22


Number of active borrowers during the year 202


Books have been loaned on 93 days.


Average number of books loaned Per day 45


Receipts from fines and sales turned over to the Treasurer $5.78


The foregoing returns are made in accordance with form desired by the State Public Library Commission. January 31, 1923.


Audited and found correct.


FRANK B. OAKES, H. L. GRINNELL, JR., F. M. McGREGOR.


Auditors.


77 SCHOOL BOARD.


H. L. Grinnell, Jr. Chairman Eva A. Day


Frederick J. Grady


Term Expires, 1923


Term Expires 1924 Term Expires 1925


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Carl Cotton TRUANT OFFICER A. M. Wheeler SCHOOL NURSE Elizabeth H. McCauley


Fall Term, 1922-1923


Sept. 5, to Dec. 15, 1922


Winter Term


Spring Term


Jan. 1, 1923 to March 16, 1923 Apr. 2, to June 8, 1923


Fall Term 1923-1924


Sent. 4, to Dec. 15, 1923


Winter Term Dec. 31, to March 15. 1924 Spring Term April 1 to June 7, 1924


THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE


To the Inhabitants of the School district in the town of Derry qualified to vote in district affairs:


You are hereby notified to meet at Adams Memorial Building, in said district on the 17th day of March 1923 at 2 o'clock in the Afternoon to act upon the following subiects :


1. To choose a Moderator for the coming year.


2. To choose a Clerk for the ensuing year.


3. To choose a member of the School Board for the ensuing three years.


4. To choose a Treasurer for the ensuing year.


5. To hear the reports of Agents, Auditors, Com- mittees, or Officers chosen, and pass any vote relating thereto.


6. To choose Agents, Auditors and Committees


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in relation to any subject embraced in this warrant.


7. To see how much money the District will raise. and appropriate for the support of schools, high school tuition and for the payment of other obligations as set forth in the budget presented by the school board.


8. To see if the district will authorize the school board to enter into a contract with the trustees of Pinkerton Academy subject to the approval of the State Board of Education for the education of high school pupils at the rate of $70.00 per pupil and for what period of time.


Given under our hands at said Derry this 13th day of February, 1923.


HERBERT L. GRINNELL, Jr. EVA C. DAY, FREDERICK J. GRADY.


School Board.


BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR. July 1, 1923 to June 30, 1924. (As required by Laws of 1919, 106.21)


Teachers' Salaries


$27,500.00


Supplies


800.00


Books


1,000.00


Janitors


1,996.00


Fuel


3,000.00


Water, light, janitor supplies 425.00


Minor repairs


1,070.00


Medical Inspection


1,150.00


Transportation


1,300.00 38,241.00


High School


10,500.00


State Aid estimate


3,875.00


Total for elementary schools $34,366.00 STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS


Salaries of District Officers $ 225.00


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Census and Truant Officer


125.00


Insurance


200.00


Rent


80.00


Debt


1000.00


Interest


390.00


Head Tax


2000.00


Administration


400.00


Excess Supervisory Salary


625.00


$5045.00


SUMMARY


High School tuition


$10,500.00


Elementary Schools


34,366.00


Statutory. Obligations


5,045.00


Deficit 1922-1923


1,500.00 $51,411.00


REPORT OF SCHOOL BOARD Financial Statement


Assets


1


Cash on hand June 30, 1922


$1888.95


Amount due from Selectmen 3600.00


Amount due from tuition


420.00


Amount due from supplies sold


79.95 $ 5988.90


Net debt


21,203.59


Total


$27,192.49


Liabilities


Bills


$ 53.99


Tuition


2,740.00


Note for Tuitions


5,398.50


Bonds


19,000.00 $27192.49


Accounts of 1921-1922 July 1, 1921 to June 30, 1922 REVENUE


For State:


Equalization (state aid)


$


5980.52


36,224.00


From Selectmen-Taxation


80


Amount due 1921


7900.00


Dog Licenses


390.52


Elementary school tuition


477.50


Alexander fund


115.46


Interest


136.82


Sale of scales books etc.


50.65


Cash on hand July 1, 1922


886.42


Total


$52,161.89


PAYMENTS


Administration :


Salaries of School Board $150.00


Excess salary of Superintendent


520.84


Salaries of other district officers 196.60


Office expenses


136.43


$1003.87


INSTRUCTION:


Salaries of teachers:


$23,364.00


Evening School


240.00


Supplies


819.44


Books and reference work


894.98


Miscellaneous expenses


46.20


$25,364.62


Operation of Plant


Janitors


$1687.00


Fuel


2557.51


Water, light supplies


178.73


Repairs, equipment


2568.71


$6991.95


Auxiliary Activities : Medical inspection - Transportation


$ 969.65


1154.00


81


High School and academy Elementary Tuition Special activities


7086.00


43.50


645.71


$9898.86


Fixed Charges:


Head tax


$1780.00


Insurance


165.40


1945.40


Debts and Interest:


1


Principal of Debt


$1000.00


Interest on same


998.24


Bills of previous year


3070.00


$5068.24


Total Disbursements


$50,272.94


Cash on hand July 1, 1922


1,888.95


$52,161.89


DETAILS OF EXPENDITURES.


ADMINISTRATION:


E. B. Weston


$50.00


H. L. Grinnell, Jr.


50.00


E. B. Weston 50.00


Excess salary of superintendent


$520.84


Salaries of other District Officers:


A. M. Wheeler


$75.00


Norman Bean


27.60


A. B. Roberts


36.00


H. E. Bidwell


50.00


C. G. Kimball


3.00


W. T. Morse


5.00


$196.60


Other Expenses:


Record Pub. Co.


$36.75


Telephone


14.15


News-Enterprise Press


79.50


$150.00


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E. C. Eastman Co.


2.19


J. H. Forster


1.50


E. E. Babb. Co.


2.34


$136.43


Teachers:


A. E. Newbegin


$1430.00


Mary Sweeney


900.00


Ruth Lewis


950.00


Ethel Adams


1022.00


Zetta P. Bardwell


950.00


Nella Calahan


1022.00


Mary Emery


1022.00


Mary Bergamini


795.00


E. Bertha Clark


1058.00


Lucy Bodwell


903.00


Carlotta Lupien


950.00


Nellie Webster


1022.00


Ethel Cheney


950.00


Cora Goodwin


986.00


Christine Feinauer


1054.00


Sarah George


950.00


Rose Foley


900.00


Alice Fisher


646.00


Bertha Wiggin


950.00


Ellen Fortier


720.00


Mabel Warburton


900.00


Mary Crosby


950.00


Doris Minkler


950.00


Helen Johnson


835.00


Marion Springer


54.00


Mrs. Crocher


12.00


Mrs. Gilchrist


5.00


Miss Proctor


84.00


Miss Morse


12.00


Mrs. Lucking


170.00


Mrs. Huson


20.00


Miss Hunt


192.00 $23,364.00


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Evening School John Condon


$240.00


Texts:


Harry Houston 1


$ 23.42


George F. Cram Co.


10.50


Standard Book Co.


26.55


Benj. Sanborn


27.99


World Book Co.


57.34


Atlantic Monthly


41.10


Macmillan Co.


84.25


American Book Co


92.68


John C. Winston Co.


85.54


Hinds Hayden Eld.


4.38


Silver Burdett Co.


104.42


Ginn & Co.


64.29


Hall McGreary


2.57


Houghton Mifflin Co.


.15.11


Oliver Ditson


1.13


E. E. Babb Co.


40.47


Reynolds Pub. Co.


4.97


New York Imp. Soc.


20.00


Russell Sage Found


31.86


Longman Green Co.


1.43


Scott Foresman Co.


39.62


Simons Peckham Co.


10.54


D. C. Heath Co.


1.10


Palmer Co.


1.05


Times Pub. Co.


5.00


J. L. Hammett Co.


3.07


Public School Pub. Co


2.40


World Book Co.


2.13


Indiana Univ.


3.45


W. C. Jason


41.77


Funk & Wagnells


43.85


$894.98


Supplies :


Boston Paper Board Co. $ 68.25


84


J. L. Hammett Co.


133.36


E. E. Babb Co.


372.03


Milton Bradley Co.


53.42


Record Pub. Co.


8.75


Dowling. Supply Co.


24.00


W. E. King


15.00


Cho. Checo Ink Co.


10.00


A. D. Carney


8.94


Holmes & Wheeler


.75


MacMillan Co.


62.95


Rand McNally


26.88


Houghton Mifflin Co.


28.68


Harry Houston


6.03


$819.44


GRADUATION EXERCISES


Graduation Expense:


Diplomas Wm. Welsh Co.


$16.64


Embossing, Jessie Wheeler


21.40


Ribbon, V. Moody


8.16


$46.20


Janitors:


A. M. Wheeler


$720.00


J. F. Hall


480.00


Albert Benson


192.00


F. Bartlett


168.00


J. Gordon


72.00


F. Goodrich


48.00


R. Dalton


18.00


L. Houston


10.00


F. Frost


18.00


R. Wiggin


36.00


$1687.00


Fuel:


George A. Varney


$40.50


John W. Day


126.50


R. Wiggin


5.50


W. F. Madden


21.75


L. E. Frost


8.25


85


I. Frost


3.00


F. Houston


6.00


Holmes & Wheeler


2230.01


J. Innie


2.50


P. Alexander


2.50


B. Adams


64.00


A. F. Kimball 48.00


$2557.51


Water, Light, and Janitor Supplies:


Derry Water Works


$151.13


Derry Electric Co.


26.85


Annis Grain Co.


.75


$178.73


Repairs and Equipment:


Holmes & Wheeler


$ 7.62


H. J. Dallman


10.49


J. R. Edwards


5.40


Great Notch Co.


8.50


John I. Calif


33.92


C. B. Dolge Co.


32.93


L. R. Pillsbury & Son


31.55


L. M. Packer


4.38


H. C. Brown


30.00


L. W. Howard


13.00


L. C. Smith


72.84


J. H. Emerson


1.50


Scott Foresman


66.04


R. Wiggin


5.00


Derry Electric Co.


5.60


E. R. Belanger Co.


153.37


A. M. Wheeler


4.50


H. W. Chase


788.61


R. Huston


7.30


B. Mayfield


3.00


W. J. Madden


18.00


Bell Hardwares


55.77


John W. Day


7.95


J. F. Hall


19.39


86


E. M. Worthley


3.00


E. R. Belanger


182.30


W. F. Neal


71.18


S. A. Benway


8.72


L. Morin


4.75


George W. Davis


182.75


A. E. Brault


227.13


George W. Benson


484.06


$2568.71


Medical Inspection :


:


I. D. Wiggin


$ 22.50


Bartlett (5 & 10)


.80


E. McCauley


911.92


Dowling Supply Co.


6.50


Emerson Phon. Co.


10.00


Reynolds Publishing Co.


1.04


Hammett & Co.


16.89


$969.65


Transportation :


P. Bellevance


$480.00


W. J. Brown


350.00


V. Fernstrom


165.00


Mr. Cote


1


39.00


J. Baker


120.00


$1154.00


High School Tuition P. A.


$7086.00


Elementary Tuition Hampstead


43.50


Insurance:


F. N. Young


$57.90


Abbott & Davis


13.50


Derry Insurance


64.00


Bartlett & Shepard


10.00


Frank B. Oakes


10.00


W. J. Kingsbury


10.00


$165.40


Special Charges:


Rent Mary Lyon School


$640.00


W. H. Duffy


3.00


Holmes & Wheeler


2.71


$645.71


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Head Tax: ....


John B. Plummer


$1780.00


Interest:


Derry National Bank


218.24


Manchester Safety Dep.


780.00


$998.24


Debt:


Note Derry National Bank


$3070.00


Bond


1000.00


Total disbursements $50,272.94


SUMMARY OF EXPENSES. From July 1, 1922 to January 1, 1923. Superintendents excess salary $ 625.00


Census


30.24


Office expense


34.55


Teachers salaries


10,149.00


Music supervision


355.00


Texts


495.21


Supplies


387.93


Janitors


487.50


Fuel


948.30


Water, light and janitors supplies


125.22


Repairs and steel ceilings


3337 90


Cleaning


39.00


Medical Inspection


353.75


Transportation


384.00


Head Tax


1820.00


Insurance


174.00


Bonds


1500.00


Interest


432.81


Note for tuition


5398.50 $27,078.31


DERRY SCHOOL TREASURER'S REPORT H. E. BIDWELL, Treasurer Receipts.


1921 July 1. To balance cash on hand $ 886.42


88.


8.


To cash from Carl, Cotton, books, and supplies sold 3.64 To cash from London- derry S. Dist. tuition 404.00


To cash from London- derry S. Dist. tuition 73.50


To cash from London- derry Tel. & office ex- penses 13.12


16. To cash from Windham S. Dist. 22.19


29. To cash from Town of Derry 1922 appro: 1200.00


Sept. 10. To cash from Town of Derry 1922 appro. 5000.00


Oct. 18. To cash from Town of Derry 1922 appro. 1000.00


Nov.


12.


To cash from Town of


Derry 1922 appro.


4000.00


Dec.


2.


To cash from Town of Derry 1922 appro. 15000.00 1922.


Jan.


5.


To cash L. Henry Bailey,


Treas. Alex fund 6


mos. interest


57.73


To cash First Nat. Bank,


Int. on average dep.


46.48


19. To cash Town of Derry


1922 appro.


11,424.00


Mar.3. To cash State of N. H. State


Board of Equaliza-


tion


5,980.52


31.


To cash from First


National Bank int on


average deposit


65.52


89


May 13. To cash Town of Derry, 1922 appro. 5.390.52 17. To cash B. F. Low, Treasurer, Alex, fund, 6 mos. int. 57.73


June 15. To cash Town of Derry, 1922 appro. 1,500.00


27. To cash Special District No. 2 sup plies 11.70


30.


To cash Derry Nat. Bank


int. on over account


24.82


-


Total acct received


$52,161.89


DISBURSEMENTS.


Amount School orders paid $50,227.44


Amount School orders outstanding 45.50


Bal. cash on hand July 1, 1922 1888.95 $52,161.89 . Derry, N. H., July 17, 1922.


I have this day examined the books of the Derry Town School District and find them correct and pru- perly vouched.


W. J. KINGSBURY, Auditor ..


DERRY SCHOOL SAVINGS BANK BANK STATEMENT, FEBRUARY 1. 1923


Tatol deposits to date


$5933.70


Deposits in Derry National Bank


5804.36


Deposits in Nutfield National Bank


26.00


Cash withdrawals


82.66


Cash on hand


.77


Checks to personal accounts


5600.00


Cash paid by check withdrawals


15.57


188.79


Balance in National Bank


90


Deposits in Derry National Bank Feb.1,


1922, to Feb. 1, 1923


752.28


Nutfield Deposits from Slot Machines since Sept. 1, 1922 to Feb. 1, 1923


West Side School $198.93


'Oak street School


186.33


Floyd School


183.97 $569.23


REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


To Derry School Boards :-


I herewith submit my third annual report of the progress of the local schools. In doing so I desire to note my own viewpoint on some popular opinions entertained concerning the general aim of the work of the schools whether they are of the three R type or of more modern curricula.


Books, courses of study, teaching outines and a certain scholarly veneer, the pupil may attain, are factors secondary to the questions: has the pupil dis- covered his own genius and has he attained the power of self control? Until we are able to say that we are helping our children to discover their power and limi- tations and show them how to get out of their lives the largest and best possibilities we will fall short of our real function in education. In other words the children ought to be taught not only to know things but also to know themselves, to be skillful in doing and understanding certain things, and to have acquired a self mastery which enables them to compel them- selves to do the things they know themselves skillful in doing.


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Recitations stiff and formal with all details care- fully planned, directed and controlled by the teacher where the pupils are concerned with sitting, looking and listening and answering when properly "pumped" do not afford the opportunities for self mastery. Our


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pupils must be given a broader field to work in. The school house should take on the characteristics of the workshop. Wider opportunities should be offered the children to test and develop their skills both with their heads and their hands.


While a good beginning has been made with a favor- able organization and the recitations modified so that they are more social in character I fear we are empha- sizing the development of intellectual skill solely. Many pupils fail to understand much of the abstract work of the school room, owing to the lack of oppor- tunity to learn the thing by doing it. In view of the fact that our pupils are not all "highbrow" it would seem sensible to expand our program so that more manual activities may be included in the curriculum.


THE DENTAL CLINIC


Through the efforts of our school nurse Miss Mc- Caulay, Miss Williamson of the extention department of Durham College and Miss Page of the Farm Bureau a dental clinic has been established in our schools. The local Red Cross, Derry Woman's Club, Men's Club, School Board and other organizations have assisted in the maintenance of this good work.


The clinic has operated in various school houses with Dr. G. F. V. Nettleton as dentist. Too much can- not be said in praise of the good work accomplished in this clinic. Twelve hundred and sixty nine fillings have been put into the mouths of 138 children to date. Reckoning other dental operations in addition to the number of fillings over 1500 operations have been per- formed. A large amount of toothache has been relieved and valuable instruction in dental hygiene given.


The average cost to the children has been sixty cents per operation while the net cost of operating the clinic has been approximately eighty cents per


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operation representing a loss of twenty cents per operation to the clinic. It is hoped that this loss will be taken care of locally in some way.




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