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Fall term-Tuesday, September 7, to Friday, December 17 Winter term -- Monday, January 3 to Friday, March 25 Spring term -- Monday, April 11, to Friday, June 10 School not to be in session the following days:
Thursday, November 25. Thanksgiving. Friday, November 26.
Monday, May 30. Memorial Day.
The regular morning session to begin at 9:00 and close at 12:00.
The afternoon session to begin at 1 .: 00 and close at 4:00.
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THE CURRICULUM.
The following is the modification of the State program which has been adopted by vote of the School Board:
"A subjects" are those in which the pupil receives instruc- tion every day.
"B and C subjects" are those in which the pupil receives less frequent instruction, varying from twice a week to only occasionally. In grades above the third the time given to these subjects is largely devoted to individual and class reading.
GRADE 1.
A-Reading, handwriting, arithmetic, health drills and supervised play.
B-Singing, drawing, hygiene, nature, thrift, gardening, history stories,
GRADE 2.
A -- Reading, handwriting, arithmetic, health drills and supervised play.
B-Singing, drawing, history stories, hygiene, nature, thrift, gardening.
C-History stories, hygiene stories, geography stories of other lands, humane treatment of animals.
GRADE 3.
A-Reading, handwriting, arithmetic, spelling, health drills and supervised play.
B-Singing, drawing, hygiene, nature, thrift, gardening, current events.
C-Explorations and biographies of early America, hy- giene, nature, humane treatment.
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GRADE 4.
A-Arithmetic, handwriting, language forms, spelling, geography (pupil's town, N. H., New England, the world as a whole), health drills and supervised play.
B-Singing, drawing, thrift, gardening, hygiene, nature, humane treatment, current events, literature.
C-Explorations and biographies of early America, in- dustries and occupations, civics, physiology.
GRADE 5.
A-Arithmetic, handwriting, grammar, spelling, music, geography (North and South America and United States), health drills and super. play.
B-Drawing, thrift, gardening, literature, nature, physi- ology, current events.
C-Life and lives from ancient history, nature, civics, in- dustries and occupations.
GRADE 6.
A-Arithmetic, handwriting, spelling, music, grammar, geography (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and world as a whole), health drills and supervised play.
B-Drawing, thrift, gardening, literature, sanitation, nature, civics, current events.
C-Life and lives of mediaeval and modern times, nature, civics, industries and occupations.
GRADE 7 OR YEAR I.
A-Arithmetic, civics and American history through the Revolution, concrete mathematics, daily instruc-
*Daily reading in classes continues above grade three, but is concerning the subjects named as B and C subjects.
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tions and drill in the fundamentals (these include spelling, handwriting, grammar and composition, geography), health drills and supervised play, music.
B-Drawing, thrift, gardening, literature, current events, dramatization, elem. science, manual training and cooking and sewing.
C-Literature, self-improvement, current events, voca- tional guidance.
GRADE 8 OR YEAR II.
- A-Arithmetic, civics and Am. history from Revolution to present time, concrete mathematics, instruction in fundamentals, health drills and supervised play, music.
B-Drawing, thrift, gardening, literature, current events, dramatizations, elem. science, manual training and cooking and sewing.
C-Literature, self-improvement, current events, voca- tional guidance.
OUTLINE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT
· Of the Ground to be Covered and the Standards to be Met in the Courses.
GRADE 1.
Arithmetic : All addition, subtraction and multiplication com- binations up to twelve; ability to read and write numbers to 100; understanding of halves, thirds, fourths, fifths and eighths, and simple combinations of them.
Reading: Ability to read at sight and understandingly from any easy first reader. Six to eight books read in class in-
*The superintendent will gladly further explain the curriculum to any interested parent or citizen.
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cluding the following : Story Steps, Barnes' Primer, Prog. Road Book One, Serl and Evans Primer, Silver Burdett First Reader, Child's Word Garden, Rhyme and Story Primer.
Writing: Ability with pencil to write at rate of 15 to 20 letters per minute, single space letters to be about one-half inch in height.
GRADE 2.
Arithmetic : : To page 49 in Stone-Millis Primary Arithmetic. Reading: Ability to read at sight and understandingly from any ordinary second reader. Reading in class of six to eight books including the following: Prog. Road Book One, Rhyme and Story First Reader, Barnes' Book One, Stories of Our Holidays, Primer Stories, Prog. Road Book Two, Barnes' Book Two, Red Feather, Eskimo Land. The read- ing out of class individually and silently of eight to ten books.
Writing: Ability with pencil to write at the rate of 20 to 30 letters per minute; single space letters to be about three- eighths of an inch in height.
GRADE 3.
Arithmetic : To page 155 in Stone-Millis Primary Arithmetic. Reading: Ability to read silently from an ordinary third reader at sight at rate of 132 words per minute and to reproduce 40% of the ideas. Reading in class of eight to ten books, including the following: Prog. Road Book Two, Silver, Burdett Second Reader, Jones' Second Reader, Around the World Book One, Prog. Road Intro. Book Three, Prog. Road Book Three, Silver Burdett Book Three, Around the World Book Two, Happy Jack Thrift Club. Reading silently out of class of eight to ten books.
Writing: Ability with ink to write at rate of 35 letters per minute with a quality of 50 acording to Ayres' Handwrit- ing Scale.
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Spelling : To page 46 in Essentials of Spelling, by Pearson and Suzzallo with 90% accuracy when using the words in written sentences.
GRADE 4. .
Arithmetic : To page 257 in Stone-Millis Primary Arithmetic. Writing: Ability with ink to write at rate of 45 letters per minute with a quality of 50 according to Ayres' Handwrit- ing Scale; single space letters to be about one-fourth inch in height.
Spelling: To page 77 in Essentials of Spelling with. 90% habitual accuracy when using the words in written sen- tences.
Geography : Of Fremont, Rockingham County, New Hamp- shire and New England with maps. Whole world geogra- phy using Morton's Elementary Geography.
B and C subject reading: The ability to read fourth grade material silently at sight at rate of 140 words per minute and reproduce two-thirds of the ideas. Class reading of Prog. Road Book Four, Later Cave Man, Montgomery's Beginners' American History, Happy Jack Thrift Moves, Silver, Burdett Fourth Reader, Around the World Book Three, Primer of Hygiene.
Language: Ability habitually to write letters with not more than 23 mistakes in spelling, language and grammar for each 100 words.
GRADE 5.
Arithmetic : To page 137 in Stone-Millis Arithmetic.
Writing: Ability to write at rate of 50 letters per minute with a quality of 55. .
Spelling: To page 109 in Essentials of Spelling with 90% habitual accuracy when using the words in written sen- tences. " : ,
Geography : North and South America and United States; . using Morton's Elementary and Advanced Geographies.
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Music: Ability to sing simple tunes by note in any key ; knowing what notes are sharped or flatted in each key. To page 80 in Common School Book of Vocal Music.
Ability to hum or whistle from memory 20 of the tunes in "101 Best Songs" as a result of frequently singing them. Grammar: Ability to write a hundred word letter with not more than 17 mistakes in language, grammar and spell- ing. Metcalf's English Grammar to page 90, and pages 264-270.
B and C subject reading : Silent Fourth Reader, Barnes' Elementary History, Farm Life, Book Four; Carpen- ter's North America, Carpenter's South America. Ability to read fifth grade material silently at sight at rate of 160 words per minute and reproduce two-thirds of it.
GRADE 6.
Arithmetic: To page 182 in Stone-Millis Intermediate -Arithmetic.
Writing: At rate of 55 letters per minute with a quality of 55.
Spelling: To page 137 in Essentials of Spelling, with 90 per cent habitual accuracy when using the words in written sentences.
Grammar: Ability to write a 100-word letter or compo- sition with not more than 14 mistakes in spelling, language and grammar. Pages 91-216, 264-270 in Metcalf's English grammar.
Music : Ability to sing any simple tune at sight by note and then the words; ability to carry his or her part in a two-part song by note and with words; understanding of the bass clef and tenor clef. To page 80 in the Com- mon School Book of Vocal Music and 5 selections from the rest of the book. Ability to hum or whistle from memory 40 of the tunes in "101 Best Songs" as a re- sult of frequently singing them.
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Geography: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Pacific Islands; mathematical and physical geography of the whole world. Morton's Elementary and Advanced Geographies.
B and C subject reading: Ability to read sixth grade ma- terial at sight at rate of 180 words per minute and re- produce two-thirds of the ideas. Class reading: Silver Burdett Fourth Reader, Farm Life Book Five, Car- penter's Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Around the World Book Five, Four Great Americans, Our Neigh- borhood, Primer of Sanitation, How We Live, Around World.
GRADE 7.
Arithmetic: To page 145 in Stone-Millis Advanced Arithmetic.
Spelling: To page 152 in Essentials of Spelling with 90 per cent habitual accuracy when using the words in written sentences.
Writing: At rate of 60 letters per minute with a quality of 60.
U. S. History : To Revolution. To page 134 in Leading Facts of American History, by Montgomery, as basal text ; other histories for reference.
Concrete Geometry : To page 97 in Hornbrook's Concrete Geometry.
Music : Repetition of previous work with grades 5 and 6. Grammar: Ability to write 100-word composition and habitually having less than 11 mistakes in spelling, language and grammar.
B and C subject reading: Ability to read seventh grade material silently at rate of 190 words per minute and reproduce two-thirds of the material. Class reading of the following: Hodgdon's Elementary Science to page 257, Stories of the Indians of N. E., Turkington's Our Country.
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GRADE 8.
Arithmetic : To page 299 in Stone-Millis Advanced Arith- metic.
Writing: At rate of 65 letters per minute with a quality of 60.
Spelling: Completion of Essentials of Spelling with 90 per cent habitual accuracy when using any of the words in the book in written sentences.
U. S. History: From Revolution to present. Montgom- ery's Leading Facts of Am. History from page 134 as basal text; other histories for reference.
Concrete Geometry : From page 98 to end of Hornbrook's Concrete Geometry.
Music: Repetition of previous work with grades 5, 6 and 7.
Grammar: Ability habitually to write composition with not more than 8 mistakes in, spelling, language and grammar for each 100 words.
B and C subject reading: Hodgdon's Elementary Science from page 257 to 529, Constitution of New Hampshire, Stepping Stones to Literature, Courtship of Miles Standish.
Note.Pupils in each grade should by frequent review drills be able to meet standards of lower grades in all sub- jects.
In some subjects the work of one grade may alternate yearly with the work in the next grade.
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DAILY TIME-TABLE OF VILLAGE SCHOOLS.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Mrs. Pauline B. Ellis, Teacher.
Grade 8 ry 6 5 Ungraded
No. pupils 1.0 8 9 12 1
8:45 Teacher has arrived; building opened to pupils.
9:00 Session begins ; opening exercises.
9:10 Arithmetic; all grades.
9:50 Concrete geometry ; grades 7 and 8.
10:10 Spelling ; all grades.
10:30 School ground play and games supervised by teacher.
10 :45 Grammar; grades 5 and 6.
11:15 B and C subject reading ; all grades.
12:00 Noon period; building and pupils supervised by teacher.
1:00 Music; all grades. .
1:10 Geography ; grades 5 and 6.
1:50 Band C subjects.
2:10 Handwriting; all grades.
2:25 Health drills.
2:30 School ground play and games supervised by teacher.
2:45 B and C subject reading.
3:00 U. S. History ; grades 7 and 8.
3:30 B and C subject reading ; all grades.
4:00 End of school day except for delinquents.
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PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Dorothy A. Parks, Teacher.
Grade 4 3 2 1
No. pupils 13 9 6 16
8:45 Teacher has arrived ; building opened to pupils.
9:00 Session begins; opening exercises.
9:15 Arithmetic ; grades 3 and 4. 1
9:30 Reading; grade 1.
10:00 Arithmetic; all grades.
10:25 School ground play and games supervised by teacher.
10:40 Reading; grade 2.
10:55 Writing ; all grades.
11:10 Geography; grade 4.
11:30 Reading; grade 3.
11:45 Spelling ; grades 3 and 4.
12:00 Noon period; building and pupils supervised by teacher.
1:00 B and C subjects. 1
1:30 Reading; grade 1.
2:00 B and C subject reading.
2:20 Health drills.
2:25 School ground play and games supervised by teacher.
2:40 Reading; grade 2.
2 :55 Language ; grade 4.
3:10 Spelling; grades 3 and 4.
3:35 B and C subject reading.
4:00 End of school day except for delinquents.
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ATTENDANCE STATISTICS.
Gram- mar.
Pri- mary.
Pine.
All.
Length of school year in weeks.
36
36
36
36
No. days lost by holidays, weather, insti-
tutes, etc.
6
6
7
6
No. different boys enrolled.
13
30
8
51
No. different girls enrolled .
18
21
6
45
No. different pupils enrolled.
31
51
14
96
Pupils regularly attending, ages 8 to 14 years
24
27 ·
9
60
Pupils regularly attending, ages 14 to 16 years
7
3
1
11
Average daily attendance
27
33
9
69
Average no. half-day absences per pupil for year
14
25
48
24
Per cent of attendance.
96
94
87
93
Average number of tardinesses per pupil for year
1/2
1
4
No. visits by parents and citizens
76
53
48
177
No. visits by members of school board ..
6
5
1
12
No. visits by superintendent.
24
25
20
69
Pupils not absent nor tardy during year.
4
3
1
8
List of pupils not absent nor tardy is as follows:
Dorothy E. Philbrick, Florence R. Spaulding, Marian L. Bassett, Heselton F. Carroll, Leslie Marcotte, George Spaulding, Theresa Campbell, Clifford E. Carlton.
Conclusions : The attendance at the village schools is satisfactory ; it is poor at the Pine School.
PROMOTION AND LOSS TABLE (ALL SCHOOLS).
Grade 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Pupils promoted to next
grade in June ..
9
11:
11
10
7
8
9
2
Pupils not promoted to
next grade in June. ..
9
0
0
3
3
2
1
0
Average age of pupils Sept.
1, 1919 (yr .- mo.) ......
6-6 7-0
9-0 10-0 10-0
11-0 12-0
13-6
REPORT OF HEALTH INSPECTION.
No. cases
1 Malnutrition
Number of pupils examined 77
2 Defective vision
Number of teachers examined 3
0 Anaemia
Number of janitors examined 3
1 Skin disease
0 Head lice
9 Defective teeth
41 Large tonsils
40 Adenoids
7 Unvaccinated without proper excuse
2 Tonsilitis
21
4
25
Pupils regularly attending, ages 5 to 8 years
0
A. W. Mitchell, M. D., who was appointed by the School Board as examiner, showed unusual interest and thorough- ness in carrying out the work.
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LIST OF FREMONT PUPILS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, 1920-21.
Sanborn Seminary, Kingston-Juniors, Blanche A. Beaulieu ; Sophomores, Richard D. Ball, Albenie C. Mar- cotte ; Freshmen, Frank E. Beede, Evelyn M. Davis.
Raymond High School-Julia Clouette, Agnes Lyford. Tilton Seminary, Tilton-Curtis Sanborn.
RESULTS OF STANDARD TESTS.
The following standard tests were given to the pupils by the superintendent: Adams' Silent Reading Test in May, 1920; handwriting test scored by Ayres' Handwrit- ing Scale (grades 3-8 in February, grades 1 and 2 in May, 1920) ; Courtis' Research Tests in Arithmetic, ad- dition and subtraction given in May, 1920.
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LIST OF TEACHERS FOR 1919-1920.
Name.
School.
Training.
Ex- perience.
Elected.
Cert.
Yr. Salary.
Pauline B. Ellis. .
. Grammar. ..... Walpole (Mass. ) High School, '02. ..
14 yrs.
1918.
Cert. '12
$648
Pauline F. Partch. .. . Primary
Sanborn Seminary, '18.
1 yr.
1918
License
648
Esther E. Merrick ....
. Pine. Lesley Normal School, '18.
1 yr.
1918
License
432
In rate of reading to
one's self silently.
L'er cent of ideas read
In rate of handwriting.
In quality of writing.
In number of addition
problems right.
In number of subtrac-
tion problems right.
ALL SCHOOLS
Pupils in grade 8 averaged to reach standards of grade.
2
45%
8
5
4
5 1/2 4
Pupils in grade 7 averaged to reach standards of grade.
5
20%
6
4
Pupils in grade 6 averaged to reach standards of grade.
Pupils in grade 5
averaged to reach standards of grade.
1
50%
1
3
34 of 3
Pupils in grade 4 averaged to reach standards of grade.
1/2 of 1
50%
1
2
12 of 3 14 of 3
1/2 of 3
Pupils in grade 2 averaged to reach standards of grade.
12 of 1
10%
1
2
50%
Pupils in grade 1 averaged to reach standards of grade.
1
remem-
pupil
that
bered.
3 3 34 of 3
34 of 3
3
40%
2
14 of 3
Pupils in grade 3 averaged to reach star dards of grade.
VITAL STATISTICS
Births Registered in the Town of Fremont, N. H., for the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1920.
Date
Name of Child
Sex
Living or
Stillborn
No.
Name of Father
Maiden Name of Mother
Birthplace of Father
Birthplace of Mother
Jan.
3
Barbara Goss ..
1
Horace C. Goss .. Austin C. Wiggin .. .
Mary L. Willey
Kingston,
Fremont
66
20
Hazel Etta Wiggin ... Lindsey Char's Young
M
George S. Young
Abbie West.
Deerfield,
Fremont
Feb.
22
Edith Marion Hall ....
F
2
Allen E. Hall ...
Cora B. West
Danville,
Fremont
24
--- Clark . ...
M
6 John Clark
Concord,
Durham
June
6
Emery Willard Porter Ida Polly Rogers.
M
3 Willard E. Porter ...
3
Ralph W. Rogers Leslie H. True.
Myrtilda C. Lovering. Sandown,
Springfield
20
Lawrence E. West. ...
M
Myrtie B. Willey ...
Fremont,.
Fremont
22
George F. Rogers, Jr .! Catherine E. Sargent
M
4 Charles F. West .... George F. Rogers 3 Charles S. Sargent
¡ Lottie M. Raymond ..
Fremont, .
Raymond
Oct. 26
Hazel P. Fuller .. ...
Sandown,
Fremont
· OV
15
-McFarland
M
4
Fred P. McFarland .. Marion Porter
Chester.
Sandown
Elizabeth Mendum .. Plastow, Alice Mendum . Cora M. Trickey ... Epping, .
Stratham
21
Epping
Sept.
11
Raleigh Nelson True .
F M
All Living
4
Helen V. Porter .
Tufton borough,.
Chester
10
F
Marriages Registered in the Town of Fremont, N. H., for the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1920.
Date
Place of Marriage
Name and Surname of Groom and Bride
Age
Color
Name of Parents
No. of Marriage
By Whom Married
April 3
Raymond,
Stephen D. Rogers,
23
W
Ralph W. Rogers.
1
Fremont
Grace Madeline Smart ..
17
W
George Smart
1
Raymond
Joseph Libar
25
W
Joseph Libar ..
1
.
July 10
Epping, .
Fremont ..
20
W
Alphonse Lapieue
1
Concord.
.James W. Wilkinson
71
W
James N. Wilkinson
2
Sept. 20
Manchester,
Fremont ...
56
W
John Bartlett ..
1
Oct.
6
W. Newbury, Mass ...
Samuel V. Noyes, ..
26
W
Francis V. Noyes
1
Fremont ..
Mary S. Bickford
Bertha R. Dawkins, ..
20
W
John H. Dawkins .
1
1
Glenn Tilley Morse Priest of the Prot. Epis- copal Church.
West Newbury, M ass. . .
Bertha Bradley ...
W. Newbury, Mass.
·
Lydia Goodrich
..
Arnold S. Yantis Clergyman Manchester
Bertha E. Bartlett, Fremont
Sarah Philbrick ..
F
Evarts W. Pond Clergyman Raymond
67
Julia Prescott ..
Louise Roy
Frederick D. Haywood Acting Pastor of Cong. Church Epping
Josephine Anna Lapieue
Marie L. Racine
Augusta A. West.
Deaths Registered in the Town of Fremont, N. H., for the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1920.
Age
.
Place of Birth
Sex
Married,
Single or Widowed
Occupation
Name of Father
Date.
Place of Death
Name and Surname of Deceased
Y
M
D
/
Jan. F1b.
24
Fremont
Mary S Higgins .. ..
89
10 11
12 26
Fremonc.
F
M
17
Fremont.
Nora B. Cote .. Augusta Rogers
40
10
1 Fremont .
F
Mar.
4
Fremont
George A. Sanborn ..
22
8
10
Fremont
S
June
22
Fremont .. .
Mary E. trafford ..
60
11
0
Chelsea, Mass. Fremont ..
S
None ..
Oct.
: 9
Nov.
6 Fremont
George W. Bassett .... 84
8
16
Epping ..
M
W
Farmer
Samuel Bassett .. Hannah Peasley
Danvers, Mass. John M. Brown ....
72
M
M None ...
Andrew J. York .. Josiah West .... Geo. E. Sanborn .. Henry Stafford ..
Abigail Brown Lizzie M. Nichols Eliza Hartford L. Mabel McLane Hannah Boul
Į hereby certify that the above transcript of Births, Deaths and Marriages is correct, according to the best of my knowledge and belief. HENRY A. COOK, Town Clerk.
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10
Fremont ..
36
Fremont ..
Housework ... Enoch Brown .... Housework ... House work ... Lawyer
Maiden Name of Mother
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