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JOHN H. LAING, Auditor
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Inventory of School District Property
Lands and Buildings
Equipment $200 00
Village school house and land,
$1,575 00
Brick school house,
200 00
50 00
Vessel Rock school house,
25 00
South school house,
200 00
25 00
Total,
$2,000 00
$275 00
SCHOOL BUDGET
FROM SEPTEMBER I, 1920, TO AUGUST 31, 1921
For support of schools, including teachers, fuel, transportation, incidental repairs, not exceeding 5% of school money,
$3,820 00
For salaries of school officers,
94 00
For flags and appurtenances,
7 50
For payment tuition to high schools,
135 00
$4,256 50
Estimate of amount $5.00 tax on 1920 inventory, $1,325 00
Estimate of additional income from
dog licenses, interest on school funds, and qualified teachers, 205 00
$1,530 00
Additional funds required,
2,726 50
$4,256 50
Amount of per capita tax, estimated, 180 00
Effic 19 interland quinta late je 1 9 Bernice Margit
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REPORT OF SCHOOL TREASURER
SEPTEMBER 1, 1918, TO AUGUST 31, 1919
RECEIPTS
Received from selectmen, balance 1918 appro- priation, $1,562 22
Received from selectmen, dog licenses, 1918, 58 20
Received from selectmen, literary fund, 45 50
Received from selectmen, state aid for education,
245 50
Received from selectmen, special appropriation,
140 00
Trustees trust funds, interest on school fund, 9 00
Received from town of Sullivan, tuition, 2 00
$2,062 42
EXPENDITURES
Paid school board orders,
$2,030 29
Balance in treasury Sept. 1, 1919,
$32 13
Respectfully submitted, O. H. HUBBARD,
Treasurer
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STATEMENT OF SCHOOL TREASURER
SEPTEMBER 1, 1919, TO JANUARY 31, 1920
Cash in treasury Sept. 1, 1919,
$33 13
Received from selectmen, appropriation, 1,755 08
Received from selectmen, state supervision, 172 00
Received from selectmen, dog licenses,
57 00
Trustees trust funds, interest on school fund,
18 00
Trustees trust funds, interest on Kingsbury fund,
12 24
State aid for qualified teachers, 124 00
State, tuition rebate,
165 00
Total receipts,
$2,335 45
Paid school board orders,
2,249 13
Cash in treasury Jan. 31, 1920,
$86 32
Outstanding orders,
69 59
Balance Jan. 31, 1920,
$16 73
O. H. HUBBARD,
Treasurer
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Marlboro, N. H., Jan. 31, 1920.
To the School Board and Citizens of Gilsum :
I submit my first annual report as Superintendent of Schools. I will first make brief mention of the educational program in the state and the new school law which went into effect September 1, 1919, and then call attention to some of the most important needs and problems that re- quire your immediate attention and action.
In his address at the School Board Conference in Con -- cord last October, Governor Bartlett said, among other things,-" To equalize school opportunities, and then to raise that equalized level, has been the thought uppermost in my mind in recommending and stimulating a revision of the school laws. . . . The sunlight of education must shadow no dark spots. It must shine with equal cheer and clear- ness in the poor kitchens under the far-off hills as in the rich and affluent centers."
The purpose of the new law is to make such equaliza- tion effective. By this law an organization is provided which is to administer the school affairs of the state on or- dinary business principles. State-wide supervision is made compulsory, and provision is made for standardizing all the schools of the state. A standard school is defined as "one (1) maintained for at least thirty-six weeks in each year, (2) in a suitable and sanitary building, (3) equipped with ap- proved furniture, books, maps and other necessary appli-
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ances, (4) taught by an approved teacher, (5) directed and supervised by an approved superintendent (6) with suita- ble provision for the health and physical welfare of all pupils." The law also provides for state aid to towns in which a tax of $5 on $1000 of valuation does not yield suffi- cient money for maintaining such standard schools.
Such powers are given the State Board and its officers as are necessary to secure a degree of uniformity in pro- cedure and in standards that will insure equality of oppor- tunity to all the children in the state, and the duties of the superintendents in directing and supervising the work of the schools are defined ; but the management of all school business in the districts is vested in the local school boards, with power to select the superintendent, teachers and other employees of the district, and to determine their salaries.
Among the requirements for a standard school, noted above, the fourth is now the most difficult to meet through- out the state, because of the shortage of teachers. Reliable information shows us that some twenty-two percent of the teachers of the country have quit teaching in the past year. While there are many causes for this condition it is gener- ally agreed that the chief reason is inadequate pay, and any measures that may be taken to recruit teachers, especially for the rural districts, will fail unless considerably increased wages are paid. I do not mean to imply that we should appropriate more money for teachers' salaries and then pay it to incompetent or poorly trained teachers, but we must be ready to pay the price when good teachers can be se- cured. If the district at its March meeting will vote an amount of money sufficient to cover a substantial increase in teachers' salaries the school board will then be in a posi- tion to retain good teachers longer, and to take advantage of the first opportunity to secure well trained and compe- tent teachers when changes have to be made.
Next to the need for increased salaries for good teach- ers, the most important problem is that of making the school buildings " suitable and sanitary." In preparing the
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budgets to be submitted at the March school meeting, we shall need to make a careful estimate of the cost of such alterations as may be needed to make the schoolhouses con- form to the requirements prescribed by the State Board of Education. These alterations cannot be stated in full de- tail until the Board issues the revised and final regulations, but we know that among the requirements will be the fol- lowing :-
I. Provision for windows on the pupils' left hand, or left and rear, only, and in area equal to at least one-fifth of the floor area of the school room ; walls and ceilings painted or tinted a light color ; and light colored curtains.
2. A jacketed heater with some provision for drawing fresh air from outside, and means of securing good ventila- tion without direct drafts on the pupils.
3. Floors put in good condition and oiled or treated in some other manner to keep down the dust.
4. New or remodeled outhouses, opening from the school room or at least from within the school building and not opening from outside, with properly ventilated, fly-proof vaults and covered seats.
5. Good furniture and equipment.
6. Better facilities for washing, with soap and sani- tary towels.
It is unfortunate that the action of the special district meeting did not prove to be legal so that much of the work that was then planned could be done at the Christmas vacation. However the work at the Village school can now be more specifically laid out and cost can be determined more accurately than was possible then, and no doubt the district at the March meeting will show the same generosity as at the special meeting and appropriate the money needed.
I would call attention also to the problems of transpor- tation of pupils. That is an item of considerable expense and we should make 'an effort to discover a way to provide for the children who live at a distance that will be more economical. It may be that the children in the Belvidere
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district and in the West part of the town could be brought together or all brought to the Village school at less expense than is now involved in their transportation and the cost of the two schools. The distance is considerable, especially for some of those in the Belvidere district, and there would doubtless be many days in the winter and spring when it would be impracticable for them to ride to the Village, but we have found it impossible to secure teachers of experience and training to take the schools, and one of them has now been closed since Thanksgiving time except for a few days, and the other will soon be closed probably. It would be far better for the children to go to the Village school and lose several days during the year than to lose several weeks be- cause no teacher can be secured.
I find the work at the Village school well organized and the work of the teachers very commendable, and I would urge that you make every effort to retain them as long as may be possible. They are not only doing the usual work of the school well, but they are exerting an influence on the character of the boys and girls that will produce better citi- zens and that is the great aim of education today. And in conclusion I would say that the improvements that are con- templated in the school buildings, by providing better sani- tary conditions and more cheerful surroundings and more inspiring environment, will have a very great effect on the character of the children also. The state has committed it- self to a program of education that is bound to have far reaching results in training the boys and girls who will be its citizens in the future, and we must all stand behind it loyally and earnestly.
I have been greatly helped by the earnest cooperation of your School Board and their interest in carrying on the work of the schools has made the performance of my duties a pleasure.
Respectfully, VERNON S. AMES.
VITAL STATISTICS
To the Selectmen :
In compliance with an act of the legislature, passed June session, 1887, requiring "clerks of towns and cities to furnish a transcript of births, marriages and deaths to the municipal officers for publication in the Annual Report," I hereby submit the following :
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF GILSUM, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1919.
Date of Birth.
Name of Child
(if any.)
Male.
Female.
Living or
No.ofchild
1st, 2d. etc.
Color.
Name of Father.
Maiden Name of Mother.
ents.
Residence of Parents.
Father.
Father.
Birthplace of Mother.
Mar. 31 Stella T.
F
L
12
W
Isadore Secore
W
Gilsum
Farmer
Malone, N. Y.
44
4
64
9
:
3
= Edward T. Clark
:
Daniel E. O'Neil
Mary E. Conway
..
Lahorer
Gilsum
Lion Mtn, N Y.
Dec.
4 Ellen L.
1 Carlon D. Wilson
West Farley. Vt Northa'p'n, Mr. East Alstead
13 Isabelle M.
4
Walter G. Wilson
Laborer
Teamster
Chester, Vt.
Gilsum East Alstead
13 Mildred M.
1
Carroll C Plympton
Meline M. Yandow Mamie Keith Jennie M. Lewis Pearl E. Anderson
:
Storekeeper H· telkeeper
Hartford, Ct. Keene
Winchester ¡S. Manch'er, Ct. Keene
21 Rosamond M.
=
2
1
Leon Alexander
Angeline Secore
..
Teamster
Lion Mtn. N. Y. East Haven, Vt. Westmoreland C'anada
May 18 Francis E. 14 23 Frank W.
Selden B. Lund Joseph L. Willett
July 16 Earl E.
Keene Gilsum
Sept 16 Lonise E.
Lena M. Knowlton Agnes A. Howard
Lena M. Alexander
Color of Par-
Sex and Condition.
Ocenpation of Birthplace of
Stillborn.
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF GILSUM, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1919.
Date of Mar- riage.
Place of Marriage.
Name and Sur- name of Groom and Bride.
Residence of each at time of Marriage.
Age in years.
Color of each.
Occupation of Groom and Bride.
! Place of birth of each.
Names of Parents.
Birthplace of Parents.
Condition .*
Name, Residence and official station of person by whom married.
Mar. 1 Keene
30
W
Mill oper'tive Turners Falls
Levi Welcome Rose James [MS. Joseph Willett
Canada Ludlow, Ms.
Ist |Rev. W. O. Conrad Keene
46
2 Gilsum
Leon C. Alexander
23|
.. Teamster
Gilsum
Jessie Lewis Geo.C. Alexander Gilsum StellaI.Carpenter Surry
1st
Rev. Arthur C. Hunt Gilsum
Angeline M. Seeore
16
Weaver
[ker
Lumber mar- Chester, Vt.
Chas.C. Plympton Madesboro, Vt. Rela P. Orkins Werrensb'g, NY Geo.(. Alexander Gilsum StellaI. Carpenter Surry
Unity
Ist
Rev. Arthur C. Hunt Gilsum
Mattie J. Fair
Bellows Flls, Vt 18
Housework
Bellows Falls, Marcia Smith
[Eng.
Harry Phillipson Lincolnshire, E.
2d
May 29 Nashua
Harry Phillipson
Gilsum
34 .
..
33 -
Domestic
Elizabeth Jones Robert Harper Aberdeensh'e| Ann Burney [ Scot.
W'm. H. Rockwell Maine
Aug. 25 Gilsum
George Rockwell
19
+
16
Housework
Sullivan
Gilsum
Wm. H. Chapin Mary Jefts Bradf'd Whipple Ella Howard Perley M. Miller Elizabeth Heath Peter Young Sarah Lewis Edward Emerton Lyme
Westmins'r, Vt. Stoddard Concord, Vt. Gilsum
1st
Rev H. S. Mitchell Keene
Katie F. Miller -
18
Weaver
Marlow
Washington Canada
1st
Rev. W. E. Renshaw Gilsum
Mary G. Brown
23
Housework
Franklin
Minnie Wilson Charles A. Bates Lora J. Davis
Brooklyn, Me. Gilsum
2d
" 27 Newfane, Vt. Tracy G. Bates
22 .
Barber
Sullivan
Frank L. Potwine Amherst, Ms.
1
Hazel A. Adams
Brookline, Vt.
18
Brookline, Vt Jennie Bailey
iNewfane. Vt.
..
3 Keene
Carroll C.Plympton
22
1st |Rev. H. S. Mitchell Keene
Irena M.Alexander
44
19
Weaver
East Alstead
Ist
" 21 Gilsum
Wilber C. Bolio
.
21
Laborer
Alstead
George E. Bolio Helen G. Smith [Nt. John Fair
Alstead
1st
Farmer
Cattleford,
.. [Scot.
Rev. Law. C. Barbro Nashua
Lilly Harper
44
Wood worker Boston, Ms.
Isab. McPherson Nova Scotia
Ist
Nov. 5 Keene
Willie B. Whipple
18
Laborer
1st
22 Gilsnm
David J. Young
37
Spinner
W. Swanzey
*Whether single or widowed. What marriage-whether 1st, 2d, etc.
Ist |Rev. T. D. Childs Newfane, Vt.
2d
18
|Housework
Dublin
Ist
Winchester
[N. Y.
Isadore Sccore
Lion Mount'n Malarrie Jandow Lion Mt., N. Y.
Chataguay, N. Y
1st
Aberdeenshire, 1st
Ist Rev. Aaron W. Field Gilsum
Helen Chapin
Alexan'erWelcome Harrisville Alice R. Willett Gilsum
DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF GILSUM, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1919.
Date of Death.
Age.
Sex & Condition.
Place of Birth.
Name and Sur- name of the Deceased.
Years.
Months.
Days.
Male.
Female.
Color.
S., M., W .*
Occupation.
Name of Father. Name of Mother.
Father.
Mother.
Apr. 10|Louis Lepage
64
Canada
M
W'
M Farmer
July 16 Earle E. Clark
1 Gilsum
M
W
S
Hartford, Ct.
[Conn. So. Manchester Edward I. Clark
Amos H. Carter
Pearl E. Anderson Adeline Divoll
31 Henry H. Carter
76
5
Surry
M
W
M Farmer
Surry
*Single, Married or Widowed.
I hereby certify that the foregoing transcript of births, marriages and deaths is correct according to the best of my knowledge and belief.
O. H. HUBBARD, Town Clerk.
J. H. LAING, Assistant.
Place of Birth.
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