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35 Charles Turner, boarding Herbert Ingram, 2 weeks, 14 00
351/2 L. B. Gordon, services as overseer of poor, 18 00
36 L. B. Gordon, cash paid for 2 order books, 1 00
37 L. B. Gordon, medical services for Wil- liam Hastings, 6 00
38 H. A. Carpenter, boarding Imogene Hoyt, 41/2 weeks, 13 50
39 A. N. Sherman, merchandise for Herbert Ingram, 21 64
40 Charles Turner, boarding Herbert Ingram, 2 weeks, 14 00
41 Wilson Winchester, moving Herbert Ingram, 3 00
42 H. A. Williams, merchandise for town poor, 1 90
43 Mrs. Leslie Stratton, boarding William Hastings, 7 weeks, 28 00
44 H. A. Carpenter, boarding Imogene Hoyt, 4 weeks, 16 00
Total amount of orders drawn, $ 712 76
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Report of School Directors for Twelve Months Ending January 31, 1920 TEACHERS' WAGES
Lillian E. Smith,
$ 336 00
Ella M. Clark,
294 50
Hazel M. Warren,
285 00
Edith J. Farnum,
443 00
Marion E. Howe,
527 25
Minnie E. Hill,
304 00
Anna M. Aikee,
325 00
Mrs. Ralph Thayer,
72 50
Anna M. Finlan,
342 00
Mary L. Jackson,
332 50
Bernice Putnam,
38 00
Ruby Jones,
54 00
Hester J. Holden,
116 00
Florence Shattuck,
210 00
$ 3,679 75
TRANSPORTATION
Wm. Trevarrow,
$ 134 00
Mrs. E. W. Morse,
217 50
M. P. Grout,
177 50
John Barber,
234 00
Chas. E. Turner,
108 00
Guy E. Grout,
84 00
Myrtle E. Wilson,
116 00
Earl Davis,
157 52
Holden Aubrey,
24 00
Charles Edwards, board,
45 00
Carl Brown,
18 00
Dana G. Perry,
78 00
Marcellus Allen,
11 00
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Varina Wiswall, James Betterly, Osmer Clark,
17 00
8 00
10 00
$ 1,439 52
TUITION
Leland and Gray Seminary,
$ 216 00
Town of Brattleboro,
60 00
Town of Townshend,
108 00
Dean Academy,
24 00
$ 408 00
FUEL
Chas. Edwards, No. 1,
$ 19 50
Thayer & Williams, No. 6,
82 00
Dana Dutton, No. 8,
32 58
M. A. Cheney, Nos. 1, 6 and 8,
5 00
C. L. Hescock, No. 4,
12 00
$ 151 08
REPAIRS
C. M. Struthers, labor, No. 8,
$ 26 70
P. C. Thayer, labor, No. 8, 25 20
C. W. Struthers, labor, No. 8,
18 05
Porter C. Thayer, hauling lumber, No. 8,
2 40
C. K. Stedman, labor, No. 6,
22 75
J. H. Hall, labor, No. 6,
50
Porter C. Thayer, labor, No. 6,
2 00
Allie Mundell, labor, No. 1, .
3 60
Leon Knapp, labor, No. 1,
2 33
L. C. Hale, labor, No. 6,
14 00
$ 117 53-
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MATERIAL FOR REPAIRS
J. E. Rogers, zinc, No. 8, $ 2 70
Holden & Martin, lumber, No. 8, 7 53
Robbins & Cowles, material for repairs,
8 88
F. E. Fisher, door for No. 8,
1 25
William Brooks, lumber,
1 35
Irving Williams, chestnut timber,
9 99
Porter C. Thayer, locust posts, No. 1,
2 00
Thayer & Williams, lumber, No. 6 and No. 8, 9 21
H. A. Williams, material for repairs, 28 81
Porter C. Thayer, lumber, No. 6,
2 96
Porter C. Thayer, 460 ft. boards, No. 8,
9 20
Porter C. Thayer, door casing, No. 8,
75
$ 84 63
JANITOR SERVICES
Olive Mundell, janitor, No. 1,
$ 9 20
J. H. Hall, janitor, No. 6, 10 00
C. E. Brown, cleaning, No. 8, 2 00
Harold Dodge, janitor, No. 8,
3 80
Dorothy Carr, janitor, No. 6,
6 00
Porter C. Thayer, cleaning closet, No. 6, 1 00
Hubert Cherrie, janitor, No. 4, 12 00
Webster Thayer, janitor, No. 6,
17 10
Foster Anderson, janitor, No. 6,
2 75
Merle Brown, janitor, No. 6,
6 90
C. L. Hescock, cleaning, No. 4,
3 00
E. H. Thompson, cleaning, No. 2,
8 50
Porter C. Thayer, cleaning, No. 6, 2 00
C. M. Struthers, cleaning, No. 6, 2 00
Mattie Wade, cleaning, No. 1, No. 6 and No. 8,
7 15
Mrs. Ernest Wade, cleaning, No. 8 and No. 1, 2 45
Ronald Breslin, janitor, No. 2, 11 25
Porter C. Thayer, cleaning closet, No. 8, 1 00
30
Marshall Cherrie, janitor, No. 4, 7 50
Merrill Mundell, janitor, No. 1, 6 00
Bernard Stone, janitor, No. 8, Anna Aikee, janitor, No. 2, Kendall Morse, janitor, No. 8,
6 00
24 00
4 40
$ 156 00
TEXT-BOOKS
Macmillan Co.,
$ 3 74
Benj. H. Sanborn Co.,
11 58
E. E. Babb & Co.,
4 00
$ 19 32
DIRECTORS' ORDERS
C. L. Hescock, services, postage and phone, $ 33 65
P. C. Thayer, 34 36
H. J. Heath, 5 00
$ 73 01
MISCELLANEOUS
Tuttle & Co., order books, $ 2 00
Allie Mundell, labor, No. 1, 4 00
Hazel Warren, express on library, 1 00
Herman Powers, sawing and storing wood, No. 1,
5 00
William Brooks, hauling wood,
4 60
Fred Best, cleaning, No. 2, 3 00
Harold Markwith, storing wood, No. 6, 2 00
George Solandt, sawing wood, No. 2, 2 25
Bert E. Morse, sawing and storing wood, No. 4,
5 00
Raymond Stone, sawing wood, No. 8,
75
Porter C. Thayer, taking school census, 5 64
Webster Thayer, storing wood, No. 6, 1 50
31
Edwin Mconaughy, flag, No. 1, 2 81
Minnie Hill, express on library, 1 08
Gilbert Pike, sawing wood, No. 2, Geo. Dickinson, planing lumber,
2 25
50
G. B. Whitney, postage, phone, etc.,
11 61
Thayer & Williams, sawing wood, No. 6,
12 00
Porter C. Thayer, postage, phone, etc.,
3 38
$ 70 37
SUPPLIES AND APPLIANCES
E. W. A. Rowles Co., ink wells,
$ 92
H. A. Williams,
11 56
E. E. Babb & Co.,
57 02
G. B. Whitney,
4 80
$ 74 30
INSURANCE
L. H. Higgins,
$ 40 79
A. N. Sherman,
5 00
$
45 79
TRUANT OFFICER
Porter C. Thayer, services, $ 6 80
RECAPITULATION
Teachers' wages,
$3,679 75
Transportation and board,
1,439 52
Tuition,
408 00
Material for repairs,
84 63
Repairs,
117 53
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Truant officer,
6 80
Text-books,
19 32
Fuel,
151 08
Janitor services,
156 00
Supplies and appliances,
74 30
Directors' orders,
73 01
Insurance,
45 79
Miscellaneous,
70 37
$6,326 10
RESOURCES
Balance from 1919,
$1,296 15
85 per cent of grand list,
4,199 27
Amount received from state on account of trans- portation, 482 22
From state on account of trained teachers,
648 00
From state on account of advanced instruction,
220 54
From state, rebate on repairs,
58 30
Received from the town of Dummerston, Vt., tuition, 5 00
Received from the town of Dover, Vt., tuition,
30 00
Rent of school land, 5 85
Rent of schoolhouse hall,
50 00
$6,995 33
Balance on hand, February 1, 1920, $ 659 28
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School Directors' Report
A joint meeting of the State Board of Education and the school directors of the state was held in Burlington, Vt., December 18. The purpose of the conference was to con- sider increased salaries for teachers. About two hundred and fifty school directors were in attendance.
The following resolutions were unanimously adopted :
1. Whereas the salaries of teachers have been depre- ciated more than one-half by reason of the decline in the purchasing value of the dollar and
2. The larger wages and opportunities offered by in- dustries have diverted many ambitious young persons from the teaching profession and have also attracted many who were employed in the schools so that there now exists a great scarcity of teachers and . .
3. The welfare of the state and the preservation of Americanization depends in a large measure upon the character of our schools and
4. As there is need that the teachers be assisted in their worthy efforts to reach a higher degree of efficiency Be it resolved:
1. That a real crisis exists in our public school system that threatens a breakdown of our schools.
2. That it is imperative that effective measures be promptly taken to prevent disaster.
3. That it is essential to provide salaries for our teachers which will decently support them, relieve their unrest and encourage their continuing in the profession of teaching and promote a respect for the calling that will assure a continued supply of capable teachers for the future.
4. That there should be a general increase in salaries of teachers throughout the state of at least 50 per cent of
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salaries as they existed in 1916 before the United States entered the war.
While the members of the Newfane School Board were not permitted to attend the above-mentioned meeting, the situation in Newfane is the common situation found all over the state.
The teachers of Newfane receive a substantial increase in salary over that paid in 1916 ; still if the present efficiency of the schools of this town is to be continued, we must be ready to pay a salary sufficient to secure the best teachers available. In order to do this it will be necessary for the board to receive at least 100 per cent on the grand list.
We are fortunate that most of the repairs on school- houses were done in the years of cheaper prices and the school property of the town is in excellent condition. Therefore the extra per cent asked for should keep us from deficit and continue the high grade now done in the schools of this town.
C. L. HESCOCK, P. C. THAYER,
H. J. HEATH, School Directors.
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Newfane, Vt., February 1, 1920.
We, the undersigned, certify that we have examined the orders and accounts of the School Directors and find them correct.
H. A. WILLIAMS, W H. NEWTON, L. H. HIGGINS, Auditors.
Newfane, Vt., February 1, 1920.
We, the undersigned, certify that we have examined the reports of the several town officers and find that they agree with the figures herewith submitted.
H. A. WILLIAMS, W. H. NEWTON, L. H. HIGGINS, Auditors.
36 Health Officer's Report
To the Voters of the Towns in Sanitary District No. 10:
Because this work has been in the hands of the present officials for only a part of the current year, it is obviously impossible to make a detailed report, as applied to individual towns, at this time.
There are, however, matters which are of mutual interest which it seems advisable to present briefly, for your con- sideration.
Medical Inspection of Schools: Under the new law, if a town votes for medical inspection of schools, the work is done by the state, under the direction of the District Health Officer, free of all expense to the towns. Towns are re- quired to furnish record cards, but the cost of these is small. Every child in every school is examined each year for physical defects, such as defective eyesight or hearing, adenoids, diseased tonsils, defective teeth, disease of the lungs or heart, spinal curvature, etc. No treatment is given, but an accurate card record is kept of each case, and the parents are urged, under a follow-up method, to have the defects remedied. Something may be done later to assist parents who are financially unable to have the defects reme- died. The importance of this work is attested by the fact that over 38 per cent of the young men who tried to enlist or were drafted in the late war were found physically unfit for military duty. The government authorities estimate that the vast majority of these defects, had they been known to exist, could have been corrected in childhood. The per- centage of rejection of young men from the cities of Boston and New York, where medical inspection of schools has been in vogue for years, was much below that of young men from Vermont, who ought by nature of their environ- ment, to have been physically superior in every way. It is hoped and confidently expected that practically every town in Vermont will vote, as many have already, for this im-
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provement. The children of to-day will be the men and women of to-morrow, and we are under a moral obligation to our country to endeavor to have them, physically, our superiors.
Schoolhouses: I have to call to your attention the fact that very many of the rural schoolhouses are not fit for human occupation, even under the most favorable condi- tions. The buildings are often unattractive without and within; there are no playgrounds; they are usually well surrounded by woods with not a house in sight; the out- buildings are usually examples of everything that they should not be, the desirable features of cleanliness and privacy being entirely lacking; heating is of the primitive type; lighting inadequate and poorly arranged ; while venti- lation, except the natural ingress about loose windows, loose doors and through broken panes, which is haphazard rather than wise, has not been provided for. Children from homes which are pleasant and agreeable, in which cleanliness and comfort are the rule, who are required by us to spend twenty-five hours each week at all seasons of the year, in such a building as I have described, have a right to ques- tion the sincerity of our interest in their welfare. State- ments from teachers, too, give me reason to state that con- ditions must be improved, for many of them will not return to buildings of this kind.
Liberal state aid is available for this kind of work, but the initiative must come from the towns.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the public for the splendid spirit of co-operation that they have shown in the interest of the welfare of their communities, and to assure them that it is only through this co-operation that we can establish such conditions as we wish to, and should, have.
Respectfully submitted,
C. S. LEACH, M. D.,
District Health Officer.
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Births in Newfane in 1919
Jan. 29. A daughter to Frank W. and May C. Farnum. Feb. 4. A son to Clarence M. and Fannie E. Struthers.
6. A daughter to Walter J. and Ruth H. Wright.
21. A daughter to Louie C. and Rena B. Fletcher.
Mar. 17. A daughter to Nathaniel B. and Mattie E. Wilder.
18. A son to Merton C. and Edith A. Stone.
22. A daughter to Burton C. and Gertrude F. Halladay.
25. A daughter to Porter C. and Edith M. Thayer.
Apr. 1. A daughter to Frank N. and May E. Crossman.
23. A daughter to Albert E. and Eskie L. Brown.
May 23. A daughter to Wilson M. and Lillie J. Win- chester.
June 27. A son to C. Walter and Mabel E. Bishop.
July 11. A son to Dana G. and Nellie H. Perry.
23. A daughter to Samuel E. and Nina B. Bartlett.
Aug. 22. A daughter to Hastings A. and Ruby E. Wil- liams.
23. A son to Delbert F. and Grace N. Pierce. A son to Ernest E. and Ruby J. Bailey.
Sept. 3. A daughter to George W. and Maud M. War- ren.
9. A son to Erwin C. and Bertha E. Sparks.
18. A son to Earl W. and Lillie B. Putnam.
21. A daughter to Charles E. and Ada W. Turner.
Oct. 16. A son to Earl F. and Lizzie Davis.
Nov. 21. A daughter to William A. and Myrtle Wilson.
Dec. 24. A daughter to Clyde L. and Eliza R. Randall.
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Deaths in Newfane in 1919
Yrs. Mos. Days
Jan. 5. Eunice A. Thomas,
71
1
18
10. Evelyn J. Mack,
27
9
28
18. Charlotte F. Higgins,
80
6
28
Feb. 1. Ransom W. Rand,
1
22
Apr. 1. Infant daughter of Frank N. and May E. Cross- man.
16 Millie A. Wade,
74
5 27
19. Austin L. Crapo,
70
6
28. Stephen Foster,
67
8
13
30. Abbie L. Eager,
47
6
6
May 13. Marshall O. Howe,
86
9
14. Grace A. Trevarrow,
50
10
1.4
June 18. Ella H. Tobey,
42
8
16
Aug. 5. Alice A. Bailey,
61
5
12
Sept. 13.
Adelia M. Stratton,
79
11
1
Oct. 17.
Infant son of Earl F. and Lizzie B. Davis.
Nov. 12. Warren M. Spillman,
41
15. John R. Harrington,
77
4 9
Marriages in Newfane in 1919
Mar. 2. Frank N. Crossman and May E. Nutting.
May 8. Marvin H. Tuttle and Beatrice I. Wiswall.
11. George E. Reed and Marion K. White.
June 26. Clarence K. Lewis and Ella M. Clark. Sept. 7. Frank L. Stratton and Virginia A. Temple.
27. Raymond E. Pratt and Anna M. Aikee.
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Moore Free Library Account
1919.
DR
Feb. 1. To permanent fund,
$ 6,766 50
Interest, 253 43
Borrowed money,
99 31
$ 7,119 24
CR.
By borrowed money paid,
$ 226 47
Fitch bill,
3 61
Carrying books,
19 00
Ash can,
3 00
Coal,
100 66
Permanent fund,
6,766 50
$ 7,119 24
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