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10 64
55 Carl Brown, labor,
39 37
56 Herbert Brown, labor,
17 78
57 Asa Brown, labor,
16 94
58 C. C. Reed, labor,
43 09
59 Richard Putnam, labor,
16 94
60 Chas. Hall, Sr., labor,
6 30
61 Chas. Hall, Jr., labor,
6 30
62 H. C. Kingsley, labor,
6 30
63 R. H. Dean, labor,
16 42
64 Dana Dunton, gravel,
62 50
65 H. A. Williams, cement,
1 52
$1,132 89
Orders drawn by R. H. Dean, Road Commissioner, for Unselected Highways
No.
1 Berger Mfg. Co., culvert,
$ 23 52
2 C. C. Reed, labor, 25 11
3 Asa Brown, labor, 10 50
4 A. W. Wagner, labor,
10 50
5 H. C. Kingsley, labor,
11 34
6 Ernest Brown, labor,
10 50
7 R. H. Dean, labor,
27 37
8 H. A. Williams, tile,
4 20
9 C. C. Reed, labor,
16 74
10 Asa Brown, labor,
7 56
11 A. W. Wagner, labor,
7 56
12 Ernest Brown, labor,
7 28
13 H. C. Kingsley, labor,
5 04
14 R. H. Dean, labor,
19 68
15 Corrugated Bar Co., steel,
17 89
16 Herbert Brown, labor,
10 08
17 Asa Brown, labor,
10 08
18
No.
18 II. C. Kingsley, labor, 7 56
19 H. A. Williams, cement and material, 31 12
20 R. H. Dean, labor, 26 28
21 W. L. Tenney, labor, 20 16
22 Holden & Martin, tile,
11 55
23 Richard Putnam, labor,
9 24
24 C. C. Reed, labor,
14 34
25 H. C. Kingsley, labor, 15 26
26 Asa Brown, labor,
15 54
27 Charlie Hall, labor,
11 34
28 L. H. Bugbee, gravel,
15 00
29 R. H. Dean, labor,
40 51
30 H. A. Williams, lumber and material, 22 46
$ 465 31
Orders Drawn by Selectmen
1 M. H. Cheney, lumber and labor,
$ 161 31
2 S. E. Bartlett, plank, 24 00
3 W. P. Eames, merchandise, 51 85
4 A. V. D. Piper, legal services,
2 00
5 D. C. Johnson, rolling roads,
12 00
6 M. C. Stone, labor on Branch Bridge,
4 00
7 H. C. Bingham, labor,
4 55
8 B. F. Adams, 7,317 feet bridge plank, 182 92
9 W. M. Winchester, rolling roads, 14 97
10 Dorr Allen, rolling roads, 15 02
11 L. H. Higgins, auditor services, postage, and paper, 7 84
12 Berte E. Morse, services as selectman, 25 00
13 H. A. Williams, services as selectman, 25 00
14 H. W. Adams, services as selectman, 20 00
15 Herbert Brown, shoveling snow, 2 83
16
H. I. Clinton, breaking roads, 24 67
17 W. W. Clinton, shoveling snow, 6 83
19
No.
18
W. H. Porter, shoveling snow,
83
19
E. L. Hildreth & Co., printing auditors' report, 80 51
20
H. W. Hall, breaking roads, 10 00
21 22
Raymond C. Longfellow, shoveling snow, 4 83
John Barber, snowing Branch Bridge, 6 00
23 Holden & Martin, tile, 5 25
24 25 26 27 28
B. F. Adams, 1,687 feet bridge plank,
42 18
The Tuttle Co., four order books,
3 00
Raymond C. Longfellow, labor,
3 50
F. N. Farnum, snowing bridge,
7 00
A. F. Mundell, breaking roads,
15 53
29 Berger Mfg. Co., two culverts,
58 00
30 Will Nido, labor, 8 00
31 H. C. Bingham, snowing two bridges,
12 00
32
F. H. Gray, cutting brush, 2 50
33
A. L. Brown, cutting brush, 9 15
34 W. H. Moore, labor, 9 00
8 66
36 C. R. Thomas, labor,
11 67
37 F. S. Smith, snowing two bridges,
10 00
38
New England Road Machinery Co., scraper blade and bolts, 10 50
39 G. B. Williams, plank and stringers,
38 93
40 H. I. Clinton, cutting brush,
9 17
41 F. A. Butterfield, labor, 9 00
25 00
43 Asa Brown, labor,
6 95
44 C. C. Reed, labor,
9 95
45 Holden & Martin, roofing and tile,
219 19
46 A. C. Harvey, labor,
2 33
Paid L. H. Whitney,
3 00
Paid E. W. Hamlin,
83
Paid M. P. Grout, 1 00
47
H. J. Heath, services as tree warden, 4 50
35 Gus Bock, labor,
42 George Bush, Memorial Day appropriation,
20
No.
48 W. B. Hazelton, labor, 1 50
49 R. H. Dean, labor, 17 67
50 F. N. Farnum, labor, 17 50
51 Ernest Brown, labor,
5 70
52 A. W. Wagner, labor,
4 55
53 A. M. Merrifield, labor,
5 00
54 I. W. Williams, 1,436 feet plank,
28 72
55 P. H. Carr, labor on sluice,
50 00
56 M. P. Grout, labor on sluice, 50 00
57 A. G. Bacon, labor,
7 50
58 H. W. Adams, labor,
21 70
59 F. A. Butterfield, labor,
12 00
60 H. A. Williams, 100 bags cement,
86 00
61 A. V. D. Piper, legal services, 15 00
62 H. A. Williams, services, telephone and postage, 26 50
63 S. A. Merrifield, labor,
1 00
64 P. C. Thayer, oak posts,
10 58
65 Ronald Fisher, labor,
5 50
66 Holden & Martin, tile,
21.00
67 E. L. Hildreth & Co., printing tax cards,
11 25
68 M. C. Stone, labor on Branch Bridge,
15 00
69 H. C. Bingham, bridge plank and labor,
23 78
70 E. E. Williams, labor on Branch Bridge,
18 00
71 Claude Moore, labor on Branch Bridge, 19 65
72 Raymond Stone, labor on Branch Bridge, 4 00
73 Cheney Williams, labor on Branch Bridge, 4 00
74 Merle Brown, labor on Branch Bridge, 4 00
75
C. B. Gray, labor on Gates Bridge, 9 00
76
M. C. Stone, labor on Branch Bridge, 18 00
77 A. G. Bacon, labor on Branch Bridge, 36 00
78 E. E. Williams, labor on Branch Bridge, 18 00
79 Franklin Rowe, cutting brush, 2 50
80 C. F. Rowe, cutting brush, 6 25
81 Ernest C. Brooks, labor on Branch Bridge, 81 00
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No.
82 Dorr Allen, team work, Branch Bridge, 8 06
83 W. L. Yeaw, labor, 4 80
84 Berte E. Morse, labor, 87 18
Cash paid for express, 1 86
Cash paid Leon Whitney, labor, 1 50
Cash paid H. M. Hall, labor, 1 50
2 00
93 Dana Perry, shoveling snow,
94 D. E. Bailey, lumber, 4 91
95 I. W. Williams, labor on bridges,
37 75
96 C. E. Skinner, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
97 Ward Eager, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
98 A. G. Warren, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
99 H. W. Adams, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
100 Berte E. Morse, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
101 F. A. De Witt, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
102 John E. Morse, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
103 W. W. Clinton, labor on South Newfane Bridge, 13 36
104 W. L. Tenney, labor on South Newfane Bridge, 67 24
105 Merle Jones, labor on South Newfane Bridge, 6 00
106
H. E. Johnson, services as lister, 47 60
107 D. C. Johnson, labor, 4 50
108 New England Road Machinery Co., repairs, 16 75
109 F. E. Willard, 1,729 feet logs, 17 29
110
C. K. Stedman, services as lister, 49 50
111 E. H. Jones, services as lister, 62 34
112 Bert B. Williams, labor, 3 34
22
No.
113 J. C. Tibbetts, 244 feet logs, 1 70
114 A. M. Merrifield, 288 feet logs, 1 92
115 Erwin C. Sparks, labor on South Newfane Bridge, 23 36
116 A. F. Mundell, labor on South Newfane Bridge, 36 07
117 L. R. Reque, labor on South Newfane Bridge, 17 72
118 Wayland Moore, labor on Branch Bridge, 3 00
119 Geo. B. Bush, two plow points, 3 00
120 C. L. Stickney, County Farm Bureau Tax, 23 50
121 D. M. Hale, lumber and freighting, South Newfane Bridge, 36 64
122 H. W. Adams, labor,
22 10
123 R. H. Dean, cutting brush, 5 66
124
V. W. Ranney, clerical services and cash paid, 75 75
125 P. B. Sparks, blacksmithing, 11 15
126 Julius Whitaker, labor and merchandise, 6 78
127 E. L. Hildreth & Co., printing primary ballots, 7 25
128 The Tuttle Co., three order books,
2,25
129 John E. Morse, labor,
2 75
130
H. C. Bingham, labor with team,
25 02
131
G. A. Downs, transportation,
20 00
132
Holden & Martin, tile,
10 50
133
Berte E. Morse, cash paid for freight,
30 38
6 50 Cash paid Horace Wood, labor, Cash paid Guy Grout, labor, 2 00
134 Henry L. Norton, bridge,
400 44
135 Holden & Martin, cement, 45 00
136 Good Roads Machinery Co., repairs, 16 00
137 Henry Powers, labor,
1 00
138 I. W. Williams, labor,
8 50
139 C. C. Reed, labor,
2 50
140 Wells Goodell, labor,
24 72
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No.
141 H. A. Williams, cement and merchandise, 111 93 Cash paid Will Nido, freighting, 5 00
Cash paid R. I. Pike, shoveling snow, 1 50 Cash paid D. C. Johnson, labor with team, 2 00
Cash paid Harold Markwith, labor, 1 00
Cash paid H. C. Ingram, labor, 25
142 C. E. Skinner, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
143 F. A. De Witt, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
144 Ward Eager, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
145 H. W. Adams, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
146 A. G. Warren, attending civil authority meeting, 1 50
147 C. M. Moore, cutting brush, 11 25
148 Ashton Timson, labor, 7 33
149 H. C. Bingham, plank and labor, 53 75
150 R. H. Dean, labor,
5 50
151 A. V. D. Piper, legal services, 2 00
152 Ward Eager, lumber,
108 67
153
E. L. Hildreth & Co., printing, November elections, 17 75
154 John L. Sparks, collecting taxes, 1922, 167 29
155
John L. Sparks, attending two elections, 6 00
156
L. H. Whitney, labor on booths, 3 00
157
W. J. White, ballot clerk, 3 00
158 Cheney Williams, labor, 1 50
159 H. C. Bingham, labor on railings, 12 00
160 A. W. Wagner, labor on railings, 15 00
161 Kate U. Benedict, ballot clerk, 6 00
162
A. R. Underwood, ballot clerk, 6 00
163 Berte E. Morse, labor, poles and posts, 79 72
164 H. J. Heath, labor as tree warden, 4 50
24
No.
165 Ira Ingram, rolling roads, 28 00
166 F. E. Fisher, rolling roads, 42 00
167 A. H. Farnum, repairs on snow roller, 14 30
168 Mary Ballou, poles for railing,
2 00
169 Wells Goodell, labor,
18 75
170 H. L. Eddy, rolling roads,
112 00
171 William Wilson, rolling roads,
7 00
172 Guy Grout, rolling roads,
45 50
173 William Brooks, rolling roads, 87 50
174 Berte E. Morse, rolling roads, 84 00
Plank and labor, 8 92
Cash paid Ernest Brooks, labor,
1 50
Cash paid C. Rice, labor,
1 50
175 N. M. Batchelder, merchandise,
44 73
176 W. P. Eames,
14 52
177 Ralph Cushing, fighting fire,
1 25
178 W. P. Eames, fighting fire,
5 00
179 A. R. Underwood, fighting fire,
1 25
180 H. J. Batchelder, fighting fire,
1 25
181 Mrs. Lyman Randall, fighting fire,
1 25
182 A. G. Warren, fighting fire,
1 25
183 Mrs. R. E. Pratt, fighting fire,
1 25
184 Sam Brown, fighting fire,
1 25
185 Lyman Randall, fighting fire,
2 50
186 Homer Heath, fighting fire,
1 25
187 John Tibbetts, fighting fire,
1 25
188 Arthur Amsden, fighting fire,
1 25
189 Geo. Solandt, fighting fire,
1 25
190 W. C. Ballou, fighting fire,
4 00
191 R. E. Pratt, fighting fire,
9 00
192 John L. Sparks, abatement of taxes,
299 03
193 G. K. Cherrie, tax refund,
34 56
194 F. A. De Witt, services, town treasurer, 25 00
195 H. A. Williams, cash paid civil authority, 10 members, 15 00
25
No.
196 A. G. Warren, office work and cash paid, 27 54
197 H. W. Adams, labor, 35 70
$4,834 48
Orders Drawn by Overseer of Poor
1 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board and tobacco for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, $ 30 50
2 A. V. D. Piper, officer's expenses and doctor's and probate fees in Guy Barber case, 53 55
3 Mrs. L. E. Stratton, boarding Wm. Hastings, 5 weeks, 35 00
4 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board and tobacco for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 30 50
5 L. B. Gordon, board for Imogene Hoyt, 4 weeks,
16 00
6 H. A. Williams, merchandise for town poor during the year 1921, 7 35
7 L. B. Gordon, board for Imogene Hoyt, 4 weeks, 16 00
8 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board and tobacco for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 30 50
9 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board and tobacco for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
10 Mrs. L. E. Stratton, board for Wm. Hastings, 8 weeks, 56 00
11 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board and tobacco for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
12 Mrs. L. E. Stratton, board for Wm. Hastings, 4 weeks, 28 00
13 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board and tobacco for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
14 L. B. Gordon, board for Imogene Hoyt, 9 weeks, 36 00
15 H. B. Osborn, board and lodging for tramps, 9 00
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No.
16 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board and tobacco for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
17 Mrs. L. E. Stratton, board for Wm. Hastings, 4 weeks, 28 00
18 L. B. Gordon, board for Imogene Hoyt, 4 . weeks, 16 00
19 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board and tobacco for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
20 Mrs. L. E. Stratton, board for Wm. Hastings, 3 weeks, 21 00
21 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board and tobacco for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
22 Mrs. L. E. Stratton, board for Wm. Hastings, 4 weeks, 28 00
23 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board for H. Ingram, 3 weeks,
27 00
24 John L. Sparks, serving writ and copy, Henry Mack, 3 50
25 Mrs. L. E. Stratton, board for Wm. Hastings, 2 weeks,
20 00
26 L. B. Gordon, board for Imogene Hoyt, 9 weeks, 36 00
27 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board for H. Ingram, 2 weeks, 18 00
28 Mrs. L. E. Stratton, board for Wm. Hastings, 4 weeks, 40 00
29 Frederick Cressy, citation for Ernest Prouty and Guy Barber, 2 60
30 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
31 Dr. A. I. Miller, examination of Wm. Hast- ings at Brattleboro Retreat, 5 00
32 A. V. D. Piper, services for commitment of Wm. Hastings to Brattleboro Retreat, 21 50
33 Probate Court citation, inquisition record for
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No.
commitment of Wm. Hastings to Brat- tleboro Retreat, 6 00
34 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
35 L. B. Gordon, examination and expenses of conveying Wm. Hastings to Brattle- boro Retreat, 16 00
36 Probate Court citation, hearing record for Henry Mack, 4 00
37 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
38 L. B. Gordon, board for Imogene Hoyt, 9 weeks, 36 00
39 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
40 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
41 L. B. Gordon, board for Imogene Hoyt, 9 weeks, 36 00
42 Mrs. Mattie Ingram, board for John Perry, 11 weeks, 44 00
43 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
44 L. B. Gordon, services rendered as overseer of poor for 1922, 18 00
45 H. A. Williams, merchandise for Wm. Hast- ings and Herbert Ingram, 20 40
46 Mrs. J. G. Wilson, board for H. Ingram, 3 weeks, 27 00
47 L. B. Gordon, medical attendance on Imogene Hoyt, Wm. Hastings and John Perry, 33 00
48 Mrs. Mattie Ingram, board for John Perry, 4 weeks, 16 00
Total amount of orders drawn, $1,195 40
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Report of School Directors for Twelve Months, Ending January 31, 1923
TEACHERS' SALARIES
Miss Saidee Morse,
$ 720 00
Miss Muriel Grout,
720 00
Samuel Parsons,
306 00
Miss Gladys Chapin,
380 00
Mrs. Mildred Parsons,
425 00
Mrs. Anna Sparks,
437 00
Mrs. Anna Pratt,
862 00
Mrs. Edith Farnum,
270 00
$4,120 00
SCHOOL DIRECTORS' SERVICES
J. M. Baxter,
$ 12 00
H. J. Heath,
25 50
Mrs. G. M. Love,
33 00
$ 70 50
JANITORS
Charlotte De Witt, treasurer,
$ 10 00
Merrill Mundell,
25 50
Bernard Stone,
25 50
Ethel Styles,
5 50
Frank Aldrich,
13 25
Marshall Cherrie,
21 00
Mrs. Anna Pratt, treasurer,
10 00
Elizabeth Gordon,
5 00
Mrs. Merton Stone,
3 00
E. H. Thompson,
9 00
Mrs. Grace Rhodes,
3 00
29
F. C. Smead, Olive Mundell, Mrs. John Clark, Hazel Abar, Carlton Clark,
2 00
3 00
1 00
7 50
7 50
$ 151 75
SCHOOL BOOKS
American Book Co.,
$ 5 52
E. J. Hobart,
13 50
E. E. Babb & Co.,
8 22
D. C. Heath & Co.,
5 19
Ginn & Co., 1
17 19
Benj. H. Sanborn Co.,
3 26
G. W. Powers,
2 76
$ 55 64
1920-1921
Hammett & Co.,
$ 18 17
75 59
Ginn & Co., D. C. Heath & Co.,
3 90
$ 97 66
SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
Metzer Bros.,
$ 5 09
A. N. Sherman,
1 48
H. A. Williams,
95
E. E. Babb & Co.,
67 98
J. L. Hammett Co.,
11 09
A. N. Palmer,
4 08
Ginn & Co.,
18 00
3 82
Clapp & Jones,
$ 112 49
30
FURNITURE
'C. K. Stedman,
$ 5 00
REPAIRS
W. B. Park,
$ 2 50
H. A. Williams,
50 50
W. T. Brooks,
59 30
H. B. Osborn,
5 50
G. B. Bush,
3 50
E. C. Brooks,
8 75
Holden & Martin,
95 71
Fitch Plumbing Co.,
19 02
John Tibbetts,
1 00
A. H. Farnum,
1 75
C. K. Stedman,
2 00
Robbins & Cowles,
4 45
W. P. Eames,
38 72
John Bulley,
1 00
Allan J. Heath,
15 00
H. J. Heath,
56 30
W. A. Fraser,
72 25
$ 437 25
FUEL
P. C. Thayer,
$ 48 00
E. B. Hamlin,
2 50
L. W. Bingham,
1 00
B. E. Morse,
37 50
Ira Ingram,
2 00
C. Lane,
8 00
W. Yeaw,
6 00
Alvin White,
50
L. W. Bingham,
6 25
C. A. Brown,
9 00
31
H. C. Bingham,
1 00
G. A. Allen, 3 45
$ 125 20
TRANSPORTATION
Wilson Winchester,
$ 50 00
Dorr Allen,
22 00
Webster Thayer,
33 40
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Perry,
214 60
Raymond Longfellow,
75 00
Lyman Bills,
115 00
Frank Grey,
67 57
Earl Davis,
126 00
P. H. Carr,
93 50
Theo. Selken,
14 80
H. B. Osborn,
205 00
$1,016 87
ADVANCED INSTRUCTION
District No. 2, Brattleboro,
$ 160 00
C. W. Cutler, treasurer,
120 00
District No. 2, Brattleboro, 160 00
C. W. Cutler, treasurer,
100 00
District No. 2, Brattleboro,
200 00
C. W. Cutler, treasurer,
100 00
Vermont Academy,
30 00
$ 870 00
INSURANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Noble Pratt,
$ 2 50
J. E. Morse, 75
Allie Mundell,
3 00
32
Mrs. E. S. Willard,
3 00
G. M. Love,
9 04
C. H. Straitiff,
4 60
Red Wing Stove Co.,
1 08
G. M. Love, census,
6 84
A. N. Sherman, insurance,
5 40
L. H. Higgins,
18 60
Tuttle Co.,
1 50
W. C. Ballou,
8 78
Union Sweep Co.,
18 57
Mrs. Anna Pratt,
3 80
W. P. Eames,
1 80
J. L. Whitaker,
85
H. A. Williams,
1 61
$ 91 72
RECAPITULATION
Teachers' salaries,
$4,120 00
Directors' services,
70 50
Janitor service,
151 75
Books,
153 30
Supplies,
112 49
Furniture,
5 00
Repairs,
437 25
Fuel,
125 20
Transportation,
1,016 87
Advanced instruction,
870 00
Miscellaneous,
91 72
$7,154 08
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RESOURCES
Grand list, $4,707.44X$1.10,
$5,178 18
Advanced instruction (state), 360 42
Transportation (state),
369 44
Trained teachers (state),
612 00
Rebate current expenses (state),
36 68
Rent of school hall,
50 00
$6,606 72
Newfane, Vt., February 1, 1923.
We, the undersigned, certify that we have examined the orders and accounts of the School Directors and find them correct as printed.
V. W. RANNEY, WARD H. EAGER,
Auditors.
Newfane, Vt., February 1, 1923.
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.
V. W. RANNEY, WARD H. EAGER, Auditors.
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Directors' Report
Your board of school directors beg leave to offer the fol- lowing report :
The town has maintained schools in Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and, since September, an additional part-time primary school in No. 2, the heavy enrollment there making this necessary. During the summer all the used schoolrooms were painted and otherwise repaired at rather heavy expense. As the state gives a 50 per cent rebate on all repair work exceeding $200.00, it was thought best to repair all in one year, that this rebate might be secured.
There are some more repairs to be done, but we hope to complete them before July 1.
Because of these repairs and some bills of one and two years' standing, which had not been presented to the board by the former superintendent, and the unusual number of advanced students requiring tuition, also the necessity of an extra teacher, the board has exceeded its appropriation, but we feel confident that a rate of $1.10 on the grand list will be ample for the coming year.
For the year reported, the town has had an average number of fifteen in schools of advanced instruction, and an average of eighty-four for the rural schools.
Respectfully submitted in behalf of the board of school directors,
H. J. HEATH,
Chairman.
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Report of School Superintendent
To the School Board and Citizens of Newfane:
Your school superintendent took over the work of the district August 7. This district comprises nine towns : Athens, Brookline, Dover, Grafton, Marlboro, Newfane, Stratton, Townshend and Wardsboro. At present there are no schools in Stratton. In this district there is a school population of 533 distributed among 31 schools.
Since the opening of the schools in September until Janu- ary 1, 230 school visits had been made, necessitating over 2,000 miles' travel. Fifty visits have been made in the Newfane schools.
Newfane is to be congratulated on her excellent schools. The repairs made last summer added much to the efficiency and attractiveness of the schools. Five of your teachers hold qualification certificates and the other one a proba- tionary certificate. All are doing good work. There seems to be a most cordial relation between the school board, the teachers and the public.
An effort is being made to make the work of the schools throughout the district more uniform. When pupils move from one town into an adjoining town they ought imme- diately to fit into the same grade where they had been in a former town.
Just recently tests in arithmetic have been given to all seventh and eighth grade pupils throughout the district. Other tests will probably be given soon. These examina- tions will show pretty clearly the work being done in the various schools.
Throughout the rural sections of Vermont much interest is being taken in the matter of standard schools. During November Miss Rose Lucia, State Supervisor of Rural
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Schools, visited the Newfane village school and made recommendations which, if carried out, would make the school standard. Below is the official rating made by Miss Lucia.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Building and grounds
14
possible 26
Equipment
17
27
Teachers
16
18
Pupils
10
12
Community
11
17
68
100
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Building and grounds
11
possible 26
Equipment
13
27
Teachers
16
18
Pupils
10
12
Community
6
17
56
100
The difference in rating for the two rooms would be under- stood if one were to study the score card. The real difficulty in both rooms is to secure the proper lighting. The expense necessary to make the changes required to bring the school up to 75 points (standard) would be considerable. Prob- ably the school board would not feel justified in spending so much money on any one school. However, I wish that there might be sufficient community interest in this matter so that the village community would undertake to raise the money as they might for any other community project.
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If one school in the town was made standard in this way, then possibly the other communities would follow the ex- ample and try to standardize their schools.
Respectfully submitted, G. W. POWERS, District Superintendent.
February 1, 1923.
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Births in Newfane in 1922
May 15. A daughter to Frank N. and May E. Crossman.
Aug. 4. A son to Russell W. and Edith A. Sauer. Sept. 23. A son to Wilson M. and Lillie J. Winchester.
Marriages in Newfane in 1922
May 28. Arthur S. Edwards and Florence H. Corey. Dec. 26. Ernest C. Brooks and Ida B. Coburn.
Deaths in Newfane in 1922
Yrs.
Mo. Days
Feb. 10. Lessie Holland,
75
0
0
11. Georgiana Morse,
93
0
19
20. Robert G. Brown,
0
7
8
Apr. . 8. Christina E. Shampine,
81
8
29
May 18. Sarah B. Mack,
65
9
18
June 3. Furtina H. Moulton,
77
10
23
Oct. 5. Charles M. Stratton,
76
9
8
Nov. 30. Robert E. Davis,
15
11
2
Dec. 10. Fanny W. Newton,
85
0
29
24. Noble E. Pratt, 1
73
4
21
39
Moore Free Library Account
DR.
1922
Feb. 1. Permanent fund, Interest on above,
$6,766 50
284 58
$7,051 08
CR.
1922
Feb. 27. Transporting books, $ 19 00
May 9. Painting and repairs, 12 00 Repairing chimney, 17 00
Oct. 6. Fuel,
22 50
Nov. 14. Fuel,
21 00
Hauling wood, 6 00
1923
Jan. 19. Storing wood in cellar,
9 00
Repairs on building,
5 53
Permanent fund,
6,766 50
Balance on hand, 172 55
$7,051 08
F. A. DEWITT,
Town Treasurer.
The HF Group Indiana Plant 076166 E 14 00
11/10/2006
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