The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-05-18
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WARREN. SATURDAY, MAY IS.

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Free School Committees Report.-A'
the annual April Town Meeting, the
Free School Committee offered the
following Report, which was read and
accepted.
The Public School Committee ftr the
town Of Warren, beg leave to submit the
following as their Report, viz:-That the
amount received fr ON the State Treasu-
ry has been $l6I Al, and that from the
town, $500, making in the whole S48 Al,
for the support Of Free Schools from the
third Wednesday in April, 1882, till the
third Wedn esday in April, 1888 which
has been appropriated by your Commit
tee in the following manner-$382 "a,
has been expended tor three quarters OF
schooling, rent Of room, fuel, sc. and in
making up deficiency which appears in
the report Of the former commlttee Of $50
amounting TO 1916 "a, which amount
substracted from the above, shows bal
ance remaining in the town treasury of
Sc, III cents due to tho West District
The school has been kept by Mr.. B. IL.
WeatherJee and your committee have
visited it number Of times each quarter,
and were much gratified with the con-
duct and attention manifested by the pu-
pills to their studies. But notwithstand-
ing the importance which every indiyidu-
al is willing to bestow upon this very de-
sirable mode Of education, manifest de-
Iinquency has been but too apparant on
the part Of both parents and guardians, in
not urging the regular attendance OF chill
dren at school. The school has some
weeks numbered l4O scholars, while it
has in very short time been reduced to
the limited number of about so. This ir-
regularity may not appear OF much i'm
portance at first, but by it serious dlifi-
Guilty arises. 1t is not only the means Of
keeping those absent in ignorance, but
such as do regularly attend are much an
noyed by it for the abscntces are not,
when they do attend, in situation be put
forward. Hence they are as dead let
ters in the school, clog to such as wish
to obtain inlormation--a burden 10 their
instructor, and as drones in the hire. A
mother very important deficiency has ex-
listed in the school kept in the West Dis
trict; is the limited number OF Books,
furnished by parents for the use Of the
children. In some of The classes num-
bering from 1870 90 scholars, there has
not been but from 10 to ~ books for them
to pursue their studies in, and those
brought have been so muhifarious, that
it would be hard TO decide how to classi-
fy them. The names of Webster and
Alden, Morse and Adams, Murray and
Smith, Pierpont and Angel, have each
been displayed rs Recommendations to
the work, and each had share Of atten-
ton in the school. This can and ought
TO be remedied; for it is a source Of much
to the instructor, as well as
The means of great disadvantage to the
scholars generally.
The amount appropriated for the sup
port of free schools in the Middle District
has been disposed of as follows, it being
$67 ,93. For a school kept IN the house
near Mr.. Simmons Coles, twelve weeks,
by Miss Caroline Cole, at Sl per week,
and the rent Of room $7,7O-makingSl9,
40; which substracted from the whole a
mount leaves balance Of $48,28, which
was equally divided by the committee,
and $l7,l4, allowed Mr.. Rowland Brown
for teaching school in the north part Of
said district, with S. to Miss Mary Ann
Pearce for teaching a summer school sew
en- weeks; making in tho whsle S24, IA,
and leaving balance due the south part
Of the district Of S24,l4.
The money appropriated to the East
District, it being $50, ,49, with the balance
remaining last year Of 80 cents, making
$50, 81 cents. has been expended for a
school in the winter season, kept by Mr..
George Sisson.
Thus it appears the Committee have
ordered drawn from the school fund plac-
ed in the town treasury, during the year,
S45l Al, which amount substracted from
Si81,73, leaves a balance in the trensu-
ry of S3O,54. The preceding report is
respectfully submitted to the frecmen OF
the town Of Warren, in town meeting as
sembled, by the Public Free School Com
mittee, Wednesday, April II 1888.
HENRY Ii. LUTHER,
Secretary of Free School Committee.