Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-04-28


Vol. 1V1.-.No.12
Ellsworth School Report
To has Honor, the Mayor and City
Council ofEusrorth.
In conformity to the requirements Of
law, the undersigned respectfully sub
NIT their annual Report upon the Public
Schools for the school year ending
March 81, 1870.
STATISTICS.
Amour. Of money raised for the support of
schools the current year, $1,000
Amount paid for wages of Teachers.
Highest wages paid any Master per month $1,000
Iowest 5000
Highest, Mistress week 200
lowest eco
Amount paid for superintendent OF
Schools sl3oD
Number of scholars within the limits oil the
City April let, 1859. ls~a
Number OF scholars attending schools, 1919
Largest number attending any school, 81
Smallest, " 9
Number Of Soho oil ouses, =
Number OF School-rooms q
Best per cent, att. OF scholars registered, 20
SCHOOL MONEY.
From the above il will be seen that the
City pays for the school education OF
each scholar, the sum oil 1902 cts each
year. Assuming twelve wears to be the
average time. during which children at
tend school, their whole education is
completed at the total cost of SS6.24 cts.
While your Com. are fully aware of
the heavy debt, that rests upon the city.
and of the importance of rigid economy
i'll the raising and expanding OF money.
they are still of the opinion. that nothing
will contribute SO much TO the welfare
and prosperity ofour city as good schools.
The people invariably prize them wher-
ever established and cheerfullv pay for
their support. In the selection of a resi-
dence. parents DESTROYS of the education
OF their children, are often influenced BY
the character of the Public Schools, and
not untrequently do they remove from
towns where schools are neglected. TO
places where they can better educate
their children. Parsimony in the sup
port of schools, is disastrous TO every
public interest. Liberality. is every way
advantageous, both in the present and
in the future
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Nearly allied in importance TO liberal-
~ in the expenditure of money for the
support of schools, is generous appro-
priation for the erection and preserva-
lion of commodious healthful and al
tractive school buildings With the
Young, everything with which they
come in contact, educates. Their sur
roundings make impressions deeper and
more lasting than we know. Early hab-
IFS and tastes formed and acquired. are
the heritage of manhood. Ii a love for
beauty, grace, order and neatness j.
implanted i'll the mind of a child. it will
grow i'll the man 10 be a daily. living
reality On the contrary. deforInitv.
disorder, and unclsanness. will produce
harvest like unto themselves. That
Committee, Agent, Teacher, Parents.
are derilict in duty who tolerate the lat
ter and do not cultivate the former.
Complaints are often made bv Tax
payers OF the defacing and destruction of
school property, by scholars, and in too
many instances they are well founded
But in the opinion of your Com. Agents
and Teachers are frequently as much in
fault as the scholars. They do not care
fully and watchfuliy superintend the
buildings and check the first indication
of destructiveness. If this were done,
and the offenders ferreted out and pun
ished, less cause of complaint would
exist.
During the past year, there las been
little complaint and little injury done in
this particular.
Within the limits of this city, there are
but two pleasant, comfortable and con-
venient School Houses. One of them
is the Brick School House in Dist No.
). and the other in Dist. No. ).
There are ten which are decent re-
spectacle buildings, and in fair repair.
and there are eleven poor, miserable.
dilapidated novels, which TO saw the
least, are disgraceful to the City and the
Districts. If any think this statement
too strong, your Com. will cheerfullv
convince them of its truth. if they will
consent to sit six hours within their
walls on winters day.
In behalf of one thousand children.
in our city we earnestly appeal to these
several Districts to provide more COM
Portable school rooms. Let the School
House where the children of rich and
poor meet on the same level, instead of
being the poorest habitable building. be
an ornament and an honor to the Dis
trict and the pride of the scholars.
TEACHERS.
There have been employed the mast
year in the schools of this city thirty
nine different Teachers. OF their fitness
to teach and success, it is proper in gem
eral terms to allude. Almost all, have
been faithful and earnest in the perform
ance Of their duties and have cheerfully
aided the Com. to elevate the character
of the schools. Two or three female
Teachers failed through want Of execu-
tive ability and of aptness to teach.
Their schools were OF short continuance
and little money or time was wasted.
Two other Teachers also were not SO