Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-12
RURAL SCHOOLS,
Annual Report Of experimenting
School Committee.
Improvements Made on Many Of the
schoolhouses.

The committee consisting of A. d.
Russell, NJ. ;. Holway and LendalI
Titcomb. which has had charge of The
rural schools Of the city during the mas
year. has submitted its annual renort
to the mayor and city council The "a
port Is in part as follows:
During the past year tha same
schools have been maintained AZ durine.
the preceding year. viz: In the Ballard
Bracket. Bolton Hill. Fletcher Hew-
ms. Howard. North Parish, Spaulding,
Stone and Wellman districts. The
pupils from the Jewett. Cony. Leighton.
Hospital. Church Hill. Stony Brook.
Ward and Howe districts have been
carried to central schools following
the plan Of previous years. The num-
Dor Of pupils in the suburban districts
has not materially increased ana il il
not probable that great number. Of
schools Will bCrequired in the Immediate
future. The concentration of districts
in one school, while it increases the
efficiency of the school by reason of on
portunity to make better classification
Of scholars and larger classes. also has
one serious disadvantage that children
OF tender age are compelled to be away
from their home during the whole day
The committee have considered this
and plan to make this Inconvenience AZ
small as possible.
During the past year the teachers in
the various schools have been as fol-
lows:
Ballard school-Miss Phronie S.
Knowles; Bracket school-Miss Jennie
f. Lord; Bolton Hill school-Mfss
Alice G. Temple: Fletcher school-Miss
Frances +. Raymond; Hewins school
Mrs. A. Fl. p. Hanks; Howard school
Miss Grace F'ifield; North Parish
school-Miss Ella 3. Walton: SpaulG-
ing school-AIiss Clara A. Bennett:
Stone school-Sping term. Miss Nina r.
Knight; fail term, Mrs Nina b.
Staples Winter term, Miss Alice g.
Knight: Wellman school-Spring term
Miss Alice 7, Leighton; fall term
Misses Harriet Foster and Sadie Abb
bott: winter term, Miss Sadie Abbott.
improvements have been made on
many of the schoolhouses, and new
slate bIackboards have been placed i'll
most Of them. During the coming wear
some quite extensive repairs will be
necessary in the way Of painting and
general repairs. The committee would
bear testimony to the interest taken by
the teachers and the faithful service
rendered by them during the past year
in each Of the schools.
The committee would also bear testi-
mOny to the interest shown by the
pupils in the schools and in their school
work. In many instances entertain
ments have been arranged and carried
out by the pupils and the money real
lied thereflom has been expended by
them in purchasing clocks. pictures
and furniture for the improvement and
decoration Of the schoolroOms.
Mrs. T.. $. Fogg was reelected
superintendent of schools and has Civ
en- to the position capable service and
has seconded the efforts of the COM
mittee TO have the city's money ac-
compllsh as much as possible in the
service Of the schools
The board does not give the details Of
thu expense account, that being includ-
ed in the auditors report submitted
sometime ago. The total expenditures
for the year have been $5,766S0. This
has been used for the following pur-
poses: