Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-19

tanned. They also call the attention of
the district to the fact that the Laurel
street house is not in good condition.
The land on which the house stands is
owned by the Edwards Manufacturing
Co and was loaned to the city for the
purpose. 1t is the opinion of the board
that the city should soon abandon it for
a new one-story building. They also
recommend a new and larger house for
the Grove street school. They refer to.
this matter as follows: 1.-THE school,
room accommodations are much too
limited in the southern half of the fer
ritory of the district. The location of
the Grove street house, which was an
propriated for the scattered village Of
half a century ago, has been rendered
unfit through the consolidation of the
city and the ever increasing volume of
travel and traffic around it, The new
electric railway to Winthrop, with it's
junction in the square near the school.
adds another to the many reasons why
the Grove street schoolhouse ought to
be abandoned and another building of
largor size erected in a more seouest-
cred, safe and desirable locality some
where between Western avenue and
Winthrop street, and west of Sewau
street.
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The volume also contains the reports
of the Principal, the music teacher. the
drawing teacher, the sewing teacher
and the collector. The work i'm the
various departments has been of a high
CIDER. That in the drawing department
is evidenced by the fact that the de-
sign for the cover of the report was
drawn by one of the pupils. Miss f. r.
Warren.
The sewing department was now
departure the present season. If has
met with excellent success. The cbiI-
dren in the various grades in which -
is taught have taken great Interest
The boys have insisted upon learnine
the art of needlework with the y;~ls and
some of them have received regular
instruction.
The following valuable statistics for tb..
fiscal year ending April /, 1902. are In
cluded in the report:
Number of children drawing scb,o,
money in the District or,
Number of school books pur,ho., =,
Number of schools in the District 81
Number or women teachers reeu-
larry employed, i'su .,
Number Of special teachers (wom-
EN- employed, N"oi =,
Number OF men teachers emploved I
sumner of s.hoolhouses in the
District g
for the third (spring) term April 2, to
June u, 1901.
r 1900 1901
Total number registered, 746 10
Average daily attendance, Gal 676
Fer cent of attendance $50 3d.
Number not absent one-half
day, oi2 %,
Per cent not absent one-half
day, go % q
Number not tardy, 49S 46,
Per cent not tardy IT'S 6S.5
For the first (fall term, September I6, to
December 20, 1891.
1900. 1901
Total number registered 800 769
Average daily attendance, 65S 67S
Per cent of attendance, SO2 SS1
Number not absent one-half
day, 1873 173
Per cent not absent one-half
day, 81 q !
Number not tardy, 4l6 AS
Per cent not tardy, 632 70.5
For the second (winter) term, January 6,
to March 2S, 1902.
1891. 1902
Total number registered 764 T4O
Average daily attendance, 624 GA
Per cent of attendance, SIT SS.5
Number not absent one-half ..,-
day, 1O7 III
Per cent not absent one-half
day, III &C.
Number not tardy, 472 426
Per cent not tardy 66. C.. |