Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-25

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| pany, $350.00; Glenwood Spring
Company. 1925, 4232 2;
| Assessing taxes, 10O.Gt
! Collecting taxes, U.2t
| Discount on taxes, 1900 $3.50
School census, 81 0(
| Truant officer. 1851
| directors and clerk, 81.Ot
Payment of two Village District
| notes, 2,OO00(
/ sl7,s43St
Abatement of taxes, 40l6t
| Total, $lS 246 4e
The amount in the city treasury to
the credit of the district, March 81,
1908. was $1,705.63.
| The report of Collector James R.
Townsend shows that the taxes for
1900 are all settled, that $4O3.62 remains
unpaid on the commitment of 1901, and
ST, 1886 of the 1902 tax is unpaid.
The debt statement shows that two
notes for $1,000 each have been paid the
past year. There is now due the Ken
nebec Savings Bank the sum of $4,000
on the series of notes amounting to
$1,000 at five per cent. interest, given in
| 1897. for building a schoolhouse. A
note for $241O. bearing four per cent.
interest. was issued in October, in pay
of the proposed schoolhouse on Lincoln
street. plans for which are now in
preparation and will be presented to
the voters of the district for their con-
sideration in the near future.
The report of Principal Milton P.
Dutton takes up the details of the
years work. Monthly teachers meet
ings have been held. There have been
the usual number of changes in the
teaching force. Vertical writing is
taught. and plea is made against
changing it as has been done in some
places, because There is not enough
importance attached to any system of
writing to warrant frequent changes.
The school savings bank is gaining in
popularity, and during the year 24S
pupils have had, $1092 deposited in the
Kennebec Savings bank, and 1886 was
in the hands of teachers at the close Of
the last term. The experiment of in
Producing sewing has been highly sue
cessful, and the pleasing comment is
made that it has not interfered with
the other work. A class of 81 was
graduated, last spring. The cases of
hardness numbered 1893, or 207 fewer
than in the previous year. The Laurel
hill evening school was kept open from
November to February 9. with total
of As and an average Of rs men in at
tendance.
In the report of Estelle C. Deering
music teacher. it is stated that "regu-
lar work was carried out, doing away
with some of the former exhibition
work" She emphasizes the Importance
of articulation and pronunciation.
Clara l.. Rice, drawing teacher, re-
ports a half hour q week devoted to
each class. Color and form have been
studied. animal and floral drawing
Taught and the elements of designing
wall papers and muslins, using alb
stracts, geometric and floral forms.
Ella Alvina Barton, teacher of sew
| ing, has devoted half hour weekly to
each class. She recommends a regular
four years course, beginning in grade
| V with how to thread and hold
needle. use thimble, how to hold the
work. plain stitches, etc, and closing
| in grade VIII with the finer work of
isewing, and also taking measurements
and cutting and making garments by
pattern.
The miscellaneous statistics of the Dis
trict for the year give the following inter-
| esting figures.
Number of children drawing school
i money in the District, 2C60
| Number of school books purchased, 1&
Number of schools in District. 20
Number of women teachers regular
| ly employed, 20
Number of special teachers (women)
employed,
Number of men teachers employed. /
Number of school houses in the District, 6
| Spring term, total attendance. 723.
average, 657. not absent, 24S. not tardy. 400;
fall term, total attendance. io1. average.
i6i6. not absent Mo. not tardy. 49a; winter
term, total attendance. III, average, Coz,
not absent. $50. not tardy. 5S7.
| The report is signed by the directors of
the District Charles z. Nash, president;
William G.. Boothby, secretary; and Fred
erick w. Plaisted. A successor to Col.
Plaisted is to be chosen at the annual
meeting, this afternoon. The important
matter to come before this meeting is the
financial estimate for the school year
1854. which the directors present as fol-
lows:
For, Teachers pay rolls. $500
Janitors' pay rolls, 500
, Fuel wood and coaD, 1890
Water bills, $50
Assessing taxes. 100
( Directors and Clerk, 50
Text books. stationery and supplies. LOO
Collecting taxes, 100
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