Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-03
Public records,
55.i.I.5

| 1t was ordered that 80 copies of the
city reports be printed for distribution.
| The following reports submitted to the
mayor and board of aldermen were read
and accepted:
| REPORT OF SCHOOL. COMMITTEE.
To he Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
| ell:
1t is gratifying to the school board ia
! De able To II port that the schools are III
good work has been done throughout the
year. Ii is the belief of your committee
that the teachers employed in our schools
ut the present time are worthy of com
mendation for their faithful and efficient
services, The discipline i'll all the schools
during the year has beer good. In fact.
trouble on account of diSorderly pupils.
The High school suffered the loss OF two
teachers during the year. Principal Par
ker resigned at the end OF the spring
term to go into business. and Miss CARY
asked for leave OF absence for a year.
Mr.. Eshrrt 4. Case and Miss 4. L. Pas
lin, both graduates of Bates College, We're
engaged to ill the vacancies ON account
of sickness Miss Parin did not begin her
Work until near the end Of the fali term
Miss Susan X. Scott acted as substitute
giving excellent satisfaction. Under the
g,idap bee 81 ih9 present force 81 Leach 1.,,ic
HasktI " FL st ascixianc es and ME- ai
Parlln. second assistant, the work IN tn"
High school is being carried forward in II
very manner. ! ne ulStlpllilt
is good, the quality of the inStruciicn Civ
On is of q high order, and the pupils are
interested in their work, The enrolment
for the past term was "a.
There are five schools in the Maria
Clark building. numbering in all about
100 pupils. Here the conditions of work
are especially favorable and the teachers
and pupils are working together in per
feet harmony. All the teachers in this
building have had much experience ana
the quality of the instruction given, The
methods employed. and the discipline Of
the schools, all meet with the hearty ar-
prevail of your committee. During the
taken up III the lNth grade under the SUI
pcrvi.;ion of the teacher, Miss ClnuGh
who prepared 4 fine outline of work Tor
eral supervision of the order in the build
ing.
Primary schools is large. These schools
are in the hands of experienced teachers
and the work being done in them is All
that could be eX I The L1nIop ho I'M
larger enrolment of pupils at the pres
cnt time than for several years and IS in
Il very satisfactory condition. Miss Dana
teacher of the Laughton school, gave up
her work near the end Of The fall term
on account of sickness. and Miss Lizzie
Dixon WAS employed in her place. Miss
Dixon is doing excellent work.
Miss Ethel NJ. Haley. who had taught
the Attic rton school Will success for srv-
cral years. rendered her resignation al
the close OF the spring term and Miss
Eertha Harvey was engaged to ill the va
cancy. Her work during the past tern
has been wholly satisfactory to Your com
mittec and the school is in good condition
AT the beginning of the fall term. ar
engagements were made for the teaching
of music in the schools in tn" Marie
Clark and Bodwcll buildings. eight grades
III all. Miss Clara Holmes of Augusta
was engaged to supervise the work. The
outlay in money for this purpose * only
proved Il most efficient instructor. and the
pupils ana THAR cachprs hay" greatly en-
loved the work. The progress made in
n single term has been very great Dur
ing the past year. the vertical system of
writing has been displaced by a mole nat
ural method known as the medal.
Needed Improvements were made il IT,"
l.nughton school building. the past sum
ner. and the floors iii nearly all Of tn"
old buildings HAY" been put in better
of the fall term, Mrs. Eugene Gilman
was engaged to do thc sweeping in thr
school buildings. This arrangement is
more satisfactory than abe former method
and has relieved the teachers o. a con
siderable burden. while the cApcnS" is
mend Nh Eugene Gilman for his tAithiu.
ana efficient services as Janitor OF the
schools.
In their administration Of the schools
Your committee have been careful not to
90 bevond the amount of money apprG-
wish "a express their gratitude - the GUY
inr The lii"ialitN shown in proVidn: for
he c,lIlc;tioh ct tl!c youth. Tie total en-
rol!mcnt OF pupils 1T the present time is
Respectfully submitted.
&. \. WIGHT.
GEO. \. SAl'EOED.
School Committee.