Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
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 more additional


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 a1lalle.t pupils in the
 school has fifty nine
 4 these ffty.nine scholars
 11 Into three classes. and The
 Iee believes ttat these tAsee
 of small students cannot tle
 fled hy eeinpeiSat teaehef ia 4 f0 obtain the best results; and we bsllese lbes the scf1o0 eamuitiee should add another leaehef Co the smtth SfTeef school disi5iug ihis e sefefoWded faoIn and utilizing ali iha rooms fu the buiidIag, and tBIs disi sIaa5 W8afa 88sa h7F IafRe Neii.iiaht. ed fooms ealli sufficient spaee unused fo accommodate Akly ef more addi lIonal pupils.
 wea.so Gud that taere has been no ditlsion line drawn ly the school com. mif.ee governing the question A to the cIifdTen of V hich part of the town shali be accommodated hy the Smith street School and the children of which mart ai the town shall be aceofnmU- dated ty the lsrael Putnam School. We find that Il Is usual in towns both in tbls state and other staies to draw a line dividing the distfiel of territory which shall be accommodated by one school, and the district or territory uf l5ta n schools Ne believe that the school committee should, II possible, so ar. range the division of scholars thnt some children who are now attending the Israel Putnam School and can at- lend the smith Street School without serious inconvenience to them shall be required to attend the smith Street School, and We have satisfied our. selves that such action on the part of The school committee, taken at the proper lime, would not injufe the stu dents and would In measure relieve the oserefo. ded situaian In the lower grades of the Israel Putnam School, but we wish it distinctly understood that the committee believe that this re-adlustnent should not be mnde m. til proper arrangements are provided for the Smith Street School and tue roome properly heated and ventilated. But the taking of some ef tbe small scholars from the Israel Putnam School would mol even for the present properly take care of the present and fast increasing oyefcrowded condition of that school, and wc believe thul the members Of the town school committee and the teachers, as well ns this com mittee, are mol only of the opinion, but are absolutely positive. that something in the very near future will be absolute ly necessary to relieve the situation at ihe Israel Putnam School.
 We are convinced, and we believe that everybody who has any know ot the situation k of The opinion, that the tIme l. fast approaching when the town will require additional and valu- able feal estate, centrally located, to be 
 ent time there is such land, unoeeu. pied by buildings, properly located, which. fl Heauited bs the town, would ne very adequate and very convenient for school purposes. This committee k of the opinion that the sooner such land K acquired by the town for school purposes, the less the cost will be to lhe town in acquiring the same.
 A ba.ed upon the facts which we have already set forth in lhis report, the enunittee unanimously recom- mendss
 First. Tha, proper arrangt nents be made at the smith street school whereby the building shall he well ventilated and well heated, and that eommodions and sanitary lavaloties be placed inside, which will amply ac. counodate all the students which the bnilding k capable of caring for, and that the yard and fences be put in slightly and pleasing condition, and, incidentally, Wy repeat our suggestion that q proper sidewalk should he lad on smith street from Church street te Marshall stteet for The aeeommoda- ton of ,he little folks who attend the Smith -lteet school.
 Second. That in so far as k pessi. hle without working Injury la any stn- dent. the town school committee shall so arrange the division of scholars be. tween the smith street and Israel Put. nam schools that some children who are attending the Israel Putnam School and can attend the smith street School without serious inconvenience 10 them shall be required lo attend the smith Street School, this noi to he done, however, until the smith Street School K pau into proper condition in accordance with the recommendations of the committee.
 Third. Me believe that the school situation in our town demands that more extensive accommodations ee furnished for scholars, and this cart- snit,ee recommends that when hails ing is erected for school purposes along she lines of our suggestions Il be so built as 10 accommodate not only the high school scholars, hat also the aihth grades and, if necessary, the eighth grades from the Israel Putnam School and the smith Street school, aud We
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