Putnam patriot., 1915-01-08
SUPERINTENDENT'S
 REPORT
Schools Make Good Showing. Teachers
 Efficient
New ,Poof 10 Be Put on High School
 Building

At the monthly meeting of the school board held Monday night il was voted to acce pt the offer of The Warren Brothers Company of Boston to put new KioIastic roof or the ne" High school building The price quoted Is s764 and includes the femov- al of the old copper, furnishing ne" copper wall capping over terra cotta coping, four new roof boxes and box strainefs. It is guaranteed that the roof will remain tight for ten years The town is to have the old copper and as shis is estimated to be worth ai between three and four hundred dol lars the work will cost the town be- tween three and four hundred dollars. The roof of the building has always been unsatisfactory and considerable money has been spent eudeayoring to patch il ID.
 SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
 Putnam, Jan. 1, l9l5. To the School Committee:
 The public schools were closed at noon Dee. 24 for the Christmas Qaca- tion, after being in session for a term Of sixteen weeks The High school and the Eighth Grade located in the High school building resumed sessions tbis morning The new arrangement of hours. which affords continuous session from Co o'clock, went into effect for fhe High school building to day. Tine other public schools of the town viii reopen fof tue winter term mex Monday. Jan. II.
 Al the close of ihe fall Term, Dee. 24, lbe enllIe school enfoilment Was 7G9 pupils The average membership for lbe moata Ha, 65a, the average at tendance 6I5. 65l l=2 days absence of pupils afe reported bY the teachers ll5 pupils Were taad4. The total num- ber of eases of tardlaess reported were 2os. 279 paplIs had perfect attend auee ree5id For the month. The mem bership Dee 21 Was 656.
 Arranged by grades the membership at the close Of the fall term was as fol- lows: High school, graduate students 7, Seniors i6, Juniors 3s, Sophomores 15, Freshmen G4 grade eight 45, grade seven 33, grade six b6, gfade five 1 =, grade four 62, grade three G, grade | two 60, grade one 65, Kindergarten 32. | The pupils nre distributed among the | several schools as follows: High school | building 208, Israel Putnam school 30, Smith Street school g., Sawyer District r f72 enrolledl, East Putnam b, Putnam Heights II, Gary school Ii.
 Copies of the health rules adopted by | 9ou at the last meeting have been dis abuled among the teachers. am pleased to report that there was com stslc contagious diseuse 4nong ba Hapiis af tAe schools ag the ,lose of last term The children at Che county thiidfen's Home are all qnarantined because of scarlet ever and they will probably not be permitted t8 return To school for eon i8erable time. X few eases of scarlet ever have also been reported recently n the Vicinity of Walnut and upper school streets
 In my report to you al the close of he month ol september 1 eommentei | avorably upon the efficiency of our eaching force. After term of active supervision and close inspection of the schools and the work of the teachers, tit | gives me much pleasure to corroborate his first impression. The great ma ortty of our teachers merit your high sst confidence and support and that of lur citizens. They are painstaking in | their efforts to promote regular attend ance and to interest the pupils in the | school work. Order prevails in the | cordial good spirit exists between pu- pills and teachers. | am pleased with the progress that most ol the pupils are making The credit for this prog ress must be given, for the most part, to the teachers under whose daily in struelion these pupils come. The work of your fuant officer, too, k thorough and effective. lie has brought into the schools some children of legal school age, who were not previously in at tendance, and has promoted more regular attendance among other pupils which is of vital importance to prog teSs in their school work
 The greater part of the books and supplies necessary to furnish teachers and pupils with adequate working ma terial for the year has now been pur- chased. The expense for these items for the remainder of the year should be comparatively light.
 Respectfully submitted,
 Wendell A, MowTy,
 Superintendent of Schools.
 SCHOOL CALENDAR 1914 l6
 High School. Forty Weeks.
 Sessions S.12.la, t.82-2l5
 Fail term, l6 weeks, begins Sept. $, au.ts I,a. .td