1870-1871 School Committee Report

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4 • .5 aptitude have kept them back. The teacher has devoted herself to the interests of the school, and the result of her influence is THE HOWARD SCHOOL. seen as much in the daily exercises as at any formal examination. Teacher.—Miss GLARk E... BACON, (re-appointed March, 1870.) The children are learning to adopt a better tone of voice in the The appearance of this school continues very much as it has school room than they formerly had, though•some of them still 'tip been for the last two or three years. It has been rather difficult fail to open their mouths,sufficiently when reciting'; this is a fault to carry any class steadily forward, owing to the frequent absences, quite common in most of ,the schools. Some of the classes in and the lack of hearty interest in study,which many of the scholars arithmetic did not appear to get on as rapidly as they might. . seem to manifest. During the extremely cold weather,it was difficult to keep the If parents would endeavor to co-operate with the teacher, and room sufficiently warm, and consequently a second stove was placed inquire often and minutely concerning the progress of their chil- in•the school. dren at school, the benefit would doubtless soon appear in an The ground in front of the building was newly graded in the improved attendance and in more systematic habits of study. Fall. The pupils still fail to speak distinctly in this, as in some of the A portion of the school premises was maliciously injured by other districts. During the coming year more attention will be certain persons, who gained for themselves no credit by such dis- given to elocution. honorable and criminal conduct. The girls have enjoyed singing with .their teacher, as a school exercise,but it was noticed at the examination that very few of the boys participated. We earnestly wish this important part of edu- THE BOWDITCH SCHOOL. } cation might receive more general attention both in our schools Teachers,Miss M.A. J,&cgsoN, (re-appointed March, 1870,)Miss SARAH and in our families. E. STURTEVANT. At the Fall examination four scholars were absent without excuse. During the first term this school was under the care of Miss Jackson, and made very commendable progress. Near the close of the Summer vacation Miss Jackson informed the Committee THE HANCOCK SUB-PRIMARY SCHOOL. that the state of her health would prevent here from taking charge Teacher.—Miss FLORENCE W. DAvis, (re-appointed March, 1870.) of the school -at. the beginning of the Fall term. Under these The little ones have here been taught the first rudiments of know- circumstances Miss Sturtevant was appointed as a temporary sqb- ledge, beginning with the alphabet. The new Primer, of the stitute. Miss Sturtevant continued to teach through the term with National Series, with its numerous and attractive illustrations, has evident ability and success. been successfully used. The-teacher has given the children fre- After Thanksgiving Miss Jackson resumed her labors, and ," y quent instruction in singing, drawing and printing, by which means remained with the school to the close of the year. Her methods , the simple order of study has been agreeably and profitably varied. of instruction seem to be adapted more and more to the wants of The general appearance of the school, considering the age of s the school. The children appear to enjoy their work; and, though the pupils,has been .quite satisfactory. - their progress had not been remarkable, they have shown fair evi- dence of improvement in the various branches of study. THE HANCOCK PRIMARY SCHOOL. Owing to the insufficiency of the heating apparatus, an additional Teacher.—Mrs. E. B. LANE.. stove has been placed here, and this, with the contemplated im- provement in the basement, will make the school-house thoroughly A vacancy having occurred in this school at the close of the previous ear, the position was given to Mrs. Lane; a teacher of comfortable. � P Y � p g .