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<br /> their work was lamentably deficient. There .were too many At the close of the fall term, Miss Ginn felt obliged to resign
<br /> occupations outside the school, especially in connection with public on account of continued ill-health. Her place-was filled by the
<br /> entertainments, to allow that concentration of time and thought removal of Miss Underwood from the Franklin School, to which,
<br /> upon-the important exercises of the school, which must always be in turn, we appointed Miss Ella J. Corthell of Hingham, another
<br /> secured.if there is to be any commendable progress. This lack of graduate of the Salem Normal School.
<br /> cordial co-operation, on the part of scholars and parents, with the These are the only changes of teachers that have taken place in
<br /> teacher, continued, we regret to say, through the year, and neces- our schools during the year.
<br /> sarily injured the popularity and success of the school. And yet Having decided to close the school-year hereafter at the end of
<br /> the closing examinations showed, beyond a question, that the the summer term, instead of in March, as heretofore, we postponed
<br /> instruction from the desk had been'patient and thorough. When the presentation of diplomas to the graduating class at the High
<br /> the resignation of the principal was announced, there was a general School until July. After this, classes may expect to be transferred
<br /> feeling among the scholars, as many of them acknowledged, that to higher grades of study at the beginning of the fall term.
<br /> they had not treated him fairly. We feel bound to say this much Owing to the appearance of small pox in neighboring towns, 9e
<br /> in simple justice to a faithful and- conscientious teacher, who has "` deemed it advisable, December 1st, to call the attention of parents
<br /> now left us; and we sincerely trust that the people of our town to the General Statute requiring all children admitted to, or con-
<br /> will cease giving expression to unkind and unjust opinions con- nected with., the public schools, to furnish a certificate of vaccina-
<br /> - This wise precaution has been generally adopted in Boston
<br /> cerning this school tion.
<br /> The fact that only two of the parents have visited the High and vicinity, and has doubtless prevented any serious outbreak of
<br /> School throughout'the year, shows how little real interest they the disease.
<br /> have taken in its welfare, and also how poorly qualified they are to
<br /> judge of its condition. We ought to cherish the reputation of the 1 ATTENDANCE.
<br /> school, and guard it against idle gossip and ungrounded rumors, The number of persons in.the town May, 1, 1871, between the
<br /> from which it has suffered more in the past than from any other ages of five and fifteen years, as returned to us by the assessors,
<br /> cause. Teachers who have been unpopular here, have been emi- was three hundred sixty-three—a smaller number than has been
<br /> nently successful elsewhere, showing that the fault lies largely with returned for some -years. The number enrolled upon our school
<br /> us. We are glad to.notice a resolution on the part of some of the registers during the year, was four hundred sixty-seven. Of
<br /> present members of the school to avoid the occasion of this reproach - Tr this number, thirty-one were over fifteen years of age, and nine
<br /> in the future. under five, showing that there have been in our schools during
<br /> At the close.of. the summer term Miss Bacon resigned her posi- < the year, sixty-five scholars between the ages of five and fifteen
<br /> tion as teacher of the Howard School. Circumstances induced us years, not found by the assessors on the first of May. The cause
<br /> to fill the vacancy by transferring Miss Russell from the Warren ,,, of this difference, as well as of the decrease in numbers, as above
<br /> School. Owing to the temporary illness of Miss Russell, she was referred to, we leave for others to discuss.
<br /> allowed a respite of a few weeks, at the close of the winter term, The whole number of names upon our registers is . 467
<br /> and her place was supplied by Miss Carrie P. Wellington, of The average number of scholars through the year is 365
<br /> Waltham, a recent graduate of the Girls' High and Normal School _ The average daily attendance has been 305
<br /> in Boston. Further details as to attendance, are given in the appended table.
<br /> At the Warren School, Miss Mary Ginn, a graduate of the Thus we see that over sixty scholars, who are actually members of
<br /> Salem .Normal School, and a teacher of many years' experience, '"" our schools, are absent daily! and over one hundred and sixty,
<br /> was appointed as Miss Russell's successor. including those who have been members sometime during the year l
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