1872-1873 School Committee Report

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22 23 Upon this wef would remark: such difficulty occurs we must adopt one of the following 1. That so far as the small-pox has already gone in our town, courses—either close the school until some one will offer to there is no evidence that it has been communicated through our. give the teacher a shelter, or procure a boarding lace in One schools. g p" g P 2. We have obeyed the statute requiring certificates of vaccina- of the villages and pay for a regular conveyance of the teacher tion from all our scholars; we have forbidden any scholar to attend to and from the school-house. This expense would be a part of school from an infectgd house; and we have instructed our teachers the cost of such school, and shorten the length of its school to pay strict attention to the important sanitary laws that should year a corresponding amount. We append' the usual tabular always regulate every school building. view, and the rules and regulations to which we have referred. 3. Statistics show that when such precautions are taken, the pub- Respectfully submitted, lic health is better preserved by the continuance of the regular school EDWARD G. PORTER, exercises" CHARLEs TIDD, 4. The best authorities in our State, both'civil and medical, are A. E. SCOTT, i; not in favor of closing schools,under such circumstances. In illus- School Committee-for 1872-73. tration of this, we refer you to the various boards of government LExINGToN, February, 1873. and health in our principal cities and towns, where the disease has been most serious. 5. Many of our own parents, and mostif not all, of our teachers, prefer to have the schools continue. 6. You can readily see the dangers to which the children would TABULAR VIEW. be exposed, if,their usual studies were suspended. p They would frequent public places; ride, more, or less, in public ` o a z g z z 00 p conveyances ; become irregular in their habits; and, very likely, by SCHOOLS. TEACHERS. w y w� � �� m0 A o their imprudence at this inclement season, lay the foundation of " some disease which attendance at school might have helped them to z z — �w P4— 3 avoid. A.E.White . $1500 High . . . . . Ellen W.Stetson 42 37 39.9 36.2 38 .943 400 7. We shall always be ready to consider any local or exceptional Louisa M.Thurston 400 reasons why a particular school should be for a time suspended. Adams Grammar Silas Peabody . 32 32 29.44 28.88 29.161.961 1100 ( 750 E.H.Tower . 1 1000 8. The regular term will close now in a very few days. Hancock Grammar A. H.Blood . 40 50 34.7 37.9 36.3 .811 750 C.E.Washburn Hoping that these views will commend themselves to your good Ma B.Howe . Adams Intermediate { ry 29 28 26+ 22' 24+ .891 40 judgment, Gertrude Pierce. . 0 Hancock Intermediate Ellen B.Lane . . . 34 41 27 31+ 34+ .90 400 We,remain, gentlemen, faithfully yours, Howard . . . . Mary E.Russell . . 24 22 I8+ 17+ 17.5 .81 400 [Si ed] E. G. POI T> It Bowditch . . . . Sarah E.Sturtevant 38 48 30i� 291 2911 .861 400 ., a I Ella J. Corthell. 400 A. E. SCOTT, ` i Franklin . . . . F.E.Sanderson 30 26 26 20 s 233 83s 400 Mar yy E. Thompson 3i 13 3 350 CHARLES TIDD. Warren . Ellen M.I7nderwood. 43 41 30 27 28 .79 400 LEXINGTON,January 21, 1873. Adams Primary' Carrie F.Fiske. 28 28 223 21+ 21t .86 280 Hancock Primary Frances A.Hutchinson 38 39 26 231 24ql� .79 280 Music Teacher for all We cannot close this-review of the year without referring to the schools. Horace Bird 550 a difficulty which we have frequently encountered and which is .becoming of serious import. We refer to the difficulty of t' Whole number of different pupils registered, 450. Average attendance for all the 4 procuring boarding places for the teachers of the outer schools. schools for the year is 86+per cent. We will not presume to express an opinion as to the duty of any family in those districts, but will merely state that where `