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MOM <br /> REPORT. <br /> TxE School Committee of Lexington herewith submit their <br /> annual report. <br /> On account of the vote of the town by which the financial <br /> year was closed February 1, the committee have settled their <br /> accounts, and make their report for the year ending with that <br /> date. This vote necessitated'a change in the. terms of the <br /> school year, which is fully stated in the regulations hereto <br /> appended. <br /> The present system is not without its advantages,and may be <br /> "�. continued even if the town rescind its action. <br /> ••, APPROPRIATIONS. <br /> The town appropriated for support of schools,at its annual <br /> meeting in March, 1872 . $7,500.00 <br /> For repairs, school furniture, and incidentals 1,000.00 <br /> We have kept in view through the year that the people <br /> desire their servants not to exceed the appropriations, and al- . <br /> though some teachers have been paid more than before, we <br /> think we have not overrun the appropriation for the support of <br /> schools, the unexpended,balance being about sufficient to pay <br /> j for the five weeks' service which would finish- the school year <br /> under the old system. <br /> It is very difficult to estimate with exactness what the ex- <br /> pense of repairs and incidentals for an ensuing year will be, and <br /> although the town voted all We requested,we have been obliged <br /> to exceed that appropriation by about two hundred dollars. <br /> The committee have paid all school bills, have kept their ac- <br /> counts with great care, and classified them so accurately, that <br /> they are confident the most careful auditing committee can find <br /> no reason for criticism. <br /> L <br />