1874-1875 School Committee Report

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--- --� _ 6 7 In a town where the selectmen meet only twice each structed, the, school building shingled, the basement, and month, and. the 'treasurer has no regular office hours;' it school-room put in good repair, the school desks refinished, would seem that some simpler method should be adopted. the walls painted, and blackboards made around the room. In the Adams District, in addition to the furnaces contem- We cannot recognize, in their present condition, the un- plated in the appropriation, we found it necessary to make sightly premises and the unattractive school-room of last considerable outlay in repairing the roof, and in placing out- year, and yet 'much needs to be done to the school lot to side windows on the north side. Entire shingling and many complete the work begun. Our resources only enabled us other repairs will soon be required, but we ask for no special to grade the lot with the rough material obtained from the action this year: lot itself] and we need a stratum *of loam and compost on the We also found it necessary to go to considerable expense sides and rear. This should then be wellseeded, and a few in repairing the flat roofs and rear wall of the High School trees set out on the street front and in other places about i' house,-.and for the first time in many years we are able to the lot. The town has done so much toward the work that report that the building does not leak. we feel the district should take the matter in hand and carry The school premises have been much improved by the out the plan above suggested without further appropriation. schokirs and teachers without expense to'the town. If the people in the district will turn out for a single day in The admission of a large class to the school in rSeptember early spring, with their men and teams, the work will be compelled us to procure some new furniture at an: expense fully accomplished. not contemplated in our last report. Our school property throughout the town is.in fair con- In the Hancock District we have placed another furnace dition, and it is not necessary for ,us to ask for as large din the school building, and built a fence on the street front of appropriations for repairs as we have previously done. We the lot,—a great improvement to the school premises, and cannot, however, anticipate every outlay, and it is necessary an assistance in the discipline of the school. In our last to have the usual general appropriation for that purpose. ine We call your attention in particular to the dilapidated report we called the attention of-the town to the eng house on this lot, and we again strongly urge its removal. fence and outbuildings in the Bowditch District. The credit The school is in need of the corner where it is situated., the ( of the town and the welfare of the school demand a new lot would be much improved by its removal, and, the prem- ° fence on the front of the lot at least, new out-houses, and ises relieved of many objectionable features. !' considerable grading. In the'Bowditch District we have done the shingling imper- In the Franklin District the house needs a new sill on at atively demanded, and greatly improved the.school furniture. least two sides, and other repairs about the building-are I In the Warren District we have done much more than`we demanded. The school lot is, in a rough condition in cone- intended, and we now regard the premises in good condition quence of the removal of gravel from one side, for use on the throughout. It was deemed advisable to extend the wall roads, the boulders and debris being left, .' A slight outlay along three sides of the lot. This was done in a substantial will greatly improve the appearance of the lot. We recorn- I manner, a good fence built around the lot, a very large amount mend that the gravel bank on the southeasterly corner be of gradiug done, the out-houses and yards entirely recon- still further removed, the bank sloped, a bank wall built . (1