HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855.
Charles Brooks, Ed.

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schools.	Whole No. of different scholars.	Average number.	Average Attendance.	No. of Tardinesses.	No. of Dismissions.	No. of Days' Absence.	No. of Corporal Punishments.
High School	70	62	60	4	322	423	2
Centre Grammar School	85	68	62	271	62	1055	46
Everett Grammar School	102	81	77	324	225	1479	9
Brooks Primary School	56	44	35	317	148	769	95
Union-street Primary School	53	44	39	201	64	903	129
Everett Primary School	57	50	46	726	362	1081	339
Salem-street Primary School	46	43	39	391	101	998	193
Park-street Primary School	50	46	42	617	273	736	407
Union-street Alphabet School	72	59	50	1032	75	1768	263
Everett Alphabet School	70	53	47	154	180	1267	204
Salem-street Alphabet School	65	60	49	620	72	1798	266
Parks-street Alphabet School	72	58	49	384	103	1418	428
1Brooks Alphabet School	26	26	20	87	16	112	8
Totals	824	694	615	5128	2003	13,807	2389

total expenses from Feb. 15, 1854, to Feb. 15, 1855.
For salaries of teachers	$5,490.64
Fuel	616,45
For repairs and incidental expenses	1,031.73
	$7,138.82

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Academies.

Medford has been famous for its excellent private schools. So early as 1790, Mr. William Woodbridge opened one for young ladies and boys, providing board in his own family for many who came from Boston and other places. He seemed to have discovered, what is now so commonly known, that the surest way of having a select and full school was to ask the highest price. At first he met with some success in teaching, but more in salary, and educated several of the first females of the State.

His academy was kept in the house formerly occupied by Colonel Royal. At one time he had ninety-six girls and forty-two boys. His sister was associated with him, and one male teacher. He had no objection to inflict corporal punishment on females! He was greatly given to wild speculations in trade, and seemed to carry something of this spirit into his schoolroom. He had no system of teaching, and let any