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Parker, at which some handsome specimens of writing were particularly noticed.
The number present, out of a total of 119, was 32 boys and 40 girls.
The whole number of school children —outside the primary departments—was about 750, or 66 more than attended last year; $3,400 will be necessary for the coming year.
1822-23.
At town meeting May 6, 1822,
John Soley,
Philemon R. Russell,
Isaac Tufts, and
J. K. Frothingham declined to serve on the board of trustees.
They received the thanks of the town for their services, and
Rev. James Walker,
Nathan Tufts, 2d,
Joseph Phipps, and
Samuel P. Teel were elected to their places.
Mr. Phipps was chosen secretary.
The town also voted to buy the land, with the building thereon, now occupied by the female school, but
Mr. Collier declined to sell for the present.
May 11, 1822.
Voted that
Nathan Tufts attend to the care of the female school at
Winter Hill and the school at Milk Row; that
Samuel Teel have charge of the upper schools.
October 22, these two gentlemen were empowered to, dispose of the old schoolhouse at No. 5.
The school for females opened May 1, under
Josiah Moody and
Miss Sprague.
In July
Mr. Moody was succeeded by
Melzer Flagg.
The school closed the last of October.
It was opened again May 5, 1823, with
Luther S. Cushing and
Miss Sprague as teachers.
In July, No. 2, at the Neck, was vacated by
Samuel Moody, and
Joseph Reynolds was appointed to succeed him. Schools for poor children were kept six months in different parts of the town, under the care of
Mrs. Rea,
Mrs. Thompson, and
Miss Jefferds.
‘About 100 children had this privilege.’
The school at Milk Row (No. 3), under the charge of
Mr. Blanchard, was examined in April, and was found in a good state of improvement.
Forty-four were present out of a total of about 100.
Present:
Messrs. Turner,
Walker, and
Tufts. No. 4 and No. 5, at the upper part of the town, as far as returns have been made, have been satisfactorily kept.
The whole number of children, about 760, Present at the last examination: at No. 1,