Annual Report1891 Includes annual report of the Board of Trustees of the New Bedford Vocational School ... (occasionally) |
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Acushnet avenue Annie assistant Average number belonging Bedford BEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Board books and supplies Borden Boys Brick Brownell building Cannonville Cedar Grove Street Cedar Street census cent Clark's Point Cost of books Country schools County street Dartmouth Street day schools drawing Education Emma enrolled Fourth street G. A. Henty Geography George H Girls Godfrey graduates High school History I. W. Benjamin instruction Kennedy Linden Street manual training Mary Maxfield street Merrimac Street Middle Street Mill schools Milliken Miss Winslow Music number of pupils number pupils Number visits Parker Street Grammar Pitman Plainville Pothier principal public schools pupil-teachers R. M. Ballantyne Rockdale rooms salaries Sarah Sayer School Committee school houses school pupil Second Reader Street 66 Street Grammar school Street Primary school Street school Sylvia Ann Howland Taber teachers teaching Thompson Street tion Tompkins truancy Truant Officer Ward week Whole number WILLIAM E William street Wood
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Page 41 - ... who may be found wandering about in the streets or public places of such city or town, having no lawful occupation or business, not attending school, and growing up in ignorance; and...
Page 42 - ... otherwise instructed for a like period of time in the branches of learning required by law to be taught in the public schools...
Page 100 - ... every subject which is taught at all in a secondary school should be taught in the same way and to the same extent to every pupil so long as he pursues it, no matter what the probable destination of the pupil may be, or at what point his education is to cease.
Page 76 - In truth, the whole situation, in respect to history, is described in that well-known conversation between the English clergyman and the play-actor. "Why is it," asked the clergyman, " that you, who represent what everybody knows to be false, obtain more attention than we who deal in the most momentous realities !
Page 48 - For the purpose of public instruction, we hold every man subject to taxation in proportion to his property, and we look not to the question whether he himself have or have not children to be benefited by the education for which he pays. We regard it as a wise and liberal system of police, by which property and life and the peace of society are secured.
Page 43 - This certificate belongs to (name of child in whose behalf it is drawn) and is to be surrendered to (him or her) whenever (he or she) leaves the service of the corporation or employer holding the same...
Page 43 - Signature of the person authorized to sign, with his official character and authority. Town or city and date. This certificate belongs to the person in whose behalf it is drawn and it shall be surrendered to (him or her) whenever (he or she) leaves the services of the person, firm or corporation holding the same.
Page 42 - Every person having under his control a child between the ages of eight and fourteen years...
Page 42 - ... legibly simple sentences in the English language, shall attend some public day school in the city or town in which he resides during the entire time the public day schools are in session, subject to such exceptions as to children, places of attendance and schools as are provided for in section three of chapter forty-two and sections three, five and six of this chapter.
Page 42 - For the purposes of the preceding section school committees shall approve a private school only when the teaching in all the studies required by law is in the English language...