Collection:
School Registers and Statistical Reports
Object ID:
1960—001—166—003
Object Name:
Collection
Scope & Content:
: The Collection consists of two series of records that were required by state statute in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: 1) School Registers; and 2) School Statistical Reports. by name of school, then in chronological order.
It appears that an 1888 law required school boards to provide each teacher with a blank register and to complete all entries required by the superintendent. The basic information included: names and ages of students, studies pursued by each, and number of half days each had attended. Most are preprinted booklets with information in manuscript. Extracts from the school laws are on the inside of the covers. Other information includes names of visitors, teacher's background, education, salary, and board of education member names.
Statistical Reports, 1/2 document box, 1904 — 1917. Arranged in chronological order.
School boards were required by state law in 1899. amended in 1903, to submit these "returns" in order to receive an apportionment of taxes and literary fund proceeds.
The preprinted forms include: # of students; # of weeks of school; whether there is a public high school, kindergarten, evening school; # of students, gender, ages, average attendance; # of teachers by gender, salary by gender, education; # of school houses; population of town; official visits made by school board, by citizens; amount of money required to be raised for schools, any additional amount voted at school meeting, amount of literary fund, amount received d from State Treasury under chap 77 of session laws of 1899, amount applied from dog licenses to support schools, money spent on buildings, repairs, textbooks, supplies, salaries; and names of textbooks.
It appears that an 1888 law required school boards to provide each teacher with a blank register and to complete all entries required by the superintendent. The basic information included: names and ages of students, studies pursued by each, and number of half days each had attended. Most are preprinted booklets with information in manuscript. Extracts from the school laws are on the inside of the covers. Other information includes names of visitors, teacher's background, education, salary, and board of education member names.
Statistical Reports, 1/2 document box, 1904 — 1917. Arranged in chronological order.
School boards were required by state law in 1899. amended in 1903, to submit these "returns" in order to receive an apportionment of taxes and literary fund proceeds.
The preprinted forms include: # of students; # of weeks of school; whether there is a public high school, kindergarten, evening school; # of students, gender, ages, average attendance; # of teachers by gender, salary by gender, education; # of school houses; population of town; official visits made by school board, by citizens; amount of money required to be raised for schools, any additional amount voted at school meeting, amount of literary fund, amount received d from State Treasury under chap 77 of session laws of 1899, amount applied from dog licenses to support schools, money spent on buildings, repairs, textbooks, supplies, salaries; and names of textbooks.
People:
None
Subjects:
Kingston School Board, Kingston Academy, Exeter Road School, Intermediate School, Patten’s Corner School, South Kingston School, West Kingston School, District School No. 1, District School No. 2, District School No. 3, District School No. 4, District Sc
