The following information was found in the Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Plymouth for the year ending March 1, 1883:

School Money

District #1                                                       District #2

School money             $139.72                         School money                         $876.61

Special tax                  $  30.00                          Special tax                              $600.00

Total                           $169.72                         Total                                    $1,476.61

District #3                                                       District #4

School money             $122.28                      School money                         $ 64.43

                                                                        Special tax (J. Ash)                 $115.00

                                                                        Total                                       $179.43

District #5                                                       District #6

School money             $59.30                         School money                         $156.55

 

District #8                                                       District #9

School money             $82.87                         School money                         $120.15

 

District #12

School money                         $ 35.42

Union with Bridgewater            $100.68

Union with Hebron

School money                         $ 25.60

Total                                   $2,413.61

A.S. Hazelton’s school report for the year ending 3/1/1883 states that District #1 has had two successful terms taught by Miss Louise V. George and Mr. A.W. Drew.  Mr. Drew is an original teacher and has some excellent ideas of what a school should be and how instruction should be given, but he is inclined to be too severe.

In District #2 vacancies have occurred in the grammar and history and Miss Strong and Miss McAlvin have been employed to fill them.  Miss Reed and Miss Elliott remain in their respective departments.  They are all trained, experienced teachers, but I am convinced from the results shown that there is something radically wrong, either in the frequent change of teachers, lack of discipline, the method of instruction, or the system itself.

Miss Harriman taught three terms during the year in District #3, and with this small school had good success.