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One Hundredth Annual Report of the Board of
Selectmen, Treasurer, Auditor, and Superintending
School Committee, of the Town of Bowdoin, for
the Year Ending Feb. 22, 1888.
Bowdoin (Me.).
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ONE HUNDREDTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE-
BOARD OF SELECTMEN,
TREASURER. AUDITOR,
AND------
Superintending School Committee,
Of
THE
TOWN O F BOW DOIN,
For the Year Ending Feb. 2 2 , 1888.
BRUNSWICK, MAINE:
H. W. HOWARD PRINTING COMPANY.
1888.
ONE HUNDREDTH ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THe-
BOARD OF SELECTMEN,
TREASURER, AUDITOR,
•AND-
Superintending School Committee,
OF THE
TOWN O F BOWDOIN,
For the Year Ending Feb. 22, 1888.
BRUNSWICK, MAINE.
H. W. HOWARD PRINTING COMPANY.
1888.
TOWN OFFICERS
FOR T H E MUNICIPAL YEAR A. D. 1887
SELECTMEN. ASSESSORS, AND OVERSEERS OF POOR.
DANIEL S. JAQUES,
ALPHEUS M. BROWN,
ISAAC O. WHITE.
TOWN CLERK.
JOSEPH F. BROWN.
TREASURER.
JOHN COOMBS.
COLLECTOR AND CONSTABLE
ABNER P. BUKER.
TOWN AGENT.
[). S. JAQUES.
AUDITOR.
JOSEPH F. BROWN.
SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
JAMES W. CARD,
FRED B. ELLIOTT.
GEORGE L. ALLEN.
REHRESENTATIVE TO THE LEGISLATURE.
ALONZO PURINTON,
BOWDOIN.
REPORT OF SELECTMEN.
The Selectmen of the Town of Bowdoin submit the following
report of the financial transactions of the Town, from Feb. 22,
1887 to Feb. 22. 1888, with its Resources and Liabilities.
VALUATION.
Resident real estate,
Non-resident real estate,
Resident personal property,
Non-resident personal property,
$209,310
46,150
54,506
805
00
00
00
00
$310,771 00
Number of taxable polls, 235. Amount assessed per poll,
$3.00. Rate of taxation on a dollar, 15-^mills.
ASSESSMENTS.
$1,089 4 2
State tax,
County tax,
Highways,
Common schools,
Pauper and contingent,
Free High School,
Repairs on s'chooi-houses,
Overlayings,
Supplemental tax,
591
1,500
1,080
800
150
150
21
00
00
00
00
00
254 55
15 7°
$5,630 88
SCHOOLS.
DR.
To bills paid, 1887-88 :
Common schools and supplies,
Repairs,
Unexpended balance,
$1,448 t3
142
11
593 75 $2,183 99
4
CR.
By unexpended balance, 1886,
Appropriation for common schools,
Appropriation for repairs,
State School Fund,
Tuition,
#420
1,080
150
521
12
29
00
00
58
12 $2,183 99
FREE HIGH SCHOOL.
DR.
To paid for teaching,
Paid for wood,
Unexpended balance,
$150 00
10 25
67 57
$227 82
$75 00
150 00
2 82
#227 8z
CR.
By amount received from State,
Appropriation by the Town,
Amount due from last year,
HIGHWAY EXPENDITURES.
0 . S. Abell,
F. S. Adams,
Samuel A. Adams,
Nathan E. Adams,
Robert C Adams,
DeOscar Adams,
W. 0 . Adams,
C H. Alexander,
Lewis T. Allen,
J. S. Allen,
W. J. Allen,
From Dec, i, '86
to Feb. 22, '87.
From Feb. 22, '87
to May t, '87.
From May 1, '87
to D e c 1, '87.
$
3 43
$ 96
8 35
4 75
H 33
3 25
3 75
5°
50
4 14
11
75
12
2 50
3 °6
6 17
1 87
2
6 88
2 81
2 16
i 18
2 05
5 28
4 74
i 88
5
I. T . Allen,
Geo. L. Allen,
John G. Allen,
Leander Allen,
N. S. Appleby, (Estate.)
C. H. Arno,
J. W. Bailey,
A. E. Batchelder,
Wm. C. Batchelder,
B. A. Beal,
B. P. Bibber,
H. H. Bickford,
S. A. Bickford,
J. F. Blake,
Jacob Booker,
A. R. Briery,
J. G. Briery,
J. 0 . Brown,
J. F. Brown,
A. M. Brown,
E. T. Buker,
A. P. Buker & Son,
Wm. G. Buker,
A. J. Buker,
F. M. Currier,
J. B. Campbell,
Chas. Campbell, (Heirs.)
J. W. Card,
N. S. Card,
B. W. Card,
Benj. F. Card,
Chas. Crooker,
G. S. Chandler,
H. G. Carr, (Estate.)
R. T. Carr,
W. B. Chase,
W. R. Church,
88
30
3 31
i 09
56
6 23
1
12
4
72
3 75
4
60
8 81
6 06
2 00
2 03
2 41
3 5°
2 73
12
1
2
5
1 87
3 44
4 69
63
88
1
50
1
00
10 78
4 18
1
37
5 75
3 18
1
9 3
2
2 56
37
4
12
60
1 00
3 42
8
35
6 61
75
8 75
2 00
42
3 5°
36 85
8 87
6 11
2
00
4 25
2 75
12
7
4
37
29
37
1 42
7 63
1
80
3'
2
> 5
75
37
84
10 81
5 62
SO
8 87
5 I2
25
7 62
2 27
2
87
2
24
94
1 56
1 88
5 72
2 25
6 25
81
I
12
5°
62
6 25
6
A. Clark,
I. Cole,
F. B. Coombs,
Abner C. Coombs,
G. L. Coombs,
E. H. Carver,
Abner Coombs, (Heirs.)
John Coombs,
Zebulon Coombs,
I. H. Cotton,
John Curtis,
G. W. Curtis,
J. P. Denham,
A. Dodge,
Jerry Grover,
Daniel Douglass, (Heirs.)
B. B. Douglass,
Wilbur M. Douglass,
E. Doyle,
C H. Doyle,
Jonathan Dunlap, (Heirs.)
J. J. Doyle,
J. Estes,
J. Elliott,
W. H. Fisk,
Wm. F. Flagg,
J. H. Flagg,
Thomas Gillispie,
Cyrus Galusha,
Wm. Gowell,
Ezekiel Grover,
A. T. Grover,
Geo. T. Grover,
W. Garcelon,
Albert Hall,
Denham Hall,
J. H. Hamilton,
i 36
[ 62
5°
3 °°
25
3 75
37
2 36
75
t 30
1 30
1 68
20
3 3°
37
5 44
75
3 75
2 16
4 82
2
5
1 00
2 62
1
75
37
87
2 87
1
5°
4 37
5 70
2 62
4 83
' 25
6 75
IO
14 65
9S
' 3 99
4 00
5
1
1 18
1
• 32
5o
87
88
4 u
5 87
2 37
1 42
2 09
3 79
5 00
00
5 62
1 87
87
4 16
1 69
1 87
1 25
1 19
5 07
2
2 54
3 43
93
1
43
43
6 88
1 62
1 70
9 88
7 37
3 97
93
94
4 62
37
1 00
43
3 °°
5 75
1 62
5 87
1 49
2 50
7
A. Hawks,
Dan'l H. Higgins, Jr..
A. D. Hutchins,
T. T. Hinkley,
John R. Holbrook,
C. H. Holbrook,
D. S. Jaques,
Wm. Lydston,
J. S. Lewis,
Alphonso Maloon,
Elisha Maloon,
Mason H. Marshall,
Chester M. Marshall,
Wm. Mclver,
J. S. Merryman,
Henry Merryman,
C. H. Merryman,
T. Merryman,
B. A. Merryman,
Stephen Mills,
M. E. Millay,
H. S. Mitchell,
Augustine Mars,
Wm. Mountfort, Jr.,
Ellis Maloon,
Samuel Nelson,
Peter Nelson,
Robert Niles,
Frederick Niles, (Estate.)
James Parris,
Fred Patten,
T. R. Patterson,
Geo. R. Polley,
Geo. Potter,
Ci. S. Patten,
D. E. Potter,
H. D. Powers,
87
82
I 48
3 3 61
2
5
5 43
69
6 13
8 07
I
23
4 77
12 78
2 06
3 19
I 56
2
00
5 61
1 25
9 62
5 72
2 98
5
l
3
1 37
1 25
3 49
1
8 74
50
2 62
2 00
4 34
5 73
10 56
3 °°
2 88
3 75
5 87
6 56
80
1 69
2 00
2
1 50
1
12
4 28
1 44
37
2 80
1 31
3 5°
87
2
6 62
1 5°
5
1 63
5°
1 87
1 03
1
12
34
2
5
1 25
5 19
8 14
1 87
4 56
37
3 °3
25
12
2 37
4 5°
1 76
38
1 50
75
3 °2
I 13
2 50
2
87
I
62
'
2
5
4 00
A. T. Pratt,
J. Pratt,
J. M. Prince,
87
1 00
L. A. Prout,
2 18
N. S. Purinton,
Abizer Purinton,
79
A. Purinton & Son,
5 39
1 60
Cyrus Purinton,
J. F. Purinton,
2 50
Abel Purinton & Son,
5 I2
Granville Purinton, (Heirs.)
2 75
S. P. Quint, Jr.,
S. P. Quint, (Estate.)
T. R. Rand,
1 31
2
I. H. Ridley,
75
James A. Rideout,
18
1
Elijah Rideout,
75
I
O
E. E. Rideout,
3
Wilbur A. Rideout,
4 95
8 26
Henry Rideout,
Fred Rideout,
99
Perley P. Roberts,
Nathaniel Roberts,
15 3°
James O. Roberts,
3 6o
Geo. Rogers,
11 12
Findley Sampson,
5 17
G. L. Sampson,
87
S. D. Skelton,
7 75
T. W. Skelton,
7 5°
G. W. Small,
1 75
Joseph Small,
3 '6
Joseph G. Small,
3 68
Nath'l Small,
83
Jesse Small,
5 °°
C. C. Small,
5 5°
C. T. Small,
Judah B. Small,
44
1
50
37
2 50
3 31
2 47
3 84
1 25
35
1 87
2 96
1 03
5°
1
3 5
7 87
25
1
2 50
1
5°
63
37
2 06
3 81
1 62
4 12
31
T
1
2
63
2
5
1
5
5
9 12
r
7 75
3 02
1 40
' 9 55
9 99
24 26
1
2
10
13
6
56
96
79
00
05
8 99
9 10
6 50
1 86
1 76
38
3 46
4 4i
4 27
48
5 38
1 2
5
7 20
6 00
7 20
4 00
1
4 89
75
9
James W. Small,
Stephen Small,
Mary E. Small,
Joshua Small,
Joel Small,
William Small,
Clarance 0 . Small,
Geo. T. Small,
I. C. Snow,
Win. E. Snow,
Reuben Soule,
A. R. Starbird,
A. Staples,
J. C. Steel,
S. C. Stetson,
U. Stover, Jr.,
A. D, Strout,
John Small,
S. Stuart,
Josiah Thompson,
W. B. Trufant,
Charles D. Tarr,
James M. Tarr,
Joseph Tarr,
Isaac Tarr,
S. H. Tarr,
Elisha Tarr,
Wm. Tarr,
Wm. H. Tarr,
D. B. Verney,
J. B. Ward,
N. Ward,
Joseph Webber,
E. L. Webber,
H. J. Wheeler,
T. T. Whitney,
I. O. White,
3 06
7 47
3 75
9 55
4 5°
4 25
1 62
68
1 25
412
88
1
75
i 68
1 50
5 24
1 63
4 11
1
1
2
6
2
5
25
88
75
31
5°
•
5°
2
5
5°
75
3 58
3 18
1 00
37
6 85
75
1 72
4 22
42
1 00
'37
4 64
2 78
4 75
• 38
1 5°
75
2 83
2
53
1 25
94
7 37
1 88
8 87
3 25
1 25
19 74
2
75
2 50
5 44
3 75
25
1 02
91
3 75
7 13
2
37
4 61
2
74
5 33
5 65
i4 37
6 8
'
4 97
4 86
2
14 61
5
62
94
75
5°
7 25
5°
2 75
311
2
25 40
IO
S. P. Wilson & Son,
H. H. Woodcock,
Henry Williams,
M. H. Williams,
John L. Williams,
Minott Williams,
Lewis M. Williams,
250
10 43
2 62
2 II
' '3
1
93
4 83
$464 11
Paid bridge plank:
S. P. Wilson,
C. & T. W. Fogg,
A. P. Small,
Highway tax allowed :
W. A. Adams,
John Avery,
C. H. Alexander,
J. F. Blake,.
John Jaques,
O. R. Townsend,
J. E. Lewis,
A. Mains,
475
7 24
915
17 71
2 94
1 68
75
3 37
1 18
1 z
3 3'
3 o5
5
1 95
$697 51
$573 48
J n 06
10 42
6 12
#27 60
57
$2
4 °5
5 7i
6 07
2 01
5 '9
2 00
2 00
Chas. Campbell, (Heirs,) crossing field,
1886-7,
F. B. Coombs, watering trough,
DeOscar Adams, watering trough,
E. E. Cornish, watering trough,
I. Douglass, watering trough,
«3
Paid road bills last year :
D. E. Potter,
J. H. Hajnpleton,
D1. G. Chase,
J. J. Doyle,
C. H. Doyle,
$1
12
1
4
$29 6 0
$2 00
00
2 00
2 00
2 00
00
25
00
16
80
75
$9 00
II
2
41
14
8
S. Patten, 1885,
W. B. Chase,
S. P. Wilson,
G. Tyler & Co.,
C. E. Bradley,
VV. J. Alleir,
S. O. Purinton,
Wm. Tarr,
J. A. Grover,
Less amt. reported,
50
63
40
85
i 12
3 24
25
58
75
£93 28
59 63
63
59
SUPPORT O F PAUPERS.
Paid support of Trifesa Carr, nursing and
medicine,
$110
Dr. Cheney, medical attendance on
Trifesa Carr,
3
Dr. Irish, medical attendance on Trifesa Carr,
10
Burial expenses Trifesa Carr,
17
Samuel A. Adams, support Henry Adams, 90
Dr. Irish, medical attendance on Henry
Adams,
10
Burial expenses Henry Adams,
23
Isaiah Douglass, support Samuel Cook,
105
66
Daniel E. ( Potter, support Susie Doyle,
Alfred U. Small, support of John Higgins,
64
A. M. Brown, clothing for John Higgins,
S
F. S. Adams, medicine for John Higgins, 1886,
2
J. R. Holbrooks, support Mrs. I. Rideout,
3
70
00
00
00
00
25
50
00
00
80
00
00
75
$34, 65
12
S. C. Stetson, support, supplies for Mrs.
I. Rideout,
Wm. D. Coombs, support Nellie M.
Moses,
Alonzo Purinton, supplies Nellie M.
Moses,
AriHMtoaAtmtam-, support Mrs. I.
Hptbrooks,
H. H. Woodcock, support of Mrs. I.
Holbrooks, five weeks, 1886,
W. Haskell, for obligation to convey
farm for support Abbie Higgins
and child,
Expense going to Athens to settle with
W. Haskell,
56 97
52 0 0
8 26
28 79
5 °°
40 00
7 45
$709 47
96
52
47
1 115
5
^5 10
ABATEMENTS.
Jaines
Bryce
Cyrus
Elijah
Parris, on school remittance, 1886,
M. Patten, on real estate,
Purinton, on personal property,
Hinkley, on real estate,
$2
CONTINGENT.
Paidl). S. Jaques, Selectman, Assessor, and
Overseer,
A. M. Brown, Selectman, Assessor, and
Overseer,
I. O. White, Selectman, Assessor, and
Overseer,
James*W. Card, S. S. Committee,
Fred B. Elliott, S. S. Committee,
Joseph F. Brown, Clerk.
John Coombs, Treasurer,
Abner P. Buker, Collector,
65 75
40 00
33
22
21
7
10
112
50
00
93
50
00
31
>3
Alpheus Dodge, Moderator,
J. F. Brown, Auditor, 1887,
Postage,
Town books and stationery,
Daniel A. Coombs, services on Board
of Health,
J. W. Spaulding, legal advice,
Francis Adams, legal advice,
J. S. Merryman, care town house,
A. P. Buker, printing tax bills,
S. D. Thorn, printing vote.s for last
June meeting,
N. S. Purinton, outstanding order for
balance of services, 1886-87
Alonzo Purinton, express on Town Reports, 1887,
A. P. Buker, balance due on school remittance, 1887,
1
5°
50
69
7 61
1
2 00
3
00
1 00
1 00
1 00
2
12
5
90
45
3 84
#349 73
RECAPITULATION.
Orders paid by Treasurer :
Common schools and repairs,
Free High School,
Paupers,
Highways,
Contingent,
Abatements,
$1,590
24
160
25
562
21
1,882
23
l
73
'9
4 63 ?4,37 2 75
DR.
A. P. BUKER, Collector,
1887,
To Commitment, 1886:
State tax,
County tax.
Town Treasurer,
$ 1,089
42
591
21
3.95o 57 $5,631 20
M
CR.
$1,089 4 2
By paid State tax,
County tax,
Town Treasurer,
Balance due,
2,687 64
1,262 93 $5,631 20
RESOURCES.
Road machine,
$190 00
Plow,
5 00
Drills, hammers, bar, shovel, hoe, and powder,
8 00
$203 0 0
AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
Due from Treasurer,
$1,275
6l
LIABILITIES.
Outstanding orders, road,
$14 14
Outstanding orders, pauper,
Due on pauper account,
Outstanding orders, contingent,
Outstanding orders, school repairs,
Outstanding orders, common schools,
Due Common Schools,
One S. S. Committee,
147 26
12 00
1 76 54
16 09
573 84
3 82
$9jg 69
Resources above Liabilities,
Respectfully submitted,
33/,? 2.
D. S. JAQUES, ) Selectmen
K. M. BROWN, \
of
I. O. W H I T E . ) Bowdoin.
BOWDOIN, Feb. 24,
1888.
•5
REPORT OF TREASURER.
DR.
To balance from 1887,
#1,063 °9
Cash received of W. Wentworth, for
teaching,
4 62
Cash received of Ange H. Curtis,
7 5°
Commitment to A. P. Buker,
3.934 87
Supplemental tax,
>5 70
Cash of State Treasurer, for Free High
School,
75 0 0
Cash of D. S. Jaques,
26 0 0
Received of State Treasurer, mill tax,
521 58 $5,648 36
CR.
By orders paid,
Due from Abner P. Buker,
Cash in Treasury,
#4.37 2 75
1,262 93
1 2 68 $5,648 36
Respectfully submitted,
J O H N COOMBS,
Treasurer of Town of Bowdoin.
BOWDOIN, Feb.
23,
1888.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I have examined the books and the accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer of the Town of Bowdoin and compared them
with vouchers, and find them correct, of which the foregoing is a
true copy.
JOSEPH F. BROWN,
Auditor of Bowdoin.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the Citizens of Bowdoin :
The Committee respectfully submit the following report:
The whole number of pupils in town between the ages of 4
and 21 years, on the first day of April, 1887, 306.
Whole number attending Summer Schools, 174 ; average, 144.
Whole number attending Winter Schools, 207 ; average, 176.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RESOURCES.
Last year's unexpended balance,
Amount of town appropriation,
Received from the State,
Of tuition received,
Town appropriation for High School,
State aid for High School,
$15
1,080
521
12
150
75
36
00
58
12
00
00 $1,854 06
EXPENDITURES.
Paid teachers for Summer Schools,
$526 50
Teachers for Winter Schools,
968 80
For supplies,
6 46
For wood,
i n 83
For teaching Fall term of High School, 150 00
For wood and supplies for High School,
10 25 $1,773 84
Balance unexpended,
$80 22
17
1
3
6
9
10
11
12
13
14
'5
16
•7
18
Addie F. Chase,
Cora Ridley,
Nellie Buker,
Lizzie Baker,
Angie R. Carter,
Viola A. Rogers,
Abbie Appleby,
Flora M. Brown,
Josie Carter,
Susie E. Small,
Susie M. Townsend,
Florence E. Brown,
Clara E. Coombs,
Lavina M. Denham,
12
14
14
II
•5
23
20
5
8
10
16
12
io
12
'3
12
y
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
5
8
'5
9
9
9
9
9
IO
'3
20
12
4
Amount paid Teachers
including Board.
Wages per Week.
Number of Weeks.
Average No. of Pupils.
Names of Teachers.
Whole No. of Pupils.
Number of District
Tabular Statement—Summer Term.
»4 5° $40 00
4 0 0 36 00
5 00
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5°
5°
00
00
00
50
5°
5°
5 °°
4 5°
45 °°
40 50
40 50
45 °°
36 00
36 00
40 50
40
40
45
40
50
50
°°
50
Tabular Statement—Winter Term.
3
4
6
9
IO
II
12
<3
'4
'5
16
17
18
Grant Rogers,
John F. Buker,
Nath'l C. Small,
C. O. Purinton,
Lizzie E. Buker,
Angie R. Carter,
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HIGH SCHOOL
RESOURCES.
lance,
Last year's unexpended balance
Town appropriation,
State aid,
$2
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iXPENDITURES.
#150 00
10 25
Teaching Fall Term,
Wood and supplies,
$160 25
«67 57
FALL TERM.
Whole number registered, 29 ; average number, 23.
We had no term of High School last Spring, owing to its
being so late in the season before we could obtain a suitable
teacher. We thought it better to have a term of twelve weeks in
the Fall, and commence our term in the Spring early enough to
have a term of ten weeks, and close before our large boys were
needed at home to assist at the Spring's work.
We consider that we have been fortunate in obtaining the
services of the present teacher. Many of you were present at the
close of the Fall term, and saw the careful training that was so
perceptible in the exercises at their exhibition. The same result
was as apparent in school at their closing examination, an examination which done credit to both teacher and pupils.
We hope the citizens of our Town will still continue to slipport a High School, and give our scholars a chance to compete
with those of other towns around us. We know they have as
good natural ability.
LIST OF STUDIES ESTABLISHED AS A T H R E E YEARS'
COURSE, AT T H E HIGH SCHOOL.
FIRST YEAR.
Fall Term—Arithmetic, Grammar, Reading, Algebra.
Spring Term—Algebra, Grammar, Physiology, Botany,
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SECOND YEAR.
Fall Term—Algebra, Chemistry, Philosophy, English Composition.
Spring Term—Philosophy, English Authors, Zoology, BookKeeping.
THIRD YEAR.
Fall Term—English Authors, General History, Geology,
Political Economy (Geometry.)
Spring Term—Astronomy, Civil Government;, Physical Geography.
COMMON
SCHOOLS.
In the main our Common Schools have been successful. In
some, most excellent work has been done. In the most there has
been a marked desire on the part of teachers and scholars to do
thorough work. In a few there has been to much gone over without regard to the thoroughness. The discipline in the greater
number of our schools, judging by their deportment, at the time
of our visits has been good.
REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Much has been done this year in the way of repairs with the
money raised, and still more is needed. Several of our houses
need repainting, and in some, more or less plastering needs to be
done. In No. 15 their house is in a bad condition. We have
had to commence their school before the others on account of
the condition of the house. Repairing this house (No. 15) is
out of the question, they need a new house at once with a more
desirable location.
We recommend that the town raise for repairs and improvements, $150.
TEXT-BOOKS.
There is a uniformity of text-books in the most of our
schools, but some of those in use are not up to the standard and
a change in some of them will be desirable another year.
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NAMES OF SCHOLARS NOT ABSENT
FROM SCHOOL
O N E - H A L F DAY.
No. i. WINTER—Sidney W. Skelton, Lilla E. Skelton, James
Whittemore, Alice M. Whittemore, Elery E. Whittemore, James
T. Mclver.
No. 3. SUMMER—Rbtheus Douglass.
No. 3. WINTER—Robert Evans, Walton Adams.
No. 6. SUMMER—Emma Small, Eugene Purinton, Herbert
Briery, Elmer Purinton, Frank Purinton.
No. 6.
WINTER—Lizzie A. Douglass, Jesse P. Bailey.
No. 9. SUMMER—Albra Small, Dennis Small, Aaron Mitchell,
Ernest Mills, Garfield Hamilton, Ira A. Church, Lizzie Mitchell.
No. 9. WINTER—Dennis Small, Aaron Mitchell.
No. 10. SUMMER—Jennie Alexander, Effie Coombs, Elsie
Marshall, Rebecca Potter, Fred Roberts, Millie Small, Elitha
Webber.
No. 10. WINTER—Rhoda Roberts, Timothy Small, Millie
Small, Olive Small.
No. 11. SUMMER—Martha M. Stover, Julia M. Stover, Fannie C. M. Brown, Milton W. Coombs, John Coombs, LindTy B.
Shaw, George Gillespie.
No. 11. WINTER—Verson Coombs, Nellie Clark, George
Clark, Elsie Marshall.
No. 12. SUMMER—Frank B. Card, Alonzo P. Card, Harry.
Prout, Albert Pluncket, Willie F. Small, Jennie E. Beal.
No. 12. WINTER—Frank B. Card, Alonzo P. Card.
No. 13. SUMMER—Viranus Darling, Arthur Darling. Gilbert
M. Grover.
No. 13. WINTER—Lester Rideout, (5 yrs. old.)
No. 14. SUMMER—Robert A. Brown, Everett W. Adams,
Hank Brown, George L. Adams, Etta E. Bubier, Vinie Brown.
No. 14. WINTER—Everett Adams, Robert Brown, Hank
Brown, Myrtie Brown, Lavina Brown, Frank Chase, Maud Chase.
No. 15. SUMMER—Charles W. Bibber, Nellie M. Gallusha.
No. 16. SUMMER—Ester Maloon, Eleona Decovin.
No. 16. WINTER—Eleona Decovin.
No. 17. SUMMER—Arthur G. Williams, Emery H. Purinton,
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Royce D. Purinton, Alice Townsend, Clara Williams, Maniie
Williams.
No. 17. WINTER—Charles Arno, Royce D. Purinton, Arthur
Williams, Delia M. Arno, Alice Townsend, Ella M. Small, Clara
Williams.
No. 18. SUMMER—Norman E . Curtis, Alton L. Hall, Thaxter Small, Sidney E. Grover, Eugene H. Grover, Gertrude M.
Small,
No. 18. WINTER—Sherman L. Small, Norman E. Curtis,
Thaxter Small, Sidney E. Grover, Eugene H . Grover.
SPFCIAL ROLL O F HONOR.
NAMES OF SCHOLARS NOT ABSENT FROM SCHOOL DURING THE YEAR.
No. 9. Dennis Small, Aaron Mitchell.
No. 10. Millie Small.
No. 10. In Summer, and n , in Winter, Elsie Marshall.
No. 12. Frank B. Card, Alonzo P. Card.
No. 14. Everett Adams, Robert Brown, Hank Brown.
No. 16. Eleona Decovin.
No. 17. Royce D. Purinton, Arthur G. Williams, Alice
Townsend, Clara Williams.
No. 18. Norman E. Curtis, Thaxter Small, Sidney E.
Grover, Eugene H. Grover.
J. W. CARD,
G. L. ALLEN,
.S. 5. Committee of
BOWDOIN, M E . , Feb.
Bowdoin.
1888.
H I G H SCHOOL COURSE.
JUNIOR YEAR.
FALL TERM (12 weeks.)—Reading,* Grammar,* Arithmetic,*
U. a History.*
SPRING TERM (10 weeks.)—Grammar, Arithmetic, Algebra,
Botany.
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MIDDLE YEAR.
FALL TERM—English Composition,* Algebra,* Chemistry, Philosophy.*
SPRING TERM—Philosophy, ( 3 weeks,) Study of Authors, ( last 7
weeks,) Physiology, Zoology, Book-Keeping.
SENIOR YEAR.
FALL TERM—Study of Authors, Geometry, ( 9 weeks,) Political
Economy,* ( 3 weeks,) General History,* Geology.
SPRING TERM—Study of Authors, ( 2 lessons a week,) Civil Government, ( 3 lessons a week,) Physical Geography, General
History, Astronomy.
•To be studied during following Winter term.