1942 - Lane Memorial Library

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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Board of Hampton, N. H.
I herewith present to you my annual report as Superintendent
of your Schools. It will consist of the statistical
reports of the school year 1940-1941 as reported to the
State Board of Education, the financial statement of the
Hampton School District as of June 30, 1941, the enrollment
of pupils in September 1941 and the attendance roll
of honor for the past complete year. The Report of the
School Treasurer and a statement of the bond account as
shown by the balance sheet are also included.
The school year began September 3, 1941 with an enrollment
of 468. This compares with the September 1940
figure of 442. During the past five years our school population
has increased from 336 to the present 468. These
same years see an increase in the number of tuition pupils
from 27 to 84. The Senior High School has a total enrollment
of 191 but due to unsettled conditions there have
been more pupils entering and leaving than usual. The
number of actual attendance has held at about 170. A
school of two hundred pupils can be operated more efficiently
than a school of one hundred. A wider variety of
subjects can be taught, teachers' fields of instruction narrowed
and specialized and the pupils' interests better
guarded under the larger set-up. For this reason, I believe
it is definitely to the advantage of our own children that
tuition pupils be welcomed into our high school.
THE TEACHING STAFF
With two teachers added to the staff of our schools,
Hampton now employs eighteen regular teachers in
system. Seven are on the Academy staff
its
and ten at the
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