Falmouth-by-the-sea : the Naples of America . own to all pupils attending this school. Aclass of fifteen was graduated in June of the present year. There is also maintained a complete system of graded schools, whichwork under a systematic course of study and prepare for the High School. These schools are located in various parts of the town within easyaccess of the pupils. * 48 The schoolrooms are supplied with charts, maps, globes, drawing-materials, blocks, forms, moulding boards, reference books, and, in fact, all themodern appliances to aid in teaching. The town was one of the tirst to ado
Falmouth-by-the-sea : the Naples of America . own to all pupils attending this school. Aclass of fifteen was graduated in June of the present year. There is also maintained a complete system of graded schools, whichwork under a systematic course of study and prepare for the High School. These schools are located in various parts of the town within easyaccess of the pupils. * 48 The schoolrooms are supplied with charts, maps, globes, drawing-materials, blocks, forms, moulding boards, reference books, and, in fact, all themodern appliances to aid in teaching. The town was one of the tirst to adopt the plan of supervision bysuperintendents, thus giving to the schools, in some degree, the advantages oflarger places. Good schools cannot be maintained without finances ; and Falmouth is liberal in her appropriations in this line. Teachers are well paid, and, in turn, are enthusiastic, and ever ready to avail themselves of all opportunities to better fit themselves for their work. Falmouth schools are good schools. A. O. Stanger. %f? / /. A Type of the Village Schools. 49 NEVER were there friendlier folkThan in Falmouth by the sea,Neighbor-households that invoke Pride of is princely interchange Of the gifts of shore and field,Starred with treasurers rare and strange That the liberal sea-chests here burns breezy torch. Where gray captains, bronzed of their little length of porch With memory of the ! and here the tenderest hearts. Here where sorrows sorest wring,And the widows shift their parts, Comforted and comforting. Katharine Lee Bates, IVelleslej College.
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