History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . Horse Hillbridge to Courser Hill; about thir-teen rods west of the Milton barn,and built a new school teachers institutes were held for the first time the same W. Mason was principal of the high school in 1848-49, withMiss Louisa C. Foster and Miss Martha Eaton assistants. The annual appropriation for the support of schools was one thou-sand two hundred dollars in 1829-30, one thousand four hundreddollars in 1831-33, one thousand
History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . Horse Hillbridge to Courser Hill; about thir-teen rods west of the Milton barn,and built a new school teachers institutes were held for the first time the same W. Mason was principal of the high school in 1848-49, withMiss Louisa C. Foster and Miss Martha Eaton assistants. The annual appropriation for the support of schools was one thou-sand two hundred dollars in 1829-30, one thousand four hundreddollars in 1831-33, one thousand five hundred dollars in 1834-36,two thousand and seventy dollars in 1837-40, two thousand dollarsin 1841 -4(3, three thousand dollars in 1847-48, six thousand dol-lars in 1849, and four thousand dollars in 1850. Gilbert L. Wadleigh had charge of the high school 1848-,49. Hewas from Sutton, and taught the high school at Bradford 1847-48,studying law with M. W. Tappan, and afterward with Judge Fowlerof Concord. He was a man of fine physique, with a genial and kindlynature, thorough in instruction and excellent in discipline. His pre-. Panacook Grammar School SCHOOLS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. 1243 dominating characteristics were sound judgment, ready wit, and theexercise of clear common sense in his vocation. In 1850 the number of pupils attending school two weeks wasone thousand six hundred and eighty-five, about one fifth of thewhole population. The average attendance was one thousand threehundred. The average length of the winter terms of school hadincreased to eight and two thirds weeks, and the summer schoolswere kept about ten weeks. The total cost for the year was fourthousand two hundred and nineteen dollars, an average cost per pupilof two dollars and fifty cents, based upon the whole number attend-ing, and upon the average attendance, three dollars and twenty-fourcents. The average wages of male teachers per month, exclusive ofboard, is given as eighteen dollars and fifty ce
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