Supervisor's Report.

In compliance with the law of this State, the following report of the schools in this town for the year ending February 28, 1894, is respectfully submitted.

DISTRICT No. I-Ansel Keene, Agent.
Owing to the dearth of scholars in this district, there has been only one term for the year which commenced November 6, under the instruction of Miss Emma F. Blackington, of Union, and has not yet closed.

DISTRICT No.2-A. S. Lermond, Agent.

Spring term began May 1 and continued nine weeks under the instruction of Miss Rena F. Martin, of Hope.
Fall term began September 4 and continued ten weeks.
Winter term began November 20 and continued eight weeks.
Both were under the instruction of Miss May B. Bills, of Hope.

DISTRICT No. 3- M. F. Taylor, Agent.
There has been no school in this district for the past year.

DISTTRICT No. 4 Sydney Kimball, Agent.

spring term began May 1 and continued nine weeks under the instruction of Miss Alice Knight, of Sears Mont.
Fall term began September and continued eight weeks under the instruction of Miss Annie Miller, of Lincolnville.
Winter term began December 4 and continued ten weeks under the instruction of Miss .Julia Wentworth, of Appleton.

DISTRICT No.5-Marcellus Metcalf, Agent.
Spring term began May 1 and continued eight weeks.
Fall term began August 28 and continued eight weeks.
Both were under the instruction of Miss Gertrude L. Dunbar, of Hope. Winter term began November 13 and continued twelve weeks under the instruction of Miss Minnie M. Andrews, of West Rockport.

DISTRICT No.6-Nathan Wentworth, Agent.
Spring term began May 1 and continued eight weeks under the instruction of Miss Hattie L. Starlet, of Hope.
Fall term began August 21 and continued eight weeks.
Winter term began November 20 and continued eight weeks.
Both were under the instruction of Miss Annie Wentworth, of Sears Mont.

DISTRICT No.7-Delmar Howard, Agent.
Spring term began April 24 and continued nine weeks.
Fall term began September 4 and continued eight weeks.
Winter term began December 4 and continued twelve weeks. All three terms were under the instruction of Miss Carrie E. Council, of Appleton.

SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS There being two kinds of Readers furnished by the town, I have exchanged them throughout the districts, so that the schools that were before supplied with Harper's Readers of the third, fourth and fifth grades now have Rub's Normal Readers and those that were supplied with Rub's now have Harper's.
The number of books in each district and the cost of the same is shown below.

(See the 1894 report for these numbers)

I have sold books to the value of $4.86 during the past two years and the balance of the books is in my possession.

There has been no new books purchased the past two years, and there is still quite a surplus of books on hand to supply the needs of the districts, but I think if the town would raise a small sum of money with which to purchase books for supplementary work, more interest would be taken by the scholars in some studies as the complaint is "we are tired of these hooks," besides more work and better work can be done with the aid of a second book on the subject. If there be only a few books for each district I think it would be a great benefit to the schools.

Three terms of school have been held in each district excepting in districts Nos. 1 and 3, and the average length of the terms has been longer than usual and the general condition of the schools compares very favorably with the past.

March 1, the law abolishing the school district system, enacted by the last legislature, takes effect, and the purpose of the new law is to have longer and better schools, the same course of studies in the different schools, the schools more evenly divided in regard to the number of scholars in each school, and greater economy in the expenditures for school purposes. .
For the year ending February 28, 1893, I received for school books sold for private use, $2.76, which I paid D.H. Mansfield, due him on the books, and $.54 which I paid L. P. True. Total for the year, $3.30.

For the year ending February 28, 1894, I received for school books sold, $1.56, which I have in my possession. Total for the two years, $4.86.

Hope, February 28, 1894.

EVA L. TAYLOR.
Supervisor of Schools.