Haverhill High School - Thinker Yearbook (Haverhill, MA)

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FUREUIORD Thrsr rxfrafts from thc rrrord II tlzr pas! nm huminii Jrar: ronsnfufr thf fitlzna orm.or11 to 1111 'I hinlccr 01115 ilu .tclcctzon u 1111715 anti thc 11111115 npn.wnl1l11 commzttcc 1 84 74 That 1ll education bexond the mcre rudiments of lc 1rn1np1 t'1u1.,ht 1n the d1str1ct schools should be confined to the families of 1 fcw fortun1te RIIIIQIIS who can afford to pix for thc f11rthcr lflllfnlflflll of thcir children it prix 116 ools 1 propos1t1o11 so 1r1stocr1t1c1l Illll justlx mdious th1t II 1 1 no we IS cncc o or 1 mom lhus t e members of the hener1l School lommittce Ill its report tor 1839 The Committee reminded the sotcr that f cxcrs tow11 of -1000 l11l1'1lTl1'H'l18 11 Hgcire reached lw ll11crh1ll in 1833 , the statutes of the lommonwc1lth rcquircd 1 IUXXII chool lligh School 11 d th1t such a school this town has nexer xet established, 1nd has thus for sex er1l YEIFS exposed itself to public prosecut1o11 It furthcr cmph lSllt'll that the towns obl1g1t1on to proude 1 school rested I11 111 older st1tutc whose p1r1mount 1IT1P01'I'1l1ll no onc h1s presumed to question resting upon the fundament1l PI'lI1L1plt' th1t the xcrx b1s1s of a free pgox ernment l1l1c our own is the intelligence a11d xirtue of the peoplc, 1nd th1t in the words of the f'11'C1Kfll address of the father of his countr1 in proportion as the structure of a goxcrnment gn es force to popc1l1r 01111111111 it is essential th1t the p11bl1c should be enlightened Howes er, the xoters f11led to establish such a school preferring 1n 1ltern1t1xe prouded Ill l'1w hlll 111 1841 the peo lc of thc First School District Qthe 11lla1.,e soted t est1bl1sh 1 ccntr1 sc ool for pupi s of both sexes Certain ages and qu1l1hcat1ons to be taught at least te11 months of thc 1e1r exclusnc of s1c1t1ons hx 1 preceptor and such female assistants as m11 be deemed necess1r1 B wirtue of If loc1t1on 1nd support this chool 111s WI1'fllZlllX a town high school 'IIIKI th11s lI11erh1ll llich School came into cxistcncc with two te tchers 111d with 1l1out hftx p11p1ls separatcd H1111 two dep1rtmcnts, Male 'lI1Cl Fcmtlc Ihe following xear the Committee h1s this to sax It IS 'IIFEZICIS spoken of 'll5l'0'N1 18 111 1I1lll1CCYT1t'l11 to becoming a citizen of Hax erh1ll that we haue sc1ch an excellent means of free common education In the third xear s1d comments are made 1bout the Male Departmcnt Ihere w 1s not 1s there h1s not of l1te been, that decided .tclmlar lzkf appramnu, which is to bc loolced for morc cspecmllx in the ll11.,h School lhcie w 1s wanting, and there h1s long becn w inting, an rntliuxmsln or .tlutij Nlfhlbllt which the h11.,hest result ctnnot be o t11necl Certain lf IS t at thc ccuc 1114111 of t e souni., 1cl1es in this X1 age has, lll t e course o thc list t rce 1e1rs, outstripped th1t of the soung men If the mlllil IS henceforth to rule let the xoung lord of the l1'8l1lll11 loolc to it that the sceptre do not pass from their hands 1nd One thing more the Committee feel constrained 1101 to p1ss os er in silence, there hue been in the Male Dcpartment of the High Qchool, instances of insubordmation, .1nd ex en of pcrson1l insult to thc Instructor which could hardlx be loolced for in sounpg men towards their 'I e1chcr We regret to rc1d in thc 1847 Rcport The Kommittec h11e he1rd, w1th much surprise 'IINI regrct, that some hue occasion to mention in the future 'No furthcr me11t1o11 IS made, but forging excuses 1fter plaxing tru111t did come 111 for condemnation e Committcc s 'attitude tow irds cl1sc1pl1ne desc rxcs 1101116 I11 18-18 it w rote cgirc to t c the pupils the committcc 1rc decidcdls 111 f11or of hning them 111 1ll duc subjection tv thcir tc1c hers lint it sho11lcl be an intelligcnt lIIll r1t1o111l subjcction such .1 sh1ll best prepire thcm to bccome, hereafter cnlightened wlllll worthx citizens of a free Rcpublic Ihe children should be tr1111ed to l-cnow thcir own just rights 1s well as the cl11ms of others upon them In 18-19 the lommittee deplored thc fact th1t morc girls than boxs 1ttcnded High School It IS 1lso thcir opinion t hoxs in town should rect11e ls good 111 CCllli'lIl0Il If c1st 1s c rr o 1t cc tr be reduced to thc punful cl1lcmm1 of lc ning thc1r 1111111 tow11 lll ordcr to find Joh mah: of equal strcngth or of UlllI1l'1gfhC1l ll1ICl'CSl'f01' l1fc with those of infcrior p1rts I11 1810 1 chool l1br1rx w 1s founded with 310 xolumcs It w1s pupil supported for twcntx fue xc1rs II hc school population w as 83 thc tow 11 5 811 In 1811 thc hrst cllss to be torm1llx 1II'Hlll'IYC'C1 held 'lUlYT1YT1ll1C'Cf714.I11 K'ClIlll'llIll1l1 111 which the six Lflilllllc two girls 1nd four hoxs toolc part I11 1818 11.11 laoxs 111111171 girls wcrc Kflilll 1tcd I11 1862 hnding that thc d1plom1 w 1s being uscd 1 1 test11no1111l ot chol1rsh1p althou1.,h it w1s 1w1rdcd to ex erxone who had spent four xears 111 thc II11.,h School thc Committce xoted that 1t ho11lcl be conferred onlx on those w ho hould pass 1 satisfactorx c1c1m1n1t1on 111 the cour c Ihe wear 1864- mirlced the 1bol1t1o11 of thc two clcp1rtme11t sxstcm Ilcnceforth boss 111d girls met together as ac'1dem1c companions In 1866 I nglish Literature was introduced as 'ln interesting feature of thc course of studx A course of English studies 1two1c1r husincss coursej was introduced in 1870 According to the Committees report it was plainlx demanded bs thc p11bl1c soicc 'among our citizens the higher courses of education 1re 1pprec1ated and dcsircd onlx to a serx limited extent Ihc tumult of l1USll1C'SS 1nd the attractions of wealth countcrs a1l the more .rubtlc and until monslrafzfvc' influcnc es of leirntng lllll h11.,h cc1lt11rc I11 1810 the school popul.1t1on w ls 131 thc c1t1 ill IX erh1ll became 1 cits in 18701 13 092 In 1869 the high school building had been remodcled and enlarged but in 1873 If became intolerablw Crowded a condition provocative of uneasiness and lawlessness on the part of the more restiwe scholars In the effort to avoid corporeal punishment, cases of disobedicnce h ne occ upiccl much of thc time of the teachers a11d the commtttec I11 a few instances temporarx suspension has becn resorted to I'att1'n1r uzlli ilu rrrlnrf has, hourfvrr, had her prr 111 uork buch conditions resultcd that xear in a decision to build Z1 larger building which w as done at once 4 M . 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