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female school in the North Ward and another in the Middle Ward, at such 

 seasons and for such term of time (not to exceed six months to each) as 

 they may deem expedient and proper. 



And in order to comply with the law before referred to, the Committee 

 recommend to the town to authorize and direct the School Committee to 

 provide teachers for the male schools in the West, North, and Middle 

 School Districts, and in the North District of the South Ward, who are 

 competent to instruct in addition to the branches usually taught in our 

 town schools, the History of the United States, book-keeping by single 

 entry, geometry, surveying, and algebra, — the school in the North Dis- 

 trict of the South Ward to be for the benefit of all such children of said 

 Ward, as the School Committee shall direct. 



The ages and qualifications for admission to the male schools to be 

 fixed and determined by the School Committee. 



The Committee estimate the sum necessary to be raised by the town to 

 pay the teachers' salaries under the proposed system, provided all the ad- 

 ditional female schools are established, and also to provide for any prob- 

 able increase of the salaries of the male teachers, to be $2193. 



The amount paid for salaries of teachers in the past year was $1686. 

 and in the year previous $1856. 



All of which is respectfully submitted by order of the Committee. 



Solomon Lincoln, Jr., 



Hingham, April 7th, 1828. Chairman. 



The following rules and regulations were adopted by the School 

 Committee : — 



" In the West, North, and Lower Plain Districts no males shall be ad- 

 mitted to the male schools until they are seven years of age ; and females 

 may be admitted to those schools at the age of ten years. In the female 

 schools in said districts, no males or females shall be admitted until they 

 are four years of age, and the males shall not be permitted to attend them 

 after they are seven years of age. 



" In Rocky Neck District, males and females shall be admitted to the 

 school when four years of age ; and males when seven, and females when 

 ten years of age, belonging to said district, may be admitted to the male 

 school on the Lower Plain, on making application for the privilege. 



" In the North District of the South Ward, males shall be admitted to 

 the male school of ten months' duration in said ward, at the age of seven 

 years, and females may be admitted at the age of ten years. The regula- 

 tions for the admission of scholars to the female school in this district 

 shall be the same as in the West, North, and Lower Plain Districts. 



" In the South District of the South Ward, males and females shall be 

 admitted to the female school in the district, when four years of age ; but 

 males when seven and females when ten years of age, shall enjoy the 

 privilege of attending the male school for the ward, whenever they wish 

 to exercise it. 



"The schools shall be kept three hours in the forenoon and three in the 

 afternoon of each day in the week (Sundays and Saturdays, in the after- 

 noon, excepted) allowing five minutes, and no more, each half-day, for an 

 intermission. 



"There shall be vacations in all the schools, as follows, viz. : — The 

 first week in July ; one week at the annual Thanksgiving ; one day at the 



