100 History of Hingham. 



the present time. To say that this has been fortunate for the 

 town is small measure of praise for one " who has impressed him- 

 self upon the youth of the town," in its higher education, with an 

 unfailing attachment of pupils and parents alike. 



The school has constantly increased in its annual member- 

 ship. Beginning with two regular teachers, their number has 

 been increased to four. 



The number in attendance at the opening of the school in 1872 was 39 

 The number in attendance in September, 1891, was 106 



The whole course is four years, and the studies are arranged so 

 that a Classical or English course may be pursued at the election 

 of the pupil. There is also a special course arranged for those 

 who desire to fit themselves for college or the higher educational 

 institutions. 



For twelve years or more, under the energetic superintendence 

 of Mr. Sanborn, there was an organization of the scholars called 

 the " High School Industrial Society." The sweeping of the 

 schoolrooms was done by the members of this society, for which 

 they were paid by the town. With the money thus earned many 

 articles for the permanent benefit of the school were purchased, 

 and it is largely due to the voluntary exertions of this society 

 that our High School has an excellent and valuable collection of 

 chemical and philosophical apparatus. 



Rev. John Lewis Russell, who died in Salem, Mass., June 7, 

 1873, and who was once the minister of the Second Parish in this 

 town, by his will gave " to the Town of Hingham one thousand 

 dollars as a fund to aid in the support of a public High School in 

 that town." This legacy was to be paid after the decease of his 

 wife and his sister, and became available in the latter part of 

 1889. At the annual meeting, March 3, 1890, the town passed 

 the following vote : — 



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Voted, That the legacy from the late Rev. John Lewis Russell be 

 accepted by the town ; that the investment and management thereof be 

 entrusted to a board of three, to be known as the Trustees of the John 

 Lewis Russell Fund, said board to consist of the town treasurer, ex officio, 

 and two citizens to be chosen annually by the town ; the income of said 

 fund to be held at the disposal of the school committee, to be expended 

 by it for the benefit of the High School. 



Cost op the Public Schools. 



The following table shows the comparative cost of the public 

 schools. It does not include the amounts paid for the erection of 

 schoolhouses. It must be borne in mind that a considerable 

 number of children in town have always been educated in 

 private schools at private expense, which of course is not included 

 in the table. The amounts have varied somewhat, but dates 



