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VOLUME 6. March 14, 1908 NUMBER 11 
MARCH 14—20 
SUN FULL TIDE. 
Rises Sets AM Oa POM. 
14 Sa. 5 58 5.49 8.41 9.17 
15 Su. 5.56 5.50 9.29 9.55 
16 M 5.55 Sak 10.09 10.83 
eeloite 5 53 5.Dd 10.50 11.10 
NSMAWis 5.0! 5.54 12 Sie lien) 
19 Th. 5.A9 DOD 12.05 
20 Fr. 5.48 5.56 12.25 12:45 
Tue Town of Manchester appropriated 
almost $23,000 for schools at the annual 
town meeting last week. Just think of 
it, —$23,000 for a small town like Man- 
Our neighboring town of 
appropriated $5,385,— less 
than one-quarter as much. Very natural 
there should be considerable discussion 
on the subject of schools in town meet- 
ing, though the appropriation usually 
goes through without a word. In addi- 
tion to what we said last week on this 
matter we would like to add a little more. 
How many heads of families, parents, 
business men, ever Cross the threshold of 
a schoolroom? How many ever offer 
a word of encouragement to teacher or 
scholar and let them know by your pre- 
sence, at least occasionally, in the school 
room that you are an interested party, 
really desirous that they should prosper, 
and that you have their best welfare at 
heart? How many have kindly coun- 
seled and advised with the head of the 
school, showing you are with him in the 
great work? How few can answer in 
the affirmative! The superintendent has 
office hours in the town hall building and 
may be found in his office for consulta- 
tion every Thursday. Yet, how many 
call on him? Wethink we are placing 
chester. 
Wenham 
and make 
perhaps, strong terms. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
the average too high when we say one a 
week. 
Does it help matters any to find fault, 
denounce our schools, and pompously 
parade our opinions before the public, 
especially when we don’t know what we 
are talking about? ‘Things are not often 
just as we would like to have them, and 
surrounding circumstances not always as 
we imagine or hear they are, and very 
often if we knew the exact condition and 
state of affairs our minds and opinions 
would be the reverse of what they were 
without a knowledge of facts. 
Now this is merely offered as a hint, 
and while we presume many will read it, 
it is hoped some will think about it, and 
at least a few will be induced to act upon 
it and visit our schools at- least occasion- 
ally. 
We might add, further, that we find 
after a little investigation that the Man- 
chester schools rank second in the list 
among the towns of the state, the Brook- 
line schools being the first on the list as 
regards standard. 
Much is being said as the time for 
caucuses for the election of delegates to 
the presidential conventions draws near, 
about ““pledged’’ and ‘“‘unpledged’’ 
delegates. We are of the belief that 
delegates should go to the convention 
pledged, for the caucus is really the 
only chance the people have to express 
their preferences and they should know 
for whom the delegates they elect will 
vote, and whether they represent only 
themselves, or the people who 
them. 
“*Pledged’’ and 
send 
““unpledged’’ are, 
Congressman 
Gardner says ‘“ declared’’ is the proper 
word, and he defines the word thus: 
A ‘‘declared’’ delegate is one who is 
elected on the strength of his declaration 
of a preference for a candidate. 
Is there something significant in the 
declaration by ex-Senator Schofield of 
Ipswich that he is about to renounce _al- 
legiance to the democratic party and 
hereafter will probably train with the re- 
publicans? He declares that the policy 
of the party instate and nation for the 
past two or three years has been suicidal, 
and that unless things change this spring 
he will surely desert the party and be- 
come a republican. It has been said that 
Mr. Schofield is after “something big- 
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ger’’ in this district. 
toward that end? 
Is this a move 
APPROPRIATIONS a little 
appreciate the many benefits 
from living in the town. 
over our exchanges very carefully and_ 
we have been unable thus far to find a 
chester, that appropriated for town ex- 4 
penses and improvements an equal sum. 
The total appropriations in Wenham, 
for instance, were only $15,363. 
The Boston Transcript observes that 
day, completes the paradox of a dry 
coast line from Chelsea to Newburyport. — 
We might add ‘‘ with the exception of 
Gloucester.’’ 
To the many inquiries as to why we 
did not publish a picture of our new se- 
lectman, Mr. Allen, last week, we would 
say: Mr. Allen refuses to have his pic- 
ture appear in the BREEZE. 
This is a year of ‘‘ dis-appointments’? — 
in Man-¥ 
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instead of ‘‘ re-appointments ’ 
chester. 
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army of ever increasing BREEZE readers, 
who have moved from this locality, but 
who look forward to the weekly visit of 
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The display of the-copy is the 
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