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The Daily Manchester American
Manchester, Hillsboro County, New Hampshire
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The Board of School Committee received a report on fuel contracts for schools, voted to suspend classes on Thursday the 26th for the National Fast, approved establishing a middle school in Ward 7, and adjourned to Saturday the 28th to review winter school applicants.
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At a meeting of the Board of School Committee, the report of the committee on fuel was made by the Superintendent, that fuel had been contracted for to supply the several schools, at the rate of $3 per cord for hard pine, $3.62 for hard wood, Lehigh broken coal screened $7 per ton, charcoal of green hard wood $10—all delivered.
Voted that the schools throughout the city be suspended on Thursday, the 26th, on account of the National Fast.
Voted that the Superintendent, with the sub-committee in Ward 7, prepare a room and institute a middle school in said ward, by taking the smaller pupils of the grammar school and the larger in the primary, and placing the grammar school assistant in charge of them.
Adjourned to Saturday, the 28th, to examine applicants for winter schools.
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fuel contracted for schools at $3 per cord hard pine, $3.62 hard wood, $7 per ton lehigh broken coal, $10 charcoal; schools suspended thursday 26th for national fast; middle school instituted in ward 7; adjourned to saturday 28th.
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At a meeting of the Board of School Committee, the Superintendent reported on fuel contracts. Voted to suspend schools on Thursday the 26th for National Fast. Voted for Superintendent and Ward 7 sub-committee to prepare a room and institute a middle school by reorganizing pupils, with grammar school assistant in charge. Adjourned to Saturday the 28th to examine applicants for winter schools.