cabinets need replenishing. A sum of money should be appropriated to this purpose. The Reference Library is also in need of new books. The same reasons that led to an earnest appeal, last year, for a boarding-house for the Normal pupils, lead us to make a still more earnest appeal the present year. Such a house seems to be essential to the continued prosperity of the school. It is becoming more and more difficult to secure homes of any kind for the pupils. It is now impossible to provide good homes for them all. Hence a boarding-house is needed, not only to accommodate the pupils, but also to keep them under those strong and healthful influences which are thrown around them during the sessions of the school. The Secretary of the Board has given several valuable lectures on civil polity to the senior class. The Agent, Mr. Phipps, has also given two instructive lectures. Mr. Dickinson, in his report to the Visitors, says : "Our thanks are due to many friends for contributions to our cabinets. We are now greatly in need of these contributions, and we promise to those who will aid us a most hearty appreciation of their favors. "Our pupils have been happy in their work, and are cheered in it by the prospect of future usefulness and success. "Our teachers have no superiors in ability and faithfulness, and we commend both pupils and teachers to the State to which they have consecrated their services." The statistics of the school are as follows: The whole number in attendance during the past year is Of this number Hampden County furnished 48; Hampshire, 22; Franklin, 21; Worcester, 13; Berkshire, 12; Suffolk, 1; Essex, 1; Connecticut, 5; Rhode Island, 2; New Hampshire, 2; Vermont, 2; New York, 2; New Jersey, 1; Wisconsin, 1; Kansas, 1. Total, 134. Graduates.-Fall and winter term, 1870-71, Ladies, Gentleman, Total, Number in entering classes.-Fall and winter term, 1870-71, Ladies, Ladies, Gentlemen, General average, 18 years 5 months. 19 18 66 6 66 Occupation of parents: farmers, 26; manufacturers, 8; clergymen, 7; mechanics, 14; merchants, 3; miller, 1; printer, 1; painter, 1. Total, 61. BRIDGEWATER. The statistics of this school for the year 1871 are as follows:Number of pupils admitted during the year :-Gentlemen, 16; ladies, 60; total, 76. Average age on admission:-Gentlemen, 20.6 years; ladies, 19.75 years; general average, 19.9 years. Number who had previously taught:-Gentlemen, 6; ladies, 28; total, 34. Number in attendance, spring term:-Gentlemen, 38; ladies, 96; total, 131. Fall term:-Gentlemen, 32; ladies, 107; total, 139. Whole number in attendance during the year :-Gentlemen, 42; ladies, 137; total, 179. Number of graduates for the year :-Gentlemen, 13; ladies, 24; total, 37. Number who have received State aid :-Gentlemen, 19; ladies, 33; total, 52. Number admitted since the beginning of the school, 1,915 1,117 66 graduated Of the 76 pupils admitted in 1871, Bridgewater, Fairhaven, West Bridgewater, sent 5 each; Abington, Middleborough, North Bridgewater, 4 each; Westminster, 3; Boston, East Bridgewater, Kingston, Petersham, Royalston, Swansea, 2 each; Chelsea, Dighton, Hanover, Haverhill, Hingham, Marblehead, Medway, Blackstone, Natick, Newton, Northfield, Plymouth, Plympton, Provincetown, Rockport, Scituate, South Scituate, Stoughton, Tyngsborough, Westport, Weymouth, 1 each; Jaffrey, N.H., 2; South Acton, Northampton, Pelham, Peterborough, Tuftonborough, 1 each; Rockland, Me., 3; Brandon, Vt., 1; Lower Merion, Penn., 1. The occupations of their fathers have been given as follows:Farmers, 25; mechanics, 27; physicians, 5; clergymen, 3; sea captains, 2; seamen, 2; clerk, dentist, druggist, trader, miller, fur dealer, paper-maker, stone-mason, stable-keeper, tanner, 1 each; unknown, 2. Of the 179 pupils in attendance during the year, Plymouth County sent 56; Bristol, 23; Norfolk, 22; Middlesex, 17; Worcester, 15; Barnstable, 10; Suffolk, 7; Essex, 4; Franklin, 3; Dukes, 1. The State of New Hampshire sent 13; Maine, 3; Vermont, 2; Pennsylvania, 1; Texas, 1, and Nova Scotia, 1. Six of the United States, ten counties, and sixty-seven towns of this State, have been represented by the pupils during the year. The school has had interesting and valuable lectures during the year from Prof. Sanborn Tenney, of Williams College; Rev. Wm. Barrows, D.D., of Reading; Prof. W. P. Atkinson, of Boston; G. G. Hubbard, Esq., of the Board of Visitors; Hon. Joseph White, the Secretary, and Abner J. Phipps. Esq., the Agent, of the Board of Education. The advanced course, for which provision was made by the Board two years ago, is in full operation. It has been so arranged that pupils who, on entering the school, have in view the completion of this higher course, may each term take a part of its studies in connection with a part of the branches in the regular course, and in this way, at the end of four years, be prepared to graduate from both courses simultaneously. This arrangement gives the students the benefit of the study of the languages in connection with the study of the other branches of the course. Graduates from the regular course may go on with the advanced course, devoting their time exclusively to it. There are now fourteen graduates and under-graduates together pursuing the studies of the advanced course. This school has been fortunate in its teachers. During the last four or five years there have been very few changes in the corps of instructors, who have worked together in perfect harmony, with great fidelity and with constantly increasing ability. The combination of permanency and excellence on the part of the teaching staff has naturally resulted in a constant advance in the quality and quantity of the work done by the school. Mr. Kirmayer, who was appointed a little more than a year ago, proves to be a valuable acquisition to the school, bringing to his work a large share of patience, zeal, German fulness of learning and German thoroughness of method. At the close of the spring term, Mr. Winship resigned his position to engage in business, and Miss Richards resigned early in the fall term, to take charge of a home. They were highly valued by |