One Room Schoolhouses of Exeter, RI - school committee reports

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One Room Schoolhouses of Exeter, Rhode Island

1766-1952

The items below are scanned images of a selection of School Committee Reports that are now housed at the Exeter Public Library. The earliest report is from 1852. These reports were printed as 8 or 10 page pamphlets, and contained information for the town residents such as schoolyear tax revenue and expenditures, teacher's salaries, the number of students attending each school, and social commentary on the school system of the day.

Title: "Report from School Committee", front page. Year: 1852-53. Cover page.	Title: "Report from School Committee," back page . Year: 1852-53. Lists each school, and breakdown of students in each school.
Title: "Superintendent's Report of the Public Schools of Exeter", front page. Year: 1893 Cover page.	Title: "Superintendent's Report of the Public Schools of Exeter", page 9. Year: 1893. Shows total of tax revenue used to fund schools.
Title: "School Committee Report, Town of Exeter, Rhode Island", front page. Year: 1951-52. Cover page.	Title: "School Committee Report, Town of Exeter, Rhode Island", page 1 and 2. Year: 1951-52. Financial statement listing expense and revenue. Also mentions construction of new central school.