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Appreciation is extended to the then Trustees for their ready cooperation
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and particularly to Mr. John J. Riley who assisted materially in the title search and in expediting the entire matter.
General
Brief reference is made in the following form to certain matters as to which advice was given or action was taken as requested by other officials. Selectmen
Sewer Assessment Legislation.
Data Re transportation situation.
Taxicab Rules.
American Legion Proposal as to Guild School land site.
Penalty Amendment to Zoning By-Law.
Procedure as to abolition of Railroad Avenue railroad grade crossing and law situation and as to cost apportionment.
Norwood Civic Association property purchase questions and title and town meeting action.
Effective character of Chapter 417 Acts of 1930 as determined by Sec- tion 14. (New grade crossing abolition act.)
Liability of Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company as to care of street between rails of tracks.
Reports and recommendations as to various claims.
Obligation as to new sergeants salaries and application of Civil Service rules.
Action at hearing by Department of Public Utilities on curtailment of railroad train service and on restoration of service.
School Committee and Superintendent of Schools
Use of Junior High School Building Addition.
Use of school property by public and powers and duties of Committee.
Liability of tenant for damage to Junior High School gymnasium prop- erty and premises.
Right to accept fund for payment to school teacher.
Duties as to and custody of certain funds.
Lunch counter activities as to financial questions.
Liability for injury sustained by school pupils.
Right to place on ballot of town meeting question of name for East Side Elementary School.
Compensation liability to Janitor for injury in course of employment.
Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
Alpert claim questions.
Railroad Avenue land taking damages payment and tax collection ques- tions.
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Finance Commission
Norwood Civic Association property purchase questions. General matters.
Trustees of Morrill Memorial Library
Claim collection.
Board of Health
Garbage collection contract as to by-law provisions with respect to opening bids and action Re bids.
Legality of Clinton bid for garbage removal and incidental questions Re advertising for bids.
Revision of draft of Clinton contract.
Change by amendment of plumbing regulations Re fees for permits.
New health regulations and reviewing and revising same.
Action as to alleged hen and hen yard nuisance, and as to appeal made to County Commissioners.
Planning Board
Zoning by-law amendment questions and appeal board procedure.
Building Inspector's course as to prospective violation of zoning by- law.
Railroad Avenue railroad grade crossing abolition.
Board of Assessors
Boabdallah case report.
Water privilege and dam tax assessment questions.
Abatement 1928 tax Fales property questions.
Questions Re corporations exempt from motor vehicle tax.
Procedure Re collection of motor vehicle tax from minors refusing to pay.
Right to abate tax on land taken for park purposes.
General Manager
Law of road as to High School pupils.
Revised draft of police regulations.
Assignment of employee's pay questions.
Officer Lee injury liability and compensation questions and papers.
Control of peddling and canvassing situation.
Taxi-cab regulations.
Proposal as to school boy patrol.
Buckmaster Pond situation as to protection from pollution and proposed diking plan questions.
Washington Street, South Norwood, bill-board situation and application of fire limit by-law.
Town signs on highways and state roads.
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Change of course of Neponset River with respect to Norwood Airport development plans.
Sale of surplus water questions.
Duties with respect to Norwood Civic Association property taken by purchase for playground purposes.
Excessive and disturbing whistling by railroad locomotives near Nor- wood Central Station questions.
Various Claims including Curran, Murphy, Clancy, Sears, O'Donnell, Lewis and Nickerson also that of Westwood land owner for dry well al- leged to be due to pumping by Town of water from Buckmaster Pond.
Accident claim procedure.
Town Clerk and Accountant
Duty with respect to recording trust instrument presented.
Dangerous building situation.
Validity of Tax Collector's deed under tax sale to Town.
Course of action with respect to easement for Municipal Light Depart- ment transmission lines through private property.
Tax title questions.
Notice of accident claims questions.
Articles as to Zoning By-Law amendment, and as to other matters in warrants and motions under same.
Existing Building By-Law adoption questions.
Election law questions.
Street lay-out questions.
Notice to abutters as to street locations for wires.
Betterment assessments as to specific repairs on ways.
Establishment of new drain rights in property of the Deacons of the First Baptist Church of Norwood and set back of street line.
Right to use Town funds to pay for tennis contest trophy.
Workmen's Compensation acceptance by Town action and school janitor injuries payment.
Notice to abutters as to hearings relative to grants of licenses.
Necessity of petition to permit Selectmen to alter Washington Street.
Cemetery regulations questions.
Special funds in school department questions.
Duty as to record of birth on basis reported.
Open meeting procedure relative to transportation and other trans- portation problem questions.
Use of pasters at town election.
Questions as to form of advertising for bids and of proposal Re elemen- tary school building.
Private use of school.
Lien claim with respect to Eastern Construction Company.
Action as to street lay-outs subject to betterment assessments.
Bowen Company school building contract provisions as to bond, etc.
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Order of taking as to certain new streets in vicinity of new school building site.
Buckmaster Pond regulations relative to pollution questions.
Filing and recording street lay-outs and orders of taking questions.
Lee indemnity agreement.
Attachment of land taken for street purposes as to notice and state- ment.
Tax sale questions and action and duty Re same.
Right of School Committee to incur expense for transportation of school orchestra for musical competitive events.
Questions Re taking for park purposes of Bruzga land.
Norwood Civic Association property taking and title question and procedure under by-laws.
Washington Street widening action as to claim.
Peabody Fund situation.
Action as to payment of land damages where undetermined interests of unknown parties exist.
Railroad Avenue grade crossing abolition petition situation.
Lien claim and payment situation arising under grading contract with respect to East Side Elementary School.
Budget questions as to School Department.
Zoning By-Law application questions.
Right to expend funds for Winter Street re-location ordered by County Commissioners in advance of 1931 appropriation.
Building Inspector
Business activities in general residence district.
Various zoning by-law violations.
Application of zoning by-law to various building plans also to building to be erected on corner lot.
Building By-Law Committee
Revising draft of proposed new building code and attention incidental matters.
Article for warrant Re new building code.
East Side Elementary School Building Committee
Re proposal for advertising.
Proposed contract and security questions.
Addenda to contract as to special provisions and as to bond security.
Release of contract security questions.
Grading contract and grading sub-contract lien questions.
Junior High School Building Addition Committee
Renting before completion questions.
Further payments to Contractor.
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Lien situation and payment of balance due to Contractor.
Payments to lienor and other creditors of General Contractor.
Playground Advisory Committee
By-law proposals as to location of new school houses and as to re-laying school grounds.
Board of Public Welfare
Relief situation and contribution questions.
Liability for care and child relief questions.
Course of action as to problems presented.
Miscellaneous
Bill-board control.
New legislation as affecting Towns.
Lay-outs and orders of taking for ways.
Articles in annual and special town meeting warrants and motions under same as to various matters relating thereto.
Questions and papers Re gift of easement in land by Deacons of First Baptist Church of Norwood for widening of Washington Street and action thereon.
Questions and papers Re Officer Lee indemnification.
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company control act and fran- chise questions.
Eminent domain procedure questions.
Election procedure questions.
Town reports.
Payment of damages for taking of land of Sullivan, Carney and others and title questions, also taxes questions.
Questions and papers Re lay-out and taking for main drain purposes of easement in land of Deacons of First Baptist Church at Norwood.
Conclusion
It is gratifying to conclude this report with the statement that no suits against the Town were pending at the end of the year and that none were in prospect.
Acknowledgement is again made with much appreciation of the con- fidence, consideration and cooperation extended by all officials to whom service was rendered or from whom information or other assistance was sought.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES A. HALLORAN,
Town Counsel.
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HAROLD W. GAY, TOWN TREASURER
Cash on hand, January 1, 1930
$
133,636.67
Received from Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Corporation Taxes
92,122.02
Income Taxes .
125,623.13
Bank Taxes
4,400.88
Street Railway Tax .
1.56
Loans Issued
In Anticipation of Revenue
625,000.00
School Loans.
59,000.00
Public Playground Loans.
55,500.00
Sewer Loans .
24,000.00
Highway Loans
21,000.00
Water Loans
25,000.00
Premiums.
1,719.50
Electric Light Revenues
H. W. Gay, Collector (charges)
237,499.81
H. W. Gay, Collector (fees)
175.20
F. S. Barton, Collector (charges)
351.30
F. S. Barton, Collector (fees)
60.00
F. S. Barton, Superintendent, Sundry Receipts .
2,003.53
F. S. Barton, Superintendent, Consumers Deposits.
3,724.00
Cemetery Revenues
7,591.23
Interest on Perpetual Care Funds
2,338.09
Interest on Tax Titles
88.90
Interest on Deposits
1,875.98
Accrued Interest on Notes Sold
49.55
Departmental Receipts:
Selectmen
30.10
General Manager
50.00
Town Clerk and Accountant .
1,086.81
Town Treasurer and Collector
773.58
Municipal Building
450.02
Engineering
11.25
Police Department
1,211.81
Fire Department
122.06
Forestry
73.85
Sealer of Weights and Measures
174.44
Armory
900.00
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Perpetual Care Bequests
2,175.00
Library Trust Fund Interest
325.00
Sundry Guarantee Deposits
858.23
Licenses Agency
2,806.15
Health
3,289.54
Sanitation
54.64
Particular Sewers
2,649.52
Removal of Ashes
990.00
Highways General .
1,907.83
Highways, Washington Street Widening
1,381.25
Public Welfare
6,822.93
Schools, General
5,474.87
Schools, New Buildings.
451.14
Library
681.25
Parks
29.90
Public Playgrounds .
1,781.23
Electric Light Department.
14,211.11
Water Department
10,852.07
Refunds.
281.13
Tax Title Redemptions
3,519.74
Licenses and Permits
1,080.79
Fines
1,674.50
Tax Collections
776,624.32
Interest on Taxes
8,162.99
Water Rates
73,937.11
Water Fees
85.60
Cemetery Care Charges
1,221.00
Moth Assessments .
588.76
Betterment Assessments
3,488.45
Park Assessments
1,354.00
Sewer Assessments .
3,750.83
Sidewalk Assessments
3,485.36
In Lieu of Taxes .
13,891.00
Dog License Returns from County
1,337.75
$2,378,870.26
Payments on Accountant's Warrants
2,309,027.48
Cash on hand December 31, 1930 $ 69,842.78
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HAROLD W. GAY, COLLECTOR OF TAXES
1930
Commit- ment
Cash
Tax Title Credits
Abate- ments
Uncollected
Motor Vehicle Excise
$ 30,873.97
Polls
9,398.00 783,953.56 568.90
$ 28,012.96 9,104.00 612,557.94 411.30 1,276.08
227.02
12.64
942.54
Appor. of Street Better- ments
1,191.88
430.40
151.18
26.00
584.30
Appor. of Park Better- ments
259.50
170.00
56.10
33.40
Appor. of Sidewalk As- sessments
700.03
372.91
9.25
46.30
271.57
Committed Interest
1,618.74
760.00
145.21
30.71
682.82
1929
Motor Vehicle Excise
2,368.61
1,979.13
245.26
134.22
Polls
2.00
2.00
Property
139,625.00
123,728.00
14,469.18
1,001.12
426.70
Moth
211.78
177.46
20.02
.50
211.78
Appor. of Sewer
1,008.58
790.66
204.22
113.70
Appor. of Street Betterments
1,872.88
1,176.80
541.28
154.80
Appor. of Park Betterments
92.83
92.83
Committed Interest
1,285.22
935.34
324.45
25.43
1928
Taxes
4,328.47
1,194.29
2,956.30
5.80
162.08
Moth
6.60
6.60
Appor. of Sewer
109.31
50.60
49.21
9.51
Appor. of Street Better- ments
963.10
527.40
418.80
16.90
Appor. of Park Better- ments
104.19
68.00
56.19
Appor. of Sidewalk
51.23
42.21
9.02
Committed Interest
683.90
372.11
311.79
16.24
1927
Taxes
32.34
.10
32.24
Moth
10.85
10.85
Appor. of Sewer
37.20
37.20
Committed Interest
7.34
7.34
1926
Polls and Property
61.73
61.73
Appor. of Sewer
5.62
5.62
Committed Interest
.31
.31
Moth
2.28
2.28
1925
Polls and Property
18.01
18.01
Appor. of Sewer
13.05
13.05
Committed Interest
1.76
1.76
1924
152.07
152.07
1923
Polls and Property
729.11
729.11
Appor. of Sewer
5.60
5.60
Committed Interest
3.21
3.21
Water Rates
89,647.33
73,937.11
332.47
14,377.75
Sewer Assessments
2,175.59
963.15
1,212.44
Sidewalk Assessment
6,064.49
2,914.75
3,149.74
Street Betterments
2,419.89
2,419.89
Appor. of Street Better- ments
30,698.07
1,421.85
1,181.88
28,084.34
Appor. of Sewer
25,121.59
663.62
2,458.28
21,999.69
Appor. of Sidewalk As- sessments
8,707.02
100.00
700.13
7,907.02
Appor. of Park Better- ments
4,287.00
1,048.00
259.50
2,980.00
$1,645.24 286.00 4,435.79
8.00
Property
$22,203.85
10.25
144,755.98 147.35
Moth
Appor. of Sewer
2,458.28
$ 1,215.77
Appor. of Sidewalks
.
Polls and Property
ANNUAL REPORT - of the -
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT - of the - TOWN OF NORWOOD Massachusetts
For the Year Ending December 31, 1930
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE School Committee 1930
Charles J. Rich, 67 Beech Street, term expires 1931.
John J. Riley, 66 Prospect Avenue, term expires 1931.
Julia R. O'Brien, 4 Railroad Avenue, term expires 1932.
Christine L. Probert, 11 Marion Avenue, term expires 1932.
John J. Conley, 13 Central Street, term expires 1933.
Gladwin M. Nead, 40 Hoyle Street, term expires 1933.
Organization
Miss Julia R. O'Brien Chairman
Elizabeth Zurba
Secretary
Standing Committees
Education Program Committee: Mr. Nead, Mrs. Probert, Mr. Rich and Miss O'Brien.
Finance Committee: Mr. Rich, Mr. Conley, Mr. Nead, Mr. Riley.
Janitors, Schoolhouses and Grounds: Mr. Riley, Mr. Conley, Mr. Nead and Mr. Rich.
Fuel, School Books and Supplies: Mrs. Probert, Mr. Riley.
Appointment of Teachers: Mr. Conley, Mrs. Probert.
Committee Meetings
The regular monthly meeting of the School Committee is held at the School Committee Rooms, Junior High School, at eight o'clock p. m., on the second Thursday of each month.
Superintendent of Schools
Leonard W. Grant, 155 Winslow Avenue. Telephone Norwood 1266.
The office of the Superintendent of Schools is at the Junior High School, and is open from 8:00 a. m. until 5:00 p. m. every day except Saturday, when it is open from 8:00 a. m. until 12:00 m. Telephone Norwood 0133.
Clerks
Elizabeth Zurba, 49 Saunders Road, Telephone Norwood 1155-W.
Mabel H. Newark, 36 Berwick Road, Telephone Norwood 0103-M.
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1930-1931
First term begins September 9, 1930, ends December 23, 1930 15 weeks Second term begins January 5, 1931, ends February 20, 1931 7 weeks Third term begins March 2, 1931, ends April 17, 1931 7 weeks Fourth term begins April 27, 1931, ends June 26, 1931 9 wceks
First term begins September 8, 1931, ends December 23, 1931 16 wecks
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Holidays
October 7, 1930, American Legion Parade.
October 13, 1930, Columbus Day.
November 11, 1930, Armistice Day.
November 27 and 28, 1930, Thanksgiving Recess.
December 23, 1930, to January 5, 1931, Vacation.
February 21, 1931, to March 2, 1931, Vacation. April 3, 1931, Good Friday.
April 18, 1931, to April 27, 1931, Vacation.
June 17, 1931, Bunker Hill Day.
No School Signal 2-2
Repeated at 7:15 a. m. No forenoon session for any school.
Repeated at 7:45 a. m. No forenoon session for first six grades.
Repeated at 12:15 p. m. No afternoon session for any grades below the Senior High School.
Repeated at 12:30 p. m. No afternoon session for first six grades.
Repeated at 6:15 p. m. No session for evening school.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee is very appreciative of the efficient work done by the New Elementary School Building Commission in having such a fine structure ready for occupancy when school opened this fall. The building is adequate in every respect and has been enjoyed by pupils and teachers. One outstanding feature of this new building is the audi- torium designed either for assembly purposes or for physical training work for school pupils. It is equipped with standard folding chairs so that a fair sized audience may be accommodated there whenever it is desired for community use. A spacious room is provided for Manual Training for boys in the fifth and sixth grades and a similar room for the girls of these grades to receive instruction in sewing. The sewing room is also used for a lunch room by pupils who live so far from the school that it is not convenient for them to go home during the noon recess. The school grounds are large and play areas are provided for the older groups of boys and girls entirely apart from the space used by the smaller children.
It was voted to give this new unit the name of the Cornelius M. Callahan School in memory of Mr. Cornelius M. Callahan who served on the School Committee for ten years and who was Chairman for six years. Mr. Callahan was a resident of the east side district for many years. The auditorium was given the name of the Martha B. Parker Auditorium in memory of Miss Martha B. Parker who served as a teacher for a long period of years in the old East School.
During the year two valuable properties were turned back to the Select- men, the Everett School and the East School, their use no longer being required for school purposes. Since the boiler in the Everett School had been installed there only three years it was removed to the Beacon School to replace the thirty-three year old boiler which is in use there. The East School boiler was moved to the Junior High School as an auxiliary heater to take care of the hot water tank and the School Committee rooms.
Repairs and Replacements
At the Beacon School, a Coppus Blower was installed to assist in stopping the smoke nuisance which resulted from the burning of soft coal. Buck- wheat coal only is used in the boiler at the Beacon School now and there have been no further complaints of smoke trouble.
Other major improvements were repainting the Senior High School and the Winslow School, resurfacing the tennis courts at the Senior High School, retubing the boiler at the Shattuck School and refinishing three rooms at the Balch School.
Enrollment
The School Committee has voted to request the Town to appropriate money for building an addition to the Senior High School. This subject
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has been treated in such detail in the school reports of the last four years that it needs no introduction here. The School Committee believes that, with this addition, there need not be a further request for appropriation of money for school building purposes for a period of at least ten years.
A study of Tables I and II in this report will explain the reasons for believing that no further building will be necessary. The following con- siderations should be noted:
Table I. Average Day-School Membership for Senior High, Junior High and Elementary, 1912-30
Average Attend- Popula-
Year
Elemen- tary Grades
Junior High Grades
Senior High Grades
Total
ance
tion
1912-13
1341
261
105
1707
1618
9,793
1913-14
1447
319
103
1869
1760
1914-15
1484
387
118
1989
1886
1915-16
1543
406
148
2097
1984
10,977
1916-17
1573
376
153
2163
2036
1917-18
1718
374
158
2250
2096
1918-19
1631*
519*
188
2338
2202
1919-20
1727
536
198
2461
2329
12,627
1920-21
1872
503
254
2629
2510
1921-22
1826
577
278
2681
2550
1922-23
1902
611
300
2813
2672
1923-24
1975
682
310
2967
2852
1924-25
1985
745
341
3071
2901
14,151
1925-26
2063
802
394
3259
3099
1926-27
2063
803
394
3259
3098
1927-28
1974
816
488
3278
3123
1928-29
1828
886
493
3208
3060
1929-30
1707
930
513
3150
3067
15,049
+1930-12-1
1580
997
584
3161
Increase in
percentages
1912-30
27.2
256.3
388.5
84.5
89.5
* 9th grade abolished.
t Enrollment.
1. The enrollment in Grades 1 to 6 this year is larger only by seven pupils than the enrollment shown for 1916-17.
2. The largest grades in the entire school system are found in the Junior High School, each of them numbering over 300. When the present three grades in the Junior High School become the three Senior High School
Table II. Showing Enrollment by Grades and Losses from Year to Year in Going from Grade to Grade
Grade
Enrollment
Losses between Grades
Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
Senior High
283
307
319
353
409
444
499
518
513
584
57
55
83
69
119
56
96
144
40
12
91*
97
111
128
138
136
11
13
10
10
7
31
24
18+
11
87*
113
135
169
160
139
27
22
25
19
13 47
29 20
23
42
28
Junior High
579
628
693
763
821
821
832
901
932
997
71
70
36
22
77
53
73
45
27
9
148
158 219
191 232
222 264
257 266
222
240
280
247
345
33
28 19 23
10 6 20
7 11 4
44 32 1
10
18
30
1+
Elementary
1826
1903
1969
2021
2039
2023
1991
1834
1712
1580
23
6
24
11
10
41
18
24
37
6
293
268
297
302
334 304₫
286± 398
382
356
339
293
7+
19
10 10+ 26 2
2 121 2+ 2+ 3
18 ** 421 20 4+ 16
16 3+ 20 4+ 12
3+ 26+ 27
1+
12
1
295
321
326
292₺
356
350
321
292
285
251
13
3
334
337
318+
354
370
341
319
290
254
233
14
2
351
286 ±
350
368
337
315
296
278
245
248
6
1
292
367
366
340
331
308
295
243
258
241
Special Classes
18
29
27
25
25
28
38
41
11+
2
2
0
3+
10+
3+
* Small numbers probably due to withdrawals for war industries during years 1916 to 1918.
t Increases.
# Membership reduced by increasing entrance age.
** Due to double promotion of bright group at Balch School.
272
8
0
5
286
298
312
336
353
347
293
273
3
8
191
14
7
240
251
270
277
298
333
364
359 326
312 340
21 17
20
48
40
59
42
78
30
10
129
143
182
198
202
217
238
316 276
257
19
5
5
3
6
24
12
17
21
10
26 17
36
10
14
67* 102* 114*
74* 107 138
103 124
266
157 208 219
19
11 32+ 17
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grades, the enrollment there should not be over 850, and the proposed addition should be able to take care of this increase over the present en- rollment of 584. Looking further down the line under Table II, column headed December 1, 1930, it will be found that every elementary grade is smaller than any Junior High School grade by a wide margin, meaning that any three elementary grades in their chronological order when oc- cupying the Junior High School building will be readily accommodated and a group of eighty to ninety additional pupils could be enrolled in each grade.
3. A survey has been taken of the probable number of first graders to enroll in September, 1931, in the public schools and it is believed that not over 200 will report. Taking, therefore, the present three years of Junior High School, the present six grades in the elementary schools and the incoming first grade, or a total of ten grades, there can seem to be no possibility of an overcrowded school system in any division unless a very unusual growth takes place in the town.
4. The decrease in the enrollment of the elementary grades has brought about a reduction in the teaching corps of this division of the school sys- tem. The Guild School, a twelve-room building was replaced by a ten- room structure and two positions eliminated. The closing of the East School and of a room in the Shattuck School account for the three other reductions in the elementary teaching force. A section of the basement in the Balch School has been used for several years as a classroom. This room will not be required next fall, making one less teaching position there and it is possible that with the lower enrollment in grades 1 to 6, still another room will be closed somewhere in this division of the school system. Against the elimination of these seven teaching positions, one new position has been created, that of a third special class teacher, with a division at the Balch School.
TABLE IIA. Elementary School Enrollment by Districts, 1930
Enrollment by Grades
School
1
2
3
4
5
6
Special Class
Total
Balch
96
88
85
106
99
118
26
618
Beacon
15
22
22
17
28
28
132
Callahan
36
50
41
47
41
57
272
Shattuck
36
37
36
30
37
35
15
226
Winslow
30
21
49
51
68
55
274
West
28
30
58
Totals
241
248
233
251
273
293
41
1580
274
Child Guidance Clinic
The Committee extends its appreciation to the members of the Com- munity Committee of women who were instrumental in having the Child Guidance Clinic established in Norwood. This clinic has been helpful in several difficult pupil cases and has assisted parents in matters of home management of children. The clinic holds sessions every Tuesday. There should be no embarrassment felt on the part of parents or relatives in respect to having a child attend this clinic session where accurate studies are made of items which will so make for the child's welfare and happiness as to entirely alter his perspective on life.
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