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Bagley, Faith Marcia
Baltadonis, John William
Cherry, Norma Evelyn
Balutis, Valentine W.
Chisholm, Ellen Campbell
Barrett, William J. Bellew, Mary Anne
Chubet, John Paul Cleary, Mary Catherine
Berezin, Martin Arthur*
Cofsky, Simon Frank
Bickmore, Alberta Arlene
Conger, Robert Warren
Blasenak, George Bortolotti, Argo
Connolly, Patrick J.
Cook, Richard Hubbard
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Coreoran, Margaret Agnes Corish, Arthur Reed Costello, Katherine J .* Costello, Mary V.
Cottrell, Theora Frances Coyne, Anthony Bernard Crimmins, Arthur F.
Crimmins, John Joseph
Crimmins, Joseph M., Jr.
Kauppinen, Harry Michael
Davenport, James A.
Kelliher, Martha Louise
Devine, Thomas Jerome
Dillon, Bridget Elizabeth
Kelly, Edmund J., Jr .* Kerellis, Nellie Anna
Doherty, Madeline
Kruehas, Ann Jean
Donovan, Anna Elizabeth
Donovan, Daniel Franeis
Drummey, Ellen Anne
Dundulis, William Peter Dyer, Edward Carlton* Earle, Kenneth A.
Eckholm, Marie A.
Ellis, Gordon Russell
Everett, Bettina Seymour* Fanning, Philip J.
Farrelly, Barbara Rebecca
Flaherty, James R. William Folan, Ann Louise
Folan, John P.
Folan, Norah Mary
Frederickson, Uno Fredriek
Freneh, Marion Owen Gotham, Ernest Grushkin, Milton
Hallenbeck, Mareus George Halme, Ellie Emily Lindgren Hand, Ruth Elizabeth Hannigan, John Joseph, Jr. Hansen, Dorothy Harriet, Hayes, Ruth Wilder Hennessey, William Franeis Hoegler, Aurelia Mary* Horgan, James Franeis Houghton, Charles E., Jr. Hurley, Mary Ileen Jasionis, Aliee Katherine Javasaitis, Bertha M.
Johnson, Elizabeth A. Johnson, Florenee Linnea Johnson, Gertrude Virginia Johnson, Lillian Sophie Johnson, Runo S. Johnson, Veroniea R. Jones, Alfred Frank Kaski, Toivo M.
Kudirka, Bertha Gertrude Lappin, Frieda Helen
LeRoy, Margaret Elizabeth Lewis, Helen R.
Lorusso, Raphael Lyden, John Joseph, Jr. Lydon, Marie Catherine Martin, Margaret Beveridge Mattson, Helen Josephine*
MeCready, Eleanor May McManus, John Wesley MeNulty, John Francis Metters, Robert Gifford* Mitehell, Mary* Nash, Marion Elizabeth Nugent, Helen Patrieia O'Brien, Kathryn Margaret O'Kulovieh, Nellie Elizabeth Olson, John Elmer Perlmutter, Charlotte Lillian* Pond, Harold P. Rafuse, Helen
Renaghan, Albert Thomas
Richardson, Everard Gardner Ross, Donald Ross, Everett John
Ruggiero, Constantine Frank Sastaviekas, John M. Schacht, Emilie Franees Seore, Jean* Seaman, Merrill Caldwell Sherman, Julius*
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Shoop, Esther Elenor Silverman, Irving* Smilgis, Stella Agatha Tanneyhill, William Aaron Tobin, Russell A. Trulson, Bernice Elsie*
Wall, James Joseph
Walsh, Elizabeth Ann
Walsh, Joseph Francis
Wauhkonen, He!mi Mary* White, Herbert Elmer Wiik, John Aarne
Tumavicus, Julius William
Ylijoki, Anne L.
Unda, Joseph Francis
Young, Doris
VanCise, Doris Arlyne
Zalesky, Edwin F.
VanGorder, Doris Marion Vietz, Albin L.
Zinkowsky, Ernest F.
The starred pupils were awarded the John C. Lane medals. The United States History medal was awarded to Julius Sherman. The Berwick English prize was awarded to James A. Davenport. The senior Plimpton Art prize was awarded to John W. Baltadonis. The Murray Athletic Cup was awarded to Ernest F. Zinkowsky.
Matriculation of the Class of 1930
Of the 141 graduates, forty-nine have continued their training in schools or colleges of advanced work as follows:
Boston College
1
Boston University
4
Business Schools .
3
Colgate University
1
Dartmouth College
1
Emmanuel College
1
Exeter Academy
3
Georgia Tech .
1
Huntington School
1
Mercer University
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1
N. E. Conservatory of Music
2
Northeastern University
3
Nurses Training
S
Pratt Institute
2
Schools of Physical Education
2
Tufts College .
1
Vesper George's School of Art
1
Wheaton College
1
Williams College
1
Worcester Tech .
1
Other Prep Schools 9
Returns thus far received from the deans' offices about the work of these students have been very gratifying.
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The work of the several departments in the school has been very largely outlined by the various department head and supervisors. I think that notable among achievements last year, the work of our orchestra is out- standing. We were awarded second prize at the Massachusetts High School Orchestra contest at Waltham, and we gained the same award at Pawtucket where our orchestra competed in a class of high schools from eight cities. Only Hartford, Connecticut, was able, out of the group, to receive a higher award than came to Norwood.
The unemployment situation and the tendency so universally felt, of having all of our boys and girls come to high school these days, have given us new and additional problems, chief among which is how to best fit them into the school curriculum. It is quite evident that many students are motor-minded and cannot suitably adapt themselves to academic instruction. Our facilities and equipment in the manual arts divisions for both boys and girls are taxed to capacity and beyond. There are in- creasingly large numbers who could benefit by additional work in this direction, yet we are unable to give it to them for lack of room, instruc- tors' time and equipment.
Trade courses should be seriously considered as one answer to this problem. It is not right that the standards of work in the academic classroom should be brought down to the level of the ability of some of the students now compelled to take work of this sort. It is manifestly unfair to the boys and girls who are attempting to make good progress in the academic branches and particularly to those preparing for college. We are increasing very materially the work in our Home Economics Depart- ment, placing such girls as would benefit most by training in the duties of home-making into major divisions of this work. Courses in automobile mechanics and repair work could quite easily be introduced without very much additional equipment and should prove very advantageous, both to the boys and to the work of the school. This would take away from the academic classrooms boys who are now struggling in vain with little ad- vantage to themselves and great detriment to high grade accomplishment in our recitation divisions.
The Commercial Department continues to carry on its high standard of work and has turned out very capable material. Fewer openings for placements occurred last June than ever before.
In all of the work of the school, both curricula and extra curricula, every effort is being made to obtain the best possible results and to main- tain high standards. Our extra curricula activities consist of the follow- ing organizations and clubs: school paper "Arguenot," orchestra, band, Glee Club, Quest Club, two Dramatic Clubs, Debating Society, Science Club, Radio Club, Aviation Club, Biology Club, Rifle Club, Home Econ- nomics Club, Boys' and Girls' Athletic Club, Camp Fire Group, Student Council, Woodworking Club and Photography Club.
All of these are progressing well in their year's work and are accom- plishing a very splendid bit of social instruction, doing a lot toward fos-
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tering better relationships among students and between students and the faculty.
We sincerely trust that as in years past, the forward looking, progressive spirit, which has always been manifest in Norwood, will prevail, and that we shall be enabled to continue our work with the assurance of that very necessary support and cooperation which it has been my very great privi- lege and pleasure to experience.
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT H. ARCHIBALD, Principal of Senior High School.
Mr. L. W. Grant,
Superintendent of Schools, Norwood, Massachusetts.
My dear Mr. Grant:
On January 1, 1931, the Junior High School numbered 993 pupils, dis- tributed as follows: seventh grade, 340; eighth grade, 308; ninth grade, 345. Every room in the building, suitable for the purpose, is used as a home room. The program requires inclusive of Home Economics and Practical Arts, thirty-six full time teachers. Besides this number we have part-time drawing teachers, a physical education teacher and teachers for music who are part-time teachers.
The classes have averaged more than thirty-five pupils, exclusive of Practical Arts and Home Economics, which are limited to twenty-two pupils per class. Classes of thirty-five or more are too large and preclude the possibility of a teacher giving any time to individual work, or any time to the backward pupil. Professor Davis advised that any new class rooms should be limited in capacity to thirty-five pupils for this very reason. Next year's classes will probably contain fewer pupils, which connotes smaller divisions.
The largest registrations are in the Business and Home Economics divisions. Most of our pupils seem to prefer to elect studies in these curricula. It may be because they expect the work is easier, but as a matter of fact, it is about the same, as far as the study load is concerned as in the other courses except the college and technical courses, which are more difficult.
The boys in the Practical Arts Department are particularly crowded as to shop room. We have only one wood shop, equipped for twenty-two boys and one printing shop which can accommodate twenty-four boys. In both of these, there are classes numbering from twenty-two to thirty-two. We certainly need help in this department. Every pupil taking this course is expected to have at least two periods a week.
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The Library
The library is now housed in a small room on the first floor and is gradu- ally assuming the appearance of a real school library. We are very fortu- nate in having Miss Bianchi, a trained librarian, in charge. Many of our books have disappeared in the last two or three years when we have had no special place to keep them and no librarian to take special care of them. But now, besides caring for them, the books have been catalogued and arranged and regular library classes are being conducted in the seventh and eighth grades. Pupils are taught the care and handling of books and a real effort is made to create a liking for good reading. Instruction is given in the use of books-instruction that is sadly needed in these two grades, for it is surprising how few pupils know how to properly use a dictionary or an encyclopedia.
The Gymnasium
The assembly hall is as welcome as anything can be and is made full use of at regular stated intervals for assemblies of the school in which either dramatics, staged by the pupils themselves are given or we have speakers from outside who talk on some live topic. On alternate weeks, we have thirty active clubs in which nearly the whole school is enrolled. We have among our clubs more than thirty pupils in our orchestra and about 100 in our mixed chorus, both of which are doing excellent work.
These clubs are probably the most interesting feature of the school's program. Meetings are held in regularly scheduled periods during school hours. There are usually twenty meetings each year. We consider club work so valuable that credit is given in the year's summary of points. Each club is supervised by an instructor who is always present with the pupils. One of the most interesting ones is the Boys' Cooking Club, con- sisting of twenty boys from the seventh, eighth and ninth grades. It took three years to persuade boys that there was any profit for them in learning to cook. These twenty are enthusiastic converts and they can actually do the work as well as the girls can. Pupils who do not want to join any club we have are assigned to a study room.
The following is a list of clubs: Games, Red Cross, Tatting, Story Hour, Dramatic-Literature (seventh grade), Camera, Embroidery, Book, Book Report, Reading, Literary, Glee Club, School Paper, College Classi- cal Science, Geology, Collectors, Homecraft, Reed, Dramatic (eighth and ninth gradcs), Literary, Knowing Norwood, Airplane, Block Cutting, Athletic, Archery, Interior Decorating, Boys' Cooking, Library and Art.
The pupils of the school have voted almost unanimously to buy a com- bination radio-phonograph for the assembly hall. This has been done by using funds voluntarily contributed by the pupils and it is being used to broadcast to the school any program of educational value, like the Walter Damrosch Music Appreciation Concerts.
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Safety Patrol
Pursuant to Governor Allen's safety movement, the school organized a safety patrol to care for the pupils while in the vicinity of the school and to guide them in crossing the streets. The patrol was organized in November with twelve boys from the ninth grade, in good standing. Since then we have added five members and they have functioned like experi- enced traffic officers and may be seen any day at dismissal time on duty at their respective posts. This patrol is captained by Colin Roberts.
The question of having a sub-master in the school has been under dis- cussion for some time. The time of the Principal is so wholly taken up with administration duties that he has no time for supervision or other work.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. ALLEN,
Principal, Junior High School
Report of the Dean of Girls, Norwood High School, 1929-1930
I. Attendance
As in former years absent, tardy, and dismissal cards were used which had to be signed by girls' parents.
The home of every girl whose name was on the absent list and who had a telephone was called each morning.
There were two known cases of truancy. (Both by the same girl.)
The girls themselves have made an attempt to decrease the number of tardinesses by imposing more severe penalties on members of any class that had more than four unexcused tardinesses during any one month.
Girls have been encouraged to come to school later in the day, if they were able, on any day that illness prevented their reporting at the opening of school.
Miss Kiley has been of great assistance in reducing the number of ab- sences and dismissals among girls.
Following is a comparison of this year's attendance record with that of last year. (From September to June 1.)
Registration of Girls 262
Absences
Tardinesses
Dismissals 216
1928-29
1924
157
1929-30
281
1158
118
110
II. Withdrawals from School
No girl has been allowed to leave school if it were possible to prevent her doing so. No girl has attempted to leave school without talking over her situation with me. In most cases the girl did not withdraw.
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Girls leaving school:
Because of ill health . 1 (Will return) Because of home conditions 1
1 Moved from town
Wanted to leave* 1
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Total 4
(Number leaving school 1928-29 ... 18)
* This girl left and was persuaded to return twice. No attempt was made to keep her the third time.
IV. Scholarship
The importance of high scholarship has been emphasized consistently throughout the year.
The same methods of obtaining a high standard of scholarship which have been used in former years have been employed; such as, personal interviews, adjustments in programs, and investigation of home condi- tions.
The following new methods have been employed:
1. Senior Student Advisers. Each Sophomore who entered High School this year had assigned to her a Senior student adviser. These Seniors were chosen by the previous graduating class for being outstanding in leadership, and ability in guiding younger girls. The interest and the in- fluence of these Seniors on the Sophomores has had, in many cases, a marked influence on their scholastic work.
2. Opportunity study hall. An opportunity study hall for girls was established this year. As usual, warning cards were sent out to all pupils who were failing any subject at the end of one month of a term. Girls who received notice of failure at the mid-term marking period were asked to remain for fifty minutes at the close of school daily, and study the subjects in which they were failing. Girls were not required to remain for this period if their parents did not wish them to do so.
Miss Gow personally supervised the opportunity study hall, observed the methods of studying, and gave help as needed.
103 girls were invited to attend the study hall.
24 girls were excused at their parent's request.
79 girls attended the study period.
The 79 girls who attended the study hall represented 116 failure marks. Of these 58 were passing at the end of a term,
57 were failing at the end of a term.
The per cent of girls in the school on the Honor Roll increased during the year from 16.13% the first term to 24.55% the fifth term.
V. Home Visits
Home visits were made only when absolutely necessary. Whenever
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possible matters were discussed with parents over the telephone or by correspondence. The parents of seventeen girls visited the school.
Reasons for home visits:
To discuss with parent conduct and character of the girl 5
To discuss poor attendance with parent 4
To discuss need of girl leaving school 2
To discuss health of girl 1
To urge a girl's being allowed to attend school 11
Total number of home visits 23
VI. Employment
Thirty-nine girls were placed in part-time positions through the Dean's office during 1929-30.
VII. Group Meetings
The lengthening of the home room period in the morning has this year given opportunity for meetings of the girls with the Dean.
The Sophomore girls have met with the Dean every Monday morning . for fifteen minutes and the Seniors and Juniors have had meetings once a month.
These meetings have taken the form of lectures or discussions. A cooperative attitude has been developed. The feeling of unity and friend- liness among the girls has grown. These meetings have been very valu- able as a means of making the Dean acquainted with each girl in the school.
VIII. The Private Interview
The arrangement of the program so that girls might consult the Dean during four periods of the day has made it possible for all girls to find op- portunity for conference with her.
Girls come to the Dean's office for various reasons, such as; illness, dis- missal, to buy train tickets, to borrow books, to pay a social call, to offer suggestions, to read books, to help in office work, to ask a simple question, and for private conference. No record has been made of girls coming to the office for any purpose other than for private conference. A record has been made of girls coming for conference between October 1, and June 1.
Number of conferences at request of girl . 53S
Number of conferences at request of Dean. 423
Total 961
Total 1929-30 560
Submitted June 20, 1930,
RUTH M. GOW,
Dean of Girls.
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Mr. Leonard W. Grant, Superintendent of Schools,
Norwood, Massachusetts.
My dear Mr. Grant:
I herewith submit the annual report of the Physical Education Depart - ment.
As in previous years, the program carried on is according to that out- lined by the State Department of Physical Education.
A pageant "Around the Council Fire" was given by the grade schools in the Junior High School gymnasium as a part of the Tercentenary pro- gram. Grades III, IV, V and VI were represented from each school and the music was furnished by the High School orchestra. The costumes were made under the direction of the Home Economics Department and the Art Department, and the stage setting was taken care of by the Manual Arts Department. The extra-school activities program of soccer, volley and baseball was used again and an excellent program of organized recess can be seen at all grade schools.
In April, in the Junior High School gymnasium, all the boys and girls of the Junior and Senior High Schools gave a demonstration of Physical Education work. All phases of the work including calisthenics, apparatus, dancing and games were shown. Intramural athletics for girls of the Junior High School are being stressed and the girls have teams in modified soccer ball, batball and volley ball, and this spring will be taught the rudiments of field hockey. The ninth grade girls will also play inter- division basket ball. The girls of the Senior High School are very much interested in tennis and a tournament was held this fall. This spring we will form a tennis team. Intramural field hockey was played during the fall months. Inter-class games in basketball were started in December and later a team will be picked to represent the school in a few outside games.
An inter-class series of forty basketball games was played in the Junior High School, with two hundred and forty boys participating. A team was selected from the players taking part in the inter-class games and five games were played with outside schools.
Baseball in the Junior High School was carried on along the same lines as basketball. The seventh grade league played on the Everett School grounds and a series of forty-five games was played. Great credit is due to Mrs. Everett for the success of this league. The eighth grade also had an elimination league, the winner played the seventh grade winner. A school team played a schedule of ten games with outside schools. This year soccer for Junior High School boys was under the direction of Mr. Bowler. Thirty games were played with one hundred students partici- pating and a great deal of interest was shown.
All pupils in the Senior High School were given a physical examination
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by the school physicians and only a very small per cent were excused from regular class work.
Athletics for boys in the Senior High School consisted of football, hockey, basketball, baseball, track, tennis and golf.
The basketball squad consisted of thirty-eight members. Of this number nine were considered members of the school team. Ten others made up the school second team. The remaining candidates formed class teams and played a series for the championship of the Senior High School.
Eighteen boys reported for hockey to Mr. McBay, and a schedule of twelve games was played. Most of the games were played away from home owing to the lack of a rink on our school grounds.
In April sixty-eight boys presented themselves as candidates for the Senior High School baseball team. Fifteen players were considered members of the first team and fifteen others played on the second team. The school team played a schedule of eighteen games, while the second team, under the direction of Mr. Sawyer, played eight games.
Thirty-five reported as candidates for track. Mr. Eastwood had charge of the field event men and Mr. McBay the runners. The team took part in seven dual meets with outside schools, two inter-scholastic meets and one inter-class meet.
For the first time in the history of the Norwood High School, a golf team was formed to represent the school. Twenty-four candidates pre- sented themselves to Mr. Archibald and a team of eight was selected. The matches were played with outside schools. The Norfolk Golf Club of Dedham granted the use of their links to this team free of charge for their matches.
In September, ninety-eight boys reported for football and a schedule of nine games was played with outside teams. The second team, under the direction of Mr. Eastwood, played three games with outside teams. The third team played two games with other opponents. Eleven hundred more seats for the High School field were purchased by the Athletic Asso- ciation.
The tennis courts were remodeled and in use practically every day from the first of May until the close of school in June. A tennis team was formed and a schedule of nine games was played with outside schools. During the fall the courts were kept open until the middle of October. Miss Pollard directed the play of the girls and Mr. Woodbury that of the boys.
Basketball practice for boys started in December and so far forty-two candidates have signified their intention of playing during the winter season. A schedule of twelve games has been arranged with other schools,
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and also a second team schedule. A series of class games will be played during the season.
About thirty boys have reported to Mr. McBay for hockey and a suit- able schedule will be arranged.
Respectfully submitted,
H. BENNETT MURRAY.
Mr. L. W. Grant,
Superintendent of Schools,
Norwood, Massachusetts.
My dear Mr. Grant:
I submit herewith the annual report of the Health Department.
The following statistical report covers a large part of the regular work:
Individual inspection
19,417
Recommended for temporary exclusion for
Pediculosis 177
Skin disease
155
Symptoms of communicable disease
366
Other reasons
86
Number of First Aid treatments
1,379
Number weighed .
15,966
Percent of children 10% or more underweight
9%+
Percent of children 20% or more overweight.
3%+
Number of home calls
1,223
Number having defective vision
170
Number cared for at clinic .
25
Number cared for outside clinic
35
Number pupils examined by doctor
2,440
Number pupils having defects
617
Number notices sent home
617
Number examined by school dentist
1,558
Number needing dental attention
1,290
Number cared for at clinic-Grades I, II and III
604
Number still under treatment at clinic
111
Number cared for outside clinic .
551
Number receiving first Schick test
130
Number positive.
96
Number receiving second Schick test
141
Number positive.
10
Number immunized .
156
Number receiving audiometer test
1,395
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Number having 9+ unit loss 54 Number examined at tuberculosis clinic . 33
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