Norwood annual report 1942-1944, Part 34

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1942
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1122


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¡Should be elected only by a pupil intending to take Solid and Trig. during the senior year.


GRADE XII


Required


Recitations


Points


English


5


5


Foreign Language - Latin, French, Spanish


5


5


Physical Education


2


1


Hygiene


1


1


Algebra II or Math. IV


5


5


Elective


** Foreign Language


5


5


¿American History and Government


5


5


Physics (College)


5


5


Math. IV (Solid Geom., Trig., Adv. Math.)


5


5


Geometry II


3


3


Mechanical Drawing.


3-5


1-4


Freehand Drawing and Art Appreciation


2-5


1-4


§Special Typewriting


3


11/2


Music Electives


1-5


1-5


Navigation


1


1


ĮMust be elected if not taken in Grade XI.


§At least 20 pupils required for a class.


** Only one foreign language should be begun during any one year.


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Business Curriculum


GRADE X


Required


Recitations


Points


English


5


5


Elements of Business Training and Typewriting


5


5


Commercial Geography


5


5


Physical Education


2


1


*Health Education


1


1/2


Elective


Applied Biology


5


5


Practical Arts and Mechanical Drawing (Boys)


7


5


Home Economics Elective I (Girls)


2


1


French or Spanish


5


5


World History


5


5


Mechanical Drawing.


3-5


112-4


Freehand Drawing and Art Appreciation


2-5


1-4


Music Electives


1-5


1-5


Home Economics Major I (Girls)


8


5


*Half-year subjects.


GRADE XI


Required


Recitations


Points


English


5


5


American History and Government


5


5


Typewriting


5


3


Stenography or Bookkeeping


5


5


Home Economics (Girls)


2


1


Physical Education


2


1


Elective


Bookkeeping I


5


5


French or Spanish.


5


5


Applied Chemistry


5


5


Home Economics Elective II (Girls)


2


1


Home Economics Major II (Girls)


10


5


Economics and Social Problems


5


5


Practical Arts (Boys)


5


4


Music Electives


1-5


1-5


Freehand Drawing and Art Appreciation


2-5


1-4


Mechanical Drawing


3-5


112-4


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GRADE XII


Required


Recitations


Points


English


5


5


Typewriting III


5


3


Physical Education


2


1


Hygiene


1


1


Elective


Practical Arts (Boys)


5


4


Home Problems (Girls)


5


5


Applied Physics


5


5


Stenography


5


5


French or Spanish


5


5


Filing and Business Arithmetic


5


5


Music Electives


1-5


1-5


Mechanical Drawing.


3-5


11/2-4


Freehand Drawing and Art Appreciation


2-5


1-4


Economics and Social Problems


5


5


Problems of Democracy


5


5


·


General Curriculum


GRADE X


Required


Recitations


Points


English


5


5


World History, Science, or Mathematics


5


5


Physical Education


2


1


*Health Education


1


1/2


Elective


Applied Biology


5


5


Practical Arts and Mechanical Drawing (Boys) ..


7


5


Elements of Business Training and Typewriting


5


5


Home Economics Major I (Girls)


10


5


French or Spanish


5


5


Freehand Drawing and Art Appreciation


2-5


1-4


Mechanical Drawing


3-5


112-4


Music Electives


1-5


1-5


Mathematics I


5


5


Home Economics Elective I (Girls)


2


1


Math. II (Principally Plane Geometry)


5


5


*Half-year subjects


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GRADE XI


Recitations Points


Required


English


5


5


American History and Government


5


5


Physical Education


2


1


Home Economics (Girls)


2


1


Elective


Applied Chemistry


5


5


Practical Arts (Boys)


5


1


Bookkeeping I


5


5


Music Electives


1-5


1-5


Home Economics Elective II (Girls)


2


1


Home Economics Major II (Girls)


10


5


Stenography


5


5


Typewriting


5


3


French or Spanish


5


5


Economics and Social Problems


5


5


Mechanical Drawing.


3-5


11/2-4


Freehand Drawing and Art Appreciation


2-5


1-4


Math. II (Principally Plane Geometry)


5


5


Math. IIIA (Pl. Geom., Rev., and Solid)


3


3


GRADE XII


Required


Recitations Points


English


5


5


Problems of Democracy or Economics and Social


Problems


5


5


Physical Education


2


1


Hygiene


1


1


Electives


Math. IIIB (Algebra and Trigonometry)


5


5


Practical Arts (Boys)


5


4


Home Problems (Girls)


5


5


Applied Physics


5


5


Elementary Navigation


1


1


Stenography


5


5


Typewriting


5


3


French or Spanish


5


5


Music Electives


1-5


1-5


Mechanical Drawing


3-5


112-4


Freehand Drawing and Art Appreciation


2-5


1-4


Filing and Business Arithmetic


5


5


Special Typewriting


3


1 1/2


Economics and Social Problems


5


5


Pre-Induction Mathematics


5


5


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Vocational Shop Program GRADE


Required


Recitations Points


English


5


5


Mechanical Drawing.


5


4


Physical Education


2


1


Vocational Shop


20


10


*Health Education


1


1/2


1 Elective may be added


*Half-year subjects.


GRADE XI


Required


Recitations Points


English


5


5


U. S. History


5


-


5


Mechanical Drawing


5


4


Physical Training


2


1


Vocational Shop


20


10


GRADE XII 1


Required


Recitations Points


English


5


5


Problems of Democracy


5


5


Mechanical Drawing


5


4


Physical Training


2


1


Hygiene


1


1/2


Vocational Shop


20


10


This report closes with a copy of the graduation program of 1943.


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Graduation Exercises of Norwood High School Class of 1943 Tuesday Evening, June 8, 1943 Junior High School Gymnasium


Program


PROCESSIONAL - "March Processional" H. Wadsworth


High School Orchestra


INVOCATION


Rev. James E. Sullivan


"Light"


Stuart B. Hoppin


Chorus and Orchestra


ADDRESS


Vivian T. Pomeroy, D.D. First Parish, Milton


"The House by the Side of the Road" M. H. Gulesian


Chorus and Orchestra


GIFT OF THE CLASS OF 1943 Joseph Costello


ACCEPTANCE OF THE GIFT FOR THE SCHOOL John Frates


AWARDS OF MEDALS AND PRIZES


Mr. Lincoln D. Lynch, Superintendent of Schools


Plimpton Art Prize Berwick English Prize


John F. Murray Athletic Cup


Edward S. Costello Memorial Trophy Teachers' Club Scholarship


Norwood Woman's Club Scholarship


Norwood Woman's Club Nursing Scholarship


High School Scholarships Norwood Mothers' Club Home Economics Award Lane Medals


PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS


Mr. Edward H. Thompson, Chairman of the School Committee "Norwood" Wheelock, '13 Arranged by Walsh, '13


Chorus and Orchestra (The audience is invited to join)


"The Star Spangled Banner" (First Stanza)


John Smith


Everyone


RECESSIONAL - "Marche Triumphale" H. Weber High School Orchestra All music under the direction of Professor John V. Dethier The audience is requested to remain seated while the graduates march out.


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GRADUATES


Barbara Irene Aasgaard Beverly Jane Aasgaard William Vincent Ahearn Kathleen Ann Alty


Alfred Ambruskevich Helen Patricia Balboni


Joan Elliott


Paul Vincent Barrett


Joyce Davis Engel


Mary Claire Barry


Helen Marie Ennis


Albert James Billingham


Arthur Alfred Erickson, Jr.


Livia Josephine Bilotta


Jane Frances Falconer


Mary Ann Bilotta Eleanor May Bissell


Rose Louise Ferrara


Frances Patricia Blazis


Jean Harding Ferreira


Stella Frances Borowko


Jane Agnes Flaherty


Nancy Elizabeth Breen


John William Flaherty


Dorothy Grace Burns


Mary Louise Flaherty


Mary Dorothy Butters


Joseph Thomas Flood


Harry Leo Butters


Louise Foley


Richard Sylvester Byrne


Mary Elizabeth Foley


LeRoy Manfred Carlson


Vincent Patrick Foley


Evelyn Elizabeth Carpenter


Ruth Marie Fulton


Demetrious Theodore Georgeu


Spiros Theodore Georgeu


Edward Joseph Chandler


Marion Elizabeth Chubet


Guy James Cisternelli


Natalie Evelyn Clancy


Paul Hugh Guilderson


Priscilla Clapp


Joseph Edmund Guillemette


Mary Elizabeth Cloherty


Barbara Campbell Hartshorn


Bernice Irene Cohen


James Albert Hartshorn


Gertrude Miriam Concannon


John Patrick Hayes


James Freeman Connolly


Edwin Joseph Herig, Jr.


Ellen Hoffman


Dorothy Louise Holman


Margaret Clarke Holman


Helen Margaret Hunter Richard Martin Hynes


Joseph Paul Costello Louise Agnes Costello


Helen Jackstis Lillian Jankowski


Robert Coleman Coyne


Donald Lorimer Johnson


Frederick Alven Jones


Helen Mary Jurgelewicz James M. Keady Richard Arthur Keenan


Richard Brendon Crowley Evelyn Barbara Curran Mary Alice Curran Theodore Albert Curtin Stanley Francis Dallalis Walter William Dauksevich Josephine Virginia DeRoma Anna Marie Devine


Sally Agnes Devine


John Marshall Donlan John Stanley Drost


Charles Raymond Dwane


Regina Elias


James Evans Farmer


Mary Carrigan John Lowell Carroll


Walter Gill


Daniel Joyce Griffin


Robert Groh


Mary Jane Connolly Mary Ellen Connors John Francis Conton Alice Mary Cormier


Marie Constance Keith Gloria Margaret Kelly Honorine Agnes Kendrick


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Graduates - Continued


Marie Bernadette Kiander


Francis Joseph O'Brien


llelen Irene Knaus


1


Helen Joann Kuszynski


Alice Jane O'Malley Jennie Patricia Palmerini Orrigo Palmerini


Ruth Margaret Leahy


Margaret Phylis LeBlanc


Arne Palo


Dorothy Elizabeth Lee


Ralph Andrew Palsic


Ann Louise Leighton


Teresa Marie Paquette


Eleanore Frances Lewis


Joseph Henry Pascoe


Marion Lewis


Harry Morse Payne


Pota Dorothy Lewis


Howard Edward Pendergast


Muriel Elizabeth Logue


Francis John Petraitis


Marie Rose Long


Edward Brendan Praino


Rucky Joseph Lorusso


Theresa Mary Procopio


William Lukawecki


Jean Christie Rafuse


Barbara Eva Raymond


Mary Teresa Lynch Clifford C. Mackie, Jr. Janet Frances Mahar


Virginia Marie Reardon


Marjorie Ann Reynolds


Ruth Marjorie Marshall


Rita Ruth Riley


Vivian Shirley Marshall


Richard Edward Rowell


Raymond Joseph Martin


Anthony Paul Martowska


Marie Antonia Sansone


Clarence Russell Mattson


Jennie Rose Szafranski


Eleanor Ann Mazzola


Rosemarie Savage


Marguerite McDonough


Mary Septelka


Mary Elizabeth McDonagh John Francis McGilvray


Antonio Joseph Silvestri


Thomas Joseph McGuff


Arthur Ralph Simoni


Marion Elizabeth McKelvey


M. Fay Singleton


Edward Coleman McLean


Adam.P. Smolski Richard Spear


Kenneth McLean


Eleanor Teresa Melish


Julia Meyer Nami Mike


C. Hollis'Steele Vivian Shirley Stewart Stanley Stoyanoff Barbara Anne Sword


Martin Mogan


Isabelle Truskauskis


Raymond Kenneth Morrow, Jr.


Jack T. Vaughn, Jr.


Monica Rose Mulvehill


Octavius Venterosa


Mary Ellen Murray


Joseph Walker


Richard Gordon Nead


James Peter Walsh


Bertha Marie Niemi


John Joseph Warnke


Dorothy Barbara Nordblom


Natalie Watson


Michael Lawrence Notarangelo


Ann Marie Yelapi


Patricia Maureen Nuttall


Jennie Frances Zuke


Finally, I wish to express my appreciation for the cooperation of the School Board and for the friendly advice which has been given from time to time by Mr. Lynch.


LEIGHTON S. THOMPSON.


Roger Mansen


Robert Readel


Grace Sansone


Helen Rose Sidlauskas


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REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE HENRY O. PEABODY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS


In submitting the Second Annual Report of the Henry O. Peabody School For Girls, may I bring to your attention the report of December 31, 1942, in which are stated many of the problems still facing vocational education and which I need not repeat here. That report, written when the School was in operation only four months, outlined existing plans for organization and objectives of the courses offered.


This present report is, in reality, the first one on a full year's work. It will deal with present trends in vocational education, and what has been accomplished in the School this past year.


At present, vocational education is very much in the foreground, not only for its contribution to the war training and production programs, but, through this successful accomplishment, it is now being looked to for leader- ship in planning for the readjustment period. Never before has there been such general appreciation of the possibilities of specialized training for a job, and much pending legislation for postwar vocational training is directed toward the public vocational school. This influence has also been felt in the traditional high school, where pre-induction courses have been organized. All educators, and industrialists, have been forced to recognize the direct functioning of this type of education which, in turn, will be reflected in the revision of all curricula.


It is most important that all secondary schools work together in develop- ing sane attitudes toward all worthwhile fields of endeavor, that the indi- vidual may be guided into the field in which his interest and ability will serve him best. In these bewildering times, this is not easy, as courses are now being popularized with glamorous placement possibilities for the post- war period.


At present, our major courses are planned on a long-term basis. Our aim is to teach skills which will be equally valuable in peacetime and war- time industry. Those who show qualities of leadership will have unusual opportunity for advancement. For the most part, the girls are beginning to realize this and are showing increased interest in their work.


However, the fact must not be overlooked that in emergency training, long-term programs must be broken down into the teaching of single skills, and such an emergency must again be planned for in training for postwar needs. Short-unit trade, commercial, and vocational homemaking courses will, perhaps, serve the greater number of out-of-school youth and adults returning from war work. Long-term programs will also continue, with the addition of technical courses on a postgraduate level, to train for the many technical positions in new industry.


Committees have already been appointed in this State to work with in- dustrial and other groups in making a study of postwar employment needs. Reports will be made available to school authorities, industry, and com- munity committees, and a strong guidance program is advocated in relo- cating war workers and those returning from the armed forces.


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The extent to which the Peabody School will participate in this plan will depend primarily on the demands of industry in this area. This will mean expansion of course offerings to some extent, but meanwhile we will con- tinue our major offerings in the service trades and commercial courses as positions will always be available to those who excel in these fields.


Enrollment


The total enrollment in the school from January, 1942 to June, 1943, was eighty-five. September enrollment showed a considerable increase over the previous year with entering classes in all established courses. The total enrollment from September to December 31, 1943, was one hundred and fifty-two.


Those who are no longer members of the school have been graduated, have transferred to other schools, or have left to go to work. Two girls transferred to the High School, two made course changes within the school, and one left to attend the Rhode Island School of Design. Transportation difficulties and war conditions still affect the enrollment of out-of-town pupils.


We must give some thought to publicity which will present the oppor- tunities available to girls of neighboring towns. A catalogue of the school is being prepared for distribution to superintendents of schools and inter- ested persons. Sometime in the near future, we hope to set aside a day for superintendents to visit the School.


TABLE I Enrollment and Placement by Grades and Courses January, 1943 - June, 1943


Enrollment


Grades


Placement


Course


Res- ident


Non Res- ident


IX


XI


Post XII Grad.


Part Time


Perma- nent


Beauty Culture


19


2


14


3


4


Trade Dress.


17


1


5


2


4


7


6


Food Trade


18


7


4


4


3


8


Merchandising


11


1


10


11


10


Bus. Mach.


15


2


17


15


Totals


80


5


12


6


23


38


6


42


25


=


=


85


15


2


-


1


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TABLE II Enrollment and Placement by Grades and Courses September, 1943 - December 30, 1943


Enrollment


Grades


Placement


Course


Res- ident


Non Res- ident


IX


XI


Post Grad- XII uate


Part Time


Perma- nent


Beauty Culture I . .


19


2


14


3


4


Beauty Culture II


9


2


11


Trade Dress. I


18


2


9


6


5


Trade Dress. II


15


1


6


4


5


1


Food Trade I


19


12


6


1


Food Trade II


13


6


3


3


1


5


Merchandising


9


9


9


65*


55*


Bus. Mach.


21


0


19


2


6


1


Stenog. Prog.


21


1


21


1


4


Totals


144


8


21


24


38


60


9


152


*Pre-Xmas Training Course (10 hrs.)


Not included in enrollment totals.


Guidance and Placement


Each department is establishing its roots and is still in the process of organization. It is necessary that all teachers be most alert to opportuni- ties for guidance and placement.


It is vitally important that each girl be thoroughly aware of training and placement requirements and opportunities for advancement in her chosen field. The grade or vocational teacher who has had actual experience in this field must prepare the pupil for her initial job.


I should like to plan for an employment service, located in the school office, where the mechanics of placement could be handled, leaving the grooming of the girl and her actual placement to the judgment of the trade or vocational teacher.


Early last June, all ninth-grade Junior High School and St. Catherine School girls were invited to spend part of a day at the Henry O. Peabody School. Each group was accompanied by a guidance teacher. They were given a short talk on the offerings of the school, were conducted through the building, and were invited to remain for lunch.


I also addressed the several classes at the High School and planned individual conferences for those interested in vocational training.


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Teaching Staff


All of our teachers either attended the summer conference of the State Department of Vocational Education, in Worcester, or took courses in summer schools.


There is a fine professional spirit among the members of the new faculty, and several members have already associated themselves with community organizations such as, Women's Clubs, the Red Cross, the Camp Fire Girls, and the Girl Scouts. Additions have been made to the faculty wher- ever increased enrollment has made it advisable.


Advisory Boards


Last year, Advisory Boards were set up in each department in the school, but in most cases members consented to serve if the duties did not require too much of their time. Due to transportation difficulties and the fact that our present placement problems were few, it did not seem wise to call any group together formally. Members contacted for helpful suggestions have been most cooperative. It will be very necessary, in the future plan- ning for our school, to seek advice from those who are familiar with the needs of each trade and business, and we hope, very soon, to have a meet- ing of each group.


Beauty Culture


Four girls, of the second year class in Beauty Culture, will have finished their training in February, 1944, at which time they will take the examina- tion for an operator's license held by the State Board of Hairdressers. These four girls are postgraduates of high school and, therefore, have been able to complete the course in a year and one-half. The remaining thirteen girls in this class will take their examination in June, 1944. The training given to this group has been kept to the highest trade standards. This class gave a fine demonstration of work on Parents' Night. As the laws do not allow placement in this trade without a license, girls have no oppor- tunity for part-time employment before they finish training. Opportunities in this field, as in all service trades, are excellent now and will continue after the war. A new class entered the department in September, 1943.


Trade Dressmaking


In a trade school, it is most desirable to have the students ever conscious that they are working for customers. This is important in keeping up trade standards. Our Trade Dressmaking Department, since its beginning, has worked for customers within the school and outside. They have had splen- did fundamental training in clothing construction with trade methods and the production has been of good style and careful workmanship. The first school job was to supply themselves and the other trade departments with attractive but practical uniforms. Other garments made included dresses, suits, coats, and children's clothes. This class also had a very fine exhibi- tion of work on Parents' Night. Students are allowed to sew for themselves twice a year, and last year each girl made her own spring coat or suit.


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Several girls have been placed in part-time jobs, but at present most of them are planning to finish the three-year course. A new class of twenty girls entered this department in September, 1943.


Food-Trade


The first class in Food-Trade has had very practical and varied experi- ence. In training for this trade, we must allow for production. It must be in actual commercial quantity, of high standard, and no more should be produced than seems right from an educational standpoint. In fact, at present, there is more demand for our products than we can handle.


The girls are young, and we must not lose sight of the fact that, in our eagerness to have the activities of the school known to the public, we could very easily allow them to overdo. However, we appreciate the interest which has been shown and will continue to make good use of training op- portunities afforded our classes as far as it seems reasonable to do so.


The school cafeteria has been in operation since January 25, 1943 - last year lunch was served to approximately one hundred every school day. This year, with the increased enrollment, the girls serve one hundred and sixty daily. All food, with the exception of ice cream, is prepared and served by the foods classes. Every girl in the Henry O. Peabody School can obtain a well-balanced hot lunch at cost.


This cafeteria serves a two-fold purpose - primarily to serve as a labora- tory for instruction but also to serve the noon meal for the school. There- fore, we must have a variety in the menus as well as supply the essentials of good nutrition.


Other training activities of this group have been as follows:


Senior Party Parents' Night School Picnic Special Holiday Luncheons


Dinner for the Trustees of the Henry O. Peabody Fund, Inc. Dinner for the Norwood School Board Cafeteria Supper for the Norwood Teachers' Club Luncheon for a Librarians' Conference (Held in Norwood last April) Several teas and small parties


The majority of students in this course are planning to finish all three years. At present they are employed in part-time positions in restaurants and in industrial cafeterias, and a few of the girls have been doing home baking and catering in a small way for neighbors and friends.


A new class of twenty girls entered last September. In November, the new group took over the cafeteria and the advanced group started in the Bakery course. Much of the production from this course is being used in the cafeteria, but we have also been able to fill a few outside orders.


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Commercial Department


In setting up the Commercial Department in the Henry O. Peabody School, it was necessary to make some adjustment with the High School Commercial Department, with the result that now all commercial work on a vocational basis is being taught in the Peabody School.


Early last year, the Machine Clerical Course had seven pupils of twelfth- grade and postgraduate level. In the latter part of April, nine girls trans- ferred from the High School to take an intensive course. At present, all are working in the jobs trained for, and some have had advancement.


Last September, the Stenographic program was started with twenty-one girls who had previously taken Stenography I in the High School; there was established also, a new class of twenty-two in the Machine Clerical Course. Next year, all candidates in the vocational business courses will be chosen on the basis of preliminary tests. Teachers are now placing members of this year's class on a part-time basis which will lead, in most cases, to full-time employment. In placing girls from the commercial classes, personnel managers of local and neighboring plants have been very much interested, and we are making worthwhile contacts which will be valuable to all concerned.


The School is fortunate in having the services of Professor Frederick G. Nichols of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, as technical advisor, appointed by the trustees of the Henry O. Peabody School, Inc. Although he acts in an advisory capacity only, his life-long study and experience in the field of commercial education will be the guiding force in establishing our commercial courses on a sound basis.


Merchandising


The merchandising class at the Henry O. Peabody School completed a one-year course in June, 1943. This is for girls of twelfth-grade level. There has been complete co-operation' with the local merchants, so that beside training in school, each one had the opportunity to be gainfully employed throughout the year, and permanent placement was available in June for all members of the class.


As a special activity, this department entertained the teachers of the High School and the Henry O. Peabody School at a spring fashion forecast and tea in March.


During February and March, the faculty of this Department organized clinics to help the grocers in clarifying the point rationing problems. The entire county was covered, and three additional teachers were employed (under George-Dean Fund arrangements), to assist in this work.


The present class elected the course last June and started promptly September 9, 1943. Membership to date is nine. All are placed in part- time employment - three in Boston stores, and six in Norwood. This year, there was inaugurated a ten-hour, pre-Christmas employment train- ing program, sponsored by the Retail Trade Board of Norwood. The faculty of the Department with one additional teacher trained, after school


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hours, a group of High School and Peabody School pupils to augment the selling forces in the Norwood stores. The enrollment in these classes was sixty-five and fifty-five were placed in stores for pre-Christmas work. The Department acknowledges the fine cooperation it has received from the Norwood merchants, and they, in turn, seem to appreciate the advantages a student with such training offers them.




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