Norwood annual report 1951-1953, Part 15

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1951
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1128


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1948-49


197


962


430


495


29


84


2,197


1949-50


194


1,011


416


516


30


77


2.244


1950-51


177


1,076


431


196


24


60


2,264


.


·


.


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Vocational


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TABLE IV SCHOOL POPULATION TRENDS (October Enrolllments)


Total


Total Elem.


Junior Senior


Vocational Total All Schools


1942-43


315


212


227


51


200


1,005


571


580


67


2.223


1943-44


269


219


223


56


199


966


553


534


96


2,149


1944-45


259


209


228


54


189


939


540


492


109


2,080


1945-46


21


217


233


49


222


962


507


490


113


2.089


1946-47


249


216


217


50


205


937


473


513


111


2.062


1947-48


268


204


229


46


185


932


458


527


97


2.0-10


1948-49


325


269


290


51


25.4


215*


1,189*


437


529


90


2,265


1949-50


337


287


278


47


255


199*


1.204*


117


521


78


. 2.25 L


1950-51


347


307


252


42


265


176*


1.235 **


419


503


82


2.269


1951-52


463


355


299


55


272


331 *


1,441* 460


522


77


2.533


Includes 22 pupils in Grade One at Junior High School year 1950-51


* Included in totals under elementary school enrollments


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Year


Balch Callahan


Shattuck West Winslow Kindergarten


High


High


Bovs


Girls


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TABLE V


EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED DURING 1951


Type of Employment Certificate


Boys Girls Total


EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES-issued to minors


between the ages of 16 and 21:


Full Time 16-18 years of age


19


33


52


Full Time 18-21 years of age


100


86


186


Part Time 16-18 years of age


117


212


329


Part Time 18-21 years of age


36


17


53


(The differences with respect to the two age groups relate to kinds of employment and hours.)


EMPLOYMENT PERMITS-issued to minors


14-16 years of age:


Part Time Employment


37


15


52


Total


309


363


672


Total number issued in 1950


584


Total number issued in 1951


672


Increase for year


87


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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE NORWOOD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL


I have the honor to present my sixth annual report as Principal of the Senior High School.


In these days of conflict on so many fronts-social, moral, political and economic -the concept of education as solely the business of the school is completely ont- moded. Indeed it is believed by most educators that if the better tomorrow envisioned for our young people is to become a reality, education must be recog- nized as a cooperative enterprise of truly vital concern, not only to the school, but to the home and to all other appropriate agencies in the community. This view- point is reflected in the report which follows.


Indicia of Curriculum Adequacy


The remarkable record of unbroken success which the School has enjoyed for many years in the matter of college preparation is a source of continuing satisfaction for all of us. As far as it is known, every member of last year's class who prepared for college was successfully admitted to the college of his or her choice.


In addition, a recent communication from Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology indicated that the privilege of certificating withont examination to this eminent engineering school had again been accorded the Senior High School. It should be stated that this privilege is based on the record made at M.I.T. by the graduates of the school to which it is extended and that a very limited number of high schools and preparatory schools throughout the country are thus honored. The fact that the Norwood Senior High School is included in this select list is eloquent to attest to the quality of the instruction, not only in the Mathematics and Science Departments of the School, but also to that given in all our college preparatory classes.


No modern comprehensive high school, however, should be evaluated on the single criterion of the adequacy of college preparation. The modern secondary school in American society is the school "for all the chilldren of all the people." I am happy to report that Senior High School teachers are by and large mindful of this responsibility. In all departments meaningful and valuable experiences are available. The fact that the School has a very low drop-out rate-a rate con- sistently running less than 3 per cent-is, it is believed, indicative of the functional value of the learning experiences it affords for all of its students.


Parent-Teacher Association


In the spring of 1950, plans were made jointly by teachers and parents to form a Parent-Teacher Association at the Senior High School. During the first year of its existence, this organization held five very valuable group meetings. At all of them, educational matters pertaining to the School were discussed, and through personal conferences, both parents and teachers had the opportunity to arrive at better understandings of problems of mutual concern. This, it is believed, is in the direction of significant progress.


Yet no Parent-Teacher organization can reach its full stature as a contributing and cooperating agency until substantial numbers of parents in the community


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understand its significance, enlist in its membership, and work enthusiastically for its objectives.


As we look to the future of our Parent-Teacher Association, it is very much to be hoped that during the years ahead many more parents will find it possible, not only to join the Association, but regularly to attend the limited number of meetings that constitute the year's program. It would be difficult to imagine a more effective way to promote the cause of education in the community.


Social Calendar


The social calendar for each school year, following approval by the School Committee. is published in the local newspapers. The social calendar for the year 1950-1951 was as follows:


Sophomore Party -- Thursday, October twenty-sixth Senior Class Play-Friday, December first (Junior High School) All Sports Varsity Dance -- Wednesday, December twenty-seventh King and Queen Dance-Friday, January twenty-sixth Junior Class Dance-Friday, March thirtieth (semi-formal) Senior Spring Show-Friday, April thirteenth (Junior High School) Senior Class Prom-Friday, May eighteenth (formal)


During the year, an attempt was made to bring to the attention of parents and others the following points with regard to the social calendar:


(1) All activities on the social calendar are under the direct supervision of School authorities.


(2) All dances end at 11 P. M. and, unless otherwise stated, are held at the Senior High School.


(3) No social activity is sponsored by the School which is not on the Social calendar.


(4) Whether a dance will be formal, semi-formal, or informal, is a decision which each individual class makes by a majority vote of the class.


(5) Whether or not students are to return home directly after social activities or to go elsewhere is, in its very nature, a matter for parents to decide.


I am happy to report that standards at school activities on the social calendar are exemplary in every regard. Parents and others are always welcome at these activties and, I am sure, are always favorably impressed by them.


Boys' and Girls' State


Last spring, five Juniors were elected-one girl to represent the School at Girls' State held at Bridgewater aud four boys to be our representatives for Boys' State at the State University in Amherst.


Representatives from high schools all over Massachusetts come to these annual week-long conventions, and both boys and girls have the opportunity to become better acquainted with the machinery of local, county, and state government by actually forming and operating these units at their separate meetings.


Convention values for the year just past were multiplied when our five representatives at a special assembly in the fall gave to the whole student body most interesting accounts of their experiences.


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We are indeed grateful to the local units of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary which each year underwrite the cost of sending our delegates to these State meetings.


Athletes' Accident Benefit Fund


Since 1935, the School has had continuous membership in the Athletes' Accident Benefit Fund. The purpose of this fund is to provide at the lowest possible rate insurance to defray, at least in part, the cost of medical services necessitated by the more common athletic injuries. The fund is organized entirely on a non-profit basis and is under the supervision and control of the High School Principals Association of the six New England States. Last year over 21,000 students in 388 New England high schools had membership in the Fund. One hundred and ninety- five students in our own school last year purchased this protection at an annual individual cost of $1 for any sport or combination of sports excepting football and/or hockey or $3 for any combination of sports participation.


This insurance fund is working in a satisfactory fashion at the High School and is apparently meeting the needs of most of the students who participate in an athletic program. However, its continued success depends in large measure on a continued understanding by all concerned of its limitations as well as its strengths. The following points might be mentioned as being particularly important:


(1) The benefits and exclusions under the plan are listed in the Bulletin of information which is supplied to each student. It should be read carefully.


(2) By joining the Athletes' Accident Benefit Fund, no student is barred from securing additional insurance protection from other sources if additional protection is desired.


(3) Any student who has other insurance which in the parent's judgment is adequate is excused from the requirement of joining the Athletes' Accident Benefit Fund.


Photography Club


Another phase of our school life which should be mentioned at this time is the Photography Club. Membership is this organization is one of the most valuable of the extracurricular activities available in the school. The Photography Club meets twice a week under the able leadership of Mr. John A. Sullivan of the High School Science Department. Two years ago the Student Council presented to the School for the use of the Club a new Super D Graflex Camera with a flashlight attachment. Truly remarkable pictures have been made possible with this equip- ment. Last spring, the School Department purchased an Omega D Enlarger for our amateur picture-takers. Members are delighted with these facilities and are taking full advantage of the excellent learning opportunities made possible by them.


One of the focal points in our school corridor is the display case in which pic- tures taken by club members and submitted for the monthly club photography con- test are on exhibition.


New honors came to the Photography Club last spring with the announce- ment that a portrait taken by Miss Janet Macleod using the School camera had been accorded State-Wide and subsequently National honors.


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STATISTICS


Table No. 1 Enrollment as of October 1, 1951


Senior High School


12th grade


70


99


169


11th grade


73


99


165


10th grade


89


97


186


520


Boys' Vocational School


Grade 9


3


Grade 10


13


Grade Il


7


Grade 12


7


30


Table No. 2 Estimated Enrollment as of September 1952


Grade 10


180


Grade Il


165


Grade 12


150


Boys' Vocational


30


525


Recommendations


All our needs are known to Superintendent Lynch and in due course will be taken care of when financial consideration permit. Two of the most urgent are the following:


(1) The School library should be remodeled and equipped so that it may be a significantly contributing factor in our educational situation.


(2) New lighting fixtures should be installed in the Gym in order that late after- noon and evening basketball activities may take place under conditions which meet modern lighting standards.


In Conclusion


It is my happy privilege at this time to express a debt of gratitude to all those who in any way assisted during the year in this cooperative educational enterprise.


Particularly I want to thank Superintendent Lynch and the School Committee for their keen discrimination, wise counsel, and generous support in all matters pertaining to the School.


The names of those students who received special honors at the 1951 gradu- ating exercises and the program followed on that occasion will conclude this report.


CHARLES A. HAYDEN


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Graduation Awards


Berwick English Prize-Catherine C. Dowd.


Leighton Sumner Thompson Memorial Trophies-Mary B. Crimmins, Michael J. Sameski.


Edward S. Costello Memorial Trophy -- John H. Meears.


Teachers Club Scholarship-Elizabeth A. Mahony.


Norwood Women's Club Scholarship-Raymond P. Murphy.


Norwood Mother's Club Scholarship-Lorraine JU. Tulis.


High School Scholarship Awards-Peter J. Flood, Mary E. O'Grady, Carl G. Johnson, D. Leonard White, Judith M. Macintyre, Richard A. Meyer.


Norwood Mothers' Club Award-Mary B. Patterson


Washington and Franklin Award, Sons of the American Revolution- Peter J. Flood


Margaret Nicholson Memorial Award-Raymond P. Murphy, Barbara M. Chubet


Charles R. Donnell Memorial Trophy-Joseph M. Minkevitch


John C. Lane Medals


Catherine C. Dowd


Francis W. Kaseta


Raymond P. Murphy


Catherine E. Lamminen


Elizabeth A. Mahony


Sylvia L. Johnson


Lorraine U. Tulis


D. Leonard White


Barbara M. Chubet


Judith M. MacIntyre


Peter J. Flood


Maric C. Lamb


Carl G. Johnson


Rita G. Elias


Mary E. O'Grady


Jeanne M. Reynolds


Joan E. Percy


GRADUATION EXERCISES OF NORWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1951


Tuesday Evening, June 12, 1951 Junior High School Gymnasium


PROGRAM


PROCESSIONAL-"Pomp and Chivalry" C. J. Roberts High School Orchetra


INVOCATION


Rev. Edmund A. Miller


"Dawn"


1. T'. Dethier Chorus and Orchestra Words by J. J. Gormley


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When the Dawn breaks through, Life begins anew, Let us bear our joys and sorrows With a heart that's true! When dark clouds appear O'er the path of Life, We muust hold this truth in mind:


Nothing without strife!


Friendships we have known,


Seeds of culture sown,


Striving for the highest goal,


Wisdom light our soul!


Onward day by day


Courage in the fray, Finding peace and honor, In God, the Light, the Way!


Prince of Peace shed down Thy Light Guide our faltering steps aright. Keep us blessed in Thy sight. Lead us to Thy mansion bright!


ADDRESS


Rt. Rev. Edward G. Murray, D.D., LL.D. Sacred Heart Church Roslindale, Massachusetts


"Graduation Hymn"


E. Elgar


Chorus and Orchestra Words by J. J. Gormley


Lord guide our Nation. Justice ever our goal.


Strengthen hearts that are weary; Foster, nourish each soul.


Lord guide our lives each day so we pray.


Lead us into Thy Kingdom, Thy Kingdom come. Lead us into Thy Kingdom Thy will be done.


GIFT OF THE CLASS OF 1951


Frank Bartucca


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ACCEPTANCE OF THE GIFT FOR THE SCHOOL


Joseph G. Howard


AWARD OF MEDALS AND PRIZES


Mr. Lincoln D. Lynch, Superintendent of Schools


Berwick English Prize Leighton S. Thompson Memorial Trophies Edward S. Costello Memorial Trophy Teachers' Club Scholarship Norwood Women's Club Scholarship Norwood Mother's Club Scholarship High School Scholarships


Norwood Rotary Club Scholarship


Norwood Mother's Club Home Economics Award Washington and Franklin Award-Sons of the American Revolution Margaret Nicholson English Awards


Charles R. Donnell Memorial Trophy John C. Lane Medals Frederick A. Cleveland Awards


PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS


Mr. John F. Reynolds, Chairman of the School Committee Mr. Charles A. Hayden, Principal of Norwood High School


"Norwood" Wheelock '13 Arranged by Walsh '13


Chorus and Orchestra (The audience is invited to join)


"The Star Spangled Banner" John Smith


Everyone


RECESSIONAL -- Marche Triumphale H. Weber High School Orchestra


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


Marion Elizabeth Abel Helen Pamela Alty Suzanne H. Atkins Stanley S. Babinski


Richard Arthur Bailey John V. Baliunas Frank Bartucca


Joan Frances Benjamin


Barbara Catherine Benson l'alma C. Bilotta


Thomas Francis Bilotta


Diana Mary Bitar


Donald William Bixby


Esther Ellen Boone


Thomas Richard Bowler, Jr.


Shirley Anne Bowles


Arthur J. Brissetts


Mary Jane Burrows Kenneth R. Butler


Margaret Mary Callahan


Arthur Edward Carlson Neil F. Carlson Jolin Hugh Chisholm Ethel Frances Chitty Barbara Marie Chubet Gnido J. Cisternelli Robert Allan Cofsky Mary Leonard Collins Barbara Ann Compardy Calvin C. Conrad Ann Nancy Cordo Liege Cossaboom Mary Bernadette Crimmins Joseph T. Crowe


Mary Jane Crowley Daniel F. Cushman, Jr. Robert Deeb Robert J. DeFlaminis


Elaine Janet DeQuattro


Anne Margaret Deveney Mary Margaret Devine Samuel A. DiFlaminies Marion Teresa Dolan James Francis Donohue Louise Cecilia Donovan Catherine Claire Dowd John Francis Drummey, Jr. Rita G. Elias Florence J. Esper Jane-Ellen Estey Charles Francis Falls


M. Elaine Falls Peter John Flood


John Francis Folan John C. Foley


Robert Coleman Foley


Janet Vennell Frost Delia Frances Fruci Barbara Mary Galanti


Evelyn Louise Giovannucci Donald B. Glaser


Albert Henry Gove


Bennett Curtis Gove Thomas Francis Greaney Ronald David Groh


Charlottee Marion Hardy Margaret Ann Hayes Mary Alice Herig


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GRADUATES-Continued


John William Hinds


Edward Thomas Hynes


Bernard S. Johnson


Carl George Johnson


Joseph M. Minkevitch


Sylvia Linnea Johnson


Eleanor Mondor


Francis Patrick Kane


Robert B. Mondor


Francis William Kaseta


Bruce N. Morrison


Joseph Francis Kelliher, Jr.


Mary Theresa Muir


Mary Louise Knoll


Frank J. Mulkern


Jean M. Kuszynski


Raymond Paul Murphy


Marie Carole Lamb


Sally Ann Newark


Catherine Ellen Lamminen


Patricia Ann Nicholson


Eleanor Marie Lane


George Nieva, Jr.


Robert Gordon Lane


Mary Ellen Noon


William F. Laracy


James W. Nordbłom


David Paul Norton


Dorothy Mary Logue


Rocco Paul Lore


Paul Edward O'Brien


Irene Theresa Lydon


Mary Frances Obuchon


Robert Edward Lynch


Marjorie M. O'Donnell Mary Ellen O'Grady


William Joseph Lynch. Jr.


Judith MacBain MacIntyre


Mary Barbara Patterson


Antonette M. Pennacchio


Thomas Peter Maduskuie


Joan Elizabeth Percy


Elizabeth Ann Mahony


Jean Marie Perry


Jean Anne Marshall


Lillian Ann Martowska


Anthony P. Marzuolo Marie Ann Masce


Theresa Constance Masino


Russell Winslow May


Edward Francis McGowan


Anne Catherine Mckinnon Evelyn Marie McNeil John Harry Mecars


Richard Adlin Meyer Marillyn Clark Miller Richard M. Mills


John G. Petrovick, Jr. Fred C. Picard, Jr. Carolyn Mary Poce Ann Frances Priday William F. Pudsey Barbara Jean Pungitore Nicholas V. Puopoło Patricia Ann Redihan


Jeanne M. Reynolds Anna Louise Richards


Nancy Latham


Helen Thelma O'Brien


Phillip Reed Mackenzie


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GRADUATES-Continued


Eleanor G. Roberts


Elizabeth F. Ross


Robert Stephan Ruseitti


Marcia Lee Thayer Robert Edward Thompson Mary Frances Thornton Thomas Martin Thornton


Michael Joseph Sameski, III Jeannette Santoro Leona Mae Sawyer Jayne Claire Scampini David W. Seaver


Edward F. Tomasello


Stanley F. Tomershea


Beverly Ann Tomm


Lorraine Una Tulis


Norman H. Shackley


William Francis Wall


Sodira Sideropoulos


John Joseph Walsh, Jr. George Harold Wenstrom


Margaret Ann Sparrow


Shirley Ann Stravinski


Marion Joan Sullivan


Daniel Leonard White Barbara Joan Yelapi


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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL


1 herewith submit my twelfth annual report as principal of the Norwood Junior High School:


As part of the administrative services which aid the teacher in performing his work more effectively in the classroom, the pupil-personnel program at the junior high school level is important. The program recognizes that all individuals in the school, and not the maladjusted ones alone. have certain interests, attitudes. apti- tudes and abilities which must be known and used if the pupils are to achieve maximum growth. Our testing program is one which enables us to know that learning is continuing at a rate which is generally satisfactory. It also indicates areas in which changes must be planned and carried out so that each pupil may be more adequately prepared to take his place as a member of our democratic society.


Another vital pupil-personnel service is the guidance program. I am pleased to report that our formal guidance program, with individual counseling service, has been restored to grade nine. The seventh and eighth grade guidance remain much the same, except that the orientation program of grade seven and the voca- tional guidance work of grade eight are more adequate because of the continued guidance program in grade nine. Each teacher moves with one grade during the three years of junior high school. This is an assurance that one person who knows cach child and has adequate information about his health, interests, abilities, oppor- tunities, and limitations can help the individual to make decisions which will assure proper adjustment to society.


A change has been made this year in our exploratory courses in grade eight. General Language has for some years been one of our try-out courses required of cach pupil. Since no foreign language except Latin has been taught in grade nine, the course has tended to aim for exploration in Latin only, and it was felt that such a conrse could not be justified in the curriculum. Guidance and aptitude testing can determine whether Latin, if desired, should be elected in grade nine, or whether another subject would prove more profitable for the individual. The time gained by dropping exploratory General Language has been added to the Eng- lish course, so that English is now taught seven periods a week in grade eight. instead of six.


For boys who elected the general course in grade nine, a change was made this year. An additional major subject was elected for four periods a week, so that the course now offers five major subjects, as well as guidance, physical education, .and club activity. While more subject-matter is offered to these pupils, a part of each period is used for supervised study so that no excessive amount of outside work is required.


A school newspaper. "SCHOOL SCOOP", has replaced our consistently prize- winning "JUNIOR NARRATOR". Three issues of our paper have appeared dur- ing the fall season, and publication will continue about once a month. We believe that a school newspaper serves more adequately a greater number of pupils, and provides a public-relations function which is needed to carry to the home informa- tion of school events. It offers added opportunity, through the frequency of pub- lication, for more pupils to make contributions which afford excellent motivation


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for written expression in its many forms. More frequent practice is afforded to student reporters and business managers to participate in an activity which is most meaningful, and which allows practice in the skills which are demanded in such a publication.


Our library has been moved to a more spacious room in order that entire classes may use the facilities whenever necessary. While added space is a desirable feature, the library needs a trained full-time librarian for most effective service. I recommend that in the near future such a person be added to our staff.


I wish to thank you, Mr. Lynch, for your co-operation and advice which have been most helpful to me during the year.


JOHN J. CORCORAN.


REPORT OF THE VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIAL ARTS


I herewith submit my report on the Vocational-Industrial Arts Education for the year ending December 31, 1951.


Vocational Education


Cabinet making as a trade is the one outstanding unit that our Vocational School for Boys has offered to meet the basic needs and desires of the many students who must carn a living in order to provide for their physical wants when they leave school.


Of those boys who have graduated we find each and everyone gainfully employed. However, it seems very unfortunate that the majority cannot be placed in the trade for which they have trained. Some are in occupations closely allied to their trade, and many who were called into the service tell us of the value of their training in helping them to advance into ratings which they would never have received without such training.


It is interesting to note that our enrollment remained practically at capacity throughout the year. During the period from January to June we had several withdrawals for various reasons. Most of these boys were in their senior year. We had seven graduates in June. This number corresponds closely to that of other vears.


For the first time in the seven years that our Vocational School has accepted applications of boys, we have been able to maintain an entering class of sixteen boys who have been classified into one division, without necessitating the placing of some second year boys with them. The result of this set up has produced an outstanding group of young men, who. I believe, will, when they graduate. make us proud of their achievements in the field of their chosen trade.


Many of our boys come from surrounding communities. We are glad to accept them, but of course students of our own community are given preference. Knowl- edge of the advantages we are able to offer boys who wish trade training is wide- spread, as is evidenced by the great number of inquiries received each year regard- ing the school. At the beginning of each year it has been necessary to establish a waiting list, although during the course of the year adjustments are made so that we have been able to absorb all boys placed on this list.




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