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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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