Norwood annual report 1951-1953, Part 38

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


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Boys' Vocational School


917.10


1,000.00


School Janitor Service


447.39


450.00


School Hall Rentals


240.00


250.00


Miscellaneous:


Instruction Supplies & Textbooks


53.99


50.00


Practical Arts


126.08


100.00


Telephone


1.05


2.00


Insurance


681.30


Miscellaneous


16.10


15.00


$136,890.97


$132,017.00


* Not included are receipts on account of lunch counter operation or athletics. Legislation requires that these accounts are to be handled as revolving funds.


TABLE II TEACHERS EMPLOYED


1943


Sept.


1944 Sept.


1945


1946 Sept.


1947 Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Senior High


28


28


28


33


32


32


32


321/2


32


32


Junior High


28


27


26


25


25


24


24


221/2


231/2


261/2


Vocational - HOP


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


Vocational - Boys


40


42


41


41


40


40


40


40


41


51


Elementary


41/2


4


5


7


Kindergarten


3


3


3


3


3


3


3


7


7


6*


Specials


....


....


...


....


...


*Includes: Supervisor of Art; Instructor of Instrumental Music; and Division of Special Services (4)


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1948


1949


1950


1951


1952


Sept.


141/2


121/2


121/2


121/2


121/2


121%


121/2


1212


131/2


4


198


TABLE III


ENROLLMENT FOR TEN-YEAR PERIOD (June Enrollments)


Year


Kindergarten


Elementary


Junior High


Senior High


Vocational


Boys


Girls


Total


1942-43


1,023


547


593


72


2,235


1943-44


977


558


544


88


2,167


1944-45


1,000


559


525


97


2,181


1945-46


963


498


455


17


114


2,047


1946-47


932


458


502


27


123


2,042


1947-48


903


454


517


23


90


1,987


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


496


24


60


2,264


1951-52


303


1,165


468


512


29


78


2,555


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TABLE IV SCHOOL POPULATION TRENDS (October Enrollments)


JHS


Total Elem.


Junior Senior High High


Vocational Boys


Ttl. All Schools


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


241


217


233


49


222


962


507


490


113


2,089


1946-47


249


216


217


50


205


937


473


496


17


111


2,062


1947-48


268


204


229


46


185


932


458


500


27


97


2,040


1948-49


325


269


290


51


254


215*


1,189*


437


506


23


90


2,265


1949-50


337


287


278


47


255


199*


1,204*


417


492


29


78


2,251


1950-51


347


307


252


42


265


176*


1,235*


419


473


30


82


2,269


1951-52


463


355


299


55


272


331*


1,444*


460


498


24


77


2,533


1952-53


504


441


292


55


289


140


361*


1,721*


550


500


28


91


2,890


..


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Year


Balch Callahan Shattuck West Winslow Elem. Kinder.


Girls


200


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TABLE V


EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED DURING 1952


Type of Employment Certificate


Boys


Girls


Total


EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES - issued to minors between the ages of 16 to 21:


Full Time 16-18 years of age


42


35


77


Full Time 18-21 years of age


101


83


184


Part Time 16-18 years of age


117


127


244


Part Time 18-21 years of age


38


30


68


Cooperative Permit 18-21 years of age


1


1


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


EMPLOYMENT PERMITS - issued to minors


14 to 16 years of age:


Full-Time Employment


1


I


Part-Time Employment


38


10


48


Total ....


338


285


623


Total Number Issued in 1950


584


Total Number Issued in 1951


672


Total Number Issued in 1952


623


All Schools


AGE - GRADE MEMBERSHIP


October 1, 1952


GRADE


*4


5


6


7


8 9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20


21


TOTAL


Kdg.


Boys Girls


55


131


171


1


Boys Girls


74 67


83


1


141


2


Boys Girls


34 24


77


8


2


121 89


3


Boys Girls


22


77


16


5


120


32


70


5


107


4


22


74


16


1


113


27


60


6


93


5


Boys Girls


46


68


14


3


1


132


38


61


4


103


6


Boys Girls


29


45


13


2


1


90


27


47


5


79


7


Boys Girls


25 23


43


18 7


82


8


Boys Girls


22


51


12


2


87


18


46


8


4


76


9


Boys Girls


27


60


18


5


2


112


31


57


14


3


105


29


48


29


9


115


28


63


17


2


110


29


49


7


1


1


87


30


65


17


5


1


118


15


42


9


4


70


26


66


11


1


104


Vets. P.G.


Boys


3


1


4


Girls


6


10


I


2


19


TOTALS


108


390


211


200


209


241


212


159


156


183


196


208


| 209


154


37


8


2


2883


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201


and over


186


53


118


162


70


4 4


61


4


-


Boys Girls


--


87


52


10


Boys Girls


11


Boys Girls


12


Boys Girls


1


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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE NORWOOD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL


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


Meeting Pupil Needs


All graduates of the Class of 1952 who took the usual college preparatory work in high school and who applied for college admission were successful in meeting entrance requirements. The excellent record of the School in the matter of pre- paring students for college continues to be a source of pride for us all. Another indication of the extent to which pupil needs were met during the year is the fact that less than 4 per cent of the students who registered for school membership in September of 1951 discontinued schooling during the following year. A low drop-out such as ours may well be taken as indicative of a happy and purposeful school.


Significant Curricular Experiences


(1) In many of our English classes play readings were used during part of the year as a substitute for the customary oral reports. Four or five class members participated in each of these productions. Students showed remarkable ingenuity in using blackboard diagrams and the ordinary equipment of the classrooms to create the settings necessary for their presentations. In rehearsals, enunciation and pronunciation were stressed as well as adequate interpretation of the various roles. This use of play readings proved to be immensely popular with students. It was rich in learning values, and it will be continued.


(2) Our foreign language classes presented one of the year's most interesting and unusual assembly programs. Approximately two hundred students from the Latin, French, and Spanish groups participated. The Twenty-Third Psalm was read in French. French, Latin, and Spanish songs were sung in the original. A skit was presented in Spanish, and the program ended with a colorful and entertaining Mexican Hat Dance.


(3) Representatives from our Latin classes also participated in a "Know English" contest at Boston College in competition with students from more than one hundred other New England high schools. Norwood students on this occasion won individual and team honors.


(4) Of the many excellent offerings in the various commercial classes of the School, none, it is believed, has more practical value for a greater number of individuals than typewriting for personal use. All students not enrolled in other typewriting classes were urged last spring to include typewriting for personal use in either their eleventh or twelfth-grade programs.


(5) Science classes during the year placed increased emphasis on the project as a learning process. The Norwood High School Science Fair presented annually is an outgrowth of the project method of teaching science. On the occasion of our


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Science Fair last April, thirty-five students exhibited and explained to visitors (and judges) the projects they had developed.


(6) In recognition of the current emphasis on science and mathematics, cor- relations between geometry and physics and navigation were continuously demon- strated in our mathematics classes.


(7) New and improved techniques were used in social science classes to develop better understandings of important social problems. The NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE SCREEN - a monthly motion picture record of current world events - a series of of monthly film strips with study guides prepared by the NEW YORK TIMES, frequent panel discussions, and daily group conferences - all contributed to make social studies experiences during the year increasingly valuable and interesting.


Typical Curricular Activities of the Extra-curriculum


(1) Senior Student Council members this year for the first time met with the entire Sophomore Class during the first week of school in September to explain the Norwood High School citizenship plan to the incoming group. This innovation proved to be valuable for all concerned.


(2) During the year the Registrar of Motor Vehicles in cooperation with the School's Driver Training program issued licenses to 138 Norwood High School students. Norwood was one of five Massachusetts high schools invited to participate in a public demonstration of driver training methods given at the Metropolitan Speedway in Brighton.


(3) More than 125 members of the Class of 1952 took part in the Senior Class operetta "The Pirate's Daughter" presented with at least semi-professional skill at the Junior High School in April. It is difficult to be less than enthusiastic about an activity of this kind which permits so many young people to participate in such a variety of ways.


(4) The recent decisive victory of our football boys over Dedham is now a matter of happy and historical record. Of even greater significance is the fact that not only in this particular game but in all their athletic activities during the year Norwood High School representatives were outstanding in fair play and good sportsmanship. The ethical standards and the qualities of leadership of those in immediate charge of our athletic programs here at the High School may well be a source of community pride for us all.


(5) Another activity which affords excellent learning experiences is the pro- duction of the Senior Yearbook. It enlists the efforts of many students and is a composite of all their contributions. The Yearbook of 1952 was awarded second place in the Columbia University competition. To attain such an honor (as Nor- wood has now for several years) is an accomplishment in itself, but the honor becomes doubly significant when it is realized that in many high schools the cost of the yearbook to the individual student is two, three, and even four times as much as it is here in Norwood.


(6) On the last school day of the year, the Sophomore Class presented for the School a Christmas Pageant of unusual dramatic conception, complete with


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angels borrowed from the occasion from first grade classes. The beauty, the dignity, and the solemnity of this production, depicting as it did the first Christmas, made it one which will be long remembered. Many teachers and other friends of the School contributed in various ways to the success of this undertaking. It was truly a cooperative enterprise and a fitting climax to a year of substantial progress.


Parent-Teacher Association


A new Da-Lite motion picture screen was purchased for the School last June with P.T.A. funds. Teachers are pleased with the new instructional situations which this special type screen makes possible. During the year, attendance at P.T.A. meetings showed a steady increase. Nearly 150 visitors came to the School on the occasion of our recent Parents' Night. This was an encouraging new high in our P.T.A. attendance and augurs well for the future.


Awards to Graduates


Scholarships and similar awards made to Norwood High School graduates are listed at the end of this report. In addition it should be known that graduates of the School in need of money to further their education often may receive interest- free monetary help from the Alice H. Plimpton Educational Trust. I am happy also to acknowledge the financial assistance of Mr. Walter F. Foss, a citizen of Norwood, in the matter of underwriting the cost of the Lane Medals presented annually at the Senior High School graduation. As a result of increased costs, the Lane Medal fund last year was virtually exhausted, and a substantial revision in the number and design of the medals was contemplated. Due to Mr. Foss' public- spirited generosity, the traditional Lane Medal awards will be continued. Many young people at Norwood High School and many others as well are grateful.


Table No. 1


Enrollment as of October 1, 1952


12th grade


Boys


Girls


Total


High School


64


79


143


Boys' Vocational


5


...


5


11th grade


High School


74


93


167


Boys' Vocational


12


12


10th grade


High School


97


97


194


Boys' Vocational


11


11


9th grade


Boys' Vocational


2


2


Unclassified


2


2


...


536


1


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Table No. 2


Estimated Enrollment as of September 1953*


To be Seniors 144


To be Juniors 174


To be Sophomores 191


509


*not including transferees to Peabody School and/or Boys' Vocational


In Prospect


All our needs have been carefully catalogued and are known to the Super- intendent of Schools. Most of them unfortunately involve money, and this, in a well-administered system, is understandably in relatively short supply. Reference to previous reports will indicate suggested improvements, some of which have not yet been made, but all of which will be undertaken in due course when circum- stances permit.


At the senior high school level, it is sometinies difficult for us always to remem- ber that satisfactory academic progress is no more important than satisfactory growth in emotional adjustment and in physical health. Indeed, academic progress in the long run is probably of less significance than either of the other two. During the coming year it is hoped that the implicaton of this principle may be translated even more fully into our own school practice.


In Conclusion


All who recognize the potential of education in the American way of life and who speak and act on their convictions strengthen the hands of those who are striving through education to make the better tomorrow a reality. To them and to all others who in any way have aided our educational efforts during the year I am indeed grateful.


Particularly am I grateful to Superintendent Lynch and to the School Com- mittee for the careful consideration which has been given to all matters affecting the High School and for the cordial and unwaivering support accorded me in everything I have undertaken.


This report will conclude with a statement of the recipients of scholarships and other awards announced at the graduation exercises and with the program followed on that occasion.


CHARLES A. HAYDEN


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Graduation Awards


Berwiek English Prize - Carol E. Kenefick


Leighton Sumner Thompson Memorial Trophies - Lcona M. Brady, Edward F. Shaughnessy


Edward S. Costello Memorial Trophy - William J. Frates


Teachers' Club Scholarship - Carol E. Kenefick


Norwood Women's Club Scholarship - Fay E. Butler Norwood Mother's Club Scholarship - Marilyn R. Johnson


High School Scholarship Awards - Philip W. Riley, Peter P. Saunders, Cath- crine C. Noon, Frances L. Healy, William J. Frates, Margery E. Crosby


Norwood Rotary Club Scholarship - Julia R. McCarthy


Norwood Mother's Club Award - Lucy A. Scholz


United States History Medal - Ernest W. Carlson, Jr.


Margaret Nicholson Memorial Award - Peter P. Saunders, Emily D. Walton Charles R. Donnell Memorial Trophy - Edward F. Travers


John C. Lane Medals


Fay E. Butler


Linda A. Marinelli


Marilyn R. Johnson


Phyllis M. Duquette


Carol E. Kenefick


Maric J. Montisano


Emily D. Walton


Dorothy M. Lovell


Peter P. Saunders


Philip W. Riley


Frances C. Healy


Patricia A. Whelan


Joanne C. Bullock


Mary L. Troilo


Catherine C. Noon


Marilyn J. Davis


Claire M. Noon


Joan P. McNally


William J. Frates


Carole M. Bagley


Elizabeth A. Lydon


Jeanette M. Coolidge


Margery E. Crosby


Jean C. Barbarick


GRADUATION EXERCISES OF NORWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1952


Tuesday Evening, June 10, 1952 Junior High School Gymnasium


PROGRAM


PROCESSIONAL - "Dignity and Pride" Henry Wadsworth


High School Orchestra


INVOCATION


Rev. Richard F. Walsh


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"Light"


Stuart B. Hoppin


Chorus and Orchestra


"New dawns have glorified the world And never two the same; In varied glory each unfurled Its magnitude of flame The great, the primal miracle Came forth when first was light, And morning stars sang loud to quell The silent pride of night.


O Light of lights revealed to men In Thy resplendent sun, Give eyes to see beyond our ken A vaster, brighter one. Tho' dark is slow to be withdrawn,


And shadow slow to move,


Pour down on earth Thy mightiest dawn, The living flame of love.


Ascending those celestial beams, Our songs like angels go; Till light and music's blended streams Disperse the dark below. As sunlight from the wintry day Brings forth the year's increase


Beneath that radiant flame of day Our souls shall bloom in peace."


ADDRESS


Stacey B. Southworth, Ph.D. Chairman, Massachusetts Library Commission


"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 1952


Joseph G. Howard


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ACCEPTANCE OF THE GIFT FOR THE SCHOOL


Richard J. Bunker


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


United States History Medal Margaret Nicholson English Awards Charles R. Donnell Memorial Trophy John C. Lane Medals


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


"Norwood" Wheelock '13 Arranged by Walsh '13


Chorus and Orchestra (The audience is invited to join)


John Smith "The Star Spangled Banner


Everyone


RECESSIONAL --- "Heroic March" J. J. Rodolphe High School Orchestra


Music under the direction of Professor John V. Dethier The audience is requested to remain seated while the graduates march out.


GRADUATES


Richard James Abely Thomas W. Alty Barbara A. Anderson Barbara Joan Anderson Francis Thomas Anderson James Joseph Armstrong, Jr.


Paul B. Badger Carole Marie Bagley Jean Charlotte Barbarick Sally Ann Bernier Catherine Elizabeth Bilotta Frank M. Bilotta


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GRADUATES-Continued


Joanne Elizabeth Bonner Lorraine Elizabeth Bowes


George Francis Fitzgerald, Jr.


Mary Gertrude Folan


Leona Mary Brady John E. Broadley


Paul G. Foster


William Joseph Frates


Joanne Catherine Bullock


Francis R. Fruci


Jane Carol Bunney


Raymond A. Gearty


David Leigh Burke


Olga Caroline Gill


Maureen Ann Burke


Florence Joan Gnecco


Fay Elizabeth Butler


William M. Golden


Lucy Margaret Cappuccino


Joseph Goodwin Thomas Francis Greenwood


Barbara Arlene Carlson


James Paul Groh


Ernest William Carlson, Jr.


Francis P. Gugliotta


Diane Merritt Chamberlain


Ann Marie Guido


Carolyn Adele Chelstrom Shirley Ann Cisternelli Anne Elizabeth Collins


John K. Hardy Gerald Kenneth Hart


Joan Louise Condron


William Alfred Hart


James Francis Conley Barbara Ann Connolly


Janet S. Conroy Jeanette Marie Coolidge


Frances Louise Healy Thomas M. Heikkila D. Joan Hertzberg Nancy May Hertzberg Ellen Christine Higgins


Jane Louise Corcoran


Mary Alice Cormier


Paul Henry Cronan Margery Elizabeth Crosby


Dorothy Louise Hillman


Richard Gorham Crosby, Jr. Diane Maureene Crowley Martha Ann Crowley Donald Leon Crummet Lourine S. Cyr Margaret F. Danahy


Joseph George Howard Richard M. Hughes Carl A. Hultman Elinor Louise Jewkes Edward S. Jezulewicz Carolyn Christine Johnson Marilyn Ruth Johnson


Robert Carl Johnson Frances Ann Kavolius


Joan Louise Keady


Carol Ellen Kenefick Anna Winifred Kerr Jane S. Kijanowski Patricia M. King


Marilyn Janet Davis Barbara Ann Deeb Salvatore John DeRose Dorothea Elaine DiGiorgio Jane Elizabeth Donlan Mary Ellen Drummey Phyllis May Duquette Elizabeth Ann Eckhardt Jane Elizabeth Eckhardt Robert Herbert Eklund Milda Mae Elias Eugene Everett Erickson Joan Elizabeth Erickson Richard Ralph Esper William Francis Falconer Arlene Mary Feeney


Ronald M. King Roger A. Laakso


Wayne L. LaFlamboy, Jr. Judith Carole Lane Mary Susan Laverick


Eleanor Lucille Leighton Beverly Edith Lewin Dorothy Marie Lovell Joan L. Lucas


Francis Xavier Carchedi


Nicholas V. Gulla


Raymond J. Hall


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GRADUATES-Continued


Elizabeth Ann Lydon Joseph Edward Lydon Janice Ford MacIntyre Richard Dale Maclean Janet Ella MacLeod Robert C. Mahoney


William Francis Mahoney


Charles Robert Ryan


Laura Jean Marinelli


Mary Ann Sadoskis


Russell Clyde Sandblom


Richard J. Sansone


Janet Elizabeth Mattson


Louis R. Santoro


Sylvia Barbara Mattson


Robert Satkiewicz


Peter Paul Saunders


Lucy A. Scholz


Jerome Francis McCarthy


Cornelius J. F. Seastrand


Edward Francis Shaughnessy


Mary Louise Shepard


Eleanor May Slaney


Anne Teresa Smith


George Herbert Smith


James F. Smith


James Joseph Socci, Jr.


Dorothy Ann Soderstrom


John Edward McGrath


Mary Elizabeth McKenna Robert M. McLeod


Joan Patricia McNally


Joan Eleanor Metcalf


Eva Catherine Michienzi Marie Jean Montisano John Herbert Mosses, Jr.


Shirley Joan Surette Lorraine Marilyn Survila


J. Kenneth Sykes Ronald K. Sylvester Barbara Ann Thibedeau


Marie Anntoinette Thomas


Robert Newell Tibbetts Edward Francis Travers Mary Louise Troilo


Patricia Jean Vescio


Roberta Anın Vozella


Maureen Janet O'Sullivan


Edmund Joseph Padden Cyril J. Pendergast, Jr. Mary Virginia Pendergast Margaret Teresa Piraino Marie Elizabeth Praino Josephine Mary Jane Pingitore Shirley Ann Radei


Shirley Ann Rafuse Barbara Denise Riley Philip William Riley


Kenneth Doten Robertson, Jr.


Nancy Jane Rogers Robert MacLean Russell


Linda Ann Marinelli Sara Elizabeth Martin


Beverly Ann J. Mazzola


Mary Elizabeth McAuliffe


Julia Ruth McCarthy


Theodore Francis McCarthy James Gerard McCarty, Jr. Mary Ann McCorey


Marilyn Helen McDargh


Neal Douglas McElwee


William Joseph McGowan


Elizabeth Louise Stack Richard C. Staples Hugh Jackson Stouppe


Edmund F. Sullivan, Jr. Barbara Jean Sunderland


Eugene James Murphy


Francis Joseph Murphy Albert Donald Natoli Paul Eward Nolan Catherine Cecilia Noon


Claire Marie Noon Clare Ann Norton Francis Novick Mary Veronica O'Donnell


Arnold Francis Ostrom


John F. Walker


Marjorie R. Walsh Emily D. Walton Rowland J. Ward, Jr. Donald W. Wheeler Patricia A. Whelan Wanda Helen Wojdag Alice Mary Zizis


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REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE H. O. PEABODY SCHOOL


I hereby submit the eleventh annual report of the Henry O. Peabody School for Girls.


A spirit of optimism and assurance of continued progress prevails throughout the school this year. The main factor contributing to this encouraging outlook is increased enrollment through broadening of our public relations and advertising programs. The number of applicants for admission in September has been the largest since the school began.


This spring, guidance directors in all the neighboring high schools were invited to bring groups of interested students to visit the school before selecting their programs of studies for the following year. A faculty member conducted each group through the school. After luncheon in the Tea Room as guests of the school, the students spent the remaining time in the departments of their choice. Many of these students are now enrolled with us. Transportation is still a major drawback in our development, insofar as convenience for out-of-town students is concerned. We feel after a study of the situation that, in the light of present demands, no better arrangements can be made than now exist.


In the interest of still furthering our public relations program, our teachers have accepted invitations to be "career-day" speakers in other high schools. Several members of the faculty have also presented programs in their special fields before educational groups or women's clubs.


The aims, objectives, and offerings of the Henry O. Peabody School were presented to the members of the Women's Community Committee of Norwood by the Director of the school and three of its faculty members at a meeting held at the school this fall. Lunch was prepared and served by the Senior food class. As a special feature of the program, Senior dressmaking students modeled winter coats of their own design and making.


The results of the advertising campaign conducted by Gerard Burke, Inc., were satisfactory and met with the approval of both the Norwood School Committee and the Henry O. Peabody Fund, Inc. A unanimous recommendation was made that this service be continued another year. The outstanding feature of the program was the publication of the new 1952 catalog of the Henry O. Peabody School, through the combined efforts of Mr. Gerard Burke of Gerard Burke, Inc., and those of the Director, faculty, and students at the Peabody School. Our smartly designed, colorful brochure has met with much favorable comment, and we have received 230 requests for the catalog from 93 different towns.


On May 22, Open House was held in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the school. Students and teachers worked together to carry out a very successful undertaking befitting the occasion. We are also proud to give credit to the Alumnae Association which took a very active part. The May 15th edition of the NORWOOD MESSENGER published an excellent historical account with many photographs and letters of congratulations upon the completion of our first ten years.


Miss Julia McCarthy, a graduate of the three-year course of the Commercial Food Department, June, 1952, was awarded the Rotary Club Scholarship. This


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