Norwood annual report 1954-1956, Part 18

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1954
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1174


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675.00


Particular Sewers


3,200.00


Finance Commission Incidentals


50.00


Soldiers Relief


4,000.00


Fire Salaries Subs & Callmen


1,500.00


Sick Leave Public Works Department


702.00


Town Clerk & Accountant Incidentals


75.00


Treasurer & Collector Incidentals


50.00


Maintenance of Municipal Building Personal Services


525.00


Election & Registration Incidentals


1,000.00


Treasurer & Collector Incidentals


50.00


Treasurer & Collector Personal Services


50.00


Public Welfare Administration


100.00


Public Health Personal Services


1,500.00


Police Department Incidentals


400.00


Soldiers Benefits


1,000.00


Insurance


2,100.00


Particular Sewers


1,000.00


Police Department Salaries Specials


500.00


Public Health Incidentals


600.00


General Manager Incidentals


2.58


Building Inspector Incidentals


8.93


Maintenance of Municipal Building Personal Services


9.28


Repairs & Improvement of Town Owned Real Estate


60.64


Maintenance of Fire Alarm


26.00


$34.954.11


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES J. HAWLEY, Chairman ANDREW M. MONAHAN, Member FRANK. E. MAURITZ, Member


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REPORT OF NORWOOD


REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER January 1 to December 31, 1954 .


Balance January 1, 1954 ............... $920,705.16


Received from:


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Income Tax


69,865.00


School Aid, Chapter 70


75,444.28


Vocational Education, Chapter 74


34,003.01


Corporation Tax


206,396.05


Meal Tax


4,060.03


Highway Reimbursement, Chapter 90


986.25


Airport Reimbursement, Access Road


156.97


H. & P. Licenses


88.00


U. S. Grants:


Old Age Assistance


65,162.73


Aid to Dependent Children


10,693.78


Disability Assistance


10,971.23


Smith-Hughes & George-Bardon Fund


1,324.89


Norfolk County:


Highway Reimbursement, Chapter 90


986.25


Dog License Returns


1,727.15


Taxes and Assessments:


rroperty Taxes


1,662,819.11


Polls


10,450.00


Motor Vehicle Excise


175,918.51


Sewer Assessments


3,787.68


Street Betterments


23.85


Water Liens


1,498.96


Committed Interest


567.20


Costs


825.70


Tax Title Redemptions


10,786.86


Tax Title Fees


359.00


. Sale of Tax Title Possessions


4,810.00


Interest:


Taxes and Assessments


1,699.72


Tax Titles


1,527.58


Electric Service Deposits


693.97


Cemetery Trust Fund


2,150.84


Alice H. Plimpton Fund


282.29


William T. Whedon Fund


12.50


E. Florence Morse Fund


12.50


REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER


237


Post War Rehabilitation Fund


525.20


Anna M. Day Fund


125.00


Harriet W. Lane Fund


20.00


Warren H. Cudworth Fund


15.00


High School English Prize Fund


14.40


Chickering Fund


11.00


Electric Light Revenues:


Rates


756,388.04


In Lieu of Taxes


20,000.00


Water Revenues:


Rates


148,723.92


Hydrant Rental


8,008.00


Certificates of Liens


596.00


District Court Fines


416.00


Accounts Receivable:


General Government


501.40


Health


2,442.13


Police


2,208.00


Sanitation


1,173.29


Schools


22,195.43


Welfare


2,830.39


Aid to Dependent Children


7,273.48


Old Age Assistance


61,670.42


Disability Assistance


9,273.99


Water


990.64


Light


2,128.13


Veterans' Benefits


12,979.95


Veterans' Housing Board


3,637.56


Guarantee Deposits:


Electric Service


6,580.00


Particular Sewers


23,936.80


Water


11,964.95


Light Depreciation


211.39


Plans and Specifications


15.00


Departmental Receipts:


Town Clerk:


Marriage Intentions


378.00


Recording Fees, etc.


1,895.50


Dog Licenses


2,527.40


Sporting Licenses


3,731.75


Liquor Licenses


76.00


Miscellaneous Licenses


1,657.50


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Health:


Dental Clinic


388.50


Eye Clinic


123.00


Plumbing Fees


2,105.00


Permits


104.00


Cemetery:


Sale of Lots


6,963.00


Interment Fees


4,959.00


Private Work


950.84


Perpetual Care Bequests


2,550.00


Care of Lots


2,838.00


Schools:


Special Lunch Fund


25,803.75


Athletic Revolving Fund


7,427.46


Other


432.87


Peabody School:


Special Lunch Fund


4,947.07


Tea Room


2,869.94


Dressmaking


341.32


Bakery


719.97


Business


154.93


Boys' Vocational


1,372.25


Recreation:


Dance Receipts


2,452.72


Federal Admission Taxes


153.28


Veterans Housing:


Rents


11,391.90


Security Deposits


120.00


Building Permits


6,592.00


Fire


155.50


Library


2,590.60


Permits


36.25 -


Playgrounds


10.00


Liquor Licenses


13,800.00


Light


2,163.70


Water


67.00


Sealing Fees


446.30


Police


113.50


Snow and Ice Removal


42.00


Garage


4.00


Refunds:


Insurance


79.10


Disability Assistance


163.20


Old Age Assistance


640.80


Excess and Deficiency


5,890.59


REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER


239


U. S. Grant-Old Age Assistance


54.00


Old Age Assistance Recovery Account


665.00


Welfare


148.85


Aid to Dependent Children


16.55


Soldiers' Benefits


312.91


Special School Lunch Fund


6.83


Treasurer Incidentals


5.06


Fire Incidentals


25.33


Highway Maintenance


19.87


Police Incidentals


87.32


Light Department


124.00


Election and Registration


17.50


Schools Maintenance of Buildings


32.61


Petty Cash Reimbursements:


Soldiers' Benefits


100.00


School, Superintendent


100.00


School, Lunch Room


100.00


Peabody School


100.00


Library


17.00


Welfare


10.00


Certificate for Dissolving Sewer Assessment


2.00


Sale of Real Estate


200.00


Withholding Tax Deductions


188,411.62


Deductions for Savings Bonds


1,998.50


Electric Light Loan


215,000.00


School Loan


110,000.00


Sewer Loan


15,000.00


Water Loan


45,000.00


Accrued Interest


145.17


Norwood Housing Authority


In Lieu of Taxes


5,732.24


$5,093,314.41


Payments on Accountant's Warrants


3,917,211.63


Balance December 31, 1954


$1,176,102.78


EDMUND F. SULLIVAN,


Town Treasurer.


REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES-January 1 to December 31, 1954


Balance Committments Abate-


Paid


Collections


Abatements


Added


Balance


Jan. 1, 1954


ments & Payments Refunded


After


to Tax Dec. 31, 1954 Titles


Levy of 1954:


Real Estate


$1,602,777.80


$7,748.02


$1,530,414.18


$30,742.84


$2,597.40


$46,771.40


Personal Property


70,274.88


46.80


65,477.33


58.50


4,785.85


Sewer Assessments


2,868.37


2,632.13


16.17


220.07


Street Betterments


23.85


23.85


Water Liens


1,314.08


91.00


1,301.83


32.75


70.50


Committed Interest


589.22


550.94


1.29


36.99


Motor Vehicle Excise


173,551.33


3,445.48


146,338.12


5,696.52


24,962.17


Polls


12,724.00


24.00


$2.00


10,406.00


2,270.00


74.00


Levy of 1953:


Personal Property


$ 3,415.91


541.00


3,280.91


135.00


Real Estate


65,226.27


541.00


63,506.61


725.10


1,535.56


Sewer Assessments


113.09


113.09


Water Liens


222.13


197.13


25.00


Committed Interest


16.26


16.26


Motor Vehicle Excise


19,860.47


11,877.06


1,126.37


29,580.39


3,283.51


Polls


74.00


2.00


44.00


32.00


Levy of 1952:


Real Estate


$140.08


140.08


Motor Vehicle Excise


139.73


Polls


4.00


4.00


Apportioned Sewer Paid in


Advance


1,042.46


EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, Collector of Taxes


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REPORT OF NORWOOD


Tax Title


Disclaimed


139.73


Abate-


ment


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RESOLUTION


EDNA ELIZABETH FROST


The retirement of Miss Edna Elizabeth Frost following fifty years of service as a teacher, forces upon us the realization of the invaluable contribution which she has rendered to our society.


Ever an inspiring leader in all things related to her chosen field of work, she has been identified with all that is good in civil and pro- fessional circles.


The people of Norwood regret her passing from active duty. They may, however, reflect upon the constructively good works with the accomplish- ment of which she has had a most active participation.


We, Members of the Norwood School Committee. desire to make known to her the high measure of esteem and friendship in which she is held by us and by all members of our Town. We resolve that she be so informed and that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the records of our meeting.


NORWOOD SCHOOL COMMITTEE


John J. Cavanaugh, Chairman Frances L. Blanchot


John F. Reynolds


John F. Kiley


Edward H. Thompson C. James Cleary


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS


...


INC.


TOWN OF NORWOOD MASSACHUSETTS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1954


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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE


REPORT OF THE NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE


1954


School Committee


Term Expires 1955


John J. Cavanaugh


235 Railroad Avenue, NOrwood 7-0679-M


Edward H. Thompson 9 Gardner Road, NOrwood 7-3184-R


1955


John F. Kiley 1956


14 George Street, NOrwood 7-0198


C. James Cleary 1956


60 Bellevue Avenue, NOrwood 7-1931-W


Frances L. Blanchot 1957


226 Vernon Street, NOrwood 7-0299-W


John F. Reynolds 31 Oak Road, NOrwood 7-0851


1957


Organization


John J. Cavanaugh, Chairman Elizabeth Syverson, Clerk


Standing Committees


Appointment of Teachers: John F. Kiley; John J. Cavanaugh; John F. Reynolds. Educational Program, Purchase of School Books and Supplies: C. James Cleary;


Edward H. Thompson; John F. Kiley.


Finance: Edward H. Thompson; Frances L. Blanchot; John J. Cavanaugh.


Custodians, Schoolhouses and Grounds: John F. Reynolds; Frances L. Blanchot; C. James Cleary.


Committee Meetings


The regular meeting of the School Committee is held in the Committee room, Room 100, Junior High School Building, at eight o'clock on the third Wednesday of each month.


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TOWN OF NORWOOD


Superintendent of Schools


LINCOLN D. LYNCH, 21 Florence Avenue, Telephone NOrwood 7-1266


The Office of the Superintendent of Schools is at the Junior High School, and is open from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. every day, from Monday through Friday inclusive. Telephone NOrwood 7-0133.


Secretary and Clerks


Elizabeth Syverson, 15 Park Street, Telephone NOrwood 7-0021. Secretary to Superintendent of Schools and Clerk of School Committee


Elvie A. Schaier, 44 Highview Street, Telephone NOrwood 7-2227-R. Senior Clerk and Stenographer.


School Calendar


Tuesday, September 7, 1954-Faculty Meetings. .


Wednesday, September 8, 1954-Senior High and H. O. Peabody Schools in session.


Monday, September 13, 1954-Kindergarten to Grade 9 in session


Holidays


Monday and Tuesday, October 11th and 12th, 1954-Columbus Day recess.


Friday, October 29th-Teachers Convention.


Thursday, November 11th-Armistice Day.


Thanksgiving Recess: Schools close at noon Wednesday, November 24th and re- open Monday, November 29th.


Christmas Recess: Schools close at noon Thursday, December 23rd and reopen Monday, January 3, 1955.


Winter Recess: Schools close Friday, February 18th and reopen Monday, February 28th.


Friday, April 8th-Good Friday.


Spring Recess: Schools close Friday, April 15th and reopen Monday April 25, 1955.


Monday, May 30, 1955-Memorial Day.


Friday, June 17, 1955-Tentative closing of school.


No School Signals 2-2


Repeated at 7:15 a.m. No session, kindergarten through 12th grade, all day. Repeated at 7:30 a.m. No forenoon session, Kindergarten through 9th grade. Repeated at 7:45 a.m. No forenoon session, Kindergarten through 6th grade.


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Repeated at 12:15 p.m. No afternoon session, kindergarten through 9th grade. Repeated at 12:30 p.m. No afternoon session, Kindergarten through 6th grade. Note: When the NO-SCHOOL signal is sounded, all street lights are illuminated, if possible, for three minutes.


Radio Stations (WBZ, WEEI, WHDH, WNAC), will broadcast notices between 7 and 8 a.m. and when possible, at noon and at night.


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE


To the Citizens of Norwood:


The reports of the Superintendent, Principals, and Supervisors, present vital facts related to Norwood Schools. Items which the School Committee regards re- portable and not included in the aforementioned reports are submitted herewith.


Gifts -Friends of Young People


For many years Parent-Teacher goups formed in each of our school districts and town-wide in the case of both the Junior High and Senior High Schools have, in their quiet ways contributed substantial sums for the purchase of many kinds of equipment which have made it possible for us to make schools more interesting and effective.


We are especially grateful to those organizations which, though they have no direct affiliation or connection with schools, continue to contribute to their welfare. The Norwood Rotary Club for several years, and, as part of its devotion to the ideal of Service has made large contributions. This year, the sum of one thousand dollars for the purchase of musical instruments to be used in the schools was donated by the Rotary Club. The instruments purchased with this money included 4 mellophones, 1 oboe, and 1 Kay Bass Viol. The reader will note that these are the kinds of instrument which the parent of the average child is unable or unwill- ing to purchase. They are nevertheless the instruments which give balance to instrumentation and are necessary for good band and orchestra work. Frequently the youngster who finds himself proficient in playing the extraordinary instrument will finally have one of his own.


The Curtain-Timers, a young, enthusiastic and helpful group devoted to the study and presentation of good drama also contributed $100 with which a flute and case were purchased for use in our schools.


The Norwood Womens' Community Committee presented to the Henry O. Peabody School for Girls, a beautiful silver tea service in memory of Maude Ray Hartwell who for many years was significantly identified both with the Womens' Community Committee and with the Henry O. Peabody School.


Experience Rule - So-called


A rule of long-standing which required that a teacher to be eligible for ap- pointment as a permanent regular full-time teacher in the Norwood Schools, must


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have at least one full year of teaching experience or its equivalent, has this year been superseded by a rule which requires only that, to be eligible for appointment as a full-time regular teacher in Norwood Schools, a candidate must possess a Certificate issued by the State Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


Age Limit - January 1-6 years


Another rule of long standing has this year "gone by the boards", that which governs admission to the first grade. For many years and until September 1954, a child to be eligible for admission to grade one in September, must have been 6 years of age on or before March Ist of the year following. Now the rule requires that the child must be 6 years of age on or before January Ist of the year following. Apart from the fact that this change in rule will relieve, temporarily, crowding in our elementary schools, it will (more important), place certain childen in first grade when they are more mature, and, on that account, probably more ready for the work of the first grade.


Open Meetings


Again, this year, the School Committee has entertained its invited guests, repre- sentative of the several Parent-Teacher Associations to all meetings of the School Committee throughout the year.


Invitations and committee meeting announcements are made through the Presi- dent of the P. T. A. Council, Mr. John Cronin.


There seems to be a general feeling among both School Committee Members and delegates from the several P. T. A.'s, that all groups may be mutually more helpful if mutually they are familiar with, and understand each others' problems.


Callahan School Addition - More


For several years, the School Committee has been concerned about the need for additional school housing. In its annual reports and in open Town Meetings, the need has been presented.


Results, to date, have been, however, quite disappointing.


Notwithstanding the fact that the recently constructed addition to the Callahan School provides 5 additional classrooms, the building is now full and crowding enrollments in each of the other schools will make necessary the adoption of ex- traordinary and undersirable expedients by the time we are planning to open schools in September 1955.


Not the least among these arrangements will be the probability of elimina- tion of the kindergarten program which has come to be an effective and desirable feature of our school program.


Unless something is done to provide additional school housing immediately, we will, in all likelihood also have to contemplate the possibility of platoon arrange- ments.


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CHANGES IN PERSONNEL -1954


Resignations


Miss Carol Anne Gorman, Balch School, to teach elsewhere.


Miss Mary M. Dunn, Balch School, to teach in Boston.


Miss Theresa Gove, JHS Elementary Unit, to teach in Texas. Miss Joan R. Cooney, Shattuck School, to be married. Mrs. Eileen Daley, Balch School, to stay at home.


Transfers


Miss Mary G. O'Neil, Winslow School 6th grade to Junior High School.


Miss June I. McDonough, Balch School to Callahan School.


Miss Janet Silva, Balch School to Callahan School.


Miss Julia A. Walsh, Shattuck School to Balch School.


Miss Patricia A. Whalen, JHS Elementary Unit to Callahan School.


Miss Rachel A. Ellis, Balch School to JHS Elementary Unit.


Retirements


Miss Edna E. Frost, Principal, Callahan School.


Appointments


Miss Louise E. Nugent, from Grade One Callahan School to Principalship of Callahan School.


Mrs. Eva Dalu, Beauty Culture Department, H. O. Peabody School.


Miss Joan Devlin, Elementary.


Miss Ann Kennedy, Elementary.


Miss Dorothy Pungitore, Elementary.


Miss Carol Haynes, Elementary.


Mrs. Trina Pross, Elementary.


Miss Faith Patterson, Elementary.


Mrs. Helen Power, Elementary.


Mr. Charles Goff, Elementary.


Miss Barbara Dowd, Elementary.


Miss Jean Charron, Elementary.


Mr. John P. Maleiko, Junior Building Custodian.


Military Leave Mr. Henry F. Fairbanks, Senior High School, on military leave since January 20, 1943.


Returned from Leave of Absence


Mr. Lloyd Schultz, Senior High School, Art Department, to study from September 1, 1953 to June 30, 1954.


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TOWN OF NORWOOD


Appreciation


We, Members of the Norwood School Committee, appreciate the willingness of the employees of the Norwood Schools in the performance, each according to his capacity to contribute, of the many and difficult tasks they have so generously un- dertaken.


JOHN J. CAVANAUGH EDWARD H. THOMPSON C. JAMES CLEARY JOHN F. KILEY FRANCES L. BLANCHOT JOHN F. REYNOLDS


REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


Herewith I submit my nineteenth report as Superintendent of Schools. There are included in my report such statements as may well have been, but, for one or another reason, have not been made by others in the Report of the School Com- mittee.


Special Classes


During the past year, much has appeared in all media of communication which reveals a tremendous public interest in what is being done or what ought to be done for handicapped children.


Virtually there are none among us who are not sympathetic and who will not do all we can to alleviate the suffering or make more happy the lot of the un- fortunate, be he adult or child.


However, we must all recognize the fact that the traditional school, the school which we have always known; has been, and still is, ill-equipped to do the kind of work which we would like to do with certain sub-normal and abnormal children.


Recent legislation aimed at an improvement in programs for exceptional children (in this case, sub-normal) employ terms which are new to many. Such terms as "educable " "trainable" as applied to children will quickly suggest the type of child for whom the public school must eventually provide.


If we will be honest with ourselves, we must admit that, while experts in the field may have the "know-how" the great teaching field which we have known does not, when it comes to caring for these children as they should be provided for.


The physical facilities, the classroom materials, the program itself, to be effec- tive in administering to the highly specialized needs of this class of children are not the tools of the ordinary teacher.


Therefore, although we are sympathetic, we must for the time being at least, insist that our public schools as now organized have not the equipment necessary to do for these children what we all would like to do.


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Moreover, as Miss Marcionette suggests in her report, we must be careful to see that, in our efforts to help certain of these children, we do not either guide them into the wrong program or hurt the interests of others in so doing.


While vocational competence is desirable as an objective for all children, it is a mistake to conclude that all children belong in the Vocational School as it is now organized.


Testing


During the school year 1953-1954, the Division of Test Research and Service of the World Book Company provided all test materials and service necessary to test, score, and interpret the results of a program in which 1611 unselected Nor- wood pupils in grades two to nine participated.


The World Book Company was anxious to have Norwood participate along with many other communities throughout the United States for purposes of equat- ing norms established for older forms of the Stanford Achievement Test and the Otis Quick-Scoring Mental Ability Tests, with the new norms for new tests bearing the same titles.


We, in Norwood, were interested in learning where we stand in comparison with others in the whole field covered by the tests mentioned above.


A brief statement concerning results is that our children are a little above average in intelligence and that we are doing a better than satisfactory job in our teaching.


Specifically in the areas of Paragraph Meaning, Word Meaning, Language usage, Social Studies, Science, and Study Skills, our performance is superior. In the area of Arithmetic reasoning and computation our scores are slightly (and only slightly) below grade.


This year we have a new committee working under the able leadership of Mr. Napoleone and addressing itself to a study of the problem of making our arithmetic teaching in the Norwood Schools more effective.


Maintenance of Plant


The fact that, for several years, we have been spending annually approximately $100,000 for maintenance of our plant and that we still have far to go before our our buildings are satisfactory from the standpoint of acceptable standards, is dis- couraging.


This is so, largely due to the fact that we can see the immediate need for the building of new and expensive school plants which will bear heavily upon the Norwood Tax structure for many years.


There are still to be done such major items as new furniture and fluroescent lighting in several schools, lunchroom and kitchen faciltities in several schools, general purpose assembly halls in several schools including the Senior High School. A field house and bleacher facility must some day take the place of the wooden stands which even now may be dangerous.


These are but a few of the maintenance projects which will some day be required.


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It is a pleasure to report that our Junior High School and Senior High School Gymnasia are no longer ill-lighted. The work which was done this past summer in the interior decoration of the whole of the Junior High School Building and in the Senior High School Gymnasium under the supervision of Mr. Lunsman is most satisfactory.


Conclusion


May I take this opportunity to express to our teachers a word of welcome and satisfactory, to our older teachers and other co-workers a word of gratitude and to the School Committee, a word of appreciation for the helpful support and en- couragement which has been given me.


LINCOLN D. LYNCH


Superintendent of Schools


TABLE I SCHOOL DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Received 1954


Anticipated 1955


Tuition:


State Wards


$12,118.39


$12.000.00


Other Municipalities-Vocational


8,994.88


10,000.00


State Reimbursement:


Vocational Schools


34,003.01


35,000.00


State Aid-Chapter 70


75,444.28


75,000.00


Federal Reimbursement:


Geo. Barden-Vocational


1,324.89


1,200.00


H. O. Peabody Income Account


24,450.00


24,250.00


Work & Products:


H. O. Peabody School


4,086.16


4,500.00


Boys Vocational School


1,372.25


1,350.00


School Custodians-Rentals


710.49


700.00


School Halls-Rentals


371.67


300.00


Miscellaneous:


Practical Arts


120.81


100.00


Textbooks


94.74


100.00


Other


217.32


200.00


$163,308.89


$164,700.00


(Not included are receipts on account of lunch counter or athletics. Legislation requires that these accounts are to be handled as Revolving Funds.)


TABLE II TEACHERS EMPLOYED


1945


1946


1947


1948


1949


1950


1951


1952


1953


1954


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.


Senior High School


28


33


32


32


32


321/2


32


32


32


32


Junior High School


26


25


25


24


24


221/2


231/2


261/2


27


27


Vocational-H.O.P.


141/2


121/2


121/2


121/2


121/2


121/2


121/2


121/2


121/2


131/2


Vocational-Boys


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


Elementary School


41


41


40


40


40


40


41


51


56


61


Kindergarten


....


....


....


4


442


4


5


7


7


7


Specials*


3


3


3


3


3


7


7


7


7


7


REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE


*Includes: Supervisor of Art; Instructor of Instrumental Music; Division of Special Services; Teacher of Exceptional children.


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TABLE III ENROLLMENT FOR TEN-YEAR PERIOD (June Enrollments)


Junior


Senior


Vocational


Elementary


High


High


Boys


Girls


Total


Kindergarten


1,000


559


525


....


97


2,181


1944-45


963


498


455


17


114


2,047


1945-46


932


458


502


27


123


2,042


1946-47


...


903


454


517


23


90


1,987


1947-48


..


962


430


495


29


84


2,197


1948-49


197


1,011


416


516


30


77


2,244


1949-50


194


1,076


431


496


24


60


2,264


1950-51


177


1,165


468


512


29


78


2,555


1951-52


303


1,402


547


496


26


68


2,884


1952-53


345


1,488


572


508


28


80


3,025


1953-54


349


..


252


TOWN OF NORWOOD


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TABLE IV SCHOOL POPULATION TRENDS (October Enrollments)


JHS


Total


Junior Senior


Vocational


Tot. All


Year


Balch Callahan Shattuck West


Winslow


Elem.


Kinder.


Elem.


High


High


Boys


Girls


Schools


1945-46


241


217


233


49


222


....


....


962


507


490


..


113


2,089


1946-47




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