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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
327
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
1953-54
642
362
296
49
281
239
(358)
1,869
577
520
30
103
3,123*
1954-55
592
494
294
47
289
238
(408)
1,954
639
524
29
119
3,265 *
* Includes 10 pupils in Class for Exceptional Children.
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All Schools AGE-GRADE MEMBERSHIP October 1, 1954
Age
-
4
5 |
6 |7 |
8 00
9
10 | 11
12
13
14 |
15
16
17 | 18 |
19 | 20
Total
Grade: Kdg.
Boys Girls
49
159
40
159
1
1
Boys Girls
29
80
40
115
15 3
1
158
2
Boys
33
110
11 5
143
3
Boys
70
66
1
139
Girls
120
4
Boys
35
73
10
2
98
Girls
27
63
00
20
Boys
29
86
24
4
1
17
67
21
2
107
00
Boys
95
7
Boys
21
47
64
11
42
21
104
Girls
1
25
53
13
3
95
00
Boys
32
49
0
1
1
89
Girls
34
61
20. 00
11
1
114
10
Boys
18
N
00
1
106
Girls
29
00
21
1
100
=
Boys
37
57
21
12
117
Girls
2
46
19
00
.12
Boys Girls
31
55
12
11
99
PG
Boys
9
-
13
4
7
33
Girls
TOTAL
3265
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109
19
57
30
19
59
15
32
Girls
130
32
65
00
9
Boys
34
70
75
19
12
121
Girls
28
57
75
67
145
Girls
47
93
208
200
125
154
144
Girls
2
1
1
123
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE NORWOOD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
I have the honor to present my ninth annual report as Principal of the Senior High School.
The year just passed has been in most respects a typical one. Unusually com- petent teachers at the Senior High School year in and year out without fanfare, pomp or circumstance make it possible for the school to remain at the top in the matter of college entrance success. Other teachers equally capable are doing out- standing work with students who are not college bound. These teachers in large measure are responsible for the level of academic accomplishment at the school and for the success of the many faceted program of extracurricular experience in which our young people participate. Largely due to their efforts the Senior High School has all the certificating privileges enjoyed by any public high school in the State. It may be of further interest to note at this time that in facilities, staff, and or- ganization, the school is rated in Class A by the Massachusetts State Department of Education and that for many years Norwood has been a member in good standing of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
School Marks - Challenge or Delusion
Students, teachers, and parents are interested in school marks. It should be emphasized, however, that great harm could result if high marks on pupil report cards were to become the principal criterion for appraising the competency of our teachers and our school. Indeed unless conscientious teachers without fear of dis- approval can relate school marks to positive classroom accomplishment, marks could in fact become devoid of wholesome significance, however favorably they might be received at the moment by the principal and the parents. This is not to suggest that many low marks are prima facie evidence of good teaching. Nor is it to sug- gest that a complete absence of failure is indicative of poor teaching, although not infrequently this would be the case. It is rather to say that all concerned with the school situation should realize that for satisfactory progress, marking standards must be reasonable; yet at the same time, marking standards must be challenging.
Home Study - An Imperative Need!
Parents should also understand that no pupil at Norwood Senior High School can derive maximum benefits from high school learning experiences without sub- stantial out-of-school effort. In these days when civilization has been described as a race between education and catastrophe, avoidable mediocrity in the school situa- tion should indeed be a matter of serious concern to us all. During the year many parents come to the school for conferences with guidance officers and teachers with regard to pupil marks and similar problems of mutual concern. Such conferences invariably prove to be of great value and are cordially recommended.
Future Teachers of America
One of the newer organizations in the school is our local chapter of the Future Teachers of America. Organized in 1952 under the enthusiastic guidance of Miss
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Ruth Gow, our "F. T. A .- ers" are dedicated to bringing the desirable features of teaching as a profession to the attention of the school and the community. Bi- monthly club meetings; weekly news releases in the local press on matters educa- tional; practice in keeping teachers' registers; guided observation of teaching at the elementary level; an assembly program for the whole school with a distinguished speaker from Boston University School of Education, and a colorful auction to raise funds to further F. T. A. work were included among the interesting features of the year's F. T. A. program.
Regional Student Council Meeting
The Student Council continues to be a very important phase of the life of the school. At the same time Student Council members participate actively in regional and State student council associations. Early in the fall Norwood was invited to be host for its regional spring meeting of the Student Councils of Eastern Massachusetts to be held at Norwood Senior High School on Saturday, April second. It is ex- pected that in the neighborhood of 1000 visiting Student Council members, their faculty sponsors, and principals will be our guests on this occasion.
New School Ring
In the spring for the first time in the history of the school an exclusive design for an official Norwood Senior High School class ring was approved and permanently adopted by the Student Council. Several of the most interesting and memorable aspects of life at the "school on the hill" and of life in Norwood as a community are depicted in the design of this new and beautiful ring. A further favorable note is the fact that it is expected that the cost of the ring will be somewhat less than heretofore.
Junior Rotarian
During the year the Norwood Rotary Club reestablished the practice of having a Junior Rotarian attend each weekly meeting. Beginning in January of 1954, the President of the Student Council, the President of the Senior Class, and the Editor-in-Chief of the Senior Yearbook each had the opportunity for a month of attending Rotary Club meetings. During the fall, three other Senior leaders also enjoyed this very worth while experience. Our young people find these meetings inspirational, and we are grateful to the Rotary Club for making it possible for them to attend.
International Scholarship
Last spring the American Field Service invited the Norwood Senior High School to participate in its international scholarship program for the school year beginning in September 1955. Under such a scholarship a student from a foreign country will live in Norwood and attend the Senior High School for a complete school year. By a reciprocal arrangement a Norwood High School student can spend the fol- lowing summer in the particular foreign country from which our guest came. I am happy to report that this proposal has been approved by our local school au- thories. Financing is already being undertaken, and our young people and indeed all others concerned are looking forward in the fall to welcoming Norwood's first high school guest student from a foreign land.
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Election of Cheerleaders
The office of cheerleader is one which has an amazing attraction for the girls in the school. At my suggestion during the fall a committee of eight students was appointed by the President of the Student Council and by the President of the Senior Class to meet with the faculty sponsor of cheerleading and with me to con- sider procedures which would make it possible for a girl to be elected cheerleader solely on the basis of capability and promise. Chief among the recommendations of this committee was the suggestion that hereafter all cheerleaders be given the opportunity of campaigning actively for the position and that prior to the election each candidate should address the entire student body either in person or through a campaign manager.
The recommendations of this committee plus other suggestions having to do with scholastic eligibility were adopted unanimously by the A. A. Council. It is confidently expected that in the future every girl may have an equal chance to win this coveted post.
ENROLLMENT - PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE Table #1 (as of October 1, 1954)
Boys
Girls
Totals
12th grade
High School
81
68
149
Boys' Vocational
4
4
153
11 th grade
High School
82
94
176
Boys' Vocational
11
187
10th grade
High School
108
91
199
Boys' Vocational
9
9
208
9th grade
Boys' Vocational
5
5
5
Totals
300
253
553
Estimated Enrollment Table #2 (as of October 1, 1955)
Seniors
143
Juniors
187
Sophomores
215
Boys' Vocational
30
Total 575
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Number of Graduates - Increased School Population
There will be approximately 190 Norwood Senior High School graduates in June 1955. This figure includes eight Senior High School students who are pres- ently classified as mid-juniors, most of whom will graduate in June. It also in- cludes thirty-five seniors at the Peabody School and four seniors in the Boys' Voca- tional School who will receive Norwood High School diplomas. This estimate of 190 graduates in June 1955 may be compared with 187 graduates in June 1954 and 175 graduates in June 1953.
Furthermore a comparison of Tables #1 and #2 above indicates that in all probability there will be in the neighborhood of twenty-five more students enrolled at the Senior High School in October 1955 than there were in October 1954. The increased enrollment which in recent years has characterized the lower grades is apparently about to reach the Senior High School. It now appears likely that beginning in 1957, if not in 1956, for a considerable period there will be an increase of about 5 per cent in each incoming tenth grade class.
Recommendations
1. The school library has been recently remodeled. We now need someone with special training in library work who can devote a substantial portion of the school day to making the library a significant educational force in the school.
2. We need a special increased book allotment in order to purchase new books for the library.
3. We need an additional telephone line for the administrative offices at the school. At present we have a single line which is connected to five different school offices. As a result, important calls - calls which should be made at once - fre- quently have to be postponed.
4. Last summer the school cafeteria and the school gymnasium were repainted and redecorated. These were substantial and major improvements. It is hoped that similar renovations may be made throughout the entire school during the coming summer.
In Conclusion
I wish to express my appreciation to Superintendent Lynch, to the School Com- mittee, and to all others who in countless ways have helped us during the year.
This report will close with a statement of those who received special honors at the graduation exercises held last June and with a reproduction of the program followed on that occasion.
CHARLES A. HAYDEN,
Principal.
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Graduation Awards
Berwick English Prize-Elizabeth A. Dunn.
Leighton Sumner Thompson Memorial Trophies-Anne M. Thompson, John J. Doyle, Jr.
Edward S. Costello Memorial Trophy-Richard W. Bowles.
Teachers' Club Scholarship-Elizabeth A. Dunn.
Norwood Women's Club Scholarship-Mary E. Mahoney.
Norwood Women's Club Scholarship-Catherine T. O'Toole.
High School Scholarship Awards-Anne M. Thompson, Margaret C. Martin, Richard L. Saunders, Alice L. Byrne, James V. Nuttall, Harriet M. Gullich.
Norwood Mother's Club Award-Marie L. DiGiandomenico.
United States History Medal-Margaret C. Martin.
Nicholson Memorial Award In English-Richard L. Saunders, Mary E. Mahoney.
Charles R. Donnell Memorial Trophy-Paul W. Eckhardt.
LANE MEDAL AWARDS (John C. Lane Medals)
Elizabeth A. Dunn
Barbara L. Johnson
Mary E. Mahoney
Donald R. McComb
Anne M. Thompson
Edith C. Hinds
Richard L. Saunders
Marilyn A. Regan
Margaret C. Martin
Roberta Graney
Louise A. Krusas
Carol A. Murphy
Helen E. Grover
Catherine T. O'Toole
GRADUATION EXERCISES OF NORWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1954 Tuesday Evening, June 15, 1954 Junior High School Gymnasium
Program
PROCESSIONAL-"War March" F. Mendelssohn
INVOCATION
Rev. William J. Maguire
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Chorus and Orchestra arr. Noble Cain
All glory, laud, and honor To Thee, Redeemer King! Thou art the King of Israel Thou David's royal Son, Who in the. Lord's name comest,
The King and blessed One.
The company of angels Are praising Thee on high;
And mortal men and all things Created make reply The people of the Hebrews
With palms before Thee went;
Our praise and prayer and anthems Before Thee we present. To Thee, before Thy passion,
They sang their hymns of praise;
To Thee, now high exalted, Our melody we raise, Thou didst accept their praises
Accept the praise we bring,
Who in all good delightest, Thou good and gracious King!
ADDRESS
J. Wendell Yeo, Ph.D. Vice-President for Academic Affairs Boston University
"Battle Hymn of the Republic"
William Steffe
Chorus and Orchestra arr. Peter J. Wilhowsky
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on.
GIFT OF THE CLASS OF 1954
Domenic J. Fruci -
ACCEPTANCE OF THE GIFT FOR THE SCHOOL
Brian C. Dunn
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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 Mother's Club Home Economics Award
United States History Medal Nicholson Memorial Award in English Charles R. Donnell Memorial Trophy John C. Lane Medals
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Mr. John J. Cavanaugh, 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-"The Honor Legion" Carroll H. Vance
High School Orchestra Music under the direction of Mr. Raymond F. Fleck
The audience is requested to remain seated while the graduates march out.
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GRADUATES
Marilyn Louise Aspro Virginia Mae Bailey Arthur R. Balduf Jeannette Barnes Joan Barrett Marie Teresa Barry Sylvia Caroline Berglund Joseph A. Bilotta Vincent F. Bilotta T. Bruce Boardman Richard W. Bowles
Nancy Marie Bresnahan Jean Elizabeth Brissette Eleanor Joan Bunney Alice Louise D. Byrne Richard Byrne Joseph A. Cappuccio John J. Carter Beverly Louise Cofsky John Patrick Connolly Timothy J. Connolly Janet Marie Cooke Francis S. Corso
Patricia Irene Costello
Charles Z. Curley
Nancy E. Curley Carole M. Curran
Theodore F. Davis, Jr.
Bernice Camilla DeGirolamo
Anthony D. DelSignore
Michael A. Devaney Maurice Devine
Marie Louise DiGiandomenico
Helen Claire Donovan
John J. Doyle, Jr. Elizabeth Ann Dunn
Paul W. Eckhardt James Albert Eppich
Joyce Elaine Everson Irene Marie Falconer Donald Roderick Field George Joseph Flynn Paul Francis Folan Peter Joseph Folan Thomas Folan Barbara A. Foley Mary Ellen Foley Thomas Gerard Foley
Mary Ida Foote
. Randal P. Foster Richard W. Fournier Lucy Ruth Frangiosa Barbara Ann Frates Domenic J. Fruci Martha Lou Geary
Theresa B. Gemelli
Georgia P. Georges
Marie Frances Giampietro Harold Francis Golden
Daniel Gomes Roberta Graney
Mary Theresa Greaney
Mary Anne Greenlaw
Nadine M. Greenwood
Helen Elizabeth Grover
Harriet Holman Gullich
John Paul Hayes Dennis F. Herman
Edith Claire Hinds
Richard Edward Hohmann
Judith Watson Horgan
Geraldine May Hough Arthur Joseph Hull Evelyn Lois Hunt John Martin Hunt
Barbara Louise Johnson
Edmund Leonard Johnson, Jr.
Marlene Joyce Johnston Thomas William Keefe
David Daniel Kenefick Patricia Ann Kennedy
Elinor Mary King
Louise Anne Krusas
Edward Gerard Lane Arthur Gerald Larsson Carl Ann Lavorante Patrick Joseph Lydon William Francis Lydon Mary Carolyn Lynch Dorothy Ann MacRae Hollis Randall MacRae Donald Alfred Magnell Robert James Mahar Mary Elizabeth Mahoney Margaret Christine Martin Ruth Ellen Mattson
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GRADUATES-Continued
James John McCarthy Paul F. McColgan Donald Ralph McComb William Francis McCoy Patricia Therese McCready Joan Marie Mckinnon Gerald T. McNeil E. Kenneth McNutt Francis X. Meissner Hubert Joseph Mellaly
Robert Edward Michael Michel
Kathleen Lucille Michienzi
Joan Marie Millin Anthony Montisano, Jr. Marie Virginia Montisano Christine Frances Moroz Mildred Lilla Morrison Catherine W. Muir Carol Ann Murphy Anthony Joseph Nasuti Bette Anne Nelson Paul C. Nevins James V. Nuttall Frank Walter Nyborn, Jr.
John Edward O'Brien
Kathleen Ann O'Brien
William F. J. O'Donnell Ann Frances O'Neil Leone M. O'Neil Irene S. Ostrom Catherine Theresa O'Toole Loretta Anne Padduck John Francis Park Eleanor Jane Parkinson
Nancy Elaine Partridge William Francis Pellowe Rocco A. Pennacchio Gail Audrey Perchway Eleanor Marie Picone Donald Earle Pike Gerald E. Pike Elaine Marie Poirier Marie Ann Porazzo Nancy Pauline Porazzo Robert J. Quinn Marilyn Anne Regan
Merlene Eva Robertson
Robert Joseph Rogan Terrence Rooney
Stanley Bruce Rouillard
Dorothy Louise Russell Barbara A. Sanborn
Richard P. Saumsiegle
Richard Lewis Saunders
Stephen Savanauskas, Jr.
William Schramm John Leonard Schuller, Jr.
Arthur Edward Senecal Mabel Ginevra Shackley
Geraldine Shepherd
Louise Barbara Sickinger
Porta Sideropoulos
Grace Florence Slaney
Barbarann L. Smith
Muriel M. Smith
Robert Edward Smith, Jr.
Cynthia Snow Sandra J. Soderberg
Patricia Ann Spurr
Barbara Ann Stafford
Eileen M. Sullivan
Shirley Ann Swenson
Donald Alfred Tanneyhill
Lloyd Clarence Taylor Janise Mae Thayer Anne Marie Thompson
George David Thompson
Henry J. Thompson, Jr. Anne Patricia Thornton
Walter E. Toney, Jr. Milton Rock Towne Doris A. Turner
Evelyn I. Walsh
Mary N. Walsh
Edmund Valmore Wenstrom
Edith Louise Whitmarsh
Mary Ann K. Willard Robert C. Wolfe
Mary Anne Yelapi
Karolyn Ellen Youngdahl Helen Marie Zilfi
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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE NORWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
I herewith submit my fifteenth annual report as principal of the Norwood Junior High School.
Since school population is a matter which seriously concerns school authorities and citizens of the community, it is interesting to note that the number of pupils in grades seven, eight, and nine in the Norwood Junior High School is now ap- proximately the same as it was when I assumed the duties of principal fifteen years ago. At that time the school population had been steadily decreasing, and it con- tinued to do so until the school numbered only slightly more than four hundred. Since that point there has been a steady, gradual rise in population which will con- tinue through another year, and then accelerate until the number of pupils be- comes greater than one thousand in 1960. Even though the present building at one time housed nearly the number of pupils which it will have five years from next September, the school, without additional rooms, will not be adequate. Large classes, which formerly were prevalent, are not desirable because educational stand- ards and practices require that the number of pupils under a teacher's guidance be such that the growth of each individual in the classroom may be assured.
The eight rooms used by the elementary unit in the Norwood Junior High School will be needed for the pupils of grades seven, eight, and nine only two years from next September. Even before that brief span of time will have elapsed, some elementary classrooms will have to be vacated unless the undesirable expedient of a double session temporarily meets the housing needs.
As part of our testing program, achievement tests were administered for all pupils in our school. While the results were generally satisfactory, they were used by our classroom teachers, our guidance department, and our special-service teachers, so that pupils might know their strengths and weaknesses and that teachers might evaluate their efforts and review courses and materials for a better educa- tional program.
Our guidance program has been again somewhat modified during the year. Since the work entailed in guidance cannot be carried out by specialists alone, some of the duties are now being shared by the homeroom teacher, under the direction of the guidance teacher for each grade. One period of formal guidance is thus taught by the homeroom teacher, and one period is still directed by the regular guidance teacher. Guidance is of importance to every pupil and teacher, and con- sequently more of our school personnel are brought into the work directly.
Much work has been done during the summer on our building. The outside received a thorough pointing job, while the inside was completely painted. A modern lighting system is still in the process of being installed. The harmonious color combinations were selected by Mr. Walter Lunsman, art supervisor for the Norwood schools, who merits our thanks for a task well done. Teachers are pleased with their pleasant rooms, and all are appreciative of the many minor repairs, usually neglected in public buildings because of forced economy, which have done so much to make working conditions better because of the vastly improved physical
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condition of the school plant. Pupils too prefer the clean, bright interior and, as might be expected, have shown a wholesome respect for the school property.
I take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. Lynch, as well as our School Com- mittee, for your continuing interest and support.
JOHN J. CORCORAN,
Principal.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE HENRY O. PEABODY SCHOOL
I hereby submit the thirteenth annual report of the Henry O. Peabody School for Girls.
The Peabody School has shown remarkable growth in the last two years. In- creased interest in the School has resulted in capacity enrollment in two depart- ments and appreciable increases in the others. The school has virtually become four separate schools in one representing four distinct fields of work: Beauty Cul- ture, Business, Trade Dressmaking, and Commercial Foods. Each vocational training program has been developed to meet the requirements of industry-not only training in manipulative skills and techniques but also developing the neces- sary background knowledge for success in each field. Emphasis is placed also upon preparation for living, incorporating in the program as much cultural opportunity for the individual as time will allow.
Advertising the school over a wider area and close co-operation with Guidance Directors continue to bè the major factors contributing to the rise in our enroll- ment. There is also nation-wide recognition of vocational training programs and their proper place in the total education picture. Those of us who are directly concerned with this School are pleased to note more satisfying factors contributing to our growth-greater appreciation of our offerings by the individual student and better acceptance of vocational education by parents.
Industrial expansion in this area will require more well-prepared young people, especially in the Business field. The better jobs are available for the new worker with special training, and promotional opportunity will be for those who are well trained and whose attitudes and ability to accept responsibilities have been proved on the job.
Education statistics forecast tremendous increases in the secondary schools. While employment age continues to rise and employers demand only qualified graduates, more students unsuited for the fields of work for which we train will be seeking admission to the school. Already, there is state-wide pressure by certain groups for legislation to establish programs in the vocational schools for those totally unfitted for this type of training.
I feel, therefore, that this school should now establish a more rigid policy of selection, to better serve those students for whom the school was originally planned.
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It will be necessary to hold to our distinctive purpose of training for specific em- ployment.
When numbers warranted, in the earlier days of the school, it seemed only right to make maximum use of our facilities by admitting students who in the strictest sense did not have sufficient maturity or judgment (vocational readiness) for a trade course. However, we have many outstanding examples of success to our credit because of the opportunity extended to these young people. We sin- cerely feel that the school has thus made a fine contribution through the years by keeping students profitably occupied in school who might otherwise have become "drop outs."
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