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Due to the increased demands on the Planning Board's time, it has been found necessary to have two closed meetings a month in order to have uninterrupted time for overall Town planning. All other meetings
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are open to subdividers, builders and other persons needing to consult with the Planning Board for any reason.
The list of subdivisions approved during 1954 follows:
Woodridge No. 9
10 lots
Maclaurin 1st section)
6 lots
Maclaurin (2nd section)
6 lots
Jeffrey Hill
25 lots
Sherman
3 lots
Relocation of High Rock Road
No new ones
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK G. PERRY, JR., Chairman L. WILLIAM BERTELSEN, III, Clerk MARY N. BALDWIN
GEORGE F. BOWERS, JR.
KATHARINE HODGES
EDWARD F. THORBURN
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
New services were again high in 1954, with 184 completed and 18 on hand. Indications are for another high total next year.
10 leaks were handled and 5 services were renewed and 5 relocated.
The new hydrant was installed at Plain and Parmenter Roads.
Mains were extended on Oxbow Road and numerous other develop- ments to the extent of about 2.1 miles.
A total of 233 million gallons of water was pumped during the year. Difficulty of supply was experienced only once, during a hot spell in July. After notices were sent out asking that the use of hoses be limited to 4 hours a day, consumption dropped to nearer normal.
The new pump at the Happy Hollow station was put into service and probably helped the above situation.
Power was off at the pumping stations a total of 8 days, 5 after "Carol" and 3 after "Edna". During these 8 days a total of about 31/2 million gallons of water was pumped by the old diesel at the Baldwins Pond station, providing nearly a normal supply during the period.
Approximately 350 of the 500 meters authorized to be installed on old services were in by the first of the year, and will be finished as soon as possible.
The old "coop" that stood behind the old Fire Station in Cochituate was moved to a location at Baldwins Pond, set on a suitable foundation, and fixed up to provide a fine garage and storage space for a fraction of the cost of a new building.
Statistics:
Renewals
5
Relocations
5
Leaks
10
New Services
184 18 on hand
Hydrants in Use
294
Water Pumped
233 MG
FERN A. TAYLOR, Chairman ALFRED C. DAMON ROBERT W. HANLON
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
The increasing burden of regulatory measures and constant addi- tions to the paper work involved in the required handling of our regular case load has required us to take on an additional part-time employee.
New rules relating to the amount permitted to be paid for rest home or nursing home care and the resulting upsetting of the practice prior thereto have caused an unusual amount of readjustment, which we hope has been accomplished finally without too much ill effect on the old people who are largely those whose comfortable routine was interrupted by our efforts to conform with the newly created requirements.
As usual, the medications and doctors' services, particularly for the chronic cases, continue to be a serious problem. We have a considerable number of persons whose health is very precarious and for whom we believe much care is necessary. It is our constant effort to avoid unneces- sary expense and at the same time to make certain that no one in real need and unable, personally or through relatives, to care for the expense is deprived of all needful and useful attention.
Although statistics make rather dull reading there is no other way in which we can present the picture as a whole, in view of the obvious impossibility of mentioning names or circumstances which might tend to disclose names. Therefore, we attach hereto the usual statistics in comparison with the preceding two years.
The Board particularly hopes that those who inspect the report and these much condensed figures will realize the extent of the work that has been faithfully and loyally performed during the year by our small paid staff.
RONALD H. WOOD, Chairman CARLISLE D. SCOTLAND J. SIDNEY STONE, Treasurer
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Welfare Statistics
1952
1953
1954
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Case Load, January 1
86
87
87
Case Load, December 31
86
85
81
Average Monthly Case Load
83.3
84.9
83.3
Total Gross Expenditures
$87,481.12
$90,854.60
$90,466.23
Average Monthly Cost per Case
$87.52
$89.17
$90.50
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Case Load, January 1
15
Cases, 55
Persons 17
Cases, 56
Persons 17
Cases, 55
Persons
Case Load, December 31
17
58
16
52
15
52
Average Monthly Case Load
16.5
58.8
=
17.0
55.5
16.4
55.0
Total Gross Expenditures
$28,543.06
$27,457.77
$26,708.96
Average Monthly Cost per Case
$144.16
$134.60
$135.72
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
Case Load, January 1
2
8
8
Case Load, December 31
7
7
8
Average Monthly Case Load
4.4
6.7
8.25
Total Gross Expenditures
$5,420.93
$9,181.04
$10,007.80
Average Monthly Cost per Case
$102.67
$114.70
$100.89
GENERAL RELIEF
Case Load, January 1
21
Cases, 27
Persons 13
Cases, 14
Persons 18
Cases, 25
Persons
Case Load, December 31
13
19
16
22
12
12
Average Monthly Case Load
19.6
28.7
14.8
17.3
15.5
¥
19.0
Total Gross Expenditures
$9,777.96
$11,173.38
Average Monthly Cost per Case
$14,558.48 $61.90
$55.06
$60.07
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE For the year ending December 31, 1954
Drunkenness
20
Driving under the influence
7
Driving so as to endanger
8
Speeding
7
Operating without a license
2
Passing a school bus
1
Allowing improper person to operate a motor vehicle
1
Passing a red light
1
Failure to slow down at an intersection
1
Non-Support
3
Manslaughter
1
Assault and Battery
1
Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (Ice Pick)
1
Assault and battery on a minor child
1
Indecent assault on a female child
1
Illegitimacy
1
Malicious destruction of property
1
Disturbing the peace
5
Violation of the game laws
2
Larceny
3
Breaking and entering in the daytime to commit a mis- demeanor
3 33 3
Breaking and entering in the daytime
Breaking and entering in the nighttime to commit a mis- demeanor
11
Breaking and entering in the nighttime to commit a felony
3
Carrying a dangerous weapon (rifle)
1
Operating no license aircraft
2
Air craft regulations
1
Air craft violation
1
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This list includes arrests made by the State Police.
This list does not include juvenile arrests.
The Wayland Police served during 1954 One Hundred and Eighty- four Summonses, Seven Subpoenas, Summonses to show cause Four, Three Summonses to Children and Two warrants.
The total number of automobile accidents has increased over the past year; however, no fatalities occurred.
It is my pleasure through the medium of this - your Town report - to thank the many persons and agencies who have contributed both time and effort to the continued growth and expansion of the mission of the Wayland Police Department. As a result of this growth, Wayland is a safer place in which to live. To mention but a few, my thanks are extended to: the Honorable Board of Selectmen for appointing another permanent officer to the police force; my able and cooperative patrolmen,
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Leaving the scene causing property damage
2
officers Burke and Pelletier; the Auxiliary police for their continued help and most particularly last year during the two hurricanes; the Wayland Lumber Company - for the safety calendars which they purchase annually; and Chief Shea of the Natick Police Department and his fellow officers.
A cordial welcome is extended to the many new residents of the Town. Know that every effort is being expended to improve our present services and facilities. To expedite this it is recommended that another cruiser and portable radios be purchased. It is also requested that two full time patrolmen be added to the present force.
It has been with pleasure and a sense of pride that I have served you this past year. Again, my sincere thanks.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST H. DAMON, Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee herewith submits its Annual Report for 1954. During the year the Committee was faced with the unique problem of dismissal proceedings against a tenure teacher. The Committee is most appreciative of the cooperation of the Selectmen, Town Clerk, Police Department, and Town Counsel in connection with the hearing.
The School Committee has cooperated with the Regional School Study Committee, the School Building Committee and the School Site Committee in the carrying forward of these three areas of service to the Town's schools.
The School Committee is looking forward to the time when Wayland will have the full time service of a Superintendent of Schools. During past years Wayland has been associated with Dover, Sherborn, and Sudbury in a Superintendency Union. As these towns grew the Union was reduced to an association with Sudbury in 1950. There are more pupils and teachers in the Wayland schools today than there were in the two systems at the time of this reorganization. The creation of the Sudbury-Lincoln Regional School District and the interest of the Sudbury School Committee in forming a new Superintendency Union presents an opportunity to end the Wayland-Sudbury Union. To discontinue the Union requires the approval of the Sudbury School Committee, The Wayland School Committee and the Commissioner of Education.
The Happy Hollow School, authorized at a Special Town Meeting on November 30, 1953, is nearing completion and it is planned to occupy the building on January 25, 1955.
The report of the Superintendent describes some aspects of the pro- gram of the schools. The financial report is included in the Town Accountant's report.
The School Committee expresses its appreciation of the under- standing support which the Town has given both to projects required to meet the growth of our school population and to policies designed to raise constantly the standard of operation of our schools.
Respectfully submitted, CORNELIUS J. MAGUIRE, Chairman HARVEY C. NEWTON WILLIAM A. WALDRON
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SCHOOL ORGANIZATION, 1954 - 1955
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
CORNELIUS J. MAGUIRE, Chairman Term expires 1957 HARVEY C. NEWTON Term expires 1955
WILLIAM A. WALDRON Term expires 1956
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND SECRETARY TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
REXFORD S. SOUDER, Ed. D.
Office, High School, Wayland Elmwood 8-4351
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
ERNEST H. DAMON, JR., M. D. Olympic 3-1231
SCHOOL DENTIST
JOSEPH P. FOURNIER, D. D. S. Trinity 2-3211
SCHOOL NURSE
MARY E. MCNEIL Elmwood 8-2946
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
DAVID J. ALLEN
Elmwood 8-2581
CUSTODIANS
GEORGE F. DICKEY, Head
High School
PETER POLITO
High School
JAMES J. McDONALD
Center School
FRANK J. KANE
Cochituate School
JOHN MORAN Happy Hollow School
ALTON MORRILL High and Cochituate Schools
SECRETARIES
DOROTHY GRANNIS Superintendent's Office
KATHARINE HODGES High School Office
CAFETERIA
DOROTHY BOWERS, Director Superintendent's Office
ANNA PERODEAU
High School
FLORA BLISS
High School
MARIE FESSENDEN
High School
ELSIE MUNSEY High School
EMMA C. ELLIS
Center School
ELLEN CURLEY
Center School
GERTRUDE A. MURRAY Cochituate School
MILDRED G. CAULFIELD Cochituate School
BARBARA FABIANO Cochituate School
MILDRED WOOD Happy Hollow School
ELSIE DICKIE Happy Hollow School
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1955
Schools reopen
January 3
Winter Vacation February 21-25
Good Friday April 8
Spring Vacation April 18-22
Memorial Day Holiday May 30
Schools close June 17
Schools open September 7
Columbus Day October 12
Armistice Day November 11
Thanksgiving Vacation November 24-25 (minimum day on November 23)
Christmas Vacation
December 26-January 2
(minimum day on December 23)
SCHOOL ENTRANCE
Any child who is five years and eight months of age on September first of the current school year may be admitted to the first grade, but in every case the admission of a child under six shall be dependent upon the fitness of the child to profit by the work of the school, such fitness to be determined by the Superintendent. Pupils under the age of seven years who have not previously attended school shall not be permitted to enter later than thirty days after the opening of school in September except by special permission of the Superintendent. Certificates of birth and vaccination shall be required at the time of entrance.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL
In the event of exceptionally severe weather conditions or when the transportation system is disrupted, WBZ, WEEI, WNAC, and WKOX will broadcast the no-school announcements between 7:00 and 8:00 A. M. In addition, five blasts will be sounded on the fire alarm in Wayland and Cochituate at 7:00 A. M. for "no school, all schools" and 7:30 A. M. for "no school elementary schools only."
We feel these signals are clear and, therefore, urge parents to refrain from flooding the Telephone Office and homes of School Depart- ment personnel with telephone calls.
On days when the signal is not used weather conditions may warrant the non-attendance of certain children. Lack of normal health would tend to make it advisable for parents to keep the child at home. Since weather reports are not always reliable, and since the School Depart- ment desires to render maximum education service by having the schools open the greatest number of days, storm signals will not be used on ordinary rainy or snowy days or when there is reasonable doubt.
A good education can be built only on good health. Safeguard health by keeping your child home when, in your estimation as a parent, condi- tions warrant.
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MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE
October 1, 1954
BOYS
Age 5 6 7 8 9 10
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Total
Grade
95
2
9 61 7
77
3
15 53
8
2
78
4
11 47
7
1
66
5
9
44
9
62
6
9 49
11
5
74
7
11 35
16
10
72
8
6 14
10
7
1
38
9
14 18
14
3
49
10
4
21
10
35
11
2
11
5
1
19
12
3
12
6
1
22
Practical Arts
1
1
1
3
Total
18 78 84 71 64 63 70 53 49
42 45 28 17
7 1 690
GIRLS
Age
5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18
19 Total
Grade
1
13 60
2
75
2
17
65
5
87
3
24
47
6
77
4
26
34
4
64
5
11
41
6
58
6
15 31
4
1
51
7
10 35
6
51
8
10
27
7
44
9
14
21
3
38
10
6
19
32
11
2
25
1
28
12
9
12
3
24
Practical Arts
1
2
1
4
Total
13 77 91 78 51 61 49 49 49 34 24 41 13
3 633
1
18
69
8
11 12
Grand Total
1,323
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ORGANIZATION OF TEACHING STAFF, JANUARY 1, 1955
Name
Position
Elected
Junior-Senior High School
W. MAXWELL GRIFFIN
Headmaster 1952
DAVID J. ALLEN
Dean, Mathematics 1918
FRANCIS R. GLADU
Law, Salesmanship, Mathematics 1928
JANIE C. FOSTER
Homemaking
1929
CLEMENT J. HASENFUS
Language Arts, Social Studies
1947
RALPH M. PEARSON
Industrial Arts
1949
RALPH S. SALVATI
Science, Football, Baseball Coach
1949
LILLIAN M. JONES
Fine Arts
1950
ANN B. SHIELDS
English, Foreign Languages
1950
JAMES F. STRONG
Science
1950
JOSEPH BOOTHROYD
Mathematics, Science
1951
HELEN E. TIMSON
Language Arts, Social Studies
1952
LUCILLE G. CHAMPAGNE
Social Studies
1953
MARY G. KEENAN
Language Arts, Social Studies
1953
LEWIS A. OXFORD
Mathematics, Guidance
1953
ARMANDO S. ROSSI
Business Education
1953
ALBERT W. BURNS
English, Library
1954
DOROTHY J. GILMORE
Business Education
1954
JOSEPH T. MOYNAHAN
Language Arts, Social Studies
1954
ROBERT P. O'HARA
English, Foreign Languages
1954
JOHN M. O'SULLIVAN
Practical Arts
1954
JOHN W. SEVER
Social Studies, Mathematics
1954
LIONEL G. LAGUARDIA
Social Studies, English
1955
Center Elementary School
RETA A. HUBLER
Principal
1953
DONALENE V. BRAINERD
Third
1953
ANNE S. CONCANNON
Second
1953
WILLIAM F. FRARY
Sixth
1953
ANNIE L. HURTT
Fourth
1953
ARLINE C. PENNELL First
1953
PATRICIA M. LAFRANCE
First
1954
DORIS H. SALAK
Second
1954
JEAN M. SHADLEY
Fifth
1954
ANNE Y. WILLIAMS
Third
1954
Cochituate Elementary School
ELMER R. KANE
Principal
1952
JANE N. CAMPBELL
Second
1916
ETHELYN M. MORRILL
First
1920
DORIS G. MAGUIRE
Fifth
1934
JACQUELINE E. DURBIN
Second
1949
WALTER F. DOUCETTE
Sixth
1951
OLIVIA W. HILL
First
1951
MARY E. NEAL
Fourth
1951
JUSTINE C. CAVANAUGH
Third
1953
ELIZABETH S. GLADU
Fourth
1953
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HARRIET S. MICHELSON Fifth
1953
MARY T. CONNOLLY
Third
1954
HANNAH B. ZEIGER
Sixth
1954
Happy Hollow Elementary School
DANIEL A. FRUMERIN
Principal
1954
EVA M. GATELY
Fifth
1944
FLORENCE C. SHOHL
Sixth
1947
DOROTHY BARBERIO
First
1953
PATRICIA A. DALTON
Fifth
1953
ALICE M. HALL
First
1953
ALICE E. TURNER
Fourth
1953
MARJORIE J. MACDOUGALL
Second
1954
JAMES F. MURPHY
Sixth
1954
MIRIAM W. RUOPP
Fourth
1954
SELMA L. STEINBERG
Third
1954
PRISCILLA H. TRIEBS
Third
1954
PAULINE V. NATALE
Second
1955
Specialists
SAMUEL P. STRICKLAND
Physical Education
1946
PAULINE N. RADFORD
Choral Music
1947
JEAN T. NELSON
Director of Guidance
1949
MILDRED L. GODDARD
Physical Education
1953
MILDRED L. KINGSBURY
Fine Arts
1953
LESTER S. MACARTHUR
Instrumental Music
1953
LUCY D. PARKER
String Instruments
1953
MARJORIE A. BALL
Physical Education
1954
MARILYN A. DRAKE
Choral Music
1954
MILDRED L. REYNOLDS
Speech
1954
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee Wayland, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
This is my fourth Annual Report and the 58th in the series of reports of the Superintendent of Schools. Throughout this report the community minded service of many parents and other citizens as well as the efforts of the school staff are illustrated. The school plant has been enlarged by the building of the Happy Hollow School. The school staff has been made more effective through improved standards of operation and an increased salary schedule. The educational experience of the pupils has been enlivened as a result of an increased commitment of our community's resources.
Despite this continuing increase in the use of the property tax to support Wayland's schools it is clear that the public schools of our
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country, our state and even our community are not provided with the financial support today that existed in earlier years.
In 1954 the cash income after taxes of the average United States family was about $4300. Since 1850 the national income increased by 30 times from 11 billion dollars to 334 billion dollars in 1953. In the first half of the 20th century the standard of living in the United States advanced more than in all previous centuries of Western history. The economic growth and productive achievements of the nation are related not only to economic resources but also to the quality of its people. The quality of a people is greatly affected by the education they receive.
Education costs money. The United States, with an economy that produces and distributes 40% of the world's wealth in goods and services to one-sixth of the world's people, has the money. One reason we have the money is that for two generations past Americans supported the world's costliest and best educational system which produced the world's best-trained and most efficient labor force of professionals, technicians, and skilled workers and the most productive economy in history.
In our time of abundance, of hugely accelerated production and of a heroic consumption that ranges from what only Americans are lucky enough to regard as necessities to a wide variety of everyday luxuries, the proportion of our resources going into education has declined. Everyone, whether painfully or belligerently or reluctantly, is aware that the schools are not getting the financial support that they need to thrive, and in some areas, to survive decently.
Recently a presidential commission appointed to study the nation's highway traffic problem reported that road construction and upkeep have failed to keep pace with the vastly expanded volume of traffic. The commission recommended a 100 billion dollar appropriation "to modernize our national highway system". Like our cars and trucks our children have increased. Building adequate school facilities like building adequate highways is expensive, and even more essential. Modernizing the high- ways will save the lives of many motorists. Modernizing the schools of the United States may help save the nation.
The United States has accepted the magnificent challenge of leading the democratic nations in the world struggle to defend and expand human dignity and freedom. Our own defense in an age of economic, political, and ideological warfare and the fulfillment of this task clearly indicate that the nation's schools should be given increased support.
I do not believe that this decline in support is the result of lack of understanding of the importance of our schools or of lack of citizen interest. It appears to me that our failure is largely related to an antiquated tax system. The early remodeling of our methods of financing the schools at all government levels may well be the factor which decides whether the schools again are fully able to serve their appointed role in our democratic society.
TEACHING STAFF
The professional staff of the schools has increased to sixty-nine members with eighteen joining our staff during the past year. Nine teachers replaced those who left the system and nine filled new positions.
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Twenty-two of our teachers have served the community for more than three years. Through improvements in salary schedule and increased staff standards, the very large teacher turnover of past years was sharply reduced.
In September, the Happy Hollow School began operation as an afternoon session at the Cochituate School. Daniel A. Frumerin, formerly principal in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, began service as principal of this school. Nine of the twelve teachers transferred from the Cochituate and Center Schools.
After thirty and thirty-three years of service respectfully, A. Marion Simpson and Maude E. Merrithew resigned on October 1st in order to retire from public school teaching. The unusual service of these two fine teachers cannot be adequately expressed in words. The graduates of our High School for the past three decades will be grateful for the oppor- tunities of studying under these teachers.
GROWTH OF WAYLAND SCHOOLS
The substantial increase in school enrollment of past years con- tinued in 1954. As of October 1, 1954, there were 85 more children enrolled in the Wayland Schools than in 1953. The increase is due to high birth rates and to the construction of new homes in the Town.
The total enrollment of 1316 children was distributed through the grades on October 1, 1954 as follows:
1 - -170 5-120 9-87 2-164 6-125
10-67 3-155
7-123
11-47
4-130
8- 82
12-46
Increasing enrollments in future years must be expected as the larger groups of children in the lower grades replace the smaller groups in the upper grades and the first grades are replaced by groups larger than this year's first grades.
Each year a census of pre-school children is made by the Town Clerk. On January 1, 1954 the pre-school population was 119 higher than in 1953 and were distributed according to year of birth as follows:
1949-190 1950-177 1952 -164 1951-194 1953-183
There have been building permits for 264 additional houses which will increase future pre-school census figures.
The school enrollment and pre-school figures that are given above have been combined with the average annual change in school enroll- ment during the past three years, to arrive at an estimate of future enrollments. The graphs indicate the minimum enrollments that are expected in the years immediately ahead :
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
The increase in elementary enrollment has been provided for through the operation of the Happy Hollow School as an afternoon session at Cochituate and the opening of the new building on January 25, 1955. In 1956 classroom space will be insufficient to provide for the anticipated enrollment.
The objective of the Wayland elementary schools is to provide the best possible education for all the children enrolled within the limitations of facilities, personnel, equipment and the varied abilities of the children themselves. Substantial progress was made in 1954 in improving instruction. Some facets of the continuing curriclum-enrichment pro- gram include:
a. An increased amount of textbooks and other instructional ma- terials were purchased and used in the schools.
b. A wide variety of library-type reference materials were made available in the classrooms.
c. School buildings were improved by partial installations of modern lighting, flooring, heating and new furniture, providing a more comfortable learning atmosphere.
d. Members of the teaching staffs have kept abreast of the latest professional research and teaching methods through post-grad- uate university study and in-service training.
A program that encourages and permits each child to advance at his own rate is made possible by limiting the number of children in each class. We are operating closer to our class size policy than in past years. Further opportunities have been provided through the instrumental music program, speech and physical therapy, and the more efficient utilizing of the psychological and guidance services of the school staff.
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