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William H. Nash, Chairman of the Selectmen, and Theodore E. A. Fuller, Town Clerk, having charge of the election.
Balloting resulted as follows, viz :-
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ANNUAL REPORT Electors of President and Vice-President
Cox and Roosevelt, Democratic
Cox and Gilhaus, Socialist Labor
Debs and Stedman, Socialist.
Harding and Coolidge Republican 4.18
Governor
Channing H. Cox of Boston, Republican. 41
Walter S. Hutchins of Greenfield, Socialist. 10
Patrick Mulligan of Boston, Socialist Labor 1 John J. Walsh of Boston, Democratic 40
Blanks
41
Lieutenant-Governor
Marcus A. Coolidge, of Fitchburg, Democratic. 47
David Craig of Milford, Socialist Labor. 1
Alvan T. Fuller of Malden, Republican. 369
Thomas Nicholson of Methuen, Socialist. 9
Robert M. Washburn of Boston, Independent 33
Blanks
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Secretary
Frederick W. Cook of Somerville, Republican. 414
Edward E. Ginsburg of Brookline, Democratic. . 32
Anthony Houtenbrink of Boston, Socialist Labor ... 2 Edith M. Williams of Brookline, Socialist. 8
Blanks 50
Treasurer
George H. Jackson of Lynn, Citizen. 15
James Jackson of Westwood, Republican 407
Louis Marcus of Boston, Socialist 7
Patrick O'Hearn of Boston, Democratic 27
Albert L. Waterman of Boston, Socialist Labor 4 Blanks 46
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ANNUAL REPORT Audtor
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Alonzo B. Cook of Boston, Republican. 416
Alice E. Cram of Boston, Democratic 33
Stephen J .Surridge of Lynn, Socialist Labor 3 Herbert H. Thompson of Haverhill, Socialist. 10
Blanks
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Attorney-General
J. Weston Allen of Newton, Republican.
417
Morris I. Becker of Boston, Socialist Labor 2
John Weaver Sherman of Boston, Socialist 7 Michael L. Sullivan of Salem, Democratic 33
Blanks
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Congressman
Robert Luce of Waltham, Republican. 417
Charles F. McCarthy of Marlborough, Democratic 35
Blanks
57
Councillor-Second District
Horace A. Carter of Needham, Republican. 413
Augustus W. Perry of Boston, Democratic 35
Blanks
58
Senator-Norfolk District
Frank G. Allen of Norwood, Republican 418
Blanks 88
Representative in General Court-Tenth Norfolk District
Jacob F. Geb of Franklin, Republican. 412
Blanks
94
County Commissioners-Norfolk County
Frederick L. Fisher of Norwood, Independent. 41
John F. Merrill of Quincy, Republican 351
Evan F. Richardson of Millis, Republican. 277
Blanks 343
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ANNUAL REPORT Sheriff-Norfolk County
aS. H. Capen of Dedham, Democratic, Republican .. 302 Blanks 204
Shall an act entitled "An Act to regulate the Manufac- ture and Sale of Beer, Cider and Light Wines," and in which it is provided that all beverages containing not less than one-half of one per cent. and not more than two and three-fourths per cent. of alcohol by weight at sixty degrees Fahrenheit shall be deeemed not to be in- toxicating liquor, which act passed the House of Repre- sentatives by a vote of 121 in favor and 67 against, and passed the Senate by a vote of 26 in favor and 6 against. and was thereafter vetoed by His Excellency the Gov- ernor, and failed of passage in the Senate over the said veto by a vote of 14 in favor and 22 against, be approved ?
Yes, 180; No, 223 ; Blanks, 103.
Adjourned at 7 o'clock P. M.
THEODORE E. A. FULLER,
Town Clerk
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ANNUAL REPORT WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of Plainville, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabit- ants of the Town of Plainville qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet in Town Hall, in said Plainville, on Mon -- day, the fifteenth day of November, 1920, at 8 P. M.
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To see how much additional money the Town will vote to appropriate for :
Section 1. The support of schools the current year.
Section 2. For school books and supplies.
Section 3. For school incidentals.
Section 4. For the employment of a Superintendent of Schools.
Section 5. For highways the current year.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to renew or refund any notes issued in anticipation of revenue, for a period of less than one year, in accord- ance with the provisions of Section 9 of Chapter 719 of the Acts of 1913, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 4. To choose any committee or hear the re- port of any committee and act thereon.
Hereof fail not tomake due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, in con- formity with public statutes, at or before the time of said meeting.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Given under our hands and the seal of the Town of Plainville this first day of November, in the year nine- teen hundred and twenty.
(Seal)
WILLIAM H. NASH, EDWIN W. PINK, EARL B. THOMPSON, Selectmen of Plainville, Mass.
PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Town Hall, Plainville, Nov. 15, 1920.
Special Town Meeting held in Town Hall on Nov. 15, 1920, called to order at 8 o'clock P. M. by the Town Clerk.
Article 1. Moderator. Hosmer F. Keeney elected Moderator.
Article 2, Section 1. Additional support of schools. Committee recommended $2,700. Voted $2,700.
Section 2. School books and supplies. Committee recommened $125. Voted $125.
Section 3. School incidentals. Committee recom- mended $450. Voted $450.
Section 4. Superintendent of Schools. Committee recommended $40. Voted $40.
Section 5. Highways. Committee recommended the bill of C. W. Ralston be paid.
Upon request, the Town Clerk read Section 16 of Chapter 719, Acts of 1913, as amended.
No department of any city or town shall incur liability in excess of the appropriation made for the use of such department, except in cases of extreme emergency in-
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volving the health or safety of persons or property, and then only by a vote in cities of two-thirds of the mem- bers of the city council, and in a commission of govern- ment by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the com- mission, and in a town by a vote of two-thirds of the Selectmen.
Voted $733.80 to pay bill of C. W. Ralston.
Article 3. Voted that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to re- fund notes issued in anticipation of revenue of 1920, in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 of Chapter 719 of the Acts of 1913, the period between the date of issue of the original loan and the date of maturity of the refunding loan to be not more than one year, any debt or debts incurred under authority of this vote to be paid from the revenue of the financial year 1920.
Article 4. Resignation read and accepted of Joseph F. Breen from the Financial Committee and from the Special Committee on Stone Crusher. John J. Eiden . elected to Financial Committee.
Adjourned at 9:15 o'clock P. M.
THEODORE E. A. FULLER, Town Clerk.
TOWN CLERKS' MEETING
A record of the doings of the Clerks of the Towns of Wrentham, Foxborough, Bellingham and Plainville, con- stituting the Tenth Norfolk Representative District.
On the twelfth day of November, 1920, the Clerks of the Towns above named met at the Town House in Franklin and examined and compared transcripts of the
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record of the votes cast on the second day of November, in said towns, for Representative in the General Court for the Tenth District, in said County, and did ascertain that Jacob F. Geb was duly elected, and issued certifi- cates of his election, one of which was sent to the Sec- retary of the Commonwealth at Boston, and one was de- livered to a constable of Franklin to be served on the said Jacob F. Geb.
Tabulation of Votes
Jacob F. Geb
J. G. Ray
Blanks
Scattering
Total
Wrentham
436
121
557
Franklin
1456
16
121
1 1877
Foxborough
916
304
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1220
· Bellingham
274
168
. .
442
Plainville
412
93
1
506
Totals
3494
16
1990
2
4602
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Witness, our hands, at Franklin, this twelth day of November, 1920.
DAVID T. STONE, Town Clerk of Wrentham. MICHAEL J. COSTELLO, Town Clerk of Franklin.
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GEORGE R. ELLIS, Town Clerk of Foxborough. PERCY C. BURR, Town Clerk of Bellingham.
THEODORE E. A. FULLER,:
Town Clerk of Plainville.
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ANNUAL REPORT VITAL STATISTICS
Births Recorded in Plainville During 1920
1919.
Date. Name of Child. Name of Parents.
June 17-Arthur Wendell Washburn-
Arthur W. and Harriet F.
Aug. 22-Thelma Louise Campbell. . Lorraine and Carrie Oct. 28-Mildred Francis Boyle ...... Thomas and Delia Dec. 3-Robert William Hayes. . Charles G. and Maude I. 1920.
Jan. 14-Ruth May Cook. Perry M. and Hattie E.
Feb. 8-Hacket. Arthur L. and Nina M. Feb. 10-Clarence E. Snell, Jr .... Clarence E. and Mary Feb. 26-Auty. George and Gertrude March 30-Beatrice Peachey Falk. . Merrill and Florence April 11-John Francis Sulliven John F. and Ada
April 21-Grzenda Adolf and Annie May 1 -- Stillborn.
May 7-Irving Christian Henrich. . Christian F., Florence June 5-Walangiawiczus. Kazimens and Mazelia July 12-Dorothy Mary Glennon .... Wm. J. and Delia July 21-Meyer. George F. and Minnie E. July 22-Gerard Emil LeBlanc. . . . Arthur J. and Sara L. July 22-George Edward LeBlanc. . Arthur J. and Sara L July 22-McGregor. John and Alice V. July 23-Evelyn Louise Skinner. . Clarence E., Grace E. Aug. 21-Sones Kronstanty and Lena Aug. 28-Joseph Arthur LaFontaine. . Wm. and Aurore Aug. 31-Eleanor Adelaide Warren. . Fletcher and Irene Oct. 27-Rita LeBlanc. .Thomas L. and Alexina Nov. 18-Chester Herbert Davis ... Chester and Marion
THEODORE E. A. FULLER,
Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL REPORT Marriages Recorded in Plainville During 1920
April 5-Elmer Charles Pease, Plainville; Alice May McNeill, Plainville; married by Rev. George G. Squires.
May 1-Arthur Mason Cooke, Woonsocket, R. I .; Made- lent Barden, Pawtucket, R. I .; married by Rev. John Whitehill.
June 9-Fred John Larsen, Attleboro, Mass .; Viola Ethel Esau, Plainville ; married by Rev. Melville A. Shafer' .
June 12-Wesley Sanford Simmons, Plainville; Alice Elizabeth Herring. Plainville; married by Rev. George G. Squires.
June 14-Vincent Poirier, North Attleboro, Mass .; Exina Desautels, Plainville; married by Rev. D. D. Vil- landre.
June 21-Albert Martin Larsen, Attleboro, Mass .; Doris Gertrude Thibadeau, Plainville; married by Rev. Melville A. Shafer.
July 3-Harold Arthur Dietz, Plainville; Ruth Estelle Copeland, North Attleboro, Mass .; married by Rev. Geo. E. Osgood.
July 17-Oliver Manuel Francis, Plainville; Lillian Frances Bird, Milford, Mass .; married by Rev. Geo. G. Squires.
July 17-Roderick Owen Bell, Plainville ; Ethel Mansell, Plainville ; married by Rev. Allison Ray Heaps.
July 29-Thomas Henry Rammel, Plainville ; Laura S. Miller, Franklin, Mass .; married by Rev. Guy Wil- bur Miner.
Aug. 2-Max Berger, Plainville; Estelle May Dorset, Plainville ; married by Rev. George G. Squires.
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Sept. 28-Wesley Hopkins Benton, Plainville; Loretta Brown Holden, Wrentham, Mass .; married by Rev. Melville A. Shafer.
Nov. 27-Stephen S. Tenner, Pawtucket, R. I .; Lillian Ramsdell, Harrington, Me .; married by Rev. George G. Squires.
Nov. 28-Isaac Cato Smith, Plainville; Caroline Jane Dunbar, Plainville ; married by Rev. Benj. W. Swain.
THEODORE E. A. FULLER, Town Clerk.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN PLAINVILLE DURING 1920
Date.
Name.
Age Y. M. D.
Cause of Death.
Feb. 4-Hazel Pond Fisher ..
.75 3 7 Arterio sclerosis, hypostatic pneumonia.
Feb. 19-James Callahan ... .70 8 18
Pneumonia, la grippe.
Feb. 21-Wilbur Freeman Sanford. . 35 1 22
Lobar pneumonia.
Feb. 21-Thomas Finn .. . . 52 9 7 Myocarelitis, caicinoma of stomach.
March 26-Ethel V. Franklin. .24 5 28
March 28-George Barney Stearns. .68 11 29
April 12-Robert Lester Dyer Darby .. 2 6 4
April 19-Martin Halas 37 -
May 1-Stillborn
May 29-Mary M. Grant. . .70 3 17
June 1-George Bentley Ware. .74 2 21
Aug. 13-Kenneth Leslie Hewes. .30 3 23 Sept. 22-Gladys Melvina Ayer. . 12 7 29
Oct. 1-Walter Etter ... .63 7 22
Oct. 14-George Francis Cheever. .79 10 17
Oct. 31-Francois Xavier Roy, Jr. .67 9 18
Nov. 21-Alice Rebecca Cudworth. .58 10 14
Dec. 1-Emma Janet Whiting. . .57 7 16
Dec. 4-Mary Wood .. .79 10
Heart disease, double mitial, general odema.
Arterio sclerosis, endocarditis, nephritis.
Passive congestion of liver, chr. valv. heart disease. Laryngitis, paralysis of glotti.
Cerebral apoplexy, arterio sclerosis.
Carcinoma of liver.
Gastric ulcer, multiple hematenesis.
Acute myorcarditis, acute nephritis.
Coma with cerebral hemorrhage, intestinal nephritis.
Carcinoma of uterus.
THEODORE E. A. FULLER. Town Clerk.
Tuberculosis of lungs.
Chronic valvular heart disease, angina pectoris.
Tubercular meningitis.
Accidental, crushed under motor, broken neck.
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JURY LIST, TOWN OF PLAINVILLE, 1920
Bagley, Charles F., Walnut street, jeweler. Barden, Walter E., South street, merchant. Bliss, Henry W., Pleasant streetfi jeweler. Brown, Oliver P., School street, jeweler. Curtis, George E., Washington street, jewelr. Day, Morey G., Bacon street, merchant. Franklin, John W., Bacon street, carpenter. Gardner, Frank W., South street, jeweler. Goff, John T., South street, jeweler. Hancock, Lyman B., Bugbee street, jeweler. Kriegel, Hugh D., Pleasant street, jeweler. Russell, Edward F., South street, retired. Smith. Sylvester, Walnut street, farmer. Woodward, Oswin C., South street, manufacturer. Young, Leslie G., South street, jeweler.
WILLIAM H. NASH, EDWIN W. PINK, EARL B. THOMPSON, Selectmen of Plainville.
Anuual Report
OF THE
School Committee
Town of Plainville
Massachusetts
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For Year ending December 31, 1920
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SCHOOL OFFICIALS
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FRANK O. CORBIN, Chairman .... Term Expires 1922 WILLIAM WHITE, Secretary Term Expires 1923
WILLIS M. FULLER. Term Expires 1921
Meetings : Second and Fourth Wednesdays.
Union Superintendent for Foxboro, Norton, Plainville :
IRA A. JENKINS, A. M. Telephone, Foxboro, 47-2
Authorized to Issue Work Certificates :
WILLIS M. FULLER Telephone, North Attleboro 323-J School Physician : FREDERICK J. CARLEY, M. D. Telephone, North Attleboro 134-W.
Attendance Officer : HERMAN S. J. LOUD Telephone, North Attleboro 308-W. SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1920
Winter term of all schools begins January 3, 1921. Winter term of all schools closes March 25, 1921. Spring term of all schools begins April 4, 1921. Spring term of grade schools closes June 17, 1921. Spring term of High School closes June 24, 1921. High School graduation, June 24, 1921.
Fall term of all schools begins September 6, 1921. Fall term of all schools closes December 16, 1921. Winter term of all schools begins January 2, 1922.
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ANNUAL REPORT HOLIDAYS
January 1, February 22, April 19, May 30, October 12, Thanksgiving day and day following.
SCHOOL SESSIONS
High School : 8 to 1.
Grammar School: 9 to 12 and 1:15 to 3:15.
Primary School: 9 to 11:45 and 1:15 to 3:15.
STORM SIGNALS
Three double blasts, 2-2-2, of the fire alarm at 7:15 a. m., signify no session for the day.
Two double blasts, 2-2, of the fire alarm at 7:15 a. m .. signify no session, with the exception of the High School.
Two double blasts, 2-2, of the fire alarm at 11:30 a. m .. signify no afternoon session.
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Report of School Committee
To the Citizens of the Town of Plainville :
The School Committee respectfully submits the fol- lowng report for the year 1920.
Owing to the material advance in the cost of operatng all departments of the schools, your committee was com - pelled to ask for a special appropriation to meet all obli- gations for the year.
Of this special appropriation, approximately 20 per cent. was unexpended.
With a shortage of thousands of teachers throughout the country, Plainville has been fortunate in having a full force at all times, with few changes from the previous year.
One teacher has been added to the High School force to meet the requirements of the State Board of Educa- tion.
The number of scholars enrolled for the year made it necessary to put extra seats in every grade and also com- pelled the committee to require the Public Library to seek quarters elsewhere.
With an acute shortage of fuel everywhere, your com- mittee was fortunate in getting an adequate supply for the school year at a nominal price.
The school rooms and general equipment of the two school buildings are in good repair, but the Town Hall building should be shingled and painted in the near future.
FRANK O. CORBIN, WILLIAM WHITE, WILLIS M. FULLER, School Committee.
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ANNUAL REPORT MONEY AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Teachers' Wages, Care and Fuel Account
Appropriated $14,082.00
Special Appropriation. Nov. 15. 2,700.00
Rent of Town Hall 75.00
Refund on transportation 60.00
Coal sold
33.80
Income from Town School Fund. 36.81
$16.987.61
Expended
Teachers' salaries $10,574.65
Transportation
2.001.25
Janitor service
1,331.50
Fuel
2,481.14
$16,388.54
Unexpended balance
599.07
$16,987.61
Books and Supplies Account
Appropriated
$800.00
Special Appropriation, Nov. 15
125.00
Refund from Prang Co. .57
$925.57
Expended
$875.28
Unexpended balance
50.28
$925.57
Incidental and Industrial Account
Appropriated
$800.00
Special Appropriation. Nov. 15
450.00
Refund on telephone
12.35
Expended
$1,262.35
1,291.17
Overdrawn
$28.82
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ANNUAL REPORT Superintendent's Account
Appropriated
$250.00
Special Appropriation, Nov. 15.
40.00
Received from State.
250.00
$540.00
Expended
$539.96
Unexpended balance
.04
$540.00
School Physician
Appropriated
$50.00
Expended
50.00
$50.00
Books and Supplies Account
The MacMillan Co. $29.61
Edw. E. Babb Co. 157.16
Rand-McNally Co.
11.09
American Book Co.
30.44
Silver, Burdett Co. 35.25
Oliver Ditson Co.
2.54
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Inc ... 10.06
J. L. Hammett & Co. 153.47
Ginn & Co. 128.14
D. C. Heath & Co. 103.67
American Ribbon & Carbon Co.
10.00
Chas. E. Merrill & Co. 10.16
White-Smith Music Publishing Co ...
1.83
Benj. J. Sanborn & Co.
18.90
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins 52.89
A. F. Williston. 1.00
The Print Shop
8.89
Jos. F. Ryan, Inc.
13.64
Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 9.00
Allyn & Bacon 28.51
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Dodd, Mead & Co. 5.85
A. R. Block 13.68
Ryan & Buker Co. 1.47
Education Publishing Co.
17.07
The Chemical Rubber Co. 18.60
John Franklin Music Co.
2.36
$875.28
Incidental and Industrial Account
Herbert E. Thompson $28.55
A. R. Block
9.32
Lyons, Delaney & Co. . 55.00
Providence Telephone Co. 43.31
Chas. F. Joy
2.50
Wm. M. Hall Co.
94.70
No. Attleboro Gas Light Co 14.53
N. J. Magnan Co. 18.73
Palinville Pharmacy 11.78
J. A. Clarner 88.97
Amasa F. Williston
2.47
The Reporter Press
26.25
Edw. E. Babb Co 15.55
Frank B. Davis
6.65
H. S. J. Loud.
17.18
Arline Mfg. Co.
3.50
Ruth F. Hiatt
2.65
Ira A. Jenkins
30.47
H. I. Dallman Co.
56.82
John S. Franklin
50.00
Frank O. Corbin
6.51
Stone, Underhill Heating & Venti- lating Co. 56.84
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
440.10
aErl B. Thompson 15.00
Brooklyn Tire & Tube Vulcanizing Co. 45.00
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Geo. T. Johnston Co.
24.00
John E. Miner Co.
4.50
$1,170.88
Industrial Account
H. E. Thompson
$60.50
Milton Bradley Co.
17.21
The Prang
1.14
Bethel L. Banks
21.21
Peckham's Bakery
1.20
· Plainville Public Market
3.80
J. L. Hammett & Co. .
1.13
Belcher & Loomis Hardware Co.
14.10
$120.29
$1,291.17
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee of Plainville :
Gentlemen : I take pleasure in presentng to you and to the citizens of Plainville my ninth annual report of the condition of the schools of Plainville for the year 1920. This is the sixteenth in the series of annual re- ports.
School Budget
The cost of the schools for 1920 was $19,144.95. The amount necessary for 1921 will be approximately the same. The actual sum to be raised by taxation will be materially reduced by the distribution from the State of the Massachusetts School Fund, the High School Grant and the returns from the income tax. These three amounts are estimated at $4,800 for 1921. I earnestly recommend that the money appropriated for the schools be distributed to the various departments of school ex- penses by the School Committee. It is absurd to have a deficit in the fuel department and a surplus in the transportation department.
It is impossible to foresee contingencies and to make a budget that wll provide just the right amount for each department. The budget, stating the probable various expenditures for the year, should be given as formerly. but, after the money has been appropriated, the School Committee should be given discretion in its use. If the members of the School Committee are competent to have charge of the schools they surely should be competent to use the money appropriated for schools to the best advantage.
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The above recommendation is the plan followed in practically every other town of the State.
Teachers
The following changes in the force of techers have occurred since the last report :
Resigned :
Bethel L. Banks, Household Arts.
Agnes H. Hedberg, Grammar. Laurel M. Tout, Primary.
Appointed :
Helen I. Hudgens
Carolyn J. Stannis Dorothy G. Pitman Mrs. Marian D. Williston
On account of the large enrollment in the High School a fourth teacher has been employed. I wish to call your attention to the report of the High School Principal for a detailed account of that school, particularly to the new courses of study.
Miss Hedberg and Miss Tout resigned in June, both having been elected elsewhere at a substantial increase in their salaries. Miss Banks is now a teacher in the Vocational Department of the Framingham Nor- mal School. We were fortunate in securing Mrs. Willis- ton for the vacancy made by Miss Banks' promotion. Mrs. Williston is a graduate of the same departmen of the Framingham Normal School and has had several years' experience as a teacher. Mrs. Williston's report follows :
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Hot Lunches
The Plainv .... Grange has purchased the equipment necessary and started hot lunches for the children who bring their dinners. The Grange deserves great credit. Nothing of greater value could be done for the health of the children. The girls of the cooking department, with the aid of the teachers, will prepare the lunches.
Music and Drawing
I quote from Mrs. Tisdale's report to me on music : "The work for the past year has, in many respects, been better than the years preceding. Although the work was delayed in the fall on account of my ill-health, it is now progressing very satisfactorily, and it seems as though the children are more than ever very much in- terested.
"Our object is to have the children appreciate and en- joy music of all kinds, although our work is mostly through songs. One gets the most enjoyment from any- thing which he, himself, can have a part in. So we try to give the children the power to read the music put before them.
"I think the children of Plainville are particularly fond of music and, in most cases, are good workers."
Dr. James P. Harvey, Director of Art in the High Schools of New York city, says: "The art training of the public schools should be a practical training, touch- ing closely the needs of the community ; it should aim to cultivate taste, and apply that taste when cultivated to the hmoes, the dress, and the business of those it trains.
"A very mistaken idea is to hold that art is the busi- ness only of the artst. As a matter of fact, the prin- ciples of art touch every individual and are used more or
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less consciously by all. The housewife has to decorate her home. She may use the principles of decoration well or ill, but use them she must in the adornment of her home, in her dress, and even in the flowers she plants in her garden or hangs in her window boxes.
"The business man cannot escape from the use of art's principles for a single day. If he would 'dress' a shop window, get up a circular, design a letterhead, or ar- range a newspaper advertisement, he must consciously or unconsciously use the rules which art has devised in design, color and arrangement."
Susch work in drawing is the object in Plainville. Miss Brigham says :
"The exhibition in drawing of last June showed more uniformly good work than ever before. Special mention should be made of the lettering though free hand, paper cutting of the second grade, and improvement in the printing of letters and figures in all grades, unusual ex. cellence in the fourth and fifth grades in all subjects, very good object drawing and color in the eighth grade, and illustrated stories and charcoal studies in the seventh and eighth. In the High School the work in tool leather and stenciling was of a high order in design, execution and color, and the pierced metal work was well designed and finished. The mechanical drawing, considering the very inadequate time allowed for it, was good. Since September the freshman class in mechanical drawing has been taught by the Principal during the same period that the advance class meets with the regular teacher.
"Some of the pupils exhibited at the Grange Fair. The following were prize winners: First, Miss Esther Keith, leather desk set; second, Raymond Ayer, copper desk set ; third, Miss Gladys Keith, leather desk set. First. Miss Gladys Keith, stenciled pillow top; second, Miss
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