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21.33
Library
1928 account
10.00
Total
$2,078.77
On motion by Sylvester Smith, unanimously voted that Articles 22 and 23 be taken up together.
Articles 22 and 23. (Petitions). On a motion by Francis Russell, unanimously voted that $800.00 be raised and appropriated, $600.00 to be used to repair the Bridge at Fuller's Dam and $200.00 to repair Fuller Street.
Article 25. (Petition). The motion by Sylvester Smith to lay Article 25 on the table being lost, it was unanimously voted on motion by Wm. Nash, that $300.00 be taken from the amount appropriated for the use of streets in the center of Town and accept the and lay out Pleasant Street if it had not at some previous Town Meeting been accepted and laid out. (There being a doubt in the minds of many that this tsreet had already been accepted). And that the Road Commissioner with the approval of the Selectmen accept and lay out said Street.
Article 26. (Petition). On motion by F. E. Whiting, unanimously voted that this article be voted on by Writ- ten ballot. A motion by Harold Anderson to lay Article 26 on table being lost, it was moved by Fred W. Northup that ths sum of $26,000 be raised and appropriated for a new Fire Station and Town Offices. Tellers were appointed and ballots were passed out to the voters. The Town Clerk having procured the list of voters qualified to vote in town affairs, the vote was taken, each voter casting his ballot was checked off by the Tellers. The results : 50 (fifty) in the affirmative; 162 (one hundred sixty-two) negative.
Article 27. Committees. The nominating committee for the Advisory or Financial Committee, brought in the following names: Rufus King, Nathaniel C. Grant, John Eiden, Walter Barden and John Franklin, Chair- man of Selectmen and the Town Treasurer. Unanim- ously voted that the above constitute the Financial or Advisory Committee for the Current Year. Motion by Mrs. Otto Shubert, unanimously voted that the Mod-
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erator appoint a Committee to draw up a set of resolu- tions on the death of the late Theodore E. A. Fuller, Town Clerk of Plainville for sixteen years. One copy to be spread upon the records of the Town and one sent to his widow, Mrs. Florence B. Fuller. Moderator Frank O. Patton appointed the following to the above named committee : William Nash, J. Rex Shepler and Rufus King.
GALEN W. HOYT, Town Clerk. A true copy. Attest :
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk, Por tem.
By vote of the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Plainville, held March 4, 1929, the following declaration is ordered sent to Mrs. Florence B. Fuller, and entered upon the records of the Town Meeting :
That the Town of Plainville, in stated meeting assem- bled, expresses its appreciation of the character and services of its Town Clerk, Theodore E. A. Fuller, re- cently deceased, and its sorrow in the common loss which is occasioned by his passing :
That the Town of Plainville recognizes the extraor- dinary nature of his service of nearly seventeen years as Clerk of the Town, a duty faithfully fulfilled, capably directed, and generously interpreted :
That the Town of Plainville expresses to Mrs. Fuller its full respect for him as a sacrificial citizen and its affection for him as a loyal friends ; and that it commend her to the guidance of the Great Friend, who preserveth our going out and our coming in.
Committee, JOHN REX SHEPLER, Wm. H. NASH, RUFUS KING.
Voted to adjourn at 10:25 P. M.
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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Norfolk, ss.
To Either of the Constables of the Town of Plainville. Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the in- habitants of the Town of Plainville, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Plainville on
WEDNESDAY, the TWENTY-SECOND DAY of MAY, 1929 at 8 o'clock P. M.
then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
Article 1. (Petition). To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 406, Acts of 1928, entitled "An Act to permit certain sports and games on the Lord's Day," which act was approved by State referendum ballot vote on November 6, 1928.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to accept the extension of Pleasant Street from School Street to Broad Street as laid out by the Selectmen and appro- priate a sum of money for same or act in any manner relative thereto.
Hereof fail not to make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk in con- formity with the Public Statutes, at or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands and the seal of the Town of Plainville this Ninth day of May, 1929.
[Seal]
ARTHUR L. CROWLEY, MILLARD M. RINES, WILLIAM H. NASH, Selectmen of Plainville.
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OFFICER'S RETURN ON WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Town of Plainville, May 11, 1929. Norfolk, ss.
Pursuant to the within Warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Plainville within described, to ineet at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned by posting up attested copies of this Warrant in ten public places in said Town seven days before the time of said meeting.
CHESTER A. MEYER,
Constable of the Town of Plainville, Mass.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
GALEN W. HOYT, Town Clerk.
A true copy. Attest :
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk, Pro tem.
PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Pursuant to the' foregoing Warrant, a Special Town Meeting was held in the Town Hall on May 22, 1929, at 8 o'clock P. M., Meeting was called to order by Mod- erator, Frank O. Patton.
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. Rex Shepler.
Town Clerk read the Warrant and Return of the Officer.
On motion by Millard M. Rines and seconded by John A. Kenerson, it was voted to take up Article 2.
Article 2. Extension of Pleasant Street. On motion by William Nash and seconded by John A. Kenerson, unanimously voted that the Town accept Pleasant Street as laid out by Selectmen, and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for same.
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Article 1. (Petition). Motion by W. H. Nash that the Town Clerk read the proposed law. Motion by Clif- ford Crotty and seconded by Dorothy Cross that Article I be accepted. This motion was amended by Frank E. Whiting that said Article be voted on by ballots and check list,-so voted.
Moderator appointed as tellers John A. Kenerson, Morey Day and A. W. Washburn.
Ballots were passed out and voting was in order.
Motion by John Eiden and seconded that the polls be closed, was protested by Clarence Telford and accord- ingly the polls were open for one-half hour.
The results : 112 Negative ; 57 Affirmative.
Motion by William Nash meeting adjourn. So voted. Time 8:45 P. M.
GALEN W. HOYT, Town Clerk.
A true copy. Attest :
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk, Pro tem.
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF PLAINVILLE DURING 1929
Date
Name Parents
Jan. 30-William Leo Norwick, Valentine L. - Elizabeth
Mar. 19-Paul Joseph LeBlanc, Arthur - Sara
Mar. 19-Elsie May LeBlanc,
Arthur - Sara
May 5-Betty Virginia Osterholm, Edward E. - Esther S. Apr. 28-Shirley Thomasen, May 16-Oscar Charles Felber,
Raymond C. - Vera R. William - Juliette R. Edwin - Madeline L.
June 12-Laura Jane Outhouse,
June 15-Marjorie Davie Guertin,
July 4-Madeline Onon,
Joseph - Eva E. Michael - Mary K.
July 19-Clarence Herbert Cauldwell.
Alexander B. - Bessie M. Warren H. - Ruth C.
July 23-Patricia Bosworth,
Sept. 2-Robert Gene Hemmingsen,
Ralph - Clara R.
Sept. 4-Milton Spencer Goode, Roy - Freda P.
Dec. 26-Kenneth Arlond Harris, Frank D. - Harriet M.
GALEN W. HOYT, Town Clerk.
A true copy. Attest :
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk, Pro tem.
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN TOWN OF PLAINVILLE DURING 1929
Date
Name Married by
Jan. 10. Harold F. Stanhope Eva Iola Stewart
A. Elwyn Tingley
Jan. 13. Frederick Neubig Ottilie Bauer Eber Eldon Craig
Jan. 26. Herbert M. Thompson Mabel F. Ballou Charles A. Haney
Mar. 29. Albert Robert Neal Mildred Baxter Curtis
John Rex Shepler
April 20. Horace Allen Hart Florence Parker Brown
Guy H. Wayne
May 26. Walter F. Butler Anne Sadler DeVries
Dennis J. Maguire
June 8. Franklin Nelson Blake Delia Crosby Blossom
M. Oakman Patton
Aug. 1. John H. Clyburn Anna B. Williams
Walter A. Briggs
Aug. 19. Olin Forrest Villers
George E. Osgood Eleanor Beatrice Sturtevant
Aug. 24. Kenneth McNeill Lemuel K. Lord
Edith May Spaulding
Aug. 28. Stephen Cronin Marguritte Dorothy
John A. Rose
Aug. 31. Galen W. Hoyt Cornelius P. Trowbridge Ruth Frances Hammond
Oct. 5. Jesse W. Franklin Frances A. Wallak Charles A. Haney
Oct. 12. Payson B. Averill Edna May Parks Charles A. Haney
Nov. 19. Francis X. Tremblay Rosalie LeBlanc L. A. Dequoy
GALEN W. HOYT,
A true copy. Attest : Town Clerk.
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk, Pro tem.
DEATHS RECORDED IN PLAINVILLE DURING 1929
Date
Name
Yr Mo Da
Cause of Death
Jan. 8. Antonia Carrie Whiting
74
2
9
Cancer of Lungs
Jan. 11. Helen Augusta Martin
74
9
17
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Jan. 16. Joshua E. A. F. Bolton
69
7
5
Chronic Valvular Heart Disease
Jan.
19. Catherine Cheever
66
11
26
Angina Pectoris
Jan. 28. Charles Edward Smith
43
Heart Disease
Jan. 31.
Theodore E. A. Fuller
52
4
Chronic Nephortas
Mar. 10. Bertha Janet Pond .
67
8
Probably Arterio-Sclerosis
Mar. 20. Elsie May LeBlanc
1
Stabis Lymphaticus
Mar. 22. Edward Cyril Barney
57
6
9
Diabetis Mellitus
Apr.
7. Stillborn
44
1
15
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Apr.
6. Clarence Chace
79
Arterio-Sclerosis
Apr. 11. Olive Paris .
28
Acute Bronchitis
Apr. 16. Paul Joseph LeBlanc
Violence on Head
Unknown Unknown
Cancer of Stomach
July 25.
Cyrus King
92
11
25
July 31. Charles Maxim
33
9
16
Sept. 12. Charles B. Langill
54
3
Oct. 17. George A. Gardiner
72
8
2
Carcinoma of Stomach
Nov. 22. Martha A. Metcalf
79
3
21
Mistral Regurgitation
Dec.
6. Nellie Edith Hancock
62
3
2
Arterio-Sclerosis
Dec.
27. Cora Lillian Northup
66
4
9
Carcinoma of Breast
Nov. 14. Peter Sadowski
51
Probably Carcinoma of Lung
Pulmonary Tuberculosis Probably Myocarditis
GALEN W. HOYT, Town Clerk. A true copy. Attest: ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk, Pro tem.
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JURY LIST Town of Plainville, Massachusetts - 1929 - 1930
Name
Address
Occupation
Adams, Geo. H. Cottage St.
Anderson, Chester C. South St.
Jeweler Machinist
Averill, Frank W. South St.
Merchant
Barney, Frank E. Spring St.
Jeweler
Blanchard, William E.
Walnut St.
Jeweler
Dodge, John W.
Warren St.
Jeweler Jeweler
Falk, Geo. P. Spring St.
Merchant
Loud, Harry W.
Pleasant St.
Watchman
McNeil, James E.
Bacon Square
Laundryman
Rines, Millard M. South St.
Farmer
Washburn, Arthur W.
George St.
Farmer
Wheeler, Adrian G. South St.
Clerk
Bennett, Phillip A. Broad St.
Jeweler
Desjardines, Herman R.
Bugbee St.
Smith, Raymond M. George St.
Salesman
ARTHUR Y. CROWLEY, MILLARD M. RINES, WILLIAM H. NASH, Selectmen of Plainville.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
CHARLES H. PEASLEY, Chairman. Term expires 1930 Telephone North Attleboro, 121-W.
LORENZO B. STURTEVANT, Sec'y. Term expires 1931 Telephone North Attleboro, 1096-W.
RUFUS KING. Term expires 1932 Telephone North Attleboro, 392.
Meeting of the School Committee is held in the office, Town Hall Building, on Wednesday preceding the second Thursday of the month.
Union Superintendent of Schools, Norton and Plainville
LAURENCE G. NOURSE
Residence Telephone, Norton, 66. School Telephone, North Attleboro, 385-R.
The Superintendent may be reached at the office in the Town Hall Building every Tuesday, and other days by appointment.
Authorized to Issue Work Certificates
LORENZO B. STURTEVANT
Telephone North Attleboro, 1096-W.
School Physician FREDERICK J. CARLEY, M. D. Telephone North Attleboro, 491.
School Nurse MRS. RUAH M. HARRIS Telephone North Attleboro, 1138-R.
Attendance Officer ELMER C. PEASE
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1929 - 1930
Elementary and High Schools
First term opens Sept. 4, 1929
First term closes Dec. 20, 1929
Second term opens Dec. 30, 1929 Second term closes Feb. 21, 1930 Third term opens March 3, 1930 Third term closes April 25, 1930 Fourth term opens May 5, 1930
Fourth term closes :
Elementary Schools-June 13, 1930 High School-June 27, 1930
Holidays for all schools
October 12 November 11 Thanksgiving Day and the day following
January 1 February 22 April 19 May 30
School Sessions
High School: Regular session, 8 to 1:15; extra session 2:15 to 4:15 Grammar School: 9 to 12 and 1:15 to 3:15 Primary School: 9 to 11:45 and 1:15 to 3:15
No School Signals
7:15 A. M .- Three double blasts on fire alarm system signifies no school for all pupils for the day.
7:30 A. M .- Same signal signifies no school for elementary school pupils.
11:45 A. M .- Same signal signifies no school in the afternoon and all pupils will stay in school one hour longer than usual and then be dismissed for the day.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Plainville :
January 1, 1930
The year 1929 has been one of many changes in our teaching staff. Last July the high school suffered a great loss in the sudden death of Horace C. Maxim, its principal. The whole town feels this loss deeply. Your committee has secured the services of Mr. Harry L. Dixon as high school principal. We feel that we have been very fortunate in our choice and that the work of the school will be carried on in first class manner.
Mrs. Marian W. Gillis and Miss Lottie S. Page were secured to take the places of Miss Dorothy Cross and Miss Marian Goodwin. We were fortunate in retaining the services of Miss Alice Heywood in the English de- partment.
The grammar school suffered a great loss this year by the retirement of Mrs. Anna Ware Jackson who has served the town of Plainville faithfully for over fifty years. The town showed its appreciation of her services in the reception given to her in December. Your com- mittee looked very carefully to find an experienced teacher to take her place and finally was able to secure the services of Miss Mildred H. Robbins, who has shown her worth thus far.
In the primary building Miss Frances Crawley was the only teacher left from last year. Mrs. Myrtle Lehr- feld Gilchrist was secured for the fourth grade and to act as principal of that building. We feel that this separation of principalship of the two buildings has worked for the advantage of the schools. Miss Alice Westlund and Miss Edith Smith have been secured for the third and first grades respectively.
We hope that this year will not have the changes as did last year for it is for the good of the schools to have a permanency in the teaching staff.
We would again urge the parents to become better acquainted with both the teachers and the regular school work, for by co-operation the best results are secured.
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We would call your attention to the fact that in order to secure and keep good teachers we are obliged to compete with larger places and this costs money.
Our financial report follows :
Money Available For Schools
Appropriation $26,075.00
.88
Refund
36.81
Interest on Town School Fund
$26,112.69
Expended
General Expenses
School Committee
$ 1,600,00
Superintendent, Salary
143.21
Expenses
Expenses of Instruction
Salaries, High and Elementary
15,533.63
Books and Supplies, High and Elementary 1,608.63
Operation of School Plant
1,482.00
Janitor
1,447.19
Fuel
355.15
Miscellaneous
675.59
Maintenance
413.22
Health
2,745.00
Transportation
97.48
New Equipment
$26,101.10 11.59
Balance
Budget For 1930
We recommend for 1930 that the sum of $26,856.00 be appropriated according to the estimated budget.
General Expenses
School Committee .
Superintendent, Salary $ 1,600.00
Expenses 150.00
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Expenses of Instruction
Salaries, High and Elementary 16,110.00 Books and Supplies, High and Elementary 150.00
Operation of School Plant
Janitor
1,456.00
Fuel
1,500.00
Miscellaneous
350.00
Maintenance
Health
665.00
Transportation
2,690.00
New Equipment
345.00
$26,856.00
The town received during 1929 from the State on account of schools :
General School Fund, Part 1
$2,325.00
General School Fund, Part 2
2,935.17
For Superintendent
779.40
For High School
1,062.50
For tuition of State Ward
97.70
$7,199.77
From the Town of Wrentham for Tuition
135.88
Total
$7,335.65
Total Expenditure for 1929
$26,101.10
Receipts from outside sources
7,335.65
Net Expenditure by Town of Plainville $18,765.45
The receipts for 1930 are expected to be approximately the same as those stated above for 1929.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES H. PEASLEY, Chairman LORENZO B. STURTEVANT, Secretary RUFUS KING
490.00
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Plainville School Committee :
I have the pleasure of submitting to you my sixth annual report as Superintendent of Schools and the twenty-fourth in the series of reports. I shall give briefly and exactly some of the major activities of your superintendent during the past year and certain aims and hopes for the future.
Upon examination of the question, it is evident that the selection of teachers is the most important single function of a superintendent. For the welfare of the children concerned and the progress of the school system the recommendation of the superintendent to the School Committee in regard to the election of a teacher is a vital matter. About one-half of our teaching staff is replaced each year, the greater number of changes usually occurring in the elementary grades. Under our present salary schedule this condition is sure to continue. Therefore in our town the responsibility for selection of teachers is very great. I have given much time and thought to this matter during the past year. I conceive it the duty of the superintendent to visit several of our state normal schools and colleges and to be in constant contact with the State Department of Education in re- gard to prospective teachers. By personal acquaintance with the principals and instructors in various teacher- training institutions the superintendent can secure more definite, specific, and worth while information concern- ing the graduates of these institutions than school records and testimonials can possibly furnish.
The students in our normal schools and colleges receive a satisfactory and adequate preparation for the task of teaching. It is this personal contact of the superintendent through acquaintance and association with the instructors that makes possible the selection of those students possessing to an unusual degree the vital qualifications-earnestness of purpose, co-operative spirit, willingness to work hard and long, and a pleasing personality. I have found a very valuable source of information in regard to candidates in the Teachers' Registration Bureau of the State Department of Educa- tion. The assistance of this department has been on
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many occasions responsible for the discovery of strong teachers for our schools.
Seven changes in the school staff have taken place during the past year. I believe the selections fulfill the standards which have been mentioned. An ex- amination of the statistics at the end of this report will show the details of these changes. I believe there is ample evidence to show that both those new to the schools and those who have, fortunately for the system, continued their service are not only maintaining past standards but are striving for greater efficiency in secur- ing the highest development of the individual pupil. 1 am sure I speak for all the teachers as well as myself in saying that the loss of Mr. Maxim has been greatly felt by all. The resignation of Mrs. Jackson was a most unpleasant surprise. The entire community holds her services for so many years in the highest esteem. Her record is an inspiration.
Another important detail in the administration of the schools is the selection of textbooks and general school supplies. Over fifteen hundred dollars are spent each year under this item. The need for this expenditure is beyond question. The principle of free books and supplies is a firmly fixed rule in this commonwealth. The surest way for anyone to be convinced that this amount is not greater than is needed is to visit classrooms to see the equipment, its condition, its amount, and its use. The careful study of the relative cost and value of differ- ent items is considered in the purchase of supplies. The teachers are given opportunity to have a part in the determination of books and equipment which they feel are most needed in their respective tasks. A careful budgeting of each teacher's books and supplies is made at the end of each term for the next period. A detailed system for control of materials has been inaugurated since last September. An accumulative inventory of books as purchased showing when and where they are placed is kept for reference in the school office. Each teacher has an inventory of the equipment which is sub- mitted to the office.
The teaching of thrift in the schools is much more than the accumulation of money in the school bank by individual pupils. The careful and wise use of materials for instruction furnishes an everyday example of prac- tical thrift.
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It is an important item in the activities of the super- intendent to see that there is adequate and economical maintenance of the school plant. During the summer vacation the larger repairs and alterations are made. By careful planning of the future needs these major repairs can be divided over successive years so that only one or two of these will occur each year. Also the con- tinuous checking of the condition of equipment and buildings to discover and make minor repairs does much to prevent greater expenditure at a later time.
The annual school budget which is the result of a careful estimate of the approaching year's needs must, when it has been adopted, be carefully administered by the superintendent. The changing conditions, contain- ing needs which could not be foretold, must be met with- out curtailing the regular and estimated activities. The monthly financial reports (checked by the town treasurer) furnish the school committee an accurate statement of expenditure under each item of the budget.
The second main heading under which I am reporting the work of the superintendent is supervision. I have given two or three pages of statistics in each annual report on the results of my personal and some standard- ized tests which had been given. During the past year even more work in this field has been done. Spelling tests based on the regular course of study have been given in all elementary schools five times. The mental arithmetic tests following the general plan outlined previously have been given in all grades several times. Several new types of problems have been drawn up for advancing the work in this subject. In the high school in addition to the regular examinations standardized tests were given in Latin, French, and Mathematics. The general results of the tests in all grades showed satisfactory progress and in most cases scores equal to or above the standard. During this year in addition to continuing the above plans the progress in English in both grades and high school will be studied by means of standard tests.
I wish to give an account of the general procedure and principles involved in the attempt to evaluate, guide, and stimulate the teaching process. Such an account is more fundamental and worth while but not as easy to set forth as the results of a series of standard tests.
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The need for supervision of classroom procedure and activities is widely recognized. In handling large groups the same general standard for amount and quality of work is necessary. Educational results should compare favorably with those in other school systems and with experimental standards. There is an especially great need for general oversight in a small town where changes in teachers are frequent, well defined policies and courses of study are not generally well established, and principals spend part or all of their time in teaching. There is most of all a need for someone who is able with a view of the whole system to co-ordinate the efforts of each part and guide them towards meeting the ob- jectives of the complete education program.
The spirit of supervision determines the quality and effectiveness of it. Control must be exerted through helpful guidance. Criticism in itself in even its broad meaning is of little value. Dictation is equally ineffec- tive. The best results are secured by a careful analysis of the classroom procedure, the methods and principles involved, and the educational results. This should be followed by both an appreciation of the valuable elements and a presentation of ways and means of in- creasing the effectiveness of the procedure. There must be present the spirit of co-operative effort in the attempt to meet the many unsolved problems in the path of steady growth in both educational philosophy and prac- tice following the onward march of civilization.
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