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Amount turned over to Town Treasurer $1,270.80
Hunting Licenses 39
Fishing Licenses 64
Sporting Licenses 44
Trapping Licenses 1
Minors' Fishing Licenses 12
Free Licenses
11
Total Licenses 171
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,
Town Clerk.
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN PLAINVILLE DURING 1934
Date Name
Parents
June 7, 1933-Leonard Henry Budd Henry G .- Phyllis L.
Jan. 7, 1934-Robert Bruce Lightfoot
William H .- Alice F.
Jan. 15, 1934-Peter Francis Hemmingsen Ralph-Clara R.
Feb. 19, 1934-Clifford Wallace Dodge
John W .- Mary H.
Apr. 12, 1934-Gerald Romeo Mailly Romeo-Mercedes St. Apr. 25, 1934-Bradford Lee Chaplin Perley M .- Gladys G.
May 13, 1934-William Arthur Robinson William-Gertrude W.
May 24, 1934-Ray Alden Choquette
Joseph W .- Margaret B.
July 19, 1934-Richard Fuller Grant
Austin F .- Esther F.
Aug. 21. 1934-Shirley Mae Henrich
Frank V .- Avis H.
Sept. 3. 1934-Caroline Janet Cooper
Clifford A .- Margaret P.
Sept. 13, 1934-Roberta Hardy McNeill
Donald B .- Alice H.
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Sept. 25, 1934-Donald Philip Rainville
Philip-Eva D. Nov. 14, 1934-Maureen Ida Sharron Arthur J .- Ida O. Dec. 29. 1934-Elizabeth Laura Armitage
Thomas V .- Ida P.
A true copy, Attest :
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk.
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN PLAINVILLE DURING 1934
Date Name
Married by
Apr. 28, 1934-Edward J. Jillson, North Attleboro Mertice I. Card, Plainville Rev. Joseph W. Eller
May 4, 1934-Howard G. Wheeler, Wrentham Mildred H. Brown, Plainville Rev. Melville A. Shafer
June 25, 1934-William A. Lockhart, St. John, N. B. Jessie B. Washburn, Plainville Rev. Henry G. Budd, Jr.
June 30, 1934-Wallace C. Wilkie, Lakeville Norma E. Barney, Plainville Rev. Roy A. Whiting
June 30, 1934-Edward A. Janse, Philadelphia, Pa. Bettina M. Potter, Harrison, Me. Rev. W. Henry Shillington
July 22, 1934-Andrew M. Lyon, Plainville Anna Sadowski, Plainville Rev. Eugene Korolishin
July 29, 1934-Charles F. Breen, Jr., Plainville Genevieve MacDowell, Princeton, Me. Rev. George M. Bailey
Aug. 3, 1934-Fred H. Benker, Plainville Ruth F. James, Attleboro Rev. Willard H. Roots
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Aug. 10, 1934-John R. Smith, East Walpole Rose Marcella Boyle, Plainville Rev. Walter J. Mitchell
Sept. 9, 1934-Sydney R. McDonald, Foxboro Hazel M. Dennis, Plainville Rev. Willard H. Roots
Sept. 11, 1934-Leo Joseph Poirier, Plainville Anna Mary Y. Poirier, N. Attleboro Rev. L. A. Dequoy
Sept. 15, 1934-Herbert Alden Smith, Plainville Myrtle F. White, Plainville Rev. Henry G. Budd, Jr.
Sept. 24, 1934-Frank Paul Rubyck, Plainville Diana Marie A. Levesque, N. Attle. Rev. Alfred Bonneau
Oct. 12, 1934-John Bartlett Wadland, Plainville Eda Ioline Barney, Plainville Rev. W. Henry Shillington
Oct. 13, 1934-Frances Emerson Hough, Prov., R. I. Mary Vernico Grant, Prov., R. I. Rev. W. Henry Shillington
Oct. 18, 1934-Nazarath Sharigian, Plainville Helen Yalian, Providence, R. I. Rev. W. Henry Shillington
Oct. 30, 1934-George W. Baker, E. Providence, R. I. Marion Riley, E. Providence, R. I. Rev. W. Henry Shillington
Nov. 10, 1934-Arthur R. Dorothy, Plainville Flora C. Hendrickson, N. Attleboro Joseph G. Abbott, Justice of Peace
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Nov. 17, 1934-Clinton Eugene Barton, Plainville Bessie McKechnie, Plainville Rev. W. Henry Shillington
Nov. 23. 1934-John Giocomino, Plainville Cecelia F. Ronhock, Plainville Rev. Walter J. Mitchell
Nov. 24, 1934-George Conrad Kaufman, Franklin Lois York Sylvia, Plainville Rev. Edwin W. Walsh
Nov. 28, 1934-Harold E. Heath, Jr., Plainville Agnes E. McGovern, N. Attleboro Rev. Patrick E. McGee
Dec. 25, 1934-Adolph Fehr, Attleboro Evelyn Dean, Attleboro
Rev. Albert J. Chafe
A true copy, Attest :
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,
Town Clerk.
DEATHS RECORDED IN PLAINVILLE DURING 1934
DATE
NAME
Yr. Mo. Da.
CAUSE OF DEATH
January 1, 1934-Katherine E. A. Purdy
3
3
17
Broncho Pneumonia
February 14, 1934-Charlotte Ray Wilcox
68
3
10
Myocarditis
March 3, 1934-Millard Milton Rines
57
1 22
Pagets' Disease
April 15, 1934-Myrtie Estelle Perley
67
9
29
Chronic Nephritis
July 29, 1934-Freelon H. Leonard
25
1
26
Compound Fracture of Skull
August 17, 1934-Louis Poirier
67
0
13
Carcinoma of Throat
August 29, 1934-Harriet Eldora Pond (nee Hancock
84
11
11
Arterio Sclerosis
October 7, 1934-Edward Nicholas Woodward
73
9
2
Intestinal Obstruction
October 18, 1934-Charles F. Marble
71
3
17
Diabetes
November 7, 1934-Georgianna M. Bedard
(nee Jacobs)
49
2
26
Carcinoma of Cervix
November 10, 1934-Ella Maria Woodward
(nee Smith)
77
2
26
Cerebral Hemorrhage
December 7, 1934-Jennie Orris
76
4
13
Cerebral Hemorrhage
A true copy, Attest :
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL REPORT
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK'S EXPENSES for Year ending December 31, 1934
Amount Appropriated
$270.00
Salary
$150.00
Fees
32.50
Postage
25.00
Printing
4.63
Supplies
14.65
Clerk Hire
14.00
Miscellaneous
4.00
Express
.60
245.38
Unexpended balance
$24.62
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,
Town Clerk.
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RECOUNT OF VOTES NOVEMBER 16, 1934
Pursuant to a petition filed with the Town Clerk, a recount of votes was tabulated by the Board of Regis- trars on Question 2, Section 1 and 2 of the ballots voted on at the State Election held Nov. 6, 1934. As no repre- sentative of petitioners appeared the recount started at 7:05 P. M., all members of the Board present. The re- sults of the recount were as follows :-
Section 1
Original
Recount
Gain Loss
Yes
256
256
No
265
267
2
Blanks
80
78
2
601
601
Section 2
Original
Recount
Gain Loss
Yes
249
262
13
No
245
239
6
Blanks
107
100
7
601
601
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,
Clerk of Board.
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RECOUNT OF VOTES DECEMBER 12, 1934
A recount of votes for the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth was held by the Registrars of Voters in the Town Office December 12, 1934 at 7 P. M.
The following named having presented their authority in writing, were allowed to be present to represent the candidates :
Harry A. Holt, representing Frederic W. Cook.
Fred W. Northup, representing Joseph Santosnosso.
The result of the recount was as follows :
Original
Recount
Gain Loss
Walter Burke
4
4
Frederic W. Cook
447
448
1
George L. McGlynn
4
4
Leslie A. Richards
10
10
Joseph Santosuosso 103
103
William B. Taylor
2
.
2
Blanks
31
30
1
601
601
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,
Clerk of Board.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGISTRARS EXPENSES For Year ending December 31, 1934
Amount Appropriated $100.00
Stamps
$ 1.00
Printing
4.32
Fred W. Northup
20.00
Frank King
20.00
Harold Anderson 20.00
Arthur W. Washburn 20.00
85.32
Unexpended balance $14.68
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,
Clerk of Board.
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JURY LIST Town of Plainville, Massachusetts - 1934 - 1935
Name
Address
Occupation
Anderson, Harold, South St. Jeweler
Averill, Payson B., Lincoln Ave. Salesman
Bagley, Charles F., Walnut St. Jeweler
Barton, William H., West Bacon St. Provision Dealer
Brown, Oliver P., School St. Jeweler
Cook, Perry M .. South St. Contractor
Crotty, Clifford D., Washington St.
Gasoline Dealer
Falk, Merrill N., Pleasant St.
Merchant
Horton, Osmond E., East Bacon St.
Refiner
King, Frank, South St. Farmer
McAfee, Edward, West Bacon St. Jewele:
Morse, Harvey C., Maple St.
Architectural Draftsman
Rhodes, R. Percy, Bugbee Street
Jeweler
Roessler, Albert C., Lincoln Ave. Jeweler
Schubert, Otto, South St. Jeweler
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,
Town Clerk.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
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School Officials
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
HENRY S. TAMBLYN. Chairman Term expires 1937 Telephone North Attleboro. 1112-W
ELMER G. RALSTON, Secretary Term expires 1935 Telephone North Attleboro, 1223
DR. N. C. BULLARD Term expires 1936 Telephone North Attleboro. 337-J
Meeting of the School Committee is held in the office, Town Hall Building, on Wednesday preceding the third 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 at the Town Hall Building every Tuesday, and other days by appointment.
Authorized to Issue Work Certificates
HARRY L. DIXON Telephone North Attleboro, 830
School Physician DR. ALLEN R. HOWARD Telephone North Attleboro, 159
School Nurse MRS. RUAH M. HARRIS Telephone North Attleboro, 1115-W
Attendance Officer
ELMER C. PEASE
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1934 - 1935
Elementary and High Schools :
First term opens September 5, 1934 First term closes December 21, 1934 Second term opens January 2, 1935 Second term closes February 15, 1935 Third term opens February 25, 1935 Third term closes April 18, 1935 Fourth term opens April 29, 1935 Fourth term closes :
Elementary Schools-June 14, 1935 High School-June 21, 1935
Holidays for all Schools:
October 12, 1934 November 12, 29 and 30, 1934 April 19, 1935 May 30 and 31, 1935
School Sessions :
High School: Regular session, 8 to 1:30; extra session, 1:30 to 3:30. Grammar School :9 to 12 and 1 to 3. Primary School : 9 to 11:45 and 1 to 3.
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 :
Your committee reports a successful year, marked by several improvements worthy of note :
Co-ordinating the work of Grades VI, VII, and VIII has enabled teachers to specialize in subjects in which they have particularly fitted themselves, thereby raising the standard of instruction. The fact that the pupils of these three grades have become used to moving from room to room and working with different teachers has better equipped them for High School.
The new system of reports to parents of High School students has, so far, proved of great help in keeping parents more fully and promptly informed as to the progress of their children.
The new busses, put in use in September, have added greatly to the safety and comfort of the pupils while being taken to and from school.
There has been but one change in the teaching staff, Miss Murielle Fuller resigning in June to get married and Miss Grace L. Knox joining the staff in September. There have been some changes in the grade assign- ments, as will be seen from List of Teachers attached to this report.
We want to express our appreciation of the whole- hearted co-operation of the entire staff which has been, to a large degree, responsible for the success of the year's work. The strict economy, made necessary by conditions particularly during 1932 and 1933, made it im- possible to do much in the line of repairs or purchase of new equipment, books and supplies. During 1932 and 1933 only $80.00 was spent on new equipment and $1,753.79 for books and supplies. This last figure shows
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an average expenditure of $876.90 as against an average in 1929, 1930 and 1931 of $1,625.72. During 1934 we have been able, by careful use of the slightly larger appro- priation, to use $288.90 for new equipment, largely in the High School laboratory and commercial department, and $1,154.55 for books and supplies. This is a move in the right direction but much more must be done in this line to enable our schools to function at maximum effi- ciency.
The following financial statements concerning the ex- penditures for the Plainville School Department and the estimated budget for 1935 deserve your most careful attention.
Money Available for Schools in 1934
Appropriation $26,000.00
Interest on Town School Fund
25.67
Refund on Town Hall Lights
57.00
$26,082.67
Expended
General Expenses :
School Committee
$ 120.00
Superintendent's Salary
1,599.96
Expenses
125.93
Expenses of Instruction :
Salaries, High and Elementary
16,353.02
Books and Supplies, High and Elementary 1,154.55
Operation of School Plant :
Janitor
1,497.60
Fuel
1,175.54
Miscellaneous
407.22
Maintenance
371.82
Health
390.45
Transportation
2,582.50
New Equipment
288.90
Total
$26,067.49
Balance
15.18
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The town received during 1934 from the State on Account of Schools :
General School Fund, Part I $3,705.00
General School Fund, Part II
2,290.17
For Superintendent 773.33
For High School
1,050.00
$7,818.50
From the Town of Wrentham for Tuition
165.90
From Tuition of State Wards 120.22
Total
$8,104.62
Total Expenditure for 1934 $26,067.49
Receipts from outside sources 8,104.62
Expenditure by Town of
Plainville
$17,962.87
Total of Contributions by School Staff
1,792.78
Net Cost of Schools, 1934
$16,170.09
1934 STATE REPORT
Expenditure per Pupil from Local Taxation
PLAINVILLE $47.81
Wrentham 64.62
North Attleboro 57.04
Foxboro 59.76
Attleboro 56.37
Mansfield
54.73
Fall River 60.16
State Average - Group III Towns 63.58
PLAINVILLE SCHOOL COMMITTEE BUDGET 1935
Budget 1935
Expended 1934
Expended 1933
Expended 1932
Expended 1931
School Committee .
$ 120.00
$ 120.00
$ 120.00
$
$
Superintendent, Salary Expenses
1,600.00
1,599.96
1,599.96
1,600.00
1,600.00
120.00
125.93
60.28
101.64
121.83
Teachers' Salaries
16,100.00
16,353.02
15,544.37
16,289.87
16,200.25
Books and Supplies
2,000.00
1,154.55
631.25
1,122.54
1,573.68
Operation of School Plant :
Janitor
1,664.00
1,497.60
1,523.20
1,644.00
1,646.00
Fuel
1,216.00
1,175.54
509.00
1,032.89
1,533.24
Miscellaneous
435.00
407.22
271.54
393.74
551.48
Maintenance
450.00
371.82
291.58
181.73
377.77
Health
445.00
390.45
427.33
414.93
387.82
Transportation
2,675.00
2,582.50
2,393.50
2,675.00
2,675.00
New Equipment
375.00
288.90
80.00
392.06
TOTALS
$27,200.00
$26,067.49
$23,372.01
$25,536.34
$27,059.49
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER G. RALSTON, Secretary DR. N. C. BULLARD
HENRY S. TAMBLYN,
Chairman
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Plainville School Committee :
I have the honor to submit to you my eleventh annual report as Superintendent of Schools and the twenty- ninth in the series of reports.
I shall set forth some of the educational activities and some of the unusual school problems which have risen during the past year.
Comment on the School Report for 1933
Before starting the present report it would be inter- esting to make comment and further report on the topics of the preceding year's report. The plan for helping pupils to form correct study habits as outlined in that report has been conscientiously carried out as far as time in our organization has permitted. With a large number of classes and a wide variety of subjects by each teacher in the high school, the available time for such instruc- tion is, of necessity, very limited. More and more I feel from my own observation and from reports at edu- cational conferences that the mental habits and pro- cedures which the pupils are acquiring are more essential to their success in any life activity than the details of the conventional subject matter. Greater opportunity for pupil guidance is much to be desired.
The monthly health bulletin which was started last vear has been continued. While correction and remedial work has been and always will be necessary in the field of health. the instruction in ways and means to build and conserve health is the constructive side of health activities.
The procedure in pupil promotion and the pupil mark- ing system has been continued as outlined in the report. Additional steps as made in these two fields will be given in this report.
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Progress in the High School
A revised High School report card has been put into trial use for the present school year. The form of this card is the result of the study of this question by the teachers of the two High Schools in this School Union. After discussion at several meetings during the past year this form was adopted for trial use. The aim of the card has been to give more information to the parents on the progress of the pupils in the school than was given on the conventional report card. Parents often ask for suggestions as to what they may do to aid the pupil in bettering his standing. The present report card en- deavors to help the parent to do this by adding definite suggestions as to the reasons for the given mark being what it is. To help the parents understand better various factors influencing the school progress of the pupils a list of such factors and what the teachers mean by these terms is given on the report card. These are : Concentration : Ability to center one's thoughts on a given subject in spite of distractions.
Cooperation : The willingness and the ability to work with the Faculty and fellow students.
Industry: Efficient use of school and home study periods. Thorough preparation of tasks assigned.
Initiative: The ability to originate and carry out new plans.
Interest : Favorable attitude toward school work.
Self-confidence : Belief in one's ability to do satisfac- torily the work required in his classes.
Self-control: The governing of one's feelings in view of consideration for the feelings of others.
Reasoning: Ability to think through to a correct con- clusion. Ability to apply one's knowledge.
This report card combines the usual system of a definite mark for progress in each subject and a letter of information about the pupil in each class. This plan
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entails much greater work and record keeping on the part of the teachers. It does give greater amount and more valuable information to the parents. The effective- ness of the plan depends on how fully the parents study these reports, discuss them with the students. and then, when advisable, confer with the teacher to make for greater cooperation towards the common objective.
During the past year the high school has made very definite progress in several lines. These are well stated by Mr. Harry L. Dixon. the principal. I wish to com- mend highly the work which he is doing. Extensive quotations from his annual report follow :
"The Student Council, organized first during the fall of 1929 and quite active during the remainder of that school year, never did function very much after that and was allowed to remain in a dormant state during 1931- 1933. This potentially valuable student activity was revived last spring and since then has been a very im- portant part of the life of the school. A new constitution was drawn up by a committee which I was directed by the assembly to appoint. This constitution was later presented to the student body in assembly and accepted. following which the classes met to elect their repre- sentatives to the Council. The problems of the Library were attacked in a manner much more harsh than we, as a Faculty, could have ever dared to pursue. Some of the worst offenders in the Library, now become Council members, were the hardest task masters. However, they accomplished much of good and this undoubtedly because the students as a whole felt that they were being given a voice in their own government.
"This fall the Student Council has astonished the Faculty by the very fine way in which it not only con- tinued the work of the last few weeks of school last spring but in the improved quality ofits leadership. This type of work should insure a continuance of the Council and it is most earnestly to be desired that such action shall obtain.
"The student publication, 'The Bioscope.' started by a picked group of Juniors in 1932, was revived early this
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year and has made quite a name for itself. As originally written by a few students interested in Biology, 'The Bioscope' brought forth very favorable comment by those who saw it. Professor Meier of the State Teach- ers' College at Framingham has been, from the start, enthusiastic in his praise of 'The Bioscope' and has used it in his classes where future teachers are being trained.
"The renewal of activities were in large measure attempted because of Prof. Meier's inquiry as to what had happened to it and his expressed belief that it was too valuable a means of training students to be neglect- ed. The matter was presented to the General Science class and they started work on the project in January. Copies of their first issue we sent to a scattered number of Biology teachers and editors of Science publications. Again the response from the recipients of "The Bioscope' was favorable.
"One letter in particular was quite gratifying. This was from Prof. Hanor A. Webb, of the George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn., and Editor of 'Current Science.' He suggested that he make mention of 'The Bioscope' in a forthcoming issue of 'Current Science' since he felt that it was something which should be called to the attention of Biology teachers every- where. This he did and as a result requests for copies of the next issue came from teachers in just twenty-four state spread from coast to coast and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
"With the introduction of Biology into our curriculum the membership of this class seemed to be the logical basis for an organization to carry on the work of pub- lishing 'The Bioscope.' The Bioscope Club was reorgan- ized and has brought out on issue to date and has material for another one ready to be typed for the second issue of the school year. This issue, the best one to date, was also sent to a rather large group of Biologists. One very interesting comment came to us from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. Arthur B. Carr. Director, stated, '"The Bioscope" has been read
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by members of our staff-with much interest, and we congratulate your organization on this-quite the most interesting and informative periodical of its nature which we have seen.'
"The work of writing, organizing, and editing 'The Bioscope' is in the hands of the students. The big differ- ence between the material included in this publication and other similar ones is that the latter depend on sum- marizing the writings of others while our students write. of things actually seen by them on either individual or class field trips. or, of experiments performed by them. "The Bioscope' very definitely trains the student to ob- serve more carefully the interesting phenomena in the midst of which he lives. The individual is also encour- aged to find out more about some phases of the subject which appeals to him. The editors gain experience in the application of their training in writing given by the courses in English. In a very definite way I believe we are providing a basis both by the Biology course and the Bioscope Club for an avocational interest which will help to give those students concerned a means of using their leisure time to their advantage.
"A course in Biology was started in September 1934. The introduction of a new course into the curriculum of a school is always more or less experimental and therefore should be carefully watched and evaluated by the instructor and a report made to the School Com- mittee that they may govern themselves accordingly. Since I had been asking for permission to teach Biology for some time I was naturally anxious that a fair sized class be formed when the opportunity was given the students to elect this new subject. When the elective blanks came in last spring twelve students had signified their desire to take Biology. When school opened the number had increased to nineteen.
"This course not only provides a course for those who do not care to elect a language or a mathematics course but it also offers an opportunity to those going to college to earn an entrance credit. I know of no college which
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will not accept a credit in Biology. The latest require- ments for admission to Nurses' Training Schools in Massachusetts state a preference for Biology as one of the two Science courses which they require of all girls entering from now on."
General School Tests·
Tests in various school subjects are valuable for recording the progress and showing the teacher the topics which need greater attention. All elementary school pupils had four times during the school year tests in Mental Arithmetic and Spelling. The average in all schools for the year varied in Spelling from 91 to 92 and in Mental Arithmetic from 76 to 82.
Progress tests as a part of the regular instruction arc used at intervals throughout the year in the regular course of study in Arithmetic in all grades.
Silent reading tests have been used by the teachers at frequent intervals. A series of tests on English Grammar was given to all sixth grades using the same test as was given in two nearby towns. The comparative scores were satisfactory.
In the High School weekly typewriting tests are given. The reports for 1934 show for the Typewriting II class an increase in the average words perminute from 39 words to 51 words and in Typewriting I from 20 to 40 words per minute. This is a most satisfactory result.
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