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Alton French, Labor
16.50 1,471.74
$3,460.95
Appropriation $4,000.00
Expended
3,460.95
Balance $539.05
Amount Paid Treasurer . $3,759.35
Amount due and unpaid . $3,959.99
Amount due, supplies
10.00
$3,969.99
Respectfully submitted,
H. B. THOMPSON,
R. D. BERKLEY,
F. V. HENRICH,
Water Commissioners
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Board of Selectmen:
Three trees were removed that were dead, and one large elm limb was cut off that was broken in one of our bad thunder storms. Dead wood was removed from twenty-four trees in the center, five streets were gone over and trees trimmed where limbs hung over in the roads. Brush cutting was carried out on most all country roads under Chapter 81 money. Fifteen maple trees have been planted along our streets as recommended under the five year tree planting program.
I recommend that $125.00 be appropriated for the care of our shade trees for 1943.
Appropriation
$125.00
Labor
$108.80
Truck Hire
16.00
$124.80
Balance
$.20
Special Tree Planting
$50.00
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. SNELL,
Tree Warden
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TREASURER'S REPORT
January 9, 1943
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen:
The Treasurer's Report for the Town of Plainville is sub- mitted herewith for the accounting or financial period from January 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942.
TOWN OF PLAINVILLE-TREASURER'S REPORT DECEMBER 31, 1942
RECEIPTS:
Taxes, 1940 levy
$ 3,837.73
Taxes, 1941 levy
3,601.00
Taxes, 1942 levy
37,561.06
Highway, Chapter 81
2,284.16
Highway, Chapter 90
834.85
U.S. Federal Grant, O.A.A.
7,147.00
U.S. Federal Grant, O.A.A. Adm.
248 71
U.S. Federal Grant, A.D.C.
222.00
U.S. Federal Grant, A.D.C. Adm.
5.55
Road Machinery operation
742.50
Interest, School fund
14.61
Town Hall refund
63.25
Civilian Defense
2.99
Estimated Receipts (Schedule)
43,717 32
Dog tax collections (County)
638.00
Total receipts $101,220.73
Balance January 1, 1941
20,640.47
$121,861.20
DISBURSEMENTS:
Motor Vehicle Abatements $ 62.19 U.S. Federal Grant, O.A.A.
7,641.95
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U.S. Federal Grant, O.A.A. Adm.
230.89
U.S. Federal Grant, A.D.C.
200.00
Appropriation account (Schedule)
81,474.59
Dog Tax to County
623.00
State Taxes
4,050.00
State Park Taxes
52.23
County Tax
1,687.89
Total disbursements $96,022.74
Balance on deposit December 31, 1942
25,838.46
$121,861.20
TOWN OF PLAINVILLE-TREASURER'S REPORT
DECEMBER 31, 1942 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Motor Vehicles Excise tax 1941 levy $ 59.99
Motor Vehicles Excise tax 1942 levy
6,420.02
Water Service and supplies
3,759.35
Tax Titles sold 325.00
Interest-tax collections
361.81
Charges-tax collections
131.05
Dog tax refunds from County Dog Officer
568.56
District Court fines
75.75
Tuition-Town of Wrentham
129.56
Old Age Assistance-Town of North Attleboro
626.96
Old Age Assistance-City of Lowell
131.67
Old Age Assistance-Town of Mansfield
134.16
Old Age Assistance-City of Attleboro
19.83
Milk licenses
32.50
Town Clerk's receipts-Licenses
2,102.00
North Attleboro Gas Co .- Highway
55.00
Rent-Town Hall
15.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
28.85
Library-Fines
8.40
Refund-County recorder
5.75
Refund-Forest Fires
37.50
Refund-Insurance
82.97
Sale of tank
35.00
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FROM COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Income-School fund
3,246.24
Income-Business
5,214.34
Income-Chapter 420-Gasoline tax
4,001.61
Income-Gas and Light
1,360.04
Income-General
6,260.00
Old Age Assistance
5,584.80
Welfare and Temporary Aid
133.28
Aid to Dependent Children
186.68
Transportation
22.04
Superintendent of small towns
773.34
High School tuition
1,042.86
Other tuitions
199.96
Inspection of animals
30.00
Public Health
87.86
Tax refunds
8.09
State Guard uniforms-refund
419.50
Total estimated receipts
$43,717.32
TOWN OF PLAINVILLE-TREASURER'S REPORT APPROPRIATION PAYMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1942
Public Library
$ 55.25
Selectmen Current and Incidentals
1,117.83
Treasurer
367.65
Town Clerk
284.83
Assessors
600.54
Tax Collector
569.26
Registrars
218.35
Auditor
50.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
75.00
Insurance
2,127.25
Welfare and Mother's Aid
1,494.22
Aid to Dependent Children
280.00
Soldier's Relief
201.97
Highway-Chapter 81
8,799.59
Highway-Center of Town
1,498.69
Memorial Day
100.00
Interest payments
294.85
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Fire Department
2,352.21
Street Lights
4,028.14
Water Department
3,460.95
Board of Health
506.57
Police Protection
2,205.07
Tree Warden and Planting
174.80
Snow Removal
968.70
Town Hall
311.65
Park and Playground
490.45
Schools
28,220.37
Town Forest
124.95
Fire Station and Office Building
586.06
Officials' Bonds
163.00
Moth Suppression
800.00
County Hospital Maintenance
568.66
Pleasant Street Extension
587.13
Welfare Agent and Clerk
395.72
Civilian Defense
1,330.03
Highway-Chapter 90
1,453.88
Old Age Assistance
7,727.62
Retirement of Bonds
2,000.00
Operation of Road Machinery
826.52
Forest Fires
173.00
Balances of 1941
3,388.33
$81,474.59
TOWN OF PLAINVILLE - TREASURER'S REPORT - DECEMBER 31, 1942 RECAPITULATION OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Accounts
Appropriation Transfers and Availables
Appro. Charges
Balances
Library
$ 568.56
$.
$ 551.25
$ 17.31
Selectmen
1,400.00
1,134.40
265.60
Treasurer
375.00
367.65
7.35
Town Clerk
300.00
284.83
15.17
Assessors
650.00
600.54
49.46
Collector of Taxes
560.00
569.26
* 9.26
Registrars
260.00
218.35
41.65
Auditor
50.00
50.00
Sealer of Weights
75.00
75.00
Insurance
2,000.00
161.75
2,127.25
34.50
Welfare
2,400.00
1,494.22
905.78
A. D. C.
350.00
280.00
70.00
Soldier's Relief
500.00
201.97
298.03
Chapter 81
4,000.00
4,800.00
8,799.59
.41
Center of Town
1,500.00
1,498.69
1.31
Memorial Day
100.00
100.00
Interest
370.00
294.85
75.15
Fire
2,648.00
2,362.62
285.38
Street Lights
4,400.00
4,394.60
5.40
Water
4,000.00
3,460.95
539.05
Board of Health
650.00
539.78
110.22
Police
2,300.00
2,205.07
94.93
Tree Warden
125.00
124.80
.20
Shade Trees
50.00
50.00
Snow Removal
1,000.00
968.70
31.30
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Town Hall
350.00 500.00 28,260.00
311.65
38.35
Playground
9.55
Schools
77.86
490.45 28,220.37
117.49
Town Forest
125.00
124.95
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State Aid
500.00
500.00
Office Building
600.00
586.06
13.94
Officials' Bonds
163.00
163.00
Moth Suppression
800.00
800.00
County Hospital
568.66
568.66
Pleasant Street
1,900.00
587.13
1,312.87
Welfare Agent
500.00
395.72
104.28
Civilian Defense
500.00
769.14
1,330.03
39.11
Chapter 90
500.00
1,000.00
1,453.88
46.12
O. A. A.
10,000.00
7,727.62
2,272.38
Town Notes
2,000.00
2,000.00
Highway Truck
650.00
Road Machinery
826.52
826.52
W. P. A.
500.00
500.00
Forest Fires
173.00
173.00
Reserve Fund
1,500.00
1,328.39
1,243.94
$79,398.22
$10,130.60
$79,841.80
$9,687.02
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*Overdrafts
TOWN OF PLAINVILLE - TREASURER'S REPORT - DECEMBER 31, 1942 BALANCE SHEET AND RESERVES
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash
$25,838.46
U.S. Federal Grant-O.A.A.
$ 179.41
Tax Levy-1941 Levy
3,309.31
U.S. Federal Grant-O.A.A., Adm.
18.57
Tax Levy-1942 Levy
7,670.97
U.S. Federal Grant-A.D.C.
47.93
Motor Vehicle Excise-1941 Levy
2.00
U.S. Federal Grant-A.D.C., Adm.
14.41
Motor Vehicle Excise-1942 Levy
55.51
Reserve for Road Machinery
1,392.50
Water Service
3,953.99
Reserve Overlay Surplus
1,185.46
Accounts Receivable, Chapter 81
2,844.29
Reserve for Abatements 1941
1,891.12
Tax Titles
660.72
Reserve for Abatements 1942
2,202.81
Tax Title Possession
849.41
Reserve for Motor Vehicles
57.51
Overdrafts
9.26
Reserve for Water Service
3,953.99
Reserve for Tax Titles
660.72
Reserve for Tax Title Poss.
849.41
Appropriation Balances
1,312.87
Dog Tax Collections
15.00
Reserve for 1942 Balances
427.15
Surplus Revenue
30,985.06
$45,193.92
$45.193.92
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Fund, Cash
$727.30
School Fund $727.30
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD E. OSTERHOLM, Treasurer
Annual Report
of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
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Plainville, Massachusetts
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School Officials
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
HARVEY C. MORSE, Chairman Term expires 1944 Telephone North Attleboro 309-J
SIDNEY A. MADDOCKS, Secretary Term expires 1945 Telephone North Attleboro 372
HENRY S. TAMBLYN Term expires 1943 Telephone North Attleboro 1112-W
Meeting of the School Committee is held in the office, Town Hall Building, on the third Wednesday of each month.
Union Superintendent of Schools, Norton and Plainville
LAURENCE G. NOURSE Residence Telephone, Norton 66 School Telephone, North Attleboro 385-R
Superintendent may be reached at the office in the Town, Hall Building every Tuesday, and other days by appointment.
Authorized to Issue Work Certificates
F. SUMNER TURNER Telephone North Attleboro 1546
School Physician DR. JOHN T. COTTER Telephone North Attleboro 204
School Nurse MRS. RUAH M. HARRIS Telephone North Attleboro 1077-R
Attendance Officer
ELMER C. PEASE
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1942-1943
Elementary and High Schools:
First term opens September 9, 1942. First term closes December 23, 1942. Second term opens January 4, 1943. Second term closes February 19, 1943. Third term opens March 1, 1943. Third term closes April 23, 1943. Fourth term opens May 3, 1943. Fourth term closes: Elementary Schools-June 18, 1943. High School-June 25, 1943.
Holidays for all Schools:
October 12, 1942. October 30, 1942. November 11, 1942. November 26 and 27, 1942. April 19, 1943.
School Sessions:
Junior-Senior High School: Regular session 8:30 to 2:00. Primary School: 9:00 to 11:45 and 1:00 to 3:00.
No School Signals:
7:30 A.M .- Three double blasts on fire alarm system signifies no school for all pupils for the day. 7:45 A.M .- Same signal signifies no school for pri- mary school pupils.
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11:45 A.M .- Same signal signifies no school in the afternoon and Primary pupils will stay in school one hour longer than the usual morning session and then be dismissed for the day.
Plainville NO SCHOOL signals are broadcast over radio station WEAN-7:00 A.M. to 7:30 A.M. and 7:45, and 8:15 A.M.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Plainville:
Several changes have taken place in the school staff in the past year. Mr. Alfred W. Dickinson left to work in a defense plant. Mr. Donald W. Reed was called to military service. His position will be held for him as is required by State law. More- over, his faithful work in our schools fully justifies such pro- cedure. Miss Prakseda L. Gricius resigned as teacher of the eighth grade and principal of the grammar school to take a position in the Junior High School of Belmont, Mass. The pleasing and efficient services rendered by Miss Gricius are gratefully acknowledged. Mr. John R. Sanderson resigned to accept a position in the Whitinsville Junior High School. Miss Suzanne F. Pratt and Miss Frances A. Ballou resigned from the Primary School staff. To fill the vacancies the following appoint- ments have been made: Mr. William E. Sawyer is teacher of history, and English in grades eleven and twelve, guidance, physical education for boys in grades six, seven, and eight, and athletics. Mrs. Eleanor C. Hutchinson is teacher of Latin, French, and English in grades nine and ten. Miss Priscilla Pinel teaches mathematics and drawing. Miss Dorothy V. Schrader is teacher of English in grades six, seven, and eight, also biology and geometry. Miss Esther D. Boyden is second grade teacher in the primary school and Miss Dorothy H. Lee, who had taught for the past six years in the schools of Hadley, Mass., teaches grades three and four. The excellent spirit of the teaching corps has shown itself in the special wartime activities as well as in the educational program of the schools.
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During the past year, due to the reduction in the budget which we requested, very few repairs have been possible. Tem- porary minor repairs only were made. A carefully worked out ten-year painting plan for the redecorating of all classrooms and corridors was prepared. It was impossible to start this program in '42. We earnestly recommend that it be initiated in '43. Certain major repairs to the outside of the school buildings are also needed.
The School Committee believes that the results of the first year of the new Junior-Senior High School plan already justify the changes. Many interesting details of this plan are outlined later in this report.
The normal program of the schools, in the past year, has been greatly interrupted and changed due to the war. Many of these changes, as reflected in our schools, are set forth in the report of the Superintendent. Your careful consideration of these is urged. The School Committee appreciates the splendid reaction of all members of the school staff to the needs and challenges which have resulted from the war.
The following financial statements are worthy of your careful study.
Money Available for Schools in 1942
Appropriation
$28,260.00
Interest on Town School Fund
14.61
Refund on Town Hall Lights
62.23
$28,337.84
Expenses
General Expenses:
School Committee
$120.00
Superintendent's Salary
1,600.00
Expenses
265.70
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Expenses of Instruction :
Salaries, High and Elementary
15,980.25
Books and Supplies
1,834.61
Operation of School Plant:
Janitor
1,664.00
Fuel
1,584.99
Miscellaneous
696.98
Maintenance
739.54
Health
419.37
Transportation
2,685.00
Tuition
132.60
New Equipment
497.33
Total
$28,220.37
Balance
117.47
The Town received from the State on Account of Schools:
1942
1941
General School Fund, Part I
$1,940.00
$1,901.00
General School Fund, Part II
3,246.24
3,135.43
For Superintendent
773.33
773.33
For High School
1,042.75
1,042.75
$7,002.32
$6,852.51
From the Town of Wrentham, Tuition
34.76
100.56
From Tuition of State Wards
209.76
398.66
From Tuition: Jewelry School Pupils
12.24
39.78
Total
$7,259.08
$7,391.51
Total Expenditures
$28,220.37
$26,712.05
Receipts from outside sources
7,259.08
7,391.51
Expenditure by Town of Plainville $20,961.29 $19,320.54
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PLAINVILLE SCHOOL COMMITTEE BUDGET 1943
Budget 1943
Expended 1942
Expended 1940
Expended 1938
Expended 1933
School Committee
$ 120.00
120.00
$ 120.00
$ 120.00
$ 120.00
Superintendent's Salary Expenses
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,599.96
1,599.96
250.00
265.70
270.25
159.44
60.28
Teachers' Salaries
18,170.00
15,980.25
15,114.62
15,025.26
15,544.37
Books and Supplies
1,900.00
1,834.61
1,839.31
1,590.36
631.25
Operation of School Plant:
Janitor
1,664.00
1,664.00
1,664.00
1,664.00
1,523.20
Fuel
1,805.00
1,584.99
1,327.29
1,219.32
509.00
Miscellaneous
711.00
696.98
704.91
654.75
271.54
Maintenance
1,185.00
739.54
383.07
536.85
291.58
Health
445.00
419.37
421.28
437.43
427.33
Transportation
2,690.00
2,685.00
2,685.00
2,675.00
2,393.50
New Equipment
190.00
497.33
297.98
297.98
Tuition
150.00
132.60
30.60
232.00
$30,880.00
$28,220.37
$26,460.02
$26,212.35
$23,372.01
.
Respectfully submitted,
HARVEY C. MORSE, Chairman
SIDNEY A. MADDOCKS, Secretary HENRY S. TAMBLYN
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Plainville School Committee:
I have the honor of submitting to you my nineteenth annual report as Superintendent of Schools and the thirty-sixth in the series of reports.
Educational Priorities
"Education as usual" is as obsolete as "business as usual." During the crisis our schools must continue to be an integral part of the machinery of war, the center of training for Community service, a source of information and inspiration, and the basis for building a sound morale and noble peace. Every phase of the war effort-Selective Service, Rationing, Price Control, and Industrial Production, depends for its success on an enlightened citizenry. A People's War calls for universal understanding of the issues of the war and the broad principles that must underly any real peace. Therefore, priorities must be established among educational activities without abandoning essential services of the schools. War duties of the schools should be given priority in time, attention and personnel.
With our country at war the activities of school teachers have been greatly enlarged and their teaching objectives greatly extended and intensified. Our teachers are meeting this chal- lenge with courage and untiring efforts. The following summary of the wartime activities of our teachers will be interesting:
Civilian defense activities-wardens, etc.
Civilian defense courses taken by teachers and the instruc- tion in this course to grammar school and high school pupils, using official handbook number 14, "Civilian Defense Course for School and Home."
Air raid drills at frequent intervals at all schools.
Sale of war stamps and bonds.
"Schools at War." A program requested by the Department of Education.
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A new course in Pre-Flight Aviation in the high school.
Teaching air-mindedness or the place of aviation in our life today and the larger place it will hold in the future.
Increased emphasis on the teaching of mathematics and science.
Ration registration-gasoline, sugar, fuel oil, etc.
First aid classes.
Red Cross-war activities.
High School Victory Corps, including military drill.
Salvage drive-metals, rubber, paper, fats, etc.
Teaching health and physical efficiency as a war aim.
Protecting the ideals of democracy against war hazards.
Teaching the issues, aims, and program of the war and the peace.
Maintaining intelligent loyalty to American democracy.
Teaching Air-Mindedness in the Class Room
Our lives will surely be greatly changed after this war be- cause of the important part that Aviation will play following the enormous strides that have been made in that science during the war. General information about the development of Aviation and the increasing possibilities for its part in every day activities must be stressed more and more. This general in- struction and basic knowledge must start with the child's entrance to public education. The Federal Government is urging this program as a patriotic and wartime measure at the present time, but it is also fundamental for the successful meeting of the problems of normal civilian life after the war. This program was suggested at the start of the present school year at the first general teachers' meeting. The following list of topics show the activities carried on in this field in various classrooms:
1. Blackboard mural on types of airplanes.
2. Education in air-mindedness through book reports, language stories, bulletin boards, pictures and oral talks.
3. Arithmetic motivation, "Airplane arithmetic flights."
4. Health murals-good health makes good pilots.
5. A frieze showing American airplane models.
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6. Unit on aviation covering the history of aviation and plane models.
7. Special aviation insignia and air mail routes studied.
Many schools are taking part in the Government drive to have school departments make exact airplane models but it was impossible to secure a share of this work because our schools do not have a Manual Training instructor and the equipment for such work. However, in a number of classrooms, pupils are making airplane models from plans and material secured individually.
War Savings Stamps and Bonds
The sale of War Savings Stamps and Bonds was started last Spring. In September this plan was continued with out- standing results. The sale takes place once a week on Fridays.
Emphasis is placed on every pupil taking part. In November 100% of the pupils and teachers in the Junior-Senior High School participated. This was recognized by the Treasury Department which awarded to the school the privilege of flying the Minute Man Flag.
The Primary School has also made a splendid record and will shortly win the similar award.
The total sale of stamps and bonds to pupils and teachers for each month is tabulated below:
Plainville Junior-Senior High
Plainville Primary School
September
$182.70
September
$37.65
October
440.55
October
179.10
November
467.35
November
129.85
December
436.45
December
221.20
Total
$1,527.05
Total
$567.80
Grand Total
$2,094.85
The Treasury Department issued reports on the per capita sales in 180 towns and cities which conducted the sale of stamps and bonds in their schools. Out of the 180 places in Massa- chusetts, only 21 had a higher per capita sales report than
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Plainville. The exact figures for Plainville and neighboring places follows. These are based on the sales of the first two months of the school year. No later figures are available.
Plainville $3.20
North Attleboro $2.36
Norton
$1.67
Wrentham $.34
Mansfield
$.83
Attleboro $.77
Protection of School Children and School Property
Under the plans of civilian defense the protection of school children and school property is an essential part. During the past year the school committee and the school staff have given careful attention to this subject. After consultation with the leaders in the civilian defense program, certain recommended equipment and changes have been made to give greater protec- tion. There is wide variance in practice and opinion in this matter. Every effort has been given to follow conservative standard procedures. The bulletins of the State and Federal committees have been made the basis for this procedure. The new bulletin of the United States Office of Civilian Defense, published in December 1942, has just been received and its recommendations are being considered in order to have our plans in this important field in line with the best practice, as recommended by the State officials. Detailed plans for teacher and pupil participation have been worked out in each school building so that in case of emergency there will be no confusion and each teacher will know his or her responsibility. Practice drills and discussions of procedures are held regularly.
The Teacher's Part in Rationing
One major activity of our teachers, as in every other com- munity, has been conducting the registration for sugar, gasoline, and fuel oil rationing. These have been large governmental activities which were new to our governmental officials. Many changes, postponements, and conflicting instructions have been a part of these undertakings. The school teachers have had the brunt of this responsibility in carrying out the plans of our government in meeting all of the members of the community as they came for these registrations. It has not been the teacher's duty to make the regulations but the difficult task of trying to interpret them and trying to apply them to the local situation. Every teacher has given valued and honest effort to carry out these functions honestly and fairly. It has not been a pleasant
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duty to be the one to administer tasks which of necessity have made more restraints and in some cases possible hardship on individual citizens. At the time of this report there is evidence of more rationing programs in which the teachers will again be asked to take a leading role. They will continue, gladly, to give extra effort and unpaid service. Our teachers show to an unusual degree their civic spirit and willingness to work unselfishly for the common welfare in their community and in our nation. These activities have been carried on and at the same time the regular work of the schools has been continued by keeping half session and doing the extra governmental activities afternoons and evenings. The recent emergency rulings of the Governor have allowed the schools to close and give their full time during these registration periods to these new types of activities, but with the desire to maintain our full educational standards we have been able in the past to divide the day and by longer hours of labor carry on both jobs throughout these periods of special work.
The following quotation is from Walter F. Downey, Com- missioner of Education: "We have now completed several registrations made necessary by the war. I know what a pro- longed effort this has been for all concerned. It has been a continuous physical and nervous strain on each one of us. Yet, despite this fact, we may properly feel that we have had the great privilege of engaging in vital emergency war work of real value on the home front as well as in the combat zones. By zealous, unified effort, inspired by this privilege of serving when the Nation called, the job has not only been done, but done well."
"No one has deserved better of the Republic than the unknown teacher. No one is more worthy to be enrolled in a democratic aristocracy, 'king of himself, and servant of mankind'." (Henry Van Dyke)
The following quotation is from Leon Henderson, Office of Price Administration:
"I, personally, cannot express my gratitude too deeply for the splendid job that was done. The primary credit of course should go to the school teachers, because they accepted the heaviest burden. No other group in the country could have handled the job so efficiently and speedily."
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School Lunch Program
In the reports for the past two years extensive information has been given on the steady growth of the school lunch. This program has continued to expand and to increase in popularity with all of the pupils, both elementary and high school. The very efficient management of Mr. Turner, with the excellent assistance of the new operator, Mrs. Maude Cheever, assisted by Mrs. Willa Bassett, is responsible for this growth. At the pres- ent time 125 pupils daily are securing their noon meal in the school lunch. Because the lunch room has continued to secure large supplies of Federal Surplus Commodities it has been possible to give a very ample, complete meal for 10 cents. If there is any change in the plan for these commodities it will be necessary to increase the price of the lunch. In addition to these Federal Commodities large purchases are made locally for cer- tain staple articles. With the increase in the cost of these foods, and the scarcity of many of them, problems of those administrating this program are increased.
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