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The annual exhibit for the P.T.A. was held in May. Examples of art work done throughout the school year by the pupils was on display in every school room. The high school exhibit was shown at the rear of the gymnasium. During April, in the display case in the hall of the Elementary School "Art in Our Schools" showed examples of work from grades 1 through 8 the first week of the time allotted to the Art Department; and the high school work, during the second week.
Starting last September, two and one-half days have been scheduled for the art supervisor. This affords additional time for the high school and grades 3 through 8 as well as art service periods. They have proved to be of great benefit.
May I take this opportunity to thank Mr. Nourse, Mr. Sharp and all the teachers for their loyal cooperation?
MUSIC Harriet F. Washburn, Supervisor Primary School
As I again present my annual report, may I begin by a word of appreciation to you, to Mr. Sharp and to all of the faculty under my supervision, each one of whom is always ready and willing to carry out any plans I may have, or to offer suggestions for the improvement of the music program in the lower grades.
The program each year shows progress from Grade 1 to Grade 5 and we try to show that progress in our Spring Festival. Through the many avenues of approach to a knowledge of our subject we not only sing by rote but in the third grade we begin singing by note; by rhythm orches- tra; by dancing and by listening to recordings of good music. We hope to instill a love for music that will give to the chil- dren some of the cultural background, without which one is not truly educated. Most of the engineering schools today are including the Fine Arts in their curriculum to a greater degree than ever before.
A new innovation last year was the introduction to one of the third grades of the Symphonet, an inexpensive yet competent instrument. In a few short weeks the children
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were playing solos and two-part music. I had hoped to stimu- late a desire for instrumental study in the children and was delighted when Mr. Freeman came to our schools to help the children to play reed and brass instruments.
Probably very few of the children will become profes- sional musicians but at least they will have a desire to sing in a choir or chorus, play in an amateur orchestra or band or enjoy listening to worthwhile music.
I found this paragraph in one of my music magazines by James F. Cooke in an article which supposed the world were suddenly deprived of all its music, "Music is one of the most powerful means of helping our civilization to advance to a newer and better era by enabling the people of the whole world to reach up to higher and more rational, wholesome standards of living, for the good of mankind and to the glory of God."
MUSIC
Warren S. Freeman, Supervisor Junior-Senior High School and Director of Instrumental Music
I have the honor to submit to you my first report of the music activities in the Plainville Schools. This report will cover the period from March through December of 1955.
The work during the spring of 1955 was concentrated in the field of instrumental music. A band group was organized and this group now contains more than 40 students of the elementary and high school levels. The group meets for rehearsal each week, and the time is spent in the develop- ment of technique of playing the instruments and the build- ing of a solid repertoire of band pieces. It is expected that the group will be enlarged during the coming months, and eventually that a separate junior band will be organized to provide a training facility for the more advanced group. In- struction on a self-sustaining basis was continued for six weeks during the summer months. This period helped us to give more advanced instruction to some of our players who already had started, and to start several new players who are now full-fledged members of the band group.
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Beginning in the fall of 1955 I took over the work in all branches of music from grade 6 through the high school. These activities include regular supervisory visits to grade 6 and the complete responsibility for the junior and senior high school music. The junior high school groups meet for an hour period each Friday. The time is spent in listening to and analyzing a selected group of musical compositions, in group singing, both unison and parts, creative activity and all other phases of a complete program of music education for the junior high school level. This work is supplemented by periodic meetings of individual classes under the direction of the regular classroom teachers in grades 7 and 8. It might be worthy of comment that this particular set-up at Plainville is unique in many ways, but most particularly because it provides a very good example of what excellent results can be achieved in junior high school with the proper administrative and teaching set-up.
In the high school a start has been made with a small glee club group. It is expected that this group will be enlarged to include most of the students in the high school during the Spring in order that a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Mikado" may be presented as the feature activity of this group for the season.
The music department presented the Christmas assembly for the entire elementary and high school group on December 23rd. The program included a short play with music by grade 6, the Christmas tableaux by grades 7 and 8 and carol singing led by the high school students. In addition, a guest soloist, Miss Melba Macleod, sang several selections. This was the first coordinated effort of the music department under the new set-up.
At this time I would like to take the opportunity to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to Mr. Nourse, Superintendent of Schools, and Mr. Kenneth Sharp, Principal, for the unfailing cooperation which has been a part of our music program this year. I am confident that the musical offerings for the boys and girls of Plainville will develop in the community, through the children in the schools, a real sense of music appreciation which is the fundamental aim of our entire program.
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SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Dr. John T. Cotter
The annual examination of the pupils of the Plainville School System is now being conducted. The general health of the children is good. The largest problems lie in tooth and tonsil pathology but there has been an increase in flat feet reported.
No student has been kept from participating in school athletic activities. No hernia was found in those examined.
A clinic for prevention of diphtheria, tetanus and whoop- ing cough was held last spring and was fairly well attended. It is expected that this will be repeated in the spring of 1956.
It has been a pleasure to serve as school physician for the Town of Plainville and I am grateful for the assistance which has been rendered by Mrs. Claudy, school nurse, and for the cooperation I have received from the faculty.
SCHOOL NURSE Janet Claudy, R.N.
Physical examinations are at present in progress for pupils in grades 1, 4, 7, 9 and 11. These periodic health examinations are given by Dr. Cotter, the school physician.
During October, 1955, all seniors and a number of faculty members and school personnel were x-rayed by a mobile unit sent to Plainville by the Norfolk County Health Association.
A Dental Hygienist from the Massachusetts Health De- partment has examined the teeth of students in the first four grades.
Early in December 1955, vision testing equipment was presented to the school by the Plainville Lions Club. By means of this apparatus, the vision of every pupil will be examined before the end of the present school year. Hearing tests are also scheduled for each student. At the conclusion of these tests, parents will be notified of an existing physical
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defect that has been discovered as a result of various exam- inations.
During the early Spring months of 1955, a series of three immunization clinics was held in the Health Unit. Dr. Cotter administered protective inoculations of triple antigen to all who were eligible. A similar clinic is planned for the present year.
During June 1955, two inoculations of Salk Anti-Polio vaccine were given to all first and second grade children who were enrolled in the Plainville Elementary School and The Dominican Academy. Parental consent was obtained from the parents of these pupils. The vaccine was obtained from the State Health Department and administered free of charge. A clinic for this purpose was held in the Health Room of the Elementary School and the inoculations were given by Dr. John Cotter and Dr. Maurice Grant.
The usual spring-time registration will be held in May or June 1956. At this time all prospective first grade children for the Plainville Elementary School will be registered. It is felt that this early enrolling of pupils will eliminate a great deal of the so-called "wrinkles" of the next school term.
I should like to express my thanks to members of the Plainville Lions Club for the generous gift of our recently acquired vision testing kit.
To Dr. Cotter, Mr. Nourse, Mr. Sharp and all members of the teaching staff go my thanks also for the excellent cooperation and assistance they have given our school health program.
Closing
With the pleasant and cooperative efforts of the Plainville School Committee and the Regional Committee, it has been possible to meet the responsibilities of the past year and to look forward to the coming year with assurance.
Respectfully submitted,
LAURENCE G. NOURSE, Superintendent
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PLAINVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
Exercises, June 23, 1955
Theme: "Now Is the Future"
Processional
Invocation Reverend John M. Bowmar
Salutatory-"There Is No Failure Except By Ceasing to Try" Beverly Jean Smith
Glee Club-"I Believe" Arranged by Harry Wilson "At Parting" Rogers
Valedictory-"Now Is the Future" Robert Johnson Hayes
Glee Club-"The Halls of Ivy" Russell-Knight
Address-Mr. Philip Leach, Executive of Leach & Garner Co. and General Findings Co., Attleboro
Class Gift Presentation Barbara Anne Cobb
President Senior Class
Presentation of Elks Scholarship F. N. Zilch
Lecturing Knight, No. Attleboro Lodge of Elks
Presentation of Awards Kenneth L. Sharp, Principal
Presentation of Diplomas Mrs. Helen A. Smith Secretary, Plainville School Committee
Benediction
Reverend Francis A. Mclaughlin
Recessional
CLASS ROLL
Gilbert Blanchard Bagley
Sara Ann Lovely
Clinton Eugene Barton
James Eugene McGee
Sandra Jean Broman
Eugene Thomas Norton
Geraldine Anne Caron Donald William Perreault
Barbara Anne Cobb
Phyllis Ellen Peterson
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Ronald William Darling
Mowry Wilbert Falk
Alfred Louis Felici
Robert Johnson Hayes
Lynn Ann Kahler
Kenneth Earl Larson
Shirley Ann Pimentel Stewart Searle Beverly Jean Smith Beverly Anne Snell
Robert Howard Stolworthy Dorothy Beatrice Wyatt
CLASS OFFICERS
President
Barbara Anne Cobb
Vice-President
Lynn Ann Kahler
Treasurer
Secretary
Robert Johnson Hayes Geraldine Anne Caron Robert Johnson Hayes
Valedictorian
Salutatorian
Marshal
Beverly Jean Smith James Wallace Dickinson, Class of '56
CLASS COLORS
Maroon and White
CLASS MOTTO
"There Is No Failure Except By Ceasing to Try"
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STATISTICS
Extracts from the School Census, October 1955
Girls
Boys
Pupils between 5 and 7
75
80
Pupils between 7 and 16
222
218
297
298
Perfect Attendance for the School Year 1954-55
Grade 10 Judith Negus
Grade 9 Rose Reynolds
Grade 8 Eugene Newman, Constance Myers, Juanita Ruest
Grade 7 William Bishop, Walter Burlingame, Bruce Findlay, Lee Newman
Grade 6 Doreen Paul, Carol Cooper, Steve Kettell
Grade 5 Jeffrey Felix, Maurice Leblanc
Grade 4 Albert Newman, Sara Chevers
Grade
2
Linda Snell
Work Certificates
Number of full-time educational certificates issued 58 Number of part-time educational certificates issued 24
Number of part-time employment permits issued 4
Number of full-time employment permits issued 0
Average number of days the Elementary Schools were in session 177
Number of days the High School was in session 183
ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 1955
Aggregate Attendance
Average
Daily
Attendance
Total
Membership
Average
Membership
Per Cent of
Attendance
Number of
Tardy Marks
Number of
Dismissals
High School
14,744
80.56
88
84.34
95.61
241
46
Grade 8
5,422.5
30.63
34
32.23
95.06
23
2
Grade 7
7,354
41.55
44
44.10
94.22
47
0
Grade 6
4,233.5
23.92
25
24.99
95.72
33
5
Grade 5-6
3,722.5
21.03
21
22.35
94.09
14
2
Grade 5
4,099
23.16
24
24.18
95.78
18
4
Grade 4
7,116
40.20
44
43.02
93.44
9
13
Grade 3 (D)
4,105
23.19
25
25.03
92.65
7
0
Grade 3 (G)
4,325.5
24.43
26
26.53
92.08
10
1
Grade 2 (M)
3,939
22.25
23
24.82
89.65
15
3
Grade 2 (B)
4,806.5
27.15
27
29.98
90.56
8
6
Grade 1 (M)
3,345
18.90
20
20.84
90.69
12
0
Grade 1 (Z)
3,575.5
20.20
20
22.15
91.20
50
4
Total
70,788.0
397.17
421
424.45
93.13
487
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MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1955 GIRLS
Ages
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 Total
Grade 1 9
17
26
Grade 2
7
18
2
27
Grade 3
9
24
1
34
Grade 4
11
20
1
32
Grade 5
8
14
22
Grade 6
2
11
1
1
15
Grade 7
1
6
14
1
1
23
Grade 8
6
13
3
22
Grade 9
4
13
1
18
Grade 10
4
5
3
12
Grade 11
2
9
11
Grade 12
5
5
10
TOTAL 9
24
27
37
29
18
17
21
18
22
8
17
5
252
MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1955 BOYS
Ages
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 Total
Grade 1 11
25
36
Grade 2
6
17
2
25
Grade 3
9
18
2
2
31
Grade 4
10
12
2
24
Grade 5
6
13
1
2
2
24
Grade 6
4
12
7
23
Grade 7
3
11
4
2
20
2
14
5
2
23
Grade 8
2
10
1
13
Grade 9
6
5
3
14
Grade 10
3
3
Grade 11
5
4
3
12
Grade 12
TOTAL 11
31
26
30
20
21
16
22
22
23
8
11
4
3
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LIST OF TEACHERS - December 31, 1955
School
Name
Where Educated
Date of Appt.
High School and Elementary High School
Grenith M. Rose
Boston University, B.A.
1947
Kathleen M. Crafts
Middlebury College, A.B.
1952
Paul Heffernan
University of Kentucky, A.B.
1955
Warren M. Kline
Boston College, A.B.
Boston University, M.A.
1954
Raymond L. Valaitis
Bryant College, B.S.
1953
Elementary 8
Lucille A. Zwicker
Wheaton College, B.A.
1954
7-8
William C. Kummer
Wagner College, B.A.
1954
7
Harry L. Kummer
Wagner College, B.A.
1954
6
Mildred C. Hart
Jackson College, B.A.
1955
5
Seymour Kaitz
Boston University, M. Ed., B.S.
1954
4-5
Alden P. Randall
Boston University, B.S.
1954
4
Beatrice H. Wood
Framingham State Teachers' College
1930
3
Esther F. Grant
Bridgewater State Teachers' College
1946
3
Frances R. Dustin
Wheaton College, A.B. 1953
2
Nancy Waters Ida L. Meade
Bridgewater State Teachers' College, B.S. 1953
1
Phyllis M. Martin
Framingham State Teachers' College, B.S.
1954
1
Mary H. Zajac
R. I. College of Education, Ed.B. 1952
Drawing
Louise B. Spier
Massachusetts School of Art, B.S. 1945
Music
Warren S. Freeman
Boston University, B. Mus., M. Ed., Ed. D.
1955
Music
Harriet F. Washburn
Boston Teachers' College 1948
Kenneth L. Sharp, Principal
University of Maine, B.S. M Ed. 1953
Boston University, B.S.
1955
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of Tree Warden for the year ending December 31, 1955.
Appropriation
$600.00
Labor
$186.65
Bancroft's, Inc. trimming 353.50
$540.15
Truck hire:
Alec Fredrickson, truck
$ 2.00
tractor
4.00
Town of Plainville, truck
51.80
$ 58.70
$597.95
Balance
$ 2.05
REPORT OF DUTCH ELM CONTROL
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I submit my report on Dutch Elm Control for the year ending December 31, 1955.
Appropriation $400.00
State Tree Experts, spraying $400.00
Respectfully submitted,
ALEC FREDRICKSON, Tree Warden
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REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of the Moth Department for the year ending December 31, 1955.
Appropriation
$500.00
Austin Bancroft, survey $75.00
A. Fredrickson, tractor & loading
62.00
Payrolls
361.59
$498.59
Balance
$ 1.41
ALEC FREDRICKSON,
Tree Warden
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
During the year 1955 the trustees of the public library have worked faithfully to improve library service. At the present time we have some tangible progress to report as well as much careful background work for major improvements in 1956. Specific accomplishments of 1955 include:
1. Establishment of a basic reference collection which meets American Library Association standards for a small public library.
2. Cooperation with the teaching staff in acquiring books for school use.
3. Extension of library hours from five to six and one half hours per week.
4. Increase in librarian's pay from 60 cents to 75 cents per hour.
5. A good start in our program of weeding obsolete material from our book collection with cooperation from in- terested town groups.
6. Placing of a sign designating the use of the building and the library open hours upon the building.
7. Acquisition of a proper fire extinguisher.
8. Most important has been the survey of the library made by Mr. Harold A. Wooster, director of the Newton (Mass.) Free Library. His advice has been invaluable to the trustees, and a great deal of this information was made avail- able to the townspeople when Mr. Wooster spoke to an open meeting. At that time those present discussed the library situation. The views aired there were also of value to the trustees. At that time the speaker donated his fee toward the purchase of encyclopedias and also presented a gift of books to the library.
9. At Mr. Wooster's suggestion the trustees invited the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities to examine the present library building from an historical and
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architectural standpoint. Bertram K. Little and Abbott L. Cummings of that society thoroughly inspected the building on December 12, 1955. On the basis of their personal experi- ence with similar situations, their report reveals that although the date of 1732 has been associated with the building there appears to have been a nearly complete reconstruction about 1800 with some of the original material reused. From this report and a conference with Mr. Little and Mr. Cummings the trustees learned that the building could be renovated without undue attention to accurate historical and archi- tectural detail but retaining the antique atmosphere with contemporary copies of such items as hardware, wallpaper and windows.
In preparing to present our recommendations for im- proved library service and our request for funds to carry out these aims at town meeting, the trustees have sought expert advice and information. We have conferred with the state library extension personnel, local contractors, heating experts, other librarians, legal consultants and experts in several re- lated fields. From several independent sources we were informed that to build and equip a new library, exclusive of books, which would adequately serve the town for a reason- able future would cost at least $35,000. Feeling that the town's school building program precluded such expense by the library department, and believing that time was too short to intelligently present the alternative of a new building to the town for a vote at the 1956 town meeting, the group concen- trated its efforts on gathering information on renovating and repairing the present library building. We have secured esti- mates which indicate that the present building can be thor- oughly renovated, heated and equipped with modern shelving for a sum of money (approximately $8,000) only slightly in excess of the sum which is held in the Library Stabilization Fund ($5,987.79). We have further determined that this work should stand with only regular maintenance for about 20 years. Since heating the building is the necessary factor in extending library hours and improving services and since most of the proposed work is essential to heating the building and making it fit for public use, the trustees believe that we are justified in requesting to use available money to provide good library service without substantially increasing the tax rate.
We have examined the alternative of moving the library to some other existing quarters and after careful considera-
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tion have concluded that no other location is available with the necessary qualifications. We presently occupy a building of sufficient size to house the book collection and provide work space. It is in the center of the community near schools, stores, churches and bus lines. It is on ground level which is a vital factor in serving the entire public. It is town-owned property, rent free, and covered in the town's regular insur- ance program.
In providing good library service to a community the first requirement is adequate housing. From this basis the trustees can then develop and extend the program of service. In Plainville, specifically, given the means to renovate and equip the present building, the trustees then propose the following improvements.
1. Utilization of the four ground floor rooms as follows, one for children, one for reference and reading with chairs and table, one to house the adult collection and one for staff use in preparing books, cataloguing, etc.
2. Separate lavatories for men and women also on the first floor.
3. The library will be open at least 20 hours per week on a schedule arranged to serve the most borrowers.
4. A professionally prepared catalogue for the use of the public. This will show all books owned by the library and will be cross-filed by subject, title and author.
5. A joint program with the schools wherein classes will be taught proper use of the library on library premises. Book talks will be offered to classes in the schools on new books.
6. Increased use of the library for community meetings and projects with reference material, periodicals and general reading available for all ages.
7. An expanded book buying program supplemented by collections of books on loan from the state.
To maintain these services in the present building after renovations are complete will require an annual budget of approximately $2,500. This amount will be prorated in 1956 allowing for completion of repairs before the open hours are increased. This sum includes the dog tax.
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That we have a borrowing public desirous of these ser- vices in this town becomes evident when we learn that Rich- ards Memorial Library in North Attleboro has 400 active borrowers who reside in Plainville, while Attleboro Public Library has between 25 and 50 Plainvillites who are regular borrowers.
Statistics for the year follow.
Circulation 1322
Appropriation
$800.00
Expenditures:
Violet Reynolds, librarian
$153.00
Elmer Pease, janitor
153.00
Books and periodicals
426.58
Fire Extinguisher
26.00
Supplies
17.42
Worcester County Electric Co.
11.00
Transportation-Bertram K. Little
7.00
Rent or Grange Hall-one evening
6.00
$800.00
Balance
$000.00
Respectfully submitted,
BARBARA P. FLUCK RALPH L. POWER ALICE M. PEASE
Trustees
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DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my annual report of Civil Defense activities.
Three trips were made to the Central Police Station, Fall River, Massachusetts, to Civil Defense Directors' meetings.
One trip was made to a state wide, Civil Defense Day, activity at Otis Air Force Base, Falmouth, Massachusetts.
During the last two hurricane scares, constant telephone contact was kept with the Sector Headquarters, Fall River.
Several men have been approached and have consented to give of their valuable time, to assist in the make up of a good workable Civil Defense Unit in Plainville. These men were appointed to their various jobs because they have had previ- ous training in the type of work that their CD job requires. They are as follows:
Assistant Director Mr. Edward Clegg, 55 Pleasant Street
Radio Officer Mr. Eugene Hawkins, 11 Cottage Street Auxiliary Fire Chief Mr. Harry Cooper, 15 Lincoln Avenue
Auxiliary Police Chief Mr. Earl A. Rose, School Street
Medical Officer Dr. William Guillette, 34 School Street
I hope my choice meets with your approval, and that we, as a Civil Defense organization can in a short period of time, give to you and the people of the town, the feeling of security that is known in having a working Civil Defense Unit.
Respectfully submitted,
CLAYTON E. CATE, Director
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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The year 1955 has been a very satisfactory one for the Town Park, in spite of many reverses, and unforseen and unavoidable conditions.
We were most fortunate this year in having two very capable men in charge of the Park activities this summer. Mr. Kenneth Sharp supervised the athletic and playground programs with games and activities for children of all ages. Mr. Justin Cobb had charge of the swimming pool and classes were offered to children of all ages for Red Cross swimming certificates. Because it became necessary to close the pool in mid-summer, it was impossible to complete any of the courses.
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