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Hubert J. Powderly.
1,740.00
Marshall W. Leavitt
1,640.00
Marie Allen
1,440.00
Winifred Brennan
1,440.00
Elizabeth Shaw
1,310.00
Ruth Giblin
1,310.00
Dorothy Conway
1,310.00
Grace King 560.00
Ruth Knight
500.00
$13,330.00
TEACHING
C. A. Brennan, Principal. $1,584.18
H. F. Gilgan, Principal 1,541.94
Mrs. E. A. Powderly 1,242.12
Katherine Sheridan
1,191.96
Mary E. Wren 1,191.96
Ellen E. Mclaughlin
1,191.96
Fannie A. Campbell
1,191.96
Hannah F. Hoye 1,191.96
Kittie R. Molloy 1,191.96
Ellen P. Henry 1,191.96
Rachael C. McMahon
1,191.96
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Clara A. Tolman
1,191.96
Grace M. Gilgan
1,191.96
Elizabeth G. Lyons
1,191.96
Florence E. Caples. 1,191.96
Mary O'Brien 1,117.32
Ellen McGerigle
1,117.32
Florence Powers
1,002.64
Alice Belcher
1,031.68
Ruth M. Lang
1,081.46
Mary L. Mullen
981.52
Dorothy Carney
881.58
Margaret Donovan
368.48
Mary F. Forrest
694.76
Anna Good
421.12
Emma C. Moore
297.60
Hazel S. Allenson, Drawing
Supervisor 198.40
Rose G. Hand, Music Sup- ervisor 740.00
$28,605.64
TRANSPORTATION
Eastern Mass. Street Rail-
way Co.
$1,325.00
Stephen J. Hart 947.95
$2,272.95
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Jesse S. Beal
$100.00
Charles R. Kiley
100.00
Florence S. Roddan
100.00
300.00
FUEL
Frank Diauto
$1,637.89
M. E. Leahy
1,120.42
C. Esten Soule
67.50
Edwin C. Soule
22.50
James T. Flannelly
19.00
2,867.31
TRADE AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS
City of Boston
$244.64
Town of Braintree
49.92
294.56,
GENERAL EXPENSE
American Book Co. $286.80
American Railway Express 10.36
American Bank Note Co .. . 39.00
Anchor Post Iron Works.
597.00
Atlantic Clock Co 139.55
Atherton Furniture Co.
138.00
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E. E. Babb & Co. 119.94
Brockton Gas Light Co
14.25
W. S. Butler 25.00
Edmund J. Brady
41.50
H. E. Bowen Co
2.75
Charles A. Brennan
82.50
B. & P. Transportation Co.
.60
John R. Boothby
26.75
Robert Burleu & Co.
5.00
John T. Boyle .
3.00
George W. Bailey
9.00
Campagna & Taylor
295.85
Earle Crockett
54.00
A. O. Christiansen
185.84
Arthur E. Conrad
4.00
Mrs. Mary Connors
40.00
Capen & Lane .
43.90
Chandler & Barber
2.28
A. E. Corbett
80.00
Richard P. Condon
8.00
Richard P. Condon
40.00
Richard P. Condon
40.00
F. E. Chapin 31.03
Frank J. Curran
31.02
Ginn & Co
469.79
Gould & Cutler
21.33
Edward R. Davis
39.50
James Dowd
162.75
James Edgar Co
4.50
Frank Diauto
18.50
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Harry Dolan 6.75
Mrs. George H. Eddy
10.00
James Fardy 36.70
Augustus Furbush
9.00
Gregg Publishing Co 65.20
D. C. Heath & Co.
119.48
Terrence Hagney
19.00
F. W. Hayden Co.
126.56
B. F. Hayden
13.73.
Loring & Howard, Inc.
88.30
A. C. Hall 18.40
Houghton Mifflin 18.05
Ellen P. Henry
95.00
Frank W. Harris 97.70
C. F. Hovey
20.50
John P. Hanley
36.00
Walter L. Hickey
112.75
Jordan Marsh & Co.
40.50
Charles R. Kiley
5.30
Kenny Bros. & Walkins . .
348.84
Timothy Kelleher
12.00
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co
24.42
James F. Kennedy
12.00
C. A. Lyman
4.00
James Lynch
8.00
The Literary Digest.
5.04
Marshall W. Leavitt
15.00
C. Fred Lyons
27.12
Edward F. Murphy 74.35
William Mahady 129.00
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William Mahady 25.00
-
Monument Mills 161.30
Commonwealth of Mass. 10.00
Mackay Newcomb Co.
3.50
The MacMillan Co.
57.12
H. Burton Mann .
10.00
Edward F. Murphy
83.00
William Mahady
3.67
John B. McNeill
25.00
Bernard Moore
23.00
H. W. MacCauley
6.80
Edward J. Mullen
17.50
Martin Nugent
21.75
Martin Diploma Co.
32.90
Noyes & Co.
8.65
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
49.35
William O'Halloran 10.00
R. E. O'Brien
115.64
Charles Patten
15.75
Porter's Pharmacy
23.55
Alfred Pepper
5.00
M. Frank Pelissier
32.50
Hubert Powderly
1.00
The Picture Shop
169.75
The B. H. Sanborn Co.
65.57
New England Reed Co. 37.00
Brick Robinson Nursery Co. 2.00
George A. Roel 4.35
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Florence S. Roddan 10.00
Randolph & Holbrook
Power & Electric Co. 221.70
Frank Reilly 1.50
F. A. Skillings . 36.00
William F. Sheridan
24.00
George A. Smith
5.00
Tremaine Electric Co. 1.80
E. L. Shaw .80
Trustees Div. 3, A. O. H.
120.00
Frank H. Tileston
35.00
F. H. Tileston
2.00
Frank H. Tileston
40.00
Underwood Typewriter Co.
501.35
E. C. Young Co .. 420.43
Warren Pharmacy
1.05
William F. Whitecross
78.40
Whitney Bros. Inc.
7.20
White & Hill .
2.10
Storrs & Bennett
5.65
Frank C. Wales
6.00
Wright & Ditson
40.00
Randolph Water Works. .
156.53
Patrick Ryan
3.50
Randolph Port. Bldg. Co .. .
12.29
$7,496.43
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee, Randolph.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my fourth annual report of the public schools of Randolph.
During the past year it has been evident that the town's people have had a greater interest in their schools. Although several factors may be abscribed to this change of attitude, it is nevertheless true that what the citizens want for their children's educational welfare, that they usually obtain. No small amount of credit for this progressive tendency is due to the ex- cellent work of the Building Committee, officials of the town, Parent-Teachers' Association and co-operating citizens. It has been a pleasure for me to serve the schools under your supervision.
The appeal made in my former reports for better school accommodation, more teachers and better books have been met most satisfactorily to date. It is sin- cerely hoped that these improvements will be cared for and adjusted each year so that the burden of ex- pense will not come every three to five years but rather be distributed on the school budget each year. As im- portant as the expense item is, it is safe to say that the welfare of our school children is even more important.
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ENROLMENT
By converting the large room in the Prescott primary building into two class rooms with a seating capacity of 68, a better distribution of pupils in the Prescott, Belcher and North Randolph schools was made pos- sible. Although there are at least two teachers who still have large classes this year, the average number of pupils per teacher in the grades at this writing is 39 as compared with 45 two years ago.
School
Class Rooms Stetson Hall
Enrolment 1924 Enrolment 1923
High School
208
211
Prescott Grammar
6
251
323
Prescott Primary
6
243
141
Belcher
7
272
273
No. Randolph
2
87
90
Tower Hill
2
69
70
West Corner
1
31
33
Totals
1161
1141
REBUILDING OF STETSON HIGH SCHOOL
With the destruction of the high school last June came new and complicated problems. Not until the Building Committee so ably chosen and supported by the citizens of the town did our high school situation clarify. The excellent work of this committee is known to all. The most encouraging feature of this new building is its provision for future growth both with respect to increased enrolments and for additional courses of study which must be added to our high school curriculum in time.
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I strongly urge that the extra rooms in this new school be used for our junior high school department .. As outlined in my report of 1922, I believe this to be wise, economical and for the best interest of our school children.
The organization and adjustment of the high school, as housed in its temporary quarters, have progressed with a market degree of satisfaction. It has been a trying task. Upon the recommendation of the State Department of Education late in August, two new teachers were added to the faculty making a total of ten teachers including the principal. No uncertain praise is due Mr. Chapin and his faithful teachers for the manner in which the school has been conducted. A more detailed account of the work is given in the principal's report.
UNIFICATION OF THE GRADE SCHOOL WORK
There is no standardized course of study for gram- mar schools. A few subjects are mentioned by State law but aside from that each town and city or- ganizes and pursues its own course of study based upon certain educational principles, well defined prac- tices, methods, subject matter, books, etc., and to no small degree upon the financial strength of that com- munity.
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Whatever stability a small school system can boast of relative to its course of study, it is sooner or later disrupted by the constant changing of teachers, prin- cipals and even superintendents. Filed reports, briefs and outlines of work accomplished each year are at their best but inarticulated abstracts where a definite and well organized curriculum is lacking. Such re- ports and practices have had their usefulness and their day. They lack constructive details, methods and ob- jectives and, as a rule, are found in more or less abund- ance in the smaller school systems.
To minimize these defects or breaks and to unify our work, the Baltimore County Course of Study has been adopted and placed in the hands of all grade teachers. This course is not new nor untried. Most of our teach- ers are familiar with it and know of its educational value. Our object and aim will be make this course our course by adapting it to our particular needs. It will greatly assist in bringing about a better continuity of work, a greater equality of work, serve as a key for progress and attainment, show where to stop as well as where to begin, what to emphasize and leave out and at the same time preserve the personal factor and initia- tive of the teacher.
THE TEACHING STAFF
Schools opened last September with a total of 36 teachers; ten in the high school, 24 in the grades be- sides the music and drawing supervisors who are on part time service. This is the largest list in the school's
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history. I am pleased to state that our teachers are working hard and have the best interests of their pupils at heart.
We have lost in the retirement of Miss Katherine Sheridan a very faithful teacher. She has taught in our schools a little under fifty years of continuous ser- vice in a field of work she dearly loved. Her long, suc- cessful, public career takes its place among those in our town's history which have been honored for ser- vice, sacrifice and true citizenship.
Owing to the necessary inconveniences at the high school, teachers have been greatly handicapped in their work. The spirit of co-operation and the willingness to overcome many of these obstacles have brought about excellent results.
The junior high school department enters upon its third year of work. Were it not for the educational training, insight and experience of these teachers, this department would not have endured. It has passed the test period and bids well to be a foremost factor in our public school system. In the event of a transfer to the new high school building, this department would function and articulate with no noticeable break or loss of time. This change moreover would not disrupt the remaining six grades but would give them a greater teaching space so essential for the work of these faith- ful teachers.
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Teachers in their respective classes and playgrounds are endeavoring to carry out the spirit of the law per- taining to physical training. Organized games, gym- nastics and athletics are fostered and supervised in the different schools. Included in this training is the broader aspect of health namely, correct posture, care of eyes and teeth and correct living. Inasmuch as our teachers are now struggling with an overloaded cur- riculum within the usual five-hour day limit, I strongly recommend that the three towns employ a woman supervisor of physical training for this district.
SCHOOL NURSE
The value and importance of the nurse in our schools has been confirmed on all sides. Miss Leary has rendered excellent service. The town, however, is too large for Miss Leary to cover effectually. Her position with the District Nurse Association is in itself a full- sized position and should be substantially supported by public and private funds so that that service shall not be impaired. As our school population is now nearing the 1200 mark, and as we have become more and more dependent upon the nurse for daily visits and follow-up work, I respectfully recommend that a nurse be em- ployed in our public schools on a full time basis.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Text Books.
The purchase of new text books has been governed wholly by class room needs. They have been selected for their subject matter from well-recognized text books used by progressive school systems. Over twenty-one hundred books have been added to the grades this year.
Lunch Counter, Prescott School.
This little lunch room is now an important part of our school service. Mrs. Connors deserves a great deal of credit for her interest in this new project. Home cooking and wholesome food have won over the chil- dren to the extent that little or no candy is now sold. An average of 55 cups of soup is sold daily during the cold weather. I wish to extend my thanks to the Catholic Association and to the Ladies' Library Asso- ciation for their interest in this work.
Class Room Library.
Over 90 books have been purchased as a nucleus for class room libraries. It is our aim that these books shall stimulate an interest for good and wholesome reading.
I am very grateful to you, to teachers and parents for the mutual co-operation and support of our schools. Everything that may be pronounced as having been well done is always traceable to that source.
Respectfully submitted,
Jan. 21, 1925.
A. O. CHRISTIANSEN, Supt. of Schools.
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NEW TEACHERS
High School:
Ruth Knight, graduate Boston University, A.M., mathematics.
Grace King, graduate Smith, A.B., English.
Prescott School:
Margaret Donavan, graduate Bridgewater, Grade 5.
Mrs. Marie Cormey, graduate So. Framingham, Grade 5.
Belcher School: Anna Goode, graduate Bridgewater, Grade 7.
Drawing Supervisor : Hazel Allenson, graduate Rhode Island School of Design.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES June 12, 1924 BELCHER SCHOOL
Grace Madeline Alden
William Richard Arneson
Henry William Blakely, Jr.
Ethel Lillian Mann
William Witten Burchell
Erma Catherine Mann
Margaret Marland
Vilhelm Cederholm Warren Leonard Claff
Doris Louise McGrath
Mildred Claire Condon
Joseph Henry Peter Mizras
Howard Francis Connors
James Nugent
Mansel Nugent
Cora Alberta Peterson
Arthur Harold Rapson
Margaret Alice Riley
Katherine Bigelow Schulze
Warren Carl Shewbridge
George Henry Tangen
Sara Matilda Thomas
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Edward Francis Coyle Marie Stella Daigle Harold Edward Dixon Gertrude Marie Dupras Eric William Ericson Ernest Anthony Ferrado Edgar Ferry Ruth Louise Hewins Eleanora Georgette Iorio
Walter Hartma Johansen
John Kakshtis
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS.
PRESCOTT SCHOOL
Anderson, Edna F.
Morrow, Alida C.
Anderson, Grace E.
McLea, Isabelle M.
Bates, Althea N.
Powers, Hazel
Benvie, Edna F.
Pizoni, Frances
Borden, Doris M.
Pomeroy, Lauretta R.
Bossi, Irene A.
Poluski, Eva E.
Bradley, Mildred A.
Quinn, Hazel E.
Backius, Bertha M.
Simon, Rena M.
Burns, Florence M.
Smith, Dorothy A.
Dorr, Mildred H.
Sullivan, Margaret
Jope, Ruth M.
Teed, Dorothy L.
Knights, Myrtle
Thibault, Irene D.
McDermott, Mary J.
Walsh, Elizabeth H.
Ayers, George
Loughlin, Joseph S.
Brewster, Joseph F.
Mahoney, Robert W.
Clark, Arthur
Quinn, Bernard M.
Crummett, Geryon De S.
Shea, Clifford H.
Dolan, William F.
Shea, Harold L.
Gavin, Roy J.
Sullivan, George
Heney, Hugh
Swanson, Walter
Keith, Francis E.
Schultz, Frederick W.
Letch, Albert E.
Stewart, William M.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Prescott School
* These figures denote one or both school terms.
Dorris Borden 2*
Margaret Brady 1
Irene Bossi 2
Elizabeth Lyons 1
Grace Anderson 1
Josephine Janouich 1
John Boyle 2
Margaret Mullins 1
Nathan Hoag 2
Genevieve Slattery 1
Paul Anderson 1
Inez Trafton 1
Francis Laughlin 1
Yvonne Bossi 2
Henry Merrill 1
Grace Taylor 2.
Lillian Yates 1
Virginia Burrell 1
James Norris 1
John O'Kane 1
Beatrice Anderson 1
Mildred Forrest 2
Edmond Derocher 1
Warren Daley 1
William McGinn 1
John Dolan 2
Earle McDonald 1
Joseph Taylor 1
Katherine Kelley 1
Josephine Gaynor 1
Edward Moore 1
Marion Malkin 1
Anna Sullivan 1
June Macdonald 1
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Belcher School
Warren Claff 2
Harold Dixon 1
Warren Shewbridge 1
Joseph Mizaras 1
Mildred Condon 1
Sarah Thomas 1
Doris McGrath 1
Margaret Riley 1
Helen Elden 1
Constance Groves 1
Ruth Jones 1
Dorothy Thorne 1
George Holbrook 1
Eugenia Kazakewich 1
Hazel Dockendorf 1
Jeremiah Kasey 1
Lloyd French 1
Robert Thorne 1
Edward Labadie 1
Howard Robbins 1
Alfred Willis 1
Warren Robbins 1
Harold Hollis 1
Louis De Angelis 1
Anthony Nadelli 1
North Randolph School
Mazie Porter 2
George Condon 2
Faustine Freeze 2
George Brewster 1
Gladys Yates 1
Louise Brewster 2
Mildred Condon 2
Mary Morrisey 2
Catherine Girtzig 1
Mabel Porter 2
Tower Hill School
Elsie Smith 1 Statia Salawskis 1
Charles Baldwin 1
West Corner School Edward Cederholm 2
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1925-1926
Elementary Schools, Grades 1 to 8 Open Jan. 5, 1925. Close Feb. 20, 1925. 7 weeks. Vacation, one week. Open March 2, 1925. Close April 17, 1925. 7 weeks. Vacation, one week.
Open April 27, 1925. Close June 19, 1925. 8 weeks. Summer Vacation.
Open Sept. 8, 1925. Close Dec. 23, 1925. 16 weeks. Vacation, 8 days.
Open Jan. 5, 1926. Close Feb. 19, 1926. 7 weeks.
High School
Open Jan. 5, 1925. Close March 27, 1925. 12 weeks. Vacation, one week.
Open April 6, 1925. Close June 26, 1925. 12 weeks. Summer Vacation.
Open Sept. 8, 1925. Close Dec. 23, 1925. 16 weeks. Vacation, 8 days.
Open Jan. 5, 1926. Close March 26, 1926. 12 weeks.
Schools will also close on the following days: Feb. 23rd, Good Friday, April 10th, Oct. 12th, Thanks- giving Day, and Friday following Nov. 26th and 27th.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNALS
3 Blows repeated at 7:15 A. M., no session for the senior and junior high schools.
3 Blows repeated at 8 A. M., no morning session for grades one to six.
3 Blows repeated at 12:30 P. M., no afternoon session for grades one to six.
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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF STETSON
HIGH SCHOOL
Trustees of Stetson High School and Superintendent of Schools :
Gentlemen :
The fire of June 19, 1924, made it necessary to find temporary quarters for the school. The selection of Stetson Hall as an emergency home was probably the best possible solution of the problem; no other build- ing offered so many conveniences and so few disad- vantages. We have tried to keep in mind this year that we are passing through a phase of our school life which will be comparatively brief, and to make the very best of the situation. Our teachers and pupils alike unite in the verdict that Stetson Hall has proved to be a very satisfactory building for our use. It has been a matter of agreeable surprise to us to find that our school activities can go on without serious inter- ruption, even though our surroundings have been so un- usual. The town officials have given us a cordial wel- come, and our thanks are due to them for their for- bearance and courtesy. The use of the G. A. R. room has been particularly acceptable to our teachers who wish to assure the veterans that the consideration shown by Horace Niles Post No. 110 has been a source of constant satisfaction. Stetson Hall was not, of course, built for a schoolhouse, and after the good things we have said about our present quarters, it may seem paradoxical to acknowledge that some incon- veniences have been experienced. Little, however,
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would be gained by mentioning here the instances where we have been somewhat at a disadvantage by the lack of many things which are to be expected in a modern high school building. It is enough to say that everyone is looking on the bright side of the pic- ture, and that we are anticipating better school accom- modations in the coming year.
Our senior class numbers 39, the largest in the his- tory of the school. The registration this year to date has been 217, as compared with 215 last year. The State Board of Education, during the summer vacation, refused to approve the school unless the minimum num- ber of teachers for a school of our size was provided. This minimum is one teacher for each 25 pupils, or frac- tion thereof, exclusive of the principal. Two additional teachers have therefore been employed this year, mak- ing our total number of regular teachers ten, the least number which would meet the requirement of the State Board. Many schools of our size employ more than ten regular teachers. All the teachers who were with us last year returned in September, and to this fact may be abscribed much of the smoothness which has characterized our school sessions in Stetson Hall. We have had a remarkably efficient corps of teachers dur- ing the past two years.
It may be a matter of interest to cite some of the iosses of class gifts due to the fire. The total insur- ance on the furnishings of the building was over $6,000. Much of this was for pictures, busts, friezes, tablets, clocks, special chairs and tables, etc., the gifts of
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classes. The insurance is ample to cover the loss; for the most part the various class gifts were saved with comparatively little damage.
The large photo, "Hudson River," given by the Class of 1903, was destroyed ; it has been replaced by a photo of the Capitol at Washington, a remarkably beautiful and appropriate picture, 80 inches long, of the same general size and value as the original gift. The "Diana" given by the Class of 1905 was lost. No action has been taken as yet to replace it; the statue and pedestal would cost today about $75.
The bust of Longfellow and bracket, given by the Class of 1906, was ruined, as was the "Hermes," Class of 1904, in Room M. Each of these busts will cost $40. The gift of the Class of 1883, a steel engraving, "Washington's Inaugural," was destroyed. Cost to re- place about $25. The framed Massachusetts flag in Room D was a total loss. The reference table in Room D, given from the Penny Collection Fund, was de- stroyed; this table cost $55.
The frieze, "Alexander's Entry Into Babylon," given by the Classes of 1907 and 1908 can be restored; this frieze was in the Reference Room and was badly smoked.
The bust of Holmes, Class of 1914, can be restored. The large photo, "History Crowning Washington," has been restored ; this photo was given by the Ladies' Li- brary Association. The photo, "Education of an
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Athenian Youth," Class of 1900, was destroyed; this . picture was in Room D. One of the classes whose gift to the school was destroyed has signified a willingness to make the loss good. It may be that other classes would like to come to the rescue in a similar way.
The damage to books in the Reference Room was very great; the estimated loss on 900 books, $950, was covered by insurance, the amount of which will be enough to replace losses. Several of the small photos of athletic groups were lost and cannot be replaced ; five secondary clocks were destroyed. These clocks cost $20 each today. All the chairs given by classes were saved and have been refinished by the New Eng- land Reed Company.
The Class of 1924 gave to the school at its gradua- tion in June a large settle of antique design; the settle is furnished with a cushion and has a plate bearing the name of the class.
Our afternoon session affords a very satisfactory and dignified means of enforcing dicipline and of assigning extra study hours in school for those who fail in their recitations. The afternoon session is almost univer- sally found in Massachusetts high schools. It is gen- erally agreed that the school day does not end until about four o'clock in the afternoon; that is, the school committee could, if it so desired, compel the attend- ance of pupils until late in the afternoon. The fact that most of our pupils are excused at 1:15 does not in any way lessen the authority of the school committee to keep pupils until a later hour, if it is so desired. We do not excuse any pupils from the afternoon session if-
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teachers find them delinquent. We are, however, will- ing to transfer the detention to the following day if arrangements to that effect are made with the teacher who brings the pupil back. It is a good plan for pupils who live at a distance to bring a lunch in case they know they are to report in the afternoon. If it were possible for the pupil who lives at a distance to buy his lunch at some store or restaurant he could then report for the afternoon session without being transferred to another day. Only by getting special permission from the school committee or the Superintendent of Schools may a pupil be exempt from being brought back in the afternoon. For instance, if an employer would dis- charge a pupil who works afternoons because he at- tended the afternoon session and for that reason failed to report for work, it might be advisable to give such a pupil exemption from the session. We do not think that any employer would so discharge a boy or a girl.
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