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780
520
1,300
Incinerator Loan #2-1959
$17,825
$16,895
34,720
Sewer Loan-1937
$15]
$151
302
Municipal Garage #1
4,050
4,050
8,100
Municipal Garage #2
840
780
1,620
Stadium Loan
1,418
1,418
2,836
Funding Loan
9,720
8,505
18,225
Water Meter Loan
1,210
1,045
2,255
Incinerator Loan #1
3,995
3,995
7,990
Municipal Relief Loan
$1,375
$1,375
2,750
Elementary School Loan
Total
$5,743
$5,380
$17,825
$21,384
$1,375
$8,690
$5,075
$4,860
$16,895
$19,944
$1,375
$8,690
$117,236
$8,690
17,380
$8,690
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CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
REPORT OF THE SOMERVILLE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
January 1, 1960
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen:
The Somerville Contributory Retirement System under the provisions of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, became operative in the City of Somerville on July 1, 1946. Employees entering or re-entering the service of the city after that date are subject to the provisions of Chapter 32. Employee's contributions under this law are at the rate of 5% .
The Somerville Contributory Retirement System was pre- viously governed by Chapter 184 of the Acts of 1930, as amended by Chapter 222 of the Acts of 1933. Members of this system contribute 4% of their salaries.
MEMBERSHIP AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1959
General Employees:
5 % System
4 % System
Total Both Systems
Men
500
7
507
Women
273
7
280
Firefighters and Policemen
380
380
1153
14
1167
The following table shows the number of beneficiaries on the roll of the 4% system as of December 31, 1959, together with the amount of their annual retirement allowances:
Service Retirements:
No.
Men
1
Annuities $40.20 381.12
Pension Accumulation Fund $1,307.84 3,114.76
Pension Reserve Fund
Total Retirement Allowance $1,348.04
Women 3
$859.16
4,355.04
4 $421.32
$4,422.60
$859.16
$5,703.08
Disability Retirements:
Men 1
$138.84
.......
$296.87
$435.71
..
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Beneficiaries of Deceased Employees:
Women 4 $42.84
$1,848.25
$2,873.13
$4,764.22
Total 9
$603.00
$6,270.85
$4,029.16
$10,903.01
The following table shows the number of beneficiaries on the roll of the 5% system as of December 31, 1959, together with the amount of their annual retirement allowances:
Service Retirements:
General Employees:
Men
25
$6,128.76
$32,367.60 51,842.04
$38,496.36
Women
37
6,576.96
58,419.00
Firefighters and Police-
2
323.52
3,420.84
3,744.36
64
$13,029.24
$87,630.48
$100,659.72
Disability Retirements:
General Employees:
Men
13
$1,809.72
$28,416.72
$30,226.44
Women
3
285.48
3,662.16
3,947.64
Firefighters and Police-
14
2,210.40
37,435.00
39,645.40
30
$4,305.60
$69,513.88
$73,819.48
Beneficiaries of Deceased
Employees:
Men
2
$188.16
$676.08
$864.24
Women
33
3,244.92
37,212.53
40,457.45
35
$3,433.08
$37,888.61
$41,321.69
Total
129
$20,767.92
$195,032.97
$215,800.89
SOMERVILLE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 1959
Assets
Investments
$2,766,967.01
Deposits in Banks
33,000.00
Cash
60,793.31
Accrued Interest
20,783.75
Due for Military Service Credits
477.50
$2,882,021.57
Liabilities
Annuity Savings Fund, 5 %
2,191,572.65
Annuity Reserve Fund, 5 %
238,556.77
Special Fund for Military Service
30,369.53
Pension Fund
229,725.09
Expense Fund
856.46
Annuity Savings Fund, 4 %
17,395.02
Annuity Reserve Fund, 4 %
6,421.09
Pension Accumulation Fund, 4 %
126,192.98
Pension Reserve Fund, 4 %
40,344.36
Special Fund for Military Service
241.92
Suspense Fund
345.70
$2,882,021.57
men
men
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CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR YEAR 1959
Receipts
Cash on hand, January 1, 1959
$26,944.71
Contributions by members:
4 %
$944.05
5 %
219,915.34
Transfers from other systems
4,599.35
225,458.74
Contributions by City:
4 %
3,759.00
5 %
164,184.96
167,943.96
Contribution by Housing Authority
3,853.00
Reimbursement from other systems
36.80
Income from Investments
89,050.74
Redemption of Bonds
169,000.00
$682,287.95
Expenditures
Purchase of Securities
$360,694.00
Accrued Interest on Securities Purchased
567.54
Pension Payments:
4 %
$11,397.67
5 %
175,576.71
186,974.38
Annuity Payments:
4 %
658.54
5 %
23,205.29
23,863.83
Refunds 5 %
25,409.57
Refunds 4 %
4,177.41
29,586.98
Transfers to other systems
1,440.04
Pension reimbursement paid to other systems
4,189.50
Administration Expenses .
14,178.37
Cash on hand, December 31, 1959
60,793.31
$682,287.95
Respectfully submitted,
SOMERVILLE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD
JOHN J. MURPHY, 3rd, Chairman GEORGE L. DOHERTY, JR., Vice Chairman SABIE CAPUANO
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE BOARD ASSESSORS
January 1, 1960
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen:
The following report is respectfully submitted as the Annual Re- port of the Board of Assessors for the year ending December 31, 1959.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE - 1959 RECAPITULATION
A-CITY-All appropriations since 1958 Tax Rate was fixed
1. Total to be raised by taxation
$13,556,903.58
2. Total appropriations to be taken from Available Funds:
(a) in 1959
$25,649.93
(b) in 1958
411,926.72
437,576.65
$13,994,480.23
3. Deficits due to abatements in excess of overlay of prior year:
(a) in 1945
$ 19.40
(b) in 1948
600.99
(c) in 1949
123.76
(d) in 1950
3,795.11
(e) in 1951
2,081.36
(f) in 1952
3,360.20
(g) in 1953
3,251.83
(h) in 1954
1,384.64
(i) in 1955
24,427.40
(j) in 1956
38,018.63
(k) in 1957
47,850.64
(1) in 1958
42,521.28
$167,435.24
.B-STATE:
1959 Estimates
1958 Underestimates
Tax and Assessments
1. State Examination of Retire-
ment System
$ 746.18
2. Mosquito Control
3,207.51
3. Smoke Inspection Service
1,673.37
4. Add'l. State Assessments
1,596,593.77
$11,985.48
$1,602,220.83
$11,985.48
$1,614,206.31
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BOARD OF ASSESSORS
C-COUNTY:
Tax and Assessments
1. County Tax
$448,098.93
$887.37
2. Tuberculosis Hospital Assess- ment
157,243.69
3,667.26
$605,342.62
$4,554.63
609,897.25
D-OVERLAY of Current Year ....
350,890.70
E-GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
$16,736,909.73
F-ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS:
1. Income Tax
$845,601.48
2. Corporation Taxes
455,603.95
3. Reimbursement a/c Publicly Owned Land
1,008.40
4. Old Age Tax Meals
52,081.51
5. Motor Vehicle & Trailer Ex- cise
1,078,659.90
6. Licenses
127,321.98
7. Fines
22,080.30
8. Tax Title Chap. 209, Acts 1957
325,000.00
10. Protection Persons & Property
1,570.95
11. Health and Sanitation
15,772.35
12. Highways
3,042.15
13. Charities
195,223.27
14. Old Age Assistance
891,708.67
15. Veterans' Services
32,983.27
16. School
29,945.88
18. Recreation
273.40
19. Public Service Enterprises
653,722.16
20. Interest
18,233.99
21. Decals
35,000.00
22. Grants & Gifts
167,677.86
23. Electrolysis
500.00
24. Public Works
1,025.83
25. Disability Assistance
105,271.71
TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
$5,086,997.48
26. OVERESTIMATES OF PREVI- OUS YEAR USED AS AVAIL- ABLE FUNDS:
(a) Metropolitan Parks
15,858.01
(b) Metropolitan Sewerage (North System)
23,303.76
(c) Smoke Inspection Service
65.99
(d) Amounts to be taken from Available Funds
437,576.65
TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS ...
$5,563,801.89
17. Libraries
5,877.12
9. General Government
21,811.35
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ANNUAL REPORTS
G-NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION ON POLLS & PROPERTY
$11,173,107.84
H-Number of Polls 28,461 at $2.00 each
Taxes $56,922.00
J-Total
Valuation:
Personal Property
$8,253,100.00 $688,308.54
Real Estate
125,034,500.00
10,427,877.30
$133,287,600.00 $11,173,107.84
Tax Rate: $83.40
TOTAL TAXES LEVIED ON POLLS AND PROPERTY
$11,173,107.84
The Board of Assessors wishes to thank the other departments for the co-operation extended during the year, particularly the Legal De- partment.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM B. BAILEY, Chairman GORDON FAULKNER JOHN B. CARR JOHN R. HAVICAN GEORGE J. MORAN, JR.
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BOARD OF APPEAL
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEAL
June 9, 1960
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen:
The Board of Appeal of the City of Somerville respectfully submits the following report of its activities during the year ending December 31, 1959.
APPEALS WERE ACTED UPON, AS FOLLOWS:
1210 John F. Griffin, 27 Meacham Road Granted
1211 Joseph Edwards, 174 Morrison Avenue Granted
1212 Nello Moretti, 81 Bailey Road (L to W at own request)
1213 Sylvio Lamposo, 10 Hall Street Granted 1214 Michael A. Pirrello, 88 Clarendon Street Granted
1215 Edward Murphy, 35 Kidder Avenue Granted
1216 Von Cormier Real Estate Development, 59 Thurston St. Refused®
1217 Northern Artery Realty Trust, 693 McGrath Highway Granted
1218 Santo J. Fama, 42 Fairmount Avenue Granted
1219 Andrew Bellizia, 90 Bromfield Road (Held over)
1220 Richard McLone, 396 Medford Street
(L to W at own request) Granted
1222 Edwin E. W. Erickson, 43 Robinson Street Refused
1223 Wilfred Campbell, 20 Willow Avenue (Held over)
Granted
1224 Clifford Fleming, 38 White Street Granted 1225
J. Louis Therreault, 70 Pearl Street
1226 James A. O'Donovan, 31 Rogers Avenue (L to W at own request)
1227 Peter J. Pierson, 159 College Avenue
Granted:
1228 Joseph D. Silveira, 41 Main Street (L to W at own request)
1229 James P. Collins, 26-32 Lincoln Avenue
Refused
1230 Joseph F. Pieroni, 40 Jaques Street
Granted:
1231 Somerville Housing Authority, 252 Medford Street
Granted
1232 Quinto Zapelli, 87 Bay State Avenue
Granted
1233 Peter J. Pierson, 159 College Avenue
Granted
1234 Joseph P. Keane, 20 Minnesota Avenue Granted:
1235 James P. Collins, 59 Thurston Street
Granted,
17 Granted
3
Refused
4
Leave to Withdraw
2
Held Over
1221 Samuel Pino, 60 Prescott Street
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Our Board has endeavored to render favorable decisions only when in its judgment there is practical difficulty, unnec- essary or financial hardship on the appellant.
The Board wishes to express its appreciation for reports and advice received from the Planning Board, and to His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen and other City Officials for their cooperation during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES H. WELCH, Chairman WILLIAM H. KELLEHER, Secretary WILLIAM H. CROSBY ARTHUR J. KILTY GEORGE FULGINITI
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE Somerville, Massachusetts 1959
ROBERT J. BOWDRING EDWARD A. CIAMPA
Chairman Vice-Charman
MEMBERS Ex-Officiis
WILLIAM J. DONOVAN, Mayor PAUL M. HALEY, President, Board of Aldermen Ward One
71 Bay State Ave. 15 Lake St.
EDWARD A. CIAMPA
Ward Two
WALTER J. CASEY
Ward Three .
59 Preston Rd.
SARAH M. MCLAUGHLIN
167 Central St.
LAWRENCE F. BRETTA
ROBERT J. BOWDRING
Ward Six
9 Summit St.
Ward Seven
278 Powder House Blvd.
Superintendent of Schools LEO C. DONAHUE
Office: West Building, High School, Highland Avenue Residence: 108 Summer Street
The Superintendent's Office will be open on school days from 8:00 to 4:30 His office hour is 3:30 on schools days
Assistant Superintendent of Schools GEORGE K. COYNE 59 Preston Road
Business Agent WILLIAM E. HOGAN 12 Richardson Road, Newton
Superintendents' Office Force
Marion E. Marshall, 62 Highland Avenue Regina Truelson, 22 Blackrock Road, Melrose Frances C. Geaton, 40 Highland Avenue Mary P. Brady, 273 Washington Street Mrs. Eileen M. Mahoney, 137 Highland Avenue Claire F. McAnneny, 33 Pearson Road Mrs. Josephine Galligani, 29 Burnside Avenue Margaret M. Corcoran, 13 Mt. Vernon Street Mrs. Lucy A. Sliney, 2 Pioneer Road, Arlington
Meetings Second and Fouth Tuesdays of each month during school year.
28 Connecticut Ave.
15 Kingman Rd.
ELEANOR S. COYNE
Ward Four
Ward Five
19 Brastow Ave.
HAROLD D. MacDONALD
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ANNUAL REPORTS
To the Honorable School Committee Somerville, Massachusetts
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the Somerville School Committee, the Super- intendent of Schools has prepared and submits herewith his second annual report, which is the eighty-eighth in a series of annual reports of the Somerville Public Schools, and covers the calendar year 1959.
Respectfully submitted, LEO C. DONAHUE, Superintendent of Schools
December 22, 1959
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In Memoriam
EVERETT W. IRELAND
Superintendent of Schools, July 1928 - February 1958 Asst. Superintendent of Schools, November 1925 - July 1928 Principal, Continuation School, August 1920 - November 1925 Died, August 11, 1959
JENNIE R. ALBANO Teacher, September 1943 - February 1959 Died, February 25, 1959
JOSEPH B. FITZGERALD Teacher, January 1930 - June 1959 Died, June 12, 1959
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PART I REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 1959
Schools throughout the country have given special atten- tion in recent years to the enrichment of the curriculum. There has been a pause in the spreading out of programs and a renewed interest in course content. This shift in emphasis from mass to quality was never more pronounced than in this last school year. The great achievements in science and the daring exploration of space have dramatized the importance of scholarship. Added to the awakened interest in science and research was the need, as educators saw it, to strike a balance between education for all and education in depth for the talented.
Whatever the cause, the schools have reaffirmed the need for thorough preparation in the basic subjects required for ab- stract reasoning and for expressing ideas. Scholarship has again assumed its rightful importance, and the so-called difficult subjects have taken on a new prestige.
The emphasis on quality in education has been manifest from the national level down to the local communities. Con- gress, under terms of Public Law 864, has made available funds and technical assistance for the expansion of programs in science, guidance, mathematics, and language. School com- mittees, too, including the Somerville School Committee, have responded to the challenge by providing the books, the equip- ment, and the facilities to make course enrichment possible.
In Somerville the emphasis on quality has been apparent in many ways. At the High School the six-period day has enabled the qualified student to choose a richer program with special emphasis on a second foreign language or a science. New lab- oratory facilities, expanded testing programs, midyear and final examinations, and an enlarged guidance program are helping students to realize their full potential. This is increasingly important to the students because with the expanded programs of scholarship grants they will have resources available to them which they did not have previously.
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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
The school year 1959 was a year of educational challenges for all in the High School. When Sputnik flew out of the earth's atmosphere its fallout, as it were, routed all complacency in the field of secondary education. Throughout the land promi- nent educational administrators demanded longer school days, more class periods, greater stress on science and mathematics, and a broadened guidance program, all of these to be geared to produce better and more highly trained students and scien- tists to cope with the ever increasing developments of the Atomic Age. Somerville High School, its faculty and adminis- trators, in cooperation with their superiors, spent much time and energy preserving the effectiveness of its system and mak- ing the proper adjustments to meet the challenges of the times. By so doing, its graduates will leave equipped to compete with the graduates of other secondary institutions. This report is a brief summary of the endeavors toward these ends during this year and indicates the importance of striving even harder in the years to come.
First, the importance of a well equipped library with its reference files and up-to-date books covering all fields of en- deavor was recognized and an increased allotment for new books was obtained. The result is a library with excellent facil- ities. The hours have been extended beyond the closing of the school day, thus allowing students to use the library when the daily classes have been concluded.
The next objective was to expand the Science Department to meet the more exacting demands of today. Through the cooperation of the Commissioner of Public Works, the Federal authorities, and the National Defense Education Act, a new bi- ology laboratory was opened and some new science equipment was obtained. Arrangements were made for field trips to ac- quaint the students with actual knowledge of their subject. An example of this was a trip to Marblehead at dawn to see the eclipse of the sun.
More funds were obtained for audio-visual aids and great strides were made in this direction in all departments.
The year 1959 introduced television as a teaching aid in the High School. The School Department made available tele- vision sets, and several classes were set up in cooperation with the Educational Television Station, Channel 2.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
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THE SECOND BIOLOGY LABORATORY IN SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL OPENED SEPTEMBER, 1959
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
In keeping with the expansion program, the publication and literary group required larger and more efficient quarters. Once again the Commissioner of Public Works cooperated, with the result that a large room, which is well lighted and appropriately furnished, has been made ready for them. This promises great results in the quarterly and annual publication, the "Radiator".
Last year the School Committee established a Guidance Department and expanded it further this year, so that now the High School has six full-time counselors. With some aid from the National Defense Education Act, the Somerville High School is now provided with excellent quarters for the counselors.
RADIATOR 1960 TOMMY PALE
NEW OFFICE OF "THE RADIATOR" - SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE
The school day has been increased from five to six periods so that effective as of September 1959 there are at least five periods in addition to the required physical education. This change has been made possible by the elimination of the daily special period, when all pupils were assigned to their home- rooms for a period of study or activity. The flexibility provided by this arrangement makes it possible for the academically talented student to elect a broader academic program and at the same time elect art, music, and practical courses.
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Midyear examinations and final examinations were insti -- tuted and proved very satisfactory in stimulating a higher level of academic accomplishment, and the success during the year would warrant its continuance.
During the past year preparations have been under way to initiate a program of evaluation of Somerville High School in conformity with the requirements of the New England Associa- tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This has been a period of self-evaluation with appropriate committees working in preparation for the final evaluation which will take place about- March of 1960.
This year one of the pupils was named as a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Examination. Congratulations were recently received from the National Academy of Sciences, Na- tional Research Council, Office of Scientific Personnel, for having had six former graduates receive earned doctorates. from leading colleges and universities during the year 1959.
SOMERVILLE TRADE HIGH SCHOOL
A democracy demands of its education both quantity and quality. The challenge of quantity already confronts us. As the guidance program in Somerville expands and the community" more and more realizes the importance of trade and industrial education to its economic life, additional facilities will be re- quired. Many new industries have entered the metropolitan area, creating a need for skilled help. The building trades will make additional demands if the plans for rebuilding Boston and the surrounding industrial centers are fulfilled.
The challenge for quality is increasing each year. Courses of study are being changed and brought up to date, and this of necessity must be a continuing process. Many instructors are taking professional improvement courses to keep pace with the. trend. Curriculum at present is up to date, but changes in in- dustrial conditions might warrant future adjustments. These changes must be made without endangering the cultural aspect of the program of studies. Equipment and facilities are gradu- ally being improved in order to turn out graduates familiar with equipment used in industry. New and modern textbooks for related technical studies, visual aids to assist in the learning; processes, and increased participation by students themselves in the conduct of shops and classes are all contributing factors to the increased quality of the school. Guidance services have:
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become of vital importance in the selection of students, the placement of graduates in industry, and in minimizing the number of withdrawals. The support and assistance of service organizations, the parents' club, and industry have contributed to the quality of the Trade High School. Standards reflected in policy bulletins and sound rules and regulations have also been helpful.
This year has been marked by increased enrollment, the introduction of a new curriculum based on points and units of instruction, new courses of study in the automobile, printing, carpentry, and machine departments, increased interest in
SOMERVILLE TRADE HIGH SCHOOL - NEW AUTOMATIC PRINTING PRESS
professional courses by the faculty, organization of the first annual science fair in connection with the "Open House", a new banking program, an extensive capital outlay program which resulted in modernizing several departments, the open- ing of a new and well equipped cafeteria, increase of the visual aid equipment, provision of new furniture, and extensive build- ing repairs.
The administration realizes that a superior school today may be an inferior one a decade from now unless imaginative.
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steps to improve quality are taken. These steps, however, would have to be studied and approved by the Superintendent of Schools, the School Committee, and the Vocational Division of the Massachusetts Department of Education.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
The junior high school has the task of creating a closer articulation with the senior high school and the elementary school. There must be greater provision for individual differ- ences and improved means for gradual transition. Reorganiza- tion of subject matter to meet the demands of the present and the future cannot be overlooked in this important age.
Guidance and counseling continue to maintain a very im- portant place in relation to all activities. Programs of individual and group guidance in educational and vocational fields are dominant in each junior high school. Today, as never before, the need for personal, social, and moral guidance is demanded. The expansion of guidance to embrace other phases of pupil responses is an outgrowth of the times in which we live.
An intensive program of guidance has been conducted at the Southern Junior High School. Various tests, administered at intervals, were designed to obtain a better understanding of the pupils' capabilities and to guide them more wisely in their selection of subjects and courses.
Successful science fairs were conducted in each junior high school. In excess of two hundred exhibits were displayed in the auditoriums. The exhibits represented extensive prepara- tion and diligent work. Throngs of adults and students availed themselves of the opportunity to visit the schools during the afternoons or evenings when the science projects were on dis- play. Judging the prize winners was very difficult because of the hundreds of excellent entries. This competitive program not only presented a challenge to students, but also an oppor- tunity to test their vision, ingenuity, and skill. Each school may be justly proud of its splendid accomplishment. The entire structure of the science fair program was most stimulating and rewarding.
In a competitive science fair held at the Perkins Institute in Watertown, Massachusetts, Somerville junior high school students won the major portion of the awards.
It is very encouraging to note the extensive interest in and the expansion of the science program during the year. It augurs well for the achievement of greater goals in the future.
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TETTERE
MERCURY.
FEATS
KARTH
MAIS
URANUS
WI
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SOUTHERN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR
REMODELED SCIENCE LABORATORY - WESTERN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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Each student in the eighth grade received a printed pam- phlet of suggestions relating to the proper methods of studying. The pamphlet entitled "How to Study" was prepared by a com- mittee of teachers representing each junior high school.
Afternoon teas were held for the purpose of acquainting parents of seventh grade pupils with their teachers. Occasions such as these offer excellent opportunities for a closer under- standing between home and school.
There is a constant effort being made to enrich the pro- gram of studies. Greater offerings are available for accelerated pupils. Presently a course in algebra is an integral part of the program for grade eight. Pupils who are capable of mastering advanced work in other areas will be afforded every opportu- nity to do so.
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