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2 00
$58,705 29
28
Payments to Treasurer, 1932
$52,592 31
Abatements, 1932
53 69
Added to tax titles
168 23
Outstanding December 31, 1932
5,891 06
$58,705 29
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE TAXES, 1931
Outstanding January 1, 1932
$28 00
Payments to Treasurer, 1932
28 00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE TAXES, 1932
Commitment per warrant
$651 00
Overpayment to be refunded
1 00
$652 00
Payments to Treasurer, 1932
$622 00
Outstanding December 31, 1932
30 00
$652 00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES, 1930
Overpayment by Collector
$3 96
Outstanding January 1, 1932
17 17
$21 13
Abatements, 1932
$17 17
Overpayment due Collector
3 96
$21 13
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES, 1931
Outstanding January 1, 1932
$205 29
Additional commitment, 1932
9 24
Abatements after payment, refunded
11 39
Abatements after payment, to be refunded
3 32
$229 24
Payments to Treasurer, 1932
$188 02
Abatements, 1932
37 63
Cash on hand December 31, 1932
3 59
$229 24
29
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES, 1932
Commitments per warrant
$3,030 73
Abatement after payment, refunded
61 16
Abatement after payment, to be refunded
52 17
Overpayments adjusted
23
$3,144 29
Payments to Treasurer, 1932
$2,742 45
Abatements, 1932
125 67
Outstanding December 31, 1932
273 88
Cash on hand December 31, 1932
2 29
$3,144 29
INTEREST ON TAXES
Cash on hand January 1, 1932:
Motor Vehicle taxes 1931
36
Collections, 1932:
Taxes, 1930
151 84
Taxes, 1931
102 06
Taxes, 1932
24 71
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes, 1931
11 16
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes, 1932
17 60
$307 73
Payments to Treasurer, 1932
$307 34
Cash on hand December 31, 1932:
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes, 1931
36
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes, 1932
03
$307 73
EDWARD L. WILLIAMS,
Collector.
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
R. K. Parker, 90 hours @ 60c $54 00
R. K. Parker, car, 54 hours @ 20c 10 80
James Fulone, 22 hours @ 75c 16 50
John Fulone, 36 hours @ 40c 14 40
Joseph Veechione, 36 hours @ 40c 14 40
R. K. Parker, truck, 72 hours @ $1.00 72 00
Earl Ballou, 126 hours @ 75c 94 50
John Carter, 126 hours @ 75c 94 50
James Smith, 126 hours @ 40c 50 40
Ralph Aldrich, 9 hours @ 40c : 60
Earl McCann, 9 hours @ 40c 3 60
Total $428 70
R. K. PARKER,
Tree Warden.
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Report of ROAD COMMISSIONER
HIGHWAY WELFARE ROAD WORK
January and February, 1932
W. H. Dudley, trucking
$139 00
G. C. Dudley, teaming
114 30
R. K. Parker, Supt.
S1 00
R. K. Parker, auto
20, 40
R. K. Parker, trucking
16 00
Laborers
..... 612 00
$982 79
HIGHWAYS, CHAP. 81
R. K. Parker, Supt., 891 hours @ 60c $534 60
R. K. Parker, auto, 891 hours @ 20c
178 20
R. K. Parker, truck, 899 hours @
1.00 899 00
W. H. Dudley, truck, 1,200 hours @
1.00 1,200 00
W H. Dudley, team, 111 hours @ 90c
99 90
W. H. Dudley, labor, 525 hours @ 40c
210 00
Gustavus Dudley, labor, 683 hours
273 20
90c
788 40
Earl Ballou, tractor man, 689 hours @ 45c 310 05
12 80
Earl Ballou, car
13 80
Wendell Keith, labor, 819 hours @ 40c
327 60
James Smith, labor, 784 hours @ 40c
313 60
Paul Chase, team, 170 hours 90c 153 00
Paul Chase, labor, 84 hours 40c
33 60
George Chandler, team, 179 hours @ 90c
161 10
George Chandler, labor, 72 hours @ 40c
28 80
Deuty Caswell, truck, 216 hours @
1.00
216 00
Deuty Caswell, labor, 216 hours @ 40c
.86 4
R. K. Parker, big truck, 14 hours
1.50
21 00
John Carter, labor, 744 hours @ 40c
297 60
Albert Valcourt, labor, 848 hours @ 40c
339 20
Earl McCann, labor, 878 hours @ 40c
351 20
Clifford Lunn, labor, 838 hours 40c
335 20
Phillip Manning, labor, 851 hours @ 40c
340 40
Alfred Casey, labor, 676 hours @ 40c 270 40
Frank Revard, labor, 651 hours @ 40c
260 40
....
Guilford Dudley, team, 876 hours @ 40c
Earl Ballou, labor, 32 hours @ 40c
32
Stanley Kros, labor, 852 hours @ 40c 340 80
Wm. Carter, labor, 309 hours 40c 123 60
Lewis Fisk, labor, 170 hours 40c 68 00
John Bard, labor, 657 hours 40c 262 80
Diamond Marcopolos, labor, 663 hours @ 40c . .
265 20
Joseph Clemence, labor, 570 hours @ 40c 228 00
Charles Dudley, labor, 20 hours @ 40c
8 00
Henry Ballou, labor, 204 hours @
40c
81 60
Henry Ballou, mason, 9 hours @ 80c
7 20
Deuty Caswell Jr., labor, 40 hours @ 40c
16 00
Frank Valk, labor, 111 hours @ 40c
44 40
Alfred Laferriere, labor, 27 hours @
40c 10 80
William Caswell, labor, 18 hours @
40c
7 20
John Fulone, labor, 532 hours @ 40c Joseph Veechione, labor, 25012 hours @ 40c 100 20 Andrew Michua, labor, 132 hours @ 40c 52 80
212 80
James Laviano, labor, 1411/2 hours 40c
56 60
James Fulone, labor, 51/2 hours @ 40c
2 20
Wayland Hick, drill man, 90 hours @ 75c
67 50
Wayland Hick, car, 12 days @ $1.00 12 00
56 25
R. H. Newell Co., roller
100 00
H. A. Harnden, roller man, 87 hours @ $1.00
87 00
Carmine Ferno, labor, 155 hours 40c
62 00
Carmine Decostanze, labor, 57 hours @ 40c 22 80
Nunzio Veechione, labor, 9 hours @ 40c
3 60
John Jabrocke, labor, 4 hours 40c
1 60
John Minion, labor, 90 hours @ 40c
36 00
Ernest Labelle, labor, 3012 hours @ 40c
12 20
Frank Yacino, labor, S hours 40c 3 20
Mike Lemanek, labor, 13 hours @ 40c
5 20
Francis Fougere, labor, 18 hours @ 40c
7.20
Ernest Adams, labor, 51/2 hours 40c
2 20
Ralph Aldrich, labor, 181/2 hours @ 40c
7 40
James Yacino, labor, 4 hours @ 40c
1 60
Barrett Co., tar
1,430 11
O. K. Chabot, gravel
13 50
Charles Church, gravel
52 80
Blanchard Bros., dynamite & caps
143 00
Koppers Prod. Co., C. P.
294 48
Total
$12,365 29
R. K. PARKER, Superintendent.
ADDITIONAL HIGHWAY WORK
R. K. Parker, Supt., 410 hours @ 60c 246 00
R. K. Parker, auto, 410 hours 20c 82 00
R. K. Parker, truck, 414 hours @ $1.00 414 00
Earl Kruegar, helper, 90 hours @ 621/2c
33
G. C. Dudley, team, 264 hours @ 90c.
237 60
W. H. Dudley, truck, 234 hours $1.00
234 00
Gustavus Dudley, labor, 225 hours @ 40c 90 00
Wendell Keith, labor, 387 hours 40c
154 80
Earl McCann, labor, 405 hours @ 40c
162 00
Earl Ballou, tractor man, 405 hours @ 45c 182 25
John Carter, labor. 333 hours 40c
133 20
James Smith, labor, 396 hours @ 40c
158 40
Clifford Lunn, labor, 259 hours 40c
103 60
Albert Valcourt, labor, 396 hours @ 40c
158 40
Philip Manning, labor, 54 hours @ 40c
21 60
Frank Revard, labor, 387 hours @ 40c
154 80
Stanley Krous, labor, 360 hours @ 40c. .
144 00
Joseph Clements, labor, 194 hours @ 40c
77 60
Oscar Wade, labor, 74 hours @ 40c
29 60
Edward Lambert, labor, 9 hours @
40c
3 60
John Fulone, labor, 225 hours @ 40c
90, 00
Henry Lambert, labor, 63 hours @ 40c
25 20
Joseph Veechione, labor, 297 hours @ 40c
118 80
John Bard, labor, 162 hours @ 40c
64 80
Diamond Marcopolos, labor, 250 hours @ 40c
100 00
Alfred Laferriere, labor, 36 hours @ 40c
14 40
Carmine Ferno, labor, 20 hours @ 40c
82 80
Francis Revard, labor, 171 hours @ 40c
68 40
P. D. Manning, insurance
371 31
New Eng. Culvert Co.
292 80
Dyar Sales Co.
33 00
Cyrus Sweet, gravel
14 50
N. H. Freight
2 28
Total
$4,065 71
R. K. PARKER, Superintendent.
Recd. from State under Chap. 81
$7,000 00
Recd. from State under Gas Tax
3,500. 00
MACHINERY FUND
Trackson Co., parts to tractor
40 37
Wayland Hick, drill points
9 25
Whitin Mach. Co., welding
95
F. E. Jones, gas, oil & repairs
197 86
Streeter & Sons Co., sharpening drills
42 60
Anchor Steele Co., steel for bars
47 26
New Eng. Implement, part for tractor
23 80
Freight
8 60
Total
$370 69
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SNOW ROADS
W. H. Dudley, trucking $48 00
G. C. Dudley, team
24 30
R. K. Parker
53 40
R. K. Parker, auto
16 60
R. K. Parker, truck plowing
111 00
Arthur Morse, team
: 00
Labor shoveling snow, 698 hours
@ 40c
279 20
Shovels
7 39
Grouters for tractor
30 00
Dyar Sales, Plow
400 00
F. E. Jones, gas and oil
23 18
Freight, Plow
65 00
Total
$1,062 07 R. K. PARKER, Superintendent.
RAILING HIGHWAYS
W. R. Wallis, supplies
$27 33
Schuster Woolen Co., paint
13 67
Labor, 122 hours 40c
48 80
R. K. Parker
5 40
Auto
1 80
Total
$97 00
BRIDGES
Labor on bridges
14 40
Plank and supplies
72 65
Total
. .
$87 05
R. K. PARKER,
Superintendent.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and Superintendent of Schools OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
S
INCORP
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FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1932
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
WARREN JOHNSON
Term expires 1933
LILLIAN C. CARPENTER, Secretary
1933
BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, Chairman
1934
MARGARET CARRICK
1934
LOUIS CALLAHAN
1935
ANDREW CENCAK
=
.6 1935
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS A. B. Garcelon
PURCHASING AGENT Andrew Cencak
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS
E. L. WILLIAMS DOUWE DEJONG
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
1932-1933
HIGH SCHOOL
Winter Term -- 1st period-January 3, 1933 to February 17, 1933, 7 weeks.
Winter term-2nd period-February 27, 1933 to April 13, 1933, 7 weeks. Spring Term-April 24, 1933 to June 23, 1933, 9 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 24 and 25, 1932.
Christmas vacation-December 24, 1932 to January 3, 1933, 1 week. Mid-winter vacation-February 18, 1933 to February 27, 1933, 1 week.
Spring vacation-April 13, 1933 to April 24, 1933, 1 week.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Winter Term-1st period-January 3, 1933 to February 17, 1933, 7 weeks.
Winter Term-2nd period-February 27, 1933 to April 13, 1933, 7 weeks.
Spring Term-April 24, 1933 to June 16, 1933, 8 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 24 and 25, 1932.
Christmas vacation-December 24, 1932 to January 3, 1933, 1 week. Mid-winter vacation-February 18, 1933 to February 27, 1933, 1 week.
Spring vacation-April 13, 1933 to April 24, 1933, 1 week.
1933-1934
HIGH SCHOOL
Fall Term-September 5, 1933 to December 22, 1933, 16 weeks.
High School will open Tuesday following Labor Day.
Winter Term-1st period-January 2, 1934 to February 16, 1934, 7 weeks.
Winter Term-2nd period-February 26, 1934 to April 13, 1934, 7 weeks.
Spring Term-April 23, 1934 to June 22, 1934, 9 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 30 and December 1, 1933.
Christmas vacation-December 23, 1933 to January 2, 1934, 1 week.
Mid-winter vacation-February 17, 1934 to February 26, 1934, 1 week.
Spring vacation-April 14, 1934 to April 23, 1934, 1 week.
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Fall Term-September 5, 1933 to December 22, 1933, 16 weeks.
Winter Term-1st period-January 2, 1934 to February 16, 1934, 7 weeks.
Winter Term-2nd period-February 26, 1934 to April 13, 1934, 7 weeks.
Spring Term-April 23, 1934 to June 15, 1934, 8 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 30-December 1, 1933.
Christmas vacation-December 23, 1933 to January 2, 1934, 1 week.
Mid-winter vacation-February 17, 1934 to February 26, 1934, 1 week.
Spring vacation-April 14, 1934 to April 23, 1934, 1 week.
HOLIDAYS, 1933-1934
Labor Day.
Columbus Day, October 12.
County Convention, 1st Friday in November.
Armistice Day, November 11.
Thanksgiving Recess, November 30-December 1, 1933. Christmas.
January 1st.
February 22nd, Washington's Birthday.
Good Friday (Friday before Easter).
Patriot's Day, April 19th.
Memorial Day, May 30th.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
Three blasts of the mill whistle at 7:30 A. M. closes all schools for all day.
The same signal at 11:15 A. M. denotes that there will be a single session. In this case the session will be lengthened one hour in all schools.
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Report of the SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee submits the following report for the finan- cial year ending December 31, 1932.
The appropriations for the School were $35,500.00 and the ex- penditures $35,474.99. We received from the State as reimbursement for teachers' salaries $10,189.95, for tuition of State wards $536.37, and for Superintendent's salary $773.33, making a total of $11,499.65.
This reduces the net cost of the schools to $23,975.34.
The itemized expenditures are as follows:
School Committee expenses $232 48
Superintendent's salary
1,440 00
Superintendent's expenses
192 78
Supervisors' salaries
780 00
Supervisors' other expenses
302 83
Principal, High, salary
2,500 00
Principal, Elementary, salary
1,498 00
Teachers, High, salaries
5,460 75
Teachers, Elementary, salaries
11,516 50
Text-books, High
304 71
Text-books, Elementary
104 39
Stationery and supplies, High
340 88
Stationery and supplies, Elementary
311 36
Janitors, High, salaries
1,288 90
Janitors, Elementary, salaries
1,740 00
Fuel, High
769 36
Fuel, Elementary
368. 37
Miscellaneous, High
301 30
Miscellaneous, Elementary
255 21
Repairs, High
390 73
Repairs, Elementary
530 37
Health, High
211 79
Health, Elementary
851 57
Transportation in town, Elementary 2,077 16
Transportation to other towns, Elementary 34 00
Tuition, Elementary 39 30
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Miscellaneous, High.
76 88
Miscellaneous, Elementary
14 60
New Equipment
886 94
Insurance
653 83
Total
$35,474 99
Unexpended
25 01
Appropriation
$35,500 00
Received for tuition of non-resident pupils $15 00
Received from the State as above 11,499 65
Total received by Town $11,514 65
Net cost of the schools for the year ending 1932
$23,960 34
Appropriations asked for:
General expenses, including Superintendent's salary, ex- penses of School Committee and Attendance Officers . $1,800 00 Expenses for instruction, including teachers' salaries, text- books and supplies, and miscellaneous expenses for instruction 22,100 00
Expenses for operation of school plants, including janitors' salaries, fuel and miscellaneous expenses for operation 4,700 00 Maintenance, repairs, etc. 1,200 00
Auxiliary agencies, including promotion of health, trans- portation, etc.
3,200 00
Insurance
500 00
$33,500 00
BAYLIS ALDRICH, MARGARET CARRICK, LILLIAN C. CARPENTER, WARREN JOHNSON, ANDREW CENCAK, LOUIS CALLAHAN,
School Committee.
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Report of the Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee and Citizens of Douglas:
I herewith submit my fifth annual school report of the Town of Douglas, the same being the thirty-second superintendent's report for the Uxbridge-Douglas Union.
The business of the school system, under any and all conditions, is to develop character; to teach boys and girls how they may best prepare themselves, physically, mentally and morally to meet the re- sponsibilities of life; in short, our object is to make good citizens. This task is most important for the life of any community; the stand- ards of any community is reflected by the standard of the schools.
All this costs a great deal of money-and those of us connected with the school department fully appreciate this fact. As an evidence of this, all employees of the school department have volunteered to contribute 5 percent of our salaries.
In 1930 and 1931 our budget each year was $44,500. Last year, 1932, it was $35,500 a cut of 20 percent. If we can reduce our budget for 1933 to $33,500, a further saving of $2,000 will be' made; and, our percentage of lowered school costs would be 25 percent of the average of the budgets for 1930 and 1931, or a percentage decrease in our school budget this year as compared to last year, of 51/2 percent.
The State Report on school expenditures gives the following data for the 108 Towns in group three. Group three consists of Towns of less than 5,000 population and maintaining a high school. Douglas compared to these 108 Towns ranks, in tax rate, 46th; in expenditure for all schools from all sources of income, 98th. In this group, the largest amount of money expended per pupil per year was $280.52. (Town of New Salem); the smallest amount was $54.73 (Town of Avon)', and the amount expended by Douglas was $73.97. Our per pupil per year expenditure in 1933 will be less.
Every school department everywhere finds itself between two fires. In one way. we are called upon to train and develop the child, intel- ligently. physically and morally, all of which costs money; on the other hand, we find ourselves under pressure to keep down our school costs. To do the latter and at the same time do so without lowering our high standards and efficiency, is the great task that confronts us at this time. Every possible economy. is being made.
The outstanding advancement of our schools this year is the es- tablishment of a six year high school, which means that the seventh and eighth grades now become a part of the regular high school pro-
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gram, with promotion by subjects rather than by grades. This ar. rangement accommodates the school to the pupil. Many difficulties are anticipated, but the advantages far exceed the drawbacks. Today, about one-half of the high schools of Massachusetts are organized along this line, a substantial proof of the efficiency of this type of school organization.
To facilitate our plans our manual training room had to be chang- ed to a recitation room. This resulted in doing away with the manual training and domestic science departments. While we consider this a loss, we feel that our gains more than make up for our losses; then too, it helped us to reduce our budget, a matter which is absolutely necessary under present business conditions.
Our standards in both high school and grades are high. All of our teachers are conscientious, loyal and indefatigable workers. Our student body, more or less influenced by the free and easy ways of the prosperity of the past. are being forced into new habits of respon- sibility. Boys and girls today must be made to realize that their schooling is all important and indifferent work will not be tolerated.
SCHOOL GROWTH
The following table shows clearly the school growth during the past ten years. (All figures, except those for the year 1933, are taken from State reports.)
ENROLLMENT
Year High Total Grade Teachers Census H. S. 8th. Grade Appro.
School Enroll- ment
required
grads.
grads.
1922
21
548
497
16
602
5
24
$28,000
1923
44
534
490
16
573
3
26
28,500
1924
46
517
471
16
568
7
22
31,000
1925
56
554
498
17
590
7
29
32,000
1926
61
571
510
17
640
7
29
38,500
1927
71
601
530
16
598
7
34
41,900
1928
71
565
494
16
539
14
31
40,500
1929
72
551
479
16
498
10
34
39,500
1930
78
530
452
17
524
13
33
44,500
1931
83
529
446
16
590
13
29
44,500
1932
95
541
446
16
530
16
36
35,500
1933
105
554
449
17
33,500
From this tabulation it appears that our total enrollment for 1932 is practically the same as that of 1922, but there are great differences in the respective grade and high school enrollments. In 1922 there were 21 in the high school and 497 in the grades; in 1932-95 in the high school and 446 in the grades. Expressed in percentages it appears that in 1922-3.8 percent of the school enrollment attended high school and 96.2 percent in the grades; while in 1932-17.7 percent are in high school and 82.3 percent in the grades. OUR HIGH SCHOOL EN- ROLLMENT IN PAST TEN YEARS HAS INCREASED 352 percent!
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I mention this particularly because the cost per pupil per year in the high school in Douglas is $107.25 whereas the cost in the grades is $55.57; and it is this fact that accounts for our increased school ex- penditures to a large extent. The State per pupil expenses are $128.61 in the high school and $73.11 in the grades. In other words, our aver- age expenditure per pupil, in high school and in the grades is about $20 per pupil less than is the average for this same service in towns of group three. While our schools cost a lot of money, our per pupil expense compares favorably with those of other school systems.
For detailed statements concerning the several departments, I re- fer you to their separate reports.
This year one of our teachers, Miss Etta Johnson, retired. For many years she has served faithfully and well. Her position has been filled by Miss Fredericks.
In the passing of Mr. Walter Schuster, not only did the Town of Douglas lose a valued friend, but the School Department lost one of its staunchest supporters. In spite of his many and varied business interests he always could spare time to promote worthwhile programs for the benefit of the school children.
The substantial support given to the School Department by the voters of Douglas is sincerely appreciated by the School Committee and myself.
Respectfully submitted,
A. B. GARCELON,
Superintendent of Schools.
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STATISTICAL STATEMENT
Assessed valuation $2,216,255
Population, U. S. Census of 1930 2,316
Number of persons in Town between 5 and 16 years of age, October 1, 1932-Boys, 270; Girls, 260 530
Number of persons between 5 and 7 years of age, Boys, 38; Girls, 33 71
Number of persons between 7 and 14 years of age, Boys 169; Girls, 170 339
Number of persons between 14 and 16 years of age, Boys, 63; Girls, 57 120
Total enrollment in all public schools during school year ending June 17, 1932 539
Average membership for school year
527
Average attendance for school year
496
Percent of attendance
94
Number of school buildings in use
3
Number of teachers required by the public schools 16
Number of special teachers 3
Number teachers graduated from college
3
Number teachers graduated from normal school 7
Number weeks High school was in session
40
Number weeks grades were in session 38
Number pupils graduated from High School, 1932 16
Number pupils graduated from Grammar school, 1932 36
ATTENDANCE FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1932
SCHOOL
TEACHERS
Enrollment
Under 5 years
Between 5-7 years
Between 7-14 years
Between 14-16 years
Over 16 years
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Per cent. of
Attendance
Number
Tardinesses
Number Dismissals
High
C. W. Holmes. .
95
0
0
6
79|
10
92.74| 88.41| 95.20| 322| 78
Seniors. .
16
Juniors. . .
22
Sophomores.
29
Freshmen ..
28
Evelina G. Martin
Elizabeth Balmer
Clarence Gagne
8
Myra H. Jillson.
44
0
0
24
20
0
40.76
38.96
95.61
43
7
7
Agnes Monteith ..
48
0
0
38
8
2 42.15
39.88
94.43
87
1'7
Grammar 6
Eunice L. Buffington
40
0
0
38
2
0 40.63
38.53
94.99
8
24
5-6. . .
.
·
..
·
3.
.
·
Daisy E. Sweet ..
28
0
2|
26
0
0
26.83
24.62
91.68
24
3
2.
Etta H. Johnson.
37
0
14
23
0
0
36.07|
33.16
91.88
2
4
1.
Mollie Kelly.
40
0
36
4
0
0
38.01
33.66
88.73
9
0
Douglas 5-7. .
Gertrude Smith
30
0
0
24
6
0 29.39
27.46
93.49
14
18
1-4.
Betsy Reid ..
32
0 10 22|
0
0
29.95
28.12
93.97
19
0
Total ..
..
..
Kathleen Frederick.
25
0
0
19
6
0 25.31
23.86
94.27
42
2
Mary A. Joy ..
40
0
01
39
0
1 39.04
37.35
95.67
25
6
4.
Lola H. Dudley .
40
0
0
39
1
42
0
0 44.51
41.41
93.16
9
11
Maria C. Buxton.
42
0
0
0 41.21
39.69
96.31
7
0
2-4.
1
541
11
.
5
..
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RANK OF THE SCHOOLS IN ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1932
Rank
ATTENDANCE
Per Cent. of Attendance
Rank
PUNCTUALITY
Per Cent. of Tardiness
1
Grammar,
4
96.31
1
Grammar,
2
1
.02
2
5
95.67
2
4
.05
3
High,
8
95.61
3
6
.05
4
.6
9-12
95.20
4
3
.06
5
Grammar,
6
94.99
5
1
.06
6
High,
7
94.43
6
Douglas Center,
5-7
.13
7
Grammar,
5-6
94.27
7
1-4
.16
8
Douglas Center, 1-4
93.97
8
Grammar,
5
.17
10
Grammar,
3
93.16
10
High,
8
.27
11
2
91.88
11
Grammar,
5-6
.47
12
2+4
91.68
12
High,
7
.50
13
1
88.73
13
9-12
1.88
Average
93.80
Average
.31
Average for State
|94.2
9
5-7
93.49
9
2+4
.27
NOTE: No record of tardiness is kept by the State. Above 1%, however, is regarded as unsatisfactory.
LIST OF TEACHERS JANUARY, 1933.
NAME
SCHOOL
HOME ADDRESS
GRADUATE OF
When
Appointed In Town
C. W. Holmes
High
East Douglas
Brown University
1918
Evelina Martin
West Peabody
Tufts College
1929
Clarence Gagne
Ludlow
Bay Path Institute
1931
Elizabeth Balmer
Whitinsville
Mt. Holyoke College
1931
Tabea Sweinberger
Holyoke
Mt. Holyoke College
1932
Myra Jillson Lola Dudley
High, 44
7
East Douglas
Boston Normal
1926
Eunice Buffington Mary A. Joy
Grammar,
6
East Douglas
Douglas High
1890
5
East Douglas
Worcester Normal
1928
Elinor Dunleavy
4
East Douglas
Boston University
1932
Maria C. Buxton
3
Douglas
Worcester Normal
1916
Gertrude Matthewman
44
5,6
Whitinsville
Worcester Normal
1932
Kathleen Frederick
2
Jamesport, L. I.
Gorham Normal
1931
Mollie Kelly Daisy Sweet
44
1-3
East Douglas
Wheelock Training School
1916
Gertrude Smith
Douglas Center, 5-7
Douglas
Wheelock Training School
1931
David Gellatly
Music
Whitinsville
1932
F. O. Dodge
Band
Leicester
1931
Howard Barre
Orchestra
Leicester
1931
13
·
Middlebury, Vt. High
1900
Betsy Reid
1-4
Peacedale, R. I.
Douglas High
1908
1
East Douglas
Worcester Normal
1924
8
Douglas
14
Report of Douglas Memorial High School
December 19, 1932
Mr. A. B. Garcelon, Superintendent of Schools:
A year ago in my report I set forth the urgent need of an addition- al high school teacher to meet the State requirement for one hundred or more pupils. With the additional teacher we have been able to do much more than meet that need. We have organized a six-year high school, which is considered by experts as the ideal plan where the seventh and eighth grades are housed in the same building with the four-year high school.
First among the many advantages claimed for the new plan is departmental organization in the seventh and eighth grades, similar to that which has always obtained in high school; that is, each teacher takes the subjects for which she is best qualified in several grades in- stead of handling all subjects in one grade. This reduces the number of subjects, not the number of classes a teacher has, and therefore means better teaching. It provides economy of effort and continuity, since a class in a given subject is under the same teacher for several years.
This feature, introduced in the seventh and eighth grades sev- eral years ago, has resulted in marked improvement in the ability of Freshmen to take up high school algebra.
An entirely new feature introduced this fall was the organization of the seventh and eighth grade classes into two divisions in each major subject. If efficient teaching was to be expected, the enrollment from 50 to 60 in these grades made these divisions necessary. This increased enrollment made it necessary also to transform the manual training room into a "home room" for the overflow from the seventh and eighth grade rooms, and as a recitation room for some of the high school classes. The new divisions in the seventh and eighth grades added two more groups to the list to be orientated at the beginning and end of each period. The seating problem at once demanded the use of the largest room upstairs for a study hall exclusively, with a: teacher in charge of the 40 to 70 pupils studying there each period. New traffic problems and disciplinary problems were created by mov- ing pupils so much younger than usual to four or five different rooms during the day, to be under as many different teachers daily, always one of the questionable features of a Junior High School. It is ob- vous that teachers in this kind of system need to be more alert and skillful than ever, and that the work of the principal is much more complicated.
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