Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Douglas, for the year ending 1941-1950, Part 36

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Income


$344.24


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM J. DUNLEAVY, Treasurer


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ANNUAL REPORT


REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT


Chapter 81 Highways


Appropriated by Town


$5,325.00


Allotment by State


15,975.00


Total


$21,300.00


Superintendent


$1,683.50


Grader Operator, 986 hrs. @ 1.20


1,183.20


Drivers, 120 hrs. @ 95c


114.00


Drivers, 1403 hrs. @ 1.02


1,431.06


Drivers, 1994 hrs. @ 1.05


2,093.70


Laborers, 40 hrs. @ 80c


32.00


Laborers, 2089 hrs. @ 90c


1,880.10


Clerk, 302 hrs. @ 50c


151.00


Mason, 231/2 hrs. @ 1.50


35.25


Total Labor Chapter 81


$8,603.81


Workmen's Compensation Insurance 341.28


Equipment Hire


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., 1 c.y. Shovel


$873.01


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., Trailer Service,


14 hrs. @ 7.50 105.00


Edward A. Therrien, 5/8 c.y. Shovel, 272 hrs. @ 6.50


1,768.00


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., 5 ton Dump Truck, 134 hrs. @ 4.25


569.51


Edward Murphy, 3 ton Dump Truck, 6 hrs. @ 3.00 18.00


Joseph DeVries, Jr., 3 ton Dump Truck, 30 hrs. @ 3.00 90.00


C. Church, Jr., Tractor and Sycle Bar


33.50


Total Hired Equipment 3,457.02


Rental from town owned equipment credited Machinery Account 4,326.80


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Chapter 81 Material


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co., Tools and Material


$109.41


Rosenfeld, Tar Patch


901.96


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., Sand and Gravel


86.29


Voutour's Express


3.09


Texol Chemical Works, Weed Killer


76.66


The Barrett Division, Asphalt and Tarvia


3,166.55


George F. Blake, Material


58.11


Reliance Motor Transportation, Inc.


4.85


Duty Caswell, Gravel


156.80


John Meszaro, Gravel


86.40


Total Chapter 81 Material


4,650.12


Grand Total Chapter 81 Highways


$21,289.03


Unexpended


10.97


$21,300.00


Chapter 90 Construction


Appropriated by Town


$1,000.00


Allotment by State


2,000.00


Allotment by County


1,000.00


Total


$4,000.00


Labor


$1,321.88


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


52.16


Hired Equipment


729.50


Rental from town owned equipment credited to Machinery Account


656.55


Material


1,230.44


Total Chapter 90 Construction


$3.990.53


Unexpended


9.47


$4,000.00


Chapter 90 Maintenance


Appropriated by Town


$1,000.00


Allotment by State


1,000.00


Allotment by County


1,000.00


$3,000.00


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Labor $986.12


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


38.65


Hired Equipment 416.00


Material 1,013.34


Rental from town owned equipment credited to Machinery Account 542.55


Total Chapter 90 Maintenance $2,996.66


Unexpended


3.34


Bridges


Labor


$174.50


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


6.97


Hired Equipment


10.00


Rental from town owned equipment credited


to Machinery Account


10.60


Material


134.38


Total Bridges


$336.45


Sidewalks


Labor


$60.00


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


2.40


Rental from town owned equipment credited to Machinery Account


12.00


W. R. Wallis


.25


Total Sidewalks


$74.65


Railings


Labor


$48.00


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


1.92


Material


38.79


Total Railings


$88.71


Snow Roads


Labor


$4,075.10


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


157.23


All Other


281.61


Hired Equipment


935.90


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Rental from town equipment credited to


Machinery Account 3,505.25


Total Snow Roads


$8,955.10


Machinery Rental Receipts


Chapter 81


$4,236.80


Chapter 90 Maintenance


542.55


Bridges


10.60


Snow Roads


3,505.25


Chapter 90 Construction


656.55


Sidewalks


12.00


All Other


143.61


Total Machinery Rental $9,107.36


Payments from Maintenance Fund


Heil Equipment Co.


$130.52


Bousquet's


55.40


Bancroft Oil Co.


5.00


Whitin Machine Works


1.70


Jenkins & Robinson, Inc.


7.00


Eastern Equipment Sales, Inc.


15.50


Perkins Eaton Machinery Co.


11.26


Irving Schultz & Co.


255.45


E. A. Forbes & Co.


102.70


Farrar Co.


88.00


Railway Express Agency


1.68


Waite Hardware Co.


13.80


Paul Manning


21.00


J. D. Bousquet & Sons


20.31


United Battery & Auto Electric Service


19.15


City Auto Parts


73.23


P. Wajer & Sons


1.20


Worcester Rim & Wheel Co.


46.00


C. & R. Tire Co.


556.62


John Searles


10.00


Walker Oil & Garage


209.10


Worcester Oxy-Acetylene Supply Co.


63.60


Hedge & Mattheis Co.


272.33


Voutour's Express


4.56


Emmott Valley Transportation Co.


5.02


Carter's Auto Service


192.75


Harr Motor Co.


111.99


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co.


10.52


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ANNUAL REPORT


Johnson & Grove Co.


143.56


E. F. Edson Co.


803.23


Douglas Motors


1,193.97


Veino Chevrolet, Inc.


33.17


Louis Jussaume


326.65


Bowker-Hamblin-Malmquist, Inc.


253.80


H. A. Suddard Co.


Christie & Thomson, Inc.


82.14


Page's Service


446.11


R. E. N. Motors


6.25


Johnson Motors


450.91


George Blake Co.


17.32


Vassar's Auto Service


637.65


Edward A. Therrien


4.50


All Other


43.05


$6,747.70


Respectfully submitted,


EDWARD A. THERRIEN, Superintendent


Annual Reports


OF THE


School Committee AND


Superintendent of Schools


OF THE


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FOR THE YEAR ENDING


December 31, 1948


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TOWN OF DOUGLAS


REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE


The School Committee submits the following report for the fi- nancial year ending December 31, 1948.


The appropriation for the Schools amounted to $68,000.00


We received the following reimbursements:


General School Fund, Part I


$5,587.30


General School Fund, Part II


5,425.53


School Transportation


2,987.95


Tuition from other towns


106.26


School Superintendent, 1947


666.67


14,773.71


This reduces the Net Cost of the Schools to


$53,226.29


EXPENDITURES OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


For the Period Ending December 31, 1948


1949


Budget Expenditures


Budget


GENERAL EXPENSES:


Clerk of School Committee


Miscellaneous School Committee


Superintendent's Salary


$3,400.00


$3,421.96


$3,400.00


EXPENSES FOR INSTRUCTION:


Teachers, High School


15,450.00


15,058.41


15,250.00


Teachers, Elementary


26,000.00


25,928.22


27,150.00


Substitute Teachers


500.00


255.43


500.00


Special Teachers


1,650.00


1,386.60


1,720.00


Text Books, High


700.00


481.26


700.00


Text Books, Elementary


700.00


744.62


700.00


Supplies, High


800.00


840.72


800.00


Supplies, Elementary


600.00


636.74


600.00


Visual Education


100.00


72.06


150.00


46,500.00 45,404.06 47,570.00


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ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT


EXPENSES FOR OPERATION:


Janitor High


Janitor, Elementary


Janitor, Douglas Center


5,550.00


5,678.24


5,840.00


Fuel, High


Fuel, Douglas Center


2,220.00


2,274.57


2,500.00


Fuel, Elementary


Lights and Power, High


Lights and Power, Elementary


355.00


352.71


355.00


Telephone, High


Telephone, Elementary


130.00


139.96


130.00


Janitor's Supplies, High


Janitor's Supplies, Elementary


300.00


363.54


335.00


Water Dept., High


Water Dept., Elementary


25.00


20.00


20.00


8,580.00


8,829.02


9,180.00


MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS:


High School


Elementary Schools


1,800.00


2,125.90


3,000.00


AUXILIARY AGENCIES :


Health, High


Health, Elementary


1,340.00


1,336.41


1,430.00


Transportation, High


Transportation, Elementary


5,230.00


5,721.50


6,600.00


Tuition


600.00


454.97


270.00


Athletics


200.00


229.20


200.00


7,370.00


7,642.08


8,500.00


INSURANCE


100.00


149.50


100.00


NEW EQUIPMENT


250.00


427.48


500.00


$68,000.00 $68,000.00 $72,250.00


School Committee,


BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, 1949, Chairman E. MIALMA JENCKES, 1949 LOUIS A. CALLAHAN, 1950 ANDREW CENCAK, 1950 MARGARET CARRICK, 1951 WARREN JOHNSON, 1951


TOWN OF DOUGLAS


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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS HARRY Y. HILYARD


PURCHASING AGENT ANDREW CENCAK


ATTENDANCE OFFICERS


EDMUND BRUNO PAUL RAWSON


JAMES HICKEY VICTOR NELSON


SCHOOL CALENDAR 1948-49


DAYS


HOLIDAYS


September


18


Schools open Sept. 7


October


20


Oct. 12-Columbus Day


November


18


Nov. 5-Teachers' Convention


Nov. 11-Armistice Day


Nov. 24-Nov. 29-Thanksgiving Recess


December


17


Dec. 23-Jan 3-Christmas Recess


January


21


February


15


March


23


April


15


April 14-April 25-Good Friday and Vacation


May


21


May 30-Memorial Day


June


16


Schools close June 22


184


Feb. 21-Feb. 28-Vacation


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ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT


REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS


To the School Committee and Citizens of Douglas:


I herewith submit my second annual school report of the Town of Douglas.


The first annual report of the superintendent of schools made specific recommendations, namely: (1) provision for a dental clinic, (2) art supervision in the grades, (3) more background courses at secondary level, (4) improvement of the playground at the East Douglas elementary school and improved lighting at Douglas Center and East Douglas. Certain of these recommendations have been met, and others are in the process of achievement. The physical exam- ination given to school pupils at that time disclosed a great need for dental work. Hence a clinic was established and has been operating since April, 1948. We feel the results thus achieved have played their part in conditioning pupils for classroom work .- See report of School Nurse.


A limited physical education program has been planned and will become operative during the spring term of the present year. Even with our limited facilities, we feel justified in making such a program available.


The introduction of art into the school curriculum has added much to the cultural background of pupils from grade one through the junior high school. Every effort will be made to extend the program into the secondary school.


Plans are still at hand for the steps necessary to improving the East Douglas elementary school playground. We hope this step can be taken this year, at least in part.


A word of explanation is perhaps in order regarding the curricu- lum reorganization in the high school. Educators have become in- creasingly dissatisfied with the traditional curriculum, suitable as it is for only a small percentage of the student body. It would be only a platitude to point out how necessary it is that in a democracy the emphasis must be upon training of the many, not alone to the acquisition of skills and information, but to understanding through experiences that build interests, attitudes and ideals. Curriculum


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makers have long been divided between the advocates of classical subjects, the sciences, or the vocations. Now they must realize that none of these approaches hold the whole truth-that a successful man in any walk of life is an integrated man, so thoroughly diversi- fied in his interests and activities that he can adjust himself to any conditions that may arise.


Accordingly, with these ideas in mind and the principle of learn- ing by doing as a guide, the initial steps looking forward to still further reorganization of the program of studies at Douglas Memorial High School have been taken. This year, an additional period was added to the day, making provision for more dramatics, music, art, sports, newspaper publication, health activities, assembly program, etc. The "O" period, so-called, provides for greater flexibility in the school program. Insofar as the mechanics of the program itself permits, the individual differences, needs and interests of each stu- dent have been foremost in the plan of reorganization.


Work is now being carried on by teachers, under the direction of the superintendent, to strengthen instruction in the fields of arithmetic, social studies and English. New materials to aid teach- ers, such as supplementary text-books, reading books, visual aids, new type tests, have been liberally supplied. This practice will con- tinue until results may be objectively felt throughout the system.


The superintending school committee are conscious of the need of manual arts for all boys and domestic science for all girls at the secondary level. Aside from financial aspects, some reorganization beyond the fifth grade may be necessary to provide room for the re- establishment of these courses, which will be so beneficial to all pupils in Douglas.


Increased state aid to education has now become a reality, to the extent that the citizens of the Commonwealth generally are becoming increasingly aware of the inadequacies in our educational system. However, until such time as there is a clarification of this new legislation and a strengthening of the same by possible amend- ments to the statute, or a more adequate bill, it seems unwise to ex- pand our present school program beyond the limits of the ability of the local community to appropriate necessary funds to finance our schools. In 1949, state aid for schools will be about 17% of the cost of the schools.


Douglas, like communities all over the country, will begin this year to feel the effects of increased enrollment in the elementary grades. This will create several administrative problems, and un- doubtedly will increase the cost of transportation and instruciton.


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Three positions were filled this past year. We were fortunate to secure experienced, well trained teachers. Mrs. Thelma Roberts Tucker, a graduate of Lowell State Teachers' College, was employed to replace Mrs. Daisy Sweet at the Douglas Town School after her re- tirement. Mr. Norman Duprey, a graduate of Becker College and Boston University, was employed as head of the commercial depart- ment and guidance director of Douglas Memorial High School, to succeed Mrs. Morris, who resigned her position to go to the west coast. Miss Barbara Griffiths, a graduate of Colby, was engaged to succeed to the position made vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Mabel Holmes. These people are all meeting the challenge of their new positions and doing commendable work.


The work of the special departments-handwriting, music, public health, art, is commendable. I refer you to the respective reports.


In closing, I wish to thank the school committee and department personnel for the fine spirit of cooperation which has been shown throughout the year. It is only with such help on the part of my associates that results can be shown in our efforts to meet the needs of the school children of Douglas. Let me express my appreciation.


HARRY Y. HILYARD, Superintendent of School


Age-Grade Table BOYS-OCTOBER 1, 1948


Age


5


6


7


8


9 10


11


12 13


14 15


16


17


18 19


20


21


Total


Grade


1


9


24


2


.


. .


2


4


16


2


22


3


6


9


9


1


25


4


13


2


4


1


20


5


2


14


6


1


23


6


1


6


11


4


1


1


19


8


24


9


7


6


3


16


10


2


9


3


14


11


3


4


2


1


10


12


2


8


1


11


Total


9


28


24


24


14


25


20


13


27


15


20


10


11


2


242


GIRLS-OCTOBER 1, 1948


Age


5


6


7


8


9 10


11 12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20


21


Total


Grade


1


2


15


1


18


2


8


11


19


3


8


8


2


1


19


4


7


7


1


15


5


7


8


2


1


18


6


7


10


4


7


10


13


3


26


8


5


9


4


18


9


6


11


1


18


10


6


14


1


21


11


3


8


4


15


12


3


6


1


10


Total


2


23


20


15


16


16


23 22


19


21


17


13


10


1


218


.


.


.


23


7


2


7


7


2


1


13


4


5


1


.


.


.


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21


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Attendance for the School Year Ending June, 1948


SCHOOL


TEACHERS


No. of Pupils


5-7 Years


7-14 Years


14-16 Years


Over 16 Years


Average


Membership


Average


Attendance


Per Cent


Attendance


Number of


Tardiness


Number of


Dismissals


High


Ralph E. Dudley .


. .


Seniors


Frances DiNatale


Juniors


Tabea Sweinberger


Sophomores


Mabel Holmes


§ Paul E. Simpson


Myra H. Jillson


Grade 8


Elsa P. Hayes


26


20


6


25.94


23.19


94.83


46


10


Grade 7


Elinor Dunleavy


26


24


2


25.53


24.36


95.42


33


3


Grade 7-8


Roberta Wagner


25


20


4


1


24.55


22.87


93.15


23


18


Grammar 6


Edith Marsh


39


39


37.18


36.02


96.87


16


11


Grammar 5


Mary Joy


35


35


34.95


33.54


95.97


20


7


Grammar 4


Theresa Kachan


37


37


36.00


33.00


90.98


23


0


Grammar 3


Maria C. Buxton


37


37


35.23


33.94


96.30


3


3


Grammar 2


Mae Dermody


25


11


14


23.58


22.59


95.80


21


2


Grammar 1


Mollie Kelly


26


24


2


25.25


23.75


93.53


3


0


Grammar 1-2


Alice Samborski


21


12


9


20.44


19.00


92.95


4


7


Doug. Cen. 1-2-3


Daisy Sweet


28


8


20


24.23


22.65


93.49


2


2


Doug. Cen. 4-5-6


Edith Dixson


25


24


24.63


23.69


96.14


3


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§ Clarence W. Holmes


125


10


61 54 115.68 110.54


95.56


202


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Beatrice Morris


Freshmen


List of Teachers, January, 1949


NAME


SCHOOL


HOME ADDRESS


GRADUATE OF


When Appointed in Town


Ralph E. Dudley


High


Douglas


Worc. Polytechnic Inst.


Boston University


Harvard-M.I.T.


Tabea Sweinberger


High


Holyoke


Mt. Holyoke College


1932


Paul E. Simpson


High


Worcester


Clark University


1947


Barbara Griffiths


High


Beverly


Colby College


1948


Norman Duprey


High


North Grafton


Boston University


1948


Elsa P. Hayes


Grade


8


Uxbridge


Salem Teachers' College


1946


Elinor Dunleavy


Grade


7


East Douglas


Boston University


1932


Roberta Wagner


Grade


7-8


Douglas


Worcester Normal


1942


Mary Joy


Elementary


5


East Douglas


Bridgewater S. T. C.


1944


Theresa Kachan


Elementary


4


Northboro


Worcester Normal


1916


Mae Dermody


Elementary


2


East Douglas


Worcester Normal


1944


Alice Samborski


Elementary


1-2


East Douglas


Tufts College


1939


Mollie Kelly


Elementary


1


East Douglas


Douglas High School


1908


Edith Dixson


Doug. Cen.


4-5-6


Douglas


Worcester Normal


1942


Thelma R. Tucker


Doug. Cen.


1-2-3


Lowell


Lowell Teachers' College


1948


Helen Ryan


Music Supervisor


Uxbridge


N. E. Conservatory


1946


Clarice Lunt


Art Supervisor


Uxbridge


Mass. School of Art


1948


Frank O. Dodge


Band Instructor


East Douglas


1931


W. L. Rinehart


Writing Supervisor


Weston


University of Pittsburgh


1933


Dudley


Worcester Normal


1928


Maria C. Buxton


Elmentary


3


Douglas


E. Naz. Col. & Bos. Univ.


1944


Edith Marsh


Elementary


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ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT


STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE DOUGLAS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1948


Number of students


116


Number of graduates


23


Honor students


Barbara Fontaine


Dorothy Curtis


Arlene Soule


Ann Michna


Nancy Fisher


William Carter


Certificates Awarded 2


Nancy Fisher-D.A.R. Award


Barbara Fontaine-Washington and Franklin Award


Becker Award


1


Nancy Fisher


Number attending college


5


Program of studies


Classical


Commercial


General


Number in each curriculum


Classical


38


General


38


Commercial


37


Number in each class


Seniors


21


Juniors


25


Sophomores


36


Freshmen


31


"O" Period Activities


Hunting and Fishing


boys


50


Music Appreciation


boys and girls


20


Handicraft


girls


20


Dramatic Club


boys and girls


60


Vocational Guidance


Mr. Duprey


History Award for Grades 7 an 8


Bruce Hilyard


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REPORT OF TEACHER OF BRASS AND WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS


East Douglas, Mass. January 3, 1949


Mr. Harry Y. Hilyard Superintendent of Schools


East Douglas, Massachusetts


Dear Mr. Hilyard:


I herewith submit my eighteenth annual report of the pupils studying musical instruments in the public schools of Douglas.


There are six on Clarinet, five on Saxophones, ten on Trumpets, five on Trombone, one on Baritone, nineteen on Tonettes, twenty on Flute Horn.


I wish to thank you, the teachers and the supervisor of music for the interest they have shown.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK O. DODGE, Teacher of wind and percussion instruments


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REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC


Uxbridge, Mass. January 7, 1949


Mr. Harry Hilyard Superintendent of Schools Douglas, Massachusetts


My dear Mr. Hilyard:


Please accept the following brief report concerning the music in the Douglas Public Schools. The main objective in the grades is to instill a love for and desire to sing good music.


All grades are reading notes from books very satisfactorily with the exception of grade one where note reading is being taught from the blackboard; rote songs are a source of joy for the lower grades.


In grades five and six each week; a rote song and one by note is taught. The Junior High School glee clubs have worked satis- factorily doing folk tunes, college songs and Christmas music; to them I am sure music is a joy as shown by their enthusiasm and desire to attend the two classes per week which come under my supervision.


An orchestra has been formed at the High School with fourteen members participating.


There are classes in the Flute Horn, Tonette, as well as those in Trumpet, Clarinet, Trombone and Saxophone held each Friday morning at the grammar school. Mr. Dodge teaches these classes under my supervision.


I wish to thank the school committee, the teachers, and you, Mr. Hilyard, for the cooperation extended to me this year.


Respectfully submitted,


HELEN M. RYAN,


Supervisor of Music


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REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE


Mr. Harry Y .Hilyard


Superintendent of Schools


Douglas, Massachusetts


My Dear Mr. Hilyard:


I herewith submit my tenth annual report as school nurse in the Town of Douglas.


The physical examinations in the schools were done by Dr. B. H. Spooner, with some parents present.


Notices were sent to parents inviting them to be present, but very few came. We are still hopeful that parents will see the im- portance of this examination and make an effort to be present when their children are being examined.


A stripped to the waist exam is done with shoes and stockings removed. The following were the defects found in 460 students.


Throat


46


Heart


21


Nose


1


Nutrition


20


Glands


9


Feet and Spine


26


Skin


31


Posture


38


Teeth


122


Speech


6


Chest


11


Torticollis


1


Nervous system


2


One hundred and fifty-seven notices were mailed to parents notifying them of the defects found.


Most parents are interested in correcting these defects.


Last April the local Salvation Army Committee purchased the Massachusetts Vision Test and presented it to the school depart-


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ment. We are most grateful to have this as a part of our health equipment. The Vision test has been given in the elementary grades ,with the high school still to be done.


Forty-one failed to pass the Vision test-some of these children are wearing glasses.


Appointments were made for 20 children to go to specialists dur- ing the year.


The Crippled Children Clinic is still most helpful in obtaining corrections for the crippled child. There are 14 listed crippled chil- dren in this town now. All but one is under treatment, either private- ly or through the State Department.


Home Nursing is taught by the nurse, and in a part of the curri- culem, it being taught once a week for one hour. Red Cross Home Nursing Certificates were awarded to eleven girls in June.


Dental Clinic April-June


A school dental clinic was organized in April, with Dr. Bernard Walkowiak in charge.


The local Salvation Army committee sponsored this clinic. Dr. Walkowiak examined the teeth of the children in the first four grades.


Parents were notified of the defects found and encouraged to go to their own family dentist. The clinic operated only for those children who do not go regularly to their own dentist.


The clinic is held at Dr. Walkowiak's office every Wednesday A. M. from 9-12. Fifty-two children attended. Six of these had all their work completed. Forty-six had more work to be done when school closed in June.


October-December


In October the dental clinic was again resumed. The procedure was to work with the first and second grades only. Dental Authori- ties now feel that the very last way to reduce dental decay is by the use of the "flouride" treatment. The initial step is to clean the teeth- followed by three consecutive flouride treatments. Fifty-six chil- dren have had the foregoing done. At the conclusion of the treat- ment, notices will be sent to parents, notifying them of any further dental attention necessary.


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TOWN OF DOUGLAS


Milk Program


November 8th the milk program was resumed.


The Whiting Milk company furnishes milk to all three buildings. An average of 225 bottles of milk is being consumed daily.


The speech clinic is not operating this year due to lack of personnel in the State Dept. of Public Health. Several children would be attending this clinic; as past results have proven its worth.


Five children have been referred to child guidance clinic.


Home Visiting is still the most effective means of obtaining a 100% physically fit child. Absentees are checked and parents en- couraged to have defects corrected.


The full report on communicable disease and immunization, as well as the pre-school examination may be found in the Board of Health Nurse's Report, to which I refer you.


For professional improvement the nurse attended a 15 week evening course at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.


School Health counseling is one of my objectives this coming year.


I am most grateful to Mr. Hilyard, the school committee, Dr. Spooner, Dr. Walkowiak, Mr. Schuster, Miss Sweinberger, the Sal- vation Army Committee, and the parents and teachers for their cooperation.


Respectfully submitted,


(Mrs.) MABEL A. BROWN, R.N. School Nurse


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ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT


REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF WRITING


December 28, 1948


Mr. Harry Y. Hilyard Superintendent of Schools Douglas, Massachusetts


My Dear Mr. Hilyard:


I am pleased to submit the following report of the operation of the Handwriting program in the Douglas schools for the school year of 1947-48.


In the initial handwriting tests administered in November, 1933, 2.9% of your elementary school pupils received a grade of "A" (Excellent) ; 24.5% received a grade of "B" (Good); and 72.4% were graded less than "B". In the June tests administered in 1948, 79.6% of your elementary school pupils received a grade of "A" (Excellent) ; 13.6% received a grade of "B" (Good); and 6.6% were graded less than "B". In November tests administered in 1933 to your High School pupils, only 4% of the students score "A" (Excellent) ; 45% received "B" (Good); and 51% were graded less than "B". In the June tests administered in 1948, 83% of the papers were satisfactory. Handwriting Certificates were awarded to 79% of your elementary school pupils and 87% of your High School graduates.


During the last year we graded approximately 3250 formal and 9750 informal samples of handwriting for the elementary school children and 900 formal and 1800 informal handwriting samples for the High School pupils.




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