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SCALES, MEASURES, ETC., SEALED
Adjusted Sealed Condemned
Platform scales, over 5,000 pounds
4
7
1
Platform scales, under 5,000 pounds
53
91
8
Computing scales
31
71
4
Counter scales
5
47
4
Spring scales
16
75
4
Slot personal weighing scales.
13
2
Beam scales
13
30
4
Weights
32
524
32
Prescription scales
8
1
Wet measures
182
24
Automatic pumps
9
24
2
Yard sticks
....
86
14
Office call for sealing
210
Outside calls for sealing
265
Unpaid fees
$3.25
Paid for stamps, etc.
$2.14
Paid to Town Treasurer George A. Barry
$113.39
Sealing fees
$118.78
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Thanking the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the public for the assistance given me during my term as Sealer of Weights and Measures, I am,
Respectfully, DANIEL M. O'BRIEN, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF WIRES
January 1, 1924.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I would respectfully submit the following report of the Wire Inspection Department for the year 1923, the ninth year of the service.
In considering the work of the department for the past year, the number of certificates granted does not represent the volume of work done, as very much of the inside wiring was in the line of additions and reconstruc- tion, and large installations where the supervision re- quired was much more than in the case of ordinary house wiring.
The large number of electric ranges and heavy appli- ances in addition to new motor installations have largely increased the output of the Milford Electric Light & Power Co. The company has installed nearly double the capacity of transformers at its sub-station and the new equipment is well loaded already. Extensive changes have also been made in the high-tension lines and switch- ing equipment that will greatly help in securing continu- ous and reliable service.
The New England Telehone & Telegraph Co. has en- joyed a healthy and rapid growth of business and is ex- tending the territory served by cable instead of open wire with great improvement in the appearance in the streets and safer, more reliable service.
The policy of using two or three party joint poles wherever possible, is being continued and extended by all the public service companies, which also adds to the good appearance of the town. The general condition of poles,
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wires and line structures is very good throughout the town.
A new issue of the "National Electrical Code" has just been distributed and will be put in force very soon. It contains some provisions that will improve methods of construction, particularly from a standpoint of personal safety. It will also add very considerably to the time and care required on the part of the inspector.
The work in immediate prospect will doubtless make the volume of house wiring for the coming year far in excess of the average.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED. M. DANIELS, Inspector of Wires.
REPORT OF TOWN SOLICITOR
January 4, 1924.
To the Citizens of the Town of Milford :-
During the past year many general matters concerning Town Government have been handled by this department.
The petitions of the Home National Bank and also of the Milford National Bank for revision of taxes assessed in the year 1921 and 1922 have been settled under the provisions of Section 4 of Chapter 487 of the Acts of 1923, payment of the same being made by the Com- monwealth.
The petition of the Home National Bank for revision of the taxes assessed for the year 1920 was not within the provisions of said act. However, an agreement for the settlement of this case on the same basis i.e., a rebate of one-third of the tax assessed without costs or interest has been effected and to carry out this settlement it will be necessary for the town to appropriate the sum of two thousand two hundred ninety-six and 66/100 dollars at the annual meeting.
An action brought by the Commonwealth for care of a party at the Lakeville Sanitorium, said party having a Milford settlement, has been settled by payment made by the parties directly interested and without expense to the town.
The petition by Birch and others to restrain the town from carrying out the vote in connection with an appro- priation in favor of the American Legion is still pending, the temporary injunction obtained therein being in force in the meantime.
Suit has been brought by Florence Adams for injuries alleged to have been received by reason of a defective sidewalk.
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Troublesome questions have arisen over surface drain- age, but it would appear that such a condition must con- tinue until such time as the town feels justified in estab- lishing a complete system of drainage for surface waters.
I sincerely thank all boards and town officers for the aid, courtesy and consideration extended to this depart- ment.
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER F. WILLIAMS, Town Solicitor.
AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Voters:
GENTLEMEN-I have examined the Vouchers and War- rants drawn by the different departments of our town government and have found them correct.
I suggest, again, that each department in making up its annual report, report a list of town property in its possession.
Thanks are extended to all officers with whom I came in contact, for the many courtesies shown.
Very truly, WILLIAM P. CLARKE, Auditor.
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ANNUAL
SCHOOL REPORT
MILFORD, MASS.
SCHOOL YEAR 1922-1923
FISCAL YEAR 1923
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School Calendar
Term.
School.
Begins.
Length of Term.
Closes.
Length of Vacation.
Winter
High
Jan. 2, 1924
8 weeks
Feb. 21, 1924
1 week
Grades
Jan. 7, 1924
7 weeks
Feb. 21, 1924
1 week
Spring
All
Mar. 3, 1924
8 weeks
Apr. 25, 1924
1 week
Summer
High
May 5, 1924
8 weeks
June 27, 1924
9 weeks
Grades
May 5, 1924
7 weeks
June 20, 1924
10 weeks
Fall
All
Sept. 2, 1924
16 weeks
Dec. 19, 1924
1 week High school
2 weeks grades
Holidays : Lincoln's Birthday, February 12, exercises in the schools; Washington's Birthday, February 22, exercises in the schools, Thursday, February 21; Good Friday, April 18; Patriot's Day, April 19 (Saturday), exercises in the schools, Friday, April 18; Memorial Day, May 30, exer- cises in the schools, Thursday, May 29; Labor Day, September 1, the last day of the summer vaca- tion ; Columbus Day, October 12, exercises in the schools, Friday, October 10; Thanksgiving Day and the day following, November 27 and 28, exercises in the schools, Wednesday, November 26.
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School Committee
PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION
Member of
Tele-
Name.
Committes on.
Office.
Tele- phone.
Residence.
Term phone. expires.
George E. Stacy (Ch.)
Care of Buildings
76 School
976-M
1925
Alfred B. Cenedella, Esq. Finance
Green Blk.
1070
45 Bancroft Ave.
782-W
1925
Teachers and Salaries
John V. Gallagher, M.D. Care of Buildings
64 Main
127-W 9 State
127-Y
1926
Books and Supplies
Herbert W. Shaw, D.D.S. Rules and Regulations 211 Main
43-M 78 Purchase
88
1926
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John C. Lynch, Esq.
Rules and Regulations Green Blk.
97-M
305 Main
207
1924
Books and Supplies
Finance
Collins Blk. 95
Parker Hill Ave.
498-M
1924
Teachers and Salaries
311
SUB-COMMITTEES
Rules and Regulations. Mr. Lynch, Dr. Shaw
Finance ..
Mr. Swift, Mr. Cenedella
Care of Buildings ... Mr. Stacy, Dr. Gallagher
Books and Supplies ... Dr. Gallagher, Mr. Lynch
Teachers and Salaries .. .........
.. Mr. Swift, Mr. Cenedella, Dr. Shaw
John E. Swift, Esq.
Teachers and Salaries
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SUPERINTENDENT, SECRETARY, DIRECTOR OF THE CONTINUATION SCHOOL. ALMORIN O. CASWELL.
The superintendent is a member of each sub-committee ex-officio.
Superintendent's office-George E. Stacy School. Tele- phone 505. Office hours from 8 to 9 A. M. and 4 to 5.30 P. M., Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Thursday evenings, 7.30 to 8.30.
Residence, 89 Congress street. Telephone 646.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The regular meetings of the committee are held on the first Friday of each month in the committee room at the George E. Stacy School.
SCHOOL PHYSICIANS
JOHN M. FRENCH, M. D.,
Office and residence, 2 South Main street. Tel. 38.
JOHN V. GALLAGHER, M. D.,
Office, 64 Main street. Telephone 127-W.
Residence, 9 State street. Telephone 127-Y.
SCHOOL NURSE
MRS. MARY E. NAUGHTON, R. N.
Office, Geo. E. Stacy School. Telephone 505.
Residence, 31 Forest street, Milford, Mass. DENTAL CLINIC (Operated by the Board of Health)
Office, Room 11, 224 Main St.
CLINICIANS
WILLIAM J. CLANCY, D. M. D.,
Residence, 145 West street. Telephone 415-W
FRANCIS X. KELLEY, D. D. S.,
Residence, 18 Cherry street. Telephone 78-R
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS
RAPHAEL MARINO, Office, 144 Main street. Residence, 27 Court street. Telephone 804 M.
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ALMORIN O. CASWELL, Office, George E. Stacy School. Telephone 505. Residence, 89 Congress street. Telephone 646.
TUITION RATES
High School, $2.00 per week, Grades $1.40 per week, pay- able four weeks in advance.
SCHOOL SESSIONS
High School-8 A. M. to 1 P. M.
George E. Stacy School :
High School Section-8 A. M. to 1 P. M.
Grammar School Section-8.45 to 11.45 A. M., and 1.20 to 3.50 P. M.
Town Grade Schools-8.45 to 11.45 A. M., and 1.30 to 3.30 P. M.
Spruce Street, Grade I (Double Platoon). Morning session 8.30 to 11.45 A. M.
Afternoon session, 12.45 to 4 P. M.
Country Schools-9 to 12 A. M., 1 to 3 P. M.
Evening Schools-7.15 to 9. 15 P. M.
Continuation Schools-8 to 12 A. M., 1.15 to 5.15 P. M.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL
3 repeated four times on the fire alarm.
At 7.30 A. M .- No morning session for all schools, includ- ing the High School.
At 7.45 A. M .- No morning session below the High and Stacy Schools.
At 8.00 A. M .- No morning session for grades below the fifth.
At 12.30 P. M .- No afternoon session for all grades.
Between 12.45 and 1.00 P. M .- No session for grades be- low the fifth.
At 6.30 P. M .- No session of the evening school.
When the no-school signal is sounded in the morn- ing and not repeated in the afternoon, there will be an afternoon session.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
The following report of the Superintendent of Schools has been adopted by the School Committee as the report to the town, of the condition and needs of the schools. We earnestly desire our citizens to ac- quaint themselves with the situation, go to the annual town meeting and pave the way for success for our schools.
"'Tis education forms the common mind, Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined."
We ask for the sums indicated in the following budget, viz .:-
BUDGET FOR 1924
Salaries of Teachers .$109,515.00
Fuel
8,200.00
Supplies
8,500.00
Care
8,400.00
Supervision :-
Supt. of Schools. $3,000.00
Clerk
780.00
Attendance officer .... 700.00
4,480.00
Incidentals
3,500.00
Insurance
453.60
Health :-
School physicians .... $1,000.00
School nurse. 1,400.00
Incidentals 100.00
2,500.00
Repairs
7,500.00
Transportation
3,200.00
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Carriage hire
1,200.00
Evening school.
800.00
Continuation school.
3,500.00
Unpaid Bills
$161,748.60
2,754.11
$164,502.71
GEORGE E. STACY, For the Committee.
SECRETARY'S REPORT
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$150,115.92
Special town meeting
2,000.00
Smith Hughes reimbursement .. 116.43
$152,232.35
EXPENDITURES
Teachers' salaries
$105,082.70
Fuel
8,144.20
Supplies 6,351.30
Janitors' salaries
8,031.19
Incidentals
3,343.05
Supervision :-
Supt. of Schools. $2,893.20
Attendance officer ....
674.64
Clerk 332.41
3,900.25
Health :
Medical inspection ... $1,000.00
School nurse. 1,400.00
Supplies 47.87
2,447.87
Repairs
6,586.72
Transportation
2,977.98
Carriage hire
1,192,26
Evening school.
576.00
Continuation school.
3,164.93
Dental clinic.
426.66
Balance
7.24
$152,232.3.
UNPAID BILLS, 1923 ACCOUNT
J. L. Hammett Co. $150.80 Newson & Co. 33.60
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174
F. J. Jameson 19.50
Andrews Paper Co 105.00
Remington Typewriter Co. 140.00
Royal Typewriter Co. 175.00
L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co .. 140.00
Underwood Typewriter Co
276.30
J. E. Higgiston 20.75
Daily News Co
11.10
E. F. Lilley
2.00
Avery & Woodbury Co
6.00
E. E. Babb & Co.
890.35
Macmillan Co
52.18
F. M. Ambrose & Co.
102.30
American Book Co.
149.10
Milton Bradley Co.
296.88
Sherman's Laundry
3.01
Ryan & Buker
98.48
Waters & Hynes.
52.71
Johnson Service Co
18.37
C. L. Barnard.
8.50
W. S. Marden.
2.18
$2,754.11
TOWN TREASURER'S RECEIPTS ON ACCOUNT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
State School fund.
$15,490.00
Tuition fees.
4,402.45
State reimbursement on acct.
Continuation School.
1,486.04
Miscellaneous
160.71
Total.
$21,539.20
SUMMARY
Expenditures, 1923 account.
$152,225.11
Unpaid bills, 1923.
2,754.11
Total costs of schools, 1923
$154,979.22
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Town treasurer's receipts on ac- count of schools. $21,539.20
Smith-Hughes fund 116.43
21,655.63
Net cost of the schools to the
$133,323.59 taxpayers, 1923
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES, 1923 ACCOUNT Fuel :-
Barney Coal Company $1,455.95
B. Vitalini. 2,388.48
H. M. Curtiss Coal Company 2,832.52
Milford Coal Company.
269.51
Whitney & Kemmerer ..
524.34
Boston & Albany R. R. Co.
461.47
Louisa Lake Ice Company.
160.75
J. F. Haskell 47.43
L. Marino
3.75
Total.
$8,144.20
Repairs :-
Avery & Woodbury $177.24
E. F. Lilley. 11.50
Waters & Hynes.
954.17
E. F. Hodgson Co.
797.73
Eldredge & Sons
271.56
E. F. Porter
526.35
J. F. Damon.
18.90
W. P. Jones Electric Co. 125.30
Clark Ellis & Sons.
597.08
W. L. Power 631.05
American Seating Co. 42.31
J. S. Ranahan
164.90
N. L. Huff
2.00
Louis P. Pratt.
62.99
John E. Higgiston.
ยท 49.50
Peter Consigli
237.60
Frederick A. Gould,
311.79
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T. E. Morse Company 696.20
Milford Iron Foundry
11.70
Werber & Rose, Inc
63.45
T. F. Mahar 833.40
Total $6,586.72
Supplies :-
E. E. Babb & Co. $2,848.64
Modern School Supply Co. 37.50
Dowling School Supply Co.
452.93
Royal Typewriter Co.
3.24
Charles Scribner's Sons
1.12
H. R. Huntting Co 13.55
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co
246.36
J. L. Hammett Co. 174.05
Thomas Nelson & Sons
3.00
A. Storrs & Bement.
4.12
B. L. Makepeace, Inc.
3.61
Mittag & Volger.
45.00
The Macmillan Co.
10.55
Harcourt Brace Co.
2.67
Lyons & Carnahan
2.15
Remington Typewriter Co
146.03
National Survey Co
2.56
Boston Store
1.20
Standard Book Co., Inc.
1.45
Allyn & Bacon.
1.11
American Book Co
252.74
C. C. Birchard Co
37.37
Oliver Ditson Co.
45.08
Educational Music Bureau.
.86
Cahill's News Agency.
6.35
Adams, Cushing & Foster
64.57
Boni & Liveright, Inc.
1.89
Carter, Rice Co.
6.81
The Globe-Wernicke Co.
15.70
Houghton Mifflin Co
1.12
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
140.69
177
Milton Bradley Co.
631.72
H. S. Chadbourne Co.
79.48
Ginn & Co. 58.94
Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge
3.59
S. A. Eastman
1.00
Osborne Office Furniture Co.
82.00
Teachers College
9.16
World Book Co.
11.47
Shea Brothers
77.49
Mitchell Woodbury Co
2.83
W. S. Marden.
1.30
C. E. Cooney.
.74
F. M. Ambrose Co
53.46
Ryan & Buker
188.66
Crowell & DeWitt.
10.79
Emerson & Co.
.60
Harris & Gilpatric.
50.66
Hopkinson & Holden
11.25
David Farquhar. 462.80
A. N. Palmer Writing Co 24.50
Rand McNally Co
4.52
South End Grocery Co.
1.00
Windsor Pad & Paper Co.
9.32
Total $6,351.30
Incidentals :-
L. A. Recchiuto. $13.50
A. O. Caswell, sundries acct ...
73.07
James J. Mahar 25.00
W. O. Hartshorn.
16.25
Middlesex Co. House of Cor- rection
5.51
Boston Store.
11.45
Massachusetts State Prison
72.92
H. W. Carter Paper Co.
50.90
M. E. Naughton.
41.60
Dillon Brothers
35.00
F. & D. Co.
46.50
178
Alden Speare's Sons Co
76.35
James P. Dwyer, Jr 161.25
A. F. Foote, Com. of Public Safety 18.00
Peter Scartissie
7.50
William Foster.
14.00
Milford Furniture Co.
9.75
Reformatory for Women
26.92
City of Worcester, tuition
489.32
Ward's Express Co.
1.00
J. A. Rice Co.
58.34
H. M. Pyne.
10.00
Milford Daily News.
24.80
H. S. Chadbourne Co.
38.10
Louisa Lake Ice Co ..
.60
Mass. Child Labor Committee. ...
2.00
F. J. Jameson.
71.90
Fuller & Wilson Express Co ... ..
47.05
Charlescraft Press
7.75
Milford High School Athletic Association
200.00
C. H. Kimball.
26.50
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co
157.44
G. M. Billings
200.75
Avery & Woodbury Co.
18.75
Division of the Blind
17.84
Milford Electric Light & Power
Co.
377.41
Milford Gas Light Co.
212.88
Milford Water Co.
675.15
Total.
$3,343.05
Continuation School :-
Salaries $2,562.50
Supervision
106.80
Attendance officer 25.36
Clerical service.
11.99
Janitor service.
127.20
179
Milford Electric Light & Power
Co. 16.81
Milford Gas Light Co.
18.22
Milford Water Co
19.16
W. S. Marden
5.31
C. E. Cooney.
5.00
Shea Brothers
130.87
E. E. Babb & Co.
13.33
N. E. Insurance Exchange
.50
H. S. Chadbourne Co
14.22
Bruce Publishing Co
2.50
B. Vitalini
30.19
Crowell & DeWitt.
.62
Town of Framingham, tuition ..
52.08
Louisa Lake Ice Co.
3.47
Sherman's Laundry
9.69
M. R. Dunn
1.92
Library Bureau
7.19
Total $3,164.93
ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURES, 1923
TEACHERS'
5.26 FUEL
5.20 CARE
2. 24 INCIDENTALS 2.50 SUPERVISION
1.58 HEALTH
4.32REPAIRS
1.92 TRANSPORTATION
.75 CARRIAGE HIRE
0.36NIGHT SCHOOL
0.26 DENTAL CLINIC
2.03 CONTINUATION SCHOOL
67.88 SALARIES
5.70 SUPPLIES
Mary Elizabeth Gifford
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COMPARISON OF EXPENDITURES ON A PERCENT- AGE BASIS, 1922 AND 1923
1922
Increase
Decrease
Salaries
69.80%
1923 67.88%
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1.92%
Fuel
5.52
5.26
0.26
Supplies
5.70
5.70
......
Care
5.50
5.20
0.30
Incidentals
2.21
2.24
0.03%
Supervision
2.80
2.50
......
0.30
Health
1.60
1.58
......
0.02
Repairs
3.70
*4.32
*0.62
Transportation
2.10
1.92
......
0.18
Carriage hire
(Trans. teachers)
0.61
0.75
0.14
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Night school.
0.46
0.36
.....
0.10
...
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* Includes $2,000 appropriation for emergency repairs. It will be seen that the only increases were for repairs, explained above, three-hundredths of one per cent, for incidentals, and fourteen-hundredths of one per cent. for transportation of teachers.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
1922-1923
Jan. 1, 1924
Public schools
62
63
School buildings
20
20
Teachers employed :
High school
16
17
Elementary
64*
65*
Total
80*
82*
* Includes 2 special teachers.
NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN TOWN APRIL 1, 1923
Boys
1,574
Girls
1,476
Total 3,050
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE-1922-1923
Number enrolled, 7 to 14 years of age.
1,873
Total enrollment
2,808
Average membership
2,656
Average attendance
2,502
Per cent. of attendance.
94.2
CONTINUATION SCHOOL
School classrooms
2
Manual rooms
3
Teachers employed
2
ATTENDANCE-1922-1923
Number enrolled, Jan. 1, 1924:
Boys
66
Girls
88
Total
154
182
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183
Average membership:
Boys
55.56
Girls
67.3
Total 122.86
Average attendance:
Boys
50.52
Girls
65.9
Total 116.42
Per cent. of attendance:
Boys
90.9
Girls
97.9
Total 94.76
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Honorable School Committee of the Town of Milford:
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to present my thir- teenth annual report as superintendent of your schools, the forty-sixth of such reports in Milford.
THE SCHOOLS THE TOWN'S GREATEST ENTERPRISE
Milford's public schools are her greatest enterprise, her greatest investment. The success or failure of an entire school system is indicated in part by the work and results of the High school, to which all grade policies are, in large measure shaped, all grade efforts bent; in part by the quality of the young grade students' work, their interest in their work, their degree of robust health and mental quickening.
The fine showing made by the High school during the past year, both in the number of graduates who have gone on to a more liberal training, and the social, dramatic, and athletic interests within the school is all the more noteworthy, taking into account the crowded conditions under which the school has been conducted for two or three years.
Our teachers are interested in their work. The prin- cipals of the High and Stacy schools spent their sum- mer at Columbia Teachers' College. The teacher of the Boys' Continuation school took the course at Fitch- burg Normal School a summer ago, and the teacher of the Girls' Continuation school took the course at Fitch- burg the past summer.
Our teachers generally have shown a keen interest in their work and great patience under conditions of ex- treme overcrowding.
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Our continuation school is steadily improving, and, as shown by the number of new gray cards issued and the attendance at night school, juvenile illiteracy is being lessened.
VISIT THE SCHOOLS
It is not only a rare privilege but a high duty of you, the stockholders in this greatest municipal enterprise, to visit the plant often and by your presence encourage teachers and pupils alike. Moreover, doing so you will see for. yourselves the overload many teachers are carrying. You will see for yourselves how badly Milford needs more and better school buildings.
STATISTICS
Total enrollment 1921-1922.
2,738
Total enrollment 1922-1923 2,808
Increase 70
Grammar graduates, June, 1923.
164
Entered High School (of the above) 149
Survival
90.8%
(Last year, 88.6%)
Present enrollment of the freshman
class (not counting out-of-town pupils 145
Persistence 97.3%
(Next to the highest record-98.2% last year)
Entire freshman class entering High School in September
168
Still in High School at date 163
Persistence
97%
(Next to highest record-98.2% last year)
Enrollment of entire High School
Sept., 1923
Jan., 1924
Boys
Girls
Total
Boys
Girls
Total
Seniors
21
33
54
22
34
56
Juniors
39
34
73
34
32
66
Sophomores
53
64
117
52
64
116
Freshmen
84
84
168
82
81
163
Total
197
215
412
190
211
401
Persistence
97.3%
186
The High School enrollment presented in detail above shows :
Boys 190 or 47.38%
Girls 211 or 52.62%
The proportion of boys, while not quite up to the record showing of one year ago, is still unusual and indi- cates a high degree of virility in the personnel of the High School.
ATTENDANCE FORECASTS
High School :-
Present enrollment.
401
Loss by graduation next June
56
345
To enter from Stacy School
181
526
Less shrinkage, 10% 53
473
Present enrollment
401
Uses 3 rooms in Stacy School
Prospective increase
72
Will need at least 1 more room in Stacy School
Stacy School :-
Present enrollment 414
Loss by graduation next June
171
243
From seventh grades
271
504
Less shrinkage 10%
50
454
Needed in Stacy School
11 rooms
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Rooms available, 12 rooms less 4 for the High School= 8, net number available. Three more rooms will therefore be needed. Park :-
New VI grades 136
New V grades 72
5 rooms needed, 4 available 208
South :-
New VI grades 48
New V grades
117
New IV grades 38
218
5 rooms needed, 4 available
Claflin :-
New IV grades 84
New III grades 58
New II grades 72
New I grades 30
244
7 rooms needed, 6 available
Summary :-
Rooms needed at Stacy School for September. 3
Rooms needed at Park School for September 1
Rooms needed at South School for September 1
Rooms needed at Claflin School for September 1
Total 6
MORE SCHOOL ROOM NEEDED
Not only is the need of more school room clearly indi- cated in the forecasts of the preceding section, but for a number of years now the school children have been in- adequately housed. For the last two years the problem has only been handled at all by vastly over-crowding the
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school rooms that we had. As one year ago, in the High School there are home rooms in the library and two laboratories, and classes in the assembly hall, besides classes in three rooms in the Stacy School. Furthermore, the Stacy School, driven out of three of its own rooms, is using the sewing room and Portable No. 2. Again, as one year ago, there are many excessive teacher loads in the lower grades. The following are cited :-
School
Average Grade Membership Attendance
Average
Portable No. 1
V
45.1
42.66
Spruce Street
III
43.34
40.6
Park
V
45.
43.31
Park
V
45.
41.91
Plains
IV
45.
42.89
Plains
IV
44.
42.62
Claflin
III
46.
44.
South
V
45.65
43.2
Oliver
IV
45.
43.3
There can be but one result of such educational mal- practice-worn-out teachers, half-trained pupils, and excessive numbers found below grade.
DOUBLE PLATOON IN GRADE ONE
The Spruce Street School opened in September with a first grade of over fifty members. There was no extra room available ; so the problem was solved by dividing the grade into morning and afternoon platoons of three and one-fourth hours each. The morning division has been taught by Miss Eva M. Kennedy, while Miss Maude D. Frost has cared for the afternoon division. All during the fall both classes have had sessions of equal length, three and one-fourth hours, but during the winter they will be on an alternating schedule. The writer believes that this experiment has been an unqualified success and that it promises a solution of the problem of over-crowding in other first grades. Miss Kennedy and Miss Frost have submitted brief reports of their impressions of the suc-
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cess of the double platoon after four months' experience. Misses Kennedy and Frost both find that just as much can be accomplished in the one session of three and one- quarter hours as in the two sessions totaling four and three-quarters hours and to much greater advantage. More individual attention is possible without the inter- ference of discipline. The children are more fit mentally and physically and are more eager and interested.
HIGH SCHOOL
The annual report of the principal of the High School is a most interesting and significant document. The re- port follows, in substance :-
Of the 412 students enrolled in September 401 still re- main in school.
Sixty-three students were graduated last June. The addresses were given in a very creditable manner and re- ceived well-deserved applause. Miss Helena F. Swift, our Music Supervisor, had charge of the musical part of the program and the numbers were excellently rendered.
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