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Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. GREEN, Superintendent of Schools.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Receipts
Appropriation
Dog Tax
$48,500.00 455.12
$48,955.12
Expenditures
General Expense
747.87
Salaries, Teachers and Super- visors
26,441.96
Textbooks
869.43
Stationery, Supplies, etc.
1,065.34
Wages of Janitors
3,539.97
Fuel, coal and electricity
2,275.03
Repairs
1.299.15
Health
911.28
Transportation
8,833.75
New Equipment
1,041.89
Miscellaneous
1,929.23
Total
$48,954.90
Unexpended balance
.22
$48,955.12
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL APPROPRIATION
Appropriation $520.00
Tuition for boys attending
Boston Trade School
$359.93
Unexpended balance
160.07
$520.00
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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE TARKILN SCHOOL
To the Superintendent of Schools of Duxbury, Mr. George E. Green :
The work of the pupils in the first four grades at Tarkiln School for the year ending December 31, 1930, has been as follows :
In January 1930, after our Christmas vacation, we came back for work, with a desire to accomplish a great deal more than during the past year. The usual routine from day to day kept everyone busy and eager to complete our course by June.
The course was completed and eight were pro- moted from the fourth to the fifth grade, ten from the third to the fourth grade, six from the second to the third grade, twelve from the first to the second grade, and repeaters.
During this period we found time to prepare and present the Operetta, "A Get Acquainted Party", the proceeds from which we purchased a Victrola, records, and library books. In June we gave achievement tests. At the close of the school we were treated to a movie and ice cream at the High School auditorium. Our average percent of attendance from January 1930 to June 1930 was 89.14.
Program of the First and Second Grades
Opening Exercises Second Grade Phonics First Grade Arithmetic Second Grade Arithmetic Recess First Grade Reading Second Grade Reading 1st Divs.
Second Grade Reading 2nd Divs.
First and Second Grade Writing Intermission First and Second Grade Music Second Grade Spelling
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First Grade Phonics Recess First Grade Reading
Second Grade Reading
1st Divs. Second Grade Reading 2nd Divs.
Program of the Third and Fourth Grades
Opening Exercises Third Grade Arithmetic Fourth Grade Arithmetic Recess
Third Grade Oral Reading
Fourth Grade Oral Read- ing
Third Grade Spelling Fourth Grade Spelling Intermission Third Grade Language Fourth Grade Language
Every other day we have Penmanship in place of Language.
Third and Fourth Grade Music
Recess
Third Grade Geography
Fourth Grade Geography
Third Grade Silent Read- ing Fourth Grade Silent Read- ing
Every Friday we have a reading lesson in History.
These programs seem to me to be the best way of telling what we are doing every day.
The drawing supervisor comes every other Tues- day before morning recess; so our arithmetic that day is all written. The music supervisor comes every Thurs- day after our intermission, and thus does not conflict with our programs.
In September, 1930, we enrolled forty-two pupils.
Getting back from the summer vacation was pleas- ant but we had hard work to settle our minds on read- ing, arithmetic, and spelling. Clean buildings, clean grounds, and above all our new flag pole with the stars
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and stripes flying, helped a great deal toward keeping us contented.
Just before Thanksgiving we gave intelligent tests.
In December we gave the operetta, "In Quest of Santa Claus." The little newspapers, "Weekly Read- ers," have been a source of enjoyment to all.
During the year all pupils have been examined by school physician and nurse. Eyes and ears have also been tested.
Our supervisors' visits have been regular and their visits are always looked forward to with pleasure. At this time we want to thank them for their patience with us.
We filled Christmas stockings for the patients at the Newport Hospital. This was Junior Red Cross Work.
Our average percentage of attendance from Sep- tember 1930 to January 1931 was 95.
In submitting my third annual report I wish to express my appreciation to all who have helped during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
M. ABBIE BAKER, Principal.
REPORT OF PRINCIPAL OF VILLAGE SCHOOL
Mr. George E. Green,
Superintendent of Schools.
I herewith submit to you my third annual report :
Certain special skills and techniques are acquired in the Primary period. In our school we are putting strong emphasis upon the individual child, correcting
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his defects, leading him to develop according to his interest and capacity, and, at the same time, securing a mastery of the fundamentals of arithmetic, reading, and language.
Tests enable the teacher to put together pupils of similar achievement and native ability. Our children are given the Haggerty Intelligence Test in the fall. In February they are given the Stanford Achievement Test to help in classifying the children according to achievement.
Our school program includes a medical examina- tion of the child every year by the school physician and frequent inspections by the school nurse. The teacher co-operates with the home in establishing right habits of living. As the success of health instruction depends on what the child does rather than on what he recites, our health rules are put into immediate practice.
A test of the hearing of all the children in our school is made annually through the service provided by the Plymouth County Health Association, using an instrument called an audiometer.
Provision has been made by our Superintendent whereby the children may have hot chocolate milk served with their lunches. The lunch period is super- vised. In fact, everything possible is done to make the school environment healthful. We hope that our · health education is successful and that our pupils will show the result in terms of health. €
We recognize the fact that the child develops socially as well as mentally and physically. The pre- school child learns many of the simple social conven- tions. In the primary period other desirable social habits are developed. We try to have our school en- vironment resemble an ideal home environment. The influence of the teacher in these early grades is very great.
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Extra-curricula activities are being carried on much as usual. Our Junior Red Cross Organization is active. Our annual operetta has been presented and the Toy Symphony Orchestra is about to begin re- hearsals.
I wish to acknowledge the indebtedness of the pupils in my rooms to Mr. James Amory and to his mother, Mrs. Amory, who so kindly helped them to secure a Giant-Stride for their playground. The chil- dren have expressed their appreciation to these friends and I wish to add my thanks to theirs.
Parents are cordially received at all times at our school. We welcome any suggestions given in the right spirit and the opportunity to correct any misunder- standings.
Too much praise cannot be given to the school officials and to my companion teachers for the excel- lent results obtained by their efforts.
Credit must also be given to the taxpayers who are giving generously to the support of the schools. We ask for their friendly interest and their hearty co- operation as well as their continued financial aid. Let us unite to give to the children of Duxbury the best that education has to offer.
Respectfully submitted,
SARA E. PAULDING, Principal.
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Report of Music Supervisor
Music study in the public schools when adminis- tered by interested and skillful teachers may at least approach three important results: (1) a definite bene- ficial effect upon the physical, mental, and spiritual life of the individual pupil; (2) an excellent type of intellectual training; (3) a socializing force which is of great value. It is with these results in mind that every child is encouraged to take an active part in the periods which are given to music.
It is hoped that in the future ensemble instrumen- tal work will be encouraged in the Duxbury Schools. This will tend to stimulate greater interest on the part of all the children.
In the first three grades we have the three follow- ing aims: (1) to create in all children a better appre- ciation of good music; (2) to help them learn to carry a tune and to use their voices properly ; (3) to estab- lish for them in a simple degree the connection between song-singing and theory in music.
The intermediate grades study theory in a more advanced way, covering thoroughly such points as note and rest values, time signatures, notation, and scale tonality. A decided effort has been made to follow this program carefully, including the use of rote songs with which we correct tone and study ear training.
The Junior High School, where the pupils should be reading music fairly well, devoted two periods a week to music and reviewed during the first of the year enough theory to make a start reading and sing-
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ing more difficult music. Special attention is given to boys' voices.
In the High School one period a week is devoted to this work. Some unison songs are learned because boys especially enjoy this type of singing. Simple songs are studied in three and four parts, after which more difficult ones are used for study and are sung at gradu- ation.
With fine co-operation from the teachers the work in Duxbury has progressed in a very satisfactory way.
MAY B. McCLOSKY.
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Report of the Drawing Supervisor
To Mr. George E. Green, Superintendent of Schools.
Dear Sir:
Every day we discover that drawing is being used more than ever before to demonstrate, explain, or illus- trate in various trades or professions. Therefore, the student must have a sure means of expression that can be gained only with straight free-hand drawing, un- assisted by rulers, tracing paper, or measuring of spaces from point to point, for the worker who seeks short cuts and evasions steadily weakens his ability. The very large percentage of those who do worth-while work proves conclusively that the plan in practice gives the results sought.
Every year, of course, we lose some of our best workers, but their places are soon taken by others who are training all the time.
Recently we gave at Hanover, Massachusetts, a large window display of original decorative designs by the seventh and eighth grades to give outsiders an idea of what we are doing. The attention this exhibit attracted was encouraging, indeed.
The usual exhibit held at the High-School audi- torium last June gave evidence of what had been ac- complished for the year.
Everybody concerned has given all the necessary assistance to advance our work, and I thank each for his interest.
Respectfully submitted, SAMUEL WARNER.
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Report of School Nurse
To Mr. George E. Green, Superintendent of Schools.
My statistical report follows :
Visits to school sessions
798
Visits to homes of pupils
600
Children carried to eye specialists 2 Children carried to ear specialists 5 Children carried to lung specialists 4
Children carried to hospital
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1403
The six hundred visits to homes of children were instructive visits. The parents and guardians of the pupils have given fine co-operation. One small boy lived in very bad surroundings, both immoral and un- healthful. After a couple of visits, his mother con- sented to send him to a relative, where he is in better surroundings and attending school regularly in another town.
We suffered from an epidemic of German measles during the year, which did not cease until the school adjourned for its summer vacation. This caused a delay in the treatment of pupils by specialists out of town. We could not transport the children for fear of their breaking out with the disease. There were several that did not test up to normal after the re-test with the audiometer. These cases were taken to Bos- ton and treated by an ear specialist secured by Mr.
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Herbert Walker, who is trustee of the Chandler Ford fund, which paid for this treatment. They have all been looked over by the specialist and are all in good condition. One pupil has to make one more visit in January and this group will be finished.
We had all of the pupils examined again on No- vember 20th by the audiometer and there are some who did not test up to normal. This may have been caused by some outside noise or a little inattention on their part. However, we are to have a re-test by audio- meter on January 26th, and I trust they may make a better showing.
The eyes of pupils were tested and found to be, with very few exceptions, normal. The few who were not have been to an oculist and been re-tested and have glasses, and show improvement in their work.
Several were taken to the Plymouth County hos- pital for chest and lung examinations and received ad- vice from the specialists.
Our children are all free at the present time from tuberculosis. One primary pupil who had had pneu- monia and as a result had become weakened physically was sent to the summer camp at South Hanson. He was greatly benefited and is quite rugged now. Three others needed hospitalization which we were able to secure for them.
The members of the class in home hygiene and care of the sick all passed their tests and received from Washington their certificates before the summer vaca- tion.
There was some medical as well as material aid given to pupils and their families during the year.
I assisted the school physician in his examination of the pupils. He found them in good condition but recommended treatment of several cases of diseased tonsils.
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I wish to thank the parents and guardians of pu- pils for their co-operation, as well as Mr. Herbert Walker, The Red Cross, and the Duxbury Nurse Asso- ciation. I have also had splendid co-operation from all the teachers.
Respectfully submitted, ANNIE L. WILLIAMS, School Nurse.
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Graduating Exercises
The Duxbury High School June 16, 1930
PROGRAM
1. March-Zouave
Orchestra
2. Invocation Rev. Dudley R. Child
3. Song-Land of Hope and Glory School Chorus
4. Essay-A Trip up the Old Coast Harriet Bates
Road
5. Class History
Howard Butler Mabel Bennett
6. Song-Dawning
7. Class Motto Anna Walker, Donald Walker
8. Prophecy Elbert Little, Chester Lovering
9. Song-Whispering Hope Senior Class Sextett
10. Essay-History of Aviation Bowyer Osgood 11. Class Gifts Vincent Scholpp
12. Fair Maid of Perth Orchestra
13. Class Will
Alice Berriman
Mabel Bennett
14. Essay-Music
15. Songs-The Life Clock De Coppah Moon School Chorus
16. Presentation of Partridge Scholarship Trustee
17. Presentation of Diplomas
Supt. G. E. Green
18. Class Ode Class
19. Benediction
Rev. Dudley R. Child
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GRADUATES
Harriet Evangeline Bates Mabel June Bennett
Alice Carpenter Berriman Howard Dunbar Butler Ruth May Jones
Jeannette May King Elbert Freeman Little
Chester Bennett Lovering, Jr.
Doris Clayton MacNaught Mary Elizabeth Mosher Bowyer Brockenbrough Osgood
Vincent Stanley Scholpp Anna Belknap Walker Donald Delano Walker
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SAFETY REPORT By a Former Member of the Committee
Duxbury, Mass., January 31, 1931.
After a careful study of the dangers of highway traffic, my conclusion is that after personal care of drivers and pedestrians the next most important ele- ment is the clear view of approaching traffic at inter- sections and bad curves.
Here the public spirited cooperation of the land owners and the town can greatly reduce the danger of accidents.
Our Superintendent of Streets in the past cleared various bad corners by permission of the owners and since the report of the Committee of Saftey a year ago has made even more similar improvements.
Looking ahead it is important that with changes of ownership these and many other corners should be kept clear as a matter of record.
This can be accomplished in either of two ways: By including the area as a part of the highway or by a grant of a "right to "light and air" as has been done for years between private parties, giving a clear view across the corner but not preventing the maintenance of trees properly trimmed up nor giving the town or public any other rights on the premises.
I have examined several hundred such corners in towns and believe that the owners could, without dam- age to their property, and would public spiritedly make such grant in one of these two forms to the town.
I therefore ask the passage of these two motions:
"It is moved that the Selectmen procure the proper wording of a deed or release to secure a clear view of
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approaching traffic and pedestrians at the corners and bad curves of our roads."
"It is moved that the street department is author- ized to expend $200 from the Highway appropriation for the establishment of permanent rights to unob- structed view across corners and bad curves of our roads."
F. B. KNAPP.
INDEX
Accountant's Report
7
Assessors' Report
96
Balance Sheet
49
Balance Sheet, 1929
70
Births
76
Board of Health
110
Cemetery Trust Funds
51
Cemetery Trustees
121
Chief of Police
98
Deaths
74
Dog Licenses Issued
94
Duxbury Free Library, Librarian
116
Duxbury Free Library, Treasurer
119
Fire Chief
99
Forest Fire Warden
101
Governor's Committee
123
Juror's List
5
Marriages
72
Memorial Day Committee Report
105
Moth Superintendent's Report
104
Planning Board Report
107
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture, 1929
113
Public Welfare
97
Report of Committee on Playgrounds
115
Safety Report
160
School Department
129
Selectmen's Report
6
State Audit
62
Street Department
104
Town Clerk's Report
72
Town Dump
102
Town Forest Committee
103
Town Meetings
77
Town Officers
3
Treasurer's Report
95
Tree Warden's Report
103
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