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The plan calls for the use of surplus commodities sup- plemented with such other foods as are necessary to pro- vide a proper diet. The preparation is handled at present by the teacher, one adult, and such children as have free periods for work in the kitchen. This procedure is quite unsatisfactory, and we hope soon to have the approval of a W. P. A. project to handle the work. Ten cents is charged for the full meal. This pays for the extra food which must be bought. Any child who is unable to pay in money is allowed to exchange labor or unprepared food for his lunch.
To carry this program to the elementary schools it will be necessary to set up another kitchen, find capable help to carry on the work, and secure transportation of the hot food to the various schools. I have already received assurance of cooperation from both the Red Cross and the Parent-Teacher Association.
Following the custom established many years ago, the Sons of Union Veterans have seen that every school room was properly equipped with a clean American Flag. The American Legion has contributed similarly by supplying several flags to be used out of doors.
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The Senior Class of 1940 presented us with a Leica camera for use in the field of visual education and for making records in physical education examinations.
Our P. T. A. gave the children a very entertaining Christmas party and helped many times throughout the year by assisting in the several activities of the school. This organization also equipped the tennis courts with new nets.
During 1940 about $1,400 was expended for new equip- ment and repairs.
The kitchen at the high school, which is also used as a foods laboratory, was badly crowded with miscellaneous storage cupboards quite unsuited to the uses to which they were being put. These were discarded and a new complete unit was built into the room. Metal braces hold- ing the roof over a ventillating shaft became so corroded that there was danger of the roof blowing away. The iron braces were removed and were replaced by brass rods. Some flooring had to be added in the attic to pro- vide a storage space for the surplus commodities which are being used in our lunch program. Considerable time and money are spent each year in repairing and restoring the tennis courts to playing condition each season. Two new sewing machines were necessary for the increased work of the Home Economics Department. A cutter was added to the equipment of the printing department. Vari- ous other minor repairs or replacements were made.
The Point School had been in need of shingles for sev- eral years. The condition of the roof was such that it was unwise to let the matter go longer, so new asphalt shingles were put on during the Christmas holidays. A new door was hung in this school.
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At the Village School the corridor floor was so badly worn that cleaning became difficult. An asphalt floor covering was put down. Quite extensive repairs to the plumbing were also necessary. If we continue to use this building, new floors must be laid throughout.
The Tarkiln School required the least attention of any of the buildings. Poor lighting has been a problem of the north room of this building for many years. Various methods of overcoming this condition had been tried with little success. The latest attempts consisted of rewhitening the ceiling, lightening the color of the painted walls, and installing new and larger lighting fixtures. This building must be painted before the end of another year and a considerable amount of repairs to the windows will be necessary. Repairs made to the furnace a little over a year ago showed up weaknesses which could be overcome only temporarily. I fear that a new heating unit will be necessary within a very short time.
In conclusion, I wish especially to call attention to the fact that the yearly cost of educating a pupil in Duxbury Schools has been going steadily downward for the past ten or twelve years. This economy is sound only to that point where the efficiency of our schools is low- ered. We are dangerously near that point now. Already there is a trend toward higher prices for supplies. This increase will be felt in every branch of the School Depart- ment before the end of another year. The Adult Evening Classes, required by law, will start in January; several hundred dollars will be necessary for this work. In order to be safe our appropriation must increase.
We are fortunate, this year, in that the Hathaway fund is available for the use of the School Department. If an appropriation of $45,500.00 plus the Hathaway Fund
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and the Dog Tax can be secured, I feel that we can carry on the work of another year without curtailment.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. GREEN,
Superintendent.
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ENROLLMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
of School and Grades, December 31, 1940.
Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11
12 Specs. P.G. Ttl.
High
School
28 35 34 28 25 24
24
24
15
2 239
Village
25 12 28
73
Tarkiln
21 16 14 13
64
Point
29
29
Totals
50 41 34 41 28 35 34 28 25 24 24
24 15
2 405
Enrollment in the First Grade, December 31, each year since the opening of the new High School.
1927
39
1934
53
1928
36
1935
40
1929
38
1936
40
1930
34
1937
50
1931
35
1938
54
1932
32
1939
49
1933
54
1940
50
TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN DUXBURY SCHOOLS DECEMBER 31
1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
354
358 365
375
416
405
404
398
407
412
425
405
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Financial Statement
Receipts
Appropriation
$46,000.00
Dog Tax
562.47
$46,562.47
Expenditures
Teachers' Salaries
$27,882.49
Textbooks
915.59
Supplies
1,479.94
Janitors' Wages
4,092.91
Fuel, Lights, etc.
2,479.65
Repairs
958.21
Health
947.54
Transportation
5,578.00
New Equipment
444.13
Libraries
179.00
Miscellaneous
1,604.60
Total
$46,562.06
Unexpended balance
.41
$46,562.47
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Duxbury High School Cafeteria
Financial Report-January 1, 1940
Income
Expense
January, 1940
$245.69
$226.75
February
167.91
208.06
March
215.89
239.05
April
190.96
213.47
May
248.88
203.92
June
147.50
202.05
September
238.29
221.64
October
285.13
259.15
November
233.20
215.51
December
176.62
187.50
$2,150.07
$2,177.10
Balance : January 1, 1940 :
Bank
$106.63
Receipts
2,150.07
Total Income
$2,256.70
Balance: January 1, 1941 :
Bank
$79.60
Expenses
2,177.10
$2,256.70
Cash balance : January 1, 1941
$79.60
Inventory
40.00
Total Assets
$119.60
Outstanding bills
66.85
Net Assets $52.35
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Report of the Drawing Supervisor
To Mr. George E. Green Superintendent of Schools
Dear Sir :
Progressive work in drawing in all the grades continues as usual. With advanced work in semi-realistic design added this year as a new feature, interesting results are on the way. When all the work we have planned is finished and complete, we hope to have a long period each week devoted entirely to appreciation of the lives and work of the Great Masters in painting and sculpture. We aim to select the best and most representative masters of all schools of art, such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Botticelli, Raphael, Michael Angelo, Paul Veronese, Tintoretto, Titan, Velasquez, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyke, and Holbein. The lives and art and background of these great men will be recorded, discussed and questioned in full. Al- though our reproductions are rather small for the most effective demonstrations of such large and important work, we have plenty of reliable material to work with.
Our teachers are helpful and do everything possible to promote the work in hand, and they can be of great assist- ance in the Art Appreciation Courses.
Our usual exhibit held in the Auditorium of the High School during graduation represented all grades except the infant first.
For the assistance rendered, I am indeed grateful.
Sincerely yours,
SAMUEL WARNER,
Supervisor of Drawing
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Report of the Music Supervisor
The music program for this year shows very satisfact- ory results. Beginning with the primary grades, many songs have been taught by imitation. The children have learned to participate in a singing group, and to use the head voice correctly. Their musical experience has been enriched by rhythm plays and listening lessons, through the medium of the phonograph.
The song material for the third and fourth grades in- cludes rote and reading songs. An effort has been made to find out what new features of music study have come in- to the work which make music more appealing. The child- ren in the intermediate grades get pleasure and interest from studying the simple biographies of the composers of the music to which they listen. In connection with this they have made illustrated booklets. The fifth and sixth grades have achieved some fine results in music reading, and have learned many beautiful songs, showing lovely tune and fine expression.
The Junior High School acquired splendid proficiency in choral music. Great interest was shown by these stu- dents, with especially fine effort and enthusiasm on the part of the boys. The operetta, given by the High School in the spring, brought out much unexpected talent.
In viewing these results and noting that the children returned in September with a real love for their music, I feel there was successful progress made in the music program in 1940.
Respectfully submitted,
MAY B. McCLOSKY,
Supervisor of Music.
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Report of Supervisor of Physical Education
To Mr. George E. Green Superintendent of Schools
I submit herewith the sixth annual report of the Depart- ment of Physical Education.
In September, Dr. King and Miss Williams conducted the physical examinations, and I, aided by the student leaders, conducted the physical fitness tests. The physical fitness tests were repeated at the end of the year to show the effectiveness of the program.
A comparison of the records shows a gain of approxi- mately 14% in strength during the year. The physical examination records were the best ever, showing not a single case of heart weakness nor tendency toward hernia in the primary or high school. This remarkable record is due largely to the careful examination and guidance of Dr. King and Miss Williams, who prescribe or forbid ex- ercises for each case. The result is that these cases grad- ually improve and soon are able to take part in all of the activities.
Class activities include the following : baseball, basket- ball, tag football, field hockey, volleyball, calisthenics, marching, tumbling, dancing, gym hockey, coasting; and discussions on posture, first aid, and health. In addition, we have done considerable skating on the rink built for that purpose by the W. P. A.
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The Leaders' Corps is still functioning very efficiently. The members take turns in officiating games in their own classes, supervising and acting as judges in lower grade groups, and being responsible for lockers, towels, showers, and equipment.
The Student Council recently organized a new club called the Order of the Golden Key. Its avowed purpose is to do any and all things which will benefit Duxbury High School. This club is now supervising the recess periods and is planning to organize a lost and found department and to help in supervising the cafeteria. It is composed at present of a central group of four elected by the faculty and the council. This group has the power to appoint lieu- tenants and second lieutenants to help with the tasks they take upon themselves. As these lieutenants perform faith- ful service, they may in turn be appointed to the central group. It is expected that this club with its method of advancement on merit will greatly improve our school spirit and student responsibility.
The primary school program consists of outdoor active games, indoor games, calisthenics, posture tests, march- ing, stunts, and dancing. In the spring we had softball games between Tarkiln and the Village School and took all of the schools on picnics. The primary teachers were very cooperative in planning, supervising, and financing the picnic and in keeping records of class and individual accomplishment.
Last year the basketball teams were quite successful. The girls and boys both came in second in the South Shore League. The schedule was extended to include Avon and Thayer Academy and several practice games with other league members. This fall we have played more practice games, and, in addition to Avon and Thayer Academy, have added Randolph to the schedule. Mr. Macomber has
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assisted by taking charge of transportation, advertising, and the hiring of referees; and the other teachers have been very generous in donating their cars for trips to the practice games.
The Junior High team did not fare so well last year. Mr. Girardin, the coach, was ill for several weeks, so their schedule had to be discontinued. This year we are trying to work their practices and games in with the high school and it appears to be working fairly well.
This department has taken on the work of coaching baseball and the teaching of two academic subjects dur- ing the past year. The first of these is a course in Highway Safety, which is planned by the Registry of Motor Vehicles and is designed to acquaint the prospective driver with the automobile and the problems of driving. Those re- ceiving a passing mark are not required to take the oral examination when applying for a license. All but one of the recent class of twenty-four passed the final test issued by the Massachusetts Safety Council. The other course is a class in "Orientation" (Personal Adjustment and Voca- tional Guidance) for sophomores and juniors of the non- college group. We study the qualifications necessary for different occupations and each class member is expected to analyze himself and to make first and second choices for a life work. Then he studies the requirements such as health, personality, character, and training needed for this work and makes every effort to improve in these qualities.
The biggest problem in our Physical Education Pro- gram is that of "gym" uniforms, lockers, and showers. All class members are expected to wear a uniform of some sort, but many of them do not as there is no definite rule insisting upon it. We do not have lockers, because when the school was constructed, no space was provided for
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them. We have constructed batteries of pigeon holes to keep uniforms and shoes in ; but in spite of this, equipment occasionally becomes lost or misplaced, because there are no individual locks for the pigeon holes. We could straighten out this problem however, if everyone had a definite single-piece type of uniform and had the number of his pigeon hole stamped on it. This would also make it possible to check and make sure that those without uni- forms were not borrowing others. We would have no trouble with showers if everyone had uniforms, but as it is now those with school clothes do not have time to change and take showers, too. I sincerely hope that we will be able to correct this situation during the coming year by decid- ing upon a type of uniform and shoes and insisting upon their use.
The physical program comes in contact with every grade and every teacher in the town and requires the assistance of all. I would like to conclude by saying that they have cooperated splendidly in helping to develope the bodies as well as the minds of our children.
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH N. BLAKEMAN.
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Mr. George E. Green Superintendent of Schools Dear Sir :
I hereby submit my first report as Educational Adviser to the Duxbury Schools.
In September 1940, qualified by training and experience in vocational guidance, I offered one school-day of my time to the school children of Duxbury. My purpose in so doing was to become acquainted with the school system of Duxbury and to come in direct contact with the individ- ual pupils and their immediate and future educational and vocational problems. Thus I would be in a position to really help the pupils appreciate and make the most of what Duxbury has to offer and to inspire ambitions toward further education and better citizenship.
It was decided that "Educational Adviser" was the best title to express what I was trying to do. It was also decided that on Fridays I would be at the High School and might use the study periods and home-room periods.
In a talk which lasted one period for each grade from Grade 5 to Grade 7, I tried to explain who I was and how I hoped to be of service. Following these talks, I began having individual conferences. To date I have talked with 84 pupils from ten minutes to one-half hour each. This includes all the twelfth, the eighth, the eleventh, and part of the tenth grades. Individual information cards are filled out by the pupil and a brief record is kept of each interview on the back of this card.
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Through the invitation of my sister, Professor Ruth Elliott of Wellesley College, to the Fall Field Day, and with the cooperation of Miss Schopfer and Mr. Blakeman, eighteen girls were taken for an afternoon at Wellesley College. The majority had never seen a college of any kind. A few similar trips to other schools and colleges are planned for the spring. These trips are expensive in time and transportation and neither the teachers nor I can af- ford to give many of them during the year. The maximum group is eighteen, which means that the trips are avail- able to a limited few. However, I feel the trips are very valuable for information and inspiration.
A brief summary of my findings is as follows :
1. A child can prepare himself for college or profes- sional school in Duxbury, if he will. The equipment is there, but the driving force is sometimes lacking.
2. One child in twenty-five has a well-thought-out plan for his future. This does not mean that I think every child can have such a plan.
3. There is a noticeable lack of ambition to make the most of his possibilities on the part of most children.
4. There is a lack of knowledge of the advantages and possibilities of education.
5. The children of Duxbury are as fine a group of young citizens as any town or city has.
I hope this work may be continued and developed another year, as this is a very small beginning. However, the aim for this year was very low, so that I wouldn't attempt too much and the whole plan fail. Any suggestions or criti- cisms are welcomed.
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I wish to express my appreciation to you, to the teach- ers of Duxbury, to many parents, and to the pupils, who have cooperated greatly and expressed much gratitude for what I may have accomplished.
Respectfully submitted,
MARGARET K. ELLIOTT,
Educational Adviser.
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Report of School Nurse
To the Superintendent of Duxbury Schools :
The usual routine has been carried on this year.
I have assisted the school physician with the routine physical examinations of the students, also the school dentists in their routine examinations of the students, and have done the follow-up visiting where it was neces- sary.
I have also assisted at the Well Baby Conferences which are sponsored by the P. T. A. Mrs. Florence Flannery is chairman of this committee, assisted by Miss Constance Young and Mrs. Mary Crocker. I have done the follow-up visiting when it was necessary.
The Ear Clinic was held on the ninth of September, when the audiometer, belonging to the Plymouth County Health Association, was used. The parents of students having defective hearing have been notified.
The T. B. Clinic was held on April ninth, carried on by the Plymouth County T. B. Clinic and sponsored by the Duxbury School Board.
The pre-school clinic took place in June. There were a large number of children examined. This clinic lasted a whole week this year. Dr. King, the school physician, did the physicals and vaccinating. The psychometric tests . were given by the State Psychologist and the State Psy- chiatrist. I aided in this by preparing the histories of the children before the tests were made. This clinic was
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sponsored by the School Board. Holding this clinic in the spring gives the parents plenty of time to attend to any defects, and have them repaired before the school opens in September.
The eye tests are given by the teachers, and I am al- ways willing to assist if they wish it. I always assist with the first four grades. There have been a few defects noted which have been reported to the parents of the students. In several cases glasses have been secured for the children whose parents could not afford to get them.
Three children were sent to the Bailey Camp for two months this summer and were greatly benefited by it. This was made possible by the Duxbury Nurse Associa- tion, which paid for it with the money earned by the sale of Christmas seals.
The statistical report is as follows :
Visits to School Session 1,010
Visits to Homes of School Children 866 1876
Carried to Doctors 10
Doctors sent to Homes of School Children 3
Carried to Hospitals 3
Carried to Dentists 85
Visited Students in Hospitals 11
Glasses secured for students 4
Medicines secured for students 5
Social service visits to students 82
The social service visits were those where slightly used or new clothing was secured for children needing it, food where it was needed and bedding.
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I wish to thank all who cooperated by assisting and by giving clothing, etc.
Respectfully submitted,
ANNIE L. WILLIAMS,
School Nurse.
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Report of School Physician
Mr. George E. Green Superintendent of Schools Dear Sir :
The annual physical examinations were done in Septem- ber and October. At this time a complete dental examina- tion was done by the two school dentists. Special exam- inations for vision, hearing, tuberculosis, and pschycia- tric problems were done where indicated.
The annual pre-school clinic was conducted in June. At this clinic in addition to a physical examination, there was a pschycometric examination to determine the childs exact mental age. Vaccination for smallpox was done on those children whose parents requested it.
Throughout the year numerous visits were made to the various schools to administer first aid and to check the schools when contagious diseases were prevalent.
Respectfully submitted,
C. H. KING, M. D.
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Report of Parent-Teacher Association 1940
To the Superintendent of Schools :
During the year 1940, the Duxbury Parent-Teacher Association has continued to work in close co-operation with the school department to promote the welfare of the children in our community. As our sole money-raising project, we again presented the Duxbury Minstrels on April 5, 1940, achieving a net profit of $184.64. Mrs. Har- riet P. Crocker directed and produced the entertainment; and the Parent-Teacher Association is very grateful to her for her untiring efforts and the splendid results a- chieved with the help of the members of her cast.
The funds in our treasury have been used to pay for notices for our meetings and the monthly Well Baby Con- ferences : for fees and expenses of our guest speakers; and for such gifts to the schools as the school department recommends and of which our membership approves. During 1940 we rented two films for school assemblies; gave a Christmas entertainment for the children; and bought a tennis net for the high school.
A committee has been formed to investigate the expen- ses of equipping a kitchen to serve hot lunches to the primary children. This project has been made possible through Mr. Green's success in procuring Surplus Com- modity foods for the Duxbury school children and in ar- ranging for a W. P. A. project to handle the preparing of the lunches. A small charge for the lunches will pay for the extra foods needed for a balanced diet and not supplied by Surplus Commodities. It will also pay for
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heat and other running expenses of the kitchen. Trans- portation of lunches to the small schools will be done by volunteer workers. The P. T. A. members feel that this is a most worthy undertaking to sponsor for the coming year.
The Well Baby Conferences continue to be held every month. Mrs. John Flannery is chairman of this commit- tee; and Miss Williams and Dr. Connie King give their services for this very worthwhile work. The conferences contribute a great deal to the health and welfare of our pre-school children; and the mothers who regularly attend are helping to raise the standards of community health.
To further facilitate the work of our organization we have added a new chairmanship to our Executive Board this year, that of Room-Mothers. The Chairman, Mrs. Ken- neth Garside, has asked each room teacher to invite two of her pupils' mothers to serve as room-mothers for the coming year. These mothers may act as the teacher's assistants in any class activities outside of regular school work, and notify the other parents of these activities. They will also act as hostesses at one meeting of the P. T. A. during the coming year. This Fall they were given the class list of parents and helped in the membership drive.
At the April meeting our guest-speaker was Miss Mar- garet K. Elliott, who talked on "Vocational Guidance". Miss Elliott has a Master of Education degree from Har- vard University, and has worked in the educational field for many years. When Miss Elliott moved to Duxbury this past summer she offered her services to the Duxbury schools as Vocational Guidance Adviser. The Parent- Teacher Association subsequently asked Miss Elliott to become a member of its Executive board not only to have
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her help and counsel but also to give her assistance in carrying out her ideas. She has spent one day a week at the high school holding individual conferences with the children, and will again be guest-speaker, at our meet- ing next April, at which time her subject will be, "After High School, What?"
Through the efforts of our vice-president, Mrs. Harold W. Stevens, we have had some very fine speakers from the State Department of Health. Our November meeting was conducted by Dr. Connie King, who showed films taken at our school of the Physical Examinations of the children. Dr. Stevens talked on Communicable Diseases; and a dietician and a psychologist from the State Department told of their respective work with school children.
In December we held a special meeting to which were invited the members of the Kingston, Pembroke and Marshfield PTAs. Dr. Lura Oak from the Child Hygiene division of the State Department of Health spoke on "The Relation of Education in the Classroom to the Laws of Child Development". Dr. Oak was very enthusiastically received by both parents and teachers, and helped to clar- ify many of our mutual problems.
The January meeting will be talk on the Children's Museum of Boston by the Director of Loan Exhibits, Mrs. A. O. Peet. One of our members, Mrs. George Zipf, has been bringing loan exhibits from the museum to the pri- mary schools during the past school term ; and both teach- ers and children have enjoyed the exhibits and found them very helpful supplements to the regular school work.
At the February meeting Mr. Joseph Lund, Chairman of the school board and Chairman of the committee ap- pointed last year to procure plans for a new consolidated
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grade school, will present the architectural sketches, and conduct an open discussion of the proposed building.
In conclusion : we have dues-paid membership of some ninety odd members. While this is not as large a percent- age of those eligible to join as we would like to have, still it represents an alert and active group of Duxbury citi- zens whose mutual belief in the aims and purposes of this national organization is of real service to our community life. We hope that eventually every parent in Duxbury will wish to belong to the Association so that we may all work together to further the welfare of our children in their education, recreation and health.
Respectfully submitted,
CAROLINE B. GIBSON,
President.
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Report of the Hobby Class for Adults
To Mr. George E. Green
Superintendent of Schools
Dear Sir:
The Hobby Class at Duxbury High School was especi- ally busy during the winter of 1940. From 3:30 to 10:30 P. M. on four days a week the shop was humming with activity. Most of the pupils were from this town, but there were a few from Kingston, Plymouth, Pembroke, Marshfield, Scituate and Weymouth.
Projects undertaken include five or six large tables, several small tables bookcases and magazine racks, bridge lamps, and a what-not clock case. A great many chairs were repaired and reseated with cane, rush, reed, and upholstery. Several sofas were repaired and upholstered during the year.
We purchased a jig-saw and a band saw for the shop. They are very efficient machines for sawing curved work. The class kept pretty busy through the summer and part of the fall, but by the last of October the government gave up sponsoring this project in Duxbury. We hope to start up again soon, but have no definite date yet.
I wish to thank the Superintendent and School Com- mittee for contributing the use of the well-equipped school shop. I am sure all the pupils have appreciated it a great deal.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN B. MacFARLANE,
Instructor.
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PERFECT ATTENDANCE IN DUXBURY SCHOOLS 1939-1940
Not Absent
Arnold, Miriam
Lovell, Avery
Baker, Stella
Moshur, Elizabeth
Blanchard, Lloyd
Peterson, Betty Lee
Burns, Frances M. Randall, Elaine
Cardoza, Mary
Randall, John
Chandler, Phyllis
Schaffer, Elizabeth
Davis, Frank
Simcock, Sally E.
Eckersley, Florence Joan
Sheehan, Lillian
Eckersley, Marcia
Sheehan, Robert
Eldridge, Barbara
Shirley Marion
Eldridge, Dorothy
Shirley, Pheobe
Eldridge, Hazel
Short, Lucille
Freeman, Marshall
Stetson, Dorothy
Hagman, Constance
Wager, Robert
King, Leo
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Graduating Exercises
THE DUXBURY HIGH SCHOOL
June 18, 1940
PROGRAM
1. March School Orchestra
2. Invocation
Rev. Gordon L. King
3. Song-"The Heavens Are Telling"-Hayden School Chorus
4. Essay-"Victory over Pain" Nina May Pierce
5. Class History Carlton L. Turner, Dorismae Dyer
6. Class Motto Earl William Ford Dorothy Elizabeth Stetson
7. Selection 8. Essay-"Primitive Religions"
School Orchestra
Flora Helen Holmes
9. Class Prophecy Jean Anne Poole George Fobes Stetson
10. Class Gifts
Hazel May Eldridge Dominic E. LaGreca
11. Song-"Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring" School Chorus
12. Class Will Anthony Francis LaGreca
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13. Essay-"Responsibility of American Youth in Future Politics" D. Jean Horsfall
14. Presentation of Awards George E. Green Superintendent
15. Presentation of Diplomas Joseph W. Lund Chairman of School Committee
16. Class Song Class
17. Benediction Rev. Charles F. Dewey
GRADUATES
Annie Louise Black
Anthony Francis LaGreca
Lloyd Wilson Chandler
Dominic E. LaGreca Frederick William Lunt
Clifford Bernard Cornwell Madaline Gertrude Churchill Willard Clayton Mills Marjorie Ellen Churchill Rita Elvira Dacos
Olive Mae Davis
Dorismae Dyer
F. Joan Eckersley Hazel May Eldridge
Cecilia Jane Mobbs Clarence Earl Peacock Nina May Pierce Jean Anne Poole Frank Willard Putnam
Charles E. Randall
Phyllis Dorothy Eldridge
Nathaniel Morton Raymond
Nancy Threasa Hanigan John Hayward Shirley Earl William Ford Marian Shirley Flora Helen Holmes Dorothy Elizabeth Stetson
D. Jean Horsfall Arthur E. Howard
George Fobes Stetson Carlton Lewis Turner
Lillian May White
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Index
Accountant's Report 10
Assessors' Report 143
Balance Sheet, 1940 69
Births 119
Board of Health 160
Cemetery Superintendent
173
Cemetery Trustees 171
Cemetery Trust Funds
71
Chief of Police
147
Deaths
121
Deaths, Out of Town
125
Dog Licenses Issued
127
Duxbury Free Library, Librarian 162
Duxbury Free Library, Treasurer 164
Election of Officers 136
Fire Chief 149
Forest Fire Warden Report
151
High School Building Committee 178
Jury List 7
Marriages 113
Memorial Day Committee Report 157
Moth Superintendent's Report 152
Planning Board Report 159
Playgrounds 166
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Public Welfare
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School Department
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Selectmen's Report
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Shellfish Warden
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State Audit
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Street Department 156
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Town Officers
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Treasurer's Report 141
Tree Warden's Report 153
Welfare Physician's Report 154
W. P. A. Clerk's Report 169
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