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One of the outstanding features of the art program this year was the visit of grade six to the Boston Mu- seum of Fine Arts to see Egyptian, Greek and Roman collections. They also viewed four rooms of fine water colors.
HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM
I am pleased to report that about one third of the graduates of the class of 1950 are in college and are doing satisfactorily. Seven additional members are do- ing advanced study in specialized schools. The remain- ing members of the class (8) are working on various jobs, are married, or are in the service.
No new courses have been instituted at the high school. However, industrial arts and home economics courses will be set up on a different schedule next year. The new arrangement will provide an excellent pro- gram and save about one fourth of two teachers' time. This saving in time will help in meeting additional teacher needs brought about by a larger entering sev- enth grade. Biology, an elective course for many years, is now a required course. Group guidance has been in-
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troduced in grades 7, 8 and 9 to help pupils adjust to the work of the senior high grades.
In the high school the Glee Club presented a minstrel show and spring festival of music. It also participated in the community Christmas program.
The school band now meets regularly twice each week for practice. A third period is provided for spe- cial help for beginning players. The band has partici- pated in parades and has played at basketball games. It provides real enjoyment for those who are in it and for those who hear it. A good band helps to build good school spirit. The fine support of the Parent Teacher Association, The Sons of Union Veterans, and many in- dividuals is sincerely appreciated.
A major problem in high school art instruction is to provide a suitable place for instruction to be held. In spite of this problem much good work has been done. There has been individual work on figure drawing, cut- ting blocks and block printing, clay modeling, casting in plaster, and stenciling. The main object of art in- struction has been to get children to enjoy art and to learn how to express themselves through art.
The Driver Education program is progressing very satisfactorily. Eight students were graduated from this course in June 1950 and all of them passed the Registry of Motor Vehicles tests and received their licenses. At the present time there are fifteen students ready to take the motor vehicles test.
The record of our athletic teams is outstanding. The basketball team won the class "C" championship, it placed second in the South Shore League, and was in- vited to represent the South Shore area in the playoffs in the Boston Garden.
The soccer team won seven out of eleven games. Sev- eral of the games were against college freshman teams.
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It is the objective of the high school to have many students participating in a variety of sports, and to use sports to aid in the development of character and good school morale.
SCHOOL PLANT (How Are the Pupils Housed ? )
During the summer the playroom of the new elemen- tary school was remodelled to provide two additional classrooms. These two rooms are now occupied by grade six. The playroom was formerly used for visual aids, for large group meetings, and for physical educa- tion classes during inclement weather. Physical edu- cation is now conducted in classrooms, in the kinder- garten area, and in the cafeteria. Every room in the building is now occupied by a grade group, and as soon as one grade becomes so large that it has to be divided into three groups, the building will be inadequate. The need for additional rooms has been put off one year by making an adjustment in the kindergarten group this year. Additional rooms will probably be needed in Sep- tember 1952 or 1953, however. Additional space may be needed almost immediately if the war situation causes more families to move from cities to suburbs like Duxbury.
The elementary building seems well adapted to ex- pansion. The wing opposite the kindergarten could be extended at a minimum of cost to provide six addi- tional classrooms. This amount of expansion would provide three rooms per grade and would take care of increases in the elementary school population for several years. (about 1960)
Growing enrollments and other conditions in the high school make this building a problem area also. Ten rooms in the building are now used for regular
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classes, while certain additional spaces are used for other class activities. Inadequate accommodations for nearly all phases of the high school program is a real hindrance to good instruction. Toilets and shower room conditions are very unsatisfactory. Storage space is extremely limited. Action should be taken as early as possible to correct these conditions. Attention is called to the study of high school building needs made by the High School Building Committee.
AUXILIARY AGENCIES (What Health and Transportation Services are Provided ? ) .
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Efficient and well regulated transportation is pro- vided under contract by T. Waldo Herrick. Mr. Her- rick operates six buses regularly each school day and keeps an additional bus for emergency use. About ninety per cent of the total school population receives transportation to and from school.
The transportation services provided may be grouped into three categories :
1. Regular transportation of pupils to and from school
2. Late bus transportation
3. Special educational trips
Regular transportation provides for three separate operations. All high school pupils are brought to the high school building by 8:00 A.M., all elementary pu- pils by 8:45 A.M., and all kindergarten pupils by 9:30 A.M. Kindergarten pupils are returned to their homes first, leaving the building at noon. High school pupils leave at 2:00 P.M., and elementary pupils at 2 :45 P.M.
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A late bus is provided on Tuesdays and Thursdays to transport high school pupils who have stayed for out- of-school activities and for special help from teachers. A limited amount of transportation is provided to take pupils on educational trips to museums, places of his- toric interest, and the like.
Bus transportation is always hazardous and requires good pupil cooperation in order that accidents may be avoided. The continued cooperation of parents in this matter will be appreciated.
HEALTH SERVICES
Duxbury should be proud of its splendid health pro- gram. It is comprehensive, well staffed and progressive. The clinical facilities are very satisfactory, especially since provision has been made for dental examinations in the clinic rooms. The success of the health program reflects the fine cooperation of many organizations and individuals.
Because their reports cover the activities of the health program so well, I should like to present here the reports of the School Nurse, School Dentist, and School Physician. The School Department regrets that Dr. Messier has been unable to participate in the pro- gram since the start of the new school year.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE
Dr. Everett L. Handy
Superintendent of Schools
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Dear Dr. Handy :
Work connected with the dental program still oc- cupies a large part of the nurse's time. However, there is some assistance from a student who has been as- signed to the nurse for work experience, and even more is expected from a volunteer Red Cross Nurse's Aide who has just been discovered and is eager to help. The report of the dental program as completed last June follows:
Total permissions 217
Withdrawn 11
Work completed 66
Total visits 777
Total fees collected $306.75
The installation this fall of the new dental chair in the elementary school building is already proving ex- tremely worthwhile in increased efficiency and saving of time.
The special laboratory tests, done for the first time this fall, are a valuable addition to the school health examinations. A brief report follows :
Total permissions 431 or 76% of school en- rollment
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Total Urinalyses done 412 Positive for sugar
2 - both negative on re- test
Signs of infection 3
Total Blood Counts done 281
Retests 22
Mild Anemia 79 or 28% of total tested
High white count (sign of infection) 25 or 8% of total tested
School staff tested
Urinalyses 10 - all negative
Blood Counts 11
Mild Anemia 4
Notices were sent home to all parents of children tested, and those showing unsatisfactory results will be followed up to be sure they are receiving medical advice.
As part of the community x-ray survey in January, the nurse assisted with the details of getting grades 7-12, and the school personnel down to the clinic. Over 200 school people were x-rayed, 3 retakes were re- quested, and all were negative.
Vision testing is now being done only in alternate grades, due to the increase in the school population.
An experiment was done with hearing tests over the public address system in the elementary school building, but this was not successful. The present au- diometer is both outdated and chronically out of order. The purchase of a new pure tone audiometer by the school department will bring this part of the school health examinations to the proper level of accuracy and efficiency.
Routine duties such as first aid, preschool roundup,
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assisting with physical and dental examinations and record work, were all accomplished as usual.
A class in Red Cross Home Nursing is being taught to the Senior girls, in the former superintendent's office in the police station building as there was no suitable space in either school building.
There were 151 home visits to or in behalf of school children.
Acknowledgements should be made for the assis- tance of the Duxbury Nurse Association with the dental program, especially the chair, and with the financing of the special laboratory tests. Also to the American Legion and the Kiwanis for their help with the dental chair.
Respectfully submitted,
SUSAN E. CARTER, R.N,
Duxbury School Nurse.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DENTIST
Dr. Everett L. Handy Superintendent of Schools Duxbury, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Handy :
Work in the school dental clinic for the school year 1949-1950 was begun with individual examinations on October 27, 1949. The clinic was closed on June 15, 1950.
As in the previous year, results of the individual ex- aminations became a part of each student's permanent record. It is encouraging to find in an analysis of those records that a marked overall improvement in the gen- eral dental health picture has occurred.
Treatment in the clinic continues to follow estab- lished patterns, with the majority of time being spent remedially. With a constant improvement in the gen- eral dental health status, however, it is to be hoped that more time may soon be devoted to educational and preventive dentistry than is now possible.
The establishment of a clinic in the Elementary School during the summer months marks one of the fin- est improvements in the entire history of the program. All types of dental operations can now be carried out at the school. Difficulties in transportation and sched- uling of patients have been eliminated, which will re- sult in the increased efficiency of the entire program. I wish to express my gratitude to the Duxbury Nurse Association, the Town of Duxbury, the School Depart-
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ment, the Kiwanis Club, and Post 223, the American Legion, whose financial contributions have made pos- sible the purchase and installation of this dental equip- ment.
Again this year I wish to express my thanks to Miss Susan Carter, the Duxbury Nurse Association, and the Board of Health, without whom the school dental pro- gram could not successfully function.
Respectfully submitted,
GILLIS K. TURNER, D.M.D.,
School Dentist.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Dr. Everett Handy Superintendent of Schools Duxbury, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
The complete physical examination of each school child, numbering 563 in all, was carried out in an or- derly fashion. Special examination of eyes, ears, nose, throat, neck and abdomen were included. The heart and lungs were examined by stethoscopic means and only two new heart conditions were discovered. One of these was evaluated by electro-cardiographic means through the courtesy of the Duxbury Nurse Association and recommendations were made to the parents. Flat feet and posture were appraised critically and it is felt that there is a definite improvement over last year. An outline of exercises to correct posture was put in force through the Physical Education Department. All par- ents were notified of the physical defect found in their children. The general health of the children was felt to be good.
We were fortunate to have the Duxbury Nurse As- sociation appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars to evaluate the blood and urine of each child request- ing this service. It was found that 76% of the total enrollment were examined.
The urine examinations were done on 412 members and a total of 3 cases revealed unsatisfactory condi- tions. The parents were promptly notified and these infections were brought under control by adequate
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treatment. There were no cases of diabetes noted in all urines examined.
The examination of the blood showed that 28% of the school children were suffering from mild anemia. There was no differentiation in the number of cases among children of poorer parents as contrasted to chil- dren of parents in a higher income bracket. It is felt by this department that the eating of refined foods and foods low in iron is the chief cause of this trouble among the school population. Diets high in blood build- ing elements were published in the "Clipper" to aid parents in overcoming this condition. Total high white counts (sign of infection) ran only 8% of the total tested. This was felt to be minimal because of the abun- dance of colds at this time of the year. It was inter- esting to note that one child with a very high white blood count came down with acute appendicitis two days after the test was made. On the whole the survey was extremely satisfactory from a medical point of view and well worth the trouble and expense. We are indeed indebted to the Duxbury Nurse Association for their kind cooperation in this matter.
The dental program and dental education were car- ried out by Dr. G. K. Turner and the children's teeth continue to show improvement yearly.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER E. DEACON, M.D.
School Physician.
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SCHOOL FINANCE
(What Does it Cost to Operate Our Schools?)
During the calendar year 1950 the School Depart- ment spent $141,791.69 out of a total appropriation of $141,974.17. This amount was $15,889.29 or 12.6 per cent more than the 1949 expenditures. For the year 1951, $153,845.05 will be requested to operate the schools. This amount is an increase of 8.5 per cent over last year's expenditures. This increase is in accord with the predicted average increase (10% ) over the state. It is also predicted that the cost of supplies will be up ten to twenty per cent over last year. It seems clear that increased cost for services will be necessary if those who give these services are to meet increased living costs.
While the increase in school costs for 1951 over 1950 is in line with the overall increase in other towns across the state, the per pupil cost in Duxbury is a matter of concern. This does not mean that school funds are wasted or spent needlessly, but it does indicate the need for a careful study of the entire school program in re- lation to costs.
Such a study is being conducted by the School Com- mittee and should result in future economies or reveal facts to justify higher per pupil costs. In this connec- tion it is already indicated that the per pupil cost for 1951 will be less than that for 1950. If further increases in enrollment can be provided for without much in- crease in cost, the per pupil cost should drop materially in the next few years.
Several steps were taken by the School Committee in the interests of economy last fall. With an anticipated
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enrollment of 80 in the kindergarten for 1951 the Com- mittee voted to admit some additional children to the kindergarten in order to postpone the establishment of three first grade classes the following year. The ele- mentary building does not have enough rooms to pro- vide for three first grade classes. In addition, action was taken reorganizing the shop and home economics programs thereby saving one fourth of two teachers' time. This saving will help meet the teaching needs of a large entering class in grade seven. The Committee further acted to reduce the teaching staff by one half a teacher's time in the elementary grades. Although this action can apply during 1951-1952 only, it indi- cates a further attempt to use school funds as economi- cally as possible.
The following tabulations show financial costs, trends and comparisons. Budget needs for 1951 are also shown.
DUXBURY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Budget for the Year 1951 Summary Statement
Budget 1950
Expended 1950
Budget 1951
I. General Control
$7,965.00
$7,610.99
II. Instruction
90,280.00
90,555.13
$9,190.34 102,041.99
III. Operation
16,055.00
15,486.10
16,974.99
IV. Maintenance
2,595.00
3,609.46
3,231.40
V. Auxiliary Agencies
18,303.00
17,817.49
20,027.33
VI. Capital Outlay
2,952.00
4,105.84
2,379.00
VII. Cost of Living Adjustment
2,700.00
2,606.68
none
Refunds
2.45
Dog tax
671.72
Transfer from Excess and Deficiency
450.00
Total Available Funds
$141,974.17
$141,791.69
$153,845.05
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Reimbursements from the
Commonwealth for the school year ending June 30, 1950
25,820.26
Net Cost to the Town
$128,024.79
School Department Budget for 1951
Detailed Statement
Budget 1950
Expended 1950
Budget 1951
I. GENERAL CONTROL
School Committee Expense
$ 225.00
$ 186.25
$ 225.00
Superintendent's Salary
4,700.00
4,157.50
5,666.67
Expense of Office
3,040.00
3,267.24
3,298.67
(Sub-Total)
$7,965.00
$7,610.99
$9,190.34
II. INSTRUCTION
Salaries of Principals,
Supervisors, Teachers
and Clerks
Elementary :
Principal
See Note
Teachers
$34,850.00
$33,615.75
none $36,566.67
Clerk
200.00
Handwriting Course
100.00
500.00
Tutoring
400.00
332.50
400.00
Science Course
(Mass. Audubon Soc.)
41.25
110.00
High :
Principal
4,100.00
3,766.65
4,066.67
Principal's Travel
100.00
17.05
100.00
Teachers
34,880.00
34,461.64
39,155.31
Clerk
835.00
824.00
1,016.67
Substitute Teachers
500.00
683.00
800.00
Band Instructor
500.00
Supervisors
6,240.00
6,421.57
8,066.67
Note: Half of Superintendent's salary formerly charged to this account.
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Budget 1950
Expended 1950
Budget 1951
Stationery, Supplies and Other Expenses of In- struction
Elementary
1,875.00
2,474.14
2,860.00
High
4,200.00
4,781.73
5,300.00
Textbooks
Elementary
1,050.00
1,740.59
800.00
High
1,250.00
1,295.26
1,600.00
(Sub-Total)
$90,280.00
$90,555.13
$102,041.99
III. OPERATION
Custodian's Salaries
Elementary only
$2,327.50
$2,333.35
$2,483.33
High only
2,327.50
2,320.87
2,483.33
Elementary-High, both
3,034.00
3,033.31
3,233.33
Elementary-High, Extra Help
521.00
766.00
600.00
Conveyance
45.00
46.55
50.00
Fuel
Elementary
2,300.00
1,691.37
2,300.00
High
1,700.00
1,282.92
1,700.00
Water
Elementary
125.00
104.20
125.00
High
100.00
146.00
150.00
Light
Elementary
800.00
946.46
1,000.00
High
1,100.00
859.37
900.00
Supplies
Elementary
600.00
751.07
700.00
High
600.00
590.47
700.00
Telephone
Elementary
75.00
98.98
150.00
High
200.00
234.36
200.00
Miscellaneous
Elementary
100.00
74.29
100.00
High
100.00
206.53
100.00
(Sub-Total)
$16,055.00
$15,486.10
$16,974.99
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Budget 1950
Expended 1950
Budget 1951
IV. MAINTENANCE
Elementary High
$ 300.00
$ 521.33
$ 602.50
2,295.00
3,088.13
2,628.90
(Sub-Total)
$2,595.00
$3,609.46
$3,231.40
V. AUXILIARY AGENCIES
Libraries
Elementary
$ 200.00
$ 96.07
$ 200.00
High
250.00
237.05
250.00
Health
School Nurse
1,090.00
1,079.64
1,220.00
School Physician
545.00
545.00
572.50
Supplies
Elementary
25.00
28.04
25.00
High
25.00
26.23
25.00
Transportation
Elementary
10,400.00
10,138.00
10,923.20
High
5,560.00
5,476.56
6,219.60
Graduation
100.00
86.90
100.00
Insurance
108.00
104.00
492.03
(Sub-Total)
$18,303.00
$17,817.49
$20,027.33
VI. CAPITAL OUTLAY
Furniture and Equipment
Elementary
$ 950.00
$2,015.25
$ 202.00
High
1,052.00
1,743.79
2,177.00
Buildings
Elementary
300.00
74.00
none
High
250.00
172.80
none
Grounds
Elementary
200.00
0
none
High
200.00
100.00
none
(Sub-Total)
$2,952.00
$4,105.84
$2,379.00
VII. COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
2,700.00
2,606.68
none
GRAND TOTAL
$140,850.00
$141,791.69
$153,845.05
Credits
1,124.17
$141,974.17
$141,791.69
$153,845.05
School Expenditures Compared for the Years 1947-1951
1947
%
1948
%
1949
%
1950
%
Budget 1951
%
GENERAL CONTROL
$ $8,327.07
08
$ 8,288.27
07
$ 7,391.69
06
$ 7,610.99
05
$ 9,190.34
06
INSTRUCTION
61,026.84
58
66,707.13 55
72,310.43
57
90,555.13
64
102,041.99
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OPERATION
12,103.72
11
12,843.70
10
12,925.48
10
15,486.10
11
16,974.99
11
MAINTENANCE
2,244.60
02
3,875.82
03
2,210.42
02
3,609.46
03
3,231.40
03
AUXILIARY AGENCIES
11,615.05
11
13,272.10
11
13,331.27
11
17,817.49
13
20,027.33
13 M
OUTLAY
3,034.86
03
1,950.39
02
1,089.11
01
4,105.84
02
2,379.00 01
COST OF LIVING
7,762.71
07
13,110.82
12
16,644.00
13
2,606.68
02
none
00
TOTALS
$106,114.85 100
$120,048.23 100
$125,902.40 100
$141,791.69 100
$153,845.05 100
% Increase over previous year
13.1
4.8
12.6
8.5
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Per Pupil (in Average Membership) Expenditures for School Support for the School Year 1949-1950 Compared
State
Group III
Duxbury*
Cost per Pupil
Per Cent
Cost per Pupil
Per
Cost per Pupil
Cent
Item
General Control
$8.08
3.9
$8.19
4.5
$8.58
3.4
Salaries
142.57
68.1
114.28
62.2
157.46
63.0
Textbooks
2.50
1.2
3.09
1.7
5.43
2.2
Other Expense (supplies)
6.92
3.3
6.24
3.4
11.82
4.7
Janitor service,
fuel and miscel-
laneous expenses
23.89
11.4
21.46
11.7
29.30
11.7
Repairs, replacement and upkeep
11.36
5.4
7.68
4.2
5.64
2.2
Libraries
.21
0.1
.26
0.1
.55
0.2
Health
3.24
1.5
2.60
1.4
3.55
1.4
Transportation
5.57
2.7
15.88
8.6
27.66
11.1
Tuition
2.08
1.0
.37
0.2
0
0.0
Miscellaneous
3.00
1.4
3.60
2.0
.31
0.1
Total
$209.42 100.
$183.65 100.
$250.30; 100.
Group III equals towns under 5,000 population maintaining high schools.
*Number of pupils in average membership equals 549 for the year 1949-50.
Total expenditures for support equals $137,420.95.
Please note that these expenditures are for the school year, i.e., from July 1 through June 30, and therefore are not quite the same as for the calendar year.
¡Using the budget figure for 1951 ($153,845.05) and the probable enrollment for September 1951 (649), the per pupil cost for 1951 will be reduced to $237.00.
Per
Cent
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Special Appropriations 1951
PUBLIC USE OF THE AUDITORIUM
$600.00
AMERICANIZATION AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 3,083.00
In closing, I should like to thank the School Com- mittee and all other school personnel for the fine co- operation they have given me. I am confident that working together we can provide an excellent educa- tional program at a reasonable and justifiable cost.
Respectfully submitted,
EVERETT L. HANDY,
Superintendent of Schools.
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APPENDIX
REPORT OF SCHOOL CENSUS
The following report of children in town and enroll- ment is based upon the school census taken October 1, 1950.
5 years and under 7 years
7 years and under 16 years
Illiterate Minors 16 years or over and under 21
Number of boys living
in Duxbury
72
242
2
Number of girls living
in Duxbury
65
223
0
Total in residence
137
465
2
Public School Member- ship*
135
438
0
Vocational School
Membership;
0
1
0
Private School Member- shipţ
1
18
0
Continuation School Mem- bership
0
0
0
Not enrolled in School
1
8
2
State and County Institutions
0
0
0
Prospective Kindergar-
teners, 1951 70
Prospective First
Graders, 1951
66
*Does not include pupils over sixteen years of age.
14 students over 16 years of age also attend Wey- mouth Vocational School.
¿Does not include private kindergartens.
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SCHOOL REGULATIONS
Admittance
Children who are four years and eight months on September 1st of any school year may be admitted to kindergarten.
A certificate of successful vaccination is required for admission.
A birth certificate is required to establish a child's age.
Health
Any child who is absent from school for five days or more is required to bring a certificate from the doc- tor stating that he is now ready to return to school. After absence with a contagious disease, no matter how short, a doctor's certificate is also required.
No School Signal
School is usually called off only when bus transpor- tation is unsafe. On such days an announcement is made over Stations WBZ, WEEI, WHDH, and WBET in Brockton, between 6:45 and 7:45. Parents are not expected to send their children to school on days when, in their opinion, the weather is such as to endanger the health of the child. Such absences are excused on receipt of a written request.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1950-1951
September 6 - Elementary and High School classes begin
September 11 - Kindergarten classes begin
October 12 - Columbus Day
November 7 - Teachers' Visiting Day
November 23-24 - Thanksgiving Recess
December 25-Jan. 1 - Christmas Recess January 2 - Classes begin
February 19-23 - Winter Vacation
April 16-20 - Spring Vacation
May 30 - Memorial Day
June 8- High School Graduation
June 15 - School Closes
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GRADUATION EXERCISES
PROGRAM
The Lines Have Been Drawn
Processional-War March of the Priests-Mendelssohn Orchestra
Invocation Rev. William Conley
Welcome
Leon A. Barclay, Jr. Glee Clubs
One World-O'Hara
The Sides Have Been Chosen-An Historic Approach Albert Van Winkle, Jr.
The Sides Have Been Chosen-A Geographic Approach John A. Kelch
The Sides Have Been Chosen-An Economic Approach Charles W. Schwab, Jr.
The Sides Have Been Chosen-A Religious Approach Nancy M. Glass
The Problem-Lack of Philosophic Ideals Richard E. Woodsum
What Is "Uneasy Peace"?
Priscilla Wentworth
A Path Away from War Conditions for Peace
Anne M. Martin
Carlton G. Peacock
My Task-Ashford Glee Clubs
Presentation of Awards
Mr. Charles P. Lawrence
39
Presentation of Diplomas Class. Song
Benediction Recessional
Dr. J. Newton Shirley Seniors Rev. Carl F. Hall Orchestra
ORCHESTRA
Miss Margaret Hadley, Conductor
Newton Hyslop
Douglas Pease
Edward O'Neil
Gillian Harvey
Carl O'Neil
Richard Higgins 0
William Thayer Timothy Loring
Gerald Nightingale
GRADUATES
Marjorie Jean Smith Abbott
Leon A. Barclay, Jr.
George Mayers Bunten
Eva Lorraine Caron
Ronald Vincent Cordeau
Edward Abbott Drake, Jr.
Carolyn Johnston Dunkle Ida Jeannette Ferrell Evelyn Dolores Ford Walter Joseph Ford Nancy Mae Glass
40
John Anthony Kelch, Jr. Anne Marie Martin
Robert Nathan
Robert Alan Olsen
Carlton Gene Peacock
Charles William Schwab, Jr.
Mary Margaret Taylor
Richard James Wansker
Roland Everett Washburn
Priscilla Wentworth
Richard Evan Woodsum
Cresson Albert Van Winkle, Jr.
CLASS OFFICERS
President Vice President Secretary Treasurers
Leon A. Barclay, Jr. Anne Marie Martin Priscilla Wentworth Edward Abbott Drake, Jr. Roland Everett Washburn
CLASS COLORS Blue and Silver
CLASS FLOWER
Carnation
Advisor Marshall
Genevieve M. Collins Robert Michael Sheehan
INDEX
Page
Accountant
126
Assessors
61
Audit for 1949
11
Balance Sheet
167
Births
87
Board of Appeals
40
Cemetery
24
Cemetery Trustees
25
Cemetery Trust Fund
165
Deaths
92
Dutch Elm Disease
55
Elections and Registrations
111
Finance Committee
74
Fire Department 18
Fire and Water District Committee 122
Forest Warden 20
Harbor Master
41
Health Board 63
Highways and Sidewalks 22
Historian 28
Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund 43
Jury List
7
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INDEX (Continued)
Licenses, Permits 98
Marriages . 83
Memorial Day Report
33
Memorial Office Building Committee
30
Moth Department
51
Nurse
26
Officers of Town
3
Planning Board
77
Playgrounds 54
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture
35
Police 47
Recreation Committee 170
Schools 172
School Remodeling Committee
44
Selectmen 8
Shellfish Constable 56
Shore Protection Committee 121
Special Town Meeting
118
Town Clerk 83
Town Meeting 100
Treasurer
81
Tree Warden
53
Veterans' Agent
59
Welfare 65
2208- 57
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