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Audit of Municipal Accounts
78.75
County Tax 57,372.24
$60,994.11
Accounts Receivable
Payroll Deductions:
Taxes:
Federal Taxes
3,175.98
Levy of 1962:
State Taxes
1,720.66
Personal Property
568.08
Real Estate
9,195.95
System
294.93
Group Insurance
1,165.21
Poll
526.00
Personal Property
81,507.63
Guarantee Deposits:
Planning Board
20.07
Water
1,101.47
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise: Levy of 1962:
1,660.83
Agency:
County - Dog Licenses
55.00
Levy of 1962
29.60
State - Sporting
Special Assessments:
Licenses
14.00
Sea Wall:
Excess - Sale Lands of
Levy of 1963
326.17
Low Value 529.00
598.53
Levy of 1963
126.58
Tailings
1,633.51
Gifts:
Tax Titles and Possessions:
Tax Titles
1,538.57
Ship's Weathervane Fund 60.50
Tax Possessions
160.31
1,698.88
Stabilization Fund
74.65 7,300.00
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Real Estate 929,430. 69
1,021,228.35
County Retirement
Levy of 1963:
6,356.78
1,121.54
Farm Animal Excise:
Committed Interest:
452.75
Eben Ellison Beach Fund 14.15
5.00
255.00
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES State and County Charges 1963: State Assessments:
BALANCE SHEET - Continued
Departmental:
Trust Fund Income: Lucy Hathaway:
Town Clerk
14.15
Health
160. 85
Tree Department
180.50
Disability
Highway Department 191.06
Assistance
1,270.02
Bridge Department
1,056.27
Town Landing
1,118.80
Aid to Dependent Children
4,372.11
School Department
1,683.50
Old Age Assistance
246.04
Library Department 375.00
Cemetery Department 375.00
4,980.13 115.00
Water:
Liens Added to Taxes:
Levy of 1962
184. 72
Levy Of 1963
149.20
Federal Grants:
Rates and Services
7,619.32
Disability Assistance:
Administration
405.47
Assistance
143.80
Aid to Highways:
Aid to Dependent
State
14,000.00
Children:
County
7,000.00
Administration 1,177.09
Aid
1,022.84
Estimated Receipts - to be
Old Age Assistance:
Collected
223,794.49
Administration
491.27
Assistance
4,962.36
Medical Assistance for
George H. Wood Memorial
the Aged
Day Flower
30.00
Administration
1,079.02
Forrest and Helen
Assistance 6,550.04
Partch Flower 8.00
School:
George Chandler Flower
3.00
Public Law #85-864
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5,870.31
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Miscellaneous
50.40
Premuim on Water Loan
Cemetery
688.00
Recoveries:
20,952.43
Disability Assistance 653.35
Medical Assistance for the Aged
3,491.28
Veterans' Services
10,709.98
Medical Assistance for the Aged 488.41
1,141.76
8,003.64
21,000.00
Cemetery Funds Income - to be Withdrawn:
Revolving Funds:
134.57
5,870.34
Appropriation Balances: Revenue:
General
938,580.41
Water 67,983.13
Non-Revenue:
School
Construction 14,911.43
Water
34,689.12
1,056,164.09
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
29. 920.51
Overlays Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1962 9.764.03
Levy of 1963
27,859.53
37. 623.56
Revenue Reserved until Collected
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
1,660.83
Farm Animal
Excise
29.60
Special Assessment
452.75
Tax Title and
Possession
1,698.88
Departmental
20. 952.43
Water
8. 003.64
Aid to Highway
21.000.00
53.798.13
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances Surplus Revenue: Current Year 16,400.00
255.00
Prior years 119,272.69
135. 672.69
$1,431. 729. 87
$1.431. 729. 87
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DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Debt Limit: General $209,000.00
Serial Loans: Inside Debt Limit: Schools $209,000.00
Outside Debt Limit: General Public Service Enterprise
845,000.00
248,000.00
Outside Debt Limit: Schools Water
845,000.00 248,000.00
1,093,000.00
1,093,000.00
$1,302,000.00
$1,302,000.00
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DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Assessments Not due: Sea Wall
$2,838.08
$2,838.08
Apportioned Sea Wall Assessment Revenue: Due 1964 to 1974 Inclusive
$2, 838. 08
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities: In Custody of: Treasurer Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
Agnes S. Ellison Fund
$1,358.10
Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund 30,720.08 Lucy Hathaway Fund 25,638.20
Feinberg Scholarship Fund
1,636.51
William Penn Harding Library Fund
1.419.13
Thomas D. Hathaway Fund - Shade Trees and Sidewalks Myles Standish Lot Fund
2,207.62
1.832.35
Cemetery Funds:
Perpetual Care
$203, 598. 54
Lucy A. Ewell
581.16
George H. Wood
Memorial Day Flower 1,091.06
Mayflower General
Care and Improvement 3,117.20
Forrest and Helen
Partch Flower 326.09
George Chandler
Flower 109.00
Charles R. Crocker Flower 344.20
Grace and Gertrude
Myrick Flower 164.56
Minerva L. Sherman
Flower 313.05
Ladies Union Fair Association Fund - General Care of the
Old Section of
Mayflower Cemetery
1,297.10
Investment Funds: Post-War Rehabilitation 9.61
Stabilization
237,371.28
237,380.89
$513, 134.84
$513,134.84
210, 941.96
$512,499. 95
634.89
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Year Ending December 31, 1963
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
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Mr. Edward L. Butler, Chairman
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Mr. John F. Spence, Jr., Secretary
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REPORT OF THE DUXBURY SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Duxbury:
No major curriculum changes have been made since our last report, and it has perhaps been a year for con- solidating recent improvements. "Modern Math" has been established throughout the elementary school and this fall a series of four evening classes on this subject were held for interested parents. In addition to our us- ual workwith remedial reading, weare now able to offer remedial arithmetic. We have also made further pro- gress in the beginning of reading in the kindergarten. In the Junior High School and High School levels we have expanded the developmental reading program, and con- tinue to strengthen the guidance program. We have also taken steps to carry out certain suggestions for improve- ment made by the State Evaluation Committee.
While consolidating recent gains new areas have been explored. As ofthiswriting we plan to offer, beginning in February, a special after school course in Space Sci- ence. This program sponsoredby the State Department of Education and the National Defense Education Act will be taught by scientists connected with our great space age industries including men from NASA. At the same time the regular Advanced Science Course will have spe- cial instruction and demonstrations from the same per- sons at times and on subjects correlated with the sub- ject matter under study .
We were very pleased to be visited this fall by a rep- resentative of the United States Department of Education who came to observe Duxbury's foreign language pro-
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gram. This significant recognition of the work being done by our foreign language department is very grati- fying.
The school population continues to grow and actual enrollment figures are running somewhat ahead of pro- jections. It now appears as if the Junior-Senior High School building may be filled in the fall of 1967, and that the old High School building now housing Grades 4, 5, and 6, will be needed in the fall of 1968 for Grades 7 and 8. Such a situation would require the availability of a new elementary school building at that time. As of this writing it would seem likely that the 1965 Town Meetingwill be asked to authorize a committee to study this situation and to make recommendations.
The proposed budget to be acted upon at the March Town Meeting is approximately 10% higher than last year's. This is mainly due to picking up full year sala- ries for additional teachers hired last fall, money needed for six additional teachers next fall, and the implemen- tation of the regular salary schedules for other teaching and non-teaching personnel. The budget has been pre- pared carefully and we gratefully acknowledge the time and consideration given to us by the sub-committee of the Finance Committee made up of Mr. Clarence Walk- er, Professor James Holt, and Dr. Gillis K. Turner.
Again we note with pride and appreciation the capable and everwilling efforts of all of our school personnel, administrative, supervisory, teachingand non-teaching, to provide the children of Duxbury with as fine an edu- cation as possible. It is a team effort and we feel Dux- bury has a strong one.
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We pay special tribute to Dr. Handy who, in his 14th year as our Superintendent, continues to guide us with quiet skill and constant enthusiasm. The contribution he has made and continues to make to the cause of good education were publicly recognized last year by a group of his fellow educators when the Plymouth County Tea- chers Association gave him its special award as a man who has best exemplified excellence in school and edu- cational leadership. We are fortunate to have him.
In conclusion our sincere thanks and appreciation tothe Parent Teacher Association, the High School Home and School Association, The Boosters Club, the Service Clubs, the Summer Science Program, and other inter- ested groups and individuals for the help and support given to the Duxbury School System and its children.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD L. BUTLER, Chairman JOHN F. SPENCE, JR., Secretary HERBERT R. NELSON WALTER B. COLLINS MARTHA M. PALFREY
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
The year 1963, following a period of evaluation and change, has been mainly a time for the re-examination and strengthening of old and new school practices, and a consideration of new directions for education in Dux- bury.
CURRICULUM
At the elementary level our non-graded primary school has received continuing study. New procedures have been instituted making pupil advancement more flexible. For example, we are now moving pupils from one room to another during the school year instead of at the end of the year in order to adjust the instruction to pupil's changing needs.
Last year we experimented by trying formal instruc- tion in reading in the kindergarten. Actual instruction began in January. Children in the first group completed the preprimers and the primer. The second group, which began after the spring vacation, completed the second preprimer. With a little review these groups began the next year's work where they left off at the end of the kindergarten year. As of this date (January 1964) the first group has completed the first reader, while the second group has nearly finished the primer. The first group is about a half year ahead of the usual sched- ule, and the second group about a month ahead. This year more progress is expected, since one new group was startedas early as October. For children who are "ready" there appears to be no reason why formal read- ing cannot be successfully taught in the kindergarten.
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This small experiment in teaching has thus far proven very successful.
In connection with the reading program generally examination and evaluation of reading textbooks in all classes is now going on. New reading series are being considered, and the results of this research are the sub- ject of faculty discussions.
In an effort to make the school library facilities more extensive at the intermediate school plans were made with the Duxbury Public Library staff to "bring the pub- lic library to the school." Members of the Public Li- brary staff now visit the intermediate school each week and keep some two hundred books there for pupil use. This new procedure has been an excellent step forward, and we are most grateful to the Library and its staff for this assistance. In this connection it should be pointed out that staffing the intermediate school library has been a Parent-Teacher Association project for the past three years and that, under the excellent guidance of Mrs. Whitman and her associates, the intermediate library has become a valuable and effective instructional aid to pupils and teachers.
Moving more firmly into the area of modern mathe- matics the curriculum at the elementary school was revised to offer the so-called modern mathematics in part of the primary school and in grades five and six in the intermediate school. In September 1964 all grades will be using modern mathematics materials and pro- cedures.
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ered mathematics. The modern program introduces some mathematical concepts earlier than was previously considered feasible. Modern content in mathematics gives children an understanding of the structure which underlies andunifies all mathematics. The new mathe- matics puts emphasis on the precise use of vocabulary. It puts even greater emphasis on an understanding of our decimal system including place value. It includes number systems with bases other than ten. In the mod- ern program, as pupils learn the fundamental opera- tions, they express what they learn in the form of num- ber sentences. The new mathematics helps children to learn basic mathematical principles and makes use of devices such as the abacus and the number line to re- inforce concepts and facts.
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To bring about a closer understanding between the school and the home in these matters a series of four classes in modern mathematics was offered for parents of pupils in grades five and six. Teachers of mathe- matics in grades five and six, the elementary school supervisor and the remedial teacher presented the clas- ses. Parents were given work sheets and tried out some of the new procedures and participated in discussion. The classes were well received and the attendance was exceptionally good.
At the High School much of our time has been given to improving the school through the carrying out of the recommendations of the Evaluating Committee of the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, which examined our high school in 1962. It is worth mentioning again that, as a result of this eval- uation, the Duxbury High School was one of a minority of schools in Massachusetts which was given a full ten
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year approval. Since the time of the evaluation, recom- mendations made by the visiting committee have been completed or are in the process of completion.
During the year a new plan to provide opportunities for independent study for capable pupils was started. This plan permits certain pupils to use the library and other resource areas for study and research in connec- tion with the courses they are taking. Under this plan and on certain days a pupil may work independently in the library instead of attending his regular class. The old idea of handling students in groups as though all members of the group were the same seems wasteful of teacher's time and pupil's talents. Providing oppor- tunities for independent study is one attempt to break this traditional pattern. But if students are to study independently they must have the facilities and the re- sources with which to work.
Our high school students are fortunate in that we have excellent library space, and they are doubly for- tunate in that the Duxbury Public Library is so close to the school. However, although our facilities are good, the extent of our resource materials is quite limited. A recent report indicates that our library is only at about half of its capacity.
Books (fiction)
900
Books (non-fiction)
2750
Reference books (Encyclopedia, etc.
150
Strip films
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Slides
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Recordings
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3800
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To meet this situation the School Committee will authorize the expenditure of several thousand dollars in 1964. A similar expenditure will be needed in 1965, for the number of books and materials needed is large. Expenditures of this nature are of fundamental impor- tance in education and of lasting value.
In the fall of 1963 opportunities to expand the high school curriculum under title III of the National Educa- tion Act were made known by the State Department of Education. These opportunities were in the area of sci- ence and mathematics and were in the form of "pilot programs." As of this writing Duxbury High School has been approved as a regional center for instruction in space science. This course will be given by scientists from industry and from colleges and universities and will take qualified students beyond the scope and content of the usual high school courses in science. The course in space science will begin in February 1964 and will be eligible. Pupils from high schools in surrounding towns will be invited to attend.
A second "pilot course" in science has been approved on an in-school basis and will be limited to seniors. This course is in the planning stage and more will be announcedabout it at a later date. However, it is plan- ned to use people from industry and colleges and uni- versities in the instruction as in the above mentioned course.
SCHOOL BUILDING NEEDS
Adequate space for classes is a function of several variables. How many classrooms will be needed will depend on class size and the extent of the school pro-
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gram, as wellas on the number of pupils to be provided for. Our standards call for primary school classes ranging from 20 to 25 pupils per teacher. When the average reaches 25 another teacher is added, which means another room is required. In the intermediate school the desired pupil-teacher ratio is 25 to 30 pupils per teacher. At the high school the number of rooms needed is more often dependent on the number and va- riety of courses offered than it is on class size. This is, of course, more correct in small or average sized schools than in large high schools.
The number of pupils expected to enroll in our schools is indicated in the following chart. Available space, in the primary school using 20-25 pupils per teacher as a standard, allows for 600 pupils. This li- mit, according to the population growth chart, will not be reached until about 1971. However, this is a theo- retical estimate and other factors should be kept in mind. The birth rate, on which the size of future kinder gartens is estimated, is itself an estimate beginning in 1967. Then too, the influx of population may not follow the previous pattern. Special classes need space also.
Available space in the intermediate school allows for 450 pupils, using 25-30 pupils per teacher as a stan- dardfor class size. Again, according to the population growth chart shown here, this number may be reached about 1971, but the same limitations mentioned above would also apply here.
Although the high school is designed with central facilities for one thousand pupils, non-specialized class- room space provides for six hundred pupils. In addition other classroom space, such as science rooms, art and
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POPULATION PREDICTION TO 1971
Percentage of Survival *
1.25
1.13
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1.06
1.04
1.03
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1. 03
1.01
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. 94
. 91
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Totals
Years
5 Years Previous
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
K-6
7-12 K-12
1963 **
86
122
118
128
127
128
111
127
105
105
104
78
83
71
861
546
1407
1964
95
119
138
114
135
132
132
107
131
106
98
98
71
75
877
579
1456
1965
90
113
134
:34
121
140
136
128
110
132
99
92
89
70
906
592
1498
1966
102
128
128
130
141
126
144
131
132
111
123
93
84
80
928
623
1551
1967
90
113
145
124
138
147
128
138
135
133
1 03
116
85
77
933
649
1582
1968
100 ***
125
134
141
131
144
151
123
142
136
124
97
106
95
949
700
1649
1969
103 ***
129
141
130
149
136
148
145
127
143
126
117
88
79
978
680
1658
1970
106 ***
133
144
137
138
156
140
142
149
128
133
118
106
95
990
729
1719
1971
109 ***
136
150
140
145
144
161
134
146
150
140
125
107
96 1010
764
1774
* Percentage of survival. indexes based on previous 15 years' experience
* * Actual Membership as of October 1, 1963
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Number of Births
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home economics rooms could be used as pupil stations or home rooms for checking attendance, etc. These spaces would provide home rooms for about one hundred more pupils. Newer approaches to class organization may make possible the use of larger classes for certain kings of instruction. Under such conditions the audi- torium may become a classroom. The use of indepen- dent study practices may relieve crowded classes to a limited extent.
The high school has 736 pupil lockers located in close relation to the classrooms.
With more teachers, more flexibility in scheduling, and the use of innovations in classroom organization the space available in the high school may be adequate to the year 1968 or 1969. The situation needs to be studied continuously anticipating future changes as accurately as possible.
In order toallow sufficient time for a needs survey, the preparation of preliminary plans, the preparation of final plans andbidding, and a year and a half for con- struction action should be taken in 1966 to appoint a needs survey committee if the target date is September 1969. If forcasts indicate the need will be 1968 then the procedure should start in 1965.
PERSONNEL
Experience and training are significant factors in the qualifications of teachers and administrators. As of this date and counting the current year the Duxbury faculty and staff has an average of seven years of exper- ience in Duxbury. The amount of total experience, that
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is, in Duxbury and elsewhere, averages ten years per teacher. In the elementary school the average number of years of experience in Duxbury is 7.4 years, while the total years of experience of these teachers averages 9.9 years per teacher. In the high school the average experience in Duxbury is 5.3 years per teacher, and the total experience for this group averages 9.3 years per teacher. Supervisors and special instructors have an average of 8.2 years of experience in Duxbury and an average of 10.2 years of total school experience.
Of the seventy-three full-time teachers fifteen hold Master's degrees, forty-seven hold Bachelor's degrees, and eleven hold no degree. Many of those who have the Bachelor's degree are currently working to obtain the Master's degree. Six of the eleven teachers who have no degree are persons of many years of experience who received their education when requirements were lower. Two of the remaining five will complete their degree requirements this year, and two have longer periods of study ahead. One person, who does not have a degree, was appointed on a temporary basis.
All teachers are continuing to keep abreast of cur- rent developments in education or are strengthening their preparation in their subject fields by taking courses in Duxbury or at nearby colleges and universities. Accor- ding to school department regulations each teacher is required to take six semester hours of study in every three year period.
The following tabulations list the school department personnel according to school and type of work.
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DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
1963 1964
Elementary School Teachers
33
38
High School Teachers
25
27
Supervisors & Special Instructors
13
13
Superintendent
1
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Principals
2
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Special Instructors - part-time
2
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Evening School Teachers
3
3
Janitors
10
10
Clerks - full-time
4
4
Clerks - part-time
2
2
Dentists
2
2
Physician
1
1
Nurse - full-time
1
1
Nurse - part-time
1 1
Attendance Officer
1
1
Lunchroom - full-time
7
7
Lunchroom - part-time
5
5
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Years of Experience
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Position
Training
Duxbury
Elsewhere
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Mr. Harry B. McCormick
Principal
B. S., Springfield College; M. Ed. , Boston University; Harvard University; Tufts
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16
20
Mr. Ralph N. Blakeman
Assistant Principal, Jr. High Grades; and Mathematics
B.S. Ed., M. Ed., Boston University
24
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24
Miss Nancy Jo Altpeter
English
B. A., University of Massachusetts
1
0
1
Mr. Robert A. Anderson
English
B.A., Upsala College; M. A. Colorado
4
4
8
Mr. Robert H. Backus
Mathematics
B.A., Tufts College
4
0
4
Mrs. Malcolm Brock
Mathematics
B. A., Swarthmore College; University
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College at Bridgewater
2
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9-1/2
Mr. John D, Congalton
Social Studies
B.A., and B. S. Ed., Eastern Nazarene
0
0
0
Miss Mabel L. Davidson
Home Economics
B. S., University of New Hampshire
0
0
0
Mr. Lawrence R. Dunn
Head of Mathematics
B. A., and M. Ed., University of Maine
8
4
12
Mr. Edwin T. Greene, Jr.
Industrial Arts
B. Ed., Keene Teachers College
5
0
5
Mr. Raymond N. Jenness, Jr.
English
B.A., Brown University
5
2
7
Mr. Walter T. Kennedy
Head of Social
B. S. Providence College
11
0
11
Miss Ann B. Kimpton
Social Studies
B.A., Regis College; Boston College
0
0
0
Mr. Charles D. Kraemer
Commercial Subjects
B. S., Suffolk University
2
3
5
Mr. Gordon E. Leighton
Mathematics
B. S., Springfield College
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