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Primary School
B.A., Wheaton College
1
0
1
Miss Joan C. Santos
Primary School. B.S. Ed., State College at Bridgewater
0
0
0
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12
0
12
Miss Ann K. Noyes
Primary School
Mrs. Paul Harrington
Mrs. John G. Hubbard
Primary School
B.S. Ed., Keene State College
0
0
0
Mrs. Earle McArthur, Jr.
Primary School
B.S. Ed., Boston University
1
3
4
Miss Deborah A. Drollett
Primary School
B.A., Barrington College
0
0
0
Miss Maureen Ingoldsby
Primary School
B.S. Ed., Lesley College
5
0
5
Mrs. John K. Parker
Primary School
Colby Junior College
2
0
2
Mrs. Lawrence W. Miller
Primary School
B.A., Wheaton College
0
0
0
Mrs. Peter Ziko
Primary School
B.S. Ed., Lesley College
3
0
3
B.S. Ed., State College at Bridgewater
0
0
0
Mrs. Adolph Battista
Grade IV
B.S., State College at Bridgewater
7
2
9
Mrs. Frederick Keenan
Grade IV B.S. Ed., State College at Bridgewater
7
2
9
Mrs. Frankland W. L. Miles
Grade IV
Garland Junior College
5
5
10
Mrs. Eric Pape
Grade IV
B.A., Colby College
0
1/2
1/2
Mrs. Charles F. Shirley
Grade IV
B.S., Nasson College
4
312
71/2
Mrs. Theodore M. Chase
Grade V
B.S., Lesley College
13
7
20
Mrs. John DeWolf
Grade V
B.S. Ed., State College at Bridgewater
10
2
12
Mr. Kenneth W. Lovejoy
Grade V B.A., University of Massachusetts;
M. Ed., State College at Fitchburg
10
3
13
Mr. Walter R. Nagle
Grade V
B.S. Ed., State College at Bridgewater
0
3
3
Mrs. Peter T. Smith
0
2
2
Mrs. Steven Loring
Grade VB.A., University of Massachusetts Grade VI B.A., McGill University; M. Ed. State College at Bridgewater
3
1
4
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Primary School
B.S. Ed., State College at Fitchburg
1
3
4
Miss Carol M. Viens
Primary School
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ELEMENTARY TEACHERS - Continued
Mrs. John Morton Mr. James F. Queeny
Grade VI Grade VI
B.S., State College at Bridgewater B.A., Harvard University; M.A., Trinity College, Dublin
9
4 13
11
4
15
B.A., Brown University
8
0
8
1
2
3
Miss Deborah E. Brooks
Mrs. Henry Craig
Miss Ann Marie McRell
Mrs. Emily P. McWade
Homebound Students, Elementary and High
Boston University
12
6
18
Art B.S. Ed., Massachusetts College of Art
0
0
0
Mrs. G. Edwin Peters Mr. Richard R. Striano
French B.F.A., Beaver College Music B.M.E., State College at Lowell
0
0
0
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Years of Experience Dux- Else- bury where Total
Name Mrs. Robert R. Cooper
Position
Training
Elementary Supervisor and Assistant Principal B.S., Salem State Teachers College 10
21/2 121/2
Mr. Richard E. Woodsum Mr. Charles L. Anderson
Grade VI Boys' Physical Education, Elementary and High Girls' Physical Education Remedial Reading Special Class
B.S., Boston University B.S. Ed., State College at Bridgewater
2
0
2
B.A., Mt. Holyoke College
7
2
9
B.S. Ed., State College at Fitchburg
0
0
0
Miss Alice J. Ohannessian
5
0
5
SUPERVISORS
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CLERKS
Years of Service in
Position
Duxbury
High School Guidance Office 11/2
High School Office 19
Intermediate School Office 11/2
Superintendent's Office 10
Superintendent's Office 4
Primary School Office 8
JANITORS
Head Janitor, Primary School 19
Janitor, Primary School 2
Janitor, Primary School 11/2
Head Janitor, Intermed. School 3
Janitor, Intermed. School 8
Head Janitor, High School 13
Maint. & Janitor, High School 3
Janitor, High School 3
Janitor, High School 3
Maintenance of Grounds 2
HEALTH AND SPECIAL SERVICES
Mrs. Anne P. Welcker, R.N., B.A.
School Nurse 4
Mrs. John Argento, R.N.
School Nurse 0
Dr. Sidney C. Wiggin
School Physician 2
Dr. Francis C. Ortolani
School Dentist
11
Dr. Gillis K. Turner
School Dentist 15
Mr. Lawrence C. Doyle
Attendance Officer 3
LUNCHROOM STAFF
Mrs. Gilbert F. Redlon
Manager 16
Mrs. Marie Caron
Cook 18
Mrs. Charles Schwab
Cook 10
Mrs. Lawrence Govoni
Assistant 3
Mrs. George Sollis
Assistant
9
Mrs. William LaFleur
Assistant 3
Mrs. E. Webster LeClair
Assistant
11/2
Mrs. Richard Kendrew
Part-time Assistant 2
Mrs. Richard Marshall
Part-time Assistant
2
Mrs. Kendall Thomas
Part-time Assistant
2
Mrs. Russell Gardner
Part-time Assistant
2
Mrs. Edward G. Bottenus
Part-time Assistant 1
Mrs. Lottie Bates
Part-time Assistant
0
Name
Mrs. Howard M. Blanchard
Mrs. George S. Ferrell
Mrs. Donald Foster
Miss Helen F. Hanigan
Mrs. Albert C. Paulding
Mrs. William W. Trout
Mr. Charles W. Schwab Mr. Bennie L. Marshall
Mr. Herbert E. Walker
Mr. Harold A. Johnson
Mr. Russell W. Edwards Mr. Michael J. Sheehan Mr. Alfred W. Freeman
Mr. Carlton P. Torrey
Mr. George B. Watson
Mr. Joseph J. Souza, Jr.
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EVENING PRACTICAL ARTS
Mrs. Leslie Gray
Clothing 8
Mrs. Edwin T. Greene, Jr.
Rug Braiding 4
Mr. John B. MacFarlane
Furniture Refinishing 4
Mr. James Church
Upholstery 0
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL CENSUS
The following report of the children in town and enrollment is based upon the school census taken Octo- ber 1, 1964.
5 years and under 7
7 years and under 16
Number of boys living in Duxbury
110
583
Number of girls living in Duxbury
123
587
Total in residence
233
1170
Distribution of above:
Public Day School Membership
223
1095
In Continuation School
0
0
In Vocational School
0
0
In Private Schools and Parochial Schools
10
74
In State and County Institutions
0
0
Not enrolled in any school
0
1
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CURRICULUM
We have been continuing to focus attention on read- ing, particularly at the elmentary level. In these grades new emphasis has been placed on phonics through the use of the so-called Spalding techniques. This procedure has special application to writing, spelling and reading. During 1964 a workshop for parents was held to acquaint them with our basic program in reading and to present some aspects of the Spalding technique.
The Spalding procedure teaches children to attack new words by instructing them in the sounds of some 71 phonograms. They also learn a set of rules which apply to phonics and spelling. Writing the sounds is in- troduced as the phonograms are learned. This procedure reinforces the visual and auditory learning of the sounds. Using notebooks and flash cards is a regular part of the procedure.
The new procedure was developed by Romaldo Spalding in her book, "The Writing Road to Reading." Many of our teachers studied the new techniques under Mrs. Adrienne Rubin who trained under Mrs. Helene Durbrow at the Children's Medical Center. Mrs. Dur- brow was our special reading consultant for several years and helped us develop the so-called Gillingham reading program for children with specific language disabilities. I mention this because I wish to point out that this new procedure does not take the place of the Gillingham program, nor does it supplant the regular basic reading program. It will probably take the place of our present phonics and spelling programs.
The new program was put into effect in September 1964 following an in-service workshop training program for all primary and intermediate school teachers under the leadership of Mr. Cain and Mrs. Cooper. Thus far
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the program and the children are making good progress in mastering the sounds and rules.
We are continuing our practice of starting reading in the kindergarten for those pupils who are ready to begin. About 32 of the 125 pupils enrolled in this year's kindergarten are presently receiving this instruction. An increasing number of school systems are expressing in- terest in our reading and non-graded primary school program, and during the past year delegations from sev- eral school systems visited our primary school.
During 1964 a second workshop for parents to discuss modern mathematics was presented. Mr. Richard Wood- sum, who won a national science foundation fellowship in 1964 to study modern mathematics, was in charge of the workshop.
In physical education classes a special remedial pro- gram was organized for pupils who could not pass physi- cal fitness tests.
At the high school competence in reading was given more attention by scheduling Mrs. Bush to work full-time in this area. A new course in Modern Art was offered as an elective for pupils in grades 8-12. An additional choral group (junior) was organized and has an enroll- ment of 40 pupils. A start is being made toward the development of independent study procedures in certain science classes. This year two seventh-grade sections are involved in a team-teaching project under the direction of Mrs. Sherwood, head of the English Department. Increased attention to the development of team-teaching techniques and greater use of independent study proce- dures is a part of our program for the immediate future.
An examination of the following tabulation will indi- cate the colleges and universities which Duxbury High School graduates are attending. One hundred twenty-
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one graduates are currently attending eighty-four dif- ferent institutions. Attention is being given to the needs of those students not planning to go to college by inves- tigating the possibilities of improved vocational educa- tion opportunities and the possible inclusion of training in the use of data processing equipment.
Duxbury High School Graduates in Institutions of Higher Learning As of October 1, 1964
ADAMS, Joan
Chandler School for Women
AHLQUIST, Marlene
LeBaron Beauty Academy
ATWOOD, Barbara
State College at Bridgewater
BAKER, Jean
Mt. Holyoke College
BALDWIN, Carol
Wheelock College
BENSON, David
Harvard University
BERZINS, Ruta
Katherine Gibbs School
BLAKEMAN, Barry
Northeastern University
BLANCHARD, Leslie
Bryant & Stratton
BLANCHARD, Sharon
Vermont College
BORGESON, Josephine
Radcliffe College
BOTTENUS, Bonnie BRENNAN, Thomas
St. Anselm's College
BUCKLEY, Leslie
Bentley School of Accounting
BURGOYNE, William
Wentworth Institute
BURPEE, Marcia BURZYNSKI, Philip BUSH, Lester
University of Miami
University of New Hampshire
BUSH, Linnea
Cape Cod Community College Occidental College
CHAPIN, Priscilla
Boston University
CHASE, Robert
Adrian College
CHISHOLM, Bruce
Ricker College
CHISHOLM, Spencer
Ricker College
COLLINS, Alice
Boston University
COLLINS, Ann
Elmira College
CONATHAN, Joanna
Mt. Holyoke College
Virginia Military Institute
BUTTERWORTH, Richard
Smith College
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COOPER, Robert CORCORAN, Elaine CORCORAN, Jane CROWE, Angus DANGORA, Robert DEANE, Richard
DeLORENZO, Catherine
DeLORENZO, Linda
DEXTER, Steven DROLLETT, David EDWARDS, Mary Lynn ELLIS, Stanley FRENCH, Carole FRENCH, Robert
GARLAND, Gail HALL, Janice HAMPTON, Judith
HANDY, Richard D.
HOITT, Wendy
HOLL, Cynthia
HOWARD, Jeffrey HUBBARD, Diane HURD, Marsha
IRWIN, Barbara JOHNSON, Dawson JOKINEN, Judith JOKINEN, Katherine
JONES, Brian JONES, Susan KENDREW, Diane KENT, Belle KENT, E. Hamilton
KING, Carolyn KOPKE, Brian KOPKE, Kent LaFLEUR, Carolyn LANYON, Mary LEMIEUX, David LEMIEUX, Mary MARK, Robert MARR, Margaret
Bucknell University Pierce Secretarial School Rhode Island School of Design Boston Architectural Center Stockbridge School of Agriculture Barrington College Fisher Junior College
Lesley College
Northeastern University The Citadel
Cambridge School of Business
Berklee School of Music University of Bridgeport The Citadel
Northeastern University
Keene Teachers College Keuka College
U.S. Naval Academy Newton-Wellesley Hospital
University of Houston
Cambridge Junior College
Massachusetts College of Art
Leland Powers School of Radio & Television
Bentley College of Accounting Oakland University
Chandler School for Women
Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Oberlin College
University of Massachusetts
State College at Framingham
Johnson State College
Stockbridge School of Agriculture Eastern Nazarene College
Colby College
Northeastern University
Boston Conservatory of Music University of Massachusetts Utah State University
Emmanuel College
Central Missouri State Simmons College
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MARR, Sheila MARSHALL, David MARTIN, Janice McCORMICK, Brian McDEVITT, Michele McNEIL, Jayne McNEIL, William MERRY, Alan MERRY, Neal
MILLS, Katherine MULDER, Cheryl
MURDOCH, Christine MURDOCH, Laurence
NESS, Andrea PETERSON, Karen PETTEY, Bradford
POOLE, Bonnie
POOLE, Richmond
PRATT, Alan
PRINCE, Coral
PRINCE, Donna PYE, Patience QUIDLEY, Peter RICHARDS, A. Peter RICHARDS, William RIDLON, Kenneth ROBERTS, Kenneth RODHAM, Susan RUSSELL, John SAVASTANO, Edith
SAWYER, Nancy SCHERFF, Sara SEAVER, Richard SEMPLE, Kenneth SENCABAUGH, Gail SHEELEY, Lawrence SIBILIO, Marilyn SMITHSON, Arthur STARR, Nancy STEELE, Richard STUART, Austin
Simmons College Johns Hopkins University State College at Bridgewater Rutgers University Emmanuel College
University of Massachusetts State College at North Adams Franklin and Marshall College Wabash College
Cape Cod Community College
Burdett College
Lesley College
Franklin & Marshall College
Boston University
Stanford University
Drew University
Wheelock College University of Florida
Cape Cod Community College University of Connecticut Bouve - Boston
University of Massachusetts Lowell Technological Institute University of Massachusetts Franklin & Marshall University of Puget Sound
State College at Fitchburg
State College at Bridgewater
Massachusetts College of Art Quincy City Hospital School of Nursing Colby Junior College Becker Junior College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Massachusetts Maritime Academy State College at Bridgewater Cape Cod Community College University of New Hampshire Bentley College of Accounting Harcum Junior College Wesleyan University Northeastern University
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TASCHE, Felicitas
VICKERS, Sidney VINAL, Brent WADSWORTH, Edward WADSWORTH, Richard WADSWORTH, Lawrence
WALES, Scott WALKER, Evelyn
WALKER, Michael
WELCKER, Peter
WELCKER, Merrill
WILLIAMS, Steven
New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing Northeastern University Goucher College University of Maine
Bryant College Barrington College Lafayette College Randolph-Macon College Rhode Island School of Design Worcester Polytechnic Institute Stockbridge School of Agriculture The Citadel
Number of Students: 121
Number of Institutions: 84
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SCHOOL EXPENDITURES
Observation of the financial reports which follow will show a different grouping of accounts and a series of numbers preceding each account. The new grouping des- ignations and the items which comprise them have been prescribed by the State Department of Education. The code numbers which precede each account item serve to classify our financial records in accordance with a state-wide plan to identify all receipts and expenditures. The number 4230314 preceding an account item, for ex- ample, tells several things about this expenditure. The first four digits 4230 indicate that the expenditure was for maintenance of equipment. The next two digits 31 indicate that the expenditure was for the high school, and the last digit 4 shows that the expenditure was for a contracted service.
Our school costs reflect the needs of a growing school system. As of this date there are 1524 pupils enrolled and 88 teachers and principals employed. Including teachers and principals there are 123 persons employed in the school system. Four additional teachers will be needed for September 1965.
The budget request for 1965 is $72,595.00 more than the amount requested in 1964. Of this amount $52,712.00 is for salaries and $19,883.00 is for non-salary items. The budget increase for 1965 is 10.1 per cent over 1964 and represents the lowest rate of increase in the last four years.
During 1964 the town was reimbursed more than $140,000.00 by the State on account of schools. This money was deposited in the Excess and Deficiency account. The net cost of our schools in 1964 was $578,284.99.
About 72 per cent of our expenditures are for in- struction, which is the main purpose of our schools.
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Twelve and nine tenths (12.9) per cent of the expendi- tures are for the maintenance and repair of the school buildings, including the salaries of ten custodians. School services, which include: health, transportation, libraries, food services, attendance service, and athletics account for ten and six tenths (10.6) per cent of the budget. These categories together constitute 95.6 per cent of the total expenditure. Expenditures in other categories are shown in the financial statement.
Summary Financial Statement for 1964
Allocation 1964
Adjusted Allocation 1964
Expenditures 1964
Requested 1965
1000 Administration
$23,611.00
$23,611.00
$23,604.86
$24,496.00
2000 Instruction
520,715.00
518,005.00
512,039.22
571,747.00
3000 School Services
78,805.00
79,865.00
78,885.74
83,039.00
4000 Operation and
Maint. of Plant
90,868.00
92,068.00
90,279.58
101,929.00
5000 Fixed Charges
474.00
314.00
292.81
2,290.00
7000 Acquisition of Fixed Assets
3,416.00
4,026.00
4,000.73
6,983.00
9000 Programs with Other
Districts and Private
Schools
500.00
500.00
384.00
500.00
TOTALS $718,389.00 $718,389.00 $709,456.94 $790,984.00
Less Dog Tax (estimated)
1,000.00
Amount to be appropriated in 1965
$789,984.00
School reimbursements received during
1964 and deposited with the Town Treasurer: 01210 General School Funds, Chapter 70
$77,773.60
01260 Vocational Education
3,636.74
01230 Transportation
53,229.64
01203 Education of Mentally Retarded
4,737.98
01150 Miscellaneous Receipts
726.05
Total
$140,104.01
Net Cost of Schools to the Town for the year 1964
$578,284.99
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Financial Statement, December 31, 1964
Code
Number
Allocation
Adjusted Allocation $464.00
$463.22
$500.00
1200
Superintendent's
Office
23,161.00
23,147.00
23,141.64
23,996.00
2100
Supervision
7,367.00
7,374.00
7,373.25
7,853.00
2200
Principals
27,551.00
27,644.00
27,586.66
29,355.00
2300
Teaching
450,800.00
448,090.00
441,821.27
498,617.00
2400
Textbooks
8,214.00
8,214.00
7,773.32
7,953.00
2500
Library
8,167.00
8,067.00
7,881.76
8,320.00
2600
Audio Visual
1,148.00
1,148.00
1,077.46
1,466.00
2710
Guidance
16,412.00
16,412.00
16,073.60
17,048.00
2800
Psychological
704.00
704.00
703.50
757.00
2900
Educational Television
352.00
352.00
351.75
378.00
3100
Attendance
120.00
120.00
120.00
200.00
3200
Health
8,315.00
8,315.00
7,950.58
8,920.00
3370
Bus Transportation
62,630.00
62,630.00
62,245.99
63,755.00
3400
Lunchroom
1,000.00
1,000.00
990.97
1,000.00
3510
Athletics
6,900.00
7,800.00
7,548.20
9,164.00
4110
Custodial
44,754.00
45,554.00
44,929.21
46,775.00
4120
Heating
13,500.00
12,663.00
12,069.80
13,100.00
4130
Utilities
11,553.00
12,390.00
12,259.22
11,615.00
4210
Grounds
6,586.00
5,786.00
5,373.79
6,370.00
4220
Maintenance and
Repair of Buildings
5,200.00
7,733.00
7,727.27
8,120.00
4230
Maintenance and
Repair of Equipment 8,420.00
6,942.00
6,877.94
8,150.00
4240
Replacement of
Equipment
855.00
1,000.00
950.20
7,799.00
5200
Fixed Charges
314.00
314.00
292.81
2,290.00
7340
Acquisition of Fixed Assets
3,416.00
4,026.00
4,000.73
6,983.00
9100
Programs with
Other Schools
500.00
500.00
384.00
500.00
TOTALS
$718,389.00
$718,389.00
$707,968.14
$790,984.00
Expenditures
Requested for 1965
1100 School Committee
$450.00
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Statement -- Public Law No. 874 (Federal Funds)
Balance, January 1, 1964
$7,413.75
Receipts: None
Disbursements:
May 11, 1964 through November 9, 1964
2,366.01
Balance, December 31, 1964 $5,047.74
National Defense Education Act - Title III & V
(P. L. No. 864) (Federal Funds)
Balance, January 1, 1964
Receipts : $2,072.60
February 17, 1964 National Defense
Education Act, Title III $2,550.67
June 24, 1964 National Defense Education Act, Title V 70.98
June 24, 1964 National Defense Education Act, Title V 327.60
2,949.25
Total Receipts $5,021.85
Disbursements:
July 13, 1964 to November 30, 1964 for Special Equipment and Supplies for Science, Mathematics, Foreign
Language and Guidance Departments 3,637.39
Balance, December 31, 1964 $1,384.46
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School Appropriations Compared for the Years 1964 and 1965 Using New Accounting Classifications
1964
Percent
1965
Percent
1000 Administration
$23,611.00
3.3
$24,496.00
3.1
2000 Instruction
520,715.00
72.5
571,747.00
72.2
3000 School Services
78,805.00
10.9
83,039.00
10.6
4000 Operation and Mainte- nance of Plant
90,868.00
12.6
101,929.00
12.9
5000 Fixed Charges
474.00
0.1
2,290.00
0.3
7000 Acquisition of Fixed Assets
3,416.00
0.5
6,983.00
0.8
9000 Programs with Other Districts and Private Schools
500.00
0.1
500.00
0.1
Totals
$718,389.00 100.0 $790,984.00 100.0
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GENERAL STATEMENT
As one year closes and another begins it is important not only to review the year just closed but to look ahead to the future. I like to think of the future in terms of broad goals whose achievement will be reflected in the success of our young people. Through my work as super- intendent of schools I shall continue to strive for a school system:
Where truly equal opportunity will exist for all young people.
Where teaching and the status of teachers will rank equally high among the professions.
Where the arts will have equal status with sci- ence and other areas of instruction.
Where the success of the non-college student will be held as important as the success of any other student.
Where each individual will be valued for his own real worth.
Where personal example is such that trust and emulation will surely follow.
Where building character is just as important as building competence.
Such goals cannot be achieved in a few short years, perhaps not even in a lifetime. Because I have been able to work with fine teachers and administrators, and be- cause it has been my pleasure to work for a capable and forward looking School Committee, our accomplishment of these goals seems more assured of success each year.
I join the School Committee in extending sincere thanks to all organizations and community groups for their interest and hard work on behalf of our schools.
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To the many organizations which award scholarships, to the Boosters Club, the Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association, the High School Home and School Associa- tion, the American Field Service group, to these and others I extend our grateful thanks.
Again, I would like to express my thanks to the High School Building Committee: Mr. Howard M. Clark, Chair- man, Mr. Edward L. Butler, Mr. Walter F. Kopke, Jr., Mr. Allan A. Eaton, and Mr. Carl G. Peterson for their valuable work on behalf of our schools. Although the school building was virtually completed and occupied in 1961, a considerable amount of follow-up work has been necessary and the responsibilities of the Committee are only now drawing to a close. I am especially grateful to Mr. Clark who has given so much of his time and energy to the successful completion of this project.
I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the School Committee and to all school personnel for their efforts toward the building of good schools in the Town of Duxbury. As long as there is hard work and a spirit of cooperation our eventual success is certain.
EVERETT L. HANDY
Superintendent of Schools
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SPECIAL REPORTS
Report of Massachusetts Audubon Society
The Massachusetts Audubon Society conducted a fifteen-lesson course in Natural History and Conservation in the Duxbury fifth grades again this year.
Representative concepts covered during these meet- ings included:
1. Life is a continuous process over vast periods of time.
2. Plants are the ultimate source of all food.
3. Science is the process of inquiry.
4. Man is inter-related with his environment.
5. Animal populations prosper to the degree that they are supplied with food, cover and water.
Printed reference and worksheets were distributed and used extensively this year. All children kept note- books and these should prove valuable in Junior High, etc., for the extensive Science information they contain.
Several out-of-door lessons were held. One each fall and winter and two in the spring. An out-of-door evergreen identification trip around the school grounds proved valuable as the plantings represent all the major native and domestic types one can find in New England.
A wide variety of visual aids was utilized: living creatures, preserved specimens, recordings, etc.
Coloring all lessons was the over-all aim of the pro- gram to develop the ability of each child to observe and interpret accurately the living world around him.
Sincerely yours,
MARY LOUISE TURNER,
Instructor
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ADULT EDUCATION
Four adult classes were conducted during the year: Clothing, Furniture Refinishing, Rug Braiding and Up- holstery. A total of sixty-two persons attended these classes.
Clothing 17
Furniture Refinishing 10
Rug Braiding 15
Upholstery 20
All classes were in session twenty weeks.
CAFETERIA
During the calendar year 1964 there were 158,267 lunches served. The sale of half pint bottles of milk was 242,420 for the year. Pupils pay 25 cents for Type "A" lunches. Pupils and teachers paid a total of $43,907.57 for lunches, the federal and state subsidy amounted to $14,602.52, and the town contributed $1,000.00 making the total receipts $59,509.09 for the year. The expenditures for this same period were $57,464.26.
Report of the School Dentists for 1964
We submit our report for the school year 1963-64.
Again, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Depart- ment of Public Health, all Duxbury children at the pre- school, elementary and secondary school levels were examined with mouth mirror, explorer and best light available. 1407 dental inspections were done, and as a result of these inspections 560 pupils were referred to their family dentist for treatment.
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