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Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500), or some other sum, for the purpose of install- ing a flush toilet system at the South Chelmsford School House, so-called, the money to be expended under the supervision of the School Committee; or act in relation thereto.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 97, of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, with amendent thereto. Said Section of the General Laws reads as follows ;
"In towns which accept this section or have accept- ed corresponding provisions of earlier laws there shall be a police department established under the direction of 'the Selectmen, who shall appoint a chief of police and
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such other police officers as they deem necessary, and fix their compensation in an amount not in the aggregate exceeding the annual appropriation, therefor. The Selectmen may make suitable regulations governing the police department and the officers thereof, and in towns which are not subject to provisions of chapter thirty-one to the contrary may remove the chief and other officers at pleasure. The chief of police shall be in immediate control of all town property used by the departmnet, and of the police officers, who shall obey his orders;" or act in relation thereto.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to have a light now located on the northerly side of the entrance to Brick Kiln Road at Gorham street relocated at the orig- inal location, namely at the intersection of Brick Kiln Road and Carlisle Road; or act in relation thereto.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150), for the purpose of repairing the flag pole at the Centre Village; or act in relation thereto.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept from Fred E. Varney, M. D., the gift of a certain lot of land, to-wit; lots numbered 147, 166 and 136 on a plan of land entitled, "Plan of Land in North Chelmsford, Mass., belonging to Thomas J. Adams Est. and Charles W. S. Adams, scale 100 ft. to an inch surveyed. July and September 1892 by Melvin B. Smith, C. E. with additions to November 1902 by Smith & Brooks, C. E's and add- itions to August 1919 recorded with the Middlesex North District Registry of Deeds, Book of Plans 44, Plate 17; subject to the express reservation and condition that said land is to be forever kept open as and for a public play- ground or recreation center under the provisions of Chap- ter 45, Section 14 of the General Laws, and that such playground be named and known as "The Varney Play- grounds"; or act in relation thereto.
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Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to sell and convey the land and buildings situated on the Easterly side of the North Road, in the Centre Village, and gen- erally known as the Old Grammar School; or act in re- lation thereto.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to investigate the advisability of relocating Central Square in the Centre Village; or act in relation thereto.
- Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to negotiate with the Massachusetts De- partment of Public Works for the purpose of having the said state take over and assume control of the following ways, viz; Boston Road from Billerica Line to Warren Ave., North Road from Princeton street to Crosby street; or act in relation thereto.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to author- ize the Selectmen to negotiate with the Lowell Electric Light Corporation with reference to the abandonment of certain lights as recommended by the Selectmen in their report under Article 1, for the Annual Town Meeting February 13, 1928; or act in relation thereto.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to accept from the Standard Oil Company of New York the gift of a certain lot of land situated on the westerly side of Bos- ton Road at the southeasterly termination of a curve formed by the intersection of said Boston Road and Acton Road, and more particularly described on a plan of land recorded with the Middlesex North District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 50, Plan 19. Subject to the expressed condition that the said Town of Chelmsford shall lay out and construct a highway upon the described premises and shall cover the said highway with a hard finished surface within one year from the date hereof, and upon the further expressed condition that if the said Town
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shall at any time fail to maintain or keep in repair after the said one year from the date of deed, the said prem- ises, or the part not maintained or kept in repair shall revert to and become the property of the grantor free and discharged from the easement herein granted. Re- serving the fee of the said property and the right to use the same for all purposes which do not interfere with the use of the said easement for street or highway pur- poses; or act in relation thereto.
AND YOU ARE DIRECTED to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Center of the town, South Chelmsford, North Chelms- ford, and West Chelmsford, and at the School House, East Chelmsford, and at the Golden Cove School House, Westlands, seven days at least before the time appointed for holding the first meeting aforesaid.
HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make return of this War- rant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding the first meeting of the afore- said.
Given under our hands this twenty-seventh day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty- eight.
ROBERT W. BARRIS, RALPH P. ADAMS, GEORGE RIGBY, Selectmen of Chelmsford.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND THE Superintendent of Schools OF CHELMSFORD, MASS. For the School Year Ending December 31
1927
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Willis L. MacComb, Chairman . Term expires 1928
Frank J. Lupien, Financial Secretary Term expires 1929
Edward B. Russell, Secretary . Term expires 1930
ADDRESSES OF COMMITTEE
Willis L. MacComb, Residence, North Chelmsford. ... Tel. Lowell 6633-R Frank J. Lupien, Residence, Chelmsford Center. . Tel. Lowell 2852-M Edward B. Russell, Residence, Chelmsford Center. Tel. Lowell 4846-\\'
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Charles H. Walker, Superintendent, Residence, Chelmsford Center Tel. Lowell 3444-J Office, New Grade School, Chelmsford Center
SCHOOL PHYSICIANS
Arthur G. Scoboria, M. D., Res., Chelmsford Center. Tel. Lowell 4767 Fred E. Varney, M. D. Res., North Chelmsford Tel. Lowell 2892-R
SCHOOL NURSE
Miss Mary E. Sheehan, R. N., Res. Chelmsford Center Tel. Lowell 3067-5
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS
John E. Johnson, Res., North Chelmsford Tel. Lowell 4258-R
Harold C. King, Res., Chelmsford Center Tel. Lowell 7233-M
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1928
Winter Term-Jan. 3 to Feb. 18-7 weeks.
Early Spring Term-Feb. 27 to Mar. 31-5 weeks.
Spring Term-Apr. 9 to June 30-12 weeks. Fall Term-Sept. 4 to Dec. 22-16 weeks. School Holidays-Jan. 1, Feb. 22, Apr. 19, May 30, Oct. 12, Thanksgiv- ing and the day following, Dec. 25.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
Fire Whistle, 3 blasts, repeated 3 times at 7.15 no session, in all schools for day.
Fire Whistle, 3 blasts, repeated 3 times at 11.15 one session for grades closing at 12 noon.
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TEACHERS 1927-28
The following is a list of the teachers, with their respective grades, number of years experience, dates of beginning and ending service in Chelmsford, school they graduated from and their present residence:
SUPERINTENDENT
Charles H. Walker, Superintendent, 24 yrs., April 1, 1923; Bates College: Chelmsford, Mass.
HIGH
Horace E. Hobbs, Principal, Mathematics, Problems of American Dem- ocracy; 6 yrs .; Sept. 6, 1927; University of New Hampshire, A. B .; Columbia University, A. M .; Chelmsford, Mass.
Ralph P. Coates, Sub-Principal, Science; 8 yrs .; Sept. 1920; Bates Col- lege; Chelmsford. Mass.
Josephine F. Harmon, Commercial; 7 yrs .; Sept. 1921; Kimball Com- mercial College: 609 Stevens Street, Lowell, Mass.
C. Edith McCarthy, Commercial; 4 yrs .; Sept. 1923; Salem State Nor- mal School; 14 Oak St., Ayer, Mass.
Marion Turner, Mathematics and Biology; 4 yrs .; Sept. 1924; Middle- bury College, Berlin, Vt.
F. Christine Booth, Latin, English, Mathematics; 0 yrs .; Sept. 1927; Col- by College; 28 Warren St., Lawrence, Mass.
Jeanne M. Low, French, English; 0 yrs .; Sept. 1927; Bates College; 35 Ware St., Lewiston, Me.
Helen A. Reed, English; 0 yrs .; Sept. 1927; Boston University; 385 Par- ker St., Lowell, Mass.
Edith M. Donahoe, History and Civics; 0 yrs .; Sept. 1927; Smith College; 38 Wannalancit St., Lowell, Mass.
CENTRE
Susan S. McFarlin, Principal, VIII; 46 yrs .; April 1879; Framingham Normal School; Chelmsford, Mass.
Eva L. Dobson, VII; 10 yrs .; Nov. 1919; Plymouth Normal School; South Chelmsford, Mass.
Katie D. Greenleaf, VI-VII; 13 yrs .; Sept. 1922; Framingham Normal School; Chelmsford, Mass.
M. Beryl Rafuse, VI; 14 yrs .; Sept. 1920; Truro Normal School; Martin's Pt., Lunenburg Co., N. S.
Helena B. Lyon, V; 21 yrs .; Sept. 1920; North Adams Normal School; East Hampton, Mass.
S. Adelaide Marble, IV; 2 yrs .; Sept. 1925; Farmington Normal School; Winthrop, Me.
Ellen F. Devine, III; 0 yrs .; Sept. 1927; Lowell Normal School; 154 Carlisle St., E. Chelmsford, Mass.
Esther R. Nystrom, II; 14 yrs .; Dec. 1911; Lowell Normal School; 27 Fleming St., Lowell, Mass.
Eva M. Large, I; 9 yrs .; Sept. 1917; Lowell Normal School; 31 Burgess St., Lowell, Mass.
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WESTLANDS
H. Jean Rafuse, Principal, VII-VIII; 11 yrs .; Sept. 1920; High School, Martin's Pt., Lunenburg Co., N. S.
Vera G. Rafuse, V-VI: 14 yrs .: Sept. 1921; Truro Normal School; Mar- tin's Pt., Lunenburg Co., N. S.
Mayme G. Trefry, III-IV; 13 yrs .; Sept. 1921; Truro Normal School; Arcadia, Yarmouth Co., N. S.
Marion C. Bradley, I-II; 9 yrs .; Sept. 1919-Dec. 1927; Lowell Normal School; 496 Wilder St., Lowell Mass.
Marion S. Adams, I-II; 0 yrs .; Jan. 3, 1928; Lowell Normal School; Chelmsford, Mass.
EAST
Louis O. Forrest, Principal, VI-VIII; 2 yrs .; Sept. 1926; Gorham Normal School; Chelmsford, Mass.
Esther M. Kochian V-VI; 2 yrs .; Sept. 8, 1925; Gorham Normal School; 229 Franklin St., Portland, Me.
L. Wilmer Perkins, III-IV; 2 yrs .; Sept. 1925; Lowell Normal School; Chelmsford, Mass.
Grace G. Sheehan, I-II; 5 yrs .; Sept. 1922; Lowell Normal School; 54 Hanks St. Lowell, Mass.
SOUTH
Mary E. Mooney, III-V; 3 yrs .; Sept. 1924; Lowell Normal School; 213 Moore St., Lowell, Mass.
Catherine J. McTeague, I-II: 0 yrs .; Sept. 1927; Lowell Normal School; North Chelmsford, Mass.
SOUTH ROW
Helen C. Osgood, I-IV; 81/2 yrs .; Sept. 1921; Lowell Normal School; Boston School D. Sci .: 1 Osgood St., Lowell, Mass.
PRINCETON STREET
Gertrude A. Jones, Principal, VIII: 34 yrs .; Sept. 1899; Salem State Normal School: North Chelmsford, Mass.
Ella A. Hutchinson, VII; 36 yrs .; Sept. 1905; Framingham Normal School; Chelmsford, Mass.
Elsa Reid, VI; 16 yrs .; Sept. 1922; Lowell Normal School; West Chelms- ford, Mass.
May D. Sleeper, V; 27 yrs .: March 1907; Chelmsford High and Exten- sion Courses; North Chelmsford Mass.
Lilla B. McPherson, IV; 13 yrs .; Sept. 1920; Framingham Normal School; 588 Stevens St., Lowell, Mass.
Genevieve E Jantzen, III; 19 yrs .; Sept. 1911; Lowell Normal School; 3 Olive St., Lowell, Mass.
Mary F. Robinson, II; 3 yrs .; Sept. 1924; Lowell Normal School; No. Chelmsford, Mass.
Katherine G. Dewire, I; 17 yrs .; Jan. 1921; Lowell Normal School; Bos- ton Road, No. Billerica, Mass.
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HIGHLAND AVENUE
C. Owen Green. Principal VI-VII; 6% yrs .: Nov. 1927; Bates College; North Chelmsford, Mass.
Ella Bailey, IV-V; 3 yrs. Sept. 1925; Farmington Normal School; R. D. 11; Gardner, Me.
Lottie M. Agnew, II-III: 5 yrs .; Sept. 1923; Lowell Normal School; West Chelmsford, Mass.
Estelle M. Buckley, I; 1 yr .; Sept. 1926; Lowell Normal School; North Chelmsford, Mass.
CORP. GEORGE QUESSEY
Harold F. Meyette, VII-VIII; 7 yrs .; Sept. 1925; Keene Normal School; Chelmsford, Mass.
Bertha H. Long, V-VI; 33 yrs .; April 1896; Salem Normal School; Wil- mington, Mass.
Edith M. Grant, III-IV; 2 1-3 yrs .; April 21, 1925; Salem Normal School; 20 Simon St. Beverly, Mass.
Jane E. McEnaney, I-II; 1 yr .; Sept. 1926; Lowell Normal School; North Chelmsford, Mass.
SPECIAL TEACHERS
Elsie S. Burne, Supervisor of Music; 41/2 yrs .; Jan. 1923-Oct. 1927; Boston Conservatory of Music; West Chelmsford, Mass.
Charlotte L. Hyde, Supervisor of Music; 0 yrs .; Oct. 1927; Lowell Nor- mal School; North Chelmsford, Mass.
Mary E. Sheehan, School Nurse; 5 yrs .; St. John's Hospital Training School, R. N .; Chelmsford, Mass.
Ellsworth R. Thwing, Supervisor of Physical Education; 0 yrs .; Sept. 1927; Aurora College; Chelmsford, Mass.
DRIVERS, SCHOOL TRUCKS
Lewis Fisk, Chelmsford, Mass. Tel. Lowell 4399-W George Gaudette, North Chelmsford, Mass.
Edwin Whitcomb, Chelmsford, Mass. . Tel. Lowell 7431
George Marinel, North Chelmsford, Mass. Tel. Lowell 1403RK
JANITORS
High School, C. O. Robbins, Chelmsford, Mass.
Centre Grade School, Otis Brown, South Chelmsford, Mass.
South School, E. Dyer Harris, South Chelmsford, Mass.
South Row School. Mrs. Thomas Moran, Chelmsford, Mass.
East School, Richard Robertson, East Chelmsford, Mass. Westlands School, Charles Stearns, Chelmsford, Mass.
Princeton Street School, John Matson, North Chelmsford, Mass.
Highland Avenue School, Edward Falon, North Chelmsford, Mass.
Quessey School, Edward Carlson, West Chelmsford, Mass.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Your committee herewith submits its report to the citizens of Chelmsford for the year ending Dec. 31, 1927. Your committee feels
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that the year 1927 has been a very successful one both from a financial and educational point of view. Our Parent-Teachers' Associations in the various sections of the town have shown unusual interest in School affairs and have co-operated in a very wholesome manner with all the school faculties and School Committee. Our Superintendent has kept in close touch with the work done in all our Schools. Splendid co-opera- tion has been manifested by all concerned in the educational system for the welfare of the schools.
Several new teachers have been enrolled on the teaching staff this past year. Miss Mary Garvey's untimely death this fall in England came as a severe shock to all parties connected with our educational system and her absence is keenly felt by her many frinds and co-workers. Mr. C. Owen Green, a graduate of Bates College, was elected to fill the vacancy.
Last year our Supervisor of Drawing tendered her resignation, and after a thorough consideration on the part of your Committee it was unanimously voted to discontinue that department temporarily and in- augurate a Department of Physical Education. We believe that the phys- ical welfare of the children in our schools is a matter of fundamental importance and feel sure that the results obtained in that field of en- deavor will justify our action. Aside from the immediate results obtain- ed from training the children in Health Education we also hope to stim- ulate a healthy interest in athletics-both in the High School and to a less extent in the Grammar Schools. Mr. Thwing, a graduate of Aurora College, was elected to the position of Supervisor of Physical Education and the results of his efforts to date are very gratifying. He has already organized, and equipped High School Football and Basketball teams and is doing splendid work in the elementary schools as well. Mr. Horace Hobbs was elected to succeed Mr. Alden as principal of our High School and he has already demonstrated splendid administrative and teaching ability.
Much of the repair work your Committee had planned to do this past year had to be curtailed due to lack of funds. Only $2000.00 was appropriated for that work whereas $4000.00 was asked for. It may be well at this time to call your attention to some of the work your Com- mittee feels should be done this year.
1. Painting exterior and general repairs of Highland Avenue School.
2. Painting exterior of Old Princeton St. School.
3. Painting exterior and redecorating interior of New Princeton St. School.
4. Painting exterior of Westlands School.
5. Installing Flush Toilet System at the South Chelmsford School.
We are asking for the sum of $3800 under Upkeep and Repairs for the year 1928, believing that that sum will be sufficient to take care of the general work and also be ample to undertake the above mentioned items with the exception of the proposed Flush Toilet System at South Chelmsford. At the request of the citizens of South Chelmsford we are asking for a special appropriation to meet the expense of that install-
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ation. An inventory of School property shows a valuation of $527,000 and we do not believe that a yearly charge of $3800 for the upkeep and repairing of that property is excessive.
At the last regular Town Meeting the sum of $3500 was appropriated to install a Flush Toilet System at the Quessey School at West Chelms- ford. This work was done last summer and the sum of $271.48 was re- turned to the town.
Also, at the last regular Town Meeting the sum of $2800.00 was appropriated to install a New Heating Unit at the South Chelmsford School. This work was completed during the summer vacation at a cost of $2700.95-$99.05 less than the amount appropriated.
This fall the Old North Row School was disposed of to Frank J. Garvey of North Chelmsford for the sum of $550.00
Last year your attention was called to the congested conditions in all our schools-especially at the North Village. A special committee consisting of Dr. F. E. Varney, Mr. Royal Shawcross and the personnel of your School Committee was appointed at the last regular Town Meet- ing to study the general school housing conditions of the Town with spe- cial references to the school housing conditions at No. Chelmsford and the possible erection of a new grade school at North Chelmsford. This committee has given the matter much thought and have visited several proposed sites. The State Department of Education has been consulted in the matter and one of their Supervisors has visited Chelmsford and surveyed our School housing facilities.
In view of the unsettled economic conditions at the North Village it is very difficult to forecast what our school population will be in the future. Should conditions in the future warrant the erection of a new building at the North Village the land known as the "Varney Playground" offers a site that has many fine features and one which should be care- fully considered. Should this site be selected for any future building it would be to a distinct advantage for the town to acquire those few lots of land lying between the "Varney Playground" and the West Chelmsford Road
Thanking all the citizens for their past loyal co-operation and an- ticipating the same in the future, we remain,
Willis L. MacComb Frank J. Lupien Edward B. Russell Chelmsford School Committee.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND CITIZENS OF CHELMSFORD:
I herewith submit my fifth annual report as Superintendent of Schools, the 54th in the series of such reports.
I also transmit to you a "Financial Summary," the usual statistical tables and the reports of the other executive and supervisory officers, all of which merit your thoughtful study.
WORK OF THE YEAR
A careful diagnosis of the scores made in the Standard Achievement Tests, which were given last May in the fundamental subjects, shows steady improvement in reading. The rate of reading as well as the av- erage scores in comprehension were better than the tentative standards, in most of our rooms. Our pupils due to special drill in "silent reading" for the past two years, in general are gaining the ability to read rapidly and silently glean the thought from the printed page much better than pre- viously. Normal or high scores resulted in most rooms in Spelling, Com- position and the four fundamental processes of Arithmetic. In Writing high scores resulted in the matter of speed or number of letters per min- ute, however in the matter of quality low scores were made in many rooms. I believe some of our teachers are still stressing speed in writing to the expense of quality though I feel that if we should adopt a new sys- tem of writing we would be able to show greater improvement in this fun- damental subject. No doubt the ability to write well is a natural gift to many persons to a large extent, and whatever system may be used will make very little difference unless all our teachers refuse to accept written work unless it is just about as good as each individual child is capable of. If this is not required, then the fifteen or twenty minutes drill period in writing a day's about as good as wasted since the habit of good writing is determined by the way the child writes most and not during just the short drill period.
PROBLEMS
This last fall due to a large entering class, thirty-five pupils in grade one, at the Highland Ave. School, we were compelled to transfer the eighth grade in that school to the Princeton St. School. If we have another large entering class next fall at the Highland Ave. School, it appears from our present enrollment that we shall be compelled to trans- fer also the seventh grade as well as the eighth grade to Princeton St. thus requiring all four rooms at the Highland Ave. School for only the first six grades.
We have also been congested in grades one and two at both the Westlands and the Quessey schools this year, having 43 pupils at the first school and 47 at the latter. This is too many in the first two grades for any teacher to do full justice to as forty should be the max- imum number of pupils given to any teacher, though 35 is considered to be a much better ideal maximum. If this increase continues, some relief will have to be provided.
Last fall 83 pupils from a total of 107 in our eigth grades last June or 77% of them, entered the Freshman class in our High School making the largest enrollment in the High School we have ever had at one time
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or 226. At this time we have a total of 140 pupils in our eighth grades and assuming the same per cent of them will enter High School next fall as did this last fall, would make an entering class of 107 pupils in the High School. With the three higher classes this would make a total of 299 pupils in High School next fall Assuming a few pupils may drop out of some or all these clasess it seems to me a fair guess that we shall have at least 250 to 275 pupils in High School another fall. If that guess be right, I believe we shall have to add at least one more teacher to the High School staff if not two, since the teaching load per teacher is now just about all the present staff can carry. Furthermore, this increase would make it necessary to divide room 10, which we have been able to use this year as an auditorium, into two large class rooms.
TEACHERS
Last summer eight teachers left us to take positions elsewhere, five from the High School. two from the grades, our Supervisor of Art and Miss Mary A. Garvey, who had been abroad for the summer died in London just before she was about to sail to take up her work with us again. All these teachers had given faithful and efficient service for several years. Miss Garvey's rather sudden death was a great shock to all of us particularly in her own community where she was very highly respected as teacher and community worker.
Mr. Horace E. Hobbs was elected as principal of the High School from a strong field of forty candidates. In the short time he has been with us he has proved himself to be a fine organizer and administrator, as well as a thoroughly efficient instructor The High School Principal- ship is an exceedingly responsible executive position and the Committee should be highly commended for the wisdom of their selection. Miss F. Christine Booth was elected as Latin teacher, Miss Jeanne M. Low, as French teacher, Miss Helen A. Reed as English teacher and Miss Edith M. Donahoe to teach History and Civics in the High School. Miss Jane E. McEnaney was transferred from grades 1 and 2 at the South School to the same grades at West Chelmsford. Miss Ellen F. Devine was elected to the third grade at the Center, Miss Catherine J. McTeague to grades 1 and 2 at the South and Mr. C. Owen Green as Principal of the Highland Ave. School.
Since we had received the benefits of a Supervisor of Art for several years and believed that practically all our teachers could now teach this subject efficiently, provided a well-graded course of study was put in their hands, it was decided that the need of a Supervisor of Physical Education was much more urgent. This course of study has been given to the teachers and most of them report that they believe they are get- ting fully as good results in the Art work as before.
Without first consideration to the health of the individual to be trained, there can be no complete educational program. The employment of school physicians and a full time school nurse to reveal present de- fects and "to follow up" in the use of remedial measures has done much to improve the general health of our boys and girls. However, these agencies need to be supplemented by a systematic program in physical education and it is because of this fact that The General Court of Mass- achusetts passed the law in 1921 requiring that, "good behavior indoor, and outdoor games and athletic exercises," should be taught in the Public Schools. I wish to repeat what I said in my first report five years ago, that a clear function of our schools is to teach pupils by means of organized play.
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