Town annual report of Chelmsford 1933, Part 8

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Publication date: 1933
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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others, over sixteen, who ordinarily would have been in mills and offices wise- ly continued on. In normal times high schools enrolled a very few graduates, who returned with definite objectives. Now graduates in groups wished to return since there was nothing else for them to do. At the same time in the demand for economy towns and cities were voting out the very courses which were most profitable for these students who ordinarily would be at work, the practical courses, those giving them opportunity to do things with their hands instead of studying from books. In short, increased enrollments, restricted courses, fewer teachers, buildings crowded to the doors, have all contributed to an extremely difficult and unsatisfactory period in secondary education.


Now to apply this to Chelmsford High School. First, the building was designed to accommodate 225 students. It had that number in 1927. Two years ago it had 345, and a basement room was converted into a badly needed class- room. Last year it had 376, of whom 19 were post-grduates, and a second basement room, the lunch room, was made into a classroom. This year on October 1st there were 382 students, and no graduate students had then been admitted. All the rooms are very badly crowded. For assembly purposes, for the lunch hour, for athletics, and for a few classes use is made of the McFarlin School.


Some marked disadvantages in this proceedure should be pointed out. They can be tolerated during an emrgency, but should not be accepted in- definitely. The large classes, meeting in crowded rooms often with pupils studying in the same room, are not conducive to the best type of work. There is both a waste of time and a danger to health in sending classes, or the school, to the McFarlin building. An auditorium with proper stage arrangements is essential to good high school organization, and for some types of group work. A properly equipped gynasium is equally important. The McFarlin play-room is very inadequate for these purposes. Folding chairs and backless benches have to be set up each time the room is used for an assembly, and then the lack of a stage makes it impossible for the majority to see those who take part in a program. For a gymnasium it is even less desirable; it is too small, and the two iron posts in the center of the floor are a serious physical hazard. Also, the use of the basement for a gynasium is a very decided detriment to the work going on in the four rooms directly above. Noise penetrates the en- tire building, and in the four rooms mentioned often causes cessation of oral work. Showers were put in in 1931 for the use of the athletic teams, and have been greatly appreciated by the boys, but the only possible location, in the boys' toilet is not ideal, and the dressing room is entirely too small. The best pos- sible use was made of the very limited space at our disposal. It has served in an emergency, but ought not be accepted as permanent. There have been occurences since the athletic teams have been using the McFarlin School base- ment which might have been used as reasons for barring them out of the build- ing altogether.


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There are left at the High School two large basement rooms, dry, heated,


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and quite well lighted, which could be converted into classrooms, provided rooms elsewhere were available for lockers. Architects working with the special committee pointed out the possibility of such use of these rooms. Having this fact in mind, it would be possible at much less cost than the plans under con- sideration in 1931 to provide added accomodations for the High School by erecting a separate building north and east of the present one, connected with the basement by a covered passageway. I urge careful consideration of such a plan.


This building should contain in the basement locker rooms and toilets adequate for a school of 400 or more students. In the boys' part there should be provided at once showers, a dressing room, and smaller rooms for visiting teams and for the coaches. On the floor above should be a basket ball court of regulation size, free of any obstruction; and permanent seats around the four sides of the court. Such a building is not suggested as a temporary expedient, but as a permanent part of the school plant to be used as long as the main building is used. It would not interfere with enlarging the building, if and when that should be desirable, for either of the wings, or both, could be ex- tended to the rear.


Such a building could be used in many ways. It would serve as an audi- torium until a separate one is provided, and would be larger than either town hall. Graduation exercises and some other school and community events dur- ing the year could use a larger hall to advantge. The gymnasium should be so constructed as to be fitted for community use. Without question we are entering an era of shorter working hours and of more leisure time. Fifteen years ago a national commission headed by a forward looking school man of Massachusetts, the late Clarence D. Kingsley, gave as one of the cardinal objectives of education, the worthy use of leisure time. What was then mere- ly a phrase has now become a stern reality. People do have, and in all prob- ability will continue to have, more leisure time than they formerly enjoyed. How are they to use it? Will its use be worthy in that it promotes health, character, good citizenship, happiness? Would not a community gymnasium become a valuable asset to the town in providing a wholesome place of recrea- tion for the long winter evenings? In fact each community in the town might well be provided with such a place as an incentive to worthy use of leisure hours. The times indicate the need of more baseball diamonds, more footba.i fields, and more basketball courts Is Chelmsford ready to make a start?


TRANSPORTATION


The number of pupils transported, as reported by the teachers on October 1st was 592 This is 36 per cent of the total enrollment. The table below shows the streets on which these pupils take busses in the morning, the schools they attend, and the per cent, the number of pupils transported is of the whole number in each school.


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High 52


McFarlin Princeton Quessy South So. Row


Carlisle St., East


Riverneck Road


3


Billerica Road


6


32


Boston Road 11


43


3


Littleton Road


1


6


21


Garrison Road


2


1


Acton Road


18


23


Westford Road


3


2


11


School Street


4


1


Old Westford Road


6


13


6


North Road


8


27


West Chelmsford P. O.


5


West Chelmsford Road


2


26


Groton Road 24


26


35


Dunstable Road


17


39


Tyngsboro Road


16


14


Princeton Street


85


-


-


-


-


-


Total


260


149


79


79


22


3


Per cent transported .68


.42


.29


.61


.46


.19


No pupils are transported to East Chelmsford, Highland Ave., and Westlands schools. In many instances pupils are obliged to walk consid- erable distances to reach the nearest road over which a bus runs. The close schedule does not permit stops at each house in which a pupil lives; pupils are required to assemble in groups at designated points.


In the morning five busses are needed to bring the students from West and North to the High School. One, driven by Charles Campbell, leaves the P. O. in West Chelmsford at 7:20, and travels over Groton Road and North Road to the High School; it then goes over Boston Road to the top of the hill before reaching Russell Mill Pond and returns to the McFarlin School; it then goes over Littleton and Garrison Roads, leaving pupils at So. Chelmsford, and returns to McFarlin School.


A second bus, driven by Percy Robinson, starts on Tyngsboro Road near the town line at 7:20, goes from Woods Corner to Dunstable Road, returns tc Tyngsboro Road, goes over Princeton St. to a point near the Lowell line, and over North Road to the High School; it then goes over Turnpike Road, Russell Mill Road and Billerica Road to the town line and returns to McFarlin School by Billerica Road; it then goes over Westford Road and School St. to West Chelmsford, leaving pupils at the Quessy School, and returns to High School by Old Westford Road and North Roads.


A third bus, driven by George Marinel, leaves Vinal Square at 7:30 for the High School; makes a second trip over the same route; then goes over Groton Road to a point near the Westford line and over West Chelinsford


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Road to the Quessy School; picks up pupils on Groton Road near Crystal Lake for Princeton Street School; and then goes up Dunstable Road and takes pupils to Princeton Street.


A bus driven by Joseph Gervais leaves Vinal Square at 7:30 for the High School. A bus going to Forge Village carries a part of the pup's to the Quessy School A large bus of the public service type, used to take Tyngsboro pupils to Lowell High School and driven by Albert Russon, takes the East Chelmsford and Riverneck Road students to the High School, and on its return trip from taking pupils to a Tyngsboro school picks up the Tyngsboro Road pupils for Princeton Street.


With some minor changes to fit the hours of closing, the return trips in the afternoon are made in reverse order.


Such a system of transporting pupils is sometimes called the "multiple trip" method. It costs less than to supply a separate bus for each route covered, and has the disadvantage of leaving some pupils at their schools almost an hour before school opens. All the tranportation is provided by George Marinel under a contract price of $8,150 a year. This is the second year of the second three-year contract with Mr. Marinel. Comparison of costs with other towns is dfficult since conditions differ widely. For the year ending last June, Billerica paid $18,631 and Westford $9,073. Both are smaller towns.


The schools have been aided this past year, as formerly, by various organ- izations. Each section of the town has its parent-teacher association, and all the schools have profited from their activities. Their services are not con- fined by any means to the conferring of material benefits, such as hot lunches, special items of equipment, money for dental care, etc. There is possibly an even greater gain in the securing of a higher degree of harmony and sym- pathy between school and home. We commend the work of the P-T-A's in Chelmsford and urge parents and citizens to give them their support. The Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts and the 4-H Clubs are all rendering a real service to our boys and girls. The adult leaders of these organizations are actuated by the highest motives of service to youth, and merit our cordial support and that of the public. We have without cost to the town the services of from two to four third year students in Lowell State Teachers College, who do cadet teaching in twelve week periods in selected rooms. We endeavor to give these young ladies valuable practical experence, and they in turn have been of very real assistance in crowded rooms and with special groups. Members of the business practice class in the High School have done clerical work in the various school offices.


To all the above and the many others who made 1933 a pleasant and profitable year for the schools, and especially to you for your loyal advice and support I express sincere thanks.


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE S. WRIGHT.


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Mr. George S. Wright, Superintendent of Schools, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. My dear Mr. Wright :


I herewith submit my fourth annual report as principal of Chelmsford High School. It is my hope that many may read this report and thereby become better acquainted and more interested in the work of our school.


On January 2, 1934, there were 123 freshmen, 95 sophomores, 82 juniors, 72 seniors, and 2 post-graduates, a total of 374 enrolled; beside this number, 21 had left school, making a grand total of 395 pupils who had been enrolled this year. This is 2 less than last year at the same time. If many post- graduates had not been refused. admittance, the enrollment would have been ›ver 400.


This year we have offered Trigonometry and Solid Geometry to 3rd and 4th year pupils and next year, third year Algebra will be offered to the 3rd and 4th year pupils. This makes one large class rather than two small ones. There is no class ir Early European History this year because of the small number electing it. In this way we have been able to crowd the classes into this building with the same number of teachers as last year with the exception of one class in Geometry which meets three days a week in the McFarlin School. The class rooms have been filled up with extra chairs in order to accommodate the large classes. These arrangements are not ideal by any means and should be corrected just as soon as possible by providing extra room for high school classes.


With the large classes and crowded rooms the problem of the pupils who do not want to come to school seems to be greater. This is a problem that is commanding much attention by school administrators throughout the State. At the present time there is a committee of high school principals in Massachusetts working on the question of what to do with the pupils wh.), for one reason or another, are not interested and therefore do not care to go to school. We try to show any such pupil in our school the mistakes they are making. With our narrow curriculum it is very difficult, if not impossible, to interest some pupils to make an honest effort to do their best. We think it is a mistake for parents to force children to go to high school when they do not want to go. We feel that it would be much better to take such pupils out of school and put them to work if it is possible to find anything for them to do. If we could have two good vocational courses added to our present course of study, it would go a long way toward solving the problems with many pupils who are misfits now.


The following is the report of Miss C. Edith McCarthy vice principal, who is the treasurer of the school funds.


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CHELMSFORD HIGH SCHOOL FUNDS


I. GENERAL FUND


Balance, Jan. 1, 1933 $ 366.97


Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933


360.92


Less: Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933.


337.87


Balance, Dec. 31, 1933 $ 390.02


II. MUSIC FUND


Balance, Jan. 1, 1933 $ 31.09


7.00


Less: Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933


Balance, Dec. 31, 1933 $ 24.09


III. BLUE MOON


Balance, Jan. 1, 1933


$ 190.93


Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933


59.15


250.08


Less : Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933


63.21


Balance, Dec. 31, 1933


$ 186.87


IV. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION


Balance, Jan. 1, 1933


$ 282.21


Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933 1,258.91


1,541.12


Less : Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933


1,084.25


Balance, Dec. 31, 1933


$ 456.87


V. HEALTH CLUB


Balance, Jan. 1, 1933 $ 1.90


Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933


.2.00


3.90


Less: Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933


.70


Balance, Dec. 31, 1933


$ 3,20


VI. RADIO CLUB


Balance, Jan. 1, 1933 $ $ 3.20


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727.89


VII. CLASS OF 1936


Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933 $ 41.44


Less : . Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933


28.55


Balance, Dec. 31, 1933 $ 12.89


VIII. CLASS OF 1935


Balance, Jan. 1. 1933 $ .90


Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933


32.97


33.87


Less: Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31. 1933


29.04


Balance, Dec. 31, 1933 $ 4.83


IX. CLASS OF 1934


Balance, Jan. 1. 1933 $ 25.82


Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1933


196.67


222.49


Less : Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31. 1933


215.70


Balance, Dec. 31, 1933 $ 6.79


Total in All Funds *$1,088.76


* $197.78 in checking account at the Union Old Lowell National Bank.


* $890.98 on interest at the Lowell Institution for Savings.


The teachers of the high school are conscientious, hard-working people who are striving to make the school the best possible. A spirit of co-oper- ation exists throughout the whole school family. The pupils have shown excellent school spirit during the entire year. It is indeed a pleasure to work with such an excellent corps of teachers and such a fine group of young people.


I am pleased to have this opportunity to publicly express my thanks to you, Mr. Wright; the school committee; the faculty; janitors; parents; and pupils for the kind assistance and hearty co-operation I have received from you in trying to make our school what it should be.


Respectfully submitted, LUCIAN H. BURNS.


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REPORT OF MUSIC SUPERVISOR


Mr. George S. Wright, Superintendent of Schools, Chelmsford, Massachusetts.


Dear Sir :


In the low grades the children are taught to sing simple songs with a light, head tone They are also led to feel the rhythm of each song and to express that rhythm with bodily motion. They are led to distinguish the various rhythms such as marches, waltzes, dances, etc., the various moods in music and name them as they hear them.


Rhythm can also be carried out with simple drawings on the board. A march or waltz is sung by the children, and a child goes to the board and makes a drawing, keeping perfect rhythm with the music. Sometimes a figure is suggested, but more often the pupils show us some very clever original ideas.


The children are allowed to exercise their imaginative powers by putting their own words to simple tunes suggested to them. Eventually they will be able to write their own simple tunes and words.


In the third grade, music readings have started and progresses through the school life. Two and three parts are sung in the fifth and sixth grades.


In the High School the classes meet twice a week, once for chorus, and once for music appreciation. One class is able to hear Mr. Damrosch's music appreciation hour, and the other class hears the same program as nearly as possible with the victrola.


A girls' glee club has been organized and has met for rehearsals.


The orchestra this year consists of four violins, one saxophone, one clari- net, three trumpets, two trombones, a bass horn, and piano. The orchestra meets once a week for an hour's rehearsal.


I wish to thank every teacher for his or her splendid cooperation.


January 4, 1934


Yours truly, CHARLOTTE L. HYDE


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REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE


Mr. George S. Wright,


Superintendent of Schools,


Chelmsford, Massachusetts.


Dear Sir:


I herewith submit my report as school nurse for the year ending Decem- ber, 1933.


Number of Pupils Examined


1630


Defects Found


631


Defective Teeth


289


Defective Tonsils and Adenoids


151


Defective Heart


36


Cervical Glands


45


Thyroid Glands


6


Anemia


17


Acne


16


Pediculosis


7


Posture


25


Defective Eyes


45


Defective Ears


4


Nasal Obstructions


10


Spinal Curvature


1


Bronchitis


1


Underweight


35


Taken Home by Nurse for Illness


118


Excluded from School for Suspected Illness


120


Absentees Visited in Home


446


Excluded from School for Ringworm, Impetigo, Poison Ivy, Pediculosis


33


Individual Instruction


584


First Aid


35


Dressings


773


Investigations


28


Instructive and Advisory Home Visits


188


Sanitary Visits


38


Personal Hygiene and Health Talks to Pupils 145


Pupils Sent or Taken to Family Physician


69


Pupils Sent or Taken to School Physician


276


All pupils were given a thorough physical examination by the school physicians, Dr. Varney and Dr. Scoboria, assisted by the nurse.


A complete physical examination was also given to the boys who were candidates for the football team.


Grammar school children have been weighed and measured and have had eye and ear tests, with notices being sent to parents.


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CORRECTIONS


Tonsils and Adenoids


47


Glasses


39


Lenses Changed


18


Teeth Treated


138


Filled Permanent


510


Filled Deciduous 320


Teeth Cleaned 718


Extractions Permanent 35


Extractions Deciduous


206


Examined by Dentist


810


Dr. Ritter, our school dentist, has done our children a great service by laying the foundataion for strong and healthy teeth. We have been extremely fortunate in securing a dentist as expert as Dr. Ritter. He has been in schools every Wednesday between 9 and 3 o'clock during the entire school year, for four and one-half years.


The Parent Teacher Associations in all parts of the town have made it possible to take care of some of those who need dental work done and are un- able to pay for it.


May Health Day proved successful in all the schools. Many fitting and clever programs were presented, after which physically fit and improvement tags were awarded the children who were physically fit and those who had im- roved during the year since the last award.


Our annual pre-school clinics were held in May for children entering school in September, the clinics being held in the respective schools. We had a very good attendance in all but South Row where we could not find a pre- school child. Since that time a family moved in with a child who entered in September. The purpose of this clinic is to have all defects corrected so that the child might enter school physically fit and receive the most out of his edu- cational opportunities. That the parents have not yet come to realize the importance of this is evidenced by, first, the incomplete registration of all children entering school, and, second, by the failure to have the defects cor- rected after the examination has been made. Parents are told of the advisa- bility of having the child receive the immunization against diphtheria and of the state law in regards to vaccination Five children entered school without being vaccinated, but they were immediately sent home with instructions not to return without being vaccinated or bearing a certificate. They returned vaccinated. Only a small per cent of defects were corrected before the chil- dren entered school, therefore many lost valuable time in September and Octo- ber having tonsil and adenoid operations and cervical glands treated. Three certificates were received.


The results of the follow-up clinic by the Department of Public Health, division of tuberculosis, showed a great improvement this year. On October 16 we X-rayed 26 children.


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The chest examination was given on November 3 by Dr. McCarthy, De- partment of Public Health. The following is a result of the examination :


Examined 26


Improved 21


1 Unimproved


Discharged


4


The child who was unimproved and recommended for sanitorium treatment has since entered a sanitorium and reports a gain.


Dr. Archibald, Dr. DeWolf, Dr. Gill, and Dr. Sullivan, health officers from the State Department of Public Health, visited several times and talked over cases and health conditions in the schools and in the town.


Regular sanitary inspections of school buildings reveal them with few ex- ceptions, to be in a sanitary condition.


In case of contagious disease in any school room, the school physician ex- amines the pupils and the nurse inspects those who have been in contact with the diseased child. Books are taken and fumigated by the nurse and return- ed to schools and libraries from where they were taken.


It became necessary to exclude a number of children who had colds, in order to protect pupils with whom they were in contact.


The Parent Teacher Association sponsors the lunch room in the McFarlin School. Free lunches have been served amounting to $117.20. Luncheon con- sists of: Beef stew, chowders, soup, cocoa, milk and sandwiches. The Parent Teacher Association in North Chelmsford directs the lunch room in the Prince- ton School, serving much the same menu as the McFarlin lunch room offers. Hot soups and cocoa are served in the Quessy and East Chelmsford schools.


A great deal of milk is consumed daily, for the most part during recess, in all of our schools, and is given free to those who are underweight and un- able to buy it. We are fortunate in being able to secure milk from Mr. Blood, Mr. Blaisdell, and Mr. Catherwood, all reliable and well-known milk dealers.


The Girl Scouts gave two baskets, to needy families with children, at Thanksgiving time, while the Lions Club sent out 15 baskets of Christmas cheer, and private families contributed toward making up baskets in the way I desired. The Princeton and Highland Avenue pupils made up 5 baskets at Christmas. The Women's Alliance of the Unitarian Church made children's dresses and quilts during the year and gave them to me to distribute when necessary. The Police Department made it possible for a boy to graduate, furnishing the entire outfit. When asked to do this, Chief McGovern said, "Buy what he needs and send the bill to the department", thus making it pos- sible for the boy to have his suit and graduate. The department gave coal and baskets to needy families during the year and at Thanksgiving time.


The aim of the Senior Health Club is: To instruct youth so that they may conserve their own health; to establish in them the habits and principles


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of living, which, in later years, will assure that abundant vigor and vitality which provide the basis for the greatest possible happiness and service in per- sonal, family, and community life; to influence an effective agency for the pro- motion of social aspects of health education in the home and community as well as the school itself; to improve the individual and community life of the future; to insure a better second generation, and a still better third genera- tion; a healthier and fitter nation and race. We have, as far as is known, the only Senior Health Club in this state. I have had this club in Chelmsford High School since 1929. The members of the club have made it a point to visit an institution once a year. The girls have always sponsored a football banquet and have held a party, the proceeds of which go toward cheering up à sick member of the club. At the close of the school year the girls enjoy an outing at some lake or place of amusement. A great many of the former club members are graduate nurses now, while some are at present in training.


Pupils schicked in May who were immunized in October, 1932:


Negative


191


Positive 25


Those 25 children were re-immunized in October, 1933, when we conduct- ed our annual immunization clinic for the first grade and pre-school children. At this clinic we immunized 285 pupils and 25 pre-school children Our en- rollment in October was 1265 in elementary schools when we made our check- up. I find that we have 1103 who have received the schick test. We would like every child in school who has not had the test to take it this coming year, especially the toxin anti-toxin, which is for the prevention of diphtheria.


In closing, I wish to express my appreciation to you, Mr. Wright, for your guidance and help in the school health work; to the school doctors, Dr. Var- ney and Dr. Scoboria, the teachers and parents for loyalty and support; and to the various organizations for their conscientious service and deep interest in the health program.


Respectfully submitted,


December 31, 1933


(Mrs.) MAE S. LEWIS, R. N.


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FINANCIAL SUMMARY


An itemized statement of expenditures by the School Committee is given in the report of the Town Accountant.


EXPENDITURES


Appropriation


for 1933


Expended


Administration


$ 3,830.00


$ 3,793.48


Instruction


65,500.00


65,499.37


Operation and Maintenance


17,950.00


17,450.53


Auxiliary Agencies


10,385.00


10,383.06


New Equipment


450.00


403.95


Total $ 98,115.00 $ 97,530.39


Other expenditures for educational purposes,


not in school appropriaion :


Lowell Vocational School


$ 2,357.60


Insurance on Buildings


527.13


Total for Education


$100,415.12


Receipts on School Account.


From State, on Teachers' Salaries


$ 19,200.00


From State, Tuition of State Wards


2,824.14


From State, Vocational School


949.81


Tuition from Other Towns


590.04


Rent of Garage


185.00


Total Receipts on School Account


$ 23,748.99


Net Cost to Town of Expenditures for Education


...


$ 76,666.13


SCHOOL CENSUS-October 1, 1933


REGISTRATION OF MINORS :


5-7 years


7-14 years


14-16 years


Boys.


135


555


151


Girls


109


492


157


Total


244


1047


308


DISTRIBUTION OF MINORS :


In Public Schools


...


205


1033


280


In Vocational School


12


In Private Schools


4


8


5


Not in School


35


6


11


Total


244


1047


308


160


ENROLLMENT-October 1, 1933


ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:


I


II


III


IV


VI


VII


VIII


Tot


McFarlin


37


41


29


39


44


49


63


53


355


East


25


23


23


24


15


18


19


19


166


Highland


Ave.


13


14


17


17


19


14


22


9


125


Princeton


St


37


37


41


32


37


36


28


29


277


Quessy


15


17


14


19


17


14


20


13


129


South


11


4


6


8


12


7


48


South Row


4


3


5


4


16


WVestlands


19


16


24


23


16


15


21


15


149


Total


161


155


159


166


160


153


173


138


1265


HIGH SCHOOL:


Freshmen


129


Sophomores


97


Juniors


82


Seniors


74


Total


382


Total Enrollment


1647


ENROLLMENT FOR LAST TEN YEARS


Elementary


High


Total


1924, October 30,


1128


221


1394


1925, October 30,


1122


194


1316


1926, October 1,


1166


216


1382


1927, October 1,


1162


224


1386


1928, October 1,


1148


266


1414


1929, October 1,


1179


306


1485


1930, October 1,


1182


305


1487


1931, October 1,


1227


345


1572


1932, October 1,


1258


376


1634


1933, October 1,


1265


382


1647


-


-


-


-


-


-


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GRADUATES OF EIGHTH GRADE


Chelmsford Center, June 14, 1933 McFARLIN SCHOOL


Edith Celia Alcorn


Francis C. Kinney


Walter Brown Belleville, Jr.


Henriette Yvonne L'Heureux


Brendan Murtaugh Borrows


B.anche Marie Loisellc


Charlton Phillips Boyd


Robert DeVault Lord


William James Bray


James Malcolm Morrill


John H. Brotz


Alfred Joseph Murphy


Rachel Margaret Burns


Joseph Edward Murphy


Mildred Burton


Richard Paignon Pearson


John Edward Calder


Albert Pierro


Clara Elizabeth Corr Thelma Gertrude Corr


Esther Louise Smith


Melvin Oliver Eriksen


Florence Sousa


Leighton Stevens Foster


James M. Sullivan, Jr.


Walter Bagshaw Foye


Barbara Elizabeth Swenson


Shirley Barbara Harmon


Bessie Tassios


Walter Paul Hartley


Dorothy Helen Titcomb


John A. Hill


Roland Joseph Tremblay


William Leo Hines


Francis Warren


Eunice Louise House


Henry Warren


Jeanette Frances Kelly


Stephanie S. Zabierek


WESTLANDS SCHOOL


Esther McNair Angus


Shirley Louise MacLeal


William George Cogger


Albert Alfred Joseph Marchand


Edgar Parker George


Lionel Dorear Marchand


Barbara Virginia Goodwin


Betty Virginia Olsson


Ruth Antoinette Gorham


Millis Cecil Pelton


Harold Peter Jensen


Hector Frederick Richardson


Betty Louise Johnson


Margaret Elizabeth Richardson


Dorothy Elaine Lewis Reid Elliott Lewis


Norman Lloyd Staveley Joyce Laurette Todd


Waclaw Victor Zabierek


162


Roy F. Clough, Jr.


John Joseph Scott


Timothy F. Sheehan


GRADUATES OF EIGHTH GRADE


North Chelmsford, June 15, 1933 HIGHLAND AVENUE SCHOOL


Raymond Ernest Beaulieu


Dorothy Elizabeth LeClair


Andrew Belida


Joseph Paul McTeague


Clara Bell


Pheobe Frances Murphy


Luba Borodawka


Walter Nilsson


Josephine Frances Brennan


Walter Ervin Polley, Jr.


Robert Francis Fallon


Mary Margaret Scollan


Dorothy Irene Jones


Stephen Peter Sedelnick


Catherine Rita Kinch


Violet Geneva St. Onge


Lars Gustaf Wikander


QUESSY SCHOOL


Norman Everett Bickford


Eugeneia Kisley


R'ta Louise Ducharme


Ethel Linnea Leedberg


Archie George Hulick


Edith Pauline Lundberg


PRINCETON STREET SCHOOL


Charlotte Evangeline Aubrey


Alexander LeCourt


Catherine Elizabeth Barry


Peter Antonio Makey


Robert Miliken Batchelder


Harold Clifton Malloy


Donald Earl Bridgford


Alix Isabel Marinel


Shirley Louise Butterfield


Nicholas Philip Capuano


Paul Joseph Christoun


Frances Hazel Mills Helen Louise Mills Nellie Lena Narus


Hazel Rita Davis


William Francis O'Brien


Alberton Vinal Olsen


Wilbur Lawrence Ferron


Albert Roderick Gertrude Lillian Shepherd


Doris Estelle Foote Theresa Luella Gaudette


Leon Theodore Shugrue


Margan Samuel Krasnecky Nellie Krivetz


Violet Caroline Lappage


Lillian Helena Strobel Katherine Ellen Trubey William George Warley Norman Otis Wright


Richard Walter Dupras


Frederick Joseph Fantozzi


Gladys Florence Reno


163


EAST SCHOOL


East Chelmsford, June 16, 1933


Loretta Z. T. Archibald


Gertrude Mary LeBourdais


Donald Bachelder


Gertrude McNulty


James William Birtwell


Anna Espinola Mello


Bernard Joseph Brown


Marie Espinola Mello


Walter A. Cockell


Chester J. Millman


Irene Olive Cox


Edward James O'Neil


Hope Eleanor Fielding


Joseph Francis O'Neil


William John Hill


Mildred Esther Pope


Florence Marie Kelley


Rita May Quinn


Romeo Armand Lambert


Gertude Louise Raposa


Raymond Paul Lantagne


Emily Clara Santos


Vincent B. Lantagne


Arnold Ernest Saunders


Aurelia Jeanne Sousa


164


GRADUATES OF HIGH SCHOOL


June 21, 1933


Frederick Abrahamson


Marguerite Elfrieda Hoar


Emily Elizabeth Adams


Nancy Hosmer


Florence Thelma Annis


Mary Eva Jesus


Margaret Marie Archibald


Grace Mildred Jones


Barbara Jeanne Bachelder Sylvia Baxendale


Cedric Daniel Kinch


Peter Belida


Joseph Jacob John Kisiolek


William Alfred Bezanson


Julia Constance Koulas


Mabelle Booth Birtwell


Walter Joseph Krol


Andrew Peter Boumil


Edward Benedict Lantagne


Dorothy Grace Bray


Florence Blanche Loiselle


Warren Edward Buckley


Phyllis June Marinel


Helen Gertrude Burndrett Rodney Fred Byam


Margaret Beatrice McCarthy


John Honan Cassidy


Rita Cecilia McGovern


Andrew Omer Champagne


Benjamin Morris Mikulis, Jr


Eva Adeline Clark


Nora Ellen Miskell


Francis Charles Clark


Thelma Ashley Morrill


Matthew Christopher Clarke


Margaret Mary Murphy


Angela Agnes Conlin


Adolph Joseph Nadworny


Charles Roy Cote, Jr.


Grace Viola Crawford


Phyllis Eunice Cunningham


Fred Edward Reedy


Joseph Dirubbo


Esther Louise Safford


George Edwin Dutton


Hazel Ruth Simpson


Eileene Anita Foye


Doris Copp French


. Marjorie Frances Shugrue Marjorie May Stephens Arline Mary Stirk Grace Olive Taylor


John Elie Theriault


Edmund James Patrick Hehir Sally Hale Hemenway Ruby Emma Hill Ruth Ester Hill


Lillian Mildred Williams


Hope Ordway Wilson Isabelle H. Winters


165


Stanley Joseph Oczkowski George G. Pardoe


Anna Marie Dixon


Raymond Edward Secor


Edna Mae Gallagher Eleanor Alberta Hazeltine


Edward Joseph Matuck


Charlene Soule Kent


INDEX


Accountant's Report-


Appropriations and Transfers 59


Balance Sheet


69


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 48


Payments 80


Payments of Interest 73


Payments of Principal


72


Receipts


75


Trust Funds


74


Reports of-


Agent of Board of Health 118


Assessors


45


Board of Fire Engineers


115


Board of Health


116


Cemetery Commissioners


125


Forest Warden


124


Inspector of Animals


122


Inspector of Markets


121


Inspector of Plumbing


123


Inspector of Slaughtering


121


Librarian of Adams Library


105


Middlesex Co. Extension Service


126


Milk Inspector


120


North Chelmsford Library Corporation


108


Police Department


109


Sealer of Weights and Measures


120


Tax Collector


96


Tax Collector of Chelmsford Water District 103


Tax Collector of North Chelmsford Fire District 101


Town Accountant 75


Town Treasurer 93


Treasurer of the Adams Library 106


Treasurer of the North Chelmsford Library Corporation 107


Trustees of Adams Library


104


Town Clerk's Report-


Annual Business Meeting, Feb. 13. 1933 15


Births Recorded


30


Deaths Recorded


37


Financial Report


11


List of Jurors


42


Marriages Recorded


33


Special Town Meeting, July 17, 1933 27


Town Election, Feb. 6, 1933 12


Vital Statistics 30


Warrant for Special Town Meeting. July 17, 1933 24


Election of Delegates to State Convention 23


Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, 1933 8 Warrant for State Election 21


Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, 1934 129


INDEX OF SCHOOL REPORT


Enrollment by Grades, Oct. 1, 1933 161


Graduates of High School, 1933 165


Graduates of Eighth Grade, 1933 162


Reports of :


Enrollment for Last Ten Years 161


Financial Summary


160


High School Funds 153


High School Principal 152


School Census


160


School Committee


143


School Nurse


156


Superintendent


146


Supervisor of Music 155


School Calendar 139


School Officials 139


Signal for No School 140


Teachers


140


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