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Through athletics we aim to "train in citizenship" those pupils who are physically able and wish to participate.
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While we like to win (and do win our share of the games in which we play,) we emphasize good sportsmanship at all times to be of great- er importance in all contests. We believe the health and safety of our boys and girls to be of the first importance whether on the playground or in the classroom. This is our duty and we try to do it regardless of any temporary personal disfavor that we may incur because of it
Following are the functions of secondary education as given in a Report of the Committee on Orientation of the Department of Second- ary School Principals of the National Education Association. The "Functions of Secondary Education" is Bulletin 64, January, 1937.
1. To continue by a definite program, though in a diminishing de- gree, the integration of students. This should be on an increasing- ly intellectual level until the desired common knowledge, appreci- ations, ideals, attitudes, and practices are firmly fixed.
2. To satisfy the important, immediate, and probable future needs of the students insofar as the maturity of the learner permits, guid- ing the behavior of youth in the light of increasingly remote, but always clearly perceived and appreciated, social and personal values.
3. To reveal higher activities of an increasingly differential type in the major fields of the racial heritage of experience and culture, their significant values for social living, the problems in them of contemporary life, the privileges and duties of each person as an in- dividual and as a member of social groups; to make these fields sat- isfying and desired by those gifted for successful achievement and to give information as to requirements for success in these fields and information as to where further training may be secured.
4. To explore higher and increasingly specialized interests, aptitudes, and capacities of students, looking toward the direction of them into avenues of study and of work for which they have manifested peculiar fitness.
5. To systematize knowledge previously acquired or being acquired in course in such ways as to show the significance both of this knowledge and especially of the laws and principles, with under- standing of wider ranges of application than would otherwise be perceived.
6. To establish and to develop interests in the major fields of human activity as means to happiness, to social progress, and to continued growth.
7. To guide pupils, on the basis of exploratory and revealing courses and of other information gathered from personnel studies, as wisely
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as possible into wholesome and worthwhile social relationships, max- imum personality adjustment, and advanced study or vocations in which they are most likely to be successful and happy.
8. To use in all courses as largely as possible methods that demand independent thought, involve the elementary principles of research, and provide intelligent and somewhat self-directed practice, in- dividual and cooperative, in the appropriate desirable activities of the educated person.
9. To begin and gradually to increase differentiated education on the evidence of capacities, aptitudes, and interests demonstrated in earli- er years. Care must be taken to provide previous to and along with differentiation as balanced and extended a general education as is possible and profitable.
10. To retain each student until the law of diminishing returns be- gins to operate, or until he is ready for more independent study in a higher institution ; and when it is manifest that he cannot or will not materially profit from further study of what can be offered, to elim- inate him promptly, if possible directing him into some other school or into work for which he seems most fit.
A few parents have visited the school in the interests of their chil. dren. It seems to me that these pupils are benefited by these visits. It is a pleasure to us here to have you visit school and see for yourselves what we are trying to do for your boys and girls.
The report of the Chelmsford High School Students' Fund as tab- ulated by our vice-principal, Miss C. Edith McCarthy, is as follows :
CHELMSFORD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' FUNDS
1. GENERAL FUND
Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $ 444.52
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937 205.35
649.87
Less : Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937
195.27
Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 $ 454.60
2. MUSIC FUND
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937 $ 116.09
Less : Deficit, Jan. 1, 1937 30.36
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85.73
Less Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937
73.65
Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 $ 12.08
3. Blue MOON
Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $ 175.76
4. HEALTH CLUB
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937
$ 5.80
Less : Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937 5.80
5. CHEMISTRY CLUB
Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $ 11.06
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937 3.25
Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 $ 14.31
6. MAGAZINE FUND-(Gift of Class of 1934)
Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $ 50.95
Less : Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937 3.00
Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 $ 47.95
7. FENCE FUND-(Gift of Class of 1935)
Receipts-June 1935 $ 50.00 $
50.00
8. PROJECTOR FUND-(Gift of Class of 1936)
Receipts, June 1936 $ 40.00 $ 40.00
9. DUNIGAN AND GAY MEMORIAL FUND-(Gift of Class of 1937)
50.00 Receipts, June 1937 $ 50.00 $
10 DEBATING SOCIETY
Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $ 1.08 $
1.08
11. DRAMATIC CLUB
Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $ .45 $
.45
12. LATIN CLUB
Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $ .50 $
.50
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13. CLASS OF 1937
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937 $ 326.58
Less : Deficit, Jan. 1, 1937
17.36
309.22
Less : Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937
309.22
14. CLASS OF 1938
Balance, Jan. 1, 1937
$ 4.18
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937
544.10
548.28
Less : Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937
522.19
Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 $ 26.09
15. CLASS OF 1939
Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $ 5.76 $ 5.76
16. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $ 328.23
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937 $ 1190.31
1518.54
Less Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937
1417.26
Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 $ 101.28
17. YEAR BOOK OF 1937
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937 $ 634.44
Less : Payments, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937 634.44
TOTAL BALANCES $ 979.86
18. CLASS OF 1940
Deficit, Jan. 1, 1937 $ 6.05
Less : Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937 3.15
Balance, Deficit, Dec. 31, 1937
2.90
NET BALANCE IN ALL FUNDS $ 976.96
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Distribution of Money-Dec. 31, 1937
In checking account-Union Old Lowell National Bank $ 422.43
Less : Outstanding checks
7.50
414.93
On Interest-Lowell Institution for Savings
499.36
914.29
Cash on hand
62.67
TOTAL CASH $ 976.96
I sincerely acknowledge with many thanks the kind help and hearty cooperation that I have received from you, Mr. Wright, the School Committee, the faculty, parents, and the entire student body, in trying to make Chelmsford High School fit the needs of the boys and girls of. Chelmsford.
Respectfully submitted,
LUCIAN H. BURNS.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE
Mr. Georgs S. Wright Superintendent of Schools
Dear Sir :
Following is a summary of my activities as school nurse for the year ending December, 1937 :--
Number of visits to classrooms 496
Personal hygiene and health talks to pupils 221
Sanitary inspection in schools 68
Individual instruction in schools 321
Consultation with parents 284
Consultation with pupils
310
Consultation with teachers
94
Consultation with others 86
Pupils sent or taken to school physician 243
Pupils advised to see family physician 182
First aid 51
Dressings 804
Transported to hospital 101
Absentees visited at home-instruction given 310
Excluded from school for suspected illnesses 341
Excluded from school for impetigo, ringworm, pediculosis 94
Pupils with illness taken home by nurse 194
Assisted by the nurse the school physician, Dr. Arthur Scoboria and Dr. George Carriel completed the physical examinations of high school and grammar school pupils in November. Candidates for athletic teams were given thorough examinations before the sport season opened. All pupils have been weighed and measured, underweights checked, and milk suggested or given to those not able to pay for it.
Number of pupils examined by physicians 1886
Number of pupils examined by dentist 1289
Estimates of dental work sent home 941
Children not needing dntal care 382
Defects found-notices sent to parents when necessary :
Teeth 941
Tonsils and adenoids
26
22
Defective heart
18
Defective eyes
87
Defective ears
6
Cerrical glands
134
Thyroid glands
3
Anemia
Acne
22
Poor posture
43
Bronchitis
2
Nasal obstruction
4
Spinal curvature
1
Pediculosis
12
Underweight
60
Corrections :
Glasses
48
Lenses changed
23
Tonsils and adenoids removed
86
Teeth treated
386
Teeth filled-permanent
945
Teeth filled-temporary
604
Teeth extracted-permanent
35
Teeth extracted-temporary
408
Teeth cleaned
964
For the eighth consecutive year Dr. Ritter has continued his excel- lent service as school dentist; he is in some school every Wednesday from 9 until 3 during the entire school year. It is with his help and con- tributions from various Parent-Teacher Associations that Chelmsford is rated second among Massachusetts towns with a record of 93% of its children having all the work that necessarily had to be done at that time.
As is customary, free clinics were held in the spring for immuniza- tion against Diphtheria. Parents must realize more than ever the need of such treatment, for only recently three deaths resulted from not tak- ing advantage of the opportunity to escape this dread disease. An- nouncement of time and place of clinics is made in local newspapers and in all schools; free transportation is provided by buses.
With parents' permission, immunization is carried out as follows . Diphtheria toxoid is given to children over six months and under twelve years of age; the older ones receive toxin anti-toxin. The formr group does not require the Schick test, nevertheless plans are being made to give it to every child in early spring to determine whether immunity pre- vails. In spite of the extra work entailed, we think it is worthwhile, for our aim is to obliterate Diphtheria. I cannot urge parents too strong- ly to help us protect their children's health. In October, 1937 toxoid was given to 189 children; toxin anti-toxin, to 9; 7 were reimmunized.
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Dr Martin, the County school clinic doctor, was here in October to give the tuberculin test to the high school students and to contact pupils whose parents are either confined to a sanitorium or home. Fifty-four calls were made by your nurse to obtain parents' consent to have the test made.
The report is as follows :
Children Tuberculin Tested :
School population-High
466
Children tested for first time 222
Children previously tested 44 266
% tested
59.5
Children reacting to test :
New Group
96
Previously tested group 37
133
% Reacting 50.0
Children X-Rayed :
Children X-Rayed for first time 95
Re-X-Ray Group
11 106
Children recommended for examination
16
Children examined
15
Observation cases 10
Negative cases (discharged)
6
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X-Ray is given in the McFarlin Gym., but your nurse made sev- eral trips to Waltham with pupils who were absent. Several children, mostly underweights who have been examined by the State in previous years, are carried over for further examination. These were given examination by a State doctor and were discharged with instructions in regards to rest and diet, provided they were up to standard.
As always the pre-school clinic in May was well attended. This clinic gives the parents time to correct defects found, before the child enters school in the fall.
Few people realize that a nurse is not allowed to diagnose a case- diagnosis must come from a physician. If a parent sees that a child has a cold he or she should keep the pupil home and in bed, calling the physician if no improvement is seen within a day or two. So many diseases start with "just a simple cold," while not only the ill child but
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all others with whom he is in contact are in danger of becoming sick. The family physician must give the child a certificate to return to school after an absence of more than five days. Children with con- tagious diseases are excluded from school immediately, being advised to consult a physician. After diagnosis the house is carded; instruction given about care of the patient, and fumigation of books is carried on. In severe cases, books are destroyed. Children exposed to contagion are excluded from school for at least seven days and must continue to live away from home if they wish to return after being examined by the family physician. The school doctors immediately examine all pupils in a room where a contagion disease has been found, and exclude any child about whom there is a question.
I am at present taking a course in Public Health Nursing given by Prof. Brase; I take every opportunity to attend whatever evening lec- tures possible. Dr. Archibald, State Health Officer, Miss Martin, State Consultant, and Dr. Wellington, doctor of mental diseases, were here several times.
I wish to thank the School Committee, School Physicians, Parents, Teachers, Parent-Teacher Associations, and you, Mr. Wright, for such wonderful co-operation and support during the school year.
Respectfully submitted,
MAE S. LEWIS, R. N.,
School Nurse.
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY
As itemized statment of school department expenditures is given in the report of the Town Accountant.
Appropriation for 1937
Expended
Budget for 1938
Administration
$ 3,950.00
$ 3,942.40
$ 3,950.00
Instruction
71,000.00
70,988.55
71,930.00
Operation and Maintenance.
16,000.00
15,998.43
16,500.00
Auxiliary Agencies
11,750.00
11,738.61
11,350.00
New Equipment
250.00
145.65
250.00
Total
$102,950.00
$102,813.64
$103,980.00
SCHOOL CENSUS-October 1, 1937
Registration of Minors :
5-7 Years
7-14 Years 512
150
Girls
98
475
131
Total
244
987
281
Distribution of Minors :
In Public Schools
199
960
259
In Vocational School
9
In Private Schools
1
20
6
Not in School
44
7
7
Total
244
987
281
ENROLLMENT-October 1, 1937
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII 36)
VIII 38)
Total
McFarlin
45
41
39
36)
33
36)
10)
10)
14)
East
17
21
18
15
17
22
17
19
146
Highland Ave.
16
10
13
12
17
13
16
23
120
Princeton St.
33
23
34
25
29
35
37
27
243
Quessy
7
10
15
14
18
11
13
16
104
South
10
5
4
8
9
9
45
Westlands
25
20
17
21
20
13
19
19
154
Total
153
130
140
139
143
149
148
156
1158
14-16 Years
Boys
146
346
8)
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HIGH SCHOOL
IX
131
X
119
XI
110
XII
83
P. G.
2
445
Total enrollment, all schools
1603
ENROLLMENT FOR LAST TEN YEARS
(Taken on October 1st of each year)
Elementary
High
Total
1928
1148
266
1414
1929
1179
306
1485
1930
1182
305
1487
1931
1227
345
1572
1932
1258
376
1634
1933
1265
382
1647
1934
1242
408
1650
1935
1203
436
1639
1936
1193
434
1627
1937
1158
445
1603
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GRADUATES OF EIGHTH GRADE
Chelmsford, June 16, 1937
McFARLIN SCHOOL
Robert McNair Angus
Sheppard Bartlett
Robert Sawyer Ludwig
Herbert Beaubien
Avis Gwendolyn Marshall
Ruth Irene Butters
Peter Joseph McHugh, Jr.
Gordon Sullivan Cochrane
Dorothy Elizabeth Moorehouse
Constance Beverly Dane
Thomas Francis Morrissey
James Edward Doole, Jr.
Virginia Eleanor Mortham
Norman Frances Dows
Arthur Richard Palm
Paul Carl Fazel
Edward Gordon Parlee
Jane Gertrude Garrow
Ralph Joseph Pedersen, Jr.
George Giras
Marion Mckinnon Pickles
James Giras Steve Giras
Charlotte Irma Rediker
Arthur Clegg Greenwood
David Ernest Rooney
Eileen Kathryn Greenwood
Chester Cambridge Russell
Raymond Joseph Greenwood, Jr.
Shirley Barbara Smith
Emile Raymond Halentic, Jr.
William James Spaulding
Catherine Claire Hazeltine
Frances Alvona Stanton
Arthur Karafelis Mabel Karafelis
John Arthur Swenson Alan Willard Symmes
Arthur James Kinney
Herbert William Lane
Janet Symmes
Frances May Leslie
Annabelle Taintor
Randolph Parker Leslic
Evelyn Mae Taintor
Karl Edward Linstad
Alfred Edward Woodman
Charles Zouzas
WESTLANDS SCHOOL
Mildred Estelle Adanıs
Constance Louise Hill
Roger P. Angers
Shirley Wheeler Lawson
Fred Hollis Barton, Jr.
Ruth Patricia McLellan
Virginia Marie Benoit Gertrude May Bicknell
Mary Theresa Messier
Arlene Esther Smith
Doris Anne Bowen
Francis John Sullivan
Robert Earl DeKalb
Edward Joseph Taff
Winslow Parker George, Jr.
Edmund Roy Zabierek
North Chelmsford, June 17, 1937
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Wolfram George Locher
Dorothy Pond
Marie Jeannette Straughan
HIGHLAND AVENUE SCHOOL
Mary Theresa Barron
Charles Joseph Campbell, Jr.
Charlotte Louise Duffy
John Joseph Dunigan, Jr. Ellen Mary Jeanette Gauthier Melvin William Jones Mary Louise Kinch
Frank Victor McEnaney
Anna Alica McGeown
James Francis O'Donnell
Elizabeth Annie Palmer
George Sereduk
Harold Mathew Tucke, Jr.
GEORGE R. QUESSY SCHOOL
Robert Manfred Abrahamson
Rodney Alfred Berubee
Robert Reginald Gorton
Wayne Roland Berubee
Astrid Viola Johnson
Stuart Chandler Bickford
Natalie Vivian Johnson
Lucille Farrington Bill
Alice Virginia Miller
Mary Thompson Boutilier
Frances Trull
Stanley Gilbert Winters
PRINCETON STREET SCHOOL
Paul Francis Adle
Betty Lucille Armitage
Ada Babcock
Barbara Marporie Kiberd
Eric Marinel Babcock
Corine Ann Knox
Raymond Arthur Beauregard
Charles Francis LeCourt
Frederick Carl Blodgett Vera Butko
Mary Mozol
Walter Lea Davidson
Eleanor Florence Quimby
Leland Arthur DeBow
Shirley Ann Reeves
Gloria Estelle Donovan
James Eugene Fantozzi
Marion Ruth Foster Virginia Elaine Foster Ethel Louise Fremeau
Raymond Roderick Ruth Slater Pauline Ethel Stephens Alton Clay Trubey
Marshall Quentin Trubey
Shirley Mabel Gale
Helen Olive Tsagaris
Mary Luenna Vondal
Estella May Wright
East Chelmsford, June 18, 1937
John Joseph Arnold Harold Everett Barelle Rufus Edward Carlsen William Henry Dickey
Armand Wilfred LeBourdais Florence Mae Moss Lona Rose Mueller Mildred Rita Silva
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Lucille Louise Gaudette Silas Lawrence Gauthier, Jr. Francis Andrew Greska
Ernest Alexander Hoey
Frederick Jamros
Mary Josephine Miner
George Arthur Ducharme
John Ezerskey
Bernard Francis Hunt Agnes Stella Hydusko Gerald Leon Lantagne
Norman Stanley Smith Anthony Lawrence Sousa Emma Florence Young
GRADUATES OF HIGH SCHOOL
Alcorn, Edith Celia
Angus, Esther MacNair
Archibald, Loretta Z. T.
Bachelder, Donald
Batchelder, Robert M.
Belleville, Walter Brown, Jr.
Bickford, Norman Everett
Birtwell, James William
Borrows, Brendan Murtaugh
Boyd, Charlton Philips
Bray, William James
Brennan, Josephine Frances
Brotz, John H.
Brown, Carl James
Burns, Rachel Margaret
Burton, Mildred
Butterfield, Shirley Louise
Calder, John Edward
Capuano, Nicholas Phillip
Clough, Roy Farrar, Jr.
Corr, Clara Elizabeth
Corr, Thelma Gertrude Davis, Hazel Rita Fadden, Helen May
Ferron, Wilbur Lawrence
Fielding, Hope Eleanor Foote, Doris Forgays, Lorraine Marie George, Edgar Parker Golubisky, William Joseph
Goodwin, Barbara Virginia Gorham, Althea Marie Hill, John A., Jr. Hill, William John Hines, William Leo, Jr.
House, Eunice Louise
Hulick, Archie George Johnson, Betty Louise Johnson, Eric Herbert Jones, Dorothy Irene Kelley, Florence Marie Kelly, Jeanette Frances Kisley, Eugenia
Krasnecki, Magan Samuel
Kropp, Dagny Louise Laferriere, Paul Alfred
Lantagne, Raymond Paul LeClair, Dorothy Elizabeth Lewis, Dorothy Elaine Lundberg, Edith Pauline MacLean, Shirley Louise Makey, Peter Antonio Marinel, Alix Isabelle
McNulty, Gertrude Rita Mello, Anna Espinola Millman, Chester John Mills, Helen Louise Murphy, Pheobe Frances O'Brien, William Francis Olsen, Alberton Vinal Olsson, Betty Virginia O'Neil, Edward James O'Neil, Joseph Francis Pearson, Richard Paignon Pelton, Mills Cecil Peterson, Evelyn Emma Pettazoni, Gene Victoria Polley, Walter Ervin, Jr. Pope, Mildred Esther Putnam, Clarissa Marian Rich, Lillian Genevieve Santos, Emily Clara Saunders, Arnold E. Scollan, Mary Margaret Sheehan, Timothy Francis Shepherd, Gertrude Lillian Shugrue, Leon Theodore Sleeper, Nedra Lorraine Smith, Esther Louise Sousa, Aurellia Jeanne Stanchfield, Anna Gorden Swanson, Barbara Elizabeth Trubey, Katherine Ellen Woodhead, Frank A., Jr. Wright, Norman O. Zabierek, Stephanie S.
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INDEX
Accountant's Report Page
Appropriations and Transfers
139
Balance Sheet
148
Payments 121
Payments of Interest
152
Payments of Principal
151
Receipts
115
Trust Funds
138
Reports of-
Agent of Board of Health 107
Assessors
82
Board of Fire Engineers
90
Board of Health 105
Cemetery Commissioners 95
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
57
Fish and Game Warden
114
Forest Warden
99
Inspector of Animals
103
Inspector of Meat
110
Inspector of Slaughtering
110
Inspector of Plumbing
111
Librarian Adams Library
98
Middlesex County Extension Service
101
Milk Inspector
112
North Chelmsford Library Corporation
96
Police Department
92
Police Woman 94
Tax Collector 70
Tax Collector of East Chelmsford Water District 74
Tax Collector of North Chelmsford Fire District 73
Town Treasurer 56
Treasurer of Adams Library 97
Trustees of Adams Library 97
Welfare Agent 87
W. P. A. for 1937 77
Town Clerk's Report-
Births Recorded
40
Business Meeting, March 8, 1937 21
Deaths Recorded
47 18
Financial Report
55
List of Jurors
53
Marriages Recorded 42
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Special Town Meeting Oct. 7, 1937
37
Vital Statistics
40
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, 1937
10
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, 1938 153
Warrant for Special Town Meeting Oct. 7, 1937
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INDEX OF SCHOOL REPORT
Enrollment by Grades, Fall Term, 1937 26
Graduates of High School, 1937 30
Graduates of Eighth Grade, 1937 28
Reports of-
Enrollment for Last 10 Years 27
Financial Summary 26
High School Funds 18
High School Principal 16
School Census
26
School Committee
5
School Nurse
22
Superintendent
8
School Officials 2
Signal for No School
2
Teachers
2
Election of Officers
Officers Elected and Appointed
Memorandum
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