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Princeton
Marion Gildea
East
Paulina J. Robinson
East
Earl J. Watt (Military Leave)
High
JANITORS
Herbert Hodgson
Quessy
APPOINTMENTS
John J. Dunigan, Jr.
High
Laurence P. Healey
High
Walter A. Holden
High
James H. Foster
McFarlin
Linda D. Marinel
McFarlin
Alice S. Martel
Westlands
Theresa A. Regan
Princeton
Katherine E. McCarthy
Highland
Patricia Chandler
East
Ignatius A. Ciszek
Physical Ed.
Ann T. Cordingley
Physical Ed.
JANITORS
Charles A. Taylor
Quessy
MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1951
BOYS
21 and
Age
4
5
6
7
3
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
. - over
Totals
Grade 1
37
61
6
1
105
Grade 2
36
47
13
3
99
Grade 3
19
43
15
77
Grade 4
16
47
9
2
74
Grade 5
23
44
12
3
1
83
Grade 6
18
37
11
3
69
Grade 7
15
25
11
3
1
55
Grade 8
17
38
10
3
68
Grade 9
1
12
21
13
3
50
Grade 10
12
26
5
2
1
46
Grade 11
13
19
7
3
42
Grade 12
12
22
2
2
38
Grade 13
Subnormal
Ungraded
Total
37
97
72
72
88
71
67
57
65
46
68
49
11
5
1
806
.
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GIRLS
21 and
Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
over
Totals
Grade 1
34
44
8
86
Grade 2
34
53
5
92
Grade 3
15
53
7
2
77
Grade 4
1
27
45
3
76
Grade 5
34
39
3
1
77
Grade 6
22
37
7
3
1
70
Grade 7
30
24
5
59
Grade 8
25
19
5
1
.
50
Grade 9
20
16
7
1
44
Grade 10
3
21
34
3
61
Grade 11
20
28
5
53
Grade 12
17
20
3
1
41
Grade 13
Subnormal
Ungraded
Total
34
78
77
85
86
66
70
57
50
42
61
51
25 .
3
1
786
.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Name
Location
Grades
No. Class Rooms
No. Pupils
High School
Chelmsford
9-12
17
375
East School
E. Chelmsford
1-8
4
73
McFarlin
Chelmsford
1-8
13
414
Princeton
N. Chelmsford
1-8*
8
251
Highland
N. Chelmsford
1-8
4
103
Quessy
W. Chelmsford.
1-
4
106
Westlands
Chelmsford
1-8
8
270
* Contains 4 rooms in each of two buildings.
DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONNEL
Men
Women
Total
Grand Total
Superintendent
1
1
Secretary to Superintendent
1
1
Attendance Officer
1
1
3
Supervising Principals
2
2
Teaching Principals
2
3
5
7
Supervisors and Special Teachers
3
-
3
6
6
Teachers:
High School
7
8
15
Elementary
1
35
36
51
Janitors:
High School
2
2
Elementary
6
6
8
Health:
Nurse
1
1
School Physicians
2
2
3
-
Totals
27
51
78
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DISTRIBUTION OF SALARIES
Teachers Janitors
(Not including Principals) -
$2,000 - 2,099
1
2,100 - 2,199
2
2,200 - 2,299
2,300 - 2,399
7
2,400 - 2,499
2,500 - 2,599
3
2,600 - 2,699
2,700 - 2,799
2
2,800 - 2,899
3
2,900 - 2,999
3,000 - 3,099
23
3,100 - 3,189
1
3,200 - 3,299 3
- 55
- 00 8
1
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHELMSFORD SCHOOL DEPARTMENT January 1, 1951 - December 31, 1951
Salaries
Appropriated
Expended
Balance
Superintendent
$ 5,200.00
$ 5,200.00
$
Secretary
1,800.00
1,800.00
Teachers
177,000.00
176,997.45
2.55
Janitors
21,088.00
20,281.42
806.58
Physicians
600.00
600.00
Attendance Officer
50.00
50.00
$205,738.00
$204,928.87
$ 809.13
Expenses :
Administration
1,700.00
1,602.56
97.44
Bks., Sup., V. E. 0
12,555.16
12,340.35
214.81
Fuel, It., water
14,000.00
11,443.50
2,556.50
Repairs
14,903.00
14,675.84
227.16
Janitors Supplies
2,650.00
2,552.19
97.81
Nurses Supplies
100.00
99.84
.16
New Equipment
3,000.00
2,931.07
68.93
Rep. of Equip.
2,300.00
2,116.08
183.92
Playgrounds
500.00
498.26
1.74
Transportation
31,000.00
30,988.73
11.27
$ 82,708.16
$ 79,248.42
$ 3,459.74
Grand Totals
$288,446.16
$284,177.29
$ 4,268.87
Receipts:
State Educational Aid Law
$ 51,769.76
Transportation Grant
20,555.83
Tuition and Trans. State Wards
2,483.28
Tuition
426.60
Rental of Auditorium
194.00
Miscellaneous
30.35
Total receipts on account of schools
$ 75,459.82
Amount used from town tax
$208,717.47
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1952 BUDGET CHELMSFORD SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Appropriated Appropriated Requested
Salaries
1950
1951
1952
Superintendent
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,200.00
$ 5,350.00
Secretary
1,600.00
1,800.00
1,950.00
Teachers
156,600.00
177,000.00
196,000.00
Janitors
17,890.30
21,088.00
23,300.00
Physicians
600.00
600.00
600.00
Attendance Officer
50.00
50.00
75.00
Retirement Payments
85.00
$181,740.30
$205,738.00
$227,360.00
Expenses :
Administration
$ 1,500.00
$ 1,700.00
$ 2,000.00
Educational Sup. & Services
10,900.00
12,555.16
13,000.00
Fuel, Light & Water
14,000.00
14,000.00
14,000.00
Repairs
12,700.00
14,903.00
13,000.00
Janitors & Nurses Supplies
2,050.00
2,750.00
2,750.00
New & Replacement of Equip.
4,800.00
5,300.00
5,000.00
Playgrounds
1,500.00
500.00
500.00
Transportation
22,400.00
31,000.00
31,000.00
-Lunch Program
1,676.75
1,000.00
Athletic Program
500.00
500.00
1,000.00
Vocational School Exp.
4,317.36
5,051.91
5,850.00
$ 74,667.36
$ 89,936.82
$ 89,100.00
Totals
$256,407.66
$295,674.82
$316,460.00
Receipts
Receipts
Estimated
State Educational Aid Law
$ 47,999.76
$ 51,769.76
$ 57,620.00
Transportation
11,097.00
20,555.83
20,500.00
Tuition & Trans. State Wards
2,150.29
2,483.28
2,500.00
Tuition
766.05
426.60
500.00
Rental of Auditorium
202.00
194.00
200.00
Miscellaneous
13.67
30.35
Vocational Reimbursement
1,462.15
2,218.42
2,500.00
Dog Tax
1,544.32
1,833.47
2,100.00
Total Receipts
$ 65,235.24
$ 79,511.71
$ 85,920.00
Raised by town taxes
$191,186.09
$216,163.11
To be raised by town taxes
$230,540.00
COMPARISON OF SCHOOL EXPENDITURES
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
Administration
$ 6,320.40
$ 6,810.35
$ 7,148.19
$ 7,626.93
$ 8,084.89
$ 8,652.56
Instruction
131,493.47
1 43,350.13
156,551.36
159,537.84
166,295.88
189,337.80
Operation and Maintenance
15,219.68
14,694.31
19,902.27
. 17,963.05
30,609.77
28,671.53
Janitors
12,410.85
15,145.27
16,041.54
15,837.77
17,890.30
20,281.42
Auxiliary Agencies
13,070.65
14,498.53
18,802.75
19,199.39
22,974.66
31,688,57
New Equipment
1,974.45
1,799.26
795.22
2,495.03
2,491.11
5,047.15
Playgrounds
500.00
497.25
971.73
1,498.16
1,498.19
498.26
Athletics
.
1,009.97
500.00
500.00
675.00
417.51
Totals
$181,999.47
$197,295.10
$220,713.06
$224,833.17
$250,262.31
$284,177.29
Credits
13,331.96
25,047.26
22,552.91
60,402.48
62,228.77
75,459.82
. Net School Expenditures
$168,667.51
$172,247.84
$198,160.15
$164,430.69
$188,033.54
$208,717.47
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HIGH SCHOOL Mr. Conrad
Education has been defined as a life-long process of adjustment on the part of the individual to the culture in which he lives. This process of adjustment has become increasingly difficult as the simple requirements of a primitive culture has been expanded into the complex necessities of a mechanized society which threatens to destroy itself. To keep step with this dynamic culture, educational institutions have developed a highly complex educational system.
The learning process has not changed, but the selection of subject matter from our vast and constantly growing cultural heritage and the presentation of this subject matter to pupils in a logical and systematic manner have become our prime concern.
My last report called attention to some of the more significant trends in secondary education, especially as they relate to the interests, aptitudes, and vocational plans of our particular school population. Because of our limited facilities, it has not been possible to realize in our school program all the new courses we believe desirable. It has been possible, however, to introduce full courses in civics, consumer math, applied chemistry, and applied science, as well as to revise the content of our courses in modern problems and economic geography. Half-year courses have been introduced in consumer education and business law, and our driver education classes are being continued with the hope that they will be supplemented by driver training courses in the spring. It is my belief that these courses are highly valuable, since they help prepare students to become competent members of the comunity. While no adequate educational program can neglect the educational needs of pupils with special aptitudes and abilities, neither can it overlook the needs of pupils with more limited capacities. Our adjustments in pro- gram are the results of a sincere effort to meet the widely varying educational needs of our total pupil enrollment.
Our guidance program, started last March, has expanded under the qualified direction of Mr. Campbell, who has been relieved of one class so that he is free to spend fifteen periods a week interviewing, testing, and securing and distributing guidance information. The guidance program is initiated in the firm conviction that it is an effective means of providing for individual differences and of adminis- tering to all the aspects of a youth's development-physical, social emotional, vocational, and recreational. Thus far this year, the guidance counselor has on record two hundred and seventy-six interviews. Twenty groups, arranged according to curriculum, have had guidance meetings devoted to curriculum orientation and vocational interests. Seven outside speakers have given talks on vocations, schools, and
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scholarships. Two organized field trips have been conducted to hospi- tals, and two to colleges. Three motion pictures on the subject of occupations have been shown. Three classes have been given mental maturity tests, and many pupils have taken interest inventory tests. Two hundred twenty catalogs and books on colleges and special schools now constitute a guidance library, which is availible to any pupil at any time. However proud we are of this early record of accomplishment, we realize increasingly that more time must be devoted to guidance counseling, and that the work must extend into the grades if we are to develop an adequate program.
We are fortunate in our audio-visual aids. The Class of 1951 pre- sented a tape recorder to the school, and money from the students' fund has supplied a micro-film projector. We have added an electric typewriter to the equipment of the commercial department, and in addition we have arranged to use for three months a dictaphone, which will give our commercial students the opportunity of working with some of the latest in office equipment. It is my hope to have in the near future a school sound system.
·Of our 1951 graduating class of seventy eight, twenty-four are attending higher institutions of learning, and of this number three are receiving substantial competitive scholarships.
The need for a more comprehensive report to parents and the increased need for more factual information on pupil progress resulted in our adopting new report cards and new cumulative record cards for the office, The changing of our marking system from five to four periods a year enables us to offer half-year courses.
This year we should like to establish a library-study hall, as modern methods of teaching and the need for training pupils in the use of books for recreation and efficient habits of work-type reading make it necessary to have a library easily accessible to all pupils. Newer teaching methods call for many and varied materials and supervised study and unit assignments increase the demand for reading materials.
I should like to emphasize once more the fact that the schools belong to you and will be what you make them. They will be good when you take time to study their needs carefully and conscientiously, and they will fail when you neglect them. Let us remember that our accomplishments and gains must be won through the combined efforts of the School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools, the teachers, and the Citizens of Chelmsford. From all of you I ask cooperation, and to all of you I again pledge my best efforts.
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MUSIC Miss Littlehale
The music program has continued to grow under the fivefold program as set up in last year's report.
1. Singing:
This area of experience is one of the most important as this will be the one most likely to be carried into adult life. The pro- gram is designed not only for the very talented pupil but every- one.
2. Listening:
This too is very important area of experience as the people of America become more and more listeners and less and less active performers. In days past, in many instances, every member of a family either played or sang. Now, people are more inclined to listen than to perform. Our program is designed so that the student may become a more intelligent listener and therefore get more enjoyment out of music.
3. Responding Rhythmically:
A sense of rythm is native to all of us but in some cases it has to be developed. This is done through the experience of swing- ing, marching, and dancing to the songs they learn. Certainly, the child who has learned the intricate steps of a square dance or some national dance has gained both in coordination and . poise. There also has to be complete group harmony which carried over into adult life should be very helpful.
4. Playing:
This area could be greatly enlarged, but due to limited time the Music Department can do little more than start the child on his way with the experience of playing in the Rhythm Band. From there, it jumps to the excellent work done by the High School Band. The ideal should be a tie-up between the two areas of experience.
5. Creating:
Under this area of experience new words have been added to songs which the children already know, songs have been written to a given set of words, dances have been worked out, and singing games have been played.
This is a wide program and can be carried out only through the cooperation of all concerned.
The Square Dance Contest was in March, the trophy going to the Princeton Street School. This group was chosen to perform on a tele-
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vision program and came in second. The Lions Club, which gave the trophy, should be proud of the grand spirit which they have created by their gift.
The "special" glee club of the high school presented in the fall a highly entertaining operetta. Not only was the singing before an audience helpful, but poise was also developed in those taking part. During the operetta a fashing show was put on by a Lowell store. The Glee Club has sung for numerous clubs and organizations during the year. One of which, the Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra concert, gave the members a good deal of satisfaction. Not only did they join with members of glee clubs from Lowell, Dracut, and Tewksbury, but they presented one number alone. The supervisors of the Greater Lowell area feel that this type of concert can be very worth while and hope that it will become an annual affair. Many communities sponsor such concerts thereby giving the people an opportunity to show the same interest in High School Vocal music as is shown in other activities.
In February, two boys, Allan Walker and Winchester Dermody attended the All State Festival held in Worcester. They both received great inspiration from the experience of singing in a large chorus under an inspired conductor. This is a thrill never to be forgotten.
On December 30, the Glee Club visited the Bedford Veterans' Hospital where they gave a full hour entertainment.
In the spring the Annual May Festival was held. This year's May Queen was Shirley Proulx. This is a singular honor in that it is given not for popularity alone, but for excellent scholastic ability. The pageant was entitled "United for Freedom and Peace." This festival is a sincere effort on the part of the Music Department to show the people of Chelmsford a cross section of the work done in both the grades and in the high school.
In April I attended the Eastern Music Educators Conference held in Atlantic City. At these conferences not only do I receive helpful ideas, but I feel inspired to rededicate myself to my work as a Music Educator.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank those people of the town who have helped immeasurably by their interest and cooperation.
ART Mrs. Collard
"When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, self-expressing, creature. He becomes interesting to other people . ... Art is simply a question of doing things well." - Robert Henri.
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With this thought as my guide I have carried the program of the art department into the studies of water color, principles of design, pencil sketching, crafts, paper sculpture, and decorating for the various social functions throughout the year.
In January grades five, six, seven, and eight had an extensive study of the principles of design while the lower grades did free hand draw- ing.
We helped carry out the observance of the holidays in February by making valentines and appropriate drawings for the patriotic holidays.
In March the high school classes made the backdrop for the Talent Show. Later in the Spring the same classes prepared the art exhibition which was seen at the Music Festival.
A few of the seniors in the high school worked hard on the design for the cover of the year book and the illustrations.
In September we started the school year with a poster contest in grades three and four. It was for the promotion of Fire Prevention Week and prizes were given by the Chelmsford Fire department.
In October many high school students worked diligently on floats for Booster Day.
One of the most enjoyable projects was the preparation for Christ- mas in the high school. The decorations were enjoyed by both faculty and students.
Besides our regular class work, the art department is very actively involved in decorating for the many social functions.
I feel that all the grades have made great progress in the field of art during the first year of the art department.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION Boys - Mr. Ciszek
Education is interested in bringing about changes in the human organism that are not only useful but desirable. There is nothing in the nature of human beings in general, that is inherently good or bad. Some tendencies of the individuals do need curbing; others need direction into proper channels to meet the needs of a changing civili- zation; and it is through the modification of these tendencies of the boys of Chelmsford that the writer has a cue to content selection, mo- tivation, and methods of directing learning in physical education.
Teaching implies learning, and thus there can be no teaching if there is no learning. Therefore, if physical education is educational,
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and it is, it follows then, that physical education, the same as general education, is interested in bringing about useful changes in human conduct through the education of the physical, and the education of the individual through the physical, so that the integrated personality may result.
The physical education program presented by the writer is divided into three distinct phases; high school, grammar school, and extra curricular activities. The program is designed to fit the characteristics and the needs of the various age levels involved.
The grammar school program is divided into two distinct teaching age levels and, therefore, conditions demand two types of activities. In the fifth and sixth grades the characteristics and the means used to meet these characteristics are: height and weight increasing-posture is emphasized; heart and lungs are equal to height and weight-sus- tained activities are given in the form of long relay races and contests; muscular strength is not equal to the growth-stunts which build strength and develop muscles are presented; coordinations are im- proving-more skill activities in the various sports are taught; team or game age - baseball, football, speedball, soccer, football baseball, and other games are played under constant supervision; attention span is greater - intricate rules of the various games are explained.
The seventh and eighth grade students possess different character- istics and the needs resulting from these characteristics are met with coordinating activities. The characteristics and the activities presented to meet them are as follows; rapid growth of height and weight, especially the extremities - various skill drills in the major sports are repeated several times; heart increases in size, the walls grow faster than the valves - distance of running and time of games is decreased; team loyalties - team games are presented at every opportunity; hero age - since the teacher is the idol of a great many children at this age, the writer has attempted to be a good model physical, mentally, and socially; lack of confidence - because of this characteristic, success activities are inserted into the program as often as possible.
To supplement the activity periods and in order to give the seventh and eighth grade students a better understanding of themselves as human organisms, various lectures are given during the winter months. The subject matter covered in these lectures includes the heart and circulation of the blood; the eyes, ears and nose; the muscles and their function in the human body; the care of bruises and sprains and the prevention and care of colds. Charts, movies, models and other supple- mentary materials were made available by Mr. Bradley, The American Red Cross, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. These materials were very helpful to the writer in presenting the lectures.
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The physical education program in the high school is designed to prepare the students for their post-graduate days. Strength and agility of mind as well as body are required to live a successful life. Activities with carry-over value are also presented whenever it is feasible to do so. In order to meet the aforementioned needs, the physi- cal education program in the high school consists of vigorous setting- up exercises; tumbling; pyramid building; heavy apparatus work; basketball, baseball, football, speedball and volleyball games, and other activities designed to help the students have full control of their body weight in all situations and to develop neuromuscular coordination.
The extra-curricular program consists of baseball and basketball leagues in the grammar school and basketball, baseball and bowling leagues in the high school. All students are encouraged to take part in these activities.
Girls - Miss Cordingley
In the past few years, physical education has become an important part of our country's educational program. Its aim and objectives are many. Physical educators today emphasize the physical, social, emotional, and recreational development of each pupil.
To carry out these aims and provide a well-rounded program, we included various types of activities. In the first two grades the children must learn simple skills, such as throwing, catching, skipping, etc. Games of low organization, story plays, mimetics, rhythmical activities, and simple relays are taught. In the third and fourth grades work is advanced. Story plays and mimetics are dropped, games of higher organization are added, and the fundamentals are advanced. Folk dances are started at this age level. Segregation of the boys and girls is started in the fifth grade. The program is graded more, and though the same activities are included, everything is on a higher level. Seventh and eighth grade girls have games which serve as a lead-up to the highly organized team sports which are taught in the high school. They also receive instruction in rhythms, posture exercise, and relays. In the spring softball will be conducted for the older girls.
In the high school the program consists mainly of team sports. Field hockey, volleyball, and basketball were taught during the fall and winter, as well as conditioning exercises. In the spring, field ball, softball, posture, and some rhythm work will complete the program.
Extra curricular activities have included basketball and field hockey. This was the first year of the latter sport, but I feel as if a good start has been made. Also, we hope to form a bowling league in the spring, as well as an intramural softball league.
Class periods in the elementary schools are twenty minutes for the first four grades, and thirty minutes for the upper four. In the high school, the girls have two forty-five minute periods.
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HEALTH Helen M. Jewett, R. N.
Briefly, the daily routine of your school nurse is to visit a different school each morning and remain at the office of the McFarlin School each afternoon. Home calls are usually made after school hours. This procedure brings forth all phases of school nursing which might occur. I have shown in detail in another paragraph the work accomplished this past year. It has been my intention to arrange a schedule whereby I can be reached at all times. A call to the McFarlin School, even though I am not there, is relayed to me. For this system, I am grateful for the cooperation of the principals and teachers.
For the first time in Chelmsford, a health program was set up in the high school. This consists of periodic talks and movies by accepted health authorities.
Physical examinations were done in all schools between September 18 and 26 by Dr. Blechman and Dr. Boucher, your school doctors.
Audiometer (hearing) tests were done in all schools by Mrs. Milan, and those who failed were retested by me.
Immunization clinics were held in April and May in all schools, Pupils and pre-school children were given booster shots for diphtheria and tetanus by Dr. Blechman and Dr. Horan. There were 729 children who received these shots.
In June a vaccination clinic was held at all schools for pre-school children with Dr. Horan and Dr. Blechman administering.
The week of June 18 to 23 I attended a work-shop conference on child health at Simmons College.
A dental clinic has also been established. At the present only the pupils at the McFarlin School are attending. It is hoped that the other schools will be able to use this clinic, but at present transporting pupils to and from the doctor's office in the Center section creates a problem. Your school nurse cannot spend her time on this kind of transportation. Examinations at McFarlin School were done by Dr. Yarid. Miss Barbara Desmond, dental hygienist from North Central Health District. examined pupils at Princeton, Highland Avenue, and the Westland Schools.
I have spent considerable time with the S P. C. C. Social Worker from the Nashoba area and our own town welfare worker on different families for the betterment of home conditions. Clothing has been generously donated by our townspeople to help these conditions, and I assure you it has been gratefully received by those less fortunate than ourselves.
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Actual work accomplished during the past year is listed below:
Pupils inspected in schools (pediculosis, etc.) 2,635
Number of visits to schools 271
Number of visits to homes 125
Number of first aid treatments 290
Number examined by the school physicians 1,601
Number examined by dentist and dental hygientist 1,018
Number sent home for illness, etc. 68
Number examined for eyes 520
Number examined for hearing (Audiometer) 1,601
Talks on Health and Hygiene 110
Individual instruction to pupils
51
Telephone calls to parents
120
Treatments secured :
Medical
2
Surgical
9
X-ray
9
Ocular
4
Other
1
Number of pupils accompanied to:
Doctor
6
Hospital
1
State Clinic
3
Dentist (clinic)
168
It has been my ambition to do a job throughout the school year, which in my mind, would be beneficial to school children and parents. My endeavors could not have been fulfilled without the splendid cooperation of the whole school department.
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM Barbara F. Holden
Few developments are making such gratifying headway as the movement to give the school dining room its place in our public edu- cational system. America is finally recognizing the wealth in potential brainpower it has been tossing away because of malnutrition of too large a percentage of our younger generation.
In the present days of high prices it is especially important that children obtain needed foods in the school lunch, as some may be receiving fewer of these in meals at home. It has been found in surveys conducted in another state that children had better health and gained weight as a result of participating in a school lunch program.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
In our own program approximately 350 pupils are served daily in the "Type A" or hot lunch program and 750 pupils in the "Type C" or milk program.
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Although we cannot cater to individual tastes, we are endeavoring to provide the best meals possible at the present minimum price. Even with the help of government commodities and reimburesments, high food prices prevent us from serving the variety of foods which we realize some people would like and expect us to have.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Begin - September 5, 1951
End - December 21, 1951
Days out - October 12 - Columbus Day November 12 - Armistice Day
November 2 - Teachers' Convention November 22, 23 - Thanksgiving
Begin - January 2, 1952
End - February 15, 1952
Begin - February 25, 1952
End - April 4, 1952
Begin - April 14, 1952
End - June 20, 1952
Days out - May 30 - Memorial Day
INDEX
Accountant's Report: Page
Appropriations and Transfers
162
Balance Sheet 184
Payments
133
Recapitulation 178
Receipts
127
Trust Funds
186 .
186
Custody of
Income and Payments of
187
Appeals, Board of 106
Assessors, Board of 80
Building Inspector
118
Cemetery Commissioners
107
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
61
Civil Defense Committee
115
Constable
119
Dog Officer 114
Fire Engineers
93
Forest Warden
119
Health Department:
Board of Health 95
Plumbing Inspector 102
Slaughtering Inspector
103
Highway Department
111
Inspection of Animals
104
Library Department:
Adams Library, Librarian 91
Library Trustees, Secretary 88
Library Trustees, Treasurer
90
MacKay Memorial Library, Librarian
92
INDEX-Continued
Page
Middlesex County Extension Service
105
Park Commissioners
118
Planning Board 110
Police Department:
Report of the Chief
113
School Department:
Art Supervisor 218
Financial Statements 212
Lunch Room Supervisor 223
Music Supervisor 217
Personnel
203
Physical Education-Boys
219
Physical Education-Girls 221
Principal of the High School
215
School Calendar 224
School Committee 196
222
School Nurse
School Superintendent 199
Statistics 201
Sealer of Weights and Measures 112
Sinking Fund Commissioners 120
State Audit-Report of 121
Tax Collector
77
Town Clerk:
Annual Town Meeting, March 12, 1951 21
Appointed Town Officers 5
Elected Town Officers 3
Election, Town, March 5, 1951 18
Financial Report 59
Jury List 55
Special Town Meeting, March 19, 1951 37
Special Town Meeting, July 17, 1951 41
Special Town Meeting, October 22, 1951 47
Special Town Meeting, November 20, 1951 52
Special Town Meeting, December 26, 1951 54
INDEX-Continued
Page
Warrant, Annual Town Meeting, March 12, 1951 21
Warrant, Annual Town Election, March 5, 1951 10
Warrant, Special Town Meeting, March 19, 1951 36
Warrant, Special Town Meeting, July 17, 1951 38
Warrant, Special Town Meeting, October 22, 1951 44
Warrant, Special Town Meeting, November 20, 1951 50
Warrant, Special Town Meeting, December 26, 1951 53
Town Treasurer
60
Veterans' Benefits Director
117
Veterans' Emergency Fund :
Secretary's Report
108
Treasurer's Report
109
Warrant, Annual Town Election and Annual Town Meeting,
March 3, and March 10, 1952
188
Welfare Agent
84
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