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Your commissioners are giving this question careful con- sideration, and, if definate plans and prices are presented to us we will lay the whole matter before the voters at a Town meet- ing for their consideration and decision."
Recently, as you know, the matter has come before the Town Meeting and a committee of seven, has been appointed to make an in- vestigation and to report at the annual town meeting. The members of the committee are George A. Schofield, Geo. H. W. Hayes, William H. Rand, Charles M. Kelley, Frank W. Kyes, Thomas R. Lord and John W. Nourse. A competent engineer has been engaged, and the cost of generating electricity at our station, as well as other factors im- portant to help form a decision on the question, will be fully investi- gated and a report made to the citizens at one of the March meetings. Until such investigation and report are made, we have nothing to add to our statement of last year.
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MUNICIPAL LIGHT REPORT.
The following appropriations are needed for this department for" the year 1918. Depreciation $2450. Interest $2374. Note Payment $3450.
We extend our thanks to the voters and to the employees of the- departments for theirgkindness and cooperation in helping make our- work successful, and we hope that our conduct of these two important departments have merited approval.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. SCHOFIELD, GEORGE H. W. HAYES, WILLIAM H. RAND,
Water and Municipal Light: Commissioners ..
Ipswich, January, 1918.
AUDITOR'S STATEMENT.
I have examined the books and accounts of the Water and Electric Light Department, and of the Treasurer of the Sinking Fund and find them correct.
ARTHUR H. WALTON, Auditor. Ipswich, February 19, 1918.
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Town of Ipswich.
ANNUAL REPORT
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THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE 1687
FOR THE YEAR 1917.
CHARLES G. HULL, PRINTER. 8 COGSWELL STREET, IPSWICH, MASS.
1918.
ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Chairman Herbert W. Mason Secretary and Purchasing Agent Howard N. Doughty
Finance and Budget
Herbert W. Mason and William J. Riley
Text Books and Teachers Herbert W. Mason and Dr. G. E. MacArthur
Buildings and Grounds Luther Wait and Joseph W. Ress
Improvements and Insurance Luther Wait and Joseph W. Ross
School Physician
Dr. George E. MacArthur
School Nurse
Martha J. Stewart
Attendance Officer . George W. Tozer Clerk of the Board (from October 1)
George W. Tozer
Superintendent and Purchasing Agent Joseph I. Horton
Office . . . Manning School Building Office Hours School Days from 3:30 to 5:00
EDUCATION.
General Expenses.
Joseph I. Horton, superintendent
$1970 00
George W. Tozer, clerk
418 00
George W. Tozer, truant officer
50 00
Charles G. Hull, printing report
218 00
Wright & Potter, printing
1 50
Hobbs & Warren, blanks
7 78
Bernard L. Goss, printing
10 25
Ipswich Chronicle, printing
58 70
Measures Co., supplies
4 20
J. H. Lakeman, Postmaster, postage
48 80
Joseph I. Horton, cash paid out
18 28
Henry S. Bowen, printing
1 50
New England T. & T. Co., telephone
95 98
Joseph I. Horton, postage
5 04
Justin E. Hull, use of boat
1 00
D. A. Grady, use of team
12 00
J, P. Marston, cash paid out
4 00
George E. MacArthur, M. D., physician
250 00
Hobbs & Warren, blanks
26
American Express Co., express
7 32
F. W. Barry, Beale & Co., supplies
17 15
A. D. Mallard, trucking
7 02
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F. E. Wood, trucking
8 97
W. N. Prescott, supplies ·
26 66
H. A. Russell, meals
3 00
Ye Rogers Manse, meals
3 75
Peoples Express Co., express
55
Frank S. Bentz Co., supplies
79 71
H. B. McArdle, supplies
8 71
B. J. Conley, supplies
25
The Globe Wernicke Co., supplies
6 13
Boston Index Card Co., supplies
11 90
T. H. Perkins, trucking
1 25
M. Bennett, supplies
3 43
A. C. Damon, supplies
27 87
Diamond Stamp Works, stamps
2 75
Edw. Miller & Co., supplies
4 77
Brown-Howland Co., supplies
159 00
Dennison Mfg. Co., supplies
66
Estate J. A. Blake, supplies
1 80
$3557 94
Teacher's Salaries.
John P. Marston
$1260 00
Herbert W. Pickup
920 00
William Murphy
660 00
Amy B. Lindsey
945 00
Mildred Emerson
890 00
Gwendolyn Taggart
739 00
Charles A. Goodwin
600 09
Gladys MacLay
420 00
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Adele Mathey
360 00
Mary Preble
300 00
Louise M. Marsh
260 00
Mary W. Sullivan
240 00
Elizabeth Ferguson
240 00
Mary Weeks
240 00
Olive Sullivan
200 00
Winfield W. Lunt
1200 00
Arthur H. Tozer
500 00
Elizabeth E. Nutter
600 00
Ralph W. Westcott
780 00
Dorothy Westcott
15 00
Katherine F. Sullivan
795 00
Nellie T. Sullivan
640 00
S. Isabel Arthur
775 00
Eva A. Willcomb
570 00
Annie P. Wade
559 00
Lucy Ardel Kimball
595 00
Carrie Bowman
570 00
Grace Moulton
300 00
Leroy W. Jackman
240 00
L. Eva Stearns
240 00
Emma Bell
200 00
Helen M. Anderson
220 00
Lillah M. Mackinnon
129 25
Hazel M. Weare
555 00
Alice K. Dinneen
300 00
Martina E. O'Neil
530 00
Winifred M. Fleming
502 50
Elizabeth Stolba
357 00
Cora H. Jewett
312 00
Bertha M. Bryant
145 00
Marian P. Webster
206 25
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Elizabeth A. Caldwell
200 00
Hildá M. Schofield
247 50
Lydia S. Harris
530 00
Alice Maguire
110 00
Kathleen Broderick
330 00
Franklin B. Mitchell
570 00
Augusta N. Appleton
319 00
Elsie C. Green
330 00
Grace Higgins
535 00
Ethel Archer
430 13
Marguerite Houlihan
332 50
Esther L. Tenney
10 87
Helen W. Durgsn
22 50
Ethel Schein
22 50
Blanche Richardson
10 00
Alice Lockwood
27 00
Augusta Greenache
67 50
Pauline Claxton
22 50
Hattie Brown
48 75
Amy Ferguson
3 00
L. Alice Lord
10 00
$24288 75
Text Books and Supplies.
Allyn & Bacon
$56 66
Silver, Burdett & Co.
18 87
Neostyle Co.
9 72
Benj. H. Sanborn & Co.
46 38
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
4 16
Ginn & Co.
172 28
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R. W. Westcott
1 45
Zaner & Bloser Co.
20 70
Gregg Pub. Co. 30 98
D. C. Heath & Co.
54 34
Oliver Ditson Co.
17 79
The Macmillan Co.
52 73
American Book Co.
418 27
Thompson, Brown & Co.
24 90
Chas. Scribner's Sons
33 53
Wm. H. Baldwin, Treas.
2 22
New England News Co.
12 00
Rand, McNally & Co.
8 56
National Education Asso.
12 00
Williams Bookstores Co.
3 75
Little, Brown & Co.
137 92
Mass. Bible Asso.
7 44:
Edward E. Babb & Co.
598 68.
J. L. Hammett Co.
514 03.
Ipswich Mills
51 93
Milton, Bradley Co.
29 19
C. Howard Hunt Co.
17 25
A. J. Wilkinson & Co.
55 38
Dowling School Supply Co.
8 20
Neostyle Sales Agency
17 85
Wadsworth, Howland & Co.
8 37
The Prang Co.
2 35
Chandler & Barber Co.
7 67
John W. Goodhue
20 19
Canney Lumber Co.
270 42
J. F. Pope & Son
18 14
Wm. H. Field Co.
12 24
A. I. Saoory
8 20
Electric Light Dept.
4 00
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George H. Lord
11 60
Boston Paper Board Co.
18 46
J. W. Bailey & Sons Co.
2 70
C. S. Tyler
38
N. J. Bolles
52 72
Hiller & Co.
29 10
Farley, Harvey & Co.
38 68
Measures Co.
14 72
Titcomb & Co.
47
D. J. Marlin
3 00
Central Scientific Co.
58 76
Electro Importing Co.
4 90
Wm. G. Horton
1 00
Peoples Express Co.
95
American Express Co.
4 31
B. J. Conley
1 35
F. E. Wood
2 00
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
23 88
Royal Typewriter Co.
15 17
Underwood Typewriter Co.
12 00
Blackbird Pen Co.
1 50
H. B. McArdle
47 02
$3135 41
Transportation.
D. A. Grady W. K. Chapman Bay State St. Ry. Co.
$1122 00
250 00
450 00
$1822 00
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Janitor Service.
Wm. H. Goditt
$390 00
George W. Tozer
271 96
Horace E. Barker
153 81
I. E. B. Perkins
60 00
Smith E. Hayes
50 00
George Haskell
75 00
Wm. F. Rutherford
60 00
Mrs. M. Ryan
48 00
Cora H. Jewett
18 00
Thomas A. Howe
348 00
Fred B. Saunders
306 00
$1781 37
Fuel and Light.
Charles L. Lovell
$1467 32
Lathrop Bros.
1087 03
George Fall
916 97
A. H. Peatfield
400 93
D. Sidney Perley
58 00
James R. Small
2 50
Electric Light Dept.
135 94
$4068 69
Buildings and Grounds.
Wm. H. Goditt, carpentry $312 00
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George H. Brocklebank, masonry
4 00
Manzer & Damon, carpentry
122 88
Arthur H. Walton, painting
18 17
George W. Hills, painting
57 84
Reuben Andrews, painting
2 50
Joseph A. King, repairs
6 90
J. J. Merrill, services
259 45
Austin L. Lord, masonry
71 84
Leander Goditt, carpentry
28 75
George H. Lord, carpentry
2 00
George Hayes, plumbing
98 57
R. L. Purinton, plumbing
23 42
A. J. Brennan, plumbing
22 01
Canney Lumber Co., lumber
111 30
Ipswich Mills, supplies
6 53
Edward E. Babb & Co., supplies
3 50
Reformatory for Women, supplies
25 85
Dustbane Mfg. Co., supplies
23 25
C. E. Chapman & Son, supplies
10 95
Cleghorn Co., services and supplies
428 05
Geo. B. Robbins Disinfectant Co., supplies
6 50
Middlesex County House of Correction, supplies 9 07 Walter F. Pools, supplies
75
Lewis E. Willcomb, supplies
2 74
A. G. Lauer, labor
1 00
C. S. Tyler, supplies
1 05
Wm. P. Reilley, supplies
4 23
Water Dept., water
401 08
George Haskell, fumigation
15 00
Edmund Scahill, fumigation
62 50
Rees Jenkins, teaming
124 14
Ernest E. Currier, supplies
60
John W. Goodhue, supplies
459 02
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Wm. F. Rutherford, labor
1 00
H. W. Phillips, supplies 58 12
Wm. A. Mitchell, cleaning vaults
57 50
Wm. G. Horton, supplies
42 60
Edmund Wile, teaming
20 00
J. A. Farley Co., supplies
7 75
A. I. Savory, supplies
5 53
Frank R. Schaller, tuning pianos
16 00
Amos Banks, labor
1 00
Standard Electric Time Co., supplies
5 63
T. H. Perkins, trucking
13 01
Monash-Younker Co., supplies
1 58
Samuel C. Gordon, teaming and services
169 95
F. E. Wood, trucking
3 25
W. E. Hadlock & Co., repairs
17 00
Fire Dept., supplies
4 43
Katherine & Nellie Sullivan, supervision of
school gardens
201 00
W. N. Prescott, supplies
12 44
$3365 23
Furniture and Furnishings.
John F. Wippich, repairs $ 75
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, supplies
14 05
A. C. Damon, supplies 2 65
Daniel Reid, supplies
30 63
Clarence Cheever, repairs
12 50
$60 58
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Rent.
Nettie R. Johnson $15 00
$15 00
Diplomas and Graduating Exercises.
Nason's Orchestra, music
$17 00
Ipswich Chronicle, printing
54 61
C. F. Chapman & Son, supplies
5 50
C. S. Tyler, ribbon
7 77
F. W. Martin Co., diplomas
56 10
$140 98
Insurance.
Damon & Damon . G. A. Barker
$221 10
80 40
$301 50
Other Expenses.
Wm. M. Murphy, supplies $ 5 00
Coburn Charitable Asso., services Welfare Nurse 93 75
$98 75
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the Citizens of the Town of Ipswich :-
The School Committee desires to record its approval of the two-session plan for the High School, and has recommended to the Superintendent that the sessions be continued on that basis.
The attention of the citizens is called to a plan that has been established in the High School, known as the Councilor- Teacher plan, whereby each teacher is to give particular atten- tion to a specified group of students, and to whom these stu- dents are to turn for advice in regard to their courses of study and plans for future educational training. It is hoped that by means of this arrangement the students will be able to avail themselves more readily of the experience and knowledge of the teacher, and on the other hand, the teacher, having as- sumed a degree of responsibility for the development of certain specified students, will be able by advice, and if necessary by the use of stronger methods, to keep the students alive to the need of keeping their work up to the standards required for securing the benefits of the High School training. Parents and guardians of students in the High School can help very mate- rially in the proper development of this plan by consulting frequently with the teacher under whose supervision the students in whom they are particularly interested are placed.
Physical training in the schools is being developed, and the
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School Committee believes that this branch of the work should gradually be made more effective.
The appearance of the school grounds has been greatly improved, and the Committee desires to maintain them in such a condition that the school yards will always be considered as an ornament and not a detriment to the appearance of the town. Consideration is being given to the need of straightening the back line of the property on Central Street in order to give more play room out doors in the rear of the school buildings.
It is very strongly urged that parents and guardians of the students in the schools keep a careful watch on the school work, and that any matters needing attention be reported at once to the proper school authorities. The School Committee, and all others who are connected with the schools in any official capacity, are most anxious that the schools of Ipswich be made the best that is possible with the resources the town has avail- able for educational purposes, and we ask the co-operation of all citizens of the town to that end.
The School Committee appreciates the work done during the year by the Superintendent, Principals, Teachers, and Offi- cers, and with a full realization of the difficulties that have been overcome, congratulates them on the progress that Has been made.
The careful perusal of the report of the Superintendent and other officials is earnestly requested.
Respectfully submitted for the School Committee of Ips- wich by
Herbert W. Mason, Chairman Dr. George E. MacArthur Howard N. Doughty William J. Riley Luther Wait Joseph W. Ross
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the Citizens of the Town of Ipswich :---
The Committee believes that its duty is to keep the school work immune from disturbing influences due to the war and to maintain the schools, in the face of unusual conditions, at the highest possible standard.
The Committee and Superintendent are considering placing the High School on a two-session basis at the beginning of the next school year. There seems to be a general agreement on the part of educational authorities that a two-session plan in the High School is productive of better results.
The Committee refers to this question in order that it may receive the careful thought and consideration of the people of the town before the change is made. It hopes by the beginning of the next school year to be able to arrive at an intelligent de- cision as to whether or not it is advisable to change the present arrangement. In the working out of this problem the Commit- tee will welcome suggestions that will help it to a wise solution.
Another phase of the school work which should receive our attention at this time is the question of physical training. It is possible that this will be made compulsory by the legisla- ture, but if that is not done the Committee feels that it is a mat- ter that should have our earnest consideration. This is referred
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to in the reports of the school officials. The Committee asks the citizens to give the matter careful attention, as the feeling of the Committee is that a beginning, at least, in physical training should be made by the time the schools open in the Fall.
The attention of our citizens is called to the great import- ance of making our schools more effective in educational re- sults than ever before, to meet the needs of a generation that will leave school to enter a world that will be changed in many ways. This is not a time for decreasing educational opportu- nity, and in asking for the appropriation that has been submit- ted, we feel that the money could not be used to better advan- tage than in making our schools more successful than before.
In closing this report the Committee desire to express their thanks and appreciation to the Superintendent, Principals, teachers and officers for their excellent work.
Respectfully submitted,
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HERBERT W. MASON, Chairman. HOWARD N. DOUGHTY GEORGE E. MacARTHUR
WILLIAM J. RILEY
JOSEPH W. ROSS LUTHER WAIT
School Committee of Ipswich.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To the School Committee of Ipswich, Mass. Gentlemen:
I herewith submit for your consideration the following report of the progress and condition of our schools. This is the 16th annual report issued from this office and it will contain, in addition to the usual survey of these schools, such suggestions and recommendations for the coming year as to me seem necessary for their continued well-being and advance- ment.
The progress of our schools has not been interrupted, as was the case last year, by any serious epidemics. There has been a great deal of whooping-cough, measles, etc., which has brought the attendance to a lower level than we wished it to reach.
This could not be helped. The School Nurse and the School Physician have both shown commendable interest in the work and but for the prompt attention they have given all these cases our attendance record would be much lower than it is today.
No small credit for the results obtained belongs to the At- tendance Officer. His efforts have been willingly seconded by the members of the Police force, and both of these departments of our town government have performed their duty in a very
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satisfactory manner. The duties of the Attendance Officer have demanded continuous work of the most strenuous type. There are repeated instances in which the whole town has been covered in a single day. In his quest for truants he has discov- ered more by-ways and out-of-the-way places than I ever sup- posed this town contained.
But the work is not completed. The very nature of the case forbids any such conclusion. But a beginning has been made, and by the aid of all those having authority and interest in this matter, we hope for still more improvement along this line of our work.
There is still a considerable amount of waste in all our teaching. The teacher is doing too much, and the pupil too little for himself. This is perfectly natural and could be readily excused were it not for the fact that the child must be trained to do and to think for himself to the fullest possible extent. We really know "only what he can do," and too frequently a well- intentioned help becomes a positive hindrance.
The work of the grades needs more attention. The classes, as a rule, are too large to allow the teacher to devote sufficient time to the backward pupils. Where these are allowed to ac- cumulate year after year, we have a very dull class finally that has very little interest in the work and is without courage to ad- vance. Provision must be made to meet the needs of these in- dividual differences in ability by giving personal attention and encouragement when first discovered.
Strict grading will not reach the difficulty. In fact it only intensifies it. By this selective agency the slower pupils are re- jected and the brighter ones are allowed to advance. The jus- tification of this method is built upon the idea that the arbitrary standard set up by the school is adequate and capable of fitting every cast of mind. This is false. We need individuality and we should modify our methods until they most efficiently meet
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the individual needs of every child, or group of children.
We are planning to have our grade teachers become better acquainted with the best methods of group teaching and we are anticipating some very good results. It seems but fair that the school should put forth some of its energies upon a class of children who, while not brilliant in the assigned subjects of the school, frequently become, in after life, the leaders in the com- munity.
The Junior High School, under the leadership of Miss Kate Sullivan and Miss Isabel Arthur, is doing very good work. The pupils are attentive and interested in their work. The teachers themselves are working hard and deserve much credit for the success attained.
This was an experiment and, in the minds of not a few, a very doubtful one. But everything is moving smoothly and good progress is being made.
We are planning for more intensive work in this school, so that there will be less need of so much review work when the High School is reached.
Some of the Senior High School teachers have classes here in one or more subjects. In this way the teacher becomes ac- quainted with the pupil before he reaches tbe Senior High School and is better qualified to suggest courses to be pursued, as well as to provide for his individual needs.
The Principal's report appears in another part of this re- port.
Mr. Marston, the Principal of the Senior High School, says that his school is doing better work than ever before, and this statement is borne out by my own personal observation. The discipline is excellent; the spirit of the school is fine. . Mr. Marston, and some of the teachers, return to school every after- noon but Friday to work with the pupils.
At the present we have too large a number of small classes.
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These require just as much of the teacher's time and effort as would a class four or five times as large, and the expense per pupil is four or five times as much.
By some this would be considered a "good" fault, since it arises from the large number of courses offered. These may be reduced somewhat and a minimum limit set for any class. It is hardly to be expected that a small high school like ours should offer all the subjects taught in the larger schools. But in this, too, we want to be very generous.
We hope to see larger classes in physics and chemistry an- other year. These are important subjects and more pupils should select the courses in which they are found.
A class in Spanish and another in astronomy were started last September. Both of these classes are above the average in size and show much interest in their respective subjects. Our schools must provide for the leisure as well as for the activities of the coming generation; and no pupil should graduate from our High School without having some knowledge of the nat- ural objects about him. A single term given to botany or zo- ology, or mineralogy or astronomy, might not have much sci- entific or commercial value nor yield any large financial returns; but it would have a cultural value and become a source of en- joyment through the after life of the pupil. A bird club or a botany club or, combining the two, a nature club would be a good thing for these young people. It would furnish a good, wholesome, and healthful form of recreation and add immense- ly to their knowledge and pleasure. If we could but read the book of nature aright, we should be wiser and better.
We have a teacher in the High School who is peculiarly well-fitted by training and by taste to organize and conduct such an activity. Quite a little has already been done in this direction. Tentative plans have been made and the co-opera- tion and support of some of our good townspeople have been
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secured. We hope that with the opening of Spring a sufficient number of pupils will become interested in this work and lay the foundations, at least, for an active, wide-awake, enthusiastic nature club.
Pupils in this school do not make sufficient use of our pub- lic library, nor of magazines nor periodicals. This furnishes a source of training that should not be neglected. To do so is to bar the most frequented and most direct way to the broad fields of knowledge. No· text-book ever contained all of the informa- tion upon any subject, or even a single phase of the subject. of which it assumes to treat. The pupil must make habitual use of the resources mentioned above if he is to secure the largest measure of benefit from the study of any subject. Not only does this give him the latest and most authoritative information. free from that bias and prejudice so often found in the treat- ment by the text-book: not only does it reveal to him that there are two sides to every question, thereby engendering a love for fair play and judicial conclusions: but it also shows him the way
to all knowledge. Once the taste for information is acquired. once this habit of seeking it out is established. that boy's educa- tion is assured. Moreover, it is a training for life: and long after the school door is closed against him. he will tread the peaceful way that leads to knowledge and the service of his fellow men.
But let it be remembered that the pupil will not do this vol- untarily and of his own free will and accord. He must be taught here, as in everything else. If this method. which is'in very general use, were the established usage of this school. there would be very little trouble in giving him the right start. But he must get it.
In a democracy like ours, or what ours may become, more attention must be given to the individual needs and aptitudes of every pupil. It is unjust and unfair to this large and worthy
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minority that we plan courses of study and insist upon a curri- culum that largely overlooks and ignores this class of pupils. Especially should we give them fuller consideration when we are thus constantly brought face to face with the acknowledged fact that it is from this class that industrial and commercial and political leaders are frequently recruited.
The day is gone by, let us hope forever, when all children are to be held to a hard-and-fast course or program. We need this diversity of gifts in society as it exists today. The value of individual leadership is fully recognized and appreciated. Why should we not make larger effort to develop these qualities.
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