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There are not only the Three R's in education, there are also the Three H's, Head, Heart, and Hand. Former President Eliot of Harvard said that no educated man was an "all-round" per- son who had had no art training; meaning that one must have some appreciation of art principles, and some skill of eye and hand to co-ordinate with one's book-knowledge, to be a really well developed individual.
Therefore it is to be hoped that Ipswich will be among the first, and not among the last, to see the worth and assist the growth of our art-training .. Good teachers do good team-work in this as in other subjects, and see its true value.
l repeat the outline for the art-training in Ipswich schools as in the former years.
September --- Color plant-drawing.
October --- Applied art, composition of September work in design.
November --- Same, and teaching of design principles.
December --- Same, and industrial projects for Christmas.
January --- Lettering, construction, "lay-outs" for posters, book covers, etc.
February --- Same, and constructive design. .
March --- Working-drawings, and pattern-making.
April --- Perspective and object-drawing.
May --- Same.
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June --- Nature-drawing, house and garden design.
I wish to thank all those who have assisted me in my work, and who are trying to help realize true art-ideals for our children
May I commend the suggestions outlined in this report to the especial attention of our Superintendent (to whom I am al- ready indebted for much assistance,) and to our School Board?
Respectfully submitted,
SARA GANNETT HOUGHTON, .Supervisor of Drawing.
MUSIC.
To the Superintendent of Schools,
Ipswich, Mass.
My Dear Sir :---
In submitting my report as Music Supervisor in the Ipswich Public Schools, I would like to bring to your attention the needs of the music department rather more than the work that has been accomplished.
You will grant that any teacher, in order to obtain the best results, must have material with which to work. It is impossible to teach music without music readers. I admit that we have books in our class rooms at the present time, but do you realize their condition? Many of them have been in use for over fif- teen years. The pages are torn, the leaves are more than dirty. There is not a class room in town where a teacher can call upon her class to open the book to a certain page and expect more than sixty per cent of her pupils to find that page in the book. It has been worn out. This means, of course, that they must "double up." Can we expect results in this way?
Less than $400 would supply our class rooms with new readers. Allowing forty pupils to each room --- and I know there are many more in some rooms --- the following table will you an idea of what we need:
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160 readers for 2nd grade at 51c $81.60
170
3rd
at 54c
· 91.80
80
4th
at 57c
45.60
120
5th
at 57c 68.40
120
6th
at 60c 72.00
$359.40
As some allowance must be made for the books now in use, approximately $350.00, would supply any school in town with books that will produce results. May I hope that you will bring this most important . matter to the attention of your Committee.
Conditions in our Junior High are even worse. In the music-room --- so called --- of the Winthrop School, in addition to the regular seats, others are placed at the sides, in the back and front of the room, and every available seat is occupied during the music period. You will agree that this is not the ideal way to teach any subject, especially music. £
This difficulty can be overcome only by dividing the class and having two lessons in place of one. And here again we have only one reader for two pupils.
I admit that all this sounds pessimistic, but I do not intend it so. I am simply stating conditions as they exist at the present time and endeavoring to show you the remedy. Through no fault whatever of the teachers, but owing to conditions stated above, the work has not been as satisfactory as it should have been. With new readers it will increase 100 per cent.
The music in our Senior High School is very satisfactory. We have a chorus, including every pupil, that meets for re- hearsal once each week. Also an orchestra of thirteen pieces and a glee club of over forty voices. Both of these organiza- tions are doing particularly fine work, and I feel that they are
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very much interested in their rehearsals. I would like to extend an invitation to any of the townspeople to visit us during these rehearsals. I think that they would be repaid for their trouble.
May I at this time, my dear sir, thank you personally for the interest you have shown in the music of our schools. It has been a pleasure to work under your direction.
Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR HAROLD TOZER,
Supervisor of Music.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.
SEWING.
To the Superintendent of Schools,
Ipswich, Mass.
Dear Sir :---
The work in the sewing classes has been much the same as last year. The girls now begin sewing in the sixth grade and grasp the work much quicker than when they started it in the fifth grade. They learn their stitches on practice pieces and then apply them on simple articles.
In the seventh grades the girls make their cooking outfits to use the second half of the year. They get more practice in hand sewing and machine stitching, and learn how to use sim- ple commercial patterns. Repair work and darning is taught, garments being brought from home for this purpose.
In the eighth grade the girls study textiles. They learn the different weaves and bring samples from home to illustrate these weaves in their various forms. They make underwear and many made dresses for themselves last spring.
In the High School sewing is an elective course, but a great many girls are interested to take it. Some would like to who cannot find time with their other studies. These girls are quite
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efficient in sewing. They make clothes for themselves and for younger ones in the family. Many who find it hard to learn from books are often very clever with their hands.
This course aims to teach the girls to make and repair their clothes.
COOKING.
The work in cooking begins in the second half of the seventh grade. The course is planned to give the girls a knowledge of food material and its preparation. Nearly every girl enjoys her work in' cooking at school, and she becomes more interested in helping at home.
Some of the classes this year have been very large, and it has been necessary for twenty girls to work where there are accommodations for only sixteen. The girls work in groups of two, but even then it is very hard for one teacher to help each group in the time given for cooking.
The girls begin their course by preparing simple and nu- tritious dishes. They study the different food classes and their uses in the body, learn to set a table and make out menus. During each lesson instruction is given in housekeeping.
A great deal of canning and preserving was done this fall for the townspeople and the hospital. This is hard work but the girls enjoy it and do it very well.
The High School girls have more advanced work. They make out menus, prepare and serve meals along with their regular lessons.
All the work done in this department is of a practical nature and aims to make the girls more efficient home-makers.
Respectfully submitted,
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MARION E. BROWN,
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Department of Medical Inspection and Hygiene.
George E. MacArthur, M. D.
School Physician.
Martha J. Stewart, R. N. School Nurse.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN'S REPORT.
To the Superintendent of Schools:
Medical inspection in the schools began in 1907. · Up to 1914 work of inspection and examinations was carried on by the school physician alone. Since then a school nurse has been employed who attends to much of the detail such as weighing and measuring the pupils at frequent intervals and entering into the records the results of the physical examination at which she assists the physician. She also gives instruction in hygiene in the schools, which is another way of saying that she teaches the pupils how to keep well. ¿ It was not until four years ago that a law was passed requiring town's"to employ a
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school nurse, so it will be seen that Ipswich was one of the pioneer towns of the Commonwealth which had this work well established when the law made it compulsory. As many of the details of this work are given in the report of the school nurse, only a few phases of it will be pointed out in this report.
It is the aim of this department to do constructive health work. Physical training which is now carried on in the schools, while not a part of the department, does much to assist it in a co-operative way.
One of the most useful adjuncts of constructive health work is the Dental Clinic. The clinic is held once a week at the Cable Hospital in a room specially equipped for that pur- pose. It is in charge of the school nurse and the dental work is performed by several of the local dentists who give their services to the clinic. In 1923, 152 children, or more than 15 per cent of all the children in the schools, received dental treatment at the clinic. Also 32 children with defective vision were taken by the nurse to an occulist where glasses were fitted to those who needed them. This is very important as a part of the constructive health program.
Last year the Board of Health furnished facilities for the Schick test and preventive inoculation against diphtheria for all children whose parents consented to have it done. The Board of Health has renewed its offer of last year and it is hoped that many of the parents will avail themselves of the opportunity this year to have their children protected against diphtheria. Ipswich has more cases of this disease than it ought to have and if parents will do their duty it can be re- duced to a minimum. This service is free, but is not com- pulsory.
Vaccination against small pox is a different proposition. It is required by law that all children in the public schools shall
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be vaccinated. Good progress was made last year in comply- ing with this law, and if as much progress is made the coming year every child in the schools will be certified as properly vac- cinated or will have filed a certificate of unfitness as provided by law. It is the intention of the health authorities to insist on full compliance with the law.
Another piece of constructive health work which has been carried on for the past two years is the furnishing of milk for children who are under weight and under nourished. This has produced excellent results and should be continued.
A close and careful study of the report of the School Nurse is strongly urged.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. MacARTHUR, M. D.,
School Physician. Ipswich, February 1 st, 1924.
SCHOOL NURSE'S REPORT.
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To the Superintendent of Schools,
Ipswich, Mass.
Dear Sir :---
It is my pleasure to present to you my report, in tabular form, for the past year.
School visits
397
Class visits
655
Home visits
994
Inspections
18931
Talks
570
Treatments
607
Consultations
12
Children taken to Dental Clinic
152
" Oculist
32
" Hospital
1
Weighed and Measured
1100
1899
Assisted Doctor with Physical Examinations 1090
Notices sent to Parents, concerning 808 children 1026
Unvaccinated Children in School 477
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Children Receiving Schick Test and Treatment.
Number Receiving Test
236
Read
215
66 Not Read
21
236
Positive Cases
171
Negative Cases
44
Not Read
21
236
Children Not Treated
12
1
Having | Treatment
30
2
19
3
110
171
Respectfully submitted,
MARTHA J. STEWART, R. N.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR
1924.
TERM
BEGINS
CLOSES
Winter
January 2nd
February 21 st
Spring
March 3rd
April 25th
Summer
May 5th
June 26th
Fall
September 3rd.
December 24th
Teachers must report for duty on Tuesday, September 2, at 9 A. M., one day previous to the opening of school for the Fall Term.
HOLIDAYS.
Every Saturday ; Columbus Day, October 12; Wednesday Afternoon, Thursday and Friday of Thanksgivng Week ; Janu- ary 1 ; February 22: April 19, Memorial Day; June 17; and Good Friday.
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NO SCHOOL SIGNALS OF THE IPSWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
4 BLASTS AT 7.30 --- No Morning Session in any school.
4 BLASTS AT 8.00 --- No Morning Session in the first three grades.
4 BLASTS AT 11.00 --- No Afternoon Session in any school.
4 BLASTS AT 11.30 --- No Afternoon Session in the first three grades.
In the absence of any signal at 11.00 or 11.30, the afternoon session will be held as usual. Teachers and pupils must be present at such sessions as on other days.
All should bear in mind that the 7.30 and 8.00 o'clock signals do NOT excuse for the the entire day.
In additon to the warning given by the whistle, the street lights will be turned on for five minutes after the signal is given in each case.
Parents are expected to exercise their judgment in extremely bad weather as to permitting their children to attempt to attend school.
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LIST OF TEACHERS IN THE IPSWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Ralph C. Whipple Helen J. Blodgett
E. Margaret Allen
Elizabeth C. Ferguson
Helen N. Damon
A. Pauline Charles
Robert D. Conary A. Erma Brown
Elizabeth V. C. Forrest
Alice D. Moran (Mrs.)
Ruth A Lord (Mrs)
· Ethel M. Archer
Ruth F. Joyce Sara G. Houghton
Augusta A. Grenache (Mrs.)
Marion E. Brown
M. Gretchen Hamilton Adeline A. Moulton
Mary J. Goodwin (Mrs.)
Ruth C. Duncan
Abby Fellows
Elizabeth C. Smith
M. Lucia Wait
Grace A. Bowlen
Nellie T. Smith (Mrs.)
Lucy Ardell Kimball
Winifred Millard (Mrs.)
Annie P. Wade
Carrie B. Ladd )Mrs.)
Constance Brady
Frances P. Trussell
Althine L. Hodgkins
Mildred M. Parker
Elizabeth C. Weare (Mrs.)
Emma A. Knights
Anne E. Friend
Amy Stanford
Margaret T. Reilly
Katherine F. Sullivan Abby L. Smith Gertrude R. Sheppard
Lena J. Atherly (Mrs.)
Belle D. Rogers (Mrs.)
Arthur W. Gould
Arthur H. Tozer
JOSEPH I. HORTON, Superintendent
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
To the Citizens of Ipswich :---
I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Manning School, R. H. Manning, Burley Education, Heard, Treadwell, and Brown Funds, as compiled from the books of their respective Treas- urers. I have found receipts for all bills paid and have examined the various securities comprising these funds and have found them to agree with the reports submitted.
FREDERICK S. WITHAM, Auditor. Ipswich, Mass., Feb. 14, 1924.
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Manning School Fund.
Receipts:
Cash on hand February 7, 1923 $ 505 73
Income from investments and rentals
1990 50
Received from Ipswich Savings Bank (withdrawal)
754 75
3250 98
Expenditures:
Taxes, insurance, repairs and miscellaneous expenses
2657 16
Salary High School Principal
500 00
Cash on hand, Feb. 1, 1924
93 82
3250 98
Manning School Fund Securities.
15 shares Patterson Bridge Co
1000 00
12 1000 4% Peoria & Eastern 1 st mortg bonds
12000 00
1 1000 5% N E Brick Co bond
1000 00
10 shares N E Brick Co stock
1000 00
3 1000 41/2% National R R Mexico bonds
3000 00
1 1000 4% ..
1000 00
1 500 4%
500 00
1 100 4%
100 00
Invested in Master's House
7000 00
Invested in Colonial Building
18000 00
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank
1144 03
45744 03
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R. H. Manning Fund.
Receipts:
Income from investments
$142 25
Interest on Ipswich Savings Bank deposits
255 85
398 10
Securities.
60 shares Patterson Bridge Co
4000 00
33 shares Pere Marquette R R Co
1419 00
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank
6634 84
12053 84
Heard Fund of Ipswich Public Library.
Income:
Balance on hand January 1 st, 1923
425 42
Received from investments
554 65
Received from Treadwell Fund
1000 00
1980 07
Expenditures:
Salaries
975 00
Insurance and miscellaneous expenses
818 54
Balance on hand January 1st, 1924
186 53
1980 07
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Securities Comprising Heard Fund.
33 shares B & M R R Ist pfd class B $ 528 00
35 shares B & M R R pfd 262 50
10 shares B & M R R 1st pfd class A 130 00
1 C B & Q R R 31/2% bond
970 00
3 Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Corp bonds
1200 00
2 Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Corp bonds 200 00
1 United Electric Light & Power bond
975 00
3 Quincy Gas & Electric Heating Co 5% bond
1950 00
· 1 Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern R R bond 350 00
5 Liberty Bonds 2700 00
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank
119 20
9384 70
Treadwell Fund.
Income:
Cash on hand January 1, 1923
737 82
Received from investments
1128 12
1865 94
Expenditures:
Salaries
50 00
. Miscellaneous expenses
298 43
Transferred to Heard Fund
1000 00
Balance on hand January 1st, 1924
517 51
1865 94
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. Securities Comprising Treadwell Fund.
50 shares B & M R R 1st pfd class A $ 650 00
30 shares Old Colony R R pfd 2070 00
25 shares B & P R R pfd 3575 00
25 shares Me Central R R pfd
587 50
25 shares B & ARR
3650 00
25 shares Vt & Mass R R
1800 00
I Am T & T Co 4% bond
1250 00
3 Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Corp bonds
1200 00
2 Chicago, Aurora & Elgin R R bonds'
200 00
1 Quincy Gas & Elec Heating Co 5% bond
650 00
1 Waterloo, Cedar Fall & Northern R R bond
350 00
1 Missouri Pacific R R bond
500 00
4 Liberty Bonds 3000 00
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank
117 44
Deposited in Salem Savings Bank
750 00
Deposited in North End Savings Bank
819 32
21169 26
Thomas H. Lord Fund.
Receipts:
Income from investments $ 42 50
Securities.
Liberty Bonds Cash on hand January 1, 1924
1000 00
227 40
1227 40
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The Burley Education Fund.
The Trustees of the Burley Education Fund herewith pre- sent their ninety-eighth annual report.
The funds in their hands are as follows:
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank
$1020 87
" (Caldwell Fund)
1374 33
" Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
494 16
" Salem Savings Bank
2024 50
15 shares B & M R R common stock
187 50
Liberty Bonds, second issue
700 00
fourth issue
1000 00
6801 36
The income for 1923 has been as follows: From Ipswich Savings Bank
58 86
(Caldwell Fund) 79 24
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
19 81
Savings Bank
86 74
Liberty Bonds, second issue
29 75
fourth issue
42 50
316 90
Expenditures: Rent of Safe Deposit Box 5 00
Respectfully submitted,
A. STORY BROWN JOSEPH T. MORTON CHARLES M. KELLY GEORGE W. TOZER Trustees.
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Report of the Feoffees of the Grammar School.
Income:
Cash on hand February 7, 1923
$ 1814 27
Received from rents
. 3465 00
Received from taxes
4052 79
Interest on taxes
16 15
Contributions for road repairs
200 00
Sale of old lumber
10 00
Received from Ipswich Savings Bank, withdrawal
554 04
Excess taxes
5 59
10117 84
Disbursements:
Rebate on taxes
1401
Damon & Damon, insurance
104 36
Ernest O Peabody, labor
137 75
Wilfred Wile, labor
1442 00
Postage
10 03
Joseph F. Ross, expense to Rockport
6 75
J. J. Hull, expense to Rockport
18 00
A C Damon, supplies
188 50
Cape Ann Granite Co, spars
90 00
Berger Mfg Co, culverts
84 00
B F Goodwin, moving houses
260 00
G H W Hayes, legal services
2 00
Auto hire
6 00
William Burridge, carpentry
405 59
Edmund Wile & Sons, labor
67 75
John W Goodhue Corp, sundries
37 75
George W Hills, painting
246 70
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J A King, repairs
1 25
Canney Lumber Co, lumber
753 39
Town of Ipswich, taxes
4054 04
water
19 80
F F Byron, expense
13 50
Ralph C Whipple, salary
500 00
F E Wood, teaming
4 00
George E Farley, salary as treasurer
200 00
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank
500 00
9167 17
Balance, February 1, 1924
950 67
10117 84
Property in their hands as follows: Little Neck valued at
$ 5000 00
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank
13647 66
66
66 66
Essex School Farm 2049 74
20697 40
Ipswich, Mass., February 1st, 1924.
I hereby certify that I have this day audited the accounts of the Treasurer of the Feoffees of the Grammar School and find the same correct and that the balance on hand is $950.67.
FREDERICK S. WITHAM, Auditor.
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Brown School Fund.
The Trustees of the Brown School Fund present the follow- ing report for the year 1923.
The Funds are as follows:
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank $1421 51 " Salem Five Cents Savings Bank 1198 07
2619 58
Income since last report:
Dividend from Ipswich Savings Bank 56 01
Dividend from Salem Five Cents Savings Bank 52 11
108 12
Expenditures: Paid Edmund Wile for transporting school children of Candlewood District 90 00
Income over expense 18 12
Respectfully submitted,
A. STORY BROWN CHARLES G. BROWN BENJAMIN R. HORTON Trustees.
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INDEX.
Organization Page 3
Expenditures . 4
Report of School Committee 16
Budget for 1924 18
Report of Special Committee on Increased School Accommodations 20
Distribution of Pupils. 22
Enrollment of Pupils . 23
24
Enrollment
24
Teacher Changes and Salaries
28
Overcrowding
30
Tardiness and Absence
31
Promotions. 31
Field Day. 35
Report of Treasurer of School Grounds Association Fund 36
School Exhibition 37
Domestic Science and Manual Training
38
The Seven Objectives
41
Health
41
Report of Treasurer of Milk Fund 43
Command of the Fundamental Processés
45
Worthy Home Membership 46
Worthy Use of Leisure 47
Ethical Character 48
Acknowledgments 49
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Report of Superintendent
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Manning High School Page 50
Graduates and Their Occupations 50
Honors 53
Graduates' Helpfulness
54
Teachers. 54
Attendance .. 55
College Entrance 56
Commercial 57
Special Work 57
Athletics 58
Acknowledgments 60
Conclusion 61
Commencement Program. 62
Graduates and Courses of Study 63
Junior High School. 64
Graduation Program 67
List of Graduates. 68
Penmanship 69
Attendance. Report
71
Drawing
72
Music.
75
Domestic Science
78
Sewing 78
Cooking.
79
School Physician's Report
80
School Nurse's Report
83
School Calendar
85
No School Signals. 86
List of Teachers 8.7
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Auditor's Report. 88
Manning School Fund
89
R. H. Manning Fund . .
90
Heard Fund of Ipswich Public Library . Treadwell Fund. 91
90
Thomas H. Lord Fund.
92
The Burley Education Fund
93
Feoffees Report. 94
Brown School Fund
96
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