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The work begins in the fifth grade. These children are learning to make all the simple hand stitches, and are applying them on bean bags, dish towels, and other simple articles. The fifth grade girls of the Burley School are showing exceptional ability, their technique surpassing that of some of the upper classes.
The sixth grade girls are making handkerchief bags. The purpose of making these is to review all the hand stitches they have had, and give them an opportunity to learn a few new ones. Later in the year, they will learn machine stitching. Their problem will be a cooking cap.
The girls in the seventh grade started the year by learning machine stitching. Their first problem was a duster. This sim- ple article was given mainly for practice in teaching the girls to stitch straight. They are now making cooking aprons, which they will use in class during the coming year. So far, the work . has proven very satisfactory.
In the eighth grade, the study is cooking rather than sew- ing. The aim for this course is to teach the girls how to pre- pare and serve such meals as could be used in the home. The
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project for the year consists of a breakfast, lunch and dinner. The girls make a study of each food as a separate lesson, and then combine them into a meal. This gives them good prac- tice, for each girl has to assume some responsibility. It also helps to develop their initiative.
This year there is a class of High School girls who are studying clothing. They started with simple articles as a review, but are now working on more complicated garments Many of the girls are making dresses, while others are making blouses and skirts. This is permissable as they both present practically the same problems.
The work is very enjoyable, and I wish to thank every one for his kind co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
GLADYS E. GRAHAM.
MANUAL ARTS.
Joseph I. Horton,
Superintendent of Schools,
Ipswich, Massachusetts,
Dear Sir:
It is with pleasure that I submit my report of the Manual Arts Department.
The work of the Department is progressing very satistac- torily, considering the increase in the number of students. The enrollment increased from one hundred eighty-four to three hundred forty-one this year.
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The work of the Manual Arts Department has been changed this year, as elementary electrical repair work, electrical wiring, and general metal work has been added to the curriculum.
Excellent work is being done in woodworking, metalwork and mechanical drawing by the High School students. This year four periods per week are given to mechanical drawing, and six periods of work to woodworking and metalwork. This gives the boys a chance to correlate mechanical drawing with the other subjects in Manual Arts.
The work in mechanical drawing consists of lettering, di- mensioning, geometrics, orthographic projections, assemble and detail drawings, isometric drawings and developments.
The work in woodworking and metalwork consists of plan- ning and estimating amount of material, and cost for making or repairing projects. Then from the pupil's own plans and es- timates, the pupil makes or repairs the project.
The Junior High School and the lower grades are doing the same work as last year. Starting in with a small project, and gradually working upward to a larger project. As their skill and knowledge of woodworking increases, the size and value of the project increases.
Blue prints and shop cards are still in use as last year. I am justified in saying the pupils received a great deal of training in self-development and self-confidence in their own ability by their use.
The condition of the Manual Arts class room is deplorable, cold and very damp. The cement floor, poor ventilation, and coldness make the room a miserable place in which to work.
The loss in breakable tools has been larger this year, due to the increase in the number of students. The dropping of tools on the floor is not due to the carelessness of pupils, but to the crowded condition of the room, as two boys have to work on one small bench. There are only nineteen benches in the room and the majority of the classes average twenty-five boys.
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A wooden floor would prevent the breaking of tools, and would make the room warmer and more cheerful.
In closing I wish to thank you and all those who have aided me in any way in my work.
Respectfully submitted,
M. D. FREEDMAN.
MUSIC.
Ipswich, February 10, 1928.
Mr. Joseph I. Hortori,
Superintendent of Schools,
Ipswich, Massachusetts,
My Dear Sir:
May I submit to you the following report?
After so many years of service as director of music in the public schools of Ipswich, it might seem that my report each year would be unnecessary. But like all other branches of teaching, that of school music is continually changing and, let us hope, advancing.
Let us look back perhaps fifteen years. At that time, in the first six grades, the pupil was obliged to spend his time in learn- ing to read and sing the most uninteresting exercises, written in pure exercise form; to drill upon lesson plans containing tech; nical details that he probably would never use after leaving school; and to learn no more than ten or twelve songs each year which he sang in the most half-hearted and lazy manner.
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He was not interested in music. In other words, we insisted upon the driest of technical details to obtain results and robbed the child of the pleasure of singing.
Today, many exercises in the music reader in the hands of the pupil is written in song form, tested for its beauty and mu- sical content. He learns to sing perhaps an hundred songs each year and works out each song for himself. Technical de- tails are taken up only as we meet with them in the song. He can read music one hundred per cent better than ever hefore. And he is interestd. Surely this change is for the better. One has only to visit the grades to see the plan in operation and the results that are obtained.
Our junior high school chorus numbers approximately two hundred voices, divided into sopranos, second sopranos and altos (with a few basses) for the purpose of part singing. With only two periods each week for music, of necessity the work must be somewhat different. One period oach week is devoted by the individual teacher to a group of perhaps fifty voices. These are made up of either sopranos, seconds or altos, The whole period is thus given over to rehearsing one particular part. The second period is used by the director for three and four part singing, the full chorus meeting once each week in Manning Hall. (We regret that we have no assembly hall.) We feel that this plan is far superior to the older one.
With such a large chorus and also, I feel very sure, an inter- ested one, it would seem as though they should be given the opportunity of singing in public. With this in view, may 1 sug- gest that suitable material, preferably a cantata, be purchased early in the fall for the purpose of giving a concert. I can as- sure you that the pupil will gain in every way.
There is one branch of music in the schools of today that is attracting very wide and favorable attention. I refer to music appreciation. I am not allowed the space to go into this matter in detail; but, very briefly, it is a system of teaching the
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understanding and appreciation of good music through the use of phonograph records. It has been stated that "We never had brass band concerts in the class room when I was in school." No, neither did you have the telephone, automobile or radio; and yet all of these are indispensable in this present age of rapid advancement. Music appreciation has come to stay, and surely our children are the gainers through the hearing of these masterpieces of the world's greatest composers. May I suggest that two more sets of records, similar to one already in use, be purchased in order that each building may have the use of them whenever necessary? Under the present plan they must be sent each week to four different buildings; and this, as you can read- ily see, is not at all practical.
I wonder how many parents realize the work that is being done along musical lines in our senior high school and the very great interest that is taken by the pupils in the various branches of musical activity?
We have a high school chorus of three hundred voices. While this is compulsory, I have never as yet had a complaint from any pupil because it is so. Quite the contrary. We re- hearse once each week, on Wednesday mornings, from eight to nine o'clock. In connection with this rehearsal, certain pupils are asked in September to play or sing for the benefit of the chorus (and incidentally of themselves) each Wednesday during the school year. Professional artists also give their services, so that the chorus may have an opportunity to hear a somewhat different type of music. Miss Brooks, Mrs. Burke, Mr. Green of Beverly and artists from Boston will entertain the pupils during the year.
We have a girls' glee club of one hundred and fifty voices. This is elective and rehearsals are held each week after school hours. It would seem that there must be "some" interest taken in music when all but ten of our high school girls elect to join this organization, and these ten have the best reasons for not
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being able to come in. At present, we are rehearsing for our annual concert.
We have a boys' glee club of an hundred voices. While this club is comparatively young, there is much enthusiasm among the boys and we are in hopes to show practical results in the very near future.
The boys would like to organize a high school band. We have thirteen boys who have already signified their intention of studying certain instruments, provided the instruments are fur- nished them. The educated and somewhat over-civilized East is far behind the West in matters pertaining to school music. There is hardly a town of any size in any of our Western States that does not support a high school band. Instruments are pur- chased by the town, owned by the town and loaned to the pu- pil for the purpose of study, and with the understanding that he joins the school band. Our Ipswich boys are ready. Could three or four hundred dollars be better invested than in the pur- chase of these instruments? May I ask that your school board give this matter the thoughtful consideration it so richly de- serves?
Now, the music in our public schools costs money. But can you point out where the returns are any greater for the amount of money invested? And isn't this what we are all working for? The everlasting benefit and pleasure derived from the study of the greatest of all the arts cannot be meas- ured in terms of dollars and cents. We all agree that we must have music in our schools, and we must have the material with which to work. The results will offset the expense a hundred fold.
May I take this opportunity to thank you and your teachers for the very faithful co-operation that I have received during the past year?
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR HAROLD TOZER.
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LIST OF TEACHERS IN IPSWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
JOSEPH I. HORTON, Superintendent.
Ralph C. Whipple Robert D. Conary E. Margaret Allen Helen J. Blodgett Helen M. Streeter Katherine A. Stone
Mrs. Augusta A. Grenache
Ethel M. Archer
Ruth F. Joyce
Amy Stanford
Althea Hayes
Alena F. Wilson
M. Katherine Blood
Mrs. Hilda J. Schofield
Mary A. Nourse
Laurinda Parkhurst
Edna C. Peabody
Mrs. Nellie T. Smith
Anne E. Friend Mrs. Elizabeth C. Weare
Katherine F. Sullivan
Mrs. Belle D. Rogers
A. Pauline Charles
Mrs. Margaret Howard
Louise C. Norcross
Ruby N. Freethy
Ruth Gilday
Mrs. Alice D. Moran
Hortense Knowlen
Rosamond Reilly
Ruth M. Brown
Muriel Russell
Grace A. Bowlen
Zella Zuoski
Lucy Ardell Kimball
Martha J. Stewart
Marion R. Charles
Max D. Freedman
Arthur H. Tozer
Mrs. Ruth A. Lord Sylvia E. Meehan Mary E. Sweet Ruth D. Marr Gladys E. Graham
Mrs. Lena J. Atherley Blanche L. Oxner Violet L. Hawkins Mrs. Blanche E. J. Leighton Anna F. Kinsella Hazelle J. Merrill
Mrs. Angelica Burns Zelda Hayes
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ATTENDANCE REPORT.
Mr. Joseph I. Horton,
Superintendent of Schools, Ipswich, Massachusetts,
My Dear Sir:
I have investigated one hundred and ninety-two cases of absences and have returned them all to school with the exception of those who were absent on account of sickness.
I have issued one hundred and fifty-six labor certificates during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. TOZER, Attendance Officer®
PENNY SAVINGS REPORT.
Mr. Joseph I. Horton,
Superintendent of Schools, Ipswich, Massachusetts,
Dear Sir:
I have collected from the teachers on account of Penny Savings, $17.14, and have opened eight new accounts in the Savings Bank. 0
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. TOZER.
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DEPARTMENT OF HYGIENE AND MEDICAL INSPECTION.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN.
Joseph I. Hortori,
Superintendent of Schools, Ipswich, Massachusetts,
Dear Sir:
As was noted in last year's report, the general health of the pupils in the schools is becoming better with each passing year, as is shown by comparing the records each year with those of preceding years. While the ideal state of health has not yet been reached, and probably never will be, it is gratifying to note that there is each year, in the general state of nutrition, a steady improvement.
The work carried on by this department has increased in volume each year. For one thing, as a requirement of the State Board of Education, 120 children who were to enter the first grade were examined during the summer vacation. These were all examined again in due course after the schools were opened. Another requirement: The school physician is obliged to ex- amine all pupils applying for labor certificates, and a form fur- nished by the State must be filled out before the pupil is entitled to a certificate. These facts are stated not in criticism, but in
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explanation, in order that the public may know something of what is being done.
Another thing has been done voluntarily by the physician and school nurse. Every teacher is requested to send to the office each morning every pupil who seems to be ailing in the slightest degree, for inspection or examination. So the physi- cian visits the office every morning at 9 o'clock. At that time. pupils who require labor certificates are asked to report for ex- amination.
Because of the fact that the schools were closed during Oc- tober and a part of November, the annual examinations, usually completed before the Christmas vacation, were not begun until the opening of the winter term. At this writing the work in the grades has been completed, and the work in the high school will be finished this week.
At the time of the outbreak of Infantile Paralysis the Board of Health examined the pupils in the French school, and as a result the School Department has a complete record of these examinations. Of course the school department has no author- ity in the matter. But I wish to state that the authorities of the French school were most courteous, and co-operated in every possible way. The town therefore has data on every child at- tending school.
Examinations.
There were examined in the Grades, 1332; in the French School, 120; and in the High School, 276. These examinations were for Record, and totaled 1728. Other examinations were for Labor Certificates, 53, and for various suspected ailments, referred to the school physician. 275, making a grand total of 2003 during the school year.
It is pleasing to note that among the boys in the high school
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there has been a substantial improvement in the physical con- dition of those who have followed Athleties. Good results are also shown from the physical training followed in the grades.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. MacARTHUR. M. D. Ipswich, January 27, 1928.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE
For the Year Ending December 31st, 1927.
Joseph I. Horton, -
Superintendent of Schools,
Ipswich, Massachusetts,
Dear Sir:
There is very little change, from year to year, in the work of the School Nurse. Clinics, home visits, class room visits, inspections, weighing and measuring three times a year, physi- cal examinations with the doctor, notices to parents of defects, etc., go on in the usual routine.
One of the special things in this year's work was the oppor- tunity of having a dental hygienist for two weeks, this being made possible through the sale of Red Cross Seals, in which the children participate each year. Miss Fifield, of the Forsythe Dental, cleaned one hundred and ninety children's teeth.
Two children were sent to the Middleton Camp for two months, from the sale of Red Cross Christmas Seals, and one to a camp in Boxford, Massachusetts. Special visits were made to both of these places by the School Nurse.
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Through the efforts of the Parent-Teacher Association, fol- low-up work was done in connection with the underweight clinic held here a year ago, and through this same source tabu- lations of the weighings and measurings have been entered on the "School Nurses Record Cards." Both of these kindnesses have been a great help and are much appreciated.
Respectfully submitted,
MARTHA J. STEWART, R. N.
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1928.
Term
Begins
Closes
Winter
January 3
March 30
Spring
April 9
June 28
Fall
September 5
December 21
Teachers must report for duty on Tuesday, September 4, at 9 A. M., one day previous to the opening of school for the Fall Term. Examination of pupils who failed of promotion in June will also take place on that day.
HOLIDAYS.
Every Saturday; Columbus Day, October 12; Wednesday . Afternoon, Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving Week; January 1; February 22; April 19; Memorial Day; June 17; and Good Friday.
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MRS. BESSIE B. DAMON In Account With SCHOOL GROUNDS IMPROVEMENT ASSO.
DR.
1927
Jan. 1. Balance in Bank $221.34
June 16. Rotary --- Field Day 124.00
" 21. George E. Vivian 20.00
25. Ipswich Tonic Co. 8.25
Dec. 31. Balance in Savings Bank 272.09
345.34
345.34
1928 Jan. 1. Balance in Savings Bank $272.09
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. BESSIE B. DAMON, Treasurer.
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CR.
1927
June 21. H. P. Hood & Sons $ 45.00
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NOTE.
The Rotary Club, as usual, united with the schools in our Field Day cele- bration this year. Weather conditions were most unfavorable. Pupils and spectators alike were thoroughly drenched, in some cases, more than once. Nevertheless, a partial program was carried out, and a slight financial gain was made.
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JOSEPH I. HORTON.
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JOSEPH I. HORTON In Account With FREE MILK FUND.
DR.
CR.
1927
1927
February4. Paid J. B. Lombard
$15.51
February3. Parent Teachers
20.00
March 14.
11.85
March 14. Men's Forum
12.00
March 29.
"
10.86
March 29. American Legion
10.86
April 23.
¥
10.29
April 4. Woman's Club
20.00
May
11.
10.20
June
14. J. T. Heard Lodge
10.00
June
16.
7.92
Dec.
19. Woman's Club
5.00
Dec.
19.
9.06
Dec.
31.
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4.06
$79.75
$79.75
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January 1. Balance in Bank
$ 1.89
1928 Jan. 1. Balance in Sav. Bank $4.06
Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH I. HORTON.
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NOTE.
The financial success of this undertaking was assured from the beginning, as the expense was underwritten by the local Rotary Club.
Responses from other associations have been so generous that all bills have been paid from these contributions, thus leaving the Rotary Club free to extend its benefactions into its other fields of service.
Contributions for this object are solicited from organizations and individ- uals as heretofore, and we especially desire to be remembered by the Unknown Friend.
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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 SIX GRADES.
4 BLASTS AT 11.00-No Afternoon Session in ANY SCHOOL
4 BLASTS AT 11.30-No Afternoon Session in the FIRST SIX GRADES.
In the absence of any signal at 11.00 or 11.30, the after- noon 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 sig- nals do NOT EXCUSE FOR THE ENTIRE DAY
In addition 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.
In all cases parents are expected to exercise their judgment as to permitting their children to attend school during stormy weather.
On stormy days when the FIRST SIX GRADES are ex- cused for the day by the 8 and 11.30 o'clock signals, the Junior and Senior High Sceools will each have a single session closing at 1.30 P. M. The 11 o'clock signal will give parents ample warning for postponing the dinner hour.
INDEX.
PART 1. TOWN REPORT.
Page
Accountant's Report
6
Balance Sheet
36
Bonded Debt
39
Expenditures
14
List of Jurors
47
List of Unpaid Bills
41
Tax Collector's Report
60
Town Officers
3
Trust Funds
49
PART II.
Report of Town Officers
63
Assessor's Report
66
Auditor's Report
100
Board of Health
81
Board of Public Welfare
85
Clam Commissioners
93
Engineers
78
List of Town Property
99
Milk Inspector
84
Moth Superintendent
75
Park Commissioner
77
Police Department
95
Sanitary Inspector
83
Sealer of Weights and Measures
80
Selectmen
64
Superintendent of Streets
91
Town Clerk
72
Town Infirmary
87
Tree Warden
76
PART III.
Water and Light Report
1
Administration
8
Balance Sheet
11
Construction Department
4
Electric Light Report Maintenance
17
6
Manager's Report Miscelaneous
21
Officers
2
Receipts and Disbursements
10
Sinking Fund
12
Superintendent's Report
13
Water Notes
16
PART IV.
School Report
1
Organization
3
Expenditures
4
Committee's Report
5
Distribution of Pupils
7
Enrollment
8
Superintendents Report
9
Teacher Changes and Salaries
14
High School
15
Junior High
17
Burley
17
Shatswell
17
The Sixth Grade
17
Infantile Paralysis
19
Substitute Teachers
22
In General
23
Obituary
30 30 33
High School Athletics
43
Commencement Exercises
44 45
Graduates of 1927
46
Winthrop
47
Graduating Exercises
50
List of Graduates
52
Burley School
53
Shatswell School
56
Acknowledgments
Manning High School
Class Song
20
Payne School Linebrook School Domestic Science Manual Arts Music List of Teachers
Attendance Report
Penny Savings Report
School Physician's Report
School Nurse's Report
School Calendar
School Holidays
School Grounds Improvement Report Rotary Club Assistance
Free Milk Fund Report
School Signals
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