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During the past year a larger proportion of the pupils became interested in the school honor award and we feel that it is helping the pupils to compare their abilities with those of other pupils. In other words our pupils are becoming more capable of fairly judging their leaders and incidentally placing themselves in the school community.
As I visit other schools and see other groups of pu- pils come to Ipswich I cannot help but feel that we have a loyal thoughtful, and morally clean group, unexcelled by any other group.
The Roxanna Cowles scholarship was awarded last year to those who seemed best to meet the conditions of the donor. The scholarship is not awarded on basis of rank alone even though the rank must be 85%. The indi- viduals receiving the scholarships must be ready to enter or already admitted to some higher institution. They must be of the type that will appear to profit by such help. The scholarship was divided last year between James Merson and Althea Howe who are both doing very creditable work in college. The scholarship of $100
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given by the Woman's Club was awarded to Norman Baxter. The U. S. History medal presented by the Mass- achusetts Sons of the American Revolution was earned by Barbara Damon. One hundred dollars for excellence in scholarship, presented by a local interested person, went to Barbara Damon; twenty dollars in gold for the second highest scholarship, Dorothy Dunn; ten dollars for third highest scholarship, Stanley Machaj. The school awards for all-around development were present- ed to :
Four-year award
Barbara Damon Evelyn Hebb
Three-year award
Gertrude Ciolek Mary Brennan
Two-year award
Mary Henderson Gladys Durham
One-year award
Phyllis Haggerty Gretchen Lovell Edith Richardson
There has been less change in our teaching force during the past year than in any other year and I feel that we have a group of teachers interested in their work, interested in the individual pupils, and absolutely in har- mony wtih the plan of administration. It is a pleasure to work with as loyal, enthusiastic, and capable group of teachers as we have at the present time.
To sum up, allow me to say that I feel the past year has been the most satisfactory of any in my experience here. The number of pupils unable to become adjusted to our work has been small. A larger proportion of our
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teachers experienced in our work, making the organiza- tion and routine of the school a little smoother. For the most part I have found pupils very fair in judging their place in the school and fair in the interpretation to their parents of their standing in school. On the whole I have found parents interested and yet charitable in their judg- ments. I realize that the parent love is strong and some fail to place the individual child in the whole group. They see the child from the view point of the home only. This seems to work out in one of two ways in the extreme cases. Some lead the child to believe he is superior to anyone else while others make the child feel that he is inferior. It is hard for some parents to realize that the child of high school age should begin to think for himself with direction by parents and school. We must, how- ever, realize that the child should begin to take some responsibility at this age.
In conclusion allow me to express my appreciation to all those who in any way co-operate in our work and especially to you as Superintendent for your helpful ad- vice and sincere interest in our work.
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH C. WHIPPLE,
Principal:
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FIFTY - FIFTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF THE
MANNING HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1929 THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1929
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Program
Skirmish Line March Robbinson
M. H. S. Band
Invocation
Rev. Willard O. Nuzum
Song at Sunrise
Manney
M. H. S. Chorus
Essay "A Century of Progress in Communication" Norman Eaton Baxter ·
Essay "American Patriotic Poetry" Barbara Damon
A Night in June
Targett
M. H. S. Glee Club
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Essay "America's Foreign Relations" Stanley Walter Machaj
Essay
"Essex County, Its Place in History" Dorothy Choate Dunn
The Foye Master
O'Hare M. H. S. Orchestra
Address
"By-products of Education" Rev. Fred R. Lewis
Presentation of Prizes
Presentation of Diplomas
Dr. Ernest J. Smith, Chairman of School Committee Benediction
Rev. Willard O. Nuzum
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WINTHROP SCHOOL
To the Superintendent of Schools,
Ipswich, Mass.,
Dear Sir:
Once again, I herewith submit the annual report of the Winthrop School.
The enrollment of the lower grades is considerably smaller this year. There are sixty-eight pupils in the sixth grades, thirty-nine in the fifth and forty-six in the fourth grade. The enrollment of the Junior High has increased. One hundred fifty pupils are registered in the seventh grade and one hundred four in grade eight. On account of the changing conditions in our community life many families have left town. To make up partially for the loss of pupils leaving, many children have come to us from other towns and about the same membership has been maintained since September.
The health of the children has been unusually good and our attendance has been excellent. Too much praise cannot be given our school nurse for her untiring efforts in behalf of the health of our boys and girls. There are a few parents who are negligent about obliging their children to attend school regularly. And again there are the same few pupils tardy, on account of their run- ning errands to the store for their parents. We wish pa- rents would be more thoughtful and careful about per- mitting their children to arrive tardy for school, as this bad habit grows upon them.
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In September we lost two excellent teachers, who found better paid positions in other places. Fortunate- ly these vacancies have been filled by young teachers who are serious and very enthusiastic about their work. This past term, the manual arts teacher resigned to take up his work in a larger field. While with us he did ex- cellent work with the boys and was at all times willing to cooperate. The new director of a few weeks has tak- en hold of the work with a will and being an experienced teacher, the pupils have lost no time by the change.
The evening session of school held during education- al week, although always well attended by interested pa- rents was even more largely attended this year, over two hundred fifty people having visited the building during the evening. This past year we have had the pleasure of many visits from the parents. We would welcome visi- tors every day of the school year.
Our exhibition in June was again held in our own building, which, I think is the most satisfactory place to hold it. Pupils and teachers had worked hard during the year and excellent work as a result was shown at the exhibition. Much of this work was collected and sent to the Topsfield Fair in September. From this we have also selected material for a portfolio for the Junior Red Cross to be sent abroad to children of other lands. All the children have joined the Junior Red Cross.
At Christmas time the pupils brought clothing, books and toys which they had outgrown or had dis- carded, to their respective teachers. This, in turn was given over to Miss Stewart to be distributed to less for- tunate boys and girls.
The regular routine of school work has been about the same as last year. We have made few changes in program. We are laying special stress on teaching the
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child "how to study" and are trying to develop a proce- dure which will result in learning by the pupil. The pu- pil learns through study. As long as he is able and will- ing to study he will learn. Our teachers are trying to make study possible, to encourage study, and to indicate the course study is to take; in other words dirct the study effort of the pupil.
Considerable time is given to health education. The pupils have their regular periods each week for the study of hygiene. Each day the pupils take part in health ex- ercises, sometimes under pupil leadership and at other times under the direction of their respective teachers. The results of this training was evidenced in our Field Day exercises.
The most important part of a child's education, how- ever, is not in the knowledge gained, nor in the ability to act, but in the development of good character, correct standards of noble living and habits of right action. For this training a period of each day is devoted to talks and discussions in good bahaviour and citizenship. Stories are read by teacher and pupil and memory gems and poems are learned. Memory gems are always on the board before the pupils. In addition, much is made of biography. On the birthday anniversaries of our noble, heroic and patriotic Americans, short exercises are held in the various grades and stories and talks are given in the Civics classes.
During the coming year we shall need many new text books. With difficulty we have struggled along this year, as many of our books are entirely worn out. New books of grammar are much needed in grade seven. Many arithmetic books are also needed in this grade. Grade eight needs an entirely new series of literature
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books. A change of text book in Hygiene would be greatly appreciated.
Our janitor service, with the help of the new assist- ant, is much improved. We now have the halls and stairs swept daily. We wish it were possible to sweep the school rooms each day.
In June a class of one hundred one pupils, the larg- est class ever graduated from the eighth grade, held ex- ercise in the Town Hall. The program and list of grad- uates follow :
GRADUATION
OF THE
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
June 20, 1929
Program
1. INVOCATION Rev. Carroll Perry
2. PIANO SELECTION
Margaret McLeod
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3. RECITATION-"How Tom Sawyer Whitewashed The Fence." James Austin
4. SONG-"Mattinati" Class
Class
5. COMPOSITION-"Brier Rose" Ann Patch
6. RECITATION-"The Lilac Tree" Eleanor Mitchell
7. VIOLIN SOLO Barbara Arthur
8. RECITATION-"So Was I" Stephen Kozacki
9. PIANO SOLO Anthony Cynkus
10. COMPOSITION-"John Greenleaf Whittier" Dorothy Miller
11. SONG-"The Forest Dance" Class
12. RECITATION-"Mother Will Help" Mildred Rogers
13. VIOLIN SOLO Kilton Brown
14. RECITATION-"The Legend of Bregenz" Helen Kozenekski
15. COMPOSITION-"Aviation" Peter Retales
16. Song-"A Dream Boat Passes By" ..... Class
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17. RECITATION-"The Wonderful One-Hoss Shay" Roy Scott
18. RECITATION-"The Gettysburg Address" Charles Canney
19. SAXOPHONE SOLO Ernest Smith
20. RECITATION-"Cutting From Seventeen" Catherine Lucey
21. AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS
22 CLASS SONG
23. SONG-"The Star Spangled Banner"
24. BENEDICTION Rev. J. C. Burns
GRADUATES, JUNE, 1929
Stephen Walter Achramowiez
Edgar Frederick Adams
Anne Barbara Arthur Beatrice Gilbert Austin
John Stanley Bialek George Bournazos Helen Louise Brown
Anthony Stanley Budzianowski
Nathalie Jewett Cameron
Mary Mildred Caputi
Anne Blanche Adamowiez Benedict Andreozzi
James Louis Awanites
James William Austin
Jane Bokron Delia Marie Bracker Kilton Dudley Brown
Wilbur Francis Burnham
Charles Goodhue Canney
Phyllis Hunting Chisholm
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Christina Christopher Helen Margaret Clancy
Theodore Louis Cuik
Josephine Czemacho Ralph Donald Ewing Stanley Frydrych
Richard Hulbert Garrett
John Bronek Gorski
Warren Everett Grant Dorothy Mary Greene Margaret Marie Hamm
Mary Elizabeth Haskell
Elizabeth Frances Hill Mary Ann Jíanakountzos Irene Kaichonas
Stephen Kozazcki
Stasia Kuconis
Catherine Lucey
Mary Michon
Mary Louise Menichiello
Beatrice Maude Mosher
Katherine Pappalimberis
Earl Walter Pickering
Peter Retales
Mildred Alberta Rogers Michael Henry Seibisz Christine Scourletes Ernest Joseph Smith Julia Catherine Sullivan George Benedict Torpey Stella Vanikiotis
Sophie Warjas
Alice ·Wegzyn
William Ellis Wile
Nicholas Thomas Christopoulos Mary Angela Rose Clemens Anthony Walter Cynkus
Evelyn Pearl Dort
Mary Fido Helen Galanis
Angela Georgeopoulos
Stephen Vincent Goverek
Norman Greenberg
Albert Eaton Greenlaw
Joseph Hale Hardy . John Edward Hayes
Harold Francis Horsman
John Kalicki Sophie Klosowski
Helen Ida Kozenewski
Helen Zella Kunej
Peter Harry Menounos
Dorothy Gertrude Miller Eleanor May Mitchell Anne Patch Odille Mary Phaneuf
1 Lillian Thelma Player Theodore Albert Rice John Page Saunders Roy Ellwood Scott John Slysz Ilene Amelia Smith
Helen Kathryn Super
Mary Anne Trabucco James Louis Vasilopoulos Zigmund Waranewski
1 Josephine Selma White Mary Elsie Williams
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Bessie Lampropoulos
William Attwood Lane
Lazarus Lazaropoulos
Mary Los
Kathryn Augusta MacPhail
Margaret Christine McLeod
Mary Maniates
Alice Ethelyn Witham
Estelle Stella Zervas
Stasia Zigalo
Margaret Ursula O'Malley
Dorothea Evelyn Clapp
Murry Adams
In conclusion I wish to thank the teachers for their full measure of cooperation; the school nurse and school Physician for their willing help; the many parents and friends who have willingly aided in many ways; the school board for kindly complying with our requests; and especially the superintendent for his many acts of service and helpful advice to teachers and pupils.
Respectfully submitted,
KATHERINE F. SULLIVAN.
BURLEY SCHOOL
To the Superintendent of Schools,
Dear Sir:
At your request I again submit my annual report of the Burley School.
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Notwithstanding the fact that several families have moved from town, we have enrolled three hundred twenty-four pupils in the following grades: fifty-nine in grade one, fifty-eight in grade two; forty-eight in grade three; fifty-eight in grade four; sixty-six in grade five; and thirty-five in grade six.
The attendance during the past year has been unu- sually good. There has been very little sickness thus far among pupils or teachers.
Several changes were made this year in the teaching force. Miss Freethey was transferred to the Shatswell, Miss Norcross left to be married, Miss Pickard took up new work on account of illness, and Miss Charles, who had done such excellent work for so many years here, left to accept a position with a higher salary in her home city of Newburyport.
The vacancies were filled by Miss Sojka, Miss Jiana- kountzas. Miss Brown and Miss Williams. These new teachers have taken hold of their work with a will and are interested in their pupils. Their willingness to work and to cooperate have already started them on the road to success.
We have with us Miss Bond and Miss Lucey, who are observing in the different grades. This practical ex- perience is very beneficial to these young ladies who de- sire to become future teachers. They in turn cooperate and are willing to help during the absence of any teach- er and at all other times.
The discipline of the school has been exceptionally good this year. Our pupils show a good school spirit and enjoy coming to school. This is manifested by the few reports of truancy.
Our school has one hundred percent membership in the Junior Red Cross Society. A great deal was done
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for Christmas by the pupils. Scrap books from the first and second grades, potted bulbs and candy bouquets from the third and fourth grades. Through the kindness of Miss Stewart and Miss Dawson these gifts were taken to the North Reading Hospital where one of our pupils is an inmate. The older pupils presented the Coburn home and Cable Hospital with window candles.
We are doing a great deal on the program of Good Health. Hygiene is taught in every grade by the respec- tive teachers, directed by Miss Stewart. The teachers have access to the physical record cards, prepared by the nurse, and check corrections made on physical defects. A great number of pupils have been sent to the Winthrop Office for health inspection by Dr. McArthur and Miss Stewart.
Great stress has been placed on reading and also on oral and written language. Two pupils from the sixth grade have each read twenty books prescribed by the Public Library. This has earned them an honor diploma. Eight pupils have each read five books and received a certificate. These diplomas and certificates are issued by the Mass. Dept. of Education. We are in need of more reading material in the lower grades.
The sixth grade in connection with their history and geography work has taken trips to Bunker Hill and to the Salem Museum. They have made an extensive study of Historic Ipswich and trips to the Historical House and historic points of interest in Ipswich are planned. The fifth and sixth classes make much use of the lantern. At preesnt the lantern is under repairs.
The Franklin Course of Drawing brings many visi- tors to our school. The value of this course still con- tinues to manifest itself in all of the grades.
We are indebted to the Manual Training Depart-
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ment for making an old desk into a very useful one for Miss Stewart's office, also for book cases and shelves used in the different rooms.
The sixth grade pupils are to be commended for their good spirit in presenting the school with a beauti- ful picture when leaving for Junior High School. The present class is planning to donate a similar gift.
Our school building is in very good condition and is kept clean at all times by the janitor. The basement classrooms are more comfortable since repairs were made checking the inflow of water. An inspection of the build- ing was made by Mr. Moulton and a few changes were made in the boys' basement.
Educational Week is an annual event and our even- ing session of school held during that week was enjoyed by more than one-hundred-fifty parents and friends, who availed themselves of the opportunity of visiting their children in the class room. The exhibition held in the various rooms in June was well attended and parents were interested in looking over their children's work. This work was later sent to the Topsfield Fair Exhibition.
I wish to acknowledge the many benefits derived from your visits to the class room. They give the pupils great pleasure. They fill them with enthusiasm and in- crease their thinking capacities. They fill the teachers with new inspirations.
We thank you for your untiring efforts for the bene- fit of our school and we assure you our co-operation.
Respectfully submitted
NELLIE T. SMITH.
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PAYNE SCHOOL
Mr. Joseph I. Horton,
Superintendent of Schools,
Dear Sir:
This year at the Payne School we have an enrollment of one hundred eighteen pupils, which is only slightly larger than that of last year.
A report of the work we are doing is unnecessary. It is sufficient to say that we are making every endeavor to give the children in these three grades a solid ground- ing in the fundamentals, on which to build their work of later years.
The evening session of the school, which was held during Education Week, was fairly well attended by pa- rents.
We feel very grateful for the fact that at last the furnace has been cleaned and repaired, so that the pres- ence of coal gas in the schoolrooms, an unhealthful con- dition which has existed for several years, has been greatly lessened.
I wish we might look forward to having the walls of the schoolrooms and halls, especially the latter, thoroughly scrubbed and painted.
May I thank you for those repairs and improvements which have already been made ?
Respectfully submitted,
GRACE A. BOWLEN.
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SHATSWELL SCHOOL
Mr. Joseph I. Horton,
Superintendent of Schools,
Dear Sir:
I hereby submit to you my fourth annual report as principal of the Shatswell School.
The total enrollment this year is three hundred twenty-seven pupils. Some families have moved away from town and others have come in to take their places, thus keeping the enrollment nearly the same as last year.
There are nine classes, as usual, and the attendance has been good.
With one exception, the same efficient corps of teach- ers is striving to have the pupils attain a more thorough mastery of the three R's and also help them to become honest, earnest, self-respecting citizens of the commu- nity.
Miss Monroe, a student at the Mary Brook's School of Pedagogy, in Boston, observes in the third and fourth grades.
The major subject in the first three grades is read- ing, and we are giving much time and careful thought to the teaching of this subject. Each year the pupils cover more ground than the previous classes and before June we find our supply of reading material exhausted. More books are needed and I hope it will be possible for each class to have two sets of new readers.
Sound minds are found in sound bodies, so much stress is put upon the teaching of good health habits.
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Class inspection. and health talks form a part of the daily program.
Our custodian, Mr. Grant, keeps the building in ex- cellent condition. The floors are swept daily, the base- ment kept clean and sanitary and the grounds given much attention.
We still have one room furnished with old non- adjustable desks and chairs. These are in very poor condition and new ones are certainly needed. As sta- tionary desks and saets are not now used in first grade rooms, I would recommend movable tables and chairs. It would be very helpful if the change .could be made this spring.
Now a word about the extra curricula activities of the school, in which the pupils are enthusiastic workers.
All of the classes have again paid their membership dues to the Junior Red Cross and are making a port-folio to send to some school across the osean.
During Education Week school was in sessison one evening. About two hundred fifty parents and friends visited the school at that time. We are always glad to welcome the parents, as much can be done for the benefit of the pupils, when the teachers and parents work to- gether.
Mr. Grant has more than twenty boys in the Fife and Drum Corps this year. The lessons are given Thursday afternoon at the close of the regular session. The boys are making excellent progress and will be ready to fur- nish music for all of our outdoor events.
This year, through the united efforts of parents, teachers and pupils, a food sale was held. It proved a great success and the sum of $50.00 was netted. This money is for the purchase of a stereopticon lantern to be used in connection with the pupils' school work. May
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I take this opportunity to thank all who helped us in any way ?
Several classes have taken walks to different sec- tions of the town. These walks have proven very help- ful in connection with the geography and nature studies.
As this year marks the 300th anniversary of the settlement of our town, the pupils will have much of in- terest to add to their regular work. Visits must be made to some of our colonial houses. Historic places must be located and important events studied.
In all of our school activities we have received the heartiest cooperation of the parents. Teachers and pu- pils appreciate their kindness.
In closing I wish to thank you for your many helpful suggestions.
Respectfully submitted, AUGUSTA A. GRENACHE.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
To the Superintendent of Schools,
Ipswich, Massachusetts,
Dear Sir :
The work in the Domestic Science Department is progressing rapidly.
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The girls in the sixth grades are showing unusual skill. They have already learned many simple hand stitches and are now learning the use of the sewing ma- chine. This work generally comes later in the year, but the children have been so apt, it seemed advisable to start that work at the present time. . Before the end of the term they will also have learned how to pin and cut a simple pattern.
The seventh grade girls are also having sewing. The work here is advancing as quickly as possible under the prevailing conditions. The classes run large, the period is short and the equipment inadequate. There are just four sewing machines for a class of twenty to twenty four girls. This holds up the work considerably. Often a girl and sometimes several girls have to wait to use the sewing machines. This not only wastes a great deal of time, but causes restlessness, and lack of interest in the work. Two of the machines we have at the present time are out of date, and frequently out of repair. They thread and operate differently from the newer machines making it very confusing to the girls, especially to the beginners. This condition would be greatly facilitated if these old machines could be traded in for new ones.
In the eighth grades the girls are having cooking. The course covers the planning and serving of a meal along with a very elementary study of dietetics.
Each year the High School class is presenting more of a problem. The number of girls taking the course has increased tremendously. Because of the large num- ber who signed for the course, and the small amount of time allotted, it was necessary to limit the work to the Freshmen class. In this group the girls are studying clothing. The course includes not only the actual con- struction of garments but the selection of materials in
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