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rolled and the school had a faculty of 11 members. It is a rare distinction to have an institution under the charge of the same principal for nearly 33 years-a record that not only should be a source of pride to Mr. Sampson, but also a cause for rejoicing to the town that a man of such sterling qualities of character, such scholastic attainments, such skill as an instructor, should have directed and shaped the lives of so many of the young men and women of the town by his inspiring example of upright manhood, conscientious devotion to duty, loyalty to high ideals and consecration to the cause of education of a life of service.
The Alumni of the school, at a special reception in his honor several years ago, presented him with a beautiful gold lined silver loving cup containing $350.00 in gold as an appreciation of his great service to the cause of education in Middleboro.
Mr. Sampson while attending strictly to his school work has not neglected his duties as a worthwhile citizen. He has served for several years as a trustee of the Middle- boro Public Library, is an active member of the Commer- cial Club, and belongs to the May Flower Lodge, A. F. and A. M.
For several years Mr. Sampson has been interested in fruit culture, and his present occupation is the care of a State Demonstration Orchard at Lakeville, of which he is the owner and proprietor.
The most appreciative honor that ever came to him was the conferring of the honorary title of Principal Emeri- tus of the School where he has given a large part of his life work. It is an honor richly deserved and justly merited.
Mr. Sampson married Emma M. Stevens of Lyndon, Vt., January 3, 1893, and still makes his home in Middle- boro, where we hope many useful years are still in store for him. His fellow citizens will ever regard him as a man worthy of the highest honors they can bestow and one who is ever faithful to every trust.
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PROGRAM
Closing exercises of the High School, in honor of Principal Sampson in Assembly Hall, High School, Friday, March 23, 1923.
Remarks to Teachers and Pupils,
George W. Stetson, Chairman of School Board
Reading of Resolutions of School Board,
Supt. Charles H. Bates, Secretary of School Board
The School Board of Middleborough at their meeting in March 1923, having received the resignation of Mr. Walter Sampson as Principal of the Middleborough High School under conditions which convinced them that its acceptance was imperative, voted to accept the resignation, and directed the Superintendent of Schools with the Chair- man of the Board to prepare fitting resolutions to be pre- sented to Mr. Sampson in the presence of the School upon the last day of his active connection with it. The follow- ing are, therefore, offered :
Be it resolved : That the School Committee of Middle- borough accept with profound regret the resignation of Walter Sampson as Principal of the Middleborough High School.
He has held this position for nearly thirty-three years, a record unique in the history of Massachusetts High Schools.
Mr. Sampson entered the Middleborough High School as a student in the Fall term of 1880 to take a four years course in two and graduate in 1882. He entered with an indifferent preparation, a fund of humor, a kindly disposi tion that won friends, a certain definite purpose, and an indomitable will. These qualities carried him through the course and made him valedictorian of his class on gradua- tion. These same qualities, intensified and developed by a college course and four years of teaching, characterized him when he came to the school as Principal in 1890.
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Today through his efforts Middleborough may well be proud of her High School. Its standard of scholarship is high. Its standard of character is higher.
But Mr. Sampson has never allowed the intellectual to dwarf the sympathetic and human side of his character. There is probably no man in Middleborough who has given more good advice to young people which has been accepted and acted upon than he, and no one who has more satis- factorily advised and counseled parents in matters educa- tional.
And be it further resolved : That we do hereby express our deep sense of gratitude as well as that of the Town and Community to Mr. Sampson for the years of hard and faithful work which he has done in our Town and Com- munity with an eye single to the right as he has seen it- work which has often times been unknown and unappre- ciated, but work which has already born fruit in the im- proved citizenship which it is giving this Town and other communities and which will continue to have its effect in the years to come.
And be it further resolved : That we do hereby express to Mr. Sampson our sincere hope and trust that with the relief from the arduous duties and responsibilities of his office will speedily come a return to normal health and strength and a long enjoyment of those activities which shall complete a life of devotion to the welfare of this school.
GEORGE W. STETSON, LORENZO WOOD, ALLAN R. THATCHER, KENDRICK H. WASHBURN, FOREST E. THOMAS, ADELIA C. RICHARDS.
Members of Middleboro School Board.
Conferring of Title of Principal Emeritus
Chairman George W. Stetson.
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By virtue of the authority vested in us as members of the School Committee of the Town of Middleborough. we do hereby constitute and appoint
WALTER SAMPSON
as Principal Emeritus of the Middleborough High School. and in conferring this title upon you we confer with it all the rights and privileges which accompany this position, fully trusting that the interest in the School which you have taken through the many past years will still continue, and that this school and community may have the benefit of your ripe experience through many years to come.
RESPONSE OF PRINCIPAL SAMPSON
Mr. Chairman :
I hardly know with what words to clothe my thoughts at this time. It is stating it mildly to say that I highly appreciate the honor which you, in behalf of the School Board, have conferred upon me. It is with many feelings of regret that I feel obliged to give up my position; for it is in this institution where I performed most of my life's work, and where, in my humble way, I have tried to impart knowledge to the youth of this town and help fit them as best I could for meeting the duties and responsibilities of life. And as I look back upon the thirty-three years during which I have served as principal of this school, as I have come to realize more and more the hearty co-operation of school officials, as I recall the extreme loyalty and support of my teachers, the respect and consideration of the pupils entrusted to my charge, the continued confidence placed in me by parents and other citizens of the town in the per- formance of duties, both scholastic and executive, I feel indeed that my lot was cast under most favorable circum- stances. And it will ever be a great pleasure, through Memory's mystic charm, to live over again many of the happy experiences of this period of service.
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During this time I have been associated with four superintendents, thirty-three members of the school board, seventy-one assistants, and nearly three thousand pupils, eight hundred sixty-four of whom have been graduated dur- ing niy principalship. My task has been a laborious one, yet full of pleasure.
And now, Mr. Chairman, I wish through you to thank the School Board for the honor they have bestowed on me. Words cannot express my appreciation of it; so I, like the bashful swain who lacked words in proposing to his lady- love, must leave the rest unsaid.
Presentation of Gifts in behalf of Teachers, Pupils and Janitor of the School,
Frederick P. Holden, President of the Senior Class Informal Reception.
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STATISTICS
School Year 1922-23
Number of men teachers
5
Number of women teachers
42
Number of supervisors
4
Number of pupils
1,796
Number of boys enrolled
924
Number of girls enrolled
872
Number of High School pupils
298
Number of boys in High School
134
Number of girls in High School
164
Number of non-resident pupils
65
Average daily attendance
Average daily attendance in High School
266
Average daily attendance in Elementary Schools 1,263
Average Membership
Average membership in High School 278
Average Membership in Elementary Schools
1,350
Aggregate Attendance
274,314
Average number of days actually in session :
High School
183
Elementary Schools
178
Membership classified as to ages, April 1, 1923
(a) Pupils 5 years of age or over and under 7 114
.b) Pupils 7 years of age or over and under 14 1,130
(c) Pupils 14 years of age or over and under 16 247
Registration of Minors, ages as of April 1, 1923
(a) Persons 5 years of age or over and under 7 327
(b) Persons 7 years of age or over and under 14 1,154
(c) Persons 14 years of age or over and under 16 276
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Membership in schools by grades April 1, 1923
181
Grade 1
173
Grade 2
206
Grade 3
185
Grade 4
137
Grade 5
158
Grade 6
126
Grade 7
118
Grade 8
99
Grade 9
1,382
High School Membership .
100
First Year
74
Second Year
51
Third Year
50
Fourth Year
2
Post-Graduates
277
Grand Total
1,659
Teachers
9
Graduates of Normal School
18
Graduates of High School only
20
Valuation of Town
$7,241,685.00
Valuation per pupil
4,574.00
Number of supervisors and teachers for whom reimburse- ment from School Income Fund was claimed 50
Amount received for reimbursement $9.360.00 90
Number of pupils with defective sight
Number of pupils with defective hearing
63
Number of visits of Superintendent of Schools, Central Schools 764
Suburban Schools 105
869
Graduates of College
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GRADUATING EXERCISES Middleboro High School
TOWN HALL Friday Evening, June 22, 1923 At eight o'clock
Class Flower : Iris Class Motto: Onward, Ever Onward
Class Colors : Blue and Gold
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Prayer Rev. Charles Raymond Chappell
Salutatory and Essay Blazing the Trail
Elvira Hazel Morrison
Class Statistics
Elsie Mary Wells
Vocal Solo The Hidden Song Hazel Levinia Chapman
Oration
The Steel Industry
Langley Boardman Stevens
Girls' Glee Club Dreaming Alone in the Twilight
Recitation Love More Powerful Than Prison Stain Josephine Magdalene Giberti
Piano Solo
Rondo Capriccioso
Essay
Ruth Loring Thomas Five to Four in the Supreme Court Annie Davies Lee Clothes Make the Man
Recitation
Muriel Vincent Thomas
Girls' Glee Club
In the Time of Roses
Class Prophecy
Frederick Parker Holden Medord Joseph Gerrior Essay and Valedictory Pilots of Ships and Men Helen Louise Hulsman Singing of Class Ode Written by Alanna Janette Crowell
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Presentation of Diplomas
George W. Stetson, Chairman of School Committee Benediction
CLASS ODE (Tune of "A Minuet") I
Now our four years' voyage has reached its end All too soon, Classmates dear, And we greet the haven full in view With a joyful, ringing cheer Though the way was long and sometimes hard, Shipmates dear, it is o'er, And our hold is filled with priceless gems, Gems of knowledge from many a shore.
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Now embarking soon on broader seas, Each his own ship must sail,
Though the way through which we steer our course Lies oft through storm and gale. Hope and courage come from memories sweet: M. H. S., the school we love; Friends who've taught us how to turn the wheel With the help of our Pilot above.
Chorus Still onward we sail Ever seeking new shore, And our hearts are brave and full of cheer- Onward sail evermore.
CORPS OF TEACHERS
Leonard O. Tillson, Acting Principal
Harold C. Sears Grace Allen Chrystal M. Chase Priscilla Stetson Emily Kelley
John A. Chase Flora B. Lyons
Margaret C. Kirby
Mabel J. Wall Mildred Cleveland
Wirt B. Phillips, Instructor in Music Odessa M. Long, Instructor in Drawing
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CLASSICAL COURSE
Josephine Magdalene Giberti Priscilla Leonard Holloway Ruth Loring Thomas ENGLISH-LATIN COURSE
Jeanette Bowen
Helen Louise Hulsman
Mary Josephus Leahy
Annie Davies Lee
Lucile Blessington Mackillop Mildred Van Eteen Newkirk
Emma Whilhelmina Parry Felma Augustine Pratt William Nicholas Sheehy Langley Boardman Stevens
Edith Geggatt Veazie Elsie Mary Wells
ENGLISH COURSE
Dorothy Mathewson Barrows Thelma Beatty
Greta Turnis Becker
Eileen Frances Cavanagh
Hazel Levenia Chapman Florence Gertrude Coombs Alanna Janette Crowell Theodore Vaughn Deane John Bradford Dennett Alvaris Shurtleff Drew Medord Joseph Gerrior Eva Alma Grant Lewis Augustus Hill Frederick Parker Holden Edgar Vincent Lewis M. J. Catherine Mahony Frances McFarlin
Ella Mary Macpherson Mary Gloria Medeiros Elvira Hazel Morrison Helen Elizabeth Perkins Bernice Lenora Robbins Annie Katherine Roht Henry Miller Shaw Stanley Christopher Strom
Mildred Taylor Swett
Arnold Linfield Thomas
Muriel Vincent Thomas Thaddeus Peter Tomasik Robert Stuart Wadsworth Albert Davies Walker Edith Mary Ward
Henry Mathias Winterhalder Leon Kendall Witham
Florence Rose Wood
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GRADUATION EXERCISES 1923 MIDDLEBOROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Thursday, June twenty-first, at two o'clock Town Hall
PROGRAM
March of Graduates "On the Hike" Weidt School Street Orchestra
Chorus, "Bells of the Sea" Lamb
Invocation Rev. Charles Raymond Chappell
Chorus, "Holy, Holy, Holy !" Dykes
Recitation, "Don't Die on Third"
Cameron
Elwyn Warren Coombs
Dramatization "Merchant of Venice" Shakespeare
Act II. Scene II
Launcelot, Thomas Vincent Maddigan ; Gobbo, John Kingsley Benson
Selection, "Dance of the Moths" Weidt
School Street Orchestra
Recitation, "A Legend of Bregenz" Procter
Dorcas Fry Tucker
Chorus
(a) "Boola Song" Hirsh
(b) "March of the Men of Harlech"
Welsh Air
Shakespeare
Dramatization "Merchant of Venice" Act III, Scene II Portia, Irma Olivia Foye; Nerissa, Miriam McDonald; Bassanio, Joseph Miszkinis; Gratiano, Bertram Lothrop Thomas, Jr., and Attendants.
Recitation and Valedictory Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata- Anon.
Enid Stuart Bigelow
Chorus (a) "Over the Summer Sea" Verdi
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(b) "Nellie Was a Lady" Foster Presentation of Diplomas George W. Stetson, Chairman of School Committee Singing, "America" Smith
Audience and School
Benediction
CLASS OF 1923
Helen Gertrude Alger
Evelyn Ellsworth Archer
Charles Sumner Bassett
Marvin Gray Jones
Florence Edna Beauparlant
William Anthony Keenan
Henry Oliver Benjamin
Laura Virginia Kern
George Burkhead Keyes
Jeannette Mary Rose Louise Benoit
George Thomas Law, Jr.
John Kingsley Benson
Rena Mary Leonardi
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Enid Stuart Bigelow
Ethel Blanche MacNeill
Mary Edna Boehme
Thomas Vincent Maddigan
Helen Frances Manwaring
Laurence Frederick McCarthy
Miriam McDonald
Roger Windsor McDonald
Joseph William Mello Joseph Miszkinis
Agnes Leonora Murphy
Charles Lester Newton
Frank Carl Otto Jr.
Clara Welt Pearce
John Joseph Pearson, Jr.
Marguerite Rose Remillard
Dominick Anthony DelVecchio
Marjorie May Sampson
Rose Mary Ditano
James Bernard Scott
Russell George Dupont
Dorothy Hannah Shaw
Ivan Philip Shaw
Maxine Clayton Sturgis
Alonzo Franklin Swift, Jr. Orrin Alden Swift
Sara Washburn Tallman
Bertram Lothrop Thomas, Jr.
Marian Elizabeth Thomas
Thomas Francis Thompson
Amy Ermina Furbush
Elizabeth Tillson
Florence Isabel Gibbs
Dorcas Fry Tucker
Robert Preston Goodale
Robert Barclay Tucker
Ansel Bartlett Grose
William Emmet Ware
WAPPANUCKET SCHOOL
Gladys Estell Wall
LeRoy Lincoln Rounseville Arthur Irving Wall
Sadie Berman
Alton Herbert Logan Arthur Edward MacNeill
Arthur Vincent Boucher
Amelia Leona Boutin
John Ivan Budd
Cora Jeannette Butler
Howard Judson Carter
Hilma Esther Chapman Harriet Arleen Churchill Helen Beckman Clark Norman Rodney Clark
Winthrop Howes Clark Gladys Elizabeth Connors Elwyn Warren Coombs Edwin Allerton Cox Martha Wing Deane
Edward Charles Roberts George James Roht
Jeanette Bertha Deschenes
Orrin Joseph Eaton Tony Falconeiri James Franklin Farrington
Andrew Thompson Forrest Elizabeth Rose Forrest Stanley Atwood Fowler Irma Olivia Foye Lena Frances Fred
Madeline Catherine Harrington Vivian Hinckley
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SOULE SCHOOL Louise Mayo Thompson Alice Evelyn Guidoboni
THOMASTOWN SCHOOL
Lucy Josephine Macomber
Gustavus Phillips
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CHANGES OF TEACHERS
January 1, 1923, to December 31, 1923
RESIGNATIONS
High School
Walter Sampson Margaret C. Kirby Priscilla Stetson
Central Elementary Schools
Adeline Allan, Town House School Erna L. Cornish, School Street School Maude G. Higgins, West Side School Amy M. Cameron, School Street School
Suburban Schools
Ruth L. Sanford, Thompsonville School Constance A. Sellers, Soule School Elsie M. LeBlanc, Plymouth Street School Supervisors Odessa M. Long, Supervisor of Drawing APPOINTMENTS High School
Paul S. Nickerson, Principal Helen E. Nash Thalia Stetson
Central Elementary School Lillian M. Tinkham, West Side School Suburban Schools
Cecilia Denning, Purchade School Esther A. Zeman, Soule School
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Esther M. Spooner, Wappanucket School
Supervisors
Evelyn B. Wells, Supervisor of Drawing
TRANSFERALS Central Schools
Alice R. Begley, from Union Street School to Town House School
Anne R. McFarlin, from School Street School to Town House School
Mary H. Head, from Town House School to School Street School
Suburban Schools
Esther M. Thomas, from Wappanucket School to Union Street School
Margaret T. Sander, from Purchade School to School Street School
Blanche K. Howells, from Fall Brook School to Thompson- ville School
TENURE LIST 1924
Charles H. Bates, Superintendent of Schools.
Leonard O. Tillson, High School.
J. Grace Allen, High School.
Flora B. Lyons, High School.
Chrystal M. Chase, High School.
Martinia K. Donahue, School Street School.
Harold C. Sears, High School.
Faye H. Deane, School Street School.
Bessie B. Bailey, School Street School. Edith Frost, School Street School. Lucy E. Merrihew, School Street School. Mary H. Head, School Street School. Hattie M. Jones, West Side School.
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Etta W. Toothaker, West Side School. Nellie B. Sawyer, West Side School. Annabel Ryder, West Side School. Eleanor A. Barden, Union Street School. Lottie N. Lang, Union Street School. Alice R. Begley, Union Street School Sara E. Thurston, Union Street School. Flora M. Clark, Forest Street School. Mary D. Begley, Forest Street School. Maude DeMaranville, Pleasant Street School. Mary R. Burke, Green School. M. Alice Jones, Rock School. Wirt B. Phillips, Supervisor of Music.
MEMBERS OF MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS' RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION
Charles H. Bates, Superintendent of Schools.
Paul S. Nickerson, High School.
Leonard O. Tillson, High School. - Harold C. Sears, High School.
Grace Allen, High School. Flora B. Lyons, High School.
Chrystal M. Chase, High School.
Mabel J. Wall, High School. Mildred G. Cleveland, High School.
Emily Kelley, High School. Thalia Stetson, High School. Helen E. Nash, High School. George N. Hazard, School Street School.
Alice R. Begley, School Street School. Edith Frost, School Street School. Margaret T. Sander, School Street School. Mary H. Head, School Street School. Esther M. Thomas, Union Street School. Sara E. Thurston, Union Street School. Mary D. Begley, Forest Street School. Rose Maley, West Side School.
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Nellie B. Sawyer, West Side School. Cecilia Denning, Purchade School. Esther A. Zeman, Soule School. Mary R. Burke, Green School. M. Alice Jones, Rock School. Esther M. Spooner, Wappanucket School. Henry B. Burkland, South Middleboro School. Wirt B. Phillips, Supervisor of Music. Evelyn B. Wells, Supervisor of Drawing.
LIST OF TEACHERS, JANUARY 1, 1924
High School
Paul S. Nickerson, Principal, 33 Pearl Street.
Leonard O. Tillson, Sub-Master, 11 North Street.
Harold C. Sears, 68 Pearl Street. J. Grace Allen, 65 Pearl Street.
Flora B. Lyons, 23 Webster Street.
Chrystal M. Chase, 41 School Street. Helen E. Nash, 3 Rock Street. Mabel J. Wall, 18 Peirce Street.
Mildred G. Cleveland, 23 Webster Street.
Emily Kelley, 23 Webster Street.
Thalia Stetson, 118 South Main Street.
School Street School
George N. Hazard, Principal, Grade 9, Y. M. C. A. Building. Elizabeth H. Benson, Grade 9, 12 Benton Street.
Lucy E. Merrihew, Grades 7 and 8, 22 East Grove Street. Mary H. Head, Grade 8, 103 South Main Street. Martinia K. Donahue, Grade 7, 8 Reland Street.
Faye H. Deane, Grade 6 and 7, 63 Oak Street.
Edith Frost, Grade 4, Wood Street.
Margaret T. Sander, Grades 4 and 6, 200 Centre Street.
Bessie B. Bailey, Grade 3, 23 Forest Street.
Town House School
Anne R. McFarlin, Grade 5, 95 South Main Street.
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Alice R. Begley, Assistant, 7 Benton Street.
Union Street School
Eleanor A. Barden, Principal, Grade 2, 85 Pearl Street.
Sara E. Thurston, Grade 1, 32 Pearl Street.
Lottie N. Lang, Grade 3, Union Street.
Esther M. Thomas, Grade 4, 4 Reland Street.
Forest Street School
Flora M. Clark, Principal, Grade 1, 18 Forest Street. Mary D. Begley, Grade 2, 7 Benton Street.
West Side School
Nellie B. Sawyer, Principal, Grades 7 and 8, 361 Arnold Street, New Bedford.
Hattie M. Jones, Grades 5 and 6, 56 Everett Street.
Rose Maley, Grades 4 and 5, Sandwich.
Lillian M. Tinkham, Grades 3 and 4, Rock.
Etta W. Toothaker, Grades 2 and 3, 29 Oak Street.
Annabel Ryder, Grade 1, North Street.
Suburban Schools
Pleasant Street School, Maude DeMaranville, Lakeville.
Plymouth Street School, Elsie M. LeBlanc, North Street.
Purchade School, Cecilia Denning, 190 Centre Street.
Thompsonville School, Blanche K. Howell, Thompson Street.
Soule School, Esther A. Zeman, Wood Street.
Waterville School, Elena Manley, Plympton.
Green School, Mary R. Burke, 44 North Main Street.
Rock School, M. Alice Jones, Rock.
Thomastown School, Olive M. Kidd, Rocky Meadow.
South Middleboro School, Henry B. Burkland, South. Middleboro.
Wappanucket School, Esther M. Spooner, Walnut Street.
Supervisors
Music, Wirt B. Phillips, 13 Crawford Street, Roxbury.
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Drawing, Evelyn B. Wells, 48 North Main Street. Penmanship, Harold C. Sears, 68 Pearl Street.
Physical Training, Frank A. Crosier, 28 North Main Street.
SCHOOL SESSIONS
High School from 8.15 to 1.15. 1
Central Elementary Schools from 9 a. m., to 11.45 a. m., and from 1.15 p. m., to 3.30 p. m.
Half-time plan from 9 a. m., to 11.45 a. m., and from 1.15 p. m., to 4 p. m.
Suburban Schools from 9 a. m .. to 12 m., and from 1 p. m., to 3.30 p. m.
STORM SIGNAL
Revised September, 1914
The signal 2-1-2 will be given at 8.15 a. m., for the sus- pension of the morning session of the Central Elementary Schools and at 12.30 p. m., for the suspension of the after- noon session.
There is no signal for the High School or the Suburban Schools.
FIRE DRILL SIGNAL
Two strokes of gong-pupils will march out without hats and coats.
Two strokes followed by one-pupils will march out with hats and coats.
Fire drills shall be given at least once a week in buildings of more than one story.
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
The results obtained in this department this year are far more satisfactory than those of the past years, for the reason that more nicky was available for this work.
By reason of the $10,000.00 furnished by the Peirce Trustees, and $5,000.00 contributed by the State, we were enabled to resurface a portion of Wareham St., from near Maxim's garage to Barden Hill Road, a distance of 1500 feet, the cost of which was $5,000.00 paid wholly by the Peirce Trustees. The resurfacing on Center St., was from Everett Square to Carey St., a distance of 2,800 feet, at a cost of $9,994.11; the State an.1 Peirce Trustees each paying one-half the cost.
The surface of these roads is two inches thick of what is known as "Hot-Mix" or bituminous concrete, and was mixed with our own plant, and laid with our regular force. On Wareham St., there was an average depth of 2 inches of stone used in resurfacing the old water bound macadam used as a subgrade, and on Center St., some soft places were excavated and filled in with coarse gravel, and an average depth of three inches of stone used to re-enforce this old water bound road.
With the appropriation made for new sidewalk con- struction we were enabled to make a much needed improve- ment of the sidewalks on North Main St., from Peirce St., to Center St., and on Center St., from North Main St., to Pearl St. This concrete was mixed in the central mixing plant at the highway yard and carted to the sidewalks with the trucks, thus being able to mix the material at a mini- mum cost, and place it at very little inconvenience to the public. The results obtained were so satisfactory to the citizens as a whole, that I trust this may be the beginning
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of a policy that will allow this department to improve all of the more important walks in the town. As the abutters are assessed one-half the cost, the appropriation should be much larger in order that this work may be completed in a few years.
The policy adopted two years ago of preserving our hard surfaced roads with heavy asphaltic oil has been pur- sued this year with gratifying results. The application of this material in 1921 on our most heavily traveled road is still in good condition, notwithstanding the fact that it was placed on a worn out water bound macadam which had pre- viously required a coating of tar each year. This road not only carries heavy trucking, but during the summer season carries a very heavy traffic each week end, frequently amounting to 1500 cars per hour.
The policy pursued the past two years in improving the outside roads has been continued this year. All the money remaining in the highway appropriation after de- ducting the oiling, patching and other maintenance costs of the village streets, has been used in repairing such places on the main outside roads as are impassable during certain portions of the spring.
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