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four members of our faculty have been called upon to lead regional meet- ings in their particular fields.
Each homestation group has had one period a week for group guid- ance with the homeroom teacher. Discussions on various "teen-age" problems have taken place, as well as Junior Red Cross unit business meetings, and some current events.
The courses in Civics meet once a week in Grade Six, three times a week in Grade Seven, and once a week in Grade Eight.
One of the best media for citizenship work is through the weekly assembly where various holidays and seasons are celebrated with pupil programs worked out in connection with their courses by the various teachers throughout the year, and where civic and educational leaders address the pupils from time to time.
The Junior Red Cross program in the schools aims to teach "service above self" and by the various community projects carried out in the various grades we hope that a community consciousness is established.
The one "activity period" a week gives all pupils a chance via differ- ent channels to explore varied interests.
Every subject in the school curriculum contributes to moral train- ing by training in accuracy, honesty and other attributes of good citizen- ship. Reverence for God and Country is stressed in all activities.
The system of intramural sports in addition to the regular Health Education given in the school has been scheduled the best the past year in the school's history. At the Junior High School level a few school games are held to keep interest alive in the sport. The games between intramural winners and with the Faculty become highlights of the sports program. A cheerleaders group is chosen by competition.
One of the great assets in the Health Education of the school is the hot lunch program. Admirably administered, it is enjoyed by a very high percentage of the school population. Here, too, is another chance for the teaching of manners and courtesy.
The Middleborough Junior High School Orchestra and Band meet weekly and the Elementary Band meets also in the Junior High School building. These all meet in after school hours. The School Choir meets weekly during the activity period, and is this year a Grade Seven group. Music is introduced into the other programs whenever possible, such as Assemblies, Appreciation, programs for various groups meeting at the school and at school socials.
Mr. Barry M. Moriarty was transferred to teach General Science, and Mr. John E. Sullivan was employed to carry on the Literature pro-
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gram in Grades seven and eight. Miss Margaret Rourke has been em- ployed as a special teacher for the Junior Practical Arts Class, and Mr. Marcel Richard became the new teacher of grade seven Social Studies. Mr. W. Robert Thomas, who had substituted in the school last year, became the regular teacher of all reading in Grade six. Mr. Richard Ostlund has been appointed to teach the classes formerly taught by Mr. Jack L. Oades. All of these people were valuable additions to the school personnel. Miss Brenda Kazlauski became the new Junior Clerk in the school office. She also serves an hour a day at the Mayflower School as Cafeteria Cashier.
No Junior High School report would be complete without reference to the various agencies upon which we are so dependent. The Bates Parent-Teacher Association of the Middleborough Junior High School continues to cooperate with the school in every possible way. The office hours held by the teachers four times a year have become increasingly popular and effective. The fact that there have been more individual parent interviews than ever the past two years is due to the interest en- gendered by the P.T.A. to a very large extent.
Both the Principal and Vice Principal have served on the local com- mittee for the establishment of the new Stone Mental Health Clinic for the Brockton Area. This new clinic should become a great help to chil- dren and youth who need its services.
The school works in close contact with both the two Juvenile Proba- tion Officers and the agent of the Massachusetts Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Children.
Interest in Junior Red Cross has already been mentioned and to that agency should be added the school's cooperation with the Y.M.C.A., the 4-H Club work, and the various units of Girl and Boy Scouting in town.
All clergymen in the town form another area of help and very pleasant relations have been maintained with them.
The necessary repair to the gymnasium floor, caused by a faulty heat pipe, was entirely borne by the architect, Mr. I. T. Almy, at no cost to the town. Minor repairs have been cared for by the custodians and the maintenance department. The outer appearance of the building has been made attractive by plants and the development of the lawn.
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MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Samuel Deich, Principal
Organization
Grade
Number
Post Graduate
1
XII
110
XI
157
X
183
IX
239
690
The educational program of this school represents a continuous process of deleting from the curriculum those unnecessary items and adding to it the subject matter areas that will best meet the needs of all our pupils. At the present time all students in the high school are enrolled in a minimum of four prepared subjects which, considering class work and home assignments, make attendance in school a full-time occupation. It is possible each year to improve our method of scheduling the entire school program and assigning pupils to individual classes so that the grouping by mental ability and scholastic achievement has improved. Students whose mental ability and post-graduate plans involve college preparation are assigned to classes in English, mathematics, science, history, and languages at their own ability level. College preparatory divisions are definitely of an academic nature and require intellectual ability. The instruction and standards offer the best preparation possible for future collegiate activity. Students enrolled in the business education program are being offered a comparable mental challenge. The responses which we receive from employers of our students who graduate from our business education department offer great encouragement to us. We are preparing young ladies who are well equipped to handle clerical, type- writing and stenographic responsibilities in the business areas of our community. Students enrolled in our so-called general program are being challenged to their capacity and they are being provided with educational opportunities commensurate with their ability. The homemaking program is in full operation at this time. The industrial arts program this year was increased so that freshman and sophomore boys have been enrolled. Freshman and sophomore students attend these classes separately and are assigned for a double class period. The group assigned is then divided so that half of each class is studying woodworking with Mr. Henry Battis while the other half is engaged in activities with Mr. Harold Card in the area of metals and auto mechanics. At midyear time, the classes change. In this space age, no report dealing with an educational program would be complete without reference to the areas of mathematics and the sci- ences. It is interesting to note from a recent report by the Department of Education of Massachusetts that our high school offers the equivalent
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science and mathematics programs being offered by the best 40 per cent of the high schools in the Commonwealth.
If public education exists for any purpose at all, it exists to prepare boys and girls to assume intelligent citizenship responsibilities. Such responsibilities cannot be assumed without training and experience in basic skills. It is for this reason that continued effort in our educational program includes citizenship training and it is also for this reason that citizenship receives a mark during each marking period. Good school citizens are frequently recognized by their attitude towards requests that are made of them which frequently are of no particular benefit to them as individuals but benefit the majority. Thus a similarity is noticed be- tween school policy and the "laws of the land." We are pleased by the positive change in citizenship attitude as demonstrated by our students. For particular accomplishments we are proud of the efforts displayed by our Student Council in organizing a safer and saner Hallowe'en for our community, for the efforts which the entire student body has made in their annual candy sale to benefit the local hospital, for the interest the mem- bers of the graduating class provides in conducting the annual school census, for the effort high-school students display in decorating the com- munity for observing National Holidays, and for the many other similar services the high-school student body provides in assuming civic responsi- bilities in and out of school.
Self-appraisal of our high school is necessary and continuous. On the other hand, lest a self-appraisal becomes too subjective, it is neces- sary that an outside agency be requested to conduct an objective evalua- tion of our high school. This high school is a member of the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The New England Associa- tion represents an accredited agency for all public and private secondary schools and colleges in New England. In order for us to maintain our membership in this Association, it will be necessary for this high school to be evaluated by a visiting team of educators. Such an evaluation will be conducted in the fall of 1959. With the growth and progress that has been evident in recent years, it is reasonable to expect that we will receive a commendable report.
The students and faculty suffered a tragic loss early this year on the death of Mrs. Louise Walker, teacher of problems of democracy. Those teachers who worked with her and the students who attended her classes, will be ever mindful of her unusual teaching ability and steadfast courage.
In a school building it is almost impossible to measure "wear and tear." Yet every property owner knows that in his own home there are certain necessary items of upkeep. Certainly in a school which houses more than 700 students and faculty a continuous process of maintenance is necessary. The major accomplishments this past summer have included the painting of all classrooms and corridors on the second and third floors, the relighting of all classrooms on the second and third floors, and the in-
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stallation of emergency electric lights in the corridors. The girls' gym floor has been sanded and refinished. This present Christmas Season, the north, south, and boys' east stairways are being entirely repainted and emergency electric lights installed on the stairways. Waterproofing of an additional outside section on the south side of the building and repaint- ing of all outside wood trimming on the school building was also accom- plished last summer. The custodians of the building have continued their efforts in the almost never-ending process of floor re-surfacing and clean- ing. The renovating process in the Washburn Unit is continuing this year and should be completed by June 1959. It is anticipated that an Open House in this unit will be held in the fall of 1959.
As a social agency the public schools cannot exist apart from the other social and civic agencies of the community. It is our good fortune to have the continued support of these groups and the individuals who comprise them. To these people, we of the high school are indebted and earnestly solicit their continued interest in us.
MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
TABLE A Total Enrollment
Lakeville
Carver
Freetown
Berkeley
Boys
Girls
Total
Post Graduate
1
1
Seniors
21
1
1
39
71
110
Juniors
30
73
84
157
Sophomores
30
79
104
183
Freshmen
35
20
1
123
116
239
Totals
116
21
1
1
314
376
690
TABLE B
Graduating Classes 1954-1958
Class
Boys
Girls
Total
1954
50
56
106
1955
51
57
108
1956
44
63
107
1957
39
69
108
1958
43
73
116
-
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TABLE C
Number in
No. going No. in other to College
Schools
Total cont. Study
%
1954
106
23
21
44
41.5
1955
108
30
27
57
52.7
1956
107
29
23
52
48.5
1957
108
23
23
46
42.5
1958
116
29
21
50
43.1
TABLE D
Schools Entered by Graduates of 1958
Colleges
Boys
Girls
Total
Bouve-Tufts University
1
Bridgewater State Teachers College
4
Colby College
1
Curry College
2
Eastern Baptist College
1
Hood College
1
Keene Teachers College
1
Long Island State University
1
Marietta College
1
New Bedford Institute of Technology
2
Northeastern University
2
Rhode Island School of Design
1
Springfield College
1
Stonehill College
1
University of Massachusetts
3
2
University of Rochester
1
West Virginia Wesleyan College
2
University of New Hampshire
1
29
Other Schools
Becker Junior College
1
Brockton Academy of Beauty Culture
2
Brockton Hospital School of Nursing
2
Burbank School of Nursing
1
Burdette College
1
Carnegie Institute
1
Cape Cod Hospital
1
Chandler
1
Comptometer School
2
Fisher Junior College
1
Franklin Technical Institute
1
.
Class
Class
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Leland Powers School of Radio, Television and Theatre 1 1 Mass. General Hospital School of Nursing Mount Ida Junior College 2 School of Practical Arts 2
St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing 1
21
50
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
CLASS OF 1958
Leonardine Alice Anderson Patricia Rollene Atwood
*GEORGE RUSSELL AUSTIN Barbara Ann Baker
Marion Louise Barnard Gene Bartlett
*ELAINE BATTIS
*MARY DIANNE BECKMAN John Edward Beech
Judy Justine Benoit
David James Benson
Sandra Jean Benson Grace Marie Bernabeo Judith Evelyn Bissonnette Sanford Blyn Marguerite Ann Boutin John Clement Bradford Ronald David Bradford *Beverly Ann Briggs John Charles Brigham Mary Florine Burke
#DAVID ERNEST BUTLER Marie Ann Caminati Joan Muriel Carter Judith Lee Caswell Sandra Lee Chace Edmond Joseph Chausse James Winfield Clark *Janet Rose Clark *LURA FRANCES COLE Leonard Joseph Colucci Nancy Irene DeArruda
Eileen Alice Denham Joan Marie DiCarlo
Calvin Shurtleff Donner
Edward Douzanis
Janet Alice Draghetti
* Ann. Louise Drysgola Nancy Dwyer
¡BARBARA ELIZABETH EAYRS Leo Frank Follett
Irene Ellen Freitas
James Luke Gagnon
Gueneth Gibbs
Gerard Charles Giberti Arthur Lennox Gifford John Walter Gillis
Frederick Herbert Gomes
Glenn Lawrence Griffith
Sandra Jean Grishey
Nancy Jean Gross Constance Lorraine Hadsell
Albert Henry Haracz, Jr.
David Leonard Harris
Karin Louise Hicks Grant Minot Hirst
*MARY ELLEN HOLLIS Karen Cecile Hotin Paul Richard Hotz Judith Mary Houlihan
*Sandra Lee Jennings Brenda Lee Kazlauski David Allen Kettle Judith Louise Kinscherf
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*Nancy Elizabeth Kinsman *Linda Louise Lakey George Joseph Lauzon, Jr. Martha Frances Lawrence
*Gordon Euric Leighton Richard Joseph Lemmo Grace Elizabeth Leonard *SHIRLEY ANN LEWIS Patricia Anne Liepis
*Barbara Ann Lindfors John Major Logan Arthur Edward MacNeill, Jr. Lorraine Ann Malenfant
* Bruce Winthrop Manwaring *JOHN CALVIN McDONALD, JR. Joyce Arlene Washburn
Mary Louise McNearney Catherine Nancie McQuiggan Catherine Eileen Medas Zenaida Maria de Souza Miguel
*HOWARD CLIFFORD MOTT George Albert Nault, Jr. Martha Louise Nay
*Elizabeth Anne Newcomb Nancy Lee Newcomb Joan Elizabeth Norris
*PHYLLIS ENA NORRIS
*Richard Steeves Norris Donald William Ouellette Beverly Anne Pearson John Kenneth Pearson, Jr.
Edward Samuel Pierce
*Vivian Frances Pierce Elaine Rochelle Pohlman
Annette Louise Reed Margaret Frances Reynolds Paul James Richmond Thomas Edward Rogers
Lorraine Mae Ruzycki
Beverly Frances Souza
Sandra Anne Standish Janet Leah Stuart James Joseph Thompson, Jr. Janice Anne Tilton
*GLORIA FERN TURENNE
*Gail Whitcomb * Benita Lee White
*Donna Jane White Diana Mary Williams
*Elizabeth Ann Williams Judith Anne Wright Stephen Francis Zilonis
Joseph Carbone, Jr. - Class of 1941
+Valedictorian
#Salutatorian
*National Honor Socity Names in Capitals rank in upper tenth of class
ADULT EDUCATION - EVENING SCHOOL
Samuel Deich, Director
The Adult Evening School of the Middleboro Public Schools con- tinued its operation with the following changes effective at the beginning of the Evening School season in October:
1. One of the two classes, Sewing for Beginners, was replaced by a class in Advanced Sewing.
2. A class in Algebra I was initiated.
3. A woodworking class was initiated.
4. A course in Textile Painting was scheduled but was discontinued because of the very small enrollment.
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The courses being offered, size of enrollment, and the instructor in the respective classes appear in the table which follows:
Course
Enrollment
Instructor
Elementary Typewriting
20
Evelyn Banta
Advanced Typewriting
7
Evelyn Banta
Elementary Shorthand
14
Evelyn Banta
Bookkeeping (Beginning)
13
Evelyn Banta
Adult Civic Education
14
Wilrene F. Card
(Learning to speak and write)
Sewing for Beginners
23
Gladys Stevens
Advanced Sewing
18
Gladys Stevens
Algebra I
20
Albert F. Soule, Jr.
Woodworking
18
Harry I. Pickering
Total
147
In view of the small enrollment in Advanced Typewriting, this class has been combined with the Elementary typewriting group.
Other Statistics:
Number of veterans enrolled
29
Age distribution (as of 10/1/58) Under 20 years of age
6
20-29
44
30-39
48
40-49
35
50-59
11
Over 60 years of age
3
Obviously, the Adult Education Program is meeting the needs and interests of many in our community. Again, adults of the community are urged to notify the School Department of their Evening School interests. With sufficient interest demonstrated, the School Department will make every effort to provide the course.
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Pupils being served hot lunches from our latest cafeteria installation at the Union Street School. In 1958, 143,440 hot lunches were served to the pupils of the Memorial High, Middleborough Junior High and the Mayflower Schools.
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UNION STREET SCHOOL Alice R. Begley, Principal
Organization
Grade
No. of Pupils
Teacher
1
28
Amelia L. Boutin
1
27
Elsie L. McCarthy
1
27
Valdis W. Talbot
1
26
Barbara T. Bates
2
26
Mildred K. Bowman
2
25
Marjorie M. Hanson
2
26
Evelyn Elliott
2
25
Helen F. Hoye, P.M.
Alice R. Begley, A.M.
210
The year 1958 opened with the academic work in the Union Street School proceeding as usual. Following the Scott, Foresman System of Reading, as each book or group of books is completed, the Basic Tests are administered to check the comprehension and vocabulary required for good Reading. These checks enable the teacher to follow the child's progress in Reading, the most important subject in the elementary grades. The Otis Mental Ability Test was given in both grades one and two and in May, the Metropolitan Achievement Test was given to the second grade. This test showed the level of work attained by each pupil in the various subjects. In September the children were introduced to a phase of Science, with work sheets which stimulated thinking along these lines. This is being developed through creative art work and simple experiments.
In September Mrs. Ethel Manwaring transferred to Grade three in the School Street School on a full-time basis. We were sorry to lose her as a member of our faculty but wish her success in her new grade. Mrs. Helen Hoye was elected to teach part-time in grade two with Miss Begley. Mrs. Hoye graduated from Simmons College in 1938 and did not turn directly to teaching. However, she has done substitute work in the Mid- dleboro schools and is adjusting to the elementary grades, assisting Miss Begley who has other administrative duties.
Mrs. Helen Lamb, our Speech Therapist, resigned, and in September, Mr. Mason Wakstein assumed this position. Mr. Wakstein has had con- siderable experience, working with Dr. Prenovost, director of the Boston University Clinic for Speech Correction. In children these speech defects, if not organic, can be corrected by special instruction and Mr. Wakstein is qualified to give this needed help.
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The installation of the oil penetration play surface is a great improve- ment in many ways and an aid to personal safety and cleanliness. It will also lessen the wear on the tile floors and is appreciated by everyone.
We also wish to thank the Junior Cabot Club for the gift of a "Merry- go-round", which was firmly installed on the girls' playground and is prov- ing a source of great fun and exercise. It is a sign of good public relations when a group of young women can spend time and effort on such a worth- while project.
We appreciate the support and cooperation of our Parent-Teacher Association. The pupils enjoy the playground equipment they provide us and the teachers recognize the parents' interest when they attend our Open House. Close contact with the teacher enables the parents to under- stand the many problems of these early grades and how they may be solved.
Mr. Raymond Chapman, our custodian, deserves a word of apprecia- tion for the many hours he spends at our school, keeping it in excellent condition and attending to the safety of the children.
Our newest project is the hot lunch program and this should be in operation in January 1959. Many requests have been made by parents of children who come by bus and with their cooperation, we should be able to work this plan out successfully.
MAYFLOWER SCHOOL
Edward W. Sawicki, Principal Organization
Grade
No. of Pupils
Teacher
1
27
Harriet B. Blanchard
2
26
Elizabeth D. Tate
3
33
Frances P. Hinckley
4
30
Anne L. Washburn
4
32
Rose Maley
4
31
Elsie A. Cahoon
5
33
Charles E. Valine
5
24
Lillian G. Standish
5
38
Esther M. Spooner
Elem. Practical Arts
17
Carol A. Chaplain
291
The academic program in all grades is geared to afford each child the opportunity to realize his fullest potentialities. Group work is carried on
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extensively, exceptional stress being given to reading, with the pupil progressing at his maximum rate. This year the school day was length- ened 15 minutes. It seemed judicious to devote this extra time to reading instruction. Therefore, as examples, grade 3 pupils receive 90 minutes daily instruction devoted solely to reading, while grade 4 pupils are taught reading 75 minutes each day. With four ability reading groups in grade 4, and our inter-change of pupils between classrooms, a maximum of efficiency in instruction is being achieved.
Approximately 100 grade 5 pupils are divided into three ability groups. Each group carries on the basic work required in grade 5. Yet the pupils in the lowest group receive additional remedial and drill work. With this group being the smallest in number, greater individual in- struction is possible.
A broadened, enriched program is offered to the upper group of pupils in grade 5, emphasis being placed upon individual reports, com- mittee projects, greater individual reading, and a broader investigation of knowledge relative to the basic classroom studies.
Miss Leah M. Boutin is in charge of the remedial reading program. The main purpose of this program is to help pupils achieve their potential capacities. Contrary to the belief that only pupils who fail in regular academic classwork are the ones who need remedial reading, our program includes pupils who would benefit from extra drill. This necessitates working with larger groups. Grade 5 has 26 pupils, and grade 4 has 32 pupils working in two groups. The Durrell-Sullivan Reading Test results was the measure used to judge the candidates. The Metropolitan achieve- ment Test plus classroom achievement were the screening measures used to ascertain grade 3 pupils needing help, of which there are 6. The teach- ing techniques are those recommended by the teaching staff at the Chil- dren's Medical Center with Dr. Gallagher in charge. Progress is apparent when the pupil reaches the stage where he can apply the phonic prin- ciples taught to decipher new words and read them with understanding.
Special Education has entered its second year at the Mayflower School with 17 children enrolled in the Elementary Practical Arts Class. Three new children were enrolled after transferring two members to the Junior High Practical Arts Class and placing two pupils in regular classes. The children range in age from seven to fourteen and the grade levels of academic achievement are from grade one to grade six. Mornings are given to academic work with everyone working at his individual capacity, fitting into a group when he may. Several children have been placed in regular classes for their arithmetic lessons each day. This enables them to keep in contact with regular classroom procedure and to feel a part of another group. Academic work usually goes into the afternoon session, but a part of every afternoon is set aside for handwork and physical activity. The aims of these activities, important in the lives of these children, are to increase muscular coordination and to provide a suitable avocation for leisure time activity. Report cards were sent home this
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year for the first time. These cards were designed to cover all the areas of growth in childhood development. The social, emotional, and physical growths are as important to these children as the academic growth.
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