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75.00
Gas and Plumbing
44.
Salary
100.00
300.00
45.
Expenses
35.06
500.00
Forestry
46.
Expenses
1,667.51
1,486.60
1,500.00
Recom- mended 1963 480.00
25.
Expenses
29.
Sergeant's
Wire Inspector
96
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Item
Item
Average Expended 1959-1961
1962 Expended
Recom- mended 1963
No.
47.
Moth
Expenses
1,188.80
1,173.80
1,200.00
48.
Dutch Elm
1,483.33
1,497.94
1,500.00
49.
New Trees
299.33
290.00
300.00
Dog Officer
50.
Salary
100.00
200.00
200.00
51.
Expenses
196.00
118.00
200.00
Totals
37,297.38
45,540.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION - 1.04% OF TOTAL
Board of Health
52.
Salary
320.00
320.00 2,858.30
320.00 3,000.00
Dental Clinic
54.
Expenses
1,068.63
1,324.43
1,500.00
Community Health Program
55.
Expenses
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Inspector of Animals
56.
Salary
178.33
200.00
200.00
57.
Expenses
100.00
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
58.
Salary
44.00
50.00
50.00
Totals
7,352.73
7,670.00
53.
Expenses
2,670.39
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Item No.
Item
Average 1962 Expended 1959-1961 Expended
Recom- mended 1963
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
- 8.2% OF TOTAL
59. Road Machinery Account
(From Road Machinery Fund)
4,027.27
4,143.43
5,000.00
60. Surveyor Salary
(From Available Dept. Funds)
4,680.00
5,200.00
5,460.00
61. Highway Expenses
7,162.86
9,138.84
8,760.00
62. Chapter 81
5,566.67
5,875.00
5,875.00
63. Chapter 81 State*
9,075.00
9,075.00
9,075.00
64. Chapter 90 Construction
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
65. Chapter 90 County and State*
10,283.75
10,500.00
10,500.00
66.
Chapter 90 Maintenance
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
67. Chapter 90 State*
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
68. Snow Removal
13,157.44
15,868.86
13,000.00
69. Storm Drains
1,065.74
1,000.00
1,000.00
70. Street Lighting
5,100.00
5,500.00
5,500.00
71. Street Numbering
100.00
Totals
63,557.70
60,210.00
* Amount to be taken from surplus revenue, and when received from State and County, Reimbursement to be returned to Surplus Revenue.
CHARITIES - 6.9% OF TOTAL
72. Welfare District Administration
1,592.67
1,883.00
2,074.30
73.
Salaries
833.33
900.00
900.00
74.
Expenses
88.26
70.40
150.00
75. General Relief
6,547.13
3,548.08
5,000.00
76. Old Age Assistance
26,653.81
12,162.95
9,500.00
77. Medical Aid for Aged
15,017.19
19,000.00
78.
Aid Dependent Children
5,900.05
6,052.80
6,000.00
79. Disability Assistance
2,669.78
7,682.62
8,000.00
Totals
47,317.04
47,317.04
50,624.30
VETERANS' SERVICES - 1.12% OF TOTAL
Veterans' Agent
80.
Salary
250.00
250.00
250.00
81.
Expenses
25.00
82. Veterans' Aid
9,136.12
10,255.40
8,000.00
Totals
10,505.40
8,275.00
Public Welfare
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Item No.
Item
Average Expended 1959-1961
1962 Expended
Recom- mended 1963
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT - 63.15% OF TOTAL
Howe Manning School
83.
Salaries 117,538.77 142,027.23 164,006.00
84.
Expenses 42,253.61 39,059.70 46,754.50
85. Sup't. out of State Travel
200.00
86. Masconomet Regional School District
246,162.10 251,734.56
87. Vocational Education
864.69
83.38 600.00
Totals
427,332.41 463,295.06
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT - . 07% OF TOTAL
88.
Salaries 2,031.14
2,784.50
3,200.00
89.
Expenses
2,864.85
2,650.18
2,000.00
90.
Plus Dog Tax
Totals
5,434.68
5,200.00
RECREATION - . 03% OF TOTAL
91. Park Expenses
1,343.70
1,394.98
1,400.00
92. East Street Pool
600.00
93. New Equipment
300.00
Totals
1,394.98
2,300.00
UNCLASSIFIED - 3.68% OF TOTAL
94. Retirement Assessments
5,933.84
6,375.21
8,874.73
95. Printing Town Reports
1,290.37
1,722.50
1,900.00
96. Memorial Day
441.27
493.51
500.00
Insurance
97.
General
6,000.46
6,409.75
6,840.00
98.
MV Liability
2,396.85
2,363.72
2,450.00
99.
Group
865.27
993.72
600.00
100. Blue Cross- Blue Shield
4,668.24
5,779.06
3,800.00
101. Christmas Lighting
36.79
21.76
50.00
102. Reserve Fund
1,732.29
1,915.93
2,000.00
Totals
26,075.16
27,014.73
99
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Item
Item
Average Expended 1959-1961
1962
Expended
Recom- mended 1963
CEMETERIES - 1.04% OF TOTAL
103.
Commissioners Salaries
60.00
60.00
60.00
104. Supt. of Burials Salary
30.00
30.00
105. Expenses
5,973.36
7,373.58
6,100.00
106.
Opening Graves
1,154.47
1,428.60
1,500.00
107. Hot Top
33.27
Totals
8,892.18
7,660.00
WATER DEPARTMENT - . 057% OF TOTAL
108.
Salaries
350.00
450.00
450.00
109. Office Expenses
119.39
146.46
200.00
110 Maintenance
2,677.45
1,399.66
2,000.00
111. Debt Repayment
1,600.00
Totals
1,996.12
4,250.00
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
Electric Light Department
112.
Salaries
9,872.00
11,000.00
11,780.00
113.
Wages
19,010.30
21,542.90
23,664.00
114.
Energy
117,706.91 131,520.62
145,000.00
115.
Expenses
18,396.22
20,000.00
20,000.00
Line
116.
Clearance
1,457.73
57.21
1,800.00
117.
Depreciation 9,461.33
16,000.00
20,000.00
118.
Emergency Fund
1,000.00
1,000.00
Totals
201,120.73 223,244.00
MATURING DEBT & INTEREST - 3.54% OF TOTAL
119.
School Addition Loan - 1950
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
120. School Addition Loan - 1956
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
121. Fire Truck Loan
3,000.00
3,000.00
122. Interest
8,181.49
6,346.00
6,000.00
Totals
29,346.00
26,000.00
Grand Totals
690,920.55 733,576.09
No.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Town of
Middleton
for the Year Ending December 31, 1962
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SCHOOL REPORT
School Committee
MR. ROBERT BROWN, Chairman
MR. NORMAN NATHAN, Secretary
MRS. ROSAMOND BASTABLE
MRS. PAGE CAMPBELL
MR. DAVID HARDING
Term Expires 1965
Term Expires 1964
Term Expires 1964
Term Expires 1963
Term Expires 1963
SUPERINTENDENT-PRINCIPAL GEORGE E. PORT, JR.
Office: Howe-Manning School Tel. SPring 4-3517
Office hours - 8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. - Monday through Friday
School Calendar 1963
Open January 2, 1963 Close February 15, 1963
VACATION - ONE WEEK
Open February 25, 1963
Close April 11, 1963
VACATION - ONE WEEK
Open April 22, 1963
Close June 26, 1963
SUMMER VACATION
Open September 5, 1963
Close December 20, 1963
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Good Friday May 30 October 12 November 12 and 28 (and such other days as the School Committee may designate) The School Calendar may be subject to change.
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No School Signals
The following no school signals have been adopted:
a. 2-2-2 blast on the fire alarm
b. 2 blasts at the B. B. Chemical Company
c. Street lights on for three minutes
d. Radio stations WBZ and WESX will carry an announcement on their regular no school broadcasts.
The signal for the Howe-Manning School will be at 7:15 A.M.
SCHOOL CENSUS
October 1, 1962
Age
Girls
Boys
Total
5-7
81
88
169
7-16
308
345
653
4-5
36
41
77
3-4
45
40
85
2-3
34
34
68
1-2
35
20
55
Under one year
29
23
52
Age of School Admission
All children born on or before December 31, 1957 are eligible to attend school in the coming fall term. No entrance tests for children under the age requirements will be given.
Employment Certificates
Certificates for the employment of minors between the ages of 14-18 may be obtained at the Superintendent-Principal's office during regular office hours.
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HOWE-MANNING SCHOOL
Corps of Teachers 1962-1963
Date of
Name
Grade Appointment Vice-
Eugene C. Winter, Jr., B.S. Lowell S. Teachers Col.
Prin. Sept. 1958
Catherine Devane
Lesley College
1 Sept. 1937
Eileen Hammond, B.S.
Boston College
1 Sept. 1962
Judith Hughes, B.S. Phyllis Smith, B.S. Villa Lavorgna
Suffolk University
1 Sept. 1961
Farmington State
Teachers College 2
Sept. 1960
Georgia Lewis, M. Ed. Ann Maney, B.S.
Boston University
2
Sept. 1958
Eleanor Cassidy, B.S. Grace Fall
Salem S. Teachers Col.
3
Sept. 1955
Keene Teachers College at N.H.
3
Dec. 1961
Linda Paravano, B.S.
Columbia University
3 Sept. 1961
Lorraine Beattie, B.S.
Gordon College
4 Sept. 1960
Cynthia Lundergan, B.A., B.S.
Gordon College
4 Sept. 1962
Marilyn Ryder, B.S.
Salem S. Teachers Col.
4 Sept. 1960
J. Nellie Johnston, B.S.
Salem S. Teachers Col.
5 Sept. 1949
Rosalie Schindel, B.S.
Univ. of Wisconsin
5 Sept. 1961
Phyllis Seiberg, B.S.
Boston University
5 Sept. 1961
Janet Foley, B.S.
Gordon College
6 Sept 1961
Dorothy Ruark, B.A., B.S.
6 Sept. 1962 Gordon College Lowell S. Teachers Col. 6 Sept. 1954
Ruth Chasse, M. Ed.
Leslie College
Ungraded
Edward Bruzzo, B.S.
Tufts University
Art Sept. 1953
Lois Crane, B.A., M. Ed.
Boston University
School Adj.
Coun. Sept. 1962
Rose Durgin, M. Ed.
Boston University
Reading
Sept. 1957
Henrietta Giannino, M.A.
New York University
Phy Ed.
Sept. 1960
Linda Golburgh, B.S. Boston University
Speech
Sept. 1962
Dorothy Jackson, B.A.
Boston University
Music Sept. 1962
Salem S. Teachers Col.
1 Sept. 1959
Salem S. Teachers Col.
2
Sept. 1962
Eugene Winter, B.S.
Sept. 1958
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Staff Members 1962-1963 HOWE MANNING SCHOOL (Continued)
Date of Grade Appointment
William C. Wiswall, M.D.
Boston Univ.
Physician
Sept. 1960
Leo P. Beninato, D.D.S.
Georgetown University
Dentist Sept. 1959
Phyllis S. Brown, R.N. Union Hospital
Nurse
June 1960
Barbara T. Clarke
Secretary
June 1961
Marjorie L. Comack
Fisher Business College
Clerk Dec. 1959
Mary E. King, B.S.
Univ. of N.H.
Cafeteria Mgr.
Aug. 1958
Mary Silva
Cafeteria worker
Sept. 1955
Lorayne Hocter
Cafeteria worker
Sept. 1957
Myrtle Boardman
Cafeteria worker
Sept. 1958
Helen Doucette
Cafeteria worker
Sept. 1959
Perley Lovelace
Head Custodian
June 1957
T. Myron Reynolds
Custodian and Attend. Officer May 1960
Name
Bowdoin College
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee submits its annual report for the year 1962 to the citizens of the Town of Middleton.
Again this year, the committee wrestled with the problem of keeping its budget within bounds, while at the same time, allowing for the maintenance of its high standards. Vital increases in some areas led the committee to slash other portions of the budget, even though some worthy projects had to be deleted.
The greatest increase in expenditures was due to salary raises. The Massachusetts legislature in 1962 voted to increase the annual minimum for teachers to $4500.00. Since our minimum was $4400.00, the base salary had to be upped and the entire pay scale adjusted accordingly. Other school systems in the area also raised their pay scales, in some cases well above the new state minimum. The commit- tee felt it was necessary to make further adjustments in order to remain in a favorable competitive position. First rate teachers are vital to the success of our many new programs.
It was decided by the committee to add four part-time cafeteria supervisors in order to allow teachers a more reasonable amount of time for lunch. In the past, teachers have generally had only a twenty minute break. With the addition of these supervisors to the cafeteria staff, teachers now have forty-five minutes. The committee felt strongly that an unreasonably hurried lunch break with no time for any relaxation was not conducive to peak efficiency in the class- rooms.
Mr. A. Chandler Hadley resigned from the school committee in June, 1962 due to a decision to move out of town. Mrs. Page Campbell was appointed to fill the remainder of his term until March, 1963.
The committee, in conjunction with the school committees of Boxford, and Topsfield, appointed a school adjustment counsellor to serve the elementary pupils of the three towns. Much of the funds for this new position are furnished by the state of Massachusetts as a result of a 1955 law which provides for a specialist to deal with the emotional and social problems of elementary school children.
The committee feels that the rental fee of the Howe-Manning School should be at a minimum in order to encourage the community use of the hall and other school facilities. The Parent-Teachers Asso- ciation and any other school organization that is connected with the school will be permitted the use of the school auditorium or the school kitchen without charge for its regular monthly meetings. School
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facilities may also be used without rental charge by Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Brownies, Girl Scouts and other organizations composed of children attending Middleton school systems for regular meetings. There is a small rental fee for all other groups.
As in the past, the committee encourages townspeople to attend its meetings in order to be aware of its activities. Anyone wishing to address a meeting is asked to contact the Superintendent-Principal. Regular meetings are held the second Thursday of every month at the Howe-Manning School.
A major problem that faces us, as it does nearly every school district in the country, is one of growth. We are rapidly outgrowing our only elementary school. Already classes are being held in rooms that were not built as classrooms. The committee hopes that the vote against a second elementary school, taken at November's special town meeting, will be reconsidered to avoid overcrowding, double sessions and the other serious disadvantages that occur with lack of space.
The committee is proud of our school's educational advances in 1962. Many more programs are planned for the future as outlined in the Superintendent-Principal's report. As one political economist put it several years ago, "Knowledge is the only instrument of production that is not subject to diminishing returns." We of the school committee feel that a good education is one really worthwhile gift we can leave our children.
Respectfully submitted,
MIDDLETON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Robert Brown, Chairman
Norman Nathan, Secretary Rosamond Bastable
Page Campbell David Harding
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT- PRINCIPAL
To the Middleton School Committee:
Herein is submitted my fifth annual report as Superintendent of the Middleton School System and Principal of the Howe-Manning School.
CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
As has been the custom in recent years, I reported in June to the School Committee concerning the educational achievement of the children as measured by standardized tests. It will be recalled that whereas the gains for the period September 1961 to May 1962 should, on the average, measure eight months, the actual gains for each class ranged from eight months in one case to as high as nineteen months.
Once again, the children in the first grade who had previous school experience, through private kindergarten, achieved at a much higher level than those children without this experience. Because it is felt that this is a distinct advantage over those without kindergarten training, the school administration and School Committee sought to have a public kindergarten approved at the Special Town Meeting in November.
The success of the Gillingham System in grade one has induced us to develop a handbook for classroom teachers which may be used in place of the McCormack-Mathers phonics series now in use in all classes in the school.
Homogeneous grouping in grades two through six and Joplin Planning in grades four through six in the areas of Reading and Mathematics have proven effective. To these systems we are adding an experimental program of departmentalization in grade six. By departmentalizing, we are accomplishing a degree of expertness, through the use of teacher specialization, in the areas of Social Studies, English, Spelling, Penmanship, and Health. Thus far, the judgement of the teachers is that this system has been successful, and therefore the undersigned has requested and received permission to use this method in grades four and five.
Again this year, the teachers developed handbooks and curricu- lum guides in key areas of the curriculum; specifically, in History, Language Arts, and techniques in teaching the slow learner.
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Under the guidance of Mr. Winter, as Master Teacher, we are now experimenting with team teaching in the area of Science. In our variation of this technique, the Master Teacher introduces the lesson for the week to all children in grade six in a large group meet- ing, with the other sixth grade teachers present. Then, the homeroom teachers instruct their classes in smaller groups as a follow-up of this key lesson. It is planned that through experimentation within our own school system, we can further refine this program.
As noted in the report of the Remedial Reading Supervisor, specific children from grade two have been chosen to enter the remedial reading program. Formerly children had to be in grade three before they were considered. We have chosen to include them earlier because it is felt that certain of the children in grade two can be identified as remedial cases rather than slow starters.
In July, the undersigned submitted to the School Committee a time-table indicating ways to effect improvements in our curriculum over the next four years. He did this with the understanding that there will be need for revisions, since each step will depend to some extent on each preceding step and is designed according to conditions as they exist today and not on crowded conditions which could exist in the future. Summarizing this report, the following measures are tentatively planned: team teaching in Science in Grades 4, 5 and 6, perhaps by the same master teacher; a non-graded primary plan in grades 1, 2 and 3; introduction of a foreign language into the curri- culum in grades 4, 5 and 6 through a subject-matter specialist; expansion of the Music and Art programs; use of teaching machines in the areas of Arithmetic, Spelling, Study Skills and such other areas as may have been successfully developed for grades 4, 5 and 6; introduction of an "Honors" or "Scholar of the School" program at the intermediate level; development of a limited number of profes- sional staff increments; and an appraisal by competent outside pro- fessional personnel concerning the quality of the educational program.
I would like to encourage the citizens of the Town to peruse the reports of the various supervisors which follow this report so that they may become aware of the many-faceted programs in existence at the Howe-Manning School.
CAPITAL OUTLAY AND REPAIRS
A Duplex Type CSM Vacuum Heating Pump was purchased for the 1961 portion of the heating system to replace one that has been a source of trouble for some years.
Repairs have been made to the brickwork in the incinerator.
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A used refrigerator was purchased for the Health Room so that serum and ice will be available when needed.
An overhead projector was purchased, making use of the match- ing funds provided under the program known as the "National Defense Act."
The Master Clock Unit, which has been in service since 1937, had to be replaced.
AUXILIARY SERVICES
The bid of Rural Bus Lines was accepted this past year, our previous three-year contract having expired in June. This year a fourth bus had be added due to increase in mileage and number of pupils.
Instruction in band instruments has begun on Saturday mornings so that the children may have available to them here in Town the cultural advantages of this instruction. It is expected that this in- struction, given by Mr. William Bowers, will help us to reactivate our small band at the Howe-Manning School.
Because of financial problems, it was necessary to curtail educa- tional field trips this fall, but the students and staff look forward to re-instatement of this procedure in the spring.
Under the joint sponsorship of the School Department and the Middleton Police Department, and at the request of the latter, a unit of the School Safety Patrol has been formed. The function of this Patrol is to hold the children at the crosswalks in Middleton Square until the police officer on duty signals the patrol boys to permit the children to cross.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Once again this year a series of seminar-type sessions has been continued in an effort to help parents and interested citizens to know the school's stand on matters of intelligence, achievement, discipline, retention, curriculum plans for the future, and many other subjects of interest. These small group discussions also afford the opportunity to obtain, at first hand, answers to many questions. Evidence that the help has not been entirely one way is illustrated by the fact that many suggestions by parents in these groups have been adopted by the school administration.
Teacher-Parent conferences have been continued on the second Wednesday of certain months. These scheduled half-hour conferences
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have afforded a fine opportunity for parents and teachers to discuss common matters of interest with the child's records at hand.
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION
The fine work accomplished by the Parent-Teacher Association this past year requires very special attention.
Once again, the capable leadership of Mrs. Willis Esty made possible a highly successful year in the selling of United States Savings Stamps. Assisting Mrs. Esty this year are Mrs. James Stewart, Mrs. James Mansfield and Mrs. Donald Aylward. These self-sacrificing ladies, under the sponsorship of the Parent-Teacher Association, have given up their Tuesday mornings to sell savings stamps at the school and thus relieve the teachers and children of this time-consuming task.
Another group of unselfish, hard-working parents have worked under the expert supervision of Mrs. Elmer Campbell, Jr. Their important task has been to process and lend out the books in the school library. Their help has freed Miss Durgin to teach three more hours a week, thereby indirectly helping many children in need of specialized instruction. The need for this type of assistance has been more necessary this year due to the fact that the library is now being used as a classroom for the Ungraded Class. Assisting Mrs. Campbell are Mrs. Donald Hall, Mrs. Alden Peckham, Mrs. Charles Gordon and Mrs. Robert Bixby.
The Parent-Teacher Association also sponsored a lecture by Carl DeSuze and a Minstrel Show which appears to be becoming an annual affair. The first was an educational venture and the second a venture into the entertainment field. The receipts from these and other activities have resulted in the purchase of $400.00 worth of books for the school library and is a tribute to the hard work of parents who are dedicated to their children's education.
CONCLUSION
Abraham A. Ribicoff, until recently Secretary of Health, Educa- tion and Welfare, has said "Education is a unified process. You start with kindergarten; you go through elementary and secondary school; and you go through colleges and universities. It is so important if we are going to do the job of education, to do the whole process. It is not a question of education for an educational elite. This is a democracy. In a democracy you seek to develop to the fullest limit of each man and woman his or her individual capacity. Not only am
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I interested in developing the brains of this country; nor do I think this country should be interested only in those people of superior intellect, I personally am interested in the retarded child. I am interested in developing the vocational skills of those young men and women who have a facility and skill with their hands to take their rightful place in society. Many of them can never or will never achieve a higher education."
Being in agreement with this, I urge the citizens of the Town to consider the fact that we are utilizing twenty-two teaching stations in a building designed for twenty such stations. In a situation where the school program is confronted with curtailed facilities, the educa- tional offerings and the level of achievement are necessarily affected. It is my sincere hope that the Townspeople will reconsider the decision made at the Special Town Meeting held in November.
I promise the complete cooperation of the entire faculty in an effort to offer the best education possible to the children of the Town, no matter what we may face in regard to lack of space and facilities.
For their exceedingly fine cooperation through the past year, I wish to express my thanks to the entire staff, the School Committee, and the citizens of the Town of Middleton.
May God grant parents and teachers alike the wisdom to know, the fortitude to pursue, and the talent to accomplish what is best for the children under our care.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. PORT, JR.
Superintendent-Principal
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE
To the Superintendent-Principal, Howe-Manning School:
During the school year 1961-1962, the following health programs were carried out at the Howe-Manning School.
The Massachusetts Vision Test was given to 454 children with 35 failures. All of these failures, after retesting, were reported in writing to the parents and most have been or are presently under treatment.
Hearing tests were given to 460 children with 43 failures. These children were all referred to their own physicians and I am pleased to say most of them have been seen by private physicians. The hearing tests are done individually by means of an audiometer and the failures are rechecked before a written notice of failure is sent home.
The Mantoux Test was given to the children in Grades 1 and 6. In this test, a drop of harmless liquid tuberculin is put into the skin. The Essex County Health Association and state health officials feel this test is more accurate than the patch testing done in the past. Only four positive reactors were found and follow up visits were made to the homes.
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