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2,111.51
Nathaniel Morton Park Fund, Marcia E. Jackson Gates Library Fund, 2,106.37
Warren Burial Hill, Cemetery Fund, 1,851.25
St. Joseph's Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, 106.25
Phoebe Clifford Perpetual Care Fund, (State Treasurer), 200.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds, 89,250.29
Investment Fund,
$98,658.61 5,000.00
$103,658.61
$103,658.61
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48,000.00
Non-Revenue Cash : In Banks and Office,
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APPROPRIATIONS ON WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 28, 1931
Selectmen's Department, $3,800.00
Accounting Department,
2,600.00
Treasury Department, 2,050.00
Tax Collector's Department, 3,400.00
Assessors' Department, 7,000.00
Law Department,
1,500.00
Town Clerk's Department,
1,700.00
Engineering Department,
1,000.00
Planning Board,
200.00
Election and Registration,
800.00
Maintenance of Town House,
2,000.00
Maintenance of Town Hall,
6,500.00
Police Department,
33,842.00
Fire Department,
43,296.00
Inspection of Buildings,
800.00
Sealing Weights and Measures,
3,300.00
Moth Suppression,
4,500.00
Tree Warden's Department,
2,500.00
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Forest Warden's Department, 4,500.00
(For preventing and suppressing fires) Inland Fisheries, 300.00
Plymouth County Hospital Maintenance, 8,967.61
Health Department, 18,000.00
Health Department, for 1930 overdraft, 1,725.16
Public Sanitaries, 3,200.00
Sewers, 6,000.00
Street Cleaning,
6,000.00
Roads and Bridges,
40,000.00
Hard-Surfacing Streets, 7,500.00
Gurnet Bridge Tax, 682.62
Sidewalks, 7,500.00
Granolithic Sidewalk and Curbing,
5,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal, 4,500.00
Snow and Ice Removal, for 1930 overdraft, 680.19
Street Sprinkling, 5,000.00
Street Lighting,
21,000.00
Harbor Master, 450.00
Pensions for Town Laborers,
2,100.00
Public Welfare Dep't., Including Mothers' Aid, 50,000.00
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Public Welfare Dep't., Bureau of Old Age Assistance, 6,000.00
Public Welfare Dep't., 1930 bills, 971.49
Soldiers' Benefits, 10,500.00
Soldiers' Relief, for 1930 overdraft, 691.25
School Department,
259,000.00
School Department, for Travel outside of
State in 1932, 150.00
Park Department, for Parks and Training Green 9,000.00
Park Department, for Public Playgrounds
and Public Camping Place, 6,500.00
Sexton, 200.00
Miscellaneous Account, 3,500.00
Water Department Maintenance, 28,000.00
Water Department Construction, 5,000.00
Pipe Line and Hydrants at White Horse Beach, for 1930 bills, 75.41
Town Forest, 1,500.00
Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemeteries, 13,000.00
Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemeteries, for Surfacing Avenues, 1,000.00
Burial Hill Cemetery, 2,000.00
Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedarville and South Pond Cemeteries, 1,000.00
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Town Debt and Interest,
76,000.00
Total for Article 5,
$737,981.73
Art. 6. Plymouth Public Library, $9,500.00
Art. 7. Manomet Public Library, 750.00
Art. 8. Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture, 250.00
Art. 9. Rifle Range Expenses, 225.00
Art. 10. Memorial Day and Armistice Day, 750.00
Art. 11. July Fourth and Forefathers' Day, 1,250.00
Art. 12. New Ambulance for Police De- partment, 4,000.00
Art. 15. Inspection of Wires, 1,000.00
Art. 16. Care of Town Wharf, 1,000.00
Art. 17. Highway Construction and Re- construction, 25,800.00
Art. 18. Acquiring Plymouth Mills Property, 10,000.00
Art. 19. Russell Avenue Land Damage and Construction, 3,500.00
Art. 20. American Legion Convention, 5,000.00
Art. 24. New High School Building, 10,293.00
Art. 25. Acquiring Land on Union Street for School Purposes, 6,500.00
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Art. 26. Acquiring Land on ] Bradford Street for School Purposes, 1,200.00
Art. 28. Committee on Town Development, 50.00
Art. 29. Sewage Disposal Project 6,500.00
(If bond issue is voted for)
Total Appropriations on March, 1931,
Warrant, $825,549.73
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INDEX
Abstracts of Records of 1930 6
Assessors' Report
121
Balance Sheet
268
Births
73
Board of Health
143
Bonds
273
Building Inspector 161
Cemetery Department
157
Cemetery Funds
274
Deaths
80
Employment Committee
55
Fire Commissioner
151
Forest Fire Warden
175
Forestry Committee
176
Harbor Master
168
Inspector of Milk
148
Inspector of Plumbing
150
Inspector of Slaughtering
147
Jurors
179
Licenses Issued
87
Marriages
64
Measurer of Wood and Bark
167
Moth Suppression
171
Park Commissioners 140
141
Police Department
114
Public Library
131
Public Welfare Report
124
Report Concerning Airport
58
Relocation Committee
184
Report of the Advisory and Finance Committee
16
Town Engineer
177
Report of Metcalf & Eddy
104
Report of Town Clerk
63
School Report
opp. 304
Sealer of Weights and Measures
162
Selectmen's Report
46
Special Committee of Nine
54
Superintendent of Streets and Sewers
49
Tree Warden 173
Town Accountant 135
Town Officers, 1929
3
Town Planning Board
169
Water Commissioners 89
Special index for school reports at the end of the School Report.
Playgrounds
PLYMOUTH
SCHOOL REPORT 1930
M. ANDERSON
N. SAMPSON
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1931
Winter Term-15 weeks
Begins Monday, Dec. 29-ends Friday, April 17 Recess Monday, Feb. 23-ends Friday, Feb. 27 Holiday : Thursday, Jan. 1
Note: Feb. 22 and April 19 are in vacation.
Spring Term-8 weeks
Begins Monday, April 27-ends Friday, June 19
Fall Term-16 weeks
Begins Wednesday Sept. 9-closes Wednesday, Dec. 23
Holidays :
Monday, Oct. 12-Columbus Day Wednesday, Nov. 11-Armistice Day Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 25-27-Thanksgiving Teachers' Convention
Visiting Day
NO SCHOOL SIGNALS 2-2 On Fire Alarm Code
7.05-No school for Junior and Senior High Schools. Does not apply to freshmen.
8.15-No morning session for the grades I to VI in- clusive.
11.15-One session for the grades I to VI inclusive, schools closing at 12.30.
11.45-No school for the freshmen.
12.15-No afternoon session for grades I to VI. This must not be confused by the freshmen with their no school signal.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Term Expires
Frederick D. Bartlett, Chairman,
1931
Fannie T. Rowell, Secretary,
1933
Dr. E. Harold Donovan,
1933
Albert L. Mellor,
1932
A. Perry Richards, 1931
Harry W. Burns, 1932.
The regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
Superintendent of Schools Anson B. Handy
Office hours of the Superintendent of Schools: 8.00 to 9.00 a. m., and 4.00 to 5.00 p. m. every school day, except as special duties may prevent. Special appointments may be made at other times.
Office Secretary Ruth F. Thomas
Office open from 8.00 to 12 m. and 1.00 to 5.00 p. m. every school day. Saturdays: 9-12 m. Every Monday, 7.00 to 7.30 p. m.
Supervisor of Attendance Ralph F. Matinzi
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FINANCIAL REPORT
RECEIPTS
Appropriation March,
$250,000.00
Income from Trust Fund,
20.34
$250,020.34
PAYMENTS
General Expenses,
$8,577.52
Teachers' Salaries,
165,147.67
Text Books and Supplies,
14,497.54
Transportation,
18,080.00
Janitor Service,
12,263.76
Fuel, Light, Gas,
9,820.45
Repairs and Maintenance,
11,148.15
Equipment,
1,378.47
Medical Inspection,
7,550.97
Tuition,
1,342.09
Total,
249,806.62
Unexpended Balance,
$213.72
REIMBURSEMENTS
From the State for :-
Teachers' Salaries,
$18,860.00
Americanization,
665.00
State Wards,
678.04
Miscellaneous,
282.69
Total,
$20,485.73
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR 1931
General Expenses-
Superintendent's Salary,
$4,700.00
Secretary, 1,100.00
Supervisor of Attendance,
400.00
Stationery, Postage, Printing,
500.00
Telephone, 125.00
Traveling Expense-in state, 300.00
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Automobile Expense,
500.00
Freight and Express,
100.00
School Census,
250.00
Marking Streets,
100.00
Special Police Duty,
300.00
All Other,
400.00
$8,775.00
Teachers' Salaries-
Day,
$168,000.00
Americanization and Evening, 2,000.00
Summer,
400.00
170,400.00
Text Books and Supplies-
Text and Reference Books,
$5,500.00
Paper, Blank Books, etc.,
5,000.00
Manual Training Supplies,
800.00
Domestic Science,
500.00
Athletic Supplies,
300.00
All Other,
400.00
12,500.00
Tuition-
1,500.00
Out of Town, State Vocational Education,
500.00
Transportation-
Pupils and Teachers,
19,000.00
Janitors' Services-
Day,
$12,300.00
Evening,
200.00
Watchmen, July 4th,
75.00
12,575.00
Fuel and Light- Coal and Wood,
$10,000.00
Gas and Electricity,
1,500.00
11,500.00
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Maintenance-
Salary of Building Supervisor, $2,600.00
General Repairs, 6,000.00
Flags and Flagstaffs,
100.00
Janitors' Supplies,
600.00
Telephones,
350.00
Ashes, etc., removed,
500.00
All Other (Labor and Ma-
terial on Grounds), 2,500.00
12,650.00
Furniture and Furnishings-
Typewriters,
$600.00
Desks and Chairs
General Equipment
800.00
All Other
}
1,400.00
Rent,
400.00
Diplomas and Graduation,
300.00
Medical Inspection-
Physician,
$1,800.00
Nurse and Assistant,
2,600.00
Teacher of Oral Hygiene,
1,600.00
Dental Clinic,
800.00
All Other,
700.00
7,500.00
Total,
$259,000.00
$150. for travel outside of state for 1932
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE For the Year 1930
The Committee has continued to make such improve- ments and repairs to existing school buildings and grounds as were necessary and could be paid for from the money available, having in mind at all times the de- sirability of keeping within the appropriation.
This year and last, due to a reduction by the Town of $4,000.00 from the Committee's estimate, some desirable work was necessarily omitted. Had the $4,000.00 been available there would probably have been from one quar- ter to one half ($1,000.00 to $2,000.00) turned back to the Town Treasury each year.
That the Committee has kept faith with the Town and has not spent money just because it was appropriated is, we believe, demonstrated most clearly in those cases where the Town has granted the requested amount of the budget.
To illustrate :- The following sums have been turned back in recent years.
1923
$2,939.40
1924
2,606.81
1925
4,885.68
1926
2,228.76
1927
2,059.49
1928
1,592.50
Total $16,312.64-Average $2,718.77
The 1929 and 1930 budgets were cut $4,000.00 each and the respective amounts turned back were $1,302.17 and $213.72.
The more important improvements and repairs this year are as follows :
PLAYGROUNDS
Hard surface at Hedge School
$795.60
(plus Transfer from Hedge School Playground fund, $563.40)
Hard surface at Burton School 487.66
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Grading at Mt. Pleasant School
193.75
Wall at Mt. Pleasant School 464.00
REPAIRS
Painting at Cornish School 142.10
Painting at Wellingsley School 212.25
Painting at Cliff Street School
124.50
Painting at Manomet School (new room)
55.00
Change at Cornish School
Upper floor
542.66
Rest and Nutrition Room
Coal bin at Hedge School
90.00
Windows at Wellingsley
191.50
Cement wall at Burton School 140.00
Fire alarm at Cornish School 58.45
Wiring and lights at Hedge School
85.00
Whalebonite toilets at High School
141.25
Whalebonite toilets at Oak Street School
261.40
Whalebonite toilets at Mt. Pleasant School
345.00
Walk and areaway at Hedge School
90.50
New ceiling and painting at Superintendent's Office
161.34
Total,
$4,581.96
An estimate of cost of four essential repair jobs now in sight is about $2,700.00. This does not include any painting, inside or out, of which there is always some needed, and is in addition to the innumerable things that constantly develop in buildings where "wear and tear" are at the maximum.
The improvement at the Hedge School playground (costing about $1,350.00) is similar to that of 1928 at the Cornish and Burton Schools, but is, we believe, much superior, due in great part to a thicker foundation.
More of this work would have been done had the ap- propriation permitted.
The improvement over the old dirt or cinder surface is so beneficial to children and teachers, to say nothing of the better appearance of the playground, that we strong- ly urge further expenditure for the same purpose at the Mt. Pleasant and Knapp Schools as well as at the Hedge where only part of the playground was treated.
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For this we have put $2,000.00 in the budget under "Maintenance."
The Committee regrets the larger amount asked for in the budget, but outside of the $2,000.00 mentioned it is practically all in the items of Transportation and Teach- ers' Salaries, two items more or less beyond the control of the Committee.
Increase in salary item is due to addition to teaching force at the Senior High School on account of larger number of pupils at the beginning of the current school year, and to the larger number of teachers at maximum salaries as compared with the previous year.
These conditions affected the 1930 salary list for two- fifths of the fiscal year, or from September to December, both inclusive. They will, however, be operative during all of 1931, and if the indicated increase in Senior High School attendance materializes at least one more teacher will be needed.
Our salary list compares favorably in pupil cost with the State average and were it not for the heavy trans- portation expense the total per pupil cost would be under the State average.
The total of the budget, therefore, allows for no more than a reasonable amount of work desirable to keep the various units in proper condition, and a minimum for emergencies.
Details regarding Salaries and Transportation will be found in the Superintendent's report.
The item of "$150.00 for travel outside the State" will be noted as separate from the budget. The Town Coun- sel advises that the law requires it.
As the matter stands, the Committee is unable to au- thorize the Superintendent or any other person to attend a convention or any function outside the State, except at their own expense.
The situation is most humiliating to the Town and should be remedied.
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INCREASED FACILITIES AT THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
We quote from the School Committee report for 1928 :-
"In accordance with last year's report there was pre- sented to the Town at the 1928 Annual Town Meeting, a plan for an addition to the Junior High School building to relieve the congested conditions at both the Junior and Senior High Schools.
This plan provided additional class rooms, lunch room, assembly hall, gymnasium, and a central heating plant capable of taking care of both High Schools. It con- templated the continued use of the present Senior High School building for the three upper classes, with some rearrangement of room and improved ventilating facil- ities, the assembly hall, gymnasium and lunch room to be used by both schools.
The Town did not approve the project and it has, therefore, been necessary to operate the two schools with the limited facilities available.
The enrollment at the Senior High School, beginning with the current school year, is much larger than the capacity of the building, and prohibits operation in the usual way, viz., a single session from 8 to 1 for all four classes.
This has obliged having the freshman class attend in the afternoon from 12.45 to 4.30, the other three classes attending from 8 to 12.30.
Under these conditions the freshmen are losing more than 25% of what has been the normal time in school, and the other three classes 10%.
By overcrowding (some rooms having 45 or more pupils) the Junior High School has been operated as heretofore, from 8 to 1, but that condition is unsatis- factory, and not conducive to good results.
The situation at the Senior High School makes neces- sary some addition to the teaching staff, more or less overtime for other teachers, additional expense for heat, light, transportation, and janitor service, and is gener- ally detrimental, those who can least afford it, the schol- ars, being the chief sufferers.
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The details of the situation at those two schools will be found in the reports of the Superintendent and prin- cipals.
The Committee believes that existing conditions are detrimental to the best interests of the Town and should be remedied at the earliest practicable time.
With this in mind, conferences have been had with Mr. Cooper and Mr. Stebbins of the Frank Irving Cooper Corporation, Architects, and Professor Jesse B. Davis, the authors of last year's plan, and they are now work- ing on a plan to provide necessary relief and some al- lowance for growth."
The Town declined to appropriate the necessary money at the 1929 Annual Meeting, but appointed a separate committee of nine to work with the School Committee and report at the Annual Town Meeting for 1930.
The Special Committee was unanimous that all the facilities recommended in the School Committee plan were essential, but presented a plan for a new building at the north part of the Town, with auditorium, lunch room and gymnasium, with similar facilities to be pro- vided at the present Junior High School, plus some addi- tional class rooms, using the latter as a Senior High School.
With this the School Committee did not agree, and the Town declined to accept either plan.
Conditions are no better now; in fact they are more aggravated at the Senior High School than at any time.
Freshmen continue to lose ten weeks of their school year and all others four weeks out of each year. Thus a pupil loses a total of twenty-two weeks in the four-year course. This is a situation the Town cannot afford to ignore. It is seriously handicapping the pupils, makes difficult the work of administration and teaching, and is detrimental to the Town.
There is no relief the Committee sees except providing more rooms and furnishing proper facilities for assem- bly, recreation and lunch.
The Committee is convinced that its plan offered in 1929 and 1930 meets the needs of the Town in the most practical and economical way, and will present it again at
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the 1931 Annual Meeting. It has the endorsement of several of the officials of the State Department of Edu- cation, including Mr. Frank W. Wright, Deputy Com-
Mr. Wright knows the situation very well. He has visited the High School recently and spent the evening with the School Committee and some members of the Finance Committee.
The need of relief is urgent and conditions as to build- ing cost at the moment the most favorable in many years. Funds for municipal use are also available at favorable rates.
An estimate of cost from the contractor estimating last year and the year before is 10% less.
If favorable action is taken by the Town six weeks to two months must necessarily elapse before specifi- cations can be completed and firm bids obtained. The meeting does not come until March 28th, hence postpon- ing any construction to about June 1st.
With the vast amount of contract work projected for the Spring of 1931 it is impossible to know if present favorable conditions will prevail by June 1st.
For the above reasons the School Committee recently requested the Selectmen to call a special Town Meeting for the latter part of January, so that in case of favorable action bids could be in and work started by April 1st, a saving of two months in the best part of the year and insuring present favorable conditions.
This request was denied by the Selectmen.
FREDERICK D. BARTLETT, Chairman,
FANNIE T. ROWELL,
E. HAROLD DONOVAN, ALBERT L. MELLOR, A. PERRY RICHARDS, HARRY W. BURNS,
School Committee.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee :
I herewith submit my fifth annual report as Super- intendent of Plymouth Schools. It is supplemented by reports from the principals and supervisors.
"The most important work of men and women is to care for boys and girls, to give them a happy childhood, and to equip them for a successful life. Our task is to give every child an opportunity to grow up with a healthy body, a trained mind, a disciplined character, a cheerful faith in himself, and a devotion to our form of govern- ment. The public school system is America's distinctive and magnificent ally of the home in this most precious trust."-President Herbert Hoover.
To a very high degree the Plymouth schools are trying to carry out the above idealism, especially in the lower six grades, but in the upper six grades the school system is seriously handicapped by a lack of modern educational facilities. No citizen, deeply interested in the welfare of Plymouth boys and girls, should hesitate to remedy this condition at once.
CONDITIONS AT THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
In 1921 when there were 358 pupils the principal states, "All suitable space is being utilized for recitations and session rooms to the great inconvenience of both teach- ers and pupils." The enrollment increased to 412 in 1927. The extremely poor conditions were described in the re- port for that year, yet no relief was afforded. In Septem- ber 1928 two sessions were made necessary, the freshmen coming in the afternoon for three and three-fourth hours instead of the usual five hours and the upper three classes in the morning for four and one-half hours. This was a severe curtailment of actual school hours and began at
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once to seriously impair the efficiency of the school still further.
As far as classrooms were concerned the freshman class had sufficient. For the first two years the upper classes had fair accommodations. However, last Septem- ber the enrollment had increased from 280 in 1928 to 371 pupils (December enrollments). This has brought another serious congestion, especially as the freshmen use the same rooms afternoons. With a further increase of about 40 prospective seniors next year the morning session again becomes critical. It is extremely doubtful if the three upper classes can meet in the morning.
COMPARISON OF ENROLLMENTS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (December Figures)
1931
1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
est.
Grade IX-Freshmen
144
148
127
187
186
206
180
Grade X-Sophomores
107
129
112
113
163
171
185
Grade XI-Juniors
70
72
99
86
78
123
125
Grade XII-Seniors
85
61
74
81
83
77
110
Total
406
410
412
467
510
577
600
est.
Morning Session
230
324
371
420
Afternoon Session (Freshmen)
187
186
206
180
NOTE THE GROWTH IN THE MORNING SESSION
FUTURE ENROLLMENT OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
To understand the future enrollment at the Senior High School it is necessary to study the enrollment in the ele- mentary grades, the Junior High School and the increased percentage going to the Junior and Senior High Schools. A. Enrollment in Elementary grades.
1. Total enrollment in Elementary grades.
1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1712 1710 1701 1609 1590 1527
(1). Net loss-185 or average 31 per grade.
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2. Numbers in grades.
Average No. Pupils Average Per Cent No. In Grades
1925-1930
1925-1930
Dec. 1930
Grade I 287
17.40
258
Grade
II
278
16.9
260
Grade III
266
16.2
254
Grade IV
258
15.7
249
Grade V
263
16.
253
Grade VI
267
16.2
226
Special
28
1.7
31
On a general average the sixth grade is 16% of the elementary enrollment. Future sixth grades should av- erage about 235 - 245 pupils.
B. Enrollment in Junior High School.
1931
1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930
est ..
Grade VII
222
215
250
259
213
222
215
Grade VIII
186
196
214
214
228
191
200
Total
408
411 464
473
441
413
415
C. Percent based on total enrollment Grades I-XII.
Per cent Elementary Grades
Per cent
Per cent .. Sr. High
1925-(2526 Pupils)
67.8
Jr. High 16.1
16.1
1930-(2525 Pupils)
60.6
16.5
22.9
NOTE THE LARGE INCREASE IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
With the probable increase in the Senior Class in the Senior High School next year, the per cent of high school enrollment will increase to 24% or nearly one fourth of the total school enrollment. Approximately 600 pupils, therefore, must be provided for.
The future enrollment will depend primarily upon the opportunities offered by industrial and business con- cerns to boys and girls fifteen or sixteen years of age. There will be a strong tendency for these pupils to remain in school, as industry will have little use for this type of labor in the future.
D. Conclusions.
1. A conservative approximation of pupils in the Junior High School and Senior High School may be reached, allowing for present decrease in the elementary grades.
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Junior High School.
Grade VII
210 - ) - 225
Grade VIII
190 - 210
Total
400 - 435
Senior High School.
Grade IX 180 - 190
Grade X
150 - 160
Grade XI
120 - 130
Grade XII
100 - 110
Total Grades IX - XII 550 - 590
(Entire High School)
Total Grades X - XII 370 - 400 (Morning Session or Upper Three Classes)
2. There is no probability that the present Senior High building will ever again accommodate the upper four grades. Continued short sessions are inevitable under present conditions.
3. The present building will not give even adequate accommodations for the upper three classes un- less a very radical drop in numbers occurs. Even then there will be a lack of modern educational facilities.
THE LOSS OF SCHOOL TIME
Freshmen :
Hours 1 P. M. - 4.45 P. M.
3344 hours instead of 5 hours.
.: Loss of 25%, or equivalent of 461/2 days based on usual 186 actual school days.
The school hours are the last part of the day, when neither teacher nor pupil is at his best. Much of the work during half the school year is done under electric lights instead of day light.
Extremely poor opportunities to help slow pupils or those needing special help.
Sophomores - Juniors - Seniors : Hours 8 A. M. - 12.30 P. M.
41/2 hours instead of 5 hours.
(Many schools are adopting a six hour school day.)
.: Loss of 10% time, or equivalent of 181/2 days for each group, or a total of 551/2 days for the three years.
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