Town annual report of Rutland 1924-32, Part 32

Author: Rutland, Mass.
Publication date: 1924
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1234


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1 Section gravel 270 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section gravel 190 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


DAVIS STREET


59 Scraped and dragged.


1 Section gravel 10 yds. gravel used.


MAPLE AVENUE


CHAPTER 90


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2500 ft. of stone con. 20 ft. wide, 4 in. gravel bottom, 3 in. gravel top treated with one app. of tar at the rate of 6-10 gal. per sq. yd. and mixed in place.


283 ft. of 12 in. corr. iron pipe and 50 ft. of 24 in. corr. iron pipe laid.


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4 concrete drop inlets built and 1 stone head wall.


3819 yds. earth and 40 yds. ledge and boulders removed with steam shovel.


EAST COUNTY ROAD CHAPTER 90


4 1-2 miles treated with 3-4 gal. tar per sq. yd. and mixed in place.


1 Section 1200 ft. long excavated with steam shovel 3100 yds. of earth and 98 yds. ledge and boulders.


1200 ft. of stone fill laid, 4 in. gravel bottom, 3 in. gravel top.


1 Corr. iron pipe 36x14 in. laid at station.


The following prices were paid by the Town of Rutland for work done for the year of 1931.


Supt.


$ .75 per hour


Supt. Truck


.121/2 per hour


Truck Driver


.5614 per hour


Tractor Driver


.561/4 per hour


Scraper Man


.5614 per hour


Laborer


.50 per hour


Trucks


1.50


per hour


Teams


1.00 per hour


Laborers, Maple Ave.


.45


per hour


TOOLS ON HAND IN TOWN OF RUTLAND


December 31, 1931


Axes, grub 5


Brooms, push 1


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Bars 4


Forks


5


Hammers, car stone


9


Handles, pick


14


Hoes, street


1


Lanterns


1


Russell Road Plow, No. 2


1


Picks


10


Syracuse Rooter Plow


1


Rakes, iron


6


Chap. 81 Drag


2


Champion Iron Drag


1


New Eng. Road Machine


1


Road Machine, Austin Grinder


1


Screens, sand


2


Scythes, bush


2


Snathes


6


Shovels, short road


16


Pruners No. 2


1


Shovels, L. H.


1


Compressor Drills


24


Striking Hammer


1


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE R. WILLIS, Superintendent.


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Report of the Board of Public Welfare


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1931


APPROPRIATIONS


Public Welfare


$2,300.00


Transferred 225.00


Mothers' Aid


2,600.00


$5,125.00


EXPENDITURES


Rutland Cases :


Charlton Home Farm Association


$625.88


State Infirmary


274.00


W. B. Ware Board


12.86


Town of Athol


41.50


C. L. Bigelow, groceries


39.44


Town of Leicester


152.59


City of Salem


67.00


Miscellaneous


65.54


$1,278.81


Cases chargeable to other places : State, Temporary Aid, groceries $98.00


City of Boston, cash paid 1,040.00


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City of Worcester, Temporary Aid ...


12.10


$1,150.10


MOTHERS' AID


Three Rutland Cases


$2,483.00


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Appropriation


$150.00


Paid out-Case No. 1 $54.00


Respectfully Submitted,


MATTHEW J. CULLEN, LAWRENCE E. SMITH, LOUIS M. HANFF, Board of Public Welfare


Rutland, January 1, 1932.


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Report of the Charlton Home Farm Association For year ending December 31, 1931


RECEIPTS


Balance, Jan. 1, 1931


$2,773.76


Received and due for inmates board


11,109.56


Boarders


688.44


Milk


910.73


Stock


1,152.00


Miscellaneous


8.20


Interest


43.89


$16,686.58


EXPENDITURES


H. D. Sargent and wife


$1,800.00


Help, Inside and out


1,204.45


Miscellaneous


923.84


Groceries


1,268.97


Meat, etc.


1,227.25


Grain


1,420.65


Coal


610.72


Gasoline and oil


161.79


Tobacco


259.76


Supplies


1,164.19


Repairs


201.82


115


Electricity


108.24


Telephone


60.16


Stock


840.60


Medical attendance


44.50


Insurance


92.00


$11,388.44


Cost of New Building


4,324.01


$15,712.45


$15,712.45


Balance in Treasury


$974.13


Ashburnham, Brookfield, Charlton, East Brookfield, Hard- wick, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Oakham, Paxton, Rutland, Warren, West Brookfield, Westminster, Princeton and Hol- land had inmates during the year, and Auburn, Berlin, Boyl- ston, Dana, New Braintree, Sterling and Hubbardston had none.


For several years, the Supervisor of State Infirmaries, has recommended an addition to the house, so that inmates occupying the third floor could be cared for on the ground floor. At its July meeting, the Association voted to build the addition and appropriated $4,500.00 for the same. This addition is completed and occupied, and the several towns in the Association will be assessed to pay for it. It is hoped that this will be attended to at the several Town Meetings.


The expense of the new addition follows :


Contract, Carpenters, Plasterers, etc. $3,489.00


Plumbing and heating 490.00


Electric wiring and fixtures 60.00


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Paint material and labor


260.01


Plans, etc. 25.00


$4,324.01


Respectfully submitted,


HERBERT N. SHEPARD,


President,


LOUIS M. HANFF,


Secretary.


Charlton, Mass., Jan. 1, 1932.


AUDITOR'S REPORT


I have audited all bills of the Association for the year ending December 31, 1931, including money received and ex- pended, and have found them correct; also all checks which were signed by the President and Treasurer.


CARL F. DAVIS, Auditor.


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Report of the Water Commissioners


We have pumped during the year 83,187,700 gallons of water and have sold 62,799,474 gallons, of which 26,068,667 gallons were sold to the State Sanatorium and 26,702,915 gal- lons to Veterans' Hospital. We have installed four new serv- ices during the year and made nine service renewals. We will probably have to make more of these renewals next year. The widening of the state road at Pound Hill made neces- sary the renewal of the service to the house of Flora D. Earle. About 200 yards of ledge were removed in making this re- newal.


Some grading has been done around the standpipes. The water level on January 1, 1932 was 8.44 feet below high water mark which is approximately three feet higher than a year ago.


In regard to our case against the Town of Holden, our counsel has advised us, after conferences with the engineers, to defer the case for the time being.


The financial report of the department is as follows :


Bills rendered to the State Sanatorium $3,137.76 Bills rendered to the Veterans' Hospital 3,204.37


Bilis rendered to the Tax Collector. . 3,457.86


$9,799.99


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The expenses of the department were :


James Bell, labor $12.50


Wallace Connors, labor 12.00


Harold Fales, labor 27.00


Cornelius Fitzpatrick, labor 115.00


E. Hagman, labor 4.00


H. Kennon, labor 88.50


Matthew Moisio, labor 1.50


Emmett Myers, labor


103.50


R. Mckinstry, labor


93.00


George M. Davis, labor and dynamite ..


30.50


Frank E. Carroll, Supt. salary


1,596.00


Frank E. Carroll, postage and telephone


5.62


Harold Fales, personal injury


35.00


Elwood Adams, supplies 1.10


Builders Iron Foundry, supplies and meter repairs 40.58


B. & M. Railroad, freight


1.16


B. & M. Railroad, pipe privilege 5.00


George A. Caldwell, supplies


.51


Cornwell Tools Co., supplies


2.84


Coughlan Electric Co., supplies


3.99


W. S. Darley Co., supplies


20.33


Duncan Goodell Co., tools


8.77


Eddy Valve Company, hydrant


65.00


Finan's Express, express


.35


Gardner Electric Light Co., power


2,615.20


Braman Dow & Co., supplies


39.71


Nellie I. Griffin, supplies


13.57


Gould's Pumps, pump (Sump)


78.00


Hauch Mfg. Co., torch


8.22


Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., dyn- amite 9.00


Lincoln's Express, express


5.00


119


Ludlow Valve & Mfg. Co., repairs 16.51


E. D. Marsh, coal


52.66


E. D. Marsh, trucking 16.50


E. D. Marsh, traveling expenses to Bos- ton and miscellaneous 35.18


George H. Miles, stove pipe


5.10


Palley Office Supply Co., book 2.75


Prouty Printing Co., printing 7.50


H. R. Prescott, supplies


22.80


American Railway Express, express .


4.32


Rutland Garage, trucking


10.67


Union Water Meter Co., meters and re- pairs 102.66


.


Washburn Garfield Co., pipe and sup- plies


118.71


Waite Hardware Co., supplies


5.09


Ralph H. White, use of compressor. . .


155.00


West Construction Co., dynamite. 3.81


Interest on Water Loan


1,260.00


$6,861.71


For protecting the Town's Water Rights we have ex- pended as follows :


Metcalf & Eddy, Engineers $442.81


Thayer, Smith & Gaskell, Counsel Fees 684.00


$1,126.81


Respectfully submitted,


E. DEXTER MARSH, Chairman, C. EDWARD VINER, Member, JAMES E. O'CONNOR, Member,


Water Commissioners


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Report of the Forest Fire Warden


We have had seven grass fires for the year, which is a very good record. As there is not an appropriation for the Forest Warden, the Fire Engineers have to look to the sup- plies for the Forest Fire Department. This year they bought six new pump type extinguishers. The old T. Ford Forest Fire Truck needed so much repairing that the Fire Engineers felt it would not pay to repair it. At the present time the only ve- hicle we have is a T. Ford Truck that the Volunteer Brigade bought from the Veterans' Hospital.


I have issued forty fire permits for the year 1931.


Equipment ready for use :


10 long handle shovels 6 new pump type extinguishers


3 old pump type extinguishers 8 galvanized water pails


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK E. MATTHEWS,


Forest Warden.


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Report of the Fire Engineers


The Fire Department answered seven calls for build- ing fires during the past year, two of which were chimney fires.


The Department is very much in need of a ladder truck. We are still hoping that we will be able to acquire one next year.


At the present time we have eighteen hundred feet of double jacketed hose.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Appropriation


$1,000.00


EXPENDED


W. R. White, janitor


$96.00


N. I. Griffin, supplies


1.87


E. D. Marsh, coal


146.45


Gardner Electric Light Co.


21.40


New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.


33.30


Henry K. Barnes Co., hose and supplies


406.20


J. A. Coffin, supplies


5.00


Rutland Garage, gas, oil and supplies. .


44.55


American-La France Co., repairs on


pump


68.80


American-La France Co., lamp and bulbs 7.58


R. D. Putnam, paint 1.75


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Johnson & Bassett, machining parts .. 12.00


Young Brothers Co., ladder 42.00


886.90


Unexpended $113.10


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK E. MATTHEWS, Chief MARK L. READ, Asst. Chief FRANK J. BROOKS, Clerk FRANK E. CARROLL


LOUIS M. HANFF


PATRICK D. MURPHY


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


OF THE


TOWN OF RUTLAND


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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING


December 31, 1931


ORGANIZATION SCHOOL COMMITTEE


James F. O'Herron, Chairman Term expires 1934 Elizabeth H. Maynard, Secretary Term expires 1933 Rev. Wallace Hayes Term expires 1932


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


James R. Childs


Office : Holden 147-2 Residence : Holden 209


SCHOOL NURSE


Amreau B. Blood, R. N.


Office : Holden 147-2 Residence : Holden 109-3


SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


Rockwood H. Thayer, M.D.


Office : Holden 89-2 Residence : Holden 162


ATTENDANCE OFFICER Rutland 22


Mark L. Reed


SCHOOL CALENDAR


High School


Winter Term


Spring Term


Dec. 28, 1931 to Mar. 18, 1932 Mar. 28, 1932 to June 17, 1932


Fall Term Sept. 6, 1932 to Dec. 23, 1932 Winter Term Jan. 3, 1933 to Mar. 24, 1933


Grades


Winter Term Jan. 4, 1932 to Mar. 18, 1932 Spring Term April 4, 1932 to June 10, 1932 Fall Term Sept. 6, 1932 to Dec. 23, 1932 Winter Term Jan. 9, 1933 to Mar. 24, 1933 HOLIDAYS


january 1, February 22, April 19, May 30, Labor Day, October 12, November 11, Thanksgiving Day and the day following.


NO SCHOOL SIGNAL


1-1-1 Three blasts on the siren at 7:30 A. M. No school for the day.


1-1-1 Three blasts at 11 A. M. No afternoon session.


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Report of School Committee FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1931


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Town Appropriation $26,250.00


TOTAL EXPENSE FOR MAINTAINING SCHOOLS General Control :


Superintendent's Salary and Expenses $788.34


Attendance Officer


15.00


$803.34


Instruction :


Teachers' Salaries :


High School Teachers


$5,737.50


Grade School Teachers


8,091.63


Substitute Teachers 105.77


Special Supervisors


736.50


$14,671.40


High School Books


170.41


Grade Books


202.69


Supplies


525.52


$15,570.02


Operation of School Plant :


Janitor and Fuel, Center School ... $2,218.11 Janitor, West Rutland School. . . 185.00


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Fuel, West Rutland School


323.00


Janitors' Supplies


54.70


$2,780.81


Maintenance :


Repairs


$146.07


New Equipment


113.50


$259.57


Auxiliary :


Health


$534.55


Transportation


5,841.00


$6,375.55


Dellar Latender, $4.00 per day. Dublin District, Spencer line to Rice's Corner to West Rutland, approximately 10 miles.


C. E. Prescott, $12.00 per day.


Rutland Center to North Rutland to West Rutland to Rutland Center, Rutland Center to West Rutland to Rutland Center, approximately 30 miles.


J. F. O'Herron, $2.00 per day.


West New Boston to West Rutland, approximately 11 miles.


R. W. Temple, $5.00 per day.


Heald's Corner to Greenleaf's Corner to Campbell's Place to Rutland Center, approximately 18 miles.


Niilo Taipale, $4.50 per day. South District, Prescott St. to Maple Ave. to Cullen's mail box to Emerald Rd. to Walnut St. to Kenwood Drive to Maple Ave. to Rutland Center, approximately 15 miles.


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Merrill H. Wheeler, $4.50 per day. Muschopauge District, Ridge Road, Punkaris Corner to Rut- land Center, approximately 15 miles.


Miscellaneous :


Insurance


$102.00


Incidentals


154.34


Total Expended


$256.34 $26,045.63


Unexpended


$204.37


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES F. O'HERRON ELIZABETH H. MAYNARD WALLACE E. HAYES School Committee.


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Report of the Superintendent of Schools


Holden, Mass., Dec. 31, 1931.


To the School Committee of Rutland :


The thirty-second report in the series since the formation of the present Union, and the fourteenth by the writer, is here- with presented for your consideration.


We are fortunate in being able again to report very few changes in the teaching force. There were but two this year, Miss Linnea I. Wall of Middlebury succeeding Miss Whitman, to teach Home Economics, and Miss Margaret F. Sears of Salem Normal School for the Commercial work in place of Miss Ander- son who resigned to be married. We have had a very success- ful year with splendid co-operation from teachers and parents.


Because of the large number in Grades V and VI it was necessary to transfer part of Grade V to the room with Grade IV. We need very much to have one more class room for the Grades as well as more room for the High School. Grade II is in a room very poorly lighted and ventilated. It served well as a recitation room for the High School.


Some parents seem to be unfamiliar with certain rules governing the school and I would like to present them here for reference.


Entering Age. Children must be six years old on or be-


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fore Dec. 31 if they are to enter in September of that year. No pupil will be admitted to Grade I later than October 15, except by transfer from another school, and then only if of age as stated above. All pupils must present a birth certificate or other legal evidence of age, on entering school.


Vaccination. Section 6, Revised Laws of Massachusetts states that "a child who has not been vaccinated shall not be admitted to a public school except on presentation of a certi- ficate granted for cause stated therein, signed by a regular practising physician that he is not a fit subject for vaccination." Such certificates may now be required by the school authori- ties as often as every two months.


Contagious Disease. The diseases declared by the Depart. ment of Public Health to be dangerous to the public health and reportable, are listed in Chapter 111 of the General Laws. The teacher is required by law to exclude from school any child having any of these diseases, and the Board of Health or the School Physician must certify that a child is ready to return to school after having a communicable disease.


Graduation from High School. Sixteen units are required for graduation from High School. Three units required to be rated as a Sophomore, seven to be a Junior and eleven to rate as a Senior. An understanding of these requirements and co- operation in their observance will increase the effectiveness of our schools.


The most serious problem facing us is that of adequate heating during the winter months. At present we lose much school time and risk the health of pupils and teachers. In this connection it should be noted that the school year for the Grades is now four weeks shorter than for the High School, and we lose too much time through sickness.


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A new feature of our program this year was the accurate testing of the hearing of all pupils by means of an Audiometer. This service was made possible through the courtesy of the Worcester League for the Hard of Hearing, and a follow-up clinic is conducted by the League. I should like to call atten- tior especially to the report of our School Nurse for a better understanding of the service she is rendering for the health and general welfare of our children. Child Health Day was observed at the Center and West Schools in May. The Health program really functions if we can discover in the community an aroused consciousness of the importance of good health in child welfare. Pre-school round-ups, dental clinics, hot lunches, playground apparatus, immunization programs, sanitary school buildings, these are all important, and much credit is due the Parent-Teacher Association for their support and interest in these programs. Both teachers and parents should be consid- ered in measuring the results of health teaching in the schools.


May I refer to the reports of the High School Principal and the Supervisors of special subjects for our achievements in those departments. We are adding continually to our high school equipment but as the school increases in size we feel more and more the need for better housing. We shall probably not be able to raise the school to an "A" rating until we have more room, especially for sciences. home economics and com- ruercial work.


The County Extension Service has carried on 4-H Clubs this year. Mr. Marsh has had charge of a Gardening Club and several of our boys and girls have done work of recognized merit. Grace Wheeler was chosen at Camp Wickaboag as the girl best representing the true 4-H Club spirit.


In the Annual Poster Contest sponsored by the American Humane Society first prizes were won by Alfred Krzinowek


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and Alice Wales. Second prizes by Charles Melnick, Julia Dombruski and John Winot. Honorable Mention subscriptions were given to Helen Webber, Phyllis Wales, Matilda Martelli and Thomas McGann.


The radio is becoming more and more a feature of the educational program, reaching as it does, the most remote rural community and supplementing the work of the teacher with the very best talent and the newer ideas in education. The American School of the Air is operated with the hearty cooperation of the U. S. Department of Education and is under the leadership of Dr. Bagley of Columbia. Every afternoon at 2:30 there are half-hour programs as follows:


Monday-American History Dramatizations Tuesday-Story Telling and Music Wednesday-Literature Dramatizations Thursday-Music Appreciation Friday-Vocational Information. Current Events


We have room for assemblies and it is hoped that we may soon be able to take advantage of this unique educational tool.


We have added to our reference library and made some needed changes in texts. Another sewing machine will make our Home Economics program more valuable. We have a new set of modern maps for the upper grades.


The Committee has given much careful study to our finances and we have been able to keep within the budget. Every effort will be made to practice economy and to give full value for every dollar spent for education. Parents have the opportunity to impress upon their children the importance of care in the use of books and supplies.


I wish to thank the Committee and the teachers for their


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fine cooperation, and the organizations and individuals giving their support to the schools.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES R. CHILDS, Superintendent of Schools.


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REPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL


To the Superintendent of Schools:


The total enrollment of the high school in December was fifty, twenty-six boys and twenty-four girls. We have four full time and two part-time teachers. Classes this year were :


English I, II, III-IV


Home Economics I & II


French I, II, III


Algebra


Latin I, II


Plane Geometry


Economics


Review Mathematics


Medieval History


Shorthand


General Science


Bookkeeping


Biology


Typewriting


Physics


Medieval History, Economics and Physics alternate with Ancient History, U. S. History and Chemistry, Music and Drawing are elective.


In previous years the school has been seated in one group, but to relieve crowding in the main room, the Grange Hall is now being used as a home room for Juniors and Seniors, with Miss Amidon their home room teacher. Freshmen and Soph- omores are in the main room with Miss Sears and Miss Wall. Both rooms must be used for recitations as the Second Grade still uses our only good recitation room.


The extra-curricular activities, athletics, prize speaking and dramatics, are still part of the school program as in the past. The outstanding feature of the basketball season was the fine record made by the girls' team coached by Miss Amidon,


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especially the victory over Ware High School, the state cham- pions.


A new development of the athletic program is the forma- tion this fall of the Central Massachusetts Valley Association in which cups will be awarded to the leading Boys' and Girls' basketball teams. The other members of the Association are Warren, Spencer, Leicester and North Brookfield.


The prize speaking awards were silver cups donated by the Rutland Grange and the Rutland Parent-Teacher Associa- tion. They were won by David Darrah and Alice Cole who represented us at the Interscholastic contest in Holden.


Respectfully submitted,


EDMUND D. KELSEY.


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REPORT OF THE HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT


To the Superintendent of Schools:


The results of our year's work in Home Economics cannot possibly be realized at the end of one semester, or even at the end of our school year. Since the main objective of any course in Home Economics is to develop more skillful and more cap- able home-makers, we must wait yet a while to see whether our recently organized department can truly be called successful.


This year, in our Home Economics courses, we have thirteen girls, all vitally interested in the problems which they will some day meet in their own homes. Besides their training in food preparation and meal planning, they have been study- ing problems of nutrition, which should be an aid to them in their building and maintaining of health.


It is planned that during the second semester of our year we may spend some of our time planning and decorating rooms, to give an idea of color and line in relation to beauty in the home.


In developing an appreciation and knowledge of beauty with regard to their persons, the girls will plan and make units of clothing for their wardrobes. Their skill in sewing, as well as their ideas of thrift and health should be developed through this means. Real enjoyment in planning their own clothes with regard to suitability to use, and to their persons, should be gained by the girls, or their efforts will most surely have been in vain.


I am very grateful for the cooperation which has been given me by all those who are interested in the work of our school.


Respectfully submitted,


LINNEA I. WALL.


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REPORT OF THE DRAWING SUPERVISOR


To the Superintendent :


In the work of the past year projects have been planned which have been a progressive development of the previous year. More stress has been placed on the expression of indi- vidual ideas both in composition and design. Design has been an especially interesting field of creative development. Con- sidering the increasing demand for decorative design in the business world, it seems to offer a practical outlet for the child who has artistic ability.


The High School class have turned more of their projects to the crafts. A choice of projects has made the work more interesting. The limited time allowance has been lengthened by home assignments which have shown the interest of the class.


We have made an effort to apply our design, color study and representation to some constructive projects such as boxes, note book covers, linoleum block printed cards, Christmas wrapping paper.


We aim throughout to make the pupils independent work- ers, that they may originate and produce posters and other projects with confidence and success.


The new Course of Study in Art issued by the State De- partment of Education is very helpful. It has been necessary to make but few changes in our course to have it coincide with the new outlines.


Respectfully submitted,


DORIS L. POTTER.


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REPORT OF MUSIC SUPERVISOR


To the Superintendent of Schools :


When the children enter school they are first taught to sing short easy songs and to recognize the rhythm in music. Gradually the songs change from the easy to the more difficult. Folk songs are best loved and are used as much as possible.


After singing has become natural, the children learn to read music in one part or unison, then in two parts and later in three. The rhythmic band in the Primary Grades and the practise in conducting throughout the Grades help to develop the rhythm instinct.


Each music lesson is one in the appreciation of music. A victrola and a radio help greatly to widen the musical experi- ence. We have a victrola already.


It was necessary to discontinue the violin class this year. It would be a fine thing if an instrumental teacher might be procured to continue this work in our schools.


The High School was represented in the concert in Holden last spring, with the Holden and Barre High Schools.




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