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Lincoln School
Emma B. Hughes
N. J. State Nor. Sch .*
Grade 6
1914
600
Mary O. Mackey
Hyannis Nor. School*
Grade 5
1914
600
Florence L. Little to Nov. 24 Jennie H. Dunn from Nov. 27
Salem Normal School*
Grade 3
1907
600
Fredricton Normal*
Grade 3
1916
500
Cliftondale School
Maud A. Moore to Sept. 29
Portsmouth Train. Sch .*
Principal 4 1909
650
Lilla G. Quint from Oct. 2
Saugus High School*
Principal 4 1898
650
Myra W. Beckman
Farmington Nor. Sch.
Grade 3
1913
600
Doris Kohlrausch
Lowell Normal Sch .*
Grade 2
1909
600
Clara Trowbridge
Melrose High Sch .*
Grade 1
1892
600
Armitage School
Irene F. Thompson
Salem Normal Sch .*
Grade 3-4
1905
600
Jeanette Nicholson
Bucksport Seminary*
Grade 1-2
1911
600
Ballard School
Elizabeth M. Scoville New Britian Nor. Sch .*
Principal 8
1913
750
Katherine Moynihan
Salem Normal Sch .*
Grade 8
1914
600
Annie E. Nash
Gorham Normal Sch .* Salem Normal Sch .*
Grade 7
1915
550
A. Louise Stetson
Gorham Normal Sch .*
Grade 6
1915
550
Sarah A. Biffin
Salem Normal Sch.
Grade 6
1904
600
Nellie A. Colburn
Orono High School*
Grade 5
1910
600
Clara D. Ferris
Fitchburg Normal Sch .*
Grade 5
1914
600
Graduate.
Esther J. Nichols Olive L. Sweezey to Nov. 24 Ethel M. Sailer from Nov. 27
Eva R. Baker to Feb. 23
Julia Nourse
Keene Normal
Castine Normal Sch .* Castine Normal Sch .* Lafayette Train. Sch .* Gorham Normal Sch .* Gorham Normal Sch .*
Principal 8 1892
750
Mildred F. Lombard Hazel T. Stackpole Margaret W. Chater to Dec. 1 Katherine Callahan from Dec. 4
Grade 7
1915
575
M. C. Willey
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Mansfield School
Georgietta M. Manson Salem Normal School
Lynn Training*
Principal 4
1912
650
Gorham Normal Sch .*
Grade 3
1915
550
(sub.) to Dec. 22
Salem Normal School*
Grade 2
1 1916
500
Marah G. Stebbins from Jan. 2 Laura H. Bailey
Symond's Kindergarden* Salem Normal School*
Grade 2
1907
600
Grade 1
1914
600
Emerson School
Pauline R. Peckham
Dean Academy
Principal 4 1908
650
Marian L. Canning
Salem Normal Sch .*
Grade 3
1916
550
Marion E. Patriquin
Salem Normal Sch .*
Grade 2
1916
550
Marion J. Gallotte
Perry Normal Sch .*
Grade 1
1916
500
North Saugus
Evelyn A. Stevens Ruth Willey
Plymouth Normal Sch.
Grades 4-6
1914
600
Salem Normal Sch .* .
Grades 1-3 1915
550
Oaklandvale School
Alice L. Seaver
Windsor High School*
Grades 1-5 1911
600
Special Teachers
Gertrude Chapman Mary K. Murphy
Salem Normal School
Coach, Cld'e1912
600
Hyannis Normal Sch .*
Coach, Roby1912
600
Presque Isle Nor. Sch .* Boston University*
Music 1916
450
Mass. Nor. Art. Sch .*
Drawing
1912
700
Framingham Nor. Sch .*
Do. Science 1915
650
Tabor College* B. S. and A. B., Lawrence Scientific School
Man. Train. 1915
1200
School Physicians
Dr. George C. Parcher
Precinct 1
1908
100
Dr. Thomas T. Perkins
Precinct 2
1911
100
Dr. George W. Gale
Precinct 3
1908
100
Attendance Officers
Thomas E. Berrett
Precinct 1
1915
50
James P. Sullivan
Precinct 2
1914
50
Frank W. Joy
Precinct 3
1895
50
Coach, E.S. 1913
600
C. Louise Anderson Agnes C. Johnson Florence F. Cooper Ruth Powers Wm. C. Houghton
* Graduate.
A. M. MacAchorn Eleanor Sullivan
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Janitors
Charles L. Davis
High School
1916
900
James A. Marsland
Roby, Old and Manual Training 1909
825
George W. Atkinson
Lincoln, Emerson and Cliftondale1916
850
C. C. Merrithew
Felton School
1902
550
Charles B. Rhodes
Ballard and Mansfield Schs.
1911
875
Charles E. Richardson
Armitage School
1916
125
George A. Porter
North Saugus School
1911
125
Charles N. Wormstead, Jr.
Lynnhurst School
1900
110
George W. Winslow
Oaklandvale School
1912
85
Parent-Teacher Associations
Name
President
Secretary
Organized
Felton
Mrs. Charlotte N. Adams
Mrs. Lurena M. Turner
1914
111 Essex Street
274 Lincoln Ave.
Armitage
Mrs. Elna G. Blake
Mrs. Nellie M. Dummer
1916
115 Essex Street
10 Hayden Road
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IN MEMORY OF
ARTHUR L. WILLIAMS
DIED FEBRUARY 21, 1916
PRINCIPAL OF THE SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 1, 1914, TO THE TIME OF HIS DEATH
IN MEMORY OF
J. E. F. MARSH
DIED JUNE 2, 1916
JANITOR OF THE SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 1, 1906 TO THE TIME OF HIS DEATH
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Report of High School Principal e
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January 25, 1917.
To William F. Sims, Superintendent of Schools:
When I took charge of the Saugus High School last March, three distinct problems confronted the school: First, the discipline problem; second, the lack of school spirit; third, the attitude of irresponsibility to their school work of the student body. In regard to the first two of these much has been accomplished, I believe. In regard to the third, very much remains still to be done. So far as I am able to judge, the discipline problem was mainly the result of a lack of co-operation between the teachers and pupils. There seemed to be a somewhat mutual antagonism due partly to the fact that neither understood the other. The discipline problem had two manifestations: first, the ten- dency on the part of pupils to "answer back"; second, a tendency among the student body to consider school work secondary and outside interests primary. The second man- festation of the school discipline problem is still quite prominent and the other has largely disappeared. The former has largely disappeared, I believe, because the pupils have come to a realization that most of us teachers are interested primarily in their welfare, and that what we require of them we require only because we know it is for their benefit. The result of this understanding of us on the part of the pupils, and of our beginning to comprehend that most of the pupils intend to do exactly as they should, has been very salutary. I think that I am safe in saying that the most friendly relations exist between the pupils and the teachers.
We teachers believe that there is nothing so necessary to be impressed upon the pupils of a school as the fact that
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obedience is required of all persons in all walks of life. We feel that there is no place where the pupil can learn this thing with more profit to himself than at school. For that reason we have insisted that pupils obey. We have tried, in carrying out these ideas, not to ask anything unreasonable of the pupil but to insist that what we ask be done. The pupils have, I believe, come to see our point of view and to aquiesce in it.
In the matter of school spirit very much has been accom- plished so that now we feel that both teachers and pupils are interested in the school and its progress. This result has been obtained partly by the spirit in which the athletics were conducted in the fall under the efficient direction of our sub-master, Mr. Collier, and partly by the interest which the teachers have taken in all of the outside activities of the school.
With reference to the lack of responsibility of the students toward their work much remains to be done. We think that the school can hardly accomplish the result to be de- sired without the full co-operation of the parents of the pupils. We think that the parents ought to help us by see- ing to it that their sons and daughters come to school reg- ularly and on time. We think they ought to insist that their children be in school if it is possible for them to be there. We think they ought to impress upon their children that for boys and girls school comes first in importance. We believe, if the parents will co-operate with us in this particular, that we can make Saugus High School one of the best schools to be found in this vicinity, a school of which the Town may well be proud. We are very sure, however, that we, as teachers, cannot do this unless the townspeople will join with us in trying to impress upon everybody that the school is the most important thing in the child's life.
The following represents the cost per capita of the teach- ing for the various subjects. These figures are based upon the enrollment for the fall of 1916. By glancing through this list, it is at once apparent that some subjects are very expensive and others comparatively inexpensive. The reason for this lies in the fact that fewer pupils take some subjects than take others. These figures are rather illum- inating and we shall endeavor during the next year to make some readjustments and improve discrepancies.
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Subject
Cost per capita
Subject
Cost per capita
Mechanical Drawing .
$.80
English 4.
7.00
Freehand Drawing. .
1.86
U. S. History
7.06
Cooking.
2.85
Com. Geog. 7.22
Ancient Hist.
3.07
Bookkeeping 1 7.44
Latin 1
3.43
Bookkeeping 2 7.65
Med. Hist.
4.00
French 3
7.78
French 1.
4.17
Chemistry .
8.00
Biology
4.32
Stenography 1
8.00
English 1
4.48
Cæsar
8.57
Plane Geometry
4.67
German 1. 9.33
Physics
5.00
Typewriting 1
10.43
Community Civics .
5.26
Com. Law.
12.00
English 3. .
5.75
Typewriting 2.
14.12
Review Math.
5.83
Stenography 2.
17.14
Elem. Algebra
5.92
German 2
17.50
General Science
5.93
Cicero 20.00
English Hist.
6.32
Solid Geometry 24.00
French 2.
6.48
Virgil
33.33
English 2
6.78
Social Life
Owing to the fact that outside of school there is very little social life provided for the boys and girls of the Town, it seems to me that the school ought to be the center of social life for its inmates. For that reason it would be well if the school could provide social times of one sort or another oftener than it does at the present time. Not only would it be good for the pupils to meet one another for the purpose solely of having a good time, but these events of which I speak might well be of profit to those who came by teaching them how to meet people and by making it necessary for them at various times to "engineer" these socials through. In that way they would learn to do some things which, by and by, they will be obliged to do. More than that, it is absolutely certain that when the boys and girls are in school they are having a good time under the best possible environment. For this reason I think it would be advisable to allow as many school events to take place as can be handled by the school faculty and attended by the children without detriment to their studies. I am sure that the result of this procedure would be a tre-
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mendous help in the development of loyalty to the school among the pupils, and in bringing about that kind of school spirit which makes for the betterment, not only of the school and those connected with it, but makes for the betterment of the community.
The pupils of the school ought to feel that the school means something else besides the eternal grind of studies, although they ought to feel that it means that primarily. If we teachers had the opportunity to meet the pupils socially more often than we do, we should understand them better and be able to do our work with them more effectively.
I am of the belief that all school events should have con- nected with them something of an educational nature and with the fun of school events there should be a program, arranged and given by some members of the student body. The following out of this idea would make the social life of the school of very distinct value to those who might be called upon to take part in the programs, and to those who were edified by hearing them. At the same time this plan would in no way detract from the pure enjoyment which the pupils and teachers would find in mingling together.
Teachers
I wish to call the attention of the people through you, Mr. Superintendent, to the unfortunate situation in which we find ourselves, since we pay salaries so much smaller than those paid by the surrounding towns. We have in the High School now only five of the teachers who were here last year. More than half of the faculty has changed. In some cases, the change has been a double one within the period of six months. It is, of course, very obvious that so many changes are not good for the pupils nor the school. We cannot expect to accomplish all that we ought, unless we keep teachers long enough for the students and the teachers to get acquainted with each other. We are sure that we have always had a very good corps of teachers but in many instances they stayed with us only until they were becoming really useful and then went to other fields. If it were possible to raise the maximum salary somewhat, it would help us immensely in holding a faculty together.
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Athletics
It seemed to us that the most crying need of athletics for the Saugus High School was some kind of organization, by means of which the finances of our athletics could be handled properly. With this idea in view, it was deemed advisable by the School Board to take the control of ath- letics out of the hands of the Athletic Association, and to discontinue that organization. In its place the school board established a so-called Athletic Council, which con- sists of five members; the Chairman of the School Board, the Superintendent of Schools, the Principal of the High School, and two members of the student body. The Coun- cil so constituted has been able to handle the financial situa- tion in such a way that at the present time only one bill is owed by the Council, and there is at present in the treasury nearly enough money to pay that bill, although the council inherited a debt of nearly one hundred dollars. We hope in the near future to be able to pay off the one debt re- maining and put our athletics on a firm basis financially, or at least on a firmer basis than they have been known to be recently.
BY-LAWS OF THE SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COUNCIL Membership
The membership of the Saugus High School Athletic Council shall consist of five members, namely: Chairman of the School Board, Superintendent of Schools, Principal of the High School and two members chosen by the High School student body from their number in June of each year.
Meetings
The Annual meeting of the Council for organization shall be held on the first Friday after the opening of school in September. Other meetings of the Council shall be at the call of the Secretary or as voted by the Council.
Order of Business
1. Reading of records of previous meeting or meetings.
2. Report of Secretary.
3. Report of committees.
4. New business.
5. Adjournment.
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Officers
The Officers of the Council shall be, Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Purchasing Agent.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Chairman
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings.
Secretary
The Secretary shall make and keep a record of all pro- ceedings of the Council both financial and secretarial.
Treasurer
The Treasurer shall collect and receive all funds for the Saugus High School Athletic Council and shall disburse the same as hereinafter provided and shall keep an accurate account of all moneys received and disbursed.
He shall upon a written order from the Secretary of the Council pay to the team managers from time to time such sums as may be needed for guaranties or traveling expenses of the teams.
He shall pay all other bills as voted by the Council from time to time, or upon the written approval of not less than three members of the council, one of whom must be the Chairman of the School Board or the Superintendent of Schools.
He shall be prepared to give a correct report of the finan- cial condition of the Council at all its meetings.
Purchasing Agent
The Purchasing Agent, who must be a member of the Council, shall purchase all supplies and necessities of the High School Athletics as directed by the Council. He shall present to the Council from time to time a statement of the needs of the Council as they occur to him. No order for the purchase of Athletic goods shall be given by any other person than the purchasing agent and by him only when so directed by the Council either by a vote of the Council assembled in meeting or by an order signed by not less than three members of the Council, one of whom must be the Chairman of the School Committee or the Superintendent of Schools.
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Athletic Activities
The athletic activities shall be under the immediate con- trol of the Athletic Council. The Athletic Council shall from time to time, as it sees fit, appoint such managers of teams as it shall deem necessary.
Duties of Team Managers
It shall be the duty of the team manager to arrange a schedule of games for his team for the ensuing season.
No final arrangements for any games shall be made by the manager without the advice and consent of the Athletic Coach or the Principal of the High School.
No schedule of games shall be considered final until the same is approved by the Athletic Council.
It shall be the duty of the team manager to present in advance a written statement to the Secretary of the Coun- cil of the financial needs of each game.
It shall be the duty of the team manager to see that all property belonging to his team is properly cared for.
Coach
The coaching, training and disciplining of all athletic teams must be done by the coach appointed by the Council. Said coach may from time to time get such assistance as he desires in carrying on his duties as coach However, no expense for such assistance must be incurred by the coach unless previously so voted by the Council.
Team Captains
The captains of the different High School athletic teams shall be chosen by the members of each team. The captain shall assist the coach in the training of the team and shall perform whatever other duties that the coach may assign.
Eligibility of Students to Athletic Teams
No person who is not a student of the Saugus High School in good and regular standing shall be eligible to play on any athletic team representing the Saugus High School. The final decision of a pupil's standing for this purpose must at all times be determined by the Principal of the High School.
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These By-Laws may be amended at any meeting by a majority vote.
Adopted December 20, 1916.
We think the support which the school has given athletics this year is something to be commended and we feel very much encouraged thereby.
There is a greatly felt need for some permanent provision for our athletics in the shape of an athletic field. We should have an athletic field with proper seating arrange- ments. This field should be surrounded by a fence. We do not as yet see our way to obtain such a field, but we hope soon to be able to present some plan by which this may be accomplished. We need also, in connection with our ath- letic activities, a gymnasium. No school can in any sense be considered modern which does not have a gymnasium, and in which there is no provision for the physical develop- ment of the pupils. We, unfortunately, have no gymnasium and can not therefore provide proper physical training for our students. This is extremely deplorable and should certainly be remedied.
Things Accomplished
The first thing that was done after I came was the cat- aloging of all the books in the High School .by introducing a card system and by arranging books in specific places. There is in the office now a record of all the books of the school. This record is continuously up-to-date and indi- cates where each set of books is to be found. The value of this system is twofold: first, it prevents the loss or destruction of books; second, it shows to the students that the school has a very exact account of the books loaned, and in consequence the student is more careful of the books loaned to him. The cataloging of these books was an ex- tremely long and tedious task, which occupied a large part of my summer, but I feel sure that the labor was well spent.
At the beginning of this year we offered to the pupils courses in public speaking in order that they may have an opportunity of securing instruction in this most important branch of school work. We teachers feel especially en- couraged that so many of the students have taken this
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subject since there is no provision for giving diploma credits for the work done. It is so often the case, in these days of ours, that students are interested only in getting their "points" and do not think of the value to them of what they are learning. It is our plan to have in the spring a public speaking contest, and we hope to be able to show. that the time spent in this work has been well worth while.
One of the most pleasant as well as profitable activities of the school is the debating club, which is having an ex- tremely prosperous year. We have had an average of twenty-five at our meetings, which occur every other Tues- day afternoon. The students have manifested a decided interest and have shown considerable ability in debating and also in entertaining the debating society in various ways.
Failures in Subjects by Classes.
First year students . . . 16.4 Third year students . . 5.7
Second year students . 9.4 Fourth year students . 1.4
Failures in First Year Subjects
Man. Training . 3 Civics 11
Algebra . 12
Latin .
5
Ancient History 11 Pen. and Spelling 9
English 13 El. Science 3
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Failures in Second Year Subjects
Typewriting 7 Geometry 2
French .
6
English . 3
Biology
3
Spelling and Pen. 2
Bookkeeping
11 Manual Training 1
Med. History 2 Cæsar 1
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Failures in Third Year Subjects
French .
2 Com. Arithmetic 2
Bookkeeping
2
Physics 2
Cicero
1 Typewriting 1
English.
2 Plane Geometry 1
Stenography
1
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Failures in Fourth Year Subjects
Chemistry 1 German 1
2
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Graduation
The graduating class in June, 1916, had twenty-eight members, nine boys and nineteen girls. Thirteen of the twenty-eight members are pursuing their education in some higher school. This year there will probably be about forty to graduate, a fact which is encouraging to those who are interested in seeing boys and girls get a good education. We hope that the graduating classes will con- tinue to increase in numbers.
Attendance
The average per cent. of attendance last year was ninety- two and a fraction, a per cent. very much lower than it ought to be. I am sure it would be possible to have a great improvement in this particular if the boys and girls of the school and their parents should see the importance of regular and punctual attendance. In whatever position a pupil finds himself after he leaves school, he will, no doubt, be required to be regularly in his place and he will also be required to be there on time. Such things as regularity and punctuality are habits. The time of habit formation is during the school days of the child. Proper habits and bad ones as well are more easily formed at this time than at any other. The good habits formed at school will always be of use to the pupil, and bad habits will always be a hinderance to him. We put in a plea therefore through you, Mr. Superintendent, that the parents tirelessly work with us to see that the two things above mentioned are truly inculcated into the pupils of our school. I know from experience that it is possible to have the attendance in a much larger school always above 96%. I think it is possible to have it as good in Saugus High School. This, however, like many other things, the school cannot accomplish without the very active assistance of the parents of our pupils.
Present Needs
In considering the things which are needed in order to give us the proper facilities for handling our work, I shall mention only those things which are essential. First of all, we are sadly in need of space and proper apparatus for the teaching of Drawing. Miss Cooper, our Drawing teacher, is doing splendid work under conditions which make good
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work all but impossible. She has no place whatever to put the very little equipment which she has. She is obliged to hold her classes in the laboratory which is used for both Physics and Chemistry, a place entirely unfit for the con- duct of her work. With the beginning of the Junior High School, it is probable that the Drawing teacher will spend three days in this building, and there ought immediately to be some provision made so that she may handle her work properly. The most feasible plan for doing this, is to par- tition off from the present assembly hall the back alcove, and to furnish that alcove with Drawing tables made for the purpose. There ought also to be some tables or cabinets so that Drawing boards with drawings on them could be put away. It seems to me that it is not quite fair to ask any teacher to work under such unfavorable conditions as now exist, and I urge that something be done to remedy this state of affairs.
At the present time there is no study hall in the Saugus High School. All of the pupils do their studying where recitations are going on. This is most unsatisfactory. The result is, in many cases, that little studying is done, and in other cases, that the results of study are not good. In other words, the pupils are not able to accomplish much dur- ing the time allotted to them for study, because of the distractions caused by the recitations going on. With the completion of the addition to the High School we shall have a new assembly hall. This circumstance gives an excellent opportunity to remodel the present assembly hall into a study hall. By doing this, the building would accommodate one hundred more pupils than it now accom- modates, and we would besides have the much needed study hall. Remodeling would mean, necessarily, having a sky- light built to give the proper amount of light at the cost probably, of six or seven hundred dollars. There would be, I believe, furniture enough to equip adequately a new study hall. A quiet place to study is something that the Town owes to the children, and this is an opportunity to provide for it.
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