Town annual report of Saugus 1925, Part 15

Author: Saugus (Mass.)
Publication date: 1925
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 238


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Following the custom of two previous years, Dr. Jones of the State Board of Health gave the Schick test on November 19, 1925, to 203 pupils. This test has been very helpful in checking diphtheria. We have had very few cases of the disease among the school children since we started the test, and none among those pupils who had submitted to the test.


Fewer children have been excluded for pediculosis this year than on any previous year, and although the disease is still preva- lent, in all cases the conditions are improved.


When a contagious disease has been reported and excluded I have found it very helpful to conduct a daily inspection of that class room and exclude all suspicious cases from school.


On Tuesday and Thursday mornings I assist Dr. Beckman at the Dental Clinic. During the Tuesdays and Thursdays of September and October I assisted Dr. Beckman at the different schools in the examination of the children's teeth. The number of children treated at the Dental Clinic will be found in the Dental Clinic report.


In closing, I wish to thank you, Mr. Lambert, the School Committee, the School Physicians and the teachers, for the help- ful cooperation I have received in my work.


Respectfully submitted


MARY E. DONOVAN, R. N.


Report of Physical Supervisor


Mr. J. W. Lambert, Superintendent of Schools, Saugus, Mass. :


DEAR MR. LAMBERT :- It gives me very great pleasure to submit to you my annual report as Supervisor of Physical Educa- tion of the town of Saugus for the year 1925.


Since my last report, one year ago, much progress has been made and the results show that the system of physical education has become recognized in its place as a definite cog in the machinery of our public schools system and now compares favor-


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ably with the system used in, and the results obtained in other cities and towns throughout the state.


The program that was in use last year remains substantially the same except that the visit of the supervisor to each grade is once every two weeks and the lesson is for thirty minutes where formerly it was for fifteen minutes every week


At the beginning of the year 1925 it became my opportunity to address the Parent-Teachers Associations of the various schools and explain to them the work that was being done, and show them how even better results could be obtained by close co-opera- tion of parent and teacher especially in correcting faulty habits of posture, in the child, which are often more apparent in the home than elsewhere. In this line I met with hearty response showing the interest of the parent in the physical development of the child to be equally as great as the interest in the mental development.


At this time the plea for additional playground equipment for use during recess was put before the various Associations and now in each school will be found basket balls, volley balls, and playground balls enabling even the shyest child to engage in some form of competitive game during the daily recess. This feature in itself is a great step of advancement.


On May 15, 1925, took place the first annual physical educa- tion field day of the schools. Approximately two thousand pupils took an active part towards making this affair the success it turned out to be. The pupils of the various schools were transported, by bus to the High School, where they assembled in military formation for the parade to the athletic field. Arriving at the field an open formation was assumed and the entire student body of the town gave an exhibition in calisthenics. Following this mass drill came the review before the judges and then an exhibition wand drill by the pupils of the Roby School first grade. The final mass drill was a scarf dance by the girls of the Ballard School fifth and sixth grades, under the direction of Miss Nelson. Following the conference of the judges the Ballard School was awarded the banner for excellency in march- ing and calisthenic drill. This banner will remain at the Ballard School until the field day of 1926 when it will be awarded to the school winning the competition at that time.


The activities of the afternoon closed with an athletic meet in which five hundred representatives of the grade schools as well as junior and senior high schools competed. Individual prizes in the form of ribbons were awarded the winners in each event, and prizes were also awarded to the schools and classes winning the team races.


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Representatives of the surrounding cities and towns were present during the exercises.


The school year closed with the tabulating of the weights and measurements of every pupil, so that any parent can obtain in- formation of this nature concerning his child. It gave me great satisfaction to note the complete cure of several cases of scoliosis and marked improvement in others.


Following the assumption of Stackpole's Field by the town, as a public playground, and the investing of the powers of play- ground commission in the School Department, it was decided to place an instructor on the field for a period of eight weeks during July and August. This step was somewhat in the nature of an experiment and although inadequate equipment was available, the average daily attendance during the eight weeks was between forty and fifty children. It was the hearty co-operation of the Cliftondale Civic League in loaning certain pieces of equipment that made this possible. Judging from results of last summer I can readily predict a very successful playground pro- gram for another year when suitable apparatus can be obtained.


On the opening of the school year in September the continu- ation of the previous system was assumed and at present great improvement can be noticed over last year due to the fact that both teachers and pupils are familiar with the system, and that closer co-operation is being obtained.


Of my recommendations of last year, two of the three have been realized, namely :-


I. Additional time is allowed for physical education classes.


2. Each school is provided with a certain amount of play- ground equipment.


In closing I wish to express my appreciation of the co-oper- ation received from you Mr. Lambert, from the School Depart- ment, teachers, school physicians, the Cliftondale Civic League, Mrs. Donovan, and those who are loyally supporting this program.


RECOMMENDATIONS


I. A female teacher be engaged to assist in the direction of physical education of the girls.


2. Appropriations be made for equipment and maintenance of summer playgrounds on Stackpole's Field and the new Clif- tondale Playground.


Respectfully submitted


WILLIAM P. BANGS,


Physical Supervisor.


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GENERAL SCHOOL STATISTICS


Number of public schools based on the single classroom as a


unit


.


73


Number of pubic buildings used for school purposes II


Number of resident minors, April i, 1925, ages 5 to 7, boys, 306 ; girls, 290 Number of resident minors, April 1, 1925, ages 7 to 14, boys,950 ; girls, 940 Number of resident minors, April 1, 1925, ages 14 to 21, boys, 194 ; girls, 180 Number between 14 and 16 years of age given employment certificates 74


Average school membership for school year, closing June 30, 1925


2,631


Average daily attendance for school year closing June 30, 1925, 2,490


Percentage of attendance based on membership for school year closing June 30, 1925 .946


Enrollment fall term, 1925


2,839


Population of town


12,743


Assessed valuation of taxable property, including December assessment . $11,898,152.00


Tax per thousand, all purposes


. $37.85


Amount appropriated, all purposes · $528,888.13.00 Amount of above appropriation, granted School Department, general fund . . $172,500.00


Amount expended, general expenses (less refunds) .


Rates of school appropriation (general expenses) to total appropriation .326


Appropriation for school repairs $9,6450.00


Transferred to school repairs account by Finance Committee, $900.00


Amount expended for repairs


Valuation of school property and equipment (estimated), $443,404.18 Rate per cent of valuation, used for repairs .025


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MEMBERSHIP BY GRADES AND BY SCHOOLS, JANUARY 1, 1926


Grades


I


2


3


4


5


6


7


8


9


IO


II


12 P.G. Tot. by Schs.


Armitage School


44


39


33


26


39


40


221


Ballard School .


·


36


35


32


35


40


33


211


Ballard School .


75


Cliftondale School


44


42


43


40


169


Emerson School


26


27


IO


27


30


120


Felton School


45


40


48


47


44


39


263


Lynnhurst Schcol


12


17


16


19


19


9


92


Mansfield School


40


41


38


40


159


North Saugus School


18


17


23


13


I2


9


92


Oaklandvale School .


19


6


II


II


15


8


70


Roby School


47


45


45


38


40


33


248


Roby School


19


19


15


19


72


High School


·


275


220


256


108


64


64


I


988


Total .


.


331


309


308


298


288


258


245


220


256


108


64


64


I


2,780


.


TOWN DOCUMENTS.


-


-


[Dec. 31


37


38


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1925]


REGISTRATION OF TEACHERS SEPTEMBER 1, 1925 Corps of Teachers and Janitors


Name and Residence


First Election


Subjects


Telephone


Miss Mildred Bee 151 Burrill street Swampscott,


1922


Stenography


Breakers 9426-R


Miss Morelle Connell 17 Lander street


Lynn, Mass.


1921


English


Breakers 4052-R


Mrs. Marian Emmett 26 Prospect street


1917


Geography


Saugus


Vernon Evans


88 Chestnut street


1921


History


Saugus-805


Miss Jane Ione Foster 139 Newbury street Boston


1924


Spanish


Back Bay-6466


Miss Gladys Hartshorn Summer street


1923


Civics


Saugus-264-J


Edward Hayes


259 Lincoln avenue


1925


English


Saugus 567-W


William Lowell


93 Vine street


1925


Science


Saugus 299-W


Elizabeth Marsh


12 Wyman road


Swampscott


1920


Latin


Breakers 4263-J


Hazel Marrison


19 First street


192 1 Com'l Subjects


Saugus 186-R


Margaret McIntyre 21 Prospect street


1925 Drawing


Saugus 141-R


Ruth Motherwell


22 Warwick road


Melrose


1922 English


Melrose 0692


Arthur Nish


821 Summer street Lynn, Mass.


1924


Mathematics


Lynn 4667


Hazel Reid


The Breakers


Lynn, Mass.


1924 French


Breakers 8295


Miriam Rideout


26 Summer street


1924


Mathematics


Saugus 736-R


Fanny Spinney


27 Summer street


1925


French


Saugus 456-M


Robert R. Webber


60 Summer street


1922


Principal


Amy Wiggin


28 Sachem street


1922


Bookkeeping


Breakers 6211-M


Delbert Wheeler 75 Silsbee street Lynn, Mass.


1921 Science


Gurney Hall 75262


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Name and Residence Mabel Willey 41 Vine street Mrs. Mabel Williams 62 Jasper street


First Election Subjects


Telephone


1918


Bookkeeping


Saugus 106-M


1918


English


Saugus 176-Y


Emily Woodbury 28 Sachem street, Lynn Carol Cunningham 240 Lincoln avenue


1922


Dom. Science


Breakers 6211-M


1925


English


Saugus 677-M


JUNIOR HIGH


Mabel W. Brown 264 Riverside avenue, Medford


1922 English


Mystic 29


Mr. N. B. Corthell 5 Raddin terrace


1917 Manual Training


Saugus 634-J


Mr. John A. Carter 14 Clifton street


I924 Geography


Saugus 531-M


Lillian Connell


222 Euclid avenue


E. Lynn, Mass.


1922


English


Breakers 7249.M


Dorothy P. Hall


18 Foster street


1923


Sewing


Saugus 333-M


Mrs. Emma B. Hughes 18 Kent street


1914


English


M. Eckless Nay


83 North Common street


Lynn, Mass.


1920


History


Breakers 9064-J


Elizabeth E. Nelson


51 Essex street


1913


Reading, Spelling


Saugus 207-R


Alta Patten


42 Clifton avenue


I 924


English


Saugus 388-M


Mrs. Elsie D. Phillips 8 Milton Street Lynn, Mass.


I920


Arithmetic


Lynn 5693-R


Mrs. Elnora Rice


13 Putnam street


1921


Arithmetic


Saugus 594-J


Mittie J. Smith


3 East Denver street


19II


Arithmetic


Saugus 205-W


Elizabeth Taylor II Granite Road


1914 Geography


Saugus 74€


Martha Walker


The Breakers, Lynn, Mass.


1923


Dom. Science


Breakers 8295


Vera Wentworth


15 Myrtle street


1923


History


Saugus 90


Alice Willis 5 Willis street


1923


Arithmetic


Saugus 365


C. Francis Woods 28 Elsmere avenue Lynn, Mass.


1922


Music


Breakers 6448-R


Rita Smith 26 Summer street


1925 Music


736-R


1925]


JANITORS


Andrew C. Lynn 17 E. Denver street


Edgar MacDougall, Assistant


275 Lincoln avenue


LYNNHURST SCHOOL, Cleveland Avenue


Name and Residence


First Election


Grade


Telephone


Mary A. Bridgham, Principal 28 Cleveland avenue


192I


5-6


Saugus 735-J


Helen Bacon


142 Walnut street


1923


3-4


Saugus 366-W


Marie Reynolds


59 Pine street, Swampscott


1921


I-2


Breakers 4336-W


JANITOR


James Church


Edison street


MANSFIELD SCHOOL, Wendall Street Alice Seaver, Principal 33 Chestnut street 1911 4


Saugus 94-J


Marah Stebbins


57 Essex street


1907


2


Saugus 581-M


Mildred Willard


15 Myrtle street


1917 3


Saugus 90


Hazel Lindsey 8 Bailey avenue


1925


1


Saugus 213-M


JANITOR


Johnston Montgomery


Stocker street


NO. SAUGUS SCHOOL, Water Street


Mrs. Sarah A. Curtis, Principal 43 Mt Vernon street


1923


5-6


Saugus 688-M


S. Barbara Allen


132 Walnut street 1922


1-2


Saugus 648-M


Eda G. Shannon


132 Walnut street


1925


3-4


Saugus 648-M


OAKLANDVALE SCHOOL, Main Street Mrs. Elsie Foster, Principal 4 Liberty street 1920


3-4


Saugus 98-1


Miss Josephine Freeman


1922


I-2


Saugus 272-


Miss Minnie A. Swinnerton 5 Round Hill road


1925


5-6


Saugus 138-RK


JANITOR


Joseph Quint


47 Essex street


Saugus 581-W


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Saugus 364


6 Bailey avenue


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ROBY SCHOOL, Main Street


Name and Residence


First Election


Grade


Telephone


Archibald G. Coldwell, Principal


73 Central avenue


Lynn, Mass.


1922


6


Breakers 9859


Gertrude Anderson 30 Taylor street


1925


5-6


Saugus 414-M


Bessie Boynton


II Harvest street


Lynn, Mass.


1924


5


Breakers 1573-JK


Esther Crowe


5 Round Hill road


1923


4


Saugus 138-RK


Annie Wilson


30 Pearson street


1925


3-5


Saugus 138-W


Pauline Emery 5 Round Hill road


1923


3


Saugus 138-RK


Amy L Carlton


655 Western avenue Lynn, Mass.


1925


2


Julia Nourse 5 Pleasant street


1617


I


Saugus 281-W


James Marshland


JANITOR 196 Winter street


Saugus 377-J


ARMITAGE SCHOOL, Essex Street


Mrs. Lilla G. Quint, Principal 47 Essex street


1898


6


Saugus 581-W


Phyllis Smith


5 Hayden road


1923


6


Saugus 183-J


Frances McCormack 181 Essex street


1925


5


Saugus 44-X


Mabelle Edmands


181 Essex street


1923


3


Saugus 44-X


Hazel Adams


13 Park street Jeanette Nicholson


1922


2


Saugus 218-M


27 Tremont street Malden, Mass.


1911


I


Malden 2691-W


JANITOR


Joseph Quint


47 Essex street


Saugus 581-W


JANITOR


George Porter


Broadway


1925]


Name and Residence First Election Grade Telephone


BALLARD SCHOOL, Richards Street Mrs. Pauline R. Peckham, Principal 329 Central street


1908


6a


Saugus 895


Ella Blaisdell


7 Newhall street, Lynn, Mass .


1925


6b


Breakers 55488


Mabel Nelson


37 Spencer avenue


1923


5


Saugus 644-T


Elsie Perkins


13 Wakefield avenue


1925


5b


Mildred Williamson


3 Vincent street Mrs. Enid Bohnton


1924


4


Saugus 22-W


12 W. Baltimore street Lynn, Mass.


1924


3


Breakers 8937


Dorothy Baldwin


48 Cleveland avenue


1925


2


Saugus 137-M


Elizabeth Blanford


121 Bartlett road Winthrop, Mass.


1924


I


Ocean 0311-J


JANITOR


Charles Rhodes


81 Lincoln avenue


Saugus 306-W


CLIFTONDALE SCHOOL, Essex Street


Mrs. Myra Beckman, Principal 14 Essex street


1913 3


Saugus 505


Elsie Farrar


29 Western avenue


1925


4


Saugus 841-M


Florence Lewis


8 Kent street


1922


Saugus 56-M


Clara Trowbridge


216 West Foster street


Melrose Mass.


1892


I


JANITOR


George Atkinson


7 East Denver street


Saugus 497


EMERSON SCHOOL, Lincoln Avenue


M. Pearl Peterson, Principal 24 Fairview avenue


1919


Saugus 518-M


Gertrude Chapman


119 Salem street Malden, Mass.


1912


4-5


Malden 2897-M


Edna Bailey


15 Myrtle street


1923


2


Saugus 90


Elva Batchelder


13 Park street


1925


I


218-W


George Atkinson


JANITOR 7 East Denver street


Saugus 947


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SAUGUS PUBLIC LIDRANT


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FELTON SCHOOL, Central Street


Namc and Residence


First Election


Grade


Telephone


Maria E. Smith, Principal 51 Essex street


1892


6


Saugus 207-R


Annie Mowrey


15 Myrtle street


1923


I


Saugns 90


Virginia Nason 5 Ash street


1925


5


Saugus 481-W


Sarah Hubbard


15 Myrtle street


1923


4


Saugus 90


Angela Thayer 189 Forest street, Medford


1923


2


Mystic 0243 . M


S. Cordelia Townsend


45 Ash street


1925


3


Saugus 481-W


JANITOR


William Blossom


II Vine street


Saugus 292-M


SPECIAL TEACHERS


Margaret Cameron 22 Avon street


1920


Penmanship 301-R


Laura Cram


89 Broad street


Lynn, Mass. 1920


Music


Breakers-3280


Anstrice Kellogg


332 Lincoln avenue


1923 Drawing


718-M


William Bangs


Central street


1923


Physical Training


823-V


SCHOOL PHYSICIANS


Dr. Myron Davis


24 Main street


I & 2


Saugus 239


Dr. Leroy Furbish


272 Lincoln avenue 2 & 4


Saugus 120-J


Dr. G. W. Gale


68 Lincoln avenue 3 & 5


Saugus 638


SCHOOL NURSE


Mrs. Mary Donovan


Broadway, Lynnfield, Mass.


Lynn 75090


The following changes in our teaching force have taken place since the opening of school in September :


J. Ione Foster, suceeded by Erastine Gilmore.


Napoleon B. Corthell succeeded by Paul Bund.


Rita Smith succeeded by Loretta Mullen.


Pauline Emery succeeded by Florence Carey.


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