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I would therefore recommend that arrangements be made to have the charges for water committed and collections made in the same manner as sewer assessments are handled at the present time. This is a distinct departure from the present method, and while it will relieve the commis- sioners of the responsibility of collecting, it will not take away any of their authority regarding the department and will work for the best inter- ests of the town as a whole.
The securities of the several funds were not examined at this time, but will be reported upon at the end of the year,
Appended to this report are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash and of the debt and interest coupon account, together with summaries of the tax and assessment accounts.
While engaged in making the audit, I received the usual co-operation from the several town officials, and I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express to them my appreciation of the assistance rendered.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD H. FENTON,
Chief Examiner.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
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RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Cash on hand January 1, 192 1 :
General
. $129,555 61
Water
930 91
$130,486 52
Receipts January I to June 30, 1921 :
General
. $244,443 78
Water
22,043 79
266,487 57
$396,974 09
Payments January I to June 30, 1921 :
General
· $350,077 40
Water
21,879 22 .
$371,956 62
Cash on hand June 30, 1921 :
General
$23,921 99 ·
Water .
1,095 48
25,017 47
$396,974 09
Balance June 30, 1921 :
Central National Bank
$6,328 14
Manufacturers' National Bank
3,553 59
Webster and Atlas National Bank
270 96
Security Trust Company
13,769 30
$23,921 99
Security Trust Company (water )
1,095 48
$25,017 47
Central National Bank.
Balance June 30, 1921, per bank statement
$6,535 64
Balance June 30, 1921, per check book
$6,328 14
Outstanding checks, per list .
207 50
$6,535 64
Manufacturers' National Bank.
Balance June 30, 1921, per bank statement
$3,572 39
Balance June 30, 1921, per check book & .
$3,553 59
Outstanding checks, per list . .
18 80
$3,572 39
Webster and Atlas National Bank.
Balance June 30, 1921, per bank statement
$386 68
Balance June 30, 1921, per check book $270 96
Outstanding checks, per list
115 72
$386 68
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS.
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Security Trust Company.
Balance June 30, 1921, per bank statement
$15,771 03
Balance June 30, 1921, per check book ·
$13,769 30
Outstanding checks, per list
2,001 73
$15,771 03
Security Trust Company. (Water Department. )
Balance June 30, 1921, per bank statement .
$1,663 88
Balance June 30, 1921, per check book
$1,095 48
Outstanding checks
568 40
$1,663 88
Bond and Interest Coupon Account.
Commonwealth Trust Company.
Balance January 1, 1921 .
$26 25
Deposits January 1, to June 30, 1921
6,296 25
$6,322 50
Notes and bonds paid
$3,000 00
Coupons paid .
3,252 50
Balance June 30, 1921, per bank statement
70 00
$6,322 50
Coupons due and not presented for payment :
Sewer loan due September 1, 1915 .
$17 50
Water loan due February 1, 1921
17 50
Water loan due April 1, 1921
35 00
$70 00
First National Bank.
Balance January 1, 1921 .
$20 00
Deposits January I to June 30, 1921
37,638 65
$37,658 65
Notes and bonds paid
$13,000 00
Coupons paid . ·
9,060 00
Balance June 30, 1921, per bank statement
15,598 65
$37,658 65
Coupons due and not presented for payment :
High School addition due May 1, 1921
$85 00
Sewerage loan, due May 1, 1921 . 25 00
Humphrey street loan, due June 1, 1921
20 00
Stacey brook sewerage, due January 15, 1921,
22 50
$152 50
Coupons and Notes due July 1, 1921 :
Machon school bonds
$7,000 00
Machon school interest
3,360 00
Public park and town hall bond
500 00
Public park and town hall interest .
146 25
Miscellaneous bonds
1,000 00
Miscellaneous bonds interest
67 50
Fire Department bond
1,000 00
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Fire Department bond interest
$33 75
New Machon schoolhouse land loan interest,,
92 40
Sewer loan bond
500 00
Sewer loan bond interest
90 00
Water loan bond
1,000 00
Water loan interest .
656 25
$15,446 15
$15,598 65
Taxes 1917.
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger
$2 26
Outstanding February 28, 1921 .
$2 15
Cash on hand February 28, 1921 (Mr. Bubier)
II
$2 26
Committed to new collector
$2 15
Cash on hand March 1, 1921 (new collector)
II
$2 26
Payments to treasurer March 1 to June 30, 1921, $0 II
Abated March I to June 30, 1921 2 15
$2 26
Taxes 1918.
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger $2 00
Overpayment (page 22 line 15, to be adjusted) 6 00
Unlocated difference (to be adjusted) . 8 00
$16 00
Outstanding February 28, 1921, per list
$16 00
Committed to new collector
$16 00
Abatements March I to June 30, 192 I .
$16 00
Taxes 1919.
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per accountant's
ledger ·
$11,412 41
Unlocated difference
.
IO 75
$11,423 16
Payments to treasurer January 1, 1921, to Febru- ary 28, 1921
$1,978 86
Outstanding February 28, 1921 . .
.
9,444 30
$11,423 16
Committed to new collector
$9,444 30
Payments to treasurer, March 1 to June 30, 1921, $6,712 17
Taxes credited as moth 25
Outstanding June 30, 1921, per list
2,731 88
$9,444 30
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Outstanding July 1, 1921 .
$2,731 88 Payments to treasurer July I to July 8, 192 1
$730 72
Outstanding July 8, 1921, per list
2,001 16
$2,731 88
Taxes 1920.
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger
$53,186 02
Overpayment (refunded)
IO 35
Poll committed
5 00
Overpayment
50
Payments to treasurer, January 1, 1921, to
February 28, 1921 · .
$10,914 72
Abatements January 1, 1921, to February 28, 1921 ·
206 24
Outstanding February 28, 1921 ·
42,080 91
$53,201 87
Committed to new collector
$7,665 83
Abatements March I to June 30, 1921
55 76
Cash on hand June 30, 1921 (paid treasurer in July, 1921)
11,494 03
Outstanding June 30, 1921, per list
22,865 29
$42,080 91
Outstanding July 1, 1921
$22,865 29
Cash on hand July 1, 1921 .
11,494 03
$34,359 32
Payments to treasurer to July 15, 1921
$12,729 71
Cash on hand July 15, 1921
159 85
Outstanding July 15, 1921, per list
21,469 76
$34,359 32
Taxes 1921 (poll.)
Commitment (to new collector ) .
$9,980 00
Payments to treasurer to June 30, 1921
$3,327 00
Abatements to June 30, 1921
38 00
Cash on hand June 30, 192 1
515 00
Outstanding June 30, 1921, per list
6,100 00
$9,980 00
Cash on hand July 1, 1921 .
$515 00
Outstanding July 1, 1921
6,100 00
Supplementary polls added to July 22, 1921
65 00
$6,680 00
Payments to treasurer July 1 to July 22, 1921
$5,230 00
Abatements July I to July 22, 1921
113 00
Cash on hand July 22, 192I
317 00
Outstanding July 22, 1921, per list
1,020 00
$6,680 00
DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS.
192 1]
$53,201 87
$42,080 91 Payments to treasurer March I to June 30, 1921,
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Moth Assessments, 1918.
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger
$2 25
Outstanding June 30, 192 1 . Moth Assessments, 1919.
$2 25
Outstanding, January 1, 1921, per ledger .
$68 54
Payments to treasurer, January I to February 28, 1921
$3 20
Outstanding February 28, 192 1
65 34
$68 54
Committed to new collector
$65 34
Taxes credited as moth (to be adjusted)
.25
$65 59
Payments to treasurer March I, to June 30, 1921 $46 34
Outstanding June 30, 1921, per list
19 25
$65 59
Outstanding July 1, 1921
$19 25
Payments to treasurer July 1 to July 8, 1921
$15 25
Outstanding July 8, 1921, per list
4 00
$19 25
Moth Assessment, 1920.
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger
$215 45
Overpayment (refunded )
2 00
$217 45
Payments to treasurer, January I to February 28,
1921 .
$16 75
Outstanding February 28, 1921 . 200 70
$217 45
Committed to new collector .
$200 70
Payments to treasurer March 1 to June 30, 1921
$25 75
Outstanding June 30, 1921 .
174 95
$200 70
Outstanding July 1, 1921 . .
$174 95
Payments to treasurer July 1 to 15, 1921
$21 50
Outstanding July 15, 1921, per list · 153 45
$174 95
Sidewalk Assessments, 1918.
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger .
$ IO
Outstanding June 30, 1921 .
IO
Sidewalk Assessments, 1919.
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger
$88 90
Payments to treasurer January 1, 1921, to Feb- ruary 28, 1921 . $22 92
Outstanding February 28, 1921
65 98
$88 90
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS.
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Committed to new collector
$65 98
Payments to treasurer March I to June 30, 1921,
$65 98
Sidewalk Assessments, 1920.
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger ·
$216 63
Payments to treasurer January 1, 1921, to Feb- ruary 28, 1921 .
$20 42
Outstanding February 28, 192 1
196 21
$215 63
Committed to new collector
$196 21
Apportioned and not due
$27 00
Outstanding June 30, 192I
169 21
$196 21
Unapportioned Sewer Assessments.
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger
$256 62
Overpayment
20 00
$276 62
Abatements January I to February 28, 1921 $55 00
Outstanding February 28, 1921 . .
221 62
$276 62
Outstanding March 1, 1921, (not recommitted to new collector) .
$221 62
Commitment to new collector
1,993 25
$2,214 87
Payments to treasurer March I to June 30, 1921, Unapportioned sewer assessment credited as 1919 apportioned sewer assessment . ·
193 12
Unapportioned sewer assessment committed, again on 1920 tax books, and paid with taxes,
28 50
Cash on hand June 30, 1921
277 12
Outstanding June 30, 1921 .
1,237 4I
$2,214 87
Outstanding July 1, 1921
$1,237 41
Cash on hand July 1, 1921 .
277 12
Payments to treasurer July 1 to July 8, 1921
$299 35
Outstanding July 8, 1921, per list
1,215 18
$1,514 53
Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1918. Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger $195 54
Outstanding June 30, 1921
$195 54
$478 72
$1,514 53
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Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1919.
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger ·
$235 56 .23
Payments to treasurer January 1, 1921, to Feb- ruary 28, 1921 , .
$5 67
Outstanding February 28, 1921
230 12
$235 79
Committed to new collector
$230 12
Sewer bills credited a apportioned sewer
assessments
193 12
$423 24
Payments to treasurer March 1, 1921, to June 30,
1921
$345 25
Outstanding June 30, 1921, per list
77 99
$423 24
Outstanding July 1, 1921
$77 99
Cash on hand July 8, 1921
$21 71
Outstanding July 8, 1921, per list
56 28
$77 99
Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1920
Outstanding January 1, 1921, per ledger
$367 78
Outstanding February 28, 1921, per list
$367 78
Committed to new collector ·
$367 78
Paid treasurer March 1, 1921, to June 30, 1921 . $44 83
Sewer bills 1919 added to 1920 tax book, in error,
205 II
Cash on hand June 30, 192 1
II 78
Outstanding June 30, 1921 .
106 06
$367 78
Outstanding July 1, 1921
$106 06
Cash on hand July 1, 1921 .
II 78
$117 84
Payments to treasurer July I to July 15, 1921
$26 13
Outstanding July 15, 1921, per list
91 71
$117 84
Overpayment
.
$235 79
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
1921]
SCHOOL COMMITTEE- 1921.
REV. EDWARD TILLOTSON, Chairman 60 Monument avenue Telephone 2481.
MRS. MABEL A. HARDY, Secretary Telephone 4041.
148 Burrill street
DR. JOHN VANNEVAR Telephone 6111-M
53 Farragut Road
Regular meeting, first Tuesday of each month.
Superintendent of Schools.
Harold F. Dow. 185 Burrill street, Telephone 8451-W
Office of Superintendent of Schools, Hadley School ; Telephone 2067. The Superintendent's Office is open on school days from 8:15 A.M., to 12 M. and from 1 to 5 P. M. ; Saturdays from 9 A. M. to 12 M.
The Superintendent's office hours on school days are from 8. 30 to 9 A.M., and from 2.30 to 4 P. M. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Other times, by appointment.
School Calendar.
Winter Term closes on Friday, February, 17, 1922. Spring Term begins on Monday, February 27, 1922. Spring Term closes on Tuesday, April 18, 1922. Summer Term begins on Tuesday, April 25, 1922. Summer Term closes Wednesday, June 21, 1922. High School Graduation, Thursday, June 22, 1922. Conference for Teachers, Wednesday, September 6, 1922. Fall Term begins on Thursday, September 7, 1922.
Legal Holidays.
The words "legal holiday" shall include the first day of January, the twenty-second day of February, the nineteenth day of April, the thirtieth day of May, the fourth day of July, the first Monday in September, the twelfth day of October, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, or the day following when any of the four days first mentioned, the twelfth day of October or Christmas day occurs on Sunday ; and the public offices shall be closed on all of said days .- Chapter 126, Acts of 1911.
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Observance of Flag Day.
Resolved : That the Governor shall annually set apart the fourteenth day of June as Flag Day, the date being the anniversary of the adoption of the national flag by the Continental Congress in the year seventeen hundred and twenty-seven ; and shall issue his proclamation recommend- ing that the day be observed by the people of the Commonwealth in the display of the flag and in such other ways as will be in harmony with the general character of the day .- Chapter 5, Resolves of 1911.
Hours of Session.
Junior and Senior High Schools and Grades V and VI, 8.30 A. M. to 1.30 P. M.
Grades III and IV, 8.30 A. M. to I P. M.
Grades I and II, 9 A. M. to I P. M.
No School Signal.
Two double strokes on the fire alarm, 2-2.
7.20 A. M. No school in the Junior or Senior High Schools and Grades V and VI.
7.50 A. M. No session in grades I to IV, inclusive.
Important : If the signal does not ring at 7.20 but rings at 7.50, sessions of school will be held in the Junior and Senior High Schools and grades V and VI, and no school in grades I to IV inclusive.
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1921]
Report of the School Committee.
To the Citizens of the Town of Swampscott :
Steady progress was made in the schools of the town in the year that closed on December 31. This progress was made possible by the increas- ing interest which the townspeople are taking in the educational affairs of their children, an interest that manifested itself in various ways from the opening of the year, when the needs of the department were given the recognition they deserved and ample funds for carrying along the work were provided. Your school committee has no complaint of any lack of support.
In this connection, however, we desire to call attention to the assistance given by the state through the return to the town of $10,470 as our share of the general school fund. This is a fund distributed by the state in November of each year, the amount being based on the experience of and salaries paid to the teachers. This sum does not come to the school department, but into the town treasury, and so reduces the amount the town must raise by taxation. Whenever the cost of our schools is reckoned this sum, therefore, should be subtracted. Next year we shall receive over $11,000 from this fund.
The most noteworthy event of the school year was the opening of the new Machon School building in September, thereby providing the chil- dren of that district adequate and comfortable quarters in which to pursue their elementary work. The new building has fulfilled every expectation and the town may well be proud of it. It will take care of the children of this district for some years to come and afford relief to the Clarke School, which for a long time has been severely taxed.
With this district cared for, attention is called to conditions in the easterly end of the town, where a great deal of new building has been done with more in contemplation. The Palmer School building was outgrown a few years ago and a portable building was purchased temporarily to take care of the overflow. The Palmer School building should be raised to provide for two more rooms to take care of already crowded conditions and the portable building removed, a project that should be undertaken this coming summer and which your committee recommends for action at the annual town meeting. There is every reason to expect a great deal of building activity throughout the town and a consequent considerable increase in the school population, a condition that must be met with adequate accommodations for their educational training.
It is interesting to note that the past year has not been marked by numerous resignations of teachers, a situation that is largely due to the fact that salary standards have been raised to a point where the town may reasonably expect a larger degree of permanency of service, a condition which must obtain if the educational advantages of the schools are to be
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placed upon a secure foundation. A constantly changing teachers' staff is extremely discouraging to efforts to build up and maintain a full measure of service. The people of the town will do well to continue to make the local schools attractive to teachers and to demand that salaries be sufficiently large to enable the school authorities to get and hold experienced teachers of intelligence and ability.
Your committee has adhered strictly to the general proposition that the schools are for all the children of the town and has endeavored at all times to administer their affairs without submission to any of those polit- ical or personal influences which are occasionally brought to bear. The best interests of all the children must ever be the true aim of the school committee, and any deviation from this rule must ultimately end in dis- aster to the school system. Personal bias, prejudice or partiality cannot enter into a just and equitable administration of the educational affairs of the town.
In carrying out the policies of the schools your committee has been ably and energetically aided by the superintendent, the principals and the teaching staff. There has been no instance of disloyalty in any of the integral parts of the school department. From superintendent to janitor's helpers there has been a self-evident disposition to do everything possible to contribute to the best welfare of the schools. Co-operation of this character canhot fail to attain a full measure of results, and your com- mittee looks upon the present school organization as an efficient force for the training and guidance of the youth of the community.
A new element in school affairs in the town has come into existence in the past few months, and your committee feels that it has a large oppor- tunity to become a helpful factor in the school life of the community. · The Parent-Teachers' Association has started out under most auspicious circumstances and a large and constantly growing interest in its prospec - tive work is being manifested. As an organized force, with the parents on the one hand and the teachers on the other, there are splendid oppor- tunities for the two elements to work in co-operation for improved results. It must be steadily borne in mind, however, that the great field for work for an organization of this character lies in, first, a thorough understand- ing of the needs of the schools, and, then, sympathetic and co-operative support of the teachers in their honest and sincere efforts to get a full measure of results from each child in the schools. Ignorance of conditions in the schools and lack of even a nodding acquaintance with the teachers who have the training of their child's mind through all the years of its most active development, have brought many parents into active antag- onism against measures put into operation for no other purpose than the very best intersts of the child involved. Your committee feels that a growing knowledge of the efforts which are daily being put forth by the superintendent, principals and teachers cannot fail to develop a larger and more intelligent co-operation and support among the citizens of the town.
Your committee desires to express its thanks to the townspeople for its generous support in the past year. The results attained have been gratify- ing to the committee and it hopes to be able in the year now opening to extend still further the benefits which the school system is giving to the children of the town. The parents of children in the schools are urged to visit the classrooms and converse with the teachers regarding the progress
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made by their children. This practice has increased somewhat during the past year, but it has not yet become so general as to annoy the janitors. Parents are welcome at any time during the school sessions.
REV. EDWARD TILLOTSON, Chairman, MRS. MABEL A. HARDY, DR. JOHN VANNEVAR.
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Report of Clerk of School Committee.
To the Members of the School Committee :
Following is a classified statement of the expenditures of the School Committee for the year ending December 31, 1921.
GENERAL EXPENSES
General
High
Elementary
School Committee
$662 47
Superintendent
5,983 72
EXPENSES OF INSTRUCTION
Supervisors .
$8,970 35
Principals
$2,799 96
$6,656 64
Teachers
15,665 50
47,900 95
Text Books
1,089 64
3,498 39
Supplies
2,107 40
4,669 82
EXPENSES OF MAINTENANCE
Repairs, etc.
713 19
1,294 57
AUXILIARY AGENCIES
Libraries
91 56
226 32
Health
100 00
350 00
Transportation
750 00
Tuition
22 50
702 00
Miscellaneous
242 92
497 79
EXPENSES OF OPERATION
Janitors
1,670 00
4,833 98
Fuel
2,619 12
7,333 28
Miscellaneous operating
882 16
1,898 83
OUTLAY EXPENSES.
New equipment ·
3,516 46
Totals
·
$19,133 00 $28,003 95
$80,612 57
Appropriation for year ending December 31, 1921 .
. $127,969 00
Expended for year ending December 31, 1921 . 127,749 52
Balance on hand December 31, 1921
$219 48
Special repairs appropriation
$4,000 00
Duncan Construction Co., contract and architect fees
$3,715 00
J. T. Morrison
65 08
Connell & McDermott
6
199 30
3,979 38
Balance on hand December 31 . ·
$20 62
Very respectfully yours,
A. W. STUBBS, Clerk.
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1921]
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
To the School Committee of the Town of Swampscott :
MRS. HARDY AND GENTLEMEN,- I present herewith my second report as superintendent of schools.
General conditions in the country at large are always reflected in the life of the schools, and as in the past year there have been all around us striking reactions to the unsettled post-war conditions, so have we found in our schools a gratifying tendency towards a more stable state of affairs. For example, there have been fewer changes in our teaching staff than for several years, substantial reductions have been noted in the costs of sup- plies, and the work of the schools has suffered fewer interruptions and pro- gressed more smoothly than at any time since before the war. It is not maintained that we have returned to "pre-war conditions," and except for economic reasons we have no desire to do so, for the schools have profited by the stern experiences of the past few years, education has progressed, and the future must see further advance rather than any retrogression.
Changes in Teaching Staff.
During the year 1921 only four members of the teaching staff left our employ. Robert Gibbs, supervisor of music, resigned ; Miss Carrie Fish was called home because of her parents' illness; Miss Marguerite Young resigned to be married; and Miss Grace Kent left to return to her home in the West. The vacancies caused by these resignations have been most acceptably filled by Miss Esther Nazarian, Miss Edna S. Bennett, Miss Clara Hinckley and Miss Lucretia Collins, respectively. Two new teachers, made necessary by increased enrollment, have been added by the election of Miss Pauline Hoit at the High School, and Miss Ruth James at the Machon School.
Miss Esther Nazarian, who succeeds Mr. Gibbs as supervisor of music, is a graduate of Boston University, where she studied music under Professor Marshall and Mr. Graham. She has had four years' experience in school work and brings to us a splendid enthusiasm and training which is rapidly giving us excellent school music. It was felt when Mr. Gibbs resigned that the size of our school system warranted a full time super- visor in this department, instead of one for two or three days a week. Accordingly, Miss Nazarian was engaged on full time, and results have shown the wisdow of this decision.
As was intimated in the report last year, the Massachusetts legislature passed at its last session a law making physical training compulsory in all the schools of the Commonwealth, and in accordance with this enact- ment Miss Flora Boynton was elected to the position of physical instructor of our schools. Miss Boynton is a graduate of the New Haven Normal School of Gymnastics, has had experience in LaSalle Seminary, and is doing very effective work with us. It is very apparent, however, that we
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are still far from providing to the children of Swampscott adequate instruction in this most important subject. Miss Boynton has charge of this work in the Clarke, Machon, Hadley elementary and Palmer Schools and with the girls of the Junior and Senior High Schools, while Mr. White takes charge of the boys of these last two schools. As a result, each class has supervision in physical training one period, varying from twenty to forty minutes each week, and only while the schools are in session. Under these conditions little progressive, constructive or cor- rective work can be accomplished.
Further than that, we lack on our school grounds, in our high school gymnasium and on our public playgrounds apparatus to aid in the physical development of our boys and girls.
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