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5. The awarding of a bronze medal, donated by the Mass- achusetts Horticultural Society to the student who maintained the best garden, kept the best set of records, and showed the greatest progress and interest in this project. As second and third prizes,
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a spading fork and a scuffle hoe were generously donated by a well-known seed house of Boston.
6. The gift of ten dollars by Mr. Charles A. Merritt, (one of our trustees) was accepted for the purpose of encouranging schol- arship, project attainment, and meritorious progress among the stu- dents of this Department.
7. The following fairs and places were visited: Boston Poul- try Show, High School Day at the Massachusetts Agricultural Col- lege. Norfolk County Fair at Weymouth, Topsfield Fair, Brockton Fair, New England Fair at Worcester, Eastern States Exposition at Springfield, Interscholastic Judging Day at the Massachusetts Agricultural College, and the Norfolk County 4-H Poultry Show at Walpole. From each of these places we returned with our share of the ribbons and prizes.
We believe it only proper at this time to extend a word of appreciation to our Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Parker T. Pear- son, and to our Principal, Mr. F. W. Hilton, for their splendid spirit and co-operation in supporting the activities of this Depart- ment.
DENTAL CLINIC
(Report of Miss Alice A. Conroy, Dental Hygienist)
The dental campaign begun in October, 1929, was concluded in June. 1930. At the time of examination 96 were eligible for dental certificates, but at the close of school 386 children had been enroll -- ed on the Dental Honor Roll. This was a decided increase over the first campaign conducted. The purpose of this yearly checkup is to notify the parents of existing defects and have them corrected while in the early stages.
Dental decay in the permanent teeth begins generally in the six-year molars. These are not recognized as second teeth by the parents and so are not given early attention. The following figures show the condition of the six-year molars of a group of 54 second grade children and another group of 54 third grade children. In the second grade group examined 42.5% had decayed six-year molars. In the third grade group examined 79.6% had decayed six- year molars. These figures prove that early dental attention is very essential to the child's health.
There were 1213 children who received prophylactic treatment at the clinic the past year. The Edward B. Nevin School in South Weymouth ranked highest by having 91.7% of the enrollment with clean teeth at the close of the clinic. The fourth and fifth grades in this building were 100% clean. These facts stand out as an example of the ever growing demand each year for clinic atten- tion throughout the town.
DRAWING
(Report of Miss Evelyn Silvester, Supervisor of Drawing)
Reviewing the work of the drawing department for 1929-1930 we find everything adjusting itself to the new order of things quite satisfactorily. The new course of study has proved to be what we wished and with occasional minor changes may be used for several years. With this course of study out of the way, the plann- ing of which takes so many hours of work outside of school, we can
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use the corresponding time to good advantage in developing sup- plementary aids, the systematizing of mounted plates and pictures and lantern slides.
To aid us in the filing of this reference material the boys of the Vocational School made ús a fine filing cabinet of fifteen draw- ers of three sizes, which is built into the drawing room at the High School. Attached to this file is a three-section work bench on which may be done much of the messy work of the various forms of applied design, such as batik, tie-dye, block printing, fur- niture making for the puppet stage, and later on we hope to do. some metal work with pupils who may be especially interested.
The value of having a headquarters room is much appreciated by us all. There we can keep our reference materials, and on this we can work for a short or long time as we find time available. There also we may invite the teachers of the grades for confer- ences from time to time.
Some of our pupils during the year entered contests and came out with flying colors. The list follows:
Posters for Norfolk County Health Association
Second Prize Vera Bezanson Grade VIII Athens School Honorable Mention Helen Jones Sophomore High School Posters for Old Colony Club
First Prize, Grammar School, Eloise Sherlock, Grade VIII, Hunt School.
First Prize, High School, Althea Smith, Senior, High School Free Tuition, First Year Art School Scholarships
School of Practical Art, Louis Warnick South Weymouth Vesper George School of Art, Wesley Williams, North Wey- mouth.
We are very proud of these pupils that have attempted some- thing different and won out. Especially are we pleased that two of our senior boys should succeed in passing examinations for art school scholarships and each be awarded one or two given by each school each year. Between sixty and seventy took these exam- inations last June.
The Opportunity Class has made remarkable progress both in academic and in hand work. In September another loom was add- ed, a two-harness foot variety for rugs. This makes two looms possible to use for rugs and two small table looms for small things like scarfs, table runners, pocket books, etc. The chair caning has continued and some of the boys are already starting a small bus- iness of their own at home in this line. This is exactly what we hope will continue: that the child will find something practical and useful for himself from this class. The girls have taken home net weaving when orders for bags and pocket books have piled up. Several hooked articles have been made by the girls this fall. It is truly surprising the amount and quality of the work turned out in a year's time by this class.
We hope that next year will show as much progress as this year has, and we shall all work with that goal in mind.
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MANUAL TRAINING
(Report of Miss Alice L. Tucker, Supervisor of Manual Training)
The main purpose of this course is to teach the boy to think, to be accurate. careful, persistent and neat, and to have some sense of responsibility as well as to correlate hand, eye and brain.
In mannal training as in other subjects it is important that the child start right and from the beginning learn to use his tools correctly and to master a few important tool processes. For this reason a certain amount of prescribed work is presented involving the fundamental operations. As we have manual training in only the seventh and eighth grades and the lesson is limited to from six- ty to ninety minutes a week, it is not possible to accomplish what we should like, but we ain at accuracy rather than speed.
The course is arranged in progressive sequence with regard to exercises and tools and the articles are planned to have a practical and useful place in the average home. As soon as the boy has mas- tered the first principles lie is encouraged to develop his origin- ality and is allowed a choice of several articles. The original work growing out of the pupil's own need or the needs of the home is limited only by the ability and skill of the child. Before making an article the boy draws a plan from which he afterward works.
Each seventh grade boy was required to make a holder rack and a bread board and then was allowed to make a bird house or any kind of a box which he wished. The more rapid workers also niade necktie racks, bill holders and kitchen racks. Simple joinery was taught in the eighth grade and articles containing half lap. miter, groove, mortise and tenon, and dowel joints were made. The eighth grade boys were also taught the use of the oil stone and kept the tools. in good condition.
MUSIC
( Report of Mr. James W. Calderwood, Supervisor of Music)
There has been much activity in the band at the 'high school. Its members have been increased to 34 in number. This included four girl (clarinet) players, which is an innovation, as previously, since the band was started, it has been composed entirely of boys. The band has appeared twice before the local Rotary Club, played for the Old Colony Club, at the Weymouth Tercentenary Cele- bration. gave its services to the Convention of Editors of High School Periodicals held in the High School Assembly Hall, and also played at the Memorial Day Exercises held in the auditorium and at various football rallies and the like. The rehearsals of the band are held twice a week. These are supplemented by, or exchanged for, section practice.
The High School Orchestra composed of 22 members has play- ed for the Monday Club, taken part in the exercises of the open- ing of the new wings at the Hunt and Bicknell Schools and fur- nished music at the Senior play and at graduation.
The bass viol player, developed early in the year, was graduated in June. Another pupil has been taught to play that instrument at the High School and is now playing in the orchestra.
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There has been some teaching of instruments in the elementary schools in one section of the town.
The operetta, "Up in the Air", was given by the pupils in the High School last February. At present another similiar work is in preparation to be given early after the New Year.
With the beginning of September the weekly singing periods at the High School were taken over by Mr. Munroe, the assistant supervisor of music. At that time he instituted a singing period for the boys in the vocational school.
Throughout the year Mr. Munroe has held classes in voice training (elective) which have been generously attended by the pupils. The result of the training has been to raise perceptibly the level of the singing in the High School.
Under Mr. Munroe's direction the operetta, "The Flag in Birdland", was presented by the first three grades at the Hunt School.
The work in the grades has been shared by the Supervisor and the Assistant Supervisor of that department.
PENMANSHIP
(Report of Miss Katherine C. Fogarty, Supervisor of Penmanship)
During the past school year the work in penmanship has pro- gressed with unabated zeal on the part of the teachers and pupils. The aim, as heretofore, has been to form the habit of good pen- manship. The enthusiasm of most of the pupils and the fine co- operation of the teachers helped in the efforts and made the work a pleasure.
Each class is supervised for a twenty-minute period every two weeks, with the exception of the Junior Annex, where weekly visits are made. The pupils are supplied with penmanship books con- taining the drills on which the work is based. Envelopes are kept by the teachers into which are put at stated times during the year samples of writing and arithmetic papers. These envelopes are passed along from grade to grade as the pupils are promoted and it is interesting to note the progress. When a pupil shows sufficient skill his drills are sent to the New York Office of the Palmer Company, where they are corrected and awards of pins or diplomas given.
At the close of school last June the awards totaled more than 3,000, including 262 diplomas received by girls and boys of seventh and eighth grades. This year an effort is being made to have every eighth grade pupil earn a diploma before entering High School.
In addition to the pupils' diplomas many teachers' diplomas have been received, showing that these teachers have master- ed the muscular movement themselves, and in their own problems while learning they have learned some of the difficulties the child will encounter. This will without doubt be a material help in raising the standard of our work in penmanship.
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SCHOOL GARDENS
(Report of Miss Sarah E. Brassill, Supervisor of School Gardens and Clubs)
The nation wide interest in gardens and in the landscaping of small home gardens has had its effect on the teaching of gar- dening in the grades. Not since the years when we were all grow- ing vegetables in the effort to conserve food has the work moved so sinoothly. When garden books are on library display tables, when magazines and daily papers run garden articles, when the radio broadcasts frequent advice and comment, the impulse to garden is in the air and students tune in subconsciously.
In the half hour a week that is set aside for teaching gardening only a limited amount can be accomplished or attempted. A few definite facts presented, a few established principals inculcated, and a desire to know more of the theory and practice of gardening awakened, are our aim. On the desire to know' is based the pupil's own effort to make use of the many and varied sources of fur- ther help.
That results are reached would seem to be proved by this. At the last Weymouth Fair the children's department was dropped by request. We chose to measure our garden produce with that of the older people. Entering in seven classes the younger people carried off eleven awards, firsts and seconds, in open competition. This means not only raising good vegetables but knowing how to select from the mass production that which will satisfy expert judges of exhibits. Incidentally it means raising the grower's own standard. For instance, one boy dug his whole small patch of potatoes, but he took first and second on plates of potatoes. He has learned to identify a Green Mountain potato without, or in spite of, the label. Another boy had a twenty-foot row of carrots, but he made such choice from his yield as placed him first among many competitors.
In addition to our gardens we have one hundred and eighty workers in the food preparation clubs. There are two groups in the Bicknell district, two in the Nevin, two in the Junior Annex, one in the Hunt, two in the Pratt, and one in the Shaw, each under the leadership of a teacher. That a busy teacher should take her own free time to lead these volunteer clubs deserves more than the word of appreciation that can be given here. There is an enthusiastic clothing club under similiar leadership.
There are also a few scattered club members whose tastes lead them to work with handicraft, poultry, pigeons or rabbits. All have frequent help from the Agricultural Extension Service in addition to what we are able to do for them and to the interested attention of teachers and principals.
One thing more deserves special comment. The continued in- terest of the Trustee of the Pratt Fund has added a long list of trees, shrubs and perennials to those already in place on the Pratt School grounds. The latest planting was of seven hundred tulip bulbs massed in the bay between the rock ridges fronting Pleasant Street. Their blossoming in spring will be a source of pleasure to
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many who will remember those grounds as one of the beauty spots of Weymouth.
The supervisor in charge fully realizes that it is due not to any one person but to the "everlasting team work" that our results are attained.
SCHOOL NURSE
(Report of Miss Anna A. MacDavitt, R. N., School Nurse)
It is the aim in school nursing to keep our children as phy. sically fit as possible. It was, therefore, a pleasure to co-operate with the Visiting Nurse Association in conducting for the first time in Weymouth a Pre-School Age Clinic last May. The procedure was outlined by the State Department of Public Health, the object being to start children in school physically qualified with all rem- edial defects corrected as far as possibe. One hundred and nine-two children were examined during the summer by their own family physicians, and thirty-one attended the clinics financed by the Visit- ing Nurse Association.
Immediately following the close of school in June two Tonsil- Adenoid Clinics were made possible by the generosity of the Wey- mouth Rotary Club and several local physicians, who gave their services. Thirty children submitted to operations. A check-up on these children shows such marked improvement already that we hope next year may find a similiar clinic repeated.
In November a much needed health unit was established in our High School, with Miss Herberta Stockwell, R. N., in charge. This bids fair to take care of the many cases, both in the school building and in the home, which have previously been unaided because of lack of time.
During the school year milk has been furnished to twenty-five underweight children in the elementary grades.
The following statistics may be of interest:
General inspections
3304
Examinations in school
2295
Weighed and measured
490
Dressings in school
281
Assisted physicians
with examinations
262
Home visits
204
Children taken home
62
Children taken to physicians
39
Children taken to oculists
4
Children taken to dentists
3
Children taken to camp
1
EXCLUDED FOR
Pediculosis
47
Impetigo
43
Colds and sore throats
39
Scabies
35
Mumps
25
Ringworm
2
Scarlet Fever
1
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CONTAGION FOUND IN SCHOOLS
Pediculosis
47
Impetigo
41
Scabies
27
Mumps
12
Ringworm
2
Scarlet Fever
1
CONTAGION FOUND IN HOMES
Mumps
13
Scabies
8
Impetigo
2
With the loyal support and cooperation of all teachers and principals it has been possible to carry on the varied duties which confront a school nurse in a department of this size and to solve the many problems which have developed in a period of stress in the homes of so many of our children.
SEWING
(Report of Miss Marjorie E. Skinner, Supervisor of Sewing)
The principal aim of instruction in sewing is not to make dressmakers of the girls but to give them an idea of the kinds of material, workmanship and care of clothing. In order to accom- plish these things we make a variety of garments, using different kinds of materials.
The seventh grade, being beginners in sewing, first make a sewing bag which contains practically all of the stitches necessary for plain sewing. These bags are decorated with either a monogram or a design worked in cross stitch.
When the bags are finished they begin to work on the sewing machine, first learning its use, care and operation. To apply this knowledge they make two or three pieces of underwear.
The eighth grade review the stitches, use of patterns and operation of the sewing machine by making an apron. When the apron is finished they make underwear, either for themselves or for some member of the family.
The last half of the year is spent in making dresses of the pupil's own choice of pattern and material. Many girls appear to be more interested in making clothing for smaller brothers or sisters than for themselves.
Each year we spend a few weeks making Christmas gifts. This year the majority of the girls have made toys such as stuffed animals, dolls and bean bags.
Any spare time is spent on the repair of clothing to learn. the art of patching and darning.
I do not feel that the girls are accomplishing as much nor doing their best work. We have only one or two machines in each building and the majority of the classes average over twenty.
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SCHOOL SAVINGS
School
Deposits
Withdrawals
Transfers Bank Books
Adams
$ 154.94
$ 11.19
: 114.15
Athens
503.99
62.67
493.94
Bicknell
1598.70
78.55
1360.20
James Humphrey
620.44
86.42
562.33
Jefferson
401.99
14.65
390.65
Junior Annex
211.64
45.19
216.96
Washington
320.03
37.53
282.94
Hunt
1447.69
101.40
1449.64
Center Portable
62.83
9.19
55.45
Pratt
185.12
19.78
154.45
Shaw
148.84
26.83
137.65
Nevin
489.12
46.39
416.33
Pond
297.28
10.40
238.00
High
17.89
19.28
Total
$ 6442.61
$ 568.08
$ 5891.97
CONCLUSION
I wish to express to the principals and teachers my apprecia- tion for their hearty co-operation, and to the Committee my grati- tude for their cordial and helpful support throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
PARKER T. PEARSON
Superintendent of Schools
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APPENDIX ROLL OF HONOR
Names of students not absent during the School Year, 1929 - 1930 Neither Absent nor Tardy
HIGH SCHOOL
Georgia M. Alden
*George E. Hochstrasser
*Filomena L. Amoroso
*Wesley P. Holbrook
*Frank F. Amoroso
*Norton .A. Hunt
*Jolın H. Anderson
*Jennie L. Hutchinson
*Edith H. Baker
*Robert Inglis
Theodore S. Bancroft -
*Ellen Karstunan
*Donald C. Belcher
*Elise E. Kataja
* John Bentley *Rita F. Berchtold
*Florence E. Keller Andrew J. Lambe
*Lillian A. Bicknell
Walter J. LaPointe
*Christine K. Blair
* Antoinette Lilla
* Alice F. Blanchard
*Grace E. Little
*Elizabeth E. Bonney
*Melvin T. Little
*Dorothy M. Branley
* Anna J. Lovering
*Eleanor Brayshaw Loretto M. Buchan
*Mary J. MacLachlan
*Robert H. Burrell Harry M. Carrell
*Marguerite A. Maguire Martin B Mahoney
*Robert J. Carroll
Jane R. McDonnell
*Barbara Caswell
Isabel E. McDonald
*Marjorie Caswell Alfred D. Caton
*Florence E. Miller James R. Mitchell *Theda A. Monroe
*Frederick M. Clarke Agnes E. Colarusso Pauline P. Colarusso
*Florence E. Nelson
Eleanor Colligan
*Florence S. Neptune Mavis I. Newton Ruth J. Nolan
*Catherine E. Connor *Edwina V. Conway
*Helen Nye
*Donald C. Cormack
*Margaret F. O'Leary
*Josephine M. Craig
*Virginia Oliva
*Edward T. Peterson
*Eleanor Crandell *Edward Desmond
*Rita F. Donovan *Dorothy Fisher
*Barbara E. Richards
*Agnes C. Richter
*Leonard Rubolino
*Bernard Ruscetta
*Mary E. Freeman
*Bruce W. Saunders Alec D. Shaw
*Charles E. French Karl A. Gardner Arthur B. Gerstley . Doris Goodwin
*Edward H. Shaw John J. Shields Lorraine E. Slocum
* Arnold Smith
*Hazel E. Smith
*James H. Smith, Jr.
*Norman H. Spaulding
*Luen A. Hannaford
*John Harrington
*Ralph A. Hayward
*Warren F. Hilton
*Marion E. Philbrook John F. Reidy
* Alice M. Flynn *Mary E. Flynn *Barbara M. Fowler
*Anna A. McMorrow
*Emma M. Connell
*Patricia A. Lyons
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Esther L. Springer
*John H. Spurr, Jr.
*Ralph B .Stewart
*Edwin B. Thomas Winifred M. Thompkins
*Avis Thompson
*William F. 'Thurberg
John R. Tower
*Isabel Tutty
*Carlton E. Welch
*Catherine L. White
*Pauline R. Williams Virginia E. Worcester
JUNIOR ANNEX
Charles Argrew
Louise Auld
*Richard Paone
Ambrose Boyle
*Felix Caracciolo
*Ruth Clifford
*Rose Pettograsso
*Edna Foster
*Joseph Pomarico
*Lucy Pomarico
*Maria Gardner
*Edward Quinn
*Marie Gilbody
*Helen Quirk Florence Reidy
*Marion Gould
*Mary Reidy
*Willard Gould George Harrington
*Mary Rivelle Caroline Russo
Michael Russo
Robert Shaw
*Helen Shields
*Margaret Stebbins
*Bernard Thibodeau
* Arthur Vanasse
*Mary Villanovo
*Thelma Warden Charles Whitmarsh
*Myrtle White
*Ethel Wormald
ADAMS SCHOOL
*Lawrence Leary
Mildred Wood
ATHENS SCHOOL
*Jeffery Bouchie Francis Boutilier
*Elizabeth Cody
*Velma L. Collyer Thomas Cronin Warren Duffy
*Hazel Moe
*Walter Moe
*Theodore Reyenger
*Gladys Farren
*Bernard Fisher
*Wayne Garfield
*Eliot Gray
*Marion Smith
*Helen Grincavich
*Ethel Hanian
*Charles Karpinskas
*Nellie Karpinskas
*Louis Lysakowski Warren Mckinnon
*Guida Jackson
*Stephani Konrad
*Jennie Lilla
*Helen Lynch
*Robert MacKay
*Leo McMorrow William Mollisse Edith Mulligan Leopold Nocera
*Ruth Santry Francis Schofield
*Catherine Smith
*John Taylor Richard Taylor
*Kenneth Thayer
*Ellen Olander
*Alfonse Pecoraro John Perrone
* Anna Gardner
*Frances Gould
*Marjorie Hayward Augusta Hollis
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BICKNELL SCHOOL
*Florence Boudreau
*Dorothy Cain
*Winifred Morrow
*Elaine Clapp
*William Pierce
*Allan Clark
*Thomas Rossetter
* Albert Colarusso
* Priscilla Rounds
*Virginia Deloria
* Mary Sabens
*Marjorie Ellis
*James Sherry
*William Gray
*Dorothy Slocumb
*Leslie Slocumb
*John Housman Eleanor Johnson
*Marion Snow
*Margaret Maconachie
* Jeanne Soule
*Francis McCulloch 1
*William Walsh
JAMES HUMPHREY SCHOOL
*Earl Ainslie
*Vincent Lilla
Biaggio Colasanti
* Alice McMorrow
*Rita Corbo
*Josephine Merluzzo
*John DeLuca
*Sylvia Merluzzo
*John Dentino
*John Molisse
*Guido DiGravio
*Concetta Passero
Albert DiLorenzo
*Laura Passero Francis Pecoraro Eleanor Petograsso
*Helen Doherty Michael Eacobacci
*George Pica
*Veto Frederick
*John Pica
*Dominic Pileggi
*Helen Gardner Anthony Gatto Angie Grant
* Barbara Pratt
*Lois Preston
*Louis Grant Anthony Guiducci
*Frances Quinn Alphonso Russo
*Lucy Russo
*Concetta Scarpelli
*William Scarpelli
*Arthur Jacobs
*Danti Scoppettuolo
*John Kay
*Annie Smith
*Florice Tuttle Michael Villanova
JEFFERSON SCHOOL
*Louise Amorosa Mary Belcastro
*Ruth Gilbody
*Donald Greene
Jean Blanchard
*Anna Connell
*Esther Johnson Dorothy Moore Eleanor Nocera
*Rita Cullivan
*Priscilla Dennison
*Louis Rubbo
*Elizabeth Dizer
*Sebastian Rubbo
*George Eaccobacci
* Margaret Spillane
*Margaret Eacobacci
*Donald Tilden
*Mildred Frimanson
Joseph Tucci
*Louise Gardner
Rosalie Tucci
* Alba Gatto
*Florence Mae Hawes
*Theodore Hoffman
*Francis Hutchinson
* Mary Keblis
*Rose Larocco
*Ruth McIntire
Tony DiLorenzo
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WASHINGTON SCHOOL
*E. Alfreda Blaisdell
*Philip Clain Charles Farrar
Gloria Garofalo
Charles Hall
*Leonard Reidy
*Daniel S. Lang
*Lorraine Robbins
* Arthur Workman
*Francis Wyman
HUNT SCHOOL
* Caroline Barnes Leonard Barnes
*Dorothy Berry Mary E. Berry
*Walter W. Berry
*Francis H. Cohan
*Muriel Cooper
*Theodore Mills
*Inez Cornell
*Winifred Norris
*Jeanette Cowett
*Nancy L. Parsons
*Helen Crawford
*Robert Crawford Emery Custance
*Lillian Geever
*Mathias W. Geever
*Ruth Gould
*Walter Carlyle Roberts
*Margaret Scott
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