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Weymouth Savings Bank, book No. 49405
71,995.16
South Weymouth Savings Bank, book No. 13066 92,508.51
In office, verified
1,393.16
308,522.73
$4,696,034.88
* Per check register and bank statement
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RECONCILIATION OF BANK BALANCES South Shore National Bank, Quincy General
Balance March 17, 1962, per statement
$462,809.68
Balance March 17, 1962, per check register
$357,271.39
Outstanding checks March 17, 1962, per list
115,592.29
$462,809.68.
Balance March 17, 1962, per statement
$31,482.13
Outstanding checks March 17, 1962, per list
$31,482.13
Water
Balance March 17, 1962, per statement
$146,418.16
Balance March 17, 1962, per check register Outstanding checks March 17, 1962, per list
$142,548.75 3,869.41
$146,418.16
RECONCILIATION OF BOND AND COUPON ACCOUNT State Street Bank and Trust Company
Balance March 17, 1962, per statements:
General
$4,712.00 375.00
water
$5,087.00
General
$4,712.00 375.00
water
$5,087.00
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Annual Report
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WEYMOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS 1962
WENWOT
WEYMOUTH SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Harold B. Nash, Chairman Edward J. Howley, M.D., Vice-Chairman Evelyn C. Harrington (Mrs.) Secretary Evelyn C. Harrington (Mrs.) Term expires March, 1963 ED 5-2519
30 High Street Place, East Weymouth 89 Henry Hoffman 46 Nevin Road, South Weymouth 90
Term expires March, 1963 ED 7-9275
Harold B. Nash 33 Carson Street, Weymouth 88
Term expires March, 1963 ED 5-4099
Theodore L. Hanabury 61 May Terrace, South Weymouth 90
Term expires March, 1964
ED 5-2414
Edward J. Howley, M.D. 26 Hillcrest Road, East Weymouth 89
Term expires March, 1964
ED 5-8720
Term expires March, 1964
ED 5-0056
Wallace H. Drake, M.D. 88 Sea Street, North Weymouth 91
Term expires March, 1965 ED 5-0450
ADMINISTRATION
Elmer Stephens Mapes, Superintendent of Schools 20 Epping Street, East Weymouth 89 ED 5-3518
Harold G. Olson, Assistant Superintendent 198 Pleasant Street, South Weymouth 90
ED 5-1185
Francis E. Whipple, Assistant Superintendest 400 North Street, North Weymouth 91 ED 5-3035
OFFICE:
Administration Building
111 Middle Street, East Weymouth 89 ED 5-1460
Priscilla Dunn, Secretary 66 Lone Pin Path, Weymouth 88
ED 5-5806
Josephine V. Keblis, Bookkeeper
54 Humphrey Street, East Weymouth 89 ED 5 6493
Phyllis Whitford, Bookkeeper 64 Robert Road, Brockton JU 3-3840
Joan D. Cadman, Assistant Secretary 21 Thicket Street, South Weymouth 90
ED 7-0695
Jean E. Jeffe (Mrs.), Assistant Secretary (part-time) 213 Forest Street, South Weymouth 90 ED 5-4762
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Thomas F. Shields 105 Central Street, South Weymouth 90
Joyce A. Nicoletti, Assistant Secretary 1169 Commercial Street, East Weymouth 89 ED 5-3706
Elizabeth M. Noonan, Assistant Secretary 18 Cliff Road, East Braintree 84
VI 3-9271
Norma J. Price (Mrs.), Assistant Secretary 12 Adorn Street, Weymouth 88 ED 7-4378
Marion J. Rogers (Mrs.), Assistant Bookkeeper
455 Bridge Street, North Weymouth 91 ED 5-5765
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every weeklay; at other times by appointment.
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1962 - 1963
First Term: Opens September 5-Closes November 9 Second Term: Opens November 13-Closes January 25
Third Term: Opens January 28-Closes April 5 Fourth Term: Opens April 8-Closes June 21 (noon)
Holidays: Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and day following, Good Friday, May 14th for meeting of Weymouth Teach- ers' Convention, Memorial Day.
Vacations: Christmas: December 21 to January 2; Winter: Feb- ruary 15 to February 25; Spring: April 11 to April 22.
Opening Day for 1963-1964: September 4, 1963.
"NO SCHOOL" SIGNALS
All "No School" signals are sounded on fire alarm box 222 (three rounds) and are interpreted according to the following schedule:
7:45 a.m. No school all day 2 Elementary and Grade VII at
11:30 a.m. No afternoon session j Hunt, Nash, Nevil, Pond
11:30 a.m. No ofternoon session Hunt, Nash, Nevin, Pond
NOTE: Educable and Trainable are considered elementary; Jefferson VII and Shaw VII are considered junior high.
In addition to the fire alarm signal, announcement will be made over Radio Stations WJDA, WNAC and WBZ. Parents and pupils are urged to listen for the fire alarm and radio announcements and to re- frain from telephoning the broadcasting stations and school officials, as telephone lines should be kept free for necessary calls.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meetings of the Committee
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month (except August) at the Administra- tion Building: at 8:30 p.m.
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Entrance Age
No child will be admitted to school unless he or she has reached the age of five years on or before the thirty-first of December preceding.
A birth certificate is required for entrance to the first grade.
Children entering Grade I for the first time will be admitted only during the first two weeks of school.
Vaccinations
No child shall be allowed to enter the first grade without a certifi- cate of successful vaccination. Employment Certificates -
Employment certificates, educational certificates, and newsboys' badges are issued at the office of the Superintendent of Schools in the Administration Building from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every weekday, except Saturday.
All persons must make personal application and present a birth certificate.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Weymouth:
The opening of the new Weymouth High School in December of this year was probably the most newsworthy event of 1962. The elimination of double sessions due to the opening of the new High School was probably deemed an event of equal significance by all parties involved. Double sessions, due to overcrowded classes, have been unavoidable and, from an educational standpoint have been a decided hardship to both teachers and pupils as well as a burden to parents. The understanding and co-operation of all parties involved during this period of adjustment has been remarkable. All problems of overcrowding, however, have not been eliminated by the opening of the new High School nor will they be eliminated in the foreseeable future. A large part of the sophomore class will remain at the old High School building pending a thorough evaluation of school needs on a secondary level. The decision whether or not to build an addi- tion to the new High School must then be made. It presently appears that the elementary school facilities are adequate to take care of all current needs.
The Vocational wing of the new High School, which opened in September of 1962, has provided facilities for three new courses, namely, electronics, auto body work, and offset lithography.
The Summer School, which had its initial session in 1959, has proved to be a marked success. Nearly five hundred pupils attended this past summer, some for remedial work, some for advanced study or to take courses which they had been unable to take earlier because of scheduling difficulties. Some of our very best teachers taught. courses in the summer session and this added measurably to its. success.
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The various school buildings have been in use not only during the summer session but are, of course, available to the townspeople upon proper application and clearance for a number of civic groups. P.T.A. groups, Scout and Camp Fire groups and local neighborhood associa- tions use them rather regularly throughout the school year.
To further co-ordinate a program of studies from a junior high school level through high school, the School Committee met this year on separate evenings with the various Heads of Departments who out- lined programs and made suggestions to improve the course of studies. The Committee has adopted many of these recommendations.
The appended budget for 1963 involved many hours of preparation and deliberation. In 1962 the State Legislature enacted laws making the minimum pay of a teacher $4,500 without any increased state aid to offset the added cost to the local taxpayer. During the current year the School Committee granted a flat $300 per person raise to the teaching personnel after a careful study and analysis of com- parable neighboring communities. With other towns and cities seek- ing to employ the top-ranking graduates who are entering the teach- ing profession, it was felt that Weymouth must be in a competitive bargaining position if we are to have the best for our children. Sixty- eight per cent of cur budget represents teachers' salaries, namely, $3,137,284. The per pupil cost continues to be in the medium bracket compared to the remainder of the Commonwealth.
To provide the best school system within its power has been the single aim of your Committee. To that end it extends its most sin- cere thanks to the entire administrative staff of that school system for its intolerance of mediocrity in this regard. Last summer, due to his acceptance of a position out of state, the Committee accepted with sincere regret the resignation of Robert N. Olander who had served with distinction on this Committee for the previous five years. A joint meeting of the Selectmen and the School Committee resulted in the unanimous election of Henry Hoffman, a former School Committee member, to fill the vacancy.
In closing may we extend a word of thanks to our Town Counsel, Robert H. Gaughen, for his prompt attention to our requests for opinions.
Following is a report of the 1963 operational budget together with the expenditures for 1962.
ADMINISTRATION
Account Classification
Expenditures 1962
Estimates 1963
Superintendent
$15.333.33
Other General Salaries
47,752.32
$16,100.00 52,230.00 800.00
Legal Expense
925.00
Other General Expense
4,407.83
4,620.00
Total
$68,418.48
$73,750.00
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INSTRUCTION
Salaries of Directors, Supervisors, Principals, and Teachers Expenses of Principals, Supervisors and Teachers Textbooks Supplies Other Expenses of Instruction
$2,968,868.90 $3,163,209.00
48,617.64
51,291.00
49,689.37
58,405.00
65,846.91
70,500.00
4,987.12
5,725.00
Total
$3,138,009.95 $3,349,130.00
OPERATION
Custodians' Salaries
$247,998.68
$292,050.00
Fuel
50,655.95
54,417.00
Light and Power
54,540.45
68,800.00
Water
5,033.99
6,000.00
Sewer Service Charge
790.00
1,090.00
Telephones
7,723.47
7,800.00
Custodians' Supplies
31,356.27
32,000.00
Total
$398,098.81
$462,157.00
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MAINTENANCE
Salaries
$ 71,473.04*
$77,824.00
Materials and Supplies
non-contract
38,316.66*
43,525.00
Repair of Buildings and Equipment, by contract
65,506.13*
77,819.00
Replacement of Equipment
22,885.35*
25,381.00
Other Expense
720.00
570.00
Total
$198,901.18
$225,119.00
AUXILIARY AGENCIES
Library Books and Supplies
$ 9,983.18
$ 11,200.00
Graduation Expense
1,332.94
1,600.00
Promotion of Health
33,155.99
34,795.00
South Shore Guidance Clinic
7,196.00
7,200.00
Transportation of Pupils
162,773.89
157,709.00
Tuition
10,806.31
12.896.00
Athletics
19,455.24
22,325.00
School Lunch Program
5,864.17
10,460.00
Insurance
2,142.75
2,000.00
Other Expense
270.00
150.00
Total
$252,980.47
$260,335.00.
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OUTLAY AND NEW EQUIPMENT
Capital Outlay New Equipment
$11,593.39
$ 5,100.00
10,813.15
26,070.00
Total
$22,406.54
$31,170.00
DAY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Salaries of Director and Teachers
$134,179.84
$153,915.00
Expenses of Director's Office
5,934.34
6,370.00
Textbooks
1,747.58
1,600.00
Supplies
16,945.62
21,000.00
Operation
14,381.31
21,626.00
Repair of Buildings
1,275.13
1,530.00
Repair and Replacement of Equipment
6,723.90
5,357.00
Transportation of Pupils
6,460.00
7,000.00
Insurance
213.81
220.00
New Equipment
840.53
2,227.00
Out of State Travel
250.00
Total
$188,702.06
$221,095.00
DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION
$4,760.78
$5,667.00
DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION EVENING SCHOOLS
Commercial
$1,601.68
$1,650.00
Woodworking
882.31
1,285.00
Adult Homemaking and Crafts
9,950.77
10,700.00
Art and Music
1,373.03
1,400.00
Academic
145.79
207.00
Trade Extension
1,994.88
2,260.00
Total
$15,948.46
$17,502.00
SUMMER SCHOOL
$6,491.73
$8,020.00
TRAVEL EXPENSE
Out of State
$1,367.13
$2,000.00
In State
932.89
900.00
Total
$2,300.02
$2,900.00
TOTALS:
1962 Expenditures U. S. Grant
$4,119,086.62
177,931.86
$4,297.018.48
Balance 1962 account
35,839.14
:
$4,332,857.62
1963 Estimates
$4,656,845.00±
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WAR VETERANS' PENSIONS TOWN HALL HEATING HALL RENTALS
$14,817.25
$18,603.00
$4,023.50
$ 4,042.00
MATCHING FUNDS, N.D.E.A. Title III Title V Title VIII
$17,562.00
$18,930.00
910,090.41## $12,450.00
2,587.21##
9,046.77##
* Includes U. S. Grant expenditures as follows:
Maintenance, Salaries $ 60,003.32
Materials and Supplies, 29,537.06
Repair of Bldgs. & Equipment $5,506.12*
Replacement of Equipment 22,885.35
Total $177,931.86
** Includes encumbrance of $11,540.00 for 1963 completion of contract #To be reduced by balance in Federal Funds (U.S. Grant of $146,721.14 and balance in George-Barden Fund for Distributive Education 4,960.78
and balance in George-Barden Fund for Distributive Education
$151,681.92
##Includes expenditures of N.D.E.A. receipts as follows:
Title III Title V
$8,609.95 2,587.21
Title VIII
9,046.77
CREDITS
The following income was received by the Town in 1962 as credits to the schools. The law requires that the Town shall appropriate the full amount of the school budget, but in determining the net cost for the support of schools these amounts should be deducted.
TOTAL EXPENDITURES, 1962
$4,318,742.87
CREDITS:
State Reimbursements:
Equaliation Aid
$450,033.87
Special Class Aid
41,693.32
Transportation
85.550.10±
Vocational:
Regular Day Vocational *
71,750.33
Distributive Education
2,454.52
Evening Practical Arts
4,539.98
Evening Trade Extension *
1,105.75
Tuition paid to Out-of-Town Trade Schools *
2,435.97
Transportation paid to Out-of-Town Trade Schools * 389.28
School Adjustment Counselor
$4,500.00
$664,453.12
#Includes reimbursement for two years * for one-half cost of instruction
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Tuition :
Day Vocational & Evening Apprenticeship $ 4,749.20 Elementary Summer School
317.65 7,560.00 12,626.85
Miscellaneous Cash Receipts:
Day Vocational School Sales:
Cabinetmaking
$ 643.56
Carpentry
1,539.51
Printing
700.87
Sheet Metal
1,402.14
Supplies
168.93
$ 4,455.01
Industrial Arts Sales
1,205.08
Special Class Sales
171.08
Evening Practical Arts Sales
23.05
Fines, damages, refunds, sale of Supplies, etc.
3,428.72
9,282.94
TOTAL CREDITS
$ 686,362.91
Federal funds received and expended for school purposes - U.S. Grant
177.931.86
N.D.E.A.
20,243.93
$ 884,538 70
TOTAL NET COST TO TOWN
$3,434,204.17
FEDERAL FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER PUBLIC LAW 874
Balance from 1961
Receipts:
April 23, 1962
$122,377.00 24,087.00
146,464.00
TOTAL
$324,653.00
Expenditures in 1962
177,931.86
BALANCE-January 1, 1963
$146,721.14
FEDERAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENTS
George-Barden Fund: Distributive Education
$4,960.78
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD B. NASH, Chairman EDWARD J. HOWLEY, M.D., Vice-Chairman EVELYN C. HARRINGTON (Mrs.), Secretary WALLACE H. DRAKE, M.D. THEODORE L. HANABURY HENRY HOFFMAN THOMAS F. SHIELDS
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$178,189.00
November 6, 1962
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
I respectfully submit my eighteenth report as Superintendent of Schools, the seventy-seventh report since the office was established.
Excerpts from the reports of directors, supervisors and special teachers follow:
1. ART
Year by year progress has been made in improving the art de- partment and 1962 has been no exception.
With the addition of another art teacher to cover the scattered seventh grades and the afternoon session of the high school sophomores the work load has been eased on the elementary art supervisors. Miss Miriam Gourley, a Massachusetts College of Art graduate and one of our own former high school graduates, was appointed to this position. Next year, with the old school operating as a junior-senior high school combination, one more secondary art teacher will be needed to care for the art in that building in addition to Miss Gourley. All classes should then be well cared for.
The first Weymouth Teachers' Convention held last Spring at the Central Junior High School was notable for a large general Art Ex- hibit which our art department staged. It was a massive show and covered all levels of work from the first grade through high school. It was set up in the lobby and wide corridors of the school. Weymouth has not made a practice of large general exhibitions very often, for it takes so many hours of preparation that the classroom work of teachers and pupils has to be set aside. However, occasional exhibits can be stimulating and we were especially glad to have the public invited for an evening open-house to see the childrens' work as a complete unit. Displays are on constant view in each school around town throughout the year, but it was fine to have the overall display for this occasion.
A competitive show which we enter annually is the Scholastic Mag- azine National Art Exhibition for secondary schools. Weymouth usual- ly submits sixty or seventy pieces of work and a substantial number were selected and hung at the Boston University Art Gallery this year. The Boston Globe sponsors this show and cares for all costs. Awards are given on the national level to those whose work receives local credit in the form of Gold Keys, Blue Ribbons, or Awards of Merit. In 1962 five junior high students and thirteen senior high students were given such recognition. Their work was of high caliber and a credit to them, their teachers and the town.
Some art work from Weymouth was submitted to the Red Cross for an International School Art exchange and one mount containing two decorative panels by twins, Andrew and Stephen Rockwood, was sent on as part of the travelling show visiting many countries. Miss Marion Ray has collaborated as a collector for this work as a committee member for the Eastern Arts Association. Miss Vera Freeman was the supervisor under whose direction the work by the twins was done in the room of Mrs. Jeanne Dawe at the Pond School.
The high school classes of Mr. Philip Dolan were requested to send to the Massachusetts College of Art an exhibition of the regular work of these classes as an example for the student teachers to view and
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study. That is indeed high commendation. Opportunity was given several students from the Massachusetts College of Art to observe and practice teach with our competent art staff and we also had one stu- dent from Boston University Art Education Department. We are al- ways glad to help young students in this way whenever time and plac- ing permit.
Our Art teachers have attended numerous state-wide art meetings held by the Massachusetts Art Education Association, the New England School Development Council and several art workshops on pottery. Five of our art staff took one or more Summer courses in crafts and several others continued their evening Winter courses in drawing and painting with Carl Nelson at the Boston Y.W.C.A.
The Fall of 1962 has been a difficult one for all concerned with the high school, because of the aggravating uncertainty of the move to the new school. The fact that the art rooms have lagged so far behind the completion of the other parts of the building has made it impossible to move the large amount of art equipment and get things organized ahead of school occupancy. This is a fairly simple matter for the usual classroom set-up, but something very different for the laboratory or studio type room. It has been most unfortunate and the uncertainty has left its mark.
Another year has ended and again a word of appreciation is in or- der for the co-operation and faithful diligence of all our art staff in giving Weymouth children the best possible education in art.
2. MUSIC
The instructional program in music falls into two general cate- gories: vocal and instrumental.
Vocal music is a part of the curriculum in all grades of the ele- mentary schools. This program is supervised by Mr. John Lyons, Mrs. Marion Carpenter and Mrs. Mary Mulligan, who make bi-weekly visits to every classroom. The transition to the new series of music text- books is not yet complete, but it is evident that those teachers who do have them are using them with greater success. Record albums con- taining many of the songs in the books and orchestral pieces for music appreciation broaden the scope of the program, helping to make it possible for those teachers who have had little or no musical back- ground or training to do a better job of music teaching.
Music has played an important part in seasonal and special pro- grams and assemblies in all schools. Once again it should be stated that this is not the prime function of music in the school, but rather an important by-product which is and should be a factor in the total musical growth of the child.
Several elementary schools have their own glee clubs, many of which were heard at PTA programs and other events. A combined Glee Club from the Pond, Nevin and Talbot Schools numbering 300 voices sang at the Annual Spring Music Festival. Forty-seven of these children also participated in a concert presented by the Scituate Choral Art Society. They were trained by Mrs. Carpenter with very limited rehearsal opportunities. An article about this group appeared
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in the Spring issue of Massachusetts Music News Magazine, and also this Fall in the Massachusetts Teachers' Association Journal.
At the junior high level, the vocal program offers more specialized opportunities in addition to the required and elective music classes. Choruses and glee clubs are organized for all who have an interest. Bicknell Junior High presented an operetta, "Miss Cherry Blossom," under the musical direction of Mrs. Mary Mulligan. Outstanding pro- grams were presented in each of the junior high schools during the Christmas season, which gave evidence of the manner in which our fine musical talent is being developed.
The instrumental program in the elementary schools continues to develop and grow. At present approximately 400 students are partici- pating at this level in the program of instrumental instruction. Most schools now have their own ensemble, and in some cases these newly formed groups have already performed. Later in this school year, se- lections will be made from these ensembles of the outstanding students who will form an All-Town Band and Orchestra. Several of these stu- dents participated in last year's town-wide groups which performed at the Spring Musical Festival. Arrangements are made to take the Band and Orchestra on a short "tour" of elementary schools in June.
Two new teachers on our music staff have aided greatly in the ex- pansion of our elementary instrumental program. Mr. Paul Alia- poulios replaced Mr. Philip Berry, and in addition to conducting begin- ner classes and ensembles, is director of the High School Chorus. Mr. David Brayton, in addition to conducting beginner classes and ensem- bles, is now the director of the Central Junior High School Band.
The South Junior High Band or Orchestra took part in six special programs at the school in addition to the Christmas Concert, Veterans' and Memorial Day Parades, and regular school assemblies. These groups continue to grow even though there are no seventh grades at South. Some seventh grade musicians are transported for rehearsals twice weekly. The outstanding work of these groups, under the direc- tion of Mr. Edwin Burke, is more evident each year as students move on to Weymouth High School.
The Central Junior High Band assisted in or presented several spe- cial programs in addition to the regular school assemblies, and civic parades. A group of over forty singers and instrumentalists provided Christmas music at a local nursing home.
The Bicknell Junior High Band, under the direction of Mr. Richard Haapaoja, performed at the Johnson School Christmas party, a special Lincoln Day assembly, Memorial Day assemblies, and at the Annual Final Assemblh. The growth at Bicknell, as with all junior highs, is directly related to the instrumental program initiated in the elementary schools of that area. The elementary school ensembles are extremely important in sustaining interest and continuity.
The High School Chorus, under the direction of Mr. Philip Berry, appeared at the Spring Concert. Several students were selected to participate in District, State and New England Festivals. The chorus was delayed in organizing this Fall because of lack of space in the High School., and finally made use of a room in the old Vocational School. Twenty-five students participated in District and New Eng-
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land Solo and Ensemble Festivals. Several have been selected to audi- tion for the State Festival in 1963. The chorus sang for the Bridge- water Club in November, and at the South Shore Hospital during the holiday season. A smaller "Chorale" entertained at a Music Parents' Association Meeting.
The High School band performed at all football games, weather permitting, as well as the two civic parades. The band was heard at a football rally, school assembly, first annual Weymouth Teachers' As- sociation Convention, at the Spring Concert, and at High School Gradua- tion. A total of over fifty High School students took special auditions and attended District, State and New England Music Festivals during the year. Many earned high positions in these organizations.
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