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Motion was made and seconded to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 9.10 p.m.
Attest:
G. DANA YEATON, Secretary.
CHARLES F. CLAPP
Born July 6, 1850
Served the Town as District Engineer, Hose 2, Greenbush, and was appointed Registrar of Voters, September 4, 1886, which office he held until time of his death.
Died May 25, 1923. Age seventy-two years, ten months, seventeen days.
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Forest Fires
FOREST FIRES
To the Citizens of Scituate:
After receiving my appointment from the State as Forest Warden I appointed as my deputies, M. O'Hern, District No. 1; Louis E. Cole, District No. 2; Albert F. Turner, District No. 4; and Philip L. Schuyler, District No. 5. Last summer's season was one of the dryest on record, but the cooperation of our citizens enabled us to get through with small expense compared to other years.
I have ordered some new extinguishers to replace some broken ones, which contracts for the unexpended balance shown by the report. I recommend an appropriation of $700 for 1924.
Respectfully submitted,
E. R. SEAVERNS, Forest Warden.
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Report of the Clean-up Committee
REPORT OF THE CLEAN-UP COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Scituate:
At the first meeting of the Committee it was planned to have a special week for the collection of the winter's accumu- lated rubbish, which plan was carried out and material dis- posed of as usual.
The pastors of the various churches, moving picture houses and the local papers helped in the advertising.
Three new cans were purchased, lettered and placed at North Scituate - one to replace a broken one, and two new ones that will be taken care of by the people in the vicinity.
Following is the report of the Treasurer:
Received from Town Treasurer . $200 00
Paid out as follows :
Mitchell Brothers, collecting rubbish. $50 90
David O'Hern, collecting rubbish 78 00
Allan D. Creelman, Scout Master 28 00
Welch Co., 3 galvanized ash cans. 12 00
168 90
Unexpended but contracted for .
31 10
$200 00
(Signed) HERBERT T. HATCH, Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
Scituate Clean-up Committee,
MRS. M. A. HAARTZ, Chairman.
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Report of the Scituate Historical Society
REPORT OF SCITUATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Scituate:
The past year has been for the Society a profitable and successful one, from all view points.
The Cudworth House has been carefully cared for, and will during the coming year need some paint and a few minor repairs. It is hoped that in connection with the work to be performed by the Civic Center Committee this year, work may be done which will not only put the grounds into a condition fitting the setting of the house, but beautify them as well.
The Trustees take this public opportunity to commend the services which have been performed by Miss Gladys Hyde who was in charge of the Cudworth House during the summer of 1923. Interested, conscientious and gracious she did much to inform the many visitors of the historical value attached to the furnishings, books, manuscripts and other things of family and municipal association with which the house is filled and to enlarge the appreciation of their worth. Her work was a great asset to the Trustees in their effort to place this Association in the lead among those other societies which have for their purpose the preservation of Old Colony and Provincial history and antiquities.
Since our last report the ancient Steadman-Russell- Stockbridge mill has been entirely restored and grists of home raised corn have been three times ground. This process has excited much public interest and approval. It will be con- tinued in the future. Contemporaneous with the change in the location of the Country Way at Greenbush, the Society through the generosity of James H. Steadman, Esq., one of its members and a lineal descendant of Isaac, the builder of the mill, will, during the coming spring, grade the grounds about the mill, plant savins, hornbeams, sassafras and other trees and shrubs which are indigenous to this soil and give
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Report of the Scituate Historical Society
the whole location the appearance which it formerly bore. It is not inappropriate to again refer in complimentary and grateful terms to the generosity of William H. Clapp, Esq., which has made this possible.
When the work upon both highway and mill is com- pleted a new beauty will be added to the village of Greenbush
HARVEY H. PRATT, President, for the Trustees.
Scituate, January 26, 192.4.
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Report of Committee on Street Nomenclature
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON STREET NOMENCLATURE
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Scituate:
Your Committee calls attention to the progress which has been made in replacing the dilapidated and vari-styled signs which have heretofore marked the public highways, with those of the handsome, permanent character which the wisdom of the Town has recently erected. It has been the policy of the Committee in the placing of these new signs to extend them equally into the different villages of the Town to the end that in the course of a few years there may be a com- plete substitution of the new guideboards for those which have heretofore given such a broken down appearance to our streets. For this purpose there should be guideboards erected this year at the junction of highways leading to neighboring towns, giving information of that fact but not showing the mileage as has formerly been done. With the almost uni- versal use of the automobile as a means of locomotion, mileage has become quite a secondary matter. The usual appropria- tion of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) is recommended.
Respectfully submitted,
HARVEY H. PRATT, For the Committee.
Scituate, January 26, 1924.
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Report of Allen Memorial Library
ALLEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Cash on hand May 1, 1922
$11 33
Received for fines .
60 00
Received for rent.
165 45
Received from Town
600 00
$836 78
Deficit
4 28
$841 06
Payments
Librarian
$160 00
Janitor
234 00
Fuel
153 75
Electric Light
18 84
Water Tax
26 00
Books
159 91
Periodicals
28 00
Insurance
4 70
Repairs
55 86
$841 06
AMY ALLEN FRYE, Treasurer.
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Report of the Peirce Memorial Library
PEIRCE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
TREASURER'S REPORT
For the Year Ending May 1, 1923
Received from Town of Scituate. .
$600 00
Received from dues and fines. .
17 31
Received from members.
55 00
Received from rent.
23 00
Withdrawn from Permanent Fund
45 00
$740 31
Payments
Deficit May 12, 1922 .
$7 90
Librarian
171 00
Janitor
93 10
Fuel
116 90
Light
20 59
Books
137 77
Periodicals
67 25
Binding Books
28 60
Repairs
60 70
Insurance
6 10
Water
8 40
Printing
22 00
$740 31
Permanent Fund .
$473 49
Konihasset Boat Club Fund. 488 44
HAROLD W. POLAND, Treasurer.
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List of Jurors for 1923
LIST OF JURORS FOR 1923
PREPARED AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 348, ACTS OF 1907
Abbott, Augustus L., Central Street, Clerk Ainslie, Albert W., Grove Street, Shoemaker
Baker, Atherton L., Stockbridge Road, Stationary Engineer Bates, Aaron, Summer Street, Farmer Bates, Burleigh E., Blossom Street, Laborer Bates, Frank L., High Street, Painter Bearce, George E., Allen Street, Carpenter Billings, Alson P., Gannett Road, Chauffeur Blanchard, Archie M., Glades Road, Hotel Proprietor Breen, Edward P., Pond View Avenue, Mechanic
ยท Brown, C. Albert, Country Way, Farmer Brown, Eugene T., Blossom Street, Laborer Brown, Llewellyn W., Country Way, Farmer Bush, Edward, High Street, Painter Calkin, James, Front Street, Clerk Chase, Charles A., Ann Vinal Road, Kennelman Chipman, Henry E., Country Way, Salesman Clapp, Richard, Country Way, Cranberry Grower Cobbett, Irving B., Otis Road, Teamster Cole, Frank H., Stockbridge Road, Carpenter Crane, J. Frank, Clapp Road, Engineer Curtis, Alton H., Border Street, Laborer Damon, Ellis E., Stockbridge Road, Carpenter
Damon, Frank B., Maple Street, Laborer Darrow, Franklin M., Ocean Avenue, Retired Disher, Hiley P., Captain Pierce Road, Farmer Doherty, Allan G., Meeting House Lane, Laborer Dunbar, Seth A., Studley Royal, Painter Dyment, Robert, Country Way, Electrician Ellis, Walter, Tichnor Court, Retired
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List of Jurors for 1923
Harris, Thomas H., Front Street, Fisherman Hyland, Charles E., Blossom Street, Shoemaker Litchfield, Arthur E., Summer Street, Farmer Litchfield, Joseph H., Central Street, Laborer Litchfield, Waldo, Cedar Street, Farmer Prouty, Henry R., off Willow Street, Retired Sargent, William A., Blossom Street, Painter Webb, Herbert, Ford Place, Retired Welch, George F., Otis Street, Real Estate Wherity, Richard, Brook Street, Fisherman
JAMES W. TURNER, CHARLES W. PEARE, ERNEST R. SEAVERNS, Selectmen of Scituate.
INDEX OF ACCOUNTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Salaries and Expenses 36
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department . 40
Fire Department.
40
Hydrant Rental .
42
Sealer of Weights and Measures
44
Moth Work .
44
Tree Warden
44
Bounties 45
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health . 46
HIGHWAYS
Roads, General 47
Sidewalks .
50
Snow and Ice 50
Preservation of Macadam 49
Street Lighting 53
CHARITIES
Support of Poor 55
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
State Aid .
56
Soldiers' Relief 56
EDUCATION
Support of Schools 56
LIBRARIES 56
RECREATION
Park Commission 57
UNCLASSIFIED 57
REDUCTION OF DEBT 60
STATE AND COUNTY TAX 62
INDEX OF REPORTS
ANIMAL INSPECTOR 120
ASSESSORS
74
AUDITOR .
84
BOARD OF HEALTH
117
CLEAN-UP COMMITTEE
138
COLLECTOR
79
FIRE DEPARTMENT .
126
LIBRARIES
142
MILK INSPECTOR.
119
OVERSEERS OF POOR
78
PARK COMMISSION
114
PLUMBING INSPECTOR .
118
SCITUATE WATER COMPANY.
110
SELECTMEN .
5
STREET NAMING COMMITTEE
141
TREASURER .
81
TREE WARDEN
116
TOWN CLERK.
85
PUBLIC NURSING SERVICE
121.
SCHOOL REPORT.
Appendix
CHIEF OF POLICE 124
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1923
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SETTS
IN
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SATUIT
PORAT
PRINTED BY THE BOUNDBROOK PRESS, NORTH SCITUATE, MASS.
INDEX
ORGANIZATION 4
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE 6
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
7
REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING
27
REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC
23
REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
15
REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE
16
REPORT OF SCHOOL DENTIST
17
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
38
TEACHING FORCE 42
MEMBERSHIP BY GRADES 43
MEMBERSHIP, ATTENDANCE, TARDINESS 45
REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION 19
REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF PENMANSHIP 31
CHARLES STAFFORD SHORT
Born February 16, 1875. Died December 30, 1921 Secretary of the School Committee, 1914. Chairman, 1915-16. Mr. Short was largely instrumental in securing our new High School building, and this stands as a fitting monument to his memory.
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School Department
SCHOOL CALENDAR
1924
Schools open January 2.
Schools close February 21 - eight weeks.
Schools open March 3.
Schools close April 25 - eight weeks.
Schools open May 5.
Schools close June 27 - eight weeks.
Schools open September 3.
Schools close December 19 - sixteen weeks.
Length of school year - forty weeks.
HOLIDAYS
January 1, February 22, April 19, May 30, October 12, Thanksgiving Day and the day following.
The regular meetings of the Committee are held at the office of the Superintendent, Old High School building at 8 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month.
Appointments with the Superintendent may be made upon request.
4 Who's Who in Scituate School Department
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Chairman, Philip S. Bailey (5)*
Cleveland Cogswell (4)
Secretary, (Mrs.) Marion Collier Alexander (6)
SUPERINTENDENT
FREDERICK E. BRAGDON (6)
Physician, T. B. ALEXANDER, M.D. (11)
Nurse, ALICE M. GAFFNEY, R.N. (6)
Dentist, F. A. DERBY, D.D.S. (3)
Attendance Officer, ANNIE M. S. LITCHFIELD (3)
JANITORS
Jenkins School, FRANK YOUNG (10)
High School, CHARLES G. EVERETT (4)
Hatherly School, WALTER T. NEWCOMB (24)
TRANSPORTATION
Front Street Garage Company
Egypt Garage Company J. W. Appleton G. Wilbur Damon Aaron Bates
*Years of service.
Public Office Involves Great Responsibility
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Who's Who in Scituate School Department
SUPERVISORS
Music, JEANNE E. BRADFORD (4) Art, (MRS.) DORIS D. WARD (3) Penmanship, ANNA L. HUGHES (1) Physical Education, ANNE L. CUNNEEN (1)
TEACHERS High School
Principal, L. A. MARTIN (4)
Sub-Master, MAURICE A. NORTON (1)
MILDRED E. HASTINGS (7)
BESSIE M. DUDLEY (3)
NETTIE E. ELLIOTT (3)
GRACE H. CALLANAN (3)
OLIVE BARROWS (3)
Jenkins School Principal, NATHANIEL A. PHILLIPS (6)
ANNA L. HUGHES (3) MARGUERITE I. BLUE (1)
MAUDE M. SCOTT (1) E. GERTRUDE GARDNER (42)
MARY P. COAN (1) LILLIAN M. WEEDEN (3)
Hatherly School Principal, CARLTON A. BURNEY (2)
ANNE L. CUNNEEN (5) HILDA L. FEENER (2)
CONSUELO GOODWIN (1) SARA M. KANE (25) DORIS A. TOBEY (2)
Our Teachers are Determining in a Large Measure the Future of Democracy
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Report of School Committee
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Scituate:
Since the School Committee has the responsibility for all departments of school work, it has voted to incorporate into its report the reports of the heads of departments and present them to the Town as its report.
The upkeep of the buildings has not been neglected. At Hatherly we have installed new water pipes from the street, and metal ceilings in the hallway and first grade room. At the Jenkins School we have placed metal ceilings in the first grade room, and two rooms on the upper floor have had ceilings and been painted. A library and art room has been made in the west upper room by building in bookcases and art cabinets and finishing the wall with burlap panels. New reading tables and chairs complete the equipment. Empire chair seats have been installed in the first grade room and the dentist's office has been refinished. At the High School a studio for the art department has been made out of an unfinished room in the basement of the main building. Insulite floor was laid over the rough cement. The ceiling and walls were painted white, with panels of burlap, and drawing tables provided.
We have given careful consideration to the probable expenses for another year, and believe that we shall need for all purposes, including some extraordinary repairs on roofs and furnaces, the sum of $61,600. Toward this there has been received this year from the State Department in reimburse- ments $1,638.45 on household arts, and $3,010.67 on teachers' salaries.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. MARION COLLIER ALEXANDER,
Secretary.
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Report of Superintendent of Schools
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee of Scituate:
I again have the honor of presenting a report on the condition of the public schools and have deliberately departed from the traditional form of such reports trying to present to the eye of the casual reader bits of information which may arouse interest and beget justifiable pride in our educational work. It seems hardly necessary to say that I am conscious of many shortcomings, nor to dwell on defects which are being remedied as rapidly as we can. Good becomes better, through appreciation and encouragement. This optimism I would spread through the medium of this report.
For nearly six years I have enjoyed my work immensely and have noted every forward step with keen satisfaction. The prompt and loyal response of our teachers to every call for enlarged service is again acknowledged with genuine appre- ciation. Credit for our achievements must be shared by every employee in the department, nor would I omit a word of appreciation for the splendid spirit of cooperation and con- structive criticism which is shown by the parents of the pupils, and for your splendid and intelligent support in every under- taking.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK E. BRAGDON, Superintendent.
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Progress is not so much Speed as Direction
A FEW SUGGESTIONS
Electric lights in the school office and Household Arts School would lengthen the school day.
The furnaces at Hatherly School have done royal service. They ought to be retired.
The Athletic Field should be surfaced.
At little expense the Town Hall can be properly pro- tected against injury, and utilized for our physical training work in severe weather.
Contributions to our school libraries will be appreciated.
Results justify additional office appliances for the com- mercial room and school office, as rapidly as feasible.
Grade I ought to be sub-divided into sub-primary and first grade, because of differences in development of entering pupils.
Manual Training for boys should come soon. Printing could be handled now at small expense.
The surface of the playground near the Jenkins Building is very sticky in wet weather. It should be coated with fine gravel.
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
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" Let us make the Good Better"
A complete system would provide
Kindergarten
Sub-Primary
PRIMARY
MIDDLE
GRAMMAR or Junior High
SENIOR HIGH
COLLEGE PREPARATORY
NORMAL PREPARATORY
TECHNICAL PREPARATORY (Textile Pursuits) DOMESTIC ARTS Housekeeping Chefs
Nursing
FINE ARTS
COMMERCIAL
Accounting Secretarial
Manual Training
Printing Carpentry Sheet metal worker Bent iron Masonry Automobile mechanic
Skilled labor
Evening School (Adult alien)
(Scituate provides those shown in heavy-faced type)
What Should be the Next Step ?
10 A Town is often Judged by its Public Buildings
SCITUATE SCHOOL BUILDINGS
ARE
Modern
Properly Equipped Attractive
Well Cared For Conspicuous
CONSOLIDATION IS PRACTICALLY COMPLETE
Capacity
Building
Enrollment
200
HATHERLY
176
225
JENKINS
- 205
125
HIGH SCHOOL
123
WHAT WILL BE THE EFFECT OF THE BUILDING BOOM UPON SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ?
Our Schools are a Big Asset
"A Two by Four Teacher Never Turned Out an 11 Eight by Ten Student"
STATUS OF OUR TEACHERS
Teacher
College Graduate
normal Graduate
Summer School
no Prof Training
Taking Courses or Sat. Classes
Class Rating
Experience to
10 years.
1
1
2
1
3
A
5
6
7
00
CO
10
2
11
2
12
13
14
15
2
16
1
17
2
18
2
/9
1
20
1
21
-
22
2
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Scituate Teachers are Progressive Teachers
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Scituate Schools are Good Schools
For
School Primary
Gives Training In
5 Years Old
to
7 Years Old
3 Years
Reading. Number. Music. Health habits. Muscular control. Obedi- ence.
8 to 10 Years Middle Grades Mastery of number primer. Me- chanics of reading. Nature facts. 3 Years Health habits. Hero stories. Writing and drawing. Hand Work. Music. Social relations through play. Citizenship through play.
12 to 14 Years Grammar Grades Literature for enjoyment. Geo- (Junior High)
2 Years
graphical and historical projects. Chorus and part singing. Con- struction in paper and cardboard. Various arts. Applied number. Nature study. Physical training. Social play. Citizenship.
14 to 18 Years High School Household Arts School
4 Years
Preparation for college, normal, technical school in language, math- ematics, history, commercial, fine arts, vocal and instrumental music. Domestic art.
Good Schools Boost a Town
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Our Year's Record in Health Education
WORKERS
T. B. ALEXANDER, M.D., School Physician
ALICE M. GAFFNEY, R.N., School Nurse F. A. DERBY, D.D.S., School Dentist ANNE L. CUNNEEN, Supervisor of Physical Training
AIMS
Physical examination for all in the grades.
Follow-up work with underweight children.
Weekly lesson in health habits.
Frequent inspections for cleanliness and suspicious symptoms.
Teeth of every child examined and treatment if parent requests it.
Organized exercise and play for all pupils daily, both corrective and preventive.
IDEALS
Correct standing and walking posture.
All round muscular development.
Standardized tests for physical ability.
High ideals of sportsmanship. Good citizenship through cooperative play.
Annual athletic meets, or play carnivals.
Talk Scituate School Health Program
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" Diet is Fundamental"
RESULTS
Physical record cards of 363 pupils on file.
35 underweights advised and cared for.
21 cases sudden illness cared for by nurse.
121 visits to homes by nurse. (See also report of the nurse. )
Midmorning milk lunch provided at cost.
Hot drink at noon at cost.
Teachers testify to improvement in posture as result of physical training.
NEEDS
Improved grounds.
Simple apparatus.
Indoor play rooms for inclement weather.
Cooperation of home in health work.
Faithful observance of quarantine.
Talk Scituate School Health Program
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Report of School Physician
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
To the Scituate School Committee:
Individual examination of the pupils of the Hatherly, Jenkins and High Schools has been made as usual this year.
Physical training is part of the school curriculum and cannot be too much commended, the play games of the lower grades being especially needed.
Excellent daily work is being done by the school nurse and dentist. The schools have been badly handicapped by a very extensive epidemic of mumps.
Dr. O'Donnell, the District Health Officer, expects to get to the Scituate Schools this year for the application of the "Schick" Test for diphtheria. This is to determine the individual susceptibility to the invasion of diphtheria infection. Cases showing a positive reaction should, in every instance, be protected by the Toxin-Antitoxin Treatment.
In these days of intensive training and conservation of material, the example of a public building in our Town re- maining unused ninety per cent of the time should not be ignored. Our Town Hall is needed for other purposes than an annual Town Meeting. It is really needed for a gymnasium and could be used in this way without impairing its use as a Town Hall.
Examinations this year revealed seventy-eight with defects and twenty-eight who had corrections. There are thirty-five underweight ten per cent.
Respectfully submitted,
T. B. ALEXANDER, M.D., School Physician.
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Report of School Nurse
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE
FOR THE YEAR
January 1, 1923 to December 31, 1923
Number of visits to schools . 176
(This included 26 visits made with School Physician)
Number of children examined . 360
Number of inspections (sanitary)
24
Number of inspections (scalp, skin, hair, teeth) 98
Number of children excluded during year . 24
(Excluded on account of impetigo and pediculosis)
Number of visits to dental clinic. 60
Number of visits to homes of school children 121
Number of children with physical defects . 78
Number of children having defects corrected . 28
Number of children having dental work completed . 226
Assisted School Physician in examinations.
Respectfully submitted,
ALICE M. GAFFNEY, R.N.
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Report of School Dentist
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DENTIST
January 29, 1924.
Town of Scituate, Mass. Board of Education:
It gives me pleasure to submit to you the following as a summary of work completed by me from January 1, 1923 to December 31, 1923.
During the past year more time has been given over to preventative dentistry in the lower grades. This consists of treating the teeth of each and every child twice during the school year, with silver nitrate and formalin to prevent the occurrence of caries (cavities) in the teeth. This treatment is followed by a thorough cleansing of the teeth.
The Public Health Nurse has given much of her time to the Dental Clinic, doing educational work and conducting tooth brush drills.
Operations completed as follows:
Silver fillings 316
Root canal fillings
6
Teeth extracted 154
Treatments 74
Silver nitrate treatments 301
Cleansings 101
Enamel fillings 79
Cement fillings 5
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Report of School Dentist
HATHERLY SCHOOL
Grade
Number of Pupils in Grade
Number worked Number worked for by School Dentist
for by Family Dentist
Completed
Incomplete
1
26
24
2
16
8
2
10
9
1
9
0
3
32
29
3
28
1
4
29
23
6
22
1
5-6
30
21
7
21
0
7
23
20
3
20
0
8
18
13
5
10
3
168
139
29
126
13
Eighty-two per cent (82%) of the children have their work done at the School Dental Clinic.
JENKINS SCHOOL
Grade
Number of Pupils in Grade
Number worked Number worked for by School Dentist
for by Family Dentist
Completed
Incomplete
1
30
25
5
6
19
2
23
20
3
17
3
3
21
18
3
16
2
4
35
29
6
19
10
5
27
24
3
16
8
6
16
12
4
6
6
7
16
12
4
3
9
8
16
14
2
3
11
184
154
30
86
68
Eighty-four per cent (84%) of the children have their work done at the School Dental Clinic.
The number of high school children who patronize this clinic during the year is twenty-seven (27).
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK A. DERBY, D.M.D.
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Report of Supervisor of Physical Education
REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
MR. F. E. BRAGDON,
Superintendent of Schools, Scituate, Mass.
My dear Mr. Bragdon:
I herewith submit the following report.
Physical education has been introduced into our schools as a regular subject. It is necessary, therefore, that the parents and friends of our children be acquainted with some of the values of this subject.
My aim in the teaching of physical education is to accom- plish four things: (1) To improve general health; (2) to improve the posture of our school children; (3) to cultivate a spirit of fairness as well as a love of sport; (4) to improve the carriage and develop grace of bodily movement.
The means to attain these ends are: (1) The teaching of hygiene; (2) formal gymnastics; (3) games; (4) rhythmic plays.
In the two lower grades the work consists of games, story plays, and rhythmic plays; in the third grade simple formal gymnastics have been introduced, and the time has been divided between gymnastics, plays and games.
In the upper grades the work consists of formal gym- nastics, games and athletic work.
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