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Mrs. Ward points out that the new Art room makes a direct contact between the work of the junior and senior high. It allows for a concentration of materials for the use of both groups, and thus-with the same expenditure-provides a better and more varied equipment.
The bulletin boards in the new room allow a display of work which makes the room happy in color, shows the work of the different classes, gives a splendid chance for class criticisms and a posting of reference material and timely news items on Art.
The shelves of reference material-to which new books are being added each year-make it possible for the classes to do their own research work, a point of greatest value. On behalf of the Art department, Mrs. Ward desires to express apprecia- tion to Dr. Henry Turner Bailey, who has given this year much valuable material to the Art room shelves. She also acknow- ledges a gift of five dollars from the Scituate Woman's Club. With the prize money from the Marshfield Fair, a water color of Scituate by a Scituate artist has been purchased for the school.
An exhibit of water colors was on display in the Art room in the fall and Mrs. Ward would welcome the loan of any ex- hibits, large or small. She says : "It is planned to have the five Scituate students now studying at the Massachusetts School of Art visit our classes and tell of their work at the State school.
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There are in Scituate many who are working in the different fields of Art and the classes would be interested to hear about the work in their particular field and to see examples of their work. "
In closing Mrs. Ward makes an excellent suggestion that a suitable committee from the school department work together on a definite and general plan to improve the appearance of the class-rooms in all of the schools by such means as re-arrange- ment of pictures and providing more effectively for display of school materials.
(b) MUSIC
In her report for the year 1930, Miss Bradford expresses her appreciation for the new music room at the high school. Up to this time the music classes met either in the old Assembly Hall or in one of the regular class-rooms, both of which were used for general school purposes, making the question of the storage of musical instruments and supplies a problem of considerable im- portance. Not only does the new room relieve this situation but it also furnishes a suitable and stimulating environment for the conduct of this subject.
The rhythm bands are being continued this year in the early grades. Concerning them, Miss Bradford says: "The ex- perience gained through this activity has proved to be of great value in many ways-it enlists and holds the interest and at- tention of the children and through its medium many things may be taught that would otherwise be practically impossible at that early age."
Continuing her report she says: "The organization of the junior high school made a readjustment necessary in the gram- mar school orchestra work, the advanced players automatically becoming members of the junior high orchestra. As soon as advisable, classes will be formed for instrumental instruction, as has been our custom, in order to discover and develop orches- tral material. 'At present the need is being met at the Jenkins school by a bugle and drum corps of twenty-four bugles and
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twelve drums from the three upper grades, rehearsing with me every Wednesday after school. Hatherly is without an orchestra for the first time in nearly ten years but this will be remedied as soon as possible.
"The junior high orchestra is made up of players from both Jenkins and Hatherly with some very promising players from each school. There is also a large violin class preparing players for the orchestra. The junior high, too, has its boys' and girls' glee club with a monthly "get-together" assembly of glee club and orchestra when a review of the month's work is given as a program for their enjoyment."
In the high school the regular orchestra enrolls twenty-six members, and the combined glee clubs, ninety-six. The Music department is effectively contributing its part to the newly or- ganized assemblies, sponsored by various groups and classes. The Christmas carol programs, which have become our annual institution, are very much enjoyed by all the pupils, and the singing this year, aided by trumpet accompaniment, was excep- tionally well done.
Miss Bradford discusses the advisability of planning the work at the high school so that it may be possible for her to meet sectional groups for the orchestra for intensive practice to a greater degree than it has thus far been possible. In addition, she makes a strong plea for having a regular place in the school program for the high school band, as band music makes an irre- sistable appeal to many boys who are not especially interested in other forms of music, and she believes a band would be of service at the major competitive athletic contests.
(c) PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Up to this time, while Physical Education has been a defi- nite objective, and had a definite place in the work of the ele- mentary schools, it has been conducted entirely by the home room teachers. In the high school, physical training has almost entirely been confined to the major athletic sports, coached by a teacher whose work was largely academic.
The New High School Building
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Report of Superintendent of Schools
I believe we have taken a long step in the right direction this year by employing a physical education supervisor for the grades, and by broadening the physical training in the high and junior high to include all pupils, the classes being under the direction of teachers especially equipped for this work.
In her report for the first term of the present school year Miss Whidden writes :
"Physical Education is the training of the muscles and physical organs by means of athletic or other exercise. Modern education embraces this subject as an essential factor in the training of our children. To be concise, a healthy body helps to insure a healthy mind. The healthy mind in its turn, should enable the pupil to more quickly grasp the various problems which he or she assimilate before graduation.
"As Supervisor of Physical Education for Girls, it is a pleasure for me to report that the pupils are manifesting much interest in this course. All the pupils, both boys and girls, in the grammar schools are receiving instruction in this course. It consists of games, folk and tap dancing and mimetics. There are one hundred twenty girls in the high school whom I am teaching or will in season, the following: field hockey, funda- mentals, eurythmics, folk and tap dancing, soccer, baseball and basketball. The equipment for the field hockey which was fur- nished this fall was greatly appreciated by those participating in this game."
In the field of athletics, Miss Whidden suggests that it might be advisable to devote more time to the development of inter-class or inter-group teams than to spend substantially all the time in developing one team for inter-school contests.
THE NEW BUILDING
In several places in this report attention has been called to some particular feature of the new building, but it has not been considered in any comprehensive detail. Possibly it will be in- teresting to the townspeople to know more about the facilities it offers.
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The middle section of the building, exclusive of the base- ment, is devoted entirely to senior high school purposes, and in addition to the Principal's Office and Teachers' Room, contains six class rooms, with a seating capacity of approximately 175 pupils. It also has a typewriting room; a science laboratory, newly equipped with the "Lincoln" combination Physics and Chemistry desk that will accommodate twenty pupils at in- dividual experiment stations, and the instructor's demonstrat- ing table ; and a large, attractive library-study hall, with reading tables and tablet arm chairs for at least 100 pupils.
In the basement is the boiler room and coal pocket, locker and toilet rooms for the boys and girls of the senior high, and the girls' shower and locker room.
In the East wing of the building are six class-rooms, a boys' toilet on the upper floor, a girls' toilet on the second floor and a domestic science preparation room-at present used for stor- age purposes-on the lower floor. Two of the class-rooms are the Art and Music rooms referred to elsewhere in this report. Of the four remaining class-rooms three are used as home rooms by the junior high and seventh and eighth grade pupils. The four rooms have a seating capacity of 120 pupils, and the present enrollment is 77.
The West wing has the large gymnasium-auditorium, with a playing floor 67 feet by 44 feet, a stage 30 feet wide at the front and 18 feet deep, a balcony and space beneath it with fixed seats for 368 persons, the auditorium having a total seating capacity of at least 850. On one side of the stage is an ante- room and on the other a foyer and above these a nurse's office and storage room.
On the lower floor of this wing is the woodworking depart- ment, with a work-room 30 feet by 40 feet, a finishing room and a combination instructor's and stock room. The equipment, in addition to the regular hand tools, at present includes two Blount lathes, a circular saw, a bench planer and a Clarke sander. These manual training rooms, from the standpoint of light and general attractiveness, are rarely equalled in high schools.
The cafeteria is also on the lower floor, and is 56 feet by 36
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feet, easily taking care of the school needs. The tables, each accommodating four pupils, give a very neat appearance to the room, and there is an ample number of tablet arm chairs for those who bring their own lunches. At one end of the room is a serving table with compartments for meats and vegetables, a pastry display rack, and a frigidaire cabinet for ice cream. There are also two large coffee and cocoa urns and a cold water fountain. Adjacent to the dining room is the store room for supplies, and the preparation room which contains a large gas stove, a sink with drain boards, a large cabinet for cooking utensils and dishes, and a General Electric refrigerator.
This floor also contains the Boys' shower and locker room and a boys' toliet, and is conveniently reached from the gym- nasium.
In closing I wish to pay a deserved tribute to those indi- viduals who served with me as members of the High School Building Committee. The average citizen probably does not realize the large amount of time that the committee put into this task, or their constant attention to its details. When one considers that in addition to the twenty-five regular meetings, several of the members made an almost daily inspection of the building, that in the interest of the construction or equipment they made trips to Boston, and also traveled to other places to look at similar types of construction in order to more intelli- gently meet our own problem, the importance of the service is more easily understood. And the unselfish devotion to their task is further emphasized when we realize that not one penny was paid any member of the committee for service or for ex- penses incurred.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD C. WINGATE, Superintendent of Schools.
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Report of School Physician
REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
To the Scituate School Committee:
A physical examination has been made of every pupil in the Jenkins, Hatherly, and Junior High Schools.
All pupils of the junior and senior high schools have had an examination of the heart. Those pupils having any cardiac murmurs are under observation by the athletic instructors, and have repeated tests and examinations by the School Physician to determine the effect of exercise on the heart. This is necessary owing to the work in the gymnasium.
The gymnasium is a great asset in the physical welfare of the school and is a great help in the all round development of the pupils.
Those in charge of this department have been very anxious that the exercise of the pupils should correspond with their physical ability.
Number examined 462
Number defective 168
Corrected 51
Respectfully submitted,
T. B. ALEXANDER, M. D.,
School Physician.
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Report of School Dentist
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DENTIST
Mr. Harold C. Wingate,
Superintendent of Schools,
Scituate, Mass.
Dear Sir: The following is a brief outline of what has been accomplished by the dental clinic from January 1, 1930, to De- cember 31, 1930 :
Number of fillings in permanent teeth. 269
Number of fillings in temporary teeth. 344
Number of extractions, permanent teeth 10
Number of extractions, temporary teeth
147
Number of cleanings 111
Number of completed cases 95
It may be well at this time to remind parents that owing to the great increase in entering classes, plus the limited time available, one school day every two weeks at each school, we are able only to take care of the lower grades, first, second, and pos- sibly the third grades. Emergency work, however, in the upper grades will of course be cared for. Rigid adherence to this pro- gram over a period of years will result in a lessened amount of tooth destruction, due to finding of cavities when small, so that gradually the whole six grades may be included in the program.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIS B. PARSONS, D. M. D., School Dentist.
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Report of School Nurse and Attendance Officer
REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE
Mr. Harold C. Wingate, 1
Superintendent of Schools,
Scituate, Mass.
Dear Sir: I submit for your consideration my third annual report as School Nurse in Scituate :
Number of school visits. 217
(Including visits made with School Physician)
Number of children examined 462
Number of children with physical defects 168
Number of children having had defects corrected. 51
Number of children taken home ill. 8
Number of inspections (sanitary) 24
Number of inspections (skin, scalp, throat, teeth)
33
Number of home visits for school children.
107
Number of visits for pre-school children 52
Number of visits to hospitals and clinics 31
Respectfully submitted,
MARGARET O'DONNELL, R. N.,
School Nurse.
REPORT OF THE ATTENDANCE OFFICER
To the School Committee of Scituate :
I have prompetly attended to all absences called to my at- tention. In no case has a reason of absence been on account of truancy.
Respectfully submitted,
ANNIE M. S. LITCHFIELD, Attendance Officer.
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Appendix - School Statistics
ENROLLMENT, MEMBERSHIP, ATTENDANCE ENROLLMENT, MEMBERSHIP, ATTENDANCE For the School Year Ending June 30, 1930
Total Member- ship
Average Member- ship
Per Cent of At- tendance
Hatherly :
Grade I
36
28
93
Grade II
32
27
97
Grade III
27
26
96
Grades IV, V
51
45
96
Grades VI, VII
32
30
96
Grade VIII
16
15
96
Totals
194
171
96*
Jenkins :
Grade I
49
42
92
Grade II
53
47
93
Grade III
40
34
94
Grade IV
47
43
95
Grade V
26
25
95
Grade VI
31
27
95
Grade VII
26
22
96
Grade VIII
30
27
94
Totals
302
267
94*
Elementary School Totals.
496
438
95*
High School
140
131
95*
Totals-Day Schools
636
569
95*
Evening School
35
24
S2*
Grand Totals-Day and
Evening
671
593
Average.
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MEMBERSHIP BY GRADES
October 1, 1930
Grades
I II
III
IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII Total
Hatherly
37
22
25
29
26
19
158
Jenkins
42
41
53 38 40
26
240
High School (Junior and Senior) .
31
46
42
35 37
30
221
Totals
79
63
78 67
66
45
31
46
42
35
37
30
619
Increase (from previous year) .
3
14
1
21
4
3
4
6
6
62
Decrease (from previous year)
17
11
7
35
Net Increase
27
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Appendix - School Statistics
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Appendix - School Statistics
ROLL, OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE
FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 18, 1930 HATHERLY SCHOOL
Name
Grade
Barbuto, Ernest
IV
Bartlett, Maurice
III
Bonomi, Dominick
II
Bonomi, Lawrence
II
Damon, Roger
VI
Fabello, Angelina
VI
Fleming, Marguerite
II
Hyland, Mildred
VII
Knox, Priscilla
VII
Litchfield, Patience
IV
Manning, Helen
IV
Merritt, Herbert
VII
Nichols, Edward
V V
Sylvester, Louise
JENKINS SCHOOL
Name
Grade
Abbott, Chase
VI
Bergman, Frederic
III
Billings, John
I
Burrows, Barbara
IV
Finnie, Arthur
VIII
Fitts, Julia
VII
Francis, Robert
VI
Gallagher, Edward
II
Graham, Beatrice
VIII
McCarthy, Frederick
II
Patterson, Evelyn
II I
Patterson, Thomas
Spear, Esther
V
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Appendix - School Statistics
JENKINS SCHOOL-(Continued)
Name Grade
VI
Spear, Francis
Spear, Robert I
VIII
Spear, Ruth
IV
Vinal, Henry
IV
Whittaker, Noreen
V
Young, Virginia
HIGH SCHOOL
Name
Class
Bongarzone, Mario
Freshman
Harris, Elsie
Freshman
Jones, Walter
Sophomore
Lincoln, Lois
Sophomore
Spear, Arthur
Junior
Spear, Helen
Freshman
Webster, Allan
Freshman
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Appendix - Financial Statement
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1930
RECEIPTS
Appropriation $78,175.00
Dog tax
776.11
From Smith-Hughes Fund
230.37
From George Reed Fund
5.83
Refund (C. C. Birchard Co.)
48.98
$79,236.29
EXPENDITURES
School Committee :
Expenses
$242.06
242.06
Superintendent :
Salary
$2,500.00
Expenses (clerical assistance, travel)
792.99
3,292.99
Other Expenses of Administration. . . . $54.42
54.42
Truant Officer :
Salary
$100.00
100.00
Supervisors :
Salaries
$3,400.00
3,400.00
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Appendix - Financial Statement
Teachers (including principals) :
High School $15,997.50
Elementary Schools (including
Junior High from Sept. 1930) . 22,686.75
Evening School
416.00
39,100.25
Textbooks :
High
$454.64
Elementary
573.01
Evening
34.11
1,061.76
Scholars' Supplies :
High
$1,515.32
Elementary
487.88
2,003.20
Physical Education Supplies :
High
$260.73
Elementary
72.60
333.33
Janitors :
High
$2,068.33
Elementary
2,300.00
Evening
128.00
1
4,496.33
Fuel :
High
$1,441.82
Elementary 1,486.81
2,928.63
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Appendix - Financial Statement
Repairs :
High
$3,570.88
Elementary
1,448.99
$5,019.87
Libraries :
High
$53.31
Elementary
120.70
174.01
Tuition :
High
$62.50
Vocational
581.12
643.62
Health :
Salary of School Dentist
$740.00
Salary and expenses of School
Physician
341.00
Supplies
62.42
1,143.42
Vocational (Household Arts)
136.25
New Equipment
1,278.65
Transportation
10,993.00
Insurance :
High
$1,205.25
Elementary
120.40
1,325.65
Miscellaneous :
High
$1,094.20
Elementary
413.53
1,507.73
Total expenditures
$79,235.17
U'nexpended balance
1.12
$79,236.29
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Appendix - Graduation Exercises
GRADUATION EXERCISES CLASS OF 1930
SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday Evening, June Seventeenth Seven-Thirty O'Clock
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
PROGRAM
Marche Celebre
Lochner
Combined High School Orchestras
Invocation Rev. Joseph H. Thompson School Song Adapted Melody Samuel Tilden
Address of Welcome
Essay : "A Monument to an Educational Ideal"
Trumpet Quartet
Herbert Dwyer Stultz
Humphrey Turner, Soloist
Essay : "Historical Reminiscences"
Farewell Address
American Ode
Ernest Dillon Mary Westington Richard Kountz
Senior Class and Glee Clubs
Presentation of Class Gift President of Senior Class
Scholarship Award President of Scituate Woman's Club
Conferring of Diplomas Superintendent of Schools
Class Ode Graduating Class
Bells played by Lenore Shepard
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Appendix - Graduating Class
ROLL OF CLASS MEMBERS
College Preparatory Course
Alwilda Vivian Hendrickson Samuel John Tilden
Marjorie Isabella Litchfield Mildred Swan Young
Scientific Course
Robert Francis Bresnahan
Ernest Philip Dillon
Herbert Dwyer Merle Sanford Wilder
Commercial Course
Annie Margaret Barry
Livia Bongarzone
Lenore Bernice Shepard
Mary Josephine Stewart Josephine Frances Welch Mary Ethel Westington
General Course
Gerald John Urban Delay Frank Lewis Peters
George Henry Dwight
Francis William Murphy
Earl Raymond Nichols
Robert Samuel Taylor
Philip Humphrey Turner Malcolm Everett Wilder
Elisabeth Willard
CLASS OFFICERS
Samuel Tilden, President Gerald Delay, Vice-President Mary Westington, Secretary Herbert Dwyer, Treasurer
CLASS MOTTO "We build the ladder by which we climb."
INDEX
Accountant's Report 64
Airport Committee 55
Assessors' Report
56 24
Board of Health
Milk
25
Slaughtering
26
Chief of Police
15 48
Committee on By-Laws
166
Fire Department
21
Forest Warden
23
High School Building Committee
40
Highway Surveyor
14
Juror List
53 27
Park Commissioners
165
Planning Board Report
30
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture 46
Public Health Nursing Service 50
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School Committee Appendix
Scituate Memoriam Fund 164
Scituate Safety Council
32
Scituate Water Company
184
Sealer of Weights and Measures
49
Selectmen's Report
9
Tax Collector's Report
59
Tercentenary Committee
44
Town 'Clerk's Report
188
Town Forestry Committee
29
Town Officers 5
Town Office Building Committee 42
Treasurer's Report 61
Tree Warden 28
Clean-Up Committee
Pierce Memorial Library
Public Welfare Report
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