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Boys
Girls
Total
Post Graduates
4
5
9
Seniors
49
85
134
Juniors
53
96
149
Sophomores
105
128
233
Freshmen
147
154
301
358
468
826
1
In about four years the enrollment has increased from 612 to 826.
The principal finds that extra curriculum activities play a very im- portant part in the life of the school. Membership in each is voluntary, but he feels that pupils must be limited in the number in which they may participate.
The spirit of the school is on a high plane. The Student Council is of very material help in fostering this esprit de corp. The student body as a whole do their best to live up to the motto: "School first; self sec- ond".
The Glee Clubs under the leadership of Miss Armstrong with the girls, and Mr. Fulton with the boys, are doing commendable work. It
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
3525
3425 3325 3225
1
3125 3025 2925 2825 2725
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
.
1
1
1
1
1
1
/
2325
1
1
1
2225
2125
2025
1918
1919
1920 1921 1922 1923
1924
1925 1926
Total Enrollment
Average Membership Average Attendance
2625 2525 2425
1
1
1
1
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is interesting to note that the members of the boys glee club are not all molly coddles, for a large proportion of the club are members of various athletic teams, and many others are doing outside work to help with their expenses.
Our students who enter higher institutes of learning are doing good work there, and report that they feel they have had a good preparation. Very few fail in their college work. Last June 121 students graduated; of these 32 are in schools of collegiate grade, and 2 are in academies.
PARENT TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
The Parent Teacher Associations are continuing to be of direct as- sistance to the schools and merit special commendation for the work which they are doing for their respective districts.
HOUSING
The Superintendent is making a survey of the town, studying the probable growth in population, and at the same time he is making a survey of the school buildings and grounds to set up if possible, a build- ing program for the next several years. It is too early at this time to make definite recommendations as the studies are not completed.
In order to set up the program it will be necessary to make allow- ances for the probable growth of the town and the school accommoda- tions which will be needed when the population reaches certain levels. This will take cognizance of the zoning laws and the amount of available land for home building.
A study of census enumeration for the past several years shows that the town increases in population by about 10% every five years. Yet it seems almost a certainty that it will increase at a faster rate in the next few years. The town and cities which are a one-fare ride from Bos- ton are rapidly filling up. These towns and cities on the north side of Boston already liave most of the available land in use.
The building of the North Station project will probably have a direct influence on towns located on the Boston and Maine lines, and Wakefield being on the main line of the Western Division, will receive some increase in population because of its situation. The Board of Selectmen has appointed a large committee to make suggestions as to ways and means of making Wakefield attractive.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
The peak of building appears to have been in 1925, when 148 build- ing permits were issued, of which 132 were for single dwellings. In 1926, there were 70 permits issued, and in 1927, 64.
The size of the family according to Government reports, has not de- creased here as much as it has in many places. In 1910, there were 2573 families, averaging 4.4 persons. In 1920, the last report, there were 3015 families averaging 4.3 persons.
In spite of the decreasing number of building permits during the last two years, the town will begin soon to increase this number, and if the size of the family remains as constant as it has, the increase in population will be more rapid than it has been heretofore.
There are five buildings which will need relief in a few years; name- · ly, High, Lafayette, Lincoln, Hurd, and Montrose.
While the Committee is not ready to make a definite recommendation at this time, it seems now as though the building of a junior high school within the next two or three years, would be the next move to better the town educationally and afford relief, not only to the High School, but also to the graded buildings which will need more accommodations by that time.
It might be possible to place this building near the new High School where a common auditorium might be used, and a common heating plant maintained. This would undoubtedly reduce the cost of erection and would certainly reduce the cost of maintenance. The six rooms in the addition at the Lafayette would be available for the Lincoln District and would also afford relief for the Hurd School if we should advance the district line from Salem Street to, perhaps, Aborn Avenue.
APPROPRIATION NEEDED
The School Committee will ask for the same appropriation as asked for last year; namely, $305,000, divided substantially as follows:
Salaries
$256,900
Books and Supplies
12,000
Fuel
14,500
Contingent
17,000
Evening School
4,100
Transportation
500
Total
$305,000
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RECEIPTS
In connection with the appropriation, it is interesting to note the amount of the receipts which come to the town, through the School De- partment. All of these receipts enter the Town Treasury and are not available for school purposes.
The following is our estimate of receipts for next year:
From Commonwealth
Amount based on number of teachers employed, their training and salary
$23,781.00
State Wards
1,887.88
Practical Arts
714.50
Americanization
743.49
Smith Hughes Fund
169.83
Tuitions
Lynnfield
9,656.00
City of Boston
427.07
Stoneham
512.00
·Saugus
1,152.00
Individuals
1,124.00
Total
$40,167.77
HARRY B. ALLMAN
IDA FARR MILLER
DR. J. WILLIAM O'CONNELL
EVA GOWING RIPLEY
LEO A. ROGERS
JOHN B. SAWYER
APPENDIX
A Statistics of School Enrollment and Attendance
B Tabulation of Records of Attendance of School Year 1926-27
C School Organization
D Cost of Public Day and Evening Schools
E How a School Dollar is spent
F Age and Grade Chart January 1, 1928
G High School Graduation Program
H High School Graduates-Class of 1927
I Changes in Teachers
J Graph-Costs per capita
K Graph-Expenditures within the Department
L Graph-Comparison of appropriations for the Town and the School Department
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A
Population, Census, 1925
15,611
Average Membership ending June 1927
3,365
Average Membership ending June 1926
3,248
Increase in average membership
117
Total Membership, 1927
3,528
Total Membership, 1926
3,427
Average Attendance, 1927
3,155
Average Attendance, 1926
3,045
Per Cent of Attendance, 1927
93.76
Per Cent of Attendance, 1926
93.91
Length of School Year, 1926-27
39 weeks
Days lost, stormy weather, holidays:
High
4 days
Elementary
7 days
Actual Length of School Year:
High
37 weeks 2 days
Elementary
36 weeks 4 days
Special teachers employed
12
Regular teaching positions
110
Total teaching positions
122
DAY SCHOOLS
Cost per pupil for instruction and maintenance, based on average membership for the school year, 1926-27:
High School, exclusive of general control $142.40
Elementary Schools, exclusive of general control
64.68
All public schools, from local taxation
74.26
All public schools, from all sources 85.43
Cost per pupil including ordinary repairs, in state
94.15
RECORD OF ATTENDANCE FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1926-1927
No. Different Pupils Enrolled
Enroll-
Pupils Pupils
Pupils
Pupils
School
Teacher
5
bet'n
bet'n
16 or
ment Total
Average Member- ship
Average Attend- ance
Per ct. of Attend- ance
1/2 Days Attend- ance
1/2 Days Absence
Tardi-
ness
Dismiss-
als
Truancy
High School Lafayette
Charles J. Peterson
0
150
231
235
744
705
673
95.46|124,590|
6,25 1
1,727
1,513
0
Hertha Bergner
0
20
12
1
33
30.86
29.36
95.14
5,403
276
14
2
0
Lyford P. Beveridge
0
19
12
0
31
31.00
29.05
94.00
5,346
359
118
0
6
Eliza V. Colburn
0
25
8
0
33
34.60
33.08
95.60
6,087
291
50
17
2
Isabel M. Elliott
0
30
5
0
35
30.79
29.82
96.84
5,487
180
12
13
0
Lois I. Jordan
0
20
10
1
31
28.05
26.79
94.00
4,930
315
112
30
0
Ida G. Low
0
35
2
0
37
34.29
32.98
96.17
6,069
242
18
30
0
Genesta B. Tooker
0
19
10
0
29
27.90
25.93
92.93
4,772
372
76
19
0
Mildred B. Turner
0
22
9
0
31
26.27
24.07
91.66
4,430
404
113
6
2
Eva M. Chick
0
37
4
0
41
37.06
34.82
93.95
12,716|
410
34
20
0
Lincoln
Ruth B. Spence
0
23
4
0
27
27.79
25.96
93.41
9,478
335
39
12
0
M. Emma Vinal
0
28
2
0
30
29.38
27.68
94.21
10,104
312
69
6
1
Clara E. Davidson
0
35
4
0
39
37.68
35.73
94.82|
13,044
357
37
11
4
Ruth E. Hickey
0
39
0
0
39
38.75
36.35
93.08
13,272
438
117|
16
1
Jessie S. Dyer
0
31
0
0
31
32.67
30.73
94.06
6,609
258
47
2
0
Violet E. Lovell
0
28
1
0
29
26.53
25.40
95.74
4,636
207
49
4
1
Bernice E. Hendrickson
0
39
0
0
39
38.87
37.94
97.60
13,812
171
40
8
1
Ruth C. Webber
0
29
0
0
29
27.31
26.20
95.93
4,769|
203
25
15
0
Mary I. Hawkins
0
15
33
0
48
47.93
45.61
95.15|
16,604
424
47
8
0
Hannah J. Ardill
0
11
23
0
34
35.78
33.78
94.41|
6,149
365
39
8
0
Blanche L. Meserve
0
38
5
0
44
44.17
41.57
94.11
7,567
475
103
16
9
Mary L. Poland
0
24
13
0
37
36.48
33.61
92.13
12,238
524
93
0
0
Warren
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Burke
0
4
11
1
16
15.19
14.21
93.54
2,566
177
8
1
Mary Kalaher
0
41
0
0
41
41.46
39.53
95.34|
15,050
355
33
53
1
Grace E. Elliott
0
27
9
0
36
33.91
31.86
93.95|
11,695
375
2841
37
1
Bessie E. David
0
33
0
0
33
34.17
32.10
93.94
11,788
381
61
27
2
Irene F. Norton
0
39
1
01
40
36.79
35.09
95.30!
6,606
3131
143|
17
0
Lillian A. Shaffer
0
50
0
01
50
47.18
44.33
93.95|
16,226
523
199
39
0
Mary E. C. Geagan
0
7
33
0
40
40.14
37.46
93.32|
13,714
491
95
36
0
Alice J. Kernan
0
27|
0
0
27
27.43
25.12
91.57
4,599
424
18|
9
0
Hamilton
Elizabeth Gardner
0
26
0
0
26
25.73
24.20
94.05
8,838
223
131
24|
0
May E. Kelly
0
30
0
0
30
26.46
25.28
95.54
9,230
418
43
17|
0
Elizabeth Strout
0
35
0
35
32.68
29.53
90.02|
10,750
578
911
10
0
Hazel A. Mark
0
18|
11|
29
28.01
25.54
91.12|
9,300
364
115|
8
0
171
-
to 7
7-14
14-16
over
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1
Hattie E. Moore
0
37
1
0
38
38.32
36.42
95.04|
13,296
347
186
42
00
172
School
Teacher
5
bet'n
bet'n
16 or
ment
over
Greenwood
Gladys J. Newell
0
25
5
0
30
30.82
29.07|
94.32
5,307|
320
59
10
3
Claraberta Wilson
0
20
9
0
29
30.84
28.83
93.481
10,5 20|
368
94
38|
0
Stella H. Blaikie
0
0
34
8
0
42
34.36
32.55
94.73
5,942!
330
143
17
10
Signe M. Peterson
0
43
1
0
44
40.32
38.29
94.96
6,989
370
76
2
4
Lila P'. McCormick
0
42
0
0
42
40.05
37.33
93.20
6,814
496
98
23
1
Amanda J. Stephenson
0
42
1
0
43
42.19|
39.66
94.00|
14,478
463
213
45
0
Winifred Beal
0
33
1
0
34
37.51
35.03
93.38|
6,377
447
140
15
1
Laura A. Hart
0
40
0
0
40
40.04
37.16
92.80|
13,568
525
88
17
0
Harriet Louise Akers
0
37
0
0
37
39.66
37.07
93.46|
13,498
371
60
8
0
Susie E. Long
0
42
0
0
42
42.05
39.31
93.48|
14,312
498
42
28
4
Pauline B. Taylor
12
26
0
0
38
35.95
32.08
91.24
5,970
573
57
9
0
Rena M. Bushnell
19
19
0
0
38
36.71
33.59
91.50
12,230
568
80
20
2
Maude E. Parks
39
0
0
0
39
35.84
32.32
90.34
5,894
630
73
4
0
32
3
0
0
35
33.45
30.45
91.03
5,543|
541
68
10
0
Grace E. Clevenger
0
44
2
1
47
42.66
40.16
94.13|
14,662|
455
32
33
27
Hurd
0
43
0
0
43
42.00
40.30|
95.95|
14,710
385
35
20
7
Myrta E. Knight
0
43
0
0
43
39.92
37.53
94.01
6,831
435
69
15
0
Bella Rattray
0
37
22
0
59
58.49
53.06
90.71!
9,659
988
48
20
2
0
20
11
0
31
25.17
24.08|
95.79
4,390
197
41
4
7
Franklin
0
30
1
0
31
30.88
28.97|
93.80
5,289
345
125
20
10
Cora Guanaccia
0
34
2
0
36
33.33
31.96
95.88|
5,833
251
37
19
0
Mabel F. Johnson
0
34
0
0
34
34.94
33.60
96.21
6,128
256
12
3
1
0
41
0
0
41
39.24
37.13
94.62|
13,554
386
48
10
0
Maude L. Arnold
0
38
0
0
38|
34.87|
32.79
94.03
5,969
379
58
4
3
Dorothy Willey
0
41
0
0
41
36.86|
35.14
95.33
6,396
313
47
19
0
Katherine L. Kelly
8
29
0
0
37
35.73
34.49
96.52|
12,558
326
31
7
2
Helen M. Delaney
10
30
0
0
40
36.53
34.48
94.38|
12,554
373
37
5
1
Katherine Goodwin
30
3
0
0
33
33.18|
31.31
94.36
5,699
331
47
9
0
Alice E. Calkins
0
7
3
1
11
14.86
13.91
93.60
2,525
174
79
8
7
Lee Pfeiffer
0
33
5
0
38
36.25
34.06
95.44
6,315
301
1
4
0
Catherine A. Doran
0
38
3
0
41
36.66
35.33
96.37
6,448
244
33
23
0
Grace R. Cheyne
0
42
0
0
42
39.32
37.39
95.09
6,825|
352
331
6
0
Edna May Paulson
Hilda M. Hayden
0
311
0
0
31
30.20
29.12
96.42
5,301
196
43
8
0
V
Pupils| Pupils
Pupils
Pupils
Total Enroll-
Average Member- ship
Average Attend- ance
Per ct. of 1/2 Days Attend-
1/2 Days Attend-
Tardi-
ness
Dismiss-
als
Absence
ance
to 7
7-14
14-16
Truancy
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Woodville
Avis M. Jones
31
3
0
0
34
30.13
28.31
93.951
5,154
341
38
9
0
Eleanor B. Ringdahl
Lydia M. Sullivan
Ethel Rodgerson
Mabel Perry
RECORD OF ATTENDANCE FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1926-1927
No. Different Pupils Enrolled
ance
4
M. Grace Pike
RECORD OF ATTENDANCE FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1926-1927 (Continued)
Kathryn
D. Carney
0
35
0
0
35
29.44
28.01
95.14
5,099
260
51
1
0
Dorothy
Gilbert
36
5
1
0
42
34.74
32.41
93.29
5,899
425
401
0
0
Dorothy D. Perley
0
26
1
0
27
24.99
23.57
94.31
4,278
259
14
6
2
Montrose
Alice M. Scipione
0
23
4
01
27
26.05
24.37
93.55|
4,424
306
621
13
1
Hazel O. Wilder
0
28
0
01
28
29.33
28.11
95.84|
10,226
211
32
14
1
Hester A. Walker
31
8
0
0
39
39.64
36.03|
90.89|
13,062
656
56
131
0
Prospect
Mabel A. Kernan
0
35
0
0
35
32.47
30.72|
94.61 |
5,592|
319|
109
30i
0
A. R. Crosman
18|
13
0
01
31
31.09
29.05|
93.43|
10,578
528
113
191
2
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
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174
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
C.
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Willard B. Atwell, Ph. B., 1911, Brown University SECRETARY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT Harriet A. Foster, B. S., 1927, Simmons College
CLERK
Thelma L. Sederquest, 1927, Wakefield High School PRIMARY SUPERVISOR
Ethel M. Wilson, 1927, Plymouth Normal School
LIST OF REGULAR TEACHERS TO DATE
Date of First
Name
Grade Election Where Educated
HIGH SCHOOL
Charles J. Peterson, A. B. Principal 1919-Wesleyan University
Roland H. Kinder, B. S., Ed. M. Sub-Master
1919 Harvard University
*Helen' F. Gilmore Dean of Girls
1913 Boston University
Ethel M. Armstrong, A. B. Assistant
1926 Colby College
Annie I. Baldwin, A. B.
19.25
Middlebury College
Marjorie T. Bunker, A. B. 6
1923 Boston University
Joseph Cassano
1927 Mass. Agr. College
Bernice Caswell, B. S., B. L. I. 66
1927
Columbia and Emerson Colleges
Alta B. Cheney
1925
Posse Nisson
Chloe K. Cousens, A. B.
1922
Boston University
Elvira C. Cosman, A. B.
1921
Boston University
Raymond S. Dower
1918 Northampton Com.
Harriet D. Dunning, A. B.
1926
Radcliffe College
Joseph H. Fanck
1913
Mass. Normal Art.
R. Edgar Fisher, A. B.
1921
Bowdoin College
Thelma L. Fletcher, B. S.
"
1926
Simmons College
Arthur A. Fulton
1915
Northampton Com.
* Not a Graduate.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
175
A. Irene Goddard, A. B.
66
1915
Boston University
Lillian Guillow, A. B., M. A.
1926
Columbia and Wellesley Colleges
Howard J. Heavens, A. B.
66
1927
Amherst
Ruth F. Hiatt
66
1921
Salem Normal
H. Gertrude Hicks, A. B.
66
1925
Albion College, Mich.
Isabel M. Hirst
66
1916
Mass. Normal Art
*Mildred Jones
66
1922
University of Maine
Katherine M. Kelly, A. B.
Assistant
1925
Boston University
Dorothy K. Kohl, B. S.
Librarian
1926
Simmons College
Marion H. Lawson, B. S.
Assistant
1926
Conn. College for Women.
Margaret L. Macdonald
66
1923
Wentworth Institute
Harriet Mason, A. B.
1922
Wheaton College
Katherine N. McGay, A. B.
60
1924
Wellesley College
Anne H. Meserve, B. S.
1925
New Hampshire Univ.
Ethelyn M. Pattee, B. A., M. A.
1927
Wellesley and Columbia Colleges
Alfred E. Preble, B. S.
1913
Tufts College
Ethel G. Reed, A. B.
1911
Tufts College
M. Alice Ryan, B. B. A.
1902
Boston University
Margaret A. Ryan, A. B.
1905
Boston University
Oliver G. Glover
"
1927
Clark's Business School
LAFAYETTE
George E. Hayes
Principal
1920
Bridgewater Normal (4 yr.)
Ida G. Low
Assistant
1900
Needham High School
Hertha Bergner, A. B.
1926
Wisconsin University
Eliza V. Coburn
1912
Salem Normal
*Lois I. Jordan
1925
Smith College
William B. Crane, B. S.
1927
Boston University
Isabel M. Elliott
1900
Boston University
Genesta B. Tooker
1924
Washington State
Mildred B. Turner
66
1926
Farmington State Normal
LINCOLN
T. Frank Shea
Principal
1902
Westfield Normal (4)
Eva M. Chick
7
1926
Gorham Normal
Ruth B. Spence
7
1925
Gorham Normar
Clara E. Davidson
6
1907
Truro Prov. Normal
M. Emma Vinal
6
1913
Bridgewater Normal
Jessie S. Dyer
5
1914
Quincy Training
* Not a Graduate.
1927
Salem Commercial
Louis P. Marche
176
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Ruth E. Hickey
5
1922
Salem Normal
Dorothy Gilbert
4
1927
Ohio State Teachers
College
Ruth C. Webber
4
1925
Aroostook State Normal
Bernice E. Hendrickson
3
1908
Salem Normal
Ruth E. Hayward
3
1927
Salem Normal
Mary I. Hawkins
2
1896
Southboro High School
Hannah J. Ardill
2
1892
Salem Normal
Blanche L. Meserve
1
1917
Plymouth Normal
Mary Poland
1
1925
Lowell State Normal
Abbie A. Bell
Assistant
1925
Salem Normal
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Burke
Special
1927
Lowell State Normal
WARREN
Mary Kalaher
7
1888
Salem Normal
Ruth W. Baldwin
7
1927
Middlebury College
Bessie E. David
5-6
1908
Bridgewater Normal
Irene F. Norton
5
1908
Hyannis Normal
*Lillian A. Shaffer
3-4
1907
Bridgewater Normal
Mary E. C. Geagan
2-3
1906
Lowell Normal
Alice J. Kernan
1
1890
Wakefield High
HAMILTON
Elizabeth Gardner,
Principal
5-6
1898
Calais Academy, Maine
Mary E. Kelly
4-5
1884
Wakefield High School
Elizabeth M. Strout
3-4
1925
Salem Normal
Esther Winkler
1
1927
Wheelock K. T. S.
GREENWOOD
Ross Vardon
Principal
1910
Bridgewater Normal (4 yr.)
Gladys J. Newell, B. S.
8
1925
Bridgewater Normal
Claraberta Wilson, B. A.
8
1923
Radcliffe College
Signe Peterson
7
1925
Salem Normal
*Mrs. Stella H. Blaikie
7
1927
Wellesley College
Amanda Stephenson
6
1926
Aroostook State Normal
Lila P. McCormick
6
1891
Wheaton Seminary
Winifred Beal
5
1924
Washington State Normal
M. Grace Pike
4-5
1922
Keene Normal
Laura A. Hart
4
1910
Framingham Normal
H. Louise Akers
3-4
1926
Gorham Normal
*Susie E. Long
3
1907
Castine Normal
Pauline B. Taylor
2-3
1925
Keene Normal
Rena M. Bushnell
2
1922
Plymouth Normal
Maude E. Parks
1
1919
Plymouth Normal
Grace E. Clevenger
1
1924
Minneapolis K. T. S.
* Not a Graduate.
177
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
HURD
Eleanor B. Ringdahl, Principal
6-7
1919
New Britain Normal
Madalyne Harding
4-5
1927
Farmington Normal
Bella Rattray
3-4
1926
Perry Ktg. Normal
Lydia M. Sullivan
1-2
1916 Fitchburg Normal
Grace Widtfeldt
1-2
1927
Salem Normal
FRANKLIN
Charles R. Thibadeau, B. S. Principal
1924
Bates College
Ethel A. Rodgerson
7
1925
Farmington Normal
Mabel E. Perry
6-7
1926
Salem Normal
Cora Guarnaccia
5-6
1923
Salem Normal
Mabel F. Johnson
5
1926
Plymouth Normal
Maude L. Arnold
4
1899
Salem Normal
Dorothy Willey
3-4
1926
Salem Normal
Katherine L. Kelly
3
1894
Salem Normal
Helen M. Delaney
2
1924
Fitchburg Normal
Katharine Goodwin
2
1923
Salem Normal
Alice E. Calkins
1
1924
Wheelock K. T. S.
Avis M. Jones
1 1925
Aroostook State Normal
Lee Pfeiffer
Special
1925
Wheelock K. T. S.
Myrta E. Knight
Assistant .
1910
Salem Normal
MONTROSE
Ruth V. Conley
6-7
19.2/7
Gorham Normal
Alice M. Scipione
5-6
1926
Salem Normal
Hazel O. Wilder,
Principal
3-4
1923
Salem Normal
Hester A. Walker
1-2
1924
Salem Normal
WOODVILLE
Charles R. Thibadeau, B. S. Principal
1924
Bates College
Catherine A. Doran
6-7
1926
Keene Normal
Grace R. Cheyne
5-6
1920
Lowell Normal
Edna May Paulson
4-5
1926
Fitchburg Normal
Hilda M. Hayden
3
1924 Salem Normal
Katheryn Carney
2
1925
Salem Normal
Frances Mae Dingle
1
1927
Salem Normal
178
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
WEST WARD
Mabel A. Kernan, Principal 3-4
1899 Wakefield High School
* Addie R. Crosman
1-2
1899 Wellesley College
SPECIAL
C. Albert Jones, Supervisor of Music Grace A. Jenkins, Supervisor of Drawing
1912 Boston Conservatory
1919 Mass. Normal Art
*Louise U. Ekman, Teacher of Sewing Homer M. Shellenberger, B. P. E. Physical Director and Coach Jane Kelso, Asst. Physical Director
1909 Simmons College
1925 Springfield College
S. Morton Sherman, Printing
1925 Wakefield High School
*Edward D. Peverley, Woodworking George E. Hayes, Director of Americanization
1920
Bridgewater Normal
C. E. Montague, M. D., School Physician
*Sergt. E. M. Monroe, Military Instructor
Mary K. English, School Nurse
Albert D. Cate, Attendance Officer, Custodian of Buildings
JANITORS
Edward E. Eaton
High
31 Park Street
George E. Zwicker
49 Emerson Street
Irving Wells, Engineer
66
25 Charles Street
Mary C. Higgins
66
16 Armory Street
Carl A. Peterson
242 Albion Street
Thomas Hemsworth
Lafayette
27 Albion Street
M. Leo Conway
Lincoln
10 Bennett Street
Charles W. Stevens
Warren
217 Albion Street
Eugene Lenners
Hamilton
205 North Avenue
D. Eugene Pease Michael Neary
Hurd
18 Pearl Street
James F. Curley
Franklin
2 Birch Hill Avenue
Henry Oliver
Woodville
222 Nahant Street
James Lanigan
Montrose
241 Lowell Street
T. John Ardill
West Ward
8 Fairmount Avenue
19.23
Sargent School
1926 Teachers' College
1912 Williams College, Boston University Medical School 1920 Alfred College
Greenwood
803 Main Street
* Not a Graduate.
179
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
D
COST OF PUBLIC DAY AND EVENING SCHOOL
Day School
Evening School
Total
High
Elem
Academic
P. Arts
General Expenses :
Supt. of Schools
and Attendance Of-
ficer, Salaries
$6,037.17
Other Expenses 1,209.62
School Committee,
Clerk, etc.
3,192.77
Instruction :
Supervisors'
Salaries
12,796.46
$2,279.14 $10,517.32
Supervisors' Expenses 97.30
97.30
Principals' Salaries 17,202.44
4,180.00
13,022.44
Teachers' Salaries 187,034.03
71,775.54
112,447.33 $1,973.99
$837.17
Director of Ameri
canization
770.00
577.50
192.50
Text Books
5,892.69
2,582.32
3,310.37
Supplies
7,705.23
4,928.23
2,715.46
61.54
Operation :
Janitor Service
23,264.90
10,362.26
12,551.30
263.50
87.84
Fuel
15,456.23
7,499.01
7,946.82
10.40
Miscellaneous
3,117.11
1,299.38
1,817.73
Maintenance :
Repairs and Upkeep 6,664.44
2,230.93
4,433.51
Auxiliary Agencies :
Health
2,222.36
516.00
1,706.36
Library
90.55
90.55
Tuition
135.96
135.96
Miscellaneous
2,597.06
1,271.95
1,325.11
Transportation
333.50
333.50
Outlay
9,162.71
7,133.89
2,028.82
$304,982.53 $116,149.20 $174,389.33 $2,886.94 $1,117.51
180
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
E How a School Dollar is Spent
10
9
11
8
8
1234567
1. P. A. .0037
2. Evening School
.0095
3. Miscellaneous: Water, Janitor's Supplies, etc. .0102
4. Auxiliaries
.0109
5. Office Expenses, including, Clerk hire
.0144
6. Repairs
.0219
7. Outlay
.0300
8. Books and Supplies
.0444
9. Fuel
.0506
10. Janitors
.0751.
11. Superintendent, Attendance Officer, School Physician, School Nurse .7293
1.0000
181
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
F
AGE AND GRADE CHART
January 1, 1928
Grd. Age 5| 6| 7| 8|
9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 21| 22|
Ttl.
1
G !!
4|132
48
7
1
1
193
B||
1
9|
90|
64
21
4
2
190
2
16
72
36
7
2.
134
B|
8
77
52|
35
8|
1|
181
3 G|
11|
79
45
11
2
148
4 Gİ
16|
65
41
19|
6
2
149
B||
22
54
19
5
2
176
5 G|
15
74| 94
38|
16|
4
3
170
B|
2
51
68|
48
23
14
3
11
164
13| 55|
46
19
8
4|
1
3
57
45
29
51
4|
143
7 G
1|
7
7.5
28
18
3|
31
135
B|
3
45
41
30|
10|
129
00
G
4
60
46
12
9|
131
1 10
63|
39|
28
5|
2|
147
9 G|
10
78
53
18|
4|
1.
1.
165
B|
5
41|
35|
12|
3|
1
97
10
1|
1
8
61|
3:2
10|
2:
115
B||
1|
4 49
24|
12|
2|
1
92
B||
31 18
18|
21
2|
43
10
42|
216|
6|
1
84
HS BI|
1|
51
1|
1
8
Spe G||
1
3,
4
Ele B||
1|
1|
4
3|
10
5
1
21 1
6
Total 1|
10|271|299 |296|313|328|277|294|266|326|258/229|130| 80| 16| 4|
1 3397
Boys
6|123|169|158|180|161|156|144|141|162|121|108| 49| 36| 7|
1
i 1721
Girls
4|148|130|138|133|167|121|150|125|164|137/121[ 81| 44|
91
41
1 1676
4|
78
45
19
11
3|
1
8|
3
1|
52
11 Gİ
12
26
Spe G||
1|
1|
1
2
1,
1|
1
209
6|114|
70|
13
4
161
145
B
25|
13|
182
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
G
GRADUATION EXERCISES OF WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1927
Eight O'clock Thursday, June Twenty-third High School Auditorium
PROGRAM
Overture and March
Chorus-The Host of Peace (Aida) Verdi
Oration-Salutatory-Swords into Plowshares Robert Dutton
Chorus-Oh, Italia, Italia, Beloved Donizetti
Declamation-Toussaint L'Ouverture
W. Phillips
Arthur William Corcoran
Declamation-The Willing Worker F. B. Calhoun
Isabel Louise Atwell
Solo-Winds of the South Lillian Sara Phipps
John Prindle Scott
Oration-Honor Part-Poetry of Youth John Butler
Declamation-The Gondola Race F. H. Smith
Daisy May Waddell
Chorus-Cantata-Columbus Hosmer
Declamation-A Message to Garcia
E. Hubbard
Clifford Linwood Chatterton
Essay, Valedictory-The World of Music Alice Louise Allman
Presentation of Diplomas
Harry B. Allman
Chairman of School Committee
Class Song Orchestra
183
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
CLASS MOTTO
"They can who think they can."
Class Colors
Blue and Silver
CLASS SONG
Our hearts are filled with love to-night For you, dear Wakefield High, When to your careful guidance now We come to say good-bye.
The years may come, the years may go And we may scattered be But may we ever to thy name Retain our loyalty.
And now to all our classmates dear We give a parting smile And wish for them the best success Along each coming mile.
Long live the class of '27! And as our class began So may it be, both brave and true. "They can who think they can."
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