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A comparison of the results of weighings this year with the last one in 1925 may be interesting.
The figures indicate what percent. of the whole num- ber of pupils in the school are 10% or more underweight for their age and height.
Nov. 1925
May 1926 5.6%
Nov. 1926
Mt. Pleasant,
4.8%
7.5%
Knapp,
4.2%
4. %
4. %
Hedge,
4.6%
6.7%
4. %
Cornish and Burton,
7.3%
3.9%
3.3%
Nine, one and two room schools,
6.3%
5.4%
The figures show that the Cornish and Burton schools have been most successful in combating malnutrition, and this is the more gratifying as in November, 1924, 12.1% of the group were 10% or more underweight. At that time milk was not available at the school. It is now to be had at all the large schools and a large number of chil- dren are taking it.
Teachers are showing an interest in weighing and measuring as a means of teaching health, but in the smaller schools find themselves handicapped by the lack of scales. If scales could be placed in these schools it would place a valuable instrument for health instruction in the hands of the teachers and also save much time for the nurse who must set up the portable scales which she carries with her, which, in the aggregate, consumes much valuable time.
Five undernourished children had the benefit of eight weeks at the Camp of the Plymouth County Health Asso-
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ciation last summer. The expense of sending these chil- dren to the Camp is met by the sale of Christmas seals. .
FRESH AIR SCHOOL
The Fresh-Air-School continues to be a haven for those pupils who for one reason or another are physically unable to meet the demands of the ordinary school pro- gram.
With the beginning of the year a very serious handicap for the teacher was removed by securing the services of a competent person to prepare the mid-day meal. An- other marked improvement has been made by equipping the school with the Moulthrop type of furniture which is as near the ideal as anything which has so far been available.
In June, nine pupils from the Fresh-Air-School were recommended for transfer to the regular grades. Six of these had been examined in the clinics held by the State Department of Health and found to be "suspicious" i. e. to show indications of the juvenile type of tubercu- losis. Three of these "suspicious" cases remained in the school at the request of parents. All are doing well with the possible exception of a boy who had been operated for empyaema. He did well in the Fresh-Air- School, and was allowed to go into the regular grades, but has not done as well since. He is being carefully watched and is to be taken by the nurse for an X-ray of his chest.
There are at present thirteen children in the school. Two of these have recently entered (in December). Another, a boy, has gained eight pounds since school opened in September which is 266% of his expected gain. He will be transferred to the regular grades. All have gained in weight since September, the amount varying from one pound to eight. Of the two who gained but one pound, one was ill with intestinal trouble and lost stead- ily up to the first of November, gaining three pounds
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after that time. The other one has an organic disease of the heart.
It is not to be inferred from what has been said about gains in weight that this constitutes the only benefit conferred by the school.
There is an almost universal impression that pupils entering the Fresh-Air School will necessarily fall behind in their studies. This is an erroneous impression. With the preparation of the food taken out of the teacher's hands she has more time to devote to lessons, and the number of pupils is never more than half what the ordi- nary room teacher has. A study of a group of pupils who have passed through the school under less favorable conditions shows that they have made the progress which might be expected from any unselected group, some doing better than the average as shown by the relation of their chronological age to their school grade, some are average and a few whose school work was inferior before entering the Fresh-Air-School, are below the average. Under present improved conditions it will not be surprising if we find in the future that the school actually improves the scholarship of those passing through it. However that may be it is evident that these pupils are not marking time in school work while they are building better bodies and acquiring health habits which are essential to their future welfare. The Fresh-Air-School is turning out hardier children, more alert and more resistant to dis- ease.
Miss Belonger who taught the school for a year gave herself unsparingly to the task which at that time was indeed a hard one. Miss Harvey, who took the school last September, is new to the work, but finds it to her liking.
SCHOOL NURSE
We have increased the efficiency of our school nurse during the past year by giving her an assistant which relieves her of much routine work and gives her more
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time for instruction and valuable "follow up" work. It is now possible to secure data from our records which we have not heretofore been able to get.
For instance last spring we wished to know what the facts were with regard to posture in our schools. The examinations had been made and the results recorded on the physical record cards but no one knew what they were. The assistant was put to work and secured the information which led to an earnest effort to obtain better posture.
This winter the car which the nurse has driven for nine years, though it still ran, had reached the point where it was a source of constant annoyance and often caused serious delays and gave very inadequate protec- tion in bad weather. The new closed car is greatly appre- ciated, enabling the nurse to render better service and giving her the protection in bad weather which will pro- long her usefulness.
REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE
The fourth year of the Health Crusade was completed in May. Accolades were held at the Cornish, Knapp and Hedge schools, Miss Johnson of the Massachusetts Tuberculosis League, officiating. More than 900 pupils received pins for satisfactory work, 160 gold pins being awarded to pupils who had earned the highest honors. While the results of the Crusade have been very good on the whole, the need is felt of more cooperation with the home. At present the score-cards are kept and marked in school only. In the coming year, it is planned to have each child keep a score-card at home as well as at school that the parents may keep more in touch with what is being done. Also there will be a period of preparation during which the pupils will be instructed in all matters
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pertaining to the Crusade and particularly in the import- ance of keeping the scores accurately.
It is a pleasure to report the fine cooperation of all the teachers in health work, the time given, and interest taken is much appreciated.
The interest of the pupils is maintained by health clubs, the making of health posters, health rhymes, build- ing "health houses", etc. A set of "Health Dolls" loaned by the Massachusetts Tuberculosis Association have been exhibited in most of the schools, were greatly admired by the children and were helpful in impressing the dif- ferent health chores on their memory.
The pupils in a sixth grade at the Hedge school under the direction of the teacher, Miss Corey, issue a very in- teresting "Health Newspaper" the "Standish" every month which contains a report of all the health work being done in the building also original health stories, etc.
In this school, ten pupils from the 5th and 6th grades make an inspection of all the rooms in the building twice a month. Points are given for temperature, light, desks, floors, partly eaten food covered, cleanliness and neatness of pupils, cloak-rooms, appearance of sand tables, and blackboards. The room which receives 100 points is given a Health Banner, which is greatly prized and much effort is put forth to hold it. The inspections are made at unexpected times, thus keeping the pupils on the alert.
The Henryson Measuring Chart used this year when weighing and measuring, has proved more satisfactory than the previous method, as the average weight can be given at the time of weighing. Pupils are encouraged to remember their present weight, and what they should weigh and record it on their classroom chart. In grades from one to six, of 1635 pupils about 5% were 10% un- derweight. While in the Junior High School more than 10% were 10% or more underweight. In this group are many pupils for whom breakfast, if eaten at all, is often a very hurried meal. Children often report they "did not have time" to eat.
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If parents would see that their children have the pro- per amount of sleep, at least ten hours, that breakfast be served promptly, and that sufficient time is taken to eat a substantial meal, improvement both in the health and school work would undoubtedly follow.
In the Junior High School a Health Club for girls has been formed which meets every week. Each girl keeps her individual record, also the class record of the percents she receives in obeying the ten rules which will aid in the improvement in her health. Every week this is tested out to see whether or not there is any improvement in the individual record and in the class room record of the preceding week, the aim to be, every week a higher per- cent of accomplishment. Much stress is placed upon the various health habits, and a careful study made of each one by all the pupils in the school.
Many interesting projects are devised by teachers in all the schools, by which "health" is made attractive to the pupils, and many have shown a decided improvement as a result of the health teaching.
Number of school visits 620
Number of home visits 572
Number of pupils inspected in school 5,451
Number of pupils treated in school 1,124
Number of contagious diseases found in school 74
Number of contagious diseases found in homes 39
Number of pupils excluded 127
Number of pupils referred to physicians 40
Number of pupils taken to hospitals or clinics .
57
Number of pupils operated on at Jordan Hospital Clinic for T. and.A. 37
Number of pupils weighed and measured 4,930
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) SUSIE MACDONALD, R. N.
School Nurse.
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RE-EXAMINATION CLINIC
On April 13th, a so-called "Re-examination Clinic" was held at the Cornish and Hedge Schools. This was in connection with the School Clinics which have been held here for several years by the examining unit of the State Department of Health as a part of their campaign against tuberculosis. The purpose of the "Re-examina- tion Clinic" as its name implies, is the re-examination of those who were found to be in danger of developing tuberculosis when examined at the last clinic. Twenty- nine children were re-examined. Of these ten were found to be "apparently well," twelve were found to be "im- proved" and seven "unimproved". We are provided with a "clinic school record sheet" for each child re-examined, to be kept for a period of twelve months, the weight to be recorded each school month and at the end of six months, the height. At the end of twelve months a sec- ond re-examination will probably be made. The report commends our nurse "for her good follow up work and cooperation in this program".
The present condition of the seven found "unimproved" last April is as follows:
P. B., who was 10% below the average weight for his. age and height, is now but 7% below and in very good condition.
A. C. is now up to the average weight for his age and height.
B. C. is in the Fresh-Air-School and is improved in nutrition. Does much better when school is in session. Always loses during vacations.
D. G. is 15% below the average weight for age and height. Left Fresh-Air-School against advice. No im- provement.
M. T., who was more than 15% below the average weight for her age and height in May, is now 7% below and in very good general condition.
M. S. is in the Fresh-Air-School and was 7% below the average weight for her age and height last June. She
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returned to school in September 15% below. The ex- pected gain in weight for a girl of her age would be about 31/3 pounds for the four months since school opened but she has really gained 6 pounds.
H. B., who was 15% below the average weight for her age and height, is now only 6% below the average and is in good condition.
ORAL HYGIENE AND DENTAL CLINIC
It has been the policy of this department to emphasize the educational and preventive side of the dental pro- gram.
A dental conference was held on September 9th with Mr. Handy the Superintendent, the school dentists, the dental hygienist and the school physician present. It was agreed that in view of present knowledge concern- ing the development of dental cavities that the examina- tion of pupils by the dentists should be limited to the first three grades and that the repair work of the clinic should be confined to the sixth year molar, all fissures to be filled and no root canal work done, beginning with the first grade children and working up as far as time allows. Those present concurred unanimously in the opinion that the present policy of the School Department in offering dental prophylaxis to all pupils as a part of the educa- tional program, was sound and should be continued.
Miss White, our dental hygienist, has been emphasiz- ing nutrition in her teaching and recently has been send- ig a circular letter home by each child who has his or her teeth "cleaned" inviting the parents to visit her office at certain hours or at least call her by telephone so that she may tell them something about the part good food plays in making sound teeth.
Plymouth Twenty-Three
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REPORT OF ORAL HYGIENE DEPARTMENT AND DENTAL CLINIC 1926
Dear Dr. Shaw:
I hereby submit my report of the work done in the Oral Hygiene Department and the Dental Clinic during the year 1926.
Number of Prophylactic treatments (cleanings) .. 1,100 400
Number of Oral Hygiene talks
During this year I planned and put into operation a course for teaching Oral Hygiene. Each month I taught a specific lesson to gain a certain result. The course seemed to work out very well and I shall continue to go on the same way the coming year with such occasional changes as seem to be necessary with progression.
In my report of the work done at the Dental Clinic I note the amount does not seem to be as large as the year previous. This has been due to the fact that we have given our attention exclusively to the small children. One hundred and twenty-three six-year molars were saved this year. We hope to triple this number during the year 1927 and we deem it the most important work we can do in the small amount of time we have. No first teeth will be filled this year contrary to the practise of last year. It is also necessary to attend to the first teeth but because our time is so short we must limit ourselves to that which is most important and so we are making a drive to preserve the six-year molars which are the first permanent teeth to erupt, the last one on each side of the child's mouth when he is six or seven years old.
The tiniest cavities in these teeth called "fissures" are being filled which is a policy now being advocated by the State Department of Health.
Within a period of about three months up to the Christ- mas recess, THREE HUNDRED AND NINE PUPILS have been to their own dentists for dental work exclusive of the High School. This to my mind is a significant showing.
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REPORT OF DENTAL CLINIC
Number of examinations by dentist 537
Number of six-year molars found decayed 1,174
Number of temporary teeth extracted (first teeth) 125
Number of permanent teeth extracted (second teeth) 39
Number of emergency treatments
29
Number of fillings (123 sixth year molars includ- ed) 175
Number of operations (total)
911
Number of patients (total) 806
Number of new patients for filling and extracting
54
Number of children who had all dental work fin- ished 45
Amount of money received for filling, extracting and tooth brushes $150.12
School Dentists, Dr. E. H. Donovan, Dr. W. O. Dyer. Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) GLADYS WHITE,
Dental Hygienist.
CONFERENCES WITH TEACHERS
The monthly conferences with teachers have been con- tinued throughout the year while the schools were in session.
The first two conferences of the year continued a course in "First Aid", one taking up "Burns", including burns from electricity and the other "Poisons", which conclud- ed the course.
One month there was an explanation and discussion of the "Instruction Bulletin" issued to teachers giving the procedure to be followed in referring pupils to the school physician or nurse.
Several conferences were devoted to "School Hygiene"
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as treated in "A Health Survey of 86 Cities", a report made by the Research Bureau of the American Child Health Association.
Other subjects discussed were "Posture" with respect to our own needs and the methods to be employed to secure improvement in conditions with a demonstration of correct posture and how to get it on the living subject ; instruction in proper adjustment of school furniture; instruction in the proper proceedure in making and re- cording test of sight and hearing and a talk on "What we mean by 100% pupils, a plan to interest children in the physical examination."
RECORDS AND STATISTICS
Each teacher now has on her desk a filing case with guide cards in which are kept all the physical record cards, of her pupils, thus she has available in an instant all the data concerning the physical condition of any one of her pupils. This information is vitally important and the greater the use we make of it the more efficient our health service will be. After the physical examination of pupils in a room has been made the school physician whenever possible calls the attention of the teacher to the defects found.
A still better proceedure would be to have the teacher . present at the examination and this has already been ar- ranged for in one large school at the suggestion of the principal. Parents are invited to the examination of chil- dren of the first grade and in one school room of 25 pu- pils recently, every child with two exceptions was accom- panied by the mother or a member of the family. While we have been trying to interest the teacher and the par- ent in the physical examination of the child, we have not so far, made any direct effort to interest the child him- self, except in the matter of weight. Hereafter an at- tempt will be made to do this by finding out which chil- dren in each room, are, as we say, "100%" physically
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sound. To be "100%" a child must be free from serious defects which influence his normal growth and develop- ment unfavorably.
Having a desire to be "100%" the child approaches his examination with interest, hoping to pass the require- ments but if not, he is glad to learn what defects stand in his way so that he may overcome them and reach the desired goal of "100%" at the next examination.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
An examination of the vital statistics of the town of Plymouth for the year 1925 shows that there were only six deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis which will be recognized by those who have followed the records, as a very low figure, perhaps the lowest yet reached. This is encouraging and is as it should be, but when we turn to the record of deaths from heart disease for 1925 we find that there were fifty-three. Heart disease is now believed to be largely due to local infection. Such sources of in- fection are diseased tonsils and teeth. An examination of the statistics at the end of this report will show that diseased tonsils and teeth are by far the most common defects found in our school children.
When the harmful effect of these defects is generally understood and they become less common, the number of deaths from heart disease will decline.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
Chicken-pox appeared at Russell Mills last February and there have been an increasing number of cases throughout the year, fifteen having been reported by the Board of Health in November, after which the number of cases began to decline, only nine being reported in De- cember.
The new "Minimum Requirements for Contagious Di- sease" adopted by the Associated Boards of Health of Massachusetts and approved by the Health Council will
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do much to help the school attendance, with which this disease so seriously interferes on account of the exclusion of contacts, which, as there is no quarantine, serves no useful purpose.
STATISTICS
Number or inspections 1,419
Number of examinations 2,414
Number of notices sent to parents 964
Number of pupils referred to nurse 74
Number of permits signed by school physician .. 1,201
Number of permits signed by other physicians ..
141
Number of pupils excluded
61
Number of corrections
571
Number of partial corrections
201
Defects found for which notices were sent to parents :
Eye
33 Scalp
1
Ear
22 Skin 5
Gland
8 Teeth 343
Lung
4 Throat 445
Heart
2 Unclassified 60
Nose
97
Orthopedic
266 Total 1,286
Respectfully submitted, (Signed) J. HOLBROOK SHAW, M. D., School Physician.
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
The Number of Pupils in Each School and Grade as of Dec. 31, 1926 Grade
School
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10
11|12|
Total
High
148|129|72|61
410
Junior High
215 196
411
Hedge
43
3.4
41
35
42
35
452
35
33
42
43
42
27
Knapp
30
37
39
39
24
26
279
15
16
28
25
37
40
42
35
37
Cornish
37
260
32
Burton
30
36
133
31
36
Mt. Pleasant
34
26
41
33
42
44
220
Cold Spring
34
20
54
Oak Street
19
15
22
9
65
Lincoln St.
17
14
31
Manomet
7
3
12
4
7
8
41
Wellingsley
4
5
7
16
Cliff St.
2
4
3
7
4
20
Russell Mills
5
10
6
5
26
Chiltonville
4
4
4
3
7
4
26
Cedarville
1
3
5
5
2
16
Alden St.
27
27
South St.
32
32
Fresh Air
2
5
3
2
12
Total
312| 275|282 251|311 279|215 196 148 |129 72|61
2,531
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EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS
1925
1926
I. S.
I. S.
Certificates to Minors 14 to 16. .
74
38
84 73
Certificates to Minors 16 to 21 .... 80
202 75 278
There were 151 minors between fourteen and sixteen years of age who, within the calendar year 1926, were employed, while schools were in session.
Note: I-Initial or first working certificate issued to minor. S-Subsequent-two or more certificates issued to each minor.
SCHOOL CENSUS
Males
Females
Total
Persons 5 to 7 years
197
217
414
Persons 7 to 14 years
838
832
1,670
Persons 14 to 21 years
195
197
392
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REPORT OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER
My dear Mr. Handy :
I respectfully submit the following report from Jan- uary 1, 1926 to January 1, 1927.
Absentee Sickness Truancy Total
Burton School
3
6
1
10
Cold Spring School
6
. .
. .
6
Cornish School
15
7
4
26
Hedge School
28
15
4
47
Knapp School
8
3
2
13
Lincoln St. School
4
1
2
7
Mt. Pleasant School
9
1
1
11
Nathaniel Morton School
(Junior High)
63
51
12
126
Oak St. School
1
. .
. .
1
Russell Mills School
1
. .
. .
1
South St. School
17
18
3
38
South Spooner St. School 1
. .
. .
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155
102
30
287
Cases investigated for Superintendent's Office.
25
Employment certificates investigated
24
Investigated for Night School
6
Number of homes visited
342
Visits to schools
28
Children found on street and taken to school
11
Total number of investigations
381
Once again I wish to thank the Superintendent and teachers for the kind assistance which they have given in the general routine of work during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN ARMSTRONG, Attendance Officer.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES (*) New teachers Employed in 1926
Anson B. Handy Alice Murphy
Office Supt. of Schools 5 Bay View Ave.
Secretary 167 Court St.
High School
George C. Marsden
Prin.
100 Allerton St.
Nellie C. Allen
Span., Hist.
13 Whiting St.
Ruth E. Cummings
Dom. Sci.
17 Allerton St.
Marjorie E. Darling
Com.
17 Pleasant St.
*Erma R. Fash
Eng.
13 Whiting St.
Frank E. Fash
Sci.
11 Mt. Pleasant St.
Paulyle W. Flavell
French
8 Park Ave.
Dorothy A. Goodenough Hist.
Helen Johnson
Com.
13 Whiting St.
Miriam A. Johnson
Eng.
4 Bay View Ave.
M. Elizabeth Mackenzie Com.
11 Sever St.
Edgar J. Mongan
Civ., Salesman- ship 220 Sandwich St.
Richard Smiley
Biology, Eng.
236 Sandwich St.
Helen F. Swift
Eng., Dean
14 Clyfton St.
Marjorie White
Math.
22 Allerton St.
Julia B. Wood
Latin
11 Jefferson St.
Edwin B. Young
Gen. Sci.
4 Maple Pl.
Junior High School
Katharine A. O'Brien
Prin. 23 Nelson St.
*Helen Baker
Eng. Cook. 4 Cushman St.
Sadie H. Barrett
Eng., Hist., 35 Mayflower St.
Music Dom. Sci. 4 Cushman St.
Pauline M. Bittinger
M. Agnes Burke
Eng. Geog. 11 Lothrop St.
Esther M. Chandler
Gladys L. Cobb
Eng., Hyg., Math. 35 Mayflower St. French, Eng. Music 4 Cushman St.
.
17 Pleasant St.
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Beatrice T. Curran
Math., Sci.
78 Sandwich St.
Mary M. Dolan
Math., Hist.
11 Lothrop St.
Ellen M. Downey
Hist., Music
19 Oak St.
*Margaret K. Elliott
Math., Hist.
20 Allerton St.
Sci. Geog.
35 Mayflower St.
Manuel Tr. 45 Pleasant St.
Com.
13 Whiting St.
*Estelle Smith
Eng. Hist.
18 Allerton St.
Hedge School
Elizabeth H. Sampson Marion B. Babcock
Prin.
Clifford Rd.
Grade V
23 Samoset St.
Hazel Bates
Grade I
30 Pleasant St.
Florence B. Corey
Grade VI
133 Court St.
Lucy L. Hildreth
Grade IV
133 Court St.
Lulu M. Hoyt
Grade III
13 Whiting St.
Cora M. Irwin
Grade I
11 Sever St.
Edith C. M. Johnson Myrtie E. Marland
Grade II
13 Whiting St.
Mary F. Perkins
Grade IV
13 Whiting St. Clifford Rd.
Susan M. Quinn
Grade VI
147 Main St., Kingston
Mildred A. Soule
Grade II
21 Chilton St.
Ethel D. Tolman
Grade III
21 Chilton St.
Knapp School
Grade VI
70 Sandwich St.
Grade III
37 Union St.
Grade II
401 Court St.
Grade I
14 Jefferson St.
Grade V
261 Court St.
Grade VI
79 Court St.
Helen F. Perrier
Grade IV
12 Washington St.
Flora A. Stevens
Grade I
6 North Park Ave.
Katherine G. Zahn
Grade V
320 Court St.
Mabel F. Douglas Irene Pioppi
Cold Spring School
Grade III
Grade II
4 Nelson St. 29 Alden St.
*Una Kelleher Edward Lewis Edith S. Newton
Wm. I. Whitney, Prin. Annie S. Burgess Margaret L. Christie Lucy E. Cummings Lydia E. Holmes Maude H. Lermond
Grade V.
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Emily C. Burgess Mildred R. Randall
Oak Street School Grades I, II Grades III, IV
11 Allerton St.
79 Court St.
Cornish School
Grade VI 115 Court St.
Grade III 33 Russell St.
Grade I
4 Sever St.
*Jessie A. Dix
Grade VI 118 Court St.
*Eunice Harvey Flora A. Keene
Charlotte E. Lovering
Grade VI
21 Vernon St.
Anne P. Wilson
Grade V
17 Sever St.
Burton School
Grade V 28 Chilton St.
Bertha E. McNaught
Grade V
35 Russell St. Newfields St.
Ruth H. Tolman
Grade IV
21 Chilton St.
Mt. Pleasant School
Helen H. Linnell, Prin. Grade VI
72 Warren Ave.
* Arline S. Anderson
Grade IV 13 Whiting St.
Elsie C. Muir
Grade V
13 Whiting St.
Gladys M. Sargent
Grade I 13 Whiting St.
Nellie L. Shaw
Grade III
21 Chilton St.
A. Ruth Toombs
Grade II
41 Mayflower St.
Dorothy L. Burnett Mary L. Jackson
Individual School
Ungraded 10 Clyfton St.
Ungraded
9 Sever St.
Lincoln Street Primary Grades I, II 11 Sandwich St.
Grace R. Moor
*Nora Morton
*Gladys L. Brownell
Alden Street School Grade I 115 Court St.
Wellingsley School Grades I-IV 5 Stephens St.
*Jessie L. Boyd Alice H. Bishop Edna M. Brown
Fresh Air 45 Allerton St. Sever St.
Grade II
Helen F. Holmes
Teresa A. Rogan
Grade IV
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Gertrude W. Zahn
Cliff Street School Grades I-VI 320 Court St.
*Marie R. Freeman
Chiltonville Primary Grades I-VI 182 Court St.
Russell Mills School
Clementine L. Ortolani Grades I-IV 8 Cherry St.
Manomet School
Estella Butland
Grades I-III 4 Massasoit St.
Mary E. Robbins
Grades IV-VI 102 Allerton St.
*Hilda L. Feener
Cedarville School Grades 1-VIII Bournedale, Mass.
Frances I. Bagnell
Special Teachers Grade VI-Corn- ish-Knapp-Mt. .
Pleasant
5 Spring St., No. Ply.
*Vivian Dix
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Supervisor of Music 118 Court St.
Beatrice Emerson
Supervisor of Phys. Ed. Ele-
mentary schools 21 Clifford Rd.
* Amy L. Hammond
Supervisor of Sewing 15 Allerton St.
*John H. Smith
Supervisor of Phys. Ed., High and Junior High 5 Winter St.
Faith C. Stalker
Supervisor of
Drawing 133 Court St.
Elsie R. Stevens
Drawing, Junior High and High 35 Mayflower St.
*Mrs. Lee Jarrett
General Substitutes High, Jr. High and Elementary Kingston, Mass.
Mrs. Jennie E. Taylor
High and Ele- mentary 42 Stafford St.
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Medical Department
J. Holbrook Shaw, M.D. School Physician 43 Court St. Susie Macdonald
*Bessie Fenton Gladys S. White
School Nurse
Nurse Ass't
Dental Hygienist
18 Allerton St. High St.
144 Spruce St., No. Abington, Mass.
Janitors
Charles Coates John R. Yates
William H. Raymond
Mt. Pleasant
9 Robinson St.
Cornish, Burton
1 Royal St.
Knapp
23 Atlantic St.
Hedge
24 Hall St.
Alden St., Cold
Standish Ave.
Oak St.
Lincoln St., South St.
6 South St. 223 Sandwich St. Clifford Rd.
Chiltonville
Russell Mills
Russell Mills
Manomet
Manomet
Cedarville
Cedarville
Cliff St.
Sandwich Rd.
Winslow Rickard Mrs. F. Goodwin William Nickerson W. Cleveland John S. Dunn Elliott F. Swift
High
237 Sandwich St.
Junior High
17 Mt. Pleasant St.
Peter A. Dries, Jr. Sebastian Riedel Leo Callahan Nelson Pero
George F. Merrill George A. Burgess
Spring Oak St.
Wellingsley
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INDEX
Page
Abstracts of Records of 1925
6
Appropriations on Warrant for Annual Town Meeting
198
Assessors' Report
207
Balance Sheet
69
Births
254
Board of Health
185
Bonds
228
Cemetery Department
231
Cemetery Funds
186
Deaths
77
Fire Commissioner
248
Forest Fire Warden
227
Forestry Committee
226
Inspector of Milk
259
Inspector of Plumbing
258
Jurors
244
Licenses Issued
244
Marriages
60
Measurer of Wood and Bark
224
Moth Suppression 229
Overseers of the Poor
210
Park Commissioners
215
Playgrounds 215
Police Department 202
Public Library 234
Report of Advisory and Finance Committee 20
Report of Relocation Committee 50
Report of Supt. of Streets and Town Engineer 42
Report of Town Clerk
59
School Report
277
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Selectmen's Report 218
38
State Auditor's Report 87
Tree Warden 230
Town Accountant 99
Town Officers, 1925
3
Town Planning Board 54
Water Commissioners 264
Special index for school reports on the following page.
94
Building Inspector
261
Inspector of Slaughtering
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SCHOOL REPORT CONTENTS
Page
School Calendar
278
School Directory 279
Report of School Committee 280
Financial Report
283
Budget for 1927
286
Conditions in Senior and Junior High Schools 286-287
Health Department 287
Individual School 287
Condition in Grades 288
Retardation in Grades I to VI 288
Results in Language Test
290
Results in Reading Test
292
Results in Arithmetic Test
294
Results of Intelligence Test
297
General Summary
299
A Study of Retarded Children
299
Conditions in Rural Schools
300
Conclusion of Survey
301
Comparative Costs
301
To the Parents
303
Report of Senior High School Principal
305
Report of Junior High School Principal
310
Reports of Supervisors of Physical Education
312-315.
Report of Music Supervisor 317
Report of Drawing Supervisor 319
Report of Americanization Director 321
Report of Principal of Summer School 324
Reports of School Physician, School Nurse and School Dentist 327 School Enrollment 347
School Census
348
Employment of Minors 348
Report of Attendance Officer 349
School Department Employees 350
283
Superintendent's Report
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