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103.53
Alice H. Harlow
154.88
Jennie R. Simmons
166.87
Ethel H. Churchill
210.86
Alfred T. Swift
209.73
Arthur H. Luce
319.91
Abby Manter
208.90
William G. & Thomas Russell
1,551.11
Louise McMurray & John Wood
100.05
G. Vernon Bennett
103.35
Isabella G. Harris
153.42
Margaret B. Cole
130.12
Helen L. Willard
158.97
Franklin Sherman
209.32
Dora Walton Russell
78.30
William H. Morse
157.59
Anna Spooner
210.71
Charles A. Carlson
180.24
Russell lot
260.45
Plymouth Savings Bank-Page 10
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Beulah D. Harris
100.48
Lewis Weston
150.59
Elizabeth J. Hildreth
204.69
James H. D. Sanderson
204.48
Will C. Snell
257.64
Lewis & Annie A. Morton
105.00
John F. Lovell
152.75
Abbie P. Shaw
101.93
Arthur L. Morse
205.29
George R. Pierce
152.22
Howard M. Douglas
153.01
Rev. Ivory Hovey
100.01
Frances E. Hovey
100.01
Francis Burgess
200.76
Elide F. & Gladys L. Antoniotti
100.53
John Russell
304.22
Adaline F. Howard
103.27
Edgar W. Washburn
100.28
Helen W. & Francis C. Holmes
3,550.50
Joseph H. Schubert
251.42
Charles Moning
1,016.74
Frank Bull
152.80
Nelson M. Warner
150.05
Emma F. Thurston
150.00
Edwin H. & Junie W. Peterson
100.00
Charles D. Craig
200.95
James Collins
150.00
Edward J. & Agnes W. Carr
200.63
Frederick L. Courtney
100.10
Ida A. Palmberg
150.00
Walter D. Hall
200.00
New Funds established in 1942:
Walter F. Gould
100.62
Phebe J. Raymond
150.93
Robert Burns
300.00
Mabel D. Brown
200.00
Ellen J. Donnelly
200.00
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Annice M. Stegmaier
200.00
Thomas Karle
100.00
Louise R. Warner
200.00
James E. Bartlett
150.00
Ruth A. Manter & Marion L. Currier
200.00
Nellie F. Clark
150.00
Mary Bragdon 150.00
Evelina P. Gould
200.00
Henry B. Howland 100.00
Alice Spooner 500.00
Arthur E. & Elizabeth Austin
500.00
Peter Wood
300.00
Walter B. Cobb
100.00
Total Plymouth Savings Bank $81,589.56
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DEPOSITED IN BROCKTON SAVINGS BANK Charles E. Hinckley lot in Chiltonville Cemetery $1,000.00 DEPOSITED IN PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK WORCESTER, MASS.
Abner & Charles H. Leonard 154.89
ST. JOSEPH'S CEMETERY FUND
Deposited in Plymouth Savings Bank
107.18
DEPOSITED WITH STATE TREASURER Phoebe R. Clifford Fund 200.00
Total, Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$139,532.99
NATHANIEL MORTON PARK FUND
Plymouth Savings Bank
2,000.00
MURDOCK POOR AND SCHOOL FUND
Plymouth Savings Bank
730.00
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FRANCIS LeBARON POOR FUND
Plymouth Savings Bank €75.00
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
675.00
CHARLES HOLMES POOR FUND
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
500.00
JULIA P. ROBINSON POOR FUND
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
300.00
WARREN BURIAL HILL CEMETERY FUND
Plymouth Savings Bank 1,060.12
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
177.58
MARCIA E. JACKSON GATES PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND
Plymouth Savings Bank
1,000.00
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
1,000.00
ELLEN STODDARD DONNELLY FUND
(Income to be used for needy families)
U. S. Savings Bonds, Series G., 21/2%. 2,000.00
ALICE SPOONER FUND
(Income to be used for special comforts for the sick at the Town Infirmary)
U. S. Savings Bonds, Series G., 21/2%
1,500.00
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH (Under Chapter 4, Acts of 1942)
U. S. Bonds Investment 20,000.00
RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS
Plymouth Savings Bank $5,580.60
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank 3,602.77
Plymouth National Bank deposit 3,021.97
U. S. Govt. Bonds Owned 4,073.89
Other Bonds Owned
19,988.50
Bank Stocks Owned 5,093.75
Cash on Hand 195.86
$41,557.34
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SCHEDULE J
BORROWING CAPACITY, JAN. 1, 1943
Valuation for 1940, less abatements on $352,470 $21,366,955.00
Valuation of Motor Vehicles for 1940, less Abatements 732,040.00
Valuation for 1941, less abatements on $182,500 21,569,175.00
Valuation of Motor Vehicles for 1941, less abatements 869,550.00
Valuation for 1942, less abatements on
156,800 21,652,375.00
Valuation of Motor Vehicles for 1942, less abatements 743,525.00
$66,933,620.00
Average
22,311,200.00
3%
669,330.00
Total Debt. Incurred and
Outstanding $143,000.00
Less:
New High School Loan 111,000.00
Total Debt., Within Debt. Limit 32,000.00
Borrowing Capacity, January 1, 1943 $637,330.00 Percentage of Total Bonded Debt. to Valuation, 0.7%. Statutory authority for borrowing in anticipation of revenue for 1943, as per notice from the Director of Accounts $861,937.81
Annual Report
OF THE
School Department
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
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TC
For Year Ending December 31, 1942
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Term Expires
Dr. E. Harold Donovan, Chairman
1945
Fannie T. Rowell, Secretary
1945
David A. Cappannari
1943
Dr. William E. Curtin
1943
Dr. Francis LeBaron 1944
J. Frankland Miller 1944
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OFFICE HOURS
Office open from 8:00 a. m. to 12:00 m., and 1:00 to 4:30 p. m. every school day. Saturdays: 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. It would be advisable to make special appointments with the superintendent.
Vacations and summer schedule: 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. and 1:00 to 4:00 p. m. Saturdays: 9:00 a. m. to 12 m.
SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1942 - 1943
Fall Term-Monday, Sept. 8 to Wednesday, Dec. 23. Holidays:
Monday, October 12-Columbus Day.
Friday, October 23-Teachers' Convention.
Wednesday, November 11-Armistice Day. Wed. - Fri., November 25 - 27-Thanksgiving.
Winter Term-Monday, January 4 to Friday, April 16. Vacations: Feb. 22 - 26, April 19 - 23.
Spring Term-Monday, April 26 - Friday, June 18.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL 2-2 on Fire Alarm Code
7:05 No school for Junior and Senior High Schools.
8:15 No morning session for Grades I to VI inclusive.
11:15 One session for Grades I to VI inclusive, schools closing at 12:30.
12:30 No afternoon session for Grades I to VI inclusive. The radio station WEEI will broadcast the no- school signal at or just after 7:00 a. m. and again at about 7:40 a. m.
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FINANCIAL REPORT
RECEIPTS
SALARY APPROPRIATION, March 1942 $196,350.00
PAYMENTS
*1. Supt., Principals, Supervisors,
. Teachers, Clerks $168,727.81
2. Americanization 1,996.00
3. Summer School 336.00
*4. Janitors, Building Supervisor 15,236.65
5. School Physicians, School Nurse, Asst. to Nurse, Dental Hygienist 6,696.62
6. Pension for retired School
Physician 900.00
7. School Census
155.00
194,048.08
Unexpended Balance $2,301.92
RECEIPTS
GENERAL APPROPRIATION, March 1942
$54,715.00
Trust Fund Income 9.18
$54,724.18
PAYMENTS
General Expenses
Stationery, Postage, Printing
$409.06
Telephone
203.74
Automobile expense
400.00
Travel expense in state
66.53
Office supplies
26.25
1,105.58
Text Books and Supplies
*Text and reference books
$6,328.46
*Paper, blank books
5,303.78
Manual training supplies
1,046.68
*Domestic science supplies
540.10
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Athletic supplies
487.78
Typewriters and supplies
912.10
Visual education supplies -
110.44
14,729.34
Transportation
Pupils
$16,367.20
Supervisors, Principals
193.41
16,560.61
Tuition
Out-of-Town Schools
$811.73
State Vocational Educ.
241.76
1,053.49
Fuel and Light
*Coal and Wood .
$9,114.23-
*Gas and electricity
2,090.30
11.204.53
Maintenance
Repairs and improvements
$5,308.49
Janitors' supplies
1,361.24
Telephones
420.83
Ashes, etc. removed -
133.50
School defense supplies
509.96
7,734.02
Furniture and Furnishings
Window shades
$116.20
Filing equipment
136.34
Other equipment
199.06
451.60
Medical Inspection
Dental Clinic
$655.56
Medical supplies
272.44
Nurse's car expense
339.25
1,267.25
Rent of Memorial Hall
$280.00
Diplomas and Graduation
323.27
Total
$54,709.69
Unexpended Balance
$14.49
* Includes provision for state-aided household arts.
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REIMBURSEMENTS
From the State for:
Teachers' Salaries $16,835.10
Americanization Salaries 1,005.00
Vocational Tuition 81.72
Vocational Household Arts
1,332.48
State and City Wards
1,134.47
Town of Plympton-tuition
2,165.10
Town of Carver-tuition
5,212.20
Miscellaneous receipts
991.72
$28,757.79 Note: The net cost to the town for current expenses of the schools was $219,999.98.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRUST FUND FEDERAL GRANT-GEORGE DEEN
Teaching Pottery Classes
Receipts:
Balance from 1941
$630.00
Cash from State 418.00
$1,048.00
Payments:
Salary of Pottery Instructor
$936.00
Unexpended Balance
$112.00
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRUST FUND FEDERAL GRANT-SMITH-HUGHES
Day Household Arts
Receipts:
Balance from 1941
$245.50
Cash from State 197.74
Payments:
$443.24
Salary of Domestic Science Teacher
$245.50
Unexpended Balance $197.74
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The past year has been a period of continuous adjustment to the changing conditions brought about by the war. The main effort of the schools has been to make promptly those adjustmente advised by federal and state authori- ties and at the same time to ensure so far as possible that the education of our youth shall proceed in an orderly and efficient manner.
Not in many years have we experienced so many changes in personnel. Dr. Francis LeBaron of this com- mittee took military leave to join the armed forces as a physician in the army air corps. Dr. Frank J. Abate, Jr., school physician, was granted leave for one year to join the staff of the Boston City Hospital. Twenty-five changes have occurred in the department staff. The filling of these positions satisfactorily has been a major concern of the administrative staff and the committee.
The program of repairs and improvements to school property has been continued. The playground at the Mount Pleasant School was surfaced with trap-rock dust. New floors were laid in two classrooms in this building and in one classroom at the Cornish School. The interior of the Cold Spring has been redecorated and new sinks installed. A basement room at the Hedge School has been fitted up attractively for a classroom. New fire alarm boxes have been installed at Cold Spring, Oak Street, and Manomet Schools. A classroom was redecorated and re- opened at the Oak Street School. Other needed repairs that were provided for in the school budget were deferred because of the necessity of buying coal and storing in advance of use the amount needed to carry us through March, 1943.
Perhaps the most significant administrative change dur- ing the year was the closing of the South Street School and the release of this building for use by the Fire De- partment. This change was brought about through a re- organization of the instruction plans for children who had made less than normal progress in academic work. One result of this move should be a considerable saving in maintenance costs over a period of years as well as a marked improvement in the educational opportunities available to these children.
In cooperation with the federal and state school author- ities, the School Committee has given approval to the establishment of five new courses in the Senior High School as follows: aeronautics, elementary electricity, machines, navigation, and radio. These new courses to- ether with a considerable strengthening of the Senior High School course in physical education will do much to condition the older boys who are soon to enter the armed forces.
E. HAROLD DONOVAN, Chairman, FANNIE T. ROWELL, Secretary, DAVID A. CAPPANNARI,' WILLIAM E. CURTIN, M. D., FRANCIS LeBARON, M. D., J. FRANKLAND MILLER,
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee:
It is indeed a satisfaction to present herewith my second annual report. In the interests of economy this will be confined largely to a concise statement of changes and de- velopments in our schools that have been brought about by the war situation.
CHANGES IN PERSONNEL
The task of maintaining the quality of our teaching staff in the face of a continuous loss of experienced teachers has been time-consuming and a cause of no little anxiety. So far as I have been informed no junior-senior high school in Massachusetts of comparable size has lost so large a proportion of its men teachers at this point in the war period as we have in Plymouth. Nine of six- teen men on the Junior-Senior High School staff in 1941 and 1942 have entered some branch of the armed forces. Eight of these were granted a leave of absence for the duration under the provisions of the General Laws, Chap- ter 708. Several of these men are now occupying positions of responsibility in the armed forces and others will do so. They will make a worthy contribution to the national effort. They deserve and have our good will without stint.
We also honor those teachers who remain in the service of the Plymouth schools. The Federal Man-Power Com- mission has now recognized that education is one of the critical occupations and that an adequate staff of teachers must be retained to guarantee that the schools will be able to perform the double duty of conditioning our youth not only for war but for peace that must follow. Those teachers who remain with us as well as those who have gone into the armed forces are in a very real sense serving our community and our country in a way most vital both to its present and future needs.
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In addition to the men teachers who have entered the armed forces, many women have left the employ of our schools: one to join the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, nine to be married, three to take positions elsewhere, and three to retire from teaching. The last mentioned and their terms of service in the Plymouth schools are as follows: Miss Mabel F. Douglas-forty years, Mrs. Estella Butland-twenty-four years, and Miss Mary A. Burke- twenty-three years. Other teachers who have resigned after teaching here for ten years or more are Mrs. Edith Johnson Arens, Mrs. Helen Johnson Keast, Mrs. Mabel Woodward Mitchell, and Richard Smiley. Many children in our community are much indebted to these faithful and capable teachers.
The personnel of the health department and of the clerical staff is also changing. In addition to her usual duties Dr. Medora Eastwood is carrying much of the work of Dr. Frank Abate now on leave of absence for one year. Dr. I. H. Waterman is conducting the physical examina- tion of boys in the Junior and Senior High School. Miss Hazel Bruce, who has been assistant to the school nurse for the past sixteen years, has recently been granted leave for the remainder of the school year, and Mrs. Mary Curtin Duane has resigned as clerk at the Junior High School.
For six of the nine teaching positions vacated by men we have succeeded in securing men of experience. These new teachers have families and are, therefore eligible for draft deferment; at least for the time being. Seven of the positions vacated by women have been filled on a temporary basis by the employment of local married women with previous teaching experience. Of the re- maining positions five have been filled by trained teachers f experience from other school systems, and three by well-trained young women of promise who were gradu- ated from college or teachers college in 1942. It is with a good deal of satisfaction that I am able to report most
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favorably as to the earnestness and ability both of the teachers who have returned to the service in the emer- gency and of the new teachers. These replacements rep- resent nearly thirty per cent of our entire staff. Perhaps it is not too much to say that our brief experience with this recent and substantial accession to our staff indicates that it can be counted upon to do its full part in main- taining the quality of our school work.
The list of those who have left our system between January, 1942 and the present writing, March 1, 1943 appears below.
SCHOOLS AND THE NATIONAL EFFORT
1. National Registrations
Not since the first world war, if ever, have there been so many unusual opportunities for the schools to serve the public good as have been presented during the past year. Authorities in Washington have placed upon the schools full responsibility for registering practically the entire population for the most important phases of the rationing program. I am happy to quote from a letter to Governor Leverett Saltonstall from Mr. Leon Hender- son, former National Director of the Office of Price Ad- ministration. With reference to the fine work done by teachers of Massachusetts in the first national registra- tion for rationing, namely, that for War Ration Book One, Mr. Henderson wrote as follows: "I, personally, cannot express my gratitude too deeply for the splendid job that was done. The primary credit of course should go to the school teachers, because they accepted the heavi- est burden. No other group in the country could have handled the job so efficiently and speedily."
High compliment has been paid to the Plymouth teach- ers by officials of our state and local war price and ration boards for the efficiency and the courtesy shown in con- ducting this phase of the war effort.
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The various registrations in which our school staff has participated were :-
Sugar rationing-War Ration Book One-April 28, 29, May 4, 5, 6, 7, 1942.
Total ration books issued in Plymouth-12,373.
Emergency gasoline rationing-May 12, 13, 14, 1942. Books issued: A-894; B-1-275; B-2-211; B-3-988; X-328. Total-2, 696.
Gasoline rationing-July 9, 10, 11, 1942.
Books issued: A-2,651; D-4. Total 2,655.
Fuel oil rationing-October 28, 29, 30, Nov. 4, 5, 6, 1942. Coupon sheets computed, tailored, and issued-6,061. Processed foods rationing-War Ration Book Two- Feb. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 1943.
Books issued-12,318.
Teachers also assisted in the second and third selective service registrations, February 15 and 16, and April 26 and 27, 1942.
Many pupils assisted the teachers in the various regis- trations by disseminating the preliminary information among the adults of the community and by acting as ushers and general helpers at the school sites. It is with a great deal of satisfaction that I report also a fine spirit of cooperation on the part of the general public which greatly aided the schools in carrying out their assign- ments.
2. Changes in the Curriculum
High School-
Because of the imminence of the draft, the boys in the Senior High School are being given certain pre-in- duction courses which will better condition them for the important new responsibilities that are impending. For a more detailed description of these courses attention is called to the report of Principal Edgar J. Mongan.
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Elementary Schools-Physical Training and Elementary Science Needed-
While there are sound reasons for recommending that. much attention be given to physical education in all grades and at all times, the present national emergency has greatly emphasized its importance. Clearly more time and attention can well be given to the development of sound bodies in the elementary school period. For the purpose of stimulating this work, directing it wisely, and sustaining the interests of pupils in it, I recommend for your consideration the employment of a physical ed- ucation teacher whose major responsibility would be the proper physical training of the elementary school children. A person professionally trained for physical education could not direct the work in the elemen- tary grades but could also supplement the staff in the Junior-Senior High School, where under the stress of new conditions more time is being given to this work. Plymouth now has but two full-time teachers of physical education. When compared with other Massachusetts communities in our population group we find ourselves relatively understaffed at this point.
Under proper guidance and stimulation by teachers young children become fascinated in the study of their natural surroundings. Elementary science instruction based on an excellent new series of texts is now being in- troduced in the various elementary grades. Beginning science training thus early in the children's school career will help them to observe more carefully and to think more critically at the same time that they are gaining an understanding of the world in which they live. It will also give the needed foundation for the more advanced science instruction now receiving a new emphasis in the secondary school.
School and Home Defense Instruction-
The teachers took a six-hour lecture course on school and home defense given under the auspices of the Massa-
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chusetts Committee on Public Safety. The lectures were presented by Captain Annette Milliken and assistants. Certificates of fitness to instruct pupils in this subject were awarded to the teachers on the basis of the final examination. A beginning has been made in transmitting to pupils of the various age levels the most essential and most appropriate information on methods of defending persons and property when under attack.
First-Aid Training-
More than 95% of the teachers have taken the regular twenty-hour course in first aid and hold the Red Cross certificate of qualifications for administering first aid.
3. War Savings - Bonds and Stamps
Another phase of the war effort that has been well supported in Plymouth both by pupils and teachers is the making of regular investments in war bonds and stamps. From Pearl Harbor to January 1, 1943 pupils have reported purchases totaling $32,703. Much of the money devoted to this purpose has come from the regular school savings accounts. The teachers and other mem- bers of the department staff in their turn have made a fine showing by adopting the payroll plan. Seventy-four per cent of the staff are buying bonds regularly. Through this method it is anticipated that purchases for a full school year will amount to approximately $8,000. Accord- ing to reports from the Boston office in charge of war bond sales, teachers in very few Massachusetts communi- ties surpass those of Plymouth in the proportion who are using the regular payroll deduction plan of purchase.
4. Contributions of Money and Materials
Not only in the purchase of war bonds and stamps have the pupils and teachers shared generously but also in numerous contributions of money, materials, and time to various other phases.
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The Junior Red Cross has proved to be a very active agency for furthering the war effort. It has received a contribution of $50 from the Plymouth Salvage Commit- tee and a like amount was realized from a dance held by the Senior High School. These funds have been in- vested in materials. A total of 1,126 articles of clothing have been made by the girls and the boys have construct- ed 1,126 splints and tourniquet sticks. Sixteen pairs of curtains were made and contributed to the recreation room of the soldiers' barracks on South Street and the couch redecorated. A large group of the high school girls under the direction of Mrs. Harrison Chamberlain have been working faithfully making surgical dressings and report a total of 26,000 completed. The Junior Red Cross contributed $241.57 to the war fund drive and had in its service fund on January 1, 1943, $304.20.
The high school raised $135 from the annual play which was contributed to the Local Chapter of the Red Cross. Other contributions of the schools include a penny col- lection totaling $41.30 toward the entertainment of the soldiers at the community Thanksgiving dinner. Schools have also contributed much clothing in the drive for Russian Relief.
5. School Property Made Available
A right of entry to the old high school building and the Knapp School was given to the armed forces soon after Pearl Harbor. From one hundred fifty to two hundred soldiers were quartered in these buildings un- til the So. Street barracks were completed, a period total- ing about six months. Costs of such occupancy by the armed forces including incidental repairs are borne by the federal government.
The high school gymnasium is being made available three nights a week during the winter months to the soldiers at the South Street camp and the naval air force trainees at the airport. Three other school buildings
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also have been used frequently during the past year for meetings of various local defense organizations.
In November all school departments of the country received an urgent request from Mr. Leon Henderson, supported by supplementary requests from the United States and state commissioners of education, that the schools sell to the government 20% of their typewriters in view of the fact that such equipment was urgently needed by the armed forces. The government offered from five to ten dollars more per machine than the cus- tomary commercial allowance. Owing to a recent decline in the number of our students taking typewriting it was possible to get along for the time being at least with 80% of the machines available. This request was, therefore, granted and the town treasurer has received a check for $335 covering the payment. In Massachusetts the practice is to have such sales authorized by the town, hence the insertion of an article in the town warrant of the current year.
THE UNCHANGING OBLIGATION OF THE SCHOOLS
Though the war situation has of necessity brought about many changes and new emphases in our school procedures, teachers and school officers are ever mindful of the continuing and unchanging obligations of the schools to the boys and girls placed under our care and have continued during the past year faithfully to dis- charge these obligations. To enable pupils to read with understanding; to think clearly and to express thought with clarity whether in oral or written form; to enjoy good music, art, and literature; to know something of the world-its various peoples and cultures; to appreciate our American heritage-her present natural resources, the story of her development, her championship of the democratic way of life, and to be eager and able to assume the responsibilities of citizenship; in short, to help each pupil realize upon his natural endowments for the pur- pose of worthy living ;- these are obligations that the
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