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DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS
Government War Stamps, Bonds and School Savings
The pupils in our elementary schools have evidenced excellent cooperation in the purchase of war stamps and bonds through our schools. This has been carried on in connection with our school savings which have kept pace with the amounts deposited the past few years. The pupils and teachers in both the Junior-Senior High and the Elementary Schools have purchased more than seven thousand dollars worth of stamps and bonds through the schools. During the week of January 3 the sales amounted
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to $381.50 which is an excellent showing. To stimulate the sale in the Junior-Senior High School an Assembly was held recently at which time Mr. Wayne Harlow of the Rockland Savings Bank addressed the group on the necessity of support by them if the war is to be brought to a successful conclusion.
Salvage Campaign
Through the local Committee on Public Safety the schools participated in the collection of scrap metal as requested by the government. The response was excep- tionally fine as indicated by the results. More than six- teen tons of scrap were collected by the pupils. The amounts by schools were as follows:
Lincoln School 13,706 lbs.
, Mckinley School
3,381 lbs.
Jefferson School 7,933 lbs.
Gleason School
7,197 lbs.
Junior-Senior High School 3,402 lbs.
Central Street School 1,226 lbs.
Total 36,845 lbs.
The Boston Evening American and the Boston Sunday Advertiser awarded the Gleason School a fifty dollar war bond for their excellent showing in the scrap drive with certificates of honorable mention going to the Jefferson and Lincoln Schools. Gleason with a membership of 65 pupils collected nearly four tons of metal. The schools made an excellent showing in this government project.
School Band and High School Orchestra
We have started to rebuild our band and orchestra under the direction of Mr. Robert Spencer who is giving us two days weekly. During the spring, through demon- strations of instrumental music under the direction of the instructor and the Conn Music Company consider- able interest of pupils in the intermediate grades and Junior High was evidenced by the fact that they pur-
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chased instruments. In the summer vacation Mr. Spencer came to Rockland one day each week to give these chil- dren lessons. This fall these pupils have met Mr. Spencer at the Mckinley School on Wednesdays for group instruc- tion. We believe that if these lessons can continue for another year or two we should soon have an orchestra and band that will be a credit to our schools. Until the younger group of musicians have the needed experience it will be impossible for our band to function as it did several years ago under Mr. Michael Cassano. In order that we may have funds available to purchase certain instrumental equipment such as drums, large horns, etc., we are sponsoring a public concert to be held in the high school auditorium on Thursday evening, February 4, when David Rubinoff, America's popular violinist, will entertain. We ask your cooperation by your attendance at this school function. Tickets will be on sale in the near future.
Visual Education
The past year we have had a program of visual educa- tion in our schools by the use of the sound projector in all of our buildings. Several showings have been made in each school. The high school has a silent projector which is used in the classroom throughout the year. We have had one or two high school assemblies when the sound projector was used and pictures have been pre- sented of a vocational nature. As we have only one sound projector for all our schools it is impossible to present pictures as often as we wish, to make the visual educa- tion program more effective. A good beginning has been made.
Milk Fund
The Rockland Kiwanis Club continues to render the children of Rockland a valuable service by supplying milk and crackers to boys and girls whose parents are unable financially to pay for this service. Because of bet- ter economic conditions in town the past year this ser-
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vice has been reduced as parents were better able to supply it to their children. I wish to express my apprecia- tion to the Kiwanis members, the Rockland Athletic Club, and the local organizations who sponsored the football game which was played to raise money for the milk fund this year. Also I wish to thank the residents of the town who made donations to the fund. We realized from the game and donations more than six hundred dollars.
TEACHER REPLACEMENT
On account of a reduced enrollment due to fewer enter- ing pupils in our first grades we were able to close temporarily in June two of our smaller buildings, Webster and Market Street Schools. From the increased number of marriages the past year and the resultant increased birth rate it is at present evident that the enrollment will begin to increase again within five or six years and these schools of necessity may be reopened.
Several men teachers in our system have gone into the service of their country and have been given "leaves of absence" for the duration. Those who are already serving the U. S. in some branch of the service are: Mr. George A. J. Froberger, High School Principal; John Ryan, High School English Department; John O'Hayre, High School Social Science; Arigo LaTanzi, High School Miscellane- ous Subjects and Coach; Paul Casey, Principal of McKin- ley School and teacher of grade 6; John Metivier, teacher of grade 6, Mckinley School. These positions have all been filled with military substitutes. In addition to these substitutes, Mr. Manlio Boverini, a graduate of Manhat- tan College, with a Master's degree from Columbia Uni- versity, who for two years was Assistant Athletic Direc- tor of the Leake-Watts School in Yonkers, N. Y., was appointed to take Mr. Walter Dubzinski's place on the high school faculty, he having resigned to take a posi- tion as teacher-coach at the Fitchburg High School, Fitchburg, Mass. Mr. Boverini assisted Mr. Arigo LaTanzi with football, and he taught Science, Physics and Biology.
Miss Winifred Murphy of Brighton, Mass., a graduate of the Massachusetts School of Art with graduate study
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at Harvard, M. I. T. and Boston University was appointed Art Supervisor to replace Mrs. Athalie Owen. Miss Murphy came to us from a similar position in Avon.
Miss Mary Lee of Rockland a graduate of Regis Col- lege in 1940 was appointed to the English Department of the high school to replace Miss Olive H. Mayer who re- signed to accept a similar position in the Pine Junior College in Norton, Massachusetts.
Mr. Hubert Edmond, shop teacher, resigned in the summer vacation to accept a Civil Service teaching posi- tion with the Navy. His position was filled by the elec- tion of Mr. Lawrence Genander of Worcester, a graduate of the Fitchburg State Teachers College.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
The customary repairs to the plumbing and fixtures in all of our buildings with additional changes, follows: Mckinley School
The past summer the interior walls and ceilings of the class rooms and auditorium were redecorated. The oil from the floors has been removed and refinished with varnish. The renovation of the building has improved its appearance and its sanitary condition. Last spring Adult Civic Education Classes were held in the building two nights a week. These classes were under the direc- tion of Miss Sarah Caplice of Rockland who was certified by the State Department of Education to render such instruction. She taught classes in Speaking and Writ- ten English as well as a course in Citizenship to aid those who were seeking to be citizens through naturaliza- tion. Certificates of accomplishment are awarded those who are successful. These classes were reopened this fall but because of insufficient numbers have been discon- tinued until spring.
Lincoln School
The oil was removed from the floors in this building and they have been filled with a varnish preparation mak- ing the building more sanitary than formerly. Two classrooms on the second floor which were used this fall
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to house the pupils transferred from the Jefferson and Webster Street Schools were redecorated and improved for occupation. Shades have been installed in the lower hallway to protect pupils from falling glass in the event of an air raid. Some of the black boards in the class- rooms were refinished.
Jefferson School
The oil was removed from all of the floors in the class- rooms and corridors and were filled with varnish. This has improved greatly the appearance and sanitation of the building. Leaks in the roof persist but repairs were made to stop this condition. Some of the shades were replaced.
Junior-Senior High
In several rooms the shades were repaired and in some cases replaced. Tops of desks in several classrooms were refinished as well as blackboards. The gymnasium was thoroughly cleaned this fall and the floor refinished.
CONCLUSION
To be able to impart to the pupils under our instruction the thrill of living in these stirring and eventful days; to stress the importance and need of education when peace shall again reign in our land; and to instill in their hearts a deeper reverence for our four freedoms, will exalt the teaching profession and make every earnest effort more worthy of honor.
I believe our teachers have caught the great signifi- cance of their unusual opportunity. Let us all, parents and all others interested in our children's future welfare, cooperate generously and steadfastly, to minimize emer- gency handicaps and inconveniences, to engender real patriotism, and to aid in every possible way our effort to keep Rockland Schools up to their present high standard.
Respectfully submitted,
R. STEWART ESTEN,
Superintendent of Schools
December 31, 1942
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REPORT OF JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH PRINCIPAL
Mr. R. Stewart Esten
Superintendent of Schools
Rockland, Massachusetts
My dear Mr. Esten :
My first report as Acting Principal of the Junior-Senior High School is herewith submitted.
The enrollment for the year 1942-43 is somewhat smaller than the previous year. This is due in part, I think, to the fact that employment is easy to find and wages for young people are higher than in the past. I feel, however, that in the long run, it would be more advantageous to many who are not leaving if they con- tinued in school until graduation if possible.
In spite of the conditions of the times attendance has been good. There is, however, an increase in the number of requests for dismissal. This is detrimental to the pupils involved for discussions heard in the regular class are lost in the make-up hour. Dismissal should be requested only for the most urgent reason.
During the last month we have had a few cases of tardiness due to the fact that both parents are working thereby leaving no one at home to see that the pupil starts to school on time. There is a responsibility on the part of the parents to see that their children are at school on time and develop the habit of punctuality so necessary for success in later years.
The reports sent to the school relative to the work of our graduates in schools of higher learning are excellent, thereby giving ample proof that our school is offering. an excellent training and preparation for those who wish it.
The demands for pupils of our business course far exceed the supply and some are going into Civil Service positions of good salary directly from the school room. A very large number of those old enough to work have secured employment after school hours. In fact, I feel
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that some are working too many hours for pupils who are expected to do at home much preparation for their school work.
During the past few months the teachers have given much extra time to rationing work. Some of this was during the vacation period. This was done willingly as the teacher's part in national defense.
The national defense program has brought about some changes in our curriculum and I assume will require other adjustments. We are now offering to boys of the senior class a five period per week course in Aeronautical Science. We hope to be able to offer it to some girls as well as boys beginning September 1943. Another change contemplated, to cooperate with the wishes of the gov- ernment agencies, is the substitution of a review course in mathematics for the second semester in place of com- mercial arithmetic for sophomores who have taken the first semester in commercial geography.
We would like also to increase the number of periods for physical education especially for boys. A more vitalized and strenuous program is necessary if we are to develop these boys as they should be.
Our athletic program taken as a whole during the past year has been very successful. The boys' basketball team won all but one game and was invited to the M. I. T. Tour- nament. Here they advanced to the runner up position in the semi-finals. The girls' basketball team was unde- feated during the entire season. Both track and baseball teams had successful seasons. The junior high teams were a, credit to themselves and to the school. The foot- ball team of last fall lost only two games which is a good record for a team which plays opponents much heavier than itself. The pupils through their membership in the S. A. show that they appreciate their school.
This year for the first time in several years a Dramatic Club has been formed. This extra-curricular activity will give many pupils who like stage work an opportunity to develop their power and ability. This department will also take care of our public speaking work.
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At the beginning of this school year we were handi- capped in shop work because of the inability to secure a teacher for such work. But now that one has been secured that type of training is being offered again.
Although our school library is small the choice of books is exceptionally fine. More and more good books are being added each year. The Rockland Parent-Teachers Association which existed several years ago has presented to the school for books in our library the sum of $68.04. We appreciate this act of generosity on their part. In order to give pupils more opportunity to use the library we hold it open for all pupils on two afternoons a week. We would like to see more pupils of the junior high use it during these hours. The Pro Merito, as in the past, supplies student librarians who can offer invaluable assistance to those who wish it.
There were several changes in our faculty during the year brought about mostly by the condition of our coun- try. Mr. Froberger, Principal, Mr. Ryan, Mr. O'Hayre and Mr. LaTanzi left to enter some branch of the armed forces. Mr. Edmond left to accept Civil Service work for the Navy. Mr. Dubzinski left to accept a more lucrative position at Fitchburg High School. Miss Mayer accepted a position in a private school. The new teachers taking their places are Miss Lee, Miss White, Miss Yerrall, Mr. Boverini, Mr. Steenstra and Mr. Genander. Miss Murphy was elected as supervisor of drawing, a position which had been filled by a substitute, Mrs. Owen, since Miss Harris resigned.
It is probable that in the difficult days ahead of us other changes and adjustments will have to be made according to the condition of our country at war. It seems wise to consider the real value and necessity of any contemplated change before acting. At all times, however, we stand ready in every way to aid our country in her hour of need.
Our friends have again come to our assistance in offer- ing scholarships to worthy graduates. To those we are sincerely grateful and hope that in the future their num-
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ber will increase. The scholarships and recipients are as follows :
Rockland Woman's Club Scholarship-Evelyn Sears Rockland Woman's Club Scholarship-Mary Rose
Rockland Post No. 147 American Legion Scholarship -Sylvia Belcher
Rockland Athletic Club and Rockland A. A. Scholar- ship-Walter Marshall
Italian Woman's Club Scholarship-Edward Wain- shilbaum
The honor awards are as follows:
Washington and Franklin Medal for Proficiency in American History-Virginia Olson
The Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award-Dorothy Pratt
The Rensselaer Medal for Excellence in Mathematics and Science-Edward Wainshilbaum
The Community Prize Essay Award by the Chamber of Commerce-Catherine Lord.
Let me close this report with my sincere thanks for the assitance given to me by the School Committee, the Superintendent, the faculty and pupils of the school. Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT C. HEALEY,
Acting Principal
REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIANS AND SCHOOL NURSE
To Mr. R. Stewart Esten, Superintendent of Schools:
We herewith submit our report as School Physicians for the year 1942. We have examined all the pupils in the elementary grades. High School pupils were care- fully examined before their participation in the competi- tive sports. We have also made an inspection of the classrooms whenever the pupils had been exposed to con- tagious disease.
The Toxoid Clinic for the prevention of Diphtheria was carried out during November and December. One hun-
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dred and thirty-two pupils were innoculated.
We suggest the continuance of the Milk Fund for the underprivileged school child. These children have derived a distinct benefit from this project.
The Junior Red Cross has been helpful in furnishing dental and surgical treatment for school children who were in need of financial assistance.
Because of the advanced closing time for the last term the physical examinations have not been completed. Number of pupils examined-Grades 1 to 6 inclusive 724 Number of toxoid inoculations given by school
physicians 396
Number of senior high boys examined for football 50 Number of Junior and Senior high pupils examined
for basketball 50
NORBERT F. LOUGH, M. D.,
JOSEPH H. DUNN, M. D., School Physicians
ACTIVITIES OF SCHOOL NURSE
An office hour is maintained each school day at the high school and parents may reach the nurse by telephoning the school office.
Each of the elementary classrooms is visited twice weekly. Daily inspections are made if the pupils have been exposed to contagious disease. Pupils are weighed three times during the school year, weight charts are posted in the classrooms and emphasis is placed on the individual gain.
Number of visits to classrooms 1661
Number of visits to homes
490
Number of minor wounds dressed
34
Number of emergency treatments 16
Number taken home ill 40
Number sent to school physician 7
Number sent to family physician
24
Number excluded from school
25
Number individual inspections
3077
Number of weighings and measurings 2263
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Under the present war conditions many mothers are working outside of the homes and in some instances irregular school attendance has been the result. May I take this opportunity as attendance officer as well as - school nurse to impress the parents with their obligation to their children who come under the age of compulsory school attendance; this group is from 7 years to 16 years inclusive. May I suggest that each family give serious thought to this matter and if it is necessary for both parents to be engaged in the war effort that some ade- quate provision be made for the supervision of their chil- dren, their most priceless possessions.
LOUISE A. CONSIDINE, R. N.,
School Nurse
REPORT OF DENTAL HYGIENIST
My dear Mr. Esten :
I hereby submit my annual report as Dental Hygienist in the Rockland Schools for the year 1942.
The first six grades were examined by the local den- tists. The results were as follows:
Number examined 611
Number in need of permanent extractions 48
Number in need of permanent fillings 277
Number of temporary fillings 288
Number with no visible defects 161
Number of prophylaxis 1169
The pre-school examinations were held in June, and 34 children were examined. Of this number 21 were found to have temporary defects. Of the 34 children examined 12 had no visible defects.
One day each week was taken to visit the classrooms where the children were given instructions in brushing the teeth, care of the gums and importance of proper diet in relation to the teeth. .
The results of the examination by the dentists show only 48 children of the 611 examined needing extraction of permanent teeth and only 277 with permanent teeth to
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be filled. This shows a decrease from last year. How- ever, these 277 children must have immediate attention if the condition of their mouths is to be improved.
The Junior Red Cross has been very helpful in the past and I wish to thank the members for their splendid work. I trust that the work may be continued.
Respectfully submitted, ETTA G. MURGIDA, Dental Hygienist
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA January 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942
Balance on Hand, January 1, 1942
$ 18.44
Cash Receipts for 1942 6,607.29
Total Cash
$6,625.73
Cash Payments for 1942:
Berwick Cake Company
$ 304.28
Bank Charges
5.39
Boston Provision Co.
161.99
Brockton Edison Illuminating Co.
64.00
Casey, Arthur
4.50
Condon, Lavina
12.00
Continental Baking Co.
49.50
Crane, F. H. & Son, Inc.
302.70
Cushman's Bakery
123.78
Drake Bakeries
143.46
Globe Ticket Co.
53.90
Gumpert Co., Inc.
11.95
Hunt Potato Chip Co.
253.96
Heinz, H. J.
19.71
Kraft-Phoenix Cheese Co.
51.08
Lewis, Leslie L.
6.00
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co.
117.28
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National Biscuit Co.
9.32
Old Colony Gas Co.
65.59
Old Colony Service Co.
2.50
O'Neil, William
1.70
Peterson, A. S.
522.89
Plymouth Rock Ice Cream Co.
1,507.80
Quinn, Margaret
706.80
Ryan's Market
747.61
Rockland Water Dept.
20.00
Washburn's Bakery, Inc.
5.22
Weatherbee, Charles
1,085.37
Wonder Bread Bakery
251.91
Total Cash Payments
$6,612.19
Balance on Hand
$ 13.54
Respectfully submitted, ROSE T. MAGADINI, ELEANOR B. LOUD
ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXERCISES Class of 1942
In the Auditorium, Wednesday Evening, June 24, 1942
PROGRAMME
Processional-"The War March of the Priests,"
Athalia Mendelssohn
Rockland High School Orchestra
Invocation
Rev. Rosmond M. MacDonald
Salute to the Flag
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Honor Essay "Mankind's Eternal Struggle" Esther Louise Wyatt
Selections-
(1) "The White Cliffs of Dover" Kent
Arranged by Miss Maguire
(2) "Nocturne" Fibich-Riegger
Ottilie Carpenter, '43, Soloist
(3) "O Victorious People" Gaines
Girls' Glee Club
Honor Essay "In the Air Tomorrow" Edward Reuben Wainshilbaum
Chamber of Commerce Prize Essay "Our Community"
Catherine Elizabeth Lord
Music, Intermezzo, "L'Arlesienne Suite" Bizet
Rockland High School Orchestra
"Deeds Not Words"
Honor Essay Dorothy Marie Pratt
Songs-
(1) "Anchors Aweigh" Zimmerman
(2) "Marines Hymn" Phillips
Gruber
(3 "The Caissons Go Rolling Along" Rockland High Choristers
Honor Essay "The Faith That Conquers" Mary Leah Rose
Woman's Club Scholarship
Mrs. Lawrence C. Jasper, Chairman Scholarship Committee
Awarding of Other Prizes and Presentation of Diplomas Miss M. Agnes Kelleher, Chairman School Committee
Song-"Star Spangled Banner" Chorus and Audience
Benediction Rev. Rosmond M. MacDonald
Recessional-"Return of the Volunteers," March Engelmann
Rockland High School Orchestra Director of Chorus-Miss Blanche G. Maguire Director of Orchestra-Mr. Robert A. Spencer Accompanists Norma Jean Sears, Barbara Benner, Elizabeth Rich
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GRADUATES
Allen Fraser Bailey
*Paul Lincoln Bailey
Margaret Mary Alvino Maiorano Walter Leo Maloney
*Walter Aloysius Marshall
*Dorothy Mae McIntosh Helen Kathryn Mileski John Charles Mileski
*Reuben Miller
*Catherine Evelyn Murrill James Sabu Najarian
Joseph Anthony Nastasi George Arthur Nevens Joseph Daniel O'Brien Bernadine Frances O'Hayre
John Paul O'Neil Mary Jeraldine O'Neil Arthur Duncan Parsons Gertrude Frances Paulding William Edward Perrault
*Catherine Jane Donovan Mary Elizabeth Downing Randall Michael Dunn Robert Winsor Dunn
*Edith Laurette Duven George Joseph Feeney Vincent Joseph Figlioli
*Rose Isabelle Fisher
*Lillian Cecelia Flint
*Madeline Ileene Gardner
*Shirley Arlene Goodfellow Alice Elizabeth Gotreau Claire Hammond Barbara May Harriss Bradford Collins Healy Mary Theresa Horan Grace Louise Jones Barbara Helen Kane
*Elizabeth Rich Andrew Leonard Richardson Mary Catherine Roberts Leo Edward Robichaud George Arthur Rogers
*Barbara Marion Rome
*Mary Leah Rose *Evelyn Dorice Sears
*Natalie Cecelia Sears Timothy Joseph Sheehan Raymond Joseph Shepherd Mary Frances Shevlin Dorothy Mae Simmons Natalie Jean Strong Elizabeth Phillips Smith Elsie Frances Tedeschi Robert Lawrence Tedeschi Nancy Bidwell Turner
Martin Joseph Lawson
Ruth Millet Levings Pauline Lewis
Arnold Lewis Locke
Ruth Garfield Turner Franklin Edward Uberti Mary Cecilia Vitale
Burton Arnold Lonergan
*Catherine Elizabeth Lord Edith Rose Lordi Elizabeth Grace Mahn Lorraine Mary Mahoney
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