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$ 3,920.00
Other Expense
1,747.88
1,821.93
1,960.00
INSTRUCTION
Teachers' Salaries
68,679.21
71,481.33
75,200.00
Textbooks
1,906.03
1,822.96
1,800.00
Supplies
2,228.30
2.205.09
2,250.00
OPERATION
Janitors
7,748.77
8,751.55
9,075.00
Fuel
3,107.15
3,529.48
3,650.00
Other Expense
3,091.17
2,905.79
2,950.00
MAINTENANCE
Repair and Replacement
713.84
900.02
700.00
OUTLAY
Buildings and Grounds
910.00
New Equipment
5.60
37.83
50.00
OTHER AGENCIES
Transportation
3,864.70
3,877.19
4,150.00
Health
1,940.01
1,730.57
1,845.00
Tuition
101.69
310.85
100.00
Insurance
1,166.97
607.33
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Sundries
351.72
379.57 381.00
350.00 400.00
Adult Alien Education
597.00
Total Expenditures
101,821.73
104.604.10
108,400.00
Appropriation
96,860.00
101,600.00
103,600.00
Other Income
5,094.53
4,874.77
4,800.00
Total Available
$101,954.53
$106,474.77
$108,400.00
HIGH SCHOOL EXPENDITURES AND 1944 BUDGET
Items
Expended 1942
Expended 1943
Budget 1944
INSTRUCTION
Teachers
$ 43,022.61
$ 42,709.19
$ 44,750.00
Textbooks
1,119.53
987.42
1,080.00
Supplies
1,602.88
1,702.55
1,620.00
OPERATION
Janitors
7,259.10
7,708.82
8,220.00
Fuel
2,141.51
2,596.85
2,650.00
Other Expense
1,615.37
1,632.12
1,650.00
MAINTENANCE
Repair and Replacement
826.24
718.36
600.00
OUTLAY
New Equipment
147.16
50.00
OTHER AGENCIES
Transportation
1,321.86
1,264.36
1,665.00
Health
267.54
344.88
550.00
Tuition
56.00
57.00
50.00
Insurance
695.80
606.20
Sundries
236.67
138.97
150.00
Total Expenditures
60,312.27
60,466.72
63,035.00
Appropriation
45,700.00
45,400.00
48,035.00
Other Income
16,884.00
15,598.35
15,000.00
Total Available
$ 62,584.00
$ 60,998.35
$ 62,785.00
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SUMMARY OF REGULAR BUDGETS
Budget
Expended 1942
Expended 1943
Budget 1944
Elementary
$101,821.73 60,312.27
$104,604.10 60,466.72
$108,400.00
High Schol
63,035.00
TOTAL
$162,134.00
$165,070.82
$171,435.00
From Income
21,978.53
20,473.12
19,800.00
From Appropriation
$140,155.47
$144,,597.70
$151,635.00
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Report of Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of Fairhaven:
I submit herewith my fifth annual report as Superintendent of Schools.
ATTENDANCE AND MEMBERSHIP
School Year
1939-40
1940-41
1941-42
1942-43
Average Membership
1,976
1,894
1,787
1,637
Percent of Attendance
93.82
93.02
93.24
90.71
The School year ending in June 1943 was marked by epi- demics of colds, chicken pox and other minor diseases which were largely responsible for the lowest attendance record in 41 years. The range of annual attendance since 1900 has been from 90 per- cent to 96 percent with an average for the last 10 years of 93.17 percent.
"SCHOOL CARDS"
The Superintendent or his representative issues Employ- ment Permits to any resident minor over 16 years of age, in school or out, providing that the proposed employment is legal. The Superintendent has a greater personal responsibility when chil- dren of 14 to 16 request permission to leave school to work at home or elsewhere for in such cases he must determine whether the welfare of the child will be better served through the granting of the request. In general, no pupil from 14 to 16 is permitted to leave school unless the principal, the pupil, the parents and the Super- intendent agree in regard to the matter. Furthermore, there are many State and Federal restrictions placed upon the employment of children of this age.
The following permits, commonly called "School Cards", were issued during the year 1943:
Age
14-16
16-21
Total
Home Permits
29
29
Employment Permits
193
723
916
Total issued
222
723
945
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Permits were issued to 469 boys and 476 girls. The total of 945 includes 717 issued to different minors and 228 to minors who had already been issued a card in 1943.
TEACHER CHANGES
During the year 1943 we lost over one-fourth of our teach- ing staff. The accompanying table indicates their individual terms of service here.
Name
Began Left
Reason
Marion L. Ryder .
Sept. '29
Mar. '43
To teach in Belmont
Lena Howland (Nurse)
May '21
Apr. '43
Retired
Alexander M. Clement
Nov. '39
June '43
Military Leave
Mary D. Romer
Sept. '40
June '43
Resigned
Ruth C. White
Sept. '42
June '43
Resigned
Edith P. Bixby
Sept. '39
June '43
To teach in Milton
Laurence A. Fogg
Sept. '41
June '43
To become Supt. of Schools in Princeton
(Principal)
Elizabeth P: Sherman
Sept. '37
June '43
To teach in Wellesley
Eleanor M. Skahill
Sept. '37
June '43
To teach in Reading
Katharine A. Tiernan
Sept. '42
June '43
Resigned
Lillian M. Russell
Sept. '42
June '43
To teach in Quincy
Shirley A. Thompson
Sept. '42
June '43
To teach in Lincoln
Caroline R. Gilmore
Sept. '22
June '43
Leave of Absence
R. Annette Cooke
Sept. '41
June '43
To teach in Medford
Ruth E. Small
Sept. '41
June '43
To teach in Lexington
Eileen J. Walsh
Sept. '41
June '43
To teach in Quincy
Katharine A. Sheridan
Sept. '42
June '43
To teach in Maynard
Loretta G. Dupre
Sept. '42
Oct. '43
To teach in Middleboro
Hazel M. Lovering
Sept. '25
Oct. '43
Leave of Absence
Eileen O'Connell
Sept. '43
Nov. '43
To teach in Wellesley
Helen L. Winslow
Sept. '43
Dec. '43
To teach in Nantucket
As the year closes our new teachers include 12 beginners and 5 others who have had previous experience. Two positions have been filled by substitutes for the remainder of the school year.
ORGANIZATION
Two teaching positions in the High School have been elim- inated because of the decreased enrollment. Classes have been reorganized with fewer sections and the subjects offered remain practically as before. While the Coach, Mr. Clement, is on Military
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Leave with the Navy, his classes have been assigned to other teachers and his athletic duties to Mr. Entin.
In the elementary schools also there has been a decrease in the number of pupils enrolled. In the Oxford School this has made possible the elimination of the combination first and second grade.
The elementary school principalships were reorganized fol- lowing the resignation of Laurence A. Fogg to become Superin- tendent of Schools of Princeton, Sterling and Westminster. Clar- ence E. MaGuire has been assigned the Job C. Tripp and Rogers Schools, Arthur P. Bixby the Edmund Anthony, Jr. and Oxford Schools and Harry Rogers has been promoted to the principal- ships at East Fairhaven.
Mrs. Ellen E. Rex who resigned her position as assistant principal of the Oxford School in June 1941 returned to service in March of this year as assistant principal of the Job C. Tripp School. Mrs. Helena S. Kennedy was transferred to the assistant principal- ship of the Oxford, and Miss Mary Toledo who has taught here since 1932 was promoted to be assistant principal of the Edmund Anthony, Jr. School.
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation expenses have increased for several rea- sons. More pupils than previously are living in the Sconticut Neck section. Mr. Andrade's School Bus makes three trips from there, two to East Fairhaven and one to the Center. The over- crowded condition on the trip to the Center has been relieved by transferring 15 pupils to the Cozy Cab & Bus Co. One of the trips to East Fairhaven has been revised to include Mill Road and Bridge Street. Another cause for the increase is the larger number of pupils attending New Bedford Vocational School.
The following table indicates the number of pupils being transported at the close of the year:
School
Andrade Cozy Cab U. St. Ry. Ferguson
Total
High School
31
33
64
Addition
9
18
1
28
Tripp
4
6
10
Rogers
22
-
24
-
46
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E. Fairhaven
80
80
St. Joseph's
30
11
19
-
60
N. B. Vocational
4
16
20
132
59
110
7
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HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA
Increased patronage of the High School Cafeteria may be attributed to a number of factors including the rationing problem, the greater amount of money in circulation, and the greater num- ber of families with both parents working. Prices have been kept low because of the so-called "surplus commodities" which were received during the last school year. Since the opening of school in September we have had 2,500 pounds of potatoes from gov- ernment sources and the promise of a reimbursement of seven cents per meal from October 1 for meals that meet the federal re- quirements. In addition to this subsidy we are able to sell milk in the High School as in the elementary schools at two cents per half-pint bottle with the balance of 1.8 cents per bottle paid by government funds.
The Cafeteria equipment has been improved by the pur- chase of a four-compartment institutional bake oven, a large food mixer, new trays and some new table ware. Payment for these articles was made from the Cafeteria receipts.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The regular work of the schools has progressed effectively in spite of difficulty and in the midst of unusual conditions. Good progress has been made in all classes, the good spirit of the schools has been maintained, and pupils have been helped to adjust themselves to changing times. This has been accomplished by the conscientious work of our excellent staff of principals, teach- ers, and supervisors who realize their responsibilities and deserve commendation.
A new textbook in history entitled "Other Lands and Other Times" has been adopted for grade six. It traces the develop- ment of mankind from prehistoric to modern times and stresses the debt we owe to peoples of the past for much that we take for granted today.
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New geographies have been secured for grades three to seven and we have completed the plan to place a health text in every grade from one to eight.
Americanization classes have been continued but with a smaller number enrolled. About 25 persons are now attending. Many former pupils have recently secured their citizenship papers.
The Junior Red Cross and the Fairhaven Junior Improvement Associations have continued their effective work in teaching thoughtfulness of others, developing individual responsibility, and providing experiences in democratic procedures.
The War Savings Program has maintained an interest in the purchase of stamps and bonds. Purchases by pupils during the year amount to $17,654.60. Monthly participation of pupils has averaged 81 percent. An average of 90 percent in a school entitles the school to fly the Minute Man Flag during the following month. Every school has earned this privilege at different times and the flag was flown by all schools during the month of May.
CONCLUSION
Your attention is invited to the accompanying reports of the High School Principal, the School Physician and the School Nurse, and to the several tables which are included as a part of my report.
Respectfully submitted,
FLAVEL M. GIFFORD,
Superintendent of Schools.
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Report of High School Principal
To the Superintendent of Schools:
I submit herewith my seventh annual report as Principal of the Fairhaven High School. The enrollment on October 1, 1942 and October 1, 1943 is shown below.
Oct. 1, 1942
Oct. 1, 1943
Class
Boys
Girls
Total 4
Boys
Girls
Total
Post Graduates
3
1
Senior
36
53
89
32
54
86
Junior
42
62
104
47
69
116
Sophomore
72
78
150
52
75
127
Freshman
75
84
159
66
65
131
Eighth Grade
81
60
141
68
80
148
309
338
647
265
343
608
During the year 1943 the Fairhaven High Schol has carried on a program designed to meet the educational needs of young people and to provide opportunities for service in connection with the war effort. The enrollment was slightly lower October 1, 1943 than it was twelve months before but this decrease is due almost entirely to the smaller number of boys. Although military author- ities join with leaders in education in urging high school students to remain in school until graduation, if possible, some boys drop out to play a more active part in the war either as combbatants or as workers in essential industries. Still other boys who might normally attend high school choose the training offered in the New Bedford Vocational School as preparation for military service or industrial employment. Because of the decrease in enrollment the high school faculty is smaller by three than it was two years ago.
Messrs. Parkinson, Belyea, and Clement of our faculty are serving with the U.S. Navy as Lieutenants (jg). When Mr. Clement went into service, the work of coaching teams and conducting boys' gymnasium classes fell to Mr. Entin. Since the opening of school in September Mr. Entin has taught three classes of biology each day and has handled athletics with such success that our football season was one of the best in several years. Three F.H.S.
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players were named on the All-Bristol County First Team and two players and Coach Entin were named on the County Second Team.
To make the school work meet the needs of the community an nation at war, many of the activities described in last year's report are being continued. A pre-induction course in electricity and machines has been added to supplement the course in pre- flight aeronautics which was introduced last year.
Preparation for advanced education continues to be an im- portant part of our work. Eleven 1943 graduates began work in the following training schools or colleges: Boston University Col- lege of Liberal Arts, Boston University College of Music, Bridge- water Teachers College, Brown University (V-12), Bryant College, Dartmouth College (V-5), University of New Hampshire, St. Luke's Hospital Training School, Wellesley College, Williams College, and Worcester Teachers College. Another student has been ac- cepted by Bates College and will begin work as soon as there is room for her in the dormitory. These twelve students represent fourteen percent of their class.
At the graduation exercises last June essays were prepared and delivered by the three honor students. The topics and speak- ers were: General MacArthur, David Cargill; Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Marion Booth; Prime Minister Churchill, Alexander M. Clement Jr. Awards were made to the following:
The Julia A. Sears Essay Prize Ada Greenlaw Poole
Daughters of American Revolution Award Patricia Mary Hagen
The Lady Fairhaven Award David Milton Cargill
The Lady Fairhaven Cup David Milton Cargill, Lois Paul Swift College Club Book Ruth Besse, 1944
Harvard Club Book Robert M. Mahoney, 1944
In February the school presented an operetta, Shreds and Patches. This was enthusiastically received by a large audience and the profit amounting to $244.24 was donated to the American Red Cross.
The work of the Junior Red Cross continues. In Grade 8 this is incorporated in the F. J. I. A. program and in the High School it is carried on in connection with classes in clothing. Two dozen Christmas boxes for children in war stricken lands were packed and sent away this fall. Games, books, and phono-
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graph records have been collected for use in hospitals. Numerous requested articles are being made by pupils month by month.
The Christmas cards sent by the school to former students now in service were so much appreciated last year that more were sent this fall. The Student Council collected the money, secured an attractive card with the help of the printing and art departments, and mailed the greetings to as many persons on our honor roll as could be reached.
The labor shortage causes many employers to look to high school pupils for help outside of school hours. If the hours of employment and the nature of the work are such that they do not interfere with necessary home study, the work experience may be truly beneficial to young people and to the war effort. There is always danger, however, that the prospect of immediate earnings may tempt some to neglect school work with resulting low marks or failure. Thoughtful parents will encourage their children to do the work of the school well so as to have a sound foundation for a life of employment and intelligent citizenship, but everywhere schools are faced with problems that arise because many parents are employed and are away from home at times when they could effectively guide the actions of their boys and girls. This is one of the serious effects of the War since good home training is as important as good school training for the welfare of the individual and the community.
The sale of War Stamps and Bonds is conducted regu- larly by the Student Council and a committee of teachers. The school has been proud to fly the Minute Man Flag showing that for the preceding month at least 90% of the pupils had pur- chased stamps or bonds at school.
The cafeteria is being used increasingly by pupils who wish to buy complete lunches or supplement sandwiches brought from home. Attractive and nutritious hot lunches are provided daily at low cost. Point rationing, increasing costs, and food shortages make planning difficult but Miss Jameson has been able to contribute to the physical well-being of our young people by her well-selected menus. The preparation of food for the cafeteria has to be carried on in the foods laboratory so that classes are unable to use this laboratory four periods each day. There is real need for a cafeteria kitchen separate from the foods laboratory.
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This year as in the past the High School has enjoyed the interest, encouragement and assistance of the School Committee and the Superintendent of Schools. For this we at the High School are indeed grateful, and to you we pledge our best efforts for the work of the new year.
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER M. DOWNING,
Principal.
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Report of School Physician
To the Superintendent of Schools and Parents of School Children:
The School Physician makes frequent visits to the schools and has observed the inner workings and relationship between the pupils and the teaching personnel. Much that I have observed could also be the experience of the parents if they took the time to visit the schools where their children are undergoing drastic changes in the shaping of their lives. There has been a sad lack of visits by parents and in most cases the parents know little or nothing of the school other than what may be told them by the children.
Your School Physician has been impressed by the similar- ity between the modern school and the modern factory; both are turning out products from raw materials. The future of our Town, State and Nation is dependent upon the quality of the goods fashioned out of those "raw materials" which enter our school system. What happens to your child during the twelve years from the first grade to graduation from the Senior Class? How many times have you visited his classes? How much have you interested yourself in finding out what he is doing during this all important period in his life? Have you been too busy to spend at least one day each year to inspect the "factory" that has been working on the "raw material" which you have fur- nished? Our school system for the most part has enjoyed an A-l rating over a period of many years which may account for the evident "absent treatment" of the parents but I am not per- suaded that this is a healthy condition to be allowed to continue.
Your School Physician fits into this picture by his frequent inspection of this raw material to ascertain if there are any defects which should be corrected in order to insure the best possible finished product. It is an individual inspection. When flaws are found, the parents are notified on a triplicate blank
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furnished for that purpose by the Massachusetts Department of Education in accordance with Chapter 71, Section 56, General Laws. The first part notifies the parent or guardian that his child has been examined and has been found to need competent pro- fessional advice as indicated. It is signed by the School Physi- cian and given to the pupil with the admonition to take it home, give it to his parents, and bring back the reply the next school day.
The second part of the form is for the parents to check one of the following: 1. "I will consult my family Doctor or Dentist." 2. "I will take my child to a Clinic." 3. "I should like help in deciding what to do." This slip is signed by the parent and returned to the school for the School Physician's con- sideration.
The third part is the "Physician's Certificate" to be signed by the Doctor or Dentist or Clinic to which a child is taken for further examination or treatment. This should be returned to the School Office for the records. Follow-up visits are made by the School Physician or the School Nurse to see if the defects have been rectified.
Some parents are either slow or negligent in returning these slips and the defects are allowed to continue to the detri- ment of the health of the child so that what may be found by the School Physician to be an acute condition may become chronic or incurable by neglect by the parent to have proper treatment instituted. This is not fair to the child, to the Town, -
State or Nation.
Many children have defective eyesight, or are deaf, or have other physical defects such as enlarged tonsils and adnoids which dull their perception and retard or impair their mentality. Any one of these may render the pupil "backward" and incapable of assimilating instruction.
Many are the problems which might be related as observed by your School Physician such as adolescent restlessness and de-
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fiance of authority which if allowed to go on unchecked may lead to juvenile delinquency, but these do not belong in a report such as this. However, the parents have a grave responsibility when these conditions are recognized and it is unfair to "pass the buck" to the schools to check and correct that condition which can only be dealt with in the home.
Your School Physician and the entire personnel of the School System have a great responsibility to the parents of the children with whom they come in contact. The parents also have an equal responsibility to the school system.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES E. P. THOMPSON, M. D.
School Physician.
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Report of School Nurse
To the Superintendent of Schools:
I present herewith my first annual report as School Nurse.
War presents to every community a variety of problems not the least of which is the health and welfare of the children. Child health may be affected by the rationing of foods, or the working hours of parents, particularly when both are employed.
The School Nurse in cooperation with the parents, teacher, doctor and dentist, endeavors by regular checks to protect the health of the child. Each school is visited once a week and more often if necessary.
Clinics were held during the year to discover defects of ears, eyes and teeth. The mental clinic for retarded children was held, also the Chadwick clinic for detection of tuberculosis. Diphth- theria immunization was given under the auspices of the Board of Health.
The nurse also assisted in the milk program. Pupils may now purchase one half-pint bottle per day for two cents and the remainder of the cost is paid by the Federal Foods Distribution Administration through the Community Lunch Program.
Summary of Year's Work
Classroom visits
693
Follow-up cases 223
Office calls
91
New cases for S.P.C.C. 1
Referred to Schol Physician
3
Pupils for Mental Clinic
23
Pupils for Toxin Antitoxin
79
Pupils for Tuberculosis Clinic
398
Pupils X-rayed
107
Dental Clinic
The School Nurse cooperates with the Board of Health Dental Clinic held each Tuesday and Thursday morning from
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9:30 to 11:30. The first four grades were examined at the begin- ning of the school year. Pupils of all grades are allowed to go to the clinic by arrangement with the Nurse.
Summary of Dental Work
Extractions
3
Cleanings
116
Fillings
145
Examinations
5
Treatments
10
Respectfully submitted,
M. LOUISE FLEMING, R.N.
Schol Nurse
Agent of Board of Health.
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Present Corps of Teachers
December, 1943
HIGH SCHOOL
Chester M. Downing, Principal
Walter D. Wood, Ast. Principal *Byard C. Belyea
Mary F. Callahan *Alexander M. Clement
Earl J. Dias
Melvin Entin Alice W. Gidley, Librarian Cecile Giguere
Mabel*G. Hoyle
Dorothea L. Jameson Edith G. Kenny Robert C. Lawton
Grace E. Libbey
James Parkinson Anna L. Peters Edith Rogers Lena J. Russell
Margaret Siebert
Cuthbert W. Tunstall
Maud O. Walker Catherine S. Warner
Marie R. Wentzell
Evelyn L. Teixeira, Clerk
Brown University, A.B.
Harvard University, M. Ed. Clark University, A.B., M.A. University of N. H., B.S. Boston University, M. Ed. Massachusets State College, B.S.
Williams College North Adams Teachers College, B.S. Bates College, A.B.
Boston University, M.A. Rhode Island State College, B.S.
Simmons College
Bridgewater Teachers College, B.S.
Middlebury College, M.A.
Tufts College, A.B.
Boston Uniersity, M.A.
Simmons College, B.S.
Brown University, A.B.
Northeastern University, B.S. Boston University, B.S., M. Ed.
Burdett College Nasson College, B.S.
Boston Sloyd Normal Art School
Radcliffe College, A.B.
University of Vermont, B.S.
New Britain Normal
Bay Path Institute Tufts College, A.B. Harvard University, M. Ed. Fitchburg Teachers College
Boston University, A.B.
University of Connecticut, B. S.
Salem Teachers College, B.S. Fairhaven High School
*On Military Leave of Absence.
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ADDITION
Chester M. Downing, Principal
Catherine A. Boylan Rcse Catcn Elizabeth Hastings
Anna P. Malone
Brown University, A.B. Harvard University, M. Ed.
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