Town annual report, town of Athol, Massachusetts 1931, Part 6

Author: Athol (Mass.). Board of Selectmen
Publication date: 1931
Publisher: [Athol, Mass. : The Town]
Number of Pages: 270


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75


350


430


130


Adah St.


29


Arthur Ave.


632


Beacon St.


12


1829


Bliss


1000


Buckman Brook


Pipe Line


2100 15217


4000


C St.


520


Canal St ..


200


872


Carbon St.


238


Carlin St.


278


Cemetery St.


150


Central St.


1032


Charles Place


200


Chester Ave ...


854


Chester St.


492


Chestnut Hill Ave.


2490


900


Chestnut St.


910


1575


Church St.


310


Columbia Ave.


153


12


Common St.


275


Concord St.


153


482


Congress St.


200


Cottage St.


1050


2050


100


Cooke Place


175


Crescent St.


700


.. 3800


D St.


475


Drury Ave.


1840


Electric St.


600


Elizabeth St.


24


Elm St.


300


650


Essex St.


270


Estabrook St


404


Euclid Ave.


286


700


Everett Ave


398


351


Exchange St.


710


762


875


Fairbanks St.


75


Fairview Ave


300


1300


Fern St.


125


126


TABLE SHOWING LENGTHS IN FEET AND SIZES OF WATER MAINS ON EACH STREET


1


112


2


4


6


8


10


12


14


16


Fish St


200


1000


Fletcher Place


250


Fletcher St


500


Franklin St.


84


160


Freedom St.


116


602


Glen St.


525


500


Goddard St.


490


Goodale St.


349


Green St.


1300


Grove St


325


300


175


Hamlet St.


148


200


Hampstead Place


500


Hapgood St.


500


3130


Harrison St.


600


Harugari St.


534


Harvard Ave.


757


Haven St.


201


High St


507


200


395


Highland Ave.


275


690


Highland Place


75


150


Highland St.


750


Humphrey Place


250


Island St.


.275


Jay St.


555


Kelton St


661


14


Kendall St.


270


Kennebunk St.


501


460


Lake St.


798


Laurel St.


745


Lenox St


336


570


Leonard St.


275


Liberty St.


847


Lincoln Ave.


930


Lincoln St.


325


Linden Park


325


Lombard Ave.


477


Lord St ...


200


Lumber St.


500


Main St.


300


400


2500


.9084 800


127


TABLE SHOWING LENGTHS IN FEET AND SIZES OF WATER MAINS ON EACH STREET


1


11/2


2


4


6


8


10


12


14


16


Main to Grove St.


375


Mann Court.


400


199


Maple St.


600


65


Marble St.


950


Mehcanic St.


500


Miller St.


238


Morse Place


150


Mt. Pleasant St.


725


Myrtle St.


362


Newton St


1212


New Orange Rd.


800


Oak Ave.


625


Oak St.


225


Oakland Ave.


381


Oliver St.


128


Old Orange Rd.


167


Orange Rd.


146


1140


689


Orange St


1223


Paige St.


29


483


Park Ave.


360


Park St.


410


875


Parmenter St.


220


Pequoig Ave.


926


1979


Phillipston Res., In


850


950


Phillipston Res. to pumping well


700


Phillipston Road


.6496


Pierce St.


265


Pine St.


263


Pine St. Across the


Railroad


275


Pinedale Ave.


2170


Pleasant St. . .


358


825


1710


990


Pleasant St.


Res. In


200


Prospect St.


1310


Proctor Ave.


266


49


Radcliffe St.


155


Raymond Place


150


50


128


TABLE SHOWING LENGTHS IN FEET AND SIZES OF WATER MAINS ON EACH STREET


1


11/2


2


4


6


8


10


12


14


16


Res. to Pleasant St.


375


Ridge Ave


925


Riverbend St


420


1400


Sally Fish Circle


.300


Sanders St.


87


126


.3184


School St.


2603


770


School St. to Main


W. of high school


400


Silver Lake St.


899


.. 3306


Simonds St.


824


Simonds St.to Res.


850


South St


600


450


2000


200


South Athol Road


900


South Main St.


100


110


296


1271


5194


Spring St


.1000


828


Stevens St.


394


Summer St.


1025


Summer St. Res.to


Gatehouse on Green St.


1150


Summer St. to


Summer St. Res


1000


Sunnyside


250


Sunrise Terrace


140


Sunset Ave


285


Swanzey St.


932


Terrace Ave.


113


Thousand Acre


Meadow Pipe Line ..


9000


Traverse St.


325


Tremont St.


875


Tremont St. to


Chestnut St.


210


Tunnel St.


488


Twitchell St.


450


471


Tyler Place.


150


Union St.


422


853


Union Square


300


200


Unity Ave


589 565


129


TABLE SHOWING LENGTHS IN FEET AND SIZES OF WATER MAINS ON EACH STREET


1


11%


2


4


6


8


10


12


14


16


Unity Place.


100


Vine St.


940


Wallingford Ave


585


1750


Walnut St.


1175


157


Ward St.


585


Warwick Ave.


500


Water St.


1050


Wellington St.


225


.250


340


Wheeler St.


499


Winter St.


195


Wilson St.


388


Winthrop Ave.


169


Totals


3146


110 21679 17844 50984 35700 40010 14010


950


4000


Total No. feet of pipe 188,433 Total number miles of pipe 35.688


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Transportation Area


Athol, Mass., January 1, 1932. To the Citizens of Athol:


For the seventh year of your municipally owned Street Railway, we submit for your knowledge, our annual report of the business for the year 1931.


It has not been what we wish it might have but consid- ering the way of all other business for the past year, we have not done at all bad.


After reviewing the business in general we feel that we have not had to call on our reserve any more than others have had to in proportion. While our gross income materially depreciated, we also reduced our expenses to some extent. Our Road and Equipment is in the best shape it has been since taking over the property.


It seems to be the opinion of some of our citizens that the Street Railway is a burden upon the tax payers of the Town. This is not true, up to the present time we have paid our way out of our income and reserve. We feel the Railway is an asset to the people who are obliged to use public transportation.


If our other revenue had increased as did the school ticket business, we could have shown a substantial gain. We carried over 60,000 school children in the past twelve months.


Respectfully submitted,


W. W. WOODWARD, Chairman,


R. D. SUTHERLAND, Vice Chairman,


E. WARREN TYLER, Treasurer,


E. J. HAYDEN, Secretary,


D. FINDLAY,


G. S. DONLEY, Superintendent,


Board of Trustees.


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Statement of Earnings and Expenses January 1 to December 31, 1931


Receipts


Passenger Revenue


$33,454.75


Mail Revenue


263.87


Express Revenue


167.15


Car Privilege


278.41


Rent


103.58


Interest


310.77


$34,578.53


Expenses Over Receipts


3,597.76


$38,176.29


Expenses


Way and Structures


$ 5,083.28


Equipment


8,055.23


Power


12,107.25


Conducting Transportation


9,321.06


General and Miscellaneous


3,003.23


Interest


390.00


Taxes


216.24


$38,176.29


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Balance Sheet Year Ending December 31, 1931


Assets


Road and Equipment


$22,088.78


Miscellaneous Physical Property


2,157.13


Cash


5,974.14


Material and Supplies


1,394.42


Insurance Premiums Paid in Advance


53.08


Accounts Receivable


83.00


Profit and Loss


4,234.40


$35,984.95


Liabilities


Town of Athol


$30,000.00


Token and Ticket Accounts


1,316.19


Reserve for Interest and Taxes


150.00


Accrued Depreciation


4,518.76


$35,984.95


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Report of the Tree Warden for 1931


Your Tree Warden finds this year a busy one due to the fact that it was necessary to remove several old growth trees. The first being at the corner of Main and Summer Streets, the second on Drury Avenue in front of Dr. Joseph Smith's, and the third on Fish Circle which we were obliged to take out on account of widening the street. The next was on Silver Lake Street in front of Clifford Adams's, and the fifth was at Main Street near the Texaco Gas Station. Nearly all of these trees were removed by the root which is a very expensive job to the town. We are in hopes that there are no more to be re- moved this year.


All of our country roads have been brushed out but there are still several bad curves on our country roads which will have to be tended to this year making it safe for the public.


April first we set out new trees on Unity Avenue known as the Box Albert. This was subscribed for by every home owner on the street. This year we have been able to do more with less money through the help of the Soldier's Relief.


Faithfully submitted,


ARTHUR H. BACON,


Tree Warden.


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Report of Public Schools


School Directory


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Term Expires 1932


A. Abbott Laughton Jared P. McClumpha 65 Beacon St.


21 Wallingford Ave.


Term Expires 1933


Frank W. Wilson 399 Exchange St.


Webb R. Avery 291 So. Main St.


Term Expires 1934


Dr. A. V. Bowker 573 Main St.


J. Clarence Hill 143 So. Main St.


CHAIRMAN A. Abbott Laughton


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND SECRETARY OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE Leon M. Farrin


Office, Memorial Building Residence, 77 Highland Avenue Phone 495 Phone 1255


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SUPERINTENDENT'S ASSISTANTS


Helen E. Stevens


1800 Main St.


Arline E. Hause 375 Pequoig Ave.


SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Dr. Joseph A. Smith 521 Main St.


SCHOOL NURSE


Grace E. Mackenzie


609 Main St.


SCHOOL DENTIST Dr. Harold E. Smith, Chairman 415 Main St.


ATTENDANCE OFFICER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS William R. Colton Oliver Street


SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETINGS


Regular meetings of the Athol School Committee are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:45 p. m. at the School Committee rooms, Memorial Building.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE REGULATIONS


Children five years and eight months by September 1st may enter the first grade in September.


No child under seven years of age will be admitted to school for the first time after October first for the fall term.


A child entering school for the first time is required to present to the teacher a birth certificate and a vaccination certificate.


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SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1932


School opens


Monday, January 4


8 weeks


School closes


Friday, February 26


School opens


Monday, March 7


8 weeks


School closes Friday, April 29


School opens


Monday, May 9


7 weeks


School closes Friday, June 24


School opens Wednesday, September 7


School closes Friday, December 23


16 weeks


Total School Year


39 weeks


HOLIDAYS


Washington's Birthday, Monday, February 22.


Patroit's Day, Tuesday, April 19.


Memorial Day, Monday, May 30.


Columbus Day, Wednesday, October 12.


Armistice Day, Friday, November 11.


Thanksgiving and day after, November 24-25.


TO BE ARRANGED


Teachers' Convention. Evening Session of Day Schools.


Teachers' Visiting Day.


NO SCHOOL SIGNALS


4 blasts repeated at 7:30, no morning session.


4 blasts repeated at 8:15, no morning session for pri- mary. 4 blasts repeated at 12:30, no afternoon session.


TEACHING STAFF STATISTICS


TEACHERS


GRADES OR SUBJECTS


WHERE EDUCATED


YEARS' EXPERIENCE


Athol High School


Mr. N. A. Cutler


Principal


Amherst 40


Mr. William A. Spooner


Science


Bridgewater Normal 21


Mr. Donald Dike Mr. Claude B. Germany


Mathematics


Harvard 8


Mr. Thomas J. O'Brien


Coach


Boston College


3


Miss L. Evelyn Ramsey


Shorthand, Bookkeeping


Simmons


29


Miss Helen C. Ellsworth


Latin


Smith


20


Miss Janetta G. MacGregor


French


Wellesley


13


Miss Ruth M. Streeter


Typewriting, Shorthand


Simmons


12


Miss Helen R. Towers


English


Radcliffe College


20


Miss Marion C. Armstrong


History


Framingham Normal


13


Mrs. Elizabeth Amsden


English


Framingham Normal


8


Miss Marjorie E. Thompson


English, History


University of N. H.


61/2


Miss Marion K. Bartlett


Bookkeeping, Geography


Bryant & Stratton


71/2


Miss Florence Flewelling


French, English


Wellesley College


23


Mrs. Gertrude F. Hale


Typewriting


Cushing Academy


22


Mr. Albert Van Wagenen


Business Practise


Boston University


1


Mrs. Evelyn H. Merrifield


English, History


Tufts


6


Mrs. Chrystine C. Ostberg


Dramatics


Leland Powers


15


Riverbend Street School Mr. Alfred D. Taylor


Principal


Hyannis 27


Miss Josephine I. Haire


IX


Bridgewater Normal


36


Mrs. Cora L. Hersey


IX


Murdock Academy 30


Miss Fannie Severance


IX


North Adams Normal


10


Miss Alta M. Lee


VIII, IX


North Adams Normal


12


Miss Dorothy Hathaway


VIII


North Adams Normal 13


Miss Mary L. Hodgess


VIII


Boston University


10


Miss Jane E. Miller


IX


Janiata College


1


137


Miss Isabelle M. Alden


Domestic Science


Syracuse Universtiy 15


Mathematics


Brown University 15


TEACHERS


GRADES OR SUBJECTS


WHERE EDUCATED


YEARS'


EXPERIENCE


Riverbend Street School cont. Miss Almena P. Pinkham


VIII


Machias Normal 7


Miss Rhoda H. Harper


VII


North Adams Normal 3


Miss Rena E. Safford


VII


Farmington Normal 6


Ellen M. Bigelow School Miss Josephine Glasheen


VII


Keene Normal


3


Miss Blanche A. Petrosky


VI, VII


Keene Normal


1


Miss Emily E. Cook Miss Eva C. Bonnette


VI


Keene Normal 8


Miss Emma J. Vilmont


V


North Adams Normal


8


Miss Estella M. Sheon


V


Fitchburg Normal


22


Miss Margaret M. DeRoche


V


Fitchburg Normal 5


Miss Rose R. Bossidy


III, IV


Fitchburg Normal 12


Miss Gertrude E. Glennon


I, II


Fitchburg Normal


7


Lake Park School


Miss Alice G. Marsh


Principal, VII


Fitchburg Normal 4


Mrs. Susie C. Ray


VI, VII


Fitchburg Business 15


Miss Hazel L. Thomas


V, VI


North Adams Normal 4


Miss Teresa W. Fitzgibbon


IV, V


Fitchburg Normal 1


.


Mrs. Marion E. Swan


III


Hyannis Normal


14


Miss Catherine J. Fitzgibbon


I, II


Fitchburg Normal


3


Highland School


Miss Nettie A. Rogers


Principal, VI


Northfield Seminary 31


Miss Flora M. Cotton


V


Worcester Normal 9


Miss Mildred J. Hayden


III, IV


Fitchburg Normal 13


Miss M. A. Louise Ward


I, II


Fitchburg Normal


21


Main Street School


Miss Isabel S. Duffy


Principal, IV


Fitchburg Normal 33


Mrs. Edith L. Smith


III


Fitchburg Normal


15


Miss Myrle L. Van Rensselaer


II


Westfield Normal


12


Miss Leola I. Forsaith


I


Hyannis Normal


10


VI


Plymouth 31


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TEACHERS


GRADES OR SUBJECTS


WHERE


YEARS'


EDUCATED


EXPERIENCE


Sanders Street School Mrs. Maryon B. Young Miss Dorothy M. Baker Miss Bertha M. Parmenter Miss Jessie M. Newton


Principal, IV III


Fitchburg Normal 10


North Adams Normal 4


II


Fitchburg Normal 28


I


Fitchburg Normal


18


Silver Lake School Miss Elizabeth McManamy


Principal, V, VI IV, V


Worcester Normal 8


Miss Gertrude L. Welch


Miss Stella M. Lamson


II, III I, II


Worcester Normal


2


Hapgood School Mrs. Florence A. Tower Miss Pauline M. Hathaway Lyman Ward School


Principal, I, II


Fitchburg Normal


26


II, III, IV


North Adams Normal 13


Miss Grace K. Hayden


Principal, III IV


Fitchburg Normal 7


Miss Helen R. DeRoche


I, II


North Adams Normal 2


Pleasant Street School Miss Pauline I. Brock


Rural, I-IV


Fitchburg Normal 61/2


South Athol School


Miss Ruth H. Barker


I-VI


New Haven Normal 13


Special Teacher


Miss Minnie J. Stockwell


Special Class


Springfield Normal


35


Music Supervisor Mr. Henry R. Wheeler


Boston University 25


Art Supervisor Miss Evelyn G. Kirkwood


R. I. School of Design 4


Penmanship Supervisor Mrs. Edith Foye


Supervisor's Course


17


Sewing Supervisor Mrs. Helen B. Waterman


Worcester Co. Ex. Serv. 4


139


North Adams Normal 7


Fitchburg Normal 7


Miss Clare E. Quinn


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Report of School Committee for 1931


As was referred to in the Report of this Committee for the previous year, W. Scott Ward retired from the position of our Superintendent on Sept. 1, 1931 after thirty-three consecutive years of service.


Mr. Ward's record is indeed unique and he may be justly proud of it.


This Committee wishes to again acknowledge the obli- gation of our townspeople to Mr. Ward for his many years of effort in their service and to wish him many additional years of continued accomplishment.


Mr. Ward's successor who began his duties here on August 1, 1931, is Leon M. Farrin, formerly Superintendent of Schools in Putnam, Connecticut.


Mr. Farrin has taken up his new duties in a manner very acceptable to this Committee and we have every reason to believe that the constant progress enjoyed by this department for many years will be continued.


We wish to especially commend the University Exten- sion Course now being taken by the Elementary and Junior High School Teachers.


This activity is under the direction of Clinton E. Carpenter, Director of Teacher Training at the Fitchburg Normal School.


This Committee has met Mr. Carpenter in conference and we believe him to be well qualified to handle this important matter.


The cost involved by this course is entirely paid by the Teachers participating which is evidence, we believe, of their desire to improve themselves professionally and otherwise keep abreast with the constant changes taking place in the science of education.


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This, we believe, is very creditable because as anyone gathers experience with the administration of a school system it is inevitable that they are impressed with the importance of the capacity of the teaching staff.


Properly planned school buildings, books and other equipment are all essentials but are secondary to the pro- fessional quality of the personnel.


For some time we have been calling attention, in these Annual Reports, to the fact that additional school capacity is needed.


The effect of the present under-capacity situation is that in many cases the teacher load-or number of pupils assigned to certain teachers-is so great that it is phys- ically impossible for the teacher to do good work.


Not only is this an imposition to the teacher but it obviously works a hardship on the pupils involved.


We feel that this capacity problem is generally recog- nized by our towns people and that there exists a well defined desire to correct it by the construction of a new Senior High School as soon as economic conditions will permit.


A more detailed statement covering many of the prob- lems which confront this department is contained in the Report of our Superintendent which we urge our towns- people to read.


We especially call attention to the statement contained therein relative to the comparative cost of the operation of our schools with other communities of about our size.


Respectfully submitted,


A. ABBOTT LAUGHTON, JARED P. McCLUMPHA, WEBB R. AVERY, J. CLARENCE HILL, W. F. WILSON, DR. A. V. BOWKER.


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Report of the Superintendent of Schools


To the Athol School Committee:


It is indeed a pleasure to submit to you my first annual report as superintendent of schools of the Town of Athol. I present to you along with my report the reports of the high school principal, supervisor of music, supervisor of art, supervisor of penmanship, school physician, school nurse, school dentist, attendance officer and school build- ing superintendent.


INTRODUCTION


My first year in Athol to date has been exceedingly pleasant. Your guidance and support have been especially helpful. The co-operation I have received from the teachers has been remarkable. Parents and pupils have all been more than ordinarily agreeable to work with.


I have found the school system in Athol in excellent condition, due to your efforts and those of my predecessor, Mr. W. Scott Ward, who served the Town of Athol so efficiently for such a long period of time. I have endeav- ored and shall continue to endeavor to maintain the high standard existing.


When I came to Athol, I was pleasantly surprised to find certain features incorporated in the educational system. On the other hand, of course, due largely to the limitations placed by finances, I found some things lacking which one should like to see in a school system function- ing completely. I shall attempt in this report to comment


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here and there on the good features Athol has in its school system, and to point out even though they may not be possible of attainment financially those things which I should like to see incorporated as a part of our school system if finances permitted.


One function of a school report as I see it, is to tell the people what they have and to point out what they might have if ways and means could be provided for its accomplishment.


UNIVERSITY EXTENSION COURSE


The biggest accomplishment of the School Department to my mind this present year has been the installation of a University Extension Course on Curriculum. This course which is now being given, is on the construction of a modern course of study for a school system, and is under the direction of Clinton E. Carpenter, Director of Teacher Training at the Fitchburg Normal School.


Practically every teacher in the elementary and junior high fields is enrolled in this course. Every teacher en- rolled is on a committee engaged in constructing a modern course of study in each of the subjects of the Curriculum. In this connection, a survey is being made of the text books in use, and it is expected that out of the course will come adoptions of the most modern text books in each subject. This will entail no great expenditure of money, the adoptions being kept in mind for use as replacements are needed in the schools.


Our University Extension Course is under the auspices of the State Department of University Extension. The course consists of fifteen weekly meetings. Aside from the definite value to the School Department and the valu- able professional training received by the teachers par- ticipating, those who fulfill the requirements completely will receive credit toward a college degree.


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ATHOL TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION


Another forward stride was taken when the Athol Teachers' Association was formed this fall affiliating with the State Federation of Teachers' Associations. Today almost every vocation of importance is organized to carry out its aims, and those who engage in it are expecting to share in the support, as well as in the benefits, of such co-operation.


The values of an association are many. Such an asso- ciation is the only means of bringing teachers of all grades, ranks and subjects together for off-duty profes- sional contacts. It increases the prestige of teachers in their community to have a unified organization.


A Teachers' Association affords a medium for the teachers to co-operate in beneficial community activities and projects. It provides the strongest way for teachers to exert a helpful influence in all school problems. It assists in maintaining professional ethics and standards.


TEACHERS' MEETINGS


Regular meetings of the teachers have been scheduled monthly throughout the year. These meetings have been interrupted temporarily by the University Extension Course, but will be resumed upon completion of the course. A series of monthly bulletins to teachers has been pre- pared by the superintendent containing administrative and supervisory material and instructions for distribution among the teachers in connection with the meetings.


The plan for the teachers' meetings will be to have the time of the meetings occupied partly by the superintend- ent, partly by teachers, and occasionally by outside speak- ers. One of the chief aims of the teachers' meetings will be to have the teachers participate to the fullest extent by preparing talks on educational subjects of interest and profit to the group.


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EDUCATION WEEK


The chief feature of the celebration of American Edu- cation Week in Athol was an evening session held on Friday, November 13 for all pupils from the second grade up through the high school. This evening session was held in place of part of the regular day session, so that parents particularly fathers might visit the regular school- room work. The evening session was held from seven to eight thirty p. m.


A total of 1527 visitors was recorded at the evening session in all the schools, this large number of parents testifying to the effect that the event was very much worth while. An evening session attracts many adults who otherwise would not visit a school building were it not for this unique event.


Another feature of Education Week was the distribution of appropriate posters through the stores of Athol under the direction of our art department. The posters contain d worth while sentiment, and showed by their construction the quality of the work being accomplished by our art department.


DISTRIBUTION OF CHILDREN


The distribution of children in the school buildings this year as in other years, has been a rather serious problem owing to the fact that the school housing facilities are and have been for a long time inadequate, as is known by the citizens of Athol.


This difficulty is tied up with another problem, which is the lack of a sufficient number of teachers to permit proper individual attention.


Although it is generally recognized that no teacher can do justice to more than 35 pupils, in these days when indi- vidual attention is being stressed so strongly, out of 47


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elementary teachers last year, 38 had more than 35 pupils, and 21 teachers had more than 40 pupils.


It is not intended at this time to press the need of im- proved housing facilities, or additional teachers. Our town finances have other very pressing problems. It is intended simply to point out here, an urgent need which should be cared for when conditions permit.


A distinct effort has been made by numerous awkward transfers to equalize, in so far as possible, the number of pupils the various teachers have enrolled. It has been difficult in one or two cases to prevent as many as 50 pupils being enrolled in a single classroom.


THE PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION


I should not wish to omit in this report reference to the two Parent-Teacher Associations of Athol which have been so valuable a help to the schools.


These associations, at the Silver Lake School and the Hapgood School, have accomplished many benefits re- cently, and it is anticipated that many future benefits will be obtained through the efforts of these Parent-Teacher Associations. It would be a source of satisfaction to see the Parent-Teacher movement carried further in the Athol schools.


HEALTH


Considerable attention has been paid this year as usual to the health of the school children of Athol by the school physician, school nurse, school dentist and teachers. Careful attention has been paid to contagious cases. The school nurse and physician have devoted much time to every detail of their work. The customary careful attention has been given to the children's teeth. Teachers have stressed personal cleanliness, sleep, food values, and


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various other hygienic matters.


One of the needs, if finances will permit sometime in the future, is a physical training instructor devoting full time to the grades and the high school. Health being one of the seven objectives of education is of considerable im- portance, and a well balanced health department is neces- sary if our school system is to function efficiently and completely.


One of our needs that might come under this heading is the importance of furnishing. adequate playgrounds at some of the schools. Parallel to this need is the desir- ability of a suitable athletic field for the high school, a matter which is tied up with our building needs.




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