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Some concrete work was done at the South School around the outside wall and basement entrance. The blinds on the Center School were in such poor condition that they were re- moved. They have not been replaced because the expense ex- ceeded our budget.
All outside window sashes, frames, and sills were painted at the high school. An outside exit from the auditorium was replaced as it was rotted by the weather and damaged by per- sons seeking to break into the building.
Recommendations for 1940
For the coming year, we recommend the following :
1. That the South and Center Schools be painted if pos- sible.
2.ª That the quoins and windows of the Center School be repaired, as they are in bad condition.
3. That a new fence be built adjacent to the Sheehan property in the rear of the South School, as the old one is in danger of falling down.
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4. That the right front lawn of the South School be re- graded because of unsightly holes left by the removal of hurricane-felled trees, and that the driveway be filled with gravel to eliminate a very muddy condition.
5. That the gutters on the front porch and stairway treads be replaced where worn and that the supports of the fire-escape be reinforced at the South School.
6. That new gutters and downspouts be installed on the rear of the West School.
7. 3 That the parking area at the rear of the high school be further improved by filling, grading, and draining, and that outside lights be installed to illuminate the area.
We further recommend that the Mechanical and Manual Training Department for boys be enlarged this year. This de- partment is being rapidly developed, and it is of great value in training our boys for practical trades. At present the avail- able space is crowded, and it is easy and desirable to expand into the adjacent boys' locker and dressing room. To replace the locker room, it is proposed that we build a new room over the present boiler room.
We also recommend that more space be provided for use by the girls in their physical education course. At present, about thirty-five girls at one time are confined to the use of a single narrow toilet room containing only two showers. When visiting teams are compelled to share these facilities, condi- tions are exceedingly unsatisfactory. To remedy this, it is proposed that we build a one-story room for showers and lockers on the east rear area adjoining the present girls' dress- ing room.
The matter of installing telephones in the village schools has been referred to frequently. It would be a quick way to secure a physician in case of serious accident or illness among the pupils. It would also greatly aid the superintendent and principals in the administration of school affairs. The com-
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mittee favors the installation of telephones in these schools, but has not had the funds to fulfill the desire. This matter is also proposed in a separate article by citizens of the town.
Transportation
The contract for the transportation of pupils by busses for three years was advertised in June and five bids were sub- mitted as follows :
James Kinsley $5300 per year
A. W. Davis
5250 per year
Ormal S. Laffin 5000 per year
Jesse Briggs 5000 per year
Russell Hartwell 4800 per year
The contract was awarded to Ormal S. Laffin for three years at $5,000 per year. Mr. Laffin has furnished three busses with seating capacities for forty-six pupils each, and has ful- filled all other requirements of the committee. Each bus is in- sured for public liability up to $100,000, and the contractor has furnished a guaranty of service bond. The premium for the bond is $112.50, $75.00, and $37.50 for three consecutive years, to be paid from our appropriation. The bus service has been very satisfactory to date and has been extended in var- ious parts of the Town.
The janitor service in all schools has been well maintained. The janitors have been highly co-operative with the committee in making minor repairs and preserving the appearance of the buildings and grounds.
The committee requests the same appropriation as for the preceding year, namely, $47,000, and expresses its desire to make use of any savings effected in a single department to improve the general school administration.
Respectfully submitted,
EVERETT N. MONTAGUE, Chairman.
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COMPARISON OF COSTS FOR OPERATING ACTON SCHOOLS
Mass. School Fund
1939
Part I
4,030.00
1938 4,066.00 796.38 4,862.38
1937 3,990.00 866.03 4,856.03
1936 3,886.00
State Wards
869.58
531.72
4,899.58
4,417.72
Out-of-town Tuition
*2,072.83
2,498.19
2,335.58
2,188.66
6,972.41
7,360.57
7,191.61
6,606.38
Expended from Approp.
47,071.61
47,098.63
45,994.58
45,998.26
Net Cost to Town
40,099.20
39,738.06
38,802.97
39,391.88
Appropriation
47,000.00
47,100.00
46,000.00
46,000.00
Special Appropriation.
3,000.00
1,425.22
Transferred from
Reserve Fund
150.00
47,150.00
* Approximate amount. Any discrepancy betwen this amount and that in treasurer's report is due to the fact that only money received for tuition for the year 1938 is included here.
BUDGET PROPOSED FOR 1940
1939
1940
Item
2. Supt. of Schools and General Expenses
$2,500.00
$ 2,500.00
3. Supervisors
1,700.00
1,700.00
4. Principals
High
1,000.00
1,000.00
Elementary
3,600.00
3,800.00
5. Teachers
High
15,400.00
15,400.00
Elementary
7,500.00
7,500.00
6. Textbooks
7. Stationery and Misc. Supplies. .
1,200.00
1,200.00
8. Wages of Janitors
3,500.00
3,550.00
9. Fuel
1,800.00
1,800.00
10. Janitors' Supplies and Power . .
850.00
850.00
11. Repairs
1,400.00
1,150.00
700.00
700.00
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12. Libraries
50.00
50.00 250.00
300.00
14. Transportation
5,500.00
5,075.00
15. Sundries
50.00
75.00
16 & 17. Vocational Education
.00
350.00
$47,000.00
$47,000.00
SUMMARY OF EXPENSES FOR SUPPORT FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1939
General Control
Salary of Superintendent and General Expenses .
$2,499.03
Expenses of Instruction
Salaries of Teachers, Supervisors, and Principals :
Supervisors
$1,795.00
Principal of High School 1,000.08
Principals of Elem. Schools 3,480.00
High School Teachers
15,221.80
Elementary Teachers
7,038.50
$28,535.38
High School Textbooks
353.36
Elementary Textbooks
393.83
High School Stationery and Supplies.
975.04
Elementary Stationery and Supplies.
453.17
$2,175.40
Expenses of Operation
High School :
Wages of Janitor
1,350.00
Fuel
713.02
Miscellaneous
640.70
$2,703.72
13. Health
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Elementary :
South
West
Center
Total
Wages of
Janitor .
$ 722.00
$ 722.00
$ 640.00
$2,084.00
Fuel
344.88
248.45
253.47
846.80
Miscellaneous
143.33
105.64
81.62
330.59
$1,210.21
$1,076.09
$ 975.09
$3,261.39
Total Expenses of Operation
$5,965.11
Maintenance and Repairs
High School
$523.01
Elementary
South
West
Center
Total
$286.40
$598.36
$304.57
$1,189.33
Total Maintenance and Repairs
Auxiliary Agencies
Health
$205.43
Libraries
45.81
Transportation
5,427.50
Vocational Education
414.91
Miscellaneous
90.70
Total Expended
Unexpended Balance
$6,184.35 $47,071.61 78.39
$47,150.00
Appropriation
$47,000.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund. 150.00
PAID FOR SUPPORT FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1939
General Control
Superintendent, Salary and Travelling Expenses. $2,149.92 Secretary 118.18
$1,712.34
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Office Expenses :
Bostitch Boston, Inc., stapler
2.65
E. Faulkner Conant, census 35.00
Enterprise Press Inc., advertisements 1.50
Leonard Godfrey, attendance officer 40.00
Frank Johnson, elem. record cards. 4.15
Walter Hall, essay prizes.
8.00
M. Linsky & Bros. Inc., police badge, etc. 7.25
Murphy & Snyder, temp. charts,
registration, report cards,
financial statements
59.80
National Educators Society, index system 14.25
Elizabeth Reed, office work.
2.55
Remington Rand Inc., office cards.
1.40
So. Acton Post Office, envelopes, stamps 39.44
Wright & Potter Printing Co.,
account blanks
11.34
Yawman & Erbe, file folders.
3.60
$230.93
Total General Control
$2,499.03
Expenses of Instruction
Supervisor's Salary, Drawing 562.50
Supervisor's Salary, Music
682.50
Supervisor's Salary, Physical Education 550.00
$1,795.00
Principal's Salary, High School
$1,000.08
High School Teachers' Salaries :
Rebecca Bartlett $400.00
Kathryn Billman 675.00
Margaret Boornazian
1,500.00
Elinor Brown
420.00
Robert Dolan
1,520.00
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George Braman
630.00
Richard Greenman
1,700.00
Walter Holt
1,800.00
Henry Hopkinson 1,700.00
Marjorie Jones
1,181.80
Christine Leavitt
630.00
John Mitchell
400.00
Mary Stolte
780.00
Marion Towne
1,450.00
Eleanor Thompson
400.00
Elizabeth Clahane, substitute
20.00
Marion Holt, substitute
10.00
Louise Price, substitute
5.00
$15,221.80
Principals' Salaries, Elementary :
Theodore Ehrhardt
$1,040.00
Kal Kansanniva
1,040.00
Julia McCarthy
1,400.00
$3,480.00
Elementary Teachers' Salaries :
Helen Appleby
850.00
Ruth Berglind
950.00
Cecelia Callanan
850.00
Grace Callanan
950.00
Elise Dickerman
720.00
Kathleen Feehan
635.00
Charlotte Laird
820.00
Florence Merriam
1,245.00
Gertrude Braman, substitute
4.50
Jennie Gleason, substitute
5.00
Florence Nelson, substitute
9.00
$7,038.50
High School Textbooks
Allyn and Bacon
$55.69
American Book Company 56.06
Edward E. Babb & Co. Inc. 7.81
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Chas. Scribner's Sons
2.66
Dura Binding Co.
29.05
Ginn & Company 45.94
Harper & Bros.
2.85
D. C. Heath & Company
11.03
International Textbook Co.
26.80
The Macmillan Company
114.42
South-western Publishing Co.
1.05
$353.36
Elementary Textbooks
American Book Company
$3.72
Edward E. Babb & Co., Inc.
31.06
Bobbs-Merrill Company
10.97
D. C. Heath & Company
7.06
Dura Binding Company
29.05
Educational Guild of New England .
2.69
Ginn & Company
48.01
Houghton-Mifflin Company
38.22
Iroquois Publishing Company
2.01
The Macmillan Company
43.88
Chas. E. Merrill Company
3.58
Scott, Foresman & Company
146.55
Silver, Burdett Company .
10.46
John C. Winston Company
16.57
$393.83
High School Stationery and Supplies
Acton Pharmacy
$1.35
Boston Consolidated Gas Company . 45.78
Boston Music Company
18.97
Bursaw Gas & Oil Co., fireclay, bricks
2.76
James W. Brine Co. Inc.,
baseball material 7.75
Brodhead-Garrett Co.,
Manual Training material 191.46
Edward E. Babb & Co., Inc.
98.44
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B. U. Div. of Teaching Aids,
film service 10.00
Milton Bradley Co., drawing supplies 71.99
Central Scientific Co., lab. supplies. .. 15.13
Co-operative Test Service, history tests 2.50
A. W. Davis Co., Man. Tr. supplies. .. 26.98
A. B. Dick Company,
mimeograph supplies 39.20
W. B. Case & Sons, burlap, netting. . Fitchburg Hardware,
4.03
Manual Training supplies 30.36
E. P. Gates, washers, nuts
1.70
Gledhill Bros., paper, supplies
65.84
J. L. Hammett Co., paper, supplies 75.48
Lull & Hartford, baseballs 10.80
Roy G. Gottschald, music .95
Henry S. Wolkins Co., paper 56.44
Mcknight & McKnight, Man. Tr. 8.56
Murphy & Snyder, science paper
2.75
National Conservation, pamphlets 4.00
Papercrafters Inc., paper 7.63
Parker Hardware
11.59
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
5.39
Wm. P. Proctor Co., Manual Training
18.99
Sanderson's, cardholders
2.25
Sawyer's, lumber
62.97
South-western Publishing Co., workbooks
8.00
Sears, Roebuck & Company
10.20
Taylor Instrument Companies, charts, ink
5.07
Underwood Elliott Fisher Co.
37.50
World Book Company, tests
12.23
$975.04
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Elementary Stationery and Supplies
Edward E. Babb & Co., Inc.,
paper, supplies $77.89
James W. Brine & Co., Inc.
phys. ed. material
26.26
Milton Bradley Co., drawing supplies
86.85
The Classroom Teacher, hectograph material
8.86
Georgia School Book Depository, spelling scales .75
Gledhill Bros., paper, supplies
65.84
J. L. Hammett Co., paper, supplies 77.36
Houghton Mifflin Co., pamphlets
2.17
Paparcrafters, Inc., paper
7.62
Wm. P. Proctor Co. .
1.93
Sanderson's, cardholders
2.25
Scott, Foresman & Co.
4.83
The Town Shop, netting
3.42
Ward's, general files
5.71
Henry S. Wolkins Co., paper
56.44
World Book Co., tests
24.99
$453.17
High School Operating Expense
Daniel MacDougall, Janitor
$1,350.00
Fuel
713.02
Miscellaneous :
A. P. W. Paper Co., toilet tissue. . . $38.50
Acton Motor Co., gas, oil 3.22
A. W. Davis Co., glass, bolts, cord, turpentine
9.95
American Brush Co., brushes
17.35
Boston Edison Co.
365.57
E. B. Brown, brushes
3.28
L. M. Glover Co., Inc., oiler
9.09
Maynard & Acton Oil Co., gas
.88
William Horner, soap, wax
39.83
N. E. Tel. and Tel. Co.
82.13
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Parker Hardware, bolts, screws,
garbage can 5.37
Wm. P. Proctor & Co., tool shed material 7.45
Porter Cable Machine Corp., sand belts 7.09
Standard Cotton Goods Co., cleaning cloths 9.23
Strong's Market, bon ami
1.40
West Disinfecting Co., filpor 3.95
West & South Water Supply District
36.41
$640.70
Total High School Operating Expense
$2,703.72
Elementary Operating Expense
South
West
Center
Total
Janitors
$722.00
$722.00
$640.00
$2,084.00
Fuel
344.88
248.45
253.47
846.80
Miscellaneous
Boston Edison Co.
South $59.91
West $39.78
$25.32
Wm. Horner, soap, oil, wax
12.75
12.71
12.71
Am. Brush Co., brushes
4.05
4.06
4.05
West South Water
Supply
21.89
13.96
14.30
Standard Cotton Goods Co., cloths
3.08
3.07
3.07
West Disinfecting Co., filpor
1.33
1.31
1.31
L. M. Glover Co., sprayer
3.03
3.03
3.03
A. P. W. Paper Co., toilet tissue
12.84
12.83
12.83
Geo. H. Reed, bucksaw, fertilizer
6.05
Center
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J. S. Moore, shovel, pail, sprayer 3.27
Wm. P. Proctor Co., nails, board 2.30
Parker Hardware, sup- plies 2.64
Sears, Roebuck Co., rope, hose
2.69
6.86
Ralph Piper, lawn. ...
8.00
A. W. Davis Co., glass, salt, screws
5.75
Strong's Market, spray-
er, ammonia
2.28
Ralph Rogers, lawn
5.00
$143.33 $105.64
$81.62
$330.59
Total Elementary Operating Expense.
$3,261.39
High School Maintenance and Repairs Allen Plumbing Supply Co., air valves $13.36
A. W. Davis Co., window cord, glass. . 6.29
Acton Piper Co., gas line 3.07
Boston Typewriter Co., repairs 23.75
Chandler & Barber, locks
13.51
Division of Blind, piano tuning
3.50
Irving S. Duren, painting
97.50
Edward E. Babb & Co., Inc.
2.56
Arthur Freese
9.51
Wilmot B. Cleaves, piano tuning.
3.50
Glenhill Bros. Inc., toilet seats
30.78
Leonard Godfrey, upkeep of grounds. 28.00
J. Gallant, refilling chemicals
1.50
International Bus. Machines Corp., clock springs .62
International Eng. Works,
locker plates 2.04
Maynard Machine Shop, lawn mower. 3.50
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Mendelsohn's Hardware, keys, lock .. 8.00
Parker Hardware, solder 1.69
Wm. P. Proctor Co., state, screens ... 24.98
George Rifford, hot water attachments, faucet
15.36
Security Fence Co., window guards. .
14.60
Albert E. Sims
8.28
Typewriter Maintenance Co.
9.25
O. P. Tucker, door
19.20
Frank L. Weaver & Son, roof
82.29
West Disinfecting Co., filpor
22.85
Benj. Sawyer
18.85
Visual Education Service, projection
lamp
5.87
Yawman & Erbe, file
48.80
$523.01
Elementary Maintenance and Repairs
South
West
Center
Wm. P. Proctor Co.,
lumber
$7.98
$18.44
$51.44
Benj. Sawyer, fence,
porch
53.50
12.50
36.80
Leonard Godfrey
12.50
31.50
22.50
Reformatory for Women, flags
8.09
8.08
8.08
Heywood-Wakefield, chairs
4.58
4.56
4.56
Div. of Blind, piano tun- ing
2.93
2.91
2.91
J. Gallant, refill chemi- cals
.50
.50
:50
Benj. King, electrical work
32.00
18.50
Albert Sims
14.15
3.00
Parker Hardware, bolts, nuts
8.44
12.67
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Vanderhoof
Hardware,
weatherstrip 4.02
Seward Spinney, ceiling 4.00
Astwood & Townsend, frames
7.11
Geo. Braman, slate work
9.00
H. J. Schnair, painting. . 76.00
76.00
J. D. Smith, cement. 47.00
Wm. Holt
2.75
13.50
G. Creeley, couch
5.00
W. J. Scanlon, porch .
2.00
L. T. Fullonton, painting
468.00
J. L. Hammett Co., bur- lap
2.22
Chas. Waite, flue pipes. .
1.50
Arvedon Elec. Supply . .
3.30
Sears, Roebuck, lawn
mower
10.62
Irving Duren, remove ashes
8.00
Arthur Freese
36.59
R. T. Smith, cement. . .. Samuel Knowlton, blnds
4.00
Ralph Rogers, desks. . . R. J. Rodday, weather- stripping
8.00
2.60
Hayward & Fullonton. .
1.00
$286.40 $598.36 $304.57
Total Elementary Maintenance and Repairs. . .. $1,189.33
Auxiliary Agencies
Health :
Middlesex Launderers & Cleaners. . $5.43
Dr. Ernest Mayell, exams in high and elem. schools 200.00 $205.43
13.00
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Libraries :
American Book Co. .79
Dura Binding Co. 7.22
Richard Greenman, papers for
library 2.25
Herman Goldberger Agency,
magazines 33.30
Young America
2.25
$45.81
Transportation :
A. W. Davis Co. 3,300.00
Ormal Laffin 2,000.00
Howard A. Wilson, legal services. . 15.00
Dewick & Flanders, Inc., bond. .
112.50
$5,427.50
Vocational Education :
City of Boston,
tuition of F. Rahberg 225.00
City of Waltham,
tuition of J. Espie. 88.48
Middlesex County,
tuition of T. Mitchell . 101.43
$414.91
Miscellaneous :
Acton Monumental Co.,
engrave shield 2.00
Allen's Dept. Store, diploma ribbons 5.40
Boston & Maine R. R. .85
C. C. Cullinane, express
3.85
H. V. Church, National Honor
Society pins 16.00
Com. of Public Safety,
boiler inspection 5.00
Laffin's Express .70
Murphy & Snyder, graduaton
tickets and programs 8.25
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Reynard's Express 8.40
Shreve, Crump, & Lowe,
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engrave shield 1.00
Tackney's Express .35
Town Shop, graduation decorations .75
Vannah Lithograph Co., diplomas. 38.15
$90.70
Total Expended . $47,071.61 Unexpended Balance 78.39
$47,150.00
Appropriation
$47,000.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
150.00
Report of the School Superintendent
To the School Committee and Voters of Acton :
I hereby submit my fifth annual report as Superintendent of Schools and high school principal.
I. School Costs
1. Per Capita Costs
The net per capita cost of the 515 pupils enrolled in the Acton Schools on October 1, 1939, based upon the net esti- mated cost of $40,099.20, was $77.86; the corrected figure for 1939 was higher, $80.05. The saving of $75.20 on trans- portation and other items was not sufficient to pay tuition bill of $397.40 for vocational education, the largest during the life of the present high school. Therefore, $150.00 additional was granted by the Finance Committee.
To cover the needed repairs, provide the usual textbooks and supplies, and furnish reasonable increases in salaries, at least $47,000 should again be appropriated.
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II. School Membership and Attendance
1. Membership by Age and Grade, October 1, 1939
Boys-
Age
Grade 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Totals 1 8 14 2 24
2
- 5 9 1
15
3
- - 7 11 3
21
4
- 6 15 2
23
5
- 5 13 6 1 - 3
25
6
4 8 2 2
19
7
1 11 3 2
17
8
1 7 7 2 7 13 2 1
23
10
6 11 3
1 4
1
15
12
1 14
3 1 19
P. G.
2
2
241
Girls-
Age
Grade 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Totals
1 7 20 - 1
28
2
- 7 11 2
20
4
- 5 15
25
6
- 5 16 6 1
28
7
4 11
18
8
8 10
23
9
1 10 11
9
31
10
1 5
8
4 1
19
11
1 3
9
4
17
12
4 12 5 21
P. G.
2
2
274
Total
515
1
2 1 - 4 1
21
21
5
3 - 11 8 1 1 - 8 11 - 2 4 1
17
9
21
11
3 7
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This total enrollment of 515 was equalled once, in 1933, when there were 515 enrolled. The elementary schools (Grades 1-6) increased 18 over 1938, the high school, as of January 1, 1940, 3. This is due to the fact that more families with chil- ren have moved into Acton than have moved out.
2. Percentage of Attendance
From September 1938 through June 1939, the percentage of attendance for Grades 1-6 was 93.73; that for 1937-1938 was 95.59. In Grades 7-12, it was 94.37 against 95.39. Tardi- ness remained exactly the same in the lower grades from September through December 1939, but increased from 44 cases to 74 in the upper grades, particularly in Grades 10, 11, and 12, although this latter figure is not excessive. Only five house visits had to be made by Mr. Godfrey, the attendance of- ficer, for suspected truancy. There were four no-school days because of weather, two of which were due to the hurricane.
The present bus arrangement has proven very satisfactory from the point of view of service and equipment. The larger busses have eliminated one trip from the South and West and accomodated more children.
3. Teacher Loads (October 1, 1939)
Grades
Center
West
South
1 and 2
27
29
31
3 and 4
18
30
38
5 and 6
30
32
35
75
91
104
The above figures mean an increase of 18 at the Center and a decrease of 2 at the West, and 2 at the South. We still have an additional teacher at the South School.
4. Holding Power of High School and Employment
Thirty-five of the fifty-one students (69% ) who entered Grade 9 in September 1936 are in the present graduating class. This is the highest per cent for the school and is good for a rural community. Doubtless, an important reason for
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this average is lack of work for boys and girls between 16 and 18 years of age. In this connection, the class which graduated in June 1939 has, at present, one attending college (Radcliffe), four business schools, one nursing training, one trade school; two are post-graduates, two work in factories, seven on farms and general work, two in business, two in domestic work, and six not gainfully employed. In other words, about 1/5, the same as for the class of 1938, are not continuing their formal education nor are gainfully employed. This means a far lower per cent of unemployment than obtans in urban communites.
But our problem of continuing students in further educa- tion and of keeping them away from "blind alley" jobs is still important. Much has been done in the study of vocations, col- lecting records, and counselling while students are still in school. Mr. Greenman and Mr. Hopkinson have devoted con- siderable time to this work. However, in a small system, where the teachers have a full teaching program, it is very difficult to follow-up our graduates and keep contacts with outside business for placement, especially in a town some distance from a city.
As to entrance into college, the chief obstacle for an Acton student is lack of funds. Twelve of the present 41 seniors are enrolled in the college preparatory course, which may be used for college, nursing training schools, and the like, but probably only half of this number will continue formal education, large- ly because of the expense. The Acton High School Scholarship Fund, under the trusteeship of Mr. Howard Billings, the Chairman of the School Committee, and the Superintendent, on Jan. 1, 1940, amounted to $395.03. At least, $5,000 is need- ed for an annual income of $100.00. Last spring, over 140 let- ters requesting contributions were issued; $14.00 came in. Continued efforts will be made for this worthy cause.
III. Health and Physical Education
1. General
A detailed account of regular physical examinations, and of testing and attention to eyes, teeth, home visits, etc., is
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given in the reports of the school physician and school nurse.
342 quarts of milk were furnished without cost, compared with 387 in 1938, 4733 in 1937, and 407 in 1936. All bills have been paid up to date.
In regard to the Dental Clinic, the following financial statement for September through December 1939 is submit- ted-97 pupils will receive attention.
Receipts
Cash on Hand,
Sept. 1939 $13.85
Faculty Play 100.66
Donations 33.50
Paid by Parents. 93.63
$241.64
Expenditures
Paid Dr. McNally ... $150.00 (West School 41 cases)
Expected Expenditures Pay to Dr. McNally $224.25 (West School 1 case 2.00)
(Center " 30 cases 142.25)
(South " 25 cases 80.00)
Expected Receipts Due from Parents .. $132.61
$374.25
$374.25
The point to be emphasized is that this clinic is not free. Parents who can afford the work are expected to pay. This means that about 1/3 of the amount for free service in neces- sary cases is being raised annually ; 23 must be paid by par- ents-Dr. McNally has visited the schools four times since the clinic was started in 1937, his work has been highly satis- factory and reasonable, and should be continued.
2. Physical Education and Organized Athletics
Physical education is carried on in grades 1-7 under the supervision of Miss Hanson and the grade school teachers. Organized teams occasionally play between the three ele- mentary schools and between grades. The underlying method to develop co-ordination, co-operation, strength, good posture, and desirable social and moral qualities is the use of games and wholesome competition. In addition, use is made of ani-
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mal imitations, story plays, folk dances, charts, and mimetics. In grade 8-12, the girls are entirely under the supervison of Miss Hanson, but the boys are supervised by Mr. Dolan, Mr. Greenman, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Mitchell. This seems to be the only arrangement possible in order to make sure that every boy or girl, unless excused by doctor's certificate, receives physical education. In this connection, it should be stated that more and more attention is being given to hygiene and health habits through reading, films, class-room instruction, and visit- ing lecturers.
In high school athletics, the girls played several schools in basketball and hockey and the boys in basketball, football, and baseball. Victories were few, but the interest continues strong, except in football, which Mr. Dolan and the Principal believe should be temporarily discontinued as a varsity sport. In general, at least 40 girls and 30 boys in grades 9-12 are materially benefited. No serious injuries ensued, which speaks well for training. As Mr. Dolan has indicated, "our boys and girls continue to play cleanly, our officials are registered, the games have been conducted orderly, and our reputation among other schools is good."
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