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Our Dumb Animals, 1924.
The Dearborn Independent, 1924.
Popular Mechanics' Magazine, 1924.
Woman's Home Companion, 1924.
National Geographic Magazine, 1924.
American Forests and Forest Life, 1924.
Nature Magazine, 1924.
Review of Reviews, 1924.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Balance on hand, Jan. 1st, 1924, $13 87
Received for fines and sales of papers,
$19 95
Paid for Nature Magazine,
2 00
Paid for rebinding books,
2 60
Paid for other expenses,
8 44
Balance on hand, Jan. 1st, 1925,
20 78
Respectfully submitted,
VIOLA B. HIDDEN, Librarian
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REPORT OF SEALER OF MEASURES
WEIGHTS
AND
Number of scales tested, 32
Number of weights tested, 22
Number of liquid measures tested, 30
Number of dry measures tested, 3
Number of measuring pumps tested, 20
JAMES W. LEWIS, Sealer.
JURY LIST
Percy S. Amery Herbert F. Atwood
Walter H. Cassidy Albert A. Dube Russell W. Holmes
Henry G. Mills Edward C. Shaw
Clarence Stuart
Charles H. Taylor
Harry M. Thompson
Wilfred A. Tillson
Jay A. Ward
William Wrightington
William I. Ward
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CONSTABLES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1924
Constable Work
Total number of arrests,
29
Males,
27
Females,
2
Amount of fines imposed,
$180 00
Arrested for out of town officers,
2
Held for Grand Jury,
1
Taunton Insane Hospital,
4
House of Correction,
1
State Farm,
1
Probation,
1
Discharged,
1
Offences
Complaints investigated,
92
Violating auto laws,
6
Violating liquor laws,
1
Violating fish and game laws,
1
Cruelty to animals,
1
Concealed weapons,
1
Disturbing peace,
1
Idle and disorderly,
1
Habitual school offender,
1
Drunkenness,
9
Larceny,
1
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES W. LEWIS, PERCY W. SHURTLEFF, ELLIS S. BUMPUS.
Constables of Carver.
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FOREST WARDEN Jas. S. McKay, No. Carver. Tel. Carver 27-22.
Deputies
No. 1-Wm. Day, South Carver. Tel. Wareham 9006-12. No. 2-Zephaniah W. Andrews, So. Carver. Tel. Car- ver, 23-21.
No. 3-Chas. H. Atwood, 2nd, W. Wareham, rfd. Tel. Carver, 25-2.
No. 4-John F. Tubman, Carver. Tel. Carver 6-6.
No. 5-Jesse A. Holmes, Rock, rfd. Tel. Carver 10.
No. 6-James H. Peckham, East Carver. Tel. Carver 22-14.
No. 7-Lloyd C. Robbins, North Carver.
No. 8-Maurice F. Robbins, North Carver.
No. 9-Frank R. Rickard, North Carver.
No. 10-Ellis Bumpus, South Carver. Tel. Carver 23-15.
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REPORT OF TREASURER OF OLD HOME DAY ASSOCIATION
Receipts
Balance from 1923 account, $565 08
Interest, Wareham Savings Bank, 24 10
Interest, Plymouth Five Cent Savings Bank, 7 25
Dinner and ice cream tickets,
1,374 15
Tonic, candy and fruit, 193 77
Ball Game,
50 81
ยท Dance,
78 35
Sandwiches and coffee,
50 01
Remnants,
13 00
Use of dishes,
5 00
$2,361 52
Expenditures
B. Milo Burke Band,
$204 00
Middleboro Bottling Works, tonic, 52 80
Henry S. Pink, supplies, 53 37
George E. Doane, wire and netting, 18 50
Joseph J. Wood, clams,
80 00
Fred N. Whitman, paper,
8 63
Boston Fruit Co., fruit, 121 72
James S Mckay, boiler, stamps, and sundries, 17 70
United States Stores System, supplies, 79 79
Weweantit Candies, candy, 2 10
Frank E. Leighton, gas, 11 50
The Namaskett Press, dinner tickets, 7 60 The Namaskett Press, cards, 4 89
Kenneth E. Shaw, baseball expenses, 55 00 Bernard E. Shaw, baseball expenses, 20 00 A. W. Peterson, dance expenses, 75 75
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Elverson E. Atwood, supplies, 52 80
Elmer Besse, fish, 84 56
A. J. Pasztor, ice cream, 200 00
Frank F. Weston, wood and corn,
67 75
Lotus Male Quartette, entertainment, 70 00
Namaskett Press, placards,
9 00
Namaskett Press, programs,
30 00
Ellis D. Atwood, postage and stationery, 2 50
H. W. Jordan, supplies,
64 26
Pine Grove Ice Co., ice, 1923 and 1924, 8 55
A. Klar, bread, 24 70
$1,427 47
Services
Charles F. King,
$47 76
Lloyd C. Robbins,
44 24
Albert Raymond,
53 61
Mr. Lindquist,
7 50
Charles Mackenzie,
23 86
J. B. Braddock,
4 00
Charles Atwood, 2nd,
3 00
George Blair,
3 75
Helen F. McKay,
15 75
Jennie T. Lewis,
5 75
Russell Appling,
3 00
Homer Griffith,
3 00
Percy Shurtleff,
4 00
J. W. Lewis,
4 00
Minnie Mackenzie,
5 50
Beatrice Raymond,
5 50
Mary Braddock,
5 50
Elena Braddock,
5 50
Nellie Linton,
5 50
Mrs. Theodore Hatch,
5 50
Charles C. Chandler,
1 00
Cora Appling,
4 00
W. E. W. Vaughan,
3 00
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Polly Wilbur,
2 00
Wm. M. Shaw,
1 00
N. F. Manter,
1 00
James S. McKay,
61 50
Waiters and heads of tables,
63 00
Florence Weston,
6 00
Frank F. Weston,
5 00
Eleanor L. Shaw,
2 50
$406 22
Total Expenses,
$1,833 69
Receipts for year,
$2,361 52
Expenditures for year,
1,833 69
Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1925,
$527 83
ELLIS D. ATWOOD, Treasurer.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
ITEMIZED SCHOOL ACCOUNT
SUPERINTENDENT'S ACCOUNT Cr.
Paid :-
Arthur B. Webber, salary, $833 37
Arthur B. Webber, transportation, 150 00
$983 37
SCHOOL COMMITTEE ACCOUNT Cr.
Paid :-
Charles H. Atwood, services, $52 00
Ellis G. Cornish, services, 96 50
Ellis G. Cornish, auto for committee, 39 00
Merton Griffith, auto for committee, 7 25
Mary A. Cornish, copying, 6 00 $200 75
SCHOOL NURSE ACCOUNT Paid :- Mary E. Fuller, services and auto, $114 06
ATTENDANCE OFFICER Cr.
Paid :-
James W. Lewis, services, $25 00
SCHOOL BANK ACCOUNT Cr.
Paid :-
Sara S. Stephenson, full deposit,
$1 75
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TEACHING ACCOUNT (General Fund) Paid :-
Hermon W. Richter,
$1,987 87
Marjorie O. Love,
712 50
Lena T. Peck,
456 00
Mary S. Eldridge,
667 64
Helen H. Griffith,
1,162 79
Winifred Richter,
287 50
M. Frances Cornish,
546 25
M Frances Shurtleff,
23 00
Laura Hudson,
1,047 78
E. Elizabeth Tillson,
1,044 64
Lulu Pratt,
410 00
Blanche E. Holmes,
1,162 78
Blanche C. Savary,
546 25
Esther H. Cornish,
13 50
Mildred Ellis,
1 50
Margaret Robinson,
380 00
Florence V. Weston,
193 50
Gladys Eames,
4 50
Ruth Goetz,
13 50
Mildred Shaw, .
22 50
Russell E. Shaw,
2 25
$10,686 25
BENJAMIN ELLIS FUND
Paid for Teaching :-
Laura Hudson, $115 00
E. Elizabeth Tillson,
60 00
$175 00
TEACHER RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
Cr.
Paid :- Hermon W. Richter, 1,987 87
Marjorie O. Love, 37 50
Mary S. Eldridge, 35 15
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M. Frances Cornish,
28 75
E. Elizabeth Tillson, 52 40
Blanche C. Savary,
28 75
Lena T. Peck,
18 00
Margaret Robinson,
15 00
$307 68
PRACTICAL ARTS
Paid :-
Katharine S. Hayden, services, $164 82
Katharine S. Hayden, auto, 100 00
Elizabeth S. Tirrell, services, 180 00
Elizabeth S. Tirrell, fares,
12 00
Elizabeth S. Tirrell, bus, 3 50
Alonzo D. Griffith, transportation,
15 00
Virginia H Washburn,
30 50
Lakenham Grange, heat,
5 00
Henry T. Maxim, janitor service,
4 50
$515 32
SMITH HUGHES' ACCOUNT Paid :- Katharine S. Hayden, teaching arts, $15 18
JANITOR'S ACCOUNT Cr.
Paid :-
George E. Blair,
$231 25
Frank F. Tillson,
115 00
Abbie S. Wrightington,
214 00
Charles H. Atwood, 2d,
28 50
M. Frances Cornish,
6 00
Arthur Yates,
60 00
Eric Gomes,
3 00
Roy Kershaw,
18 00
$675 75
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TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT Cr.
Paid :-
Eldred S. Mosher, ins. paid,
$115 95
Eldred S. Mosher, 3,150 03
Merton Griffith,
1,888 78
Merton Griffith, ins. paid,
115 95
Michael Anthony, 114 00
$5,384 71
SUPPLIES AND INCIDENTALS Cr.
Paid :- Arthur B. Webber, tel. and exp., $10 60
N. E. Telephone Company, tolls, 2 10
Ellis G. Cornish, pd. 1 doz. twl. sp, 3 60
W. S. Ross, blanks, 3 00
Eldred S. Mosher, exp. and frt., 26 19
Dowling Company, supplies, 9 50
Webster Company, 300 rep. cards, 4 08
Hermon W. Richter, pd. for sup., 23 21
Am. Book Company, books, 64 69
Acid Proof Ink Co., ink,
18 50
Ginn & Company, books, 73 42
E. E. Babb & Company, supplies, 302 67
G. W. Lewis, 20 primers, 10 50
Milton Bradley Co., busy work, 17 06
F. A. Owen, 72 books, 12 96
James W. Lewis, inspection,
6 00
Abbie S. Wrightington, 2 00
D. McNetton Co., one set ref. books, 48 50
Oliver Ditson, music, 13 94
Houghton, Mifflin Co., supplies, 4 80
Namaskett Press, printing and supplies, 64 50
B. H. Sanborn, readers, cards, etc., 98 80
D. A. Fraser, 74 books, 42 92
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Wm. Egger, paint, shades, etc., 18 90
Homer Guertin, express, 35
Alonzo D. Griffith, express, 50
J. B. Lippincott, tests, 2 35
F. N. Whitman, ribbon for diplomas, 1 66
S. H. Pink, pail, oil, etc., 1 67
S. E. Mass. Power & Elec. Lt. Co., 25 98
Nelson Doubleday Company,
22 54
H. L. Thatcher, printing, dip., etc., 14 75
Blanche E. Holmes, pd. for sup., 2 60
Arthur H. Willis, printing and sup., 4 00
$958 84
NEW EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT Cr.
Paid :-
Henry F. Shaw, two wells and
mat. N. & S., $163 00
Benjamin Wrightington, labor, 30 00
Stephen Gammons, labor, 2 50
Frank Thatcher, labor, 9 50
Charles H. Kennedy, labor, 3 50
Henry G. Mills, two pumps and three light outfits and box, 529 15
Jay A. Ward, 268 ft. pipe, fitt- ings and labor, 115 66
Am. Seating Co., 30 desks and chairs, 277 01
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., frt. and chairs, 16 09
J. C. Trefethen, one stove and fit tings, 29 85
Geo. E. Blair, boxing pumps, 4 50
$1,180 76
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REPAIR ACCOUNT Cr.
Paid :-
George E. Blair, labor, $131 00
Nelson F. Manter, labor, 28 73
Cephas T. Morse, labor, 10 00
Henry S. Pink, supplies, 10 65
Henry G. Mills, boxing, pumps, etc., 44 00
Ellis G. Cornish, pumps, lights, etc., 43 50
Alonzo D. Griffith, shovel, etc.,
2 50
E. K. Greer, lumber,
32 95
Charles H. Atwood,
2 75
H. F. Shaw, driving wells and supplies, 41 60
Lewis Bryant, labor on wells,
10 00
Horace Bryant, labor on wells,
20 00
Abbie S. Wrightington, labor,
2 40
Benjamin Wrightington, labor,
3 75
George A. Shurtleff, lumber, 6 25
Earl B. Ware, labor, 22 80
Sears Lumber Co., flooring and lumber, 180 44
C. T. Harris & Son, materials, 19 53
William Egger, shades, paints, etc., 42 80
$655 65
CLEANING ACCOUNT Cr.
Paid :- Abbie S. Wrightington, No. Carver $25 00 George E. Blair, Centre, 16 00
Ida Halunen, South, 7 50
$48 50
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FUEL ACCOUNT Cr.
Paid :-
James Millar Co., coal, $93 39
James W. Hurley, coal, 71 61
Edaire Broullard, sawing wood, 7 50
Frank F. Tillson, saw and hs. wood, 4 00
Jesse A. Holmes, wood, 43 00
Abbie S. Wrightington, hs. wood, 8 00
Embert H. Eames, sawing wood, 27 50
Benjamn W. Wrightington, hs. wood, 5 00
Alice G. Shaw, cash pd. for hs. wood, 4 24
Frank W. Weston, wood,
20 00
Alex Johnson, wood,
110 00
Theodore T. Vaughan, wood, 190 00
$584 24
ALICE G. SHAW, ELLIS G. CORNISH, CAROLINE O. STODDARD, School Committee of Carver.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
To the School Committee:
I take pleasure in submitting my second annual re- port.
May I call the attention of the citizens to the stand- ing of the Town of Carver as regards the expenditure for schools per $1,000 valuation. As a town of less than five thousands inhabitants maintaining a High School we fall into Group 3, which embraces one hun- dred seventeen towns. Carver is ranked in the last statistics as 109. It is interesting to note at the same time that Carver ranks 24 in valuation per pupil, i. e., while the town is among the wealthiest in the state per pupil, it is spending very little on the schools as com -. pared to towns of the same class, while the tax rate places the town in the 111th place. This should lead to a more generous appropriation.
The books in the first and second grades were so badly worn that it was impossible to get through another year as we hoped to be able to do. It seemed wise to make a radical change in method, using the same text in both North and South. The adoption of the new texts ap- pears to be giving far better results, and the work is much stronger than a year ago.
After watching carefully the work in spelling, it was found that the limited board space and the eye strain due to studying words on the board, was giving far from satisfactory results, herefore we placed a modern speller in the hands of every pupil, and the results seem to justify the expenditure.
The housing problem presents extreme difficulties for the next year. Grades 5 and 6 at the North will have more pupils than can possibly be cared for in the present room, and the other rooms will be full if not overflow- ing. Opening the West School will not help as the build- ing will not accommodate six grades.
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The situation at the South is unjust in that two-thirds of the pupils at Bates Pond are carried from the South, some having already covered three miles before starting for Bates Pond. This can be remedied by enlarging the South School and bringing the children from Bates Pond there, as there are not enough in that district to warrant opening that school for all grades.
The heating and ventilation at the North is extremely poor, as is also the case at the South. On a cold day the seat nearest the stove registered only 62 degrees, and the corner seats could be brought only to 50 degrees. The South has no ventilation, and the rear room at the North cannot be used with any hopes of getting even fair results. In view of these facts, and the likelihood of a crowded condition in the Center Grammar room, it is a question whether it would not be better policy to es- tablish a modern central building where each grade would be by itself, and heat, light and ventilation would be right, or at least a four room building there with improved conditions in the North and South.
Whatever the decision as to buildings the transporta- tion problem should receive immediate attention. At present the work done by Mr. Griffith is more than any one man can handle. That work should be covered by at least two carriers, better by three. The big bus should not run beyond the Center. The Bates Ponders and the upper grades from the South should be handled as one route, the other routes being cared for independently. This would do away with the long wait before and af- ter school which is unwise as well as unfortunate.
This year we have had an unusual change in the teach- ing force. Miss Cornish and Miss Eldredge resigned to be married Mrs. Lulu Pratt and Mrs. Winifred Richter were engaged to fill their places at the North, and have proven their worth. Miss Savary went to Wareham, and Miss Margaret Robinson was placed at Bates Pond, and is carrying on the work well. Miss Love also mar- ried, and her place was taken by Miss Lena Peck.
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The enrollment in the High School increased slightly, perhaps due to the attraction of the Washington trip. The pupils this year failed to elect Latin or Beginner's French, and it seemed unwise to force those subjects up- on pupils. This led to the introduction of a business course which is holding the interest and getting better results than the old course. If the town should decide to build a central school it would be wise to add to the teaching force a commercial teacher, and increase the offering in this department. A two teacher school can- not offer both practical and collegiate training, and we must send our college students out of town, offer only a prescribed course of languages, or make the addition. I commend to the attention of the citizens the report of the principal of the High School.
Attention is also called to the hitherto neglected law requiring all children attending public schools to be vaccinated or exempted by a registered physician. The parents have been very prompt in co-operating, and I wish to express my appreciation of their attitude.
The following table shows the enrollment for the term ending December 19, 1924.
Grade, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
North 23 13 17 13
98
South 18 15 17 18
68
Bates Pond, 11 11
22
Center
19
7 26
High, 10 8 6 7 31
245
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE. Number of school visits, 19
Number of home visits, 15
Cases of enlarged tonsils and adenoids, 80
Cases of enlarged glands, 49
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Cases of decayed teeth,
100
Children underweight, 50
Children overweight, 1
The condition of the children's teeth shows the great need of a DENTAL CLINIC, and the adenoid record calls for serious thought on the part of the parents of those children.
MARY E. FULLER, School Nurse.
In closing I wish to express my appreciation of the courtesy and cooperation of teachers, citizens and com- mittee.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR B. WEBBER.
SCHOOL CALENDAR.
First Winter Term-Eight Weeks.
Opens December 29, 1924. Closes February 20, 1925. Second Winter Term-Eight weeks. Opens March 2, 1925. Closes April 24, 1925.
Spring Term-Seven weeks. Opens May 4, 1925. Closes :
Grades-June 19, 1925. High School-June 26, 1925. Fall Term-Fifteen weeks. Opens September 8, 1925. Closes December 18, 1925.
Winter Term-Eight weeks. Opens December 28, 1925.
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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.
When the old year is drawing to a close and the new year is at the gate, it is customary for every business man to take stock, record his accomplishments, and plan his policy for the future. It is quite fitting, therefore, that we who are engaged in the most important of all businesses the training of our youth for useful citizen- ship and happy lives, should likewise summarize our achievements, study our failures, and plan for the future in a constructive way.
Following the parallel of the financial statement, let us first of all enumerate our successes. More import- ant than any other thing that we have been able to accomplish is, in my opinion, the extent to which we have been able, in this town, to eliminate what the State Board of Education in a recent publication entitled "Cardinal Principles of High School Management" de- clares to be the most serious evil confronting the modern secondary school: the appalling "death rate" between the first and fourth years of High school. The problem is non-existent in this town at the present time, for we have lost through voluntary withdrawal only one of our number during the past year. The manner in which this result has been attained may be of interest. With the co-operation of Mr. Webber and your Board, it has been possible to introduce this year at least two subjects that seem better fitted to the needs of our pupils than are some of the more strictly cultural subjects. Feeling that we have, perhaps, allowed ourselves to be somewhat too much influenced by college entrance requirements in the past, we have introduced courses in business practice and bookkeeping; and the quality of the work in these subjects amply justifies the change. We are not, of
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course, losing sight of the needs of the prospective col- lege or Normal School student, and have been able to make this change only because none of the members of the present senior class are planning to go to college. With the work in bookkeeping well beyond the beginning stage, we are introducing typewriting and are rejoicing in the possession of four portable Remington typewriters. Shorthand is also under consideration for the second half of the year.
We feel that the enriched curriculum may have been of some value in keeping our boys and girls in school. But there are other factors which have helped to produce this result. Not the least of these is the Washington trip for the Senior class, which was introduced last year on the suggestion of Mr. Ellis G. Cornish . Not only the trip itself, which we shall spare no effort in making a permanent institution in Carver High School, but also the various activities made necessary by this project, have done much to keep us all together, and have en- gendered a splendid spirit of co-operation in the student body. We trust that the townsfolk will continue to give us the hearty and generous support in this venture that has been so evident in the past.
From time to time the question arises, "Are we up to the standard of accomplishment of the average high school?" This is a question that has, in the past, been difficult to answer directly. One had only personal ob- servation, and possibly the records of graduates in college and business, to go by. Nowadays, however, we have the standardized test, conducted on a national scale, which indicates with certainty the degree of at- tainment in the several subjects. For some time we had been obsessed by the idea that our English work was not up to standard. English is without doubt the most important subject in any curriculum, for our mastery or lack of grasp of it stamps us at once as either cultured or ignorant, and therefore influences our lives to a con- siderable extent. A defect in our English work would be
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a serious matter, and would call for immediate remedy. With the idea of getting some light on this matter we introduced during the month of Dec., 1924, the standard diagnostic tests conducted under the direction of the Public School Publishing Company of Bloomington, Illi- nois. These tests were four in number, and were divided as follows: a, Capitalization; b, Punctuation; c, Grammar; d, Sentence Structure. The results of the first test on capitalization proved the Freshman and Sophomore classes to be on a par with the standard set for High School Juniors, while the Junior and Senior classes ranked with College Freshmen. In punctuation the Freshmen and Sophomores proved slightly above the average, while the Juniors and Seniors lacked but one point of attaining the Senior median. The weakest point seemed to be in grammar. Here the Freshmen and Sophomores lacked one point of reaching the standard median, while the Juniors and Seniors dropped to a Sophomore average. The final test on sentence structure showed the Freshmen and Sophomores to have a Sopho- more rating, and the Juniors and Seniors a Junior rat- ing. Summing up, these tests show that the work in English is up to standard or slightly above standard with the exception of the work in grammar, which needs, and is now receiving, more attention. We are now plan- ning to extend the tests to include all other subjects with the possible exception of Freshman algebra, in which, thanks to the splendid preparation given the eighth grade last year by Mrs. Helen Griffith, work of excep- tional quality is being done.
In summing up our successes we must not forget to mention the fact that three of the four members of the graduating class of 1924 have gone on to higher institu- tions of learning, two to college and one to Normal School. All are aquitting themselves creditably and proving that, given a spirit of determination on the part of the pupil, a small school is perfectly able to fit for college in spite of handicaps.
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At this point it may be profitable to consider some of the difficulties under which we are laboring First of all, physical conditions are far from good in the High School building. Lighting, while much improved since the introduction of the electric lights last year, is not in accord with good modern practice. The heating system is unreliable, as is also the ventilating system which depends on it. Floors are in poor condition. Toilets are not in good shape. Coat room facilities are obsolete and inadequate.
The equipment for mental growth is none the less limited. There are only a few reference books of value with the exception of the Compton Encyclopedia which Mr. Webber procured for us last year, and which has proved a veritable treasure-trove for our pupils as well as for those of the grammar grades.
Add to the physical handicaps and the lack of refer- ence material the fact that teachers in Carver High school, or schools of like size anywhere, must on the nature of things be jacks of all trades, and hence masters of none, and it is surprising that as much has been ac- complished. That so much good work has been done is largely due to the spirit of the pupils who, realizing their handicaps, are doing much to overcome them.
The physical difficulties that now hamper our work are bound to become more and more acute as time goes on, and if I do nothing else before I leave Carver I want to impress upon Carver people the absolute necessity of do- ing something soon in the way of providing new or en- larged quarters for the High School. A brief study of the situation will make apparent the need for thought on this subject. Last year the enrollment in Carver High School was twenty-five. This year it is thirty- three. Next year the probable enrollment will be thirty- four, but the following year it will be swelled to forty- six by the entrance of the present record seventh grade class, eighteen members of which have signified their in-
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tention of going to High School. Facilities for the accommodation of such a number are non-existent at the present time and cannot be provided with the existing plant.
A growth to the half hundred mark would be most gratifying to me because it would force either a new High School building, extensive additions to the old, or a complete revamping of the entire school system. Ade- quate study room and laboratory facilities would have to be provided, and best of all, a third teacher would then be a necessity and not an extravagance. Under existing conditions another teacher could not be accom- modated, nor would the expense be justified in view of our small enrollment. With a third member of the staff a more diversified program could be offered and far better work could be done, for it stands to reason that with less subjects to carry a teacher will come to class better prepared.
Carver people, whatever else you do not do, for the sake of your boys and girls start thinking about this matter now. It is a matter which needs everyone's thought and discussion. Your Board and your Superin- tendent must know your needs and ideas before they can make plans that will be satisfactory to the majority. It is possible that the whole school system may have to be remodelled to provide an economical and sound ad- justment of the difficulties. For example, the situation might call for the erection of a new building at the Center capable of accommodating grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 and the Freshman class of the High School. Grades 7, 8 and 9 could then be organized as a Junior High School in the modern fashion. To a certain extent this would relieve the congestion in the High School, and would render unnecessary the immediate construc- tion of buildings at North and South Carver.
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