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2 Dogs killed by automobiles on highway
5 Persons bitten by dogs
3 Dogs shot by police
All dogs were restrained for 14 days.
All delinquent taxes collected and returns made.
COLEMAN J. HOGAN,
Dog Officer.
DEPARTMENT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit the annual report of the Department of Weights and Measures, for the year 1945.
Work performed:
Scales
Adjusted Sealed
Platform, 5,000 to 10,000 lbs.
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1
Platform, 100 to 5,000 lbs.
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2
Counter, 100 to 5,000 lbs.
1
1
Counter, under 100 lbs.
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2
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Beam, 100 to 5,000 lbs. Beam, under 100 lbs. Spring, over 100 lbs. Spring, under 100 lbs. Computing, under 100 lbs. Personal weigher (slot) Prescription
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2
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.
5
12
4
10
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2
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1
Weights
36
Avoirdupois Apothecary
6
Metric
12
Troy
15
Volumetric Measures Liquid Measures
15
Automatic Liquid Measuring Devices
Gasoline Meter Systems
12
Bulk Station Meter Systems
2
Grease Measuring Devices
4
Linear Measures
Yard Sticks
1
Totals
10 140
Trial Weighings and Measurements of Commodities
Sources
Number Tested
Correct
Under
Over
11
551
532
15
4
Inspections Made
Clinical Thermometers
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Gasoline Meter Pumps
12
Expenses
Salary: George E. Crowell
$100.00
Robinson Seal Co. (Supplies)
4.09
Strople Insurance Agency-Bond
2.50
Transportation
15.00
$121.59
Receipts
Sealing and Adjusting Charges
$22.25
Use of Medfield Equipment
5.00
$27.25
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. CROWELL,
Sealer
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1945.
The work of this office was combined as in the past. All dogs known to have bitten persons were examined and quar- antined. There were no cases of rabies in the town.
Respectfully submitted,
CARLTON S. CHENEY,
Inspector of Animals
REPORT OF THE SLAUGHTERING INSPECTOR
Board of Health, Medfield, Mass.
Gentlemen:
Herewith report of Slaughter Inspection for 1945:
Number cattle slaughtered and inspected 37
Number hogs slaughtered and inspected 179
Number sheep slaughtered and inspected 7
Number veal slaughtered and inspected
10
Yours very truly,
FRANCIS X. MAGUIRE,
Slaughter Inspector
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
On January 1, 1945, there were 45 cases on Old Age As- sistance. During the year 3 recipients died, 2 moved away, and 3 cases were closed either because the recipients found employment or their children contributed the amount they were receiving on old age assistance. There were 9 new cases added and at the close of the year there were 46 cases on the books. The maximum case load for the year was 46 cases and the minimum was 42 cases.
Two families received Aid to Dependent Children.
The situation has still continued to improve in regard to General Relief. In view of the fect that we have spent less than we did in 1944, and considerably less than that spent in 1943 or 1942, we shall ask for less money for General Relief for 1946.
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We wish to express our appreciation to the splendid co- operation that our Board has received from each of the several Town departments and Boards, from the physicians of Med- field and the surrounding towns, from the Clement Drug Co., and the nursing homes with whom we do business. At the present time we have 10 recipients of old age assistance in nursing homes.
There have been many laws passed by the Legislature in 1945 in reference to public welfare. All categories of assist- ance have been affected, but the most important law is Chapter 683, effective January 1, 1946, liberalizing children's support in Old Age Assistance. Chapter 583, effective October 8, 1945 provided for an increase in the rate of reimbursement for hos- pital care from $4.00 per day to the actual per diem cost to the hospital not to exceed $5.00. For old age assistance and old age assistance administration we shall have to ask for an ad- ditional amount over that asked for in 1945.
All budgets, which determine the needs of each individual case, meet both the State and Federal requirements. All de- cisions made by the Board have been accepted both by the Field Representative and by the Supervisor of the District Office of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare. We have reviewed all our cases this year and all the cases are re- visited periodically by members of the Board.
The requirements for making out an application for Old Age Assistance include papers proving date of birth; citizen- ship; residence; copy of record if married. The investigation includes bank accounts, insurance policies, relative's reports, records relating to real estate now owned or sold or transferred during the previous five years. Social Security number if any and monthly payments from same, and information regarding Old Age or Survivors' Insurance, or any type of pension ap- plicant may receive.
HERBERT B. BURR, Chairman RICHARD E. HUEBENER, Secretary HAROLD A. MCKAY
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JURY LIST 1946
Bangs, Gerald W. Barbose, Joseph Belmont, John
Bollinger, Alfred W.
Bosselman, Clifford
Boyce, Clarence M.
Bullard, Charles L.
Retired
South Street
Clifton, Richard M.
Food Packer
Main Street
Conners, Louis S.
Conrick, Richard E. Jr.
Shoeworker
South Street
Dennett, Phillips
Manufacturer
North Street
Elsmore, Ernest N.
Janitor
South Street
Inspector North Street
Broker
Pine Street
Goldthwait, Joel A.
Manufacturer
Main Street
Greenough, David S., Jr.
Broker
Harding Street
Hat Worker
Curve Street
Machinist
Summer Street
Sign Painter
Main Street
Haigh, Charles W.
Supervisor
Hospital Road
Machinist Brook Street
Broker North Street
Draftsman
Pleasant Street
Kelly, J. Stanley
Salesman
South Street
Lantz, Byron B.
Machinist
Causeway Street
Lougee, Kenneth E.
Telephone-man
North Street
Mckay, Harold A.
Carpenter
Curve Street
Mckay, Leslie J.
Carpenter Curve Street
Attendant Main Street
Attendant Hospital Road
Nowell, Roland M.
Farmer
North Street
O'Hare, George M. Odett, Leo E.
Attendant
Hospital Road
Proprietor Pleasant Street
Smith, Norman
Engineer Miller Street
Spring, Rennie J.
Stebbins, Richard R.
Vasaturo, Alfred C.
White, James N. Whittier, Nathaniel Wight, Orion Wilkins, Orrin E.
Zizza, Lawrence
Shipper Chauffeur
South Street
Granite Street
Machinist
Frairy Street
Advertising
North Street
Machinist
Pleasant Street
South Street
Engineer
Teller
Main Street
Accountant Main Street
Machinist
Pleasant Street
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Carpenter Miller Street
Accountant Causeway Street
Machinist Miller Street
Invest. Advisor Elm Street
Broker Bridge Street
Meany, James
Mitchell, William E.
Hammond, John M. Hewins, Alfred Howlett, Leslie J.
Goring, Dudley J. Gronberg, Edwin H. Gronroos, V. Edward
Farris, Robert Frothingham, William B.
Straw Worker Main Street
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Year Ending December 31, 1945
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Dana B. Jefferson, Jr., Chairman Mrs. Leslie C. Howlett, Secretary Joel E. Goldthwait
Term expires 1948
Term expires 1947 Term expires 1946
Superintendent of Schools
E. Perley Eaton 35 Green St., Medfield Medfield 358
Superintendent's Office Medfield High School
Medfield 22
Pauline Gehman, Secretary Office Hours: 8:30-4:00 each school day
High School Principal
Alton H. Hartford 11 North Street Medfield 182
Elementary School Principal
Mrs. Dorothy J. Brown 82 North Street Medfield 199
School Physician
H. L. Park, M.D. 11 Miller Street Medfield 80
School Nurse
Mrs. Madeleine Harding, R.N. North Street Medfield 119
School Custodian
Walter F. Reynolds 78 North Street Medfield 241
SCHOOL CALENDAR
First Term:
September 7 through December 21 (Friday), 1945
Second Term:
January 2 through February 15, 1946
Third Term: February 25 through April 12, 1946
Fourth Term:
April 22 through June 14 (or until High School has been in session 180 days)
HOLIDAYS:
October 12-Columbus Day
October 25-Teachers' Convention
November 11-Armistice Day
November 28-29-Thanksgiving and day following May 30-Memorial Day
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TEACHERS' DIRECTORY, DECEMBER 31, 1945
Name
Position
Education
E. Perley Eaton, B.S., M.A., M.Ed. Alton H. Hartford, A.B. Elizabeth Walker, A.B.
Gertrude Lawrence, B.S., M.A. Malcolm Smith, B.S. Phyllis Loring, B.S. in Ed.
Superintendent Principal; Physics Mathematics Social Studies Industrial Arts
Tufts College, Boston University, Harvard Boston University
Tufts College
Missouri University
Dartmouth College
Stella Dawyskiba, B.S. in Ed.
Household Arts Commercial English
Framingham S.T.C. Salem S.T.C. Brown University
Isabella Nelson, A.B., A.M. Elaine B. Pederzini, A.B. Maude S. Washburn Madelyn Grant
Wheaton College
Foreign Languages Grade VIII Hyannis Teachers' College Grade VII Framingham S.T.C. Principal, Grade VI Grade V Bridgewater S.T.C. Farmington (Me.) Normal Grade IV Bridgewater S.T.C. Framingham Teachers' College
Dorothy J. Brown Emmeline Gage Anna Mezzanotte, B.S. in Ed.
Grade III
Grade II
Leşlie Kindergarten School
Perry Kindergarten School
Conservatory of Music
Perry Kindergarten School
Evelyn Calabrese, B.S. in Ed. Myrtle Holder Anne Young Ethel Lovely, B.M. Edith Morse John S. Welch
Grade I
Music Supervisor
Kindergarten
On leave of absence
HOW THE SCHOOL DOLLAR WAS SPENT
Financial Report Medfield School Department December 31, 1945
General Expenses
$1,423.82
3.22 cents
Teachers' Salaries-H. S.
15,937.48
36.15
Textbooks-H. S.
386.27
0.88
Supplies-H. S.
1,039.58
2.35
Janitors' Salaries
3,146.00
7.10
Janitors' Supplies
276.50
0.64
Power and Water
1,584.43
3.60
Fuel
2,326.59
5.27
Health
961.51
2.18
Teachers' Salaries-El.
9,446.75
21.40
Textbooks-El.
193.02
0.44
Supplies-El.
315.50
0.72
Library
61.20
0.14
New Equipment
1,455.01
3.30
Supervisors' Salaries
595.00
1.35
Principal's Expenses
253.42
0.57
Transportation
2,430.00
5.51
Repairs
1,312.71
2.98
Athletics and Physical Ed.
864.55
1.95
Graduation Expenses
111.90
0.25
$44,121.24
100.00 cents
MEDFIELD REIMBURSEMENTS
School Department
Expenditures of School Department
$44,121.24
School Fund Part I
(Income Tax) Based on Teachers' Salaries $3,138.00
School Fund Part II
(Aid to Smaller Towns) partly on liberality of tax
3,238.08
Superintendent's Salary from State
483.34
State Wards-Transportation and Tuition
1,195.61
Walpole Tuition
65.00
Rhoda Thiel Tuition
185.60
8,305.63
$35,815.61
The reimbursements are 18.8% of the Total Expenditures.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
The High School-fire alarm 7:00 A.M. The Elementary School-fire alarm 7:30 A.M. Notice will be announced over Station WBZ at 7:00 A.M.
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MEDFIELD SCHOOLS
Comparison of 120 Towns of less than 5,000 population and maintaining High Schools. Medfield is town number 132. The population is 4,384. This shows only 7 towns larger than Med field with 112 smaller. As we all know, Medfield's population figure is large because of the State Hospital.
Valuation-$2,803,258
High $3535
Medium $1181
Low $432
Teachers-17
Pupils-432
Teacher load (1945)-26.8
31.6
23.3
14.3
General Control-$1518-3.7%
9.6%
4.9%
1.6%
Salaries (teachers)-$26,349-64.4% 72.9%
61.0%
44.5%
Textbooks-$1,216-3.0%
5.7%
1.6%
0.5%
Supplies-$1,088-2.7%
6.7%
2.1%
0.2%
Janitors-$3,094-7.6%
12.1%
6.6%
3.5%
Fuel-$1,685-4.1%
9.6%
4.0%
1.0%
Repairs-$433-1.1%
11.9%
2.6%
0.2%
Health-$866-2.1%
4.9%
1.5%
0.0%
Transportation-$2471
Total for support-$40,934
Value per pupil-$7,300
23,805
7,098
3,467
Tax for Schools per $1000-$12.61
25.06
13.34
5.35
Tax rate-$35.50
52.60
30.60
17.00
% School Tax is of Total Tax 35.5% 79.4%
42.1%
20.6%
Cost per Pupil-$101.83
201.46
125.14
84.69
Elementary School
Teachers-7
Membership-239
Teacher load-34.1
44.7
27.0
18.2
Cost per Elementary pupil $64.18
153.19
91.61
55.05
High School
Teachers-9
Membership-163
Teacher load-18.1 .
29.3
17.3
6.5
Cost per High School pupil-$147.71
339.92
175.55
94.24
El. Teachers with Degrees-42.9% 100.00%
38.5%
0.0%
H. S. Teachers with Degrees-80.0%
100.0%
88.9%
60.0%
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The figures for above table were computed by the Massa- chusetts Teachers Federation from reports received at the State Department of Education, June 30, 1945.
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Value per Capita-639
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR 1945
To the Citizens of Medfield:
The school committee members for 1945 were Mr. Rodman Nowers, Mr. Dana Jefferson, Jr., and Mrs. Leslie Howlett. Mr. Nowers moved from town and resigned from the committee in October, after serving nine years. Dr. Goldthwait was appoint- ed to fill the unexpired term. The committee meets regularly on the first Wednesday of each month at 3:00 P. M. at the High School.
It has again been difficult to keep teacher positions filled. The teacher shortage problem has been a national one, but Medfield has kept its full school program in operation with the exception of drawing classes.
In the two years since Mr. Eaton has been superintendent of schools, the general trend has been one of rapid improve- ment. His wide knowledge of all matters pertaining to schools has resulted in obtaining the best teachers, methods, and prac- tices available. His attention has been especially directed to standardized reading courses, closer observance of each pupil's progress, and a more definite program of studies for the High School students. The elementary school's standard reading courses are beginning to show the grade-to-grade interconnec- tion and the compiling of each student's personal records taken from achievement tests and daily work is developing into a source of material from which the pupil can be guided as he is promoted from class to class.
The institution of a new program of studies in the high school has resulted in the student's making a careful selection of his course of study with serious thought to after graduation plans. In choosing his course, the student adheres to it and does not change his decision unless he has a conference with his parents and teachers. Mr. Eaton's report should receive the careful attention of townspeople who are particularly in- terested in the schools.
The High School building is in excellent condition. Repairs have consisted of repainting the auditorium columns and the window sills throughout the building, rebricking the lining of one boiler and putting in the new sidewalks. Plans are being made for additional walks when funds are available. Time has proven how much we are indebted to the building committee for their care and foresight in planning the high school and audi- torium. These buildings are today a model of school architec- ture throughout the state. More than twenty-five school and building committees from outside towns have come to inspect and admire our new school. The pupils appreciate their school and share in the resonsibility of keeping it in condition. The elementary school is in need of extensive repairs which were postponed because of war conditions.
The lunchroom system was changed from a sandwich bar to a hot lunch restaurant in March. Approximately 250 hot
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lunches are being served daily. Each luncheon costs the stu dent fifteen cents. The menus comply with the Federal School Lunch Regulations for balanced diet and nutrition. You wil find a detailed account of this department in Miss Phyllis Lor ing's report.
In May, under Mr. Jefferson's direction, many of the towns people assembled at the new athletic field to help in its clear ing. Bulldozers and tractors were loaned and with the many workers, much of the clearing of brush was completed. Smal groups of boys and men worked on successive weekends. The field has been surveyed and Mr. Upham, architect of the new school building, has submitted plans for the proposed layout of the completed field.
Medfield is a charter member of the New England Develop ment Council. Mr. Eaton has been meeting with superinten- dents of schools from Massachusetts towns and cities. These superintendents visit various schools, making comparisons and suggestions for educational progress.
The school committee wishes to thank the townspeople for their interest and support of school activities, and also the Par- ent Teachers Association and the Hannah Adams Club for their annual scholarship.
The budget for 1946 has been carefully estimated and on appropriation of $44,725.00 including the dog tax is recom- mended
The following departmental reports have been compiled for your information. They contain the most important facts and statistics that have influenced our schools this year.
Respectfully submitted, DANA B. JEFFERSON, JR., Chairman, EDITH C. HOWLETT, Secretary, JOEL E. GOLDTHWAIT.
To the School Committee of the Town of Medfield
I hereby submit my third annual report as Superintendent of Schools for the year ending December 31, 1945. Following, there are several reports from the various school departments which will explain in detail the work accomplished in the various fields.
The Medfield Elementary School Reading Program
All of us who work with the students in the elementary school feel that the reading program is of the greatest impor- tance. In every group of children entering the first grade, there are some who lack maturity sufficient for immediate success
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in learning to read. Others of the group are ready to read, and some are able to read quite well when they arrive.
It is our hope that a definite program can be worked out so that every child will be able to have the proper reading in- struction. It is very difficult for one teacher to handle from 35 to 40 pupils of about seven years of age, and teach them reading when there are four distinct levels of reading ability in the class. It is our hope that a reading readiness program can be worked out in connection with our kindergarten class, so that all pupils entering the first grade will be ready for the reading program.
In a recent issue of the Massachusetts Educational News organ of the Department of Education, the features of an ade- quate reading program for elementary grades are outlined. Some of the points follow:
1. Proper provision for reading readiness training.
2. A well organized reading system. (At Medfield we use the Elson-Gray Reading System).
3. Strict and careful attention to every child's progress, according to individual ability in:
a. Adequate sight vocabulary.
b. Independence in work recognition.
c. Ability to get meaning from material read.
4. Oral reading taught for its own values.
5. A testing program. (There is a need for a testing pro- gram in the Medfield Schools. There is a final test made in reading for grades 3, 4, 5, and 6. There should be a place for an intelligence test, a reading readiness test, and tests insuring the development and maintenance of reading scales).
6. Understanding the varied aims, possibilities, and meth- ods of reading.
7. Provision for individual variation within each grade. Tests show that the average grade has a span of 4 or 5 grades in reading ability. Children should read what they can read, hence much reading material should be supplied.
8. Special provision for seriously retarded. (In Medfield there is a need for a special helping teacher for some students who are very much retarded).
9. A large, varied, and attractive assortment of books for supplementary reading. (We need extra reading books that are clean and inviting, story and picture books, and books that supplement units being carried on by the children. Now that the war has ended books will be available).
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10. Reading in an integrated program.
All of us do hope that a satisfactory and efficient readin program can be developed with the means available to produc better reading in the Medfield Schools. Reading is very in portant, and I wish to repeat what was said in the report c 1943: "Reading is the most important subject in the grad school work, as all other school work is dependent upon th ability to read for meaning in other textbooks."
Training in Service for Medfield Teachers
Last spring, in connection with the Medway School Depart ment and the School Departments of Millis, Norfolk, and West wood, a series of lectures on Intercultural Relationships wa given. This was in keeping with the general program of th Governor's Committee for the promotion of a better understand ing of religious and racial tolerance.
The viewpoints of the three major faiths, Protestantism Catholicism, and Hebrewism were presented by leaders of the three faiths, namely, President Everett Herrick of the An dover-Newton Theological School, Father Michael J. Ahern o Weston College, and Rabbi Levi A. Olan, of Worcester, Massa - chusetts. The course was completed by Miss Doris Boyd of the Chelsea School Department, a practical teacher, who showed us how to put the material into everyday classroom use.
This fall, in keeping with the principle of In Service Train ing, arrangements were made with the Boston University School of Education, for a course entitled "The Elementary School," which elementary teachers of Medfield are attending for 15 weeks. This is a practical course dealing with every. body teaching procedures in the elementary school. There are! several instructors who have stressed more particularly the fields of reading, social study, geography, the consideration of ! teaching units, and mental and physical health of the school child.
College credit is granted for this course, and many of our teachers may continue to take other courses as they may be offered, and in the near future receive a degree from Boston University. It is the hope of the School Department that from this in-service training the work of the teachers in the class- room will be improved, thus benefitting the children of the school.
The Teacher Situation in the State at Large
For three years previous to last September, there was a distinct scarcity of high school teachers. The lack of teachers at this level was caused by several reasons; namely, the draft- ing of men teachers, the enlistment of women teachers, the higher wages offered by defense plants, and the marriage and moving away of other teachers.
However, with the close of the war, men from industry and the armed forces wish to return to public school teaching.
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thers, who had no chance to teach, but had graduated from ollege and are now returning and are looking for teaching ositions. It can definitely be said that the conditions on the igh school level are improved, and more men are available ow than at any time during the last four years.
In the elementary field, the situation is acute. During the arly war years, many former married teachers returned to the lementary classrooms. We are losing elementary teachers for everal reasons: More attractive positions in their home town r city, better paying positions in larger towns and cities, and he return of a soldier who has married an elementary teacher auses the loss of this teacher when it is impossible to find a tome in our community. Girls, rather than entering the Teach- rs' Colleges during the war years, took good paying positions n offices and defense plants; therefore, there are very few re- placements graduating from the State Teachers' Colleges, and states as far away as Oregon are bidding for our Teachers' Col- ege graduates.
Here, at Medfield, we should feel very happy to think that n spite of the teacher shortage, we have been able to carry on with a rather high standard of teaching in spite of a state- wide teacher shortage. With the coming of another year and with the possible loss of teachers in the elementary schools, the School Department wonders how replacements can be made.
Health Examinations and Safety Education
At a recent conference of Superintendents of Schools and members from the Department of Public Health, the matter of physical examinations was discussed seriously. It was the con- census of opinion that physical examinations should be long enough to give a definite answer to the pupil's physical needs, that they should be given in the presence of the parents, and a discussion should take place between the school doctor and the parents, to discuss the corrective steps necessary. It was also thought that a thorough physical examination occasionally was of more importance than an examination every year.
We hope in the future that the parents will be closer to the school health department in connection with the annual physi- cal examination.
There is great need for safety education in all schools. In Medfield we have been fortunate in having close cooperation with the Registry of Motor Vehicles, which this fall gave an illustrated talk on the hazards of the highway. The teachers in all the grades have emphasized safety education-automobile, fire, swimming, etc. We do hope that the parents will cooperate with us in bringing home to the pupils the need of care in walk- ing to and from school, or to and from other homes or stores.
During 1945 the health program suffered because it was impossible to get a school dentist. Dr. Edmund Tobin, who had been the school dentist for many years, became dentist at the
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Danvers State Hospital. We did encourage our pupils to vis their family dentist and excused absences for this purpose This fall we were able to secure the services of Dr. Herman Brown of Medfield to conduct the dental clinic for 1945'46. TI school department is grateful to the Local Chapter of the Ame ican Red Cross, the Salvation Army and other organization that help financially with this work.
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