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Gentlemen:
I hereby submit the report of the Police Force of the Town of Medfield for the year ending December 31, 1957, upon the request of the Board of Selectmen.
1. ACCIDENTS 59
2. ACCOSTING WOMEN 9
3. ANIMALS:
17
Strayed
50
Found
42
Lost
55
Killed by Police
20
Injured
41
Nuisances
37
4. AMBULANCE
69
5. ARRESTS
28
6. ASSISTANCE:
100
Motorist
52
Stranded Persons 99
7. AUTOMOBILE VIOLATIONS Moved off highway
13
8. BLOCKED STREETS
16
9. BREAKING AND ENTERING
9
10. BURGLAR ALARMS
Answered
24
Tested
27
11. CIVIL MATTERS
14
12. COURT ATTENDANCE
73
13. DISTURBANCES 210
14. CLOSED HOMES 134
15. DRUNKS 34
44
Other Departments
26
Bites
16. DOORS AND WINDOWS FOUND OPEN
Doors
190
Windows
100
17. EMERGENCY CALLS
130
18 FAMILY TROUBLE 23
19 FATALS
2
20 FIRES
123
Put out by Police Dept.
10
21. FIRST AID BY POLICE
26
22 FUNERAL TRAFFIC-covered
22
23. ILLEGAL PARKING 64
24. INVESTIGATIONS:
Ours 273
Other Departments
28
25 ISSUED PERMITS
35
26. LABOR TROUBLE
1
27. LARCENY
20
28. LOST CHILDREN
20
Found by Police 4
29. LOST AND FOUND PROPERTY
Lost
33
Found 63
30. LIGHTS LEFT ON AND SECURED 53
31. MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY 32
32. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF 43
33. MISSING PERSONS 19
34. MISSING PATIENTS FROM STATE
HOSPITAL 117
Picked up by Police
50
35. MESSAGES DELIVERED Received
73
36. MISCELLANEOUS 66
173
37. PROWLERS 59
38. SPEEDING COMPLAINTS 22
45
39. STONE OR GLASS ON HIGHWAY
30
40. STREET DEFECTS 6
41. SUMMONS SERVED 43
42. STREET LIGHTS REPORTED OUT 43
43. SUSPICIOUS:
Lights
11
Cars 42
Persons 65
Noises
10
Telephone Calls
10
44. VIOLATIONS:
Sunday Law
3
Other 12
45. TRANSFERS:
Regular
131
Class No. 1
60
Class No. 2 191
46. INJURED ADULTS
14
47. INJURED CHILDREN 30
48. ASSAULTS
2
49. RAPE
1
The year 1957 produced an unusual amount of police work as a result of criminal activity. Since the people of the Town are fully familiar with the details from the newspapers it is unnecessary to relate them again. The work of every officer resulted in the convictions of two of the criminals for long terms in State Prison and the return of the first escapee from the new Walpole Prison. Officers from other towns quickly sent assistance whenever needed. Their spirit of co- operation and that of the State Police assures a greater sense of security in the communities.
In order to better serve the citizens of the Town in a role equally as important as protection every officer completed successfully the standard and advanced course in Red Cross First Aid Training.
During the past year the Police Department has enjoyed the co- operation of other town departments and officials as well as the assistance of the officers from other towns, the Registry of Motor Vehicles and the State Police. To them and the people of the Town.
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the members of the Police Department wish to express their appre- ciation for keeping Medfield a good community in which to live.
Respectfully submitted, NICHOLAS N. GUGLIOTTA, Senior Patrolman
REPORT OF THE LAND ACQUISITION COMMITTEE FOR TOWN NEEDS
This committee, appointed by the town at Town Meeting, had many meetings in committee and with land owners. These included many meetings for the purpose of negotiating a price for the land in question.
The Town had voted that the committee find sites for a public parking area; and, also, a suitable site for the future erection of a combination fire house and police department.
After negotiations with varying degrees of success with the owners of possible sites for both proposed projects, the committee proposed at the Special Town Meeting of January 6th, 1958, that the Town indicate its choice of sites for the possibilities which had been investigated.
At this Town Meeting the Town voted to dismiss their interest in either of the two possibilities offered by the committee as a site for the parking area; these being the area between Janes Avenue, Brook Street, and the land north of Main Street, and the land adjacent to Baker's Pond.
The Town then voted its choice of a site for the fire house to be the land presently owned by the Town on the corner of North and Dale Streets.
Respectfully submitted,
W. F. MITTENDORF, Chairman
CHARLES H. CAIN EDGAR ALLEN WILLIAM ROGERS JOHN ROSKILLY HOPE WALLINGFORD
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REPORT OF THE CIVILIAN DEFENSE DIRECTOR
Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen:
We hereby submit our report for the year ending December 31, 1957.
In the past year I have attended many meetings and a convention relative to organizing Civilian Defense in Medfield. .
Twenty-five volunteer Civilian Defense workers successfully passed the Standard and Advanced Courses in First Aid offered to the Town of Medfield by the American Red Cross.
We expect our "RACES" (Radio Amateur Communication Emer- gency Service) plan to be accepted through the F.C.C. (Federal Com- munications Commission) and our local Amateur Radio Operators so that we may be eligible for Federal Matching Funds.
Due to the unavoidable delays in organizing an efficient Civilian Defense Center, the balance of funds appropriated at the Town Meeting in March, 1957 will be carried over through the Civilian Defense laws of the State of Massachusetts to further our activities in 1958.
The cooperation of the townspeople in this all-important organiza- tion is gratefully appreciated.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER F. REYNOLDS, JR., C. D. Director
A. CHILSON BUCHANAN, Asst. C. D. Director
JURY LIST - 1958
Adams, Dwight E .- 20 Oak Street Insurance
Aronson, James O .- Nebo Street
United Airlines
Baker, Ralph A .- 39 Frairy Street Maintenance Foreman
Ballou, Leon H., Jr .- Main Street Editor
Bowman, William H .- High Street Pressman
Boyce, Clarence M .- 125 South Street Retired
Burr, Herbert B .- 18 Summer Street Maintenance Foreman
Burr, Mary V .- 18 Summer Street Ornament Maker (Maint. Foreman) Cain, Charles C .- 13 Pleasant Street Civil Engineer
Carlson, Laura L .- 45 Park Street Telephone Operator
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Carlson, Norman H .- 38 Vinald Road Builder®
Caswell, William-Cross Street Landscape and Construction
Cheney, Carlton S .- Farm Street Farmer
Conrick, William L .- 29 South Street Supervisor
Coulter, Robert L .- Winter Street Foreman
Cox, Charles F .- 125 North Street Checker
Ehnes, Philip G .- 64 North Street Fireman
Fraser, John A .- 20 Miller Street
Adv. Manager
Grant, Gordon-11 Adams Street Insurance
Gronberg, Evelyn-Pine Street Housewife (Salesman)
Haigh, Charles W .- Hospital Road Insurance Supervisor
Hamilton, George M .- 109 Spring Street Laborer
Hamilton, Harvey M .- 8 Upham Road
Civil Engineer
Handy, Merritt F., Jr .- 37 Janes Avenue Mail Order Clerk
Hedges, Joseph R .- West Street Fireman
Hogan, Coleman J .- 35 Miller Street Retired:
Howlett, Leslie J .- 22 Pleasant Street Bank Personnel
Hull, Charles W .- 90 North Street Accountant
Kane, Howard N .- Philip Street Assistant Engineer
Kimpton, George F .- 17 Summer Street Plant Manager
Kingsbury, Anita D .- Rhododendron Ave. Housewife (Police Officer)
Kingsbury, Carlton W .- 171 South Street
Retired
Lanseigne, Raymond-178 South Street Painting Foreman
Larsen, Harry W .- 7 Mitchell Street
Foreman
Maker, Walter I .- 2 Adams Street Carpenter
Mann, William H .- 40 Park Street Salesman
Marcionetter, Joseph L .- Philip Street Proprietor
Nye, Walter R .- 390 Main Street Plumber ·
Palumbo, Vincent A .- West Street Proprietor
Ricker, Henry L .- 52 Adams Street Treasurer ·
Robinson, Warren L .- 4 Remsen Avenue Interior Decorator
Ryan, William-8 Adams Street Retired
Sabbag, Walter-583 Main Street Carpenter Foreman
Smith, Claire H .- North Street
Housewife (Chemist)
Spring, Rennie J .- 6 Miller Street Carpenter
Suereth, Theodore G .- 7 Spring Street
Retired
Terrenzi, A. Thomas-Brook Street Retired
Toney, Leonard L .- 2 Philip Street Field Manager
Vasaturo, Henry-57 North Street Salesman
Weiker, Raymond C .- 52 Green Street Foreman
White, James N .- Elm Street
Investment Broker
Wight, Orion-592 Main Street Retired®
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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1957
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Mary E. Aylward (Mrs. Thomas) Financial Secretary
Term expires 1960
Jeanne A. Bibby (Mrs. Francis) Recording Secretary
Term expires 1960
Leon M. Bowden
Term expires 1958
James T. Frame, Jr., *Chairman, First Half Year
Term expires 1959
Alton H. Hartford, Chairman, Second Half Year
Term expires 1959
*As the School Committee is made up of five members each serving three-year terms, it has been agreed to rotate the Chairmanship on a semi-annual basis.
Superintendent of Schools
Thomas A. Blake
Office-Medfield High School Fleetwood 9-8811
Residence-73 Standish Road, Watertown Watertown 4-8294
OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. school days (or by appointment)
Principal of the High School
Charles F. Mains Office-Medfield High School
Fleetwood 9-8811
Residence-14 Lawrence Circle
FLeetwood 9-4927
Elementary School Principal
Maude S. Washburn
Office-Memorial. School
Residence-326 Common Street, Walpole
FLeetwood 9-4352
MOntrose 8-1195
School Physician
A. Ritchie Stagg, M.D., 25 Pleasant Street
Fleetwood 9-6005
School Nurse
Mrs. Madeleine Harding, R.N., North Street
Fleetwood 9-6142
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Custodians
Walter F. Reynolds, 4 Curve Street (Head Custodian) Fleetwood 9-6223 John B. Gattoni, 13 Summer Street
John Grover, 25 Frairy Street
Ercole Iafolla, 34 Frairy Street
FLeetwood 9-6365 Fleetwood 9-4536 Fleetwood 9-4386
School Calendar
Second Term:
January 2 through February 15, 1957
Third Term:
February 25 through April 12, 1957
Fourth Term: April 22 through June 19, 1957
First Term:
September 4 through December 20, 1957
Holidays
May 30, 31, 1957, Memorial Day
October 25, 1957, Teachers' Convention
November 11, 1957, Veterans Day
November 28, 29, 1957, Thanksgiving
No-School Signals
Junior-Senior High School: Fire alarm at 6:45 A.M.
Elementary School:
Fire alarm at 7:00 A.M.
Notice will also be broadcast over radio stations WBZ, WHDH,. and WKOX. PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY as it will frequently happen that the high school remains in session when the elementary schools are closed.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL .COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Medfield:
During the year your committee found it necessary to obtain a new superintendent of schools to replace Mr. William McLin who resigned in January to accept a position with the National Education Association in Washington. From thirty-five applicants we finally chose Mr. Thomas A. Blake, who has had many years experience in Watertown
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as teacher and principal in both elementary and secondary schools. Although unable to take over the position in Medfield until after the close of the school year in Watertown, he did, at considerable personal inconvenience, attend all our committee meetings during April, May and June, and helped us choose teachers to fill the vacancies on our staff. Since July first, when he actually assumed the duties of the superintendent, he has proved that your committee made no mistake in its choice. Teacher and pupil morale is at an alltime high and the schools are functioning very smoothly.
Because we had in our 1957 Budget an increased amount for upkeep and repairs we were able during the summer vacation to paint the window sills and outside doors in all the buildings, also the portico of the high school auditorium and the classroom and corridor walls in the original Memorial School. The boilers and flues in the high school heaters were thoroughly cleaned and the oil burners cleaned and adjusted. A contract was made with a firm of heating engineers whereby we get regular inspections and immediate repair and adjust- ment service on the heaters in the high school. This contract should be extended during 1958 to cover the heating plant in the Memorial School. We also had an acoustic ceiling and fluorescent lighting put into the high school cafeteria, an improvement that has been needed from the time the building was built.
With the special appropriation to modernize the high school science laboratory we have increased from 16 to 24 the number of places at which pupils can work, have tripled the blackboard space, put in an acoustic ceiling and fluorescent lighting and increased the science equipment to make possible much more experimental work than was possible before. We still have to install more bookshelf and closet space and increase the amount of apparatus for general science, biology and physics.
We regret that it is impossible under present conditions to keep the school budget from increasing. Here are the reasons:
1. A constantly increasing school membership. We foresee an increase of 95 pupils in September 1958 over September 1957.
2. Increased need for books, supplies and teaching equipment due to increased enrollment. Also because of constantly rising prices everything we buy costs more each year.
3. Additional teachers needed to care for increased enrollment. In September, 1958, we will need four second grades instead of the present three, and three seventh grades instead of the present two.
4. Salary increases for teachers under the present salary schedule adopted in 1956. By this schedule the minimum salary which a teacher
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must receive is set by State law at $3300. The maximum salary in the schedule is $2000 above the minimum, and is reached in 11 years as: follows: an increase of $150 each year for the first two years, an increase of $200 each year for seven years and an increase of $150 each year for the two final years.
Since the adoption of this schedule we have not had nearly as many teachers leave for new positions as we used to have, and last June (1957) when the entire nation was complaining of a teacher. shortage we had 40 unsolicited applications from teachers who wished to teach in Medfield. From this group we hired the seven that we needed.
For details on the operation of the school system during the past year we heartily recommend that you read carefully the following reports of the Superintendent, the Principals and special teachers in. order to understand what our schools are really doing.
Respectfully submitted,
ALTON H. HARTFORD, Chairman JAMES T. FRAME, Vice Chairman MARY E. AYLWARD, Financial Secretary JEANNE A. BIBBY, Recording Secretary LEON M. BOWDEN
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Chairman and Members of the Medfield School Committee:
I have the honor to submit herewith my first annual report, which is the sixth in a series of annual reports of the Superintendent of Schools in Medfield.
Enrollment by Ages and Grades
October 1, 1957
Age
Grades
Totals
1
2
3
4
5 6
7 8 9 10
11
12
5
19
19
6
87
20
107
7
2 66
18
86
8
1 59
21
81
9
2 51
15
68
10
2
74
19
95
11
2
1 47
25
75
12
38
13
51
13
1
31
15
47
14
1
1
7
31
18
58
15
3
21
24
48
16
2
2
23
14
41
17
4
13
17
18
2
2
4
19
1
1
Total
108
87
79
76
90
67
65
51
51
41
53
30
798
Boys
51
41
33
39
45
30
30
27
29
23
28
20
396
Girls
57
46
46
37
45
37
35
24
22
18
25
10
402
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TEACHERS' DIRECTORY - DECEMBER 31, 1957
Name
Position
Education
Years Teaching Experience
When Appointed In Medfield
Thomas A. Blake, PH.B., Ed.M., C.A.G.S. HIGH SCHOOL
Superintendent
Boston College Boston University
23
1957
Charles F. Mains, B.S.E.
Principal
Boston University
9
1949
Boston Teachers
1
1957
John J. Harrington, Jr., B.S.E. James E. Morris, B.S.E.
English, Guidance Industrial Arts,
Boston College
3
1955
Fitchburg
7
1950
Driver Education
Northeastern Univ.
Algebra, General Math.,
Providence College
3
1955
Elaine Pederzini, A.B. (Mrs. Gildo) Olive Potter (Mrs. Frank)
Business
Bay Path Institute
13
1950
Anna Savage, A.B.
English
Univ. of Massachusetts
1
1957
Louise M. Richardson, B.S. (Mrs.) Home Economics VII-XII
Framingham
5
1952
Richard R. Randlett, A.B. Ed.M.
Boston University
1
-1957
Vassar, Radcliffe
35
1956
Biology, Geometry, Physics, University of Utah
10
1951
Richard S. Dargan, B.S.E., Ed.M.
Social Studies
Fitchburg
Physical Education
Boston University
James H. Morris, A.B.
General Science, Physical Education Latin, English
Boston University
Wheaton College
21
1943
(1929-1931)
Univ. of Vermont
Mathematics French, World History
Laura H. Smith, A.B., M.A. Julia L. Warburton, B.S. (Mrs. Ray)
Chemistry, Advanced Math. Boston University
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TEACHERS' DIRECTORY - DECEMBER 31, 1957
Name
Position
Education
Years Teaching Experience
When Appointed In Medfield
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Charles F. Laverty, B.A.
English
St. Michael's Holy Cross
2
1956
John F. McGrath, A.B. Social Studies Physical Education
St. Michael's Boston College
Elizabeth Sauer, B.S. (Mrs. John) Science, Math.
Univ. of Connecticut
10
1956
Columbia Teachers'
Univ. of Connecticut
3
1955
Boston Teachers'
SUPERVISORS, GRADES I-XII
Myrtle P. Cobb, B.S. (Mrs. Arthur) Art Robert Dargie, B.M., M.Mus.Ed.
Mass. School of Art
8
1955
Boston University
7
1956
Rosemary Ryan, B.S.
Physical Education
Boston University
3
1955
Edward B. Keyes, B.S.
Physical Education
Boston University
1
1957
ELEMENTARY
Maude S. Washburn (Mrs.)
Principal
Hyannis Normal, Boston
27
1942
Univ., Univ. of Vermont
Winifred B. Bagley (Mrs. Sumner) Grade I
Perry
12
1955
Dorothy L. Clark (Mrs. Robert)
Grade I
Wheelock
13
1953
Shirley A. Gronberg, B.S.E.
Grade I
Leslie College
1
1957
Stonehill College
5
1953
John R. Sauer, B.S., Ed.M. Social Studies, Math.
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Vocal and Instrumental Music
Sargent College
TEACHERS' DIRECTORY - DECEMBER 31, 1957
Name
Position
Education
Years Teaching Experience
When Appointed In Medfield
Sallie P. Talbot (Mrs. Stanley)
Grade I
Wheelock
9
1953
Janice L. Borg, B.S.E.
Grade II
Boston University
1
1957
Catherine F. Mafusie, B.S.E.
Grade II
Boston University
10
1952
Josephine Roche (Mrs. Francis) Grade II
Framingham
23
1953
Mary D. Lahnston (Mrs. Frank)
Grade III
Fitchburg
15
1953
Dorothy McFarlin, B.S.
Grade III
Boston University
9
1955
(Mrs. Vernon)
Josephine McMahon, B.S. (Mrs. James)
Grade III
Emporia State Teachers
7
1955
Muriel L. Gold, B.S.E. (Mrs. Harvey)
Grade IV
University of Vermont
5
1953
Madelyn E. Greene (Mrs.) B.S.E. Grade IV
Fordham University
14
1957
Alice E. Smith (Mrs. Winthrop)
Grade IV
Hyannis
14
1956
Nina Dow (Mrs. Donald)
Grade V
Gorham, Boston Univ.
11
1956
G. Evelyn Kenefick (Mrs. D. Vincent)
Grade V
Framingham
10
1955
Anna M. Rossi, B.S.E. (Mrs. Lawrence)
Grade V
Bridgewater, Boston
11
1950
University
(1944-1946)
Alice J. Field (Mrs. Arthur)
Grade VI
Bridgewater
20
1952
Frieda Katz, A.B., M.A. (Mrs. Jacob)
Grade VI
Hunter College
5
1956
Rose M. Randlett (Mrs. Frederick) Grade VI
Niel Training School
19
1954
Gertrude McCormick
Helping Teacher
Boston Normal
11
1956
.
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Boston University
(Mrs, Andrew)
.
(1930-1934)
PERSONNEL CHANGES
New Personnel
Appointment Effective
Thomas A. Blake-Superintendent
July 1, 1957
Janice L. Borg-Grade II
Sept. 1, 1957
Richard S. Dargan
Social Studies, Baseball Sept. 1, 1957
Madelyn E. Greene (Mrs.)-Grade IV
Sept. 1, 1957
Shirley A. Gronberg-Grade I
Sept. 1, 1957
Edward B. Keyes-
Physical Education, Jr. High Sports Sept. 1, 1957
Richard R. Randlett-Mathematics
Sept. 1, 1957
Anna Savage-English
Sept. 1, 1957
Military Leave
Russell Tiffany
June 28, 1957
Resignations
William H. McLin-January 20, 1957
New Position
Helen O. McLin-April 12, 1957
Change of Address
Virginia Fedor-June 28, 1957
Married
Pauline A. Coulter-May 31, 1957
Retired
Increasing Enrollments and Budget Appropriations
The following table indicates what has occurred with regard to enrollments and Budget Appropriations in the last five years. Enroll- ment figures are as of October 1st each year.
Enrollment
Gain over Preceding Year Appropriation Enrollment Appropriation
1953
545
$123,955
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- $252
1954
602
137,137
57
13,182
1955
656
152,768
54
15,631
1956
716
186,821
60
34,053
1957
798
214,671
82
27,850
Projected figures for 1958 show that another increase is evident. The present Senior Class has 30 students; the incoming First Grade is estimated at 125 pupils; an enrollment gain of 95. The estimated Budget for 1958 is $37,309 more than that appropriated for 1957. This figure is necessitated by a number of factors-an increase in the teach- ing staff, regular increments due the teaching staff in accordance with
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the Salary Schedule, increases in both supply and textbook accounts, increase in the amount of custodial and maintenance materials.
The Town may expect an annual increase in the School Budget until such time as a so-called "plateau" is reached with regard to growth.
An urgent consideration, based upon enrollment, is a new high school or increased facilities in the present high school. The pressure of numbers will be felt in the High School with the opening of school in September, 1958. Memorial School will have each of its 20 rooms used as a regular classroom. North Street School will be using 5 of its 7 rooms for regular classes; the two spare rooms have been and will be used for work in Art and Music.
Survey of School Building Needs in Medfield
Dr. John E. Marshall, Educational Consultant, completed a survey of school building needs in September. It is recommended that the citizens of the Town read the Report, copies of which are on file in the Public Library.
NET COST OF SCHOOLS
Appropriated
$214,671.96
Reimbursement from the Commonwealth:
General School Fund
$26,745.23
Transportation
4,285.00
Special Education
349.77
$31,380.00
Receipts:
Building Rentals
$ 36.00
Shop Materials
104.68
Lost Books
45.28
Vending
16.55
Tuition
672.00
$ 874.51
Recapitulation:
Reimbursements
$31,380.00
Receipts
874.51
Unexpended Balance, 1957 Appropriation
397.49
32,652.00
Net Cost to Taxpayers
$178,019.96
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Acknowledgments
The Medfield Community Chest, the Parent-Teacher Association, Beckwith Post 110, American Legion, Medfield Post 6644, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Medfield Lions Club, the Hannah Adams Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution have all continued or broadened their activities designed to aid and to inspire our students.
The Medfield High School Alumni Association presented a Massa- chusetts State Flag and platform standard for the stage of Memorial School Auditorium.
Mrs. Amos C. Kingsbury presented a year's subscription of American Heritage to the High School Library as a Christmas gift.
Mrs. Ray Warburton, a member of the Science Department in the High School, was awarded a National Science Foundation Grant to participate in the Summer Science Institute at Tufts University.
Observations
Since July 1st I have had an opportunity to observe the Medfield Schools from many angles and I like what I have seen.
The Curriculum is sound and functional. There is every indication that a youngster can progress from Grade I through High School Graduation and have the necessary skills, motivation, educational, physical and social development; all of which are required for higher education. It is evident also that the graduating terminal student will have the mental and social growth to enter full-time employment or military service.
The above is predicated on the assumption that the learner is working or has worked up to his or her capacity, mentally and physical- ly. Every area of educational development is present in the curriculum and can be accomplished by those who are willing to work seriously.
The competition for admission to colleges and other schools of higher education and the opportunities for satisfactory full-time em- ployment are going to be more severe than at present. The Medfield student must realize these facts and take advantage of all that is offered.
It has been a pleasure to meet and work with the Administrative, Instructional, Clerical and Custodial Staffs. They are serious and con- scientious with regard to their work. Their "interest in" and "relations with" the students are highly commendable.
Although I have not been able to meet and confer with the young- sters and students as often as I would have liked it has been gratifying to receive a cheery "hello" and a smile from them. Medfield can well
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be proud of the appearance and demeanor of all its young people.
In conclusion I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the princi- pals, teachers, supervisors, secretaries, custodians, cafeteria workers, nurses and doctors for their cooperation, assistance and many acts of kindness. I wish also to thank the members of the other Town Depart- ments, the parents and other citizens who have been so gracious and helpful to me and the School Department.
Lastly I wish to thank the Chairman and members of the School Committee for their confidence in me and for their fair and conscien- tious supervision of the Medfield Public Schools.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS A. BLAKE
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE HANNAH ADAMS PFAFF HIGH SCHOOL
To the Superintendent of Schools:
It pleases me to submit my third annual report as principal of the Medfield Junior-Senior High School for the year ending December 31, 1957.
The graduating class of June 5, 1957 numbered 24. The Division of Research and Statistics of the Massachusetts State Department of Education released state-wide figures on the percentages of high school graduates planning on colleges or higher education. It is gratifying to note that the graduating class of 1957 ranked number one in the state with a percentage of 91.
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