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Ruth Mahan; 1948; Grade 1; Worcester State T. C., Colum- bia University, Hyannis T. C.
Marie J. Saunders; 1924; Grade 8, Departmental Arithmetic, Art, Health and Safety; Teachers College West Chester, Pa., Extension Courses, B. U. Extension Courses, Worcester State T. C., B. U. Summer School.
Florida Tarquinio, B.S.Ed .; 1942; Grade 5; Worcester State T. C. (a), Clark U. (c).
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Eastford Road School
Raoul O. Lataille, A.B., M.Ed .; 1939; Principal, Coach; As- sumption (a), Boston University (b) (c), Harvard U. (c).
Patricia P. Callahan, B.S.Ed., M.Ed; 1939; Departmental So- cial Studies, Grades 6, 7, and 8; Science, Grades 7 and 8; West- field T. C. (a), Fitchburg T. C. (b), University Extension Courses (c).
Marjorie F. Campbell, B.S.Ed .; 1933; Departmental Eng- lish, Literature, Spelling; Bridgewater T. C. (a), Simmons, Co- lumbia, Harvard, B. U. (c).
Josette M. Dupuis, A.B .; 1948; Grade 4-B; Our Lady of the Elms (a), University Extension.
Bertha E. Foley; 1912; Grade 2-A; Worcester T. C., Uni- versity Extension Courses.
Ellwood S. Jenness, B.S .; 1948; Grade 5, Departmental Music; Bridgewater T. C. (a), Boston University (c).
Myrtle B. Jodrey; 1944; Departmental Math. Grades 6, 7, 8, Science Grade 6, Math. Grade 5, Art Grades 6, 7, 8; Fitch- burg T. C., University Extension Courses.
Cathryn E. Maxwell; 1945; Grade 1; Lowell T. C.
Bridie F. McSweeney, B.S.Ed .; 1945; Grade 4-A; Williman- tic T. C. (a).
Julia C. Morrill; 1914; Grade 3; St. Joseph's Normal, Uni- versity Extension Courses.
Marie E. Serleto; 1949; Grade 2-B; Lesley College, Hyannis T. C., Boston University.
Marcy Street School
Constance M. L'Ecuyer, B.S.Ed., M.A .; 1940; Principal, Eng- lish; Fitchburg T. C. (a), Boston University (b), Boston Nursery School, Wellesley College Kindergarten, Worcester T. C., Co- lumbia University, Extension Courses (c), Hyannis T. C. (c), Harvard University (c).
Camella Dintini, B.S.Ed .; 1940; Grade 4; Worcester T. C. (a), Clark (c), Harvard (c), University Extension Courses (c).
Alice Wixted Dion; 1926; Grade 5; North Adams T. C., Hy- annis T. C., Boston University, Extension Courses.
Charlotte M. Henderson, B.A. in Ed .; 1944; Grade 2; Keene T. C. (a).
Ruth Huson; 1945; Grade 3; Maine State Normal, Hyannis T. C., Boston University, Gorham T. C., Worcester T. C.
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Malcolm Nash, B.S.Ed .; 1948; Departmental Reading, Grade 6, Science Grades 6, 7, 8, Coach; Bridgewater T. C. (a), Boston University (c).
Eva Salviuolo, B.S.Ed .; 1943; Grade 1; Worcester T. C. (a), Boston University (c).
Celestine C. Sweet; 1932; Departmental Social Studies, Mu- sic Grades 6, 7, 8, and Literature Grade 7; Our Lady of the Elms College, Hyannis T. C., Worcester T. C., Boston University, Ex- tension Courses, Harvard-B. U. Extension .
Bertha L. Wallace; 1922; Departmental Mathematics Grades 6, 7, 8, Literature, Art Grade 8; Hyannis T. C., Boston Univer- sity Extension Courses.
Mechanic Street School
R. Joseph Racine; 1944; Principal; Assumption College (a), Boston University (b), Clark University (c), Springfield College (c), Northeastern U. (c), Oxford University (c), Harvard Uni- versity (c).
A. Kathleen Eddy, B.E .; 1949; Kindergarten; New Britain T. C. (a).
Marjorie H. Grape; 1949; Kindergarten; Wheelock, Hyannis Normal, Northfield Seminary, Babson Institute.
River Street School
Laurenda A. Boyer; 1926; Principal; Boston University, Worcester T. C., University Extension Courses.
Clara M. Reed; 1918; Academic and vocational subjects for girls; Westfield T. C., Worcester Girls' Trade, University Extension, Boston University, Harvard Extension, Worcester T. C.
Ann I. Richardson, B.Ed .; 1948; Grade 3; Plymouth T. C. (a).
Evangeline R. Towse, B.S.Ed .; 1948; Grades 1 and 2; Boston University (a), Salem T. C., Hyannis T. C., University Exten- sion, Boston University (c).
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West Street School
Laurenda A. Boyer; 1926; Principal, Remedial Reading; Boston University, Worcester T. C., University Extension Courses.
Corinne E. Beaudreau; 1924; Grade 1; University Extension Courses.
Eva A. Casavant, B.S., M.A .; 1933; Departmental Social Studies, Art Grade 8; Worcester T. C. (a), Clark University (b).
Everett H. Holmes, A.B .; 1945; Departmental English, Lit- erature, Spelling Grades 6 and 8, Science Grade 6, Mathematics Grade 6, Art Grade 7; Colby College (a), Boston University (c), Harvard (c), University Extension Courses.
Vincent J. Puracchio, A.B., M.A .; 1950; English and Spelling Grades 6, 7, Reading and Social Studies Grade 6, Art Grade 6-2; American International College (a) (b).
Emily Roberts, B.S.Ed .; 1944; Grade 4; Worcester T.C., Hy- annis T. C. (a), Clark University (c), University of N. H. (c).
Ruth Sampson; 1930; Grade 5; Westfield T. C., University Extension Courses.
Dorothy M. Sheriffs; 1945; Grade 3; Westfield T. C., Bos- ton University.
Elinor H. Small, A.B .; 1945; Departmental Mathematics, Science, Grades 6, 7, 8, Art Grade 6-1; Brown University (a), University Extension Courses, Worcester T. C. (c).
Janitors
Name
App't.
School
Frederick P. Alger
1947
West Street School
Gerald Bertrand
1950
Mary E. Wells High School
Philias Caron
1945
Mary E. Wells High School
John B. Craite
1946
Cole Trade High School
Armand Gaumond
1942
Mechanic Street School
Lucien L'Africain
1950
Mary E. Wells High School
Theophile Leduc
1943
Charlton Street School
Rodolph L'Homme
1935 Marcy Street School
Joseph Moore
1941 Eastford Road School
Eugene Tetreault
1949
River Street School
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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL
To the Superintendent of Schools:
In accordance with your request, my fourteenth annual report as Principal of the Mary E. Wells High School is hereby submitted.
The enrollment for the year 1950-1951 is divided as fol- lows: Seniors-92, Juniors-113, Sophomores-131, Freshmen -140, Post-graduates-2; making a total of 478 pupils.
PROGRAM OF STUDIES
Diplomas are granted upon completion of three different courses; namely, Academic, Commercial and Civic-Social.
One hundred and four pupils were graduated on June 22, 1950 and their names and courses completed by them are in- cluded in this report, for the information of interested citizens.
Class of 1950-Academic
James Dimitri Athanas
*Joan Evelyn Baker Wanda Alfreda Bernard Kenneth Finbar Boland, Jr. *Raymond Alfred Brodeur *John Francis Campion *Raymond Stuart Casavant *Barbara Georgette Castrucci *Mary Angeline Castrucci ĮHarry Foster Chapell
*Irene Mary Clements *James Dexter Clifford *Mary Louise Colognesi * Adriana Elena DiBonaventura
*Betty Louise Hart
*Theodore Chin Hong
*Katherine Frances Hyland
*Robert Edward Jones *Dorothy Ranney Kimball
*Lucille Jeanne Lippe Gerald Edward Lizotte Hugh Neil Mackinnon
*Anne Marie Maloney *William Paul Martin
*Cynthia Ann Mattson
*Basil Paul Michaeles
*Madelene Yvette Proulx
*William Eugene Dudek įWilliam Ernest Egan Leonard Joseph Ethier
*Robert Connell Genereux
*Frank Farquhar Grandone
*Constance Marguerite Gravel
Natalie Grace Pulsifer
*Jane Adaline Roberts
*Marilyn Ann Rowett
*John Pasqual Toscano
*Jordan Zack
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Commercial
*Jacquelyn Ann Allard Richard Wilfred Antaya Bernadette Mary Baybutt Lorraine Pauline Beaulieu
*Marilyn Adah Blackburn Therese Dora Bourassa Stella Bournellas
* Anita Mary Bozzo Shirley Irene Bruso Dorothy Dolores Bucchiacchio
*Jane Mary Calcutt Norma Lee Cassavoy Jean Cora Chase
Evangelous Chrisikos Nancy Marsha Czyzewski Bernard Richard Dargie Patricia Ruth Davis
*Diana Edna DeAngelis Lucille Olga DeBlois Adelia DiGregorio
*Gloria Marie Dube Donald Robert Ducheneau
*Norman Alphonse Dumais Lorraine Welsh Eno Mildred George Robert Adolphe Girouard Jeanne Antoinette Hebert
*Marguerite Elizabeth Hebert Roger Henri Jalbert
*Frank Steven Kaitbenski Lorraine Marie Lucier *Marshall Theodore Martel
*Constance Margaret Matys Patricia Ann McMahon
*Evelyn Louise O'Donnell *Elizabeth Pantos
*Donald Paul Peloquin Louise Cecilia Perron Barbara Jean Poirier
*Yolande Diane Poirier
*Ninfa Marie Ricci
*Lorraine Georgette Robert *Mary Rutcho
*Barbara Ann Sarrazin
*Lois Jean Shippee
*Audrey Joan Simonds
*Wilma Swirbliss
*Gerard Robert Tavernier
*Catherine Theodoss Gladys Ruth Thompson
*Marilyn Doreen Thompson
*Theresa Jean Travinski
*Elaine Thelma Vangel Patricia Ann Welch
Civic-Social
*Bernard Rocke Beaupre Ira Willard Brackett, Jr. Arthur Oscar Coderre Nicholas James Costa Kenneth George Duquette
¡Gerald Vernon Farland John Warren Fish
Robert Kenneth Nelson
George Kosta Perikli
*Sophie Catherine Irene Swiatek
Special Students
*Peter Metro Philip Colognesi
*General Average of 80% or above for four years. +Veterans of World War II.
*Veterans having an average of 80% or above.
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The Commercial program was enlarged to include sten- ographic, bookkeeping, office practice and general business courses. The Commercial course is set up to incorporate the cooperative program with industry as soon as economic con- ditions permit.
The Inter-School program was dropped because of a lack of interest in the course.
The Guidance Department is functioning smoothly with a full-time Guidance Director and a Dean of Girls.
The Human Relations course endeavors to prepare high school freshmen for healthful growth in living and adjusting to others. Through a series of planned discussions and assign- ments, it fosters a sound understanding of personal and behavi- or problems, thus leading the student to a better insight into his own actions and into personality development generally.
The high school Home Economics Course is a home-making course of two years, including foods, nutrition and clothing work, family and social relations. This course is State aided and State supervised. Both teachers in the department take professional improvement courses each year at their own expense.
The department hopes to offer Home Economics as an elec- tive for Junior and Senior girls one double period per week and to have the course a required subject for all Freshman girls one double period per week.
Repairs that have been needed for many years are now being made in the department.
Mrs. Laurent Jarry, Mrs. Herbert Kimball, and Mrs. Alton K. Marsters serve as an efficient and splendid advisory com- mittee.
Two new courses have been added to the curriculum as re- quired by State law; namely, Local Government and Massachu- setts History.
The Mary E. Wells High Schol Band has continued to oper- ate and performs at many special occasions both in and out of town. The band has been given material for new uniforms by the Ames Worsted Company.
There are several recommendations that I would like to make at this time:
1. That a new six-year high school be erected. Such a procedure would eliminate the overhead of two central plants, in that one principal, one set of janitors, and one
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faculty would take care of the education of young people from the seventh grade through the twelfth grade. Such a system would help the adolescent child to make the transition from the lower grades into the upper grades easier and would allow department heads to correlate their work schedule in a more satisfactory manner. Many of our leading educators of today are pointing out the fact that the Junior High School sys- tem is responsible for too much of a break in the con- tinuous school growth of the child, and are recommend- ing strongly the six-year high school plan.
2. That a library be started and a teacher-librarian be appointed.
3. That lockers be installed to take care of pupils' personal belongings, coats, rubbers, etc.
4. That new seating equipment for the Assembly Hall be provided.
5. That a course in Driver Education be set up under the supervision of the State Department of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Safety.
6. That a men's teachers' room be set up and proper fur- niture provided for the room.
I wish to express my appreciation to the townspeople for their continued efforts in behalf of the Mary E. Wells High School, and I extend my thanks to the School Department for their support.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES M. ROBERTSON, Principal Mary E. Wells High School.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE AND PLACEMENT
To the Superintendent of Schools:
In accordance with your request, the annual report of the activities of the Guidance Department is hereby respectfully submitted.
An outline of the aims and objectives of the guidance pro- gram for the Southbridge Public Schools has been constructed. This outline presents a program in the light of its primary ob-
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jectives, its specific educational aims, and its specific vocationa aims. The purpose of this report is to describe the special func- tions of the guidance program in meeting these aims and objectives.
COUNSELING
Two private cubicles have been constructed as Guidance Department facilities. One is used by the Dean of Girls and the other by the Director of Guidance for pupil and parent confer ences and individual counseling. A record of each interview is kept and placed on file in the Guidance Office. The nature of this counseling is dependent on the individual variations ir personalities and the types of problems considered. Many inter views are simple in nature and are concerned with employ ment registration, securing of information, and disclosure o personal data. Those problems revealing psychological devia tion implications are referred to the school nurse and are treated as referral cases needing professional attention. How ever, the majority of the present counseling interviews are con cerned with pupil failures, change of programs, and education al and vocational planning.
PERMANENT RECORDS
A cumulative record folder is started for each child upor entry into the public schools. This record contains pertinen information concerning each individual student. It is an essen tial tool in establishing an effective counseling activity.
Scores achieved in the many and varied standardized tests elsewhere described in this report, are entered in the cumula tive record folder. Pupil progress in the class room, referra testing results, special recommendations, and attendance are also recorded.
As a supplement to the cumulative record, a specific guid ance type record is being developed for each individual. This record is kept in the files of the Guidance Department. It con tains a pupil study plan for use in the High School, a series o interest forms, a post-high school plans sheet for seniors, inter view records, and specific information related to mental ability interest, aptitude, and achievement.
TESTING PROGRAM
A comprehensive testing program has been organized coordinating the activities in the lower grades with those o the Mary E. Wells High School and Cole Trade High School The testing program is also set up to provide for individua testing and diagnosis.
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An inventory of tests and test materials on hand has been completed and an estimate of the needs for carrying out the testing activity for the present year has been submitted to the office of the Superintendent of Schools.
The types of tests used in the Public Schools testing pro- gram may be described as:
1. Mental Abilities or Scholastic Aptitude Tests
This type of test gives a fair estimate of the inherent limits of ability of the pupil in terms of scholastic or aca- demic aptitude.
2. Achievement Tests
Tests of achievement constitute another part of the testing program. These tests may be separated into sub- ject achievement tests and achievement batteries. The former are designed to measure the individual's achieve- ment in a particular subject matter course and to compare this performance with that of an unselected national group. Achievement tests of specific subject matter will be admin- istered to high school students in the spring. Tests com- posed of batteries of subject matter sub-tests are used as partial criteria in establishing grade placement in the elementary schools.
3. Aptitude Tests
Tests of aptitude are administered as group tests in the spring to eighth grade pupils. They are also administered to many transfer students entering our school system.
4. Interest and Preference Inventories
Scores on tests of interest and preference serve as use- ful counseling tools and have a definite place in the guid- ance program. These tests are administered, individually and in groups, to our children.
5. Educational Development
The Iowa Tests of Educational Development may be described as a service subscribed for directly through the office of the Superintendent of Schools. They are a battery of nine objective tests designed to provide a comprehensive and dependable description of the general educational de- velopment of the individual high school pupil.
These tests were administered by high school teachers and guidance department personnel to the entire freshman class and those sophomore students who weren't tested the previous
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year. The pupils have been given their scores on the tests and have been counseled in their meaning. They have constructed meaningful profiles based on individual scores and class and na- tional norms.
Compared to national norms for most tests of achievement, Southbridge students rank high. However, there is sufficient evidence found in list reports of reading scores to cause this of- fice to recognize a need for an elective course in basic reading in the ninth grade. Many of our high school students who are preparing for college, and others, are in need of remedial in- struction in reading.
Tests measuring mental maturity were administered to all pupils in Grades 1, 4, 7, and 9 this fall. Also those pupils in Grade 12 who had not been recently tested were included in this area.
EMPLOYMENT
Members of the Guidance Department Staff and principals of the High Schools have established personal contacts and friendly relations with employers, prospective employers, and community personnel and are making an earnest effort in at- tempting to fill needs of the employers.
Student and graduate student need has also been consid- ered. A part-time and a full-time employment file has been set up. A survey of the school population has provided informa- tion as to availability of personnel and personnel preference, experience, and special abilities.
A cooperative work program between the school and local industry, set up during the past national emergency, is being reorganized and could be reactivated on short notice.
A recent survey of the employment status of boys and girls in the Mary E. Wells High School is presented below.
EMPLOYMENT STATUS (part time) Mary E. Wells High School
Class
Employed
Unemployed
Unempl., but Desiring Empl.
Seniors:
Boys
18
17
11
Girls
31
25
16
Total
49
42
27
40
Class
Employed
Unemployed
Unempl., but Desiring Empl.
Juniors:
Boys
23
14
7
Girls
25
43
25
Total
48
57
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Sophomores:
Boys
22
34
19
Girls
10
60
45
Total
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94
64
Freshmen:
Boys
11
49
34
Girls
13
70
43
Total
24
119
77
Fifty students were excused from school during the Christ- mas rush season to help out in sales work. This situation is not reflected in the preceding study. However, a significant increase in the number of pupils employed for this activity over the 1949 season was noted.
RESEARCH Report on Follow-Up Study of Graduates of the Mary E. Wells High School, Class of 1949
As a result of responses on a questionnaire mailed to each 1949 graduate of the Mary E. Wells High School, and other sub- sequent investigations, the Guidance Department hereby re- ports a follow-up study of 118 graduates.
A general breakdown of the distribution of graduates follows:
Employed
56
47.4%
Further Education
50
42.3
Armed Services
10
8.5
At Home
2
1.8
Total No. of Graduates 118
100.0%
Data for this study was obtained in the spring of 1950, and from the tabulation of returns the following record was made:
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A Follow-Up Study - Class of 1949
Further Education (Full Time)
Total
Per Cent 22.0
No. Boys 12
No. Girls
Colleges and Universities
26
14
Nursing Schools
10
8.4
0
10
Business Schools
5
4.2
1
4
Junior Colleges
4
3.6
4
0
Post Graduates
2
1.8
2
0
Trade Schools
1
.9
1
0
Airline Hostess School
1
.9
0
1
Totals
49
41.8
20
29
Employed
(Full Time)
Total 56
Per Cent 47.4
No. Boys 28
No. Girls 28
Armed Services
Total
Per Cent
No. Boys
No. Girls
U. S. Air Force
4
3.6
4
0
U. S. Army
3
2.5
3
0
U. S. Navy
3
2.5
3
0
Total
10
8.6
10
0
At Home
2
1.8
0
2
Supplementary: Number of stu-
dents who are entering institu-
tions of higher learning in Sep-
tember, 1950, for the first time: 3
2.5
2
1
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A follow-up study of all graduates and non-graduates of the Mary E. Wells High School, Class of 1950, is under way at the present writing. Also, a similar type study is being made by guidance personnel and the administrative staff at the Cole Trade High School. That study will include 409 former students of the trade high school in attendance during the past five years.
INFORMATIONAL SERVICES
A library of Occupational Information in the form of books, digests, and occupational briefs, has been set up. The present Occupations file is being revised, brought up to date, and in- dexed. "Career" book shelves are maintained and provide stu- dents with the means of obtaining information related to speci- fic careers.
College catalogues and information bulletins are arranged on shelves for student use. A large and up-to-date selection of
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these booklets is maintained so that information on nearly all schools in the country is made easily available. Incoming cata- logues are placed under one of the following headings: Liberal Arts Colleges Schools of Nursing Business Schools Junior Colleges Technical Colleges Teachers Colleges
Miscellaneous
In addition to the above services the department has made arrangements to provide a series of informational talks, movies, and field trips.
STAFF ASSISTANCE
A guidance function is basically cooperative in nature. It is a service of administration and relies heavily on the coopera- tion of all personnel in the school system.
The Guidance Department wishes, at this time, to express its appreciation to all who have helped in its development and administration.
Respectfully submitted, SVEN O. ROSENGREN, Director, Guidance and Placement.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF COLE TRADE HIGH SCHOOL
To the Superintendent of Schools:
The school year of 1950 marks my first complete year in of- fice at the Cole Trade High School. The year was marked with many changes and all for the best, we hope. I will reverse the usual procedure in writing annual reports by thanking all of those who made these changes possible; namely, The School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools, the Faculty, the girls in the office and our custodian.
The Cole Trade High School courses were re-evaluated on the basis of national practices and today our diploma is granted on these national standards. The program has been geared to the needs, aptitudes, and abilities of the pupils. The program has also considered the needs of the community in terms of em- ployment possibilities.
The latter needs were determined by an industrial survey made by the faculty of the Cole Trade High School. This survey brought out many important facts; for example, within a radius
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of five miles there are approximately three hundred and fifty Toolmakers, Diemakers, and the like employed; and, with a normal turn-over, this school should be graduating approxi- mately ten young men in these skills per year. History shows that we have graduated and are graduating less than one half of these numbers. This means that industry must employ out- siders to fill these vacancies. The unfortunate part is that in Southbridge there are many young men who should be prepar- ing themselves to take over these positions which are going to people from other sections. We have facilities to train enough boys in this particular field.
Unfortunately other departments are not in the same posi- tion as the very recent survey has shown. The town will be faced with the prospect of making additions to the trade school shortly, if we are to get most of the jobs which are available today. This addition should be made with due consideration for the girls in Southbridge who would profit by trade educa- tion. The addition can be accomplished with Federal and State aid if it is done before 1953, which year will mark the end of present legislation for building aid to local communities.
Our survey also brought out the need of more training in the Carpentry division. There is a shortage of trained carpen- ters. We at the Cole Trade High School can do very little about meeting this situation with the present facilities. The following plan is suggested: The local tradesmen permit us to build one complete house every year. In this manner we could give the boys practical training in rough and finished carpentry, sheet metal training in duct work, house wiring, painting and decor- ating. Our Cabinet department would also get additional train- ing in making counters, kitchen cabinets, corner cabinets and book shelves. It is understood that the future owner would as- sume all costs. The school would merely provide the labor.
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