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By the same token, in order to determine in earlier grades the ability and inclinations of our boys, it will become necessary to reinstate the INDUSTRIAL ARTS program in grades seven and eight, thereby giving our pupils an earlier insight on the significance of the various occupations and help them answer more wisely life's calling.
A very vital contribution to the school system was the reinstatement of the MUSIC department at the beginning of this school year. There is being evoked much interest and enthusiasm and it is progressing very satisfactorily. There is a wide range of activity from the primary grades where the child is taught the correct use of his voice, as well as to hear and recognize tonal figures, on to the formation of glee clubs and classes in music appreciation in the High School. On the next occasion, our music supervisor should have a very interesting report to make.
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undertake a modest program of needed repairs and maintenance. It is our "cleaning-up" campaign, where we have had to use soap and water instead of paint, but it is a step in the right direction. It will be the policy of the school department to pursue, however slowly, its program of repairs, redecorating and replacement of equipment as far as current prices will permit.
Our principal effort had to be centered around the MARCY STREET SCHOOL, where it became necessary not to delay longer to meet the require- ments of the Massachusetts Department of Health and Public Safety. Two special articles in the Town Warrant permitted the following alterations and renova- tions:
Heating system (oil) New toilets throughout Fire alarm
New Lighting fixtures in classrooms
Time and bell system Fire partitions on the first and second floors Panic hardware on doors
Other State Department requirements compelled us to install "emergency lighting" in those buildings that are used during the evening. Along with the improvements at the West Street School grounds these are only the principal items that have exacted our attention during this past year. Our principal phy- sical need continues to be the improvement in the maintenance of our school buildings and grounds, in order to facilitate every educational process.
This seems but a partial report considering the many things of importance that could be mentioned. But any report would be incomplete without a word of gratitude and commendation to those who, through their loyalty and co- operation, have helped toward the success of our every educational enterprise.
I wish to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the townspeople for their faithful service, to you, Mr. Gaumond, and to all the members of the School Committee for your loyal support, full confidence and wise counsel throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted WILLIAM L. BOURGEOIS Superintendent of Schools
STATISTICAL REPORT
Throughout this report, the year relative to attendance extends from Sep- tember, 1946 to July, 1947. The year relative to expenditures extends from January 1, 1947 to January 1, 1948.
I .- SCHOOL HOUSES (Including Cole Trade High School)-1947 7
Unoccupied 0
Schoolrooms-occupied 84
Unoccupied 0
II .- TEACHERS (Including Cole Trade High School)
Number of male teachers
30*
**
Number of female teachers
59*
**
* Five full-time substitutes
** Two on leave of absence (one female; one male)
III .- PUPILS
Number of children in town October 1, as reported by the census enumerator:
Between the ages of 5 and 7
562
Between the ages of 7 and 14
1,595
Between the ages of 14 and 16
471
Total persons between ages of 5 and 16
2,628
Total enrollment PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$946
1947
from September to June
1,671
1,644
Number between 5 and 7
191
143
Number between 7 and 14
885
923
Number between 14 and 16
384
337
Number over 16 years of age
211
241
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Number Houses-occupied
Average membership Average daily attendance Total enrollment NOTRE DAME from September to June
1,595
1,565
1,490
1.498
Number between 5 and 7
113
146
Number between 7 and 14
360
364
Number between 14 and 16
70
48
Number over 16 years of age
26
16
Average membership
545
552
Average daily attendance
93
533
Total enrollment STE. JEANNE D'ARC
from September to June
336
343
Number between 5 and 7
74
27
Number between 7 and 14
242
241
Number between 14 and 16
20
21
Number over 16 years of age
-
1
Average membership
329
375
Average daily attendance
313
354
Total enrollment ST. MARY'S
from September to June
221
222
Number between 5 and 7
32
22
Number between 7 and 14
144
157.
Number between 14 and 16
25
29
Number over 16 years of age
20
20
Average mebership
222
221
Average daily attendance
206
208
Total enrollment COLE TRADE HIGH SCHOOL
from September to June
157
208
Number between 14 and 16
129
77
Number over 16 years of age
28
131
Average membership
88
145
Average daily attendance
78
134
Total enrollment COLE TRADE HIGH COOP. SCHOOL
129
102
Number over 16 years of age
129
102
Average membership
54
60
Average daily attendance
51
57
STATISTICS FROM SCHOOL REGISTERS School Year Ending July 1, 1947
Tot.
Tot.
M. E. Wells High School
233
30g
542
Mem. 540
Aver. Daily Att. 493.20
Aver. Mem. 515.70
of Att.
Charlton St. Gr. VIII
8
16
24
24
21.84
22.43
97.34
Eastford Rd. Gr. VIII
9
12
21
23
22.3
22.79
97.64
Marcy St. Gr. VIII
14
10
24
24
23.22
23.86
97.35
West St. Gr. VIII
12
12
24
24
20.86
21.63
96.42
Charlton St. Gr. VII
8
18
26
25
24.40
24.98
97.8
Eastford Rd. Gr. VII
12
16
28
29
26.
26.96
96.45
Marcy St. Gr. VII
12
10
22
25
20.98
21.74
96.36
West St. Gr. VII
15
27
42
42
33.81
36.36
92.96
Charlton St. Gr. VI1
12
12
24
24
21.29
21.72
97-77
Charlton St. Gr. VI2
12
13
25
25
20.98
21.78
96.34
Eastford Rd. Gr. VI
16
10
26
28
25.97
26.98
96.26
Marcy St. Gr. VI
17
15
32
32
27.35
29.06
94.12
West St. Gr. VI
20
15
35
37
31.79
32.77
96.49
Charlton St. Gr. V1
8
13
21
23
20.94
21.73
96.13
Charlton St. Gr. V2
12
14
26
26
25.01
25.91
96.13
.
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563
574
P. C.
Boys
Girls
95.75
from September to June
Eastford Rd. Gr. V
15
16
31
31
28.50
29.73
95.85
Marcy St. Gr. V
12
8
20
20
18.13
19.45
92.94
West St. Gr. V
14
10
24
27
24.45
25.47
95.61
Charlton St. Gr. IV
22
13
35
35
34.24
35.22
97.22
Eastford Rd. Gr. IV
8
10
18
18
16.32
16.98
96.13
Marcy St. Gr. IV
17
13
30
31
27.10
28.03
96.89
West St. Gr. IV1
14
13
27
31
23.47
24.65
95.23
West St. Gr. IV2
11
18
29
29
25.22
26.07
96.73
Charlton St. Gr. III1
15
13
28
28
26.57
27.37
97.11
Charlton St. Gr. III2
13
13
26
26
24.66
25.15
98.58
Eastford Rd. Gr. III
23
17
40
39
34.46
36.11
95.46
Marcy St. Gr. III
20
9
29
30
27.62
29.12
94.68
West St. Gr. III
17
16
33
33
30.98
32.06
97.23
Charlton St. Gr. II
21
18
39
41
38.44
39.37
96.04
Eastford Rd. Gr. II
16
21
37
37
33.11
36.10
91.67
Marcy St. Gr. II
15
12
27
28
25.45
26.77
95.08
River St. Gr. I & II
14
12
26
26
20.87
22.60
92.78
West St. Gr. II
22
15
37
38
32.79
34.63
94.67
Charlton St. Gr. I
15
11
26
26
23.96
24.96
96.01
Eastford Rr. Gr. I
14
20
34
34
30.53
32.43
93.84
Marcy St. Gr. I
19
11
30
30
26.36
28.29
93.14
West St. Gr. I
12
22
34
34
31.95
33.57
95.01
River St. Ungraded
7
12
19
20
15.47
16.84
92.34
River St. Manual Arts II
20
2
22
25
16.47
18.70
87.89
ENROLLMENT BY AGE AND GRADE September 1946-June 1947 (Girls)
Grade
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 Tot. 69
I
19
40
6
4
II
19
40
7
3
1
70
III
19
30
11
5
3
68
IV
21
27
12 24
13 35
9 32
8
1
1
66
VII
14
15 26 20
17 41
3 10
1
77
XI
1
24 1
42 23
43
4
2
73
Ungraded
1
1
2
2
1
7
14
Total
19
59
65 63
54 54 7
67 75 75
99
78 54
4
2 840
ENROLLMENT BY AGE AND GRADE September 1946-June 1947 (Boys)
Grade
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 12
13 14 15
16
17 18 19 Tot.
I
14
44
10
2
II
10
53
8
4
1
III
11
52
9
12
2 1
87
V
8
26
16
7
3 20
2 4 8
3
1
77
VII
6
19 23
9 22
8
1
IX
9
41 16
16 37 18
14 26
9 27 7
1 45
Ungraded
5
6
12
1
27
Total
14
54
74
69
1 50
1 67
61
69
85
90
57
38 7 802
48 44 71 70 53
X
1
XI
XII
10
2
VIII
1
12
13
3
71
1
63
4
62
VI
12
VIII
5
50
IX
2
75
X
33 25
8 6
3
72
13
6
1
67
V
13
8
10
77
XII
70 76
9 26
20
VI
7
23
5
2
1 66
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CHANGE OF TEACHERS
Resigned or Leave of Absence
April, Resigned-Viola E. Sweeney June, Resigned-Priscilla Drake June, Resigned-Gladys H. Cowan September, Resigned-Helen Donnelly September, Resigned-Kathleen Frantz
September, Resigned-Myron Sibley
September, Leave of Absence-Joseph B. Hoyt
September, Leave of Absence-Alice W. Dion
October, Resigned-John W. Lough
Appointed January, Elsie
West Street School
January, Marjorie Campbell*
May, Barbara M. Bilsey
September, Kathryn F. Beauregard*
September, Cecile P. LeClair*
September, Dorothy Bartoli*
September, Robert B. Phipps
September, Eleanor Van Etten
September, Irma Sherin
September, Mary J. Winn
September, John T. Maloney
September, George Kerivan
September, Mario Pellegrini
October, John W. Lough
November, A. Freda Bisbee
November, Frank J. Jordan
*Returned from leave of absence
Eastford Road School Charlton Street School Mary E. Wells High School Mary E. Wells High School Mary E. Wells High School Director of Guidance Music Supervisor West Street School Eastford Road School River Street School Cole Trade High School Cole Trade High School River Street School River Street School Charlton StreetSchool
CORPS OF TEACHERS-JANUARY 1, 1948
ist Aptt. Position and College Attended
William L. Bourgeois, A.B.
M.A. 1946 Suprintendent .... Assumption College (a), Boston College Gra- duate School (b), Har- vard (c), University of Paris, France (c), Univer- sity of Connecticut (c)
Robert B. Phipps, A.B.
M. Ed.
1947
Director of Occupa- tional Guidance and Placeemnt Clark University (a), Boston University (b)
(c)
Marjorie Nichols, B.S. Ed.
M.A.
1943
Elisie A. Hofstra
1933
Elementary School Super- Visor North Adams (a), Columbia (b) (c), Fitchburg T.C. (c) Secretary to Suprintendent Becker's Business Coll- ege
MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL
·
James M. Robertson, B.S. M. Ed. 1937 Principal Boston University (a) (b)
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School
Charlton Street School Mary E. Wells High School Marcy Street School Charlton Street School Eastford Road School Cole Trade High School Director of Guidance West Street School River Street School
Columbia (c) Hyannis T.C. (c) Extension Courses (c)
Bridie M. McSweeney,
B.S. Ed.
1945 Grade 4 Willimantic T.C. (a)
Eva P. Salviuolo, B.S. Ed.
1934
Grade Worcester T.C. (a)
Marie J. Saunders
1924
Mathematics in
Grades 6, 7, 8;
Art in Grades
6, 7, 8 Westchester T.C. Extension Courses
Florida G. Tarquinio, B.S. Ed.
1942 Grade 5 Worcester T.C. (a)
Notes- (a) Bachelor's Degree
(b) Master's Degree (c) Graduate Work
EASTFORD ROAD SCHOOL
ist Appt. Position
College Attended
Laurenda A. Boyer
1926
Principal, Reading, Music Appreciation Boston University Worcester T.C. University Extension Courses
Corinne E. Beaudreau
Barbara Bilsey, B.A.
1947
Patricia P. Callahan,
B.S. Ed.
1939
Social Studies · in Grades 6, 7, 8; Science in Grades 6 and 8 Westfield T.C. (a) University Extension (c)
Marjorie Campbell, B.S. Ed. 1933
English Literature and Remedical Reading in Grades 6, 7, 8; Art in Grades
6 and 7 Bridgewater T.C., (a) Simmons, Colmbia, (c) Harvard (c) Boston University (c)
Bertha Foley
1912
Grade 2 Worcester T.C., University Extension Courses
*Myrtle B. Jodrey
1944
Art and Science in Grade 7; Mathematics and Music in Grades 6, 7, 8 Fitchburg T.C. University Extension Courses
Julia C. Morrill
1914
Grade 3 St. Joseph's Normal, University Extension
Emily Roberts, B.S. Ed.
1944
Grade 4 Worcester T.C. (a) Hyannis T.C. (c) Clark (c), Univer- sity of N.H. (c)
Mary Winn
1947
Grade 1 Salem T.C. University Extension Courses
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1924 Grade 1 University Extension Courses Grade 4 Boston University (a)
Laura B. Desmarais
MARCY STREET SCHOOL ist Appt. Position 1922 Principal, Art, Music St. Ann's Academy, Fitchburg T.C., Hyan- nis T.C., University Extension Courses 1943 Grade 2 Framingham T.C., Univer- sity Extension Courses
*Dorothy M. Brockway
Mabel A. Chamberlin
1902
Grade 1 University Extension Courses
Elizabeth Curtis, A.B.,
B.S. Ed.
1944
Grade 1 Boston University (a), Salem T.C. (a), Harvard (c)
Camella Dintini, B.S. Ed.
1940
Grade 4 Worcester T.C. (a) Clark (c), Harvard (c)
Ruth Huson
1945
Grade 3 Maine State Normal School, Hyannis T.C., Boston University, Gor- ham T.C.
Mary F. Lynch, A.B.
1946
Science and Literature in Grades 6, 7, 8 Emmanuel College (a), Fitchburg T.C. (c) Providence T.C. (c)
Celestine C. Sweet
1932
Social Studies in Grades 6, 7, 8; English in Grade 7 College of Our Lady of the Elms, Hyannis T.C., Extension Courses, (B. U.)
Bertha L. Wallace
1922 Mathematics and English in Grades 6, 7, 8 Hyannis T.C. Boston University Extension
Notes- (a) Bachelor's De gree (c) Graduate Work * Full-time Substitute
RIVER STREET SCHOOL
ist Appt. Position 1918 Acting Principal
College Attended
*Clara M. Reed
Special Classes. Westfield T.C., Worcester Girls' Trade School, Uni- versity Extension Courses (B. U. and Harvard)
A. Freda Bisbee 1947
Grades 1 and 2
University Extension Courses Boston T.C.
John T. Maloney, A.B., M.A. 1947
Manual Arts I Boston College (a) (b) Extension Courses (Spe- cial Class Work) B.C.
WEST STREET SCHOOL
R. Joseph Racine, A.B. M. Ed. 1944
Principal, Athletic Coach, Remedial Reading Assumption College (a) Boston University (b) Springfield College (c)
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College Attended
Clark (c), Northeastern (c), Oxford University, England, (c) Harvard (c).
Eva A. Casavant, B.S., M.A. 1933 History, Art, Geography, Music in Grades 6, 7,8 Worcester T.C. (a) Clark University (b)
M. Elsie Hachey Everett H. Holmes, A.B.
1947
1945
English Lit. in Grades 6, 7, 8; Spelling in
Grades 6, 7, 8 Colby College (a), B.U. (c) Harvard (c)
*Cathryn Maxwell®
1945
Grade 1 Lowell T.C.
Edith M. Randall
1920 Grade 2 University Extension Courses
Ruht W. Sampson
1939
Grade 5b Westfield T.C .. Univer- sity Extension (B.U.)
Notes- (a) Bachelor's Degree
(b) Master's Degree (c) Graduate Work Full-time Substitute
ist Appt. Position
olleCge Attended
*Dorothy M. Sheriffs
1945
Grade 3
Westfield T.C.
Irma M. Sherin
1947
Grade 5a
Framingham T.C., Hyannis
T.C., Worcester T.C., Extension Courses
Elinor H. Small, A.B. 1945
Claire Birtz
1937
Art Worcester School of Art, Boston University
Laura B. Desmarais
1922
Director of Continuation
School St. Ann's Academy. Fitch burg T.C.
Constance L'Ecuyer, B.S.Ed.
M.A. 1940
Director of Americanization
Fitchburg T.C. (a)
Boston University (b) Boston Nursery
School,
Smith College Kin-
dergarten, Worces-
ter T.C.,
Columbia, Extension Courses (c)
Eleanor S. Van Etten, A.B.
B. Music
1947 Music Supervisor Barnard, Columbia, Wells (a)
JANITORS
Frederick P. Alger
1947 West Street School
Philias Caron
1945 Marcy Street School
John B. Craite
1946 Cole Trade High School
Valmore Favreau
1947
Mary E. Wells High School
Armand Gaumond
1942
Mechanic Street (Cole Trade High School)
Theophile Leduc
1943
Charlton Street School
Rodolph L'Homme
1935
Mary E. Wells High School
Henry Masse
1942
River Street School
Joseph Moore
1941 Eastford Road School
Notes --* Full-time substitute
(a) Bachelor's Degree
(c) Graduate Work
(b) Master's Degree
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Mathematics and Science in Grades 6, 7, 8 Brown University, State Extension Courses
Grade 4 Plymouth T.C. Keene T.C.
Nora B. Adams 1947
Pauline M. Aucoin, B.S. 1921
Dorothy L. Bartoli, B.S. Ed. 1935
Kathryn Beauregard, A.B.
1922
Rose Brodeur, B.S. 1939
Notes- (a)
Bachelor's Degree
(b) Master's Degree
(c) Graduate Work
Ist
Appt.
Constance Coderre,B.S.
1929
Position
College Attended
Commercial,
Student Council. Simmons (a) Boston
University (c) Columbia (c)
Hannah B. Cook, B.S. Ed.
M. Ed.
1929
Louise B. Corbin
1924
Home Economics,
Sr. Red ross
Fitchburg T.C., Whea-
ton, Simmons
Thecla Fitzgerald, A.B.
M. Ed. 1926
English, Crimson and Gray Radcliffe (a) Boston Univer- sity (b)
Latin
Brown University (a) Boston
University (c)
Persis F. Howe, B.S. Ed. 1930 Commercial Salem T.C. (a) Columbia (c) Clark (c)
Grace Keenan, B.S. Ed. 1942
English Worcester T.C. (a) Univer- sity of eVrmont (c) Colum- bia (c)
Barbara H. Kyrios, B.S. Ed. 1940 Home Economics Framingham T.C. (a) Fitchburg T.C. (c)
Lewis A. Kyrios, A.B. M.A. 1938
Eino Laakso, A.B. M.A. 1945
Biology, History, Coach Tufts, (a) (b) Boston Univer- sity (c) Algrebra, General Science Clark (a) (b) Boston University (c)
Cecile P. LeClair, 1936
English
Worcester T.C. (a) Colum-
bia (b) (c)
Chemistry,
Physics, Cotch
Holy Cross (a) Bos-
ton University
(b)
Harvard (c)
English Dramatic
Framingham T.C. (a) Boston
Club
Norman G. Tardiff, S.S.
1942
University
(b) Cornell
(c)
Math., Coach
Bates (a) B.U. (c)
Notes- (a) Bachelor's Degree (b) Master's Degree
(c). Harvard (c). Mass. Extension Service (c)
Secretary to Principal Mary E. Wells High School Commercial Treasurer of Student Activity
Funds
Boston University (a) (c)
Engilsh, Speech,
Modern History
Worcester T.C. (a),
Clark (c)
French, Spanish,
Middlebury (a) (c),
Jr. Red Cross
Boston University (c)
Social Studies Boston University (a)
(c), N.Y. University (c)
Middlebury (c)
History
Hyannis (a) Boston Univer-
sity (b) Clark (c)
C. Estelle Hefner, Ph. B. 1933
Harry J. McMahon, Ph. B. M. Ed. 1926
Flora Tait, B.S. Ed. M.A. 1939
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(c) Graduate Work
Liberty Themistocles, A.B. ist Appt.
1946
Frances Troy, 'B.S. Ed.
1927
Lindzay Varnam, B.S. 1943
Position
College Attended
Social Studies Emmanuel (a) Columbia (c)
Commercial Salem T.C. (a) Boston University (c)
General Science, Aeronautics, Algebra Colby (a) Boston Univer- sity (c)
Elsie Wanerka, S.S. Ed.
1945
Commercial
Salem T.C. (a)
COLE TRADE HIGH SCHOOL
Clark H. Morrell, B.S. Ed.
1931
Director Fitchburg T.C. (a) Machinist (d)
Margaret R. Connolly
1922
Secretary to
Director N.E. School of Secretarial Science, Columbia, U. of Me.
Maureen Baybutt
1942 Clerk St. Mary's High School Feener Business School, U. of Me.
Harold A. Andrews
1941 Painting and
Decorating (d) Worcester Boys Trade, Wenthworth Institute, Fitchburg T.C. Northeastern U., Fitch- burg T.C.
John L. Benson
1942 Drafting (d)
1938 Mathematics and Trade Drawing (d) Northeastern U.
Fischburg T.C.
Francis E. Couture
1945 Electrical (d) Worcester Boys' Trade, University Extension,
W.P.I.
William Delaney, B.S. Ed.
M. Ed.
1940 English Boston University (a) Bos- ton T.C. (b) Boston Coll- ege (c)
Notes- (a) Bachelor's Degree (b) Master's Degree (c) Graduate Work
(d) Eight years trade experi- ence
1st Appt. Position
College Attended
Walter J. Glondek
1938 Applied Science Drafting (d) Cole Trade, Fitchburg T.C. Clark, Worcester Junior College
Leo Grenier
Ernest Hall
1926 Industrial
Nels H. Johnson
1937
Printing (d) Southbridge High School Cooperative Machine Shop (d). General Electric at Lynn, Fitchburg T.C., North- eastern
William A. Julien A.B.
1936 Machine Work (d). Cole Trade, Fitch- burg T.C. Univer- sity Extension
1945 Mathematics, History, Economics Manhatten College (a), Columbia (c) Boston
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George H. Braman
University (c)
George Kerivan, B.S. Ed. M. Ed. 1947 Coach, Physics Boston College (a) Boston University (b)
Emery A. Lavallee
1926 Guidance and Placement FitchburgT.C. Southbridge Industrial M.E. Wells H.
William Nickerson
1941 General Vocational Cabinetmaking (d) Norwich Univer- sity Fitchburg, T.C.
William Paul
1942 General Vocational Wood Machine Lowell Inst. Fitchburg T.C.
Mario Pellgrini
Frank P. Skinyon, B.S. Ed.
Lawrence Swenson
1932 Related Science and Mathematics. Wentworth Inst., Fitchburg T.C., Boston University, Machinist (d) Drafting (d)
Notes- (a) Bachelor's Degree (b) Master's Degree (c) Graduate Work (d) Eight years trade experi- ence
CHARLTON STREET SCHOOL
1st Appt. Position
College Attended
Raoul O. Lataille, A.B.
M. Ed.
1939
Principal, Coach
Assumption (a), Boston University (b)
Alma A. Abramson, B. Ed.
1945
Grade 3 Keene T.C. (a)
Dorothy E. Cargill, B.S. Ed.
1945
Grade 4 University of Vermont (a)
Irene V. Gough
1914
Social Studies
in Grades 7, 8; Science in Grade
; Literature in
Grades 7, 8;
Music in Grades
6, 7,8 Worcester Domestic Science, University Extension Courses
Charlotte M. Henderson,
B.A. Ed.
1944
Grade 2 Keene T.C. (a)
Edith C. Howes, B.S. Ed.
1942
Grade 3 Hyannis T.C. (a)
Frank J. Jordan, B.S. Ed.
1947
Social Studies in Grade 6; Science in Grades
6, 7,8 University of Georgia (a)
Constance L'Ecuyer, B.S. Ed.
M.A. 1940
English in Grades S., W.P.I., Draftsman (d)
6, 7, 8. Fitchburg T.C. (a) Boston University (b) Boston Nursery School (c) Smith College (c) Worcester T.C. (c)
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1947 Sheet Metal (d). Northeastern Univer- sity
1934 Cabinet Patternmaking (d) Fitchburg T.C. (a) Boston Univer- sity (c)
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL
To the Superintendent of Schools:
In accordance with your request, my eleventh annual report as Principal In accordance with your request, my eleventh annual report as Principal of the Mary E. Wells High School is hereby submitted.
The enrollment for the year 1947-48 is divided as follows: Seniors, 119; Ju- niors, 121; Sophomores, 121; Freshmen, 122; Veterans and Special,s 18-a total of 501 pupils.
PROGRAM OF STUDIES
Diplomas are granted upon completion of three different courses; namely, Academic, and General.
One hundred and twenty-eight pupils were graduated on June 19, 1947, and their names and courses completed by them are included in this report for the information of interested citizens.
CLASS OF 1947-Academic
*Madeleine Rose Bourdelais
*Mary Agnes Breen
*Kathleen Anne Brousseau
*Robert William Langevin
* Barbara Jean Brown
Claire Pauline Lanpher
*Florence Mary Brzys
*Richard Adrian Martin
*Regina Ann Burgess
Irene Barbara Mason
*Lionel Joseph Clements
*Christo Vasil Metro
Albert Joseph Coderre
*Elizabeth Jane Migala
Richard Ernest Dalton
*Roger Alfred Dion
George Edward Egan
* John Robert Ferguson
*Beverly Jean Fox
*Barbara Lucille Shippee
Edmund Vincent Gillon
*Robert Edmund Graf
*Nancy Lois Hakala
*Natalie Hazelton
*Ruth Marie Hefner
*Jane Fullerton Howarth
*Roger Allen Woodbury
Commercial
*Adrien Ernest Archambeault
*Pauline Vivian Bail
*Louise Pauline Beaudry
Estelle Marie Beaulieu
*Rachel Claire Bonnette
*Adeline Yolanda Bozzo
Myrtle Jane Joyce
* Bernice Clara Butler
*Vivian Gertrude Julien *Achilleas Kollios
Doris Lucille Livernois
*General average of 80% or above for four years
Clara Antoinette Checka
*Helen Lucy Matys
Isabella Ann Osimo
*Doris Aldrich Palmer
*Helen Sandra Costa Vasiliki Costa
*Ruth Ann Romano Mary Rossman * Jean Frances Simonds
Genevieve Darzenkiewicz
Helen Marie Deyo
Theresa Marie Tetreault
Irene Ann Fontana
*Joan Marie Zitka
General
*Charles Lionel Agard
Rita Louise Baglioni
** Charles Edward Benoit
Elizabeth Lemmelin Helen Marie Letourneau Norman Joseph Loiselle
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*Elinor Helene Oshry *Lucille Juliette Proulx Henry Walter Remian
*Constance Ernestine St. Onge
*John Lincoln Simonds *Douglas Lang Steenburn *Nancy Rae Taylor
*Rena Lyris Themistocles *Ann Marie Tobia
Lucille Elaine Fournier
*Phyllis Margaret Freeman
*Aline Laura Guillemette *Barbara Isabelle Hickox *Betty Louise Howard
*Alfreda Rose Carpick Virginia Alice Chase
Gerard Joseph Chenier
Doris Germaine Cournoyer
*Edna Louise Joslin *Nancy Ann Jodrey
Welton Henry Blair Beverly Gertrude Blanchard *Patricia Mary Boehm Harry Marvin Boissoneault Raymond Joseph Borus Leonard Arthur Brodeur George Armand Brousseau *Herbert Hartley Butterworth
** Samuel David Chapin Richard Joseph Ciesla ** George Merles Czyzewski
** Armand Earl DeBlois
Edward Donald Desrosier
Dolores Irene DiFederico Armand Sylvio Durocher ** Ronald Alfred Girard William Donald Goodwin Pauline Marie Louise Guilbault
Frederic Leonard GrantSibley Sophocles Sotir Sam Vangel Sotir Mary Ellen Suprenant
*Ellen Joan Hogan
Priscilla gnn Kennedy
Cecelia gnne Krehling
John Pierre Laliberte
Albert Henry Taylor, Jr. Shirley Lorraine Taylor
Constance Lorraine LaPierre
*Roland Wilfred Tremblay Christine Louisa Walker
Robert Henri Vallancourt
*General average of 80% or above for four years
** Veterans of World War II
The courses at the Mary E. Wells High School have been undergoing changes during the past school year.
Most obvious of these changes is that of the commercial course, in which a cooperative program with manufacturers and merchants has been worked out. It is expected that this program will be put into actual working opera- tion in the very near future.
As a result of the testing program a weakness has been discovered in the reading ability of ninth grade pupils. To try to improve this grave situation, smaaler classes have been scheduled in Freshman and Sophomore English. This was done upon the advice of a leading Teachers' College Professor who recommended this form in order to permit time for remedial work. It was felt that the creation of a special clinic for the slow readers would prove to be bad psycologically at such an advanced time in their school career. That the method adopted has justfied itself was proven by the Iowa General Educa- tional Development Tests in which the results showed highly gratifying im- provement.
The same Iowa General Educational Development Tests indicated a weak- ness in mathematics. This is the problem the high school staff is now workl ing on.
It has been a source of gratification that veterans have returned to com- plete their education or to prepare themselves for institutions of higher learn- ing. Mr. Lewis A. Kyrios, a member of the faculty and former Major in the United States Air Forces during World War II, has acted as Veteran's Guid- ance Counsellor. He has grasped the problems of this group well; and to make an undergraduate institution more pleasant to this group, he has secured for them a study and a smoking room of their own. The veterans are not for- gotten in the social life of the school. At Christmas, the veterans arranged their own party, including a spaghetti and meatball dinner. I would like to call to your attention at this time the high quality of work being done by this group of veterans.
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