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This course is conducted by Miss Pauline Aucoin.
PARLEZ-VOUS FRANÇAIS?
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CAFETERIA
The school lunch program has an objective to serve a bal- anced hot lunch at a low cost to those pupils who cannot go home for lunch at noon. Under this plan, we try to provide adequate lunches to children in schools thereby strengthening their nutritional status.
During this past year, there has been additional equipment to the cafeteria including a 17-inch heavy duty double boiler, a large toastmaster, and an electric mixer. We expect the in- stallation of an automatic dishwasher in the near future.
There is an average of about 640 students using the facili- ties of the cafeteria each day.
Two types of lunches are served: Plan A which includes a main dish, sandwiches of some sort, a 1/2-pint bottle of white milk, a dessert either fruit or a sweet dessert for variety. In this lunch, the basic requirements for protein, carbohydrates and vitamins are attained. Type C lunch is a supplement lunch where the students bring a sandwich from home and buy milk and ice cream to go with it.
Free Lunches
Children who are not financially able to buy a lunch are given a free one in order to maintain our nutritional standards for bettering the children of our community. Many of these pupils are given jobs in the cafeteria in payment for their free lunch. There was a total of 2,479 free lunches served last year.
Hot Lunches
During this past year, 35,309 hot lunches were served and 37,569 supplement lunches were distributed. There are four high school lunch periods and one period to accommodate the pupils of Marcy Street School, who average fifty hot lunches per day. Our facilities are limited as far as space is concerned during these lunch recesses.
At the close of this year, we have a financial balance of $517.94 with all bills paid. Incidentally, each student pays 25 cents for a lunch which includes milk.
Miss Margaret Tracy is Supervisor of the Cafeteria.
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HOT LUNCHES
SUPERVISOR AND ASSISTANTS
TEACHERS' DINING ROOM
NEW SCHOOL PAPER
One of the newer activities inaugurated this year at the Mary E. Wells High School was the publication of a school paper known as the Wells' Hi-Lights. This is under the di- rection of Mr. Laakso. This has proved to be a very popular extra-curricular activity and has attracted the attention and interest of many students.
WELLS HI-LIGHTS
RINEHART HANDWRITING SYSTEM
Legible handwriting is a need which cannot be disregarded. The Rinehart System was again instituted this year, and im- provement has already been noted.
RINEHART SYSTEM
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Serious Business!
KINDERGARTEN
The registration of kindergarten pupils has increased con- siderably in the last two years. We now have nearly 170 chil- dren in attendance. The kindergarten is located at the Mechan- ic Street School, and a majority of these youngsters are con- veyed by bus from all sections of the town to the school. Ori- entation in school life is provided for these pupils which makes for a very beneficial and worthwhile program.
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SAFETY
Safety Education has become a very vital concern of the School Department. We have endeavored to integrate this into the curriculum together with our studies of health, science, and . physical education.
Safety Patrol is carefully organized in each school for traf- fic control before and after school dismissal.
Gratitude and appreciation should be extended to Chief Ovide Desrosier, Officers Sylvio Bachand and Leo MacDonald of the Police Department for their constant cooperation in helping to organize and direct the Safety Patrol. They merit the praise of every parent in Southbridge.
SAFETY FIRST
TRANSPORTATION
The total number of pupils transported daily by bus is 651. There are seven buses used for this purpose. These buses travel 207.8 miles per day. Forty-six pupils are conveyed by taxis for those who live in locations too far removed from the bus routes.
Privilege to ride is granted to kindergarten children who live three-quarters of a mile or more from school, to pupils attending grades 1-4 who live one mile from school, to students attending grades 5-12 who live one and one-half miles away.
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WAITING FOR BUS PUPILS
GIRL SCOUTS MAKE GOOD PUPILS
WELLS HIGH GRADUATES
One hundred and two pupils were graduated on June 19, 1952 and their names and courses completed by them are in- cluded in this report for the information of interested citizens.
Academic
** Joyce Ann Baker
*Charlotte Elfrida Beck
*Richard Mitchel Bedard
** Karol John Chester Bialy
*Helena Urania Byman
*Robert Aime Chagnon Judith Ann Dandurand
*Norman Eugene Demers
** Charles Archibald Ellis, Jr. Carol Sara Fitzpatrick
*Robert Bruce Fletcher
Dorothy Gloria LaRochelle Phyllis Renette LaRochelle
** Pauline Ann LeClair
*Robert Joseph Mageau
** Patricia Mary Mannis *Elizabeth Jean Martin
** William James McIntyre
*Suzanne Myra Metras Clarence Joseph Montigny *Jean Paul Montigny Pavlo Kosta Perikli
*Adrian Armand Gaucher, Jr. ** Donald Leonard Rawson ** Vasil Alex George Nancy Joan Rowett Janet Carolyn Santo ** Marilyn Elaine Grandone *Therese Marguerite M. Hebert
** Helen Ann Schneider ** William Bradford Schultz, Jr.
*Virginia May Skladzien
*Shirley Ann Turner
*Roland Albert Varin Edward Joseph Walsh
*Joan Bradley Zierold
Commercial
Judith Anne Benoit Real Arthur Benoit *Eugene Louis Blais ** Alice Mary Bradley ** Barbara Phyrne Butler ** Mary Elizabeth Butler Evelyn Mary Cabana
** Jeannine Theresa Casavant Barbara Ann Chapdelaine Patricia Ann Curran *Alice Nina Cutler Elsa Jo-Ann DiGregorio
*Patricia Diane DuMais
** Geraldine Rosa Duquette
** Bernice Joan Fallon *Shirley Anne Fish Harry Fontana Sarah Ann French
*Dorothy Ann Gaudette
Maria Yolanda Guardiani Ruby June Jolin
*Charles Edward Jourdenais, Jr.
*Nancy Clemence Joy
*Anothony Joseph Kwiatkowski
*Edith Lachapelle Marie Ange Louise Lafleche
*James Lemerlin
*Clara Ludwin Rosa Irene MacDonald
*Richard David Marinelli
*Jeanne Lillian Metras ** Viola Michael
** Shirley Ann Montigny
** Jean Andrea Nichols Jean Carol Paulin Lazarraq Lazo Petro
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*Barbara Chin Hong
** Patricia Ann Johnson
** Philip Cowling Kimball
** Richard Alan John Knowles Philip Joseph Kozyra
*Dorothy Louise Russell Jean Lea Salva Barbara Ann Shepard
*Theresa Adah Silvestri Irene Marion Szczygiel
*Lucille Juliet Vallee Arthur Humphrey Woolhouse, Jr. Doris Marie Young
Civic-Social
*Marjorie Helen Benson Homer George Bonin Jean Ruth Cournoyer
*Hugo Vincent DeAngelis
*Charlotte Mary Mattimore
*Rosemary Mckay Richard Paul Sheldon
** Marilyn Monica Sullivan
Homemaking
Doris Charlotte Horton Sally Ann Saunders
Special Students
Gerald Lee Benoit Civic-Social
*Rita Barbara Damian Commercial
*Robert Omer Guillet Academic Richard Evelyn Sullivan Academic
*General Average of 80% or above for four years.
** Members of the National Honor Society.
The College Preparatory Course prepares students for all leading universities and colleges in the country. Many of the pupils receive large scholarships, a tribute to their own in- dustry and a tribute to the excellent instruction of their teach- ers. Students from this course have entered such leading in- stitutions as: Cornell, Brown University, Tufts, Dartmouth, University of Massachusetts, Boston University, The College of the Holy Cross, University of Michigan, Clark University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti- tute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Univer- sity Smith College, Mt. Holyoke, Wellesley College, Simmons College, Columbia University, University of Connecticut, Uni- versity of New Hampshire, Williams College, Colorado College, Ohio State University, The College of New Rochelle, California Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Penn- sylvania State, Northeastern University, plus most of the lead- ing business colleges and nursing schools.
The eighth grades of the school system are housed in the high school building. The pupils receive the program oppor- tunities of the high school and are eligible for all high school activities, including sports.
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COLE TRADE HIGH SCHOOL
Progress continues to be made at Cole Trade High School in developing good craftsmen. Much needed and expensive equipment has been approved and purchased by the School Department in order to provide modern and necessary tools of instruction.
According to Director Raymond L. W. Benoit, the faculty has completed their part in the Lincoln and Therese Filene Foundation survey. The purpose of this report is to show the need of training people in the industrial field.
"Our part in this research brought out the following statistics:
1. Number of companies surveyed 30
2. Number of skilled workers employed 1,071
3. Number of new skilled workers needed annually 166
It would appear that if industry's apprentrice programs will take care of 25% of these needs plus our own contribution in terms of graduates, which represents approximately 30% of the needs, there will remain a difference of 45% of the need which must be met if industry is to be supplied with an adequate num- ber of trained people.
One of the larger companies has been forced to import from the State of Connecticut some trained people as a means of remedying this situation. It seems a pity that more local boys do not take advantage of trade training and assure themselves of employment in a lucrative field."
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR COLE TRADE HIGH SCHOOL
New Motor Generator Set
The Electrical Department is very proud of the addition of the new Flexlab Equipment. This is an experimental Motor- Generator set with Auxiliary Control Equipment. This unit may be used to operate and demonstrate many operating con- ditions and connections, such as: Compound Wound Generator, Frequency Changer, Rotary Converter, Series and Shunt Gen- erator or Motor; Single, Three or Six-Phase Alternator; Induc- tion, Slipring or Synchronous Motors as well as control for the above machines.
The cost of $1800 for this equipment was very well spent and a valuable asset to our Electrical education.
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NEW MOTOR GENERATOR SET
Bridgeport Miller
This is a new machine which has been needed for a long time. This Miller is used with small cutters, end mills, drills, boring tools, etc. The tools may be set at a vertical position, a horizontal position, or any angle between the vertical and horizontal. A very wide range of work may be done on this machine, such as: key-seating, die-sinking and other operations of similar nature. The machine is equipped with a slotting head with a wide range of uses and may be set to any angle and different lengths of stroke for slotting, internal keyways, splines and cutting out various shapes. We are very proud of this machine and only the best boys who have had two years or more training are allowed to use this machine and the acces- sories are not allowed to be used on the older machines.
South Bend Lathe
This machine is the latest Quick Change, motor driven, back gear lathe with automatic longitudinal and cross-feeds. This machine has with it a four-jaw chuck, follow-rest and steadyrest. We use the spring collets from our old South Bend Lathe with this machine. This machine is used by the boys of the Day Machine Department, the Freshmen in the Drafting Department who have one year of machine shop practice, and also the members of the Evening School Class. The machine
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is very good for small turning, boring, thread chasing, polishing and screw cutting. Only those boys who have shown that they have respect for and give the tools and equipment good care are allowed to use this machine.
BRIDGEPORT MILLER
SOUTH BEND LATHE
Floor Sander and Edger
The purchase of a floor sanding machine and edger allows us to train boys in its operation and use. The value of this equipment is greatly enhanced because of the many hardwood floors in our school buildings. Cleanly sanded and finished floors are now an integral part of our school building mainten- ance program.
Aluminum Scaffolding
The purchase of telescoping aluminum scaffolding has provided a much needed means for the maintenance of school buildings. This scaffolding provides an adjustable, safe-work- ing platform from which cleaning, washing, and painting can be performed.
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FLOOR SANDER AND EDGER
ALUMINUM SCAFFOLDING APPARATUS
New Boiler and Burner
A new steam boiler and oil burning equipment have been installed in the Cole Trade High School at a cost of approxi- mately $12,000. The contract for this equipment was awarded to Mckinstry Ice Company. This project has been super- vised by Clifford W. Greene, registered heating engineer.
NEW #5 OIL BURNER AND BOILER
GRADUATES
TRADE HIGH DIPLOMAS
Albert D. Allard
Cabinetmakers Robert R. Cormier Edward P. Artruc
Draftsmen
¿Donald A. Bernard įBruce A. Heaton įJames W. Powers ¿Robert A. Mandeville Alexander S. Prokos
Electricians
*Philip W. Paulhus
** Walter A. Shaw
Machinists
Walter W. Clark George A. Lucier ĮNorman E. Martin
Richard P. Sirard Robert D. Waraika
Metalsmiths
Ronald V. Tetreault *Earl W. Moore *
Painter-Decorators
Donald R. Bachand Robert O. Mahan Gerald A. Tremblay
Printers
Kenneth P. Dojan
Robert G. Mackinnon
*In Armed Service. ** Veteran #Scholarship Winners.
American Legion Post No. 31 Award Robert Mandeville Alumni Award - Scholastic Achievement Donald Bernard Alumni Award - Athletic Achievement Robert Mahan
TRADE SCHOOL GLEE CLUB
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SPECIAL CLASSES
A class is held daily for those pupils who need remedial work and special attention because of retarded learning. Mrs. Louise Steenburn conducts these classes.
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LEARNING TO BE GOOD CITIZENS
INSTRUCTION FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
In the Town of Southbridge, there are approximately 100 children who are receiving attention for physical ailments. Their education is provided for in our regular schools, private schools, or in some instances, through home instruction. No child in our community is neglected educationally because of any physical handicap.
HOME INSTRUCTION
PLAYGROUNDS
The playgrounds are ably administered by Dr. Lewis A. Kyrios.
The season began on July 7 and ended August 15, a period of six weeks. The activities were conducted at the following areas: Charlton Street, Eastford Road, West Street, and Pleas- ant Street. Special events were held at the Town Swimming Pool and at Dresser Street Recreational Field.
Personnel
General Director
Lewis A. Kyrios
Supervisor of Arts and Crafts
Mrs. Kathryn Beauregard
Charlton Street Playground
Supervisor
Mr. Charles Venie
Assistants
Constance Peloquin, Joyce Bachand Pauline Lusignan, Joseph Marino
Eastford Road Playground
Supervisor
Mrs. Elinor Small
Assistants Charlotte Beck, Sophocles Kollios
Pleasant Street Playground
Supervisor
Mr. Daniel Hobart
Assistants Elizabeth Duhamel, Madeleine Proulx
West Street School
Supervisor
Assistants
Miss Eva Salviuolo Marjorie Benson, Joan Darley, John DelVecchio
Enrollment and Attendance
Total Enrollment 1190
Average Daily Attendance
505
Average Percentage of Attendance
41
Largest Daily Attendance
690
Activities
The Playground program was divided in the following manner:
First Week Organizational Week
Second Week
Sports Program
Third Week Swimming Meet
Fourth Week Amateur Shows
Fifth Week Playoffs
Sixth Week
Arts and Crafts Exhibit
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Arts and Crafts
The Arts and Crafts Exhibit was held in the Town Hall on August 14 from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 10 P. M. Over 3000 items were displayed. Parents and friends of the children were in- vited and over 800 people attended this exhibition. Mrs. Kath- ryn Beauregard, Supervisor of Arts and Crafts, was in charge of this exhibit and did an excellent job.
Safety Program
The Safety Program was very successful for the results were excellent. There were no major accidents. I wish to ex- tend my appreciation to all those who helped to make the Play- ground season a success.
AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK
Parents were invited to visit schools during Education Week in order to become more intimately acquainted with the learning processes and progress being made by their children. This gave them an opportunity also to meet and converse with teachers.
Special programs were held in observance of Education Week at Mary E. Wells, Cole Trade High, and West Street schools for parents and teachers of elementary pupils. Panel discussions, demonstrations, movies, and group conferences helped to stimulate interest in school life.
EDUCATION WEEK
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ADULT CIVIC EDUCATION
Classes are still held for those who are interested in becom- ing full-fledged citizens of the United States. These are held three times a week in the evening at the Mary E. Wells High school and are under the direction of Miss Constance L'Ecuyer. They are divided into three groups: beginner, intermediate and advanced. The advantage of such educational opportunities for those who are not naturalized citizens is quite obvious. The industriousness and appreciation of the individuals who attend these classes is noteworthy. They are eager and anxious to as- sume their obligations and duties as American citizens.
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AND EVENING COURSES
Classes in evening vocational subjects were offered again this year and proved to be very well attended. The following vocational classes were started in September.
Elementary Sewing
Two Classes
Advanced Dressing
One Class
Tailoring
Two Classes
Cooking
One Class
University Extension classes were offered in the commer- cial and academic fields.
Elementary Typewriting
One Class
Elementary Stenography One Class
Comptometer Operation
One Class
These classes were conducted under the supervision of the State Department of Education and were instructed by ac- credited teachers.
Other classes in vocational, commercial, and academic fields will be offered when the demand for them is sufficient to form such classes.
The director of the University Extension and Evening Courses is Mr. James M. Robertson.
COLE TRADE EVENING SCHOOL
No.
Courses
Instructors Pupils
Woodworking
Frank P. Skinyon
17
Drafting
John L. Benson 24
Machine Shop Practice
William B. Paul
17
Furniture Refinishing
Harold A. Andrews
14
Furniture Refinishing
Antonio Orsini 15
Soldering & Welding
Philip Colognesi 13
Rel. Auto Mechanics
Anthony Capozzo 8
Rel. Diversified
William C. Nickerson 9
The Director of the Cole Evening School is Mr. Raymond L. W. Benoit.
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READING FOR ENJOYMENT SECOND GRADE
SUPER-MARKETING IN THE THIRD GRADE
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LEARNING TO TELL TIME
PHONICS
FIGURE DRAWING
HEALTH AND SCIENCE BOOKLETS
HAVE YOU READ THIS ONE?
HOBBIES - A FOURTH GRADE PROJECT
AVOIPAL
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AN EXPERIMENT IN SCIENCE
MAP-STUDY
USING THE ENCYCLOPEDIA
SCHOOL PERSONNEL
The name, date of appointment, and degrees appear in that order.
Robert H. McCarn 1950
M. Ed .; D. Ed.
William A. Julien 1945
A. B .; M. Ed.
Lewis A. Kyrios
1938
C. A. G. S .; M. A .; D. Ed.
Eleanor S. Van Etten
1947
A. B .; B.
Paul J. Sweet
1950
Claire Birtz
1937
Margaret R. Connolly 1922
Gloria C. Ciukaj
1951
Mary E. Wells High School
James M. Robertson
1937
B. S .; M. Ed.
Nora B. Adams
1947
Pauline M. Aucoin
1921
B. S. Ed.
Dorothy L. Bartoli
1935
B. S. Ed.
Kathryn Beauregard
1922
A. B .; M. A.
Rose Brodeur
1939
B. S .; M. A.
Eva Casavant
1933
B. S .; M. A.
Constance Coderre
1929
B. S.
Luise B. Corbin
1923
Edward Desroches
1949
A. B.
Paul A. Duhart
1949
B. S. Ed.
Thecla Fitzgerald
1926
A. B .; M. Ed.
C. Estelle Hefner
1933
Ph. B.
Daniel J. Hobart
1950
A. B.
Persis F. Howe
1930
B. S. Ed.
Barbara H. Kyrios
1940
B. S. Ed.
Eino Laakso
1945
A. B .; M. A.
Arthur D. Lane
1948
M. Ed .; M. A.
Harry J. McMahon
1926
Ph. B .; M. Ed.
Elinor Small
1945
A. B .; M. Ed.
Flora Tait
1939
B. S. Ed .; M. A.
Frances Troy
1927
B. S. Ed.
Lindzay Varnam
1943
B. S .; M. Ed.
Elsie Wanerka
1945
B. S. Ed.
John E. Welch
1948
B. S.
Cole Trade High School
Raymond L. W. Benoit
1949
B. S .; M. Ed.
Maureen A. Baybutt
1946
Elsie A. Hofstra
1933
Harold A. Andrews
1941
John L. Benson
1942
B. S. Ed.
George H. Braman
1938
Francis E. Couture
1945
Walter J. Glondek
1938
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Ernest Hall 1926
Emery A. Lavallee 1926 William C. Nickerson 1941
William B. Paul
1942
Eugene J. Remian
1949
B. S. Ed.
Frank P. Skinyon
1934
B. S. Ed.
Lawrence F. Swenson 1932
Edwin J. Waskiewicz
1952
Charlton Street School
R. Joseph Racine
1944
A. B .; M. Ed.
Francis A. Beaudette
1948
B. S.
Leah Sax Cohen
1951
A. B.
Helen Golden
1948
Everett H. Holmes
1945
A. B .; M. Ed.
Ellwood S. Jenness
1948
B. S.
Claire A. Kirk
1949
Dorothy M. Locke
1951
Ruth Mahan
1948
B. S.
Marie J. Saunders
1924
Gladys W. Scott
1948
B. S. Ed.
Eastford Road School
Raoul O. Lataille
1939
A. B .; M. Ed.
Mary A. Breen
1951
B. S.
Elizabeth Curtis
1944
A. B .; B. S. Ed.
T. Thomas Finnerty
1948
A. B .; M. A.
Bertha E. Foley
1912
Irene V. Gough
1914
Cathryn Maxwell
1945
Julia C. Morrill
1914
Malcolm Nash
1948
B. S. Ed.
Vincent J. Puracchio
1950
A. B .; M. A.
Florida Tarquino
1942
B. S. Ed.
Marcy Street School
Constance M. L'Ecuyer 1940
B. S. Ed .; M. A.
Joseph Angellini
1952
A. B.
Kathleen Burns
1952
Patricia P. Callahan
1939
B. S. Ed .; M. Ed.
Josette Dupuis
1948
A. B.
Alice Wixted Dion
1926
Ruth Hefner
1952
B. S. Ed.
Ruth Huson
1945
Myrtle B. Jodrey
1944
Louise E. Steenburn
1949
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Mechanic Street School
Marjorie H. Grape
1949
Clara M. Reed
1918
Marie E. Serleto
1949
West Street School
Laurenda Boyer
1926
Yolande Arsenault
1951
B. S. Ed.
Marjorie F. Campbell
1933
B. S. Ed.
Robert F. Hart
1952
A. B .; M. A.
Emily F. Roberts
1944
B. S. Ed .; M. Ed.
Eva P. Salviuolo 1943
B. S. Ed.
Dorothy M. Sheriff 1945
Celestine C. Sweet 1932
Evangeline R. Towse
1948
B. S. Ed.
Bertha L. Wallace
1922
William E. Rinehart
1952
CHANGE OF TEACHERS
Left
February-Military Leave-Sven Rosengren
Guidance Director
May-Resigned-Bridie McSweeney Eastford Road
August-Resigned-Liberty Themistocles Wells High
October-Resigned-Cecile LeClair Wells High
November-Resigned-Nels Johnson Cole Trade High
December-Resigned-Marjorie Grape Mechanic Street
Appointments
September-Ruth Hefner
Marcy Street
September-Kathleen Burns
Marcy Street
September-Joseph Angelini
Marcy Street
October-Robert Hart
West Street
CHANGE OF JANITORS
Left
November-Resigned-Gerald Bertrand Wells High
September-Resigned-Lucien L'Africain Wells High
December-Resigned-Philias Caron Wells High
Appointments
1952-Wilfred Gauthier West Street
1952-Adelard Lavallee Wells High
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JANITORS
Frederick P. Alger
1947
Wells High
Philias Caron
1945
Wells High
John B. Craite
1946
Cole Trade High
Armand Gaumond
1942
Mechanic Street
Wilfred P. Gauthier
1952
West Street
Adelard Lavallee
1952
Wells High
Theophile Leduc
1943
Charlton Street
Rodolphe L'Homme
1935
Marcy Street
Joseph Moore
1941
Eastford Road
Eugene Tetreault
1949
Pleasant Street
CONCLUSION
It has been my purpose in this report to present the school system in the light of current situations, objectives and events. Our educational activities, illustrated by pictures, should tell a more concrete and interesting story of our endeavors. This is the reason for the change in form of the report for this year.
I wish to thank all those in the community who contributed in any way whatever to the growth and welfare of our schools. Sincere thanks and appreciation are given to the members of the School Committee, the teaching staff, secretaries, principals, supervisors, and the entire personnel for their constant co-op- eration and support during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT H. McCARN, Superintendent of Schools.
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INDEX
Accountant's Report 81
Balance Sheet 117
Expenditures
85
Receipts 81
Schedule of Appropriations 122
Ambulance Department Report 29
19
Board of Health Report
31
Board of Public Welfare Report 67
44
Civilian Defense Department
51
Fire Department Report
25
Forest Fire Department
28
Gypsy Moth Report
24
Inspector of Animals Report
53
Inspector of Wires Report
41
List of Jurors
8
Planning Board Report 49
Police Department Report
42
Recreation Committee Report
53
School Committee Report 137
Sealer of Weights and Measures
50
Selectmen's Report 12
Tax Collector's Report
61
Town Clerk's Report
14
Town Engineer's Report
45
Town Officers for 1952
3
Treasurer's Report
16
Tree Warden's Report 23
Trustees of the Jacob Edwards Memorial Library 72
Veterans' Service Center Report 52
Assessors' Report
Board of Road Commissioner's Report
ANNUAL REPORTS
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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
YEAR ENDING
December 31, 1953
SOUTHBRIDGE TYPESETTING COMPANY SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 1954
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1953
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
Selectmen
J. Gerard Nolet
1954
Wesley K. Cole
1954
Emile J. Martin
1954
Treasurer
Norbert C. Benoit 1954
Town Clerk - Ex-Officio Clare Boyer
Public Welfare
Marie Lariviere 1955
Hermas Lippe, Clerk
1954
Ovide Desrosiers, Chairman
1956
Herbert Michon, Agent
Old Age Assistance Ovide Desrosiers, Chairman
Marie Lariviere Hermas Lippe
Herbert Michon, Agent
Assessors
Rosario Arpin 1955
Raymond Benoit
1954
Charles Normandin
1956
Board of Health
Henry Demers
1955
Dr. Raymond Haling
1956
Dr. Armand Degrenier, Clerk
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