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During the School Year 1962 - 1963 whenever weather con- ditions are such that school authorities decide to cancel sessions for the elementary and junior high school students for the day, there will be two sets of eight blasts of the fire siren at 6:45 A.M.
Senior high school students will be expected to attend on all regular school days excepting when the weather makes travel impossible. In this case there will be three sets of blasts of the fire siren instead of two.
When it is necessary to make a decision regarding closing, schools will be closed for the entire day.
RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR NO SCHOOL
WESO
6:30 A.M.
6:45 A.M.
7:00 A.M.
WTAG
7:00 A.M. 7:28 A.M. 7:45 A.M.
WAAB
6:35 A.M. 7:15 A.M. 7:30 A.M.
ENROLLMENT OCTOBER 1, 1962
Gr.
Boys Girls 5 - 7
Boys Girls 7 - 14
Boys Girls 14 - 16
Boys Girls 16 Up
Boys Girls Total
1
80
68
8
5
88
73
2
20
14
67
59
87
73
3
91
99
91
99
4
96
89
96
89
5
88
64
1
88
65
6
83
84
9
6
92
90
7
77
82
7
15
2
86
97
8
62
66
35
15
3
100
81
9
23
29
66
52
2
3
91
84
10
65
85
8
8
73
93
11
23
32
35
50
58
82
12
40
60
40
60
Trade
79
104
183
Special
15
15
10
25
15
Total 100
82 610
592
215
206
194
121 1198
1101
Total Southbridge Public Schools
2199
Total Notre Dame School
782
Total Sacred Heart School
200
Total St. Mary's School
493
Grand Total (all pupils attending school in Southbridge)
3674
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appro- priations
Ex- penditures
Reimburse- ments
Balance on hand Dec. 31 1962
Salaries
$665,405.00
$658,308.93
$ 7,096.07
Other Expenses (Including Transportation,
Tuition, Medical Expenses, Textbooks,
Supplies, Operation and Maintenance of Plant, Equipment, Capital Outlay, etc.) Completion of New Building
168,266.00
166,911.66
1,354.34
5,000.00
4,998.97
1.03
Contingency
5,000.00
4,999.06
.94
Audi-Visual Aids
3,000.00
2,998.98
1.02
Library
1,500.00
1,498.60
1.40
Music
4,000.00
3,737.27
262.73
Playgrounds
4,500.00
4,479.13
20.87
Dresser Street Field
10,850.00
10,503.63
346.37
Federal Lunch Program
5,000.00
4,874.17
General Athletic Fund
2,500.00
2,500.00
Smith-Hughes Fund
2,917.00
2,917.00
National Defense-Guidance
417.80
417.80
State Aid for Schools (Chapter 70)
138,085.01
Vocational School, State Grant
44,351.61
Elementary School Tuition (State Wards)
523.76
Elementary Tuition
116.40
Vocational School Day and Evening Tuition
10,831.13
Goods Sold (Trade School)
.75
Adult Civic Education
407.00
Cole Trade High School Clerical Services
125.83
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(Veterans' Reports) Refunds Rental, School Auditoriums Reimbursement-Vocational Tuition and Transportation
8.00 45.93
40.00
765.07
TOTALS
$878,355.80
$869,145.20
$195,174.66 $ 9,210.60
IN BRIEF
Total Expenditures
$869,145.20
Total Receipts to Town Treasurer
195,174.66
NET COST TO TOWN $673,970.54 A detailed financial statement will be found in the Town Accountant's report.
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SCHOOL PERSONNEL
The name, date of appointment, official title, and degree appear in that order.
Robert L. Fox-1954, Superintendent of Schools M.Ed.
Kathryn Beauregard-1922, Guidance Counselor M.A.
Claire Birtz-1937, Supervisor of Art (Grades VII-XII)
Kathleen Carroll-1962, Supervisor of High School Girls'
Physical Education B.S.Ed.
Lewis A. Kyrios-1938, Director of Guidance and Placement D.Ed.
Donald Marino-1958, Supervisor of High School Boys' Physical Education B.A.
Arnold Repucci-1962, Supervisor of High School Band and Choral Music Mus.M. Anthony Santilli-1961, Supervisor of Elementary Physical Education B.S.
Paul J. 'Sweet-1950, Supervisor of Elementary School Band
Southbridge High School
Edward J. Desroches-1949, Principal
M.Ed.
Eugene Remian-1959, Vice-Principal
B.S.
Nora B. Adams-1947, Secretary to Principal
Julie Aucoin-1962
B.S.
Rose Brodeur-1939
M.A.
Eva Casavant-1933
M.A.
Constance Coderre-1929
B.S.
Theresa Coderre-1962
B.A.
John Conlon-1960
A.B.
Thecla Fitzgerald-1926
M.Ed.
James Forkey
A.B.
Jacqueline Gauthier-1960
A.B.
Mabel Holmes-1962
A.B.
Persis Howe-1930
B.S.Ed.
Joseph Jordan-1959
A.B.Math.
Barbara Kyrios-1940
B.S.Ed.
Florence Landry-1962
B.S.Ed.
Melia LeBoeuf-1960
B.S.
Richard Leduc-1962
B.S.Ed.
Harold McAuliffe-1961
A.B.
William Nickerson-1941
B.S.
Lucille Thimblin-1961
M.A.
Ada Tieri-1961
B.S.
Frances Troy-1927
B.S.Ed.
Roland Varin-1961
B.S.Ed.
Robert Young-1959
M.Ed.
Cole Trade High Division of Southbridge High School Raymond L. W. Benoit-1949, Director M.Ed.
Frank P. Skinyon-1934, Assistant Director B.S.Ed.
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Elsie A. Hofstra-1933, Secretary to Director Alice Nichols-1960, Clerk Robert V. Beals-1957
M.A.
Donald A. Bernard-1961
Assoc. Eng.
Anthony J. Chlapowski-1956
M.Ed.
Walter J. Glondek-1938
David F. Knight-1956
Lucian J. Manchuk-1956
Arthur R. Metras-1962
William B. Paul-1942
Frank J. Polaski-1962
Edwin J. Waskiewicz-1952
Mary E. Wells Junior High School
Raoul R. Lataille-1939, Principal
M.Ed.
Louise Beaupre-1962
B.S.
John Bower-1958
M.Ed.
Alice Dion-1926
Francis Flanagan-1956
B.S.
Irene Gough-1914
Harold Kinnear-1959
B.S.Ed.
Claire Kirk-1949
M.Ed.
William Leach-1962
B.S.
Edith Manzi-1957
B.S.
Virginia Maywalt-1962
B.S.
Margaret Monahan-1960
B.A.
Joseph Montigny-1959
B.S.
Stanley Naumnik-1954
B.S.Ed.
Bessie Pantos-1962
B.S.
Raymond Renaud-1959
B.S.Ed.
Romeo Salvadore-1962
M.Ed.
Carol Soldani-1962
B.A.
Agnes Stone-1957
B.S.
Celestine Sweet-1932
B.A.
Robert Windheim-1959
B.S.
Donald Xenos-1960
B.S.Ed.
Charlton Street School
Camella Dintini-1940, Principal
M.Ed.
Agnita Baker-1962, Grade 4
B.A.
Frances Dragon-1960, Grade 1
B.A.
Lorene Fierro-1954, Grade 3
B.S.Ed.
Carroll Hughes-1961, Grade 1
B.S.Ed.
Joan Little-1955, Grade 5
B.S.Ed.
Dorothy Locke-1943, Grade 2
Thomas Mahoney-1954, Grade 5
B.S.
Candide Murphy-1962, Grade 3
B.S.Ed.
Dorothy Robida-1961, Grade 2
B.S.Ed.
Dorothy Sheriffs-1945, Grade 4
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Paul Sturgis-1962
Eastford Road School
Constance L'Ecuyer-1940, Principal M.A.
Laurenda Boyer-1927, Grade 5
Josette Dupuis-1948, Grade 1
A.B.
Joan Hick-1962, Grade 3
A.B.
David O'Brien-1962, Grade 4
B.S.
Margaret Polakowski-1962, Grade 3
B.S.
Anita Sfreddo-1953, Grade 2
B.Mus.
Mary Skaza-1949, Grade 2
Florida Tarquinio-1942, Grade 4
B.S.Ed ..
Pleasant Street School
Patricia Callahan-1939, Grade 4, Teaching Principal
M.Ed ..
Kathleen Burns-1956, Grade 3
Elizabeth Rogers-1962, Grade 1
B.A.
Mary Winston-1950, Grade 2
West Street School
Vincent J. Puracchio-1950, Principal M.A.
Barbara A. Gianaris-1962, Grade 1
B.S.Ed.
Helen R. Golden-1948, Grade 4
A.B.
Myrtle B. Jodrey-1944, Grade 5
Katherine S. Karcasinas-1961, Grade 3 A.B.
Martha H. Koprowski-1954, Grade 2 B.S.Ed.
Genevieve R. Long-1960, Grade 5 A.B.
Madelene Y. Proulx-1954, Grade 1 M.A.
B.S.Ed.
1962 Change of Teachers
Appointed
Julie M. Aucoin-September Southbridge High School
Louise Beaupre-September Mary E. Wells Junior High School Charlton Street School
Agnita Baker-September
Kathleen R. Carroll-September Southbridge High School
Theresa J. Coderre-September Southbridge High School
James R. Forkey-September Southbridge High School
Barbara Gianaris-September West Street School
Joan L. Hick-September Eastford Road School
Mabel V. Holmes-September
Southbridge High School
Florence Landry-September
Southbridge High School Southbridge High School
William L. Leach-September
Mary E. Wells Junior High School West Street School
Genevieve Long-September
Virginia A. Maywalt-September
Mary E. Wells Junior High School Charlton Street School
Candide Murphy-September
David O'Brien-September Eastford Road School
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Norman R. Leduc-September
Eva P. Salviuolo-1943, Grade 3
Bessie N. Pantos-September
Margaret E. Polakowski-September
Arthur R. Metras-September
Cole Trade High Division Southbridge High School Southbridge High School Pleasant Street School
Mary E. Wells Junior High School
Carol A. Soldani-September
Mary E. Wells Junior High School
Paul Sturgis-September Mary E. Wells Junior High School Southbridge High School
Retired
Harry J. McMahon-June
Julia Morrill-June
Southbridge High School Eastford Road School
Resigned
George F. Aubin-June Southbridge High School
Melvin D. Baran-June
Southbridge High School
Anita M. Bergeron-June Mary E. Wells Junior High School
Francis Cassidy-April Southbridge High School
Donald E. Child-June
Mary E. Wells Junior High School
Francis C. Clark-June
Helen J. Cragen-June
William G. Fletcher-June
Sidney C. Gates-June
Leonard W. Keyes-June
Mary E. Wells Junior High School West Street School Southbridge High School Southbridge High School Southbridge High School Robert H. Cole Division Special Class, Mary E. Wells High School Charlton Street School Pleasant Street School
Joan Macker-June
Ruth E. Mahan-June
Carol Monette-June
Marion Sanford-June
Southbridge High School
Eileen Sweeney-November
Alice E. Toomey-June
Southbridge High School Charlton Street School
Custodial Staff
Joseph Brouillard
1954 Head Custodian
Telesphore Beauregard
1957 Mary E. Wells Junior High School
Anatole Bombardier 1957
Cole Trade High Division of Southbridge High School
Roger Demers
1961
Southbridge High School
Wilfred P. Gauthier
1952
West Street School
Adelard Lavallee
1952
Southbridge High School
Theophile Leduc
1943
Charlton Street School
John Lynch
1962
Mary E. Wells Junior High School and Pleasant Street School
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Mary E. Wells Junior High School Eastford Road School
Arnold M. Reppucci-September Elizabeth W. Rogers-September
Romeo P. Salvadore-September
Eileen Sweeney-September
Joseph Moore
1941
Eastford Road School
George St. Martin
1953
Mary E. Wells Junior High School Southbridge High School
Lucas Tenczar
1963
Dresser Street Field
Maintenance Staff
Elzear Cormier
1960
George Materas
1962
Resigned
Raoul Arpin
May Southbridge High School
Ernest Knowles
April Pleasant Street School
George Materas
Nov.
Dresser Street Field
In Memoriam
DR. JAMES M. ROBERTSON
The sudden death of Dr. Robertson on February 21, 1962 left a feeling of emptiness in the hearts of many who knew him and worked with him.
He shall be remembered for his friendly, effi- cient service to Southbridge and its schools during a period of twenty-five years.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
FOR 1962
To the School Committee and Citizens of Southbridge:
I hereby submit my ninth annual report as Superintendent of the Southbridge Public Schools. This is the seventy-first in a series of such reports.
The annual school report is accepted as an opportunity to place before the citizens of the community information about the educational system which may not be generally known. It is the only medium through which the Superintendent and his staff may reach large numbers of people. The following pages have been written with the hope that some questions that have arisen of late may be answered and that the public, especially the parents, will be better informed as to the aims, plans, and philosophy of the Southbridge School System.
The basic philosophy of our schools is this: that there be available to each child in the system the opportunity to develop his innate abilities and talents during his stay in the public schools to the extent that the facilities and staff can contribute to his mental, physical, and moral growth.
Enrollment Trends
In 1954, when work was first started by the present ad- ministration toward the addition of a new high school to our school plant, it was predicted that the total enrollment in the Southbridge Public Schools would reach 2,250 pupils with approximately 750 of these on the secondary level, by Septem- ber of 1962. The following comparisons of enrollments between October 1, 1954 and October 1, 1962 may be of interest:
1954
1962
Grade 1
198
161
Grade 2
207
160
Grade 3
209
190
Grade 4
145
185
Grade 5
144
153
Grade 6
178
182
Grade 7
158
183
Grade 8
136
181
Secondary School
565
764
Ungraded
11
40
TOTAL
1,951
2,199
Since 1954 a new parochial school has been built, and the parochial school population has increased from 1,439 to 1,475. It may be observed, too, that the public elementary school en- rollment is now about what it was in 1954 and is showing signs
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of decreasing. Attendance at the secondary level is reaching the crest from which it should recede slowly in succeeding years. However, any great change in anticipated occupancy during the next few years will tax the new building to capacity.
Evaluation
Surveys of the Southbridge School Department have been made in two areas of instruction during the year. Elementary grades were visited by a supervisor from the State Department of Education, and a letter of approval was received by the Superintendent of Schools with special commendation for the Advanced Elementary Program.
The accrediting agency of our area as far as college en- trance is concerned is the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. A high school in order to obtain or retain membership in this organization must be evaluated at least once every ten years and must meet criteria designed to measure the developmental capacity of the school. These criteria are developed by the New England Association, taking into consideration modern educational philosophy, techniques, equipment, and school plant. Preparation, experience, and ef- ficiency of the staff are also part of the survey. Thus an ideal school is created on paper, and the school being evaluated is compared objectively with the ideal.
In December a group of twenty-one educators, each a spe- cialist in his own field, moved into Southbridge and visited Southbridge High School for three full school days. Evenings were spent in preparing reports. On the afternoon of the third day the final set of reports was read to the staff. The visitors found the school excellent in many phases of the work and at least good in all others. They praised the administration, the staff, the equipment, and there were several favorable comments on the acceptability of the building as an educational facility.
There are many recommendations to be considered in the future. Among them are these:
1. That a Director of Music be named to coordinate and articulate the music program 1-12 for the realization of a more balanced program.
2. That additional equipment be purchased for the Physi- cal Education Program.
3. That there be a separate science library.
4. That the teaching duties of heads of departments be arranged to give more time for supervision and co- ordination.
5. That the Library be brought up to the standards set by the American Association of School Libraries as soon as possible.
These are but a sampling of recommendations made by the evaluating committee; but they indicate that, although the rat- ing of Southbridge High School is high, there is work yet to be
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done in improving the educational potential of our secondary school.
New Services
We now have remedial assistance, especially in reading and arithmetic, throughout the elementary and junior high school grades. In the three large elementary schools the principals, all of whom have had training in this work, have charge of the program. At Pleasant Street School a teacher is available every afternoon. Teachers of classes of retarded pupils end their regular classes at 12:30 P.M. and spend the rest of the school day with pupils from grades 6, 7, and 8 who need assistance in the fundamentals.
There are eighteen non-English speaking students in the school system. If they were left in regular classes, they would receive very little of the personal attention required to give them a knowledge of the English language. In addition, the presence in some cases of two or three of these boys and girls in one classroom could not help but impede the progress of the rest. Consequently they have been segregated mornings into one group under the direction of an experienced teacher who has in a comparatively short time reduced the language handi- cap of all and has been able to send a few back to regular classes.
We have known for years that there has been a need for speech therapy for many of our pupils: Lisping, stammering, difficulty with certain specific sounds, although not common, are handicaps which are prevalent enough to demand attention. Our problem has been to find a person trained to cope with this very special type of difficulty. With the assistance of the Wor- cester Hearing and Speech Center we have obtained a graduate speech therapist who spends one day a week in our elementary schools.
A doctor trained in psychology is available to us one day a month and assists our health department with the very import- ant problem of disturbed children.
Under the supervision of Mr. Raymond Benoit the adult education program has been expanded. The courses offered now include a class for non-English speaking adults and a class in Spanish.
Looking Ahead
A great deal of progress has been made in our school sys- tem during the past several years. We have a modern high school, increased guidance counseling, heads of departments who are working continually to improve the teaching in their particu- lar field, physical education which will include a full program at the junior high school level beginning next September, an ex- panded hot lunch program, and many other advantages for the students in our schools. However, as with all other human agen- cies and institutions, public education in this rapidly changing world cannot stand still. That which attempts to remain in
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status quo becomes atrophied and loses part of the function for which it was intended.
We are investigating the feasibility of introducing modern mathematics throughout the school system from grades 1-12. Some of the new material is being used in the eighth grade and in the high school but without a complete foundation it is neces- sary to retain much of the traditional. Time may come when college entrance examinations-and a mathematics test is re- quired of all who take these examinations-may be in terms of the new approach. We must be ready.
The teaching of French to the Advanced Elementary pupils has been extremely successful. Those of this group who en- tered high school in September had studied French for four years. It is quite possible that the opportunity to study French should be extended to other groups in the junior high school.
REPORT OF THE SOUTHBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
EDWARD J. DESROCHES, Principal
The year 1962 marked the first full year of operation for the Southbridge High School. It was a year of encouraging suc- cess but saddened by the loss of our Principal, Dr. James M. Robertson, who died in February after a brief illness.
In accordance with your request, therefore, I am hereby submitting my first annual report as Principal of Southbridge High School.
Graduation
For the first time in the history of public secondary educa- tion in Southbridge, graduation exercises, held at Dresser Street Field on June 15, 1962, included both members of the Academic and Trade Divisions. This can be considered an important manifestation of the spirit with which Southbridge High School was constructed and accepted by the members of the com- munity; that is, a "merger" of both "schools" to the extent that students in each could derive the greatest educational benefits from a new, modern, secondary school structure.
In all, one hundred twenty-three members were included in the first graduating class of Southbridge High School: eighteen from the Trade Division and one hundred five from the Academic Division. As a matter of record, the names of the graduates are included in this report.
Ronald Alexander Bachand
*Ann Marie Baker Bettymae Barnes Donald Andrew Belanger Edward William Belanger, Jr.
Donald Bond Guardiani Leo Leonard Guyette, Jr. James Charles Hall
Ronald Raymond Hevey
*Susan Lane Hopkirk
Donna Marie Bernardone
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Janice Ann Bernier Joann Geneva Bertrand ** Sandra Lee Bingham Richard Clarence Blais Eugene Wilde Blanchette "Joy Faye Boerner
*Richard Paul Boisvert
* Anna Bonadies Bonita Borghesi
** William Garland Bowen Edmond Leo Brousseau Joanne Ruth Brown Alice Bruce
Madeline Amanda Buchanan Edward Frederick Burden
*Joanna Christina Calcagni Raymond Philip Carmel
*David Jerome Charron Elaine Lillian Chase Susie Alton Clemence
Paul Theodore Coiteux Donald Romeo Collette Joyce Elaine Collette Burke Congdon Vivian Claire Cournoyer Veronica Wladyslawa Cuikaj John Robert Cutler Lorraine Rita Demick Haido Ida Divris
* Darcy Jean Domijan *Roland Edward Dupre, Jr.
** Patricia Rita Duquette Raymond Werner Engel Paul Ernest Ethier Paulette Rita Ethier
* Francis Benedict Fennessey II
Donald John Fitzgerald
*Paul Arthur Fontaine Gerald Anthony Forand Carol Lillie Elise Fortier *John Anthony Gatti, Jr. * Theodore Louis Gaudette Gilbert Bernard George Richard Alan Gervasi * * Patricia Ann Giroux Ronald Girard Graveline Betsy Ann Guardiani Michele Ann Hurley Richard Victor Jeskey
James Leo Julian
'Frederick Mitchell Kopacz II
Michael Peter Koprowski
*Jay Louis Labelle III Robert Edmond LaFlamme *Jeanne Cecile LaFleche
*Diane Louise LaFrance Catherine Susan Lapriore Leo Gilbert LaVallee
** Richard Jerome Lavallee
** Roger John Lavallee *Peter John Litchfield Joseph Lombardi
** Linda Louise Lomme Bernard George Lusignan Joseph Gardner McKay
Kathleen Elizabeth Manchuk
*Joan Ann Materas Mary Jean Mellodie Mellor Susan Linn Merry Mary Linda Michon David Gradon Morse Linda Elaine Mosher
*Nancy Victoria Ohop
*Dennis John Olson Donald Edward Osimo
*Diane Mary Ouellette Louise Clarice Paulhus
* Barbara Ann Perazzola Kenneth Joseph Plouffe Robert Paul Poirier Ronald Francis Pollone Susan Sarah Quigley Polly Curtis Rain Costa Rapo Vasil Rapo
*Lillian Ann Renaud Edward James Robbins
** Kathleen Claire Rourke JoAnn Marie Sabatinelli John Edward Salce Diana Julia Sawicki
*Joseph Henry John Seremet ** Christine Helen Shea Jan Michael Sichol Stuart Allan Simon Normand Alfred Simonelli George Arthur Sladdin
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Carolyn Ruth Smith Johanna Soldani
Janice Yvonne Splaine
Natalie Marie Szugda
*Margaret Theresa Tarquinio Roger Henry Tiberii
*Ann Marie Tremblay
George Osias Vallee
Albert Daniel Vecchia, Jr.
Richard Raymond Wonderlie
** Harriet Terrianne Xanthakos Shirley Ann Ziu Violet Adam Zoto
Specials
Pauline Nora Croce Roland Leduc
General Average of 80% or above for four years. Members of National Honor Society
Scholarships
At the graduation exercises, announcement was made of the appointment to the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs for one of the graduates. The recipient was William Bowen.
Twenty-five other scholarships were also presented. For the recipients, these scholarships have a potential value of over twenty-two thousand dollars.
Every year, many of our own civic-minded organizations award scholarships to our graduates, and it is with deep appre- ciation that we acknowledge them at this time:
AHEPA (Greek Society)
$ 250
American Optical Company Foundation
3,000
Charlton Street School P.T.A.
250
Charles Cozzens Memorial
3,000
Louis Ciprari Nursing
100
Future Teachers Group
100
Harrington Hospital Auxiliary
125
Italian American War Veterans
1,000
Polish Woman's Club-two $250 scholarships
500
Dr. James M. Robertson 200
Bernard Shanbaum Memorial
500
Southbridge Teachers Association-two $150 scholarships 300
Southbridge Woman's Club
300
Wellsworth Athletic Association
250
Follow-Up
A follow-up survey of the Class of 1962, conducted by our Guidance Department, follows:
At Degree Colleges 30
Universities:
Norwich
1
Boston
1
Purdue 1
Clark
2
Southern California 1
Iowa State
1
Air Force Academy 1
Kansas State
1
American International
1
Massachusetts 5 Bowdoin College
1
Michigan
1 Bridgewater State 1
Northeastern 2
16
Citadel Framingham State
1
St. Elizabeth's 1
Lowell Tech
1 St. Francis' 1
North Adams State
1 St. Vincent
2
St. Francis Xavier
1 Sturdy Memorial
1
Western New England
2 Westfield State 1
Worcester State
Worcester City
1
At Junior Colleges
Becker
3 Business 7
New England School of Accounting
1
uate
2
Worcester Junior
4
Trade, Technical, Vo-
cational
6
At Nursing Schools 10
Burbank Hospital
1
Employed in Industry
38
Brattleboro
1
In United States Service 4
Enrollment
The total enrollment in the Academic Division as of Octo- ber 1, 1962 was 581. The total enrollment in the Trade Division was 182.
The above figures represent a considerable increase in mem- bers as compared to 1961. Our projected enrollment in the Academic Division for September, 1963 also indicates an in- crease in total enrollment. The steady growth in size in the Academic Division is indicated as follows:
October 1961
October 1962
September 1963 (Projected)
Seniors 100
Seniors 99
Seniors 136
Juniors 111
Juniors 140
Juniors 154
Sophomores 153
Sophomores 166
Sophomores 162
Freshmen 180
Freshmen 175
Freshmen 164
Postgraduate. 1
Postgraduate. 1
545
581
616
Library
An important step in the general upgrading of educational services to our students was taken during the summer of 1962 by the addition of a professionally trained school librarian to our staff.
The task confronting our librarian upon her appointment was, to say the least, most challenging. Complete organization of library facilities was needed since none existed. I am pleased to report that, within a month, Southbridge High School stu- dents were able to use all library facilities although admittedly still greatly limited because of the insufficient number of vol- umes available as of this date.
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