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All assistance possible has been given Mr. Nassi while he has been conducting the Instrumental Classes and the Orchestra. Had it not been for the Instrumental Classes many of the children who possessed musical talent but could not afford the luxury of private lessons would have been compelled to go music-hungry through life.
Music, properly presented to children, is one of the most fascinating and most enjoyable forms of self-entertain- ment, for music makes pleasure of leisure. When children can make music themselves, it is doubly valuable to them because it becomes a means of self-expression. We are not concerned with what children will do in music so much as we are with what music may do in children.
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"Music is the only Art that actually lives. Her ele- ments, vibration and palpitation, are the elements of Life itself. Wherever Life is, Music is also; stealthy, inaudible, unrecognized, yet mighty."
Paderewski.
There's Music in the sighing of a reed ; There's Music in the gushing of a rill;
There's Music in all things, if men had ears:
Their earth is but an echo of the sphere.
Byron.
Respectfully submitted,
Selma I. Nettle,
Supervisor of Music.
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
There are twenty-four pupils taking instrumental music instruction. Of these eighteen are already members of the School Orchestra which is making notable progress this year. The members of the Orchestra show a great enthusiasm in their work and the results are very gratifying.
The local concert given this year at the Harwichport Library was a success and parents as well as the other invited guests were well pleased.
Plans are already made for the annual Monomausett Concert at the Exchange Hall, which when given last year was pronounced the greatest musical event in the town.
The most notable musical event of this year on the Cape, is anticipated when the Cape Cod School Symphony Orchestra gives its concerts at Harwich. Sandwich, Fal- mouth and Hyannis, successively. This eighty-five piece Orchestra is formed from the cream of the musicians of the Cape Cod Schools and Harwich is well represented.
I am indebted to Mr. Morris and Mrs. Sylvia as well as to all the other teachers for their cooperation in my work and I take this opportunity to express my thanks to them.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas Nassi.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE
"The building of a perfect body crowned by a per- fect brain is at once the greatest earthly problem and the grandest hope of the race. -Die Lewis.
He who helps a child helps humanity with a distinct- ness, with an immediatness which no other help given to human creatures in any stage of their human life can give. Health is fashionable now : it will soon be contagious. Think- ing citizens are becoming interested in biological, physiolog- ical and sanitary science, not as such, but in their practical application as prevention against disease.
During our past school year considerable progress has been made in connection with modern health activities for the children.
In the early spring a pre-school health clinic was held. The purpose of this clinic is the examination of the children who are to enter school in the fall, and correction of any defects found before the fall term begins. At this clinic thirty-five children registered and were examined by Dr. Saunders of the Massachusetts State Health Department.
During the month of May a school dental clinic was held allowing all children in the Primary Grades who could not go to their own family dentist to have their teeth cared for at as reasonable a rate as possible in the schools. Statis- tical report of the dental clinic is as follows :
Children cared for at clinic 123
Fillings 401
Extractions 107
This clinic was financed by the Visiting Nurse Association, and shows an increase over the previous year when only twenty children were cared for in emergency dental work.
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The children of the Harwich schools presented a May Health Day Program, the proceeds of which were used as a Milk Fund for the school children. To this fund the Harwich Grange donated ten dollars, which makes the amount equal to buying one thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven bottles of milk. The children receiving this would otherwise not have the milk.
Five school children spent the summer at camp in Pocasset.
A combined effort is being made to follow up all absent children. Thus assuring proper home supervision if they are ill, and safe guarding the health of the children in school.
School visits are listed as follows :
School visits during year 229
Follow up visits to the home 284
"To cure is the voice of the past, to prevent the divine whisper of today." -Kate Douglas Wiggins.
Respectfully submitted,
Myrtle M. Hudson, R. N.
School Nurse.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIANS
To the Superintendent of Schools,
and to the School Committee of Harwich:
Your School Physicians would make the following report of the conditions relating to the health of the pupils in your charge.
During the present session of schools in this town we have been so unfortunate as to have a few cases of Scarlet Fever and Diptheria break out and it is hoped that it will be possible to control its spread. To date we feel much encouraged with results.
Scarlet Fever made its appearance November thir- teen and since that date we have had some sixteen cases. While we expect the Board of Health, School Physicians and School Nurse to lead the fight in trying to prevent an epidemic, their united efforts are often defeated by careless parents. Half of these cases were not detected until the children appeared in school in the "pealing stage". The chief reason for withholding the information that would give us an early diagnosis and the best possible protection for the other children is the fear of a four to six weeks quarantine. Scarlet Fever is a very contagious disease, very easy to catch, difficult to cure. We have an efficient antitoxin for the treatment of the disease and the Dick Test which will tell us who are liable to take it. Because it has been moderately mild is our good fortune, but proper pre- cautions should be taken as it may spread to others who may get it very severely. The heart, kidneys and ears are often seriously damaged by the disease.
The Diphtheria cases have been confined to three families and only in one of these has there been more than one case. One family has come through and is now ready
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for release from quarantine. The other two are doing nice- ly and are all well but the cultures still come through from the State Department of Health with negative and positive cultures in alternation. This condition is often noticed and sometimes it takes quite a time to get the two negative re- ports that are required by the State before release can take place.
We know of no better thought to leave with the parents after years of experience in the schools than this. IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN WELL YOU MUST HELP TO KEEP THE OTHER PEOPLES CHIL- DREN WELL.
A few cases of impetigo as well as a few scabies cases have been noted and are mostly cleared up. With the co- operation of the parents these are usually of short duration.
Otherwise our schools show considerable improvement from a health point of view from year to year.
Respectfully submitted,
John P. Nickerson, M. D. H. D. Handy, M. D.
School Physicians.
23 BROOKS MEDAL WINNERS
School
Name
Grade
High School
Osa A. Farham
11
Junior High
Ethel M. Poucher
8
Center Intermediate II
Anna M. Wixon
6
Center Intermediate I
Priscilla Tillson
3
Center Primary II
Catherine Perry
2
Port Intermediate
Helen Baker
6
Port Primary
Nancy Olivia Lee
3
North Intermediate
Louise Santos
6
North Primary
Alice Nunes
3
West Intermediate
Eric Farham
5
West Primary
Dorothy Francis
2
Center Primary I
Marion Small
1
SCHOOL CENSUS
October 1, 1930
Boys
Girls
Total
5 years or over and under 7
25
35
60
7 years or over and under 14
170
175
345
14 years or over and under 16
28
32
60
465
Distribution of Above Minors : In public School (day) membership :
60
5 years or over and under 7 7 years or over and under 14 14 years or over and under 16 Not enrolled in any school :
345
52
14 years or over and under 16
8
465
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ENROLLMENT BY GRADES
October 1, 1930
Grade
Boys
Girls
Totals
XII
1
8
9
XI
9
9
X
6
8
14
IX
13
17
30
VIII
12
14
26
VII
17
17
34
VI
20
32
52
V
27
19
46
IV
36
28
64
III
26
26
52
II
30
32
62
I
29
37
66
217
247
464
ENROLLMENT BY SCHOOLS
School Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Center :
Mrs. Nickerson 20 18
Miss Chase
43
Mrs. Crowell
35
Mrs. Lovering
37
Port :
Miss Myshrall
18 19
Miss Flinkman 34 West :
Miss Taylor 9 12 8
Mrs. Chase
12 4 10
North :
Miss Schroeder 19 13 Mrs. Sylvia 10 97 5
High and Junior High
34 26 30 14 9 9
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PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Not absent nor tardy
Name
School
Grade
Lillian Kelley
High
10
Miriam Baker
High
10
Albert Chase
High
9
Ellen French
High
7
Arlene Nunes
West
4
Mary Nunes
West
3
Grace Higgins
West
1
Stanley Fernandez
North
6
Julia Fortes
North
2
FAITHFUL ATTENDANCE
Absent not more than 3 days
Name
School
Grade
Doris Bassett
High
11
Louise Eldredge
High
11
Harriette Crosby
High
11
Caroline Crosby
High
10
Violet Saley
High
9
Francis Oliver
High
9
Ada Bassett
High
9
Emma Chase
High
9
John Roderick
High
9
Rachel Rogers
High
8
Richard Long
High
8
Moses Roderick
High
7
Rosa Perry
High
7
Althea Chase
High
7
Thomas Jamieson
High
7
Harold Willson
High
7
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Alton Walker
High
7
Edgar Spear
High
7
Marcus Hall
Center
6
Gerald Sylver
Center
6
Margaret French
Center
6
Theresa Poucher
Center
5
Mary Hall
Center
5
Alice Crabe
Center
5
Pearle Chase
Center
5
Josiah Chase
Center
5
Arlene Sturtevant
Center
4
Minnie Penna
Center
4
Walter Daluz
Center
4
Carroll Dumont
Center
4
Eileen Jamieson
Center
3
Dorothy Walker
Center
3
Agnes Rose
Center
3
John Sturtevant
Center
3
Wallace Coulson
Center
3
Franklin Clark
Center
3
Cynthia Monroe
Center
2
Florence Dumont
Center
2
Kenneth Cowan
Center
2
Herbert Cowan
Center
2
Madeline E. Rose
Center
1
Charles E. Nichols
Center
1
Raymond F. Crabe
Center
1
Arthur B. Coulson
Center
1
Ray L. Chase
Center
1
Irving Gardner
Port
6
Calvin Ellis
Port
6
Russell Stetson
Port
5
Myer Greenberg
Port
5
Ralph Saley
Port
4
Madelyn Howe
Port
2
June Holmes
Port
2
Marie Downey
Port
2
27
Bradford Barrett
Port
2
Caroline Chase
Port
1
Robert Megathlin
Port
1
Frederick Crowell
Port
1
Roger Nunes
West
5
Lillian Suhonen
West
3
Robert Cummings
West
3
Sylvanus Cahoon
West
3
Emery Arsenault
West
2
David Cummings
West
1
Edwin Roderick
North
6
Edmund Roderick
North
6
Charles Lombard
North
6
Barbara Raneo
North
6
Eileen Roderick
North
5
Ruth Lee
North
5
CORPS OF TEACHERS, JANUARY, 1931
Name
School
Preparation
Year Appointed
Experience Prior to Sept. 1930
Salary
Home Address
Paul A. Morris
Principal, High
University of Maine
1928
8
$2600
Harwichport Harwichport
Martha Farnsworth
Assistant, High
Boston University
1927
3
1500
Edna C. Holmes
Assistant, High
Bay Path Institute
Boston University
1929
7
1400
Southbridge
Hillary M. LeClaire
Assistant, High
Monson Academy
1919
15
1900
Harwich
Althea L. Pearson
Assistant, High
Tufts College
1930
0
1200
W. Medford
Rachel P. Baker
Assistant, High
Boston University
1930
1
1300
Portland, Me.
Allie C. Crowell
Center, Gr. 5
Salem Normal
1923
27
1325
W. Dennis
Sadie F. Chase
Center, Gr. 4
Bridgewater Normal
1929
5
1200
Eastham
Ethalene B. Nickerson
Center, Gr. 1 & 2
Johnson, Vt. Normal
1928
22
1300
So. Dennis
Esther L. Flinkman
Port, Gr. 3
Hyannis Normal
1928
2
1200
Cotuit
Ada M. Lovering
Center, Gr. 6
Framingham Normal
1928
15
1300
E.Harwich
Ethel Myshrall
Port, Gr. 1 & 2
Portland Training
1925
27
1200
Harwichport
Cora D. Chase
West, Gr. 4, 5, 6 1
Hyannis Normal
1923
7
1200
Harwichport
Ruth Taylor
West, Gr. 1, 2, 3
Hyannis Normal
1928
2
1200
Fall River
Mary A. Sylvia
North, Gr. 3, 4, 5, 6
Harwich High
1920
14 1-2
1200
Harwich
Pauline Schroeder
North, Gr. 1 & 2 1
Leslie Nor. Tr. School
1930
0
1000
Belmont
Lois Gebhard
Supervisor of Art
Mass. School of Art
1928
2
660
Quincy
Selma I. Nettle
Superv. of Music
Lowell Normal
1930
0
600
Haverhill
Years
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GRADUATION EXERCISES Class of 1930 HARWICH HIGH SCHOOL Friday Evening, June twenty Exchange Hall
Program
Processional War March of the Priests Ruth Helen Osborne, Pianist
Invocation
Rev. Walter M. Stone
Salutatory Educational Value of Travel Annie Muriel Grant
Class Essay
Barbara Harriette McIntire
President's Essay Women's Organizations
Natalie Helen Hardacker
Life is Now Our School
Valedictory
Pearle Mae Kendrick
Cantata
Caravan High School Chorus
Presentation of Prizes and Diplomas
Charles H. Pratt, Supt. of Schools Benediction
Rev. Walter M. Stone
The Cantata
"Caravan" is the story of the first day's journey by camel-train across the great Arabian desert.
It begins with the Call to the Caravan sounding through the city bazaars, following which the caravan is shown making ready. Suddenly in the bustle of prepara- tions, is heard the Song of the Slaves, answered in turn by the exhortations of overseers and impatient travelers. There follows the stirring Song of the Guard as it forms
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at the head of the procession, giving way in turn to a Song of Farewell by those remaining behind. Everything having been made ready the caravan sets forth to the stolid rhythm of the swaying camels.
Eventually the caravan finds itself approaching an Oasis whose gently waving palms send a welcome greet- ing to the weary travelers. As twilight falls the oasis is reached, the guard posted and the evening prayer to Allah intoned by the Arabians. Hardly is this prayer finished when a roving band of Bedouins attempts a sur- prise attack on the oasis. They are repulsed by the guard, sentinels sound the "all's well" and peace settles over the camp. A song to the Moon heralds the rising Queen of Night.
A short instrumental Nocturne marks the passing of darkness.
At dawn the caravan begins the journey of the second day, the procession moving forward to a resound- ing martial chorus.
Class Colors : Green and Silver
Class Flower: White Carnation
Class Roll
ANNIE MURIEL GRANT
NATALIE HELEN HARDACKER
PEARLE MAE KENDRICK BARBARA HARRIETTE McINTIRE
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SIXTH ANNUAL SPELLING CONTEST HIGH SCHOOLS OF CHATHAM, HARWICH AND ORLEANS MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1930, AT EIGHT O'CLOCK TOWN HALL, CHATHAM
PROGRAM
Selections by Chatham High School Orchestra
Invocation
Rev. Roy Whiting, Chatham
Flute Solo
Mr. Nassi
Spelling Contest
Pronouncer-Mr. Otto Nickerson
Judges
Mrs. Albert C. Hardacker, Mrs. N. A. Buck, Mrs. L. J. Williams .- Presidents of the Women's Clubs of Har- wich, Chatham and Orleans.
Scorers
Chatham Harwich Orleans Mrs. Fulcher Miss Moody
Mrs. Foss Miss Farnsworth
Mrs. Eldredge Miss Roper
Mrs. Nicholas Miss Holmes
Miss Frost
Participants
Chatham
Mary M. Carew '30
Thomas Slavin, Jr. '31
Natalie C. Sherman '30
Alt : Elizabeth S. Tierney '31
Harwich Harriette E. Crosby '31 Miriam F. Baker '32 Natalie H. Hardacker '30 Alt ; Ruth H. Ellis '32
Orleans Arlene P. Eugley '31 Edna R. Vaughn '31 Dorothy King '33 Alt: Alfred P. Oliver '31
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Awarding of Prizes
Mrs. N. A. Buck, President Chatham Woman's Club. Mrs. Albert C. Hardacker, President Harwich Wom- an's Club.
Mrs. Harold Scott, Chairman Educational Committee, Orleans Woman's Club.
Presentation of Silver Cup Mrs. Albert C. Hardacker
"By The Waters of the Minnetonka" Thurlow Liewrance Chatham Glee Club
America
Audience
SCHOOL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Given by THE CHATHAM, EASTHAM, HARWICH AND ORLEANS SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS One Hundred Players-Thomas Nassi, Conductor Assisted by Harwich School Chorus, Eastham Rhythm Band, The Nassi Ensemble and The Monomauset Band Tuesday, June 1, 1930, 8 p. m. Exchange Hall, Harwich Sponsored by the Monomauset Teachers' Association
PROGRAM
A.
1. America, the Beautiful
Samuel Ward
2. March-To Arms Monomauset Orchestra
Ortlep
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B.
1. Soldier Song Schuman
2. Jump, Jim Crow
Folk Tune
Class One-Eastham Rhythm Band
3. Dorothy Smith
4. Andante, Surprise Symphony Hayden
5. Santa Lucia Baccalari
Class Two-Eastham Rhythm Band, acc. by Mrs. Sidney Osborne
C.
1. A Waltz Medley Ascher
2. New York Life-March Harwich School Orchestra
Ascher
D.
1. Lullaby
V. H. Rogers
2. Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes Harp Solos-Carmen Nassi
Mozart
E.
1. Waltz Pomone Waldteufel
2. Minuet in G Beethoven
Chatham School Orchestra
F.
1. Concerto in A Minor J. B. Accolay
2. Perpetuo-The Humming Bird F. Drdla
Violin Solos-Albert Nassi, acc. by Madeline Nassi G.
1. The Heavens Resound Beethoven
2. Carry Me Back to Old Verginny Bland
Eastham Orchestra and String Quartet H.
Remarks Florence W. Keith, President Monomauset Club
I.
1. Marche Militaire Schubert
2. Petite Fugue Handel
The Nassi Trio Orleans School Orchestra
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J.
1. Waltz-II Bacio
2. Serenade The Nassi Trio
Arditi Titl
K.
1. March-Our Heroes F. Sordillo
2. Overture-On the Volga Monomauset Band
I. Akimenko
L.
1. Monomauset March Thomas Nassi
Dedicated to the Monomauset Club
2. Star Spangled Banner Monomauset Orchestra Harwich High School Chorus trained by Mrs. Sidney Osborne
CHATHAM ORCHESTRA
VIOLINS
SAXOPHONES
Marjory Kendrick
David Ryder
Esther Eldredge
Harry Small
Mary Eldredge
Harriet Nickerson
TRUMPETS
Carl Woodward
BASS
Norman Jones
Albert Long
Leslie Brown
Weston Nickerson
PIANO
Vivian Nickerson
Phyllis Sampson
Virginia Conroy
CLARINETS
DRUMS
Joseph Nickerson Edith Nickerson
Earle Saley
Louis Satcher
Frances Crowell Natalie Sherman
TROMBONE
William Ryder
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EASTHAM ORCHESTRA
VIOLINS
Miriam Knowles
Mathel Turner
Ralph Saunders
Dorothy Horton
Frederick Chadbourn
George Nickerson
Ezekiel Fulcher
Carlton Mayo
Richard Saunders
Arthur Benner
VIOLA
George Rongner CELLO
CLARINET
Marie Knowles
Babara Atwood
PIANO
Aaron Chadbourn
Wesley Moore
HARWICH ORCHESTRA
VIOLINS
Doris Bassett
Rose Fortes
Madeline Bassett
Richard Long
Clifton Nickerson
Irving Gardner
Meyer Greenberg
Lester Hart
Carlton White
TROMBONES
CLARINETS
Violet Saley
Harold Eldredge Emily Nickerson CELLO
Ida Poucher Jean Eldredge Robert Paine
DRUMS
William Chase
HORNS
Henry Nickerson Wilton Knowles James Knowles
TRUMPETS
DRUMS
PIANO Caroline Crosby SAXOPHONES
Lorraine Crowell
TRUMPET Ethel Poucher
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ORLEANS ORCHESTRA
VIOLINS
Sallie Hopkins Edith Nickerson
Robert Ireland David Snow Elizabeth Hopkins
Marcel Norgeot
Robert Deschamps Charles Harris Sallie Delano Bernard Taylor Sidney Pierce
Chester Darling
VIOLA Gordon White
CELLO
Rita Eldredge
BASS
Charles Campbell
PIANO
Donald Hopkins
TRUMPETS
Madeline Mayo
Stanley Crosby Leslie Higgins Lawrence Ellis Edna Vaughn
SAXOPHONES Clarence Fulcher Richard Fulcher Cordelia Ireland Jack Mayo
TROMBONES
Christine Crosby David Parker
FLUTES Herbert Campbell Ellen Parker Carroll Neese Harriett Mayo
CLARINET
Almond Nickerson
HORNS
Edward Crowell Willis Gould
DRUMS
Herbert Fuller
Herman Taylor Richard Snow
INDEX
Town Officers 3-4
Assessor's Report
5-9
Selectmen's Report 10-30
Tax Collector's Report 31-33
Treasurer's Report 34-35
General Repairs, Road Department 36-50
Assets & Liabilities, Dec. 31, 1930
51-52
Report of Trustees Caleb Chase Fund 53-54
Dog Licenses 54
Report of Cemetery Trust Funds
55-56
State Audit of Town Accounts
57-74
Births 76-77
Marriages
78-79
Deaths
80-81
Town Meeting Warrant
82-91
School Report
Report of School Committee 3
Financial Statement 4-5
Report of Supt. of Schools
6-8
Report of High School Principal 9-13
Report of Supervisor of Drawing
14-15
Report of Music Supervisor 16-17
Report of Instrumental Music Supervisor 18
19-20
Report of School Physicians
21-22
Brooks Medal Winners
23
School Census 23-24
Perfect and Faithful Attendance
25-27
Corps of Teachers
28
Graduation Exercises
29-30
Spelling Contest
31-32
School Music Festival
32-36
Report of School Nurse
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