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Quinto and Ether A. Coughlin James C. and Lelia M. Holyoke Manuel J. and Virginia B. Gabriel Joseph J. and Elizabeth Borgess Charles A. and Rena Carr Fred F. and Rose Savoy
Number of Births recorded 69.
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN WEST BRIDGEWATER IN THE YEAR 1922.
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Jan. 14. Victor J. Vandyke of West Bridgewater and Doris M. Dearth of Brockton.
. 15. Warren H. Manning of Billerica and Doris B. Logue of West Bridgewater, at Billerica.
Feb. 4. John J. Rainbow and Emma E. Girouard, both of West Bridgewater, at West Bridgewater.
22. Ellsworth E. Packard and Eva C. Cederquist, both of West Bridgewater, at Brockton.
23. William E. Wells of Brockton and Harriet M. Stevens of West Bridgewater, at Brockton.
28. Everett V. Peabody of Whitman and Violet H. VanDyke of West Bridgewater, at Brock- ton.
Mar.
29.
9. Lawrence J. Bosworth of West Bridgewater and Ruth W. Reynolds of Easton, at Brockton. Clayton T. Leonard of West Bridgewater and Edna L. Pratt of Brockton, at Brockton.
Apr. 15. Warren P. Snell and Elizabeth M. Luce, both of West Bridgewater, at East Bridgewater.
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15. Warren J. Sylvia of West Bridgewater and Leonis M. Final of Brockton, at Holbrook. Eugene J. Lepre of Middleboro and Ruth R. Porter of West Bridgewater, at Middleboro. 6. Kenneth Mackenzie of Portsmouth, N. H., and Helen S. Baker of Whitman, at West Bridgewater.
May
6. Archie George and Bertha M. Dufee, both of Bridgewater, at West Bridgewater.
29. Earl C. Savage and Carrie Philbrook, both of Brockton, at West Bridgewater,
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June 3. Lawrence S. Bliss of Brockton and Cora C. Barnes of West Bridgewater, at Brockton. 16. Perley E. Johnston of Clinton and Mabel R. Car- ver of West Bridgewater, at Quincy.
17. Wesley N. Churchill of West Bridgewater and Florence L. Curtis of Brockton, at Brock- ton.
24. Thomas J. Carnes of Bristol, R. I., and Elsie E. Cogswell of West Bridgewater, at West Bridgewater.
July 2. Robert S. MacEaren and Loette V. LeBranche, both of Brockton, at West Bridgewater.
3 .. Wilfred Robillard of Brockton and Margaret Chambers of West Bridgewater, at Brock- ton.
26. Arthur H. Illing of New London, Conn., and Rose I. Gillette of West Bridgewater, at West Bridgewater.
27. Timothy J. Madden of West Bridgewater and Catherine T. Tuite of Brockton, at Brock- ton.
30. Halbe Elis Kilae of Quincy and Rachel George of West Bridgewater, at Boston.
Aug. 17. Harrison P. Holbrook of Brockton and Minnie E. Alger of West Bridgewater, at Stough- ton.
18. Benjamin F. Derby of West Bridgewater and Elvira Casoli of Brockton, at Hanson.
19. Alfred R. Mack of Easton and Irene E. Alger of West Bridgewater, at West Bridgewater.
26. Fred E. Seaquist of Brockton and Clara Carlson of West Bridgewater, at Brockton.
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Sept. 2. Frank E. Pillsbury of West Bridgewater and Doris M. Jenkins of East Bridgewater, at East Bridgewater.
2. Warren A. Pratt of West Bridgewater and Minnia A. Graves of East Bridgewater, at Bridgewater.
14. Lester H. Leonardi of Brockton and Anna Hagan of West Bridgewater, at Bridgewater. 14. Roger C. Keith of West Bridgewater and Rose C. Davis of Brockton, at West Bridgewater.
23. Lester L. Farrar of Brockton and Dorothy W. Winterbotham of West Bridgewater, at Brockton.
29 George W. Goldie and Hattie E. Young, both of West Bridgewater, at West Bridgewater.
29. Horace F. Reynolds and Edith M. MacDonald, both of West Bridgewater, at West Bridge- water.
Oct. 19. John G. Almeida of Bridgewater and Alice R. Sylvia of West Bridgewater, at Bridge- water.
25. Isaac Sagarin of West Bridgewater and Sarah Cohen of Chelsea, at Boston.
Nov. 11. Armando M. Gambao and Clara Sylvia, both of West Bridgewater, at Bridgewater.
11. Clarence L. Moore and Marion E. Copeland, both of West Bridgewater, at Brockton.
11. Carl G. Carlson of West Bridgewater and Bertha A. Anderson of Brockton, at Brockton.
21. Arvid Hagglund of Brockton and Gladys M. Cogswell of West Bridgewater, at West Bridgewater.
25. Allen R. Prirchard of Brockton and Hazel E. Hunt of West Bridgewater, at Brockton.
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Dec. 19. Allen E. Fisher of Brockton and Dorothy N. Phillips of West Bridgewater, at West Bridgewater.
Number of marriages recorded, 42.
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DEATHS RECORDED IN WEST BRIDGEWATER IN 1922.
Date.
Name.
Age.
Cause of Death.
1921
Y MD
Sept.
5 Louise J. Packard
66
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27
Arterio-Sclerosis of Coronary Urtenes
1922
Jan.
18 Hannah A. Spear
78
8
22
Cerebral hemorrhage
28 Mary A. Rainbow
74
10
28
Broncho pneumonia Arterio-Sclerosis
Feb.
2 Avis H. Peterson
91
5 25
Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
10 Elizabeth A. Stover 52
Cerebral hemorrhage
12 Earle J. W. Blackmer 24
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Chronic Diabetis
17 Caroline B. Carlson 58
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17 Diabetis Mellitis
22 Flora W. Alger
81
1
5
Arterio-Sclerosis
March
5 Lucy Bonomi
8
5
Acute Endocarditis
25 Enoch C. Harvey
65
5
8
Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
April
1 Mary L. Perkins
68
6
7 Bronchitis
4 Elizabeth Kingman
85
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4 Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
4 Louisa M. Beard
85
19 Michael Matusok
43
20 Lawrence Crowley
3
23 Acute Bronchitis Hydrocephalous Spina bifida
May
10 Richard A. Cross
86
Chronic Bronchitis
12 Stillborn
19 Isabelle Howard
77
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20
Arterio-Sclerosis
28 James H. Norris
15
5
24
Tubercular peritonitis
29 Leo L. Cassidy
1
3 14
Bronchial pneumonia
July
1 Fanny Sagarin
46
Chronic Nephritis
2 Roger D. Keith
81
Arterio-Sclerosis
6 Roswell H. Adams
21
9 8
Internal hemorrhage Arterio-Sclerosis
9 George P. Erbeck
73
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11 Mary E. Cady 13 John P. Regan 64 30 George F. McConney 67
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1 15 Senility
Cerebral hemorrhage
23 Acute Enteritis
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22 Infant Sampson
9 Arterio-Sclerosis Alcoholism (Suicide)
30 Clara E. Severance
75
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August
31 Sarah Mcclintock
82 3 16
Myocarditis
Sept. 10 Catherine Wakeling 60
2 Carcinoma of Lung and Liver
12 William E. Staples
73
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14 Chronic Myocarditis Cerebral hemorrhage
23 Bridget Heavey
81
30 Maria A. Kingman
83
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20
Heart Disease (Senile)
Oct.
11 Fannie Simono
60
9
17
Carcinoma of bowel
18 Stillborn
20 Stillborn
20 Mary A. Corcoran
3
24 Broncho pneumonia
29 Arline B. Monroe
1 Cerebral hemorrhage
Nov.
8 George H. Sweet
77
21 James H. D. Miller
45
19 Attempted suicide Chronic Endocarditis
26 Candace A. Pearl
65 5 26
Chronic Catharal Bronchitis
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Number of deaths recorded, 42.
Any person noticing any errors or omissions in the report of Births, Marriages or Deaths, please notify the Town Clerk at once.
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ABSTRACT FROM CHAPTER 46 OF THE GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Sec. 3. Physicians and midwives shall, within forty- eight hours after the birth of every child in cases of which they were in charge, mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the birth occurred, a notice stating the date and place of the birth, giving the street number if any, color and the family name. They shall within fifteen days after the birth, mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the birth occurred, a report of the birth, stating the date and place, the name, if any, of the child, its sex and color, and the names, ages, places of birth, occupations and residences of the parents, giving the street number, if there be any, and the number of the ward in a city, the maiden name of the mother, if the full return is not made within the forty- eight hours.
The fee of the physician or midwife shall be twenty- five cents for each birth so reported. A physician or mid- wife who neglects to report each birth within forty-eight hours or fifteen days thereafter, shall for each offence for- feit a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
Sec. 6. Parents, within FORTY DAYS after the birth of a child, and every householder within FORTY DAYS after a birth in his house, shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the city or town in which such child is born.
The facts required for record, as stated in section 3, shall, so far as known or obtainable, be included in every notice given under the provisions of this section.
Sec. 8. A parent, or other person who, by section 6,
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is required to give, or cause to be given, notice of a birth or death, who neglects to do so for TEN DAYS after the time limited therefor, shall forfeit not more than five dol- lars for each offence.
Sec. 24. The Town Clerk will furnish blanks for re- turns of births to parents, householders, physicians and midwives who apply therefor.
Report of Fire Department.
In compliance with the requirements I submit the re- port of the West Bridgewater Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1922, which will include the cost of maintaining, loss of property, and cause of fires as near as can be ascertained.
CALL FORCE.
The force consists of twenty-two men, six forest fire wardens, one chief, one assistant chief; fourteen men at Central station, six men at Hose Wagon No. 3 at Manley's.
APPARATUS.
One Auto Combination.
One Auto Hose Truck.
One Single Hose Wagon.
In performing this service the apparatus has travelled 170 miles. The department has laid 5,000 feet of hose, 1,246 feet of chemical hose. It has also raised 350 feet of ladders and used 1,076 gallons of chemicals. There are in service 2,500 feet of 21/2 inch hose and 250 feet of chemical hose. We would recommend purchase of 500 feet of hose.
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CALL SYSTEM.
The department has a good call system to all the fire- men's houses. All alarms are sent out from the telephones, 4137-R chief, 4777-R, 4777-M.
WIRE DEPARTMENT.
Stock used and work of the department: 300 feet of No. 12 iron wire was strung and 200 feet of insulated cop- per wire was strung, and also three bells were inserted. The department has now about 6 miles of strung wire and 15 call bells.
FIRES AS THEY OCCURRED.
Jan. 8. Frame building owned by Elmer Howard.
8. Grass, Flagg's meadow.
16. Grass, Eagle Nest meadow.
16. Frame house, John Cashanana.
24. Frame house, John Dickman.
30. Frame house, Eastern Improvement tion.
Associa-
31. Chimney fire, frame house, Clifford Davis.
31. Chimney fire, Joseph Howard.
Feb. 21. Canoe Club, Lloyd Murry.
Mar. 10. Frame house, William Todd.
15. Grass fire, Spring Street.
16. Grass fire, land owned by Howard Wilbur.
17. Grass and shed back of Unitarian Church.
18. Grass fire, Matfield Depot.
18. Fire, Union Street Bridge.
18. Woods fire, Joe Bragga.
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18. Grass, South Street Cemetery and land of Nate Bradford.
18. Grass and shed fire, Unitarian Church.
19. Brush fire, Ansel Kylan.
19. Grass and brush fire, Mike Blues.
24. Grass fire, Charles W. Pearl's.
25. Grass fire, side of railroad.
25. Brush fire, land owned by Catherine Penpraese.
26. Frame building, Locke James.
26. Frame barn owned by F. O. Brooks, caught from Locke James'.
Apr. 10. Grass land, owned by Cecile Andrews.
13. Grass, Dr. Belmore's.
14. Grass land, Charles Cowell's.
Grass land, owned by E. M. Roberts.
14. Woodland, McFadden Crossing.
16.
24. Woodland, off Matfield Street.
25. Woods fire, near Goward's Corner.
27. Grass, Charles Cowell's.
27. Woodland, E. M. Roberts.
29. Woods fire, West meadow.
1. Woods fire, Peterson's.
1. Grass fire, S. Keith's.
1. Grass, Biladaau's.
1. Brush, Mike Asach.
1. Woodland, off Manley Street.
1. Woodland, George Ames.
2. Grass, Charles Leonard's.
3. Fire, automobile truck, Frank Silver.
3. Grass, Edward Thayer.
3. Grass, Sunset Avenue.
3. Woods fire, George Ames.
8. Woodland, Howard Wilbur.
8. Woodland, Progressive Avenue.
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9. Woodland, Manley's.
9. Woodland, Anderson's.
9. Grass, Arthur Peckham's.
10. Woodland, off Manley's.
11. Woodland, P. Murphy.
11. Woodland, P. Snell's.
16. Woods fire, Tom Churchill's.
17. Woodland, O. F. Kinney.
20. Woodland, Henry Bartlett's.
24. Woodland, off Matfield Street.
27. Brooder House, Joe Kyedeine.
29. Woodland, off Matfield Street.
29. Brush fire, Joseph Howard.
30. Woodland, Harold Lyons.
21. Brush, Peter Pivers.
June 8. Grass, Harold Lyons.
July 3.
Frame building of Joe Bismore, Matfield Heights.
Aug. 20. Old Shoe Factory, Cochessett.
Oct. 21. Chimney fire, Charles Lapworth.
Sept. 28. Automobile fire, Thomas Gaffney
Oct. 15. Chimney fire, Todd's.
25. Woodland, North Main Street.
30. Woodland, Cliff Denley's.
31. Frame shed, Clinton Howard.
Nov. 30. Chimney fire, Cecial Andrews.
· Dec. 1. Automobile fire, M. F. King.
3. Chimney fire, George Ryder.
10. Chimney fire, Albert Barker's.
In closing I wish to thank the Selectmen and all others who have in any way helped the department. To the offi- cers and members of the department I extend my hearty thanks for their co-operation.
WARREN P. LAUGHTON, Chief.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
OF THE TOWN OF
WEST BRIDGEWATER
FOR THE YEAR 1922
A. H. WILLIS, PRINTER BRIDGEWATER, MASS.
1923
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Report of School Committee.
ORGANIZATION.
Edwin H. Thayer Mrs. Corelli C. Alger
Chairman Secretary
MEMBERS.
Mrs. Corelli C. Alger
Term expires 1925
Mr. Herbert E. Bryant
Term expires 1925
Mr. Albert D. Barker
Term expires 1924
Mr. Edwin H. Thayer
Term expires 1924
Mr. Walter C. Dunbar
Term expires 1923
Mrs. Laura W. Worthing
Mrs. Anna S. LeLacheur
Term expires 1923 Honorary Life Member
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held in Room 4, Town Offices, on the second Monday of each month, July and August excepted, at 7.45 P. M.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Thomas E. Gay Residence, North Elm Street Telephone Number, Brockton 3172-M Ring 11. Office, Howard High School. Office Hours, Howard High School, Mondays, 10 A. M. to 11 A. M .. Residence, Wednesdays, 4.45 to 6 P. M. both during the school year.
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N. B. All forms of employment and educational cer- tificates are issued from residence only. Persons who never have secured such certificates through this office must present certified copies of birth certificates and copies of school records. The law requires also that certificates must be signed by the applicant in the presence of the issuing officer. Persons desiring employment and educa- tional certificates are requested to make appointments by telephone or letter.
SCHOOL PHYSICIANS.
Dr. Ellis S. LeLacheur River Street Telephone number 3272-W
Dr. Walter C. Whiting Central Square Telephone number 3426-M
SUPPLY AGENT.
Thomas E. Gay
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS.
J. C. Howard, N. John Wilbur, H. O. Davenport, Octave Belmore, Thomas E. Gay.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR.
HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL.
First Term-Tuesday, January 2 to Friday, March 23. Twelve weeks. Vacation, one week.
Second Term-Monday, April 2 to Friday, June 22. Twelve weeks. Vacation, ten weeks.
Third Term-Wednesday, September 5 to Friday, Decem- ber 21. Sixteen weeks.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
Excepting Overflow Room at High School Building.
First Term-Tuesday, January 2 to Friday, February 23. Eight weeks. Vacation, one week.
Second Term-Monday, March 5 to Friday, April 28. Eight weeks. Vacation, one week.
Third Term-Monday, May 7 to Friday, June 22. Seven weeks. Vacation, ten weeks.
Fourth Term-Wednesday, September 5 to Friday, Decem- ber 14. Fifteen weeks.
OVERFLOW ROOM AT HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL.
First Term-Tuesday, January 2 to Friday, March 23. Twelve weeks. Vacation, one week.
Second Term-Monday, April 2 to Friday, April 28. Four weeks. Vacation, one week.
Third Term-Monday, May 7 to Friday, June 22. Seven weeks. Vacation, ten weeks.
Fourth Term-Wednesday, September 5 to Friday, Decem- ber 14. Fifteen weeks.
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Report.
In reviewing the work for the year, we feel that the year of 1922 has been a year marked by real achievement in the schools of West Bridgewater. All citizens are urged to read with care the reports that follow. It is within the province of this report for the Committee to point out some improvements that have been made during the year and which are not mentioned in the other reports.
REPAIRS.
During the summer the outside of the Cochesett School was painted and one side of the roof was shingled. In ad- dition some inside work was also done at this school. A new steel ceiling was placed in the lower room of the two room building at the Center. Extensive repairs were made upon the furnaces at Sunset Avenue, Center and Matfield schools. The interior of the South school was painted and new shades installed. A considerable amount of varnish- ing was voluntarily done by the janitor at Sunset Avenue with no expense to the Town beyond that of providing the material. The Committee feels that this work should re- ceive commendation. Bubblers have been installed in all the schools. These bubblers are the latest improved type and should prove of the greatest value from the standpoint of health.
On July 1 the contract with the Trustees of the How- ard Funds expired and the Committee was notified by the State Department of Education that a new contract must be drawn up. Accordingly your Committee signed a con- tract with the Trustees in July. The terms of this con- tract are similar to those of the previous contract.
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The Committee feels that it is high time to make a beginning in improving the condition of the sanitaries at the various buildings. All this work cannot be done at one time owing to the expense involved but it is our earnest desire to make a start during the coming summer.
For some time past the school authorities have been making a definite and persistent effort to secure an ad- vance, not only in school and in the grade of work done, but also in discipline, in school spirit, and general morale. The chief business of the school when all is said and done, is to prepare its pupils for the duties of citizenship-a mighty task in these days of a highly complicated civiliza- tion. This task, gigantic as it is, cannot be accomplished without the closest co-operation of every citizen, parent, and pupil with the Committee, the Superintendent, and the teachers. Failure by parents to instill in the minds of their children a respect for school, the teachers, school of- ficials, and lawful authority, will cause the best efforts of the school to come largely to naught. What the schools of West Bridgewater need most today is a continuance of the present intelligent interest, a friendly and constant in- quiry, a personal knowledge of what is actually being done in our schools, and a sympathetic interest upon the part of every citizen.
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We recommend the following appropriations for the year 1923 :
APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED.
General control
$2,400.00
Teachers' salaries
31,300.00
Text books and supplies
2,000.00
Janitors
2,100.00
Janitors' supplies
100.00
Repairs and alterations
3,500.00
Fuel
2,000.00
Transportation
3,500.00
School Nurse
900.00
Medical inspection
200.00
Miscellaneous
700.00
$48,700.00
Respectfully submitted,
EDWIN H. THAYER, Chairman,
CORELLI C. ALGER, Secretary,
WALTER C. DUNBAR,
LAURA W. WORTHING,
ALBERT D. BARKER,
HERBERT E. BRYANT,
School Committee.
Report of the Superintendent of Schools.
To the Members of the West Bridgewater School Com- mittee :
I submit herewith my third annual report as Superin- tendent of Schools. A Commission of the National Edu- cational Association has defined the purpose of education in a democracy, as follows: "So to organize society that each member may develop his personality primarily through activities designed for the well-being of his fel- low-members and society as a whole. Education in a de- mocracy, both within and without the school, should de- velop in each individual the knowledge, interests, ideals, habits, and powers, whereby he will find his place and use that place to shape himself and society toward ever nobler ends."
Assuming that the above definition is a reasonable statement of the aims of education, it may be well for us to consider some of the essentials to attain those aims. These may be stated as health, proper drill in the funda- mentals, home influence, guidance in the choice of a voca- tion, training in the duties of citizenship, and moral train- ing.
Health is, of course, the first requisite for successful endeavor in education. A careful reading of the report of the school nurse will show clearly that a considerable por- tion of our boys and girls are badly handicapped because
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of various remedial physical defects. The laws of the Commonwealth do not permit the school authorities to compel parents to secure medical treatment for their chil- dren. The school nurse has, however, been quite success- ful in gaining the co-operation of parents in this matter.
There has been some agitation among some of the patrons of the Center School for some sort of a hot dish at noon. The West Bridgewater branch of the Red Cross has, according to information furnished the writer, very generously offered to purchase at least part of the equip- ment necessary for the effective carrying out of such a plan. Probably not far from 160 pupils bring their lunch. How many of these pupils will become patrons of the hot- dish can be told only by trying the idea out. As far as the writer can determine the experience in different towns has varied a great deal. In some schools where the number of pupils bringing their lunch is as large or larger than in our own case, the idea has been successfully carried through by the co-operation of pupils and teachers with- out any outside help. In other cases in smaller schools, it has been found necessary to secure a paid worker to at- tend to it. In our own case it would seem manifestly un- fair to ask the Principal or teachers at the Center School to assume much more responsibility. Since last May we have been serving milk to about 100 pupils at the Center School with gratifying success. In conclusion, educators state that the serving of a hot-dish at noon has greatly improved the efficiency of the pupils.
Proper drill in the fundamentals. It is very very dif- ficult for a teacher, even if she has been in the same school for a period of years, to give much drill to her pupils, if she has from two to five grades. That is the exact situation that prevails in West Bridgewater. The writer, however, has emphasized again and again to the teachers the neces-
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sity of drilling as much as possible and he is greatly grati- fied at the response from the teaching force.
Two years ago the Baltimore County Course of Study was adopted for our elementary schools. As time goes on and our experience broadens, this course of study should be modified to meet our needs more exactly. At the pres- ent time we are going ahead and at the teachers' meetings are exchanging experiences and thus gaining new insight in regard to our own peculiar problems.
Home influences. The school has the pupil about three- twentieths of the year. The other seventeen-twentieths, he is presumably under the jurisdiction of his parents. The little red schoolhouse is still with us to some extent but the little white home on the hillside with all its fine ideals has practically disappeared. The boys and girls of . today are just as fine and clean as the boys and girls of yesterday but there are many more distractions and less restraining influences. There is a crying need for a return to the home life of the past. It is hard to estimate the value of the home where the boy or girl has certain tasks to perform, where the library table holds the best of cur- rent literature, magazines, and biography. In such a home, too, there is usually the opportunity for cultivating a taste for music. It is necessary for us to require a certain amount of home work and it is only by close co-operation of parents and teachers that this requirement can be made effective.
Guidance in the choice of a vocation. As time goes on the writer becomes more and more of the opinion that there is a crying need for a complete reorganization of the system above the sixth grade and the establishment of a six year high school. Such a change would involve the in- troduction of manual training, possibly vocational agricul- ture, and domestic science. These are a few of the changes
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that would be necessary, if such a program were entered upon. Such an organization would make for efficiency in our school system and would be a step in the direction of providing vocational guidance or prevocational guidance. At the present time our high school curriculum cannot pro- vide for a certain number of pupils those things that inter- est them and would be a direct benefit to them.
Training in the duties of citizenship. A constant effort is being made by the teachers to instill in the minds of their pupils those precepts that will make them better able to take their places among the citizenry of the country in the years to come.
Moral training. To counteract the "don't care," sel- fish attitude of the world at large is one of the tasks of the present day educator. To impress upon the growing youth the necessity of hard work, honesty, proper respect for authority, etc., are some of the things that are con- stantly receiving attention in our schools.
For the second year we are conducting an overflow room at the High School building for the fifth and seventh grades. The room is not entirely satisfactory and this con- dition ought to be remedied as soon as possible by provid- ing more space elsewhere. It would seem that we must look for an increase in the number of pupils in our schools rather than a decrease and that the demand for more room will soon be imperative.
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