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EXPENDITURES
Agawam Electric Co., service $ 30.10
L. F. Barron, coal
15.96
Elmer G. Wellman, repairs
31.00
John C. Healey, care of rooms
17.40
T. F. Dwight, book
2.25
Cornhill Pub. Co., supplies
1.79
American Historical Society, books
25.00
Library Book House, books
89.84
Forbes & Wallace, books
210.82
Johnson's Bookstore, books
143.27
Houghton Mifflin Co., books
19.00
Avery K. Gleason, librarian
15.00
Ethel R. Snow, librarian
7.00
Alice B. Granger, librarian
56.25
Julia E. Tower, librarian
35.00
Ralph Perry, librarian
75.00
$ 774.68
AVAILABLE
Appropriation
$ 200.00
Income from Dog Fund
632.55
Phelon Library Fund
23.22
Rent of tenement
156.00
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$ 1,011.77
RALPH PERRY, HENRY L. TOWER, CLARENCE H. GRANGER, Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE Tree and Forest Warden
A detailed description of the work done in 1920 seems entirely unnecessary and would be simply a repetition of my. 1919 report.
SHADE TREES
Our public shade trees are in normal condition, no seri- ous infestation of disease or tree pests except the Gas Bug, which seems hard to eradicate, although not as numerous as last year.
The amount of work done in trimming shade trees, cutting road-side brush and planting new trees has been almost ident- ical with that of 1919. Spraying and moth work has been done when found necessary.
FOREST FIRES
Damage from forest fires has been very small the past season, also the cost to extinguish the same has been much less. Deputy Fire Wardens appointed for 1920:
Walter E. Allen, Agawam; River 4606-M.
F. J. Pomeroy, Agawam; River 3764-M. Dwight E. Bailey, Agawam; River 2011-M. James Kerr, Feeding Hills; River 6026-J. James H. Clark, Feeding Hills; River 7821-W. Homer Flower, Feeding Hills; River 8097-W. In case of forest fire call nearest warden.
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EXPENDITURES
C. W. Hastings, insurance $ 10.00
H. W. Fitch, repairs
5.50
E. M. Hitchcock, supplies
2.85
J. W. Adams Co., supplies
110.25
Karl W. Birk, forest fires
5.00
Pay Rolls, labor
604.25 $ 737.85
Appropriation
$ 800.00
EDWIN M. HITCHCOCK, Tree and Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF
Fire Commissioners
EXPENDITURES
J. J. Cotter Co., heating fixtures $ 750.00
Agawam Electric Co., service 41.55
C. D. Farnsworth, Inc., coal 93.40
Lee S. Jenks, wood 22.00
Amedee Jasmin, sawing wood
4.50
Springfield Gas Light Co., gas
60.09
E. J. Demars, repairs
7.68
J. P. Mercier, repairs
12.00
Chas. H. Wood, repairs
3.50
Tuohey Co., repairs
4.00
Mrs. Boucher, cleaning
4.50
J. P. Vincelette, supplies
5.95
E. A. Kellogg & Sons, supplies
16.62
Carlisle Hardware Co., supplies. 15.82
Sullivan, Barrett Co., supplies 3.95
Smile Station, supplies
16.85
U. S. Rubber Co., supplies 60.00
W. H. Porter, supplies 4.52
C. W. Hastings Co., supplies 7.32
James Jasmin, janitor 40.00
Harry E. Brown, janitor 40.00
Leonard Houghton & Son, supplies .
4.60
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Salary of firemen
600.00
$ 1,818.85
Appropriation $ 1,200.00
Appropriation 1919 for heating fix- tures 850.00
=15
$ 2,050.00
W. H. PORTER, J. A. ROY, J. H. CLARK,
Commissioners.
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REPORT OF
Board of Water Commissioners
The Board of Water Commissioners respectfully presents the seventeenth annual report of the department covering operations of the fiscal year ending December 31, 1920.
RECEIPTS
Received from water rents
$10,118.21
Received from water connections 570.15
$10,688.36
EXPENDITURES
City of Springfield, water $ 4,602.11
City of Springfield, supplies 5.00
Town of West Springfield, supplies 44.90
Crane Co., supplies
306.79
Mueller Mfg. Co., supplies
309.27
National Meter Co., meters
426.00
Builders' Iron Foundry Co., supplies.
42.79
Buffalo Meter Co., supplies 4.68
Dorrance Colburn, repairing meters . 112.01
Pond Ehberg Co., printing 36.75
Agawam Electric Co., thawing pipes . . 15.41
Bacon Taplin Co., pump 25.51
C. E. Burt, printing
11.45
Postage 30.00
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E. A. Kellogg & Sons, supplies 4.80
W. C. Johnson, reading meters
42.00
John L. Burke, secretary
80.50
D. M. Crowley, supt. and labor
1,193.50
John Finn, labor
68.00
Jerry Grady, labor
30.00
Thomas Quirk, labor
25.00
Philip Sherman, labor
54.00
Lawrence Duclos, labor
48.00
Moise Menard, labor 12.00
Joseph Ardigoni, labor
8.00
Joseph Guidi, labor
8.00
Cordes Brothers, labor
4.00
Howard Grosshart, labor
4.00
$ 7,554.47
D. M. CROWLEY,
J. L. BURKE,
Commissioners.
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REPORT OF THE School Committee
Some time ago one of our prominent citizens made this drastic statement : "Our town right now is facing ruin be- tween its roads and its schools." Right now we, as a com- mittee, believe that the school system of our town is confronted by problems that must be solved carefully and liberally or our entire school population will suffer for years to come. Three of the most important issues now before us have been dis- cussed by us in our annual reports at various times for the past five years. We have nearly despaired of bringing home to our voters their vital importance. To all of those inter- ested in the highest efficiency of our schools we wish to make another plea along these lines.
First, we would like to bring to your attention the matter of regular school attendance. It has been years since the average throughout the town has been so low as it has in cer- tain rooms during the past few months. A large part of these absences are those that could be prevented by a cordial co-operation of the parents with the school authorities. Many of these parents, like all of us, complain bitterly at times about the rate of taxation and their failure to secure for the money spent, certain benefits that might be expected. How many of you would buy five tickets per week to the "Movies" with no expectation of ever using more than two or three of them? The schools are providing educational facilities for your chil- dren every school day in the year. You taxpayers are fur-
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nishing the money to operate the schools. If your children are not in regular attendance they are losing what you have already paid for. You are paying for a five-day school week for them ; why then are you willing to accept for them a short- er school week? So then let us all co-operate to make our school attendance as near perfect as the health of our school population will permit.
The second matter that has troubled the school authori- ties for several years, is the question of increased school ac- commodations in all parts of the town. In our 1919 report we reviewed this problem in detail. Since then the conges- tion has become even more pronounced in certain-parts of the town. In September we fitted up an extra room in the hall of the Springfield Street School, hoping thereby to relieve conditions at Feeding Hills and Mittineague. However, the situation at Feeding Hills is still acute, and we hardly know what remedy to prescribe there. If we were obliged to build at once the additional rooms that our graded schools actually need for the coming year it would probably cost, us $50,000 or more. We do not urge this matter upon the taxpayers be- cause we feel that the immediate erection of a High School would solve the problem more wisely and more economically. The removal of the upper grades from our several center schools to a Junior High School would furnish additional room in the different sections of the town sufficient for our present demands and those of the more immediate future.
Our third and greatest problem is that of a High School of our own. We might write at length upon the advantages to us, as we see them, in maintaining an Agawam High School. However, we refer you to the report of Mr. Waterhouse for an excellent discussion of this question. We endorse all that he says in regard to this matter and we urge your most care- ful consideration of this topic. The voters have instructed the Selectmen to take a site for a high school building and a bond issue of $250,000 has been authorized to raise the funds necessary for such a building. Building material has fallen
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off in price, in some cases to pre-war prices, and labor seems to be more anxious to work for a reasonable wage. We have been waiting for a favorable opportunity to take this step forward in our school building program. To us it appears that the time has now arrived. Your school building com- mittee has established a competition to select plans for such a building. Six of the leading architects of this vicinity are planning to present designs for the consideration of the com- mittee. An expert in designing high school buildings has promised to come on from Boston to give whatever assistance and advice the committee may need in selecting the design best fitted for our purposes. Let's all get together and put through our High School project this year. Financial expediency de- mands it, educational efficiency makes it imperative, social advantages plead its importance, and civic pride urges it. Let's get busy on the job and do it NOW.
October 1, 1919 Dr. George B. Corcoran of West Spring- field assumed his duties as medical inspector in our schools. Dr. Corcoran has an extensive practice in this section and was for some time during the late war Naval Examiner for the United States government. We feel that we have been very fortunate in securing his services.
It was with great regret that we accepted the resignation of Mr. Ralph Waterhouse as Assistant Superintendent of our schools. All who came in contact with him were pleased with his never failing courtesy, his tactful handling of difficult situations, and his complete mastery of all school matters. Committee, teachers and towns people, we all unite in extend- ing to him our best wishes for his success in his new field of work. As his successor we have secured Mr. Joseph R. Bur- gess, principal of the Sawyer School, Gloucester, Massachu- setts. We hope you will take an early opportunity to meet Mr. Burgess and get acquainted with him. He has the "ear- marks of a comer."
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In conclusion, we wish to thank parents and friends for their courtesy and support throughout the year just past and we hope for a continuance of the same during this coming 1921.
Respectfully submitted, J. ARSENE ROY, CLIFFORD M. GRANGER, PERCIVAL V. HASTINGS.
Financial Statement of Schools
GENERAL EXPENSE
J. A. Roy, salary $ 85.00
C. M. Granger, salary 75.00
P. V. Hastings, salary
150.00
W. E. Gushee, salary 979.98
R. H. Waterhouse, salary
965.00
W. S. Safford, attendance officer 20.00
Wm. DeForge, attendance officer 10.00
Jasper DeForge, attendance officer 20.00
C. F. Randall, expenses 11.16
S. Hussy Reed, expenses
9.72
Rhea M. Foisy, clerical work
5.40
W. E. Gushee, expenses, telephone, postage 77.35
C. M. Granger, express, telephone, post- age 8.61
Katherine G. Danahy, clerical work ..
104.00
R. H. Waterhouse, expenses, telephone, postage 37.16
P. V. Hastings, telephone, postage 2.11
Forbes & Wallace, supplies
13.80
Marion Scott, clerical work
4.00
Joseph R. Hastings, supplies
2.25
A. H. Bartlett, supplies
2.05
O. E. Harris and C. F. Hunt, supplies 16.50
Wright & Potter Printing Co. 4.07
$ 2,603.16
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EXPENSES OF INSTRUCTION
Lulu E. S. Freichler
$ 306.25
Helen Arnold
300.00
Alice Powers
300.00
Ruth Cook
300.00
Kate Adams
1,380.00
Viola W. Phillips
638.42
Anna Dresser
420.00
Dagma A. Fant
480.00
Lena Collis
1,020.00
Edith R. Barr
914.21
Elinor Gibney
920.00
Minnetta M. Jurgenson
420.00
Myrtle J. Moore
870.00
Gertrude C. Lawrence
420.00
Katherine G. Danahy
1,444.00
Mae Lynch
920.00
Catherine Powers
946.80
Olive A. Fox
963.21
Nellie T. Granfield
970.00
Mary J. Kelly
963.95
Lillian M. Kelliher
681.58
Jennie M. Lucas
1,053.16
Phoebe Hooper
420.00
Madrine L. Wood
1,380.00
Rhoda H. Bolton
920.00
Cora E. Halliday
1,020.00
Olive C. Duguid
970.00
Mabel D. Allen
795.26
Faolin M. Peirce
1,330.00
Harriet D. Pierce
793.68
Lucy E. Carver
870.00
Hazel M. Sullivan
1,004.23
Edna B. Harmon
920.00
Elizabeth M. Hammond
408.96
Lulu Ventrees
328.00
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Mary Kerr
540.00
Leora Pease
240.00
Helen L. Ewald
450.00
Lillian Hayhurst
480.00
Sarah Wheaton
293.68
Mrs. Miller
.
12.70
Hope Williams
185.20
Mrs. Zifford Barcomb
322.08
Mrs. Dumas
52.50
$30,373.92
TEXT BOOKS
Edward E. Babb & Co.
437.66
Rand, McNally & Co.
85.27
American Book Co.
10.29
Silver Burdett Co.
109.64
Boston and Springfield Desp. express. .
1.53
D. C. Heath & Co.
202.85
Milton Bradley Co.
63.87
A. S. Barnes
5.95
Ginn & Co.
357.38
The John C. Winston Co.
22.63
Benj. H. Sanborn & Co.
55.13
Little Brown & Co.
92.80
G. Schirmer Inc.
3.58
Blodgett Music Store
1.31
C. C. Birchard & Co.
3.03
The Cable Co. .
5.00
$ 1,457.92
SUPPLIES
Denoyer Geppert Co.
12.60
Milton Bradley
503.04
A. H. Bartlett
15.19
A. A. Meisner
3.36
80
Meekins, Packard & Wheat
9.00
Edward E. Babb & Co.
870.78
Ryan & Bucker 15.40
Iroquois Rub. Co.
11.04
Boston & Springfield Desp. Co.
78.61
Johnson's Bookstore
55.55
Joseph F. Ryan Inc.
80.28
Fred. H. Brown
22.44
G. H. Blackburn
1.06
Richards Map Co.
4.50
Kate Adams
1.35
J. T. Hammett Co.
123.12
The A. N. Palmer Co.
32.00
$ 1,840.39
EXPENSES OF OPERATING
Wm. Bagley, building fires and clean-
ing
47.25
Chas. H. Wyman, building fires 39.00
Chas. H. Wood, janitor
611.60
Jas. Jasmin, janitor
673.00
Karl Birk, janitor
557.00
D. J. Bloom, janitor
906.00
Gertrude C. Lawrence, care of room
16.00
Myrtle J. Moore, care of room 39.00
Elizabeth Hammond, care of room 16.00
W. A. Fairbank, building fires
22.00
Helen L. Ewald, care of room
23.00
Edna B. Harmon, care of room
23.00
Springfield Gas Light Co.
36.00
Agawam Electric Co.
34.18
Lee S. Jenks
96.00
Chas D. Farnsworth, Inc.
3,832.38
Amedi Jasmin
9.00
Randall Bros.
13.00
F. M. West Box Co.,
15.50
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Masury Young Co. 53.23
E. A. Kellogg & Sons.
12.07
Chas. W. Hastings Co.
34.31
The Tuohey Co. 5.80
Haskell Electric Co. 15.00
C. W. Hedgeman
1.49
F. J. Pomeroy
10.00
Levi Rivers
48.00
Alfred F. Foote, commissioner
16.00
Otto Baab
5.91
Carlisle Hardware Co.
16.77
T. M. Walker Co.
6.24
Forbes & Wallace
52.58
Burden & Bryant Co.
1.75
Wm. E. Bent
2.33
H. W. Cowles
6.00
Jas. Jasmin
11.00
Sackett Bros. Co., Inc.
58.50
H. W. Carter Paper Co.
35.40
Amede Jasmin
4.50
John Griffin
4.50
Fred C. McLean
34.52
Jos. Borgatti
5.23
Mr. Finn
4.50
Karl Birk
2.00
Oliver & Howland
.17
Springfield Window Cleaning Co.
38.00
Alling Rubber Co.
.50
$ 7,495.21
MAINTENANCE
Geo. R. Estabrook $ 77.35
Bacon, Taplin Co.
25.47
T. M. Walker Co.
53.38
L. H. Scott Co.
268.99
Fred C. McLean
33.08
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E. J. Demars 59.21
The Lincoln Co.
1,824.40
Herbert C. Hayward
2.50
P. & T. Corbin Lock Co. 1.96
O. C. Alderman 6.90
E. M. White
23.45
Stone, Underhill, Heating & Ventilat- ing Co.
43.20
Levi Rivers
26.00
Karl Birk
4.00
Tuohey & Co. 6.25
J. A. Roy
16.91
Chas. H. Wood
17.50
Otto Babb
3.25
Sackett Bros. Co., Inc.
20.00
J. J. Cotter Co.
30.15
John Burke
141.21
Haskell Elec. Co.
5.53
Wm. T. Bagley
3.80
Geo. W. Hayden
210.98
B. D. Nims
18.92
Burden & Bryant
2.40
$ 2,973.79
HEALTH
Joseph L. Cohn
$ 20.40
Dr. J. W. Hastings
100.00
$ 120.40
TRANSPORTATION
Wm. Bailey
$ 75.00
Springfield St. R. R. Co.
3,058.45
R. Chamberlain
233.75
A. Grasso
330.00
Chas. Calabrese
140.25
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Jas. Cleary
179.50
Lee Jenks
91.75
Anthony Mercadante 102.00
Louis DePalma
114.75
Everet Harlow
154.00
E. Statkum
139.75
Frank Chriscolo
200.00
Fred Dudley
135.00
$ 4,954.20
TUITION
City of Springfield
$ 3,483.00
West Springfield
7,023.11
$10,506.11
OUTLAYS
Meekins, Packard & Wheat $ 209.48
SUMMARY
General expense
$ 2,603.16
Expense of instruction
30,373.92
Text books
1,457.92
Supplies
1,840.39
Expense of operating
7,495.21
Maintenance
2,973.79
Health
120.40
Transportation
4,954.20
Tuition
4,954.20
Outlay
209.48
- $62,534.58
AVAILABLE
Appropriation
$61,000.00
Vocational school
68.50
City of Springfield, refund
10.00
W. E. Gushee
20.00
$62,098.50
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Superintendent's Report
School Committee of Agawam :
Gentlemen : The following is submitted as the report of the superintendent of schools for the year ending December 31, 1920, it being the 20th report since the duties of superin- tendent were assumed by the present encumbent, the thir- tieth since a supervision district was formed, the 18th since the present union with Ludlow, and the first in conjunction with an assistant superintendent.
During the period of 20 years just closed the population of Agawam has increased from 2536 to 5023, the school en- rollment from 415 to 1228, the number of teachers employed from 15 to 31.
The following table shows the enrollment in the schools of Agawam each year during the last 20 years, classified into three groups-Public grade schools, high school, and parochial school. It also shows totals for each year and increase from year to year.
GROWTH IN ENROLLMENT DURING 20 YEARS
Grades
High
Parochial
Total
Increase
1901
388
34
24
446
. .
1902
418
39
44
501
55
1903
415
34
47
496
. .
1904
40€
40
38
484
. .
1905
413
44
53
510
9
1906
419
48
81
548
38
85
1907
425
53
91
569
21
1908
426
47
101
574
5
1909
438
39
.97
574
. .
1910
458
42
120
620
46
1911
463
47
78
588
. .
1912
510
57
127
684
64
1913
503
46
122
671
. .
1914
560
55
111
726
42
1915
630
75
121
826
100
1916
817
89
110
1016
190
1917
824
106
140
1070
54
1918
858
104
146
1108
38
1919
932
89
157
1178
70
1920
1008
95
125
1228
50
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Average rate of growth during 20 years, 39 pupils per year.
Average rate of growth during last 10 years, 61 pupils per year.
Average rate of growth during last 5 years, 97 pupils per year.
The older we grow, the faster we grow.
TEACHERS
The following changes have been made in the teaching force since the last annual report.
Resignations
Phoebe Hooper, Supervisor of Music.
Hope Williams, North Agawam, Grade I.
Mary Kerr, Agawam Center, Grade VII.
Lillian Hayhurst, Agawam Center, Grades V, VI. Sarah Wheaton, Agawam Center, Grades I, II. Mrs. Zifford Barcom, Agawam Center, Grade I. Helen Ewald, Suffield Street, Grades I, II, III.
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.
Transfers
Edna B. Harmon from West Street School to Springfield Street School, Grades IV and V.
Appointments
Alice Powers, Supervisor of Music.
Lillian Kelliher, North Agawam, Principal's Assistant.
Dagna Fant, Agawam Center, Grades VI and VII. Anna W. Dresser, Agawam Center, Grades V and VII. Mirnetta Jurgenson, Agawam Center, Grades I and II.
Mrs. Viola Phillips, Agawam Center, Principal's Assistant.
Gertrude Lawrence, Suffield Street.
Elizabeth Hammond, West Street.
Harriet D. Pierce, Springfield Street, Grade II. Returned from leave of absence
Helen L. Arnold, Supervisor of Drawing.
ENROLLMENT
Pupils attending Public High Schools
West Springfield 59
Springfield Technical High 11
Springfield High School of Commerce 1
Springfield Central High 2
Chestnut Street Junior High 22
Total in public high schools 95
Attending public grade schools of town 1008
Attending Springfield Vocational School 6
Total in public schools 1109
Attending St. William's Parochial 125
Total attending all schools 1234
Increase during year in Public grade schools 64
Increase during year in High School 6
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High School Enrollment by Precincts and by Classes
I II III
IV
Total
Feeding Hills 15
2
8
3
28
Agawam Center 23
13
3
8
47
North Agawam
9
2
5
4
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GRADUATION
The fifth annual graduation of the Grammar School pupils of the town of Agawam was held at the Town Hall, Agawam Center June 10, 1920. The program was in charge of Miss Kate Adams, Principal of Agawam Center School, assisted by Mrs. Treichler, Teacher of Elocution and Miss Hooper, Supervisor of Music. The program is printed below :
1 Processional,
COMBINED ORCHESTRAS
2 Prayer, REV. JOHN G. DUTTON
3 March of the Spheres, Goldmark
COMBINED CHORUSES
Streletzki
4 Happy Days, Voice, EVELYN COUTURE Violin, LAWRENCE HOULIHAN
5 The Twenty-Third Psalm, Mendelssohn
COMBINED CHORUSES
6 The Plate of Gold, James Buckham
DOUGLASS GLADDEN
7 Standard Airs of America, Asher
COMBINED ORCHESTRAS
(a)
8 Integer Vitae (Ode from Horace) Flemming
(b) Bells of Seville COMBINED CHORUSES
Vaezie
9 Moonlight Schottische, Asher
First Violins, ALFRED FOURNIER, ADRIENNE RISING Second Violin, NELSON TRAVELLION Drum, NORTON AUSTIN
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Strauss
10 Beautiful Blue Danube, AGAWAM GRADUATES
12 The Secret of Success, SIMPSON CLARK
13 The Heavens Resound, Beethoven
COMBINED CHORUSES
14 Awarding Diplomas, J.A. Rov, Chairman of School Committee
15 PAGEANT-The Golden Star
16 Benediction, REV. E. E. VENTRES
GRADUATES
AGAWAM CENTER
*M. Marjorie Bitgood
*Dorothy Eastman Bodurtha
"Mike Charvat
*Griffith R. Davies
*Vera B. Pomeroy
* Marjorie Louise Fay
*Paul A. Rudman
*Everett W. Ewig
*Marion Agnes Scannell
#Ruth M. Ferguson
*Marion M. Seaver Edith M. J. Smith
* Alfred Goldstharpe Douglas Washington Gladden
*Louise R. Hawley
"Frances Nowers Hinckley
*Medora Frances Wilson
*Frank Maspo
FEEDING HILLS
#Norton B. Austin
* Everett A. Kellogg
*Rosella T. Arnold
*Lawrence N. King
*Florence Blish
*Elise Blish
*Elizabeth M. Marsh Elizabeth J. Mercadante Cecil A. Potter
*Simpson W. Clark
* Elmer P. Cleary
*Mary K. Shea
* Alfred L. Fournier Mary Frankel
* Elizabeth L. Tilden
#Nelson E. Trevallion
* Elna L. Hendrickson
*Evelyn F. Ventres *Gladys Victoria Wells
*Samuel T. Johnson Frederic N. Manley
*Marie Louise Newman
* Henrietta Elizabeth Otto Raymond W. Plouf
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MITTINEAGUE
*Raymond C. Costa
*Evelyn L. Couture Irene R. DeForge Dante J. Feriole
*Edmond A. Gosselin
*Lawrence M. Houlahan
#Helen C. Mclaughlin
*Caroline M. Novelli Gabrielle A. Poirier
* Alfred J. St. John
*Joseph P. Vincelette
*Roland A. Wilson John Yelinek, Jr.
* These pupils entered high school last September.
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SCHOOL DIRECTORY 1920
Name
School
Date of Appointment
Home Address
Walter E. Gushee
Superintendent of Schools
Dec. 1901
Joseph R. Burgess
Asst. Supt. of Schools
Jan. 1921
North Agawam
Alice Powers
Supervisor of Music
Sept.
1920
741 Union St., Springfield
Helen L Arnold
Supervisor of Drawing Teacher of Elocution
Sept.
1917
317 St. James Ave., Springfield
Katherine Danahy, Prin.
North Agawam, Grades VIII, IX
Sept.
1899
Mittineague
Mae P. Lynch
North Agawam, Grade VII
Sept.
1919
4 Gunn Sq., Springfield
Katherine Powers
North Agawam, Grades V, VI
Sept.
1917
Mittineague
Olive A. Fox
North Agawam,
Grades IV, V
Sept.
1914
18 Hampden St., Springfield
Nellie T. Granfield
North Agawam, Grades III, IV
Sept.
1918
| 14 Genesee St., Springfield
Mary J. Kelly
North Agawam, Grade II
Sept.
1919
Lee
Jennie M. Lucas ·
North Agawam, Grade I
Sept.
1900
Plantsville, Conn.
Lillian Kelliher
North Agawam, Gr. I, Prin. Asst.
Sept.
1920
62 Narragansett St., Springfield
Kate Adams, Prin.
Agawam Center, Gr. VIII, IX
Sept.
1917
Concord, N. H., Route I
Dagna Fant
Agawam Center, Gr. VI, VII
Sept.
1920
Holden, Mass.
Anna W. Dresser
Agawam Center, Gr. V, VI
Sept.
1920
Agawam, Mass.
Lena E. Collins
Agawam Center, Gr. V
Jan.
1917
Central St., Palmer
Edith R. Barr
Agawam Center, Gr. IV
Sept.
1918
28 Winsor St., Springfield
Elinor E. Gibney
Agawam Center, Gr. II. III
Jan.
1920
Hillsboro, N. H.
Mirnetta M. Jurgenson
Agawam Center, Gr. I, II
Sept. 1920
Great Barrington
Mrs. Viola Phillips
Apr.
1920
Dalton, Mass.
Gertrude Lawrence
Sept.
1920
Myrtle I. Moore
South Street, Gr. I-111
Sept.
1919
"The Edna" Arnold Circle Cambridge, Mass.
Madrine L. Wood, Prin.
Feeding Hills, Gr. VIII, IX
Apr. 1918
Hattie Bolton
Feeding Hills, Gr. VI, VII
Sept.
1918
Cora A. Halladay
Feeding Hills, Gr. IV, V
Sept.
1915
Olive C. Duguid
Feeding Hills, Gr. II, III
Sept.
1918
Mabel D. Allen
Feeding Hills, Gr. I
Jan.
1919
Gertrude Hammond
West Street, Gr 1-IV
Sept.
1920
Portsmouth, N. H.
Faolin M. Peirce, Prin.
Springfield Street, Gr. I
Sept.
1909
20 Riverdale St., W. Springfield
Lucy E. Carver
Springfield Street, Gr. VI, VII
Sept.
1919
Ludlow, R. F. D.
Harriet D. Peirce
Springfield Street, Gr. II
Sept.
1920
20 Riverdale St., W. Springfield
Hazel M. Sullivan
Springfield Street, Gr. III, IV
Sept.
1914
11 Smith Ave., Mittineague
Edna B. Harmon
Springfield Street, Gr. IV, V
Sept.
1918
Great Barrington
West Lebanon, N. H.
Northfeld
Suffield, Conn.
Penacook, N. H.
248 No. Main St., Springfield
Agawam Center, Gr. I, Prin. Asst.
83 Belmont Ave., Springfield
Suffield St. Gr. I-III
Dec. 1921
26 High St., Springfield
Lulu Treichler
Ludlow
91
ENROLLMENT
By Schools and by Grades as of January, 1921.
AGAWAM CENTER
I
1
II
III
1
IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX
| Totals
Room A
14
Room 1
13
17
30
Room 2
8
30
40
40
Room 4
19
19 13
24
19
18
37
Suffield
12
12
8
32
South
20
8
5
33
Totals
1 59
45
43
40
56
32
24
19
18
1 336
NORTH AGAWAM
I
II
III
IV
VI
VII
VIII
IX
Totals
Office
20
20
Room 1
40
40
Room 2
39
39
Room 3
31
10
41
Room 4
41
Room 5
11
26
25
25
Room 6
19
10
29
Totals
60 |
39 |
31 |
31
31
26
25
19 |
10
1 272
SPRINGFIELD STREET
1
I
II
III
V
VI
VII |VIII |
IX
| Totals
Room 1
47
47
Room 2
35
35
Room 3
31
8
39
Room 4
42
Room 5
18
11
39
Totals
I
47 |
35
31 |
34 |
16
18
1 11
1
192
FEEDING HILLS
I
II
III
IV
1
VI
1 VII
VIII
IX
| Totals
Room 1
37
37
Room 2
18
14
32
Room 3
47
Room 4
23
18
21
9
30
West Street
9
5
3
4
21
Totals
46 |
23
17
22
29
23
18
1
21 |
9
1 208
Grand Totals | 212 | 172
122
127 |
132
99
78 |
59
37
) 1.008
18
29
41
Room 5
.
1
St. William's Parochial: Boys-70, Girls-55, Total, 125. Grand Total-1,033.
92
38
Room 3
37
37
Room 5
38
Room 6
37
Room 7
21
20
37
Room 7
26
16
1
14
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
School attendance and particularly school attendance in rural districts, is a problem that is occupying the minds of many of the leading educators of the day. Compulsory school attendance laws exist in all states of the union for the purpose of providing an educated citizenship for all, notwithstanding parental indifference. These laws vary in stringency in the different states and while we may possibly criticize the exist- ing laws as lacking stringency, we certainly can help condi- tions by enforcing strictly the attendance laws of the present.
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