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Our policy in this matter, and we believe every tax- payer will agree with it, is to treat every section of the town alike. If North Agawam wants our "gym" for a dance let them pay for it; if Feeding Hills desires to put on a minstrel show in the auditorium let them meet the rental charges. As we see it, all three sections of the town are taxed to build and maintain our High School building. Therefore no one part of our town should be granted free service at the expense of the other two- thirds. However, and note this well, any organization or any cause representing our entire town may come to us and we will give them every possible consideration and all the hospitality and service anyone could reasonably ex- pect. Agawam as the unit, not an Agawam of three vil- lages is what we want to develop, and that is the spirit our High School pupils are developing day by day.
In closing, this, our annual report, we wish to thank our townspeople for their kindness and courtesy toward the teachers and the school authorities during the year 1921.
CLIFFORD M. GRANGER, J. A. ROY,
PERCIVAL V. HASTINGS.
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Financial Statement of Schools
GENERAL EXPENSE
J. A. Roy $ 100.00
P. V. Hastings, Telephone
and postage
$
2.47
Salary
125.00
$
127.47
Walter E. Gushee, Salary, $ 540.00
Travel
154.92
Postage,
telephone,
etc.
28.58
$ 723.50
J. R. Burgess, Salary
$ 600.00
Travel
21.02
Telephone, postage, etc ....
11.08
$ 632.10
Benj. J. Phelps, salary ..
$1,550.02
Salary and travel.
440.38
Telephone, postage,
etc.
6.30
$ 1,996.70
Daniel Cesan, attendance officer 326.00
Wm. DeForge, attendance officer 20.00
Katherine Danahy
84.00
N. F. Moulton, Travel $ 2.67 Salary 900.00 $ 902.67
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C. M. Granger, Salary. $ 85.00
Travel
33.04
Telephone, postage, etc. 41.93
$ 159.97
Emma Mellor
480.00
Marion T. Scott
57.50
Ida Demarais
24.00
A. A. Hill, Travel
2.80
Elsie M. Flint, Travel
10.59
Ivers Express
5.00
Wright & Potter Printing Co., Sup- plies
6.07
Wensell & Co., Supplies
1.00
Empire Mailing Co., Supplies
3.06
A. H. Bartlett, Supplies
17.92
Pond, Ekberg Co., Sup- plies
$ 86.55
Graduation programs
15.50
102.05
Hovis, Hunt & Aremus, Lettering Diplomas
10.75
$ 5,793.15
EXPENSE OF INSTRUCTION
Kate Adams
$ 1,050.00
Mrs. Viola W. Phillips
1,380.00
Minta A. Locke
1,210.00
Cora E. Halladay
1,300.00
Lena E. Collis
1,300.00
Idelle Beebe
660.00
Elinore Gibney
720.00
Minetta M. Jurgenson
1,170.00
Annette E. Deely
1,120.00
Jennie M. Lucas
1,460.00
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Wm. J. Burke, Jr. 1,580.00
Gertrude C. Lawrence
1,170.00
Isabelle M. Cogswell
769.44
Mildred E. Simpson
1,120.00
Katherine G. Danahy
1,870.00
Mae P. Lynch
1,220.00
Catherine T. Powers
1,310.00
Olive A. Fox
1,420.00
Nellie T. Granfield
750.00
Beryl W. Stodden.
1,120.00
Clara S. Johnson
1,120.00
Viola E. Hopkins
1,170.00
Bessie E. Sprowl
1,245.24
Anna M. La Salle
1,220.00
Mary J. Kelly
276.38
Olive C. Duguid
750.00
Olive Lewis
520.00
Cora M. Barnes
560.00
Faolin M. Peirce
1,700.00
Hazel M. Sullivan
1,360.00
Edna B. Harmon
246.34
Harriet D. Carson
1,120.00
Elizabeth M. Hammond
180.46
Kathryn Roache
922.12
Esther J. Stevens
420.00
Mildred M. Trask
884.64
Miss Paine
60.00
Mrs. Dumas
40.00
Mrs. Burgess
25.00
Miss Browning
75.00
Mary E. O'Shea
440.00
Marion C. Poole
600.00
David McKenzie
480.00
Freeda R. Fitts
420.00
Alice Powers
480.00
Hazel Clark
620.00
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Mary F. Pierce
640.00
Nellie J. Button
720.00
Edith J. Best
640.00
Abbie L. Burlingham.
560.00
Hazel S. Cook
640.00
Frederick T. Dacey.
840.00
Catharine Keeler
480.00
Clara L. McIntire
620.00
Marjorie Ward
560.00
Eleanor H. Smith
620.00
Evelyn L. Moulton
400.00
$47,354.62
STATIONERY, SUPPLIES AND MISCELLANEOUS
Geo. T. Johnson Co.
$ 126.00
Edw. E. Babb & Co.
675.50
H. W. Cowles
24.22
Boston and Springfield Despatch
6.96
H. W. Carter Paper Co.
111.95
Milton Bradley Co.
799.01
Rand McNally & Co.
203.72
Carlisle Hardware Co.
176.12
Foley Paper Co.
13.20
Oliver Ditson Co.
3.04
Hampden Lumber Co.
110.26
Johnson's Bookstore
10.62
A. D. Letellier
23.50
Kate Adams
3.60
Chas. Scribner's Sons
54.56
N. Y., N. H. & H. Ry. Co.
14.92
Thos. J. Baldwin
1.50
Ryan & Buker
18.43
Ivers Express
5.00
General Typewriter Exchange
39.00
Wensell & Company
50.00
89
Jacobs Ticket Print
21.00
Joseph R. Hastings
130.35
Mentzer, Bush & Co.
4.16
Joseph P. Mercier
9.00
Fred E. Morley
6.18
National Musical String Co.
12.00
A. N. Palmer Co.
14.08
Pond-Ekberg Co.
38.10
Underwood Typewriter Co.
15.00
Russell Sage Foundation
2.00
C. B. Dolge Co.
69.75
B. D. Nims
96.48
Springfield Gas Light Co.
24.17
Columbia University
2.50
Aitken
3.50
Wright & Potter Printing Co
14.42
E. J. Root
2.67
G. Schirmer of Mass.
9.50
A. H. Bartlett, Inc.
35.26
Denoyer-Geppert Co.
4.88
Eugene Dietzgen Co.
101.90
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
4.29
McIntosh Publishing Co.
6.43
Chas. W. Hastings Co.
36.43
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co.
64.37
National Drug Stores
11.14
Meissner's Express
4.10
3,219.27 $
TEXT BOOKS
American Book Co. ....... $ 199.70
D. C. Heath & Co.
283.73
Ginn & Company
472.99
Edward E. Babb & Co.
251.05
90
Remington Typewriter Co.
4.50
Rand McNally & Co.
165.61
The Macmillan Co.
173.75
Houghton, Mifflin Co. 48.97
John C. Winston Co.
136.78
Little, Brown & Co.
37.13
Chas. E. Merrill Co.
22.71
D. Appleton & Co.
25.44
Arlo Publishing Co.
35.75
J. B. Lippincott & Co.
23.13
Newson & Company
71.10
C. H. Congdon
18.00
Hinds, Hayden & Eldridge
10.40
Gregg Publishing Co.
53.66
The Cable Company .
21.00
G. & C. Merriam Co.
28.00
McGraw Hill Book Co. 17.43
Warwick & York, Inc.
24.38
Silver, Burdett & Co.
57.76
Chas. Scribner's Sons
15.62
Row, Peterson & Co.
11.90
Allyn & Bacon
7.33
Vocational Education Magazine
3.00
John Church Co.
86
G. Schirmer.
2.17
Benj. H. Sanborn & Co.
11.16
D. Van Nostrand Co.
7.65
World Book Co.
5.54
H. W. Cowles
23.02
G. H. Blackburn
5.21
Boni & Liveright, Inc.
4.32
Educational Publishing Co.
3.22
Harper Brothers
1.34
Johnson's Bookstore
4.75
Scott, Foresman & Co.
3.27
$
2,288.73
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OPERATING
Janitors
Karl Birk
$ 550.00
D. J. Bloom
975.00
James Jasmin
780.00
Jasper DeForge
466.64
Solomon Abell
502.64
Chas. H. Wood
1,042.50
Wm. T. Bagley
73.50
W. A. Fairbanks
22.00
L. E. Kaplinger
16.00
C. H. Wyman
12.50
Care of room:
Mildred Simpson
22.00
Gertrude Lawrence
22.00
Mildred Trask
30.00
Evelyn L. Moulton
16.00
Freeda R. Fitts
16.00
Frank Connor
4.05
Roger Connor
3.15
Miss I. DeForge
2.48
Mrs. L. DeForge
2.48
Mrs. P. DeForge
2.48
Ernest Jasmin
3.60
Clarence Bassette
18.50
Springfield Window Cleaning Co.
38.00
$ 4,621.52
Fuel
Chas. D. Farnsworth, Inc. .... $ 1,206.83
F. Boule
20.00
Amede Jasmin
18.50
Lee S. Jenks.
50.00
H. C. Puffer Co.
137.50
Forrest M. Spear
110.00
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C. W. Hull, Jr.
19.00
F. Chriscola
10.00
Springfield Gas Light Co.
9.72
Wallace Hastings
7.00
J. Johnson
5.00
Wm. Bagley
4.50
J. A. Warner.
8.00
$ 1,606.05
Miscellaneous
Agawam Electric Co.
$ 199.63
Fuller Brush Co.
144.20
Chas. W. Hastings Co.
44.23
E. A. Kellogg & Sons.
14.93
Masury-Young Co.
107.75
Alfred F. Foote, Comm.
20.00
Quimby & Co.
12.00
Carlisle Hardware Co.
24.73
Haskell Electric Co.
9.85
Springfield Gas Light Co.
6.21
Young Brothers
7.50
Jos. J. Borgatti & Co.
6.01
Oliver & Howland Co.
1.00
Forbes & Wallace
5.39
Chas. C. Lewis Co.
8.00
$
611.43
MAINTENANCE
Stone-Underhill Heating and Ven- tilating Co. $ 230.00
E. J. Demars
47.71
J. L. Burke
188.68
E. W. Michaleck
26.50
Robinson & Sons
12.50
O. C. Call
10.43
93
A. H. Rowley 19.30
Edw. M. White
33.90
Wyckoff & Lloyd
87.32
H. W. Haskell
27.53
True Bros.
10.50
T. M. Walker Co.
43.50
Fred C. McClean
218.14
Geo. H. McClean Co.
1.75
W. A. Fairbanks
1.35
Burden & Bryant Co.
3.25
C. H. Wood
30.76
B. D. Nims
8.98
James Jasmin
10.00
Meekins, Packard & Wheat.
6.00
K. W. Birk
3.50
Forbes & Wallace
3.00
H. C. Puffer Co.
3.65
O. C. Alderman
.68
$ 1,028.93
HEALTH
Dr. Geo. B. Corcoran $ 300.00
Mrs. J. A. Black
564.00
Hampden Co. Tuberculosis & Pub- lic Health Association 127.00
E. A. Kellogg & Sons
69.25
The Pond-Ekberg Co.
56.15
DeFrate & Raleigh
·4.85
$ 1,121.25
TRANSPORTATION
Springfield St. Ry. Co.
$ 2,756.25
J. C. Wright
248.00
R. W. Chamberlain 259.25
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A. Grasso
366.00
Geo. Statkum
211.00
Chauncey Bailey
244.00
Jos. Cleary
169.75
Fred Dudley
159.00
A. Mercadante
121.25
Louis DePalmer
194.00
W. Krykaskey
120.00
E. Fazio
15.00
Daniel Cesan
97.00
F. Copinski
169.75
Ida Spear
43.13
$ 5,173.38
TUITION
City of Springfield, vocational.
$ 1,455.25
City of Springfield
2,046.70
Town of West Springfield
4,990.64
$ 8,492.59
SUNDRIES
H. W. Cowles $ 8.46
Elsie M. Flint
2.10
Favorite Quartet
25.00
Gatchell's Orchestra
27.90
Meissner's Express
7.00
$ 70.46
OUTLAY
Johns-Manville, Inc. $ 242.00
Horace Partridge Co.
80.45
Narragansett Machine Co.
403.75
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
679.88
Graphoscope Service Co.
664.00
95
Keasbey & Mattison
121.16
E. S. Stacey Supply Co.
9.46
Forbes & Wallace
18.44
Oliver & Howland Co.
3.63
J. G. Heidner & Son
272.00
$ 2,494.77
SUMMARY
General expense
$ 5,793.15
Expense of instruction
47,354.62
Stationery and supplies
3,219.27
Text books
2,288.73
Operating
6,839.00
Maintenance
1,028.93
Health
1,121.25
Transportation
5,173.38
Tuition
8,492.59
Sundries
70.46
Outlay
2,494.77
$83,876.15
AVAILABLE
Appropriation
$90,000.00
State of Mass., vocational education
619.62
City of Springfield, refund on tui- tion 31.25
S. H. Bodurtha, High School tuition
62.50
$90,713.37
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Superintendent's Report
To the School Committee of Agawam :
Gentlemen : I hereby submit my annual report as Superintendent of Schools for the year ending December 31, 1922.
This report will be given under the three following headings :
I Statistics
II The New High School
1. Program of Studies-Junior High School
2. The Curricula of the Senior High School, with Notes and Regulations
3. The Daily Schedule of Classes and its Signifi- cance
4. The New School and 12 or 13 Grades
5. The Junior-Senior High School in the Light of the Seven Objectives of Secondary Education.
III Elementary Schools
1. Housing Conditions
2. Play Ground Equipment
3. Course of Study
4. Books
I. STATISTICS RESIGNATIONS
Walter E. Gushee, Superintendent of Schools.
Joseph R. Burgess, Asst. Supt. of Schools.
Alice Powers, Supervisor of Music.
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Nellie T. Granfield, North Agawam, Grade III. Mary J. Kelley, North Agawam, Grade II. Olive C. Duguid, Feeding Hills, Grades V-VI. Edna B. Harmon, Springfield Street, Grades IV-V. Elinor E. Gibney, Agawam Center, Grades II-III. Kate Adams, Prin. Agawam Center, Grades VIII-IX. Elizabeth Hammond, West Street, Grades I-IV.
TRANSFERS
Wm. J. Burke, Jr., from Feeding Hills, Grades VIII- IX to Junior High.
Minta A. Locke, from Agawam Center, Grades VI- VII to Junior High.
Catherine T. Powers, from North Awawam, Grade VI to Junior High.
Hazel M. Sullivan, from Springfield Street, Grades V-VI to Junior High.
Anna M. LaSalle, from Feeding Hills, Grades III-IV to North Agawam, Grade III.
Gertrude C. Lawrence, from South St., Grades I-II, to Agawam Center, Grades II-III.
Mildred E. Simpson, from Suffield Street, Grades I- II-III to Agawam Center, Grades III-IV.
Viola W. Phillips, Agawam Center from Grade I to Grade VII.
Minetta M. Jurgenson, Agawam Center from Grade I to Grade IV.
Annette E. Deely, North Agawam from Grade V to Grade IV.
Olive A. Fox, North Agawam from Grade IV to Grade V.
Mae Pauline Lynch, North Agawam from Grade VII to Grade VI.
Clara S. Johnson, Feeding Hills from Grades II-III to III-IV.
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Beryl W. Stodden, Feeding Hills from Grade VII to Grades II-III.
APPOINTMENTS
Benjamin J. Phelps, Superintendent of Schools.
Nathalie F. Moulton, Asst. Supt. of Schools.
Hazel Clark, Supervisor of Music.
Mary F. Pierce, Supervisor of Drawing.
Edith J. Best, Senior High, Science and Mathe- matics.
Nellie I. Button, Senior High, English.
Catharine Keeler, Senior High, French and Latin.
Clara L. McIntire, Senior High, Commercial Subjects.
Eleanor H. Smith, Senior High, Latin and Mathe- matics.
Marjorie Ward, Senior High, History and Civics.
Abbie L. Burlingham, Junior and Senior High, Physi- cal Training.
Hazel S. Cook, Junior and Senior High, Domestic Science.
Frederick T. Dacey, Junior and Senior High, Manual Training.
Cora M. Barnes, Junior High, History and Civics.
Olive Lewis, Junior High, English.
Kathryn M. Roache, North Agawam, Grade II.
Esther J. Stevens, Agawam Center, Grade I.
Marion C. Poole, Principal, Feeding Hills, Grades VI- VII.
David Mckenzie, Feeding Hills, Grades V-VI.
Isabelle M. Cogswell, Springfield Street, Grade IV.
Mary E. O'Shea, Springfield Street, Grades V-VI. Evelyn L. Moulton, South Street, Grades I-II.
Freeda R. Fitts, Suffield Street, Grades I-II-III.
Mildred M. Trask, West Street, Grades I-II-III-IV.
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ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLS IN AGAWAM TOWNSHIP, 1922-1923
1. Elementary School, Grades I-VII
2. Junior High School, Grade VII Special-Grades VIII-IX
3. Senior High School, Grades X-XI-XII
ENROLLMENT TABLE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AGAWAM CENTER
Grades
I
JI
III
IV
V
VI
VII
Totals
Room 1
38
38
Room 2
8
26
27
17
44
Room 4
39
39
Room 5
45
45
Room 6
41
41
Room 7
31
31
Totals
46
26
27
56
45
41
31
272
NORTH AGAWAM
Room 1
49
49
Room 2
40
40
Room 3
39
39
Room 4
39
39
Room 5
48
48
Room 6
45
45
Room 7
36
36
Totals
49
40
39
39
48
45
36
296
FEEDING HILLS
Room 1
42
42
Room 2
28
9
37
Room 3
11
20
31
Room 4
30
9
39
Room 5
12
20
32
Totals
42
28
20
20
30
21
20
181
SPRINGFIELD STREET
Room 1
46
46
Room 2
42
42
Room 3
39
39
Room 4
37
37
Room 5
19
16
35
Totals
46
42
39
37
19
16
199
South St.
12
14
8
34
Suffield St.
10
13
7
30
West St.
7
7
5
6
25
Totals
29
34
20
6
89
Total in Elemen-
tary Schools
212
170
145
158
142
123
87
1037
ENROLLMENT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Grades
VII
1 VIII
2 VIII
VIII
IX
IX
Total
Seventh Grade
32
32
Eighth Grade
29
30
30
89
Ninth Grade
24
28
52
Totals
32
29
30
30
24
28
173
100
3
1
2
·
34
Room 3
ENROLLMENT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Tenth Grade
Eleventh Grade
37
Twelfth Grade
33
Total
119
Total in Elementary Schools
1037
Total in Junior High School
173
Total in Senior High School
119
Attending Central High, Springfield
1
Commercial
2
Technical
2
West Springfield High 5
Total in High Schools
302
Attending Springfield Vocational School
10
Total in Public Schools
1349
Increase during the year in Public School pupils
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II. THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL
1. PROGRAM OF STUDIES-JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Grade VII
English and Spelling
5
History
5
Geography
5
Physiology
3
Arithmetic
5
Manual Training
2
Domestic Science
2
Penmanship
2
Music
2
Drawing
1
GRADE VIII
English and Spelling
5
Arithmetic
5
Geography
5
Civics
3
Science
2
Manual Training
2
Domestic Science
2
Penmanship
2
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2
Music
Drawing
1
GRADE IX
English and Spelling
5
Arithmetic Review 2
Commercial Arithmetic, one-half yr.
3
Algebra, one-half year
3
Latin, one-half year
3
U. S. History
5
Civics 3
Elementary Science 2
Manual Training 2
Domestic Science 2
Penmanship
2
Music
2
Drawing
1
2 .- CURRICULA FOR THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1922-1923
Notes and Regulations
The Agawam Senior High School offers three Curri- cula for the school year 1922-1923.
I. A College Preparatory Curriculum.
II. A General Curriculum. III. A Commercial Curriculum.
These curricula are composed of required and elec- tive subjects. A specific number of credits is assigned to each subject. The passing grade for which credits are granted is 70%.
A variable is a course not required of all pupils.
Requirements for Graduation
The four following factors constitute the require- ments for graduation :
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(a) The total number of credits required.
(b) The subjects required of all pupils.
(c) Requirements of majors and minors.
(d) Approval of electives.
(a) Total number of Credits Required for Graduation :
80 credits are required for the high school diploma. Pupils are expected to take, each year, work aggregating 20-23 credits. No pupil may receive more than 10 credits for physical training, chorus singing, and extra class room activities.
(b) Required Subjects :
The following subjects are required of all pupils :
English, four years; Community Civics and Voca- tions, one year; U. S. History and Government, one year ; Science, one year; Physical Training, four years ; Manual Training (Boys), one year, Grade 10; Domestic Science (Girls), one year, Grade 10.
(c) Requirement in Majors and Minors :
Each student shall complete in addition to English, at least (a) one major and one minor or (b) two minors.
Note: 15 credits obtained in the study of any one subject constitutes a major. 10 credits obtained in the study of any one subject constitutes a minor. (d) Approval of Electives :
Each pupil should confer with parents, teachers, and principal with regard to the choice of electives and he must secure the approval of the principal for the electives to be taken. An elective subject may be omitted from the schedule in any year when, in the judgment of the principal, the number of pupils electing the subject is not sufficient to warrant the formation of the class.
Requirements for Sophomore, Junior and Senior Standing
Sophomore standing
15 credits
Junior standing 35 credits
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Senior standing
60 credits
Graduation 80 credits
The College Preparatory Curriculum
This curriculum is designed to meet the needs of all pupils who intend to continue their education after gradu- ation from high school, in college, scientific or technical school.
Since the colleges do not have uniform entrance re- quirements, it will be necessary for pupils, who wish to prepare for college, to decide early in their high school career what particular college they wish to attend.
Certificates of admission to a college or technical school will not be granted in any subject where the aver- age is below 80% or B grade. Moreover, the school will not accept responsibility for the success of pupils in their college work, in any subject in which their high school rating is below 80%.
General Curriculum
This curriculum aims to meet the needs of those pupils who do not intend to enter higher institutions of learning after graduation from high school; it is also especially adapted to prepare pupils for entrance to nor- mal schools.
Latin and advanced mathematics may be elected in this course.
The subject of normal reviews will include geography, arithmetic, and spelling.
Pupils who fail to obtain an average of 80% in a sub- ject can be admitted to a normal school in that subject only at the discretion of the principal of the normal school.
The college preparatory curriculum may be accepted for normal school entrance, but because of the emphasis given therein to advanced mathematics and foreign lang-
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uages, it is not especially adapted to the needs of normal school pupils.
The Commercial Curriculum
The object of the commercial curriculum is to prepare pupils to enter business. The work in this curriculum will be intensive and specific. Recognized standards in type- writing and stenography must be attained by pupils seek- ing credits in those subjects.
Commercial pupils are advised not to elect a foreign language unless said language has a specific value in their choice of vocation.
College Preparatory Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
SECOND YEAR
Required Credits
Required Credits
English I
5 English II 5
Algebra I
5
Geometry 5
Physical Training 1
Community Civic and Vocations 5
Electives (choose two)
Physical Training
1
Early European History 5
Domestic Science
1
Latin II 5
Manual Training
1
French I
Electives (choose one)
Latin I 5
General Science 5
Variables
Music 1
Mechanical Drawing 1
Freehand Drawing
1
Domestic Science
1
Manual Training
1
Biology 5
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THIRD YEAR Required Credits
FOURTH YEAR
Required Credits
English III
5
English IV 5
Physical Training
1
U. S. History and Gov- ernment 5
Electives (choose three)
Chemistry
5
Ancient History
5
Electives (choose two)
Algebra II and Math. Review
5
Solid Geometry and Trig. 5
Latin III
5 Latin IV 5
French II
5 French III 5
Variables
Variables
Music
1 Music 1
Mechanical Drawing
1 Mechanical Drawing 1
Freehand Drawing
1 Freehand Drawing 1
Domestic Science
1 Domestic Science 1
Manual Training
1 Manual Training 1
General Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
SECOND YEAR
Required Credits
Required Credits
English I
5 English II 5
Algebra I
5 Early European History 5
Biology 5
Community Civics and Vocations
5
Physical Training
1
General Science
5
Electives (choose one)
Physical Training
1
Domestic Training
1
French I
5
Manual Training
1
5
Music
1
Mechanical Drawing
1
Freehand Drawing
1
Domestic Science
1
Manual Training
1
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Geometry Variables
Physical Training
2
Physics 5
THIRD YEAR Required Credits
FOURTH YEAR Required Credits
5 English IV 5
Modern History
5 U. S. History and Gov-
Physical Training
1 ernment 5
Physical Training
1
French II
5
Electives (choose two)
Chemistry
5
Home Economics
4
French III 5
Home Economics
4
Variables
Commercial Studies
5
Music
1
Variables
Mechanical Drawing
1
Music 1
Freehand Drawing
1
Mechanical Drawing 1
Domestic Science
1
Freehand Drawing 1
Manual Training
1
Domestic Science
1
Manual Training
1
Commercial Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
SECOND YEAR
Required Credits
Required Credits
English I
5
Bookkeeping I 5
Community Civics and Vocations
5
Physical Training
1
General Science
5
Electives (choose one)
Introductory Business
5
Physical Training
1
Early European History 5
Domestic Science
1
1 Biology 5
Variables
Music 1
Freehand Drawing 1
Domestic Science
1
Manual Training
1
English III
Electives (choose two)
Normal Reviews 5
Physics 5
Commercial Studies
5
English II 5
Typewriting I 4
French I 5
Manual Training
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THIRD YEAR Required Credits
FOURTH YEAR
Required Credits
English III
5
English IV 5
Physical Training
1
U. S. History and Gov- ernment 5
Electives (choose three)
Bookkeeping II
5
Physical Training 1
Typewriting II
4
French II
5
Modern History
5
Stenography
5
Stenography II 5
Variables
Commercial Geography
Music
1
and Economics 5
Freehand Drawing
1
Commercial Law and
Domestic Science
1
Office Practice
5
Manual Training
1
Variables
Music 1
Freehand Drawing
1
Domestic Science 1
Manual Training
1
3. THE DAILY SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
The program of studies of any school has a direct bearing upon the length of the school day. A very good program of studies can be rendered invalid if it is crowded into too short a school day. We have en- deavored to give Agawam the best possible program of studies to meet the various needs of the pupils. Such a program calls for a long school day. The daily sched- ule of classes is as follows :
8.57- 9.00 Enrollment-A. M. Session.
9.00- 9.10 Chapel Exercises.
9.10-10.10 First Period Classes.
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Electives (choose two)
French III 5
Typewriting III 4
10.14-11 14 Second Period Classes.
11.18-12.18 Third Period Classes.
12.18-12.45 Noon Recess-Lunch.
12.45-12.50 Enrollment P. M. Session.
12.50- 1.30 Fourth Period Classes.
1.34- 2.34 Fifth Period Classes.
2.38- 3.18 Sixth Period Classes.
3.18- 3.23 Dismissal.
The following items in the schedule are of import- ance :
The Junior and Senior High School are on the same bell schedule at all times except for the noon recess. The reason for a divergence here is the desire to give every pupil good, wholsome, lunch room conditions.
There are four periods of one hour length in the schedule. A period of one hour is ideal for such subjects as General Science, Domestic Science, Manual Training, Physical Training and Mechanical Drawing. The one- hour period also gives an opportunity for supervised study in some subjects.
Another point worthy of mention in the schedule is the four-minute interval between classes. This gives ample time for the pupil to relax and makes it possible for the daily program to be carried out without undue haste and friction.
4. THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND 12 OR 13 GRADES
According to the present organization of the Agawam School, you have nominally 13 grades in your school system, but in reality you have a 12-grade system for the brighter pupils. I will discuss this situation under the following headings: 1. Expense; 2. Scholar- ship; 3. Housing; 4. How to make the change in number of grades.
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1. EXPENSE
If you reduce the number of grades in your school system from 13 to 12, you will not reduce your educa- tional expense. Any reduction of grades will not reduce the number of children in your schools. You will there- fore need as many teachers for 12 grades as for 13 grades. In a 12-grade system without a kindergarten there will be more repeaters than in a 13-grade system. Repeaters add to the expense of education. It probably would be necessary to have special rooms or opportunity rooms for these repeaters. If by reducing the number of grades there should be any considerable increase in the enrollment of the Junior-Senior High School, there would be an increase in money spent for education, since the cost of educating a high school pupil is greater than the expense of training an elementary school pupil.
2. SCHOLARSHIP
In a 13-grade system, especially in the upper grades, you obtain a more homogeneous grouping of children than in a 12-grade system. This advantage could be secured for the 12-grade system by inaugurating oppor- tunity rooms for the retarded and delinquent pupils. There is one great advantage in having a homogeneous grouping of children; that is, the work in the class room is not held up because of the presence of several pupils who are not capable of doing the work. Under such a condition there are fewer failures at the time of promo- tion and the quality and quantity of the work is of high calibre. The Junior-Senior High School as organized at present is a good illustration of this view point.
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