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In West Agawam the work has been under the direction of the following committee and leaders: Mrs. George Baker, chair- man, Mrs. George Bryce, Vice-chairman, Mrs. Florence Sullivan secretary, Mrs. George Baker, Mrs. Walter Wilson and Mrs. Al- fred Provost. Miss Lillian Stuart and her assistant, Miss Elizabeth Newton, who are in charge of the women's work of the Hampden County Improvement League, are exceptionally well pleased with the work which has been done by the women in Agawam during the last year.
Among the boys and girls there are Four H Clubs in Feed- ing Hills, West Agawam Center, and North Agawam. The club projects carried on are bee, baby beef, canning, gardening, poul- try, clothing, pigs, and sheep. Local leaders are Mrs. J. L. Hanchett, Jr., in charge of all club work, Mrs. William O'Con- nor, and Mrs. Ralph Hamilton local leaders for clothing work in Feeding Hills; Mrs. Harry Gensheimer and Mrs. George Baker local leaders for groups in West Agawam. Of ten county cham- pions in club work in 1925, the Town of Agawam furnished three; Harry Raplus was the pig club champion, Marion Allen the champion in canning and John White the bee champion for the year. In addition to this the club work produced in Elbert Jenks one of the best all around club members in the county. There are 11 organized clubs in the town. Three of these are banner clubs. 161 boys and girls were members of the club last year and the total value of the products handled by these boys and girls was nearly $3000 according to Club Agent Hall, and in ad- dition to this they won $120 in cash prizes at the Eastern States Exposition.
Agawam may well be called a first class Hampden County Improvement League Town. The programs which the League
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initiates in this place are carried out with splendid enthusiasm by men and women and boys and girls alike.
The new home of the League in West Springfield is situated in a most convenient place and the League's work in the Town of Agawam will be greatly facilitated for this reason.
Respectfully submitted
Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, Hampden County Improvement League,
LYNNE P. TOWNSEND, Assistant Managing Director.
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Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
Number of Articles sealed
413
Number condemned 22
Commodities remeasured or weighed
Number tested
398
Number correct
179
Number over
133
Number under
86
EDWIN U. LEONARD, Sealer.
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Report of Library Trustees
BOOKS
Number at Agawam
5,300
Number at Feeding Hills
5,016
Number at North Agawam
1,226
CIRCULATION
Agawam
8,807
Feeding Hills
6,979
North Agawam
3,986
BORROWERS
Agawam
530
Feeding Hills
327
North Agawam
435
EXPENDITURES
Library Book House, books
$ 644.64
Johnson's Bookstore, books
172.44
D. C. Heath & Co., books
3.65
Forbes & Wallace, books
78.23
H. R. Huntting Co., books
126.86
The MacMillan Co., supplies
4.36
Nelson Doubleday & Co., supplies
7.00
Reagal Co., supplies
2.90
Arthur R. Wormrath, Inc., supplies
1.70
Library Bureau, supplies
5.66
Penn. Publishing Co., supplies
1.43
Publication Society, supplies
1.35
Baseball Magazine Co., supplies
2.00
H. C. Puffer Co., fuel
13.00
E. A. Kellogg & Sons, supplies
37.93
Agawam Electric Co., lighting
32.73
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Florence Belisle, librarian
25.00
Ida Bernatchez, librarian
75.00
Alice B. Granger, librarian
100.00
Anna Rudman, librarian
100.00
-$ 1,435.88
Appropriation
$ 300.00
Dog fund
1,116.97
Phelon School Fund
22.75
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$ 1,439.72
ANNA RUDMAN, IDA BERNATCHEZ, C. H. GRANGER, Library Trustees.
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Report of Tree and Forest Warden
About the same number of dead and dangerous trees have been removed this year as last, but have done more trimming out of dead and dying branches this year. This work is very costly at present rates of wages, but should be done every season, but with the money available we only get over them once in about three years. We have calls for this work faster than we are able to care for it which causes disappointment to some. If it is something really dangerous we expect to attend to it immediately. Thousands of dollars could be expended in this Town to good advantage in repairing and trimming our shade trees and in plant- ing new ones. However, your servant is not advocating the ex- penditure of any such amount of money at present at least, as I' consider our public shade trees are in very good condition as to health and other respects and will compare favorably in looks to trees in most Towns of the same size.
MOTH WORK
According to reports received by your servant this State is just about holding its own relative to Gipsy Moth suppression, some Towns reporting an increase in egg-masses found, and others a decrease. In this Town this year we found 167 egg- masses, in 1924, 162; in 1923, 209; and in 1922, 185. This year we again sprayed the worst infested places and find it a great help in reducing the number of moths found. We also removed several old and decayed fruit trees which were badly infested from which we expect good results as our main trouble is where there are deep crooked cavities impossible to thoroughly examine without cutting, which we have no right to do on private ground without permission.
Cost of Moth Work for 1925 including spraying, $315.00.
For Moth Work for 1926 would recommend an appropria- tion of $300.00
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EXPENDITURES
J. W. Adams Nursery, trees $ 64.00
Talmadge Express
3.50
Frost Insecticide Co., supplies
47.06
Collard Hardware Co., supplies
3.25
H. W. Fitch, repairs
3.00
Robert Ely, filing saws
7.50
Wm. Menard, express
1.50
A. R. Kellogg, fighting fires
12.50
William Drew, labor
6.00
Fred Drew, labor
30.00
Ralph Mitchell, labor
29.25
C. M. Robinson, labor
5.00
C. H. Wyman, labor
7.50
W. S. Safford, labor
4.50
H. E. Brown, labor
4.00
E. R. Hanks, labor
6.00
G. W. Halladay, labor
2.00
Nicolas Buoniconti, labor
189.00
Donato Longo, labor
125.00
E. M. Hitchcock, warden
310.00
$
870.56
Appropriation
$
900.00
EDWIN M. HITCHCOCK, Tree Warden.
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Report of Chief of Police
FROM FEBRUARY 16, TO DECEMBER 31, 1925
Number of Liquor cases Investigated
22
Number of Arrests
5
Number of Convictions
4
Number of all other cases Investigated
771
Number of Arrests
81
Number of Convictions
80
Number of stolen Automobiles recovered
17
Number of Dogs killed
20
Drowning accidents and bodies recovered
4
Number of Summons' served for other Police Depts.
73
Value of stolen property recovered
$
1,000.00
Amount of Fines, drunk and liquor cases
875.00
Amount of Fines, Automobile cases
1,500.00
Number of Juvenile cases investigated
94
Number of disturbances suppressed
34
Investigated breaks in houses and stores
8
Investigated cases for State Board of Health
2
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ANNUAL REPORTS of the
School Committee and the
Superintendent of Schools of the Town of AGAWAM, MASS.
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Agawam Public Schools
ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL BOARD
Clifford M. Granger, Chairman Term expires 1926 Post Office Address, Feeding Hills, Mass.
J. Arsene Roy
Term expires 1927
Post Office Address, Mittineague, Mass.
Sidney F. Atwood Term expires 1927
Post Office Address, Feeding Hills, Mass.
Arthur Rudman Term expires 1928
Post Office Address, Agawam, Mass.
Harry A. Spaight Term expires 1928
Post Office Address, Agawam, Mass.
SUPERINTENDENT of SCHOOLS Benjamin J. Phelps Telephone: Walnut 7219-RK
SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1926
Winter Term-January 4 to March 26.
Spring Term-April 5 to June 11, Elementary Schools Spring Term-April 5 to June 18, Junior-Senior High School. Fall Term-September 7 to December 22.
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OFFICE HOURS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT High School Building-School days, 8.30-9.00 A. M., and by appointment.
SECRETARY Emma Mellor Telephone : River 1967-M
HOURS OF SESSIONS
Elementary Schools
9.00-12.00 A. M. 1.00- 3.30 P. M.
Junior High School 9.00-12.00 A. M. 12.30- 3.00 P. M.
Senior High School 9.00-12.30 A. M. 1.00- 3.00 P. M.
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REPORT OF School Committee
In accordance with the custom and precedent of years past, we herewith present for your consideration our annual report as a Committee.
The year 1925 has been one of marked progress in all depart- ments of our school system. Our teaching corps has been enthu- siastic and loyal at all times, and your Committee have been much pleased with the splendid results attained by them. The pupils themselves have shown a most praiseworthy spirit of co-operation, and the very low per cent of retardation prevalent in our schools proves to our satisfaction the industry and ability of our Agawam boys and girls. During the year 1925 we feel that the parents have, as a rule, taken unusual interest in the school problems of their children and have, as a consequence, shown to teachers and school authorities alike a most wonderful spirit of co-operation and helpfulness. The high percentage of attendance recorded in all our schools for the past year is unquestionably due to an in- creased appreciation by the parents of our admirable school sys- tem. We have compulsory school attendance laws, and we also have attendance officers to see that those laws are enforced; but in the final analysis we believe that it is the interest and attitude of the fathers and mothers that for the most part determine our attendance records. Consequently in a rural community like ours an attendance average of 95% or better must, to our minds, show an interested, co-operative and intelligent parenthood.
At the last annual town meeting $50,000 was appropriated for a four room addition to the North Agawam School. That addition was completed and ready for occupancy when school opened in September. These four new rooms, together with the
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four units added to the Springfield Street School the year previ- ous, should take care of the school population of these two sections of our town for several years. As we see it at present our next school building problem will be in the Agawam part of the town. Will it be at the South End, on the River Road, or in the Meadow Street section ? A careful study of the situation must be made before any action is taken. We ask all you voters and tax payers to give this matter thoughtful consideration so that intelligent plans may be adopted whenever it may become neces- sary to provide additional school units in that district.
Last June we accepted, with regret, the resignation of Miss Nathalie F. Moulton as assistant superintendent of our schools. A thoroughly trained teacher and a very efficient and conscientious supervisor, we offer her our best wishes for her future happiness and success in her new field of work. Rather than secure a new assistant we deemed it a better plan to adopt, at this time, the usual plan of organization found in most of the towns of our state. As a result we elected as Principal of our High School, Mr. Elmer F. Davenport. Mr. Davenport has had a number of years of experience in the teaching line and was, for two years previous to his coming to our school, Principal of the Williams High School of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He has worked into our system quietly and efficiently. We hope that the parents of the pupils in our High School building will make it a point to become acquainted with Mr. Davenport. Mr. Benjamin J. Phelps was our natural choice for the position of Superintendent of Schools. As Principal of our High School and Superintendent of our schools he has become so well known to our towns peo- ple that he needs no introduction. Ever kind and considerate of teachers and pupils alike; tactful and courteous in his relations with the parents; conscientious and zealous in carrying out the wishes of the Committee; we present him to you as an able and efficient school man.
By practicing rigid economy we managed to restrict our 1925 expenditures to an amount, but slightly in excess of our appropria- tion. Rather than exceed the sum granted us we have allowed a few bills to go over to the 1926 account. For the coming year we feel that a larger allowance will be necessary if we are to make the repairs necessary to keep our school buildings in creditable condition. Much interior painting should be done this coming summer if we wish neat and attractive surroundings for our pupils.
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At Feeding Hills Center we have a very bad condition exist- ing in the sanitary arrangements for the pupils. As many of you know, we have there the so-called incinerator system of toilets. A few years ago we spent several hundred dollars for repairs on them. The same or like repairs are again necessary, and in addi- tion the septic part of the tank has become nearly useless and no one seems to be able to locate the trouble. Last summer the tank was opened and a supplementary tank was built, but this has not improved conditions. We had an expert come to look over the proposition and he was unable to suggest a remedy. As a Com- mittee we feel that something must be done to correct this lack of proper sanitary conditions. We believe that this matter should be placed before the voters at our annual Town meeting, and we are going to ask that an article in reference to this situation be placed in the warrant for that meeting. Our idea would be to have a committee appointed to investigate the sewerage proposition there with instructions to bring in their findings and recommenda- tions at a special meeting to be called as soon as the committee were ready to report. Furthermore, we think it would be well to appropriate for their use a sum of money in case it seemed to them best to call into the proposition the services of an expert sanitary engineer.
There is one other matter that we wish to bring to your at- tention and that is the question of either improving or adding to the High School Athletic Field. As we all know the lot in the rear of our High School runs back some distance, but is in width but a little wider than the regulation football gridiron. Conse- quently our lot is far too narrow for a good baseball field. Ever since the Agawam High nine has been playing home games one of the outfielders has always been obliged to play on neighboring property. The extension of building operations on Reed Street makes that proposition well nigh impossible now. We think that you are all proud of the record your High School teams have made; not altogether on account of their victories but, what means even more, because of their clean playing and their fine sportsmanship. We are glad that we have that type of coaches and players in the Agawam High School. These teams have al- ways been self-supporting and the citizens have never been taxed to help finance school athletics. Now it seems to be a good time for all of us to put our hands down in our pockets and see if we can't do a little something on this athletic field proposition. Shall we level the present rough, humpy field now and provide adequate room for baseball later? Or shall we do both at the very earliest
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opportunity? It seems to be up to the Agawam taxpayers to settle this problem. We await your answer.
In closing our 1925 report we wish to thank you all for your courteous co-operation during the past months.
Respectfully submitted,
CLIFFORD M. GRANGER J. ARSENE ROY SIDNEY F. ATWOOD HARRY A. SPAIGHT ARTHUR RUDMAN
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Financial Statement of Schools
GENERAL EXPENSE
Benjamin J. Phelps, salary .. $ 3,900.00
Benjamin J. Phelps, travel .. 90.25
$ 3,990.25
Nathalie F. Moulton, salary $ 1,380.00
Nathalie F. Moulton, travel 26.60
$
1,406.60
Emma Mellor, salary $
1,390.00
D. O. Cesan, attendance officer
380.00
William DeForge, attendance officer
20.00
Cary Teachers' Agency
125.00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
35.00
C. W. Hastings, Postmaster, stationery ..
44.16
National Education Asso., supplies
1.00
The Pond-Ekberg Co., printing
49.75
Public School Publishing Co., supplies ..
4.10
W. S. Ross, supplies
3.25
Wright & Potter Printing Co., supplies ..
11.93
$
7,461.04
EXPENSE OF INSTRUCTION
Bessie A. Barber $ 715.00
Cora M. Barnes
1,600.00
Helen Bemis
553.85
Edith J. Best
1,800.00
Ruth Bugbee
480.00
Nellie I. Button
1,800.00
Jennie E. Campbell
1,760.00
Mrs. Harriet D. Carson
1,270.00
Hazel Clark
1,080.00
Hazel S. Cook
1,840.00
Frederick T. Dacey
2,340.00
Eleanor C. Daly
1,170.00
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Katherine G. Danahy
1,850.00
Elmer F. Davenport
1,000.00
Annette E. Deely
1,270.00
Dorothy Emerson
440.00
Margaret C. Feen
1,070.00
Anna M. FitzGerald
780.00
Olive A. Fox
1,350.00
Ruth C. Grady
1,170.00
Mary A. Greenan
600.00
Mrs. Louise A. Griswold
135.00
Gladys M. Hall
1,220.00
Cora E. Halladay
1,350.00
Viola E. Hopkins
1,185.00
Ida J. Hubbell
1,070.00
Erika C. Jauch
1,540.00
Marjorie King
1,220.00
Mrs. Marion E. King
1,220.00
Mrs. Anna M. LaSalle
1,320.00
Mrs. Evelyn L. Leonard
1,120.00
Minta A. Locke
1,540.00
Jennie M. Lucas
1,450.00
Mae P. Lynch
1,350.00
Ruth E. Manchester
1,120.00
Emily M. McCormick
1,120.00
Clara L. McIntire
1,770.00
Alice Mckeown
1,170.00
Helyne D. Mousley
1,440.00
Roger W. Pease
960.00
Faolin M. Peirce
1,800.00
Mrs. Viola W. Phillips
1,440.00
Mary F. Pierce
1,080.00
Viva M. Potter
460.00
Catherine T. Powers
1,600.00
John M. Quirk
2,090.00
Helen C. Ripley
1,270.00
Ruth M. Ripley
460.00
Kathryn M. Roache
1,320.00
Mildred E. Sanderson
1,490.00
Beatrice M. Schadee
1,170.00
Mildred E. Simpson
1,270.00
Eleanor H. Smith
1,770.00
Harmon A. Smith.
1,960.00
Helen L. Spelman
1,170.00
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Hazel M. Sullivan
1,600.00
Mildred M. Trask
1,285.00
Marjorie Ward
1,640.00
Alice P. Woodruff
1,170.00
$ 75,283.85
TEXT BOOKS
Allyn & Bacon
$
27.09
American Book Co.
313.90
American Chemical Society
1.00
American Ry. Exp. Co.
3.91
D. Appleton & Co.
4.18
Arlo Publishing Co.
25.08
The Century Co.
24.24
Comstock Publishing Co.
22.90
Denver School District
3.75
D. A. Fraser
69.60
Ginn & Co.
194.55
Gregg Publishing Co.
71.28
Hall & McCreary
36.13
D. C. Heath & Co.
93.58
Houghton Mifflin Co.
129.73
Laidlaw Bros.
4.22
J. B. Lippincott Co.
136.31
Little, Brown & Co.
17.25
Lyons & Carnahan
192.65
The Macmillan Co.
279.75
The Manual Arts Press
16.78
Mentzer, Bush & Co.
3.34
Chas. E. Merrill Co.
18.78
Newson & Co.
113.08
The A. N. Palmer Co.
20.33
G. P. Putnam's Sons
6.39
Rand McNally & Co.
81.30
Benj. H. Sanborn & Co.
40.30
Chas. Scribner's Sons
21.13
Silver, Burdett & Co.
131.68
University Publishing Co.
60.02
West Side Express Co.
85.51
John C. Winston Co.
426.17
World Book Co.
3.78
Yale University Press
3.00
-$
2,682.69
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STATIONERY, SUPPLIES AND MISCELLANEOUS
O. C. Alderman $ 22.46
Edward E. Babb & Co.
960.03
W. T. Bagley
10.35
G. H. Blackburn
1.00
C. A. Blodgett
2.75
Milton Bradley Co.
164.75
Boston & Springfield Despatch
20.15
Broadway Office Supply Co.
3.25
Carlisle Hardware Co.
119.60
C. P. Chase & Co.
425.58
Dean's Music House
31.75
Denoyer-Geppert Co.
165.73
Eugene Dietzgen Co.
19.21
Oliver Ditson Co.
10.16
Eimer & Amend
121.65
Forbes & Wallace
47.96
John Franklin Music Co.
3.18
Ginn & Co.
24.86
Granger Towel Supply
18.75
W. S. Guiler
1.18
Charles Hall, Inc.
10.00
Harden Music Co.
12.32
Harris & Gilpatrick
5.48
Chas. W. Hastings Co.
88.18
Holden Patent Book Cover Co.,
52.64
Iroquois Publishing Co.
4.88
Jacobs Ticket Print
24.85
Johnson's Bookstore
30.46
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
23.30
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co.
235.96
The Kny-Scheerer Corp.
36.51
Chas. C. Lewis Co.
7.30
Marine Biological Laboratory
5.19
McIntosh Publishing Co.
28.47
Mckinley Publishing Co.
8.45
Meekins, Packard & Wheat
4.00
F. E. Morley
4.76
K. I. Morley
3.00
Neidich Process Co.
25.50
B. D. Nims
10.42
The A. N. Palmer Co.
47.75
The Papercrafters, Inc.
488.68
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The Plymouth Press
31.85
Public School Publishing Co.
17.75
Rand McNally & Co.
14.12
Regents Publishing Co.
1.30
Riel Hardware & Mill Supply
112.51
The Ronald Press Co.
53.26
Sadler's Drug Store
6.82
South-Western Publishing Co.
1.93
A. G. Spalding & Bros.
4.60
Springfield Gas Light Co.
142.63
Springfield Office Supply Co.
50.76
E. S. Stacy Supply Co.
4.86
Talmadge Express
5.55
Teachers College
29.64
University Supply & Book Co.
2.51
J. D. Wallace & Co.
3.00
Wensell & Co.
5.50
West Side Express Co.
42.32
The Winchester Store
3.75
World Book Co.
5.26
$
3,872.37
OPERATING EXPENSE
Janitors
William T. Bagley
$
55.00
E. L. Campbell
1,075.00
James F. Cleary
1,040.00
E. S. Connor
450.00
Jasper DeForge
1,403.00
William DeForge
1,400.00
William DeForge, Jr.
30.00
W. A. Fairbanks
63.00
James Jasmin
679.00
Mrs. Anna Spinks
16.80
Mrs. Jane Willet
16.80
Chas. H. Wood
1,145.00
Chas. H. Wyman
41.00
Care of room :
Bessie A. Barber
20.00
Ida J. Hubbell
38.00
Mrs. Evelyn L. Leonard
38.00
Ruth M. Ripley
16.00
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$
7,526.60
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Fuel
W. F. Cook Coal Co.
$ 6,270.41
W. C. Crouss
18.00
Di Donato Ice Co.
13.00
C. W. Hull
10.00
Amedee Jasmin
17.00
Nelson B. King
54.00
Elio Savioli
22.00
Springfield Gas Light Co.
49.43
Herbert Taylor
12.00
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6,465.84
Miscellaneous
Agawam Electric Co.
839.10
O. C. Alderman
11.00
Andrews Paper Co.
78.00
Jos. J. Borgatti & Co.
50.35
Carlisle Hardware Co.
59.26
H. W. Carter Paper Co.
112.85
C. B. Dolge Co.
146.40
Foley Paper Co
115.88
Alfred F. Foote, Comm.
24.00
Fuller Brush Co.
111.33
Chas. W. Hastings Co.
8.03
Johnson Service Co. ..
.75
Springfield Public Market
1.80
West Side Express Co.
11.64
-$
1,570.39
ยท MAINTENANCE
O. C. Alderman
$
5.65
Bacon-Taplin Co.
3.08
Wm. T. Bagley
5.50
Jos. J. Borgatti & Co.
21.30
Wm. P. Brown
7.00
Burden-Bryant Co.
6.00
J. L. Burke
96.94
O. C. Call
6.25
Carlisle Hardware Co.
96.95
R. M. Davis
18.93
E. J. Demars
14.95
George Denault
12.00
A. Dumond
17.25
-$
80
W. A. Fairbanks
4.96
R. A. Fife Corporation
6.15
Fire Equipment Co.
8.65
Forest Park Electric Co.
48.92
John Griffin
12.00
Hampden Lumber Co.
16.50
Hampden Paint & Chemical Co.
19.76
Chas E. Hayes Co.
26.21
High School Athletic Asso.
50.00
James Jasmin
10.00
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
21.82
The Lincoln Co.
4.05
Meekins, Packard & Wheat
111.98
Metropolitan Furniture Co.
1.75
Fred C. McClean
24.20
B. D. Nims
62.66
Oliver & Howland Co.
1.00
Henry E. Pilon
1.75
A. Provost
.64
Quimby & Co.
9.30
F. B. Ramsdell
35.00
Remington Typewriter Co.
7.45
Robinson & Son
2.00
A. H. Rowley
59.94
J. A. Roy
29.86
Royce Superior Laundry Co.
1.48
Springfield Steam Carpet Cleaning Co. ..
5.00
Standard Electric Time Co.
30.00
Albert Steiger Co.
1.75
F. E. Treuchet Co.
1.71
Underwood Typewriter Co.
21.36
T. M. Walker Co.
63.14
Paul Weidenmiller Grinding Co.
9.25
Edward M. White
25.35
C. H. Wood
4.50
Wyckoff & Lloyd Co.
4.40
$
1,056.29
LIBRARY
Edward E. Babb & Co.
$ 4.33
Houghton Mifflin Co.
50.13
Longmans, Green & Co.
5.14
The Macmillan Co.
14.44
81
Ronald Press Co.
3.02
University of Chicago Press
2.10
-$ 79.16
HEALTH
Mrs. M. L. Black $
1,116.00
Dr. George B. Corcoran
500.00
Dentists & Surgeons Supply Co.
1.90
E. A. Kellogg & Sons
350.00
The Pond-Ekberg Co.
5.25
Sadler's Drug Store
49.24
$
2,022.39
TRANSPORTATION
Chauncey Bailey
$ 236.00
Daniel Cesan
118.00
R. A. Chamberlain
250.75
Francis Cleary
204.75
Louis De Palma
236.00
E. Fazio
177.00
A. Grasso
354.00
Lee Jenks
147.50
F. H. King
236.00
Frank Kopcinski
203.00
Mrs. H. Spear
118.00
A. Statkum
236.00
Springfield St. Ry. Co.
1,938.77
-$
4,455.77
TUITION
City of Chicopee :
Continuation School
$ 16.64
City of Springfield
Continuation School
354.64
Vocational School
1,807.25
Town of West Springfield
100.00
-
-$
2,278.53
SUNDRIES
Auld's Inc.
$ 5.09
Mose Bessette
8.00
Milton Bradley Co.
63.00
Rev. Henry H. Crane
57.08
82
Chas. W. Hastings
40.00
The Pond-Ekberg Co.
50.75
$ 223.92
OUTLAY
Fire Equipment Co. $ 180.00
L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co.
66.50
A. G. Spalding & Bros.
365.42
E. S. Stacy Supply Co.
57.34
Standard Electric Time Co.
35.00
Underwood Typewriter Co.
316.00
-$
1,020.26
SUMMARY
General Expense
$ 7,461.04
Expense of Instruction
75,283.85
Text Books
2,682.69
Stationery & Supplies
3,872.37
Operating Expenses
15,562.83
Maintenance
1,056.29
Library
79.16
Health
2,022.39
Transportation
4,455.77
Tuition
2,278.53
Sundries
223.92
Outlay
1,020.26
$115,999.10
AVAILABLE
Appropriation
$116,000.00
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Superintendent's Report
To the School Committee of Agawam:
Gentlemen : I hereby submit my report as Superintendent of Schools for the year ending December 31, 1925.
This report for the most part is written about some of the fundamental objectives in education and their place in the Aga- wam Elementary Schools. There will be presented also the re- ports of the heads of the various departments as well as a few paragraphs relating to the High School and the teaching staff. Most of the statistics will be found in the last part of the report.
1. The Fundamental Objectives in Education.
During the last decade there has been a manifest tendency in the field of education to establish objectives. Or, shall we say that after centuries of experimentation, in which the trial and error system has prevailed, and during which only a few of the leading minds of the world were expected to hold a philosophy of education, there has come a day in which a philosophy of educa- tion is entertained by all. This scheme of education, by some mys- terious selective power, has elected seven objectives as funda- mental. These objectives are as follows: (1) Health; (2) Command of the Fundamental Processes; (3) Worthy Home Membership; (4) Vocation; (5) Citizenship; (6) Worthy Use of Leisure Time; (7) Ethical Character.
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