Town of Agawam, Massachusetts annual report 1946-1950, Part 64

Author: Agawam (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1946
Publisher: Agawam (Mass. : Town)
Number of Pages: 1320


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the five lunchrooms had operated on an individual basis. Each manager had the responsibility for finances, per- sonnel and other duties involved in the preparation and serving of the meals. Under the provisions of Chapter 417, a law passed by the 1950 legislature, all receipts are now turned over to the Town Treasurer and all disburse- ments are made by the regular departmental procedure. The School Committee appointed a Financial Coordinator for the program in an effort to consolidate it and to better meet the provisions of the new law. This new member of the staff collects all receipts from sale of lunches, pro- cesses all bills, makes all deposits with the treasurer, pre- pares payrolls and presents bills for payments.


It is felt that the lunch program is serving a large percentage of our pupils in the provision of a balanced lunch and at the same time is relieving many mothers of the necessity of providing a daily lunch for their children.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT-LUNCH PROGRAM


School


Receipts


Expenditures


Clifford M. Granger


$ 8,578.26


$ 8,073.07


Katherine G. Danahy


8,947.86


8,587.50


Benjamin J. Phelps


12,322.48


11,167.48


Springfield Street


5,465.74


6,151.62


Junior-Senior High


15,065.21


14,123.39


$50,379.55*


$48,103.06


* Received from Federal Funds via the Common- wealth $12,243.05.


LUNCHES SERVED


School


Type A


Type C (Milk Only)


Total


Clifford M. Granger


27,268


2,703


29,971


Katherine G. Danahy


27,522


5,452


32,974


Benjamin J. Phelps


33,913


4,894


38,807


Springfield Street


16,899


3,306


20,205


Junior-Senior High


34,268


12,189


46,457


Totals


139,820


28,544


168,414


HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS


In accordance with a new law, Chapter 658, all funds involved in the high school athletic program are now de- posited with the town treasurer and all disbursements


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are made through the regular department channels.


During the last few years, athletics in our high school have been operating with a deficit. This has also been true of other surrounding towns. In order to clear up these deficits, an appropriation is being requested.


The cause of the deficits are two in number. First the tremendous increase in the cost of equipment and supplies, and secondly to decreased receipts at our inter- scholastic contests.


The charging of a federal tax on admissions to a high school contest is difficult to justify.


SCHOOL REPAIRS IN 1950


Granger School:


None.


Springfield Street School:


1. Repaired and painted lower section of flagpole.


2. Repaired bell system.


3. Repaired damage to wall caused by leak.


4. Installed seats in order to reactivate one room as a classroom.


5. All floors washed and sealed.


Danahy School:


1. New asphalt tile floor installed in corridors.


2. Complete renovation of boys' toilet facilities, using fixtures obtained from the racetrack.


3. Painted floors in both boys' and girls' toilet rooms.


4. Painted two classrooms.


5. Painted walls and ceilings of corridors.


6. Replaced portions of water service pipe.


Phelps School:


1. All corridor walls cleaned.


2. Floors washed and sealed.


3. Window shades repaired or replaced.


4. Telephone installed in office of lunchroom co- ordinator.


High School:


1. Classrooms and corridors on first floor repainted.


2. Two automatic oil burners installed in boilers.


3. New electrical outlet installed in two classrooms.


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4. Steam radiator traps in newer portion of build- ing cleaned.


5. Corridor and lunchroom floors painted.


6. Classroom floors washed and sealed.


REPAIRS PROPOSED FOR 1951


Granger School:


None.


Springfield Street School:


1. Paint one classroom and kitchen.


2. Sand desks in one room.


3. Repair or replace window shades where needed.


4. Modernize lighting in one room.


5. Re-seal floors.


Danahy School:


1. Paint one classroom.


2. Paint exterior sash and wood trim.


3. Install oil burner in second boiler.


4. Repair and replace window shades where needed.


Phelps School:


1. Paint one classroom.


2. Stain exterior wood trim.


3. Repair leak in hot water boiler.


4. Repair or replace curtains as needed.


High School:


1. Install hard surface on driveway.


2. Paint exterior sash and wood trim.


3. Paint auditorium.


4. Repair outside clock.


5. New locks, outside doors and three shop doors.


6. Paint corridor floors.


PROPOSED REPAIRS FOR LONG-RANGE PLANNING


Springfield Street School:


1. Extending of playground area.


2. Hard surfacing of playground.


3. Complete modernization of lighting.


4. Replace two boilers with one large boiler with automatic oil burner.


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Danahy School:


1. Replace back stairs from third floor with fire resistent construction.


2. Extend playground area.


High School:


1. Install asphalt tile floor in first floor corridor.


2. Hard-surface portion of playground area in rear of building.


Phelps School:


1. Re-grade portion of play area to line up with hard surface driveway and hard surface por- tion of play area.


SCHOOL BUDGET FOR 1951


Several meetings of the School Committee have been devoted to consideration of the school budget. With in- creasing enrollments, increased cost of living of person- nel and increases of practically all other operating costs, it was found necessary to increase the budget requests over last year's requirements.


The attention of all taxpayers is called to the fact that approximately $71,766.61 was returned to the Town of Agawam in 1950 "On Account of Schools." However, under state law, the money is placed in the Excess and Deficiency Fund and is never actually credited to the School Department.


BUDGET - 1951


Item


Amount Requested


1. General Expense


$ 10,550


2. Teachers' Salaries


230,590


3. Textbooks


3,200


4. Stationery and Supplies


6,500


: 5. Janitors' Salaries


21,504


6. Fuel


13,810


7. Repairs and Replacements


7,500


8. Janitors' Supplies and Misc. Operating Expenses


6,665


9. Tuition


4,000


10. Transportation


29,800


11. Library 300


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12. Health


4,000


13. Memorial Field Maintenance


500


14. Insurance


3,700


15. Miscellaneous


900


16.


Outlay, New Equipment


2,335


17.


High School Athletics


1,150


18. Vocational Agriculture


3,600


19. Vocational Household Arts


1,800


$352,404


REIMBURSEMENT BY THE COMMONWEALTH


The table below shows a comparison of reimburse- ment in the years 1949-1950. It also indicates the effect on the total expenditures for school purposes if the amount were credited to the School Department.


REIMBURSEMENT FROM STATE


1949


1950


Chapter 70 (Teachers' Salaries) $ 43,642.65


$ 52,287.65


Chapter 71 (Transportation)


9,147.00


9,014.50


Agricultural Instruction


1,975.69


2,164.23


Vocational Household Arts


724.32


941.26


Trade School Tuition


1,440.94


2,294.61


Tuition & Trans., State Wards


2,561.64


3,527.01


Tuitions from other Towns


466.65


788.65


Manual Training Department


181.58


277.88


Rentals of School Property


372.00


450.00


Miscellaneous


10.98


20.82


$ 60,523.45


$ 71,766.61


Budget Total


295,188.36


312,272.79


Reimbursements


60,523.45


71,766.61


Cost of Schools to Town


$232,097.66


$240,506.18


CONCLUSION


There follow, reports of several associates in our school system. As they represent many different phases of our work, I hope that all citizens will give them their attention.


My grateful appreciation is extended to citizens who


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have shown a profound and lasting interest in school affairs.


A school is only as good as the personnel who oper- ate it. It is my conviction that we have an outstanding group of professional associates. My appreciation goes out to them.


The assistance given me by the members of the School Committee and other town officials is acknowl- edged with gratitude.


I feel sure that these continued pleasant relation- ships will go far in making the coming year one of accom- plishment in causing the Agawam Schools to be outstand- ing in their service to the young people of a fine com- munity.


Respectfully submitted,


A. JEROME GOODWIN Superintendent of Schools


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ATTENDANCE REPORT AND ENROLLMENTS FOR THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THE PRESENT SCHOOL YEAR


SEPTEMBER 6 - DECEMBER 22, 1950


Total Mem-


Average Average Mem-


bership bership


Daily At- tendance


% At. tendance


Tar- di- ness


High School:


Senior High III


68


66.21


63.74


96.28


25


Senior High II


105


103.42


98.37


95.11


73


Senior High I


116


111.60


107.08


95.70


50


Junior High III


150


145.58


140.91


95.90


25


Junior High VIII-1


32


31.52


29.94


95.00


11


Junior High VIII-2


31


29.66


28.14


94.90


1


Junior High VIII-3


26


26.00


25.55


98.28


2


Junior High VIII-4


33


32.29


31.18


96.58


15


Junior High VII-1


32


31.72


30.79


97.11


11


Junior High VII-2


36


36.00


35.40


98.35


3


Junior High VII-3


34


33.37


32.25


96.65


8


Junior High VII-4


36


34.49


33.57


97.32


11


Special Class


20


19.62


18.32


93.26


8


Springfield St. School:


Grade VI


34


32.82


32.05


97.66


5


Grade V


30


29.50


28.41


96.30


11


Grade IV-A


24


22.37


23.06


97.00


3


Grade IV-B


20


19.63


19.23


98.01


4


Grade III


34


32.25


29.59


90.90


17


Grades II-III


28


26.33


25.36


96.11


10


Grade II


23


22.77


22.10


97.05


8


Grade I


35


33.96


32.16


94.72


6


Katherine G. Danahy School:


Grade VI


27


26.89


26.00


96.69


1


Grades V-VI


27


27.37


26.26


95.95


0


Grades IV-V


33


33.31


32.28


96.91


9


Grade IV


36


34.23


32.96


96.28


10


Grade III-A


36


34.18


33.58


98.26


10


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Total Mem- bership bership


Average Mem-


Average Daily At-


At-


Tar- di- ness


Grade III-B


33


30.78


29.43


95.62


10


Grade II


36


35.48


33.51


94.46


7


Grades I-II


31


29.00


27.54


94.97


16


Grade I


35


32.22


30.13


93.52


5


Special Class


18


13.78


12.95


93.94


0


Clifford M. Granger School:


Grade VI


22


20.23


19.71


97.43


3


Grade V


17


16.18


15.69


96.95


0


Grade IV


37


34.66


33.47


96.54


2


Grade III


32


30.49


29.80


97.73


0


Grade II


32


30.96


30.01


96.95


0


Grade I


21


20.90


19.86


94.99


4


Grade I


23


20.07


18.99


95.54


12


Benjamin J. Phelps School:


Grade VI-A


28


27.71


26.68


96.29


0


Grade VI-B


23


22.08


21.06


94.76


9


Grade V-A


32


31.67


30.42


96.04


6


Grade V-B


31


30.14


28.86


95.77


2


Grade IV-A


38


36.03


34.41


95.51


5


Grade IV-B


36


35.72


33.93


94.97


13


Grade III-A


32


32.00


30.11


94.11


3


Grade III-B


34


29.77


28.51


95.77


6


Grade III-C


34


31.15


29.60


95.05


7


Grade II-A


40


37.29


36.44


97.72


1


Grade II-B


40


38.00


36.71


96.05


2


Grade I-A


30


29.53


27.91


94.50


2


Grade I-B


32


28.69


27.44


95.63


0


Grade I-C


30


29.49


28.37


96.19


2


Total Membership for Town


1903


Average Membership for Town


1834.30


Average Daily Attendance for Town


1758.76


Per Cent Attendance


95.88


Total Tardiness for Town


454


Total Membership for Town, December 23, 1949


1763


tendance tendance


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REPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL


January 14, 1951


Mr. A. Jerome Goodwin Superintendent of Schools Agawam, Massachusetts


Dear Mr. Goodwin :


Herein is my thirteenth annual report on the Junior- Senior High School.


GENERAL COMMENT


The Korean situation illuminates the fact that war or peace is the crucial question of the present time. Edu- cation will be influenced greatly by the trend of events, and schools must be geared to the tempo of the times.


Recently the United States government inaugurated a more intensive program of military and civilian mobi- lization which will present a challenge to all schools. It is my hope that the students of this school will participate to the limit of their respective abilities and capacities, and that they will not be negligent in any duties imposed by the new order. If their response to this cause is as wholehearted, and their spirit as co-operative as it has been in the past, there need be no fear of success.


This year the student enrollment is large at all levels in the school, and present forecasts predict that the situation will become increasingly worse because there are more pupils in the seventh grade than there were last year. The total is 140, necessitating the formation of larger classes than current educational practice recom- mends. All rooms in the building are in use, and two teachers, for whom there are no rooms for permanent assignments, use any room available during the period when needed.


The responses to both Parents' Nights this year were gratifying. On each night large numbers of parents visited the school for conference with the teachers of


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their children. The teachers are very happy to meet parents because they realize the benefits derived from the conferences.


The Band Parents' Association which was organized during the last school year has functioned exceptionally well. The aim of its members is to aid the band financially by the purchase of instruments, uniforms, and other equipment. Also they sponsored a banquet for the band and orchestra personnel which bolstered the morale be- yond evaluation. The school and I are very grateful to them.


ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT


Again this year the academic standards were com- mendably high. Throughout the history of the school there has been a spirit of friendliness between teachers and students which has been conducive to favorable results.


The Pro Merito Society gained eleven members from last year's graduating class. To be accpeted for member- ship in this exclusive group, it is necessary to maintain an average of 85% or better in all subjects. The names of the new members follow :


Barbara Bartosiak


Richard Hanrahan


Joanne Beltrandi


Wilfred Lenville


Gale Ferry


Sally Lindblad


Marilyn Gosse


Lucille Pomeroy


Eugene Gregory


Nancy Pond


Marguerite Rheault


Also during the Commencement exercise, awards for success beyond the ordinary in the several fields noted were presented to the graduates whose names follow:


Agriculture-American Agriculturist Foundation- Russell Jenks


American International College Valedictorian Schol- arship-$350-Wilfred Lenville


Art-Agawam Women's Club-$5-Esther Campbell Benjamin J. Phelps Scholarship-West Springfield- Agawam P. T. A .- $100 each-Barbara Barto- siak, Nancy Pond, Marguerite Rheault-$50- Wilfred Lenville


Citizenship-Daughters of American Revolution- Barbara Bartosiak


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Commercial Award-Agawam Women's Club-$5- Stenography-Elizabeth Pond


Commercial Award-Becker Junior College-Key -- Bookkeeping-Eugene Gregory


Cora M. Barnes Scholarship-$50-Wilfred Lenville History Award-Sons of the American Revolution- Wilfred Lenville


International Relations Prize-Agawam Women's Club-$5-Ronald Balboni


Julian Magiera Student Council Award-Class of 1943-$5-Nancy Hall


Latin Award-Benjamin J. Phelps-Agawam Lions Club-$5-Lucille Pomeroy


Literature-Agawam Women's Club-$5-Barbara Bartosiak


Mathematics & Science-Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute-Wilfred Lenville


Music-Agawam Women's Club-$5-Nancy Pond Personality Club Award-$5-Barbara Bartosiak


Science-Bausch & Lomb-Wilfred Lenville


Valedictorian Prize-Reader's Digest-Wilfred Len- ville


Vocational Household Arts-American Agriculturist Foundation-Theresa Bovat


EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES


Each year the school presents a program of extra- curricular activities which includes opportunities for numerous interest appeals and mental capacities. They are valuable because all pupils may participate in them with hope of equal success and benefit. The list presented last year follows :


Basketball Season, December 13, 1949-February 23, 1950


Lions Club Dinner for Football Squad


Band Parents' Supper


Future Farmers of America Square Dance


Good Government Day Election


Personality Club Dance


Faculty-Senior Basketball Game


Sophomore Party


Future Farmers of America Banquet for Parents and Sons


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Band and Orchestra Concert


Western Massachusetts Student Council Convention Senior Play-"The Perfect Idiot"


Band Parents' Card Party


Promenade


Band Parents' Banquet


Senior Banquet


Football Season, September 23, 1950-November 18, 1950


Sadie Hawkins Dance


Band Parents' Card Party


Operetta-"Meet Arizona"


Cabaret-Junior Class


Latin Club Banquet


Kid Party-Senior Class


CONCLUSION


At this time I commend the faculty and students highly for their admirable spirit and the favorable results achieved. I have appreciated their co-operation. Also I am grateful to you, Mr. Goodwin, and the School Com- mittee for the generous help I have received. All have contributed to a successful year.


Respectfully submitted,


FREDERICK T. DACEY Principal


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REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE AND PLACEMENT


January 4, 1951


Mr. A. Jerome Goodwin Superintendent of Schools


Agawam, Massachusetts


Dear Mr. Goodwin :


I herewith submit my annual report for the Guidance and Placement Department.


As placement of pupils requires a considerable part of my time I would like to submit a few interesting facts on this phase of my work. During the past summer, one group of thirty-five boys was placed at the Imperial Agri- cultural Corporation in East Longmeadow. Many small groups were sent to other tobacco and vegetable farms for summer work.


Another good source of employment has been the new Sears Roebuck store on Memorial Avenue. Ten girls have been placed on part-time work and three of the last year's graduating class on a full-time basis there. It is very encouraging for students when new retail stores are located on the west side of the Connecticut River. Spring- field students have always enjoyed the advantage of the large retail stores being closer to their schools. With other stores such as the A & P and the Super Market the opportunities for employment of Agawam students are greater.


I recently completed a survey to check on the money earned by our Junior-Senior High School students during the last summer vacation. It is my sincere belief that the boys and girls of Agawam are ambitious as well as good wage earners. Of 671 students checked, the total earned for the summer vacation was $55,456.46. From the 671 checked I found that 178 pupils earned no money because of their young age or for other reasons. This means that


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493 students earned an average of $112.50 for the sum- mer. Some earned only a few dollars but a small number earned over $400.


Last year's graduating class was placed as follows :


24 are attending college or other institutions of learning


17 are employed in industries, store work, or busi- ness


17 are in office work


5 are in training for nursing


4 are in the United States Armed Services


2 are married


2 are farming


1 is unemployed


As in previous years, the conferences with parents and students are time consuming, but most worth-while. I consider this a major part of the guidance program.


The Guidance Department could not function without the aid and advice from fellow teachers and an under- standing principal. I want to offer my sincere thanks to the faculty members who assisted me in any way with the guidance program.


Respectfully submitted,


RAYMOND E. HARRIS Director of Guidance and Placement


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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH DEPARTMENT


January 10, 1951


Mr. Jerome Goodwin Superintendent of Schools Agawam, Massachusetts


Dear Mr. Goodwin:


I respectfully submit a summary of the nursing pro- gram for 1950.


The school, being largely responsible for the training of childhood and youth, has accepted education in health as one of its formal and indispensable duties and objec- tives. This explains why many individuals and groups are interested in the promotion of school health ranging from teacher to health officer, nurse and social agencies.


I have, as usual, assisted Doctor C. Diamond and Doc- tor J. Roberson with physical examinations of all school children, and also pre-school children, vaccination, and diptheria clinics with Miss Clara Williams assisting. Doc- tor Gerald Hoag has again offered his services for the feet examinations.


Doctor Dalitzky, the school dentist, is at the clinic one day a week.


Miss M. Wenk is still taking care of the speech clinic. which consists of sixty-one children.


Children sent to clinics


12


Orthopedic State Clinic


7


For lip reading at hard hearing


4


Clark's School


1


School for Deaf


3


Children examined


1780


Defects found :


Enlarged tonsils


94


Defective teeth 432


Defective vision 60


Cross eyes 4


349


Poor posture


100


Over weight


6


Under weight 4


Cardiac hearts


14


Rheumatic hearts


8


Defective speech


61


Defective hearing


9


Flat feet


100


Scabies


2


Ring worm of scalp


4


Impetigo


10


Pediculosis


8


Curvature


4


Cerebral Palsy


3


Infantile Paralysis


1


Crippled children


2


Congenital deformities


2


Number vaccinated


154


Booster doses


34


Work at Dental Clinic:


Cleaning


234


Fillings


84


Extractions


51


X-Rays


4


Braces


2


All pupils of Grade 9-12 were X-rayed in April. There were two follow-up cases.


Diseases reported for school year :


Scarlet fever


4


Mumps


42


Whooping cough


47


Chicken pox


32


Diabetis


6


German measles


21


Measles


10


Pneumonia


7


Virus infection


21


Tonsilites


31


Trench mouth


2


Pink eye


10


Styes


14


Poison Ivy


21


Accidents on playground


27


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Four children sent to camp each gained four pounds. Mrs. Josephine Cassella took over the eye testing and hearing testing this past year.


Public health meetings attended, 4.


Miss Mary Lewis, Supervisor from the Department of Public Health of Boston, made four calls to check records and visit schools.


We would appreciate the continual co-operation of the parents in checking the children for any symptoms before they leave for school. If found you are advised to call your family doctor or school nurse.


I deeply apreciate the generous assistance of P.T.A., Lions Club, and others during the year.


I sincerely appreciate the co-operation of Superin- tendent, School Committee, Principals, Teachers and Parents.


We hope to go a long way this year with the help of our Community Health Association.


Respectfully submitted,


MARY E. O'BRIEN Registered Nurse


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REPORT OF THE BOYS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT


January 3, 1951


Mr. A. Jerome Goodwin Superintendent of Schools


Agawam, Massachusetts


Dear Mr. Goodwin:


The following is the annual report of the Boys' Phys- ical Education Department for 1950.


After a physical examination, each boy was assigned to a minimum of two periods a week for gymnasium and athletic activity. As the weather permitted this was carried on out of doors during the Fall and Spring terms.


During the Winter months, work of a more formal nature featured the program. Apparatus work, tumbling, calisthenics, and gymnasium games give each boy an opportunity to develop body skills and physical fitness for later life activity.


Our school again was well represented in Interscho- lastic Athletics. Schools would not be performing their missions in training young people to live useful and rea- sonably happy lives if we did not teach them something as spectators or participants about some of the sports which engage the interest of most people. Athletics serve an educational end in that they keep alive the spirit of competition, for today we live in a realm of competition. However, the failures in life are not those who are unable to win great victories but only those who never seriously try.


Respectfully submitted,


HARMON A. SMITH


Boy's Athletics and Physical Education Supervisor


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REPORT OF THE GIRLS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT


January 2, 1951


Mr. A. Jerome Goodwin


Superintendent of Schools


Agawam, Massachusetts


Dear Mr. Goodwin:


"There is one lesson at all Times and Places- One changeless Truth on all things changing writ,


For boys and girls, men, women, nations, races- Be fit-be fit! And once agin, be fit !"


Kipling


During the past year the program for the girls has had a two-fold aim: to provide wholesome activities for every girl and to increase the physical abilities of each pupil.


This aim was accomplished through organized team games, exercises, posture corrections, stunts, and rhyth- mic skills.


Each girl is required to take physical education twice a week and any girl who wishes may participate in the after school program of intermural games.


Respectfully submitted,


DOROTHY R. HASTINGS


Supervisor of Girls' Physical Education


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REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


December 22, 1950


Mr. A. Jerome Goodwin Superintendent of Schools Agawam, Massachusetts


Dear Mr. Goodwin:


The writer is pleased to present at this time the annual report for the Vocational Agriculture Department for the year 1950.


The department functioned the same way this year as in the past. That is, the freshmen and sophomores take agriculture all morning and have their academics in the afternoon. The juniors and seniors take their acade- mics studies in the morning and their agriculture in the afternoon.


The freshmen-sophomore group studied many phases of Vegetable Gardening while the junior-senior group studied many phases of Animal Husbandry. In addition, the junior-senior group had an excellent farm mechanics program at Zerra's Garage on Main Street. There, Mr. Zerra taught the boys how to use the acetylene equipment in cutting and welding, electric welding, spray painting, tractor maintenance work, truck and automotive engine maintenance and repair. It was an excellent media for practical learning and experience, which the boys enjoyed highly. This shop course consists of eighty hours of instruction. The boys were given the opportunity to work in the shop on their own time after school, of which many took advantage.


Our Future Farmer of America group is still growing in its scope of activities. This year has been the second consecutive year that our chapter rated Honorable Men- tion in the top one per cent of all chapters in our country.


John Bruno was selected as the "Most Outsanding


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