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The Agawam Council for Public Schools has also been helpful in its suggestions and assistance. Through its efforts, the Adult Education evening school program which is showing continuing success and interest among the townspeople, was inaugurated in September, 1953. The Council was also instru- mental in obtaining the approval of the voters for our new high school. Many thanks for their assistance.
We give herewith a brief outline of some of the outstanding items under capital improvements:
New hard surface in back of the present high school.
New bleachers at Memorial Field.
Renovation and improvements at the high school cafeteria.
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Sanding and refinishing of the boys' and girls' gymnasiums at the high school.
Improvement of the play yard at the Peirce School, with anticipated improvement to bring about a more satis- factory condition.
A continuation of a broad program of painting and in- stallation of new lights, etc.
Your School Committee belongs to the Massachusetts School Committees Associations and representatives have at- tended area meetings and participated in panel discussions. Mrs. Elizabeth Pond is a member of the Executive Committee, Current Nominating Committee and the Program Committee for the State Convention to be held at Great Barrington, Mas- sachusetts, in May, 1954. Her contacts through her service on the State Board will prove to be of invaluable assistance to your Agawam schools.
A further step in our community service program was the granting of permission to the Parks and Playgrounds Commis- sion for the use of two additional school yards to aid in the continuation and broadening of their program.
Permission was also given the Little League Baseball Club for the use of part of the Granger School playground area for the establishment of a baseball diamond and necessary ap- pertenances to further the good work they are doing for the younger set. We are happy to have been of assistance in this noble enterprise.
Mr. George Reynolds was appointed Superintendent of your schools in November, 1953. His full-time appointment becomes effective January 1, 1954, and in the interim he is serving in a consulting capacity on a part-time basis without compensation. The School Committee is happy about the choice of Mr. Reynolds and from reports we know that his choice is a popular one. We look forward to a continuance of a broadening educational program for the children and young people in our school system.
Two members of your School Committee are serving on the High School Building Committee. They are Mrs. Elizabeth Pond and Mr. Paul J. Adams. In cooperation with seven other members of that committee, we expect to come up with spe- cifications sometime in April, fate permitting, and call for bids
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for the erection of the new high school. Satisfactory progress in this direction has been made to date.
In closing this report, may we thank the members of our staff, our teachers, principals, janitors, town departments and committees, and the boys and girls in our student body for the very fine cooperation they have extended to us during this very trying year.
Respectfully submitted, PAUL J. ADAMS, Chairman KATHERINE G. DANAHY, Secretary ELIZABETH POND DR. HOWARD SIMPSON RICHARD TAYLOR JERRY ZERRA
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Financial Statement
December 31, 1953
Town Appropriations . .. .... .. . . . . . ... $468,626.49
EXPENDITURES
General Expense
$ 12,386.88
Salaries of Teachers, Supervisors and Principals
307,586.50
Textbooks
8,028.21
Stationery and Supplies
10,864.96
Wages of Janitors
27,364.43
Fuel
9,239.62
Janitor's Supplies and Operating ex- penses
10,935.61
Repairs and Replacements
13,453.63
Libraries
77.99
Health
4,883.96
Transportation
33,794.28
Tuition - Trade School
6,035.74
Insurance
6,236.09
Miscellaneous Expense
1,347.75
Memorial Field
436.38
Outlay-Building, Grounds & Equip. Agriculture
4,781.59
5,050.07
Vocational Household Arts
2,502.68
High School Athletics
2,282.86
Adult Education
654.00
Travel Outside Commonwealth
137.03
$468,080.26
1953 Carry Over Bills 422.29
$468,502.55
Paid by Federal Funds: Smith-Hughes and
George-Barden Funds for Agriculture $450.29 Total Expenditures from Town Appropriation $468,052.26
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COST OF SCHOOLS TO THE TOWN
Total Expenditures by the Town $468,502.55
Returns to the Town on account of schools, but not returnable to the School Department
From the State:
School Funds and State Aid for Public Schools $ 75,632.65
For Transportation of Pupils 18,755.29
For Agricultural Instruction 2,321.95
1,210.64
For Voc. Household Arts Instruct'n On account of Trade Sch'l Tuition
2,500.51
Tuition and Trans. of State Wards
2,215.36
Tuition received from other Towns 1,169.05
Rec'd from Manual Training Dept. .. 421.64
Rec'd from Rental of School Prop. .. 185.00
Miscellaneous Receipts
81.68
$104,493.77
Amount paid for Schools from Local Taxation $364,008.78
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Report of the Superintendent of Schools
December 31, 1953
To the Members of the School Committee and to the Citizens of the Town of Agawam:
I, herewith, submit my first report as your Superintendent of Schools.
Due to the brevity of my tenure of office, this report will not be as inclusive and far reaching as in past years.
I shall attempt, at all times, to instill all concerned, with the education of our children, with what are believed to be the three greatest virtues of education-love, faith, duty.
These virtues should be interpreted as profound love for our children, abiding faith in our teaching staff, and the com- posite duty of all to perform, at all times, with utmost sin- cerity.
SCHOOL PLANT FACILITIES
Due to increasing enrollment, it will be necessary to either overcrowd all classrooms in each of our five school buildings or to establish a two platoon system at the Junior-Senior High level.
If the former is accepted, many of the so-called elective subjects will of necessity be abandoned and the pupil-teacher ratio will be so ill proportioned that all will suffer.
If the latter is adopted, most of the sixth grade will be housed with the seventh and eighth grades in a junior school. The high school would meet in separate session. This involves extra transportation expense and a few extra teachers ..
This problem is so intense that the administration has ap- pointed a committee of parents, pupils, and teachers under the direction of Mr. Dacey to make a study of all possibilities and report their findings at an early date.
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ENROLLMENT TABLE
Est.
Sept.
Sept. 1953
Sept. 1954
Total School Enrollment
2149
2444
2653
Dec.
Sept.
School
1953
1954
Phelps
689
740
Danahy
329
328
Peirce
274
302
Granger
271
281
Junior-Senior High
881
1002
2444
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AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS YEAR 1953
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Cash Bal 1-1-53 $ 386.13
Services & Ass'ts. .. $
260.20
Basketball
824.35
Police
407.00
Football
6,517.60
Officials
574.00
Baseball
103.41
Transportation
507.10
Student Activity Tickets
957.10
Guarantees
850.00
Concessions at
H'dmasters Dues
25.00
Games
37.20
Public Address
System
60.00
Janitors
50.00
Bal., Dec. 31, 1953
4,789.07
Bal., Jan. 1, 1954
$4,789.07
$8,885.79
BUILDING REPAIRS PLANNED IN 195 Clifford M. Granger School:
1. Paint cafeteria and kitchen walls and woodwork, one coat
2. Paint walls of hall adjacent to cafeteria entrance, one coat
3. Fertilize lawn and play field
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Equipment
1,363.42
Tournament
60.00
$8,885.79
1952
Faolin M. Peirce School:
1. New lights, four classrooms
2. Paint one classroom, two coats
3. Paint boys' toilet room, walls, ceiling, woodwork and toilet enclosures, one coat
4. Replace one drinking fountain
5. Fire alarm system
Katherine G. Danahy School:
1. Paint two classrooms, two coats
2. Paint office ceiling one coat, office walls two coats
3. Install new lights in two classrooms
4. Repair ceiling in one classroom
5. Concrete apron around base of building
Benjamin J. Phelps School:
1. Repair roof
2. Paint office walls, ceiling and woodwork, one coat
3. Paint second floor corridor walls (old building) and two stairwells, two coats
4. Remove backstop and seed old baseball diamond
5. New drapes for auditorium
Junior-Senior High School:
1. Repair mechanism in master clock
2. New water service line
3. Repair girls' gym roof
4. Paint basement corridors, walls and ceilings, both sides, two coats
5. Resurface school department floors, paint baseboards
6. New water piping for boys' and girls' toilet feed lines and drinking fountain feed lines
7. Install janitors' sink in basement corridor
8. Install outside lights over driveway
9. Install new lights in three rooms
REIMBURSEMENT BY THE COMMONWEALTH AND OTHER RECEIPTS
1952 1953
Chapter 70 (Teachers' Salaries )
$ 68,157.65 $ 75,632.65
Chapter 71 (Transportation)
14,735.00 18,755.29
Agricultural Instruction
2,286.64 2,321.95
Vocational Household Arts
991.79 1,210.64
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Trade School Tuition
1,589.59
2,500.51
Tuition & Trans., State Wards
1,813.78
2,215.36
Tuitions from other Towns
1,363.72
1,169.05
Manual Training Department
372.33
421.61
Rentals of School Property
478.50
185.00
Miscellaneous
101.33
81.68
$ 91,890.33 $104,493.77
Budget Total
420,143.99
468,502.55
Reimbursements
91,890.33
104,493.77
Cost of Schools to Town
$328,253.66 $364,008.78
CONCLUSION
The Townspeople are to be congratulated on their fore- sight in providing a new high school to be occupied, we expect, in September, 1955.
This move should allow a return to normalcy until at least 1960.
My deepest impression garnered from the few days I have held this office is the tremendous enthusiasm shown by the teaching staff, the administrators, and the students.
You man rest assured that this enthusiasm, directed toward the correct goal, will develop nothing but complete success for all concerned.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE L. REYNOLDS Superintendent of Schools
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SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR YEAR OF 1953
Phelps School
Granger School
Pierce School
Danahy School
High School $ 2,432.98
Balance, December 31, 1952
$ 3,307.38
$ 1,155.34
$ 85.79
$ 1,522.12
RECEIPTS
All Lunchroom Sales
18,492.86
8,795.00
4,563.20
10,106.35
15,354.66
1952 Claims Received in 1953
538.56
269.84
141.89
323.46
319.21
1953 Claims Due
5,889.19
2,977.36
1,444.58
3,352.58
3,657.61
TOTAL CASH AVAILABLE
FOR YEAR
$28,227.99
$13,197.54
$ 6,235.46
$15,304.51
$21,764.49
DISBURSEMENTS
21,940.76
11,725.07
6,010.45
12,632.88
19,325.87
6,287.23
1,472.47
225.01
2,671.63
2,438.62
CLAIMS NOT RECEIVED
1,317.60
623.49
337.28
635.63
789.16
BALANCE IN SCHOOL LUNCH
ACCOUNT, DECEMBER 31, 1953 $4,969.63
$ 848.98
$ 112.27
$ 2,036.00
$ 1,649.46
Amount in School Lunch Account, December 31, 1953
$ 9,391.80
Outstanding Bills Paid on January, 1954 Warrant
4,022.50
Balance
$ 5,369.30
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LUNCHES SERVED FOR YEAR OF 1953
Phelps School Granger School Pierce School Danahy School High School
Type Type Type A C
A
Type C
Type A
Type C
Type Type Type Type A A C C
January
6583
950
3398
552
1550
1014
4169
617
3637
2234
February
5086
666
2636
467
1082
735
3074
462
2825
1771
March
7195
1433
4000
646
1660
1197
4773
862
4247
2679
April
5513
696
2884
502
1164
897
3511
588
3221
1773
May
6878
783
3576
656
1400
990
4396
702
3851
2090
June
3135
266
1580
260
624
391
1989
320
1915
920
September
6217
1234
3038
628
1311
685
3088
414
3987
2019
October
8498
1579
4047
767
2019
811
4177
586
4499
3089
November
7122
1289
3439
655
1804
668
3477
445
4023
2419
December
7000
1042
3202
635
1626
761
3396
408
3721
2191
63,227 9,938
31,800 5,768
14,240 8,149
36,050 5,404
35,926 21,215
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(Milk only)
Type A
Type C
Phelps School
63,227
9,938
Granger School
31,800
5,768
Pierce School
14,240
8,149
Danahy School
36,050
5,404
High School
35,926
21,215
181,243
50,474
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ATTENDANCE REPORT AND ENROLLMENTS FOR THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THE PRESENT SCHOOL YEAR SEPTEMBER 9 - DECEMBER 23, 1953
Total Mem. bership
Average Mem. bership
Average Daily At- tendance
At- tendance
ness
High School:
Senior High III
101
100.47
96.45
95.99
71
Senior High II
113
110.52
103.55
91.21
164
Senior High I
134
131.28
125.63
95.69
72
Junior High III
153
148.57
142.12
96.57
70
Junior High VIII-1
37
36.34
35.28
97.09
11
Junior High VIII-2
39
38.80
36.68
94.56
8
Junior High VIII-3
36
35.32
33.97
96.18
7
Junior High VIII-4
36
33.72
32.84
97.39
5
Junior High VII-1
35
35.00
33.87
96.79
13
Junior High VII-2
3-1
33.44
32.75
97.92
4
Junior High VII-3
33
32.53
31.65
97.30
2
Junior High VII-4
33
32.04
31.18
92.86
5
Junior High VII-5
33
32.25
31.37
97.25
7
Junior High VII-6
32
31.75
30.87
97.66
4
Special Class
19
17.92
15.98
89.23
21
Faolin M. Peirce School:
Grade VI
39
39.00
37.64
96.52
18
Grade V
37
36.36
35.17
96.74
9
Grade IV
43
39.20
36.81
93.90
5
Grade III
34
32.06
31.11
95.59
3
Grade II-A
30
26.18
24.67
95.22
3
Grade II-B
30
28.39
27.35
96.36
11
Grade I-A
33
32.31
30.30
93.64
0
Grade I-B
35
34.34
31.36
91.31
6
Katherine G. Danahy School:
Grade VI
37
.36.81
35.58
96.6
15
Grade V-VI
37
36.09
34.60
95.88
8
Grade V
37
36.31
34.96
96.28
13
Grade IV
41
39.47
38.12
96.58
19
Grade III
39
38.28
36.22
94.61
8
Grade II-A
33
32.40
29.69
91.62
17
Grade II-B
35
34.21
32.24
94.24
12
Grade I-A
29
29.00
26.90
92.76
11
Tar. di-
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Total Mem. bership
Average Mem. bership
Average Daily At- tendance
At- tendance
Tar. di- ness
Grade I-B
31
29.09
27.04
92.98
7
Special Class
15
14.64
13.69
93.46
2
Clifford M. Granger School:
Grade VI
29
28.53
27.84
97.60
1
Grades V-VI
31
29.23
28.47
92.03
1
Grades IV-V
30
30.00
29.18
97.29
2
Grade IV
31
30.30
28.93
95.47
4
Grade III
37
35.70
34.30
96.06
5
Grade II-A
31
30.16
28.93
95.99
2
Grade II-B
30
29.95
28.80
96.09
0
Grade I-A
30
29.34
27.44
93.52
12
Grade I-B
29
28.82
27.20
94.37
10
Benjamin J. Phelps School:
Grade VI-A
35
32.11
30.72
95.66
3
Grade VI-B
33
28.21
27.31
96.71
7
Grade VI-C
33
32.40
31.12
96.05
0
Grade V-A
39
37.76
36.19
95.86
3
Grade V-B
11
36.60
35.00
95.63
11
Grade V-C
39
35.63
34.24
96.11
2
Grade IV-A
35
33.80
32.61
96.50
2
Grade IV-B
35
35.00
33.84
96.69
3
Grade IV-C
37
35.43
33.76
95.30
5
Grade III-A
34
32.70
30.90
94.51
1
Grade III-B
33
32.50
31.49
96.88
2
Grade III-C
35
34.17
32.46
95.00
0
Grade II-A
35
32.50
30.79
94.73
1
Grade II-B
35
34.34
31.65
92.16
1
Grade II-C
36
33.06
29.80
90.01
6
Grade II-D
36
33.63
30.32
90.16
0
Grade I-A
36
35.90
32.00
89.14
1
Grade I-B
36
36.00
33.02
91.74
3
Grade I-C
37
35.75
32.70
91.50
0
Grade I-D
36
34.89
31.56
90.46
3
Average Membership for Town
2398.53
Total Membershipfor Town
2477
Average Daily Attendance for Town
2280.21
Percent Attendance
94.79
Total Tardiness for Town
725
Total Membership for Town, December 31, 1952
2255
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REPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
December 30, 1953
Mr. George L. Reynolds Superintendent of Schools Agawam, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Reynolds:
Herein is my sixteenth annual report on the Junior-Senior High School.
GENERAL COMMENT
It is a pleasure to submit this report to you because our long close friendship convinces me that in you the Agawam School System will have a warm, sympathetic, and intelligent administrator who will always have the best interests of the pupils and the teachers at heart. Because of your democratic ideals and kindly nature, your term of office cannot be other than successful.
A comprehensive high school such as this one attempts to provide a program of secondary education for all the town's young people, giving consideration to the great variety of im- mediate and eventual personal aims and realizations. Some goals can be reached through participation in the curricular presentations alone and others by a combination of curricular and extra curricular offerings. The school then must offer a liberal number of choices so the pupils may select activities commensurate with their particular talents and intellectual capacities.
The program of any school is restricted to its physical equipment and available classroom space. Due to the crowded conditions in this school during the past few years, it has been necessary to curtail the opportunities in some subject areas with a resulting injustice to certain members of the student personnel. The problem will be intensified next year, but it is hoped that an organization can be formed to minimize cur- tailment of academic presentations.
The townspeople, who have always been generous to the schools, rose to new heights in voting the appropriation of $2,100,000 for a new four year high school. On its completion
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Agawam will have a complete and modern educational plant well equipped to satisfy the needs and desires of pupils on all intellectual levels and types of aptitudes. Orchids to the voters of Agawam.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
It is a pleasure to report that eighteen of the last graduat- ing class were granted membership in the Pro Merito Society. The honor is based on earning an average of 85 per cent or better in all academic presentations for four years. The stu- dents whose names follow were those so selected:
Jeffery Atwater
Marion Hess
Daniel Barufaldi
Carol Pallo
Barbara Borgatti
Beverly Pfersick 1
David Casiello
Betty Schoolcraft
Ellen Claus
Dorothy Stuart
Joyce Dalimont
Ann Tate
Lucille Ferrarini
Geraldine White
James Fogg
Janet Willard
Richard Hall
Robert Hardina
Also a large number of names appeared on the periodic honor rolls, proving a decided interest in academic perfection.
Each year at the commencement exercises it is customary to present awards for proficiency in the various subject areas. Names of pupils so honored and the respective subjects follow: Agriculture-American Agriculturist Foundation-Scroll -Charles Granger
American Legion School Award-Medal and Certificate- Richard Hall
American Legion School Award-Certificate of Honorable Mention-Barbara Borgatti
Art-Agawam Women's Club-$5-Marlyn Draghetti Citizenship-Daughters of American Revolution-Janet Willard
Commercial-Agawam Women's Club-$5-Stenography -Geraldine Longey
History Award-Veterans of Foreign Wars-$5 and Cer- tificate-Ann Tate
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Industrial Arts Award-Veterans of Foreign Wars-$5 and Certificate-David Casiello
Literature Award-Agawam Women's Club-$5-James Fogg
International Relations Prize-Agawam Women's Club- $5-Raymond Casella
Julian Magiera Student Council Award-Class of 1943- $5-Daniel Barufaldi
Commercial Award-Becker Junior College-Key-Book- keeping-Geraldine Longey
Latin Award-Benjamin J. Phelps-Agawam Lions Club $5-Ann Tate
Mathematics & Science-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute James Fogg
Music Award-Agawam Women's Club-$5-Anne Scott Music Award-Band Fund-$2.50-Robert Hardina- $2.50-Alan McEwan
Personality Club Award-$5-Marlyn Draghetti
Science-Bausch & Lomb-Jeffrey Atwater
Valedictorian Prize-Reader's Digest-Lucille Ferrarini Vocational Household Arts - American Agriculturist Foundation-Book and Scroll-Joyce Brissette
Agawam High School is fortunate in that many very gen- erous organizations and individuals are interested in it to the extent that they have donated scholarships of various amounts to be awarded to worthy pupils at the end of their high school career. The names of the scholarship recipients follow:
Benjamin J. Phelps Scholarship-West Springfield-Aga- wam P. T. A .- $100 each:
Marlyn Draghetti Rosemary McMahon
Lucille Ferrarini Joseph Sliech
Janet Willard
Lions Club Scholarship-$100 each:
Alan McEwan Betty Schoolcraft
Cora M. Barnes Scholarship-$50-Robert Hardina
Teachers' Club Scholarship-$100-Joan Jasmin
Webber - Fiske Scholarship-State P. T. A .- $100-Janet Willard
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Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cataldo-Agawam Food Mart-Highest Academic Average-$50 each: Lucille Ferrarini James Fogg
The school is very grateful to the above benefactors be- cause many times their donation gives some pupil an amount just large enough to continue his education when otherwise he might have been unable.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
While they never should dominate an educational program, extra curricular activities have a valuable place in it because they present opportunities of equalization which otherwise might not be included. A meager program is almost valueless because there should be an appeal to all aptitudes. The very liberal program for last year follows:
Basketball Season, December 12, 1952-February 20, 1953 Band Parents' Supper
Future Farmers of America Square Dance
Personality Club Valentine Dance
Tri-Hi-Y Roman Banquet
Band Parents' Card Party
Future Farmers of America Parent and Son Banquet Sophomore Party
Band Parents' Card Party
Baseball Season, April 17, 1953-June 5, 1953
Senior Play-"Turn Back the Clock"
Lions Club Sports Night
Freshman Party
Western Massachusetts Music Festival
Promenade
Senior Banquet
Graduation
Football Season, October 3, 1953-November 21, 1953
Tri-Hi-Y Halloween Party
Sadie Hawkins Dance
Future Farmers of America Pancake Supper
Operetta-"H.M.S. Pinafore"
Good Government Day Election
Cabaret-Junior Class
Kid Party-Senior Class
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CONCLUSION
Success in any school is the reflection of friendliness, co- operation, and mutual trust between students and faculty and liberality on the part of the School Committee. The school is blessed with outstanding personnel in all groups.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK T. DACEY Principal
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REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE AND PLACEMENT
December 23, 1953
Mr. George L. Reynolds
Superintendent of Schools
Agawam, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Reynolds:
I herewith submit my annual report for the guidance and placement department. As we think about the past year, it becomes more apparent that we must arrange for new pro- grams to an ever-increasing high school enrollment. This past year I found it necessary to deny 36 pupils a course in type- writing because of lack of space, typewriters, and teaching per- sonnel. I am in great hopes that all those who elect typewriting this year will be granted that privilege. Many students pur- suing the college course are most anxious to have at least one year of typewriting. Those going on to college find it extreme- ly valuable and to those boys who go into the service, they too find many more interesting opportunities with this knowledge of typewriting. It is gratifying to know we are going to have a new high school which will give us room enough to offer such subjects to all those who desire them. In order to give typing to all those who elect it for the school year 1954-1955, I am certain you will find it necessary to purchase approxi- mately 15 or 20 additional typewriters.
Through my programing work, I find that as the school grows we are not offering a large enough selection of subjects for those students who are unable to take the languages or ad- vanced sciences. For these people, I recommend that we con- sider adding such subjects as advanced biology or physiology, advanced or review algebra, additional courses in general mathematics, mechanical drawing and possibly a course in occupations and guidance.
My recommendation for additional courses added to our cirriculum are not immediate needs but should be considered for the not-too-distant future. However, the typing need seems to be an immediate one.
The class of 1953 is well placed at the time of this writing.
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29 are attending four-year colleges.
7 are attending junior colleges.
4 are in nursing training.
30 have excellent office employment.
3 are in the armed forces.
The balance of the class are either married or are in spe- cialized work. We were happy to interest seven girls in the teaching profession. Placement remains at a very high level. Any of our graduates are offered excellent employment oppor- tunities and I am also able to place many of our students who are over 16 in part-time employment either after school or dur- ing the summer vacation.
I want to thank all who have assisted me in the guidance work and I want to add that I am looking forward to another year which has been as pleasant as this one in the Agawam Junior and Senior High School.
Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND E. HARRIS Director of Guidance and Placement
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
December 30, 1953
Mr. George L. Reynolds
Superintendent of Schools
Agawam, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Reynolds:
I respectfully submit a summary of the nursing program for 1953.
As the school program has grown in complexity, the need for better co-ordination of the activities of all school health personnel has become more apparent. Newer concepts of health education and health specialists of the school health family, each one having a specific responsibility for some phase of the health of individual school child have been established.
The enrollment for 1953 was 2,444.
As usual I have assisted Dr. Ramah with the physical ex- aminations of grades 2-4-6-8-11. This was the new ruling of the State for 1953. All children were weighed and measured (1712) by the school nurse. Vaccinations and diphtheria clin- ics were held in March and April. The pre-school child ex- aminations were conducted with Miss Williams assisting. Boost- er innoculations for diphtheria were given to all third graders.
Dr. Hoag examined the children's feet.
Dr. Dalitzky, the school dentist, was at the clinic once a week.
Mrs. Ethel Kane examined the eyes of the pupils in grades 2-4-6-8. She also tested the hearing with the audiometer.
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