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"The printing shops have printed many forms for use in the school department, in addition to many letters which have helped materially in the administration of the school department in its work of government rationing and other defense work.
"Beginning in September, the junior high schools, after completing their work for the U. S. Navy, started a pro- gram of general shop work. This work involves training in the fundamentals of sheet metal, home mechanics, elec- tricity and woodworking. In addition to the encouragement of constructive ability, instruction in the Manual Arts offers unusual opportunities for the motivation of the study of design, drafting, physical sciences, mathematics, and social studies. Work in Manual Arts will, of course, in later years take on the nature of vocational training for those who have the necessary intelligence and aptitude. The need for vocational work is illustrated quite dramati- cally at the present time in our war production program. The need for a vocational school in Arlington was never greater than at present. Our school shops can be of great help in the war effort, by giving a greater number of pupils an acquaintance with tools. The introduction this year of pre-induction courses in aeronautics, shop work, and automotive work has been a major step to provide our stu- dents with materials, which will contribute directly to the dominant objective of winning the war. In the mechanical drawing work, many new projects have been introduced pertaining to the airplane. During the past five years there has been a gradual increase in the number of pupils electing mechanical drawing. Increased facilities in this work are of paramount importance."
THE JUNIOR HIGH INDUSTRIAL ARTS SCHOOL
The enrollment in this building has increased this year by fourteen pupils to a total of sixty-three. All of the pupils are members of the Junior Citizens' Club and the entire school functions under its constitution. Through this medium the boys and girls are given practical civic
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training. It is my belief that this citizenship school is the best of its type in the State.
The program calls for a study of each pupil as an in- dividual, a careful check on the pupil's abilities, aptitudes and interests and a plan for constructive readjustment of the individual, that he may take his place as a law abiding and self-supporting member of the community.
Pupils become acquainted with phases of community life through visits to town departments and places of in- terest. The Drum and Bugle Corps has a place on different programs in the town activities and has made several appearances during the year. Exhibits of work done in the school were a part of the educational program of the Arlington Woman's Club.
We trust that the public understands that although the per capita cost is higher than for other buildings, the money necessary for the administration of this type of education is a real investment. The results are shown in the building of character.
HOUSEHOLD ARTS IN THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
"Our chief aim continues to adapt our Home Economics Program to meet some of the war problems which are fac- ing our homes. We are stressing the importance of saving, avoidance of waste, and needless buying, and the sub- stitution of available products for many to which we have been accustomed.
"In the Foods classes the students are taught to plan, prepare, and serve simple low cost meals, emphasizing healthful food selection, nutritional value of foods, use of available foods on rationing basis, and the use of war time substitutes.
"With war time conditions ever before us, we are especially stressing in the Clothing classes renovation and remodelling, with the salvaging of any good woolen mate- rial, and adjustment of courses in order that garments may be chosen to meet definite immediate needs.
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"There have been other valuable war time projects, including making of garments for the Arlington Allied War Relief and, during the fall, a great deal of canning by the Foods classes in all the schools. One of our most im- portant war measures has been the introduction of a nutrition course for all girls in the Senior High School. The desire is to prevent malnutrition, and the aim to teach wise use of rationed foods and substitutions pos- sible for those foods which are scarce or lacking. Of course, the basic principles of nutrition are stressed and their relation to health, growth and physical fitness."
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Last September instrumental class instruction on band and orchestral instruments was offered in school time to pupils in the elementary schools in grades four, five, and six. Approximately one hundred and thirty-five pupils are enrolled in five of the elementary schools in these classes. There are no classes in three of the elementary buildings due to the fact that too few pupils requested in- struction to warrant the formation of classes. It is evident from the progress made that the interest in this type of instruction will increase next year and that additional classes should be provided.
The High School band has made but two appearances this school year to date, at the football games with Belmont and with Melrose. In order to provide a band it was nec- essary to augment it by making up a majority of its membership from the junior high schools. The future of this band will be assured with the growth of the in- strumental program inaugurated this year in our elemen- tary schools.
OBJECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
In the report of a year ago, under this heading, a number of recommendations were made, several of which have been carried out.
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1. We have cooperated with the war effort by an ex- tension of pre-induction courses at the High School.
2. We are developing the civic course at the High School to include a program for the boys not intending to enter college, which will give them the broader founda- tion of trade training.
3. The physical education work has been broadened as a war fitness program, although this must be limited nec- essarily in some schools because of lack of facilities.
4. Our summer playgrounds were extended from a six week to an eight week period. This proved to be advan- tageous as a recreational and safety measure.
5. Development of instruction through further use of visual aids. Due to the emergency, much equipment necessary to the extension of this program is not available. When industry gets back to a peace time basis, teaching films on practically every school subject will be available and will be included in the course of study of all school systems.
6. The extension of instruction in instrumental music to include pupils of the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades of our elementary schools has been accomplished in several buildings where the number of requests were sufficient to warrant the establishment of classes.
7. Actual construction of a building or buildings is out of the question in the near future. However, it appeared to be a good business venture to purchase two sites where eventually buildings might be erected to house the pupils of the Russell School district, thereby abandoning this building. The reason for the request for two sites is due to the fact that it is assumed that a housing development in the future will no doubt include the farm section in the eastern part of the town and the unused land to the north and west of Morningside and Cutter Hill. A site at Beacon and Park Streets was proposed at the last annual meeting to care for this eastern area but was not approved. To
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date there has been no agreement on a site to care for any development beyond Cutter Hill. In the meantime, some pupils from the Russell School were transferred to the Parmenter School where the enrollment is light, thereby eliminating the use of the top or third floor of the Russell building.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, may I express my appreciation to our teachers and principals for their efforts in maintaining the high standard of our educational program at a time when so many additional burdens, essential to the war effort, are placed upon them. To the School Committee, may I say that it is a source of satisfaction to work in a system directed by persons whose sole object is providing sound educational opportunities for our young people.
Respectfully submitted,
CLIFFORD R. HALL
Superintendent of Schools
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LIST OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1943
*HONOR PUPILS
Janet N. Adams
Jean A. Adams
Mary A. Ahearn
William Warren Ahern
Bertha Muriel Aiken
*Rose Agnes Carey Virginia Carlson
Donald A. Allison
Robert W. Alsen
* Mary M. Carney Drucilla Ann Casey
Dane Andersen
*Ruth Valerie Cashman
Alfred Andrewartha.
Marilyn Armstrong
June M. Arnold
* Albert L. Cavalieri, Jr. Constance Hartley Chick Natalie Frances Chick
John H. Ayvazian, Jr.
Jean Marie Clancy Robert Lawrence Clancy
Mary Ann Baker Mary Jane Balian Doris E. Ballinger
Barbara M. Coady Gloria C. Colameca
*Rose M. Barbano
Judith-Ann Coleman
Jacqueline Claire Bates Shirley Louise Battles Charles Behnke
Virginia Marie Coleman
Dorothy A. Bentley
June Collins
Edith Bergstrom
Virginia M. Collins
Jane Berry
Helen Elaine Commins
Ralph Edward Bevins
Louise N. Conant
Doris E. Bickford
Ernest C. Bidmead
Elaine Marie Biganess
George Martin Bilafer
Rodney Blake
Irene C. Blessington
Edward Joseph Bonardi, Jr.
Charlotte Marie Borgstrom
Mary A. Botelho
Barbara Anne Corcoran
Doris Bernice Bourque
Ralph Joseph Cowie, Jr.
Alice Hope Bowie
Laura Bowker
Helen Constance Bresnan
Delphine Joanne Brown
Janet Carolyn Brown
Robert M. Brown
Caroline Elizabeth Bryant
Dorothy Alice Buckley
Harry Edward Burgess
David J. Burke
Catherine P. Burns
Ruth Katherine Cumming June Irene Cunningham Phyllis L. Cutter Mary Ruth Dacey
Thomas H. Dahill, Jr. Lois Claire Daley
Mary Frances Daley
Alice Nunes da Silva
Rita M. Bibeault
John Thomas Conlon
Paul Joseph Connolly Richard Joseph Connolly
*Robert Warren Connor John Francis Connors Virginia L. Converse Carolyn Jean Cook Elizabeth A. Cook Theresa Agnes Cook
Harry E. Cox, II Althea Barbara Coyne Edith Marion Craig Louise E. Crocker
* Mary Marguerite Cronin Patricia Maureen Crowley Jacqueline Ruth Crowell Doris Lorraine Cullinane
*Josephine Marie Caccavo Dorothy Cadario Nancy Ann Calabro Anna E. Callahan Walter Leonard Callahan
Isabella Campbell Joan Campbell Jean Marie Caples * Arthur Louis Carbone, Jr.
Priscilla Allen
* Marguerite Judith Badala
James Edward Clark
Paul S. Coleman
Patricia Collier
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LIST OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES-Continued
1943
*HONOR PUPILS
Robert F. Decareau
* Adelaide A. Del Frate Gloria C. DeNapoli
Robert Francis Fredo
Irma Louise Friberg
Ruth Eileen Gaddis
Richard John DeVries
Shirley Frances Gaddis
Ruth Marilyn Dickie
Agnes Brenda Gallagher
Mary Jayne Dickson
Wilfred Louis Gallant
Marion Ursulle Gallerani
Charles Ernest Gardella
*Barbara Virginia Doe Catherine Agnes Doherty James A. Doherty, Jr. Dorothy May Donahue
John Edward Donahue Mary Elizabeth Donahue
Thomas Patrick Donnelly
Kathleen Elizabeth Donovan
Elizabeth Winifred Downing Robert Joseph Downing Jane H. Dozier G. Elinor Drake
*Shirley Josephine Goodwin Virginia Margaret Gorman Anna. Maria Gott Joan Rosalie Gouthro Lee Gray
*Frederick W. Griebel, Jr. Lois Marilyn Grue Florence Madeline Guange Patricia Anne Gunning Ruth Elaine Gustin Muriel Jean Hackett
Elizabeth A. Haggerty
John Francis Haggerty John Hallorhan Patricia Limerick Hamilton
Ruth Louise Hamilton
Bettv Ann Hannabury
Edith Marie Hanson Marie Anne Harrington
Ruth Allen Harris
Patricia Ann Harvey
LeRoy Duane Haxton
*Sally Hazeltine Douglas Wendall Head
Virginia Margaret Heffernan
Wendell Parker Hight
Robert C. Hill
Margaret Eileen Hilton
Charles Franklin Hobbs
Marjory Elaine Holton
Chellis Franklin Howe
George Francis Hoye, Jr.
Lillian Marie Hutchinson
Edward James Duffy John Francis Dyer A. Thelma Edgar *Virginia C. Edson *Priscilla Edwards Elizabeth Helen Egan Ann Elizabeth Erwin Malcolm Duncan Evans
Doris A. Ewell Fred Wayne Faloney, Jr.
*Evelyn Mae Farley Marjorie May Faunce
*Cynthia Mary Fawcett Carl T. Felton Alfred William Ferrera
Harold Harry Ferrera
Margaret A. Finn
Colgate Van Clief Fish
G. Franklin Fitch Elizabeth Neylon Fitzgerald Francis Leo Fitzpatrick Virginia Lilla Flagg William Joseph Flaherty
* Wilhelmina Louise Florencourt
*Dorothy Veronica Flynn Paul Francis Flynn Jack L. Folkins Arthur J. Forgeron, Jr.
Lois E. Foster Lucy M. Foster
James A. DeRosa Helen M. Devlin
Jane Marion DiCorpo Antoinette C. Delulio John E. Doble Jane L. Dockham
*Marjorie Ann Garratt William A. Garten, Jr. Patricia Gately Thelma N. Geddes John F. Gendall Vincent James George
Charles Gilbert Jane Gobie Richard L. Godfrey
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LIST OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES-Continued 1943
*HONOR PUPILS
Marilyn Doris Jackson
Rae Marshall
Mary Elaine Jackson
Leo J. Martin
Marjorie V. Jenkins
George H. Matheson, Jr.
Edwin William Johnson
Barbara Jane Mattaliano
Harry Alfred Johnson
Nanette Maxwell
Robert Bernard Johnson
Eileen Ruth McCarthy Donald J. McCarty
* Phyllis A. Kasabuski Gloria A. Kasparian Antoinette Keefe
* May J. McCrone William G. McElaney Ruth Elizabeth McFadden
Elizabeth P. Kelly
*James Frederick McGarry, Jr.
Kathleen Agnes Kelly
Kathleen Gertrude Kelly
Robert Arthur Kenney
Catherine T. Keohane Mary Kirwin
*Irene Theresa Mclaughlin Grace Louise McNamee Patricia Hope Mead John Thomas Mellen, Jr. Alice Frances Menezes
Annette Miriam Kreem
Helene Charlotte Kreem
Robert Alan Miller
* Dagmar Kvingedal John M. Lahiff Sally Lamont
Ralph George Mitchell John Richard Moalli Helen Irene Mockel
Jean Marie Lanígan
Rena Bernadette Moresco
Peter Andrew Latsey
Mary Agnes Leary
Eugene Augustus Leonard
Stephen Allen Morrill
Walter Paul Morrison, Jr.
Rose Marita Murray
*Joanne Eleanore Link Ruth Helen Littlewood Jack E. Logan
Barbara Jane Long
Paul F. Luvisi Leonard Angus Lyons
*Eleanor Gage Macaulay Susan Mary MacCallum
*Elizabeth Pauline MacCutcheon Donald J. MacDonald Ruth A. MacDonald Janice Helen MacIver Margaret T. Mahoney
Robert Francis O'Neill
* Mary Cecelia Mahoney Rosemary A. Mahoney Pauline Mandis Frederick Joseph Manley Joan Mansfield Paul James Mark
Frances Theresa Oppedisano Eileen Terese O'Reilly Marie O'Sullivan
*Jean Marie Pacheco *Margaret Paige Stella Panetta
Gloria Alice Marshall Katharine Louise Marshall Laura G. Marshall
David Joseph Paquette Christy John Parragona
Charles Andrew Pasciuto
*Michael Martin McGoldrick Richard McIsaac Marion Loretta McLatchy
Charles William Knowles, Jr.
Sally Kolligian
Barbara Kingman Morrill Jean Marie Morrill
George A. Leslie, Jr.
Carl Arthur Lindquist John R. Lindstrom
John Winthrop Nelson Wesley Carl Nelson Phyllis Margaret Normile *Irene Winifred Nowlin Frederick William O'Brien Ruth Frances O'Brien Gertrude Elizabeth O'Donnell
Charles John Ogasapian Agnes Frances O'Malley Elizabeth Mary O'Neil Mildred Ann O'Neil Marjorie Evelyn O'Neill Paul Bernard O'Neill
William J. Kelley
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LIST OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES-Continued
1943
* HONOR PUPILS
*Jacqueline Elizabeth Pasher
* Roberta Bruce Paton Patricia Jane Patten
Harry James Patterson, Jr. Claire Louise Ruth Pavey John S. Pearson
Paul Oliver Pecor
Levenia Morrison Penny
Walter Robert Perham
Mary Louise Perry
Barbara Marie Peters Patricia May Pick
*John Anthony Pierce, Jr. Phyllis Evelyn Pike
*D. Estelle Poirier Nato P. Polimeni Helen Dorothy Poole
Rosamond Poole
Frank L. Powers
Marie Jeannette Priest
John C. Primerano
Francis G. Publicover
Vincent L. Pullo
Mary Frances Quattrochi
Daniel Francis Quinn
Joseph Francis Quinn
Lillian Radochia
Jean H. Rae
*Ellen Greig Rattray John Dennis Ray Mildred Theresa Reardon Donald Rehnstrom
* Alberta, Maria Renzaglia Janet E. Rice Malcolm David Rich Mary Margaret Riley
Daphne June Tait Stanley Targonski, Jr.
Rita Jacqueline Riley Marshall Robbins Donald Smith Roberts
*Gilda Marie Terenzio Bertha Dorothy Terzian Marcella Marie Thibeault
John A. Robertson
Charles H. Thies
Doris Irene Thomas Joanne M. Toner
John Edward Toomey
Walter Frank Toomey Edmond Patrick Torpey Robert W. Totten Jacqueline Gertrude Tremblay
Barbara Vereena Tsolakos Charles William Tucker
Curtis Allen Tucker
Beatrice Louise Urquhart
*Elvira Rusci Jean Elizabeth Russell Francis Leo Ryan
Loretta Saganich
Myron M. Samoorian
Marat E. Santini
Vanda Ruth Santini Joseph H. Sarkisian
*Barbara Louise Sexton Natalie Irene Shaw Doris Shea John Henry Shea, Jr.
*Elizabeth Shepard Pauline Sherwood Barbara Louise Simonds
*Eleanor Jean Skalicky Beatrice Allene Smith
*Esther Josephine Smith Ina Kathleen Smith
*Louis F. Sola *Joseph Solari
*Alfred Leonard Sorrentino Helen Muriel Sousa Janet Marie Spidle Paul Harmon Spiers, Jr.
Pauline Josephine Stacchi Catherine Ann Stafford
Janice May Stallard Elaine Stewartson
Doris Mae Stockelburg Edward Sullivan James B. Sullivan, Jr.
*Jean Carolyn Sullivan Paul John Sullivan Robert L. Sullivan James Herbert Swensen Virginia Ellen Taft
Jeanne Blanche Robinson John F. Robinson Phyllis Ann Robinson
Joseph Burke Rogers Frances A. Romano Margaret Mary Roper Grace Ann Rowland Allan Edgar Rowsell Rodney John Ruddiman
Barbara. Adelaide Vadala
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LIST OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES-Continued
1943
* HONOR PUPILS
Helen Louise Van Valkenburg
William Francis White, Jr. Priscilla Whitman
Marie F. Vento
Albert H. Vincent
*Priscilla Whorf
Nathalea Tylor Vincent
Audrey P. Wier
*Lillian A. Vogel
Robert Walter Wiggins
Angelique Voutselas
Ruth I. Wilhelm
Ethel Mae Walsh
Elizabeth Ann Wilkinson
George Thomas Walsh
Marjorie Elizabeth Wilson
Gerard Walworth
Robert B. Wilton
Phyllis Ann Ward
Barbara Ann Winchenbaugh
Doris Virginia Washburn
Thomas Wright
Dorothy Elizabeth Werner
Francis James White, Jr.
*Phyllis Helene White
*Nancy Price Yeaton Eugene W. Youngken
THE FOLLOWING GRADUATES ARE NOW IN SOME BRANCH OF MILITARY SERVICE
Kevin Barry Abboud
J. Louis Lawlor
Charles H. Alcorn, Jr.
Francis E. LeBlanc
William Armstrong
Edward Albert Lennon
Edgar L. Bibeault
Richard Earle Lyons
Orlando E. Brillante
Charles K. Magno
John Joseph Carey
Michael John McCarthy
William A. Casazza
Harold C. Moxon
Patrick A. Catalano
John L. O'Keefe William Irving Paine
William G. Connelly
Joseph John Preston
James Bernard Connolly
Paul Albert Rivais
Alfred J. Covell
William J. Serpa
Warren Joseph Donovan
Bruce George Shepherd
Joseph William Enos
Paul Warren Smith Anthony Stephen Spadaro
Edward W. Gaddis Charles Joseph Gerry, Jr. Raymond Wilbur Greenland
Joseph Spears Lyle K. Steely, Jr.
James Francis Sullivan
Paul Leland Hansen
John Michael Sullivan
Blake M. Hopkins
Robert Stanley Swift
Paul Francis Kelly
John Robert Tobin
Edmund H. Kerr, Jr.
Robert C. Walsh
Bjarne Kvingedal
CERTIFICATE IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS
Barbara June Allen
Robert Collins
Edmund B. Fraser, Jr.
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PART II STATISTICS
The following tables and information are given as matters of interest and value for permanent record.
I
GENERAL STATISTICS, SCHOOL YEAR 1942-1943
Population 40,013
Valuation of property, January 1, 1943 $56,176,400.00
Valuation of School property, January 1, 1943 2,617,900.00
Number of principals, January 1, 1943
12
Number of full time supervisors, January 1, 1943 3
Number of teachers, January 1, 1943
233
Number of part time teachers, January 1, 1943 7
School census, children 5 to 16 years, October 1942 6,749
Pupils enrolled during the year
6,339
Average daily attendance 5,615
Average number of days school kept
Average membership 175
6,116
Percentage of attendance
91.8
¿ Total cost for support, school year 1942- 1943
$684,570.16
Average cost per pupil in average member- ship 111.93
¡ Part of this raised from local taxation
$673,897.52*
Number of senior high school graduates, 1943 488
Number of junior high school pupils who received certificates, 1943 490
* This amount is for fiscal year 1942.
¡ Including expenditures for temporary compensation.
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II. FINANCES
(Note: These figures are given for the school year as reported to the to the State Department of Education. )
1938-1939
1939-1940
1940-1941
1941-1942
1942-1943
General Control
$17,427.33
$17,792.05
$17,035.25
$16,561.93
$18,312.06
Salaries of Supervisors, Principals, and Teachers
478,902.76
474,071.10
476,730.12
485,424.79
497,292.75
Textbooks ..
8,937.89
7,287.63
8,176.76
9,609.26
10,232.76
Other Expenses of Instruction
26,373.67
25,646.29
25,037.98
26,773.95
30,714.12
Janitors, Fuel, Etc.
77,090.00
77,964.29
76,255.76
84,387.79
81,094.47
Repairs and Maintenance
29,362.75*
26,956.79
28,307.52
32,473.46
30,003.21
Libraries
1,428.26
1,524.40
1,561.97
1,381.31
1,665.93
Health
6,633.78
7,094.50
7,096.42
7,440.95
7,781.23
Tuition
59.50
72.81
16.55
24.75
14.57
Miscellaneous
6,592.44
7,263.16
7,069.52
7,584.83
7,459.06
Total for Support
$652,808.38
$645,673.02
$647,287.85
$671,663.02 **
$684,570.16 **
Per pupil Cost for Support
95.42
94.68
97.70
105.24
111.93
New buildings, grounds, equipment
12,403.59
11.101.67
12,062.93
11,421.38
13,536.04
...
..
* Including 2,249.45 for hurricane damage.
* * Including expenditures for temporary compensation.
III
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS FOR CALENDAR YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
Total average membership
Total number of full time supervisors,
6,830
6,732
6,495
6,283
6,010
principals and teachers
256
257
254
248 $685,902.00*
$714,301.00*
Cost per pupil
|95.48
97.15
101.83
118.85
Receipts from State and elsewhere
55,996.00
55,243.00
56,504.00
109.16 55,520.00
53,482.00
Net cost from local taxation for school support
596,111.00
598,810.00
604,873.00
630,382.00
Net cost per pupil from local taxation
87.27
88.95
93.13
100.33
660,849.00 109.95
Total expenses for instruction books and supplies)
(salaries,
511,189.00
509,869.00
513,070.00
534,065.00
560,548.00
Vocational School Tuition
9,061.00
9,149.00
5,361.00
3,901.00
Vocational School Tuition Receipts
3,606.00
4,164.00
7,593.00 5,122.00
3,945.00
3,002.00
..
* Including expenditures for temporary compensation
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
391
....
$652,107.00
$654,053.00
$661,377.00
239
Total current expenses
IV ENROLLMENT BY GRADES, DECEMBER, 1939-1940-1941-1942-1943
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
High School
Post Graduates
42
33
12
3
1
Seniors
424
420
445
423
360
Juniors
590
634
617
588
534
Sophomores
764
768
693
635
627
Industrial Class
23
27
20
12
7
Total High School
1,843
1,882
1,787
1,661
1,529
Junior High
632
561
561
531
509
Grade 9
575
577
564
537
503
Grade 8
590
586
531
499
523
Total Junior High
1,797
1,724
1,656
1,567
1,535
Junior High
Industrial Arts
72
57
57
53
63
Elementary
Grade 6
602
530
506
517
490
Grade 5
558
505
533
510
462
Grade 4
516
518
502
474
447
Grade 3:
519
500
470
455
482
492
477
466
474
470
482
485
497
504
463
Grade 1
20
20
23
26
25
Total Elementary
3,189
3,035
2,997
2,960
2,839
Total of all grades .......
6,901
6,698
6,497
6,241
5,966
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...
Grade 2
...
Special Class
.
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...
Grade 7
....
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TREE WARDEN, MOTH & TOWN HOUSE GROUNDS
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN AND SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MOTH AND TOWN HOUSE GROUNDS DEPARTMENTS
January 12, 1944.
The Honorable Board of Selectmen Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Tree Warden and Superintendent of the Moth and Town House Grounds Departments for the year ending December 31, 1943.
TREE WARDEN DEPARTMENT
In the spring of the year two hundred and seventy- seven (277) Norway Maples and thirty (30) European Linden trees were planted in various sections of the town.
Many of our Maple trees were killed and others partly damaged by Verticillium Wilt the past year. Control of this disease is difficult, since the Fungus is commonly distributed in the roots and trunk, and the application of sprays is not known to have any control value. Therefore, our only means of control is removing dead trees, and cut- ting off individual branches which have become affected. This disease is very contagious and after pruning opera- tions are completed all tools have to be disinfected.
The severe winter of 1942-1943 also had a serious affect on the Maple trees, and a goodly number of them were winter killed which required removal. Trees that were found to be split from the frost were cabled and will eventually heal over.
The Telephone Company contracted with the Davey Tree Expert Co. this year to do its Cable clearing on Amsden and Trowbridge Streets, also Edmund Road. All
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small branches interfering with their wires were pruned under my jurisdiction.
At the request of the School Department all trees at the Peirce School were trimmed.
Much damage was done to young trees on Hallowe'en night by mischievous children. Trees in some sections of the town were uprooted and thrown away, others were cut with knives, etc. The Police Department apprehended the boys and they were made to pay for the damages, which was turned over to the Town Treasurer.
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