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Masked Women
Max
Blackmore McCulley Mrs.K. C. Thurston Clemens (Twain )
Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg
O'Henry Memorial Award Short Sto. zes of 1920 Pilgrim Spirit Pudd'nhead Wilson
Prince and the Pauper Ram-rodders
Rescue
Martyn Palmer Clemens (Twain ) K. N. Buck Hamilton Douglas Grant Parrish C. N. Buck J. E. Brady Clemens (Twain ) Prescott Rhodes Roche Drummond E. Roberts B. M. Bower Bassett A.M.Hutchinson Knibbs Bower
Baker Clemens (Twain) Clemens (Twain) Day Conrad
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Spirit in Prison Spraggs Canyon Secret Garden S Tinder Box
Treasure Trail
This Side of Paradise
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Thirty Thousand Dollar Bequest
Wooden Spoil
Where the Souls of Men are Calling
Winston's cumulative loose-leaf encyclopedia 10 vol. Morris
We can't have everything
Hughes
Juvenile
Adventures of Billie Topsail
Duncan
Boys of Spring Hill
Chapman Driscoll
Brighton Boys in the Trenches
Driscoll
Brighton Boys with the Battle Fleet
Driscoll
Brighton Boys in the Radio Service
Driscoll
Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet
Driscoll
Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry
Driscoll
Brighton Boys at St. Michiel
Driscoll
Brighton Boys with the Engineers at Cantigny
Driscoll
Brighton Boys on the Submarine Treasure Ship
Driscoll
Brighton Boys in the Transatlantic Fleet
Driscoll
Brighton Boys in the Argonne Forest
Driscoll
Boy Pickets
Wm. Chapman Wiggins Scudder
Birds Christmas Carrol S
Books of Fables and Folk Stories S
Cousin Jeffrey and I Austin
Clematis S
Cobb
Children of the Arctic S
Snowbaby and her mother
Hichens Vachett Burnett Thompson Ryan G. Fitzgerald Clemens (Twain) Clemens (Twain) Rousseau Harris
Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps
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Domitory Days Dutch Twins S Every Day Library 5 vol. Eskimo Twins S Hans Brinker or Silver Skates S Half-back S Johnny Blossom S.
Pies Perkins Mee Perkins Dodge R. Barbour Poulsson
Khaki Boys at Camp Sterling
Bates
Khaki Boys On The Way
Bates
Khaki Boys At The Front
Bates
Khaki Girls of the Motor Corps
Brooks
Khaki Girls Behind The Lines
Brooks
Khaki Girls at Winsdor Barracks
Brooks
Khaki Girls In Victory
Brooks
Little Jarvis S
Seawell
Little Miss Phoebe Gay S
Brown Fenn
Mother Carey's Chickens
Master Skylark S
Bennett Brooks
Men of Iron S
Pyle
Merry-lips S
Dix
Outdor Girls at Deepdale
Hope
Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake
Hope
Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car
Hope
Outdoor Girls in Winter Camp
Hope
Outdoor Girls in Florida
Hope
Outdoor Girls at Oceanview
Hope
Outdoor Girls on Pine Island
Hope
Outdoor Girls in Army Service
Hope
Outdoor Girls at Hostess House
Pythias Pupils
Peter and Wendy S
Hope Hartner Barrie
Master of the Strong-hearts S
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Puck of Pook's Hill S Princess and the Goblin S Princess and Curdie S Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill
Kipling Macdonald Macdonald
Emerson
Ruth Fielding at Brierwood Hall
Emerson
Ruth Fielding at Snow-camp
Emerson
Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point
Emerson
Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch
Emerson
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island
Emerson
Ruth Fielding at Sunrise Farm
Emerson
Ruth Fielding in the Moving Pictures
Emerson
Ruth Fielding down in Dixie
Emerson
Ruth Fielding at College
Emerson
Ruth Fielding in the Saddle
Emerson
Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross
Emerson
Ruth Fielding at the War Front
Emerson
Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound
Emerson
Stories of the Great West S
Roosevelt
Story of Dr. Dolittle S
H. Lofting Lamb
Tales from Shakespeare S
Uncle Sam's Navy Boys with Submarine Chasers
Jasper
Uncle Sam's Navy Boys Afloat
Jasper
Uncle Sam's Navy Boys in Action
Jasper
Uncle Sam's Navy Boys with the Marines
Jasper
Uncle Sam's Army Boys on the Rhine
Burley
Uncle Sam's Army Boys in Italy
Burley
Uncle Sam's Army Boys in Khaki Under Canvas
Burley
Uncle Sam's Army Boys with Old Glory in Mexico Wonderclock S Wee Ann S
Burley
Pyle Phillips
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Town of Eastham
FOR THE YEAR
1922
OF EA
NMOL
INC
MAUSET 1620
1651.
NEW BEDFORD. MASS. GEO. H. REYNOLDS, PUBLISHER AND PRINTER 1923
Organization for 1922
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Prince H. Hurd. Chairman
Mrs. F. F. Dill. Secretary
Mrs. Wm. F. Knowles
Term expires 1925 Term expires 1923
Term expires 1924
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT
(Harwich, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham) Loring G. Williams-Residence Harwich
Janitor Frank Ellison
Attendance Officer W. F. Nickerson
School Physician Dr. Russell B. Sprague
School Nurse Miss Agnes M. Raymond, resigned
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PUPILS ATTENDING ORLEANS HIGH SCHOOL
December, 1922
Della Knowles
Seniors Carl Gross Malcom Steele
Juniors
Alvah Knowles
Lucy Knowles Lelia Rogers
Oliver Knowles Rowena Moore Howard Walker
Sophomores
Herbert Forrest
Everett Gross Charles Wilcox
Freshmen
Irene Allby
Rebecca Brown
Gladys Fulcher
John Knowles
Althea Bangs Alton Crosby
Edith Knowles
Irma Penniman
SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1923
Winter term : January 2 to March 23-12 weeks. Spring term : April 9 to June 8-9 weeks. Fall term: Sept. 4 to December 14-15 weeks. Winter term. 1924. begins January 2.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
General School appropriation
$9,628.00
Dog fund 54.27
Medical attendance
107.50
Additional appropriation for toilets
400.00
Claim from R. R. on account of toilets
16.95
$10.205.72
EXPENDITURES
Committees' salary $100.00
Other expenses of Committee
31.32
Salary of Superintendent
390.00
Other expenses of Supt. and clerk hire
44.28
Attendance Officer's salary
10.00
Supervisor of Music and Drawing, salary
150.00
Teachers' salaries
2,320.18
Books
79.27
Supplies
129.98
Janitor's salary
324.00
Fuel
69.20
Miscellaneous expenses of operation
135.74
New toilets and building for same
910.88
Outside painting and repairs
208.31
Repairs and incidentals
54.20
Health
107.52
1,600.00
Transportation. High Elementary
867.00
Tuition at Orleans High
2.850.25
Sundries, insurance
35.00
10,417.13
Exceeded appropriation $210.41
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ESTIMATES FOR 1923
Committee's salary
$100.00
Other expenses of Committee
25.00
Salary of Superintendent 390.00
Other expenses of Supt. and clerk hire
60.00
Attendance Officer and Census
20.00
Supervisor Music land Drawing
190.00
Books and supplies
200.00
Janitor's salary
324.00
Janitor's extra labor
65.00
Fuel
125.00
Miscellaneous expenses of operation
50.00
Repairs and incidentals
350.00
Health, School Nurse
100.00
Transportation, High Elementary
864.00
Tuition, Orleans High
2,800.00
Sundries, etc.
35.00
Teachers' salaries
2,360.00
Grounds
50.00
Household Arts and Manual Training
25.00
$9,733.00
Estimated Income for 1923 :
Rebate on Superintendent's salary $228.49
High School Tuitions
2,000.00
High Shool Transportation
1,466.40
General School fund
420.00
City of Boston, tuitions
500.00
4,614.89
Estimated Net Cost to Town $5,118.11
1,600.00
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee of Eastham :
I herewith submit my fifteenth annual report of the schools of Eastham.
In general, the administration and work of the schools have been carried on much in the same way as in recent vears. There are. however, accomplishments and changes which deserve mention here.
Albion F. Rich, who served the town as Chairman of the School Committee for a term of six years, declined to be considered for re-election. Mr. Rich performed the duties of the office faithfully and well. He was intensely interested in the welfare and training of the children of the town and was untiring in their interests.
Prince H. Hurd was elected to succeed Mr. Rich. Mr. Hurd is a young man with business training and exper- ience, with children growing up. He has entered the work with fine interest and enthusiasm.
Two schools are now doing the work. as during the past year. Mr. Hamblin. Principal, terminated his work with the town at the close of the school year in June, and Mrs. Joyce I. Ryder was elected to the Principalship, taking up her duties in the Grammar school at the beginning of the year in September.
The school organization now places four grades in each school, with approximately thirty pupils in each room. We
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are attempting to do something in manual training with the boys of the upper grades, and the girls of the same grades are being taught sewing. Lunch is being served at the school. Mrs. Cobb is sending to school each day something in the line of a hot soup or hot stew or cocoa. Plenty of milk is being supplied also. For this service Mrs. Cobb is charging a price which seems satisfactory to all.
The amount of money expended on repairs and replace- ment has been considerable. General repairs and inciden- tals have been attended to; new steps and platform wer. necessary for the Primary building. All of the buildings outside have received one coat of paint.
The out-door toilets were condemned by the State Public Building Inspector. The question arose as to what mig !- be best and practical, and at the same time be modern, up-to-date, and sanitary. The Committee appreciated the fact that there is nothing comparable to running water and flush toilets properly installed, and with the proper disposal of sewage. This method could not be considered seriously on account of the cost. After investigation of the product put out by the American Sanitary Products Co., and after inspecting such a system in operation. the Committee voted to buy and install three double units of the above Company's septic toilet. A new toilet building was nec- essary. This was placed near the school building in the rear, a covered walk connecting it with the manual training room, and entered by two doors from said room.
This system is approved by the State Inspector. School Physician, and others who have seen it in operation. Up to this time it is giving satisfaction and seems destined to revolutionize the out-door toilet in both school and home. The amount necessary to complete the building and the installation of toilets was somewhat above $900.
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical Education has been introduced into the pro- grams of all schools. This subject is required by recent statute. The course of study or the foundation for the work comes to us in form of a bulletin supplied by the State Director of Physical Education. The emphasis is now being placed upon plays and games which will occupy the interest and attention of all pupils. From the great variety of games played and their mingling together, children learn early the great lessons of life-they learn the proper relationship between themselves and others- learn how to give and take-how to adjust themselves to winning and losing-to make adjustments to the world around them. Physical Education develops not only the bodily muscles, but heads and hearts, and this kind of education is valued highly. Physical Education is necessary to health. The school should not be the only pace to get it, but the school will be henceforth an important factor in Physical Education and Health.
HEALTH
Since the resignation of Miss Raymond, the Red Cross Nurse working under the supervision of Dr. Sprague, our school Physician, the position of School Nurse has been vacant. This is unfortunate for Eastham, but some arrangement or plan must be decided upon, and adequate appropriation made whereby a School Nurse may be in constant service.
The Health program in a town, and especially in a school system, has come to be considered a program of first importance. Children physically unfit, or who are wanting in any way physically, cannot profit, in the highest degree,
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by the work and teaching of the schools. Several forces are at work in Eastham for the better physical condition of children, i. e .. the Board of Health and its executive officer, who are directly responsible for the protection of public health and the handling of contagious disease: the School Physician, who is trained in public health work. carrying out the duties of his office : the School Nurse, of the greatest importance in her very frequent inspections and follow-up work; and last, but not least, the teaching force, engaged in regular, systematic instruction in Physical Education. Our policy is a policy of prevention, not a policy of cure.
I am persuaded that our present organization for health work in the County is one of great promise and in fact has already demonstrated its worth, as a reading of Dr. Sprague's accompaning report will show. When we become better acquainted with the plan, and official boards and committees, doctors, nurses, parents and people work to- gether in hearty co-operation for the health of their child- ren and their town, then we shall, in my opinion, attain results never reached before.
SALARY SCHEDULE
"A trained teacher in every school" in New England is a słogan of the New England Superintendents' Association. The definition of "trained teacher" is given as one having two years of preparation beyond the High School, or the equivalent.
What this means to some states is shown by the situation in which Maine finds herself-of about 600 teachers, only about 2200, or about one-third, are "trained teachers." This does not mean so much to Massachusetts, but the
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time will soon come in Masachusetts when a "trained teach- er" in every school will be a fact.
But there is something more than a diploma necessary to make a good teacher-given an adaptability and a love for the work. she must in addition apply herself to the study of her profession. and take extension and summer courses as often as once in three to five years. Education and training and self-improvement are never ending pro- cesses to the teacher. She may thus keep up-to-date in methods and management-keep fresh and sweet-inspired with interest and enthusiasm for her work. Such teachers become a big investment to any town, yielding dividends in an improved and more intelligent manhood and womanhood The town in turn would do well to offer financial induce- ment such as will encourage teachers to undertake courses for self-improvement.
The adoption of a salary schedule, and making an extra provision for those who attend summer courses or do other approved work for self-improvement, would bring great benefit to the schools. I am making this as a recommenda- tion and will present such a schedule for your consideration
Your attention is directed to the accompanying reports, tables and statistics.
In conclusion, I wish to express my appreciation for your hearty support and for the co-operation of teachers and parents.
Respectfully,
LORING G. WILLIAMS, Superintendent of Schools
January 8. 1923.
Report of Principal
--
Mr. Loring G. Williams,
Superintendent of Schools.
Dear Sir :
I herewith submit my report of work in the Eastham school.
The work of the grades is showing its usual progress at this time. While the third and fourth grades are resolving into a fourth grade, the fifth grade is resolving into a fifth and sixth. This has created a bit of competitive spirit and enthusiasm among some of the students. The seventh and eighth grades are enjoying the new outline of history issued by the State Board of Education. This involves the association of ideas and necessitates the consulting of references to compare various accounts of settlements. battles and quotations.
The last work is acquainting the children with books in the library. The teachers are working with the library trustees and librarian, endeavoring to suggest such titles as will help the boys and girls in their work.
To fix some of these historical facts, we hope to obtain funds sufficient for the eighth grade to visit Boston and vicinity.
A few boys are learning to weave cane chair bottoms. I wish more of the boys might become interested. It is one kind of hand work which needs little material and yet is really a help in the home.
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The introduction of milk at lunch time early in the fall led to the hot lunch service when cold weather came. At the small price of five cents. a child may have hot soup. chowder, or cocoa served to him at noon. Those children who patronize this hot lunch surely seem to enjoy it. The teachers feel this is a great improvement to the repeated cold lunch in winter weather.
The new toilets installed during the summer recess are truly an improvement over the old. The children do not need to go out of doors now.
The formation of a Girls' Glee Club in the grammar grades has created an added interest in the music work. The willingness of the girls to render service has been appreciated throughout the community.
Respectfully submitted,
JOYCE L. RYDER
REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC
To Mr. Loring G. Williams, Superintendent of Schools.
Dear Sir :
I herewith submit my second annual report on Music in the Eastham schools.
. I feel that this year's work will be an improvement over last year. The first division in the Primary room has been rather a slow class getting started, but it begins to show the results of careful training by the teacher.
The second division is doing rapid work. After the New Year I would like to start a sight reading class, using a supplementary book to the one they are now using. This aids greatly in the speed and ease of reading new songs.
In the Grammar room the Music shows a great improve- ment over last year's work. A Girls' Glee Club has been formed, which is doing good work. Appearing in public. which they have done several times, gives them confidence and something for which to work. The girls are much interested and their efforts are showing in their daily classes.
Respectfully,
LAURA E. HASKINS
Supervisor of Music
REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING
To Mr. Loring G. Williams, Superintendent of Schools.
Dear Sir :
I herewith submit my second annual report of Drawing.
The majority of children like Drawing. It is a pleasure to work with them. there are so many new and attractive ways of presenting an old subject.
The Applied Art Course which I started last year is being successfully carried on. It gives the children practi- cal ideas which can be extended beyond the schoolroom into the home. This was especially shown when at the close of a lesson one day one little fellow said when he went home he was going to make a different object for each member of his family.
Many people think the talent for drawing belongs to a very few. This is not so. It is the result of determined effort. The Appreciation of Art can be developed in every- one, even if the technique of all is not equal. As someone has said of genius, so is it true of every line of life. "Nine- tenths perspiration and one-tenth inspiration."
Respectfully, LAURA E. HASKINS,
Supervisor of Drawing
REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Yarmouthport, Mass, December 31. 1922.
Mr. Loring G. Williams, Supt. of Schools, Eastham, Mass.
My dear Sir :
While the following report is submitted to the school department. I cannot help calling to your attention the fact that our children are so inseparably a part of the adul: life of every community that it becomes impossible to clearly state where the responsibility of one department in the town leaves off and another begins. For a like reason it is nearly as difficult to apportion the responsi- bilities among the towns, for in a county such as ours we intermingle so freely with the neighboring villages for many miles around that the faults or virtues of one are quickly manifested in them all. Communicable diseases travel from the homes to our schools, and from the schools and other gatherings into the whole life of the town. The care and training of the child in the home is directly re- fected in its life at school. The example or precept set in the school is a great moulding influence throughout the whole future of the individual.
While the laws of our Commonwealth demand for our school children medical inspection and nursing care, there
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is a long span between the letter of the law and the spirit of it. . We have not only tried to comply with the letter of the law by making one examination in the year 1922, but have given three careful physical examinations to all those present. The defects found at these examinations have been reported to the parents by the state prescribed reporting slip, and then by a home visit from the school nurse. This was further supplemented at the spring examination by a printed invitation to all parents to meet the school physician to talk over their children's physical welfare. While many availed themselves of this privilege, it is hoped that many more will see fit to come in 1923, for by so doing they may secure a service bought for a few cents in taxes that would otherwise cost them many dollars. During the past year over 25% of the defects found at the first examination have been corrected. This was said by the State Depart- ment of Health to be the best record made by any com- munity in the state. It is hoped that during the coming year the remaining 75% of defects can be more largely reduced.
The interest shown by the people has been most grati- fying and I want to express my appreciation for their continued co-operation. It has been most unfortunate that our work should have been handicapped through the loss of our public health nurse and the consequent lack of nursing facilities. We hope that this shortage will be overcome very soon.
In considering the details of this report, please do it in conjunction with the report of the board of health, not only of this town, but the neighboring ones as well. For your convenience I have included the report of the Bur- cau as a whole, and might cite the following example to show what uncontrolled disease in one locality may mean
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to us all: In June, 1922, two cases of measles in the same family came from a neighboring city to North Truro. The board of health was able to confine the disease to this locality until the close of school, at which time there ap- peared contact cases in Truro and Provincetown. The infection continued throughout the summer, breaking out with renewed vigor during the first cool days of autumn. when it appeared in Wellfleet infecting practically every non-immune child. All told, there has been well over fiv .. hundred cases-costing the parents several thousand dol- lars, considerable inconvenience, anxiety and discomfort. Sparks from this conflagration of disease have already blown into the towns under our service, but so far have been controlled. It is only through the most earnest co- operation on the part of all boards and citizens that a similar catastrophe can be averted in our town. Through- out the country measles take two lives out of every one hundred cases sick with the disease. In whose home will measles be allowed to take its toll in Eastham?
The following is a minimum report of the activities in our schools during the past year and gives no account of travel time. office work in connection with records, com- mittee meetings, telephone consultations, etc.
School Sanitary Inspections 128
Wells Analyzed
24
State condemned
4
New School Wells
5
New School Toilets
12
Old toilets improved 6
School lighting improved
5 rooms
Heating improved.
1
99
Examined school children suspected of communicable disease
846
Individual examination of children
7027
Found with defects
4684
Defects corrected
1080
Nutritional Clinics
76
Weighed and Measured
657
Conferences with parents
161
Schick Clinics
2
Tested
12
Found susceptible to diphtheria
87
Found not susceptible 34
In addition to the above work each school was visited at least once a week by either school physician or nurse, or both as the occasion demanded. During epidemics daily visits have been made.
Respectfully submitted,
R. B. SPRAGUE,
Health Officer and Medical School Inspector, Field Agent U. S. Public Health Service.
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SCHOOL CENSUS APRIL 1, 1922
Boys
Girls T't'l
Children in town between 5 and 7 years
17
8
25
Children in town between 7 and 14 years
23
27
50
Children in town between 14 and 16 years
10
18
Illiterates between 16 and 21 years
none reported
Total
48 45 93
Actual number enrolled Dec. 1922, Elementary
59
Acutal number enrolled Dec. 1922, High 20
ELEMENTARY ATTENDANCE DATA FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE. 1922
Pupils enrolled
61
Pupils in High School at Orleans
22
Non-resident pupils
4
Aggregate attendance
9,582
Average attendance
57
Average membership 61
Number of days schools were actually in session 168
Percentage of attendance 93.4
CORPS OF TEACHERS, JANUARY, 1923.
Name
School
Preparation
When
Appointed
Experience
previous to
Sept. 1922
Yearly Salary
Home
Address
Joyce L. Ryder
Grammar
June 1922
10 years
$1,100.00
Florence W. Keith
Primary
July 1906
23 years
1,200.00
Orleans Keith Place Bridgewater
Laura E. Haskins
Music and Drawing
Salem Normal Bridgewater Normal Extension Courses No. Adams Normal Laselle Summer
Dec. 1920
4 years
1,500.00
Assonet
for the district
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PUPILS CLASSIFIED BY GRADES DECEMBER, 1922
School
Grade
Boys
Girls
Totals
Grammar
VIII
2
4
6
VII
6
3
9
VI
0
1
1
V
6
7
13
Primary
IV
3
2
5
III
4
2
6
II
5
5
10
I
6
3
9
-
32
27
59
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GRADUATION EXERCISES
EASTHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Eastham Town Hall Friday Evening, June 9, 1922 At 8 o'clock P. M.
PROGRAM
March
Invocation
Song, "The Bluebirds"
Salutatory
Rev. Inor Partington Grades VII & VIII Irene Allby
Play, "Overalls Club"
Girls' Grades VII & VIII Edith Knowles
Piano Solo
Play. "Colonial School"
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