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Respectfully submitted,
WINFRED J. KNOWLES, Deputy Chief of Police.
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Report of the Eastham Windmill
To the Board of Selectmen :
I have been asked to give a brief report of the activities at the Windmill for 1948. There were over 6,000 visitors. We received from the donation box $188.61 and from the sale of cards, etc., $146.67. The receipts from the sale of meal were very small, as we were able to grind corn only once, due to the lack of favorable winds. I would suggest that a good- sized sign be placed in front of the Town Hall, pointing toward the mill, as the one on the other side of the road cannot be seen readily by people coming down the Cape.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD R. COLE,
Miller.
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Report of the Building Inspector
To the Board of Selectmen :
The Building Code which was adopted as a by-law at the last Annual Town Meeting was approved by the Attorney General April 30, 1949, and since that time 73 building per- mits have been issued in the Town of Eastham.
I have made 97 inspections of new buildings this past year and have found the majority of builders and owners most co-operative and very much in favor of the building codes. We have been commended by many for our foresight in adopting this building code.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRIS T. ETTER,
Building Inspector.
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Report of Board of Public Welfare
The personnel of the Board of Public Welfare was in- creased this year by the appointment of a Social Welfare Worker on a part time basis.
The expenditures in the three categories: General Re- lief, Old Age Assistance and Aid Dependent Children vary as needs arise.
Following is an accounting of the Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief Accounts for the year 1948 in respect to receipts and disbursements :
Old Age Assistance
Number cases January 1 20
Number cases December 31 18
Total Cash Payments $12,228.04
Total Cash Receipts :
Received from Federal Government $5,672.62
Received from State
4,836.72
Old Age Assistance Meal Tax 370.62
$10,879.96
Total Net Cost to Town
$1,348.08
Aid to Dependent Children
No Cases January 1
2
No cases December 31
2
Total Cash Payments
$1,529.24
Total Cash Receipts :
Federal Grants
$871.20
Received from State
745.73
1,616.93
1948 Receipts Exceed Payments
$87.69
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General Relief
Total Cash Payments Net Cost to Town Total Expenditures Reimbursements
$1,832.06
$1,832.06
$15,589.34
12,496.89
Total Net Cost
$3,092.45
GEORGE HOWARD, Chairman ;
MAURICE W. WILEY,
LUTHER P. SMITH,
Board of Public Welfare.
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Report of Barnstable County Health Department FOR THE YEAR 1948
Reports of communicable diseases received by this de- partment show that some of the minor childhood diseases were very prevalent in the county during the year. Both chicken pox and mumps were reported in greater frequency than during 1947. Cases of measles were fewer than during the previous year. Protection against those diseases where a satisfactory immunizing agent is available; Viz: Small- pox, diphtheria and whooping cough has been well carried out in this county, with a consequent absence of both small- pox and diphtheria and reduction in the number of cases of whooping cough.
Diseases whose occurence and spread in a community is usually associated with the physical environment of the people were not unduly prevalent during the year. One case of tularemia was recorded and one outbreak of food intoxication consisting of 17 cases occurred.
However, many unrecorded cases of milk or moderately severe gastro-intestinal disturbances have been noted. These were probably caused by various filterable viruses and their nature raises the question as to whether they might not be spread through water and food supplies.
In this connection, it may be noted that of 152 private water supplies investigated by this department, 55 or 36% were not considered approved sources of drinking water.
Protection of food supplies still occupied a major por- tion of the time of our sanitary inspectors and a survey of our records indicate improvements in this field.
Some progress seems to have been made in the field
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of individual hygiene with particular reference to child hygiene. This is to a great extent a matter of health educa- tion and this in our opinion is the most neglected phase of the public health progress in this county.
Statistical Data
Department Activities :
Communicable Disease Control :
Case investigations
42
Consultations with physicians
6
Smallpox Vaccinations
132
Diphtheria Immunizations
928
Child Hygiene :
Visits to Well Child Conferences
345
School Children Examined
347
School Children Inspected
1289
Visits to Crippled Children's Clinics
453
Field Visits to Crippled Children
24
Sanitary Inspections :
Water Supplies
187
Sewage Disposal
193
Camps
3
Food Handling Establishments
641
Dairy Farms
189
Pasteurizing Plants
99
Unclassified
17
Laboratory Examinations :
Water Supplies
124
Milk (Bacteriological)
112
Milk (Fats and Solids)
86
Milk (Phosphatase Tests)
16
Cream
9
Food Handling Utensils
242
Cases of Reportable Diseases :
Chicken Pox 133
110
Dog Bite
125
Food Intoxication
17
Measles
137
Mumps
264
Poliomyelitis
1
Scarlet Fever
13
Tuberculosis
19
Tularemia
1
Whooping Cough
15
Malaria
1
Respectfully submitted,
F. L. MOORE, M.D. County Health Officer.
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Selectmen's Report
1948 was another year of growth as the report of the Building Inspector will disclose.
Several buildings were erected in 1948, before the ap- proval of the by-laws and the appointment of the Building Inspector. There were also buildings that were only founda- tions at the time of approval, and therefore were erected without need of permits.
The building by-laws were received most favorably and observation shows that the distances from lot and road lines from the buildings are one of the best features.
No one anticipated that so many people would share the pleasure of our beaches as was the case at both Nauset light and the Coast Guard beaches. When the enlargement of the parking areas is completed it will be possible to ac- commodate many more.
The broken glass and garbage was cleared from the beach at Nauset Beach practically every day in July and August. If people would be a little more thoughtful and give some consideration to the other fellow it would go a long way in helping to keep the beaches clean and inviting to everyone.
The Salt Pond has proved to be one of the most popular spots in town both for bathing and shellfishing. It is hoped that the beach can be cleared from sedge grass and have something to keep young children from getting into the deep water. Life rings were placed at Nauset Light Beach and Coast Guard Beach, thus providing protection in case of need.
As the report of the Shellfish Constable shows, he has been busy. If nothing happens to the good set of quahog seed in the Cove, we will be able to transplant several bushels of our own stock.
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Most everyone will agree that the Town Dump has been kept in fairly good condition.
The Ambulance Committee was finally incorporated in December. It has made 80 trips : Brewster 23, Orleans 41 and Eastham 16. The police report shows that they were on the job when the need arose, especially on the summer week- ends at the various beaches where the traffic was congested.
The Old Mill proved to be as great an attraction as ever for the tourists. We hope to improve the bad spot on the west end of the lot. The shrubs and grass are making fairly good progress.
If meal enough can be ground this spring, the Mill will be almost on a paying basis. One photographer who took colored pictures of the Old Mill told us it would appear on the front page of the Reader's Digest in 1949.
All gas and oil installations have to be inspected as part of the Fire Department's duties, and this along with two en- gines to be taken care of, is adding up to make the Fire Chief's job one which takes much more time than formerly.
It looks as though the Moth Department is in for a bad time this year as the moths are coming back in volume. In the last few years there haven't been too many and it is hoped that we can try aerial spraying.
From studying the budget for 1949, we anticipate a higher tax rate this year if all appropriations are voted. Re- gardless of whether or not valuations are raised you Real Estate owners are going to furnish the money which is spent, and it may be that some articles can be postponed without harm to anyone.
Respectfully submitted,
MAURICE W. WILEY, GEORGE HOWARD, LUTHER P. SMITH.
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Auditor's Report
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation Division of Accounts
State House, Boston 33 January 13, 1949.
To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Maurice W. Wiley, Chairman Eastham, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Eastham for the period from August 31, 1947 to September 20, 1948, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
FRANCIS X. LANG, Director of Accounts.
Mr. Francis X. Lang Director of Accounts Departments of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir :
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Eastham for the period from August 31, 1947, the date of the previous examination, to September 20, 1948, and report thereon as follows :
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The records of financial transactions of the several de- partments receiving or disbursing money for the town, or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the reports and records in the office of the Town Accountant.
The ledger accounts were analyzed, the appropriations and transfers being checked with the Town Clerk's records of town meetings and with the records of the Finance Com- mittee. A balance sheet, showing the financial condition of the town on September 20, 1948, was prepared and is ap- pended to this report.
The books and accounts of the Town Treasurer were examined and checked. The cash book additions were veri- fied, and the recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the records of the Town Accountant and with those of the departments making payments to the Treasurer. The payments by the Treasurer were compared with the Select- men's warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds.
The Treasurer's cash balance on September 20, 1948 was proved by actual count of the cash in the office and by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement fur- nished by the bank in which town funds are deposited.
The savings bank books and securities representing the investments of the trust and investment funds in the custody of the Town Treasurer and Trustees were examined and listed, the income, expenditures, and transfers to the town being verified.
The records of the tax titles held by the town were ex- amined and checked. The amounts added to the tax title account were compared with the Collector's records, and the tax titles on hand were listed and reconciled with the Ac- countant's ledger.
The sales of tax possessions were compared with the Treasurer's cash book, the adjustments between book value
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and selling price were made, and the tax possessions on hand were listed.
The recorded payments on account of maturing debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities on file.
The books and accounts of the Tax Collector were ex- amined and checked. The commitments of taxes and motor vehicle and trailer excise were proved with the Assessors' warrants for their collection, the payments to the Treasurer by the Collector were checked to the Treasurer's books, the abatements as recorded were compared with the records of the Assessors, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
Verification of the outstanding tax and excise accounts was made by sending notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined. The charges were added and compared with the Accountant's record of commitments, and the recorded col- lections were checked with the Treasurer's cash book.
The records of licenses and permits issued by the Select- men, the Town Clerk, and the Milk and Building Inspectors were examined and checked, and the payments to the State and the town were verified.
The surety bonds of the officials required by law to fur- nish them for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
The financial records of the Sealer of Weights and Measures, and of the School and Library Departments, as well as of all other departments collecting money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined and
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checked with the Treasurer's cash receipts and with the rec- ords of the Town Accountant.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing a reconciliation of the Treas- urer's cash, summaries of the tax, motor vehicle and trailer excise, tax title and tax possession accounts, together with tables showing the condition and transactions of the trust and investment funds.
While engaged in making the audit, cooperation was received from all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts.
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TOWN OF EASTHAM Balance Sheet-September 20, 1948 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash,
$17,393.16 Federal Withholding Taxes,
$ 159.65 State Assessments 1948:
Accounts Receivable:
Parks and Reservations, $ 59.30
Audit of Municipal Accounts, 300.81
Cape Cod Mosquito Control, 626.84
986.95
Poll, $ 4.00
Retirement Deductions,
49.72
Tailings,
139.52
Proceeds of Dog Licenses-Due County,
13.80
Sale of Real Estate Fund,
2,396.91
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise: Levy of 1948,
12.16
Tax Titles,
329.14
Old Wind Grist Mill Fund, 77.85
Tax Possessions,
2,989.09
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund, 25.00
264.16 63.70
Veterans' Benefits,
581.91
Collector's Fees, Federal Grants:
State Aid to Highways:
Aid to Dependent Children: Administration, Aid,
$103.91
Chapter 81,
7,456.12
438.11
Underestimate 1948:
Old Age Assistance:
200.93
County Tax,
1,082.96
Assistance,
660.01
Estimated Receipts to be Collected,
8,892.90
School Lunches, 321.40
Unexpended Appropriation Balances,
1,724.36 30,319.51
Personal Property, 4,178.61
Real Estate, 24,009.37
28,191.98
763.75
Road Machinery Fund, Trust and Investment Funds Income: Library Trust Fund, $161.31
Departmental:
Administration,
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Taxes:
Levy of 1948:
Reserve Fund -- Overlay Surplus, 5,282.45 Overlay Reserved for Abatement of Taxes: Levy of 1948, 189.44
Revenue Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise, $
12.16
Tax Title and Tax Possession,
3,318.23
Departmental, 581.91
Aid to Highways, 7,456.12
11,368.42
Surplus Revenue,
13,027.08
$66,929.42
$66,929.42
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt,
$3,000.00
Schoolhouse Loan, $3,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Robert C. Billings Library Fund,
$14,000.00
In Custody of Town Treasurer,
$57,635.71
In Custody of Trustees,
32,673.18
Old Wind Grist Mill Fund, 690.18
Eastham Community Christmas Tree Fund,
13.47
Eastham World War Memorial Fund,
470.88
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,
233.65
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund, 13,315.07 Timothy Smith Fund, 29,950.74 Town Hall Fund, 2,722.44
$90,308.89
$90,308.89
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Trust and Investment Funds, Cash and Securities :
28,418.55
Timothy Smith Fund Income, Town Hall Fund Income, 493.91
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
OF THE
Town of Eastham
OF EAS
TOWN
INC
ET 1620
C
651.
FOR THE YEAR
1948
ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEAR 1948
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
James K. Adamson, Chairman
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Collins, Secretary
Mrs. Katherine A. Moore
Term expires 1949
Term expires 1950
Term expires 1951
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Herbert E. Hoyt, A. M.
SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE
Nathan E. Clark.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Walter E. Wright, M. D.
SCHOOL NURSE
Mildred Wye
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REPORT OF THE EASTHAM SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Eastham :
The mark of progress is apparent today in Eastham Grammar School. There is not perfection but the committee knows that our school rates well in the top bracket of schools of its kind. The superintendent, in carrying out the duties of his office, with full cooperation, has relieved the committee of many tasks formerly imposed unnecessarily.
The money appropriated for 1948 was in our estimation spent to advantage and the committee considers the budget for 1949 most reasonable.
With all the enthusiasm for Eastham Grammar School we are not forgetting the thirty Eastham students attending Orleans High School. We are pleased to report that the scholastic standing of the school is definitely improved.
For details relative to finances, etc., see report of the Superintendent of Schools.
Respectfully submitted, J. K. ADAMSON, Chairman ; ELIZABETH F. COLLINS, Secretary ; KATHERINE A. MOORE,
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Expended 1948
Needed
1949
General Control :
School Committee :
Salary and Expenses $200.00
Superintendent of Schools :
Enforcement of Law-
Salaries and Travel
704.92
Office Expenses : 324.41
$1,229.33
$1,380.00
Instruction :
Supervisors
$1,943.97
Principal and Teachers
7,495.40
Textbooks
285.40
Supplies
338.30
10,063.07
12,895.00
Operation :
Fuel
$1,073.50
Electricity
157.14
Miscellaneous
192.10
1,422.74
1,400.00
Maintenance :
Repairs, Replacement and
Upkeep
$2,981.29
2,981.29
1,400.00
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Auxiliary Agencies :
Library
$ 110.32
Health-Physician and
Supplies
113.48
Transportation
4,240.00
Tuition
5,858.65
Miscellaneous
461.00
10,783.45
12,360.00
Outlay :
New Grounds and Buildings
New Equipment
$1,732.52
1,732.52
800.00
Total
$28,212.40 $30,235.00
Appropriated for 1948
$28,856.00
Refunds
.50
$28,856.50
Expended 1948
28,212.40
Unexpended
$644.10
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NET COST OF SCHOOLS YEAR 1948
Total Expenditure
$28,212.40
Accounts Receivable :
Mass. General School Fund Part I
$694.00
City of Boston :
Tuition and Transportation 623.59
Commonwealth of Mass .: Tuition and Transportation 456.30
Reimbursements for :
Account of Superintendent of Schools $ 233.33
Transportation, Chap. 71 $3,225.00
3,458.33
Cash Collected : Sale of old pipe and sink
5.00
5,237.22
Net cost of Schools, 1948
$22,975.18
SCHOOL LUNCH DEPARTMENT
1948
Appropriation $3,000.00
*Federal Aid to School Lunch
1,016.64
$4,016.64
Expended
3,923.78
$92.82
*Includes $207.54 claimed for Federal Reimbursements for the months of November and December 1948 which had not been received December 31, 1948. Does not include $136.08 claimed for November and December 1947 which was re- ceived in 1948.
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Total cost of Hot Lunch Program Reimbursements : Federal Aid Sale of School Lunches
$3,923.78
$1,016.64
2,369.12
3,385.76
Net cost of Hot Lunch Program for 1948
$538.02
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Appropriation for Vocational Education
$800.00
Receipts from George Barden Fund
150.00
$950.00
Expended :
Evening Practical Arts Class :
Salary of Instructor
$225.00
Janitor Service
5.00
Tuition :
Bristol County Agri. School 498.00
Toward board in lieu of transportation
in attendance at Bristol County Agri. School :
Donald Lloyd
$22.40
Jerry Emond
22.40
$772.80
772.80
$177.20
Received on account of Vocational Education for year ending August 31, 1947 :
Practical Arts School
$24.23
Barnstable Trade School
10.00
Bristol County Agricultural School
100.00
$134.23 Vocational Education Budget for 1948, $1,000.00
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Herbert E. Hoyt
I take pleasure in submitting my second report as your Superintendent of Schools. This report is an attempt to evaluate the accomplishments of the past year and to out- line some of the changes which we contemplate for the fu- ture. I call your attention to the reports of the other men- bers of the school department, and to the vital statistics. I believe that a study of these reports will provide a basis for better understanding the administration of your school.
PERSONNEL
Two new teachers were appointed to positions in the Eastham faculty during the current year.
1. Mrs. Esther Handel was appointed to teach the third and fourth grades, replacing Miss Edna Plimpton, who resigned. Mrs. Handel is a grad- uate of Boston Teachers' College and has had eleven years teaching experience.
2. Miss C. Aileen O'Toole is the new art supervisor of Union No. 20. Miss O'Toole is a graduate of Pratt Institute and has taken additional courses at Columbia University. Last year she served as art supervisor in Edgewater, New Jersey.
I feel that we have a strong, well-prepared, interested faculty in Eastham, a corps of teachers who in every way merit the full confidence and cooperation of parents whose children attend this school. With the addition of a fourth teacher to the faculty, each teacher has only two grades, making it possible to enrich the program offered and provide a greater amount of individual attention. Since the quality of its teachers determines the success of any school. we can
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rest assured that every effort is being made to provide the broadest possible educational development for the children of Eastham.
FINANCE
In these days of advancing school costs, it is helpful to compare our school costs with those of other years, and with the costs in the other 119 towns in the Commonwealth which have less than 5,000 population and do not maintain a high school. Since this report is being written in November, it is necessary to estimate some of the figures for 1948.
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
Total
expend.
$17,949.77 $18,806.07 $22,455.96 $21,903.11 $28,000.00(1)
Reimburse-
ment
4,945.70
5,068.34
4,964.52
Net Cost
13,004.07
13,737.73
5,565.54 16,890.42 100
4,584.45 17,318.66 97
23,035.48
Membership
76
82
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Eastham Cost
per Child
171.10
167.53
168.90
178.54
200.31
Median for
119 towns
191.36
152.94
167.86
260.64
168.41
(1) Includes hot lunch appropriation.
This financial report shows that although our gross cost per child is high, our net cost is not much above the median for our group of towns. Thirty-three of the 119 towns in our class spend more per child than does Eastham. Since only thirteen of these towns have a greater valuation per child, it is evident that we are not being extravagant in our ex- penditures.
The reason for the decrease in the median cost per child this year is the increased number of children. Although our school population did not show any greater increase this year than had been anticipated, we should expect an increase for the next several years. This has been noted all over the country, and together with the rising school costs, will neces- sitate larger budgets.
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SOME NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL
Under this heading last year, I stressed the three school needs which I considered most pressing. All three of these projects have been carried out-the piping has been replaced, the classrooms have been redecorated, and a fourth teacher has been added to the faculty. In addition, the playground has been improved by the clearing of brush and the addition of playground equipment, the hall has been painted, and con- siderable work was done to renovate the auxiliary room for classroom purposes. My recommendation for this year is that we continue our work by painting the toilets and the rooms downstairs. We should also add a ceiling in the lunch- room for sanitary purposes as well as to improve its appear- ance. Outside painting should be considered for the next year.
HOT LUNCH
During the last few years, the hot lunch program has expanded rapidly from a small beginning to the proportion of a small business. Despite our attempts to explain this program, there still seems to be considerable misunder- standing.
In the first place, I should like to point out that the hot lunch is to all intents and purposes self-supporting. As of November 1, we had a small deficit of $120. That is, our total receipts to that date had fallen short of meeting our expendi- tures to the extent of $120. These receipts come from the Federal Government which reimburses us 9c on every meal served, and from the children who pay 20c. Eastham is the only town in this union which has not increased its price to 25c this year. If we show a deficit at the end of the year it will be a small one, and for the present it seemed better to take this chance than to raise our price to the children.
Every meal which we serve must be balanced in its protein, fat, and carbohydrate content. It must be equal to
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from 1/3 to 1/2 the pupil's daily nutrient requirement. The two chief purposes of the hot lunch are to give the children a well-balanced meal at noon and to introduce the child to a wider variety of foods. You can be assured that your child will be served a wholesome, well-balanced meal each noon, although it is obvious that not every child will like every meal equally well. It is, of course, impossible to cater to the likes and dislikes of individual children, but we believe that it is to the child's advantage if his diet is not limited to a few favorite dishes which may or may not constitute a bal- anced diet. We have frequently urged parents to visit school and eat with us, but very few have accepted our invitation. We feel that such a visit would clear up any misunderstand- ing which the parents may have about the hot lunch.
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