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SIALL IN $1000
Trends of Appropriations and Tax Rates
1950
1951 TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 127,134
1952 TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 133,062
$ 4,200 AVAIL, FUNDS
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TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 117,462
AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 22,894
VET RECEIPTS STATE, COUNTS $ 22,820
$ 25.755
1948
TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 101,279
TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 89,85,
AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 16,171
NET RECEIPTS FROM STATE , COUNTY ៛ 20,318
2 2 3
AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 20,352
RECEIPTS STATE & COUNTY $ 18,788
TO BE RAISED By TAXES
TO BE RAISED By TAXES
TO BE RAISED By TAXES
TO DE RAISED By TAXES
TO BE RAISED BY TAXES.
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NET RECEIPTS FASM STATE & COUNTY $ 16,073
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TO BE RAISED
TO BE RAISED By TAXES
TO BE RAISED By TAXES
TAXES
20 -
$ 41,623
$ 48,826
$ 54, 235
$ 66,693
$ 75,177
$ 83,922
$ 100,457
$ 112,122
10 -
1946
1949
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
* 1,535. 840
1,790,960
$ 1,989, 310
$2,320,730
$ 2,616, 750
$3,084, 680
$3,283,980
$ 3.596.180
ASSESSED VALUATION TAX RATE PER p/000.
$ 27.00
$ 27.00
$ 27.00
$ 28.50
28.50
- 27.00
$ 30.40
$ 31.00
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1946 TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 78 048
AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 21,350
AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 16,836
NET RECEIPTS STATE, COUNTY $ 22,314
NET RECEIPTS " FROM" STATE , COUNTY $ 18.415
70-
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150-
1953 TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 142,076
AVAILABLE FUNDS B. 9,785
NAT RECEIPT FROM STATE AND COUNTY
1949
AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 19.971
1947 TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 86.970
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NET RECEIPTS FROM STATE I COUNTY $ 16.794
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Departmental Distribution of Money
HEALTH AND RECREATION.
$ 11,99 2
1953
$10,960
ISGI
$ 8.423
1951
1950
$ 8.388
1999
$ 8.396
1942
5,548
LAGI
5. 399
1946
$ 4,142
GENERAL TOWN ADMINISTRATION.
1955
1951
$ 27,326
1951
$ 25,202
1950
$ 18,673
$ 14,300
1941
$ 11,530
1947
$ 10,262
1946
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EDUCATION.
1953
$ 36, 506
1952
$ 36,193
1951
1950
$ 26,996
1949
$ 24, 556
1948
$22,676
1947
$ 17,429
1946
TOTAL.
$ 112.122%
1955
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
$54, 235
48.826
1947
1946
Raised by Taxes 1946 - 1953
MISCELLANEOUS.
1953
$12,114
1952
$1.584
1952
$ 3.369
1951
$ 1,117
1951
$ 3,235
1950
,22
1949
$ 3,466
1949
1.115
$ 1,952
1948
$ 388
1948
1947
664
1947
$ 1,850
1946
$ 639
1946
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ROADS . TOWN LANDINGS.
₱ 1,590
199
$ 3000
1951
$ 2.922
1950
$7,061
1949
$ 5,065
1943
$ 3,141
1947
$ 15,92
1946
$5,259
PUBLIC WELFARE.
$12,690
199
$8,967
1952
$ 6,697
195'
$ 6,015
1950
$ 6,455
1949
1948
6,011
1947
$ 5,115
1946
$ 3.546
$ 100,457
$ 83,922
$ 75,177
$66,693
$41,623
SAFETY. (POLICE & FIRE DEPT.)
$2,148
$9.175
1950
$32,305
$ 12.639
$ 30,883
42.222
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
·
AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
OF THE
TOWN of EASTHAM
OF
EA
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NMOJ
NAUSET 1620
FOR THE YEAR
1953
ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEAR 1953
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
James E. Schofield, Chairman
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Collins, Secretary Alton C. Crosby
Term expires 1954
Term expires 1956
Term expires 1954
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Herbert E. Hoyt, A. M.
SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE Nathan E. Clark
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Lysander S. Kemp, M. D.
SCHOOL NURSE Mrs. Joseph Putnam
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REPORT OF THE EASTHAM SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To Our Fellow Citizens :
We the members of the Eastham School Committee submit our annual report. The routine of school life is much the same this year as any other year despite the major changes that have taken place throughout our school sys- tem in Eastham. Overcrowded conditions last year with promise of even worse conditions for the 1953 - 1954 school year necessitated the placement of grades seven and eight in Orleans. This is only a temporary arrangement with special permission granted by the Commissioner of Educa- tion, on the basis that Eastham goes ahead with plans to provide for their own eight grades.
The opening of school in September showed : 22 Pupils in Grade 1 17 Pupils in Grade 2 30 Pupils in Grades 3, 4 43 Pupils in Grades 5, 6
The problem of overcrowding was acute in grades five and six and had to be solved immediately, for besides the safety factor involved, and viewing it as a health hazzard, the youngsters could not be crowded up against the radiators once the heat was turned on. Having complied with all the regulations necessary to alleviate the congestion of last year Eastham was able to secure special permission from the state building inspector to use the basement for classes, again in view of the fact that a plan was in progress to permanently provide for Eastham Elementary School Chil- dren. Thus we were able to separate the fifth and sixth grades to make a better situation educationally, and a safer, healthier situation for the children and teachers.
In utilizing the basement for classes we deprived the
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first six grades of all assembly work. Even the annual Christmas program and party which to many youngsters is the highlight of the Christmas season, had to be confined to the individual class rooms this year, thus losing the de- sired effect of cooperative attitude that Eastham has always tried to develop.
We feel that it is vitally important that space be pro- vided for one grade to a room. Double grades were not out of order when there were seven pupils in grades 1 and 2, as was the case in Eastham in 1943. But today with an average of 19 pupils to a grade and definite prospects of increased enrollment it seems necessary to plan for individ- ual grades. Regardluess of the 1953 decline in Eastham's birth rate we believe that immigration will more than make up the difference by 1959 when this group will enter school. Two grades in a room is not considered good educationally and shifting teachers to accommodate grade enrollment, though it was done in Eastham this year as an emergency measure, is not a desirable practice and should not be continued.
The adjustment for the Eastham 7th and 8th grade children attending Orleans this year was apparently easy and is considered to be successful, as the reports of many of the Eastham parents and the Orleans School authorities indicate.
For more than half a century Eastham has been send- ing its Senior High School group to Orleans and the past two years have shown more advantages offered by the school than ever before. The curriculum offered allows all students with ability, plus the desire to work, admittance to college. The Commercial Course prepares the student adequately for further education in the business field, and many girls from Orleans have gone directly from High School into office work. The shop courses lay the founda- tion for openings in many vocations for boys with a desire to use their hands. Home Economics provides the element-
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ary factors necessary for both sewing and cooking. The co- curricular activities include basketball, volley ball, instru- mental music, school chorus, girls glee club, photography club, Radio Club, Astronomy Club, Biology Club, Dramatic Club, Chemistry Club, Art Classes, Intramural Sports and Student Council. With the exception of the Student Coun- cil, which is open from grades 8 through 12, these activities are offered to all the children from grade seven through the Senior class. The wide range of these programs gives every child in school an opportunity to participate in some form of co-curricular activity. The weekly assemblies are worthy of commendation and parents and friends of the student body are welcome to attend any or all of these weekly programs if they so desire.
Schools of today when properly administered, as we believe Orleans and Eastham to be, is not dull routine but fun while learning. If more parents and friends would take an active interest in the schools we believe there would be more appreciation and less criticism. All the school personnel are working for the best interest of today's youth and it is with pride that we state, "The children of Eastham have not been neglected."
The transportation problem which confronted the com- mittee last June was solved more easily that had been an- ticipated and the committee publicly acknowledges with appreciation the fine cooperation of the three bus drivers. Three days after the opening of school all the youngsters were assured of arriving at their respective schools on time. Transportation is naturally costing more this year, but if you will consider the distance from which Eastham children are picked up from the Wellfleet line to Cape Cod Bay and across to the ocean side, plus the fact that all of the sixty-nine children attending Orleans live more than a mile and a half from the school and entitled to ride, then the cost does not seem so great. State reimbursement de- frays approximately 80% of the expense.
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The amount of surplus commodities provided for East- ham the past two years necessitated the rental of locker space at Red River Cold Storage. This cost plus the fee for cartage from Harwich to Eastham explains the pur- chase of a school deep freeze, which is not only a con- venience but will enable the lunch room manager to pur- chase in larger quantities for less money. We consider the purchase of this freezer at least a 20 year investment and it should pay for itself within three years.
The building custodian deserves credit for the amount of work he has completed this past year and we wish that every citizen of Eastham could visit the school and see the amount of interior painting that cost the town only the price of the paint. The amount of repair that Mr. Weber takes care of plus the assistance he gives to the lunchroom manager shows us that he has no idle hours during any day.
The school situation is good in spite of lack of space. The teachers and principal are most cooperative and we are most appreciative of the financial cooperation from the people of Eastham. For complete details we refer you to the report of the School Superintendent.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES E. SCHOFIELD, Chairman ELIZABETH F. COLLINS, Secretary ALTON C. CROSBY
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
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Expended 1953
Needed 1954
General Control :
School Committee :
Salary and Expenses
$ 262.35
Superintendent of Schools : Enforcement of Law-
Salaries and Travel
1,165.00
Office Expenses
85.50
1,512.85
$ 1,630.00
Instruction :
Supervisors
2,605.42
Principal and Teachers
13,311.65
Textbooks
279.40
Supplies
460.32
16,656.79
19,630.00
Operation :
Custodian
2,800.00
Fuel
730.00
Electricity
261.28
Miscellaneous
238.63
4,029.91
4,700.00
Maintenance :
Repairs, Replacement & Upkeep
778.62
500.00
Auxiliary Agencies :
Library
108.30
Health
507.39
Transportation
9,411.20
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Tuition Miscellaneous
14,299.38 215.73
24,542.00
32.155.00
Outlay :
New Grounds and Buildings
New Equipment
882.09
500.00
$48,402.26
$59,115.00
Appropriated for 1953
$49,187.00
Expended 1953
48,402.26
$
784.74
Refunds
19.76
Unexpended
$ 804.50
NET COST OF SCHOOL-1953
Total Expenditure
$48,402.26
Accounts Receivable :
School Funds and State Aid for Public Schools Chapter 70 $3,471.41
City of Boston-Tuition
and Transportation 872.89
Commonwealth of Mass. Tuition and Transportation 881.73
Reimbursements for :
Account of Superintendent of Schools
433.87
Transportation - Chapter 71
6,662.18
12,322.08
36,080.18
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SCHOOL LUNCH DEPARTMENT
Receipts Expenses
(1) Brought Forward from 1952 $ 529.78
Appropriation 1000.00
Sales of School Lunches 1953 3404.95
(2) Federal Subsidies-1953 Salaries
1568.84
$1420.00
794.15
Equipment Supplies
3497.97
$6503.57
$5712.12
(1) Since we receive Federal Subsidy checks several months after the date of the claims these figures will not agree with the Town Accountant.
(2) Since the remainder of the 1953 appropriation is re- turned to the General Fund we are asking for a 1954 ap- propriation of $500.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Appropriation-1953
$700.00
Expended
125.80
$574.20
Requested for 1954-$500
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Herbert E. Hoyt
To the School Committee and Citizens of Eastham :
I take pleasure in submitting my seventh annual report as your superintendent of schools.
For the last several years, the country-wide growth in school population plus the increase in school costs have ac- centuated certain problems which have been discussed in every annual school report. Some of these problems are the ever-increasing need for more space, the growing shortage of teachers due to the fact that we need more teachers each year and that fewer young people are entering the teaching profession because of more attractive financial returns in other fields, and the increased cost of education with its re- sulting burden on the real estate tax.
In this report, I shall attempt to show that Eastham is faced with these problems and must arrive at some solutions in the immediate future.
SPACE NEEDS
For several years, we have realized that the Eastham School would soon need more space, but rapid in-migration moved this date forward so that we reached a crisis this fall. Since there were more children than the building could ac- commodate, the seventh and eighth grade pupils were sent to Orleans on a tuitional basis. Even with this relief, we found ourselves with one room of 43 pupils in grades 5 and 6, which is much too large a number both for educational purposes and from the point of view of health and safety. Thus we found it necessary to petition our State Building
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Inspector to allow us to establish a classroom in the base- ment. Although he had previously prohibited the use of the basement for classroom purposes, he realized our problem and agreed to allow us to use the basement room for recita- tion purposes. This was a one year emergency permission granted with the knowledge that we had a committee work- ing to solve our problem.
The need for more space is evident by the emergency measures which we were forced to take this fall. To dem- onstrate future needs, the following table shows the October 1, 1953 enrollment with the grades moved ahead each year, using as first grade estimates the figures found on our pre-school census.
Grade
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1
22
19
19
24
20
2
16
22
19
19
24
3
11
16
22
19
19
4
19
11
16
22
19
5
23
19
11
16
22
6
20
23
19
11
16
7
5
20
23
19
11
8
20
5
20
23
19
It is evident that the size of our grades has increased to the point of one teacher per grade and that space must be provided on this basis. It is my hope that modern education- facilities for kindergarten, shop, physical education, etc., may also be provided. I am making no specific recommenda- tion because the Building Committee is working hard on this problem, and I feel that the citizens of Eastham will realize the importance of the problem and will give careful consideration to the committee's recommendations.
FINANCE
Each year the annual school report has shown a table of comparative school costs over a five-year period. Again I in- elude this table, brought up-to-date.
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1949
1950
1951
1952
1953(1)
Total cost of school
$30,857.21
$35,304.17
$38,665.98
$42,275.90
$49,187.00
Reimburse- ment
7,869.21
8,941.85
10,838.97
10,592.64
11,449.19
Net Cost
to Town
22,988.00
25,362.32
27,827.01
31,683.26
37,737.81
Valuation of
Town 2,321,880.00 2,622,250.00 3,095,060.00 3,316,310.00 3,500,000.00 Tax for 9.55 Schools 9.67
9.90
9.00
10.78
No. of Pupils October 1
129
147
153
165
180
Gross Cost per Pupil
239.34
240.16
252.72
256.21
278.82
Net Cost
per Pupil
178.20
172.53
181.87
192.87
209.65
(1) Since this report is written in November, these figures are estimates.
A cursory study of this table will show that school costs have increased in proportion to other costs. A more careful study will show that Eastham's valuation has in- creased so rapidly that the tax for schools has increased less than one dollar per thousand during the entire five-year period. It will also show that the increased enrollment has kept our per pupil cost down to a reasonable figure.
The total cost for schools for 1953 showed an increase over 1952 and will show a further increase for 1954. The items showing major increase are tuition, transportation, and salaries which simply reflect the fact that our school popula- tion is growing rapidly. We have added one teacher and have granted salary increases. If we are to attract and hold good teachers in Eastham, we must be prepared to pay ad- equate salaries.
REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT
The wisdom of having a full-time school custodian has become very apparent during this first full year that the pro- gram has been in operation. It has also become very apparent
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that our choice of Mr. Weber for the position was an excel- lent one. Many times he has called our attention to minor troubles which if allowed to develop would cost the town large sums for major repairs. During the summer he com- pletely redecorated the lunch room along with his other work, and throughout the year he helps in the serving of lunches. The saving of these items alone would go a long way toward paying his salary.
Major expenditures for maintenance were for the work in preparing the assembly room for use as a classroom. The chief items were for a blower to heat the room properly, and for additional lights. Chief items of equipment included a teacher's desk, portable blackboard, file, and a clock for this room.
Other new equipment included a strip-film-slide projector for use in the various grades. This is a particularly useful piece of visual aid equipment because it is easily used right in the classroom and can be coordinated with the classroom work. We have also purchased three small violins for the orchestra.
ATTENDANCE AND MEMBERSHIP
Average Membership
1948-49
1949-50
1950-51
1951-52
1952-53
Elementary
84
93
104
115
124
High School
29
30
33
36
39
Total
113
123
137
151
163
Percentage of Attendance
95.38
94.05
93.55
94.78
93.55
Detailed information by grades may be found at the end of this report. Our consistently high percentage of at- tendance is worthy of note.
PERSONNEL
Four of our teachers remain as of last year, but we have added one teacher, Mrs. Violet Plumer who teaches the sec-
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ond grade. Mrs. Plumer is a graduate of Gordon College and has taught in Braintree and in Dennis.
Mr. C. Leo Ferris was appointed Art Supervisor to re- place Miss C. Aileen O'Toole who resigned. Mr. Ferris is a graduate of the Vesper George School of Art and was Art Supervisor in Nantucket for five years prior to coming to the Cape.
DRIVER EDUCATION
One of the major problems facing our country today is the alarming number of highway accidents, a substantial number of which are caused by reckless teen-age drivers. To combat this menace, Driver Education courses have been ad- ded to the curriculum of many high schools. This program is encouraged by the Registry of Motor Vehicles and the State Automobile Dealers' Association. The value of the course is emphasized by allowing a reduction in insurance rates for those students who complete the course successfully.
Driver Education is being introduced for the first time in Orleans this year, and is under the supervision of Mr. Stanley Boynton. The course consists of twenty hours in theory plus five hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. Driver Education teaches not only the mechanics of good driving, but stresses correct attitudes on the part of the driver.
MUSIC
There has been no change in our music program at the elementary school level where Mr. Tileston continues to serve as supervisor of vocal music and Mr. Gricius as the instrumental teacher. However, due to the rapid growth throughout the school union and to the increasing interest in instrumental music, a second instrumental teacher was added at the high school level. Mr. Salvatore Piccolo was elected to this position and is working hard to develop an
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orchestra in each of the three towns. Mr. Piccolo and Mr. Gricius are also cooperating in the development of a Union Orchestra. A rehearsal is held in each town every third week and the parents have been most cooperative in supply- ing transportation.
CONCLUSION
In closing, I call your attention to the other reports and the statistical tables.
In spite of difficulties due to lack of space, this has been a successful year. The School Committee has devoted many hours to the careful consideration of all problems, and no decisions have been reached until all aspects of the situation have been analyzed. The teachers have given their best ef- forts to their jobs and our schools have run smoothly. To- gether, we are all doing our best, and shall continue to do everything in our power to develop the best possible educa- tional program for the children of Eastham.
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT E. HOYT
Superintendent of Schools
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REPORT OF THE EASTHAM SCHOOL Otto E. Nickerson, Principal
Each new school year seems to go faster than any one previous. This has been no exception, and again with very little change in our fine personnel.
Mrs. Leona Donovan of Harwich came to us in Septem- ber to substitute for Mrs. Handel who was absent on sick leave. It was with sincere regret on the part of pupils and teachers when she finished her excellent work among us. Mrs. Violet Plumer of Dennis has recently accepted the position as teacher of Grade II, and is discharging her duties faith- fully and well.
After five years of splendid service Miss O'Toole re- signed to take a highly responsible and more lucrative em- ployment with the U.S. Army in Heidelberg, Germany. Mr. Leo Ferris has assumed the art work, and his weekly lessons are enlightening and satisfying to every one concerned. Come in and visit his class any Friday morning.
I wish to again commend the School Committee on their choice of our building custodian. His help in the cafeteria is illimitable, our entire building sparkles, and his relations with our children are beyond reproach.
By using the assembly room as a class room, we have relieved the crowded condition in the building. Just whether we shall keep our fine little school unit as is, add an awk- ward annex to it, or build an entirely new structure for the future remains in the hands of the building committee and you.
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REPORT OF THE GUIDANCE DIRECTOR
David O. Lynch
"Will our schools remain as cold storage systems for the millions of high school youngsters in this country, or have we the imagination and courage to develop a program of education that will be meaningful for each individual ?"
This question posed by a school administrator expresses the concern not only of administration but of teachers and counselors everywhere-all who work with youth. The prob- lem of meeting individual needs of pupils is a tremendous one in todays complex economic setup. Trying to attain the American ideal of "an education for all children of all people" has never been a simple task.
Present day school building shortages, rising education- al costs and inadequate budgets increase the perplexity.
Expansion of the guidance service downward to include school beginners and upward to include school leavers and graduates has certainly increased the scope and variety of guidance duties. The increased number of pupils means in- creased counseling periods, more testing services and in- creased placement problems. The number of school pupils now is almost double the school population of 1947 when the guidance service started.
At the present time, 504 pupils from grade eight through grade 12 are counseled one or more times each year. 767 pupils are given mental ability tests. 1172 achievement tests are given to pupils in grades one through eight.
Placement services are given to all pupils who graduate. This covers those who go to work as well as those who con- tinue their education. In Orleans 54% of the graduating class continued their education. Trips to schools are made by the pupils who are interested. They have an opportunity to see the schools and pupils under guidance supervision.
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Occupational information is procured and filed away for pupil use. A "Career Day" has been held when adult spe- cialists from the outside come into the school and tell pupils about various fields of work.
Under the stimulation of guidance workers and other interested people in Barnstable County, a Family Guidance Service has been organized in the County Health Office. It should begin its work early in 1954.
Mr. William King, State Education Supervisor, has given us help with the training of our physically handi- capped. Under this program pupils are trained to earn a satisfactory living and the training costs are paid by the Department of Education.
Mr. Warren E. Benson, State Supervisor of Guidance and Placement has given much of his time and advice to make your program more effective.
Everyone in the school union educational program has given his best talents to improve your guidance service. We are assured by outside observers that your program is one of the best in the State.
REPORT OF THE ART SUPERVISOR
C. Leo Ferris
Concepts in art education sharpen with the passage of time. Whatever I know and do as a teacher of art is not, of course, spontaneously arrived at. The slow accretion of knowledge and understanding in art education is in a large part the result of the vital and direct experiences which I have had in my daily contact with students. Perhaps the greatest misfortune lies in the fact that these significant experiences usually go unrecorded. They occur wherever and whenever creative work takes place.
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