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Helen J. Mullane
Junior High
Helen M. Pierce
Junior High
Catherine Shurtleff
Household Arts
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Appointments
(Mrs.) Mabel B. Howd, Brookline Music Supervisor
Josephine Rice, Milton High School, English & History Elizabeth C. Horan. Hamilton High School. Asst. Com'l. Dept. Jas. A. Cronin. Beverly Jr. High, Math. & Phys. Education Elizabeth Clarke, Salem, Jr. High. History (2-5 time)
Alice G. Steutermann, Danvers Asst. in grades 3 to 6 inc.
Ruth J. Gould. Walpole Household Arts (3-5 time)
Ruth G. Brunt, Cambridge North School
The above lists show that about one-third of the teachers in Hamilton changed during the past year, and that all but one of these changes came at the end of the year, in June. In spite of the increases given the teachers during last year and at the end of the year, four of the teachers who resigned in June went to positions paying much higher salaries. Three other teachers remained with us this year, who would have gone had not the committee granted special increases in sal- ary.
All these changes in the teaching force of a school system every year are a great disadvantage to the work of the schools. No matter how good the new teachers may be, there is great loss to the children while these new teachers are getting ad- justed to the conditions and are learning the needs of their classes and of the children.
But there is a still greater problem confronting school officials of this country. There is a great shortage of teachers. We are told that 143.000 teachers in the United States have given up teaching, largely to take up other and better-paying positions. The attendance at the Normal Schools is from 30 to 50% below normal. In June. 1918, the Gorham. Me .. Normal School graduated 104 teachers. In June, 1919. the five Normal Schools in Maine graduated only 78 teachers, and this is prac- tically the situation throughout the country. The reason for
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this condition lies largely, if not entirely, in the fact that wages in other callings have left far behind the salaries paid in the teaching profession.
Manifestly, then, the only way to hold our good teachers and save the changes from year to year of about one-third of the teaching corps, is to pay the salaries that will hold those teachers who have proven their ability to do the kind of work we want in the Hamilton schools. On the whole we feel that We were very fortunate in the selection of the new teachers for the present year.
Were it not for the very crowded conditions in the South School we are sure that the work of all our schools would justify the statement recently made by Mr. Burr F. Jones, Agent of the Board of Education, who spent a day in Decem- ber in the South School and in Wenham Center. Mr. Jones said in a letter to the Superintendent, "I want to express my hearty approval of the work which I recently observed in the schools of Hamilton (and Wenham). In my judgment the teachers showed excellent training, were using the most ap- proved methods, and are possessed of strong natural ability."
NEEDS OF THE SCHOOLS
Mr. Jones said further, in his letter to the Superintendent, "The outstanding need in both Hamilton and Wenham is manifestly an extension of the school plants. The investment which both towns are making in teachers, operating expenses. and supplies will never pay the highest dividends until the present crowded conditions are relieved.
The condition and needs at the South School were set forth in detail in the last report. Since that time on account of the increase in the number of pupils, the conditions have be- come even worse. These facts were given in statements made for the Land Committee's report to the special town meeting
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in November and follow in this report for further considera- tion by the citizens of the Town.
SOUTH SCHOOL PROBLEMS
Question 1. Why does Hamilton need a new school building ?
Answer. First. To obtain proper accommodations so that teachers and children may be able to do what they ought to do for the amount of time and work put into the school. Second. To conform to the ventilation re- quirements of the state police. These requirements are as follows: That each scholar shall be provided with 250 cubic feet of air space. At present in the South School 202 cubic feet per scholar. taking in four grade rooms and annex together.
The two-room annex was built in 1911. containing 80 desks. At present there are 53 pupils in the two rooms. and the air space is 3.728 cubic feet short. To put any more pupils in these rooms will result in further vitiating the air.
When this annex was built the state police discov- ered that there was a great shortage of air space, but al- lowed the building to be used with the understanding that the use would be only temporary.
The basement facilities if properly used would be adequate, but as now used for recitation purposes are un- sanitary and the basement should not be so used.
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Question 2. How many pupils are there now in the South School plant ?
Answer:
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Present Registration (November 10, 1919)
South East Dist.
West Dist.
Dist.
Dist.
Ttls.
Grade one
27
0
4
0)
0
31
two
21
0
1
0)
22
three
29
0
1
0
0
30
four
16
3
0
0
19
five
26
0
3
0
0
29
six
15
0
1
2
3
28
eight
27
3
3
3
2
38
Freshmen
24
2
1
3
30
Sophomores
14
0
3
14
Senior
7
(
0
1
1
9
Totals
235
11
16
12
11
285
The above pupils are distributed in the rooms as follows : .
In the Annex
In the first grade in one room
31 children 22
In the second grade in one room
Main Building
In the 3d and 4th grades in one room
45
In the 5th and 6th grades in one room
41
In the 7th grade in one room
28
In the 8th grade in one room
38
In the High School, second floor
73
Total
285
The children in the Annex are taken care of very well so far as room is concerned because the third grade had to be put ahead into the main building. This makes a very undesirable condition in the next two rooms, where it was found necessary to place an assistant teach- el.
Question 3. How many scholars will there be in the South School next year?
Answer: The present registration in the South School is 285. There are 9 Seniors to go out and a con- servative estimate of those to come in would be 35. This would account for 311 pupils for next year.
2
20
Juniors
11
0
0)
0)
15
seven
18
1
North Center
Grades
Dist.
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The present registration in the High School is 73. There are nine to go out and 32 to come in from the pres- ent eighth grade. That would indicate that the registra- tion in the High School next year would be 96.
To relieve the conditions set forth above will cost money, but may we not ask if the over three hundred children in the town are not worthy of, and entitled to, as good an education as the average community provides? No matter how good teachers we may have, unless the present conditions are rem- edied, the Hamilton children in the South School will not get what it is their right to expect, nor what this Commonwealth desires its children to receive to prepare them for the duties of citizenship.
The great need of this school is more room for the various departments. Children are reciting in basements, laboratories and any corner that can be found. To again quote Mr. Jones, he said in his recent address to the Parent-Teacher Associa- tion, "A ship's cabin could not be more fully utilized. The outstanding need of your town is a new High School build- ing." High School courses are curtailed because of lack of room for more classes. With seventy-four pupils it is a prob- lem to carry on an effective program. What can be done with ninety to one hundred? That is the number scheduled for the school next September. The question for the citizens of Hamilton to settle is, How is the problem to be met in Sep- tember ?
The proper training of the children of this country is the most important problem before the people today on account of conditions created by the war. On account of the condi- tions existing in this town it is manifestly the question that should receive first consideration at the coming annual Town Meeting.
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SOME GAINS
It may be worth while to review in this report some of the gains made by the Hamilton schools during the past two or three years. Following are some of the changes made by the School Committee that have added much to the efficiency and popularity of the schools. In the fall of 1917 the South School was put in charge of one head, the principal of the High School being made the administrative head of the entire school. Since that time the principal has been Mr. Herbert HI. Archibald, who has proven his ability both as an instructor and as an administrator. With the heartiest co-operation of the entire corps of teachers, every effort has been made to increase the efficiency of the school and at the same time to make school life pleasant for the children in all the grades.
Mr. Archibald, at the request of the committee, took over the music instruction in the Iligh School in the fall of 1917, and the concerts given by the High School chorus and Girls' Glee club each year have shown that splendid work is being accomplished in this line.
In the fall of 1918 manual training for the boys and sew- ing and cooking for the girls were introduced with two ad- ditional special part-time teachers for these subjects. Man- ual training is given the boys of the 7th, 8th, and 9th or Junior High grades. The 7th and 8th grade girls have sew- ing and the 8th and 9th grade girls take cooking. To say that the boys and girls enjoy these new subjects is to express it mildly, and the value of the work to them can never be measured by the few dollars spent.
In the spring of 1919, the Ninth Grade girls served a din- ner to the school and other town officials and the event was most successful from every point of view, doing credit to both the girls and their instructor, Miss Catherine Shurtleff.
In the Junior High grades, 7, 8 and 9, departmental work and the socialized recitation are emphasized to a reasonable
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extent and the results are very satisfactory. The Speak Well club in the 7th Grade under the direction of Mrs. Edna F. IIurlburt, is a very successful and effective attempt at culti- vating the habit of good oral English expression.
Music in the JJunior High and lower grades has made won- derful strides under the direction of Mrs. Mabel B. Howd, of Brookline. The Junior Iligh chorus, under Mrs. Hazel Ramer, is hard on the heels of the High School chorus and is develop- ing some fine material for High School work later on.
In January, 1919, the East School moved into the new building, which is one of the best in New England.
In the fall of 1919, another very important move was made by the committee. Mr. James A. Cronin, of Beverly, was ap- pointed vice-principal and his work is to teach mathematics in the Junior High and to direct systematic instruction in phy- sical education. Mr. Cronin has had several summers' experi- ence on the playgrounds in Beverly and training in the Naval Reserve, where he won an ensign's commission. Under Mr. Cronin athletics in the schools is becoming a very interesting and instructive factor. Both boys and girls are taught appro- priate games for the playground and the improvement in con- ditions on the playgrounds has been most satisfactory. Regu- lar "setting up" drills are given all children below the High School and in the outside schools. After a few years of this work we will see fewer of the boys and girls having hollow chests and round shoulders, and the work of the study rooms will show a marked increase in efficiency.
In passing we should not fail to recognize the splendid work being done in the Commercial Department of the High School under Miss Gertrude Horan and her assistant. As an illustration of what these pupils are doing we are able to re- port that over half of the Senior class have already passed the speed test required in June, 1920, having written over 50 words a minute for five minutes without an error.
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Most of the other work of this department is of the same high grade. That any of it is not up to good grade is due to the fact that a few pupils do not seem to realize that it takes as persistent, faithful effort to do the work of the Commercial course as it does any other course in the school.
We have noted some of the "high spots" in the organiza- tion and work of the schools, but we do not wish to give the impression that these are all that we emphasize. On the whole, the teachers in all grades and departments are giving faithful, conscientious effort to the end that these schools may give to the children the best training possible under existing condi- tions. But, efficient education requires efficient housing condi- tions and equipment as well as efficient teachers.
If we are to continue to improve upon the results we are now getting and realize larger returns from the investments we are making. the next move is manifestly relief from the conditions that obtain in the South School.
CONCLUSION
In concluding this report I wish to call attention to the report of the principal of the High School, which sets forth very clearly the present conditions and purposes as well as future needs.
Attention is also directed to the appendix which contains some suggestions, facts and regulations that should receive more than a passing thought.
Finally, may I express my highest appreciation for the hearty support and helpful advice of the School Committee, for the loyalty and co-operation of the entire teaching corps, and not the least of all the general encouraging interest in the schools and their work on the part of the people of the Town.
Respectfully submitted, HARVEY R. WILLIAMS, Superintendent of Schools.
Hamilton, January 20, 1920.
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HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S REPORT
Supt. Harrey R. Williams,
Public Schools of Hamilton Mass.
Dear Sir: I am very glad indeed for the honor and privi- lege of submitting this, my third annual report of the progress of our Hamilton High School.
In my last report I believe I emphasized the extreme need of co-operation on the part of the parents to the end that we have the greatest possible attention given to home study. I am con- vinced that in the large majority of homes this help has been forthcoming, and may I assure you that because of this the teachers are unanimous in this opinion that never before have we been able to get such results from our students as we are at the present time, nor have we been able to raise our scholastic stand- ard to the point where it now stands.
Comparative statistics, some of which I shall give in this report, compiled recently show that the progress and ranking of our school may be placed favorably alongside of other schools of the towns and cities of this vicinity. For example, at the conclusion of last year we received a communication from the state authorities stating that Hamilton High School was placed on the list of approved high schools and furthermore in Class A, with full certificate privileges into our state Normal schools.
By way of explanation it might be well to add that in order to receive certification into schools of higher learning our stu- dents must have an average of 80 percent or above in their four years' work. This rank, of course, is set at 80 by the state au- thorities, whereas our promotion and graduation percent is 70, an arbitrary figure set by our own school regulations. Any stu- dent, then, who graduates from our High School, is not, because
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of this fact, a candidate for certified entrance into college or Nomal school. "Well and good if at 80 percent or above, but to those who graduate with a mark between 70 and 80 percent we are obliged to say, "You are placed on your own resources as regards getting into schools of further training."
Taking advantage of our school certification privilege, we placed, of the twelve graduates and post-graduates, eight stu- dents into schools of higher learning. Four of these required a certified record of their high school work, whereas, for the other four, a detailed statement of marks was not necessary. Records here show these students to be placed as follows :
Student
Wilbur Daley
Gertrude Sculley
Alice Day
Gladys Mann
Attending School of College
Dartmouth College Simmons College Framingham Normal School
Mason Cook
Framingham Normal School Wentworth Institute
Willard Smith Wentworth Institute
Robert Trussell
Francis Moynihan
Worcester Academy St. John's Prep. School
Of these eight, constituting 663 percent of those who left us last June, four (50 percent of them) entered their colleges or Normal schools on full certificate, and from information gathered from their respective deans' offices, now at hand. we find the students certified to be doing "good" to "very satis- factory" work.
We feel that, whereas the prime motive of education here is not to prepare students for colleges and Normal schools, it does show that our standards are comparable with and meas- uring up to those of the best schools in the state. So long as we can turn out students who go to schools of higher learning on certificate and who in return, do commendable work and do, thereby, reflect credit to their high school, our reputation as a secondary school is not at stake and is all anyone could de- sire.
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Comparing our school with those of the surrounding towns and cities, it may be said in all fairness that our record of sending 663 percent of the graduates and post-graduates of last year to schools of higher learning is an enviable one and one in which our school is, and our townspeople should be, proud of. It shows above all that we are mindful of that all- important message of the day. "the world needs trained men and women" with emphasis on "trained" with the interpreta- tion of leadership. One of the larger high schools nearby sent 35 percent of its graduates and post-graduates to schools of higher learning.
Along with our preparatory work at Hamilton High School we are not neglecting attention to those students who know that they can go no farther than high school for prep- aration for life work. We have for our branch of vocational studies a commercial course, needing no particular introduc- tion, but worthy of much comment. To say that this course is comparable with any course of similar instruction in the state is an assertion which I am fully qualified to stand back of. The following facts are convincing of the truth of that state- ment :
1. Most high school commercial courses have but two years of shorthand and two years of bookkeeping. We have three years of each with a part of the last year given over, in shorthand, to office practice ; and in bookkeeping, our students have an opportunity for advanced bookkeeping and accounting in their third year.
2. The requirement in shorthand at the end of the second year for students is the ability to take dictation at the rate of one hundred words per minute for transcribing on the type- writer. This will be met by all five members of this class and surpassed by some.
3. The requirement for most schools in typewriting is the ability to write forty words per minute for ten consecutive minutes with not more than five errors. At date of writing
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(January 15, 1920) three out of seven pupils have passed this requirement and with the present rate of progress at hand for the remainder of the year, it is safe to assume that all seven will be able to far surpass this, the speed test as pre- scribed by the leading typewriter manufacturers for eligibil- ity to International Contest Writing.
We are justified in feeling proud of our commercial de- partment.
In close touch with our attention to the routine scholastic work, our teaching force has thrown itself whole-heartedly into that equally important branch of work, school activities. We feel that the past year has been marked by very apparent strides of progress both in athletic and non-athletic divisions. As regards the former, first we are endeavoring to put on a firm footing a basketball association. Those who have followed the boys in their work know how faithful Mr. Cronin has been in his efforts to build up and maintain a good team. Laboring under many hardships he has taken an entirely "green" squad of boys and from them has molded what appears at present to be a fine group of hard-working, clean athletes. We wish them success. The girls, too, have taken a liking to the game, and are now in the midst of an inter-class series. We have re- sumed our one afternoon a week at outdoor recreation work and it is our aim to keep the boys and girls all active in one form of exercise or another. This is, needless to say, extremely difficult to do in view of the fact that we have neither room nor equipment to do with. We appreciate very much the ac- tion of the School Board which provided for us Smith Hall four afternoons a week, a splendid and very beneficial substi- tute for the street corner, and in which they now are deriving much Healthful recreation. We are extremely unfortunate in not having. here in Hamilton, a gymnasium to which our young boys may go, and whe e any lad of eight years or over may learn the rudiments of the athletic games now being
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taught our sixteen to eighteen-year-old boys in high school. Is it any wonder our boys are not clever in the several branch- es of sports? Our town should encourage boys to learn the games by giving them a place to play in rather than to expect them to cultivate decent habits and manners by closely asso- ciating themselves with the "parlor etiquette" of the depot- square variety.
Our non-athletic activities consist of the four customary class parties in September, October, November and December, bringing about not only a great deal of pleasure to all, but also creating in the students a fine spirit of loyalty to school and to one another. Having thus started the year we are an- ticipating the production of a Senior play, the giving of a Senior Dance, Junior Prom and Glee club concert, all of which will give the students plenty to do by way of outside work. We hope all these functions will be as successful as they were last year and that the people of Hamilton will be as generous in their support of our school affairs as past years have shown them to be.
As regards another year, I am frank to say that I am skeptical concerning the accomplishment of the proper amount of progress. We must have more room or there will be a forced cutting down of the number of subjects offered next year to make accommodations for the large entering class. With the possibility of approximately one hundred students on our enrollment for another year, the present housing condi- tions will necessitate the elimination of anywhere from six to eight studies from our present year curriculum. I firmly be- lieve that we should broaden rather than limit our courses of study and would recommend that as soon as possible there be introduced a Domestic Science course, so that girls, know- ing that high school life will terminate their education, may have an opportunity to get some valuable training in house- hold arts. This cannot be done without room.
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The Hamilton High School has always had the most gen- erous support from the townspeople and we have every rea- son to believe that the splendid spirit of co-operation will continue so that the name of our school may be kept along with those schools that hold enviable records of progress and possess the highest of standards.
I wish to thank all who have helped our school in any way during the past year, and may I assure you that the scholars and faculty alike appreciate to the fullest extent the many kindnesses that have made it possible for us to feel, as we pass this milestone, that the year has been productive of many more accomplishments and of much higher achievements than ever before.
Very sincerely yours, (Signed) HERBERT H. ARCHIBALD, Principal of High School.
January 20, 1920.
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APPENDIX
CALENDAR, 1920-1921
1920
March 8, Schools open for the third term.
April 19, Patriots' Day, Holiday.
April 23, Schools close for one week's vacation.
May 3. Schools re-open.
May 28, Memorial exercises in the schools.
May 31. * Memorial Day observed.
June 23, High School graduation.
June 25, All schools close. Summer Vacation
September 8, Schools open for the fall term.
October 12. Columbus Day, Holiday.
November 24. Schools close at noon for Thanksgiving re- cess.
November 29, Schools re-open.
December 22. Schools close for Christmas vacation.
1921
January 3, Schools re-open for the second term.
February 21, Washington's Birthday observed in the schools.
February 22, Washington's Birthday, Holiday.
February 25. Schools close for one week vacation.
March 7. Schools re-open for third term.
*Holidays falling on Sunday must be observed on Monday.
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RESULTS OF EYE AND EAR TESTS, SEPTEMBER, 1919
Whole number enrolled 357
Found defective in eyesight 46
Found defective in hearing 7
Notices sent to parents and guardians 14
Note: Many of the pupils reported as defective in eyesight have had treatment and are fitted with glasses. Other cases of defective eyesight and some cases of defective hearing have been reported by the school physician. On receiving these notices parents and guardians should give the matter immediate attention, as very often such defects are the cause of inattention, indifference and poor work on the part of the pupils.
AGE OF ADMISSION
No child will be admitted to the first grade in September who was not five years of age on or before the first day of September.
Pupils are admitted to this grade only during the first two weeks of school in September unless they have attended school in some other town.
Parents desiring to enter children on any other conditions than those given above should obtain permission from the Su- perintendent of Schools.
VACCINATION
Children who have not been vaccinated will not be ad- mitted to school in September unless they present a certificate from a regular practicing physician stating that they are not fit subjects for vaccination. Parents should attend to this mat- ter during the summer vacation as certificates of vaccination or of exemption must be presented at the opening of school to entitle children to admission.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL BANK
Total number of depositors 186
Balance September 1, 1919 $98 13
Deposits from September to January 16 310 32
Total $408 45
Transferred to individual accounts in January $320 00
Balance on school account January, 1920 $88 45
Average number depositing each week 70
SCHOOL CENSUS
Boys between five and seven years of age 24
32
Girls between five and seven years of age Total 56
Boys between seven and fourteen years of age 104
Girls between seven and fourteen years of age Total
124
228
Boys between fourteen and sixteen years of age 29
27
Girls between fourteen and sixteen years of age Total 56
Total census 340
REGISTRATION OF PUPILS BY GRADES AND SCHOOLS AS OF DECEMBER, 1919
Grades
Schools
Elementary
Senior High
I II III IV V
VI
Junior High VII VIII IX 27 38 30
X XI XII 1-4 9 21
Totals
South
29
20
25 17 28 16
274
Center
2
4
2
3
2
2
15
North
4
1
2
1
3
3
14
East
6
6
8
2
5
12
39
Totals
41
31
37
23 38 33 27 38 30
21
14 9
342
-
-
ATTENDANCE STATISTICS, YEAR ENDING IN JUNE 1919
Schools
Length
of year
Number
enrolled
Boys
Girls
enrolled
Average
membership
Average
Attendance
Aggregate
attendance
Number
under 5
No. between
No. between
and 14
No. between
14 and 16
Number
over 16
ms. ds.
High School
8-11
66
32
34
60.5
56.6
9678
=
32
-1
Junior High, 8
8 -- 6
38
18
20
32.4
28.9
4759
()
=
32
6
=
Junior High, 7
6
42
21
21
36.7
32.1
5308
0
=
37
0
Grades 5-6
6
=
20
21
32.
29.4
1868
0)
=
40
-
0
Grades 4-5
6
46
24
37.3
34.
5635
0
=
16
0)
Grades 2-3
8-
30
10
20
30.9
27.9
1381
0
12
18
8-
41
16
25
32.9
28.3
1669
29
4
()
Center School
8-
-7
11
11
21.4
21.
3531
0
1
17
10
20.8
19.
1947
0)
0
5.
1
0)
East Grammar 1-2-3
8-
18
11
20.9
19.3
1584
=
6
LC
Totals
361
171
190
325.8
296.9
46,360
0
54
237
45
27
8 .-
8-
Grades 1-2
0
0
East Grammar 4-5-6
5 and 7
enrolled
DIRECTORY OF TEACHERS, JANUARY, 1920
Names
Schools
Subjects or grades
Salary Appointed
Education
Herbert H. Archibald, H. S. Principal
Science and Math.
$2000
1917
Mass. Agr. College
Katharine Call, H. S. assistant
Languages
950
1916
Boston University
Josephine Rice, H. S. assistant
English and History
800
1919
Colby College
Eleanor Robinson, H. S. assistant
Latin and Math.
950
1918
Boston University
M. Gertrude Horan, H. S. assistant
Commercial subjects
1200
1916
Salem Normal
Elizabeth Horan, H. S. assistant
Commercial subjeets
800
Practice
James A. Cronin, sub-master
Junior High Math. and Physical Training
1300
1919
Salem Normal
Hazel E. Ramer (Mrs.), Junior High
Geography & Penmanship 900
1907
Salem Normal
Edna F. Hurlburt ( Mrs. ), Junior High
Literature and Eng.
900
1916
Edward Little High
Elizabeth Clarke, Junior High
History and Civies
750
2-5 time
Ellen E. Bennett, South
Grades V and VI
900
1913
Fitchburg Normal
L. Gertrude Perkins, South
Grades Ill and IV
800
1917
Gloucester Training
Alice Stenterman, South
Asst. Ill to VI
700
1919
Salem Normal
Helen A. Weston, South
Grade II
800
1917
Salem Normal
Nelly G. Cutting, South
Grade I
900
1915
Salem Normal
Clara M. Waldie, South
Man. Tr. and Drawing
890
3-5 time
1918
Ruth J. Gould, South
Sewing and Cookery 800
1919
Framingham Normal
Mabel B. Howd (Mrs.), all schools
Music, one day each week 490
1918
New York University
Ruth M. Carson, East
Grades IV-VT
800
1918
Salem Normal
Marion A. Smith, East
Grades I-III
750
1916
Hyannis Summer
Edith M. Anderson, Center
Grades I-VI
800
1915
Salem Normal
Ruth G. Brut, North
Grades I-VI
650
1919
Lesley Normal
vear
Salem Normal
1919
Salem Normal
Normal Art
3-5 time
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SCHOOL REFORT
NINTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
OF THE CLASS OF 1919 HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL JUNE 24-27, 1919
TUESDAY, JUNE 24 Sight-seeing excursion by steamer to Plymouth
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 10 a. m. to 4 p. m .- Field Day at Idlewood Lake Evening-Class Spread at Baldpate Inn
THURSDAY, JUNE 26 2 p. m .- Class Day Exercises at Town Hall 8 p. m .-- Graduation Exercises at Town Hall
FRIDAY, JUNE 27 3 p. m .- Commencement Ball Game 8 p. m .- Senior Reception and Dance
CLASS MOTTO: Work and Win CLASS COLORS: Green and White CLASS FLOWER : American Beauty
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
CLASS ROLL
Mason Babson Cook *Charles Arthur Peterson, Jr.
Harcourt Woodbury Dodge *Ethel Mary Poole
James William McGinley *Willard Nathaniel Smith
Francis Cornelius Moynihan *Gertrude Frances Sculley
Robert Bond Trussell
POST GRADUATE STUDENTS Sara Alice Emily Day Gladys Louise Mann Wilbur Stanilaus Daley
*Honor Student
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SCHOOL REPORT
GRADUATION PROGRAM
I. Invocation REV. THOMAS B. BITLER
2. "Daybreak" G. F. Wilson High School Chorus
3. Salutatory CHARLES PETERSON "Theodore Roosevelt, American"
4. "Rockin' Time" Gertrude Leverich Knox High School Glee Club
5. Class History ETHEL POOLE
6. "In Picardie" H. B. Hatch
High School Glee Club
7. Prophecy WILLARD N. SMITH
8. Class Ode Words by FRANCIS MOYNIHAN
9. Valedictory GERTRUDE SCULLEY "By-products of World War"
IO. Address to the Class of 1919 REV. W. H. RIDER, of Essex
II. "June Rhapsody" Mabel WV. Daniels High School Glee Club
12. Presentation of Senior Class to School Board SUPT. H. R. WILLIAMS
13. Awarding of Diplomas CHAIRMAN ROBERT ROBERTSON, JR.
14. "Shout Aloud in Triumph" Charles Manney High School Chorus
15. Benediction REV. THOMAS B. BITLER
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