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SCHOOL REPORT
SAFETY
No system of education from the kindergarten to the graduate school can long exist which is content to follow the old require- ments and not give thought or consideration to progress as it effects society at large.
Probably no one develpment in this generation has affected civilization more than has the development of motor driven vehicles. Business has been developed and extended, social life has been broadened. travel has been increased, and the home which once was thought of as contained within four walls is now largely on four wheels.
With this change so rapidly brought about by the develop- ment of motor vehicles has come the necessity of adding another subject to the curriculum or of making it an integral part of some other subject. This subject has to do especially with rights of self and others when using the public highways. That streets and highways may be safe for those using the same His Excellency, Governor Frank G. Allen has requested that a com- mittee on Street and Highway Safety be organized in every town and city in the Commonwealth.
The Committee organized in Hamilton, as in other towns and cities, looks to the schools to do constructive work in safety education for the purpose of decreasing the number of injuries and deaths due to motor vehicle accidents. When we realize that approximately one-third of all fatal accidents on highways are of school children it behooves those administering the work of the school to give safety education its rightful share of atten- tion.
To assist the Hamilton Committee on Street and Highway Safety it is our purpose to stress the following "General Ob- jectives of Safety Education" prepared and distributed by the State Department of Education.
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General Objectives of Safety Education
1. To give children an understanding of situations involving hazard that their behavior in these situations may be in- telligent.
2. To develop habits of conduct which will enable children to meet the situations of daily life without accident.
3. To develop habits of conduct which will function in dif- ficult situations and in times of crisis.
4. To develop a generation characterized by habits of care- fulness.
5. To develop skill in control of bodily movement.
6. To create right attitudes including :
A. Respect for law and officers of the law.
B. Willingness to assume responsibility for the safety of self and others.
C. Willingness to cooperate in organized efforts to secure safety.
D. Interest in the social significance of safety.
7. To eliminate all preventable accidents.
CONCLUSION
In concluding this report I wish to express my appreciation to all those who have helped make the past year one of pleasure and profit to the boys and girls of Hamilton.
Respectfully submitted,
January 15, 1930.
J. D. WHITTIER
Superintendent of Schools.
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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL
To the Superintendent of Schools,
Dear Sir: I hereby submit the following, my fourth annual report as principal of the Hamilton Junior-Senior High School.
Registration for the school year 1929-30 is 181, divided as follows :
Class
Boys
Girls
Ttotal
Withdrawals
Junior I
25
25
50
1
Junior II
16
15
31
Junior III
20
18
38
Senior I
11
14
25
2
Senior II
11
20
Senior III
4
13
17
85
96
181
By combining certain small classes in manual training and domestic science, increasing our equipment in these departments, and securing our manual training teacher for full-time work, we were able, at the opening of school in September, to eliminate one teacher. Our increased enrollment in Junior I, however, soon made it necessary to secure another teacher for part-time work in this grade. We were fortunate in being able to secure Mrs. Holmes for this work and the congestion in this grade has now been reduced to a minimum.
In order to increase the possibility of success among the pupils and to set definite standards of pupil accomplishment, the teachers in the Junior-Senior High School have adopted a minimum set of requirements for each of the several grades as follows :
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR A GRADE OF C
1. All the work asked of all the class, such as laboratory note- books, themes, oral and written tests, exercises, map-books, book reviews, notebooks, translations, etc., must be handed to the in- structor before any credit will be given.
2. This work must be reasonably neat and accurate. Poorly spelled and illegible work cannot be accepted for credit.
3. Good attention and steady employment during the class hours are required of all pupils who are given credit for a course.
4. The quality of the work of C should be 70 to 79 percent perfect.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A GRADE OF B
1, 2, 3, as previously given.
4. The average of all test grades must be 80-89 per cent perfect.
5. Neatness, legibility, correct spelling must be the dis- tinguishing characteristics of the work graded B.
6. In every particular the quality of the work for a grade of B should be superior to the quality of the work for a grade of C.
7. Satisfactory recitations should be made without the aid of the teacher.
8. The quality of the work for a grade of B should be 80 to 89 percent perfect.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A GRADE OF A
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, as previously given.
8. The average of test grades must be 90 to 100 percent per- fect, this means a high degree of accuracy.
9. Persistent daily preparation of assignments with but little urging and with but little help on the part of the teacher.
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10. Pupils securing this grade must show some initiative in attacking new work, i. e., they should be consulting such aids as dictionary, indexes, collateral texts, etc., by reviewing what they have already learned, and, by paying careful attention to the assignment, be able to get the advanced work without much help from the teacher.
11. The quantity of work done by a pupil receiving grade A should exceed that done by a pupil receiving grade B or C.
12. The quality of the work for a grade of A should be 90 to 100 percent perfect.
It is true that no set of rules can be definitely laid down to insure everyone's success; but there are certain fundamental principles which, if conscientiously applied, will lay the founda- tion for success in school work. Every pupil who hopes to attain the most from his high school education must know:
1. That the ambitious pupil looks ahead at his own future.
2. That in education today there are opportunities never before equalled.
3. That certain indispensable qualities which the modern world demands of its successful leaders can be developed by education.
4. That all instruction must be supplemented by the pupil's earnest endeavor.
5. That, in addition to ambition, the pupil who succeeds in high school must have courage, perseverance, and determination.
These are not sayings of theorists. They are good, common, practical facts. In the world today, luck and chance play almost no part. In climbing steadfastly up the ladder to a goal, ambi- tion, opportunity, education, and determination are the things that count.
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A recent check-up of our graduates shows that a rather large percentage are continuing their studies after graduation from high school. Many have completed their studies and are now well established in the work-a-day world. So far as we have been able to determine, our graduates who are now continuing their studies, are listed below :
Name
Class
Institution
Peter Burns
1924
Boston College
Raymond Saulnier
1925
Tufts College
Elmer H. Smith
1925
Rennslaer Polytechnic Inst.
M. Salome Withee
1925
Southwestern College
Dorothy Bancroft
1926
Simmons College
Bernard A. Cullen
1926
Holy Cross
William Z. Laski
1926
Boston University
Julia Burns
1927
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Julia Buzzell
1927
Beverly Hospital
Mary Dodge
1927
Perry Kindergarten
Bernice Doucette
1927
Beverly Hospital
Norman Peatfield
1927
Duke University
Wayne Hobbs
1927
Harvard University
Oonah M. Ryan 1928
Simmons College
Anna J. Thompson
1928
Beverly Hospital
Kathryn Lamson
1928
Wheaton College
Mary E. Peterson
1928
Deaconess Hospital
Robert Robertson, 3rd
1928
Tilton Academy
Caroline M. Alexander
1928
Salem Hospital
Sarah S. Avers
1929
Burdett College
Anna M. Barron
1929
Salem Normal
Nellie L. Hatt
1929
Essex Co. Agricultural Sch.
Wilhelmenia C. Ready
1929
Salem Normal
This is a record of which a school of this size might well be proud. Our school is among the best. Our teachers are well
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trained, thoroughly experienced and conscientious. Our rating is high. If our pupils achieve a high standard, they may enter our State Normal Schools as well as several colleges on certi- ficate. If a pupil does not succeed in reaching his goal, he has only himself to blame.
In conclusion. I wish to express my appreciation for the con- tinued cooperation of the school committee, teachers, pupils, and townspeople. Your own valuable aid has been much appreciated and has made easy many a difficult task of which you only are aware.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM E. COTTLE.
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HONOR LIST
The following pupils received no rank below A and B for the entire school year 1928-1929:
JUNIOR HIGH
Dorothy Greeley
Edna Sprague
Kenneth McRae
Rita Walsh
Edna Preston
Dorothy Whipple
Nancy Knowlton
Donald Greeley
Mary Walsh
William Preston
Thelma Davis
Howard Boyd
Elizabeth Crowell
Gladys Farrell
Everett Holland
Esther Lee
Catherine McGarry
Mary Donlon
Harold MacDonald
George Perkins
SENIOR HIGH
Flora Dodge
Orrin Lee
Alice Newhall
Edith Pope
Elinor Pope
Barbara Porter
Virgina Powers
Thelma Bailey
Beatrice Edmondson
Estelle Melanson
Martha Whittier
Sarah Ayers
Anna Barron
Isabelle Caverly
Helen Foster
Mary MacDonald
Marguerite Mason
Muriel Pentz
Wilhelmenia Ready
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ATTENDANCE
The following pupils were perfect in attendance at school during the school year 1928-1929 :
ADELAIDE DODGE WALSH SCHOOL
Gordon Thompson Hazel Manthorn Earl Faulkner
SOUTH SCHOOL
Wendell Day
Gordon McRae
Whitney Appleton
Walter McGrath
George Whittier
Anne Whittier
Bradley Dolliver
Irene Tree
John Adams
Marjorie Dodge
Charles Dolliver
June King
Cherstin Bradstreet Margaret Corcoran
Catherine Farrell
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PENMANSHIP
The following pupils received certificates for most improve- ment in penmanship during the school year 1928-1929 :
ADELAIDE DODGE WALSH SCHOOL
Dorothy Thompson Margaret Tucker Margaret Keough
SOUTH SCHOOL
Wendell Day
Irene Poole
Norman Neilsen
Betty Jackson
Ruth Day
Minnie Wetson
Anne Whittier
Lillian Emeny
Nellie Emeny
Grace Cullity
Edna Preston
Dorothy Greeley
Mary Walsh
Tasea Pappas
Gladys Farrell
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HOME READING WITH SCHOOL CREDIT
Public Library and Public Schools co-operating. The following pupils received Reading Certificates for hav- ing read ten or more books from the approved list : -
GRADE 3
3 George Whittier
2 Isabelle Peale
1 Myrtle Allen
2 Norman Nielsen
3 Joseph Darcy Joseph Phaneuf
1 Ruth Jackson
2 Betty Davison
1 Janet Frisbee
1 Van Withee
1 Bernice Ricker
2 Elinor Carter
1 Bernard Greeley
1 Bessie Ross
Conrad Robbins
GRADE 4
4 Amy Dolliver
2 Leonard Varnum Ralph Hursty Betty Cushman Madelin Carter Margaret Beers
3 Ruth Day
1 Neil Moynihan Minnie Wetson Robert Farrell Harold Russell Betty Bingle 1
GRADE 5
2 Barbara Ham Vincent Larkin
2 Dorothy Fletcher
7 Louise Moulton 4 Lillian Emeny 2 Ellen Donlon
Dorothy Alexander
GRADE 6
Donald Greeley
Laura Bailey
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GRADE 7
John Adams
Chester Baker
Mary DeLuca
Charles Dolliver
Dorothy Greeley
Harold Knowlton
Virginia Back Edward Carter Marjorie Dodge 3 Janice Gould June King Edward Laskı
Earle Mann
3 Edna Preston
Thomas Sargeant
Ruby Tree
Rita Walsh
Dorothy Whipple
Eleanor Whittier
Kenneth McRae
GRADE 8
Maud Bancroft
Eleanor Barker
Abraham Bookstein
Doris Cushman
Margaret Corcoran Thelma Davis
Ada Dolliver
Alice Dunn
Catherine Farrell
James Gildart
Donald Greeley
Nancy Knowlton
Sidney MacDonald Tasea Pappas 5 William Preston Robert Tucker Lawrence Lamson
Thomas Mullins Billy Poole
Joseph Saunders
Mary Walsh
Albert Webb
1
1 Edna Sprague Helen Tuck Florence Wetson
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ADELAIDE DODGE WALSH SCHOOL PRIMARY ROOM
4 Norman Dane
2 Patrician Faulkner
1 Florence Dunn
2 Margaret Keough 4 George Sprague
INTERMEDIATE ROOM
1 Raymond Barker Elizabeth Cameron
9 Katherine Cracknell
3 Isabelle Dunn
9 Robert Hiller
5 Wallace Knowlton
2 George McDonald
1 William McDonald
5 Gertrude Sprague
2 Roger Barron
2 Georgina Cracknell
4 George Dunn
2 Earl Faulkner
4 Patrick Keough
1 Hazel Manthorn Joseph McDonald
9 Margaret Sargeant
3 Gordon Thompson
Melvin Como
Figures denote the number of stars given for the reading of each five books in addition to the ten required for obtaining certificate.
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
SPELLING
The following pupils represented their grade in the Town Spelling Contest held in April 1929 :
SOUTH SCHOOL
Grade III
Betty Davison
Grade IV
Madeline Carter
Grade V
Bill Moore
Grade VI
Grace Cullity
Grade VII
Edna Sprague
Grade VII
Eleanor Whittier
Grade VIII
*Thelma Davis
Grade VIII
Mary Walsh
A. D. WALSH SCHOOL
Grade III
George Sprague
Grade IV
Isabelle Dunn
Grade V
Patrick Keough
Grade VI
Margaret Sargeant
*Winner of town to represent town at Union Contest.
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SCHOOL REPORT
SCHOOL SAVINGS SALEM SAVINGS BANK
Balance, January 1, 1929
$487.76
Deposits during 1929
729.66
Total
$1217.42
Withdrawals and Transfers 1929
402.64
Balance, January 1, 1930
$ 814.78
Number of Depositors, January 1, 1930
215
AGE ADMITTANCE
Pupils entering school in September must have been at least five years of age on April 1st preceding entrance in September.
VACCINATION
Children who have not been vaccinated will not be admitted to school in September unless they present a certificate from a regular practicing physician stating that they are not fit sub- jects for vaccination. Parents are requested to attend to this matter during the summer vacation as certificates of vaccina- tion or exemption must be presented at the opening of school to entitle children to admission.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL
2-2 repeated at 7.30 A. M. means that there will be no school for the entire day.
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
SCHOOL CENSUS As of October, 1929
Boys
Girls
Number between five and seven years of age
28
28
Number between seven and fourteen years of age
134
121
Number between fourteen and sixteen years of age
33
38
Totals
195
187
Total Census
382
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SCHOOL REPORT
REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE
To the Superintendent of Schools,
Dear Sir: I herewith submit my fifth annual report.
From January until the Physical examinations are given by the School Physician in June and September the school work consists of weekly inspections of children, weighing, measuring, clerical work, home visits, first aid, making arrange- ments for May day activities and a pre-school clinic in June.
PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC
A pre-school clinic was held in June at which time Dr. J. G. Corcoran, School Physician, gave eleven children a thorough physical examination. Results of clinic are :
Defects found : Tonsils 4, teeth 1, glands 3, posture 11, heart 1, underweight 2.
Corrections : Tonsils 3, glands 3. Heart and underweight cases are under doctor's care.
FOLLOW UP WORK
The month of July was given to caring for children having defective tonsils. Number of children having tonsilectamy, 9.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Soon after school opened in September a physical examina- tion was given to all children through the grades. Number of children enrolled in September 1929, 391. Defects found at Physical examination are as follows :
Tonsils 20, corrected 14; glands 24, all due to colds; heart 3, 1 under doctors care; posture 55, improving; underweights 59, all making slight gains; not vaccinated 1, doctors certificate exempting from same.
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IMMUNIZATION
Dr. J. G. Corcoran, the School Physician, has been immuniz- ing against diphtheria all children having parent's consent for same. Several teachers have availed themselves of the oppor- tunity to be immunized. The result has been very satisfactory. We wish to continue until we have 100%.
Total number immunized: Children 307, teachers 7.
DENTAL WORK
No report can be made on defective teeth. The examination made by the Dental Hygienist will not be made until later in the year.
MAY DAY
Each year during May a day is given to making a general sur- vey of the health progress in the schools. Simple health plays are given and the Department of Public Health furnishes tags to be awarded to the children having good posture, a dental certificate from their dentist and being up to standard weight. Tags given through the eighth grade were as follows:
Posture 93, dental 45, weight 115.
CONTAGIOUS OR COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
Number of children having any of the above are as follows:
Chicken pox 7 Itch or scabies 3
Impetigo 4
Pediculosis 4 Mumps 7
Mastoid operation 1
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STANDARD EYE AND EAR TEST
Defective eyes 9 Defective ears 5
GENERAL WORK FOR YEAR 1929
No. of clerical
Home visits 150
work hours 80 Clinics 4
Weekly inspection 44
Simple dressings 85
It is interesting to note the progress being made in regard to the health of the school children. The results are very satis-, factory, due to the co-operation of the superintendent, principal, physicians, teachers and parents.
In closing, I wish to thank all who helped to make this year's work a success.
FLORENCE L. STOBBART, R. N.
School Nurse.
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TEACHERS AND COURSES PURSUED IN 1929
TEACHER SCHOOL
Ellen Duffy
Boston University
Nelly G. Cutting Boston University
Marjorie Underhill
Inga Vogler
.Boston University
Mary E. Burns . .. Simmons College
Marion F. Whitney . University of Vermont
Edith M. Anderson . . Boston University
Mrs. Marion S. Batchelder ... Edith L. Fletcher . Marion C. Joseph Margaret K. Batchelder
Hilda Tilton .
Mrs. Hazel Ramer
COURSE
. Mental Hygiene Zaner-Bloser Penmanship
. Measurement of Intelligence Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Zaner-Bloser Penmanship . French Composition and Conversation
. Commercial Law . United States History American Literature
Romantic Composers Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Modern History Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Zaner-Bloser Penmanship
Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Zaner-Bloser Penmanship
HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
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HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES TOWN HALL Thursday Evening, June Twentieth, 1929. AT EIGIIT O'CLOCK
PROGRAM
March
Invocation
REV. EARL SCOTT
Morning Invitation . Veazie SCHOOL CHORUS
Immigration in United States WILHELMENIA READY
The Development of Education SARAH AYERS
Stars Are Brightly Shining Bronté Solo MURIEL PENTZ
Commencement Address . JOHN SCULLY
Superintendent of Schools, Brockton
Presentation of Class Gift ALBERT MALONE
Presentation of Diplomas ROBERT ROBERTSON, JR.
Commencement Song
Murry
SCHOOL, CHORUS
Benediction REV. EARL SCOTT
MARCH
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CLASS ROLE
*Sarah Sutton Ayers
* Anna Mary Barron *Isabelle Caverly Frank Blair Crowell Elizabeth Reid Dunn
*Helen Barbara Foster
Nellie Lillian Hatt *Mary Louise MacDonald Albert Cornelius Malone Marguerite Mason *Mary Grace Melanson *Florence Muriel Pentz
*Wilhelmenia Carolyn Ready Carolyn Ruby Southwick
*Honor pupils.
CLASS MOTTO Excelsior
CLASS FLOWER CLASS COLORS
American Beauty Rose Maroon and Gold
HAMILTON TEACHERS' DIRECTORY, JANUARY, 1930
NAME
SCHOOL
Subject or Grade Salary
Appoint-
Education ment School Last Attended
William E. Cottle ..
.. High, Principal
Science and Math ... $3,000
1926
Harvard University
Bessie F. McRae ..
. High, Assistant
Cominercial
1,400
1925
Salem Normal
Mary E. Burns
. ITigh, Assistant
Commercial
1,200
1927
Salem Normal
Mrs. Laura W. Boyd.
. High, Assistant
Inga M. Vogler
. High, Assistant
French and Latin ...
1,400
1929
Acadia University
Science and Geog ...
1,600
1921
Salem Normal
Edith M. Anderson ...
. Junior High Asst.
English and Arith ..
1,400
1929
Salem Normal
Hilda Tilton
South
Grade 6
1,300
1929
Salem Normal
Margaret K. Batchelder
. South
Grade 5
1,300
1920
Salem Normal
Marion C. Joseph
. South
Grade 4
1,300
1921
Salem Normal
Edith L. Fletcher
. South
Grade 3
1,500
1906
Salem Normal
Mrs. Marion S. Batchelder
. South
Grade 2
1,350
1926
Hyannis Summer
Nelly G. Cutting
. South
Grade 1
1,550
1915
Salem Normal
Afton F. Bezanson
. South
Manual Arts
1,600
1926
Marblehead High
Marion F. Whitney
. South
Domestic Arts
1,400
1927
Farmington Normal
Ellen Duffy
.A. D. Walsh
Grades 4-6
1,250
1927
Gorham Normal
Marjorie Underhill
. A. D. Walsh
Grades 1-3
1,000
1929
Neil's Kindergarten
Abbie U Cragg ·
. All
Drawing
350
1925
Salem Normal
Maude L Thomas .
. . All
Music
350
1923
Boston University
Florence L. Stobbart
. . All
Nurse
760
1925
Beverly Hospital
English and History 1,750
1925
Emerson College
Mrs. Hazel E. Ramer .... Junior High Asst.
SCHOOL REPORT
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MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1928.
AGE
Grade
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18 Total
% Re- tarded
1
35| 11
3|
49
0
2
2 25
11
3
1
42
2
3
15 13
4
1
33
3
4
24 16 2
1 1
44
4
5
2 17|14
6
1
1
41
5
6
4 20 13
4
1
2
44
6
7
2 16|
12
4
4
41
9
8
4 15
12
4
2
37
5
9
13|12 5
6 1
37
19
10 -
9 8
1|
1
19
5
11
3|
6
7 2 18
11
12
1|
5
10
16
0
Totals 37 36 29 42 42 38 41
33
31
31
22 18
19 2
421
Total in Grades 1 - 6
-
-
I
-
-
-
-
-
253
3
Total in Grades 7 - 12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
168
9
Total in Grades 1 - 12
-
-
-
I
I
-
421
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MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1929
AGE
Grades
5
6 7 8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18 19 Total
% Re- tarded
1
14
9
23
0
2
27 12
5
44
0
3
2 22
12 3
3
42
7
4
10 |12
9
4
35
11
5
21 10
2
1
1
1
36
8
6
1 15 12
8
1
37
2
7
4 21
14
6
2 2
1
50
10
8
1 11
10
5
3 1
31
12
9
6 12
12
4 2 2
38
10
10
11|
9
4
1 25
4
11
9 8
3
20
0
12
2|
4 8 2
1 17
5
Totals
14 38 34 27 37 41
40 40 30 31
29 20
14 2 1 398
Total in Grades 1 to 6
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
217
5
Total in Grades 7 to 12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
181
8
Total in Grades 1 to 12
1
I
1
1
- 398
6
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
1929-1930
January 6 . . Schools open
February 21
Schools close
March 3 Schools open
April 18
Schools close
April 28
Schools open
May 30
Holiday
June 19
Schools close
Summer Vacation
September S Schools open
October 13
Holiday
November 11
Holiday
November 26
Schools close at noon
December 1
Schools open
December 19 Schools close
December 29
Schools open
1931
January 1 Holiday
February 20
Schools close
March 2 Schools open
April 17 Schools close
April 27 Schools open
June 19 Schools close
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