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Basketball is a new sport this year and the first year of any sport is expensive, as equipment, suits, etc., need to be purchased. Football is a delicate sport to consider in financial terms, because it can swing to extremes in either direction. Baseball is an out- lay of money for the season, with practically no income. The Hamiltonian, our school paper, will need at least a hundred dollars in addition to the advertisements we can secure for it, in order to make it break even financially. From the above statements it seems apparent that one of my duties is to make money, and as prosperity has not as yet rounded the corner, it seems advisable to check costs whenever possible.
A benefit moving picture was sponsored at the Ipswich Theater during October. The school also held a magazine drive in con- junction with the Curtis Publishing Company.
A Halloween Dance was held in the Maxwell Norman Audito- rium on October 28. This was a very attractive affair and was well attended. On December 2 a Sports Dance was held, which
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was attended by an even larger crowd. All dances at the school are known as 'invitation dances,' the significance being that any student may invite an adult outsider by the selling of a ticket. Each ticket must have on it the name of the purchaser as well as that of the student selling the ticket. The plan is one whereby the pupil is unrestricted in the inviting but must share in the responsibility of keeping school dances wholesome.
Physical education was started on an intensive educational basis this past Fall. Every boy and girl in school is obliged to pursue this course which is a requirement of the State. Regulation gym suits are in use. These serve a double purpose : that of allowing freedom of movement, and also a measure of sanitation and econ- omy to the pupil.
The major sports in athletics this year are football, basketball, and baseball. In each of these sports a large number of boys are being given the chance of interschool competition. Interclass games also involve a great number of pupils, and these games arouse a great deal of good wholesome fun, allowing the pupil to practice the skill and knowledge of the game which he has acquired. The outstanding and culminating athletic event this past Fall was the splendid Football Banquet which the citizens of the town provided for the entire squad.
Student assemblies are being conducted twice monthly. We desire citizens of the town to come and join in these pupil pro- grams. They are held from 1 to 1:40 P. M. on Friday. School news is being published weekly in local papers in an attempt to keep parents and the general public informed of the activities going on at school.
I have put up an outside antenna for the radio and now it is used daily at noon during the lunch period, and for the Damrosch programs in the music appreciation classes on Fridays.
It is my belief that the scholarship of certain students is higher
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at present than at this same time in previous years. This group is comprised of those boys who are out for varsity sports. At present, basketball is the incentive which keeps these boys earning a passing mark in their subjects in order that they are eligible for the school team.
The matter of home work has recently been discussed at length with the teachers. Our conclusion is that the time necessary to prepare the amount of work assigned should not exceed one-half hour in the seventh grade, three-quarters of an hour in grades eight and nine, and one hour in grades ten, eleven and twelve for each subject being studied.
I do wish that parents would better realize how absences affect a pupil's marks. Absences cause more work for the pupil and he in return receives less credit for it.
Before bringing this report to a close, I wish to say that I have received excellent co-operation from my colleagues in helping to keep Hamilton Junior-Senior High School up to the best standards and ideals in public school education. It is my beliet that the first duty of the school is to teach pupils to do better the desirable things which they are likely to do anyway. You have been very helpful to me in your suggestions and advice and I hope that you will convey to the School Committee my sincere appreciation of the helpful policies which they uphold and pro- mote.
Respectfully submitted,
ROLAND W. PAYNE.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE
To the School Committee and Superintendent of Schools.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my eighth annual report to you and the citizens of Hamilton :
Number of pupils enrolled 408
Number of pupils inspected monthly 408
Number of pupils weighed and measured
408
Number of pupils underweight 10% or more
44
Number of pupils gained in weight
44
Number of pupils whose eyes were tested
408
Number of pupils whose eyes were defective
20
Number of pupils whose vision has been corrected
Number of pupils whose hearing is defective 1
Number of pupils with enlarged tonsils
21
Number of nose and throat cases corrected 15
Number of pupils with Cervical Adenitis
1
Number of pupils with Cervical Adenitis corrected 1
Number of pupils who were immunized and Schicked this year 32
Number of pupils who are immunized to date 331
Number of pupils refusing immunization
Number of pupils who had dental work done 141
Number of pupils who attended pre-school clinic
15
Number of pupils who received first-aid treatments 108
Number of calls made to homes 127
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Number of hours spent in clerical work
45
Number of pupils examined and X-rayed through Chadwick clinic 1
I wish to thank the Superintendent of Schools, Principal, Teachers and Parents for their kind co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
FLORENCE L. STOBBART, R. N. School Nurse.
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HONOR LIST The following pupils received no rank below A and B for the entire school year 1931-1932 : JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH
Louise Moulton
Barbara Maxwell
Jeanne Hipson
William Moore
Alice Dunn
Catherine Farrell
Nancy Knowlton
Sidney MacDonald
James Miller
Tasea Pappas
William Preston
Mary Walsh
Albert Webb
Dorothy Greeley
Edward Laski
Edna Preston
Edna Sprague
Rita Walsh
William Bellisle
Thelma Mann
Alfred McRae
Elizabeth Crowell
Gladys Farrell
Everett Holland
Esther Lee
Harold McDonald
.
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ATTENDANCE
The following pupils were perfect in attendance at school during the year 1931-1932 :
ADELAIDE DODGE WALSH SCHOOL
Lawrence Berry
Celia Moore
Walter Dodge Louise Moore
Patricia Faulkner
SOUTH SCHOOL
Mary Danforth
Betty Emeney
Barbara Johnson
Martha Cunningham
Betty Davison
Van Withee
Walter McGrath
Dorothy Connor
Frances Manthorn
Evelyn Dodge
Christina Butler
Gordon Chittick
Dorothy Manthorn
Ebba Anderson
Marjorie Mann
James Morgan
John Chisholm
Emily Wetson
Vincent McParland
John Wallace
JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH
1
Ruth Day
Amy Dolliver
Milton Sanford
Irene Tree
Edwina Alexander
Thelma Mann
George Perkins
Edna Preston
Barbara Maxwell
Gertrude Sprague
Catherine Farrell
Margaret Corcoran
Mary Gildart
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PENMANSHIP
The following pupils received certificates for most improvement in penmanship during the school year 1931-1932 :
ADELAIDE DODGE WALSH SCHOOL
Joyce Bousley
Carmelita Mons
Louise Schultz
Lawrence Berry
Mary Dewar
Joan Bousley
Florence Dunn
George Sprague,
Patricia Faulkner
Ruth Cameron
Mary Moore
Eleanor Thompson
Phyllis Hawkins
Dorothy Thompson
SOUTH SCHOOL
Vincent Sargent
Joseph Wilcox
Myrtle Allen
Betty Davison
Virginia Wallace
Ruth Jackson
Norman Dane
Helen Stevens
Isabelle Peale
Walter McGrath
William Koloski
Edward Wright
Bernard Greeley
Bessie Ross
Norman Nielsen
Gordon McRae
Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy Connor
Pauline Powers
Evelyn Dodge
Mary Johnson
Christina Butler
Margaret Goodhue
Francis Cowdrey Jane Perkins
Eleanor Tobyne Clifford Moulton
Millard Palm
Jean Beers
Olof Hedin
Viola Bailey Fritiof Hedin
Ernest Jones
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JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Ruth Day
Hazel Manthorn
Minnie Wetson
Amy Dolliver
Betty Bingle
Isabelle Dunn
Barbara Maxwell
Irene Tree
Annie Wilcox
Carmella De Luca
Margaret Sargeant
Alice Stone
Thelma Mann
Cornelia MacGregor
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HOME READING WITH SCHOOL CREDIT Public Library and Public Schools Co-operating
The following pupils received reading certificates for having read ten or more books from the approved list :
ADELAIDE DODGE WALSH SCHOOL
*Kenneth Faulkner
*Joan Bousley Florence Dunn
*Mary Dewar
Patricia Faulkner George Sprague
Ruth Cameron
*Leslie McCullock
Mary Moore Eleanor Thompson
Phyllis Hawkins *Louise Moore
Arlene Tucker
SOUTH SCHOOL
Grade 3
Anna Adams
Mary Eva Austin
*Joseph Baker
Eleanor Blanchard Francis Carter
*Mary Danforth
* * Martha Cunningham
*** Lucy D'Armato *
*Ernest Day
*Betty Dodge
*John Dolliver
** Walter Emeney
** Betty Emeny Dexter Gilchrest Janice Lane
*Mary Hopkins Robert Marks
*Walter Maxwell
*Jennie Ross Merrill Smallwood James Stelline *Joseph Wilcox
Fred Wilson
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Grade 4
***
Christina Butler
William Goodhue
Margaret Goodhue
*Robert Chase
*Jane Perkins
Eleanor Tobyne
*Millard Palm
*Clifford Moulton
Alice Lavoie Gordon Chittick
Robert McDonald
** William Coots
Grade 5
Joseph Bookstein
Margaret Keough
Gordon McRae
Elizabeth Fletcher
Virginia Breed
Rita Cullity
Harold Day
Micheal Armento
Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy Connor
Pauline Powers
Grade 6
Myrtle Allen
** Arthur Hopping
Evelyn Hansbury ** Thomas Mullins
** Betty Davison Van Withee
** Joseph Phaneuf
Virginia Wallace ** Ruth Jackson
*George Harrigan
** Harvey Saunders Norman Dane
*Helen Stevens
Isabelle Peale
Bernice Ricker
JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Grade 7
Ralph Hursty *Isabelle Dunn Ruth Day
*Neil Moynihan Amy Dolliver Gordon Thompson
Mary Perkins
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Grade 8
George McDonald Wallace Knowlton Louise Moulton
Walter Fowler
Virginia Gould
Barbara Maxwell
* Denotes number of stars given for the reading of each five books in addition to the ten required for obtaining certificate.
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SCHOOL SAVINGS SALEM SAVINGS BANK
Balance, January 1, 1932
$484 41
Deposits during 1932
472 85
Total
$957 26
Withdrawals
199 97
Balance, January 1, 1933
$757 29
Number of depositors 183
AGE OF 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 subjects for vaccination. Parents are requested to attend to this matter during the summer vacation, as certificates of vaccination or exemption must be presented at the opening of school to entitle children to admission.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL
22-22 repeated at 7:30 a. m. means that there will be no school for the entire day.
22-22 repeated at 12:30 p. m. means there will be no school in the afternoon.
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SCHOOL CENSUS As of October 1, 1932
Boys
Girls
Number between five and seven years of age
24
26
Number between seven and fourteen years of age
132
124
Number between fourteen and sixteen years of age
67
51
Totals
223
201
Total Census
424
TEACHERS AND COURSES PURSUED IN 1932
Teacher
Course
Katherine Malone
Elementary Education
Marjorie Underhill
Classroom Methods
Ellen Duffy
Classroom Methods
Edith Anderson
Classroom Methods
Dorothy J. Ward
Spanish
Roland W. Payne
Educational Expansion in U. S.
Classroom Supervision Secondary School Subjects
HAMILTON TEACHERS' DIRECTORY, JANUARY, 1933
NAME
SCHOOL
Subject or Grade
Salary
ment
School Last Attended
Roland W. Payne
. High, Prin.
Science and Math ... $2,600
1932
Columbia Teachers College
Bessie F. McRae ..
. . High
Commercial
1,500
1925
Salem Normal School
Dorothy J. Ward. . .. High
Commercial
1,450
1931
Salem Normal School
Mrs. Laura W. Boyd.
. High
History and English 1,750
1925
Frank J. Malone ...
. High
French and Latin ...
1,350
1931
Boston University
Mrs. Hazel E. Ramer.
. High
Science and Math ...
1,600
1921
Salem Normal School
Evelin D. Hagglund. . High
English ..
1,400
1931
Upsala College
Edith M. Anderson.
. High
History and Civics ..
1,450
1929
Boston University
Nelson H. Progin .. . High
Manual Training ...
1,600
1932
Fitchburg Normal School
Ruth Barker.
. . High
Domestic Science . .
1,200
1932
Framingham Nor. School
Ellen Duffy. .
. South
Grade 6
1,300
1927
Hyannis Normal School
Margaret K. Batchelder ..
. South
Grade 5
1,300
1920
Salem Normal School
Marian C. Joseph ..
. South
Grade 4
1,300
1921
Salem Normal School
Marjorie Underhill. . South
Grade 3
1,050
1931
Neil's Kindergarten
Mrs. Marion Batchelder
. South
Grade 2
1,400
1926
Hyannis Normal School
Nelly G. Cutting .. .
. . . South
Grade 1
1,550
1915
Hyannis Normal School
Wilhelmenia Ready.
.. A. D. Walsh
Grades 4-6
800
1932
Salem Normal School
Catherine Malone .. .A. D. Walsh
Grades 1-3
800
1932
Neil's Kindergarten
Frances M. Stockley. . . . All
Drawing
260
1931
Mass. School of Art
Maude L. Thomas. .
. All
Music
350
1923
Boston University
Florence L. Stobbart.
All
Nurse
760
1925
Beverly Hospital
Appoint-
Education
Emerson College
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HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
MAXWELL NORMAN MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1932, 8 O'CLOCK
PROGRAM
March SENIOR CLASS
Invocation REV. FRANK PEVERLEY
"Anchored" Watson
HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS
Commencement Address
LOUIS P. BENEZET
Orchestra Selections
Slumberland Waltz
Zamecnik
Our Boys March Zamecnik
Presentation of Class Gift ESTHER LEE
"Father of His Country" Bagley
HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS
Presentation of Diplomas ROBERT ROBERTSON, JR.
Benediction REV. FRANK PEVERLEY
Exit March
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NAMES OF GRADUATES-1932
Gertrude Athaleen Alexander Gladys Bertha Back Ruth Elizabeth Charles *Lucy Elizabeth Crowell Mary Frances Donlon *Gladys Margaret Farrell Helen Chase Fletcher Muriel Gould *Everett Parsons Holland
Florence Shirley Kirby *Esther Thorndike Lee *Harold Benedict McDonald
George Charles Harry Perkins Lawrence Maynard Peterson Henry Lewis Sanders Roger Arthur Smerage Winifred Norma Wilkinson
* Honor Pupils
CLASS MOTTO Umquam Alitor (Even Higher)
CLASS COLORS
Green and Gold
CLASS FLOWER
White Tea Rose
MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1932
Grades 5 6 7 8 9
10
11
12
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 Total
1
16 18 4
38
2
16 15 5 1
37
3
15 15 3
33
4
15 11 5 1
32
5
9 19 6 2 1
37
6
1 18 15 4 1
39
11 10 9
1
31
8
15 11 4 3 1
34
9
1 15 13
3 1
33
10
2 19 14
7
2 1
45
11
12 6 4 3
25
12
3 10 6 2
21
Totals 16 34 34 44 35 29 29 31 38 36 35 25 13 6
405
Total in Grades 1 to 6
216
Total in Grades 7 to 12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
189
Total in Grades 1 to 12
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
405
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
AGE 13
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1933
January 3 Schools open
February 17
Schools close
February 27 Schools open
April 14 Schools close
April 24
Schools open
May 30
Holiday
June 22 Junior-Senior High School Graduation
June 22
Schools close
SUMMER VACATION
September 6 Schools open
October 12 Holiday
November 22
Schools close at noon
November 27
Schools open
December 22
Schools close
1934
January 2
Schools open
February 16
Schools close
Schools open February 26
April 13 Schools close
April 23
Schools open
May 30
Holiday
June 21 Junior-Senior High School Graduation
Schools close June 22
INDEX
PAGE 3
List of Officers
Accountant's Report :
Receipts
5
Expenditures
13
General Government
13
Protection of Persons and Property
24
Forestry
30
Health and Sanitation
34 35
Highways
Special Appropriations
47 53
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits, Public Welfare
Schools
Public Library
Recreation
72 73 75
Cemetery
Interest
Municipal Indebtedness
Agency and Trust
78
Refunds
Balances and Transfers
General Accounts
Debt Account and Trust and Investment Funds
Recapitulation of Departmental Expenses
84
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
88
Investment Funds
92
Public Library Trust Funds 92
Treasurer's Cash 93
Report of an Audit of the Accounts
95
Department of Weights and Measures 115
81 82 83
Unclassified
INDEX
PAGE
Report of Town Clerk 117
Report of Police Department 127
Report of Fire Department 130
Report of Assessors 135
Jury List for 1933 139
Report of the Cemetery Commissioners 140
Report of the Surveyor of Highways 142
Report of the Park Commission 143
In Memoriam - Clarence S. Knowlton 144
Report of the Board of Selectmen 145
Report of Hamilton Committee on Unemployment. 147
Report of the Trustees of the Public Library 152
Librarian's Report 154
Report of the Welfare Department 156
Town Warrant 157
Report of the Finance and Advisory Committee 161
Report of the School Committee 169
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