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General Work
My general work includes consultations with parents, superintend- ent, teachers, principals, doctors, supervisors regarding the health pro- gram. Eye and ear examinations, assisting school physician at physical examinations and clinics. Emergency transportation to doctors' offices and hospital, taking sick children home when parents are unable to fur- nish transportation, checking on truancy. Clerical work on reports,
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health cards, transporting children to and from dental clinic and keeping the dental records.
Number First Aid Dressings
827
Number of home calls 86
Eye and Ear Examinations to date
Number found with defective vision
85
Number corrected or under treatment
78
Number found with defective hearing 29
Number corrected or under treatment
29
Number having glasses changed during year
33
Contagious and Communicable Diseases Reported to Date
Mumps
42
Scarlet Fever
6
Chicken Pox
33
Impetigo
6
Measles
41
Ring Worm
5
German measles
14
Eczema
1
Allergic conditions
46
Miscellaneous -
Ivy, Oak, Sumac 90
Dental Clinic
Dr. John King is the dentist in charge of the Town Dental Clinic, which is available to all children of grades one, two and three. It is also available to as many children as it is possible to handle in grades four, five and six. With only two mornings a week allowed for the clinic, I am sorry to say that it is impossible to take care of all the children needing dental care.
Number of children having dental work completed privately to date 383 Number of children having some dental work done privately to date 226 Number of children having dental work completed at clinic to date 107 Number of children having some dental work at clinic to date. 146
Cafeteria Service
I wish to congratulate Mrs. Clara Lane, supervisor, and all the per- sonnel in the cafeteria at the elementary school and high school for their management and cleanliness in handling the school lunches.
I would like to consult with the superintendent, selectmen, school physician and school board regarding improving our health program in the schools and the community. One suggestion being the appointment of a physician to the board of health. Suggestion two, having our health regulations available to all teachers and parents. Suggestion three, work- ing out regulations regarding the number of days a child may be absent from school before having to present a certificate from a physician giving reason for absence.
I wish at this time to thank Dr. Love, Dr. Lawson, Miss Joseph, Mr. Coffin and the entire teaching staff for their cooperation and support which has contributed so materially to the success of the health program.
Respectfully submitted,
FLORENCE L. STOBBART, R.N.,
School Nurse
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REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
To the Superintendent of Schools:
DEAR SIR :
I have the honor to submit my annual report for the year 1958 con- cerning the instrumental music program in the public schools of Hamil- ton, Massachusetts.
During the year 1958 our instrumental music program has made steady progress. We now have more than 100 children in the program from grades 4 through the high school. At the elementary level we offer small group instruction for each type of instrument, brass, woodwind and percussion and also give the children a chance to enjoy participation in the school band. At the high school level our work at the present is confined to a single band rehearsal each week of approximately one and one-half hour duration.
The band has appeared in a number of school and community func- tions during the past year including the annual Memorial Day parade in which more than 50 children took part. The bands also appeared at the annual school concert in the spring of the year.
Splendid cooperation has been given by the band parents group who have assumed responsibility for various aspects of the development of the band including the custody and care of the uniforms. The band parents group has also been helpful in procuring additional band uni- forms for the new members who enrolled in the band this year.
The town provided a small group of background instruments in 1958 and requests have been made for additional instruments, to continue a program of balancing the band, in the 1959 budget. It is important that these instruments be procured because they represent, in most cases, in- struments which it would not be possible for an individual parent to purchase. The use of these instruments also makes it possible to extend the privilege of band membership to those pupils who are not able to afford to own their own instruments.
Although the band program is progressing well it is recommended that serious consideration be given to the possibility of working out some method by which individual students, particularly at the high school level, may be given more instruction. The location of Hamilton, which is some distance from a large metropolitan center, makes it almost impossible for a serious student of music to receive individual instruction outside of school. Therefore, it is my recommendation that some way be found whereby this instrumental instruction to individuals may be made a part of the school program. This could be done in such a manner as to make it self-supporting and not a burden on the overall school budget.
We are grateful to John Weeks for assistance given to the band pro- gram during the year. Mr. Weeks filled in during my serious illness in
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the fall and is carrying on throughout the year as my assistant without additional expense to the town.
At this time I would like to express my deep appreciation to the school committee, the superintendent of schools and to the principals for their unfailing cooperation in making possible an effective program of instrumental music in the schools of Hamilton.
Respectfully submitted, WARREN S. FREEMAN,
Director of Instrumental Music
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REPORT OF SCHOOL CAFETERIA MANAGER
To the Superintendent of Schools:
DEAR SIR :
This year we have served approximately 400 meals daily at the Manasseh Cutler School and, at the High School, we started the year with about 225 students buying hot lunches and are ending with a par- ticipation of between 270 and 280. All this is done with a combined staff of eight cafeteria workers.
At the elementary school the youngsters are served by classes, com- ing at regular intervals from 11:40 to 1:00, and each home-room teacher sits with the pupils throughout the lunch. In September the lunch peri- ods at the High School were lengthened and scheduled to give the young- sters time to eat in a more leisurely atmosphere. The convenience of a new milk cooler, which was purchased the first of the year, helps to speed up the lunch line
Adequate Type A lunches are our first objective. Menus are planned that will supply the kind and amount of foods the children need. Special attention is given to the content in the types of food used. Foods with vitamin A are served twice a week and a vitamin C food every day. Each school lunch must contain, as a minimum, 1/2 pint of whole milk, 2 ounces of protein-rich foods, 3/4 cup of 2 or more vegetables or fruits, at least one slice of enriched bread or its equivalent and 2 teaspoons of butter. In addition to these requirements a dessert is included with the meal. This Type A lunch is served for 25 cents and statistics show that a cold lunch of equal nutritional value cannot be packed at home for less than 38 cents.
Reimbursements from state and federal governments and monthly shipments of free commodities help to keep the cost of the school lunches down and the program self-supporting. These top quality foods, donated by the government, are a supplement to the cash income. They help provide adequate lunches and release money for special buys of fresh and varied foods, still staying within the budget. Besides the regular com- modities such as butter, flour, cheese, dried eggs and milk, since school opened in September we have been receiving turkeys, canned peaches, corn, peas, green beans, applesauce, sliced apples, tomatoes and peanut butter.
Our goal is to increase participation in our program, with the ulti- mate aim of a lunch for every child attending school. The parents in the community play an important part in helping us attain this goal by encouraging their children to partake of a nutritious, well-balanced noonday meal, served at a minimum cost. It is of great importance that children develop good eating habits and that they learn how to eat all good foods. Children need the right kinds and amounts of food to pro- mote good health, energy and alertness in order to make the most of their school days.
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At this time, I want to thank all who have had a part in the opera- tion of our cafeterias for their cooperation and interest in the School Lunch Program of the town of Hamilton.
Respectfully submitted, CLARA C. LANE, Cafeteria Manager
SCHOOL STAFF DIRECTORY TEACHERS - HIGH SCHOOL
Name
Subject or Grade
Appoint- ment
Yr. Ex- perience
Education
Degree
Peter N. Coffin
Principal
1955
8
Tufts College
B.A., M.A.
Edith M. Anderson
Grade 7
1929
44
Salem Normal
Ruth Austen
English
1945
14
Radcliffe College
A.B.
Mrs. Mary Bergman
Business
1954
23
Salem State Teachers Col.
B.S.E.
Mrs. Edna Berry
Home Economics
1957
2
Framingham State Tea. Col.
B.S.E.
Marie T. D'Arche
Grade 7
1956
4
Regis College
B.A.
Natale Federico
Boys' Physical Ed.
1955
14
Rhode Island State
B.S.
Mrs. Margaret Ferrini
Languages
1956
9
Radcliffe College
A.B.
Harold Herber
English
1955
3
Taylor University
B.A.
Gordon Divinity School
B.D.
Boston University
M.E.
Manual Training
1956
9
Fitchburg State Tea. Col.
B.S.E.
William Howat Roy H. Lane
Mathematics
1958
32
Bowdoin
A.B.
Harvard
A.M.
Priscilla McKay
English
1950
12
American Inter. Col.
B.S.E.
Wilton J. Moyer
Social Studies
1949
18
Mansfield Penn. Tea. Col.
B.S.E.
Mrs. Kathryn Nickerson
Grade 8
1956
3
Wheaton College
A.B.
Richard Snow
Grade 7
1958
10
Boston University
B.S., M.E.
Paul Staples
Science
1957
6
Tufts College
B.S., Ed.M.
Cosmo T. Stefaney
Business
1958
3
Salem State Teachers Col.
B.S.E.
Mrs. Eleanor Van Everen
Girls' Physical Ed.
1957
1
University of N. H.
B.S.
Raymond Wallace
Science and Math.
1956
6 University of Maine
B.S., M.E.
-
Boston University
M.E.
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TEACHERS - MANASSEH CUTLER SCHOOL
Marian C. Joseph
Principal
1921
37
Salem Normal
Ellen Duffy
Grade 6 (High School)
1927
31
Salem State Teachers Col.
B.S.E.
Mrs. Martha Lewis
Grade 6 (High School)
1957
5
Northeastern State College
-
Mrs. Elizabeth Pauling
Grade 6 (High School)
1957
4
Salem Normal
Thomas Conway
Grade 5
1958
Keene Teachers Col.
B.E.
Mrs. Esther Goddard
Grade 5
1952
23
Salem Normal
Norman G. Pfaff
Grade 5
1958
1
Boston University
B.S.E.
Mrs. Winifred Sheehan
Grade 5
1956
1
Radcliffe College
A.B., M.A.
Margaret Batchelder
Grade 4
1920
38
Salem Normal
Mrs. Janice Herber
Grade 4
1956
5
Taylor University Boston University
M.E.
Mrs. Dorothy Jones
Grade 4
1953
18
University of Vermont
B.E.
Mrs. Pauline Wilson
Grade 4
1957
1
Gordon College
B.S.E.
Mrs. Glory Hussey
Grade 3
1954
8
Salem State Teachers Col.
Mrs. Carolyn Lander
Grade 3
1950
20
Gorham Normal
Mrs. Louise Leach
Grade 3
1954
11
Eastern State Normal
Mrs. Laura Clark
Grade 2
1957
4
Syracuse University
Mrs. Caroline Oster
Grade 2
1958
4
Boston University
B.S.E.
Dianne Walton
Grade 2
1958
Lesley College
B.S.E.
Mrs. Nena Hayes
Grade 1
1952
8
Oswega State Teachers Col.
A.B.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kimball
Grade 1
1956
1
University of Missouri
B.S.E., A.M.
Mary E. Lucey
Grade 1
1948
9
Salem State Teachers Col. Boston University
Ed.M.
Mrs. Harriet Watson
Grade 1
1955
10
Perry Kindergarten Normal
Harriet Erskine
Kindergarten
1946
13
Lesley Kindergarten
-
Mrs. Carolyn McGarvey
Kindergarten
1957
1
Nyack Missionary College
B.S.M.
(Congregational Church)
Remedial Reading
1953
10
Lesley College
Mrs. Ruth McCann
-
65
B.S.E.
-
(Methodist Church)
A.B.
SUPERVISORS
Rupert Lillie
Art
1953 12
University of Maryland
S.B. M.L.A.
SCHOOL NURSE
Florence L. Stobbart, R.N.
1925
33
Beverly Hospital School of Nursing
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Robert G. Love, M.D.
1955
4
CLERKS
Mary D. Crowell
High School
1957
2
Ann Marshall
Manasseh Cutler
1958
-
CUSTODIANS
Vernal Pollard
3
High School
1955
Everett C. Welch
4
High School
1954
Hovey Humphrey
15
Manasseh Cutler
1942
Fred Morris
5
Manasseh Cutler
1953
CAFETERIA WORKERS
Mrs. Clara B. Lane
Manager
1957
1
Simmons College
Mrs. Lillian Cullen
High School
1957
1
Mrs. Marybelle Dolliver
High School
1953
5
Mrs. Loretta Tremblay
High School
1946
12
Mrs. Margaret Back
Manasseh Cutler
1943
15
Mrs. Marguerite Brumby
Manasseh Cutler
1954
4
Mrs. Nellie Knowlton
Manasseh Cutler
1955
3
Mrs. Lois Piotrowski
Manasseh Cutler
1955
3
Mrs. Sadie Walker
Manasseh Cutler
1957
2
BUS SUPERVISOR
Mrs. Madeline Freeman
1956 2
BUS CONTRACTOR Contract Expires June 30, 1962
Welch and Lamson Inc.
Music
1923
26
Instrumental Music
1956
2
Handwriting
1946
12
Harvard School of Design Boston University
Maude L. Thomas Warren S. Freeman R. L. Rinehart
B.S.
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RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENTS, 1958
Name
School
Reason
Years of Service
Helen Hayes
High
Other Position
2
Carl J. Martini
High
Other Position
8
Mrs. Ramona Augustine
Manasseh Cutler
Personal 3
Mrs. Doris Foster
Manasseh Cutler
Personal
10
Mrs. Ruth B. Harris
Manasseh Cutler
Personal
9
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FORTY-EIGHTH COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Hamilton High School Memorial Auditorium
Thursday Evening, June 12, 1958 at Eight O'Clock
PROGRAM
PROCESSIONAL - - "Pomp and Circumstance" Edward Elgar
INVOCATION Reverend Edward Mclaughlin
SELECTION - "Onward, Ye Peoples !" Jean Sibelius
COMMENCEMENT THEME - "Education : What Profits Does it Yield" "A Liberal Education" Sara Jane O'Hara "A Technical Education" Gary Condie Woods
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
American Legion Award
Robert McRae
American Legion Scholarship
P.T.A. Scholarship
Commander, A. P. Gardner Post 194, A.L. Andrew A. Henery President, Hamilton P.T.A.
Hamilton Teachers' Club Scholarship Margaret Ferrini President, Hamilton Teachers' Club
CITIZENSHIP MEDAL
D.A.R. CERTIFICATE
DANFORTH FOUNDATION AWARDS
JENNIE A. MEARS SCHOLARSHIP
WESTINGHOUSE SCIENCE AWARD
Peter N. Coffin Principal, Hamilton High School
SELECTION - "This is My Father's World" Maltbie D. Babcock Soloist - Evelyn Kathryn Purdy
PRESENTATION OF CLASS OF 1958
Peter N. Coffin Principal, Hamilton High School
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS
Donald L. Miller Chairman, School Committee
BENEDICTION RECESSIONAL
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GRADUATES
John Barratt Ashton, Jr.
Patricia Anne Carlsen
Charles Henry Collins
Richard Paul Contestabile
Judith Amy Crowley
Barbara Ann Delaney
George Richard Dixon
Raymond Graham Foster
Linda Moulton Hopping
Ernest Paul Liporto, Jr. Frederick Robert Little Brian Hayden Lombard
Laurence Allan Lowry
Walter Joseph Mansfield, Jr.
Ellen Katherine McCann John Lary Miller
Sara Jane O'Hara
Evelyn Kathryn Purdy
Robert Wilson Sheppard
Mark Van Blarcom Slade Dorothy Juliet Trepanier
Antoinette Hazel Vallone Gary Condie Woods
Adrienne Young
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AGE OF ADMITTANCE
Pupils entering the kindergarten in September must have been at least four years of age on January 1st preceding entrance in September.
Pupils entering the first grade in September must have been at least five years of age on January 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 cer- tificates of vaccination or exemption must be presented at the opening of school to entitle children to admission.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL
As a matter of policy school will be in session whenever possible. When weather condition are questionable parents are urged to exercise their own judgment as to whether their children are sent to school or not.
If it seems inadvisable to have school sessions, the following pro- cedure for no-school signals will be oberved. Radio stations WHDH, WBZ, WNAC and WESX will be notified not later than 7:00 a.m. so that notification may be broadcast by them between 7:15 and 7:30 a.m. At 7 :00 a.m. the no-school 22-22 will be sounded on the local fire alarm.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR (Subject to Change) 1959
January 5 February 20
March 2
March 27
April 17 April 27 June 19
Schools open Schools close for February Recess Schools open Good Friday Schools close for Spring Recess
Schools open All schools close
Summer Vacation
September 9
Schools open
October 12
Columbus Day
October 23
November 11
Essex County Teachers' Convention Veterans Day Schools close at noon for Thanksgiving Recess
November 25
November 30 Schools open
December 23 Schools close at noon for Christmas Recess 1960
January 4
Schools open
INDEX
PAGE
Accountant, Report of
94
Receipts
95
Expenditures
100
Recapitulation of Departmental Expenses
125
Balance Sheet
147
Appeals Board
72 67
Assessors, Report of
135
Births Recorded
36
Bonded Indebtedness
130
Building Inspector
69
Cemetery, Commissioners, Report of
70
Civil Defense Agency, Report of
46
Collector, Report of
48 41
Dental Clinic, Report of
61
Finance and Advisory Committee, Report of
87
Fire Department, Report of
64 60 77
Inspector of Wires, Report of
79 42
Librarian, Report of
76 74
Library Trustees, Report of
Licenses
35
Marriages Recorded
39
Officers, List of
3 78
Planning Board
57
Police Department, Report of
62
Regional School Planning Committee
50 71
Selectmen, Report of
55 51
School Building Committee, Report of
53
School Building Needs Committee
49
School Committee, Report of
1
Tax Rate, Valuation, Levy
131
Town Clerk, Report of
9
Town Meeting, (1958 Annual), Report of
11
Town Meeting, (1958 Special), Report of
25
Town Meeting, (State Primary), Report of
28
Town Meeting, (State Election), Report of
31
Transfers
124
Treasurer, Report of
47
Tree Warden, Report of
57
Trust Funds
129
Warrant for 1959
80
Water Board, Report of
66
Water Superintendent, Report of
45
Welfare Department, Report of
43
Deaths Recorded
Health, Report of
Highway Surveyor, Report of
Jury List for 1959
Park Commissioners, Report of
Sealer, Report of
School Building Committee, Report of Manasseh Cutler School
Audit of Accounts, Report of
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