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The employment of a specially equipped instructor for a period approximately from February 1 to December 1, thus allowing the vacation period in the winter, makes possible an early and thorough preparation, an early
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start, and a successful completion of the work at about the time of the Fall Exhibition. Then in the fall, in- struction is given in the very interesting study and plant- ing of various kinds of bulbs, thousands of which are purchased by the children at wholesale rates and brought out in their homes. At the same time they are watching the development and growth of similar bulbs and a va- riety of plants in the window boxes, which are now pretty generally provided in the school rooms.
This plan also makes possible in addition to this very definite instruction in gardening and general plant study a wide range of instruction and suggestion along the broad lines of nature study, including such topics as trees, native shrubs, wild flowers, birds, animals, etc.
THRIFT
It is enjoined upon the schools by an act of the Legis- lature to teach thrift. Even before this legislation it was the custom of the schools of Milton not so much to teach thrift, but to encourage thrift through the practice of school savings. From the time the school bank was established in 1899 to October 31, 1912, $8,557.04 were deposited, an average of $658.23 yearly. During the three years from October 31, 1912, to October 31, 1915, $5,037.41, (a yearly average of $1,679.14), were deposited.
The handling of this banking business requires con- siderable time of the principals, who receive the small deposits and credit the same on children's deposit cards. As soon as any pupil's deposits amount to three dollars, the money is transferred to the Dorchester Savings Bank and a regular pass book issued, and thereafter whenever these individual deposits amount to one or more dollars, the even dollars are deposited in the main bank.
The interest and enthusiasm in this work are contagious,
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as is evidenced by the fact that in one of our large gram- mar schools over one thousand dollars were deposited by the children last year.
MILITARY TRAINING OR PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The question is frequently asked if we should not have military drill in the public schools. At this time the problem of preparedness is soprominently in the public mind that enthusiasts are here and there seizing upon the idea of military drill and immediately propose to foist it upon the public schools, just as most school sys- tems have become pretty well rid of the practice.
Conspicuous authorities from various walks, including military experts, men like Dr. Schaeffer, State Superin- tendent of Instruction of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Dudley A. Sargent, of Cambridge, have spoken with wisdom and emphasis against military training in high schools and in favor of that sort of physical training, for which we have been arguing for a number of years and which is so necessary a foundation for real military training.
It is asserted by most authorities that military drill in schools does not develop those qualities in youth which prepare them for the struggles of war nor for the strug- gles of peace. It is inadequate and limited as a means of physical training. The most military nations in the world do not have military drills in their schools, but give military instruction and training after boys have reached the age of eighteen or twenty and after they have received years of physical training as a part of their schooling. Military drill in schools never has and never can teach boys the real art of war. It has often fostered "a bombastic military spirit of 'tin soldierism' and a false sense of patriotism, which does not appreciate the seriousness of war nor the glories of the struggles of peace."
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On the other hand authorities are coming into a pretty common agreement that a rational system of physical training, or, as I prefer to think of it, physical education, which includes hygiene as well as training, would be of the greatest value in preparing both boys and girls for the demands of both war and peace, for success in either is dependent upon the health and vigor of the individual. In these days such a rational system of physical educa- tion means not only a body improved in size and carriage, but a development and strengthening of all the vital organs to better meet the stress and strain of life, whether it be in the training camp or in the city office. Such a system includes athletic games, sports, and general carefully supervised gymnastics. It is a fallacious idea for those who are contending for preparation for war to attempt to make a soldier out of the undeveloped boy.
Dr. Sargent 'in an inspired paragraph says, "What America most needs is some way of giving those physical advantages to the masses which she now lavishes on the favored few-some way of providing more athletic stu- dents and fewer student athletes, some way of providing more soldierly schoolboys instead of schoolboy soldiers."
In a comprehensive school system there are many activities and accomplishments which merit discussion and commendation. However, an adequate report con- cerning the work and progress from the introductory work of the kindergarten to the concluding year of the High School would be altogether too extended if not im- possible. Suffice it to say that as a result of the high standards and intelligent devotion to duty on the part of teachers, the schools of 'Milton in all their activities are keeping a position near the front, and in several branches are forging ahead with new impetus.
Appreciating the generous provision of the citizens
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for this department, as well as the judicial guidance and constant support of your Board, in the administration of its affairs, I am,
Respectfully, FRANK MONROE MARSH, Superintendent
STATISTICS
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MILTON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXERCISES
Town Hall, Wednesday evening, June 16, 1915, 8 o'clock
PROGRAM
PROCESSIONAL, "Gloria in Excelsis," From "Twelfth Mass" Mozart Glee Club
GREETING
Alice Woodbury Damon
THE ETHICAL ARGUMENT FOR PEACE
Parker Barnes Field, Jr.
"THE HOST OF PEACE," From "Aida" Verdi
READING, "Peace"
Rachel Farrington
WHO MAKES THE WARS?
Bena Gertrude Erhard
A SUBSTITUTE FOR WAR
Kenneth Dewey Johnson
PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS GIFT
Milton Tucker, Vice-President of the Class
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS
Mr. Reginald L. Robbins, Chairman of the School Committee
RECESSIONAL .
De Koven
Glee Club
Jacob Randall Pratt, Marshal
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GRADUATES
Robert Nichols Adams
Ruth Staniels Lincoln
Walter Clark Bartlett
Grace Genevieve Maguire
Ethel Marion Beam
Helen Irene Maxwell
Eleanor Bradford Bradlee
Helen Claire Melley
Alice Woodbury Damon
Mary Margaret Monahan
George Clifford Davidson
Ruth Devens Mooers
Martha Ida Doe
Josephine Nelson Ruth Milton Orman
Catherine Louise Dugan
Margaret Crescentia Dugan
Henry Franklin Patterson
Bena Gertrude Erhard
James Crawford Park
Rachel Farrington
Maurice Lyons Pierce
Parker Barnes Field, Jr.
Jacob Randall Pratt
Esther Harrington
Waldo Frank Reiser
Marion Edna Hathaway
Josephine Rice Hugh Robertson
Mary Foxwell Hendry
Lena Marion Hersey
Caroline Schindler
Julia Mary Houlahan
Charles William Stahl
Mary Balmain Joe
Charlotte Tolman Staples
Kenneth Dewey Johnson
Edith Eleanor Swift
Janet Fulton Johnston
Milton Tucker
Alice Evelyn Thompson
Mary Agnes White
THREE-YEAR COURSE
Louise Lee Douglas James Francis Driscoll
Elizabeth Frances Guilfoyle Dorothy Sears Lawton
MILTON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS DAY
Monday, June 14, 1915, at 4.30 P.M. In the Town Hall
PROGRAM
ADDRESS OF WELCOME Caroline Schindler
CHORUS, "The Beautiful Blue Danube"
Strauss
HISTORY
Ruth Staniels Lincoln
Harold Edwin Keay
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STATISTICS
Margaret Crescentia Dugan
CHORUS, "The Two Grenadiers"
Schumann
PRESENTATION OF GIFTS George Clifford Davidson, Charlotte Tolman Staples PROPHECY
CLASS SONG .
Helen Claire Melley
Words by Alice W. Damon Class of 1915
Tune: "Day is Dying in the West."
I The time has come to say farewell: All too soon we break the spell Of hallowed scenes, with fond regret That as classmates we have met To say good-bye. CHORUS
Milton, Milton, Milton, Thy name we love! Loyal thoughts are centered here, Merry voices loudly cheer, For Milton High. II
Memory sheds her mellow rays Back to past and happy days, Where enshrined in softened light, Are cherished hopes and visions bright That never die. · III
We shade our eyes and gaze afar To watch the surges sweep the bar, On Life's ocean deep and wide Are wind, and storm, and rushing tide With danger nigh. IV
May our bark in safety sail Ride the waves of every gale, Reach the haven of our dreams, By the beacon light and beams From land and sky.
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GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES
BELCHER SCHOOL
Warren Grant Addison
William Raymond Lewis
Peter Joseph Barry
Harold Scudder Marchant
Lucy Mae Bigelow
Clara Maguire
Thomas Handy Burbank
Eliot Olsen
Frank Milton Campbell
Florence Grace Paolucci
Lawrence Cleare
Gadalia Paris
Daniel Connelly
Charles Sinclair Robinson
Edith Louise Cross
Olive Abby Robinson
Russell Leslie DeLury
Theodore Delmont Shapleigh
Richard Duggan
Hazel Viola Skinner Marion Beulah Stocker
Ralph Augustus Emery Bruce Gardner Forbes
Leila Marvel Thresher
Carolyn Forbes
Eleanor Victoria Waitt
Daniel Christopher Furst
John Joseph Walsh
Dorothy Whittemore
Ellen P. Young
TUCKER SCHOOL
Everett Andrew Bellew
Harriet Irene Boorstein
Frances Dorothy Doran Doris Drayton Edith Lillian Frederickson
Florence Gertrude Gadsby
Georgetta Olive Golding
Dorothy Coletta Hanscom
Emma Alice Hicks Mildred Gertrude Howes
Anna Tressa Hughes Esther Marie Hughes James Francis Jacob Evelyn Jordan Hazel Jane Keay Dagmar Ingrid Kenseth
Mary Ellen Ryan Mildred Gilbert Sawyer Dorothy Merrill Storey William Francis Walsh Marian Leslie Waltz
Gladys Ethelyn Wheeler David Boyd Wilkie
Lillian Louise Harmon Mildred Hollidge
George Percival Landstrom Virginia Beatrice Macdonald Gladys May MacHardy
· Mabel Cathrine Malone Hazel Maxine Mitchell Maurice Elias Muran Clyde Edward Orcutt Lester Stanley Price Flora Louise Robinson
SPECIAL REPORTS AND STATISTICS
VOSE SCHOOL
Bessie Spencer Baker Joseph Henry Blanchard Florence Emily Bowley Elmer Osgood Cappers Francis Anthony Costello
Elizabeth Gertrude Croke Walter Joseph Cronin
Dorothy Frink Patton Winnifred Parker Patriquin Emil Francis Pendergrace Grace Elizabeth Petersen Charles Joseph Pierce
Margaret Mary Cummings Flora Gillespie Douglas
Annie Louise Reddington
Rose Philomene Gertrude Fitzpatrick Agnes Veronica Flaherty Frank Joseph Guilfoyle Arthur Raymond Holden Dorene Dickey Knox
Anna Elizabeth Regan John Clifford Ross Chester Franklin Smith
Wallace Albert Stuart
Elizabeth Marie Sweeney
Margaret Frances Elizabeth McDermott Thomas Joseph McDermott
Deborah Thayer Hiram Chester Towne
John Daniel MacDonald Theodore Albert McHardy
Francis Sears Troy
Christina Julia Wade
Peter Joseph Moran
Philip Paul Ward
Catherine Angela Welch
George Philip Murray
Harriet Marie Murdock
Marguerite Althea Nickerson David Julius Nilson
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STATISTICAL TABLE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1915
Schools
Grades
Number
Registered
A verage
Membership
Average
Daily
Attendance
Per Cent of Attendance
High
9-12
317
298
285
96
Belcher
8
36
35
33
95
7
40
38
36
95
6
33
31
30
95
5
40
39
36
93
4
37
35
33
90
3
32
29
27
93
2
43
40
36
91
1
37
32
29
90
Kindergarten
43
32
25
79
Tucker
8
38
35
33
95
6
45
41
39
95
5
44
39
37
95
4
40
36
34
94
3
51
46
43
94
2
40
36
33
94
1
50
44
40
90
Vose
8
49
44
42
96
7
28
26
24
94
7
30
27
26
95
6
32
29
27
94
6
31
28
27
94
4-5
26
24
22
94
2-3
31
29
28
93
Sub-Prim .- 1
30
27
25
90
Glover .
5
24
20
19
93
3-4
29
26
25
94
1-2
34
29
25
87
Kindergarten
24
15
12
81
Wadsworth
4-5
30
28
26
91
2-3
34
29
26
89
Sub-Prim .- 1
34
29
25
85
Houghton .
3-4-5
15
14
13
91
Kin .- 1-2
18
17
16
91
Sumner
3-4-5
25
24
23
96
Sub-Prim .- 1-2
31
27
25
92
1,602
1,443
1,344
92
7
36
32
32
98
Kindergarten
45
33
28
85
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SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS Corrected to February 1, 1916
HIGH SCHOOL Canton Avenue, Milton
Charles L. Curtis, Principal
279 Eliot Street,
Milton
Sherman R. Ramsdell .
224 Eliot Street,
Milton
Reginald Nash
45 School Street, Milton
Jasper R. Moulton
106 Brook Road,
Mattapan
Walter G. Butler
40 Maple Street,
Milton
Adella W. Bates
107 Richmond Street,
Dorchester
Bertha N. Meserve
164 Eliot Street,
Milton
Josephine C. Belcher
228 Eliot Street,
Milton
Esther T. Read
164 Eliot Street,
Milton
Margaret G. Brennan .
112 Richmond Street,
Dorchester
Helene L. Ford
5 Dyer Avenue,
Mattapan
Mary F. Conway
112 Richmond Street,
Dorchester
Frank P. Lincoln, Engineer
Elm Street,
Milton
Patrick J. Bannin, Janitor
49 Church Street,
East Milton
BELCHER SCHOOL Church Street, East Milton
Grade
O. A. Andrews, Principal
8 37 Washington Street, East Milton
Ellen C. Blossom, Assistant
8 26 Pierce Street,
East Milton
Ella G. Smith
7 96 Granite Place,
East Milton
Eliza D. Howes
6 7 Greenwood Avenue,
Wollaston
Helen F. Duncan
5 39 Otis Street,
East Milton
Clara A. Reamy
4 11 Cedar Street,
Weymouth
Lucia A. Young
3 163 Eliot Street,
Milton
Mary A. Dinnie
2 12 Wollaston Avenue, Wollaston
Laura E. Macdonald
1 101 Bryant Avenue,
East Milton
Editha M. Keefe Kindergarten 3 Calumet Street,
Wollaston
Gladys P. Bronsdon, Assistant .
46 Centre Street,
Dorchester
Henry F. Brierly, Janitor
Pierce Street,
East Milton
Walter Collins, Assistant Janitor
545 Adams Street,
Milton
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TUCKER SCHOOL Blue Hills Parkway, Mattapan
Rena M. Chamberlin, Principal . 8 690 Adams Street,
East Milton
Ethel L. Muzzey, Assistant
8 54 Bushnell Street,
Dorchester
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Louisa M. Hill .
6 15 Rowena Street,
Mattapan
Nettie P. Hough
5 15 Brinsley Street,
Dorchester
E. Jennie Farrell
4 65 Washington Street, East Milton
Agnes S. Ord
3 103 Maple Street,
Milton
Lottie M. Allen
2,3 330 Randolph Avenue, Milton
Annie R. Reynolds
2
Hillside Street,
Milton
Alice S. Houston
1 164 Eliot Street,
Milton
Annie N. Little . Kindergarten
222 Pleasant Street,
Milton
Evalene M. Fowler, Assistant
55 Maple Street, Milton
Charles B. Babcock, Janitor .
75 Thacher Street,
Mattapan
James Welsh, Assistant Janitor .
Blue Hills Parkway,
Mattapan
VOSE SCHOOL
Brook Road and Central Avenue, Milton
Građe
Grace Woodbury, Principal
8 70 Granite Place,
East Milton
Florence B. Brown, Assistant
8 45 School Street,
Milton
Mary E. Alden
7 15 Ellery Street,
Cambridge
Elsie M. Kelley
7 9 Pierce Street,
East Milton
Mary F. Rounds
6 36 Walton Street,
Dorchester
Gertrude M. Wilcox
6
20 Austin Street,
Mattapan Milton
E. Louise Leland
2,3
Dyer Avenue,
Mattapan
Charlotte M. Skinner
. Sub-Prim., 1
8 Maybrook Street,
Dorchester
Roger Sangster, Janitor
129 Houston Avenue, 690 Canton Avenue,
Milton
GLOVER SCHOOL School Street, Milton
Grade
Julia M. Gordon, Principal
4,5 211 Pleasant Street, Milton
S. Grace Dailey
2,3 590 Newbury Street Boston
Alice V. Morrissey .
Sub-Prim., 1
Russell Street, Milton
John J. Finneran, Janitor
185 Reedsdale Road, Milton
Edith Underhill 4,5
99 Maple Street,
Mattapan
Eugene F. Thompson, Assistant Janitor
Grade
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WADSWORTH SCHOOL Pleasant Street, Milton
Grade
Marian F. Hall, Principal 4,5 163 Eliot Street,
Helen E. Brooks
2,3
52 Hillsdale Street,
Dorchester
Etta M. Graves
Sub-Prim., 1 23 Cheever Street,
Mattapan
Bertha H. Jaquith
. Ungraded
52 Hillsdale Street,
Dorchester
Thomas B. Gordon, Janitor
211 Pleasant Street,
Milton
HOUGHTON SCHOOL Hillside Street, Milton
Grade
Hazel E. Patterson, Principal . 3,4,5 97 Bryant Avenue,
Annie A. Bradeen . . Sub-Prim., 1, 2 26 Harley Street,
Ashmont
Roger T. Thayer, Janitor
Hillside Street,
Milton
SUMNER SCHOOL
Blue Hill Avenue, Milton
Grade
Florence G. Houghton, Principal, 3, 4, 5 Dana Avenue,
Hyde Park
*Margaret C. Duncan Sub Prim., 1,2 Dana Avenue.
Hyde Park
Doris Kennard, Substitute
675 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill
William H. Adams, Janitor
Decker Street,
Mattapan
*Leave of Absence
DIRECTORS AND SPECIAL TEACHERS
Clarence M. Hunt, Manual Education . Carl J. Meissner, Asst. Manual Training
Beatrice M. Briggs, Asst. Manual Training and Drawing . Helen J. Holmes, Printing
Edna S. Dow, Sewing and Dressmaking
Sallie B. Morse, Assistant, Sewing Jennie P. Clement, Cookery
116 Maple Street, Milton Milton
163 Eliot Street,
112 Richmond Street, Dorchester 331 Mass. Ave., Lexington
183 Pleasant Street,
Milton
183 Pleasant Street, Milton
116 Maple Street, Milton
Carl S. Hall, Physical Education and Play- ground Director
Louise A. Whiting, Asst. Physical Education-Playground Work
8 Maybrook Street, 313 Emerson Street,
Dorchester S. Boston
93 Appleton Street, 648 Canton Avenue, 103 Maple Street, Milton
Atlantic Milton
Frances Walley, Drawing .
Carrie E. White, Music
Isabel A. Menut, Teacher at Large .
Emma K. Gordon, Primary Reading and Teacher at Large
Mabel E. Turner, Gardening
6 Columbia Park, Mattapan
5 Dyer Avenue, Mattapan
Milton
East Milton
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REGULAR TEACHERS
Corrected to February 1, 1916
NAME
School
Date of First Election
Charles L. Curtis
High
Nov., 1909
Sherman R. Ramsdell
July, 1915
Reginald Nash
July, 1914
Jasper R. Moulton
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Sept., 1914
Walter G. Butler
June, 1914
Adella W. Bates
July,
1907
Josephine C. Belcher
July,
1907
Esther T. Read
Aug.,
1905
Margaret G. Brennan
Nov., 1909
Helene L. Ford .
Oct.,
1912
Mary F. Conway
May, 1913
Orrin A. Andrews
Belcher
Dec.,
1871
Ella G. Smith
June, 1906
Eliza D. Howes
July,
1907
Helen F. Duncan
Oct.,
1911
Clara A. Reamy .
Sept., 1892
Lucia A. Young .
July, 1915
Mary A. Dinnie.
Sept., 1901
Laura E. Macdonald
May, 1902
Editha M. Keefe
April, 1894
Gladys P. Bronsdon
June, 1915
Rena M. Chamberlin
April, 1894
Ethel L. Muzzey
July, 1904
Louisa M. Hill
Nov., 1899
Nettie P. Hough
June, 1898
E. Jennie Farrell
Sept., 1911
Agnes S. Ord
Nov., 1897
Lottie M. Allen
June, 1905
Annie R. Reynolds
June, 1903
Alice S. Houston
June, 1915
Annie N. Little
Nov., 1896
Evalene M. Fowler
4
May, 1915
Grace Woodbury
Vose
June, 1898
Florence B. Brown
Sept., 1902
Elsie M. Kelley
June, 1915
Mary E. Alden
4
Sept., 1907
Mary F. Rounds
Sept., 1903
Edith Underhill
June, 1897
E. Louise Leland
June, 1898
Charlotte M. Skinner
Sept., 1908
Bertha N. Meserve
July,
1905
Ellen C. Blossom, Substitute
=
June, 1898
Gertrude M. Wilcox
Tucker
Cora D. Smalley, Substitute
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REGULAR TEACHERS-Continued
NAME
School
Date of First Election
Julia M. Gordon
Glover
April, 1886
S. Grace Dailey .
June, 1903
Alice V. Morrissey
Oct., 1906
Marian F. Hall
Wadsworth
July, 1909
Helen E. Brooks
July,
1915
Etta M. Graves
Jan.,
1909
Bertha H. Jaquith
Dec.,
1904
Hazel E. Patterson
Houghton
June,
1914
Annie A. Bradeen
Nov., 1909
Florence G. Houghton
Sumner
July,
1899
Margaret C. Duncan
Jan.,
1908
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND SPECIAL TEACHERS
NAME
Date of First Election
Frank M. Marsh, Superintendent
June, 1912
Frances E. Considine, Superintendent's Clerk .
June, 1913
Clarence M. Hunt, Manual Education.
April, 1901
Carl J. Meissner, Assistant, Manual Training
June, 1915
Beatrice M. Briggs, Asst. Manual Training-Drawing .
Sept., 1911
Helen J. Holmes, Printing
July, 1902
Edna S. Dow, Sewing and Dressmaking
June, 1900
Sallie B. Morse, Assistant, Sewing
Sept., 1914
Jennie P. Clement, Cookery
July, 1915
Frances Walley, Drawing
June, 1914
Carrie E. White, Music (2 days a week)
June, 1915
Isabel A. Menut, Teacher at Large .
Jan., 1913
Emma K. Gordon, Primary Reading, Teacher at Large Mabel E. Turner, Gardening
Sept., 1895
Mar., 1915
Carl S. Hall, Physical Education
May, 1914
Louise A. Whiting, Assistant, Physical Education
Sept., 1915
Dr. Walter A. Lane, School Physician
1903
Sydney Clarke, School Nurse
Nov., 1911
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SCHOOL ENROLMENT AND ATTENDANCE
From September 9, 1914, to June 16, 1915
Number of different pupils enrolled
1,602
Average membership 1,443
Average attendance
1,344
Percentage of attendance
92
ENROLLMENT BY YEARS
From September, 1899, to July, 1900 1,288
From September, 1900, to July, 1901 1,384
From September, 1901, to July, 1902 1,507
From September, 1902, to July, 1903
1,528
From September, 1903, to July, 1904 1,552
From September, 1904, to July, 1905
1,559
From September, 1905, to July, 1906 1,516
From September, 1906, to July, 1907
1,508
From September, 1907, to July, 1908
1,580
From September, 1908, to July, 1909
1,585
From September, 1909, to July, 1910
1,573
From September, 1910, to July, 1911
1,541
From September, 1911, to July, 1912
1,509
From September, 1912, to July, 1913
1,496
From September, 1913, to July, 1914 1,522
From September, 1914, to July, 1915
1,602
PERCENTAGE OF ATTENDANCE BY YEARS
1901
91.2
1902
92.9
1903
90.1
1904
90.2
1905
90.7
1906
93.3
1907
92.4
1908
92.3
1909
93.
1910
93.
1911
93.
1912
94.
1913
94.
1914
93.
1915
92.
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MEDICAL INSPECTION REGULATIONS SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
1. The school physician is to visit the schools when- ever he is directed to do so by the superintendent of schools.
2. The school physician shall make a prompt exami- nation and diagnosis of all children referred to him as hereinafter provided, and such further examination of teachers, janitors, and school buildings, as in his opin- ion the protection of the health of the pupils may require. The school physician shall make a prompt examination of every child who wishes to obtain an age and schooling certificate, as provided in Section 60 of Chapter 514 of the Acts of the year 1909, and who presents to said physician an employment ticket, as provided in said section, and the physician shall certify in writing whether or not in his opinion such child is in sufficiently sound health and physically able to perform the work which the child intends to do.
3. There shall be referred to the school physician for examination and diagnosis every child returning to school without a certificate from the Board of Health, after absence on account of illness or from an unknown cause.
4. The school physician may be consulted by the superintendent of schools on any matter pertaining to the health of the children.
5. Principals shall promptly notify the superintendent by telephone, whenever in their judgment the services of the school physician are needed.
SCHOOL NURSE
1. The school nurse shall assist the school physician, follow up his recommendations, and so far as possible see that his directions are carried out.
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2. She shall visit each school at such times as she may be directed by the superintendent of schools, observe the general health conditions, inspect the children as to cleanliness and obvious defects, and help the teachers by advising them on matters of health.
3. She shall report in person to the principal of the school or the teacher in charge, immediately upon her arrival each day and before her departure.
4. She shall keep such records in such form as the superintendent may determine.
5. She may visit excluded pupils at their homes; provided that such visits shall not be made in cases of smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, or mumps, and keep a record of all her visits, and the results of all her visits. She shall revisit from time to time as may be necessary.
6. She may visit the homes where there are flagrant cases of pediculosis and show the mothers how to treat the condition and encourage persistence.
7. She shall not treat cases of trachoma, but shall urge upon parents where necessary the need of treat- ment, and if advisable take the child to a dispensary.
8. She shall under the direction of the school phy- sician give first aid in cases of minor cuts and bruises.
9. She shall check up vaccination records.
10. She shall make the sight and hearing tests of the children.
11. She shall urge upon parents, where necessary, the importance and value of a proper care of the teeth.
12. In general, under the direction of the superin- tendent of schools, she shall perform such other pro- fessional duties, consistent with the nature of her work, as will promote better hygienic living in school and home.
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DISEASES
1. No child shall be admitted to school who has not been vaccinated, except upon presentation of a certificate granted for cause stated therein, signed by a regular practicing physician, that he is not a fit subject for vaccination.
2. A child who is a member of a household in which a person is ill with smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, or any other infectious or contagious disease, or of a household exposed to such contagion from another household as aforesaid, shall not attend any public school during such illness until the teacher of the school has been furnished with a certificate from the Board of Health, or from the attending physician of such person, stating that danger of conveying such disease by such child has passed, and that in the case of smallpox, diph- theria, and scarlet fever, at least two weeks, and in case of measles, at least three days, have elapsed since the recovery, removal, or death of such person.
3. A child sick with either smallpox, scarlet fever, measles, chicken pox, tuberculosis, diphtheria, or influ- enza, tonsilitis, whooping cough, mumps, scabies, tra- choma, or other infectious disease, shall be excluded from school, and shall not be allowed to return until the teacher of the school has been furnished with a certificate from the Board of Health or from the attending physician of such person, stating that danger of conveying such disease by such child has passed; and that in case of small- pox, diphtheria, and scarlet fever, at least two weeks, and in case of measles, at least three days, have elapsed since the recovery, removal, or death of such person.
4. Notice of the disease or defects, if any, from which any child is found to be suffering, shall be sent to his parent or guardian. A child showing symptoms of small- pox, scarlet fever, measles, chicken pox, tuberculosis, diph- theria, or influenza, tonsilitis, whooping cough, mumps,
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scabies, or trachoma, is to be sent home immediately, or as soon as safe and proper conveyance can be found, and the Board of Health shall at once be notified.
5. Children showing symptoms of pediculosis, ring worm, or impetigo, shall be excluded until danger of contagion has passed, and the parent or guardian shall be notified at once of the exclusion.
6. Whenever it is found advisable, a child who is a member of a household in which a person is ill with any infectious or contagious disease other than the foregoing, may be excluded until the teacher has been furnished with a certificate from the Board of Health of the town, or from the attending physician of such person, stating that danger of conveying such disease by such child has passed.
7. Each child in the public schools shall be sepa- rately and carefully tested and examined at least once in each year to ascertain whether he is suffering from defective sight or hearing, or from any other disability or defect tending to prevent his receiving the full bene- fit of his school work, or requiring a modification of the school work in order to prevent injury to the child or to secure the best educational results. Notice of any defect or disability requiring treatment shall be sent to the parent or guardian of the child, and a physical record of each child shall be kept in such form as the State Board of Education shall prescribe.
8. A household includes all persons occupying the same rooms and using the same entries.
If two or more families occupy the same house, but with separate entrances, and they use no rooms in coin- mon, such families are considered to be separate and distinct households. All doubtful cases shall be referred by the superintendent to the Board of Health for decision.
9. A monthly report of medical inspection shall be sent to the superintendent by the principal on blanks furnished for the purpose.
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