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TOWN OF NORWELL
George Chamberlain
4 00
Walter J. Wagner
13 00
Thomas Cann
6 75
Herbert E. Joseph
2 25
A. Maxwell 6 25
Lloyd B. Henderson 7 25
Arthur F. Henderson and Team ..
5 00
Matthew Brown
2 00
Caleb Litchfield
2 00
Herbert Litchfield 2 00
Archie Merritt
I 25
Arthur Merritt
I 25
Parker Tinkham
75
Harrison Loud
75
Willard Sharp
5 00
George Jones
2 00
Warren Wheeler
2 50
John Tisdale
75
Harry Ainslie
3 25
Douglas S. Mitchell
3 00
J. A. Hendrie, Suppers for Plow Crew at Night 8 80
¿Richard Whiting
3 00
Fred Smith, Jr. 3 00
B. Smith
2 00
George Barrell 6 50
Patrick Francis
5 50
Arthur Randall
8 50
Lloyd West
75
Harry B. Brown
2 50
John H. Sparrell, Auto Service . .
5 50
$ 2 835 56
Appropriation
$ 2 000 00
Exceeded
$ 835 56
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Highway Account Snow Account
$12 775 32 2 835 56 $15 610 88
WALTER T. OSBORN
Highway Surveyor.
SUMMARY OF PAYROLL
Highway and Snow Expenditures
Donald Anthony
$ 32 00
Cecil Babbitt
333 75
Charles H. Baker
130 25
Harry Ainslie
3 25
Alfred A. Bates 109 75
Mrs. Emma Bates, Gravel
7 95
Lincoln Bates
17 50
Weston Bates
12 50
Henry W. Bates
3 25
George Barrell
6 50
Harry B. Brown
2 50
Matthew Brown
2 00
Barrett Company, Tarvia
3 231 18
George Beach
180 47
Joseph Briggs and Team
449 75
Berger Mfg. Co., Culverts
76 55
Thomas Cann 19 75
George Chamberlain 150 IO
Frank Cushing
64 38
Julius Cohan 12 00
Alonzo S. Chisholm
7 CO
Emery Dobson 54 75
George Dobson
94 25
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TOWN OF NORWELL
Edwin C. Damon
7 00
Edwin A. Damon and Horse
28 50
Mrs. Mary Farrar, Gravel 12 00
Miss Carrie M. Ford, Stationery ..
9 00
J. Warren Foster
165 00
Harold Francis
52 00
Patrick Francis
5 50
Frank DeFabio
3 50
Henry T. Gunderway
60 00
John H. Gunderway
13 00
James Gammon
2 50
William D. Goff
18 50
Charles Giorgetti and Team
40 00
Carlo Giorgetti
3 50
Albert Graglia
13 00
William Fair
3 00
Joseph W. Hatch and Horse
186 57
Arthur F. Henderson and Team ..
547 25
Lloyd B. Henderson
57 25
Daniel Hill
124
IO
Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes, Gravel 18 15
Horace F. Henderson
5 25
Henry Heredeen
2 50
Fred Heredeen
2 50
Arthur E. Jackman
255 75
George A. Jackman
II 38
Bertram H. Joseph
24 75
Herbert E. Joseph
2 25
George Jones
2 00
Perley Keene
3 00
Good Roads Machinery Co., Plow Blades
21 00
J. A. Hendrie, Suppers for Plow Crew 8 80
Robert N. Leavitt 167 00
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John E. Leslie
12 25
Francis Leslie
30 50
Lyman W. Lincoln and Horse 60 25
John Leavitt
17 50
William Latour
23 00
Herbert Litchfield
2 00
Caleb Litchfield
126 10
Andrew J. Litchfield, Gravel
8 10
Carlton O. Litchfield and Team. 88 50
Benjamin Loring and Team
395 51
William Loring, Gravel
6 25
J. Austin Lincoln
4 50
Harrison Loud 75
Allen Lester
21 50
Ernest Lewis, Gravel
II 88
Edmund Lapham
1 00
Charles Hines
6 00
A. Maxwell 27 85
Allen Mott
2 50
Natale Molla
3 00
Alfred Molla
3 25
J. Foster Merritt, Jr. 138 22
Vernon McHugh
7 75
A. J. Mitchell, Crushed Stone 369 40
Joseph D. Meuse 61 50
Archie Merritt
I 25
Arthur Merritt
I 25
Douglas S. Mitchell
3 00
Robert W. MacDonald, Repairs
20 35
¡Philip McDonald 12 CO
Lincoln Masuer 4 00
Everett W. Osborne
84 25
~ John F. Osborne and Team 427 75
- Margaret Osborne 3 50
>Wesley Osborne 118 00
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TOWN OF NORWELL
Walter F. Oakman
50 00
John T. Osborn
429 44
Perry H. Osborn and Team
415 56
Walter T. Osborn
486 63
Large Truck
I 682 00
Small Truck
368 co
Teams
737 63
Express, Freight, Etc.,
6 08
Gravel
IO 20
Telephones
7 00
Foot Plow, Lumber, Etc.
IO 20
George A. Osborne
4 00
Phillips, Bates & Co., Tools
58 37
John Prince
273 25
John Pinkham
81 00
Ansel Phillips
3 25
Arthur Randall 8 50
Bert I. Richardson and Team
049 25
G. Peterson and Team
39 00
Bernard Schultz
18 00
Henry L. Stoddard
42 88
Lawrence Sylvester
29 00
John H. Sparrell, Auto Service .
6 65
Lawrence Soule 137 75
Walter Shaw. Band Painting
6 00
H. L. Shaw, Band Painting
9 40
B. Smith 2 00
Fred Smith, Jr., 3 00
Willard Sharp 5 00
Joseph F. Totman
158 00
Frank L. Thomas, Gravel
86 50
Charles W. Tilden, Repairs 32 70
Parker Tinkham 75
¡John Tisdale 75
United States Asphalt Refining Co. 12 00
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Walter J. Wagner
128 00
George White 225 60
Warren Wheeler
2 50
Richard Whiting
3 00
Lloyd West
75
-$15 610 88
ROAD SCRAPER APPROPRIATION
New England Road Machinery Co.,
Scraper $ 400 00
Walter T. Osborn I Day 4 50
John T. Osborn I Day . 3 50
Arthur E. Jackman I Day
3 50
$ 41I 50
Appropriation
$ 400 00
Exceeded
$ II 50 WALTER T. OSBORN
Highway Surveyor.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR FENCES
George A. Turner, Labor, Paint,
Cement at Jacob's Pond. . . .
$ 50 25
Ashburton W. Pinson, Lumber . . 33 75
$ 84 00
Appropriation
$ 50 00
Exceeded
$ 34 00
WALTER T. OSBORN
Highway Surveyor.
Auditor
I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, School Committee, Tax Collector and Treasurer and find them correct with vouchers for all amounts paid.
ELLIOTT W. CROWELL
Auditor for 1923.
Budget for 1924
The following Budget has been approved by the Ad- visory Board. It entails an approximate tax rate of $36 50, a reduction of $2 00 from 1923. Each additional $1,000 00 raised will add 70 cents to the rate.
Appropriated 1923
Recommended 1924
Support of Poor
$ 2 500 00
$ 2 000 00
Almshouse
2 000 00
2 000 00
Schools
15 000 00
17 000 00
Highways, Joint Account
*State and Town,
Article 4
4 800 00
4 800 00
General Purposes
4 200 00
4 700 00
Summer St., Article 5
500 00
Road Scraper
400 00
Fence Repair
50 00
·
Sign Boards, Article 6
250 00
Snow Removal
2 000 00
750 00
Insurance 3 Years
1 110 00
Notes:
River Street
4 000 00
4 000 00
Union Bridge
2 000 00
County Hospital
500 00
(2) Central Street
2 000 00
2 000 00
High School
2 600 00
2 000 00
Interest
4 600 00
4 350 00
State and County Taxes
6 300 00
6 500 00
Town Officers
2 700 00
2 700 00
Incidentals
2 000 00
2 000 00
School and District Nurse
1 200 00
1 200 00
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TOWN OF NORWELL
Appropriated 1923
Recommended 1924
Transportation of Nurse
500 00
500 00
County Hospital
Maintanence
1 090 00
590 00
State Aid
1 200 00
1 000 00
Board of Health
500 00
500 00
Electric Lights
500 00
500 00
** Superintendent of Schools
500 00
Tree Warden
50 00
75 00
Spraying Elms
200 00
200 00
Mowing Bushes
300 00
400 00
Squares and Triangles
200 00
225 00
Gypsy Moth
584 06
606 41
Fire Department
350 00
500 00
James Library
200 00
200 00
Ridge Hill Library
50 00
50 00
Soldiers Relief
400 00
400 00
School Physician
200 00
100 00
Memorial Day
250 00
250 00
Sealing Weights and
Measures
50 00
50 00
Inspection of Animals
60 00
60 00
Washington Street Cemetery
75 00
50 00
Town Hall
75 00
150 00
Furniture and Fixtures
1 450 00
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture
100 00
100 00
Legion Rental
100 00
75 00
$ 66 734 06
$ 64 941 41
Decrease Over 1923
$ 1 792 65
*To be expended under the joint direction of a State Engineer and the selectmen which insures a grant from the State of $3,600.00 for additional highway work.
*Provided for in School Appropriation.
Visiting Nurse Association
To the Citizens of Norwell-
The Visiting Nurse Association submits to you a finan- cial report of the past year and a report of the Nurse's activities. We regret that this latter report covers a period of only five months.
The resignation of our former President was regretfully accepted in May.
The resignation of Miss Bache, because of her prolonged illness, was later accepted. Substituting for Miss Bache, Mrs. Marion Sauer completed the first term of school work. At the same time, we were fortunate in being able to secure the services of Mrs. Susan Turner of Hanover, for commu- nity nursing. This necessitated the obligation of providing transportation for Mrs. Turner to answer bedside calls as the Association car was used exclusively for school work. This arrangement covered a period of six weeks.
Please note in Treasurer's report the cost of upkeep of the car for the past year. In addition to this expense, supplies for the nurse's work must be provided. Dentistry for those school children whose parents cannot pay or can pay only in part is also provided by this Association as well as trans- portation to the dental clinic. When necessity demands it, school children are carried to the optician in Rockland to correct defects. The officers of the Association feel that the
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time has come when we should have a new car but do not wish to assume the added responsibility without your appro- val and co-operation.
August first, Miss Catherine Roe, graduate of Cottage Hospital, Boston, began her duties as School and Commu- nity Nurse.
It was ruled that during the month of August, the Nor- well Nurse should answer. secondarily, all Scituate calls. On the 13th of August, the Association car was in collision at North Scituate with a truck driven by Giovanni Decem- berle of Brockton whose driving license had expired and for which offense, he later paid a fine of $25 after having ap- pealed to the Superior Court. The Association car was badly damaged and Miss Roe seriously injured. Suit was brought by Giovanni Decemberle against this Association for $500. Mr. David H. Fulton of Boston, attorney for Lumbermen's Mutual Ins. Co. is defending the Association in the case, which is still pending in the Superior Court.
The officers of this Association wish to thank the people of the town for their support in the past year and ask for your hearty co-operation and good will in the coming year. It is our earnest desire to serve the Community and with that purpose in mind, we hope to be able to supply the sick room with necessities for every emergency.
Rules for Public Health Nurse
I. Public Health Nurse shall be on duty from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. She shall have an afternoon free each week.
2. All calls received later than 4 P. M. must wait over until the next day except in case of emergency. Only urgent calls will be answered on Sundays and legal holidays. Word
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must be given before five o'clock on previous day when possible.
3. Nurse shall not attend contagious cases.
4. The nurse shall, on no account, be allowed to give a diagnosis, to prescribe drugs or advise concerning the use of medicine.
5. The nurse is expected to receive her orders from the physician on whom the responsibility of the case devolves. She will answer all calls but is not allowed to continue with a case unless the physician is in charge.
CHARLOTTE G. OGDEN,
Chairman.
RECEIPTS
Balance January 1, 1923
$ 73 89
Nurse's Fees 186 50
Sale of Tooth Brushes 7 63
Membership Dues
77 00
Sale of Tuberculosis Stamps 1922
107 61
Refund on Tuberculosis Stamps
1922
18 II
Dividend on Insurance Policy for Car
8 28
Town Appropriation
200 00
Anonymous Gifts
I7 28
Food Sales
66 85
Total
$ 763 15
EXPENDITURES
Nurse's Supplies
$ 44 90
Membership of Massachusetts Asso-
ciation of Directors 2 00
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Tuberculosis Stamps for 1922 .... 36 21
Tuberculosis Stamps for 1923 .... 65 65
Mrs. Marian Sauer, Substitute
Nurse
112 50
Mrs. Susan Turner, Substitute
Nurse
9 00
H. H. Howland, Transporting Mrs. Turner 9 75
Stationery and Printing
17 50
Telephone II 00
Insurance for Car
50 58
Registration for Car, 1924
10 00
John Sparrell, Repairs, Gasoline and Oil 138 16
Front Street Transportation Com- pany, Repairs, Gasoline and Oil Egypt Garage and Machine Com- pany, Repairs, Gasoline and Oil Harry W. Gardner, Overhauling Car
19 07
32 27
122 95
Harry E. Bates, Painting Car 45 00
Roy Litchfield, Hood Cover . .. 3 50
Milligan Hardware Co., Auto Jack I 95
Balance January 1, 1924. 31 16
$ 763 15
UNPAID BILLS
Dr. Eldridge for Work on School Children whose Parents are Unable to Pay $ 38 00
John H. Sparrell, Repairs, Gasoline and Oil 57 29
Egypt Garage and Machine Com- pany, Repairs, Gasoline and Oil 56 II
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Front Street Transportation Com-
pany, Repairs, Gasoline and Oil I 40
Telephone 2 90
Bemis and Cooper, Nurse's Supplies 5 07
$ 160 77
AGNES CROWELL
Treasurer.
NORWELL PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICE
From August 1, 1923 to January 1, 1924
Number of Patients 39
Number of Nursing Visits 115
Number of Infant Welfare Visits 20
Number of Prenatal Visits
3
Number of Tuberculosis Visits
2
Number of Visits to Children of Pre-School Age. 8
Number of Visits to Schools-This includes visits made
with School Physician and School Dentist-Inspec- tions, Etc. 184
Number of Visits to Homes of School Children 15I
Number of Visits to Clinics 43
Number of Sanitary Inspections in Schools 40
Number of Friendly Visits IO
Number of Other Visits 28
Number of Night Calls 4
Total Number of Calls 647
CATHERINE A. ROE.
Transcript of Articles in Warrant
Article 1. To choose a moderator.
Article 2. To hear the reports of the several boards of officers and committees of the town and act thereon.
Article 3. To make necessary apropriations to defray the expenses of the town, and for other purposes and to raise such sums of money as the town shall deem expedient for the following purposes:
Support of Poor, Almshouse Support of Schools, High- ways, Summer St., Sign Boards, Removing Snow, Insur- ance, Notes, Interest, State and County Taxes, Town Officers, Incidentals, School and District Nurse, Trans- portation of Nurse, County Hospital, State Aid, Board of Health, Electric Lights, Tree Warden, Spraying Elms, Mowing Bushes, Squares and Triangles, Gypsy Moth, Fire Department, James Library, Ridge Hill Library, Soldiers' Relief, School Physician, Memorial Day, Sealing Weights and Measures, Inspection of Animals, Washington Street Cemetery, Town Hall, Plymouth County Aid to Agricul- ture, Legion Rental.
Article 4. Will the town raise and appropriate the sum of forty-eight hundred dollars to be expended on highways, under the provisions of Section 26 of Chapter 81 of the General Laws as amended.
(Approved by Advisory Board)
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Article 5. Will the town appropriate $500 to be expend- ed jointly with the county and state for the improvement of Summer Street, provided that the county and state con- tribute $2000 each for that purpose?
(Request of Mr. John Whalen)
[Approved by Advisory Board.]
Article 6. Will the town appropriate $250 for the re- placing of sign boards on the highways? [Approved by Advisory Board]
Article 7. Will the town appropriate a sufficient sum to repair Mt. Blue Street, and put it in passable condition ?
[Request of Mrs. H. T. Virtue]
[Not Approved by Advisory Board]
Article 8. Will the town appropriate $1000 to improve Bridge Street?
[Request of Mrs. James H. Barnard]
[Not approved by Advisory Board]
Article 9. Will the town appropriate $800 to resurface steam roll and tarvia Dover Street beginning at Main St
[Request of Miss Marion G. Merritt]
[Not approved by Advisory Board]
Article 10. Will the town appropriate $500 for the im- provement of Tiffany Road?
[Request of Mr. O. F. Osgood] [Not approved by Advisory Board]
Article 11. Will the town act with the town of Hanover to have electric lights at the junction of River Street, Nor- well, and Broadway, Hanover, and at Assinippi?
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Article 12. Will the town maintain an electric light on Washington Street between the residence of Mr. C. E. Brewster and Mr. Henry Vining?
[Request of Mrs. A. Wakefield]
Article 13. Will the town maintain an electric light at the junction of Main and Parker Streets?
[Request of Mr. H. G. Pinson]
Article 14 Will the town vote to exempt from taxation for a term of ten years, the property of the Union Athletic Association, known as Ridge Hill Grove, in return for the free use of the grounds to the towns people for recreation ?
Article 15. Will the town accept the provisions of Chap- ter 136, sections 21 to 28 of the General Laws, legalizing sports on Sunday where no admission fee is collected?
Article 16. To make allowances to town creditors.
Article 17. Will the town cause a statement of its finan- cial affairs to be printed in February next?
Article 18. Will the town authorize the selectmen to appoint a committee to determine what land is suitable and available to acquire for a town forest under chapter 45, section 19, or chapter 132 section 35 of the General Laws?
Article 19. Will the town authorize the Selectmen to dispose of the District No. 2 School house?
Article 20. Will the town choose a director for the Ply- mouth County Aid to Agriculture?
Article 21. Will the town give any instructions to town officers?
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Article 22. Will the town authorize the treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money on and after January 1, 1925, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1925, and to issue note or notes therefor, payable within one year. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1925.
Article 23. What salary and compensation will the town vote to pay all its elected officers. To conform with section 108, chapter 41, general laws?
Article 24. To see if the town will establish a Town Forest.
Article 25. To bring in their votes for a Town Clerk for one year; one Selectman; one Assessor; and one Overseer of the Poor for three years; a Treasurer; a Collector of Taxes: an Auditor; a Surveyor of Highways; five Constables; a Tree Warden for one year; one member of the School Committee for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; one Trustee for the Ridge Hill Library for three years, and to vote yes or no in answer to the question, "Shall license be granted for the sale of certain non-intoxicating beverages in this town?" Polls open from 6 a. m. to 11 p. m.
School Committee
To the Citizens of Norwell
At the first regular meeting of the Committee Benjamin Loring was elected Chairman and Nellie L. Sparrell Secre- tary and Treasurer.
The year past has not been marked by any very radical changes or startling innovations but rather by a steady im- provement all along the line.
We have all been conscious of an increased earnestness among teachers and pupils due to a large extent to the more favorable conditions under which all have worked. The new building has relieved the crowding at Dist. No. I and Dist. No. 5 making it possible to give each teacher in these buildings two grades,-a grading as nearly ideal as our numbers will allow.
In June we were obliged to replace three teachers. Miss Teresa Manley of Dist. No. I resigned and Miss Mary B. Arringdale was engaged in her place. Rev. Myron Morrill resigned to resume his studies and Mr. David Ford was elected to fill the vacancy. Mr. Nichols our High School principal passed away and Mr. Lester E. Williams was elected in his place. In the passing of Mr. Nichols, Norwell High School lost a valued friend and untiring worker whose end was hastened by his faithful attendance to his duties at the school, even against the orders of his doctor.
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In August proposals for wood and transportation were printed and distributed. Aug. 16th the Committee met and publicly opened the same with the following results :
Bids for Wood-None received, therefore the wood for the remainder of the year was purchased of the local dealers as needed.
Bids for Transportation :
Route No. I. One Truck 2 Trips per day each way. J. H. Sparrell .$40 00 Per Week Route No. 2.
J. H. Sparrell $26 50 Per Week
Route No. 3. C. O. Litchfield $30 00 Per Week
Route No. 4.
M. F. Williamson $31 00 Per Week
The Committee did not feel that it could grant the asked for increase on Route No. 3 as the work done was the same as the previous year, therefore the Chairman was delegated to interview the bidder to see if he would accept $27.50 per week. He accepted and the route was given to him at that figure. The contracts were awarded as follows :
Route No. I. One Truck 2 Trips per day each way. J. H. Sparrell $40 00 Per Week Route No. 2. J. H. Sparrell $26 50 Per Week
Route No. 3. C. O. Litchfield $27 50 Per Week
Route No. 4.
M. F. Williamson $31 00 Per Week
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We are very proud of our health work in the schools. The regular examinations by the physician and dentist have been made and the "follow up work" faithfully carried on by the school nurse. The parents are urged to take advan- tage of Miss Roe's suggestions in the correction of physical defects in the children. This is not an attempt on the part of the school department to intrude upon the home life, but a sincere desire to be of service to the children in getting a good start in life physically.
As time goes on it becomes more and more evident that the upkeep of the car used by the nurse should be financed by the town as most of the work done is connected with the schools. Without it the nurse could not possibly make the necessary visits to the schools, transport pupils to the den- tist, carry home those taken sick at school, or do "the follow up work."
As an adjunct to the health work an attempt at serving hot lunches has been made. In the High School building a basement room has been utilized as a lunch room, which was conducted last year by a lady from outside. This year the school has carried on the work, buying its dishes and oil stove, building counters from waste lumber and taking full charge of the preparation and serving of the lunch. An agent from the nutrition department of the State Board of Health is to give a talk to all interested at the High School on Better School lunches.
An opportunity to introduce a practical course in manual training at the cost of the materials alone has presented itself this year in the person of our principal Mr. Williams who taught in the Newton Vocational High School. Already under his supervision the boys have built a larger stage in the Town Hall. We have asked Mr. Williams to tell you of the proposed course in his report to you.
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Beginning with a vacation of the week of Feb. 22nd, Nor- well schools will be conducted on the so-called eight week plan, a system in vogue in many of the surrounding towns and cities. As nearly all of the legal holidays will fall in vacation weeks, our days of actual attendance during thirty- nine weeks of school will be as many as in the old system when the legal holidays usually fell outside vacation time.
In our budget we have asked for an increased amount for teachers' salaries. Our maximum is now $1050 in the grades against $1200 in even the smallest of our surrounding towns. In reality the town is paying but $850 of this amount. as the state pays us $200 on each of our teachers receiving $1050 and $150 each on the three grade teachers receiving less than $1050. If our teachers have training and experience which the state department considers worth $200 to the state, is it fair to take advantage of the fact that many of them live at home and pay them much less than they can command in other towns? The fact must be faced that in order to replace any grade teacher on the staff more salary would have to be paid for an inexperienced teacher from outside, who would not be acquainted with our condi- tions or needs.
Under the direction of the teachers the pupils have had supervised play during recess to a greater extent this year than formerly, made possible at the new building by the generosity of Mr. John F. Osborne who owns the land adjoining the building. The pupils and teachers fully appre- ciate this privilege and the committee take this opportunity of expressing its gratefulness for help in solving the problem of caring for the pupils out of doors.
In closing our report we wish to urge the citizens of Nor- well to visit the schools even if they do not have children in
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school and get first hand knowledge of what is being done for the pupils. We feel sure they will profit by the expe- rience.
Respectfully submitted, NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Secretary AMY W. SYLVESTER BENJAMIN LORING
School Superintendent
To the School Committee of Norwell :
Herewith is presented my sixth Annual Report as Superin- tendent of Schools. It is charterized by greater brevity than in former years; this because of the fact that many of the defects in the system have been removed by the reorgani- zation which the past year has seen put into effect.
General Outlook
At no time during the writer's incumbency as Superin- tendent of Schools for this town has the general condition of the system been as near what it should be as during the past year. With the completion of the new building and the attendant regrading, or redistribution of grades, the whole situation took on a new aspect. Teachers toow new courage and put new spirit into their work with a natural result in new response from their charges. Requisitions for new books began to flow in as the effect of the increased time allotments made themselves evident by increased accomplish- ment in the class rooms. This was especially true of supple- mentary reading material, and it was a source of regret that the financial resources at our command were so limited as to make adequate response not immediately possible.
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