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Everett W. Osborne, 3-4 Day . . 3 00
James H. Pinkham, 3-4 Day . 3 00
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Arthur Randall, I 1-2 Days . . 6 00
Bert I Richardson and Team, 13 3-4
Days 123 75
Frank L. Thomas, gravel 50 50
Walter J. Wagner, 3 3-4 Days
15 00
George White, 3-4 Day
3 00
781 38
WEST STREET
Donald Anthony, 1-8 Day $ 50
Cecil M. Babbitt, I-8 Day 50
Charles H. Baker, 1-8 Day 50
Lorenzo Cromwell, 1-8 Day
50
Fred Heredeen, 1-8 Day 50
H. Vernon McHugh, 1-8 Day 50
John T. Osborn, 1-8 Day
50
Walter T. Osborn, 1-8 Day 56
Large Truck, 1-8 Day Team, 1-8 Day
2 50
63
Everett WV. Osborne, 1-8 Day
50
James H. Pinkham, 1-8 Day
50
Bert I. Richardson and Team, I Day
9 00
George White, 1-8 Day
50
$
I7 69
LABOR ON BLOWN DOWN TREES
Cecil M. Babbiitt, i-2 Day 2 00
Fred McKay, 5-8 Day 2 50
Harold C. McKay; 5-8 Day 2 50
Walter T. Osborn, 1-2 Day 2 25
Large Truck, I-4 Day 5 00
Walter J. Wagner, 1-2 Day
2 00 -- $ 16 25
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GENERAL ACCOUNT
Walter T. Osborn
Large Truck to Everett for Tar-
via, 5 Days $
100 00
Express on drag blades
89
Telephones 13 50
Stationery 9 19
Express on mouldboard
58
Dynamite, caps, fuse
50
Postage Stamps 1 00
Cecil M. Babbitt to Everett, 5 Days
20 00
George A. Beach, to Everett, I Day
4 00
Arthur E. Jackman to Everett, I Day 4 00
Fred Mckay to Everett, I Day .. 4 00
John T. Osborn to Everett, I Day
4 00
Perry H. Osborn to Everett, I Day 4 00
Joseph Breck and Sons, mouldboard and Bolts 5 65
Edward W. Gardner, repairs, . ..
I 00
Robert W. MacDonald, repairs ..
12 05
Arthur J. Mitchell, crushed stone 15 75
New England Road Machinery Co.,
blades for scraper
25 50
Phillips, Bates and Co., tools 16 00
William H. Spencer, stamped enve- lopes 4 29
Charles W. Tilden,repairs 39 25
George F. Welch Co., tools. ..
35 00
Calvin S. West and Son, supplies 12 73
Jessie Williams, gravel 50 00
$ 382 88
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Credit, Barrett Co., for returned barrels 27 IO
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$ 355 78
SUMMARY BY STREETS
Bridge Street
$ 290 62
Barstow Avenue
84 00
Bowker Street 82 00
Cedar Street
115 05
Central Street
I 005 43
Church Street
54 80
Circuit Street
95 75
Common Street
296 88
Cross Street
458 42
Dover Street
205 00
Forest Street
15 75
Grove Street
I 912 06
Green Street
18 50
High and Oak Streets
73 64
Jacobs Avenue
157 05
Lincoln Street
73 77
Mt. Blue Street
394 50
Mt. Hope Street 51 62
Main Street
2 578 88
Norwell Avenue
45 00
Pond Street
35 25
Pine Street
220 30
Prospect Street
525 30
Pleasant Street
259 87
River Street
649 31
School Street
48 50
South Street
916 81
Stetson Road
325 65
Summer Street
549 06
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Tiffany Road
433 13
Winter Street
781 38
West Street
17 69
Labor on Trees
16 25
General Account
355 78
$13 143 00
Appropriation
$ 9 500 00
Received from State
3 600 00
Exceeded
-$13 100 00 $ 43 00
SNOW ACCOUNT
Donald Anthony .
$ 2. 75
Cecil M. Babbitt
38 50
E. Bacon
3 50
Charles H. Baker
7 75
Alfred A. Bates
3 50
Arnold V. Beach
IO 25
George A. Beach
18 50
Edward Burbank
2 50
Ralph Burbank
8 25
Thomas Cann
8 63
Edwin C. Damon
6 00
G. Lester Damon
I 50
Emery Dobson
13 75
George Dobson
14 75
Frank DeFabio
4 00
George R. Farrar
4 00
Harold Francis
20 00
R. Garland
I 50
Wilder Gaudette
2 50
Edward Gardner
4 25
Philip Griffith
4 00
Albert Graglia and Team
8 00
Lloyd B. Henderson
20 00
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1
Charles Holden 4 50
Francis Hines 4 75
Arthur E. Jackman
21 00
Herbert E. Joseph
34 50
Percy E. Joseph
3 50
George Jones
I 50
Alfred Jacobs
4 00
Burton Keene
4 00
Clifton Lambert
4. 00
Edmund Lapham
I 50
Benjamin Loring and horse
10 50
Mortimer Maxwell
9 25
Alfred Molla
4 00
Natale Molla
8 00
Robert Molla
2 00
Allen Mott
10 00
Emerson Merritt
2 50
Raymond Merritt
2 50
Henry Nichols
4 00
John T. Osborn
42 50
Perry H. Osborn
49 76
Walter T. Osborn
28 00
Large Truck
234 50
2 Horses
3 00
5 Horses
30 00
Car carting men, gasoline, tools
9 00
Everett W. Osborn
6 00
Arthur Osborne
1 50
Floyd Osborne
13 50
Wesley Osborne II 50
Carl Peterson 4 00
Gustavus Peterson and Team
8 00
Charles Prouty
3 25
William Prouty 2 25
Bert I Richardson
12 00
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Fred Smith, Jr.
7 00
Beatrice Smith
5 00
Fred Sharp
6 75
Willard Sharp
8 50
Joseph Sousa
2 50
Arthur Sprague
4 00
John Smith
I 50
Joseph Stoddard
4 75
Linwood Torrey
3 25
Clement Thomas
I 25
Parker Tinkham
4 00
Joseph F. Totman
1 00
Lloyd West
8 00
Charles W. Tilden, repairs
2 50
Calvin S. West and Son, shovels
14 15
Herman White
4 50
Harold Wilder
2 50
Joseph Willard
2 50
Eldon Whiting
4 00
Bertha Whiting
I 25
Richard Whiting
5 50
Russell Whiting
2 00
Warren Wheeler
3 75
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-$ 903 29
Highway Account
$13 143 00
Snow Account
903 29
$14 046 29
SUMMARY OF PAYROLL Highway and Snow Expenditures
Donald Anthony
38 75
Robert Anthony
4 00
Cecil M. Babbitt
368 50
E. Bacon
3 50
Alvin Baker
28 00
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Charles H. Baker 118 00
Alfred A. Bates
219 50
E. Gerry Bates and Team 99 00
Henry W. Bates
28 00
Arnold V. Beach
10 25
George A. Beach
174 50
Joseph Briggs and Team
520 31
Joseph Breck and Sons
5 65
The Berger Mfg. Co., culverts.
29 24
The Barrett Co., tarvia
I 733 21
Edward Burbank
2 50
Ralph Burbank
8 25
Thomas Cann
8 63
Lorenzo Cromwell
24 00
Edwin C. Damon
6 00
G. Lester Damon
I 50
Emery Dobson
13 75
George Dobson
14 75
Frank DeFabio
4 00
George R. Farrar
4 00
J. Warren Foster
14 00
Harold Francis
44 00
R. Garland
I 50
Wilder Gaudette
2 50
Edward Gardner
5 25
Albert Graglia and Team 8 00
Philip Griffith 4 00
Henry T. Gunderway
37 00
John H. Gunderway
58 00
Lloyd B. Henderson
60 00
Fred Heredeen 122 00
Charles Holden
4 50
Francis Hines 4 75
Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes, gravel. . 55 95
Arthur E. Jackman
155 00
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Bertram H. Joseph
96 00
Herbert E. Joseph
154 50
Percy E. Joseph
3 50
Andrew F. Jacobs gravel
7 80
Alfred Jacobs
4 00
George Jones
I 50
Burton Keene
4 00
Perley Keene
24 00
N. A. Keene, gravel
I 50
Clifton Lambert
4 00
Edmund Lapham
I 50
John Leavitt
320 00
Robert N. Leavitt
310 00
John E. Leslie
157 00
Caleb Litchfield
15 25
Andrew J. Litchfield, gravel
20 70
Melvin Little 10 00
Benjamin Loring and Team
360 00
Mortimer Maxwell
9 25
J. Foster Merritt, Jr. 54 00
Emerson Merritt
2 50
Raymond Merritt
2 50
Arthur J. Mitchell, crushed stone
15 75
Alfred Molla
4 00
Natale Molla
8 00
Robert Molla
2 00
Allen Mott 10 00
Robert W. MacDonald, repairs
12 05
Harild McCarthy 138 00
H. Vernon McHugh
60 00
Fred Mckay
ยท 72 50
Harold C. McKay
77 50
New England Road Machinery Co., blades 25 50
Henry Nichols 4 00
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John T. Osborn 453 50
Perry H. Osborn 67 76
Perry H. Osborn and Team 229 50
Walter T. Osborn
597 25
General Account
27 66
Large Truck
I 555 50
Small Truck
317 00
I Team
280 50
2 Teams
495 00
3 Teams
60 00
5 Horses
30 00
Tractor
22 50
Car carting men, gasoline, tools
9 00
Everett W. Osborne 130 00
Arthur Osborne I 50
Floyd Osborne
13 50
John F. Osborne and Team
383 06
Wesley Osborne
95 50
Carl Peterson
4 00
Gustavus Peterson and Team
8 00
James H. Pinkham
48 00
Harry G. Pinson, sand
30 00
Phillips, Bates and Co., tools 16 00
Charles Prouty
3 25
William Prouty
2 25
Arthur Randall
140 00
Bert I. Richardson and Team
I 809 75
W. F. Ross
74 25
Standard Oil Co., Oil 427 50
Fred Smith, Jr. 7 00
Beatrice Smith 5 00
Fred Sharp 6 75
William Sharp 8 50
Joseph Sousa 2 50
Arthur Sprague
4 00
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John Smith
I 50
Joseph Stoddard
4 75
Frank L. Thomas, gravel
116 00
Clement Thomas
I 25
Linwood Torrey
3 25
Parker Tinkham
4 00
Joseph F. Totman
1 00
Charles W. Tilden, repairs
41 75
Charles Vanember
24 00
Walter J. Wagner
194 00
Ephraim Wood, Sand
23 10
Lloyd West
8 00
Calvin S. West and Son, supplies. .
26 88
George F. Welch Co., tools
35 00
George White
79 00
Jessie A. Williams, gravel
50 00
Herman White
4 50
Harold Wilder
2 50
Joseph Willard 2 50
Eldon Whiting
4 00
Bertha Whiting
I 25
Richard Whiting
5 50
Russell Whiting
2 00
Warren Wheeler
3 75
Wiliam H. Spencer, stamped enve-
lopes
4 29
$14 046 29
WALTER T. OSBORN,
Highway Surveyor.
STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT December 31, 1924 NOTES
PURPOSE OF ISSUE
NO.
AMOUNT
RATE
DATE OF ISSUE
MATURITY
River Street Construction
II
$ 3000
5.50
June 1, 1920
June 1, 1925
Plymouth County Hospital
25
500
5.75
June 1, 1921
June 1, 1925
Plymouth County Hospital
26
500
5.75
June 1, 1921
June 1, 1926
Plymouth County Hospital
27
500
5.75
June 1, 1921
June 1, 1927
Plymouth County Hospital
28
500
5.75
June 1, 192I
June 1, 1928
Central Street Construction
33
1000
5.375
Oct. 1, 192I
Oct. 1, 1925
Central Street Construction
34
1000
5.375
Oct. 1, 1921
Oct. 1, 1926
Central Street Second Issue
63
1000
4.375
Nov. 1, 1922
Nov. 1, 1925
Central Street Second Issue
64
1000
4.375
Nov. 1, 1922
Nov. 1, 1926
Central Street Second Issue
65
1000
4.375
Nov. 1, 1922
Nov. 1, 1927
Central School Building
43-60
36000
4.25
July 15, 1922
July 15, '25-'42
Anticipation of Revenue
80
10000
4.20
Mar. 15, 1924
Jan. 15, 1925
Anticipation of Revenue
82
10000
3.87
June 2, 1924
Feb. 15, 1925
Anticipation of Revenue
83
10000
2.90
July 19, 1924
Jan. 15, 1925
4
Total Indebtedness
76000
HERBERT E. ROBBINS
Treasurer
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Auditor
I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Over- seers of the Poor, School Committee, Tax Collector, and Treasurer and find them correct with vouchers for all amounts paid.
ELLIOT W. CROWELL
Auditor for 1924.
Trustees Ridge Hill Public Library
RECEIVED
Balance on Hand
$ 1 44
Appropriation
50 00
-$51 44
PAID
DeWolfe and Fiske Co. $ 17 30
Library Bureau 1 15
Berkeley Book Room 7 65
Women's Ed. and Ind. Union
3 38
Fuel and Light
5 00
Freight and Postage
64
-$35 12
Balance 16 32
Our total circulation for the year was 1717, 1490 fiction and 227 non-fiction.
This is an increase of about 200 over last year. We are indebted to the State Library Commission and several in- dividuals for gifts of books and to the Women's Education- al Union and the James Library for generous loans. We have added about fifty-five volumes during the year, twen- ty-five by purchase and thirty by gift. We hope in the near future to be able to increase our over crowded shelf room.
ALFRED H. PROUTY WM. J. LEONARD WM. O. PROUT Y
Trustees
Forest Fire Warden
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Ridge Hill Fire $ 204 40
Hanover Fire Dept. 30 25
Hingham Fire Dept. 92 50
Irving Young 120 80
Ridge Hill Fire II 90
Eugene W. Langdon Cochran Fire . . I 50
W. T. Osborn,
40 50
W. D. Turner, Tires, Gas, Rep. and
Storage 292 67
John T. Osborn, Services 73 30
Litchfield Fire, 19 00
L. E. Stone ,Chemicals, 4 85
Thomas Fire 17 50
Edw. W. Ross
3 00
Green Street Fire 36 05
Ridge Hill Fire
6 50
Simmons Place Fire 2 50
New England Fire App. Co., Supplies
31 50
Scituate Fire Dept., Mt. Hope Fire
48 38
Scituate Fire Dept., Orlando Litch- field Fire 19 50
Bertram Joseph, Services 48 00
Church Hill Fire 59 80
H. E. Joseph, 14 00
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Bates Fire 6 50 $ 1 184 90
Appropriation 500 00
Special Appropriation
200 00
Exceeded 484 90
JOHN T. OSBORNE Warden
List of Jurors
List of persons qualified to serve as Jurors in the Town of Norwell, from July 1, 1924 to July 1, 1925.
Appleford, Arthur E., Clerk High Street
Curtis, Fred M., Moth Superintendent .. Central Street
Foss, Richard A., Retired Washington Street
Gaudette, Horace D., Shoeworker High Street
Hunt, Charles E., Laborer Tiffany Road
Jackson, John T., Retired Grove Street
Jones, Virgil S., Shoeworker Washington Street
Litchfield, Percy W. Painter Cedar Street
Lincoln, J. Austin, Merchant Lincoln Street
Mackenzie, Wm. N., Carpenter
Washington Street
MacDonald, Robert W., Blacksmith
Main Street
Merritt, Harry S., Carpenter Central Street
Monto, Wm. W., Poultryman High Street
Ogden, Louis H., Poultryman Main Street
Prouty, Alfred H., Clerk
Washington Street
Studley, Frank E., Shoeworker Washington Street
Tolman, Joseph, Poultryman River Street
Tolman, Wm. C., Carpenter River Street
Turner, George H., Farmer
Central Street
Whalen, John, Farmer Central Street
Whiting, Alonzo B., Farmer River Street
Wilder, George H., Shoeworker
High Street
Budget for 1925
The following Budget has been approved by the Ad- visory Board. It entails an approximate tax rate of $38 00. Each additional $1,000 00 raised will add 70 cents to the rate.
Appropriated 1924
Recommended 1925
Support of Poor
$ 2 000
$ 2 000
Almshouse
2 000
2 000
Repairs
1 000
Schools
18 000
*25 500
Highways, Joint Account
** State and Town Article 4
4 800
4 700
General Purposes
4 200
4 900
Summer St., Article 5
500
500
Sign Boards
250
100
Snow Removal
750
1 200
Notes :
River Street
4 000
3 000
County Hospital
500
500
[2] Central Street
2 000
2 000
High School
2 000
2 000
Interest
4 350
4 000
State and County Taxes
6 500
7 000
Town Officers
2 700
2 950
Incidentals
1 500
1 500
School and District Nurse
1 200
1 300
Transportation of Nurse
500
200
County Hospital
Maintainence
590
590
State Aid
1 000
1 000
Board of Health
500
500
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Appropriated 1924
Recommended 1925
Electric Lights
500
550
Tree Warden
75
100
Spraying Elms
200
200
Mowing Bushes
400
500
Squares and Triangles
225
200
Gypsy Moth
606 41
642 47
Fire Department
700
750
Equipment
1 500
James Library
200
200
Ridge Hill Library
50
50
Soldiers Relief
400
400
School Physician
100
100
Memorial Day
250
250
Sealing Weights and
Measures
50
50
Inspection of Animals
60
60
Washington Street Cemetery
75
75
Town Hall
150
200
Plymouth County Aid
to Agriculture
100
125
Legion Rental
75
75
Playground
125
Insurance
1110
Totals
$65 166 41
$67 592 47
* To be expended under the joint direction of a State Engineer and the selectmen which insures a grant from the State of $3 525 for additional highway work.
*State Credits and dog tax reduce this by $7500 to $18,000 the same as in 1924.
Transcript of Articles in Warrant
Article I. 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 appropriations to defray the expenses of the town, and for other purposes and to raise such sums of money as the town shall deem expe- dient for the following purposes :
Support of Poor, Almshouse, Almshouse Repairs, Sup- port of Schools, Highways, Summer St., Sign Boards, Re- moving Snow, Playgrounds, Notes, Interest, State and County Taxes, Town Officers, Incidentals, Reserve Fund, School and District Nurse, Transportation of Nurse, County Hospital, State Aid, Board of Health, Electric Lights, Tree Warden, Spraying Elms, Mowing Bushes, Squares and Triangles, Gypsy Moth, Fire Department, and new equipment, James Library, Ridge Hill Library. Soldiers' Relief, School Physician, Memorial Day, Seal- ing Weights and Measures, Inspection of Animals, Wash- ington Street Cemetery, Town Hall, Plymouth County Aid to Agricultre, Legion Rental.
Article 4. Will the town raise and appropriate the sum of forty-seven hundred dollars to be expended on highways, under the provisions of Section 26 of Chapter SI 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 to complete Summer Street, provided that the county and state contribute $1500 and $2000 respectively for that purpose ?
(Approved by Advisory Board.)
Article 6. Will the town vote to refund to the Hing- ham Water Co., for a term of twenty years all taxes which may be assessed upon new equipment installed to serve the residents of Washington St .?
(Not approved by Advisory Board.)
Article 7. Will the town accept the provisions of Chap- ter 136, Sections 7 & 8 of the General Laws, legalizing the sale of ice cream and soft drinks by licensed dealers on Sunday ?
Article 8. Will the town rescind its vote of 1924 ac- cepting the provisions of Chapter 136, Sections 21 to 28 of the General Laws, legalizing sports on Sunday where no admission fee is collected ?
Article 9. Will the town vote to establish a town For- est under the provisions of Chapter 45, Sections 19 to 23, or Chapter 132, Section 35 of the General Laws?
Article 10. Will the town vote to employ its Almis- house unimproved land for forestry purposes ?
Article II. Will the town vote to employ its lands acquired by tax sale for forestry purposes ?
Article 12. Will the town act with the town of Han- over to have electric lights at the junction of River Street, Norwell, and Broadway, Hanover, at Assinippi and at North Hanover ?
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Article 13. Will the town maintain an electric light on Main Street near the Parsonage?
( Request of Wm. J. Leonard.)
Article 14. To make allowances to town creditors.
Article 15. Will the town authorize the Selectmen to dispose of the District No. 2 School house?
Article 16. Will the town authorize the Selectmen to dispose of District No. 7 School house?
Article 17. Will the town vote to lease for a term of three years, with the privilege of purchase at the termin- ation of the lease at a stipulated price, a parcel of land containing approximately two acres, adjoining on three sides the Central School lot?
(Approved by Advisory Board. )
Article 18. Will the town appropriate the Bonus re- fund received from the State, for the purchase and grad- ing of a play ground for the Central School?
(Approved by Advisory Board.)
Article 19. Will the town choose a director for the' Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture ?
Article 20. Will the town give any instructions to town officers ?
Article 21. Will the town authorize the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money on and after January 1, 1926, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1926, and to issue note or notes therefor, payable within one year. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the rev- enue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1926.
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Article 22. What salary and compensation will the town vote to pay all its elected officers. To conform with section 108, chapter 41, general laws?
Article 23. To bring in their votes for a Town Clerk for one year; one Selectman; one Assessor; and one Over- seer of the Poor for three years; a Treasurer; a Collec- tor of Taxes; an Auditor; a Surveyor of Highways; five Constables; and 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?"
School Committee
REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1924
To the Citizens of the Town of Norwell :
In submitting our report for 1924, we feel it our duty and pleasure to thank the taxpayers for the extra thousand dollars allowed us at the March meeting. It made possible a raise in teachers salaries as planned, the introduction of manual training in the High School and a start made toward the replenishment of the Chemical laboratory ..
It has been the custom at the beginning of the year to call for bids on wood and transportation. These pro- posals have been duly printed, distributed and publicly opened at quite an expense to the town. Only the present drivers of school busses have bid on transportation for the past four years and no bids were received on wood in 1923, due to the steady demand at good prices. Therefore this year we renewed the contracts of our bus drivers and bought wood in the open market at no greater price than we paid in past years. We find this method of renewing the con- tract of bus drivers where the service is satisfactory to be prevalent throughout the state, guaranteeing two years ser- vice to the drivers and less liklihood of an increase in price to the town.
Because of the large number of small children living on High Street, it has been necessary to extend the barge route covering that territory and the closing of District No. 7 made a change necessary in the route taken by the Church
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Hill bus.
In April, the joint committee of Hanson, Hanover and Norwell met for the purpose of electing a union superin- tendent for the district. The term of Stephen G. Bean having expired and he not wishing to present his name for reelection, a sub committee was chosen to interview candi- dates and prepare a list of same for the joint committee meetings. Four such meetings were held at each of which candidates were interviewed, until at last the Committee unanimously chose Leon M. Farrin then Superintendent at Danielson, Conn.
Mr. Farrin is a Harvard graduate with three years ex- perience as Superintendent, who has by his hearty coopera- tion and thorough manner of doing his work, demonstrated the apparent wisdom of our choice.
June brought with it the loss of two High School tea- chers, Miss Ranney resigning to be married and Mr. Ford to resume his studies at Harvard. Mr. H. Deane Hoyt, principal of a school in Goodyear, Conn., took Mr. Ford's place and directs the athletics, while Miss Doris Page Allen replaced Miss Ranney.
Mr. Hoyt has organized school teams in soccer, basket and baseball and a schedule of games with surrounding schools has been arranged. This affords the pupils an unexcelled opportunity to exercise self control at the same time fostering a loyalty and love for their own school. As the games do not in any way conflict with the school work, it is hoped the parents will encourage the team by their support.
The illness of Mrs. Turner deprives the High School of one of its most valued teachers which is a source of regret to every pupil as well as the Committee. Miss Lila Perry a graduate of Burdett Business College is serving as sub- stitute for the remainder of the year.
Because of the increase in the number of pupils in the
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grammar grades, the library, was opened as a class room with Katherine Turner a Norwell High and Bridgewater Normal graduate in charge.
By transporting the small number of pupils in the Ridge Hill building to the Central building and giving Mrs. Jones the first three grades we were able to dispense with the ser- vices of one teacher this year. Districts 5 and 7 were com- bined at No. 5 with Miss Tolman in charge of the upper room. This consolidation was deemed necessary as the number of pupils in the rooms in question seemed altogether too small for a teacher to handle. The money thus saved was used to paint Dist. No. 5. Miss Litchfield accepted a better position elsewhere as we had nothing to offer which interested her.
We need to paint Dist. No. I at Ridge Hill this year at a probable cost of $300. and the High School one coat in 1926 at about the same price. Our buildings could then be kept in excellent condition by the application of one coat of paint every third year, beginning with No. 5 in 1927. No. 1 in 1928 and the High School in 1929. This is looking some distance ahead but the plan if carried out would give the town a look of prosperity, which counts so much in attracting the desirable sort of newcomers.
An article will appear in the town warrant asking for a sum of money with which to purchase the land surrounding the school grounds and properly lay out and grade the same. Everyone knows this should be done. Many times the grounds have been spoken of as having the appearance of a shoe factory yard, which we feel maligns the present day shoe factory, where considerable care is taken in the appearance of surroundings. Our only public building, in itself a dignified structure, rests in the midst of debris necessary to its construction. The graduating class of 1924 placed letters forming the name Norwell High and Grammar School across the front, the present pupils have
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paid to have the floor of the Town Hall scraped and refinished and the local post No. 192 American Legion led the way by donating a handsome and substantial flagpole to the school. If the pupils past and present and the Le- gion feel pride enough in the building to help with their limited resources, will not the town awake to its reponsibili- ties ?
Manual training for the boys 'and household arts for the girls which were introduced last year in a simple way, have become very popular as well as profitable, again demonstrat- ing the fact that the best way to train the mind is through the hand. At some future date it is hoped proper equipment may be provided for this department.
To comply with state laws, a teacher in physical training has been adder to our staff of teachers. We were for- tunate in obtaining Mrs. Warren Illsley, a Sargent School graduate for this work, who has taken great interest and accomplished splendid results. Her report will be found elsewhere.
The heath work has progressed steadily under Dr. Grove- stein and Miss Roe both of whom submit to you their re- port. Much work has been done this year with under- weight children. After examination and weighing, Miss Roe has advised the parents of methods to regain weight with the result that fully half have regained their normal weight.
In connection with underweight children we wish to announce that the Board of Health have joined with the School Committee in obtaining the services of the state clinic for underweight children. This unit consists of two doctors and a nurse sent out by the state with X Ray and all other necessary paraphenalia to throughly examine all children ten percent or more underweight. The school nurse will have previously prepared a list of all such children and gained the necessary permission of the parents,
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