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$62 735 21
WM. H. SPENCER
Collector
Trustees Ridge Hill Library
Books
$ 68 58
Supplies, freight and postage 5 56
Dues, Mass. Lib. Ass'n. 1 00
Dorothy Blossom, Services
1 50
$ 76 64
Appropriation
75 00
Transfer Reserve Fund
1 64
Our circulation for the year was 1658, 1167 fiction and 491 non-fiction.
We have acquired 100 new volumes, 60 by purchase and 40 by gift. The continued interest and generosity of the State Library Commission and the loans of the Mass. Library Ass'n. and the James Library have greatly aided in our work.
ALFRED H. PROUTY, WM. J. LEONARD, WM. O. PROUTY,
Trustees
Jurors
List of persons qualified to serve as Jurors in the Town of Norwell from July 1, 1928 to July 1, 1929.
Barnard, Walter C., Clerk River Street
Blackhall, John, Retired River Street
Brown, Alexander, Carpenter Main Street
Butler, John J., Retired Washington Street
Cochran, Fred B., Retired Main Street
Curtis, Fred M., Moth Supt. Central Street
Delano, Howard A., Carpenter Main Street
Dyer, Theodore M., Salesman Stetson Road
Francis, Edmund H., Laborer River Street
Hall, John W., Carpenter Washington Street
Henderson, Robert C., Shoeworker River Street
Howes, Alfred G., Musician Main Street
Hunt, Ernest G., Laborer Tiffany Road
Lincoln, I. Austin, Carpenter Lincoln Street
Merritt, Joseph F., Carpenter Main Street
Mills, William E., Retired off River Street
Nash, Lester S., Clerk Stetson Road
Osborne, Frank H., Mason . Lincoln Street
Pinson, Henry I., Lumber Winter Street
Prouty, William O., Carpenter Washington Street Robbins, Richard W., Jeweler off Main Street
Robinson, Asa W., Shoeworker High Street
Tolman, Joseph, Poultryman River Street
Torrey, Everett L., Shoeworker High Street
Wadsworth, Jerome F., Real Estate Central Street
Report of Town Treasurer
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1928
RECEIPTS
Cash on Hand January 1, 1928
General Funds $ 3 980 69
Balance of School Building Appro- priation
361 65
Income Sawyer Lot Fund
19 31
$ 4 361 65
From William H. Spencer, Collector Cash received on account of assessments, Including abatements.
Year 1924 37 19
Year 1925
408 71
Year 1926
2 888 80
Year 1927
11 838 60
Year 1927 (Polls) 4 13
Year 1928
47 444 96
Year 1928 (Polls)
972 00
63 594 39
Loans and Interest
Loans in Anticipation of Revenue
Note 101
20 000 00
Note 102 20 000 00
Note 103
10 000 00
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Note 104 10 000 00
Interest on Deposit at Rockland
Trust Company 283 43
60 283 43
For School Purposes Only
Income of Massachusetts
School Fund 3 469 02
Commonwealth of Mass. Tuition of Children 216 21
Department of Education,
High School Tuition 1 042 86
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Income Tax of 1928 1 920 00
Refund, Superintendent of schools 670 36
County of Plymouth, Dog Tax Refund 1927 427 80
City, of Boston, School Dept. 202 27
Charles E. Merrill Co., Refund .. 18 18
Women's Republican Club, Refund for Paper and Stencil 1 00
Refund for broken glass 1 05
Electric Light & Power Co., Refund 10 75
A. B. Dick & Co., Refund 4 08
L. E. Knott Co., Refund 8 89
7 992 47
From State
Highway Department 5 567 50
Corporation Tax, Public Service. . 429 13
Corporation Tax, Business 238 58
Moth Refund 64 79
Compensation for Inspection of Animals 29 75
Division of Sanitoria Subsidies 524 28
State Aid
450 00
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Veteran's Exemption
40 90
National Bank Tax
88 19
Trust Company Tax
811 26
Department of Public Welfare,
Temporary Aid
319 00
Income Tax
4 930 00
Income Tax 1927
270 00
13 763 38
Licenses
Sunday Licenses $ 36 00
Licenses for sale of Gasoline 36 00
Licenses for sale of used cars 20 00
Victualer's Licenses
26 00
`Pedler's Licenses 7 00
Inn Keeper's Licenses
10 00
Slaughtering Licenses
1 00
License for Pool Table
5 00
. Jitney License 1 00
142 00
Cemetery Funds
Sale of Lots in Cemetery
Alfred H. Jacobs, Lot No. 22 Section C
10 00
William D. Jacobs, Lot No. 21
Section C
10 00
Funds for Perpetual Care of Lots of
Estate of Leaffie B. Curtis Miller 150 00
Robert K. Stoddard 150 00
Samuel D. Stetson 75 00
Sarah T. David 75 00
470 00
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Sundries
Second District Court Fees 290 95
Income Sawyer Lot Fund 8 74
Sale of Fish Rights 2 00
Refund from Town of Hanson
Fire Account
55 00
William H. Spencer, Refund on Tax Assessment 13 68
Frank McManus, Fire Refund
24 75
Refund from Fred C. Curtis for
use of Town Truck 128 26
Refund from Fred B. Cochran, Town Forest 4 22
Sale of lime, sulphur and arsenate of lead 60 46
Infirmary Receipts
118 46
Fefund from F. C. Haskins,
Burning Grass
13 50
Refund from Grace B. V. Dinsmoor for Tarvia 20 25
Hay Scale Receipts
6 23
Sealer of Weights and Measures
38 29
Charles H. Robbins, Master of
House of Correction 6 00
790 79
$151 398 11
EXPENDITURES
Highways
General Pay Roll $ 16 023 26
Removal of Snow 929 00
Repairs to State Highway 427 60
17 379 86
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Infirmary
2 069 51
Public Welfare
1 701 70
State Aid
372 00
Soldiers' Relief
589 00
4 732 21
Schools
$30 500 12
School Nurse
1 300 00
Transportation of Nurse
200 00
School Dentist
600 00
32 600 12
Town Officers
3 084 50
Board of Health
1 297 70
Inspection of Animals
59 50
Sealer of Weights & Measures ..
100 50
4 542 20
Fire Account, including
Fire Equipment
2 744 92
Incidentals 1 819 79
Electric Lights
554 27
5 118 98
Taxes
State
2 465 00
County
4 082 68
Abatement of Town Taxes
24 20
6 571 88
Moth
2 017 92
Tent Caterpillar
91 00
Mowing Bushes
819 84
Squares and Triangles
277 00
Tree Warden
74 00
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Forestry
246 52
3 526 28
Sundries
Maintenance of Plymouth County
Hospital
632 04
Audit 505 00
City of Boston for Tuition 40 26
Memorial Day Appropriation
220 40
Aid to Agriculture
150 00
Refund to Mrs. Joseph H. Corthell on account of tax 7 75
Care of Sawyer Lot 8 00
Deposit in South Scituate Savings
482 00
Bank for Permanent Care of Lots Washington Street Cemetery
136 50
Town Hall
258 42
James Library
200 00
Ridge Hill Library
76 64
Seal Bounty
2 00
Trust Company tax
99
Special Appropriation for Truck Chassis 611 29
3 331 29
Loans and Interest Paid
Anticipation Notes 60 000 00
School Bond 2 000 00
Plymouth County Hospital Note 500 00
Discount on Anticipation Notes 1 616 51
Interest Paid 1 289 38
Cost of Certifying Notes
8 00
65 413 89
Total Disbursements
$ 143 216 71
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Cash on Hand to Balance
General Funds
8 179 09
Income Sawyer Lot Fund
11 31
8 181 40
$ 151 398 11
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT E. ROBBINS,
Town Treasurer
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STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT DECEMBER 31, 1928
Amount
Notes
Number
Rate
Date of Issue
Date of Maturity
$28 000.00 Central School Building
47-60
4.25
July 15, 1922
$10 000 00 Anticipation of Revenue
103
4.25
July 2, 1928
July 15, 1929-42 Feb. 15, 1929
$10 000 00 Anticipation of Revenue
104
4.45
Dec. 10, 1928
April 20, 1929
$48 000 00
HERBERT E. ROBBINS, Town Treasurer
SEVENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture
LOUIS H. OGDEN, NORWELL DIRECTOR
Appropriations for the Trustees, County Aid to Agri- culture apply to funds of the organization known more commonly as the Plymouth County Extension Service. The Plymouth County Extension Service, supported by federal, state, county, and local funds, cooperates with the Massachusetts Agricultural College in teaching agricul- ture and home-making through group instruction, corres- pondence and individual service to any man, woman, boy or girl, in the county who desires such information.
The extension services has given individual attention to our many Norwell poultrymen, advising them on disease control, breeding, feeding and housing, also cooperated with the town forest club to interest woodland owners in the town to care for their pine in the way that would make it most profitable. In orchard work advice has been given in pruning, spraying, and thinning, to eliminate disease and insect pests as well as to grow the best and most val- uable fruit.
District meetings are held in food preparation and cloth- ing selection, and a most successful series of millinery meetings have been held.
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Circular letters, as well as notices of meetings at which important information is given without charge by experts, are sent to those on the mailing list.
Forestry work was also carried on with boys and girls in the High school. Among the things that their 4-H forestry club did was to plant 3000 white pine and spruce on town land and to make it possible for every boy and girl in the schools at the center to plant at least one tree during national forestry week and thus become interested in forest conservation.
One Norwell girl, Miss Gertrude Gauley, was so pro- ficient in doing her 4-H canning club work that she was awarded a trip to the state club camp at the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Miss Gauley is now, under the guidance of one of the teachers, leading a 4-H lunch box club of about 20 girls. These clubs are supplied with in- formation by the extension service.
Mr. Stanley L. Freeman, your new county agent, can be located at 106 Main Street, Brockton, and will be glad to give timely information and advice in overcoming an- noying problems that confront us from time to time.
Visiting Nurse Association
TREASURER'S REPORT
RECEIPTS
Subscriptions
$ 65 30
Donations
149 75
Nursing fees
81 75
Donatoins and fees, account Dental Clinic
321.35
Bank Interest
3 88
Town Tranportation
200 00
Sale of Tuberculosis Stamps
53 52
875 55
Cash, Jan. 1, 1928
353 00
$ 1 228 55
DISBURSEMENTS
Dr. Parsons, account Clinic $ 400 00
Dr. Fitzgerald, Pre-School Clinic 40 00
Nurses Salary 166 65
Dental Engine (power drill) 145 00
Auto Insurance and Registration
30 28
Auto Expense, (gas, oil, tires and repairs)
249 48
Postage and supplies 13 46
Janitor (annual meeting)
3 00
1 047 87
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Cash, Dec. 31, 1928 180 68
$ 1 228 55
The Nursing association's special clinic this year was the Diptheria Clinic at which all school children and children under school age who cared to take it, were given the toxin anti-toxin treatment. The large number vailing them- selves of the treatment seemed to show that it was appreci- ated.
The usual Pre-School Clinic was also conducted. This year it cost $40 to have a child specialist come down from Boston. This clinic also seemed to be appreciated.
The association bought and installed at the High School an electric power drill known as a Dental Engine. This cost $145.00 and is a great aid in the dental clinic.
The children's teeth are fast being put in good condition but much necessary work still remains to be done and the clinic should be continued by the town and the association.
The general health of the towns people has been the best for many years as measured by the money received for bedside calls. We received only $81.75 in 1928 as against $192.00 in 1927; $296.50 in 1926 and $366.00 in 1925.
All of which means loss of revenue for the association.
If the work of the association is appreciated and is to be continued successfully it must have more general support.
The membership fee is only 25c per year and every man, woman and child should belong.
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When the volunteer solicitors make their annual house to house appeal this spring please show you believe in the work we are doing by giving at least 25c for each person in your household and as much more as you can afford.
Grateful acknowledgement is hereby given to our Nurse Miss Catherine A. Roe for her unfailing devotion to the work with the school children and the sick people in the town.
Chief credit is due to her for arranging and conducting the various clinics and there is no surer way of demon- strating your confidence and approval of her than by sub- scribing liberally to the cause and by attending the annual meeting of the association in March.
Look for the announcement, to be made soon.
JAMES H. BARNARD, Treasurer
REPORT OF NURSE
January 1, 1928 to December 31, 1928
Number of patients cared for 34
Number of nursing visits 165
Number of free nursing visits 54
Number of infant welfare visits 47
Number of pre-natal visits 7
Number of tuberculosis visits 16
Number of visits to children of pre-school age 42
Number of visits to schools 248
Number of visits to homes of school children 243
Number of visits to clinics 65
Number of sanitary visits in schools 54
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Number of friendly visits 46
Number of other visits
252
Those visits include
Visits made for Board of Health
Visits made for Selectmen
Visits to carry supplies
Visits made to carry information
Conferences attended.
Follow-up work for hospitals and clinics.
Total number of visits 1239
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE A. ROE.
Auditor's Report
I have examined the reports of the Selectmen, Board of Public Welfare, School Committee, Tax Collector, Town Treasurer, for 1928 and find them all correct with vouchers for all amounts paid.
G. FRANCIS KNOWLTON Auditor
Budget for 1929
The following Budget has been approved by the Advisory Board. It entails an approximate tax rate of $31.00. Each additional $1,000.00 raised will add 50 cents to the rate.
Appropriated
1928
Recommended 1929
Dept. of Public Welfare
$ 2 100 00
$ 2 000 00
Infirmary
2 100 00
2 300 00
Schools
30 500 00
*30 500 00
Central School Sewage
1 061 65
Highways, Joint Account.
** State and Town Article 4
4 700 00
4 700 00
General Purposes
6 000 00
7 000 00
Stetson Road
500 00
Tiffany Road, Article 5
500 00
Sign Boards
25 00
300 00
Snow Removal
1 500 00
1 500 00
Notes
2 500 00
2 000 00
Interest
3 125 00
3 000 00
State and County Taxes
8 000 00
7 500 00
Town Officers
3 100 00
3 300 00
Incidentals
1 800 00
2 000 00
School and District Nurse
1 300 00
1 300 00
Transportation of Nurse
200 00
300 00
Dental Clinic
700 00
700 00
County Hospital Maintenance
632 00
632 00
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State Aid
600 00
400 00
Board of Health
1 000 00
1 000 00
Electric Lights
551 00
555 00
Tent Caterpillar
100 00
150 00
Gaffield Park
100 00
Tree Warden
75 00
75 00
Spraying Elms
200 00
Mowing Bushes
700 00
800 00
Squares and Triangles Gypsy Moth
810 99
861 61
Chassis, Town Sprayer
750 00
Fire Department
1 500 00
1 500 00
Fire Dept. Equipment
1 000 00
1 000 00
James Library
200 00
200 00
Ridge Hill Library
75 00
75 00
Soldiers' Relief
500 00
600 00
School Physician
100 00
200 00
Memorial Day
250 00
250 00
Sealing Weights and Measures
100 00
100 00
Inspection of Animals
60 00
60 00
Washington Street Cemetery
150 00
150 00
Town Hall
200 00
950 00
Plymouth County Aid
To Agriculture Article 16
150 00
150 00
Reserve Fund
500 00
600 00
Town Forest
200 00
250 00
Totals
$79 865 64
$79 858 61
* State Credits and dog tax reduce this by $8,000. to $22,500.
** To be expended under the joint direction of a State en- gineer and the selectmen which insures a grant from the State of $4,700. for additional highway work.
250 00
300 00
Transcript of Articles in Warrant
MONDAY, MARCH 4th AT 7.30 P. M.
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.
Articles 3. To make necessary appropriations to defray the expences of the town, and for other purposes and to raise such sums of money as the town shall deem expedient for the following purposes :
Dept. of Public Welfare, Infirmary, Support of Schools, Highways, Tiffany Road, Sign Boards, Removing Snow, Notes, Interest, State and County Taxes, Town Officers, Incidentals, School and District Nurse, Transportation of Nurse, Dental Clinic, County Hospital, State Aid, Board of Health, Electric Lights, Tent Caterpillar, Gaffield Park, Tree Warden, Mowing Bushes, Squares and Triangles, Gypsy Moth, Fire Department, and equipment, James Li- brary, Ridge Hill Library, Soldiers' Relief, School Physi- cian, Memorial Day, Sealing Weights and Measures, In- spection of Animals, Washington Street Cemetery, Town Hall, Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture, Reserve Fund, Town Forest.
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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 81 of the General Laws as amended ?
(Approved by Advisory Board.)
Article 5. Will the Town appropriate Five Hundred ($500) Dollars for improving Tiffany Road, from River Street to. Common Street? The improvement to include preparing the road for, and applying two applications of Tarvia B.
Request of Albert L. Sylvester. .
(Approved by Advisory Board.)
Article 6. Will the town appropriate $500 for tarring Stetson Road from River Street to half way between the houses of Gerard Frazar and Albert Schindler ?
Request of Gerard Frazar.
(Not approved by Advisory Board,)
Article 7. Will the town appropriate Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500) for improving Lincoln Street, starting at Cushing Corner and continuing as far as the appropriation will permit? The improvement to include preparing the road for, and applying two applications of Tarvia B.
Request of Alan C. Virtue.
(Not approved by Advisory Board.)
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Article 8. Will the town appropriate $150 to put the River Street side of Gaffield Park in proper condition ?
Request of Fred B. Cochran.
(Not approved by Advisory Board.)
Article 9. Will the town appropriate Five Hundred Dollars, ($500) to begin beautifying the triangles on Main Street, between Neal Gate Street and the Common, to be done under the supervision of the Road Surveyor?
Request of Fred B. Cochran.
(Not approved by Advisory Board. )
Article 10. Will the town vote to purchase a 500 gal- lon triple combination fire truck and pumping engine with usual and proper equipment and 2000 feet of hose; and for that purpose raise and appropriate two thousand dollars ($2000) in the current tax levy, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is auth- orized and empowered to borrow the sum of seven thousand dollars, ($7000) and to issue notes of the town therefor, said notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Sec- tion 19, Chapter 44 of the General Laws of the Common- wealth, the loan to be paid in not more than five years from the date of the issue of the first note; and that the Board of Engineers be empowered to purchase said equipment ?
Request of Fire Department.
(Not approved by Advisory Board.)
Article 11. Will the town vote to accept a "Law Adopt- ed by Initiative Petition" known as "An Act to permit certain sports and games on the Lord's Day," which allows
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charging admission or taking up collections at such games?
Request of U. A. A.
Article 12. Will the town authorize the Selectmen to sell at public or private sale the so-called Talbot property on South Street, acquired by the town at tax sale?
Article 13. Will the town vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture a sum not exceeding $200 and choose a town director as provided in Sections 41 and 45 of Re- vised Chapter 128 of the General Laws and act thereon?
Article 14. To make allowances to town creditors.
Article 15. Will the town give any instructions to town officers ?
Article 16. Will the town authorize the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money on and after January 1, 1930, in anticipation of the revenue of the fin- ancial year beginning January 1, 1930, and to issue a 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, 1930.
Article 17. What salary and compensation will the town vote to pay all its elected officers. To conform with Sec- tion 108, Chapter 41, General Laws.
Article 18. Will the town act with the town of Han- over to maintain electric lights at the junction of River Street, Norwell, and Broadway, Hanover, and at Assinippi ?
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Article 19. Will the town vote to accept Mill Lane as a Town way?
(Request of Mrs. G. H. Wilde. )
MONDAY, MARCH 11th, 6 TO 11 A. M.
Article 20. To bring in their votes for a Town Clerk, for one year; one Selectman, one Assessor, and one mem- ber of the Board of Public Welfare, for three years; a Treasurer, a Collector 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.
School Directory
School Committee BENJAMIN LORING, Chairman MRS. GRACE B. V. DINSMOOR MRS. NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Secretary and Treasurer
Superintendent of Schools HAROLD E. JACKMAN
Supervisors PANSY B. STETSON, (MRS.) Music VIRGINIA STARBIRD, Drawing DORIS TILDEN, Physical Training
School Physician
WILLIAM P. GROVESTEIN, M. D.
School Nurse
CATHERINE A. ROE, R. N.
School Dentist WILLIS B. PARSONS, D. M. D.
Attendance Officers
JOHN T. OSBORN CATHERINE A. ROE
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Janitors RICHARD WHITING GEORGE TURNER MARY BRUCE
1929 CALENDAR FOR NORWELL SCHOOLS
School Opens, January 2, 1929.
School Closes, February 15, Seven Weeks.
School Opens, February 25.
School closes April 12, Seven week.
School opens, April 22.
Schools, except High school, closes June 14, eight weeks. High school closes June 21, Nine weeks.
School opens, September 4.
Schools closes December 20, Sixteen weeks.
Length of school year-Thirty-eight weeks for grades, Thirty-nine weeks for High school.
Schools open January 2, 1930.
HOLIDAYS
May 30, October 12, November 11, Thanksgiving and the day following
SCHOOL COMMITTEE REGULATIONS
Children who become five years of age on July first may enter school the following September. The only exception to this rule is that under-age children may be admitted to school on the basis of intelligence tests.
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No child under seven years of age will be admitted to school for the first time after October first of any year.
A child entering school for the first time is required to present to the teacher a birth certificate and a vaccination or exemption from vaccination certificate.
School Committee
To the Citizens of Norwell :
The calendar year 1928 brought but three changes in our teaching staff. Mr. Keene, sub-master in the High School left in June to accept a better position elsewhere and Mr. Carroll Abbott of Worcester was secured in his place. Recently Mr. Abbott has accepted a position in the Danvers High School and Mr. Ira Bagnall of Colby Col- lege has accepted the position thus left vacant.
In the Grammar School, Mrs. Sara Hatch resigned and Miss Louanna Davies an experienced teacher was obtained in her place.
Mr. Farrin our very genial and efficient Superintendent resigned in August to accept the Superintendency of the Putnam, Conn., schools. While everyone felt genuinely sorry to lose Mr. Farrin, we were all pleased to have his ability so recognized. The members of the committee wish to express their appreciation of his splendid work here. We feel sure the best wishes of the townspeople follow him in his new field. Mr. Harold E. Jackman a man of long and varied experience follows Mr. Farrin and has already made himself felt in the work. We pre- dict an equal success for Mr. Jackman.
We have carried on the same arrangement with the Normal Art School and Posse Normal for pupil teachers
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to supervise drawing and physical training in the schools. Miss Virginia Starbird is the new Supervisor of Drawing and Miss Doris Tilden of Marshfield the teacher of physic- al training. They are each doing very creditable work. Mrs. Stetson is giving Norwell her usual excellent work in music.
The lunch room is under new management this year. Miss Wilcox an experienced dietitian with her sister Mrs. Mason serve a very appetizing lunch daily. The amount served and the variety offered are governed by Miss Wil- cox's knowledge of dietitics. The menus are so varied and the cost so very small, each pupil may have a nourish- ing lunch for a very few cents. We are pleased to note the pupils' appreciation of Miss Wilcox's efforts.
The heating system in the High School has given a great deal of trouble and it has become necessary to have the furnaces repacked. This necessitated the closing of school for two days and the expenditure of between $300 and $400. Because of the two days thus lost, the schools will not have the usual week's vacation including Feb. 22nd but will have just the holiday.
Because of the great amount of dampness in the base- ment corridor and cloak rooms, we were obliged to install an overhead radiator with fan attached, which warms the air and keeps it in circulation thus aiding evaporation. We feel it has more than paid for itself in reducing the liability to many ailments caused by dampness.
It became necessary to shingle District No. 5 school house and put in two sets of shelves for books. Bids were submitted as follows :
For No. 1 White Cedar Shingles.
Arnold Beach
$230 00
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Howard Delano 232 85
Harry B. Merritt 323 00
The contract was awarded to Arnold Beach.
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