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A systematic process of cleaning and flushing has been carried out in the following streets: Sanborn St., Harnden St., Summer Ave., Cope- land Ave., Woburn St., Wilson St., and Pleasant St. I have noticed a slight increase of sewerage disposal deposited along some of the lines where only a few houses are connected. The main sewers were and are designed to flow two-thirds full, when carrying a maximum capacity and all laterals and sub-mains one-half full. The number of houses that are connected do not discharge enough material to keep the mains thoroughly flushed.
At this point, I would recommend that any further extensions of mains be made only in streets where a substantial percentage of the prop- erty owners apply for connections.
Also that a complete sewer cleaning outfit be purchased for the Dept. to attend to necessary work which should be done next year.
We have now in Town four streets which are 100% connected where the sewer runs through the streets, namely: Copeland Ave., Fremont St., Perkins Ave., and Wenda St. It might be of interest to know the streets from which the Town loses over $200.00 yearly from lack of rentals, that is from dwellings that can be, but are not, connected up with the sewer. They are Prescott St., Temple St., and Woburn St. From Woburn St., this last year, the Town lost $513.90 which is the biggest of the above named streets. To give a clearer idea of how the various streets are connected, I might say that :
14% are 100% connected 4% are 80% connected 16% are 70% connected
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18% are 60% connected 18% are 50% connected
and the other 30% are under 50% connected. At the present time, we have 721 houses that can be connected, of which 401 are connected, which makes 56% now connected with our system. We also have 157 houses where there are no connections started at all, 115 which have been run to either the gutter or sideline of the street, and 48 houses where connections have been run to the houses but have not been connected up. The Town this year ha's received a revenue of $8,477.10 from sewer rentals and I estimate the amount lost to the Town from those houses not connected at $3,555.90.
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STREETS
Possible
Connected
Completed
Connections
Per Cent
Connected
No const.
started
Conn. to St. line
Partially
installed to
Estimated Revenue of Houses not Connected
Revenue Received 1928
Estimated Revenue 100% Connected
Arlington.
11
2
18
6
2
1
$ 76.20
$ 23.40
$ 99.60
Ash ..
17
7
41
10
375.30
Bancroft Ave ..
18
3
16
14
1
156.90
37.20
194.10
Berkeley.
27
15
56
12
150.00
201.60
351.60
Brook ..
1
0
1
10.80
10.80
Center Ave ..
10
7
70
3
27.90
117.60
145.50
Copeland Ave.
7
7
100
239.10
239.10
Eaton.
2
1
50
1
6.00
6.00
12.00
Freemont
4
4
100
63.30
63.30
Fulton
1
1
100
17.10
17.10
Green.
54
35
65
11
4
4
160.50
495.00
655.50
Gould.
3
3
100
68.10
68.10
Harnden
8
6
75
2
15.30
156.60
171.90
Haven
39
26
63
7
4
2
122.40
678.00
800.40
High.
10
3
30
3
2
2
62.70
128.40
191.10
Hillcrest Rd.
10
8
80
1
1
40.80
106.50
147.30
Howard.
18
15
83
2
1
33.30
243.90
277.20
John.
9
6
67
3
19.50
43.20
62.70
King
3
2
66
1
62.70
62.70
Kingston.
15
0
60
6
51.90
105.60
157.50
Lincoln
7
4
57
3
89.70
192.30
282.00
Linden.
8
4
50
3
1
36.60
72.90
109.50
Lowell
5
3
60
2
14.10
56.10
70.20
Main ..
40
29
73
1
8
2
184.80
1017.60
1202.40
Maple.
2
1
50
1
19.50
8.70
28.20
Middle
2
1
50
1
9.60
3.00
12.60
Middlesex Ave.
17
13
76
2
2
61.80
582.30
644.10
Minot.
11
7
63
2
2
46.20
81.30
127.50
Mt. Vernon
9
5
55
4
38.10
61.50
99.60
Park Ave.
7
5
71
2
18.30
39.60
57.90
Parker ..
7
4
57
3
24.90
44.70
69.60
Perkins Ave.
7
7
100
173.10
173.10
Pine Ave ..
1
0
1
6.00
6.00
Pleasant.
14
9
64
5
53.70
127.20
180.90
Pratt.
4
3
75
1
7.50
29.40
36.90
Prescott.
51
32
62
1
11
7
254.10
530.40
784.50
Prospect
15
7
47
8
114.00
142.80
256.80
Salem ..
18
7
39
2
8
1
124.80
227.40
352.20
Sanborn.
14
7
50
5
2
86.40
411.30
497.70
Scotland Rd.
1
1
100
9
1
145.20
116.70
261.90
Sweetser Ave.
5
1
20
3
1
35.70
17.70
53.40
Temple.
32
6
19
20
6
240.30
428.40
669.70
Union.
5
2
40
1
2
59.10
12.00
71.10
Village.
22
9
42
11
2
127.20
145.50
272.70
Warren Ave.
17
12
70
3
2
45.60
127.20
172.80
Washington.
27
10
37
12
4
1
139.00
129.90
267.90
Wenda
4
4
100
Wilson.
7
5
71
2
17.10
37.50
54.60
Woburn.
77
35
45
9
29
4
513.90
577.20
1091.10
Totals.
721
401
56%
157
115
49
$3555.90
$8477.10
$12,033.00
Summer Ave.
18
8
44
7.20
7.20
17.10
17.10
109.50
265.80
house
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LENGTH OF SEWER CONNECTIONS RUN TO EITHER CURB, HOUSES, OR CONNECTED
Streets
Curb
Houses
Connected
Total Length
Arlington
66.50
46.00
138.00
250.50
Ash .. .
Bancroft Ave.
16.00
144.40
160.40
Berkeley
877.90
877.90
Center Ave ..
52.00
317.00
369.00
Eaton.
60.00
60.00
Freemont
209.00
209.00
Fulton.
44.00
44.00
Gould.
236.50
236.50
Green
72.00
121.00
1523.20
1716.20
Haven.
195.00
79.00
1089.80
1363.80
Harnden
32.00
195.00
227.00
High
31.00
51.00
114.60
196.60
Hillcrest Rd.
25.00
516.00
541.00
Howard.
26.00
886.50
912.50
Jobn
51.00
225.20
276.20
King
20.20
107.00
127.20
Kingston
365.00
365.00
Lincoln
70.00
186.00
256.00
Linden.
41.00
219.00
260.00
Lowell.
99.00
1591.35
1961.35
Maple.
18.00
40.00
58.00
Middle.
48.00
138.00
908.20
1094.20
Minot.
42.00
77.00
295.50
414.50
Mt. Vernon
286.50
286.50
Park Ave.
113.00
132.00
245.00
Parker ..
179.00
179.00
Perkins Ave.
434.80
434.80
Pine Ave ..
46.00
46.00
Pleasant.
483.50
483.50
Pratt.
242.00
242.00
Prescott.
254.00
341.00
2046.20
2641.20
Prospect.
123.00
45.00
557.00
725.00
Scotland Rd.
60.00
60.00
Summer Ave ..
94.00
576.20
670.20
Sweetser Ave.
64.00
45.00
43.00
152.00
Temple.
300.00
173.00
505.00
978.00
Union
147.90
62.00
209.90
Village. Warren
54.00
68.00
526.00
648.00
Washington
61.00
48.00
587.40
696.40
Wenda.
202.50
202.50
Wilson.
216.80
216.80
Woburn.
494.00
222.50
2196.90
2913.40
Totals.
2334.70
2178.40
22,202.25
26,715.35
232.50
232.50
Main.
271.00
36.50
36.50
Middlesex Ave.
Salem
98.00
535.90
633.90
Sanborn.
34.00
433.80
467.80
594.50
594.50
Copeland Ave.
450.00
450.00
293.10
293.10
Brook.
Length of Main Sewers in Streets
Length of Underdrains
Streets
Total Length
Total Length
6 Inch
8 Inch
10 Inch
12 Inch
15 Inch
18 Inch
20 Inch
24 Inch
5 Inch
6 Inch
8 Inch
10 Inch
Total Length Sewers and Under- drains
399.80
Ash ..
822.90
258.80
1081.70
237.00
258.80
495.80
1577.50
Baneroft. ..
780.00
780.00
780.00
Berkeley ...
1256.10
1256.10
456.00 847.60
847.60
1695.20
Center ...
620.60
620.60
620.60
620.60
1241.20
Copeland.
500.00
500.00
907.70
380.00
527.70
907.70
1815.40
Freemont .. Green ..
175.20
1717.40
821.60
2714.20
836.90
974.10
1811.00
913.00 4525. 20 559.30
Harnden.
559.30
1752.80
588.20
588.20
2341.00
Iligh. . .
487.70
736.10
1223.80
487.70
736.10
1223.80
2447.60
Ilillerest.
770.80
770.80
450.40
450.40
1221.20
Iloward.
300.00
1110.00
1410.00
1410.00
1410.00
2820.00
Interceptors John.
205.00
2732.00
2937.00
2937.00
2937.00
5874.00
569.60
178.50
748.10
748.10
748.10
1496.20
King.
340.00
573.40
538.10
1111.50
1111.50
1111.50
2223.00
Linden.
735.30
735.30
290.40
444.90
735.30
1470.60 813.10
Lowell
813.10
813.10
1246.10
955.50
234.90
2436.50 189.20
378.40
Middle ..
313.60
1111.50
254.00 972.65
437.00 230.30
322.70
830.00
1660.00
Parker.
427.00
427.00
Perkins ..
400.00
400.00
Pine ...
226.00
226.00
226.00
226.00
452.00
Pleasant ..
865.90
469.80
1335.70
469.80
469.80
1805.50
Pratt ...
555.50
555.50
252.20
303.30 2091.80
3162.40
6601.80
Prescott ..
2265.30
1174.10
3439.40
Prospect. .
1260.00
1260.00
1070.60 886.00
886.00
2146.00
.
...
.
...
. ...
456.50
456.50
456.50
...
.
..
..
.
.
.
...
..
.
...
..
.
719.30
609.30
110.00
719.30
1438.60
Lineoln
Main.
1246.10
955.50
234.90
2436.50
4873.00
Maple ...
189.20
189.20
189.20
Middlesex.
111.50
Minot.
1409.65
1409.65
1409.65
2819.30
Mt. Vernon ..
230.30
230.30
230.30
460.60
Park ..
507.30
322.70
830.00
507.30
254.00
1365.50
340.00
340.00
Kingston
719.30
907.70
..
847.60
847.60
456.00
1712.10
Brook ...
500.00
Eaton.
456.50
..
559.30
Ilaven.
1752.80
Arlington ..
399.80
399.80
555.50
1111.00
427.00
400.00
313.60
313.60
Streets
Total Length
Total Length
6 Inch
8 Inch
10 Inch
12 Inch
15 Inch
18 Inch
20 Inch
24 Inch
5 Inch
6 Inch
8 Inch
10 Inch
Total Length Sewers and Under- "drains
Salem ..
1004.90
132.50
1137.40
543.00 200.00
132.50
675.50
1812.90
Sanborn.
716.30
Summer
1229.40
1229.40
Sweetser
334.30
334.30
175.00
174.00
509.30
Temple.
896.76
Cast Iron 432.89
661.39
1991.04
40.00
40.00
2031.04 303.60
Union. .
303.60
487.80
1503.40
825.00 724.00
246.80
1163.20
2134.00
4692.90
Washington.
424.90
246.80
312.90
1574.30
715.00
715.00
804.50
804.50
1609.00
Woburn.
732.80
2915.70
917.40
4565.90
1196.00
917.40
2113.40
6679.30
Total Lengths . .
2444.76
32885.95 2288.09
6164.79
2870.60
487.80
1809.20
3758.10
52,709.29
9781.15
16,188.00 -
6224.50
1656.90
33,850.55 86,559.84
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NOTE
26,715.35
Total length of House Connections constructed to date. Total length of Sewers and Underdrains constructed to date.
86,559.84
Grand Total.
113,275.19 ft. or 21.45 miles of pipe
715.00
1430.00
Warren.
715.00
471.40
333.10
804.50
Wilson
1015.60
825.00
2328.40
Village.
303.60
2558.90
200.00
916.30
716.30
1229.40
Length of Main Sewers in Streets
Length of Underdrains
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PARK DEPARTMENT
Gentlemen :- The following is the yearly report of the Park Depart- ment :
General Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
Expended :
Memorial Park:
Pay Roll, Care of Park
$ 705.91
Pay Roll, Supervised Play
657.40
Bills
388.36
Total
$ 1,751.67
Common and Main St. Parks:
Pay Roll and Bills
$ 100.10
Total
$ 100.10
Leach Park:
Pay Roll and Bills
$ 10.00
Total
$ 10.00
Washington St. Park :
Pay Roll and Bills
$ 138.23
Total
$ 138.23
Summary Expenditures :
Total Pay Rolls
$ 1,529.39
Total Bills
470.61
Total
$ 2,000.00
Balance
$ 00.00
Memorial Park
During the winter months skating was enjoyed on that portion of the Park, which is flooded by closing the gate in the dam.
Before the season opened for the instruction of supervised play, what minor repairs were necessary were made to the barn building. As much of the entire Park as possible was burned over, and a general policing of that section west of the brook was made. Throughout the warm weather, a man was detailed to look after and keep up the entrance paths, lawns and build-
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ings, and to do such minor repairs as were warranted during his time of employment.
The gate in the dam was closed early in the fall, to flood again that portion used for skating.
The summer activities were again under the supervision and direction of the Reading Woman's Club. The personal care given to this work, by their committee, made it another successful season, and the Board of Public. Works, wishes to express its appreciation of their efforts.
Recommendations for Memorial Park
During the winter months, when the park is used for skating, I. recommend that the pond be well lighted during the early hours of the eve- ning to prevent accidents.
The paths and driveways should be stone-dusted and rolled and con- siderable work should be done on the path leading in from Harrison St.
By plowing and harrowing the meadow section of the Park, an in- crease in area for skating can be obtained.
The main ditch, running through the center of the Park, I recom- mend to be channel piped.
A complete plan, showing the ultimate development of Memorial Park, should be made. By having such, a small portion of the development, could be constructed each year and the Town would then be working along a. definite program of improvement.
Common and Main St. Parks
(The Common and Main St. Parks were kept constantly mown and picked up during the year and the general care of the trees was taken care of by Mr. Donegan. The flag pole on the Common was painted.
Recommendations
An improvement to the Common should be made in accordance with a general development plan of the entire square. Although a considerable amount could be spent to advantage in beautifying the Common, making it more attractive in appearance, the heavy demands for more important work in the Dept., under the jurisdiction of the Board and other Town Depts., makes one realize the necessity of asking for the mere necessities in order to obtain a livable tax rate. With this idea in view, I recommnd policing only, for the coming year, unless it is the wish of the Town's People to appropriate a sum necessary to develop the Common in General.
Ball Park
As much care was given to the Ball Park as there were funds to work with. Money was not available to properly take care of the grounds, but fair results were obtained from the time which the Dept. spent there.
Recommendations
The grand-stand needs repairing, and the athletic field, leveling. Be- fore too much money is spent in extending the present grand-stand, would recommend the investigation of installing more permanent stands than those which now exist.
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Leach Park
The only attention that Leach Park received during the year, was that of keeping the grass cut.
Recommendations
That walks and curbing be established around its entire length.
General
A City or Town that has a systematic Park System is indeed fortunate. If the Town is to improve, and extend its parks, now is the time in which it should be done, for real estate in Reading is not on the decline and plots of land for playground use will be harder to obtain in the future.
The following is a report of the Reading Woman's Club of the Play- ground Activities at Memorial Park.
REPORT OF THE READING PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE
To the Board of Public Works:
Gentlemen :
The tenth season of the Reading Playground opened June 25, 1928, with informal exercises. The donors of Memorial Park were our guests.
Mrs. Richard Cobb, president of the Reading Woman's Club brought greetings.
Miss Ruth E. Farmer, a graduate of Posse Nissen School of Physical Education was appointed Supervisor. Miss Farmer was not a stranger to the children, having served as assistant to Mrs. Tyacke the year before. She presented her program for the season. Each day had its special classes, its work and its play. Her youth and enthusiasm thrilled the children and they promised to co-operate in making it a banner year.
Miss Eva Webb, instructor in Art, Paper and Reed Work, exhibited specimens of the work that she hoped to accomplish during the season.
The chairman of the committee gave a very cordial invitation to the Reading children to use the grounds and to enroll in any or all of the classes. She urged them to be careful in crossing the streets and to guard the younger children from danger. Games and free ice-cream concluded the program for the day. About four hundred (400) children were present.
Junior and senior classes in Coping-saw work proved exceedingly popular under the direction of Miss Mildred Dulong. The finished articles in many instances were equal to any found in our toy shops.
Archery was introduced and found many ardent followers. Tennis, squash, basket ball and flash ball were played daily. Base-ball for juniors and seniors was played on the Town Ball Field twice a week under the direction of Oren Crowe of the playground staff. Games were played with teams from other playgrounds. Reading boys made a good showing.
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The committee is glad to report that the entire staff of workers at the Playground this year were Reading young people. Under their manage- ment it was a most successful season. The property owners in the vicinity highly commended Miss Farmer and her corps for their wise discipline and kindly of the children. (Average 150 daily).
The committee is deeply grateful to the Board of Public Works for its advice and ever ready assistance, the Police for its co-operation and helpfulness and to all who have in any way helped in making this our biggest and best year.
Most respectfully, JULIA P. IDE GRACE L. TWOMBLY MARIE L. DAY ELLEN A. RICHARDS EMMA I. GASCOIGNE LAURA L. GORDON, Chairman.
To the Board of Public Works:
Gentlemen :- The Playground Committee would recommend that the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) be appropriated by the Town of Reading for the work assigned to it.
It would suggest that the sum be not definitely divided for salaries and expenses. It would recommend the construction of a small wading pool.
LAURA L. GORDON, Chairman.
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
To the Board of Public Works:
Gentlemen :
The following is the yearly report of the executive office:
Appropriation
$ 5,200.00
Expended :
Salaries and Misc. Supplies $ 5,200.00
Total
Balance
$ 5,200.00 $ 00.00
The following table shows the expenditures made this past year in all Departments, the pay roll of each, and the entire expenditures of the Board of Public Works:
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Bd. Public Water Highway Works Dept. Dept.
Sewer Park Dept.
Totals
Dept.
Pay Roll.$4,600.00 $17,377.37 $20,420.27 $ 3,825.54 $ 1,489.70 $ 47,712.88 Bills. 600.00 36,421.12 51,495.82 9,999.70 510.30 99,026.94
Totals .. $5,200.00 $53,798.49 $71,916.09 $13,825.24 $ 2,000.00 $146,739.32
I desire to enclose in this report a paragraph taken from the report of the audit of the Town's financial accounts, made by the Division of Ac- counts of the Commonwealth, which reads as follows:
"The financial records of the Public Works Dept., were examined and checked in detail. The charges for water rates and services and for sewer rentals were examined, the recorded receipts were checked and com- pared with the Treasurer's and the Accountant's books, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the records in the Accountant's office. The cash on hand in the Water division was verified by an actual count. The payments and deposits on account of sewer connections and the accounts receivable of the Highway division, were examined and recon- ciled with the Accountant's books."
In closing this report, the Superintendent wishes to express his ap- preciation of the co-operation and interest of all of those in any way as- sociated with him in carrying on the work of the Dept., and to acknowledge the helpful suggestions and assistance which he has received from other de- partment heads in the Town.
H. B. COLLINS, Superintendent.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS
For the year Ended December 31
1928
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Carl M. Spencer, Ch., 25 Pratt St.
Mrs. Marion B. Temple, 50 Hillcrest Rd.
Term Expires 1930
Dr. Harold A. Carnes, 39 Grand St. Term Expires 1929
Malcolm C. Davis, 12 Federal St.
Term Expires 1929
Mrs. Josephine L. Fowler, 65 Temple St.
Term Expires 1931
Arthur W. Coolidge, 45 Middlesex Ave.
Term Expires 1931
School Committee Office, High School
Clerk, Margaret Hunt Residence-30 Hillcrest Rd. Office Hours, 8.30 a. m. to 4 p. m., except on Saturdays, 9 to 12 a. m.
Superintendent of Schools
Adelbert L. Safford, Office-High School, Residence-26 Middlesex Ave. Office Hours, 9 to 9.30 a. m. on school days
Supervisor of Standards and Guidance and Attendance Officer Ida C. Lucas, 435 Franklin St. Office-High School
School Physician
Charles R. Henderson, M. D. 126 Woburn St.
School Nurse
Mabel M. Brown, R. N. Office-High School
Residence-84 Fellsway East, Malden
Janitors
Salaries
High School: Leonard Clarkson, 38 Ash St. Matron, Mrs. Ara Pratt, 29 Orange St.
$1,560.00
Matron, Miss Edith P. Gleason, 5 Salem St. 780.00
Junior High School, Henry W. Bryden, 14 Village St.
1,820.00
Walter Smith, 30 Temple St. Fred L. Reissle, 12 Minot St.
1,560.00
Matron, Mrs. Agnes Hurley, 109 Haven St.
1,040.00
Highland School, James L. Healey, 65 Woburn St. Matron, Mrs. Emma Tibbetts, 13 School St. 780.00
1,560.00
Center School, Edward W. McBrien, 18 Salem St.
1,560.00
Union St. School, Edward W. McBrien
Lowell St. School, Sylvanus L. Thompson, 8 Intervale Ter. 1,040.00
Prospect St. School, J. Fred Richardson, 17 Prospect St. 1,040.00
Chestnut Hill School, Herbert F. Damon, Stoneham, Mass. 520.00
Night Engineer, Central Dist., Fred W. Strahorn, 12 Dudley St.
500.00
Term Expires 1930
1,040.00
1,560.00
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITEE. 1928
To the Citizens of Reading:
The School Committee submits its report for 1928. Your attention is particularly directed to the reports of the several departments of school activity which accompany it.
There is left in the town treasury unexpended approximately $6000 of the 1928 appropriation. Most of this surplus was in the salary and electricity accounts. Numerous resignations and changes in the teaching ยท force, whereby those drawing! maximum salaries were replaced at lower figures, use of normal school student observers instead of regular substi- tutes, and discontinuance of the evening school brought about savings in salaries of about $3200; a reduction in the price of electricity from the rate used in making up the budget saved about $2000.
The extensive reorganization incidental to opening the new Junior High School has relieved the over-crowding in the High School and in the elementary buildings, enabling these schools to resume a normal condition. Having only children of the first four grades, the primary schools find easier the problems of discipline and the use of the playgrounds. It enables the teachers to make better grouping of pupils and to give more considera- tion to individual needs.
The grouping of intermediate grades, 5 and 6, in the Highland School has worked out very satisfactorily, bringing about uniformity of preparation for Junior High School as well as affording other educational advantages not possible when the pupils were scattered in several schools.
Every regular schoolroom in the public school buildings is in use. While some more pupils may be taken care of with existing facilities, it is evident that if Reading continues to grow at the present rate, more school- rooms will be necessary before long.
In most accounts, the budget for 1929 calls for only the normal in- creases in appropriation occasioned by growth of the schools. The item for repairs, however, is larger than for previous years, due partly to a re- duction of the 1928 appropriation made at the suggestion of the Finance Committee. We are particularly desirous during the coming year of making improvements in the High School lunch-room facilities which in our judg- ment are urgent.
The health work in the schools becomes more and more important. Indeed, in many respects, it has come to be a type of community work operated through the schools for convenience. Many cases could be cited of marked benefits derived by individual children from the inspections, clinics, and follow-up work of the school physician, school nurse and other interested persons and groups. One of the finest things we can do is to
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bring the benefits of modern medical skill and science to bear upon the ailments and physical defects of children who, because of them, are pre- vented from gaining the educational advantages which the commonwealth and town are prepared to give them as their right.
The terms of Malcolm C. Davis and Harold A. Carnes expire and these positions are to be filled at the coming election.
Signed :
CARL M. SPENCER, Chairman HAROLD A. CARNES ARTHUR W. COOLIDGE MALCOLM C. DAVIS JOSEPHINE L. FOWLER MARION B. TEMPLE
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, 1928
To the Hororable, the School Committee, cf Reading, Mass .: Gentlemen :
In accordance with custom and the requirements of my office, I sub- mit herewith the thirty-sixth annual report of the Superintendent of the Reading Public Schools, the sixteenth that I have made in that capacity.
Brief Resume of the Year
During this year, in conformity with the announced policy of the School Committee, no new enterprises in extension or elaboration of the scope of the work of the schools have been undertaken but efforts of the personnel have been concentrated on carrying on efficiently the activities previously established and in some particulars consolidating and perfecting the technique of gains made in the recent past. 1
The three-year Senior High School, three-year Junior High School, and two-year Intermediate School (grades 5 and 6) have made their ad- justments to meet the requirements of their re-organization effected in 1927 and have entered upon their second year of work with well-defined objectives and a growing assurance in their technique. The special atten- tion given to posture in the past two years culminated in the establishment of a Posture Clinic as a part of the School Health Program but financed by agencies cutside of the School Committee. Miss Julia E. Lancaster, a teacher of Physical Training, experienced in Corrective Gymnastics, was appointed Director of Corrective and Remedial Gymnastics to co-operate with the Posture Clinic. She also teaches physical training to Senior High School girls.
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School Housekeeping
Efforts at improving school housekeeping have been continued but standardized procedures and results have yet to be attained, although gains have been made. Further study and experimentation in this line are still under way. During the past year for the first time a landscape gardener under contract has cared for the school grounds. The newly seeded areas and recent extensive plantation of shrubs at the Junior High School re- quired expert attention and the grounds of the other schools have been benefited by the services of a landscape gardener.
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