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The Treasure House K29-32
Kyne, Peter B. Golden Dawn K38-14
Lang, Andrew. The Blue Fairy Book
L9-9r
Larrimore, Lida. Mulberry Square
La Rue, Mabel G. The F-UN Book
jL14-55
Under the Story Tree jL14-56
In Animal Land jL14-57
The Billy Bang Book jL14-58
Lincoln, Joseph C. Blowing Clear L35-27-
Lincoln, Natalie Summer. Marked Cancelled
L35-62
Locke, Wm. J. Ancestor Jorico
L37-35
The Town of Tombarel L37-36
The Shorn Lamb L37-37
Lofting, Hugh. The Twilight of the Magi L37-79
Loring, Emilie. Lighted Windows
L40-21
Lucas, E. V. Down the Sky
L44-42
Hill, Grace L. Ladybird L50-33
Lynde. Francis. Waters of Strife L98-14
MacClure. The Crying Pig Murder M2-50
MacDonald, Wm. Colt Gun Country M5-50
MacDonald, Philip. The Link M5-82
89
L14-37
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MacGrath, Harold. The Green Complex M8-30 The Blue Rajah Murder M8-31
Macleod, Mary. The Books of King Arthur and His
Noble Knights M19-20r
Marquand, John P. Warning Hill M33 61
Marsh, George. The Heart of the King Dog M34-74
Marshall, Archibald. Miss Welby at Steen M35-27
Marshall, Edison. The Missionary
M35-37
Martyn, Wyndham. The Trent Tra.l
M42-5
Masefield, John. The Hawbuck M42-17
Matheson, John. The Needle in the Haystack jM45-30
Mayor, F. M. The Rector's Daughter M48 4C
Maugham, W. Somerset. Ashenden of The British Agent
M51-70
Millen, Eli Moffatt. Bethel
M64
Miln, Louise Jordan. Mr. Wu M68-98
Rice M68-99
Morrow, Elizabeth. The Painted Pig
jM81-15
Mowery, Wm. Byron. The Girl From God's Merci M90-40
The Silver Hawk M90-41
Mulford, Clarence E. Mesquite Jenkins M93-1r
The Deputy Sheriff M93 31
Mundy, Talbot. Cock o' the North M93-65
Myers, Isabel Briggs. Murder Yet to Come
M104-30
$7,500.00 Prize Mystery Detective Story
Nason, Leonard H. A Corporal Once
N3-9
Neale, Rev. J. M. Theodora Phranza
N4-20
Norris, Kathleen. Harriet and the Piper
The Beloved Woman N15 28r
Rose of the World N15-42
The Passion Flower N15-53
The Lucky Lawrences N15-54
Margaret Yorke N15-55
O'Brien, Edward J. Ed. by. The Best Short Stories of 1930 02 28
Oemler, Marie Conway. Johnny Reb 03-29
Ogden, George W. Wasted Salt 04-13
Oppenheimer, E. Phillips. The Light Beyong O10-45 dup.
Nicholas Goade, Detective 010 51
The Million Pound Deposit O10-52
What Happened to Forester O10-53 The Lion and the Lamb O10-54
Orton, Helen Fuller. Queenie 015-22
Osborn, Josephine. Janet's Tea House O15-60
Packard, Frank L. Jimmie Dale and the Blue Envelope Murder P1-15
90
N15-27r
Mavity, Nancy Barr. The Other Bullet
M52-22
Parker, Maude. Secret Envoy P8-40
Parmenter, Christine W. The Dusty Highway P8-51
Pedler, Margaret. The Hermit of Far End P20-60r Fire of Youth P20-73
Peel, Doris. Five on Parade
P20-85
Pertwee, Roland. Pursuit P27-74
Potter, Beatrix. The Fairy Caravan
P48-14
Propper, M. The Ticker Tape Murder
P58-11
Priestley, J. B. The Good Companions P58-81
Raine, Wm. Macleod. The Yukon Trail Rir
Oh, You Tex
R4-21
Gunsight Pass
R4-4r
Tangled Trails
R4-5r
The Fighting Edge
R4-7r
Iron Heart
R4-8r
Ridgeway of Montana
R4-11 dup.
Colorado
R4-13r
Troubled Waters
R4-15r
Bucky O'Connor
R4-16
Brand Blotters
R4-19
Wyoming R4-20
The Sheriff's Son R4-21
Crooked Trails and Straight R4-22
Mavericks R4-23
The Valiant R4-24
A Daughter of the Dons R4-25
Steeve Yeager R4-26
The Vision Splendid R4-27
The Pirate of Panama R4-29
Rutledge Trails the Ace of Spades R4-29
Rath, E. J. Let's Go R6-10
Rhode, John. Peril at Cranberry Hall R21-31ยท
Dr. Priestley Investigates R21-32
Renard, Maurice. The Snake of Luvercy
R21-71
Rich, Edwin Gile (adapted by). Arabian Nights
jR22-61
Richmond, Grace S. High Fences
R25 16
Rinehart. Mary Roberts. The Door
R29-24
Roberts, Elizabeth Madox. The Great Meadow R35-15
Roberts, Cecil. Havana Bound R36-61
Roberts, Kenneth. Arundel R36-70
Robertson, Frank C. Clawhammer Ranch R36-93
Roche, Arthur Somers. The Age of Youth R40 19
Rolvaag, O. E. Pure Gold R40-82
Rosman, Alice Grant. The Yound and Secret R48-6?
91
Rousseau, Victor. Wooden Spoil R52-10 dup.
Ruck, Berta. Today's Daughter R53-20
Ruth, H. Morgan. The Goad of Gold R64
Sabatini, Rafael. The King's Minion S1-42 S15 Sayers, Dorothy. Strong Poison
Scarlett, Roger. The Beacon Hill Murder S17-30
Sears, Clara Endicott. Whispering Pines
S26-55
Sedgwick, Anne Douglas. The Encounter S29-12
Philippa S29-13
Seltzer, Charles Alden. Gone North
S26-69
The Two Gun Man
S29-70
Seton, Graham. The W. Plan
S30-70
Shannon, Terry. Love Proof
S38-50
Sinclair, Bertrand W. Gunpowder Lightning S60-38
Skinner, Constance Lindsay. Red Willows S61-52
Smith, Harriet Lummis. Pollyanna's Deb of Honor
S72-54r
Snaith, J. C. The Unforeseen
S75-22
Standish, Burt L. Lefty o' the Bush
jS87-81
Lefty o' the Big League jS87-82
Lefty o' the Blue Stockings S87-83
Lefty o' the Training Camp jS87-84
Brick King, Backstop jS87-85
Stanford, Alfred. Flag o' the Wind
Stockley, Cynthia. Tagati
S98-61
Stokes, Frederick A. (Pub. by). Wonder Book of
Mother Goose S108-50
Strange, John Stephen. The Strangler Fig
S114-40
Stratmeyer, Edward. Dave Porter in the Far North S115-24
Dave Porter and His Classmates jS115-26
Dave Porter at Star Ranch jS115-27
Sutherland, Joan. Secret Places S122-52
Tarkington, Booth. Mirthful Haven T3-24
Theiss, Lewis E. Trailing the Air Mail jT18-33
Thomas, Alan. The Tremayne Case T19-15
Tomlinson, H. M. All Our Yesterdays T44-79
Treynor, Albert M. Hawk of the Desert
Tuttle, W. C. The Redhead from Sun Dog T54-53
V3-50
Van Dine, S. S. The Scarab Murder Case
V3 85
Vance, Louis Joseph. The Woman in the Shadow V4-38
Walpole, Hugh. Rogue Herries W4-44
Wallace Edgar. The Traitor's Gate W4-55
Walling, R. A. J. The Man With the Squeaking Voice W4-66
Wallace, Edgar. The Crimson Circle W4-82
S87-97
Van de Water, F. F. Alibi
T35-26
92
Mammoth Mystery Book W4-83
The Black W4-84
The India Rubber Men W4-85 Red Acres W4-86
The Man Who Knew W4-87
The Fourth Plague
W4-88
Mr. Commissioner Sanders W4-89
Washburn, Robert Collyer. The Jury of Death W19-12
Wells, Carolyn. The Doomed Five W24-67
The Doorstep Murders W24-68 The Ghosts' High Noon W24-69
Wentworth, Patricia. Kingdom Lost W27-29
The Coldstone W27-50
West, Rebecca. Harriet Hume W28-21
Wharton, Edith. Hudson River Bracketed W32-25
White, Nelia Gardner. Toni of Grand Isle W34-41
White, Wm. Patterson. The Owner of the Lazy D W35-36r
Widdemer, Margaret. The Wishing Ring Man W35-61r
Loyal Lover All the King's Horses
W35-75
Wilder, Thornton. The Woman of Andros
W36-36
Williams Valentine. The Mysterious Miss Morrisot
W41-67
Willsie, Honore. The Forbidden Trail
W42-9
The Last Full Measure
W42-10
Wodehouse, P. G. The Prince and Betty
W52-11
The Intrusion of Jimmy W52-28 Mr. Mulliner Speaking W52-29
Wren, Percival Christopher. Mammon W64-6
The Mysterious Waye W64-7
Wright, Harold Bell. Exit W66-34
Wright, Ruth. Stars for Sale W66-80
Wynne, Camela. A Little Flat in the Temple W76-10
Yates, Dornford. Blood Royal
Y4-17
Yore, Clem. Dusty Dan Delaney Y6-71
Young, Francis Brett. The Redlakes Y7-22
93
W35-76
Williams, Ben Ames. Touchstone
W40-88
NON-FICTION Bibliography
Marble, Annie Russell. Pen Names and Personalities O14-M
Psychology
Dimnet, Ernest. The Art of Thinking 153-D
Philosophy
170-D3
Drake, Durant.
The New Morality
Philosophy For the Layman
170-P13
Lyons. Wm. Phelps.
Music-Essays on Things
170-P14
RELIGION
Essays
Hill, James L. The Scholar's Larger Life 204-H
Revisiting the Earth 204-H1
Christology
Jones. E. Stanley. The Christ of Every Road 232-J2
Mythology
Gayley, Charles Mills. Classic Myths
291-G1
SOCIOLOGY Political Science
Lauck, W. Jett. Political and Industrial Democracy, 1776-1926
321-L
Education
Hill, James L., D. D. The Worst Boys in Town ..... .... 372-H5
NATURAL SCIENCE
Birds
Forbush, Edward Howe. Birds of Mass. and other N. E. States
598-F4; vol. 4
Minot, John Clair. The Best Bird Stories I Know 598-M10
USEFUL ARTS Public Health Royal Baking Powder Co. (Pub. by). Alum in Baking Powder 614-3R Smith, Ernest Ellsworth, Ph. D., M. D. Aluminum Compounds
in Food 614-3S
94:
AGRICULTURE
Forestry Pack, Charles Lathrop. The School Book of Forestry ....... 634-9P
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
Bartlett, Arthur C. The Runaway Dog Team 636-B6 Gumpy, Son of Spunk 636-B7
Hawkes, Clarence. Bing 636-H5
Hinkle, Thomas C. Tornado Boy
636-H12
Meader, Stephen W. Red Horse Hill 636-M4
Roche, Mazo De La. Portrait of a Dog 636-R15
DOMESTIC ECONOMY
Streeter, Bertha. Home Making Simplified 640-S
Frigidaire Corp. (Pub. by). Food Preservation in our
Daily Life 641-F10
1 Any One Can Bake 641-R2
Riek, Forest O. Rhinelander Handbook of Refrigeration 641-R5
ADVERTISING
Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Pub. by Outdoor
Advertising 659-O
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
Lamps
Howell, John W., and Schroeder, Henry. The History of the
Incandescent Lamp 665-H
MECHANIC ARTS
Mechanics Popular Co. The Boy Mechanic Bk. I 680-W5
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SHIP-BUILDING
Masters, David. The Boys' Book of Salvage 699-M
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FINE ARTS
Amusements
Hally, A. Neely. Big Book of Boys' Hobbies 790-H3 Mathiews, Franklin K., Ed. by. The Boy Scouts' Year Book 790-M12 West, James E., foreword by Chief Scout Executive. The Scout Jamboree Book. By fifteen Boy Scouts 790-W10 Carlson, George, Compiled by. Peter Puzzlemaker, a John Martin Puzzle Book 793-C10
LITERATURE
Treatises
Rogers, Robert E., Prof. Fine Art of Reading 808-5R
AMERICAN POETRY
Harrington. Mildred P. Ring-A-Round j811-H12
AMERICAN HUMOR
Lord, Phillips H. Uncle Hosie, The Yankee Salesman .... 817-L20
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Drama
The Comedies of William Shakespeare. Poetry and Drama .... 822-S5d
FRENCH LITERATURE
Bercy, Paul, B. L .; L. D. Conjugation of Verbes Francais 840-B2d Bertenshaw, T. H. B. A. B. Mus. French Grammar 840-B3d
French Grammar 840-B4d
Brook, Maro S. Revised and rewritten. Chardenal's
Complete French Course 840-B5d
Castarede. A Complete Treatise on the Conjugation of French Verbs 840 C1d
Daudet, Alphonse. Trois Contes Choisis 840-D3
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LATIN MISCELLANY
Caesar. Literally Translated
878-C1d
HISTORY General
Hillyer, V. M. A Child's History of the World 909-H
GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVELS
Hillyer, V. M. A Child's Geography of the World 910-H10 Dunn, Emelene Abbey. Mediterranean Picture Lands 910-4D5
EUROPE
Holland
1
King, Marian. Kees j914 92K
NORTH AMERICA
Fox, Frances M. Washington, D. C. The National Capitol 917-53T
OCEANIC AND POLAR REGIONS
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Lawrence, Wm. Life of Phillips Brooks 922-B25 Baxter, Percival P. James Phinney Baxter, Historian, 1831-1921 923-B23d
Ford, Henry. My Life and Work 923-F9 Gary, Elbert Henry, Life of 923-G16
Morrow, Honore. Tiger! Tiger! Life Story of John B. Gough 923-G17 Rugg. Winnifred King. Unafraid. A Life of Anne Hutchinson
923-H17-
Nicolay, Helen. Andrew Jackson, The Fighting President 1767-1845 923-J12
Munthe, Axel. The Story of San Michele 923-M13
Keluskar, K. A. The Life of Shivaji Maharaj 923-M17d
Looker, Earle. The White House Gang 923-R12
Blackwell, Alice Stone. Lucy Stone. Pioneer Woman Suffragist
923-S25 Wallace. Edgar People. The Autobiography of A Mystery Writer 923-W35
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HISTORY
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Fredenburg, Theodore. Soldiers March 940-9F10 La Branche, Ernest E. An American Battery in France ....
940-9L6 Putnam, Eben, Edited by. The Gold Star Record of Mass. 940-9P10 Sullivan, Mark. Our Times: Pre-War America 1900-1925 940-9S12
UNITED STATES HISTORY
Thomas, Lowell. The Hero of the Vincennes 973-4T Newcome, Capt. Louis. Lincoln's Boy Spy 973-7N5
NORTH EASTERN
Morison, Samuel Eliot. The Builders of the Bay Colony ... 974-4M2
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Lowell Institution For Savings, Pub. by. At the Meeting of the Waters: A Sketch of Lowell Life 1829-1929 .... 974-44L1
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Nine Years of the C. M. T. C.
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The Principal Causes of the Market Crisis of 1929.
17th Annual Report:
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Soldiers' Home in Chelsea.
Los Angeles: Culture and the Community.
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JURY LIST, TOWN OF TEWKSBURY, 1930
WILLIAM I. BAILEY Garage Owner
PHILIP M. BATTLES Farmer
LOUIS O. BERUBE Salesman
ALBERT S. BRIGGS
Carpenter
HARRIS M. BRIGGS
Supt. Moth Dept.
HOMER L. DARBY
Farmer
GEORGE P. DAWSON
Printer
WILLIAM H. DEWING
Carpenter
H. LOUIS FARMER Undertaker
ALBERT F. FESSENDEN F: "mer
ALBION L. FELKER
Farmer
ONESTUS H. FELKER
Farn er
HOWARD W. FOSTER
Retired
JUSTIN F. FITZGERALD
U. S. Mai' Carrier
JESSE J. FRENCH
Farmer
CARL HEIDENRICH Poultryman
JOHN H. KELLEY Railroad Employee
E. HOWARD KING
Farmer
GEORGE J. MCCOY Jeweler
JAMES C. MARSHALL Farmer
WILLIAM R. MILLETT Gardener
JOSEPH P. NOONAN
Instructor
PATRICK D. NASH
Florist
JAMES R. OGSTON
Chief
FRANKLIN F. SPAULDING Merchant
ROBERT STAVELEY Cigar Maker
ARTHUR TAYLOR Farmer
ERNEST WHITEHOUSE
Poultryman
FRANCIS S. WHITTET
Plumber
IRVING F. FRENCH. JOSEPH W. JORDAN, WILLIAM H. KELLEY, Selectme . of Tewksbury.
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Annual Report
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE TOWN of TEWKSBURY
Also Report of The Superintendent of Schools
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31
1930
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The regular work and supervision of the schools has been carried on as usual this year.
At the request of the School Board of Dracut the union which had existed for many years between Dracut and Tewksbury was dis- solved on July 31st, and a new union consisting of the towns of Tewks- bury, Wilmington and Middleton was formed. Supt. Stephen G. Bean is carrying on the work in a most efficient manner.
A class room was made ready at the Spaulding School to take care of the second grade pupils.
The transportation of the children from the East and West sec- tions of the town is now taken care of by a bus which covers both sections, proving very satisfactory.
A substantial and attractive fence has been erected on the south side of the Foster School playground.
Respectfully submitted,
MAY L. LARRABEE, Chairman PHILIP M. BATTLES AUSTIN F FRENCH, Secretary
The School Committee recommend the sum of $53,434.00 be ap- propriated for the schools for 1931 based upon the following proposed budget:
Superintendent
$
975.00
Supervisors
1,500.00
Teachers
19 450.00
Janitors
3,814.00
Transportation
10,000.00
Fuel
1,500.00
Tuition
11,300.00
Books and supplies
1,000.00
Health
1,275.00
Insurance
1,000.00
District
120.00
Miscellaneous.
500.00
Repairs
1,000.00
Total $
53,434.00
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee of Tewksbury:
Mrs. Larrabee and Gentlemen:
Herewith is submitted my first annual report as Superintendent of Schools, this being the fortieth in the series of such documents.
Since I took over this work on August first of the year my report is of necessity brief. The report partakes of the nature of a survey of the school system as I have found it.
It has ever been my opinion that this report, though addressed to your committee, is after all printed for the benefit of those citizens who have the interest in the children to read it.
General Conditions
The schools as a whole are in the excellent condition that should. be expected from a system under seventeen successive years of super- vision by a man of Mr. Randall's experience and ability. If the writer is able to maintain this standard, the town will be fortunate. It is, of course, every man's ambition to improve on any situation in which he finds himself, and it is my hope to keep the schools on a course of steady improvement in accord with such discoveries as are made in Education, by those who are making a scientific study of its manifold problems.
Since no two men see a situation from exactly the same point of view, it is natural that in minor elements changes will be made, in the belief that improvement may be effected. Fundamentally, however, no momentous need for alteration has yet been observed. Until sure that an action will benefit the school children no action will be undertaken. Change for the sake of changing is vain and expensive. This applies alike to teachers, textbooks, and techniques.
Supervisory and Teaching Staff
After four months of observation I am pleased to be able to report that Tewksbury has, in the main, a very harmonious and efficient group of teachers and supervisors. All seem earnest, faithful, and interested. They respond promptly and cheerfully to suggestions and requests. They also show a fine spirit of willingness to lighten the burdens of their superintendent.
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Several members of the group are as new to the system as is the superintendent. Summer changes were not numerous. This is always good fortune for a school system as well off in teaching personnel as this is.
Miss Vittoria Rosatto, of Lowell, a graduate of what used to be the Normal Art School, has succeeded Miss Young as Art Supervisor,. As Music Supervisor, Miss Marion Adams, of Chelmsford, has taken over the work of Miss Gregory. Miss Margaret Flynn, of the Foster corps, was succeeded by Miss Doris Blake, and the position as assistant in Grade VIII, left vacant by Miss Fuller's transfer to a position in the seventh grade, was filled by Miss Ruth Kelly.
Transportation
While I am unfamiliar with the transportation facilities in opera- tion last year I gather from reports of teachers that there has been a marked improvement this fall. Commencing with September, Mr. John Furtado placed in operation a new bus more adequate to meet the needs of an increased school population. Aside from this innovation the transportation situation is as it was last year.
In many towns of the type of Tewksbury the item of transporta- tion is a major one in the budget. The requirements of State Law and local public opinion, at least on the part of parents, makes transporta- tion of school children, living at any great distance, imperative.
Lunch Service
I have been very much pleased since the advent of cold weather to note the efficiency with which the lunch room at the Foster School operates. Here, at noon of any school day, may be found the major por- tion of the pupils of this school with additional pupils from the Spauld- ing School, seated at sanitary tables and eating in an orderly and dec- ent manner, the lunches that they have brought from home, augmented by various hot dishes purchased at cost at the adjacent lunch counter.
This activity is maintained from around Thanksgiving to April first. It is under the charge of Mrs. Maclaren in so far as preparation of hot food is concerned. Responsibility for order during lunch period is shared in turns by various room teachers.
Banking
School Banking continues as in the past, and is likely to continue. as long as the present interest is shown by pupils. No spirit of compe -; tition which may react in heartache on the part of any less favored child will be allowed to enter into this activity. As a means of teach-
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ing thrift this may be a very desirable part of our school life, but if it degenerates into a mere contest where the child of more affluent par- ents has a decided advantage it is likly to produce an undesirable re- action. It is perfectly legitimate to urge that every child have a bank account, however small, but competition in the amount deposited should never be allowed to enter into consideration.
High School Standards
I was very glad to note in Mr. Randall's Report of last year the very clear statement of the basis upon which students will be certified for entrance into High School. It is very true that all pupils who have attained a mark which permits their graduation from the eighth grade are not necessarily qualified to take up high school work. Some chil- dren need an extra year of instruction in order to do the higher grade of work comfortably. The number for whom this is necessary should be small in any class, provided advantage is taken of the opportunities offered. The analogy to this is the fact that some pupils require an extra year of instruction in high school or a preparatory school in order to enter college successfully.
High School Reimbursement
To date no adverse results with regard to reimbursement for high school tuition and transportation have resulted from the census of 1930. No notice has been given by the State authorities that such re- sult is likely to eventuate. If this reimbursement had been lost it would have been a serious blow to the Town Treasury, since half the cost of this type of education is borne by the State.
Statistics
In place of the figures given by my predecessor, are offered two. simple tables showing the number and distribution of pupils in the various schools.
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Age-Grade Distribution
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
12
13
14
15
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UA
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OA
%
1
27
36
9
5
2
1
80
27
37
8
10
19
24
7
1
1
52
19
36
2
4
30
26
5
1
1
63
36
57
2
3
IV
13
38
13
4
68
13
18
4
6-
V
16
35
8
2
1
1
63
16
25
4
6
VI
14
24
10
2 2
1
51
14
27
3
6
VII
14
28
14
5
-
62
14
23
6
9.
VIII
2
16
14
10
5
47
18
38
5
10
T
27
55
63
51
62
64
53
57
31
17
6
485
157
32
34
7
KEY-The heavily leaded diagonal "steps" indicate for each grade the normal age limits or that grade.
OA at the head of the column indicates that the numbers below are of pupils too old for the grade.
UA at the head of the column indicates that the numbers below are of pupils too young for the grade.
The much greater percentage of UA pupils indicates that the en- trance age is somewhat low in this town.
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School-Teacher-Grade Distribution
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
T
SPAULDING
MISS EAGLES
42
42
..
.. WATSON
28
28
FOSTER
.. BLAKE
39
39
..
M. PIPER
38
38
.. R. PIPER
36
36
.. FLYNN
34
34
..
O'BRIEN
31
31
.. FULLER
26
26
..
HOWARD
47
47
SHAWSHEEN
.. TINGLEY
30
12
9
51
.. WIGGIN
15
17
4
36
NORTH
.. MCCANN
5
9
7
21
.. HERSEY
11
10
13
5
39
WEST
.. SULLIVAN
3
3
8
4
18
TOTAL
80
52
63
68
63
51
62
47
486
HIGH SCHOOL
111
GRAND TOTAL
597
Conclusion
I would like to direct attention to the reports of the teachers and supervisors of special subjects which are appended to this report. 1 wish to commend the very fine work being done by these people. I wish also to express my appreciation of the fine cooperation which I have received from the whole teaching corps.
The kindly and helpful spirit in which your committee has re- ceived my efforts to take over the reins of administration is an inspi- ration to give my very best in the effort to justify such treatment.
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I desire here publicly to commend the fine professional spirit of my predecessor, Mr. Randall, shown in the manner in which he en- deavored to make easy the taking over of the work he had done so well for so many years.
Respectfully submitted,
STEPHEN G. BEAN, Superintendent of Schools.
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