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An experiment was tried at the June graduation of having the boys take part by declamation rather than recite an original essay.
The success of this experiment more than fulfilled our expect- ations, and would seem to warrant a repetition. All the graduation parts were well given and cordially received, a matter of satis- faction to everyone who had put time and effort into making the exercise a success.
It is of interest to state that eight of the twelve graduates in the class of 1914 made from nine to fifteen points more than necessary for graduation. In the case of this class sixty-four points were sufficient to secure the diplomas. The class had a splendid scholarship record and set a standard for accomplishment which is very much to their credit. It was partly due to what the class of 1914 accomplished that we now make the minimum for graduation sixty-eight points instead of sixty-four. This change begins with the class of 1917.
Several pupils have signified a desire to join the "National Reading Circle," which is fostered by the United States Bureau of Education and the object of which is to influence and guide boys and girls in their home reading. To those who complete the prescribed course of reading, a certificate is given signed by the United States Commissioner of Education.
The Academy Entertainment Course is still continued This year we have had an illustrated lecture by Nat M. Brigham
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on "Our National Parks, and will soon have a second entertain- ment, given by Miss Elvira Rhind whose speciality is Folk-Dances and Readings.
Much interest in gymnastics is manifest among the girls in school. This is due to Miss Moreland who has organized classes in basket ball, floor gymnastics, and folk-dancing. This work meets a long-felt need in the Academy and must commend itself to the community. Some parents may object to basket ball, but they can hardly fail to see the benefit which will result from systematic physical culture under a competent leader like Miss Moreland.
I take pleasure in commending the work of the new assistant teachers, Miss Marion C. Moreland and Miss E. Marguerite Young. Their interest and enthusiasm is producing excellent results with their classes, and the present school year bids fair to be a most satisfactory one.
Respectfully submitted, WM. C. ROUDENBUSH,
Principal Westford Academy.
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC.
MR. FRANK H. HILL, Superintendent of Schools, Westford, Mass.
DEAR SIR:
I herewith present my report for the music department of the schools of Westford.
The work has progressed satisfactorily in most of the schools. In sight reading I have noticed marked improvement. The method of presenting time, introduced two years ago, seems to have removed mountains for the children. If these Time Prin- ciples are taught and thoroughly drilled in the lower grades, little trouble is experienced in the upper grades. This was proved to me a few weeks ago. In one of the upper grade rooms I gave for a lesson a song in which the time was rather difficult for older heads than seventh and eighth grade children. After hearing the lesson, I remarked upon the ease with which it was rendered, and inquired if the time had given much trouble. The teacher replied, "No, we have very little trouble with time; they seem to get it all right." This teacher may thank the teachers in the grades below, who so faithfully instilled these Time Principles into the children that when they reached the seventh and eighth grades, the progress of the work was not delayed. The music period may then be used for what it is intended in the upper grades, a better and a fuller interpretation of the song material.
It is to be regretted that some of the teachers do not realize the necessity of daily voice drills in keeping the tone where it belongs. The rooms in which this is faithfully carried on are very easily recognized. I often wish some of the teachers might accompany me on my weekly rounds and see for themselves.
Victrolas have been installed in all the schools. This was made possible by the efforts of the teachers and children and the
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generosity of Mr. Sargent and Mr. Cameron in the Graniteville and Forge Village schools. A Christmas operetta given by the pupils of the Cameron School netted a good sum and gave a fine selection of records to the school whose machine had already been paid for by the gift before mentioned, and the proceeds of a previous entertainment.
The Sargent School children sold chocolate to help out on their machine, that, together with their gift and a sum of money realized a few years ago from an operetta, cleared their debt.
The Frost School gave a very successful entertainment with two short Sketches and an exhibition of Folk-Dances. Chocolate also has been sold by the pupils, but, having no donation from outside in this part of the Town, it is necessary to raise more money to pay for the machine and records. It is my intention to give a little operetta for this purpose at a later date, the others having been much enjoyed by both pupils and friends.
The Victrolas we expect will be of great educational value, and certainly are enjoyed by the children and teachers.
I wish to thank the teachers for their faithful work in my department, also the Superintendent, parents and friends for their co-operation in our work.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY B. RAYNES,
Supervisor of Music.
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING.
SUPERINTENDENT F. H. HILL :
DEAR SIR :- I herewith submit the report of the Supervisor of Drawing for the Town of Westford, Mass.
The subject of drawing in the public schools should have a sound and practical educational value when taught properly. Drawing should stimulate pupils to higher ideals, so that they will have a desire for all that is beautiful and good in design and color. The pupils should be able to choose good costumes, home fur- nishings, such as draperies, carpets, rugs, wall paper, and well- designed furniture and dishes for their table.
The child must be taught to be resourceful and after under- standing the principles of the work, be able to go ahead, alone, and involve these principles in other objects. The course in drawing this year is along these lines and at the present time the work has been successful in all schools, especially at the Forge Village grammar and primary school.
The primary grades draw simple forms to gain control of the hand and arm. Lines in various positions are drawn and then applied to different objects.
The Munsell color work is studied and applied to their best work. Free-hand paper cutting of objects about the home, school, and street is then tried. The work is of this nature throughout the year, only the principles are applied to more difficult problems, such as borders, rosettes, tiles, object drawing, lettering, measuring, memory work and nature work.
The intermediate and grammar grade work is similar, but the work becomes more difficult as the child's ability and knowledge advances.
Many principles of design, color, representation, construction, and method of working out problems are involved.
Nature work involving flowers, fruit and vegetables were drawn very well; object drawing is one of the hardest subjects
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for a child to manage, for he does not put on the paper what he really sees. The paper construction in all the grades has been successfully done. The designing for panels, wall papers, tiles and borders has been done carefully by all grades using good color harmonies. A few working drawings of solids and boxes have been studied for their use, value and construction.
Page designing, spacing and free-hand printing will be done in the spring, and a study will be made of good advertising.
The perspective drawing in the grammar grades is more difficult than in the intermediate grades, for it involves street scenes, still life, objects about the schoolroom and at home, drawn at different levels. In the work the child learns to judge distances and proportions.
I feel there has been a decided gain in the work of nearly every room, but we still hope and look for better work, and it will come.
The mechanical drawing class at the Academy is doing very good work this year, showing a decided gain over last year's work.
The work covered this year will be geometrical problems, working drawings of solids, orthographic projection, sections of solids, printing, machine drawing and advertising. The work in the class has been neat and accurate, although slow in progress.
In closing, I wish to thank all those who have helped in the advancement of the work.
Respectfully submitted,
MARION C. TAYLOR.
January 2, 1915.
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REPORT OF MEDICAL INSPECTOR.
GENTLEMEN OF THE COMMITTEE :
I have the honor to submit for your approval my annual report as medical inspector of the Westford schools.
In making the usual general examinations of the children, I find a great improvement in the general hygienic conditions. There is a better spirit shown by the parents in their willingness to try to correct any condition or conditions pertaining to the general health of the child, which has a tendency for the betterment of the whole school.
I have made various calls to schools either on my own volition or by call of local committeeman or teacher to inspect school where infections or contagious diseases had occurred in their midst. Some of the pupils were excluded from school under these conditions, until free from such contagion or infection.
Another duty of the school physician is to examine applicants of the school age who desire to enter employment in mills, factories, etc., to determine if they are able and fit to undertake such employ- ment. This necessitated many examinations in different parts of the Town.
I trust the parents will still co-operate with the school phys- ician in his many duties for the general health and advantage of all the children.
Respectfully submitted,
DR. C. A. BLANEY,
School Physician.
January 1, 1915.
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ROLL OF HONOR, 1913-1914.
THE ACADEMY.
FOR ONE TERM.
Maurice Flagg, Jennie Kimball,
Arthur O'Brien,
Marjorie Seavey,
Bertha Woodbury, Arthur Healey, Alfred Sutherland, Ernest Wright.
WILLIAM E. FROST SCHOOL.
FOR THREE TERMS.
Grades 7 and 8-William Hall, Austin Fletcher, Walter Fletcher.
FOR TWO TERMS.
Grades 7 and 8-Rachel Kimball, Ruth Sargent, Freda Johnson. Grades 5 and 6-Marjorie Bell, Mildred Fletcher, Marion Fletcher, Frederick Robinson.
Grades 1 and 4-Leon Wilson, Frances Wilson, Levi Nixon.
FOR ONE TERM.
Grades 7 and 8-Lillian Robey, George Strandberg, Helena Culbert, Ruth Sargent, Margaret O'Brien, Bertram Suther- land, Catherine Clement, Jeanette Clement, Geo. Sullivan. Grades 5 and 6-Hazel Pond, Joseph Richardson, John Wilson. Grades 3 and 4-Raymond Shea, Marjorie Pollock, Paul Cutter, Gladys Richardson, Walter Nawrocki.
Grades 1 and 2-Gerald Desmond, Grace Winters, Norman Cutter, Alice Courtney, Walter Perkins, Lily Sundberg, Orion Mitchell, Virginia Green, Kenneth Green.
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SARGENT SCHOOL.
FOR THREE TERMS.
Grades 4 and 5-Stanley Smith.
Grades 2 and 3 .- Blanche Carpentier, Victor Doucette.
Grade 1-William Robinson.
FOR TWO TERMS.
Grades 6, 7 and 8-Clifford Carpentier, Florence Carpentier, Daisy Lake, Alice Harrington, Leo Healy, Laura McCarthy. Grades 4 and 5-Samuel Fletcher, Albert Guichard, Irene Car- pentier, Henry Harrington.
Grades 2 and 3-Anna Doucette, Ethel Ingalls, Felice Olira, Anna Lebedzinka, Charles Robinson, Elizabeth Prinn.
Grade 1-Clyde Doucette, Henry Payne.
FOR ONE TERM.
Grades 6, 7 and 8- Leo Cote, Edward Dailey, Edmund Provost, Alice Gower, Ruby McCarthy, Raymond Wall. Grades 4 and 5-Gladys Ingalls, Gertrude Provost, Earle Robinson, Laurence Ingalls, Richard Healy, John Pais, Richard Pais. Grades 2 and 3-Fred Carpentier, Ada Eaton, Bertha Reeves, Edith Wentworth, Evelyn Brooks, Walter Stewart, Laura. Guichard, Mae Wood, Pauline Smith, Genevieve Healy, Beatris LeDuc, Richard Wall.
Grade 1-Regina Healy, Anthony Lebedzinski.
PARKERVILLE.
FOR ONE TERM.
Frank Jarvis, Alcide Gladu, Valmar Gladu,
Sylva Gladu, Rachel Kimball, Ethel Griffin.
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CAMERON SCHOOL.
FOR THREE TERMS.
Grades 6, 7 and 8-William Cavanagh.
Grades 4 and 5-Lillian Hunt.
Grades 2 and 3-Robert Cantin, Walter Morton, Thomas Reed.
Grade 1-Ruth Bennett, William Drolet.
FOR TWO TERMS.
Grades 6, 7 and 8-Mildred Parrott, Caroline Precious, Daisy Precious, Edmond Canton, James Mulligan.
Grades 4 and 5-Alice Walsh.
Grades 2 and 3-Yvonne Bellemore, Raymond Cantara, Augustus Elliott, Edward Hunt, Wilfred Milot, Marygen Socha, James Sullivan.
Grade 1-Arthur Daly, Lillian Hosmer, Fada Milot, Anna Ricard, Annie Hunt.
FOR ONE TERM.
Grades 6, 7 and 8-Robert Spinner, Lillian Baker, Blanche Comey, Ethel Collins, Gladys Baker, Margaret Dare, Mildred Precious, John Kelley, Rudolph Canton, Winnie Thompson, Thomas McKniff.
Grades 4 and 5-Venie Canton, Annie Dare, Emma Brule, Alice Hosmer, Katherine O'Neill.
Grades 2 and 3-Gertrude Baker, Omer Bellemore, Rudolph Byron, Rameo Cantara, Simeon Cantara, James Dubey, Alfred Drolet, George Healey, Daniel Kavanagh, Dorothy Mountain, Gaston Provost, James Venn.
Grade 1-Alice Mountain, Maurice Walsh, Pierre Cantara, Bernadette Canton, Clara Dare, Eselin Richard, Laura Morton, Theodora Ricard, Arthur Cantin, Emile Cantin.
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NABNASSET.
FOR THREE TERMS.
Caroline Bell.
FOR TWO TERMS.
Harry Johnson,
Oscar Westberg, Norman White.
FOR ONE TERM.
Reginald Baum, Leo McGlinchey,
Lester Pierce, Adeline Pierce,
Arthur Pierce.
STATISTICS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1913-1914.
SCHOOL
GRADES
No. Different Pupils Enrolled. Boys Girls
Total Member- ship.
Average Member- ship.
Average Attend- ance.
Per Cent. Attend- ance.
Number between 5 and 15 Boys Girls
Number between 7 and 14. Boys
Girls
Number Number Under 5. Over 15. Boys Girls Boys Girls
Academy Wm. E. Frost
IX-X-XI-XII
32
30
60
54.02
50.04
92.13
13
11
9
5
19
19
0
0
VII-VIII
26
17
43
39.40
36.30
92.30
24
15
20
11
3
1
0
0
V-VI
18
16
34
28.44
26.29
92.00
18
15
18
15
0
1
0
0
III-IV
24
8
32
31.90
29.07
90.60
24
8
24
8
0
0
0
0
I-II
23
14
37
33.10
30.20
91.20
23
14
14
8
0
0
0
0
VI-VII-VIII
12
17
29
27.60
25.98
94.14
11
15
11
17
1
0
0
0
IV-V
9
16
25
18.61
17.58
94.43
9
16
8
15
0
0
0
0
II-III
31
12
43
37.85
36.82
95.08
31
12
27
10
0
0
0
0
I
19
11
30
23.98
22.30
93.00
18
11
2
2
1
0
0
0
Sargent .
VI-VII-VIII
15
16
35
27.94
28.54
93.88
15
15
15
13
0
1
0
0
IV-V
17
15
33
31.29
29.03
92.40
17
15
17
15
1
0
0
0
II-III
11
23
41
32.80
30.30
90.30
11
23
11
23
0
0
0
0
I
15
15
33
25.06
22.20
89.20
15
14
6
2
0
0
1
1
Parkerville .
I-II-III-IV-V-
14
16
19
17.50
15.50
89.00
16
10
14
5
0
0
0
1
Nabnasset
I-II-III-IV
9
7
16
11.00
11.25
94.10
9
7
7
6
0
0
0
0
.
Total
275 233
510
441.43
411.50
93.01
254
201
203
155
25 22
1 2
-
Cameron
.
31
VI-VII-VIII
TEACHERS IN SERVICE JANUARY 4, 1915.
SCHOOL
GRADE
NAME OF TEACHER
WHERE EDUCATED
HOME ADDRESS
Academy
IX-XII
William C. Roudenbush . Marion C. Moreland E. Marguerite Young S Clara Smith .
Williams College Radcliffe, Boston Normal Smith, '13, Simmons, '14
Westford, Mass. East Boston
Wm. E. Frost
VII-VIII
Edith Foster, Asst.
Dorchester High
Westford, Mass.
V-VI
Martha L. Grant
Gloucester Training Bridgewater Normal.
Gloucester, Mass.
III-IV
Mattie A. Crocker Edith A. Wright
Hyannis Summer Normal Hyannis Normal .
Westford, Mass.
Cameron .
.
IV-V
Mary A. Garvey Abbie M. Blaisdell
Lowell Normal . Lowell Normal
Westford, Mass.
Sargent
I VI-VII-VIII IV-V II-III
Lillian G. Wright Esther L. Smith . Mary A. Dunn
Roxbury High
Brockton, Mass.
Parkerville
I-II-III-VI
Myrtle W. Fletcher
Fitchburg Normal
Music Supervisor
Mary B. Raynes
School of Music .
.
Drawing Supervisor
Marion C. Taylor
Normal Art
.
Acton, Mass. . .
32
I-II VI-VII-VIII
Letitia V. Ward
Lowell Normal
.
II-III
Eva C. Pyne Izzie Parker
Westford Academy .
.
Westford, Mass.
Lowell Normal
Westford, Mass.
I
Lowell Normal
.
No. Chelmsford, Mass.
Littleton, Mass. · Chelmsford, Mass. · .
Italicized names indicate principals.
Peabody, Mass.
Westford Academy .
Westford, Mass.
Brockton, Mass.
Forge Village, Mass. No. Chelmsford, Mass. Wamesit, Mass.
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REPORT OF SIGHT AND HEARING TEST.
SCHOOL EXAMINED.
Number Enrolled
Defective Eyesight
Defective Hearing
Parents Notified
Academy
55
4
0
4
William E. Frost.
139
12
1
12
Cameron
126
25
1
25
Sargent
140
10
2
12
Parkerville
16
0
0
0
Totals
476
51
4
53
SCHOOL CENSUS, SEPTEMBER, 1914.
Boys Girls Total
Number of children between 5 and 7 years of age . . . 25
42 67
Number of children between 7 and 14 years of age . . 125 91 216 Number of children between 14 and 16 years of age . 25 21 46 Number of minors between 14 and 16 years of age
who cannot read at sight and write legibly
simple sentences in the English language 0 0 0
Number of illiterate children sixteen years of age or over, and under twenty-one years of age 21 47 68
Totals 196 201 397
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES AND HOME PERMITS.
Boys
Girls
Total
Employment Certificates.
23
35
58
Educational Certificates (literate)
16
28
44
Educational Certificates (illiterate)
17
28
45
Home Permits
2
0
2
Totals
58
91 149
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SCHOOL SAVINGS.
William E. Frost
Number Depositors 45
Amount Collected $54 40
Sargent
0
0
Cameron
0
0
Totals
45
$54 40
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS' REPORT.
Cases Investigated
William E. Frost.
6
Sargent
9
Cameron
14
Total
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NUMBER GRADUATED FROM GRAMMAR SCHOOL, JUNE, 1914.
Boys
Girls
Total
Sargent
1
1
2
Cameron
2
3
5
William E. Frost.
8
9
17
Parkerville
1
1
2
Total
12
14
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ENTERED ACADEMY, SEPTEMBER, 1914.
Boys
Girls
Total
*Sargent
1
0
1
Cameron.
1
2
3
William E. Frost.
7
9
16
Parkerville
1
0
1
Totals
10
11 21
-
*One girl to Lowell Notre Dame Academy.
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GRADUATION EXERCISES OF WESTFORD ACADEMY
AT THE TOWN HALL,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1914, AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M.
PROGRAMME
PART ONE
March with Overture,
ORCHESTRA
Chorus, ""Tis Morn," Geibel
SCHOOL
Prayer
REV. DAVID WALLACE
Salutatory with Essay,
"History of Pitmanic Shorthand" BERTHA MAE WOODBURY Solo, "Palm Branches," Faure
MR. A. E. PRESCOTT
Class Alphabet,
EDWARD CHAMBERLAIN READ
Class Prophecy,
ELIZABETH KIMBALL
Chorus, "I Once Had a Sweet Little Doll, Dears," Nevin
GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Declamation, "Catiline's Defiance,"
MAURICE STILLMAN FLAGG
Declamation, "How 'Lish Henderson Played Ox" CLAUDE EDGAR GLADU
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PART Two
Selection,
ORCHESTRA
Chorus, "Roses, Roses Everywhere"
Trotere
GIRLS' GLEE CLUB
Declamation, "The Victor of Marengo"
ARTHUR EDWARD BLODGETT
Presentation of Class Gift, MARJORIE MITCHELL SEAVEY
Acceptance of Class Gift, ERNEST TIBBETTS WRIGHT Class of 1915
Solo, "Invictus" Huhn
MR. A. E. PRESCOTT
Essay with Valedictory, "The Dream of an Immigrant Child," PAULINE STONE WALLACE
Presentation of Diplomas,
HON. HERBERT E. FLETCHER
Chorus, "The Two Grenadiers" Schumann
SCHOOL
Class Motto-"Ad Astra per Ardua" Class Colors-Green and White Class Flower-White Rose
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ACADEMIC COURSE.
ELIZABETH KIMBALL EDWARD CHAMBERLAIN READ MARJORIE MITCHELL SEAVEY PAULINE STONE WALLACE
ENGLISH-BUSINESS COURSE.
ELVA MAUDE BICKNELL ARTHUR EDWARD BLODGETT JOHN LAWRENCE CONNELL WILLIAM FREDERICK DAVIS MAURICE STILLMAN FLAGG CLAUDE EDGAR GLADU MADELINE ELIZABETH HOLLAND BERTHA MAE WOODBURY
.
ROLL OF HONOR.
(Pupils with general average of 90% or more since enrollment.)
PAULINE S. WALLACE, Four Years BERTHA M. WOODBURY, Four Years MARJORIE M. SEAVEY, Four Years ELIZABETH KIMBALL, Four Years HELEN M. McCOY, Three Years BEATRICE HOSMER, One Year
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GRADUATES OF 1914
ELIZABETH KIMBALL, At Fitchburg Normal School EDWARD C. READ, At Barre, Mass.
MARJORIE M. SEAVEY, At Boston University
PAULINE S. WALLACE, At Boston University ELVA M. BICKNELL, At Lowell City Hospital ARTHUR EDWARD BLODGETT, At Y. M. C. A. School, Boston JOHN L. CONNELL, Working at home
WILLIAM F. DAVIS, At Amsterdam, N. Y.
MAURICE S. FLAGG, Special work at Mass. Agricultural College CLAUDE E. GLADU, At home, studying to be an engineer MADELINE E. HOLLAND, At Deaconess' Hospital, Boston BERTHA MAE WOODBURY, Stenographer in broker's office, Lowell
INDEX.
Annual Town Meeting 16
Assessors' Report 29 Auditors' Report 94 8 Births
Board of Health
56 11
Deaths
Finance Committee Report
Librarian's Report
112 62 59
Library Report
List of Fire Extinguishers in Westford in 1914 85 List of Jurors 55 9
Marriages
Officers of the Town of Westford
Report of Commissioners of Public Burial Grounds
Report of Engineers of the Fire Department -
Report of the Forest Warden
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
Report of the Committee in Charge of the Whitney Playground 88 Report of the Overseers of the Poor 74 Selectmen's Report State Election 39 23 98
Statement of Condition
Tax Collector's Report.
Town Clerk's Report on Dogs
Treasurer's Report
34 13 91 27
Tree Warden's Report
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting 116 Westford Water Company 57
3 99 80 84 28
SCHOOL REPORT.
Annual Report of the School Committee 4
Attendance Officers' Report 34
Employment and Educational Certificates 33 7
Financial Statement
Entered Academy, September, 1914
34 34
Graduated from Grammar School, June, 1914
Graduation Exercises of Westford Academy, June 17, 1914 35 Report of Medical Inspector 26 Report of Sight and Hearing Tests 33 Report of Supervisor of Drawing 24 Report of Supervisor of Music 22 Report of the School Committee 5 Report of the Superintendent 10 Report of Westford Academy 19 Roll of Honor, 1913-1914 27 2
School Calendar
School Census, September, 1914. 33
Special Exercise Days and Holidays
3
Statistics for the School Year, 1913-1914 31
Teachers in Service January 4, 1915
32
Town of Westford
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1915
ALSO WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 14, 1916
,
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTFORD
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1915
ALSO
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting
TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 14, 1916
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LOWELL, MASS. COURIER-CITIZEN COMPANY, PRINTERS 1916
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OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD, 1915.
Town Clerk.
CHARLES L. HILDRETH Term expires February, 1918
Selectmen.
SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, Secretary
Term expires'February, 1916
OSCAR R. SPALDING, Chairman . .
66 66
1917
FRANK L. FURBUSH
66 66 1918
Assessors.
CHARLES D. COLBURN, Secretary. .
Term expires February, 1916
J. WILLARD FLETCHER, Chairman .
66 66 1917
J. AUSTIN HEALY . 66 1918
Overseers of the Poor.
CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Chairman . ALBERT R. CHOATE .
FRED R. BLODGETT, Secretary .
Term expires February, 1916
1917
60
1918
Treasurer.
HARWOOD L. WRIGHT
Collector of Taxes.
LEONARD W. WHEELER
1
4
Auditor.
EDWARD T. HANLEY
Constable.
STEPHEN GARDEL
School Committee.
Term expires February, 1916
6
1916
JOHN P. WRIGHT
1917
JOHN SPINNER.
1917
ARTHUR E. DAY, Secretary
1918
T. ARTHUR E. WILSON .
1918
66
CHARLES O. PRESCOTT, Chairman
Trustees of J. V. Fletcher Library.
Term expires February, 1916
CHARLES O. PRESCOTT
6 1917
JOHN P. WRIGHT, Secretary
1918
66
JULIAN A. CAMERON, Chairman. . . .
Librarian.
MARY P: BUNCE
Commissioners of Public Burial Grounds.
Term expires February, 1916
1917
GEORGE T. DAY, Chairman and Sec.
66 1918
WESLEY O. HAWKES.
Tree Warden
HARRY L. NESMITH
66
FRANK L. FURBUSH
6
66
66
DAVID L. GREIG .
5
Finance Committee.
JULIAN A. CAMERON ELBERT H. FLAGG
GEORGE T. DAY, Chairman WESLEY O. HAWKES HERBERT V. HILDRETH, Secretary
Field Drivers.
JOHN A. SULLIVAN WILLIAM R. TAYLOR ALMON S. VOSE
Fence Viewers.
Charles A. Blodgett
Edwin H. Gould Almon S. Vose
Measurers of Wood and Bark and Surveyors of Lumber.
WILLARD H. BEEBE
JOHN A. HEALY
CHARLES A. BLODGETT
WILLIAM W. JOHNSON
*CHARLES T. BROOKS
JOSEPH E. KNIGHT
DAVID DESMOND .
*MICHAEL L. McGLINCHEY
HORACE E. GOULD
OSCAR R. SPALDING
ISAAC L. HALL
ALONZO H. SUTHERLAND
P. HENRY HARRINGTON * Failed to qualify
WALTER A. WHIDDEN
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
ALBERT A. HILDRETH
Inspector of Animals.
SEBASTIAN B. WATSON
6
Inspector of Meat.
EMORY J. WHITNEY
Police Officers.
EDMUND BAKER
EDWIN A. ROBEY
HARVEY W. BARNES
HARRY SAXON
JOHN SPINNER
CHARLES H. PICKERING
ALONZO H. SUTHERLAND
GEORGE REESE
LEONARD W. WHEELER
CHARLES V. E. ROBEY
WILEY M. WRIGHT
Forest Warden.
HARRY L. NESMITH
Deputies Appointed by the Warden.
EDWARD M. ABBOT
HORACE E. GOULD
HARVEY W. BARNES
JAMES HERRINGTON
CHARLES A. BLODGETT
JAMES O'BRIEN
FRED R. BLODGETT
JOHN O'BRIEN
GOLDSMITH CONANT
EBENEZER PRESCOTT
DAVID DESMOND
CHARLES EDWARDS
ROBERT PRESCOTT WILLIAM L. WALL
WILLIAM E. WRIGHT
Superintendent for the Suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths.
HARRY L. NESMITH
JOHN W. O'BRIEN
7
Engineers of the Fire Department.
EDWARD M. ABBOT, Chief JOHN EDWARDS
ALBERT R. CHOATE FRANK L. FURBUSH ALONZO H. SUTHERLAND, Assistant Chief
Weighers of Coal.
CHARLES H. BICKNELL
FRED DEFOE
J. AUSTIN HEALY JOHN A. HEALY
ETTA W. FLETCHER
ELLA P. PYNE
J. WILLARD FLETCHER
EVA F. PYNE
EDWARD T. HANLEY
WILLIAM R. TAYLOR
ALFRED W. HARTFORD
FRANK WILLEY
Superintendent of Streets.
ALEXANDER McDONALD
Agent for Burial of Deceased Soldiers.
GEORGE T. DAY
Agents of Board of Health.
WARREN H. SHERMAN, M. D. ALBERT A. HILDRETH
Registrars of Voters.
J. EVERETT WOODS Term expires March 31, 1916 FLORENCE G. SULLIVAN 66 66 66 6 1917
ALFRED W. TUTTLE.
66 66
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1918
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