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ɔ̃ɔ̃th. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year.
56th. To determine the manner of collecting taxes for the current year, also the rate of interest on taxes remaining unpaid at a time to be fixed by the vote of the Town and when and how said taxes should be paid into the treasury.
And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by posting up truc and attested copies at the Town Hall and each Post Office in said Westford, seven days at least, before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding the first meet- ing aforesaid.
Given under our hands, this twenty-sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Eight.
BURTON D. GRIFFITH, WILLIAM R. TAYLOR, MARK A. PALMER.
Selectmen of Westford.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTFORD, MASS.
OF
WESTFOR!
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1729. €
INCORP
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23,
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FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1927
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Organization, School Committee
Term expires 1928 Axel G. Lundberg
Minnie A. Palmer
1928
Arthur G. Hildreth, Chairman
1930
Martha G. Whiting
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66 1930
Eva F. Wright, Secretary
..
6. 1929
Edward Spinner
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1929
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Harold D. Sylvester, Westford, Mass. Tel. Residence 144 Office 41-3 Town Hall Office Hours 8.00 to 9.00 A. M.
COMMITTEE ON TEXT-BOOKS
Eva F. Wright, Westford, Mass. Tel. 56.
SUPPLY AGENT
Harold D. Sylvester
TRUANT OFFICERS
John Sullivan, Forge Village, Mass.
Willard H. Beebe, Graniteville, Mass. Charles Edwards, Nabnasset, Mass. J. A. Healy, Graniteville, Mass. Everett Miller, Westford, Mass.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Cyril A. Blaney, M. D., Westford, Mass. Tel. 26.
SCHOOL NURSE C. Veronica Payne, R. N., Westford, Mass. Tel. Residence 112-13 Office 41-3 Town Hall
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Report of the School Committee
CITIZENS OF WESTFORD :
We herewith respectfully submit our report together with the various executives of the School Department.
The new addition to the Cameron School was completed October 10th at a cost of $33,363.67 which was $4,636.33 less than the amount voted by the town.
At the Parkerville School a bad sanitary condition came to light and the State Board of Health acting jointly with the Town Board required a new well. We considered the question of giving up the school and held a hearing to that effect. It was the unanimous sentiment of those who ap- peared to keep the school. In view of this sentiment and the difficulties at- tendent to the opposing of the will of a large portion of the community who had always been served by a school in their neighborhood the committee con- tracted for the drilling of a well.
Vocational School attendance increased this year. This is always an uncertain item which by State Law must be handled by an appropriation separate from that of the town schools. The State reimburses the town one-half for the tuition paid but not for transportation. This year we are asking for $1,500.00 for the transportation to Vocational School. For this the town will not be reimbursed but we see no more valid reason for paying the expenses of a student to Commercial High School or College Preparation than for Vocational Training.
We are informed by the State Building Inspector that the town is housing its High School pupils in a building (Westford Academy) that does not meet with legal requirements as regards safety and sanitation. The only remedy for this is a considerable remodeling of the building. If ar- rangements satisfactory to both Town and Trustees can be made we expect to come before the Town at a Special Meeting with a definite proposition that will be for the interest of all.
For the expenses of the Public Schools this year we respectfully ask the sum of $65,550.00 which is $700.00 less than for the year 1927.
For Vocational Schools we respectfully ask for $4,000.00 for tuition and $1,500.000 for transportation.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR G. HILDRETH,
Chairman School Committee.
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Report of Superintendent of Schools
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND THE CITIZENS OF WESTFORD :
I herewith submit my first report as Superintendent of the Public Schools of Westford. Since I did not begin my duties until September 1st my report will cover only the progress of the schools from September 1st to December 31st.
The report cards have been changed. The teachers felt they could not do justice to the pupils by issuing the reports every four weeks. In most cities and towns report cards are issued five times a year. Our Report Cards are sent home every eight weeks. In addition to the regular class- room subjects there is space provided to mark the pupil's Attitude, Recita- tion, and Conduct. It is not necessary for the teacher to mark this part of the card every time but she may use this section to indicate the part these matters are playing in the pupils' failures. The same type of Re- port Card is issued in both the Elementary and the High Schools. We urge the parents to ask their children for these Report Cards and go over them very carefully before signing. Notices are sent at the end of every month to parents whose children are failing in a subject.
The Stanford Achievement Test was given in all the schools. It was found that a large number were below grade as is indicated by table No. I following this report. An investigation was made to find the reasons for these failures and some of them were found to be as follows :
1 .-- NO COURSE OF STUDY.
. Each teacher has endeavored to teach such things as she thought should be taught in her grade. Thus no two similar grades in town were doing exactly the same work. (Four different metliods of subtraction was being taught in the schools). This has interfered with the pupils' progress when they have moved from one school to another. The teacher in one grade did not know what had been taught in the grade preceding so she began and ended where she wished. We are working out a Course of Study and hope to have it completed before school opens next September. Each teacher will know what she is expected to teach, what has been taught in the preceding grades, and what is to follow.
2 .- MANY VARIETIES OF TEXT BOOKS WERE IN USE.
In one school five kinds of Arithmetics and four kinds of Grammars were being used. Since the authors of the various text books differ in what they think should be taught in the separate grades many things the children should have had were not taught because these things appeared in some other volume of the text they were using. In all eleven kinds of Arithmetics and nine kinds of Grammars were in use. The same thing holds true for History and Geography.
After careful consideration of a large number of texts by the teachers and the School Committee it was decided to use the Iroquois Arithmetics and the Sheridan Language books throughout the town. The old books were exchanged for the new ones and a liberal discount given us because we turned in these books many of which were worn out. The new books selected will make a saving of 50% in the cost of text books. The old books contained the work of two grades. For example part one of a certain book
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would be for grade IV and part II for grade V. The fourth grades would not have any use for part II nor would the fifth grades have any use for part I. These books had an average cost of 90 cents each. It cost $1.80 to provide a pupil in grade IV and one in grade V with a book. Each of the new books contains the work of only one grade and costs on the average 45 cents each making it possible to supply a pupil in grade IV and one in grade V with books for 90 cents. The same thing is true of the books for the other grades.
The aim of the teachers' meetings is to help the teachers with their classroom problems and thus improving the teaching.
Manual Training and Sewing has been introduced into grades seven and eight. Beginning in September it is expected we shall have a regular teacher for this work. At present the instructor visits each school only once in two weeks.
At a recent survey of the High School it was found that there are 22 boys and 33 girls who wish to take Manual Arts and Domestic Arts Courses respectively but could not do so on account of inadequate equip- ment. Next year we plan to offer a Manual Arts Course and if the necessary funds are available a Domestic Arts Course also.
Only a small percentage of the pupils in the Westford Schools ever attend college. At present a pupil graduating from our eighth grade and entering our High School must select one of two courses, College Pre- paratory or Commercial. Few of the Commercial students secure positions in this field. Manual and Domestic Arts would fit into the adult life of the pupils no matter what their occupation. Pupils taking the Manual or Domestic Arts Courses will be able to enter the Lowell Vocational School at the end of their second year without loss of time if we do not have the necessary equipment to carry on the work of the Junior and Senior years.
Manual Arts will include, Mechanical Drawing, Cabinet Making. Pat- tern Making, and simple Carpentry.
Domestic Arts will include, Dressmaking, Millinery, and Cooking. These courses will continue throughout the four years of the High School Course.
Beginning with the first of the year we are going to carry on our School Savings with the Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank instead of the Mechanics Saving Bank. The Mechanics Saving Bank will not accept a deposit of less than a dollar. Under the present plan when a child brings less than a dollar the money is placed in a general fund until the child has a dollar. This arrangement has led to many mistakes. Under the new plan every cent that a child brings will be deposited at the bank under the child's name.
A number of very interesting tables follows this report.
I wish to thank the principals, teachers and members of the School Committee for their co-operation.
Respectfully submitted.
December 31st, 1927.
HAROLD D. SYLVESTER, Superintendent of Schools
"Education Is Helping a Child to Go Alone in the World."
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School Calendar WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
FALL TERM-
Weeks
Days
Begins-All schools except Cameron, September 7, 1927.
Ends - All schools including Cameron, December 23rd, 1927.
16
74
Cameron School to begin October 10th, 1927 12
51
Days Omitted-
October 12th-Columbus Day.
October 28th-County Convention.
November 24-25-Thanksgiving Recess. School closes at noon, December 23rd.
WINTER TERM-
Weeks
Days
Begins-All schools, January 3rd, 1928.
Ends - All schools, March 30th, 192S.
12
59
Days Omitted- February recess-February 18th to 26th.
Weeks
Days
Begins-All schools, April 2nd, 1928.
Ends - Frost, Sargent, Nabnassett, Parkerville, June 15th, 1928.
10
48
Cameron, June 22nd, 1928.
11
53
Academy, June 26th, 1928.
12
55
Days Omitted-
April 6th, 1928-Good Friday.
April 14th to 22nd-Spring Recess.
May 30th, 1928-Memorial Day.
SUMMARY-
Weeks
Days
ACADEMY
40
188
CAMERON
35
163
WM. E. FROST
38
181
SARGENT
38
181
NABNASSETT
38
181
PARKERVILLE
38
181
SPRING TERM-
During November, December and January the Cameron School Day will be one hour longer than that of the other schools.
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REPORT CARDS
EIGHT WEEK PERIOD ENDS-
October 28th, 1927.
December 23rd. 1927.
March 2nd, 1928.
May 4th, 1928.
May 9th, 1928.
Cameron, June 29th, 1928. June 29th, 1928.
Academy, June 26th, 1928.
All other schools June 15th, 1928
REPORT CARDS GO HOME-
November 2nd, 1927. January 4th, 1928. March 7th, 1928.
June 26th, 1928. June 15th, 1928.
TEACHERS MEETING
October 19th, 1927 Westford Academy Hygiene, Supervised Play, Physical Training.
November 16th, 1927 Westford Academy Types of Teaching.
November 30th, 1927 Westford Academy
Reading, Beginning, Oral, Silent.
December 14th, 1927 Westford Academy
Motivation. Comparo, Project Method.
January 4th, 1928 Sargent School Adjustment of Individual Pupils to Their Work.
January 18th, 1928 Cameron School
Teaching of Arithmetic.
February 1st, 1928 Sargent School Problem Solving. Practice in Thinking.
February 15th, 1928
Westford Academy
Practice in Communicating Ideas. Oral and Written Language.
March 7th, 1928 Cameron School Teaching of Social Studies.
Sargent School April 4th, 1928
Learning to spell four thousand words.
May 2nd, 1928 Westford Academy
Handwriting and other Motor Skills.
These meetings will begin at 3.00 p. m.
PRINCIPALS MEETING
Superintendent's Office-3.30 P. M.
November 22nd, 1927
December 7th, 1927
January 11th,
1928
February 8th, 1928 March 14th, 1928 April 11th, 1928
May 9th, 1928
BOOKS TO BE STUDIED
Types of Elementary Teaching and Learning-Parker. Methods of Teaching in the High School-Parker. Motivation of School Work-Wilson and Wilson. 100 Ways to Teach Silent Reading.
TABLE I SHOWING THE RESULTS OF THE STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TESTS.
The same tests, with the exception of Spelling, was given in Grades IV-V-VI-VII-VIII and the High School. It was expected that the pupils in the High School would be able to answer more questions than the pupils in grade IV. Nature Study, Science, History, Literature, and Language Usage were not given in Grades II and III.
These tests have been given in thousands of schools in all parts of the country.
The average of the results in all of these schools has been taken as the STANDARD SCORE. It will be noted that in all but three cases we fall below the STANDARD.
READING
ARITHMETIC
GRADE
Standard Score
Our Score
Standard Score
Our Score
NATURE STUDY AND SCIENCE Standard Score Our Score
HISTORY AND LITERATURE Standard Score
Our Score
Standard Score
Our Score
Standard Score
Our Score
High School
Senior
253
228
291
251
84
72
83
59
51
36
198
181
Junior
243
217
271
262
80
66
80
48
47
41
189
168
Sophomore
225
196
254
235
77
60
70
49
43
35.
181
154
Freshmen
206
201
238
243*
69
58
61
53
38
33
168
157
Elementary
VIII
186
169
219
195
61
46
51
44
33
30
150
139
VII
171
135
196
172
54
43
39
32
28
20
132
107
VI
151
115
174
145
43
20
29
16
23
14
110
72
V
125
109
140
136
30
17
19
8
17
8
89
67
IV
92
59
105
88
17
6
10
3
10
3
66
54
III
55
44
75
64
50
42
II
4
8*
22
45*
14
8
Special
12
44
.1
.2
1
7.8
9
LANGUAGE USAGE
SPELLING DICTATION
TABLE II ENROLLMENT by AGE and GRADE
Ages 5
6 7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 21 and Over
School and Grade
Sex
Parkerville
I
Mas.
(
1)
II
Fem.
2
1)
III
Mas.
(1
)
1)
IV V.
Mas.
1
Fem.
(
1)
1
VI
Mas.
3
2
4
2
1
1
Cameron
I
Mas.
(15
4)
1
1
Fem.
(12
9)
II
Mas.
1
(9
6)
1
1
III
Mas.
(9
3)
2
1
(10
8)
IV
Mas.
(1
10)
6
V
Mas.
(5
11)
3
1
Fem.
(1
3)
1
1
VI
Mas.
(4
3)
7
1
2
.
(1
2)
4
VII
Mas.
(6
6)
2
2
VI
Fem.
2)
1
VIII
Mas.
4)
1
Mas.
1
3
2
1
1
Fem.
1
1
16
13
17
6
15
8
9
4
8
1
1
Mas.
12
16
16
10
15
22
13
18
7
4
1
Fem.
Pupils outside of the Parentheses ( ) are either too young or too old for the grade they are in.
Total 232
10
Fem.
(7
5)
1
1
Fem.
(1
5)
2
Fem.
(5
5)
2
1
Fem.
Fem.
Special
1
Fem.
2)
1
Total 13
TABLE II continued
Ages 5
6
7
8
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 20 21 or over
School and Grade Sex
(3
7)
3
Fem.
(11
5)
13)
2
2
II
Mas.
(6
6)
2
Fem.
III Mas.
(6
.
8) 4)
1 2 1
IV
Mas.
(3 7
5) 7 )
2 3 6) 5) 2
3
V
Mas.
(2 6
Fem. Mas.
(4 (6
5) 4)
2
VI
Fem.
4)
4
3
VII
Mas.
10)
3
(1
1)
.
VIII
Mas.
(5
1)
Fem.
14
27
35
26
23
29
17
25
8
5
1
Nabnassett
I
Mas.
12
3)
1
Fem.
(
2)
1
II
Mas.
(4
)
2)
1
III Mas.
Fem.
1.
1
1
V
Mas.
2
2
Fem.
1
3
2
VI
Mas.
1
2)
1
1
1
VII
Mas.
4
1
3
Fem.
2
8
5
5
1
5
5
8
5
4
1
Total 49
11
(3 (3
Fem.
1
Total 210
1)
Fem.
2
)
Fem.
)
1
(
Sargent
I Mas.
(9
(7
Fem.
Fem.
TABLE II continued
Ages
5 6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 21 Or over
School and Grade Sex
Wm. E. Frost I
Mas.
(5
3)
1
1
Fem.
2
2)
2)
1
II Mas.
3
Fem.
(1
)
1
III Mas.
1
(4 (3
1)
1
IV
Mas.
2
(3 (3
5) 3)
2
V Mas.
4 2
Fem.
3
1
VI
Mas.
(2 (6
6)
2
2
VII
Mas.
1
3)
1 6) 6)
6 2
1
Fem.
7
10
12
12
14
13
10
17
16
10
Westford Academy
Freshmen
Mas.
Fem.
(2
7) 4)
3
2
Sophomores
Mas. Fem. Mas.
Juniors
Fem.
( (5
7) 7)
2
1
3
23
26
16
19
3
2
Total 92
12
Total 121
(1 (2
11)
7
3
3 (3
1 1) 6)
1 2
1
Seniors
Mas.
Fem.
1) 1) 1 4) 2)
(1 (1
Fem.
4
VIII
Mas.
2) 2
Fem.
Fem.
Fem.
7)
2
1
TABLE III SCHOOL EXPENDITURES in near by towns and towns about the size of WESTFORD
Cost per Pupil
TOWN
Population
School Registration
Town Valuation
School Expenditures
Transporta- tion
Elemen- tary
High
Tax Rate
Tax Spent for Schools
OXFORD
4026
785
$ 2,793,244
$55,810.68
$5,252.55
$58.91
$143.39
38.40
16.11
HOPEDALE
3165
601
4,305,085
52,884.67
820.50
75.01
132.54
22.00
10.60
WILLIAMSTOWN
4006
809
6,672,784
74,040.94
6,540.00
78.49
141.52
32.00
9.14
NANTUCKET
3152
546
9,878,110
41,089.69
2,495.00
59.88
106.54
21.00
3.94
WARREN
3950
707
4,102,332
57,307.94
8,694.12
65.05
144.13
26.00
12.80
AYER
3032
594
3,637,300
40,283.38
240.00
54.60
112.91
27.20
8.36
ROCKPORT
3949
782
5,304,810
51,211.40
49.15
99.88
31.00
8.37
CHELMSFORD
6573
1406
7,567,910
102,210.07
8,777.70
63.34
136.75
30.00
11.79
MEDFIELD
3867
366
2,438,898
30,431.88
3,642.50
52.47
211.06
44.00
7.72
LITTLETON
1411
252
2,212,650
24,876.72
3,929.50
68.56
168.85
26.60
8.76
PROVINCETOWN
3787
850
4,407,541
52,040.30
48.65
96.52
26.00
9.74
GROTON
2428
462
3,929,383
44,356.05
7,869.00
77.63
156.51
28.00
10.60
WESTFORD
3571
769
4,213,461
68,692.00
8,107.20
79.00
168.16
32.10
14.11
TEMPLETON
4368
743
2,809,734
51,796.75
5,962.25
48.95
96.21
40.00
14.40
EAST BRIDGEWATER
3538
757
4,491,661
56,523.85
2,846.00
61.87
118.00
31.20
11.43
DUNSTABLE
338
58
425,071
9,445.66
4,075.85
130.35
249.60
33.00
11.67
WILMINGTON
3515
833
3,513,272
51,119.75
4,455.32
45.77
151.43
34.20
11.77
PEPPERELL
2779
543
3,088,191
38,630.44
4,867.00
61.54
115.77
26.50
10.29
HOLDEN
3436
750
3,159,553
70,587.12
10,530.79
77.97
181.75
44.00
17.64
TYNGSBORO
1107
197
1,255,832
24,093.19
7,230.00
105.45
138.91
33.66
12.48
BARRE
3329
781
3,363,021
62,257.78
5,351.97
85.21
186.10
26.00
16.23
CONCORD
7056
1300
8,301,087
136,268.51
8,267.01
87.49
146.75
37.80
13.99
HOLBROOK
3273
745
2,981,759
44,787.51
48.78
98.50
36.50
11.85
LOWELL
110296
15148
146,116,437
1,316,506.30
4,270.83
81.53
113.33
33.40
8.48
WRENTHAM
3214
312
3,071,817
29,822.46
2,471.18
77.98
152.51
31.00
9.57
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The above figures were taken from the Annual Report of the Department of Education for the school year ending June 30th, 1927.
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TABLE IV.
SECONDARY EDUCATION COSTS, WESTFORD, MASS .- 1927-1928 Transportation Included
VOCATIONAL, Lowell
$275.00 per pupil
Latin - French, Westford Academy
169.44 " 66
Science-Mathematics, 6.
113.00 66
66
Commercial Subjects, 66
117.00 66 66
English - History, ..
66
109.47
66
Manual Arts. Estimated
103.00 66
TABLE V.
COMPARISON OF TEACHERS' SALARIES WITH EARNINGS OF VARIOUS GROUPS OF GAINFULLY OCCUPIED PERSONS.
Average earnings of workers in 25 manufacturing industries, $1,309.00
Average earnings of trade union members 2,502.00
Average salary of routine clerical employees working under
supervision
1,200.00
Average salary of high grade clerical workers
1,908.00
Average salary of U. S. Government employees
1,809.00
Average salary of teachers, principals and superintendents in pub- lic schools U. S. 1,275.00
Average salary of teachers, supervisors, principals, in Mass. 1,680.00
TABLE VI.
WHAT DOES A TEACHER DO WITH HER EARNINGS? A teacher must live the 52 weeks in the year.
Board ($10.00 per week -? ) $520.00
Clothing
100.00
Laundry ($1.00 per week -? ) 52.00
Transportation
100.00
Health, doctors, dentist
75.00
Reading, books
25.00
Recreation
100.00
Spiritual uplift
25.00
Savings
100.00
Pension Payments
50.00
Giving
50.00
Incidentals
25.00
$1,222.00
TEACHERS IN SERVICE 1927-1928
SCHOOL WILLIAM E. FROST
SARGENT SCHOOL
I-II VII-VIII
VI V IV III II I VII-VIII VI
NABNASSETT SCHOOL
PARKERVILLE SCHOOL ACADEMY
I-II-III-IV-V-VI
William Roudenbush
Mrs. Mary L. Robinson Hiram Taylor Alice M. Brackett
Pamelia Precious
Where EDUCATED
Castine Normal Fitchburg Normal Lowell Normal Hyannis Normal Salem Normal Lowell Normal Lowell Normal
Framington Normal
Lowell Normal
Nasson Inst. Lowell Normal
Hyannis Normal
Provincetown, Mass.
Houlton, Maine Lowell, Mass.
Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. L. W. O'Clair
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Report of Westford Academy
January 1, 1928.
MIR. H. D. SYLVESTER,
Superintendent of Schools,
Westford, Mass.
Dear Sir :- Following is my sixteenth annual report as principal of Westford Academy :-
ENROLLMENT
Boys
Girls
Total
Post-Graduate
1
0
1
Seniors
8
15
23
Juniors
6
9
15
Sophomores
14
10
24
Freshmen
9
20
29
38
54
92
The enrollment has been as high as 103, but eleven pupils have left school since their entrance in September, some to attend school in Lowell, others to go to work. Even at 92 every desk in the Assembly hall is oc- cupied, and the largest classes tax the seating capacity of some of the class rooms.
FACULTY
The faculty for the current year comprise-
Principal W. C Roudenbush
Latin and French
Hiram S. Taylor
Science and Mathematics
Mrs. Mary L. Robinson
English and History
Miss Alice M. Brackett
Commercial Department
Miss A. Pamelia Precious
Music
SCHOOL CLUBS
These organizations include the Girls' Glee Club of twenty-two members, conducted by Miss Precious ; the Supper Club, fourteen members, directed by Mrs. Clifford Johnson ; the Clothing Club, eight members, led by Mrs. W. C. Roudenbush. The Poultry Club, has members both in the Academy and Frost School.
Three Academy girls, Margaret Foster, '28, Helen Gallagher, '28, and Dorothy Heywood, '30, are leaders of Junior clubs in the grammar school. With the exception of the Glee Club all the above organizations are under the general direction of the Middlesex County Extension Service.
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ATHLETICS
The Academy still continues as a member of the Northwest Middlesex Interscholastic Baseball League. The team had a very successful season, April 28 to June 7, 1927, winning seven of the ten games played.
On December 1, 1927, a meeting of the representatives of the high schools of Billerica, Chelmsford, Littleton, North Andover, Pepperell, Westford, and Wilmington was held in Lowell on invitation of C. H. Walker, Superin- tendent of Schools of Chelmsford.
This meeting resulted in organizing the Lowell Suburban Basket ball League with the following officers :
Principal Roudenbush of Westford Academy President
Mr. Andrews of the Littleton High School. Vice-President
Principal Hobbs of Chelmsford High School. .Secretary-Treasurer
Some of the schools, including Westford, had already arranged a par- tial schedule of games with other teams, but it was agreed that Mr. Hobbs should draw up a schedule of dates for the League, not to interfere with previous plans. The schedule of league games for Westford is as follows :
Dec. 23, 1927, Chelmsford at Chelmsford ( Won by Westford, 30-7)
Jan. 6, 1928, North Andover at North Andover 6 24-9)
Jan. 10, 1928, Wilmington at Westford (
6 66
66 28-5)
Jan. 20, 1928, Littleton at Westford ( 66 66 16-2)
Jan. 27, 1928, Billerica at Westford (Postponed)
Feb. 3, 1928, Chelmsford at Westford
Feb. 10, 1928, Wilmington at Wilmington
Feb. 17, 1928, Billerica at Billerica
Feb. 23, 1928, North Andover at Westford Mch. 9, 1928, Littleton at Littleton
Besides the above games, the Academy will meet Ashby, Lowell Voca- tional School, Maynard High School, and Lawrence Academy of Groton. The girls of the Academy also have a basket ball team, and will play games with girls of the various schools in the league on the same dates as the boys' games. On December 23, the Academy girls won from Chelmsford by a score of 73 to 9.
In June, 1927, the following boys and girls were awarded the Academy "W" in recognition of their athletic accomplishments in baseball and basket ball :
BASEBALL
John Barretto
John O'Connell
Elmer Bridgford
Ernest Peterson
Victor Denisevich
John Peterson
Alex Gorbunoff
Stephen Remis
Herbert Hunt
Eddie Stepinski
Andrew Locapo Linwood Nesmith
Varnum Swanson
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BASKET BALL
Elmer Bridgford
John O'Connell
Lillian Dane
Margaret Pendlebury
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