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To some of us, the reading of books is a very satisfying exper- ience. To others, it is a last resort in the way of entertainment. The main difference is one of interests, which have been built up through many experiences.
This is even more true of children than of adults. Children must have a background of vivid experience in order to comprehend ideas that they will meet in reading. For expressing those ideas, they must be encouraged to talk freely about their experiences so they will also have an adequate vocabulary and language facility in expressing their ideas in continually better form and more logical sequence. For that reason children must be encouraged and guided in using their ex- periences to interpret what they read in every possible way.
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Although adequate experiences and language facilities are im- plicit at every stage of reading, they are most vitally important at the beginning. Most children come to school wanting to learn to read. Most of them have confidence in their ability to learn to read. Practicing success is a major factor in learning to read. Practicing failure, on the other hand, is one of the most serious conditions in our schools.
If we are to make reading a joyful and successful adventure, we must provide a new kind of pre-reading work for the children, a kind which will overcome the deficiencies which they may have, and pre- pare them to succeed when they begin to read. Such pre-reading work must be based upon a complete study of the child's development. We must remember that we are not teaching reading alone, but we are teaching reading to Johnnie, whose total development enters into the problem and always complicates it.
Through the reading of pictures and the oral development of abilities and techniques which are necessary to successful reading later on, through discussion of orientation picture cards, and through reading of the vital onmoving experiences of book children, pupils can be given a better opportunity to succeed at every step. Thus reading can be made for a larger number of children, a joyful and successful adventure."
Dr. Cowles, school physician, with the assistance of Mrs. Meagher, the town nurse, has made two physical examinations of every child in the system. He has also given freely of his time when called upon for special advice. There have been so many cases of contagious diseases and of other sickness this fall, that Mrs. Meagher has been delayed in making her examination to determine the underweight children and in assigning free milk to the undernourished.
All the pupils in the elementary schools were once again en- tertained at Christmas parties made possible by liberal donations from the Abbot Worsted Company and the C. G. Sargent Sons, Incorporated. Needy children have also been cared for by' the Red Cross and by the Board of Public Welfare.
During the year the following major building repairs have been made:
Academy. The driveway was patched and tarred again.
Frost School. The windows in the classrooms on the north end of the building were weatherstripped. All classrooms were equipped with new dual shades.
Nabnassett School. The parapet wall was torn down and rebuilt. The copper flashing along the edge of the roof was repaired, and in some sections replaced with new. The window casings were reset in
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cement, and the windows in the classrooms weatherstripped. The fire doors were also repaired and weatherstripped.
Sargent School. The driveway was retarred and tar patch material added to provided a hard surface walk to both cellar entrances. The new tennis court, that was built as a Federal project, was furnished with equipment. New backstops were built, a tennis net put up, and marking tapes put in place.
Cameron School. The entire interior of the building has been painted and varnished. Part of the toilets in the basement have been replaced. The work of tarring the school yard, which was started a year ago, has been completed.
General. The fire escapes on all of the buildings were given a coat of paint.
The following projects were supported by Federal Aid during the past year:
1. The nursery school in Forge Village was started again after considerable delay. Miss Priscilla Wright is in charge of the work, with Mrs. Florence Werner as her assistant. The enrollment varies from twenty to thirty pupils. At present Miss Wright is trying to ob- tain the services of a cook to prepare a free meal for the children at noontime as part of the program.
2. The ball field at the Nabnassett School has been regraded and partially finished. We hope that this project will be completed be- fore long.
3. The two new cesspools at the Academy were built to replace the inadequate cisterns which failed to function properly during the early part of the year. The new cisterns seem to be large enough to take care of the sewerage. Thus far we have had no trouble with them.
As part of our program for next year, the projects listed below are suggested:
1. Regrading and tarring the driveway at the Frost School.
2. Resurfacing and tarring the walks and driveway at the Cam- eron School.
3. Replacing the rest of the toilets in the Cameron School.
4. Painting the outside of either the Cameron or the Sargent School.
5. Exchanging four or five typewriters at the Academy for new ones of a different make. At present we are offering instruction in
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two makes only. There should be at least four standard makes of typewriters available for instruction instead of two.
6. Purchase of an extra typewriter in order to enable our type- writing classes to go on without interruption. Since every typewriter is in use, it means that some pupil has to fall behind in his work if a breakdown occurs. A spare machine would be helpful in eliminating such delays while waiting for the repairman.
7. Continuation of the replacement of old books in the elementary grades, especially in Grades IV, V, and VI.
8. Repair of playground equipment without further delay.
In concluding this report I wish to express my sincere apprecia- tion to the Committee and to my fellow-workers who have shown a fine spirit of co-operation in the interests of the public schools of Westford.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT W. BARCLAY, Superintendent of Schools.
REGISTRATION Westford Public Schools October 1, 1936
SCHOOLS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
P. G.
Total
Academy
71
54
30
31
2
186
Wm. E. Frost
26
18
15
24
21
15
30
30
Sargent
22
22
17
23
24
21
31
21
Cameron ...
34
32
23
23
21
30
22
27 1
48
Nabnassett
11
8
4
11
6
8
-
-
-
93 .
80
59
81
72
74
83
78
71
54
30
31
2
806
REPORT OF SCHOOL CENSUS October 1, 1936
41/2-51/2
51/2-7
7-14
14-16
Total
Girls
88
256
57
401
51
306
66
423
Boys
139
562
123
824
OVER 16
Girls
52
Boys
39
91
7
Cripples
7
·
91
1
922
179
181
212
TEACHERS IN SERVICE, DECEMBER 31, 1936
School
Teachers
Where Educated
Date of Appointment
WM. E. FROST. ............. Joseph E. Underwood, Jr., B. S. E., A. B., (Principal)
.Fitchburg Normal, Holy Cross. Sept. 1936
Florence Blodgett .Lowell Normal ... Sept. 1931
Ruth Tuttle .Lowell Normal. Sept. 1903 Sept. 1922
Caroline Weaver, B. S. E.
.Lowell State Teachers College. .Sept. 1936
Mary Healy, B. S. E .. .Lowell State Teachers College. .Sept. 1936
Chester V. Sweatt, B. S.
University of Maine .Sept. 1931
SARGENT SCHOOL ...... James Fitzgibbons, (Principal)
Salem Normal
Sept. 1923
Lillian Wright
.Lowell Normal Sept. 1914
Gertrude Provost
Lowell Normal Sept. 1923
Lottie Blodgett, (Mrs)
Farmington State Normal Sept. 1921
Emma Goucher
Lowell Normal. Sept. 1931
Jean Bell
Fitchburg Normal. .Apr. 1930
Ann Harrington
Lowell Normal. Sept. 1926
Ruth Lord Plymouth Normal Sept. 1931
CAMERON SCHOOL .... Peter Perry, B. S. (Principal)
Hyannis Normal, Boston University Sept. 1921
Josephine Mardas, A. B.
.Boston University. Sept. 1934
Madeline Stone
Keene Normal. Oct. 1930
Olga A. Remis .Lowell Normal .Sept. 1928
Alberta Ringer, B. S. E.
.Salem State Teachers College .Oct. 1936
L. W. O'Clair, (Mrs.) .Hyannis Normal. Sept. 1908
Ruth Walker Lowell Normal. Sept. 1922
Louise Thompson, B. S. .Lowell Normal, Boston University. .Sept. 1922
NABNASSETT Gertrude Donahoe, (Principal) Lowell Normal. Sept. 1927
Mary Reynolds
.Lowell Normal Sept. 1922
ACADEMY .Wm. C. Roudenbush, A. B., (Principal) .... Williams College
Sept. 1912
Frederick Delaney, A. B. .Boston College. Sept. 1935
John Timon, A. B. Holy Cross. Sept. 1935
Mary L. Robinson, (Mrs.) Ph. B.
.University of Chicago Sept. 1927
Ethel N. Caldwell, A. B. Boston University Sept. 1930
Ethel T. Tewksbury Chandler Normal, Simmons College Jan. 1936
Mary Bohenko, B. S. E. Salem State Teachers College. .Sept. 1936
Lloyd S. Turner, A. B. .University of Vermont .. Sept. 1934
MUSIC SUPERVISOR .. Lilley Mae Moran Nov. 1935
SCHOOL NURSE ............ C. Veronica Meagher, (Mrs.) .. St. John's Hospital. Sept. 1927
SUPT. OF SCHOOLS .... Robert W. Barclay, B. S., M. A. .... .. Norwich University, Boston University ........ Sept. 1932
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADUATES June, 1936
William E. Frost School
Doris P. Atwood Ruth A. Atwood Leslie G. Bell Inez V. Burnham Rachael C. Burnham
Roland W. Fecteau
Arthur N. Ferguson
Kenneth M. Fleet Marjorie E. Frost George M. Heathcote Thomas Johnston Robert N. Leonard Harriett A. Mann
Marjorie K. McDonald Roger W. Minard, Jr. Dorothea M. Nixon
Walter E. Parfitt
Robert H. Perrins
William A. Perrins, 3rc
Michael J. Popolizio
Marshall C. Pratt, Jr. Richard B. Pyle Arline E. St. Onge Gerald G. Swanson Donald A. Whitney Warren Wilson
Cameron School
Jeanette M. Brule Wasil W. Butko Andrew Cinsavich
Philip R. Connell
Catherine T. Cosgrove
Marguerite L. Hird Rita Kelly Elizabeth H. Lord Philip Lord Gracia B. Marcoullier Mary McKniff
John T. McKniff
Anita Milot Ovela A. Milot
Blanche E. Morton
Lionel J. Panneton Helen Sawosik Beatrice Scott Mary Shackleton Steven J. Syzlvian Sophie Woitowicz Mary F. Young
Sargent School
Willard W. Beebe Frances C. Charlton Florence R. Counter Bryce H. Crocker Manford H. Doucette Frank T. Dubey Albert Forty, Jr. Arline D. Gagnon Alice A. Gervais Doris J. Graham Lawrence Guollo Milton I. Hall Grace G. Hanson Edna M. Hanson
Robert Hanson Ethel M. Hitchcock Anthony Kiver Ferdinand J. Milot Vera Nyder Madeline M. Payne
Nellie Pozniak Mary J. Remis
Rita M. Tousignant
Roland I. Tousignant Roger N. Tuttle Walter Wolkowich
Frances M. Zubowicz
WESTFORD SCHOOL COST FOR PAST THIRTEEN YEARS
Year
Appro- priations
Unpaid Bills
Total Expenditures
State Aid
Actual Expenditures
No. of Pupils
Cost per Pupil
1924
$62,700.00
$2,679.79
$65,379.79
$ 4,955.80
$60,423.99
779
$77.58
1925
68,000.00
561.79
68,561.79
5,223.76
63,338.03
764
82.90
1926
65,000.00
746.89
65,746.89
5,333.08
60,413.81
743
81.31
1927
66,250.00
170.86
66,420.86
5,757.68
60,663.18
717
84.56
1928
62,552.00
333.99
62,885.99
6,700.00
56,185.99
783
71.78
1929
67,350.00
1,005.45
· 68,355.45
7,202.08
61,152.37
811
75.40
1930
73,200.00
73,200.00
7,554.40
65,645.50
829
79.18
1931
71,500.00
71,500.00
11,499.31
59,000.69
824
71.60
1932
70,000.00
70,000.00
12,310.40
57,689.60
802
71.93
1933
65,000.00
506.82
65,506.82
11,663.23
-58,843.59
816
65.98
1934
66,494.00
64,698.74
11,363.75
53,334.99
806
66.17
1935
66,000.00
64,677.68
10,593.76
54,083.92
783
69.07
1936
65,000.00
64,988.11
8,751.40
56,236.71
808
69.59
$1,795.26 returned to Town Treasurer in 1934
1,322.32 returned to Town Treasurer in 1935
11.89 returned to Town Treasurer in 1936
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REPORT OF WESTFORD ACADEMY
January 1, 1937.
Mr. Robert W. Barclay Superintendent of Schools Westford, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
Following is my twenty-fifth and last report as principal of Westford Academy:
FACULTY
William C. Roudenbush Latin
Mrs. Mary L. Robinson
English
Miss Ethel N. Caldwell
Science and Mathematics
Floyd S. Turner
French and English
John J. Timon History
Frederick Delaney
Science and Mathematics
Miss Ethel T. Tewksbury
Commercial and Secretary
Miss Mary I. Bohenko
Commercial
Chester V. Sweatt.
Eighth Grade
Miss Dorothy Vincent resigned in December, 1935, and Miss Tewks- bury was elected to the vacancy. Mr. Timon was transferred from the commercial to the history department, and Miss Bohenko was appointed in his stead. Miss Virginia Rogers resigned as teacher of the eighth grade, and Mr. Sweatt was elected to that position.
Enrollment
Boys
Girls
Total
Post Graduates
0
4
4
Seniors
16
15
31
Juniors
10
20
30
Sophomores
30
23
53
Freshmen
33
39
72
-
89
101
190
Home Room Teachers
Post Graduates and Seniors
Mr. Roudenbush
Juniors
Mrs. Robinson
Sophomore Boys
Mr. Timon
3
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Sophomore Girls. Miss Caldwell Freshmen Boys Mr. Delaney
Freshmen Girls
. Miss Bohenko
Eighth Grade.
Mr. Sweatt
WESTFORD BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
1936 - 1937
Date
Teams
Tuesday, December 1
Alumni
Friday, December 4.
Westford at Pepperell
Friday, December 11 Open date
Tuesday, December 15
Westford at Ayer
Thursday, December 17
Townsend at Westford
Tuesday, January 5
Lunenburg at Westford
Friday, January 8
Westford at Groton
Friday, January 15. Ashby at Westford
Tuesday, January 19
Westford at Littleton
Friday, January 22. Pepperell at Westford
Tuesday, January 26
Westford at Dracut
Friday, January 29 Westford at Lunenburg
Tuesday, February 2 Open date
Friday, February 5
Ayer at Westford
Tuesday, February 9 Littleton at Westford
Thursday, February 11 Westford at Townsend
Tuesday, February 16 Westford at Ashby
Friday, February 19
Groton at Westford
Friday, February 26.
Dracut at Westford
Mr. Delaney coaches the boys and arranges for schedules, trans- portation, etc. Miss Bohenko coaches the girls. The boys practice Monday and Wednesday, the girls Tuesday and Thursday. All prac- tice is done after school hours.
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BASEBALL 1935-1936
Westford Academy won the championship in the Northern Mid- dlesex League the season of 1935-36, winning twelve games and losing none, a percentage of 1000.
CLASS OFFICERS
Seniors:
President Albert Hall
Vice-President
Irene Dudevoir
Secretary
Leslie Swanson
Treasurer
Herbert Kazeniac
Juniors:
President
Richard Hanson
Vice-President
Annie Denisevich
Secretary
Agnes Rhodes
Treasurer
Austin Healy
Sophomores:
President Henry Corey, Jr.
Vice-President
Robert Leonard
Secretary
Mary Costello
Treasurer
Stella Britsko
Freshmen:
President
Roger Minard
Vice-President
Robert Perrins
Secretary-Treasurer
Rachel Burnham
Faculty Advisers
Senior Boys
Mr. Roudenbush
Senior Girls Mrs. Robinson
Junior Boys
Mr. Turner
Junior Girls Miss Tewksbury
Sophomore Boys
Mr. Timon
Sophomore Girls Miss Caldwell
Freshmen Boys
Mr. Delaney
Freshmen Girls
Miss Bohenko
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School Clubs
These clubs at present are: Newspaper Club, led by Mrs. Robin- son; Current Event Club, led by Mr. Timon; Camera Club, led by Miss Caldwell. One point or credit is allowed for satisfactory completion of the club project. Membership is voluntary, but regular attendance and application to the work are required. The clubs meet the last period on Wednesday, on which day one period is omitted in rotation from week to week to allow for the time necessary.
The School Paper
The members of the Newspaper Club under the direction of Mrs. Robinson, publish the "Clarion." The members of the staff are:
Editor-in-Chief Louise Willis, '36
Associate Editor Barbara Blackadar, '37
Business Manager Frank Stepinski, '37
Assistant Business Manager. .Henry Corey Jr., '39
A special edition of the "Clarion" was published in June, 1936, in a cover of blue and gold, the colors of the graduating class, and con- taining photographs and sketches of each member, together with photographs of the teams, and orchestra, also the Class Day exercises and the Salutatory and Valedictory.
Music
Chorus singing under the direction of Miss Lilley Moran has been introduced this year. Miss Moran meets the Freshman Class on Mon- day, the seventh period, and the Sophomore Class the eighth period of the same day. Some time is devoted to singing by the whole school following the assembly exercises on Monday morning. Mr. Woessner, instructor in instrumental music, directs an orchestra of boys and girls who meet for practice every Wednesday the last period.
Scholarship Reports
Report cards, showing rank in each subject, attendance, and con- duct, are issued bi-monthly. These cards are marked as follows: A, 90-100; B, 80-89; C, 71-79; C-, 70 (warning); D, 50-69; E, below 50. The lowest passing mark is 70. On the new cards printed this year, the number of points already credited is given. At the last marking period in June, the number of points earned during the current year will be added to those already earned, the total showing the final stand- ing of the pupil to date. 80 points are necessary for a diploma. Par- ents are urged to examine carefully the reports as submitted through- out the year. They indicate very closely the progress the boy or girl is making.
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The Academy Student Association
Any regularly enrolled student is eligible for membership in this Association. The dues are $1.00 a year. Members of athletic teams must pay their dues to represent the school in contests with other schools. The payment of dues entitles the members to admittance to all home games, and the right to vote on money matters.
The officers of the Association are:
President
.Richard Crocker, '37
Vice-President Austin Healy, '38
Secretary
Frank Stepinski, '37
Treasurer
John J. Timon
* Eligibility Rules of the Wachusett League
1. Every player must be taking at least four major subjects and be passing in three. (A major subject is one which counts one unit toward graduation.)
2. The marking period shall be eight weeks, and those eligible at the end of that time shall be eligible to play throughout the next eight weeks.
3. No player who represents a team in this league shall be allowed to be a member of any other organized team during the season through which the league extends.
* Note: The above three rules are taken from the Constitution of the Wachusett League to which Westford Academy belongs. In addi- tion, the following rule will apply to the Academy:
Any player taking five subjects must be passing in four. If two of these five subjects are being repeated, the player must be passing in all five. All eligibility rules apply alike to baseball and basketball.
Necrology
It is with sincere regret that we record the death of Robert Norris Hildreth of the class of 1935 who died December 15, 1936, after a brief illness. He was a sophomore in Tufts College.
We are sorry to record the death of Lillian Sutherland Anderson of Tewksbury, who passed away January 1, 1937, after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Anderson graduated at the Academy with the class of 1912, and later became a successful teacher.
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* Prizes for 1936-1937
I. Given by the Massachusetts Society of Sons of the American Revolution
The Washington and Franklin Bronze Medal to the Senior who attains the highest rank in United States History for the year.
II. Given by the Trustees of Westford Academy
1. Ten dollars to that member of the Junior Class who makes the most improvement in general average over his average of last year.
2. Ten dollars to that member of the Sophomore Class who makes the most improvement in general average over his average of last year.
3. Five dollars to that member of the Senior Class who makes the most improvement in English over his average of last year.
4. Five dollars to that member of the Freshman Class who has the highest general average for the year.
5. Five dollars to that Junior or Senior who has the highest rank in Stenography and Typewriting at the close of the year in June.
(Circumstances may warrant the division of this prize.)
* Note: The prizes in public speaking, given by the Alumni Association, are discontinued for the present.
Gifts from the Julian's Fund
The Trustees of the Academy have applied this fund to add to the reference books in the school library. The purchases this year include the following :
1. 71 Volumes of the Careers Research Monographs, published by the Institute for Research of Chicago. These monographs give up- to-date information on a large variety of careers which are open to young people of the present day, and point the way to success in these careers.
2. Between 40 and 50 miscellaneous books of value in the study of English, which add much to the efficiency of the reference library.
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Miscellaneous
1. The honorary members of the Tadmuck Club from the class of 1937 are Barbara Blackadar and Helen Zubowicz.
2. The New England College Entrance Certificate Board has again granted the certificate privilege to Westford Academy for a term of four years ending December, 1939. Four years is the limit of time given to any school without renewal.
3. The fall state convention of Pro Merito Societies was held in Greenfield, October 17, 1936. The Senior members, with one exception, attended this meeting in company with Mr. Roudenbush. Westford's delegation came the longest distance of any school represented. All of our Pro Merito members, and Mr. Roudenbush, also attended the spring state convention in Agawam, May 9, 1936.
4. The Student Association held a Hallowe'en dance in the gym- nasium on October 30, 1936. A Christmas party, sponsored also by the Association, was held the night of December 23, at which time gifts were distributed, followed by a dance, with music by the school orches- tra.
Following is the program of the graduation exercises of June 9, 1936 which further supplements the items of this report.
In conclusion, I wish to thank all those who in the past and present have helped me in my service to the Academy. May the future years be happy and fruitful ones for all who guide its destinies.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM C. ROUDENBUSH,
Principal of Westford Academy.
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GRADUATION EXERCISES Assembly Hall - Westford Academy Westford, Massachusetts Tuesday, June 9, 1936 - At 8 o'clock P. M.
Program
GRADUATION MARCH-Pomp and Chivalry. Roberts Hilda Blanchard, '39
PRAYER
Rev. George H. Douglas
SALUTATORY WITH ESSAY-The Growth of the Country High School Mary Ruth Cooney
ACCORDION SOLO
Alexander Belida, '37
PRESENTATION OF CLASS GIFT-($25.00 to Alumni Loan Fund) Anna Pupchick, President of Class of 1936
ACCEPTANCE OF CLASS GIFT
James Harrigan, President of Class of 1937
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES and Awarding of Junior Pro Merito Honors
Principal W. C. Roudenbush
ADDRESS-"The Challenge of Tomorrow"
Herman H. Brase, Ph. D., Lowell Teachers' College
ACCORDION SOLO-Farewell-Tango Dedicated to Graduating Class Alexander Belida, '37
ESSAY WITH VALEDICTORY-The Influence of the Country High School
Anna Pupchick
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS William R. Taylor, Trustee of Westford Academy
CLASS SONG (Tune: "The Navy Victory March")
Written by Kenneth De La Haye and Dorothy Fecteau
SINGING OF THE SCHOOL SALUTE by the Graduating Class (For words, see end of Program)
EXIT MARCH
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GRADUATES
Classical Course
John Paul Bohenko Luba Britsko
Mary Ruth Cooney
Kenneth Edmund De La Haye
Barbara Huntington Hildreth
*Eleen Keizer
*Anna Pupchick
Louise Willis
Commercial Course
Esther Sedach
Annie Worobey
General Course
*Robert Lawrence Besser Peter Bobryk
Morris Redmond Crocker
Barbara Stockman Curley
Zonia Denisevich
Dorothy Phyllis Fecteau
William Joseph Kelly
Margaret Marie Leonard
Willard Stearns Mann
Everett Ellsworth Miller
Charles Vincent Oliver
Dorothy Mae Stone
Kenneth Arthur Wilson
Pro Merito Society
Class Motto-They Can Who Think They Can Class Colors-Gold and White Class Flower-Gardenia
Winners of Prizes
PUBLIC DECLAMATION (Given by Alumni)
Robert Leonard, '39 Ten Dollars
Rowena Curley, '38. Five Dollars
Dorothy Sargent, '39
Honorable Mention
GENERAL PRIZE (Given by Trustees)
Awarded on basis of Scholarship and Punctuality. Contest limited to Freshman and Sophomore Classes Winner-Sophomore Class, Twenty-five Dollars
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STENOGRAPHY AND TYPEWRITING PRIZES (Given by Trustees) Stenography-Equally divided between Margaret Kelley, '37, and Leslie Swanson, '37, Two and One-half Dollars Typewriting-Barbara S. Curley, '36, Two and One-half Dollars
GREATEST IMPROVEMENT IN ENGLISH (Given by Trustees) (Contest limited to Juniors and Seniors) Henry Le Duc, '37, Five Dollars
WASHINGTON AND FRANKLIN MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNITED STATES HISTORY (Given by the Massachusetts Society of Sons of the American Revolution) Eleen Keizer, '36
ESSAY ON TOPIC-"Why the American Legion Advocates Universal Draft" (Given by Post 159, American Legion) Everett Miller, '36, Silver Cup
CLASS SONG
On, Class of '36! Ever firm and fast,
We'll plunge into the fray,
In a fearless, undaunted way, And carry off the day. Westford, those so proud of you
Tonight, we must say adieu, But we'll prove to near and far,
Just how proud we really are Of Westford Academy.
On, Westford! Gold and White! Onward into life! These colors we adore, So, classmates, we must onward soar Forever, ever, more. Westford, farewell tonight!
Thou emblem of truth and right! But we'll pledge to carry on 'Till the day that we have won- For Westford Academy.
By Kenneth De La Haye and Dorothy Fecteau
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SCHOOL SALUTE
Hail to Westford! Our Alma Mater! And her sons and daughters true. We will strive to give, as we work and live, The best of our service to you.
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