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FOUNDATIONS, ETC.
1. All foundations for monuments, headstones, markers, etc., shall be put in by or under the immediate supervision of the Board, and no foundations shall be laid dry or with cobblestones, and no memorial shall be erected without a suitable foundation.
2. Foundations for monuments shall be at least four and one- half feet deep, and for niarkers and other small stones not less than three feet.
INTERMENTS
1. The following charges shall be made for interments: From $5.00 to $15.00 as the judgment of the Board may determine. These charges shall apply to removals, with a suitable additional charge for disinterments. Graves, if desired, will be trinimed, for which an extra charge will be made, proportionate to the time expended and cost of material used.
2. All graves shall be filled level or to conform to the grade of the lot, and shall be suitably designated. Mounds will not be allowed, ex- cept by special permission.
VISITORS
1. All persons are forbidden to needlessly walk across lots, to
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gather wild or cultivated flowers, or to leave rubbish of any kind in the cemeteries except in receptacles provided for that purpose by the Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
BOARD OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS. Signed,
S. B. WATSON,
AXEL G. LUNDBERG,
FRED R. BLODGETT.
Westford, Mass., April, 1937.
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REPORT OF TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
During the past year, we have trimmed and burnt the brush. The forest on the whole is showing a good growth.
We should continue the trimming and cleaning up each year.
Respectfully submitted,
OSCAR R. SPALDING EDWIN H. GOULD WILLIAM E. WRIGHT
Town Forest Committee.
REPORT OF THE WHITNEY PLAYGROUND
The past year, Willey M. Wright, has been in charge. The usual care has been given the grounds.
The ball diamond and the tennis court has been rebuilt as a W. P. A. project.
A power mowing machine will be necessary the coming year, also a new back stop for the ball diamond.
As the interest of the trust funds is so small, we are obliged for the first time in the history of the playground, to ask for an appro- priation of $600.
Respectfully submitted,
OSCAR R. SPALDING CHARLES L. HILDRETH JOHN FISHER
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REPORT OF THE MARTINA GAGE GIFT TO THE TOWN
We have made quite a study of the deeds and what plans there are. But the deeds are forty to seventy years old and many of the land marks are missing. We have established bounds with the adjoining owners.
The W. P. A. is doing some surveying and it will require more time to complete the work. Our progress has been slow.
For the committee,
OSCAR R. SPALDING,
Chairman.
NOTE:
The Committee as appointed by the Moderator consists of Oscar R. Spalding, Chester E. Blaisdell, Edmund L. Provost, J. Austin Healy and Fred R. Blodgett.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance Committee has held the customary meetings and given all the articles in the warrant careful con- sideration and recommended the appropriation of the various sums as tabulated below:
Article Appropriation
Voted 1937
Amount Expended
Amount Asked
Recom- mended
3 -1 Selectmen
$ 500.00
SA 533.22
$ 550.00
$ 550.00
1 License Expenses
60.00
41.08
60.00
60.00
1 Town Treasurer
900.00
871.40
900.00
900.00
1 Town Accountant
875.00
873.05
875.00
875.00
1 Assessors
1,200.00
1,214.95
1,200.00
1,200.00
1 Tax Collector
1,600.00
1,578.94
1,600.00
1,600.00
1 Town Counsel
200.00
199.00
200.00
200.00
1 Town Clerk
350.00
306.57
400.00
400.00
1 Registration and Election
350.00
263.67
1,100.00
1,100.00
2 Town Hall
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,600.00
3 Police Department
4,900.00
4,941.41
5,490.00
5,490.00
3 Safety Signs
100.00
123.40
100.00
100.00
4 Fire Department
2,500.00
2,681.31
3,500.00
3,500.00
5 Hydrants
3,045.00
3,045.00
3,115.00
3,115.00
6 Sealer
125.00
106.53
125.00
125.00
7 Fish and Game Warden
75.00
75.00
75.00
75.00
8 Forest Fires
1,000.00
1,277.90
1,000.00
1,000.00
9 Town Forest
75.00
65.50
75.00
75.00
10 Tree Warden
250.00
305.05
250.00
250.00
11 Moth Department ..
350.00
340.52
2,375.00
2,000.00
..
..
12 Health Department
4,500.00
3,607.65
4,450.00
3,600.00
12 Health Milk
375.00
376.39
375.00
375.00
13 Cattle Inspector
150.00
150.00
150.00
150.00
14 Town Roads Chapter 81
10,625.00
10,699.50
10,625.00
10,625.00
14 Town Roads
1,500.00
1,500.00
14 Snow and Ice Removal
3,000.00
1,710.84
4,000.00
4,000.00
14 State and County Aid Roads
5.000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
14 Groton Road
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
15 Welfare Department-Side
23,000.00
8,360.19
16,000.00
. 16,000.00
Infirmary
9,593.24
Mother's Aid
3,628.41
4,000.00
4,000.00
15
Old Age Assistance
10,500.00
10,412.62
7,500.00
7,500.00
16 Soldier's Benefits
5,900.00
5,849.58
6,000.00
6,000.00
17
Schools
67,000.00
66,998.54
66,000.00
66,000.00
18
Vocational Tuition
1,700.00
548.53
1,000.00
750.00
19 Public Library
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,400.00
Dog Licenses
510.37
2,910.37
D.Lic.
20
Care of Common
200.00
189.44
200.00
200.00
21
Memorial Day
250.00
216.38
250.00
250.00
21
Town Reports
500.00
491.80
500.00
500.00
23
Liability Insurance
1,500.00
1,402.48
1,500.00
1,500.00
24
Fire Insurance
1,207.00
1,166.93
3,279.00
3,279.00
25
Cemeteries
1.300.00
1,285.19
1,600.00
1,500.00
26
General Loans
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
27
Interest on Gen. Loans
1,856.62
2,217.87
1,547.87
1,547.87
28
Interest on Rev. Loans
600.00
461.87
500.00
500.00
29 Street Lights
6,344.00
6,221.43
6.318.00
6,318.00
30 Reserve Fund
4,000.00
1,144.69
4,000.00
4,000.00
31 Outstanding Bills
1,101.28
1,101.28
2,200.00
2,200.00
4 Demonstration Work
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
6) Midd. Co. T. B. Hospital
1,997.35
1,997.35
2,303.95
2,303.95
7 Midd. Co. T. B. Hospital
1,697.63
1,697.63
8 Band Concerts
400.00
389.70
400.00
400.00
9 Guide Boards
100.00
99.56
100.00
100.00
10 Whitney Playground
600.00
600.00
11 W. P. A. Expenses Bal.
1,531.84
5,500.00
7,512.83
8,000.00
8,000.00
12 Additional Street Lts.
S28.00
13 Road Equipment
4000.00
4,025.46
4,000.00
4,000.00
State and County Taxes Estimated ..
15,227.75
15,227.75
TOTAL
$215,152.20
$212,749.20
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Corporation Tax
$ 22,000.00
Income Tax
16,868.98
Poll Tax
7,523.75
All Other
14,504.82
TOTAL
60,897.55
Machinery Account
3,745.27
Surplus available, $15,000.00
64,642.82
148,106.38
12,000.00
Amount Recommended to be usea
$136,106.38
Valuation, 1937-$3,866,675.00
Under Article 3-11- $2000.00 is recommended. Part of this is for the purchase of new equipment.
Under Article 12-
We do not recommend the addition of street lights at this time.
If the recommendations of the Finance Committee are followed at town meeting the tax rate will be approxim-
ately $35.00 per thousand.
For every $1000.00 increase, the tax rate will be increased approximately $ .25 per thousand.
Respectfully submitted,
OSCAR R. SPALDING, FRANK L. FURBUSH, P. HENRY HARRINGTON, WILLIAM E. WRIGHT, ROBERT PRESCOTT, W. OTIS DAY,
Finance Committee.
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TOWN OF WESTFORD WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, MIDDLESEX SS.
To the Constable of the Town of Westford in said County:
GREETING :
You are hereby required, in the name of the Commonwealth afore- said, to notify and warn all the inhabitants of said Town, qualified to vote in elections, and also in Town affairs, to meet at their several polling places, viz:
Precinct 1. Town Hall, Westford Center.
Precinct 2. Abbot Hall, Graniteville.
Precinct 3. Abbot Worsted Mill, Brookside.
Precinct 4. Abbot Hall, Forge Village.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1938
being the Second Monday in said month, at 12:00 o'clock noon for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes for the following officers:
FOR THREE YEARS
One Selectman
One Town Treasurer
One Collector of Taxes
One Member of the Board of Public Welfare
One Assessor
Two Members of the School Committee
One Member of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners
One Trustee of Public Library
One Member of Board of Health
FOR ONE YEAR
Moderator Constable Tree Warden
The polls will be open from 12:00 o'clock noon to 8 P. M., and to meet in the Town Hall at Westford Centre on the following
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1938
at 1.00 o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz:
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1st. To hear the reports of the Finance Committee, other Commit- tees, Boards and Officers.
2nd. To determine the salary and compensation of elected Officers and such Officers and Officials as provided by law.
3rd. To appropriate money to meet the cost and expenses of the fol- lowing departments, officers and purposes:
1. General Government.
2. Town Hall.
3. Police Department.
4. Fire Department.
5. Hydrants.
6. Sealer of Weights and Measures.
7. Fish and Game Warden.
8. Forest Fires.
9. Town Forest.
10. Tree Warden.
11. Moth Department.
12. Health Department.
13. Cattle Inspector.
14. Highway Purposes.
15. Board of Public Welfare.
16. Soldiers' Benefits.
17. School Department.
18. Vocational Tuition.
19. Public Library.
20. Care of Common.
21. Commemoration of Memorial Day.
22. Publishing of Town Reports.
23. Liability Insurance.
24. Fire Insurance.
25. Cemetery Commissioners.
26. General Loans.
27. Interest on General Loans.
28. Interest on Revenue Loans.
29. Electric Lights.
30. Reserve Fund.
31. Bills outstanding December 31, 1937.
4th. To see if the Town will appropriate $10. and elect a Director under the provisions of Section 40-45 of Chapter 128 of the Gen- eral Laws as amended by Chapter 166 of the Acts of 1932.
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5th. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year be- ginning January 1, 1938, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
6th. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum sufficient to pay the County of Middlesex as required by Law on account of assess- ments levied on the Town for its share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding Loan, Act of 1932, bonds maturing in 1938, issued in compliance with Chapter 10, Acts of 1932, also for any other indebtedness incurred and outstanding under said Chapter 10, also for the Town's share of the cost and interest on said bonds due in 1938, also for the care, maintenance and repair of said hospital for 1937, and in- cluding interest on temporary notes issued therefor in accor- dance with sections of Chapter 111 of the General Laws ap- plicable thereto, and for all other expenses in connection there- with, including Chapter 400, Section 25 G (6) (a) of the Acts of 1936 determine how money shall be raised, or in any way act thereon.
7th. To see what action the town will take to meet the assessment of $1,697.63 heretofore made on it for the purpose of paying its share of the cost of making alterations and constructing addi- tions in and to the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital under Chapter 417 of the Acts of 1935, as amended by Chapter 205 of the Acts of 1937; to see whether the town will vote to ap- propriate all or any portion of said assessment and to raise the amount so appropriated in whole or in part in this year's tax levy or to transfer such amount in whole or in part from any available funds; to see whether the town will vote to appro- priate all or any portion of said assessment and to borrow the amount so appropriated on bonds or notes of the town; to see whether the town will elect that all or any portion of said assess- ment shall be funded through the issue of bonds or notes of the County of Middlesex as authorized by said Chapter 417, as amended; in case the town shall elect to fund under said Chapter 417, to see whether the town will elect that the assess- ments to be hereafter made upon it on account of any such funding loan shall be payable by it over the maximum permitted term of fifteen years or over a lesser period; to see whether the town will vote to direct the Town Clerk to file with the Middle- sex County Commissioners promptly, and in any event not later
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than April 15, 1938, an election to fund all or any portion of the assessment already made upon it as aforesaid; and to take any action in connection with the matters contained in this article.
8th. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $400. for Band Con- certs for the current year.
9th. To see if the Town will appropriate $100. for guideboards.
10th. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $600. for the care of the Whitney Playground.
11th. To see if the Town will appropriate money to meet the expenses incurred in connection with the W. P. A., or other similar projects.
12th. To see if the Town will vote to install additional street lights as follows:
Seventeen on Groton Road
Eleven on Concord Road
Nine on Dunstable Road
Four on Littleton Road
Three on Leland Road Two on Hartford Road
13th. To see if the Town will vote to transfer and appropriate money to the Road Machinery Account.
14th. To hear the report of the Committee chosen at the last annual meeting to make a survey and examination of the land devised to the Town under the will of Martina A. Gage, and appropriate money therefor.
15th. To see if the Town will vote to sell and convey any of the land devised under the will of Martina A. Gage, or authorize the cut- ting and removal of any of the wood and timber thereon.
16th. To see if the Town will accept the layout made by the Selectmen of a way in Forge Village on file in the Town Clerk's Office on the petition of Edmund D. Rogers and ten others.
17th. To see if the Town will accept the layout made by the Select- men of a way in Forge Village on file in the Town Clerk's Office on the petition of John J. Daly and eleven others.
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18th. To see if the Town will accept the layout made by the Select- men of a way in Forge Village on file in the Town Clerk's Office on the petition of Edmund J. Hunt and seven others.
19th. To see if the Town will accept the layout made by the Select- men of a way in Forge Village on file in the Town Clerk's Office on the petition of William Kelly and sixteen others.
20th. To see if the Town will vote to name the new ways laid out and any other unnamed Town ways.
21st. To see if the Town will vote to petition the Great and General Court for legislation permitting the Town to borrow money for the purpose of remodeling, enlarging the floor space, equipping and installing a sufficient heating system in the William E. Frost School.
22nd. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to investi- gate and report at a subsequent meeting on the advisability and necessity of remodeling, enlarging the floor space, equipping and installing a sufficient heating system in the William E. Frost School, and appropriate money therefor.
23rd. To see if the Town will vote to install a new heating plant at the Frost School and appropriate money therefor.
24th. To see if the Town will vote to make changes, alterations and repairs in the Frost School, so as to make it into a six room building with a sufficient heating system, and appropriate money therefor.
25th. To see if the Town will vote to reimburse Frank G. Kloppenburg for damages sustained to his automobile while operating on a highway in this Town, and appropriate money therefor.
26th. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 48 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Ter. Ed. Said Section is entitled "Application (of the Civil Service Laws) to Police of certain Towns", and in part is as follows:
"A Town which has not accepted this Chapter or the cor- responding provisions of earlier laws, may accept this section as to its regular or permanent police .forces In a Town which accepts this section by vote of the Town at a Town
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meeting, or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, .the members of the forces to which the acceptance relates shall be subject to this chapter and the rules made here- under (Civil Service Laws), and shall hold office until death, resignation or removal; but members in office at the time of such acceptance shall continue in office without examination or reappointment."
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up true and attested copies thereof 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 return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding the first meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this first day of February, in the year of our Lord 1938.
WILLIAM R. TAYLOR, ARTHUR M. WHITLEY, ARTHUR L. HEALY,
Selectmen of Westford.
A true copy: Attest.
Constable of Westford
Annual Report
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN of WESTFORD
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For the Year Ending December 31, 1937
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ORGANIZATION-SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Albert G. Forty
Term Expires 1940
Mrs. Dorothy Chandler
Term Expires 1940
Eric Anderson, Chairman
Term Expires 1939
George Gibbons, Secretary
Term Expires 1939
Edward Buckingham
Term Expires 1938
Edmund Whitney
Term Expires 1938
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Robert W. Barclay, Westford, Mass.
Tel. Residence 155 Office 133 Westford Academy Office Hours-By appointment
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Dwight W. Cowles, M. D., Graniteville, Mass. Tel. 70
SCHOOL NURSE
C. Veronica Meagher, R. N., Westford, Mass.
Office 50-4 Town Hall Tel. Residence 185
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Citizens of Westford:
I hereby submit my annual report as Chairman of the School Committee for the year 1937.
No changes occurred in the personnel of our committee this year, as Mrs. Dorothy Chandler and Albert G. Forty were re-elected. At our first meeting the following officers were re-elected: Eric J. Anderson as Chairman, and George P. Gibbons as Secretary.
The Building Committee, whose duty it is to investigate all con- ditions where major repairs on school property seem to be needed, made several recommendations to the school board. The board voted to paint the Cameron School and the Sargent School, also put new toilets in the girls' basement in the Cameron School. The sidewalks and driveways at all the schools have been oiled and are kept in repair.
The tennis court at the Sargent School has been resurfaced, and wire fences put up on both sides to keep the court in better condition.
For the expenses of the Public Schools this year, we respectfully ask the sum of $66,000. which is $1000. less than for the year 1936. For the Vocational Schools we respectfully ask for $2000.
Respectfully submitted,
ERIC J. ANDERSON,
Chairman.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
January 1, 1938.
To the School Committee:
I herewith present my sixth annual report as Superintendent of the Westford Schools, accompanied by the reports of the Principal of the Academy, the School Nurse, the School Doctor, and the Music Supervisor, together with the usual statistical data.
BUDGET
Our budget of sixty-seven thousand dollars for the year 1937 was approved by the Finance Committee and by the voters at the Annual Town Meeting. The increase over last year was for the purpose of meeting the increase in costs of schools and for the continuance of the special teacher as assistant to Miss Florence Blodgett. In June, in compliance with the building inspector's report, we were forced to abandon the assistant teacher in Frost School because of the lack of a suitable room, and to make many costly and unexpected repairs to our buildings. We were unable to effect all the alternations suggested by the inspector as they would have necessitated an additional outlay of several thousand dollars more than our budget.
STAFF CHANGES
The following changes were made in the teaching staff during the year:
Mr. Joseph Underwood resigned on January 1, 1937, in order to accept a better paying position in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Mr. Clifford Hunt of Norton was elected to fill the vacancy as Principal of the Frost School.
Mr. William Roudenbush retired in June. Mr. Julius Mueller of the Attleboro High School was elected to fill the vacancy as Principal of Westford Academy.
Mr. Lloyd Turner, instructor of French and Latin, resigned in July in order to accept a better paying position in Bennington, Ver- mont. The vacancy was finally filled after school had opened by Mr. George Charron of Nashua, New Hampshire.
In August Mr. John J. Timon resigned as instructor of history and civics to accept a more desirable position in Leicester, Massa-
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chusetts. Mr. Walter Pulsifer of Chathanı, Massachusetts, was elected to succeed Mr. Timon.
Miss Alberta Ringer resigned in August as a fourth grade teacher in the Cameron School to accept a better position in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Miss Marion Carroll of Chelmsford, who had substi- tuted for Mrs. O'Clair last year, was chosen to fill the vacancy.
Mr. James Fitzgibbons, Principal of the Sargent School asked for a year's leave of absence in order to study at Boston University. This request was granted, to take effect at the opening of school. Mr. John Whitehead of Goffstown, New Hampshire, was chosen as Acting Principal for the present school year.
There was but one change in the janitorial staff. Mr. George Jones of Nabnassett was elected as janitor of the Nabnassett School to fill the vacancy caused by the sudden death of Mr. Michael Mc- Glinchey.
WESTFORD ACADEMY
The following chart will give some idea of the crowded conditions existing in the Academy:
Home Rooms October 1, 1937
Seats
Pupils
Mr. Sweatt (Eighth Grade)
37
28
Mrs. Robsinson
35
34
Mr. Pulsifer
35
32
Miss Caldwell
36
36
Mr. Delaney
*34
34
Mr. Charron
35
36
Miss Bohenko
** 21
21
*- Legally this room cannot be used as a classroom.
-Legally we are not supposed to have more than twelve pupils in this room.
Total number of legal seats
190
Total number of pupils in the building 221
The typewriting room is filled with small typing tables and is not suitable for a home room. The assembly hall has a cold floor, poor lighting, and a noisy and very drafty heating and ventilating system, which make it an extremely undesirable place for classroom use.
TRANSPORTATION
The bus contracts expired in June and were renewed with the owners who have operated the school busses during the past year.
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These contracts called for the same provisions as before with the addition of the following:
1. "I shall install a satisfactory bus heater."
2. "The tires shall be of first quality (no seconds or retreads and no blowout patches shall be used) and when the tread is worn off the tires so that they are smooth, they shall be re- placed by first quality tires."
HEALTH
Dr. Dwight Cowles and Mrs. Veronica Meagher are carrying on their routine inspections and caring for the health of the children. The usual clinics have been held and students have been given the opportunity for dental treatment at the Abbot Worsted Hospital in Forge Village. Dr. Farrar of the State Hospital staff in Worcester is at present examining all children who are three or more years retarded. He is being assisted by a psychiatrist from his own staff.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
The Abbot Worsted Company and the C. G. Sargent Sons, Incor- porated, gave their usual liberal contribution for the Christmas parties in the elementary schools. With business on a "sit-down" strike, these gifts provided the only Christmas entertainment for some of the children. Many parents were too proud to ask for aid as long as they could manage to get along, yet they could not afford to provide the usual Christmas festivities in their homes. The donators should feel that they have helped to promote the Christmas spirit in the life of every pupil.
READING
Last year we put in a new set of readers in the three lower grades. This new system affords an excellent opportunity for the pupils to get a good start in reading and also provides for much correlated activity. Through the courtesy of the publishers we have been able to obtain the occasional services of their reading supervisor, who has given valuable aid and suggestions to the teachers. The progress that the children are making is very encouraging. We hope to eliminate many of our former reading difficulties in the upper grades by giving each child four years of instruction in this system.
AMERICANIZATION CLASSES
The Americanization Classes that were started last year are con- tinuing this year. They began with a large enrollment in spite of the fact that many pupils had already received their citizenship papers,
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but since some are now working in the evening, the numbers have decreased so that we are operating with only three teachers. Miss Gertrude Provost is in charge of the class in the Cameron School. Miss Josephine Mardas and Miss Olga Remis are in charge of the two classes at the Sargent School.
NURSERY SCHOOL
The Nursery School is again in operation this year through the aid of federal funds. The present enrollment varies from twenty to twenty- six pupils. They are instructed and given a free noon meal under the direction of Miss Priscilla Wright assisted by Mrs. Florence Werner, with Mrs. Ricard as cook. The Abbot Worsted Company has donated the use of their hall in Forge Village for this school. The local Wel- fare Department has willingly co-operated with Miss Wright in an earnest endeavor to make the undertaking a success.
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