Town of Westford annual report 1947-1951, Part 40

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1947
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 802


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DRIVER EDUCATION


The Driver Education course continues to be popular. We were fortunate in getting a car from the Ford Motor Sales, Inc., in Lowell and although it did not arrive until the last of April, we were able to present eight students for road tests before school closed in June. In September a number of students began their instruction behind the wheel and in the Spring this will be continued in preparation for their road tests before school closes in June.


SCHOLARSHIP


The Westford Teachers Association through their Scholarship Fund presented one hundred dollars to a senior girl of the class of 1951, who is presently at Boston University studying for the teaching profession.


We hope that there will be other organizations who will start Scholarship Funds in order to help and encourage our boys and girls in their college work.


GIFTS


The Abbot Worsted Company and the C. G. Sargent Sons Cor- poration, as has been their custom for many, many years, made Christ- mas a merry time for the school children with their generous gifts.


The Trustees of Westford Academy award several prizes at the high school graduation program. We are also grateful to them for their interest in the school curriculum, as evidenced by the financing of the testing program again this year.


The Forge Village P. T. A. continues its policy of equipping a Domestic Science room at Cameron School, while the Westford P. T. A. provides playground equipment at the Frost School.


Mr. Harold Wright again this year has provided transportation to some of our football games, and we sincerely appreciate his loyalty. The Nabnassett P. T. A. and Boosters Club have been active and provides for Christmas parties, library books and records.


All this shows that we have organizations alive and progressive, actively interested in our schools.


I would like to thank the School Committee for their whole- hearted cooperation and support. And I would also like to express my appreciation to the school faculty and to the secretary, for their help and for the spirit of friendliness which exists in our school system.


Respectfully submitted,


PETER F. PERRY, Superintendent.


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WESTFORD ACADEMY - PROGRAM OF STUDIES - 1951-1952


Electives for Course


Core for all Students


Academic


Commercial


General


Freshmen


English I Civics


Algebra I * French I Gen. Science


Jr. Bus. Tr. * Gen. Science


French I Prac. Math.


Prac. Math. * Jr. Bus. Tr. Gen. Science French I


Sophomores


English II World History


Plane Geom. Biology French I or II


Typewriting I Bookkeeping I


Biology French I or II


Biology Jr. Bus. Tr. Gen. Science French I or Il


Typewriting I


Juniors


English III U. S. History


Algebra II French I or II Chemistry


Bkkp. I or II. Stenography I Typewriting II Psy. and Eco. Geo. French I or II


Business Law


Psy. & Eco.


French I or II


Applied Chem. Typing II


Seniors


English IV Problems of Democracy


Chemistry French II Trig. & Solid Geom. Econ. & Con. Ed.


Stenography II Bookkeeping II French II Econ. & Con. Ed.


Econ. & Con. E French II Applied Chem.


Business Law


* Required in this course.


1. All subjects listed above provide one unit of credit with the exception of Typewriting which counts one-half unit.


2. All pupils must take Music, Health and Physical Education.


3. A student enrollment of at least 10 may be required for a class section in any subject.


4. Students must have a C or better average in Algebra I if they plan to take Plane Geometry. Students must have a C or better average in French I if they plan to take French II.


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EXPENDITURES OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT-YEAR 1951


SCHOOLS


Teachers' Salaries


Academy


$ 25,544.46


Elementary


67,408.72


$ 92,953.18


Textbooks


Academy


503.14


Elementary


2,282.59


2,785.73


Supplies


Academy


729.96


Elementary


2,615.47


3,345.43


Other Expense of Instruction


Academy


473.55


Elementary


640.90


1,114.45


Janitors' Salaries


Academy


2,729.94


Elementary


7,759.56


10,489.50


Fuel


Academy


1,096.81


Elementary


3,105.70


4,202.51


Miscellaneous Operation


Academy


Water


150.26


Lights


400.72


Janitors' Supplies


306.07


Telephone


42.36


Elementary


Water


114.75


Lights


617.75


Janitors' Supplies


997.79


Telephone


147.97


2,777.67


Repairs


Academy


553.37


Elementary


1,874.85


2,428.22


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Furniture and Fixtures


Academy


464.99


Elementary


247.10


712.09


Health


Academy


250.00


Elementary


269.98


519.98


Transportation


Academy


6,629.70


Elementary


6,518.70


13,148.40


Tuition


Academy


217.80


Elementary


316.80


534.60


Other Expense


Academy


166.13


Elementary


112.18


278.31


General Control


Superintendent's Salary


4,500.00


Superintendent's expenses


256.20


Clerk's salary


1,283.31


School census


100.00


Office expenses and telephone


338.48


6,477.99


Outlay


Academy


Elementary


418.68


418.68


Total


$142,186.74


Receipts :


Reimbursement for State Wards $ 1,581.12


Reimbursement for Out-of-Town Tuition


446.04


Reimbursement for Transportation


9,387.45


Reimbursement School Aid and State Income


33,007.71


Total


44,422.32


44,422.32


Net Cost to the Town


$ 97,764.42


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CORPS OF TEACHERS 1951-1952


School


Teachers


Subject or Grade


Date of Appointment


Westford Academy ...... Charles E. Carroll, Jr., A.B., M.A., M.Ed.,


Principal Social Studies, English Nov. 1950 (Tufts College)


Eileen K. Fletcher, A.B. (Girl's Coach) _. Social Studies (Tufts College)


Sept. 1948


Marea R. Gower, A.B. English, French Sept. 1948


(Boston University)


Joanne S. Hall, A.B. English


Sept. 1951


(University of New Hampshire)


Warren N. Lapworth, A.B. (Coach) English, Psychology, Economic


(Columbia University) Geography, Prac. Math., Bus. Law Sept. 1950


Theodora Lolos, B.S.E.


Commercial


Sept. 1951


(Salem Teachers College)


John A. Rennie, A.B., M.A. Biology, Chemistry Sept. 1946 (Wesleyan University, Boston University)


Kenneth H. Robes, B.S.


Mathematics, General Science


Jan. 1947


(Dartmouth College)


Cameron School


Harold Hershfield, B.S., B.S.E., M.Ed., Principal (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston l'niversity, Harvard)


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Jan. 1948


Alice M. Murphy


(Lowell Teachers College)


1


Sept. 1949


· Alyce C. Gilligan, A.B.


(Emmanuel College)


2


Sept. 1949


Mary J. Burns, B.S.E.


(Lowell Teachers College)


3


Sept. 1951


Helen Mechalides, B.S.E.


(Lowell Teachers College)


4


Sept. 1951


Eleanor M. Duggan, B.S.E.


(Lowell Teachers College)


5 Sept. 1950


Mary Moran, A.B.


(D'Youville College)


6


Sept. 1951


William W. Mobilia, A.B.


(Bates College) 7


Sept. 1951


Wm. E. Frost School __. August Crane, B.S., M.A., Principal


(New York University)


8


Sept. 1951


Florence B. Morris


( Lowell Normal School)


1


Sept. 1948


Shirley C. Oliver, B.S.E.


(Lowell Teachers College)


2


Sept. 1940


Ruth P. Tuttle


(Lowell Normal School)


3 Sept. 1903


Rita H. Miller; B.S.E.


(Lowell Teachers College)


4 Sept. 1939


Margaret Dadian, B.S.


(Bridgewater Teachers College) 5, 7 Sept. 1951


1


Sargent School


„Lynwood T. Stodden, A.B., M.Ed., Principal (Union & North Adams State Teachers College)


8


Sept. 1951


Margery S. Flint


(Fitchburg Normal School)


1


Jan. 1948


Jean E. Bell


(Fitchburg Normal School)


2


April 1930


Claire T. Kelley, A.B.


(Emmanuel College)


3


Sept. 1951


Lottie D. Blodgett


(Framingham Normal School)


4


Sept. 1916


Helen A. Gibbons


(Framingham Normal School)


5 Sept. 1948


Gertrude D. Houghton, A.B.


( Regis College)


6


Sept. 1947


Lillian G. Wright


(Lowell Normal School)


7


Sept. 1914


Nabnasset School


Ruth L. Wright, Principal


(Plymouth Normal School)


1, 2


Sept. 1946


Mary D. Murphy


(Lowell Normal School) 3, 4 Sept. 1948


Remedial Reading _____ Carol P. Verven, A.B., M.A.


(Vassar College)


Sept. 1951


Supervisor of Music


and Art Eunice M. Buckley, B.S.E.


(Lowell Teachers College)


Sept. 1951


School Nurse


Dorothy A. Healy, R.N.


(Framingham, Union Hospital)


Sept. 1941


Superintendent Peter F. Perry, B.S.E., M.Ed.


(Hyannis, Boston University)


Sept. 1948


ENROLLMENT-WESTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS October 1, 1951


Grades


Academy Cameron


Frost Nabnassett Sargent


Totals


1


22


24


11


29


86


2


20


28


11


28


87


3


18


22


16


25


81


4


26


27


11


29


93


5


19


24


27


70


6


33


29


62


7


29


10


27


66


8


30


22


33


85


9


56


56


10


48


48


11


34


34


12


41


41


PG


1


1


-


Totals


180


197


157


49


227


810


Elementary


630


Academy


180


810


REGISTRATION OF MINORS


Minors by Age Groups


5-7


7-16


Totals


Boys


70


338


408


Girls


78


355


433


Totals


148


693


841


ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADUATES CAMERON SCHOOL


Arthur Leo Bellemore


Annie Bobryk


Paul Bohenko


Gabrielle Madeline Brule


Raymond Omer Boisvert


Marjorie Ann Cantin


Gordon Jerome Brittain


Marie Irene Guertin


Raymond Thomas Connavino


Aline Jeanne Lamy


Alfred Donat Courchaine


Ursula Evelyn LeFebre


Ross Joseph Elliott


Aline Marguerite Melancon


William Paul Fellows


Irene Alice Mulligan


Robert Joseph Finnila


Winifred Anne Mosscrop


Terrence John Kane


Margaret Mary O'Neill Vivian Mary Ricard


Raymond Leo Moore


Beverly Joan Rooks


David Earle Newton


Rollande Yvette Roux


Robert Valcourt


Regina Ann Socha


Frank James Winans


Frances Margaret Walsh


Richard Kwedor


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WM. E. FROST SCHOOL


· Rose Antonelli


Joyce Winnifred Charlton Juanita Jacqueline Charlton Patricia Anne Donlan Ben Warren Drew, Jr. Carol Ann Hall Theresa Grace Hamelin Daniel Sheridan Hanley Janice Jenkins


Beverly Gladys Johnston


Robert John Koning


Barbara Jane McClellan


Gerald Allan Sullivan Michael Joseph Sullivan, Jr.


Lyle Eugene Whipple Edwin Harry Whitney Barbara Osgood


Mona Claire St. Onge Geraldine Patricia Obeniski


SARGENT SCHOOL


Charles Thomas Brosnan Richard Francis Carpentier John Thomas Conrad, Jr. Elizabeth Ann Denisevich Beverly Ann Dumont Jeanette Dureault William Warren Gilson, Jr.


Barbara Jean Hall


Judith Ann Hanson William Stephen Holmes Susan Jane Harrington Gerald Paul Johnson


Susan Ann Ladas


Jean Louis Levasseur


Maude Houston MacQuarrie


Audrey Milot


Ann Moulton Robert Edward Nylund


Carole Ann Popolizio


Shirley Fay Pulsifer


Janice Nancy Richards


Sigvard Norman Sivertsen


Lola Ann Tousignant Milton Leroy Van Norden Michael Stephen Wojcik


WESTFORD ACADEMY GRADUATES


Marjorie Irene Aldrich Frederick Arlington Burne Clarence Richard Connell Gloria Ann Connell Lorraine Kathryn Connell Alice Ann Connolly Donald Henry Currier Marion Theresa Doucette


George Spencer Fletcher Arthur Whitley Gatenby Marilyn Ann Haley Helen Hildreth Nancy Lee Holmes Harry Carl Johnson Barbara Jean Kimball


Leah Nora Knowlton Constance Mary Lahme Julia Mae MacQuarrie


John Carl Paduano Rose Ann Paduano Pauline Marion Prescott Evelyn Irene Rancour


Eleanor R. Reynolds


Dolores Mary Rieard


Marion Louise Roberts Mary Sedach Carleton E. Stuart


George Thomas Sullivan


Esther Florence Van Norden


Rita Mary Venn Anthony W. Young


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PROGRAM


PROCESSIONAL-Pomp and Circumstance


Elgar Marea Roberta Gower, Pianist


INVOCATION


Rev. Cletus E. Hirschy


SALUTATORY ADDRESS-Truth in Science Arthur W. Gatenby


ESSAY-Truth Through Education Marion L. Roberts


SONG-"Without a Song"


Youmans


ESSAY-Peace Through Economic Stability Dolores M. Ricard


ESSAY-Truth in Social Relationships Marilyn A. Haley


PRESENTATION OF CLASS GIFT Frederick A. Burne President of the Class of 1951


ACCEPTANCE OF CLASS GIFT


Peter B. Corkum President of the Class of 1952


SONG-"The Lord's Prayer" Malotte


ESSAY-Faith, A Road To Truth Julia M. MacQuarrie


VALEDICTORY-Truth Begins at Home


Gloria A. Connell


REMARKS


Peter F. Perry Superintendent of Schools


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PRESENTATION OF PRIZES


Mr. Gordon Seavey Trustee of Westford Academy Charles E. Carroll Principal of Westford Academy


AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS


Frederick W. Gatenby Chairman of School Board


CLASS SONG-"Dear Westford" Leah N. Knowlton


BENEDICTION


Rev. Cletus E. Hirschy


RECESSIONAL-Pomp and Circumstance Elgar Marea Roberta Gower, Pianist


CLASS MOTTO CLASS COLORS


"Truth Gives Wings To Strength"


Maroon and Gold


CLASS MARSHAL CLASS FLOWER


Carleton E. Stuart American Beauty Rose


WINNERS OF PRIZES (Given by Trustees of Westford Academy)


For excellence in English


Leah N. Knowlton


For excellence in Mathematics and Science Arthur W. Gatenby


For excellence in Secretarial Science Gloria A. Connell


THE MOST WORTHY REPRESENTATIVES OF WESTFORD ACADEMY


Class of 1951-Rita M. Venn Class of 1952-M. Gail Spinner Class of 1953-Edward Bohenko Class of 1954-Priscilla Cowles


OTHER AWARDS


Bausch and Lomb Science Award Frederick A. Burne


Balfour Award Dolores Ricard


Reader's Digest Award


Gloria A. Connell


D. A. R. Good Citizenship Award Rita M. Venn Washington and Franklin Award Margaret M. Kavanagh Westford Teachers' Association Scholarship Leah Knowlton


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REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


Mr. Peter F. Perry Superintendent of Schools Westford, Massachusetts


Dear Mr. Perry:


I am submitting my report as School Physician for the year ending 1951 as follows:


A slower and more thorough check-up was begun in September on all children attending the Westford Schools and this check-up will continue through the fiscal year, examining every other grade begin- ning with the first grade. Each case which seems advisable to recheck will be given separate physical examination for major defects and parents will be notified in such cases as to what procedure.to follow in order to ensure their children proper medical or surgical care.


As has been done in the last several years, I have administered special examinations on the high school and elementary students who participate in athletics. This is done in accordance with Liability Insurance and to make certain that these children are in proper physical condition to enter sports. I also attended the football games in my capacity as School Physician during the season of 1951, which was recommended by the School Board.


A large number of emergency cases were referred to me by the Principals of the various schools and these were treated at the Abbot Worsted Company Hospital. The cases were for minor medical or surgical conditions.


I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the continued fine cooperation of the Board of Health Nurse, teachers, and parents.


Respectfully,


DWIGHT W. COWLES, M.D.


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REPORT ON REMEDIAL READING PROGRAM


Mr. Peter Perry Superintendent of Schools Westford, Massachusetts


Dear Mr. Perry:


In September, approximately 130 children, grades 2 through 12, were referred for specialized reading instruction by the teachers of the five Westford schools. A testing program was designed to de- termine not only the reading achievement level of these children, but also their ability to read in terms of general intellectual capacity. Those children found to be two or more years retarded in their reading achievement were included in the remedial program. The subjects from each school were grouped in accordance with the following criteria: age, grade in school, reading achievement level, ability level, emotional stability, and probable cause of reading disability. Eight groups were set up at Cameron, Sargent, and Frost schools, four groups at Nabnassett school, and two at the Academy. The average number of children in each group was five. One and one-half days per week were devoted to both the Cameron and the Sargent schools, one full day to the Frost school, and one-half day to both Nabnassett and the Academy. Children came for reading instruction once a week in groups of four or five for an average period of fifty minutes.


New reading materials were ordered. Since all of the children involved were at least two years retarded in reading achievement, it was necessary to find books with a low vocabulary level and a high interest level. Phonetic materials were obtained, and a portion of each reading lesson was devoted to phonetic analysis and skills. In addition, each child was given a work book to complete during his leisure time either in school or at home.


Both silent and oral reading were included in the program for all groups with added emphasis on silent reading and reading for speed in grades four and up. In the high school, attention was focused on reading comprehension and reading speed with a review of elementary reading and phonetic skills. To stimulate interest in the program and to encourage learning, extensive use was made of various reading games such as wordo, consonant lotto, vowel lotto, and word solitaire. The tachistoscope was an important remedial instrument because of its stress on phrase reading and quick word recognition. It was used with success to overcome the word-by-word reading habit of many of the pupils. Short quizzes based on the simplified remedial work were given periodically in order to make the children aware of their


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progress, thereby increasing their motivation for further achievement in reading.


Following the Christmas vacation, there will be some changes in the reading schedule to enable the specialist to work on an individual basis with some of the more serious cases.


Respectfully submitted,


CAROL P. VERVEN Reading Specialist


REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE


Mr. Peter Perry


Superintendent of Schools


Westford, Massachusetts


Dear Mr. Perry:


Following is the report of the school nurse from January 1 to December 31, 1951:


Nurse-Teacher Conferences 888


Nurse-Pupil Conferences 317


Children recommended for exclusion because of contagious


disease, skin infection or pediculosis 9 Tested vision of all school children with Massachusetts


Vision Equipment. Number of children referred to phys- ician 67


Tested hearing of all school children with a pure tone audio- meter. Number of children referred to physican 25


Assisted school physician with physical examination of all school children.


This year, in two grades at the Nabnassett School, we are using new health record cards as part of a pilot study being conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.


May I extend my appreciation to you, your teaching staff and the school physician for the cooperation and assistance I have received at all times.


Respectfully submitted,


DOROTHY A. HEALY, R.N.


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REPORT OF PENMANSHIP SUPERVISOR


Mr. Peter F. Perry Superintendent of Schools Westford, Massachusetts


My dear Mr. Perry:


I am pleased to submit the following report on the operation of the handwriting program in your schools for the school year of 1950-1951. .


In the initial handwriting tests administered to your pupils in September, 1940, 20% received a grade of "A" (Excellent); 8% re- ceived a grade of "B" (Good); and 72% were scored less than "B". In the tests administered in June, 1951, 87% received a grade of "A"; 11% received a grade of "B"; and 2% scored less than "B", Hand- writing certificates were awarded to 92% of your graduates.


During the school year we graded approximately 5800 formal and 17,400 informal handwriting samples for your pupils. A formal test was administered monthly and a report was furnished each teacher giving a careful diagnosis of the handwriting of each pupil in her room.


We furnished the following instructional materials: monthly teachers' outlines, pupil folder outlines, room motivation certificates, handedness tests, individual handwriting certificates for pupils who qualified, monthly and term envelopes, seals, etc.


My supervisors join with me in expressing our appreciation for the splendid cooperation we have received from you and your teachers at all times. We are very pleased with the results obtained in your schools.


Sincerely yours,


W. L. RINEHART Director


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REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC AND ART


Mr. Peter F. Perry


Superintendent of Schools


Westford, Massachusetts


Dear Mr. Perry:


The efforts of our present day education can only hope to find fruition in the days to come. While we cannot know the specific problems of those days, our present problem is to prepare for life, as life seems to be tending. We know that with the more or less recent labor turnover people are finding themselves with a great deal of leisure time and a necessity for a good use of it. How this time will be spent depends upon the tastes of the people. What the tastes of the people shall be depends upon the habits formed in their impressionable days-their school days.


Prominent among the influences which education is fostering in our young people is music. Through active participation and a spirit of cooperation throughout, the young boys and girls of today are preparing themselves for future life in a democracy.


Our foremost concern in music is to give every child an oppor- tunity to develop into a being who loves music and enjoys participa- tion in its expression.


To accomplish this our primary grades (1, 2, and 3) employ the following objectives:


1. The opportunity is given to each child for self-expression through singing.


2. The desire and ability to respond to different types of rhythm through dancing, marching, rhythm band, etc.


3. The desire for self-expression in the creative experiences, making-up songs to sing, etc.


4. An appreciation of good music through listening.


5. In the second and third grades with the use of books, the ability to follow directions and to maintain a cooperative spirit.


Among the objectives of the intermediate grades (4, 5, and 6) are:


1. To provide for every pupil a musical experience that is constantly expanding.


2. To continue the development of the voice through singing beautiful songs.


3. To develop power in using the printed language of music, leading to an increased pleasure in singing and more dis- cerning appreciation of all kinds of music.


4. To give continued experience in creating original melodies.


5. To provide opportunities to listen to the best music.


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6. To introduce part singing in grade four increasing in difficulty throughout the fifth year so that in the sixth there is an ability to carry parts independently.


7. To promote and increase an appreciation of national life through folk and patriotic songs.


The aims to be realized in the junior high school are these:


1. To help make transition from the grade school organiza- tion to that of the high school. The singing of songs learned in the grades is one familiar activity that carries over into the junior high school; joining in chorus singing with other children helps establish self-confidence through a feeling of comradeship.


2. Music serves as a binding or socializing force by capital- izing the "gang" spirit which is characteristic of adoles- cence.


3. The varied offerings of the music program serve as exploratory material and reveal to the student some of the possibilities of music in the high school and the years beyond.


4. The music offerings should aid the students in the se- lection of those musical activities which are most suitable.


5. Music is a valuable aid in interrelating various subjects of study and thus connecting them with life activities.


Music in the high school accomplishes the dual purpose of further extending the individual's ability and creating occasions in which the student is able to demonstrate his or her ability.


This year there is a new course in music open to juniors and seniors on an elective basis. The hoped for results of this course in combinations with the other music courses in high school are to ac- complish adequate training for those who wish to make music a profession, as well as those who choose to become stenographers, mechanics or other business or professional workers.


In our art education program we strive to encourage the growth of the child's creative endowments in art. This is developed on the basis of the premise that in the early years of a child's life his natural endowments for creative expression (thinking, feeling, speaking, and movement) appear to develop with a minimum of assistance other than encouragement and the opportunity to perform. Thus through the different art media, drawing, painting, design, and construction the child's ability is realized and developed. The evidences of upper grade art serve as proof of this development.


I would like to thank the teachers for the cooperation they have given me in all respects.


Respectfully submitted,


EUNICE M. BUCKLEY


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SCHOOL CALENDAR


1951 - 1952


Teachers' Meeting September 4


Fall Term September 5-December 21 73 days


Winter Term


January 2-February 20 36 days


Spring Term


February 25-April 8 32 days


Summer Term


April 14-June 13


44 days


Total-185 days


Days omitted:


Columbus Day


October 12


Teachers' Convention


November 2


Armistice Day November 11


Thanksgiving Recess November 22, 23


Washington's Birthday February 22


Good Friday


April 11


Memorial Day


May 30


NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL


The No-School Signal will be two blows of the fire alarm whistle repeated three times.


Te above signal will be given at 7:10 A.M. unless icing conditions begin about that time, in which case the No-School Signal may be blown as late as 7:45 A.M.


The No-School announcement will be broadcast over stations WBZ, WLLH, and WLAW whenever possible.


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It is the policy of the School Department to keep schools in sessions on all days during which it is safe for buses to be operated. The widely varying conditions in the several parts of Westford make it difficult to reach decisions equally fair to all. ON DAYS WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITION IS QUESTIONABLE, PARENTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE THEIR OWN JUDGMENT AS TO THE WISDOM OF SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL.


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Annual Report


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J. V. Fletcher Library OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD


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For the Year Ending December 31, 1951




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