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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF CANTON
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
The Board of Health herewith submits its annual report for
the year ending December 31, 1935.
On March 10, the Board met and organized as : l'ollows: Dr.
Porter, Chairman, Thomas J. Dockray, Secretary, and Frank E.
Coveney.
Miss Eliza Reilley was reappointed local agent, Dr. George
Bolling reappointed milk inspector, Dr. Robert H. Sewell of Milton
l'eappointed inspector of meats and animals, George B. Garnham
reappointed collector of garbage including some of Ponkapoag, a
service rendered that is worthy of mention. Daniel J. Toomey re-
appointed agent for the removal and disposition of all animals
found on the highways of the town.
The work of the Department has been carried on much the
same as in previous years. With the exception of an epidemic of
measles, Canton has been fortunate in having but a few cases of
contagious diseases.
Department of Public Health have continued their examin-
The
ation public school children with very gratifying results,
of the
these examinations are made with a view of preventing Tuberculo-
sis. A few of the younger people so afflicted were placed in pre-
ventoriums and as a result the patients have shown a very marked
improvement. Such procedure is the only way to stamp out this
most dreaded disease.
C. I.PORTER, M. D., Chairman,
THOMAS J. DOCKRAY, Secretary,
FRANK E. COVENEY,
Canton Board of Health.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
January 31, 1936.
To the Honomble Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my report for the year ending December
31, 1935.
I visited and inspected 43 barns and premises where cattle are
kept and made physical examination to 368 cows and 13 bulls.
All cattle in the town have been tuberculin tested during the
year and there were no reactors to the test.
There were 925 treatments administered to swine to prevent
hog cholera loss.
It to quarantine 37 dogs and to send one head
was necessary
into the laboratory for rabies examination.
There were 14 hogs inspected and passed for food.
Respectfully suJbmitted,
R. H. SEWELL, D. V. M.,
Inspector of Animals, Canton, Mass.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF CANTON
WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
NORFOLK, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Canton.
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are
required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Canton aforesaid,
qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in Memorial
Hall in said Town on
Monday, The Second Day of March, 1936
at five o' clock and forty- five minutes in the forenoon then and there
to act of the following articles, namely:
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To choose all Town Officers that are required to be
elected by ballot: namely, One Town Clerk, One Town Treasurer,
Three Selectmen who shall be the Board of Survey, One Tax
Collector, One Highway Surveyor, One Tree Warden, and Three
Constables all to serve for one year: the following Town Officers
to for three years: One Assessor,
serve One member of the Board
of HeaIth, Three memhers of the School Committee, One Water
Commissioner, One Sewer Commissioner, Three Trustees of the
Public Library. Also, to choose Three members for Board of
Public Welfare; one member to be elected for the term of three
years, one for the term of two years, and one for the term of one
yea,r, and to vote upon the following question: Shall the operation
of rSection one hundred and five B of Ch3Jpter one hundred and
thirty- one of the General Laws, requiring for the taking of fur-
bearing animals the use of traps that kill at once or take such
animals alive unharmed, be suspended within this town.
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Article 3. To choose all other Town Officers.
Article 4. To hear report of Committee appointed under vote
passed at last annual Town Meeting, t,o prepare a new Charter and
a new set of By- Laws for the Town, and to take any action in re-
lation thereto.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money
from time anticipation of the revenue of the financial
to time in
year beginning January 1, 1936, and to issue a note or notes there-
for, 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, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 6. To SE'e if the Town will vote to authorize the Se-
lectmen to sell, after first giving notice of the time and place of sale
by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in
the town fourteen days at least before the sale, property taken by
the town under tax title procedure provided that the selectmen or
whomsoever they may authorize to hold such public auction may
reject any bid which they deem inadequate, or take any action rela-
tive thereto.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to assume and pay
the whole of any expenses arising from the suppression of Gypsy
and Brown Tail Moths, during the year 1936 that are not required
to be paid by the Commonwealth, and raise and appropriate money
for the same.
Article 8. To see if the To\ vn will vote to raise and appropri-
ate money for the observance of Memorial Day.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to pay the ' sum of
seven hundred dollars ($ 700) for the Edward J. Beatty Post, No.
24, of the American Legion, in accordance with Chapter 254 of the
Acts of 1920 of the
Massachusetts Legislature which authorizes
Cities and Towns to appropriate money, based on taxable valuation,
to provide suitable headquarters for Posts of the American Legion
and vaise and appropriate money for the same.
ATticle 10. To raise and appropriate all necessary sums of
money.
Article 11.
To see if the Town will vote to employ visiting
nurses Chapter 40, Section 5, of the General Laws and raise
under
and appropriate two thousand dollars ($ 2, 000) for the same.
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Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum of money for the improvement Neponset and
of
Pleasant Streets; said money to be used in conjunction with any
money which may , be alloted by the State or County, or both, for
this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto.
Selectmen.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
Ipriate the sum of Seven Hundred Seventy- Five Dollars ($ 775) for
the purchase of a new grand piano for Memorial Hall, said price
to include the present piano in trade. Selectmen
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 21,
Section 7 of the General Laws in regard to a Town Fish and Game
Warden or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 15. To see if the ' fown will vote to accept Section 23
of Chapter 39 (' fer. Ed.) of the General Laws as amended by Acts
of 1934, Chapter 39, Section 3. By- Law Committee.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water
main Randolph Street from its present location opposite the
on
Massachusetts Hospital easterly for a distance of 1300 feet
Schoo>!
and raise and appropriate money for the same.
Article 17. ' fo see if the ' fown will vote to extend the water
main on Randolph Street from its present location opposite John
Bullard' s westerly for a distance of 1163 feet and raise and appro-
pl'liate money for the same.
Article 18. To see if the ' fown will vote to construct a granite
curbing and hot mix top sidewalk on the westerly side of Pleasant
Street from Sherman Street to Independence Street, a distance of
approximately 400 feet, and raise and appropl'liate money for the
same.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of eight thousand dollars ($ 8, 000. 00) to be expended
in connection with work projects.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to place and main-
tain one incandescent electric light on Tolman Street on Pole No.
54/ 10 maintadned by the Edison Electric Illuminating Comp'any,
and raise and appropriate money for the same.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate or ,borrow money for the purpose of bUilding an addition to
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the present High School adjacent to the present building or take
any other action in relation thereto. School Committee.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to declare a Town
Forest of land no'w owned by the Town of Canton, ' located on Wal-
pole St. and known now or formerly, as the Sheehan land, ()Il"take
any action in relation thereto. Selectmen.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and
raise or bO'l"
roW the sum of four thousand eight hundred ($ 4, 800)
dollars for t.
he purpose of building sewers in Sherman Street from
the Massachusetts Hospital Schoo' l Sewer, so- called, near Forge
Pond, to Lawren~ Road; said sum to be expended with other sums
received from the Federal Government through the Works ProgJ: ess
Administration or other agency; all substantially as shown on a
plan of the sewerage system for Canton, Massachusetts, dated
November, 1930, and on file in the office of the Sewer Commission-
ers; the same to be built under the direction of the Sewer Com-
missioners. Sewer Commissioners.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and
raise or borrow the sum of four thousand three hundred ($ 4, 300)
dollars building sewers in Sherman Street from
for the purpose of
Lawrence Road to and connecting with the existing sewer at Pleas-
ant Street, said sum to be expended with other sums received from
the Federal Government through the Works Progress Administra-
tion or other agency; all substantially as shown on a plan of the
Sewerage System for. Canton, Massachusetts, dated November,
1930, and on file in the office of the Sewer Commissioners; the
same to be built under the direction of ,the Sewer Commissioners.
Sewer Commissioners.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and
rafi. se or borrow thousand five hundred ($ 2, 500)
the sum of two
doHars for the purpose of building sewers in Leonard Street, / laid
sum to be expended with other sums received from the Federal
Government through the Works Progress Administration or other
a plan of the sewerage system
agency; all substantially as shown on
for Canton, Massachusetts, dated November, 1930, and on file in
the office of the Sewer Commissioners; the same to be built under
the direction of the Sewer Commissioners.
Sewer Commissioners.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and
raise or borrow the sum of two thousand four hundred ($ 2, 400)
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dollars for the purpose of building sewers in Sherman Avenue,
said sum expended with other sums received from the Fed-
to be
eral Government through the Works Progress Administration or
other agency; aU substantially as shown on a plan of the sewerage
system for Canton, Ml'.ssachusetts, dated November, 1930, and on
file in the office of the Sewer Commissioners; the same to be built
under the direction of the Sewer Commissioners.
Sewer Commissioners.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and
raise or borrow the sum of two thousand five hundred ($ 2, 500)
dollars for the purpose of building sewers in Savin Hill Street, all
substantially as shown on a plan of the sewerage system for
Canton, Massachusetts, dated November, 1930, and on file in the
office of the Sewer Commissioners; the same to be b~ ilt under the
direction of the Sewer Commissioners. Ronayne, et a1
Article 28. To see if thewill vote to appropriate and
Town
raise or borrow the sum Dollars ($ 7, 000) for
of Seven Thousand
the purpose of building particular sewers or house connections in
and adjacent to various streets where sewers have been built or
are to be built in ] 936, the same to be built under the direction of
the Sewer Commissioners. Sewer Commissioners.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to rescind its previ-
ous vote which provided that every person who enters his particular
sewer into the Town' s common sewers shall pay annual charges or
rental therefor. Sewer Commissioners.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Com-
mittee to investigate the entire system of Town Government and
report on or before the next annual Town meeting or take any other
action in relation thereto.
Article 31. To see if the Town will accept Section 103 of
Chapter 41 of the General Laws by establishing a purchasing agent
who shall be appointed by and who may be removed by the select-
men, and to appropriate money for the same.
Canton Taxpayers' Association, Inc.
Article 32. To see if the Town the Board
will vote to instruct
of Assessors to publish a list valuations of real
of the assessed
estate for the year 1936 in the Town of Canton, within ninety days,
and appropriate money for the same.
Canton Taxpayers' Association, Inc.
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Article 33. To see if the Town wiE vote to reduce the number
of the School Committee from nine to five members.
Inc.
Canton Taxpayers' Association,
as Trust
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept
19 of Chapter
Funds, in accordance with the provisions of Section
114 of the General Laws, all money that has been bequeathed
or
to the Town during the year 1935 for the purpose of estab-
given
trust funds, the income of same to be used
for perpetual
lishing
care burial lots in the Canton Cemetery amounting in
of certain
450. 00).
the aggregate to four hundred and fifty dollars ($
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the
Excess and Deficiency Account, the amount to be specified by the
as free cash, the amount to be applied
to
State Tax Commissioner
the Appropriations heretofol'e made.
Pollswill be open at flve o' clock and fifty minutes in the
The
forenoon and may be closed as early as four o' clock in the after-
noon.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your
of said
doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk, at or before the time
meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands at Canton, fifth day of February in the
year nineteen hundred and thirty"six.
J. HERBERT E. CUSHMAN,
FRANK J. CARROLL,
GEORGE C. KETCHUM,
Selectmen of Canton.
A true cOlpy,
Attest:
WILLIAM L. WHITTY,
Constable.
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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and the
SUPERINTENDENT of SCHOOLS
of the
TOWN OF CANTON
for the
Year Ending December 31, 1935Source page 133
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF CANTON
SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF CANTON 1935
JOSEPH A. MURPHY, Sherman St., ...................... 1937
CAPT. ROBERT V. DALLAHAN, 13th Inf., U. S. A., Endi-
cott St., ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1937
RICHARD F. PAUL, Spring Lane ........................ 1937
JAMES B. DRAPER, Washington St. ..................... 1936
J. ED\yARD KENNEDY, Sherman St. .................... 1936
JOHN F. FINN, Rockland St. ............................. 1936
FRANK BRIGGS, Pleasant St. ........................... 1938
CORNELIUS O' CONNELL, Savin Hill St. ................. 1938
ALBERT DAHLKE, Sherman St. ......................... 11938
ORGANIZATION
JOSEPH A. MURPHY Chairman
CAPT. ROBERT V. DALLAHAN, 13th Inf., U. S. A., .. Secretary
ALBERT S. AMES ............................ Superintendent
Alhert S. Ames' residence, 726 Washington Street. Office,High
School Building. Hours, 3: 30 to 4: 30 on school days. Telephone
Canton 504. Residence telephone, Canton 0398- M.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
First Friday of each month at 7: 45 P. M. at the High School.
The " No School" signal, 1- 2, repeated on the fire alarm at 7: 45
A. M. means there win be no session for the grades all day.
The " No School" signal, 1- 2, repeated On the fire alarm at 7: 15
A. M. means there will be no session for the High School.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1936
January 2- Thursday- End of Christmas Recess
February 22- Saturday- Early Spring Recess Begins.
March 2- Monday- School Opens.
April 10- Good Friday.
April 18- Saturday- Late Spring Recess Begins.
April 27- Monday- School Opens.
June 12- Friday- Elementary School Closes.
June 19- Friday- High School Closes.
September 9- Thursday- School Opens.
October 23- Friday- Teachers Convention.
November 25- Wednesday- School Closes, Thanksgiving Recess.
November 30- Monday- School Opens.
December 18- Friday- School Closes, Christmas Recess.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Resources
General Appropriation .................... 92, 000. 00
Dog Tax ................................. 628. 09
Unpaid Bills. . . . . .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . .. . . .. .. . . 524. 16
Refunds on High School Books, etc ........ 58. 67
Transfer from Warrant Committee ........ 1, 190. 24
Transfer from Warrant Committee........ 200. 00
94, 601.16
EXPENDITURES
General
Superintendent ........................... 3, 790. 00
Clerk .................................... 982. 75
Truant Officer ............................ 100. 00
Stationery. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ., . . . . .. . 135. 11
Telephones ............................... 365. 56
5, 373.42
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Teachers' Salaries
High................................... . 19, 999. 81
Elementary ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 430. 00
Special ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 089. 00
Tuition .................................. 1, 698. 38
57, 217. 19
Text Books and Supplies
Books, 207. 80
High .............................. $
905. 88
Supplies, High ...........................
808. 59
Books, Elementary .......................
749. 80
Supplies, Elementary ......................
2, 672. 07
Transportation
9,452. 05
High and Elementary
9, 452. 05
Janitor Service
High and Elementary 7,986. 01
7, 986. 01
Fuel and Light
High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..656.
$ 77
1, 434. 02
Elementary ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2, 090. 79
Maintenance of Buildings and GTounds
2, 652. 96
Repairs, High ............................
Janitor' s Supplies, High. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280. 18
All Others ............................... 25. 75
11, 666. 62
Repairs, Elementary ......................
Janitors' Supplies, Elementary. . . .. . . . . . . . . 313. 18
All Others ............................... 41.75
4, 980.44
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF CANTON
Maintenance and Furnishings
High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,. 117.
.. $ 50
Elementary ............................... 70. 95
1, 188. 45
Other Expenses
Graduation Expenses ...................... 196. 91
Health ................................... 2, 513. 69
All Others ............................... 926. 50
3, 637. 10
Net Total Cost 1935 ...................... 94, 597. 52
Balance .................................. 3. 64
94, 601. 16
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF CANTON
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
To the School Cimmittee of Canton:
I hereby submit the annual report of the School Department
of Canton.
Schools-Subject Matter
Elementary
education are useful
The chief objectives of elementary
knowledge, mental
power, and self- control. Broadly speaking,
certain amount of useful
there are many subjects which furnish a
and contribute in some degree to mental power
knowledge may
and self- control. ' 1' he experimenters in education are constantly
broaden"
striving to add new subjects to the curriculum in order to "
horizon. ' 1he results of this so- called " broaden-
the child' s mental
apt to be confusion and uncertainty
ing" process are more often
rather than proper development.
not be burdened
Experience proves young pupils should
that
In the first three grades of the elementary
with too many subjects.
and
schools, emphasis needs to be placed on Reading, Writing,
taught, the
Arithmetic or Number Work. Reading, properly opens
to an infinite field of knowledge. Writing conducted not only
way
as a training in penmanship but as a medium of expression con-
to mental and self- control. Arithmetic or
tributes directly power
accurate,
Number Work, with its practical application, leads to
careful thinking.
The teaching of these three subjects need not preclude
excur-
three should
sions in to various other fields of knowledge, but these
be constantly kept in mind as the foundation for all further mental
growth.
Essential Requirements
broad-
Beyond the third grade, the course of study naturally
of Geography, and Elementary Science
ens. The subjects History,
have a strong appeal to the minds of growing
students. They
about the world in which they live and
are interested in learning
our present civiliza-
something of the changes which have produced
tion. Lessons in citizenship and patriotism should supplement the
study of History.
At the conclusion of the eighth grade the pupil
should have a
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fair acquaintance with and a desire for
good Literature adapted
to his age; he should be able to
express himself and easily clearly
in both oral and written English, with command of the
funda-
mental processes of Arithmetic, and a reasonable knowledge of
the world and the times in which he is
living.
Achievement tests prove that the great
majority of our pupils
unquestionably possess these essential requirements. The training
and experience of the teachers is a guarantee of the careful,
efficient work done in the schools.
Cultural Studies
It is a well
known fact of Psychology that too intense
appli-
cation often
defeats its own end. We need rest and change in
order to do our best work. This end is achieved in
a certain de-
gree by the so- called " cultural" studies, Music andDrawing.
The study of Drawing not only has a distinct value in itself
for developing the mind but is closely related to practical life.
We cannot even arrange the furniture in a room or the books on
a desk without being guided by the principles that underlie this
subject. Music and Drawing afford a means of expression that
are of invaluable aid in training children.
Special Subjects
A series of lessons has been given
during the past year on
W orld Famous Characters". Children need to realize that people
of many races,
through long periods
of time, have helped to make
possible our modern
ways of life. We are greatly indebted to the
the Greeks, the Romans, and the various
Hebrew,;, European na-
tions who settled this country, for our
present civilization. They
have all helped to build America.
MEMORY GEM
Elementary Grades
THE HEIGHTS
The heights by great men reached and
kept,
Were not attained by sudden flight;
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night."
Henry W. Longfellow.
From " The Ladder of St. Augustine".
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CANTON
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF
School Spirit
of school con-
School Spirit is in a great degree the result
the outcome of
ditions. These conditions in Massachusetts are
toil and sacrifice by the people. From the
three hundred years of
of the Boston Latin School in 1635 up to the present
founding
time there has been a steady growth
toward higher and better
Old- fashioned, crude methods of disc.ipline
things in education.
The great majority of boys and
have been gradually outgrown.
in their work at school. Ex-
girls at the present time are happy
skillful teachers, physical training and guidance, variety
perienced,
study of child nature have created
a
of program, and a careful
of friendship and cooperation between pupils and instructors.
spirit
for better things, but we
Weare not perfect; we are still striving
believe that Canton, in common with other towns in the
firmly
state, is growing upward and onward in educational
lines.
The High School
The growth in the high school has made necessary an increase
for
in the teaching staff; one additional teacher being employed
the year 1934- 35. The total membership for the year ending June
1935 was 264.
has taken
During the past twenty- five years a decided change
mind regarding high school education. What
place in the po'pular
is
was formerly regarded as something in the nature of a luxury
now considered as a practical necessity. This is as it should be.
and education
Only citizens with a high standard of training
can
meet and solve the problems of free Democratic Government.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I again thank the school committee, teachers,
and ' people of Canton for their loyal support and cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT S. AMES,
Superintendent of Schools.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF CANTON
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee organized with Joseph A. Murphy,
Chairman and Captain Robert V. Dallahan, Secretary.
Due to the resignation of Mr. Walter F. Hall as principal of
the highschool, the committee appointed Mr. Richard N. Anke-
tell to fill the vacancy and appointed Mr. William E. Donovan as
assistant principal.
The overcrowded condition of the high school has made
necessary the reorganization of certain classes and this has
worked out most satisfactorily. The wisdom of this change is
proved in the work of the pupils and the better spirit of cooper-
ation which exists. It is now possible to give some individual
attention to pupils who may be backward in certain subjects.
There has been considerable criticism of the time and money
spent by the town on athletics which I personally feel is unfair.
No pupil is permitted to participate in the~ e affairs unless his
scholastic standing is high. In fact, if you will take the trouble
to follow the
records of the boys and girls who have played a
prominent part in these activities, you win find that most of
them are on the honor roll. Again, if you will read the reports
of your school physician and school nurse, you will be alarmed
at the number of pupils who have some physical defects most of
which can be corrected or helped through physical training. I
should like to see the town increase the scope of this work rather
than curtail it. Our school physician, school nurse, and instructor
in physical training are doing excellent work in their own par-
ticular lines.
The
following is a brief summary of the conditions existing
in the individual schools and what the committee feels is neces-
sary to have done during the coming year.
High School
During the past year new urinals were installed in the boys'
lavatory. A drainage system has been developed which has taken
care of the surface water in the basement. Alterations were made
in the basement so that pupils might have a plaCe to eat their
the
lunches but this is not wholly satisfactory. Locker facilities are
inadequate. The number of toilets in the school is about one half
of the state requirements. There is no shower bath for the girls
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and the shower bath used by the boys is a disgrace. Stair treads
are badly worn and the floor in the lower hallway should be re-
placed. The lighting system is poor and a hinderance to both
teachers and pupils. The shades on the windows should all be re-
placed as most of them are out of order or worn beyond repair.
The equipment of the school is antiquated but we can do with
this for the present. The main water supply to the high school
will have to be replaced as will much of the piping inside the
school as corrosion has taken place to such an extent that we can
get little if any pressure.
The pupil high school over a period of ten
population of the
years has increased from 159 pupils in 1925 to 272 pupils in 1935,
but we have the same number of teachers now that we had ten
years ago. This school has a maximum capacity of 200 pupils
so
you parents appreciate the conditions under which your child-
can
ren study. beginning of the school year we were con-
At the
fronted with a registration of about 294 pupils. Of course, we
could not handle this number and we were required to discourage
some pupils from coming into the high school. Conditions are
overcrowded and the only remedy is a new school or an addition
to the present school. If the hill now before the Legislature to
raise the compulsory school age from fourteen to sixteen years
is passed, it will mean an addition to our present school popula-
tion of at least twenty per cent and, on the basis of the gradu-
ating classes in the elementary schools and assuming the same
number enters the high school, we will have close to 300 pupils
entering the high school in September 1936.
This picture is not overdrawn and to any citizen who is in-
terested I would ask them to make an inspection of the school
either during or outside school hours.
Crane School
During the past year this school has been painted inside and
out and some work has been done on the grounds. This was made
possible only through the use of money granted the Town of Can-
ton Your committee had only to buy the
by the government.
materials. Some of the fixtures in this school will have to be re-
placed or repaired. New shades should be installed on all windows
as the present ones have been used for years and are worn out.
These items and some minor repairs are all that needed to
are
put this school in good condition so that the only expense involved
for several years will be those for ordinary wear and tear.
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Eliot S~ hool
This school has been painted outside which likewise was a
government project under the local administrator. The inside of
this buildingwas thoroughly renovated a year ago so that the
item of expense so far as repairs are concerned will be very small
for several years to come. However, some repairs must be done
on the roof of the building.
Reverr School
This school needs painting on the outside, the windows should
be repaired, and the roof needs painting badly which will have to
be done at once or the building may require a new roof. The cur-
tains in this school should be replaced. A new flag pole is neces-
sary as the law requires that the flag shall be displayed each
s~ hool day, weather permitting, and each legal holiday On all
school buildings or grounds.
Ponkapoag School
This building should be painted inside and out. A new heater
will have to be installed before another year goes by. When this
is done, an oil burner should be installed as the entire cost will
not exceed $ 100. This amount will be saved eventually in coal
bills and will give a more adequate heating system.
Sherman School
This school should be painted inside and out. In its present
condition it is no credit to the town. The grounds surrounding
this school should be graded so that it may have a more present-
able appearance than it has at present. This building is part of
our school system and should be maintained in a respectable con-
dition.
Gridley School
The grounds around this school should be graded. A new
fence should be built on the line of the adjoining property. The
present fence is decayed and is falling to pieces. This school
should be painted inside and out.
The valuation of our school buildings and equipment is in ex-
cess of $ 250, 000. 00. As most of these buildings are of wooden
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construction, none of them fire proof, and practically all of them
r~ airs
over quarter of a century in age, there will always be
a
fix-
not only on the building itself, but the plumbing and heating
tures. Unless this work is systematically done and a certain
amount laid aside each year for repairs and upkeep, the repairs
will be more extensive and expensive.
The school budget for the coming year is higher than any
previous budget but it has been prepared very carefully and every
item of expenditure has been kept down to a minimum.
For the expenditure of this money the town is reimbursed by
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which fact I cannot find
called to the attention of the citizens in any previous report. For
received $ 8, 105. 66. Based on cer-
the school year 1934- 1935, we
tain which I have before me some items and the re-
figures on
turn on other items in 1934- 1935, I would estimate that our re-
imbursement for 1935- 1936 will approximate $ 8, 300. From this
you will see that the net expenditures are much less than the
actual appropriation. This money is not returned to the School
but goes into the General Revenue. Neverthe-
Committee directly
less, this is a credit against the school budget.
In closing I should like to suggest that if more of the citizens
of the town would take the trouble to sit down with the Committee
and constructive suggestions, inspect our schools and the
offer
manner in which they are conducted, there would be less misunder-
standing and the work would be much more satisfactory.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH A. MURPHY,
Chairman of the School Committee.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF CANTON
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL
Mr. Albert S. Ames
Superintendent of Schools
Cantan, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Ames:
making my repalt tOo the schaal cammittee I shauld
like
In
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to emphasize the key- nate af my year' s wark, which
attentian tOo each pupil.
For the mast up- tOo- date schaol
the carries with it as
part
courses as tOo
are meet the demands of every pupil
needed
many
wha enters its doors. Of caurse, the lack of funds and the size
of the schaal may make it impossible for a tawn to. afferan
ex-
ten.sive program af studies tOo its children. However, this daes nat
release the town fram its duty af meeting the variaus interests,
aims, and abilities of the pupils in sa far as it is ab'le tOo da sa.
Cantan High Schaol affers three caurses, namely: callege pre-
cammercial, and general. We realize that ch one
ea; af
paratary,
these courses is a'simportant as either of the ather two if it has
a de'finite aim and if it is properly canducted. Thus, we have
made a rather tharaugh research af the aims and values of each
ane of these courses.
caHege caurse ane readily appreciates the aims, that af
In the
and
giving the pupils a ba'sic knawledge of the arts and sciences,
in additian, preparing him far the higher institutians of learning.
I .am af the apinion that Cantan High is doing this very well.
In fact, we have received car espO' ndence from variaus c'Oleges
and insti,tutial1s verifying this assumption. The only thing needed
in this department is mare up- tOo- date equipment, especially in our
fieldos of science.
to
In the commercial caurse the aim is tOo prepare aur pupils
meet the demands of the commercial warld. It seems to. me that
this schaal is meeting these requirements fairly well, but
high
the lack af praper equipment and space prevents us fram daing a
finished piece af work. M,ay I explain what I mean by citing one
Or two. incidents.
At the first of the year we were teaching a class of twenty-
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five or pupils to typewrite in a room large enough for only
more
ten pupil-so We corrected
this condition by moving the typewriting
cla:ss into another room formerly used as a library. This
partially
solved the problem of space, but it left us without the use of a
Hbrary. Furthermore, we have on hand twenty- s,jx typewriters
and three portables. Six of these typewriters are practically
useless, which makes it impossible for all the pupils to typewrite
at the same time, due to the size of one or two of the classes.
1 e have wl' itten to all the local business concerns, and we
have contacted several of Boston' s business men concerning the
placement af our graduates. They have responded favorably.
This means that we have a goal to work for and live up to. It
also means that we mu-st have sufficient
and proper equipment to
work with in order that we may accomplish our end of this pro-
posed method of s,tudent placement.
The general course as offered in this school is a failure and
is the source of most of our sClholastic and troubles.
disciplinary
This is true becau- se lt has neither . an aim nor a definite goal.
This is the ca:se not only in our sch' wl but in many of our high
schools throughout the country. For the most part the pupils
in this course have to take
college and commercial subjects as
elective work. In other words, the pupil is forced to take
subjects
which he does not care for and, more often, ha-s not the
ability
to master.
Just recently a group of educators under the direction of
the Department of Education studied the educa, tional opportunities
offered by schools to the boys and girls
taking the general course.
Their reports showed a definite lack of proper studies offered to
this group, of which the large majority were seeking an immedi-
ate education. They recommended that the general or civic course
should have English, Social Studies, and Science as its backbone,
and that the aim of the course should he to teach children to
prepare th8mselves adequately for happy and useful lives in the
changing world of today.
We propose to reorganize this course' at the Canton High
School and to put the new ' Civic curriculum into effect next Sep-
tember. This will not take a great deal of money, but what is
spent will be well worth the investment.
We have made two important additions for the school as a
whole. The one, a much ne' eded system of phy'sical education.
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One realizes quite readily that the saying, " A sound body means
mind," is far from being truth.
withoutSome form of
a sound
education very important
is a part of each
organized physical
to the time of cold weather all the boys
school Up
curriculum.
period. education Of course, the lack
and physical
girls had a
makes it impos' sible
of a suitable place during the winter season
vVe do need a
for us to make this program a perfect succesF-. '
the committee too
shower room for the girls and I can' t urge
strongly to provide this need.
Secondly, we are out a ' system of homogeneous
tr~'
ing group-
ing within each Homogeneous grouping i,s dividing classes
class.
child
into sections in order to med the individual interest of each
progress mentally
provide an atmosphere in which he
can
and
to the
and morally. I do not believe in homogenecus grouping
How-
extent of segregation of children of various mental
levels.
that each member' s aims, interests, and abilities
eV'Cr, I do think
amount of each chEd . should make.
can determine the progress
child' s interest is aroused, but it
By this meth-ad, not only the
als'l makes for a better das' s and better : results.
d like it to ,he known that the
my repont, I sl1ou~
In closing
cooperation I have received from the School Oommittee, Superin-
tendent, High l Faculty, and the parents of my boys and
Schc!}
girls has made this year'.s service in Canton a pleasure.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD E. ANKETELL.
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS
Mr. Albert S. Ames
Superintendent of Schools
Canton, Massachusetts
My dear Mr. Ames:
Ph~''Sical EducaUon has been carried in the
on
high school to
the e~ tent,
only, of fifteen minutes a day for both the boys and
girls. It consists merely of exercises to limber up the muscles and
to get the fresh air.
Athletics for 1935
BasketbaH was carried an in the winter months at the ' Old
Orpheum Theatre, which was the on; y convenient place that could
be found.
Approximately thirty boys engaged in the games and
pr3ictice sessians. Interest was very high hecause ' Of the
possi-
bilities ' Of a good season. The t-
eam entered the Hock- A- Mock
Basketball League and played
consistently throughout the season
to gain third place an the league standing.
Baseball followed basketball and, as usua" we
had a very fine
season in which competition was very ke'en. Our squad composed
of thirty- five boys, most of whom will
be back for another season.
The fall of 1935
produced one of the best football teams ever
to represent Oanton High School. The
squad consisted of fifty
boys who all competed to achieve the wonderful season that
has
just pas.sed. I
certainly wish to lCQ'edit the boys for their spirit
and enthusiasm, their team play and
support, and finally to their
cooperation and achievements.
In dosing, may I thank you, Mr. Ames, Mr. Anketell,
the
School Committee, the faculty and students, and the
for your wanderful
townspeopie
cooperation and spirit during the year 1935.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM E. DONOVAN,
Supervisor of Physical Education and Athletics.
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC
Mr. Albert S. Ames
Superintendent of Schools
Canton, Massachusetts
My dear Mr. Ames:
I hereby submit to you the annual report of the Supervisor
of Music in the Canton School- so
During the year 1935 the music department carried out much
the ' Same program as in the past ec years.
th':' Bi- weekly lessons
by the supervisor in each grade room snpplemented the regular
and faithful work of the room teacher. About one : esson in three
was given over to some phase of music The divid-
ap roci.aton.
ing of the fifth and sixth grade clas-ses at the Crane School has
helped appreciably in the progress of the pupils, for it is felt
that much time is lost in needless repetition when two grades are
doing the same work in one room.
Since September the Centre School has received monthly visits
from the supervisor. The school now posse.sses a piano, so that
only a victrola and records are needed to furnish those pupils
with the s,ame mu'Sical dvant ges enjoyed by the other schools.
high schoO/ I the usual course in music appreciation for
In the
freshmen, glee clubs and orchestra are 6till fundioning,
and the
though the seriously crowded conditions greatly handicap the or-
ganizatiOlns in the work attempted.
During the year the various groups furnished music at Parent-
Teacher Meetings, senior play, and graduation. The glee clubs
comibined to present the musical comedy " In Old Vienna" in
March. Several talenred pupils, as well as interested friend. s from
outside, have performed for the music appreciation classes.
Through this and other means we hope to bring to Canton school
chiIdren as many opportunities as possible to hear and enjoy fine
music.
Re'Spectful y submitted
DORIS TITCOMB,
Supervio:s,or of Music.
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR
OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Mr. Albert S. Ames
Superintendent of Schools
Canton, Massaohusetts
Dear Mr. Ames:
I herewith submit my report as Supervisor of Physic'al Edu-
cation in the Canton High and Grade Schools.
The program in the grade schools consists of rhythmic drills,
gymnastics, dancing, marching and games. Special emphasis has
been placed on the importance of good pO'Sture.
The program in the high school comists of a daBy setting
up period and the regular athletic schedule.
This year the program has been supplemented by a game
period, the object of this period being to bring all students into
some type of outdoor exercise. During the winter months these
clas' ses have been raarried on at the Brockton Y. W. C. A. where
the work has consisted of gymnastics, bwsketball, ball and
volley
swimming.
I wish ta expressmy appreciation to the sUlperintendent,
principal af the high school and the principal and teachers of
the various grade schools for their caoperation.
Respectfully submitted,
KATHERINE LYONS,
Supervisor of Physkal Education.
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REPORT OF THE NURSE
Mr. Albert S. Ames
Superintendent of Schools
Canton, Massachusetts
My dear Mr. Ames:
work done in the
The following is a report of the health
chools from January 1935 to January 1936:
of schools vi'sited ............................... 351
Number
24
Number inspections ........................
of classroom
2334
Number ' Of individual pupils impected ....................
Numher of pupils weighed and measured. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 3679
Number of first aid treatments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Number ' Of hygienic talks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 62
Number of home ~ mlls ................................... 276
53
Number of home nursing classes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Number of eye and ear examinations. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 827
of children tcxin- anti- toxin ( Grade I) .., 47
Number receiving
Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Number of children receiving Schick
Number of children examined at Chadwick Clinic ( State
follow- up) .......................................... 29
physician. . . . . . . . . .. 818
Number ' Of pupil-s examined by scho'Ol
Number of pupils having defects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 573
Classification of Defects
Posture ................................................ 330
Nutrition .............................................. 129
Skin ................................................... 10
Teeth .................................................. 232
Throat. . . . .. . . . ., . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ., .... . . .... ., .', ......, 137
Nose .................................................. 93
Glands ................................................. ' 51
Heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ., . . .. . . 16
Pronated orthopedic defects ...............,
feet and ather 136
The tubel'Culosis work that has formerly been done by the
state has been taken ' Over by the county. Doctor Pillsbury of the
Norfolk County Hospital is doing this work in Grades VII, IX,
and XI this year. He hats just completed the testing of tho-se
children whose parents gave permission. I wish more parents
would see the value of this work and take advantage ' Of it.
In closing, I wish to thank the teachers, and others who have
helped in the health work during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
RUTH N. GALLANT, R. N.
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REPORT OF THE
SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING
My dear Mr. Ames:
I herewith submit my annual report as Supervisor of Drawing
in the Public Schools of Canton.
Since 1871 the law of our state has required that drawing be
taught in our pub-lic schools. The interpretation of this law, at
first narrow, has been broadened to include representation with
pencil, crayon, and paint, design and many forms of creative work
all dependent upon drawing for their existence. " Art cannot be
acquired by proxy but ' by doing." The principles of art do not
change but new methods of presentation make the work more inter-
esting and effective.
The program for the past year has included, as usual, flower
arrangement and plant drawing, object drawing, picture study,
color and design. In design we have often used plant, tree, and
geometric shapes. Thispast fall, bird, animal and human forms
were used as units. The resulting patterns were done in cut paper
in neutral tones and in color.
At the request of the Canton Garden Club, we made flower
conservation posters to be exhibited at their spring flower show.
These posters were made as a part of our regular work. Grades
I to IV made class posters in cut paper to illustrate some
special feature of flower Grades V to VIII made
conservation.
individual posters using crayon and paint. Prizes were awarded
at the flower show and later the posters were hung in the public
library.
In the
high school, the drawing followed the usual procedure
from January to June of last year. Another class completed a
courSe in art appreciation and the freehand drawing classes drew,
painted, designed and worked in charcoal. In September, several
changes were made. Your supervisor took over the mechanical
drawing with the freehand drawing and it became necessary to
drop the art appreciation class for the present. Opportunity is
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given for extra work in mechanical drawing during the week for
those who wish it. Because of congestion in the commercial de-
partment, the drawing classes were asked to give up the library
to the larger typewriting classes. At present all drawing classes
meet in the former typewriting room on the first floor.
In conclusion I wish to thank the grade teachers, our former
high school principal our present high school principal, and our
superintendent for their interest and cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
MARION G. LEES,
Drawing Supervisor.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Superintendent of Schools.
Dear Sir:
During the past year the medical work in the public schools
has progressed in much the same way as in former years, the de-
tails of which are set forth in the report of the school nurse.
Progress has been made in the immunization of children
against diptheria until now it seems safe to predict freedom in
the future from any epidemic of diptheria. Many parents still
have not taken advantage of this free innoculation of their child-
ren and rely on the fact that their neighbor' s child is immune and
thus protect their own child from the disease.
regard to ;;'~is free innoculation in the schools I have always
In
felt that just so ," oon as parents become aware of the necessity
for the immunization and opposi,tion grew less as the benefits be-
came more evident, then the innoculations shouild be stopped in the
schools and turned over to the family physician. I do not believe
that time has yet arrived to do this.
Defects that are pointed out to parents after physical exam-
ination of their children are corrected now more readily than was
of
the case a few years back, but there remains a vast amount
improvement to be made in this respect. It is my opinion that
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this can only be brought bout
a; by systematic teaching of hy,giene
in the schools.
There is a sad neglect of this work, but if there were a place
made in the school curriculum the improvement in the children' s
condition would be astonishing.
Canton 1s definitely falling behind in this line of health work.
We need a definite place in the school schedule to teach health to
the children in their formative years. Given this we will not make
as poor percentage showing as we did in the recent examin-
a
ations made by the Norfolk County Health Authorities.
Once more let me call your attention to the conditions in the
High School. hardly seems necessary to innumerate them, but
It
suffice it to say they are menacing to the health of the pupils in
that school.
We have recently had a severe epidemic of measles. This dis-
ease is very hard to control but if every parent realized how con-
tagious the disease is and how to say the least unfair to others
to eX!pose them to the disease, I am sure we could prevent many
children from sickness. Again if children were taught health much
better conditions would exist in our town.
Very truly yours,
DEAN S. LUCE,
School Physician.
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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
PROGRAM
1. March of the Seniors
Priests' March from Athalie Mendelssohn
High School Orchestra
Marshal, Charles J. Dudley
President, Class of 1936
Rev. Elbridge F. Stoneham
2. Prayer
3. Salutatory and
Essay
Dorothy M. Weeks
The School in 1635"
4. History of Class of 1935 Paul F. Gelpke
5. Music
Habenera" from " Carmen" Bizet
a)
Girls' Chorus
Soloist, Leolene A. Cunningham
b) " To the Wind" G. B. Nevin
Mixed Chorus
wit'h Violin Obligato,
Edi th Fall
c) " Columbia' s Land" Adams
Mixed Chorus
6. Address, " Three Hundred Years of Public Schools,"
by Hon. Thomas C. O' Brien,
former District
Attorney of Suffolk County
7. Presentation of Class Gift
Junior H. Anderson, President, Class of 1935
8. Valedictory and Essay
Public Schools of Today"
Leolene A. Cunningham
9. Presentation of Awards
Walter F. Hall
Principal of High School
10. Presentation of Diplomas
Joseph A. Murphy,
Chairman of School Committee
11. Class Words by Florence D. Verzone
Song
12. Informal Reception
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