James J. McHabe, Administrative Assistant

circular # 1a

topic: organization

PLEASE KEEP ALL CIRCULARS ON FILE, IN THEIR ORDER

DILIGENCE, ACCURACY AND PROMPTNESS ARE ESSENTIAL IN CARRYING OUT ALL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO PROCEDURES.

PROGRAM FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

LONG HOMEROOM PERIOD (SEE CIRCULAR #H16) SHORT SUBJECT CLASS PERIODS (SEE CIRCULAR #7C, SECTION 4)

ASSEMBLY BELL SCHEDULE (SEE ASSEMBLY CIRCULAR #3D, PAR. 5 & 6)

PUPILS ARE TO REPORT BACK TO THEIR HOMEROOMS TO BE CHECKED OFF AT 2:56. DISMISSAL BELL WILL RING AT 3:05 SHARP. THIS, HOWEVER, IS UNCERTAIN.

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TO: all english teachers

PLEASE SEND TO THE ENGLISH OFFICE BEFORE 3 TODAY YOUR REGISTERS IN ALL SUBJECT CLASSES IN ORDER TO ENABLE US TO EQUALIZE THE TEACHER-LOAD AND ACHIEVE A. GOAL OF 33 STUDENTS PER CLASS.

Samuel Bester

Chairman, Language Arts Dept.

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FROM: James J. McHabe, Adm. Asst.

TO: all teachers

RE: REQUISITION OF SUPPLIES

PLEASE ANTICIPATE YOUR NEEDS AND REQUEST SUPPLIES BEFORE THEY ARE NEEDED. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE EXCESSIVE DEMANDS.

TO PREVENT NON-AUTHENTICITY OF SIGNATURES, PLEASE SIGN YOUR FULL NAME IN INK ON YOUR REQUISITION SLIP.

IF YOU WISH TO DECORATE YOUR ROOM WITH POSTERS, WE HAVE A FEW LEFT:

BLOCK LETTERS, BLUE ON WHITE:

"KNOWLEDGE IS POWER"

YELLOW, ON GREEN BACKGROUND:

"TRUTH IS BEAUTY"

ALSO SOME TRAVEL POSTERS IN BROWN AND TAN OF SWISS ALPS, SLIGHTLY TORN BUT STILL USABLE.

JJ McH

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TO: all teachers

LATENT MALADJUSTMENTS MAY EXHIBIT THEMSELVES IN SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOM. THIS IS A CRUCIAL PERIOD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADOLESCENT IN THE SCHOOL ATMOSPHERE WHICH CONSUMES A LARGE SEGMENT OF HIS TIME. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROPER ORIENTATION TO ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES IN A DEMOCRACY, PLEASE SEND ALL NEW PUPILS TO ME ON ALTERNATE TUESDAYS FOR DEPTH-COVERAGE ON PERSONAL INTERVIEW SHEETS. THEY WILL BE EXCUSED FROM CLASSES ON THOSE DAYS. IN THE MEANTIME,

TEACHERS ARE TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVS WITH THE PPP OF EACH STUDENT AND SEND THE DISRUPTIVE ELEMENTS TO MR. McHABE.

Ella Friedenberg

Guidance Counselor

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TO: all teachers

THERE HAS BEEN AN EPIDEMIC OF THEFTS FROM LOCKERS AND WARDROBES. IMPRESS UPON YOUR STUDENTS THE NECESSITY OF KEEPING THEM LOCKED UP AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT WHEN IN DIRECT USE.

JJ McHabe

Adm. Asst.

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from: James J. McHabe, Adm. Asst.

to: all teachers

THE FIRST FACULTY CONFERENCE OF THE TERM IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY, PROMPTLY AT 3:05.

ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. NO TEACHER IS TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE CONFERENCE EXCEPT ON WRITTEN REQUEST SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT AND COUNTERSIGNED BY THE PRINCIPAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AT LEAST TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE SCHEDULED.

THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION WILL BE "EDUCATION AS GROWTH IN A DEMOCRACY." BE PREPARED WITH SUGGESTIONS ON: SHOULD MARKS BE ENTERED ON THE RIGHT OR LEFT OF THE BLUE LINE ON THE PRC?

JJ McH

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TO: all teachers

STUDENTS DELINQUENT IN OBTAINING GYM

SUITS ARE TO BE ALPHABETIZED AND SENT TO ME.

GIRLS WHO WISH TO BE EXCUSED FROM GYM ON "CERTAIN DAYS" ARE TO BE SENT TO ME WITH ALL THE PERTINENT DATA.

PLEASE DISCOURAGE EXCESSIVE DIETING IN YOUR HOMEROOM.

Frances Egan

School Nurse

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CIRCULAR # 5B

TOPIC: TEACHERS' WELFARE

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TEACHERS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPALS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR PERSONNEL AND TO THE LAW SECRETARY ALL CASES OF ASSAULT SUFFERED BY TEACHERS IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR EMPLOYMENT.

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TO: all teachers

CALVIN COOLIDGE IS WAGING AN ALL-OUT CAMPAIGN AGAINST LATENESS AND SMOKING IN LAVATORIES. SEND LEGITIMATE LATENESSES TO LATENESS COORDINATOR, ROOM 201. IF EXCUSE IS INVALID OR SUSPECT, SEND OFFENDERS TO ME, ROOM 211. PLEASE READ TO YOUR STUDENTS THE ENCLOSED LIST OF INFRACTIONS AND PENALTIES TO INSTILL IN THEM A SENSE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND PUNCTUALITY.

POST IN PROMINENT PLACE IN HOMEROOM:

A STUDENT WHO IS LATE

MAY FAIL TO GRAD-U-ATE

James J. McHabe

Adm. Asst.

TO: all teachers

STUDENTS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE SCHOOL LIBRARY FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER WHILE TEACHERS ARE USING IT FOR THEIR RECORDS.

NO BOOKS ARE TO BE REMOVED FROM LIBRARY SHELVES BY STUDENTS OR TEACHERS UNTIL CARD CATALOGUE IS BROUGHT UP TO DATE.

Charlotte Wolf

Librarian

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TO: all english teachers

PLEASE SEND TO THE BOOK ROOM FOR THE FOLLOWING BOOKS SELECTED FOR YOUR CLASSES BY THE COMMITTEE ON CURRICULUM INTEGRATION:

english 3—ESSAYS OLD AND NEW

or

MYTHS AND THEIR MEANING

english 5—THE MILL ON THE FLOSS

or

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

DO NOT ALLOW STUDENTS TO PURCHASE PAPERBACK EDITIONS OF SHAKESPEARE AND OTHER AUTHORS: BECAUSE OF OUTSIDE PRESSURES, WE SHOULD NOT EXPOSE THEM TO INSUFFICIENTLY EDITED OR UNEXPURGATED TEXTS.

Samuel Bester

Chairman, Language Arts Dept.

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from: James J. McHabe, Adm. Asst.

to: all teachers

re: distribution of books

BOOKS ARE THE MAGIC DOORS TO ADVENTURE

AND KNOWLEDGE; THEY SHOULD BE TREASURED. KEEP ON FILE A BOOK RECEIPT FOR EVERY BOOK DISTRIBUTED. ALL BOOKS SHOULD BE COVERED AND STUDENTS SHOULD BE WARNED NOT TO DEFACE OR MUTILATE BOOKS. SIGN THE BOOK LABEL, INDICATING THAT YOU AGREE THAT THE LABEL HAS BEEN PROPERLY FILLED OUT, AND MAKE SURE THAT EACH BOOK HAS A NUMBER WHICH APPEARS ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER AND AGAIN ON PAGE 43, IF THE BOOK HAS THAT MANY PAGES.

DISREGARD THE NUMBER ON THE FLY-LEAF.

LOVE OF READING LASTS A LIFETIME.

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Dear Colleague:

LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR?

EEZYTERM CONFIDENTIAL LOAN COMPANY, WHICH I REPRESENT, CAN SOLVE YOUR FINANCIAL PROBLEMS: BROCHURE ENCLOSED.

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Dear Miss Barette,

I need a dropout slip to work because I'm of age and my income is needed at home. Most of school is a waste anyhow, every period another subject Algebra French Eco English one after the other what good is it, it's all a Jumble and in each class the teacher tells you something different until you don't know who to believe.

I'm better off out.

Your pupil

Vince Arbuzzi

(I wasn't in Home Room due to the office unable to find my records this morning)

from: James J. McHabe, Adm. Asst.

to: all teachers

SINCE WE HAVE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF DROP-OUTS, PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE

YOUR STUDENTS TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL BY POINTING OUT THE VALUES OF EDUCATION.

J J McH

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circular # 4

TOPIC: ETHICAL STANDARDS

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TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS FROM THE TEMPTATION OF FRAUDULENT PRACTICES AND TO ASSURE TEACHERS OF THE AUTHENTICITY OF ALL DATA, THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN:

1. SUBJECT TEACHERS ARE TO SIGN STUDENT PROGRAM CARDS IN INK, WITH THEIR FULL NAME, AS PROOF THAT STUDENT HAS APPEARED IN CLASS. NO INITIALS, PENCIL OR NAME-STAMPERS ARE ACCEPTABLE.

2. THE ABOVE IS ALSO TRUE OF ALL PASSES SIGNED BY THE TEACHER.

3. CHECK THE ROLL BOOK FOR NON-EXISTENT ADDRESSES AND NON-AUTHENTIC PARENT OR GUARDIAN, TO FACILITATE WORK OF TRUANT OFFICER.

4. IN MAKING ENTRIES ON RECORDS, DO NOT ERASE, SCRATCH OUT, OR USE INK ERADICATOR. CORRECTIONS ARE TO BE MADE ONLY WITH THE SIGNATURE OF THE PRINCIPAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WHO WILL APPROVE THE CORRECTION.

5. DURING FIRE, SHELTER AREA OR OTHER EMERGENCY DRILLS, INFORM STUDENTS TO BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL ABOUT THEIR VALUABLES. BOOKS AND NOTE BOOKS ARE TO BE LEFT BEHIND, BUT POCKETBOOKS AND WALLETS ARE TO BE HELD ON TO. WE HAVE HAD AN EPIDEMIC OF UNFORTUNATE INCIDENTS.

WITH THESE PRECAUTIONS IN MIND, WE CAN

HELP OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVE THE HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS WE EXPECT OF THEM.

James J. McHabe

Adm. Asst.

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I WISH TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO ALL FACULTY AND STAFF, AND THE SINCERE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE RETURNED FROM A HEALTHFUL AND FRUITFUL SUMMER VACATION WITH RENEWED VIM AND VIGOR, READY TO GIRD YOUR LOINS AND TACKLE THE MANY IMPORTANT AND VITAL TASKS THAT LIE AHEAD UNDAUNTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND COOPERATION IN THE PAST AND FUTURE.

Maxwell E. Clarke

Principal

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