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101 In our newly -organized Educational Adjustment Class, Mrs. Doris Blackmer has ably provided for the needs of a small percentage of children, who, under the best classroom conditions, need extra and special instruction. Our high school students have been doing commendable work. Often, the transition from an elementary school to a large high school is frequently a difficult one to many chil- dren. In order to help the pupils make the adjustment easier, a definite plan of orientation has been worked out Early each Spring, the eighth grade is transported to Fal- mouth High School to become acquainted with the various courses of study offered, and to learn about the different procedures in practice there. With the cooperation of the principal, Mr. Russell Marshall, and the guidance counselors, talks and tests are given to further determine the type of course each pupil might pursue the following year. This experience proves to be educational and appealing. I am especially grateful to Mr. Coombs, the faculty and our custodial staff; to Miss Mary Susich, R.N., Barnstable County Nurse, Dr. Fred Moore, County Health Agent, and Mrs. Carol McClane, R.N., Town Nurse, for their help and guidance in forming the Mashpee Health Council; to Mr. Earl Mills, Director of Athletics for the Town of Falmouth, for his inspiring graduation address; to the Singer Sewing Machine Company of Hyannis, for the donation of two sew- ing machines for the use of our domestic science class; and to the Mashpee P.T.A. for their informative and educational meetings during the year, where subjects discussed were guidance in high school, reading, arithmetic and science, as taught in our school system. In closing, I wish to thank the Mashpee School Commit- tee, as well as the parents, for their understanding and sup- port of our school program. Respectfully submitted, WILFRED H. GRAVES, Superintendent of Schools