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110 Report of the Superintendent of Schools To the School Committee and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: I consider it a privilege and .honor to submit my annual report to the Citizens of Mashpee. Enrollment One hundred and twenty pupls were enrolled in the Samuel G. Davis School — grades 1 - 6, 37 in the Barnstable Junior High School — grades seven and eight, 39 in the Fal- mouth High School — grades 9 - 12, and 2 in the Barnstable Vocational High School at the close of the school year in 1966 — a total of 198 pupils. School doors opened in September, 1966 to 145 pupils in the Samuel G. Davis School — grades K - 6, 36 in the Otis Air Force Base Junior High School — grades 7 and 8, 55 in the Falmouth High School — grades 9 - 12 and 3 in the Barnstable Vocational High School — a total of 239 pupils. A healthy growth in school population is noted and facilities are adequate at the present time to take care of same. Junior High School Program: Crowded conditions in the Barnstable Junior High School made it necessary for the Superintendent of Schools in Mashpee to withdraw the Mashpee pupils and find a new "Educational Home" for them as of September, 1966. At the request of the Superintendent of Schools, the Bourne School Committee with the approval of Colonel Robert F. Kalten- bacher, Base Commander, Otis Air Force Base accepted the Mashpee pupils beginning, September, 1966. On behalf of the Citizens of Mashpee, Town Officials, School Committee and Administration, I extend appreciation to the Bourne School Committee, Colonel Robert F. Kalten- bacher, Principal Frederick H. Comings and teachers for pre- paring the young people of Mashpee to face the challenges