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115 Report of the School Principal To: Dr. Anthony D'Antuono, Superintendent, School Committee and Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: The annual report of the Samuel G. Davis School is herewith submitted by the principal. Enrollment In 1951, the total school population of the Mashpee Schools in grades K-12 was 85 boys and girls. It rose to 176 in 1961. In 1971, 360 students were registered in grades K-12. Enrollment has doubled every ten years and with the current trend in home building within our town, our school population may double again before 1981. This year the enrollment K-6 in the Davis School was 240, an increase of 8% over the enrollment of 222 one year ago. Anticipating pupil growth, our school committee wisely fol- lowed the recommendation of Mr. Clayton E. Campbell, Superin- tendent of Schools, to lease three portable classrooms for expansion. The classrooms have been erected and should provide adequate space for the next three or four years. Personnel Changes At the close of the school year, Mr. Clayton E. Campbell, Superintendent of Schools, Mrs. Ann Campbell, our school nurse, and Mrs. Esther R. Smith, teacher of grade one, retired. All have devoted the major part of their lives to working with children. Our community is richer, for they unselfishly gave much to the educa- tional philosophy of our town. We wish them many happy years of retirement. We welcome to our school, Dr. Anthony D'Antuono, Superin- tendent, Mrs. Priscilla Rollins, grade one teacher, Mrs. Theresa Crimmins, school nurse, Mr. Frederick Jordan and Mr. Michael Horne, sixth grade teachers. May their tenure here be long and fruitful. Curriculum Each year we try to improve our curriculum in some area. This year the emphasis has been on music. Instrumental music has