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77 <br /> pupils; second, to encourage singing as a pleasant way <br /> of using leisure time; third, to arouse a desire in the <br /> children to use their fine voices to entertain others; and <br /> lastly, to enlarge the school treasury. After the expense <br /> of piano tuning, there was $19.70 to add to the school <br /> treasury. <br /> Grouped before rose-bedecked trellises, in simple <br /> but impressive manner, the white-clad girl graduates <br /> of the class of 1950 presented Challenges to Mashpee <br /> Youth. Constance Hollins was mistress of ceremonies, <br /> introducing Alice Peters who spoke of the challenge to <br /> better education; Shirley Harding, the challenge of our <br /> leisure time; Gladys McKamey, the challenge of re- <br /> ligion; and Earleen Couett who discussed the challenge <br /> of leadership. Rachel Newcomb was color bearer. Rev. <br /> E. Gage Hotaling, pastor of Hyannis Baptist Church, <br /> gave the address of the evening. Mrs. Lafayette Hicks <br /> on behalf of the School Committee presented the Sam- <br /> uel G. Davis awards for scholarship and for good man- <br /> ners. <br /> We close this report with a pertinent quotation from <br /> remarks made recently by General D. Eisenhower: <br /> "• . . . To neglect our school system would be a crime <br /> against the future. Such neglect could well be more <br /> disastrous to all our freedoms than the most formidable <br /> armed assault on our physical defenses. . . . Where our <br /> schools are concerned, no external threat can excuse <br /> negligence; no menace can justify a halt to progress." <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> JAMES F. PEEBLES <br /> Superintendent of Schools <br />