Hatfield Annual Town Report 1945-1950, Part 24

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Publication date: 1945
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Misc. Supplies


6.37


$2,246.83


Library Building Repairs


$27.65


Total Library


$2,274.48


UNCLASSIFIED


Memorial Day


$320.40


Care of Town Clock


250.00


Print and Dist. Town Reports


450.00


Band Concert


40.00


Telephone


80.03


Unpaid Bills-Chap. 179, Acts 1941


121.59


Unpaid Bills Previous Yeas


433.19


Housing Board Expense


61.44


Binding Books


50.00


Retirement


534.15


$2,330.80


INSURANCE


Trucks & Tractor Liability &


Prop. Damage


$250.23


Money and Securities


73.00


Volunteer Firemen


125.00


Workmen's Compensation


599.48


Public Liability-Town Hall


91.64


Town Schedule


1,060.80


Water Chlorinator and Building


155.40


Total nsurance


$2,355.55


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PAYMENTS


WATER DEPARTMENT


Commissioners' Salaries


$372.40


Collector's Commission


$429.09


Clerical


80.00


Mileage


77.54


Freight, Printing and Postage


64.43


Telephone


2.00


Collector's Bond


10.00


Labor


1,394.60


Pipes, Fittings, Hydrants


1,337.02


Repairs


774.65


Misc. Supplies


123.68


Chlorine


91.00


Care of Chlorinator


249.96


Fuel


15.00


All Other


17.00


$4,665.97


Improvement of Watershed


$453.17


Total Water Department


$5,491.54


CEMETERIES


Clerical


$50.00


Labor


610.05


Parts and Repairs


64.53


Equipment


70.28


Total Cemeteries


$794.86


Outlays


$74.32


AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT


Taxes:


State Parks


$272.74


State Audit


545.05


County Tax


13,821.80


Dog Licenses for County


321.20


$14,960.79


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PAYMENTS


Cemetery P. C. Funds Income


$7.50


Interest on War Bonds-Water Fund


$1,362.50


Interest on War Bonds- Rehabilitation


$600.00


Retirement


$1,010.88


Withholding


$3,885.30


Blue Cross


$609.58


War Bonds Purchased


$15,000.00


Total Agency, Trust and Investment


$37,436.55


REFUNDS


Taxes


$541.07


Motor Vehicle Excise


493.40


$1,034.47


Total Payments


$245,173.62


Balance, December 31, 1949


$87,254.48


$332,428.10


TOWN OF HATFIELD Balance Sheet - December 31, 1949 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash


$87,254.48 Dog Tax Due County $12.00


Police Association Gift 450.00


Road Machinery Fund 7,694.96


School Lunch Reserve


6,471.70


Old Age Assistance Recovery 55.00 77


Levy of 1947


1,388.63


Levy of 1948 3,583.25


Levy of 1949


23,730.64


29,014.36


Motor Vehicle Excise:


Levy of 1946 14.02


Levy of 1947


262.83


Levy of 1948 661.08


Levy of 1949


3,008.15


George Barden 374.93


3,946.08


423.74


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes :


Levy of 1946


$311.84


Federal Grants : Aid to Dependent Children, Adminis- tration 2.46


Old Age Assistance, Administration 46.35


Smith Hughes and


Departmental : Aid to Dependent Children 526.15


Care of Cemetery Lots 70.00


Highway


33.00


Schools 275.41


Slaughter Insp. Fees 24.00


Welfare 24.00


952.56


Water Rates


1,621.56


Water Conn. and Misc.


82.35


State Aid to Highways


2,729.49


Appropriation from Post-War Rehabilitation Fund for Elm Street Sewer


6,000.00


State Audit Tax Underestimate


207.35


State Parks Tax Underestimate 79.96


County Tax Underestimate


828.62


Outlays


7.00


Overlay, 1948


482.83


Unexpended Appropriation Balances : Temporary Repairs River Bank 500.00 Bridge Repairs 4,440.38


Purchase and Erect Fencing 664.73


Library Bldg. Repairs 553.54


Prep. of Post-War Plans 500.00


Purchase and Erect Permanent Honor Roll 1,400.00


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Improve Watershed at Reservoir 2,046.83


Purchase or Take Land within Watershed 4,000.00


Land Purchase - North Hatfield Cemetery 300.00


14,405.48


Reserved Until Collected :


Departmental Revenue


952.56


Motor Vehicle Excise Revenue 3,946.08 Water Revenue 1,703.91 State and County Aid to Highway Revenue 2,729.49


9,332.04


Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus


1,901.36


Reserve for Elm St. Sewer Ext. from Post-War Rehabilitation Fund 6,000.00


Water Available Surplus


9,069.48 79


Overlays Reserved for Abatements:


Levy of 1946


311.84


Levy of 1947 683.62


Levy of 1949


4,410.00


5,405.46


Surplus Revenue


71,985.42


TOTAL ASSETS


$133,206.64


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND RESERVES $133,206.64


TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Trust and Investment Funds, Cash and Securities $107,457.71


Cemetery Perpetual Care 12,556.84 General Care Fund - Main Street Cemetery 10.00


Firemen's Relief Fund


42.85


Hatfield Library Fund 717.89


Hill Cemetery General Care Fund 480.99


Rehabilitation Fund 27.025.33


Water Cnstruction Fund


66,623.81


$107,457.71


$107,457.71


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Appropriation Table


Appropriation or Available


Additional


Spent


Balance To Revenue


Balance To Forward


Moderator


$25.00


$25.00


Selectmen's Salary


750.00


750.00


Selectmen's Clerk


150.00


150.00


Selectmen's Expense


200.00


138.87


61.13


Accountant's Salary


1,050.00


1,050.00


Accountant's Expense


100.00


94.49


5.51


Treasurer's Salary


1,150.00


1,150.00


Treasurer's Expense


250.00


244.88


5.12


Collector's Salary


1,000.00


1,000.00


Collector's Expense


250.00


100.00


319.34


30.66


Assessor's Salary


1,200.00


1,168.30


31.70


Assessor' Expense


200.00


194.20


5.80


Attorney's Fees


200.00


180.00


20.00


Town Clerk's Salary


950.00


950.00


Town Clerk's Expense


250.00


243.05


6.95


Election and Registration


350.00


262.59


87.41


Elector's Salary


10.00


10.00


Town Hall


5,500.00


5,479.42


20.58


Remodel Town Hall Basement


2,852.13


2,844.65


7.48


Police Department


1,500.00


1,270.50


229.50


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Fire Department


2,000.00


222.58


2,222.58


Tree Work


1,200.00


154.90


1,354.90


Moth Work


600.00


545.50


54.50


Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary


150.00


150.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures Expense


50.00


16.69


33.31


Public Health


1,000.00


167.75


832.25


School Physician


300.00


300.00


Inspection of Animals


480.00


480.00


Inspection Children-Pre-School


100.00


70.00


30.00


Inspection Children-Tuberculosis


75.00


40.00


35.00


Highway General


5,000.00


4,990.92


9.08


Highway Chapter 81


17,000.00


4,000.00


20,891.12


108.88


Highway Chapter 90, Maintenance


1,800.00


1,593.55


206.45


Highway Chapter 90 N. C. '48


853.77


4,255.97


4,747.99


361.75


Highway Chapter 90 N. C. '49


6,250.00


16,496.78


21,990.87


755.91


Road Machinery Operating


3,000.00


2,992.75


7.25


Street Lights


2,900.00


2,757.71


142.29


Temp. Repairs to River Bank


500.00


500.00


Bridge Repairs


4,574.77


134.39


4,440.38


Purchase Concrete Mixer


500.00


467.40


32.60


Purchase and Erect Fencing


1,000.00


335.27


664.73


Purchase Sand Spreader


450.00


365.00


85.00


Purchase Tar Kettle


500.00


500.00


Town Barn Repairs


363.49


352.54


10.95


Public Welfare


5,500.00


4,474.12


1,025.88


Aid to Dependent Children-Town


3,000.00


342.20


3,342.20


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Aid to Dependent Children Fed. Gr. 1,447.24


Aid to Dependent Children Fed. Gr. Admn.


49.21


1,447.24 46.75 9,090.13


1,909.87


Old Age Assistance Fed. Gr.


9,265.98


9,265.98


Old Age Assistance Fed. Gr. Admn.


331.50


285.15


46.35


Soldiers' Benefits


1,000.00


376.00


624.00


School Committee Exp.


100.00


49.20


50.80


Schools


65,175.00


65,142.78


32.22


Schools Smith Hughes and George Barden


1,034.47


659.54


374.93


Purch. Books-Vets-On-Farm


200.00


55.33


144.67


School Lunch Maint.


6,377.00


5,819.86


557.14


School Lunch-C. D. Fund


4.082.13


4.082.13


Industrial School Tuition


2,500.00


1,977.42


522.58


Library


2,000.00


247.64


2,246.83


.81


Library Bldg. Repairs


581.19


27.65


553.54


Memorial Day


300.00


20.40


320.40


Care of Town Clock


50.00


200.00


250.00


Print and Deliver Town Reports


450.00


450.00


Telephone


75.00


5.03


80.03


Prep. of Post War Plans


500.00


500.00


Unclassified


50.00


30.00


20.00


Binding Town Records


50.00


50.00


Insurance


2,200.00


155.55


2,355.55


Reserve Fund


2,500.00


2,435.97


64.03


Dental Clinic


450.00


275.00


175.00


Drain Chestnut St.


2,000.00


2,000.00


8


2.46


Old Age Assistance-Town


11,000.00


Hatfield Housing Auth. Exp.


500.00


61.44


438.56


Purch & Erect Perm. Honor Roll


1,400.00


1,400.00


Retirement


534.15


534.15


Unpaid Bills-Prev. Years


433.19


433.19


Unpaid Bills-Chap 179 Acts 1941


121.59


121.59


Water Commissioners Salaries


375.00


372.40


2.60


Water Dept.


3,400.00


1,265.97


4,665.97


Water Dept-Extend Services on Sunset Av.


78.88


78.88


Improve Watershed at Reservoir


2,500.00


453.17


2,046.83


Purch or Take Land Within Watershed


4,000.00


4,000.00


Cemeteries


800.00


223.36


794.86


228.50


Land Purchase No. Hat. Cemetery


300.00


300.00


$205,295.69


$27,690.38 $209.064.25


$9,092.60


$14,829.22


Respectfully submitted,


Gertrude B Rogaleski Town Accountant


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


OF THE


TOWN OF HATFIELD


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1949


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School Organization


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE


John P. McLeod, Chairman


Term expires 1951


Josept F. Baceski


Term expires 1952


Dr. Robert C. Byrne Term expires 1950


Regular school committee meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month.


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS A. Jerome Goodwin Office in Center Elementary School Telephone 3553


SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Alfred J. Kaiser, M.D. 33 Maple Street Telephone 551


SCHOOL NURSE Marian Holmes, R.N. 29 Harrison Ave., Northampton Telephone Northampton 3759-W


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SCHOOL CENSUS As of October 1, 1949


Age


Boys


Girls 28


Total


From five to seven years


53


81


From seven to sixteen years


132


125


257


Total by sex


185


153


338


Cmparative Totals for Five-Year Period


Years


1948


1947


1946


1945


1944


From 5 to 7 years


74


56


45


47


54


From 7 to 16 years


249


257


269


257


265


Totals


323


313


314


304


319


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SCHOOL CALENDAR For the Year 1950


January 3, 1950, Tuesday A.M. - Schools open.


February 17, 1950, Friday P.M. - Schools close for vaca- tion.


February 27, 1950, Monday A.M. - Schools open.


April 7, 1950, Friday - School closed - Good Friday.


April 14, 1950, Friday P.M. - Schools close for vacation.


April 24, 1950, Monday A.M. - Schools open.


May 9, 1950, Tuesday - High School Prize Speaking Con- test.


May 30, 1950, Tuesday - Schools closed - Memorial Day. June 16, 1950, Friday - Elementary School Graduation. Cafeteria closes.


June 19, 1950, Monday - High School Class Day.


June 20, 1950, Tuesday - High School Graduation. School closes.


September 5, 1950, Tuesday - Staff meeting at 10:00 A.M.


September 6, 1950, Wednesday - Schools open with full sessions.


October 12, 1950, Thursday - Schools closed - Columbus Day.


October, 1950 - Schools close for Teachers Convention day to be announced.


November 22, 1950, Wednesday - Schools close at noon - Thanksgiving.


November 27, 1950, Monday - Schools open.


December 21, 1950, Thursday P.M. - Schools close for Christmas vacation.


January 2, 1951, Tuesday A.M. - Schools open.


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School Committee


To the Citizens of the Town of Hatfield:


Your school committee submits this annual report of its activities and approves the reports of the staff mem- bers which appear on the pages following. During the year ending December 31, 1949, the committee held eleven regular and four special meetings.


Recent School Legislation


On June 17, 1948, the Massachusetts legislature en- acted a law known as Chapter 643. This law was an amendment to Chapter 70 of the General Laws. Section I states : "To promote the equalization of educational oppor- tunity in public schools of the Commonwealth and the equalization of the burden of the cost of schools to the respective towns, the State Treasurer shall pay annually to the several towns sums as provided in this Chapter, which sums shall be known as school aid." (The bold face type is ours.) In 1949, the Town of Hatfield received reim- bursement from the Commonwealth under this new law in the amount of $17,148.12. In 1948, under the old Chapter 70, the Town of Hatfield received $3,370. It is a matter of arithmetic to show that the new law provided over five times as much state reimbursement for the town of Hatfield. The school committee requests that the voters take into consideration this increase in state aid in considering the budget of the school department.


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Pending State Legislation


The Massachusetts Council for Public Schools has presented for the consideration of the 1950 legislature a bill increasing state aid to schools by $15,000,000.00. Some of the highlights of this bill are:


1. The bill proposes an addition to the state aid granted under Chapter 643 of the Acts of 1948 of about $15,000,000.00.


2. A formula for computing this additional amount is proposed. The main factors are the net aver- age pupil membership and the relation of the local tax rate for schools to the average state tax rate for schools.


It is safe to say that the Town of Hatfield would gain by the passage of this bill. The school committee feels that the proposal deserves the support of those interested in maintaining good educational conditions in Massachu- setts.


Veterans On-Farm Training


During the year 1949 the school committee has con- ducted the Hatfield Evening Agricultural School as a part of the Veterans On-Farm training program. Six veterans of World War II have been enrolled in this program. The instructor, Mr. George Feiker, has been teaching in the high school agriculture department one- half of each school day and spending the rest of the day supervising the work of the veterans on their own farms. Twice each month he has held evening classes for as- semblied instruction.


In the summer of 1949 the state legislature passed a law transferring the veterans' training program to the State Department of Education. This law was to become effective January 1, 1950. Early in the new year the


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veterans' program will be expanded in that more veterans will be enrolled. During 1949 the combination of vet- erans' training and high school teaching has been a full- time position. However, the increase in enrollment in the veterans' program during 1950 will necessitate a full-time instructor. This will enable Mr. Feiker to de- vote his entire time to an expanded high school agriculture department.


Under the state organization the veterans' instructor will be paid directly by the state and the Hatfield school committee will supply adimnistrative service, minor sup- plies, and a meeting place for the assembled instruction. The Town of Hatfield will be reimbursed for these services and supplies.


Repairing Of The Smith Academy Building


Later in this report are listed the repairs made by the trustees of Smith Academy to the high school build- ing. The committee respectfully calls the attention of the voters of the Town to the savings affected for the taxpayers by the making of these repairs through funds earned under the Smith will. Were it necessary to finance the upkeep of this building by public funds the budget of the school department would be increased considerably. The gratitude of the school committee, the teaching force, the students, and parents is extended to the mem- bers of the board of trustees.


Salary Schedule


In August 1949 the state legislature passed a bill making it mandatory for towns with a valuation of over $2,500,000.00 to pay all school teachers a minimum salary of $2,100.00. There were in the Hatfield schools seven teachers whose salary was below this minimum. In con- formance with the law the school committee raised the


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salaries of these teachers to $2,100.00 on November 15. Feeling that other teachers who had taken increased professional training under the Hatfield salary schedule should be given consideration in view of these changed salaries, the committee met with a salary committee from the Hatfield Teachers Association to discuss the matter. After two meetings an agreement was reached. Ap- proximately $1,650.00 of the increase in the teacher salary item in the 1950 budget is due to the minimum salary law passed by the 1949 state legislature. The school committee is definitely committed to the principle of rewarding increased professional training by increases in the salary schedule. This principle was adhered to during the talks with the teachers. The committee feels that the teachers deserve the considerations given them in the matter of salaries.


Changes In Personnel


In April 1949 Miss Doris MacLaughlan, teacher in grade one, resigned to accept a position in Agawam. Miss Evelyn Marinus, of Newtonville, a graduate of Les- ley College, was employed to fill the vacancy.


Mrs. Sophie Filipkowski, teacher in grade two of the Center Elementary School, applied for and was grant- ed a leave of absence for the school year 1949-50. Mrs. Martha Boyle, a former teacher in the Hatfield schools, was employed as a one-year substitute for Mrs. Filip- kowski.


Repairs To Buildings


Repairs by the Trustees of Smith Academy:


1. Complete re-decoration of six classrooms, upper and lower hallways and stairways. This in- cludes cleaning, patching of plastered walls and painting.


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2. Installation of new fluorescent lights in the typing room.


3. All exterior wood trim painted.


4. Some columns on porch replaced and others repaired.


5. Roof on front porch replaced.


6. Electric snow and ice melting device installed on porch roof.


7. Gutter system completely overhauled and worn sections replaced.


8. Entire roof of building was checked and repairs made where needed.


9. A portion of the floor in household arts labor- atory was replaced and new linoleum installed on this section.


10. Floors washed and re-sealed.


11. Surfaces of student desks varnished.


Repairs To Center Elementary School


1. Four rooms on second floor completely re-decor- ated.


2. Sash cords in ten windows replaced with chain.


3. Stone coping on north end of roof pointed up and caulked.


4. Several valves in steam radiators replaced.


5. Bank of the play area in rear of building graded and seeded.


6. Floors washed and re-sealed.


7. All pupil desks varnished.


8. New lights installed in grade 5 room.


Repairs To School Street School


1. All obsolete toilets with overhead tanks re- placed with modern equipment.


2. Slate urinal in boys' toilet room replaced with white china urinals.


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3. Floor in boys' room replaced and pitched to drain into urinal drain.


4. Baseboards in boys' room replaced.


5. Both boys' and girls' toilet rooms given two coats of paint.


6. Floors were washed and re-sealed.


7. Desk surfaces varnished.


School Equipment Added


1. Two typewriters in the high school commercial department were traded for two new machines.


2. Large metal storage cabinet for high school commercial department.


3. Projector table for projection room in Center School.


4. Screen for projection room in Center School.


5. One 16mm sound motion picture film to be used in conjunction with those in the cooperative film library at the University of Massachusetts.


6. A wire recorder to be used in the audio-visual aids program.


7. Approximately twenty film strips added to the supply of visual teaching aids.


8. Power lawn mower for high school grounds.


9. Small hand tools for farm mechanics shop.


10. Seventy-two new steel lockers with combination locks for locker rooms in Town Hall basement (In collaboration with Hatfield Mens Club).


11. Refrigerator for high school household arts department.


12. Power sander for re-surfacing desk tops.


13. Soil testing outfit for agricultural classes.


14. Clear-o-scope for ure in mimeographing.


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Miscellaneous Repairs


1. Large three-gang lawn mower sharpened and re-conditioned.


2. Heater motor in agriculture shop repaired.


3. Stator of motor in vacu-draft re-wound.


School Lunch Equipment Added And Repairs Made


1. Thirty-four chairs purchased to replace benches in dining room.


2. Used slicing machine.


3. Dishwashing machine repaired.


4. Potato-peeler repaired.


5. Kitchen completely repainted.


Budget


The budget for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1950, is submitted for examination.


1949 1949


Approp. Cost


Classification


1950 Estimate


Instruction, Teaching Staff


$17,250.00 $17,129.23


H. School, Academic $18,350.00


2,700.00


2,316.68


H. School, Vocational 2,900.00


21,500.00


21,378.43


Elementary Schools 22,750.00


1,750.00


1,650.08


Mus., Penmanship, Art 1,750.00


80.00


100.00


Audubon Science Tchr. 100.00


$43,280.00 $42,574.42


Total, Teaching Staff $45,850.00


Instruction, Books, Supplies, Etc.


$1,000.00


$1,052.29


H. School, Academic


$1,000.00


150.00


141.30


H. School, Vocational 150.00


1,875.00


1,410.84


Elementary Schools 1,875.00


400.00


1,115.99


New Equip. and Inst. 400.00


$3,425.00


$3,720.42


Total, Bks., Sup., Etc. $3,425.00


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.


Janitors' Services


$1,920.00


$1,920.00 High School


$1,920.00


1,920.00


1,920.00


Elementary School


2,400.00


$3,840.00


$3,840.00


Total, Janitors' Serv. $4,320.00


Plant Maintenance


$250.00


$247.58


Janitors' Supplies


$250.00


1,100.00


2,176.46


Elem. School Repairs 1,995.00


100.00


76.44


100.00


89.50


Ath. Fld., Playgd. Maint. 100.00 Equipment Repairs 100.00


$1,550.00


$2,589.98


Total, Plant Maint. $2,445.00


Heat, Light and Power


$1,400.00


$937.02


High School


$1,400.00


50.00


54.00


H. School, Vocational


50.00


1,900.00


1,849.63


Elementary Schools


1,900.00


$3,350.00


$2,840.65


Total, Ht., Lgt., Pwr.


$3,350.00


Transportation


$3,240.00


$3,330.90


Regular Daily


$3,240.00


200.00


182.76


Athletic and Other


200.00


$3,440.00


$3,513.66


Total, Transportation


$3,440.00


School Health


$1,200.00


$1,140.00 45.58


Salary of Nurse Supplies 50.00


$1,200.00


50.00


$1,250.00


$1,185.58


Total, School Health


$1,250.00


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Administration


$3,500.00


$3,500.04


Supt. of Schools


$3,600.00


350.00


371.86


Expense Accounts


350.00


150.00


202.87


Telephone Service 175.00


40.00


67.62


Post., Prntg., Statnry.


40.00


35.00


45.00


School Census


45.00


200.00


90.00


Clerk (Part-time)


200.00


$4,275.00


$4,277.39


Total, Administration $4,410.00


Physical Education


$250.00


$239.02


Equip. and Supplies


$250.00


250.00


191.32


Towels


250.00


$500.00


$430.34


Total, Physical Ed.


$500.00


Other Expenses


$100.00


$60.46


Graduation


$50.00


150.00


91.25


Athletic Insurance


75.00


15.00


19.84


Gen. Liability Ins.


15.00


$265.00


$171.55


Total, Other Expenses $140.00


$65,175.00 $65,143.99


Grand Total, Schools $69,130.00


Industrial Education, Tuitions


$2,500.00


$1,977.42 Trade School Est. $2,500.00


School Lunch Program


$6,377.00


4,051,61


Maint. of Lunch Prog. $7,000.00 Fed. Reimbursement 3,000.00


$10,428.61


$9,915.66


Total, Sch. Lch. Prog. $10,000.00


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ESTIMATES OF REIMBURSEMENT TO TOWN OF HATFIELD Account Of Public Schools 1950


From the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:


Chapter 70, (as amended by Chapter 643)


$17,000.00


Chapter 679 (transportation) 1,900.00


Account High School Agriculture Dept. 850.97


Vocational Tuition


1,000.00


Total


$20,750.97


From Veterans Administration, On-Farm Training


$700.00


From Federal Funds via Commonwealth of Mass .:


Account School Lunch Program $3,000.00


Conclusion


In the year just closed the Hatfield Schools have made progress in providing better training for the young people of the town. Many improvements and progressive steps are planned for the year 1950. To complete and carry out these plans will require the concentrated effort of the members of the professional staff and the continued cooperation of the parents and other town officials.


Respectfully yours, JOHN P. McLEOD, Chairman. JOSEPH BACESKI, ROBERT C. BYRNE, M.D. Hatfield School Committee.


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School Staff


High School


John C. Jakobek, M.S. Principal, University of Massachusetts, West Texas State Teachers (3), Union College (3), Uni- versity of Massachusetts (3).


John F. Symancyk, B.S. New York Univer- sity, American International College.


4 4


Mary E. Ryan, A.B. Smith College, North Adams State Teachers College (1), Massachusetts University Extension (1).


30


29


Florence E. Muller, A.B. Wheaton College, Massachusetts University Extension (3).


15


7


Margaret E. Pruzynski, McCarthy's Business College.


14 14


Mary K. Spakowski, B.S. University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Univer- sity Extension (1).


2


2


Edward R. Cassidy, A.B. St. Anselm's Col- lege, University of Massachusetts (5), Boston University (1).


1 1


1 1


George Feiker, B.S. University of Massa- chusetts, University of Massachusetts (2).


7 6


101


Elementary Schools


Raymond N. Jenness, M.S. Principal, Bridge- water S. T. C., Mass. State College, Springfield College (2), Mass. Univer- sity Extension (3), University of Mass. (1).


19


14


Sarah V. Kiley, Westfield Normal School, North Adams S. T. C. (1), Mass. Uni- versity Extension (5), Springfield Col- lege (2).


42


41


Lena P. Fitzgerald, North Adams Normal School, Massachusetts University Ex- tension (3), Boston University (1).


35 35


Mary D. Donelson, Famingham Normal School, Mass. Univesity Extension (4). 34 32


Constance B. Mullany, Smith Academy, Massachusetts University Extension (10), Boston University (1), Spring- field College (1). 33


33


Hilda C. Fortsch, Framingham Normal School, Springfield College (1).


8


8


Sophie J. Filipkowski, North Adams S. T. C. (On leave of absence 1949-50)


7 2


Jean T. Kempisty, B.S. in Ed., Westfield S. T. C., Massachusetts University Ex- tension (2), Springfield College (2).


11


11


Dorothy B. Breor, B.S. in Ed., Bridgewater S. T. C., Massachusetts University Ex- tension (10), Springfield College (3). 9 9


Martha P. Boyle, North Adams S. T. C., Uni- versity of Massachusetts (1), Spring- field College (2). 19 10


Evelyn C. Marinus, Lesley College, Spring- field College (1). 0 0


102


Supervisors


Richard D. Gabel, M.F.A. Supervisor of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Syra- cuse University, School of Fine Arts. 9 3


Maude E. Boyle, Supervisor of Music, Northampton School of Music. 23 22


William L. Rinehart, Supervisor of Pen- manship. 3


Mrs. Pearl Care, Nature Studies. 0


First College named is college of graduation.


Figures written in parentheses indicate number of courses subsequently pursued at each institution.


103


Superintendent of Schools


January 26, 1950


To the School Committee of Hatfield :


I am happy to present my second annual report, covering the year 1949, for your examination and approv- al.




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