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70.27
Telephone and Travel
1.37
Agent's Salary -- Town Appropriation
271.93
Agent's Salary - Federal Funds
342.47
Total Old Age Assistance
$19,335.50
Soldiers' Benefits:
Agent's Salary
$100.00
Groceries and Provisions
186.00
Total Soldiers' Benefits
$286.00
Total Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
$30,070.98
SCHOOLS
General Administration: Superintendent's Salary
$3,454.23
Clerk - Superintendent's Office
138.00
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PAYMENTS
Printing, Postage and Stationery
188.69
Telephone
212.43
Traveling Expenses
269.72
School Census
45.00
New Equipment - Install and Repair
1,002.80
Dues
12.50
$5,323.37
Teachers' Salaries from Town Appropriation:
High
$20,564.81
Elementary
22,571.74
Music
842.74
Drawing
400.00
Penmanship
370.00
Nature Course
110.00
$44,859.29
Text and Reference Books:
High
303.37
$706.07
Supplies:
High
$800.59
Elementary
1,241.12
Agriculture
117.69
Physical Education
440.57
Health
15.30
$2,615.27
Transportation:
High
$1,626.25
Elementary
1,626.25
Athletic
267.40
Vocational School
173.20
$3,693.10
Janitors' Services:
High
$1,924.25
Elementary
2,031.45
$3,955.70
$402.70
Elementary
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PAYMENTS
Fuel and Light: High
$1,161.60
Elementary
1,707.32
Agriculture Power
54.06
$2,922.98
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
Janitor's Supplies, High
$145.55
Janitor's Supplies, Elementary
190.91
Elementary Repairs
2,843.63
Playground
124.11
$3,304.20
Diplomas and Graduation Exercises Athletic and Liability Insurance
$70.60
$185.50
School Nurse
$1,200.00
Total Schools from Town Appropriation
$68,836.08
School Committee Expense
$62.00
Athletic Fund
$146.49
School Physician
$300.00
Teacher's Salary from Federal Grant:
Agriculture - George Barden Funds
$760.27
Travel Expense of Agriculture Teacher from George Barden Funds
$61.86
Industrial School Tuition
$1,381.78
Total Schools
$71,548.48
SCHOOL LUNCH
School Lunch Maintenance:
Wages
$1,752.00
Food
4,292.39
Fuel
124.00
Travel
1.70
Misc. Supplies
152.24
Misc. Repairs
81.00
Chairs
500.00
$6,903.33
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PAYMENTS
School Lunch - Commodtiy Distribution Fund:
Wages
$1,306.00
Food
1,076.47
Misc. Supplies
102.59
$2,485.06
Total School Lunch
-$9,388.39
LIBRARY
Librarian's Salary
$900.00
Asst. Librarian's Salary
359.00
Janitors
160.20
Books
741.85
Periodicals
81.95
Fuel
150.71
Light
21.15
Janitor's Supplies
30.43
Stationery and Postage
8.78
Printing
6.60
$2,460.67
Library Building Repairs
$101.95
Total Library
$2,562.62
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day
$312.00
Care of Town Clock
80.00
Print and Distribute Town Reports
422.52
Telephone
115.10
Unpaid Bills
99.71
Outlays
56.90
Binding Books
17.75
Purchase and Erect Permanent Honor Roll
1,350.00
Retirement
753.95
$3,207.93
INSURANCE
Trucks and Tractors - Liability and
Property Damage
$238.71
Money and Securities
73.00
Volunteer Firemen
125.00
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PAYMENTS
Workmen's Compensation
480.52
Public Liability - Town Hall
71.10
Town Schedule
1,060.80
$2,049.13
WATER DEPARTMENT
Commissioners' Salaries
$375.00
Collector's Commission
$379.18
Freight, Postage, Stationery and Printing
192.30
Collector's Bond
10.00
Clerical
80.00
Labor
1,890.33
Pipe and Fittings
1,156.17
Equipment
37.65
Shovel Hydrants
59.37
Care of Chlorinator
249.96
Fuel
15.00
Chlorine
263.00
$4,332.96
Improvement of Watershed
$939.95
Jericho Road
$401.67
Sunset Avenue
$1,833.17
Raymond Avenue
$672.60
Total Water
$8,555.35
CEMETERIES
Labor
$725.00
Clerical
50.00
Equipment Repairs
21.35
$796.35
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
Taxes:
State Parks and Reservations
$327.93
State Audit
826.02
County
14,957.54
Dog Licenses for County
372.05
$16,483.54
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PAYMENTS
Cemetery P. C. Funds - New
$634.30 7.50
Cemetery P. C. Funds - Income
Interest on War Bonds - Water
$1,675.00
Interest on War Bonds - Rehabilitation
600.00
$2,275.00
War Bonds Purchased
$10,000.00
Withholding
$4,514.20
Retirement
$912.68
Blue Cross
$1,006.58
Total Agency, Trust and Investment
$35,833.80
REFUNDS
Taxes
$974.17
Motor Vehicle Excise
424.42
General Department
50.09
$1,448.68
Total Payments
$250,166.66
Balance, December 31, 1950
$81,869.55
$332,036.21
TOWN OF HATFIELD Balance Sheet - December 31, 1950
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash
$81,869.55 County Tax Overestimate $937.53
Dog Tax Due County $1.80
Road Machinery Earnings Fund
$10,136.46
Levy of 1946
$16.16
Levy of 1947 997.63
Federal Grants :
Levy of 1948
1,959.23
Levy of 1949 4,118.88
Levy of 1950
30,688.81
$37,780.71
Aid to Dependent
Children, Admn. 7.90
Old Age Assistance
645.06
Levy of 1946 $14.02
Levy of 1947
228.81
Levy of 1948 411.51
Levy of 1949 934.10
Levy of 1950
4,198.38
George Barden 832.94
$5,786.82
$2,021.88
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Aid to Dependent Children $501.60
Motor Vehicle Excise:
Old Age Assistance,
Admn. 34.38
Smith-Hughes and
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Departmental : Aid to Dependent Children $722.14
Unexpended Appropriation Balances : Highway Chapter 90 N. C.
$8,177.44
Bridge Repairs 2,492.66
Purchase and Erect Fencing 360.23
Highway
13.75
Schools 176.74
School Athletics
63.92
Slaughter Inspection Fees 46.50
School Lunch Collections 6,599.08
Veterans Training
Program 17.55
Welfare
548.40
Water Department:
Raymond Ave. 527.40
Sunset Ave. 466.83
Improve Watershed 1,106.88
State Aid to Highways
$28,463.44
Appropriation from Post-War Rehabilitation Fund for Elm Street Sewer
$6,000.00
State Parks Tax Underestimated
$80.07
Land Purchase - No. Hatfield Cemetery 300.00
$24,746.03
Outlays $7.50
Library Building
651.59
Repairs
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$1,666.08
Water Rents
$2,612.56
Purchase or Take Land Within Watershed 4,000.00
Care of Cemetery Lots 141.00
Reserved Until Collected : Departmental Revenue $1,666.08
Motor Vehicle Excise Revenue 5,786.82
Water Revenue
2,612.56
State and County Aid to Highways Revenue 40,558.11
$50,623.57
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus $2,436.96 65
Reserve for Elm Street Sewer Extension from Post-War
Rehabilitation Fund $6,000.00
Water Available Surplus $8,492.49
Overlays Reserved for Abatements : Levy of 1946 $16.16
Levy of 1947 683.62
Levy of 1949 4,118.88
Levy of 1950
3,434.73
$8,253.39
$146.85
Tailings Excess and Deficiency (Surplus Revenue) $62,564.44
Total Assets
$176,361.40 Total Liabilities and Reserves $176,361.40
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Trust and Investment Funds, Cash and Securities $120,561.79
Cemetery Perpetual Care $12,914.34
Firemen's Relief Fund 43.70
General Care Fund - Main Street Cemetery 10.00
Hatfield Library
732.31
Hill Cemetery General Care
765.29
Rehabilitation Fund 27,691.14
Water Construction Fund
78,405.01
$120,561.79
$120,561.79
GERTRUDE B. ROGALESKI,
Town Accountant.
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Appropriation Table
Appropriation or Available
Additionals
Total Available
Spent
Balance To Revenue Or Forward
Moderator
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
Selectmen's Salary
750.00
750.00
750.00
Selectmen's Clerk
150.00
150.00
150.00
Selectmen's Expense
150.00
150.00
142.37
$7.63
Accountant's Salary
1,050.00
1,050.00
1,050.00
Accountant's Expense
100.00
100.00
96.45
3.55
Treasurer's Salary
1,150.00
1,150.00
1,150.00
Treasurer's Expense
275.00
$13.31
288.31
288.31
Collector's Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Collector's Expense
400.00
40.00
440.00
409.70
30.30
Assessor's Salary
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Assessor's Expense
200.00
304.77
504.77
504.77
Attorney's Fees
400.00
400.00
95.00
305.00
Town Clerk's Salary
1,050.00
1,050.00
1,050.00
Town Clerk's Expense
250.00
40.00
290.00
282.26
7.74
Election and Registration
500.00
205.67
705.67
705.67
Elector's Salary
10.00
10.00
10.00
Town Hall
5,000.00
42.49
5,042.49
5,042.49
Police Department
1,200.00
1,200.00
770.50
429.50
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Fire Department
2,500.00
163.42
2,663.42
2,663.42
Tree Work
1,500.00
266.58
1,766.58
1,766.58
Moth Work
600.00
600.00
598.75
1.25
Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary
150.00
150.00
150.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Expense
50.00
50.00
47.73
2.27
Public Health
750.00
750.00
318.50
431.50
School Physician
300.00
300.00
300.00
Inspection of Animals
480.00
480.00
480.00
Inspection Pre-School Children
100.00
100.00
100.00
Inspection Children - Tuberculosis
75.00
75.00
75.00
Dental Clinic
450.00
450.00
289.00
161.00
Well-Child Clinic
200.00
200.00
200.00
Highway General
5,000.00
218.85
5,218.85
5,218.85
Highway Chapter 81
22,250.00
22,250.00
21,255.78
994.22
Highway Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,800.00
1,800.00
848.66
951.34
Highway Chapter 90 N. C.
15,000.00
17,716.02
32,716.02
24,538.58
8,177.44
Road Machinery
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,919.85
80.15
Street Lights
2,900.00
2,900.00
2,754.98
145.02
Drain Chestnut Street
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,030.13
469.87
Purchase Sanding Body
1,300.00
1,300.00
1,300.00
Purchase Sewer Cleaning Machine
350.00
350.00
349.40
.60
Temporary Repairs River Bank
500.00
500.00
500.00
Bridge Repairs
4,440.38
4,440.38
1,947.72
2,492.66
Purchase and Erect Fencing
664.73
664.73
304.50
360.23
Public Welfare
5,500.00
5,500.00
4,336.80
1,163.20
Aid to Dependent Children - Town
3,500.00
1,250.00
4,750.00
4,625.71
24.29
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Aid to Dependent Children - Federal 1,932.08
1,932.08
1,430.48 53.49
501.60
Aid to Dependent Children - Fed. Admn.
61.39
61.39
7.90
Old Age Assistance - Town
11,000.00
11,000.00
10,163.17
836.83
Old Age Assistance - Federal
9,474.92
9,474.92
8,829.86
645.06
Old Age Assistance - Fed. Admn.
376.85
376.85
342.47
34.38
Soldiers' Benefits
1,000.00
1,000.00
268.00
732.00
School Committee Expense
100.00
100.00
62.00
38.00
Schools
68,850.00
68,850.00
68,836.08
13.92
Schools - George-Barden
1,655.07
1,655.07
822.13
832.94
School Athletic Fund
210.41
210.41
146.49
63.92
School Lunch Maintenance
7,000.00
7,000.00
6,903.33
96.67
School Lunch - C. D. F.
2,485.06
2,485.06
2,485.06
Industrial School Tuition
2,500.00
2,500.00
1,381.78
1,118.22
Library
2,460.76
2,460.76
2,460.67
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Library Building Repairs
753.54
753.54
101.95
651.59
Memorial Day
312.00
312.00
312.00
Care of Town Clock
100.00
100.00
80.00
20.00
Print and Deliver Town Reports
450.00
450.00
422.52
27.48
Telephone
125.00
125.00
115.10
9.90
Prep. of Post-War Plans
500.00
500.00
500.00
Unclassified
50.00
50.00
50.00
Binding Town Records
50.00
50.00
17.75
32.25
Insurance
2,800.00
2,800.00
2,049.13
750.87
Reserve Fund
3,500.00
3,500.00
2,757.09
742.91
Purchase and Erect Perm. Honor Roll
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,350.00
50.00
Retirement
753.95
753.95
753.95
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Purchase War Bonds
10,000.00
10,000.00
Unpaid Bills
99.71
99.71
10,000.00 99.71 375.00
Water Comm. Salaries
375.00
375.00
Water Department
4,290.00
4,290.00
4,288.22
1.78
Water Department - Jericho Road
650.00
650.00
401.67
248.33
Water Department - Raymond Ave.
1,200.00
1,200.00
672.60
527.40
Water Department - Sunset Ave.
2,300.00
2,300.00
1,833.17
466.83
Improve Watershed at Reservoir
2,046.83
2,046.83
939.95
1,106.88
Purchase or Take Land Within Watershed
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
Cemeteries
800.00
248.24
1,048.24
796.35
251.89
Purchase Land - Cemeteries
300.00
300.00
300.00
$236,682.68
$20,509.35
$257,192.03
$225,518.63
$31,574.40
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
OF THE
TOWN OF HATFIELD
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER. 31, 1950
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School Organization
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
John P. McLeod, Chairman
Term expires 1951
Joseph F. Baceski
Term expires 1952
Dr. Robert C. Byrne, Secretary Term expires 1953
Regular school committee meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Center School.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Gordon C. Getchell
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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Report of the School Committee
To the Citizens of Hatfield:
The report of the Superintendent of Schools has been read, approved and adopted as the official report of the School Committee.
During the past year the School Committee held eleven regular and six special meetings.
The schools of Hatfield have completed a successful year of operation. Our buildings are in reasonably good condition, well maintained, and conducted by an efficient personnel of administrators and teachers, all co-ordinated into a smooth working organization administering to the educational needs of our boys and girls.
During the past year the schools of Hatfield were operated at a cost of $68,836.08. In this same period, the income from all sources to the Town of Hatfield on account of schools was $21,370.07 making a net operating cost of $47,466.01 to the town.
The Committee is asking for the sum of $73,252.61 for the year 1951. It is estimated that during 1951 the town will, from all sources, be reimbursed in the amount of approximately $21,997.14 which will decrease the cost of operation to about $51,255.47.
JOHN P. McLEOD, Chairman. ROBERT C. BYRNE, M.D., Secretary. JOSEPH BACESKI
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Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of the Town of Hatfield:
It was my pleasure to have been elected by you to succeed A. Jerome Goodwin as Superintendent of Schools subsequent to his resignation which took effect on April 10, 1950. This, then, becomes my first annual report of the work of the school system.
This report is made at a time when the whole world is in a state of unrest, seething with social reforms, economic and political crises such as we have never ex- perienced before; when lack of courage and faith have led us almost to the brink of complete collapse. The terrific problem which confronts us today is the prob- lem of securing for ourselves and for all others a free world, where freedom and respect for the dignity of man shall prevail. "Individual liberty, rooted in human dig- nity, is man's greatest treasure." This treasure must be guarded at all costs if man is to survive.
What steps then shall we pursue in training the young people entrusted to our care ?
1. First of all, we must train them to have confi- dence in themselves and in their ability to face problems that may arise.
2. We must teach them to think; to be kind; and above all else, to be truthful. The familiar lines "To thine own self be true
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man." was never as true as it is today.
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3. We must teach them to have courage; to be able to distinguish right from wrong; honesty from dishonesty; and to take a determined stand on these principles.
4. We must encourage and help them to develop a solid background of knowledge in respect to the basic fundamentals of our democracy, in order that they may appreciate its value to the utmost.
5. We must teach them to accept responsibilities bravely; and to help them acquire the right mental and moral attitudes which will serve as a bulwark against any "isms" to which they may be exposed.
Confidence - ability - honesty - courage - knowl- edge - character - these are the ingredients we would use in moulding the youth of today into the men of to- morrow. May we have the vision and the strength to so train these young people that they will go forward into the future with an abiding confidence in themselves and in their fellowmen, and with a burning desire to make the world a better place because they have lived in it.
Personnel
During the year several changes in personnel were recorded. Miss Evelyn Marinus of the School Street School was replaced by Mrs. Sophie Filipkowski, Mrs. Fil- ipkowski having returned to the Hatfield schools after a year's leave of absence. Mr. Adam Smith, custodian of the Center School for many years, retired and was re- placed by Mr. Chester Celatka. Mr. A. Jerome Goodwin, Superintendent of the Hatfield schools for one and three quarter years, resigned as of April 10, 1950 in order to accept a similar position in the town of Agawam, Mass. His position was filled by the appointment of Gordon C. Getchell of Westford, Mass.
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The teaching personnel endeavored during the course of the year to keep themselves at the peak of teaching efficiency by the pursuit of advanced study, both formal and informal. This outside study reached a peak in the latter part of the year when ten (more than 50%) of our teachers registered in a course designed toward cultivat- ing a better understanding of Russian-American relations.
Preparation of Teachers
College graduates (Liberal Arts)
8
State Teachers Colleges and Normal Schools:
With diploma (2 years)
4
With diploma (3 years)
1
With degree
2
Attended Normal School without graduating
1
Graduates of Business College
1
High School graduate
1
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Total number of full-time teachers 18
Salary Schedule
By providing for financial recognition through the granting of annual increments in pay in return for con- tinued outside study, our teachers were encouraged to engage in advanced study. This feature is incorporated in the current salary schedule which went into effect on March 1, 1950. The schedule is as follows:
Paragraph 6. The following will be the schedule of mini- mum and maximum salaries and of step increases for regular classroom teachers.
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Step
Non- Degree 2100
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
1
2200
2300
2
2200
2300
2400
3
2300
2400
2500
4
2400
2500
2600
5
2500
2600
2700
6
2600
2700
2800
Paragraph 7. The annual step rate increases of each teacher are dependent upon continued sat- isfactory service and upon the earning by him of at least 4 semester hours' credit for approved professional studies. This credit of 4 semester hours' must be earned before a teacher will be advanced across a training bar shown in paragraph 6.
Teaching Materials
As in former years, the classes were provided with all the materials they needed in the form of textbooks, workbooks, laboratory equipment, maps, and writing and art materials. Through careful use of textbooks it was not necessary to replace many of the books.
In view of the fact that we are living in a scientific age, a formal program in general science was started in the elementary school, with grades six, seven and eight participating. Grades seven and eight adopted the "Ad- venturing In Science" series of Ginn and Company. This is a three book series covering grades 7, 8 and 9. It is our intention to install the third book in our freshman science class at Smith Academy, thus providing a con- tinuity of instruction between our elementary and high school classes. Grade six was provided with Book six of the "How and Why" science series published by the
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L. W. Singer Co. This series will reach down to the first grade level. It is our hope to eventually extend this science program down to grade one. A complete kit of science apparatus, a microscope and a library of teacher- reference texts was installed to help implement this ele- mentary science course.
In keeping with the scientific progress in this atomic age, new chemistry textbooks and workbooks were pro- vided for the high school chemistry classes - books that teach chemistry from the standpoint of emphasizing nu- clear energy whenever possible.
New texts were also provided for the high school secretarial classes. These books afford the students prac- tice in the latest form of transcription work as designed by the publishers of the Gregg shorthand system.
The purchase of five new typewriters for the high school commercial department will now enable the stu- dents to receive instruction on all four of the leading brands of office typewriters - Royal, Smith-Corona, Un- derwood, and Remington Rand. Prior to this purchase our students received instruction in the use of only two makes of machines - Remington Rand and Royal. It is hoped that after this broad program of typing instruc- tion has been in effect for a while our graduates from this course will be able to handle any stenography prob- lem that may be encountered in a modern office.
The program of our high school vocational agriculture course has been broadened by the purchase of a new Case tractor. This was purchased from the government as an item of new surplus equipment and at very low cost to the town. A shop course for non-agricultural students was instituted in the fall and for which more supplies must be bought in 1951.
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School Banking
In the spring a program of school banking was in- stituted in the Center Elementary School. In the fall this was extended to the freshman class of the high school. This activity has been enthusiastically received by the pupils and the cooperation of the teachers and parents has been excellent. Our aim is to instill in the children a habit of regular saving. The emphasis is upon the number of different pupils participating and not upon the amount of money banked each week, although the pupils are encouraged to budget their money wisely and to save all they possibly can. A detailed report as to this program is given elsewhere in this School Department report.
Audio-Visual Aids
The program of audio-visual aids so admirably started the year before has been extended and improved upon during the year 1950. A broad schedule of teach- ing films has been arranged in order that a set of films is in town every week for the use of some of our classes, both elementary and high school. A detailed report as to the operation of this program is given elsewhere in this School Department report.
Testing Program
The Hatfield School Department has been able to maintain during the past year, a fairly comprehensive testing program. It is one that fits our needs to a great extent and yet is within our means to maintain.
In the high school the Iowa Tests of Educational De- velopment were given in the fall. From these tests we were able to compare the knowledge gained by our stu- dents with the knowledge gained by other students, both nationally and in New England. On a national basis it
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was found that only 37.75% of the students were any better than ours while on a New England basis 38% of the students were better prepared than ours. Certain weaknesses in our instructional program were made evi- dent and an attempt is being made to correct them. In order to secure an I. Q. figure for our high school students the Science Research Associates Test of Primary Mental Abilities was given. The teachers then can plan their instruction to fit the natural mental ability of the student.
In the elementary school the Iowa Every-Pupil Tests of Basic Skills were given as a measure of achievement. These tests were given from Grade three through Grade eight. It was found that the vast majority of the pupils were at or above their particular grade-level. As a re- sult of our intelligence testing program, an I. Q. figure is now available for every pupil from grade three through eight.
New Record System
At a very low cost to the town a cumulative record system was installed in the fall, which, when properly administered, should provide the teachers with a wealth of information to assist them in planning the work of the pupil. An individual folder was provided for each child into which is put all pertinent information in regard to the pupil, such as his permanent record card, his health card, standardized test results, transfer cards, and an anecedotal record of the child's achievement.
Based upon the information contained in the above mentioned folders, a modern type of report card was evolved. This report card is nothing new or radical, but is just an attempt to bring the Hatfield reporting system more nearly into line with modern educational practice. Under this plan the pupil is compared with himself and not with his classmates.
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Veteran's Training Program
During the past year, Hatfield again served as the center for an Institutional-On-Farm-Training Program for veterans in this area. The enrollment has been main- tained at a level of sixteen trainees which is the peak load that one instructor can carry. In view of the num- ber of applicants for this training, it is possible that a second instructor may be necessary before the end of 1951.
During the summer months, Mr. Robert Bennett, the instructor, resigned in order to accept a position in the Vocational-Agricultural department of the Glastonbury, Connecticut high school. On September first he was suc- ceeded by Mr. Edward Pira of the University of Connecti- cut. Mr. Pira had previous experience in the teaching of agricuture to the veterans of Connecticut.
The town of Hatfield has been entirely reimbursed for all expenses incurred while conducting this program.
Vocational School Training
The boys of Hatfield who are attending Smith's Agri- cultural School in Northampton, have, for the most part, continued to make good records.
Due to the enactment of Chapter 622 of the General Laws by the last legislature, the town of Hatfield, in com- mon with all other communities in the state, is required to pay for the transportation of the boys to and from Smith's School. Inasmuch as this law was effective on September 1, 1950 and no provision had been made for it in the 1950 budget, it was necessary to request a trans- fer of $200 in order to finance it. This was granted by the Finance Committee.
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Building Repairs and Improvements
During the year 1950, the Trustees of Smith Academy continued their program of improving the physical con- dition of the building so admirably started in 1949. The School Department recognizes and appreciates their ef- forts.
Repairs at Smith Academy :
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