Hatfield Annual Town Report 1951-1957, Part 23

Author: Hatfield (Mass)
Publication date: 1951
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Water Loan


10,000.00


Premium on Loan


4.00


10,004.00


Agency, Trust & Investment :


Dog Tax Due County


424.60


New Funds-Cemetery Perpetual Care


300.00


Withholding


11,056.90


Retirement


1,828.32


Blue Cross


1,564.95


15,174.77


47


RECEIPTS


Refunds :


Old Age Assistance


21.15


School Lunch


5.55


Public Health


51.00


Blue Cross


5.60


83.30


Total All Receipts


$330,356.83


Cash on Hand January 1, 1955


100,989.38


Total


$431,346.21


PAYMENTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Moderator


$25.00


Elector Under Oliver Smith Will


10.00


Selectmen :


Salary


753.26


Clerk


200.00


Expenses :


Printing, Stationery and Postage


62.01


Travel


4.40


Dues


25.00


All Other


26.85


118.26


Town Accountant :


Salary


1,475.00


Expenses :


Printing, Postage and Stationery


102.44


All Other


11.00


113.44


Treasurer :


Salary


1,875.00


Expenses :


Printing, Postage and Stationery


34.50


Surety Bond


110.50


Travel


108.35


All Other


205.20


458.55


48


PAYMENTS


Collector of Taxes:


Salary :


1,400.00


Expenses :


Printing, Postage and Stationery


259.48


Surety Bond


231.50


Clerical


106.50


Travel


52.47


649.95


Assessors:


Salary


1,650.00


Expenses :


Printing, Postage and Stationery


93.81


Travel


94.71


Clerical


89.00


All Other


54.00


331.52


Town Counsel


50.00


Town Clerk :


Salary


1,775.00


Expenses :


Recording Fees


74.00


Printing, Stationery and Postage


28.03


Surety Bond


7.50


Clerical


100.00


All Other


116.30


325.83


Election and Registration :


Registrars


55.50


Election Officers


110.00


Clerical


180.00


Printing


43.50


State Census


472.00


861.00


Total General Government


$12,071.81


Town Hall :


Janitor


$2,608.34


Exterminator


72.00


Fuel


989.38


Lights


775.84


Janitor's Supplies


139.44


49


PAYMENTS


Repairs


1,115.64


New Equipment All Other


121.62


50.00


5,872.26


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police Department :


Salary


$900.00


Men


232.00


School Traffic


89.50


Printing, Postage and Stationery


5.15


Dog Officer


75.00


Insurance


190.40


Equipment


652.12


All Other


8.00


2,152.17


Fire Department :


Clerk


100.00


Chief


250.00


Men


893.00


Care of Trucks


192.00


Boots, Raincoats, and Misc. Supplies


405.08


Hose


333.24


Truck Repairs


370.39


Fuel


110.45


Light


65.32


Rent


240.00


Printing, Postage and Stationery


4.59


Telephone


177.95


All Other


190.94


Sealer of Weights and Measures:


Salary


200.00


Expenses :


Misc. Supplies


17.20


Travel


76.80


Moth Work:


Labor


452.80


Spraying


522.50


94.00


975.30


3,332.96


50


PAYMENTS


Tree Work:


Labor


1,347.70


104.44


Equipment All Other


131.00


1,583.14


Civil Defense


300.00


Total Protection of Persons and Property


$8,637.57


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Board and Treatment Tuberculosis


$7.50


Clerical


140.00


Hospital Care-Premature


324.00


All Other


234.54


706.04


Inspection Children-Pre-School


100.00


Dental Clinic


279.00


Visiting Nurse


1,000.00


Inspection of Animals and Slaughter


360.00


Well Child Clinic


130.00


2,575.04


Sanitary Sewers:


Elm Street '54 Cont.


1,090.99


Elm Street Sewer


14,303.55


15,394.54


Total Health and Sanitation


$17,969.58


HIGHWAYS


Highway General :


Wages


$3,267.28


Telephone


124.15


Stones, Gravel, etc.


552.26


Equipment and Repairs


121.58


Fuel


160.19


Light


40.43


All Other


512.77


-


4,778.66


51


PAYMENTS


Snow and Ice Removal :


Wages


852.43


318.54


Trucks All Other


192.14


1,363.11


Total Highway General


6,141.77


Bridge Repairs:


Labor


323.60


Brook Hollow Bridge:


Labor


800.00


Lumber, Iron, etc.


799.96


All Other


64.19


1,664.15


Street Lights


4,264.00


Fence Repairs


173.44


Purchase Roller


500.00


Dike Repairs


155.76


Total Highways


13,222.72


Highway Chapter 90 Maintenance:


Labor


1,084.00


Town Machinery


280.00


Other Machinery


363.00


Stone


742.69


Tar


1,429.08


3,898.77


Highway Chapter 90 New Construction :


Elm Street '54


4,701.33


Elm Street '55


17,514.56


Highway Chapter 81:


Labor


9,943.00


Town Machinery


1,618.00


Other Machinery


1,565.50


Colprovia and Tar


7,798.39


Catch Basin, Pipes, etc.


214.77


Gravel and Stone


988.00


All Other


118.40


22,215.89


22,246.06


52


PAYMENTS


Machinery Operating : Parts and Repairs Gas Oil and Grease


2,051.04


889.61


59.35


3,000.00


-


CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS


Public Welfare:


Salary, Agent


103.20


Printing, Postage and Stationery


68.02


Board and Care


902.34


Cash Aid to Individuals


1,631.70


Relief by Other Cities and Towns


24.00


Disability Assistance :


Cash Aid-Town


3,071.85


Cash Aid-Federal


1,614.49


Agent's Salary-Town


51.30


Agent's Salary-Federal


74.10


4,811.74


Aid to Dependent Children :


Cash Aid-Town


578.61


Cash Aid-Federal


1,521.19


Agent's Salary-Town


53.98


Agent's Salary-Federal


82.82


2,236.60


Old Age Assistance:


Cash Aid-Town


13,169.96


Cash Aid-Federal


7,304.00


Other Cities and Towns


43.38


All Other


151.20


Agent's Salary-Town


436.65


Agent's Salary-Federal


386.55


21,491.74


Total Welfare


$31,269.34


Veterans' Benefits :


Agent's Salary


$250.00


Stationery, Postage, Photostats


23.53


Veterans' Aid


1,219.35


:


2,729.26


53


PAYMENTS ..


Medicine and Medical Attendance


336.58


Hospital Care


421.25


2,250.71


Total Veterans' Benefits


$2,250.71


SCHOOLS


General Administration:


Superintendent's Salary


$1,899.96


Clerk


273.75


New Equipment


332.45


Office Supplies


122.47


Telephone


288.96


Travel


27.87


School Census


50.00


All Other


15.00


3,010.46


Teachers' Salaries:


High


28,903.17


Elementary


38,687.10


Music


1,349.92


Drawing


600.00


Penmanship


450.00


69,990.19


Text and Reference Books:


High


452.86


Elementary


1,944.95


2,397.81


Supplies :


High


1,156.14


Elementary


1,925.21


Physical Education


121.55


Agriculture


272.55


3,475.45


Transportation :


High


3,243.12


Elementary


3,243.13


Other


92.33


6,578:58


54


PAYMENTS


Janitors:


High


2,609.92


Elementary


2,810.80


5,420.72


Fuel and Light :


High


1,261.39


Elementary


2,685.28


Agriculture


40.50


3,987.17


Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds :


Janitor's Supplies-High


204.64


Janitor's Supplies-Elementary


475.64


Elementary Repairs


408.30


1,088.58


Diplomas and Graduation


117.57


Miscellaneous


31.17


Insurance


495.08


Nurse


1,400.00


Health Supplies


48.58


Education Handicapped Children


421.25


2,513.65


Total Schools from Appropriation


$98,462.61


School Committee Expense


26.10


Athletic Fund


1,565.68


George Barden-Federal


946.36


Expense of Building Comm.


12.00


School Physician


400.00


Total Schools


$101,412.75


Vocational School Tuition and Transportation :


Tuition


$1,863.90


Transportation


437.20


2,301.10


SCHOOL LUNCH


Collections :


Wages


$4,090.00


Food


5,051.08


Misc. Supplies


193.66


55


PAYMENTS


Fuel


102.05


Repairs


115.47


Equipment


225.00


9,777.26


Commodity Distribution Fund :


Wages


1,593.00


Food


3,356.58


Fuel


86.65


Misc. Supplies


57.71


New Equipment


205.00


Travel


9.72


5,308.66


Total School Lunch


$15,085.92


LIBRARY


Librarian


$1,300.00


Asst. Librarian


541.15


Janitors


90.00


Books


880.93


Periodicals


90.85


Fuel


204.79


Light


26.92


Repairs


109.12


Stationery and Postage


24.40


3,268.16


Repairs to Library Basement


286.00


Total Library


$3,554.16


UNCLASSIFIED


Telephone


$207.65


Memorial Day


337.20


Care of Town Clock


290.00


Print and Dist. Town Reports


586.60


Purchase Land on Sunset Ave.


300.00


Money Due Edward Majeskey


260.00


Unclassified


79.00


Unpaid Bills


2,150.05


Outlays


52.38


Recreation


700.00


Retirement Assessment


1,604.65


$6,567.53


56


PAYMENTS


INSURANCE


Monies and Securities


$73.00


Liability and Property Damage


608.49


Volunteer Firement


128.75


Workmen's Compensation


1,491.50


Public Liability


269.44


Trucks-All Risks


214.10


Town Schedule


1,153.28


$3,938.56


WATER DEPARTMENT


Commissioners' Salaries


$600.00


Collector's Commission


555.80


Clerical


143.00


Printing, Postage and Stationery


45.00


Collector's Bond


10.00


Miscellaneous


24.36


Labor


3,613.20


Trucks and Shovels


589.75


Pipe and Fittings


1,581.43


All Other


149.95


Care of Chlorinator


304.97


Chlorine


152.00


7,169.46


Elm Street Line:


Labor


1,671.60


Trucks, etc.


1,261.25


Pipe and Fittings


6,984.49


All Other


45.82


9,963.16


Improve Watershed


893.35


Build New Chlorinator


2,027.10


Total Water Department


$20,653.07


CEMETERIES


Clerical


$50.00


Labor


879.00


Equipment and Repairs


334.63


1,263.63


57


PAYMENTS INTEREST


Interest on Water Loans 1,427.50


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


Water Main Loan Notes 8,000.00


AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT


Taxes :


State Parks


$408.93


State Audit


814.91


County


19,456.85


Dog Licenses for County


426.40


21,107.09


Cemetery Perpetual Care-New Fund


300.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care-Interest


7.50


Retirement


1,828.32


Withholding


11,056,90


Blue Cross


1,574.85


Total Agency, Trust and Investment


$35,874.66


REFUNDS


Taxes


$1,174.98


Motor Vehicle Excise


962.23


Accrued Interest


.10


2,137.31


Total Payments


$344,870.90


Balance January 1, 1956


86,475.31


TOTAL


$431,346.21


TOWN OF HATFIELD GENERAL ACCOUNT Balance Sheet-December 31, 1955


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash $86,475.31 Road Machinery Earnings Fund $6,126.16


Accounts Receivable


Federal Grants :


Disability Assistance 29.20


Levy of 1952


867.27


Disability Assist. Adm. 7.21


Levy of 1953


2,628.24


Levy of 1954 6,061.24


Levy of 1955


37,582.44


Old Age Assistance


397.38


Old Age Assist. Adm.


56.69


Schools-


George Barden 241.12


Motor Vehicle Excise :


Levy of 1952 186.00


Levy of 1953


624.42


Levy of 1954


1,674.25


Levy of 1955


4,669.52


School Lunch Collections 2,852.88


7,154.19


Aid to Dependent Children 58


92.20


47,139.19


823.80


School Athletic Fund 813.96


3,666.84


Taxes :


Departmental : Aid to Dependent Children 189.46


Care of Cemetery Lots 241.75


Slaughter Insp. Fees 46.25


Veterans' Services 388.23


Unexpended Appropriation Balances :


Highway Chapter 90 New Const. 801.16


Bridge Repairs 493.98 Elm Street Sewer 503.67


Expense School


Building Comm. 3,988.00


Build New Room at Library 7,922.57


Water Department:


Water Rates


3,573.54


Water Connections 35.00


3,608.54


Purchase or Take Land


Within Watershed 2,800.00


Aid to Highways:


County


1,300.00


State


13,158.95


Cemetery 1,000.00


14,458.95


Land Purchase-No.


Outlays


2.50


Hatfield Cemetery 300.00


19,358.23


Underestimates : County Tax 1,280.85


Water Available Surplus 12,049.30


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus 6,182.69


59


865.69


Civil Defense 575.95


Purchase and Install New Chlorinator 972.90


Purchase Land from Karen Est .-


Overlays Reserved for Abatements :


Overlay 1952 867.27


Overlay 1953


2,628.24


Overlay 1954


4,933.77


Overlay 1955


5,155.96


13,585.24


Revenue Reserved Until Collected :


Departmental


865.69


Motor Vehicle


7,154.19


Water


3,608.54


State and County Aid


to Highways


14,458.95


26,087.37


Overestimates : State Parks Tax


55.95


Premium on Sale Water Notes


4.00


Sale of Real Estate


250.00


Surplus Revenue


72,795.64


Total Assets


$160,985.22


Total Liabilities and Reserves $160,985.22


60


DEBT ACCOUNT


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


$79,000.00


Water Main Loan, Chestnut and Prospect Sts. $21,000.00


Water Main Loan, Elm Street 10,000.00


Water Main Loan, Plain Road 48,000.00


$79,000.00


$79,000.00


TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


61


Trust and Investment Funds $15,530.02


Cemetery Perpetual Care


$14,676.84


Firemen's Relief Fund 77.89


General Care Fund-Main St. Cemetery 10.00


Hill Cemetery General Care Fund 765.29


$15,530.02


$15,530.02


GERTRUDE B. ROGALESKI,


Town Accountant.


Appropriation Table


1955 Appro- priation


Additional


Total Available


Spent


Balance to Revenue or Forward


Moderator


$25.00


$25.00


$25.00


Selectmen's Salary


900.00


900.00


753.26


$146.74


Selectmen's Clerk


200.00


200.00


200.00


Selectmen's Expense


150.00


150.00


118.26


31.74


Accountant's Salary


1,475.00


1,475.00


1,475.00


Accountant's Expense


125.00


125.00


113.44


11.56


Treasurer's Salary


1,875.00


1,875.00


1,875.00


Treasurer's Expense


475.00


475.00


458.55


16.45


Collector's Salary


1,400.00


1,40000


1,400.00.


Collector's Expense


650.00


650.00


649.95


05


Assessors' Salary


1,650.00


1,650.00


1,650.00


Assessors' Expense


400.00


400.00


331.52


68.48


Attorney's Fees


200.00


200.00


50.00


150.00


Town Clerk's Salary


1,775.00


1,775.00


1,775.00


Town Clerk's Expense


350.00


350.00


325.83


24.17


Election and Registration


875.00


875.00


861.00


14.00


Elector's Salary


10.00


10.00


10.00


Town Hall


6,000.00


6,000.00


5,872.26


127.74


62


Police


2,000.00


200.00


2,200.00


2,152.17


47.83


Fire


3,000.00


332.96


3,332.96


3,332.96


Tree Work


1,600.00


1,600.00


1,583.14


16.86


Moth Work


1,000.00


1,000


975.30


24.70


Sealer of Weights & Measures' Salary


200.00


200.00


200.00


Sealer of Weights & Measures' Expense


100.00


100.00


94.00


6.00


Public Health


1,000.00


1,000.00


655.04


344.96


School Physician


400.00


400.00


400.00


Insp. of Animals and Slaughter


360.00


360.00


360.00


Insp. Pre-School Children


100.00


100.00


100.00


Insp. Children-Tuberculosis


75.00


75.00


75.00


Dental Clinic


450.00


450.00


279.00


171.00


Well Child Clinic


200.00


200.00


130.00


70.00


Visiting Nurse


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


Highway General


6,250.00


6,250.00


6,141.77


108.23


Highway Chap. 81


22,250.00


22,250.00


22,246.06


3.94


Highway Chap. 90 Maintenance


3,900.00


3,900.00


3,898.77


1.23


Highway Chap 90 N. C.


5,388.35


5,388.35


5,206.58


181.77


Highway Chap. 90 N. C.


18,133.95


18,133.95


17,514.56


619.39


Road Machinery


3,000.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


Purchase Small Roller


500.00


500.00


500.00


Street Lights


4,250.00


14.00


4,264.00


4,264.00


Bridge Repairs


817.58


817.58


323.60


493.98


Repairs to Brook Hollow Bridge


1,500.00


300.00


1,800.00


1,664.15


135.85


Dike Repairs


200.00


68.80


268.80


155.76


113.04


Fences


200.00


200.00


173.44


26.56


63


Elm St. Sewer and Septic Tanks Public Welfare


12,898.21


3,000.00


15,898.21


15,394.54


503.67


4,000.00


4,000.00


2,729.26


1,270.74


Disability Assistance-Town


3,500.00


3,500.00


3,123.15


376.85


Disability Assistance-Federal


1,643.69


1,643.69


1,614.49


29.20


Disability Assistance-Fed. Adm.


81.31


81.31


74.10


7.21


Aid to Dependent Children


3,000.00


3,000


632.59


2,367.41


Aid to Dependent Children-Federal


1,613.39


1,613.39


1,521.19


92.20


Aid to Dependent Children-Fed. Adm.


82.82


82.82


82.82


Old Age Assistance


14,000.00


14,000.00


13,780.04


219.96


Old Age Assistance -Federal


7,701.38


7,701.38


7,304.00


397.38


Old Age Assistance-Fed. Adm.


443.24


443.24


386.55


56.69


Veterans' Benefits


2,200.00


2,200.00


2,190.71


9.29


School Comm. Exp.


200.00


200.00


26.10


173.90


Schools


99,319.00


99,319.00


98,462.61


856.39


Schools-Geo. Barden


1,187.48


1,187.48


946.36


241.12


School Athletic Fund


2,379.64


2,379.64


1,565.68


813.96


Exp. of School Bldg. Committee


4,000.00


4,000.00


12.00


3,988.00


School Lunch Coll.


12,624.59


12,624.59


9,771.71


2,852.88


School Lunch C. D. F.


5,308.66


5,308.66


5,308.66


Vocational School Tuition and Trans.


2,500.00


2,500.00


2,301.10


198.90


Library


3,268.66


3,268.66


3,268.16


.50


Repairs to Library Basement


300.00


300.00


286.00


14.00


Build New Room at Library


7,922.57


7,922.57


7,922.57


Binding Town Records


50.00


50.00


50.00


Care of Town Clock


50.00


240.00


290.00


290.00


Civil Defense


875.95


875.95


300.00


575.95


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Insurance


4,500.00


4,500.00


3,938.56


561.44


Purchase Land Adjoining Sunset Ave.


300.00


300.00


300.00


Ed. Majeskey-Salary


260.00


260.00


260.00


Memorial Day


350.00


350.00


337.20


12.80


Print and Deliver Town Reports


600.00


600.00


586.60


13.40


Recreation Program


700.00


700.00


700.00


Reserve Fund


6,000.00


6,000.00


3,739.13


2,260.87


Retirement


1,604.65


1,604.65


1,604.65


Telephone


250.00


250.00


207.65


42.35


Unclassified


100.00


100.00


79.00


21.00


Unpaid Bills


2,150.05


2,150.05


2,150.05


Water Comm. Salaries


600.00


600.00


600.00


Water Dept.


7,500.00


7,500


7,169.46


330.54


Water Dept .- Elm St.


10,000.00


10,000.00


9,963.16


36.84


Purchase and Install Chlorinator


3,000.00


3,000.00


2,027.10


972.90


Improve Watershed


895.88


895.88


893.35


2.53


Purchase or Take Land Within Watershed


2,800.00


2,800.00


2,800.00


Cemeteries


900.00


389.96


1,289.96


1,263.63


26.33


Purchase Land from Karen Est.


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


Land Purchase-North Hatfield Cemetery


300.00


300.00


300.00


Interest on Water Main Loan


1,600.00


1,600


1,427.50


172.50


Water Main Loan


8,000.00


8,000.00


8,000.00


340,971.05


$4,545.72


$345,516.77


$310,913.23


$34,603.54


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


OF THE


TOWN OF HATFIELD


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1955


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School Organization


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Zygmunt Jaworski, Secretary


Term Expires 1956


Edward S. Kowalski, Chairman


Term Expires 1957


Eugene F. Proulx Term Expires 1958


Regular school committee meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at the High School


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Arthur G. Scott, Jr.


School Office : High School Building


Telephone: 2361


Home Address: Elm Street Hatfield


SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Dr. Robert C. Byrne 46 Main Street Telephone 2661


SCHOOL NURSE Mrs. Lucille Godek, R.N. 19 Prospect Street Telephone 3553


WORK CERTIFICATES Raymond Jenness School Street Office telephone 3551


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Report of the School Committee


To the Citizens of Hatfield :


Your school committee herewith submits its annual report for the year 1955. The committee held twelve regular meetings and five special meetings during the year. The committee has continued to strive for im- provement in the school system of Hatfield by providing competent instructors, sound curricula, and educationally sound materials for use in the classrooms.


Personnel


Many changes and additions in school personnel have been made this year.


1. Mr. Arthur G. Scott, Jr., was elected superin- tendent of schools and principal of Smith Academy.


2. Mrs. Moira Callahan was elected to teach one class of the third grade.


3. Mrs. Frances Celatka was elected to teach grade five.


4. Mrs. Eric Lampard was elected as art supervisor.


5. Mrs. Norma Gates was elected to teach one class of grade four.


6. Mr. John Skarzynski was appointed assistant principal of Smith Academy and Driver Education in- structor.


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Curriculum


In keeping with the desires of the community to offer its pupils every educational advantage possible, the committee approved the inclusion of Driver Education in the Smith Academy curriculum. The course is very worthwhile in that it offers both classroom and on-the- road education in the proper and courteous use of the au- tomobile. Statistics have proven over the years that pupils satisfactorily completing this course are more com- petent drivers than those not having taken the course. Insurance companies recognize this fact by offering re- duced premium rates for compulsory auto insurance. It is the desire of this committee to continue the course in future years.


A second curriculum improvement was approved by . the committee for the eighth grade pupils. Mrs. Spakow- ski is now teaching a one-period-a-week course to eighth grade boys and girls. The course for girls emphasizes homemaking, cooking, and personal care, while that for boys emphasizes clothing, nutrition, and personal care.


Repairs and Equipment


The committee approved the reconditioning, renew- ing, and purchase of new fire fighting equipment for the schools after Fire Chief Michael Yarrows thoroughly checked the existing equipment and made recommenda- tions.


The vocational agriculture classroom in the School Street building was nearly completed during the past year. The work done under Mr. Feiker's direction has proved very satisfactory. The classroom is now neat and attractive and was done at very little cost to the com- munity.


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Reimbursements


During the past year the following amounts of money were received as reimbursement from the Commonwealth to conduct the local schools :


General School Fund (Chapter 70) $18,950.00


Transportation (Chapter 71) 4,506.00


Vocational Agriculture (High School) 2,377.94


Total Reimbursement (against School Budget) $25,833.94 Vocational Tuition and Transportation $ 985.13


Although school appropriations from taxation had to cover the entire anticipated expenses of operating your schools, the net cost to the community may be arrived at by the following:


1955 Appropriation for Support $99,319.00


Less Returned to Surplus Cash 856.39


Actual Expenditure $98,462.61


Less Reimbursement (against School Budget) 25,833.94


Total Cost to Town (net) $72,628.67


As Vocational School Tuition and Transportation is a separate Town appropriation and not a part of the regu- lar school budget, net costs of this item to the Town may be determined as follows :


1955 Appropriation $2,500.00


Less Returned to Surplus Cash 198.90


Actual Expenditure $2,301.10


Less Reimbursement


(Vocational Tuition & Transportation) 985.13


Total Cost to Town (net) $1,315.97


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Enrollment and Facilities


This school year found an additional six pupils en- rolled in grades 1 -8 as of October 1. Two fewer high school pupils were enrolled on the same date. Although figures for this year do not seem impressive in regard to increased enrollment, the committee does wish to call the reader's attention to the predicted enrollment chart ap- pearing on a later page. As early as 1952 your school committee pointed out the inadequacy of the then exist- ing school buildings to meet future enrollment needs. Since 1952 school enrollment has increased by fifty-two pupils. Using the October 1 predicted enrollment fig- ures, the next five years will find an additional enrollment of forty pupils over the 1955 enrollment or a total in- crease of ninety-two pupils over 1952, a period of eight years. The herein noted predictions are conservative. During the past years it has been the experience of the committee that more pupils enroll in grade one than the town has registered births six years previously.


Your committee has exhausted the areas that meet the standards of the Massachusetts State Building In- spector for approved classrooms. We are at present housing pupils in areas which have only temporary ap- proval and have through necessity had to curtail educa- tional opportunities in the elementary school by appro- priating a library as a classroom. Conditions in our schools can only deteriorate if enrollments continue to in- crease as forecast and if something is not done by the community to provide additional classrooms. All the children of the community will feel the effects of a deteri- orated educational system.


It is the deep concern of this committee that unless the recommendations formulated by the Building Com- mittee are accepted by the voters of Hatfield that ade- quate and satisfactory housing for the entering classes will not be available.


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The recommendations of the School Building Com- mittee are based on a long study of the problem facing the community. The proposals should fulfill the need of additional elementary classrooms for some years to come.


Acknowledgments


The committee wishes to publicly acknowledge its appreciation to Mr. John Jakobek for his many years of fine service to the community. The committee also joins in extending the community's sincere best wishes to Mrs. Mary Donelson and to Mrs. Anna Mullins in their years of retirement and wish to express their appreciation for the many years of fine service rendered to the pupils and the community by these gracious and capable ladies.


Respectfully submitted, EDWARD KOWALSKI ZYGMUNT JAWORSKI EUGENE PROULX


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Superintendent of Schools


To the School Committee and Citizens of Hatfield:


I herewith submit my first annual report as superin- tendent of schools of Hatfield.


First, may I say it is a pleasure to be associated with the Town of Hatfield and with its school system. It will be my aim and purpose to serve both to the best of my ability and to conduct a school system in which all can be proud.


The greatest asset any community possesses is its children and in order to serve the youth it becomes the duty of the citizenry to offer every opportunity possible for its youth by maintaining a school system which af- fords every advantage educational methods and materials can make possible.


Upon assuming my duties I found a system which was functioning very well. Details were taken care of by the previous administration and all was in order.


Previous to September the committee had discussed the possibility of offering a Driver Education Course. During September the committee approved the course and incorporated it into the curriculum of the high school. The inclusion of this course was the largest single cur- riculum improvement of the school year.


Driver Education has as its main objective the train- ing of youth for safe and courteous use of our public highways. A secondary but an immediate return to par- ents is realized by being able to purchase compulsory au-


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tomobile insurance at reduced rates upon the successful completion of the course by the pupil. This reduction is maintained until the pupil attains the age of twenty-five.


At present Smith's Agricultural School, of North- ampton, has graciously consented to the use of their Driver Education car. Sufficient time has been allotted to Smith Academy in which to complete its "on the road" training schedule of six hours per pupil.


Mr. John Skarzynski is the Driver Education in- structor and at present has twenty-two pupils in the course. The number of pupils and conflicting schedules makes it necessary to have two classroom sections for the course.


The second curriculum improvement involves the eighth grade. On a part-time basis we are now offering to the boys a personal guidance program with emphasis on clothing, nutrition and personal care. The girls are offered a home economics type program emphasizing home care, cooking, personal care, etc.


The elementary report cards this school year are a departure from past reports and are in a test period. It is felt, in view of educational objectives, that these report cards are serving their purpose, that of reporting at regu- lar intervals to parents on the progress which their child is making in school. Suggestions from parents in regard to the report cards will receive sincere consideration. Parents are urged to have conferences with their child's teacher whenever possible. In order that the time of teachers and parents may be most effectively used, par- ents are requested to make appointments for conferences in advance.




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