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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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