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The program receives surplus commodities from the United States Department of Agriculture on a monthly basis. The commodities received vary from time to time and are entirely dependent on available surplus supplies. Our program makes use of as many and as much of these supplies as is practical.
During the lunch period the high school pupils are supervised by high school teachers who have their lunch at the cafeteria. The elementary pupils are supervised by their home room teacher with overall supervision and control capably handled by Mrs. Breor, the Elementary Principal.
The procedures of shared lunch room activities and responsibilities by pupils continues to be a valuable and worthwhile education experience. Given the opportuni- ties, the children have proved themselves willing and capable of accepting responsibility for their own activity.
The present school lunch workers are very capable, efficient and pleasant persons whose ability make the pro- gram so successful. During the year Mrs. Phyllis Ku- zontski was employed on a part-time basis to assist dur- ing the serving period.
The financial account of the lunch program can be found in the Town Accountant's report, which appears in another section of this Town Report.
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The following is an accounting of the number of lunches served during the year : 1
Days Lunch Served
No. of Lunches Served
Month
January
22
7,463
February
15
5,149
March
21
7,212
April
17
5,720
May
21
6,981
June
8
2,703
September
19
7,269
October
22
8,307
November
17
5,552
December
14
5,273
176
61,629
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR G. SCOTT, JR. Director, Hatfield School Lunch
HATFIELD SCHOOL ENROLLMENT October 1, 1957
Elementary Grades
Elem. Total
H.S. Grades
H.S. Total
Total All Grades
1951
35
38
35
36
28
18
22
22
234
25
26
11 20
17
88
322
1952
48
38
32 31
40
26 20 21
256
18
25
21
20
84
340
1953
54
44
29
38
31
35 25 21
277
20
16
26
19
81
358
1954
38
54
42
32
38
34
38
26
302
21
20
16
23
20
382
1955
49
33
51
41
29
37
36
308
24
21
18
15
78
386
1956
42
53
33
54
41
28
39
32
322
32
23
20
17
92
414
1957
48
47 56 37 51
40
28
40
347
29
34
20
19
102
449
7
8
9
10
12
1
2
3 4 5
6
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PREDICTED ENROLLMENT CHART - Based on October 1, 1957, Census of in-school and pre-school children
Elementary Grades
Elem. Total
H.S. Grades
H.S. Total
Total All Grades
1957
48
2 3 47 56 37 51
4
5
6
7 28
40
347
29
34
20
19
102
449
1958
42
48
47
56 37 51
40
28
349
29
34
20
19
102
449
1959
42 42
48
47 56 37 51
40
363
28
40
29
34
131
494
1960
37 42
42
48 47 56 37 51
360
40
28
40
29
137
497
1961
47
37 42
42
48 47 56 37
356
51
40 28
40
159
515
1962
47 47 37
42
42
48
47 56
366
37 51
40
28
156
522
1963
*43
47 47 37 42 42
48
47
** 353
56 37 51
40
184
537
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*Resident births and transfers as of December 31, 1957
** Includes *
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9 10
11
12
1
8
40
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SCHOOL CENSUS October 1, 1957
Boys
Girls
Total
From age 5 to 7
52
45
97
From age 7 to 16
193
184
377
245
229
474
Comparative Totals for Seven-Year Period
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
From age 5 to 7
68
88
115
109
90
92
97
From age 7 to 16
259
266
259
291
319
354
377
327
354
374
400
409
446 :474
. 3.14 31.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1957
Regular Day School
Regular Day School
Appropriation for support $113,500.00
Unexpended banlance-returned to Surplus Cash 593.33
Total Expenditures $112,906.67
Credits : Reimbursements toTown of Hatfield from Commonwealth of Massachusetts
General School Fund (Chap. 70) $18,945.00
Transportation (Chap. 71) 5,098.50
Vocational Agriculture
2,606.97
Total reimbursement for regular Day School
to Town of Hatfield from Commonwealth $ 26,650.47 Credits : Reimbursement to School Committee from Federal Government
Federal Law-PL874
$
2,194.72
Total reimbursement to School Committee
received from Federal Government
$
2,194.72
Vocational Tuition and Transportation
Vocational Tuition and Transportation
Appropriation for support
$
3,500.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
893.70
Total support
$ 4,393.70
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Credits : Reimbursements to Town of Hatfield from Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Vocational Tuition and Transportation Vocational Tuition $ 1,200.44 Vocational Transportation 273.20
-
Total reimbursement for Vocational Tuition and Transportation to Town of Hatfield from Commonwealth $ 1,473.64
ESTIMATES OF REIMBURSEMENT DUE TOWN OF HATFIELD ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS .1958
From Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Regular Day Schools
Chapter 70
: Chapter 71
$ 18,250.00 4,500.00
Vocational Agriculture none
Total Estimated Reimbursements Regular Day School $ 22,750.00
From Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Vocational Tuition and Transportation 1,100.00
Total Estimated Reimbursement from Commonwealth-All education $ 23,850.00
Estimate of Reimbursement due Hatfield
School Committee Account of Public Schools Federal Aid under PL 874 From Federal Government PL 874 $ 1,000.00
Total Estimated Reimbursement $ 1,000.00 Total Estimate all Reimbursement for all Education $ 24,850.00
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SCHOOL BUDGET 1957
General Control
$ 2,900.00
Instruction
86,210.00
Operation
10,675.00
Maintenance and Repair
900.00
Capital Outlay
2,200.00
Other Agencies
10,615.00
Total 1957 Budget
$113,500.00
1957 BUDGET
Appropriation
Expended
GENERAL CONTROL
$ 2,100.00 Superintendent's Salary $ 2,100.00
100.00 Office Expenses 93.86
150.00 Superintendent's Expenses
174.69
50.00 Census
50.00
200.00
Work Certificates
200.00
300.00
Clerk
300.90
$ 2,900.00
$ 2,919.45
INSTRUCTION
$ 29,390.00 Secondary salaries
$ 29,402.54
49,120.00 Elementary salaries
48,672.79
600.00 Instruction-Crippled children 403.75
2,175.00 Music, Penmanship and Art
1,724.92
$ 81,285.00
$ 80,204.00
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Elementary Instructional Supplies, Texts, etc.
$
3,000.00 Elementary-Instr. supplies $ 2,440.00
50.00 Elementary-Principal's exp. 10.98
150.00 Elementary-A. V. Aids
$ 161.53
50.00-Elementary-Office expenses
12.09
$ 3,250.00
$ 2,624.60
Secondary Instructional Supplies, Texts, etc.
$
1,300.00 Secondary-Instr. supplies
$ 1,434.45
50,00 Secondary-Principal's exp. 26.51
175.00 D. E .- Ins., Supplies, Trans.
126.66
100.00
Secondary-A. V. Aids 41.33
50.00 Secondary-Office expense
19.12
$ 1,675.00
$ 1,648.07
OPERATION
$ 3,150.00
Elementary-Janitor's salary
$ 3,150.00
2,950.00 Secondary-Janitor's salary 2,950.00
1,900.00 Elementary Fuel
2,557.12
900.00 Secondary Fuel
1,193.22
900.00 Misc. Operational-Elementary
888.11
400.00
Misc. Operational-Secondary
446.17
100.00 Town Hall Janitor's supplies
101.60
175.00
Telephone service-Elementary
167.15
200.00 Telephone service-Secondary
223.66
$ 10,675.00
$ 11,677.03
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
$ 800.00 Center School
$ 2,749.87
100.00 Center Street School 9.80
$ 900.00
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$ 2,759.67
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CAPITAL OUTLAY
$ 2,200.00 New Equipment $ 972.00
OTHER AGENCIES
$ 7,295.00 Transportation
$ 7,178.00
500.00 Transportation-Athletic 172.50
1,600.00 Salary of Nurse
1,600.00
75.00 Health Supplies
41.38
200.00 School Library-Elementary
202.57
100.00
School Library-Secondary
112.07
200.00
Physical .Ed .- towels, supplies
188.14
420.00 Athletic insurance
412.30
130.00
Graduation
142.17
45.00 Insurance-Liability, etc.
30.50
50.00
Miscellaneous
22.22
$ -10,615.00
$ 10,101.85
$113,500.00 TOTAL
$112,906.67
PUBLIC LAW 874
Reimbursement received
$
2,194.72
Expenditures :
Capital Outlay
Center School-desks and chairs $1,525.00
Center School-venetian blinds 366.80
Maintenance and Repair
Center School-painting
150.00
Athletic Expenses
Smith Academy-uniform clean- ing, etc. 121.50
Smith Academy-athletic
emblems 23.77
Total expenditures $ 2,187.07
Unexpended balance-December 31, 1957 $ 7.65
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STAFF CONTRACTS School Year 1957-1958 Professional Staff
Number
Amount
1
$1,100.00
3
3,300.00
3
3,400.00
2
3,500.00
3
3,600.00
1
3,700.00
2
4,000.00
1
4,100.00
1
4,300.00
3
4,400.00
1
4,450.00
1
4,800.00
1
6,100.00
Nurse
1
1,600.00
1
3,150.00
2,950.00
Penmanship
500.00
On-the-Road Driver Education
2.50
Per day
12.00
Clerk
Per hour
1.00
Contract amounts include teaching salary plus extra- curricula remuneration.
Custodians
1
Per hour
Substitute Teachers
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HATFIELD SCHOOL DEPARTMENT SCHOOL BUDGET ESTIMATE
1958
General Control
$ 2,950.00
Instruction
94,124.00
Operation
10,975.00
Maintenance and Repair
3,150.00
Capital Outlay
2,375.00
Other Agencies
10,930.00
Total 1958 Budget Estimate
$124,504.00
1958 Budget Estimate GENERAL CONTROL
Superintendent's Salary $ 2,100.00
Superintendent's Expenses
200.00
Office Expenses
100.00
Census
50.00
Work Certificates
200.00
Clerk
300.00
Total
$ 2,950.00
INSTRUCTION
Salaries
Elementary salaries
$ 54,920.00
Secondary salaries
30,759.00
Instruction-Handicapped Children 600.00
Penmanship, Art, Music
2,620.00
Elementary, Instructional Supplies, Texts, etc.
Elementary-Instr. supplies 3,000.00
Elementary-Principal's expenses 50.00
Elementary-A. V. Aids 150.00
Elementary-Office expenses
50.00
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Secondary, Instructional Supplies, Texts, etc.
Secondary-Instr. supplies 1,600.00
Secondary-Principal's expenses 50.00
Driver Education supplies
175.00
Secondary-A. V. Aids
100.00
Secondary-Office expenses
50.00
Total
$ 94,124.00
OPERATION
Elementary-Janitor's salary $ 3,150.00
Secondary-Janitor's salary
2,950.00
Elementary fuel
2,100.00
Secondary fuel
950.00
Misc. Operational-Elementary
900.00
Misc. Operational-Secondary
400.00
Town Hall-Janitor's supplies
125.00
Telephone service-Elementary
175.00
Telephone service-Secondary
225.00
Total
$ 10,975.00
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
1
Center School
School Street School
$
3,050.00
100.00
Total
$ 3,150.00
CAPITAL OUTLAY
New Equipment
Alterations
$
2,175.00
200.00
Total
$ 2,375.00
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OTHER AGENCIES
Transportation
$ 7,300.00
Transportation-Athletic
500.00
Salary of Nurse
1,800.00
Health Supplies
75.00
School Library-Elementary
200.00
School Library-Secondary
100.00
Physical Education-towels, supplies
300.00
Athletic Insurance
420.00
Graduation-Elementary, Secondary
140.00
Insurance-Liability, etc.
45.00
Miscellaneous
50.00
Total
$ 10,930.00
Total Budget Estimate
$124,504.00
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1957 - 1958
1957
Sept. 3 Staff Meeting-9:30 o'clock.
Sept. 4 Schools open with full sessions.
Oct. 11 F. C. T. A .- convention.
Nov. 11 Veterans'Day-schools closed.
Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Recess for Elementary School.
Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Recess for High School. Close at noon - no lunch.
Dec.
2 Schools reopen.
Dec. 20 Christmas Recess. Close at noon - no lunch.
1958 Jan. 2 Schools reopen.
Feb. 21 February Recess - schools close.
Mar. 3 Schools reopen
April 4 Good Friday - schools closed.
April 11 April Recess - schools closed.
April 21 Schools reopen.
May 30 Memorial Day - schools closed.
June 12 Elementary School closes. June 11-all pupils not participating in Junior High School graduation program dismissed with report cards.
June 12 All Elementary staff, eighth grade pupils and participants in Junior High graduation to re- port to school.
June 13 High School closes.
Elementary School - 178 days.
High School - 180 days.
Approved by the Committee August 5, 1957
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School Building Needs Committee Report 1957
The School Building Needs Committee established at the February 18, 1957, Town Meeting respectfully sub- mits this report of their activity and recommendations to the Citizens of Hatfield.
The Needs Committee, consisting of eleven members, was established in accordance with the instructions of the voters during the early part of the year; however, the resignations received necessitated the appointment of four new members. The Committee which completed the assignment consisted of the following members: John J. Fortsch, chairman; Henry Kulesza, Secretary; Col. James Day; Lewis Wendolowski; Bernard Donnis ; George Zgrod- nik; Edward Kowalski; Thaddeus Kabot; Walter Pickun- ka; Luther Belden; and Arthur Scott.
During the year three consultations were held with the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commis- sion-two in Boston and one in Hatfield. The Commis- sion was co-operative and assisted the Needs Committee with its problems.
The recommendations which the Needs Committee present were drawn up after long and serious discussions. A basic statement of the existing school system with edu- cational recommendations is included in this report. The basic statement plus the projected enrollment chart and classroom needs were the basis upon which the recom- mendation is formulated.
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School Organization
The Hatfield Schools are organized on a modified "eight-four" administrative system. Eight years of ele- mentary school-grades one through eight: four years of secondary school-grades nine through twelve. The modi- fication of the system occurs in the sixth. seventh and eighth grades. where departmentalization of instruction has been successfully introduced and carried on. This modification shows a tendency toward the "six-two-four" system but with a downward extension from grade seven.
Elementary grades - one through five - are in- structed in the self-contained classroom while instruc- tion in grades six through eight is conducted on a depart- mentalized basis with specialized instructional areas and teachers.
Presently the first eight grades are housed in two plants : namely. the School Street and Center School build- ings. A more detailed description of these buildings is to be found under the heading "Present School Housing" of this report.
Secondary education - grades nine through twelve- is completely departmentalized. Instruction is carried on in specialized areas and by instructors who specialize in subject area material. The organization of the secondary grades is that which will be found in almost any high school. A description of Smith Academy will be found under the heading "Present School Housing - Smith Academy" of this report.
The primary function of the elementary grades- one through eight-is to develop each child to the fullest degree of that child's ability: mentally, emotionally and socially, and to prepare the child to successfully enter the secondary phase of his education, whether it is tradition- al or vocational in nature.
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The primary function of the secondary grades-nine through twelve-is to strengthen and extend the child's mental, emotional and social foundation and to prepare and encourage the child for successful entrance into the post-secondary education of his choice; to prepare those pupils who will terminate their formal education at the end of the secondary grades to enter into the life situa- tion with usable and salable skills, knowledges, habits and attitudes and further to develop in all pupils a common understanding of themselves and the world in which they live, work, and relax.
PREDICTED ENROLLMENT CHART - GRADES 1-8
Based on October 1, 1957, Census of in-school and pre-school children
Grade
1
2
3
4
5
6 7 8
Enrollment Grades 1-8
Needed
No. Classrooms Available Additional
1957
48
47
56
37
51
40
28
40
347
14
8
6
1958
42
48
47 56
37 51
40
28
349
14
8
6
1959
42
42
48
47
56
37
51
40
363
15
8
7
1960
37
42
42
48
47
56
37
51
360
14
8
6
1961
47
37
42
42
48
47
56
37
356
14
8
6
1962
47
47
37
42
42
48
47
56
366
15
8
7
1963
*43
47
47
37
42
42
48
47
353
15
8
7
*To December 31, 1957 - births and transfers
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Course Outline - Grades One through Five
In the elementary grades, instruction should be based upon the principal of a self-contained classroom with large blocks of time flexibly used to accomplish the desired ends.
The primary grades, one through three, will empha- size the teaching of reading, oral grammar, penmanship, and fundamental arithmetic, with minor emphasis on the social studies, science, spelling, physical education, art and music.
The intermediate grades, four and five, will strength- en and extend the instruction of the primary grades and will present a more balanced program, with emphasis on reading, arithmetic, social studies, spelling, science, and written English grammar. The minor emphasis will be on physical education, art and music, and oral English grammar.
Grades one through five will continue to be given the advantages afforded by monthly visits of a supervisor of penmanship and weekly visits of supervisors of music and art.
The advantages of a formal physical education pro- gram should be considered and incorporated for the en- tire school system - grades one through twelve, rather than grades six through twelve, as at the present time.
Course Outline - Grades Six, Seven, and Eight
Grades six, seven, and eight will continue to extend and strengthen the instruction of the previous grades. A balanced offering of subject matter will be maintained. It will include reading; English grammar - written and oral; social studies - history and geography ; arithmetic; science - natural, health and safety; spelling; music; penmanship; art; and physical education.
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The course requirements in grades seven and eight can be satisfactorily met with more rigid time blocks of forty-five minutes' duration each. Instruction can be best provided through departmentalization with its im- plication of teachers who specialize in areas of instruc- tion.
This period in the pupil's school life should be used as a transition and exploratory period in which the pupil can gain experience in transferring from the self-con- tained classroom to the specialized instructional areas with subject matter presented by instructors specializing in subject matter. This should be a period in which the pupil experiences independent activities and self-reliance, with the introduction of extracurricular activities, home- work, etc.
The exploratory experiences given the pupil consist of guidance, avocational and vocational experimentation in the various areas of human endeavor. Education re- search and practice suggests that this is the age group which needs a great deal of personal guidance, as the child is beginning to assert his independence and to make independent decisions.
Exploration in the manual arts for boys and home arts for girls is most desirable for this age group. These areas should be incorporated, not for the purpose of in- dustrial education - a purpose they cannot serve - but as a general education course. Each course offers oppor- tunity for a pupil to explore vocation preferences and to develop the proper attitudes and appreciations in our sci- entific, industrial and every-day life. These courses offer the opportunity to develop the proper habits, attitudes, appreciations and skills and vocational experimentation toward the working world and every-day life in which the pupil will find himself. These courses further offer the opportunity to establish avocation interests and skills that
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the pupil will find useful for leisure time living and self- satisfaction. The courses should not be rigid in content, but should offer a wide range of activities and experi- ences.
Course Outline - Grades Nine through Twelve
The secondary grades serve two purposes, or types of pupils: 1-those who intend to further their education past secondary school; 2-those who will terminate their formal education.
Smith Academy serves those who intend to further their education through its College Curriculum, which will satisfy the most rigid college entrance course re- quirements for two- and three-year post-secondary schools.
The Academy offers as fine a Commercial Course as can be found in the area, as its graduates will attest by their successful entrance into the clerical and business fields.
Vocational pupils, those who desire to prepare them- selves for entrance into the industrial and vocation fields immediately following their graduation from secondary schools, are presently served at Smith's Agricultural School in Northampton. This school offers the pupil the finest in vocational educational opportunities through its varied vocational curriculum. Eighth grade pupils are guided into vocational courses at Smith's School by the local schools.
No secondary school of the regular high school type can begin to effectively serve vocational pupils as Smith's Agricultural School does.
It would be desirable to strengthen the offerings in the General Curriculum area of Smith Academy with ad-
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ditional courses aimed at providing the undecided or non- college pupil with skills and abilities which will be of im- mediate value in the area of commercial services and everyday living of the pupil upon graduation from the secondary grades. Such courses as Economics, Sales- manship, Consumer Education, and Sociology or Psychol- ogy would enrich the offerings for these pupils.
Present School Housing
At the present time there are two elementary school buildings and one senior high school building available for educational facilities in the town. The two elementary buildings are the School Street School and the Center Elementary School building. The present Smith Acad- emy serves as the high school facility.
The School Street building contains two classrooms on the second floor. The first floor contains a boys' and girls' basement, boiler room, storeroom, very small un- used classroom and a shop section.
At the present time the two second floor rooms are used as first grade classrooms. The use of the small class- room and shop section on the first floor has been granted to the Hatfield Teen-age Club as a meeting place.
The physical condition of the School Street School building has reached the point where serious considera- tion must be given to its complete abandonment as a school facility. Structural defects and the need for ex- tensive repairs are obvious to the observer and it is felt that the cost of alterations and repairs to this building would be prohibitive in terms of use to be gained.
The costs involved in heating, maintenance, custodial services, etc. for this building, in terms of use derived, should receive considerable consideration when thought is given to its retention as a school facility.
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The Center School building contains eight perma- nently authorized classrooms and three temporarily ap- proved basement classrooms. Four permanently approved classrooms and an additional four permanently approved classrooms are contained on the first and second floors of the building respectively. One temporary basement class- room is at the north end of the basement area and two basement classrooms are at the south end of the area.
The Center School building is a substantial structure with many serviceable years of use remaining. This is particularly true since the alterations and repairs, de- manded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Safe- ty, have been effected.
The three basement classrooms are not approved for classroom use by the Massachusetts Department of Pub- lic Safety, but an unwritten permission to use them "so long as the town is making progress toward the allevia- tion of its overcrowded school conditions" has been granted.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Safety rates the Center School capacity at two hundred and fifty persons, this being the maximum pupil capacity when only the permanently approved classrooms are used.
Presently the Center School building, using perma- nent and temporary classrooms, houses two classes each of grades two, three, five, six, and one classroom each of grades four, seven, and eight. Boys' and girls' base- ments are in the basement area. In addition to class- rooms on the first floor there is a principal's office and a supply storeroom and on the second floor a teachers' room and a health room.
Smith Academy
The Trustee owned Smith Academy building is ade- quate in size and facilities to accommodate the anticipated
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enrollments of grades 9 through 12 until September 1963, when the present facility will be severely taxed.
The Academy building contains the following in- structional areas: 2 large general classrooms; 3 small general classrooms, 1 medium sized general classroom; 1 medium sized typing room; 1 large combination physics- chemistry classroom; 1 large home economics area com- posed of a cooking, sewing and homemaking room; 1 large auditorium; boys' and girls' basements and cloak rooms, and a combination principal's-superintendent's office.
The Academy is Trustee owned and leased to the Town of Hatfield, "The same to be used for the general purposes of a town high school and for that purpose only." Under the lease the Smith Academy Trustees have pro- vided a physical plant for the purposes of secondary edu- cation and have maintained the plant in good condition and decor without cost to the town.
Facilities such as those required for physical educa- tion, interscholastic athletics for the secondary grades have been and should continue to be those facilities pro- vided at the Hatfield Town Hall.
The Trustees of Smith Academy have assured the School Building Needs Committee and the townspeople that they will continue to provide adequate space and facilities for secondary education for the Town of Hat- field and that they will use the full extent of their own resources to this end.
Additional facilities at Smith Academy should be ready for use no later than September 1963 and preferably by September 1962. Additional facilities needed would consist only of two or three classrooms - presupposing that the Town Hall would continue to be used for intra- mural athletics and public presentations.
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