Norwood annual report 1923-1927, Part 45

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: The Town
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City of Boston by Joseph P. Lyons Asst. Corporation Counsel


Town of Canton by J. W. McAnarney Attorney


Edward O. Proctor Atty. for the Town of Sharon


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MORRILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY FOR 1925


To the Citizens of Norwood:


The total circulation of books from the Morrill Memorial Library for the year 1925 was 75,233 volumes. At present there is a registration of 4,834, of whom 1,995 are in the Children's Room. This is an increase of 872 for the year. The Children's Room proves the wisdom of its establish- ment more and more. On alternate Saturday afternoons during the latter part of the year, stories have been told the children also.


Mrs. M. Agnes Mahony, a valued member of the Board since 1922, passed away June 17. At a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Trustees Miss Julia A. McCarthy was appointed to fill the vacancy.


An exhibit of posters by school children was held to commemorate Kindness to Animals Week.


The stone work around the entrance has been pointed up and the drain- age system repaired by putting in new dry wells.


The standing of our Librarian in the state has been recognized by her election as Vice-President of the Massachusetts Library Association.


During the year the Library has been the recipient of numerous gifts among which were:


Mahogany hall clock from the late Mrs. Rosa H. Smith under the terms of her will.


A case of dolls in period costumes from the Norwood Women's Club.


A desk lamp for the Reading Room from the League of Woman Voters.


A plaque representing the Landing of Columbus from Italian-American Lodge, No. 1235, Sons of Italy, presented on October 12 by the society, which was present in a body, Judge Zottoli of Boston making the presen- tation specch.


A barberry hedge on the back line of the Library property by Miss Maud A. Shattuck.


Other gifts of books and magazines are specified in the Librarian's re- port appended.


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There is an opportunity for further gifts in the presentation of several life-sized busts which would fill the niehes in the Reading Room and add to its appearance.


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM T. WHEDON, JULIA A. MCCARTHY, A. MARION SWAIN, MAUD A. SHATTUCK, W. W. EVERETT, WALTER BLAIR,


Board of Trustees.


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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT


To the Board of Trustees:


The following is a statistical report of the Morrill Memorial Library, arranged according to the form recommended by the American Library Association.


Name of Library


Morrill Memorial Library


Town


Norwood, Massachusetts


Name of Librarian


Jane A. Hewett


Date of founding


1873


Population served


14,151 (1925)


Assessed valuation


24,089,870


Terms of use


Free for lending; free for reference


Total number of agencies


Two


Number of days open in 1925


303


Number of hours open each week


48


Number of staff


5


Increase


Number of volumes at beginning of year


27,120


Number of volumes added by purchase.


1,060


Number of volumes added by gift.


97


Total number at end of year .


28,277


Number of magazines and newspapers eurrently received .


88 titles


99 eopies


Number of publications issued during the year


4


Use


Fiction


Non-fiction


Foreign


Total


Adult.


34,630


6,924


501


42,055


Juvenile


20,586


8,466


29,052


Balch School


4,126


Total eireulation in 1925.


75,233


Number of pictures lent


5,888


Finanee-See report of Town Accountant.


Registration


Adult


Juvenile


Total


Number of borrowers registered-1925


495


377


872


Total number of registered borrowers


2839


1995


4834


Books Added to the Library-1925


Adult


Juvenile


Total


General works.


12


12


Philosophy


9


1


10


Religion


6


4 10


207


Sociology (ineludes fairy tales)


37


81


118


Philology .


2


1


3


Natural science


11


11


22


Useful arts


23


2


25


Fine arts.


50


5


55


Literature


89


30


119


History


44


14


58


Description and travel.


52


8


60


Biography


95


7


102


Fiction


286


277


563


Total.


716


441


1157


Gifts


Books and pamphlets have been received from


Mr. Charles Babel


Prof. G. L. Raymond


Mr. Percival P. Baxter


Mrs. Luther Smith


Mr. Walter Blair


Mrs. Otis D. Swain


Mr. Warren H. Cudworth


Master Arthur C. Tilton, Jr.


Mrs. L. W. Farwell


Miss Doris Van Cise


Master Edward Hale


Mr. Frederie L. Weis


Hon. Nathaniel T. Kidder


Mr. William T. Whedon


Mr. W. E. Mann


Hon. Francis O. Winslow


Mrs. L. C. Marshall


Acorn Press


Dr. J. H. Penniman


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Mrs. Charles J. Prescott


G. H. Doran Co.


National Electric Light Co.


Magazines have been received from Mr. Phillips Dennett


Mrs. Kinsley Dunbar


Mr. John F. Wheelock Hon. Francis O. Winslow


Miss Maude A. Shattuck


Chart, games, mounted specimens, pictures, and puzzles have been received from


Miss Alice E. Field


Mr. William T. Whedon


Miss Margaret B. Lailey


Hon. Francis O. Winslow


See also the report of the Trustees for notable gifts.


Respectfully submitted,


JANE A. HEWETT, Librarian.


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REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR


January 1, 1926.


To the Selectmen of Norwood, -


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit the following as the annual report of the Inspector of Buildings of the Town of Norwood for the year 1925:


Building Permits Issued


No. of Permits Estimated Value


Dwellings


101


$ 644,946.00


Additions


40


49,140.00


Garages


140


39,615.00


Industrial Plants .


13


300,372.00


Stone Buildings


3


7,750.00


School.


1


425,000.00


Hospital .


1


225,000.00


Storage Buildings


2


35,400.00


$1,727,223.00


Respectfully submitted,


F. M. DOUGLASS, Inspector of Buildings


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ANNUAL REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS


February 17, 1926.


To the Board of Selectmen, Norwood, Massachusetts.


Gentlemen:


We beg to submit herewith the annual report of the Fire Engineers for 1925.


Alarms for the year were recorded as follows:


By Telephone 79 By Box Signal 84


For Fires in Buildings 50 For Brush and Grass 85 For Automobiles 6 For False Alarms 22


Five new men were added to the department, which now numbers thirty-one, as follows:


1 Chief


1 Deputy Chief


3 Captains


3 Lieutenants


4 Squad Men 19 Call Men


The equipment has been kept in good condition. One thousand feet of 21" hose was purchased, and other supplies as needed.


The Hook and Ladder truck was overhauled, painted, and put in first- class condition. A careful inspection of the ladders revealed the fact that some of them were in poor condition. Consequently, a complete new set was ordered from the Maxim Motor Company, of Middleboro, and the superstructure of the truck fitted to properly carry them. They are of the truss type, built of the best materials, and should be of service for many years.


The following is a statement of the fire loss for the year.


Risks Involved-Buildings $416,970.00


Contents. 153,110.00


Insurance on - Buildings 404,700.00


Contents 105,300.00


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Damage - -Buildings


$39,934.15


Contents. 65,440.79


Insurance Loss-Buildings


34,239.15


Contents 58,140.79


Net Loss $12,995.00


The above amounts do not include the fire at the Victory Fertilizer Company on Neponset Street on October 15, which figures we have been unable to secure.


Respectfully submitted,


J. F. BOYDEN, F. W. TALBOT, LEWIS D. THORPE, Board of Fire Engineers.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


OF THE


TOWN OF NORWOOD Massachusetts


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1925


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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE


School Committee


1925


Florence M. Field, 54 Winter Street, term expires 1926.


Julia R. O'Brien, 4 Railroad Avenue, term expires 1926.


Frederick A. Cleveland, 70 Winter Street, term expires 1927. Arthur S. Hartwell, 90 Winter Street, term expires 1927. Edward F. Brennan, 1 Walpole Street, term expires 1928.


Charles J. Rich, 67 Beech Street, term expires 192S.


Organization


Dr. Frederick A. Cleveland Chairman Irene D. Readel Secretary


Standing Committees


Educational Program Committee: Dr. Cleveland, Miss O'Brien, Dr. Hartwell.


Finance Committe: Mr. Rich, Dr. Brennan, Mrs. Field.


Janitors, Schoolhouses and Grounds: Dr. Brennan, Mr. Rich.


Fuel, School Books and Supplies: Mrs. Field.


Committee Meetings


The regular monthly meeting of the School Committee is held at the School Committee Room, Beacon School, at eight o'clock p. m., on the first Thursday of each month.


Superintendent of Schools


Herbert H. Howes, 55 Florence Avenue. Telephone, Norwood 0482-J.


The office of the Superintendent of Schools is at the Beacon School, and is open from 8.00 a. m. until 5.00 p. m. every day except Saturday, when it is open from 8.00 a. m. until 12.00 m. Telephone, Norwood 0133.


Clerks


Irene D. Readel, 506 Walpole Street.


Elizabeth Zurba, 68 Tremont Street.


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SCHOOL CALENDAR


1925-26


First term begins September 8, 1925, ends December 23, 1925 16 weeks Second term begins January 4, 1926, ends February 19, 1926 7 weeks


Third term begins March 1, 1926, ends April 16, 1926 7 weeks


Fourth term begins April 26, 1926, ends June 25, 1926 9 weeks


First term begins September 7, 1926, ends December 22, 1926 16 weeks


Holidays


October 12, Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday, Good Friday, May 30, and June 17.


No School Signal 2-2


Repeated at 7.15 a. m. No forenoon session of any school.


Repeated at 8.00 a. m. No forenoon session of any grade below the ninth grade, Junior High.


Repeated at 8.20 a. m. No forenoon session of the first three grades.


Repeated at 11.50 a. m. No afternoon session of any schools.


Repeated at 12.50 p. m. No afternoon session of first three grades.


Repeated at 6.15 p. m.


No session of evening school.


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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE


The last three annual reports of the School Committee were addressed to the subject of school needs and what we were doing to meet them. The method of presentation in these former reports was to bring before citizens a statement of fact, setting forth: (1) the increasing school membership since 1912; (2) enrollment by grades since 1921, with a statement showing losses from the system in going from grade to grade; (3) the present and immediate seating shortage; (4) the estimated costs of overcoming the shortage; and (5) the increasing cost of operation. These tabular state- ments of facts have been accompanied each year by a discussion of ques- tions of policy bearing on educational standard, tax rate, etc. In this re- port, the same general form is followed.


Our Increasing School Membership


The increasing school membership is shown by Table I. The increase in the elementary schools is to be accounted for almost wholly by the fact that Norwood is a growing town. In 1910 the population of Norwood was 8,014. For 1912, the estimated population was 9,198. In 1925 the population has increased to 14,151. In other words, from 1912 to 1925, there has been an increase of 53%. This is approximately the average inercase for the elementary grades.


Table I. Average Day-School Membership for Senior High, Junior High and Elementary, 1912-1925


Year


Elementary Grades


Junior High Grades


Senior High Grades


Total


Average Attendance


1912-1913


1341


261


105


1707


1618


1913-1914


1447


319


103


1869


1760


1914-1915


1484


387


118


1989


1886


1915-1916


1543


406


148


2097


1984


1916-1917


1573


376


153


2163


2036


1917-1918


1718


374


158


2250


2096


1918-1919


1631*


519*


188


2338


2202


1919-1920


1727


536


198


2461


2329


1920-1921


1872


503


254


2629


2510


1921-1922


1826


577


278


2681


2550


1922-1923


1902


611


300


2813


2672


1923-1924


1975


682


310


2967


2852


1924-1925


1985


745


341


3071


2901


Increase in


percentages


48


185.4


224.8


79.9


79.3


*9th grade abolished.


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The growth of the town, however, alone does not account for the in- crease in Senior and Junior High School membership. To the factor of population increase must be added the disposition of pupils to remain longer in school. Using 1912 as a basis for comparison, although the in- crease in the elementary grades is only 48%, the increase in the Junior High School grades has been 185.4%, and in the Senior High School grades 224.8%. Averaging this over the entire school membership, the increase amounts to 79.9% as against approximately 53% in the estimated increase in the population of the town for the same period.


It may be assumed that normally the elementary school membership and the population increase would be approximately the same. The fact that the population increase was 5% larger than the increase in the ele- mentary school grades may have been accounted for by the employment of immigrants in the factories-a considerable proportion of the new re- cruits being single men or men who left their families behind them. The significant fact is that the increase in the school membership as a whole increased about 50% faster than increases of the elementary membership alone during this period.


Enrollment by Grades


In years gone by, the losses in going from grade to grade were very much higher than at present-especially after the sixth or seventh grades had been reached. Pressure was brought upon the child to become a wage earner much earlier in life. Now under the law, all children who are not relieved for special cause are required to remain in school until sixteen years of age. It has been assumed that if it were not for this law parents whose incomes are small would withdraw their children after the fourteen - year age limit was reached. Such, however, is not the case as shown by Table II.


While this statement of fact presents our situation as it has been over a period of only four years, it is significant. Beginning with 1921, the en- rollment is shown for each grade as of December 1. In making com- parison it is to be remembered that what was Grade I in 1921 became Grade II in 1922, Grade III in 1923, Grade IV in 1924, and Grade V in 1925. In other words, each grade steps up from year to year.' Com- parison on this basis reveals the fact that in this stepping-up process there have been relatively few losses in going from grade to grade. Instead of having a loss in the elementary schools last year, there was a gain of eleven. Looking back over the four periods, it will be seen that the percentage of losses has been relatively small. In 1925, with an elementary school en- rollment of 2,059, there was a gain of thirty-eight over 1924. Comparing 1924 with 1923, we find that the net loss for the six grades was only six. This means that the losses in enrollment occasioned by removal of families from town and by death are balanced by new accessions to the population. The losses in going from grade to grade for the three years of Junior High School have been decreasing over a period of four years. The total Junior


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High School enrollment for 1924 was 763; the loss in going from grade to grade for all three grades was only twenty-four-an average of eight per grade; in 1922 the loss for all three grades was seventy-one-an average of 24 per grade. Even the losses in going from grade to grade in the Senior


Table II. Showing Enrollment by Grades and Losses from Year to Year in Going from Grade to Grade


Enrollment


Losses Between Grades


Grade


Dec. 1 1921


Dec. 1 1922


Dec. 1 1923


Dee. 1 1924


Dec. 1 1925


1922


1923


1924


1925


Senior High


283


307


319


353


409


57


55


83


69


12


67*


91*


74


97


103


11


13


10


10


11


102


87*


107*


113


124


27


22


25


19


10


114*


129


138


143


182


19


20


48


40


Junior High


579


628


693


763


821


71


70


36


22


9


148


158


191


222


257


33


28


10


7


8


191


219


232


264


266


21


19


6


11


7


240


251


270


277


298


17


23


20


4


Elementary


1826


1902


1969


2021


2059


23


6


24


11 +


6


268


293


297


302


334


7+


1


10


2


5


286


298


312


336


304±


3


9


10+


12+


4


295


321


326


292±


356


13


11


26


2+


3


334


337


318±


354


370


14


32 +


4+


2+


2


351


286 ±


350


368


337


6


17


2


3


1


292±


367


366


340


331


Special


18


29


27


11 +


2


* Small numbers probably due to withdrawals for war industries during years 1916 to 1918.


+ Increases.


# Membership reduced by increasing entrance age.


High School have been small-the total loss for the three grades in 1924-25 being only 69 as against the enrollment of 409. The only conclusion that ean be drawn from these figures is the one already reached-that parents


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are disposed to keep their children in school. The total school membership for 1925 was about 3,000; the losses in going from grade to grade for that year, including all the twelve school grades, were only 80. Going back to 1922 the loss in all twelve grades was 151. But this was only 6% of the total school membership-of which 5% applied against high school grades


Shortage of Buildings and Equipment


The outstanding fact that has been brought to the attention of the Town each year by the School Committee has been the continuing shortage of school buildings and euuipment. This was a condition present before the war; the shortage was increased by the pressure brought by the govern- ment on the Town to refrain from public expenditures of this kind. After the war was over, the shortage amounted to several hundred thousand dollars. This we have been gradually overcoming, but we have not yet caught up with our increasing demands. In 1921, $75,000.00 was ap- propriated to complete the west wing of the Washington Street High School -now Junior High. In 1922, $80,000.00 was appropriated to build a new eight-room addition to the Balch School; in 1923, $100,000.00 was ap- propriated to start work planning and constructing the new Senior High School, and during 1924, $300,000.00 more was added for this purpose- and in 1925, another $50,000.00. The general contract for the New High School building amounted in round numbers to $389,200.00. When to this was added the cost of heating and lighting plant, architect's fee, etc., the total cost of structure and mechanical equipment amounted in round numbers to $430,000.00. The estimated cost of educational equipment and furnishings is approximately $50,000.00. In addition to this, there are fourteen acres of ground to be graded, a double athletic field to be made, walks to be put in, etc., making an estimate total of $530,000.00, $80,000.00 of which will have to be met by future appropriation.


A statement of the cost of the new Senior High School will be found in the report of the High School Building Committee. When the new Senior High School is completed, 650 additional seatings will be added for High School use-besides equipment for administration, library, gymnasia, lunch room, heating plant, etc., adequate to accommodate a high school of from 1500 to 2000.


Seating and Room Shortage


The actual situation in the elementary schools from 1921 to 1925 is shown in terms of seating shortage by Table III.


The estimated seating and room shortage in the elementary schools for the succeeding five-year school period is shown by Table IV. From tliese tables it is to be noted that not only do we have an actual elementary seating shortage, but that this will probably increase from two to three rooms each year-less the amount that this shortage may be reduced by


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the establishment of a parochial elementary school. There are 293 children required to walk long distances and to cross the railroad tracks and go through dangerous traffic. To relieve this situation, the Town has pur- chased an admirable site on Pleasant Street, east of Railroad Avenue-a piece of elevated ground known as Fisher Hill. This will provide for the


Table III. Elementary School Seating Shortage and Teacher Shortage- Average 35 Pupils per Schoolroom


Year


Average Member- ship


Seatings Provided


* Rooms Required


Rooms Provided


Teachers Provided


Teacher Shortage


Room Shortage


1921-22


1826


1575


52


45


52


1


7


1922-23


1902


1960


54


56


54


0


2


1923-24


1975


1925


56


55


56


0


1


1924-25


1992


1925


57


55


57


0


2


Dec. 1


1925


2032±


1925


58


55


58


0


6+


* Assuming 35 scats per room.


¡ Three or more rooms should be added if the Town reduces the age limit.


These figures do not include 27 special class pupils who occupy two additional small rooms.


Table IV. Estimated Membership and Room Requirements of Next Few Years for Elementary Classes, Based on Average Population Increase (1915-1925) and Average Membership Increase (1915-1925)


Year


Based on Popu- lation Increase*


Based on Membership Increase


Rooms Required (35 per Room) Based on Mem- bership Increase+


Room Shortage Present Equipment


Actual En- rol!ment


Dec. 1, 1925


2059


2059


58


3 (6)


1926-27


2119


2109


59


4 (7)


1927-28


2180


2159


61


6 (9)


1928-29


2243


2209


62


7 (10)


1929-30


2308


2259


64


9 (12)


1930-31


2375


2309


65


10 (13)


* Average yearly population increase, 2,970.


{ The actual membership increases in the elementary grades is taken for the estimate of future room requirements because it is smaller. It may be that this may prove to be too small.


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extreme northeast area; but it will not serve the needs of a considerable portion of those who now go to the Guild School through the underway at the Plimpton Press where children are always exposed to danger. There is need for two elementary schools-one on Fisher Hill ground, and another somewhere midway between that and the Balch School.


Table V. Number of Children Attending Elementary Schools Who Live East of Railroad and South of Wrentham Branch, 1925-1926


Grades


School


Total


1


2


3


4


5


6


Special


East


39


32


71


Guild


18


16


51


43


45


61


234


Beacon


1


6


7


Balch


9


9


7


9


5


11


2


52


Totals


66


57


58


52


50


73


S


364


In this relation, the Committee again calls attention to two situations: (1) No provision has ever been made for kindergarten instruction in the Town at public expense. Those who give their children the benefit of kindergarten instruction are the better to do, while in fact those who need it most are the ones who do not have it. In 1918, the minimum age limit was raised because of lack of seatings. The present ruling is that a child who is not six years of age on January first must wait until the next September. This means that approximately 100 pupils are forced to defer their schooling one year. This means that parents of these children have an added expense of maintaining them one year longer before they become wage earners. Eventually this means a loss of not less than $50,000 a year to those who can least afford it. A real difficulty grows out of the fact that we have no intermediate period of beginning and promotion. Many of the towns have adopted a semi-annual beginning and promotion system. The State recommends that children be permitted to enter the first grade as soon as they reach the mental age of six years, without respect to their chronological age. In any event, whether one system or another were used to make instruction available as soon as the children were able to receive it, probably three additional rooms would be required. This would be an added cost to the Town as against what we may estimate as the ultimate loss to the parents. (2) The same situation exists on the south side of the Wrentham Branch, to which attention was directed in last year's report. There were then 35S children attending clementary schools whose homes were in that part of the town. This year there are


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364-only 71 of whom can be accommodated in the small, two-room East building.


The cumulated shortage in elementary school scatings, however, does not tell the whole story. After the Senior High School is completed, we will have a situation in the Junior High School that will demand immediate attention. The Junior High School building (Washington Street) was constructed to accommodate 550. Taking out the Senior High equip- ment, which includes laboratories, etc., not used in Junior High School work, the present structure will accommodate 750. The present Junior High School membership is 856, while the estimated attendance for the immediate future is 870 for 1927, 934 for 1928, 990 for 1929 and 1024 for 1930. In Table VI these figures are shown, and against them the state- ments made in previous reports-from which it will be scen that all previous estimates have been cxceeded by the estimate based on present attendance and past experience.


Table VI. Estimated Junior and Senior High School Requirements for Next Five Years


Estimated in Report of 1924


Year


Junior High


Senior High


Total


Jr. High


Sr. High


Total


Dec. 1, 1925


S21*


409*


1330*


809


450


1259


1926-1927


856


525


1381


856


558


1414


1927-1928


870


622


1492


857


643


1500


1928-1929


934


705


1639


907


684


1591


1929-1930


990


728


1718


937


725


1718


1930-1931


1024


751


1775


* Actual.


Table VII. Estimated Cost of Providing Added School Equipment Needed During Next Five Years


Schools


Years


Elementary


Junior High


Senior High


Present Shortage


$120,000


$120,000


$155,000*


* Amount required over and above present appropriations, $395,000.00 and $5,000.00 for grounds. This is equipment which the Town should now have if it fully met its school needs.


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Estimated Cost of Overcoming Shortage of Buildings and Grounds


From the foregoing it will be seen that although the Town has ap- propriated $655,000.00 during the last five years to overcome the school building shortage, it must continue its construction program for some years to come. The requirements as indicated on the basis of past ex- pericnce are as follows: additional appropriation needed to equip the new Senior High building, grade the grounds and equip the athletic field, $80,000.00; Senior High School Auditorium, $75,000.00; twelve rooms to be added to the Junior High School, $120,000.00; two elementary units, six rooms each, on south side of Wrentham Branch, $120,000.00; cost of additional grounds, $5,000.00; total, $400,000.00.




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