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18,000.00
500.00
Estimated Corporation Tax (Certified)
43,279.55
41,871.32
1,408.23
Income Tax (Certified)
50,506.93
61,719.87
11,212.94
Emergency Finance Board
16,965.67
7,268.86
9,696.81
Employees' Contributions to August 1, 1933
34,848.21
34,848.21
*Alice H. Plimpton Trust Fund
500.00
3,700.00
3,200.00
Tax on Polls
9,428.00
9,649.00
221.00
Special State Tax (Old Age Assistance)
4,714.00
4,714.00
$565,816.74
$627,882.46
$113,232.97
$51,167.25
Net Charges Plus Overlay Requirements
772,371.05
789,644.60
13,076.73
13,923.94 +
785,447.78
803,568.54
785,447.78
803,568.54
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Valuation 1933-$25,093,917.00 at $31.30 Valuation 1934-$24,955,544.00 at $32.20 +Includes fractional differences of $.02. *On account of money appropriated for library purposes.
1933 $1,228,076.78 34,920.00 20,858.49
1934 $1,308,760.53 38,800.00
Increase $80,683.75 3,880.00
Decrease
TABLE OF AGGREGATES OF VALUATION OF PROPERTY
Assessed under Date of April 1, for the Following Years: 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1920, 1915, 1910, 1905, 1900, 1895, 1890, 1885, 1880, 1875, 1872 .
Year
No. of
Male Polls
Valuation
of Personal
Estate
Valuation
of Land
Total
Total
Tax
Rate per
$1,000.00
Horses
Cows
Sheep
Swine
Dwellings
Area of Land
Fowl
1933
4,700
3,145,167
21,948,750
25,093,917
794,847.78
31.30
33
175
13
34
2,581
6,002
2,725
1932
4,656
3,392,537
23,267,729
26,660,266
862,440.51
32.00
39
194
7
46
2,575
6,002
3,646
1931
4,673
3,484,556
23,419,341
26,903,897
789,559.02
29.00
46
188
5
25
2,561
6,096
2,788
1930
4,678
3,770,169
23,262,712
27,032,881
793,309.56
29.00
42
198
7
9
2,510
6,096
2,540
1929
4,612
3,682,860
22,887,390
26,570,250
793,054.68
29.50
48
202
14
3
2,472
6,096
2,835
1928
4,569
5,048,530
22,385,125
27,433,655
804,714.01
29.00
70
209
81
22
2,377
6,096
2,848
1927
4,598
4,827,520
21,637,010
26,464,530
776,667.37
29.00
82
228
4
8
12
2,346
6,096
3,721
1926
4,489
4,620,055
20,767,020
25,387,075
724,893.46
28.20
96
197
6
6
2,286
6,096
2,253
1925
4,497
4,477,510
19,612,360
24,089,870
647,383.68
26.50
114
193
7
7
81
2,203
6,096
2,369
1920
4,143
4,158,640
14,488,848
18,647,488
354,234.78
18.00
147
335
9
15
86
1,904
6,096
1,438
1915
3,296
5,405,900
11,460,934
16,989,234
224,054.57
12.80
283
375
1
10
85
1,759
6,096
4,325
1910
2,545
5,523,645
8,418,385
14,033,280
134,196.17
9.20
370
358
14
17
70
1,286
6,130
375
1905
2,070
1,167,405
4,254,265
5,421,670
98,477.05
17.40
360
375
10
40
1,160
6,135
300
1900
1,670
892,595
3,584,214
4,476,809
83,922.56
18.00
397
328
1 70
20
1,069
6,151
890
1895
1,410
684,795
2,673,970
3,358,765
59,583.00
16.90
358
408
5
202
810
6,162
920
1890
1,096
513,473
2,052,085
2,564,558
45,398.36
16.60
300
410
17
698
6,200
1885
880
447,014
1,618,928
2,065,942
28,618.09
13.00
271
420
7
129
511
6,216
1880
650
456,635
1,338,428
1,795,428
22,486.32
11.80
240
382
1
-
415
6,231
1875
551
448,633
1,343,867
1,792,500
22,195.81
11.80
198
362
354
6,255
1872
472
518,540
1,100,016
1,618,556
19,397.79
11.40
185
405
-
-
320
6,275
1934
4,784
$3,103,604 $21,851,940
$24,955,544
$813,136.54
$32.20
35
154
62
2,591
6,002 3,188
-
-
248
-
-
-
-
and Buildings
Valuation
Neat Cattle
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EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, TOWN TREASURER January 1 to December 31, 1934
Cash on Hand January 1, 1934
$176,519.54
Received from Commonwealth of Mass .:
Income Tax
59,056.70
Corporation Taxes
38,066.48
Gasoline Tax Refund
130.44
Federal Emergency Relief Fund
7,268.86
Reimbursement Nahatan St. Extension
1,932.19
Received from Norfolk County:
Dog Licenses
849.59
Taxes and Assessments:
Property
757,402.23
Poll
9,152.00
Old Age Assistance
368.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
19,701.29
Moth
481.10
Sewer
2,920.22
Sidewalk
1,087.08
Street Betterment
2,450.63
Park Betterment
186.00
Committed Interest
1,621.23
Costs
1,081.55
Loans Issued:
Anticipation of Revenue
700,000.00
Sewer
.61,000.00
Highway
58,700.00
Electric Light Revenues:
Service Charges
238,620.59
Fees
15.20
Federal Tax
57.58
Water Revenues:
Service Charges
69,548.48
Fees
23.00
Hydrant Rental
5,800.00
Over-deposit on account of service charges
.30
Interest :
Taxes and Assessments
6,409.68
Plimpton Library Trust Fund
682.10
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
1,230.47
Anna M. Day Fund
37.50
250
Cudworth Fund
16.25
Electric Service Deposits
443.44
Chickering Fund
8.00
High School English Prize Fund
21.25
Tax Titles
2,056.32
Accrued Interest on Bonds Sold
330.25
Licenses and Permits
17,066.36
Recording Fees
47.25
Fines
785.00
Statements of Liens
25.00
Cemetery, Care of Lots
18.00
Committed Accounts:
Cemetery
7,405.95
Police
695.00
Welfare
13,043.40
Sewer
476.86
Playgrounds
438.75
Fire
26.22
Light
2,125.91
Water
706.75
Forestry
27.75
Public Works
231.68
General Government
39.50
Old Age Assistance
3,197.71
Health
4,422.50
Schools
3,324.87
Town Counsel
7.50
Engineering
5.25
Insurance
35.47
Guarantee Deposits:
Ash Removal
361.50
Cemetery
701.50
Electric
3,683.00
Permits
47.00
Particular Sewer
1,047.05
Water
553.91
Fire
2.50
Departmental Receipts:
Town Clerk:
Marriage Intentions
280.00
Recording Fees
688.07
Dog Licenses
1,162.20
Sporting Licenses
1,271.50
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
153.21
Health:
Dental Clinic
351.63
Eye Clinic
50.40
Plumbing Fees
192.00
Permits
82.50
Schools:
Lunch Counter
8,189.90
Tuition
2,033.81
Other
537.65
Libraries
613.03
Electric Light
1,094.97
Playgrounds
· 289.60
Public Works
1,145.26
Welfare
24.00
Town Counsel
10.00
24,562.30
Tax Title Redemptions Fees
225.00
Tax Title Redemption, Sec. 63, Chapt. 60
402.89
Fees
3.00
Tax Title Sales
5.00
Contributions
578.16
Return of Land Damage Checks per order of County Com- missioncrs
4,700.00
Sale of East School Property
1,500.00
Refunds:
Public Welfare
115.09
Schools
115.25
Tax Title Foreclosure
26.00
Agency
343.25
Library
12.19
Old Age Assistance
10.00
Soldiers' Relief
268.10
Treasurer's Incidentals
.75
Highway
9.98
Cemetery
4.80
Sewer
4.36
Miscellaneous
55.54
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests
500.00
Anna M. Day Trust Fund
5,000.00
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Plimpton Trust Fund: Sale of Securities Premiums
2,500.00 53.57
Reimbursement of Petty Cash Advance:
Playgrounds
20.00
School
150.00
Welfare
15.00
Library
10.00
In Lieu of Taxes
13,000.00
$2,358,184.64
Payments on Accountant's Warrants
2,148,899.42
Cash on Hand December 31, 1934
$. 209,285.22
EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
I have examined the accounts of Edmund F. Sullivan, Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, and certify that they agree with the records of the Town Clerk and Accountant, and that the cash on hand and as shown and as indicated in the report of the Town Clerk and Accountant.
JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant
EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, COLLECTOR OF TAXES January 1, to December 31, 1934
Outstanding January 1
Abate- ments Refunded
Over-
Outstanding
Levy of 1934:
Property Taxes
$803,568.54
$4,236.62(A)
$600,598.33
$ 11,326.00
$ 20.93
$195,859.90 302.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
20,446.19
668.02(B)
$5.39
18,730.55
1,099.21
1,289.84
Moth Assessments
524.00
360.00
164.00
Sewer Assessments
2,667.04
1,323.56
1,343.48
Sidewalk Assessments
1,198.93
569.37
629.56
Street Betterment Assessments
3,437.64
1,403.69
2,033.95
Park Betterment Assessments
322.00
226.10
95.90
Committed Intereat:
763.82
387.04
376.78
Sidewalk
201.28
90.19
111.09
Street Betterment
1,279.65
445.29
834.36
Park Betterment
80.99
54.24
26.75
Levy of 1933:
Property Taxes
$198,698.56
5,030.88(C)
154,812.27
6,740.53
34,289.64
7,887.00
Poll Taxes
172.00
54.00
$2.00
124.00
104.00
Old Age Assistance
339.00
27.00
6.00
368.00
4.00
Motor Vehicle Exeise
1,240.39
18.55
8.81
966.74
199.90
101.11
Moth Assessments
143.90
121.10
21.80
1.00
Sewer Assessments
1,674.03
1,148.97
10.03
503.83
11.20
Sidewalk Assessments
637.74
480.95
156.79
Street Betterment Assessments
1,032.29
493.74
538.55
Park Betterinent Assessments
95.90
33.40
62.50
Committed Interest:
466.04
340.73
6.15
117.71
1.45
Sidewalk
132.48
103.03
29.45
Street Betterment
367.83
184.36
183.47
Park Betterment
32.50
10.00
22.50
Levy of 1932:
Property Taxes
6,247.33
364.16
$33.60
1,991.63
392.66
4,260.80
Motor Vehicle Excise
113.60
4.00
109.60
Moth Assessments
1.95
7.56
7.56
12.08
Sidewalk Assessments
9.75
9.75
Street Betterment Assessments
10.00
13.00
Committed Interest:
Sewer
2.31
3.11
3.11
2.31
Sidewalk
2.34
Street Betterment
7.92
3.24
4.68
Apportioned Assessments Paid in Advance
Sewer
440.13
Sidewalk
36.76
Street Betterment
469.70
EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
(A) Includes $3,606.40 to be refunded.
(B) Includes 15.87 to be refunded.
(C) Includes 3,505.60 to be refunded.
Committed
payments Tax Titles Paid After Refunded Diselaimed Abatement Cash
Abatements
Trans- ferred to Tax Titles December 31
Poll Taxes
9,640.00
9,028.00
310.00
1.95
Sewer Assessments
12.08
23.00
2.34
Sewer
253
Sewer
ANNUAL REPORT -of the-
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
-of the-
TOWN OF NORWOOD
Massachusetts For the Year Ending December 31, 1934
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
School Committee 1934
Josephine A. Chandler, 100 Walpole Street, term expires 1935. Christine L. Probert, 11 Marion Avenue, term expires 1935. John J. Conley, 13 Central Street, term expires 1936. Gladwin M. Nead, 40 Hoyle Street, term expires 1936. Eugene L. Connolly, 13 Howard Street, term expires 1937. Harold E. Shaw, 220 Walpole Street, term expires 1937.
Organization
John J. Conley . Chairman Elizabeth Zurba Secretary
Standing Committees Educational Program: Mrs. Chandler and Mr. Nead.
Finance Committee: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Connolly.
Janitors, Schoolhouses and Grounds: Mr. Conley and Mr. Connolly.
Appointment of Teachers: Mr. Connolly and Mrs. Probert.
Committee Meetings
The regular monthly meeting of the School Committee is held at the School Committee Rooms, Junior High School, at eight o'clock p. m., on the second Thursday of each month.
Superintendent of Schools
Leonard W. Grant, 414 Prospect Street, Telephone Norwood 1266.
The office of the Superintendent of Schools is at the Junior High 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
Elizabeth Zurba, 49 Saunders Road, Telephone Norwood 1155-W.
Mabel H. Newark, 36 Berwick Road, Telephone Norwood 1207-J.
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1934-1935
First term begins September 10, 1934, ends December 21, 1934 15 weeks Second term begins January 2, 1935, ends February 15, 1935 7 weeks Third term begins February 25, 1935, ends April 12, 1935 7 weeks Fourth term begins April 22, 1935, ends June 25, 1935 10 weeks First term begins September 4, 1935, ends December 20, 1935 16 weeks
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Holidays
October 12, 1934, Columbus Day
October 26, 1934, County Convention Day for Teachers.
November 29 and 30, 1934, Thanksgiving Recess.
December 21, 1934 to January 2, 1935, Christmas Recess. February 15, 1935, to February 25, 1935, Winter Recess.
April 12, 1935 to April 26, 1935, Spring Recess. May 30, 1935, Memorial Day.
June 17, 1935, Bunker Hill Day.
No School Signal 2-2
Repeated at 7.15 a. m. No forenoon session for any school.
Repeated at 7.45 a. m No forenoon session for first six grades.
Repeated at 12.15 p. m. No afternoon session for any grades below the Senior High School.
Repeated at 12.30 p. m. No afternoon session for first six grades.
Repeated at 6.15 p. m. No session for evening school.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR 1934
Financial Considerations
The Annual Report of the School Committee for 1933 dealt with sum- marics of school costs and displayed tables showing comparisons for the period of 1927-1934. At the time of the writing of this report, the School Committec budget for 1935 has been approved in two forms. One arrange- ment is based upon appropriations made for school purposes under one general article of the warrant without any segregation into sub-headings; the other form of budget which has been approved is one which calls for appropriations under sub-headings of the school budget and as will be shown in the following table, is considerably larger.
Table I. Budget A Based Upon One General Appropriation; Budget B Based Upon Segregated Appropriations.
General Control
Requirements for 1935 Budget A Budget B $ 10,175 $ 10,175
Instruction Salaries
249,648
249,032
Textbooks
5,900
7,000
Instruction Supplies
6,263
10,000
Janitors' Salaries
22,155
22,155
Fuel
9,600
9,600
Operation
Power, Light, Water, Janitors' Sup-
plies, Supervisor's Truck
6,160
6,160
Maintenance
3,500
4,950
Auxiliary Agencies
11,275
11,275
Capital Outlay
2,150
2,150
$326,826
$332,497
Difference between Budget A and Budget B-$5,671.
The School Committee under all previous arrangements for the annual appropriation has received one sum for school purposes with the exception of Lunch Counter and Tuition items. This arrangement permits the School Committee to draw upon one sub-heading if a balance exists to cover extra necds or overdrafts under other sub-headings. An example of the use of such a flexible arrangement is shown in the 1934 budget when an overdraft of more than $2,000 occurred under the Fuel sub-heading, which is part of Operation. It will be noted in Table II that the budget for 1934 under Instruction Salaries allowed was approximately $4,000 larger than the amount expended, making this available for other school purposes upon action of the School Committee.
The School Committee, realizing that there usually will be available from some source, money for other purposes which show greater necd,
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have been able to hold the amounts allowed for Textbooks, Instruction Supplies, Capital Outlay and Grounds, down to a minimum estimated requirement. Provided a segregated plan of budgeting is passed, the School Committee feels it necessary to allow a sufficient amount in the budget to cover requirements based upon past experience and definite maximum requirements.
Table II offers the following considerations in the matter of school expenditures.
1. General Control: General Control has been almost a constant since 1928, when a small increase occurred. Under this sub-heading expendi- tures are usually about equal to the amount allowed in the budget.
2. Instruction Salaries: This is the largest provision made for school purposes. It should be observed that in the statistics for the ten- year period as shown, in only one year, that of 1926, was the expenditure greater than the budget provision. In all other years the expenditures were substantially less. This is due to cumulative savings chiefly caused by absence of teachers, whose places are filled by much lower salaried substitutes. Another chief reason for this is the replacement of teachers who resign in June with lower salaried teachers to start in September. There has been no way in any one year of making a smaller budget allow- ance because a full amount of salary must be allowed for each teacher under contract.
3. Janitors' Salaries is an another sub-heading which shows an increase from 1925 to 1928 due to the addition of janitors when the Senior High School and addition to the Junior High School were built. Otherwise increases are due to automatic increases in salary which janitors received. The decreases since 1931 have been due to dropping of two janitorial positions.
4. Fuel: This sub-heading is part of the Operation cost of schools and is variable according to the weather which is experienced. The estimated requirements for the past two years have been too low, substantial over- drafts occurring each year.
The remaining costs of Operation are based upon estimates and have usually shown a slightly larger allowance in the budget than expended. However, the School Committee has felt it necessary due to rentals and other uses of school buildings, the demands of which are variable, to allow a sufficient coverage in the budget.
5. Maintenance: Maintenance, it will be noted, has been overdrawn every year for the past ten. With approximately $3,000,000 worth of school property to be kept in condition, this allowance has never been large enough to meet requirements. In another part of this report it will be explained why the small amount shown in Budget A is being requested this year under the E. R. A. considerations.
6. Auxiliary Agencies: Auxiliary Agencies show a sharp drop from 1928 to 1930. This is due to the cessation of the cost of renting the Nor-
TABLE II. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT ALLOWANCES AND EXPENDITURES, 1925-1934
General Control
Instruction Salaries
Janitors' Salaries
Fuel
Other Expense of Operation
Year
Budget
Expended
Budget
Expended $184,233.88
$14,760
Expended $14,436.11
Budget $12,500
Expended $11,028.30
Budget $ 4,450
$ 3,802.08
1926
8,967
8,962.67
205,736
206,376.80
17,536
16,739.02
13,800
12,473.18
5,800
5,795.13
1927
9,500
9,861.94
228,458
223,606.21
21,055
20,816.41
10,750
10,767.58
7,500
7,301.43
1928
9,648
10,313.35
234,958
231,777.94
21,550
22,075.50
10,850
10,131.64
6,700
7,180.89
1929
10,266
10,339.60
244,979
241,052.01
22,800
21,649.11
10,850
9,356.80
7,300
5,995.01
1930
10,064
11,231.24
252,531
247,441.80
24,230
24,011.67
10,300
9,698.16
7,620 .
6,379.75
1931
10,398
10,665.82
254,999
253,713.17
24,455
24,303.83
9,700
8,483.72
7,495
7,495.18
1932
10,479
10,747.58
256,658
253,531.61
23,525
23,462.11
8,965
8,629.16
7,090
6,473.93
1933
10,327
10,490.05
247,560
242,924.53
22,375
22,185.81
8,265
9,363.73
6,010
5,700.84
1934
10,175
10,114.51
248,626
244,322.78
22,155
21,506.66
8,565
11,063.83
6,160
5,253.93
Maintenance
Auxiliary Agencies
Capital Outlay
Textbooks
Instruction Supplies
Year
Budget
Expended
Budget
Expended
Budget
Expended
Budget
Expended
Budget
Expended
1925
$10,825
$11,343.57
$ 17,565
$ 15,660.22
$ 2,000
$ 1,755.23
$ 6,300
$ 6,106.15
$ 7,250
$ 8,226.00
1926
10,670
11,353.70
16,600
16,009.58
6,890
4,880.27
6,865
6,405.29
8,675
9,114.71
1927
12,360
13,599.41
19,575
18,061.77
2,600
4,131.27
6,900
6,707.64
9,055
10,359.32
1928
11,860
13,879.50
20,260
21,484.94
5,250
2,550.04
7,650
7,317.96
10,305
11,635.81
1929
11,550
13,149.40
19,120
19,918.50
4,100
7,700.09
7,650
9,356.99
10,305
11,511.78
1930
8,150
11,564.91
14,550
12,201.58
6,224
8,185.69
7,000
6,950.16
9,194
12,270.89
1931
8,402
12,894.81
13,150
12,771.81
6,024
5,735.16
6,060
6,420.49
8,505
10,899.46
1932
7,710
8,431.57
12,425
12,888.95
3,035
3,834.20
5,650
5,507.06
7,850
9,951.14
1933
6,400
7,098.69
10,689
10,958.09
1,635
4,568.86
5,000
5,224.67
6,636.20
9,712.87
1934
5,100
5,319.44
11,025
10,488.40
1,300
2,172.50
5,450
6,408.03
6,034
11,524.53
1925
$ 8,666
$ 8,803.44
$186,850
Budget
Expended
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wood Civic property for gymnasium and assembly purposes. Otherwise the amount asked for in the budget has usually been very close to the amount actually expended and it has been overdrawn only three times in ten years.
7. Capital Outlay: Capital Outlay has been reduced to a very small amount compared with the appropriations enjoyed during 1926 to 1931. Replacement of new equipment is almost impossible with this small amount, less than forty cents per pupil having been allowed.
8. Textbooks and Instruction Supplies: It should be noted that the · average amount expended each year for the past ten years is $17,161.09. In only 1926 and 1932 has there been enough money appropriated to meet this amount. For these two headings, the School Committee has depended upon receiving assistance from some of the balances which may remain under other sub-headings.
Appropriating for school purposes under Budget A would raise school costs over 1934 only $2,236 and in this amount requested are absorbed all automatic increases for the year, which total $1,638. Appropriating under Budget B would raise, as has been shown, the cost of schools over 1934 by $7,907, which would have to be raised by taxation.
Revision of Rules
Under the direction of the Sub-Committee on Education, the Rules and Regulations of the Norwood School Committee as of January 29, 1925, have been revised and will be published before the close of school in June. In all, forty-one changes were made and several rules and parts of rules were dropped altogether as having become obsolete.
Transportation
The demands upon transportation facilities as now engaged by the School Committee have created a difficult problem. With the increased enrollment in High School, the number of pupils living two miles or more distance from the building has increased proportionately. In addition to this, it is unfortunate that a large number of physically handicapped children have required transportation in the school bus and on all occa- sions these children have been accommodated, although there is no re- quirement at present which would compel the School Committee to furnish means of travel. There is at present a bill pending before General Court which may require towns and cities to transport physically handicapped children to school, regardless of the distance they may live from the school they are entitled to attend.
School Grounds
There has been no appropriation for several years to take care of school grounds. It has been fortunate that money has been available through E. R. A. funds so that several school yards have been placed in excellent condition. This applies to the Callahan, Shattuck and Winslow Schools and a small amount of work which has been done at the Senior
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Table III. Anticipated Receipts 1935
Anticipated Received Anticipated
1934
1934
1935
Tuition-State Wards
$ 1,350
$ 251.23
$ 500
City of Boston Wards
1,200
1,245.60
1,200
Day School
2,500
1,827.84
2,000
Vocational Schools
1,000
725.66
800
State Reimbursement:
Americanization
1,945
1,308.15
1,350
Teachers' Salaries.
26,800
26,891.50
26,800
Manual Arts.
160
166.38
160
Rentals
300
302.00
400
Telephone .
15
16.03
15
Sale and breakage of supplies, text- books, etc.
60
41.24
50
$35,330
$32,775.63
$33,275
Table IV. Enrollment for Ten Year Period-1923-24 to 1933-34 Enrollment
Year
Elementary
Junior High
Senior High
Total
1923-1924
1975
682
310
2852
1924-1925
1985
745
341
3071
1925-1926
2063
802
394
3259
1926-1927
2063
803
394
3260
1927-1928
1974
816
488
3278
1928-1929
1828
886
493
3208
1929-1930
1707
930
513
3150
1930-1931
1570
980
573
3123
1931-1932
1502
937
709
3148
1932-1933
1473
907
747
3127
1933-1934
1384
836
765
2985
% of increase
10 year period
22.58
146.77
4.66
% of decrease
10 year period
29.92
Table V. Teachers Employed
School
1930-31
1931-32
1932-33
1933-34
1934-3
Senior High . .
26
31
31
31
30
Junior High . .
30
31
28
28
28
Elementary . .
59
57
53
53
53
Specials . . . . .
23
23
20
20
20
Total.
138
142
. 132
132
131
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High School. At the present time the General Manager is planning pro- jects which should take care of the very unsightly and unsatisfactory school yard furnished for the Balch School children. This project would in- clude construction of walks, nothing being provided for this large ele- mentary school in the way of walks at the present time. Another school yard project which is receiving much attention is the provision for parking space for automobiles in the rear of the Junior High School and a resur- facing of that portion of the Junior High School yard at the westerly end of the building bounded by the Parkway ..
School Department Receipts
School Department records show receipts of almost the exact amount which was anticipated in the estimates of 1934. Receipts of $400 for rentals are anticipated for 1935 since the preliminary engagements for the early months of the year have greatly increased in number.
Conclusion
Throughout all our schools, teachers are giving more and more emphasis to the idea of training for citizenship. Citizenship education should start with the first school experience and should continue with different emphases throughout the entire school period. It cannot be incidental in the sense of a class occurrence or a local occurrence or some idea which the teacher may for the moment have. It must be based, however, upon what the good citizen does, what he thinks, what he believes and to what ideals he will give loyalty. Most of this experience, which results in better citizenship, must be planned in advance. It must be organized so that it will actually guarantee participation under the guidance and direction of the teacher to each child, since most recognize that work in all subjects should contribute directly toward development of the child as a social being.
(Signed) JOSEPHINE A. CHANDLER, JOHN J. CONLEY, EUGENE L. CONNOLLY, GLADWIN M. NEAD, CHRISTINE L. PROBERT, HAROLD E. SHAW.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
I submit my eighth annual report as Superintendent of Schools.
Budget Considerations
The cost analysis as shown in Table I is covered in the School Com- mittee's report.
Table I-Cost Analysis School Budget Subdivisions for 1934
Allowed Per Cent of
in Budget
Budget
Salaries-Instruction .
$249,032
74.89
Janitors
22,155
6.67
General Control and Health
14,370
4.32
Total for Salaries .
285,557
85.88
Other Expense of General Control.
1,975
.59
Textbooks .
7,000
2.11
Instruction Supplies .
10,000
3.01
Fuel, Water, Light and Power
14,835
4.46
Other Expense of Operation
925
.28
Repairs and Replacements
4,950
1.49
Transportation .
4,300
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