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The financial report follows :
Appropriation
From Reserve
$700.00 50.00
$750.00
Tree Warden
$335.00
Labor
338.25
Tools, supplies, telephone
18.32
Trucking
58.00
749.57
Balance
$ .43
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REPORT OF THE MOTH DEPARTMENT
The past year brought us a particularly bad infestation with elm leaf beetles and brown tail moths. Two sprayings were made with an interval between which worked out quite satisfac- torily in the control of these pests.
Many real-estate owners cooperated in the control by hav- ing their trees sprayed either by this department or by private contractors, thus helping materially to combat these destructive pests.
The adult elm leaf beetles quite commonly penetrate into attics to pass the winter, and householders could render valuable aid in reducing next summers crop of beetles by spraying their attics in mid April with insectide, thus killing the adult beetles before they emerge to lay eggs for another generation.
The financial report follows :
Appropriation
From Reserve
$1,000.00 500.00
$1,500.00
Expenditures
Town Work-Labor
$346.75
Truck Hire
113.25
Materials
335.84
$795.84
Private Work-Labor
$92.19
Truck Hire
131.75
Materials
76.06
300.00
Elm Tree Spray-Labor
$109.32
Truck Hire
130.00
Materials
160.68
400.00
$1,495.84
Balance
4.16
$1,500.00
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Report of work performed by the Sealer for the year 1941.
Total Sealed
Platform scales over 5,000 lbs.
1
Platform scales under 5,000 lbs.
5
Counter scales under 100 lbs.
1
Spring scales over 100 lbs.
2
Spring scales under 100 lbs.
25
Computing scales under 100 1bs.
7
Personal Weighing (slot)
2
Avoirdupois weight
22
Liquid Measures (1 qt.)
10
Liquid Measures (1 gal.)
5
Apothecary weights
15
Metric weights
16
Milk Jars
150
Meters (1 inch inlet )
31
Kerosene pumps
6
Oil pumps
11
Grease measuring pumps
18
Vehicle tanks
3
Quantity stops on pumps
2
Yard stick
1
Condemned
Avoirdupois weights
3
Ice scales 4
Trial Weighing of Commodities
Total No.
Correct
Under
Over
Bread
4
4
Ice
4
3
1
Flour in bags
8
7
1
Potatoes in bags
3
2
1
Fees collected $40.97
ALBERT B. MARCHAND, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH AGENT
Cochituate, Mass., December 31, 1941.
The Board of Health submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1941.
Licenses Granted
Alcohol
Permits Issued 9
Conducting undertaking establishment
1
Building cesspools 11
Keeping swine
2
Keeping goats
1
Record of Diseases Dangerous to the Public Health
Chicken Pox
6
Dog Bites 14
German Measles 2
Measles
16
Mumps
57
Scarlet Fever
36
The Board has investigated many complaints during the year, and all were taken care of.
The children entering school received the Anti-Toxin test for the prevention of diphtheria recommended by the State Board of Health.
The Board feels that the different clinics held in the schools this year were a great help to the school children, and hope they will continue with them.
There were a large number of Scarlet Fever cases. As a result the board was obliged to prohibit the issuing of Library books. This action was taken to prevent the dangerous disease from spreading. A number of these patients were sent to the contagious hospital in Brighton. The expense of caring for these cases is the reason that we had to ask for more than the amount voted us at Town Meeting. The Board wishes to make
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this fact known; that the State does not pay for this hospital care and the town is obliged to. The board hopes that the people will reimburse the Town for the expense of these cases. WALDO L. LAWRENCE, Chairman, ERNEST H. DAMON, Clerk, JOHN J. LINNEHAN,
Board of Health.
REPORT OF THE MILK INSPECTOR
December 31, 1941.
I herewith submit my report for 1941.
There have been twenty-two licenses issued to dealers to sell milk in the Town of Wayland.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. LINNEHAN, Milk Inspector.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
January 1, 1941.
I wish to submit my report as Animal Inspector for the year 1941.
Number of Oxen Inspected 2
Number of Bulls Inspected 19
Number of Native Cows Inspected 413
Number of Interstate Cows 41
Number of Young Stock Inspected
109
Number of Swine Inspected 574
Number of Goats Inspecter 55
Number of Dogs Quarantined
14
Respectfully submitted,
WARREN F. LAWRENCE, Inspector of Animals.
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REPORT OF WAYLAND DISTRICT NURSE For the Year Ending December 31, 1941
Prenatal calls 16
Deliveries attended 2
Nursing visits
Bedside care, dressings, and other treatments
1,109
Pre-school
109
Advisory
137
Miscellaneous 64
The Motor Corps of the local Red Cross was most co- operative when transportation was necessary.
A Tonsil and Adenoid Clinic was financed last spring by the Red Cross. The Nursing Association sponsored other local charities.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY E. McNEIL,
Wayland District Nurse.
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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
To the Citizens of the Town of Wayland :
The following is an outline of the work which has been done by the Highway Department in the past year.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
General Maintenance of Town Roads and Brush Cutting was done under this appropriation.
OILING
Bow Road, Castle Gate South, Damon Street, French Ave- nue and Nob Hill were scarified, gravelled and surfaced. Other roads in need of it were surface treated as far as the appropria- tion would allow.
PINE RIDGE ROAD AND LAKE PATH
Surface treatment was completed, this work having been carried over from 1940.
SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
950 feet of Black Top Sidewalk was constructed on East Commonwealth Road.
SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE
800 feet of sidewalk on East Commonwealth Road and 250 feet on Main Street, between Legion Square and King Street, was resurfaced.
RAILINGS
200 feet erected on Pemberton Road, (cement posts and cable guard rail.)
200 feet erected on Harrison Street, (cement posts and 2x6 railings.)
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION
2,950 feet of finished surface with necessary drainage was completed on Old Connecticut Path, this being the work required
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to fulfill the contract. In order to obtain an outlet, it was necessary to extend the drainage system approximately 600 feet beyond the finished surface.
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
A surface treatment of asphalt and pea stone was applied to a section of Main Street and East Commonwealth Road. Shoulders were treated, brush cut and railings painted on Chap- ter 90 Roads.
ALBERT E. POTVIN, Highway Surveyor.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE For the Year 1941
There are now three principal categories of relief expendi- tures administered on behalf of the Town by the Board of Pub- lic Welfare. These are (1) Old Age Assistance, (2) Direct Welfare or Temporary Aid, and (3) Aid to Dependent Chil- dren.
During the year 1941, the total expenditures made through this Board for Old Age Assistance amounted to $27,416.81 ; the total expenditures for Direct Welfare were $14,261.84, and the total expenditures for Aid to Dependent Children were $2,175.00 making an aggregate of $43,853.65 for all relief expenditures by the Town.
Since the Federal and State governments between them are required to reimburse the Town for approximately one half of the cost of Old Age Assistance and for a portion of the cost of Aid to Dependent Children, and since several of the recipients of Direct Welfare were not permanently settled in Wayland but were chargeable for their support either to some other town or city or to the State, the net cost to the Town for 1941 re- lief comes to substantially less than the gross expenditure figures given above. Thus the Town received reimbursement from the State and Federal Governments for Old Age Assist- ance during this year amounting to $22,675.63, and reimburse- ment from other towns and cities and from the State for Direct Welfare amounting to $6,707.70. Consequently, the net cost to the Town for Old Age Assistance in 1941 was $27,416.81 less $22,675.63, or $4,741.18; and the net cost for Direct Welfare was $14,261.84 less $6,707.70 or $7,554.14, making a total net cost for relief (including $745.36 for Aid to Dependent Chil- dren) equal to $13,040.68.
The following tables indicate, for each of the three classi- fications in the year 1941, the number of cases aided, the aver- age monthly case load, the average gross expenditures per month per case, the total gross expenditures and the total net expen-
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ditures after reimbursements, with comparative figures for the year 1940:
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
1940
1941
Cases January 1
69
79
Cases December 31
79
88
Average monthly case load
70.6
83.8
Average gross expenditure per month per case
$26.32
$32.72
Total expenditures-gross
$22,294.62
$27,416.81
(1941 includes $2,423.90 for medical, hospital, funeral and similar expenses.)
Total Expenditures- net after reimbursements
$4,582.73
$5,138.61
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
1940
1941
Cases January 1
3
3
Cases December 31
3
3
Average monthly case load
2.67
3.75
Average gross expenditure per month per case
$52.30
$48.33
Total expenditures-gross
$1,674.00
$2,175.00
Total expenditures-
net after reimbursements
$904.81
$745.36
DIRECT WELFARE
1940
1941
Cases December 31
46
30
Average monthly unemployable case load
25.2
26.5
Average gross expenditure per month per unemployable case
$29.45
$31.03
Average monthly employable case load
18.5
5.5
Average gross expenditure per month per employable case
$23.92
$20.45
Total expenditures-gross
$15,233.60 $14,261.84
(1941 includes $3,483.25 for medical, hospital, funeral and similar expenses not reflected in above averages.)
Total expenditures-
net after reimbursements
$9,639.32
$6,631.61
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Cases January 1
45
46
As will be seen from the above figures,, the number of re- cipients of Old Age Assistance has increased during the past year from 79 on January 1 to 88 on December 31. The average ex- penditure per recipient has likewise increased substantially, re- flecting the general rise in the cost of living. We expect that this trend will have to continue during the year 1942, particu- larly in view of the provisions of the new State Old Age As- sistance Law which becomes effective May 1, 1942. Under the present law, recipients of Old Age Assistance who live alone are generally entitled to a minimum allotment of $30.00 per month, less the amount of such other income or means of sup- port as they may have. Under the new law, such persons will generally be entitled to a minimum allotment of $40.00, less their other income or means of support.
While there has been less general unemployment during the year and the case load in the Direct Welfare classification has consequently dropped somewhat, the decline has not been as great as might have been expected, for the reason that the great majority of the persons aided in this category are physically dis- abled or otherwise incapable of getting a steady job, and so are classed as chronic "unemployables." For this reason also, we cannot look forward to any substantial decline in the case load in 1942, and there may even be some increase as civilian indus- tries are converted to war purposes and men are temporarily thrown out of work.
We have made use of ten hospitals during the year for Old Age Assistance and Direct Welfare cases, when we were ad- vised by the attending physician that hospital care was neces- sary, as follows :
Name of Hospital
Welfare Cases 13 5
O. A. A. Cases
Framingham Union Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 5
1
State Infirmary, Tewksbury
6
Waltham Hospital, Waltham 1
Huntington Memorial Hospital, Boston 1
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston 1
1
Emerson Research Laboratory, Boston Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston Newton Hospital, Newton
1
Leonard Morse Hospital, Natick
2
Total hospitalizations 29
1
9
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Through the Red Cross Motor Corps, transportation to and from the hospitals has been provided for many of these cases, including follow-up visits to clinics and out-patient de- partments, and we are grateful to the public-spirited women who have undertaken the job of doing this driving for the town. Hereafter, because of the tire shortage, we must expect less assistance from this source, and the burden of providing such transportation will probably have to fall largely on the District Nurse for the duration of the war.
We have also arranged for boarding several cases in Rest Homes and in private homes. These were convalescents or semi-invalids who had no one else to care for them.
During the year, the Commissary, previously operated un- der our supervision for the distribution of clothing and surplus foodstuffs donated by the Government, was closed down. This step was taken when several other towns that had been sharing with us the expense of warehousing the goods, decided to change over to the so-called "stamp plan" method of distributing sur- plus foodstuffs under the jurisdiction of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation. The Commissary method of distri- bution was in many ways a wasteful one, since quantities of perishable foodstuffs were received for which there was no im- mediate use, and much of the clothing had but little practical value. Moreover, the expense to the Town of maintenance and administration was considerable, in spite of the fact that the goods themselves were free. We have spent a good deal of time investigating the "stamp plan" and conferring with various government officials about it, but we do not feel that the time has yet come for its adoption in this Town. The scheme is still in the process of development, and at present it seems to us to be too much tied up with red tape to be very practical for a town of the size of Wayland.
The many details in connection with the administration of the work of the Board are still being handled most capably by Mrs. Waldo Tufts, as Agent for the Board. During the past year she became fully qualified under the new Civil Service re- quirements. We have also been fortunate in securing the ser- vices of Miss Edith Thayer to work under Mrs. Tufts and to relieve her of much of the work in connection with visiting our cases and preparing the numerous reports required as a con- dition of State and Federal reimbursement to the Town.
We want to express our gratitude to Mr. J. Sidney Stone
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for donating an automobile for our use in the frequent trips that have to be made to visit relief recipients in various sections of the Town, and we want to record again our appreciation to Dr. Ernest E. Sparks for services far beyond what he is paid for.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES B. AMES CARLISLE D. SCOTLAND, JOHN W. SEAVEY.
REPORT OF THE SOLDIER'S RELIEF AGENT
To the Board of Selectmen :
Herewith is my annual report of the Soldier's Relief de- partment and the disbursement of Soldier's Benefits.
Twenty family cases representing ninety-four persons were granted relief from time to time during the year.
A great many veterans were able to find private employ- ment throughout the State owing to the increase in National De- fense work which made it unnecessary for them to seek addi- tional aid.
During the year I found it necessary to confine seven Veterans to the Veterans Hospital in this State.
The disbursements of this fund will be found in the Town Accountant's detailed report.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK A. BURKE, Soldier's Relief Agent.
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MIDDLESEX EXTENSION SERVICE WORK IN WAYLAND
The following is a report of some of the activities of the Middlesex County Extension Service in the town of Wayland during the year 1941.
Dairy farmers within the town have been assisted with their problems on pasture improvement, building plans and in general farm management. Much time was also spent on milk market- ing problems. Mainstone Farm is a member of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. Mr. C. B.Tillson has been very ac- tive in the Middlesex County Milk Goat Breeders' Association. A large number of visits were made to vegetable growers to as- sist in their production problems. Many colored pictures were taken of operations in the production of market garden crops, in order that the information could be passed on to other grow- ers in the county.
Mrs. Leslie B. Reid has acted as Town Chairman for the homemakers' group. A series of meetings were conducted on clothing construction, food preservation, child development and reseating chairs. In Cochituate, Mrs. Fred Gelinas served as Homemaking Chairman and similar series of meetings were con- ducted.
In Boys' and Girls 4-H Club Work, twelve clubs were or- ganized, with a total enrollment of 106. Mrs. Leslie B. Reid served also as 4-H Club Chairman, with the following members on her town committee: Mrs. Mabel Draper, Mrs. Joseph H. Decatur, Doctor David Angell, Mr. George Snow, Mr. Elmer Bigwood. Mr. Fern Taylor served as Town 4-H Camp Chair- man. Local leaders were: Mrs. John Beatson, Mrs. Charles Cole, Miss Helen Pearson, Mrs. Fred Gelinas, Mrs. Charles Buswell, Miss Barbara Reid, Mrs. Lawrence Ward, Miss Katherine Reid, Mrs. Thomas Costelloe, Miss Eleanor Curley, Mrs. Albert Sanderson and Mr. W. A. Loker.
All 4-H clubs participated in the large supper and final
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exhibit, with State Leader George L. Farley and Assistant State Leader Tena Bishop being present. The profits of this pro- gram, along with money raised during a Tag Day, were con- tributed to the development of Camp Middlesex in Ashby. Ten local boys and girls attended this camp during the summer. Barbara Reid was elected delegate to Junior Leaders' Camp at the Massachusetts State College.
JOSEPH DECATUR.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee
AND THE
Superintendent of Schools
OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND
For the Year Ending December 31, 1941
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
School Committee
Dorothy C. Stone Ellen B. Ferguson Cornelius J. Maguire
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1942
Organization
Cornelius Maguire, Chairman
Dorothy C. Stone, Secretary
Alfred R. Kenyon, Superintendent
Ernest E. Sparks, M. D., School Physician
Mrs. Mary McNeil, School Nurse
Mrs. Mary McNeil, Supervisor of Attendance
School Calendar 1942
Schools close February 20
Schools open March 2
Schools close April 17
Schools open April 27
Elementary Schools close June 19
High School Graduation, June 15
Senior Reception-To be announced
High School closes June 19
Schools open September 9 Schools close December 23
Holidays April 3, April 20, October 12, November 11, 26, 27 1943 Schools open January 5
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Wayland :
The School Committee organized March 12, 1941, with Cornelius J. Maguire, Chairman and Dorothy C. Stone, Secre- tary. The Committee has held bi-monthly regular meetings and several special meetings. Regular meetings were held the Wednesday evening preceding the first and third Monday of each month.
Superintendent of Schools, Frank H. Benedict, retired from his duties at the close of school last year. We regret that he has reached the age limit, provided by law, beyond which Superintendents who are members of the retirement system, must retire from office. Mr. Benedict has given valuable ser- vice, as Superintendent of Schools, for many years. He has the thanks and sincere best wishes of the School Committee.
Co-operating with the School Committee of Sudbury and Sherborn, a new School District Union was formed. This Union being at the suggestion of, and according to the rules of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education. Many meetings and conferences were held, a large number of Superintendents were interviewed and after a thorough study of the qualifications of the numerous candidates, Mr. Alfred R. Kenyon was unanimously elected Superintendent of Schools of Sudbury, Sherborn and Wayland. Mr. Kenyon has been with us since last fall. He has maintained the high standard of the references, as to his ability, received by us prior to his elec- tion. The School Committee is grateful to the people who recommended Mr. Kenyon. It is an exceptional pleasure to welcome Mr. Alfred R. Kenyon and his family to Wayland.
We wish to commend our school employees for a fine year's work. We wish to make our Wayland schools the best possible in every way and to that end we welcome constructive suggestions from townspeople.
We thank other Town Boards and Departments for their co-operation and assistance.
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The excellent reports of the Superintendent of Schools, the Principals, School Physician, School Nurse and excerpts from other reports are printed with this report and deserve your careful reading
Respectfully submitted, CORNELIUS J. MAGUIRE, ELLEN B. FERGUSON.
FINANCIAL
Appropriation
Dog Tax Refund
$61,000.00 410.80 10.33
Total Receipts
$61.421.13
Total expenditures
61,415.08
Balance
$ 6.05
REIMBURSEMENTS
Mass. School Fund, Part I
$5,353.00
Tuition and transportation of State Wards (receivable )
Total
$5,353.00
Expenditures Classified
Teachers' Salaries :
David Allen
$2,735.00
A. Marion Simpson
1,547.50
Maude Merrithew
1,547.50
Mildred Henderson
1,547.50
Francis Gladu
1,817.50
Margaret Robbins
1,317.50
Joseph Daniels
1,205.00
Grace Conley
350.00
Janie Foster
1,502.50
Genevieve Connors
715.00
Eugene Pare
910.00
Robert Orr
1,035.00
Mary Kerr
1,554.50
Eleanor Partridge
1,329.50
Evelyn L. Martin
1,329.50
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Dorris Currier
1,329.50
Edith Lindsey
1,117.50
Marjorie Lareau
1,167.50
Jane Campbell
1,329.50
Ethelyn Morrill
1,329.50
Edwina Lareau
552.50
Sulo Kempainen
1,517.50
Mabel Draper
1,329.50
Helen Pearson
715.00
Elizabeth Smith
848.25
Dorothy M. Falvey
1,017.50
Gertrude Macdonald
1,329.50
Doris Litchfield
973.90
Ernest Schleicher
234.00
Marguerite Peaslee
683.75
Iris Pohl
420.00
Patricia Benson
420.00
Pauline Saunders
155.50
Leonice Beatson
354.00
George Kane
240.00
Elizabeth Gladu
128.00
Ellen Ferguson
80.00
Eleanor Dudley
24.00
Agnes Decatur
2.00
Mabel Hammond
15.00
Margaret Goodnow
10.00
Evelyn Mantyla
5.00
Helen Maffeo
15.00
$37,786.90
Supervision :
A. R. Kenyon
$800.00
Expense
108.01
$908.01
F. H. Benedict
$921.50
Expense
95.42
1,016.92
$1,924.93
General Administration : Attendance Officer
$50.00
School Committee Expense
53.50
103.50
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Janitors :
Thomas Metcalf Frederick Perry George F. Dickey John Lennehan
$1,080.00
1,200.00
1,300.00
18.00
$3,598.00
Transportation :
William Morrissey
$5,516.08
George N. Sherman
1,270.50
Everett Bigwood
467.40
Helen C. Wheeler
390.00
7,643.98
Textbooks
810.87
Supplies
1,696.47
Fuel
1,904.63
Miscellaneous
1,370.10
Repair and Replacement
2,975.51
Buildings and Grounds
124.60
New Equipment
755.71
Health
194.38
Sundries
450.02
Libraries
75.48
$61,415.08
Special Appropriations
Town Grant
$135.00
Expended : E. E. Sparks, M. D.
135.00
DENTAL CLINIC
Town Grant
$400.00
Expended
162.00
Balance
$238.00
VOCATIONAL TUITION
Town Grant
$1,200.00
Expended
915.53
Balance
$284.47
Income from Donation Fund
Income
$9.52
Balance
$9.52
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Wayland School Committee :
I present herewith my first annual report as Superintendent of Schools. In these first few months I have found much of in- terest in making my acquaintance with your school system, its personnel, organization, textbooks, equipment, and pupil activi- ties.
AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK
American Education Week was observed throughout the country during the week beginning November 9. Parents and townspeople were invited to visit our schools in regular session, but a rather small number attended. An open night was held in each school from 8 to 9 P. M. when parents and others were invited to meet teachers in their classroom and see some of the class work. This part of the observance was particularly suc- cessful. Many fathers and mothers visited the schools and went away with a better understanding of the teachers and the work that is being done.
PROGRAM OF STUDIES
The elementary program of studies has been strengthened by the introduction of textbooks offering a more suitable se- quence of material.
BUILDING
I recommend that the following maintenance work be done at the Cochituate School : the stair treads and portions of the hall flooring should be replaced, the trim and sash should be painted, and a start should be made towards redecorating the in- side of the building.
I recommend that the following maintenance work be done at the Wayland elementary school : the trim and sash should be painted and the shingles stained and a start should be made to- ward redecorating the inside of the building.
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I recommend that additional heating units be installed in the study hall at the high school due to the fact that this room cannot be adequately heated in cold weather.
TRANSPORTATION
I recommend that when ever possible in the future that the bus routes be so organized that at any one time the pupil load on a bus will not be excessive.
CLOSING
I appreciate the opportunity of serving as your Superin- tendent of Schools. My coming here has been made pleasant by many acts of consideration both official and unofficial.
Respectfully submitted, ALFRED R. KENYON.
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REPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Superintendent Alfred R. Kenyon,
Wayland, Massachusetts.
Dear Mr. Kenyon :
I herewith submit to you my twenty-fourth annual report as Principal of the Wayland High School.
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