Official reports of the town of Wayland 1954-1956, Part 27

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1954
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 702


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Fortunately the year has been unusual in that there seems to have been a gradual decrease in the case load. This is particularly marked in the General Relief category, which is we believe at the lowest ebb. Unfortunately these decreases in case load do not result in very much decrease in expense, because owing to increased hospital costs and the continued large number of our remaining cases who require nursing aid or must be taken care of outside of their homes, and the ever-mounting expense of drugs and hospital bills, we seem to be able to accomplish comparatively little in reducing the burden for the general taxpayers.


The statistical story is attached as usual and gives the over-all pictures in all of the four categories of relief which are subject to our supervision. It is sometimes hard to believe that thirty years ago less than $2,000 was appropriated for all forms of poor relief. However, under our present relief set up a large percentage of our expenditures are reimbursed by the Federal and State Governments, amounts of which may be seen in the Accountant's Report.


RONALD H. WOOD, Chairman CARLISLE D. SCOTLAND J. SIDNEY STONE


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Welfare Statistics


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


1953


1954


1955


Case Load January 1


87


87


84


Case Load December 31


85


81


83


Average Monthly Case Load


84.9


83.3


82.7


Total Gross Expenditures


$90,854.60


$90,466.23


$90,693.68


Average Monthly Cost per Case


$89.17


$90.50


$91.40


AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


Case Load January 1


17 Cases, 56


Persons 17 Cases, 55 Persons 15


Cases, 52


Persons


Case Load December 31


16 Cases, 52


Persons 15 Cases, 52


Persons


13 Cases, 42


Persons


Average Monthly Case Load


17.0 Cases, 55.5 Persons


16.4 Cases, 55.0 Persons


13.7 Cases, 50.1 Persons


Total Gross Expenditures


$27,457.77


$26,708.96


$24,526.50


Average Monthly Cost per Case


$134.60


$135.72


$149.19


DISABILITY ASSISTANCE


Case Load January 1


8


8


7


Case Load December 31


7


8


6


Average Monthly Case Load


6.7


8.25


6.4


Total Gross Expenditures


$9,181.04


$10,007.80


$7,807.94


Average Monthly Cost per Case


$114.70


$100.89


$101.66


GENERAL RELIEF


Case Load January 1


13 Cases, 14 Persons 18 Cases, 25


Persons


11 Cases, 11 Persons


Case Load December 31


16 Cases, 22 Persons 12


Cases, 12 Persons


10


Cases, 14


Persons


Average Monthly Case Load


14.8 Cases, 17.3 Persons


15.5 Cases, 19.0 Persons


10.4 Cases, 11.4 Persons


Total Gross Expenditures


Average Monthly Cost per Case


$9,777.96 $55.06


$11,173.38 $60.07


$11,536.61 $92.44


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REPORT OF THE WAYLAND KINDERGARTEN STUDY COMMITTEE


I OBJECT


In accordance with Article 27 of the Warrant for the last annual Town Meeting held on Wednesday, March 9, 1955 "upon motion duly made and seconded, it was


VOTED: That the Town establish a committee to study the desir- ability and practicability of establishing kindergartens in the school system, and to report to the town thereon prior to the next annual town meeting; the committee to consist of nine members as follows: One member of the school Committee, to be appointed by that Committee; Two members appointed by the Board of Selectmen; and six members- at-large as follows; Two members each from the Center School P.T.A., Cochituate P.T.A., and Happy Hollow P.T.A. to be chosen by those respective bodies."


II DESIRABILITY


Since as early as 1888, public kindergartens have existed in Massa- chusetts and for many years they have been considered essential elements in a good public school system. Few elementary schools being constructed today fail to include kindergartens and other special facilities for the pre-school child.


The purpose of kindergartens is to provide for the social integration of the child into the school group. The change from the seclusion and protective security of the home to the more formal and less protective atmosphere of the classroom requires a period of transition which can- not be provided in the first grade without detracting from the time needed for the exacting requirements of the educational program. It is during the early months of the first grade that study and work habits are often established for life. If the child is not socially adjusted, difficulties may develop which can have a lasting effect on the child.


A second important function of the kindergarten program is the gradual development of work and study habits. After he has been assimilated into the group pattern, he enters into the learning program which will fit him for entrance into first grade.


Private kindergartens do not fill the need adequately because they do not serve all the children and because it is at best difficult for the private school kindergarten teacher and the public school first grade teacher to work together.


It is, therefore, apparent that a school system that does not include kindergartens as an integral part of its program is placed in an inferior position when related to schools which do provide for the pre-school child.


III PRACTICABILITY


In order to determine the practicability of kindergartens for Way- land, our committee has studied recommendations for the ideal kinder- garten program, determined what is done in surrounding towns and in


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other towns in the State and has determined the estimated number of children who will be served by the program.


A. Recommended Program


For information as to the ideal program, we have used a pam- phlet published by the New England School Development Council in May, 1953 entitled "A Kindergarten Study." Our report will deal only with those recommendations which are pertinent in deter- mining the cost of the program.


These are:


1. The school session for a child of kindergarten age should be short and it is generally agreed that a three hour session at the beginning of the school year is much too long. If possible his schooling should be arranged so that for the first month he attends school for approximately one and a half hours and that the time may be gradually increased to two hours and later three if desirable. The "Study" found however, that such a graduated session is not common practice.


2. The ideal size of the kindergarten group per teacher is agreed to be 15 to 20 with 25 as the largest group that can be handled adequately.


3. For best results, the teacher should teach during the morn- ing only. The afternoons should be free for home visits and preparation of additional materials to meet the individual needs of the children. It was emphasized that it is often neces- sary to make visits to the home in order to fully understand the child and the teacher's afternoons should be free for this purpose.


B. What do our neighbors do?


The practice of our neighboring towns we find to be repre- sentative of the Massachusetts cities and towns belonging to the New England School Development Council so that a summary of what is done by our neighbors may be considered as typical.


1. Lincoln


Class Size 15 to 20


Double Sessions, each 21/2 hours long taught by the same teacher


Transportation during the middle of the day is provided by parent car pools


2. Weston


Average Class size 23 21/2 hour double sessions Midday transportation by parent car pools


3. Concord


Class size 30


21/2 hour double sessions except in West Concord where the teacher teaches remedial reading in the afternoon


Transportation provided by the town


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4. Natick


Class size 25


Double sessions, the first 234 hours long and the second 2 hours


No transportation provided, walk or car pools


5. Sudbury


No Kindergartens


6. Framingham


Only one kindergarten class in town Double sessions 214 hours and 2 hours No Transportation provided


7. Summary


With the exception of Lincoln the classes all tend to be above the 15-20 ideal.


None of the towns follow the ideal practice with regard to morning session only.


In this connection, however, we note that of the towns in the New England Development Council having Kindergar- tens there are 10 that have single sessions. These include Brookline and Belmont which are recognized as having outstanding school systems.


There seems to be no set pattern among our neighbors as to transportation, but use of parent car pools to handle the midday transportation, appears to be a common expedient.


C. Cost of the Program to Wayland


1. Number of Rooms Needed


Information obtained from the Superintendent of the Way- land School System indicated that there will be from 225 to 250 pre-school children by September, 1956. This means that there will be a requirement for at least 10 kindergarten classes with a need for 5 classrooms and 5 teachers for double sessions and for twice this number if we have single sessions.


2. Space Now Available


With the existing serious shortage of elementary school classrooms for the 1956-1957 school year, it is quite obvious that if any of the present space is used for kindergartens, additional space will have to be found for the classes now using the space to be converted. This will add to the number of elementary classrooms needed. In the opinion of our School Superintendent, if such additional space is found, there are classrooms in all three of the existing schools which could be adapted for kindergarten use. It appears to our committee that now is the time to make plans for this space. If the new schools are built without provision for these classes, the adoption of a kindergarten program will be delayed indefinitely.


3. Total Cost


Using $2,000 as the average annual cost of a classroom, $500 for administration and supplies, and $4,500 for a teacher,


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each kindergarten class will cost $7,000 annually. This would mean an annual total of $35,000 for the minimum double session program.


The kindergarten children can be transported to school in the morning and home in the afternoon by the regular school bus system, the cost of which is covered by state reimbursement. The noon trip which would be needed, whether double or single sessions are adopted, would not be covered by State reimburse- ment. If some parent car pool arrangement can be made such as that used in the neighboring towns, the Town could be saved this expense which is estimated to be over $10,000 annually.


IV RECOMMENDATIONS


The committee recommends that kindergartens be established in all the present Wayland Elementary Schools immediately or no later than September 1, 1957. We also recommend that provision be made for Kindergartens in any new elementary schools that are to be constructed.


MR. CORNELIUS J. MAGUIRE MRS. VINCENT MANCHESTER MR. GILBERT SMALL, JR. MRS. DOUGLAS SURGENOR MRS. JOHN W. ARNOLD MR. JOHN B. GREGORY MRS. SETH F. JOHNSON


MRS. BRUCE F. KINGSBURY


MR. MEYER LANDSBURG


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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE


The School Committee herewith submits its annual report for 1955.


Many important decisions faced the School Committee during the year. As a result of the Town Meeting vote the firm of Engelhardt, Engelhardt and Leggett was employed to review Wayland's school building needs and submit a long range school building program based on the firm's impartial study of the Town's educational needs. The School Committee is indebted to the League of Women Voters for distributing copies of the report to each family in the Town.


The Wayland-Sudbury union was officially dissolved on September first. Dr. Rexford Souder accepted the position of Superintendent of Schools in Sudbury and the Sudbury-Lincoln Regional School, but graciously agreed to serve Wayland until a successor was elected. We wish him every success in his new position and thank him for his un- tiring efforts, for the nights, Sundays, and holidays he gave us.


We are grateful to Mr. Henry Perry of Boston University, and Mr. Dana Cotton, of Harvard University, and to various out-of-town universities for their generous assistance in aiding us in the selection of a Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Edward J. Anderson accepted the election as Superintendent and assumed his duties September first. We welcome him and wish him success.


The Committee wishes to thank the School Committee and the citizens of the Town of Weston for permitting us the use of two elementary school classrooms in Weston.


Mr. Roger P. Stokey, town attorney for many years, resigned during the year and the Committee wishes to acknowledge the services he per- formed for the Committee, being available to the Committee at all times for conferences at night and over the week-end. He performed many of these services without compensation. Our sincere thanks to him.


The report of the Superintendent of Schools describes in more detail some of the problems which faced the schools during the past year and which will face the School Committee during the coming year. The School Committee is most appreciative of the support given to the Committee by the citizens of Wayland during the past year and looks forward to continued support during the coming year when many im- portant school issues will be brought to the Town for a decision.


Respectfully submitted, CORNELIUS J. MAGUIRE, Chairman JOHN B. BUTLER WILLIAM A. WALDRON


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SCHOOL ORGANIZATION, 1955 - 1956


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


CORNELIUS J. MAGUIRE, Chairman Term expires 1957 JOHN B. BUTLER Term expires 1958


WILLIAM A. WALDRON Term expires 1956


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND SECRETARY TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE


EDWARD J. ANDERSON Office, High School, Wayland Elmwood 8-4351


SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


ERNEST H. DAMON, JR., M.D. Olympic 3-1231


SCHOOL DENTIST


JOSEPH P. FOURNIER, D.D.S.


Trinity 2-3211


PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES


MARIAN E. HOWES High School


MARIAN E. HOWES


Cochituate School


LOUISE M. McMANUS Happy Hollow School


MARY E. McNEIL


Center School


ATTENDANCE OFFICER


LEWIS A. OXFORD Elmwood 8-2581


CUSTODIANS


GEORGE F. DICKEY, Head High School


PETER POLITO


High School


JAMES J. McDONALD


Center School


FRANK J. KANE Cochituate School


JOHN MORAN Happy Hollow School


DANIEL J. HOUSTON


High and Cochituate Schools


SECRETARIES


RUBY L. COLEMAN Superintendent's Office


KATHARINE HODGES High School Office


CAFETERIA


DOROTHY BOWERS, Director Superintendent's Office


ANNA PERODEAU


High School


FLORA BLISS


High School


MARY J. BULLOCK High School


ELSIE MUNSEY High School


EMMA C. ELLIS Center School


ELLEN CURLEY Center School


MILDRED G. CAULFIELD Cochituate School


BARBARA FABIANO


Cochituate School


MILDRED WOOD Happy Hollow School


ELSIE DICKIE Happy Hollow School


ELIZABETH A. STERLING


Happy Hollow School


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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1956


Schools reopen


January 3


Winter Vacation February 20-24


Good Friday March 30


Spring Vacation April 16-20


Memorial Day Holiday May 30


Schools close June 22


Schools open September 10


Columbus Day October 12


Veterans Day November 12


Thanksgiving Vacation November 22-23


(minimum day on November 21)


Christmas Vacation


December 24-January 2


SCHOOL ENTRANCE


Any child who is five years and eight months of age on September first of the current school year may be admitted to the first grade, but in every case the admission of a child under six shall be dependent upon the fitness of the child to profit by the work of the school, such fitness to be determined by the Superintendent. Pupils under the age of seven years who have not previously attended school shall not be permitted to enter later than thirty days after the opening of school in September except by special permission of the Superintendent. Certi- ficates of birth and vaccination shall be required at the time of entrance.


NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL


In the event of exceptionally severe weather conditions or when the transportation system is disrupted, WBZ, WEEI, and WKOX will broadcast the no-school announcements between 7:00 and 8:00 A. M. In addition, five blasts will be sounded on the fire alarm in Wayland and Cochituate at 7:00 A. M. for "no school, all schools" and 7:30 A. M. for "no school elementary schools only."


We feel these signals are clear and, therefore, urge parents to refrain from flooding the Telephone Office and homes of School Depart- ment personnel with telephone calls.


On days when the signal is not used weather conditions may war- rant the non-attendance of certain children. Lack of normal health would tend to make it advisable for parents to keep the child at home. Since weather reports are not always reliable, and since the School Department desires to render the maximum education service by having the schools open the greatest number of days, storm signals will not be used on ordinary rainy or snowy days or when there is reasonable doubt.


A good education can be built on good health. Safeguard health by keeping your child home when, in your estimation as a parent, conditions warrant.


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MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE October 1, 1955


Grade


BOYS


5


6


7


8


9


10


11 12


13


14 15


16


17


18


19


20


21 & over Totals


1


17 102


11


98


2


15


74


9


99


7


69


19


3


1


69


4


14


45


9


1


62


12


42


7


1


63


6


7


45


10


1


1


1


2


1


80


7


1


11


45


16


7


1


11


34


14


5


8


9


13


9


4


1


36


9


8


17


11


2


10


1


18


7


3


1 30


11


2


8


4


1


15


12


2


2


Total Boys


17 117


92


93


76


63


68


67


61


42


32


35


18


9


1


1 792


194


5


Spec.


65


38


PG


130


195


Grade GIRLS


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20


21 & over Totals


1


15


71


2


88


2


11


65


2


78


3


22


70


10


102


4


16


48


8


72


5


18


34


3


55


6


15


36


6


57


Spec.


4


1


1


1


1


1


9


7


12


36


3


51


8


12


39


6


1


58


9


1


10


25


7


43


10


13


18


3


34


11


8


17


2


27


12


5


25


30


PG


1


1


Total Girls


15


82


89


88


80


58


52


56


53


45


34


25


27


1


705


GRAND TOTAL 1,497


ORGANIZATION OF TEACHING STAFF, JANUARY 1, 1956


Junior-Senior High School


Name


Position


Elected


W. MAXWELL GRIFFIN


Headmaster


1952


JAMES E. REID


Vice Principal, Latin 1955


ROBERT A. ANDREOTTI


Mathematics


1955


OUIDA L. BAILEY


Science


1955


RUTH W. BAILEY


Librarian


1955


EDWARD C. BARRY


Science


1955


FRANCIS J. BOTTARI


Language Arts, Social Studies


1955


ALBERT W. BURNS


English


1954


LUCILLE G. CHAMPAGNE


Social Studies


1953


FRANCIS X. CORCORAN


Science


1955


JANIE C. FOSTER


Home Economics


1929


WILLIAM F. FRARY


Special Class


1953


ELSIE T. FREEMAN


Language Arts, Social Studies


1955


DOROTHY J. GILMORE


Business Education


1954


FRANCIS R. GLADU


Law, Salesmanship, Mathematics


1928


LILLIAN M. JONES


Fine Arts


1950


LIONEL G. LAGUARDIA


Language Arts, Social Studies


1955


FORREST L. MORTON


Language Arts, Social Studies


1955


JOSEPH T. MOYNAHAN


Language Arts, Social Studies


1954


LEWIS A. OXFORD


Guidance, Mathematics


1953


RALPH M. PEARSON


Industrial Arts


1949


ARMANDO S. ROSSI


Business Education


1953


RALPH S. SALVATI


Science, Athletic Director


1949


MARIANNE M. SANDERSON


Mathematics


1955


ANN B. SHIELDS


French, Latin


1950


SAMUEL F. STRICKLAND


Physical Education


1946


REED K. TAYLOR


English


1955


HELEN E. TIMSON


Language Arts, Social Studies


1952


KATHRYN R. WILLS


Mathematics


1955


CLARA N. ZULLO


Choral Music


1955


Center Elementary School


RETA A. HUBLER


Principal


1953


DONALENE V. BRAINERD


Third


1953


ANNE S. CONCANNON


Second


1953


JACQUELINE E. DURBIN


Special Class


1949


ELEANOR LANDRIGAN


First


1955


FLORENCE J. LINDENBERG


Fourth


1955


ANNE E. MCCLOSKEY


First


1955


JAMES F. MURPHY


Sixth


1954


ARLINE C. PENNELL


First


1953


DORIS H. SALAK


Second


1954


JEAN M. SHADLEY


Fifth


1954


JUDITH H. UHRIG


Fourth


1955


ANN M. WILLIAMS


Third


1954


Cochituate Elementary School


ELMER R. KANE


Principal


1952


JANE N. CAMPBELL


Second


1916


196


JUSTINE C. CAVANAUGH


Third


1953


WALTER F. DOUCETTE


Sixth


1951


ELIZABETH S. GLADU


Fourth


1953


FRANK GUARINO, JR.


Sixth


1955


OLIVIA W. HILL


First


1951


HARRIET S. MICHELSON


Fifth


1953


ETHELYN M. MORRILL


First


1920


MARY E. NEAL


Fourth


1951


JEANNE PLESSIS


Third


1955


MARY E. REYNOLDS


Second


1955


PRISCILLA H. TRIEBS


First


1954


DOROTHY C. WALSH


Fifth


1955


Happy Hollow Elementary School


DANIEL A. FRUMERIN


Principal


1954


KATHERINE C. BARRON


First


1955


PATRICIA A. DALTON


Fourth


1953


TERRI L. FINN


Second


1955


EVA I. GATELY


Fifth


1944


ALICE M. HALL


First


1953


ANN P. HARTIG


Second


1955


ALICE J. MCINTOSH


Third


1953


PAULINE NATALE


Second


1955


MARIAN W. RUOPP


Fourth


1954


FLORENCE C. SHOHL


Sixth


1947


SUE SPAULDING


First


1955


SELMA L. STEINBERG


Third


1954


Specialists


MARJORIE A. BALL


Physical Education


1954


LESTER S. MACARTHUR


Instrumental Music


1953


JEAN T. NELSON


Guidance


1949


LUCY D. PARKER


String Instruments


1953


PAULINE N. RADFORD


Choral Music


1947


MILDRED L. REYNOLDS


Speech


1954


197


ENROLLMENT TRENDS


School Year


1


2.


3


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


SP PG


1-6


7-9


10-12


1-12


1950-51 105


116


115


90


80


75


72


68


64


63


54


43


2


581


204


160


947


1951-52 127


106


138


106


91


83


85


64


64


58


52


54


651


213


164


1028


1952-53


141


127


111


147


110


94


93


84


65


58


57


42


730


242


157


1129


1953-54 167


151


129


127


132


117


86


91


74


57


49


51


823


251


157


1231


1954-55 170


164


155


130


120


125


123


82


87


67


47


46


7


864


292


160


1323


1955-56


219


176


174


168


117


120


131


123


79


72


57


45


14


3


974


333


174


1498


1956-57


183


223


187


182


160


118


126


127


113


70


62


52


15


3


1053


366


184


1621


1957-58


268


186


237


196


173


162


124


122


117


99


60


58


16


3


1222


363


217


1821


1958-59


239


273


198


248


186


175


170


120


112


103


85


55


16


3


1319


402


243


1983


1959-60


283


244


291


207


236


188


184


165


110


99


89


77


17


3


1449


459


265


2193


1960-61 320


288


260


304


197


239


197


179


152


97


85


81


17


3


1608


528


263


2419


198


REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WAYLAND, MASS. Gentlemen :


This is the fifty-ninth in the series of reports of the Superintendent of Schools, and the first report by Wayland's first full-time Superinten- dent of Schools. The Superintendent congratulates the School Committee and the community for their support of the public schools. He is deeply aware of the outstanding public interest in the schools and sincerely appreciates the constructive ideas expressed to him by many citizens who desire to improve the quality of education in their schools.


At the beginning of 1956 the citizens of Wayland find themselves faced with school problems far beyond any problems the Town has been called upon to face at any time in the past. Many of the school prob- lems are caused by the growth in the enrollment in the public schools. From October 1, 1954 to October 1, 1955 the enrollment increase was 13.8%, and this rate of increase in the pupil population will continue for at least 5 years or more.


With the school plant already operating beyond capacity and with two classes being held in classrooms rented from Weston, there is little doubt but that Wayland is faced with the immediate expenditure of money for the expansion of the school plant which is essential if Wayland's boys and girls are to have adequate classrooms and facilities for their education.


The Town followed a wise policy in engaging the firm of Engelhardt, Engelhardt and Leggett to make a report of the school plant facilities and to lay out a program to provide for the future educational needs of the Town. The School Committee provided a copy of the Engelhardt report for each family in the Town.


The School Building Committee is, at the end of the year, actively engaged in making plans for the first of the new elementary schools proposed in the Engelhardt report. It is hoped that the first of the elementary schools will be ready early in 1957.


At the same time the Building Committee is working actively toward selecting an architect and drawing plans for a second elemen- tary school as proposed in the Engelhardt report. It is essential that this school be ready for use by September of 1957.


It is impossible to draw a distinct line between the needs for elementary schools and the needs for junior and senior high schools. On October 1, 1955 there were enrolled in the junior high school 333 students; in the senior high school, 174 students; - a total of 507 students. One sixth grade class is also housed in the junior-senior high school. By September of 1956 there will be a minimum of 550 students enrolled in the junior-senior high school, and by September 1957 there will be more than 580 students. It will be necessary at that time to provide additional space for the junior high school program.


As an example of the crowded conditions in the junior-senior high school, in September of 1956 it will be necessary to curtail the junior- senior high school art program as the present limitations of space and


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facilities make it impossible to continue the present art program. This same thing is true of the home economics program. One practical solution to the immediate problem in the junior-senior high school appears to be the conversion of the Center School to junior high school use. The nearness of the Center School to the junior-senior high school makes this a workable solution. It means, however, that enough elementary classrooms will need to be provided to take care of the present Center School population.


Included in this planning is the possibility that the Superintendent of Schools should vacate the offices now occupied in the junior-senior high school and move the School Committee and Superintendent's offices to a portion in the upstairs of the Center School. It is the feeling of the Superintendent that proper classroom facilities are more important than the housing of the administrative offices. It is also possible that the Superintendent and the School Committee offices can be housed in some other convenient location in the Town.


The rapid growth in the Wayland schools is amply illustrated: The Superintendent of Schools reported in the 1954 Town Report that there was an increase over the previous year's enrollment of 85 children in all grades, making a total of 1,316 children. On October 1, 1955 there were 1,498 children enrolled in the Wayland public schools, or an in- crease of 182 children in one year. This is a minimum increase of at least seven full classrooms in one year.




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