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AFTER ALL, CITIZENS OF RANDOLPH, IT IS UP TO YOU AS TO THE GOVERNMENT YOU ARE TO HAVE. IT IS UP TO YOU AS TO THE STREETS YOU WILL HAVE. IT IS UP TO YOU AS TO THE REPUTATION YOUR TOWN WILL HAVE.
Respectfully submitted,
H. W. FRENCH,
Treasurer.
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Water Department
Receipts
Balance on hand December 31, 1917. $ 3,481 58
Received from Water Rates. . 13,553 28
Received from interest on deposits. 86 57
$17,121 43
Disbursements
Paid orders of Water Commissioners. . .... $10,314 09 Paid coupons on Town of Randolph Bonds. 1,160 00
Balance on hand December 31, 1918 5,647 34
$17,121 43
Randolph, February 14, 1919.
We, the undersigned, Auditors of the Town of Ran- dolph, have this day examined the accounts of Herman W. French, Treasurer of the Water Department, and find the same correct and the balance as above stated.
M. F. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN K. WILLARD, JOSEPH BELCHER,
Auditors.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH
H. W. French, Treasurer, in Account with Randolph Water Loan Sinking Fund
Dr.
Balance on hand December 31, 1917 ..... $ 1,030 59
Town of Randolph, 1918 Appropria- tion
2,500 00
Town of Randolph, 1917 Appropria- tion balance 1,500 00
Town of Randolph, Bond Coupons. 580 00
Interest on deposits . 16 97
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Coupons .. .
160 00
Withdrawn, Randolph Savings Bank. . 1,980 00
Town of Randolph Bonds in Treasury . 13,000 00
$20,767 56
Cr.
Paid Town of Randolph Bonds, May 1,
1918
.$20,000 00
Balance on hand December 31, 1918. . 767 56
$20,767 56
Financial Statement of the Water Department, Dec. 31, 1918
Liabilities
Due January 23, 1919, note $ 500 00
May 4, 1919, note .
500 00
July 15, 1919, note .
1,000 00
January 23, 1920, note
500 00
January 23, 1921, note
500 00
November 5, 1923, note
3,000 00
July 1, 1922, bonds. 25,000 00
July 1, 1926, bonds. 10,000 00
$41,000 00
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Assets
Amount of Sinking Fund, Dec.
31, 1918.
$20,851 65
Cash in hands of Treasurer, Dec. 31, 1918 . 5,647 34
$26,498 99
Net Water Debt, Dec. 31,
1917
$24,867 03
Net Water Debt, Dec. 31, 1918
$14,501 01
Decrease in Water Debt in 1918 $10,366 02
State of Randolph Water Loan Sinking Fund, Dec. 31, 1918
Eight (8) Town of Randolph Bonds, $1,000 each $ 8,000 00
Eight (8) Boston & Maine R. R. Bonds, $1,000 each . 8,000 00 Four (4) N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Co. Bonds, $1,000 each 4,000 00
Deposits in Savings Bank :
Randolph Savings Bank . $20 77
People's Savings Bank 21 00
Quincy Savings Bank. 21 22
South Weymouth Savings Bank 21 10
$ 84 09
Deposit, Old Colony Trust Co.
767 56
$20,851 65
Randolph, February 18, 1919.
We, the undersigned, auditors of the Town of Ran- dolph, have this day examined the Sinking Fund and found same to agree as per statement above made.
M. F. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN K. WILLARD, JOSEPH BELCHER,
Auditors.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH
H. W. French, Treasurer, in Account with the Town of Randolph
Dr.
Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1917
$ 2,076 17
From Town Notes :
In anticipation of revenue . 76,800 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Income Tax, 1917 $ 365 00
Income Tax, 1918.
8,104 87
Corporation Tax, 1917.
428 34
Corporation Tax, 1918, Pub- lic Service
452 51
Corporation Tax, 1918, Busi- ness
5,206 01
Trade School for Girls
18 00
State Board of Charity
27
Highway Commission
69 71
Schools, for Superintendent. .
306 82
Schools, for Teaching
204 55
National Bank Tax.
1,720 50
Street Railway Tax.
29 82
Burial of Indigent Soldiers. .
150 00
Military Aid
52 50
State Aid
3,424 00
Dept. Weights and Measures.
30 00
-- $20,562 90
Almshouse :
Board of Inmates $ 394 00
Sale of Produce
430 72
Use of Team.
155 35
---- $
980 07
Interest :
On Taxes
$ 1,116 10
On Deposits
33 84
------ $ 1,149 94
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Town of Holbrook:
Military Aid $ 17 50
Soldiers' Relief, 1915-1916. .
480 39
Soldiers' Relief, 1917
265 43
763 32
Sundry Towns :
Town of Cohasset.
.$ 145 91
Town of Hudson.
6 80
$
152 71
Taxes :
Of 1914 $ 388 04
Of 1915
2,494 96
Of 1916
8,875 68
Of 1917
12,676 96
Of 1918
44,177 85
-$68,613 49
School Department :
Interest, Coddington Fund. .. $
86 45
County of Norfolk, dog li- censes
411 08
Sale of Old Books.
10 20
Remington Typewriter Co .. . 30 00
537 73
Highway Department :
Use of Town Team $ 145 95
Sale of Crusher. .
52 00
Sale of Crushed Stone
6 00
Miscellaneous
1 10
-$
205 05
Miscellaneous :
Licenses
$ 153 00
Damage to Auto Sign.
1 50
Damage to Auto Sign.
9 25
Expense of Mellon Case
150 00
-$
313 75
· $172,155 13
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH
Cr
Paid orders of Selectmen (ex- cepting notes) $ 87,154 19
For Certification of Notes. 20 00 Notes.
Anticipation of Revenue ... $74,800 00
Fire Truck
1,100 00
Reduction of Town Debt. . 1,000 00
Repairs on Stetson Hall . . . 1,000 00
Stetson High School. . .. 1,500 00
Construction North Main St. 1,000 00
Water Notes
3,400 00
$ 83,800 00
Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1918 1,180 94
$172,155 13
Randolph, February 15, 1919.
The undersigned, Auditors of the Town of Randolph, respectfully report that they have examined the ac- counts of the Treasurer and find same correctly kept with proper vouchers and entries for all payments and receipts.
M. F. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN K. WILLARD, JOSEPH BELCHER,
Auditors.
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Balance Sheet December 31, 1918
Cash 1,180 94 $
Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts :
Balance of 1915, 1916,
1917, 1918 account .. $ 2,300 00
State Aid, 1918 account. 4,487 00
Burial of Indigent Sol- diers 50 00
Chapter 763
1,108 97
State Pauper
65 00 -$ 8,010 97
Town of Holbrook: Soldiers' Relief $ 412 30
Edward Long, Collector:
Taxes of 1914.
1,237 93
Jeremiah J. Desmond, Col- lector:
Taxes of 1915
3,178 64
Taxes of 1916.
4,797 26
Taxes of 1917.
13,291 27
Walter H. Lyons,
Col-
lector:
Taxes of 1918
25,543 66
$ 57,652 97
Accounts of undetermined standing :
City of Amesbury. $ 395 72
City of Boston.
1,334 48
City of Quincy 39 25
City of Taunton. 18 00
Town of Acton.
330 58
Town of Billerica.
681 47
Town of Braintree.
4 44
Sundry other towns.
1,412 23 -$ 4,216 17
$ 61,869 14
Unpaid bills, Dec. 31, 1918 Notes payable, anticipation of revenue. Surplus revenue.
$ 22,171 30
32,000 00
7,697 84
$ 61,869 14 $ 61,869 14
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH
Net Town Debt.
$ 40,800 00
Notes Payable:
New Fire Truck .
$ 3,300 00
Reduction of Town Debt
19,000 00
Repairs on Stetson Hall
3,000 00
Stetson High School ..
13,500 00
Construction North Main Street.
2,000 00
$102,669 14 $102,669 14
Statement Showing Provisions for Payment of Town Notes
Year ...
Stetson Hall .....
N. Main St ..
Refunding Debt ...
High School .....
Auto Fire Truck. .
Appro. Necessary. .
1919
$1,000
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$1,100
$5,100
1920
1,000
500
1,000
1,500
1,100
5,100
1921
1,000
500
1,000
1,500
1,100
5,100
1922
500
1,000
1,500
3,000
1923
1,000
1,500
2,500
1924
1,000
1,500
2,500
1925
1,000
1,500
2,500
1926
1,000
1,500
2,500
1927
1,000
1,500
2,500
1928
1,000
1,000
1929
1,000
1,000
1930
1,000
1,000
1931
1,000
1,000
1932
1,000
1,000
1933
1,000
1,000
1934
1,000
1,000
1935
1,000
1,000
1936
1,000
1,000
1937
1,000
1,000
$40,800
Anticipation of Revenue.
32,000
Total Amount of Town Notes Outstanding.
$72,800
.
.
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REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES
1918
Dr.
Tax levy for 1918. . $68,305 48
Dec. 20, additional assessment. 627 57
Bristol & Norfolk St. R. R. Co., excise tax. . 21 24
$68,954 29
1918
Cr.
Dec. 31, taxes paid to Treasurer, to date. . $44,177 85
Dec. 31, by excise tax, Bristol & Norfolk. . 21 24
Dec, 31, by taxes uncollected . 24,755 20
$68,954 29
WALTER H. LYONS, Tax Collector.
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APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1918
Appropria- tions
Payments Overdrawn Unexpended Old bills
Current bills
Abatements
$ 103 88|
Almshouse
2,500 00
4,454 88
1,954 88
1,924 00
2,530 88
Births, Marriages and Deaths.
150 00
·142 65
7 35
142 65|
Board of Health.
250 00
363 17
113 17
350 36
12 81
Burial of Indigent Soldiers.
50
00
50 00
Care of Clocks.
20 00
20
00
20 00
Chapter 763.
1,108 97
341 73
767 24
County Tax.
3,100 00
3,244 45
144 45
District Nurse.
250
00
250
00
250 CO
Fire Department.
2,530 00
2,293 61
236 39
1,095 35
1,198 26
Forest Fires.
300
00
98
09
201 91
56 14
41 95
Insurance, Fire and Compensation. .
1,050 00
941
21
108 79
941 21
Interest
2,500 00
5,092 57
2,592 57
5,092 57
Gypsy Moth.
1,120 90
1,199 57
79 57
928 39
Highways, General.
3,000 00
6,366 70
3,366 70
2,727 76
3,638 94
Highways, Snow Removal.
76
60
21 55
55 05
Lockup
150 00
232
66
10 50
222 16
Miscellaneous
1,350
00
3,347 23
1,997 23
1,457 78
1,889 45
Miscellaneous, Election
350
00
368 50
83 00
285 50
Soldiers' Relief .
600
00
1,236 89
636 89
482 84
754 05
Pay of Physicians.
300
00
304 00
4 00
200 00
104 00
Street Lighting.
4,950 00
4,000 00
3,100 00
900 00
State Aid ..
4,487 00
4,487 00
State Highway Tax
200 00
580 33
380 33
580 33
State Pauper. .
65 00
65 00
Soldiers' Exemption
31 92|
31 92
Sinking Fund.
2,500 00
4,000 00
1,500 00
1,500 00
2,500 00
·
·
271 18
3,244 45
104
105
Tax Collector's Bond .
100
00
100 00
Town Treasurer's Bond .
100 00
100 00
Police
1,000 00
1,026 82
26 82
1,026 82
Tree Warden.
400
00
193 10
206 90
112 40
80 70
Town Officers.
2,195 00
1,996 83
716 83
1,280 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
46 33
46 33
Interest on Overdue Accounts
146 26
146 26
Physician Under Compensation Act.
22
00
22 00
Schools *.
23,968 00
24,146
63
1,287 77
1,427 41
22,719 22
Reduction of Town Debt.
5,600 00
5,600
00
5,600 00
North Main Street Construction
850
00
850 00
Poor Out of Almshouse.
2,500 00
5,094 01
2,094 01
2,424 27
2,669 74
Poor, Other Towns.
634 61
443 29
191 32
Horace Niles Post, G. A. R ..
150 00
150 00
150 00
Totals
61,583 00| $84,366 47| $14,891 12
$2,049 11| $20,976 56| $63,389 91
*Credits added to school appropriation, $1,466.40.
Bills outstanding, $22,171.30 to various creditors. Some of these creditors owe taxes so that the actual amount due is considerably less. A year ago the unpaid bills amounted to $32,500, showing a gain of over $10,000. Usually in February $5,000 is borrowed in anticipation of taxes. This has not been done this year, which reduces the burden of the next administration to that extent.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1918
School Committee
EDWARD LONG. Chairman EDMUND K. BELCHER Secretary
EDMUND K. BELCHER Term expires 1919
EDWARD LONG
Term expires 1920
GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M.D.
Term expires 1921
Trustees of Stetson School Fund
EDWARD LONG
Chairman GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M.D. Secretary
EDMUND K. BELCHER. Term expires 1919
EDWARD LONG. Term expires 1920
GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M.D. .Term expires 1921
Superintendent of Schools JAMES J. QUINN, JR.
Residence, Holbrook Telephone, Randolph 285-M Regular meeting of the School Committee, the last Friday of the month at 7.30 p. m.
School Calendar, 1919-1920
Open January 6, 1919 Close April 11
14 weeks
Vacation, 1 week
Open April 21
Close June 20
11 weeks
Summer Vacation, 11 weeks
Open September 8 Close December 19
15 weeks
Vacation, 2 weeks
Open January 5, 1920
Close March 26
12 weeks
Vacation, 1 week
Open April 5 Close June 18 11 weeks
Legal Holidays in Term Time-October 12, 1919; Thanksgiving Day, 1919; February 22, 1920; April 19, 1920; May 30, 1920.
Stetson High School
Close June 27, 1919 Open September 2, 1919
Open January 5, 1920 Close June 25, 1920
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Randolph, Mass., Dec. 31, 1918.
To the Citizens of Randolph :
Complying with the statutes of the Commonwealth, the School Committee submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1918.
Each year this report records changes in the teach- ing staff at the Stetson High School. Invariably we lose the services of our most valued teachers, who are in- duced to accept larger salaries, offered by other towns and cities.
In nearly every instance, if we could compete with the salaries, paid elsewhere, these teachers would pre- fer to remain in our town.
When the school opened in September we were con- fronted with a complete change of assistant teachers.
Miss Mary Quigley resigned to accept a position in Marlboro, followed later by the resignation of Miss Mary Winn.
The commercial teacher, Miss Livia Bizzozero, was granted a leave of absence to take a government posi- tion at Washington. She has recently tendered her resignation. The Committee feel that they are for- tunate in securing a local teacher in the person of Miss Winnifred Brennan to fill this vacancy.
Our appropriation for this year will, of necessity be much larger, to provide for repairs on Stetson Hall as well as the increase in salaries.
The portable building provided for the Belcher Dis- trict has materially relieved the congested condition so long endured. Owing to the prevailing high rates on
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the street railways, the transportation of pupils will call for an appropriation double that of last year. For obvious reasons, nearly all appropriations will require increased amounts this year.
Other matters pertaining to the schools have been carefully considered in the report of the Superintend- ent, Mr. James J. Quinn.
A detailed statement of receipts and expenditures of this department is annexed to this report. The Com- mittee ask the town to raise and appropriate the fol- lowing sums of money to meet the school expenses for year ending December 31, 1919:
Teaching
$12,515 00
Fuel
2,000 00
Care of rooms 1,752 00
Books and supplies
2,000 00
General expenses
1,500 00
Transportation 2,300 00
School Committee 300 00
Superintendent of Schools
814 04
School Physician 100 00
Stetson High School .
5,500 00
$28,781 04
Less estimate revenue from dog
tax
$450 00
State tuition 400 00
State for Superintendent. 300 00
Salary of teachers
200 00
Coddington fund
80 00 -$ 1,430 00
$27,351 04
Respectfully submitted, EDWARD LONG, GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M.D., EDMUND K. BELCHER, School Committee.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH
SCHOOL EXPENSES, 1918
Received general appropriation. $23,968 00
State for Superintendent.
306 82
State for teachers.
204 55
State wards, tuition.
457 50
Interest on Coddington fund
86 45
Dog tax refunded.
411 08
$25,434 40
Paid teaching
$11,821 25
Fuel
2,022 21
Care of rooms.
1,676 78
Books and supplies
299 65
General expense
1,523 37
Transportation
48 19
Superintendent of Schools.
766 85
School Physician
100 00
School Committee
200 00
Sec'y Trustees Stetson fund
4,300 00
Portable school building ..
1,500 00
$24,258 30
Teaching
Paid Rose Mary Antin . $ 63 00
Paid Fannie A. Campbell
640 07
Mary Deegan
322 00
Helen C. Dignan .
217 50
Minnie G. Feeley
375 00
Mary E. Forrest.
683 82
Rose G. Hand .
350 00
Hannah F. Hoye
759 99
Ellen P. Henry .
865 75
John C. Herring
303 22
Lydia Hopkins
409 80
Grace Gilgan
470 50
Elizabeth Lyons
4 00
Mae L. Lundgergan
640 07
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Margaret McAuliffe
470 50
Rachael McMahon
501 00
Kittie R. Molloy .
640 07
Ellen E. Mclaughlin
640 07
Hazel Merriman 245 25
Grace F. Johnson.
98 46
Mrs. E. A. Powderly
640 07
Helen A. Randall.
8 40
Katherine E. Sheridan
640 07
Alta Sewall
345 00
Clara A. Tolman
640 07
Mary E. Wren
640 07
Hazel Canning
217 50
$11,821 25
Books and Supplies
Paid M. Steinert & Sons.
$ 15 00
Houghton, Mifflin Co.
16 96
D. C. Heath & Co.
92 74
Oliver Ditson Co.
1 65
F. W. Martin Co ..
47 00
Babcock-Davis Corp'n
25 00
Reformatory for Women.
6 50
Wright & Potter Printing Co. 1 05
Arthur P. Schmidt Co ..
6 09
Supt. of Public Documents .
15 36
Benj. H. Sanborn & Co.
14 31
Little, Brown & Co ..
52 99
Standard Ribbon & Carbon Co.
5 00
$ 299 65
Portable School Building
Paid E. E. Babb & Co. (special appro- priation) $ 1,500 00
General Expense
Paid F. W. Hayden Co. $ 15 32
A. O. Daniels 31 38
Wm. L. Pulson
15 00
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH
F. W. Harris.
16 17
J. B. Holt. 273 00
E. A. Perry . 63 97
M. G. Murphy 3 04
C. Fred Lyons . 39 37
Eugene Thayer
8 85
Geo. A. Roel .
11 00
Chas. Skoglund
22 00
A. C. Hall.
139 17
B. F. Hayden
9 63
E. C. Soule .
139 70
Geo. W. Shedd.
1 76
Atlantic Clock Co.
4 95
Jas. Fardy
17 10
A. H. Holbrook.
15 28
John B. Mahoney
88 00
H. W. Macauley
1 50
John Lunt
5 05
F. E. Chapin
3 90
Ellen Henry
2 26
Bernard Moore
7 50
R. E. O'Brien.
301 28
Jas. J. Quinn
10 00
John Purcell
16 00
E. F. Knight.
4 00
Flagg & Willis
1 85
F. B. Thayer .
1 50
Dexter F. Clark .
4 00
Lawrence McNulty
34 07
Benj. J. Mann.
115 72
M. T. Reid
100 05
$ 1,523 37
Fuel
Paid Randolph Coal Co
$ 1,472 21
Frank Diauto
500 00
Edwin M. Mann 50 00
$ 2,022 21
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Care of Rooms
Paid Richard Condon
$ 130 00
Fred Heintz 103 00
Eleanor Holbrook 75 50
William Mahady
566 64
John P. Rooney .
456 64
Frank H. Tileston
345 00
$ 1,676 78
Transportation
Paid Violet Cooper. $ 25 40
Mary Martin
6 41
Margaret Riley
16 38
$ 48 19
Superintendent of Schools
Paid James J. Quinn. .$ 766 85
School Physician
Paid Geo. V. Higgins, M.D. $ 100 00
School Committee
Paid Geo. V. Higgins, M. D $ 100 00
Edmund K. Belcher 100 00
$ 200 00
No School Signal
7.15 a. m .- No session for High School.
8.00 a. m .- No session for Grades.
11.30 a. m .- One session.
EDWARD LONG, GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M.D., EDMUND K. BELCHER,
School Committee.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH
STETSON SCHOOL FUND
Report of Trustees
To the Citizens of Randolph:
There has been a slight change in the investment of the Fund, for the past year. The Trustees at a meet- ing decided to purchase two one thousand dollar Lib- erty Bonds. This was done, during one of the great drives, and it was considered a good investment, and a help to our country.
The report will show that the Fund received only $4.300.00 of its $4,500.00 town appropriation. This was caused by the lack of funds in the Town Treas- urer's hands.
The Turner Medal Fund is invested in a deposit of $1,000.00 at the Randolph Savings Bank.
The Stetson School Fund is invested as follows :
7 Northern Pacific & Great Northern 4 per cent. bonds $ 7,000 00
2 American Telephone & Telegraph 4 per cent bonds. 2,000 00
2 Boston & Maine 4 per cent. bonds. 2,000 00
Deposit in Randolph Savings Bank. 2,670 42
Deposit in Weymouth Savings Bank. 1,420 97
2 Liberty Bonds . 2,000 00
8 shares Webster & Atlas Bank. 800 00
10 shares Boylston National Bank 1,000 00
2 shares Lawrence Gas. 200 00
5 shares People's National Bank. 500 00
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD LONG, GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M.D., EDMUND K. BELCHER.
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The undersigned, Selectmen of Randolph, have this day, examined the accounts of the Trustees of the Stet- son High School Fund for the year 1918, and find them correct.
The investment for the fund are as follows:
7 Northern Pacific & Great Northern
Bonds $ 7,000 00
2 American Telephone & Telegraph Bonds 2,000 00
2 Boston & Maine Bonds.
2,000 00
Deposit in Randolph Savings Bank. 2,670 42 Deposit in Weymouth Savings Bank 1,420 97
2 Liberty Bonds 2,000 00
8 shares Webster & Atlas Bank. 800 00
10 shares Boylston National Bank 1,000 00
2 shares Lawrence Gas. 200 00
5 shares People's National Bank 500 00
$19,591 39
We also find in the hands of the Secretary a $1,000.00 deposit in the Randolph Savings Bank, the investment of the Turner Fund.
WALTER F. STEPHENS, JAMES P. DUFFY, JAMES H. DUNPHY,
Selectmen of Randolph.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH
The Board of Trustees in Account With the Stetson High School Fund
1918
Dr.
Town appropriation in part. $4,300 00
To balance of old account. 7 31
Bank dividends-Webster & Atlas 64 00
Bank dividends-Boylston National. 60 00
Bank dividends-People's National.
35 00
Interest on N. P. & G. N. Railroad bonds .. .
280 00
Interest on American Telephone & Tele-
graph
80 00
Interest on Liberty Bonds. 29 80
Interest Randolph Savings Bank. 60 08
Interest on Lawrence Gas stock.
15 00
People's National Bank-extra dividend.
12 50
G. A. R., rent of room 10 00
Rent of hall. 729 50
$5,683 19
Cr.
Paid F. E. Chapin . $1,452 50
Lina M. Bizzozero .
440 00
Hilda Emrich 400 00
Anna Sherwood
130 00
Mary J. Quigley
237 50
Mary Winn
400 00
Alice McCaffrey
280 00
Mary Megathlin
147 00
Eileen Mastersen
262 50
Gladys Johnson
262 50
Marie Allen
262 50
Winifred Brennan
243 75
Madeline Rutter
262 50
M. E. Leahy.
126 50
Old Colony Piano Co. 9 25
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Frank W. Harris.
22 00
R. & H. Electric Light Co.
75 00
Randolph Coal Co.
193 33
Brockton Gas Co.
6 46
Benj. Moore
243 50
R. E. O'Brien .
45 91
Randolph Trust Co.
3 00
Alton Hall
1 20
Monument Mills Co
18 00
Edwin Mann
41 50
F. W. Hayden
2 96
C. F. Lyons.
3 70
Chas. Truelson
20 40
Edmund Belcher
5 00
Edward Long
5 00
George V. Higgins
10 00
$5,613 46
Randolph, Feb. 1, 1919.
The undersigned have this day examined the ac- counts of the Secretary of the Stetson High School Fund, and find them correct with proper vouchers for all orders drawn.
WALTER F. STEPHENS, JAMES P. DUFFY, JAMES H. DUNPHY,
Selectmen of Randolph.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
To the Citizens of Randolph :
The winter and spring terms of 1918 pased without any great amount of illness among our school children. During the extreme cold weather, and owing to the shortage of coal, your committee was obliged to close the schools for about two weeks.
The general health of our school children was very good during those two terms of most extreme and try- ing cold weather and no outbreak of any contagious nature was reported, but the fall term opened about the time when the great influenza epidemic swept over our country. It visited our town and while compara- tively few children were affected, the majority were kept at home and again your committee was forced to close all schools for a period of three weeks. At the present writing the health of our school children is very, very good.
In regard to the congested condition, which has been spoken of before, at the Belcher school, some relief was given when a one-room portable building was erected and opened. The children of Grade 2 were assigned to this new room, greatly relieving congestion and af- fording much better air conditions for these small chil- dren. The situation is not entirely satisfactory yet and more such rooms will have to be afforded to relieve our crowded conditions in this district. Schools must be made airy, because over-crowding is very dangerous and our children's health must be protected.
GEORGE V. HIGGINS,
School Physician.
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Superintendent of Schools 1918
EIGHTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee of Randolph :
I submit my second annual report which constitutes the eighteenth annual report of the Superintendent of Schools.
The past year has been a trying one. Owing to the marked shortage of teachers, your superintendent has had the greatest difficulty in securing even inexpe- rienced teachers. It has not been easy to find substi- tutes when teachers have been absent due to illness. School attendance has not been regular, due to the in- fluenza epidemic. The problem has not been one where we have been concerned with trying to push the schools forward, but rather one which caused consider- able thought on how we were to do as well as in pre- vious years. With a shortage of teachers, low salaries and much sickness, we should be thankful that the school work is as good as it is. That the work must be of a higher standard your superintendent knows too well. In my last report, I called your attention to the fact that we should work for better results in the sub- jects which we already were teaching. During the past year, our efforts have been focused on English especially. Our efforts will still be devoted to increase the efficiency of both the elementary and the secondary school work which we have in hand. In other words your superintendent believes there is work for several years in producing a higher quality of education in those branches which we now teach, rather than a need for a spread-eagle program dabbling in every- thing.
Nevertheless, he believes there is nothing in the above statement which is contradictory to the program which he outlined in his last report, calling for a reor-
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ganization of the work in the Seventh and Eighth grades. Will you not refer to my last report for a statement of our needs in these grades?
Teachers' Salaries
Probably there is no more pressing problem than that of providing adequate teachers' salaries. This problem is especially a serious one for our High school. Our town is large enough and has a sufficient valuation to demand and pay for teachers who have had at least one year's experience. But the problem consists not only of securing teachers who have had at least one year's experience, but of paying a teacher who has done good work, enough to retain her another year. The Superintendent and Principal can have little re- sponsibility for the work if practically the entire teach- ing force shifts every year and if for that one year they are inexperienced. Our High school is weak because of this condition. I strongly recommend a minimum salary of $800 per year for our High school teachers with increases to retain them if it seems best for an- other year or two. There is no greater problem before the School Committee than the provision of salaries which will secure and retain experienced teachers for the High school. I believe this is within the power of the committee to solve.
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