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Violations of Parking Meter Laws
2173
Total number of miles covered by Police Cars 77,505
Total number of miles covered by motorcycles 9,801
*Some arrests and summonses were served for out of Town Police
Of the 21 cases dismissed for want of prosecution the police were com- plainant on 12
* All cases released were juveniles and were turned over to their parents.
Collections taken in from Parking Meters and turned over to Town Clerk and Treasurer
$5,410.97
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the Town Of- ficials, the Finance Committee and the citizens of the town for the assistance and co-operation rendered during the past year, and to express my appreciation to the mem- bers of the regular police department and the Special Of- ficers for their fine work and co-operation in the affairs of the department.
Respectfully submitted,
PATRICK T. McDONNELL Chief of Police.
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Report of Fire Department
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1953.
The department responded to 368 calls classified as follows :
Number of calls
368
Building fires
80
Automobiles
21
False alarms
27
Inhalator calls
Miscellaneous
19
Aid calls out of town
1
Brush & grass
220
American Legion Ambulance calls
187
Inspections made
323
Feet of hose used - 3700-21/2. 6350-11/2. 2150-1&1/8 23,950-Booster.
Feet of ladders used
474
Assessed value of property damaged
by fire
$162,620.00
Insurance on property damaged
253,000.00
Damage to property
28,301.90
Insurance paid on damage
27,871.80
Loss not covered
430.10
Value of contents involved
101,725.00
Insurance on contents
95,000.00
Damage to contents
26,365.88
Insurance paid on damage
25,825.88
Loss not covered
540.00
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Engine 4 with a voluntary crew of men visited the Worcester disaster area on nine consecutive nights using our lighting plant to good advantage.
Our Central station and Fire alarm system are in very poor condition. The building is not safe for habitation, and the alarm system has failed us several times during the past year. The members of the department would greatly appreciate favorable action on the articles in the 1954 Town Meeting Warrant concerning these items.
Yours respectfully,
HAROLD L. BAILEY, Chief of Fire Department.
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Report of The
Department of Veterans' Services
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The Department of Veteran Services takes pleasure in submitting to you a Summary of service rendered to the veteran and his dependent's, of the Town of Randolph, for the past year.
This office has processed and developed 87 cases for veteran benefit's which were authorized by the Common- wealth under Chapter 115 as amended by Chapter 584 of the acts of 1946, granting qualified veterans and de- pendents financial aid when in need also 14 cases which were disallowed because no need was shown, had 3 cases for war allowance under Chapter 797, acts of 1950 handeled eight cases for other cities and towns where veteran's resident was Randolph, making a total of 112 cases. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts reimbursed the Town of Randolph during the year 1953 the amount $17,551.69 in the above cases.
As Director of Veteran Services filed, developed and processed 289 claims for all types of benefits allowed by the veteran's administration.
The following is an enumeration of claims for services handled by this office.
Number of claims for burial allowance 6
Number of claims for burial allowance awarded 6
Number of claims for head stones 6
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Number of claims for head stones awarded 6
Number of claims for widow's pension's 8
Number of claims for widow's pension's awarded 8
Number of claims for Service Connected disability 137
Number of claims for Service Connected disability awarded 90
Number of claims for Service Connected disability Pending 32
Number of claims for Non Service Connected dis- ability Pending 31
Number of claims for Non Service Connected dis- ability awarded 27
World War II Number of claims P L 16 for on the job training & Education 14
World War II Number of claims under P L 16 for on the job training and Education awarded 14
KOREAN WAR
Number of claims under P L 550 & 894 for on the job training & education 87
Number of claims awarded 87
Number of Veterans sent to Soldier Home & Vet- eran administration for out patient Treatment 71
Number of Veterans admitted to Soldiers Home & Veterans Administration hospitals for medical & Surgical care 69
Total value of pension's and compensation's awarded to Randolph Veterans & Widow's of all war's $19,041.45
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Total number of applications filed for pension's compensation', insurance, education on the job training & burial allowance for the year ending Dec. 31, 1953 429
In conclusion, I would take this opportunity to thank you, the Board of Selectmen, the veteran organizations of the town and the local doctor's, for their co-operation, without it the services rendered to the veteran and his- dependent, by this ofifce, would not be possible.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM S. COLE, Vets Agent & Director of Vets Services.
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Report of The Board of Registrars
During the past year, the Board of Registrars held sessions at the Belcher School, Devine School and Town Hall. Outside of the regular sessions, quite a number of people were registered at the Town Clerk's office.
We now have 5949 registered voters in the town, listed as follows :
Precinct One
1453
Precinct Two
1495
Precinct Three
1297
Precinct Four
1704
We have on file, approximately 8000 cards of persons twenty years of age and over, whether citizens or not.
Board of Registrars,
HELEN C. SULLIVAN, Chm. ELIZABETH R. CUNNINGHAM ETHEL McDONALD
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Report of Building Inspector
To the Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector for the year ending December 31, 1953:
New Residences
167
Garages
21
Alterations
29
Buildings
1
Bank
1
Gas Station
1
Stores
1
Total
221
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK F. TEED,
Building Inspector.
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Report of Inspector of Wires
JANUARY 5, 1954
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
$ Randolph, Massachusetts.
I hereby submit my report for the year 1953 as In- spector of Wires.
A total of 472 Permits were issued, and the sum of $1,105.50 deposited with the Town Treasurer.
Number of permits issued
472
New homes inspected
196
Remodel work inspected
109
Oil burners inspected
293
Electric Ranges
192
Electric water heaters
86
Electric clothes driers
6
New services (remodel)
73
Signs
13
Stores
14
Factories
2
Banks
3
Gas stations
6
Offices
11
Clubs
3
Trailers
1
Apartment
1
Greenhouse
1
Dairy
1
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Church
1
Restaurant
School
1
Garages
4
Beauty parlors
2
Poultry farms
Funeral homes
1
A total of 983 calls were made and a total of 4718 miles traveled by car.
Respectfully submitted,
ALTON F. LaBRECQUE. Inspector of Wires.
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Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
January 3, 1954
Board of Selectmen Town of Randolph Randolph, Mass. Gentlemen:
During the year of 1953 I have sealed :
Scales
104
Gasoline Meters
53
Oil Measuring Meters -
34
Vehicle Tanks
10
Yard Sticks
19
Meters (inlet more than one inch)
2
Inspections made :
Pedlar's Licenses
12
Pedlar's Scales
7
Fees collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer
$192.70
Salary of Sealer
$250.00
Transportation of Weights
25.00
Purchase of Equipment and Supplies
24.89
Appropriation
$299.89 $300.00
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT C. JOPE, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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ANNUAL REPORT
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Report of The School Committee
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
The Randolph School Committee submits herewith the annual report of the year 1953.
This marked the first full year during which the new Randolph High School has been in use. The facilities available for academic, athletic and social activities were utilized to fullest extent by students and by the many and varied organizations of the Town. The building program of the Randolph schools continues with the addition of the Devine School nearing completion. Upon completion of this program, twelve additional rooms will be available to house more than 400 pupils. It is planned that the inadequate facilities now being used at the Pauline Street School be closed.
Your Committee urges that the citizens of the Town read and study the various reports submitted by the heads of the departments and the annual report of the Super- intendent of Schools.
Your Committee continues to recognize the ever- changing methods being used in the education of students and will make every effort to keep abreast of these changes. Randolph school population has reached an all-time high, with 2,558 students enrolled as of Oct. 1, 1953, and, with the continuing growth of the Town, your Committee feels that it is not amiss to look forward to an expanding building program.
It is with sincere regret that we include in our report the sudden and untimely death of Mr. Francis A. Niccolls.
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While his service on the Committee was of short duration, the impact of his sincerity, clear thinking and sound advice was felt by all.
Your attention is called to the report in which the amount of moneys refunded through the various laws and regulations of the Commonwealth, as they relate to its educational program, is shown. This amount is estimated to be approximately $125,000 for the year 1953. It is to be noted that a refund of nearly $5,000 will be made for transportation of school children.
Your Committee acknowledges with sincere gratifi- cation the gift made by C. Lloyd Claff for the purchase of library books. It is hoped that proper appropriations will be made by the citizens of the Town to augment this program.
Your Committee also acknowledges with sincere gratification the establishment of the "Joe Lapchick Award" by Mr. Joseph Cohen of the Randolph Manufac- turing Company.
We extend our sincere congratulations and thanks to all administrators, teachers, supervisors, secretaries and custodians for their cooperation during the past year.
A sincere welcome to visit the schools at your con- venience is extended by your Committee, and we seek any suggestions or criticisms that may serve as a guide for better education of children.
Respectfully submitted,
MURRAY LEWIS, Chairman CLARK W. FREEMAN, Secretary DR. WILLIAM F. MAGUIRE HAROLD L. WHITE
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Report of The Superintendent of Schools
To the Randolph School Committee
Chairman Mr. Murray Lewis and Members:
I respectfully submit to you, my annual report of the Randolph public schools for the year 1953. This report also includes the reports of the supervisors, nurse, high school principal and the necessary school statistics. These reports are worthy of reading for they show basically the problems and ideals sought, as well as the educational means to achieve results.
Our school enrollment continues to show a steady annual increase. Our present enrollment of twenty-five hundred fifty-eight pupils is one hundred ninety-four over last year. This increase was housed by opening two first grade rooms in the high school building and distributing the balance in classrooms throughout the town irrespec- tive of school districts. This has greatly increased our transportation problem.
The steady growth of new homes in Randolph makes it apparent that immediate steps must be taken to provide additional classroom space. Present figures would seem to indicate that unless additional classroom space is avail- able by September 1955 it will be necessary to operate some classes on a double session program.
Repairs and improvements to our school buildings are a heavy but necessary yearly expense. In spite of our new buildings and an anticipated additional new building in the near future, our existing school buildings must be kept in proper condition and safe for occupancy. In keep-
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ing with our policy of repairing and improving school buildings and sites, much needed blacktop work was done at Stetson and Tower Hill Schools.
At this time, I wish to pay tribute to two members of the Radolph Public Schools who retired after years of faithful service.
First, Miss Jane C. Good, Commercial Teacher in the high school, retired after nearly twenty-eight years of service. Her understanding of the needs of boys and girls and her interest in pupil development made her an out- standing teacher.
Second, Mr. Stephen J. Hart, Supervisor of Attend- ance for the Town of Randolph, retired after many years of service. Steve, as he is known to thousands, believed that boys and girls are basicly good. He spent many an hour overcoming some difficulty that might otherwise make necessary a court appearance and record for some youth.
Both, Miss Good and Mr. Hart carry with them in their retirement the best wishes of all who have been privileged to know them .
The continued help, cooperation and interest of the parents and citizens is appreciated.
I wish to express to you my sincere appreciation for your cooperation and guidance in this public service and to the teaching staff and pupils for their valued assistance.
Respectfully submitted,
I. D. READE, Superintendent of Schools.
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REPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Hubert F. Gilgan, Principal
Our peak enrollment for this year is exactly 1,000 pupils. We said in our last report "it is our earnest hope that the citizens of this town will be foresighted enough to see that a double session in any part of the school sys- tem would be a grave mistake and should be avoided." We are fast approaching the time when serious thought must be given to the idea that the new building is not going to be adequate. The high school provides 1,100 pupil stations. A station means any place where a pupil may sit, excluding, of course, the gymnasium and the auditorium. It does include the music room (80 pupils), the Oral English Room (80 pupils), and the Library (60 pupils). These rooms are not suited for ordinary class work. We are now using the Oral English Room for a homeroom and study hall; the Library for a homeroom and classroom. We believe that because of the increased enrollment, now in the lower grades, this is the time to think of the future and not wait until the emergency is here and then go on double session until the situation has been met.
We wish, at this time, to pay tribute to a veteran teacher who retired during the past year. Miss Jane C. Good was appointed to this school in 1925 and after more than twenty-five years of conscientious, selfless service to the youth of the town we find it difficult to believe she is no longer with us. We will miss her but we wish her many years of peace and contentment in her retirement.
Again we say we need books for our school library. Again we hope the citizens of the Town will furnish these, books through an annual budget. We have not minded using the library for a classroom up to now because since we have so few books the room is of no value as a library.
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It should be made useable; there should be a complete library service, including a Librarian (when there are sufficient books) to give to the young people of this school, adequate training in the use of books, to give them the books which they need to carry on their school work more successfully. We are very grateful to the Claff Memorial Book Fund, for the superb gift of one thuosand dollars to be spent on books over a period of four years. This is a fine start. Also the Stetson High School Scholarship Com- mittee, now out of existence, has donated two hundred dollars for the purchase of books for our library. The class of 1953 left a cash gift to be used for this purpose, and the present grades seven and eight, through their profits from a magazine subscription campaign, have netted a sizeable sum for library use. However, as can be readily understood, additions of new books must be made from year to year and this is where a budget enters the picture. We hope the School Board, Finance Committee, and citizens can, and will, help us.
We are pleased to announce that we are now oper- ating our household arts work for the girls of the seventh and eighth grades, two periods per week. Their instruc- tor, Miss Rose Sliby, is doing a nice job with these girls.
Our shop space is still being used to one-third of its capacity, only. The rest of the area is unused for the purpose for whcih it was intended. We urge attention in this area as quickly as possible. As a matter of fact, we will need another shop instructor for next year to take care of the extra seventh grade divisions we are going to have.
Our campaign for funds, with the invaluable assis- tance given to us by the Band Parents was highly success- ful and our band is equipped with new uniforms. This group now makes a smart appearance as those who have seen it can testify.
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We are pleased to note an increased interest by the parents in the school and what we are trying to do, as well as a wholesome spirit of cooperation with us in our work. This has been shown by the discontinuance of the, detention room plan whereby all pupils who had violated regulations were sent to a detention room each day. This usually meant the same ones were present day after day and usually it resulted in a continuance of the defect which caused them to be there in the first instance. Now, under the new arrangement, an office report is made of each case and when a definite number of reports is com- piled on any one pupil he is sent home to return with a parent. We have kept a record of the results of these visits by the parents, which indicates that the great ma- jority of them are appreciative of our efforts and express the desire to be of close help to us on behalf of their children.
During the past year a new school publication called "The Blue and White Banner" made its first appearance and filled a long felt need. It is issued several times a year under the able sponsorship of Miss Martha Foley of the faculty and has made a decidedly favorable impres sion on all who have seen it.
All members of the faculty are now at work on a course of study plan whereby the scope of all subjects. may be better co-ordinated not only within the school but. also with the subjects of the other grades. It is hoped that such a project will bring about more economy and ef- ficency of instruction, and that it will enable us to find and eliminate weak spots and therefore beneficial to the pupil. Along this line we would like to recommend the serious consideration of the establishment of department. heads. When we were in the old building and our staff was small we could, and did, operate without such depart- ment heads. But now that the school and faculty have
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grown-and will continue to grow it is our belief that the efficient operation of most departments would be helped by such an arrangement.
Sincerely yours,
HUBERT F. GILGAN.
REPORT OF GUIDANCE DIRECTOR
Joseph Daly - Director
The guidance department provided a wide range of service to the students. Aid was given in educational, vocational and social problems.
This was accomplished by at least one interview with every student in the school and as many as twenty or thirty with some students when requested as needed by the students. Special work was done in aiding many stu- dents secure admission to various colleges and schools and etc. throughout the year.
Our testing program provided information on student reading ability, mathematical ability, mechanical ability, clerical aptitude and potential achievement. It enabled us to try to stimulate some students to greater achieve- ment and to encourage others.
Results of their tests will be explained to parents by calling Ra-6-1771 for an appointment.
A follow-up study of the class of 1953 showed that no member is unemployed and that students of the class are now at many different colleges in the East. Twenty- four per cent of the class have been employed in offices and the remainder are with the telephone company, the armed forces, mechanical work, college, industry and trade, retail work, and various types of schools. We have
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had the largest number of college applications ever in the present Senior Class of 1954.
The number of students coming in to use the services of the department has increased tremendously in the past three years. It is not uncommon for as many as three students being helped by the department at one time and many more in the waiting room.
Talks on such fields as airline hostess, teaching, of- fice work, trades, colleges, advertising, nursing, retail store work, engineering, beauty culture, mechanics and a great many others were held during the year.
Group work covering a wide variety of school and personal problems, was handled by Miss Good in the eighth grade and by Mr. Clark in the seventh grade.
The cumulative record being used in the elementary schools, is very helpful and valuable work in social guid- ance is being done at that level. This is possible to the stu- dent due to the efforts and work of the elementary school teachers.
May I express my thanks to the school committe, Mr. Reade, Mr. Gilgan and counselors, Miss Winefred Brennan, Miss Anna Good and Mr. Lloyd Clark for their aid and co-operation.
DRIVER EDUCATION REPORT
L. J. Wallace, Instructor
During the school year 1952-1953, 36 pupils success fully completed the course in Driver Education and Train- ing and received their licenses from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles.
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In October 1952, a car was made available to Ran- dolph High School for use in the Driving Training section of the course.
The present schedule will introduce to the highways approximately 40 safe drivers by June, 1954.
REPORT OF THE ART SUPERVISOR FOR 1953 Ethel B. Atwood - Supervisor
Routine visits have been made regularly to the Ele- mentary Grades during the year. Instructions have been given to the pupils and suggestions for further art pro- jects or correlation of art with social studies, literature, etc., .... to the teachers.
At the September Work Shop, teachers and princi- pals were supplied with mimeograhed, illustrated outlines for the entire school year. These outlines covered the over-all aims and purposes of the Art Program in general and also stated the specific requirements of the particular grade level.
Special recognition was given during Education Week to "live" exhibits when children were to be seen each day in a local store window actually at work on art activities. The increased interest of the public was evi- dence that this project, tried for the first time last year, merited repetition. A plan to try out simple crafts in group work has been introduced this year with apparent favorable results.
As we review the record already made we also look ahead and feel that it is important that the well-function- ing Art Department should have headquarters where the supplies, examples of completed work, reference books on art, prints of famous paintings and visual (art) educa-
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tional films are available for the use of teachers. With modern school facilities and the growth of the town, these needs will eventually be supplied.
I believe art furnishes the individual with a practical knowledge which can be permanently useful to him. However, the responsibility of careful and intelligent guid- ance along art lines rests with art teachers today lest in promoting freedom of expression we become too free and the development of real skills, basic principals and cul- tural appreciation become lost.
I wish to gratefully acknowledge in this report, the interest and co-operation given to me by all with whom I nave worked in the school system.
REPORT OF REMEDIAL READING
Mary Christine Gaughen, Supervisor
It is with pleasure and a feeling of accomplishment that I submit this report on Remedial Reading in the Public Schools in Randolph.
At present there are 244 pupils in the second, third, and fourth grades receiving help in Remedial Reading twice each week.
Before a child is ready to read, he has a lot of "grow- ing up" to do. Since children do not grow at the same rate, they are ready for reading at different times. Readi- ness for reading, then, is an individual matter. This year we have taken our first major step in making sure our first graders are ready for reading, by introducing a read- ing readiness program.
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