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Today the need of a library is greater than ever. The rapidly expanding frontiers of knowledge and thought and the substantial increase in leisure time combine to point clearly to the positive value of a library whose materials can be such a vital influence in the thinking and in the lives of each man, woman, young adult or child who uses them.
In honor and gratitude to the original donors, and in the interest of today's and tomorrow's children who will grow up with this as their library, the Trustees urge everyone to join in meeting this challenge. Let us now work together to erect a library that will meet this growing town's needs and one about which the people in years to come looking back will say proudly and sincerely, "This they did for us. It was done well. =
LAURENCE F. SHURTLEFF, President Trustees of the Turner Free Library
To the Trustees of the Turner Free Library:
Last year's report concluded with this statement, "The lights are all green!" Like all orderly and mobile bodies, we observed the green lights and went full ahead with increases once again in ALL our activities. Library borrowers remained active readers, as witness still another year without a drop in circulation of books. Indeed, a total of 82, 699 books circulated, an increase of 6, 445 over 1961, encouragingly indi- cates that Randolph people are reading! Another facet of the picture: more people made their first application for a library card than ever before. More people renewed ex- pired cards .- all of which indicated that this is "their library, " that they were suffi- ciently happy in it to wish to continue their recreational and educational reading pro- grams.
In line with the crash program outlined at the conclusion of the previous year, the library was host to eighty-two high-school classes for purposes of library instruction. In effect, forty-one classes came for two lectures given by the Librarian and Mrs. Dorothy Poehlman, extending over a good part of the school year, and embracing li- brary orientation, general and specific materials classification, use of indexes, cata- logues, reference books, circulating books, guides to magazine articles and other reference tools. To test assimilation of the information imparted to the students, each was given a widely varied group of "problems" to solve "in action". Here may I say that the performance of the students was most gratifying, as was the cooperation of the teachers in their frequent trips. Thus this mutual effort served to equip the high- schoolers with the proper armor against the "wilderness" feeling when faced with a battery of complex indexes and reference tools.
In the area of children's work the fourth, fifth and sixth grade classes of the ele- mentary schools were visited by the Children's Worker, Mrs. Mae Saunders, and in one of the schools the second and third grades were included. General information about the library, care of books and an invitation to become a library borrower characterized these talks, which are always so fruitful.
A truly sizeable project was completed in 1962 when a large and valuable bound periodical collection on the third floor was amplified and completed. Started in earlier years, it contained, among others, very old issues of the Boston Transcript, World's Work, Atlantic Monthly, Scribner's, Harpers, American Review, Review of Reviews, Town Reports, etc. Volumes were completed and bound, extending to the end of publi- cation of certain periodicals, the entire collection lettered, numbered, shelved - only to be lost in the fire!
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
And so we come to the fire! Perhaps the best thing we can do in the face of the aching loss of a significant landmark in the town and of absolutely irreplaceable books is to express our appreciation of and pride in the citizens of Randolph and neighboring communities for the prompt and generous way in which they responded to the emergency by determinedly starting to build up a new collection. There is a long way to go. All of us go that way together. The term "a small library" is an anachronism. A library is only as small as the thinking which goes into it. Let's watch the shape and "size" of the new library as it develops. And always our warm gratitude will go to those early bene- factors who gave the Town of Randolph the dignified granite building which embraced such inestimable values !
Respectfully submitted,
LUCIA S. FAULKNER Librarian
To the Trustees of the Turner Free Library:
In compliance with the requirements of the By-laws, I hereby submit the annual report of the Treasurer of the Turner Free Library.
RECEIPTS
Deposit Randolph Savings Bank, January 1, 1962
$ 5,250.00
Balance Checking Account, South Shore National Bank, Jan. 1, 1962
1,588.05
Income from other sources
Turner Fund
$1,179. 69
R. W. Turner Fund
1,515. 58
Remaining Funds
344. 39
Rent
1,800.00
Fines
1,864. 56
Collections
65. 25
*Bills paid by Town of Randolph
33,445. 82
$40,215. 29
Withdrawn from principal fund, Randolph Savings Bank for new investment
63. 74
Total
$41,117. 08
*Of this amount $4, 725. 00 was a State Grant under Chapter 760 of the Acts of 1960, Commonwealth of Massachusetts - State Aid for Public Libraries.
DISBURSEMENTS
Cost of Operation
Books and Magazines
$ 6,398. 49
Salaries
23,462. 82
Electricity
604. 39
Fuel
1,212.97
Printing
190. 80
Insurance
118. 69
Telephone
211.02
Supplies
1,394. 73
New Equipment
1,482. 45
Repairs and Improvements
2,038. 41
Water
4,00
Sundries
316. 43
Deposit Randolph Savings Bank, December 31, 1962
Paid out for New Investment
$37,435. 20 5,250.00 63. 74
Sale of Rights returned to Principal Account, Randolph Savings Bank
9.03
Balance Income Checking Account, South Shore National Bank,
December 31, 1962
4,359. 11
Total
$47,117. 08
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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT TURNER FREE LIBRARY INVESTMENTS December 31, 1962 INVESTMENTS
Approximate market value, Dec. 31, 1962
Shares
Per share
Total
69 American Tel & Tel Co.
$116-3/4
$ 8,055. 75
63 Boston Edison Co.
36-1/4
2,283. 75
210 California Packing Corp.
24-3/8
5,118. 75
105 Chase Manhattan Bank
82-3/4
8,688. 75
73 Chemical N. Y. Trust Co.
86-1/2
6,314. 50
88 Commonwealth Edison Co.
44
3,872.00
24 Consolidated Edison Co.
83-3/4
2,010.00
36 E. I. DuPont de Nemours Co.
239-1/2
8,622.00
212 First National Bank, Boston
87
18, 444. 00
34 The First National City Bank, N. Y.
97
3,298. 00
18 General Motors Corp.
58-1/8
1,046.25
32 Great American Insurance Co.
63-3/4
2,040. 00
55 Home Insurance Co.
63-5/8
3,499. 38
90 New England Tel & Tel Co.
43-1/2
3,915. 00
11 Northern Illinois Gas Co.
38
418. 00
13 Randolph Cooperative Bank
200
2,600. 00
62 Standard Oil of New Jersey
59-1/2
3,689. 00
330 Union Pacific Railroad
33-3/4
11,137. 50
54 Western Mass. Cos.
30-7/8
1,667.25
1 Bond Ohio Power Co. ($1,000 par value 1968)
97-1/2
975. 00
Total
$97,694. 88
The dividends from the above investments were allocated to the Library Funds on the following percentage basis:
R. W. Turner Fund 49. 86%
Turner Fund
38. 81%
Remaining Funds
11. 33%
100. 00%
JOHN L. PORTER Treasurer
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
The Tax Rate for the year was computed on the following basis of Expenses and Receipts:
EXPENSES
Town Appropriations:
Annual Town Meeting
$3,835,094. 34
From Available Funds
130, 847. 24
Overlay Deficit, 1951
75.15
Overlay Deficit, 1952
80. 16
Overlay Deficit, 1953
63. 44
Overlay Deficit, 1954
94.00
Overlay Deficit, 1955
1,010.35
Overlay Deficit, 1956
1,246.54
Overlay Deficit, 1957
1,185.79
Overlay Deficit, 1958
2,327. 68
Overlay Deficit, 1959
4,480. 02
Overlay Deficit, 1960
4,620. 58
Overlay Deficit, 1961
40,637. 58
Any other amount required to be raised:
Snow and Ice
5,497.76
Mosquito Control
5,392.22
Sewerage
63,054. 45
Sewerage
5,329.16
State Parks and Reservations
8,287.05
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
174. 77
County Tax
31,767.61
County Tax, underestimate of 1961
437. 40
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
19,453. 73
Overlay of current year
105,970. 74
$4, 267,127. 76
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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
Income Tax
Corporation Taxes
Old Age Tax (Meals)
$253,153. 88 41,083. 14 6,226.08
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Exise
295,699. 40
Licenses
8,475.00
Fines
340. 80
Special Assessments
2,281.93
General Government
12,410. 89
Protection of Persons & Property
9,568. 24
Health and Sanitation
3,358. 97
Charities
37,363. 33
Old Age Assistance
49,807. 94
Veterans' Services
33,263. 11
Schools
30,755. 03
Libraries
4,725.00
Public Service Enterprises (Water Dept. )
140,934. 85
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
12,964. 51
State Assistance for School Construction
91,287.95
Transportation
45,311. 47
State Parks and Reservations
Overestimate
633. 35
Sewerage
Overestimate
9,522.98
From available funds
130,847. 24
$1,220,015.09
$3, 047,112. 67
TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
Poll Tax
$ 10,806.00
Personal Property
156,614. 51
Real Estate
2,879,692.16
$3, 047,112. 67
TOTAL VALUATION
Real Estate Buildings
$30,676,135. 00
Real Estate Land
5, 455,450.00
Personal
1,965,050.00
$38,096,635.00
Total Valuation computed at Tax Rate of $79.70
$3,036,306. 51
Plus Poll Tax
10,806.00
$ 3,047,112. 51
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of persons assessed:
On Personal Estate Only:
153
On Real Estate Only:
6,705
On Both Personal and Real Estate
153
Total Number of Persons assessed:
7,011
Number of Poll Assessed:
5,403
Value of Assessed Personal Estates:
Stock in trade
$1,783,450.00
Machinery
181,100.00
All Other Tangible Property
500.00
Total Value of Assessed Personal Property
$1,965,050.00
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed:
5,509
Number of Acres of Land Assessed:
6,720
Number of Automobiles Assessed:
9,572
AMOUNTS COMMITTED TO TAX COLLECTOR
1962 Levies
Real and Personal Estate
$3,036,306. 67
Poll Tax
10,806.00
Street Betterments
1,011.95
Apportioned Street Betterments Paid in Advance
152. 74
Water Liens
12,934. 36
1962 December Levies
Real and Personal Estate
1,912.80
Poll List
72.00
$3,063,196. 52
Motor Vehicle Excise
1961 Levies 1962 Levies
$ 47,740. 00
372, 708. 43
420,448. 43
$3, 483,644. 95
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS A. MULLIGAN, JR. FRANK F. TEED WILLIAM A. STRICKLAND
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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE SAFETY OFFICER
1962 ACCIDENT SUMMARIES
Total Number of Accidents involving Motor Vehicles:
(15 accidents of this total occurred on Rtes. 24 and 128)
Total Number of Pedestrian Injuries:
19
Total Number of Personal Injuries:
249
Total Number of Fatal Accidents:
3
Total Number of Bicycle Accidents :
7
Randolph Drivers involved in Accidents: Out-of-town Drivers:
282
ACCIDENTS BY MONTHS:
January
31
July
17
February
44
August
21
March
30
September
34
April
14
October
28
May
19
November
25
June 22
December
49
ACCIDENTS BY DAYS:
Sunday
43
Thursday
41
Monday
32
Friday
64
Tuesday
51
Saturday
56
Wednesday
41
ACCIDENTS BY TIME OF DAY:
12 Midnight to 8 A. M.
57
8 A. M. to 12 Noon
38
12 Noon to 6 P. M.
122
6 P. M. - to 12 Midnight
117
TYPE OF PERSONAL INJURIES:
A. (Bleeding wound)
42
B. (Bruises and abrasions)
60
C. (Complaints - no visible injuries) 147
NOTE:
Study of accident records shows that the greatest number occurred on North Main Street, from Crawford Square to Russ Street. (119 accidents) The majority of accidents as in the past, have been rear-end and angle collisions.
Continued safety measures must be observed if we hope to control the accident rate in view of the increased number of motor vehicles on our highways each year.
CHARLES E. OLSEN Safety Officer
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334
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
1962-1963 JURY LIST FOR RANDOLPH
Angelone, John G. Ayers, Esther P. Bain, Robert Baker, Arthur M. Baker, Ernest R. Bennett, Russell W.
Berry, Edward Bloch, Donald S. Boyle, Alice
Buckley, Dorothy
Burwell, Herbert A.
Telephone Worker
Real Estate
Truck Driver
Shoeworker
Retired
Housewife
Town Clerk
Veterans Agent
Welder
Retired
Machinist
Housewife
Mechanic
Farmer
Shipper
Highway Surveyor
Factory Worker
Truck Driver
Painter
Safety Driver
Meter Reader
Sheet Metal Worker
Telephone Worker
Housewife
Retired
Salesman
Housewife
Social Worker
Navy Yard Worker
Durand, Gerald P. Dwyer, Thomas J. Dyer, Annie A. Ellis, Herbert, Jr. Fernandez, Manuel Ferraro, John
Accountant
Housewife
Machinist
Retired
Laborer
Telephone Worker
Post Office Worker
Post Office Worker
Assistant Manager
Clerk
Foreman
Housewife
Housewife
Iron Worker
Housewife
Auto Dealer
Salesman
Clerk
Post Office Worker
Sheet Metal Worker
Housewife
Clerk
Retired
Housewife
Cook
1 Richard Road 553 High Street 39 Selwyn Road 195 High Street
32 Royal Street 432 South Street 104 Old Street 14 Fogo Road Van Beal Road Cole Terrace 6 Lambert Road 150 So. Main Street 47 Cottage Street 40 Lewis Drive 38 Stacy Street 194 High Street 3 Lindberg Avenue 84 Old Street 18 Collins Avenue Cole Terrace 62 Stacy Street 101 Beverly Terrace 48 Mt. Pleasant Square 602 Canton Street 714 High Street 496 West Street 93 Pleasant Street 49 Canton Street 28 Waldo Street 440 No. Main Street 16 Althea Road 15 Harriette Street 21 Curran Terrace 2 Westland Road 980 No. Main Street 11 Abbey Street 554 No. Main Street 571 No. Main Street 8 Webster Street 88 Russ Street Dyer Avenue 37 Chestnut Street 348 South Street 65 Chestnut Street 55 Alfred Terrace 63 Union Street 23 Hall Street 46 Cottage Street 25 Canton Street 89 rear So. Main Street 65a Cole Terrace 7 Almond Drive 17 Chestnut Street 30 Overlook Road 535 So. Main Street 7 Canessa Street Harriette Street 60 Mill Street 11 Eugenia Street 1133 No. Main Street 627 High Street
Freeman, Clark W. Gardell, Lillian Gedutis, Helen Getch, Charles J. Gleason, Esther A. Good, David Green, John A. Hanscom, June Hart, Francis J. Heney, Harold Hesford, Edna Hyder, Leo Hylen, Ernest H. Hutchinson, Eunice Jameson, Adelaide
Truck Driver
At Home
Machinist
Clerk
Retired
Gas Station Owner
Collector
Instructor
Housewife
Housewife
Butler, Emily Bonnetti, Paul Campbell, Warren E. Capstack, Ernest Cedarholm, Roberta Clark, Edward T. Cole, William S. Collins, Thomas
Cormey, George Coughlin, Patrick Crompton, Muriel Crothers, Leon Crowley, Cornelius
Cullen, John D. Curran, William R. DeCota, Helen L. DeCourcey, Edward J. Delano, Gordon DeSisto, Anthony DiNatale, Edward S.
Doherty, William
Douglas, Carl L., Jr.
Downes, Josephine M.
Downes, Walter B., Sr. Doyle, John J. Driscoll, Beatrice Drummond, Pauline
Fitzpatrick, Robert L. Foley, Charles D. Foley, Stanley Forrest, Frank Frawley, Robert J.
410 No. Main Street 439 Main Street 511 No. Main Street
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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
Jones, Fullerton
Kaiser, George E.
Kearney, Joseph P.
Foreman
12 Lillian Street
Kelleher, John F.
Gov't. Worker
Kespert, Frank
Salesman
Lakey, Frederick W.
Shipper
Lapsley, Thomas
Salesman
Leighton, James L.
Machinist
Lemieux, Frank
Salesman
Lind, Milton T.
Contractor
Lit, Selma
Housewife
Lonergan, William T.
Post Office Clerk
Lowd, Henry L.
Executive
Lutz, Marion
Clerk
McDermott, Joseph E.
Telephone Worker
McElroy, Joseph A.
Engineer
McGrath, Bernard
Milkman
Nurse
Post Office Worker
Retired
Mann, Edward I.
Electrician
Meaney, William H.
Moody, Sumner G.
Mulhern, Bartholomew J.
Murphy, John J.
Murray, Herbert E.
Nelson, Madeline
Housewife
Housewife
Nickerson, Clara
O'Connell, William C.
Shipfitter
Designer
Repairman
Machine Operator
Post Office Worker
Housewife
Perlman, Esther
Housewife
Mechanic
Stock Clerk
Pink, John
Salesman
Powers, Richard
Newspaperman
Priola, Vincent M.
Warehouse Clerk
Quinn, Leo C.
Raggett, Doris L.
Clerk
Housewife
Gas Man
Telephone Worker
Florist
Housewife
Sandler, Henry
Inspector
Savage, Peter E.
Post Office Clerk
Truck Driver
Housewife
Retired
Vender
Housewife
Housewife
Accountant
Sullivan, Francis X.
Tel. Installer
Sullivan, Russell A.
Electrician
Tagrin, Eleanor R.
Housewife
Custodian
Retired
Thompson, George M.
Purch. Agent
Retired
Maintenance
Post Office Worker
102 Pleasant Street 314 North Street 96 Mill Street 10 Knights Crescent 100 Cottage Street 13 Tangen Street 209 North Street 21 Cedar Circle 34 Short Street 570 No. Main Street 105 So. Main Street 22 Alfred Terrace 193 Union Street 21 Marconi Drive 123 West Street 38 South Street 37 Cedar Circle 280 South Street 3 Clark Street 2 Gordon Street 94 Pleasant Street 547 No. Main Street 60 Liberty Street 160 Warren Street 42 Tucker Terrace 42 Lind Terrace 36 Cedar Circle 64 Cole Terrace 68 Cole Terrace 7 Moores Avenue
10 Pictun Road 3 Velma Road 20 Marconi Drive Grove Street 455 No. Main Street 610 No. Main Street 27 Pond Lane 92 Stacy Street 5 Markle Circle 30 Milton Terrace
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92 Morgan Street 9 Corey Street 42 Waldo Street 175 Union Street 60 Oak Street
Raymond, Elizabeth Rosa, Robert C.
Roche, Howard C. Rohlfs, Albert N.
38 Pleasant Street 475 West Street 31 Lewis Drive 26 Alden Ave. Ext. 411 So. Main Street Cole Terrace
Seaverns, Ralph I. Serisky, Shirley Schultz, Henry Sherr, Herman Shuman, Toby Silk, Marcha Smillie, Richard N.
479 So. Main Street 609 North Street 1 Ballard Street 4 Powdrell Avenue 408 Canton Street 25 Marconi Drive 10 Crawford Street 77 Cole Terrace
Tanner, Arthur, Sr. Telander, Carl W.
Thompson, James A. Toffoloni, Lucaino J. Tremblay, William
Carpenter Machine Operator
Hammond Street 4 Saratoga Street
93 Canton Street 15 Hildegarde Street 405 South Street 106 Orchard Street
McGrory, Mary
McGuire, James F.
Madigan, Peter
Shoe Inspector
Retired
Supervisor
Salesman
Analyst
Newcomb, Mildred E.
Secretary
O'Hearn, Francis O'Neil, James C.
Oliver, Alan
Ostrov, Irving I.
Papp, Josephine
Perriello, Carol A.
Peters, Elmer F.
Retired
Russell, Anna
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Vaughan, Charles Vikre, Dorothy Walraven, Marinus G. Watmough, Florence White, Elmer T.
Whitehouse, Annie Whitney, Ruth F.
Willis, Beatrice Woodman, Katherine Yundt, James R. Zaccardis, Joseph E.
Carpenter
Housewife
Machinist
Housewife
306b West Street Alden Avenue
Housewife
35 Fairview Avenue
Housewife
31 Jones Avenue
Clerk
18 Allen Street
Bookkeeper
15 Mill Street
Gas Burner
Bodyman, Painter
186 Chestnut Street 319 Grove Street
JOHN P. COURTNEY, Chairman
NORMAN B. SILK, Clerk
JOSEPH J. SEMENSI
GEORGE F. CULLEN
PATRICK T. McDONNELL
Selectmen of Randolph
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25 Woodlawn Street Cole Terrace 589 Oak Street
Post Office Clerk
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES
During the year 1962 I have tested and sealed:
Scales
110
Weights
281
Gasoline Meters
86
Oil Meters
26
Vehicle Tanks
13
Yard Sticks
14
Meters (inlet more than one inch)
2
Liquid Measures
14
Inspections made:
Pedlars Licenses
13
Pedlars scales
7
Borrowed a 100-gallon tank trailer from the City of Brockton for testing oil truck meters.
Fees collected and paid to the Town Treasurer: $268. 40
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT C. JOPE Sealer of Weights & Measures
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF THE
TOWN OF RANDOLPH
For the Year Ending December 31,
1962
Left to right: Mr. Raymond P. McGerrigle, Secretary; Mrs. Marie H. Cormey; Mr. Peter J. Davin, Chairman; Mr. Charles E. Green, Jr .; Mr. Thomas L. Warren, Superintendent of Schools; Mr. William J. Lynch, Asst. Superintendent of Schools. Inset - Mrs. Patricia M. McDermott
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The Randolph School Committee herewith submits its annual report to the citizens of the Town.
Public School business was transacted at twenty-five public meetings during the year, many of the meetings being attended by citizens interested in budgetary or policy matters under consideration.
Abolishment of the Manager act as a result of the voters' mandate resulted in the return of the School Committee after seven years, of the custody and maintenance of school buildings and grounds, including the associated personnel. In addition, the responsibility for purchase of books, supplies and sundry equipment necessary to the operation of a public school system again became the responsibility of the elected school committee members.
It is interesting to note that under the now defunct Manager Act, while relations were for the most part harmonious, the Act as it pertained to schools was unusual in scope, differing with all other 351 communities within the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts.
Providing a balanced educational program under suitable housing at a reasonable cost influenced strongly by a rapidly expanding school population at all grade levels, continues to be our greatest challenge. Actual enrollment figures continue to surpass all private, professional and state projections, thus the necessity of extremely tight class room scheduling and maximum space utilization.
Disappointing, of course, was the delayed completion of the new twenty-four room Donovan Elementary School, which resulted in our being unable to house youngsters within school districts. Many families were, of necessity, split up and transported considerable distances occupying substandard, temporary classrooms, and in many cases portable equipment was temporarily added to already bulging classrooms during the crisis.
During the past year the first step in a planned five-year program to improve totally inadequate school sites and grounds was completed. The McNeill and Tower Hill Schools were chosen as priority locations involving major construction of walkways, bus approaches and recreational areas for use by both educational and normal neighbor- hood activities.
While professional estimates of the total plan are in the range of $75, 000, the pro- gram has been adequately financed by Federal funds acquired and under sole control of the School Committee. Availability of Federal funds permitted final payment for such projects as the refurbishing of the High School field ($16, 500), expansion of recreation area at the Devine School ($4, 000), construction of a temproray public roadway at the Donovan School ($2, 000), purchase of equipment for new additions at the McNeill and Tower Hill Schools ($6, 000), Language Lab at the North Junior High ($12, 500) and many other items too numerous to list.
All of the capital outlay outlined in the preceding paragraphs was made by the School Committee at no expense to the townspeople. As a matter of record, many of the projects were, upon completion, again processed through State or Federal agencies which reimbursed the town's general accounts with sums ranging from 50% to 100% of the initial costs expended by the School Committee.
Progress in the Randolph public school system to date has been achieved only by the cooperative effort of all of the townspeople whose keen interest, sincere desire and willingness to sacrifice under sometimes trying conditions continues to be the fore- runner of a sound, progressive and stable educational system.
The Committee wishes to express its deep appreciation to the Superintendent of Schools and his staff of administrators, to the teachers, clerks, cafeteria workers and custodial staff, and to all town officials and employees for their loyal cooperation and deep devotion in the task of providing our town's educational system.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
We are again most grateful for your support and considerate understanding in re- solving mutual problems. We strongly feel that the school system of any community reflects the efforts and wishes of its citizens.
Your comments, observations and constructive criticisms are always welcome in guiding the destiny of the Randolph Public School System.
RANDOLPH SCHOOL COMMITTEE
PETER J. DAVIN, Chairman RAYMOND P. McGERRIGLE, Secretary CHARLES E. GREEN, JR. MRS. MARIE H. CORMEY MRS. PATRICIA McDERMOTT
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Increased school population continues to be our greatest problem. This past September, our schools opened with more than 300 additional pupils, the greatest in- crease in years, this despite the fact that 80 of our potential first graders went to St. Mary's, making a total of 255 in grades 1-3 now attending that school.
Of the increase, more than 150 were in the senior high school and our present en- rollment indicates that there will be another increase of approximately a similar num- ber in that school in September, 1963. The report of the High School Principal spells this problem out in detail, namely, the probability of double-sessions in 1963, and the fact that this will positively come in 1964.
My annual reports of 1960 and 1961 point out the need of another secondary school building by 1964. As a taxpayer, I am keenly aware of what this means to the tax rate, not only in the construction cost of the building, but also in the cost of maintenance; however, I would be delinquent in my duty to the members of the School Committee, the pupils of the community, and their parents if I did not stress this need.
Ideally, the construction of a new senior high school, and the use of the present senior high school as another junior high school and an elementary school would be the proper solution. However, it may be possible to construct another junior high, an addi- tion to the senior high school, and an elementary school at a somewhat lower cost. The Junior High School should be started immediately, the addition to the senior high in 1964, and the elementary school in 1965 or 1966.
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