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I wish to acknowledge with appreciation the splendid cooperation of the school physician, the School nurse, District nurses, Family Welfare Association, Board of Public Welfare, Lions Club, Doctors Club and Superintendent of Sturdy Memorial Hospital.
Statistical Report
Number of Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases reported in 1936 9
Number of Tuberculosis cases other forms. 2
Number of home visits to Tuberculosis cases and contacts. 743
Number of deaths from Tuberculosis. S
Number of Diphtheria prevention home visits. 319
221
Number of contagious disease visits.
Number of home visits to Health Camp girls. 337
Respectfully submitted,
Mary E. McMahon, R. N., Health Department Nurse.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Attleboro, Mass. December 21, 1936
Dr. Ralph P. Kent, Health Officer, Attleboro, Mass.
Dear Doctor:
I herewith submit my seventh annual report as Inspector of Slaughtering, for the year ending December 15, 1936.
Field Inspections :
Carcasses stamped and passed for food
11
Hogs.
. 11
No condemnations as unfit for food.
Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Frederick L. Briggs, D. V. M., Inspector of Slaughtering.
Attleboro, Mass. December 21, 1936
Dr. R. P. Kent Health Officer, Attleboro, Mass.
Dear Doctor:
I herewith submit my fifteenth annual report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending December 15, 1936.
I have inspected the following animals and the conditions under which they are kept on 159 premises.
Grade
Pure Bred
Total
Cows
712
102
814
Young Cattle
145
28
173
Bulls .
25
6
31
Swine
710
Sheep 26
Goats. 12
I have made 202 calls to various parts of the city to examine, quarantine, and release dogs that had bitten people as a prevention of Rabies.
I have made 18 calls to examine cattle for Interstate shipment as additions to Accredited herds.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) Frederick L. Briggs, D.V.M. Inspector of Animals.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
To the Health Officer Dr. Ralph P. Kent
Sir:
The following is a report of work performed by the Inspector of Plumbing during the year 1936.
There were 76 permits granted.
Number of permits for plumbing granted 76
Number of new buildings. 22
Number of water closets installed. 76
Number of sinks installed . 43
Number of wash trays installed .
12
Number of lavoratories installed. 55
Number of bath tubs installed 46
Number of slop sinks installed
6
Number of shower baths installed 20
Number of urinals installed. 6
Number of sewer connections 26
Number of work changed by Inspector 10
Consultations with Owners .60
Number of Inspections on Plumbing. 76
Respectfully submitted by:
(Signed) Arthur B. Read
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
OF THE
CITY OF ATTLEBORO
FOR THE YEAR 1936
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ANNUAL REPORT
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1936
Term Expires January
Leland B. Smith, 149 South Main Street. 1937
Edwin F. Thayer, 17 Mechanic Street. 1937
Mrs. Margaret Conro, 26 Dean Street. 1937
George E. Nerney, 204 North Main Street 1937
Dr. Reginald P. Dakin, 30 South Main Street. 1939
Mrs. Lida M. Holbrook, 45 Holden Street 1939
Leonard I. Lamb, 191 South Main Street 1939
Mrs. Alice Stobbs, 63 Bank Street 1939
Mrs. Rena Rounseville, 141 South Main Street 1939
Organization
Edwin F. Thayer. Chairman
Dr. Reginald P. Dakin :. Secretary
Edwin F. Thayer. Representative before Municipal Council
STANDING COMMITTEES
Teachers and Course of Study Mrs. Holbrook Mrs. Conro
Mr. Thayer
Textbooks and Supplies Mr. Smith Mrs. Stobbs
Dr. Dakin
Buildings
Mr. Lamb
Mr. Nerney Mrs. Rounseville
1
Finance
Mr. Thayer
Mr. Lamb Dr. Dakin
Regular meetings, first and third Mondays of each month at 7:30 o'clock P. M.
Bills are paid on the fifteenth of each month.
All bills to be acted on must be submitted in duplicate, and be in the hands of the clerk of the committee, Superintendent's office, on the 26th of each month.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Superintendent of Schools LEWIS A. FALES
Office, Sanford Street School Telephone 12
Residence, 22 Mechanic Street. Telephone 22
The Superintendent's office is open on school days from 8:30 to 5:00; Satur- day, 8:30 to 11:30. The Superintendent's office hours on school days are from 8:30 to 9:00; 4:00 to 5:00 Monday and Wednesday; Monday evening by appoint- ment.
Superintendent's Secretary
Alice I. Wetherell, Telephone 1235-J 32 Sanford Street
Clerks
Hilda R. LaPalme. 61 Hebron Avenue Edna I. Langley (Mrs.) 84 Knight Avenue
School Physician
Dr. Jesse W. Battershall, Telephone 284.
18 North Main Street
School Nurse
Mrs. Dorothy B. Wendell, R. N., Telephone 940-W . 90 Locust Street Office hours : Sanford Street School, 8:30 to 9:00; 3:30 to 4:00 on school days.
Attendance Officer
Charles T. Crossman 32 Benefit Street Telephones: Home 670-M; Office 670-R
Office hours on school days: 8:45 to 9:30 A. M. daily at the office of the Superintendent.
School Calendar
Fall Term-Wednesday, Sept. 9 to Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1936.
Winter Term-Monday, Jan. 4 to Friday, April 16, 1937.
The February recess to consist of Feb. 22 and 23.
Spring Term-Monday, April 26 to Friday, June 25, 1937.
School Sessions
High School-One session, from 8:15 to 1:40, with a recess of fifteen minutes.
Bank Street-One session, from 8:15 to 1:15.
Briggs Corner-8:45 to 11:45 and 12:30 to 2:30.
Lincoln-8:45 to 11:45 and 1:00 to 3:00.
South Attleboro-8:45 to 11:30 and 12:45 to 3:00.
Washington-9:00 to 11:45 and 1:00 to 3:15. Plat-9:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 3:00.
Grammar and Primary Schools-Morning session from 9:00 to 11:45. Afternoon session from 1:15 to 3:30. Grade I closes fifteen minutes earlier than the other grades.
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No School Signals Adopted March 5, 1928 Four double strokes on the Fire Alarm 2-2-2-2
7:15 A. M. Postponement of the opening of the High and Bank Street Schools till 9 o'clock.
8.00 A. M. No morning session except for the Eigh and Bank Street Schools. If signal has sounded at 7:15, no session for the High and Bank Street Schools.
8:15 A. M. No morning session for grades one, two and three. Afternoor session for all grades unless the signal is repeated at 12:15 or 12:30.
11:15 A. M. One session. Grades one, two and three will close for the day at 12M. All higher grades then in session, except the High and Bank Street Schools, will close for the day at 1:00 P. M.
12:15 P. M. No afternoon session for all grades below the High School.
12:30 P. M. No afternoon session for grades, one, two and three.
The signal will be given at 8:00 A. M. and 12:15 P. M. only in very severe weather.
WEAN will broadcast no school announcements: mornings at 7:15, 7:30,- 7:45 and 7:58; afternoons at approximately 12 M and 12:30.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1936 Receipts
Appropriations
April, Salaries.
$272,000.00
April, Other Expenses. 47,000.00
June 19, Other Expenses 5,000.00
July 13, Other Expenses.
2,521.00
July 13, Other Expenses
3,256.00
November, Transferred from Jewelry Trades
2,402.98
Total regular appropriations
$332,179.98
Smith-Hughes Fund for Continuation School
380.70
Total available for schools
$332,560.68
RECEIVED by the City on account of schools but not credited to the School Department:
1. State Reimbursements
General School Fund, Teachers' Salaries $ 27,889.40
Vocational and Continuation Schools. 5,208.29
2. Tuition of State Wards . 985.49
3. Tuition of Continuation School
33.60
4. Tuition of Other Schools.
182.00
5. Use of School Buildings
165.00
6. Sale of Books and Supplies
331.82
7. Sale of Supplies, Vocational School
6.71
8. Miscellaneous
23.20
9. Jewelry Trades School
State Reimbursement for Maintenance
206.49
Tuition for non-resident pupils
818.04
Total received but not available for schools
$ 35,850.04
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EXPENDITURES 1936
General Control
High School
Elem. School
Total
1. General Control
Clerks
$ 3,821.84
$ 3,821.84
Telephones
91.21
51.02
461.67
603.90
Office Expenses
362.42
362.42
Superintendence
Superintendent.
4,200.00
4,200.00
Attendance Officer, and Cust. of Bldgs
1,500.00
1,500.00
Office Expenses .
139.76
139.76
Expenses Out of Town
43.60
43.60
Automobiles.
478.47
478.47
2. Instruction
Teachers.
57,364.38
159,956.20
217,320.58
Supervisors
2,713.00
4,997.00
7,710.00
Books
1,450.00
2,691.45
4,141.45
Supplies.
2,657.26
3,367.85
6,025.11
Cooking
192.88
213.44
406.32
Manual Training
319.39
541.16
860.55
Sewing
19.69
29.77
49.46
3. Operating School Plant
Janitors.
3,478.17
18,124.81
21,602.98
Fuel
1,198.70
9,751.19
10,949.89
Water .
95.74
632.08
727.82
Janitors' Supplies
83.77
604.11
687.88
Lights-Electricity
609.70
1,016.60
1,626.30
Power
200.30
166.62
366.92
Towels
20.10
134.67
154.77
4. Maintaining School Plant
Repairs.
414.78
14,143.30
14,558.08
Equipment repairs and replacement.
118.78
376.00
494.78
Flags.
63.40
63.40
Care of grounds.
98.33
98.33
6. Auxiliary Agencies
Health-Salaries
75.00
2,675.00
2,750.00
Auto.
61.20
61.20
Transportation
2,359.81
6,043.61
8,403.42
7. Miscellaneous
Tuition .
74.29
74.29
Graduation
208.93
78.85
287.78
Sundries
17.10
100.75
117.85
Express.
1.18
11.82
13.00
Insurance.
1,002.44
3,306.60
4,309.04
$ 10,637.30
$ 74,652.12
$229,721.77
$315,011.19
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Gen. Voc. and Cont. School
Jewelry Trades School Jan. to Sept. 30 (See Spec. Appro.)
Total
8. Vocational and Continuation School
Salaries.
$ 8,180.95
Salaries from Smith-Hughes Fund .
380.70
Telephones.
15.73
Books and Supplies.
27.67
815.85
Cooking, sewing and manual training
398.86
Fuel.
284.21
Janitor service and supplies.
3.49
Gas.
16.53
65.29
Electric lights.
50.86
48.09
Power
298.48
Maintenance and replacement of equip- ment.
18.50
229.72
Transportation
664.74
Sundries
6.23
52.30
Equipment.
17.17
139.79
Rent
749.97
Total expended.
Balance. .
5,084.36
$332,560.68
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
General Control
School Committee
$4,788.16
Superintendence.
6,361.83
Instruction
236,513.47
Operating School Plant.
36,116,56
Maintenance.
15,214.59
Auxiliary Agencies
11,214.62
Miscellaneous
4,801.96
$315,011.19
General Vocational and
Continuation School
10,062.15
Jewelry Trades School, January to September
2,402.98
Total
$327,476.32
Balance
5,084.36
$332,560.68
SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS
Salaries
$272,000.00
Other Expenses .
57,777.00
Transferred from Special Appropriation to cover expenses for Jewelry Trades School January to September 30.
2,402.98
Smith-Hughes Fund.
380.70
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
$332,560.68
Jewelry Trades School
Feb. 25-Gift from Mr. Paul Hollister $ 50.00
Nov. 12-Appropriation . 4,000.00
$ 4,050.00
1,653.01
10,062.15
2,402.98
12,465.13 327,476.32
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Expenditures
Jan. to Sept. 30
Oct. to Dec. 31
Total
Telephone Gas.
$ 65.29
19.06
84.35
Electric lights
48.09
25.74
73.83
Power
298.48
81.70
380.18
Supplies
815.85
71.48
887.33
Equipment, new
139.79
992.32
1,132.11
Maintenance
229.72
160.66
390.38
Janitor service
3.49
3.49
Miscellaneous
52.30
3.19
55.49
Rent.
749.97
249.99
999.96
$2,402.98
$1,616.01
$4,018.99
Transferred to Other Expenses to cover expenditures Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 $ 2,402.98 Expended Oct. to Dec. 31. 1,616.01
Balance.
31.01
Trade School Tuition
Appropriation
$ 70.20
City of Boston
67.50
Balance.
2.70
$ 70.20
New Hebronville School (Finberg School)
January 1, 1936, Balance.
$ 2,485.87
Combustion Control Corp.
Expenditures $ 195.00
Brownell Hardware Co.
68.22
Belcher & Loomis.
350.00
613.22
Balance
1,872.65
School Painting Project No. 1216-E-4-64
January 1, 1936, Balance.
$ 135.06
Expenditures
Refinishing the stairways, coat rooms and toilet
rooms in the Sanford Street Middle Building ...
$ 135.06
George-Ellzey Fund
$ 2,330.12
State Department of Education, Federal Funds. 12,957.67
$ 15,287.79
Expenditures
Salaries of teachers in the Attleboro Jewelry Trades School. $ 11,866.50
3,421.29
Balance
$ 11.87
$ 11.87
1,653.01
1,366.02
3,019.03
$ 4,050.00
Expenditures
$ 2,485.87
January 1, 1936, Balance.
$ 15,287.79
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Report of the Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of Attleboro:
I submit herewith my thirty-second annual report, it being the fifty-second in the series of Superintendents' Reports.
STATISTICS
I. Population
Census, 1930.
21,777
1935
21,835
II. School Census, October 1936
Number of children between the ages of 5 and 7.
597
Number of children between the ages of 7 and 14.
2,554
Number of children between the ages of 14 and 16.
687
III. Attendance September, 1935 to June, 1936
Total number of different pupils enrolled
.4,152
Average daily membership
. 3,931
Average daily attendance.
3,711
Per cent of attendance.
95
Table showing average membership of the High and Elementary Schools from 1926-1936
High
Elem. Schools
All Schools
Av. Memb.
Gain over preceding year
Av. Memb.
Gain
Av. Memb. Gain
1925-1926
676
30
3115
-21
3791
9
1926-1927
697
21
3164
49
3861
70
1927-1928
706
9
3171
7
3877
16
1928-1929.
670
-27
3194
23
3873
-4
1929-1930.
665
-14
3241
47
3906
33
1930-1931
693
28
3333
92
4026
120
1931-1932
823
130
3302
-31
4125
99
1932-1933
920
97
3356
54
4276
151
1933-1934
893
-27
3263
-93
4156
-120
1934-1935.
918
25
3192
-71
4110
-46
1935-1936.
895
-23
3036
-156
3931
-179
Fall Term, September-December, 1936
1936
Av. Memb.
Loss
Av. Memb.
Loss
Av. Memb.
Loss
September
920
3023
3943
October
913
-7
3021
-2
3934
-9
November
895
-18
2997
-24
3892
-42
December
889
-6
2990
-7
3879
-13
Av. for 4 months
904
3008
3912
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Loss in Enrollment
The number of pupils in the schools has been decreasing steadily since September, 1932. A comparison of the enrollment by grades at the end of the second month of school is interesting.
Enrollment of the Elementary Schools at end of second week of school
Ung. Kg. I II
IV
V VI
VII VIII Total
1932-9-16.
20
93 445 438 420 417 419 418 384 312 3366
1936-9-18
20
87 355 326 363 348 420 414 356 349 3038
Gains
1
37
Losses
6 90 112
57 69
4 28
328
328
Enrollment of the High School at end of second week of school
Fresh. Soph. Jun.
Sen.
P. G. Tot.
1932-9-16
300
326
179
136
25
966
1936-9-18
306
251
201
154
6
918
Gains
6
22
18
Losses
75
19
48
Total loss in enrollment in all schools, 376.
The most important feature of this loss is that it affects the primary grades. Grades I to IV in four years have lost 328 pupils. These grades are usually the largest and should be in a growing community. Does the fact that the schools are decreasing in membership in these grades mean that growth has stopped in Attleboro?
I expect the enrollment in the High School in September, 1937, to be about 925 pupils.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Number of School Buildings (3 portables) . 22
Number of Class Rooms (H. S. 25; Grades 105) 130
Number of Rooms in Use 120
TEACHERS
Number of Teachers and Supervisors, Dec., 1936. 151
Number of Teachers in High School .
31
Number of Teachers in Grades I-VIII 101
Number of Teachers in Kindergartens
Number of Special Teachers. . 3
6
Number of Teachers in Vocational School
4
Number of Teachers in Jewelry Trades School .
6
This is four teachers less than were employed in December, 1935.
COST OF INSTRUCTION-1936
Valuation of Attleboro, 1936. $25,383,005.00
Tax rate per $1,000, 1936 . $33.90
Expended for support of schools, excluding Voc'l Schools. $315,011.19
Average membership of day schools, Sept., 1935-June, 1936 3931
Expended per pupil based on average membership. $80.14
Cost of books and supplies per pupil. $2.59
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High School
Total expended for High School, including High School share of general expense . $77,098.70 895
Average membership of High School, 1935-1936.
Cost per pupil .
$86.14
Cost of books and supplies per pupil.
$4.59
Elementary Schools
Total expended .
$237,912.49
Average membership, 1935-1936.
3036
Cost per pupil .
$78.36
Cost of books and supplies per pupil.
$2.00
COST OF THE SCHOOLS
In speaking of the cost of the schools, many people are inclined to look at the gross cost and the total appropriation made for school support, rather than at the valuation per pupil and the cost per pupil. The number of pupils to be educated in Attleboro compared with the valuation of the city gives a low valua- tion per pupil. This fact tends to make the school tax high. If the cost per pupil is taken as the standard of comparison, Attleboro may point with pride, or otherwise, to the very low figure representing the cost in Attleboro.
There are 355 towns and cities in the State. Attleboro's rank according to the report of the State Department of Education for the year ending November 30, 1936, in four major points of comparison is as follows:
In Population, 21,769. Number 36
In Valuation, $25,284,015.00 Number 41
In Valuation per Pupil, $6,455.00 Number 184
In Cost per Pupil, $71.06 Number 325
These figures are made plainer by the following graph:
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ATTLEBORO'S RANK IN THE STATE STATE REPORT FOR 1936
Population No. 36
Valuation No. 41
Valuation per Pupil No. 184
Cost per Pupil No. 325
5
15
25
35
45
55
65 75 85 95 105 115 125 135 145 155 165 175 185 195 205 215 225 235 245 255 265 275 285 295 305 315
325
335
345 355
355 Towns and Cities in the State
Population 21,769 Rank is 36 in Cities in the State
Valuation Valuation per Pupil $6,455 in the State $25,284,015 Rank is 41 in 355 Towns and 355 Towns and Rank is 184 Cities in the State
Cost per Pupil $71.06 Rank in State is 325 Only 30 Cities and Towns lower in Cost
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The cost for some neighboring towns: North Attleboro Mansfield Taunton Norton
$75.26
79.15
82.06
83.66
In determining appropriations, the tax rate is always the first consideration. Should not the emphasis be placed rather on the education of the children, who are the real sufferers in the curtailment of school expenditures? Parents should understand that no educational progress can be made without the means to make it possible. New books and new equipment cost money, and they cannot be provided on the present appropriations.
Only 30 towns had a lower cost per pupil in 1936, as against 41 in 1935. The names of these 30 towns are interesting. Attleboro's cost per pupil is $71.06.
Group I
No city has a lower cost per pupil than Attleboro's figure of $71.06. Attle- boro's rank in the cities is No. 39.
Average cost for 39 cities in Group I, $100.27.
Group II
14 towns have lower cost per pupil.
1. Franklin $70.98 8. Clinton $65.93
2. Millbury 70.50 9. Chelmsford
64.85
3. Foxboro. 70.39 10. Dracut . 64.63
4. Dartmouth 70.25 11. Randolph
63.78
5. Fairhaven 70.15 12. Athol
63.11
6. Maynard 68.52 13.
Saugus .
62.33
7. Stoughton . 67.48 14. Winchendon 56.56
Average cost of 83 towns in group, $86.78.
Group III
11 towns have lower cost per pupil.
1. Avon $70.95 7. Holliston $64.60
2. Northboro 70.63 8. Pepperell 64.07
3. Leicester 68.84 9. Oxford. 63.90
4. Templeton 66.65 10. Wilmington 63.79
5. Sutton. 66.27 11. Tisbury 57.25
6. Merrimac. 66.04
Average for 109 towns in this group, $80.66.
Group IV
5 towns have lower cost per pupil.
1. Cheshire. $68.54 4. Millville $65.27
2. Bellingham 66.49 5. Seekonk 63.12
3. Rehoboth. 65.82
Average for 124 towns in this group $102.85.
Average for 355 towns and cities in the State $96.41.
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DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS
That the schools bring a large amount of money into the city treasury, which is not credited to the school department, is a fact not known to many people. For 1936, the appropriations for the support of schools were as follows:
Salaries $272,000.00
Other Expenses
57,777.00
Total $329,777.00
Against these appropriations the receipts of the department and reimburse- ments received from the State should be credited.
Teachers' Salaries, State reimbursement $ 27,889.40
General Vocational School. 3,371.83
Continuation School. 925.46
Day Household Arts School.
911.00
State Wards, tuition from State.
985.49
Other receipts, rent, sale of books, etc.
812.33
Total credits
$ 34,895.51
Appropriations .
$329,777.00
Credits
34,895.51
Net cost of the schools
$294,881.49
Based on the valuation of 1936, $23,383,005.00, this would mean a tax rate of $11.60 for schools, or slightly more than 1/3 of the tax rate of $33.90.
THE HIGH SCHOOL
Due to the resignation of Mr. Mack to accept a position of supervisor of secondary education in the state department, it was necessary to secure a new principal for the High School. Mr. Philip L. Garland, a native of Massachusetts, and a graduate of Boston University and Teachers College, Columbia University, was selected from a large number of applicants for the position. In the four months that Mr. Garland has been in charge of the school, he has shown qualities of leadership which augur well for the future of the school.
The High School needs more classrooms and has needed them for six years. The next most important improvement to be made is the reorganization of the music program, and the lengthening of the recitation period. Most high schools have a period of from 45 to 60 minutes. The recitation period in our school is only 35 minutes. If the music program can be rearranged, the class periods can be easily lengthened.
ADDITION TO THE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
In 1934, after a study had been made by Kilham, Hopkins and Greeley, the school committee asked the city government for an appropriation of $93,000.00 for an addition to the High School building. On this request no action was taken. In October, 1936, after consulting with the PWA authorities in Boston, the school committee requested an appropriation of $130,000.00 for alterations to the present building and an addition of nine rooms. This request was made, with the expectation that a federal grant of 45% of this amount would be obtained from Washington. Up to the present time no federal grant has been made, and the building has not started. The architects, however, have gone forward with the plans, and bids can be asked for almost immediately upon notice that the grant has been made. In case no money is received from the government, it is to be hoped that the project will not be abandoned, as the work of the school is badly hampered by the lack of classrooms.
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JEWELRY TRADES SCHOOL
The Jewelry Trades School has made progress during the year. The report of the director covers the details. The equipment has been improved by the addition of a power press, a surface grinder and other smaller items. The attend- ance has been regular with an average of 44 boys for the four months from Septem- ber to December, 1936, and several boys have been placed in good positions.
The school started in October, 1934, as an ERA project. In November, 1934, it was taken over by the school committee under the Emergency Educa- tional Program, and the instructors were taken from the welfare lists. In the same month, due to the fact that there was no one on the list capable of doing the work, federal funds secured through the state department of education were used . to pay the salaries of two instructors. In June, 1935, the EEP was terminated, and beginning in September, 1935, new instructors were hired whose salaries were paid entirely from federal funds. This arrangement continued through 1935-1936, and will continue till June 30, 1937.
Beginning July 1, 1937, it will be necessary for the city to appropriate sufficient money for the entire expense of this school, with the understanding that one-half of all expenses, except rent and new equipment, will be reimbursed by the state.
Throughout the year 1936, there have been boys attending the school from Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton and Plainville. At present, 8 non-resident pupils are in attendance. For their tuition, the towns pay Attleboro at the rate of $100 a year.
For the year ending December 31, 1936, a statement of the cost of the school follows:
Cost of Jewelry Trades School
Telephone
$ 11.87
Gas.
84.35
Electric lights
73.83
Power
380.18
Supplies
887.33
1,132.11
Equipment-new. Maintenance.
390.38
Janitor service.
3.49
Miscellaneous . 55.49
3,019.03
Rent.
999.96
$4,018.99
The State will not reimburse for new equipment or rent.
New Equipment. $1,132.11 Total cost $4,018.99
Rent. 999.96
less 2,132.07
$2,132.07 $1,886.92
822.12
Credit tuition received or due .
$1,064.80
1/2 x $1,064.80= $ 532.40 to be received from the State
Tuition
822.12
$1,354.52 to be credited against cost
Total cost to December 31, 1936. $4,018.99
Credits. 1,354.52
Net cost to City to December 31, 1936.
$2,664.47
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ANNUAL REPORT
Net cost of Jewelry Trades School, taking out tuition and state reimburse- ment for 1935 and 1936:
1935
$1,575.93 2,664.47
1936
Total for 2 years
$4,240.40
For the same two years there has been expended for salaries from the George- Ellzey Funds
1935
$ 8,149.88
1936
11,866.50
$20,016.38
For a comparatively small expenditure, Attleboro has had a chance to have a jewelry trades school established. As a real school it has been in operation less than two years. It is beginning to show results. There is no doubt of its value to a boy who wishes to learn one of the trades offered. It will be a help to the boy and the shop which employs him. The school should be continued.
FINBERG EDUCATIONAL FUND
The Joseph Finberg Educational Fund was established June 14, 1921, by Mr. Joseph Finberg, for the benefit of graduates of the Attleboro High School. Each year a deserving graduate may be granted a loan from this fund to assist him in continuing his education at some higher institution of learning. In considering applications, not only the scholarship but the ability, integrity and intelligence of the applicant are considered. The amount loaned may be as high as $200 and may be granted each year for four years. The loan may be granted to a boy or a girl and there is no restriction as to the kind of institution which the applicant may attend. Preference is given to residents of Attleboro.
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