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110 00
Less fees, 179 @ 20 cents
35 80
$388 20
JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE, JR.,
Town Clerk.
5
10
0
20
0
70
$424 00
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REPORT OF TREASURER Simon Fairfield Public Library
1929
Jan.
1 Balance on deposit
$46 47
Unexpended balance Fund
of Dog
$12 43
Dog Fund for 1929
300 02
March
Town Appropriation
900 00
1929
Jan. 5 Rcvd. Uxbridge Savings Bank, interest
$22 50
11 66
Lena M. Schuster, books
4 70
April
15
66
Liberty Bond interest
53 12
15
66
Liberty Bond interest
42 50
May
1
66
Whitinsville Savings Bk. interest
175 00
July
5
Uxbridge Savings Bank, interest
22 50
Aug.
26
For lost book
2 25
Oct.
15
66 Liberty Bond interest
42 50
15
Liberty Bond interest
53 13
Nov.
1
66 Whitinsville Savings Bk. interest
175 00
66 For fines for year 1929
69 46
662 66
$1,921 58
Overdrawn from Town Treas.
30 84
$1,952 42
$1,212 45
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Expenses for year 1929 as follows:
Paid Rosalie E. Williams, Librarian
$780 00
Mrs. Carl Donaldson, Assistant 18 00
Frank E. Jones, fuel
272 00
For books
228 47
Magazines and papers
97 90
Herbert E. Hughes, janitor
122 50
Worcester Suburban Electric Co.
46 35
Julia E. Wixtead, insurance
43 75
W. B. Fairfield, insurance
111 00
Paul D. Manning, insurance
36 00
Miscellaneous account, supplies, etc.
183 98
$1,939 95
1929
Dec. 31 Balance on deposit
$12 47
12 47
$1,952 42
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Mrs. Royal Keith Fund
$200 00
James M. Fairfield Fund
5,000 00
James Smith Fund
6,000 00
Arthur F. Taft Fund
500 00
Winfield S. Schuster Fund
1,000 00
James W. Wixtead Fund
200 00
Total
$12,900 00 The endowment funds of the Library are invested as follows: In registered 41/4% Liberty Bonds $4,500 00
In savings banks 8,400 00
$12,900 00
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK E. JONES,
Treasurer.
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Annual Report of the
Dept. of Public Welfare
From January 1, 1929, to January 1, 1930.
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Douglas :
Value of real estate, 170 acres of land, house, barn and sheds $7,000 00
Personal property at Infirmary as per inventory Jan. 1, 1930:
Household furniture and provisions
$1,423 29
2 horses
350 00
2 cows
300 00
2 calves
50 00
65 hens
130 00
16 tons hay @ $25 per ton
400 00
6 cords manure
30 00
15 bu. grain
28 60
$4,003 61
We have made the Superintendent debtor for labor, stock, and produce, etc., as follows :
Received from sale of eggs
$48 85
Milk
38 70
Fowl
43 62
Toll line
7 40
Vegetables
9 40
Board, E. Leach
468 00
Stove
10 00
Wood
10 00
Team work
20 00
Pigs
28 00
Balance on cow
7 50
Harness
60 00
$751 47
Contents of barn, woodhouse, wash- house, farming tools and wagons, etc.
1,291 72
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The Superintendent has paid out for merchandise and other expenses as follows :
Paid for barber
$4 00
Service
2 00
Filing saws
50
Razor blades
1 67
1 gal. machine oil
80
Drugs
$9 72
OVERSEER'S CASH PAYMENTS FOR INFIRMARY
ACCOUNT
Paid Superintendent, salary
$1,000 20
E. N. Jenckes, groceries
535 07
E. N. Jenckes, grain
254 07
Thomas P. Ritchie, groceries
252 88
A. Solomon, groceries
137 71
A. Solomon, grain
120 65
A. Solomon, stove
82 50
A. L. Stone, groceries and disinfectants
21 55
Putnam & Brinck, groceries
19 99
Putnam & Brinck, meat
29 35
Putnam & Brinck, dry goods
4 50
Walter T. Marris, meat
250 73
T. E. Kelly, meat
41 73
Frank Rivard, fish
49 69
Frank E. Jones, coal
384 00
Frank E. Jones, ice
7 20
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
11 25
Worcester Suburban Electric Co.
95 28
Worcester Suburban Electric Co., pumps
116 00
Worcester Suburban Electric Co., sup- plies
5 55
W. E. Jones, plumbing and supplies
21 45
F. Mackey, plumbing and supplies
33 53
Raymond Jones, electrician and supplies
52 94
Chas. E. Clark, electrician and supplies
12 08
Wilbur F. Wilder, covering boiler
145 67
Fred Nault, carpentering
80 50
William Nesbit, building chimney
61 30
W. R. Wallis, hardware
116 28
S. Products Co., shingles and supplies
132 52
Sanford Jodrey, washing
7 75
Henry Provost, washing machine
150 00
Chas. C. Krull, blacksmith
46 60
A. J. Page, labor
6 00
John Maziarka, labor
2 40
Guilford C. Dudley, team labor, ice
14 85
Frank E. Jones, truck and men, ice
21 00
Dr. Paul F. Ela
28 70
Dr. J. J. Quinn
10 00
75
A. Solomon, dry goods
104 28
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E. E. Young, funeral, Herendeen 90 00
F. Bowen, seating chairs 8 00
Garelick Bros., return on harness 35 00
Commissioner Public Safety, inspection 5 00
Paul D. Manning, insurance 177 59
$4,783 34
SUMMARY
Superintendent has paid as per his account $9 72
Overseers have paid as per their account 4,783 34
$4,793 06
The Overseer's Account is as follows: Appropriation at annual town meeting
$8,000 00 $8,000 00 Expenditures :
Orders on Town Treasurer :
(State) Temporary Aid
$1,637 18
(State) Mothers' Aid
782 75
(Town) Town Aid
1,148 35
Miscellaneous
56 65
Infirmary cost
4,783 34
$8,408 27
Amount overdrawn
$408 27
Infirmary Superintendent, receipts
$751 47
Infirmary Superintendent, expenditures
9 72
Turned in to Town Treasurer
$741 75
Received from State, reimbursements 1928
$1,304 88
$1,304 88
Due from State, reimbursements for 1928
and 1929
$3,196 42
$3,196 42
Due from Hector Vandall for horses, from
report of 1928
$110 00
$110 00
TEMPORARY AID ACCOUNT
Paid No. 1
$927 50
No. 2
557 58
No. 3
59 00
No. 4
93 10
$1,637 18
MOTHERS' AID ACCOUNT
Paid No. 1
$782 75 $782 75
and 1929
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TOWN AID ACCOUNT
Paid No. 1
$530 00
No. 2
159 00
No. 3
49 00
No. 4
410 00
$1,148 35
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT
Miscellaneous
$56 65
$56 65
INMATES AT INFIRMARY DURING YEAR 1929
No
Age
Weeks
Days
1
55
52
1
2
70
52
1
3
79
52
1
4
74
52
1
5
72
52
1
6
83
3
6
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR J. PAGE, WALTER PARKER, HARRY OLSON.
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Report of Agent MOSES WALLIS DEVISE
To the Town of Douglas
For Year Ending December 31, 1929.
The agent charges himself with amounts due the devise Jan- uary 1, 1929, as follows :
Los Angeles School District Bonds, 5% $16,201 50
Amortization
165 76
$16,035 74
Jersey City Water Bonds, 41/2%
$5,231 50
Amortization
25 04
City of Detroit Bonds, 41/2%
$5,250 00
Amortization
30 17
5,219 83
Whitinsville National Bank
2,199 12
$28,661 15
Value to Keep Permanent
27,502 43
Due Town Treasurer
$1,158 72
The agent has received as follows:
Jan. 1 Balance
$2,199 12
Feb.
1 Interest, City of Detroit Bonds
$112 50
6 Interest, County of Los Angeles 375 00
April 2 Interest, Bonds
Jersey City Water
112 50
Aug. 1 Interest, City of Detroit Bonds
112 50
6 · Interest, County of Los Angeles
375 00
Oct. 2 Interest, Jersey City Water
Bonds
112 50
Dec. 31 Interest, Whitinsville National
Bank
42 43
1,242 43
3,441 55
5,206 46
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The agent has paid out as follows:
Jan. 28 Town Treasurer $1,158 72
Dec. 31 Salary, Agent Balance 2,207 83
75 00
$3,441 55
PRESENT VALUE OF DEVISE
$15,000 00 Los Angeles, 5% $16,201 50
Amortization 207 20
5,000 00 Jersey City, 41/2% $5,231 50
Amortization 31 30
5,200 20
5,000 00 City of Detroit, 41/2% $5,250 00
Amortization 38 79
5 211 21
Whitinsville National Bank
2,207 83
$28,613 54
Value to Keep Permanent
27,502 43
Due Town Treasurer
$1,111 11
Respectfully submitted,
GILBERT W. ROWLEY,
Agent.
15,994 30
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Collector's Report
1929
The Assessors for the year 1929 committed to me May 10, 1929, the Collector's book with warrant to col- lect and pay over to Treasurer of said town of Douglas, Poll Taxes
$1,228 00
Extra Assessment, Poll Taxes
10 00
Total
$1,238 00
I have collected and paid to Treasurer of said town in poll taxes to January 1, 1930. $1,206 00
Received abatements on poll taxes
32 00
Paid fines on poll taxes 13 75
On July 27, 1929, received Collector's book and war- rant to collect and pay over to Treasurer of said town of Douglas :
Real estate and personal property taxes
$51,691 06
Balcom account recharged
49 73
Total
$51,740 79
I have collected and paid to Treasurer in cash to January 1, 1930
$48,801 13
Received abatements on property taxes
110 02
Received credit by sales deeds
157 19
Total
$49.068 34
Balance uncollected January 1, 1930
$2,672 45
Paid interest on real estate taxes 12 30
Received Collector's book and warrants to collect
and pay over to Treasurer Motor Excise Tax:
June 1, 1929
$2,757 88
July 27, 1929
647 38
October 21, 1929
324 55
December 30, 1929
48 35
Total $3,778 16
I have collected and paid to Treasurer in cash to January 1, 1930
$3,388 42
Received abatements on Motor Excise Tax 225 90
Balance uncollected January 1, 1930 163 84
Balance uncollected January 1, 1930, for 1928 taxes
362 63
EDWARD L. WILLIAMS,
Tax Collector.
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
For year 1929.
Pruning, removing, repairing shade trees :
W. E. Carpenter, @ 50c per hour-98 hours $49 25
W. E. Carpenter, team, @ 25c per hour-60 hours 15 00
Jas. Falloni, @ 60c per hour-441/2 hours 26 70
Jas. Falloni, @ 75c per hour-2 hours 1 50
Nap. Bruno, 1/2 60c per hour-78 hours
46 80
Fran. Carter, @ 60c per hour-6 hours
3 60
Joe Nedrosik, @ 60c per hour-15 hours
9 00
Ray Thomas, @ 50c per hour-4 hours 2 00
R. D. Carpenter, @ 75c per hour-12 hours 00
Schuster Woollen Co., team, @ 90c per hour-3 hours
2 70
$165 55
SUPPLIES
W. R. Wallis:
Filing saws
$1 25
Pick and handle
2 11
Rope
75
$4 11
Charles Krull, cement chisel
50
E. N. Jenckes:
3 axes @ $1.65
$4 95
3 wedges @ 10c
30
1 shovel
1 40
4 quarts oil
20
6 85
$177 01
Respectfully submitted,
W. E. CARPENTER,
Tree Warden.
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Report of ROAD COMMISSIONER
LABOR COSTS
Hours
Rate
Amount
R. K. Parker
1,491
$ 50
$745 50
R. K. Parker, auto
1,322
20
264 40
R. K. Parker, truck
14
1 25
17 50
G. C. Dudley, team
994
90
894 60
W. H. Dudley, team
273
90
245 70
W. H. Dudley, team on scraper
54
1 05
56 70
W. H. Dudley, dump truck
1,281
85
1,088 85
W. H. Dudley, big truck
14
1 25
17 50
W. H. Parker, team
491
90
441 90
W. H. Parker, team on scraper
54
05
56 70
George Chandler, team
53
90
47 70
Fred Dupont, team
83
90
74 70
Elwin Chase, team
88
90
79 20
Asa Wheeler, tractor
4
1 25
5 00
Harry Downes
548
40
219 20
Wendall Keith
985
40
394 00
Charles Dudley
1,055
40
422 00
Earl Ballou
268
40
107 20
Earl Ballou
809
45
364 05
Ernest Lunn
38
40
15 20
Clifford Lunn
771
40
308 80
Clifford Lunn, auto
19
20
3 80
Russell Keith
251
40
100 40
Frank Yacino
22
40
8 80
Ernest Labelle
126
40
50 40
John Kros
31
40
12 40
Jacob Bolowsky
9
40
3 60
Joe Fosket
80
40
32 00
Edward Buxton
13
40
5 20
Henry Peters
12
40
4 80
Thayer Peters
8
40
3 20
Albert Valcourt
1,299
40
519 60
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Hours
Rate
Amount
Earl McCann
1,200
40
480 00
John Faloni
109
40
43 60
George Lavally
13
40
5 20
James Mateycheuk
4
40
1 60
George Stanik
4
40
1 60
O. F. Chase
88
40
35 20
Jesse Chase
28
40
11 20
W. H. Dudley
1
40
40
George Carriveau
16
40
40
Jack Kelly
16
40
6 40
Joseph Chupka
16
40
6 40
Raymond Carter
34
40
13 60
Stanley Kros
417
40
166 80
Edward Vadneais
7
40
2 80
Everett Ballou
160
40
64 00
W. L. Pentecost
114
1 00
114 00
Earl Kruegar
105
62 1/2
65 63
Wayland Heck
105
75
78 75
Wayland Heck, auto
13 days
1 00
13 00
John Carter
642
40
256 80
John Carter
75
45
33 75
Marvin Farmer
567
40
226 80
E. B. Lassiter
168
40
67 20
Carl Simmons
27
40
10 80
James MacCully
9
40
3 60
Edwin Estein
9
40
3 60
Edward Lambert
9
40
3 60
Herbert Hughes
8
50
4 00
Frank Guertin
66
40
26 40
Total Labor
$8,363 73
MATERIAL COSTS FOR HIGHWAYS
Workman's Insurance
$224 50
Dyor Sales & Machine Co.
23 10
New Haven Trap Rock Co.
309 05
American Tar Products Co.
2,038 05
W. R. Wallis, tools
39 88
Douglas Motor Co., Crawler equipment
805 00
Charles Krull, repairs and new drag
141 13
J. B. Chapdelaine, Jr., gas and oil
21 55
Putnam & Brinck, tools, gas and oil
145 37
W. L. Pentecost, dynamite
151 03
Hedge & Mattheis Co., repairs on State air compressor
15 25
J. W. Clark, repairs on State air compressor
100 79
The Texas Company, 2 cars oil
1,052 16
W. H. Dudley, gas
30 80
House of Correction, 2 line posts
16 00
Douglas Motor Co., payment on tractor
259 00
.
Total Material Costs
$5,372 66
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OTHER COSTS FOR HIGHWAYS
Freight car No. 1, trap rock
$44 80
Freight car No. 2, trap rock
45 00
Number plates for tractor
2 00
Demurrage on car Tarmac
2 00
Total Other Cost
93 80
Grand Total Highways
$13,830 19
R. K. PARKER,
Superintendent.
REPORT OF THE BRIDGE DEPARTMENT
For the Year Ending 1929.
Hours
Rate
Amount
R. K. Parker
41
$ 50
$20 50
R. K. Parker, auto
31
20
6 20
W. H. Dudley, truck
22
85
18 70
Albert Valcourt
14
40
5 60
John Carter
14
40
5 60
Frank Guertin
18
40
7 20
E. B. Lassiter
18
40
7 20
Earl McCann
13
40
20
Harry Downes
4
40
. 60
Earl Ballou
9
40
3 60
W. H. Parker, team
9
90
8 10
Labor Total
$89 50
MATERIAL FOR BRIDGES
W. H. Parker, timber
$7 40
W. H. Dudley, plank
273 00
Material Total
280 4
Total Bridges
$369 90
R. K. PARKER,
Superintendent.
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REPORT OF RAILING HIGHWAYS
Hours
Rate
Amount
R. K. Parker
127
$ 50
$63 50
R. K. Parker, auto
105
20
21 00
Frank Guertin
127
40
50 80
E. B. Lassiter
78
40
31 20
John Carter
9
40
3 60
W. H. Dudley, truck
22
85
18 70
Total Railings
$188 80
R. K. PARKER,
Superintendent.
REPORT OF THE SNOW ROADS For the Year Ending 1929.
Hours
Rate
Amount
W. H. Dudley
50
$ 50
$25 00
W. H. Dudley, auto
26
20
5 20
Arthur Morse, horse
35
25
8 75
Arthur Morse
38
45
17 10
W. H. Dudley, horses
39
90
35 10
W. H. Dudley, truck
24
85
20 40
Edward Murphy
21
40
8 40
J. P. Manning
18
40
7 20
Aram Bigelow
9
40
3 60
Milford Bigelow
9
40
3 60
John Rogers
9
40
3 60
Earl Ballou
43
40
17 20
Wendall Keith
22
40
8 80
Francis Carter
7
40
2 80
Russell Keith
9
40
: 60
John Faloni
13
40
5 20
John Carter
9
40
3 60
Charles Krull, repairs
25 75
Total Snow Roads
$204 90
R. K. PARKER,
Superintendent.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and Superintendent of Schools
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1929
LA.
S
746
INCORP
WHITINSVILLE, MASS. PRESS OF EAGLE PRINTING CO. 1930
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
WILLIAM T. LOOMIS
Term expires 1930
LILLIAN C. CARPENTER
66
66 1930
ARTHUR E. RAWSON, Secretary
66
1931
BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, Chairman
66 1931
JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE
66 1932
DR. PAUL ELA
66
66 1932
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS A. B. GARCELON
PURCHASING AGENT W. T. LOOMIS
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS
DOUWE DEJONG
E. L. WILLIAMS
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
1929-1930
HIGH SCHOOL
Winter term-December 30, 1929, to March 21, 1930, 12 weeks. Spring term-March 31, 1930, to June 20, 1930, 12 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 28 to December 1, 1929. Christmas vacation-December 21 to December 30, 1929. Spring vacation-March 22 to March 31, 1930.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Winter term-January 6, 1930, to March 21, 1930, 11 weeks. Spring term-March 31, 1930, to June 13, 1930, 11 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 28 to December 2, 1929. Christmas vacation-December 21 to January 6, 1930. Spring vacation-March 22 to March 31, 1930.
1930-1931 HIGH SCHOOL
Fall term-September 2, 1930, to December 19, 1930, 16 weeks. High School will open Tuesday following Labor Day.
Winter term-December 29, 1930, to March 20, 1931, 12 weeks. Spring term-March 30, 1931, to June 19, 1931, 12 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 28 and 29, 1930. Christmas vacation-Dec. 20, 1930, to Dec. 28, 1930, 1 week. Spring vacation-March 21, 1931, to March 29, 1931, 1 week.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Fall term-September 2, 1930, to December 19, 1930, 16 weeks. Winter term-January 5, 1931, to March 20, 1931, 11 weeks. Spring term-March 30, 1931, to June 12, 1931, 11 weeks.
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Thanksgiving recess-November 28 and 29, 1930.
Christmas vacation-Dec. 20, 1930, to Jan. 4, 1931, 2 weeks. Spring vacation-March 21, 1931, to March 29, 1931, 1 week.
HOLIDAYS-1930-1931
Labor Day.
Columbus Day, October 12th.
County Convention, 1st Friday in November.
Armistice Day, November 11th.
Thanksgiving Recess, 2 days, last Thursday and Friday of November.
Christmas.
January 1st.
February 22nd, Washington's Birthday.
Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday).
Patriot's Day, April 19th.
Memorial Day, May 30th.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL
Three blasts of the whistle at 7:45 A. M. closes all schools for the morning session.
The same signal at 11:45 A. M. closes all schools for the after- noon session.
The signal at 11:45 denotes that there will be a single session. In this case the session will be lengthened one hour in the first grade, and one hour and a half in the others.
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Report of the SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee submits the following report for the financial year ending December 31, 1929.
The appropriations for the schools were $39,500.00 and the expenditures, $38 027.09. We received from the State as reimburse- ment for teachers' salaries $9,461.56, for tuition of State wards $374.55 and for Superintendent's salary $773.33, making a total of $10,609.41. This reduces the net cost of the schools to $27,417.68.
The itemized expenditures are as follows:
School Committee expenses $182 07
Superintendent's salary
1,320 00
Superintendent's expenses
323 38
Supervisors' salaries
1,652 47
Supervisors' expenses
73 74
Principal, High, salary
2,400 00
Principal, Elementary, salary
1,500 00
Teachers, High, salaries
3,456 75
Teachers. Elementary, salaries
13,896 94
Text-books, High
232 00
Text-books, Elementary
510 24
Stationery and supplies, High
539 33
Stationery and supplies, Elementary
1,051 22
Janitors, High, salaries
1,343 00
Janitors, Elementary, salaries
1,830 50
Fuel, High 977 04
Fuel, Elementary
1,447 53
Miscellaneous, High
343 14
Miscellaneous, Elementary
119 64
Repairs, High
226 68
Repairs. Elementary
356 25
Health, High
59 60
Health, Elementary
536 40
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Transportation in town, Elementary 1,401 78
Transportation to other towns, High 9 10
Transportation to other towns, Elementary 183 0)
Tuition, High
€5 00
Tuition. Elementary
200 00
Miscellaneous, High
198 21
Miscellaneous, Elementary
171 01
New grounds
25 35
New equipment
698 92
Insurance
696 80
Total
$38 027 09 1,472 91
Unexpended
Appropriation
$39,500 00
Appropriations asked for:
General expenses, including Superintendent's salary, expenses of School Committee and Attendance Cf- ficer3 $2,000 0)
Expenses for instruction, including teachers' salaries, text-books and supplies, and miscellaneous expenses for instruct.on 23,000 00
Expenses for operation of school plants, including jan- itors' salaries, fuel and miscellaneous expenses for operation 6,200 00
Maintenance, repairs, etc.
1.200 00
Auxiliary agencies, including promotion of health, transportation, etc.
2,800 00
Insurance
700 00
New heating equipment
5,000 00
$44,500 00
WILLIAM T. LOOMIS. ARTHUR E. RAWSON, DR. PAUL ELA. LILLIAN C. CARPENTER,
JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE, BAYLIS ALDRICH,
School Committee.
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Report of the Superintendent of Schools
To the Committee and Citizens of Douglas :
The following is the twenty-ninth Superintendent's report for this union, the same being my second report.
The great social institutions of today are well known and well recognized. The home, the school, the church, the state, and industry are all matters of much concern to each of us. Institutions are made up of and function through its individual members. To the extent that institutions are understood as to purposes and aims, to the extent that we recognize the characteristics of individuals, do we make institutional and individual progress.
Today we are living in an age of individual introspection and institutional analysis. Never before have we seen so much cross- sectioning of society. Every institution, every individual, is being analyzed in an attempt to better understand ourselves and our rela- tions to others. An attempt is being made to reduce everything to a science. Much progress is being made,-and yet much remains to be done.
In our school work we are introducing standardized tests. Such tests are much more scientific than the regular test as given by the classroom teacher in as much as they are the results of scientific measurement of abilities and accomplishments of thousands of pupils.
Last year one achievement test was given to all pupils, except first grade and high school. This year the Sones-Harry Test was given to all high school pupils, with very satisfactory results. Our present program contemplates giving standard tests to establish the natural alertness, the potential ability of every pupil above fifth grade. With this information we will be able to classify our pupils according to abilities.
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On the whole our work in our schools during the past year has been satisfactory. Our present teaching force is competent, well trained, co-operative, enthusiastic, and loyal. Departmental work is being given in the seventh and eighth grades with satisfactory results. Our new teacher in the Commercial Department is doing excellent work. All the work of this department has been reorgan- ized and put upon a firm foundation.
The school paper, the first issue of which appeared in January, is a credit to our high school boys and girls and teachers. With the new mimeograph, just provided, this work can be easier and better done.
This year our athletic program has been extended to include basketball for both boys and girls. The boys' athletics have been under the direction of Francis Miller, while that of the girls has been supervised by Miss Evelina Martin. Both teams have done excep- tionally well.
Physical education is a matter that needs more attention. The state regulations require that we give physical training in our schools. We are complying with this order as best we can, but it is difficult without a gymnasium. The School Department hopes that some day a gymnasium might be added to our most wonderful high school building.
We find our new School Nurse, Mrs. Edith M. Taft, to be com- petent, efficient, and enthusiastic about her work. At present she gives us two half days per week, which should be increased, at least in the fall term, in order that our physical examinations might be completed earlier in the year.
Your attention is especially called to the statistics given by Mrs. Taft, showing the percentage of physical defects by rooms.
For further details, I refer you to the reports of the high school principal, the special supervisors and the school nurse.
In closing, I want to thank my principals and teachers for their enthusiastic co-operation and loyalty; my School Committee for their support in all matters pertaining to the betterment of our schools; and the citizens for giving us the necessary financial means for carrying on our work.
Respectfully submitted,
A. B. GARCELON,
Superintendent of Schools.
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STATISTICAL STATEMENT
Assessed valuation, February 1, 1929 $2,235,197
Population, census of 1925 2,377
No. persons in town between 5 and 16 years of age, October 1, 1929-boys 250, girls 248 498
No. persons between 5 and 7 years of age-boys 38, girls 42 80
No. persons between 7 and 14 years of age-boys 181, girls 171 352
No. persons between 14 and 16 years of age-boys 31, girls 35 66
Total enrollment in all public schools during school year ending June 15, 1929 551
Average membership for school year
518
Average attendance for school year
490
Per cent of attendance
95
No. school buildings in use
4
No. teachers required by the public schools
16
No. special teachers
4
No. teachers graduated from college
4
No. teachers graduated from normal school
8
No. weeks High School was in session
40
No. weeks grades were in session
38
No. pupils graduated from High School, 1929 10
No. pupils graduated from Grammar School, 1929
34
Attendance for School Year Ending June 1929.
SCHOOL
TEACHERS
Enrolment
Under 5 years
Between 5-7 years
Between 7-14 years
Between 14-16 years
Over 16 years
Av. Membership
Average Attendance
Per cent. of Attend.
No. Tardinesses
No. Dismissals
High.
C. W. Holmes.
72
0
0
5
36 31
68.83
66.38
96.39 118
17
Hortense Fister.
Emma C. Harlowe .
39
0
38
1
0
34 00
32.86
96.64
23
07
7
Blanche Silvy.
47
0
()
33,
13
1
39.63
38.08
96.09|110
6
E. Douglas 6.
Eunice I .. Buffington.
40
0)
0)
38
1
0
39.35
38 77
98.53
28
5
5 ..
Myra H. Jillson ..
50
0)
0
46
3
0
47 81
46.28
96.79
47
21
4 .
Lola H Dudley .
43
0
0
43
0)
0
42.21
40.46
95.70
11
2
2-3-4 . .
Louise Clarenbach
30
0)
0)
28
1
0 29.75
28 48
95.67
41
3
3
May C. Buxton . .
44
0
0)
43
0
0
42.41
40.42
95.30
20
2
2
2 . .
..
Mollie H. Kelley . ..
34
0
28
6
0
0 32.90
29.78
90.00
9
1
1 a.
1 b ....
Daisy E. Sweet. . .
27
0
16
5
0)
0
24.85
22 51
90 70
35
1
Douglas Center 5-7 Gertrude M. Smith.
26
0
()
21
4
0 22.91
20.69
90.04
23
3
1-4 Eleanor M. Anderson
35
0
8
27
0
0)
30.59
27.34
89.45
56
S
So. Douglas
1-8|Octavia 1 .. Jarvis.
24
0
2
18
2
0
21.41
19.36
90.87
37
12
Totals
551
0
62 383
61
32 517.41
489.97
94.70,560
95
.
.
Etta H. Johnson.
40
0
8
32
0
0
40.76
38.56
94.67
9
8.
Audrey Jones . .
11
12
Rank of the Schools in Attendance and Punctuality for Year ending June 1929.
Rank
ATTENDANCE
Per Cent. of
Attendance
Rank
PUNCTUALITY
Per Cent. of Tardiness
1
East Douglas, 6
98.53
1
East Douglas,
2
.00
2
5
96.79
2
1-a
.02
3
High
8
96.64
3
66
4
.03
4
9-12
96.39
4
High
7
.03
5
66
7
96.09
5
East Douglas,
3
.05
6
East Douglas, 4
95.70
High
8
.06
7
7
Douglas Center, 5-6-7
6
.07
9
66
2
94.67
9
1-b
.07
10
So. Douglas,
1-8
90.87
10
So. Douglas,
1-8
.10
11
East Douglas, 1-b
90.79
11
East Douglas,
2-3-4
.11
12
Douglas Cent., 5-6-7
90.04
12
5
.12
13
East Douglas, 1-a
90.00
13
Douglas Center, 1-4
.15
14
Douglas Cent., 1-4
89.45
14
High
9-12
.32
Average,
94.06
Average,
.12
Average for State
93.32
3
95.30
8
East Douglas,
.06
8
2-3-4
95.67
6
NOTE-No record of tardiness is kept by the state. Above 1%, however, is regarded as unsatisfactory.
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