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The arithmetic program has been changed as to the grade placement of material to conform to the National Education Association and Massachusetts courses of study. This change could easily be made without ex- pense and there are several advantages. A child trans- ferring to another school system is handicapped in arith- metic when he encounters differences in the course of study and Milford is now in line with a majority of the school systems. Furthermore the new arrangement has been proven by tests to be superior in results and in economy of time.
Four pre-primary classes have been instituted at the West Street, Claflin, Plains and High Schools. These
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classes, under Miss Gilmore, Miss Edwards, Miss Sennott and Miss Gagliardi, have been highly successful and too much credit cannot be given to these teachers for their ability and enthusiasm. Milford has long needed pre- primary classes and the results which have been secured this year have proven their value. The children who have had this training are much better fitted to begin the regular work of the grades. They are not only better adjusted to the school situation but they have developed desirable social and work habits. Training in enuncia- tion, pronunciation, and vocabulary building renders school failure much less probable.
I should strongly recommend that the age of entrance to the first grade be not younger than six. Much of the failure in the lower grades is due to sending immature children to school. It is generally agreed that a mental age of six years is necessary to make normal progress in reading. Children who enter the first grade with a mental age lower than six may learn to read, but they usually require a greater amount of practice. Ordinarily, these children fall behind in the first weeks of school and never catch up. It is unfair to the child to ask him to do work beyond his powers and it is unfair to the school system to accept children who are predestined to failure in the first grade.
Finally, I should like to see a pre-vocational class or- ganized. Children in the special classes have been get- ting nothing but academic work and while this is valu- able, there is no question that conditions would be better if facilities existed for some sort of handwork. The voca- tional school is the school best fitted to train students from the special class and they should be prepared for this work as the Junior High School prepares students for the Senior High School. The expense for equipment need not be high and there would be the knowledge that these children were being trained directly in lines which would enable them to find employment on leaving school.
I should like to express my gratitude to you and to the members of the School Committee for your many acts of kindness and cooperation during the past year.
MARY DAVOREN.
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Report of the School Physicians
The object of the annual physical inspection of school children is not to ascertain the number and character of defects, but to call to the attention of the parent the fact that such defects exist. The real value of the work should be measured by the number of corrections made. This we estimate by the percentage of uncorrected de- fects which are discovered each year.
The results of an examination of the pupils this year show a little higher per cent of physical shortcomings, some of them are of a serious nature and require atten- tion as early as possible, others are less serious but nev- ertheless are important.
In some cases poor posture or acne, or eczema may be indicative of conditions more dangerous to pupil's health than large tonsils or carious teeth.
The notice sent to the parent is intended to warn them of defects or disease which should be investigated by the family physician.
There is a good reason for each notice.
We are personally grateful to the parents who co-oper- ate with us in our efforts.
The appended tables will give some idea of the num- ber and character of physical defects which we have dis- covered in our annual inspection.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN V. GALLAGHER, M.D. JOSEPH E. LENARES, M.D.
RESULTS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION
Primary Department
Number of pupils
672
No. having no notable defects 254-39%
No. having slight defects 216
No. having serious defects
202
No. having mouth and teeth defects 295
No. having nose and throat defects
189
No. having miscellaneous defects 196
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Grammar Department
Number of pupils
739
No. having no notable defects
293-39%
No. having slight defects 164
No. having serious defects
282
No. having mouth and teeth defects
367
No. having nose and throat defects 145
No. having miscellaneous defects 213
High School Department
Number of pupils 776
No. having no notable defects
445-57%
No. having slight defects 161
No. having serious defects
170
No. having mouth and teeth defects
237
No. having nose and throat defects 75
No. having miscellaneous defects 163
Whole School
Number of Pupils
2,187
No. having no notable defects
992-45%
No. having slight defects
541
No. having serious defects
654
No. having mouth and teeth defects
899
No. having nose and throat defects 409
No. having miscellaneous defects
572
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Report of School Nurses
First Grade Registration
Number of children registering in June for first grade 108
Number of children registering in August for pre- primary classes 86
Toxoid Clinic
Number of children enrolled in the first grade 136
Number of children having been immunized against diphtheria 134
Chadwick Clinic
Number of children having chest X-rays and physical examinations 62
Number of children discharged from clinic 18
County Clinic
Number of children having chest X-rays 136
Number of boys having two months at Sterling Health Camp 2
Physically Handicapped
Number of children under the care of the Federal Physically Handicapped program 10
Number of children having orthopedic operation and hospital care 5
Psychological Clinic
Number of children examined by Dr. Mitchell 110
Number taken to Wrentham State School for spe- cial examination 8
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Number of Eighth grade girls completing Mother- craft 110
Number of Vocational girls completing Red Cross Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick 20
Number of Vocational girls completing Red Cross First Aid 12
Respectfully submitted, MARY E. NAUGHTON, R.N. HELEN BREAULT, R.N.
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Commencement Exercises
OF THE
Milford High School
MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL
John C. Lynch Auditorium
UMlednesday Chening, June 19 1940
at right o'clock
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JOHN C. LYNCH AUDITORIUM
Wednesday Evening, June 25, 1940 At eight o'clock
PROGRAM
March-Sabre and Spurs Sousa
Milford High School Orchestra Ben C. Lancisi, Jr., Director
Entrance of Seniors
Maytime
Happy Days
Sullivan Strelezski-Leavitt
Senior Girls' Glee Club Miss Helena F. Swift, Supervisor of Music
Salutatory: The Monroe Doctrine
Yolanda Mary Piergustavo
Call All Hands Needham
Special Chorus (Seniors)
Valedictory : The Weapon of Propaganda Lucy Dolores Spallone
Presentation of Diplomas
Mr. George F. Grayson Chairman of the School Committee
Remarks by the Chairman of the School Committee Class Ode
Senior Class
Presentation of Prize Awards
Mr. Almorin O. Caswell Superintendent of Schools
Recessional
Milford High School Orchestra
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CLASS ODE Tune: "Peace in the World"
Throughout our lives we shall be true ; To Alma Mater, we pledge our due.
Our High School pleasures we review ; Remember "Always Ever Onward."
We'll journey forth, each on his way With knowledge guiding where'er we stray ; Through passing years of work and play. Remember "Always Ever Onward."
Classmates, we now must say farewell Though none his future can foretell ; If we are brave, success will tell; Remember "Always Ever Onward."
Audrey Sylvia Kusmin.
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CLASS OF 1940
Mary Adell Alves Antoinette Marie Andreola Virginia Alfonzina An- dreotti
Madeline Irene Baker Artin Harry Balian Margaret Balian Louise Martha Ballou Olive Rose Marie Barto Thomas John Bernardi Catherine Nora Bertulli Mildred Winona Bethel Evelyn Patricia Bianchi Albert Edward Bishop Violet Renilson Bishop William Pasquale Bocac- cino
Maurice Milton Boland Pauline Agnes Bourbeau James Burton Brooks Regina Carmella Calitri Helen Theresa Carrabba Alfred Anthony Carra- chino
Rita Mae Casey
Philip James Catusi Deno Richard Cecchi Gloria Evelyn Cenedella Achille Joseph Cistoldi Fred William Clarridge, Jr.
Alfa Aurora Colaianni Alfred Caesar Comolli Eleanor Beverly Comolli Thelma Eleanor Comolli
Joseph Thomas Connear- ney
Claire Lillian Creasia
Rachel Catherine Cronin William Edward Curran Anna Marie Dagnese Antonio Joseph D'Ales- sandro
Jennie Marie D'Arcangelo George Warren Davis Jeannette Dorothy DeBoer Josephine Marie DeIeso Julia Iris Delledonne Joseph Anthony DeMaria Frances Marie DeMattia Alfred Vincent DeMeo Thelma Marie DePasquale Norma Loretta DeSantis Manuel Dias, Jr. Doris Ann DiGirolamo
Louise Marie DiNunzio Emilia Marina Diotalevi Dorothy Margaret Droney Mary Duridas Cecelia Mary Elder
Eunice Marion Fales Mary Josephine Feccia
George Edward Ferguson
Yolanda Marie Ferraro
Rose Marie Ferrelli Joseph Marie Ferretti Arthur Ralph Ferrucci Jennie Grace Fino
Pellegrino John Fornaciari
Robert Charles Frascotti
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Helen Marie Gaskill Louise Filomena Gemma Rose Marie Giampietro Lena Dolores Gildone Martin Murray Goldman Nathalie Goldstein Joseph Nicholas Guidi Josephine Rose Guido Alfred Henry Guidotti Israel Helfand Clara Rita Iannitelli Mary Emma Iannitelli Philip Arthur Johnson William Gray Johnson, Jr. Constance Ann Julian Nicholas Joseph Julian Jennie Helen Kaizzi Hapet Karakeian Audrey Sylvia Kusmin Kenneth Edward Lague Elise Marie Leger Anita Ann Lombardi Edith Joanna Lucca June Marie Lucier Mary Maloof Christine Marie Mancini Pauline Edith Manna Chester Newton Manning Krikor Marashian Blanche Leola Marches- sault
Joseph Anthony Marcone Elinor Marie Marelli Lillian Margaret Marzetta Thomas Conley Maxfield John Arthur Mazzarelli
Katherine Elizabeth Maz- zone
Marie Dolores Mazzone Nicholas Kenneth Melpig- nano Stella Marie Micelotta Antoinette Theresa Mig- liacci
Eleanor Regina Mignone Victor Americo Antonio Minichiello
Claire Marie Morgan Jessie Ann Moschilli
Raymond Elwood Moss Ruth Helen Moss Barbara Theresa Murphy June Frances Ann Murray Lena Rose Nargi
Beatrice Madeline Noor- janian William George O'Brien Harry Ohanian
Anna Oneschuk Norma Maria Ozzella
Mary Antoinette Palma
Margaret Panagian Vartan Panagian
Alice Mary Papelian Ann Papelian Michael Thomas Parente Josephine Louise Pavento Joseph Anthony Perna Yolanda Mary Piergustavo Enrico Richard Pisarro John Francis Rappazzini Walter Noble Ray
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Winifred Elizabeth Rich- ards
Anna Mae Rizzi
Esther Judith Rovedo
Adelia Marie Ruscitti Anna Marie Ruscitti
Vincent Robert Ruscitti Dorothy Barbara San- chioni
Kimball Wirt SanClemente Mary Elizabeth Santoro Francis Xavier Sartain Hilda Marie Sartain Serafina Lillian Scirocco Alice Cecil Scott Florence Segal
Charles Frederick Shiffer Chester Edward Silver Lucy Dolores Spallone Rose Tessicini Frances Winifred Tingley Vincent Biagio Tomaso Concetta Catherine Tosches Mary Dominica Tumolo Lee Gilbert Waldron Edna Elizabeth Walker Loring Webber
Robert Charles Wellman Robert Theodore White Ruth Beatrice Williams Clayton Wilfred Wilson
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STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTAINED AN AVERAGE OF 90 PER CENT OR OVER DURING THEIR FOUR YEARS
1. Lucy Dolores Spallone College Course
2. Josephine Louise Pavento
College Course
3. Barbara Theresa Murphy College Course
4. Yolanda Mary Piergustavo
Business Course
5. Mary Duridas
Business Course
6. Audrey Sylvia Kusmin
College Course
7. Jennie Marie D'Arcangelo College Course
CLASS OFFICERS
President, Robert Charles Frascotti
Vice-President, Ruth Helen Moss Secretary, Regina Carmella Calitri Treasurer, Nicholas Joseph Julian
Class Motto: Always Ever Onward Class Colors : Red and White Class Flower: American Beauty Rose Class Pianist : Yolanda Mary Piergustavo
LIST OF TEACHERS, FEBRUARY 1, 1940
School.
Teacher's Name
An. Sal.
Residence
Ap.
Subject
Grade
High-Principal High-Teachers
*Frank C. Berry
$3700 2000
84 High St.
1914 1906
Trigonometry Solid Geometry
XII. XII. X.
XII.
Miss Marion A. Ryan
2000
298 Main St.
1911
English Latin
X. XII.
Miss Hannah E. Callanan
2000
276 Main St.
1913
History
Miss Margaret A. Pianca
2000
44 Mendon St., Hopedale
1913
French
XI., XII.
Miss Agnes R. Lynch
1775
41 . Hayward St.
1918 Typewriting
XII.
Miss Catherine E. Curtin
1775
16 Parker Hill Ave.
1927
Stenography
XI., XII. XII.
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Fred A. Metcalf
1900
2 Mendon St., Hopedale
1927
Physics
Biology
Miss Sadie A. O'Connell
1775
42 Prospect St.
1916
English
Expression
Miss Marie Cenedella
1775
68 School St.
1925
History
Miss Josephine M. Calarese
1775
10 Union St.
1930
Stenography
Bookkeeping
James A. Higgiston
1775
4 Fountain St.
1932
Plane Geometry Algebra Italian
X.
James V. Zurlo
1775 15 East Main St.
1932
+Harold M. Moran
1775
16 Gibbon Ave.
1933 English
XII.
Miss Margaret M. Pyne
1775
51 School St.
1931
Typewriting Stenography
X., XI
XI.
XI., XII.
German
Stenography
XI., XII.
Typewriting
XI. X., XI., XII. X. XI.
X. XI. X., XI.
IX., XII. X., XII.
¡Leave of Absence
Miss Mary B. Ford
21 West Pine St.
College Geometry College Geometry
XI., XII.
LIST OF TEACHERS, FEBRUARY 1, 1940-CONTINUED
School.
Teacher's Name
An. Sal.
Residence
Ap.
Subject
Grade
High-Teachers
Miss Dorothy M. Callahan
1775
171 Congress St.
1931
English
X.
XI.
Joseph J. Tosches
1500
3 Richmond Ave.
1938
Algebra
IX.
Miss Claire D. Lynch
1700
305 Main St.
1935
Civics
IX.
IX.
Benjamin F. Consoletti
1700
20 East Main St. 7 Glines Ave.
1935
Elementary Science
IX.
Miss Madeleine W. Kynoch
1775
1938
English
IX.
Philip O'Donnell
1700
38 Thayer St.
1935
Economics
X.
Miss Louise Casey
1600
114 Congress St.
1936
Civics
Miss Rose Farese
1200
4 Farese Rd.
1941
Bookkeeping
X. X., XI. IX.
Miss Martha Molinari
1500
154 East Main St.
1936
Italian
X., XI.
Miss Eva L. Burns
1775
297 Main Street
1932
Bookkeeping
XI., XII.
Miss Mary L. Burns
1775
30 Pleasant St.
1934
English
X., XI. X.
Miss Susanne T. Davoren
1500
26 Jefferson St.
1937
Latin, English
IX.
Miss Ida R. Kurlansky
1700
Fruit St. Extension
1934
Bus. Science
IX.
Charles Brucato
1500
94 Hayward St.
1940
Mathematics
IX.
J. Francis Cahill
1900
7 West Maple St.
1940
English
XI.
J. Gerard Sweeney
1200
42 Pearl St.
1940
Senior English
English Appreciation
Miss Esther L. Gagliardi
1450 24 Mechanic St.
1927
Pre-Primary Class
(In the High School Building, Room A12)
259
Miss Agnes L. Crane
1600
7 Poplar St.
1936
English
Bookkeeping
X.
Cost Accounting
XII.
French
IX.
Typewriting
XII.
History
Business Science
Elementary Science
IX.
History
LIST OF TEACHERS, FEBRUARY 1, 1940-CONTINUED
School.
Teacher's Name
An. Sal.
Residence
Ap.
Subject
Grade
Stacy School
*David I. Davoren
35 Congress St.
1934
Social Studies
VIII.
Miss Margaret M. Gilroy
1450
14 Vine St.
1929
Mathematics
VII.
Miss Mary E. Kelley
1600
18 Cherry St.
1912
Mathematics
VIII.
Miss Nina H. Mazzarelli
1450
71 East Main St.
1925
Social Studies
VIII.
Miss Mary E. Mullane
1600
1 Draper Park
1925
Mathematics
VIII.
Miss Rita M. Daigle
1450
11 Parker Hill Ave.
1924
Social Studies
VII.
Miss Rita K. Fitzpatrick
1450
312 Main St.
1926
English
VIII.
Miss Miriam G. Kirby
1450
12 Leonard St.
1924
English
VIII.
Miss Margaret M. Scully
1450
16 Gibbon Ave.
1926
Mathematics
VII.
Miss Gertrude A. Wallace
1450
100 Spruce St.
1925
Social Studies
VII.
Miss Mildred C. O'Brien
1400
69 School St.
1935
English
VII.
Miss Lucina C. Roche
1200
136 Congress St.
1936
English
VII.
Samuel Anastasia
2300
68 Emmons St.
1935
Vocational School
Boys' Shop
VII., VIII.
Paul F. Raftery
1700
37 North Bow St.
1935
Vocational School
VII., VIII.
Miss Irene C. Mainini
1300
127 East Main St.
1939
Vocational School
VII., VIII.
Miss Beatrice J. Fleming
1600
46 Claflin St.
1933
Vocational and Con-
tinuation Schools,
H. A. and H. E.
VII., VIII.
*Miss Irene K. Gallagher
1665
104 Spruce St.
1907
Miss Cath. M. McNamara
1450
91 West St.
1919
Miss Eva M. Kennedy
1450
26 Cedar St., Hopkinton
1919
I.
Miss Margaret M. Cochran
1450
14 West Pine St.
1919
Park
*Miss Viola F. Leland
1685
12 Gibbon Ave.
1922
VI.
Mrs. Catherine R. Cronin
1600
10 Parker Hill Ave.
1911
V.
Miss Grace M. Carron
1450
63 South Bow St.
1920
V.
Miss Anne A. Mulligan
1450
46 Grant St.
1924
VI.
*Leave cf Absence #Acting Principal.
260
Spruce St.
¿Robert J. Cenedella
Miss Rose Bertorelli
1450
15 East Walnut St.
1918
II. IV.
III.
LIST OF TEACHERS, FEBRUARY 1, 1940-CONTINUED
School.
Teacher's Name
An. Sal.
Residence
Ap.
Subject
Grade
Park Portables
Miss Isabelle C. MacLachlan
1450
16 Granite St.
1928
Special
Miss Mary K. Casey
1450
35 Sumner St.
1928
VI.
South
*Miss Mary H. McDermott
1665
12 Spring St.
1893
VI.
Miss Rita M. Mawr
1450
23 Cherry St.
1934
VI.
Miss Veronica B. O'Neill
1300
3 Poplar St.
1934
V.
Mrs. Helen R. Maxfield
1400
Vine Street
1934
V.
Plains Grammar
*Miss Mary F. Ranahan
1665
25 South High St.
1906
VI.
Miss Mary F. Lynch
1600
41 Hayward St.
1911
V.
Miss Eva Realini
1450
Birch St.
1931
VI.
Miss Ada DiGiannantonio
1450
17 Free St.
1926
V.
*Miss Irene M. Meighan
1685
63 Pine St.
1913
III
Miss Rose E. Keany
1600
Hopkinton
1902
I.
Miss Martha C. Toher
1600
Hopkinton
1903
IV.
Miss Margaret E. Roche
1450
7 Orchard St.
1917
III., IV.
Miss Florentia H. Sennott
1450
4 State St.
1932
Miss Mary C. Edwards
1450
26 Pearl St.
1917
Claflin
*Miss Regina M. Swift
1535
43 High St.
1925
II.
Miss Maude D. Frost
1450
30 Church St.
1920
III.
Miss Mary A. Parks
1450
133 Congress St.
1924
IV.
Miss Rita J. Edwards
1450
26 Pearl St.
1926
Miss Eleanor E. Arnold
1450
49 Jefferson St.
1936
Miss Lillian Bellofatto
1450
12 Madden Ave.
1930
Oliver St.
*Miss Evelyn C. Curran
1665
59 High St.
1908
Miss Claire F. Hogan
1450
6 Oliver St.
1918
Miss Flora M. Youngson
1450
25 Emmons St.
1926
Miss Anna H. Swift
1450
43 High St.
1918
Chapin St.
*Miss Florence N. Aldrich
1655
48 Claflin St.
1907
I.
Miss Evelyn M. Beckett
1450 20 W. Pine St.
1924
II.
Miss Elizabeth Riordan
1400 303 Main St.
1932
III.
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Pre-Primary
II.
Pre-Primary
1. V. IV.
III.
II.
I.
Plains Primary
LIST OF TEACHERS, FEBRUARY 1, 1940-CONTINUED
School.
Teacher's Name
An. Sal.
Residence
Ap.
Subject
Grade
West St.
*Miss Mary T. Gilmore
1645
141 West St.
1901
Miss Anne L. Gillon
1300
81 School St.
1934
Purchase St.
*Miss Dorothy King
1495
34 Pleasant St.
1930
Miss M. Avis Moran
1450
15 Fayette St.
1929
I., II., III.
Braggville
Miss Dorcas Magurn
1150
31 Parker Hill Ave.
1937
I .- IV.
High School
Miss Dorothy M. Burns
1200
284 Main St.
1936
Special
Supervisor
of Music
Miss Helena F. Swift
2100
83 High St.
1900
Instrum. Music Supervisor of
Ben C. Lancisi, Jr.
1500
106 Spruce St.
1935
Drawing
Miss Dorcas Whipple
2000
20 Church St.
1922
Asst. Draw. Sup.
Miss Margaret V. Condon
1600
8 Greene St.
1926
Phys'l Director
Frederick E. Steeves
2000
162 West St.
1933
Supervisor of
Penmanship
Miss Frances H. Kearnan Nicholas Morelli
1450
Whitinsville 16 Free St.
1924
Manual Training
1941
Pre-Primary I., II. IV., V.
Special
*Principal.
262
LIST OF JANITORS, FEBRUARY 1, 1940
School. High
Name Clement H. Moran Frank L. Cahill Edward R. Glennon
Residence 16 Gibbon Ave. 21 West Pine St. 147 Spruce St. 1768.00
Salary $1820.00 1820.00
George E. Stacy Spruce Street
South Oliver Street Chapin Street
Harry Anderson
23 Emmons St. 1560.00
Claflin Park Park Portables
Alfred DiGiannantonio 17 Free St.
1612.00
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Plains Grammar Plains Primary
Charles Frascotti
94 East Main St. 1820.00
West Street
J. Fred Carley
12 Chapin St.
390.00
Purchase Street
Ernest Griffith*+ Albert Erickson} Mrs. Alina Helin
425 Purchase St. 467 Purchase St.
390.00
Braggville
Į Substitute ¡ Leave of Absence.
Braggville 84.00
TOWN RECORDS
1940
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TOWN RECORDS, 1940
TOWN WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 4-13, 1940
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Worcester, ss.
Milford, March 4, 1940.
To either Constable of the Town of Milford, in said County,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified by law to vote in Elections to meet at the polling places of their respective Precincts, to wit:
In Precinct 1. In Dewey Hall. Town Hall Building.
In Precinct 2. In Plains Grammar School, E. Main Street.
In Precinct 3. In Chapin Street School, Chapin Street.
In Precinct 4. In South Grammar (Brick School), Main Street.
In Precinct 5. In Park Portable School, Walnut Street, on Monday, the fourth day of March, A. D. 1940, at seven o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in to the Wardens of their several Precincts their votes for the following named Town Officers, to wit:
A Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Tax Collector, Three Selectmen, Highway Surveyor, all for one year; One As- sessor (Three years), One Member of the Board of Public Welfare (Three years), One Member of the Board of Health (Three years), One Sewer Commissioner (Three years), Two Members of the School Committee (Three years), Two Trustees of Public Library (Three years), Two Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery (Three years), One Park Commissioner (Three years), One Member of the Planning Board (Five years), Tree Warden, (One
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year), Moderator (One year), Five Constables (One year).
And to vote "Yes" or "No" on the following question :
"Shall Section One hundred five B of Chapter One hun- dred thirty-one of the General Laws, requiring for the taking of fur-bearing animals, the use of traps that kill at once or take such animals alive unharmed, be again operative in this town ?"
And for the election of Town Meeting Members from the several voting Precincts of the Town as follows:
In Precinct 1. Fourteen Town Meeting Members (For three years).
In Precinct 2. Fifteen Town Meeting Members (For three years).
In Precinct 3. Fourteen Town Meeting Members (For three years), Three Town Meeting Members (For two years to fill vacancies).
In Precinct 4. Fourteen Town Meeting Members (For three years), One Town Meeting Member (For two years to fill vacancy).
In Precinct 5. Fifteen Town Meeting Members (For three years), One Town Meeting Member (For two years to fill vacancy).
The polls will be closed at eight o'clock in the evening.
And in the name of said Commonwealth you are fur- ther required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified by law to vote in Town Affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, on Wednesday, the thirteenth day of March, A.D. 1940, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely :
Article 1, To hear and act upon the reports of all V Town officers and Committees of said Town.
Article 2. To raise and appropriate such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town expenses for the financial year beginning January 1, 1940.
Article 3. To determine the compensation of the Col- lector of Taxes for the year ensuing.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Jan. 1, 1941,
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and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew such note or notes a; may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, of the General Laws.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to take charge of all legal proceedings for or against the Town.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate the dog tax Fifteen hundred seventy-nine dollars and eighty-eight cents ($1579.88) for Town Library.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to choose a Director of County Aid to Agriculture in accordance with the Provisions of Chapter 128 of the General Laws, or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.
Article 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Se- lectmen to sell any or all real estate owned by the Town by reason of the foreclosure of tax titles thereon, and to execute, acknowledge and deliver a proper deed or deeds therefor, authority therefor to terminate March 1, 1941, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Sixty thousand ($60,000.00) dol- lars for the purchase of tools, materials and equipment, and for trucking, team hire and maintenance expenses that may be incurred in connection with WPA or other Governmental Projects or projects that the Town may undertake to do with Welfare Labor, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Fourteen dollars and ninety-five cents ($314.95) for unpaid bills in the Soldiers' Relief Department for the year 1939, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Nine thousond ($9,000.00) dollars for the improvement of Purchase Street, Chapter 90 Con- struction, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County or both for said purpose, the same to be expended under the supervision of the Selectmen and the Highway Surveyor,
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