Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Palmer, Massachusetts 1952, Part 4

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8,258.65


251.35


License Commission expenses


200.00


199.42


.58


Town offices


2,763.00


2,763.00


Town buildings maintenance


4,900.00


4,725.65


174.35


Town dump


2,013.87


2,013.87


Police salaries


41,076.00


36,369.70


4,706.30


Police expenses


6,700.00


6,651.36


48.64


Forest Fires


3,000.00


2,919.37


80.63


Moth suppression


2,000.00


1,913.43


86.57


Dutch Elm Disease


1,500.00


1,500.00


Tree Department


2,200.00


2,196.37


3.63


Sealer's salary


900.00


900.00


Sealer's expenses


300.00


286.51


13.49


Board of Health salaries


600.00


600.00


" Clerk


300.00


300.00


Tuber. & other exp.


5,500.00


4,514.46


985.54


Meat and Milk inspection


640.00


632.94


7.06


Animal Inspector's salary


200.00


200.00


"


expenses


100.00


100.00


District Nurse


1,000.00


1,000.00


Parochial Schools medical


200.00


200.00


Vital statistics


800.00


793.00


7.00


72


Account


Balance


General Highways


30,500.00


Expended 30,390.66


109.34


High St. & Old Center Rd. (B)


2,475.40


2,475.40


Wright St. (A)


2,409.20


2,405.75


3.45


Upper Rondeau Road (B)


476.80


475.12


1.68


Breckenridge Street (A)


500.00


498.45


1.55


Main Street (B)


100.00


46.52


53.48


Spring Street (D)


1,180.00


1,178.54


1.46


Emery Street (D)


500.00


495.36


4.64


Foster Street (D)


500.00


499.43


.57


Bondsville Road


1,500.00


1,494.21


5.79


Coache Street (C)


500.00


496.67


3.83


Bowden Street (A)


1,200.00


1,197.02


2.98


Petersen Road (B)


1,000.00


999.22


.78


Searle Street (A)


1,000.00


999.18


.82


Barlow Street (A)


500.00


495.36


4.64


Shearer Street (A) Art. 64


3,000.00


2,994.82


5.18


Shearer Street (A) Art. 65


5,000.00


3,401.94


1,598.06


Longview Street (A)


1,000.00


997.35


2.65


Bourne Street (C)


1,870.00


1,870.00


Old Warren Road


1,000.00


996.18


3.82


Baptist Hill Road (C) Art. 69


2,000.00


1,999.62


.38


Baptist Hill Road (C) Art. 70


1,500.00


1,499.85


.15


Salem Street (A)


500.00


495.39


4.61


South Main Street (A)


7,000.00


72.14


6,927.86


Riverview Parkway Ext. (A)


900.00


897.66


2.34


High Street (D)


770.00


768.60


1.40


Wilson Street (A)


800.00


788.23


11.77


Temple Street (A).


1,000.00


998.82


1.18


High Street (A)


300.00


300.00


Gasoline shovel


19,000.00


17,969.92


1,030.08


Gasoline roller


3,500.00


3,500.00


21/2 ton truck


3,500.00


3,488.71


11.29


Salt spreader


600.00


550.00


50.00


Street painting marker


600.00


497.96


102.04


Sewers and culverts


8,200.00


8,199.91


.09


George Street (A)


1,100.00


1,093.07


6.93


Park Street (A)


4,500.00


4,490.99


9.01


Ruggles Street (C)


600.00


598.61


1.39


Calkins Road (C)


1,300.00


1,266.48


33.52


Pleasant Street (C)


400.00


395.20


4.80


Sidewalks and curbs


8,100.00


8,090.15


9.85


Springfield Street (C) Art. 4


2,150.00


2,149.75


.25


Springfield Street (C) Art. 5


900.00


85.00


815.00


Shearer Street (A)


1,688.30


1,685.74


2.56


River Street (B)


1,000.00


498.17


501.83


Lathrop Street (A)


1,500.00


1,498.30


1.70


Oiling Roads


15,000.00


14,994.86


5.14


Total Available


73


Account


Total Available


Expended


Balance


Chap. 90 Maintenance


6,000.00


5,542.25


457.75


Chap. 90 Const. Main Street


Bridge (B)


17,000.00


13,987.05


3,012.95


Chap. 90 Const. Church Street Bridge (B)


35,000.00


35,000.00


Chap. 90 Const. Springfield St. (C) 18,000.00


17,429.65


570.35


Chap. 80 Const. Sykes St. (C)


2,800.00


2,800.00


Chap. 90 Const. Ware-West Warren Road


30,000.00


30,000.00


Snow removal


11,000.00


14,787.92


3,787.92


O.D.


Salaries of Welfare Board, O.A.A., and A.D.C.


1,200.00


1,200.00


Support of poor


20,479.50


15,881.05


4,598.45


Old Age Assistance (Town)


73,058.45


72,669.68


388.77


Old Age Assistance Federal Grant for Aid


66,067.84


62,280.31


3,787.53


Old Age Federal Grant for Admin. 4,499.81


3,522.68


977.13


Aid to Dependent Children (Town) 4,000.00


3,579.03


420.97


Aid to Dependent Children Federal


Grant for Aid


13,658.64


7,888.80


5,769.84


Aid to Dependent Children Federal Grant for Admin.


934.70


319.44


614.76


Disability Assistance (Town)


5,000.00


2,691.62


2,308.38


Disability Assistance Federal Grant for Aid


1,151.37


1,151.37


Disability Assistance Federal Grant for Admin.


153.14


153.14


Veterans' Benefits


18,757.00


18,279.32


477.68


Veterans' Service Center


1,950.00


1,889.79


60.21


Burial of Soldiers or Sailors


1.00


1.00


Schools-Support and Maint.


293,853.00 293,790.06


62.94


Adult Civic Education


500.00


496.28


3.72


Trade School expenses


11,579.40


11,193.81


385.59


Retirements


4,290.00


4,289.80


.20


Smith Hughes Fund


414.30


335.00


79.30


School Lunch program


15,132.19


14,327.31


804.88


School Athletic program


3,397.82


2,885.10


512.72


Young Men's Library Assn.


6,000.00


6,000.00


Parks and Playgrounds


8,500.00


8,479.21


20.79


Street Lighting


14,598.00


13,288.84


1,309.16


General Insurance


5,800.00


5,785.19


14.81


Town Fire Engineers


75.00


75.00


Bicycle Registrations


1.00


1.00


Town Reports


1,210.00


1,210.00


Planning Board Expense


1.00


1.00


Memorial Day


575.00


575.00


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Total Available


Expended


Balance


Reserve Fund


17,000.00


16,134.87


865.13


Wing Memorial Hospital Fund


100.00


100.00


County Retirement Assessment


5,744.66


5,744.66


Civilian Defense


97.00


87.57


9.43


Garbage Disposal


6,104.94


3,609.65


2,495.29


Acceptance of Bowden Street


1.00


1.00


Acceptance of Riverview Street


1.00


1.00


Acceptance of Cedar Street


1.00


1.00


Acceptance of Temple Street


1.00


1.00


Cemeteries


13,600.00


13,540.17


59.83


Care of Neglected Graves


350.00


237.00


13.00


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Trial Balance


DR


CR.


Cash


$621,858.71


Taxes, 1949


2.30


Taxes, 1950


141.10


Taxes, 1951


197.70


Taxes, 1952


21,152.19


Motor Vehicle Taxes, 1949


177.24


Motor Vehicle Taxes, 1950


141.52


Motor Vehicle Taxes, 1951


472.68


Motor Vehicle Taxes, 1952


7,263.80


Tax Titles


6,269.03


Tax Possessions


951.24


Sidewalk and Curbing Assessment


97.74


Overlay, 1949


2.30


Overlay, 1950


141.10


Overlay, 1951


497.70


Overlay, 1952


11,449.03


Overlay Reserve


31,168.85


Accounts Receivable:


Forest Fires


33.00


Highways


256.00


Welfare


195.11


Old Age Assistance


955.89


Aid to Dependent Children


1,208.58


Veterans' Benefits


465.78


Disability Assistance


26.41


Schools


632.75


Old Age Assistance Recoveries


426.44


Chapter 90:


State Aid to Maintenance


1,651.17


County Aid to Maintenance


2,000.00


State Aid to Construction,


Springfield Street, C


75.08


County Aid to Construction,


Springfield Street, C


25.03


State Aid to Construction,


Main Street Bridge, B


1,541.46


County Aid to Construction,


Main Street Bridge, B


770.75


State Aid to Construction,


Church Street Bridge, B


17,500.00


County Aid to Construction, Church Street Bridge, B


8,750.00


State Aid to Construction, Sykes Street, C 1,400.00 County Aid to Construction, Sykes Street, C 700.00


Withholding Tax Deductions


5,503.60


County Retirement Deductions


827.18


Blue Cross and Shield Deductions


213.75


Parking Meter Fund


14,719.86


Tailings Account


217.17


County Tax


127.50


County TB Hospital Assessment


123.70


State Parks and Reservations


98.83


State Audit


165.30


Dog Licenses


16.20


Sale of Land Account


10,430.00


Sale of Land of Low Value


73.44


Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund


898.00


Bequest


1,000.00


Revenue, 1953


5,350.00


Motor Vehicle Tax Revenue


8,055.24


Tax Title Revenue, Town


7,207.89


Tax Title Revenue, District


12.38


Treasurer, Fire District #2


8.99


Departmental Revenue


3,773.52


State and Highway Revenue


34,413.49


Sidewalk and Curbing Revenue


97.74


Excess and Deficiency


471,153.70


Assessors' Record Binding Account


142.00


Town Clerk's Street Acceptance Records


80.00


Collector's Salary, 1952


306.00


Collector's Salary previous years


850.40


High St. and Old Center Rd. Improvement (B)


2,475.40


Shearer Street Improvement (A)


1,598.06


Bourne Street Improvement (C)


1,870.00


South Main Street Improvement (A)


6,927.86


High Street Improvement (A)


300.00


Gasoline Shovel


1,030.08


Springfield Street Walk (C)


815.00


River Street Walk (B)


501.83


Chap. 90, Canal Bridge, Main St. (B)


3,012.95


Chap. 90, Canal Bridge, Church St. (B)


35,000.00


Chap. 90, Drainage, Sykes St. (C)


2,800.00


Chap. 90, Ware-West Warren Road


30,000.00


Snow Removal


3,787.92


O. A. A., Federal Grant for Aid


3,787.53


O. A. A., Federal Grant for Admin.


977.13


77


A. D. C., Federal Grant for Aid 5,769.84


A. D. C., Federal Grant for Admin.


614.76


Disability Assistance, Federal Grant for Aid


1,151.37


Disability Assistance, Federal Grant for Admin.


153.14


Schools-Smith-Hughes Fund School Lunch Fund


70.30


804.88


School Athletic Fund


512.72


Garbage Disposal


2,495.29


$706,614.31


$706,614.31


FRANCIS J. LYNCH


Town Bookkeeper


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Report of Chief of Police


January 12, 1953


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Town of Palmer, Massachusetts.


Gentlemen:


I submit for your consideration the annual police report for the year ending December 31, 1952.


During the year 516 complaints were prosecuted in the Dis- trict Court of Eastern Hampden against 439 males and 23 females. Ten delinquent complaints were issued against juveniles.


Palmer had three auto fatalities during the year despite strict enforcement and a continual safety program. Traffic sur- veys conducted by the Mass. Dept. of Public Works at the request of your honorable board resulted in the erection of several stop signs at dangerous intersections in Thorndike, Three Rivers and the Depot Village. The traffic lights at Central and Park Sts. now operate on a "stop and go" cycle and this change is very ef- fective in controlling traffic in that area. The Highway Depart- ment has aided the safety program by marking our streets with prominent speed signs and well defined lines.


We have purchased for the use of the regular officers, ten 38 Cal. Smith & Wesson M & P Revolvers, belts and handcuff cases.


The sum of $4,705.24 has been returned to the town from the salary account as no eligibles were certified as a result of an ex- amination for patrolman. To maintain our schedule somewhat near normal we have used intermittent patrolmen and will do so until an eligible list is established by examination.


Our cruiser should be replaced. It has been run over 79,000 miles. It receives hard usage and the cost to run it another year would be prohibitive.


Palmer celebrated its 200th Anniversary during 1952. In- cluded in the program were a parade and fireworks display. In addition to policing the parade crowd and the parade, the de- partment was called upon to re-route the heavy through traffic en route to the opening exercises at the Eastern States Exposi-


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lion. The Department received many favorable compliments for the manner in which the parade crowd and traffic was handled. The day passed without a single accident which reflects credit upon the regular, intermittent and special officers who carried out their assignments in a very capable manner.


I desire to express my thanks to your honorable board for the splendid cooperation afforded me throughout the year. No police official could expect any greater assistance than has been extended to this department by your honorable board.


To the members of the department, the intermittent and spe- cial officers I wish to express my appreciation for their attentive- ress to duty as well as ably carrying out their assignments.


Respectfully submitted, JAMES F. DONAHUE


Chief of Police


LIST OF OFFENSES PROSECUTED IN PALMER IN 1952


Crimes Against Persons : Assault and Battery 10


Total 10


Crimes Against Property :


Breaking and Entering and Larceny


9


Larceny and Attempt 14


Larceny of Automobile


2


Malicious Mischief


3


Using Motor Vehicle w/o Authority


1


Total 29


Crimes Against Public Order:


Contributing to Delinquency


1


Delinquency


10


Deserters


3


Disturbing the Peace


11


Driving a Motor Vehicle to Endanger Lives


23


Driving Under the Influence of Liquor


33


Drunkenness


101


Fish and Game Laws


2


Fugitives 3


8C


Illegitimacy 2


Lord's Day Violation


1


Motor Vehicle Laws


Allowing Improper Person to Operate


2


Attaching Plates to Another Vehicle


1


Leaving Scene of Accident After Property Damage 4


No License in Possession


1


No Registration in Possession


2


Operating After Suspension of License


3


Operating at Rate of Speed Greater Than Reasonable and Proper


88


Operating Without Inspection Sticker


21


Operating Without a License


13


Operating Without Proper Insurance


1


Operating Without Proper Registration


3


Operating Without Proper Equipment


2


Stop Signs and Traffic Violations


62


Violation of Road Laws


54


Violation of School Bus Law


1


Neglected Children


7


Neglect of Family


5


Stubbornness


4


Truancy


1


Violation of Probation


2


Weapon Carrying


1


Total 487


Parking Tickets Issued


920


Dispositions :


-


Fined


362


Committed


22


Probation


28


Filed


54


House of Correction Suspended


19


Bound Over to Grand Jury


12


Turned Over to Other Departments


9


Dismissed


18


Appealed


2


Total 526


51


Report of Moth Department


Amount Appropriated


1,500.00


Expenditures


1,413.43


Balance 86.57


Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen:


The Gypsy Moth pest is well under control. No major in- festations were found and leaf stripping was negligible.


No Brown Tail or Satin Moths were found and the situation in general is favorable.


DUTCH ELM REPORT


Amount Appropriated 2,000.00


Expenditures 2,000.00


The Dutch Elm Disease had a slight increase in mortality. Thirty-eight trees were found diseased and promptly disposed of.


Last summer, two sprays were applied on all Elms, with re- sults from good to excellent obtained.


Up to the present time no ways or means of eradication of the disease has been found. Our only hope of controlling this dis- ease is through a program of sanitation, proper disposal of dis- eased trees, pruning and spraying.


Respectfully submitted,


STANLEY J. STRZEMIENSKI


Moth Superintendent


Report of Park Commissioners


To the Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer:


In presenting their report for the year, the Park Commis- sioners wish to express their thanks to the various individuals and business concerns, as well as the other town departments, whose cooperation made possible the holding of Falmer's Anni- versary Celebration at Legion Field.


Our parks and playgrounds compare very favorably with those of other towns of our size in the Commonwealth. Our grounds and equipment have been maintained in excellent condi- tion throughout the year and needed new equipment has been added.


Attendance at Burleigh Park has been greatly increased, and a considerable additional area has been cleared there. The use of Eager Playground and Legion Field has continued at a high level and additions and replacements have also been made at those locations.


Appropriation


$8,500.00


Expenditures


Labor


$6,679.10


Truck Hire


344.00


Spraying, Tree Removal, etc.


100.00


Lights and Water


57.98


Equipment, Supplies, Repairs, etc.


1,298.13


Total Expenditures


$8,479.21


Balance


20.79


$8,500.00


ALLEN F. DAVIS


JAMES J. KANE


LADISLAS LAVIOLETTE


STANLEY G. WILK


Park Commissioner .:


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Report of Forest Fire Warden


December 31, 1952


To the Board of Selectmen


Town of Palmer, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


I 'herewith submit my report as Forest Warden of the Town of Palmer for the year ending December 31, 1952.


This department answered a total of 45 calls this past year. Of these 35 were for grass and/or forest fires and 10 were for fires at the Town Dump.


While the number of calls this year were nearly double those of previous years, the Town has been fortunate in that control of these fires was obtained while they were small and no large scale fires were had despite the extremely dry seasons.


The equipment of the department is in good condition, and the addition of one more two-way radio for the Warden's car should be of immense help to the Town.


Again I would like to call to the attention of the residents of the Town that Permits for all Open Air Fires are required at all times.


I also wish to thank your honorable board for the fine coop- eration which you have given me in this department.


Respectfully submitted,


VICTOR M. FRENCH


Forest Warden


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Report of Young Men's Library Association


Circulation for 1952:


Main Library, Palmer


20,446


Branch Library, Bondsville 8,013


Branch Library, Three Rivers


3,676


Branch Library, Thorndike


2,805


Total


34,940


Number of Volumes Owned:


Adult Fiction


8,561


Adult Non-fiction


5,555


Juvenile Fiction


1,667


Juvenile Non-fiction


936


Reference


823


Total


17,542


The Library has added a total of 594 new books to its shelves during the year, and has repaired and replaced in circulation more than 1200 others. In addition, gift volumes have been received from several local organizations and individuals.


Our reference books are being increasingly used, particularly by the students in our local schools, and the growing tendency toward more active use of current non-fiction reflects a definite trend, we believe, toward a better understanding of the national and world-wide problems of today.


.


The use of the Library facilities is continually increasing and it is the purpose of the Library organization to see that our serv- ice keeps pace with the needs of the people of our town.


Receipts


Balance Jan. 1, 1952 $ .70


Income from Invested Funds 2,215.66


Appropriation, Town of Palmer 6,000.00


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r'ines collected Miscellaneous, (books sold, etc.)


206.03 77.82


$8,500.21


Disbursements


Books and Magazines


1,340.64


Salaries, Services, and Rentals


5,749.33


Lighting and Telephone


174.58


Fuel (entire building)


746.34


Supplies and Printing


204.66


Miscellaneous


251.75


8,467.30


Balance, Jan. 1, 1953


32.91


$8,500.21


ALLEN F. DAVIS


Treasurer and Librarian


Audited and Approved, January 19, 1953


STANLEY W. WISNEWSKI


Auditor


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Report of the Tree Warden for 1952


Amount Appropriated $2,200.00


Amount Spent


$2,196.37


Balance 3.63


The tree warden's dept. had a normal year of activity this year with not too many storms, and just the usual number of trees taken down, limbs off roofs, raising low limbs over sidewalks and roadways, trees coming down because of driveways and new home building, or sidewalk construction and road construction.


We had two storms, one in the summer and one in the fall which did some but not extensive damage to trees in Bondsville and Thorndike.


There were a number of surveys made at the request of the Government to determine the number of trees and the varieties in the town of Palmer. A complete sprayed job was carried on this year with very good results. The elm trees were in the best condi- tion this year of any year since the Dutch Elm Disease attacked this area.


Great strides have been made by the State Dept. and the Federal Government laboratories, in combating the spread of The Dutch Elm Disease, and we are hopeful that with the cooperation of the moth dept. and a careful program we may eliminate the disease or keep it from spreading further.


We planted twenty maple trees this year spreading them throughout the four villages to replace trees taken down the year before.


A planting program is something we must keep in mind in the next few years to replace the elm trees which have died and been taken down.


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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT


A great many people request that a tree in front of their house be taken down for various reasons such as, limbs on or near the roof, some dead wood in the tree shading the house, leaves falling in the eavestrough, hard to grow grass under them, and many other reasons.


After inspection we find that in most places in town the trees are on the street and the limbs overhang the house and eaves- trough and if we were to take trees down for that reason we would have to take down most of the trees in town, and in most cases these trees are in perfect condition. These trees have been growing for forty or fifty years and more and no matter what we plant it will never take the place of the one removed, not in our time.


If you will stop and think for a minute, I think you will realize that with the elm trees that are dying, the trees that must come down because of road, sidewalk, and house construction and storm damage, there is a real need to leave up any trees which are not absolutely necessary to take down. Consider these factors before you request a tree to come down and you will save the beauty of your home and street, save the town money, and save is the task of refusing to take a good tree down.


WALTER H. CAMBO


Tree Warden


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School Committee 1953-1954


STANLEY J. GILL, Chairman


DONALD F. McCAFFREY, Secretary


STANLEY J. GILL


Term expires 1953


PAUL HEINE, JR.


Term expires 1953


GARRETT P. T. CAVANAUGH


Term expires 1954


STANLEY W. WISNEWSKI


Term expires 1954


DAVITT M. ROONEY Term expires 1955


Regular meetings of the School Committee are held at 7 p. m. on the Tuesday before the last Friday of each school month.


All bills must be in the hands of the Superintendent on the Monday before the above date.


Superintendent of Schools, Donald F. MaCaffrey.


Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 12 m .; 1 to 4 p.m.


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CALENDAR


1952-1953.


Opening, September 3, 1952.


Eastern States Exposition, September 15, 1952.


Columbus Day Observance, October 13, 1952.


Teachers' Convention, October 24, 1952. Armistice Day, November 11, 1952.


Thanksgiving Recess, November 27-28, 1952.


Fall Recess, December 25, 1952, to January 4, 1953. Winter Recess, Week of February 22, 1953.


Good Friday, April 3, 1953. Patriots' Day Observance, April 20, 1953.


Spring Recess, Week of April 26, 1953.


Closing-Grades, June 12, 1953. High, June 26, 1953.


1953-1954


Opening, September 9, 1953. Eastern States Exposition, September 21, 1953.


Columbus Day, October 12, 1953.


Teachers' Convention, October 23, 1953. Armistice Day, November 11, 1953.


Thanksgiving Recess, November 26-27, 1953. Fall Recess, December 25, 1953, to January 3, 1954 Winter Recess, Week of February 28, 1954. Good Friday, April 16, 1954. Patriots' Day, April 19, 1954. Spring Recess, Week of May 2, 1954. Memorial Day Observance, May 31, 1954. Closing-Grades, June 18, 1954. High, June 30, 1954.


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Annual School Report


To the School Committee of the Town of Palmer:


I submit herewith my second annual report, the sixtieth re- port of the town.


Curriculum Changes.


As a result of the second year spring achievement testing program, revisions in arithmetic, spelling, and social studies were made in the elementary schools. New textbooks were adopt- ed in these fields; and, in addition, reading workbooks were added to the primary grades to strengthen the total reading program adopted last year. A new science series will be added to the ele- mentary program in grade six by the first of the year to follow the Audubon program in grade five. The science program, which will be correlated with reading, will be added to other grades be- ginning in September.


Guidance.


Last spring all eighth-grade pupils were interviewed, their elementary record reviewed, and their future plans discussed in order to help them make a satisfactory high school course se- lection. A record of this interview was made and filed at the high school. This record will be checked frequently by the guidance teacher in the high school in order to assist the pupil in making the best possible adjustment in school.


Interviews are also held with juniors and seniors to give con- structive advice in the choice of colleges they may wish to attend or advice as to possible job selections when they graduate.


Parents are urged to confer with the guidance department for any assistance the school can give in this regard.


Repairs and Replacements.


The high school was completely redecorated during the sum- mer, and the commercial room was relighted with fluorescent fixtures.


The program of removing oil from classroom floors was con- tinued at Quabaug and Three Rivers. Floors in these schools re- ceived a seal coat and wax. Floors at Thorndike and Bondsville


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were sealed and waxed for the second year. It is expected that this program will be extended to the high school this coming year.


The Quabaug cafeteria was redecorated during the summer.


A delayed ignition, produced by a faulty transformer, caused a furnace explosion at the Bondsville School. Damage was covered by insurance. Repairs were completed, and two new safety de- vices were installed.


Extraordinary Repairs.


The high school building needs repointing badly. The front stairway to this building, as well as the ornamentation on all parts of the school, is disintegrating at a fast rate. Cast stone sills have crumbled in several places, and the waterproof paint applied a few years ago is peeling and chipping to such an extent that the front of the school takes on a very unsightly appearance. Money will be asked for in the 1953 budget to do this work. It should be done without delay.


The Quabaug School was repainted scarcely two years ago, yet all classrooms along the window walls are peeling at a fast rate; and the plaster is falling away from the wire lath on wall adjacent to the stucco wings or stairways. This building needs repointing and a waterproofing but will have to wait another year probably. This building has been costly for the town to main- tain since it was built, and the future will indicate that the cost of maintenance of this school will be high.


Salary Schedule.


The salary schedule was revised to maintain a position com- parable to other towns of similar size and valuation and to meet a state minimum law of $2,500. The new schedule is as follows and will become effective January 1, 1954.


Bachelor's Degree or


No Degree


20 Years' Experience Master's Degree


Minimum


$2,500


$2,800


$3,000


Maximum $3,500


$3,800 $4,000




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