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Garbage Disposal
653.54
$636,304.87
$636,304.87
FRANCIS J. LYNCH
Town Accountant
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Report of Inspector of Slaughtering
Palmer, Mass.
To the Board of Health and Citizens of Palmer:
I respectfully submit my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1953:
I have made the following Inspections:
21 Hogs
4 Beef
25 Inspections
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK J. SWIATLOWSKI
Inspector of Slaughtering
Report of License Commissioners
Licenses Granted for the Year, 1953:
All Alcoholic
Annual
Seasonal
Restaurants
4
3
Innholders
5
Clubs
7
2
Retail Package
2
1
Drug Stores
4
Malt Beverages and Wine
Restaurants
6
1
Common Victualers
44
(Including Restaurants)
Retail Package
2
Lodging House
3
One-day Licenses
34
Respectfully submitted,
Board of License Commissioners
PETER E. PAPPAS, Clerk
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Report of Chief of Police
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town of Palmer, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The annual police report for the year ending December 31, 1953 is submitted for your consideration.
During the year 480 complaints were prosecuted in the Dis- trict Court of Eastern Hampden against 397 males and 22 females. Sixteen delinquent complaints were issued against juveniles. Twelve stolen automobiles were recovered, five fugitives were taken into custody and 121 summons were served for other de- partments.
It is pleasing to report Palmer had no automobile fatalities during 1953. Forty-four persons suffered injuries in twenty-three accidents.
The cruiser and motorcycle covered 33,876 miles. These patrols afford protection throughout the town especially during the even- ing and early morning hours.
The only change in the personnel of the department was the resignation of Patrolman James F. Carter.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the various agencies and citizens for their quick response and assistance rendered No- vember 23, 1953, the date of a railroad crash in Palmer.
All the officers have performed their duties creditably. The regular officers have been generous with their time especially in emergencies.
To your Honorable Board I desire to express my sincere ap- preciation for your many kindnesses as well as the splendid co- operation extended to the department.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES F. DONAHUE
Chief of Police
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LIST OF OFFENSES PROSECUTED IN PALMER IN 1953
Crimes Against Persons :
Assault and Battery Robbery
21
1
Total 22
Crimes Against Property :
Larceny Using Motor Vehicle Without Authority
4
1
Total 5
Crimes Against Public Order
Accosting
1
Delinquency
16
Deserters
2
Driving a Motor Vehicle to Endanger Lives
12
Driving a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated
41
Drunkenness
116
Fire Laws
2
Fugitives
5
Illegitimacy
3
Lewd Cohabitation
6
Lewdness
4
Liquor Laws
2
Motor Vehicle Laws
229
Non Support and Neglect of Family
7
Vagrancy
2
Weapons Carrying
3
Violation of Probation
2
Total 453
Parking Tickets Issued
735
Dispositions:
Fined
334
Filed
43
House of Correction Suspended
16
Probation
27
Committed
21
Dismissed
24
Turned Over to Other Departments
10
Bound Over To Grand Jury
2
Appealed
2
Grand Total 480
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Report of Moth Department
Amount Appropriated
1,500.00
Expenditures Balance 49.00
1,451.00
Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
Not since the stripping of the Northeast section of Palmer in 1938 has our area been so seriously threatened by mass infesta- tions of the Gypsy Moth. Just eight miles East, Northeast of Pal- mer, millions of Gypsy Moth egg clusters are awaiting Spring to hatch and send caterpillars on their mission of stripping foliage.
So serious is the situation that before our State Legislature, a bill is being debated for pooling one half the cities and towns Gypsy Moth liabilities to be used in aerial spraying, the most effective method of fighting woodland infestations with over 800,000 acres being menaced.
Our local situation is quite favorable, the Town being com- parably clean, but should this spreading continue, our local area would be seriously threatened.
One of the favorable aspects of the Gypsy Moth is the weather. Favorable hatching and egg laying seasons are mainly responsible for its rapid rate of increase. The mild winters of the past years are also determining factors, since the egg clusters cannot stand extremely cold weather. Temperatures of 25° below or colder are usually fatal to the exposed egg clusters.
Dutch Elm Disease
Amount Appropriated 2,600.00
Expenditures Balance 2.00
2,598.00
The Dutch Elm situation remains grave. Fifty-three trees were checked and samples submitted to laboratory tests, found them diseased.
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A noteworthy significance disclosed that only nine infected trees were found in the tree belts. The remainder were on priv- ate property and fields out of range of the spray machine, es- tablishing the fact that spraying is the most effective method of control.
A sanitation program of disposal of diseased trees, a con- stant spray program of both private and public trees are the only effective means of dealing with this menace. There is no other way.
Respectfully submitted,
STANLEY J. STRZEMIENSKI
Moth Superintendent
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Report of Park Commissioners
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer:
The Park Commissioners, in submitting their annual report for 1953, again express their appreciation of the cooperation of the townspeople in making full use of the recreational facilities which we have.
During the year a Memorial to the youth of our Town who lost their lives in World War II has been erected on park land at Converse Street, through the cooperation of the several Veterans organizations of the Town and a special committee appointed by the Town Moderator.
The proposed Wading Pool at Eager Playground has not been built, principally because all bids for the project were consider- ably in excess of funds available. New plans and specifications are being prepared and the Cady bequest is still being reserved towards this purpose.
It now seems probable that the Massachusetts Toll Highway will pass through Burleigh Park, and will seriously impair, if not destroy our facilities there, and serious thought is being given to arrangements to replace the picnic area and pool in the event the present acreage is taken over for highway purposes. It seems probable that Burleigh Park can be used through most of 1954.
Through the generosity of the Endleson family, a tract of land is being given to the Town for park purposes in Bondsville and arrangements are being made to furnish playground equipment in that village as soon as the necessary legal formalities of the land transfer are completed. The Commissioners express their thanks to members of the Bondsville P.T.A. for their assistance and co- operation in this matter.
Attendance at Legion Field and Eager Playground as well as at the playgrounds in Three Rivers and Thorndike has continued
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high throughout the season and the various properties as well as our equipment have been well maintained.
Appropriation and Transfer
$9,300.00
Expenditures :
Labor
$6,264.90
Equipment Hire
507.00
Spraying, Painting Flag Poles
140.00
Lights and Water
69.01
Equipment, Supplies, Repairs, etc.
898.30
Total Expenditures
$7,879.21
Balance, 12/31/53
1,420.79
$9,300.00
ALLEN F. DAVIS
JAMES J. KANE
LADISLAS LAVIOLETTE
STANLEY G. WILK
Park Commissioners
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Jury List -1953
PRECINCT A-PALMER
Alfred E. Goodhind
John W. Carlson
Feter T. Ditto
Henry P. Holden
Peter E. Pappas
Marshall Clark
William F. Griswold
Robert C. Brainerd
Purlin E. Shearer
Donald B. Holbrook
Frederick C. Rathbone
Romeo Lenard
Nathan A. Sheldon
Thomas W. Haley
Frederick L. Sherman, Sr.
Carl G. Carlson
Oscar Halverson
Leslie R. Keith
Lawrence E. Santucci
Stanley L. Metcalf
Patrick J. Dalton
Harry E. Griswold
Francis D. Mullen
Herman W. Peterson
Frank Kitch
Chester A. Killmeyer
Uledge J. Yargeau
Donald H. McAdam
Arthur W. Hedman
Robert W. Bishop
Roland G. Ricci
Howard W. Bedson
Alcide Bengle Rene A. Couture
Anthony S. Morris
George H. Stone
Edward J. Hryniewicz
Richard J. McGrath
Walter J. Phaneuf
23 Brown St. 27 Brown St. Calkins Rd. 20 Foster St.
36 Central St. Pinney St. 53 Park St. 21 Highland St. 572 No. Main St. 90 Thorndike St. 2 Woodland St. 39 Central St. 33 Chestnut St. 11 Foster St. Longview Rd. Baptist Hill St. Boston Road Brainerd St. 54 Breckenridge St. 15 Brown St. 93 Central St. 27 Dublin St. 130 Breckenridge St. Baptist Hill St. 25 Holbrook St. 5 Allen St. 2 Arch St. Arnold St. Baptist Hill St. Calkins Rd. Buckland Rd. 30 Spring St. 14 Walnut St. 40 Pleasant St. 38 Spring St. 33 Pearl St. 40 Converse St. 49 Converse St. 298 So. Main St.
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PRECINCT B-THORNDIKE
Stanley Wilga
Stanley Matera
Teddy W. Slozak
Stanley S. Opielowski
John Wielgus
Wilfred A. Bonneville
George L. Reynolds
Howard W. Moore
Stanley J. Salamon
Stanley G. Wilk
Edward A. Witkowski
Joseph S. Wisnoski
Aldege F. Coutu
Stanley F. Izyk
Vincent P. Kerigan
135 River St. River St. 128 Main St.
Joseph V. White
Louis M. Marcinek
Daniel V. Fogarty, Jr.
124 Main St. Mt. Dumplin St.
PRECINCT C -- THREE RIVERS
Edward F. Roman
George Rebello
Henry Bengle
Stewart I. Swain
Stanley B. Skutnik
Frank W. Sawicki
Joseph S. Kozik William E. Halley
Roger O. Grenier
Oliver J. LaCroix
Alexander F. Trczienski
Willard H. Clough
Dan Sammon Aime E. Poulin Joseph P. Golas
Alexander Harper
Alexander Bobowiec
Wilfred J. Tenczar
Stanley J. Klaus Alcide T. Poitras
Robert E. Geer
William McKee Frank B. Skutnik Bernard Zisk
139 Main St. 30 Harvey St. 21 Pleasant St. 4 River St. 6 Pleasant St. 16 Church St. 41 Church St. 58 Church St. 113 Church St. 76 Commercial St. 70 Pleasant St. 51 Main St. 35 River St.
42 Bourne St. Coache St. 26 Charles St. 5 Front St. 6 High St. 15 Kelley St. 42 Palmer St. 25 Monat St. 29 Belanger St. 107 Main St. 11 Anderson St. 21 Anderson St. 28 Anderson St. 15 Belanger St. 1 Belchertown St. 13 Belchertown St. 52 Bourne St. 96 Bourne St. 5 Palmer St. 15 High St. 43 High St. 44 South St. 41 Ruggles St. 376 Main St.
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William T. Brown
34 South St.
Joseph S. Witkowski
82 Belchertown Rd.
Frank E. Keegan
2 Maple St. 10 Maple St.
Elton K. Chamberlain
Francis P. Gauthier
18 Maple St.
Rene J. Bousquet
Andrew A. Lucas
288 Main tSt. 116 Palmer St.
PRECINCT D-BONDSVILLE
Andrew Krawiec
Joseph J. Kieltyka
George J. Girouard
William P. Shea
Frank E. Stolarz
Stanley A. Krawiec
Joseph J. Klaus
53 So. Main St. 6 Crest St. 101 Main St. 5 Crest St.
Stanley P. Wadas
131 Main St.
Stanley J. Styspeck
Robert C. Hayes
Paul Sweetman
Stanley J. Izyk
131 High St. 16 Hill St. Main St. 46 Stewart St.
William J. Lemanski
37 High St.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER F. WARAKOMSKI
HERBERT W. BISHOP
GEORGE B. CHENEY
Board of Selectmen
6 Griffin St. 101 Main St. 36 State St.
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Report of the Board of Health
The Board of Health submits its Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1953:
Reportable Diseases:
Poliomyelitis
4
Chicken Pox
27
Dog Bite
10
Measles
25
Mumps
19
Tuberculosis
1
Infectious Hepatitis
4
Deaths reported during the year:
Male
Female
Total
Stillborn
3
3
6
10 - 20 "
2
1
3
20 - 30 "
0
0
0
30 - 40
1
1
2
40
50 "
8
2
10
50 - 60
"
8
6
14
60 - 70
15
11
26
70 - 80 "
19
11
30
80 - 90 "
7
13
20
90 - 95 "
2
1
3
95 - 100 "
1
0
1
100 - 105 "
1
0
1
69
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120
Licenses issued:
Pasteurization
$ 50.00
Alcohol
4.00
Day Nursery
3.00
Ice Cream
70.00
Camps and Cabins
3.50
Slaughtering
2.00
3
1 - 5 yrs.
0
1
1
Less than 1 yr.
2
1
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Kindergarten
1.00
Bottling
40.00
Funeral Directors
8.00
Milk and Oleo
55.50
TOTAL RECEIPTS
$237.00
EXPENDITURES
Appropriations
$6,841.56
Expenditures
5,356.86
Balance
$1,484.70
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES J. KANE
RICHARD J. HUNT, M. D.
WILLIAM J. BERNAT
BOARD OF HEALTH
Report of Inspector of Animals
Palmer, Mass. December 31, 1953
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Town of Palmer
Gentlemen:
All inspections ordered by the Division of Livestock Disease Control have been completed and the requirements of Section 19, Chapter 129, of the General Laws of Massachusetts have been complied with, and reports filed with the Director at 41 Tremont Street, Boston.
This requires inspection of all farm animals in the town.
There also were 41 visits made to examine and quarantine dogs known to have bitten persons. None showed symptons of Rabies and all were released after 14 days.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE S. GAY
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Report of Veteran's Service Center
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Palmer
The annual report of the activities of the Veterans' Service Center for the year 1953 is hereby respectfully submitted:
A total of 63 servicemen reported to this office after being discharged, separated or retired from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. All the veterans were issued photo- static copies of their service and were briefed on the benefits to which they are entitled under provisions of the various State and Federal laws.
1226 Contacts were made with regard to the various benefits to veterans and their dependents. Compensation and Pension claims filed through this office totaled 14 of which 8 were awarded during the year, 2 denied and 4 in process of adjudication by the Veterans Administration.
Some of the more important services rendered were as fol- lows:
605 Photostats
28 Education and Training applications
24 Hospitalization applications
62 Dental & Medical applications
71 Insurance
14 Pension & Compensation claims
192 Korean Bonus applications
51 Disability verifications
91 Letters for veterans
62 Discharges recorded
476 Other miscellaneous services
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FINANCE REPORT
Appropriation Expenditures
$1,800.00 1,753.83
Balance
$
46.17
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD J. SALAMON
Director of Veterans' Services
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Town of Palmer
Submitted herewith is the annual report of the Veterans' Benefits Department for the year 1953:
Number of cases handled 32
World War I
9
World War II
22
Chapter 753
1
Cases Closed in 1953
16
Active cases on Dec. 31st
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Appropriation available
$18,540.00
State Reimbursements
$6,759.07
Town's Share of Cost
9,201.40
Balance unexpended
2,489.53
$18,540.00
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD J. SALAMON
Veterans' Agent
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Report of Young Men's Library Association
Circulation for 1953:
Main Library, Palmer
17,282
Branch Library, Bondsville 6,198
Branch Library, Three Rivers
3,025
Branch Library, Thorndike
3,009
Total
29,514
Number of Volumes Owned:
Adult Fiction
8,235
Adult Non-Fiction
5,638
Juvenile Fiction
1,673
Juvenile Non-Fiction
957
Reference
752
Total
17,255
During the year a total of 621 new volumes have been placed in circulation and 1240 others have been repaired or rebound. Several books have been received as gifts from organizations and individuals, for which the Trustees of the Association ex- press their thanks. Our encyclopedia and other reference works are being continually revised and kept up-to-date. There is a steady use of the Library's facilities by local students as well as active demand for fictional works for pleasure reading. Our non- fiction department continues to be an increasing factor in the Library service and is being used by a large number of our townspeople.
Many obsolete volumes have been discarded during the year and others will be taken off the shelves in 1954 to provide space for up-to-date reading and reference works.
The Library has facilities for obtaining almost any book or periodical, and townspeople are requested to ask for any book they wish to use. If we do not own a copy, the Library will ob-
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tain one from a larger institution or, if there appears to be a suf- ficient demand will be glad to purchase the book for our own shelves. It is our constant effort to see that the Library con- tinues to serve the needs of the Town and townspeople.
Treasurer's Report for the year ending December 31, 1953.
RECEIPTS
Balance, Palmer National Bank, Jan. 1, 1953
$ 32.91
Income from Invested Funds
2,378.80
Town of Palmer, Appropriation
6,000.00
Fines collected
179.27
Miscellaneous (book sold, etc.)
20.80
$8,611.78
DISBURSEMENTS
Books and Magazines
1,352.68
Salaries, Services and Rentals
6,021.56
Lighting and Telephone
173.08
Fuel
625.61
Supplies and Printing
62.26
Repairs to Building
152.80
Insurance Premiums
166.50
Miscellaneous
52.82
Balance, December 31, 1953
4.47
$8,611.78
Respectfully submitted,
ALLEN F. DAVIS, Treasurer
January 18, 1953
The accounts of the treasurer have this day been examined and approved by me.
STANLEY W. WISNEWSKI, Auditor
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Report of the Tree Warden for 1953
Amount Appropriated
$2,200.00
Amount Spent 2,197.76
Balance
2.24
The Tree Department in 1953 had a routine year as far as tree care was concerned.
We took broken limbs and dead wood out of sixty-five trees that were dangerous to people and overhanging roads and side- walks.
We took down forty trees in the various villages where new roads, new sidewalks and new homes were being built and were being obstructed by these trees.
We raised branches which were hanging low over sidewalks, house roofs and garages.
We took down several trees that were badly damaging house foundations, and raising sidewalks, making them dangerous to pedestrians walking there.
We had two bad storms during the summer months which caused a great many broken branches which had to be removed. We had several trees blown down during these storms which had to be taken care of. We planted ten trees in various places in town where trees had been removed and new streets developed and where no trees existed. This department believes that a number of trees should be planted to offset the number of trees removed in the past three years, because of the Dutch Elm Disease.
This Disease is still with us and although the elm trees in Palmer were much healthier this year than in the past five years, due to a good spray program and eliminating infected trees, the threat is still with us.
We should continue this program of care and prevention in the hope of completely eliminating this threat.
WALTER H. CAMBO, Tree Warden
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Report of Forest Fire Warden
December 31, 1953
To the Board of Selectmen
Town of Palmer, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Forest Warden of the Town of Palmer for the year ending December 31, 1953.
This department answered a total of 28 calls this past year.
Due to the serious dry condition prevailing thruout this area this year we had one very disastrous fire occurring in October. This fire was controlled only thru the cooperation of the surround- ing towns who sent in help and equipment to aid us in combating this serious threat, especially to the property owners in the Lake Thompson area. This was the most expensive fire occurring here since the two large fires back in the year 1947.
The equipment of the department is in good condition with the exception of the main radio station which in my judgment should be replaced wth one of more power and more modern than the one we now have. I recommend the appropriation of $675.00 to replace the main transmitter and receiver in our headquarters. Next year we should replace the mobile unit in our forest fire truck with a more modern unit. Radio is one of the most neces- sary items in our equipment and without it this department is at a serious handicap.
Each year I stress in this report the necessity of obtaining a permit for Open Air Fires. Permits are necessary at all times of the year and may be obtained by calling the Warden by phone.
Incidentally this department has issued over 4,000 permits to burn in the open this past year. This is a record number with this department.
I wish to thank your honorable board for the fine coopera- tion you have given me this past year. It is most encouraging in fighting fires against odds to have a board of selectmen to turn to for support in emergencies.
Respectfully submitted,
VICTOR M. FRENCH
Forest Warden
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School Committee 1954-1955
DAVITT M. ROONEY, Chairman
DONALD F. McCAFFREY, Secretary
GARRETT P. T. CAVANAUGH
Term expires 1954
STANLEY W. WISNEWSKI
Term expires 1954
DAVITT M. ROONEY Term expires 1955
STANLEY J. GILL Term expires 1956
PAUL HEINE, JR.
Term expires 1956
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. McCaffrey Office Hours: 8 a. m. to 12 m .; 1 to 4 p. m.
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CALENDAR
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, 1353. Fall Recess, December 23, 1953, to January 3, 1954. Washington's Birthday, February 22, 1!,54. 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.
1954-1953
Opening, September 8, 1954. Eastern States Exposition, September 20, 1961. Columbus Day Observance, October 12, 1954. Teachers' Convention, October 22, 1954. Columbus Day, October 12, 1954. Thanksgiving Recess, November 25-26, 1954. Fall Recess, December 25, 1954, to January 2, 1955 Winter Recess, Week of February 27, 1955. Good Friday, April 8, 1955. Patriots' Day, April 19, 1955. Spring Recess, Week of May 1, 1955. Memorial Day, May 30, 1955.
Closing-Grades, June 17, 1955.
High, June 30, 1955.
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Annual School Report
To the School Committee of the Town of Palmer:
I submit herewith my third annual report, the sixty-first report of the town.
Repairs.
The front cement stairs of the high school were reconstruc- ted, and the entire front of the building and the sides as far as the side entrances were repointed and waterproofed. All por- tions of the building were repointed, and new sills and roof cap- stones were replaced where needed.
Floors in the high school on the first floor were sealed and waxed. The second-floor rooms will be done this coming year.
The playgrounds of the Bondsville and Park Street Schools were resurfaced during the summer.
A new floor was laid in one room at Park Street, and this room was furnished with the most up-to-date movable-type school furniture. It is hoped that this will be but the first step in a program to refurnish the Palmer Schools.
Exterior painting was done at the High and Quabaug Schools this year. It is expected that the Thorndike, Three Rivers, and Bondsville Schools will be done this next year. Teacher Shortage.
Unfortunately, we lost two able teachers from the high school to Springfield this year. Cities are desperate for good teachers. These are not normal times. Experienced teachers in the high school are at a premium, and Springfield salaries will lure them away. Inexperienced elementary teachers are scarce. They are in demand by cities and small communities alike. There are not enough to go around. Palmer cannot match, nor can it be ex- pected to match, Springfield salaries; however, great care should be exerted to be certain that our teacher salary schedule remain as high as that of communities our size and high enough for our local teachers to give a longer pause before moving to Spring-
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field. Those persons who have stated that local teachers do not have to be paid too much money because "they won't go anywhere else," can do some serious thinking about the two well-trained local teachers who did leave. It can happen here, and our children will be the losers. As parents, we should do some serious thinking about this.
The salary schedule was again revised to maintain a position comparable to other towns. The new schedule will become ef- fective January 1, 1954, and is as follows:
Bachelor's Degree or
No Degree
20 Years' Experience
Master's Degree
Minimum
$2,900
$3,100
Maximum $3,800
$4,000
$4,200
Enrollments.
The total enrollment remains approximately the same as last year; however, enrollments are up in the first grades. Ninety- seven pupils reported in the first grades in the Park Street and Quabang Schools. As a result, another first grade was formed in the last available room at Park Street. The village first- grade enrollments dropped slightly or remained the same due to the fact that many pupils in the villages enroll in the parochial schools. It appears likely that enrollments will continue to be high at Park and Quabaug; and with all classrooms. now filled to capacity in these schools, other rooms will be needed next year. A town committee, made up of members of the Finance Commit- tee and the School Committee, has been studying this problem for a year and will submit a report in time for the annual town meeting.
Town Survey Committee.
,
At the last town meeting, a study committee, composed of members of the Finance Committee and the School Committee, was appointed by the moderator to study school need's and re- port to the town. It is not my purpose to encroach upon their report, but I would like to thank the members of this committee for their intensive study and their courtesy to me during their work. Their task was not an easy one, and it is my hope that the townspeople will give the report careful study, as it is in the best interests of the school children of Palmer that it be done.
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