Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1916-1930, Part 34

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
Number of Pages: 1220


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Sinking Fund,


$40,965 32


Debt Outside Limit,


9,834 68


Debt Inside Limit,


4,000 00


Water Loans


$50,800 00


Cone Bridge Loan,


3,000 00 1,000 00


Tractor Loan,


$54,800 00 $54,800 00


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DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS, APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES


Department


Appropria- Cash Refunds Transfers tions and Additions from


Transfers to


Available for use


Expenditures


Balance


Over- draft


Moderator


10 00


10 00


10 00


Selectmen


533 99


533 99


533 99


Accounting


247 25


247 25


247 25


Treasurer


278 12


278 12


278 12


Collector


345 49


345 49


345 49


Assessors


318 48


318 48


318 48


Other Finance


14 00


14 00


14 00


Town Clerk


269 13


269 13


269 13


Election & Registration


331 70


331 70


331 70


Elector Oliver Smith Will


10 00


10 00


10 00


Town Hall


109 91


109 91


109 91


Town Officers Salaries


2,270 00


2,185 00


85 00


85 00


Contingent


2,750 00


2,002 50


747 50


747 50


Police


581 26


581 26


581 26


Fire


500 00


18 76


518 76


352 55


166 21


Fire Alarm System


7 134 56


134 56


125 00


9 56


Sealer Weig'ts & Meas.


54 15


54 15


54 15


Tree & Game Wardens


141 70


141 70


141 70


Health


139 50


139 50


139 50


Inspec. Animals, Milk, Etc.


125 00


125 00


125 00


District Nurse


500 00


500 00


500 00


Chapter 81


4,600 00


6 4,600 00


9,200 00


9,199 59


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Street Lights


2,000 00


44 94


2,044 94


2,044 94


Winter Roads & Bridges 2,600 00


8 200 00


20 07


2,820 07


1,612 13


1,207 94


School Zone Signs


57 92


57 92


Truck & Tractor Account


10 1,956 00


1,956 00


11 1,539 97


416 03


Purchase of Tractor


307 00 5 1,000 00


1,307 00


1,307 00


Haydenville Sidewalk


300 00


300 00


348 55


48 55


33


300 00


268 75


31 25


Gypsy Moth Work


300 00


57 92


Public Welfare


1,400 00


º 11 00


7 00 1,418 00


972 09


445 91


Mothers' Aid


1,638 00


1,638 00


1,638 00


State Aid


216 00


216 00


216 00


Soldiers' Relief


200 00


200 00


80 00


120 00


Schools,


Committee Salaries


250 00


250 00


250 00


Teachers' Salaries


18,300 00


18,300 00


17,131 92


1,168 08


Janitors' Salaries


2,100 00


2 75 90


2,175 90


2,175 90


Janitors' Supplies


350 00


350 00


231 44


118 56


Music Teacher's Salary


800 00


800


00


720 00


80 00


Music Supplies


100 00


100 00


62 88


37 12


Supt. Salary


1,400 00


3 50 00


1,450


00


1,450 00


Union Expense


200 00


200


00


200 00


Nurse


525 00


575 00


553 22


21 78


Physician


250 00


250 00


215 50


34 50


Transportation


3,750 00


3,750


00


3,582 18


167 82


Fuel


1,500 00


1,500 00


1,334 50


165 50


Repairs


1,250


00


1,450


00


1,170 89


279 11


Sundries


950


00


950 00


937 32


12 68


Books


599 99


3 50 82


649 82


643 62


6 20


School Room Supplies


800 00


3 48 60


848 60


709 08


139 52


Agricultural Tuition


1,500 00


1,500


00


1,415 00


85 00


Freight & Cartage


35 00


35


00


18 42


16 58


Lights


225 00


225


00


140 25


84 75


Ins. & Truant Officer


120 00


120


00


80 51


39 49


Haydenville Library


300 00


300


00


277 30


22 70


Aid to Agriculture


150 00


150 00


150 00


Printing Reports


178 25


178 25


178 25


Memorial Day


60 00


:60 00


60 00


Fire Ins. & Officers' Bonds 450 00


450 00


291 64


158 36


Care Town Clock


88


88


88


Water Maintenance


1 1,054 32 Balance 984 29 Rec't. Cr.


100 00


2,138 61


1,465 28


673 33


Mountain St. Cemetery 25 00


25 00


24 30


70


3 50 00


4 200 00


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Interest 4,820 00


4,820 00 3,696 76 1,123 24


Maturing Debt


1,800 00


1,800 00 1,800 00


Sinking Fund


1,000 00


1,000 00


1,000 00


4,187 50


4,187 50


1 $2,420.00 of water income used to pay water interest.


" Spellman fund $52.00; Hyde-Saunders fund $23.90.


3 Spellman fund.


' James fund.


5 Borrowed.


6 From State. Contribution.


8 County of Hampshire.


" Refund.


1º Earnings on State highway.


11 $1,539.97 expense includes $330.42 paid on new tractor.


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OVERLAY REPORT


1926 :


Jan. 1, 1928, Balance, $169 50 Dec. 31, 1928, Transferred to Over- lay Reserve, $169 50


1927 :


Jan. 1, 1928, Balance,


$397 69


May 28, 1928, Abatement,


$71 78


Dec. 31, 1928, Abatement,


79 20


Dec. 31, 1928, Balance,


246 71


$397 69


$397 69


1928 :


Oct. 1, 1928, Overlay,


$427 74


Nov. 30, 1928, Abatement,


$95 68


Dec. 31, 1928, Abatement,


53 44


Dec. 31, 1928, Balance,


278 62


$427 74


$427 74


Overlay Reserve :


Jan. 1, 1928,


$2,480 99


Dec. 31, 1928, Balance of 1026 Overlay,


169 50


Dec. 31, 1928, Overlay Reserve,


$2,650 49


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BALANCE SHEET December 31, 1928. GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Cash,


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes,


Levy of 1927,


$348 32


Levy of 1928,


14,383 30


Trust Fund Income:


State Aid to Highways,


75 00


Whiting Street,


$43 53


Departmental,


Public Welfare,


$1,697 67


State and Military Aid,


291 00


Schools,


950 00


Lyman D. Waite, 8 35


Water Rates,


60 92


Overdrawn Appripriation to


Water Collections-Reserved for water Maintenance,


673 33


Haydenville Sidewalk,


$48 55


Truck and Tractor Account,


416 03


Overlays Reserved for Abate- ments : Levy of 1927,


$246 71


Levy of 1928, 278 62


$525 33


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Spellman,


538 82


Hyde-Saunders,


113 54


Electa Waite,


3 30


$2,938 67


$874 96


be raised in 1929,


A. S. Hills,


167 42


$14,731 62


$13,211 37 Temporary Loans, $15,000 00 Surplus War Bonus, Reserved until appropriated as provided by Chap. 480, Acts of 1924, $1,029 86


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus : Reserved for extraordinary or unforseen expenses, Sec. 25, Chap. 59, General Laws, $2,650 49


Revenue Available When Col- lected :


Departmental, Water, 60 92


$2,938 67 39


$2,999 59


Surplus Revenue-From which Town may appropriate as it becomes free cash, 6,896 54


$31,066 13


$31,066 13


Report of Trust Funds


Charity :


Bal. Jan. 1


Receipts


Pay- ments


Bal. Dec. 31


Albert S. Hills


$5,289 42


$225 00


$347 00


$5,167 42


Whiting Street


5,648 22


254 56


285 00


5,617 78


Electa Waite


1,777 03


79 78


80 00


1,776 81


Lyman D. Waite


731 51


31 84


55 00


708 35


Cemetery Perpetual Care :


Warren-Warner


887 09


40 32


40 32


887 09


School :


Collins


12,204 10


1,286 18


1,286 18 12,204 10


Hyde-Saunders


137 44


23 90


Onslow G. Spelman


36,703 70


1,869 68


305 42 38,267 96


Totals,


$63,241 07 $3,924 80 $2,422 82 $64,629 51


Notice that in the totals of the balances, the Hyde-Saunders fund is not included, since only the income of that fund is reported. This accounts for the discrepancy in the above totals.


Report of Water Commissioners


Jan. 1. Cash on hand,


$79 19


Jan. 1. Outstanding,


93 25


Jan. 1. Charges,


3,311 13


$3,483 57


Dec. 31. Water Rents Paid,


$3,163 70


Dec. 31. Miscellaneous Paid,


156 88


Dec. 31. Outstanding®


119 31


Dec. 31. Abatements,


43 68


Paid Treasurer, $3,404 29.


$3,483 57


EXPENDITURES


Paid Northampton Water Dept. $189 48


Norwood Eng. Co., Supplies, 201 32


The Haydenville Co., Supplies, 36 37


Edson Mfg. Co., Supplies,


33 30


W. H. Riley & Co., Supplies,


5 04


Graves Garage, Supplies,


24 80


Arthur Rhodes, Express,


6 50


S. P. Smiley, Express,


87


P. J. Murphy, Plumbing,


411 40


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.


1 00


George A. Thresher, Labor,


18 00


H. E. Bradford, Labor and Supplies, 178 10


Frank Hosford, Labor,


99 50


Lewis Welch, Labor, 6 00


John Molloy, Labor,


6 00


42


James Ryan, Labor,


3 00


Thomas Vaughn, Labor,


22 50


Charles Sanderson, Labor,


32 50


Forest Payne, Labor,


14 00


Charles O'Brien, Labor,


10 00


Thomas Culver, Labor,


4 50


Charles Dadmun, Labor,


5 50


P. H. MacAvoy, Repairs,


5 60


George A. Thresher, Care of Reservoir,


50 00


$1,365 28


GEORGE A. THRESHER,


H. E. BRADFORD, FRANK HOSFORD,


Water Commissioners.


Collector's Report


1926


Outstanding Jan. 1, 1928,


$169 50


Collected and Paid Treasurer, $169.50


$169 50


1927


Outstanding Jan. 1, 1928,


$11,430 46


Collected and Paid Treasurer,


$10,931 16


150 98


Abatements, Outstanding Jan. 1, 1929,


348 32


$11,430 46


1928


Committed, Real and Personal,


$50,289 02


Special December assessment, Real and Personal,


184 74


Committed Poll,


1,116 00


Special December assessment, Poll,


20 00


$51,609 76


Collected and Paid Treasurer, Real and Personal, $35,965 34


Abatements, Real and Personal, 125 12


Collected and Paid Treasurer, Poll, 1,112 00


Abatements, Poll, 24 00


Outstanding Jan. 1, 1929, 14,383 30


$51,609 76


Collected and Paid Treasurer In- terest on 1926-27-28 Taxes, $601 38


Feb. 1, 1929, Outstanding 1927 Tax, $96 73 Feb. 1, 1929, Outstanding 1928 Tax, $13,186 49


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Assessors' Report


Town Appropriations,


(including payments on bridge


and water extension loans)


$63,440 00


State Tax,


2,295 00


State Highway Tax,


535 00


Auditing Municipal Accounts Tax,


1,142 00


County Tax,


5,115 63


Overlay,


427 74


$72,955 37


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS


Income Tax,


$8,323 40


Corporation Tax,


1,615 68


Bank Tax,


202 29


Licenses,


64 50


Fines,


130 16


General Government,


70 00


Protection of Persons and Property,


394 24


Charities,


309 13


Soldiers' Benefits,


251 60


Schools,


8,047 20


Interest on Deposit,


265 77


Interest on Taxes,


522 57


Loss of Taxes,


27 42


Collins School Fund,


1,326 39


$21,550 35


Net amount raised by taxation on polls and property,


51,405 02


$72,955 37


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Value of assessed land, Value of assessed buildings,


$313,765 00 790,795 00


Total Real Estate, Value of assessed Personal estate,


$1,104,560 00


261,990 00


Total value of all property assessed, $1,366,550 00


Rate of Taxation,


$36 80


Number of Polls Assessed,


558


Number of Persons Assessed on Property,


.708


Number Assessed for Poll Tax Only,


170


Number of Horses Assessed,


136


Number of Cows Assessed,


390


Number of Neat Cattle Assessed,


159


Number of Sheep Assessed,


57


Number of Swine Assessed,


52


Number of Fowls Assessed,


3,824


Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed, 406


PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION


Church, Personal and Real, $53,900 00


Library, Personal and Real,


19,100 00


School, Personal and Real,


53,700


Town Hall, Engine Houses, Etc., with Equipment,


10,625 00


Petticoat Hill Park,


1,800


$139,125 00


Respectfully submitted, ROSWELL JORGENSEN,


RAYMOND A. WARNER, WALTER E. KELLOGG,


Board of Assessors.


Report of Library Trustees


The Trustees of the Haydenville Library submit the following report :


The report of expenditures is in the the Accountant report.


The number of books now in the Library is 2,177; 85 were added during 1928.


The circulation was 3,830, about 800 more than dur- ing the previous year.


Two new book cases have been built into the Library, for the better accommodation of the books.


ROBERT H. LIFE,


HATTIE A. METCALF.


REPORT OF WORK ON TOWN CEMETERY


Amount of appropriation, $25 00


Amount Expended, 24 60


Unexpended Balance, 40


This work was 82 hours of mowing, grading and caring for shrubbery, at 30 cents per hour.


Respectfully submitted,


W. A. LEE.


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REPORT OF MOTH WORK


Board of Selectmen :


I herewith report on Moth Work for 1928.


Amount of Appropriation


$300 00


Salary, W. A. Lee,


$100 00


Salary, N. K. Lincoln,


89 00


Salary, W. J. Kellogg,


76 00


Equipment, Burke & Burdeau,


1 25


Equipment, Suptill FitzHenry,


2 50


$268 75


Unexpended Balance,


$31 25


Number Inspectors,


3


Work began Oct. 1st; Finished Oct. 27th.


Number Clusters Destroyed,


879


By direction of Federal Officials, I placed 15 Colonies of Parasites. There were no large Colonies found, but find condition serious, on account of large Area infected.


Respectfully submitted,


W. A. LEE,


Superintendent.


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NOTES COMING DUE IN 1929


At Haydenville Savings Bank,


Mar. 28, Loan of 1928, Antici- pation of Taxes, $15,000 00


At Hamp. Co. Trust Co., North., July 8, Water Extension Loan, 800 00


At Haydenville Savings Bank, Sept. 28, Tractor Loan, 500 00


At First Nat. Bank, North., Oct. 1, Cone Bridge Loan, $1,000 00


$17,300 00


At Haydenville Savings Bank, One note, $500.00, Tractor Loan, Coming due Sept. 28, 1930, $500 00


At First Nat. Bank, North., Two notes, $1,000.00 each, Cone Bridge Loan, Coming due Oct. 1, 1930 and 1931, $2,000 00


REPORT OF FISH AND GAME WARDEN


To the Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen :- Following is my report as Fish and Game Warden for the year ending Dec. 31, 1928:


Licenses inspected, 181. Hours spent on actual duty, 263. Two violators taken to Court, resulting in one con- viction with a ten dollar fine and forfeiture of license.


Respectfully submitted, LOUIS H. CRANSON,


Fish and Game Warden.


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REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR


To the Board of Health :


Gentlemen :- I submit the following report:


There has been a great improvement the past year in town. Also in the care of the cows, and the milk is being cared for in a sanitary manner.


Number of Permits issued to Producers, 55


Number of Permits issued to Dealers, 8


Number of permits issued to Dealers in Oleomargerine, 4


Respectfully submitted,


NEWTON K. LINCOLN,


Inspector.


Report of Sinking Fund Commissioners


1928


Jan.


16.


Cash in Bank,


$18,137 24


July


16.


Dividend, Haydenville


Savings Bank,


408 08


July


18.


Coupons, Williamsburg,


420 00


Dec.


14.


Treasurer, Williams-


burg,


1,000 00


Dec.


31.


Coupons, Williamsburg,


420 00


1929


Jan.


15.


Dividend Haydenville


Savings Bank,


430 46


Jan.


15.


Extra Dividend Hayden-


ville Savings Bank,


190 62


$21,006 40


ASSETS


1929


Jan. 15. Bonds, Town of Wil- liamsburg, $21,000 00


Cash in Haydenville


Savings Bank,


21,006 40


$42,006 40


Respectfully submitted, HENRY W. GRAVES, HUBERT A. SMITH, LEON B. SANDERSON.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


OF THE


Town of Williamsburg


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1928


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:


Report of School Committee


Your School Committee beg leave to submit their Annual Report as follows :-


The major repairs made during the year 1928, con- sisting of : Changing two windows in Grade 5 Room, so as to bring all light from one side, painting ceilings and side walls in Grades 4, 5, 6 Rooms, all at the Center School in Haydenville.


Painting the outside of the Maple Stret School House and laying a new porch floor.


Painting the outside of the Mountain Street School House and installing new sash and shade curtains, also re- pairing porch and floor in entrance hall, together with some minor repairs.


The sewer at the Helen E. James School became clogged with roots and had to be cleaned out, this together with the installing of metal weather strips, was paid from the Helen E. James fund, with the exception of $4.00, which was taken from the general fund.


In calling the attention of the voters to the report of the Committee, we would say, that we are submitting it in this form, in order to save the added expense of so many items being printed twice, thereby saving the Town the extra expense.


We would say, furthermore, that we have vouchers for all payments, and that our books are open for the in-


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spection of any one who desires to see a detailed account of the expenditures.


In closing our report, your Committee wish to ex- tend to all who have any part in the administration of School affairs our sincere thanks for their co-operation.


Respectfully submitted, W. H. THAYER, C. H. GOULD, C. P. LARKIN,


School Committee.


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SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES


Teachers' Salaries,


Appro. $18,300 00


Exp. $17,137 79


Bal. $1,162 21


Janitors' Salaries,


2,100 00


2,100 00


Janitors' Supplies,


350 00


231 44


118 56


Music Salary,


800 00


720 00


80 00


Music Supplies,


100 00


62 88


37 12


Superintendent,


1,400 00


1,400 00


Union Expense,


200 00


200 00


Nurse,


525 00


503 22


21 78


Physicians,


250 00


215 50


34 50


Transportation,


3,750 00


3,582 18


167 82


Fuel,


1,500 00


1,334 50


165 50


Repairs,


1,250


1,170 89


79 11


Sundries,


950 00


937 32


12 68


Books,


599 00


592 80


6 20


School Room Supplies,


800 00


660 48


139 52


Smith School,


1,500 00


1,415 00


85 00


Freight and Cartage,


35 00


18 42


16 58


Lights,


225 00


140 25


84 75


Insurance,


100 00


60 51


39 49


Truant Officers,


20 00


20 00


$34,754 00


$32,503 18


$2,250 82


Appropriated by Town for Schools,


$34,754 00


Received from State and Other Sources, $19,982 81


Unexpended Balance,


2,250 82


$22,233 63


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SCHOOL CALENDAR


1929


Sept. 3 .- Schools open.


Dec. 20 .- Schools close.


16 Weeks.


1930


Jan.


6 .- Schools open.


Feb. 28 .- Schools close.


8 Weeks


Mar. 10 .- Schools open.


May 2 .- Schools close.


8 Weeks.


May 12 .- Schools open.


June 20 .- Schools close.


6 Weeks.


June 27 .- High school closes.


2 Weeks.


Grade school year, High school year, 40 Weeks.


38 Weeks.


The usual holidays will be observed.


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SCHOOL STATISTICS


for the year ending June 30, 1928.


School


Boys enrolled


Girls enrolled


Av. membership


Av. Attendance


Per cent of


Attendance


Aggregate


Attendance


Williamsburg High


29


32


57.1


53.7


94


10,101.5


Grammar


13


15


25.1


23.5


93.5


3,958.5


Intermediate


16


17


31.2


28.7


92


4,813


Second Primary


19


23


40.8


37.5


92


6,296


First Primary


19


19


36.8


33.1


90


5,753.5


Haydenville Grammar 26


15


35.8


33.1


92


5,540


Intermediate


26


16


40.4


38.9


96


6,544.5


Grade V.


12


14


26


25.1


95


4,384.5


Grade IV.


18


9


29.6


27.7


93


4,624.5


Grade III.


12


15


26.2


24.7


95


4,202.5


Grades I. and II.


·


26


16


42.4


40.2


95


6,761


Mt. St.


7


5


12


11.3


95


1,886


Superintendent's Report


To the Members of the School Committee:


The annual report of the Superintendent of Schools is herewith submitted :


The education of youth is the most important and the largest undertaking in which each community is en- gaged. To supply this education the School Cmmittee, together with its various officers, is charged with main- taining an efficient teaching staff, a curriculum that meets the needs of our children, buildings that are suitable for school purposes, health service that cares for all children, and sufficient books, supplies and equipment, so that the work of the schools may go forward without hindrance.


Our teaching forces is composed of trained teachers, who are graduates of normal schools or colleges, or who have had what is considered as equivalent training. Many of them have had ten or more years of experience and are able to give to our children the very best of teach- ing service.


Four teachers resigned at the close of schools in June. They were Mr. Bertram Chapman of the high school English department, Mr. Chas. Turner of the sci- ence and mathematics department, Miss June Flanders of grades seven and eight, and Mrs. Lester LeDuc, our music supervisor.


These vacancies were filled by the election of Mr. Ed- win Wilder, M. A. C., 1928, to teach science and history in the high school, Miss Catherine Burke, New Rochelle, 1928, to teach English and French in high school, and Miss Ethel Harlow, Westfield Normal, 1928, to carry on


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the work in the grades seven and eight at Williamsburg. Miss Vivian Williams, a graduate of Keene Normal School, 1928, was appointed as supervisor of music. These teachers are good workers and should be successful in their teaching.


Our curriculum has not been changed to any extent during the year. A number of experts on curriculum re- vision in this State and in the country at large are work- ing hard to formulate a "perfect curriculum." Many new and valuable facts are being discovered. Changes are being made that are of value to all. It is proposed to adopt changes that are suitable to our use here as soon as they have been tried out.


At Williamsburg we have one of the finest school buildings in this part of the State. It is well lighted, and is equipped with modern furniture, and with the ex- ception of a gymnasium is thoroughly up to date in every way.


The Haydenville building is an old building and should be replaced. However, until such a time as that can be done, the school department maintains it in as good condition as possible. Dark rooms have been painted in as light colors as is practical, and in one room all f the windows have been placed at the left of the pupils seats so that now there is good light for everyone in the room. The other buildings are in good condition.


The health service, which had been well established in years past, was ably continued by our nurse, Miss Katherine G. Long. Miss Long, owing to ill health, re- signed on Dec. 1. We regretted to lose Miss Long for her work had been excellent, and she had come to be well loved by the children. Miss Mary Guimond, a registered nurse, of Holyoke, has been appointed to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Miss Long.


Our health service offers to our children the physical examination by our school physicians, the diphtheria clin- ic, the dental clinic, the tuberculosis clinic, and the teach-


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ing of health habits. The idea of health and healthy liv- ing is brought to every child. Health habits are estab- lished which will be of lasting benefit through life. This is one of the invaluable services which the modern school provides for its children.


The high school has enjoyed another successful year. It has retained its rating as a grade A high school with the State Department of Education and thus is permitted to certify pupils to the normal schools. It has also con- tinued as a member of the New England College Entrance Certificate Board and may certify for entrance graduates to colleges that are members of that group. None of the boys and girls who entered college in September has found the work too difficult. The school feels justly proud of being able to place its graduates in college so well pre- pared that they can successfully carry on college work.


When Mr. Turner and Mr. Chapman resigned, the following changes were made in the teaching assign- ments : Mrs. R. A. Warner, who had been teaching French and history, was given the mathematics and American history. Mr. Edwin Wilder was assigned the civics, sci- ence and ancient history. Miss Catherine Burke re- ceived the assignment for teaching the English and the first two years of French. Miss Anne Dunphy continued to teach the Latin and the senior French.


The success of the high school debating team should also be mentioned. The inter-school debate was a new undertaking for the school, but the members of the team and the coach worked so hard and did so well that the team won victories over both Hopkins Academy and Am- herst High School. The members of the team were Davis Snow, Olive Rhoades and Walter Kulash. Mrs. R. A. Warner was the coach. They all deserve much praise for their excellent work.


Of the seven recommendations listed in the super- intendent's report for 1928 two of the most important were carried out. First, the Center School building at


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Haydenville was rearranged so that the fifth grade room has all its windows at the left side of the pupils. This gives everyone enough light. Secondly, the regular grade school year was increased from thirty-six to thirty- eight weeks. This brings it up to within two weeks of the average forty week year.


Two years ago the entering age of children begin- ning school was set at five and one-half years on Oct. 1 of the year in which the child entered. It is well known that the mental age and ability of the pupil is what makes for his success in school. Therefore, it was de- cided that exceptions to the above rule might be made for children over five years who, upon examination by a psychologist, show that they can profit by the first grade work. These children will be tested in August and ad- mitted to school in September.


Recommendations :


1. That the Mountain Street School building be re- decorated.


2. That electric lights be installed in the Purring- ton and Maple St. buildings.


3. That we employ a penmanship and drawing su- pervisor.


4. That a course in typewriting and stenography be added to the high school curriculum.


5. That all old unused school houses be sold.


Sincere appreciation and thanks are extended to all who have so generously aided in this work during 1928.


Respectfully submitted,


L. A. MERRITT,


Superintendent of Schools.


Report of School Nurse


Supt. L. A. Merritt and Members of the School Board :


Following is the report of the school nursing activi- ties during the year of 1928.


The year has shown a marked improvement in the pre- vailing health conditions of the school children, and a more favorable reaction through health habits in general. This is due both to the sincere interest of the children and the splendid co-operation of the school teachers in carry- ing out the various Health Crusade activities.


The children were weighed and measured at the be- ginning of the school year. A physical examination of each child was made at this time by the school physicians, Dr. Hayes and Dr. Wheeler. Any defects were noted, and the parents advised of them. Children who were under weight were carefully watched and weighed several times during the year. Follow-up work was also done at the home of these under-weight children.


The children who went to Camp Hodgkins this year showed a greater gain in weight than the children who went last year. This year four weeks stay at camp was given instead of the usual three weeks stay.


A mental clinic was held during the year with Dr. Harriet Whitney of Northampton, examining the child- ren. The proper treatment and care of these children was advised by Dr. Whitney. An effort to accomplish this treatment and care is now being made thru follow-up visits to the parents of these children.


The Dental Clinic sponsored by the Red Cross is now · going on. Both children and parents are showing a keen interest in this important clinic.


The required amount of time, five days a month, was spent in school nursing. Time was spent in the activities mentioned above, class room instruction, and first aid treatment of the children when necessary.


Respectfuly submitted,


MARY LOUISE GUIMOND, R. N.


School Nurse.


Report of School Physicians


Mr. L. A. Merritt,


Superintendent of Schools.


Dear Sir :- I herewith present my annual report as School Physician :


The health of school children during the past year has been exceptionally good, except for the epidemic of "La Grippe" this winter, which has, in some schools, con- fined one-third of the class in their homes for three or four days.




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