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$761 88
Overlay Reserve,
3,661 52
$4,423 40
Trust Funds,
$581 02
Water Surplus,
$5 38
Motor Revenue,
$425 04
Water Revenue,
826 30
Tax Title Revenue,
219 65
Water Lien Revenue,
128 81
$1,599 80
Revenue for 1936,
$6,295 91
Surplus, 1936,
$35,982 73
$51,918 27
HOWARD F. BAKER,
Accountant.
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Report of Water Commissioners
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To the Citizens of Williamsburg,
Your Water Board Reports :
During the first seven months of the year, twelve WPA workers were employed on the Water Shed and completed cleaning the brooks and removed objectional debris adjacent to them. In this process some 84 cords of wood were accumulated and turned over to the Welfare Department. Last Spring this WPA group planted ten thousand Red pine, ten thousand Scotch pine and five thousand Norway spruce.
One of the major breaks in the history of the water system occurred last spring. During the reign of boods in this area a rolling boulder fractured an eight-inch pipe which crosses the Mill River near Taylor's Saw Mill. This pipe supplied the village of Haydenville with water service. Mr. Tilson, Supt. of the North- ampton Water Dept. was most kind and helpful to your board at this time, both by his valued counsel and loan of materials. We also greatly appreciated the generous cooperation of Mr. Wallace Howes, WPA Engineer, and the WPA group who assisted us in making a temporary repair.
A small concrete dam was constructed in the cascades just above the lower reservoir and this was permanently piped with four- inch cast iron to the intake well at the gate house of the lower dam. This offers a more satisfactory arrangement in supplying water to the town when the lower reservoir is being cleaned.
The lower reservoir was cleaned this year, the first time in several years, and we plan to drain it off and clean it each year hereafter, granting there is enough water in the upper reservoir. It takes one and one-half million gallons of water to give the lower reservoir its bath.
The upper reservoir was cleaned around the edges so far as possible but it has never been completely cleaned since it was built in 1903 and never will be until some provision is made to do the job.
When we drained off the lower reservoir we examined the leaks in the dam as reported to you at our last meeting and found them
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less serious than our fears led us to believe. A seepage enters the masonry about two feet below the top of the water line and dis- charges on an angle to about 3 feet on the lower side. There is little danger that high water would break this section off for some- time and it would do no material harm if it did.
A similar condition existed in one of the dams of the North- ampton Water Department and Mr. Tilson advised us to use Gunite method of repair which requires a special machine for applying. We couldn't get a machine locally when we had the reservoir drained off and when one was available the water was so low we wouldn't risk wasting one-half million gallons to do the job, so its in the works again for this year.
The water accounts remaining unpaid have been in too many cases unsatisfactory to your Water Board. Our collector has made deligent efforts to collect these delinquent accounts but with little or no success. Under such conditions your board has three alter- natives. First, shut off the water; second, bring suit in the courts; third, place a lien on the property within which the water was used. In a spirit of fairness to these delinquent consumers, yet with the responsibility to the Town as a whole, your board voted to adopt the third alternative to assist the collector in his duties. Therefore many lines were placed this past year and it will be our policy hereafter.
Under the supervision of Mr. Louis Cranson, Supt. of the High- way Dept., a gravel bank was opened on the Reinhart property which the water board recently acquired and road material of un- usual quality has been obtained for use on the tow nroads. This bank could supply much of the town's road material for masy years.
Your water board after much observation feels that the fairest and most just way to sell water service is through a meter; do you wish to state an opinion on this matter?
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. A. THRESHER, Chairman, RAYMOND GRAY, CHAS. A. POWERS,
Water Commissioners.
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RECEIPTS
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1936,
$925 66
Commitment Jan. 1, 1936,
2,053 97
Commitment July 1, 1936,
2,009 88
Commitment, Additional, 1936,
75 43
Interest,
117 66
Service Connection,
23 63
Miscellaneous,
13 94
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$5,220 14
Paid Treasurer,
$4,334 40
Abatements,
127 29
Abatements on Liens,
208 21
$4,669 90
Total placed on liens, 1935,
$213 00
1936,
152 22
$365 22
$4,822 12
$5,220 14
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1936,
4,822 12
$398 02
EXPENDITURES
Collector of Water Accounts,
$150 00
Custodian,
50 00
$200 00
Law,
$27 20
Office Supplies,
72 51
Telephone,
55
Bond,
5 00
Advertising,
4 50
Insurance,
26 00
$135 76
25 Thousand Trees,
$270 00
Express and Labor,
21 29
Cartage,
15 00
$306 29
Hauling Logs,
$38 25
Sawing Lumber,
23 60
$61 85
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Surveying Village Hill, Watershed Map,
$30 00
45 00
$75 00
Flood Break, Labor,
291 34
Trucking,
52 31
Materials,
88 74
$432 39
Cleaning Reservoir,
$271 12
Maintenance Watershed,
$574 80
Lower Dam Pipe Materials, Trucking,
$106 10
4 50
Labor,
112 15
$222 75
Snow Removal,
$39 60
Water Mains, Labor,
362 72
Materials,
574 61
Melting Joints,
11 47
Blacksmith,
25 40
Trucking and Freight,
30 00
Thawing Service,
76 00
$1,119 80
Haydenville Connections,
$90 72
WPA Materials,
$95 63
Overseer,
102 69
Trucking,
10 50
Misc.,
7 00
$215 82
College Throwsters,
$1 16
Overpayment, Water Rent,
1 84
Sampling Water,
1 00
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Crossing,
1 00
$5 00
$3,711 30
Unexpended Balance,
13 70
$3,725 00
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Collector's Report
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I submit herewith my annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1936.
DEBITS
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1936:
1934 Real Est. and Personal Property,
$5,657 66
1935 Real Est. and Personal Property,
16,770 45
1935 Poll,
26 00
1934 Excise,
10 25
1935 Excise,
56 30
Water Liens,
123 12
$22,643 78
Commitments :
1935 Excise, Jan. 23, 1936,
$438 91
Water Liens, Mar. 30, 1936,
58 71
1936 Poll, Apr. 14, 1936,
1,158 00
1936 Real Est. and Personal Property,
44,377 37
Water Lien, July 1, 1936,
9 72
1936 Poll, July 1, 1936,
8 00
Water Lien, Aug. 15, 1936,
13 75
1936 Excise, Sept. 24, 1936,
1,292 66
1936 Excise, Oct. 27, 1936,
626 35
1936 Poll, Dec. 23, 1936,
32 00
1936 Real Est. and Personal Property,
17 56
1936 Excise, Dec. 15, 1936,
316 25
Water Liens, Dec. 30, 1936,
269 26
$48,618 54
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Refunds :
1935 Excise,
$2 72
1936 Real Est. and Personal Property,
52 50
1936 Excise,
58 52
$113 74
Total Debits,
$71,376 06
CREDITS
Payments to Town Treasurer:
1934 Real Estate and Personal Property,
$4,705 18
1935 Real Estate and Personal Property,
9,848 74
1935 Poll,
14 00
1936 Real Estate and Personal Property,
28,831 58
1936 Poll,
1,080 00
1934 Excise,
2 00
1935 Excise,
464 02
1936 Excise,
1,648 21
Water Liens,
53 02
$46,646 75
Abatements :
1934 Real Estate and Personal Property,
$302 88
1935 Real Estate and Personal Property,
48 60
1935 Poll,
10 00
1936 Poll,
40 00
1936 Real Estate and Personal Property,
742 00
1934 Excise,
8 25
1935 Excise,
13 68
1936 Excise,
60 52
$1,225 93
Other Credits :
1934 R. E. & P. P. Transf. to Tax Title, $32 00
1935 R. E. & P. P. Transf. to Tax Title, 36 00
1935 R. E. & P. P. Transf. to Tax Title, 97 20
Water Lien Paid Treas. by Water Collector, 9 72
Water Lien Certified for recommitment,
9 72
$184 64
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Outstanding Dec. 31, 1936:
1934 Real Estate and Personal Property,
$617 60
1935 Real Estate and Personal Property, 6,739 91
1936 Real Estate and Personal Property, 14,873 85
1935 Poll,
2 00
1936 Poll,
78 00
1935 Excise,
20 23
1936 Excise,
585 05
Water Liens,
402 10
$23,318 74
Total Credits,
$71,376 06
Respectfully submitted,
LESLIE H. PACKARD,
Collector of Taxes.
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Assessors' Report
Appropriations to be raised, To be transferred,
$71,846 00
3,205 63
- $75,051 63
Bridge Loan,
$500 00
Hay. School Loan,
2,500 00
State Tax,
2,100 00
State Audit,
12 40
State Parks and Reservations,
29 00
County Tax,
3,730 18
Overlay (of current year),
1,739 88
Total,
-$85,663 09
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax,
$7,438 64
Corporation Tax,
897 40
Race Track Distribution,
84 00
Motor Vehicle Excise,
1,500 00
Licenses,
400 00
Gen. Gov.,
65 00
Prot. of Persons and Prop.,
Health and San.,
500 00
Charities,
2,800 00
Old Age Asst.,
1,500 00
Schools,
8,700 00
Water Dept.,
4,000 00
Int. on Taxes and Assess.,
1,000 00
$28,922 09
Transfers app. by Com.,
$3,205 63
Free Cash, app. by Com.,
8,000 00
Total Deductions,
$40,127 72
Net amount raised by taxation on Polls and Prop. at $35.00 rate,
$45,535 37
$85,663 09
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Value of assessed Real Estate,
$1,099,755 00
Value of Personal Prop. (excluding autos),
168,170 00
Total value of assessed Estate, Jan. 1, 1936,
$1,267,925 00
No. of Polls assessed,
579
Persons assessed on Prop.,
637
Horses assessed,
89
Cows assessed,
406
Sheep assessed,
105
Neat Cattle assessed,
225
Swine assessed,
51
Fowls assessed,
7,041
Dwelling Houses assessed,
456
Acres of Land assessed,
14,684
RECAPITULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX
Number of Vehicles assessed, 493
$79,000 00
Value of Vehicles assessed, Total Excise Tax,
$2,235 26
Respectfully submitted,
CECIL C. LOOMIS, J. O. JONES,
FREDERICK A. NOBLE,
Board of Assessors.
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Report of Library Trustees
The Trustees of the Haydenville Library submit the following report.
Number of books now in the Library, 2,949.
During the year 1936, 140 new books were added.
The circulation of books for 1936 was 4,066.
Books beyond repair have been discarded to make room for new books.
Money collected for fines, $10.11.
Amount appropriated by the Town, $300.00.
EXPENDITURES
Librarian's Salary,
$52 00
Janitor,
29 50
Books,
206 51
Insurance,
4 50
$292 51
Unexpended Balance,
$7 49
$300 00
We wish to acknowledge a gift of some one hundred books from our beloved Miss Elizabeth Purrington, who served many years so ably and faithfully as a trustee of the Haydenville Library.
HATTIE B. SMITH,
HATTIE A. METCALF,
LULA B. SMITH,
Trustees.
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REPORT OF MOUNTAIN STREET CEMETERY
Appropriation,
$25 00
783 hours labor at 40 cents,
1 60
Grass Seed, Truck,
5 00
Overdraft,
$13 00
$38 00
$38 00
Extra money spent for grading and seeding, which needed doing very badly.
Respectfully submitted, ALLEN B. ADAMS, Pres. Mt. St. Cemetery Asso.
REPORT OF MOTH WORK
Appropriation,
$300 00
Expended,
300 00
Number of egg clusters destroyed,
35,726.
Respectfully submitted,
B. L. DOBBS,
Moth Supt.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
Appropriation, $50 00
Paid for Labor and Trucking,
50 00
I have done the most necessary work, although there are several more trees that are in bad shape and need cutting soon.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER E. KELLOGG, Jr.,
Tree Warden.
$31 40
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Report of Trust Fund Commissioners
ONSLOW G. SPELMAN SCHOOL FUND
Deposit in the
Haydenville Savings Bank,
$22,512 59
Conway Savings Bank,
5,000 00
Easthampton Savings Bank,
3,500 00
Nonotuck Savings Bank,
2,500 00
Florence Savings Bank,
1,500 00
Bond Accounts :
Florida Power & Light Co., 5 % of 1954,
1,000 00
Interstate Power Co., 5% of 1957, 1,000 00
Public Service Co. of Northern Illinois, 5% of 1956,
2,000 00
Indiana General Service Co., 5% of 1948,
1,000 00
Indiana Gas Utilities, 5% of 1946,
1,000 00
$41,012 59
WHITING STREET FUND
Deposit in the Nonotuck Savings Bank,
$5,574 25
LYMAN D. WAITE FUND
Deposit in the Nonotuck Savings Bank,
$700 00
ELECTA WAITE FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank, $1,773 51
A. S. HILLS FUND
Deposit in the Easthampton Savings Bank, $5,000 00
C. J. HILLS FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank, $5,000 00
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DR. HENRY M. HILLS FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank,
$15 046 40
BYRON LOOMIS SCHOOL FUND
Deposit in the
Holyoke Savings Bank,
$3 381 51
Haydenville Savings Bank, 2,030 00
Bond Account :
Railway Express Agency, 5% of 1941,
$2,000 00
$7,411 51
COLLINS SCHOOL FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank, $3,832 60
Bank Stocks:
20 shares Northampton National Bank & Trust Co., $2 000 00
20 shares National Shawmut Bank of Boston, 500 00
63 shares First National Bank of Northampton,
1,260 00
210 shares First National Bank of Greenfield,
2,100 00
10 shares Chase National Bank of New York,
200 00
12 shares Mechanic National Bank of Worcester,
1,200 00
1 share Amerex Holding Corporation,
$11,092 60
WARREN-WARNER FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank, $304 82
BAKER-GRAVES FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank, $674 08
FREDERIC W. MAIN FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank, $103 78
WILLIAM G. LOOMIS, ROSWELL S. JORGENSEN, Commissioners.
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Report of School Committee
It is a pleasure to be able to report again to the citizens of the town that the School Committee finished the year with a small balance left from the year's appropriation.
We are able to report the good condition of our schools both as regards their physical equipment and the standards of instruc- tion offered in them.
Our recommendation of last year concerning the need of new grates in the boilers of the Helen E. James School was carried out this year. Changes in the steam piping, recommended by the State Inspectors were made. The building was also painted on the outside, bringing the entire building to a state of good repair.
Due to the increased registration in the high school, new desks were bought. For use in the commercial course offered in the high school for the first time this year, new typewriters, typewriter desks and chairs and other materials necesary for this course were pur- chased. These extra expenses were paid for without exceeding our budget for the year.
In the immediate future some provision will have to be made to alleviate the crowded condition of the rooms in the Helen E. James building. Our recommendation, as to the most satisfactory means to do this, is the building of an addition to this school. We most earnestly commend this to the citizens of the town for their serious and immediate consideration.
In concluding our report we wish to express our sincere grati- tude to all who have assisted us in our efforts to maintain the high standard of excellence enjoyed by the Williamsburg Schools.
Respectfully submitted, RICHARD F. BURKE, Chairman,
EDWARD H. SCHULER, MRS. FRANCES C. SNOW,
School Committee.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1937-1938
Schools open September 7, 1937 Schools close December 22, 1937
Vacation-11 days
Schools open January 3, 1938 Schools close February 25, 1938
Vacation-one week
Schools open March 7, 1938 Schools close April 29, 1938
Vacation-one week
Schools open May 9, 1938 Grade schools close June 17, 1938 High schools closes June 24, 1938
The usual holidays will be observed
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SCHOOL STATISTICS
for the year ending June 30, 1936
School
Boys enrolled
Girls enrolled
Ave. membership
Ave. attendance
Per cent of
attendance
Aggregate
attendance
Williamsburg High,
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77 114.6
107.2
93.5
19,781
Grammar,
23
13
31.43
29.64
93.55
5,286
Intermediate,
16
30
44.81
42.34
94.26
7,603.5
Second Primary,
20
18
38.6
36.99
95.84
6,631
First Primary,
10
17
28.43
27.1
95.43
4,867.5
Haydenville Grammar,
7 and 8,
16
13
29.71
28.59
96.16
5,045.5
Grades 6and 7,
20
12
32.55
31.45
96.62
5,557.5
Grades 5 and 6,
18
15
32.8
31.66
96.51
5,589
Grades 4 and 5,
22
14
33.76
33.02
97.29
5,779
Grades 1, 2, 3,
16
16
32.06
30.78
96.17
5,448
Totals,
201 225 418.75 398.77
95.53 71,605.00
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Superintendent's Report
To the Members of the School Committee : -
The annual report of the Superintendent of Schools is herewith submitted. It is the sixteenth of the series and the thirty-fifth since the establishment of this school union.
Four changes took place in the teaching force during the year. Rev. Martin L. Ball resigned as supervisor of music because he did not secure a certificate to teach in a State aided high school. This vacancy was filled by the appointment of Miss Louise Mosher who is a graduate of the Springfield Conservatory of Music. Miss Ethel Curry retired in October. She had completed forty-one years of service as a teacher in the schools of this town. Her position was not filled. Miss Phyllis Baker who had been on part time was made a full time teacher. The new commercial department required a teacher and Miss Rita Riley, a graduate of the normal course of the Northampton Commercial College, was elected to teach the type- writing in the high school. Mr. Carroll Thayer who had been athletic director, resigned to accept a teaching position in New Jersey.
The enrollment in the fall showed an unusual increase over that of the preceding year. The nember of pupils in the grades increased from 302 to 311 and in the high school from 116 to 132. This made the total increase 25 for the town. All of this increase came in the Williamsburg schools. In Haydenville the number of pupils en- rolled dropped from 157 last year to 146 this year. This is due to the small number of pupils entering the first grade at that school each year. The number entering last year was ten. Twelve years ago the number entering the first grade in Haydenville was sixty. The total number enrolled in the town was 443 last September. We are also supporting fourteen at Smith's School. The grand total in school is 457.
Transportation service for the schools has been most excellent. The daily load of the buses has been 174 pupils since September as against 148 the year before. They are distributed according to routes as follows: Mountain Street, 23; South Street, 23; Hayden- ville, 58; Nash Street, 23; Searsville, 36; Chesterfield. Road, 10.
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The buses are heated and the children are carried safely. No ac- cident of any kind has been reported this year.
In the elementary program one major change was made. Here a new method of teaching reading was adopted. This method is carefully planned. Large quantities of material for each grade and readers in each field of learning are provided. These readers are well graded so that fundamental reading skills, reading habits, at- titudes, and vocabulary can be built up gradually and thoroughly. We feel assured that this new method will create fluent reading habits and a confidence and enjoyment in reading. The rest of the program has remained as it was last year.
There were some changes in the high school program. These began to operate at the opening of schools in September. The most important one was the introduction of the commercial course when forty-eight students began work in typewriting. Many pupils wished to enroll for this work, but owing to the limited equipment and teacher time available, it was necessary to allow only members of the three upper classes to take the subject. Two other business subjects complete this course as now offered. The spoken English work has been expanded so as to give a great deal more practice to each pupil in these courses. A definite study of the voice, its tone, pitch, and quality, as well as a study of phonetics, clear enun- ciation, and correct pronounciation are fundamentals of this work. A new feature has been the development of a speaking choir. The debates have been maintained at their usual high standard.
Several important events occured in connection with the high school. The first Massachusetts Speech Tournament was held in this town in March when a number of high schools sent teams here to compete in the touranment. It was conducted under our division of the National Forensic League and gave an opportunity to hear and compare the excellent speakers from the various sections of the State. The high school was also justly proud of its basketball team which won the championship of the Franklin League. The boys had worked hard to perfect the skill needed and as a conse- quence were invited to play at the Massachusetts State College Tournament. The Girls' Glee Club had its success, too, when it won first place in the State Contest. It was invited later to broad- cast weekly by one of the Springfield stations. This it did until the summer vacation. The high school was further honored at the Conference of High School Principals in Framingham when it was named as one of the "honor" schools for work done in connection with the Paris Peace Pact Movement. This award was made on the basis of projects completed on world peace. The above list of events show in a small way the very much worthwhile activities in which our young people are participating.
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Last summer a number of new teaching assignments were made. They are as follows: Principal Anne T. Dunphy, three classes in Latin, one in French; Mrs. R. A. Warner, five classes in mathe- matics, one in U. S. History, debating; Mr. Edward Foster, five classes in science, world geography, coaching; Miss Mary T. Walsh, four classes in English, two in French; Miss Phyllis Baker, two in English, two in spoken English, assembly programs; Miss Rita Riley, four i ntypewriting; Miss Louise Mosher, two in music. There are seven periods and two sessions in the high school day. Once each week the entire school meets for an assembly program. The pledge of allegiance and salute to the flag is always a part of these programs.
The health of our school population has been ably cared for by Dr. Charles Wheeler and Dr. Joseph Hobbs as school physicians and by our school nurses, Mrs. John Jones and Mrs. John Campbell. The regular examinations were made and the usual clinics held. There was no epidemic and the general condition of the children was good. One problem that faces this department, however, is that of having more use made of the service offered by the school dentist. Parents, possibly because they do not realize the import- ance of caring for their children's teeth, or because they haven't the means to pay for dental work, are not having necessary work done. Of the 1,888 possible operations disclosed by the examination, parents had only 396 done. That left 1.492 still uncared for. Something should be done to correct this situation. The free dental clinic, which would furnish dental care for all of the children in the grades, seems to point the way to a solution. It should be a community project and so supported. No community health level can be very high if decayin gteeth are allowed to remain in that condition.
There are a number of things that the schools need in order to improve the conditions under which our pupils work. At Hayden- ville everyone is well cared for because of the new building, but at Williamsburg one finds a different situation. Here grades one and two are attending school in a basement room. These children should be given a room on the first floor. The high school enroll- ment has increased from 49 in 1919 to 132 in 1936. It is necessary to hold classes in a basement room, which was never designed for a class room, and in the assembly room. Two more classrooms are the very minimum requirements for the high school. It also needs a gymnasium so that it can carry on a proper physical education program. This gymnasium should be planned so that it could be used also as an assembly hall for larger gatherings than the present one now permits. The spoken English program, including the de-
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bates, needs a stage and a larger hall for its work. There should be another grade school classroom. Classes of 41 to 46 pupils are too large. and should be reduced by adding another teacher to the force. We should also support a department of agriculture, but we must have more room in order to do it. These needs can be taken care of only by building an addition to the present building.
In 1837, Horace Mann was appointed Secretary to the then newly established Massachusetts Board of Education. He became known as the "Father of the Common School." His great work for education was instrumental in causing the establishment of depart- ments of education in nearly all of the states of the nation. His slogan was "A Trained Teacher for Every School." It is this great anniversary that our schools will celebrate during the coming year.
The real needs of the schools at the present time is for more room at the Williamsburg building. Therefore, I recommend that a committee be appointed to determine what can be done to provide it.
In conclusion, permit me to express my deep appreciation for the splendid cooperation I have received from pupils, parents, teach- ers, and Members of the School Committee during this last school year.
Respectfully submitted,
L. A. MERRITT,
Superintendent.
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Report of Town Physicians
Mr. L. A. Merritt,
Superintendent of Schools,
Williamsburg, Mass.
Dear Sir:
I submit herewith my annual report of examination of children in the Haydenville schools for the year 1936.
Defects recorded are as follows :
Nutrition,
10
Posture,
25
Teeth,
56
Throat,
27
Glands,
35
Nose,
3
Heart,
2
The unusually large number of swollen glands was probably due to the prevailing epidemic of "colds," etc.
Throughout the autumn months there have been occasional cases of scarlet fever, most of which have been of a mild type. Lately we have had an epidemic of respiratory infections, some of which are severe. The warm damp weather of January, combined with carelessness may account for some of these infections.
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