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100 00
$2,114 56
Tools
$55 56
New Road Equipment
800 00
Street Lights
$1,620 85
Sidewalk Repair
$199 09
Chapter 90, Maintenance
Labor
$285 50
Equipment
92 92
Tar
371 58
750 00
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Chapter 81 :
Labor
$4,973 88
Gravel
348 40
Equipment
1,784 43
Tar
3,119 48
Culverts and Iron
273 81
$10,500 00
Chapter 90:
Labor
$1,954 00
Gravel
302 40
Equipment
605 56
Tar
1,028 42
Culverts
541 25
Power Shovel
488 00
Lumber and Cement
80 37
$5,000 00
Winter Highways:
Labor
$875 35
Plowing
593 40
Sand and Salt
166 20
Truck Repair and Gas
375 84
Blade and Repair
45 50
$2,056 29
Bridges :
Labor
$366 15
I Beams
290 00
Cement
30 67
Lumber
95 60
Miscellaneous
22 76
$805 18
Truck and Tractor Maintenance :
Registration and Insurance
$102 44
Gas and Oil
781 16
Labor and Parts
588 71
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Rake
85 00
Miscellaneous
27 06
$1,578 57
Athletic Field :
Labor
$46 75
Tool Repair
2 00
$48 75
WPA Adm.
$50 00
WPA:
Express
$238 00
Tools and Tool Repair
30 99
Commissary (Local)
139 42
Commissary, State and City
312 86
Insurance
96 44
Gas and Truck Repair
854 34
Labor, Dynamite and Gravel
145 80
Tile
23 00
Brick and Hardware
25 41
$1,866 26
Town Aid Adm.
$97 75
Town Aid :
Cash
$696 00
Medical Aid
882 74
Funeral
132 00
Board and Care
636 35
Rent and Fuel
305 41
Groceries
29 57
Relief by other Cities and Towns
1,323 37
$4,017 44
Mothers' Aid Adm.
$30 00
Mothers' Aid, Local
$726 00
Mothers' Aid, Federal
508 00
$1,234 00
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O. A. A., Adm.
$472 09
O. A. A., Local
$11,742 10 11,809 75
O. A. A., Federal
$23,551 85
Soldiers' Relief :
Cash
$604 00
Medical Care
31 50
Groceries
40 04
$675 54
Schools (See School Com. Report for Details) $34,257 22
Haydenville Library :
Librarian
$46 00
Janitor
40 50
Books
203 86
Fuel and Light
13 75
Bldg. Repair
76 39
Janitor's Supplies
92
Insurance
14 00
$395 42
Water Department
$1,593 57
Chlorinator Account (See Water Dept. Report for Details)
$1,968 65
Town Clocks
$88 03
Mt. Street Cemetery
49 90
Memorial Day
60 00
Town Reports for 1940
104 40
Workmen's Compensation
572 21
Wood Lot
13 78
Interest
843 38
Insurance
54 00
State Tax
3,795 00
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State Park Tax
66 70
County Tax
4,906 48
Trust Funds
751 54
Spelman Bond
1,000 00
Byron Loomis Principal
25 00
Real Estate Refund
75 05
Motor Excise Refund
78 39
Dog Taxes, County
377 40
Revenue Loan
15,000 00
School Loan (Haydenville)
2,000 00
Total Payments
$131,151 16
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1942
24,316 03
$155,467 19
INCOME OF TRUST FUNDS
Bal. '40
Rec. '41
Exp. '41
Bal. '41
H. M. Hills
$ 92
$300 92
$265 00
$36 84
Collins
409 76
409 76
Whiting Street
85 23
111 48
135 00
61 71
Electa Waite
4 41
35 46
25 00
14 87
A. S. Hills
15 56
125 00
123 00
17 56
O. G. Spelman
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885 67
885 67
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B. Loomis
172 31
148 22
25 00
259 53
Ethel Curry
1 67
20 00
21 67
C. J. Hills
22 39
100 00
96 00
26 39
Lyman Waite
8 08
14 00
15 00
7 08
Hyde Saunders
1 04
1 04
. . . .
Cemetery
...
21 50
21 50
. . . . .
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TRANSFERS
From Health and Sanitation to Town Dump $50 00
From Reserve Fund to Chapter 81 5 53
From Reserve Fund to County Aid to Highways
2 76
From Reserve Fund to Town Dump
2 10
From Reserve Fund to Bridges
5 18
From Reserve Fund to Winters Highways
56 29
From Reserve Fund to O. A. A.
147 03
From Reserve Fund to Spelman Fund
114 33
HOWARD F. BAKER,
Accountant.
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BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 1941
ASSETS
Cash
$24,316 03
Taxes '39
$ 8 00
Taxes '40
6,362 17
Taxes '41
15,698 50
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$22,068 67
Motor '40
$17 83
Motor, '41
129 49
$147 32
Tax Titles
$121 37
Tax Possessions
$306 31
Water Rents
$520 00
Water Miscellaneous
204 70
$724 70
Accounts Receivable :
Public Health
$521 22
Public Welfare
530 95
$1,052 17
State Penalty
$25 00
Overlay '38
$37 82
Overlay '41
24 61
$62 43
$48,824 00
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LIABILITIES
Tax Title Revenue · Water Surplus Accounts Receivable :
$427 68
612 77
O. A. A.
$671 22
Mothers' Aid
276 16
$947 38
Trust Funds
$481 65
State Tax
$495 00
State Park Tax
7 19
Veterans' Exemption
36 25
Overlay '39
$1,269 08
Overlay '40
333 64
Overlay Reserve
68 74
$1,671 46
Estimated Receipts
$7,810 64
Motor Revenue
$122 36
Departmental Revenue
104 79
Water Revenue
801 50
$1,028 65
Revenue '41
$2,236 61
Highway Loan
6,998 92
Surplus and Deficiency
20,867 12
Reserve Fund
1,466 78
Truck and Tractor Maintenance
$15 36
Truck and Tractor Savings
2,946 16
$2,961 52
WPA
$637 27
Mothers' Aid, Federal
126 78
Mothers' Aid Adm., Federal
1 50
O. A. A. Adm., Federal
8 83
$48,824 00
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Report of Water Commissioners
Citizens of Williamsburg :
Your Board of Water Commissioners respectfully re- ports its activities for the year 1941.
Again we are pleased to report that even though there has been a general water shortage around us we were able to go through the year with an adequate supply in our storage for all industrial, household and fire needs.
Perhaps the outstanding event of the year was the installation of an automatic chlorinator in our system as voted by you at the last Town Meeting.
We contracted with Mr. C. K. Hathaway to make the necessary excavation and construct a reinforced concrete structure to house the apparatus. We bought the chlor- inator from The Wallace and Tiernan Co., the largest and best known in this field, and to make the necessary instal- lation, we hired the Northampton Water Department, be- cause it required special tools for speed which they possessed and made for economy. At this time we want to inform the citizens that your Water Department is much indebted to the Northampton Department and its Superintendent Mr. Hennessey for their kind counsel and interest in this installation. We do appreciate also and thank Mr. C. K. Hathaway for making the building larger than the specifications called for and at no added expense to the Town.
"In recognition of the recent installation, the Public Health Council of this Department (Mass. Dept. of Public Health) at its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1941, voted to re-approve the water supply of the Town of Williamsburg
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in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 182 of the Acts of 1902."
The above paragraph is taken from a recent letter from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Mr. Edward J. Beattie who lives near the Chlorinator House has been engaged by your Water Board to operate and care for this apparatus.
The State Auditors came and audited the Collectors books this year and recommended installing a new system of accounting. After careful consideration your depart- ment voted to abide by the recommendation and did with the help of the Auditors install a new set of books. The State Auditors offered other valuable suggestions to your Water Department which will help them in their work. Perhaps it is out of the jurisdiction of this Department to say when the State Auditors should come yet we want to go on record as favoring a yearly audit of our books.
On the Water Shed we did the customary clipping of brush around and between the two reservoirs. We also pruned the lower limbs of seven thousand Red Pine Trees set out in 1933 and 34. This is done to make for better growth in the trees and eliminate one fire hazard. Minor repairs were made in our roads and brush removed. Your Water Board has accepted the responsibility of the care of your water shed of which you own over eight hundred acres and what we did was at a cost to you of fifty-seven and one-half cents an acre. Yet there were several pro- jects we could not complete with available funds. We have particularly in mind repairing some roads and brush we had to leave uncut.
On the pipe lines we had the usual things happen. Broken hydrants ,busted service connections, twenty-five calls to shut off and turn on water and installed three new Services.
According to the rules of the Department any water user may request the right to buy water through a meter
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rather than a so called flat rate and this year we installed five meters.
At the outbreak of the war your Department carefully discussed the advisability of placing guards at our reser- voir and we must confess we were in a dilemma as to what was the proper thing to do. We inquired of other systems the size of ours and with defense officials and found that it didn't seem practical to incur the expense of hiring ade- quate guards on a twenty-four hour basis, so we must report to you that your reservoirs and water system is not adequately protected.
It did seem adviseable to us to recommend to you in a special article the purchase of extra pipe and supplies of hydrant valves, split sleeves, etc., to be held in stock against an emergency. This would not be a waste because they would be used some time and will not deteriorate in storage.
This Department wishes to thank the other Depart- ments in Town for cooperating wit hus this past year and also the many individual citizens who have helped us with kindly suggestions.
Respectfully submitted,
RAYMOND GRAY,
MARTIN J. DUNPHY, Collector CHARLES A. POWERS, Clerk, Water Commissioners.
EXPENDITURES
Salaries
$200 00
Administration :
Bond
$10 00
Office Supplies, Postage and Telephone 62 81
Services and Mileage
14 00
Printing
33 61
$120 42
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PIPE MAINTENANCE
Material and Fittings
$331 66
Supplies
6 22
Labor
398 40
Snow Removal
14 40
Tools and Repairs
12 00
Trucking
42 75
Freight
5 74
N. Y. N. H. & H. R R., Rent
1 00
$812 17
WATER SHED
Labor
$427 00
Material and Tools
30 98
Trucking
3 00
$460 98
$1,593 57
Unexpended Balance
31 43
Appropriation
$1,625 00
CHLORINATOR ACCOUNT
Material, Fittings and Equipment
$368 72
Building
519 00
Chlorinator
878 21
Land Title and Law
69 90
Labor
96 95
Chlorine
13 22
Freight
22 65
$1,968 65
Unexpended Balance
31 35
Appropriation
$2,000 00
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT
Uncollected Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 $467 64
Uncollected Misc., Dec. 31, 1940 12 75
Water Charges, Jan. 1, 1941
2,130 12
Water Charges, July 1, 1941
2,177 96
Misc. Charges
162 95
Interest Charges
48 55
C. I. Hosmer Construction Co.
190 07
$5,190 04
Water Charges Collected
$4,078 32
Misc. Charges Collected
100 40
Interest Charges Collected
48 55
Abatements Allowed
205 36
Uncollected Balance (Dec. 31, 1941)
523 24
Uncollected Misc. Charges (Dec. 31, 1941)
44 10
C. I. Hosmer Construction Co.
190 07
$5,190 04
The Water Commissioners have requested Board of Selectmen to start legal action to collect bill against C. I. Hosmer Construction Co. Our request has been granted and suit has been entered.
Respectfully submitted,
MARTIN J. DUNPHY,
Collector.
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Collector's Report
To the Board of Selectmen :
I submit herewith my report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1941.
DEBITS
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1941 :
1938 Poll Taxes
$2 00
1939 Poll Taxes
70 00
1940 Poll Taxes
164 00
1938 Real Estate Taxes
4 10
1939 Real Estate Taxes
7,407 23
1940 Real Estate Taxes
12,064 72
1939 Personal Property Taxes
1,070 94
1940 Personal Property Taxes
1,338 90
1938 Excise Taxes
8 49
1939 Excise Taxes
21 07
1940 Excise Taxes
245 37
1939 Water Liens
18 39
$22,415 91
Commitments :
Jan. 3, 1941-Water Lien
$20 91
Feb. 19, 1941-Excise Taxes 328 08
Mar. 15, 1941-Poll Taxes
1,138 00
Apr. 14, 1941-Poll Taxes
16 00
May 21, 1941-Excise Taxes
1,733 19
June 28, 1941-Personal Property Taxes
5,940 78
June 28, 1941-Real Estate
Taxes 42,417 13
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June 30, 1941-Excise Taxes 408 65
July 30, 1941-Excise Taxes 210 27
Oct. 28, 1941-Excise Taxes 269 09
Nov. 25, 1941-Excise Taxes
41 99
Nov. 29, 1941-Poll Taxes
10 00
Dec. 10, 1941-Real Estate Taxes
64 60
Dec. 10, 1941-Personal Property Taxes 22 80
Dec. 29, 1941-Excise Taxes
23 19
Dec. 29, 1941-Poll Tax
2 00
$52,646 68
Abatements after payment refunded :
1940 Excise
$9 53
1941 Excise
66 86
1941 Real Estate
75 05
$151 44
$75,214 03
CREDITS
Collected and paid Town Treasurer:
1939 Water Liens
$18 39
1941 Water Liens
20 91
1939 Personal Property Taxes
1,063 91
1940 Personal Property Taxes
564 18
1941 Personal Property Taxes
4,464 80
1939 Real Estate Taxes
7,305 63
1940 Real Estate Taxes
6,512 07
1941 Real Estate Taxes
26,261 43
1938 Excise Taxes
2 00
1939 Excise Taxes
21 07
1940 Excise Taxes
219 35
1941 Excise Taxes
2,873 11
1939 Poll Taxes
36 00
1940 Poll Taxes
100 00
1941 Poll Taxes
948 00
$50,410 85
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Abated :
1938 Real Estate Tax
$4 10
1939 Real Estate Taxes
102 30
1941 Real Estate Taxes
2,069 86
1939 Personal Property Taxes
7 03
1940 Personal Property Taxes
1 20
1941 Personal Property Taxes
53 12
1938 Poll Tax
2 00
1939 Poll Taxes
26 00
1940 Poll Taxes
28 00
1941 Poll Taxes
106 00
1938 Excise Taxes
6 49
1940 Excise Taxes
17 72
1941 Excise Taxes
78 72
$2,502 54
Added to Tax Title Account: 1941 Real Estate Tax
$20 90
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1941:
1939 Poll Taxes
$8 00
1940 Poll Taxes
36 00
1941 Poll Taxes
112 00
1940 Excise Taxes
17 83
1941 Excise Taxes
129 49
1940 Real Estate Taxes
5,552 65
1941 Real Estate Taxes
14,204 59
1940 Personal Property Taxes
773 52
1941 Personal Property Taxes
1,445 66
$22,279 74
$75,214 03
Respectfully submitted, HELENA M. BREGUET, Collector of Taxes.
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Assessors' Report
Appropriation to be raised
$84,140 00
To be transfered
5,100 00
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$89,240 00
Haydenville School Loan
$2,000 00
State Tax
4,290 00
State Parks and Reservations
73 89
County Tax
4,942 70
Overlay Current Year
2,183 07
$102,729 69
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$9,157 73
Corporation Taxes
1,638 94
Reimbursement, State owned Land
40 85
Gas Tax
4,308 66
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
2,700 00
Licenses
1,500 00
Fines
50 00
Health and Sanitation
400 00
Charities
5,100 00
Schools
10,000 00
Water Dept.
4,500 00
Interest on Taxes and Assessments 700 00
Veterans' Exemptions 24 70
$40,120 88
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Transfers app. by Commissioner $13,100 00 Overestimates of previous year to be used as available funds, State Parks
4 59
Veterans' Exemptions
8 30
$13,112 89
Total Deductions $53,233 77
Net amount to be raised by taxation
on Polls and Property at $38.00
per M
$49,495 92
$102,729 69
Value of Assessed Real
Estate
$1,116,240 00
Value of Assessed Personal
Estate
155,789 00
Total Valuation Assessed
Estate Jan. 1, 1941
$1,272,029 00 -
No. of polls assessed
569
persons assessed on property
516
horses assessed
68
cows assessed
427
yearlings, bulls, heifers
272
swine
53
sheep
88
fowl
7,860
all other
23
acres assessed
15,420
dwelling houses assessed 471
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RECAPITULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX
Number of Vehicles assessed
587
Value of Vehicles assessed
$95,990 00
Total Excise Tax
$3,014 46
Respectfully submitted, J. O. JONES,
FREDERICK A. NOBLE,
CECIL C. LOOMIS,
Board of Assessors.
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Library Report
The Trustees of the Haydenville Library submit the following report for 1941.
This year we have had the interior of the building redecorated. In the process of cleaning up we removed a goodly number of old books from the shelves, some of which were given to the Salvation Army and some are stacked in the back room.
Number of books, 2,982.
Number of book added, 139.
Circulation of books for year, 3,153.
Money collected for fiines, $13.50.
EXPENDITURES
Librarian
$46 00
Janitor
40 50
Books
203 86
Fuel
10 00
Janitor's Supplies
92
Lights
3 75
Interior Decoration
76 39
Insurance
14 00
$395 42
Respectfully submitted,
HATTIE A. METCALF, MAUDE E. SANDERSON, LULA B. SMITH,
Trustees.
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REPORT OF MOUNTAIN STREET CEMETERY
Appropriation
$50 00
Mowing Lawn, 64 hours at $.40
$25 60
Grading, 39 hours at $.50
19 50
Fertilizer
3 80
Grass Shears
1 00
$49 90
Balance 10
Respectfully submitted, ALLEN B. ADAMS, Caretaker.
REPORT OF MOTH WORK
Appropriation
$500 00
Expended
424 00
Unexpended
$76 00
Clusters destroyed 22,000
Respectfully submitted,
D. L. DOBBS, Moth Supt.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
$100 00
Appropriation Pruning Saw Labor
3 90
95 80
Respectfully submitted, WALTER E. KELLOGG, Jr., Tree Warden.
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Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
Dear Sirs:
During 1941 this department inspected 241 weights and measures.
Paid to Town Treasurer in fees
$31 65
Appropriation $50 00
Labor $34 50
Equipment and other expense 15 35
Balance
$ 15
Respectfully submitted, LESLIE H. TAYLOR, Sealer Weights and Measures.
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Report of Trust Fund Commissioners
ONSLOW G. SPELMAN SCHOOL FUND
Deposit in
Haydenville Savings Bank
$11,756 07
Conway Savings Bank 5,000 00
Easthampton Savings Bank
3,500 00
Nontuck Savings Bank
2,500 00
Florence Savings Bank
1,500 00
Northampton Institution for Savings
1,025 00
Bond Accounts :
United States Savings bonds, Defense Series G, 21% 10,000 00
Florida Power & Light Co., 5% of 1954 1,000 00
Interstate Power Co., 5% of 1957 1,000 00
$37,281 07
ETHEL CURRY SCHOOL FUND
Deposit in the Northampton Institution for Savings $1,000 00
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
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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
DR. HENRY M. HILLS FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank $10,046 40 Bond account :
United States Savings bonds, Defense Series G, 21% $5,000 00
$15,046 40
BYRON LOOMIS SCHOOL FUND
Deposit in the
Holyoke Savings Bank
$3,381 51
Haydenville Savings Bank 4,055 00
$7,436 51
COLLINS SCHOOL FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank
$3,766 70
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
235 shares First National Bank of Greenfield 2,100 00
10 shares Chase National Bank of New York 200 00
14 4/10 shares Mechanics National Bank of Worcester 1,200 00
1 share Amerex Holding Corporation
$11,026 70
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WARREN-WARNER FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank $250 00
BAKER-GRAVES FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank $725 00
FREDERIC W. MAIN FUND
Deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank $100 00
WILLIAM G. LOOMIS,
ROSWELL S. JORGENSEN, ARTHUR J. POLMATIER, Commissioners.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
OF THE
TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941
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Report of School Committee
The School Committee wishes to present the following report :
The steps on the west side of the Helen E. James School building did not hold up after having been repaired about two years ago so it was decided to reconstruct the steps using cement for the walls instead of bricks. The work was done under the supervision of Mr. R. L. Menard of Haydenville and we believe we now have steps which will last many years.
Several rooms in the Haydenville building were re- decorated during the summer months.
To conform with state regulations we were obliged to do considerable work in the auditorium of the Haydenville building and we hope to be able to decorate this room in the near future.
We plan to water-proof the walls in the basement of the Haydenville building to prevent seepage when we have a severe storm.
A room in the basement of the Helen E. James School has been furnished for the use of the school nurses and doctors. Another small room adjoining this one is now being fitted up for a ladies rest room.
The committee wishes to thank the superintendent, teachers and janitors for the splendid cooperation we have received during the past year.
.
Respectfully submitted,
W. G. LOOMIS, Chairman, W. E. MCAVOY, LULA B. SMITH,
School Committee.
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Organization
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
William G. Loomis, Chairman, Tel. 4743 1944
Mrs. Frederick L. Smith, Secretary, Tel. 282 1943
Warren D. McAvoy, Tel. 4663 1942
SUPERINTENDENT
Office, High School Tel. 4911
Lupcius A. Merritt, Haydenville Tel. Williamsburg 229
SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC
Esther Smith, 35 Hadley St., South Hadley
Tel. Holyoke 2-4089
SUPERVISOR OF ART
Mary P. Burr, Worthington Tel. 2982
SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE
Wilfred Johndrow, Haydenville Tel. 3291
SCHOOL PHYSICIANS
Dr. Joseph Hobbs, Williamsburg Tel. 266
Dr. Charles H. Wheeler, Haydenville Tel. 260
SCHOOL NURSES
Mrs. John Jones, Haydenville Tel. 4331
Mrs. Thomas F. Linehan, Haydenville Tel. 4724
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MEETINGS OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Last Friday of Each Month.
TEACHERS' MEETINGS
At Call of Superintendent.
HELEN E. JAMES SCHOOL
Tel. 4911
TEACHERS
Principal, Anne T. Dunphy, Latin, Haydenville 4781
Helena J. Weber, Math., Hist., 159 West St.,
Winchendon 374-M
Annetta M. Barrus, English, Goshen
3862
Edward C. Foster, Science, Williamsburg
4561
Franklin R. Mullaly, Eng., Fr., 14 Mayher St., Easthampton 603-R
Charles G. Walker, Commercial, 99 Edgemont St., Springfield 6-3170
Martha L. Dickerman, 7, 8, 45 High St., Spencer 659
Nellie Dolan, 5, 6, Haydenville 3361
Charlotte M. Stewart, 3, 4, 19 Blackinton St., North Adams 1214
Sophie D. Eaton, 1, 2, Williamsburg 4601
Mrs. Dorothy Colburn, 1, 2, Asst., Williamsburg 4436
HAYDENVILLE SCHOOL
Tel. 4912
TEACHERS
Principal, Margaret Trainor, 7, 8, Haydenville
Alice Dansereau, 5, 6, Haydenville Anastasia Kostek, 3, 4, Haydenville
3214
Mary Crampton, 1, 2, Haydenville
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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. This is the twenty-first of the present series and the fortieth since the establishment of this school union.
Several changes occurred in the teaching force during the year. Under the regulation that requires the employ- ment of unmarried women as teachers, Mrs. James Hickey and Mrs. William Scully completed their service in Septem- ber. Mrs. R. A. Warner resigned in June as did Mrs. Edward Foster. During the summer Miss Marjorie Da- mon resigned to be married. The city of Adams appointed Mr. John Moran as their music supervisor near the end of August. These teachers had given good service to educa- tion in Williamsburg.
Miss Annetta M. Barrus of Goshen was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Miss Damon. Miss Barrus graduated from Bates College in 1941. She majored in English. Miss Helena J. Webber of Winchen- don was elected to the vacancy in the mathematics and history department made by Mrs. R. A. Warner's resigna- tion. She has her degree from Massachusetts State Col- lege where she majored in English and history and mi- nored in mathematics. She graduated in 1940 and had a year of experience in teaching at Winchendon High School. Miss Martha L. Dickerman of Spencer was ap- pointed to the vacancy in grades seven and eight at Wil- liamsburg. Miss Dickerman had her training at the Worcester State Teachers College where she received her degree in 1939. She taught one year in Leicester and one
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year in Spencer before coming to Williamsburg. For the opening in grades three and four Miss Charlotte M. Stewart of Jacksonville, Vermont was selected. Miss Stewart graduated from the North Adams Teachers Col- lege in 1941. She had her practice teaching at Mark Hop- kins School in North Adams and at the Bishop School in Monroe Bridge. Miss Esther E. Smith of South Hadley was elected to supervise the work in music. Miss Smith is a graduate of the Springfield Conservatory of Music. She majored in school music supervision. Because of the smaller enrollment at Haydenville the vacancy there was not filled. The children were assigned to the four remain- ing teachers.
The enrollment in the elementary schools showed an increase when schools opened in September. There were 149 enrolled at Williamsburg as against 132 the preceding year, a gain of 17. Haydenville dropped to 102 from 108, a loss of 6 pupils. The net gain for both villages was eleven. Again the first grades were larger than those of the previous September.
The registration in the high school was three less than the year before. In September, 1941 there were 135 stu- dents as against 138 in September, 1940. The school had 44 from Williamsburg, 43 from Haydenville, 23 from Chesterfield, 9 from Goshen, 5 from Worthington, 3 from Cummington, 1 from Whately, 1 from Conway, 3 State wards, and 2 Boston wards. There were 47 tuition pupils. For a few years there will probably be a continued drop in secondary enrollment due in part to increased oppor- tunities for young people to work and also to the fact that there are fewer children in the State.
The number of students supported at Smith's School has also shown a decrease. From an enrollment of 20 about a year ago we now have only 8 at that school. Most of the withdrawals there have been for the purpose of ac- cepting work in industry.
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The high school has maintained its usual limited physical education program in which both boys and girls took part. This program cannot be enlarged until there is a gymnasium for the use of our students. Physical fitness is of vital importance now as never before. At the first opportunity the town should add a gymnasium to the high school plant. In spite of the handicap of not having a regular gymnasium the teams did well. The boys were again invited to the Massachusetts State Col- lege Tournament and showed skill and good training in a game which they lost by one point.
The school also continued its high standard of forensic work. It entered teams in the Hampshire Debating League and had two of its students ,Russell Bisbee and Lucius Merritt, chosen as senators to represent the New England district in the National Forensic Congress which met in Lexington, Kentucky, in May. These young people profited greatly by these experiences.
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