Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1941-1950, Part 2

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1941
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
Number of Pages: 1142


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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


·


885 67


885 67


· .


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


-


$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


-


$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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