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Mabel B. Marston
John Mathers, Jr.
George William May Robert Cairns Merritt
Ruth Mongeau
Dorothy M. Morey
Albert T. Mosher, Jr.
Mary H. Munroe
Esther H. Munson
John H. Nehring Elizabeth A. Nichols
Kenneth I. Nichols Elmer E. Nutting Neva Nash O'Neil
Truck Driver Polisher Farmer Shovel Operator Machine Operator Self Employed Cryptographer Assembler Clerk Housewife Machine Operator Horticulturist Housewife Mobilgas Dealer Bank Teller and Clerk Auto Mechanic Traffic Manager Life Insurance and Real Estate Salesman Bookkeeper Inspector Toolmaker Housewife Housewife Maintenance Secretary Automobile Mechanic Chief Engineer Cook
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Josephine L. Roberge Thomas Talbot Helen A. Taradaina Allan T. Walsh David E. West Richard L. Williams
Housewife Maintenance Laborer Director of Research Self Employed Nursery
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Report of the Highway Department
I herewith submit a brief summary of work accom- plished in the various highway accounts during the year ending December 31, 1962.
WINTER HIGHWAYS
During the winter months of 1962 a total of twenty- five storms had to be worked, 18 snowstorms and seven freezing rain. Total accumulation of snow was 77 inches -about average. These storms required much sanding and a total of 234 tons of salt and 3,203 tons of sand were used, approximately double the usual amount. I have been experimenting with the use of clear salt, when tempera- tures are right, and at the end of the season will analyze costs against results of previous methods and may well find that with everything considered this may be the least expensive method.
CHAPTER 81 :
Elsewhere in this report will be a list of streets and amounts expended on each in the general maintenance ac- count. Permanent work done with part of this money in- cluded installation of new drainage, widening and gravel- ing a short section of Depot Road. Also, $2,942.55 was ex- pended for winter work because of large amounts of sand and salt used. All funds in this account have been ex- pended and the work approved by the State Department of Public Works in Greenfield.
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CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE:
This money must be used exclusively on maintenance of Chapter 90 roads. The largest project using these funds was the work authorization #359 submitted by Warner Brothers in Sunderland to lay and roll in place 200.05 tons of bituminous concrete @ 9.50 per ton, on Mountain St., from the railroad tracks northerly to 500 feet from the junction of Hatfield and Mountain Streets. On South Main Street new guard rails were installed on grade opposite Noble Manufacturing Co., using flex-beam metal rails. Sealing work was also done on Mountain St., to Route 9.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION :
Chapter 90C work on the Ashfield Road moved along very well this year in spite of ledge which required ex- tensive drilling and blasting. More than 4000 feet of road has been completed with the exception of one more appli- cation of asphalt to be applied next summer. All cutting and grubbing has been completed to where we left off three years ago on the other end of the job. I feel that even though our funds in this account have been cut $2,000, we can still tie these ends together so that we will see the completion of this road next year. We have been working on this road for six years and I feel that when it is com- pleted it will take much of the traffic and load pressure from Old Goshen and Hemenway Roads, which are show- ing the strain of this heavy load.
Because of complications involved in obtaining a State Permit for the sidewalk from Mountain Street to the Haydenville Post Office that project had to be postponed until spring.
The new Town Garage that the town voted for us should be completed at Town Meeting time and the High- way Department moved in. We are extremely grateful for this building and believe that we have a building in which the townspeople can well be proud. I would like, also, to
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thank the members of the committee working on the con- struction of the building with me for their fine effort.
The road study committee also has come up with an idea to help roads in Town. There will be an added ac- count under the Highway Budget labeled "Reconstruc- tion" in the amount of $6,000. It is our feeling that in- stead of binding the town for a large amount of money, we can have our roads in fair condition by appropriating $6,000 yearly for the next three years. Trying to take a long range view of the situation, we feel that if this money is appropriated each year for three years, plus the finishing of the Ashfield Road, two years of work on dangerous sections of Mountain Street, and the State con- struction of the Chesterfield Road, plus funds granted un- der 729 of General Laws, that at the end of three years all of our main or through roads will be in good condition and the worst sections of our secondary roads will be re- paired. Also, more dirt roads will be reconstructed and hard topped.
In conclusion, I would like to thank all other depart- ments for the fine co-operation I have enjoyed from them during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY W. WARNER, JR. Highway Superintendent
1. Mountain Street $ 172.20
2. Chesterfield Road
49.00
3. Ashfield Road 366.97
4. Conway Road 38.78
5. Shumway-Pillinger Road 0.00
6. Depot Road
3,427.43
7. Nash Street
97.48
8. Ice Road 20.00
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9. Valley Road
6.35
10. Mill Street
85.00
11. Village Hill Road 788.80
12. Discontinued 0.00
13. Goshen Road
658.98
14. Brier Hill Road
428.49
15. Petticoat Hill Road
1,549.66
16. Discontinued
0.00
17. Unquomonk Road
0.00
18. South Street
692.88
19. Hyde Hill Road
255.62
20. Hyde Br. Hill Road
25.00
21. Geer Hill Road
0.00
22. Bullard Road
37.74
23. Adams Road
623.55
24. North Farms Road 101.00
25. Hatfield Road
676.12
26. Kingsley Avenue
618.52
27. South Main Street
193.63
28. Hemenway Road
175.96
29. Nichols Road
0.00
30. O'Neil Road
266.80
31. Main Road
25.00
32. Edwards Street
3.00
33. Maple Street
3.00
34. Pine Street
23.00
35. Myrtle Avenue
0.00
36. Grove Street
2.00
37. Fairfield Avenue
33.00
38. Main Street
228.16
39. Sanatorium Road
0.00
40. Discontinued
0.00
41. Dansereau Road
0.00
42. Walpole Road
0.00
43. Hosford Road
0.00
44. River Road
5.00
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45. Eastern Avenue Snow
80.00 2,942.55
Total ALLOTMENTS :
$14,700.67
State :
Town :
$11,550.00 3,150.00
$14,700.00
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF THE
Town of Williamsburg FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1962 School Organization
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Mr. Kenneth Sherk, Chairman 1965
Mrs. Mary Kellogg, Secretary 1964
Mr. George Childs 1963
Mr. Roberg Mccutcheon
1963
Mr. Richard Warren 1964
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Francis P. Reddington
Office - Anne T. Dunphy School
SCHOOL PHYSICIANS
Dr. Joseph Hobbs, Williamsburg
Dr. Ruth Hemenway, Williamsburg
SUPERVISORS OF ATTENDANCE
H. Merrill Bisbee, Williamsburg Walter Bachand, Haydenville
SUPERVISORS AND SPECIAL TEACHERS Mrs. Elizabeth B. Ferrante, Florence Art
Miss Olive Healy, West Chesterfield Music
Mrs. Evelyn Kmit, Williamsburg
Physical Education
Mrs. Jean Snow, Williamsburg Reading
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MEETING OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Last Wednesday of each month
HELEN E. JAMES SCHOOL COlony 8-4421
Principal, Mr. Donald J. Buss
74 Northampton St., Easthampton
Mr. Earl F. Tonet, Asst. Prin., French, Social Studies, Coach
387 Florence Rd., Florence
Mrs. Eleanor Bart, Commercial Subjects, Social Studies 41 Conz St., Northampton
Mrs. Anne S. Belck, Science Cape St., Goshen
Mr. Robert Branch, Mathematics 61 Meadow St., Florence
Mrs. Anna B. Curtis, Jr. High English Chesterfield
Miss Martha L. Dickerman, Jr. High Social Studies Williamsburg
Mrs. Hilda D. DeNood, French Haydenville
Mr. George C. Feiker, Guidance Director Williamsburg
Miss Judith A. Forsberg, German 22 Arnold Ave., Northampton
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Mr. David R. Grills, Physical Education 75 West Street, Northampton
Mrs. Frances M. Grinnell, Commercial Subjects 32 Conz St., Northampton
Mrs. Jean K. Gromacki, Jr. High Math. 138 Sugarloaf St., South Deerfield
Mrs. Margaret B. Halberstadt, English, Librarian Williamsburg
Mrs. Evelyn R. Kmit, Social Studies, Physical Education Williamsburg
Mrs. Marjorie P. McKusick, Latin, Social Studies Haydenville
Mr. Herbert B. Montebello, Social Studies 137 Crescent St., Northampton
Miss Gloria D. Narbin, English 57 Crescent St., Northampton
Mrs. Marie S. Packard, English Goshen
Mr. Charles F. Smith, Asst. Prin. Jr. High, Jr. High Science
Williamsburg
Mr. Philip R. Surgen, Math., Science 83 S. Middle St., Hadley
Mr. Edward P. Trzcienski, Science 156 N. Main St., Florence
Mrs. Ann Graves, Secretary Haydenville
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Mr. H. Merrill Bisbee, Custodian Williamsburg
ANNE T. DUNPHY SCHOOL COlony 8-7988
Principal, Mrs. Edith D. Foster, Williamsburg-grade 6 Mrs. Margaret Breckenridge, Williamsburg-grade 5 Miss Eleanor F. Mansfield, Haydenville-grade 4 Mrs. Mary Louise Smith, Williamsburg-grade 3 Miss Martha Bates, 65 S. Middle St., Hadley-grade 2 Miss Helen A. Sroczyk, Chesterfield-grade 1 Mr. Frank Vayda, Williamsburg-custodian
HAYDENVILLE CENTER SCHOOL Colony 8-4912
Principal, Mrs. Margaret Heafey, Haydenville-grade 6 Mrs. Marion Hickey, Haydenville-grade 5
Mrs. Priscilla Kostek, Haydenville-grade 4 Mrs. Ruth Nash, Williamsburg-grade 3 Mrs. Doris Tilley, Williamsburg-grade 2 Miss Mary Crampton, Haydenville-grade 1 Mr. Walter Bachand, custodian
SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT COUNSELOR
Mrs. Jane Marx
Haydenville Center School-COlony 8-7534
SCHOOL CENSUS -OCTOBER 1, 1962
Haydenville
5-7
7-16
16 or over
Boys
27
91
14
Girls
22
91
14
-
-
49
182
28
259
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Williamsburg
Boys
29
131
22
Girls
27
109
15
-
-
-
56
240
37
333
Combined Total
105
422
65
592
NET EXPENDITURES FOR SUPPORT OF
SCHOOLS 1962
School Dept. Expenditures
$262,010.57
Reimbursements
Chapter 70
$38,307.03
Vocational
3,658.49
Superintendent
1,400.00
Special Ed .- Blind
363.64
Special Ed .- Retarded
1,972.87
State Wards
1,030.74
Tuition
57,071.95
Youth Service Board
3,600.00
Misc.
20.28
Gym Rent
195.00
Telephone
250.56
Transportation-not received
107,870.56
Net Expenditures from Local Taxation
$154,140.01
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Report of School Committee
To the Townspeople of Williamsburg :
Greetings :
The Williamsburg School Committee, comprising Miss Eleanor Mansfield, Mrs. Charles Kellogg and Messrs. Jo- seph Batura, Richard Warren and Kenneth Sherk, organ- ized with Mrs. Kellogg as Secretary and Kenneth Sherk as Chairman. Regular meetings the fourth Wednesday of each month as well as several special meetings were held. We were saddened by the death of Joseph Batura. He served the Committee faithfully, unreservedly and with the greatest regard for his obligations to the townspeople and the school children. Later in the year Miss Mansfield resigned to accept an appointment as a teacher in our system. Mr. George Childs and Mr. Robert Mccutcheon were elected at joint meetings of the committee and the Selectmen to fill the vacancies thus created.
Mr. Earl Tonet, after serving two years as Principal, exercised the option which the committee had given him and chose to return to teaching. After considering the background and records of many applicants, the com- mittee invited three to interviews. Mr. Donald Buss was elected to be the new Principal of the High School.
The wave of new students which struck the ninth grade in 1960 reached the junior class this year necessitating the hiring of an additional teacher to handle the increased number of class sections. The committee has long recog- nized the need of our students for a full time Guidance Counsellor. It took advantage of the National Defense Education Act, under which the Government reimburses
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us for a substantial fraction of a Counsellor's salary and supplies, and elected Mr. George Feiker to the position. We were fortunate in finding a highly qualified candi- date who is also a resident of Williamsburg and thus knows the idiosyncracies of a small town.
Your legislators in the General Court made a law which raised the minimum salary for beginning teachers to $4,500 per year. It is unfortunate that no provision for additional state reimbursement accompanied the legisla- tion. The committee devised a new salary schedule which meets the legal minimum and gives due regard to in- creases for the other teachers in our system with more ex- perience. It is intended that the achvievement of this scale will take place in steps, most teachers being on scale by September, 1964 and all by September, 1965.
The old locker room in the Helen E. James building was renovated and made into quarters for the Guidance Coun- sellor. A tile floor was installed in one classroom at the Haydenville School. Other repairs, replacements of equip- ment, furniture, books and supplies were handled in the usual way.
Although the school budget is large, the committee wishes to remind the townspeople that a very considerable amount of money returns to the Town on account of the schools. In 1962 the reimbursement amounted to $107,- 870.00 of which $57,072.00 represented tuition fees from non-resident students.
Our high school needs more space and, paradoxically, it needs more students. Music and art are slighted because we have no rooms for them. Our college bound students have an excellent curriculum with a choice to emphasize mathematics and science, or language or history. We are still hampered by a lack of laboratory space and the short- age is even more acute in the Junior High School. Our commercial students have a strong course of study and
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gain some experience with modern business machines. This latter aspect of their training should be expanded but we need more room. Students in our general course should have more choice of courses, especially in the man- ual and household arts. Again, more space is required. If the school had more students, two or more sections of the same class could be scheduled at different times, thereby increasing the opportunities for students in one curricu- lum to "cross over" and elect courses from another. Thus we could come closer to furnishing a high school educa- tion which corresponds to the needs, goals and abilities of the students.
The committee recognizes that it is dealing with people (students, parents, teachers and taxpayers) as well as with educational practices and money. However, we must point out again that it is not in the best interests of good education to operate a small school. We hope that the townspeople will view any plan for a Regional High School with its educational aspects foremost in their minds.
The meetings of the School Committee are open to the public and any citizen who wishes to attend or visit will be welcomed. The committee takes this opportunity to ex- press its appreciation to the individuals and groups who have helped toward the realization of our educational goals. Special thanks are extended to the organizations which have furnished scholarships and other rewards for the scholastic achievements of our students.
Sincerely, KENNETH W. SHERK
For the School Committee
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Superintendent's Report
I am pleased to submit my fourth annual report as your Superintendent of Schools.
A valuable educational service was strengthened by the employment of a fulltime guidance counsellor for grades 7 through 12. We will now be able to better meet in a sys- tematic and organized way the special needs of individual pupils which cannot be met through the normal instruc- tional practices or administrative procedures of the school. One of the major areas of counseling has to do with course and program selection. Students need a great deal of assistance in selecting courses suited to their apti- tude, ability, general interest and drive. The guidance counselor will be responsible for the formal testing pro- gram, the interpretation of this program to parents and students, evaluation of past academic performances, and the performance of clerical processes necessary to main- tain adequate records for transcript and evaluation pur- poses. He will also guide students in selecting vocational goals, identifying requirements, advising as to the stu- dents' aptitudes for their selected area, and assisting the students to become gainfully employed following gradua- tion or to gain admittance to an institution of higher learning.
The recommendation has been made to employ an ex- perienced reading teacher and to purchase a reading ma- chine (controlled reader). This additional teacher will en- able us to continue formal developmental reading through grades seven and eight and initiate a program for im- provement of reading speed and comprehension in the senior high school. The controlled reader has been used in
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many school systems in the United States and in foreign countries and has been found to be a very effective aid in the teaching of certain phases of reading.
It is our conviction that re-appraisal of teaching tech- niques is a continuing obligation, and that improved methods and materials must be developed and explored if we are to keep pace with the learning demands of our world today. Our goal is to make possible swifter and more complete learning, the accomplishment of more in- struction in less time, the development of each individual to his maximum potential, and the fuller realization of the talents of our teachers.
Enrollment figures in all schools taken October 1, 1962 are as follows :
Anne T. Dunphy School 172
Haydenville Center School
124
Helen E. James School
374
670
Smith's School
10
Northampton Special Class
5
15
Total School Class 685
We are beginning to feel the pressure of increased en- rollment in the elementary grades as well as in the junior- senior high school. Our present first grade at the Anne T. Dunphy School of 35 pupils and Haydenville's first grade of 31 pupils are large primary classes. It would be educa- tionally desirable to reduce the numbers in these first grades if another elementary classroom were available. I recommend that a very thorough and complete inventory of pre-school children be taken during the spring or sum- mer of 1963 so that we may more accurately analyze our future elementary classroom needs.
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The improvement of the high school program is limited by the lack of space and physical inadequacies of the build- ing now housing the junior-senior high school. The pres- ent high school conditions and needs were outlined in de- tail in the report of the Regional School District Planning Board.
The conclusion of a large majority of the presidents of state superintendents' groups is that the number one edu- cational problem in most states is the lack of adequate financial support for the public schools. State aid for pub- lic schools in Massachusetts should be at least doubled. At the present time, our state provides less than 20% of the total revenue available, whereas the average percentage for all states is approximately 40. The Massachusetts Educational Conference Board is sponsoring and promot- ing a new formula for increased state support of public schools embodied in a petition filed for action by the 1963 legislature, designated as House Bill 1781. The bill also contains a 2% limited sales tax in order to provide an answer to the old and difficult question "Where will you get the money ?" The Conference Board felt that it should suggest not only a formula, but also a means of raising the funds. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Taxation, which will hold a public hearing later. Every citizen who is interested in improving the quality of edu- cation and in gaining relief for the already overburdened property tax payer should study this bill carefully and, if it is felt to be an equitable solution to our problem of financing public schools in Massachusetts, should support it vigorously.
Among important changes in the schools in the past five years, was development of a new emphasis on subject matter, particularly in science and mathematics, but also on the fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic.
What lies ahead for the next five years ? Generally more of the same sort of progress-additional foreign lan-
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guages, continued stress on science and math; more em- phasis on teaching about American democracy; general course curriculum content organized into fairly broad fields based on a "problems of living" approach; group- ing ; more subjects moved to lower grades ; accelerated use of TV, films, filmstrips, tape recorders, overhead projec- tors and mechanical equipment for improving the rate and comprehension of reading.
There may be implications for teacher education in this projection. It raises the question of increasing the period of training to allow for more intensive subject-matter preparation in depth. The attention given to methods over the past quarter of a century has brought important gains in the effectiveness of schooling; the consideration now being given to the disciplines promises further improve- ment.
In concluding this report, I wish to express my thanks to the various organizations and individual citizens who have contributed to the improvement of our educational program.
My sincere appreciation to our teaching staff, School Nurse, school lunch personnel, custodians and Mrs. Ro- bert O'Neill for the fine spirit of co-operation they have shown in every endeavor.
The Williamsburg School Committee has worked ju- diciously at its task of forming school policy and has given understanding support to the Superintendent of schools in the execution of these policies.
Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS P. REDDINGTON
Superintendent of Schools
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Report of School Nurse
The annual report of the school nurse is herewith sub- mitted for January 1, 1962 to December 31, 1962.
All elementary grade children were weighed and mea- sured twice during the school year. The High School chil- dren are weighed once at the time of the physical examin- ation. If underweight or overweight, they may be checked more frequently.
During January the audiometer was borrowed from the Amherst Public Health office and 595 children in the three schools were tested. Notices were sent home to par- ents of children who failed the hearing test.
The Mantoux tuberculin test was done by Dr. Goodhue, assisted by Miss Miller from the Hampshire County Pub- lic Health office in Northampton. Children in every other grade from first through the twelfth were tested. After the tests were read by Dr. Goodhue, follow up work was done by chest X-ray at the Leeds Sanatorium. 250 chil- dren had this test.
The annual visit by our school dentist was made and 164 children had dental examinations. Not having proper dental equipment at school for treatment, this examina- tion is to remind parents that a visit to the family dentist is quite necessary.
A Polio clinic sponsored by the Board of Health was held in May and June. The Sabine oral vaccine types I and III were given to all school children with parental per- mission. The clinics were held on May 8 and 9 for pre- school and first grade children, on May 24 for children from second through twelfth grades for type I. On June 22, 23, and 30, type III was given.
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The Massachusetts Vision Test was done on all chil- dren in the three schools during September. 666 children were tested. 57 children failed the school vision test. Par- ents were notified, referring them to the family eye spe- cialist.
Physical examinations were done in Williamsburg by Dr. Hobbs and in Haydenville by Dr. Hemenway. Basket- ball players, cross country runners and cheerleaders must have physicals before taking part in their respective ac- tivities. 427 school children had physical examinations.
Dr. Hobbs gave "Flu" injections to 29 members of the school personnel on October 10.
A few cases of mumps, chicken pox and pink eye were reported among the school children during the school year.
Classroom inspection was made in all elementary grade rooms at least once a month and home visits were made for follow-up work.
I wish to thank Mr. Reddington, the School Physicians, the School Committee, teachers and parents for their co- operation.
Respectfully submitted,
MARGARET MADISON, R.N.
School Nurse
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Report of the Regional School District
By votes in 1962 town meetings in Chesterfield, Cum- mington, Goshen, Plainfield, Westhampton and Williams- burg, a Regional School District was established. At its initial organizational meeting, Richard Warren of Wil- liamsburg was elected chairman and Mrs. Anna B. Curtis of Chesterfield, secretary. Meetings were set for the sec- ond Wednesday of every month and all meetings are open to the public. A committee from Southampton asked that consideration be given to the possible admission of that town to the Regional School District. Members of the committee felt that the admission of Southampton to the District would be of great benefit to the present six towns, both scholastically and financially. Accordingly, the committee voted the necessary additions to the Re- gional agreement to permit the admission of Southamp- ton, if it so votes and it is accepted by the present six members in town meetings. The committee has also had one meeting with members of the School Building Assist- ance Commission to obtain their advice on the many and varied aspects of planning for such a school.
At the outset, the committee felt that an agreement on educational philosophy was the starting point in planning for such a school. Mr. Francis Reddington, Superintend- ent of the Williamsburg Schools, Mr. Anthony Muscente, Superintendent of School Union #25 and Mr. Earl Tonet of the Williamsburg High School faculty were asked to serve as advisors in the planning of the curriculum. The committee feels that it is far wiser to build a school around a curriculum geared to the needs of all school chil-
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dren than to plan arbitrarily a building and then try to fit the curriculum to it. We have had many meetings on proposed courses and will decide soon on a definite cur- riculum : number of rooms, gym space, size of library, staff, etc.
A contest for the name of the proposed school was held among all the school children in the six towns. The name will be selected shortly.
Operating and capital costs budgets for 1963 have been adopted and sent to the appropriate town officials in the six towns. Each member town's share is apportioned on the basis of enrollment in grades 7-12 of pupils residing in each town and receiving education at such town's ex- pense on October 1, 1962.
Operating Budget
Chesterfield
12.06%
$361.80
Cummington
14.76%
442.80
Goshen
8.73%
261.90
Plainfield
3.95%
118.50
Westhampton
10.81%
324.30
Williamsburg
49.69%
1,490.70
100.00%
$3,000.00
The operating budget figure of $3,000.00 is broken down as follows :
A. Office
1. Operating and Maintenance (Telephone, Supplies, Postage)
$600.00
2. Clerical 300.00
B. Personnel
1. Treasurer
200.00
2. Secretary (Committee)
300.00
C. Travel and Expense
1. Committee and Treasurer 500.00
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D. Other Expenses
1. Dues and Fees 25.00
2. Bonds (Treasurer) 25.00
3. Miscellaneous (Printing, Seal, etc.)
150.00
4. Contingencies 400.00
5. Counsel Fees 500.00
$3,000.00
Capital Budget
Chesterfield
12.06%
$3,509.46
Cummington
14.76%
4,295.16
Goshen
8.73%
2,540.43
Plainfield
3.95%
1,149.45
Westhampton
10.81%
3,145.71
Williamsburg
49.69%
14,459.79
100.00%
$29,100.00
The capital budget figure of $29,100.00 is broken down as follows :
1. Architect's planning fees and expense $20,000.00 and engineering fees
2. Preliminary borings
1,500.00
3. Tests, chemical & mechanical percolation
100.00
4. Topographical survey
2,500.00
5. Educational consultants' fees
3,000.00
6. Land (option)
1,500.00
7. Advertising
500.00
$29,100.00
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All of the above items with the exception of 5 and 6 in the amount of $4,500 are 100% reimbursable by the State if the Regional District School is carried to com- pletion.
Conclusion
The Regional School District Committee submits its first report with a real sensibility of its responsibilities, a deep awareness of the local taxpayer's problems and a real understanding of the educational needs of the school children in the region.
The more we study the problems, the more convinced we are that a regional Junior-Senior High School offers the best answer to all these questions. It is only through a larger school, a broader curriculum, based on a broader tax base that our children, of all levels, can compete suc- cessfully with students from other areas. This is not pri- marily a program designed to aid college-bound students. Its one and only aim is to give each student, commercial, terminal or college-bound, the best secondary education we can buy : the most efficient education a tax dollar can buy: and the kind of education that each child needs- and deserves.
Respectfully submitted,
Chesterfield-Henry Chapin, Anna B. Curtis Plainfield-Marguerite Balduzzo, Elizabeth G. Copley Cummington-Wyndon Morey, Stanley Svoboda Westhampton-James H. Miller, Stanley Greenberg Goshen-Stephen Eldred, Harry Pegg
Williamsburg-George Childs, Martin Dunphy, Norman Graves, Richard Warren
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State Audit
Board of Selectmen
Williamsburg, Mass.
Gentlemen :
This is to certify that the books and accounts of the town of Williamsburg were audited by the Bureau of Ac- counts, Department of Corporations and Taxation, as of November 30, 1962, at which time they were found to be correct with all funds properly accounted for.
A detailed report of the audit will be forwarded as soon as possible.
The detailed audit report will contain recommenda- tions that the tax collector obtain a prompt settlement of the delinquent tax and excise accounts.
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM SCHWARTZ
Assistant Director of Accounts
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