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127.92
3.00
130.92
Wilbur, Ernest J.
2.34
2.34
Wooley, Arthur
23.27
116.74
140.01
Wooley, Walter
1.04
1.04
Whitman, Wayne
2.60
2.60
Wood, Henry E.
3.25
3.25
Wood, Bertha G.
8.32
40.56
48.88
Winchoba, Wincyntz
25.61
50.44
1.00
77.05
Williams, Norman
1.30
1.30
Young, Maud E.
3.90
28.34
1.00
33.24
Yurgurtis, Adam
18.33
67.99
86.32
Zucchi, Ina
109.20
109.20
51
ANNUAL REPORT
TAUNTON
Personal
Real
Moth
Total
Amaral, Jos. & wife
$2.60
$2.60
Almado, John D.
13.00
13.00
Burt, Mrs. Alexander
2.60
2.60
Babbitt, J. P.
59.80
59.80
Babbitt, Rollin H. Jr.
5.20
5.20
Bellamy, Win. A.
.7.80
7.80
Benivides, Jerry Souza
1.30
1.30
Bettencourt, Frank & Markon
39.00
39.00
Benton, Henry
5.20
5.20
Burt, Wm. A.
4.16
4.16
Chace, Timothy
1.30
1.30
Chapman, Mrs. Fred
13.52
13.52
Conaty, Emma
18.46
18.46
Conaty, Robert
14.30
14.30
Coombs, Joseph E.
3.90
3.90
Clark, P. J.
2.60
2.60
Correiro, Joe
1.30
1.30
Cushing, Mrs. Mary
1.95
1.95
Doel, Wm. R.
27.30
27.30
Dary, Mrs. Flora
45.76
45.76
Dean, Sarah E.
.91
.91
Delano, Chas.
1.30
1.30
Dean, Lawrence
2.60
2.60
Doyle, James F.
7.80
7.80
Dunber, Helen
1.30
1.30
Fiske, Clarence E. & Albertina
4.42
33.80
38.22
Gracia, Manuel
3.25
3.25
Hall, Joseph C.
7.80
7.80
Hart, Mrs. Chester
49.40
49.40
Harriman, Forest M. V.
1.30
1.30
Wm. O. King & David H. Briely
25.35
25.35
Hart, Enos & Fred A. Austin
52
ANNUAL REPORT .
Personal Real
Moth
Total
Hiart, John E.
3.90
3.90
Hathaway, Elizabeth
16.90
16.90
Hill, Fred & F. W. Harrington
12.61
12.61
Holloway, Benj. F.
1.95
1.95
Hemmingway, F. S.
2.60
2.60
Hemmingway, Eliza
9.10
9.10
Hoard, Luther B.
12.09
12.09
Jack, Wm.
42.25
42.25
Macomber, Nathan
3.90
3.90
Mozzone, Eugene
1.56
1.56
Macomber, Arthur
6.76
6.76
Macomber, Clifford H.
4.95
4.95
McCall, Charles
46.80
46.80
Nichols, Mrs. Adelade
2.99
2.99
Parker, Mary G.
3.38
3.38
Phillips, Benj. D.
64.09
4.00
68.09
Peirce, Chas. D.
1.30
1.30
Peirce, Bartlett Est.
.39
.39
Peirce, Sarah
.39
.39
Reggett, R. & Thomas
7.80
7.80
Rose, John D. Est.
6.76
6.76
Seeley, Geo. W.
1.56
1.56
Sanborn, Walson C.
2.60
2.60
Sayles, J. B. D.
1.95
1.95
Scanlon, Patrick
1.95
1.95
Soper, Geo. O.
7.80
7.80
Staples, Fannie B.
16.90
16.90
Short, Waldemar I.
12.74
12.74
Swift, Warren A.
4.55
4.55
Strange, Walter
3.38
3.38
Stiles & Hart.
6.50
164.45
170.95
Stone, Florence
96.33
96.33
Silvia, Mrs. Manuel
4.94
4.94
Taunton, City of
108.68
108.68
Tew, F. P.
1.04
1.04
Taunton Gas Co.
26.00
26.00
Francisco, Trigueiro
3.51
3.15
Webster, Joseph & wife
32.76
32.76
White, George E.
3.38
3.36
Williams, Alex. H.
1.56
1.56
53
ANNUAL REPORT
Personal Real
Moth
Total
Williams, Mrs. Flora
6.76
6.78
Williams, Hannah S.
10.14
10.14
Williams, Hattie
10.01
10.01
Shove, Henry c/o A. T. Hoard
3.38
3.38
Hathaway, Chas. A. & Geo.
1.82
1.82
DIGHTON
Goff, Albert N.
3.38
3.38
Simmons, Mrs. C. N.
4.16
4.16
White, Lewis
5.20
5.20
Corey, Mary L ..
8.45
8.45
Moore, Frederick G.
.65
.65
FREETOWN
Allen, John F.
32.50
32.50
Reynolds, Wallace L.
18.72
18.72
Reynolds, Wallace L.
27.56
27.56
Geo. C. Wing
Rezendes, Joaquin
10.92
10.92
Gurney, Chas.
1.04
1.04
Harvey, Edward P.
33.80
33.80
Hanson, Oscar
4.16
4.16
:
Haskins, Samuel A.
3.38
3.38
Hathaway, J. D. & Geo.
40.30
40.30
Hathaway, Levi M.
4.16
4.16
Nichols, G. M. & John
11.18
11.18
Nichols, G. M. c/o John T. Nichols,
Ellington, Conn.
13.52
13.52
Nichols, G. M. (Strange land)
11.70
11.70
Pierce, J. Henry
5.98
5.98
Reynolds, Wallace & wife
87.75
87.75
LAKEVILLE
Canedy, Jebulon L.
50.92
59.02
Murphy, Geo. B.
31.72
31.72
Peirce, Ethan A.
4.03
4.03
Murphy, J. & others
5.20
5.20
54
ANNUAL REPORT
Personal
Real
Moth Total
Peirce, Wm. C. & E. A.
1.95
1 95
Peirce, Wm. C. & J. L. Canedy
10.14
10.14
Pierce, Wm. C.
61.75
61 75
Staples, Lucy & Hattie
.39
.39
Staples, Percival & Amey P.
6.76
6.76
MISCELLANEOUS
Brownell, Harry C.
73.19
4.00
77.19
Montaup Electric Co.
832.00
$32.00
Corbin, Mona
27.04
27.04
Delabar, Dorothea
92.30
92.30
Drew, Sarah E. & Frank
9.10
9.10
Edwards, Annie B.
37.18
37.18
Edwards, Kelber & Annie
54.08
54.08
Eastern Mass. R. R. Co.
182.00
182.00
Crane, A. B.
77.48
77.48
Burt, Chas. D.
.78
.78.
French Telegraph Cable Co.
14.56
14.56
Haskins, W. A.
6.76
6.76
L'Bua, Lillian B.
7.80
7.80
Brighton, Herbert N.
101.40
101.40
Grinnell, Frank O.
18.98
18.98
Letender, Chas.
9.10
9.10
Marble, Robert
1.30
1.30
Mosier, Addie
16.90
16.90
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
16.12
16.12
Nichols, Emma C.
18.20
18.20
Nichols, Emma C. & others
112.06
112.06
Nichols, Emma C. & others
112.06
6.00
118.06
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
85.80
85.80
Peirce, Ella
14.30
14.30
Pierce, Robert E.
16.90
16.90
Hall, Lewis L.
4.16
4.16
Vaughan, Smith Fred W. & others
1.30
1.30
Western Union Tel. Co.
48.36
48.36
Potter, Chas. A.
48.62
48.62
Norton, Chas. M.
17.03
17.03
Machado, Manuel
20.28
20.28
55
ANNUAL REPORT
POLL TAX
Poll
Poll
Adams, Geo. E.
$2.00
Babbitt, Joseph H.
2.00
Allen, Edwin H.
2.00
Babbitt, Milton
2.00
Ames, Elijah
2.00
Babbitt, Francis H.
2.00
Ames, John
2.00
Babbitt, Gideon H.
2.00
Andrews, Orton G.
2.00
Babbitt, Geo. R.
2.00
Ashley, Chas. E.
2.00
Babbitt, Dexter 2.00
Ames, Frank E.
2.00
Barrows, Thomas
2.00
Ames, Fred R.
2.00
Barrows, John W. 2.00
Ames, John H.
2.00
Barrows, Lawrence
2.00
Anderson, Percy
2.00
Baker, Adelbert
2.00
Ashley, Harold
2.00
Cybulski, Alex.
2.00
Ashley, Herbert W.
2.00
Caswell, Geo. W. 2.00
Braley, S.
2.00
Chamberlain, Harry C.
2.00
Brownell, Louis E.
2.00
Connor, Fred A.
2.00
Brown, Frank A.
2.00
Cochrane, Ralph R.
2.00
Briggs, Merton L.
2.00
Cooper, J. P.
2.00
Briggs, A. A.
2.00
Clark, Arthur G.
2.00
Bragdon, Harold
2.00
Crimlisk, Geo. E.
2.00
Braley, Silas E.
2.00
Cummings, Curtis
2.00
Boynton, M.
2.00
Colpitt, E. Roy
2.00
Burke, Michael
2.00
Coutre, Felix
2.00
Briggs, Clarence E.
2.00
Connant, Ewd. W.
2.00
Brasier, Elmer E.
2.00
Connant, Roger
2.00
Boyce, Enoch V.
2.00
Castle, James
2.00
Boarn, Ewd. G.
2.00
Chace, Ervine A.
2.00
Binden, Albert
2.00
Colpitt, Albert T.
2.00
Binden, Albert Jr.
2.00
Cox, Wm. A. 2.00
Bentencort, Frank
2.00
Cummings, Geo. S. 2.00
Bennett, Fred S.
2.00
Cushman, Don
2.00
Bennett, Arthur J.
2.00
Cummings, Leroy L.
2.00
Bassett, A. F.
2.00
Dequet, Wilfred
2.00
Barton, Isaac
2.00
Dow, Stephen
2.00
Barton, Jacob
2.00
Doherty, Leo
2.00
Bassett, Arthur
2.00
Dillingham, John Q.
2.00
Barker, Ewd. P.
2.00
Delano, Lester
2.00
Babbitt, Lawrence A.
2.00
Delano, R. K.
2.00
Barron, John
2.00
'DeCosta, Manuel
2.00
Ashley, Walter
2.00
Chamberlain, Andrew J. 2.00
56
ANNUAL REPORT
Poll
Poll.
Dean, Everett M.
2.00
Hoxie, Ralph
2.00
Davis, Frank S.
2.00
Howland, Alonzo
2.00
Davis, Arthur
2.00
Hoard, David S.
2.00
Day, liarold B.
2.00
Haskins, Henry H.
2.00
Davis, Leander
2.00
Haskins, W. W.
2.00
Dow, Alfred
2.00
Haskins, Levi
2.00
Eaton, W'm. S.
2.00
Hall, Wm.
2.00
Farrier, Manuel
2.00
Hains, Clarence
2.00
Freeman, Joseph O.
2.00
Hawks, John
2.00
Farrier, Jacinto
2.00
Hanson, Harry 2.00
French, Isaac E.
2.00
Haskins, John T.
2.00
Francis, Jabez
2.00
Hallely, Elmer H.
2.00
Flint, John
2.00
Haskins, Wm. F.
2.00
Flemming, Ewd. G.
2.00
Harris, John W.
2.00
Fernandes, Joe
2.00
Humphrey, Horace
2.00
Fernandes, Manuel P.
2.00
Harmon, Geo. A.
2.00
Furtado, Joseph
2.00
Howland, Robert
2.00
Farr, Thomas
2.00
Haines, Earl
2.00
Farmer, W. W.
2.00
Haines, Howard
2.00
Farmer, Chas. ().
2.00
Haskins, Wm. Francis
2.00
Gabriel, Manuel
2.00
Isaac, Lewis
2.00
Gaffney, Harry Y.
2.00
Irebella, Manuel
2.00
Gagnon, Andre
2.00
Irebella, Manuel Jr.
2.00
Gall, John
2.00
Johnson, John
2.00
Kleasaris, Peter
2.00
Jerome, Joseph
2.00
Geanscopolos, James
2.00
Jones, Edwin D.
2.00
Grace, Joseph
2.00
Jones, Archie
2.00
Gouvia, Cyril
2.00
Jones, Benj. O.
2.00
Gracia, Joseph
2.00
Lukes, Stephen
2.00
Gudda, Arthur
2.00
1 Lafrance, Albert A.
2.00
Gudda, Isaac
2.00
Lafrance, Lewis P.
2.00
Graham, Elmer A.
2.00
Lafrance, Lewis G.
2.00
Heazle, Frank
2.00
Lawrence, Wonde
2.00
Horton, Earle
2.00
Lema, Jessie
2.00
Haskill, Walter
2.00
Longton, Walter
2.00
Harris, Ira
2.00
Longton, John
2.00
Hathaway, Willard f.
2.00
Murphy, James
2.00
Hopkins, Ernest A.
2.00
Murphy, Cornelius
2.00
Harrison, David
2.00
Murphy, Michael
2.00
Holmes, Warren
2.00
Murphy, William
2.00
57
ANNUAL REPORT
Poll
Poll
Murphy, John
2.00
Phillips, Clifford
2.00
Murphy, Cornelius Y.
2.00
Pierce, Chas. W.
2.00
Milko, Samuel
2.00
Pierce, Arthur T.
2.00
McCall, James
2.00
Paull, Thomas P.
2.00
Macomber, Horace 2nd
2.00
Paull, James
2.00
Macomber, Chas. H.
2.00
Paull, Chas. F.
2.00
Moranville, Frank D.
2.00
Parker, John
2.00
Moranville, R.
2.00
Perry, H. A.
2.00
Marquis, Manuel
2.00
Perry, Huntley
2.00
Martin, Manuel
2.00
Parris, Arthur
2.00
Makepeace, L. B.
2.00
Phillips, Benj. A.
2.00
Moskal, John
2.00
Raymond, Albert L.
2.00
Marquis, Manuel
2.00
Raymond, Ernest
2.00
Marshall, Joe
2,00
Reed, Fred A.
2.00
Maldes, Joseph
2.00
Reed, Alton
2.00
Mattos, Antone
2.00
Reed, Wm. V.
2.00
McCabe, Allen
2.00
Roper, Manuel
2.00
Martin, Wm. R.
2.00
Robbins, Arthur
.
2.00
Macomber, Horace N.
2.00
Rogers, Geo. W.
2.00
Martin, Frank
2.00
Rose, Frank
2.00
Macomber, Russell
2.00
Rose, Joseph D.
2.00
Mann, Arthur G.
2.00
Rose, Manuel
2.00
Marshall, Joseph H.
2.00
Remey, Louis
2.00
O'Brien, Daniel
2.00
Slevinske, Joseph
2.00
O'Brien, Harry
2.00
Seman, Harold
2.00
Olson, Harold
2.00
Senachil, Adelaid
2.00
Olson, Jacob
2.00
Shaw, Chas.
2.00
Olson, Erick G.
2.00
Sherman, Ira
2.00
Oliver, John
2.00
Sellers, Freeman G.
2.00
Phillips, Edmond
2.00
Skippie, Martin
2.00
Pittsley, Elmer
2.00
Spearing, Richard
2.00
Pinhiro, Binigo
2.00
Stetson, Geo. W.
2.00
Pittsley, Clarence
2.00
Steadman, Geo. A.
2.00
Pittsley, Horace
2.00
Smith, Arthur
2.00
Peterson, Charles
2.00
Silvia, Manuel C.
2.00
Phelan, Michael
2.00
Silvia, John A.
2.00
Phelan, Walter E.
2.00
Silvia, Frank
2.00
Poole, Elmer V.
2.00
Slocum, Mathew
2.00
Poole, Percy S.
2.00
Smith, Wm. H.
2.00
Plumb, Rev. Albert H.
2.00
Smith, E. L.
2.00
58
ANNUAL REPORT
Poll
Poll
Smith, Merle A.
2.00
Whittaker, L. C. 2.00
Silvia, Quintine
2.00
Whittaker, Merle A.
2.00
Soule, Alton A.
2.00
Whittaker, Norman E.
2.00
Souza, Marion E.
2.00
Whitman, Wayne
2.00
Strange, N. H.
2.00
White, Chester
2.00
Staples, Sumner N.
2.00
Winchobo, Winford
2.00
Staples, Calvin P.
2.00
Winslow, Ewd. W.
2.00
St. Ours, Alfred
2.00
Wood, Henry E.
2.00
Smith, Elmer E.
2.00
Woolley, Arthur 2.00
Swift, Lawrence B.
2.00
Woolley, Walter
2.00
Souto, John
2.00
Wordell, Chas. B.
2.00
Souto, Antone
2.00
Williams, Frank 2.00
Silvan, Frank H.
2.00
Williams, F. L.
2.00
Souza, R.
2.00
Young, Hiram 2.00
Sypotowski, Frank
2.00
Yurgurtis, Adam 2.00
Tremouth, Clarence
2.00
Victorine, Manuel 2.00
Turcott, Geo. A.
2.00
Travers, Manuel Souza
2.00
Tirrell, Edwin F.
2.00
Trond, Lewis
2.00
Travers, Manuel S.
2.00
Terry, Frank B.
2.00
Ashley, LeRoy 2.00
Chace, Alonzo B. 2.00
Dupont, John 2.00
Hathaway, Enoch S. 2.00
Washburn, Chas. F.
2.00
Haskell, Allen A. 2.00
Manchester, Chas. 2.00
Reagan, Albert A.
2.00
Westgate, Daniel L.
2.00
Shaw, Chas. E.
2.00
Westgate, Geo. E.
2.00
Tolley, E. L. 2.00
2.00
Westgate, S. Erford
2.00
Turner, H. B.
2.00
Whittaker, Ewd. E.
2.00
White, Manuel
2.00
Whittaker, Elmer F.
2.00
White, Joseph
2.00
Whittaker, Harry
2.00
Hazzard, S. F.
2.00
Victorine, Joseph F. 2.00
Zucchi, Chas. 2.00
Additional Taxes
Adams, Geo. Jr. 2.00
Tokaz, Tonasz
2.00
Talbot, Frank
2.00
Travers, Joseph C.
2.00
Washburn, Forest E.
2.00
Westgate, Geo. A.
2.00
Westgate, Wm. F.
2.00
Tompkins, Lloyd
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY
FOR THE
Year Ending, December 31, 1926
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ANNUAL REPORT
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Miss Myra H. Dean Noah H. Strange Stephen A. Dow
Term expires 1928. Term expires 1927. Term expires 1929.
Organization
Stephen A. Dow, Chairman Myra H. Dean, Secretary
Superintendent of Schools
Edward I. Hill, North Dighton
School Physician Dr. Charles Briggs, Assonet.
School Nurse
· Mrs. Josephine Dunham, 5 Highland Terrace, Taunton
School Calendar 1926
Winter Term, 10 weeks, Jan. 3 to March 11. Spring Term, 11 weeks, March 31 to June 3. Fall Term, 15 weeks, Sept. 6 to Dec. 16.
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ANNUAL REPORT
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS January to June
Dorothy Andrews, Gertrude Andrews, Kathryn Andrews, Alfred Anderson, Richard Babbitt, William Babbitt, Gerald Brailey, Evelyn Brown, Marjorie Campbell, Minnie Clark, Myrtle Chase, Frank Cybulski, Hilda De Costa, David Dean, Eva Gagnon, Alice Gagnon, Kenneth Graham, Miriam Graham, Otis Haskell, Peter Murphy, Isabel Patterson, Gwendolyn Peterson, Howard Parris, Viola Parris, Ruby Winslow, Lillian York, Reta York.
September to January
Evelyn Brown.
Seniors-Viola Parris, Wallace Robbins.
Juniors-Dorothy Andrews, Gertrude Andrews, Minnie Clark, David Dean, Alice Gagnon, Howard Parris, Ruby Winslow, Reta York.
Sophomores-Alfred Anderson, Richard Babbitt, William Babbitt, Gerald Brailey, Frank Cybulski, Hilda De Costa, Russell Dickinson, Peter Murphy, Isabel Pater- son, Gwendolyn Peterson, Lillian York.
Freshmen-Dorothy Brown, Marjoire Campbell, Doro- thy Carr, Arlow Dow, Eva Gagnon, Russell Haskell, Bertha Hathaway, Ethel Phillips, Elno Silvan, Leon Soule, Adelin Souza, Mary Souza, Ruth Talbot, Gladys Westgate, Ruth Delano.
4
ANNUAL REPORT
SCHOOL EXPENDITURES
Teachers
$6,616.43
Superintendent
665.45
High School Tuition
1,332.50
Nurse
392.40
Books
886.84
Repairs
113.54
Fuel
579.68
Incidentals
468.55
High School Transportation
2,786.19
Janitors
670.65
Town Transportation
1,575.00
$16,087.23
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee recommends that the Town appropriates the sum of $23,650 to run the schools for 1927.
We have itemized the above amount as follows:
Superintendent, $700.00; Teachers. $6,300.00; Books and Supplies, $800.00; Janitors, $950.00; Fuel, $700.00; Repairs, $300.00; Nurse, $400.00; Dentist, $50.00; Physician, $100.00 Home Transportation, $3,800.00; Attendance Officer, $25.00; Census, $25.00; High School Tuition, $6,500.00; Transportation, $3,000.00.
Teachers January to June
No. 1 Helen McManus-Salary per year
$900.00
No. 2 Elizabeth Brady-Salary per year 900.00
No. 3 Katherine McAloon-Salary per year 750.00
No. 4 Helen M. Anderson-Salary per year
750.00
No. 5 Mary E. Callery-Salary per year
800.00
No. 6 Ruth Marshall-Salary per year
800.00
No. 7 Addie M. Blood-Salary per year
1,200.00
: No. 8 Mildred Ashley-Salary per year 850.00
September to January Grammar School
Addie M. Blood-Salary per year
$1,300.00
Ruth U. Chadwick-Salary per year
1,000.00
Mary E. Whelan-Salary per year
900.00
Elizabeth Brady-Salary per year
950.00
Myricks Schoc!
J. Violet Murray --- Salary per year
$1,100.00
Mildred Ashley-Salary per year
900.00
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REPORT OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER
During 1926 I made about fifteen calls to investigate non-attendance, tardiness, etc.
It is difficult for me to give an exact report as it is hard to tell where the duties of Attendance Officer leave off and those of School Committee begin.
Respectfully submitted,
STEPHEN A. DOW.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee of Berkley:
I have the honor of submitting my third annual report as your Superintendent of Schools.
The outstanding feature of the present year is the fortu- nate fact that we started school last September in the new building.
Concerning this building a few facts should be stated.
It is an example of a large amount of excellent building for a small amount of money that so far as I know has not been equalled. A cost of $7;000 per room is considered rock bottom in school house construction. The building cost the town at least one third less than what is usually regarded as the lowest possible figure. In spite of this fact the building is of unusually strong construction, all weight is carried upon steel to concrete or solid brick sup- ports. The minor defects that have developed are fewer in number and less serious in nature than is generally the case with new buildings regardless of cost. The type of construction is such that all defects that will occur are now present. There are no unpleasant surprises to come in the future, also, the building is giving excellent satisfac- tion right now just as it is before the minor defects are remedied as they soon will be. The work of the schools is at present the best that I have seen in the town. The im- provement over the former situation in the single room school houses is greater than any one could realize who was not directly acquainted with both conditions. Some im- provements are as follows.
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The attendance is better. The children are getting more education because they are getting more schooling. Each child is getting more attention than before in some cases twice as much. This is because each teacher has but two grades and has time enough to hold classes for more than the five or ten minutes that used to be all that was available for any single class exercise. Of course the most important factor in determining the value of a school day is the amount of time and attention that the pupil himself gives to his own business, but the effectiveness of this factor is directly influenced by the amount of help and super- vision that is given by the teacher. There is no question as to the improvement in this respect. A day in school now is certainly worth vastly more than it was formerly.
The children have the advantage of modern equipment, When the contents of the old schools were brought together it gave a collection marvelous for variety, but not con- spicuous for utility to a large extent the new school is operating on new equipment. Berkley has today a thor- oughly modernized school. This does not mean that the school is completely equipped. We are merely caring for needs not future ones. As classes complete present tasks working materials must be produced for the tasks following. There will be much to do along these lines for some time to come.
Before leaving this topic I must point out that the gains from consolidation are due chiefly to the excellent teaching force in the new building. The new venture could not have fallen into better hands. The way the building, in spite of incompletion when school started, and other handi- caps that a less competent teaching force would not have overcome, became an attractive home like place, and the quickness with which the school became an efficient working organization, were truly wonderful. All concerned are
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entitled to credit and to the thanks of the town. In par- ticular it should be stated that the success of the under- taking has been due to a principal who knows the town well and how to conduct a school unusually well, and also to a janitor whose interest and efforts in behalf of the school have been conspicuously above anything that could be reasonably expected.
Questions are frequently asked as to the extent of State aid. The money comes in amounts, the details of which are complicated. In general, the aid for local schools amounts to one third the salaries of teachers, one third the cost of transportation and about $80.00 per school room for running expenses. For High School the amount covers practically the entire cost of tuition and transportation.
The report of the School Committee contains the High School enrolment. The enrolment in the local schools is as follows:
Grade
1
2
3 4
8 Total
Berkley Grammar 21
24
18
16
5 20 6
6 21 7 9 8
12 141
Myricks 17 10
10
8
3
0 62
In conclusion I again wish to thank all with whom I have come in contact for continued pleasant relationships I hope that my work in town has been as valuable to com- munity as it has been agreeable to me.
Respectfully submitted, EDWARD L. HILL,
Superintendent of Schools.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
To the School Committee:
The schools of Berkley have been visited and all the pupils present examined twice by the physician, once dur- ing the spring term and once during the fall term. The health and hygiene of the schools were supervised by Miss Alice B. MacIntosh until the close of the term in June, and by Mrs. Josephine Dunham from September until the end of the year.
During Miss MacIntosh's service she made 43 school visits, 47 home visits, 18 pupils were excluded from the schools for lice, 6 for chicken pox, 1 nasal cold, 1 measles, 1 was fitted to glasses, 1 was taken to the dentist in the city. In September 1925, there were 21 children 10% or more underweight, in January 1926, only 11. All of these im- proved up to the time of closing the schools in June except two.
The follow up work included visits to the homes, to learn the condition of children absent from school. She found children absent from the following causes, pediculosis, pneumonia, colds, appendicitis, jaundice.
Two children were taken to a clinic in Freetown for the removal of tonsils and adenoids.
A Health Play was given at the Common in May to raise a sum of money for Dental Clinics. The receipts netted $8.00. Five Dental Clinics were held in the town, No. treated 55, including 32 silver fillings, and 26 extractions.
In September, Mrs. Josephine Dunham took over the work. During the last four months of 1926 she has made
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46 school visits, 22 home visits, 380 individual examina- tions. The following defects were found, viz. enlarged tonsils and adenoids 10, enlarged cervical glands 1, hip disease 1, bad posture 1, eyes defective 9, two were correc- ted, ears 3. One tonsil and adenoid case was operated upon at the Morton Hospital, Whooping cough 1, 192 scholars were weighed and measured. Underweight 10% or more 26. Defective teeth 25. The nurse also has given 6 health talks.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY
TOGETHER WITH THE
Valuation and Tax List
FOR THE
1
Year Ending December 31, 1927
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1927
Town Clerk
Ervine A. Chace Term expires Mar. 1930
Selectmen and Overseers of Poor
Frans H. Silvan
Charles H. Macomber
George A. Stedman
Term expires Mar. 1928 Term expires Mar. 1929 Term expires Mar. 1930
Assessors for Three Years
Edwin H. Allen Ervine A. Chace Frederick L. Williams
Term expires Mar. 1928 Term expires Mar. 1929 Term expires Mar. 1930
Moderator for One Year
Lawrence B. Swift
School Committee for Three Years
Myra H. Dean Stephen A. Dow Harry J. Gaffney
Term expires Mar. 1928 Term expires Mar. 1929 Term expires Mar. 1930
Collector of Taxes Lester B. Makepeace
Treasurer
Edwin H. Allen
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Auditor
Ruth F. Soule
Constables
Alfred W. Dow Harry O'Brien
Edward L. Smith
Stephen A. Dow William V. Reed Allen M. Talbot Linneus C. Whittaker
Fish Wardens
Gideon H. Babbitt Linneus C. Whittaker
Oyster Warden
E. P. Barker
Tree Warden
Linneus C. Whittaker
İ
Trustees of Public Library for Three Years
Myra H. Dean
Florence M. Macomber
Lizzie J. Howland
Term expires Mar. 1928 Term expires Mar. 1929 Term expires Mar. 1930
Burial Ground Commissioners for Three Years
Edward L. Smith George S. Cummings Linneus C. Whittaker
Term expires Mar. 1928 Term expires Mar. 1929 Term expires Mar. 1930
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN FOR 1927
Animal Inspector
Allen A. Haskell
Inspector of Slaughtering
Albert B. Cummings
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Linneus C. Whittaker
Moth Inspector
William V. Reed
Forest Warden
William V. Reed
Supt. of Streets
Edward L. Smith
Fence Viewers and Field Drivers
Edward E. Whittaker Edward L. Smith
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Measurers of Wood and Lumber
Benjamin O. Jones Sumner N. Staples Gideon H. Babbitt
Weigher
Benjamin O. Jones
Milk Inspector
Allen A. Haskell
Pound Keeper
Ervine A. Chace
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APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1927
Library
$250.00
Memorial Day
40.00
Gypsy Brown Tail Moths
400.00
Care of Graves of Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil and Spanish Wars
100.00
Roads
2,100.00
Oiling Roads
1,500.00
Myricks St.
3,000.00
Bay View Ave.
400.00
Schools
24,000.00
Incidental Expenses
3,300.00
Support of Poor
1,000.00
Town Officers
1,700.00
Fencing New School House Lot
300.00
School House Note
2,000.00
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
The valuation of the town is $974,187.00, the highest it has ever been.
Cash in the treasury December 31, $1,166.77.
The uncollected taxes amount to $7,918.42. -
There is a note of $5,000.00 to be paid April 1, 1928, and eight school-house notes of $2,000.00 each, one to be paid yearly.
Some action should be taken towards a better collection of taxes, so that our current expenses can be paid without having to carry over notes to the next year.
The town received from the sale of the old school houses $1,603.90.
Electricity from the City of Taunton has been extended to Myricks, an effort should be made to get it to Assonet Neck.
CHARLES H. MACOMBER ) FRANS H. SILVAN Selectmen GEORGE A. STEDMAN
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TOWN WARRANT
For March 5, 1928
Article 1. To see if the town will appropriate any part of the dog fund to the Public Library and make what other appropriations that are necessary.
Article 2. To act on report of town officers.
Article 3. To fix compensation for collector and treas- urer for ensuing year.
Article 4. To see if the town will authorize the Treasur- er with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year.
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