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Macomber, C. H., 5.00
Pitsley, Charles A.,
5.00
Macomber, H. N., 5.00
Poole, Elmer E.,
5.00
Macomber, H. N., 2nd.,
5.00
Poole, Percy,
5.00
Macomber, Russell,
5.00
Powlinch, John,
5.00
Makepeace, Lester, 5.00
Prindle, J. E.,
5.00
Mann, Arthur, 5.00
Parris, Arthur P.,
5.00
Martin, Wm., W. W.,
5.00
Perry, Manuel,
5.00
Martin, Frank,
5.00
Perry, Alfred,
5.00
Marshall, Joseph,
5.00
Plkevih, Wm.,
5.00
McCall, James,
5.00
Reed, Alton W.,
5.00
McCabe, Allen,
5.00
Reed, Wm. V.,
5.00
McCrady, James,
5.00
Reed, Fred A ,
5.00
Melisky, Enos,
5.00
Richmond, Roy S.,
5.00
Morse, Harvey G., 5.00
Rose, Manuel S.,
5.00
Murphy, C.,
5.00
Rose, Joe,
5.00
Murphy, J. C.,
5.00
Rose, Frank,
5.00
Murphy, Michael,
5.00
Rose, Manuel,
5.00
Murphy, P. Wm.,
5.00
Sellers, F. G.,
5.00
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Poll
Poll
Rebello, Chas.,
$5.00
Theroux, Joseph,
5.00
Seller, F. L.,
5.00
Victorine, Joseph,
$5.00
Shaw, Chas. A.,
5.00
Victorine, Manuel,
5.00
Shaw, Chas. E.,
5.00
Washburn, C. F.,
5.00
Shaw, C. F.,
5.00
Westgate, Geo. A.,
5.00
Sherman, Harry,
5.00
Westgate, Geo. E., 5.00
Slocum, Mathew,
5.00
Westgate, D. L.,
5.00
Silvan, Frans,
5.00
Westgate, S. E.,
5.00
Smith, Arthur H.,
5.00
Westgate, W. F.,
5.00
Smith, E. L.,
5.00
White, A. L.,
5.00
Smith, Elmer E.,
5.00
White, Chester,
5.00
Smith, Joseph, W. W.,
5.00
White, Chester,
5.00
Smith, Wm. H.,
5.00
White, Manuel,
5.00
Soule, Alton A.,
5.00
White, Joseph,
5.00
Sousa, Adeline,
5.00
Whitaker, E. E.,
5.00
Stadinske, Henry,
5.00
Whitaker, F. A.,
4.00
Souza, Marion,
5.00
Whitaker, F. E.,
5.00
Staples, S. N.,
5.00
Whitaker, Harry,
4.00
Strange, N. H.,
5.00
Whitaker, Merle,
5.00
Swift, L. B.,
5.00
Whitaker, L. C.,
5.00
Storey, A. T.,
5.00
Whitaker, N. E.,
5.00
Seaman, Harold,
5.00
Whyte, Rev. G. W.,
5.00
Stack, Joseph,
5.00
Wilbur, Frank,
5.00
Szpotowski, F.,
5.00
Wilcox, H. A.,
5.00
Talbot, Frank,
5.00
Williams, Frank,
5.00
Terry, Frank B.,
5.00
Williams, F. L.,
5.00
Terry, Leander,
5.00
Winslow, E. W.,
5.00
Terry, Zebedee,
5.00
Wooley, Arthur,
5.00
Tirrell, Edwin F.,
5.00
Wooley, Walter,
5.00
Tompkins, Lloyd,
5.00
Wood, Henry E.,
5.00
Tolley, E. L.,
5.00
Wood, Walter L.,
5.00
Turcott, G. H.,
5.00
Wilbur, Maurice,
5.00
Trond, Lewis
5.00
Young, Hiram,
5.00
Turner. H. B.
5.00
Yurgurtis, A.,
5.00
Trond, Manuel,
5.00
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1922
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Noah H. Strange, Taunton, R. F. D., Term expires 1923 C. F. Borden, Box 211, Taunton Term expires 1924
Mrs. L. B. Swift, R. F. D., Taunton,
Term expires 1925
Organization.
C. F. Borden, Chairman Mrs. L. B. Swift, Secretary Mr. Noah H. Strange, Purchasing Agent.
Superintendent of Schools.
Walter K. Putney, North Dighton, Mass. Telephone, Taunton 2429J
Attendance Officer
Noah H. Strange.
School Physician.
Dr. L. E. Butler (To Jan. 1, 1923, only)
School Nurse.
Alice B. MacIntosh, 390 Cohannet St., Taunton, Mass Telephone Taunton 697R
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School Calendar.
Winter term, 7 weeks, Tuesday, January 2, to Friday, February 16, 1923.
Late winter term, 7 weeks, Monday, February 26, to Friday, April 13, 1923.
Spring term, 6 weeks, Monday, April 23, to Friday, June 1, 1923
Fall term, 16 weeks, Monday, September 4, to Friday, December 21, 1923.
Winter term, 7 weeks, Wednesday, January 2, to Friday, February 15, 1924.
Late winter term, 7 weeks, Monday, February 25, to Friday, April 11, 1924.
Spring term, 6 weeks, Monday, April 21, to Thursday, May 29, 1924.
Holidays.
New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Patriot's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day following.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $13,925.00 to run the schools for the year 1923.
On account of up to date books, which should be put in the schools, expense of Continuation Schools, increase in prices of supplies etc., we have itemized the above amount so the tax payers and citizens can plainly see why we need so much money to run the schools properly for the year 1923. Teachers, $6,150, Books and Supplies, $1,500, Janitors, $400, Repairs, $500, Fuel, $400, Transportation, $600, High School Tuition, $2,400, High School Transportation, $700, Nurse and Expenses, $380, Superintendent and Expenses, $620, Census, $10, Attendance Officer, $15, School Doctor, $100, Continuaton School, $150.
Teachers' Names and Wages.
Spring Term, 21 Weeks.
No. 1
Sybil Cushman,
$437.50
No. 2
Agnes Farrar, 582.21
No. 4 Edith Chew, 437.50
No. 5 Mildred Ashley,
437.50
No. 6
Ruth Bassett, 437.50
No. 7
Addie Blood, 583.31
$2,915.52
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Fall Term, 16 Wks.
No. 1 Susan McGuire,
$377.77
No. 2 Anna Burke,
400.00
No. 4 Edith Chew, 333.33
No. 5 Mildred Ashley,
333.33
No. 6 Sybil Cushman,
333.33
No. 7 Mary McLear, (Primary),
311.12
No. 7
Addie Blood, (Grammar), 466.66
$2,555.54
Superintendent of Schools.
Salary,
Expenses,
$489.97 160.72
$650.69
School Nurse.
Salary,
$330.00
Expenses,
72.50
$402.50
Transportation of Town Pupils.
Esther M. Talbot,
$438.50
Church & Burt,
86.50
Roy Colpitt,
32.00
$557.00
Wood and Coal.
N. H. Strange, No. 1, 2, 5, 6,
$21.00
J. E. Pringle, No. 2, 7.00
N. H. Strange, No. 4, 3.50
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A. A. Briggs, No. 5, 10.00
N. H. Strange, No. 7,
18.00
E. H. Allen, No. 1, 9.25
Staples Coal,
51.75
A. B. Baker, No. ,2 4, 6, 7,
49.50
N. H. Strange, No. 7,
49.00
A. A. Briggs, No. 5,
25.50
E. H. Allen, No. 1,
7.50
L. P. Churchill,
15.00
Addie Blood, 2 ton coal,
39.00
Staples Coal,
23.10
$329.10
High School.
Spring Term.
City of Taunton :
M. Ashley, W. Ashley, E. Talbot, C. Cummings, M. Pasternak, M. Longton, V. Andrews, F. An- drews, M. French, D. More- house, C. Shaw, M. Babbitt, L. Ferrier, R. Haskins, C. Sherman H. Campbell, C. Staples, J. Has- kins, O. Clark, E. Brialey. $1,000.00
Fall Term.
H. Campbell, B. Ashley, W. Ash- ley, L. Ferrier, C. Cummings, M. Longton, M. French, M. Pasternak, K. Andrews, V. An-
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drews, D. French, E. French, R. Babbitt, M. Babbitt, F.
Brailey, E. Brown, V. Colpitt, K. Graham, M. Graham, G. Hambly, R. Haskins, C. Stap- les, V. Widmore. $1,045.00
Janitors.
E. E. Brasier, No. 7,
$153.70
F. Grace, No. 5, 24.50
A. Haskell, No. 2, 26.00
K. Andrews, No. 6,
27.00
C. Johnson, No. 3,
30.00
E. Chew, 23 wks.,
28.00
G. Morse, No. 5,
9.00
S. Cushman,
9.00
M. Pastenak,
16.00
B. Comstock, No. 1, 12.00
B. Delano, No. 4,
12.00
L. Fernier,
4.00
W. Binden, No. 6,
7.00
F. Cybulsky, No. 5,
3.00
$361.20
Tuition Grammar School.
Smith,
$75.00
$75.00
Repairs.
B. N. Cummings, No. 7, $35.72
L. C. Whitaker, No. 1, 2, 4, 5. 10.24
A. A. Briggs, 4.00
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N. H. Strange, locks, No. 7,
$2.00
David Hoxie,
75.00
Sanders Lumber Co.,
49.80
Clarence Briggs, 31 hrs.,
12.43
N. H. Strange, shingles,
28.52
N. H. Strange, 10 days labor,
28.00
L. B. Swift, labor,
10.00
Fred Williams, painting,
87.50
L. C. Whitaker, labor,
25.79
A. A. Briggs, labor,
23.92
Leon Cudworth papering,
57.40
Babbitt & Simmons,
16.68
F. R. Washburn,
1.19
M. Pasternak, labor,
.50
E. J. Clark, labor,
18.90
$487.59
High School Transportation.
Andrews, O.,
$21.00
Andrews, F.,
27.00
Ashley, B.,
14.00
Ashley, W.,
27.00
Ashley, M.,
18.00
Babbitt, M.,
25.25
Babbitt, R.,
9.00
Brailey, F.,
30.00
Campbell, H.,
30.75
Clark, O.,
27.75
Cummings, C.,
27.00
Delano, B.,
3.00
Ferrier, L.,
39.00
French, E ..
6.75
French, D.,
9.75
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French, M.,
$27.00
Haskins, R.,
30.00
Haskins, J.,
27.00
Lougton, M.,
24.00
Morehouse, D.,
28.42
Pasternak, M.,
33.00
Staples, C.,
30.00
Shaw, C.,
27.00
Shaw, E.,
3.00
Sherman, C.,
30.00
Talbot, E.,
17.25
$591.92
Books and Supplies.
Willis P. Knight,
$78.50
Amer. Book Co.,
7.36
E. E. Babb & Co.,
139.21
B. M. Parker,
51.16
$276.23
School Incidentals.
N. H. Strange, Janitor supplies,
$6.00
Davol Printing House, 6.50
Mt. Hope Fin. Co., promotion Cert.
1.65
Henry A. Dickerman, chalk, envel.
10.75
Wright & Potter acc. books,
7.16
Library Bureau, school cards,
1.27
W. K. Putney, files, blanks,
6.36
Alice MacIntosh, supplies,
21.64
E. E .Brasier, broom, etc.,
1.00
N. H. Strange, dx. on books, 4.77
C. F. Borden, use of car,
4.25
Julia Mann, cleaning, No. 7,
4.00
S. Cushman, clock,
1.50
$76.85
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Financial Statement. Expenditures.
Teachers,
$5,471.06
Supt. of Schools,
650.69
School Nurse,
402.50
Transportation in Town,
557.00
Books and Supplies,
276.23
School Incidentals,
76.85
Sawing & housing wood,
49.75
Wood & Coal,
329.10
Repairs,
487.59
High School tuition,
2,045.00
Grammar School Tuition,
75.00
High School Trans.,
591.92
Janitors,
361.20
$11,473.89
Receipts.
Tax Levy,
$11,145.00
Overdrawn,
$328.89
The state refunded the amount listed below to the Town Treasurer, but the money is not available to the School Department in as much as the Town must vote the use of the amount before it can be used.
Mass. School Fund, $1,835.03
Income Tax, State special,
1,300.00
Superintendent,
373.34
High School Tuition,
1,500.00
High School Transportation,
584.16
Mass. Training School,
48.67
State Wards,
128.92
Tuition from Taunton,
100.00
$5,870.12
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
To the School Committee of Berkley :
I submit to you my second annual report as superinten- dent of schools.
Appended to this report is that of the school nurse and the various tables of statistics.
The Right Policy.
Berkley has come to the parting of the ways, so to speak. We are all hunting for the right policy to follow in order to bring the schools up to a standard that will enable the pupils to enter high school, as the law requires we should do.
At the last town meeting a committee was appointed to look into the matter of erecting a four-room building. I trust that that committee will make a report that is exhaust- ive and that they will give to the citizens of Berkley a clear, concise report of conditions as they exist, not as the citizens wish they might.
For the past year it has been brought clearly to me, on several occasions, that the Berkley pupils are not getting what they should in the way of an education. Many com- plaints, from teachers, and parents alike, have been made that our text books are out of date, unusable and that in many classes the children studying supposedly from the same book have such different editions that a uniform lesson is out of the question.
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Last year, at the town meeting, the sum of $950 was asked for and raised for books and supplies. Of that sum, less than $350 was spent this year. The remainder had to be used to meet set costs elsewhere in the department. Had we been able to have the full sum asked for by your superin- tendant last town meeting, instead of having the corrected estimate ignored at the final vote, we would have been able to care for our book needs to a great extent. In the past, it has evidently been the custom to ask for little and spend what the needs called for. Today, under the new laws, towns are not supposed to overdraw one cent on their ap- propriations. In the old days, we could "get along" with just as little as possible and let the deficits run over year after year without appreciably increasing our annual budget. This was called "economy"
Parents and citizens, this is NOT economy in any sense of the word unless we call it, for lack of a better name, false economy. You should pay your bills as you go along and not have any dead weights to sink the schools. We should have at least $2000 to give to the Berkley school pupils the proper material with which to work. We should give to those children a full new set of readers, geographies, histories physiologies, spellers, and reference books for every grade in every school.
I realize that this is impossible, but it is possible to stamp out the spirit of false economy and give sensibly each and every year toward keeping up your book lists and supply needs. That is the right policy.
The Need for Better Schooling.
Many, who have no children in schools, will repeatedly ask the same old question, "Why is it necessary to have so much learning and spend so much money on the public schools? When I was a boy, we had half as much as the children have now and we got along all right"
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It is an old slogan and will be sung by false economists as long as towns exist. It is true that fifty years ago one did not have to do half that is required of the schools today. It is also true that in every phase of life the same ratio exists. It is not the schools alone that have had to be uplifted. Could the high school prepare for college or normal school with the same curriculum as was in use even thirty years ago? No, and you all realize it. You must realize that your own school work must be uplifted, if you are to enjoy much longer the privilege of sending pupils to any of the surround- ing places.
Nor is it the grade of work that is being done that may cause trouble. It is the fact that the junior high school is coming and will soon be right near us, in Taunton, With its coming, the pupils will be obliged to attend in order to complete the work needed for entrance to senior high school. The lines are drawing tighter and tighter. We are being obliged year by year to strengthen our own position and prepare our own town children in a proper and sensible manner.
If we can put in trained teachers, house the children in a four room building and make the work really worth while, we can prepare the pupils for high school. As long as you have scattered rural schools, with inexperienced and un- trained teachers, you can never prepare the pupils rightly for high school or elsewhere.
Do not think that I am censuring the present force of teachers, for that is not my purpose. They are working honestly and hard to accomplish what no person on earth can do-prepare properly and fittingly for further education. With eight grades to handle, all conditions to face, improper janitor work, lack of facilities for good, healthful work, and with no boarding places available, no experienced or trained teacher will accept positions as teachers in the rural schools
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and we are now obliged to depend upon the town girls for positions.
If we can have a four room building erected, we can transport the pupils to that building and give them the benefit of trained teachers, two grades only to a room and an atmosphere that will encourage and hearten the children.
I firmly believe that ninety percent of the pupils who leave school do so because the school room has become a jail to them, when they can recite only for about one-tenth of the day and where they have to with-stand the monotony of sitting quiet while the others are reciting the greater part of the day. The boys and girls of Berkley have been ac- customed to rugged, out-of-door life, and they must have some attractiveness with their work if they are to enjoy it. If the work is wearisome and uninteresting, there will be trouble in a school as long as that school exists. If we fail in our duty and do not provide the teachers with the proper books, supplies, supplementary materials, etc., we simply invite that trouble. Many criticisms have reached my ears of the difficulties of discipline that have beset many of our schools. The reasons may be found in what I have stated above. Rather than supply criticisms of the teachers. let us furnish the proper materials with which to work and give them a fair chance!
The need for better schooling is recognized by every wide awake, up-to-date parent and business man. No better evidence of this is needed than in the statistics of the high schools of this state. Last year there has been an increase of 16.5% in the enrolment in high schools throughout the state and the grade increasehas been the normal 21/4 %. We are living in a time of progress. Everything moves and nothing is standing still. Business men fall by the wayside who do not bring their goods up to standard. Schools fail miserably if they, too, are allowed to stand still or travel at a minimum pace while those around are going at full pace set by the demand of the times.
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We have placed another teacher at Myricks and thus increased the efficiency of that school. Some made vehe- ment protests against this good movement, but the commit- tee wisely did the right thing and opened the spare room. This room should not be closed again even if the number of pupils does fall below 50. The work is what counts and no teacher can do justice to herself or to her pupils if she has to handle eight grades and forty children.
At Burt's Corner, Skunk Hill and the Common, changes were made in the teaching force and we have had no further changes during the fall term. The list of teachers with changes made, appears among the tables of various kinds.
Repairs are still badly needed in many of the schools and I am afraid that if some of the temporary repairs done this past year were to come under the inspection of the state officer, that work would have to be done over again. I never could see any object in "patchwork" on a school building. Some of the floors have been mended by simply nailing boards over holes, leaving a fine place for the pupils, teacher and others to stumble. If the wrong party stum- bles, some day, the town will face a law suit for damages. I would recommend that in the future, the repairs be well done and that no projecting boards or raised boards be left to do possible injury.
In closing this report, I wish to make myself clear in the matter of criticism. It is easy to criticise and I find that it is hard work not to do so to an even greater extent than I have done in this report. I do not wish to have the people of Berkley think that I am extravagant, but it is time that we all waked up to the fact that for several years, at least, the policy has been a bad one, fostered, evidently by those who do not realize true educational conditions and try to save every cent they can for the tax payer. The tax payer has to pay in the end and his payments will be far greater
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if these petty neglects and the lack of proper furnishing of school materials continues. I do not recommend extrava- gances or fads; but I do recommend a good, wholesome policy of fair play for the children of Berkley!
Thanking you for your kindly support of this past year, I am,
Sincerely, WALTER K. PUTNEY,
Superintendent of Schools.
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Berkley, Dec. 31, 1922.
Mr. Walter K. Putney, Superintendent of Schools:
Dear Sir: During the school year I have investigated the non-attendance of pupils in the following schools:
Twice at School No. 7.
Twice at School, No. 6.
Once at School, No. 4.
Once at School, No. 2.
Respectfully submitted,
NOAH H. STRANGE,
Attendance Officer.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE.
Mr. Walter K. Putney,
Superintendent of Schools,
Dear Sir :
I have the honor to submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1922.
Total number of school visits 487
Total number of home calls, 464
Home calls with physician, 3
Home Calls with Attendance Officer, 1
Pupils have been excluded from school for the appear- ance of measles, chicken pox, scabies, acute colds, scarlet fever, mumps, tuberculosis and pediculosis.
Several have been operated upon for adenoids, tonsils and membraneous nasal trouble. An encouraging number of defects have been remedied in this way and more en- couraging is the fact that several parents of their own voli- tion have taken their children to doctor or hospital for opera- tions to remedy such defects. Eye and ear troubles as well as those of the teeth have been cared for.
Two clinics were held in Berkley and one in Rehoboth. The Dighton clinics were postponed owing to epidemics of measles and scarlet fever. At these clinics more than 135 children were examined, 23 were what are termed supsicious cases of tuberculosis, requiring rteatment and follow-up work afterward. Among other ailments, causing illnesses
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for the children, were 61 cases of adenoids or tonsils, 3 curva- ture of the spine, 1 chest deformity and displacement of the heart and 1 elongated palate.
In Dighton, at the Flat Rock School, hot cocoa is to be served this winter and I would urge that other schools follow this example, as it sure to work out for the great advantage of pupils who bring their lunches.
I trust that the clinic work will be again carried on this coming year and that parents will not hesitate to bring in the children as recommended by me at times. This work is becoming recognized as one of the best possible ways in which to insure corrective measures to be carried out and the health of children restored.
Thanking you, the members of the school committees and the teachers for their kindly cooperation, I am,
Yours truly,
ALICE B. MACINTOSH, R. N.
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HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS-TAUNTON.
Seniors-Milton Babbitt, Reva Haskins, Calvin Staples. Juniors-Hazel Campbell, Carlton Cummings, Leslie Ferrier Sophomores-Earland Brailey, Doris French, Marion French.
Freshmen-Kathryn Andrews, Bertha Ashley, Walter
Ashley, Russell Babbitt, Evelyn E. Broen, Verne Col- pitt, Edythe French, Kenneth Graham, Miriam Gra- ham, Gladys Hambly, Emily Pinneiro.
CHANGES OF TEACHERS
No. 1, Common, Sybil Cushman, Susan I. McGuire.
No. 2, Burt's Corner, Agnes M. Farrar, Annie Z. Birks.
No. 4, Assonet Neck, Mrs. Edith M. Chew-entire year.
No. 5, Algierene, Mildred Ashley-entire year.
No. 6, Skunk Hill, J. Ruth Bassett, Sybil Graham.
No. 7, Myricks-Grammar Room-Addie M. Blood-en- tire year.
Primary Room-Mary Q. McLear, since Sept. 1922.
TABLE A Statistics for Year Ending June 2,1922.
SCHOOLS
TEACHERS
Boys
Girls
Total
5 to 7 years
7 to 14 years
145to 16 years
Membership Total
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Per cent. of
Attendance
No. 1 Common
Sybil P. Cushman
12
11
23
4
18
0
25
18.8
16.0
85.1
No. 2
Burt's Corner
Agnes M. Farrar
17
22
39
2
35
2
46
42.5
38.1
89.4
No. 4 Assonet Neck
Edith L. Chew
13
10
23
3
18
2
24
16.5
14.2
92.3
No. 5
Algierene
Mildred Ashley
14
6
20
2
17
1
20
18.0
16.3
90.5
No. 6 Skunk Hill
J. Ruth Bassett
13
8
21
3
14
4
26
19.3
15.7
81.2
No. 7 Myricks
Addie M. Blood
19
27
46
5
35
6
52
47.0
43.9
93.4
Totals
88
84
172
19
137
15
193
162.1
144.2
88.9
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TABLE B
Table of Ages and Grades for Year Ending June 2, 1922.
Grades
Ages
Under
6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 totals
I
4 10
10 3
1
28
II
1
3
5
8
6
3 2
1 2
2
29
III
1
2 12
9
29
IV
2 11
6
4
2
1
26
V
2
5
12
6
5
31
VI
1
3
6 3
11
4 3 2
1 2 4 3
1 2
1
12
VIII
2
9
Totals 5
14 17
25
30
19
28
21
18
10
5
1 193
TABLE C
Pupils by Grades, Fall Term, 1922.
Grades
School
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII VIII
Totals
1
Common,
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
19
2 Burt's Corner
5
6
3
7
8
5
5
39
4
Assonet Neck
1
5
2
4
3
1
16
5 Algierene,
3
4
2
3
1
3
16
6
Skunk Hill,
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
3
17
7 Myricks
Primary
8
6
7
21
7 Myricks
Grammar,
11
8
8
7
34
Totals
21
23
21
19
27
19
20
13
162
1
2
29
VII
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY
TOGETHER WITH A
Valuation and Tax List
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1923
C. A. HACK & SON, INC., PRINTERS, TAUNTON, MASS.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY
TOGETHER WITH A
Valuation and Tax List
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1923
3
ANNUAL REPORT
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1923.
Town Clerk.
Ervine A. Chace, Term expires Mar. 1924
Moderator.
Edwin H. Allen
Selectmen and Overseers of Poor.
Lawrence B. Swift, Frans H. Silvan, Charles H. Macomber,
Term expires Mar. 1924 Term expires Mar. 1925 Term expires Mar. 1926
Assessors for Three Years.
Frederic L. Williams, Edwin H. Allen, Ervine A. Chace,
Term expires Mar. 1924 Term expires Mar. 1925 Term expires Mar. 1926
School Committee for Three Years.
Charles F. Borden, Laura M. Swift, Stephen A. Low,
Term expires Mar. 1924 Term expires Mar. 1925 Term expires Mar. 1926
Collector of Taxes
Frans H. Silvan
4
ANNUAL REPORT
Treasurer.
Edwin H. Allen
Auditor
Ruth C. Soule
Constables
Stephen A. Dow, Linneus C. Whittaker,
George R. Babbitt,
Anthony E. Grace John C. Murphy William V. Reed
Charles F. Borden
Fish Wardens
Ervine A. Chace, Gideon H. Babbitt, Linneus C. Whittaker
Oyster Wardens
Gideon H. Babbitt Linneus C. Whittaker John C. Murphy
Tree Warden Linneus C. Whittaker
Trustees of Public Library for Three Years
Lizzie Z. Howland, Term expires Mar. 1924 Benjamin O. Jones, Term expires Mar. 1925 Florence M. Macomber, Term expires Mar. 1926
5
ANNUAL REPORT
Burial Ground Commissioners for Three Years
Linneus C. Whittaker,
Edward L. Smith, George S. Cummings,
Term expires Mar., 1924 Term expires Mar., 1925 Term expires Mar., 1926
6
ANNUAL REPORT
LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN FOR 1923
Animal Inspector Allen A. Haskell
Inspector of Slaughtering
Albert B. Cummings
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Linneus C. Whittaker
Moth Inspector
Adelbert A. Briggs
Forest Warden
Gideon H. Babbitt
Fence Viewers and Field Drivers
Edward E. Whittaker,
Edward L. Smith
7
ANNUAL REPORT
Measurers of Wood and Lumber
Benjamin O. Jones, Sumner N. Staples Gideon H. Babbitt
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