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Pinheiro, Binigo
45.64
45.64
Phillips, Edith R. B.
75.63
75.63
Phillips, Benjamin A.
78.24
78.24
Phillips, Edmond O.
3.26
3.26
Poole, Clara F.
97.80
97.80
88
ANNUAL REPORT
Personal
Real 9.78 69.76
Moth
Total 9.78
Pierce, William C. and Z. L. Canedy
Pine, Rose
69.76
Puckek, George
2.61
44.83
4.00
51.44
Parker, Derwood
1.14
1.14
Parker, Thomas H.
60.15
60.15
Peirce, Hattie
14.67
84.76
99.43
Peirce, Arthur
52.16
52.16
Phillips, Benjamin D.
78.24
4.00
82.24
Phillips, George A.
2.45
2.45
Pierce, Ethan A.
7.82
7.82
Pierce, Charles D.
14.67
14.67
Pierce, Bart, Est.
.33
.33
Prairie, Mary L.
1.63
1.63
Pierce, J. Henry, Est.
.82
.82
Pierce, William Chester and Ethan A.
2.45
2.45
Pierce, Ella
17.93
17.93
Peixto, Silvia
7.82
147.19
155.01
Potter, William
135.94
135.94
Quick, Bertha L.
54.44
338.88
393.32
Raymond, Emma
55.42
55.42
Remy, Louis
32.11
32.11
Richmond, Carolyn, Est.
100.25
100.25
Robbins, Arthur E.
.82
57.05
57.87
Roper, Manuel .
19.72
19.72
Reed, William V.
54.77
54.77
Rose, Zona P.
2.45
61.94
4.00
68.39
Rose, Clara
3.43
122.58
126.01
Rose, Manuel
96.82
96.82
Rogers, Manuel and wife
37.49
37.49
Renches, Emma B. and Charles D. and Rollin H. Babbitt,
21.19
21.19
Rebello, Manuel
8.15
82.64
90.79
Rogers, Manuel
10.60
10.60
Remeo, Barney
28.85
160.39
189.24
Ratcliff, William G. and Albert H.
56.40
56.40
Raggett, Thomas T.
4.89
4.89
Rogers, Antone
26.08
26.08
Reynolds, Walter
23.15
23.15
Richardson & King
6.52
6.52
Reynolds and George C. Wing
23.80
23.80
Rezendes, Joaquin
9.45
9.45
89
ANNUAL REPORT
Personal
Real
Moth
Total
Rich, Clarence E. and Lucy M.
78.24
78.24
Reynolds, Walter and wife
65.20
65.20
Rose, Manuel
3.26
3.26
Story, Annie E.
.65
114.10
114.75
Sellars, Freeman G.
25.59
25.59
Sellars, Annie
163.00
163.00
Shaw, Charles E.
105.62
105.62
Shaw, Bertha E.
6.52
100.57
107.09
Silvia, John
3.26
91.28
94.54
Silvia, Julia
38.63
38.63
Slocum, Estella
52.98
52.98
Slocum, Matthew
4.24
4.24
Smith, Arthur H.
44.83
44.83
Smith, Merle A. and wife
9.78
9.78
Smith, Edward L.
16.46
142.46
159.92
Shippee, Martin and John Johnson
11.41
11.41
Smith, John, Est.
46.42
46.42
Smith, Angeline, Est.
3.26
3.26
Smith, William H.
27.87
27.87
Staples, Sumner N.
.82
.82
Staples, Calvin P.
18.09
18.09
Staples, Fannie B.
199.19
199.19
Smith, Elmer E.
71.07
71.07
Slivinski, Joseph
4.40
83.13
87.53
Congregational Society
36.68
36.68
Swift, Lawrence B.
4.89
48.90
2.00
55.79
Souza, Adeline
.33
39.94
40.27
Silvia, Frank
.98
48.09
49.07
Smith, James F.
24.45
24.45
Stedman, George A.
12.88
130.40
143.28
Sylvester, Thomas and Helen
1.63
86.72
2.00
90.35
Senechal, Julia J.
48.90
48.90
Seeley, George
.98
.98
Sanborn, Watson
3.26
3.26
Sprague, Arthur F.
2.45
2.45
Soper, George O.
3.26
3.26
Staples, Fannie B.
21.19
21.19
Short, Emma
15.97
15.97
Strange, Walter A., Est.
2.12
2.12
Stone, Florence
104.32
104.32
Silvia, Mrs, Manuel
6.19
6.19
90
ANNUAL REPORT
.
Personal Real
Moth
Total 199.35
Stiles & Hart
68.46
130.89
Simmons, A.
5.22
5.22
Staples, Percival and Hattie
.33
.33
Staples, Percival and Amy
8.48
8.48
Stanley, Richard
6.52
6.52
Silvan, Frans H.
3.43
3.43
Stutzman, Lucinda J.
16.30
238.14
254.44
Souza, Marion
7.66
7.66
Tavares, Joseph C.
4.40
83.62
88.02
Talbot, Esther M.
40.59
40.59
Tolley and Tompkins
.65
59.01
59.66
Trenouth, Frances
71.07
71.07
Taunton Gas Co.
32.60
32.60
Thurston, Allen H.
9.78
9.78
Turcott, George H.
64.39
64.39
Therriault, Joseph D. and Hermiline M. Marrott
3.26
42.38
45.64
Taves, Manuel
32.60
32.60
Trond, Lewis
13.86
88.02
101.88
Trond, Mary
18.75
18.75
Taunton, City of
77.10
77.10
Tew, Frank P., Est.
.65
.65
Tirrell, Annie S. D.
1.63
1.63
Travers, Manuel and wife
3.59
83.46
3.00
90.05
Turner, Henry B.
10.00
10.00
Viall, Fannie
102.53
102.53
Victorine, Manuel
.82
.82
Victorine, Joseph
16.63
53.95
2.00
72.58
Vaughn, Lester
50.20
50.20
Vaughn, William and Smith and others
1.63
1.63
Washburn, Forrest E.
4.40
128.77
133.17
Westgate, Daniel L.
25.43
25.43
Westgate, S. Erford
14.83
14.83
Westgate, Emma
2.93
107.25
110.18
Westgate, Willard F.
41.40
41.40
White, Carrie L. B.
84.27
84.27
White, Joseph
3.26
93.40
3.00
99.26
Whitaker, Lucy
22.49
22.49
Whitaker, F. Elmer
6.52
6.52
Whitaker, Norman E.
2.45
96.17
98.62
91
ANNUAL REPORT
Whitaker, Linneus C.
4.89
44.34
49.23
Wilson, John T. and Pauline Q.
22.82
188.75
211.57
Whitaker, Eugene E.
.65
.65
Whitaker, Clara C.
.65
106.11
106.76
Williams, Florence N.
28.53
28.53
Winslow, Edward W.
2.61
28.36
30.97
Winslow, Lena B.
146.70
146.70
Wordell, Charles B.
16.30
16.30
Williams, Hannah S.
12.71
12.71
Woolley, Arthur
9.62
145.23
154.85
Wood, Bertha G.
.16
50.86
51.02
Whitsell, Alice E.
106.28
106.28
Wonchoba, Charlotte
10.60
78.89
2.00
91.49
White, George E.
4.24
4.24
Williams, Flora, Est.
8.48
8.48
White, Stewart E. and Carrie G.
24.12
24.12
Western Union Telegraph Co.
57.05
57.05
Youngberg, Henry G.
30.16
30.16
Young, Maude E.
79.01
79.01
Yougurtis, Adam
15.16
90.79
105.95
Zucchi, Ina
1.79
133.66
135.45
Zrebrebiec, Martin and wife
1.30
59.66
2.00
62.96
92
ANNUAL REPORT
POLL TAX
Poll
Poll
Ames, Frank E.
$2.00
Burke, Michael 2.00
Ames, Elijah
2.00
Brown, Frank A., Jr. 2.00
Ames, John H.
2.00
Brown, Harry E. 2.00
Ames, John
2.00
Briggs, Adelbert A. 2.00
Adams, Vernon D.
2.00
Briggs, Merton L. 2.00
Adams, George E.
2.00
Brownell, Lewis E. 2.00
Alley, Fred H.
2.00
Bragdon, Harold F. 2.00
Andrews, Francis F. G. 2.00
Braiser, Elmer E. 2.00
Andrews, Orton G.
2.00
Brightman, Herbert N. 2.00
Andrews, Orton V. 2.00
Anthony, Ralph H.
2.00
Brailey, Gerald S. 2.00
Anderson, Percy
2.00
Brailey, Erland W. 2.00
Ashley, Herbert M. 2.00
Brailey, Lyle E.
2.00
Ashley, Herbert W.
2.00
Bromley, Clinton E. 2.00
ยท Ashley, Walter C.
2.00
Briggs, Clarence E. 2.00
Ashley, Clinton N.
2.00
Bromley, Ernest R.
2.00
Ashley, Walter M.
2.00
Booth, Frederic A. 2.00
Aspinwall, Herbert
2.00
Cambra, Anthony
2.00
Avery, Lyndon 2.00
Cabral, Joseph 2.00
Babbitt, Caleb D.
2.00
Chace, Ervine A.
2.00
Babbitt, George R.
2.00
Chace, Alonzo B. 2.00
Babbitt, Gideon 'H.
2.00
Cady, Charles A. 2.00
Babbitt, Lawrence A.
2.00
Carr, Emmet T. 2.00
Babbitt, Joseph H. 2.00
Coggeshall, Charles R. 2.00
Babbitt, Russell
2.00
Cummings, Lewis C.
2.00
Babbitt, Richard W.
2.00
Cummings, Bertrand N.
2.00
Babbitt, Milton A. 2.00
Cummings, George S.
2.00
Barlow, Charles F. 2.00
Cummings, Carlton B. 2.00
Barrow, Thomas
2.00
Cummings, Leroy L. 2.00
Barrow, Lawrence
2.00
Cushman, Don A. 2.00
Barton, Isaac
2.00
Conant, Edward W.
2.00
Bartell, Lewis
2.00
Conant, Roger H.
2.00
Bennett, Arthur J.
2.00
Conant, Wendell D. 2.00
Bettencourt, Gil A.
2.00
Colpitt, E. Roy 2.00
Bickford, Clayton
2.00
Colpitt, Norman N. 2.00
Bindon, Albert
2.00
Costa, Manuel 2.00
Bindon, William
2.00
Costa, Antone Nunes 2.00
Bindon, Albert W.
2.00
Cox, William A. 2.00
Brailey, Silas E. 2.00
Briggs, Alvin E. 2.00
Allen, Edwin H.
2.00
93
ANNUAL REPORT
Poll
Poll
Connor, Frederick A.
2.00
Gouvia, Cyril
2.00
Cochrane, Ralph R.
2.00
Haines, Clarence E. 2.00
Crimlisk, George E.
2.00
Haines, Earl H. 2.00
Craw, Willis G.
2.00
Haskins, Henry H. 2.00
Demoura, Antone 2.00
Haskins, John T.
2.00
Demoura, Alfred
2.00
Haskins, William F.
2.00
Dupont, Anthony
2.00
Hall, William F. 2.00
Dupont, John
2.00
Hanson, Harry P. 2.00
Delano, Leland K.
2.00
Harrison, Charles E. 2.00
Delano, Roswell K.
2.00
Haskell, Allen A. 2.00
Dean, Edmund P.
2.00
Haskell, Otis A. 2.00
Dow, Stephen A. 2.00
Hadro, John 2.00
Dow, Alfred W.
2.00
Harris, Ira C. 2.00
Dillingham, John Q.
2.00
Hathaway, Willard H. 2.00
2.00
Dulart, Corduma
2.00
Hoxie, Ralph H.
2.00
Dolan, John
2.00
Hopkins, Ernest A.
2.00
Ellsworth, Charles E.
2.00
Hyde, Ralph
2.00
Enos, Manuel
2.00
Holmes, Warren A. 2.00
Eaton, William S.
2.00
Hazzard, Samuel F. 2.00
Farmer, Walton W.
2.00
Howland, Robert S. 2.00
Fernandes, Antone
2.00
Jack, William
2.00
Fernandes, Joseph
2.00
Jones, Benjamin O. 2.00
Fernandes, Manuel
2.00
Jones, Daniel B. 2.00
Flemming, Edward E.
2.00
Jones, Archie W. 2.00
Furtado, John
2.00
Johnson, John J.
2.00
Furtado, Joseph
2.00
Kelsey, James 2.00
Furtado, Joseph, Jr.
2.00
Kay, Joseph
2.00
Frizzardo, Manuel P.
2.00
King, Manuel 2.00
Freeman, Joseph O.
2.00
Kleves, Anthony
2.00
Farr, Thomas
2.00
Landy, William
2.00
Girard, William A.
2.00
Lafrance, Lewis J. 2.00
Grace, Joseph
2.00
Lafrance, Albert
2.00
Grace, Frank
2.00
LeCornec, Paul
2.00
Gagnon, Andrew
2.00
LeCornec, Walter
2.00
Geanecopoulor, Peter
2.00
Little, Howard L.
2.00
Geanecopoulor, James
2.00
Longton, John A.
2.00
Guthlom, George 2.00
Longton, Walter M. 2.00
Gracia, Manuel
2.00
Longton, George A. 2.00
Garrity, James A.
2.00
Lucke, Stephen 2.00
Goddu, Honore
2.00
Makepeace, Lester B. 2.00
Duarte, Joseph S.
2.00
Hall, L. Lewis
94
ANNUAL REPORT
Poll
Poll
Marquis, Manuel S.
2.00
Perry, H. Huntley
2.00
Marquis, Manuel
2.00
Phillips, Clifford N.
2.00
Mattos, Manuel G.
2.00
Phillips, Walter J.
2.00
Mattos, Manuel, Jr.
2.00
Phillips, Edmond O.
2.00
Mattos, Antone
2.00
Pierce, Charles W.
2.00
Marshall, Joseph H.
2.00
Phelan, Walter E.
2.00
Marshall, Joseph
2.00
Phelan, Michael J.
2.00
Marshall, Antone
2.00
Phelan, John J.
2.00
Mann, Arthur G.
2.00
Pine, Raphael 2.00
Macomber, Horace N.
2.00
Pittsley, Nelson D.
2.00
Macomber, Charles H.
2.00
Pittsley, Elmer
2.00
Macomber, Russell
2.00
Pittsley, Guy
2.00
Martin, William R.
2.00
Pimental, Frank 2.00
Martin, Manuel
2.00
Pimental, Frank, Jr.
2.00
Medeiros, Lewis
2.00
Pinheiro, Binigo 2.00
Melesky, Roman
2.00
Puckek, George
2.00
McCall, James
2.00
Poole, Elmer V. 2.00
McCabe, Allen T.
2.00
Poole, Percy S. 2.00
McCrady, Wilbur
2.00
Quick, George A. 2.00
McCrady, James
2.00
Query, Charles R.
2.00
Mairs, Clarence
2.00
Raymond, Albert L.
2.00
Mairs, Isaac
2.00
Raymond, Ernest C.
2.00
Mazzola, Joseph
2.00
Ratcliff, Albert II.
2.00
Milko, Samuel
2.00
Ratcliff, William G.
2.00
Moskol, John .
2.00
Reed, William V.
2.00
. Munroe, Raymond
2.00
Rebello, Manuel
2.00
Murphy, Patrick
2.00
Rebello, Manuel, Jr.
2.00
Murphy, Michael H.
2.00
Richmond, George
2.00
Murphy, John C.
2.00
Rich, C. Elliott
2.00
Murphy, Cornelius F.
2.00
Robbins, Arthur B.
2.00
Murphy, James D.
2.00
Rose, Anthony
2.00
Murphy, Peter J.
2.00
Rose, Manuel
2.00
Nelson, Gustavus E.
2.00
Rose, Joseph D. 2.00
Nunes, Edward
2.00
Rose, Frank
2.00
Nunes, John C.
2.00
Rogers, Joseph 2.00
Needham, Alfred
2.00
Rogers, George M.
2.00
O'Brien, Daniel E.
2.00
Rogers, Manuel
2.00
Olsson, Eric G.
2.00
Roman, Barney 2.00
Oliver, John
2.00
Roderick, Manuel Costa 2.00
Oliver, Alexander
2.00
Rush, Mike 2.00
Perry, Herbert A.
2.00
Staples, Sumner N. 2.00
95
ANNUAL REPORT
Poll
Poll
Staples, Calvin P.
2.00
Thornton, Phelix
2.00
Smith, Edward L.
2.00
Tompkins, Lloyd H. 2.00
Smith, Elmer E.
2.00
Turner, Henry B.
2.00
Smith, Arthur H.
2.00
Tooker, Seymour B.
2.00
Smith, Merle A.
2.00
Victurine, Manuel 2.00
Smith, James F.
2.00
Victurine, Joseph
2.00
Stetson, George W.
2.00
Washburn, Forest E. 2.00
Stedman, George A.
2.00
Westgate, Willard F.
2.00
Stutzman, Guy E.
2.00
Westgate, S. Erford
2.00
Sylvester, Thomas H.
2.00
Westgate, Daniel L.
2.00
Sellars, Freeman G.
2.00
Westgate, George A.
2.00
Silvan, Frans H.
2.00
White, Chester F.
2.00
Silvan, Eino H.
2.00
White, Manuel
2.00
Silvia, Frank
2.00
White, Joseph
2.00
Shaw, Charles E.
2.00
White, Stuart E.
2.00
Shaw, Charles F.
2.00
White, Alfred L.
2.00
Swift, George H.
2.00
Whitman, Wayne L. 2.00
Swift, Laurence B.
2.00
Whitaker, Edward F.
2.00
Souto, John S.
2.00
Whitaker, Harry E. 2.00
Souto, Frank
2.00
Whitaker, Linneus C.
2.00
Storey, Waldo G.
2.00
Whitaker, Merle A. 2.00
Storey, Albert T.
2.00
Whitaker, Norman E.
2.00
Slocum, Matthew
2.00
Williams, Norman A.
2.00
Souza, Marion
2.00
Williams, Frederick L. 2.00
Souza, Adeline
2.00
Winslow, Edward W. 2.00
Slivenski, Joseph
2.00
Wilson, John T.
2.00
Sweeney, Trueman
2.00
Winchoba, Walter S.
2.00
Strange, Noah H.
2.00
Wordell, Charles B.
2.00
Silvia, Quintine
2.00
Wooley, Walter
2.00
Tavares, Joseph C.
2.00
Wood, Henry E.
2.00
Talbot, Frank A.
2.00
Young, Hiram E.
2.00
Talbot, Allen M.
2.00
Yurgutis, Adam
2.00
Trond, Lewis
2.00
Zucchi, Charles J.
2.00
Travers, Manuel
2.00
Zittler, Charles
2.00
Turcott, George H.
2.00
Zrebrec, Martin
2.00
Trenouth, Clarence C.
2.00
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY
For the Year Ending December 31, 1933
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Term Expires
Harry J. Gaffney, Chairman,
Berkley, Mass., 1936
Myra D. Anthony,
Myricks, Mass., 1934
Arthur E. Robbins, Berkley, Mass., 1935
Superintendent Norman D. Bailey
Residence : 76 Spring Street, North Dighton.
Office: Grammar School Building, North Dighton, Tel. Taunton 1146.
Office Hours: District office, North Dighton, 8-9 A. M. on school days and by appointment.
Berkley Town Hall on the first Saturday of each month, 2 o'clock. Office open: 8-12.00, 1-5.00 school days.
Secretary Dorothy P. Carr
School Physician Charles A. Briggs, M. D.
School Nurse Mrs. Ruth Deane, R. N.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $22,910.00 for school expenses for 1934.
General Control,
$1,000.00
Teachers' Salaries,
6,900.00
Books and Supplies,
700.00
Janitor Service,
732.00
Fuel,
550.00
Miscellaneous Operation,
150.00
Repairs,
150.00
Transportation,
6,100.00
Tuition,
6,090.00
Health,
510.00
Miscellaneous,
28.00
$22,910.00
The Headings in the above report have been changed to conform with those which are used in the State Returns.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee of Berkley :
Mrs. Anthony and Gentlemen :
In writing this fourth annual report as the su- perintendent of schools of Berkley, I am mindful of the fact that each year has presented to all of us a new outlook on life. A year ago, a large portion of our thinking population, was near to despair in the realization that there appeared to be no way out of the economic dilemma. Today there is new hope in each heart, occasioned perhaps by the consciousness that we have begun to move in some direction. Time alone will tell whether or not our direction is right but we are spared the anguish of sitting still and waiting for the knell of doom to strike upon our civ- ilization. In the paragraphs which follow I have at- tempted to present briefly some of the problems which face the Berkley Schools as well as to enumer- ate some of the accomplishments of the past year.
I .- IMPROVEMENT OF PROPERTY.
On Nov. 18, 1933, President Roosevelt created the Civil Works Administration to provide immedi- ate employment for those out of work. Projects were organized, subject to the approval of the local and state authorities for this program. Much credit is due to Mr. George A. Stedman, local administrator, for cooperation and assistance in putting across the Berkley projects. No one unacquainted with the work can realize the endless amount of detail in- volved in the program. Since in Berkley projects all materials have been purchased by the State CWA
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Purchasing Division a further amount of "red tape" has had to be surmounted. The numerous trips to Boston to straighten out details have taken time and energy. It should be recorded here that the local administrator has been ready and willing at all times to advise and assist as problems have arisen.
Projects having to do with School improvements are listed below :
1. Painting interior and exterior of Berkley School.
2. Painting interior and exterior of Myricks School. Replacing ceiling, Myricks School. Repairing outbuildings at Myricks.
3. Grading school yard at Myricks.
4. Installation of modern toilets, etc. at Berk- ley School including new well, septic tank, cement floor, stairs, etc.
The cash value of the improvements listed is approximately $7,000.00. It should be re- membered that much of this money has been ap- plied to wages for those whose needs would call for assistance from the town welfare funds.
II .- TEACHING STAFF.
For the second successive year Berkley Schools opened with no change in the staff from the preced- ing year. This is not only a credit to our teachers but a distinct advantage to our system. Several years ago most small towns were faced with the problem of a turnover of at least 50% of the teaching staff each year. This led to disorganization and the time
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spent in adjusting new teachers to the system was lost to the children.
III .- COURSE OF STUDY.
In the field of Courses of Study our attention this year has been centered upon the work in history and geography. A committee of teachers consisting of Mrs. Eleanor Smith, Miss Emily Gell, Miss Helen Lane, Mr. George Austin-Dighton, Mrs. Lucy Terry and Miss Alice Goodell-Freetown, Mrs. Millicent Hackett and Mr. Glenn Burgmann-Berkley, is do- ing a conscientious piece of work in this field.
IV .- COST OF SCHOOLS.
The schools of a town represent the major item of expenditure in the town's budget. No other item is as closely related to the people. The expenditure finds its justification in the development of boys and girls into worthwhile, useful citizens. Failing in this the schools have little claim for public support.
Berkley is uniquely situated as far as the financ- ing of its educational programs concerned of the total cost approximately 66 2-3 per cent is borne by the State. For public information these reimburse- ments are listed below :
High School Tuition,
$ 2,534.81
High School Transportation, 3,694.55
Supt. of Schools, 386.67
General School Fund, Part I,
3,025.00
General School Fund, Part II,
2,530.64
Vocational Education, 58.71
Tuition, State Wards,
463.91
Total,
$13,081.02
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It should be borne in mind that although the re- imbursements above are given the towns, are on ac- count of expenditures for schools there money must revert to the general treasury as provided by law to reduce the tax rate. The following figures are espe- cially significant :
Total Expenditure 1933,
$21,559.97
Reimbursements,
13,081.02
Net Cost to Town,
$ 8,478.95
V .- BUDGET.
The 1934 budget calls for a considerable in- crease in appropriation. Most of this is necessitated by the increase in the number of high school pupils over which we have no control. Whether the town wishes to or not it must provide a high school edu- cation for those children that desire it. This number of pupils will increase rather than decrease with the years, due to the upward trend of the compulsory school age. It is not too much to expect that within three years this number will have increased another 25%. The increase in this item alone amounts to $1,215.00.
School supplies and text books have increased approximately 40% since April 1, 1933. In face of this increase, we have been compelled to add $100.00 or 16 2-3% to the budget. This means that we shall be compelled to use supplies with extreme care and that purchase of needed text books will have to be postponed.
Our Repair budget has been increased from $150.00 to $200.00 due to incidental expenses in con- nection with the CWA work.
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In the teachers salary account we have restored the school year to 36 weeks which means a restora- tion of the 3 1-3 % reduction in salaries.
VI .- CONCLUSION.
It is the perfunctory thing to bring a report to a conclusion by expressing appreciation for cooper- ation. That I am glad to do not only from a sense of duty but in appreciation of the fine spirit which has characterized our work this year. I would wish, however, that I could impart to every citizen of Berk- ley, a knowledge of how each member of its School Committee, sincerely interested in the welfare of its boys and girls, and of how gladly these people who serve without salary or other compensation give of time and thought in the furtherance of the program of public education.
Respectfully submitted,
NORMAN D. BAILEY.
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Berkley Pupils in High School.
Seniors-10
Ruth Anderson
Donald Andrews
Harold Ashley
Margaret Dow
Dorothy Victurine
George Gagnon
Gordon Washburn
Juniors-6
Bernice Andrews
Ernest Brailey
Emma Delano
Mary Marquis Joseph Victurine Louise White
Sophomores-13
Ruth Ames Hope Anderson Arlene Bailey
Norma Colpitts Marianna Dow Dorothea Dutra
Edward Flemming
Beatrice Gagnon
Mildred Jack
Anthony Klevas
Dorothy Ryland Bertha Swift
Winnifred Wood
Freshmen-11
Alfred Martin Alice Martin Gertrude Needham James Rose Lawrence Swift Roland Tooker
Ralph Avery Ruth Avery John Babbitt Helen Costa
Alden Howland
Beatrice Mazzola
Estelle Pierce
Julia Trond
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EXPENDITURES 1933
Supt. and Law Enforcement, $ 992.75
Expenses of Instruction :
Salaries of Teachers,
6,807.00
Textbooks and Supplies,
758.59
Expenses of Operating School Plant:
Janitor Service,
750.00
Fuel,
370.05
Miscellaneous,
69.10
Maintenance of Plant : Repairs,
197.73
Health,
545.33
Transportation,
6,000.32
High School Tuition,
5,064.50
Miscellaneous,
4.60
Total Expenditures,
$21,559.97
Deficit,
179.97
1933 Appropriation,
$21,380.00
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC
Supt. Norman D. Bailey,
Berkley, Mass.
My dear Mr. Bailey :
In submitting my report on the music in the schools of the Town of Berkley I can cover only the time from September 14th, to January 1st, a period of eight lessons. Much thought has been spent on the adjustment of the classes and definite plans laid out for the work in music.
The extra class at the town hall has relieved the congestion of two years ago but it has brought about an arrangement of grades that do not combine well in music. Grades two and three are too far apart in their musical knowledge to work advantageously together. It has been necessary to separate these classes in order to get the best results.
The chorus work has fallen behind this past year. This would naturally follow the elimination of supervision. The supervisor's wider experience and broader training in her special subject in con- trast to the teacher's division of her time on many subjects make her work in the class room of more value. The supervisor is an audience and sits in judgment on the weekly lesson. She makes helpful suggestions and plans definite graded work. Her teaching lessons are type lessons. Her presentation of each new music problem is a model lesson for the teacher to observe and to follow. The outline of work is pedagogical and carefully adapted to the develop- ment of the child. A visit every two weeks means slow progress. This is especially so at the Myricks
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School where one hour every two weeks is divided among four classes.
An effort is being made to stimulate quicker sight reading. Children are inclined to see and read note by note rather than groups of notes. The same method is advocated for music, reading as for story reading.
The boys and girls in both schools of the town would get a great deal out of a course of music ap- preciation. I believe it would aid the classroom work. The pupils would find there was so much more in the field of music than they ever dreamed. They would become more selective in the choice of their radio programs, more critical of second rate performances. One period a month for this work would be tremendously worth while in its stimulat- ing effect. During these lessons the child learns to listen, to observe, to discover. Through the singing games and folk dances he acquires a free rhythmic muscular responsiveness. By participating in the toy orchestra the backward or shy pupil finds a means of self expression and enjoys himself making music. What the music of our country is to be lies in the hands of the boys and girls in our schools. Dr. Wal- ter Damrosch realizes this in his broadcasts over these United States and Canada every Friday morn- ing during the school year. The Saturday afternoon broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera Company and the thundering applause and shouts of its audience at the drop of the golden curtain speak the emotional appeal of great music. The Cadillac programs on Sunday evenings, the Firestone concerts on Monday evenings featuring such world-wide artists as Rosa Ponselle, Lily Pons, Lawrence Tibbett, Richard Crooks are a testimonial of good tests in music and high class advertising.
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Our boys and girls have heard of the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and its hero Ichabod Crane. Do they know that this same legend in another country is the Eilking set to music by Schubert? That it inspired Schumann to write "The Wild Horseman?" They would enjoy listening to them and thereby enrich their musical experience and broaden their musical horizon.
Respectfully submitted, LOIS J. SNOW,
Supervisor of Music.
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REPORT OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Mr. Norman D. Bailey,
Superintendent of Schools,
North Dighton, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
It gives me pleasure to report in my Annual Re- port as Attendance Officer, little trouble from non- attendance. Some problems have arisen due to lack of clothing for children to attend school.
Respectfully submitted, HARRY J. GAFFNEY, Attendance Officer.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE AND SCHOOL PHYSICIAN.
Mr. Norman D. Bailey,
Superintendent of Schools,
Berkley, Mass.
Dear Sir:
We hereby submit the annual report of the School Physician and the School Nurse for the Town of Berkley.
During the month of November 233 pupils were given a physical examination by Dr. Briggs. The following defects were found :
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids, 32
Eye defects (test given by teachers) 19
Enlarged glands, 11
Curvature of spine, 5
It is our desire with the cooperation of the par- ents to have many of these defects corrected.
The Schick test clinic, sponsored by the Parent- Teachers Association, will be held in the Berkley School in January. The clinic sponsored by the My- ricks Association was held in December. During the school year of 1932-1933 a Dental clinic was also sponsored by these associations.
The Pre-School clinic will be held in May, at which time all children entering school in September are given a routine physical examination by the school physician-an opportunity open to all.
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We wish to thank the teachers, Parent-Teachers Associations and all parents for their cooperation in all health projects pertaining to the pupils.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES A. BRIGGS, M. D., RUTH A. DEANE, R. N.
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SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Berkley School Grades Home Address
A. Louise Unsworth, Principal,7-8 Taunton, Mass.
Glenn Burgman, 5-6 Elkton, Mich.
Rose E. Walsh, 4-5 N. Bedford, Mass.
Muriel Barnes, 2-3E. Freetown, Mass.
Mildred L. Evans,
1-2 Assonet, Mass.
Myricks School
Millicent B. Hackett,
Mildred Ashley,
Supt .- Norman D. Bailey,
Secretary-Dorothy P. Carr,
4-8 Taunton, Mass.
1-3 Berkley, Mass.
No. Dighton, Mass. Berkley, Mass.
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TABLE SHOWING MEMBERSHIP BY SCHOOLS Jan. 5, 1934
School 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Spec. Totals
Berkley IV.
21 19
40
Berkley V.
23 14
37
Berkley III.
22 25 15
62
Berkley II.
15
15
Berkley I. 28
8
36
Myricks II.
9 8 5 2 7
31
Myricks I.
5 6 7
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Totals,
33 29 29 34 44 24 25 21
239
Grand Total in Local Schools,
239
Taunton High School,
40
Bristol County Agricultural School,
3
Total pupils in local and outside schools, 282
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