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*Frances Gloria Frost Bertha Alice Gould
Gertrude Alice Harrington William Haywood Morison Alfred Warren Pratt Wilbur James Roper
Daniel Joseph Sullivan Clyde Lawrence Worth *Walter Volland Worth
*French Medal Winners.
NOAH TORREY SCHOOL
Caroline Alice Albrecht Rosella Joan Anderson
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Mary Madeline Bardetti Josephine Lorraine Bregoli Marjorie Briand Constance Frances Califano
* Vera Louise Cardarople Eleanor Pauline DeCoste Angie DeGregorio Cassie Edith Griffin
Dorothy Irene Hannon Catherine Mary Iannuzzi
Dorothy Ellen Johnson
Charlotte Middleton Kimball Sarah Nettie Lord Nevart Mamelian
Mary Gertrude McCusker
Esther Mae Moore
Barbara Frances Moynihan
Althea Frances Riley
Loretta Jeanette Rogers
Rosamond Leslie Sherman
Eva Alvira Spera
Theresa Frances Spera
Mary Frances Tantillo Anne Gillies Watson Evelyn Marguerite Williamson
*Esther Bernardette Zecchini William Joseph Basile William Everett Bates Elmo John Bregoli
*Callaghan Francis Burke Peter Michael Cardinale Robert Edward Cusick Alfred Adolphus Eno Anthony Steven Ferranti Paul Robert Gordon Gordon Francis Gray
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Secontino Anthony Graziano Joseph Albert Guiliano Robert Winthrop Haskell Louis Safford Howland, Jr. Thomas Anthony Johnson Warren Charles Johnson Dominic Charles Lauria
Vito Antonio Manganello
Matthew Francis McCusker Robert Ross Monaghan Henry Malhman Morgan
Joseph Daniel Moschella
Joseph Nichols
Joseph Patrick O'Connell John Perdikis Abel Louis Richardi
Joseph Michael Rinaldi
Ernest Oscar Steffen
Robert Carl Weeks
James Francis Welch
Dominick Patrick Zanghi
*French Medal Winners.
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION
Hollis School
President, Mrs. C. Earl Bestick, 285 Washington St., Braintree.
Vice-President, Dr. R. O. Worthen, 103 Hollis Ave., Braintree.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. James Baker, 447 Wash- ington St., Braintree.
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Corresponding Secretary, Miss Mary Arnold, 240 Middle St., Braintree.
Treasurer, Mrs. Edgar Copp, 11 Beverly Ct., Brain- tree.
Penniman School
President, O. D. Chiesa, 159 Hawthorne Rd., Brain- tree.
Vice-President, Frank Harris, 100 Cabot Ave., Brain- tree.
Recording Secretary, Miss Marie G. Sward, 130 Hay- ward St., East Braintree.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Henry Chrystie, 54 Middle St., Braintree.
Thomas A. Watson School
President, Mrs. Robert Keigan, 20 Trefton Dr., East Braintree.
Vice-President, Mrs. James McCue, 7 Wainwright St., East Braintree.
Recording Secretary, Miss Ruth Lonergan, 14 Miller Ave., East Braintree.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Laura Davis, 206 Pleasant View Ave., East Braintree.
Treasurer, Mrs. Hazel Paradis, 40 Ardmore St., East Braintree
Jonas Perkins School
President, Francis Erwin, 22 Miller Ave., East Brain- tree.
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Vice-President, Edwin Richardson, 677 Union St., East Braintree.
Recording Secretary, Miss Sylvia Cox, 158 Quincy Ave., East Braintree.
Abraham Lincoln School
President, Mrs. Ralph Chadbourne, 502 Elm St., Braintree.
Vice-President, Frank Campbell, 59 Dewey Rd., East Braintree.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. Sadie C. Thoren, 52 Nel- son St., East Braintree.
Corresponding Secretary, I. R. Libby, 111 President Rd., Braintree.
Treasurer, Mrs. Albert Nelson, 125 Hobart St., East Braintree.
Noah Torrey and Pond School
President, E. Jansen, 9 Dewey Ave., South Braintree.
Vice-President, Mrs. Elizabeth Porter, 42 Sagamore Rd., South Braintree.
Recording Secretary, Miss May Blass, Marshfield Hills.
Corresponding Secretary, Miss Constance Church, 1431 Washington St., South Braintree.
Treasurer, Mrs. Lawson Twitchell, 259 Pond St., South Braintree.
Monatiquot School
President, Mrs. Harrison MacDonald, 175 Hollings- worth Ave., Braintree.
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Vice-President, Mrs. Fred Trapp, Brow Ave., Brain- tree.
Recording Secretary, Miss Florence Quinn, 91 Presi- dent Rd., Braintree.
Corresponding Secretary, Miss Eleanor Davis, 1000 Washington St., South Braintree.
Treasurer, Hobart Spring, Cedar St., Braintree.
Highlands School
President, Karl Eingmanson, 175 Liberty St., Brain- tree.
Vice-President, Miss Flora I. Donald, 251 Pleasant St., Milton.
Secretary, Mrs. Alice Cammick, 85 Liberty St., South Braintree.
Treasurer, Victor G. Serreze, Massachusetts Ave., South Braintree.
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BRAINTREE HIGH SCHOOL
October 1, 1935
Department
Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Principal
Total 931
James L. Jordan
Bates College
27 years
Sept. 1918
Secretary
Post-Grad 30
Kathleen L. Welch
Braintree High
6 years
Oct. 1929
Sub-Master, Science
Seniors 163
Samuel E. Lawrence
Rhode Island State
19 years
Sept. 1921
Science
Juniors 225
Paul V. Toolin
U. of N. H.
7 years
Sept. 1930
Science
Sophomores 251
Almeda M. Walker
Mass. State College
10 years
Sept. 1927
Science, Math Freshm'n 262
Walter J. Kane
Norwich University
5 years
Sept. 1934
Science, Civics
James M. Dysart
Bowdoin College
6 years
Sept. 1932
Mathematics
Katherine K. Waldron
Boston University
26 years
Sept. 1924
Mathematics
Alton C. Perry
U. of Maine
10 years
Sept. 1928
Civics and Guidance
Richmond L. Scott
Farmington Normal
Boston University
11 years
Sept. 1934
History and Guidance
G. Vinton Jones
Colby College
8 years
Sept. 1929
History
Albert J. Murphy
Bridgewater Normal
Boston University
7 years
Sept. 1931
History
Eula I. Hutchins
Boston University
10 years
Sept. 1932
English
Constance F. Stecher
Boston University
9 years
Sept. 1928
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October 1, 1035 Department Membership Name
Service
Education Experience
Began
English
Charles W. Brooks
Bridgewater Normal
20 years
Jan. 1916
English
Rufus M. Grindle
Colby College
U. of Maine
11 years
Sept. 1934
English
Marion L. Billings
Smith College
14 years
Sept. 1924
English
Gladys E. Maxfield
U. of Maine
14 years
Sept. 1926
English, Drawing
Katherine D. Hearn
Trinity College
6 years
Sept. 1933
English, Latin
Bernadine McCusker
Boston University
5 years
Sept. 1931
Drawing
Aldo C. Chiesa
Mass. Sch. of Art
8 1/2 years
Apr. 1929
Latin, French
Ida Wilsker
Brown University
13 years
Sept. 1924
French, Latin
Hazel M. Summervile
U. of New Hampshire
10 years
Sept. 1926
French
Josephine A. Keaney
Boston University
14 years
Sept. 1924
German, Spanish
Arthur S. Hawes
Colby and U. of Chicago
13 years
Sept. 1935
Household Arts
Ruth J. Bennett
Framingham Normal
20 years
Sept. 1919
Household Arts
Bertha C. Emerson
Fairmount Normal
24 years
Sept. 1927
Librarian
Ruth P. Strout
Boston University
8 years
Sept. 1929
Commercial
Raymond L. Strangford
Northeastern U.
18 years
Sept. 1922
Commercial
Edna M. Parker
Boston University
5 years
Sept. 1935
Commercial
Richard W. Johnson
Fitchburg Normal
15 years
Sept. 1922
Commercial
Mildred B. Ahlgren
Salem Normal
16 years
Sept. 1923
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174
October 1, 1935
Service
Department
Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Began
Commercial
Viola P. Evans
Salem Normal
10 years
Sept. 1928
Commercial
Hazel M. Fitts
Salem Normal
13 years
Sept. 1923
Commercial
Margaret C. Kirby
Salem Normal
21 years
Sept. 1923
Commercial
Ruth W. Thrasher
Boston Nniversity
14 years
Sept. 1924
Commercial
Anna M. Tilley
Boston University
9 years
Sept. 1923
SOUTH DISTRICT
District Principal
Charles G. Lord
Boston University
16 years
Sept. 1927
HIGHLANDS SCHOOL
Cadet
169
Ruth G. Munroe
Hyannis Normal
1/2 year
Sept. 1934
Grade 8
20
Flora I. Donald
Lowell Normai
71/2 years
Sept. 1933
Grade 7
20
Helen H. Darroch
Gorham Normal
8 years
Sept. 1933
Grade 6
15
Loretta McGinty
Bridgewater Normal
8 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 5
25
Elinor Stimson
Gorham Normal
6 years
Sept. 1933
Boston University
Grade 4
17 Eunice M. Brown
North Adams Normal
7 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 3
23
Doris M. Varney
Keene Normal
9 years
Sept. 1929
Grade 2
18
Josephine M. Foster
Braintree High School
321/2 years
Sept. 1905
October 1, 1935 Department
Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Grade 1
25 Mary Reardon
Hyannis Normal
2 years
. Sept. 1933
Grade K
6
Gladys Ryan
Bridgewater Normal 2 years
Sept. 1933
NOAH TORREY SCHOOL
Cadet
500
Albert Avitabile
Bridgewater Normal 1/2 year
Feb. 1935
Cadet
Frances LeSage
Gorham Normal
year
Sept. 1934
Grade 8
30
C. Winifred Kimball
Salem Normal
6 years
Sept. 1933
Grade 8
30
Blanche Hinds
Boston Normal
23 years
Dec. 1924
Grade 7
35
Clara B. Ferguson
Lowell Normal
23 years
Sept. 1220
Grade 7
Marguerite V. Murphy
Bridgewater Normal
19 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 6
34
A. May Blass
Fitchburg Normal
10 years
Sept. 1932
Grade 6
35
Margaret L. Reardon
Bridgewater Normal
2 years
Sept. 1933
Grade 5
34
Clara W. Bickford
Gorham Normal
19 years
Feb. 1926
Grade 5
32
Gertrude H. Falt
Gorham Normal
12 years
Sept. 1926
Grade 4
29
Margaret E. Perkins
Colby College
16 years
Sept. 1922
Grade 4
30 Esther F. Drake
Bridgewater Normal
10 years
Sept. 1928
Grade 3
26 Constance A. Church
Bridgewater Normal
2 years
Sept. 1933
Grade 2
38 Muriel E. Whiteley
Plymouth Normal
5 years
Sept. 1933
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October 1, 1935
Department
Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Grade 2
44
Mildred S. Parsons
Perry Normal
5 years
Sept. 1932
Grade 2
44
Ide E. Stratton
Newburyport Training
24 years
Apr. 192€
Special Class
12
Shirley E. Makemson
Bridgewater Normal
6 years
Sept. 1932
POND SCHOOL
89
Grade 1
29 Leta Weston
Brookfield High
24 years
Sept. 1918
Grade 1
29
May Burns
Bridgewater Normal 2 years
Sept. 1933
Kindergarten
31
Lucy Gage
Wheelock
11 years
Sept. 1933
SOUTHWEST SCHOOL
Grade 1
27
Clara N. M. Holbrook
Thayer Academy
26 years
Sept. 1909
Kindergarten
11 Ethella M. Nichols
Perry Normal
19 years
Sept. 1916
NORTH DISTRICT
District Principal
Alberto M. Eldridge
Bridgewater Normal
37 years
Sept. 1918
MONATIQUOT SCHOOL
Cadet
325
Florence Quinn
Wheelock
1/2 year Feb. 1935
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October 1, 1935 Department Membership
Name
Education Experience
Service Began
Grade 8
42
Mary Halloran
Boston University
Bridgewater Normal
6 years
Sept. 1931
Grade 7
40
Mabelle E. Steele
Plymouth Normal
25 years
Jan. 1933
Grade 6
38
E. Aldana Coleman
Castine Normal
25 years
Sept. 1926
Grade 5
32
Elizabeth G. Rogers
Framingham Normal
37 years
Sept. 1915
Grade
4
40
Eleanor Davis
Framingham Normal
8 years
Sept. 1929
Grade 3
41
E. A. Maude Craig
Hyannis Normal
21 years
Sept. 1929
Grade 2
31
Cora M. Coffill
North Adams Normal
22 years
Sept. 1918
Grade 1
34
Helen A. Hadden
Bridgewater Normal
5 years
Sept. 1931
Kindergarten
27
Eleanor Gannon
Perry Normal
Bridgewater Normal
2 years
Sept. 1933
HOLLIS SCHOOL
Cadet
346
Evelyn McNamara
Wheelock
1/2 year
Feb. 1935
Grade 8
35
Minnie M. Tibbetts
Castine Normal
15 years
Sept. 1927
Grade 7
38
Marjorie E. Hunt
Framingham Normal
9 years
Sept. 1928
Grade 6
24
Mary B. Arnold
Tufts College
11 years
Sept. 1927
Grade 5
27 Dorothy Russell
Fitchburg Normal
Bridgewataer Normal
9 years
Sept. 1929
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Service
October 1, 1935 Department
Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Began
Grade 4
23
Mabel I. Priestman
Farmington Normal
8 years
Sept. 1329
Grade 4
42
Julia F. Young
Gorham Normal
9 years
Oct. 1928
Grade 3
38
Rosalie S. Bayley
Thayer Academy
36 years
Sept. 1890
Grade 2
32
Hannah C. Whelan
Weymouth Training
43 years
Sept. 1890
Grade 1
40
Rena E. Hemenway
Salem Normal
17 years
Sept. 1922
Kindergarten
31
Bessie M. Scott
Aroostook Normal
11 years
Dec. 1930
Special Class
16
Bertha L. Jennings
Bridgewater Normal
27 years
Sept. 1925
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PENNIMAN SCHOOL
Cadet
391
Louise Hough
Lesley Normal Bridgewater Normal 1 year Bridgewater Normal 12 years Framingham Normal 141/2 years Keene Normal 61/2 years
Sept. 1934
Grade 8
44 Eleanor G. Brown
Sept. 1922
Grade 7
31
Juliet Douty
Sept. 1926
Grade 6
52 Ruth E. Arbuckle
Sept. 1932
Grade 5
27 Florence M. Jeffers
Westfield Normal
81/2 years
Sept. 1931
Grdae 5
28 Martha E. Ryder
Hyannis Normal 11 years
Feb. 1932
Grade 4
22
Mary E. Mills
Castine Normal 25 years
Sept. 1926
Grade 4
23 Marie G. Sward
Atlantic Union 10 years
Sept. 1931
October 1, 1935 Department Membership Name
Service
Education
Experience
Began
Grade 3
39
Mildred Hazeltine
Plymouth Normal
10 years
Dec. 1930
Grade 2
42
Ilo L. Sullard
Willimantic Normal
10 years
Dec. 1930
Grade 1
24
Mary E. Rand
Bridgewater Normal
4 years
Sept. 1932
Grade 1
36
Frances Ryan
Bridgewater. Normal
2 years
Sept. 1933
Kindergarten
36
Cecilia C. Whelan
Wheelock
19 years
Sept. 1916
EAST DISTRICT
District Principal
I. Raymond Libby
Boston University Farmington Normal 11 years
Sept. 1929
JONAS PERKINS SCHOOL
Cadet
270
Frances E. Landrey
Hyannis Normal
2 years
Sept 1933
Grade 8
38
Bertha E. Hinchcliffe
Salem Normal
20 years
Sept. 1924
Grdae 7
28 Ena M. Bell
Aroostook Normal
12 years
Sept. 1929
Grade 6
32
Catherine E. Tobin
Bridgewater Normal
6 years
Sept. 1931
Grade 5
42
Beatrice P. Ryan
Bridgewater Normal
5 years
Sept. 1931
Grade 4
26 M. Irma Killian
Bridgewater Normal
21 years
Sept. 1916
Grade 3
22 Helen C. Dignan
Bridgewater Normal
17 years
Sept. 1921
Grade 2
25 Helen F. Moore
Bridgewater Normal
6 years
Sept. 1930
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October 1, 1935 Department
Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Grade 1
25
Marguerite L. Sumner
Page Kindergarten
39 years
Sept. 1904
Kindergarten
34
Sylvia L. Cox
Fannie A. Smith Kdg.
6 years
Sept. 1930
THOMAS A. WATSON SCHOOL
Cadet
374
Donald Ross
Bridgewater Normal
None
Sept. 1935
Grade 8
37
A. Eugenia Wilbas
Bridgewater Normal
15 years
Sept. 1922
Grade 7
45 Ruth I. Clark
North Adams Normal
12 years Sept. 1925
Grade 6
39
Dorothy King
Bridgewater Normal
4 years Sept. 1933
Grade 5
42
Mary T. Madden
Bridgewater Normal
16 years
Sept. 1923
Grade 4
44 Gladys M. Pierce
Castine Normal
15 years
Sept. 1927
Grade 3
29
Georgianna B. Barrows
R. I. College of Ed.
8 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 3
20
Ruth Lonergan
Bridgewater Normal
2 years
Sept. 1933
Grade 2
39 Aileen L. Kingsbury
Plymouth Normal
12 years
Sept. 1925
Grade 1
39 Violet Pirovano
Keene Normal
8 years
Sept. 1931
Kindergarten
40 Mary B. Warren
U. Lincoln School Lesley Normal 13 years
Sept. 1929
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October 1. 1935 Department Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
ABRAHAM LINCOLN SCHOOL
Cadet
369
Rena Ryan
Bridgewater Normal
1/2 year
Feb. 1935
Grade 8
36
Helen H. MacDonough
Plymouth Normal
10 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 7
26
Mary G. Leahy
Keene. Normal
14 years
Sept. 1928
Grade 7
22 Mary E. Gordon
Framingham Normal
7 years
Sept. 1933
Grade 6
41
Anna V. Galligan
Bridgewater Normal
27 years
Sept. 1916
Grade 5
29
Anna F. Clark
Gorham Normal
6 years
Jan. 1930
Grade 4
35
Emily A. Landry
Bridgewater Normal
19 years
Sept. 1918
Grade 3
25
Laura M. Snow
Gorham Normal
8 1/2 years
Jan. 1930
Grade 3
23
Henrietta F. E. Byam
Bridgewater Normal
31 1/2 years
Sept. 1933
Grade 2
41 Martha V. Scully
Plymouth Normal
11 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 1
37
Grace C. Church
Boston ormal
17 years
Sept. 1933
Kindergarten
39
Florence M. Ladrigan
Perry Kindergarten
12 years
Sept. 1927
Special Class
14 Alice Crocker
Bridgewater Normal
27 years
Sept. 1925
SUNDRY PERSONS
Vocal Music
Ingrid E. Ekman
N. E. Conservatory Boston University
25 years
Sept. 1919
Instrumental Music
Frederick W. J. Lewis
28 years Sept. 1923
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Service
October 1, 1985 Department Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Began
Drawing
Ruth H. Johnson
Mass. School of Art
11 years
Sept. 1927
Physical Education
Ellsworth R. Thwing
Aurora College
8 years
Sept. 1929
Physical Education
Alice E. Daughraty
Posse Nissen School
8 years
Sept. 1929
Nurse
Mary E. Collins
Malden Hospital
33 years
Sept. 1929
Superintendent
C. Edward Fisher
St. Lawrence University
Brown University
35 years
Oct. 1921
Secretary
Thelma Hedlund
Braintree High School
10 years
Sept. 1925
Carpenter
Edward O. Long
June 1922
Supervisor of Attendance
Mrs. Frances L. Walker
Physician
Dr. Luma Woodruff
Physician
Dr. Harold W. Ripley
Physician
Dr. Cornelius A. Sullivan
Sept. 1934
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JANITORS
William G. Benham, 10 May Ave., Braintree. George W. Jennings, 317 Washington St., Braintree. Elia Dyer, 20 Tremont St., South Braintree. Helen Dyer, 20 Tremont St., South Braintree. Joseph E. Hayden, 49 Faulkner Place, Braintree. Frank T. Lindsay, 26 Frederick Rd., South Braintree. Omer W. Hollis, 282 Union St., Braintree.
Edward C. Holyoke, 24 Liberty St., East Braintree. Joseph M. McRae, 53 Arborway Drive, East Braintree. James D. Parker, 66 Hillcrest Rd., East Braintree. Nelson E. Hayden, 305 Pond St., South Braintree. J. Herbert Annis, 40 Summer St., South Braintrec. Howard Harrington, 74 Liberty St., South Braintree. Marion C. Gillette, 21 Hancock St., South Braintree.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Teachers' Salaries $210,771.07
Superintendent's Salary
4,162.42
Secretary's Salary
1,171.12
Supervisor of Attendance
Salary
462.46
Nurse, School Physicians
and Health Supplies
2,597.39
Janitors' Salaries
15,676.52
Fuel
8,050.56
Light, Water and Miscel-
laneous
3,961.82
Text Books and Supplies
16,768.50
Transportation
10,393.50
Tuition
3,901.99
Repairs and Projects
13,716.76
Outlay
968.36
Miscellaneous
3,004.70
$295,607.17
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RECEIPTS OF THE TOWN ON ACCOUNT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Massachusetts School Fund. $28,120.00
State Reimbursement on Tuition paid 1,799.93
Tuition
427.00
Miscellaneous
179.22
$ 30,526.15
Net Cost for Support of Schools $265,081.02
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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS
January 10, 1936.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
We hereby respectfully submit the report of the 1935 Board of Park Commissioners :
ORGANIZED PLAY
This past summer organized play was carried on under the direction of your Park Commissioners as- sisted by Mr. Ellsworth Thwing who was field super- visor of eighteen instructors in the various play- rounds throughout the Town. This is the largest pro- gram ever carried out by your Park Commissioners, there being over sixteen thousand children on the Playgrounds during the Summer sessions. They were taught various games such as, volley ball, teni-quoit, horseshoes, paddle tennis, basketwork, dancing and baseball.
The past season, baseball was played on a greater scale than ever before. Leagues were organized among the boys on the various playgrounds according to their ages and it worked out very satisfactory. Vol- leyball leagues were formed among both boys and girls according to ages which also was a big improve- ment over previous years.
The summer playground season lasted ten weeks instead of previous years eight week program. The season was closed up by a pageant and field day at French's Common which was a very remarkable per- formance of the youngsters ability to perform and show what they had learned during the short play-
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ground season. The playgrounds were officially closed with a trip to Braves' Field, Boston to see a National League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the New York Giants.
The aim of your Park Commissioners is to see that every child receives an opportunity to play under proper supervision so that his or her body and mind may be developed into finer boys and girls.
The Park Board wishes to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Thwing for the hard work he put in to make things a success. The Teachers had practically no experience at this kind of work but done remark- ably well. We also wish to thank Mrs. Woodsum for the co-operation on all matters that came up.
FRENCH'S COMMON
The grass was kept in good condition, 200 feet of chain link fence erected, one tennis court resurfaced with asphalt.
HOLLINGSWORTH PARK
This park was used by the younger boys all sum- mer for baseball.
HOLLIS FIELD
Although not having much money to work with the field was kept in A1 shape due to careful man- agement on the part of your Park Commissioners. The greatest source of trouble came from the thousands of stones which kept working up through the surface of the field. This could have been overcome if the Finance Committee had approved a P. W. A. project to sod the field over, loam it and seed it as they prom-
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ised to do in the Town Meeting in 1935, but neverthe- less by working many hours diligently the Commis- sioners saw to it that the field was better than the average in this part of the South Shore.
This field is in great demand both by the Towns- people, grade and high school as an athletic center for their activities. Baseball is played daily from morning till night during the spring, summer and early fall. Soccer and football prevailing in the fall, also track and outdoor gym classes by the High School.
We have but one tennis court complete, which there is a great demand for, we also have two unfin- ished courts which I recommend to be fenced off and made ready to play upon for the coming season as hundreds cannot find the facilities to play tennis dur- ing the Summer months.
The rustic cedar fence which was erected one year ago is a thing of beauty especially when the ram- blers bloom.
We were very fortunate indeed to have presented to us by one of your local merchants, Geo. A. Williams Co. Inc., a combination football and baseball score board, the only one of its kind around New England. This board makes the enjoyment of our football and baseball games a great deal better for the fans be- cause they are able to follow the progress of the games much better. I, as Park Commissioner wish to take this opportunity publicly to thank the donors for their kind addition to our athletic field.
I would like to recommend a wading pool and out- door shower for the smaller children to be completed next year, also two shuffle boards and an outdoor basketball court for the older boys this coming season.
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At this time I would like to call attention for the immediate need of a Stadium, or Grandstand and Bleachers which we should have built at this time when we are able to obtain P. W. A. funds from the Federal Government. This would also help out our unemployment situation by putting many men to work. Braintree is one of the few towns who haven't adequate seating facilities to accommodate large crowds which we now have at many of our Athletic events. We will also be in need of this Stadium when we have our first Ter-Centennial celebration in a few years hence. This Stadium would do much to en- courage the youth of the day who tomorrow will be- come our citizens and the backbone of our Town as well as our Nation. It will also tend to develop a cleaner and healthier and more active man of to- morrow.
WATSON PARK
This field was of little use during 1935 because of construction work and filling in to the sea wall not being complete. A new wire fence was erected around the tennis court, and we hope to fix the other two courts in 1936 the same way.
We have plans to finish the grading and leveling of the field and putting the baseball diamond in first class shape in 1936.
ADAMS STREET PLAYGROUNDS
The stone wall was repaired and a new entrance erected. Twelve new swings were erected and one new clay tennis court was built and fenced in already for use this coming year.
The baseball backstop was repaired and the base- ball diamond was completely overhauled and refin-
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ished making it one of the finest fields in the South Shore.
Baseball games were played here every day and evening during the summer with large number of boys and girls taking part in other outdoor activities such as horse shoes, volley ball, tennis, soccer push ball and tenni-quoit.
We take this opportunity to extend our sincere thanks to the following who have helped to make our parks more beneficial to the citizens:
Chief Tenney of the Fire Department. Mr. John Drinkwater, Town Engineer. The Board of Selectmen. The Finance Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY F. VINTON, Jr., Chairman ROBERT B. TAYLOR, Secretary
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REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR
January 18th, 1936.
Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town of Braintree,
Massachusetts.
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of the INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS' DEPARTMENT for 1935 :-
Number of Permits Issued
185
Estimated Valuation of Permits
$255,869.00
Amount received for Permits $337.00
Permits were issued as follows:
Dwellings 29 $123,100.00
Garages 49 9,242.00
Alterations, repairs, ad- ditions, etc 77 34,055.00
Sheds, Henhouses 8 1,290.00
Roadside stands, etc. 2
$65.00
New Restaurant 1
900.00
Large Barn 1
1,500.00
Addition to private school 1
2,000.00
Small Camps 4
950.00
Nurses' Home at Norfolk
County Hospital 1 80,000.00
Gasoline Sales Office 1
2,000.00
Tearing down Buildings 5
167.00
Miscellaneous 6
No Value
185 $255,869.00
Respectfully submitted,
JERRY F. PRESTON, Building Inspector.
190
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
December 31, 1935.
To the Citizens of the Town of Braintree, Mass .:-
I herewith respectfully submit the report of the tree department for the year 1935:
Appropriated and expended for general care of trees
$
300.00
Transfers from Reserve Fund for emergency work 259.50
Allocated by Finance Committee for E. R. A.
work 1,053.00
Total cost to Town $1,612.50
Your initial appropriation being insufficient to care for the emergency work arising through the year, it was supplemented by further allotments made by the Finance Committee on declaration of emergencies by the Selectmen to the extent of $259.50.
The $1,053.00 allocated by the Finance Commit- tee from their special fund was expended in conjunc- tion with E. R. A. Project No. 2040B15-64-A. This project provided fourteen thousand five hundred and eighty man hours of labor to 34 Braintree men with an outlay of $8,661,60 in Federal funds. In addition to that there was a balance of the 1934 E. R. A. proj- ect completed this year at no expense to the Town. In this project the town received the benefit of three weeks work from the 34 men project representing an approximate benefit of $1,443.00 of Federal funds.
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