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Cambridge 19-5-3
Welfleet 71-9-2
New Brunswick 68
Rye, N. Y. 75-11-0
SEPTEMBER
3 Jeremiah Frazier
4 Fred C. Harraden
Gloucester 65-1-20
7 Stillborn
7 Bridget A. McRae
Ireland
75
7 Samuel Earl Bardell
7 Robert Smith
10 Henry G. Conlon
11 Susie Ellen Drake
Braintree
67- 4 -- 22
:
16 Frederick Wright, Sr.
Ossining, N. Y. 63- 6-20
Ireland 67
Braintree 21-10-19
Boston 49-9-0
Ireland 39
Rockland 73-11-18
Boston 61
26 Frances Chops
28 Josephine B. Gammons
29 Amos Joyce
31 Clarice J. Squires
Nova Scotia
75- 0 -- 11
Penn. 47-3 -- 18
Scotland 47-10 -- 0
Ireland 70- 5 - 9
97
5 John H. Dennehy
12 Marie Elise Picard
Quincy 38
Date Name
12 Frederick Neil
15 Emma Kien
16 Salvatore Vetere
17 Charles Samuel Hannaford
England
69-5-27
Italy 78
Lithuania 52
England 72-11-28
Weymouth
64- 2-19
23 Frances Mowry Houghton
25 Mildred Whitney
25 William Albion Bunker
Braintree
66- 9
26 Lois E. Morris
Boston
46- 6-10
Boston
32- 5-24.
Rhode Island 65-1-7
Boston 42-2-0
OCTOBER
1 Lemuel C. Weston
4 Mary A. Rogers
6. Catherine Dixon
6 Leila M. Kirk
6 Charlotte F. Donahue
9 Bridget A. Hennigan
9 James H. Maxwell
10 Frederick A. Fowle
11 Oscar Hult
12 Florence Hesford
12 Augustus Lee Jordan
13 Katherine F. O'Keefe
14 Alton Robery
14 O'Brien
16 John A. McIsaac
22
Ross
22 Alice H. Dow
Nova Scotia
86- 0 -- 6
Ireland 82
Washington, D. C. 19-10 9
New Brunswic 53- 6- 0
Weymouth 79-8-18
Ireland 82
New Brunswick 61- 8- 7
Danvers 71-8-28
Sweden 61-1-3
Brighton 30-8-27
Boston
30- 8-27
Lowell 72
Braintree 31- 2-20
Weymouth 2 hours
.
P. E. I. 73-6-0
Boston 10 min.
Philadelphia
76- 3 -- 11
98
Birthplace
Age
Dorchester 56-6-9
Norwood 52-6-12
Revere 23-10-3
19 Deodats Bergami
22 Frank Svelinkas
22. Mary E. Sudron
22 Ada B. Pratt
Boston 72-11-11
Boston 25-5-18
27 Robert A. Tweed
29 William P. Tanner
29 Arthur D. Wate
Date Name
23 Nellie F. Morrison
30 Joseph King
Birthplace
Age
Weymouth
46- 1-22
Norwood 33- 1-18
NOVEMBER
2 Herbert Austin Thayer
2 Annie Wagner Cochran
2 Edward Roy Blanchard
Weymouth 89- 2- 5
6 Eugene E. Hall
Candia, N. H. 69- 2-15
6 Jennie H. Hardy
9 Martha J. Sampson
10 Mary E. Pillsbury
11 Marie Louise Corinne Ruel
14 Charles Janeway VanZandt
17 Walter E. Simonds
18 Andrew Currie
Chatham, N. B. 51- 1-19
20 Marshall Lincoln Whiton
Quincy 82- 8-15
23 Margaret Newell
Quincy 19-4-19
23 Lawrence Weathers
Ireland 78-7-20
23 Jeanette Ross Monaghan
Nova Scotia 79-10-3
24 Alfred J. Peterson
Cohasset 33-11-29
24 Richard G. Greenough
Braintree 15- 7-21
24 Robert L. Phillips
Weymouth 0-6-20
24 Sarah S. Maybury
Dracut 65-5-0
24 Robert Murray
Boston
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27 Gennaro Consalvi
Chelsea 46-7-0
27 Mary T. L. Gross
Cohasset 86-10-10
28 Perley L. Smith
Athol 60 -- 5-2
28 James P. Hayes
Norwood
39-8-10
28 Helen F. Hogon
Woburn
43
28 Wilfred H. Tuomikoski
Quincy 30- 7-1
Scotland 77-7-24 28 Annie Broadburn Strathdee
29 Sarah Jane Anderson
Ireland 32-1-28
29 Nestor Loukola
Finland 51- 0-24
Lowell 87- 0-25
Weymouth
62 --- 1-16
30 Anni M. Buckley
Braintree 67-4-13
New Brunswick 69-10-19
Hingham 75-3-18
Braintree 87- 6-19
Windsor, Vt. 82-4-0
Quebec 75
New York City 86-10- 1 Braintree 57-0-15
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29 Ella A. Putnam
Date Name
Birthplace
Age
DECEMBER
Sarah F: O'Connor Omand
New Jersey 40- 1-2
1 Mabel Hunt Whittemore'
Hartford 70-8-7
2 Lemira H. Leonard
Taunton 98-0-12
3 Mina C. Clancy
Nova Scootia
41
7 Giacoma DeStefano
Italy 49-1-22
Braintree 0-0-1
Nova Scotia 50- 0-22
Wollaston 62-1-1
Wollaston 65-10-8
Rhode Island 73- 7-25
Braintree 73- 6-21
13 Manuel A. Silva
Provincetown .49- 9-10
13 Arthur Richards
Brookline 62-10-2
15 Harry Warren Hall
15 Warren Burton Keith
Brockton 80-2-9.
Cambridge 26- 9 -- 14
18 Albina Nelson
Webster 46-2-0.
20 ·· William S. P. Reddy
20 Clarence A. Rich
21 Maria Santosuosso
26 Jeanette Caramanica
Weymouth 0-2-6
26 Bridget Gilbride
26 Andrew Larson
29 Ellen Augusta Fenderson
Sweden 80-11-7 27 Caroline E. Allen
Michigan 77-7-6
Maine 82- 0-9
Total number of deaths: 268.
Males, 140; Females, 128; Single, 57; Married, 122; Wid- owed, 85; Divorced, 4.
Birthplaces: Braintree, 20; other places in Massachusetts. 117; Canada, 35; Ireland, 19; Maine, 11; Italy, 10, England, 8;
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8 Lola M. Hawbolt
Mary Blanchard
9'* Carl A. Benson '
10 Grace W. White
11 Arthur D. Northup
12 Ellsworth Augustus Hollis
Abington 69-1-0
16 · Apollo Gudyko
Newfoundland 52
Provincetown 63-2-2.
Italy 85
Ireland 74
Sweden, 7; Scotland, 6; Rhode Island, 5; New York, 5; Ver- mont, 4; Pennsylvania, 3; Connecticut, 2; Germany, 2; Finland, 2; Poland, 2; Washington, D. C., New Hampshire, New Jersey, Virginia, Michigan, Colorado, Idaho, Azores, Russia and Lith- uania, 1 each.
Ages: Stillborn, 5; under 1 year, 10; 11 to 20, 8; 21 to 30, 13; 31 to 40, 23; 41 to 50, 27; 51 to 60, 28; 61 to 70, 57; 71 to 80, 61; 81 to 90, 32; over 90, 4.
Diseases: Tuberculosis, 58 (5 resident and 53 non-resi- dents) ; Pneumonia, 39; Heart disease, 35; Arterio sclerosis, 34; Cancer, 18; Cerebral hemorrhage, 14; Myocarditis, 12; Coronary thrombosis, 8; Accident, 7; Stillborn, 5; Appendicitis, 4; Suicide, 4; Coronary Occlusion, 2; Mitral stenosis, 2; Premature, 2; Gan- grene, 2; Angina Pectoris, 3; Coronary Infarct, Childbirth, Ar- thritis, Scarlet Fever, Ulcer, Endocarditis, Ascending Myelitis of Spinal Cord, Embolism, Erythroblastosis foetalis, Hodgkins disease, Anemia, Empyema, Syncope, Anencephalous, Ovarian Cyst, Toxema, Addisons disease, Prostation and Intestinal ob- struction, 1 each.
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DOG LICENSES ISSUED JANUARY 1, 1937 TO DECEMBER 31, 1937 INCLUSIVE
Total number issued
1031
677 Males
@ $2.00.
$1,354.00
98Females @ 5.00
490.00
249 Female (Spayed) @ 2.00
498.00
5 Kennel
@ 25.00
125.00
2 Kennel @ 50.00 100.00
$2,567.00
Credit by cash paid Town Treasurer
$2,360.80
Fees retained, Chap. 320, Sec. 11, Acts of 1934 206.20
$2,567.00
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SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED JANUARY 1, 1937 TO DECEMBER 31, 1937 INCLUSIVE
Total number issued
477
144 Res. Citizens' Fishing @ $2.00 $ 288.00
178 Res. Citizens' Hunting @ 2.00
356.00
66 Res. Citizens' Sporting @ 3.25
214.50
58 Minor & Female
Fishing @ 1.25
72.50
2 Minor Trapping @
2.25
4.50
4 Res. Citizens' Trapping @ 5.25
21.00
21 Res. Citizens' Sporting & Trapping Free
$ 958.50
Credit by cash paid Division of Fisheries and Game $ 845.50
Fees retained, Chap. 131, Sec. 9, G. L. 113.00
$ 958.50
Respectfully submitted, ERNEST C. WOODSUM,
Town Clerk!
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION
DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
REPORT OF AN AUDIT OF
THE ACCOUNTS OF
The Town of Braintree
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1936
Made in accordance with the Provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws.
May 21, 1937.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation Division of Accounts
Henry Long, Commissioner.
Theodore N. Waddell, Director of Accounts.
State House, Boston
May 21, 1937.
To the Board of Selectmen,
Mr. John H. Cahill, Chairman, Braintree, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Braintree for the yearending December 31, 1936, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, (Signed) THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts.
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: $ 5
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Mr. Theodore N. Waddell,
Director of Accounts,
Department of Corporations and Taxation, State House Boston.
Sir :
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Braintree for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1936, the following report being submitted thereon:
The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving money for the town or committing bills for collection, were ex- amined and verified by a comparison with the books of the town accountant and the treasurer.
The ledger ccconts were analyzed, the appropria- tion accounts were checked with the appropriations and loan orders listed from the town lerk's record of town meetings, and other accounts were compared with information in the departments in which the transactions originated.
The necessary adjusting entries resulting from the audit were made, a trial balnce was taken off, and a . balancesheet, showing the financial coondition of the town on December 31, 1936, was prepared and is ap- pended to this report.
Approved vouchers and pay-rolls covering expen- ditures of town funds were examined and checked with payments as entered in the classification book
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for several months of the period covered by the audit.
It is recommended that a town vote be passed an- nually setting the salaries of all elective officers, in accordance with the provisions of Section 108, Chap- ter 41, General Laws.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were analyzed and checke with the town accountant's led- ger and with the reords of the departments collecting money for the town, while the payments were com- pared with the Selectmen's warrants authorizing them. The cash balance on March 8, 1937, was proved by actual count of the cash in the office, by a reonciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit, and by an inspec- tion of the savings bank books and oof the several certificates of deposit. -
The recorded payments of maturing debt and in- terest were checked with the amounts falling due, and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file, and the outstanding coupons were listed and, recon- ciled with the bank balance as shown by a statement furnished by the bank of deposit.
The savings bank books and securities represent- ing the trust fund investments in the custody of the town treasurer and the treasurer of the library trus- tees wee examined and listed, the income, withdraw- als, and balance being found to be as reported. 1
The records of tax titles held by the town were examined. The taxes and assessments added to the
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tax title account were compared with the collector's records, the recorded redemptions and forelosures were verified, and the tax titles on hand were listed and proved.
The books and acounts of the tax collector were examined and checked. The commitments of taxes and assessments were compared with the assessor's warrants, the recorded collections were checked with the payments to the treasurer, the abatements were proved with the assessor's records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the town accountant's ledger.
The town clerk's records of dog and sporting li- censes were examined and checked. The payments to the town treasurer were compared with the treasu- rer's cash book, and the payments to the State were verified by a compaison with the receipts on file.
The records of licenses and permits issued by the selectmen were examined and checked, and it was noted that a liquor license for $300 was issued and paid for in December, 1936, but had not been account- ed for to the town treasurer on April 10, 1937, when the selectmen's department was audited. This amount was paid over to the treasurer on April 16 and 17, 1937. It is recommended that complete and adequate records be kept of all licenses and permits granted by the selectmen.
The records of licenses issued by the health de- partment were examined, and it was noted that cer- tain receipts for licenses issued in 1936 had not been turned over to the town treasurer on April 5, 1937.
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It is recommended that all receipts be paid over to the town treasurer once a month or oftener. suct
The commitments of departmental accounts re- ceivable were examined and checked. The recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer and the outstanding acounts were listed and proved to the accountant's ledger It is recommended that uncollectible accounts be adjusted by the depart- ments whih committed the accounts.
The reords of the muniipal light department were examined and checked. A list of outstanding ac- counts was drawn off from the cards on file and re- conciled with the ledgers of the department and the town accountant. The collections were compared with the reorded payments to the treasurer, the abate- ments and discounts were checked, and the deposit ac- counts were listed and proved.
The records of water charges were examined. The recorded collections were compared with the pay- ments to the treasurer and the abatements were veri- fied The outstanding accounts were listed and recon- ciled with the accountant's ledger.
Verification of the correctness of the outstanding tax, assessment, departmental, municipal light, and water accounts was obtained by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owoing money to the town, the replies re- ceived thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The surety bond of the several towon officials re-
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quired by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's and the collector's cash, summaries of light, and water accounts, as well as tables showing the tax, assessment, tax title, departmental, municipal the condition and transactions of the various trust funds.
While engaged in making the audit, co-operation was received from all town officials, for which, on be- half of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) HERMAN B. DINE,
Assistant Director of Accounts.
Detailed tables on file in Town Clerk's office.
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TOWN OF BRAINTREE Balance Sheet - December 31, 1936 General Accounts
ASSETS
Cash :
In Banks and office
$208,777.41
Accounts Receivable : Taxes:
Levy of 1934 $ 6.80
Levy of 1935
54, 502.75
Levy of 1936 327,616.32
Overestimates: State Assessments 95.48
County Tax
205.86
382,125.87
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1934
15.25
Levy of 1935
544.56
Levy of 1936
6,467.19
7,027.00
Special Assessments: Moth:
Levy of 1936
165.75
Sewer:
Levy of 1935
1,248.31
Levy of 1936 5,407.72
Hannah R. Hollis Cemetery Fund 4.82
Unapportioned
7,202.46
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Temporary Loans: In Anticipation of Revenue 1936 $250,000.00
Tailings: Unclaimed Checks
3,181.76
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301.34
Sale of Real Estate Fund
925.00
Trust Fund Income :
Braintree School Fund 695.32
Charles E. French School Fund 18.14 Ann Maria Penniman School Fund 71.31
Avis A. Thayer School Fund 9.24
Charles Thayer Fund 606.40
George W. Kelley Cemetery Fund 2.24
Julia A. Minchin Cemetery Fund 5.30
Sewer House Connections;
Unapportioned 4,882,92
Street Betterment:
Levy of 1935
145.90
Levy of 1936 752.20 Committed Interest :
Levy of 1935 702.28
Levy of 1936 2,672.29
Lewer Department - Available Surplus municipal Light: Depreciation Available Surplus
90,929.16 6,756.11
97,685.27
9,000.02
Tax Titles
Departmental:
Health
2,362.87
Public Welfare 24,315.30
Old Age Assistance 3,298.61
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2,361.33
29,976.78
Municipal Light
36,966.07
Water Rates and Services
24,695.38
Underestimate:
Land Purchase Committee
400.00
State Assessments
Public Welfare - Special
3,744.59
Land Damages-Union St.
10,000.00
WPA Projects
15,621.30
Public Welfare
3,932.06
Fire and Police Station
6,246.22
Mothers' Aid 892.76
9,714.50
Soldiers' Relief
664.48
$
5,489.30
ect Num- ber 4965 .. $ 34,817.64
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Braintree Tercentenary Fund 15.37
1,428.14 35,352.27
23,179.83 100,355.86
:Water Department: Available Surplus . caeral Grant: Uid Age Assistance: Administration Assistance
165.48 2,195.85
Tax Titles Receipts Reserved for Payment of Loan Unexpended Balances: Tax Title Expense Zoning Committee
3,797.09
1,312.39
348.75
2,204.38
Overdrawn Accounts:
Penniman School Addition Sewer System Construction: PWA Proj-
Overlay Deficits: Levy of 1914 35.72
WPA 7,022.58
41,840.22
Levy of 1922 24.60
Water Departmet:
Filtration Plant 175.07
Levy of 1925
15.84
Standpipe Con- struction 556.99
Levy of 1926
8.67
Dike - Great
Pond
642.29
Levy of 1927
27.52
Levy of 1929
14.58
1,374.35
Levy of 1930
43.12
90,602.32
Levy of 1931
51.59
1,490.95
Levy of 1932
55.75
Levy of 1934
237.82
DLevy vof 1935- 204 /1 . : 608.68
Special Assessment Tax Title 100,355.86
23,179.83
Departmental 29,976.78
Municipal Light Water
36,966.07
1,123.87
24,695.38
$821,921.75
Surplus Revenue
222,200.92 102,992.59
$821,921.75
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Reserve Fund: Overlay Surplus Overlay Reserved for Abatement of Taxes: Levy of 1936 Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 7,027.00
602 .. 75
DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Assessments Not Due 99,007.54
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DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Sewer Assessment Revenue: Due 1937 to 1945 91,832.74
Apportioned Street Betterment Assessment Revenue : Due 1937 to 1941 7,174.80
$99,007.54
$99,007.54
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DEBT ACCOUNTS Net Funded or Fixed Debt 1,015,000.00
DEBT ACCOUNTS
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Police and Fire Station
68,000.00
Sewerage Loans
578,000.00
Sidewalk Loan 6,000.00
School Loans 216,000.00
Emergency Finance Loan
35,000.00
Water Mains and Standpipe Loan 12,000.00
1,015,000.00
1,015,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities: In Custody of Town Treasurer In Custody of Treasurer of Library Trustees
57,385.47
13,693.41
TRUST ACCOUNTS
In Custody of Town Treasurer Braintree School Fund 8,893.15 Charles E. French School Fund 2,419.50 Ann Maria Penniman School Fund 500.00 Avis A. Thayer School Fund 500.00 Nathaniel H. Hunt Library Fund 24,276.99 Charles Thayer Fund 20,329.06
George W. Kelley Cemetery Fund 200.00
Hannah H. Hollis Cemetery Fund 100.00
Julia A. Minchin Cemetery Fund 100.00
Braintree Tercentenary Fund
66.77
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57,385.47
In Custody of Library Treasu- rer's Foundation Fund 11,020.91 Caleb Stetson Fund 2,500.00
Rachel R. Thayer Fund 172.50
13,693.41
71,078.88
71,078.88
ANNUAL
REPORT
OF THE
School Department
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
December 31, 1936 to December 31, 1937 :
TOWN
EE
SS
.1640. .
Printed by Order of the Town
:
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Mr. Howard B. Blewett, Chairman, 363 Tremont St., Braintree.
Mrs. Alida N. Stevens, Recording Secretary, 75 Tre- mont St., South Braintree.
Mr. Henry D. Higgins, 490 Washington St., Braintree.
Mrs. Harriet B. W. Kimball, 137 Shaw St., East Braintree
Mr. Archie Morrison, 525 Liberty St., East Braintree.
Mr. Harold R. Quimby, 132 Tremont St., South Braintree.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Mr. C. Edward Fisher, 10 Tremont St., South Brain- tree. Office Telephone 0782. Office Hours on School Days, 8:00 to 9:00 A. M.
SECRETARY
Miss Edna E. Woodsum. Office Hours: Eight to twelve, one to five, on days when Schools are in session.
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE
Second Monday evening of each month at eight o'clock in the School Committee offices, 10 Tre- mont St., South Braintree.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
January 3, 1938
To the Citizens of the Town of Braintree :
Another year has passed and the School Commit- tee has tried faithfully to perform its duties to all con- cerned.
Among some of the outstanding accomplishments during the year have been the start made toward a suitable playground at the Penniman School. This has been made possible through Federal aid and the se- curing of the fill from the Union Street underpass, and we expect the coming Spring to see the work complet- ed and excellent playground facilities provided.
Another much needed addition to our plant has been the liberal granting by the Citizens of sufficient funds to provide a new building at the South West School to replace the present antiquated buildings. We are hoping at an early date to occupy these new quar- ters.
While we are mentioning new construction we will again call your attention to the rapidly increasing de- mand for increased accommodations in the High School. With an enrollment of one thousand pupils at the present time, the need for more room is very press- ing, in order that proper work can be done. We hope the time is fast approaching when the Town will be in a position to take care of our need in this direction.
Last Fall a conference was arranged between the School Committee and the members of the Parents'
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Council, at which many details of administration in the Department were discussed, with the result that a bet- ter understanding took place between the Parents and School Committee on some of the many problems that arise from time to time.
The Committee would express to the Superinten- dent and all other employees of the Department their sincere appreciation of the faithful service during the past year and hope for a continuance of same for 1938 to the end that we may be the best school system of its size in the State.
Last, but by no means least, we refer you to our Budget for 1938 which is increased particularly in the item of maintenance of the plant, because we feel that with the Tercentenary celebration of 1940 fast ap- proaching all Public Buildings of the Town should be in good condition at that time.
The reports of the Superintendent and other heads of the Department which follow this one should be read by all the citizens.
HOWARD B. BLEWETT, Chairman
ALIDA N. STEVENS, Recording Secretary HENRY D. HIGGINS
HARRIET B. W. KIMBALL
ARCHIE T. MORRISON
HAROLD R. QUIMBY
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
January 10, 1938
To the School Committee :
I present herewith, as Superintendent of Schools, my seventeenth annual report.
During the last school year relatively few changes in personnel were necessary. Not one of our High School teachers, and but three of our grade teachers left. Miss Hannah C. Whelan retired after many years of service in our schools, two of our grade teachers were married, four cadet teacher vacancies occurred in the grades, and for the first time a cadet teacher was elected in the High School.
During the summer many children, through the support given by the Rotary Club and the assistance of the Weymouth Hospital, and local Physicians, had their tonsils removed. It is to be hoped that as time goes on more and more children who need to have this work done may find a way, for the importance cannot be over-emphasized.
The School Dental Clinic accomplished more this last school year than ever before. There were 351 cleanings, 2045 fillings and 359 extractions, at a net cost to the Town of $1810.04. It is felt that this work which is done on children's teeth of the first, second, third and fourth grades not only relieves and prevents suffering, and improves the health, but may also teach the fact that it is worth-while to care for the teeth and lead children in the upper grades to be more willing and even anxious to go to their family dentist for re-
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medial and preventative treatment, in other words, that it may be education.
The Conservatory of Music is continuing to render real value to those capable of profiting from it. The many dancing classes using our schoolhouses under the sponsor-ship of the various Parent-Teachers' Associa- tions are securing an education, and though it is not of an academic nature, nevertheless it may prove to be of great value to many in various ways, for social grace is an asset in any walk of life.
It is fast becoming a recognized fact that intelli- gence is not simply an academic matter dealing with books and abstractions, but that there is also intelli- gence of a concrete nature dealing with materials and skills-handicraft-and, too, there is what perhaps might be called a third kind of intelligence, which de- mands of the individual an ability to deal with people. This last kind of intelligence may readily be labelled perhaps as social where the individual has to deal with people, not things, nor is success perhaps dependent upon academic training. Many cases may be cited of children who when in school were certainly not clas- sed as brilliant, but in some cases were so low in their class as to be classified, almost if not quite, as mentally deficient, and yet these individuals in maturity made enviable records for themselves and were outstanding and notable successes. They possessed natural facul- ties, and it is going to be the work of education in the future to work in such a way as to discover those fac- ulties which one does possess and then train and de- velop them and not waste time, money and energy attempting to develop that which the individual does not possess. If a person cannot see he is blind, and there is no use in attempting to teach colors, but the sense of
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touch can be trained and improved, even highly deve- loped. To do this work of determining the kind of in- telligence one possesses and develop it, requires a group ing of children in many more groups than is now possi- ble. in public schools. Because of the need for more rooms and increased personel to do this work in a for -. mal manner the work is at the present time informal, in cidental and sometimes more and sometimes less ef- fective. Attitudes are quite important and most diffi- cult to develop and train, for the factors involved are frequently obscure and unrecognized to such an ex- tent that even the trained and expert psychiatrist has difficulty in making the analysis. Many school .: systems today have a psychiatrist and when the time comes that this community feels that it can afford to do so I am sure the expenditure would be justified by the re- turns.
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