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74.50
Mochon, Leonard
6.50
Murzin, Frank
22.00
Murzin, Joseph
12.00
Obremski, Joseph
23.00
Parker, Lindolph
13.00
Perreault, Richard
28.00
Philorene Radio
41.62
Randall, George
38.50
Rosinski, John
20.00
Scholl, George
25.50
Scott, George
32.50
Sembroski, Harry
2.00
Szaban, Michael
2.00
Taylor, Harold
14.00
Town of Granby
10.20
Trompke, Edward
17.50
65
Tucker, Dwight
32.00
White, Roy Worcester County Electric
30.50
12.00
$2,500.00
$2,419.91
Balance
$80.09
FLOOD DAMAGE
Appropriation
$15,000.00
Expended :
Asphalt Hot Mix
$123.60
Aurnhammer, William
4.00
Baerman, Henry
5.00
Baerman, Paul
5.00
Baerman, William
5.00
Beauchemien, Theophile P.
35.00
Berneck, John
18.90
Besse, John
25.00
Bielski, Frank
27.00
Bissel, Eugene
62.50
Blanchette, Leon
11.25
Bray, Richard
4.00
Chartier, Arthur C.
176.40
Chartier, Kenenth
30.00
Clark, Albert
64.00
Clark, John
165.30
Cora M. Willett
25.00
Eli Quenneville
28.95
French, William B
3.00
Gallup, Jean V.
40.00
Gallup, William W.
42.09
Gaudette, Joseph
188.00
Gaudette, Rene
440.80
Granby Supply Store
43.74
66
Graves Equipment
68.25
Griswold, Roger
190.50
Ingham, Myron
11.00
John S. Lane & Son
531.70
Koppers Co., Inc.
765.72
Lajoie, Joseph
63.00
Loiselle, Wilfred
37.50
L. P. LeGrand
29.63
Machine Fund-Payloader
307.50
Machine Fund-D. Truck
210.00
Mathieu, Joseph
19.50
Murzin, Steve
20.00
New England Metal Culvert Co.
1,226.16
Noble, Robert
91.00
Nutting, Lucius D.
26.60
Nutting Robert
630.00
Nutting, Roy
479.40
Obremski,. Joseph
314.00
Parker, Daniel
39.00
Phinney, William
45.80
Police Transfer
553.50
Rimbold, Eugene
57.50
Robert, Ernest
406.00
Robert, George-Mile.
36.10
Robert, George
516.80
Rosinski, John
566.25
Shyloski, Ed. C.
35.90
Souliere, Frank
31.50
Szaban, Michael-Mile.
33.25
Szaban, Michael
562.65
Szaban, Ronnie
8.00
The Lane Const. Corp.
114.30
Tyler Equipment
926.43
Wade, Charles
4.00
67
White, Charles Wilhelm-Davies Co.
4.00
108.85
$15,000.00 $10,644.82
Balance
$4,355.18
GRANBY COMMUNITY NURSING ASSOCIATION
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Expended :
Bergeron, Doris L., R.N.,-Mile.
$157.15
Bergeron, Doris L., R.N.
1,665.00
Center Pharmacy
67.07
Community Calendar
15.00
Mass. Surgical, Inc.
3.50
Monty, Helena
90.00
Nevin Celaners
9.50
Vanderpoel, Ida, R.N .- Mile.
51.45
Vanderpoel, Ida, R.N.
720.00
$3,000.00
$2,778.67
Balance
$221.33
GREEN MEADOW LANE ACCOUNT
Balance of 1954
$2,260.40
Expended :
Banas Sand & Gravel Co., Inc.
$1.50
Chicopee Mason Supplies, Inc.
117.35
Clark, John
33.20
Chartier, Arthur C.
1.20
Flemming Foundry Co.
46.00
Gaudette, Rene
20.00
Ingham Lumber Co.
1.00
68
John S. Lane & Son, Inc.
115.81
Koppers Co., Inc.
967.18
L'Heureux, William
8.00
Mach. Fnd .- Broom
4.50
Mach. Fnd .- Payloader
12.30
Mach. Fnd .- D. Tr.
52.50
N. E. Metal Culvert Co.
67.48
Nutting, Roy
91.00
Regan, Richard
41.00
Robert, Ernest
52.50
Robert, George
8.00
Standard Sign & Signal Co., Inc.
33.61
Sweetser, Zane
60.90
Szaban, Michael
88.35
Tyler Equipment
45.00
White, Charles
59.45
$2,260.40
$1,927.83
Balance $332.57
INSURANCE
Appropriation
$5,900.00
Expended :
Allen S. White Ins. Ag., Inc.
$1,748.85
Bell & Hudson Ins. Ag., Inc.
748.69
The King-McCool Ins. Ag.
3,070.08
$5,900.00
$5,567.62
Balance
$332.38
INTEREST AND DISCOUNT
Appropriation
$150.00
Balance $150.00
69
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Appropriation
$930.00
Dog Refund
712.00
Interest, Monroe Keith Fund
408.78
Bro-Dart Industries
$ 9.25
Daviau, Louis H.
730.25
Field Enterprises
1.50
Funk and Wagnalls
8.50
Gallup, Jean V.
7.50
Gaylord Bros.
13.00
Kaufman, Albert M.
359.40
Library Book House
479.14
Library Service
13.88
Nat. Geog. Society
5.50
Nat. Library Bindery Co.
31.03
Scott, J. H.
158.00
Taft Oil Co.
178.83
Taylor, Ruth E.
2.00
Wee Wisdom
2.00
Wilson, H. W.
4.00
Worcester County Electric Co.
47.00
$2,050.78
$2,050.78
MACHINERY ACCOUNT
Tr. from Mach. Fund (Feb.)
$4,000.00
Tr. from Mach. Fund (Nov.) 2,000.00
Expended :
" Bissel, Eugene
$ 6.50
C. A. Krohne, Inc.
114.47
Dressel's Service Station
750.21
Dziobek Motor Sales
43.25
· Ferrara Spring & Parts Co. Granby Mach. Co.
32.40
4.00
70
Granby Supply Store
93.14
Granby Texaco Service
69.30
Graves Equip. Inc.
36.38
Griswold, Roger
3.00
Holyoke Tire Service
3.50
Irving Schultz & Co.
428.61
J. W. Parsons & Son, Inc.
8.31
J. Russell & Co.
14.65
Lizotte Glass Co.
22.15
Ludlow Rubber Co.
130.00
L. P. LeGrand
168.53
Newhouse Auto Service
5.18
Noble's Amoco Service Station
141.64
Parker's Auto Service
776.41
Perkins-Milton Co., Inc.
2.42
Philip W. Hill
447.53
Redden & Sanderson, Inc.
8.28
R. S. Graves Co.
7.01
Tyler Equipment
949.96
Walsh Holyoke Fabricators
26.40
Weidenmiller-McGovern Co.
321.14
Westfield Welding
125.07
Young Broom Co.
69.65
$6,000.00
$4,809.09
Balance
$1,190.91
MACHINERY EARNINGS
Balance Dec. 31, 1954
$5,274.83
1954 Rentals
117.00
1955 Rentals
371.75
Broom
160.50
Grader
34.00
Mower
60.00
71
Payloader
2,136.97
Roller
3.00
Sander
61.50
Saws
311.00
Truck, Dump
2,705.00
$11,235.55
Trans. to Mach. Account
6,000.00
$5,235.55
Bal. Mach. Account, Dec. 31, 1955
1,190.91
Mach. Fund Jan. 1, 1956
$6,426.46
MEAT INSPECTION
Appropriation
$200.00
Expended :
Chapin, Harry E.
$ 8.00
Scott, John H.
4.00
$200.00
$12.00
Balance
$188.00
MEMORIAL DAY
Appropriation $150.00
Expended :
Advance Whip & Novelty Co., Inc.
$19.65
Bliss, E. H.
10.00
Bulecza, Alex
10.00
Dufresne's Dairy
27.50
Durant, Herbert
10.00
Granby Food Mart
9.68
72
Granby Pharmacy Kelly the Florist
20.00
12.00
$150.00
$118.83
Balance
$31.17
MISCELLANEOUS
Appropriation
$2,500.00
American Writing Ink Co.
$ .69
Assoc. of Twn. Fin. Com.
10.00
Com. of Public Safety
10.20
Forbes Snyder, Inc.
20.93
Girard Type. Co.
8.05
Granby Supply
2.12
Granby Tel. & Tel. Co.
303.08
Hamp. Cty. Com.
10.00
Hamp. Cty. Select. Assoc.
6.00
Hamp. Print Co.
455.00
Hobart, Myrtie E.
106.75
Hobbs & Warren
313.91
Holyoke National Bank
4.40
H. S. Gere & Sons, Inc.
40.03
Ingram, Milton
15.00
Kenneth L. Collard, M.D.
6.00
L. Henry King
6.35
Malone, John P.
10.00
Mass. Coll. & Treas. Assoc.
4.00
Mass. Select. Assoc.
15.00
Mass. Town Clerk's Assoc.
7.50
Petty Cash, Myrtie E. Hobart
20.00
Raymond A. Warner
5.75
Rose T. Ruel, Postmaster
251.65
Seiffert, Herman
15.00
The Lawyer's Cooperative Pub. Co.
30.00
73
Trudeau, Dr. A. E. Vogt, Virginia L.
20.00
4.70
$2,500.00
$1,702.11
Balance
$ 797.89
MOTH SUPPRESSION
Appropriation
$200.00
Expended :
Pioneer Valley Spray Service
$175.00
Szaban ,Michael
15.50
$200.00
$190.50
Balance
$ 9.50
NOTES AND LICENSES
Appropriation
$10.00
Balance $10.00
PLANNING BOARD
Appropriation $100.00
Expended :
Raymond R. Warner, Reg. of Deeds
$2.00
$100.00
$2.00
Balance
$98.00
74
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
Tr. Flood Damage
$2,000.00 553.50
Expended :
Baker, John
$134.50
Bissel, Eugene
147.38
Blackmer, Lewis H.
11.25
Chapin, Harry
6.00
Com. of Public Safety
.75
Fournier, Adelard
286.00
Fournier, Roger
55.71
French, Wm. B.
79.50
Gallup, Wm. W.
253.20
Ingham, Myron
39.00
James R. Shea
48.00
Lajoie, Joseph
16.75
Loiselle, Wilfrid
96.25
Martin, Edward
150.75
Mass. Market. Inst., Inc.
15.00
Noble, Robert
112.75
Philorene Radio
65.30
Randall, Geo. A.
484.30
Robert, Ed.
229.50
Snyder, Franklin G.
14.80
Springfield Radio Co.
68.97
The Army Store
55.50
Tucker, Dwight
173.75
$2,553.50
$2,544.91
Balance
$8.59
75
REP. AND MAINT., PUB. BLDGS.
Appropriation
Tr. Reserve Fund
$2,000.00 .19
Expended :
American Window Clean. Co.
$90.00
Ayers, Faye, Sr.
10.00
Ayers, Faye, Jr.
6.00
Burnett & Selkirk
10.35
Gaudette, Rene
26.10
Granby Supply Store
10.42
Gulf Oil Corp.
422.85
Han-For Sales
170.00
Harry Mason & Son
52.93
Ingham Lumber Co.
16.60
Kalita, Alex
46.25
L'Heureux, Wm.
10.00
Mach. Fnd .- Payloader
4.10
Mach. Fnd .- Saws
7.00
Mach. Fnd .- Tr.
5.00
Noble's Amoco Service Station
14.50
Randall, Geo. A.
104.65
Robert, Geo.
26.10
Street Supply Corp.
1.20
Sweetser, Zane
18.85
Szaban, Michael
52.70
Tremco Mfg Co.
3.71
Tupper's Elec.
44.00
Tyler Equipment
9.00
White, Charles
18.85
Wm. B. Whiting Coal Co.
609.35
Worcester Cty. Elec. Co.
209.68
$2,000.19
$2,000.19
76
REGIONAL DISTRICT SCHOOL PLANNING COMMITTEE
Appropriation
$300.00 $300.00
SALARIES
Appropriation
$7,175.00
Assessors :
Easton, Wilbur H.
$400.00
Taylor, Harold B.
350.00
Ingham, Myron L.
350.00
Auditor :
Cummings, Brenda A.
50.00
Cattle Inspector :
Chapin, Harry E., Est. of
37.50
Scott, John H.
112.50
Electrical Inspector :
Randall, Henry T.
200.00
Fire Chief :
Dressel, Robert H.
250.00
Forest Warden :
Dressel, Robert H.
50.00
Librarian :
Taylor, Ruth E.
450.00
Moderator :
Ingham, Earl M.
75.00
School Committee :
White, Nicholas
70.00
Dickinson, Margaret
45.00
Fournier, Roger
45.00
Mondor, Philip
45.00
Stiles, Frank A.
45.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Carver, George
100.00
77
Selectmen :
Parker, Lindolph O.
370.00
Bray, Wallace J. Clark, E. Thornton
330.00
300.00
Tax Collector :
King, L. Henry
1,108.34
Town Clerk:
Hobart, Myrtie E.
400.00
Town Counsel :
Oldershaw, Louis F.
500.00
Town Treasurer :
Hobart, Myrtie E.
1,108.34
$7,175.00
$6,791.68
Balance
$383.32
LOANS SCHOOL BONDS
Appropriation $15,000.00
Expended :
Second National Bank of Boston
$15,000.00
$15,000.00 $15,000.00
School Bonds, Interest :
$3.849.00
Expended :
Second National Bank of Boston
$3,849.00
$3,849.00
$3,849.00
1
78
SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Appropriation
$4,000.00
Expended :
Alderman & MacNeish
$3,000.00
Gazette Printing Co.
119.00
Grenier's Pharmacy
15.00
John J. McCool
$40.00
Walter F. Trompke
29.35
$4,000.00
$3,403.35
Balance
$596.65
SNOW REMOVAL
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Expended :
Bray, Richard
$6.00
Chartier, Arthur C.
1.80
Chemical Corp.
144.25
Clark, Raymond
85.00
Gaudette, Rene
167.60
Granby Machine Co.
16.00
L'Heureux, William
37.50
Mach. Fnd .- Payloader
49.20
Mach. Fnd-Sander
8.00
Mach. Fnd .- D. Tr.
115.00
Mercure, Ernest
19.00
Nutting, Roy
14.00
Obremski, Joseph
58.75
Robert, Ernest
15.00
Robert, George
168.20
Rosinski, John
28.75
Shyloski, Ed. C.
8.40
Sweetser, Zane-Mile.
7.14
79
Sweetser, Zane
108.75
Szaban, Michael-Mile.
4.00
Szaban, Michael
319.30
White, Charles
117.45
$1,500.00
$1,499.09
Balance
$ .91
STABILIZATION FUND
Appropriation
$5,000.00
Holyoke Savings Bank
$5,000.00
STREET LIGHTING
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended :
Worcester County Electric Co.
$414.71
$500.00
$414.71
Balance
$85.29
STREET NUMBERING COMMITTEE
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended :
Baker, John A.
$96.50
Bray, Robert, Jr.
5.00
Easton, Wilbur H.
229.13
Hauschild, Arthur G.
101.50
Rose T. Ruel, Postmaster
16.00
Vogt, Virginia L.
6.00
-
$500.00
$454.13
$45.87
Balance
80
TOWN DUMP
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended :
Clark, John
$29.00
Gaudette, Rene
2.50
Graves, Kenneth
12.00
Griswold, Roger
91.00
Karl, Fred
100.00
Mach, Fnd .- Gr.
13.50
Mach. Fnd-Payloader
45.10
Mach. Fnd.,-D. Tr.
77.50
Obremski, Joseph
12.50
Robert, George
21.75
Shyloski, Ed. C.
4.80
Sweetser, Zane
13.05
Szaban, Michael-Mile.
.50
Szaban, Michael
54.25
Tyler Equipment
4.50
White, Charles
14.50
$500.00
$ 496.45
Balance
$3.55
TOWN ROADS
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended :
Chartier, Arthur C.
$2.40
Gaudette, Rene
14.50
John S. Lane & Son
56.48
Mach. Fnd .- D. Tr.
27.50
Mercure, Ernest
4.00
Robert, Ernest
16.50
Robert, George
19.50
Sweetser, Zane
111.65
81
Szaban, Michael Tyler Equipment White, Charles
119.35
18.00
105.85
$500.00
$495.73
Balance
$4.27
TOWN SHED
Appropriation
$7,500.00
Expended :
Association Bldg. Wreckers
$250.00
Ayers, Faye
551.25
Ben's Wayside Mart
30.00
Bill Willard
352.50
Chartier, Arthur C.
52.23
Clark, Albert
26.00
Clark, John
52.50
Cooke, Thomas R.
73.80
Gaudette, Rene
21.75
Granby Glass
150.00
Granby Supply
26.96
Griswold, Roger
42.00
Ingham Lumber Co.
2,787.58
John H. Lee & Son
8.00
J. V. Choquette
447.75
Kalita, Alexander
447.50
L'Heureux, William
50.00
Mach. Fnd .- Payloader
45.10
Mach. Fnd .- D. Truck
97.50
McCool, John
15.00
McHaffie, William
333.00
Nutting, Roy
57.00
Obremski, Joseph
162.50
Patrie, Lionel
51.00
82
Quenneville, Eli
5.50
Regan, Richard
82.50
Robert, Ernest
59.50
Robert, George
14.50
Robert, Louis
2.50
R. S. Graves Co.
14.77
Rosinski, John
142.50
Sam. Carlson & Co.
36.75
Street Supply
1.86
Sweetser, Zane
67.55
Szaban, Michael-Mileage
4.00
Szaban, Michael
169.20
White, Charles
134.85
Woodlawn Ready-Mixed Concrete
251.75
$7,500.00
$7,218.65
Balance®
$281.35
TOXIN-ANTITOXIN
Appropriation
$50.00
Expended :
Austin E. Whitcomb, M.D.
$50.00
TREE WARDEN
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended :
Beaulieu, Laurent
$64.38
Beaulieu, Paul
22.50
Blanchette, Leon
6.25
Bolton, John D.
6.88
DeWitt, Francis
20.00
Fugler, Leo
3.75
Gaj, Walter
2.50
83
Gallup, Wm. W.
25.25
Gaudette, Rene
12.50
Griswold, Roger
5.00
Houle, Lionel
6.25
Kizior, Michael
2.50
Kizior, Stanley
2.50
Mach. Fnd .- Payloader
6.00
Mach. Fnd,-Saws
12.00
North. Tree Expert Co.
25.00
Obremski, Joseph
1.25
Robert, Ernest
92.00
Robert, George
20.63
Robert, Gerald
32.50
Robert, Wilfred
104.37
Szaban, Michael
25.63
$500.00
$499.64
Balance
$ .36
VETERANS BENEFITS
Appropriation
$750.00
Expended :
Farmers' Exchange
$32.23
$750.00
$ 32.23
Balance
$717.17
SPECIAL SCHOOL LUNCH
Expended :
H. P. Hood & Sons
$1,525.16
Riverside Dairy
1,261.24
$2,786.40
84
Refund on A/C 1953 Real Estate
L. Henry King $20.00
Assessments and All Other
Agencies and Trusts
$11,896.32
County Retirement Assessment
411.50
County Tax
6,623.61
Dog Licenses
1,037.60
Dog Reimbursements
151.50
State Parks
236.48
Tax Refunds
1,404.54
Veterans' Service Dist.
315.00
Welfare Dist .- Granby, Belchertown
1,175.00
Whiting Street Fund
85.19
MYRTIE E. HOBART,
Treasurer
Recapitulation of Expenditures for 1955
Account
Total Avail.
Expended $11,896.32
Unexpend. Balance Transfers
Agencies and Trusts
$11,896.32
Aid to Dependent Children, Town
2,000.00
707.64
$ 1,292.36
Aid to Dependent Children, Federal
1,271.20
813.00
$ 458.20
Assessors' Expenses
400.00
333.28
66.72
Board of Health
134.17
134.17
Bridges and Railings
800.00
800.00
Cemetery-General
1,800.00
1,511.26
288.74
Cemetery-Perpetual
841.80
841.80
Chapter 81
16,575.00
16,575.00
Chapter 90, Const., 1954 Bal.
2,458.87
2,458.87
Chapter 90, Const.
10,000.00
8,324.53
1,675.47 5,000.00
Chapter 90, Morgan St., Bridge
5,000.00
Chapter 90, Maintenance
3,600.00
3,596.54
3.46
Civil Defense
1,229.62
863.71
365.91
County Retirement
411.50
411.50
County Tax
6,623.61
6,623.61
Departmental Clerk
1,000.00
994.00
6.00
Disability Ass't .- Town
2,500.00
2,214.28
285.72
Disability Ass't .- Federal
1,503.65
1,081.99
421.66
Dog Licenses
1,037.60
1,037.60
Dog Reimbursement
151.50
151.50
85
Dutch Elm Elections and Registrations Fire Department
500.00
499.82
.18
750.00
622.90
127.10
2,500.00
2,419.91
80.09
Flood Damage
15,000.00
10,091.32
4,355.18 $553.50
General Relief
1,000.00
1,000.00
Granby Community Nursing Assoc.
3,000.00
2,778.67
221.33
Green Meadow Lane Account
2,260.40
1,927.83
332.57
Insurance
5,900.00
5,567.62
332.38
Interest and Discount
150.00
150.00
Library, Public
2,050.78
2,505.78
Machinery Account
6,000.00
4,809.09
1,190.91
Meat Inspection
200.00
12.00
188.00
Memorial Day
150.00
118.83
31.17
Miscellaneous
2,500.00
1,702.11
797.89
Moth Suppression
200.00
190.50
9.50
Notes and Licenses
10.00
10.00
Old Age Ass't .- Town
8,152.48
7,835.35
317.13
Old Age Ass't .- Federal
5,586.99
4,226.37
1,360.62
Planning Board
100.00
2.00
98.00
Police Department
2,553.50
2,544.91
8.59
Public Buildings, Repair and Maintenance
2,000.19
2,000.19
Regional Dist. Sch. Plan. Com.
300.00
300.00
Reserve Fund
2,500.00
2,465.64
34.36
Salaries
7,175.00
6,791.68
383.32
Schools
108,618.00
108,372.32
245.68
86.
School Bonds
15,000.00
15,000.00
School Bonds, Interest
3,849.00
3,849.00
School Building Committee
4,000.00
3,403.35
596.65
School, Practical Arts
100.00
100.00
School, P. A., Geo. Barden Fund
360.00
180.00
180.00
Snow Removal
1,500.00
1,499.09
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Stabilization Fund
5,000.00
5,000.00
State Parks .
236.48
236.48
Street Lighting
500.00
414.71
85.29
Street Numbering
500.00
454.14
45.87
Tax Refunds
1,404.54
1,404.54
Town Dump
500.00
496.45
3.55
Town Roads
500.00
495.73
4.27
Town Shed
7,500.00
7,218.65
281.35
Toxin-Antitoxin
50.00
50.00
Tree Warden
500.00
499.64
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Veterans' Benefits
750.00
32.23
717.77
Veterans' Service Dist.
315.00
315.00
Welfare Dist .- Granby-Belchertown
1,175.00
1,175.00
Whiting Street Fund
85.19
85.19
Special School Lunch
3,188.74
2,786.40
402.34
Refund on a/c 1953 Real Estate
20.00
20.00
$297,426.13
$270,550.39
$10,545.02
$15,742.86
$587.86
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SCHOOL REPORT
Nicholas C. White, Chairman
Term expires February 1957
Frank A. Stiles, Secretary
Term expires February 1956
Roger Fournier Term expires February 1957 Mrs. Raymond S. Dickinson Term expires February 1958
Dr. Philip Mondor Term expires February 1958
Superintendent of Schools CHARLES A. MILLER 5 Elm Street, South Hadley Falls, Mass. Office, Granby School Office Hours, by Appointment
School Physician DR. AUSTIN E. WHITCOMB 21 Bardwell Street South Hadley Falls, Mass.
School Nurse MRS. IDA VANDERPOEL East State Street Granby, Mass.
School Attendance Officer WILLIAM W. GALLUP
Janitors CONSTANT SEMBROSKI WALTER LANDRY-Part Time
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
Winter Term
January 3 to February 24, 1956
Spring Term
March 5 to April 27, 1956
Summer Term
May 7 to June 15, 1956
Fall Term
September 5 to December 22, 1956
HOLIDAYS
February 22-Washington's Birthday
March 30-Good Friday
April 19-Patriot's Day
May 30-Memorial Day
October 12-Columbus Day
October 19-Teachers' Convention
November 12-Veterans' Day
November 22, 23-Thanksgiving recess
SCHOOL COMMITTEE REGULATIONS
Children who became five years of age, on or before March first, may enter the first grade the following Sep- tember.
A child entering school for the first time is required to present to the teacher a birth certificate and a vac- cination, or exemption of vaccination certificate.
As far as possible, when a student is taken ill in school, the parents are to be called, requesting they come for the student.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
On days when schools are dismissed for storm or rainy weather, announcement will be given over the lo- cal radio stations, WHYN, WREB and WACE. Please do not phone school officials, teachers and the radio sta- tions. Listen to the announcement on the radio.
Parents should use their own judgment, if the weather is prohibitive, at the time of departure for school.
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MASSACHUSETTS STATUTES Chapter 76, Section 2
Duties of Parents, etc., as to school attendance. Penalty :
Every person in control of a child shall cause him to attend school as required, and if he fails to do so for seven day sessions or fourteen half-day sessions within any period of six months, he shall on complaint of a su- pervisor of attendance, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars: No physical or mental condi- tion capable of correction, or rendering the child a fit subject for special instruction at public charge in institu- tions other than public schools, shall avail as a defense unless it appears that the defendant has employed all reasonable measures for the correction and suitable in- struction of the child.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Granby :
We herewith submit our Annual Report as follows :
Our School enrollment continues to show an increase each year. As of October 1, 1955 our enrollment was 18.6% higher than October 1, 1954 which was 4.6% higher than we had anticipated. Our enrollment estim- ate for October 1, 1956 based on figures which we have at present shows approximately an increase of 11% over that of October 1, 1955.
Since our last Annual Report, due to our overcrowd- ed conditions, we have had to use our auditorium as a class room. However the voters, at a Sepcial Town Meeting held in November, 1955, have made provisions for an addition to our present facilities; consisting of eight class rooms, an activity room and a cafeteria. The
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Special School Building Committee has assured your School Committee that this will be ready for occupancy in September, 1956, thus eliminating the possibility of double sessions.
We have found it necessary during the past year to again make changes in our bus routes. These changes have been done in accordance with our School Transpor- tation contract. It is very possible that an extra bus will be necessary in September, 1956.
It became necessary during the past summer to pro- vide a fireproof addition for our power mowing ma- chine. This was demanded by the Fire Insurance Un- derwriters. We have made extensive electrical repairs, replaced the front door frames, redecorated the audito- rium, made roof repairs, caulked and painted all win- dows and doors and repaired the large blinds on our original building.
The School Committee wishes to thank the Parent- Teacher Association, the Granby Lions Club and the PM Division of the Granby Woman's Club for their gifts, consisting of baseball and basketball uniforms, a tape recorder machine and swings for the use of our students. Your School Committee has purchased an audiometer, a visual screening instrument to discover possible visual defects and a new duplicator.
During the past year we have had six resignations in our teaching personnel and these vacancies have been replaced with capable teachers. We have again found it necessary to revise our salary schedule hoping to elimin- ate the turnover of our personnel and also to bring the salaries in line with other cities and towns.
The budget for the year 1956 is 10.82% higher than that of 1955. The increase, however, percentagewise is
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7.72% lower than that of 1955. The increase is due largely to the increase in instruction, tuition and trans- portation.
Our Committee wants to thank Mr. Miller, our Su- perintendent, and Mr. Kemp, our Principal, for their co- operation in handling the extra work necessary due to an enlarged enrollment.
Respectfully submitted,
NICHOLAS C. WHITE FRANK A. STILES ROGER E. FOURNIER MARGARET W. DICKINSON PHILIP J. MONDOR
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee and Citizens of Granby :
I herewith submit the annual report of our schools.
Granby, like many other communities was handi- capped by lack of sufficient space during the past year. However, due to the fine cooperation of the school per- sonnel, we have maintained a high level of efficiency in our educational program. Everyone, teachers, and stu- dents worked together to meet and overcome the crowd- ed conditions and carry forward a good and sound teach- ing and learning atmosphere.
The School Committee has shown a sympathetic un- derstanding of our administrative problems. It has provided us with additional teaching materials, a new du- plicator, a vision testing machine and audiometer.
Many community organizations have continued their interest in our children and school program by .contribut- ing items, such as playground material, athletic uniforms and a recording machine. We are reminded of the theme for American Education Week: "Schools-Your Investment in America." The School Committee and cit- izens of Granby have invested in (1) Character Build- ing; (2) In Teachers; (3) in classrooms; (4) in Funda- mental Learning; (5) in Better Living; (6) in a Strong Nation. All are to be commended.
How well we have touched upon the above goals, may be learned somewhat from the Principal James Kemp's description of programs, events and activities of the past year :
"Providing an adequate reading program in the ex- tremely important and formative primary grades, where
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our largest enrollments are found, is a major problem again this year. This difficulty has been remedied by having Miss O'Niell in charge of the reading program for approximately twelve children in each first and sec- ond grade class. These children meet with Miss O'Niell twice a day for this purpose.
"The improvement of penmanship in all grades has been one of the teachers' objectives this year. The Palmer penmanship system is currently being taught in the school.
"Several educational field trips were enjoyed by Granby school students this year. Among these were:
The annual historical tour to Boston by the Grade 8 graduating class in June. (Sponsored by the American Legion.)
Tours of the Springfield Fine Arts, Natural History and Historical Museums by Grade 8 in October.
A day at Old Deerfield and its museums by the Grade 7 classes in October.
Inspection of the Holyoke Water Power plant and two Holyoke industrial plants using this power, by the Grade 5 classes in November.
Tour of Holyoke Savings Bank by Grade 8 in No- vember.
"The Debating Club, composed of Grade 7 and 8 stu- dents under Mr. McInerney's direction, won the Knights of Columbus debating trophy in competition with the Grade 7 and 8 students in the South Hadley Schools, during the 1955 spring term.
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"A School Newspaper and a Dramatics Club have been organized by Mr. Dudley. A fall edition of the paper and two plays have been produced thus far by these organizations.
"The School Football Team won the championship in the South Hadley-Granby 1955 league competition.
"About 88% of Granby School children are current- ly depositors with the School savings program of the Holyoke Savings Bank, and had net deposits of $9,260.55 in mid-December 1955.
"The Student Accident Insurance policies were made available in the school again at $1.25 per child. Approximately 75% of the school enrolled in this pro- gram.
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