Town annual report of Ipswich 1935, Part 10

Author: Ipswich (Mass.:Town)
Publication date: 1935
Publisher: Lynn News Press / J. F. Kimball
Number of Pages: 282


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Soldiers' Benefits


70


Soldiers' Graves


92


Sprinkler and Alarm System


83


Street Light


93


Town Clerk


20


Town Hall


24


Tree Warden


35


.


Shellfish Special Clam Commission


12


Memorial Building


Unemployment ERA & WPA Water Department Weights and Measures


97 93


List of Jurors


List of Town Officers


List of Town Property


Receipts


Reserve Fund Transfers


Table of Aggregates


Treasurer and Collector's Report


16


Trust Funds


Unpaid Bills


Work Sheet


Report of Town Officers:


Assessors


202


Auditor's Statement


141


Cemetery Trust Funds


1.47


Clam Commissioners


16


Fire Engineers' Report


192


Forest Warden


188 208


Health Report


Health Minority Report


209


Inspector of Slaughtering


216


Ipswich Beach Committee .


221 217


Milk Inspector


204


Moth Superintendent


184 187


Playground Commissioner


220 180


Public Welfare


211


Sanitary Agent


205


Sealer of Weights and Measures


203


Selectmen


171


Superintendent of Streets


189


Tax Collector


148


Tree Warden


185


Trust Fund Commissioners


218


Town Clerk


174


PART II


Water and Light Report


PART III


School Report


82 198


3 206 12 135 201


160 207 200


Memorial Hall Trustees


Park Commissioner.


Police Department


TOWN OF IPSWICH


ANNUAL REPORT


-- OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE


634


FOR THE YEAR


1935


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The Charles G. Hull Press


1936


THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Term Expires


FRED D. HARRIS


1936


FLORENCE MANSFIELD


1936


ERNEST J. SMITH


1937


BESSIE F. DAWSON


1937


EARL EWING


1938


FRANK W. KYES


1938


DR. E. J. SMITH


FRANK L. COLLINS, M. D.


MADELINE BAYLEY, R. N.


GEORGE W. TOZER


Chairman School Physician


School Nurse Attendance Officer


JOSEPH I. HORTON Superintendent and Purchasing Agent Clerk


GEORGE W. TOZER Office Office Hours


Manning School Building School Days from 3:30 to 5:00


Comparative Statement of School Department Expenditure


Years 1928-1935 Inclusive


1928 $ 5,044.24 65,232.55


'1929 $ 5,013.62 $ 67,103.96


1930 5,301.62 $ 69,174.55


1931 4,961.99 $ 69,907.84


1932 5.068.20 $ 70,486.13


1933 5,058.08 $ 68,915.03


1934 4,951.03 $ 68,022.54


1935 6,035.10 66,782.28


General Expense Teachers Salaries Americanization Classes


0


0


0 274.00


252.00


238.00


232.00


236.00


Text Bks. & Sup.


3,926.55


5.850.24


7,992.05


8,137.76


4,134.91


3,391.88


3,949.65


4,661.41


Tuition


1,071.88


1,541.08


1,562.20


1,501.61


1,518.46


978.72


1,054.42


1,419.47


Transportation


4,886.50


5,561.54


6,116.50


7,689.31


9,527.34


9,192.00


9,007.77


8,966.33


Janitor Service


3,923.99


3,979.98


4,296.40


4,465.99


4,510.60


4,452.19


4,522.60


4,491.00


Fuel and Light


3,653.60


3,028.91


3,146.66


3,777.41


1,584.94


2,987.49


3,105.57


4,597.91


Bldgs and Grounds


4,190.29


3,411.24


4,103.67


4,471.09


1,764.98


4,048.22


4,772.67


1,901.62


Furniture and Fur.


84.28


413.88


597.77


202.03


75.95


27.40


192.15


92.20


Supp't of Truants


76.00


96.91


Diplomas and Grad


166.55


171.15


162.25


117.45


119.45


112.94


114.97


120.50


Insurance


555.76


1,054.20


1,721.04


1,954.87


795.50


888.05


986.03


1,100.02


Athletics


599.10


588.14


698.55


714.67


556.99


533.14


188.91


Fire Alarm


983.81


Total Expend.


$93,385.29


$93,777.94


$104,928.26 $108,176.02 $100,395.45 $100,899.14 $102,084.12


Receipts :


Mass. Inc. Tax


9,230.00


9,430.00


9,580.00


9,410.00


9,570.00


16,695.00


17,858.30


14,920.00


Mass. Income Tax Rebate


11,605.00


Tuition - Rowley


4,292.50


4,377.50


4,411.50


3,719.00


3,755.00


4,236.47


2,163.25


306.92


Mass. Voca. Edu.


197.00


418.44


598.79


920.71


629.57


652.85


736.89


965.97


Miscellaneous


0


17.20


O


127.56


134.00


Mass. Amer. Classes


121.00


110.00


90.00


Total Receipts


$13,719.50


$14,243.14


$14,590.29


$14,177.27


$14.088.57


$33,310.32


$20.868.44


20,120.64


Net Cost


$79,615.79


$83,534.80


$90,837.97


$93.998.75 $86.306.88


$67,588.82


$81,215.68


80,379.81


Number of Pupils Enrolled


1,544


1,516


1,510


1,504


1,507


1,425


1,409


1,400


Net Cost per


Pupils enrolled


51.56


55.10


59.82


62.50


57.27


47.43


57.64


57.41


1119920


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100,500.45


3,837.75


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IPSWICH GROSS AND NET COST


IPSWICH SCHOOL REPORT


Year


Total Cost


Pupils Enrolled


Gross Cost Per Pupil


Net Cost


Net Cost Per Pupil


Pupil Cost * for State


1925


$ 94,102.47


1501


$62.69


$81,564.90


$54.34


$134.88


1926


96,490.24


1521


63.44


83,239.40


54.73


110.40


1927


97,073.93


1570


61.83


83,851.90


53.41


114.26


1928


93,335.29


1544


60.45


79,615.79


51.66


114.05


1928


93,335.29


1544


60.45


79,615.79


51.56


114.05


1930


104,928.26


1510


69.48


87,735.36


58.10


117.44


1931


108,176.02


1504


71.92


94,289.89


62.50


117.37


1932


100,395.45


1507


66.62


86,306.88


57.27


112.44


1933


100,899.14


1425


70.81


67,588.82


47.43


97.86


1934


102,084.12


1409


72.45


81,215.68


57.64


92.51


1935


100,500.45


1400


71.99


80,379.81


57.41


93.74


* Average membership.


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COMMITTEE'S REPORT.


To the Citizens of Ipswich:


Once more it is our pleasant duty to review for you the important events of the past year and to present to you our recommendations for the coming year.


By far the most important was the vote at a Special Town Meeting to build a new high school and appropriate money for the same. This meeting was attended by a fine cross section of the voters. Many real estate holders who pay a substantial sum in taxes were present and when the vote was taken on each article there were only two votes against the proposition. The work of building the school is well under way and should be finished and ready for occupancy when the fall term of 1936 starts.


We are very fortunate to have the old shoe shop at Green Street for use as a Manual Training School, as this year there is an increase of 40 percent in the number of boys who are taking this course. In fact, it seems to be the tendency all over the country for more pupils to forsake the academic sub- jects for the manual arts. We are now teaching carpentry printing, and mechanical drawing. In Domestic Science we have an increase of 30 percent in the number of girls enrolled.


Transportation of pupils continues to be a large item, the cost to the Town during the past year being almost $9,000. A bill (Senate Bill No. 282) is now before the Legislature "pro- viding for transportation of Parochial and private school pupils to and from school at public expense." If this bill is passed, it will mean a further increase in costs.


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This year the Principal of the High School is adding a course in Biology to the school curriculum. One of the present teaching force will teach the subject, which is of the utmost importance. Most hospitals require a course in this subject before they will allow a girl to go in training.


The subject of fire insurance is a very vital one and the committee is of the opinion that if all the insurance on all Town property could be covered under a Schedule Policy which could be controlled from the Selectmen's office, there would be a saving of many hundreds of dollars annually to the tax payers. We suggest that the Finance Committee take up this matter and make a recommendation.


During the past year there has been an enrollment of ap- proximately 1400 pupils. The cost of educating each has been $71.79. Among towns the size of Ipswich, we rank No. 137 down the list; No. I being the highest cost per pupil. If it is taken into consideration that the Town has had refunds of $20,120.64, the actual cost to the tax payer is only $57.41 per pupil.


The Town was not called upon last year to contribute to the support of athletics because the enclosed field had made them "self-supporting."


When the new gymnasium is finished we recommend more sports for the girls, such as basket ball. field hockey, etc. Other high schools do this and we feel that it should be started here even if an extra teacher has to be employed to carry on this work.


In conclusion, we ask more parents to visit the schools and see how the classes are conducted. As we have said in the past, fair criticism of any part of the system is more than welcome.


ERNEST J. SMITH, Chairman.


ENROLLMENT OF PUPILS IN THE DIFFERENT GRADES FROM 1923 TO 1935


Grade


| 1923 |1924 | 1925 | 1926 1927 | 1928 |1929 |1930 |1931


| 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935


I.


223


214


190


172


201


175


171


154


124


123


75


111


115


II.


165


154


163


1


182


159


163


156


163


164


122


109


87


100


III.


195


1


199


189 1


149


179


172


166


127


145


161


129


112


88


IV.


130


155


142


195


155


168


145


168


1


144


149


178


150


1 121


V.


127


140


177


141


173


145


146


150


169


157


164


162


149


VI.


127


125


129


166


163


180


142


158


157


154


160


163


139


VII.


110


124


135


127


139


133


153


129


154


134


142


131


222


VIII.


104


99


102


104


93


119


104


137


102


137


121


157


103


IX.


76


113


105


108


117


95


130


104


128


112


122


105


124


X.


60


57


69


1


69


76


81


79


102


86


109


90


101


116


XI.


33


57


60


1


60


65


60


71


60


82


75


80


73


59


XII.


28


27


1


40


46


47


50


48


56


1


43


64


45


54


54


P. G.


3


1


1


2


1


3


3


5


1


2


6


1


10


1


10 |


3


1 10


Totals


| 1378 |1465 |1501 |1521 |1570 |1544 |1516 |1510 |1504 | 1507 |1425 |1409 |1400


An'l Inc ..


*12


87 |


36 |


20 |


49 |


*26 |


*28 |


*6 |


*6 |


2 |


*82 |


1 *9


1


!


1


* Dec.


Americanization Classes: 1931-32, 57; 1932-33, 43; 1933-34, 51; 1934-35, 42; 1935-36, 68.


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1


1


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DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGE AND GRADES


IPSWICH SCHOOL REPORT


Grade


6| 7| 8 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17|18| 19| 20|Total


I


58


51!


1


115


II


12


49


28


81


2 0 1


100


III


2


50


23


8


3


2


88


IV


16


42


28


21


9


1


3


1


121


V


1 22


49


42


17


12


3


2 1


149


VI


10


41


39


19|


15|


10|


5


139


VII


2


26


68


49


40|


29


8


222


VIII


3


32


39| 20


9


103


IX


3


35


41|


28


13


2


2


124


X


4| 24|


41


24


20


3


116


XI


9 21


18


8


2


1


59


XII


3|


12


28


8


1 2


54


XIII


-


1 7 2


10


Total


-


| 70|102|100| 96| 99|133 |142|152|174|155| 91| 65| 17| 2| 2| 1400


Americanization Class : 1931-'32, 57; '32-'33, 43 ; '33-'34, 51; '34-'35, 42; '35-'36, 68.


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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.


To the School Committee of Ipswich,


Gentlemen:


The thirty-fourth annual report coming from the office of the Superintendent of Schools is herewith submitted.


Again I am advised to use but little space. This I shall do by simply touching upon a few of our achievements, offering a few recommendations, and making acknowledgment of the helpful service rendered by various organizations and individ- uals in lifting our schools physically, intellectually. and spirit- ually to a higher plane.


The usual statistical information may be gathered from the tables which are a part of this report.


ACHIEVEMENTS.


Anything which contributes to the general health of a com- munity is of first importance. And so I place the successful work of our School Physician and the School Nurse in the elim- ination of diphtheria from our midst as first of our outstanding achievements. Not a single death from this cause, nor a single case of the disease, was reported to the Board of Health for the full year.


This is a pleasing record; but do we stop to consider what it means in terms of sccurity to the home and family? the lifting the load of anxiety from the fathers and mothers of these little ones? And what about a community that is so immune?


The work of the Industrial Arts School deserves a place under this caption. In addition to the quota from the High


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School taking this work, there has been a class of over-aged boys who have taken manual training along with their academic work. The change has given them new courage and I rank these boys as responsive and dependable as any class or group in our school population. The teachers in charge, coupled with the merits of the system, have done a real work in transforma- tion. Teaching our boys and girls to work with their hands helps to defeat poverty.


The juvenile play lately presented by the pupils of the Bur- ley School deserves a place among our highlights. It was an ambitious undertaking; but the Supervisor, the teachers, and the children rose to the occasion and carried through without a hitch or a break. It was one of the finest examples of good leadership and thorough training I ever witnessed.


The spirit of Martha J. Stuart still walks abroad. The her- itage she bequeathed our schools is a noble one. The seed she sowed here fell into good ground and is bearing fruit an hun- dred fold.


At the risk of revealing my own personal leanings in edu- cational matters, let me say that the things of the spirit should come first. Nothing gives me a deeper satisfaction, nor so as- sures me of the correctness of my course, as to realize what our schools are constantly doing in the line of social and spiritual uplift. Our children are taught by precept and example to put service above self, to live neighborly, and enjoy the luxury of doing good. I could fill a book with concrete examples of this work, but space forbids; and then, too, we must not do as the hypocrites do.


RECOMMENDATIONS.


I unreservedly recommend the return to the old schedule for the admission of children to our public schools. viz: 5 years of age on or before December 31 of the entering year.


I have no desire to enter into any extended discussion of this proposition. I simply wish to say to those holding opposite


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views, that there are honest differences of opinion, that we often confuse the means for the end. In this case, I am most certain, the end sought-the real objective-is one and the same; it is identical. The difference lies in the means employed to achieve that end. But let us go to the real facts of the case before draw- ing any conclusions or offering any remedies. Here are a few facts that all must recognize as such:


We have a mill town without the mill. Many of our homes have large families of children. Many of these parents, rather than turn their children into the jungle of the streets, are sending them to the parochial schools. I heartily approve of such policy; but is the public school doing its full duty when a better way is possible?


Again, and without exception, those children who have at- tended kindergarten before entering the public schools, have maintained their rank in the grades even before reaching the re- quired chronological age for admission. The same is true of other localities. Is this giving the under-privileged a square deal?


Schools for the deaf admit children to their lip-reading classes at two-and-a-half and three. The earlier the correction of faults is undertaken, the better for all concerned.


A pre-primary school, combining the best features of the nursery school and the kindergarten, would be of inestimable value to this community. It would give more of our children an equal educational opportunity.


How to raise or maintain the educational standard of our schools has become a real problem. With the changes in racial background, home environment, and the social and industrial activities, there is a tendency to slip back into a "comparative mediocrity" which spells the doom of every enterprise. Against this we must be ever watchful and resist all such tendencies. The brighter pupils must be given work commensurate with their ability and held to a strict accountability for its performance. They must take the responsibility and the penalty; they must become the dominant element in our school system --- examples


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of intellectual attainment which others should strive to follow. Social prestige must give place to intellectual attainment if our standards are to be raised to a higher level.


What I have said here must apply to all intellectual levels. There is no easy-payment plan in real intellectual work Abil- ity levels must be established and maintained throughout, and individual ability given chance to assert itself.


There is, too, such a thing as personal responsibility. If we can impress this fact upon the minds of our children --- and the way to impress it is to hold each individual rigidly up to its per- formance --- we shall give force to our teaching and drive ninety percent of our present-day troubles out of existence


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.


Space forbids that I do more than enumerate the organiza- tions and individuals that have been so instrumental in promo- ting the success of our schools during the past year. Our ap- preciation and gratitude, however, are not so limited, and I wish to assure one and all that they have been most helplul in smoothing our way over many of the rough places that have arisen during these trying times. Please accept my sincere thanks.


First of all I place the Red Cross Organization for supply- ing milk to so many of our undernourished children. To Mr. Brainard Wallace, our P.W.A. Administrator, is due the sincere thanks of every taxpayer. Through his influence and efforts our school properties have been brought to a physical condition comparable to those of the most favored communities.


To our Town Accountant who, in spite of the exacting labors of his own department, has been most accommodating and courteous. His conduct should be highly commended.


No one questions the reputation of our Fire Department for its splendid work among the children of this town. That has long since been established. There was a dearth of toys this year; but the gifts of money, shoes, and clothing, including


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good warm underwear, filled the larger need. These men are worthy of the confidence and support of all broad-minded per- sons.


The Rotary Club, as usual, made its contribution to the Milk Fund.


The Welfare Department has been of great assistance in many ways. The upkeep of the school grounds has been a part of their special contribution.


We have made some heavy demands upon our Police De- partment, and they have been met most promptly and with a reasonable degree of success.


The Old Guard who have stood by in our dental clinics for so many years must be given a place here. I know of no more deserving group of men than those dentists who, month after month, have looked after the welfare of our children through the correction of tooth and mouth defects. We should have more of this, and these men should be reimbursed for their skillful work.


I am writing from memory and I fear some contributors may have been unintentionally overlooked. I hope not, how- ever, for all have been helpful.


To our School Committee for its cooperation and guidance through a most trying year successfully closed, I extend my sin- cere thanks. But for my teachers, one and all, whose loyalty and sympathy in sickness and times of stress have been the rock of my salvation --- these and their work I shall hold in everlasting remembrance.


Respectfully submitted,


JOSEPH 1. HORTON,


Superintendent of Schools.


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No School Signals of the Ipswich Schools.


4 BLASTS AT 7:30 -- No Morning Session in Any School.


4 BLASTS AT 8:00-No Morning Session in the First Six Grade.


4 BLASTS AT 11:30-No Afternoon Session in the First Six Grades.


In the absence of any signal at 11:30, the afternoon session will be held as usual. Teachers and pupils must be present at such sessions as on other days.


All should bear in mind that the 7:30 and 8:00 o'clock sig- nals DO NOT EXCUSE FOR THE ENTIRE DAY.


In addition to the warning given by the whistle, the street lights will be turned on for five minutes after the signal is given in each case.


In all cases parents are expected to exercise their judgment as to permitting their children to attend school during stormy weather.


On stormy days when the FIRST SIX GRADES are ex- cused for the day by the 8 and 11:30 o'clock signals, the Junior and Senior High Schools will each have a single session closing at 1:30 P. M. The 11:30 o'clock signal will give parents ample warning for postponing the dinner hour.


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School Calendar for 1936.


TERM


BEGINS


CLOSES


Winter


December 30, 1935


February 21, 1936


Spring


March 2, 1936


April 17, 1936


Summer April 27, 1936


Announced Later


Fall


September 9, 1936


December 18, 1936


Winter


December 28, 1936


Teachers must report for duty on Tuesday, September 8, at 2 P. M., previous to the opening of school for the Fall Term. Examination of pupils who failed of promotion in June will also take place on that day.


Holidays.


Every Saturday; Columbus Day, October 12; Armistice Day, November 11; Wednesday Afternoon, Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving Week; January 1; Good Friday, April 10.


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