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ARTICLE X. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Assessors to use such free cash in the Treasury as they, in their best judgment, feel is warranted, and is approved by the Com- missioner of Corporations and Taxation, for the purpose of reduc- ing the Tax Rate.
Committee recommends approval of this Article.
ARTICLE XI. On petition of the Finance Committee to see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to investigate the ad- visability of selling, or leasing the operation of the Electric Light Department.
Committee recommends approval of this Article, and that the Moderator appoint a Committee of 5 members, composed as follows: one member each of the Selectmen, Planning Board and Finance Committee, and two other qualified voters, said Committee to report back to the Town at the next Annual Town Meeting.
ARTICLE XII. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $225.00 to be used by the Tree Warden to remove trees on Maple Street opposite the Essex Sanatorium entrance.
Committee recommends approval of this Article, and the sum of $225.00 be raised and appropriated.
ARTICLE XIII. On petition of the South Middleton Improvement Association, Inc., to see if the Town will vote to have the School Bus re-routed through River Street, in order to pick up High School students, and appropriate money for same.
Committee recommends this Article be referred to the School Committee.
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ARTICLE XIV. On petition of Esther McColley and 10 others, to see if the Town will vote to accept Highland Road, from Maple Street, to Pine Street, an approximate distance of 300 feet, and Pine Street from Highland Road to Grove Street.
Committee recommends this Article be referred to the Planning Board.
ARTICLE XV. On petition of Harold E. Tyler and 45 others, to see if the Town will vote to extend street lights of Lakeview Ave. (off No. Main Street ) and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Committee recommends approval of this Article and that the sum of $300.00 be taken from the earnings of the Electric Light Dept. (this is with the approval of the Elec. Light Commissioners).
ARTICLE XVI. On petition of Barbara MacQuarrie and 22 others to see if the Town will vote to have street lights on Peabody Street and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Committee recommends approval of this Article and that the sum of $900.00 be taken from the earnings of the Electric Light Department. (This is with the approval of the Elec- tric Light Commissioners.)
ARTICLE XVII. To see if the Town will vote to accept the sum of $3000.00 from the earnings of the Electric Light Department.
Committee recommends approval of this Article.
ARTICLE XVIII. On report of the Planning Board to see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $300.00 to cut back the West side of the Passageway through the old railroad bed, widen- ing this portion of Oak Road.
Committee recommends approval of this Article (on the recom- mendation of the Planning Board), and that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appropriated.
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ARTICLE XIX. On recommendation of the Planning Board to see if the Town will vote to have the Moderator appoint a Special Committee consisting of the Chief of the Fire Department, the Highway Surveyor, Chief of Police, a member of the Finance Committee, Planning Board, and two other qualified imparital voters of the Town, with no Department having more than one representative on the Committee, to investigate and make speci- fic recommendations as to the best location, type of building, and cost to adequately house the Fire, Police, and Road Equipment, and to report to the Town before September 30, 1950. We further recommend that the sum of $200.00 be made available to this Committee to meet necessary expenses.
Committee recommends approval of this Article, and that the Moderator appoint a Committee of 7 members, composed as follows: one member each, Selectmen, Planning Board, Finance Committee, Chief of the Fire Department, Police Department, Highway Surveyor, and one other qualified voter. We further recommend that the sum of $200.00 be raised and appropriated for any necessary expense of the Committee. This Committee to report to the Town before September 30, 1950.
ARTICLE XX. To see what action the Town wishes to take with regard to accepting Chapter 54, Section 103A of General Laws, the effect of which would make Chapter 54, Sections 86 to 103 inclusive and Chapter 56, Section 27 and Section 34 dealing with absentee ballots applying to regular Town elections.
No recommendation required.
ARTICLE XXI. On petition of the Fire Chief to see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $4000.00 for the purchase of an 800 gallon Tank Truck, Booster Pump, Reels, Hose and necessary equipment for the Fire Department.
Committee does not recommend the purchase of Fire Equipment at this time (lay it on the table).
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ARTICLE XXII. On petition of the Moth Superintendent, to see if the Town will vote to purchase a Power Sprayer and appro- priate the sum of $2000.00 for same, agreeable to the Moth Superintendent.
Committee recommends approval of the Article, and that the sum of $2000.00 be raised and appropriated, we further recommend that the Selectmen together with the Moth Super- intendent purchase this equipment, using the old 1908 Sprayer as turn-in value.
ARTICLE XXIII. To hear and act on the report of the committee appointed by the moderator at the Annual Town Meeting of 1949 to investigate additional school facilities.
No recommendation required.
ARTICLE XXIV. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to build an addition to the Howe-Manning School and to originally equip and furnish the same; and to pro- vide for the raising of such sum of money by taxation, by appro- priation from available funds in the treasury, or by the issue of bonds and notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, and of the Special Act entitled "An Act Authorizing the Town of Middleton to Borrow Money for the Construction of an Addition to the Howe-Manning School," enacted by the General Court of 1950; or take any other action relating thereto agreeable to the petition of the committee to investigate additional school facilities.
Committee to report at Town Meeting.
ARTICLE XXV. To see if the town will vote to authorize the moderator to appoint a school building committee, or to authorize the existing committee to investigate additional school facilities to act as a school building committee, to build an addition to the Howe-Manning School and to originally equip and furnish the same, to enter into all necessary contracts for this purpose, and to exercise on behalf of the Town all other powers necessary and incidental to the principal authority to build, equip and furnish such addition; or take any other action relating thereto, agreeable
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to the petition of the committee to investigate additional schocl facilities.
Committee to report at Town Meeting.
ARTICLE XXVI. To see if the Town will vote to conform with the requirements of Chapter 166, Section 32 of the General Laws as amended regarding the appointment of the Inspector of Wires by the Selectmen.
Committee would leave this up to Town Meeting.
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Schedule A Recommendations Under Article 6
Item
Average Expended 1946-1948
Expended 1949
Recom- mended 1950
No.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT-6.7% OF TOTAL
1
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
Moderator .
$ 50.00
FINANCE OR ADVISORY COMMITTEE :
2
3.33
10.00
Expense .
25.00
SELECTMEN:
3
741.66
750.00
Salaries and Wages
750.00
4
208.50
251.66
Expense .
405.00
TOWN ACCOUNTANT:
5
700.00
700.00
Salaries and Wages 700.00
Expense
50.00
TREASURER :
7
700.00
700.00
Salaries and Wages
700.00
8
368.98
400.00
Expense .
331.00
9
385.60
346.75
Tax Title Expense
400.00
COLLECTOR:
10
700.00
700.00
Salaries and Wages
700.00 .
11
347.63
402.52
Expense .
470.00
ASSESSORS:
12
1,500.00
1,500.00
Salaries and Wages
1,500.00
13
310.62
550.00
Expense .
595.00
LAW:
14
300.00
400.00
Salaries and Wages.
400.00
15
66.27
176.70
Expense
100.00
CLERK:
16
400.00
400.00
Salaries and Wages 400.00
Expense .
79.50
ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS:
18
166.66
100.00
Salaries and Wages
220.00
19
380.00
150.00
Expense .
550.00
20
12.07
104.61
Planning Board Expense .
100.00
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS:
TOWN HALL
21
730.00
730.00
Salaries and Wages
730.00
22
720.81
784.89
Expense .
1,200.00
Special Repairs-Expense .
1,000.00
OLD SCHOOL
Salaries and Wages
250.00
25
113.57
623.00
Expense .
650.00
26
$10,279.04
Total-Gen. Government
$12,355.50
23
00.00
196.70
24
00.00
120.00
17
97.35
69.88
6
37.27
62.33
RECOMMENDATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Average
Item Expended Expended
No. 1946-1948 1949
Recom- mended 1950
PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY-7.7% OF TOTAL
27
28
$2,496.92
$2,750.00
29
925.85
1,175.00
30
1,760.69
1,044.69
Maintenance Expense 1,610.00
Constable Salary 35.00
FIRE:
32
453.33
725.00
33
3,785.28
4,030.96
Wages & Expense 4,110.00
BUILDING INSPECTOR:
34
190.00
200.00
35
16.66
50.00
Expense . 50.00
Board of Appeals-Expense . 50.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES:
Salaries and Wages 125.00
Expense . 75.00
FORESTRY :
. Moth-Expense 1,200.00
40
625.25
898.06
Tree-Expense 1,000.00
41
49.80
149.25
New Trees . 00.00
42
00.00
200.00
Poison Ivy Control . 300.00
Dutch Elm Disease-Control
200.00
Total Protection of Persons and Property $14,140.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION-2.8% OF TOTAL
46
1,451.42
1,554.61
Board of Health-Expense .. 1,600.00
47
383.02
500.00
Dental Clinic-Expense . . . . .
500.00
48
2,010.06
2,464.71
Essex Sanatorium Assessment
2,750.37
49
200.00
200.00
Insp. of Cattle-Salary . . . . . 200.00
50
100.00
100.00
Insp. of Slautering-Salary . .
100.00
51
$4,819.32
Total-Health & Sanitation
$5,150.37
37
125.00
125.00
38
50.09
73.26
39
1,068.77
1,197.86
45
$12,671.34
POLICE :
Under Alternate Plan:
Officers to receive ($1.10 per hr.)
Wages-Maintenance of Car & Office . $3,000.00
Under Present Plan:
Salary of Chief . 3,000.00
Wages of Reserve Officers . 1,390.00
31
35.00
35.00
Salaries.
795.00
Salary
200.00
36
00.00
17.26
43
00.00
00.00
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Average
Item Expended No. 1946-1948
Expended 1949
Recon- mended 1950
HIGHWAYS-14.5% OF TOTAL
52
$2,599.75
$3,020.00
Road Machinery Account- (Transfer from Road Mach. Fund) $3,000.00
53
1,670.92
3,463.94
Highway-General Fund. 4,000.00
54
4,800.00
4,800.00
Chapter 81 Maintenance (see Art. 9) 4,800.00
12,799.71
Total Spent, Incl. State
55
2,737.68
2,000.00
Chapter 90 Construction (see Art. 7)
2,000.00
10,189.96
Total Spent, incl. State & County
56
1,066.66
2,000.00
Chapter 90, Maintenance (see Art. 8) 2,000.00
3,000.00
Total Spent, incl. State
57
11,803.45
6,320.18
Snow
7,500.00
58
159.68
00.00
Land Taking-Essex Street .
200.00
59
1,132.47
1,777.05
Highway-Special
00.00
60
2,500.00
2,750.00
Street Lights.
3,000.00
61
78.67
83.67
Xmas Tree & Park Lights
100.00
62
$43,404.51
Total-Highway
$26,600.00
CHARITIES-21.9% OF TOTAL
GENERAL RELIEF:
63
325.00
325.00 8,356.70
Expense .
8,000.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE:
65
500.00
822.18
Administration (sec Art. 5)
2,600.00
66
20,233.33
25,000.00
Expense .
25,000.00
Total Spent, Incl. Fed. Grant
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN:
67
3,291.66
4,000.00
Expense . .
4,000.00
5,398.07
Total Spent, Incl. Fed. Grant
68
$51,674.32
Total-Charities
$40,075.00
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS-1.2% OF TOTAL
69
166.66
250.00
Veterans' Salary
250.00
70
00.00
00.00
Expense .
25.00
71
1,031.55
2,384.30
Soldiers' Relief Expense
2,000.00
72
$2,634.30
Total-Soldiers' Benefits
$2,275.00
64
4,085.58
Salaries and Wages
475.00
36,772.37
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Average
Item Expended
No. 1946-1948
Expended 1949
Recom- mended 1950
SCHOOLS-33.9% OF TOTAL
73 $23,178.83
$29,256.87
Salaries and Wages
$34,141.63
74
23,694.97
27,983.66
Expense
26,227.21
75
275.53
611.20
Vocational Education .
1,500.00
76 00.00
751.00
School Addition-Survey (see Art. 24)
77 $58,602.73 Total-Schools
$61,868.84
NOTE: School Aid Estimate per Chapter 70, Section 10 $15,125.93; Net Cost to Town $46,742.91-Full Amount $61,868.84. Must be appropriated in anticipation of reimbursements from the Com- monwealth for support of schools.
LIBRARIES-1.3% OF TOTAL
78
870.23
1,042.92
Salaries and Wages.
1,200.00
79
1,239.57
1,393.60
Expense .
900.00
Plus Dog Tax-Refund . . 413.05
80
$2,436.52
Total-Libraries
$2,513.05
RECREATION -. 5% OF TOTAL
81
653.30
479.21
Park Expense .
750.00
82
00.00
00.00
Park-Special (Tree Clearing)
200.00
83
$479.21
Total-Recreation
$950.00
UNCLASSIFIED-3.6% OF TOTAL
84
385.25
524.00
Town Reports
550.00
85
320.02
372.90
Memorial Day
400.00
86
491.40
1,213.31
Retirement Fund Assessment
1,580.16
87
00.00
8,206. 48
Old School Alterations
00.00
88
00.00
89.02
Old School Repairs .
00.00
89
828.28
1,555.74
Finance Comm., Reserve Fund
2,500.00
90
1,412.45
1,334.54
Insurance .
1,680.00
91
00.00
146.81
Recodifying Town By-Laws. .
00.00
92
$13,442.80
Total-Unclassified
$6,710.16
93 $ 100.00
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
$ 100.00 Wages-Auditor
$ 100.00
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Item
Average Expended 1946-1948 200.00
Expended 1949
Recom - mended 1950
Commissioner's Salary ($100.00 Each)
300.00
95
1,627.50
2,385.00
Clerk-Salary and Wages. . .
2,600.00
96
11,855.46
12,441.40
Wages (Distrib. & Maint., Cosnt. & Maint. of Street Lights)
13,100.00
97 39,530.20
48,188.34
Energy-Expense .
50,000.00
98
12,258.94
14,248.69
Maintenance & Construction Expense . 13,000.00
99
2,392.30
2,666.93
Depreciation Fund 2,874.18
100
$80,330.36
All to be taken from the Earn-
ing of the Elec. Light Dept. $81,974.18
TOWN SCALES -. 4% OF TOTAL
101
42.55
50.00
Salaries and Wages
50.00
102
8.64
124.32
Expense
25.00
103
174.32
Total-Town Scales
75.00
104
$80,504.68
Total-Public Service Enter- prises
$82,049.18
CEMETERIES-1.7% OF TOTAL
105
30.00
30.00
Salaries (Supt. of Burials) .. .
30.00
106
60.00
45.00
Salaries (Commissioners- $20.00 each). 60.00
107
1,723.02
2,146.40
Maintenance-Expense .
2,300.00
108
450.46
464.25
Opening Graves-Expense
500.00
109
286.35
402.79
Equipment & Asphalt (transfer from Lots and Graves Fund)
400.00
110
$3,088.44
Total-Cemeteries
$3,290.00
MATURING DEBT & INTEREST-3.4% OF TOTAL
111
2,666.66
2,000.00
School Construction Note .. . 2,000.00
112
666.66
2,000.00
Old School Alteration Note .. 2,000.00
113
666.66
2,000.00
Tractor Purchase Note (trans- fer from Road Machinery Account)
2,000.00
No.
94
300.00
113
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114
420.94
384.77
Interest on Same.
360.00
115
$6,384.77
Total-Maturing Debt & Int. $6,360.00
$290,421.98
Total Spent- All Dept.
116
Total-Budget Recommenda- tions $264,338.10
117
118
Total-Special Articles 2,725.00 Total-All Recommendations 267,063.10 Add:
119
Estimated State Charges, County Taxes, Assessors Estimate of Overlay, and all other amounts required by Law to be raised . 10,084.24
Grand Total-Recommendations & Estimates $277,147.34
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Deductions :
Deductions to compute estimated tax rate: Estimated receipts, Income, Cor- poration, Gasoline Taxes, from State, Motor Vehicle Excise and other local receipts from other sources than taxation . $168,468.40 1,536.00
122 Poll Taxes
$170,004.40
170,004.40
123 Estimated balance to be raised by a levy on local Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property, other than Motor Vehicles . $107,143.94
124 Estimated Tax Rate based upon above recommenda- tions, using current valuation of Town (Assessor's estimate $2,378,239.00)
$45.47
NOTE:
The Finance Committee has prepared the above Estimated Tax Rate based on our recommendations and estimated receipts, knowing that these figures are solely furnished as a guide, and, that the (Assess- ors are the sole department empowered to fix the official tax rate.)
However:
We recommend a transfer of $6000.00 from the Town Surplus Fund to reduce the amount to be raised by taxation.
This would result in an approximate tax rate of $43.00
REPORT
OF THE
MIDDLETON
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1949
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SCHOOL REPORT
School Committee
MR. EBEN JEWETT, Chairman MRS. ROSAMOND BASTABLE, Secretary Term expires 1953 MR. HAROLD Y. SMITH
DR. RAYMOND SILVERNAIL
Term expires 1951
MRS. ALICE K. CASS
Term expires 1950
Supt. of Schools, MR. STEPHEN G. BEAN, Wilmington, Mass. School Physician, MRS. LOIS ROGERS, M. D., Topsfield, Mass. School Nurse, MRS. LOUISE BRENNAN, Salem Attendance Officer, MR. HAROLD F. PURDY, Middleton
TEACHING CORPS
MISS C. ALICE MANNING
Principal
MR. JOSEPH DZENOWAGIS
Grade VIII.
MR. GARDNER HOLMES
Grade VII.
MRS. MARY DUNN
Grades VI.
MISS FANNIE HINCKLEY
Grade V.
MRS. VILLA LAVORGNA
Grade IV.
MRS. FRANCES CARPENTER
Grade III.
MISS MARIE S. FLATHERS
Grade II and III.
MRS. NELLIE JOHNSTON
Grade II.
MISS JEAN SHINNICK
Grade I.
MISS CATHERINE DEVANE
Grade I.
MISS ALICE O'HANASIAN, Supervisor of Music
MRS. DOROTHY PALMER, Supervisor of Art
MR. CHARLES CLINCH, Janitor
Term expires 1953
Term expires 1952
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School Calendar 1950
January 3
to February 25
VACATION ONE WEEK
March 6
to
April 28
VACATION ONE WEEK
May 8
to
June 16
VACATION TEN WEEKS
September 6
to
December 22 (noon)
VACATION ONE WEEK Schools opens January 2, 1951
HOLIDAYS
February 22
Good Friday
April 19
May 30
October 12 November 11 November 23 and 24
No School Signal
Two Blows on Fire Alarm at 7.45 o'clock A. M. Two Blows on Whistle at the Blacking Factory at 7.45 o'clock A. M.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To The School Committee
Middleton, Mass.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
Herewith is presented my twenty-sixth annual report as Superintendent of Schools for the town. Like every report it covers parts of two school years and because of the many changes from one to the other has a tendency to cover the current con- ditions rather than those of the earlier months of the fiscal year.
The major changes during the year have been those of per- sonnel rather than of policy. Fifty per cent of the regular class- room teachers were changed between June and December. Both supervisors are new to the system this year. The school nurse is also a newcomer. In almost any other type of organization such a turnover would be calamitous. We have taken it in stride how- ever and the school is operating even better than last year. This is due in part to the reduction in size of classes made possible by the creation of an extra class in the primary grades.
Our prediction that there would be a large entering class in September was amply justified. ' In 1948 we enrolled, as of Oc- tober 1, forty-seven pupils in grade one. On the same date in 1949 there were sixty-one. For the school as a whole, the increase on the same date was thirty-three. This is the equivalent of a whole grade growth in one year. That this is likely to continue is evident from a study of the current school census. This tab- ulation shows 109 children in town on Oct. 1, 1949 between the ages of 5 and 7 years. Of these 66 were in school leaving 45 sure entrants for the 1950 class. To this can be added some from the 4 to 5 year group who will be old enough to attend school. No allowance is here made for those probable entrants from new families whose children were not enumerated in the census. Now consider the fact that the present eighth grade numbers only 33. This means a probable net increase in enrollment for the fall term of from 20 to 25 pupils. That this annual increase in numbers is no temporary thing we have the testimony of none other than the President of the United States. He stated recently that there will be an influx of 7,000,000 new children in the nation's schools in the next seven years. School buildings
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throughout the country are already crowded to capacity. He urges that communities act at once to meet this emergency. We are already prepared to care for the situation next fall by use of the other half of the auditorium. After that we must have new construction such as is being advocated by the School Build- ing Committee. Action should be started at once. It takes time to plan and build a good school building.
Whenever we talk of new buildings for school purposes we meet the one question as to where the money is coming from. Taxes are already too great. The people won't stand much more. There is one partial solution to this problem. This is found in the law granting to approved school projects anywhere from twenty to fifty per cent of the construction costs from state funds appropriated for that purpose. This law has a time limitation so that quick action on our part is advisable. Preliminary plans have already been prepared which would meet our needs ade- quately. The citizens should see to it that funds are made avail- able to put through this project.
In addition to the state aid for building costs there is another state reimbursement which will be of material aid in keeping the tax rate down to a reasonable level. We have already prof- ited from this aid during the fiscal year just ended. You will not find any evidence of this in the reports of the town financial officers because when they receive it there is no earmarking of any sum specifically for schools or education except it be for transportation or state and city wards. It is there, however, under receipts from income taxes. This past year this sum should have been $15,125.96. It is the town's share under the newly amended Chapter 70 of the General Laws. Next year, provided no change is made in the equalized valuation, we should receive from the same source $16,684.94. This law was designed to make it possible for the poorer towns to pay salaries and offer services more commensurate with those communities where there is a greater concentration of wealth in proportion to the school popu- lation. There is a type of 'joker' in this law. It does not permit the use of any of this refund for capital outlay, i.e., for the pur- chase of sites or building of buildings. The main intent of this law is that every child throughout the state shall have as many and as good books, as varied and adequate supplies and as many and as well qualified teachers as are found in any community, regardless of wealth. Middleton meets very well the qualifica- tions in regard to books and supplies, but we have not applied
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the proportion of the aid to the teacher provision. The state average salary of classroom teachers is in excess of $3000.00. The average salary in Middleton is not near this figure. Since this aid does not go to material increase in the salary schedule it is evident that it can go to reduction of the tax rate. This makes it possible for the town to afford increased school accommoda- tions without undue increase in taxation.
In making a comparison of local costs for education with that in other towns in the state it is necessary to use figures for the year ended last June. This is because of the fact that the only comparable facts available are those collected by the State Department as of that date. Some of these figures are as follows:
FOR SUPPORT EXCLUSIVE OF GENERAL CONTROL
Cost
Number
Per pupil
Elementary
$32,997.73
315
$104.75
High School
$19,072.80
110
$173.38
Total
$52,070.53
425
$122.52
The elementary cost is extremely low in comparison with the state average. It is so low, in fact, that if it were not for the bal- ancing effect of the high per pupil cost in the high school, we would not be spending enough per pupil to warrant sharing in the aid from Chapter 70. This law calls for a per pupil expendi- ture of $110 per pupil. While the per pupil cost in high school seems high in proportion, it is not nearly as great as many towns and cities pay for equivalent services. In fact, taken as a whole, this town is getting an excellent value for its educational dollar.
As was indicated in an earlier paragraph, there was an in- ordinately high turnover in teacher personnel during the year. Half of our good teachers left us to take positions elsewhere, usu- ally because of a chance to better their financial condition. Miss Mary Shinnick went to our neighbor, Topsfield. She was suc- ceeded by Mrs. Nellie Johnston, a teacher of many years of ex- perience. Miss Ethel Mack, a local girl, was enticed from us by a superior salary offered by Danvers. The West Coast had superior attractions, both financially and otherwise, for Miss Mary Morgan. These two positions were filled by Mr. Joseph Dzenowagis and Mr. Gardner Holmes, respectively. This fall Miss Alice Flynn resigned for a better salaried position else- where. Mrs. Frances Carpenter of Lynnfield was secured to take over the sixth grade when Miss Flathers was transferred, at her own request, to the new class which is housed in the rear of the
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auditorium. Later Mrs. Carpenter was transferred to the third grade left vacant by Miss Flynn, and Mrs. Mary Dunn of Danvers was placed in the sixth grade room. We also had to replace both of our supervisors. Mrs. Camille Lacey, Music Supervisor, was succeeded by Miss Alice O'Hanasian. In place of our popular Mrs. Mary Field who resigned from the Art department a re- placement was found in Mrs. Dorothy Palmer of Marblehead.
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