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12. Manure shall be spread upon the land only when such land is in condition to plough and any manure so spread shall be ploughed under within forty-eight hours.
13. Wet muck in outdoor pens shall be removed and replaced with clean sand.
14. A water supply adequate for cleaning purposes shall be provided.
15. No pigs shall be kept within 50 feet of any room where milk is handled. No person who handles milk shall assist in the maintenance of pigs or the cleaning of pens.
16. Adequate personnel shall be employed at all times for the proper maintenance and operation of the piggery.
17. No piggery shall be located, constructed or maintained any part of which is within 250 feet of the high water mark of any source
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of drinking water supply or any tributary thereof, or within 250 feet of high water mark of any open waters flowing directly or ultimately into any source of water supply.
TOWN OF MIDDLETON, Wilbur C. Rundlett, Jr. James H. Coffin
Published in The Danvers Herald October 11, 1951
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Report of the Finance Committee For the Town of Middleton
Upon the Warrant For the Annual Meeting to be held March 11, 1952
To the Voters of the Town of Middleton:
Your Finance Committee has held several meetings with the various department heads and also an open meeting with the voters of the Town on February 5, 1952, for the purpose of discussing the budget for this year.
The recommendations of the committee, which you will find detailed under the various Articles of the Warrant, were made only after lengthy studies of requested departmental budgets, and they represent what the committee feels actually are needed.
This year, in keeping with our campaign for enforced economy wherever possible, we are asking for a Reserve Fund of $1,500 instead of the usual $2,500. We know that with this smaller amount of money available there will be less inclination for department heads to feel that they can overstep their budgets.
The following amounts were transferred from the Reserve Fund in 1951 and are included in the expenditures of the departments which received them.
1951 Appropriation-$2,500.00
Mar. 25, 1951
Police Car Purchase $ 32.65
Oct. 9, 1951
Accountants Equipment 50.10
Dec. 17, 1951
Board of Selectmen-Furnishings 575.00
Dec. 24, 1951
Police Dept .- Expenses 80.00
Dec. 31, 1951
Cemtery-Graves 102.45
Total Expended $840.20
Transferred to Surplus Revenue $1,659.80
The voters should note that we have recommended appropriations for use of the Town Hall for the first half of the year only. With the transfer of the Selectmen's office to Memorial Hall, the only use for the building will be the rental of the hall by the few organizations that
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meet there now. We have been assured that arrangements could be made for them to meet elsewhere so that the building could be closed. Even though such action would save the taxpayer considerable expense nonetheless, we should be cognizant of the fact that the building could prove a "white elephant" unless a constructive plan is realized for its proper utilization.
The taxpayers should be reminded that our "Charities" are on the increase each year. The fact that our town lies in a so-called "Welfare State" does not preclude the fact that the initiative to change that kind of thinking rests with us when we go to the polls or when we see that more liberal legislation of that kind is being considered by our legislators.
The rest of this report we believe is self-explanatory. We wish to express our thanks to the various department heads for their coopera- tion in discussing their budget requests.
Respectfully submitted,
H. M. RICHARDSON, Chairman E. L. McINTIRE L. A. BATCHELDER J. R. HILYARD R. T. SPERRY, Clerk
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ARTICLE 1. To hear and act on Committee reports.
No recommendation required.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1952, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew such notes or note as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 17, of the General Laws.
Committee recommends approval of this Article.
ARTICLE 3. To see what action the Town will take to defray the Town expenses for the ensuing year.
Committee recommendations are set forth in Schedule A pg. 108.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for Chapter 90 Highway construction on Essex Street; said sum to be used in conjunction with any money which may be alloted by State and County for this purpose.
Committee recommends approval of this Article and that the sum of $2,000.00 be appropriated from available funds to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90, High- way Construction on Essex Street, and that in addition the sum of $6,000.00 be transferred from Unappropriated Avail- able Funds in the treasury to meet the State and County's share of the cost of the work. The reimbursement from the State and County is to be restored upon their receipt, to Unappropriated Funds in the Treasury.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for Chapter 90 Maintenance, said funds to be used in conjunction with any money allotted by the State for this purpose.
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Committee recommends approval of this Article, and that the sum of $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90, Highway Mainten- ance, and that in addition, the sum of $500.00 be transferred from Unappropriated Available Funds in the Treasury to meet the State's share of the cost of the work. The reim- bursement from the State is to be restored, upon receipt, to Unappropriated Funds in the Treasury.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,800.00 for Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance work; said funds to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State for this purpose.
Committee recommends approval of this Article and that the sum of $4,800.00 be raised and appropriated to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 81, Highway Mainten- ance Work, and that in addition, the sum of $8,800.00 be transferred from Unappropriated Available Funds in the Treasury to meet the State's share of the cost of the work. The reimbursement from the State is to be restored, upon receipt, to Unappropriated Funds in the Treasury.
ARTICLE 7. 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, for the purpose of reducing the tax rate.
Committee recommends approval of this Article.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for Surveying and Laying-out of streets.
Committee recommends approval of this Article and that the sum of $400.00 be raised and appropriated.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to have the Moderator appoint a Committee of five to investigate and study the pro-
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visions of Chapter 662 of the Acts of 1949, the act relative to the organization of union health departments, and to study existing public health services and facilities in the Town and to determine the advantages to be derived from Middleton joining with neighbor- ing Towns for a Town Union Health Department. This Committee to report its findings and recommendations at a future Town meeting.
No recommendation necessary.
ARTICLE 10. On the petition of Dominic Pellicelli and 17 others. To see if the Town will vote to excavate and gravel Bow Street for a distance of three hundred feet (300 ft.) and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the same.
Committee does not recommend approval of this Article.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $150.00 to place signs at the entrance of Town on Boston Street, East Street and Maple Street.
Committee recommends approval of this Article and that the sum of $150.00 be raised and appropriated.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 781 of the Acts of 1951 increasing the allowances made under the Essex County Retirement Fund.
Committee recommends approval of this Article.
ARTICLE 13. On petition of the Board of Health. To see if the Town will vote to have a committee of five citizens appointed by the Moderator to find a suitable dumping location, and this com- mittee be authorized to take an option to purchase such property and report to the next annual Town meeting.
No recommendation required.
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ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to elect a board of three Selectmen, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years and one for a term of three years at the annual Town meeting of 1953 and to elect one member each year thereafter for a term of three years, as authorized by the provision of General Laws (ter. Ed.) Chapter 41 Section 1.
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Schedule A Recommendations Under Article 3
Average Item Expended No.
1948-1950
Expended 1951
Recom- mended 1952
GENERAL GOVERNMENT-5.47% OF TOTAL
1.
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
Moderator
50.00
Finance Committee
2.
11.00
26.00
Expense
30.00
Selectmen:
3.
750.00
750.00
Salaries and Wages
750.00
4.
275.04
300.00
Expense
300.00
5.
0.00
0.00
Clerical Assistance Expense
250.00
Town Accountant:
6.
700.00
700.00
Salaries and Wages
900.00
7.
49.72
80.87
Expense
100.00
Treasurer:
8.
700.00
700.00
Salaries and Wages
800.00
9.
335.33
368.50
Expense
410.00
10.
334.28
44.75
Tax Title Expense
250.00
11.
700.00
700.00
Salaries and Wages
800.00
12.
419.17
520.58
Expense
555.00
Assessors:
13.
1,500.00
1,500.00
Salaries and Wages
1,500.00
14.
546.24
595.00
Expense
680.00
Law:
15.
366.66
400.00
Salaries and Wages
600.00
16
72.27
154.85
Expense
Town Clerk:
17.
400.00
400.00
Salaries
400.00
18.
77.38
66.50
Expense
113.00
Elections and Registrations :
19.
180.00
100.00
Salaries and Wages
220.00
20.
421.32
148.79
Expense
700.00
21
196.94
3.00
Planning Board Expense
0.00
Town Hall:
22.
730.00
730.00
Salaries and Wages
365.00
23.
794.09
706.58
Expense
400.00
Tax Collector:
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Average Item Expended No.
1948-1950
Expended 1951
Recom- mended 1952
Memorial Hall:
24.
123.33
300.00
Salaries and Wages
300.00
25.
687.09
1,053.47
Expense
1,500.00
26.
26.66
484.43
Office Alterations 0.00
27.
$10,833.32
Total-General Government .. $11,973.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY 6.65% OF TOTAL
Police:
28.
$2,833.33
$3,120.00
Salary of Chief
$3,120.00
29.
1,220.00
1,415.23
Wages of Reserve Officers .. 1,500.00
30.
1,796.37
2,630.98
Dept. Expense
1,612.00
31.
35.00
35.00
Salary of Constable
35.00
32.
$7,201.21
Total for Dept. including new car purchase
$6,267.00
33.
640.55
715.00
34.
3,864.30
4,351.24
Salaries
765.00
Wages and Expense
4,105.00
35. .
$5,066.24
Total for Dept.
$4,870.00
36.
200.00
300.00
Building Inspector:
Salary
300.00
Expense
75.00
38.
24.89
121.45
39.
0.00
100.00
40.
0.00
28.76
Salary
100.00
Expense
25.00
41.
125.00
125.00
42.
40.61
74.07
Salary and Wages
125.00
Expense
75.00
43.
1,199.17
1,199.27
Forestry:
44.
928.08
1,089.06
Moth Expense
1,200.00
Tree Expense
1,000.00
45.
66.66
199.75
Dutch Elm Disease Control:
46.
300.00
299.28
Expense
500.00
Poison Ivy Control 0.00
37.
50.00
60.49
Board of Appeals:
Expense
115.00
Wire Inspector:
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Fire:
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Average Item Expended No. 47.
1948-1950 0.00
509.94
Civilian Defense:
Expense 0.00
Total Protection Persons
48.
$16,374.52
and Property $14,652.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION 1.28% OF TOTAL
49.
$1,535.14
$1,828.31
Board of Health-Expense
$2,000.00
50.
365.66
102.00
Dental Clinic
500.00
51.
200.00
200.00
Inspector of Cattle-Salary 200.00
52.
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Slaughtering: Salary 100.00
53.
$2,230.31
Total-Health and Sanitation $2,800.00
HIGHWAYS-12.5% OF TOTAL
54. $2,523.33
$3,120.00
Salary of Highway Surveyor $3,120.00
(From Available Dept. Funds)
55.
2,880.61
3,427.58
Road Machinery Account $4,000.00
(Transfer from Rd. Mach. Fund)
56.
2,924.88
4,208.74
Highway-General Fund 4,000.00
57.
4,800.00
4,800.00
13,600.00
Total Spent, Incl. State
Chapter 90 Construction (see Art. 5) 2,000.00
58.
1,916.66
2,000.00
5,582.97
59.
1,666.66
2,000.00
Total Spent, Incl. State
Snow-Expense
60.
8,506.10
5,774.46
61.
87.02
0.00
62.
2,750.00
3,500.00
Street Lights
3,500.00
Xmas Tree-Park-
63.
69.48
12.81
Traffic Lights 100.00
64.
3,000.00
Truck
0.00
65.
$42,106.56
Total-Highway
$27,200.00
Chapter 81, Mainteance (see Art. 3) 4,800.00
Total Spent, Incl. State and County Chapter 90 Maintenance (see Art. 6) 1,000.00
3,000.00
(Labor and Materials) 7,500.00
Land Taking-Essex St. 300.00
Recom- mended 1952
Expended 1951
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Average Item Expended
Expended
No.
1948-1950
1951
Recom- mended 1952
CHARITIES-19.9% OF TOTAL
General Relief:
66.
$375.00
$475.00
Salaries and Wages
$475.00
67.
7,189.56
3,671.15
Expense 5,000.00
Old Age Assistance:
68.
25,166.66
24,586.07
Expense
30,000.00
43,605.15
Total Spent, Incl. Fed. Grant
69.
4,333.33
2,640.75
Total Spent, Incl. Fed. Grant
70.
979.51
1,140.00
Welfare Dist. Adm. (Town's share) 928.50
Aid to Disabled Persons 2,000.00
71.
$54,288.95
Totals-Charities
$43,403.50
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS-1.05% OF TOTAL
72.
$250.00
$250.00
Veterans' Agent-Salary
250.00
73.
0.00
0.00
Expense
25.00
74.
1,602.60
1,028.60
Soldiers' Relief-Expense
2,000.00
75.
$1,278.60
Totals-Soldiers' Benefits
$2,275.00
SCHOOLS-38.51% OF TOTAL
76. $30,454.36
$39,271.17
Salaries and Wages
$47,615.61
77.
26,459.00
32,841.86
Expense
36,772.46
78.
554.31
530.15
Vocational Education: Expense
6,000.00
79.
$72,643.18
Total-Schools
$84,988.07
Total Spent on School Add.
$117,077.21
Year 1951
NOTE: School Aid Estimate per Chapter 70, Section 10 $16,685.00; net cost to Town $63,703.07 - Full Amount $84,388.07. Must be appro- priated in anticipation of reimbursements from the Commonwealth for support of schools.
Aid To Dependent Children: Expense
5,000.00
5,397.65
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Average Item Expended No.
1948-1950
Expended 1951
Recom- mended 1952
LIBRARIES-1.15% OF TOTAL
80.
$1,077.48
$1,151.09
Salaries and Wages
$ 1,300.00
81.
1,362.19
1,613.01
Expense
1,200.00
Plus Dog Tax-Refund
82.
$2,764.10
Total-Libraries
$2,500.00
RECREATION -. 39% OF TOTAL
83.
$538.90
$719.02
Park-Expense
$850.00
84.
$719.02
Total-Recreation
$850.00
UNCLASSIFIED-4.52% OF TOTAL
85.
$539.57
$702.00
Town Report
$850.00
86.
377.40
399.63
Memorial Day
400.00
87.
1,422.59
1,698.58
Retirement Fund Assessment
1,899.12
Reserve Fund:
88.
932.72
840.20
Finance Committee
1,500.00
89.
1,430.81
5,541.32
Insurance
3,000.00
90.
0.00
1,627.50
Annuity
2,170.00
91.
$10,809.23
Total-Unclassified
$9,819.12
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
92.
$100.00
$100.00
Wages-Auditor
$150.00
Salaries:
93.
300.00
300.00
Commissioners ($100. each)
300.00
94.
2,449.42
2,860.00
Wages-Clerk
3,146.00
95.
12,669.11
14,477.90
Wages-Distrib. & Maint., Const., Maint. Street Lights
15,300.00
96.
47,422.11
76,000.00
Energy
75,000.00
97.
14,276.13
15,998.63
Maint. & Const. Expense
16,000.00
98.
2,694.10
3,128.82
Depreciation Account
6,047.66
99.
0.00
1,000.00
Reserve Account (transfer from Dept. Surplus Account,
100
0.00
0.00
Tree Clearance
1,000.00
101.
$113,865.35
Total-All to be taken from earnings of Electric Light Dept. $117,981.30
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Average Item Expended No.
1948-1950
Expended 1951
Recom- mended 1952
TOWN SCALES -. 02% OF TOTAL
102.
$ 50.00
$ 25.00
Salaries and Wages
$50.00
103.
44.32
0.00
Expense
25.00
Total-Public Service
CEMETERIES-1.67% OF TOTAL
104.
$113,890.00
Enterprises
$118,056.30
105.
$ 30.00
$ 30.00
Salary-Supt. of Burials
$30.00
106.
60.00
60.00
Salaries-Commissioners ($20. each)
60.00
107.
2,355.41
2,898.67
Expense-Maintenance
2,900.00
108.
468,82
602.45
Expense-Opening Graves
650.00
109.
146.02
86.00
Equipment
0.00
110.
$3,687.12
Total-Cemeteries
$3,640.00
MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST-6.90% OF TOTAL
111. $2,000.00
$2,000.00
School Construction Note
$2,000.00
112.
0.00
10,000.00
School Addition Note
10,000.00
113.
1,333.00
2,000.00
Tractor Purchase Note
0.00
114.
666.66
2,000.00
Memorial Hall Alteration Note
0.00
115.
404.93
3,575.00
Interest on Same
3,315.00
116.
$19,575.00
Total Maturing Dept. and Interest
15,315.00
Total Spent-All Departments
117.
Total-Budget
Recommendations
336,771.99
Total-Special Art.
118.
not in Budget 12,004.75
119.
$468,327.22
Total-All Recommendations $348,776.74
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Item No.
Add:
Recom- mended 1952
120 Estimated State Charges, County Taxes, Asses- sor's Estimate of Overlay and All Other Amounts Required by law to be raised $14,709.05
121. Grand Total-Recommendations and Estimates
$363,485.79
Deductions :
122. Deductions to Compute Estimated Tax Rate: Estimated Receipts, Income, Cor- poration, Gasoline Taxes from State, Motor Vehicle Excise and other Local Receipts from sources other than taxation $211,403.29
123. Poll Taxes
1,688.00
$213,091.29
124. Estimated Balance to be raised by a Levy on Local Real Estate and Tangible Personal Prop- erty other than Motor Vehicles
$150,394.50
125. Estimated Tax Rate based upon above recom- mendations using the Current Valuation of Town (Assessors' Estimate-$2,481,738.00)
60.59
NOTE:
Your Finance Committee has prepared the above Estimated Tax Rate based on its Recom- mendations and Estimated Receipts, knowing that these figures are furnished solely as a guide and that the Board of Assessors is the sole body empowered to fix the Official Tax Rate.
HOWEVER:
We recommend a transfer of $12,000.00 from the Town Surplus Fund to reduce the amount to be raised by taxation.
126. This would result in an approximate Tax Rate of $55.75
Report of the Middleton School Committee 1951
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SCHOOL REPORT
SCHOOL REPORT
School Committee
MR. EBEN JEWETT, Chairman Term expires 1952
MRS. ROSAMOND BASTABLE, Secretary
Term expires 1952
MR. HAROLD F. PURDY
Term expires 1953
MR. HENRY LUSCOMB
Term expires 1954
MR. RAYMOND MAXWELL Resigned
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
THOMAS L. RIVARD, Tewksbury Office: Tewksbury High School
The superintendent may be seen at the Howe-Manning School, by appointment. Appointments may be made through Mr. Raymond Dower, Principal. Telephone Danvers 475-M 1.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Mrs. Lois Rogers, M.D. Topsfield, Mass.
SCHOOL NURSE Mrs. Louise Brennan, R.N. Salem, Mass.
School Calendar 1952
Open January 2, 1952 Close February 21, 1952
VACATION - ONE WEEK
Open March 3, 1952
Close April 25, 1952
VACATION - ONE WEEK
Open May 5, 1952 Close June 13, 1952
SUMMER VACATION
Open September 8, 1952 Close December 23, 1952
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
February 22 Good Friday May 30 October 12 (celebrated on Monday) November 11 November 27 and 28 (and such other days as the School Committee may designate) The School Calendar may be subject to change.
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No School Signals
AT 7:40 A. M.
a. 2-2-2 on the fire signal.
b. A couple of blasts at the B. B. Chemical Co.
c. Street lights on for three minutes.
Radio Station WBZ, Boston, will carry an announcement on their regular no school broadcasts.
The High School signal will be given at 7:15 on the fire whistle.
SCHOOL CENSUS October 1, 1951
Age
Boys
Girls
Total
5-7
57
47
104
7-16
199
170
369
4-5
72
3-4
49
2-3
55
1-2
57
under 1 year
46
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The school committee hereby submits to the citizens and tax- payers of Middleton its annual report.
Our committee feels that the past year can best be characterized by the word, "growth."
At the present time we have a grammar school enrollment of 377 pupils as compared with 356 for last year. To satisfy this growth and to provide better educational opportunities for each child, two addi- tional classrooms were used and two more teachers were added to our staff. For next September, we anticipate an enrollment figure of approximately 406 pupils. Such an enrollment will necessitate the use of still another classroom and the employing of another teacher.
We have seen growth in areas other than pupil enrollment and teaching personnel. We are experiencing our first school year with the addition of our four completely modern and functional classrooms, the beautiful auditorium-gymnasium combination, and the enlarged cafeteria. Sincere gratitude is due the school building committee for the countless hours spent in planning and carrying out the details for this great project.
The growth in the school plant has facilitated growth in the scope of our educational program. The gymnasium has made it possible to inaugurate physical education and an athletic program this year. We expect that phases of this program will be carried out onto the playground thus providing organized outdoor activity and better playground supervision.
Through the use of the new auditorium, the social phase of our school program may now be brought into proper focus and audio- visual aids used more extensively as a medium for teaching.
To insure safe transportation for our bus pupils, the committee was obliged to provide for a third bus this school year.
Our present growth is necessarily reflected in an increased school budget through such items as salaries, books, supplies, transportation, fuel, and maintenance.
We have been notified by the town of Danvers that as of January 1, 1952 our high school tuition will increase from $197.86 to $223.33 - an increase of $25.47 per pupil.
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We are having bookcases built for the school library, and we hope to add to our library books each year to promote greater use of library facilities by our pupils.
We have provided in our new budget for the painting of the rooms on the main floor in the old section of the building. After 13 years of use, there is a definite need for brightening up the old classrooms. This need is 'emphasized by the contrast with the new rooms. We plan to redecorate only one floor this year and to complete the renovating in subsequent budgets.
During the past year, our committee held several meetings with the Tewksbury school committee for the purpose of electing a union superintendent. Mr. Thomas Rivard, a graduate of Tufts College, was unanimously elected to fill the position. The Middleton Committee made provisions with Tewksbury for an increased allotment of the superintendent's time and feel that this arrangement has been well worthwhile.
Several meetings were also held for the express purpose of elect- ing a new principal. Mr. Raymond Dower was selected for this position.
The committee sponsored a bill to provide a retirement pension for Miss Manning. This received favorable action by the State legis- lature and subsequently by the voters of Middleton.
The committee is now working on regulations that will provide for community use of the excellent facilities that our new school addition affords. We feel that these facilities can do much toward promoting clean, wholesome entertainment, especially for the youth of our town.
We are also working on a new salary schedule for our teachers. We are agreed that some adjustment in our present scale should be made and are working out the details of a new schedule.
We want to thank our superintendent and our principal, our teaching personnel, janitor, and cafeteria workers for their coopera- tion during the past year. We also want to thank the parents and the taxpayers of Middleton for their cooperation and interest in our school program.
Respectfully submitted, EBEN JEWETT, Chairman HAROLD PURDY HENRY LUSCOMB ROSAMOND BASTABLE, Secretary Middleton School Committee.
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SCHOOL REPORT
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Middleton School Committee:
I am pleased to submit my first report for your consideration.
"Education in a democracy seeks to effect the actualization of the potentialities of each individual in consonance with, and for the development of, a continuously progressing society."
It is with this thought that I begin my services as your super- intendent, extremely cognizant of the deep responsibility placed upon me for the education of the youth of this town.
RESIGNATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
A number of changes have taken place during the year in the teaching personnel.
RESIGNATIONS
Mr. Renee R. Mathieu
Remedial Reading
Mr. Francis Albanese Grade VIII
Mrs. Mary Dunn Grade VI
Mrs. Stella Salva
Grade V
Mrs. Frances Carpenter
Grade III
Miss Alice O'Hanasian Supervisor of Music
Mr. Thomas C. Lane
Supervisor of Art
APPOINTMENTS
Mr. Raymond Dower, a graduate of the University of New Hamp- shire and Boston University, was elected Supervising Principal.
Miss Dorothy Shea, a graduate of Boston University was elected Reading Supervisor.
Mr. John Branch, a graduate of the University of Maine, was elected to teach Grade 8; Mrs. Ann Rikkola, a graduate of Worcester State Teachers College, to teach Grade 6; Mrs. Ann LaFortune, a graduate of Trinity College, to teach Grade 5; Miss Patricia Collins, a graduate of Salem Teachers College, to teach Grade 5; Mrs. Con- stance Cobb, a graduate of Boston University, to teach Grade 4; Miss Carmelina Marino, to teach Grade 3; Mrs. Doris Nyquist, a grad- uate of New England Conservatory of Music, to teach music and Miss Sonia Antis, now attending Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, to teach Art.
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