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Committee recommends approval of this article.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of $1,500.00 to purchase from the Middleton Community Services, Inc. nursing services (exclusive of therapeutic nursing care or so-called bedside nursing care) related to the following only: Communicable diseases, Tuberculosis, Material and Child Health.
Committee recommends approval of this article.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for building and originally furnishing and equipping an addition to the Howe-Manning School, and by providing for the raising of such sum of money by taxation, by appropriation of available funds in the treasury, or by an issue
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of bonds and notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 7, Chapter 44 of the General Laws, and of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended, or take any other action relating thereto, agreeable to the petition of the School Building Committee.
Committee recommendation will be made upon motion from the floor.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money not exceeding $3,800.00 for the purchase of a dump truck for the use of the Highway Department, said purchase price to be paid from the Road Machinery Fund.
Committee recommends approval of this article.
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SCHEDULE "A" - 1956 BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 3
Item
Item
Average Expended 1952-1953
Expended 1955
Recom- mended 1956
No.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT - 4.87% OF TOTAL
Moderator
1.
Salary
$ 50.00
$
50.00
$ 50.00
Finance Committee
2.
Expenses
15.51
60.92
100.00
Selectmen
3.
Salaries
900.00
900.00
900.00
4.
Expenses
435.66
458.16
450.00
5.
Clerk
250.00
250.00
250.00
6.
Perambulating
150.00
Accountant
7.
Salary
900.00
1,000.00
1,200.00
8.
Expenses
63.16
100.00
100.00
Treasurer
9.
Salary
900.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
10.
Expenses
626.71
703.70
722.00
11.
Equipment
250.00
12.
Tax Title Ex.
299.75
139.50
400.00
Collector
13.
Salary
900.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
14.
Expenses
716.08
767.52
890.00
Assessors
15.
Salaries (3)
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
16.
Expenses
781.86
673.55
800.00
17.
Equipment
574.25
Town Counsel
18.
Salary
600.00
600.00
600.00
Expenses
75.50
150.00
Regional School Survey Committee
18A
Expenses
250.00
Clerk
20.
Salary
400.00
400.00
400.00
21.
Expenses
186.52
172.62
350.00
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Item
Item
No.
1952-1953
Average Expended Expended 1955
Recom- mended 1956
Elections and Registrations
22.
Salaries
180.00
265.00
300.00
23.
Expenses
522.16
267.98
1,200.00
Planning Board
24.
Expenses
188.20
95.30
200.00
Town Hall
25.
Salary
538.67
480.00
480.00
26.
Expenses
590.31
657.60
650.00
27.
Special
700.00
250.00
Memorial Hall
28.
Salary
340.00
360.00
360.00
29.
Expenses
1,662.63
1,828.79
1,800.00
30.
Special
500.63
250.00
250.00
TOTALS
$14,123.35
$15,654.89
$16,602.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY-6.74% OF TOTAL
Constable 31.
Salary
35.00
35.00
35.00
Police Department
32.
Chief Salary 3,750.00
4,420.00
4,420.00
33.
Wages
1,860.18
2,305.07
2,500.00
34.
Expenses
1,749.11
1,763.06
2,315.00
35.
New Car
687.63
Civil Defense
36.
Expenses
230.27
89.79
100.00
Fire Department
37.
Salaries
902.92
1,115.00
1,705.00
38.
Expenses
4,321.29
5,724.84
6,380.00
39.
Radio
1,798.50
Building Inspector
40.
Salary
366.67
400.00
400.00
41.
Expenses
108.34
100.00
125.00
Board of Appeals
42.
Expenses
210.54
160.74
200.00
Wire Inspector
43.
Salary
167.00
300.00
300.00
44.
Expenses
46.35
76.95
95.00
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Item
Item
No.
1952-1953
Recom- mended 1956
Sealer of Weights and Measures
45.
Salary
125.00
125.00
125.00
46.
Expenses
151.15
75.00
75.00
Dog Officer
47.
Salary
100.00
100.00
48.
Expenses
124.00
125.00
Forestry Department
49.
Moth Expenses
1,321.51
1,200.00
1,200.00
50.
Tree Warden Expense
1,984.05
1,130.00
1,200.00
51.
Special
976.55
52.
Dutch Elm Disease Control 495.97
999.51
1,000.00
53.
New Trees
200.00
200.00
54.
Hurricane Damage
983.00
TOTALS
$17,825.35 $24,889.64
$22,600.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION - 1.61% OF TOTAL
Board of Health
55.
Salaries
120.00
120.00 3,500.00
56.
Expenses
1,832.62
1,915.99
Dental Clinic
57.
Expenses
940.12
1,385.25
1,500.00
Inspector of Cattle
58.
Salary
166.67
200.00
200.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
Salary
75.00
25.00
100.00
TOTALS
$ 3,014.41
$ 3,646.24
$ 5,420.00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT - 17.19% OF TOTAL
Roads
60.
Road Machinery Account 4,275.93
3,999.79
4,000.00
Highway
61. Salary From available Highway Funds
3,385.33
3,770.00
3,848.00
62.
Expenses
5,328.22
4,869.96
5,000.00
63. Chapter 81
4,800.00
4,800.00
4,950.00
64. Chapter 81 State
8,800.00
8,800.00
8,800.00
65.
Chapter 90 Construction
2,000.00
2,000.00
3,000.00
66.
Chapter 90 Construction State
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
59.
Average Expended Expended 1955
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Item
Item
Average Expended 1952-1953
Expended 1955
Recom- mended 1956
No.
67. Chapter 90, Maintenance
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
68. Chapter 90, Maintenance State
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
69. Peabody Street Bridge
1,500.00
70. Peabody Street
State and County
4,500.00
71.
Snow Removal
6,734.39
4,597.45
7,500.00
72. Street Lighting
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
73. Street Storm Drains
2,000.00
TOTALS
$47,823.87
$45,337.20
$57,598.00
CHARITIES - 15.09% OF TOTAL
Public Assistance
74. Old Age Assistance Aid
25,536.02
32,477.02
75. Federal Grant
17,654.21
17,192.05
76. Aid Dependent Children
3,205.29
5,785.64
Total 49,000.00
77. Federal Grant
1,940.26
4,820.14
78. Disability Assistance Aid
726.95
1,128.68
79. Federal Grant
80.
General Relief
4,835.81
3,918.04
81.
Salaries
533.34
650.00
650.00
82.
Expenses
100.00
83.
Welfare District Administration
719.83
623.00
962.00
TOTALS
$55,151.71
$67,345.44
$50,712.00
VETERANS' AID SERVICES - 1.27% OF TOTAL
Veterans Agent
84.
Salary
250.00
250.00
250.00
85.
Expenses
5.00
50.00
86.
Veterans Aid 3,166.96
4,606.88
4,000.00
TOTALS
$ 3,416.96
$ 4,861.88
$ 4,300.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT - 40.5% OF TOTAL
Schools
87.
Salaries and Wages
54,096.41
67,496.02
72,445.00
88. Expenses
45,932.49
55,304.67
62,000.00
89. Supt. Out of State Travel
75.00
100.00
200.00
750.87
Welfare Board
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Item
Item
Average Expended Expended 1955
Recom- mended 1956
No.
1952-1953
90 Parking Lot
809.00
91 School Facilities Committee
978.00
92. Vocational Education
1,510.74
719.28
1,000.00
TOTALS
$101,614.64 $125,406.97 $135,645.00
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT - 1.04% OF TOTAL
Library
93.
Salaries
1,337.67
1,553.50
1,900.00
94.
Expenses
1,961.74
2,096.60
1,600.00
95.
Dog Tax
761.05
712.94
TOTALS
$ 3,299.41
$ 4,411.15
$ 3,500.00
RECREATION - . 29% OF TOTAL
Park
Expenses
847.94
1,000.00
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
Electric Light Department
97.
Salaries
6,328.66
7,990.00
8,660.00
98.
Wages
14,713.93
14,954.30
15,500.00
99.
Energy
72,770.13
81,694.80
90,000.00
100.
Depreciation
4,738.58
7,500.00
101.
Line Clearance
1,828.98
996.50
1,500.00
102.
Emergency Fund
1,000.00
103.
Expenses
17,568.29
17,133.44
17,000.00
TOTALS
$117,948.57 $122,769.04 $141,160.00
CEMETERIES - 1.56% OF TOTAL
104.
Supt. of Burials Salary
30.00
30.00
30.00
105.
Commissioners (3) Salaries Cemetery
60.00
60.00
60.00
106.
Expenses
3,046.38
3,915.00
3,850.00
107.
Opening Graves
538.71
822.70
800.00
108
Hot Top
700.00
883.53
500.00
109.
Equipment
297.68
96.
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Item
Item
Average Expended 1952-1953
Expended 1955
Recom- mended 1956
No.
TOTALS
$ 4,672.77
$ 5,961.23
$ 5,240.00
UNCLASSIFIED - 3.84% OF TOTAL
110.
Retirement Fund Assessment
2,620.64
3,292.13
3,597.67
111. Memorial Day
363.08
384.45
400.00
112.
Printing Town Reports
866.72
987.00
1,025.00
113. Insurance
3,274.10
4,173.69
3,600.00
114.
Motor Vehicle Liability Insur.
1,500.00
2,200.00
115.
Christmas Tree Lighting
75.00
70.20
75.00
116. 1955 Census
406.25
117. Printing By-Laws
118.
Damage to Persons and Property
2,640.00
119. World War II Memorial
1,593.68
120.
Fire-Highway Building
11,788.32
121. Reserve Fund
1,140.00
1,996.95
2,000.00
TOTALS
$ 8,339.54
$28,832.67
$12,897.67
MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST - 6.00% OF TOTAL
122. School Construction Loan
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
123. School Addition Loan
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
124. Fire-Highway Building Loan
5,000.00
5,000.00
125. Interest
3,531.25
3,401.25
3,073.25
TOTALS
$15,531.25
$20,401.25
$20,073.25
GRAND TOTALS
$274,805.26 $347,596.50 $335,587.92
RECOMMENDATIONS
1956 BUDGET
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Town of Middleton
8
OUNDED
for the Year Ending December 31, 1955
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SCHOOL REPORT
School Committee
MR. EBEN L. JEWETT, Chairman
MRS. ROSAMOND BASTABLE, Secretary
MR. HENRY LUSCOMB
Term expires 1957
MR. ELMER MORRILL
Term expires 1957
MR. HAROLD F. PURDY
Term expires 1956
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS RAYMOND S. DOWER, JR.
Office: Howe-Manning School
Tel. Danvers 3517
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Mrs. Lois Rogers, M.D. Topsfield, Mass.
SCHOOL NURSE
Mrs. Louise Brennan, R.N. Salem, Mass.
School Calendar 1956
Open January 3, 1956 Close February 17, 1956 VACATION - ONE WEEK
Open February 27, 1956 Close April 13, 1956
VACATION - ONE WEEK
Open April 23, 1956 Close June 15, 1956
SUMMER VACATION
Open September 10, 1956
Close December 20, 1956
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Good Friday May 30
October 12 November 12 November 22 and 23 (and such other days as the School Committee may designate)
The School Calendar may be subject to change.
Term expires 1958
Term expires 1958
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No School Signals
The following no school signals have been adopted:
a. 2-2-2 blast on the fire alarm.
b. Two blasts at the B. B. Chemical Co.
c. Street lights on for three minutes.
d. Radio Stations WBZ and WNAC will carry an announcement on their regular no school broadcasts.
The signal for the High School will be at 7:15 A.M. The signal for the Howe-Manning School will be at 7:45 A.M.
SCHOOL CENSUS October 1, 1955
-
-
Age
Girls
Boys
Total
5-7
67
67
134
7-16
232
277
509
4-5
32
26
58
3-4
27
36
63
2-3
28
35
63
1-2
34
37
71
Under one year (both boys and girls)
34
Age of School Admission
All children born on or before January 1, 1951 are eligible to attend school in the coming fall term. No entrance tests for children under the age requirements will be given.
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HOWE-MANNING SCHOOL Corps of Teachers 1955-1956
Name
Catherine Devane
Leslie College
1 Sept. 1937
Marjorie Shaw, B.S. Ed.
Salem Teachers Col. 1 Sept. 1950
Ruth Edwards, B.A.
Tufts College 2 Sept. 1953
Rosemary Carey, B.S. Ed.
Salem Teachers Col. 2 Sept. 1954
Eleanor Cassidy, B.S. Ed.
Salem Teachers Col. 3 Sept. 1955
Gladys Williams
Bridgewater Normal 3 Sept. 1954
Lowell Teachers Col. 4 Sept. 1954
Salem Teachers Col. 4 Sept. 1914
Salem Teachers Col. 5 Sept. 1949
Merrimack College 5&6 Sept. 1954
Eugene Winter, B.S. Ed.
Lowell Teachers Col.
6 Sept. 1954
7 Sept. 1953
Shirley Foley, B.S. Ed.
George Port, M. Ed.
Boston College
8 Sept. 1955
Boston University
8 Sept. 1954
Supervisors
Boston University Read. Sept. 1955
N.E. Con. of Music
Music Sept. 1951
Tufts College Art Oct. 1953
Rinehart Handwriting Penman.
ship Sept. 1951
Secretary
Marion Seaver Middleton
Janitor and Attendance
Nathan Hayward, Jr.
Middleton
Doris Ashley, M. Ed. Doris Nyquist, B.M. Edward Bruzzo, B.S. William Rinehart, Dir.
Salem Teachers Col.
Salem Teachers Col.
7 Sept. 1955
David Phillips, B.S. Ed.
Date of Grade Appointment
Betty Boudreau, B.S. Ed. Fannie Hinkley
J. Nellie Johnston
Mary Clare Milan, B.A.
Lillian Taylor, B.S. Ed.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The school committee herbey submits to the citizens of Middleton its annual report for the year 1955.
Since our last report, the future of one phase of our program has been determined. The State Department of Education has approved the dissolution of the superintendency union between the towns of Tewksbury and Middleton and has recommended that each town have its own full-time superintendency. Mr. Raymond Dower who has served in the capacity of acting superintendent for the past several months has been appointed superintendent of schools in Middleton.
The work of our committee during the past year is covered quite fully in Mr. Dower's report. As pointed out much of our future decisions will depend upon the action of the townspeople in the near future. The 6-room addition is to be voted upon by the voters of Middleton at this annual town meeting.
The Danvers School Committee still plans to accept our freshman class of September 1956 but feel that it is not likely that they will be in a position to take the class entering in September 1957.
The regional investigating committee is still negotiating with other towns in an effort to garner the facts for presentation to the citizens and school committee of the possibilities and advisability of a regional school set-up.
The parking area along the front of the school has been com- pleted and is answering a long-felt need.
The curriculum workshop is still being conducted by our faculty under the guidance of Mr. Dower and the auspices of the State Department of Education.
With most communities hurting from the teacher shortage, the Middleton Committee feels very fortunate in having such a fine corps of professional teachers.
The committee would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Mrs. Margaret Osgood who served so faithfully and well as cafeteria manager until her resignation last February. Mrs. Dorothy Coffin has been appointed to fill the position as manager.
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The committee would like to thank Mr. Dower; our teachers and supervisors, our janitors, our school secretary, and our cafeteria staff for their fine cooperation and loyalty during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, MIDDLETON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
D'oen L. Jewett, Chairman Rosamond L. Bastable, Clerk Harold F. Purdy Henry F. Luscomb Elmer P. Morrill
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ENROLLMENT STATISTICS
-
ENROLLMENT STATISTICS AGE-GRADE DISTRIBUTION - OCTOBER 1, 1955
Age Grade
5
6 7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Total
I
24
52
3
1
70
II
10
42
6
1
59
III
6
47
13
66
IV
14
37
4
1
56
V
10
22
3
1
36
VI
10
22
4
4
40
VII
11
38
9
2
60
VIII
10
32
4
46
Total
14.
62
51
68
61
36
37
53
45
6
433
TEACHER-GRADE DISTRIBUTION - OCTOBER 1, 1955
Teacher
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Total
Miss Devane
35
35
Mrs. Shaw
35
35
Mrs. Edwards
31
31
Mrs . Carey
28
28
Mrs. Williams
34
34
Mrs. Cassidy
32
32
Mrs. Boudreau
29
29
Miss Hinkley
27
27
Mrs. Johnston
26
26
Mrs. Milan
10
12
22
Mr. Winter
28
28
Miss Foley
30
30
Mrs. Taylor
30
30
Mr. Port
23
23
Mr. Phillips
23
23
Totals
70
59
66
56
36
40
60
46
433
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PRINCIPAL'S REPORT
To the Middleton School Committee:
Herewith is submitted my annual report as Principal of the Howe-Manning School and, this year, Acting Superintendent of the Middleton Public School System.
ADMINISTRATION
This past year has seen the resignation of Mr. Thomas L. Rivard as Superintendent of Schools for Union No. 49 which comprised the towns of Middleton and Tewksbury. Mr. Rivard accepted the post of Superintendent of Schools for the Town of Chelmsford in February, 1955. With the resignation of Mr. Rivard, the administrative burdens heretofore carried by him were assumed by the two communities as plans were made in both towns to seek State Department of Education approval for the dissolution of the existing union. Inasmuch as Tewksbury is one of the fastest growing towns in the Commonwealth, the services of a full-time superintendent for Tewksbury were felt necessary by both communities to cope with the various and complex problems of the Tewksbury School Department as it attempted to . provide school housing for its many new residents.
For the greatest part of 1955, the Middleton School Department has been operating as a separate entity while awaiting State approval for dissolution. All clerical work, including preparation of bills for payment, payroll and statistical data, is now being taken care of in Middleton.
Several meetings have been held with the Department of Education representatives and it is expected that by the time this report appears in print Middleton will have its own separate School Department.
SCHOOL FACILITIES
A slow but constant increase in the school population has made it imperative for all those concerned with school housing and future needs to be seriously concerned with the problems presented. A School Building Committee is presently at work planning for a six-room addition to the Howe-Manning School. It is hoped that these plans will be presented to the townspeople this coming Spring and I cannot urge too strongly that they be acted upon in a favorable manner in order that classrooms be available when needed. This addition cannot come too soon as one class is now housed in the gymnasium for the second year and further classroom space will be needed for primary grades shortly as enrollment projection statistics point out.
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A Regional School Investigating Committee, appointed by the Town Moderator, has been working this past year to discover what opportunities there would be for Middleton to join with another town or towns in providing high school facilities for its students on a cooperative Lasis.
FACULTY
The faculty has remained the same in total number this past year but there have been several changes in the faculty due to resignations. The faculty now numbers fifteen classroom teachers, an Art Supervisor, a Music Supervisor, Reading Supervisor, Penmanship Supervisor, and Principal. New teachers added to the staff include: Miss Shirley Foly, Teacher of Language Arts and Girls Physical Education in Grades Seven and Light; M .. George Port, Teacher of Science in Grades Ccven and Eight and Director of Guidance and Audio-Visual Aids; Mrs. Elcanor Cassidy, Teacher of Grade Three; and IIss Doris Ashley, Reading Supervisor.
CURRICULUM
An evaluation of the educational system and its facilities is now being carried out by the staff and faculty of the Howe-Manning School as the result of a workson conducted this past Spring under State Department of Education auspices. One afternoon a month, the second Tuesday, the schoolchildren are dismissed at noon so the teaching staff may have the rest of the afternoon for study and conferences relative to the outlining of basic objectives for its school system. In short, a philosophy of education is being developed by the teaching staff and will be recorded for use ly those now teaching in Miclicton and for newcomers to the teaching staff in future ye. rs.
Much more emphasis has been placed this year on Audio-Visual Aids and Guidance as a.ds to classroom teaching with the arrival of Mr. George Port. Mr. Port, who Lo.cs a Master's degree from Boston College in the field of Guidance, Los also had considerable experience with Audio-Visual Aids. A crow of student operators, trained by Mr. Port, is now prepared to show movies, filmstrips, and recordings to any classroom teacher or class upon request. The Howe-Manning School library now contains more than 200 filmstr'rs and more than 100 recordings for use in the classrooms.
Students at the Junior High level, as a part of the Cuidance program, are now receiving training in such topics as How to Study, How to Handle Homework, and How to Budget Their Time Effectively. These topics are discussed in the classrooms and are augmented by motion pictures to enable Middleton students to prepare themselves for high school and future academic years of work that lie ahead of them.
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Miss Doris Ashley, the new Reading Supervisor, has assumed the supervision of the school library. A staff of Junior High girls have been trained to assist her.
Books have been purchased for the library that have a direct correlation with subject matter being taught in the classroom. Books are taken out of the library at the close of the school day and returned within a short period of time. This has proven a boon to those youngsters living in remote sections of the town and who must rely on school busses for transportation.
NEW EQUIPMENT
A long range program for the replacement of the old wooden chairs in the auditorium has been started with the purchase of 50 chairs this past year. It is hoped to continue this program each year until all of the old wooden chairs are replaced with the newer type metal chair. Many of the wooden type have been broken through constant use and through packing and storing each time they are used.
Six two-drawer file cabinets have been purchased and will be placed in the primary grades. These cabinets will be kept by each teacher's desk and will be employed to file individual pupil records and maintan them correctly. It is planned to purchase more cabinets each year until every classroom is so equipped.
A new typewriter has been purchased for the office. Also, new desks and chairs have been purchased for office use. These purchases have been made necessary since the employment of a secretary on a full-time basis. At the present time, secretarial duties for the school, School Committee, School Building Committee, and Regional School Investigating Committee are being handled by the school secretary. It is expected that the secretarial load will increase shortly as the work of the above-mentioned committees becomes more complex.
It has been necessary to replace the sump pump in the boiler room during this past year. New mirrors have been purchased for the teachers' room and the boys' shower room. New foot bath equipment was purchased for the two shower rooms. This equipment consists of machines which spray the feet following shower baths to prevent athlete's foot. Two new tables have been purchased for the primary grades so that the teachers in these rooms can employ this equipment for special group work.
A new bicycle rack was purchased and presented to the school by Mr. John Muzichuk. This rack has been of great assistance in the
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storage of bicycles and presents a much neater appearance in that section of the schoolyard than heretofore.
Two new outside waste paper receptacles have been placed in use and have aided in keeping the grounds more attractive.
Two new motion picture projectors have been purchased during the past year. It was found necessary to replace the former projector because of age and bulkiness in handling. The increased use of class- room films by teachers also made purchase of this new equipment necessary.
MAINTENANCE
The illness and subsequent operation undergone by Mr. Nathan Hayward, custodian, made it necessary to employ additional custodial help to care for the maintenance of the building. Mr. Lyle Paul was engaged to assist Mr. Hayward at the time of his illness and was further retained for a portion of each school day to assist in main- taining the general cleanliness of the building. During the Summer months, Mr. Hayward was assisted in cleaning all classrooms and special purpose rooms such as the gymnasium and administrative offices. All floors, including corridors, were washed and two coats of wax applied at this time.
New curtains were installed in Mrs. Bourdeau's room during the Summer. It is planned to replace curtains one room at a time in the older section of the building as this is the first replacement since the building was erected.
A new cafeteria table has been constructed by Mr. Hayward because of the increase in the number of pupils eating daily in the cafeteria.
New shelving has been installed in the supply storerooms on the basement floor by the custodian, Mr. Hayward. This shelving will allow for better storage of supplies and also insure better inventory of existing supplies when reordering.
Repairs have had to be made to radiators in classrooms in the older section of the building and wash sinks have been reinforced with the addition of metal legs to prevent loosening of fixtures.
New chair railing has been installed in the auditorium and the front of the stage was covered and painted during the Summer months.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
One of the outstanding events of the past school year was the presentation of the pageant, "Sing Out America", which was presented this past Spring by the students of the Howe-Manning School under
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the direction of Mrs. Doris Nyquist, Music Supervisor, assisted by the classroom teachers. More than $400 was realized from this performance which was staged for two evenings. The proceeds obtained were employed to purchase uniforms for the school orchestra. The uniforms consist of capes and hats of satin in the school colors of blue and gold and were worn by the orchestra for the first time at graduation exercises in June.
The Middleton Teachers' Association, composed of the faculty of the Howe-Manning School, prepared and staged an "Open House" for the third year in a row in observance of National Education week this past November. In addition, the Teachers' Association, as a community project, wrapped and packaged gifts for needy children at Christmas time. Approximately 50 children, representing some fifteen families, received presents of clothing and toys for Christmas as a result of this work. Money for this project was received from the Parent-Teacher Association, the American Legion, the Board of Trade, the Grange and from several interested anonymous parties.
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