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10
10
5.5
Prep School
2
0
2
1.1
Specialized School
9
2
11
6.1
Total Continuing Educ .
34
50
84
46.6
OCCUPATIONS
Clerical & Sales
1
33
34
18.9
Service
4
0
4
2.2
Agric., Marine, Forestry
2
0
2
1.1
Trades & Industrial
5
0
5
2.8
Public Utilities
O
6
6
3.3
Married
0
6
6
3.3
Armed Forces
20
1
21
11.8
Unknown
13
5
18
10.0
Unemployed
O
0
O
--
-
Total
45
51
96
53.4
Grand Total
79
101
180
100.0
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Of interest is the large number of schools and colleges which our graduates are attending. The three classes which have graduated from Wachusett Regional High School have re- ceived $31,507 in scolarships and are enrolled in the follo- wing schools:
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES
Anna Maria College 4
Boston University 2
Bouve Boston School 2
Bowdoin College 2
Brigham Young University 1 Brown University 1
Buffalo Bible School 1
Simmons College 1
Skidmore College 2
Springfield College 2
Colorado A & M College 1
Dartmouth College 3
Fitchburg State
Teachers College 1
Framingham State
Teachers College 1
Hofstra College 1
University of Miami 1
University of Rochester 2
University of Vermont 1
Bob Jones College 2
Indiana University 2
Vassar College 1
Kalamazoo College 1
Wellesley College 3 Wesleyan University 1
Wheaton College (Mass.) 2
Wheaton College (Illinois) 1
Williams College 1
Massachusetts School of Art 2
Middlebury College 1 Northeastern University 4 Norwich University 7 Pamona College 1
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE (cont 'd)
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute 1
Pembroke College 1
Rhode Island School
of Design 1 St. Lawrence University 1
Clark University 12 Colby College 4
Tufts College 2 University of Connecticut 2
University of Denver 1
University of Maine 1 University of Mass. 11
University of Michigan 1
Holy Cross 3 Hood College 3
Upsala College 4
Lehigh University 1
Los Angeles City College 1
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy 1
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 8
Worcester State Teachers College 8 Wells College 1 William Smith College 1
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SPECIAL SCHOOLS
Worcester Art Museum School 2 Bernard Baruch School of Business 1 East Coast Aero Tech 1
Massachusetts Radio &
Telegraph School 1
New England Institute of
Embalming 1
New England School of Accounting 1
Elizabeth Ollis School l
School of Practical Art 1
Stockbridge School of
Agriculture 9 Stromberg-Carlson Dial School 1
Vesper George School of Art 1 Ward School 2
Wentworth Institute 6.
Katherine Gibbs 2
Forsyth Dental School 1
Wilfred Academy 1 Leland Powers School 1
JUNIOR COLLEGES
Becker Junior College 14 Fisher Junior College 1 Colby Junior College 1 Centenary Junior College 1 Green Mountain Junior College 1 Lassell Junior College 2 Vermont Junior College 2 Worcester Junior College 12
HOSPITALS
Burbank Hospital 2 Worcester City Hospital 4 Hahnemann Hospital 8 Leominster Hospital 2 Memorial Hospital 5 New England Sanatorium and Hospital Winthrop Community Hospital 2 Salem Hospital 1 St. Vincent Hospital 1 . Trade School for Girls (Practical Nursing)
Of the 466 graduates, 127 are attending four-year colleges, 33 junior colleges, 33 special schools and 30 nursing schools. Approximately 49% of the graduates continued their education after high school.
Use Of School Property
The building continues to be widely used by both school and outside organizations. Adult Education classes of various types are in session three nights a week. The gymnasium is in almost constant demand either for dances or for intra-mural and inter-scholastic sports. The auditorium is frequently used, both by school groups such as the musical and dramatic organizations, and by non-school aggregations, for many varied purposes .
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Activities
In no school does all learning take place solely within the classrooms. To broaden and to enrich the students' pro- gram here, many group meetings take place both during "activity period" and after the regular school day is over. These thirty or more varied activities cover a wide field and range from strictly scholastic clubs such as the Latin Club, Chem- istry Club, and others, through specialized groups like the Future Teachers' Club, the Yearbook Staff, the Dramatic and Musical groups, to the various intra-mural and inter-scholastic athletic teams. The Student Council is an important and powerful organization of outstanding students elected by their classmates. This group aids in forming school policies, scheduling social events, operating the school store, and the like . All in all, practically any student who so desires can become a member of some worth-while extra-curricular activity.
Library
The library has continued to grow in size and quality. At present there are 3,295 volumes including:
Non-Fiction - 1955 Fiction - 936 Reference = 358 Teachers' Professional - 27 Foreign-Language19
In addition,. many magazines and newspapers are available.
In conclusion, I should like to state that I am very happy to be associated with such a fine school and wish to express my thanks to all those who have been so willing to render assistance.
Respectfully submitted,
Neal T. Skillings Principal
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER
I. Total 1958 Appropriations
With the objective of providing the best possible educa- tional opportunities for our students and at the same time recognizing the pressing need for economy, the Wachusett Reg- ional School District Committee, after careful study, analysis, and revision, at its meeting on November 25, 1957, voted the following appropriations for the operation of the Wachusett Regional High School for the year 1958:
Account
Amount
% of Total
#1 General Control
$ 8,000.00
1.3
#2 Expense of Instruction
327,600.00
53.5
#3 Operation of School Plant
55,900.00
9.2
#4 Maintenance of School
10,000.00
1.7
#5 Auxiliary Agencies
22,800.00
3.7
#6 Outlay
15,000.00
2.5
#7 Debt and Interest
172, 297,50
28.1
Total
$ 611,597.50
100.0
II. Sources of Income
This budget represents an increase of #41,065.00 over the 1957 budget. In view of the trend in all costs, this increase of 7.2% is very conservative. However, the total amount ass- essed the participating towns is up by $68,533.92 because of a reduction in credits, centered largely in tuition. This is the first year since the opening of our school that West Boylston has not had a large number of tuition students.
The following tabulation shows estimated receipts in 1957 and 1958, the changes from 1957 to 1958, and the balance of the budget to be assessed the towns:
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Source
1957
1958
Change
Tuition
$ 37,350.00
$ 10,350.00
$-27,000.00 - 175.00
Rentals
400.00
225.00
Miscl. Receipts
1,500.00
1,500.00
George-Barden Fund
11,000.00
6,700.00
- 4,300.00
State Reimbursement
80,493.92
84,500.00
+ 4,006.08
Total Credits
$130,743.92
$103,275.00
$ 27,468.92
Bal. Assessed Towns
$439,788.58
$508,322.50
$ 68,533.92
III. Operating Costs
Items #1 through #6 of the 1958 budget are assessed in proportion to the enrollment in the High School of the five towns of the District on October 1, 1957. Estimated receipts to be used against operating costs total $18,775.00 (See Sec- tion II) . The following tabulation presents data used to distribute these operating costs.
In accordance with Section 16B of Chapter 638 of the Acts of 1949 and Sections Lb and 10 of the Regional School District Agreement, the amount opposite the name of your town is hereby certified to you as an assessment and should be appropriated by your town at the annual meeting for 1958 for the use of the Wachusett Regional School District.
Town
Proration Factor
Amount
Pupils
%
Total Operating Costs
$ 439,300.00
Total Credits
18,775.00
Total to Towns
$ 420,525.00
Total of Factors
969
100.0
Holden
535
55.212
$ 232,180.26
Paxton
92
9.494
39,924.64
Princeton
88
9.082
38,192.08
Rutland
117
12.074
50,774.19
Sterling
137
14.138
59,453.83
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IV . Debt and Interest
Item #7 of the 1958 budget includes $130,000.00 for bond maturities and $42,297.50 for interest on outstanding bonds, a total of $172,297.50. After applying the state reimbursement of #84,500.00, the balance to be assessed is $87, 797.50.
In accordance with Section 16B of Chapter 638 of the Acts of 1949 and Sections La and 10 of the Regional School District Agreement, the amount opposite the name of your town in the following tabulation is hereby certified as an assessment and should be appropriated by your town at the annual meeting of 1958 for the use of the Wachusett Regional School District:
Town
Assessment Factor
Amount
Total
$ 172,297.50 84,500.00
State Reimbursement
Total to Towns
100.0%
$ 87,797.50
Holden
45.0
39,508.88
Paxton
9.0
7,901.77
Princeton
11.0
9,657.73
Rutland
15.0
13,169.62
Sterling
20.0
17,559.50
V. 1958 Assessment
The following tabulation brings together data from Sections III and IV to show the total operating, debt and interest assessments for each of the towns in the Wachusett Regional School District:
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Town
Operating Assessment
Debt and Interest Assessment
Total Assessment
Total 1958 Budget
$ 439, 300.00
$ 172,297.50
$ 611,597.50
Credits
18,775.00
84,500.00
103,275.00
To Be Assessed
$ 420,525.00
$ 87,797.50
$ 508,322.50
Holden
$ 232,180.26
39,508.88
$ 271,689.14
Paxton
39,924.64
7,901.77
47,826.41
Princeton
38,192.08
9,657.73
47,849.81
Rutland
50,774.19
13,169.62
63,943.81
Sterling
59,453.83
17,559.50
77,013.33
The total of your assessment for the Wachusett Regional School District for 1958 is $ 0
WACHUSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
William F. Lionett, Treasurer
WACHUSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
INCOME STATEMENT - 1957
INCOME - Cash on Hand January 1:
Operating Items
Building Fund
Assessments of Towns
Tuitions
$ 7,758.92 576.99 $ 8,335.91 439,788.58 60, 214.96 81,499.35 2,182.31
State Reimbursements
Rental & Miscellaneous
George-Barden Funds Cafeteria
14,949.21
Athletic Fund
Adult Education
47,394.54 4,413.46 5,847.49
TOTAL INCOME
$ 664,625.81
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EXPENDITURES -
General Control
Expense of Instruction
George Barden Fund Operation of Plant Maintenance of Plant Outlay Auxiliary Agencies
Cafeteria
Athletic Fund
Adult Education
Debt and Interest
Miscellaneous
117.90
Total Expenditures Building Fund Cash Cash on Hand 12/31/57
$ 625,231.84
576.99
38,816.99
TOTAL
$ 664,625.81
BANK BALANCES - December 31, 1957:
Merchants National $ 576.99
Mechanics National
Wor. County Trust
30,740.99 8,075.99
TOTAL
$ 39,393.97
WACHUSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
STATEMENT as of DECEMBER 31, 1957
Cash
$ 39,393.97
Accounts Receivable Town Assessments (due 1958) :
Holden $ 271,689.14 Paxton 47,826.41
Princeton 47,849.81
ASSETS
$ 7,817.66 276, 253. 14 14,662.60 52,002.39 6,685.23 15,649.91 21,056.05 47,389.15
3,204.78 5,260.53 175,132.50
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Duplicate Payment : Legal Fees
$ 53.90
$ 547,770.37
LIABILITIES
Payroll Deductions Federal Tax -
.10
Federal Grant
George Barden Fund -
6,986.65
Revolving Funds :
School Lunch $ 3,769.61
Athletics 3,095.78 6,865.39
Adult Education -
1,081.96
Appropriation Balances Non-Revenue : School Building Constr.
576.99
Revenue Reserved until Collected:
508,376.40
Town Assessments, etc. Surplus Revenue -
23,882.80
$ 547,770.37
DEBT as of December 31, 1957
Net Funded Debt
$ 1,995,000.00
Bonds dated 6/1/51: Interest payable 2.20% : Payable $5,000 yearly through 1971 - 70,000.00 Bonds dated 6/1/52: Interest 1.90% : Payable $75,000 yearly through 1972 - 1,125,000.00 Bonds dated 2/15/53: Interest 2.60% : Payable $50,000 yearly through 1973 - 800.000.00
$ 1,995,000.00
INDEX
Town Officers. . 3
Officers Appointed by Selectmen 6
Town Warrant. 10
Report of the Finance Committee 14 1958 Budget Recommended by the Finance Committee 15 Report of Selectmen. 22
Report of the Town Accountant 23 Table of Accounts 43-45
Balance Sheet. 46-47
1.
State Audit .. 18
Balance Sheet. 52
Report of the Town Treasurer, .54
Report of the Torn Collector 56
Assessors' Recapitulation of 1957 Tax Rate. .60 Report of the Town Clerk. 62
1957 Town Warrant & Action Taken. 73
Report of the Board of Public Welfare. 82
Report of the Charlton Home Farm Association. 86
Report of the Veterans' Arent & Planning Board. 87
Report of the Park Commissioners. 88
Report of the Superintendent of Streets 89
Report of the Water & Sewer Department. .91
Report
of the Building Inspector. .93
Report of the Librarian of the Free Public Library. 94
Report of the Trustees of the Public Library 95
Peport of the Police Department .90
Report of the Forest Warden. 97
Report of
the Fire Engineers . 98
Report of the Tree Warden. 99 Report of the Civil Defense Director 101
Report of the Board of Health & Dog Officer 102
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Organization. .3
Report of the School Committee & Superintendent of Schools.
Report of the Wachusett Regional , School District Committee for the year 1957. 12
Report of the Superintendent. 15 Report of the Wachusett Regional High School Principal. 17
Report of the Treasurer
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NUMBERS TO KNOW
FIRE -- -TU 6-4211 POLICE -- -TU 6-4231 days TU 6-4428 nights
For Information on:
See or Call
Phone No.
Assessments Abatements
Assessors Assessors
TU 6-4551
TU 6-4551
Bills, Accounts Blasting Permits Bldg. Permits-Inspection
Civil Defense
Director
TU 6-4503
Dog Complaints Dog Licenses
Dog Officer Town Clerk
TU 6-4310
Elections Electrical Inspection
Town Clerk
TU 6-4310
Wire Inspector
TU 6-4308
Fire Permits
Fire Chief
TU 6-4598
Librarian
TU 6-4310
Town Clerk
TU 6-4310
Oil Burner Inspection
Fire Chief
TU 6-4598
Registrations
Town Clerk
TU 6-4310
Principal
TU 6-4342
Office
TU 6-4551
Road Supt.
TU 6-4891
Taxes and Tax Bills Traffic Trees
Town Collector Police Chief Tree Warden
TU 6-4551
TU 6-4231
TU 6-4367
Water and Sewers Welfare
Water Supt. Welfare Agent
TU 6-6688
TU 6-4353
Veterans' Service
Veterans' Agent
TU 6-4326
Treasurer Fire Chief TU 6-4598
TU 6-4551
Building Inspector
TU 6-4548
TU 6-4454
Library License's
Schools Selectmen Streets and Highways
MEETING NIGHTS OF TOWN BOARDS
Board of Selectmen -Every other Monday starting Jan. 6, 1958 Planning Board -Second Monday of each month
Water Board -Second and fourth Friday of each month
Board of Health -Fourth Monday of each month
All Boards meet in the Community Hall.
Meeting nights subject to change.
TOWN OFFICE HOURS
Town Collector
-Tuesday 1 - 5 P.M. Thursday 1 - 5 P.M. 7 - 9 P.M.
Town Clerk
Welfare Office
-Hanff Residence on Maple Ave. except during Library hours listed below. -Tuesday and Wednesday 9 - 10 A.M. 3:30 - 4:30 P.M.
Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Friday 10 - 11:15 A.M.
Agent may be reached at Paxton Monday from 3:30 - 4:30 P.M.
Library Hours -Thursday 10 A.M. - noon 1:30 - 4:30 P.M. 7 - 9 P.M.
Swimming Pool
Saturday 1:30 - 4:30 7 - 9 P.M. -Weekdays 1 - 5 6 - 8 P.M. Sunday 1 - 5 P.M.
Open subject to weather. Season -Last week of June to latter part of August at the discretion of the Park Commissioners.
NOV 1971
WESEE
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