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Therefore, I again recommend the construction of a modern gymna- sium. I shall continue to recommend it as long as I am Superintendent of Schools.
The Equal Pay Law
Many educators have long contended that women teachers should receive the same pay as men teachers. Apparently in an effort to allow towns and cities to do so, the Legislature of Massachusetts placed upon the statute books a new law. The Act, Chapter 727, is so worded that it is susceptible of many interpretations. Even a liberal interpretation, how- ever, convinces one that, as an equal pay measure, it is a myth.
As I write this report there are seventy-nine women teachers in our School Department. Under the terms of this new law it is very probable that about eight of these seventy-nine would receive salary increases. The other seventy-one would receive exactly nothing.
I can conceive of no better way to wreck the morale of an excellent teaching staff than to increase the salaries of a very few by substantial amounts.
The Act becomes effective in a town or city when accepted by the voters. In Saugus it will probably be on the ballot for the annual 1946 March Town election.
It is my sincere and considered opinion that this particular act should not be accepted by the voters of Saugus. It will not give equal pay to all women teachers. It will go a long way towards destroying teacher morale.
This act should be repealed by the 1946 Legislature now in session.
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When and if a sensible bill is passed, seeking to give women teachers equal pay with men, it is up to the voters of Saugus to determine whether or not they desire to do so.
The Superintendent's Salary
The base salary of the Superintendent of Schools on January 1, 1945, was $4,300.00 per year. The Town Meeting of 1945 voted a ten percent permanent salary increase to all employees of the town. Thus the Superintendent of Schools was entitled to a salary increase of $430.00.
It has never seemed to me that it was fitting for a Superintendent of Schools to stand before a town meeting and seek an increase in salary for himself. I told the School Committee and the town meeting members that I would not accept this increase under such conditions. Although there are some people who never give anyone credit for an honest con- viction I meant exactly what I said. My only motive was the one above stated. I have returned my $430.00 unexpended into the town treasury. By so doing, and for this I am alone to blame, the salary of the Super- intendent of Schools in 1945 was but $120.00 per year more than that of the Principal of the Central Senior and Junior High School.
The School Committee was definitely of the opinion that this was wrong. Subsequent to the 1945 town meeting the School Committee voted to increase the salary of the Superintendent of Schools by $300.00 per year. This I agreed to accept provided it would not go into effect until January 1, 1946.
Athletic and Cafeteria Accounts
A summary of the financial condition of the athletic and cafeteria accounts of Saugus High School are included a few pages hence. Both accounts are outlined in some detail. Both are under the jurisdiction of the School Committee and under the immediate supervision of Principal John A. W. Pearce. The accounts are audited every so often and records are efficiently kept by Miss Mabel Willey, treasurer of both accounts.
In Conclusion
In conclusion may I thank each member of the School Committee for the splendid co-operation given me during the year 1945. May I also thank the teachers, all other school employees, and the pupils for their co-operation and loyalty.
Respectfully submitted,
VERNON W. EVANS, Superintendent of Schools.
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL
January 14, 1946.
Mr. Vernon W. Evans Superintendent of Schools Saugus, Massachusetts.
My dear Mr. Evans:
I herewith submit my eleventh annual report as Principal of the Saugus High School.
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[Dec. 31
The Opening of School and New Teachers
School opened in September with approximately the same enroll- ment as we had the previous year. In the Senior High School we wel- comed the following new teachers:
Mr. Phillip Bradbury-physics and aeronautics. Mr. Arthur Strout-mechanical drawing.
Mrs. Priscilla Bradford-typewriting. Substituting for Miss Bertha Morrison.
In October Mrs. Frances Egan, our Latin teacher for several years, resigned. We did not fill her position but instead rearranged the pro- grams of some of the other teachers. In November Mr. Edward Galligan returned to his teaching duties after having spent more than three years in the service. In December he took over the coaching of basketball. In November Mrs. Victoria Foley, a military substitute, teaching in our commercial department, resigned because of poor health and her duties were taken over by Mr. Albert Conlon, a returned veteran. In the Junior High School we welcomed the following new teachers:
Miss Erdine Adams-history and literature. Miss Louise Moulton-English and literature.
Mrs. Eunice Pratt-English (a military substitute). Mr. Horace Shuff-mathematics.
Regional High Schools for Returning Veterans
The State Department of Education, in collaboration with local school authorities, is working to provide for the best possible training for every Massachusetts veteran. The four main classifications of train- ing are as follows:
1. Meeting the requirements for a high school diploma, or if this is not practical or possible, the State High School Equiv- alency Certificate.
2. Preparing veterans to meet college entrance requirements.
3. Furthering early collegiate education.
4. Giving further training in special fields not necessarily lead- ing to a diploma.
The Regional High Schools are located at the State Teachers Col- leges, the Massachusetts School of Art, and at other centers in some of the larger cities. The instructors are qualified members of the college faculties, and teachers recommended by Superintendents of Schools and appointed by the Commissioner of Education. Correspondence courses are offered in all fields of secondary education, excepting those requiring specialized equipment, as well as courses on an early collegiate level. Under the plan of instruction, provision is made for group or tutorial instruction as the need arises, and will permit the veteran to accelerate at his own pace. The sessions are two hours long and are usually held in the late afternoon or evening, although full day sessions may be ar- ranged when needed.
The Saugus High School Guidance Department Is Set Up to
Advise Returning Veterans
Since the opening day of school in September we are constantly meeting and advising returning veterans about their school problems.
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A request for a sampling of New England colleges, including technical schools on the same level, has brought the following information:
1. All have recognized the veterans' problems.
2. Many grant admissions at frequent intervals during the year.
3. Some have accelerated courses.
4. All require a valid high school diploma.
5. Most have modified entrance requirements:
(a) Some waive hitherto designated basic subject require- ments and allow admission by aptitude test in fields of English and mathematics.
(b) Some allow admission with grades lower than normally required to qualify, (1) by passing a standard college aptitude test and (2) by passing qualifying tests in algebra and English.
(c) Allow pupils with good intelligence ratings and a def- inite objective, but without prerequisite courses, admit- ted on probation.
(d) Where prerequisite courses are weak, some admit to qualifying secondary school courses without college credit during first semester.
(e) None segregates veterans.
(f) None has lowered the standard of courses offered.
(g) Most are attempting to arrange living facilities for the married veterans on or near the campus.
Football in Saugus High School
Our football season this past fall should be looked upon as one of the most successful in the history of the school. It is true that we won only six games, tied one, and lost three. But let us look at the schedule. We played three Class A schools, five Class B schools, and two Class C schools. Of the three games lost, one was to a Class B school, 7-6; an- other to a Class B school, 7-0, and the third to a Class A school, 6-0. We are finding it more and more difficult to arrange our football schedules with schools of our own size. Not only are we unable to get Class C schools to play with us, but Class B schools as well. That leaves us the only alternative of playing a Class A school in our opening game next fall. Plans are under way to put Stackpole's Field in A-1 condition dur- ing 1946. This will mean that all of our games will necessarily have to be played away from home in 1946. It is important, then, when making out a schedule for 1946 that we play as many games as we possibly can near Saugus.
Our Athletic Program in General
We have been playing basketball for several years now. The only place available to play our home games is the Community House. This year we have found it very difficult to schedule games with other high schools because many of them dislike playing on such a small court. We have found it necessary, too, to play many of our games in the after- noon. These afternoon games are not a paying proposition.
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[Dec. 31
Last spring we had a baseball team for the first time in several years. Because of the fact that we have no suitable baseball field in town, our home games had to be played at the G. E. Field in Lynn. This coming spring we shall have to do the same thing. However, in the spring of 1947 we hope to be able to play at Stackpole's Field.
The Saugus High School Band
During this past fall, a committee composed of Mr. Harry Lancaster as Chairman, Mrs. Frank Perry, Mr. Harry Wentworth, Mr. Walter Germain, and the Saugus High School Principal, has been at work rais- ing funds for new uniforms for the band. At the present time over $2,800 has been raised. Early in December the contract for making these uniforms was awarded to a Boston concern for delivery early this coming spring. As Principal of the High School I wish to express my apprecia- tion to this committee, to Mr. Elmer Emmett, president of the Band Parents' Club, and to everyone who contributed to this fund. We shall have, upon the arrival of these new uniforms, one of the best outfitted High School Bands in New England.
Taking an Account of Stock
I should like to quote from a recent High School bulletin, for it ex- presses my own ideas very definitely:
"We may be now completing the cycle in educational experiences. Some years ago, High school enrollment was at a low ebb and com- prised a fairly homogenous, college-minded group. The curriculum was a fixed, orthodox affair based on the principle that all members of said group would benefit similarly from identical experiences. Then the lag in industry altered the picture. Enrollments leaped to new highs, and the complexion of the secondary school population changed materially. A richer curriculum seemed to be the answer, with considerable choice in electives.
"The experiences of the intervening years, heightened by the con- cise demands made by the various service units, has opened the eyes of educators that too free and unguided a choice of electives defeats rather than leads to the goal of a well-rounded education. Now we must plan to preserve our gains of the past decades and yet bring order into the chaos of the free elective system. Some colleges have already felt the pulse of this situation and are making adjustments which may well cast directive shadows within which our secondary schools must fashion their future ยท experiences.
"The other important influence in the field of education is being exerted by the reconstruction era at hand. The demobilization of our quondam service units presents a complicated problem. What part will the regional high school play in this respect? Will adult education attain greater importance? Is guidance due for a renaissance ? How can we best regain our forward motion in the field of international relations ? These are some of the pertinent problems now facing us as educators. The parts of the puzzle are all before us, and on our intelligent and judicious assembling of them lies the future-not only for our country, but of the world."
In conclusion I wish to thank you, Mr. Evans, and the members of the School Committee for your helpful advice and encouragement.
Sincerely yours, JOHN A. W. PEARCE, Principal.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
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SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Analysis of Cash Receipts and Expenditures January 1, 1945, to December 31, 1945
Cash Balance January 1, 1945
$2,511.50
Receipts-Football:
Gate Receipts
$15,164.45
Guarantees: Watertown $ 263.00
Beverly
735.56
English
2,203.71
Classical
2,133.44
Swampscott
183.07
5,518.78
Basketball
443.30
21,126.53
Total Receipts Including Balance
$23,638.03
Expenses :
Guarantees: Chelsea $ 481.50
Amesbury
100.00
Revere
975.08
Marblehead
639.50
Peabody
1,694.70
Total Guarantees
$3,890.78
Equipment
118.84
Supplies (Schedule I)
1,949.90
Postage
31.25
Insurance and Bond
69.19 (3 yrs.)
Printing and Tickets
211.52
Officials
355.00
Police
479.75
Rent of Manning Bowl
300.00
Tickets: Sellers, Takers and Matron
494.09
Registrations and Dues
4.50
Federal Tax on Tickets
2,369.92
Transportation
578.04
Salary Expense
2,101.16
Medical and Drugs
931.66
Stadium
573.50
Reconditioning and Laundry
1,386.93
Telephone
75.75
Awards and Letters
379.18
Basketball
664.90
Donation to Band
1,170.00
Total Expenses
$18,294.53
Net Income
$5,343.50
Miscellaneous Expense (Schedule II)
158.67
Of this above balance approximately $2,000.00 will be expended on the gridiron, football practise field, and baseball diamond at the Stadium. Another approximate $1,500.00 will be expended on an educational trip for the lettermen of the 1945 football squad. There will also be other expenses connected with 1946 basketball and baseball.
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[Dec. 31
Saugus High School Athletic Association SCHEDULE I Analysis of Supplies, January 1 to December 31, 1945
Footballs
$193.55
Shoes (football and basketball)
552.00
Shirts and Jerseys
338.78
Socks and Stockings Cleats and Screws
137.00
Supporters
112.87
Track
9.55
Bats
32.70
Balls (baseball and basketball)
112.03
Felt
2.65
Resin and Bags
2.20
Caps
35.00
Score Books, Gu des
5.80
Injury Pads
10.25
Chin Straps
4.00
Shoe Oil
6.00
Laces
14.50
Moth Flakes
2.50
Innersoles
1.50
Sponge Rubber
6.00
Baseball (supplies)
38.00
Hoffman's (incidentals)
20.74
$1,949.90
Saugus High School Athletic Association SCHEDULE II
Schedule of Miscellaneous Expense Year Ending December 31, 1945
Signs for Stadium
$19.25
Baseball Officials
24.00
Audit
25.00
Hoffman Hardware
2.60
Advert sing
2.00
Meetings, Coaches, etc.
8.00
Repairs and Carfares
7.82
Hay (for field)
70.00
$158.67
Medical bills for office calls, supplies, care and consultation still outstanding.
SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL LUNCH
Analysis of Cash Receipts and Expenditures January 1, 1945, to December 31, 1945
Cash Balance January 1, 1945
$ 1,237.70
Receipts and Income:
$10,361.69
Cash Sales
Discount on Purchases 58.77
10,420.46
Total Receipts Including Balance
$11,658.16
...
262.28
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Expenditures :
Food
$5,633.11
Candy
173.84
Ice Cream ..
1,153.90
Tonic
713.11
Wages
1,629.90
Laundry
115.20
Supplies
169.74
Equipment
96.96
Miscellaneous Expense
108.17
Defense Bond
74.00
Fund for Replacement of Equipment
700.00
$10,567.93
Net Income January 1, 1945, to December 31, 1945
$1,090.23
Accounts Payable .... $374.07
INDEX
Reports of Departments and Committees
Accountant's Report
61
Annual Town Election
29
Annual Town Meeting
34
Appointive Town Officials
10
Assessors
105
Audit of Accounts
125
Board of Fire Engineers
117
Board of Health
98
Board of Public Welfare
129
Cemetery Commissioners
114
Chief of Police
59
Collector of Taxes
56
Contributory Retirement
108
Elective Town Officers
3
Finance Committee Report
21
Gypsy Moth
98
Jury List
119
Library Trustees
99
Planning Board
103
Public Works
111
School Report follows Page
132
Warrant, Special Town
Election
123
Superintendent of Buildings
58
Town Clerk
55
Town Engineer
116
Town Meeting Members
5
Town Election
29
Tree Warden
104
Warrant, March 5, 1945 14
Playground Commission
58
Sealer of Weights & Measures
127
Board of Selectmen
132
Financial Departments
Balance Sheet
.........
94
Receipts :
General Revenue:
Taxes
64
Commercial Revenue:
Agency and Trust
68
Charities and Soldiers'
Benefits
67
Enterprise and
Cemeteries
68
General Government
65
Health and Sanitation
66
Indebtedness
69
Interest
68
Protection of Persons
and Property
66
Refunds
69
Transfers
69
Recreation and
Unclassified
67
Schools and Libraries
67
Disbursements :
Agency and Trust
87
Charities and Soldiers'
Benefits
80
Education and Libraries ....
81
Enterprise and Cem-
eteries
85
General Government
69
Health and Sanitation
76
Highways
78
Interest and Maturing
Debt
86
Protection of Persons
and Property
73
Recapitulation
89
Recreation and Unclassi-
fied
83
Refunds
88
Transfers
88
Outstanding Bonds
90
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