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(2) There is a disposition on the part of a few people to view the whole problem from a basically selfish point of view. To be successful, the prob- lem must be viewed from the angle of what is best for our community as a whole.
Very truly yours, VERNON W. EVANS, Executive Director,
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TOWN OF SAUGUS Jury List - 1952
As compiled by the Board of Selectmen in Accordance with Statute Law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The following names of Inhabitants of the Town of Saugus have been prepared to serve on the Jury as prescribed by law:
ADDISON, Alexander S. ADLINGTON, Harold J.
ENRIGHT, Robert J.
FALASCA, Agnes M.
NAGLE, Frank A. NOYES, Alice M.
AFHOLDERBACH, Karl Jr.
FALASCA, Joseph D.
NYGAARD, Oscar O.
ALLEN, Florence L.
FAULKNER, Edwin B.
O'CONNOR, Lawrence R.
AMERY, Edward J.
FISHER, Joseph G.
O'DONNELL, Herbert
AMIDON, Herbert M.
FISKE, James A. FITZGERALD, Edward L.
PAIVA, William
ANDERSON, Carl V.
FLOWER, Floyd A. PARRISH, Robert W. Jr.
ATKINS, Russell W.
FORTI, Joseph
PAULSEN, Richard A.
BABCOCK, Charles R.
FOSTER, George W.
PEARSON, John
BADGER, Walter H.
FOX, James
PEDI, Mario J.
BAILEY, Sadie
FRANCIS, Edward A.
PERRY, Mildred U.
BAMFORD, Harry W.
FRANCIS, Olive M.
PHILLIPS, William H.J.
BERRY, Gordon T.
GAGNE, Ellen T.
PIHL, Sture M.
BERRY, Forrest E.
GIANSIRACUSA, Manuel
PIPER, Amos L.
BIGELOW, Robert
GIBBS, Edward Jr.
POOLE, Harvey B.
BISHOP, Ralph S.
GIBSON, Chester P. GIRARD, Harry A. GOSS, Reginald C.
QUINN, George F.
BRAGG, William
HANSON, Walter W.
RABBITT, John J.
BRANDER, Walter T. BROTHERS, Dana L.
HATFIELD, Archie S.
ROBIE, Ralph W.
BURNHAM, Charles F.
HAYES, Paul J.
ROBINSON, Henry R.
CAFFARELLA, Ida M. CHAMBERS, Milton W. CHAPMAN, George R.
HENNESSY, Arthur P.
RUSSO, John S.
CHICKERING, Frank H. CHISHOLM, Arthur W. COGLIANO, Anne C. COLLINGS, Alfred W.
HOGLE, Hollis E.
SCHICKLING, George
HULL, Phillips A.
SCHIORRING, Carl H.
COMFORT, Charles E.
KRZYWICKI, Joseph
SIM, Gordon A.
LARSON, Carl O.
SMITH, George W.
LASKEY, George
SPARKS, Harold J.
LAVENE, Mary
SPROUL, Henry J.
COULMAN, Herbert C. COUSENS, Earle W. CRAIG, David A.
LEVINE, Alex
TEMPLEMAN, Foye W.
CRAWFORD, George H.
LIBBEY, Gideon M.
TILSON, Samuel J.
CRILLEY, Thomas J. DEARY, James E.
LITTLEFIELD, George J.
TOTTINGHAM, Malcolm M.
DECAREAU, Walter R.
LOSANO, Ralph A.
TRECARTIN, Earl B.
DeROSA, Adeline A. DEVINE, Henry W.
MALM, Frank A.
VICKERS, Frederick T
DEVONSHIRE, Harry F.
McADOO, Howard P.
WAKEFIELD, Albert C.
DIERS, Henry M.
WALKER, Donald
DODGE, Harold E.
MCCARTHY, William H. McFARLANE, James E. McKENNEY, Edgar A.
WALL, Frank L. WASSERBOEHR, Harvey W.
DONOVAN, William T.
McNAUGHTON, Richard G.
WENTWORTH, Harry F.
DORMAN, Isabel DOW, Roland A.
McWILLIAM, Harry T. MERRITHEW, Ernest C.
WESTENDARP, Doris H.
DREWNIANY, Frank J. DUNBAR, Alton H. DURGIN, George H.
MOORE, John W. MORRISON, Raymond E.
WILDMAN, George W. WOODMAN, Errol E. WOODWARD, Harry N.
DYER, Harold W.
MOYNIHAN, Michael F. MUZZY, Dorothy E.
MURRAY, Marion
YANOFSKY, Israel
YETMAN, Kenneth M.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
AYERS, Clement N.
Albion R. Rice John J. Bucchiere David J. Lucey
Frank Evans, Jr.
Harry F. Wentworth
QUINN, Edward
BLOOM, Nels A.
HART, Helmer D.
RADDIN, William A.
HAYMAN, Robert L.
ROONEY, Edward L.
HATCH, Ernest M.
SANFORD, Earl F.
HICKS, John W.
SAWYER, Carl A.
JOHNSON, Robert L.
SHUFF, Horace E.
CONRAD, J. Walter COOK, James W. COOLEN, Oscar S.
LA VENE, William
STEELE, Thomas W.
LEGROW, Joseph
SUTHERLAND, Norman V.
LINDALL, Walter I.
TOBEY, Irving W.
MacLEAN, Joseph H.
TURNER, Samuel
WYATT, George L.
EDGECOMB, Stanley
WYATT, Phillip F.
EMMETT, Elmer R.
PRICE, Frederic J. Jr.
BLAISDELL, Carlton W.
ORFF, Ralph B.
ANDERSON, Arthur
TOWN OF SAUGUS - RECEIPTS 1946-1951 INCLUSIVE Estimate 1952 and 1953
Classification
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
Excise Tax
16824.41
31085.63
43211.56
58459.84
82942.67
100675.21
110000.00
115000.00
Licenses and Permits
11064.00
18857.95
17560.80
19561.00
19794.00
18463.50
20000.00
22000.00
Fines and Forfeits
643.90
700.70
1254.10
1160.04
2214.70
1612.50
4500.00
4500.00
Grants & Gifts
49984.57
65913.52
71132.97
96184.45
111324.92
123782.36
130000.00
140000.00
Assessments
5955.03
7330.30
4408.01
3783.24
3164.72
1145.94
1200.00
1200.00
General Government
2064.89
2563.38
2960.42
5699.93
6531.31
9389.95
10000.00
10000.00
Protection of Persons & Prop.
1279.38
1462.00
2763.60
2090.39
1871.07
1617.40
1500.00
1500.00
Health and Sanitation
4923.22
6001.11
5457.98
9228.92
10628.07
9878.95
9000.00
9500.00
Highways
20156.70
14626.26
26247.49
10481.21
11868.17
45600.00
18000.00
Charities
7498.98
11487.49
12897.45
9422.11
12425.66
12505.84
12500.00
12500.00
Old Age Assistance
53234.88
56625.02
60798.56
64827.19
84127.10
88778.41
95000.00
110000.00
Veterans Benefits
2418.50
1969.80
6375.27
6400.79
5004.63
7366.48
4800.00
5000.00
Schools
1863.11
5327.25
3668.07
2628.42
7600.73
20638.28
16000.00
20000.00
Libraries
674.61
696.09
831.96
736.86
694.76
720.26
700.00
700.00
Unclassified
3801.52
282.37
342.51
1965.49
316.06
167.22
950.00
500.00
Water
45264.29
59057.00
66436.96
87644.51
72080.69
78304.10
78000.00
78000.00
Cemeteries
11087.42
12315.41
12405.98
11024.30
11768.90
12045.08
15000.00
15000.00
Interest (Deposits Only)
551.63
452.50
305.00
452.50
377.50
377.50
400.00
400.00
(Other)
1-2013.45
12362.36
5797.99
5751.77
10852.48
4615.32
3500.00
4000.00
TOTALS
231147.79
314346.58
333235.45
413269.24
454201.10
503952.47
558650.00
567800.00
Note: 1952 and 1953 are estimated as of actual receipts Oct. 1, 1952 plus anticipated for Oct., Nov. and Dec. for 1952 and a pure guess for 1953. The estimate for 1953 can only be made after knowing what the actual is for 1952.
C. E. Chapman Town Accountant
Receipts from Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Income Tax
Corporation Tax
Meal Tax
1952
161,246.50
70,759.20
7,040.99
Year
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Total
1951
153,104.23
65,383.06
3,635.55
1950
135,439.81
45,475.22
3,890.66
1910
-
The following figures are the amount of receipts received by the Town of Saugus for Excise Taxes during the years from 1943 to 1952:
1943
$ 18,103.27
1944
14,592.86
1947
71.07
28,514.52
28,585.59
1945
12,180.67
1948
101.14
31,920.00
32,021.14
1946
17,589.12
1949
98.80
34,387.41
34,488.01
1947
30,799.02
1950
102.91
37,030.54
37,133.45
1948
42,336.18
1951
125.00
45,951.78
48,078.78
1949
57,573.27
1952
141.83
53,935.02
54,078.85
1950
82,942.67
1951
100,675.21
Total
$3,324.30
$838,138.87
$841,463.17
1943
66,417.50
25,520.59
1,382.06
1942
67,619.20
14,737 36
479.56
1919
4,800.75
4,800.75
1920
7,130.57
7,130.57
1921
8,780.10
8,780.10
1922
8,904.23
8,904.23
1923
9,280.87
9,260.87
1924
9,831.76
9,831.78
1925
10,745.05
10,745.05
Lynn Gas & Electric Company - 1952 Personal Tax
1928
13,432.95
13,432.95
1927
$ 15.90
14,065.00
14,080.90
Valuation
$912,744.00
1929
18.13
18,170.21
18,186.34
1952 Tax
51,570.04
1931
20.45
23,350.79
23,371.24
1932
175.50
21,874.79
22,050.49
1933
148.38
19,289.34
19,437.72
1934
136.04
19,983.50
20.099.54
1935
144.94
21,575.53
21,720.47
1936
146.08
21,008.93
21,155.01
1937
168.45
24,968.55
25,135.00
1938
209.99
31,496.58
31,708.55
1939
227.80
34,768.43
34,994.23
1940
193.10
29,745.78
29,938.88
1941
187.17
29,137.08
29,324.23
1942
193.58
30,391.60
30,585.18
1943
187.58
29,230.17
29,417.75
1944
193.98
29,889.41
30,083.39
1945
210.00
31,987.44
32,197.44
1948
74.82
32,804.26
32,879.08
1946
83,063.50
32,487.74
3,569.27
1915
3,902.50
3,902.50
1945
67,705.00
30,948.95
2,792.96
1916
4,495.50
4,495.50
1 944
65,887.88
33,940.29
2,947.19
1917
4,865.50
4,865.50
1918
5,170.75
5,170.75
1949
164,198.81
67,150.88
3,722.56
1911
3,840.00
3,840.00
1948
78,717:00
48,181.56
3,745.84
1912
3,105.00
3,105.00
1913
3,270.00
3,270.00
1947
82,889.58
33,740.56
3,813.41
1914
4,445.00
4,445.00
1928
15.93
15,617.38
15,833.31
1930
17.15
18,338.36
18,355.51
Per Day
141.29
Lynn Gas and Electric Company Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes Paid to Town of Saugus Years 1910 to 1952
$ 2,750.00
$ 2,750.00
SCHEDULE OF TAXES Paid to Town of Saugus, Mass. Eastern Mass. Electric Co. & New England Power Co. 1932 to 1952
Eastern Massachusetts Electric Co.
New England Power Co. Assessed Valuation
Total
Year
Rate
Real
Personal
Total
Total
Real
Personal
Total
Taxes
Total Tax Both Comps.
1932
$34.85
$
$ 59,341
$2,068.03
$
$
$
$
$ 2,068.03
.933
30.00
59,341
1,780.23
1934
29.80
59,341
1,768.39
1,768.39
1935
31.75
84,866
2,694.52
2,694.52
10,250
10,250
328.00
3,080.51
: 937
36.90
38,150
71,716
109,866
4,054.06
13,250
100,000
113,250
4,178.94
8,233.00
:938
46.00
38,150
71,716
109,866
5,053.84
13,250
100,000
113,250
5,209.50
10,263.34
:939
49.90
38,150
71,716
109,866
5,482.31
13,250
100,000
113,250
5,651.19
11,133.50
: 240
42,30
38,150
30,000
68,150
2,882.74
11,750
90,000
101,750
4,304.04
7,186.78
1941
41.00
38,150
30,000
68,150
2,794.15
7,175
90,000
97,175
3,984.18
6,778.33
1942
42.40
38,150
30,000
68,150
2,889.56
7,175
90,000
97,175
4,120.22
7,009.78
:943
41.00
38,150
30,000
68,150
2,794.18
7,175
90,000
97,175
3,984.19
6,778.37
1944
42.40
38,150
30,000
68,150
2,889.56
7,175
90,000
97,175
4,120.22
7,009.78
1945
45.90
38,150
30,000
68,150
3,128.08
7,175
90,000
97,175
4,460.34
7,588.42
1946
47.50
38,150
30,000
68,150
3,237.12
7,175
90,000
97,175
4,615.82
7,852.94
1 94
41.20
38,150
30,000
68,150
2,807.78
7,175
90,000
97,175
4,003.61
6,811.39
1948
39.90
38,150
30,000
68,150
2,719.18
7,370
90,000
97,370
3,885.07
6,604.25
45,575
120,000
165,575
6,440.91
6,440.91
45,575
120,000
165,575
6,788.62
6,788.62
45,575
120,000
165,575
8,245.68
8,245.68
45,575
120,000
165,575
9,355.03
9,355.03
The following bonds are outstanding on loans as of Jan. 1, 1953.
1943
Fire and Police Station Loan (Outside Limit)
$ 6,000.00
1938
Sewer Loan
60,000.00
1938
Sewer Loan ($26720 outside $89280 inside)
186,000.00
1951
Sewer Loan (inside Limit)
35,000.00
1947-9
Water Loans (Enterprise - Outside)
65,000.00
1947
Water Loan (Outside - Enterprise)
20,000.00
1950
School Loan (Inside Limit)
492,000.00
Total Bonded Indebtedness Jan. 1, 1953.
$864,000.00
: 934 Fire & Pol.
9,000.00
3,000.00
6,000.00
Station
60,000.00
60,000.00
1938 Sewer
96,720.00
96,720.00
$165,720.00
$ 3,000.00
$162,720.00
TOTAL:
INSIDE & OUTSIDE
$832,000.00
$779,000.00
WATER: Public Service En terprise.
$ 96,000.00
$11,000.00
$ 85,000.00
TOTAL BONDED INDEBTEDNESS JAN. 1, 1953.
$864,000.00
AVAILABLE BORROWING CAPACITY AS OF TODAY:
1952
187,821.90
1952
108,251.25
1951
202,789.68
1951
100,184.13
1950
238,582.47
1950
123,548.75
1949
136,704.12
1949
148,074.47
1948
116,794.53
1948
66,682.86
1947
87,861.01
1947
31,664.80
1946
7,672.79
1946
None
1945
8,981.92 deficit
1945
None
1944
20,802.49
1944
None - deficit
1943
29,993.68
1943
None - deficit
1942
5,031.54
1942
None - deficit
Tax Rates
Valuation
1939
$49.90
$16,295,013.00
1940
42.30
15,977,163.00
1941
41.00
15,623,333.00
1942
42.40
15,828,547.00
1943
41.00
15,948,110.00
1944
42.40
16,056,581.00
1945
45.90
16,026,280.00
1946
47.50
18,007,603.00
1947
41.20
18,315,691.00
1248
39.90
18,966,179.00
1949
38.90
19,176,046.00
1950
41.00
20,536,714.00
1951
49.80
20,952,2.83.00
1952
56,50
21,651,809.00
In reviewing the increase in the cost of Government for the Town of Saugus, the Saugus taxpayer should study the following article from the Lynn General Electric Company "News Letter" of Sept. 1952 for a comparison of cost of operation.
A FEW COMPARISONS of increases that have occurred since 1940:
Cost of Living has risen about 92% - almost double since 1940:
Prices we pay suppliers are up, on the average, about 106% - over twice as high as we paid 12 years ago.
Wages we pay employees are up, on the average, about 124% - or about 2-1/4 times what we paid 12 years ago.
Taxes for 1951 were up a mountainous 551% - over 6 times as high as we paid in 1940.
INSIDE LIMIT
Jan. 1, 1952
Paid 1952
Jan. 1, 1953
1938 Sewer
$106,280.00
$17,000.00
$ 89,280.00
1951 Sewer
40,000.00
5,000.00
35,000.00
: 950 School
520,000.00
28,000.00
492,000.00
$666,280.00
$50,000.00
$616,280.00
OUTSIDE LIMIT
The following bond issues were authorized in November 1952 :- not issued as of Jan. 1, 1953.
School Loan (Inside Limit)
380,000.00
School Loan (Outside Limit)
1,800,000.00
Sewer Loan (Outside Limit)
25,000.00
$2,205,000.00
Excess and Deficiency Account and Free Cash as certified by Division of Accounts as of January 1st. of each year.
Excess and Deficiency Account
Free Cash
Jan. 1, 1953
$190,126.72 excess
Jan. 1, 1953
$116,537.99
$401,359.00
T
1949
38.90
Eastern Mass. Electric Co.
1950
41.00
Merged
1951
49.80
:952
56.50
with New England Power Co.
Totals
51,796.24
$83,675.56
$135,471.80
1936
32.00
39,300
46,716
86,016
2,752.51
1,780.23
Tax Assessed Valuation
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
1938 Sewer
TOWN OF SAUGUS
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Town of Saugus
1953
SAUGUS SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Members Term Expires
George A. McCarrier, Chairman, 31 Prospect Street. 1953
William S. Braid, 14 Allison Road. 1953
Dr. John L. Silver, 35 Main Street. 1953 Alice G. Blood, 5 Enmore Road. 1953 James W. Elsmore, 9 Henry Street. 1953
Superintendent of Schools
Jesse J. Morgan, Sr. 2 Hayden Road Administrative Assistant to Superintendent
.504 Central Street Anna V. Jacobs. Junior Clerk
Betty M. Brook . 7 Allison Road Office of Superintendent of Schools
Hours when School is in session .... .8:30 A.M .- 4:00 P.M.
School vacations 9:00 A.M .- 4:00 P.M. Telephone SAugus 8-0775 High School Principal
John A. W. Pearce. 1 Stanton Street Office telephone SAugus 9-0260 Supervisors of Attendance
Frances R. Mc Laughlin, R.N. .8 Smith Road
Office telephone SAugus 8-0563
Harold E. Haley .72 Jasper Street Office telephone SAugus 8-0260-8-0775 School Physicians
Dr. Leroy C. Furbush 420 Lincoln Avenue
Dr. Joseph O. Ward. 40 Main Street Dr. James A. Clark. . 545 Lincoln Avenue
Dr. Priscilla Flockton (Lv. of absence '52-'53) 24 Main Street
Dr. Edwin B. Faulkner 42 Chestnut Street
School Nurse
Frances R. Mclaughlin, R.N. . .8 Smith Road Office telephone SAugus 8-0563-8-0775 Hours of School Session
High School
.8:25 A.M .- 2:15 P.M.
Central and Sweetser
Junior High Schools
8:25 A.M .- 2:15 P.M.
Elementary Schools ..
8:50 A.M .- 11:30:A.M.
12:10 P.M .- 2:00 P.M.
REGULATION OF THE SAUGUS SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Age of Admission
To be admitted to Grade I, a child must be 6 years old on or before January first following the opening of school in September.
Children residing in Saugus who do not meet the above age requirement may not transfer from private or public schools to Saugus schools during the school year.
NO SCHOOL SIGNALS Elementary Schools
8:00 A.M. 2-2 (two rounds sounded) on fire alarm whistle means no school for first six grades and Special Class. Between 6:30 and 8:00 A.M. no school announce- ments will be given over radio stations, WNAC, WBZ, and WLYN.
High School and Junior High Schools
6:45 A.M. 2-2 (two rounds sounded) on fire alarm whistle means no school for grades seven through twelve. Between 6:30 and 8:00 A.M. no school announcements will be given over radio stations WNAC, WBZ, and WLYN. School Calendar-1953
OPENING DATE: January 5, 1953.
VACATIONS: February 20 to March 2; April 2 to April 13; June ?* to September 9; December 19 to De- cember 28.
NO SCHOOL DAYS: October 12, November 11, No- wember 26 and 27, Teachers Convention date to be de- terminéd.
* Dependent on days lost. Committee Meetings
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 8:00 P.M., except during July and August, at the Veterans Memorial School.
To the Citizens of Saugus:
At the regular meeting of the Saugus School Committee held on February 2, 1953 it was voted to accept the Annual Report of the Superintendent of Schools as the Annual Report of the School Committee.
GEORGE A. McCARRIER Chairman
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS (Sixtieth) Enrollment
On January 14, 1952 the Saugus Public Schools added a new unit. On that day the Veterans' Memorial School on Hurd Avenue was opened with an initial enrollment of 363 pupils drawn from many schools. There were twelve regular class- rooms, one special class room, thirteen teachers and Principal Horace E. Shuff. So centrally located was the building that pupils came from Ballard, Emerson, Sweetser, Cliftondale, Armitage, Felton, Center and Roby Schools. The ugly two-platoon system which had existed since the previous Sep- tember was temporarily ended.
With the opening of schools in September the familiar problem of overcrowding reared its head again. It was necessary to transfer the sixth grade from Oaklandvale. Fortunately there was room to squeeze these pupils into the sixth grades at Roby.
Some grade one and two pupils were transfer- red from Lynnhurst to Veterans' Memorial and still another group from Broadway, south of DeFranzo Circle, were taken from Armitage grade one and also transferred to the New School. Thus for two years its has absorbed the overflow. The school is now almost at capacity, there being 418 pupils enrolled. Therefore, future growth in the ele- mentary schools will present an increasingly diffi- cult problem.
'The appended table "Enrollment by Schools" indicates an increase of over fifty pupils in grade seven for next September. All grade seven and eight rooms are now full, there being 506 in the fourteen rooms - an average of thirty-six per room. The problem of excessive enrollments in all grades, one through eight, is acute and will be more so before additional space can be made avail- able through new construction.
Plant
Three articles for plant and grounds improve- ment were sponsored by the School Committee at the 1952 Annual Town Meeting; $35,000 for the remodelling of the Armitage School; $3,000 for new lighting in schools; and $35,000 for the com- pletion of grading at the Veterans' Memorial School. The funds were appropriated and expend- ed, the lighting changes being done at North Sau- gus School. It is hoped that appropriations will be made at the 1953 Annual Town Meeting to com- plete the lighting change-over at the Roby School and for the remodelling of one more of the "per- manent" elementary Schools. Many minor repairs have been made during the year. Superintendent of Buildings, Thomas H. Wagner has been most helpful, in spite of very limited personnel and funds.
Armitoge School remodelled. This view shows new steps, doors, ond re-bricking of building above upper windows.
With the opening of the Veterans' Memorial School the Administrative Offices were moved from the High School. The space there was ur- gently needed for High School purposes. The Guidance quarters were transferred to the vaca- ted offices and the Art room from the basement of the Central Junior High School Wing to the Guidance room. The quarters now occupied in the Veterans' Memorial School are inadequate from the standpoint of storage of materials and records. Space is inadequate for many group meetings held by the School Committee. In addition they will be needed in the near future by the School Nurse for the Health Program. The Dental Clinic now in very cramped space at Cliftondale School should be located here.
Forty-hour Week
At the Town Election held in November, 1951 it was voted to place all Civil Service Employees on the forty-hour week, effective April 1, 1952. This action necessitated the employment of an addition- al full-time custodian to serve Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Since the thirteen schools to be serviced week-ends are scattered over the whole area of the Town there arose the further necessity of providing transportation to and from the sev- eral schools. Consequently a used, pick-up truck was purchased. This arrangement is now apparent- ly working satisfactorily.
Revision of Salary Schedule
In December a Committee of five was set up to study revision of the Salary Schedule. The Com- mittee was composed of two members of the School Committee, Miss Alice G. Blood and Will- iam S. Braid; two members of the teaching staff, John J. Burns, representing the secondary staff, and Richard J. Lynch, representing the elemen- tary teachers and the Superintendent of Schools.
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After a Joint Meeting of the Salary Committee and the remaining members of the School Committee the full School Committee unanimously adopted the following:
Teachers' Salary Schedule Changes Effective January 1, 1953
I. Maximum increased from $3800 to $4100 fully effective September 1, 1954.
II. Those at maximum 52/9/1 to receive $100, January 1, 1953
III. Those at maximum 52/9/1 to receive $100, September 1, 1953
IV. Those at maximum 52/9/1 to receive $100, September 1, 1954
V. Regular step-increases in the Salary Schedule, effective September 1, 1953: 6 at $200 from $2600 to $3800 3 at $100 from $2800 to 4100 Total steps 9 ($2600 to $4100)
VI. The beginning pay of teachers returning after interrupted service to be* (ef- fective January 1, 1953) : a) 10 years-maximum $2800
b) 8-9 years-maximum $2900
c) 6-7 years-maximum $3000
d) 4-5 years-maximum $3100
e) 1-3 years-maximum $3200
Based on $100 per year of previous service limited by a, b, c, d, and e.
VII.
Professional improvement * (effective September 1, 1953) :
a) $150 permanent salary increase for 15 credits in approved courses be- yond the Master's degree.
b) $150 permanent salary increase for 15 additional credits beyond a in ap- proved courses.
** a and b indicate a total of 30 cred- its beyond the Master's degree and a total permanent increase of $300. Equipment
Some needed pieces of equipment have been added. Pre-war typewriters have been exchanged. It is hoped that during 1953 additional replace- ments can be made so that there will be none on hand more than three years old, which is the cus- tomary age of exchange for highest trade-in al- lowance. Some visual education apparatus and libraries have been obtained. Almost all of our Parent-Teachers' Associations have purchased ma- terials and equipment for their respective schools. They have bought projectors, film strips, tables, felt boards and other materials ordinarily con- sidered items for the General School Budget. The P.T.A.'s have been most helpful in all respects. The Council, under the Presidency of Mrs. Marion Needham, has been a strong force for the good of
the schools. Not only did the Council sponsor the purchase of film strips to the amount of $480 but its loyal support was a strong factor in securing the New High School. Our over 2000 Parent-Teacher membership is one of the brightest spots in the future of the Saugus Schools.
I would like to commend Elwood Philbrick for his interest and efforts in the High School Library. He secured the cooperation of the Building De- partment in installing new lights and redecoration. In addition the procedures and facilities were re- organized so that they were much more readily usable to the pupils.
The Industrial Arts Department under Depart- ment Head Mr. Tamminen, Mr. Earle and their pupils have been unfailingly willing to make new and repair old equipment. They have indeed stretched many of our dollars.
We are most grateful to President, Mrs. Edwin Westendarp and the Riverside Club for a gift of $100 for the extension of school dental clinic work.
Equipment was purchased for shops, and Science Departments. The 30 power mower was exchang ed for a power gang mower that will cut 66 inches. With approximately two acres of grass to cut at the Veterans' Memorial School and a new High School on the horizon this should be an economical tool.
Progress has been made in our long range plan to replace all fixed furniture in the elementary schools with the movable type. The chart printed last year is brought up to date below. During 1952 we purchased 160 new units 140 of which were placed in the first grades.
GRADES
Total Rooms
SCHOOLS
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sp.
New
Old
Armitage
N 2-N
N N
N N
N 0
O
4
4
Cliftondale
O
0
4
Emerson
N
1
3
Felton
N
N
N
O
5
1
Legion
0 N-N* 0- -0* 0-0* 1
0
1
Lynnhurst
Memorial
2-N 2-N 2-N 2-N 2-N 2-N N
13
0
North Saugus N-N* N
0-0*
-0* 2
2
Oaklandvale N O
O
-O*
-0*
1
3
Roby
2-N
O
0
0
0
) 2-0
2
6
Sweetser
0
0
2
Totals
35
32
N
N O
6
0
Ballard®
0
*
Centre
0
4
00OZ
00OZ
2
* double grade
Of the 67 elementary classrooms 35 now have new, movable furniture. At 5 rooms per year that task will be completed in a little over six years. Even though we are progressing slowly the job will be completed eventually if we can secure funds to change a few each year. The half-way mark has been passed.
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Health
Our School Physicians have reported in re- gard to the annual physical examinations con- ducted according to law in all of the Schools. Dr. Furbush examined the pupils at Felton, Sweetser and Veterans Memorial Schools. He mentions that "sanitary conditions in the Felton and Sweetser Schools are perhaps passable as they exist to-day but could be considerably im- proved.'
Dr. Clark writes of "the trend toward fever and less serious defects."
Dr. Ward commends the custodians for doing a good job in keeping buildings clean.
'A very small percentage of pathology found" comments Dr. Faulkner.
Dr. Priscilla Flockton was granted a leave of absence. Her duties were divided among the re- maining physicians for the one year period.
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