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Excess and Deficiency and Free Cash as Certified by Division of Accounts as of January 1st of each year
Excess and Deficiency
Free Cash NONE
1955
$ 84,617
1954
208,601
$137,001
1953
190,126
116,538
1952
187,821
108,251
1951
202,789
100,184
1950
238,582
123,548
1949
136,704
148,074
1948
116,794
66,682
1947
87,861
31,664
1946
7,672
NONE
1945
8,981 deficit
NONE
RECEIPTS FROM COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Income Tax Corporation Tax
1954.
$168,749
$62,527
Meal Tax $6,338
1953
178,519
58,731
5,365
1952
161,247
70,759
7,041
1951
153,104
65,383
3,636
1950
135,440
45,475
3,891
1949
164,199
67,151
3,723
1948
78,717
48,182
3,746
1947
82,890
33,741
3,813
1946
83,064
32,488
3,569
1945.
67,705
30,949
2,793
TOWN OF SAUGUS
Tax Rates
Valuation
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
1948
39.90
18,966,179.00
1949
38.90
19,176,046.00
1950
41.00
20,536,714.00
1951.
49.80
20,952,283.00
1952
56.90
21,651,809.00
1953.
53.90
23,065,176.00
195
56.40
23,854,577.00
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CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT REPORT
To the Town Manager:
The Contributory Retirement Board submits its 18th Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1954.
Membership
Active:
Małe
Female
Total
Group A
65
29
94
Group B
25
25
90
29
119
Inactive:
Group A.
1
0
1
Group B
2
0
2
3
0
3
Pensioners:
Group A
8
2
10
Group B
0
0
0
8
2
10
Beneficiaries:
Group A
0
0 4 OD
0
0
4
4
Statement of Operations Summarized
Cash Receipts
Cash Disbursements
Cash on hand 1/1/54 $10,681.05
Employees Contributions:
Group
13,859.08
Pensions Paid
11,144.12
Group B
4,013.12
Town Appropriation :
Pensions
12,835.00
Expenses
700.00
Transfer-Other System
493.37
Refunds
21.67
Investment Income
3,532.50
Cash on hand 12/31/54
33,321.22
$46,135.79
$46,135.79
BALANCE SHEET - December 31, 1954
Assets
Liabilities
Cash
$33,321.22
Annuity Savings Fund $121,352.81
Annuity Reserve Fund
9,345.84
Investments
160,727.77
Accrued Interest
460.80
Pensions Funds
60,887.73
Sp. Military Service Fund
2,482.12
Expense Fund
441.29
$194,509.79
$194,509.79
4
Group B
0
Expenses Paid
626.26
Refunds:
Group
256.55
Retirement Allowances:
Annuities Paid $ 787.64
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Statement of Cash and Securities After Amortization
Cash on hand
$ 33,312.22
U. S. Treasury Bonds 2-3/4 %
12,098.11
U. S. Savings Bonds Series G. 21/2 %
120,000.00
Town of Saugus Sewer Bonds-234 %
5,084.04
Town of Saugus Water Bonds-2.9%
-3.24)
20,501.14)
State of North Dakota 4%
1,047.72
Saugus Co-operative Bank 3-1/2 %
2,000.00
$194,048.99
Respectfully submitted:
CARL E. CHAPMAN, Chairman DELMONT E. GODING, Clerk JOHN C. McLEAN Contributory Retirement Board
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325th ANNIVERSARY
Famous United States Army Band Parades in Saugus During Observance.
MAJOR CHESTER F. WHITING Commanding Officer and Conductor The U. S. Army Field Band of Washington, D.C.
CAPT. ROBERT L. BIERLY Executive Officer and Assistant Conductor The U. S. Army Field Band of Washington, D.C.
U.S
SFC PAUL HENRY Narrator The U. S. Army Field Band of Washington, D.C.
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PATRICK J. McGINNIS, President N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad One of the principal speakers at Old Home Week Observance.
The Saugus Advertiser, September 18, 1952 #
PAGE NINE
Town Meeting Committee Finds .. .
ONLY NEW SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL CAN SOLVE HOUSING EMERGENCY
STATE WILL PAY HALF OF EXPENSE
OF CONSTRUCTION AFTER SITE COST
Report of the Special Committee for the Town Meeting on a New Senior High School
To the Limited Town Meeting and Citizens of Saugus:
Respectfully Submitted: PAUL A. HALEY, Chairman STANLEY J. PIWOWARSKI, Secretary JOSEPH T. HESS FRANCIS S. MASCIANICA DR. JOIIN L. SILVER HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Where Should This School Be Built?
In the unanimous opinion of your committee, the School Committee, its educational consultant, its architectural consultant, and the State Building As- sistance Commission, there is only one completely satisfactory site - the property previously acquired by the Town Meeting for this purpose at great expense and added to that previously owned as part of the Town Infirmary property.
First, while it does not completely comply with the State requirements of about 25 acres for a school of this size in Saugus, its 20-acre area has been fully approved by the Massachusetts State Building Assistance Commission and a financial grant will be made for a properly designed building on this tract.
Secondly, the Town owns the land. It was acquired at great expense by vote of the Town Meeting. As the State will make no grant for acquiring school site land, the Town must bear all of the cost if another location is to be used.
Thirdly, it is reasonably equi-distant from all points, easily accessible by water and sewer lines, handy to main highways, and would place a beautiful building on a sightly piece of land to effectively advertise the initiative of the Town of Saugus in meeting its educational problems.
Finally, as it is semi-improved land, there would be a minimum of costly site preparation, and there is ample area not only for the erection of additions, which will be inevitable in the years ahead, but also for the eventual develop- ment of athletic Facilities at a minimum of cost.
In brief, your committee unanimously concurs with previous officials, com- mittces, and educational experts, who convinced the Town Meeting to acquire this area for High School purposes. After a study of all available sites, of which there are relatively few with the large amount of land required by the State as a preliminary to a financial grant, the committee is fully convinced that this is the No. 1 location and provides the proper setting for the type building which, in our opinion, the Town of Saugus should proceed forthwith to build to meet our grave educational needs.
It should be stressed that in the plans and program developed by this com- mittee, that there would be neither access nor cxit to the new Senior High School from the Newburyport Turnpike upon which it would front. The classroom wing of the plant would be far removed from the highway's noise and a low orna- mental fencing completely block children from the highway.
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Report of
SAUGUS SCHOOL
COMMITTEE
and
SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS
1954
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
In Memoriam PHILIP W. BRADBURY
1902-1954
Father and Scientist Teacher of Saugus High School Boys and Girls 1945 to 1954
RETIREMENTS
Mrs. Florence Craig Gibson
Supervising principal of the Roby, Centre and Legion Schools retired on December 31st after thirty-five years of teaching, 30 years of which were spent in Saugus. A capable, efficient administrator, she was earlier recognized as one of Saugus's out- standing first grade teachers.
Miss Virginia Nason
Retired in June. For 29 years a loyal and conscientious teacher in the elementary schools in Saugus.
John A. Taylor
A teacher of business subjects for 23 years in the Saugus schools. He was forced to re- tire on October 31, 1954 because of ill health. A veteran member of the Saugus High School staff he was active in outside- of-the-classroom affairs. He organized and brought the performance of the cheerlead- ers to a high level. He served as announcer at football games, produced talent shows, for some years served as faculty manager of athletics, and was active in developing the "Sachem" theme for Saugus High School teams. Exacting in the classroom he was friendly to and interested in his pupils in their activities.
James T. Tirrell
Head Custodian in the schools, he was forced to retire because of illness after 21 years in the service of the boys and girls of Saugus. That he was a leader is evidenced by the fact that he was reelected over and over as President of the S.T.E.U., Local No. 1184. Efficient and energetic he
was a sincere worker for his employer while at the same time the champion of the rights of his fellow workers.
Miss Mary E. Wood
Retired in June after 26 years of teaching in the elementary grades in Saugus. Faith- ful in her years of service to the Town.
Saugus School Committee
Term
Members
Expires
Alice G. Blood, Chairman,
5 Enmore Road 1955
George A. McCarrier,
31 Prospect Street 1955
Dr. John L. Silver, 35 Main Street 1955
James W. Elsmore,
105 Lincoln Avenue 1955
James W. Currier, 36 Stone Street 1955
Superintendent of Schools
Jesse J. Morgan, Sr. 2 Hayden Road
Administrative Assistant to Superintendent
Anna V. Jacobs 504 Central Street
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 8-0260 Supervisors of Attendance
Frances R. Mclaughlin, R.N. 8 Smith Road Office telephone SAugus 8-0563-8-0775
Harold E. Haley 72 Jasper Street Office telephone SAugus 8-0260 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 Becker 24 Main Street
Dr. Edwin B. Faulkner 42 Chestnut Street School Nurse
Frances R. Mclaughlin, R.N. 8 Smith Road Office tlephone SAugus 8-0563-8-0775
Regular Hours of School Session
High School 8:25 A.M .- 2:15 P.M.
Central & 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.
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REGULATION OF THE SAUGUS SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Age of Admission
To be admitted to Grade 1, a child must be 6 years old on or before January first fol- lowing the opening of school in September.
Children residing in Saugus who do not meet the above age requirements 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" announcements 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 1955
OPENING DATE: January 3, 1955.
VACATIONS: February 18 to February 28; April 15 to April 25; June ?* to Sep- tember 7; December 23 to January 2, 1956. NO SCHOOL DAYS: April 8, May 30, Oc- tober 12, November 11, November 24 and 25; Teachers' Convention date to be determined. *Dependent on days lost.
Committee Meetings
Regular meetings of the School Commit- tee 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.
At the regular meeting of the Saugus School Committee held on January 17, 1955 it was voted to accept the Report of the Superintendent of Schools as the Annual Re- port of the School Committee.
Alice G. Blood, Chairman
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS (SIXTY-SECOND)
To the Saugus School Committee:
Forty-eight years ago the present Saugus High School first opened its doors to the youth of the community. During these years it has served their needs well. Many pupils who later made their mark in the world received their final school instruction there. Its graduates have gone forth to successful
lives in industry and the professions. On two occasions additions have been erected. Ori- ginally containing eleven rooms and planned to house 350 children it has grown to a school of thirty-four rooms and twelve hundred fifty pupils. It almost overflows the lot which, in 1906, must have been regarded as spacious. This year marks the end of an era, in one respect at least, for it is perhaps the last year of its occupancy as a Senior High School. For it is planned to devote this building entirely to junior high school and elementary use with the opening of the New Senior High School next fall.
One section of this three-part plant is suitable for school use. Judged by any fair standard the other two are not. The needs have been recited too often to require dis- cussing in detail. However, to briefly sum- marize, the two older sections need new floors, ceilings, interior paint and lighting. The heating plant should be replaced, shop and cafeteria facilities should be enlarged. Provision should be made for homemaking and indoor physical education. The exterior should be pointed. We hope that the begin- ning of this project will not be delayed until 1956. Part of this work can be done during the summer of 1955. If so, funds must be appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting in March.
The New Saugus High School
After a slow beginning the construction of the New High School progresses rapidly. We are informed that it will be ready for occupancy in September. The staff of the Saugus High School, under the able Chair- manship of Ashton Davis, during November and December have inspected other new schools, and furnishings, and have listed their needs. During the Christmas vacation Principal Pearce and approximately ten de- partment heads and staff members freely gave their time in checking over and tabu- lating these requests. The High School staff and Mr. Davis particularly have done a tre- mendous job. The specifications for the furnishings now must be written and pre- sented to the High School advisory Commit- tee and thence to Town Manager Walter E. Lawrence for final approval. Some items should be purchased at once if they are to be on hand for use in September.
Vocational Adult Education
Before we can take advantage of Federal Aid for Homemaking the Town must vote
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to accept the provisions of Chapter 74. This should be done since the reimbursement for such courses is very generous. Once the pro- visions of this law have been accepted Adult Education, Vocational Shop work, Trade Schools and Homemaking would all be pos- sible, if and when it should be considered advisable. With the completion of the New High School a program of Adult Education should be speedily developed.
Increased Enrollment
In September, due to increased enroll- ment, it was necessary for the School Com- mittee to engage space outside of the schools for classroom use. One first grade is in the educational wing of the Dorr Memorial Church in Lynnhurst, another in the Sunday School rooms at the Congregational Church in Cliftondale. An additional second grade is at the American Legion Building. There is one sixth grade in the Veterans Memorial Cafeteria. The Sweetser School Auditorium is in use as a study room and eight rooms of children are on the two-platoon plan at the Central Junior High School. The open- ing of the New Senior High School will eliminate these conditions.
Next fall there will be approximately seven hundred pupils in grades seven and eight, while the Senior High School will have over nine hundred. By 1958 the total enrollment will be four thousand. The fol- lowing table shows the increase from 1951 to this year. All numbers are as of October
first of each year.
Grades 1951 1952 1953 1954
3 year increase
I-VI
2007
2089
2147
2215
208
VII-VIII
520
511
566
647
127
IX-XII
740
757
808
859
119
3267
3357
3521
3721
454
The increase in only three years is 13.9%.
Speech Clinic
The Saturday morning speech clinic has been well attended and helpful. However, the time available for each pupil is only one-half hour per week. Much more could be accomplished with a full-time worker in the schools. This work is very important. Therefore the School Committee has made provision for it in the 1955 budget.
1955 Budget and 1955 State Aid
Of necessity the 1955 Budget is larger. Each year the number of pupils increases, requiring more teachers, more custodians, more books and more supplies. The New Senior High School with its greater enroll- ment will require additional teachers, cus- todians and services. A minimum was placed in the budget for these purposes. One favor- able aspect of larger enrollments in the schools is an increase in the amount of State Aid for school purposes.
The formula by which this aid is com- puted is given here as information to the taxpayers of the community.
State Aid = (130 x no. persons ages 7-16) - (6 x State* assessed valuation in thousands)
2
Applied to Saugus for 1955 State Aid = (130 x 2995 - (6 x 17,446.731)
2
*Saugus' State Aid = $142,335.00.
This amount is payable directly to the town treasury each year and may be used in the year in which it is paid to reduce the tax rate by the board of assessors. The amount received in 1954 was $128,685.00. The amount to be received in 1955 is $142,- 335.00. This indicates an increase in the amount of $13,650.00 for 1955 to be used to reduce the tax rate.
Curriculum
The work of the Elementary Committee on arithmetic, the introduction of a new
elementary report card, changes in the high school curriculum, the Secondary School study group and many other matters are discussed in detail in reports of staff mem- bers appended as a part of this report. They are for the most part, so important and instructive that I am presenting all of them in full. The report of the Handwriting Su- pervision Service is included for the first time.
Extension of Cafeteria Program
The brief report in regard to the growth
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of the Cafeteria system does not do justice to the magnitude of this work. In 3 years it has grown to a large business. Its services now extend to Felton, Veterans Memorial, Senior High, Central Junior High, Sweetser, Roby, Centre and Legion Schools. Although seven schools remain to be serviced with cafeterias only 1050 pupils are not offered a hot lunch, while almost 2700 already bene- fit from it.
This year the opening of the Roby, Centre and Legion unit included 450 more pupils in the program. We wish to thank Superin- tendent of Buildings Thomas Wagner for his very concrete cooperation. With funds from his limited budget he remodelled the room now used. We expect to continue the expansion of the program until every child is offered a wholesome, inexpensive hot lunch. It would seem that if Centre and Legion Schools are closed next September, food might be furnished from the Roby Cafeteria to the Oaklandvale School. Oak- landvale would be logically next on the list due to the presence of bus pupils. I believe the hot lunch program is one of the most important services our schools offer.
New Regulations in Regard to Mentally Retarded Children
The 1954 legislature has broadened the law pertaining to the establishment and maintenance of special classes for mentally retarded pupils, Chapter 71, Section 46 amended by Chapter 514 of the Acts of 1954. Briefly the law may be summarized as follows:
1. An annual census
2. Medical examination
3. Mental examination
4. Division of retarded pupils into the fol- lowing categories:
.) "The educable" Intelligence quotients 50 to 79
b) "The trainable" - Intelligence quotients 20 to 49
c) "The Custodial" Intelligence quotients below 20
The law states "only those Educable and Trainable children whose presence is not detrimental to the members of their class or school shall be enrolled in a special class". Also "all public school children of school age found to be educable mentally retarded and trainable mentally retarded shall be placed in special classes unless other instruction, approved by the Department of Education,
is provided." State Aid for this particular class of education is liberal. We are in- formed by Commissioner of Education John J. Desmond, that plans are to be made at once to fully implement the law. Conse- quently we are at the present time survey- ing the situation.
Safety
I have received a copy of the report of Safety Officer Walter Elsmore. Some of the important facts listed are: 143 boys and girls in the safety patrols, white belts and badges given by the Rotary Club, contribu- tions from individuals and organizations totalled $438.39 with which 87 rain coats were purchased, twenty school safety sen- tinels were presented by the Rotary Club at a cost of $357, (Note: These are being lettered by Mrs. Kellogg's high school art pupils), safety films and lectures in the schools, bicycle registrations and a prize winning float in the Anniversary Parade. This is an imposing list of accomplishments. The schools are most appreciative of the work of Officer Elsmore and are grateful to the Saugus Police Department who make it possible.
Audio-Visual Aids
During the year great progress has been made under the leadership of Miss Walsh who has served as Chairman of the Audio- Visual Aids Committee of the schools.
At the Saugus High School there has been
a
thorough reorganization. Mr. Anthony
Struzziero has created an Audio-Visual Aids Club. All materials and equipment have been collected in one area. Members of the Club have been trained to operate all machines for the various teachers and classes. Mr. Struzziero has done a fine job for the high school children and on a wholly voluntary basis.
Appreciation
We wish to thank all the individual clubs and organizations that have contributed to the welfare of the school children. As in other years the Parent-Teacher Associations have been most understanding, while not interfering with the prerogative of the School Committee - the administration of the schools. Mrs. Rose Oljey and Mr. George Ossinger have given the Council excellent leadership.
1955
The year 1955 promises much for the pupils in the schools of Saugus. The opening
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of the new High School will put to an end, temporarily at least, the overcrowding at all grade levels. It will provide an inspiring setting for our senior high school pupils. Space will be provided for the expanded curriculum, impossible in the Old Senior High School which in turn will provide an opportunity for an expanded and enriched curriculum for junior high school pupils. The children of the Town may look forward with eager anticipation to the new year, to privileges and to improved opportunities made possible through the sacrifices of the citizens of Saugus.
APPENDIX A
1. Report of the High School Principal
The year 1954 has been a very busy one for the principal and the members of his staff. During the winter and spring a large number of Senior High School teachers met for an hour and a half every Friday after- noon after school to work on the problem of revising our Program of Studies. The following is a statement of guiding princi- ples that we followed. "The program of studies consists of the courses of instruction available to secondary school pupils. These courses provide for experiences which assist in meeting the common, as well as the indi- vidual, educational needs of youth. In gene- ral, while the meeting of common needs is emphasized in required courses, the meeting of individual needs is provided for in elective courses and in adapting the content and instruction of required courses to the needs of individual pupils." Programs of Studies from at least sixty high schools were studied by our staff members. As you may expect, our Program of Studies for 1954-1955 is quite different from any previous one.
Starting in February a large number of our teachers took a course offered by Boston University here at the high school. This course was very beneficial to those of us who worked on the Program of Studies committee. In addition to the weekly meet- ings of the course several committees com- posed of teachers taking this course met frequently to discuss special problems. Dur- ing the summer months several Saugus High School teachers took courses in various fields.
This fall
the Department Heads and several other interested teachers have been working with the Superintendent and High School Principal to put together specifica-
tions for the furnishings for the new high school. Much time has been spent looking through catalogues, looking at samples, and talking with salesmen from a dozen or more firms. Several teachers have visited new schools in the eastern part of the state in out of school hours to get a line on the equipment being used in modern high schools. The principal has visited twenty- two new high schools in the last two years.
It has been very encouraging to see that there has been a steady increase in the last ten years in the number of graduates of Saugus High School entering college. The majority of these young people are attend- ing colleges in the Greater Boston area. However, there are many attending colleges throughout other parts of New England. There are at least two attending college on the west coast. It may be of interest for parents to know what is necessary for Preparation for College. New type aptitude and achievement tests have replaced the old type examinations for admission. Many colleges now require candidates for admis- sion to take the scholastic aptitude test of the College Entrance Examination Board or a corresponding test given under the super- vision of the college itself regardless of whether or not the candidate is certified by the preparatory school. A substantial, but lesser number of colleges require can- didates to take achievement tests given by the Board. The College Entrance Exa- mination Board now gives a Scholastic Aptitude Test in three sections, depending upon the amount of mathematics taken in high school. This test requires three hours. A candidate may also take a choice of one, two, or three, one hour achieve- ment tests from a battery of twelve offerings. A candidate should consult the Director of Guidance about these offer- ings. In general a student preparing for a degree granting college should plan a pro- gram including the following courses: Eng- lish-4 years, Foreign Language-3 to 5 years, Mathematics-2 to 4 years, Science- 1 to 4 years, and Social Studies-1 to 4 years.
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