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Fall term begins Wednesday, September 9
This is our annual report to the citizens of Swampscott, and we would like o call your attention to the report of the Superintendent of Schools as submitted o us. We feel that there is not much that we can add, but we would ask you to pay particular notice to two paragraphs in his report. The first section we would ask you to note has to do with future enrollments and available classroom space. This has been, and still is, of great concern to your committee, and we cannot em- phasize enough the seriousness of this condition. Secondly, the section on the con- dition of our classrooms is worthy of your consideration. The committee has been in agreement for some time that we should have a program of classroom moderniza- tion, and we are happy that we were able to make such an excellent start this past year.
Our thanks go to the Clarke School Building Committee for a job well done. We were able to operate this new building on April 21, thus relieving a little of the overcrowded condition of our system, but the situation still remains critical.
Work on the Stanley School addition will soon be underway, and we have hopes that this desperately needed building will progress rapidly.
We would like to welcome to Swampscott our new Superintendent of Schools, John A. Whitehead, who comes to us after successful terms as Superintendent of Schools in Duxbury and Canton, Mass.
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To Frank L. Mansur, who retired as Superintendent of Schools on April 30 after 21 years of outstanding accomplishments, go the best wishes of the committee and all members of the system.
Again, our thanks to the parents for their patience and understanding - and also to the entire personnel of the system our thanks and appreciation for their cooperation and assistance.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Swampscott School Committee,
Miss Doyle and Gentlemen:
It is my privilege to present my first annual report as Superintendent of the Swampscott public schools.
It is a very pleasant experience to come into a system that over the years has developed fine schools both in the personnel that teaches and maintains them, and in a community that is aware of the current problems to the extent that it is willing to support good schools and provides for the expansion that is necessary everywhere at this time. The citizens of Swampscott have been fortunate in the leadership of the men and women who have served on its school committee, and the fine planning and administration of Mr. Frank Mansur.
During the last year greatest emphasis has been placed on getting competent teachers, finding additional classroom space, improving our school plant, and of- fering better education to our pupils.
A new school opens
The opening of the new Clarke School in April relieves a badly overcrowded situation at the Hadley School and eliminated the two-platoon system there. This building was organized and functioning smoothly before Mr. Mansur left. It is under the supervision of Miss Madelaine Murphy, the principal, and an excellent staff of teachers. It has proved to be most satisfactory to pupils and teachers. The all-purpose room has been used enthusiastically by school and community groups alike, and is a very important addition to our school facilities.
Platoons are still with us
The Stanley School platoon was extended to include the kindergarten and first three grades as overcrowding in that district became more burdensome. We are eagerly looking forward to the day when the addition will be available for our use. With these classrooms it is hoped that we can arrange our school districts in such a way that not as many excessively large classes will be necessary during the interval until the secondary school problem is solved - releasing more class- rooms for elementary use.
The High School is the problem
With the new Stanley and Clarke Schools completed, there will be enough elementary classrooms providing the space now used in the Hadley can be kept. Enrollments of lower grades indicate that this cannot be done. Based on our present population, the enrollment for this year in Grades seven and eight and the next five years is 296, 335, 332, 341, 344 and 352. This means that at least two elemen-
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tary classes will be without rooms because they will be needed for the Junior High School.
The situation at the High School is worse. Enrollment for this year and the following five years is 513, 577, 664, 720, 750 and 797. If grade nine is moved back to the Hadley to make room, then nearly all elementary grades will be with- out classrooms. It is obvious that immediate action is needed or platoons will be forced upon many of our children in the Hadley elementary, Junior High or High Schools.
The platoon system deprives the children of their proper share of education. At best it is an emergency measure when unforeseen changes in enrollment develop. Since it is obvious that our present secondary schools will soon not be large enough to accommodate our pupils on a full session basis, I urgently recommend that serious planning to meet the problem start immediately.
A new program is successful
Last year as an experiment, instructors from the Audubon Society visited one fifth grade each month for illustrated talks on nature study. This experiment was financed jointly by the School Department and the Swampscott Garden Club. The experiment was such a huge success that all fifth grades now have the privilege of this course. The youngsters are not only fascinated by the talk at the time but many interests are encouraged so that the program is carried out by teachers and pupils throughout the month.
Guidance serves many
After a full year's experience with a fulltime Director of Guidance, it is evident that these services have made a definite contribution in the lives of many of our pupils and in the education of all pupils. A definite plan of pupil testing has been adopted in all the grades as an aid in teaching as well as in placing pupils in the proper classes. Often tests are the basis for giving intelligent advice con- cerning future plans. Many individuals with serious adjustment problems have been helped by this program through school and job placement and individual counseling.
Help for those who need it
The opening of the Clarke School made it necessary that all teachers be as- signed regular classes and that building assistants be eliminated for the time being. A building assistant for each elementary school was employed for this school year. This teacher does group work with youngsters that need help beyond that which can be given by the regular teachers in the classroom. Under this plan it is possible to give special attention to many children who otherwise might find it impossible to keep up with the regular work of their grade.
More pupils need more teachers
Additional pupils have made it necssary to increase the teaching force recently so that for the first time there are more than one hundred on the staff of the Swampscott schools. Up to the present time, the shortage of teachers in the elementary field has not adversely affected the teaching done in Swampscott. Our salaries, working conditions, and location in the metropolitan area have put us in a favorable position for getting competent teachers.
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Sanitary facilities are better
The toilets in the Machon School were improved during the year with the elimination of slate and the installation of modern urinals. New flushing arrange- ments, new painting, and a new floor finish have improved sanitary conditions considerably there.
During the summer the elementary classrooms in the Junior High School were all grouped on the third floor to be free from disturbance by the Junior High routines. New toilets were installed for their use and some work was done on basement toilets as well.
In the fall, the town plumbing inspector, Mr. James McCarriston, visited all schools for the purpose of informing us what needed to be done to comply fully with the recent state laws. All recommendations but one have been carried out at the present time. When parts arrive to complete this work, plumbing and sanitary facilities will all meet state and town requirements.
Redecorating takes place gradually
A rather extensive pointing and waterproofing job was done on portions of the Hadley and High Schools during the summer. This has stopped leaks which have made it impossible to repair and redecorate some classrooms.
Ten classrooms were completely painted during the year, and in four rooms antiquated furniture was removed and replaced with modern movable furniture. Four rooms had fluorescent lights installed to replace inadequate lights that had been in the rooms for many years. As rooms are decorated, the dark varnished woodwork is being painted with lighter colors and chalkboards are done in green. This treatment brightens the room considerably thereby reducing eyestrain and fatigue as well as cutting down on the amount of time lights are used.
Our program of plant modernization is being done gradually in order to avoid heavy tax burdens in any one year. At the rate of progress of the last two years, all rooms will soon be light, attractive and cheerful places for our children to work and study. The two illustrations included show the changes that have taken place in four rooms at the Machon School.
Before
After
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More pupils are entering High School
Mr. James Dunn has submitted the following report concerning the High School and its problems in 1952:
"During the past summer and fall it has become increasingly apparent that our most immediate problem in the high school is that of classroom space. At the present time our enrollment is 515. We are using all available classrooms during nearly every period of each day. In order to provide an additional classroom, it was necessary during the summer to divide Room 204 into two small classrooms, now designated as 204 and 205. This is a makeshift plan and means that neither one is a desirable classroom. We also find it necessary to make use of the cafeteria from time to time for class use, class meetings and other special groups. We shall doubtless have to make much more use of this area another year. It is not con- ducive to class teaching because of the noise factor. However undesirable it may be, we shall be compelled to make use of it for study hall purposes next year.
Last June we graduated 110 pupils. This year our freshman class has a mem- bership of 165. A conservative estimate of our 1953-1954 enrollment is 580. This is pretty close to the ceiling capacity of our school. I fail to see how we can operate on one session when we pass 600. The statistics for grades 6, 7 and 8 offer no hope that we will be able to carry on our present program for more than two years. In order to gain much needed classroom space for next fall, we have suggested that the band room be located in a supply room off the shop. If necessary alterations are made, including sound-proofing, we shall have the present band room, Room 209, for classroom purposes, with a capacity of 36-40 students. With the addition of movable furniture, we can increase other room seating capacity.
It seems to me that we must face the fact that our high school will be heavily populated, probably close to 800 within 5 years, if we continue with a four-year school. Should we return to a three-year school, we would need to figure on room and facilities for 600, which we presently lack.
The non-college student has needs
Whereas an unusually high percentage of our students enroll in the academic or college preparatory program, there are indications that the situation will change with the times and that high school will provide terminal education for more students. Parents must of necessity appraise critically the wisdom of encouraging their youngsters to attend senior colleges unless there is evidence of real academic promise.
A liberal arts education, providing for no specific vocational competence, is indeed an expensive luxury, when one considers that the cost of a four-year college course today ranges from $6,000 to $8,000.
Therefore, I believe, that there must be considerable thought given to the areas of Industrial Arts, Home Economics and Business. If we are going to provide for the needs of practically all of the children of all of the people, we must look forward to expansion of offerings in these areas. I hope that the school committee will find it feasible to expand our offerings in the shop. We have made an excellent start in extending the Home Economics facilities. Our business teachers are con- stantly evaluating their program. That the work in that department is sound and
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progressive, is attested by the fact that officials from other schools find our curri- culum and practices worthy of their attention. I include the following observations from Miss O'Leary, Head of the Business Department:
"We are gratified that office managers where our graduates are employed tell us that they compare favorably in preparation with students from larger schools in the greater Boston area which enjoy an excellent reputation for the work of their business departments.
"More important than technical skills are integrity, loyalty, cooperation and the ability to get on well with others. These qualities we try always to foster in our students.
"Careful counseling with individuals and a follow-up for at least three years after graduation help in part, at least, to make our graduates happy, effective and reasonably well adjusted to their situations in the business world."
Our graduates continue their education
Graduates of the Class of 1952 are attending 40 senior and junior colleges. Many others are studying in secretarial, nurses', business and technical schools. Scholarships totaling more than $4,000 were awarded to members of this class by the following: Yale, Brown, Northeastern, Oberlin, Bates, Green Mountain Junior College, William and Mary, Salem and Lynn Hospital Nurses' Schools.
The allotment of money in 1952
In 1952 the School Department received and expended the following amounts:
Appropriation
$537,644.00
Refunds
59.25
$537,703.25
Expenditures :
General Control
$ 12,977.88
Instructional Service
380,228.46
Operation of Plants
73,936.76
Maintenance
41,955.67
Capital Outlay
23,822.99
Auxiliary Agencies
2,729.21
Warrants Payable
2,038.32
537,689.29
Unexpended Balance
$ 13.96
Credits to the Department:
General Receipts
522.49
Tuition Received - General
1,026.75
State Refund, Trade and Vocational Schools
839.36
State Refund, General School Fund
24,582.71
$26,971.31
Net Cost of Schools
$510,717.98
It might be of interest to note the proportion of school money spent on various nctions. The graphs below are typical of the use of money year after year except that repairs are higher than usual because of the extensive work done in plumbing and painting.
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Expenditures 1952
Instructional Salaries - $ 351,578
Janitors' Salaries - $ 48,379
Repairs - $ 43,865
Instructional Supplies $ 31,017
Water, Light and Fuel - $ 18,627
Administration - $ 13,001
Books
- $ 10,447
Janitor Supplies and Telephone - $ 7,146
Vocational Education - $ 3,387
Health
- $ 3,306
Outlay
- $ 2,729
Insurance - $ 2,590
Transportation - $ 1,617
Town of Swampscott
The School Dollar
1952
Instruction 71¢
Cost of Operation 14¢
putlay 1¢
Repairs 8¢
-
Administration 2¢
Auxiliary Agencies 4¢
The bar graph on the opposite page again illustrates the fact that salaries are the major items in the school budget. Of the entire amount appropriated in any year, fixed costs represent about 87 percent of the budget, only 13 percent is discretionary after salaries are set and the number of teachers ascertained. Out of this 13 percent must come all books, supplies, repairs and outlays.
During the next few years our major problems will be concerned with school space as indicated above. It is hoped that the program of redecorating some rooms can continue since there are still some that are badly in need of repair. Several areas in the curriculum are in the process of being restudied in order to determine how our offerings can be improved, and it is expected that further reports will deal with this phase of our work.
Costs increase are still a problem
The question of finances is still of great concern. School costs are largely determined by two factors - salary level and number of pupils per teacher; i.e., the load carried by each teacher. Our salary level is a competitive one with nearly all towns but slightly lower than most cities. Our teacher load is average. Through changing elementary school districts in the town, some additional efficiency of teacher use may be gained. This represents the best possibility of keeping per pupil costs on or near their present levels if material costs continue to increase.
JOHN A. WHITEHEAD Superintendent of Schools
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PUPILS ENROLLED - OCTOBER 1, 1952
Fresh- man
Sopho- mores
Juniors Seniors P.G.'s
Total
High School 165
144 109
96 2
516
Junior High School
Class I 165
Class II 125
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PUPILS ENROLLED - OCTOBER 1, 1952
Grades
Kind. 1
2
3
4
5
6
Clarke
58
56
41
38
50
32
54
329
Hadley
49
28
46
41
37
43
37
281
Machon
53
34
31
36
33
40
30
257
Stanley A.M.
27
31
32
25
54
46
43
253
Stanley P.M.
18
25
31
27
101
High School
516
Junior High
290
Elementary
1226
2032
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
HIGH
James H. Dunn, Principal
Antoinette Lambert
Brooks K. Blossom
Jeanne Lepine
Arthur G. Cronk
Leon Marden
Walter G. Drogue
Harold S. Martin
Thomas J. Eickelberger
Irene P. McCormack
D. Jean Farren
John I. Mclaughlin
Richard D. Stevenson
Averill Gellerson
Flora A. McLearn
Katherine Trickey
Enos Held
Jennie Mc Vey
Emma S. White Marjorie White
Walter R. Henshaw Philip A. Jenkin
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Alice T. Durgin
Gertrude L. Hammond
Beatrice M. Hutchinson George E. Hutchinson Priscilla Smith
CLARKE SCHOOL
Marilyn Francis
Catherine T. Garrity Olive Geddis Berlya Gorham Katherine Kerans
HADLEY SCHOOL
Louise Cerica Joan Dimeno Helen H. Hudson Ruth K. James Melba Kyriacos
MACHON SCHOOL Dorothy Henderson Evelyn Lovejoy Genevieve Mott Ruth Nickerson
Mildred J. O'Leary Charlotte Oliver Lena Patchett L. Joseph Roy Eileen Soper
Keith L. Jordan, Principal Mary G. Boyce Marian P. Burlingame Francis Chiary Beatrice L. Cook
Madelaine M. Murphy, Principal F. Jean Aird Mary E. Bresnahan Marjorie Carlson
L. Frances Mitchell Clare Murray Barbara Poole Eveline Roney Doreen Waters
Keith L. Jordan, Principal Emma Blossom Sophie Boratgis Maxine Boyd Norma Briana
Esther K. Heikel, Principal Hazel D. Chase Helen Gangi Mae M. Graham
Edna I. Morrison
Crandall P. Nodwell Wilfred C. Sheldon Katherine Townsend Helen Warren Grace Young
Cecelia P. Loring Anne McCarthy Marion F. Newcomb Mary E. Selvage
Phyllis G. Smith M. Elizabeth Wade Phyllis Young
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Hilda J. Gifford, Principal Charlotte Connors Margaret Durgin Grace M. Farrell Shirley Feingold
STANLEY SCHOOL
Margaret Johnston
Dorothy Rich
Elizabeth Mahoney
Jessie C. Martin
Clara Waterman
Carolyn White
Barbara Young
ALL SCHOOLS Donald C. Hammond Instrumental Music
Anne Linscott Speech
Harry Lehman Director of Physical Educ. Mary K. Hammond, R.N., School Nurse
Esther Nazarian Supervisor of Music
SECRETARIES Bessie Heggie, Hadley School Edith Legro, High School
JANITORS
Mario Travascio
Kenneth Cort Michael Pagnotta
Carl B. Goodwin Ralph E. Gould
Emery Doane
Thomas Bailey
Henry J. Callahan
Donald R. Peterson
Elsie Topp
ASSISTANTS Jennie Bates
Victoria Dennis Sarah Corcoran
LUNCH ROOM Hilda O. Boston Lillian Morse
Lena Picariello
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"John F. Burke, first Swampscott resident to finish in Five Mile Road Race, receives trophy from Lester B. Morley in behalf of Centennial Committee."
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Rosalie Muchnikoff
Helen N. Nelson
Genevieve Sherry
Mary M. Chaisson Supervisor of Art Mary Cooper Director of Guidance
Elizabeth Kehoe Daniel J. Myers
Wendell Jones
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Town Officers - 1952
ELECTED
MODERATOR
SELECTMEN Andrew R. Linscott
TOWN CLERK AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
TOWN TREASURER
WATER AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS Alfred N. Frazier, 1953
ASSESSORS John A. Holmes, 1955, Secretary
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS Lewis H. Berry, 1953, Secretary
SCHOOL COMMITTEE Blanche E. Doyle, 1954 William H. Rothwell, 2nd, 1955
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY Ruth M. Barry, 1954, Secretary
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE Donald Redfern, 1954* Norbert A. Ulman, 1953 **
BOARD OF HEALTH H. Allen Durkee, 1954
SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS
CONSTABLES Willis E. Shephard
PLANNING BOARD Alexander B. Way, Jr., 1955 Gordon L. Brown, 1956
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS Dana V. Humphrey, 1954
SWAMPSCOTT HOUSING AUTHORITY Walter F. Livermore, 1954 John A. Massey, 1953
Vincent P. O'Brien Frederick R. Champion, Chairman Ralph I. Lindsey
Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr., 1955; 1953 Robert G. Byrne, 1953
Harold C. Hudson, 1955, Chairman George B. Atkins, 1954
Frank E. Morrison, 1953, Chairman Ernest Manchin, 1954
Roland C. Booma, 1955, Chairman Frederick C. Burk, 1954
Edward K. Hempel, 1954, Chairman Walter H. Forbes, Jr., 1953 Theodore C. Sargent, 1953
George W. Howe, 1955, Chairman Dr. Benjamin F. Cornwall, 1953
Walter L. Ranger, 1955, Chairman* Paul C. Curtis, 1953 ** Fred M. Seaton, 1953
Dr. Loring Grimes, 1953, Chairman E. Wallace Donald, 1955
Timothy J. Ryan, 1954
Wayne Anderson Leonard H. Bates
Ralph L. Williams, 1954, Chairman Harold M. King, 1953 James R. Maddock, 1955, Secretary
Harold R. Austin, 1953 Henry S. Baldwin, 1955
Thomas W. Duncan, 1955, Chairman David F. Doherty, 1956 Philip J. Dunphy, 1956* Gerald H. Pashby ** (State Appointee)
APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN
SECRETARY OF SELECTMEN ASSISTANT SECRETARY TOWN COUNSEL TOWN ACCOUNTANT TOWN ENGINEER
Richard Chambers A. Doris Whipple James W. Santry, Jr. I. Murray Adams Howard L. Hamill
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ASSISTANT ENGINEER DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERY
FOREST WARDEN MOTH SUPERINTENDENT BUILDING INSPECTOR
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
CUSTODIAN OF ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
ASSISTANT CUSTODIANS
DOG OFFICER FENCE VIEWERS
MEASURER OF LUMBER
SHELLFISH CONSTABLES
DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' SERVICES and BURIAL AGENT VETERANS' SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD Carl Glazer, M.D. Austin D. Mosco* Anthony F. D'Agnese **
Clement E. Kennedy, Chairman Eustis B. Grimes John J. O'Shea* Karl Olsson **
Moses Shectman
TRUSTEES OF WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL FUND Clement E. Kennedy, 1953 Albert F. Pashby, 1955 David F. Doherty, 1953
Ernest Manchin, Chairman, 1953 Philip H. Stafford, 1954 John R. Cooper, 1954 Benjamin Goldberg, 1955, Secretary
BOARD OF REGISTRARS Patrick A. Devine, 1953 Dorothy M. Collins, 1955
Harold R. Young, 1954, Chairman* William J. Thompson ** Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr. Clerk Ex-Officio
SMOKE INSPECTOR
INSPECTOR OF WIRES
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHIEF OF POLICE and KEEPER of LOCKUP
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AGENT
Raymond O. Doane Edward J. Connell Charles H. Lampard Francis P. Wall Cedric L. Arnold
BOARD OF APPEALS Eustis B. Grimes, 1954
C. Glover Bowes, 1953 T. Paul Corcoran, Jr., 1955
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD Thomas F. Collins, 1955
John G. McLearn, 1953, Chairman I. Murray Adams, Secretary
ARMISTICE DAY COMMITTEE Austin D. Mosco Anthony F. D'Agnese
Harry M. Shanahan Karl Olsson
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George H. Melcher Robert O'Neill
John E. Wood* Arthur E. Hardy ** Charles H. Lampard Frederick C. Burk Raymond O. Doane Eldridge T. Davis C. Walter Burrill John G. MeLearn Leonard H. Bates Jolın Cameron John A. Boston Howard L. Hamill Raymond O. Doane Harold O. Durgin Robert Yasi Stanley G. Potier
Newton S. Courtney
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FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE Robert O'Neill Antonio Parletta Edward F. Flynn, Jr. Francis P. Wall, Chief of Police
Lewis H. Berry Samuel S. Fallou
Frederick C. Burk
Lawrence O. Witter Charles H. Lampard, Fire Chief
COMMITTEE TO STUDY PARKING ON HUMPHREY STREET
Joel W. Reynolds Philip H. Kitfield
Ralph L. Williams Louis A. Hershman Francis P. Wall, Chief of Police
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Irving E. Doliber Robert B. Hegarty
Walter F. Livermore Richard P. Breed Richard Coughlin
TOWN REPORT COMMITTEE
Philip N. Clerke J. Campbell Deveney Samuel Freedman Everett C. Howe
Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr.
Richard Chambers, Chairman Fred W. Mahan Harvey P. Newcomb Edith N. Snow A. Doris Whipple, Secretary
APPOINTED BY MODERATOR
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Thomas E. Andresen, 1954 J. Dane Chandler, 1954 Lawrence W. Regester, 1954* Kenneth W. Ulman, 1954 Thomas M. Newth, Secretary* Richard Coughlin **
Frederick S. Brennan, 1952, Chairman Harold R. Austin, 1952 Vera F. Gould, 1952 Harold P. Willett, 1954
COMMITTEE ON PLUMBING CODE
Ralph L. Williams Donald C. Goss
STANLEY SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Blanche E. Doyle Walter H. Forbes, Jr.
Frederick S. Brennan Crawford H. Stocker, Jr. George Sanderson
BUILDING BY-LAWS REVISION COMMITTEE
David J. Abrahams Donald C. Goss
Raymond O. Doane Edwin A. Fuller John F. Milo
WAGE COMMITTEE Philip N. Clerke Thomas M. Sullivan
Frederick N. Balsor Harvey P. Newcomb Grace C. Whiteacre
BY-LAW COMMITTEE Lewis H. Berry Albert S. Hills Thomas M. Newth
Henry R. Mayo, Jr., Chairman James F. Ryan James W. Santry, Jr. Kenneth W. Ulman
COMMITTEE TO STUDY BEACH RIGHTS John J. Foley Dr. Charles E. Donovan
Roger J. Connell Anthony F. Pierre Norbert Ulman
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE Henry S. Baldwin Samuel Freedman ('lement E. Kennedy Richard Chambers, Clerk
CLARKE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Walter H. Forbes, Jr. William E. Pritchard Francis R. Donovan
*- Resigned
Frederick R. Champion, Chairman Ralph I. Lindsey Lester B. Morley Vincent P. O'Brien Kathryn B. Ingell, Secretary Edward K. Hempel J. Campbell Deveney Philip H. Kitfield Doris F. Humphrey
**_ - Appointed
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Dr. Loring Grimes George J. Burke James J. MeCarriston
Town of Swampscott
Town Meeting Members
Due to the redistricting from 8 precincts to 6 precincts, all terms expire, March 16, 1953.
Precinct One
Thomas E. Andresen
Abbott W. Fish, Jr.
Frederick N. Balsor
Alfred N. Frazier
Leonard H. Bates
Herbert F. Frazier, Jr.
Leonard H. Bates, Jr.
Otto W. Friedman
Lewis H. Berry
Harold G. George
Thomas J. Boyce, Jr.
William S. Healy
Chester E. Bradley
Robert B. Hegarty
Frederick R. Champion
Lillian G. Knowlton
Raymond P. Connelly
Antonio Parletta
John H. Cropley, Jr.
Henry A. Sadler
Paul T. Dunn
Arthur Ventre
William F. Durgin, Jr.
Fred H. Whittier, Jr.
Precinct Two
I. Murray Adams
Albert E. Devitt
J. Hervey M. Blackford
Charles B. Fontaine
Frederick C. Burk
Leo W. Frechette
Thomas J. Cahill
C. Frank Hathaway
John Cameron
John A. Hohnes
Edward P. Carroll
Selden D. Hulquist
George A. Chadwell
Robert P. Loring
J. Dane Chandler
John I. MeGougan
Archie C. Cornish, Jr.
Edmund W. Pease
Harvey A. Craig
Anthony F. Pierre
Jeanne M. Craig
Norman C. Whitten
Robert L. Cunningham
Roger A. Williams, Jr.
Precinct Three
George B. Atkins Ralph E. Bicknell
Henry J. Callahan
Fred W. Mahan
Ernest Manchin
Joseph R. Massidda
Daniel J. Myers
Francis T. Pedrick
Lawrence W. Regester
Leland S. Ross
Margaret M. Seanlon
Harry M. Shanahan
Roger J. Skinner
Precinct Four
Harvey P. Newcomb
Thomas M. Newth
*G. Jeffrey Nichols
Albert F. Pashby
Walter L. Ranger Fred M. Seaton R. David Sewall Walter B. Snell
Philip H. Stafford
William J. Thompson
Kenneth W. Ulman Norbert A. Ulman
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Egbert H. Ballard Robert G. Byrne Richard Chambers Ralph L. Dennis Raymond O. Doane Lyndon W. Ellis Stuart W. Graham Arthur E. Hardy Alfred B. Jones Ralph I. Lindsey Robert C. Mansfield Frederick D. Morrill
Charles H. Lampard
Harry M. Lowd
William H. Carroll George C. Chaisson Michael Coraine Clarence M. Finch Loring Grimes Howard L. Hamill
Harold F. Harvey George A. Holt Edward E. Jaffee
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Precinct Five
Leta E. Anderson
Edward K. Hempel
Harold R. Austin
Everett C. Howe
Henry S. Baldwin
Harold C. Hudson
Benjamin B. Blanchard
George E. Hutchinson
Harold P. Brown
John Clarke Kane
James C. Deveney
Andrew R. Linscott
Harold G. Enholm
Harry D. Linscott
Walter H. Forbes, Jr.
Joseph M. MeCarron
Helen E. Gillen
John R. Miller
Leon A. Hackett
Winthrop M. Sears
Henry M. Hale
Frank S. Stowell
Frederick S. Hall
J. Henry Welch
Precinct Six
Benjamin F. Allen
Vera F. Gould
Robert F. Baur
Wendell F. Jones
James A. Breed
Philip L. Knowlton
Edward F. Burke
James R. Maddock
Harold F. Carlson
June Morse
W. Edgar Carter
Marion D. Morse
Frank G. W. Coletti
Roger W. Pope
Henry J. Collins
Harold I. Power
John R. Cooper
Donald Redfern
Paul C. Curtis
Frederick J. Rudd
Vincent B. Easterbrooks
B. Shapleigh Symonds
Clementine L. Emery
Paul C. Stevens
Precinct Seven
Thomas A. Bailey
Roger N. Howes
Roland C. Booma
Michael M. Ingalls
C. Glover Bowes
Robert F. Kimball
Fdward F. Breed
Francis N. Lang
James W. Buchanan
Linthall E. Leatherby
John P. Costin
Ralph S. Maxwell
Patrick J. Cryan
Fred L. Mower
Kenneth V. Curtis
William H. Rothwell, 2nd
H. Allen Durkee
Amos E. Russell
James W. Santry, Jr.
Ethel C. Varney
Harold P. Willett
Precinct Eight
John H. Blodgett
Henry R. Mayo, Jr.
Richard P. Breed
Robert F. O'Neill
Richard P. Breed, Jr.
Arnold S. Potter
Frederick S. Brennan
Joel W. Reynolds
Bernard F. Carey Frederic P. Clark Paul W. Fitzpatrick George W. Howe
Crawford H. Stocker, Jr.
Stephen W. Howe
Frank B. Wallis
Harold A. Johnson
John S. Way
Richard B. Johnson Kenneth T. White
Lawrence B. Leonard Ralph L. Williams
*Resigned
123
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Samuel S. Fallon Edwin A. Fuller Mary T. Heath
Albert N. Rothermel
Theodore C. Sargent
George F. Vincent
Town of Swampscott
Index
Appeals, Board of
61
Assessors, Board of 49
Balance Sheet 57
Building Inspector
61
Cemetery Department
83
Centennial Celebration Committees
73
Centennial Committee Report
65
Centennial Week Pictures:
"Atlantic" In Parade
S4
Centennial Queen Cuts Cake
76
Century of Fashions Pageant
62
Chief Marshal's Staff
66
Firemen In Parade
82
First Swampscott Resident to Finish Five Mile Road Race 11S Fisherman's Beach Lighted for Centennial 92
Parado Reviewing Stand 24
Policemen In Parade 80
Swampscott High School Band 108
Tedesco Float
72
Town Administration Building 4
Walter Brennan and Centennial
Queen
70
Walter Brennan
-
- Riding
in
Parade
74
Contents 3
Civil Defense, Department of 85
Clarke School Committee 106
Contributory Retirement System 6
Dog Officer
86
Engineering Department 63
Fire Department $3
Health, Board of 87
Highway Department
94
Housing Authority
95
In Memoriam
103
Information 2
Jury List 104
Park Commissioners, Board of 93
Planning Board
64
Police Department
79
Public Library 101
Publie Welfare, Board of 97
School Department
109
Seketmen, Board of
5
Sewer Department
Superintendent of Schools, Report of 110 Pupils enrolled 117
School Directory
117
Town Accountant
50
Town Clerk, Records of
7
Special Town Meeting, January 15, 1952
Warrant Special Town Election, February 5, 1952
Special Election, February 5, 1952 9
Town Warrant, March 17, 1952 10 Adjourned Annual Town Meeting Report of Finance Committee 25
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, March 26, 1952 33
Town Warrant Presidential Pri- mary, April 29, 1952 37
Presidential Primary, April 29, 1952
38
Warrant State Primary
41
State Primary, September 16, 1952 State Election, November 4, 1952 46
Town Officers Appointed 119
Town Officers Elected 119
Town Meeting Members
Town Telephone Numbers
Inside Back Cover
Treasurer's Report 60
Veterans' Services, Department of 93
Water Department 89
Weights and Measures, Sealer of 64
Where Money Came From 50
Where Money Went 53
Wires, Inspector of
63
World War II Memorial Fund
99
Jackson & Phillips, Inc., Printers 24-68 Mt. Vernon Street, Lynn, Mass.
.33
124
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