Town annual report of Swampscott 1955, Part 9

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1955
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 122


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Hospitals


1954 $ 6,543.49


1955 $11,967.99 5,894.00


Physicians


5,180.50


Nursing Homes


15,531.91


21,541.52


Drugs


5,706.77


7,758.57


Dental Care


738.00


1,171.60


Out-Patient Care


198.25


192.25


Visiting Nurse


1,010.25


1,270.54


Eye Care


476.55


728.00


Miscellaneous


1,218.96


1,580.90


Totals


$36,604.68


$52,105.37


During the past year, we have secured employment in fifteen instances for persons being aided temporarily for General Relief.


We wish to express our appreciation of the Swampscott Visiting Nurse Asso- ciation who made a total of 692 visits during 1955 to recipients of all categories of assistance and to Chief of Police, Francis P. Wall, and the members of his department for their prompt and considerate service in moving recipients to and from hospitals and nursing homes.


CASES AIDED IN 1955


Cases


Persons


General Relief


35


77


Old Age Assistance


212


212


Aid to Dependent Children


10


31


Disability Assistance


11


11


The following is a summary of the financial operations of this department for the year 1955:


GENERAL RELIEF


EXPENDITURES


Salaries and Wages


$ 3,768.45 10,034.71


$13,803.16


REIMBURSEMENTS


State Department


1,851.65*


Cities and Towns


1,706.68* 15.00* 3,573.33


Individuals


Net Cost to Town


$10,229.83


Relief by Town


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OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


EXPENDITURES


For Assistance:


Town Funds


Federal Funds


$85,000.00 56,312.58


$141,312.58


For Administration:


Town Funds


5,737.89


Federal Funds


7,083.22


12,821.11


$154,133.69


REIMBURSEMENTS


For Assistance:


State Department


58,557.39*


Federal Government


56,631.78


Cities and Towns


2,610.46*


Individuals


518.32*


118,317.95


For Administration: Federal Government


6,139.02


124,456.97


Net Cost to Town


$29,676.72


AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


EXPENDITURES


For Assistance:


Town Funds


$3,000.00


Federal Funds


6,178.35


$9,178.35


REIMBURSEMENTS


For Assistance:


State Department


3,304.72*


Federal Government


4,304.08


$7,608.80


For Administration:


Federal Government


904.46


8,513.26


Net Cost to Town


665.09


DISABILITY ASSISTANCE


EXPENDITURES


For Assistance:


Town Funds


$8,000.00 7,123.77


$15,123.77


For Administration: Federal Funds


866.59


$15,990.36


REIMBURSEMENTS


For Assistance:


State Department


8,101.21*


Federal Government


3,385.23


11,486.44


For Administration:


State Department


315.65*


Federal Government


631.31


946.96


12,433.40


Net Cost to Town


3,556.96


*Not available for use by this department.


FEDERAL FUNDS ON HAND, DECEMBER 31, 1955


For Assistance


For Administration


Old Age Assistance Aid to Dependent Children


$10,356.17 4,716.58


Disability Assistance


1,043.63


$1,487.13 2,025.28 853.67


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Town of Swampscott


Housing Authority


THOMAS W. DUNCAN, Chairman


JOHN A. MASSEY


GERALD H. PASHBY


DAVID F. DOHERTY EUGENE S. MOREAU


AUSTIN D. Mosco, Director-Secretary


It is with pride and pleasure that we submit our annual report for the year ending 1955, and we hope that it will be of interest to the public in general and also to those interested in public housing.


The Swampscott Housing Authority is a separate corportation from the town ; four members are elected at the Annual Town Election with exception of one member who is appointed by the Commonwealth for a five-year term. The four members are elected for a five-year term with staggered expiration dates.


Officers are elected annually and consist of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. All checks drawn against the Authority must be signed by the Chairman or Vice Chairman and the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer.


In September the annual re-examination of family income was completed. Incomes and family compositions were verified and rents were adjusted in accordance with our management program procedures.


The Swampscott Project consists of 9 multiple buildings, 4 apartments in each building for a total of 36 apartments. There are 20-4 room apartments, each having 2 bed-rooms. There are 16-5 room apartments, each having three bed-rooms. There are 36 individual cellars and heating units and 34 open air parking spaces. Each apartment is equipped with an electric range and refrigerator. The tenant supplies its own fuel and electricity. The Authority furnishes the servicing of the oil burner units and water.


Preference is given to honorably discharged veterans of World War II and the Korean War in the low income group with children. Secondary preference is given to needy veterans of other wars. However, three additional categories have been added as follows:


1. single veteran 50 years old or over and widow of a veteran


2. elderly person or persons over 65 years old


3. non-veterans of the low income group


Rents and Income Limits in relationship to the tenant's net family income. Admission Limits:


a. families with 1 or less minor dependent up to $3650.00


b. families with 2 minor dependents up to $3775.00


c. families with 3 minor dependents up to $3900.00


Continued Occupancy Limits :


a. families with 1 or less minor dependent $3900.00


b. families with 2 minor dependents $4025.00


c. families with 3 minor dependents $4150.00


Rent Schedule relating to family income:


a. 18% for families with 1 or less minor dependent


b. 16% for families with 2 minor dependents


*c. 14% for families with 3 minor dependents


*$100.00 deduction from family income for each minor dependent child in excess of three in number.


Minimum monthly rents:


a. families with 1 or less minor dependent $30.00


b. families with 2 minor dependents $26.50


c. families with 3 minor dependents $23.50


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During the year the Authority sold a parcel of land abutting the Cities Service Gas Station on Essex Street to John Connolly et al. The total area sold was 162 square feet of land. The amount received from leasing, $900.00, and sale, $252.00, amount to $1152.00. This land was in excess of and no longer required for the purpose for which it was acquired.


The total area of the project is 79,228 square feet. The total area taken up by buildings on said property is 16,055 square feet.


We regret that we were unable to install metal combination storm and screen windows as stated in our 1954 report. We have corresponded with the State Housing Board on this subject for a year and a half, and we have yet to receive a definite answer on this matter. As a secondary choice we have requested permission to install a conventional wooden storm window. It is hoped that we have better results with the latter request.


The Contract to clean and service the 36 heating units at the Project was awarded to the only bidder, Geo. E. Warren Heating Corp., Lynn, Massachusetts.


We were quite fortunate that the total damages resulting from flood rains of August amounted to $93.00. All damages were confined to drying out the burner motors and pumping out cellars. There is a slight possibility that we may be reimbursed by the Commonwealth for the said damages.


Our subsidy from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the year 1955 amounted to $4153.12, which is considerably less than the $10,150.00 that could be obtained for debt requirements.


The average monthly rental for Project amounted to $42.75 for the year. In no case can the monthly rental fall below $34.50, minimum requirements established by the State Housing Board, in order for the Authority to meet its obligations.


A total of $1839.00 was paid to the Town of Swampscott during the year, $1296.00 representing payment in lieu of taxes and $543.40 for water bills.


During the year the sum of $10,000 was deposited in savings accounts as follows: $5,000 in the Beverly Savings Bank @ 3% interest, $5,000 in the Salem 5¢ Savings Bank @ 3% interest. These funds represent the greater portion of our maximum operating reserve accruals.


With the ending of rent control in December 31, 1955, we can foresee an increase in the number of applications.


The following insurance policies are carried by the Authority for its protection : Fire, Public Liability, Moneys and Bond, Workmens Compensation, Non-ownership Auto and Fire and Theft on Office Furniture.


Periodic inspections of grounds and apartments are made by the Authority or its employees to see that the lease requirements are complied with.


At this time we wish to thank the town departments and the staff of the State Housing Board for their cooperation and assistance during the past year.


We conclude with the sincerest hope that we have assisted those veterans in need.


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BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1955 ASSETS


Administration Fund


Petty Cash


Tenants Accounts Receivable


Debt Service Fund


11,307.50


Investment Debt. Ser. Trust Fund


5,000.00


Investment Administration Fund


10,000.00


State Treasurer Account


252.00


Debt Service Trust Fund


704.26


27,263.76


Development Costs


406,000.00


Less: Dev. Costs Liquidation


28,000.00


378,000.00


Total Assets


$419,684.51


LIABILITIES


Accrued Insurance


$ 3,374.00


Matured Interest and Principal


11,307.50


Bonds Authorized


406,000.00


Less: Bonds Retired


28,000.00


378,000.00


Debt Service Reserve


6,120.85


Unam. Bond Premium


5,704.26


Res. from Sale of Property


252.00


Operating Reserve


10,835.83


Earned Surplus


4,090.07


27,003.01


Total Liabilities


$419,684.51


National Shawmut Bank of Boston-U. S. Treasury Bonds


Rate 212% Maturity 12/15/58


1,000.00


Rate 21/2 % Maturity 8/15/63


4,000.00


Salem Five Cents Savings Bank Savings Account 3%


5,000.00


Beverly Savings Bank Savings Account 3%


5,000.00


Cemetery Department


ARTHUR E. HARDY, Superintendent


The total interments for the year 1955 were 108. All receipts for funerals, liners, foundations, and sale of lots were paid to Town Treasurer.


The World War II lot has been regraded, seeded, and a boulder has been placed there. A 40 foot iron flag pole has been placed in the center of the lot. This flag pole and cement settee was donated by Joseph Marino of Essex Street.


The new section started in 1955 will be completed early this year. All surplus fill from the new section was dumped in the rear of the cemetery. Also, all surplus fill from the Essex Street project was dumped along Essex Street from Capen Road toward Salem, which someday will be a part of the Cemetery.


I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Theodore Cooke of the Lynn Sand & Stone Co. for his gift of all pea stone used by the Cemetery Department.


I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Joseph Marino on behalf of the Town for his donation of the flag pole.


My sincere thanks to the Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, the men of my Department, and all other Departments and their Personnel who have co-operated with me during the past year.


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$ 14,261.25 20.00 139.50


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The Department of Veterans' Services


NEWTON S. COURTNEY, Director


Office Hours: 0900 until noon, Monday through Friday


HISTORY OF SWAMPSCOTT'S VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS


Just prior to World War I, Swampscott was fast losing its first and only veterans' organization through the ravages of Old Father Time. Membership in the General James L. Bates Post 118, Grand Army of the Republic which had been chartered 24 January 1870, was reduced to a mere handful of men. The history of this Post was printed in last year's Town Report.


Upon the discharge of many World War I veterans, the Leon E. Abbott Post # 57, The American Legion was chartered on 20 June 1919 with the following names appearing on the application :


Mortimer H. Doane


Frank W. Blaney


Charles V. Sidell


Milton E .Morrill


Walter R. Trafton


John T. Lee


William R. Curtis


Willard P. Jackson


Leon L. Ricker


James A. Hegarty


Henry W. Wagenfield


Raymond C. Till


Norman E. LeGallee


George H. Young


Henry E. Cahoon


Alfred B. Jones


James S. Stewart


Harold C. Rankin


Clarence F. Shaw


T. Clinton Johnson


A. S. Brown


Gilbert Hodges


Willoughby H. Stuart


Vitoantonio Yasi


The Post was named in honor of Leon E. Abbott who was killed in action in a town near Chateau Thierry in July 1918 while serving as a member of the 101st Signal Battalion, 26th Division. (It was the sad duty of your Director to assist in the burial of this fine young man, in a temporary grave in the village cemetery of Bezu-le-Guerry.) He was the first Swampscott man to be killed in action in World War I.


On the 18th of August 1924 Swampscott's third Veterans' Organization was chartered when Joseph L. Stevens Post # 1240, Veterans of Foreign Wars received its charter.


The application for the charter included the following names:


Coleman M. Woods


Samuel B. Kehoe


Samuel Hooper


James T. Fitzpatrick Victor Girordin


Joseph Martin


John P. Cavenaugh


William M. Quinn


Anthony Cangi


George A. Philcrantz


Raymond Doane


Alfonse Chiancone John A. Boston


Gardner S. Granger


Charles R. Connell


Herbert W. Stewart


Clifford Dedrick


Harold O. Durgin Angus McRae


Harold A. Durkee


John E. Mulligan


Edward F. Burke


Leon D. Monty


Fred L. Mower


Michael Arribea


Leo P. Caproni


The Post was named in memory of Chief Commissary Steward Joseph L. Stevens, U. S. Naval Reserve, who died on 28 March 1921.


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The fourth veterans' organization in the Town's history came into being on 1 February 1952 when the Swampscott-Marblehead Post 656 of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States was issued a charter. The names appearing on the charter applications are: Edwain L. Goldberg Simme Pickman


Harris L. Goldman


Richard L. Cubell Samuel Stahl


Arnold S. Dane Hyman Tobin


Philip D. Epstein


David Finegold


Morton Wilcon


Harold Swartz


Robert Goldman


Bertram J. Jacobs


Moses Shectman


L. Herbert Kline


Charles Menovich


Moses Werman


Jack Swartz


Sidney Green


Emanuel Morningstar


Sol Kolodny


Pat Taylor


VETERANS' BENEFITS


Cash Assistance (includes food, rent and fuel)


1


6


8 2


Medical Assistance (includes doctors, hospital and medicine) 40 individuals were aided in the above listed cases.


1


1


1


1


VETERANS' SERVICES


Spanish


War


World


World


War II


Korean


Conflict


Discharges and other official papers photostated


0 0 0 0000


12


16


520


Non-Service pension applications filed with V.A.


14


6


0


Service connected claims filed with V.A.


2


9


51


Hospitalization secured at V.A. or Quigley Hospital


Educational and G.I. Loans processed


0


0


4


19


Claims for increased compensation filed with V.A.


0


4


6


1


Widows assisted in filing pension claims with V.A.


0


5


0


0


Applications for headstones filed with Dept. of the Army State bonus forms processed


0


2


2


0


Requests to members of Congress for assistance to veterans on service or V.A. matters


0


4


8


6


The following listed Swampscott veterans passed away during 1955.


"May God make his face shine upon them and grant them Peace."


WORLD WAR I


Captain George Miles Moore


1 January 1955


PFC George Vivian Doane .


31 July


Corporal Arthur Linwood Blackey


20 August


Corporal Albert Enholm


16 August


Bugler Clarence Olmstead McArthur


17 September .


WORLD WAR II


William H. Gowell, Jr.


. . 23 October


While every effort has been made to secure accuracy, if any errors are noted please notify this office.


WORLD WAR I and II


Donato Ronzano .


15 February


2


1


0


0


0


321


War I


·


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Theodore Isaacson


Dr. Lester H. Tobin


1955 Annual Report


In Memoriam


HAROLD F. CARLSON


Member of Finance Committee 1943-1951 Died November 16, 1955


ALBERT ENHOLM


Superintendent Sewer Department


1923-1955


Died August 16, 1955


LORING GRIMES, M.D.


Board of Health


1908-1955


Died June 19, 1955


DANIEL RONZANO


Highway Department 1934-1944


Died February 14, 1955


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Jury List


In accordance with Section 9 of Chapter 234 of the General Laws, the follow- ing Jury List is published in the Annual Town Report:


Name


Residence


Occupation


Addison, Charles G.


54 Sargent Road


Manufacturer


Allen, Russel G.


140 Beach Bluff Avenue


Godfrey-Cabot, Inc.


Andrews, Herbert W.


75 Aspen Road


Machinist


Austin, Harold R.


150 Redington Street


Bank Clerk


Avey, Clarence W.


56 Humphrey Street


Machinist


Bailey, Robert E., Jr.


32 Greenwood Terrace


United Shoe


Bailey, Robert W.


141 Paradise Road


Accountant


Bennett, Ralph O.


4 King Street


Clerk


Brown, Walter D.


4 Charlotte Road


Salesman


Carver, Paul F.


24 Estabrook Road


Merchant


Chisholm, Theodore S.


7 Rock Avenue


Foreman


Clark, Frederic P.


151 Phillips Avenue


Clark & Friend


Connolly, William A.


30 Beach Avenue


Ins. Agent


Cushman, Harold B.


53 Lincoln Circle


Bakery Manager


Davis, J. Price


68 Middlesex Avenue


G. E.


Doughty, Robert S.


41 Roy Street


Salesman


Downey, James


87 Melvin Avenue


Hoague-Sprague


Brislane, John P.


17 Banks Road


Office Manager


Drucas, Charles


64 Walnut Road


H. P. Hood


Dwyer, Charles W.


172 Aspen Road


Buyer


Eastman, William A.


32 Middlesex Avenue


Salesman


Farren, Robert N.


124 Greenwood Avenue


Advertising


Fellows, Frank G.


73 Plymouth Avenue


Market


Fuller, Gordon F.


14 Ocean View Road


Estimator


Hapgood, Franklin E.


11 Bond Street


News Agent


Harpin, Raoul E.


29 Norfolk Avenue


Item


Harris, William W.


33 Aspen Road


Writer


226 Salem Street


Asst. Manager


Hunt, Robert F.


281 Atlantic Avenue


Buyer


Ingalls, Michael M.


1 Puritan Lane


Salesman


Ingram, Stephen R.


18 Roy Street


Leather


.Johnson, Harry E.


358 Essex Street


Leather Worker


Johnson, Iver


26 Nichols Street


G. E.


Koban, Vassell A.


13 Phillips Circle


Designer


Lilly, John M.


40 Bellevue Road


Y.M.C.A.


Loring, Maynard N.


21 Bay View Drive


Clerk


Loveday, Edward D.


40 Lewis Road


Jr. Executive


Mc Dermott, Bernard F.


38 Pleasant Street


Accountant


Mc Manus, Julia I.


101 Melvin Avenue


Home


Manning, Richard F.


8 Stearns Street


Hardware


Merritt, Charles


19 Banks Terrace


Tel. Co.


Milmore, Norville L.


34 Bellevue Road


Vice Pres.


Minihane, Donald


64 Franklin Avenue


Mec. Engineer


O'Neill, Robert F.


30 Stanwood Road


Salesman


Perron, Andre


57 Plymouth Avenue


United Shoe


Pierce, Ralph


51 Lexington Circle


Sales Rep.


Rogers, Norman


6 Brown Road


Buyer


Sargent, Walter E.


79 Greenwood Avenue


Salesman


Shaw, Minot M.


44 Winshaw Road


Manager


Stahl, Louis E.


17 Allen Road


Chemist


Stairs, Wilbur C.


21 Lodge Road


G. E.


Stevens, John H.


100 Stetson Avenue


Booma-Breed


Stowell, Frank S.


335 Forest Avenue


Bookkeeper


Turner, Frederick J.


91 Farragut Road


Mech. Engineer


Turner, George A.


97 Phillips Avenue


Coca-Cola


Warfield, Earl B.


17 Arbutus Road


Dealer


Way, John S.


121 Beach Bluff Avenue


Whidden, Donald S.


90 Puritan Lane


Salesman Merchant


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Hunkins, Richard A.


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School Department


GEORGE A. CHADWELL, Chairman


LILLIAN I. WHITE


WALTER H. FORBES, JR.


WILLIAM H. ROTHWELL, 2ND


THEODORE C. SARGENT


Term Expires 1957


Term Expires 1957


Term Expires 1956


Term Expires 1958


Term Expires 1956


96 Stetson Avenue


8 Phillips Avenue


28 Greenwood Terrace Little's Point 9 Clarke Road


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1955 Regular meeting, second Thursday of each month.


Superintendent of Schools ROBERT D. FORREST


57 Rockland Street LYnn 8-9015


Secretary of School Committee WILLIAM H. ROTHWELL, 2ND


Little's Point LYnn 5-6272


Secretary GERTRUDE DONLON


37 Salem Street LYnn 2-6643


The office of the Superintendent of Schools is open on school days from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.


SCHOOL CALENDAR 1956


Winter term begins Tuesday, January 3


Winter term closes Friday, February 17


Spring term begins Monday, February 27


Spring term closes Friday, April 13


Summer term begins Monday, April 23


Fall term begins Wednesday, September 5


To the Citizens of Swampscott:


Ladies and Gentlemen :


The year 1955 has again been a year of great concern to your School Committee. The school enrollment for this year as of September 30 was 2447 as against October 1, 1954 of 2320, an increase of 127. Crowded conditions at the Hadley School have forced the Committee to platoon the kindergarten. The report of the High School Building Committee published in May once again stressed the need of a Senior High School to complete our building requirements. The Town Meeting members voted favorably for a Senior High School on June 27, only to have their vote reversed on a referendum vote in July.


A Special Town meeting was called by the School Committee to be held on December 12. We felt that with platoons facing us at the secondary level in September, 1956, we must continue to bring to the townspeople our building needs in order to obtain the essential classroom space. Meetings were held by the School Committee and interested citizens who had formed committees to study school needs. Through the combined efforts of the citizens and the School Committee a joint article was submitted in the Warrant calling for a campus type school to be built on the Whitney Estate on Forest Avenue. The Town Meeting, by a vote of


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175 to 5 favored this article, and after five days the act became effective. A Committee has been appointed by the Moderator and given authority to construct a High School on this site.


Predicted enrollment increases for the years prior to the opening of our High School will present a challenge to the Superintendent of Schools and the staff. Every effort will be made by them to accommodate all students with the least inconvenience to insure maximum educational efficiency.


The Superintendent's report gives many details about the activities of your School Department. We urge all citizens to read it.


GEORGE A. CHADWELL, Chairman LILLIAN I. WHITE WALTER H. FORBES, JR. WILLIAM H. ROTHWELL, II THEODORE C. SARGENT


To the Swampscott School Committee,


Mrs. White and Gentlemen:


I submit herewith the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools for 1955. New High School Approved


At a special Town Meeting on December 12, 1955, the members gave approval to an article creating a high school building committee and authorizing the con- struction of a new high school. Thus ended a year of concerted activity by large numbers of Swampscott citizens interested in finding an acceptable solution to the housing problems caused by our rapidly increasing enrollments.


In May, reports were released by the High School Building Committee and the Hadley School Building Committee. It was the recommendation of the High School Committee that a new high school be erected on Salem Street. This proposal, although winning approval in the Town Meeting in June, was defeated by referen- dum in July.


During the fall the School Committee, the Citizens' Committee for the Public Schools, and the Committee for Adequate School Facilities worked both inde- pendently and jointly in an effort to resolve the conflicting views regarding the building program. The two citizens groups conceived a proposal whereby a new campus type high school would be built on Forest Avenue on what is known as the Whitney Estate. The estimated cost of construction was $1,270,625. The School Committee, which had originally planned to submit a prospoal similar to that which was defeated in July, gave its endorsement to this new proposal. The article which was approved at the special Town Meeting was sponsored by the three groups.


Plant Improvements


The Hadley School Building Committee which was appointed in July is authorized to expend the sum of $169,024 for the renovation of the Hadley School. It probably will not be possible to complete this project until the new high school is ready for occupancy, but it is expected that a number of improvements will be made in the summer of 1956.


The Building Committee did provide for the installation of new toilet facilities


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in the basement this fall. The condemnation of the existing equipment in August by the plumbing inspector made immediate replacement imperative. Therefore, the committee proceeded to award contracts for the remodeling of these basement toilets and the installation of new fixtures. This job should be completed shortly after the end of 1955.


This year saw substantial completion of the renovation of the Machon School which was begun in 1952. Exterior and interior painting and the installation of new asphalt tile flooring have created a building which is both attractive and functional.


Because of the over-crowding at the high school, some projects were made necessary in order to accommodate the increased pupil load. Fluorescent light fixtures were installed in the cafeteria to provide the improved lighting needed since this room is now used as a study hall. A basement room was converted into a classroom for mechanical drawing. The homemaking unit was reduced from two rooms to one, thereby making another room available for other classes.


The old fire alarm system in the Hadley School was considered to be unreliable and unsafe. It was completely replaced by a new modern system.


New Ungraded Class


In 1954 the state legislature mandated the establishment of special ungraded classes for those pupils who are mentally retarded. This class, begun in September, 1955, includes pupils from all parts of the town, and is located in the Stanley School. The room has entirely new equipment and furniture and the teacher, Miss Chaletzky, has been especially trained for this type of work. Expenses for this class are partially reimbursed by the state.


The program includes, besides the usual academic work in the fundamental subjects, arts and crafts, and manual training. The class is kept small in number so that each pupil may receive more individual attention than in the regular class- room.


Salary Schedule Revised




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