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BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1956
Assets
Administration Fund
$ 14,238.00 20.00
Petty Cash
Tenants Accounts Receivable
9.50
Debt Service Fund
11,237.50
Investment Debt Service Trust Fund
5,000.00
Investment Administration Fund
10,000.00
State Treasurer Account
252.00
Debt Service Trust Fund
583.98
Prepaid Insurance
1,051.81
28,125.29
Development Costs
406,000.00
Less :
Development Cost Liquidation
36,000.00
370,000.00
Total Assets
$412,392.79
Liabilities
Matured Interest and Principal
$ 11,237.50
Bonds Authorized
406,000.00
Less Bonds Retired
36,000.00
370,000.00
Debt Service Reserve
7,345.02
Unam. Bond Premium
5,583.98
Reserve from Sale of Land
252.00
Operating Reserve
14,229.02
Earned Surplus
3,745.27
31,155.29
Total Liabilities
$412,392.79
Balance as per Bank Statement
$ 14,238.00
Balance as per Check Book
14,238.00
Investments:
National Shawmut Bank of Boston -
U. S. Treasury Notes
Rate 21/2 % - 12/15/58
$1,000.00
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
Savings Account
Rate 3% -
5,000.00
Beverly Savings Bank -
Rate 3 % - 5,000.00
Operating Reserve at end of 9/30/56
$ 13,797.02
Accrued at end of 12/31/56
432.00
Rate 21/2 % - 8/15/63
4,000.00
Savings Account
$14,229.02
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1956 Annual Report
Board of Public Welfare
NORBERT A. ULMAN, Chairman
PAUL C. CURTIS
DONALD REDFERN
WALTER L. RANGER, Agent
During the year 1956 our case load showed a small increase over the previous year. However our total expenditures for assistance were reduced from a high in 1955 of $175,649.41 to $159,620.35, a decrease of $16,029.06.
Expenditures for medical care show a decrease of $10,007.46 from the total for the year 1955. Through the cooperation of the Swampscott druggists we are now operating on a greatly reduced pricing schedule for medication, and all recipients are required to purchase locally. The following is a breakdown of our medical expenses for the past two years:
Hospitals
Physicians
5,894.00
Nursing Homes
21,541.52
Drugs
7,758.57
7,550.33
Dental Care
1,171.60
1,047.00
Out Patient Care
192.25
125.85
Visiting Nurse
1,270.54
1,001.00
Eye Care
728.00
452.50
Miscellaneous
1,580.90
1,743.90
Totals
$52,105.37
$42,097.91
The rising cost of living and the removal of rent controls caused real hardship or many of our recipients. This department was successful in securing approval rom the State Department of Public Welfare for higher rental ceilings and they were made effective August 1st, 1956. A cost of living increase of 5.2% also was nade effective July 1st, 1956.
Recoveries totaling $9,585.56 were made under the Old Age Assistance lien aw, and $2,848.62 was recovered from a former recipient of disability assistance.
We wish to express our appreciation of the Swampscott Visiting Nurse Asso- :iation who made 572 visits during 1956 to recipients of public assistance, and to the Chief of Police, Francis P. Wall, and members of his department for their isual prompt and considerate service in moving recipients to and from hospitals ind nursing homes.
CASES AIDED IN 1956
Cases
Persons
General Relief
41
117
Old Age Assistance
210
210
Aid to Dependent Children
11
34
Disability Assistance
13
13
The following is a summary of the financial operations of the department for he year 1956:
GENERAL RELIEF
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages Relief by Town
$ 9,901.30
6,782.86
$16,684.16
REIMBURSEMENTS
State Department
754.87*
Cities and Towns
1,486.20*
2,241.07
Net Cost to Town
$14,443.09
1955 $11,967.99
1956 $ 6,809.88 4,492.85 18,874.60
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Town of Swampscott
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
EXPENDITURES
For Assistance:
Town Funds
$94,716.22
Federal Funds
35,751.92
$130,468.14
For Administration:
Town Funds
1,090.00
Federal Funds
4,104.85
5,194.85
$135,662.99
REIMBURSEMENTS
For Assistance:
State Department
52,784.67*
Federal Government
53,169.02
Cities and Towns
3,964.85*
Individuals
1,417.81*
111,336.35
For Administration:
Federal Government
5,521.10
116,857.45
Net Cost to Town
$18,805.54
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
EXPENDITURES
For Assistance:
Town Funds
$ 5,605.69
Federal Funds
3,937.65
$ 9,543.34
For Administration:
Federal Funds
2,000.00
$11,543.34
REIMBURSEMENTS
For Assistance:
State Department
3,215.92*
Federal Government
4,537.21
7,753.13
For Administration:
Federal Government
1,485.46
9,238.59
Net Cost to Town
$ 2,304.75
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
EXPENDITURES
For Assistance:
Town Funds
$11,853.65 972.40
$ 12,826.05
For Administration:
Federal Funds
1,311.01
$14,137.06
REIMBURSEMENTS
For Assistance:
State Department
6,253.96*
Federal Government
3,698.05
9,952.01
For Administration:
State Department
335.53*
Federal Government
671.06
1,006.59
10,958.60
Net Cost to Town
$ 3,178.46
*Not available for use of this department.
FEDERAL FUNDS ON HAND DECEMBER 31, 1956
For Assistance
$27,773.27
Old Age Assistance Aid to Dependent Children
5,316.14
Disability Assistance
3,769.28
For Administration $2,903.38 1,510.74
213.72
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Federal Funds
1956 Annual Report
In Memoriam
GORDON L. BROWN
Member of Planning Board 1944-1956 Died June 2, 1956
%
FREDERICK CHAPMAN
Highway Department 1929-1942 Died May 13, 1956
* *
DANIEL J. GANNON
Highway Department 1911-1936 Died December 6, 1956
*
ALBERT LOYTE
Water Meter Reader
1925-1956 Died November 25, 1956
* * *
KENDALL A. SANDERSON
Town Moderator 1924-1928 Died July 21, 1956
*
LUKE E. THOMPSON, SR.
Fire Department 1922-1954 Died November 23, 1956
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Jury List
In accordance with Section 9 of Chapter 234 of the General Laws, the following Jury List is published in the Annual Town Report.
Name
Addison, Charles G.
Residence 54 Sargent Road
Occupation Self Employed
Aleska, Edward W.
88 Middlesex Avenue
Allen, Russel G.
140 Beach Bluff Avenue
Student Godfrey L. Cabot
Anderson, Jay H. Andrews, Herbert W.
10 Fuller Terrace
37 Orient Court
Appel, Richard G., Jr.
24 Lincoln Circle
Student Machine Operator CBS Hytron
Aronson, Nathan Austin, Harold R.
151 Bradlee Avenue
150 Redington Street 56 Humphrey Street
Retail Furniture Day Trust Co. Bank Clerk Thomson Electric Welder Co.
Bailey, Jr., Robert E. Bailey, Robert W.
32 Greenwood Terrace 141 Paradise Road
Grinder Raymond Holdsworth and Co.
Maintenance Man
Guard
Realtor-Self Employed
Boolba, Mrs. Peter Matthew
Boudreau, Helen A.
33 Ellis Road
Broderick Richard F. Brown, Walter D.
Roofer Sales Representative
Carver, Paul F.
24 Estabrook Road
Self Employed
Caswell, Orville
45 Andrew Road
Product Service Engineer
Chaisson, George H.
27 Blaney Street
Self Employed
Chisholm, Theodore S.
7 Rock Avenue
Foreman
Clark, Frederic P. Clebnik, Meyer Dyke
151 Phillips Avenue
11 Swampscott Avenue
Retailer-Self Employed Flower Shop
Name and Address of Employer or His Business Overland Amusements, Broadway and Main Streets, Saugus, Massachusetts
Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc., 77 Franklin St., Boston
General Electric Co., River Works, Lynn CBS Hytron, Div. of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. Goldberg Furn. Co., 70 Munroe St., Lynn Day Trust Co.
Thomson Electric Welder Co., 161 Pleasant St., Lynn, Mass. United Shoe Machinery Corp., Beverly Raymond Holdsworth and Co., 15 State St., Boston Town Lyne House, Lynnfield, Mass. Covert Armored Car Service, Inc., Lynn Samuel C .Bean, 31 Exchange St., Lynn
Connelly's, Inc.
Bobbie Brooks, 2230 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio Elizabeth Bell Shop, Inc., 35 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead, Mass. General Electric Co., 920 Western Avenue, Lynn
George H. Chaisson, 406 Humphrey St., Swampscott Thomas O'Connor & Co., 238 Main St., Cambridge Clark & Friend, 225 Essex St., Salem Clebnik Bros., Inc., Florists, 021 TT.in .. 04
Barnes, Donald Beadle, Harvey H.
Bean, Samuel C.
4 Vaughn Place 53 Sargent Road 2 Arbutus Road 15 Maple Avenue
Secretary Candy Packer
46 King Street
4 Charlotte Road
Avey, Clarence W.
Connelly, Raymond P. Connolley, William A.
Conrad, Lewis J.
22 Stetson Avenue
59 Farragut Road
92 Banks Road
Corcoran, Lawrence R. Cropley, John H., Jr. Cushman, Harold B. Davis, J. Price
499 Humphrey Street 14 Tidd Street 53 Lincoln Circle 68 Middlesex Avenue
47 Grant Road
29 Tidd Street
37 Salem Street
Doughty, Robert S. Downey, James Drislane, John P.
41 Roy Street 87 Melvin Avenue
17 Banks Circle
Drucas, Charles Eastman, William A.
64 Walnut Road
32 Middlesex Avenue
Eveleth, Louise E.
68 King Street
Farren, Robert N.
124 Greenwood Avenue
120 Elmwood Road
Fortune, Bernard J.
Frazier, Alfred Frechette, Leo
Friberg, Bernard A.
11 Elwin Road 30 Beach Avenue
Sole Leather Sorter Insurance Broker
Sales & Service Representative
Husband-Sales Manager Advertising
School Janitor-Reserve Off. Boston & Maine Railroad Cushman Bakery Supervisor of Shipping and Receiving Wholesale and Retail Yard Goods Town of Swampscott Bookkeeper
Driver-Salesman Hoague-Sprague Essex Sand and Gravel Co.
H. P. Hood & Sons Sales Engineer- Heating Expert Husband-Cutting Die Maker
Manager-Classified Advt. Self Employed
Foreman
346 Essex Street
3 Plymouth Avenue
2 Paton Terrace
Transportation Dept.
Division of Employment, Lynn E. H. Hall, Inc., 268 Broad St., Lynn Foster & Connolly Insurance Agency, 14 Central Ave., Lynn Lennox Industries, Inc., 400 No. Midler Ave Syracuse, New York Mystic Valley Gas Company, Broadway, Arlington Bernard S. Copans Advertising Agency 14 Central Avenue, Lynn Town of Swampscott Boston & Maine Railroad Cushman Bakery, 82 Sanderson Ave., Lynn General Electric Co., 1200 Western Avenue, Lynn
H. Davis Textile Co., 77 Exchange St., Lynn
Town of Swampscott, 22 Monument Avenue John T. Trefry & Co., Insurance, 141 Milk St., Boston
Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 25 Boston St., Lynn Hoague-Sprague, 130 Eastern Ave., Lynn Essex Sand and Gravel Co., Russell St., West Peabody, Mass. H. P. Hood & Sons, Alley St., Lynn Geo. W. Pickering Co., 211 Derby St., Salem
Jos. E. Knox Cutting Die Corp., 315 Lynnway, Lynn Boston Herald-Traveler Central Electrical Co., Inc. 434 Washington St., Lynn Acme Leather Co., Inc., 139 Lynnfield St., Peabody, Massachusetts United Shoe Machinery Corp., Beverly General Electric Co., River Works, 920 Western Avenue, Lynn General Electric Co., 1000 Western Ave., West Lynn, Mass.
Cook, Virginia
Copans, Bernard S.
Davis, Raymond
Dennehy, Herbert Donlon, Patricia
Farwell, Lester B.
25 Reid Terrace
Assistant Foreman Foreman
Friedman, Otto W. Fuller, Gordon F.
Gannon, Joseph Gardiner, Mary L.
Glass, Audrey Goodman, Harold
72 Norfolk Avenue
93 Burrill Street
Hamlin, Bruce
19 Laurel Road
Hanscom, Robert
34 Crescent Street
Self Employed
Travel Lecturer
Branch Manager
Newspaper Production Dept. Husband-Concrete Tech. Plant Superintendent Jet Engine Assembler Jordan Marsh Co.
Salesman
Machine Operator Wallpaper Co.
Leather Worker Radial Drill Operator President-Leather Co.
Wholesale Candy and Tobacco Self Employed Lathe Operator
Husband-Power Supervisor
Machine Desioner
Salem House and Window Cleaning Co., 175 Essex Street, Salem Philbrick & Pope, 400 Humphrey St., Swampscott General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 175 Berkeley St., Boston
General Elec. Co., 920 Western Ave., Lynn Leader Last Co., Inc., 225 Rantoul St., Beverly Bruce Hamlin's Inc., 242 Humphrey St., Swampscott
President, Hanscom Folks, Inc. 44 Sidney Avenue, Lynn American Express Company, 65 Broadway, New York 6, New York General Adjustment Bureau, Inc., 40 Broad St., Boston Leon Helman, Central Square, Lynn, Mass. General Electric Co., River Works, Lynn Lynn Sand and Stone Co., Danvers Road, Swampscott, Mass. General Electric Co., Lynn Jordan Marsh Co., 450 Washington St., Boston Michael M. Ingalls, 1 Puritan Lane, Swampscott A. C. Lawrence Leather Co., Peabody, Mass. B & E Paint and Wallpaper Co., 33 Munroe St., Lynn, Mass.
General Elec. Co., 920 Western Ave., Lynn Saftel-Kaplan Leather Co., Inc.,
12 Federal St., Newburyport, Mass. J. Kaufman & Sons, Inc., Wholesale Candy and Tobacco, 29 Market Square, Lynn Burke Prod .. Inc., (Machine Shop) Marblehead
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., Met. Area., 233 State Street, Boston General Elec Co 920 Western Ave .. Lynn
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10 Thillina Mirala
Window and General Clean.
Operator-Plumbing and Heating Retail Business General Electric Co. Staff Assistant
Secretary Sales Manager
Self Employed
Harris, William W.
33 Aspen Road
Hatfield, Walter V.
92 Kensington Lane
28 Orient Court 195 Burrill Street 2 Harrison Avenue
226 Salem Street 281 Atlantic Avenue
1 Puritan Lane
18 Roy Street 123 Stetson Avenue
385 Essex Street 26 Nichols Street 25 Cutting Road
146 Aspen Road
20 Superior Street
16 Hillerest Circle
Knowlton, Lillian J.
30 Cherry Street
14 Ocean View Road
1107 Humphrey Street 193 Humphrey Street
Helman, Louis Henry, Robert W. Humphrey, Doris
Hunkins, Richard A. Hunt, Robert F.
Ingalls, Michael M.
Ingram, Stephen R. Jepsky, Edward
Johnson, Harry E. Johnson, Iver Kaplan, Robert
Kaufman, Milton G. Keyes, Loren E.
Ledbury, George W. Lilly, John M. Lincoln, Walter T. Loveday, Edward D. McDermott, Bernard F.
154 Aspen Road
Service Man-Burroughs Adding Machine Co. Executive
Kay Jewelry Co. Leather Tanner Clerk-Accountant Dept.
McGaughey, Leo E. McManus, Julia I. McDonald, Vincent J.
10 Glenn Road 101 Melvin Avenue
169 Humphrey Street
McNair, Rose
48 Barnstable Street
Magrane, Winsor
56 Little's Point
Manning, Richard F. Marshall, Raymond J.
8 Stearns Street
16 Cherry Street
Hardware Consultant Hume Pipe of N. E., Inc.
Massey, John A.
68 Worcester Avenue
Self Employed
Merritt, Charles
19 Banks Terrace
Minihane, Donald
64 Franklin Avenue
Newcomb, Priscilla
30 Farragut Road
O'Neill, Robert F.
30 Stanwood Road
Fraser Paper Limited
Pearlman, Maurice A. Picariello, John A.
28 Burpee Road 8 Dennison Avenue
Metallagrapher Self Employed
Perron, Andre Pierce, Ralph
57 Plymouth Avenue 51 Lexington Circle
Pope, Roger W.
52 Bay View Drive
16 Banks Terrace 58 Bates Road
General Electric Co. Safety Engineer Jordan Marsh Co.
George W. Ledburg, Inc., 87 Lynnway, Lynn
Lynn Young Men's Christian Association 85 Market Street, Lynn Kay Jewelry Co., 285 Union Street, Lynn Benz Kid Co., 221 Market St., Lynn Employers Group, N. E. Agency, 40 Broad St., Boston General Electric, River Works, Lynn General Electric Co., Tremont St., Everett Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 14 Central Avenue, Lynn, Mass. G. W. Pickering Co., 23 Central Ave., Lynn
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., 40 Broad Street, Boston A. W. Gifford Co., 43 Lyman St., Springfield Theo. C. Cooke, Hume Pipe of N.E., Inc. Danvers Road, Swampscott John A. Massey, Plumbing and Heating Contractor, 68 Worcester Ave., Swamp. New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., 57 State Street, Lynn Charron Precision Gage & Tool Corp., 821 Washington St., Lynn Harry M. Frost Co., Advertising Agency 260 Tremont Street, Boston Fraser Paper Limited, 420 Lexington Ave., New York 17, New York General Elec. Co., 62 Tremont St., Everett John's Home Bakery, 653 Humphrey St., Swampscott United Shoe Machine Corp., Beverly Altec Service Corp., 161-6th Ave., New York 13, New York Philbrick & Pope, 400 Humphrey Street, Swampscott General Electric Co., Linden Street, Lynn Paige Foundation, Inc., 40 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.
Heat Treating Foreman Branch Manager Self Employed
Repetto, William F. Rothroyd, Ernest R.
40 Bellevue Road
33 Bristol Avenue 40 Lewis Road 38 Pleasant Street
Mechanical Husband-Inspector Agent
Husband-Chauffeur, Driving Coal & Oil Trailers Salesman
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. Mechanical Engineer
Husband-Salesman
Sargent, Walter E. Schmidt, Hartman F.
Shanahan, Joseph L. Shaw, Minot M.
Skinner, Roger G.
Splittberger, Arthur Stafford, Philip H.
Stahl, Louis E.
17 Allen Road
Self Employed
Stairs, Wilbur C. Stevens, John H.
21 Lodge Road 100 Stetson Avenue
335 Forest Avenue
Laboratory Technician Oil Department Manager Office Manager
Tanch, Walter M. Taylor, Elias A.
18 Bay View Drive 172 Burrill Street
L. B. Moody Co. Boston & Maine Railroad
Turkanis, Daniel
6 Allen Road
Tanner and Superintendent
Turner, Frederick J.
91 Farragut Road
Self Employed
Turner, George A.
97 Phillips Avenue
Minute Maid Corp.
Vincelette, Roland N.
104 Windsor Avenue
Engineering Technician
Wall, Eleanor F.
11 Kings Beach Terrace
General Clerk
Warfield, Earl B.
17 Arbutus Road
Upholsterer, Decorator Self Employed Sales Research
Way, John S.
121 Beach Bluff Avenue
Whidden, Donald S. Witter, Lawrence
90 Puritan Lane 59 Thomas Road
Treasurer and General Man. Office and Credit Manager
Weiss, Melvin Whiting, George L.
7 Commonwealth Terrace Installment Sales Dealer
33 Essex Avenue
Foreman
Travel Salesman Inspection
Police Officer Corrusion Sales Engineer
H. A. Johnson Equipment Co.
26 Thomas Road
20 Grant Road 26 Banks Road
General Electric Co. Secretary-Treasurer
Stowell, Frank S.
79 Greenwood Avenue 71 Millett Road
10 Norfolk Avenue 44 Winshaw Road
Gardiner Shoe Co., Gardiner, Maine Pratt and Whitney Aircraft East Hartford, Connecticut Town of Swampscott H. N. Hartwell & Son, Inc. Park Square Building, Boston H. A. Johnson Equipment Co., 155 No. Beacon St., Brighton 35 General Elec. Co., 140 Federal St., Boston Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Massachu setts, 1 Joy Street, Boston Stahl Finish Co., 26 Howley St., Peabody, Mass. General Elec. Co., 920 Western Ave., Lynn Booma-Breed, Inc., 4 Mt. Vernon St., Lynn Hume Pipe Co. of N.E., Inc., 30 Danvers Road, Swampscott L. B. Moody Co., 133 Washington St., Salem Boston & Maine Railroad, 150 Causeway St., Boston, Mass. Kirstein Leather Co., and Kirstein Tanning Co., Peabody, Mass. Reardon and Turner, 150 Causeway St., Boston 14 Minute Maid Corp., 445 Park Avenue, New York, New York River Works, General Electric Co., Western Avenue, Lynn General Electric Company, River Works, Western Avenue, Lynn Earl G. Warfield, Upholsterer, 110 Broad St., Lynn, Mass. United Shoe Machinery Corp., 140 Federal St., Boston A. H. Whidden & Son, Inc., Peabody Champion Lamp Works, 330 Lynnway, Lynn Hytron Radio and Electronic Co. Boston & Maine Railroad, North Station, Boston a non Western Ave Lynn 5
1956 Annual Report
School Department
WILLIAM H. ROTHWELL, 2ND, Chairman
LILLIAN I. WHITE, Secretary GEORGE A. CHADWELL D. O. KEIVER, JR. THEODORE C. SARGENT
Term Expires 1958
Little's Point
Term Expires 1957
8 Phillips Avenue
Term Expires 1957 96 Stetson Avenue
Term Expires 1959
50 Sherwood Road
Term Expires 1959
9 Clarke Road
Regular meeting, second Thursday of each month.
Public is welcome.
Superintendent of Schools ROBERT D. FORREST
Office
Residence
24 Redington Street LYnn 2-2067
57 Rockland Street LYnn 8-9015
The office of the Superintendent of Schools is open every week day from 8:00 .m. to 4:00 p.m.
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
JAMES H. DUNN, High School . LYnn 2-2574
HILDA J. GIFFORD, Stanley School
LYnn 2-1954
ESTHER K. HEIKEL, Machon School
LYnn 2-5730
KEITH L. JORDAN, Hadley School
LYnn 3-7973
MADELAINE M. MURPHY, Clarke School
LYnn 8-2659
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1957
Winter term begins Wednesday, January 2
Winter term closes Friday, February 15
Spring term begins Monday, February 25
Spring term closes Friday, April 12
Summer term begins Monday, April 22
Fall term begins
Wednesday, September 4
To the Citizens of Swampscott:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The year of 1956 was one of continued concern to your School Committee. The pressing problem of school enrollment continues to have our undivided attention. Again this year we experienced an increase of nearly one hundred in our enrollment figures. Your committee is particularly concerned over housing next year's freshman class and, unless something unforeseen at this date should happen, that class will probably be scheduled to attend classes in the afternoon. This is an event which we have strenuously tried to avoid, and about which the townspeople have been warned for many years. It is regrettable that the Town of Swampscott should allow such a situation to exist. Over the years we have been proud of our academic standards. However, there is no question that this situation will hurt our standing to some extent. We are all hopeful that our new high school will be completed by the fall of 1958.
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Town of Swampscott
The School Committee this year has attempted to improve the public relation by giving more publicity to our meetings as to what transpired. The public has bee urged to attend, and we have been gratified by what seems to be a more gener interest in school activities.
We have also instituted a new plan this year, as we have invited departme: heads to attend our meetings and brief the committee on their departments. This general is a summation of the School Committee's activities. The details of tl operation and administration of the school is contained in the report of tl Superintendent which we urge all citizens to read.
WILLIAM H. ROTHWELL, 2ND, Chairma LILLIAN I. WHITE, Secretary GEORGE A. CHADWELL O. O. KEIVER, JR. THEODORE C. SARGENT
To the Swampscott School Committee,
Mrs. White and Gentlemen:
I submit herewith the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools for 195 Enrollments Continue to Rise
Increasing enrollments continue to present us with our greatest single admi: strative problem, that of providing adequate housing for pupils. Although t increase in September, 1956, was not so great as in the years immediately previo we have arrived at the point of saturation so that we can no longer absorb addition: pupils without making double use of some classrooms.
This year the kindergarten at the Clarke School and the first two grades at t Hadley School are on platoons. The emergency measures which have been introduc in the past two or three years are being continued, and we can expect to make m adjustments in the year ahead.
With an anticipated increase of about sixty students in the High School September, 1957, it will become necssary to make a major revision in our us program in order to house all the pupils. It appears at this time that the ninth gra may have to go on afternoon session, although we are still examining other po: bilities. The ultimate decision will be determined, not so much on cost or convenier. but on the basis of maintaining our present educational program with a minim sacrifice of standards.
The following table summarizes the school enrollment picture for the past f: years:
Enrollment on October 1
Date
K-6
7-8
9-12
Total
1952
1256
290
516
2062
1953
1318
332
518
2168
1954
1388
343
589
2320
1955
1420
346
681
2447
1956
1433
378
700
2511
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1956 Annual Report
uilding Committees Make Progress
Although we have been occupying the Stanley School since September, 1954 was not until this past summer that the building was officially completed and rned over to the School Committee. The Stanley School Building Committee which ad as members Fred S. Brennan; Chairman, Walter H. Forbes, Jr .; Secretary, lanche E. Doyle; Crawford H. Stocker, Jr., and George Sanderson, can be proud f its accomplishments in providing us with an attractive and functional addition the Stanley building. To them we extend our appreciation for their many hours f labor on our behalf.
Extensive renovations on the Hadley School took place during the summer nder the direction of the Hadley School Building Committee. Exterior masonry as completely checked, patched and sealed in order to correct serious deterioration at had resulted in water seepage into the classrooms and which also presented serious safety hazard. A new roof was put on the main building, windows were paired or replaced, and all exterior wood and metal work was painted. This ompletes the exterior work which has been planned by the committee.
On the inside a new electrical service, including fluorescent fixtures in all assrooms, was installed. Some toilet fixtures were replaced in the basement of the nex. Substantial improvements were made in the heating and ventilating system hich are resulting in much improved operation, and we hope that time will prove at a saving of money will also result.
The Hadley School Building Committee plans considerable more work on the terior of the building. However, since this involves structural changes due to the onversion of classrooms from use by junior high pupils to elementary use, this ork will have to await the completion of the new High School.
The High School Building Committee has been meeting weekly throughout the ear. They have been confronted with many problems, the greatest of which has een the limitations of the budget. In December the preliminary plans calling for campus-type school of eight buildings were approved by the State Building Assistance Commission, and the architect is now preparing the final working rawings. These are scheduled to be completed by March 1, and construction should egin in the early spring.
If the present time schedule of the committee is maintained, the school should e ready for occupancy in September, 1958.
chool Program Shows Few Changes
The year 1956 was not one in which major changes were introduced into the ducational offerings of the school. It was a year of stabilization rather than a year f ferment. We have tried, successfully I believe, to maintain our high level of ducation in spite of the problem of overcrowding, and we have strengthened our rogram in several instances.
Our ungraded class, begun in 1955, has developed into a class that has received cclaim from state authorities and local parents. Our industrial arts program was nproved by the addition of a foundry unit in the High School, and by a new purse of study as well as improved facilities in the Junior High School.
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