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5,966.88
$200,896.96
Amortization of Ledger Assets in 1957 - Decrease
1,931.17
$198,965.79
DISBURSEMENTS
Annuity Payments :
(a) Regular
$5,845.57
(b) Accidental Disability
1,197.66
(c) Additional for voluntary contributions
115.05
(d) Beneficiaries under option (b)
(e) Beneficiaries under option (c) & (d)
1,460.48
Pension Payments :
Under Option (a)
$33,400.67
Under Option (b)
13,115.40
Under Option (c)
3,885.97
Survivorship Payments:
Under Option (d)
7,315.88
Disability Pension Payments: Accidental
25,218.44
Accidental Death Benefits
15,559.87
Refunds:
Group A Deposits 9,698.86 Interest
1,124.30
10,823.16
Group B Deposits 3,941.74 Interest
804.99
4,746.73
Administrative Expenses :
Supervisions
500.00
Clerical Services
2,500.00
Medical Fees
75.00
Printing and Stationery
62.31
Postage and Express
55.41
Travel and Conference Expenses
217.52
Safe Deposit Box
16.50
Legal Fees
50.00
Miscellaneous
44.53
3,521.27
Accrued Interest Paid in 1957
491.85
126,698.00
Accrued Interest January 1, 1957
4,787.19
131,485.19
Gain in Assets for the year 1957
$67,480.60
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BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1957 ASSETS
Treasurer's Cash:
South Shore National Bank
$ 4,126.41
82,845.38
South Weymouth Savings Bank Cash on Hand
6.57
Investments:
Railroad Bonds
153,118.67
Telephone Bonds
136,935.57
Public Utility Bonds
238,887.61
Mass. Turnpike Authority Bonds
10,000.00
North Weymouth Co-operative Bank Shares
2,000.00
Bank Stocks
96,205.50
U. S. Government Bonds
145,000.00
Accrued Interest on Bonds
5,966.88
$875,092.59
LIABILITIES
Annuity Savings Fund
$638,032.72
Pension Fund
139,714.45
Annuity Reserve Fund
93,242.51
Military Leave Reserve Fund
3,489.94
Expense Fund
612.97
$875,092.59
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SCHEDULE OF BONDS OWNED DECEMBER 31, 1957
Description of Bonds
Coupon Rate
Maturity
Par Value
Cost to System
Amortized Value
United States Savings Bonds
21/2%
June 1, 1958
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
United States Savings Bonds
21/2%
June 1, 1960
25,000.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
United States Savings Bonds
21/2%
June 1, 1961
30,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
United States Savings Bonds
21/2%
April 1, 1962.
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
United States Victory Bonds
21/2%
Dec. 15, 1963-68
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
3.30%
May 1, 1994
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Arkansas Power & Light Co. Boston Edison Co.
3 %
Aug. 1, 1984
10,000.00
10,119.00
10,110.09
The California Oregon Power Co.
37/8%
May 1, 1986
10,000.00
10,133.50
10,129.01
Central Maine Power Co.
33/8%
April 1, 1985
10,000.00
10,025.00
10,025.00
Central Vermont Public Ser. Corp.
31/4%
June 1, 1984
10,000.00
10,095.90
10,088.51
Cons. Gas Elec. Lt. & Pr., Baltimore
3 %
July 15, 1989
10,000.00
10,065.00
10,061.22
The Detroit Edison Co.
31/4%
May 15, 1980
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Essex County Electric Co.
31/4%
Feb. 1, 1984
10,000.00
10,250.00
10,230.80
Fall River Electric Light Co.
33/4 %
Jan. 1, 1983
10,000.00
10,227.00
10,212.78
Georgia Power Co.
31/2 %
June 1, 1981
10,000.00
10,375.00
10,357.53
Iowa Power & Light Co.
35/8%
June 1, 1986
10,000.00
10,174.90
10,169.47
Kentucky Utilities Co.
33/4%
April 1, 1986
10,000.00
10,144.70
10,139.65
Lake Superior District Power Co.
33/4 %
March 1, 1983
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Minnesota Power & Light Co.
35/8%
July 1, 1981
10,000.00
10,400.00
10,378.67
The Montana Power Co.
27/8%
Oct. 1, 1975
5,000.00
4,825.00
4,873.90
New Orleans Public Service Ins.
4 1/2 %
April 1, 1987
10,000.00
10,082.30
10,080.73
North Shore Gas Co.
4
%
Dec. 1, 1975
10,000.00
10,137.50
10,127.79
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
3
%
Dec. 1, 1979
10,000.00
10,639.35
10,476.82
Public Service Co. of Indiana, Inc.
31/8%
Nov. 1, 1977
5,000.00
5,081.25
5,062.82
Public Service Co. of New Hampshire
3 %
June 1, 1979
5,000.00
5,087.50
5,071.14
Savannah Electric & Power Co.
37/8%
May 1, 1986
10,000.00
10,223.90
10,216.58
Savannah Electric & Power Co.
31/4%
Oct. 1, 1984
10,000.00
10,252.00
10,234.47
Southern California Edison
35/8 %
Aug. 15, 1978
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Utah Power & Light Co.
31/2%
Oct. 1, 1982
10,000.00
10,225.00
10,216.81
· Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
37/8%
April 15, 1986
10,000.00
10,337.50
10,322.52
31/4%
Sept. 1, 1982
10,000.00
10,325.00
10,301.30
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SCHEDULE OF BONDS OWNED DECEMBER 31, 1957
Description of Bonds
Coupon Rate
Maturity
Par Value
Cost to System
Amortized Value
Central of Georgia Equip. Trust
35/8%
Sept. 1, 1962
$10,000.00
$10,135.68
$10,095.98
Chicago & Eastern Ill. R.R. Co.
35%%
Sept. 1, 1960
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Del., Lackawanna & Western R.R. Co.
37/8%
May 15, 1965
10,000.00
9,908.55
9,920.79
Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R.
334%
May 1, 1965
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio R.R. Co.
33/8%
May 1, 1980
10,000.00
9,958.00
9,960.77
Illinois Central R.R. Co.
31/4%
Aug. 1, 1980
10,000.00
9,962.50
9,968.18
Louisville & Nashville R.R. Co.
33/8%
April 1, 2003
10,000.00
9,917.00
9,919.74
N. Y. Central & Hudson R.R. Co.
31/2%
July 1, 1997
10,000.00
8,476.56
8,639.04
N. Y. Chicago & St. Louis R.R.
33/4%
July 15, 1968
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Northern Pacific Ry.
4 %
Jan. 1, 1997
10,000.00
6,952.63
7,159.78
Reading Co.
35/8%
May 15, 1961
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Reading Co.
31/8%
May 1, 1995
3,000.00
2,565.00
2,603.07
St. Louis-San Francisco R.R. Co.
4 %
Sept. 1, 1980
10,000.00
9,921.00
9,925.82
Southern Pacific Ry.
278%
Jan. 1, 1986
10,000.00
9,926.73
9,933.44
Southern Railway
33/4%
July 15, 1966
10,000.00
9,960.90
9,963.97
Western Maryland R.R.
334%
May 1, 1965
10,000.00
9,958.72
9,959.54
Western Maryland R.R. Co.
312%
Oct. 1, 1979
5,000.00
5,075.00
5,068.55
American Tel. & Tel. Co.
23/4%
April 1, 1982
10,000.00
10,075.00
10,052.90
American Tel. & Tel. Co.
43/8%
April 1,
1985
10,000.00
10,121.40
10,119.12
American Tel. & Tel. Co.
31/4%
Sept. 15, 1984
10,000.00
10,252.00
10,234.47
Associated Tel. Co., Ltd.
35/8%
Oct. 1, 1981
10,000.00
10,325.00
10,314.74
The Chesa. & Potomac Tel. Co., Balt.
31/4%
Feb. 1, 1995
10,000.00
10,284.00
10,262.25
General Tel. Co. of California
41/2%
Sept. 1, 1986
10,000.00
10,300.00
10,293.87
The Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co.
3 %
Aug. 1, 1989
10,000.00
10,108.60
10,102.12
Mountain States Tel. & Tel Co.
43/8%
Feb. 1, 1988
10,000.00
10,312.50
10,312.50
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
43/4%
Jan. 1,
1986
10,000.00
10,637.50
10,627.22
New Jersey Bell Tel. Co.
3 %
May 1, 1989
10,000.00
10,100.00
10,100.00
The Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co.
234%
Dec. 1, 1985
5,000.00
4,650.00
4,710.42
The Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co.
438%
Aug. 15, 1988
20,000.00
20,528.00
20,525.00
Southern Bell Telephone
234%
Oct. 1, 1985
10,000.00
9,250.00
9,280.96
$683,000.00
$683,888.57
$683,941.85
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SCHEDULE OF BANK STOCK OWNED
Name of Bank
No. of Shares
Cost to System
Amortized Value
Chemical Corn Exchange Bank, N. Y.
340
$12,553.80
$16,575.00
Tthe First National City Bank of N. Y.
279
12,586.06
17,716.50
Guaranty Trust Co., N. Y.
175
10,307.50
12,250.00
Chase Manhatten Bank, N. Y.
643
19,068.13
32,150.00
First National Bank, Boston, Mass.
252
11,745.59
17,514.00
$66,261.08
$96,205.50
North Weymouth Co-operative Bank
1,966.00
2,000.00
Respectfully submitted ERLE R. STARRATT, Chairman WARREN F. ROULSTON, Secretary THOMAS M. WELCH
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Annual Report
of the
School Department
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SET 1622
VINCERE
LAFORARE MASSACHUSETTS
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WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
1957
WEYMOUTH SCHOOL COMMITTEE William F. Shields, Chairman
Theodore L. Hanabury, Vice-Chairman N. Robert Olander, Secretary
Theodore L. Hanabury 61 May Terrace, South Weymouth 90
Edward J. Howley, M.D. 26 Hillcrest Road, East Weymouth 89
Term expires March, 1958
ED 5-8720
Term expires March, 1958
ED 5-1610
Term expires March, 1959
ED 5-0450
N. Robert Olander
Term expires March, 1959 ED 5-6877
125 Mt. Vernon Road East, East Weymouth 89
Henry Hoffman 46 Nevin Road, South Weymouth 90
Term expires March, 1960
ED 5-9275
Harold B. Nash 33 Carson Street, Weymouth 88
Term expires March, 1960
ED 5-4093
ADMINISTRATION
Elmer Stephens Mapes, Superintendent of Schools 20 Epping Street, East Weymouth 89
ED 5-3518
Harold G. Olson, Assistant Superintendent 198 Pleasant Street, South Weymouth 90
ED 5-1185
OFFICE
Administration Building 111 Middle Street, East Weymouth 89 ED 5-1460
Priscilla Dunn, Secretary 66 Lone Pine Path, Weymouth 88 ED 5-5806
Josephine V. Keblis, Bookkeeper 54 Humphrey Street, East Weymouth 89 ED 5-6493
Phyllis Whitford, Bookkeeper 827 Southern Artery, Quincy 69
MA 9-5495
Marion J. Rogers (Mrs.), Assistant Secretary 455 Bridge Street, North Weymouth 91 ED 5-7565 Barbara L. Glidden, Assistant Secretary 29 Coolidge Avenue, Weymouth 88 ED 5-1448 Elizabeth M. Noonan, Assistant Secretary 18 Cliff Road, East Braintree 84 VI 3-9271 Vivian F. Towne, Assistant Secretary 54 Norton Street, North Weymouth 91 ED 7-1599
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on all school days; 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. every weekday except Saturday, when schools are not in session; at other times by appointment.
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William F. Shields 44 Torrey Street, South Weymouth 90
Wallace H. Drake, M.D. 88 Sea Street, North Weymouth 91
Term expires March, 1958 ED 5-2414
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1957-1958
First Term: Opens September 4 - Closes November 8 Second Term: Open November 12 - Closes January 24 Third Term: Opens January 27 - Closes April 3
Fourth Term: Opens April 7 - Closes June 19 (noon)
Holidays : October 25th for meeting of Norfolk County Teachers' Asso- ciation, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and day following, Good Friday, Memorial Day
Vacations: Christmas - December 20 (noon) to January 2; Winter - February 21 to March 3; Spring - April 18 to April 28
Opening Day for 1958-1959: September 3, 1958
"NO SCHOOL" SIGNALS
All "No School" signals are sounded on fire alarm box 222 (three rounds), and are interpreted according to the following schedule:
7:15 a.m. No school all day All schools
7:45 a.m. No school all day Elementary Schools, Grades I to VI only 11:30 a.m. No afternoon session Elementary Schools, Grades I to VI only
NOTE: Educable Classes are considered elementary.
In addition to the fire alarm signal, announcement will be made over Radio Stations WJDA, WNAC and WBZ. Parents and pupils are urged to listen for the fire alarm and radio announcements and to refrain from telephoning the broadcasting stations and school officials, as telephone lines should be kept free for necessary calls.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meetings of the Committee
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month (except August) at the Administration Build- ing at 8:00 p.m. Meetings on the third Tuesday are open to the press.
Entrance Age
No child will be admitted to school in September unless he or she has reached the age of five years on or before the first day of April preceding.
A birth certificate is required for entrance to the first grade.
Children entering Grade I for the first time will be admitted only during the first two weeks of school.
Vaccination
No child shall be allowed to enter the first grade without a certificate of successful vaccination.
Employment Certificates
Employment certificates, educational certificates, and newsboys' badges are issued at the office of the Superintendent of Schools in the Adminis- tration Building from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every weekday, except Saturday.
All persons must make personal application and present a birth certi- ficate.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Weymouth:
The most significant achievement this year was to resolve the high school problem which had been studied, restudied and discussed for a year and a half. At the Special Town Meeting held November 18, it was voted to acquire two plots of land, one in East Weymouth and one in South Weymouth, as future high school sites. A Building Committee has been appointed and it has started work on planning a new high school on the Cowing property in East Weymouth. The time and deliberation spent on this problem was well worth while. We wish also to acknowledge the High School Cost Study Group who worked diligently and submitted their report at the November 18 Town Meeting.
The School Committee has been striving for years to establish in the minds of people that the question of teachers' salaries must be considered separately from other school department employees and other Town em- ployees. We believe that this has finally been achieved. Teachers are a professional group and in this period of short supply it has been neces- sary to increase their salaries more than for other employees.
The present School Committee faced the teachers' salary problem in Weymouth in forthright fashion this fall and adopted a schedule from $3,750 to $5,700. However, this realistic adoption did not put Weymouth in the position of precursor in the field of favorable salaries, but rather will only enable us to keep abreast of the scale offered in neighboring communities. Weymouth teachers are doing an excellent job and morale is high.
Another goal which we have tried to accomplish is to emphasize the difference between the school operating budget and the capital outlay appropriations for the construction of school buildings. The latter is a citizen group function performed by Building Committees with the coun- sel of the school administrators.
Our elementary building needs are virtually at an end and will ter- minate with the building of the Green Street School.
In the next six years, the high school housing problem will be the final link in a school construction program second to no other community in the Commonwealth. We believe future generations will be grateful to our citizens for providing good school facilities for our community.
Weymouth faced up to its school problems early, and the town-wide support and cooperation made it possible to build in sequence according to the needs of the various sections of the Town. Many of our neighboring communities, unwilling to meet their problems head on, will feel the im- pact more in higher future building costs.
This report is a valedictory for your Chairman, William F. Shields, who is retiring from the School Committee after twenty-three years' service, with a deep feeling of appreciation for the citizens' committee associates, administration, and all school personnel. Weymouth schoois are in good hands.
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Following is a report of the 1958 operational budget together with the expenditures for 1957.
Account Classification
Expenditures 1957
Estimates 1958
ADMINISTRATION
Superintendent
$11,666.67
$12,333.00
Other General Salaries
34,212.68
36,132.00
Legal Expense
1,614.75
1,500.00
Building Program Expense
877.75
500.00
Other General Expense
4,386.68
4,160.00
Total
$52,758.53
$54,625.00
INSTRUCTION
Salaries of Directors, Supervisors,
Principals, and Teachers
$1,848,151.72
$2,075,522.00
Expenses of Directors, Supervisors, Principals, and Teachers
26,645.36
30,905.00
Textbooks
38,992.53
44,000.00
Supplies
64,701.97
73,155.00
Other Expenses of Instruction
2,213.44
4,725.00
Total
$1,980,705.02
$2,228,307.00
OPERATION OF SCHOOL PLANT
Custodians' Salaries
$173,758.16
$185,944.00
Fuel
43,250.00
51,845.00
Light and Power
34,617.39
36,150.00
Water
3,634.10
4,000.00
Telephones
5,435.65
6,250.00
Custodians' Supplies
20,458.45
21,500.00
Total
$281,153.75
$305,689.00
MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL PLANT
Salaries
$51,800.58
$54,866.00
Materials and Supplies, non-contract
30,025.10
27,385.00
Repair of Buildings and Equipment, by contract
44,005.54*
62,833.00
Replacement of Equipment
17,913.08*
22,772.00
Other Expense
843.84
900.00
Total
$144,588.14*
$168,756.00
AUXILIARY AGENCIES
Library Books and Supplies
$6,647.28
$7,000.00
Graduation Expense
737.08
760.00
Promotion of Health
23,147.50
25,663.00
Support of South Shore Guidance Clinic
771.52
5,705.00
Transportation of Pupils
106,045.40
117,412.00
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Tuition Athletics School Lunch Program Insurance Other Expense
6,199.00
8,992.00
12,033.70
12,560.00
4,800.00
4,800.00
2,380.03
2,450.00
50.00
Total
$162,761.51
$185,392.00
OUTLAY AND NEW EQUIPMENT
Capital Outlay
$9,391.36'
$9,647.00
New Equipment
24,509.83 **
18,488.00
Total
$33,901.19
$28,135.00
DAY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Salaries of Director and Teachers
$94,810.76
$100,614.00
Expenses of Director's Office
4,336.74
4,482.00
Textbooks
1,421.60
1,700.00
Supplies
15,440.79
14,000.00
Operation of Plant
11,195.53
10,827.00
Repair of Buildings
2,173.71
1,000.00
Repair and Replacement of Equipment
8,113.32
5,105.00
Transportation of Pupils
4,664.00
5,079.00
New Equipment
1,452.17
2,434.00
Total
$143,608.62
$145,241.00
EVENING SCHOOLS
Commercial
$1,210.73
$1,303.00
Woodworking
1,220.32
1,305.00
Practical Arts
6,583.77
7,462.00
Oil Painting
166.90
367.00
Adult Civic Education
355.41
385.00
Part-time Apprenticeship
782.62
550.00
Trade Extension
1,162.89
1,932.00
Public Speaking
127.53
203.00
Total
$11,610.17
$13,507.00
TRAVELING EXPENSE
Out of State In State
$688.80
$900.00
408.34
450.00
Total
$1,097.14
$1,350.00
TOTALS:
1957 Expenditures U. S. Grant
$2,744,353.64
67,830.43
$2,812,184.07
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Balance 1957 account
11,591.96+
$2,823,776.03
1958 Estimates
$3,131,002.00±
WAR VETERANS' PENSIONS
$ 6,176.67
$ 8,560.00
TOWN HALL HEATING
$ 3,845.10
$ 3,906.00
HALL RENTALS
$13,454.70
$14,700.00
* Includes U. S. Grant expenditures: Maintenance, Repair $27,104.95, Maintenance Replacement $12,034.00
** Includes U. S. Grant expenditures: Capital Outlay $6,336.53, New Equipment $22,354.95
¿ To be reduced by balance in Federal Funds (U. S. Grant) of $113,506.69
+ Includes $4,760.00 retained for Legion Field Tennis Court final payment, actual balance $6,831.96
CREDITS
The following income was received by the Town in 1957 as credits to the schools. The law requires that the Town shall appropriate the full amount of the school budget, but in determining the net cost for the sup- port of schools these amounts should be deducted.
TOTAL EXPENDITURES, 1957
$2,812,184.07
CREDITS:
State Reimbursements:
Equalization Aid
$296,893.87
Special Class Aid
21,594.07
Transportation
7,670.42
Day Vocational*
58,214.20
Evening Practical Arts*
3,112.60
Evening Apprenticeship*
434.57
Tuition Paid to Out-of-Town Trade Schools*
1,830.65
$389.750.38
* for one-half cost of instruction
Tuition :
High School
$43,479.15
Day Vocational and
Evening Apprenticeship
14,287.18
State Wards
3,045.12
Junior High School
355.00
Agricultural Department High School
1,416.00
62,582.45
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Miscellaneous Cash Receipts:
Day Vocational School Sales:
Auto Repairs $ 180.09
Cabinetmaking
2,043.19
Carpentry
1,048.46
Printing
381.35
Sheet Metal
998.16
Supplies, etc.
103.15
4,754.40
Manual Arts Sales
957.12
Junior Manual Arts Sales
189.26
Evening Practical Arts Sales
16.65
Fines, damages, refunds, sale of
supplies, etc
3,060.90
8,978.33
TOTAL CREDITS 461,311.16
Federal funds received and expended for school purposes
67,830.43
TOTAL NET COST TO TOWN $2,283,042.48
FEDERAL FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER PUBLIC LAW 874
Balance from 1956
$ 67,830.43
Receipts :
March 18, 1957
November 26, 1957
$76,335.00 37,171.69
113,506.69
TOTAL
$181,337.12
Expended in 1957
67,830.43
TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR 1958
$113,506.69
FEDERAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENTS
Smith-Hughes Fund
Day Vocational School
$1,371.00
Evening Practical Arts
260.00 $1,631.00
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM F. SHIELDS, Chairman THEODORE L. HANABURY, Vice-Chairman
N. ROBERT OLANDER, Secretary WALLACE H. DRAKE, M.D.
HENRY HOFFMAN
EDWARD J. HOWLEY, M.D.
HAROLD B. NASH
315
$ 529,141.59
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Members of the School Committee:
I respectfully submit my thirteenth report as Superintendent of Schools, the seventy-second report since the office was established.
Excerpts from the reports of directors, supervisors, and special teachers follow:
1. ART
From January to June 1957 our department operated with the same highly efficient staff as in the previous year, and much fine work was done all along the line. However, in June our two young married junior high art teachers, Mrs. Shirley Freeman and Mrs. Jean O'Malley, left teaching for domestic pursuits. We were sorry to have them go. Miss Vera Freeman was granted sabbatical leave starting September 1957 to study at Rhode Island School of Design. She reports great interest in all her work as she progresses towards a degree of Master of Art Education.
The resulting vacancies caused by the resignations and leave have been filled with able, successful teachers as follows:
Bicknell Junior High, Mr. Brian Doherty, graduate, Massachusetts School of Art
Central Junior High, Mr. John J. Mulcahy, graduate in Art Educa- tion, Boston University
Substituting for Miss Freeman, Mrs. Dorothy Barron, graduate, Massa- chusetts School of Art
The year in review had many high spots which are briefly listed below:
Voluntary workshops in special art techniques were held by Miss Ray, Miss Freeman and Mrs. Dolan for the teachers in their respective schools. The groups met in the general art workshop in the Central Junior High School building. Much interest was shown in this project, and those wish- ing special help were pleased to have it provided in this way.
The South Junior High has had constant exhibits of excellent work of the art classes on display in the school lobby. Mr. Dolan has added to the interest by having two exchange exhibitions of the art work of Japanese pupils of the Seibu Junior High School in Zentuji City, Japan. This has resulted in a friendly correspondence of mutual benefit to all.
Selected drawings and paintings from grades seven through eleven were submitted to the Scholastic Art Awards Exhibit as in past years. Of these, seven students were given the coveted "Key" awards and two junior high students, Jane Snow (Bicknell grade .7) and Michael D'Acci (South Junior grade 8) each received $25.00 awards when their "Key" paintings were judged in the national show in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
In the spring our department assembled and hung an exhibit of children's art work representing all grade levels to show the child's year by year development of skills and his increase in knowledge and pictorial vocabulary as he grows in experience. This was shown in the South Wey- mouth banks in cooperation with the Arts Festival sponsored by the Old Colony and P.M. Clubs of South Weymouth. This exhibit and the numerous
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talks given by the head of the art department to the P.T.A. groups in 1957 has, and still is, causing interested comment. It has developed a better understanding of what the aims are of public school art education today, and something about how those aims are achieved.
All of the art staff are members of one or more professional art teachers' organizations and often take part in conventions and meetings.
A group of six high school students were selected to attend the Saturday classes at Massachusetts School of Art this fall and all are re- porting much interest and benefit from the course.
Many extra activities always fill the after school hours, including evenings and often week ends. A partial list is given here: scenery for shows of all kinds; decorations for dances and parties; collaboration with many academic teachers in developing joint projects; yearbook and other publications at senior and junior high levels and all the art work involved. Several of our staff helped assemble and erect the display of classroom work covering all phases of the curriculum from grade I through grade XII for the Rotary Club Trade and Hobby Show at Thanksgiving time.
Next year, with the larger enrollments, we will be reaching again a point which will require another addition to our staff. The high school in particular will have a heavier art schedule and the general administrative load is ever increasing. The head of the department has a schedule of twenty-two art periods a week in high school this year, and only a little over a day a week of unscheduled time for visiting, checking, preparation for staff meetings and the vast amount of detail concerned with art supplies for the schools of the town. Mrs. Dolan has taught the high school classes on Mondays and three classes on Fridays, but next year her grade schedule will increase by several classes which could infringe upon her time now used to relieve the head of the department in the high school program.
2. MUSIC
The vocal program under the supervision of Mrs. Marion Carpenter, Mrs. Mary Mulligan and John Lyons is continuing to show improvement and progress. The introduction of supplementary recordings is a help to the teacher who is weak in vocal music. However, it does not fill the gap for those who have little or no background. The same is true of the reed organs, which are now being used. Stress is being placed on the class to first learn the song by the reading approach, and to use the recording and organs or piano to supplement the material already learned. This will tend to give the student a basic knowledge of reading, listening, blend- ing, and coordination which is so very much needed.
Programs were given in all elementary schools on days preceding the national holidays and for Christmas and Thanksgiving. Some of these programs were prepared for the entire school with parents being invited and some were taken to the P.T.A.s so that all interested parents could attend.
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