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Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR J. BILODEAU Superintendent of Public Works
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25,000.00
REPORT OF THE WEYMOUTH CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and The Citizens of Weymouth
The Weymouth Retirement Board, in accordance with the provisions of Section 20, 4 (b), Chapter 32, General Laws (Ter. Ed.), as amended has carried out the duties entrusted to them for the Contributory Retirement System of the Town of Weymouth.
There have been 45 new enrollments and 9 retirements during the year.
Members of the System January 1, 1958 480
Enrolled in 1958
45
Withdrawals
14
Retirements
9
MEMBERSHIP DECEMBER 31, 1958
502
Pensioners January 1, 1958
66
Retired in 1958
9
Deaths in 1958
3
Cancellations in 1958
1
PENSIONERS DECEMBER 31, 1958 71
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1958 INCOME
From Members:
Regular Contributions Group 1
$59,568.26
Additional Contributions - Group 1
607.05
Regular Contributions - Group 2
32,549.91
Deductions by Outside Sources
1,120.41
Late Entry Payments
624.22
Re-deposits
2,084.37
Transfer from other systems
319.20
From Municipality:
Pension Fund
98,287.00
Expense Fund
3,916.50
Military Leave Fund
380.77
Workmen's Compensation Fund
275.57
From Weymouth Housing Authority: Pension Fund
1,305.00
From other Cities and Towns:
Pension Fund
1,762.99
South Weymouth Savings Bank Interest
2,840.43
Co-operative Banks Dividend
965.00
Railroad Bonds, Interest
5,681.25
Telephone Bonds, Interest
5,719.60
Public Utility Bonds, Interest
8,262.50
Mass. Turnpike Authority Bonds, Interest
330.00
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U. S. Treasury Bonds, Interest Bank Stock Dividends Sale of Ledger Assets - Profit
3,312.50 4,854.90 1.30
234,768.73
Accrued Interest December 31, 1958
6,111.77
$240,880.50
Amortization of Ledger Assets in 1958 - Increase
6,671.44
$247,551.94
DISBURSEMENTS
Annuity Payments:
(a) Regular
$6,686.94
(b) Accidental Disability
1,342.55
(c) Additional for voluntary contributions
128.28
(d) Beneficiaries under option (b)
498.68
(e) Beneficiaries under option (c) & (d)
1,486.98
Pension Payments :
Under Option (a)
36,577.32
Under Option (b)
15,717.32
Under Option (c)
3,845.04
Survivor Payments:
Under Option (d)
7,334.80
Disability Pension Payments:
Accidental
25,068.10
Ordinary
182.92
Accidental Death Benefits
15,603.06
Refunds:
Group 1 Deposits 8,848.54
Interest
1,955.15
10,803.69
Group 2 Deposits
91.71
Interest
18.60
110.31
Transfers to other systems
1,487.06
Administrative Expenses:
Supervision
500.00
Clerical Services
2,365.92
Medical Fees
85.00
Printing and Stationery
21.40
Postage and Express
43.77
Travel & Conference Expenses
206.97
Safe Deposit Box
16.50
Miscellaneous
74.30
3,313.86
Accrued Interest Paid in 1958
242.15
130,429.06
Accrued Interest January 1, 1958
5,966.88
136,395.94
Gain in Assets for the year 1958
$111,156.00
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BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1958 ASSETS
Treasurer's Cash:
$
8,074.92
South Shore National Bank
115,531.61
South Weymouth Savings Bank
Investments:
153,159.85
Railroad Bonds
167,623.95
Telephone Bonds
238,788.00
Public Utility Bonds
10,000.00
Mass. Turnpike Authority Bonds
64,000.00
Co-operative Bank Shares
102,958.49
Bank Stocks
120,000.00
U. S. Government Bonds
6,111.77
Accrued Interest on Bonds
$986,248.59
LIABILITIES
$711,292.65
Annuity Savings Fund
153,709.31
Pension Fund
116,058.39
Annuity Reserve Fund
3,972.63
Military Leave Reserve Fund
1,215.61
Expense Fund
$986,248.59
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SCHEDULE OF BONDS OWNED DECEMBER 31, 1958
Description of Bonds
Coupon Rate
Maturity
Par Value
Cost to System
Amortized Value
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 Turpike Authority
3.30%
May 1, 1994
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Arkansas Power & Light Co.
31/2%
Sept. 1, 1982
10,000.00
10,325.00
10,293.24
Boston Edison Co.
3 %
August 1, 1984
10,000.00
10,119.00
10,107.31
The California Oregon Power Co.
37%%
May 1, 1986
10,000.00
10,133.50
10,126.39
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
10,086.33
Cons. Gas Elec. Lt. & Pr., Baltimore The Detroit Edison Co.
314%
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
10,224.96
Fall River Electric Light Co.
334%
Jan. 1, 1983
10,000.00
10,227.00
10,207.43
Georgia Power Co.
31/2%
June 1, 1981
10,000.00
10,375.00
10,347.72
Iowa Power & Light Co.
35/8%
June 1, 1986
10,000.00
10,174.90
10,165.92
Kentucky Utilities Co.
334%
April 1, 1986
10,000.00
10,144.70
10,136.75
Lake Superior District Power Co.
334%
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
10,367.92
The Montana Power Co.
27/8%
Oct. 1, 1975
5,000.00
4,825.00
4,879.34
New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
41/2%
April 1, 1987
10,000.00
10,082.30
10,079.31
North Shore Gas Co.
4 %
Dec. 1, 1975
10,000.00
10,137.50
10,122.72
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
3
%
Dec. 1, 1979
10,000.00
10,639.35
10,460.63
Public Service Co. of Indiana, Inc.
31/8%
Nov. 11, 1977
5,000.00
5,081.25
5,060.47
Public Service Co. of New Hampshire
3 %
June 1, 1979
5,000.00
5,087.50
5,068.70
Savannah Electric & Power Co.
31/4%
Oct. 1, 1984
10,000.00
10,252.00
10,212.16
Savannah Electric & Power Co.
37/8 %
May 1, 1986
10,000.00
10,223.90
10,228.74
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
10,211.07
Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
37/8%
April 15, 1986
10,000.00
10,337.50
10,315.86
3 %
July 15, 1989
10,000.00
10,065.00
10,060.03
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SCHEDULE OF BONDS OWNED DECEMBER 31, 1958
Central of Georgia Equip. Trust
35/8%
Sept. 1, 1962
10,000.00
10,135.68
10,076.58
Chicago & Eastern Ill. R. R. Co.
35/8%
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
9,930.22
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
9,961.94
Illinois Central R. R. Co.
31/4%
Aug. 1, 1980
10,000.00
9,962.50
9,969.15
Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co.
33/8%
April 1, 2003
10,000.00
9,917.00
9,920.51
N. Y. Central & Hudson R. R. Co.
31/2%
July 1, 1979
10,000.00,
8,476.56
8,652.89
N. Y., Chicago & St. Louis R. R.
334%
July 15, 1968
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Northern Pacific
4 %
Jan. 1, 1997
10,000.00
6,952.63
7,179.63
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
2,608.03
St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co.
4 %
Sept. 1, 1980
10,000.00
9,921.00
9,927.84
Southern Pacific Ry.
27/8%
Jan. 1, 1986
10,000.00
9,926.73
9,935.01
Southern Railway
334%
July 15, 1966
10,000.00
9,960.90
9,967.64
Western Maryland Ry. Co.
31/2%
Oct. 1, 1979
5,000.00
5,075.00
5,066.37
Western Maryland Ry. Co.
334%
May 1, 1965
10,000.00
9,958.72
9,964.04
American Tel. & Tel. Co.
234%
April 1, 1982
10,000.00
10,075.00
10,051.33
American Tel. & Tel. Co.
43/8%
April 1, 1985
10,000.00
10,121.40
10,116.72
American Tel. & Tel. Co.
31/4%
Sept. 15, 1984
10,000.00
10,252.00
10,228.74
Associated Tel. Co., Ltd.
35%%
Oct. 1, 1981
10,000.00
10,325.00
10,305.96
The Chesa. & Patomac Tel. Co., Balt.
31/4%
Feb. 1, 1995
10,000.00
10,284.00
10,258.42
General Tel. of California
41/2%
Sept. 1, 1986
10,000.00
10,300.00
10,288.51
The Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co.
3
Aug. 1, 1989
10,000.00
10,108.60
10,100.12
The Mountain States Tel. & Tel Co.
43/8%
Feb. 1, 1988
10,000.00
10,312.50
10,309.09
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
4 %
April 1, 1993
20,000.00
20,574.00
20,567.20
New Jersey Bell Tel. Co.
3.
%
May 1, 1989
10,000.00
10,100.00
10,099.51
New Jersey Bell Tel. Co.
37/8%
April 1, 1993
10,000.00
10,225.00
10,220.11
The Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co
23/4%
Dec. 1, 1985
5,000.00
4,650.00
4,717.11
The Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co.
43/8%
Aug. 15, 1988
20,000.00
20,528.00
20,520.99
Southern N. E. Tel. Co.
41/8%
March 1, 1991
10,000.00
10,550.00
10,542.63
Southwestern Bell Tel.
234%
Oct. 1, 1985
10,000.00
9,250.00
9,297.51
$688,000.00
$689,600.07
$689,571.80
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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
$17,467.50
The First National City Bank of N. Y.
279
12,586.06
18,832.50
Guaranty Trust Co., N. Y.
175
10,307.50
14,459.37
Chase Manhattan Bank, N. Y.
643
19,068.13
33,677.12
First National Bank, Boston
252
11,745.59
18,522.00
$66,261.08
$102,958.49
North Weymouth Co-operative Bank
Matured Shares
$ 1,966.00
$ 2,000.00
Paid Up Shares
14,000.00
14,000.00
North Weymouth Co-operative Bank Quincy Co-operative Bank
Paid Up Shares
16,000.00
16,000.00
South Shore Co-operative Bank
Paid Up Shares
16,000.00
16,000.00
South Weymouth Co-operative Bank
Paid Up Shares
16,000.00
16,000.00
$63,966.00
$64,000.00
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Respectfully submitted, ERLE R. STARRATT, Chairman WARREN F. ROULSTON, Secretary THOMAS M. WELCH
Annual Report
of the
School Department
WESSA
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ABORA
VINCERE
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WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
1958
WEYMOUTH SCHOOL COMMITTEE Theodore L. Hanabury, Chairman N. Robert Olander, Vice-Chairman Thomas F. Shields, Secretary
Wallace H. Drake, M.D. 88 Sea Street, North Weymouth 91
Term expires March, 1959 ED 5-0450
Term expires March, 1959
ED 5-6877
Henry Hoffman 46 Nevin Road, South Weymouth 90
ED 5-9275
Harold B. Nash 33 Carson Street, Weymouth 88
Term expires March, 1960
ED 5-4099
Theodore L. Hanabury 62 May Terrace, South Weymouth 90
Term expires March, 1961
ED 5-2414
Edward J. Howley, M.D. 26 Hillcrest Road, East Weymouth 89
Term expires March, 1961 ED 5-8720
Thomas F. Shields
1259 Pleasant Street, East Weymouth 89
Term expires March, 1961
ED 5-0056
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 64 Robert Road, Brockton JU 3-3840
Marion J. Rogers (Mrs.), Assistant Bookkeeper 455 Bridge Street, North Weymouth 91 ED 5-7565
Norma J. Crowder, Assistant Secretary 59 Laurel Street, East Weymouth 89
ED 5-2949
Barbara L. Glidden, Assistant Secretary 29 Coolidge Avenue, Weymouth 88 ED 5-1448
Elizabeth M. Noonan, Assistant Secretary 18 Cliff Road, East Braintree 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; 9:00 a.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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N. Robert Olander 125 Mt. Vernon Road East, East Weymouth 89
Term expires March, 1960
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1958-1959
First Term: Opens September 3 - Closes November 7
Second Term: Opens November 10 - Closes January 30
Third Term: Opens February 2 - Closes April 10
Fourth Term: Opens April 13 - Closes June 19 (noon)
Holidays: Columbus Day, October 31st for meeting of Norfolk County Teachers' Association, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and day follow- ing, Good Friday
Vacations: Christmas: December 19 (noon) to January 5; Winter: February 20 to March 2; Spring: April 17 to April 27
Opening Day for 1959-1960: September 9, 1959
"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 and Trainable classes are considered elementary.
In addition to the fire alarm signal, announcement will be made over Radio Stations WJDA and WNAC. Parents and pupils are urged to listen for the fire alarm and radio announcements and to refrain from telephon- ing 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 Tuesdays of each month (except August) at the Administration Building at 8:00 p.m.
Entrance Age
Effective September, 1959 no child will be admitted to school unless he or she has reached the age of five years on or before the first day of March preceding. Effective September, 1960 a child must have reached the age of five years on or before the first day of February preceding and effective September, 1961 a child must have reached the age of five years on or before the thirty-first of December 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.
Vaccinations
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
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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 cer- tificate.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Weymouth:
The Committee has finally been forced to plan double sessions for the high school in the coming year. The decision was reached only after observing the crowded conditions during the current year, which saw 1957 pupils crammed into a 1500-pupil school. The pupil population predicted for this school in 1959 is 2100 plus, which positively eliminated any hope that we might continue single sessions for yet another year. These in- creases in pupils must be countered with additional teachers, most of whom will be needed for our secondary schools. The magnitude of our teacher hiring problem has never been greater, as we are faced with the selection of no less than 33 teachers exclusive of any replacements which might be caused by resignations. Several years ago, this number of teachers would have represented 15 to 20 per cent of the total teaching force.
The Committee has approved a new salary schedule, which consists of $4000 starting rate and $6000 maximum. This schedule falls in line with salaries being paid in surrounding towns and we hope is sufficiently at- tractive to permit the Superintendent to fill his instruction needs from the highest quality teachers available.
The Committee has approved an audio language laboratory, which has proved in other communities to be a much superior method of teaching languages than any used in Weymouth heretofore. The cost of this project will be borne largely by the Federal government.
The establishment of a Summer School at the High School for 1959 is an attempt on our part to better insure our fair share of successful entrants into those increasingly more discriminating colleges, and also to permit students to catch up on that part of their courses which needs attention. This Summer School will be conducted on a tuition basis, and should require little if any added expense to the Town.
The last of our elementary schools, the so-called Green Street school, should be ready for occupancy in September of 1959. This will fill a long-felt want in this area, and we hope that this building will be as prac- tical and economical of upkeep as our other schools in the recent building program.
Due to a land taking by the County, the school site known as the Fleming and Rubolino properties will require a new action of the Town Meeting. This action will be based upon a new description of the land, which will exclude the county taking.
The School Committee wishes to publicly thank the members of the High School Building Committee, who have so unselfishly given their time to serve on this Committee. As early as December of the year 1958,
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this Committee had met more than twenty-five times. This sacrifice should be recognized as such by every right-thinking citizen in this Town. The Committee consists of the following members: William F. Shields, Chair- man; Wallace L. Whittle, Vice-Chairman; Harry Christensen, Secretary; Walter F. Ames, Francis J. Butler, Herbert W. Causer, Louis A. Dillon, Laurie J. Estabrook, Robert D. Hunt, George E. Lane, Thomas E. Lynch, Gerald P. Procter, Wilbur G. Tirrell, Fred Valicenti.
Following is a report of the 1959 operational budget together with the expenditures for 1958:
Expenditures 1958
Estimates 1959
Account Classification
ADMINISTRATION
Superintendent
$12,333.33
$13,200.00
Other General Salaries
36,816.87
41,206.00
Legal Expenses
952.82
1,000.00
Building Program Expense
260.00
100.00
Other General Expense
3,391.81
3,560.00
Total
$53,754.83
$59,066.00
INSTRUCTION
Salaries of Directors, Supervisors,
Principals, and Teachers
$2,062,813.85
$2,350,513.00
Expenses of Directors, Supervisors, Principals, and Teachers
30,621.29
33,977.00
Textbooks
45,877.60
44,700.00
Supplies
71,153.34
72,960.00
Other Expenses of Instruction
4,184.19
13,305.00
Total
$2,214,650.27
$2,515,455.00
OPERATION OF SCHOOL PLANT
Custodians' Salaries
$185,717.68
$191,213.00
Fuel
44,352.09
43,385.00
Light and Power
40,239.54
39,800.00
Water
3,801.16
4,000.00
Telephones
6,199.88
6,485.00
Custodians' Supplies
20,649.22
21,300.00
Total
$300,959.57
$306,183.00
MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL PLANT
Salaries
$ 52,387.60
$ 66,449.00
Materials and Supplies, non-contract
32,984.46*
30,875.00
Repair of Buildings and Equipment, by contract
63,727.60*
70,645.00
Replacement of Equipment
20,183.00*
20,975.00
Other Expense
851.40
960.00
Total
$170,134.06*
$189,904.00
AUXILIARY AGENCIES
Library Books and Supplies
$ 5,995.19
$ 6,250.00
Graduation Expense
873.14
925.00
Promotion of Health
25,036.98
29,264.00
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Support of South Shore Guidance Clinic
5,702.40
5,705.00
Transportation of Pupils
118,099.43
127,491.00
Tuition
7,750.54
10,200.00
Athletics
12,662.23
15,040.00
School Lunch Program
4,800.00
4.900.00
Insurance
2,826.16
1,893.00
Other Expense
50.00
Total
$183,746.07
$201,718.00
OUTLAY AND NEW EQUIPMENT Capital Outlay New Equipment
$10,761.94+
$ 9,375.00
18,807.80+
23,060.00
Total
$29,569.74+
$32,435.00
DAY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Salaries of Director and Teachers
$ 99,437.37
$106,943.00
Expenses of Director's Office
4,563.56
4,776.00
Textbooks
922.60
1,500.00
Supplies
14,093.69
14,000.00
Operation of Plant
10,552.28
10,503.00
Repair of Building
1,433.80
2,125.00
Repair and Replacement of Equipment
6,649.50
3,519.00
Transportation of Pupils
5,079.00
6,182.00
New Equipment
2,299.84
1,642.00
Total
$145,031.64
$151,190.00
EVENING SCHOOLS
Commercial
$ 1.254.29
$ 1,265.00
Woodworking
1,264.43
1,290.00
Practical Arts
7,108.28
7,825.00
Oil Painting
530.95
714.00
Adult Civic Education
287.00
400.00
Part-time Apprenticeship
296.76
156.00
Trade Extension
1,803.05
1,735.00
Public Speaking
99.34
Total
$12,644.10
$13,385.00
TRAVELING EXPENSES
Out of State
$ 881.39
$1,200.00
In State
581.34
600.00
Total
$1,462.73
$1,800.00
TOTALS:
1958 Expenditures
$2,998,271.32
U. S. Grant
113,681.69
$3,111,953.01
Balance 1958 account
12,728.68
$3,124,681.69
1959 Estimates WAR VETERANS' PENSIONS
$3,471,136.00±
$ 8,560.00
$ 8,560.00
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TOWN HALL HEATING
$ 3,714.69
$ 3,727.00
HALL RENTALS
$ 13,307.48
$ 13,700.00
BOILER EXPLOSION INSURANCE
$ 1,150.00
*Includes U. S. Grant expenditures: Maintenance, Materials and Supplies $24,180.14, Repair, $54,879.57; Replacement, $19,594.80.
+Includes U. S. Grant expenditures: New Equipment, $15,027.18. ¿To be reduced by balance in Federal Funds (U. S. Grant) of $109,995.69.
CREDITS
The following income was received by the Town in 1958 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, 1958
$3,111,953.01
CREDITS:
State Reimbursements:
Equalization Aid
$342,068.87
Special Class Aid
23,787.10
Transportation
22,079.53
Day Vocational*
58,960.12
Day Vocational Tuition
375.00
Evening Practical Arts*
3,387.45
Evening Apprenticeship*
608.96
Adult Civic Education*
101.50
Tuition Paid to Out-of-Town Trade Schools*
1,444.08
School Adjustment Counselor
4,500.00
$457,312.61
*For one-half cost of instruction.
Tuition :
High School
$ 292.16
Day Vocational and
Evening Apprenticeship
15,174.71
State Wards
4,987.42
Agricultural Department High School
2,111.04
Elementary 231.38
22,796.71
Miscellaneous Cash Receipts :
Day Vocational School Sales:
Auto Repairs
$ 150.30
Cabinetmaking
1,852.51
Carpentry
1,501.78
Printing 539.08
Sheet Metal
813.15
Supplies, etc.
154.24
5,011.06
344
Manual Arts Sales 961.71
Junior Manual Arts Sales
189.24
Evening Practical Arts Sales 19.21
Fines, damages, refunds, sale of supplies, etc. 2,776.49
8,957.71
TOTAL CREDITS 489,067.03
Federal funds received and expended for school purposes 113,681.69
$
602,748.72
TOTAL NET COST TO TOWN
$2,509,204.29
FEDERAL FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER PUBLIC LAW 874
Balance from 1957 Plus refund
$113,506.69 175.00
$113,681.69
Receipts :
$86,298.00
May 19, 1958 December 29, 1958
23,697.69
109,995.69
TOTAL
$223,677.38
Expended in 1958
113,681.69
TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR 1959
$109,995.69
FEDERAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENTS
Smith-Hughes Fund
Day Vocational School
$1,342.00
Respectfully submitted,
THEODORE L. HANABURY, Chairman N. ROBERT OLANDER, Vice-Chairman THOMAS F. SHIELDS, Secretary WALLACE H. DRAKE, M.D. HENRY HOFFMAN
EDWARD J. HOWLEY, M.D. HAROLD B. NASH
345
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Members of the School Committee:
I respectfully submit my fourteenth report as Superintendent of Schools, the seventy-third report since the office was established.
Excerpts from the reports of directors, supervisors. and special teachers follow:
1. ART
In our school art program today, we are especially concerned about developing the power of individual expression in the child and fostering his desire to work creatively in picture making and in designing things of use and beauty. The desire to work creatively is as old as the human race, and because of it, the history of the ages of man has been written in the art that was left behind by the artists of each era.
Children, on entering school, are not all equally ready. Sometimes manual dexterity develops more slowly than mental ability, but as art expression is the only universal language, some art skills should be acquired by all. Weymouth is fortunate in having able and understanding class- room teachers to help start the young child on the way to pictorial ex- pression. Excellent art supervisors give aid and encouragement to both teachers and pupils. Our art personnel are, without exception, dedicated teachers who have both skill and a deep understanding of the child and his needs at each age level.
Returning this Fall from a vigorous and refreshing year of higher study in "Art Education" at Rhode Island School of Design, Miss Vera Freeman is again at her supervision work. The teachers and children in her schools will profit much from her insight and enthusiasm.
Miss Marion Ray left this year for a sabbatical year of travel during 1958-59 in Europe. She will be back in September greatly enriched by her experiences and will pass on to those under her particular trust, the stirring facts about many of the great art monuments of the world, and how they show the story of civilization through that universal language- art.
Mrs. Dorothy Barron, who has been a substitute, first for Miss Freeman and now for Miss Ray, has fitted into our department very well with her skillful work and interesting lessons. We have all been glad of her helpful services.
The Junior High art teachers are the same as last year. but two have exchanged buildings. Mr. Brian Doherty is now at Central Junior High and Mr. John Mulcahy is at Bicknell, where he is doing some after- school coaching of basketball and tennis. His regular work is full-time art teaching. Both of these men are excellent teachers.
Mr. Philip Dolan, at South Junior High, has had very active and large art classes, which have turned out quantities of fine quality work. The interest is so high that the large classes exceed the art room capacity. Some of the activities of these classes this past year included: exhibits in the lobby, stained glass window designs for Christmas display, stage setting, and art club members doing delightful dance decorating. An exchange project between the South Junior art students and art students in a junior high in Zentsuji, Japan, has been most fruitful. Exhibits of art work have been exchanged and letters and ideas also.
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