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.... $2,344.50
Expenses :
Lester D. Hobson
$290.84
The Satuit Press
43.40
Rockland Standard Publishing Co.
30.40
364.64
$2,709.14
DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' SERVICES
Salaries:
Herbert R. Dwyer
$957.00
Jerome F. Crowley
183.00
Raymond L. Stauff
8.00
$1,148.00
Expenses :
H. C. Metcalf
$7.50
Franklin Publishing Co.
30.90
Dennis H. Shea
19.51
Herbert R. Dwyer
97.30
Jeanne Bresnahan
2.25
Prospect Union Educational Exchange
1.00
Sanderson Brothers
3.41
.....
169
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Army Times
6.00
Hobbs & Warren
2.17
Jerome F. Crowley
51.50
Philip L. Schuyler
12.13
233.67
DOG OFFICER
Salaries:
Lawson C. Vickery
$17.43
Charles B. Jensen
73.36
$90.79
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Expenses :
Grace F. Reynolds
$104.19
Franklin Publishing Co.
24.50
The Satuit Press
9.75
$138.44
SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM-FIRE DEPARTMENT
Expense :
Howard H. Cole
$150.00
REFUNDS
Emilie C. Anderson
$11.00
Balmon E. Pimental
4.00
Robert J. and Ruth D. Breen
11.00
George Thomas and Blanche Claudia Berry
10.20
Clarence O. Atkinson
2.00
Maude E. Eager
1.70
Padraic Butler
2.00
David J. and Susanne Souther
13.60
James B. Carney
2.00
H. T. Stenbeck
4.76
William S. Fisk
2.00
Charles D. Davenport
16.53
The Boss Manufacturing
2,00
Richard W. Henderson
4.67
Harry V. Keefe, Jr.
23.55
Gleve H. Burgess
2.00
Rev. Donald G. Clifford
18.32
Charles P. Chase
2.00
Donald R. LeClair
8.80
James H. MacDonald
18.00
Elmer W. Litchfield, Jr.
2.00
Robert Fletcher
2.00
E. Raymond Gillis
2.00
Thomas R. Gregory
2.00
George Silipo
2.00
Roy W. Spacie
2.00
Elmer M. Taber
2.00
A. Marie Millin
11.00
Arthur L. Maynard
45.00
$1,381.67
170
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Frances D. McElaney
6.50
Clara N. Mayo
56.00
Stewart Ranger
2.00
Harriett S. Foster and Dorothy M. Smith
14.25
Byron W. Reed
2.00
Wendell F. Whittemore
26.25
Gerald D. Roscoe
2.00
William M. Wade
6.00
Maude C. Williams
11.00
Dorothy Malley
12,67
Howard G. and Marie R. Murphy
11.00
Ignatius Francis
5.13
John E. Long
2.00
Owen Caldwell
8.00
Grace W. Crafts
.90
Inez Haynes Irwin
7.00
Leslie C. Crafts
13.01
Eugene and Wilhelmina M. Nary
23.33
G. Maxwell Shields
6.99
Leland Towle
2.00
Front St. Sales and Service
3.24
Bernard A. Meyers
.90
Philip Palmer
1.62
Ward C. Swift
.72
Robert S. Taylor
.90
Prescott A. Damon
15.40
Alice M. Dowd
.54
John W. O'Donoghue
3.62
Grant O. Timson
36.23
Dorothy L. Thompson
28.23
George H. Thompson
3.43
Paul A. Mazur
55.68
Mary A. Perry
12.08
Glen B. Burt
17.97
Frances E. McMorrow
16.90
Bruce G. Acker
1.62
John T. Barry
1.62
Neal P. Benson
1.51
Wyman E. Cogswell
12.68
Margery M. Damon
2.90
Edgar Davis
4.44
J. Edward Dunham
3.43
Marie I. Gillis
1.62
William Zayko
2.00
Dorothy L. Hardwick
.54
Irving F. Joseph
1.62
John L. Loring
2.00
Lawrence B. Mahoney
1.62
Lucille T. Norris
1.62
Northeast Shipbuilding Co.
5.89
Francis J. O'Neil
1.62
Mary H. Rodgers (Fletcher)
.54
Carleton M. Ruiter, Jr.
3.43
Priscilla Sibley
.90
Edith G. Stalk
16.91
Robert E. Turner
1.62
Fenton W. Varney
1.62
171
Elizabeth U. Cody
3.43
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Clifford L. Ward
19.32
Geo. V. Wattendorf
33.82
Cynthia T. Stanton
7.55
Stanley W. Curtis
12.07
Marguerite I. O'Hern
1.62
Hattie S. Whittaker
15.99
Hollis H. Young
22.64
Kenneth H. Gauley
1.02
Kenneth H. and Ruth F. Gauley
27.20
James Talarico
21.59
Eleanor M. Blanchard
1.62
Elmer B. Hollis.
18.15
Stanwood E. Whitcombe
11.62
John S. Fitts
3.43
Plymouth Five Cent Savings Bank
13.60
Weston B. and Esther T. Belcher
5.10
Elmer B. and Mary J. Garlinghouse
17.00
Francis E. Igo
8.50
Emily L. Lyons
17.00
Charles D. Maginnis, Jr.
10.20
Richard Nichols
1.70
Thomas A. Quinlan, Trustee
10.20
Arthur H. and Lillian L. Rush
8.50
Janie C. Smithi
3.40
Robert L. Summers
8.50
Edith R. Watson
5.10
Minnie H. Webster
.85
Frederick M. and Ellen Louise Bergman
68.00
Frederick E. and Frances L. Ahearn
68.00
David J. and Louise A. Foley
42.50
Agnes M. Lordan
68.00
Charles H. Pratt
34.00
Merchants' Co-operative Bank
78.20
Braintree Savings Bank
1.70
Scituate Co-operative Bank
11.90
Home Owners Loan Corp.
34.00
Alson Powers Billings
68.00
Chester E. and Ellen M. Bond
68.00
Sumner O. and Annie H. Crane
18.10
Arthur S. Palmer
70.00
Howard J. and Hazel M. Schram
68.00
Carlos H. Tosi
.40
Ruth Jonsson
62.00
Alvin W. Blanchard
2.00
Theodore F. Collins
2.00
Howard I. Schramn
2.00
Frederick A. Tompany
2.00
George W. Murphy
4.00
$1,800.89
WATER DEPARTMENT
Salaries :
William J. Lumbert
$3,603.60
Edith C. Manson
1,560.00
William T. Sherman
2,659.80
Frank R. Whittaker, Jr.
2,912.00
Clarence W. Clapp
2,516.80
172
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
James E. Otis
2,481.60
Charles H. Whittaker
2,049.20
William E. Shuttleworth
195.00
Wilson S. Brown
195.00
Russell J. Wilder
63.00
Walter S. Allen
132.00
Barbara Allen
8.00
Winona M. Chandler
20.00
Dania F. Sherman
22.00
$18,418.00
Labor:
Alfred Frazier
$220.00
Edwin L. Dolan
5.40
Bruce Babbitt
66.00
Joseph Barry
64.00
Manuel Barros
73.80
Blaine Brown
59.40
John F. Duffey
59.40
Antonio Fernandez
59.40
Walter P. Flaherty
66.00
George Hall
59.40
Eugene Jellows
7.20
Harold Jenkins
473.00
Walter Jones
72.00
Robert Murphy
52.20
Louis Panetta
52.20
Charles Turner
64.00
Ralph W. Brown
16.20
Howard Clapp
1.80
Joseph Fitzsimmons
1.80
Hubert B. Harriman
1.80
William Sexton
2.00
John Stark
16.20
$1,493.20
Expenses :
Brockton Edison Co.
$4,341.21
Front St. Sales and Service Co., Inc.
1,703.58
Greenbush Filling Station
89.88
John S. Fitts
341.87
Hedge & Mattheis Co.
147.31
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
69.71
Breen & Company
5,370.30
H. R. Prescott & Sons
5,192.99
Ralph's Repair Shop
157.05
Sanderson Brothers
508.67
The Welch Co.
624.71
Paul Young Motors
1,202.62
Homelite Corporation
113.69
Bronze Fittings Company
64.45
Hobbs & Warren Inc.
20.83
Town of Marshfield
2,641.33
Kenmure W. Moffatt
115.75
Smith Appliance Co.
69.50
William M. Wade
178.49
Cape Cod Overland Express
22.28
Eddy Valve Co.
1,728.48
Perry's Service Station
60.20
173
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
A. P. Billings
6.00
Corcoran Supply Co. of Brockton
173.23
Spaulding-Moss Co.
47.63
Taylor Company
55.18
Bound Brook Garage
471.00
Ewell Radio Co.
20,73
Ray's
5.70
Railway Express Agency Franklin Publishing Co.
13.11
Scituate Window Cleaning Co.
28.00
John Vespaziani
591.25
Howe & French Inc.
4.34
W. S. Brown
2,672.90
Hersey Manufacturing Co.
1,317.67
Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
1,898.74
Woodward's Spring Shop
130.50
Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
16.15
Scituate Water Dept. "Petty Cash"
14.78
Garford Trucking Inc.
86.89
Sumner & Dunbar
509.40
Louis C. Bailey
47.50
Merrill's Auto Express
18.40
Overhead Door Sales Co., Inc.
118.00
Priscilla Turner, P. M.
165.72
Daley & Wanzer
11.95
Nemasket Transp. Co., Inc.
3.42
Town of Norwell
36.75
General Electric Co.
36.45
Utility Oil Co.
343.75
Thomas R. Stearns
13.15
Aetna Engineering Co.
63.00
Finnie Sales & Service
104.46
Merrill Gridley
23.00
Gustavo Preston Co.
15.57
Johnnie's Service Station
289.54
Wallace & Turner Co., Inc.
1,92
Walworth Company
80.78
S. Scammell & Sons
56.75
J. B. Hunter Co., Inc.
10.00
Boston Sand & Gravel Co.
58.84
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
18.89
A. K. Finney Motor Transportation
24.61
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
265.79
Hancock Paint & Varnish Co.
73.75
Tractors Inc.
129.15
Addressograph-Multigraph Corp.
70.78
George A. Caldwell Co.
55.24
Dyar Sales & Machinery Co.
105.00
Egypt Garage
6.70
Litchfield's Express Co.
1.14
Old Colony Crushed Stone Co.
143.92
Scituate Machine Shop
93.00
Seaverns Grocery Store
3.48
The Seaverns Store
5.01
Seaverns Hardware Store
1.61
J. Francis Bresnahan
5.00
Ross Valve Manufacturing Co.
2.10
174
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22.00
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Registry of Motor Vehicles
10.00
William H. Harney
4.10
Railway Express Agency
1.03
Chester F. Spear
7.20
Julius Jacobucci
2.00
William E. Shuttleworth
36.00
Henry A. Litchfield
92.50
Joseph R. Dillon
89.30
Parker Danner Company
22.25
35,618.60
$55,529.80
PUBLIC LANDINGS
Salary :
George F. Dwyer
$1,100.00
Expenses :
Town of Scituate
$16.00
Ray's
60.00
Thomas R. Stearns
343.25
The Welch Co.
29.10
William H. Harney
5.90
George H. Tyler
40.22
Webster Mill
3.00
Franklin Publishing Co.
15.00
James A. McCarthy
267.60
Frederick McCarthy
11.60
C. Allen & Sons
12.50
Robert W. Dwyer
18.00
822.17
OLD CEMETERY-CUDWORTH ROAD
Labor :
Roy C. Merritt
....
$32.40
Kilborn Merritt
75.60
Ward Swift, Jr.
36.00
$144.00
CARE OF SOLDIERS' GRAVES
Expenses :
Edward Newcomb
$18.00
The Welch Co., Inc.
20.50
Elmer Hollis
56.00
Roy C. Merritt
12.00
Elmer F. Ramsdell
10.00
Mt. Hope Cemetery Ass'n
56.00
St. Mary's Cemetery Ass'n
80.00
Union Cemetery Ass'n
212.00
Groveland Cemetery Corporation
200.00
$1,922.17
$664.50
175
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
INTEREST
Day Trust Co.
$648.63
INTEREST-WATER LOANS
Merchants National Bank
$10,720.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 3,686.25
$14,406.25
MATURING DEBT
Day Trust Co.
$6,250.00
MATURING DEBT-WATER LOANS
Merchants National Bank
$33,000.00
TEMPORARY LOANS .
Day Trust Co.
$150,000.00
STATE TAX
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$10,650.00
STATE PARKS AND RESERVATIONS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$383.37
AUDITING MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$663.02
COUNTY TAX
County of Plymouth
$31,722.32
INCOME FROM TRUST FUNDS
Cash Aid
$291.40
PROCEEDS FROM DOG LICENSES
County of Plymouth
$1,319.20
PROCEEDS-SALE OF DOG
County of Plymouth
$3.00
WITHHOLDING TAXES
Rockland Trust Co.
$23,989.87
COUNTY RETIREMENT
Expenses :
Plymouth County Retirement System Ass'n
$2,269.97
County of Plymouth
665.89
Dennis H. Shea
21.67
$2,957.53
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MARION COLLIER ALEXANDER Born March 9, 1885 Died November 14, 1947 School Committee Member 1918-1941
A faithful and efficient servant of the town. She gave long and unselfish service for the best interest of the schools.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE
LA
SETTS
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SATUIT
RPORA
For the Year Ending December 31
1947
SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT
School Calendar - 1948
WINTER TERM-January 5 to February 20, inclusive.
One Week Vacation.
March 1 to April 16, inclusive.
Holiday-March 26.
One Week Vacation.
SPRING TERM-April 26 to June 18".
Holiday-May 31. Summer Vacation.
FALL TERM-September 8 to December 22, inclusive.
Holidays-October 12, November 11, Thanksgiving Day and day following.
"This date is tentative. The statutes require high schools to have one hundred eighty sessions a year.
"No School" Signal
The "No School" signal is 3-1-3, and will be sounded from the fire stations at North Scituate, Scituate Harbor and Greenbush at 7:10 A. M. to designate the omission of school sessions for the first six grades-e. g. the Hatherly and Jenkins Schools. If the signal is repeated at 7:20 A. M., it will indicate no school in the High School. It is, however, the general policy of the Committee to hold regular sessions whenever it is practicable to maintain transportation service.
Committee Meetings
The regular meetings of the Committee are held monthly, at the office of the Superintendent, Old High School Building, Sep- tember to June, inclusive.
Appointments with the Superintendent may be made upon request.
For admission to Grade One of the Scituate Schools, a child must have reached the age of five years and eight months on Sep- tember 1 of the year of entering.
No child will be admitted to school for the first time after October 1, unless, before this date, permission has been granted by the Superintendent for a later entrance.
A vaccination certificate must be presented to the school when the pupil enters for the first time.
A birth certificate must be presented for those pupils whose births were recorded outside of Scituate.
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Directory of School Department SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Fred T. Waterman
Chairman
Mrs. Emma L. Damon
Secretary
Samuel J .Tilden
Frederick A. Calkin
Superintendent
HIGH SCHOOL
George A. J. Froberger Principal
Edward L. Stewart
Sub-Master, Athletics, Science
Clarence O. Atkinson
Commercial Subjects
Lawrence A. Benson
Practical Arts
Norman L. Walker
Mathematics
Erroll K. Wilcox
Science
Bessie M. Dudley
English
Eleanor Gile
English, History
Esther M. Harrington
French, Latin
Ruth E. Hawkes
Commercial Subjects
Mary S. Kingsbury
Household Arts
Maida L. Riggs
Physical Education
Doris M. Rowell
Art
Ella L. Vinal
Social Studies
Anne L. Cunneen
English-Grades VII & VIII
Elizabeth Giles Mathematics, Science -- Grades VII & VIII
Maud C. Williams History, Civics-Grades VII & VIII
Carol Vollmer
Geography, Hygiene-Grades VII & VIII
Donald F. Leach
Instrumental Music
HATHERLY SCHOOL
LeRoy E. Fuller
Principal
M. Beryl Rafuse Grade VI
Eleanor Wescott
Grade V
Mary L. Bailey Grade IV
Doris L. Reddy Grade III
Florence E. Hyde
Grade II
Barbara O. Annis
Grade I
JENKINS SCHOOL
LeRoy E. Fuller
Principal
Mildred S. Young
Grade VI
Mary E. Monahan
Grade V
Marguerite I. O'Hern
Grade IV
Eunice M. Cole
Grade III
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Madeline B. Vickery
Grade II
Winifred McAuliffe
Grade II
Gertrude J. Ward
Grade I
Rose M. Trefry
Special Class
Priscilla Kelley
Assistant
Florence O'Hern
Assistant
SUPERVISORS
Mrs. Helene D. Fulton
Art-Elementary Schools
Gertrude M. Reynolds Music
HEALTH OFFICERS
Max D. Miles, M.D.
School Physician
W. B. Parsons, D.D.S.
School Dentist
Margaret J. O'Donnell
School Nurse
SUPERVISORS OF ATTENDANCE
Margaret J. O'Donnell
Elementary Schools
Joseph A. Dwyer
High School
William F. Kane
High School
JANITORS
Frank H. Cole
High School
Donald E. Quinn
High School
Lewis B. Newcomb*
Hatherly School
Frank L. Young
Jenkins School
HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA
Annie Barry
Mildred Quinn
Manager Assistant
BUS CONTRACTORS
Mrs. Malvina H. Young
Route A
Prescott A. Damon
Route B
R. H. Dyer
Route C
Eliza Berg
Route D
Wilson S. Brown
Route E
Robert E. Huntley
Route F
Allan R. Wheeler
Route G
James Finnie, Sr.
Route H
"Succeeded by Wilfred C. Prouty on November 3, 1947.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Scituate:
The School Committee presents for your consideration the following reports from the Superintendent of Schools and heads of the various departments of the school system.
An important change in school administration was made this year. Due to the rapid growth of our schools, it was felt that Scituate required the services of a full time Superintendent, and after long consideration, it was voted to dissolve Superintendency Union No. 1 with Marshfield. Mr. Harold C. Wingate, Superinten- dent of Schools since 1926, resigned, to continue as part-time Super- intendent in Marshfield. The committee wishes to express at this time our appreciation of the efficient, courteous and untiring service which Mr. Wingate rendered to the town during his long term of office. He always had the welfare of the schools at heart and worked for the best interests of the town.
Mr. Frederick A. Calkin, Principal of the High School, was appointed Superintendent and began his new duties on August first. Mr. George Froberger of Rockland was appointed as the new Prin- cipal of the High School. Other appointments will be found in the Superintendent's report.
The committee wishes to include in this report a tribute to Mrs. Marion Alexander, who passed away during the year. Mrs. Alex- ander retired as a member of the school committee in 1941 after having served the town in this capacity for over twenty-three years. Her faithful and willing service will be remembered by all who knew her.
We wish to extend our thanks to Scituate Post No. 144, Amer- ican Legion, and to the Auxiliary for their continued kindness in allowing the Special class to occupy their hall again this year. It has helped materially to overcome the crowded condition of the Jenkins School.
The committee also wishes to thank the citizens of the town for their generosity in the support of the schools. We know the deep interest that the people of Scituate have in their schools, and the committee wishes to co-operate in every wav for their contin -. ued improvement.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED T. WATERMAN, Chairman MRS. EMMA L. DAMON, Secretary SAMUEL J. TILDEN
School Committee.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee of Scituate:
I take pleasure in submitting my first annual report for your consideration.
The school year opened for the fall term of 1947 on Septem- ber 3. The October 1 census showed a total enrollment of 844 in the three schools, compared with 855 in 1946. The Hatherly School numbered 223; the Jenkins School, 248; and the High School, 373.
TEACHING STAFF CHANGES
After interviewing a score of candidates for the position of principal of the high school, Mr. George A. J. Froberger of Rock- land was chosen. Mr. Froberger has the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education from the University of Maine and Boston University, respectively. He has held high school principalships at Warren, Maine, Hallowell, Maine, Arms Academy, Shelburne, Mass., and Rockland, Mass.
During the summer vacation four resignations were received from members of our teaching staff, Mr Wilton G. Hawes and Mr. Richard M. Rogers of the high school and Miss Elizabeth Van Dusen and Miss Jeanne H. Lockhart of the Hatherly School. All went to more remunerative positions in other towns.
The position in the commercial department relinquished by Mr. Rogers was filled by the return of Mr. Clarence O. Atkinson, who left in the fall of 1942 to enter military service, and the mathe- matics position formerly held by Mr. Hawes was filled by the ap- pointment of Mr. Norman L. Walker, a graduate of Colby College with five years' teaching experience in Richmond, Maine and West- wood, Mass., High Schools.
The second grade position at the Hatherly School was taken over by Miss Florence E. Hyde of Brookfield, a graduate of the Framingham Teachers College. Miss Hyde has had considerable experience in the lower grades in Brimfield, Sturbridge, and Brookfield. Mrs. Doris L. Reddy took over the vacancy in grade three.
Two teachers, Miss Rose M. Fisher of the Jenkins School and Miss Helen Pearl of the Hatherly School, were granted leaves of absence for one year, effective September 1. Mrs. Madeline B. Vickery and Mrs. Mary L. Bailey were appointed their substitutes.
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Because of the heavy enrollment in grade two at the Jenkins School the class was divided and Mrs. Winifred McAuliffe was placed in charge of the overflow group. Mrs. Florence O'Hern was made a part time assistant in grade three at the Jenkins School.
During September the resignation of Miss Ruth E. Moulton, the supervisor of physical education for girls, was received. Miss Moulton had accepted an appointment in the schools of Boston. Her successor in Scituate is Miss Maida L. Riggs of Grafton. Miss Riggs is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and of the Bouve-Boston School of Physical Education (affiliated with Tufts College) with teaching experience in Sweet Briar College, Bouve- Boston School of Physical Education and the Weeks Junior High School of Newton.
UPKEEP OF SCHOOL PROPERTY
During this year many improvements were made in the High School building. The auditorium, cafeteria, and walls of the lower corridor were painted, and the floor of the first floor corridor in the junior high school wing and the floor of the entire second floor cor- ridor were sanded and refinished. A closet for band instruments and supplies was built in the band room and fifty steel clothing lockers with padlocks replaced similar equipment worn out through years of service. The exterior of the Jenkins School was painted and routine repairs were made in all the buildings.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND HOUSING NEEDS The following table gives the enrollment as of October 1 cach year for the last ten-year period:
Hatherly
Jenkins
Total Elementary
High School
Total
1938
192
217
409
357
766
1939
186
225
411
368
779
1940
198
217
415
359
774
1941
214
235
449
375
824
1942
212
242
454
373
827
1943
234
254
488
340
828
1944
232
260
492
357
849
1945
242
245
487
364
851
1946
229
260
489
366
855
1917
223
248
471
373
844
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT
HIGH SCHOOL
The enrollment figures show that the high school population has returned to the 1941-1942 level before the dropping of numbers due to enlistments during the war. The entering class, Grade VII, this fall, numbered 81. With the probability that classes from the elementary schools will each year be as large or larger, the enroll- ment in the high school building should exceed 400 within two or three years. This figure may be compared with 221, the enrollment of the building in 1930, the first year following the latest addition to the school.
Several large class sections in this building should be further divided for efficient teaching. As an example, the 81 pupils in Grade VII mentioned above are now divided into two groups for in- struction purposes but should be split into three groups of 27 each if their teachers are to give individuals their proper attention. However, these proper divisions cannot be made until additional rooms are provided. An eight-room addition, as planned in 1940, . must be an important part of our immediate school building pro- gram.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
The school enrollment table shows the consistent growth of both elementary schools in Scituate. The slight decrease in these schools for 1947 is due to the action taken a year ago to increase the minimum age of entering pupils. Our two first grades total 69 compared with an entering group of 95 in 1946. However, reliable estimates of the number eligible to enter in September 1948 places the figure at 97. This will mean that space for one division must be found outside of the Hatherly and Jenkins Schools. As our Special Class is now held regularly in Legion Hall, it is clearly visible that the proposed new central elementary school cannot be completed too soon.
As this report is written there are 18 boys and girls of school age residing at Humarock, but attending Marshfield schools. The number has doubled during the year 1947 and promises to increase. Higher tuition costs to the town of Scituate in 1948 and crowded conditions of the schools of Marshfield may make it necessary to transport this block of pupils to our schools next September, thus placing a further strain on our over-taxed school buildings.
Elsewhere in this Town Report will be found the latest report of the committee investigating school housing needs. It is hoped that this committee will be given the support of all citizens of the town in their efforts to start a school building program long over- due, during 1948.
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TRANSPORTATION
In order to reduce the number of pupils on some of our school busses and to add to the efficiency of our transportation, one bus was added in September. This new route has relieved to a great extent the burden placed on the other busses by the steady increase in the school population.
During the closing days of the 1947 session of the Massachu- setts Legislature a bill was passed which will "reimburse cities and towns for certain expenses incurred for the transportation of pu- pils." As this state aid is in proportion to the number of pupils transported not less than 11/2 miles to their school, the Town of Scituate will be substantially aided by this new legislation. A re- imbursement to our town of $8,288.00 for the school year 1946-1947 has been approved by the Commissioner of Education.
Starting with the opening of schools in September, the schedule of the instructor of physical education for girls was rearranged to allow her to spend six hours per week in the elementary schools. While this amount of time and the physical conditions of the two elementary buildings does not allow for an extensive program, it is felt that the boys and girls of the grades are receiving some benefit from organized play and calisthenics.
In November the Rinehart Functional Handwriting System was inaugurated in Grades I through VIII of the Scituate schools, in order to improve the penmanship of our pupils. The Rinehart System is widely used by schools and business corporations through- out the state and is highly thought of by school administrators and business executives. Careful supervision will be given each class at regular intervals by Mr. Rinehart and his assistants.
It is with deep satisfaction that I am able to report the placing of a simple but beautiful solid bronze plaque in the High School building to commemorate permanently the supreme sacrifice in World War II of seventeen former pupils of the school. The cost of this tablet was borne by the Class of 1946 in their gift to the school and by money raised by the pupils of the school in 1946 through the sale of magazines.
Your attention is called to the reports of the school principals, the school physician, and the school nurse; also to the various sta- tistical tables and to the financial reports, on the pages following.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK A. CALKIN, Superintendent of Schools.
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REPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Mr. Frederick A. Calkin Superintendent of Schools Scituate, Massachusetts
My dear Mr. Calkin:
It should be obvious that this report will cover for the most part only the fall term of this school year
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