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Respectfully submitted, JUDSON R. MERRILL, Director, Evening Practical Arts Classes.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT
SCITUATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Enrollment 1936 - 1967
Total: Grades
Grades
Grades 7-9
Grades
Grades 7-12
K-12
1936-1937
415
204
156
360
775
1937-1938
388
188
170
358
746
1938-1939
410
195
164
359
769
1939-1940
412
181
190
371
783
1940-1941
415
186
173
359
774
1941-1942
449
188
187
375
824
1942-1943
452
212
162
374
826
1943-1944
488
201
139
340
828
1944-1945
492
201
156
357
849
1945-1946
487
198
166
364
851
1946-1947
489
199
167
366
855
1947-1948
472
214
159
373
845
1948-1949
516
220
160
380
896
1949-1950
584
212
171
383
967
1950-1951
795
229
179
408
1203
1951-1952
853
255
174
429
1282
1952-1953
939
259
175
434
1409
1953-1954
1043
279
179
458
1501
(1118)*
(286)*
(177)*
(463)*
(1577)
*
(Estimated Enrollments)
1954-1955
1091
304
205
509
1600
(1232) **
(356) **
(190) **
(546) **
(1783) **
1955-1956
1124
347
209
556
1680
1956-1957
1170
388
226
614
1784
1957-1958
1236
379
246
625
1861
1958-1959
409
283
692
1895
1959-1960
463
316
779
2004
1960-1961
502
309
811
2051
1961-1962
500
331
831
2076
1962-1963
492
380
872
1963-1964
491
414
905
1964-1965
411
1965-1966
393
1966-1967
416
School Year
K-6
10-12
Prepared by the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commission
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Figures through 1953-1954 as reported October 1 in ANNUAL REPORT, Department of Education, Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts.
* Corrected figures based on actual figures.
** Corrected estimate based on more recent data to show how population growth has altered predictions of a year ago.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT INCREASES IN SCITUATE 1950 - 1954
BY GRADES
Grades
1950-1
1951-2
1952-3
1953-4
1954-5*
K
105
125
145
175*
180
1
135
124
160
175
180
2
128
136
134
190
210
3
129
130
142
145
210
4
89
130
131
146
150
5
90
96
130
133
150
6
104
08
102
138
145
Special
15
15
12
12
12
Elementary Total
795
844
956
1114
1237
7
79
115
91
109
140
8
78
74
106
99
116
9
72
68
62
78
100
Junior High Total
229
257
259
286
35€
10
55
63
72
58
75
11
65
55
60
65
55
12
58
55
52
54
60
Senior High Total
178
173
184
177
190
High School Total
407
430
443
463
546
Grand Total
All Schools
1202
1274
1409
1577
1783
* Estimated Figures
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT -1953
RECEIPTS
Regular Appropriations
$385,500.00
From Federal Funds, Geo. Barden
460.00
$385,960.00
EXPENDITURES General Control
School Committee Expenses
$716.22
Superintendent's Salary
6,896.91
Superintendent's Travel
200.19
Superintendent's Clerk Hire
4,723.74
Attendance Officer, School Census
400.00
Administrative Supplies
320.53
Administrative Equipment
320.90
Administrative Expenses:
Fuel, Telephone, Water, Lights
597.94
$14,176.43
Expenses of Instruction
High School Principal's Salary
$5,121.94
High School Office Expense
2,335.89
High School Teachers' Salaries
45,192.89
Junior High Teachers' Salaries
35,869.87
Elementary Principal's Salary
4,855.07
Elementary Office Expense
1,932.34
Elementary Teachers' Salaries
104,883.04
Supervisors' Salaries
19,502.36
Principal's Travel
139.70
Teachers' Expenses
67.45
Textbooks for Pupils
7,165.39
Visual Aids
150.43
Supplies for Pupils
7,675.36
Athletic Supplies
1,270.40
$236,162.13
Operation of School Plant
Janitors' Salaries
$17,882.63
Janitors' Mileage
27.26
Fuel
7,363.52
Light and Power
4,509.31
Janitors' Supplies
3,273.18
Water
401.67
Telephone
617.56
$34,075.13
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Maintenance of School Plant
Grounds, Walks, Etc.
$45.00
Buildings
4,564.19
Engineering Equipment
842.27
Educational Equipment
4,134.29
Office Equipment
603.65
$10,189.40
Auxiliary Agencies
Library
$1,825.33
$1,825.33
Medical Inspector's Salary
$1,200.00
Medical Supplies
238.54
Nurses' Salaries
6,228.48
Nurses' Travel
333.57
Nurses' Office Expense
141.25
Miscellaneous Health Expense
25.00
$8,166.84
Transportation
Transportation
$42,306.10
Special Transportation
1,212.15
$43,518.25
Miscellaneous Auxiliary Agencies
Recreation
$637.22
Public Lunch Operating Salaries
9,573.22
Public Lunch Operating Supplies
6.00
Express and Cartage
39.48
Advertising and Printing
184.80
Pensions
207.50
Miscellaneous:
Driver Education, Graduation, Etc.
455.08
$11,103.30
Capital Outlay
Alterations on Old Buildings
$179.95
Furniture and Equipment
18,572.80
$18,752.75
Special Items
Tuition
$3,698.02
Overlay
1,755.64
Evening Practical Arts
2,423.71
$7,877.37
$385,846.93
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SCHOOL MONEY RETURNED TO TOWN (Not Available For School Use)
From State Funds:
State Aid, Chapter 70
$21,564.62
24,896.19
Transportation of Pupils
2,968.65
Maintenance of Household Arts Classes
464.05
School Construction Grant, Central Elementary
7,704.20
Miscellaneous Collections
625.88
Total Credits
$58,223.59
RETURNED TO TOWN (unexpended)
113.07
Total
$58,336.66
Appropriated
$385,500.00
RETURNED TO TOWN
58,336.66
TOTAL COST OF SCHOOLS
$327,163.34
FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE
SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA - 1953
Balance on hand January 1, 1953
$2,172.01
Receipts:
Cafeteria Sales
$8,445.00
Government Subsidy
2,380.94
Miscellaneous
31.52
10,857.46
Total Cash Available
$13,029.47
Expenditures:
Food
$10,673.52
Labor
1,043.75
Miscellaneous (Equipment, Laundry, Express, etc.).
166.06
11,883.33
Balance January 1, 1954 ....
$1,146.14
(The cafeteria has not been in operation during the current school year)
BESSIE M. DUDLEY, Treasurer.
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Tuition of Pupils to Vocational Schools
SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT
FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAFETERIA For the School Year Ending August 31, 1953
Receipts:
Balance on hand September 1, 1952
$1,626.10
Cafeteria Sales
14,831.53
Government Subsidy
5,976.98
$22.434.61
Payments:
Food
$15,420.32
Labor
3,240.00
Equipment, Repairs, Supplies, etc.
1.725.35
$20,385.67
Balance August 31, 1953
$2.048.94
LEROY E. FULLER, Treasurer
FINANCIAL REPORT OF HATHERLY SCHOOL MILK SALES
For the School Year Ending August 31, 1953
Receipts:
Cash on hand September 1, 1952
$00.00
Milk Sales
918.80
Government Subsidy
373.12
Total Receipts
$1,291.92
Expenditures:
Food (Milk) Total Expenses
$1,097.17
Balance on hand Aug. 31
194.75
$1,291.92
ROYAL S. GRAVES, Treasurer.
FINANCIAL REPORT OF SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS - 1953
Balance on hand January 1, 1953
$847.59
Receipts:
Admission to Games
$1,006.20
Student Association Dues
406.70
1,412.90
Total Receipts
$2,260.49
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Expenditures:
Athletic Equipment
$900.52
Cleaning of Uniforms
61.75
Janitor Service
80.02
Officials at Games
320.00
Miscellaneous (Printing, Repairs, etc.)
49.36
1,411.65
Balance January 1, 1954 $848.84
BESSIE M. DUDLEY, Treasurer.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE (Neither absent nor tardy) For Year 1952 - 1953
Grade 12 None
Grade 11
Mildred Sylvester
Dianne Sherman
Grade 10
Paul Berg
Lillian Galbreath
Grade 9
Winifred Dennis
Paulinc Jacobucci
Caroline Grassie
William Holman
Roger Kirwood Charles Rencurrel
Beryl Sylvester Grade 8
Constance Bailey Beverly Burt
Christopher Curran
Jared Fitzgerald
Edgar Galbreath Judith Garlinger Beth Gunn Harold Westcott
Grade 7
Milton Brokaw Emilie Bubin
Ronald Frye
Peter Fryling James Hill Richard Smith
Elementary Schools
Pupil Judith Young Georgeanne Doody 1
Grade
K
Pupil Grade Robert Merill 4 Dianne Holland 4
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Judith Calcutt
2
John Leate
4
Deborah Mitchell
2
Alice Lyon
5
Richard Linnehan
2
Susan Meiser
5
Edward Leate
2
Eleanore Brokaw
5
Isabel Andrade
2
Susan Doherty
6
Robert Quinlan
3
Deborah Logan
6
Wendy-Lou Dennis
4
Karen Mullen
6
Marie Viega
4
Gary Gardner
6
HONOR ROLL SCITUATE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL For Year 1952 - 1953
High Honors ( All A's - Major Subjects )
Beryl Sylvester . Grade 9
George Rodgers Grade 7
Bruce Simmon Grade 7
Honors ( All A's and B's - Major Subjects )
Grade 12
Donald Jenney
Judith Lawson
Hugh MacArthur Grade 11
Richard Boyle
James Denker
Frederick Gleason
Richard Green
Bessie Mayo
Diane Prouty
Mildred Sylvester
Grade 10
Paul Berg Letitia Bernard Gail Brazilian
Ronald Kirwood
Gail McCarthy
Richard Mitchell
Norman Walker
Grade 9
Mary Curran Roger Kirwood
Donald Oakes
Charles Rodgers
Grade 8
Constance Bailey Patricia Boyle David Buckley Beverly Burt
Nancy Cole David Donoghue Judith Garlinger Elizabeth Gunn Nancy Hayes
Robert Clark
Susann Hayes
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Grade 7
Milton Brokaw
Emilie Bubin
Nancy Damon
Ronald Rencurrel
Joseph Dillon
Nancy Oliver
Patricia Dunphy
Barbara Tilden
Anne Gawkins
Deborah Tilden Margaret Wyman
Charlotte White
Honorable Mention ( All A's and B's except one Major Subject )
Grade 12
Ann McAuliffe Lois Newcomb
Suzanne Taggart
Grade 11
Gladys Clapp Dianne Sherman
Maureen Stark
Linda Stearns Nancy Taggart Thomas Whittaker
Grade 10
Carolyn Bamber Phyllis Clark
Gail Collier Lilla Fleming
June Rhodes
Grade 9
Michael Gawkins Rosemary O'Keefe
Gail Roberts Carol Ryan
Grade 8
Mary Andrews Patricia Brow Edward Dunham
Sarah Marsh Daniel Packard
David Dwyer Jared Fitzgerald
Penelope Richards Lawrence Schiner Carolyn Tilden
Grade 7
Donald Allen John Appleton Judith Barnes Robert Burke Philip Edwards
Ann Fitzgerald Peter Fryling Stephen Galbreath Jayne Rogal Wendell Sides
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Robert Hayes
James Hill Thomas O'Brien
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GRADUATION EXERCISES Scituate High School Class of 1953 WEDNESDAY, JUNE TENTH, 1953 8:00 P.M.
SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Class Motto: "Seek Happiness, Success and Justice"
PROGRAM
Processional: "Land of Hope and Glory" Elgar-Glenn High School Orchestra
Invocation Rev. Wesley Stinson William Frederick Vines
Address of Welcome
Presentation of Awards and Scholarships Mr. George A. J. Froberger, Principal President of Senior Class
Presentation of Class Gift
Selection: "No Man Is An Island" Whitney Girls' Glee Club
Address: "Some Aspects of the International Situation As It Affects the 1953 Graduates" Major-General Ernest N. Harmon President, Norwich University
Presentation of Class for Graduation Mr. George A. J. Froberger, Principal
Acceptance of Class for Graduation Mr. Edward K. Chace, Superintendent of Schools
Conferring of Diplomas Mr. Samuel J. Tilden Chairman, School Committee
Donald E. Hollis, '53
Class Ode Graduating Class
Recessional: "Land of Hope and Glory" Elgar-Glenn
High School Orchestra CLASS OFFICERS
President, William Frederick Vines Vice-President, Judith Anne Lawson Secretary, Lois Marie Newcomb Treasurer, Michael Paul Veiga
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ROLL OF CLASS MEMBERS CLASS OF 1953
*Mary Elizabeth Bigelow Judith Bongarzone
Aram Brazilian
Kenneth Marshall Brebner, Jr.
Ann Elizabeth Breen
Matthew Lawrence Brown, Jr.
Robert Louis Call Thomas Coyne, Jr.
Barbara Louis D'Amelio
Robert Joseph Dwyer
Marcus Timothy Flaherty
Richard Albert Ford
Maureen Agnes Glavin Isabel Rose Gleason
*Elizabeth Adams Grassie Robert Edward Harris Evelyn Louise Hatch Thomas Leo Hennigan
Donald Elmer Hollis
Ronald William Howard
Joseph Peter Jacobucci
*Donald Jenney Dorothy Louise Kane
* Judith Anne Lawson Janice Marie Leighton Edgar Allson Locklin
Richard Paul Loughman
*Hugh Arthur MacArthur Carolyn Lois Macy Ann Marie McAuliffe Joan Maureen McEleney
*Douglas Rodger Mendell Richard Dale Mendell Stanton Reid Merritt
*Neil Joseph Murphy
*Lois Marie Newcomb
*Arline Ruth Nichols * John Kurt Nitzsche Joseph Peter Noble Robert Paul O'Hern, Jr. Kenneth Lee Roberts Joanna Marie Roderick Beverly Ann Short David Soule Staffeld
*Walter Michael Stewart Suzanne Taggart Judith Vibert Taylor
*Neil Stewart Towle Michael Paul Veiga
*William Frederick Vines Karl Virtue
*Richard Church Wiley
* Pro Merito - Four year average of 85% or better.
AWARDS
The Bausch-Lomb Award - For highest average in Science. Presented by the Bausch-Lomb Optical Company. A bronze plaque. Awarded to Neil Towle.
Good Citizenship Pilgrim of 1953 - To the Senior girl deemed best in good citizenship by the class and faculty. Presented by the Chief Justice Cushing Chapter, D.A.R. Certificate and pin. Awarded to Judith Lawson.
Norman L. Walker Award - To the boy and girl deemed best in good sportsmanship by classmates and faculty. Established by Class of 1951 in memory of Norman L. Walker, one of its ad- visers. Pins and names engraved upon Award Plaque in trophy cabinet. Awarded to Carolyn Macy and Walter Stewart.
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Scituate Historical Society Awards -To two members of the graduating class who write the most interesting essays on Old Scituate. Presented by the Scituate Historical Society. One Life and one Annual Membership in the Society. Life Mem- bership awarded to Donald Jenney - Annual Membership awarded to Anne McAuliffe.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Scituate Scholarship Fund Scholarship - To the boy or girl in the graduating class who attains high honors in scholarship and who intends entering college. Presented by the Scituate Schol- arship Fund. One hundred fifty dollars awarded to Judith Lawson.
World War II Fund Scholarship - To the boy or girl who is a member of the graduating class and who is a child of a World War II Veteran and who intends entering college. Presented by Scituate Scholarship Fund, Trustee for World War II fund. One hundred fifty dollars awarded to David Staffeld.
Leighton G. Chipman Memorial Scholarship - To the boy or girl who is a member of the graduating class, who is outstand- ing in scholarship and who intends entering college. Presented by the Scituate Kiwanis Club. One hundred dollars a year for four years. Awarded to Donald Jenney.
Scituate Teachers' Club Scholarship - To the boy or girl in the graduating class who measures high in scholarship, citizenship, and potential qualities of leadership, and who intends enter- ing the teaching profession. Presented by the Scituate Teachers' Club. One hundred dollars. Awarded to Ann McAuliffe.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Scholarship - To the son or daughter of a Veteran who has demonstrated a high standard of both scholarship and citizenship and who plans to continue his education after graduation. Presented by the Scituate Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. One hundred dollars. Awarded to David Staffeld.
William Shuttleworth Memorial Scholarship - To the most de- serving member of the graduating class who intends pursuing the study of arts on the college level. Presented by the Scituate Dramateurs. One hundred dollars awarded to Judith Taylor.
John J. Heffernan Memorial Scholarship - To the member of the Senior Class who best exemplifies the attribute of unselfish- ness by his generosity of spirit through contributing to and
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participating in extra-curricular activities while achieving a high academic standing; to be used to further his education in the field of his choice. Presented by the Scituate Parent- Teacher Association. One hundred dollars. Awarded to Lois Newcomb.
Scituate Health Service Scholarship -To the member of the 1953 graduating class who has been accepted by an approved school of nursing. Presented by the Scituate Health Service, Inc. One hundred dollars. Awarded to Lois Newcomb.
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INDEX
Accountant's Report
Summary
221 225
Assessor's Report
68 92
Building Board of Appeals
111 111 89
Clam Warden C. ..
Engineering Department
Fire Department
100 108 109
Highway Department
72 95
Inspector of Animals
Inspector of Meat and Slaughtering
94 95 96 62
Inspector of Plumbing
Juror List
Libraries
105
Park Commissioners
97 110
Playground Investigation Committee
97
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture
107
Police Department
86
Public Health Nursing Service:
Report of President
91
Report of Treasurer
67
Public Health Nurse Report
93
Public Welfare
99
Registrar's Report
61
School Committee
Appendix
School Dentist & Dental Hygienist
94
Sealer of Weights and Measures
104
Selectmen's Report
10
Sewerage Investigating Committee
101
State Audit of Accounts
76
Supervisor - Care of Veterans' Graves
90
Town Clerk's Report
13
Births
46 39
Marriages
Deaths
54
Town Collector's Report
64
Town Counsel
232
Town Forest Committee
104
Town Officers
3
Treasurer's Report
90
Tree Warden
103
Veterans' Service Officer
102
Water Department
81
Zoning Board of Appeals
112
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Balance Sheet
Board of Health
Building Commissioner
Forest Warden
Inspector of Milk
Planning Board
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE Town Officers and Committees OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE
For the Year Ending December 31 1954
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A tabula ion of the vote fo) lows.
Moderator (for one year): Philip S. Bailey, 2250.
Selectman (for three years) .. Jackson E. Bailey, 963; Edward Raymond Gillis, 606; Osborne A. McMorrow, 428; G. Maxwell
Shields, 866; blanks, 42 .
Assessor (for three years): Stanley F. Murphy, 2413; blanks, 192.
Assessor (term expiring Mar. 1956) (To fill vacancy): Barbara L. Beck, 336; John L. Chandler, Jr., 219; William Apperson Gar- dner, 340; Wilfrid Hewitt, 267;
J. Arthur Montgomery, 450; George W. Murphy, 768; John L. Smith, 377; blanks, 148.
Public Welfare (for three years): Mercy E. LaVange, 1780; Mary J. McCarthy, 884; blanks, 241.
Town Treasurer (term expir- ing Mar. 1957) (To fill vacancy) : Elizabeth D. Burbank, 801; Don- ald J. Dwyer, 133; Frank R. Kent, 352; William J. Lawson, Jr., 171; Alice M. Lydon, 532; Paul A. Reynolds, 880; blanks, 36.
Constables (for one year): Francis J. Lynch, 1864; William B. Pepper, 2008; Edward V. Duf- fey, 18; Robert W. Jennings, 12; Harold N. Capen, 12; Scattering and blanks, 4801.
Tree Warden (for three years): John W. Ford, 2550, blanks, 355.
Park Commissioner (for three years): Edward A. Cole, 2011; Stephen S. Andrews, 660; blanks, 234.
Board of Health (for three
years) : George H. Otis, 2282;
blanks, 623.
School Committee (for three
years): Doris' D. Ward, 1980; William J. Gillis, 664; blanks, 261.
School Committee (term ex- piriņg Mar. 1956) : Edwin P. Gunn, 1502; A. William Krause, Jr., 114, blanks, 289.
Water Commissioner (for three years): Leg P. Murphy, 1931; Dominick L. Bonomi, 791; blanks, 183.
. Planning Board (for five years): Lester J. Gates, 2365; blanks, 540.
Bailey Scituate's Selectman, Duffy Constable by Write-In
Jackson E. Bradley, with 963 votes, won a closely contested election for the three-year term as Scituate selectman.
Trailing Bauey were G. Max- well Shields, 866; Edward R. Gillis, 606, and Osborne A. Mc- Morrow, 428. A total of 2,905 of 4,800 registrants voted.
Edward Duffy, with 18 write- in votes, won a job as constable. Only two contestants had filed for three constable posts. Francis J. Lynch, with 1,864, and William B. Pepper, 268, won the other two spots.
Reynolds won a six-way race. Reynolds polled 880; the losers and their totals: Elizabeth D. Burbank, 801; Alice M. Lydon, 532; Frank R. Kent, 352; William J. Lawson, 171, and Donald J. Dwyer, 133.
Edward A. Cole won re-elec- tion over Stephen S. Andrews for park commissioner, 2011 to 660.
George W. Murphy, was elected Assessor for one year with 768 tes. Trailing were J. Arthur to the School Board for three years, defeating William J. Gillis, 1980 to 664.
ontgomery, 450; John L. Smith, William Apperson Gardner, : Barbara L. Beck, 336, and n L. Chandler, Jr., 219. ercy E. LaVange, with 1,780 5, defeated Mary J. McCar- for public welfare commis- The loser polled 884.
Doris D. Ward was re-elected
For the one-year school com- mittee term, Edward P. Dunn, with 1,502, was successful over William Krause, Jr., 1,114.
Leo P. Murphy was re-elected water commission, defeating
town treasurer, Paul A. Dominic L. Bonomi, 1,931-791.
Estimated Population December 31, 1954 - 7,000 Massachusetts State Census is in process of being taken Up to date figures will be printed in the 1955 Town Report Ninth Congressional District Second Councillor District
Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District Second Plymouth Representative District Income Tax Division, Norfolk-Plymouth District
Annual Town Meeting
First Monday in March
Election of Officers
Second Monday in March
1955
Town Clerk
WILLIAM M. WADE
Tenure
Town Treasurer
ROSE A. SMITH 1957
Selectmen
ROBERT H. TILDEN 1957
WILLIAM F. SLATTERY, Chairman
1955
RICHARD DAMON 1956
Board of Public Welfare
FRANKLIN T. SHARP 1957
MERCY E. LAVANGE 1955
WILMOT M. BROWN, Chairman
1956
Assessors
HENRY T. FITTS, Chairman
1957
STANLEY F. MURPHY 1955
PAUL A. REYNOLDS
1956
Town Collector
JOSEPH R. DILLON 1957
School Committee
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FRED T. WATERMAN
1957
DORIS A. WARD
1955
NELLIE M. SIDES
1956
GEORGE C. YOUNG
1957
EDWIN P. GUNN
1955
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TOWN OFFICERS
Board of Health
WALTER L. ENOS, Secretary 1957
GEORGE H. OTIS 1955
CLIFFORD L. WARD, JR., Chairman 1956
Highway Surveyor
MATTHEW L. BROWN 1956
Park Commissioners
EDWARD A. COLE, Chairman 1955
ROY C. MERRITT 1956
ROBERT E. HUNTLEY 1957
Water Commissioners
JOHN R. BROWN, Chairman ..... 1957
HENRY E. BEARCE 1956
LEO P. MURPHY 1955
Superintendent of Water Department
WILLIAM T. SHERMAN
Constables
LAWSON C. VICKERY ...... 1955
WILLIAM B. PEPPER 1955
FRANCIS J. LYNCH
1955
Planning Board
MARK W. MURRILL 1958
KENNETH MANSFIELD
1955
THOMAS F. WHITE 1956
1957
ROBERT F. HAYES, Chairman
1959
EDWARD S. RAND
Tree Warden
JOHN W. FORD 1955
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
Advisory Board
LESTER J. GATES 1956
J. RUSSELL HARPER, Secretary
1957
HARVEY A. TAYLOR
1955
PHILLIPS N. WEEKS, Chairman
1955
JOHN A. FRANKS
1955
CLARENCE G. GODDARD
1956
THOMAS E. SEARS, Jr.
1956
ALLAN R. WHEELER 1957
RICHARD S. BROWN
1957
Town Accountant and Executive Secretary to the Board of Selectmen
PAUL F. SPENCER
Field Drivers
ERNEST M. DAMON LAWSON C. VICKERY
Surveyor of Lumber, Measurer of Wood and Bark RUSSELL L. FISH
Pound Keeper
AUGUSTUS L. ABBOTT
Town Director, Plymouth County Extension Service
RUTH M. MEYERS
Fence Viewers
EBEN E. BEARCE JOSEPH N. MURPHY
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
Registrars of Voters
WILLIAM M. WADE WALTER FLAHERTY ROBERT P. O'HERN BERTHA L. TURNER
Assistant Registrars
PAULINE M. FITTS
Zoning Board of Appeals
W. CLEVELAND COGSWELL, Chairman ALBERT W. HOLCOMB
ROBERT C. HAUFLER
Alternate Members of Zoning Board of Appeals
FLOYD L. ROBBINS ROBERT M. ALEXANDER
Director of Civil Defense
WILLIAM J. LUMBERT
Assistant Director of Civil Defense
BARTHOLOMEW A. CURRAN
Chief of Police
WILLIAM F. KANE
Sergeants
JAMES E. O'CONNOR BERTRAM C. STETSON W. FRANCIS MURPHY WALTER W. JONES
ERNEST M. DAMON
GILBERT J. PATTERSON, JR.
Patrolmen
FREDERICK W. STANLEY CARL C. CHESSIA JOHN A. SALVADOR
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
ANTHONY J. FERREIRA F. MALBON CHASE JAMES W. STANLEY THOMAS A. PATTERSON PAUL R. HARRIGAN DONALD A. STONE ROBERT W. FINNIE
CHARLES P. PATTERSON WALTER T. DRISCOLL, JR. JAMES J. KILCOYNE GEORGE W. WHITTAKER
Regular Intermittant Officers
CHARLES B. JENSEN CHARLES S. CONNOLLY RAYMOND A. STAUFF CHARLES ZIMMERMAN
DANIEL F. DUFFEY
Six Month Provisional Appointment
ALFRED COYLE THOMAS F. WHITE JAMES F. TWIGG GEORGE M. FALLON FRANCIS GILLIS
Personnel of Fire Department
BARTHOLOMEW A. CURRAN, Chief HOWARD H. COLE, Deputy Chief RICHARD A. COLE, Captain WILLARD L. LITCHFIELD, Captain PHILIP A. LITTLEFIELD, Lieutenant JOHN T. BARRY THOMAS G. BELL SAMUEL C. CALLIS FRANK H. COLE CHARLES W. CURRAN JAMES B. DACEY DANIEL F. DUFFEY EDWARD V. DUFFEY ROBERT S. DWIGHT WALTER S. FOSTER
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
RICHARD J. FROBERGER MALCOLM F. HALL PAUL N. KENT, JR. WILLIAM D. McKAY WILLIAM P. MERRITT ALBERT E. NEWCOMB DONALD E. QUINN EDMOND V. RAYMOND FRANK H. SAMPSON ROBERT E. SNOW THOMAS E. SNOW FRANCIS W. STANLEY ROBERT E. STERNFELT
ROBERT M. SYLVESTER LLOYD A. TURNER, JR. ROBERT L. TURNER LAWRENCE J. WADE WILLIAM L. WARD
Town Counsel
ALFRED C. BLAKE
Forest Warden
BARTHOLOMEW A. CURRAN
Superintendent of Moth Work JOHN W. FORD
Building Inspector
LESTER D. HOBSON
Wire Inspector
JOHN H. REMICK
Sealer of Weights and Measures ALLEN W. BATES
Inspector of Animals
CHARLES P. CHASE
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
Keeper of Lockup
WILLIAM F. KANE
Town Engineer
JOHN E. BAMBER
Harbor Master, Custodian of Pier and Special Police Officer of Town Pier
LEO L. LEVENDOSKI
Assistant Harbor Masters
CARL C. CHESSIA, JR. WALTER S. O'NEIL
Clam Warden
WALTER S. O'NEIL
Custodian of Veterans' Graves
ELMER F. RAMSDELL
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