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12,802.75
Levy of 1957
39,091.63
Appropriation Balances: General:
Purchase - Accounting Machine .. $23.35
Sewerage Investigating Comm. 1,250.00
Highway Dept. - Car 19.00
Highway Dept. - 2 trucks 10.00
Chapter 90 - Construction 1957 .
5,911.57
Land Dam. Tilden Rd. to Hazel Ave. 135.00
Land Dam. Hazel Ave. to Front St.
264.10
Highway Dept. 1956 Pickup
278.81
Remodelling & Add. High School
477.64
Addition Jenkins School
7,090.73
Constr. Wampatuck School
6,406.32
Peirce Memorial Library - Room
3.00
Regional School Planning Comm.
300.00
Park Dept. - Pickup Truck
93.90
Plans - Town Office Bldg., Police and Fire Sta.
18,967.21
State Subsidy - Shellfish
547.25
Civilian Defense
102.02
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Total Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 56,890.88
Special Assessments: Moth:
Levy of 1957 $12.30
Street Assessments:
Added to Taxes:
Levy of 1956
$7.75
Levy of 1957
65.67
Total Street Assessments $73.42
Committed Interest:
Levy of 1956
$2.16
Levy of 1957 16.76
Total Committed Interest .. 18.92
Total Special Assessments 104.64
Old Age and Survivors Insurance. .. 39.88
Vocational:
Smith Hughes & Barden Funds .. 58.70
Public Law 874 4,611.15
Total Federal Grants 38,909.37
Revolving Funds: Lunch Programs $11,773.92
Athletic Funds 458.61
Total Revolving Funds 12,232.53
Tax Titles and Possessions: Tax Titles $4,247.23
Tax Possessions
3,200.88
Total
7,448.11
Land - First Parish Road 1.00
Purchase - Grand Army Hall 1.00
Harbor Development Committee 1.75 Land - Egypt Beach 5,000.00
Reappraisal and Revaluation
17,877.00
Land - First Parish Road - 3A .. 28,000.00
Repairs - Town Pier 746.90
Departmental:
Old Age Assistance
$1,033.78
Aid to Dependent Children 1,749.28
Public Welfare
1,319.80
Sale of Real Estate Fund
1,560.00
Receipts Reserved for Appropriations: Road Machinery Fund 3,062.98
806.93
Water:
Liens Added to Taxes:
Levy of 1955
$20.00
Levy of 1956
786.84
Levy of 1957
1,529.56
$2,336.40
Rates and Charges:
Levy of 1954 $2.00
Levy of 1955
3.20
Levy of 1956
955.08
Levy of 1957
19,174.99
20,135.27
Total Water 22,471.67
Aid to Highways:
State
$13,000.00
County
6,500.00
Total Aid to Highways
19,500.00
Surplus Revenue - Excess and Deficiency
266,843.19
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
Overlay - 1953
$53.75
Overlay - 1957
8,586.75
Total
8,640.50
Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle Excise Revenue $56,890.88
Special Assessment Revenue 104.64
Departmental Revenue 4,102.86
Water Revenue 22,471.67
Tax Title Revenue 4,247.23
Tax Possession Revenue 3,200.88
State and County Aid to Highways
9,500.00
Total Revenue Reserved 100,518.16
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances 105.00
Total Appropriation Balances 93,507.55
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
Total Departmental 4,102.86
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BALANCE SHEET - Continued
Unprovided for or Overdrawn Accounts:
Underestimates:
Plymouth County Hosp. - 1957 ..
$833.11
County Tax - 1957
12,049.35
State Tax - 1957
159.67
Total
13,042.13
Overlay Deficits:
Overlay - 1954
$502.93
Overlay - 1955
91.21
Overlay - 1956
804.22
Total
1,398.36
Deferred Revenue Accounts
Apportioned Assessments Not Due:" Street Assessments
$5,596.76
Apportioned Street Assessment Revenue:
Due in 1958
$1,034.21
Due in 1959
1,034.21
Due in 1960
1,034.21
Due in 1961
1,034.21
Due in 1962
1,034.21
Due in 1963
319.31
Due in
1964
53.20
Due in 1965
53.20
Total Deferred Revenue Accounts
5,596.76
Debt Accounts
Net Funded or Fixed Debt $2,358,000.00
Serial Loans:
General:
School - Central Ele-
mentary
$335,000.00
Remodeling and Add.
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High School 694,000.00
Completing & Equip-
ping High School 15,000.00 Jenkins School and Cafeteria 330,000.00
Wampatuck and Jen- kins Schools 740,000.00
Shore Protection
1954 14,000.00
Total General Loans
Water:
$2,128,000.00
Water Purchases, 1931 $100,000.00
Water - Additional
Supply 10,000.00
Water - 3A to No.
Scituate 120,000.00
Total Water
230,000.00
Total Loans Outstanding
2,358,000.00
Trust and Investment Accounts
Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities: In Custody of Treasurer $27,439.44
In Custody of Treasurer: Welfare Funds: Eliza Jenkins Fund $3,020.80 Lucy O. Thomas Fund 1,000.00
Sarah J. Wheeler Fund
988.22
Hannah Dean Miller Fund
1,952.63
Cornelia M. Allen Fund
5,086.68
George O. Allen Fund 524.71
Benjamin T. Ellms
Fund 4,000.00
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BALANCE SHEET - Continued
Scituate Welfare Fund
385.26
Ella Gertrude Gard- ner Fund 9,107.53
Total Welfare Funds $26,065.83
Park Funds:
Everett Torrey Park Fund
309.58
Cemetery Funds:
Clara T. Bates Fund
$315.84
Cemetery Perpetual
Care Fund 122.81
Total Cemetery Funds 438.65
Investment Funds:
Post-War Savings Fund 625.38
Total Trust and Investment Funds
27,439.44
Emergency Overdraft
Emergency Overdraft - Seciton 31, Chapter 44, G.L .: Veterans' Benefits 2,972.29
$2,936,438.44
$2,936,438.44
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
THE SCITUATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
THESE ARE YOUR SCHOOLS
A Report by the Scituate School Committee and the Superintendent of Schools to the Residents of Scituate
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SATUIT
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For the Year Ending December 31
1957
SANDERSON BROTHERS NORTH ABINGTON, MASS.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Scituate:
The Scituate School Committee submits its report for 1957, with many of the same problems facing them as in previous years.
The enrollment is still increasing, and even with the opening of the beautiful new Wampatuck School, the classes are still too large in many of the rooms. The cooperation of the teachers who have these rooms is greatly appreciated.
It is hoped that the Hatherly School will never have to be used for school purposes again. The expense of putting it in shape again would seem to eliminate that possibility.
A new secondary school will be necessary to take care of the large classes, which will soon reach that level.
Your committee, together with other school committees from all over the state, attended a series of meetings last spring at Boston University. Many of the problems which confront all towns, were discussed in the question periods, after listening to some of the most prominent school men in the country.
A valuable oil painting, by Miss Josephine Lewis, Scituate artist, was presented by her to the Scituate Public Schools who received it with great pleasure. It is a portrait of a Scituate boy and has been placed in the foyer of the Wampatuck School.
It is a great satisfaction to have the continued interest of the townspeople, in all the work of the committee, and also to have the cooperation of the Advisory Board which was represented at most of the meetings.
Respectfully submitted,
THE SCITUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Fred T. Waterman, Chairman
Doris D. Ward, Secretary
A. W. Krause, Jr. Ellen M. Sides
George C. Young
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WHEN DID YOU LAST VISIT YOUR SCHOOLS?
The Scituate Public Schools are your schools. You are invited to visit them, visit the classes, talk with the superintendent, the principals, and the teachers. Scituate, like so many towns, can breed rumors. When you hear "thus and so" about your schools, why not check with someone who knows - such as the Superin- tendent of Schools or one of our Principals? You'll get straight answers, and, if something is wrong, you will get quick action. No mumbo-jumbo, no double-talk.
If you have children in the schools, visit their classes, and, if you haven't any in the schools, visit classes. We welcome you.
We have just two regulations which we must ask you to accept:
1. Check in at the school office before you visit anyone. You will understand that we must protect our teachers and children from people who solicit.
2. If you wish to talk with a teacher, make appointments for after school hours. We must not interrupt classes. Visit the class but talk later.
Remember, if you haven't seen your schools in action, you really do not know what is happening in the schools.
SCHOOL HOURS:
High School (Grades 7-12) 8:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.
Jenkins School (Grades K-6) 8:30 A.M. to 2:50 P.M.
Central School (Grades K-6) 9:00 A.M. to 3:10 P.M.
Wampatuck School (Grades K-6) 9:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
WHEN DOES THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEET?
The Scituate School Committee meets regularly at 7:30 P.M. each month, September through June on the second Tuesday of the month unless announced in the press in advance otherwise. Meet- ings are held in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Admin- istration Building, Cudworth Road, Scituate Center, and are open to the public.
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THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS WANTS TO SEE YOU
The Superintendent of Schools is eager to talk with parents and townspeople about school affairs. He can see you between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. any school day. Because of an increasingly full schedule, the Superintendent recommends that appointments be made in advance by telephone for conferences during the school day or between 7:30 and 9:00 P.M.
HOW TO REACH US BY TELEPHONE
Between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., school days, call 15 or 1100.
After 4:30 P.M., on holidays, Saturdays, or Sundays call as follows: Superintendent's office, and high school 15 Central, Jenkins, and Wampatuck 1100
ADMISSION TO THE SCHOOLS
To be admitted to Kindergarten, a child must have reached the age of four years, eight months, on September 1 of the year he is to enter school.
To be admitted to Grade One, a child must have reached the age of five years, eight months, on September 1 of the year he is to enter school.
Children whose birth certificates are dated later than Janu- ary 1, will not be enrolled.
A vaccination certificate must be presented to the school when a pupil enters for the first time.
A birth certificate must be presented for those pupils whose births were recorded outside of Scituate.
WHAT ABOUT BAD WEATHER?
THE POLICY OF THE SCITUATE SCHOOL COMMIT- TEE IS TO HOLD SCHOOL WHENEVER THE BUSSES MAY SAFELY OPERATE.
If it is necessary to close schools, the NO-SCHOOL signal, which is 3-1-3, will be sounded in North Scituate, Scituate Harbor, and Greenbush as follows:
7:00 A.M.
7:10 A.M.
Grades 7-12 Jenkins School
7:15 A.M. Central School (Grades K-6 only)
7:20 A.M. Wampatuck School 10:00 A.M. Afternoon Kindergartens
6:00 P.M. Evening School
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NOTE: IF ALL SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED IN THE MORN- ING, THE AFTERNOON KINDERGARTENS WILL ALSO BE CLOSED BUT WITHOUT A 10:00 A.M. SIGNAL.
If all schools are closed, the signal, 3-1-3, will be sounded at 7:00, 7:10, 7:15, and 7:20 A.M. Radio stations WBZ, WHDH, WNAC, WEEI and WJDA will be requested to announce that school in Scituate has been cancelled for that day.
SCHOOL CALENDAR - 1958
WINTER TERM: (January through March)
Thursday, January 2, 1958 Schools reopen at usual times
Friday, February 14, 1958 Schools close at regular times One week vacation
Monday, February 24, 1958 Schools reopen at usual times
SPRING TERM: (April through June)
Thursday, April 3, 1958 Schools close at usual times One week vacation
Monday, April 14, 1958 Schools reopen at usual times
Friday, May 30, 1958 Schools closed, Memorial Day
Thursday, June 26, 1958 Schools close for summer
FALL TERM: (September through December)
Wednesday through Friday, September 3-5, 1958 Teachers' Institute Monday, September 8, 1958 Schools open for year Monday, October 13, 1958 Schools closed, Columbus Day Friday, October 17, 1958 ... Schools closed, Teachers' Convention Tuesday, November 11, 1958 Schools closed, Veterans' Day
Tuesday, November 26, 1958
Schools close early for
Thanksgiving Recess
Monday, December 1, 1958 Schools open at usual times Tuesday, December 23, 1958 Schools close for Christmas vacation
WINTER TERM: (January through March)
Monday, January 5, 1959 Schools reopen at usual times
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT KINDERGARTENS
Kindergarten hours are from 9:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. or from 1:15 P.M. to 3:20 P.M. Please be careful to learn the correct hours when your child is registered.
Registration Day: Children who will enter Kindergarten for the first time in September, 1958, should be registered at the school he is to attend Thursday and Friday, August 28 and 29, 1958, between 9:00 A.M. and 12 noon. You will need to take with you his birth certificate and vaccination certificate. You will want to take your child to school when he is registered to let him know where the school is and to give him a chance to meet some of his future friends. Classes will begin on Tuesday, September 9, 1958. Preparation for Kindergarten: Your child will be more nearly ready for Kindergarten if he knows his name and address, and will repeat them if asked; can speak clearly and thoughtfully; will listen when spoken to; can carry out simple instructions.
He will be happier in Kindergarten if he can put on his own clothing, including his rubbers; has good toilet habits; has been taught to keep fingers and objects out of his mouth; has learned to obey; stays with relatives and friends occasionally without crying for his parents; accepts new friends.
He will fit more readily into Kindergarten if he can share toys with other children and enjoys taking small responsibilities.
He will be healthier and stronger if he eats without being coaxed; plays out-of-doors when the weather permits; goes to bed regularly, getting twelve hours sleep each night.
You and your child will benefit if his clothing is simple and washable; labeled with his name; provided with large loops for hanging; equipped with pockets; roomy enough to be put on and taken off easily.
All children should be taught to carry and use a handkerchief, and to cross streets carefully.
You can help by providing in the family: trips to parks, farms, train stations, airports, fire stations; pleasant experiences with suitable stories read aloud; attentive listening to his experiences; answers to his questions.
Have you told him that school is a wonderful place to be? Is he looking forward to it with pleasure? If so, his chances for happier and more effective school experiences are much better.
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WHAT YOUR CHILD WILL DO IN KINDERGARTEN
. . It looks like Play It's really Work . ..
Painting - Using bright colors to create satisfying symbols all his own, with movement of arms, wrists, hands and fingers can be a joyous experience.
Story Telling - Relating what has happened at home ... the new baby, the picture he has painted, something constructed, the new car, a visit to a relative, a ride on the train.
Dancing and Singing- Hopping, skipping, and running in rhythm ... dancing like whirling leaves, or gliding like an airplane . . . singing of falling snow and growing things.
Looking at Books - Turning pages, looking at brightly colored pictures, telling others about them, making up stories about them, and showing others what is interesting or funny.
Building with Blocks - The building in which Daddy works, the bridge over the river, the fire station, the garage, the house .. . all the things they have found interesting.
Listening to Stories - Teacher reads from a book, other pupils tell of their activities, teacher tells about her vacation . .. all like to talk, and all learn to listen.
Sharing Playthings - Taking turns with toys and games, with scis- sors and paste brush, letting others play and cut ... understanding how a group can have fun and get things done too.
Cutting and Pasting - Scrap books, illustrations for a story, pic- tures for a bulletin board display, decorations and designs appro- priate for holidays ... creating in the third dimension.
Going on Trips - Visiting a fire station, a post office, the grocery store, a farm, a boat in the harbor, the train station, the animals at the park ... even the neighbor's goat!
WHAT KINDERGARTEN WILL DO FOR YOUR CHILD
It looks like Play It's really Work .
Writing Skills - Working with paints and crayons is relaxing and gives the thrill of accomplishment as well as providing practice in the use of hand and arm muscles.
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Language Skills - Speaking before a class, giving a recitation or a report, is sometimes difficult, especially for shy children. Telling stories helps overcome this.
Reading, Social Skills - Doing things with others, in harmony, where the help of all is necessary. Using words clearly to express thoughts, with good pronunciation of words.
Interest in Books - Books become interesting, friendly things, and words in print tell a story teacher will read, making books and read- ing very desirable.
Broadening of Interests - Knowledge of the world is necessary for reading with understanding. Working together with teacher's en- couragement helps make learning fun.
Listening Skills - Listening isn't easy for an age characterized by activity, but listening and thinking are necessary for getting mean- ing from the sounds of words.
Social Skills - At home, playthings are mine - in school, ours. ... It's a hard lesson, but a necessary one for school and for living with others pleasantly.
Writing Skills - Cutting on a line is hard. ... Keeping paste within bounds takes terrific concentration . . . small hands and young muscles need training and development for pens.
Reading Skills - Children need to see for themselves, to touch, to hear, to smell . . . he builds understanding, and understanding plus a book makes reading a wonderful experience.
Your Child's Health is Very Important: Before starting school, it is wise to: see that good health and eating habits have been formed: have the child examined by your physician and dentist; provide protection against diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus; (a booster shot is recommended before entrance to Kindergarten).
At all times, you should be on the lookout for the following symptoms: cough or cold, running nose, fever, earache (or dis- charging ears), rash, conjunctivitis (inflamed eyes), nausea, vom- iting, swollen glands, ringworm. If these symptoms occur you should keep the child at home, calling the family physician. (You will want other parents to do this to prevent your child from becoming ill: you will want to do your part to keep illness from spreading to others.)
The school nurse makes regular visits to the school to examine children whose condition warrants it; may visit you to discuss the
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child's health and his needs; will help you to secure proper treat- ment through advice and information; is a friendly person, anxious to maintain high standards of health.
In school your child will be observed by the teacher and the school nurse; given first aid treatment in case of accident or illness (you will always be called if he needs to be sent home); examined by the school physician in Kindergarten; examined by the school dentist in grades 1, 2, 3; given a vision test each year, and a hearing test every year (if defects are found, you will be notified so that you may consult your doctor or dentist).
We hope you will visit the school when notified that health examinations are to be given and help in every way to keep your child and others in the best health possible.
YOU AND THE SCHOOL
School and Home Together - When your child enters school, his teacher takes your place. It is very important to the child to feel that the teacher is a wise and competent person whom you trust. Never let the child feel that you don't approve of anything the teacher does or says. If you think the teacher is doing or saying things that keep your child from growing in the best possible man- ner, find an opportunity to talk with her personally. It may be that the child is misinterpreting something the teacher says. It has hap- pened, you know!
The Telephone - The school office will always take care of an emergency telephone call, but would like to have the cooperation of parents in avoiding calls like "Please tell Johnny to go to his aunt's this afternoon; I have to go down town." However, please do use the phone to make an appointment to come and visit.
Please Excuse - The habit of being on time, and of being reg- ular in attendance, can mean much to the child, so you won't, of course, keep him out unnecesarily, or make him late; it's a good idea to get him accustomed to taking an excuse, and one is required in kindergarten after absence. If he has been ill, please state type of illness.
Visiting the School- Classrooms are always open to parents, who are invited to come for individual conferences with teacher and principal. Of course, teachers are not free to talk with parents during the school day; they must not leave their classes unattended. Please call the principal to make an appointment, for much more satisfactory work will result if pupils feel that home and school are
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in harmony. As a parent, you know much more about your child than the teacher can learn in a few hours each day. Your talking with the teacher may be just the help she needs in understanding your child. Visit as frequently as you feel the need.
The Parent-Teacher Association: Parents of children entering school for the first time will find this organization a valuable medium of exchange between parents and teachers. Both groups work together not only for local projects, such as dancing classes or scout troops, but also for broader objectives on a national scale af- fecting the health and welfare of all children.
The monthly meetings offer programs which aid in under- standing the development of children, and provide opportunities for friendly, informal sociability between parents and teachers.
Dues are fifty cents a year, and fathers are strongly encouraged to attend, as well as mothers. In many schools, your child will bring home notices of meetings, and your attendance will please your child, since those present are counted room by room. The children are proud to be able to say that their room had the most parents present.
Adjustment of Parents and of Children
Entrance into school will be a new and strange experience for many children. Not all children will make the adjustment from home to school easily because of differences in temperament, atti- tude, and previous experience. If your child has been helped to look forward to school as a place where he will find new and interesting experiences he will be more likely to make a good adjustment.
Children who have been accustomed to playing with brothers, sisters, or neighborhood friends, will be more likely to adjust to a school group than children who have associated mainly with adults.
The child who has developed confidence in his ability to take care of himself will feel more secure than the child who doubts his own ability. Encourage independence and self-reliance in your child.
A child's work in school is important to him. Show an interest in the things he brings home from school. It means much to him.
Information about Busses
Parents are asked to consult with the principals, Mr. Abbott and Mr. Merrill, regarding school busses, and bus schedules. Parents are urged to impress their children with the need for safety on school busses.
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TO PARENTS
Due to recent outstanding incidents of child molestation, we have now become more aware of this problem. Parents, teachers and policemen must work together if boys and girls are to be protected from child molesters. This is what you - a parent - can do to help:
Discuss the matter calmly with your child. Be sure that he has been instructed what to do if he is approached; such as:
1. Refuse to get into a stranger's car or to go anywhere with him, and get away as fast as possible.
2. Report the incident to you, his teacher, or the police.
3. If possible, get descriptions of the car and the person. These should be reported to the police.
If you, yourself, see anyone acting suspiciously around a play- ground, or near children anywhere, don't become upset. Observe him so that you can identify him later. Get his automobile license number if you can, then notify the authorities. Cooperate with Po- lice and School Officials in every way you can.
DON'TS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
DON'T ever get into an automobile with a stranger. Don't even go near the car.
DON'T allow a stranger to pick you up or touch you.
DON'T take candy or money or presents from a stranger.
DON'T go into a stranger's home or workshop or room.
DON'T let anyone fuss with your clothes.
DON'T go away from the playground or school with any stranger.
Please instruct your child accordingly.
Safety Education
Safety education should aim to develop independent, respon- sible actions on the part of your child, as well as provide for his immediate protection. He should be instructed in the following:
I Personal Knowledge
A. He should know and be able to tell distinctly
1. His own name, father's and mother's
2. Street and house number
3. Telephone number
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B. He should know how his parents may be reached in an emergency.
II At School
A. In the Building
1. Use all schoolroom materials and equipment properly
2. Conduct self in orderly manner in corridors, on stair- ways and in toilets
3. Use care at drinking fountains
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