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52,388.32
27,611.68
9,000.00
9,000.00
Chapter 90 - 1962
9,000.00
2,774.00
2,774.00
Land Damage Kent St. Driftway
860.00
1,914.00
225.60
410.00
635.60
Land Damage Hazel Ave. to Front St.
500.00
135.60
30.50
30.50
Land Damage Tilden Rd. to Hazel Ave.
30.50
20.60
20.60
Construction Porter & Harborview Rds.
20.60
5.76
2,780.00
2,780.00
Sidewalk, Tilden Rd. Article 58.
2,305.15
474.85
990.00
990.00
Sidewalk, Irving Rd. Article 59
351.20
638.80
1,500.00
1,500.00
Drain, Egypt Beach
1,486.76
13.24
(8,007.62)
8,007.62
(2,457.50)
2,457.50
Storm Emergency 10/22,25/61
1,500.00
1,500.00
Highway, Four Door Sedan.
1,475.00
25.00
14,000.00
14,000.00
Highway, Front Ender Loader
13,844.16
155.84
6,000.00
6,000.00
Highway, 1 1/2 Ton Dump Truck
3,648.00
2,352.00
1,530.00
1,530.00
Welfare - Board Salaries
1,530.00
8,500.00
8,500.00
Welfare - Administration
8,499.58
.42
83,000.00
164.25
83,164.25
Welfare - Relief & Assistance
83,115.48
48.77
12,000.00
915.00
12,915.00
Veteran's Benefits .
12,781.76
133.24
600.00
600.00
Veteran's Services Salary
600.00
100.00
100.00
Veteran's Expense .
100.00
1,400.00
1,400.00 250.00
Veteran's Expense
249.98
02
28,065.00
28,065.00
School Dept. Repairs & Replacements
28,006.48
58.52
7,500.00
7,500.00
School Dept. Libraries
7,494.63
5.37
88,580.00
88,580.00
School Dept. Transportation
87,296.75
1,283.25
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5.76
5.76
Construction Curtis & Nelson Rds.
Storm Emergency 12/24,25/61
Veteran's Agent. Salary
1,400.00
250.00
SUMMARY (Continued)
Balance
January 1, 1962
Appro- priations 1962
Receipts and Transfers
Totals
Account
1962 Expendi- tures
Balance 12/31/62
$
$ 14,521.00
$ (217.95)
$ 14,303.05
School Dept. Capital Outlay
$ 8,353.88
$ 5,949.17
12,980.00
12,980.00
School Dept. Special
11,792.75
1,187.25
13,405.00
13,405.00
School Dept. Health
12,875.82
529.18
36,835.00
36,835.00
School Dept. General Control.
29,943.83
6,891.17
16,677.00
16,677.00
School Dept. Auxiliary Agencies
15,434.42
1,242.58
1,042,977.00
1,042,977.00
School Dept. Expense of Instruction
1,042,311.69
665.31
135,460.00
135,460.00
School Dept. Plant Operation .
135,447.29
12.71
23,100.00
23,100.00
Athletic Field Fencing .
17,234.00
5,866.00
12,500.00
12,500.00
Construction Four Tennis Courts .
12,500.00
21,028.00
21,028.00
Allen Memorial Library, Salaries
19,315.13
1,712.87
500.00
500.00
Allen Memorial Library, Capital Expend.
500.00
9,033.00
818.35
9,851.35
Allen Memorial Library, Expense .
9,515.84
335.51
11,338.00
11,338.00
Peirce Memorial Library, Salaries .
10,960.86
377.14
5,214.00
461.36
5,675.36
Peirce Memorial Library, Expense .
5,647.37
27.99
350.00
357.00
707.00
Peirce Memorial Library, Capital Expend.
707.00
1,300.00
1,300.00
Peirce Memorial Library, Cataloguing Bks.
1,299.67
.33
10,000.00 957,404.63
967,404.63
Hatherly School Construction
628,944.05
338,460.58
727.99
727.99
Wampatuck School Construction
727.99
2,310.08
2,310.08
Senior High School Construction .
2,310.08
10,284.86
8.46
10,293.32
Junior High Addition Construction
269.24
10,024.08
8,918.00
8,918.00
Junior High Alteration
997.00
7,921.00
7,217.77
7,217.77
Senior High Equipment, Article 51
2,018.93
5,198.84
31.85
31.85
Regional School Dist. Planning Comm. South Shore Regional School District
34,051.16
397.33
397.33
Town Office Bldg., Police & Fire Station .
95.38
301.95
50.00
50.00
Wampatuck School Playground
48.15
1.85
19.00
19.00
Hatherly School Playground
18.34
.66
22,640.33
22,640.33
Hatherly School 1961 Plans
22,640.33
29,610.00
29,610.00
Recreation Labor
27,647.95
1,962.05
2,950.00
2,950.00
Recreation Equipment Maintenance
2,780.02
169.98
5,935.00
5,935.00
Recreation Expense
5,666.31
268.69
100.00
100.00
Recreation Equipment Rental
· ·
8,315.00
900.00
9,215.00
Recreation Lifeguards & Beaches
9,184.50
30.50
2,600.00
2,600.00
Recreation Capital Expense
.
.
2,558.15
41.85
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·
·
.
31.85
34,051.16
34,051.16
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100.00
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162
SUMMARY (Continued)
Balance January 1, 1962
Appro- priations 1962
Receipts and Transfers
Totals
Account
1962 Expendi - tures
Balance 12/31/62
$
$ 4,195.00
$
$ 4,195.00
Town Reports
$ 4,159.53
$ 35.47
1,300.00
25.00
1,325.00
Public Buildings Custodian's Salary
1,310.71
14.29
3,135.00
40.00
3,175.00
Public Expense
3,168.00
7.00
500.00
500.00
Band Concerts
500.00
20,558.00
20,558.00
Insurance
19,791.38
766.62
31,000.00
30,879.55
61,879.55
Contributory Group Insurance
59,128.21
2,751.34
125.00
125.00
Channel Markings
125.00
100.00
100.00
County Aid to Agriculture
100.00
40.00
40.00
Veterans' Day
38.63
1.37
1,075.00
1,075.00
Memorial Day
1,074.22
.78
350.00
350.00
Quarters VFW
350.00
350.00
350.00
Quarters American Legion
350.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Control of Shellfish Warden's Salary
3,500.00
700.00
700.00
Control of Shellfish Expense . .
3 82.17
317.83
500.00
500.00
Control of Shellfish State Subsidy .
497.03
2.97
400.00
400.00
Fish & Game Conservation
400.00
4,387.75
4,387.75
County Tax 1961
4,387.75
County Tax 1962
85,283.49
5,453.93
586.83
12,071.07
12,071.07
State Tax 1962
11,392.36
678.71
47,289.00
47,289.00
Retirement System & Pensions
47,289.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Bound Brook Stream Clearance
1,500.00
300.00
300.00
Development & Industrial Commission
300.00
188.68
300.00
488.68
Conservation Commission .
165.40
323.28
414.50
414.50
Minot Comfort Station Construction
·
2,500.00
2,500.00
Municipal Consultant - Public Works Leonard Backer Land .
2,500.00
6,350.00
737.64
737.64
Bills of Previous Years .
737.64
1,150.00
1,150.00
Water Dept. Commissioner's Salaries
1,149.50
.50
6,695.00
6,695.00
Water Dept. Superintendent's Salary
6,695.00
6,705.00
6,705.00
Water Dept. Clerical Salaries
6,011.74
693.26
37,577.00
37,577.00
Water Dept. Other Salaries
37,033.76
543.24
12,000.00
82.99
12,082.99
Water Dept. Power, Fuel & Light
12,082.46
.53
4,889.00
4,889.00
Water Dept. Water Purchase .
4,888.79
.21
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·
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163
90,737.42 (586.83)
90,737.42
State Tax 1961
·
·
6,350.00
6,350.00
·
.
414.50
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SUMMARY (Continued)
Balance
January 1, 1962
Appro- priations 1962
Receipts and Transfers
Totals
Account
1962 Expendi - tures
Balance 12/31/62
$
$
20,000.00
$
$ 20,000.00
Water Dept. Service Supplies .
$ 16,434.03
$ 3,565.97
15,000.00
15,000.00
Water Dept. Main Supplies .
11,773.31
3,226.69
2,335.00
2,335.00
Water Dept. Property Maintenance
1,431.28
903.72
8,000.00
8,000.00
Water Dept. Exploration .
5,170.37
2,829.63
30,595.00
30,595.00
Water Dept. Other Expense
23,765.20
6,829.80
2,842.49
2,842.49
Water Dept. Gravel Packed Well
563.95
2,278.54
6,000.00
6,000.00
3/4 Ton Truck
4,788.00
1,212.00
5,000.00
125,000.00
130,000.00
New Water Tank
89,780.95
40,219.05
3,000.00
3,000.00
Public Landings Harbormaster's Salary
3,000.00
2,500.00
115.53
2,615.53
Public Landings Expense
2,615.53
750.00
750.00
Care of Veterans' Graves
564.00
186.00
721.31
721.31
Town Pier Repairs
721.31
109,643.00
109,643.00
Interest
109,642.50
.50
1,224.00
1,224.00
Interest on Water Loans
1,224.00
17,000.00
17,000.00
Interest on Temporary Loans
10,994.71
6,005.29
274.000.00
274,000.00
Maturing Debt
274,000.00
12,000.00
12,000.00
Maturing Debt - Water
12,000.00
.
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TOWN OF SCITUATE BALANCE SHEET - December 31, 1962 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Cash:
$1,078,386.10
In Banks:
Unclaimed Checks .
$
1,409.70
Petty Cash Advances:
Trust Fund Income: Income from Trust Funds. . $
382.79
Water Dept. 15.00
Everett. Torrey Park Fund 33.00 415.79
Sch. & Pub. Bldg. Comm. 25.00
Refund Recoveries
13,752.87
School Dept. 20.00
Lunch Program . 70.00
Zoning Bd.of Appeals 25.00
Advisory Committee 20.00
215.00
Total Cash
.. . $1,078,601.10
Accounts Receivable: Taxes;
1958
Poll
82.00
82.00
1959
Poll
590.00
Personal
605.80
1,195.80
1960
Poll
622.00
Vocational:
Public Law 864
Title 3A.
1,259.25
Title 5
1,145.03
Public Law 874
Chap. 621, Acts 1953
16,191.28
18,595.56
Real Estate
24,079.35
29,890.15
1962
Poll
2,984.00
Lunch Program .
18,542.30
Personal
17,216.52
Real Estate
151,198.92
171,399.44
Total
208,413.33
Appropriation Balances: Encumberances:
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Aid to Dependent Children,
Assistance ·
· 4,294.13
Administration 3,728.85
8,022.98
Old Age Assistance,
Assistance 32,266.04
Administration . 1,492.77
33,758.81
Disability Assistance,
Assistance 4,679.30
Administration . 2,939.24
7,618.54
75,756.80
Personal
1,481.64
Real Estate 1961
3,742.30
5,845.94
·
Poll
876.00
Personal
4,934.80
Revolving Funds:
Athletic Fund .
1,763.39
20,305.69
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Tailings:
Collector .
$ 40.00
Federal Grants:
Medical Aid to Aged, Assistance . . $ 21,562.35
Administration 4,794.12
26,356.47
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BALANCE SHEET (Continued)
Motor Vehicle:
Fire Dept. Equip.
1957
$ 652.09
Main. & Rep. .. . $
965.00
1958
973.78
Cont. Dutch Elm Dis. Exp. .
10.26
Health Dept. Exp.
506.00 $
1,481.26
Other:
Civilian Defense . 1,716.84
Shore Protection. 18,887.50
No. Scituate, Humarock
Apportioned Street Assessment:
Added to Taxes - 1960
34.50
Added to Taxes - 1961
42.25
Restoration
8,500.00
Added to Taxes - 1962
78.15
Comm.Sewerage
Committed Interest - 1960
4.16
Invest. .
557.22
Committed Interest - 1961
3.40
Committed Interest - 1962
3.16
Unapportioned Street Assessments
8,911.81
9,077.43
Chapter 90
1959-1961
27,611.68
Tax Titles
10,446.06
Tax Possessions
3,378.12
13,824.18
Land Damage -
Kent St.Art.71. 1,914.00
Hazel - Front 135.60
Tilden - Hazel .
30.50
Aid to Dependent Children
2,094.29
Public Welfare.
1,621.21
Veterans' Benefits
1,674.70
5,650.66
Sidewalk:
Tilden, Art.58 474.85
Irving,Art. 59 .
638.80
Aid to Highways:
State
15,215.80
County
7,607.90
22,823.70
Egypt, Art.47
13.24
Water:
Levy 1960 .
4.30
Four Tennis Courts Article 39 .
12,500.00
Levy 1962 .
26,502.90
Peirce Lib. Cat.
Liens Added to Taxes 1960 ·
236.75
Books, Art. 33 . .33
Liens Added to Taxes 1961 ·
825.54
Hatherly School
Liens Added to Taxes 1962 .
2,659.43
33,124.96
Constr.Art. 34 . 338,460.58
.
1961
30,702.00
1962
92,888.48
$ 154,091.97
Beaches
8,360.30
No. Scituate Beach
Sewerage Disposal Article 28 .
2,000.00
1962 Art. 48 .
9,000.00
Departmental:
Old Age Assistance
260.46
Construction: Curtis-Nelson
5.76
Drainage:
· Athletic Field Fence Article 38
5,866.00
Levy 1961 .
.
2,896.04
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1959
11,467.95
1960
17,407.67
167
BALANCE SHEET (Continued)
Overlay Deficit: Overlay 1960 Overlay 1962
.
$ 656.75 4,997.20 $
5,653.95
Loans Authorized
19,500.00
Senior High Equip. Article 51 . $
5,198.84 Reg. Sch. Dist.
Planning Com. . 31.85
Wampatuck School Playground .
1.85
Hatherly School Playground .66
Town Hall Emergency
Generator . · 75.00
Town Forests . ·
45.09
Highway - Four
Door Sedan .
25.00
Front End Loader
155.84
1 1/2 ton Dump Truck .
2,352.00
Water Dept. -
3/4 ton Truck ·
1,212.00
Care of Veterans'
Graves .
186.00
Boundbrook Stream Clearance . ·
1,500.00
Dev. & Ind.
Commission . · 300.00
Conserv. Com. .
323.28
Minot Comfort Sta.
414.50
Leonard Backer
Land
6,350.00
Gravel-packed
Well, Art. 21
2,278.54
New Water Tank,
Article 43 . 40,219.05
Town Pier Repairs
721.31
498,064.01
.
Non-Revenue Loan Balances: Wampatuck School Construction . 727.99
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BALANCE SHEET (Continued)
Senior High School
Construction . $ 2,310.08
Junior High Add. 10,024.08
Junior High Alt. . 7,921.00
Town Office Bldg. 301.95 $ 21,285.10 $ 520,830.37
Sale of Real Estate 13,290.00
Receipts Reserved for Appropriation: Road Machinery Fund
3,355.98
Overestimates: County Tax 1962
5,453.93
State Tax 1962
678.71
6,132.64
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
Overlay 1958
82.00
Overlay 1959
1,195.80
Overlay 1961
8,269.03
9,546.83
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
12,105.89
Revenue Reserves Until Collected:
Motor Excise Revenue .
154,091.97
Special Assessment Revenue 9,077.43
Departmental Revenue
5,650.66
Tax Title Revenue .
10,446.06
Tax Possession Revenue
3,378.12
Water Revenue
33,124.96
215,769.20
Reserve for Petty Cash Advance
215.00
Collector's Unidentified Receipts .
100.45
Surplus Revenue, Excess & Deficiency
579,678.51
Loans Authorized and Unissued
19,500.00
Temp. Loan Anticipation Reimbursement
40,000.00
DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNT
Apportioned Street Assessments Not Due: Street Assessments 1962 $ 4,420.91
Apportioned Street Assessment Revenue:
Due in 1963 . ·
481.26
Due in 1964 .
231.15
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BALANCE SHEET (Continued)
Due in 1965 . $ 231.15 Due in 1966 to 1980 3,477.35 $ 4,420.91
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt ·
$ 4,415,590.00
Serial Loans - General: Central Elemen. School . $ 180,000.00 Remodel. & Add. to High School . 474,000.00 Jenkins School &
Cafeteria . 220,000.00
Wampatuck & Jenkins
Schools .
.
520,000.00
Town Office Bldgs. 385,000.00 Sr. & Jr. High Addition 1,495,000.00
Hatherly School .
956,590.00 4,230,590.00
Water Loans:
3A to N. Scituate. 60,000.00
New Standpipe · 125,000.00 185,000.00 4,415,590.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust & Investment Funds - Cash & Securities 29,323.93
Welfare Funds:
Eliza Jenkins .
·
3,020.80
Lucy O. Thomas . 1,000.00
Sarah J. Wheeler
988.22
Hannah Dean
Miller 1,952.63
Cornelia M. Allen .
5,086.68
524.71
George O. Allen . Benjamin T. Ellms ·
4,000.00
Scituate Welfare . 459.85
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BALANCE SHEET (Continued)
Ella Gertrude
Gardner ·
$ 9,107.53 26,140.42
Park Funds - Everett Torrey
300.00
Cemetery Funds:
Clara T. Bates 376.95
Emeline A. Jacobs
145.36
522.31
Invest. Funds - Post War Savings
746.50
Scholarship - Benjamin Feinberg
1,614.70 $ 29,323.93
$6,000,096.12
$ 6,000,096.12
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REPORT OF THE SOUTH SHORE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE
School was opened in September, before completion of the construction. This resulted in some inconvenience and overworking of the staff but we considered this preferable to delaying the opening. The pupils are enthusiastic about the school and we find them applying themselves very well. Discipline problems have been minor, due to some extent to the fact that all pupils understand that they may remain enrolled only so long as they behave and succeed in their studies. Voca- tional courses inevitably involve hazards and it is essential that every pupil have his wits about him at all times, not only to prevent injury to himself but to others. Obviously, horseplay cannot be tolerated for a moment. This requires that pupils grow up rather suddenly. Some may not be able to do this and must be dropped.
During the school year 1962-1963 we have only first year pupils and somewhat more than half the staff which will eventually be required. In the school year 1963-1964 we will have about half the enrollment capacity and nearly a full staff.
In January we offered seven evening trade extension courses. These are given for persons who in their usual employment have need of the instruction. They are quite different from the industrial arts programs given in our local high schools.
The eventual cost of operation of this school will be very small but for the first few years it will be substantial because the state reimbursement is not made for several years after the expenditures are made. For the calendar year 1963 the costs AFTER full reimbursement has been paid will be as follows: Abington $207.69; Cohasset, $1,334.86; Hanover, $4,991.04; Norwell a gain of $1,782.87; Rockland, $19,241.73; and Scituate, $525.59, a total of $23,366.86. The costs to each town is determined by the number of pupils attending and state reimburse- ment formulae.
Visitors to the school are welcome at any time, and we hope that both parents and business representatives will become acquainted with what we are doing for the community.
Respectfully submitted,
NELS H. SANDBERG
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SCITUATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE
TO
9
ISATUIT
INCORPORATED.
For the Year Ending December 31
1962
TOWN OF SCITUATE ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE SCITUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Dear Fellow Citizens,
In reviewing reports of the Public Schools in this section of the Town Report for the past ten years, it is immediately apparent that we in Scituate have been preoccupied for a long time with crises resulting from the lack of sufficient school housing. Unfortunately this is still true.
Presently our fourth elementary school, the first in six years, is under con- struction. It is already a certainty that when it opens next September most of the sixth grade will remain in the junior high school because the number of elementary grade children we shall have will exceed the capacity of four schools by about 300.
This is consistent with the calculations worked out in the fall of 1960 when the Hatherly School was being planned (at which time the sixth grade was already housed in the newly completed wing of the junior high). It was computed that,. by moving the ninth grade to the new high school when it opened, the capacities of our two secondary schools would permit this arrangement for two or three years. Current enrollment projections indicate that it will be possible only through June 1965.
The clear impact of this is that we shall need a fifth elementary school by September 1965. In order to have it ready in time it will be necessary to purchase land and provide money for architect's plans this year. Toward this purpose two articles have been placed in the Warrant for next month's Town Meeting. We respectfully urge your support for these articles. If we begin the 30 month build- ing schedule now, we shall be able for the very first time to complete a school when it is needed, rather than one, two, or three years after it is needed. Housing is not the prime requisite of education but without an adequate quantity of it we cannot conduct our educational program effectively and we cannot get our money's worth for the substantial amount we spend annually on the program itself.
Worrying about inadequate housing, however, is not the only concern of a school committee. Its first responsibility is educational standards and the ad- ministrative leadership necessary to reach the laudably high goals that you, the community, have set for your schools. On the question of leadership your Com- mittee last April reached a decision which resulted in our setting forth to obtain a new superintendent of schools.
In all the literature on the function of school committees one constantly finds the statement that the hiring of a superintendent is far and away the most im- portant single act they perform. It was with a sober realization of this undoubted truth that we began the task. We were determined to perform it well.
After carefully assessing the dimensions and characteristics of our particular situation, we prepared a profile (in terms of personal qualities, education, and experience) of the kind of man needed, in our judgment, to make a good Scituate Superintendent of Schools. We tested this in consultation with our five principals and then presented it to the Harvard and Boston University Graduate Schools of
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Education, asking that each provide us with the names of five men who best fitted our requirements, whether or not they were seeking a new position.
We worked almost entirely from this list, giving consideration to only four of the number who applied on their own. The entire selection process took from April 12 until July 5. (The Chairman would like to note here that from June 1 until August 20 George C. Young, fellow member and an experienced school ad- ministrator, served most capably and without recompense as Acting Superintend- ent. For this unselfish service to his community the other four members and, we are sure, the community itself are deeply grateful.)
If time proves that the Committee chose wisely, 1962 may mark a significant turning point in the history of the Scituate Public Schools -- the year when they completed the tumultuous, difficult process of growing up and entered a period of maturity. Your schools have the tools with which to meet the test of quality in a decade which has demonstrated as never before the value of good education. Your schools, in short, can be as good as you want them to be.
Respectfully,
THE SCITUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
ROBERT C. MacARTHUR, JR., Chairman LEON R. OLIVER, Secretary EDWIN P. GUNN
MARGARET McJ. SMELZER
GEORGE C. YOUNG
DIRECTORY
THE SCITUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Robert C. MacArthur, Jr., Chairman
1963
305 Country Way, Scituate --- LInden 5-2883
Leon R. Oliver, Secretary .
42. Common Street, Scituate LInden 5-0192 1965
Edwin P. Gunn 684 Country Way, North Scituate LInden 5-0698 1964
1965
Mrs. Carl B. Smelzer
24 Curtis Street, Egypt LInden 5-3444
1963
George C. Young
20 Lawson Road, Egypt -- LInden 5-1821
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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
L. Munro Grandy, D. Ed., Superintendent of Schools Office, Administration Building Cudworth Road, LInden 5-3704
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Edward L. Stewart, Ed. M., Principal LInden 5-3300
Office, 606 Chief Justice Cushing Way
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Thomas E. Abbott, B. Ed., Principal . LInden 5-3360
Office, First Parish Road
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Joseph C. Driscoll, Ed. M., Principal
Office, Branch Street
LInden 5-3305
JENKINS SCHOOL
Guido J. Risi, Ed.M., Principal
Office, First Parish Road
LInden 5-3356
WAMPATUCK SCHOOL
William A. Lincoln, Ed.M., Principal
Office, Tilden Road LInden 5-3310
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee and Citizens of Scituate:
It is with extreme pleasure and optimism that I present my first annual re- port as superintendent of the Scituate Public Schools.
It would be presumptuous on my part, in view of a relatively short tenure, to make an evaluation of the progress made by the various divisions during the year 1962.
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However, an overview of the system as a whole indicates that its targets are on the frontiers of learning which bring the findings of research into the class- rooms.
The general pattern of this report will focus on the future as it relates to the foundations set in the past.
Organization and Administration
Scituate, I believe, is ready to move out of the tightly structured graded sys- tem at the elementary level into one which is more flexible and geared to the varying degrees of physical, emotional, and learning growth which appears among its students.
Such new developments as the Ungraded Primary, Team Teaching, and Team Learning should be investigated and tailored to fit the particular needs of this school system.
Large and small group instruction at the secondary level should be investigated and evaluated.
School Staff
Any reputation that a school system might have or make in its pursuit of ex- cellence is merely a reflection of what takes place day by day in the classroom under the direction and guidance of competent and dedicated teachers.
We in Scituate must, therefore, continue to support a program which en- courages continuous professional growth among our present staff members and maintains a financial posture which will enable us to attract superior personnel as the need for additions and replacements to the staff emerges.
School Program
It has been said "that the curriculum is the sum total of the school's efforts to influence learning whether in the classroom, on the playground or out of school."
Curriculum development is an ongoing operation and must be geared to a dynamic and changing society.
Science
Scituate has made significant strides in the specific areas of Science, namely the new PSSC approach to Physics, the new approach to Biology and a coordinated program for General Science grades 7 thru 9.
Mathematics
The area of Mathematics has received considerable attention. In grades 7 - 12 an accelerated program has evolved, and the new School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG) program is contemplated for grades 5 - 9.
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Foreign Language
The Foreign Language program (French) beginning in grade 4 will be con- tinuous thru grade 12.
The use of tapes and electronic devices in this field has advanced to a point where language laboratory facilities and TV are part of the everyday tools used by teachers and pupils alike.
The Humanities
The "cultural lag" which has plagued humanity since recorded history still remains. In view of the rapid advances made in communication media and trans- portation, paralleled by the emergence of new nations, we must without delay bring about a "breakthrough" in the fields of English, Social Studies and the Arts similar to that which has been made in Sciences, Mathematics and the Foreign Languages.
It is evident from the brief description of subject area advances which are now in operation, that the Public Schools of Scituate are sensitive and receptive to new approaches to the education of its youth. However, a successful and quality program must have as its base Written Curricula from kindergarten thru grade twelve.
Therefore, immediate action on the part of faculty and staff should focus on the development of curriculum guides in all areas --- English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language and the auxiliary areas of Business Education, Industrial Arts, Home Economics, Music, Art and Physical Education.
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