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650.00
Overdrafts Chap. 90 Construction and
Maintenance
9,495.52
9,495.52
Unexpended Appropriation Balances 13,691.94 Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus 17,690.72
Overlay Reserve for Abatement of Taxes Levy of 1950 167.54
Levy of 1951 5,401.26
Levy of 1952 5,891.80 11,460.60
Revenue Reserved until Collected Motor Vehicle Excise and Trailer 2,740.94 Tax Title and Tax Possessions 3,318.92
Departmental 1,133.09 7,192.95
Water
5,912.89
5,912.89
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Aid to Highways Chap. 90 9,500.00
9,500.00
Surplus Revenuc 71,392.53
$143,357.37 $143,357.37
Report of the Highway Department
GENERAL HIGHWAY
Labor:
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$1,596.00
Joseph A. Farley
1,076.00
Joseph Harrison
888.20
Joseph R. Nunes
322.00
George Veiga
238.00
Ray Buckley
168.00
Raymond Winslow
224.00
Alec Santos
116.00
Peter Perkins
118.80
Peter Wertz
180.90
John W. Nunes
182.00
Antone Nunes
152.00
Robert Walker
88.00
Edward Alves
32.00
Frank Caton
24.00
Thomas Benjamin
11.50
Donat Couet
10.00
Ralph Cathcart
16.00
Donald Wood
22.00
Edward Costa
16.00
Robert Cathcart
15.00
Winthrop Cash
16.00
Joseph Costa
12.00
Lawrence Farley
8.00
Walter Bowman
8.00
James Donnelly, Jr.
8.00
Paul Bradley
4.00
Total Labor :
$5,552.40
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Expenses :
Warren Bros. Roads Co., Stone and Road Mix $657.93 DeCoffe's Servcie Station, Gas, Oil, etc. 190.04
Sheerin Electric Co., Keys .75
Brodeur's Machine Shop, For Welding
34.05
F. S. Brightman Company, Office Supplies 12.73
Acushnet Saw Mills Co., Siding for Town Barn 75.45
Woodmancse Mfg. Co., Supplies
5.06
Baker Tractor Corp., Parts
14.13
De Wolf & Vincent, Hardware
6.51
N. P. Hayes Co., Rule, Level and Cord
12.10
Motor Sales Company, Repairs to trucks, parts, etc. 81.12
The Commonwealth of Mass., Road Signs, Posts, etc. 40.30
Brightman Steel Company, Steel Grader Blades 46.37
St. Germain Bros., Concrete Sand 37.85
Donat Couet, Repair Hoist and Tailboard, etc. 18.20
C. E. Beckman Co., Brushes, Springs, Bearings 21.97
Joseph Mello, Use of Roller 45.00
Frank Linhares, Jr., Trailer Hire
30.00
The Trading Post, Gas and Oil 51.52
Walter E. Tripp and Sons, For Parts
47.55
Clyde Everett Equipment Co., 1 Bearing
2.84
Manuel R. Nunes, Truck Hire
24.00
Bourdon and Warren, Shovel and Bulldozer Work 582.40
Shuster Company, Material and Supplies
306.54
Weeks Service Station, Gas and Oil
30.77
Tractors Incorporated, Parts, etc. 56.50
Wordell Seed Store, Supplies 8.82
Columbian Steel Company, Grader Blades, etc. 484.36 Tri-City Concrete Co., Redi-Mix Concrete 28.95
City of New Bedford, Use of Road Roller 40.00
Frank LeBaron, Making Grade Stakes 15.00
Ralph C. Dunn, Insurance on Trucks 160.00
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Smith Mills Hardware Co., Tamper and Hook Handles 7.19
Winters Insurance Agency, Insurance 102.60
Common Park Hydraulic Jack Co., Snow-plow Lift 29.85
John P. Condon Corp., Bit. Concrete at Plant 24.00
T. A. Denault & Son, Sewer Pipe 9.00
New Bedford Asphalt Co., Road Mix 47.10
H. A. Suddard, Inc., Repair Truck-Labor, etc. 101.91
The Town Shop, Hose, Gloves, etc. 49.97
Victor Medeiros, 4 Yds. Sand 5.00
Carlos Figueiredo, Sharpening Lawnmower 1.75
Big 3 Saw Mill Co., Lumber, Nails, Paint, Brushes, etc. 630.12
Nemasket Transportation Co., Express charges 3.30
Building Materials Co., For cement 9.24
Clark-Wilcox Company, Rental of Spreader, Repair Kohler Engine 347.16
Joe's Service Station, For gas and oil 14.50
Freddie's Texaco Station, Gas, Oil, Kerosene, Mdse., Tires, Repairs, Batteries, etc. 940.50
Frank W. Fraits, Sharp, Picks, Axes, Bars, Hoes, etc. 16.00
Walter C. Dexter, Storage of Roller, Cutting Pipe, and Sharp. Lawnmower 19.50
Potter and Casey, Welding Dump Truck 4.50
Sheet Metal Spec. Co., Metal Signs 18.00
Cork Greenwood, For gas and oil 33.82
Dahill Company, Salt and Calcium Chloride 239.28
Torres and Sons, For Fuel Oil for Grader 49.40
Russell, Milhench and Harrison, 1-4 in. Sheave 1.50
The Darwin Press, 400 Payroll Sheets 48.00
Dyar Sales and Machinery Co., Electric Hoist 219.98 Power Pak, 1 Hvy. Duty T-25 Light 22.95
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Tex's Service Station, For Gas and Oil
199.36
General Supply Company, Supplies, such . as Bolts, etc. 77.24
N. B. Gas & Edison Light Co., Power at Crusher 23.83
Total Expenditures
$12,072.76
Appropriation
$11,600.00
Transferred
500.00
Total Appropriation
12,100.00
Balance
$27.24
In closing my report, I wish to take this opportun- ity to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to all the Voters of the Town for their loyal support and interest in my behalf during the special election for the office of Highway Surveyor on May 6, 1952. the results of which were most gratifying.
I also, thank the Board of Selectmen for their most able assistance during the past year and all the others who have been so cooperative.
Respectfully submitted,
MANUEL R. NUNES, JR.,
Highway Surveyor
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TARRING ACCOUNT
Labor:
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$154.00
Joseph Farley
120.00
Joseph R. Nunes
80.00
Alec Santos
80.00
Raymond Winslow
40.00
George Veiga
80.00
Peter Perkins
72.00
John W. Nunes
72.00
Robert Walker
40.00
John Raphael
48.00
Robert Raphael
40.00
Expenses :
Tri-City Concrete Co., For Sand
$19.00
G. A. Winter Company, Road Asphalt
1,814.24
Warren Bros. Roads Co., Pea Stone
693.74
Bourdon and Warren, Use of Roller
540.00
Manuel A. Deniz, Truck Hire
48.00
Manuel R. Nunes, Truck Hire
216.00
Joseph A. Farley, Truck Hire
192.00
Appropriation
$4,350.00
Expenditures
4,348.98
Balance
$1.02
TINKHAMTOWN ROAD
Labor:
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$84.00
Joseph Farley
60.00
Joseph R. Nunes
34.00
Alec Santos 34.00
George Veiga
34.00
Peter Perkins
30.60
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John W. Nunes
40.00
Robert Raphael
16.00
John Raphael
16.00
Raymond Winslow
34.00
Expenses :
Warren Bros. Roads Co., For Pea Stone
$706.04
G. A. Winter Co., For Asphalt 507.60
Bourdon and Warren, Use of Roller and Truck 300.00
Joseph Farley, Truck Hire
48.00
Manuel R. Nunes, Truck Hire
48.00
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Total Expenses
1,992.24
Balance
$7.76
PARK STREET
Labor:
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$31.50
Joseph A. Farley
27.00
Caton Aeillo
8.00
John Nunes
16.00
Alec Santos
8.00
Walter Bowman
8.00
Expenses :
Warren Bros. Roads Co., For Stone
$363.49
G. A. Winter Company, For Asphalt
262.96
Bourdon and Warren, Shovel
108.00
Manuel R. Nunes, Truck
48.00
Gallo Construction Co., Roller
45.00
DeCoffe's Service Station, Kerosene and Gas
23.96
Appropriation
$950.00
Total Expenses
949.91
Balance
$ .09
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RESURFACING AUCOOT ROAD
Labor:
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$70.00
Joseph Farley
60.00
George Veiga
40.00
Joseph Nunes
40.00
Alec Santos
40.00
Peter Perkins
14.40
Robert Walker
8.00
Ralph Cathcart
32.00
Expenses :
G. A. Winter Co., Road Asphalt
$183.30
Bourdon and Warren, Roller and Trailer
124.00
Charles H. Wing, For Gravel
267.50
Manuel R. Nunes, Trucking
96.00
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Total Expenses
975.20
Balance
$24.80
PEARL STREET SIDEWALK
Labor:
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$182.00
Joseph Farley
138.00
George Veiga
69.00
Walter Bowman
69.00
Joseph R. Nunes
69.00
Ray I. Bradley
86.00
Russell Tinkham
8.00
Alec Santos
69.00
John W. Nunes
24.00
2.33
Expenses :
Warren Bros. Roads Company, Pea Stone
$358.18
Fiare A. Tavano, Use of Roller
25.00
Appropriation
$1,100.00
Total Expenses
1,097.18
Balance
$2.82
RESURFACING OAKLAND STREET
Labor:
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$224.00
Joseph Farley
174.00
George Veiga
92.00
Walter Bowman, Jr.
92.00
Alec Santos
96.00
Joseph Nunes
68.00
Ray Bradley
80.00
Russell Tinkham
15.00
John W. Nunes
8.00
Expenses :
New Eng. Concrete Pipe Corp., For Pipe
$68.40
Bourdon and Warren, Shovel Hire 128.00
G. A. Winter Company, Road Asphalt
542.85
Warren Bros. Roads Co., For Pea Stone New Eng. Metal Culvert Co.,
623.34
Pipe and Couplings
138.60
Gallo Construction Co., Road Roller
100.00
Joseph A. Farley, For Truck
24.00
Manuel R. Nunes, For Truck
24.00
Appropriation
$2,500.00
Total Expenses
2,498.19
Balance $1.81
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MANUEL LINHARES AVENUE (DRAIN)
Labor :
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$210.00
Joseph Farley
168.00
George Veiga
104.00
Joseph R. Nunes
96.00
Walter Bowman
104.00
Alec Santos
104.00
Ray I. Bradley
100.00
John W. Nunes
32.00
Antone J. Nunes
12.00
Expenses :
New Eng. Concrete Pipe Co., For Pipe
$402.42
A. W. Winters, For Shovel
120.00
Bourdon and Warren, For Roller
342.00
Warren Bros. Roads Co., For Stone
95.30
Southeastern Construction, Cement Blocks
86.16
Ernest W. Briggs, Use of Backhoe 83.50
Manuel Nunes, Sr., Gravel and Stone
40.00
Appropriation
$2,100.00
Total Expenses
2,099.38
Balance
$.62
NORTH STREET MANHOLE
Labor:
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$42.00
Joseph Farley
36.00
John W. Nunes
16.00
Ray I. Bradley
16.00
235
Expenses :
Big 3 Lumber Co., Cement and Brick $173.64
New Eng. Metal Culvert Co., For Pipe 105.60
T. A. Denault & Son, Sewer Pipe and Brick 41.75
So. Construction Co., Manhole Rings and Blocks 54.88 E. L. LeBaron Foundry, Grates and Frames 139.68
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Total Expenses
625.55
Balance
$374.45
CHAPTER 90 - NORTH STREET DRAIN
Labor :
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$681.50
Joseph Farley
563.00
Joseph Harrison
113.70
Anthony Nunes
103.50
John W. Nunes
280.00
Maurice Linhares
10.00
George Veiga
342.00
Robert Walker
315.00
Joseph Costa
40.00
Tex Francisco
126.25
Edwin Judson
12.00
Manuel Cabral
28.00
Antone Francis
17.00
James Donnelly, Jr.
58.00
$2,689.95
Expenses :
So. Eastern Construction Co., Manhole Covers, Catch Basins, Blocks and Plates $895.28
Bourdon and Warren, 14 ft. 10 in. Culvert Pipe 21.56
Big 3 Lumber Company, For Cement 85.05
New Eng. Concrete Pipe Co., For 10 in - 12 in. and 15 in. Pipe 2,217.22
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Pimental & Borges, For Tractor Hire 1,145.45 Plumbers Supply Co., 52 lb. Bale Oakum 12.48
E. L. LeBaron Foundry Co., For Manhole Rings and Covers, also Frames and Grates 790.20
Frank Linhares, Jr., Backhoe and Compressor and 1 Catch Basin Cover and Ring 2,142.50
Appropriation
$10,000.00
Total Expenses
9,999.69
Balance
$ .31
CHAPTER 90 - NORTH STREET CONSTRUCTION
Labor:
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$658.00
Joseph Farley
558.00
Caton Aiello
36.00
John W. Nunes
224.00
Alec Santos
348.00
Peter Perkins
57.60
Raymond Winslow
36.00
Peter Wertz
28.80
Walter Bowman
256.00
George Veiga
192.00
Joseph Nunes
112.00
Robert Raphael
24.00
Antone Nunes
40.00
Ray Buckley
16.00
Russell Tinkham
8.00
Ray I. Bradley
24.00
$2,618.40
Expenses :
Frank Linhares, Jr.
$1,989.60
Bourdon and Warren
66.00
Pimental and Borges, For Tractor Hire
87.00
G. A. Winter Company : For Asphalt
1,173.56
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E. L. LeBaron Foundry Co. 169.32
So. Eastern Construction Co., Blocks 79.44
New Eng. Concrete Pipe Co., For Pipe
105.00
Warren Bros. Roads Co., For Stone
2,108.56
Manuel R. Nunes, Sr., For Gravel 268.65
Maxwell Gifford, Roller Man
70.40
Gallo Construction Co., For Roller Hire
335.60
Manuel R. Nunes, For Truck Hire
420.00
Joseph A. Farley, For Truck Hire
180.00
Manuel A. Deniz, For Truck Hire
96.00
Manuel A. Borges, For Truck Hire
228.00
Appropriation
$10,000.00
Total Expenses
9,995.53
Balance
$4.47
CHAPTER 90 WORK - MAINTENANCE
Labor:
Manuel R. Nunes, Jr.
$196.00
Joseph A. Farley
168.00
George Veiga
172.00
Joseph Nunes
132.00
Alec Santos
116.00
Walter Bowman
124.00
Gerald Smith
16.00
John W. Nunes
78.75
Milton Heuberger
16.00
Peter Wertz
14.40
Peter Perkins
3.60
Robert Raphael
8.00
Antone Nunes
32.00
Maurice Linhares
8.00
Ray I. Bradley
16.00
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Expenses :
Gallo Construction Co., Use of Roller
$116.20
Koppers Company, For Asphalt 280.95
Warren Bros. Roads Co., For Half in. Stone
998.45
G. A. Winter Company, For Asphalt
399.64
Maxwell Gifford, Roller Operator
19.20
Caton Aeillo, Roller Operator
12.80
Manuel R. Nunes, Trucking
72.00
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Total Expenses
2,999.99
Balance
$ .01
Respectfully submitted,
MANUEL R. NUNES, JR.
Highway Surveyor
IN MEMORIAM
JOHN C. PERRY
August 29, 1898 January 9, 1952 Served the Town as Herring Inspector Member of the Town Planning Board
CHARLES H. JOHNSON, JR.
July 15, 1880 May 12, 1952
Served the Town as Town Clerk Teacher of Wood Working at Center School
FRANK G. ABBE
July 29, 1877 June 11, 1952 Served the Town as Former Chairman of Town Finance Committee
HERBERT A. BARLOW
October 19, 1875
June 22, 1952
Served the Town as The First Plumbing Inspector
CARLETON B. FORMAN
April 15, 1893 November 13, 1952
Served the Town as Shellfish Constable
JONATHAN H. HOLMES
October 18, 1876
December 11, 1952
Served the Town on Several Town Committees
TOWN OF MATTAPOISETT SCHOOL REPORT 1952
School Committee
JONATHAN W. KINNEY, Chairman Term expires 1953
NELSON F. TINKHAM, Agent Term expires 1955
MRS. RITA H. DUNN, Secretary Term expires 1954 Superintendent of Schools
FLAVEL M. GIFFORD
Office : Fairhaven Town Hall, Telephone 3-1241 Residence : 82 Fort Street, Fairhaven, Telephone 2-1355
School Calendar
1952-53
Weeks
Open
Close
Days
First Term 17
Wed., Sept.
3
Tues., Dec.
23 75
Second Term
7
Mon .. Jan.
5
Fri., Feb. 20 35
Third Term 7
Mon., Mar.
2
Fri .. Apr. 17 34
Fourth Term
8.
Mon., Apr.
27 *Wed., June 17
38
39
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1953-54
Weeks
Open
Close
Days
First Term 16
Wed., Sept.
9
Wed., Dec.
23 71
Second Term 7
Mon., Jan.
4
Fri., Feb.
19 35
Third Term
7
Mon., Mar.
1
Thurs., Apr. 15 34
Fourth Term
9
Mon., Apr.
26 *Wed., June 23
42
39
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*School will close if 180 days have been held by this time.
There will be no school on the following days which occur during the scheduled terms of 1953 :
.April 3-Good Friday
Oct. 12-Columbus Day
Oct. 30-Teachers' Convention
Nov. 11-Armistice Day
Nov. 26-27-Thanksgiving Recess from noon Nov. 25
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL Two Long Blasts on Fire Siren 7:30 A.M. Indicates no school for all day
It is the policy of the School Committee to order the no-school signal only in the most severe weather conditions or when the transportation service is interrupted. At other times parents are expected to use their judgment in sending children to school.
Report of the School Committee
To the Citizens of Mattapoisett :
The School Committee presents herewith its report for the year ending December 31, 1952.
The year opened with the new addition almost completed. On January 21 pupils filed from their old rooms to the new and within a few minutes the change was effected. The two basement classrooms were abandoned, and the auditorium, which had provided room for two other classes, was restored to its former use. For the first time in several years all our pupils were properly housed. The building problem appears solved for what may be many years to come.
The new addition was formally accepted by the School Committee November 15. We are most appreciative of the cooperation of the members of the Board of Selectmen who with the members of the School Committee constituted the Building Committee. We express our appreciation also to Raymond E. Stowell, the Architect, and to the School Build- ing Assistance Commission which aided in the preliminary plans and approved the final grant of $74,092.29.
The transportation problem is one of increasing difficulty. We have contracted for two buses, one to make two trips and the other to make three. Overcrowding last fall was reduced by issuing "scholar's tickets" to certain pupils living near the Fairhaven line. These tickets provide transportation by the Union Street Railway Co. at one-half the regular fare.
Another problem is the time involved where the buses make more than one trip. The solution seems to lie in con- tracting for an additional bus, an expensive move which the Committee thus far has felt inadvisable.
Our salary range has been from $2500 to $3400. With the continued increase in teachers' salaries elsewhere we
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have felt it necessary to increase our range from $2600 to $3500 by September 1953. With increase in salaries, increase in number of teachers, increase in pupils for whom to provide books, supplies, and transportation. it is obvious that there must be increasing budgets.
Respectfully submitted. JONATHAN F. KINNEY, Chairman RITA H. DUNN, Secretary NELSON F. TINKHAM, Agent
Report of the Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of Mattapoisett :
I submit herewith my fourteenth annual report as Sper- intendent of Schools.
ATTENDANCE AND MEMBERSHIP
Items
1948-49
1949-50
1950-51
1951-52
Total Membership
346
343
373
433
Average Membership
330
326
343
399
Average Attendance
311
301
323
371
Percent Attendance
94.50
93.41
94.15
92.88
The number of pupils for whose education the Town was responsible on October 1 of this and previous years was as follows :
School
1949
1950
1951
1952
Center School
330
341
399
433
Fairhaven High School
75*
79*
64
62
Vocational Schools
11
5
3
3
Other
1
Total
416
425
467
498
*Ninth grade attended Fairhaven High School in 1949 and 1950.
TEACHERS CHANGES
Name
Began
Left
Position
Roland C. Weeks
Sept. 1944
June 1952
Principal
Robert J. Collinge
Sept.
1949
Feb.
1952
Jr. H. S.
John N. Tuplin
Sept.
1951
June
1952
Grade 6
Beatrice M. Spence
Sept. 1952
Nov. 1952
Grade 6
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Mr. Roland C. Weeks, who for eight years had so success- fully carried on his duties as principal, left to accept the posi- tion of Superintendent of Schools in Southwick.
Our teaching staff has increased from 15 full-time teachers last year to 16 this year, a principal and 15 classroom teachers.
THE SCHOOL AND ITS NEEDS
We have been fortunate in the selection of a new Principal, Mr. Arthur F. Baker, who came in September. He has quickly acquainted himself with the new situation and has been hand- ling the many problems of the school efficiently.
Two more teachers will be needed in September 1953. There will be 12 teachers for the first six grades thus doing away with combination grades, and five teachers for the junior high school.
The time is near when we must consider the necessity of more services. The time of the supervisors of art and music is the same as it was for half the present number of pupils. More time should be considered for these subjects as well as for manual training. And then too, in a school approaching an enrollment of 500 we should consider the desirability of a teacher of physical education and a secretary-librarian.
We are all pleased with our new facilities which work so well with the older parts of the building. The Building Com- mittee, the architect, Mr. Raymond M. Stowell, the contractor, Sullivan-Foster, Inc., and all who helped bring the project to a successful conclusion may feel proud of the results.
Respectfully submitted, FLAVEL M. GIFFORD
Superintendent of Schools
Report of the Principal
To the Superintendent of Schools :
Herewith is my first annual report as principal of the Center School.
The main purpose of the public schools is to help develop to the maximum the human capabilities within our democracy. There rests upon all citizens as well as upon teachers the obli- gation to work for an increasingly effective program of educa- tion.
Progress requires dedication of purpose from all personnel, parents, and friends of our school. That such dedication exists is in evidence here.
No dental clinics were held in 1952 but eight are planned for 1953. They will be operated by Dr. Mee of New Bedford aided by Mrs. DeCosta. Without the financial support of community groups the program could not have been form- ulated. Now dental assistance can be offered to many who might otherwise not receive adequate treatment.
A basketball program has been established calling for a boys' varsity suqad, a junior high girls' intramural league, and boys' intramural league covering grades five through nine. Although the playing area is adequate, seating space is so restricted that there are insufficient varsity game tickets avail- able to meet the demand.
Through the diligent labor of a teachers' committee work- ing with the wholehearted cooperation of Miss Dorothy L. Fox, the school library has been organized preparatory to being opened for pupil usage. Since staffing it increases the duties of the faculty, its use must be limited.
An effort was made in November to determine the desira- bility of starting a lunch program. Answers to questionnaires
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sent to parents indicated that children would patronize the lunchroom as follows :
Regularly
145
33%
Occasionally
207
48
Milk only
13
3
Not at all
22
5
No answer
48
11
435
100%
A regular participation of 33% is hardly sufficient to guarantee the successful operation of a full lunch program at this time. Another survey might produce a more conclusive result later. Meanwhile it would seem best to continue with the hot soup program as presently conducted under the sponsor- ship of the Parent-Teachers' Club.
For some time a new piano has been needed for the auditorium. Through the allocation of certain project funds and outside gifts, about one-half of the necessary money was raised. The Parent-Teachers' Club voted this year to add sufficient funds to procure such a piano by the spring of 1953.
Project funds placed electric clocks in the new classrooms, purchased much needed athletic equipment and carried out various class activities. Later we hope to purchase a power- ful projector and screen.
This report would be incomplete without my acknowledg- ing the friendly cooperation and helpful advice of the School Committee and the Superintendent of Schools. The preceding, coupled with the excellent esprit de corps of the faculty, super- visors, and other school personnel, constitute the prime elements underlying the successful functioning of the Mattapoisett Center School.
Also contributing significantly to the pervading whole- some climate have been the Parent-Teachers' Association, parents and friends of the Center School, plus such supporters
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as the American Legion, the Couples' Club, the Mattapoisett Grange, The Tinkhamtown Helping Hand Society, The Woman's Club, the Woman's Community Guild, the Matta- poisett Improvement Association, Raymond Bradley, and the Firefighters' Association.
For every encouraging word, every constructive criticism, and every supporting act of the aforementioned and others I am sincerely grateful, for without them my entry into Matta- poisett life would not have been as pleasant.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR F. BAKER
Principal
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Report of the School Physician
To the Superintendent of Schools :
I herewith submit my annual report as Physician to the Mattapoisett Center School.
As the result of the examination of the two first grades and those participating in competitive sports last October, November and December the following abnormalities were discovered :
Ears, nose, and throat 15
Bronchitis 1
Eczema 1
There were no epidemics the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT I. YORK, M. D.
School Physician
Report of School Nurse
To the Superintendent of Schools :
I hereby submit a report of the school nursing work for the year 1952 :
School visits full days
38
School visits additional days
21
Classroom inspections 38
Conferences with teachers
23
Conferences with pupils
25
Conferences with parents
37
Professoinal treatment
110
Dental report
Balance on hand January 1, 1952
$92.28
Parent-Teachers Club 75.00
Mattapoisett Woman's Club
50.00
Community Guild
12.50
Helping Hand Society
2.00
Mattapoisett Improvement Association
25.00
TOTAL
$256.78
A dental survey by Mrs. Bernadine Tassinari, Dental Con- sultant of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health was made of the first seven grades of Center School. Of 305 pupils examined, 176 were found to have defective teeth.
Dr. Edward J. Mee has been engaged to conduct our dental clinics which will begin January 14, 1953.
Vision tests with the Massachusetts Vision testing equip- ment found 64 failures out of 196 children examined. Of these, 52 have had treatment.
252
Hearing tests with the Pure-Tone tester found 11 failures out of 364 tested and 6 of these have had treatment.
Diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus innoculations . were given to 47 children including 20 preschool and 27 school children.
The seventh, eighth and ninth grades were X-rayed at the chest X-ray clinic in May.
Respectfully submitted,
GRACE N. DECOSTA, R. N.
School Nurse
Attendance Report
1951-52
Grades
Teachers
Total
Membership
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Percent of
Attendance
Tardiness
1 Clara D. Morgan
34
28
25
88.67
23
1 Mary I. Bishop
31
30
27
89.49
31
2 Jane Balentine
26
25
23
89.49
35
2 Janice H. Shurtleff
27
24
23
91.88
38
3
M. Ruth Schofield
29
25
23
94.68
23
3 Margaret A. Manghan
28
26
24
91.88
3
+ Christine R. Ford
41
34
33
93.33
20
+ -5 Winifred G. Blethen
30
29
27
93.36
7
5 Elizabeth Cushman
35
35
33
94.42
26
6 John N. Tuplin
29
27
25
93.65
12
6 Rheta M. Tuttle
27
26
24
94.10
19
7 Henning A. Sahlberg
36
32
30
93.31
36
8 Lucy E. Agnalt
30
29
26
92.05
39
9 Marjorie R. Root
30
29
27
94.66
39
Totals
433
399
370
92.88
351
Age and Grade Table
October 1, 1952
Age
Grade
Totals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9|
5
22
22
6
36
13
49
7
4
36
1 9
49
8
5
29
16
50
9
1
13
23
7
44
10
2
10
29
| 2
.
1
1
14
31
13
60
12
5
9
24
I 6
44
13
1
3
7
14 | 4
29
14
1
5 | 11
17
34
15
3 |
5
8
16
1
17
Totals
62
55
54
50
56
46
- 49
34
27
433
Boys
42
36
28
26
26
23
18
18
11
228
Girls
20
19
26
24
30
23
31
16
16
205
-
43
11
1
1
-
Registration of Minors
October 1, 1952
Age Group
5-7
7-16
Illiterate 16-21
Total
Boys
62
203
265
Girls
41
203
244
Total
103
406
509
Distribution
Public Schools
71
389
460
Private Schools
7
10
17
Vocational Schools
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