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Lewis P. Gove Fund
50.00
3.32
James M. Gray Fund
50.00
3.42
Delia Greene Fund
50.00
4.10
Edward H. Green Fund
15.00
.48
Edward H. Green Fund
15.00
.66
Edward H. Green Fund
10.00
1.14
Patrick Grimes Fund
20.00
1.33
Floyd E. and Edith F. Grove Fund
50.00
2.23
Daniel Guitard Fund
10.00
1.30
Annie Haladay Fund
10.00
1.25
Alice R. Halloran Fund
50.00
1.08
Mary Harwood Fund
10.00
2.28
Percy Hatfield Fund
50.00
3.32
Margaret Hawkes Fund
30.00
1.05
Albert C. Hayden Fund
50.00
.92
Mary M. Hayes Fund
50.00
1.17
Michael Hennessey Fund
10.00
1.36
William J. Henry Fund
20.00
2.85
Arthur S. Hill Fund
50.00
3.96
James H. Hillsgrove Fund
50.00
2.88
Henrietta Hollander Fund
20.00
1.53
Eber Holmes Fund
50.00
4.36
Henry J. Holmes Fund
50.00
3.54
Lawton G. Holmes Fund
20.00
3.36
Sigmund Homicz Fund
50.00
1.84
Ella R. Howe Fund
10.00
.66
Carl H. Hoyt Fund
50.00
3.10
Catherine Hyatt Fund
50.00
3.79
Mabel A. Hynes Fund
10.00
1.02
George J. Ingalls Fund
50.00
2.44
Edmund R. Inglis Fund
50.00
3.53
James J. Jack Fund
15.00
.63
Philip P. Jack Fund
50.00
1.89
Andrew Jeffrey Fund
50.00
3.87
George M. Kelley Fund
25.00
2.88
Michael J. Kelly Fund
20.00
2.10
Nora Keohan Fund
50.00
.58
Arthur Kierstead Fund
50.00
4.43
Charles E. Kimball Fund
25.00
2.52
Charles J. Klapes Fund
75.00
4.17
Mary Knight Fund
15.00
.60
Michael Koszalka Fund
75.00
2.14
Walter Kurowski Fund
15.00
.30
Gabryel Kursnierz Fund
20.00
1.35
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
187
Principal of Fund
Income Available
Henry J. Lamker Fund John A. Landry Fund
50.00
3.05
George C. Lane Fund
20.00
.23
Margaret H. Lane Fund
30.00
1.05
Daniel J. Lawlor Fund
25.00
2.29
Anthony L. LeBlanc Fund
50.00
1.08
Edmund LaBlanc Fund
10.00
.87
Emilie LeBlanc Fund
10.00
1.07
Lottie A. LeFave Fund
10.00
1.36
Regina LeFave Fund
15.00
.76
George Leonard Fund
25.00
3.19
James A. Lilley Fund
50.00
4.10
Emile M. Lindahl Fund
15.00
.66
Mary E. Lockhart Fund
75.00
1.76
Thomas P. Loughlin Fund
25.00
2.29
William T. Lounder Fund
30.00
1.20
Camillo Luciani Fund
10.00
.89
Mary Lynch Fund
30.00
2.05
Ellen Lyons Fund
50.00
1.59
John Maclaren Fund
50.00
2.49
Frank J. Malonson Fund
50.00
.83
William Malonson Fund
10.00
1.14
Henry J. and Winifred E. Manley Fund
50.00
.67
Mary Marinelli Fund
25.00
1.64
Frank P. Martin Fund
50.00
2.76
Masonic Lot Fund
100.00
7.12
P. J. McArdle Fund
10.00
2.04
Robert McArthur Fund
10.00
1.28
John McCarriston Fund
50.00
3.79
John McCarthy Fund
50.00
4.38
James P. McClue Fund
50.00
3.05
Owen McKenney Fund
50.00
3.05
Charles Mclellan Fund
50.00
4.23
Jonathan N. McMaster Fund
50.00
2.58
Joseph F. McNeil Fund
50.00
3.69
Helen McPherson Fund
15.00
.50
Francis J. McTague Fund
50.00
2.44
Harry J. McTague Fund
25.00
2.87
Louis Melanson Fund
10.00
.92
Mary Melanson Fund
15.00
.53
Mary Melanson Fund
15.00
.58.
Flora Melendy Fund
30.00
1.34
Mary Meloney Fund
50.00
1.84
Roy Messenger Fund
10.00
.76
Frank Meuse Fund
15.00
.25
John Meuse Fund
10.00
2.12
1
50.00
3.77
188
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Principal of Fund
Income Available
Grace E. Mew Fund
15.00
.76
Hans Meyer Fund
30.00
.65
Charles J. Miggos Fund
10.00
.83
Mary C. Mirabito Fund
50.00
3.21
Margaret E. Mitchell Fund
50.00
1.25
Iva G. Mohla Fund
20.00
3.02
Celia Moore Fund
10.00
2.18
Frances Morris Fund
50.00
3.87
Philip W. Morrison-Louis P. Marche Fund
50.00
3.11
Mary M. Morse Fund
75.00
1.00
Herbert W. Murkland Fund
50.00
3.10
Leander Muse Fund
50.00
4.42
William E. Muse Fund
10.00
1.28
Peter Y. Myhre Fund
50.00
2.77
Arthur E. Newcomb Fund
50.00
5.33
Percival Newcomb and Pearl Johnson Fund
50.00
4.10
William Nichols Fund
50.00
.58
Catherine North Fund
50.00
3.64
Joseph Nutile Fund
50.00
2.44
John J. O'Brien Fund
50.00
1.76
Agnes O'Donnell Fund
50.00
1.76
Margaret O'Donnell Fund
50.00
4.66
Michael O'Halloran Fund
20.00
1.23
Patrick O'Keefe Fund
50.00
6.29
Annie Oldfield Fund
50.00
3.02
E. Walter Packard and Roland R. Packard Fund
50.00
2.30
James L. Palmer Fund
100.00
4.25
Frances Palmerino Fund
10.00
1.07
Mrs. Demetra Pappas Fund
30.00
1.26
John T. Paro Fund
15.00
.48
Bessie Patorgias Fund
10.00
.66
Georgianna Patten Fund
50.00
4.22
Joseph Payro Fund
70.00
4.50
Austin K. Perry Fund
30.00
.85
William H. Peters Fund
50.00
3.76
Ellen M. Phelan Fund
20.00
1.39
Alexander Pierni Fund
10.00
.61
Mrs. Edith Pinkney Fund
15.00
.66
Mary Pineau Fund
30.00
1.34
James W. Pitman Fund
20.00
3.07
Florindo Pizzano Fund
50.00
1.00
Marion L. Pohl Fund
50.00
1.76
Joseph Puleo Fund
50.00
3.77
Thomas P. Powers Fund
20.00
1.23
L. L. Prescott Fund
10.00
.68
Charles J. Price Fund
20.00
1.66
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
189
Principal of Fund
Income Available
Ernest Price Fund
75.00
3.35
Mary R. Puranen Fund
10.00
.81
Linwood L. Ramsdell Fund
50.00
6.01
Louis Ranelli Fund
20.00
1.31
Rose Rathe Fund
25.00
2.82
Nettie B. Renz Fund
50.00
4.31
Sarah Richardson Fund
20.00
1.35
Jeffery Robbins Fund
75.00
1.76
Carmine Roberto Fund
50.00
1.68
Mary E. Robbins Fund
15.00
.43
Francis C. Robie Fund
25.00
2.57
Carrie A. Robinson Fund
10.00
.68
William E. Robinson Fund
50.00
3.94
George G. Rogers Fund
20.00
2.85
James Rogers Fund
50.00
2.21
Francis B. Ross Fund
50.00
4.54
John Roulston Fund
50.00
5.90
Grace S. Rower Fund
50.00
1.33
Carmella Rufo Fund
50.00
2.02
Clifford S. Russell Fund
50.00
2.12
Harry F. Russell Fund
50.00
2.12
Marion Ryan Fund
15.00
.18
Franzo Sampieri Fund
20.00
1.27
Josephine Sardella Fund
30.00
.50
Marie Sateriale Fund
30.00
1.00
Mary A. Saulnier Fund
20.00
1.49
Asunta Sciulli Fund
20.00
1.75
Ellen Scott Fund
50.00
5.34
Mrs. Mary G. Seabury Fund
50.00
3.79
Augusta Seifert Fund
20.00
1.61
John Serrentino Fund
50.00
2.18
Serena Serrentino Fund
50.00
4.31
Marietta Shea Fund
75.00
1.00
Clara Sheperson Fund
10.00
2.04
S. Morton Sherman and Perry A. Davison Fund
50.00
5.33
Maria Short Fund
25.00
4.34
Alex Sielawa Fund
15.00
.20
James A. Simms Fund
50.00
2.88
Josephine Sliwa Fund
20.00
1.23
Ella Smith Fund
50.00
3.42
George E. Smith Fund
50.00
2.48
Ida Smith Fund
50.00
2.48
Marjorie Smith Fund
50.00
3.64
Urben J. Smith Fund
50.00
5.00
John Souza Fund
25.00
1.42
William Spreadbury Fund
20.00
2.97
190
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Principal of Fund
Income Available
Mary B. Staples Fund
50.00
3.69
Willard R. Stewart Fund
50.00
3.65
Raffaele Storti Fund
50.00
3.54
Charles Sullivan Fund
50.00
2.98
Mrs. Hannah Sullivan Fund
50.00
3.67
John A. Surrette Fund
10.00
.96
Joseph O. Surrette Fund
10.00
2.42
Josephine Surrette Fund
15.00
.73
Charles Swanson Fund
10.00
.74
Anne Sweeney Fund
20.00
1.35
Elizabeth Taggart Fund
50.00
.92
Mr. and Mrs. John Talbot Fund
50.00
3.94
Bernado Tecce Fund
50.00
2.12
O. E. Thomas and Mrs. Myrtle Mortimer Fund
50.00
4.42
James Thornton Fund
50.00
2.91
Kathryn Thurston Fund
20.00
3.71
William Tonks Fund
50.00
.58
Albert W. Torrey Fund
20.00
1.45
LaVina J. T. Towle Fund
10.00
1.28
Est. of Katherine Trepsas Fund
15.00
.43
Lewis Tucker Fund
50.00
3.77
Charles M. Tyler Fund
50.00
2.35
Abbie C. Underwood and Grace S. Richardson Fund
50.00
3.32
Joseph Vieria Fund
10.00
.94
Lillian V. Waite Fund
10.00
1.34
Elizabeth Walsh Fund
50.00
5.90
Michael J. Walsh Fund
50.00
2.02
William J. Walsh Fund
50.00
2.12
Margaret Ward Fund
50.00
2.76
Alice Warren Fund
10.00
1.07
Arthur Weston Fund
30.00
.70
Edith M. Wheeler Fund
15.00
.35
Harry W. White Fund
100.00
5.56
Lillian White Fund
20.00
1.45
Sally White Fund
10.00
1.19
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. White Fund
50.00
3.96
Richard Whittington Fund
10.00
1.50
Richard Whittington Fund
10.00
.66
P. M. Wilkinson Fund
50.00
3.36
Gertrude Willson Fund
15.00
.50
Martha D. Wilson Fund
200.00
15.14
Stanislaw Wojtylo Fund
30.00
1.15
Duncan A. Young Fund
50.00
2.02
Percy Young Fund
50.00
3.11
Tazewell B. Amiss Fund
15.00
.03
Mary Bernard Fund
15.00
.13
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
191
Principal of Fund
Available
Nellie E. Black Fund
100.00
.17
Helen Bowen Fund
30.00
.25
John F. Coakley Fund
50.00
.08
Nicholas DiDonatis Fund
15.00
.10
Joseph Arthur. Dingle Fund
30.00
.15
Katherine Eldredge Fund
15.00
.03
Annie E. Geary Fund
15.00
.13
Walter Kurowski Fund
15.00
.08
Emil Lindahl Fund
15.00
.10
Elizabeth C. Loughlin Fund
15.00
.13
Hazel A. MacLaughlin Fund
50.00
.08
Ella S. Nelson Fund
15.00
.03
Samuel F. Ramey Fund
15.00
.03
John Reid and Alice VanArman Fund
50.00
.08
Michael Roberto Fund
50.00
.25
Ida L. Rogers Fund
15.00
.13
Urben J. Smith Fund
15.00
.08
Lillian M. Stanley Fund
50.00
.08
Elizabeth Vasey Fund
50.00
.42
Albert C. and Edith Waterman Fund
50.00
.42
Katherine Whipling Fund
30.00
.20
Salvatore Alleca Fund
15.00
Randall Anderson Fund
50.00
Mary Barnard Fund
15.00
Rose Bonito Fund
30.00
Gray B. Brockbank Fund
75.00
Clara M. Cadogan Fund
50.00
Charles A. Copeland Fund
75.00
Mrs. John Cotter Fund
15.00
Hazel R. Cunningham Fund
60.00
Jane Curtis Fund
30.00
Anna Cusato Fund
45.00
Harry H. Denning Fund
50.00
Alice Donaldson Fund
30.00
Jeremiah Doucette Fund
30.00
Elliott C. and Carolyn Farwell Fund
50.00
Soren Halvorson Fund
30.00
Dolora N. Locasse Fund
15.00
Amelia Longo Fund
30.00
John Maroney Fund
50.00
Laura McBay Fund
50.00
Margaret Muise Fund
30.00
Martha Muse Fund
30.00
Sophie O'Soro Fund
30.00
Warren and George C. Page Fund
50.00
Dominic Pasquale Fund
75.00
Income
192
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Principal
Income Available
Chester Robbins Fund James Roberto Fund
100.00
Marshall Smith Fund
30.00
15.00
Dorothy Stewart Fund Anna Szabsda Fund
50.00
Isaac W. Vidito Fund
30.00
Ernest B. Wright Fund
30.00
$ 59,909.45
$ 2,606.48
The above trust funds are invested as follows:
Wakefield Savings Bank
$ 39,660.70
Blackstone Savings Bank
606.23
Cambridge Savings Bank
6,152.62
Charlestown Five Cent Savings Bank
5,596.38
Malden Savings Bank
8,000.00
Melrose Savings Bank
2,500.00
$ 62,515.93
LOAN ACCOUNT
The following sums were borrowed on Temporary Notes in anticipa- tion of revenue during the year:
$200,000.00 at .319 per cent discount 200,000.00 at .426 per cent discount
Of this amount $200,000.00 has been paid leaving a balance due in 1943 of $200,000.00 in anticipation of revenue.
The following sums were borrowed on Temporary Notes in anticipation of Highway Reimbursement, Chap. 90: $2,000.00 at one per cent discount
PERMANENT DEBT
Permanent Debt January 1, 1942
$318,000.00
New Issue Water Bonds
45,000.00
New Issue Water Notes
5,000.00
$368,000.00
Paid during 1942
74,000.00
$294,000.00
The permanent debt has decreased $24,000.00 during the past year.
of Fund 45.00
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
193
MATURITIES OF TOWN DEBT
Maturing in 1943
$ 63,000.00
1944
47,500.00
1945
39,500.00
1946
35,500.00
1947
35,500.00
1948
20,000.00
1949
20,000.00
1950
17,000.00
1951
6,000.00
1952
5,000.00
1953
3,000.00
1954
2,000.00
$294,000.00
The debt is chargeable to the following: Water Department Light Department
$180,000.00
11,000.00
Sewer Department
83,500.00
School Buildings
9,500.00
Streets
10,000.00
$294,000.00
CASH ACCOUNT
Dr.
John I. Preston, Treasurer
To Balance from last report, cash
$367,775.11
Borrowed on Temporary Notes
400,000.00
Board of Appeal, receipts
70.00
Building Inspector's Receipts
361.25
Cemetery Receipts :
Sale of lots
1,311.00
Perpetual Care
2,023.00
Miscellaneous
1,466.00
Collector of Taxes Receipts:
Advertising Costs
35.46
Committed Interest
4,009.27
Costs
1,565.87
Excise Tax
34,249.73
Moth Assessments
1,210.57
Sidewalks and Street Betterments
10,033.73
Tax Certifications
90.00
Taxes and Interest
732,049.84
194
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Burial of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors
100.00
Corporation Tax-Business
24,849.24
Corporation Tax-Public Service
143.87
Department of Public Works-Division of Highways
2,545.63
Highway Fund (Chapter 420)
33,170.39
Income Tax
76,721.80
Meal Tax
778.20
Military Aid
832.50
Old Age Assistance
51,657.21
Public Health-Subsidies Cities and Towns
2,372.13
Refund Metropolitan Plan Division
2.69
State Aid
1,542.50
Support of Indigent Persons
51.00
Temporary Aid and Transportation
2,362.04
Tuition of Children
2,598.42
Vocational Education
835.73
Court Fines
1,860.56
Fire Department Receipts
43.45
Health Department Receipts
739.80
Highway Department Receipts
324.32
Insurance Received for Town Hall fire damage
530.00
Library Receipts
954.31
Middlesex County:
Division of Highways
1,465.05
Dog Tax
1,949.61
Dog Vaccine
80.62
Court Fines
4.50
Moth Department Receipts
24.31
Municipal Light Plant Receipts
368,691.77
Park Department Receipts
94.50
Police Department Receipts
300.90
Public Welfare Department Receipts
3,526.52
Old Age Assistance
1,992.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Aiding Mothers
6,142.75
Redemption Tax Title Deeds
5,260.75
Redemption Tax Title Deeds Interest
1,065.00
Redemption Tax Title Deeds Releases
36.00
Redemption Tax Title Deeds Land Court Costs
60.00
Redemption Tax Title Account-1942 Tax
167.20
Refunds:
Election and Registration
1.80
Fire Department
2.00
Health Department
15.00
Health Department-Cash Advanced
25.00
Highway Department-Gasoline Refunds
192.15
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
195
Infirmary
6.41
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
27.08
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Cash Advanced
50.00
Military Aid
125.00
Old Age Assistance
1,449.94
Old Age Assistance Cash Advanced
25.00
Police Department
41.80
Police Department Cash Advanced
50.00
Public Welfare Department
176.00
Public Welfare Department Cash Advanced
25.00
School Department Cash Advanced
50.00
Soldiers' Relief
76.78
State Aid
35.00
Treasurer's Account
244.00
War Damage Insurance
48.34
Water Department Cash Advanced
25.00
W. P. A.
12.00
Sale of Notes:
Anticipation of Highway Reimbursement
2,000.00
Water Main Notes
5,000.00
Sale of Water Bonds
45,000.00
Premium on Bonds
10.35
Accrued Interest on Bonds
35.00
-
Sale of Tax Title Land
150.00
Sale of Land-Meriam Street
1.00
Salvage Committee-Sale of Tin
35.32
School Department Receipts
18,030.88
Sealer of Weights and Measures
126.35
Selectmen's Receipts:
Licenses
4,585.00
Lafayette Hall Rental
441.50
Town Hall Rental
143.50
Miscellaneous Receipts
308.30
Sewer Department Receipts
10,609.70
Sewer Department Connections Deposit
4,999.27
Sewer Department Maintenance Receipts
6.46
Town Clerks Receipts
3,837.25
Trust Funds Receipts
1,036.09
United States Grant-Aid to Dependent Children
5,217.31
United States Grant-Aid to Dependent Children Administration
1,101.52
United States Grant-Old Age Assistance
54,634.59
United States Grant-Old Age Administration
1,847.38
Wakefield Trust Company: Income of Willard Donnell Trust for use of the Welfare Department 283.26
196
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
For the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library:
Junius Beebe Trust
874.66
Decius Beebe Trust 470.45
Marcus Beebe Trust 529.41
Frederick Beebe Trust
286.39
Alice Beebe Carpenter Trust
124.17
Charles S. Beebe Trust
35.17
George O. Carpenter Trust
35.08
Sylenda B. Stearns Trust
62.33
Eleanor H. Beebe Trust
146.00
Katherine E. Beebe Trust
173.68
John H. Beebe Trust Junius Oliver Beebe Trust
169.73
Water Department Receipts
89,811.35
Water Department Maintenance
200.16
Water Department Construction
59.13
W. P. A. Receipts
22.35
$2,407,354.48
In account with Town of Wakefield
Cr.
By cash paid, Discount on Temporary Notes
$ 1,167.98
cash paid, Selectmen's Warrants
1,877,034.58
cash paid, Offset State Credits
65,880.14
$1,944.082.70
Cash in Treasury
463,271.78
$2,407,354.48
TAX LIEN FORECLOSURES
During the year 1942, ten tax lien petitions were presented by the town to the Land Court for foreclosure and are still pending. One parcel of foreclosed property has been sold for $150.00.
FINAL STATEMENT
During the year 1942, the following time loans will fall due and are to be included in the tax levy for 1943: Greenwood School
Extension of Sewer Street
$ 9,500.00 15,500.00
2,000.00
$ 27,000.00
82.99
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
197
Water Loans (included in Water Department appropriation) Light Plant (paid from receipts of plant)
29,000.00
7,000.00
$63,000.00
There will also be required the following amounts to meet the interest payments:
Greenwood School
$ 201.87
Extension of Sewer
1,758.12
Street
157.50
Temporary Loans (estimated)
4,382.51
$ 6,500.00
Water Loans (included in Water Department appropriation)
3,235.00
Light Plant (paid from receipts of plant)
361.87
$ 10,096.87
The borrowing capacity of the town on temporary notes in anticipation of 1942 revenue was $759,066.35 as determined by the State Director of Accounts. Of this amount, the town borrowed the sum of $400,000.00 and of this latter amount, $200,000.00 has been paid, leaving $200,000.00 to be paid in 1943.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN I. PRESTON, Treasurer
198
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of School Committee
ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE School Committee for 1942
Patrick H. Tenney, Chairman 14 Emerson Street
Term Expires 1943
Mrs. Eva Gowing Ripley, Secretary 40 Emerson Street
Term Expires 1943
James A. Fox, Treasurer Fox Road
Term Expires 1944
Mrs. Mary Louise Tredinnick 129 Pleasant Street
Term Expires 1945
James M. Henderson 118 Prospect Street
Term Expires 1945
Paul A. Saunders 309 Albion Street
Term Expires 1944
SUB-COMMITTEES
The Committee as a whole acts as sub-committees with the following chairmen :
Mrs. Tredinnick-Text Books and Supplies
Mrs. Ripley-Personnel
Mr. Henderson-Public Property
Mr. Fox-Finances and Accounts
Mr. Saunders-Courses of Study
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Willard B. Atwell, 94 West Chestnut Street
SECRETARY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT Pauline E. Meads, 7 Park Avenue
SECRETARY
Doris Skinner, 9 Franklin Street
199
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT
The School Committee desires here to draw attention to various as- pects of our educational problems that have, of necessity, occupied our at- tention, study and action throughout the year. £ Needless to say, the present emergency has brought, and is bringing changes and adoptions in our school procedure that are laid upon us by State and Federal govern- ments. Not a few of such changes and additions will be commented on in the reports that follow.
They are commended for careful reading to parents and all others interested in boys and girls.
Here are some of them :- holding up standards by maintaining long attendance requirements; co-operating with Civilian Defense; authoriz- ing formal visits by supervisors, and the keeping of records of such visita- tions; recommending the raising of salaries to compensate for the rising cost of living; salary adjustments in recognition of outstanding and extra work; and the providing of the most up-to-date equipment for visual education.
The Committee has assured High School Senior boys who enter the armed forces before the end of the school year, and have completed the requirements for graduation, that their diplomas will be awarded to them in June.
It has been difficult, because of the present emergency, to obtain competent teachers at our salary figures. Certain restrictions regarding the employment of married teachers have, therefore, been removed for the duration.
An adapted military drill program for Senior and Junior boys has been in operation since September, 1942.
We desire here to express to our entire teaching personnel our grate- ful and appreciative thanks for their work upon registration and rationing.
This work was arduous, it was also patriotic. We thank them also for their earnest efforts to maintain under difficult conditions, a high standard of teaching and professional efficiency.
We thank the janitors of our school buildings for the countless hours of evening work which have devolved upon them because of the increased use of school buildings for war activities.
This increased use has meant, of necessity, increased cost of main- tenance.
The Committee has endeavored to maintain a rotating plan for the repair of buildings.
There is no doubt but that education is in process of extensive changes.
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We have endeavored to keep abreast of these changes and at the same time to do our best for the boys and girls of our public schools during this unusual and difficult year.
PATRICK H. TENNEY, Chairman.
MRS. EVA GOWING RIPLEY, Secretary JAMES A. FOX, Treasurer. PAUL A. SAUNDERS MRS. MARY LOUISE TREDINNICK
JAMES M. HENDERSON
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee :
The following is the first report of the Superintendent of Schools to be presented during World War II.
Excerpts from the reports of Principals, the School Physician and the Attendance Officer are included in the body of the report.
Education today has the task of carrying on educational processes which train those who are to be our future leaders and at the same time prepare our youth to fit themselves to be of the most assistance to our armed forces, the Government and to humanity in general.
To this end we are still giving courses preparing for all advanced schools, technical schools, colleges and teacher training schools. At the same time we have changed the content of many subjects to give the students as good preparation as possible for entrance into the Services.
Pupils have been trained for fire-drills, air-raid drills and how to act when the signals are sounded. Each signal is different from every other and they know what to do. £
For semi-evacuation or resorting to the building shelters, the "Victory" code is used. All parents have arranged what their children shall do in case of an evacuation and they are not at home. At Montrose, the bus pupils of necessity are obliged to remain in the building shelter during the entire period till the "all clear" signal in any case or type of drill except fire-drill.
The war brought forth additional difficulties during the year in the matter of school attendance. If affected children of all ages.
The past year brought about the issuance of more working certifi- cates than ever before, for both part-time and steady employment. Jobs are plentiful and the compensation is so attractive that many students leave school.
I suggest a careful reading of statistics, to be found in the appendix, on enrollment, attendance and expenditures.
RATIONING
The teachers have given unstintedly of their time and energies to work on registration and rationing of sugar, gasoline and fuel oil. All these activities have taken a great deal of extra time outside of school hours. The work was done in a fine spirit and with a desire to help the citizens as much as possible.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Besides the actual time spent at the rationing rooms, the teachers had to attend meetings for instructions and also to assimilate the infor- mation for the rationing. For all this work there was no extra compen- sation and none was expected.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A committee of teachers in the elementary schools, with Principal Eliot Leonard acting as chairman, did a good piece of work in arranging a course of study for Arithmetic. This committee spent many hours in conferences and study, and finally presented a well rounded up-to-date course which was accepted and adopted by the School Committee. The new textbooks to carry on the changes in the curriculum are already in use.
HIGH SCHOOL
The enrollment at the beginning of the school year was as follows:
Boys
Girls
Total
Post Graduates
1
1
2
Seniors
117
117
234
Juniors
115
140
255
Sophomores
99
124
223
Freshmen
167
141
308
499
523
1022
The enrollment was 78 less than last year.
We have continued the rotating daily schedule for this year to give the plan a thorough trial. The teachers were equally divided on the dis- advantages and advantages of the system at the end of the year. Those teaching Woodwork, Physics and Chemistry laboratory work, Cooking, Drawing and Gymnasium work like the longer periods.
We have a course in elementary Aeronautics and fifty Juniors and Seniors are taking that subject. We have not made any changes in the College and Scientific Preparatory Courses, but in the other courses we have made War Mathematics compulsory for all boys in the Freshman and Sophomore years, and War Science for all boys in the Senior and Junior years. Also all Senior and Junior boys must take Military Drill one period a week. This instruction is under the supervision of Capt. Gray Brockbank and Lt. Robert Mackenna of the State Guard. Since
September, all Senior and Junior boys are given two periods a week of Physical Education and beginning with January, 1943 they will have four periods a week. Since all boys eighteen years of age and over are to be drafted for war, we endeavor to do as much as possible to make them physically fit for that service.
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Of last year's graduating class, thirty-three entered degree-granting colleges and twenty-five continued their education in other schools of learning. Thirteen entered the armed forces.
The High School is rated Class A by the State Department of Edu- cation. Also we are on the approved list of the College Entrance Exam- ination Board, which means we can certify pupils who have a rank of B or higher in the subjects required by colleges for entrance for admission to college without examinations.
Our athletic teams have been successful and we have a very healthy attitude toward sports. We won the hockey championship of the East- ern Massachusetts Hockey League last year. This is the first year we have been members of the league. Our hockey coach this year is Clarence Muse.
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