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Charles Rogers
87.03
Helen F. Hedge
255.38
Robert H. & Rebecca Barnes
157.97
Charles S. Purinton
355.88
Isaac H. Valler
103.81
Esther Hollis
472.23
Edward W. Baker
204.14
Elizabeth A. Howland
230.38
Harriet E. McFall
157.30
George E. Randall
178.23
James H. & James E. Clark Lots
263.77
Eliza G. Hall
261.87
Emma W. Hedge
216.78
John Fratus
164.19
Mary E. Fuller
107.68
Thomas Pierce
161.10
Alfred L. Bartlett
210.04
Martha S. Brewster
122.16
Henry E. Maynard
107.81
Edward H. Thompson
108.32
Benjamin Drew
171.37
Mary McLeod
255.34
Catherine B. Morrison
108.08
Lucy C. Nelson
235.06
Philip Rudolph
108.64
Eugenia Lothrop
123.16
Lucia S. Griffin
112.29
Anna B. Humphrey
111.13
Mercie F. Morse
117.47
Anna M. Shepard
318.55
Martha A. Morton
110.26
Nellie E. McCloskey
208.25
Johnson, Davee, May & Simmons
211.15
J. Sumner Wood
107.75
Frank Quartz
246.88
Clarence W. Burgess
196.35
Emma F. Caldwell
310.11
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Aaron Sampson
123.93
Robert Thom
107.02
Ella Bugbee Lee
108.52
Sophia P. Mawbey
103.66
Nathan S. Torrance
108.84
Anthony Atwood
259.26
Thelma Weston
263.49
Robert & Mary McKinnon
104.75
Chas. G. Burgess
459.22
Sarah A. Bartlett
107.10
Elizabeth S. McHenry
104.74
Anna V. Robbins
106.26
Job Churchill
226.90
Job Churchill (Burial Hill)
275.03
Abner H. Harlow
274.68
Rufus Sampson
116.14
Phineas Wells
108.05
William B. Taylor
223.39
John F. Raymond
109.26
Oliver S. Holmes
157.38
William Sykes
113.40
Henry Armstrong
107.35
T. Allen Bagnell
234.32
Frank Rogers
114.28
William Hodgkins
160.63
Mary B. Shephard
165.03
Alexander A. Robbins
107.75
Chandler Holmes
103.01
Albert Lundgren
110.87
Ignatius F. Pierce
156.79
Lucy L. Hoxie
68.27
Harriet A. Shaw
109.65
Frank Ellis
166.16
Harriet A. Corey
134.83
John M. Kingsley
105.79
Helen H. Swanstrom
142.46
Edward Millburn
106.83
Robert C. Swift
226.49
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Edward G. Ellis
140.07
Emily E. Campbell
162.47
Charlotte A. & Winslow Bradford
231.24
John A. Spooner
106.99
Warren L. Rich
112.73
Harrison C. Beckman
1,192.11
Gladys J. Campbell
160.67
Alexander Wasson
105.97
William Sargent Holmes
220.93
Annie C. Stoddard
337.70
Gannett Fund
222.69
Caroline B. Warren
101.32
Alice B. Ball
57.38
Fannie T. Rowell
105.12
George Asa Whiting
105.75
George I. Hodgson
161.09
Rebecca B. Robbins
259.28
Lucia C. Freeman
220.54
William S. Robbins
610.18
Solomon E. Faunce
232.84
Hannah M. Jackson
103.85
Lydia G. Bradford
213.96
William Langford
242.75
William W. Brewster
331.88
Henry L. Sampson & Christiana R. Leland
331.16
Edwin L. Edes
551.24
Oliver Edes
552.48
Henry L. Stegmaier
215.79
George W. Bosworth
104.41
George H. Doten
136.44
Benjamin F. Raymond
106.51
Martha J. Clarke
104.52
Jessie F. B. Warren
213.05
Priscilla A. & Wm. H. Barrows
160.67
Eva Bartlett Watson
260.84
Martin F. Benson
83.42
James Warren
167.81
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George Edgar Smith
224.27
Charles B. Harlow
157.68
Adelbert L. Christie
218.25
Frances W. Harris
167.90
Charles T. Holmes
107.50
Myra W. Clark
228.58
Lillie M. Sherburne
107.17
Sarah H. Burr
108.03
Mary Cromwell
53.59
Abraham O. Brown
312.87
George Churchill
328.84
Judah Bartlett
104.98
Ellen E. Sanderson
218.55
Jacob Reidenbach
217.63
Laura E. Jones
106.10
Lewis Sampson
109.33
Clara F. Robinson
55.77
Faustina M. Holmes
74.52
Mary B. Lanman
163.13
Warren R. Surpluss
101.90
Sarah E. Manter
212.10
Lumb & Garside
171.29
William H. Osmond
107.27
Lloyd C. & May E. Gould
141.78
Annie Holmes
223.44
Mary Deane Keith
107.27
Edward W. Belcher
104.30
Leander M. Vaughn
103.13
James H. Chapman
158.46
Emma A. Osborne
156.41
Eri C. Oakes
211.96
Calvin T. Howland
103.46
Harry A. Holmes
214.05
George F. Howard
216.47
Lucy E. Frasier
109.29
Peter Schneider
104.16
Mary E. Estes
154.45
Emma L. Churchill
160.86
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Jennie F. Langford 202.52
Geo. H. & Florence Blanchard
101.69
Wm. F. & Martha A. Doten
152.58
Charles Hellstrom
100.11
Elizabeth C. Coupe
209.02
Warren S. Bumpus &
Nathaniel T. Clark
157.40
Robert A. Brown
528.40
David Brown
310.88
Fred A. Jenks
208.53
Robert R. Bartlett
158.33
Annie L. Jarvis
100.94
Tom Haigh
187.52
Julia M. Sampson
103.60
Stephen C. Nickerson
101.12
Carrie L. Frink
158.93
Mary E. Pierce
104.16
Julia A. Remington
102.71
Harriet J. Swan
105.38
Frederick Dittmar
168.47
Margaret M. Hill
156.58
Philip Dries
100.89
Isaac T. Holmes
531.87
Clara H. Hemmerly
101.47
James M. Cameron
155.88
James S. Clark
209.92
Robert B. Phillips
102.97
George H. Jackson
208.80
Catano Fratus
154.61
J. Hovey Harlow
150.09
Mary A. Sampson
101.51
Harriet E. Merriam
210.53
William S. Pratt
156.39
Henry P. Steidle
57.03
John Jordan
100.06
Mary E. Holmes
8.20
Alice L. Lanman
210.32
Deborah Whitaker
109.42
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Helen P. Whiting
152.46
Isabel H. Warren
311.31
Elijah H. Atwood
208.13
Wesley A. Kinzie
129.13
Helen M. Holmes
152.12
Joseph & Elizabeth C. Holmes
311.65
Frank H. Lanman
101.69
Rogers-Hall
339.73
Sylvanus W. Rogers
138.63
Frederick H. Wilson
100.04
M. F. & J. B. McHenry
101.78
Alice D. Fuller
153.64
Nathaniel G. Lanman
100.76
Isabella T. Whitman
204.45
Thomas Shaw
153.05
Grace A. Andrews
158.59
Lucy M. Sherman
150.82
Dexter H. Craig
202.07
Charles A. Bumpus
202.79
Minnie C. Caldwell
101.04
Nathaniel B. & Charles Ellis
203.81
Harriet Bisbee Beytes
152.57
Isaac T. Hall
104.82
Henry W. Barnes
202.36
William S. Kyle
203.32
Albert N. Fletcher
100.72
Charles A. Wheeler
100.29
Leidloff & Kunz
100.44
Flora L. Doten
304.89
Charles G. Welch
103.02
Jessie F. B. Warren
202.45
Charlotte E. Lovering
150.82
Samuel W. Holmes
125.09
Goodwin & Nelson
200.92
Henry F. Swift
102.25
John A. White
200.12
Dora J. Ford
200.00
Jessie M. Pepper
125.94
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Alden S. Bartlett
151.13
William A. Pratt
201.50
Jacob Ries 150.00
Lottie F. Dunton & Alice L. Craig
200.00
Archie P. Eadie
200.00
Est. Frederick I. Rich
200.00
Charles H. Morey 200.00
Ephraim D. Bartlett
150.00
Arthur & Finette S. Robbins
100.00
John A. & Francis Harris
200.00
William A. Morton
100.00
Julia E. Bramhall 150.00
William Wallace Brewster
100.00
William C. Axford
150.00
Arrah B. Eddy
200.00
Palmer E. Presbrey
250.00
Hannah E. Phillips
150.00
Henry F. Holmes
200.00
Edmund Robbins
100.00
Jacob Atwood
100.00
Roswell Douglas
300.00
Total, Plymouth Savings Bank,
$63,743.98
DEPOSITED IN BROCKTON SAVINGS BANK Charles E. Hinckley lot in Chiltonville Cemetery $1,000.00
DEPOSITED IN PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK, WORCESTER, MASS.
Abner and Charles H. Leonard 155.23
ST. JOSEPH'S CEMETERY FUND
Deposited in Plymouth Savings Bank 102.09
DEPOSITED WITH STATE TREASURER Phoebe R. Clifford Fund 200.00
Total, Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$119,312.73
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NATHANIEL MORTON PARK FUND Plymouth Savings Bank $2,000.00
MURDOCK POOR AND SCHOOL FUND Plymouth Savings Bank $730.00
FRANCIS LEBARON POOR FUND
Plymouth Savings Bank
$675.00
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
$675.00
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CHARLES HOLMES POOR FUND
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
$500.00
JULIA P. ROBINSON POOR FUND
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
$300.00
WARREN BURIAL HILL CEMETERY FUND Plymouth Savings Bank $1,261.57
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
$157.27
MARCIA E. JACKSON GATES PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND
Plymouth Savings Bank
$1,000.00
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
$1,000.00
PLYMOUTH NATIONAL BANK STOCK INVESTMENT FUND
Plymouth National Bank Stock
$2,000.00
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SCHEDULE J
Valuation for 1935, less abatements on $179,530.00
Valuation of Motor Vehicles for 1935 Valuation for 1936, less abatements on $162,620.00
22,128,680.00
Valuation of Motor Vehicles for 1936, Valuation for 1937, less abatements on $137,380.00
21,229,595.00 908,940.00
Average 3%
22,695,000.00 680,850.00
Total Debt Incurred and
Outstanding,
$334,250.00
Less :
New High School Loan $176,000.00
Water Loans
40,000.00
216,000.00
Total Outstanding Within Debt Limit
118,250.00
Borrowing Capacity, January 1, 1938
$562,600.00
Percentage of Bonded Debt to Valuation, 1.6%
$22,242,720.00
737,700.00
837,380.00
Valuation of Motor Vehicles for 1937,
$68,085,015.00
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APPROPRIATIONS ON WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
MARCH 26, 1938
Selectmen's Department
$3,920.00
Accounting Department
3,260.00
Treasury Department
3,120.80
Treasury Department for 1937 Overdraft
84.31
Tax Collector's Department
5,000.00
Assessors' Department
7,000.00
Law Department
1,500.00
Law Department, for 1937 Overdraft
915.26
Town Clerk's Department
1,608.50
Engineering Department 900.00
Planning Board 200.00
Election and Registration
1,900.00
Maintenance of Town House
3,000.00
New Furniture for Town House
500.00
Maintenance of Town Hall
7,000.00
Police Department
39,885.00
Fire Department
46,470.22
Fire Department, for 1937 Overdraft
3,207.45
Inspection of Buildings
300.00
Sealing Weights and Measures
2,935.00
Moth Suppression 6,000 00
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Tree Warden's Department 3,000.00
Forest Warden's Department
2,500.00
Forest Warden's Dept., for 1937 Overdraft 3,053.02
Inland Fisheries 300.00
Plymouth County Hospital Maintenance
11,213.95
Health Department
18,311.00
Piggery Maint. and Garbage Disposal
8,195.85
Piggery Maint. and Garbage Disposal, for 1937 Overdraft 107.49
Inspector of Animals
400.00
Public Sanitaries
2,600.00
Sewers
4,000.00
Street Cleaning
5,000.00
Roads and Bridges
42,000.00
Highway Department to Replace Truck
850.00
Hard-Surfacing Streets
4,500.00
Highway Construction and Reconstruction
25,335.00
Gurnet Bridge Tax
2,229.13
Sidewalks
6,000.00
Granolithic Sidewalks and Curbing
3,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal
12,000.00
Street Sprinkling
1,000.00
Street Lighting
20,000.00
Traffic Lights
300.00
Harbor Master
150.00
Public Welfare, including Mothers' Aid
89,853.95
Public Welfare, including Mothers' Aid, for 1937 Overdraft 13,382.87
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Old Age Assistance
65,000.00
Old Age Assistance, for 1937 Overdraft
8,354.03
Soldiers' Benefits 10,000.00
School Department 242,600.00
School Department, for travel outside of state
60.00
Park Department 10,011.00
Pensions for Town Laborers
3,015.64
Pensions for Town Laborers, for 1937 Over-
draft 470.64
Contributory Retirement System (Chapter 318 Acts of 1936, amended by Chapter 336 Acts of 1937)
11,400.00
Insurance of Town Property
4,625.00
Sexton
200.00
Miscellaneous Account
3,200.00
Water Department Maintenance
26,000.00
Water Department Construction
9,000.00
Town Wharf Maintenance
900.00
Town Forest Maintenance
1,500.00
Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemeteries
10,000.00
O. G. and V. H. Cem., for Hard-Surfacing Avenues 500.00
Burial Hill Cemetery
1,500.00
Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedarville and South Pond Cemeteries 800.00
Chiltonville Cemetery Extension
200.00
Town Debt and Interest
53,550.00
Total of Article 5 $880,875.11
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Art. 6. Plymouth Public Library
$8,850.00
Art.
7.
Manomet Public Library
750.00
Art.
8.
County Aid to Agriculture
150.00
Art.
9.
Mosquito Control
500.00
Art. 10. Rifle Range Expenses 325.00
Art. 11. Memorial Day 400.00
Art. 12. Armistice Day 250.00
Art. 13.
Bonfires, Independence Day
(Petition)
100.00
Art. 14. July Fourth 500.00
Art. 15. District Nurse 1,500.00
Art. 16.
Shellfish Protection and Propa-
gation
1,650.00
Art. 17. Dog Officer
600.00
Art. 18. Federal Furnace Road (Chapter 90) 2,500.00
Art. 19.
Taylor Avenue Extension (Chap-
ter 90)
2,500.00
Art. 20. Reconstruction on Samoset St. 15,000.00
Art. 21. New Grader for Highway De- partment 2,500.00
Art. 22. Property Damages, Manomet Point Road, Decree No. 887 300.00
Art. 24. New Sprayer for Park Depart- ment 1,000.00
Art. 25. Promotion of Baseball (Petition) 250.00
Art. 27. Dredging at Fish Wharf 1,000.00
Art. 28. Public Entertainment at Conven- tion of United Spanish War Veterans 1,500.00
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Art. 31.
Purchase of Grace A. Pope
Property for School Purposes
3,750.00
Art. 37. For Payments to Widow of Her- bert R. Benton and Parents of James H. Devitt 1,200.00
Art. 38. New Truck for Forest Warden's Department 2,500.00
Art. 39. Fire Department, for New Lad- der Truck 14,500.00
Art. 40. Property Damages for Relocation of the Southerly Line of Water Street 300.00
Art. 41.
Acquiring Titles on Extension of
Castle Street
100.00
Art. 42.
Acquiring Titles on Acceptance
of Clark Street
100.00
Art. 43.
Acquiring Titles on Extension
of Manomet Avenue
100.00
Art. 44.
Advertising Town's Resources
1,100.00
Total of Special Articles $65,775.00
Total of Article 5
880,875.11
Total of Warrant
$946,650.11
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
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For the Year Ending December 31, 1937
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Term Expires
Dr. E. Harold Donovan, Chairman
1939
Fannie T. Rowell, Secretary
1939
Edward W. Bradford
1940
*Edward A. Buttner Harry W. Burns
1940
1938
J. Frankland Miller
1938
*David A. Cappannari
1938
The regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
*The death of Mr. Edward A. Buttner occurred within a few days after his re-election. On May 10, 1937 at a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee, David A. Cappannari was appointed to fill the vacancy until the regular election to be held in March 1938.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Anson B. Handy
Office hours of the Superintendent of Schools: 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., every school day, except as special duties may prevent. Special appoint- ments may be made at other times.
OFFICE SECRETARY Ruth F. Thomas
Office open from 8:00 a.m. to 12 m., and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. every school day. Saturdays : 9 to 12 m.
Vacations and summer schedule: 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays: 9 to 12 m.
SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE
Ralph F. Matinzi
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1938
Winter Term-14 weeks.
Begins Monday, January 3-ends Friday, April 15. Recess : February 21-25.
Note : February 22 and April 19 are in vacations Spring vacation April 18-22.
Spring Term-9 weeks.
Begins Monday, April 25-ends Friday, June 24. Holiday: May 30 (Monday).
Fall Term-16 weeks.
Begins Wednesday, September 7-ends Friday, Decem- ber 23.
Holidays:
Wednesday, October 12-Columbus Day. Friday, October 28-Teachers' Convention. Friday, November 11-Armistice Day. Wed .- Fri., Nov. 23-25-Thanksgiving.
NO SCHOOL SIGNALS 2-2 on Fire Alarm Code
7.05-No School for Junior-Senior High School.
8.15-No morning session for the grades I to VI in- clusive.
11.15-One session for the grades I to VI inclusive, schools closing at 12.30.
12.45-No afternoon session for grades I to VI.
A radio station, probably WEEI, will broadcast the no school signal at or just before 7 A. M.
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FINANCIAL REPORT
RECEIPTS
Appropriation March 1937
$228,807.00
Trust Fund
11.03
$228,818.03
PAYMENTS
General Expenses
$8,011.01
Teachers' Salaries
154,247.01
Americanization Salaries
2,401.50
Text Books and Supplies
11,201.48
Tuition
1,195.80
State Vocational Education
66.13
Transportation
13,928.09
Janitors' Services
12,370.48
Fuel, Light and Gas
9,192.41
Repairs and Maintenance
8,075.89
Furniture and Furnishings
597.18
Diplomas and Graduation
255.47
Rent of Memorial Hall
315.00
Medical Inspection
6,956.27
$228,813.72
Unexpended balance
4.31
REIMBURSEMENTS
From the State for:
Teachers' Salaries
$18,231.25
Americanization
1,278.91
State and City Wards
1,036.56
Miscellaneous Receipts
485.59
$21,032.31
Note: The actual cost to the town for current expenses of the schools was $207,781.41.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR 1938
General Expenses-
Superintendent's Salary
$4,700.00
Clerk and substitute
1,525.00
Supervisor of attendance
600.00
Stationery, Postage, Printing
300.00
Telephone
150.00
Travel expense in state
100.00
Automobile Expense
400.00
School Census
125.00
Care furnace and cleaning
150.00
All Other
25.00
$8,075.00
Teachers' Salaries-
*Day
162,600.00
Summer School
350.00
Americanization
2,400.00
165,350.00
Text Books and Supplies-
Text and Reference Books
4,000.00
Paper, Blank Books
4,400.00
Manual Training Supplies
950.00
*Domestic Science Supplies Athletic Supplies
500.00
Gym towels-laundry
950.00
Typewriters and supplies
500.00
All Other Supplies
75.00
11,975.00
Out of Town 1,500.00
State Vocational Education
200.00
Tuition-
600.00
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Transportation-
Pupils Teachers
15,000.00 475.00
15,475.00
Janitors' Services-
*Day
12,450.00
Amer. and Evenings
100.00
Watchmen, July 4th
50.00
Snow Removal
100.00
12,700.00
Fuel and Light-
*Coal and Wood
6,700.00
*Gas and Electricity
2,300.00
9,000.00
Maintenance-
Building Superv.'s Salary
2,600.00
General Repairs
3,000.00
Special painting
500.00
Flags and Flagstaffs
50.00
Janitors' Supplies
1,200.00
Telephones
450.00
Ashes Removed
125.00
Boilers, Firemasters
1,200.00
All Other
100.00
Furniture and Furnishings-
Desks and chairs
100.00
Window shades
100.00
All Other Equipment
500.00
Rent Memorial Hall
350.00
Diplomas and Graduation
250.00
Medical Inspection-
Physician
1,800.00
Nurse and Assistant
2,600.00
9,225.00
700.00
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Dental Nurse
1,600.00
Dental Clinic
750.00
All Other-Medical supplies, etc
400.00
New car-nurse
650.00
7,800.00
Total
$242,600.00
Out of State Travel
$60.00
*Includes provision for state-aided vocational house- hold arts.
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Construction of New Senior High School and Alterations to Junior High School
P. W. A. Docket Mass. 1050 R
RECEIPTS-1936
1. Bond issue January, 1936 $189.850.00
2. Federal Grant March 4, 1936 76,750.00
3. Federal Grant Sept. 17, 1936 30,700.00
Total
$297,300.00
EXPENDITURES - 1936
D'Amore Construction Co. $261,143.76
Frank Irving Cooper Corp.
14,969.05
Equipment Contracts
15,204.29
Clerk of Works
1,966.67
Insurance
860.73
Advertisements for bids
232.70
Tests
71.34
Total
$294,448.54
Balance on hand January 15, 1937 $2,851.46
RECEIPTS-1937
1. Federal Grant, March 12, 1937 $30,700.00
Total
$33,551.46
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EXPENDITURES-1937
D'Amore Construction Co. $29,545.97
Frank Irving Cooper Corp. 1,358.16
Equipment Contracts
2,526.27
Miscellaneous 96.88
Total
$33,527.28
Balance-Unexpended $24.18
FINANCIAL REPORT
New Heating and Ventilating System at Cornish and Burton Schools
RECEIPTS
Appropriation March, 1937 $15,500.00
EXPENDITURES
Stone-Underhill, Engineers
$1,095.30
Bliss Hardware Company, Inc., Contractor 13,691.20
Advertising for bids 7.00
Miscellaneous (hopper extension)
10.90
Total
$14,804.40
Balance-Unexpended $695.60
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Our major project for 1937, aside from the regular school budget was the new Central Heating and Venti- lating plant for the Cornish and Burton Schools. Under a special article the town voted $15,500.00 for this pur- pose; the total cost was $14,804.40, leaving a balance of $695.60. This work was completed during the summer and has proven to be very satisfactory, giving excellent service at a lower operating cost than heretofor.
We have made a preliminary survey and study of voca- tional school work (trade school) with a view to placing this matter before the town at a subsequent meeting when economic conditions have improved sufficiently to warrant such an expenditure. The old High School build- ing on Lincoln Street could be adapted for this purpose.
Our Committee has permitted the Welfare Depart- ment, Old Age Assistance, Excess Commodities Division and the Sealer of Weights and Measures to occupy sec- tions of the old High School building until such time as we have need for those particular rooms. These depart- ments have made the necessary changes in the building and we assume no expense of upkeep.
All other matters pertaining to the operating of our department and the conduct of the schools are well covered in the various reports contained herein.
E. HAROLD DONOVAN, Chairman FANNIE T. ROWELL, Secretary HARRY W. BURNS J. FRANKLAND MILLER EDWARD W. BRADFORD DAVID A. CAPPANNARI
School Committee
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RESOLUTION Adopted March 16, 1937
Herewith the Plymouth School Committee records with deep sorrow the death of Edward A. Buttner on March 12, 1937, for six years a member of this committee, and recently re-elected for an additional term of three years. He brought to the committee wisdom, tact, and a breadth of vision acquired through years of business experience. More important than these were an unerring faithful- ness and loyalty to principle, a staunchness of faith in the American system of education, a high valuation of teaching as a profession, and a lively and unfailing in- terest in and understanding of children and young people. He was a man with a high sense of human needs and values which gave direction to all he did as evidenced by the fact that he has inspired many a young person to visualize and reach worthwhile objectives in life. His warm generosity and human kindness will be remem- bered by many who were recipients of his aid, extended bountifully and without ostentation, in the spirit of one "who gave himself with his gift." In a word, he coupled practical ability with spiritual idealism. Men of his type are rare. The town has lost a valuable citizen and a wise leader in its civic affairs.
We direct that this record of appreciation, together with the expression of our deep sympathy for his loved ones be spread upon our records and a copy sent to his family.
E. HAROLD DONOVAN, Chairman FANNIE T. ROWELL, Secretary
HARRY W. BURNS EDWARD W. BRADFORD J. FRANKLAND MILLER
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EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION Adopted June, 1937
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Mary L. Jackson 1937
This month marks the close of twenty-four years of service by Mrs. Mary L. Jackson to the Town of Plym- outh through its schools. After serving a short time in the Morton School she was appointed Principal of the Individual School, which position she has filled for twenty-two years with outstanding success, being fre- quently recognized by the State Department of Educa- tion as one of its progressive leaders in the field of special classes. Her thorough study of the psychological pro- blems involved, her ability to diagnose the special needs of each individual and to meet those needs by a con- structive educational program, her tact and sympathy for the individual and her interest in his welfare both in school and after leaving her classroom, have made pos- sible her remarkable success in dealing with these, the most difficult problems of school adjustment. She has been unsparing in her devotion of physical strength and mental acumen to her work.
The School Committee herewith extend to Mrs. Mary L. Jackson their sincere appreciation for her years of service and earnestly hope that her remaining years may be filled with the memories of a life long dedicated to the amelioration of the unfortunate handicaps of boys and girls.
Plymouth School Committee,
E. HAROLD DONOVAN FANNIE T. ROWELL HARRY W. BURNS EDWARD W. BRADFORD DAVID A. CAPPANNARI J. FRANKLAND MILLER
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
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To the School Committee:
I herewith submit to you my twelfth annual report as Superintendent of Schools.
The principal accomplishment during the year has been the completion of the reorganization of the Junior and Senior High Schools upon the so called three-three or- ganization. The arrangement of the rooms and other facilities have proved very satisfactory. The reorganiza- tion of the classes, subjects, and teachers has been carried out very effectively under the able leadership of Mr. Wayne Shipman and Miss Mary Dolan, the principals of the schools. With a somewhat smaller enrollment in the Junior High School it has been possible to reduce the size of classes so that none are larger than can be reason- ably expected.
The future looks toward a development of the voca- tional aspects of education along two major lines-vo- cational household arts for girls and a vocational or trade school for boys. The vocational courses for either girls or boys differ from the usual courses in that definite practical experience at home or in a shop must supple- ment classroom study.
(a) Vocational Household Arts for Girls :
The group of girls who took the vocational course in the ninth grade last year was very successful. In Septem- ber there was a demand for two such classes while the former group continued into the sophomore year. The reorganization of this work on a vocational basis was approved by the State Department of Vocational Educa- tion. Meeting the state requirements meant that the town received the state reimbursement under the federal
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Smith-Hughes Act, for one-half of that portion of the teachers' salaries and other incidental expenses which directly pertained to this work. For the past school year it amounted to $430.61. Due to the increase in classes, this aid will amount to about $1000 this next school year. It would be desirable to extend this work into a four-year vocational course.
(b) State Aided Vocational or Trade School for Boys :
As stated in previous reports the town should seriously consider in the near future the question of establishing a state aided vocational or trade school in a portion of the old high school building. Although the need of such a school is readily apparent to those who have given any serious thought to the situation, it may be well to briefly discuss the reasons for establishing one.
(1) For several years there has been no training of apprentices for trades, such as those of the carpenter, machinist, electrician, printer and automobile mechanic. There is a demand in industry for those who have had real training along these lines as shown by the fact that a very high percentage of graduates of these courses in other towns and cities is immediately placed at good salaries.
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