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ALICE SPOONER FUND (Income to be used for special comforts for the sick at the Town Infirmary) U. S. Savings Bonds, Series G, 21/2% $1,500.00
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH (Under Chapter 4, Acts of 1942)
U. S. Bonds Investment $20,000.00
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH (Under Chapter 5, Acts of 1943)
U. S. Bonds Investment $60,000.00
PLYMOUTH NATIONAL BANK STOCK INVESTMENT FUND
Plymouth National Bank Stock $2,000.00
U. S. Bonds, Series G. 21/2%
$2,000.00
$4,000.00
RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS
Plymouth Savings Bank
$5,807.17
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank 3,749.03
Plymouth National Bank Deposit 7,359.71
U. S. Government Bonds 12,063.03
Other Bonds · 29,835.31
Bank Stocks
8,078.75
$66,893.00
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SCHEDULE J
BORROWING CAPACITY, JAN. 1, 1945
Valuation for 1942, less abatements on $175,750.00 $21,633,425.00
Valuation of Motor Vehicles for 1942, less abatements $743.400.00
Valuation for 1943, less abatements on
$108,525.00 $21,570,575.00
Valuation of Motor Vehicles for 1943 less abatements $501,600.00
Valuation for 1944, less abatements on $74,275.00 $21,601,625.00
Valuation of Motor Vehicles for 1944, less abatements
$411,300.00
$66,461,925.00
Average
3%
$22,153,975.00 $664,620.00
Total Debt Incurred and
Outstanding $85,000.00
Less:
New High School Loan $85,000.00
Total Debt, Within Debt Limit
Borrowing Capacity, January 1, 1945 $664,620.00
Percentage of Total Bonded Debt to Valuation, 0.4-%
Report of an Audit
of
The Accounts
of the
Town of Plymouth
for the period
From October 11, 1942, to May 25, 1944
Made in Accordance with the Provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws
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September 6, 1944
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION
DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
State House, Boston
September 6, 1944
To the Board of Selectmen Mr. James A. White, Chairman Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Plymouth for the period from October 11, 1942, to May 25, 1944, made in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Her- man B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE N. WADDELL,
Director of Accounts
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Mr. Theodore N. Waddell Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Plym- outh for the period from October 11, 1942, the date of the previous audit to May 25, 1944, and report thereon as follows:
The records of financial transactions of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town, or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the reports and records of the town accountant.
The town accountant's ledger was analyzed, the re- corded receipts being checked with the treasurer's books and the payments being compared with the warrants authorizing them and with the treasurer's records of payments.
The appropriation accounts were checked with the town clerk's records of town meeting proceedings and the recorded transfers from the reserve fund were veri- fied by comparison with the records of the advisory committee.
A balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on May 25, 1944. An examination of this balance sheet indicates that the town is in very good financial condition.
. The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The receipts were checked with * the records of the several departments collecting money for the town and with other sources from which money
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was paid into the town treasury, while the payments were compared with the selectmen's warrants author- izing the treasurer to disburse town funds. The cash balance on May 25, 1944 was proved by verification of the cash and cash memoranda in the office, and by rec- onciliation of the bank balances with statements fur- nished by the banks of deposit.
Payments made for maturing debt and interest were compared with the cancelled securities on file and also with amounts falling due.
The securities and savings bank books representing the investments of the trust, investment, and retirement funds in the custody of the town treasurer were exam- ined and listed. The income was proved, the transfers to the town were compared with the treasurer's cash book, and the disbursements were verified.
The tax titles taken by the town on account of unpaid taxes were examined and the amounts added to the tax title account were compared with the collector's records. The tax titles redeemed were checked with the receipts as recorded on the treasurer's cash book, the disclaimers were verified, and tax titles on hand were listed and compared with the records at the Registry of Deeds.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were ex- amined and checked. The taxes and assessments out- standing according to the previous examination and all subsequent commitments were audited and proved to the assessors' warrants issued for their collection. The reported payments to the treasurer were verified, the recorded abatements were checked with the assessors' records, the taxes transferred to the tax title account were proved, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled.
The commitments of departmental and water accounts receivable were examined and checked. The receipts, as recorded, were compared with the treasurer's cash
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book, the abatements were compared with the records of the departments authorized to grant such credits, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
Verification of the outstanding tax, assessment, depart- mental and water accounts was obtained by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The financial accounts of the town clerk were exam- ined for licenses issued and fees received. The reported receipts from dog, sporting, and other licenses issued, as well as from marriage intentions, recording fees, and miscellaneous charges were examined, the payments to the State and town being verified.
The surety bonds of the various town officials required to file them for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of receipts of the selectmen, the police, health, public welfare, and school departments, and the sealer of weights and measures, as well as of all other departments collecting money or committing bills for collection, were checked with the treasurer's and the accountant's books.
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TOWN OF PLYMOUTH Balance Sheet - May 25, 1944 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash-In Banks and Office,
$120,400.43
Unpaid Warrants, $27,879.38
Accounts Receivable: Taxes:
State Tax and Assessments 1944, 45,900.72
County Tax 1944,
38,857.86
Levy of 1942
Personal Property. $74.52
Due County :
Levy of 1943:
Personal Property,
$325.26
Real Estate,
25,411.79
25,737.05
Withholding taxes-Due Federal Government, 2,087.10
Levy of 1944:
Poll,
$264.00
Personal Property, 53,577.42
Real Estate, 622,685.70
676,527.12
702,338.69
Cemetery Sale of Lots and Graves Fund, 7,388.71
Anna Spooner Gift for Beautification of Park Land, 136.52
953.11
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Bequests,
300.00
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Tailings, 146.47
Sale of Real Estate Fund, 2,700.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: Levy of 1943, Levy of 1944,
$10.72
942.39
Proceeds of Dog Licenses,
$997.00
Sale of dogs,
9.00
1,006.00
Old Age Assistance Recoveries, 1,299.81
Special Assessments: Moth 1943, Moth 1944,
$6.25
166.50
172.75
Tax Titles,
$9,988.85
Tax Possessions,
2,142.97
12,131.82
Aid, 1,345.55
Departmental:
Town Wharf Rentals,
$1,856.17
Health,
1,646.11
Public Welfare,
28.50
Aid to Dependent Children,
513.53
Old Age Assistance,
2,001.38
State Aid,
494.00
Military Aid,
162.50
Cemetery,
1,123.09
7,825.28
Aid to Highways
State,
$3,000.00
County,
3,000.00
Levy of 1944 14,792.05
24,118.05
Water Department: Rates 1942, $49.70
Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, $953.11
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10,598.56
Unexpended Appropriation Balances, 648,816.62
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus, 15,977.48
Overlay Reserved for Abatement of Taxes: Levy of 1942 $74.52
Levy of 1943, 9,251.48
6,000.00
Investment Fund Income, 200.00
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Post-War Rehabilitation Fund Income,
500.00
Federal Grants: Aid to dependent Children: Administration, $254.41
Old Age Assistance:
Administration,
518:15
Assistance,
8,108.45
George-Deen Fund, 324.00
Smith-Hughes Fund, 48.00
BALANCE SHEET - Continued
Rates 1943, Rates 1944, Labor and Material 1943,
1,147.84 226.81
4.50
Departmental, 7,825.28
1,428.85
Aid to Highway, 6,000.00
Estimated Receipts to be Collected,
203,469.26
Water, 1,428.85
28,511.81
Revenue 1944,
18.00
Surplus Revenue,
198,277.10
$1,054,720.19
$1,054,720.19
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DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt,
$99,500.00
Memorial Town Hall Loan,
$14,500.00
High School Loan,
85,000.00
$99,500.00
$99,500.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities,
Francis LeBaron Poor Fund,
$1,356.75
$243,360.31
Charles Holmes Poor Fund 500.00
Julia P. Robinson Poor Fund, 300.00
John Murdock Poor and School Fund, 737.30
Special Assessment, 172.75
Tax Title and Tax Possession, 12,131.82
Ellen Stoddard Donnelly Fund (Public Welfare), 2,000.00
Alice Spooner Fund (Public Welfare), 1,500.00
Nathaniel Morton Park Fund, 2,020.00
Marcia E. Jackson Gates Library Fund,
2,010.00
Warren Burial Hill Cemetery Fund,
1,259.56
Annie Furlong Perpetual Care Fund (St. Joseph's Cemetery) 110.42
Phoebe R. Clifford Cemetery Fund (In Custody of State Treasurer)
200.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,
147,366.28
Investment Fund, 4,000.00
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund,
80,000.00
$243,360.31
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MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Contributory Retirement System: Cash and Securities, $72,784.27
Annuity Savings Fund,
$42,283.17
Annuity Reserve Fund, 3,652.83
Pension Accumulation Fund,
25,892.49
Military Service Fund,
330.40
Expense Fund,
467.83
Investment Income,
157.55
$72,784.27
$72,784.27
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PART III
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
School Department
of the
Town of Plymouth
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For the Year Ending December 31,
1944
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Term Expires
Dr. E. Harold Donovan, Chairman
1945
Fannie T. Rowell, Secretary
1945
David A. Cappannari
1946
Dr. William E. Curtin
1946
Dr. Francis LeBaron (On Military Leave) 1947
J. Frankland Miller (Deceased) 1947
William H. Armstrong (Military Substitute)
1947
ADMINISTRATION
Burr F. Jones, Superintendent of Schools
Office, Town Square, Telephone 600
Interviews by appointment.
Secretary, Mrs. Ruth F. Trask
Office hours: School Days-8:00 a.m. to 12:00 m. and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays-9:00 a.m. to 12:00 m. Vacations-9:00 a.m. to 12:00 m. and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
School Physicians: Dr. Frank J. Abate, Jr: Dr. Medora V. Eastwood
Office hour at School Department: 8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
School Nurse: Miss Hilda Swett
Interviews at School Department Office or at school buildings by appointment.
School Dentists: Dr. William O. Dyer Dr. Thomas F. Kilkelly
Dental Hygienist: Miss Jane B. Bradford
Dental Clinic Office, Governor Bradford Building
Supervisor of Attendance: Ralph F. Matinzi, Telephone 1152
Custodian of Buildings: Thomas A. Bodell, Telephone 600
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SCHOOLS
Senior High School-Telephone 26 Edgar J. Mongan, Principal
Junior High School-Telephone 460 Mary M. Dolan, Principal Cornish-Burton School District-Telephone 933 Franklyn O. White, Principal
Cold Spring School-Telephone 1018-M
Oak Street School-Telephone 301-J Hedge School-Telephone 1242-M William I. Whitney, Principal
Mount Pleasant School-Telephone 1291-M Mrs. Helen S. Manchester, Principal Manomet School-Telephone Manomet 72 Mrs. Elouise E. Cashin, Principal
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Open September 6, 1944
Close November 21, 1944
November 27, 1944
December 22, 1944
January 2, 1945 April 18, 1945 June 26, 1945
April 23, 1945
School Holidays: Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Teach- ers' Convention Day, Washington's Birthday, Patriot's Day, Memorial Day.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL 2-2 repeated on fire alarm
7:05 No school for Junior and Senior High Schools.
8:15 No morning session for Grades I to VI inclusive.
12:30 No afternoon session for Grades I to VI inclusive. Radio station WEEI broadcasts no-school signals shortly after 7:00 a.m.
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In Memoriam
ESTELLA BUTLAND
Teacher in Plymouth
January 1918 - May 1942 Died, June 20, 1944
FLORENCE B. COREY
Teacher in Plymouth
March 1918 - June 1944 Died, June 21, 1944
MABEL F. DOUGLAS
Teacher in Plymouth
September 1902 - June 1942 Died, May 12, 1944
J. FRANKLAND MILLER Member of School Committee
April 1935 - December 1944 Died, December 11, 1944
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EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
With deep sorrow the School Committee records the death of J. Frankland Miller on December 11, 1944. Mr. Miller had been a member of the School Committee con- tinuously since 1935 and had served previously on the Town Advisory and Finance Committee, being Chairman for two years.
Though Mr. Miller's business responsibilities as Vice President of the Bigelow and Dowse Company of Boston were heavy, his strong interest in the progress of his home town led him to accept public offices of high trust. To these offices he brought an unusually keen, incisive mind, an uncommon breadth of business experience, a strong desire that decisions be made on the basis of jus- tice to all concerned, and an outstanding faithfulness to public duty.
Mr. Miller's contribution to the progress of the public schools in Plymouth was such that thousands of boys and girls and young people of this town stand in debt to him. His passing brings a serious loss to our community.
E. HAROLD DONOVAN FANNIE T. ROWELL DAVID A. CAPPANNARI WILLIAM E. CURTIN WILLIAM H. ARMSTRONG
Plymouth School Committee
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FINANCIAL REPORT
RECEIPTS SALARY APPROPRIATION, March 1944 $220,800.00
PAYMENTS
Supt., Principals, Supervisors,
Teachers, Clerks
$191,167.86
Americanization
1,676.15
Summer School
369.60
Janitors, Building Supervisor
17,686.31
School Physicians, School Nurse,
Asst. to Nurse, Dental Hygienist
7,205.30
Pension for retired School Physician 900.00
School Census 142.00
Total
219,147.22
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
$1,652.78
RECEIPTS
GENERAL APPROPRIATION, March 1944
$53,300.00
Trust Fund Income
7.33
Total
$53,307.33
PAYMENTS
General Expenses
Stationery, Postage, Printing
$372.81
Telephone
164.08
Travel expense in state
75.72
Automobile expense
400.00
Office supplies
27.00
1,039.61
Text Books and Supplies
Text and reference books
$5,883.04
Paper, blank books, etc.
5,036.85
Manual training supplies
1,066.95
Domestic science supplies
617.98
Athletic supplies
558.16
Typewriters and supplies
152.50
Visual education supplies
213.59
13,529.07
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Transportation Pupils Supervisors, Principals
$16,071.75 190.91
Tuition-Out-of-town Schools
Elementary and high
$861.08
Vocational
450.86
1,311.94
Fuel and Light
Coal and wood
$8,510.23
Gas and electricity
2,357.10
10,867.33
Maintenance
Repairs and improvements
$6,011.17
Janitors' supplies
759.66
Telephones
472.22
Ashes, etc. removed
153.50
7,396.55
Furniture and Furnishings
Desks and chairs
$ 83.20
Window shades
224.04
Other equipment
288.43
595.67
Medical Inspection
Dental health
$705.47
Medical supplies
125.60
Nurse's car expense
419.74
1,250.81
Diplomas and Graduation
232.09
Total Balance to Excess and Deficiency
$52,485.73
$821.60
16,262.66
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REIMBURSEMENTS AND RECEIPTS
From the State for:
Teachers' Salaries
$17,245.00
Americanization Salaries
863.38
Vocational Tuition
12.00
Vocational Pottery School
12.35
Vocational Household Arts
1,476.48
State Wards
976.86
City of Boston Wards
115.07
Tuition Out-of-town Pupils:
Carver
5,533.95
Plympton
3,974.88
Miscellaneous Receipts
598.64
Total
$30,808.61
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Balance to Excess and
Appropriation March, 1944 $220,800.00
Expenditures Deficiency
Salaries
$219,147.22
$1,652.78
General
53,307.33*
52,485.73
821.60
Totals
$274,107.33
$271,632.95
$2,474.38
Reimbursements and Receipts Account of Schools $30,808.61
Net cost of schools for 1944
$240,824.34
*Including Trust Fund Income
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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRUST FUND FEDERAL GRANT-GEORGE-DEEN
Teaching Pottery Classes
Receipts:
Balance from 1943
$225.00
Cash from State
877.00
Payments: $1,102.00
Salary of Pottery Instructor 936.00
Unexpended Balance $166.00
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRUST FUND FEDERAL GRANT-SMITH-HUGHES
Day Household Arts
Receipts:
Cash from State $217.01 $217.01
Payments:
Salary of Domestic Science Teacher
$217.01
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRUST FUND FEDERAL GRANT-GEORGE-DEEN
Teaching Handicraft Classes
Receipts:
Cash from State $360.00
Payments:
Salary of Handicraft Instructor
$180.00
Unexpended Balance $180.00
RECEIPTS RETIREMENT FUND APPROPRIATION
for Teachers on Military Leave,
March 1944
PAYMENTS $767.22
Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board $767.22
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RECEIPTS
CORNISH SCHOOL LUNCH APPROPRIATION Salaries, March 1944 $2,400.00
PAYMENTS
Labor
$2,399.50
Balance to Excess and Deficiency $ .50
RECEIPTS
CORNISH SCHOOL LUNCH APPROPRIATION
General, March 1944 $3,500.00
PAYMENTS
Provisions
$3,216.00
Utensils and supplies
38.65
Ice
21.65
Gas
112.00
$3,388.30
Balance to Excess and Deficiency $111.70
CORNISH SCHOOL LUNCH ACCOUNT
SCHOOL LUNCH RECEIPTS
Sale of Lunches
$3,618.20
From Federal Grants
2,144.43
Total $5,762.63
SCHOOL LUNCH PAYMENTS
Salaries
$2,399.50
General
3,388.30
Total
$5,787.80
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth:
The recent passing of J. Frankland Miller who had served with marked ability and fidelity on the School Committee for the past decade was keenly felt not only as a loss to the community as a whole but as a personal loss to the members of the committee. The language of the foregoing testimonial is quite inadequate to express our appreciation of his services to the town. His genuine helpfulness as a fellow committee member will long be a cherished memory.
The receipts and reimbursements on account of the public schools in 1944 amounted to $30,808. The School Department is turning back $2,474 as balance to the Ex- cess and Deficiency Fund. The net cost of schools for 1944 amounted to $240,824, which was 3.2% higher than the preceding year.
The budget for 1945 calls for an increase of $1,400 in the general appropriation and an increase of $12,400 in the salary budget, exclusive of any cost-of-living incre- ments that may be granted. The added amount asked for under the general appropriation is due to increases in the costs of transportation, fuel, and boiler repairs. The amount requested for salaries is greater for 1945 largely because of the annual increments granted to persons not yet at the maximum and to the addition of teachers at the Junior High School. As shown in the following re- port of the superintendent of schools, educational costs in Plymouth are not higher than the average costs in the towns that are nearest the size of Plymouth and main- tain the same type of school organization, namely, six elementary grades, three junior high grades, and three senior high grades.
On appeal of the Plympton school authorities it was decided to admit to our Junior High School as tuition
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pupils for the school year 1944-45 the Plympton children in grades seven and eight. For some years past Plymp- ton has been sending its high school pupils here. The inclusion of the seventh and eighth grade pupils in the Plymouth Junior High School will tend to bring their preparation into harmony with our ninth grade require- ments. This new departure has meant the employment of an additional teacher but all additional costs involved are amply covered by added tuition receipts.
During 1944 we have continued our endeavor to make needed repairs on buildings and some improvements in grounds. Four of the buildings sustained minor damage from the hurricane. This was almost entirely confined to the removal of shingles from various roofs. We were very fortunate that all hurricane damage was repaired within a total cash outlay of less than $200.
The most important improvements made during 1944 were the hard surfacing of the Mount Pleasant School playground and the insulation of the attic floors in the Junior High and Mount Pleasant buildings. We hope soon to include the Hedge School in this insulation pro- gram. Insulation of these attic floors will undoubtedly prove to be a good long-term investment through the saving of fuel. Second-floor classrooms will be more comfortable both in very cold and very hot weather.
In view of the fact that the school enrollments in North Plymouth have shown little indication of increasing and the further fact that extensive and costly changes would be necessary to recondition the Knapp building for school purposes, it has seemed wise to turn this building over to the selectmen for such disposition as the town may see fit to make.
Two land areas very useful for school purposes and lying adjacent to school playgrounds are being offered to the town at prices that seem very reasonable. A lot of nearly an acre adjoining the Hedge School grounds in the rear of the building and containing all of the fill
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necessary to grade the Pederzani property acquired last year is being offered to the town for $700. Another lot of two-thirds of an acre adjacent to the High School grounds and formerly a part of the Pope property, is be- ing offered the town by David A. Cappannari for $900. This area represents about two-thirds of the lot that the School Committee has asked the town to purchase at sev- eral annual town meetings during the past fifteen years. However, the price at which this property could formerly be purchased by the town was at a substantially higher rate per acre than the present offer. These lots would be very useful additions to school property in that they would provide much needed extensions in the play- ground areas. We are hopeful that the town will see fit to purchase these properties and thus enable these schools to improve the opportunities for physical exer- cise and recreation.
The heating plant at the Mount Pleasant School is about forty years old and has reached a state of obso- lescence where the making of further repairs is false economy. In the opinion of the committee, to patch up the present plant and try to make it do for a longer per- iod would not only be a waste of money but would sub- ject the school to probable interruptions. The committee, therefore, recommends the installation of a new boiler with vacuum system. This would not only provide a necessary replacement but would definitely improve the efficiency of the heating system. The committee feels itself responsible not only to keep our school property in good repair but to make needed improvements from year to year.
Respectfully submitted,
E. HAROLD DONOVAN, Chairman FANNIE T. ROWELL, Secretary DAVID A. CAPPANNARI WILLIAM E. CURTIN WILLIAM H. ARMSTRONG
Plymouth School Committee
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee:
The year 1944 has not been one of striking progress. Nevertheless earnest efforts have been made to maintain the standards of our schools in the face of the many diffi- culties inherent in a world war situation and to make such adjustments as existing circumstances require. I am glad to submit below a concise report which together with those of the school principals, supervisors, and health authorities will suggest some of the changes made, some of the results secured, and some of the needs of our schools that have not as yet been fully met.
CHANGES IN SCHOOL STAFF
As the war lengthens, the problem of securing adequate replacements for those teachers who leave the system becomes more and more critical. Relatively small num- bers are entering our teacher-training institutions. The competition among communities for efficient teachers is becoming very keen. Substantially higher salaries are being paid both to experienced and inexperienced teach- ers. A much larger proportion than formerly of the good teachers available are either teaching in their home com- munities or in towns nearby where commutation is pos- sible. We are finding it increasingly difficult to compete for teaching talent on anything like equal terms with communities of our size in eastern Massachusetts.
Up to this point in the war period, however, we have been able to recruit efficient teachers from Plymouth or nearby towns. A large proportion of the persons for- merly serving as occasional substitutes on a per-diem basis are now teaching continuously as war substitutes. Among these are Mrs. Olga Anderson, Mrs. Helen Bag- nall, Mrs. Mary Foley, Mrs. Esther Maloni, Mrs. Clemen- tine O'Neil, Mrs. Bertha Perkins, Mrs. Mary Perkins, Mrs. Jean Patenaude, Mrs. Sara B. Sharkey, and Mrs. Gladys Simmons. Several others recently employed are resi-
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