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2.29
4.79
100.00
Frederic Dill
Mt. Pleasant
108.95
4.92
5.00
108.87
Collins-Branson
Mt. Pleasant
211.21
9.57
4.00
216.78
Elvira Holmes
Mt. Pleasant
138.99
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138.99
C. A. Johnston
Mt. Pleasant
80.28
3.64
2.00
81.92
Henry Chase
Mt. Pleasant
243.19
11.04
5.00
249.23
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CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-Continued
Bequest
Cemetery
Balance Jan. 1, 1932
Deposited During Year
Income
Expended
Balance Dec. 31, 1932
Emma F. Hutchinson
Mt. Pleasant
61.13
2.76
2.00
61.89
A. Hilton Studley
Mt. Pleasant
246.89
11.06
9.50
248.45
William G. Perry
Mt. Pleasant
115.75
5.23
4.00
116.98
Gardener-Damon
Mt. Pleasant
100.29
4.54
4.00
100.83
Charles H. Poole
Mt. Pleasant
100.29
4.54
4.00
100.83
Howard Wheeler
Mt. Pleasant
125.48
5.69
2.00
129.17
Charles G. Turner
Mt. Pleasant
117.57
5.33
5.50
117.40
A. A. Crooker
Mt. Pleasant
127.94
5.77
5.00
128.71
Frank P. Lewis
Mt. Pleasant
56.24
2.54
2.00
56.78
James J. Donaldson
Mt. Pleasant
289.63
13.16
4.00
298.79
Harry G. Moulton
Mt. Pleasant
465.97
21.17
6.00
481.14
Marsena Lovell, Heirs
Mt. Pleasant
139.59
6.31
3.00
142.90
E. W. Whiting
Mt. Pleasant
158.48
7.19
5.50
160.17
Fidelia Estes
Mt. Pleasant
295.58
13.42
4.00
305.00
Eben P. Everett
Mt. Pleasant
82.04
3.70
2.00
83.74
Frank-Geo. Lawrence
Mt. Pleasant
173.42
3.89
4.00
173.31
Thomas-Litchfield
Mt. Pleasant
234.40
10.63
6.00
239.03
Andrew McIlvene
Mt. Pleasant
106.68
4.83
3.50
108.01
Edward Crane
Mt. Pleasant
159.41
7.21
2.00
164.62
L. Evelyn Dill
Mt. Pleasant
106.99
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106.99
Reuben Ellis
Mt. Pleasant
102.18
4.63
3.50
103.31
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
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CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-Continued
Bequest
Cemetery
Balance Jan. 1, 1932
Deposited During Year
Income
Expended
Balance Dec. 31, 1932
H. J. Cushing
Mt. Pleasant
100.91
4.56
2.00
103.47
Harold B. Vesper
Mt. Pleasant
102.50
4.63
6.00
101.13
Fannie H. Turner
Mt. Pleasant
201.00
9.13
4.00
206.13
Easton Lot No. 249
Mt. Pleasant
100.00
4.51
3.17
101.34
George T. Poole
Mt. Pleasant
300.00
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100.00
L. Wilfred Poole
Mt. Pleasant
100.00
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100.00
Mary H. Breck
Mt. Pleasant
100.00
100.00
Thompson-Whiting
Maplewood
113.09
2.54
2.25
113.38
J. W. Poole-C. Hobart
Maplewood
225.26
100.00
5.06
4.50
325.82
Adna Burrell
Maplewood
121.24
1.19
2.25
52.36
John W. Harris
Maplewood
118.99
2.65
2.25
119.39
Leander Torrey
Maplewood
122.26
2.74
2.25
122.75
N. A. Beal
Maplewood
121.02
2.72
4.25
119.49
Hopkins-Damon
Maplewood
111.55
2.49
4.25
109.79
David J. Lantz
Maplewood
54.57
1.21
2.25
53.53
Henrietta Stetson
Maplewood
539.07
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12.12
14.25
536.94
William T. Walker
Maplewood
111.28
2.49
4.25
109.52
Albert Phillips
Maplewood
55.88
1.23
2.25
54.86
Dill and Lothrop
Mt. Pleasant
200.00
200.00
Elias A. Burrell
Mt. Pleasant
100.00
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121.24
Flora Thurlough
Maplewood
53.42
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300.00
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-Continued
Bequest
Cemetery
Balance Jan. 1, 1932
Deposited During Year
Income
Expended
Balance Dec. 31, 1932
Adah Davis
Maplewood
301.26
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...
301.26
Mrs. Elbridge Whiting
Maplewood
124.49
2.79
2.25
125.03
D. W. Jacobs
Maplewood
159.83
3.57
2.25
161.15
Nancy Whiting
Maplewood
66.53
1.48
1.25
66.76
Nathaniel Phillips
Maplewood
150.00
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150.00
Henry A. Baker
Spring Lake
100.83
4.56
4.00
101.39
Amos S. Reed
Spring Lake
151.57
6.85
4.00
154.42
Jessie Doane
Spring Lake
107.67
4.85
5.00
107.52
Zenas Jenkins
Spring Lake
117.15
5.19
9.00
113.34
Elbridge Payne
Mill Hill
295.24
13.40
5.00
303.64
Betsey Battles
Beal
262.04
5.89
6.00
261.93
William J. Hayden
Assinippi
105.05
4.67
8.00
101.72
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CHARLES J. HIGGINS,
Town Treasurer.
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
Source
Receipts
Object
Payment
Taxes-Poll, Old Age, Personal,
Schools
$105,176.13
Real Estate
$256,179.99
Public Welfare
57,144.30
Taxes-Excise, 1930, 1931, 1932
11,407.89
Selectmen
152,854.58
Taxes-Costs
183.96
Anticipation Tax Notes
266,000.00
Taxes-Interest
8,067.64
Senior-Junior School
898.66
Licenses-Miscellaneous
396.00
Water Department
15,456.24
Anticipation Tax Notes
282,000.00
Joint Water Dept.
12,025.69
Interest-Bank Deposit
461.14
Abington 1-2 Joint Water Rates
1,124.77
Sealer of Weights-Fees
133.50
County Tax
16,193.11
Second District Court-Fines
386.20
Cemetery Funds
1,326.05
Infirmary-Sales Milk
51.15
Tax Refunds
43.84
Infirmary-Board
133.00
Old Age Assistance
11,403.99
Memorial Library
312.24
Comm. of Mass .- State Tax
12,187.50
County of Plymouth-
Repairs State Highways
1,212.50
No. Union St., Construction
4,401.17
Hospital Care Civil War Vets
325.00
School Dept .- City of Boston, Tuition
397.24
State Parks and Reservations
16.96
Other Towns, Tuition
40.00
Bank and Trust Co. Tax
180.41
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER-Continued
Use Mckinley School
120.75
Old Age Assistance Tax
2,431.00
Sales
306.52
County Treasurer-Dog Licenses
66.00
Street Railway Rails
50.00
Refund Police Badge
1.25
Sale-Miscellaneous Items
3.40
Mckinley School
120.51
Refund-Miscellaneous Items
51.65
Cash at end of year
60,117.50
Hospital Bills and Individual .
518.34
Welfare Outside
3,185.94
$716,305.90
Water Department
20,457.58
Joint Water Department
8,262.39
Cemetery Funds-Receipts
1,326.05
Comm. of Mass .- Indigent Persons
4.50
Support Highways
7,189.61
Industrial School
179.60
Corporation Tax
8,649.59
Aiding Mothers
2,384.62
Temporary Aid
2,902.10
Tuition
1,216.90
No. Union St. Construction
8,802.38
Income Tax
29,167.50
Trust Co. and Nat'l Bank Tax
1,490.58
.. Public Health
464.99
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER-Continued
State Aid
1,286.00
Military Aid
30.00
Veterans Exemption
237.26
Old Age Tax Abatements
174.00
Old Age Assistance
6,109.70
Contagious Diseases
196.30
Water Dept. Employees-Salary refund
553.70
Town Clerk-Dog License
66.00
Redeemed Tax Titles
636.15
Cash at beginning of year
45,730.77
$716,305.99
OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary Loans Anticipation Tax Notes
$151,000.00
Permanent Loans Junior-Senior High School Bonds Plymouth County Hospital
$206,000.00 8,000.00
$214,000.00
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER-Continued
WATER DEPARTMENT
Receipts
Payments
Rates, Construction, Etc.,
$20,457.58
Warrants
$15,456.24
Rates, Half Joint Account
1,124.77
Due from 1931
89.52
Half cost joint maintenance
6,012.84
Receipts over payments
23.75
$21,582.35
$21,582.35
ABINGTON AND ROCKLAND JOINT WATER ACCOUNT
Receipts
Payments
Joint Rates
$ 2,249.54
Warrants
$12,025.69
Joint Maintenance
12,025.69
Half Receipts to Abington
1,124.77
Half Receipts to Rockland
1,124.77
$14,275.23
$14,275.23
CHARLES J. HIGGINS,
Treasurer.
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
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Report of Collector of Taxes
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Taxes of 1930
Outstanding January 1, 1932
$58,239.51
Collected during year 58,239.51
1930 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
Outstanding January 1, 1932
$1684.97
Collected during year 1684.97
Taxes of 1931
Outstanding January 1, 1932
$121,145.07
Additional Warrant
100.44
Amount actually outstanding
$121,245.51
Collected during year
$53,169.57
Outstanding January 1, 1933
$68,075.94
1931 Old Age Assistance Tax
Outstanding January 1, 1932
$1048.00
Collected during year
571.00
Outstanding January 1, 1933
$477.00
1931 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
Outstanding January 1, 1932
$4902.07
Collected during year
3480.34
Outstanding January 1, 1933 $1421.73
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Taxes of 1932
Amount committed to Collector
$267,348.14
Collected during year
151,849.29
Outstanding January 1, 1933
$115,498.85
1932 Old Age Assistance Tax
Amount committed to Collector
$2460.00
Collected during year
1274.00
Outstanding January 1, 1933
$1186.00
1932 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
Amount committed to Collector
$11,215.34
Collected during year
7178.64
Outstanding January 1, 1933
$4036.70
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES A. DONOVAN,
Collector of Taxes
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES AND LIBRARIAN
OF THE
ROCKLAND MEMORIAL LIBRARY
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1932
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Report of the Trustees of the Memorial Library
The Trustees of the Memorial Library report for the year 1932 as follows:
Although, on account of financial conditions, a re- duction in the appropriation was necessary, work at the library was carried on efficiently. The circulation exceeded that of previous years. In the staff a vacancy which occurred was filled by the election of Mrs. Elida T. Butler. Improvements in the lighting system were made; also need- ed repairs on the roof.
From the Trust Funds the following withdrawals were made for the purchase of books: from the Alice French Fund, $111.25; from the Hattie Curtis Fund, $96.18; from the Emmeline Morse Fund, $90.13; from the Everett Lane Fund, $17.76; from the Mary A. Spence Fund, $67.79; from the Sara J. Spence Fund, $2.25; from the Fund of the Mothers' Mutual Improvement Society, $7.00.
These funds were increased by a thousand dollars through the legacy of Mrs. Mary Etta Vinal. By the terms of her will the sum is to be known as the Charles Edwin Vinal Fund, the books purchased from the income to be so labelled. A gift of ten dollars was received from the Rockland Woman's Club.
The terms of John B. Fitzgerald and John W. Rice expire in 1933.
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For 1933 the Trustees recommend $4000, which was the appropriation received last year, and the dog refund of $752.47.
FRANCIS J. GEOGAN, JOHN B. FITZGERALD, JOHN W. RICE, ANNIE E. McILVENE,
EMILY F. CRAWFORD EMMA W. GLEASON,
Trustees
Librarian's Report
To the Trustees of the Rockland Memorial Library :-
The fifty-fourth report of this library is herewith sub- mitted.
A total of 69,503 books and magazines have been loaned for home use.
The average monthly circulation, 5792. The average daily circulation, 236. Largest number delivered in one day, 461. Smallest number delivered in one day, 87.
Received from fines, subscriptions from non-residents, sale of cook books, old magazines and books, $312.24.
Number of books added by purchase, (including re- placements), 440. Number of books presented, 29. Num- ber of books worn out and missing, 154. Number of books rebound, 221. Number of books in library on De- cember 31, 1932, 19,033.
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Character of books loaned: literature, 3 per cent; his- tory and travel, 3 per cent; biography, 3 per cent; miscel- laneous (adult), 5 per cent; fiction (adult), 57 per cent; fiction (juvenille), 17 per cent; miscellaneous (juvenille), 17 per cent; miscellaneous (juvenille), 5 per cent; maga- zines, 7 per cent.
The number of books circulated in 1932 exceeded all previous annual records. Since there has been no ex- pansion in the facilities at the library, this increase was doubtless due to the depression. Even with a decreased budget, we found opportunities to give greater service in all departments than ever before.
It seems to be the general impression that the price of books has been reduced in proprotion to the cost of living; but a glance at the publishers' announcements will dem- onstrate it is not the case. Current publications are as high as ever, but we have tried to give quality and range in the selection of the new books. The apparent contentment with which the public has turned to the use of the older books is helping us in every way.
Styles of reading vary with the times. This being a year of a presidential election, politics played a large part in questions submitted. Nevertheless, economics and so- cial and especially financial questions, constituted by far the larger part of the questions we investigated. There is a frank request for books to open new avenues of oppor- tunity and to improve proficiency in practical ways, for books on writing, budget making and better English; also an increase in the demand for books of travel, for those who cannot travel. The travel collection has been better equipped than any other department to meet this sudden veering of interest, as the Zenas Lane Fund suggests that all interest shall be spent for travel books.
The increase of over sixteen hundred in the circulation of fiction undoubtedly represents a happy release for many
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people from discouragement. We trust that the reading of books fulfills a need in this period, which is trying to so many, and that when the economic situation improves, read- ing will continue to be a joy.
Work with the children is constructive, and we are grateful to the teachers for their cooperation in encouraging the children to read good books. The schools are still using the State Certificate reading lists. Books placed in collections in school rooms are counted in circulation on the day they are moved from the library, but no record is kept of use at the schools.
The 22nd of February marked the two hundredth anni- versary of the birth of George Washington. In further- ance of the nation-wide celebration we placed on exhibition posters and books which proved of great interest.
Instead of having an exhibit of new books, as many libraries have during Book Week, we let the new books go into circulation as soon as accessioned.
During the Christmas season the Library was decorated with a Christmas tree and evergreens.
Gratitude is extended to the friends who remembered the Library with gifts this year. In particular we wish to mention the substantial amount from Mrs. Mary E. Vinal; also the gift from the Rockland Woman's Club. We have received from the Commonwealth several valuable initial volumes of the Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War, a com- panion set to that of the Revolutionary War which we feel sure will prove very useful.
We are appreciating the new lights, installed in the Reference Room and over the charging desk. Our hope is that this type of lighting may be carried to the reading rooms where it would be a great benefit to many at this time of great congestion. Another great need is to replace books that have been worn out or found missing. The
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problem is serious, also, regarding the soiled books which are mended as long as possible and then sent to the bindery to prolong their usefulness.
Special mention should be made regarding the addition of the Scribner's radio music library to our collection. This fills a long felt want and will be greatly appreciated as our patrons become acquainted with it.
Credit should be given to the janitor for his splendid cooperation in times of special activities.
Our ambition is to make every year give even better service to the public.
The spirit of friendliness and cooperation among the members of the Staff, together with the unfailing support of the Trustees, have made the year's work possible.
Respectfully submitted,
LIDA A. CLARK,
Librarian
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
OF THE
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1932
School Calendar For 1933
Winter Term
Begins Tuesday, January 3, 1933, seven weeks; ends Friday, February 17, 1933.
Spring Term
Begins Monday, February 27, 1933, seven weeks; ends Thursday, April 13, 1933.
Summer Term
Begins Monday, April 24, 1933, nine weeks; ends Wed- nesday, June 21, 1933.
Teachers return Thursday and Friday, June 22 and 23, for year end duties and organization work.
Fall Term
Begins Wednesday, September 6, 1933, sixteen weeks; ends Friday, December 22, 1933.
1934 Winter Term
Begins Tuesday, January 2, 1934.
Holidays During Term Time of 1933
Good Friday, April 14. Memorial Day, May 30. Columbus Day, October 12. Teachers' Convention, October 27.
Schools close at noon November 29 for remainder of week. Thanksgiving Recess.
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SIGNALS FOR NO SESSIONS OF SCHOOLS (Fire Station Siren)
A. M.
7.30 22 repeated: No session of High School.
8.15 22 repeated: No forenoon session for first six grades.
P. M.
12.45 22 repeated: No afternoon session for first six grades.
School Directory, 1932-1933
School Committee
JOHN A. DUNN, Chairman 138 Myrtle Street Tel. 1259. Term expires March, 1934
MRS. HELEN M. HAYDEN, Secretary, 429 Liberty Street Tel. 454-R. Term expires March, 1933
MISS MARGUERITA M. BRODERICK, 41 Blanchard Street Office Tel. 294. Term expires 1935
The regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7.30 p. m. at the high school. All bills against the school department must be presented and approved at the regular meetings.
Superintendent of Schools
R. STEWART ESTEN 111 Payson Avenue
Office Tel. 1540 Residence Tel. 1250
Office hours every school day from 8:30 to 9:00 a. m. and on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:00 p. m.
School Department Secretary
HARRIET E. GELINAS 241 Myrtle Street Residence Tel. 1244
Principal of High School
JOHN A. W. PEARCE 411 Market Street Office Tel. 1540 Residence Tel. 77
Office hours every school day from 8 to 9 a. m., Mondays and Thursdays from 3 to 4 p. m., and Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8.
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Attendance Officer and School Nurse
LOUISE A. CONSIDINE 69 Webster Street
Office Tel. 1540
Miss Considine observes office hours at the high school building every school day from 8:30 to 9:30 a. m.
School Physicians
JOSEPH H. DUNN, M. D. 319 Union Street
Office Tel. 836-W Residence Tel. 836-R
Office Hours: 2 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m.
JOSEPH FRAME, M. D. 144 Webster Street
Office Tel. 38-W
Office Hours: 12:30 to 2 and 6:30 to 8 p. m.
Dental Hygienist
EVELYN DeLORY 54 Stanton Street
Office hours at the Mckinley School building daily when schools are in session from 9 a. m. to 12 m., and from 1:30 to 3:30 p. m.
Physical Directors
WILLIAM P. EARLEY
J. JOSEPHINE FITZGIBBONS
41 Franklin Avenue
149 Webster Street
Digest of Laws and Regulations Relating to School Attendance
Any pupil desiring to enter the first grade in Septem- ber 1933, must have passed his fifth birthday before March 1, 1933.
Children, otherwise eligible to enter school in Septem- ber for the first time, are required by law to present at time of entrance either a certificate of vaccination or a cer-
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tificate of unfitness for vaccination. The school committee and board of health have ruled that certificates of unfitness for vaccination must be renewed each year. Children coming into the school system from other places, whether at the opening of the year in September or during the school year, will be required to produce satisfactory evidence re- garding vaccination.
Pupils desiring to enter the first grade must enroll on or before October first. Otherwise they will not be admit- ted.
Pupils who have been absent from school on account of contagious disease must secure a permit from a school physician before re-entering. In cases of doubt, or in cases where there exists a suspicion of contagion, the parents should advise, and the teachers should require, that the pupils consult the school nurse, who may refer the case to a school physician for further examination.
Any pupil having a contagious disease or showing symp- toms of such a disease may be temporarily excluded from school by the teacher on her own initiative or at the di- rection of the school nurse or school physician.
Sickness is the only legal excuse for absence from school.
All children between fourteen and sixteen years of age must be in school unless they are actually employed under the authority of an employment certificate, a home permit or a special certificate permitting farm or domestic em- ployment.
Any pupil who habitually violates the rules of schools, or otherwise seriously interferes with the proper and order- ly operation of the school which he attends, may be tem- porarily excluded by the teacher or the superintendent of schools or may be permanently expelled by the school com- mittee.
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Pupils under seven years of age or over sixteen who elect to attend school must conform to the same rules and regulations as those pupils who are within the compulsory age -- from seven to fourteen.
Teachers may require a written excuse signed by a parent or guardian covering any case of absence, tardiness or dismissal.
Whenever a pupil is suspended by a teacher or princi- pal, for any cause for any length of time, an immediate re- port must be made to the superintendent's office.
Those pupils attending the first eight grades will be transported to and from school if they live in the town of Rockland and reside more than one mile and a quarter from the school where they are authorized to attend.
Those pupils attending the high school, grades nine to twelve inclusive, will be transported to and from school if they live in the town of Rockland and reside more than two miles from the high school.
Recent Rullings Pertaining to Our Schools
The importance of Mental Arithmetic to the individual in everyday life will not probably be questioned by any teacher or school administrator as mathematical operations of an elementary nature are very essential in the experi- ences of all of us. With this in mind your School Commit- tee and Superintendent are requesting that at least ten minutes daily be devoted to some form of mental arithmetic.
As oral English is so important to each of us (the ability to stand on one's feet and express himself well) we have likewise passed a ruling requiring at least ten minutes of oral English daily.
No advertisement shall be read to teachers or pupils nor distributed on school premises.
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Soliciting or encouraging contributions from pupils for any purpose is prohibited except with the approval of the School Committee in each specific case.
No teacher shall sell or encourage the sale to pupils of tickets to any amusement or entertainment not sanctioned by the School Committee or conducted under school auspices in school buildings.
Rules Regarding Payment of Salaries to School Staff
The teachers of the Rockland schools shall receive their salaries bi-weekly after two weeks of actual classroom teaching.
A teacher is permitted to be absent from school and receive full pay for five days, within the school year, on account of personal illness or death in the immediate fam- ily. Amended as follows April 1, 1932: A teacher who is absent from school on account of personal illness will not receive his or her full pay. He or she will be entitled to the difference between the substitute's pay and the teacher's pay or the forfeiture of $5.00 the equivalent of a substitute's pay per day.
Visiting schools authorized by the superintendent of schools or work pertaining to the schools which has been assigned by the superintendent may be allowed without loss of salary.
Teachers will not receive pay for other absences but will have a proportionate sum based upon the number of school days within the year deducted from their yearly sal- ary for fore than five days' legitimate absence and for all other days. All absences from school shall be reported immediately to the office of the superintendent of schools.
The word teacher in the above rulings applies to princi- pals, special teachers and all classroom teachers.
R. STEWART ESTEN,
Superintendent of Schools
Report of School Committee
To the Citizens of Rockland:
We, the members of your committee, have endeavored to administer the business of the School Department to the best of our knowledge and judgment both in matters of edu- cation and finance.
We believe that the opportunities for education and the results accomplished in our schools compare favorably with those of other towns the size of Rockland.
The keen interest of the Superintendent and teachers, the attitude of the pupils and the cooperation of the parents " have been vital factors in promoting the welfare of our schools.
The Committee is grateful to the Rockland Woman's Club for the presentation of its annual scholarship and we cannot praise too highly the Milk Fund Committee for the carrying on of their work, which is so important and so beneficial in these unusual times.
The annual appropriation for schools in 1932 was $110,000 (this amount was $18,000 less than the preceding year). In view of this fact the committee deemed it necessary to reduce the salaries of all school employees ten per cent.
Your committee, fully realizing the financial condition of our town and desiring to cooperate with its taxpayers in reducing expenditures was able through an economical ad- ministration to return approximately $5,000 to the town treasury. This amount together with other amounts and
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reimbursements for State and City wards and teachers' salaries made the net cost for schools for the year 1932, the sum of $89,121.37.
After careful consideration of the budget for 1933 the committee believes that an appropriation of $104,000 is necessary for the proper maintenance and administration of our schools.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. DUNN, Chairman, HELEN M. HAYDEN, Secretary MARGUERITA M. BRODERICK,
School Committee
Financial Statement
Resources 1932
General Appropriation $110,000.00
Expenditures
General Expenses
5280.32
Expense of Instruction
78994.63
Operation and Maintenance
15738.03
Auxiliary Agencies
4994.17
New Equipment
168.98
Total Expenditures Net Unexpended Balance
$105,176.13 $4,823.87
Town Treasurer's Receipts on Account of Schools
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