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LOCAL ACCOUNT 1937
Merchants National Bank, Interest and Bonds on standpipe $ 2 800 00
James Studley, Salary
2 080 00
Johns Mansville Pipe Co., Transite Pipe
1 978 95
Harry Holmes, Salary
1 628 00
Louis Litchfield, Salary
1 628 00
Lawrence Sheehan, Labor
1 042 28
Edwin Richardson, Labor
955 14
Henry Harris, Labor and Remittances
949 40
Tony Sasso, Labor
960 57
Alice Gammon, Office
900 00
178
SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
Bradford Weston, Renewals and Services
Union Street Construction 819 85
Edward Winslow, Labor 603 86
William Bell, Use of Truck W. P. A. 473 42
Phoenix Meter Corporation, meter parts
354 55
Red Hed Mfg. Co., Fittings and Supplies 305 55
S. W. Baker, Services as Commissioner 300 00
E. S. Damon, Services as Commissioner 300 00
Ralph Fuccillo, Services as Commissioner 300 00
Corcoran Supply Co., Pipe and Fittings 296 23
John B. Washburn, Recording Water Liens 294 75
Mary Twoomy, Titles on Liens 288 50
John R. Parker, P. M., Stamps and Envelopes
214 52
Socony Vacuum Oil Co., Gasoline
210 19
Homelite Corporation, Pump and Parts
206 10
Renssalaer Valve Co., Hydrants 205 64
N. E. T. & T. Co., Service 199 11
Dolby's Filling Station, Gasoline and repairs 182 65
National Meter Co., Meters and parts 148 85
McAuliffe & Burke Co., Brass Pipe 140 56
A. Culver Co., Kerosene and Coal
129 89
Oberg Engineer Corporation, Gates and Fittings 124 88 Amos Phelps, Insurance 109 00
W. J. Dunn Co., Drills and Bits 98 88
N. H., N. H. & H. R. R. Freight 93 60
Warren Woodward, Insurance
89 12
National Foundry Inc., Boxes
80 31
Hydraulic Developement Corp., Hydrotite
80 00
LeBaron Foundry Inc., Cast Iron Tees
77 13
Thompson Durkee Co., Brass Pipe
74 77
Boston Pipe & Fitting Co., Brass Pipe
69 53
E. S. Damon, Insurance 68 70
Merrimac Chemical Co., Merclor and sulpher 66 85
Alphonse Grant, Labor 62 19
Bramon Dow Co., Brass Pipe 61 35
Neponset Valve Co., Valves
55 50
Theodore Collins, Labor 55 14
Sears Roebuk Co., Supplies
49 52
179
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
Cambridge Machine & Valve Co., Hydrant 47 43 Globe Newspaper Co., Advertising Standpipe bids 46 40
M. F. Ellis Co., Supplies
44 21
Serafino Gentle, Dynamiting
43 53
Dennis O'Connor, Insurance
41 15
Douglas Print, Printing
41 05
A. J. Vargus, Batteries and Supplies
37 05
Dominic Delprete, Damage to tire, adjustment
36 50
Charles McGonnigle, Labor
36 28
Hall and Torrey Co., Supplies
36 18
Edison Electric Ill. Co., Service 34 80
Chase Parker & Co., Supplies
34 64
A. Wainshalbaum, Parts and labor on trucks
33 95
Banker & Tradesman, Advertising bids on Tank PWA 32 50
Parker Danner & Co., Couplings and Hose 31 86
Rockland Standard, Printing 30 40
The Edson Pump Co., Supplies
30 24
W. F. Beach, Welding
27 62
Christopher Tompkins, Gravel WPA
24 70
Gulf Oil Corp., Oil
23 95
Irving Torrey, Labor
23 34
Harold Rainsford, Labor
23 06
Ingersoll Rand Co., Bits for Compressor
22 65
Hallamore Express Co., Repairing hydrants
21 00
P. I. Perkins Co., Supplies
20 71
Dodge-Haley Co., Steel
20 48
Diamond Union Stamp Works, Time Clock
20 00
Aldo Botto, Labor
19 68
Percy Simmons, Labor
18 84
Oakite Products Co., Dipping compound for meters 18 48
Bernard Fitzgerald, Labor
18 28
American Bitumals Co., Supplies
18 00
Jenkins & Simmons, Express
17 31
Industrial Lock Nut Co., Supplies
17 15
Joseph Sullivan, Labor
16 31
180
SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
C. A. Baker, Acetylene gas
16 22
Hidalgo Steel Co., Supplies 15 42
Edward Whitmarsh, Labor Becker & Co., Supplies
13 39
Old Colony Gas Co., Gas 12 26
The Austin Print, Printing
12 00
Ira Richards, Labor
11 82
West Side Grocery, Wood
10 90
A. I. Randall, Printing
10 40
Neptune Meter Co., Meter
10 25
William Flynn, Labor
10 13
Waldo Brothers, Tile
10 11
Darling Valve Mfg. Co., Valve
10 04
Edward Meara, Lettering door
10 00
The Hallmite Mfg. Co., Pipe Cement
9 98
Cutter Renewal Co., Sharpening bits
9 80
John C. Moore Corp., Supplies
9 75
Manifold Supply Co., Supplies
8 75
Rockland Transportation, Express
8 61
Underwood Elliot Fisher Co., Repairs and Supplies 8 45
7 86
Charles McCarthy Co., Supplies
7 11
Andrew Thibeault, Labor
6 75
Gorham Equipment Co., Lights
6 45
Bettridge Sales & Service, Supplies
6 29
Chase Brass & Copper Co., Copper
6 11
Earl Wallace, Labor 5 63
Burrell & Delorey, Rubber Boots
5 50
H. & B. American Machine Co., Castings
5 50
A. E. Halperin Co., First aid kit 5 08
Minneapolis Honneywell Co., Supplies 4 96
4 90
Ward's Stationers, Supplies 4 15
The Equipment Co., Parts for Pump 4 10
Walworth Co., Supplies 3 84
Brown Instrument Co., Charts
3 53
A. B. Dick Co., Stencils 3 50
Worthington Gamon Meter Co., Meter Parts
3 50
Rockland Coal & Grain Co., Soft Coal
Chandler & Farquhar Co., Wrenches
13 78
181
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
Kenneth Everett, Labor
3 00
Bernard Carey, Labor 3 00
Indian Head Washer Co., Meter washers
2 92
George Inglis, Labor
2 81
Blake & Rebhan Co., Supplies
2 48
C. W. Briggs, Blacksmith work
2 25
New England Transportation Co., Express
2 23
Raymond Martel, Labor
2 00
Brockton Transportation Co., Express
1 61
Hill & Magound, Gears
1 50
S. H. Stoddard, Carpenter work
1 50
Ralph Belcher, Certifying Standpipe deed
1 50
Crawford's Service Station, Supplies
1 49
A. S. Peterson, Supplies
1 30
John Lamb, Lye
1 10
John Geary & Co., Stamp
1 00
Brockton Gas Light Co., Hose
80
Bridgewater Brick Co., Bricks 75
George N. Beal, Supplies
70
Mathewson Machine Works, Blueprints
63
Bemis Drug Co., Leads
55
Rome Brothers, Supplies
55
Brown Automobile Co., Cover
45
Addressograph Co., Plates
44
Rockland Hardware Co., Supplies
30
Total Expenditures
$23 522 44
SAMUEL W. BAKER,
EVERETT S. DAMON, RALPH FUCILLO,
Water Commissioners of Rockland
Report of Town Treasurer
TREASURER'S REPORT OF THE RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937
January 1, 1937, Cash on hand $ 92 076 07
RECEIPTS
Anticipation Tax Notes
$275 000 00
Taxes-Real Estate, Personal and Poll
294 646 42
Taxes, Excise
15 257 01
Interest on Taxes
8 637 37
Tax Titles Redeemed
12 279 74
Tax, Costs
259 54
Liquor Licenses
4 810 00
Licenses, Miscellaneous
767 00
Trust Funds, (Cemetery)
818 95
Dog Licenses
588 80
Water Department Receipts
26 640 48
Joint Water Department
8 099 70
Memorial Library
311 00
Sealer of Weights
118 74
School Department
219 57
Court Fines
198 95
City of Boston, Tuition
557 60
Unearned Comp. Ins. Premium
689 08
Board of Health
1 743 39
$651 643 34
$743 719 41
183
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
Miscellaneous Receipts
Sale Materials
15 90
Barrett Co .- Refund
33 93
Cancelled Checks
130 57
180 40
County Treasurer
Dog Dividend
447 34
E. Water St. Construction
3 373 39
3 820 73
Water Tank Construction Federal Grant 24 500 00
24 500 00
Union St. Construction
Federal Grant 12 140 76
12 140 76
Welfare and Old Age Assistance Refunds Other Towns and Cities 9 615 14
9 615 14
State Treasurer
Income Tax
21 987 98
Corporation Tax
14 278 33
Gas and Electric
2 702 20
Income Tax Educational
11 330 88
State Aid
650 00
Veterans Exemption
215 75
E. Water St. Construction
6 281 44
Aid to School
618 21
Aid to Dependent Children
2 718 37
184
SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
Tuition Children 1 351 41
Old Age Assistance 16 802 68
Temporary Aid 18 232 86
U. S. Grant, O. A. Assistance 38 955 69
U. S. Aid to Children 3 152 65
139 278 45
Total
$933 254 89
PAYMENTS
Selectmen's Warrants
$183 269 47
Public Welfare Warrants
75 016 46
School Warrants
104 420 93
Old Age Assistance
45 505 61
Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant
36 127 14
Old Age Administration, U. S. Grant
1 002 41
Water Warrants
23 522 44
Joint Water Warrants
9 544 24
Town of Abington, Joint Rates
1 435 59
U. S. Grant, Aid to Dependent Mothers
2 993 97
Tax Refunds 24 29
McKinley School Appropriation
409 12
Anticipation Tax Notes
300 000 00
Water Tank-Project 1343R
59 445 82
National Shawmut Bank
1 00
Trust Funds, Cemetery
818 95
County Treasurer
County Tax
14 757 40
Dog Licenses 599 00
15 356 40
Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Tax 16 047 50
185
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
State Parks and Reservations 245 17 Hospital care Civil War Veterans 45 00
16 337 67
Cash on Hand December 31, 1937
58 023 38
Total
$933 254 89
OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS
Anticipation of Revenue Notes $100 000 00
PERMANENT LOANS
Junior-Senior School Bonds
3 34% Maturing $100,000 annually
10 000 00 1938-1943 60 000 00
33/4 % Maturing $6000 annually 1938-1948 66 000 00
126 000 00
Plymouth County Hospital Notes
5% Maturing $1000 annually 1938-1940 3 000 00
Union St. Construction
2% Coupon Notes 1938-1946 31 000 00
Water Tank Construction
2% Coupon Note 1938-1956 38 000 00
198 000 00
$298 000 00
JOINT WATER DEPARTMENT
Receipts : From Joint Rates
$ 3 327 57
186
SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
From Rockland 1-2 Maintenance From Abington 1-2 Maintenance
4 772 11
4 772 13
$ 12 871 81
Payments :
Warrants
$ 9 544 24
Joint Rates to Abington
1 435 59
Joint Rates to Rockland Due Abington
1 663 78
228 20
$12 871 81
WATER DEPARTMENT
Receipts :
Water Rates, Construction, etc.
$26 660 48
1-2 Joint Rates
1 663 78
1
$28 324 26
Payments :
Warrants
$23 522 44
1-2 Cost Joint Maintenance
4 772 11
Receipts Over Payments
29 71
$28 324 26
WATER TANK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT 1343R
Merchants Nat'l Bank Notes (1936)
$40 048 89
Federal Grants to Dec. 31, 1937 24 500 00
64 548 89
Payments to Dec. 31, 1937
62 210 82
Unexpended balance Dec. 31, 1937
$ 2 338 07
187
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
ASSETS
Cash
Accounts receivable
$58 023 38
Taxes
Levy 1935
Levy 1936
$ 2 126 98 66 767 21
Levy 1937
113 628 10
$182 522 29
Motor Excise
1935
485 52
1936
1 562 84
1937
3 500 84
5 549 20
Tax Titles
18 869 72
$264 964 59
LIABILITIES
Anticipation Tax Notes
$100 000 00
Special Accounts
8 411 70
Unexpended Balances
11 850 54
Water Rates
228 20
Water Tank Project
2 338 07
Surplus Revenue
142 136 08
$264 964 59
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS
Bequest
Cemetery
Balance Jan. 1. 1937
Deposited During 1937
Income
Expended
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Jeremiah Leahy
St. Patricks
$101 54
$1 51
$103 05
Mary Spence
St. Patricks
406 18
6 09
412 27
Margaret Smith
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
Patrick McCaffrey
St. Patricks
108 75
1 62
110 37
James H. O'Connell
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
Gallagher-Driscoll
St. Patricks
239 83
3 58
243 41
Chester Ford
St. Patricks
475 51
7 12
482 63
Mary Gallagher
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
Catherine McIntyre
St. Patricks
203 09
3 04
206 13
Daniel Sullivan
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
Patrick Cullinane
St. Patricks
76 15
1 14
77 29
George Hatch
St. Patricks
101.54
1 51
103 05
James Crowley
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
Margaret D. Quinlan
St. Patricks
203 09
3 04
206 13
Daniel Crowley
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
Bridget Conway
St. Patricks
114 42
1 71
116 13
Patrick O'Hearn
St. Patricks
50 76
75
51 51
Daniel H. Lynch
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
Nicholas O'Donnell
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
James Maguire
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
188
SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-Continued
Bequest
Cemetery
Balance Jan. 1. 1937
Deposited During 1937
Income
Expended
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Ellen Sullivan
St. Patricks
50 76
75
51 51
Mary J. Coughlin
St. Patricks
100 00
1 50
101 50
Katherine E. Crowley
St. Patricks
203 09
3 04
206 13
Michael Sullivan
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
William McGrath
St. Patricks
102 59
2 56
105 15
James Tangney
St. Patricks
203 04
3 04
206 08
Catherine E. O'Brien
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
Thomas Russell
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
Timothy Kelliher
St. Patricks
152 31
2 28
154 59
Mary J. Samuels
St. Patricks
203 09
3 04
206 13
William B. Burke
St. Patricks
50 76
75
51 51
Henry Lyons
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
Sarah J. Spence
St. Patricks
406 18
6 09
412 27
William Fitzgerald
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
Thomas J. Flynn
St. Patricks
101 54
1 51
103 05
John Leahy
St. Patricks
203 09
3 04
206 13
John Parker
St. Patricks
86 30
1 29
87 59
Thomas J. Lynch
Holy Family
126 92
1 89
128 81
Jeremiah Santry
Holy Family
203 09
3 04
206 13
Antonia B. Rogers
Holy Family
101 54
1 51
103 05
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
189
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-Continued
Bequest
Cemetery
Balance Jan. 1. 1937
Deposited During 1937
Income
Expended
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Mary Clancey
Holy Family
$125 00
125 00
John W. Cullinan
Holy Family
126 92
1 89
128 81
Mary E. Kelley
Holy Family
101 54
1 51
103 05
Frederic Dill
Mt. Pleasant
107 57
3 23
$4 00
106 80
Ernest M. Paine
Mt. Pleasant
100 00
2 00
102 00
Guy L. Keene
Mt. Pleasant
100 00
2 00
102 00
Wallace Damon
Mt. Pleasant
100 00
1 25
101 25
Collins-Branson
Mt. Pleasant
224 23
3 36
227 59
Elvira S. Holmes
Mt. Pleasant
143 89
4 33
10 00
138 22
C. A. Johnston
Mt. Pleasant
82 94
2 49
2 00
83 43
Henry Chase
Mt. Pleasant
236 14
7 12
4 00
239 26
Emma Hutchinson
Mt. Pleasant
61 18
1 84
2 00
61 02
A. Hilton Studley
Mt. Pleasant
249 13
7 45
8 00
248 58
William G. Perry
Mt. Pleasant
116 85
3 51
4 00
116 36
Gardner-Damon
Mt. Pleasant
100 01
3 01
3 00
100 02
Charles H. Poole
Mt. Pleasant
100 01
3 01
3 00
100 02
Howard Wheeler
Mt. Pleasant
137 21
4 13
2 00
139 34
Charles G. Turner
Mt. Pleasant
119 34
3 59
2 00
120 93
Frederic Shaw
Mt. Pleasant
103 90
3 11
2 00
105 01
190
SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-Continued
Bequest
Cemetery
Balance Jan. 1. 1937
Deposited During 1937
Income
Expended
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Lottie Mann
Mt. Pleasant
101 19
3 04
3 00
101 23
McManus-Horne
Mt Pleasant
52 01
1 56
2 00
51 57
A. A. Crooker
Mt. Pleasant
132 41
3 99
2 00
134 40
Frank P. Lewis
Mt. Pleasant
54 18
1 62
2 00
53 80
James J. Donaldson
Mt. Pleasant
318 32
9 61
4 00
323 93
Henry G. Moulton
Mt. Pleasant
533 17
16 10
4 00
545 27
Marsena Lovell, Heirs
Mt. Pleasant
128 66
3 87
3 00
129 53
E. W. Whiting
Mt. Pleasant
156 06
4 71
4 00
156 77
Fidelia Estes
Mt. Pleasant
310 10
9 30
8 00
311 40
Emma L. Williams
Mt. Pleasant
100 00
75
100 75
Abbie F. Merrill
Mt. Pleasant
200 00
50
200 50
Eben P. Everett
Mt. Pleasant
87 22
2 62
2 00
. 87 84
Frank, Geor. Lawrence
Mt. Pleasant
177 33
2 65
6 00
173 98
Thomas-Litchfield
Mt. Pleasant
236 64
7 08
8 00
235 72
Andrew McIlvene
Mt. Pleasant
114 01
1 71
115 72
Edward Crane
Mt. Pleasant
178 70
5 38
4.00
180 08
L. Evelyn Dill
Mt. Pleasant
127 78
1 90
129 68
Reuben Ellis
Mt. Pleasant
107 97
3 23
2 00
109 20
H. J. Cushing
Mt. Pleasant
105 69
3 17
2 00
106 86
Harold B. Vesper
Mt. Pleasant
100 27
3 01
2 00
101 28
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
191
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-Continued
Bequest
Cemetery
Balance Jan. 1. 1937
Deposited During 1937
Income
Expended
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Fannie H. Turner
Mt. Pleasant
314 36
8 21
6 00
316 57
Easton Lot No. 249
Mt. Pleasant
105 74
3 17
2 00
106 91
Henry D. Smith
Mt. Pleasant
100 00
100 00
Francis Soule
Mt. Pleasant
100 00
100 00
George T. Poole
Mt. Pleasant
314 49
9 49
6 00
317 98
Dill-Lothrop
Mt. Pleasant
210 04
3 15
213 19
Elias A. Burrell
Mt. Pleasant
101 36
3 04
2 00
102 40
John Stoddard
Mt. Pleasant
76 68
2 29
2 00
76 97
Emma M. Coy
Mt. Pleasant
102 55
3 09
2 00
103 64
L. Wilfred Poole
Mt. Pleasant
104 08
3 13
3 00
104 21
Mary H. Breck
Mt. Pleasant
104 34
3 13
2 00
105 47
Lucie Linton
Mt. Pleasant
104 53
3 15
2 00
105 68
Thompson-Whiting
Maplewood
120 43
1 80
2 25
119 98
J. W. Poole-C. Hobart
Maplewood
336 06
5 04
4 50
336 60
Phillips-Goodspeed
Maplewood
100 00
25
100 25
Adna Burrell
Maplewood
127 16
1 90
2 25
126 81
Flora Thurlough
Maplewood
50 00
75
75
50 00
John W. Harris
Maplewood
129 92
1 93
2 25
129 60
Leander Torrey
Maplewood
123 02
1 84
2 25
122 61
N. A. Beal
Maplewood
101 27
1 51
2 78
100 00
192
SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-Continued
Bequest
Cemetery
Balance Jan. 1. 1937
Deposited During 1937
Income
Expended
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Hopkins-Damon
Maplewood
103 72
1 54
4 25
101 01
David J. Lantz
Maplewood
50 23
75
98
50 00
Henrietta Stetson
Maplewood
555 48
8 32
14 50
549 30
William T. Walker
Maplewood
107 29
1 60
4 25
104 64
Nahum Leavitt
Maplewood
100 00
100 00
Stoddard-Loud
Maplewood
166 48
166 48
Albert Phillips
Maplewood
52 04
78
2 25
50 57
Adah Davis
Maplewood
332 63
4 98
3 00
334 61
Mrs. Elbridge Whiting
Maplewood
118 20
1 77
2 25
117 72
D. W. Jacobs
Maplewood
161 78
2 41
2 25
161 94
Nancy Whiting
Maplewood
70 99
1 05
2 25
69 79
Nathaniel Phillips
Maplewood
160 45
2 40
3 00
159 85
Isaac Everson
Maplewood
100 46
1 50
1 96
100 00
Henry A. Baker
Spring Lake
100 10
3 01
3 00
100 11
Amos A. Reed
Spring Lake
152 24
4 57
5 50
151 31
Jessie Doane
Spring Lake
104 48
3 15
4 00
103 63
Zenas Jenkins
Spring Lake
112 75
3 39
4 00
112 14
Irving Arnold
Spring Lake
152 15
4 59
4 00
152 74
Joseph J. Burgess
Spring Lake
125 00
3 76
3 00
125 76
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
193
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-Continued
Bequest
Cemetery
Balance Jan. 1. 1937
Deposited During 1937
Income
Expended
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Edbridge Payne
Mill Hill
326 20
9 85
5 00
331 05
Betsey Battles
Beal
254 97
3 81
10 00
248 78
William J. Hayden
Assinippi
101 95
3 05
105 00
CHARLES J. HIGGINS,
Town Treasurer
194
SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
Auditor's Report
We have examined the books of the various depart- ments of the Town of Rockland, including the town clerk, treasurer, tax collector, school and water depart- ments, and sealer of weights and measures, and have found them to be correct. The treasurer's balance has been reconciled with the bank statements.
Respectfully submitted,
H. C. SMITH, Chairman LEO E. DOWNEY, C. ELMER ASKLUND
Annual Report of the SCHOOL DEPARTMENT of the
Town of Rockland
For the Year Ending December 31, 1937
198
SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1938
WINTER TERM
Begins Monday, January 3, 1938, seven weeks; ends Friday, February 18, 1938.
SPRING TERM
Begins Monday, February 28, 1938, seven weeks; ends Thursday, April 14, 1938.
SUMMER TERM
Begins Monday, April 25, 1938, nine weeks; ends Wed- nesday, June 22, 1938. Teachers return Thursday and Friday, June 23 and 24 for year-end duties and organiza- tion work.
FALL TERM
Begins Wednesday, September 7, 1938, sixteen weeks; ends Friday, December 23, 1938.
HOLIDAYS
April 15, 1938, Good Friday.
May 30, 1938, Memorial Day.
October 12, 1938, Columbus Day.
October 28, 1938, Teachers' Convention.
November 11, 1938, Armistice Day.
November 23, 1938, Schools close at noon for remainder of week, Thanksgiving Recess.
SIGNALS FOR NO SESSIONS OF SCHOOL 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.
199
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
P. M.
12:45-22 repeated : No afternoon session for first six grades.
The "No School Signal" is used only in extremely stormy weather. The school bus starts on its first trip in the morning ten minutes after seven o'clock in order to collect the children in time for the opening of high school at 8:30 A. M. and the elementary schools at 9:00 A. M. Unless the signal is used before 7:00 o'clock many of the children are already on their way by bus. It is very difficult to determine weather conditions for the day as early as seven o'clock except in cases of severe storms.
People in the outskirts of our town often cannot hear the signal, in which case children appearing in school are disappointed to learn that they must cover the long distance back to their homes, while they may be chilled or wet.
We wish each parent to use his or her best judgment as to whether or not the weather is auspicious for send- ing their children to school. No penalty is inflicted upon any child for non-attendance on account of severe weather.
Since our teachers are in school and many of the pupils do not hear the signal, it seems wise to use the time to good advantage in warm buildings, whereas dur- ing days when the signal may be used many children are out of doors, becoming wet and contracting colds.
Is it not wiser to have them in warm school rooms under supervision, receiving beneficial instruction ?
R. STEWART ESTEN,
Superintendent of Schools
January 1, 1938
School Directory 1937-1938
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
E. STUART WOODWARD, Chairman 385 Market Street Tel. 115-W. Term expires March, 1938
MISS M. AGNES KELLEHER 297 Howard Street Tel. 1484-W Term expires March, 1938
MRS. HELEN M. HAYDEN
429 Liberty Street
Tel. 454-R. Term expires March, 1939
DR. WILLIAM A. LOUD 327 Salem Street Tel. 430. Term expires March, 1940
DR. BENJAMIN LELYVELD
320A Union Street
Tel. 16-W. Term expires March, 1940
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. on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:00 o'clock.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT SECRETARY
HARRIET E. GELINAS 241 Myrtle Street Office Tel. 1540. Residence Tel. 1244
PRINCIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOL
GEORGE A. J. FROBERGER 28 Exchange Street Office Tel. 1540 Residence Tel. 1302-W Office hours every school day from 8 to 9 A. M., Mondays and Thursdays from 3 to 4 P. M., and Wednesday eve- nings from 7 to 8 o'clock.
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ATTENDANCE OFFICER AND SCHOOL NURSE
LOUISE A. CONSIDINE 69 Webster Street Office Tel. 1540
Office hours at the high school 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 323 Market Street
Office hours at the Mckinley School daily when schools are in session from 9:00 A. M. to 12 M., and from 1:30 to 3:30 P. M.
Digest of Laws and Regulations Relating to School Attendance
Children who are five years and six months of age by the opening of school in September 1938 shall be admitted to the first grade. Those who become five years of age after March 1, 1938, may be admitted after passing a sat- isfactory mental examination.
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 vaccinaton or a certificate of unfitness for vaccination. The school com- mittee and board of health have ruled that certificates of unfitness for vaccination must be renewed each year.
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SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
Children coming into the school system from other places, whether at the opening of the year in September or dur- ing the school year, will be required to produce satis- factory evidence regarding vaccination.
Pupils desiring to enter the first grade must enroll on or before October 1. Otherwise they will not be admitt- ed.
The school hours for the first grade children, shall be from 9 until 11:30 A. M. The afternoon session shall correspond with other grades, 1:30 P. M. until 3:30 P. M. The ruling, took effect March 6, 1933. An exception is made during the winter months when the afternoon ses- sion of the elementary schools concludes at 3:15 P. M.
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 symptoms of such a disease may be temporarily exclud- ed from school by the teacher on her own initiative or at the direction of the school nurse or school physician.
Sickness is the only legal excuse for absence from school.
All children between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years 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 employment.
Any pupil who habitually violates rules of the schools,
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or otherwise seriously interferes with the proper and or- derly operation of the school which he attends, may be temporarily excluded by the teacher or the superintend- ent of schools or may be permanently expelled by the school committee.
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 compul- sory age-from seven to fourteen.
Teachers may require a written excuse signed by a parent or guardian covering any case of absence, tardi- ness or dismissal.
Whenever a pupil is suspended by a teacher or princi- pal, for any cause for any length of time, an immediate report 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 Rulings Pertaining to Our Schools
There shall be a Supervisor of Buildings who shall re- present the School Committee in charge of all school buildings when they are used by outside organizations (other than school organizations.)
The Supervisor's duties shall be to prevent any dam- age to school property and to be responsible for proper conduct in and on school property. (Prevent smoking, drinking and unbecoming conduct in the buildings).
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