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NORBERT F. LOUGH, M. D. 53 Franklin Avenue Office Hours: By appointment Residence Tel. 200
DIGEST OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Any pupil desiring to enter the first grade in Septem- ber 1946, must have passed his or her fifth birthday by March 1, 1946.
Children eligible to enter school in September for the first time, are required by law to present at time of en- trance either a certificate of vaccination or a certificate 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 evi- dence regarding vaccination.
Pupils desiring to enter the first grade must enroll on or before October 1. Otherwise, they will not be admitted.
The school hours for the first six grades shall be from 8:45 A. M. until 1:45 P. M. The school hours for the
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junior-senior high school shall be from 8:30 A. M. until 2:00 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 teacher 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 excluded 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 seven and sixteen years must be in school except those between fourteen and six- teen years of age who are actually employed under the authority of an employment certificate, a home permit or a special certificate permitting farm or domestic employ- ment, issued by the Superintendent of Schools.
Any pupil who habitually violates rules of the schools or otherwise seriously interferes with the proper and orderly 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 compulsory age - from seven to sixteen.
Teachers may require a written excuse signed by a parent or guardian covering any case of absence, tardi- ness or dismissal.
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Whenever a pupil is suspended by a teacher or principal, for any cause for any length of time, an immediate report must be made to the Superintendent of Schools.
All pupils will be transported to and from the junior- senior high school if they live in the town of Rockland and reside more than two miles from the school. All pupils attending grades 1 - 6 will be transported to and from the school where they are authorized to attend if they reside in the town of Rockland and live more than 114 miles from the school.
Those pupils using the school bus because of health reasons are required to renew certificates of health an- nually.
RULINGS REGARDING PAYMENT OF SALARIES TO TEACHERS
The teachers of the Rockland schools shall receive their salaries bi-weekly after two weeks of actual classroom teaching-except through July and August when pay- ments shall be made not later than the 15th of each month. Whenever there is a vacation period during the School Year which causes a lapse of three weeks in payment of salary, two salary checks of one week each will be paid.
Five days of personal "sick leave" shall be allowed full time members of the teaching personnel without loss of salary in any school year, plus the difference between the substitute's pay of $6.00 and the teacher's pay for a period of thirty school days after the five-day sick leave period upon submission of a doctor's certificate.
Any part time members of the teaching personnel shall receive compensation for sick leave in the same proportion that his or her part time service bears to full time service.
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A member of the teaching personnel shall receive full pay for five calendar days for death in the immediate family. "Immediate family" includes parents, wife, hus- band, brother, sister or children.
For each day's absence, with the exception of the two reasons mentioned above, 1/200 of the yearly salary shall be deducted for full time members of the teaching person- nel. Part time members of the teaching personnel shall. have deducted 1/80 of the yearly salary for each day's absence with the exception of the two reasons mentioned above.
A teacher absent for more than one-half of a session shall lose pay for that entire session.
The teaching personnel in the above rulings applies to all full time classroom teachers and principals; full time and part time supervisors; school nurse and attendance officer; excepting the principal of the Junior-Senior High School and the Superintendent of Schools.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Rockland :
School administration during the past year has been carried out as heretofore with your committee meeting on the third Monday of each month, with the exception of two meetings due to conflict of other events.
Again we urge you to read the Superintendent's report thoroughly and also that of the Principal of the Junior Senior High School for a clear picture and detailed description of the past year of school management.
As in the past we wish to thank those people and organizations offering scholarships, thereby encouraging advanced education; also the Kiwanis Club for aiding the underprivileged children as they have done for years. The milk fund is now being raised with the Community Fund
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so we therefore take this opportunity to express our appreciation to the Kiwanis Club who furnished that fund for many years.
In working toward a centralization of school buildings, we ask the cooperation of all, as we will undoubtedly find transportation problems and other administrative problems prevalent. We believe this program is sound and ask the townspeople to bear with us in its development.
We appreciate the continued cooperation of all school. employees.
Respectfully submitted,
DANA S. COLLINS, Chairman MAGORISK L. WALLS, Secretary MARION MANSFIELD DONOVAN M. AGNES KELLEHER ARTHUR P. WILCOX
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT RESOURCES 1945
General Appropriation
$142 553 72
Transfer from Reserve Fund
150 00
Total
$142 703 72
EXPENDITURES
General Expenses $ 6 774 89
Expense of Instruction 106 042 65
Operation and Maintenance 22 516 51
Auxiliary Agencies
7 369 48
Total Expenditures $142 703 53
Unexpended Balance 19
Town Treasurer's Receipts on Account of Schools
State Reimbursements :
Teachers' Salaries $10 180 00
Tuition and Transportation of Wards 490 10
City of Boston for Tuition of Ward 76 32
Materials sold in high school shop 36 10
McKinley Hall Rental
102 50
High School Gymn Rental
20 00
Windows broken at Jefferson School 34 75
Tuition - Marilyn Ripley 72 00
Tuition - Thomas Harrison
45 50
Total Receipts $11 057 27
NET COST OF SCHOOLS TO TOWN $131 646 26
Rental of Mckinley Hall and High School Gymnasium
Town Appropriation to Offset Expenses $500 00 Expenditures : Old Colony Gas Co., Service 20 80
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Rockland Water Department,
Service 74 80
Brockton Edison Company, Service 278 15 Warren Woodward, Insurance
Premium
39 00
Abington Coal Company, Fuel 50 00
Maurice Mullen, extra labor 37 25
$500 00
FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMIZED
Superintendent of Schools
R. Stewart Esten, Salary $4 200 00
Other Administrative Expenses
The Bruce Publishing Co.,
School Board Journal $ 6 00
Louise A. Considine, Mileage
109 24
Dimond-Union Stamp Works, Labor Certificate stamps
2 30
R. Stewart Esten, mileage and convention expenses 300 00
Harriet E. Gelinas, salary 2 000 00
John C. Moore, Corp., office forms 5 50
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 118 38
!A. S. Peterson, bill forms and tags 2 10
8 00
Royal Typewriter Co., carbon paper The School Executive, magazine renewal 4 00
Wright & Potter Printing Co.,
school account blanks 2 12
John H. Wyatt Co., vivid roll, stencils, carbon paper 17 25
Total
$2 574 89
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Expense of Instruction
Supervisor's Salaries
$5 038 28
Principals' Salaries
9 180 75
Teachers' Salaries
87 381 53
Total
$101 600 56
Teen-Age Recreation
Josephine Fitzgibbons, supervision $ 35 00
Edna Flaherty, supervision 35 00
Samuel F. Gregory, supervision 20 00
Fred F. Mastrolia, supervision
15 00
James W. Brine Co., Inc., score books 4 46
Florence Metivier, cleaning suits
5 00
Total
$114 46
Text Books
Allyn & Bacon
16 06
American Book Co.
101 72
D. Appleton-Century Co.
3 13
Benton Review Publishing Co.
11 18
The Big 3 Music Corporation
39 38
Bobbs-Merrill Co.
6 57
Boston Music Co.
48 38
Bureau of Publications
3 60
Col. Elem. School Principals' Ass'n
3 00
F. E. Compton & Co.
30 25
Educators Progress Service
4 00
Ginn & Company
53 15
Globe Book Co.
35 55
Gregg Publishing Co.
44 37
Harcourt, Brace & Co., Inc.
8 04
Harvard University Press
1 87
D. C. Heath & Co.
74 86
Henry Holt & Co.
31 03
Houghton Mifflin Co.
26 07
Iroquois Publishing Co.
79 73
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Macmillan Co.
38 80
Manual Arts Press
16 93
Charles E. Merrill Co.
248 84
McCormick-Mathers Publishing Co.
4 98
McGraw Hill Book Co.
3 94
Nat'l Association Secondary
School Principals
2 01
Noble & Noble Publishers, Inc.
2 92
A. N. Palmer Co.
5 06
Prentice-Hall, Inc.
153 39
Rand McNally & Co.
445 99
Scott, Foresman & Co.
372 49
Charles Scribners Sons
15 54
Shady Hill Press
1 00
L. W. Singer Co.
178 28
South Western Publishing Co.
53 16
O. H. Toothaker
14 17
W. M. Welch Mfg. Co.
9 91
John C. Winston Co.
66 45
World Book Co.
18 96
Total
$2274 76
Stationery, Supplies and Miscellaneous
American Council on Education, film strips $ 10 00
American Type Founders Sales Corp., shop supplies 19 48
Edward E. Babb & Co., Inc., schoolroom supplies 170 39
Ralph F. Bass, schoolroom supplies 20 30
Beaudette & Co., Rex-O-Graph fluid and stencils 17 21
Boston Music Co., music
39 88
Brodhead-Garrett Co., shop supplies
18 32
Bureau of Publications, tests
14 70
Carol Printing Co., stapler refill and files 25 19
Castle Films, films 1 80
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Central Scientfic Co., science supplies 75 96 Champion Publishing Co., workbooks 2 20 John S. Cheever Co., Inc., schoolroom supplies 404 55
Stewart Clay Co., Inc., art supplies 13 00
Cooperative Test Service, tests 22 74
A. B. Dick Co., mimeograph supplies 70
Dion-Hafford, sewing class supplies 7 00
Division of University Extension, films 12 75
H. J. Dowd., Inc., schoolroom supplies 10 80
Dowling School Supply Co., paper 24 85
Fellowcrafters, art supplies 74 16
Carl Fisher, Inc., band music
26 65
Gledhill Bros., Inc., map 6 54
J. L. Hammett Co., schoolroom supplies 56 26
J. B. Hunter Co., Inc., pliers for projector 1 90
Institutional Cinema Service, film rental 2 12
Kee Lox Mfg. Co., carbon paper 4 50
Keep Klean Apron Co., chemistry class aprons 18 00
The March of Time, film subscription 25 00
H. B. McArdle, envelopes 2 70
McCormick-Mathers Publishing Co., shop supplies 20 94
Magnus Brush & Craft Co., opportunity class supplies 8 72
National Forum, Inc., social studies charts 22 78
National Safety Council, films 10 00
News Map of the Week, Weekly map subscriptions 40 91
Northwest Educational Bureau, tests 3 00
George T. Pascoe Company, schoolroom supplies 115 09
Phillips Paper Co., carbon 4 01
Rand McNally Co., maps 18 19
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A. I. Randall, Inc., report cards, ink 98 00
Reed Lumber & Coal Co., dowels for special class 1 80
Reformatory for Women, flags 14 23
Rockland Coal & Grain Co., shop supplies 128 17
R. H. S. Cafeteria, food classes 59 30
Rome Bros., shop materials 11 70
Society for Visual Ed., Inc., slide films 5 00
South Western Publishing Co.,
acounting materials 28 87
Stanley Tools, shop supplies 4 75
Stillfilm, Inc., film strips 19 45
Strathmore Educational Service, tests 20 22
Visual Education Service, Inc., visual education supplies 218 68
W. M. Welch Mfg. Co., class record books 11 00
World Book Co., tests 12 45
John H. Wyatt Co., stencils, ditto rolls 45 96
Total
$2 052 87
Janitors' Wages
Charles Metivier, Junior-Senior High School $2 000 00
James McEnelly, Junior-Senior High School 1 814 07
John McEnelly, Junior-Senior High School 737 53
Maurice Mullen, Mckinley School 1 700 00
J. J. L. DeCosta 1 120 00
Frank O'Hara, Gleason School 570 00
James Sullivan, Lincoln School 1 550 00
William Sanborn, Jefferson School 1 199 64
George Kelleher, Jefferson School 399 88
Edward Berry, labor at high school 46 88
Herbert Gurney, labor at high school 24 00
Robert Hines, labor at high school 87 39
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Charles Leavitt, labor at high school 40 13 George Miller, labor at high school 48 00
Robert O'Kelly, labor at high school 175 57 Archie Rhodes, labor at high school 159 85
Mrs. Edwin Schult, labor at high
school
115 98
Warren Thrasher, labor at high school 10 13
Timothy White, labor at high school 24 00
Alton Whiting, labor at high school 3 75
Lloyd Wood, labor at high school
242 63
Total
$12 069 43
Fuel
Abington Coal Company
$2 167 85
Albert Culver Company 101 10
Rockland Coal & Grain Co. 415 21
Total
$2 684 16
Miscellaneous Operating Expenses -
Atwood Paper Company, janitors' supplies $ 24 25
Boston Janitors Supply Co., janitors' supplies 127 40
Brockton Edison Company, service 1 833 65
Brulin & Co., Inc., janitors' supplies 87 25
C. & D. Hardward & Plumbing Supplies, janitors' supplies 6 36
P. & F. Corbin Co., keys 1 10
Albert Culver Company, rock salt
6 00
A. B. Dick Company, mimeograph overhauled 20 56
C. B. Dolge Co., janitors' supplies 159 40
Duro Test Corporation, light bulbs 103 07
Eastern Products Company, floor seal 98 50
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M. F. Ellis & Co., janitors' supplies 57 88
Thomas Fox, cleaned cesspools at Lincoln School 19 00
Wm. C. Green & Son, trucking charges 82 90
Hickey Bros., ammonia
2 00
Highland House Locksmith Company, keys 25 55
A. C. Horn Co., janitors' supplies 49 85
William M. Horner, janitors' supplies 114 25
Jenkins & Simmons Express,
trucking charges 20 60
Charles P. Lauman Co., janitors' supplies 8 70
Masury Young Co., janitors' supplies
15 60
Maurice Mullen, labor at Market St. School 10 50
Mystic Waste Co., wiping colths 51 96
N. E. Tel & Tel. Co., service 195 81
Howard Nickerson, shoveling coal at high school 3 75
James Noland, setting glass at Jefferson School 35 70
Old Colony Gas Co., service 69 17
Rockland Disposal Service, Removal of rubbish at Mckinley 35 00
Rockland Hardware & Paint Co., janitors' supplies 3 55
Rockland New System Laundry, curtains laundered 2 21
Rockland Water Department, service 14 31
1 William Sanborn, labor at Webster St. School 42 75
Eugene P. Sheehan, labor at high school 18 01
Sherwin Williams Company, wax 42 00
State Prison Colony, floor brushes 12 18
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James Sullivan, labor at Market Street School 10 50
The Veritas Company, janitors' supplies 21 00
Water Department, service
153 93
Charles A. Waterman, janitors' supplies 4 83
L. Whitman, gas for cleaning printing press 2 76
Edward Whiting, shoveling coal at high school 2 63
Total
$3 596 42
Repairs
H. H. Arnold Co., Inc., printing press parts repaired 21 99
Beal-Harlow Chevrolet Co.,
welding chairs and pedestals 9 50
Bloom, South & Gurney, mastic floors repaired 92 62
The Boston Music Co., phonograph repaired 3 00
Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., glass and putty 28 33
Burroughs Adding Machine Co., service contract 6 60
W. D. Cashin, repairing thermoflex traps 9 76
C. & D. Hardware & Plumbing
Supplies, misc. mdse. for repairs 4 24
P. & F. Corbin Co., door checks repaired 58 34
Corcoran Supply Co., hopper bowl at Lincoln School 11 40
Damon Electric, misc. electrical repairs 382 00
Ellis Fire Appliance Co., extinguishers recharged and repaired 38 80
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The Fletcher Terry Co., putty softener 12 86
Forse Mfg. Co., window shades and cord 151 43
Garland Auto Body Company, ash carrier repaired 3 00
W. T. Grant Company, paint 98
John V. Hoadley, plumbing repairs
54 37
J. B. Hunter Co., Inc., 2 sets casters Ivory System, volley ball repaired
2 20
2 75
Johnson Service Company,
temperature control system adjusted 12 25
Mat's Radio Lab, victrola repaired 1 00
Merrick Engineering Co., misc. repairs at H. S. and Mckinley 1 502 78
A. L. Paulding, welding chair pedestals 39 00
Pitcher & Co., Inc., Acoustic-Celotex ceiling in H. S. Auditorium 8.12 00
Rockland Coal & Grain Co., mdse. for repairs 28 34
Archie Rhodes, painting at high school 80 50
Rockland Hardware & Paint Co., mdse. for repairs 39 46
Rome Brothers, mdse for repairs
116 32
Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co.,
door closer repaired 3 29
Edwin Schutt, misc. repairs in all schools 35 00
Singer Sewing Machine Co.,
machines adjusted 44 25
So. Shore Mechanical Service, typewriter repaired 12 50
So. Shore Heat & Equipment Co.,
Mckinley heater motor repaired 76 50
L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc., materials for mastic floors 50 20
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Standard Electric Time Co., clocks repaired 59 36
Taunton Lumber Co., paint for high school corridors 28 00
Stanley W. Terry, blackboards refinished 186 25
William Thorpe, electrical repairs at Mckinley 21 60
Visual Education Service, Inc., repairing projector 6 10
Whitman Electric, furnace cleaner repaired 12 50
Whitman Foundry, grate cover
7 00
G. P. Williamson, pianos tuned and repaired 11 00
John H. Wyatt Company, typewriters repaired 83 35
Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., door closer
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repaired 3 78
Total
$4 166 50
Libraries
American Council on Education $ 3 00
Americana Corporation
2 95
The Clearing House
8 00
Curriculum Research Co.
1 00
Free World
3 00
Frontier Press Co.
19 66
Gaylord Bros., Inc.
4 80
The Grolier Society, Inc.
10 41
E. M. Hale & Co.
3 00
Harper & Bros.
3 96
Ideals Publishing Co.
3 60
The Macmillan Co.
1 24
McGraw Hill Book Co.
1 70
L. E. Nash
7 50
National Geographic Society
3 50
The Teachers' Digest
5 00
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Teachers' Research Press
2 04
O. H. Toothaker 2 35
Ralph E. Whitman
8 00
Total
$95 71.
Health
Bemis Drug Co., two thermometers $ 2 25
Louise A. Considine, salary 2 100 00
Louise A. Considine, mileage
109 25
Fred S. Delay, supplies
22 70
Duke Laboratories, supplies 13 65
Joseph H. Dunn, M. D., salary 300 00
Norbert F. Lough, M. D. salary
300 00
David S. Morse, two sheets for cots 3 96
James B. Gallagher, D. M. D., salary
100 00
Total
$2 951 81
Transportation
Rockland Motors, Inc.
$3 225 00
Warren B. Woodward, bond 13 40
Total
$3 238 40
Athletics
James W. Brine Co., jackets for girls
and score book 77 53
Browne's Sport Shop, shoes
28 50
Charles Caholan, insurance for athletes 175 00
Corcoran Supply Co., pipe for goal posts 67 86
Wm. A. Eamon, mdse. for goal posts 2 86
Frank A. Fowler, athletic awards 15 53
Jenkins & Simmons Express, -
express charges 3 61
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Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Store, jackets 170 00
Rome Bros., mdse. for goal posts 3 80
Total
$544 69
Sundries
F. J. Barnard & Co., rebinding books $ 63 23 Brockton Daily Enterprise, ad 3 00
Business Statistics Organization, Inc., poster service 14 25
Marian E. Derby, ad , 5 76
Deehan's Express, express charges 1 44
The Douglas Print, printing
7 00
Francis J. Geogan, legal services
64 75
Hall Trucking Co., express charges
72
J. L. Hammett Co., diplomas, covers, etc.
90 76
Jenkins & Simmons Express, express charges 5 67
National Education Association,
Education Night invitations 8 23
National Safety Council, posters 10 00
Nemasket Transportation Co.,
express charges
2 00
N. Y., N. H. & Hartford R. R. Co.,
freight charges 2 71
Peerless Motor Express, express charges
1 55
Pro Merito Society, pins
17 10
Quincy Patriot Ledger, ad
4 00
Railway Express Agency, express charges
3 33
A. I. Randall, school reports
88 80
Reynolds Bros., express charges
72
Rockland Standard, Comp. Grad. Program, ad 11 30
The Weavers, grad. program paper folders 17 95
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Ethel Wetherbee, census 100 00
Warren B. Woodward, public liability insurance 14 60
Total
538 87
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee of Rockland:
I submit herewith my annual report as Superintendent of Schools for the year ending December 31, 1945.
In this report it becomes apparent that the information submitted can only summarize the progress and some of the activities of the school department during the past year. This report is not intended to be comprehensive but deals with such educational progress as is of paramount interest to you and to the citizens of Rockland. I com- mend to you the careful reading of the Principal's report and others contained in the department.
THE SCHOOLS IN THE WAR EFFORT
With the close of our schools in June we discontinued the scrap and paper drives. During the war years it was imperative that we assist the war effort in whatever ways possible and so considerable time and effort were spent by both pupils and teachers in handling these projects. We did continue to cooperate with the government in the sale of stamps and bonds in all of our schools. There has been some falling off of interest and sales since the last Victory Loan Drive. Nevertheless, all schools are doing well with this project. Our State Board of Education is urging the continuance of this type of savings as a funda- mental part of the thrift education program in our schools.
The Junior Red Cross
The Junior Red Cross continues to operate effectively in our elementary schools. In March 1938. we reorganized on the basis of a voluntary contribution from the pupils
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of a penny each week. A Red Cross Lady who in our case has been Mrs. Esther Rawson visited the classrooms once each month to collect the funds. The visit of the Red Cross Lady has given considerable encouragement to the movement in our schools. I wish to acknowledge the fine service Mrs. Rawson has rendered since she was appointed by the American Red Cross several years ago. It is with regret that we accepted Mrs. Rawson's resignation to take effect in December 1945.
A Summary of the Activities for the Year Follows:
2 afghans made by pupils of Lincoln and Mckinley schools.
2 large scrapbook made by pupils of Gleason School and also one lap afghan which was sent to Camp Edwards Hospital for the Veterans.
500 Christmas Menu Covers made by Junior High Art Classes and pupils of grades five and six of the Lin- coln and Mckinley Schools.
10 utility bags made by Miss Schultz's sewing class.
12 pairs of shoes, overshoes and rubbers purchased for the needed children in Rockland.
3 private dental cases cared for by Rockland dentists.
2 pairs of eyeglasses purchased for needy children. $100 donated to the National Children's War Fund.
1500 comic books, detective stories and pocket editions collected and sent to Camp Edwards for the veterans at the General Hospital by all the school children.
The new committee which will conduct the activities of the Junior Red Cross is Miss Madeline Lannin, Chair- man; Miss Louise Considine ; Mrs. Kathryn Pilot, the Red Cross Lady and the Superintendent of Schools.
School Costs
With the increase in living costs of approximately thirty three per cent since 1939 there has been constant need for an increase in our school budget. It is interesting to note from the diagram which follows that nearly 80 per cent or 4/5 of the money appropriated for schools goes into salaries for teachers and janitors.
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Salaries of Supervisors, Principals, Teachers
Administration 4.7%
Misc. Operating, Repairs and sundries 5.9%
Transportation 2.3%
Schoolroom Supplies, Books 3%
Fuel 2%
Health 2%
Athletics .3 of 1%
It has been necessary during the past five years to pay much higher beginning salaries to teachers to secure them, for with higher wages now being paid in industry and with a scarcity of competent teachers the salary level has been raised. Those teachers who served their country during the war are entitled to the salary increments they would have received had they remained at their teaching posts during the war. Therefore, when they return to us their salaries will have increased considerably since leaving for the service.
Military Substitutes
I wish to thank through this report Mrs. Anna Burke, Mrs. Myra Burke and Mrs. Agnes Lioy, permanent war
and Janitors 79.8%
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substitutes, who entered our schools as teachers during the war years and who completed their teaching in December 1945. They rendered valuable service to the schools of our town during the years when several of our teachers were in the service of their country.
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