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Number of dead bodies found
5
Number of persons injured in motor vehicle accidents 163
Number of persons killed in motor vehicle accidents
1
Number of doors found unlocked or open
22
Number of windows found unlocked or open
3
Number of street lights reported out
269
Number of ambulance cases
195
Number of Motor Vehicle Sales and Transfers filed
with the Police Department :
Class 1 332
Class 2
518
Class 3
1
Individual 659
1,510
Mileage covered by ambulance in 1953
2,523
Number of children lost and returned to their homes 3
Number of traffic checkups
695
Number of above checkups which resulted in
operators' licenses or rights being recommended suspended 54
Number of above checkups which resulted in operators being warned by the registrar 3 Number of operators' licenses and rights suspended or revoked 100
Number of motor vehicle registrations suspended or revoked 7
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Fairhaven Water Company
Comparative Balance Sheet - December 31, 1952
Assets
12-31-51
12-31-52
Cash - National Bank of Fairhaven
$7,329.96
$3,440.07
Cash - In Drawer
100.00
100.00
Accounts Receivable
38,275.88
41,527.04
Materials & Supplies - Inventory
2,316.61
2,826.26
Land
11,202.70
11,202.70
Buildings
45,503.70
45,503.70
Standpipe
52,017.98
52,017.98
Pumping Plant Equipment
81,914.01
82,661.75
Trans. & Dist. Mains -
Pipe Account
133,378.25
138,656.53
Pipe Laying
148,574.08
152,456.00
Services
76,247.47
79,404.22
Hydrants
20,119.03
20,559.30
Office Equipment
2,205.83
2,205.83
Shop Equipment
7,727.13
7,763.12
Truck & Auto
3,801.52
4,776.52
Insurance Prepaid
1,752.21
848.23
$643,277.33
$656,760.22
Liabilities
Notes Payable
$100,000.00
$100,000.00
Accounts Payable
3,793.57
2,390.63
Consumers' Deposits
1,085.00
Depreciation
375,299.18
383,080.23
Interest Accrued
1,666.67
1,666.67
Taxes
267.93
386.48
Capital Stock
160,000.00
160,000.00
Surplus
2,249.98
8,151.21
$643,277.33
$656,760.22
Analysis of Surplus
Surplus - 12-31-1951
$2,249.98
Gain - Year 1952
7,901.23
10,151.21
Dividends - Year 1952
2,000.00
Surplus - 12-31-1952
.........
$8,151.21
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Misc. Equip. Valves
10,810.97
10,810.97
Operating statement for Year 1952
Metered Sales
$72,549.65
Hydrant Rentals
9,290.00
Jobbing & Merchandise
2,270.10
Miscellaneous
1,459.78
85.569.53
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Operation Charges
Salaries - Officers & Clerks
6,955.68
Pumping Labor
9,907.27
Interest
4,000.00
Taxes
17,239.96
Insurance
2,490.82
Legal
500.00
Maintenance
Water Supply Bldgs., Fix., & Grnds.
58.47
Surface Source of Supply 2.60
Pumping Equipment
3.40
Power Pumping Bldgs. & Fixtures
23.90
Misc. Pumping Plant Equipment
838.92
Misc. Trans. & Dist. Supplies & Expense
1,089.35
Trans. & Dist. Mains
508.35
Services
11,224.18
Meters
2,060.00
Hydrants
71.55
General Structures
25.20
Misc. Pumping Station Sup. & Exp.
2,478.32
Merchandise Supplies
408.96
18,793.20
Uncollectable Revenue
71.95
Fuel Oil
3,983.96
General Office Sup. & Expense
798.34
Transportation Expense
1,941.53
Misc. General Expense
1,567.14
Water Purchased for Resale
1,637.40
Depreciation
7,781.05
77,668.30
GAIN
$7,901.23
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Civil Defense
Civil Defense Directors have held semi-monthly meet- ings throughout the year 1953. Members of the Civil De- fense Advisory Committee have been advised of monthly meetings whenever the Director, Arthur J. Mullen felt the need for advice from these seven men on matters pertain- ing to Civil Defense finances, monthly warrant signature and payroll signature.
Advisory Committee
Willian Brennan
John Gage, Sr.
79 Pilgrim Avenue
Louis Rogissart
399 Main Street
Michael J. O'Leary
41 Christian Street
Albert E. Stanton
141 New Boston Road
39 Wilding Street
Appropriations
$3,600.00 was voted to Civil Defense at the annual Town Meeting in March 1953.
Rescue Evacuation and Mobile Units
We of Civil Defense are very grateful to the towns people and our Volunteers for the interest shown up in the past year.
The test drills which we conducted last year prove to us that the residents of our community stand ready to protect their town in any case of disaster; whether it be from tornado winds, hurricanes or from enemy attack. Civil Defense in action is also disaster defense.
Our town is divided into North, East and South, and we are sure that whatever section is ever in danger, Civil Defense directors and volunteers will be right on the job.
The test alerts held in the past year show that we have one of the best Rescue and Evacuation squads in the state, and I hope during this year to make it more com- plete, Bigger and Better.
GEORGE P. GRINDROD Director. Rescue and Evacuation
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Jose Urquiola
74 Raymond Street
Civil Defense in your town has maintained steady pro- gress during the past year.
With the purchase of the new Civil Defense projector, movies have been shown and sponsored in almost all civic and social groups in the town along with Civil Defense Lectures.
In May the Fairhaven Civil Defense sponsored a blood- typing program and 1,406 residents of the town received blood type cards and we set up our blood type file for pos- sible emergency use. This represents approximately 1/10 of our population. Arrangements will be made in the year 1954 to further this program.
The identification program in the schools got under way and is progressing satisfactorily. Response to this has been excellent. Public and Parochial schools have re- sponded better than 50%.
Fairhaven Civil Defense set up and maintained First Aid Stations and the Fairhaven Improvement Association Street Fair as Cushman Park and at the North Fairhaven Improvement Association Fair at Livesey Park, North Fair- haven.
Civil Defense participated in the Memorial Day Par- ade.
Fairhaven Civil Defense held practice alerts at regular monthly intervals during the year and the general response throughout the town has been fair. More cooperation is needed by all our departments to make a successful pro- gram.
There have been several additions in personnel during the year and we have been very fortunate in the growth of our organization.
Fairhaven Civilian War Aid Division is progressing well under the direction of Miss Claudia Schiller and the First Aid, Canteen, Warden, Rescue and Training units are all showing steady growth.
The ground work has been laid for the Industrial Training Program.
First Aid training has been one of the most popular of our Community Services and the Civil Defense Office is still scheduling classes. Any group who wishes to sponsor a
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class in their organization may do so. Call the Civil De- fense office for assistance.
The Warden Training School is one of our most de- manding services.
The Ground Observer Corp will be activated soon after the first of the year and we will welcome your par- ticipation as in all other units of our Civil Defense Agency.
We wish to thank each department and individual in town who has given us valuable assistance and we are deeply appreciative of the sincere help given us by so many of you.
Let's make 1954 better than 1953.
Civil Defense in Fairhaven is only as strong as you make it.
Civil Defense is your Defense !
ARTHUR J. MULLEN
Civil Defense Director
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School Building Committee
We are pleased to report the completion of the ad- ditions to the East Fairhaven and the Oxford Schools. Both of these additions were approved by the School Build- ing Committee, and turned over to the School Committee on December 13, 1953.
Fairhaven may well be proud of these two fine addi- tions, for they represent the latest in school design and con- struction.
We are listing below a summary of accounts through January 26, 1954 :
APPROPRIATION
$780,000.00
EAST FAIRHAVEN ADDITION :
Construction and site work $305,602.93
Kitchen and Cafeteria 16,651.15
New Water Service 1,925.47
Architect 16,208.88
Furniture and Equipment 7,777.35
Clerk of Works, Tests, Repro- ductions, Ins., etc. 3,687.60
Total Expenditures-East
Fairhaven Addition $351,853.38
OXFORD ADDITION :
Construction and site work $381,487.30
Kitchen and Cafeteria 14,555.67
Architect 19,802.15
Furniture and Equipment
4,824.55
Clerk of Works, Tests, Repro- ductions, Ins., etc. 3,737.70
Auditorium seating 2,300.00
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Athletic Equipment
255.00
Stage Equipment 936.95
Total Expenditures-Oxford Addition
$427,899.32
TOTAL EXPENDED OR APPROVED TO DATE $779,752.70
BALANCE OF APPROPRIATION $247.30
School Building Committee
JAMES B. BUCKLEY,
Chairman
REPORT OF THE FAIRHAVEN SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLANNING A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
This committee was appointed by the Moderator of the Town Meeting pursuant to a vote passed at the ad- journed Annual Town Meeting held March 21, 1953.
The vote reads as follows :
VOTED: The appointment of a School Building Com- mittee of seven members, of which not more than two may be from the School Committee, to be appointed by the Moderator, for the purpose of planning a Junior High School, and making a report and definite recommenda- tions on the subject to a Special or Annual Town Meeting.
In accordance with the foregoing vote, a committee consisting of the following members was appointed on April 10, 1953 by the Moderator :
Precinct 1-John L. Harrison, Chairman
Precinct 2-George C. Perkins
Precinct 3-James J. Medeiros
Precinct 4 -- Fletcher J. Long, replaced by Earl Moore
Precinct 5-Sherman H. Rounseville, Secretary
School Comm .- Edith M. Moore and Albert M. Gonsalves
Your committee would like to review briefly the back- ground of the present committee in order to recall to the
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meeting the events leading up to the appointment of this committee.
The previous School Building Committee authorized by the Town Meeting held April 24, 1950, employed Edu- cational Service Associates to survey the school building needs of the town. As a result of the survey and their own study, that committee recommended a three-phase plan as follows :
1. Immediate construction of additions to the Oxford and E. Fairhaven School.
2. Future construction of a complete new Junior High School to be ready for occupancy in 1954 or 1955.
3. Future construction of a new High School gym- nasium.
Although the financial limitations imposed upon that com- mittee had led them not to recommend the immediate con- struction of a Junior High School, such immediate con- struction was recognized as the best possible solution to the problems found during the survey.
Pursuant to the previous report recommending the purchase of a site for a Junior High School, an article was inserted in the warrant for the Town Meeting of March 21, 1953 providing for the appropriation of funds for the acquisition of land on Washington Street. Discussion of this article by the Town Meeting led to the appointment of this present committee to advise the meeting upon the need for a Junior High School.
Your committee has been meeting approximately every two weeks since its appointment. It has availed itself of all statistical material and other data compiled by the previous committee but in order to substantiate all statistics and to bring them up to date, all the pertinent information in the former reports has been reviewed.
Your committee has taken the birth and enrollment figures from the previous report and revised them to take account of the actual experience since 1950 and has re- vised the estimates of future enrollment in the light of such experience. We have also compared our figures with those forecasts compiled by the State School Assistance Commission.
We have studied the Fairhaven population trends from the viewpoint of actual increase in numbers and of the
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shifting of population within the town itself. We have analyzed certain information from the Board of Assessors, noting particularly the increase in valuations of the Town, the total number of dwellings assessed, and, as an aid in pre- dicting future enrollment, the number of family unit build- ing permits granted and the valuations of such units.
In addition, we have had several conferences in Bos- ton with the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commission concerning Fairhaven School building needs. Mr. John E. Marshall, Administrator, is in complete agree- ment with our progress and results to date.
Our predictions indicated and it subsequently devel- oped that in the present school year the rated capacity of our elementary schools would be exceeded and, in addition, the situation would be aggravated by uneven distribution within the school districts. Furthermore, our forecast indi- cates that the High School will attain its capacity during the school year commencing in the Fall of 1954.
We have included in this report the following pertin- ent data :
Exhibit #1. Factors for predicting the future enroll- ment for each grade.
#2. High School enrollment projection.
#3. Elementary School enrollment projection.
#4. Fifteen year birth record.
#5. Plot layout of proposed site. #6. Space requirements for proposed school. #7. Proposed Junior High School curriculum.
Your committee has completed work on its recommen- dations as to the size and facilities for such a school to accommodate grades 7 and 8 with a further estimate to accommodate grade 9 at a later date. These require- ments were based on the curriculum outlined in exhibit #7. Complete space requirements are listed in exhibit #6.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
This committee finds that it is in complete agreement with the previous Building Committee and Educational Ser- vice Associates on the point that the key to the town's school problem is in the immediate construction of a Junior High School. In recommending this to the Town Meeting,
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the committee has inserted in the Town Warrant a four- section article upon which you will be requested to take affirmative action.
Section "a" to Article 56: To see if the town will vote to authorize the Junior High School Building Com- mittee to procure preliminary plans and drawings for a Junior High School Building and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor, or to take any action relative thereto.
This is the initial step if the committee is to continue further. These plans are the guide to a committee in ar- riving at an actual cost and in complying with the require- ments of the State School Building Assistance Commission. Compliance with the specifications of the State Commission is a necessary prerequisite to the granting of the maximum amount of State financial assistance, which may amount to about 42% of the cost of the building and equipment.
Section "b" is a supporting article to section "a" to provide the committee with funds to carry out their duties and for such expenses as may be incurred.
Section "c" is for land-taking purposes. The avail- ability of suitable sites of sufficient size in a central loca- tion is a pressing problem. It is the unanimous feeling of this committee that, regardless of what action is taken on the other sections of this article, the taking of land should not be deferred.
Section "d" is to permit the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court for authority to borrow outside the statutory limit of indebtedness to construct and equip a Junior High School.
SITE
Having become convinced of the need for a Junior High School, your committee undertook to investigate a number of potential sites. These sites were evaluated according to a scoring method devised by State Authorities which cov- ered all factors governing the choice of school sites. The committee actually inspected all of the suggested sites. Your committee has met jointly with the Planning Board in order to narrow the choice and to select the most desir- able site.
The joint recommendation of the Planning Board and this committee was a site North of Huttleston Ave. and
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West of Rogers Dairy as detailed in section "c" of article 56 of the Town Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of March 13, 1954. See exhibit #5 for plot layout.
This site would provide an excellent environment with clean and quiet surroundings. It has a large area set off from the highway; is attractive; and may be entered con- veniently and safely from School Street. It is located near the center of population of the town and would require the least amount of transportation of all sites considered. The possibility of the inclusion of adequate gymnasium facilities in any new building, makes its proximity to the High School a desirable feature. There is sufficient usable land for all activities and future expansion.
REMEMBER
1. Elementary school enrollment now exceeds capac- ity even with new additions.
2. High School enrollment will exceed capacity in the Fall of 1954.
3. Building takes time - a minimum of 11/2 to 2 years required. Note that the elementary school additions were just accepted recently nearly three years after the construction was voted.
4. Delay is expensive. Estimated increase in Dart- mouth construction costs approximately 9.45% .
5. Without additional space, the TWO-PLATOON MASS PRODUCTION system seems the only solution.
6. State Aid statute has been extended twice and may expire. With new construction inevitable, should Fairhaven risk losing up to 45% of construction and equipment costs ?
Your committee has put in many hours on your behalf. We should like to express our appreciation to every de- partment of the town to which we have turned for the excellent cooperation and assistance given. This committee in concluding its report seeks your support, not merely to substantiate its findings but to affirm our faith in the chil- dren of Fairhaven, the real undeveloped resources of the community. It is necessary that we give them more than seats to sit in and roofs to cover them. Give the children the truly American opportunity of better education.
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EXHIBIT #1
FACTORS FOR PREDICTING THE FUTURE ENROLL- MENT FOR EACH GRADE
The principal factors in forecasting school enrollment are the ratios of one grade's enrollment to that of the pre- ceding grade of the previous year. These ratios have been derived from the Fairhaven enrollment records from 1937 to 1952 and indicate the actual experience for the last 5- year, 10-year, and 15-year periods. The last column indi- cates the ratios chosen for use in the forecast.
RATIOS
5-yr.
10-yr.
15-yr.
Used
Grade
1: Births
1.00
.98
.99
1.00
Grade
2: Grade
1
1.06
1.01
.96
1.00
Grade 3: Grade
2
.98
.98
.96
1.00
Grade
4: Grade
3
1.00
1.00
.97
1.00
Grade
5: Grade
4
1.00
.99
.99
1.00
Grade
6: Grade
5
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.00
Grade
7: Grade
6
1.00
1.00
.99
1.00
Grade
8: Grade
7
.96
.98
1.00
.98
Grade 9: Grade 8
1.13
1.08
1.08
Adjusted
1.06
1.04
1.06
1.06
Grade 10: Grade
9
.94
.93
.92
Adjusted*
1.00
.96
.94
1.00
Grade 11: Grade 10
.86
.86
.77 **
.86
Grade 12: Grade 11
.96
.94
.90 **
.95
*Adjustments to correct for Mattapoisett pupils in 1949 and 1950 not usually admitted below Grade 10.
** The 15-year ratios were much lower than others because they included the years 1937-42 when an unusually large number of pupils left school at the age of 16 to go to work.
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EXHIBIT #2
*19 150 (52 '52 '53 '54 '55 .56 '57 :58 (59 '60 '61 ,62 163.
1200
1100
1000
900
800
September 1955
Soptambor 196)
Capacity 750
700
Orados
8-12
600
Grados
500
400
Grades 10-12
309
200
100
0
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EXHIBIT #3
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
GRADES 1 - 6 and Grades % - %
1700
1600
1500
Sap
195
14
Capacity
1,36
1300
Fremont Ospacity 1300 - IP EVE
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Fairhaven Births 1939- 1953
300
250
12 ..
200
150
,48
160
174
177
189 168
195 204
253
226
225
251
232
256
235
100
39 '10 '4) '42 '43 '44 '45 146 '47 148 149 '50 '51 '52
'53
EXHIBIT #4
SITE OF
HICKS ST.
O SOLE F. SIMONE
1.
JOSEPH
60+1
--
!
181.48 !
47664+ .
MANUEL S. VALERIO ar Ja
PARCEL I
1
304 ₩
APROX : 6. 32 ALPES
636 59+
CHARLES PITTLE
PARCEL IV
CAMA L. PIMPLE
250 6
APPROX: 29.06 ACRES
PARCEL I
SCHOOL (MAPLE) ST-
APPROX: 5:34 Anges
HICKORY ST
486.37
HAVEN
4 36 Acres #
ASH
ST
---
FIRST NATIONAL STORES INC.
PARCEL I
16
450
ALARA
£16.02
410:28
67.21
AVE.
ADAMS
ST.
BELLEVUE
NOTE : W/F - HOW Of FORMERLY
AUTTLESTON
EXHIBIT #5
ST.
Fihibit #5
PLAN OF THE
PROPOSED . FAIRHAVEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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EXHIBIT #6 SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPOSED JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
These space requirements are based on the curriculum listed in Exhibit #7 to accommodate 240 pupils in each of grades 7, 8, and 9.
INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSROOMS
Grades 7-8
Grade 9
Total 17
Interchangeable classrooms
12
5
Classrooms with demonstration tables and sinks
3
2
5
Manual Training Shop
1
1
?
Household Arts-Food Lab
1
0
1
Household Arts-Clothing Lab
1
0
1
Music (Band and Orchestra)
1
0
1
TOTAL CLASSROOM SPACES
19
8
27
Other spaces will include :
General
Gymnasium (Seat 900)
Auditorium (Seat 250)
Library
Cafeteria
Lockers
Showers
Toilets
Teachers' Rooms
Offices
Principal
Guidance
Clerk
Health
Custodian's suite
Storage
Supplies Equipment Records Fuel
Furniture
Food
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EXHIBIT #7
This curriculum was proposed by the Superintendent of Schools and was approved by the School Committee July 28, 1953.
Subjects
VII VIIIA VIIIB IXA
IXB
English (Inc. Pen. and Sp.) Hours
6
6
5
5
5
History and Civics
5
5
5
5
4
Geography
4
4
4
Mathematics
5
5
5
5
5
Science
4
4
4
5
5
Shop or H. Arts
2
2
4
6
Music and Art
2
2
2
2
2
Phys. Education
2
2
2
2
2
Foreign Lang.
5
Unassigned
5
5
4
6
6
Assembly, Library, Guidance, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, etc.
TOTAL
35
35
35
35
35
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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SCHOOL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN
MASSACHUSETTS
FAIRH
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School Committee
Clarence E. MaGuire, 39 Wilding St., Chairman 1955
David W. FitzGerald, 23 Huttleston Ave.,
Vice-Chairman 1955
Waldo E. Haydon, 43 Hedge St. 1954
Mrs. Edith M. Moore, 178 Adams St. 1956
Albert M. Gonsalves, 145 Washington St. 1954
Raymond G. Archambault, 72 Adams St. 1956
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held in the Town Hall on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 P.M.
SECRETARY AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Flavel M. Gifford, 37 William St.
Office 3-1241 Residence 2-1355
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT
TOWN HALL 3-1241
Beatrice M. DeCoffe, 212 Main St. Secretary
Elinor R. Dobson, 61 Cedar St. Clerk
The office of the Superintendent is open daily from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. except Saturdays when it is open in the forenoon only.
Personal appointments with the Superintendent may be made by calling the office.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Charles E. P. Thompson, M. D., 65 Center St.
SCHOOL NURSE AND SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE Mrs. Louise F. Dennie. R.N., Spring St., Marion
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School Calendar
1953-54
Weeks Open
Close
Days
First Term
16 Wed., Sept. 9
Wed., Dec. 23
71
Second Term
7 Mon., Jan. 4
Fri., Feb. 19 35
Third Term
7 Mon., Mar. 1 Thur., Apr. 15 34
Fourth Term
9 Mon., Apr. 26
* Wed., June 23 42
39
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1954-55
Weeks
Open
Close
Days
First Term
16
Wed., Sept. 8
Thur., Dec. 23 72
Second Term
7
Mon., Jan. 3
Fri., Feb. 18
35
Third Term
7 Mon., Feb. 28
Fri., Apr. 15 34
Fourth Term
9
Mon., Apr. 25
* Wed., June 22 42
39
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*School will close if 180 days have been held by this time.
There will be no school on the following days which occur during the scheduled terms of 1954:
May 31 Memorial Day
Oct. 12
Columbus Day
Oct. 29 Teachers' Convention
Nov. 11 Armistice Day
Nov. 25-26
Thanksgiving Recess from noon Nov. 24
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL 22
7:00 A.M. Indicates no school for all day.
12:30 P.M. Indicates no afternoon session for grades 1 to 7.
It is the policy of the School Committee to order the no-school signal only in the most severe weather conditions or when the transportation service is interrupted. At other times parents are expected to use their own judg- ment in sending children to school.
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Report of the School Committee
To the Citizens of Fairhaven:
The report of the School Committee for the year ending December 31, 1953 is submitted herewith.
MEETINGS
The School Committee has held 13 meetings during the year and the members have attended many other meet- ings as members of building committees. All members of the School Committee are members ex-officio of the Building Committee which has built the additions to the Oxford and East Fairhaven schools and two are members of the Junior High School Building Committee authorized by the 1953 Annual Town Meeting.
BUILDINGS
The School Committee reported to a Town Meeting in October 1949 that all present and proposed elementary facilities would be filled by September 1953 and that the large third grade of the present would arrive at the eighth grade in September 1954. The Survey of 1950 urged im- mediate construction of the two additions to be followed by the building of a Junior High School. The building com- mittee reported to a Town Meeting in January 1951 that a Junior High School should be ready for occupancy in 1954 or 1955. Subsequent events have fully supported these recommendations.
We have seen the forecasts of higher enrollment stead- ily materialize. The first part of the plans recommended by the Survey has been completed. The new additions have been in use since January 1953. The town should now undertake the second part - the building of a Junior High School for immediate use by the seventh and eighth grades. Delay at this time will cause crowding which might have to be met by some children going to school only in the morning while others go in the afternoon, a plan to be adopted only as a last resort.
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