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350.00
None
Civic Center Maintenance :
Appropriation
275.00
Expenditures
197.43
Balance
77.57
Town Finance Committee:
Appropriation
50.00
Expenditures
15.00
Balance
35.00
Town Mapping Project :
1/1/59 Balance
6,000.00
Appropriation
4,000.00
10,000.00
Expenditures
10,000.00
Balance
None
Town Office Repairs :
1/1/59 Balance
679.66
Expenditures
164.48
Balance
515.18
Tax Listing Account :
Appropriation
850.00
Expenditures
None
Balance
850.00
Fire Department :
Appropriation
9,314.33
Expenditures
9,130.20
To Town Ambulance
49.45
Balance
134.68
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Fire Department Special:
Rec'd Taunton Greyhound Asso.
2,116.00
Expenditures Balance
2,116.00
None
Police Department :
Appropriation
7,010.00
Expenditures
6,880.44
Balance
129.56
Police Cruiser Account :
Appropriation
2,825.00
Expenditures
2,819.85
Balance
5.15
Police Department Special:
Rec'd from Taunton Greyhound Asso.
12,108.00
Rec'd from Rehoboth Fair
741.00
Rec'd from Raytheon Mfg. Co.
2,420.00
15,269.00
Expenditures
15,269.00
Balance
None
Police Travel Account :
From Surplus Revenue
200.00
Expenditures
200.00
Balance
None
Board of Health:
Appropriation
3,310.00
From Reserve Account
750.00
4,060.00
Expenditures
4,060.00
Balance
None
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Mosquito Control:
Appropriation Expenditures
250.00
250.00
Balance
None
Town Dump Account :
Appropriation
2,000.00
From Vet's Hall Maintenance
158.50
2,158.50
Expenditures
2,158.50
Balance
None
Town Ambulance :
Appropriation
400.00
From Fire Dept.
49.45
449.45
Expenditures
449.45
Balance
None
Street Department:
Appropriation
7,500.00
From Taunton Greyhound Asso. Special Light
66.00
From 1959 Revenue
590.74
From Dighton Water District
1,295.00
From Reserve Account
1,000.00
From Various Accounts
2,998.54
13,450.28
Expenditures
13,450.28
Balance
None
Dighton-Berkley Bridge:
Appropriation
1,000.00
Expenditures
888.02
111.98
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91
Sidewalk Maintenance:
Appropriation
500.00
Expenditures
89.57
To Street Department Balance
410.43
None
Chapter 81 :
Appropriation
7,350.00.
From Surplus Revenue
13,475.00
Expenditures
20,824.09
Balance
.91
Chapter 90 Maintenance:
Appropriation
1,700.00
From Surplus Revenue
3,400.00
5,100.00
Expenditures
5,099.48
Balance
.52
Insect Pest Control:
Appropriation
600.00
Expenditures
200.00
To Street Department
400.00
Balance
None
Brush Control:
Appropriation
1,000.00
Expenditures
790.12
To Street Department
39.42
Balance
170.46
Care of Town Elms:
Appropriation
4,000.00
Expenditures
3,567.18
To Gasoline Account
150.00
Balance
282.82
20,825.00
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Shade Tree Account :
Appropriation Expenditures
500.00
500.00
Balance
None
Road Machinery Account :
Appropriation
2,500.00
From Reserve Account
500.00
From Road Machinery Fund
997.19
3,997.19
Expenditures
3,997.19
Balance
None
Gravelling Town Roads:
Appropriation
17,500.00
Expenditures
15,351.31
To Street Department
2,148.69
Balance
None
Chapter 90-Elm Street:
1/1/59 Balance
39,656.94
From Surplus Revenue
15,000.00
Expenditures
36,255.82
Balance
18,401.12
Town Garage:
Appropriation
10,000.00
Expenditures
9,125.33
Balance
874.67
Aid to Dependent Children:
Appropriation
3,800.00
From Disability Assistance
338.88
Expenditures
4,138.88
Balance
4,138.88
None
54,656.94
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93
Gasoline Account : Appropriation Expenditures
500.00
494.82
Balance
5.18
Disability Assistance:
Appropriation
3,000.00
From Reserve Account
1,000.00
4,000.00
To Aid to Dependent Children
338.88
Expenditures
3,536.21
Balance
124.91
Old Age Assistance:
Appropriation
29,000.00
From 1959 Revenue
2,593.78
Check Returned
63.15
31,656.93
Expenditures
27,302.46
To Various Acocunts
4,278.93
Balance
75.54
General Relief Administration:
Appropriation
2,900.00
From Old Age Assistance
154.95
3,054.95
Expenditures
3,054.95
Balance
None
Veterans' Benefits :
Appropriation
5,000.00
Refund
15.00
1959 Revenue
1,140.13
From Reserve Account
1,000.00
From Old Age Assistance
26.52
Expenditures
7,181.65
Balance
7,181.65
None
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General Relief :
Appropriation
8,000.00
From Old Age Assistance
4,097.46
12,097.46
Expenditures
12,097.46
Balance
None
School Department :
Appropriation
270,994.00
Expenditures
266,721.41
Balance
4,272.59
Elementary School Cafeteria:
1/1/59 Balance
592.28
Receipts
22,541.61
23,133.89
Expenditures
22,088.59
Balance
1,045.30
High School Cafeteria:
1/1/59 Balance
623.00
Receipts
14,161.84
Expenditures
14,229.92
Balance
554.92
High School Athletics:
1/1/59 Balance
84.56
Appropriation
1,750.00
Receipts
1,357.51
Expenditures
3,074.33
Balance
117.74
Vocational School Production Fund:
Appropriation
2,200.00
Expenditures
2,001.01
Balance 198.99
14,784.84
3,192.07
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Public Library :
Appropriation
1,908.00
Expenditures
1,846.76
Balance
61.24
Elementary School Library:
1/1/59 Balance From County Dog Tax Refund
220.62
581.96
802.58
Expenditures
352.07
Balance
450.51
High School Library:
1/1/59 Balance
398.15
Expenditures
397.18
Balance
.97
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District :
Appropriation
3,745.74
Expenditures
3,745.74
Balance
None
County Retirement Fund :
Receipts
3,795.95
Expenditures
3,795.95
Balance
None
Federal Withholding Tax:
Receipts
37,539.57
Expenditures
37,539.57
Balance
None
State Withholding Tax:
Receipts
2,985.69
Expenditures
2,985.69
Balance
None
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Mass. Teachers Retirement Fund:
Receipts
8,846.14
Expenditures
8,846.14
Balance
None
Blue Cross-Blue Shield :
Receipts
3,725.15
Expenditures
3,725.15
Balance
None
Washington National Insurance:
Receipts
503.74
Expenditures
503.74
Balance
None
Civil Defense Account :
1/1/59 Balance
169.36
From Reserve Account :
200.00
369.36
Expenditures
206.82
Balance
162.54
C. D. Equipment & Apparatus Acct .:
1/1/59 Balance
278.60
Expenditures
256.93
Balance 21.67
Reserve Account Appropriated:
From Overlay Surplus
5,000.00
To various Accounts
4,753.20
To Overlay Surplus
246.80
Balance
None
Memorial Day Observance:
Appropriation
200.00
Expenditures
160.00
Balance 40.00
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Tax Title Foreclosure Account :
1/1/59 Balance
271.42
Expenditures
193.65
Balance
77.77
Contributory County Retirement :
Appropriation
4,380.93
Expenditures
4,380.93
Balance
None
Agency, Trust & Refunds:
Receipts
88.08
Expenditures
88.08
Balance
None
Playgrounds & Recreation :
Appropriation
2,498.40
Expenditures
2,381.81
Balance
116.59
Tax Possession Title Account :
1/1/59 Balance
300.00
Expenditures
100.00
Balance
200.00
Interest on School Bonds:
Appropriation
6,490.00
Expenditures
6,490.00
Balance
None
Elementary School Bonds:
Appropriation
25,000.00
Expenditures
25,000.00
Balance
None
Charles S. Chase Trust Fund :
Received during 1959
30.23
Expenditures
30.23
Balance
None
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Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds:
1959 Bequest
400.00
Interest from Accounts
398.12
798.12
For Care of Lots
398.12
To Trust Funds
400.00
Balance
None
Dog Licenses:
Received during 1959
885.50
Paid to County
885.50
Balance
None
U. S. Grant-Smith-Hughes,
George Barden Funds:
1/1/59 Balance
692.14
Received during 1959
475.00
1,167.14
Expenditures
794.00
Balance
373.14
Christmas Fund :
Taunton Greyhound Assoc.
500.00
Expenditures
500.00
Balance
None
Total Appropriation Balances Transferred to 1959 Revenue
6,997.63
Excess of Estimated Receipts
over Assessors Estimates
2,376.59
Surplus 1959 Revenue Transferred to Excess & Deficiency for 1959
$9,493.70
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I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the reports contained herein are correct. The Cash Balances of all officers intrusted with the receipt, custody or expenditures of money have been verified and all such books and accounts are in order. The Tax Collector's report as published is correct. All payments to the Treasurer have been properly warranted and all receipts have been recorded. Cash and Securities of the Trust Funds have been verified, all income accounted for, and all payments warranted.
Respectfully submitted,
STAFFORD H. HAMBLY, Town Auditor.
Town of Dighton
BALANCE SHEET General Account
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash
$165,911.51
Petty Cash Advance Reserve
$ 16.00
Liabilities:
A. D. C. Administration $ 34.39
D. A. Administration
4.38
Disability Assistance
61.93
1957 Motor Vehicle
458.51
1958 Motor Vehicle
385.11
1959 Motor Vehicle
9,851.92
State Taxes and Assessments
169.86
County Taxes and Assessments
198.61
Bristol County T. B. Hospital
1,288.31
1957 Personal Property
54.00
1958 Personal Property
160.41
1959 Personal Property
492.29
1958 Poll Tax
6.00
1959 Poll Tax
72.00
Town Historian
14.00
Town Office Repairs
515.18
Tax Listing Account
850.00
Chapter 90-Elm Street
18,401.12
Town Garage
874.67
1959 Farm Excise
20.63
Gasoline Account
5.18
Tax Possession
327.23
High School Cafeteria 554.92
High School Athletics
117.74
Tax Titles
2,851.17
Elementary School Library
450.51
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December 31, 1959
206.18
Road Machinery Fund
3,487.75
Old Age Assistance Recoveries
3,471.85
1958 Real Estate
3,193.32
1959 Real Estate
10,664.71
Smith-Hughes-
George Barden Funds
373.14
Petty Cash Advance-School Cafeteria
16.00
Accounts Receivable : Taxes:
10,695.54
Tailing's
14,642.73
Elementary School Cafeteria 1,045.30
Departmental: Aid to Dependent Children 541.19
Board of Health 227.00
Dighton-Berkley Bridge 14.40
School Department
9,225.02
Veterans Memorial Hall
4.00
Welfare Department 3,392.07
Street Department 31.84
13,435.52
Reserves :
Overlay Reserved for 1957 Taxes 54.00
Overlay Reserved for 1958 Taxes
3,359.73
Flood Relief-
Spring St. Bridge
3,400.00
Chapter 90-Elm St. Bridge 10,698.66
Aid to Highways-County:
Chapter 90-Elm St. Bridge 4,674.28
26,440.06
Revenue Reserved until Collected:
Motor Vehicle Excise
10,695.54
Tax Possession
327.23
Tax Title
2,851.17
Departmental
13,435.52
Aid to Highways
26,440.06
Farm Excise 20.63
Excess and Deficiency : Surplus and Reserve
108,680.48
$234,340.39
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$234,340.39
High School Library .97
Civil Defense Account 162.54
Civil Defense Equipment and Apparatus Account 21.67
Tax Title Foreclosure Account 77.77
Tax Possession Titles Account 200.00
32,587.97
Aid to Highways-State: Chapter 81 7,667.12
Overlay Reserved for
1959 Taxes
8,704.90
12,118.63
Reserve Fund Overlay Surplus
27,167.16
53,770.15
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DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded Debt
$270,000.00 Elementary School Bonds TRUST ACCOUNTS
$270,000.00
Trust Funds : Cash in Savings Banks
15,958.71
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
9,470.94
5,472.77
Joshua Bliss Cemetery Fund Charles S. Chase Trust Fund
1,015.00
15,958.71
$520,299.10
$520,299.10
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-
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
of the Town of
DIGHTON
Year Ending December 31, 1959
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Term Expires 1960
Harry Hagopian, Chairman
150 Spring Street, North Dighton
Antone Compos, Secretary 1962
32 Elm Street, Dighton
Frank Rogers, Financial Secretary 247 Lincoln Avenue, North Dighton
1961
Albert R. DeSilva 1962
87 Winter Street, North Dighton
Wyman E. Hawkes Segreganset
1961
Lawrence Mendoza 1960
Elm Street, Dighton
Lawrence D. Dutra
1962
Somerset Avenue, Dighton
Superintendent Robert T. Roy, B. S., Ed. M. Residence : Somerset Avenue, Segreganset Office: Dighton High School, Segreganset Telephone: Dighton NO 9-4751 (Office) Dighton NO 9-3912 (Home)
Office Hours Monday through Friday 8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. and by appointment.
Secretary Gladys P. Babbitt
School Physician Charles M. Souza, M.D.
School Nurse Esther Bowden, R.N.
Attendance Supervisor Howell S. Carr
,
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Entrance Age
First grade registration in September of any year will be limited to those children who are at least six years of age or who will become six years of age on or before the following January 1. There will be no exceptions made to this ruling.
Birth Certificates
Presentation of a birth certificate is required for entrance to the first grade.
Vaccination
Every child who enters school for the first time must present a certificate of vaccination or a statement from his physician that vaccination is inadvisable.
NO SCHOOL INFORMATION
Elementary School
Whenever it seems advisable to close the elementary school the notice will be broadcast over Radio Station WPEP, Taunton, and over Radio Station WSAR, Fall River.
High School
Whenever the school buses can be safely operated there will be school at Dighton High School unless unforeseen emergencies make it necessary to close. In the event of closing, the information will be specifically announced over the radio as indicated above for the elementary school.
TRANSPORTATION
The law requires that transportation be provided for pupils residing more than two miles from the school attended or more than one mile from the nearest bus stop. Many pupils living at lesser distances along established routes are transported if the seating capacity of the bus will permit. From time to time it is necessary to refuse transportation to some of those living under the required distance when our buses are filled to capacity with children living at a greater distance.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR As Approved by School Committee 1959 - 1960
DIGHTON
Dighton Elementary School
School opens September 9, 1959
closes December 22, 1959
70 days
opens January 4, 1960
closes February 19, 1960
35 days
opens February 29, 1960
closes April 14, 1960 34 days
opens April 25, 1960
closes June 15, 1960
37 days
176 days
Dighton High School
School opens September 9, 1959
closes December 22, 1959
70 days
opens January 4, 1960 closes February 19, 1960
35 days
opens February 29, 1960
closes April 14, 1960
34 days
opens April 25, 1960
closes June 23, 1960
43 days
182 days
Schools will close on the following days:
October 12-Columbus Day
October 30-Teachers Convention
November 11-Veterans' Day
November 26 and 27-Thanksgiving
Dismiss at noon November 25
April 15-Good Friday May 30-Memorial Day Elementary School Graduation-June 8, 1960 High School Graduation-June 16, 1960
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appropriation
$273,194.00
Less: Production Fund
2,200.00
$270,994.00
Expenditures
General Control
$ 11,053.93
Transportation
27,622.91
Teachers'Salaries
182,319.08
Books
3,879.95
Audio-Visual Aids
48.97
Supplies
3,324.97
Janitor's Salaries
16,490.30
Fuel
4,599.67
Electricity
3,414.26
Gas
652.87
Water
522.19
Music
1,032.34
Miscellaneous
1,352.83
Janitors' Supplies
1,840.93
Boiler Repairs
768.23
Repairs
1,721.12
Health
2,759.19
New Equipment
1,105.46
Staff Expenses
129.39
Tuition, Evening School
335.21
Vocational Education :
Evening Practical Arts
105.00
Household Arts
201.18
General Shop
1,441.43
$266,721.41
Returned to Town
4,272.59
$270,994.00
VOCATIONAL PRODUCTION FUND
Appropriation
$2,200.00
Expenditures
2,001.01
Balance on Hand
$ 198.99
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ELEMENTARY DOG TAX FUND
Unexpended Balance, 1958
$ 220.62
Receipts, 1959
581.96
$ 802.58
Expenditures, 1959
352.07
Balance on Hand
$ 450.51
DIGHTON HIGH SCHOOL DOG TAX FUND
Unexpended Balance, 1958
$ 398.15
Expenditures, 1959
397.18
Balance on Hand
$
.97
NET COST TO TOWN
Expenditures, 1959
$266,721.41
Receipts, 1959 :
Chapter 70, General State Aid
$42,898.47
Reimbursement, Superintendent's Salary and Travel
2,358.90
Reimbursement, Vocational Education
7,304.08
Transportation
21,884.85
State Wards,
Tuition and Transportation
246.77
Federal Funds for Guidance, State Plan
Title V, Part A, Public Law 85-864 28.41
Tuition :
Berkley
17,924.00
Freetown
1,597.20
Rehoboth
4,374.90
Miscellaneous Tuition
896.66
Miscellaneous Receipts
173.42
Vocational Receipts
52.00
Vocational Production Fund
2,567.49
Total Receipts, 1959
$102,307.15
Net Cost to Town
Balance Returned to Town
$164,414.26 $ 4,272.59
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Citizens of the Town of Dighton:
I herewith submit my fifth annual report as Superin- tendent of Schools in Dighton. Incorporated herein is the report of the Principals, the Vocational School Director, the Music Supervisors and the School Nurse. It is recommended that you read them carefully so that you may become better acquainted with our school program. Please feel free to call upon us at any time when you have questions concerning the program.
Personnel
Last June seven regular teachers and one part-time teacher left our schools. Dr. Lawrence Fitzpatrick, the high school principal, accepted a position as Superintendent of Schools in Clinton, Mass. Mr. Patrick Delaney and Dr. Rose Borges were granted leaves of absence. The former is study- ing at Brown University and the latter is teaching at an American School in Venezuela. Mr. Arthur Lewis accepted a position at Tantasqua Regional High School. Mr. Robert McGuirk left to accept a position in industry. Mrs. Alberta Hamilton left to be at home. Mrs. Joan Gross and Mrs. Adele Cermak moved to Washington and Michigan with their respec- tive families.
Mr. William Samos, a departmental head at Tantasqua Regional High School, was named principal of Dighton High School. Miss Margaret Borden, a graduate of Bridgewater Teachers College and Boston College, was hired to teach chemistry and physics in the High School. Mr. Edward Teixeira, a graduate of Bridgewater Teachers College, was selected to teach social studies and Miss Evelyn Rice, a Stone- hill College graduate, to teach English. Miss Jane Unsworth, who had taught in the Providence area, was chosen for the position of girls' physical education teacher.
At the Elementary School, Miss Olive Kelly, who had taught in Salem and Berkley, was hired to teach grade 6.
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Mrs. Mary Lou Mansueto replaced Dr. Rose Borges for a year as teacher of grade 3. Mr. Raymond Kelliher was selected to teach science to grades 7 and 8. He is a graduate of Boston College. Mrs. Catherine Donle replaced Mrs. Hamilton as a part-time home economics teacher.
We lost some very good teachers last summer, but we are happy that some will return next September. We were fortunate indeed in being able to hire some very good teachers to replace those we lost. It is our hope that our turnover will be less the coming year. People leaving cause the faculty to become less stable.
School Population
The enrollment at the Elementary School has reached the 600 pupil mark. This is an average of thirty-three pupils per room. Some rooms have less pupils but several average forty pupils per room. We are still maintaining three first grades and three second grades and two of each of the other six grades. By keeping the first two grades small we feel the pupils will get off to a better start.
The high school enrollment remains about the same as last year. There are more Dighton people attending and less tuition pupils. We lost several Berkley pupils to the Freetown- Lakeville Regional High School. We offset some of this tuition loss by accepting a limited number of pupils from Rehoboth.
When the Regional School opens in September we will use the present high school for junior high school. This will give us ample room at all levels.
Repairs and Improvements
At the request of the boiler inspector many of the stay- bolts in the high school boiler were replaced last summer. Further repairs were completed on the Elementary School roof.
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Desk tops were sanded at both schools and desks repaired and put in good order.
Both buildings were thoroughly cleaned last summer and improvements were made to the grounds at the Elementary School.
There will be some painting and other minor repairs completed at both schools next summer. Some work will have to be done on a section of the auditorium floor at the Ele- mentary School as it is sagging in some places.
Repairs and changes will be held to a minimum at the high school. Changes will be made when necessary to convert the school into a junior high school. It is hoped that any new equipment necessary may be bought through the National Defense Education Act with the Federal Government sharing the costs equally.
Budget
Although the local budget is down somewhat, one should remember that the local committee does not figure costs for the high school next fall. The combined budgets of both the local and region shows an increase that is comparable with surrounding towns. Some of the increase is due to the increase in the state minimum for teachers salaries. The minimum rose from $3600. to $4000. Some of the increase is due to the overlapping of positions. Some administrative positions at the region must be filled before similar positions at the local high school are closed out. Thirdly, some of the increase is due to reimbursable items which must be paid for the first year in the region but it will not be necessary to carry them in the future. Some examples of this are transportation and vocational expenses, both of which are entirely reimbursable the first year.
Conclusion
I wish to thank the School Committee, principals and teachers for the cooperation I have had from them over
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the past year. Also, I would like to thank the health depart- ment, cafeteria workers and custodians for the good work they have done in their respective departments. We expect many changes in the coming year and we will need the coopera- tion of all to make our new program function.
I wish to express my appreciation and that of the School Committee to all town officials for their cooperation over the last year. We hope for their continued support.
In conclusion I would say again that the schools are your schools. If you have any question concerning the school please feel free to call upon us and we will try to help you.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT T. ROY, Superintendent of Schools
:
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE
Mr. Robert Roy Superintendent of Schools
Dear Mr. Roy :
I submit the following report for 1959.
Our health program started with a physical examination given by Dr. Charles M. Souza, of all boys taking part in the competitive sports program. Early in the fall most of the Annual physical examinations are given. The Massachusetts Vision Test and Puretone Audiometer Test completing the examination. Notices are sent to parents of any defects found. Home visits were made when necessary.
Registration for pupils entering in September was May 4th through May 18th. Sixty eight pupils were registered during this period.
Get Acquainted Day was held May 13th and proved to be very successful and beneficial.
The Pre-school Clinic for vaccination against small-pox was combined with the third Immunization Clinic. Forty two children were vaccinated by Dr. Souza.
Three Polio Clinics were held in 1959 and most of our school population are protected against this dread disease.
Again I wish to thank the school personnel and parents for their cooperation and assistance in the health program.
Respectfully submitted,
ESTHER BOWDEN, R.N., School Nurse
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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE DIGHTON HIGH SCHOOL
To the Superintendent of Schools:
Dear Mr. Roy :
I herewith submit my report, pursuant to your request, as the Principal of the Dighton High School. This report represents my observations, analyses, and conclusions as related to my conception of the overall educational program of the Dighton High School. It would be impossible to com- ment upon the educational program without attempting to bring into focus the effects upon its incumbents (the students) and without attempting to refer to the personnel (administra- tion, faculty, and staff) required to bring about the cause of these effects. Thus it becomes apparent that in order to present such a picture, the sub-divisions or component parts of the Dighton High School's educational program must be depicted and those areas which do not exist and might exist must be designated.
Please allow me to point-out three obvious limitations with which the present writer is confronted: (1) due to well advanced plans for a new regional high school the status quo must predominate-i.e. the present high school's educational program, (2) the brevity of time to make conclusions: I assumed the position as the Principal last September, 1959- four months ago, and (3) the fact that this report is per- meated with the thought that this particular annual report has the distinction (this term is used advisedly) of being the last annual report to be written by the Principal of Digh- ton High School.
1. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
The Schedule: Perhaps there has been no greater need for immediate action this school year than there was last August, two weeks prior to the scheduled opening of school, when it was most evident that a herculean effort was required
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in order to re-schedule and re-organize individual students' programs, subject area classes, and classroom housing. The Dighton School Committee recognized the problem and pro- vided two clerks to assist the new principal. Superintendent Robert T. Roy was indispensible and whole-heartedly assisted me in scheduling problems. Mrs. Thelma Spinney and Miss Roberta Babbitt indefatigably labored many tedious hours in the typing and preparation of the paper work facets relative to high school scheduling. I am happy to report that the Dighton High School opened on the scheduled date, September 9, 1959, with an enrollment of 239 Dighton High School students and 42 Dighton Vocational School students. The membership on December 31, 1959, was 238 Dighton High School students and 42 Vocational School students.
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