Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1926-1930, Part 29

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1926
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02D168s


De la Mare, A. T. (Ed)-Garden guide


63D336g


Downing, A. J. (Waughs edition)-Landscape garde- ning 71D7511


Eadie, T .- I like diving 922E11e 922F831fc


Fay, B .- Franklin the apostle of modern times


Flandrau, G .- Then I saw the Congo 916.7F585t


62F8412s


Fuller, R. H .- Jubilee Jim, the life of Col. James Fisk Jr., 922F538f


Gay, R. M .- Ralph Waldo Emerson, a study of the poet as seer 922E53g


Gibbon, J. M .- Canadian folk songs


78G439c


Gillett, J. B .- Six years with the Texas rangers


917.3G479s


Fraser, C .- The story of engineering in America


Dana, J. C .- Suggestions


85


Gorman, H .- Nathaniel Hawthorne, a study in solitude 922H399g Graham, M. W .- New governments of eastern Europe 940G741ne Graham, M. W .- New governments of central Europe 940G741n Gregory, J. W .- The elements of economic geology 55G822e Grenfell, W. T .- Labrador looks at the Orient 910G8171 922G852g


Griffin, S. B .- People and politics


Hallock, L. H .- A little journey


917.3H1921


Harrow, B .-- What to eat in health and disease


61H296w


Hart, W. S .- My life east and west


922H326h


Hesler, L. R. and Whetzel, A. B .- Manual of fruit diseases 63H584m 62H6660


Hinton, W .- Opportunities in aviation


Holmes, J. H .- In primative New Guinea


919.5H751i


Hopkins, R. T .- Old English mills and inns


914.2H7950


Howe, E. W .- Plain people


922H855h


Hudson, W. H .- A find in Richmond park


59H886h


Hughes, C. E .- Our relations to the nations of the western hemisphere 32H89310


Humphrey, S. K .- Loafing through the Pacific


919.3H9261


Huxley, L .- Charles Darwin


924D228h


Jennings, H .- The Rosicrusians


36J54r


Keller, H .- Midstream, the story of my later life


922K29ke


Kipling, R .- Sea and Sussex


75K48s


Lee, I .- Present day Russia


914.7L478p


Locy, W. A .- The growth of biology


57L819g 922B91511


Lowell, A .- John Keats


924K251


MacIver, D. R .- The Etruscans


930M152€


Manley, J. M. and Rickert, E .- Contemporary Ameri- can literature 81M279c


Maurois, A .- Aspects of biography


84M457a


Meehan, J. P .- The lady of the Limberlost


922P845m


Melba, N .- Melodies and memories


9241M517m


Millikan, R. A .- Evolution in science and religion Mills, J .- Within the atom


53M657w


Mixer, K .- Old houses of New England


917.3M6850


Muirhead, J. F .- American shrines on English soil


914.2M961a


Ostwald, W .- Practical colloid chemistry


54085p


9220625р


Paine, A. B .- Mark Twain a biography, 3 volumes Pell, J .- Ethan Allen, the leader of the Green moun- tain boys 922A4251p 915.4P8821


Powell, E. A .- The last home of mystery


Redfield, J .- Music a science and an art 78R315m


Robinson, R. E .- Vermont a study of independence 974.3R663v


Sheldon, C. M .- Charles M. Sheldon, his life story


922S544s


Sherwood, M. E. W .- The art of entertaining


39S544a


Simpson, F. L .- Massachusetts law


34S613m


Smith, A. D. H .- John Jacob Astor


922A858s


Smith, F. H .- Charcoals of old New York


74S647c


Spender, J. A .- Through English eyes


32S744t


Sprague C .- How to draw silhouettes


74S7661hp


Long, J. C .- Bryan, the great commoner


21M654e


86


Standish, L. W. (Ed)-The old Stoughton musical so- ciety 974.5S7850


Stetson, A. E .- Poems 81S841p


Stetson, A. E .- Vital issues in Christian Science 28S841v


Strachey, L .- Elizabeth and Essex 924E43s


Thomas, L .- Raiders of the deep


940T458v


Usher, A. P .- A history of mechanical inventors 60U85h


Van Dyke, H .- The man behind the book


81V248ma


Van Loon, H .- Man the miracle maker 62V261m


Wanamaker, J .- The life of Isaiah V. Williamson


922W729w


Warren, G. and Cheney, H. B .- The romance of design 74W288v Warshow, R. I .- The story of Wall street 33W253s


Watterson, H .- "Marse Henry" an autobiography 922W344w


Wells, C .- An outline of humor 80W 4530


Werner, M. R .- Brigham Young the Morman leader 922Y 68w


Wilkins, G. H .- Flying the Arctic 919.8W684f


Wright, R .- The practical book of outdoor flowers 71W953p


FICTION


Adams, I .- Heart of the woods A214h


Aldrich, B. S .- A lantern in her hand


A36521


Atherton, G .- The jealous Gods


A868j


Athey, B .- The unknown path


A873u


Bacheller, I .- The house of the three Ganders


B121ho


Bailey, T .- Burning beauty


B156bu


Barrington, E .- The empress of hearts


B276e


Barrington, E .- The laughing queen


B2761


Beers, L. D .- A humble lear


B415h


Bone, D. W .- Broken stowage


B712br


Bower, B. M .- Hay wire


B786ha


Bower, B. M .- Swallowfork bulls


B786sw


Brown, K. H .- The father


B8782f


Burr, A. R .- Palludia


В968р


Calvin, J .- Square-rigged


C168s


Campbell, T. B .- Old Miss


C1910


Canney, H. E .- Sentry


C224s


Chambers. R. W .- The king in yellow


C444k


Chapman, M .- Home place


C4662h


Chase, D .- The pines of Jaalam


C487p


Chestnut, C. W .- The conjure woman


C525co


Christie, A .- The big four


C5551b


Coolidge, D .- War paint


C7742w


Cottrell, D .- Singing gold


C846s


Curwood, J. O .- The crippled lady of Peribronka


C982er


Deeping, W .- Ropers row


D576b


Edmonds-Rome haul


E24r


Erskine, J .- Penelope's man


E732p


Ertz, S .- The galaxy


E65g


Fletcher, J. S .- The Boxhill murder


F613bo


F613ho


Fletcher, J. S .- The house in Tuesday market


D311r


Dilmot, G .- The black ace


87


Fletcher, J. S .- Paradise Court


Folson, E. L .- Free


Freeman, H. W .- Joseph and his brethren


Gibbs, A. H .- Harness


Gibbs, P .- Out of the ruins


G4430


Gibbs, P .- The street of adventure


G443s


Gissing, G .- A life's morning


G5311


Gissing, G .- The nether world


G531n


Glasgow, E .- The romantic comedians


G548ro


Gluck, S .- The man who never blundered


G567m


Graham, S .- The lay confessor


G7421


Gregory, J .- Sentinel of the desert


G822se


Grew, D .- Migration


G841m


Hart, F. N .- Hide in the dark


H325h


Hatch, R. W .- Into the wind


H361i


Haycock, E .- Free grass


H412f


Heyward, D .- Maba's daughters


H622m


Hill, G. L. (Lutz)-Duskin


L975du


Hueston, E .- Ginger and speed


H887g


Hughes, R .- Destiny


H894d


Hunting, G .- Sunrise calling


H948s


Keable, R .- The mother of all living


K241m


Kelland, C. B .- Dynasty


K293d


Kelland, C. B .- Knuckles


K293k


Kilbourne, F .- Dot and Will


K481d


Knick, H .- A young people


K51y


Kyne, P. B .- Tide of Empire


K99ti


Kyne, P. B .- The parson of Panamint


K99рa


Kyne,P. B .- Tide of Empire


K99ti


LaFarge, O .- Laughing boy


L1591


Leacock, S .- Literary lapses


L4341


Leacock, S .- My discovery of England


L434m


Leacock, S .- Nonsense novels


L434n


Leacock, S .- Sunshine sketches


L434s


Lee, M .- It's a great war Lewis, E .- Mantis


L6731m


Lincoln, J. C. and F .- Blair's attic


L7372bl


Locke, W. J .- Jushuas vision


L814jo


McEvoy, J. P .- Show girl


M142s


McFarland, R .- The sea panther


M143se


McFee, W .- Pilgrims of adversity


М1432р


MacGrath, H .- The wolves of chaos


M147w


Mack, C. S .- Two black crows in the A. E. F.


M1531t


March, G .- Under frozen stars


M3651n


Miln, L. J .- The flutes of Shanghai


M659f


Morrow, H. (Willsie)-Splendor of God


W741sp


Mowery, W. B .- The silver hawk


M9362s


Mulford, C. E .- Me an' Shorty


M955me


Mulford, C. S .- Mesquite Jenkins


M955mf


Mundy, T .- Queen Cleopatra


Nason, L. H .- The man in the White slicker


M965q N263m


F613pa F671f F855j G4425h


L479g


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Nason, L. H .- The top kick


Norris, K .- Beauty and the beast


Norris, K .- Red silence Norris, K .- Storm house


Ogden, G. W .- Sooner land


Oppenheim, E. P .- Mr. Billingham the Marquis and Madelon


Oppenheim, E. P .- The Glenlitten murder


Oppenheim, E. P .- The treasure house of Martin Hews Phillpots E .- Redcliff


Pool, M. L .- Against human nature


Porter, E. H .- The fortunate Mary


Pyle, H .- The price of blood


P996p


Raine, W. M .- Judge Colt


R155j


Remarque, E. M .- All quiet on the Western front


R384a


Rhodes, J .- The murders in Praed street


R475m


Richmond, G .- The listening post


R532li


Riesenberg, F .- P. A. L.


R561p


Rinehart, M. R .- This strange adventure


R579st R819w


Ruck, B .- Joy-ride


Sabatini, R .- The romantic prince


Salten, F .- Bambi


Sayers, D. L .- The omnibus of crime


S2740


Scanlon, W. T .- God have mercy on us


S283g


Sedgwick, A. D .- Dark Hester


S448da S468rb


Singmaster, E .- What everybody wanted


S617W


Smith, S. K .- The George and the Crown


S659g


Smith, S. K. - Iron and smoke


S659i


Smith, S. K .- Isle of thorns


S659is


Smith, S. K .- The village doctor


S659v


Steel, H .- The ninth circle


S8141n


Strange, J. S .- The man who killed Fortescue


S897m T176y T623b


Train, A .- The horns of Ramadan


T7682h


Train, A .- Illusion


T7682i T817s


Treynor, A. M .- Snow-blind


V2845s


Wallace, E .- The door with seven locks


W188db


Wallace, E .- The double


W188do


Wallace, E .- The flying spuad


W188f


Wallace, E. - The girl from Scotland Yard


W188gi


Wallace, E .- The hairy arm


W188h


Wallace, E .- A king by night


W188ki


Wallace, E .- The terrible people


W188te


Walling, R. A. J .- That dinner at Bardolphs


W211t


Wast, H .- Peach blossom


W323p


Weaver, J. V. A .- Her knight comes riding


W363h


W3812c


Webster, H. K .- The clock strikes two


N263t N856be N856re N856su 034so


062md 062gl O62t P556re P821a P844f


Rosman, A. G .- The window


R911j S113ro S176b


Seltzer, C. A .- The raider


Tarkington, B .- Young Mrs. Greeley


Titus, H .- Bruce of Circle A


Van Vechten, C .- Spider boy


89


Wells, C .- All at sea


Wells, C .- The bronze hand


Wells, C .- Sleeping dogs


Wells, C .- The tapestry room murder


W 453a W 453b W453sl W453t


Wells, C .- Where's Emily


W453wi


Wells, H. G .- Mr. Blettsworth on Rampole Island


W 454m


Wentworth, P .- Grey mask


W479g


Weyman, S. J .- The lively Peggy


W549li


Wharton, E .- Hudson river bracketed


W553hu


Wharton, J. B .- Squad


W554s


Williams, B. A .- Death on Scurvy street


W721d


Williamson, H .- The beautiful years


W7292b


Williamson, H .- The pathway


W7292p


Wilson, M .- Daughters of India


W751d


Wister, O .- When west was west


W817w


Wodehouse, P. G .- Fish prefered


W838f


Wren, P. C .- Father Gregory


W945f


Wright, W .- The canary murder case


W954c


Wright, W .- The Bishop murder case


W954b


Young, F. B .- The young physician


Y915y


JUVENILE


Abbott, J .- Happy house


JA1322ha


Abbott, J .- Larkspur


JA1322la


Aldredge, E. M .- Wags and Woofie


JA3652w


Allee, M. H .- Susanna and Tristram


JA422s


Allen, G .- The trail of the comet


JA4251t


Allen,N. B .- How and where we live Audress, J. M .- A journey to health land


JA561j


Audress, J. M .- The sunshine school


JA561s


Bacon, P .- The lion-hearted kitten


JB1291


Bailey, C. S .- When grandfather was a boy


JB155w


Ball, W. S .- Carmelia commands


JB1871c


Barbour, R. H .- Grantham gets on


JB239g


Barbour, R. H .- Tod Hale on the nine


JB239tp


Bartlett, A. C .- Game-legs


JB2891g


Bartlett A. C .- The runaway dog team


JB2891v


Bigham, M. A .- The bad little rabbit


JB592b


Bigham, M. A .- Many animal tales


JB592m


Blaisdell, A. F .- Boys and girls in American history


JB634b


Blaisdell, E. A .- Boy blue and his friends


JB6341b


Blaisdell, E. A .- The kelpies


JB6341k


Blaisdell, E. A .- Toytown


JB6341t


Blaisdell, M. F .- Tommy Tinker's book


JB635t


Blaisdell, M. F .- Twilight town


JB635tw


Brill, E. C .- South from Hudson bay


JB857s.


Broughall, H. K .- Barbara Winthrop abroad


JB87570 JB935c.


Bullard, M .- The cow next door Burgess, T. W .- The Burgess seashore book for children JB955by Burtis, T .- Russ Farrell over Mexico JB973vc


Butler, E. P .- Dorna or the hillvale affair


J.B98.6d


JA4281h


90


Capuana, L .- Italian fairy tales


Carpenter, J. H. and Hoben, A. M .- Fairy grammar


Carroll, G. H .- Cockatoo


Carter, R. G .- A patriot lad of old Boston


JC3245pc


Carter, R. G .- A patriot lad of old Long Island JC3245pe


Carter, R. G .- A patriot lad of old Philadelphia


JC3245pa


Carter, R. G .- A patriot lad of old Salem


JC3245pb


Carter R. G .- A patriot lad of old Saratoga


JC3245pf


Carter, R. G .- A patriot lad of old Trenton


JC3245pd


Carter, R. G .- Three points of honor


JC3245t


Case, J. F .- Banners of Scoutcraft


JC337b


Chandler, A. C .- A voyage to treasure land


JC455v


Chandler, K .- In the reign of Coyote


JC4551i


Cheley, F. H .- Boy riders of the Rockies


JC5161bo


Clark, B .- The climbing twins and other stories


JC592c


Coatsworth, E. J .- The cat and the captain


JC652c


Colcord, W. A .- Wings and Paws


JC687w


Curtis, A. T .- A little maid of Bunker Hill


JC9781b


Curtis, A. T .- A little maid of old Connecticut


JC978le


Curtis, A. T .- A yankee girl at Lookout Mountain


JC978y


Curtis, A. T .- A little maid of Massachusetts Colony


JC978le


Curtis, A. T .- A little maid of Narragansett Bay


JC9781d


Curtis A. T .- A little maid of Provincetown


JC9781c


Curtis, A. T .- A yankee girl at the battle of the Wil- derness


JC978ya


Daniel, H .-- Bare hands JD14b


Dawson, J .- The boys and girls of Garden city


JD272b


Deihl, E. G .- The little would nots


JD3241


DeSégur, M .- Sophie, the story of a bad little girl


JD451s


Dillingham, E. T .- Tell it again stories


JD578t


Dixon, F. W .- Hunting for hidden gold


JD621h


Dixon, F. W .- The shore mystery


JD621s


Fastman, C. A .- Indian child life


JE13in


Eastman, C. A .- Smoky days wigwam evenings


JE13s


Eastman, E. G .- The luck of old acres


JE131


Eaton, W. P .- Boy scouts on the Green Mountain trail


JE14bu


Eddy, S. J .- Friends and helpers


JE21f


Evans, H .- Derry airdale of the frontier


JE921d


Field, R .- Polly patchwork


JF455p


Fyleman, R. E .- Round the mulberry bush


JF997r


Gag, W .- Millions of cats


JG132m


Giddings, T. P .- Juvenile music


JG453j


Ginther, P .- The jade necklace


JG492j


Green, F .- Fought for Annapolis


JG7952f


Green, F .- Hold 'em Navy


JG7952h


Green, F .- Midshipmen all


JG7952m


Green, F .- The mystery of the Erik


JG7952my


Green, F .- Z. R. wins JG7952z JG886r


Gruelle, J .- Raggedy Ann's magical wishes


Hayes, C. W .- The boy Allies on the firing line


JH4172bp


Hayes, C. W .- The boy Allies with Haig in Flanders JH4172bo


JC255i JC2951f JC3191c


91


Hayes, C. W .- The boy Allies with Marshal Foch


Hauck, L. P .- The gold trail


Heath, J. F .- Ann at Starr house


JH4172b JH368g JH437an JH64711


Hill, M .- Lessons for junior citizens


Hinkle, T. C .- Black storm


JH663b


Hogan, I .- The little black and white lamb


JH7141


Hoyt, V. J .- Silver boy Humphrey, G .- Flags


JH926f


Jay, M. F .- By rail and trail


JJ42b


Jekyll, G. B .- Two boys in South American Jungles


JJ43t


Jewett, F. G .- Tom and city


JJ584t


Kennedy, M .- Programs for special occasions for pri- mary grades JK36p


Ketchum, I. A. and Rice, A. L .- The land of make- believe


JK43la


Ketchum, I. A .- The land of play


JK431


Lane, M. A. L .- Industries of to-day


JL265i


Lane, M. A. L .- Strange lands near home


JL265st


Lansing, M. F .- Food and life


JL294f


Lansing, M. F .- Quaint old stories


JL294v


Large, L. A .- Little known stories of well known Americans JL3221k


Lenski, L .- Alphabet people


JL573a


Lindsay, M .- The choosing book


JL749c


Lisle, C .- Hobnails and leather


J9L771h


Lofting, H .- Noisy Nora


JL829n


Lynch, M. D .- Billy Gene and his friends


JL987b


MacDonald, M .- Out of the storm


JM13570


Mackall, L. and R .- Poodle-oodle of Doodle farm


JM153p


Meyer, Z .- Under the maple tree


JM613u


Minor, R .- Fun at Sunnyside farm


JM666f


Montgomery, L. M .- Magic for Marigold Morse, E .- The Siamese Cat


JM884s


Nordhoff, C .- and Hall, J. N .- Falcons of France


JN832f


Noyes, M. G .- Little plays for little people


JN9561


Patterson, H. W .- Frenchman's island


JP317f


Perdue, H. A .- How other children live


JP433h


Phillips, E. C .- The Popover family


JP558po.


Pier, A. S .- The captain


JP615c


Pitman, J. A .- A week with Andy


JP685w


Rice, L. W .- The box in the sand


JR496b


Robinson, M. L .- Sarah's Dakin


JR663s


Schwartz, J. A .- Grasshopper Greens garden


JS399g


Stetson, A. E .- Greetings and a message to the dear children JS841g


Thompson, J. G .- Fables and rhymes for beginners


Tucker, K .- The haunted ship


FT4731f JT8921h


Wells, R .- Peppi the duck


JW455p


West, J. E .- The lone scout of the sky


Boys life of Charles A. Lindburgh J9W5181


JM787m


JH869s


92


White, S. E .- Daniel Boone, wilderness scout


Wilder, J. A .- Jack knife cookery


Wiltse, S. E .- Folk lore stories and proverbs


J9B724w JW673j JW756f


REFERENCES


Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts for 1928-1929. Annual proceedings of the American Legion 1928. Encampment of the G. A. R. 1929. Gold Star record of Massachusetts-Volume 2. Journal of the House of Representatives-Massachusetts 1929.


Journal of the Senate of Massachusetts 1929.


Manual for the General Court 1929-1930.


Reports of the Library of Congress 1928-1929. Report of the Smithsonian Institution, 1928.


Report of the Railways of the United States. Vital Records of Brookline Massachusetts to 1850.


Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to 1850.


Vital Records of Georgetown, Massachusetts to 1850. Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to 1850. Who's who in America, 1928-1929.


World Almanac for 1929.


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School Report


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


School Department


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON


MASSACHUSETTS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1929


RATE


D


OONI


1735


ACTON.


THE NEWS-ENTERPRISE HUDSON, MASS. 1930


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ORGANIZATION


School Committee


Frank Toohey, chairman


Term expires 1930


Mrs. Lulu L. Clark


Term expires 1932


Mrs. Alberta Meade


Term expires 1930


Forest Bean


Term expires 1932


Mrs. Oliver Wood


Term expires 1931


Arthur Whitcomb


Term expires 1930


Superintendent


Charles W. Lawrance, So. Acton, Mass. Telephone 45 Office H. S. Bldg .- Office Hours Wednesdays 3-5 P. M.


Attendance Officer


Miss Lillian Frost


North Acton


School Physician


Dr. E. A. Mayell Acton


School Nurse


Miss Lillian Frost


North Acton


SCHOOL CALENDAR


First short term begins January 6, 1930.


First short term ends February 21, 1930.


Second short term begins March 3, 1930.


Second short term ends April 18, 1930.


Third short term begins April 28, 1930.


Third short term ends June 13, 1930, for Grades I. to VIII., inclusive.


Third short term ends June 20, 1930, for high school.


1930-31


Fall term begins September 3, 1930.


Thanksgiving-School closes Nov. 26, 1930 and reopens Dec. 1, 1930.


Fall term ends December 19, 1930.


First short term begins Dec. 29, 1930.


Legal Holidays


January 1, February 22, April 19, May 30, July 4, first Mon- day of September, October 12, November 11, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day (the day following when any of the first five days mentioned, the 12th of October, or Christmas occurs on Sunday).


Arbor Day falls on the last Saturday in April, and is not a legal holiday.


Flag Day falls on June 14, and is not a legal holiday. It should be observed by proper exercises by any school in session on that day.


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STANDING RULES


Rule 1. Children shall not be admitted to the public schools until they are six years of age, excepting that children who are six by the first of January following opening of school in Sep- tember, may be admitted with the approval of the superintendent of schools.


Rule 2. Pupils shall be promoted from grade to grade and school to school according to merit. Thorough and satisfactory work will be required of pupils in a lower grade or school before entering a higher grade or school.


Rule 3. Children who have not previously attended any school shall be admitted to the public schools only at the be- ginning of the fall term, unless qualified in the opinion of the teacher and superintendent of schools to do the work.


Rule 4. Pupils shall be held responsible for books loaned to them until returned to the teacher.


Rule 5. No repairs shall be made upon the public property in the care of the School Committee except by their authorized agents.


Rule 6. There shall be no signal for "no school" on stormy or inclement days, but parents shall determine in their individual cases whether it is expedient to send their children to school or not.


Rule 7. Schools in the different grade school buildings shall be five and one-quarter hours long, and in the high school build- ing shall be six hours long. In the high school building the six hours shall include one 10-minute recess, one thirty-minute recess for lunch and a compulsory tutoring period of thirty minutes for all students not receiving passing grades in any subject. Stu- dents in the high school building, whose grades are above passing in all subjects may be excused from this compulsory tutoring period. Primary rooms in the grade school buildings shall have an outdoor recess each afternoon; other rooms shall have a re- cess of sufficient length to allow pupils to go to basements. Deviation from these hours shall be made only with the consent of the superintendent, and shall be reported by him to the school committee at its next monthly meeting.


Rule 8. Doors shall not be opened before principals arrive. Pupils may be allowed to come to their rooms with the permis- sion of their room teachers, and pupils coming in barges may enter the basements, if weather conditions make it advisable.


Rule 9. The fire drill shall be given at least once in two weeks.


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TEACHERS IN SERVICE, DECEMBER 31, 1929


Teachers


App. Where Educated Home Address


Center School: (Grades I-VI Incl.)


Marion Towne


1921


Smith Col.


Concord


Edith Taylor


1927


Wheelock


Littleton


Caroline Chase


1928


Bridgewater N.


N. Bedford


South School :


(Grades I-VI Incl.)


Julia McCarthy


1906


Fitchburg N.


S. Acton


Florence Merriam


1927


Framingham N.


S. Acton


Jessie Kinnevan


1929


Worcester N.


Worcester


West School :


(Grades I-VI Incl.)


Harriet Suchovsky


1929


Framingham N.


Clinton


Elise Dickerman


1926


Fitchburg N.


Ayer


Madeline Allard


1928


Lowell N.


Lowell


High School Building :


Ella Miller


1899


Framingham N.


Acton


Helen Murray


1928


Tufts Col.


N. Attleboro


Gyneth Prew


1929


N. H. Univ.


Foxboro


Elsie Bixby


1927


Framingham N. Boston Univ.


Woodville


Marion Fuller


1928


Wheaton Col.


Walpole


Thelma Eaton


1928


Boston Univ.


Waltham


Edith Ames


1928


Simmons


Littleton


Margaret Boornazian


1929


Boston Univ.


Methuen


Walter Holt


1928


Dartmouth


Ashburnham


John Hough


1927


Colgate


Ayer


Supervisors : Music : Mr. Elmer Pierce, Gardner, Mass. Drawing: Miss Elizabeth Farmer, Worcester, Mass.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE


To the Voters of Acton :


The School Committee herewith presents its annual report for the fiscal year 1929 and an estimate of its requirements for the year 1930. The reports of the superintendent and supervisors are approved and are attached hereto.


The transportation problem has been satisfactorily settled.


The money appropriated for developing the grounds about the High School Building has been expended with the result that approximately 80% of the ground suitable for athletics is avail- able. To finish the playground, it will be necessary to remove a relatively large ledge, and it is believed that a sum of $3500 will finish this very necessary work.


We are confronted with ever increasing costs for repairs, both to the High School Building and to the grade school build- ings at South, Center and West. These repairs are necessary if we are to keep the buildings in proper condition for school work. Because of the necessity for such repairs we have asked the town for $2100.00 for the ensuing year.


The following table shows the cost of operating the schools for the years 1926-1929 inclusive and the source and amount of monies received other than from taxation. The amount received from the Massachusetts School Fund is less this year than for the past three years and may be expected to decrease as the valuation of the town increases, unless there is a change made in the laws.


The work of the teaching staff is very satisfactory. Our main problem is to devise means to retain teachers over a period of years.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK TOOHEY,


Chairman.


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COMPARISON OF COST FOR OPERATING ACTON SCHOOLS


Mass. School Fund


Part I


1929 $3,560.00 none


1928 $3,740.00 2,978.41


1927 $4,360.00 1,227.92


1926 $3,801.50 none


Part II


State Wards and-


miscellaneous . ..


131.25


276.43


439.62


528.89


Total from State ....


$3,691.25


$6,994.84


$6,027.54


$4,330.39


Out of Town Tui-


tions*


2,775.28


2,010.56


1,927.40


128.00


Grand Total


$6,466.53


$9,005.40


$7,954.94


$4,458.39


Expended from Ap-


propriation


$44,845.92 $43,984.70 $43,987.67 $41,485.62


Net Cost to Town


(raised by taxa-


tion) $38,379.39 $34,979.30 $36,032.73 $37,027.25


Appropriations $45,000.00 $44,000.00 $44,000.00 $44,000.00


*Boxboro, Harvard, Carlisle.


ESTIMATES FOR THE SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1930


FOR GENERAL EXPENSES


Salaries and other expenses of the Superin-


tendent and Truant Officers


$2,320.00


Clerk for Superintendent 780.00


Salaries for Teachers


27,000.00


Text Books


800.00


Supplies


800.00


Janitors wages, fuel and misc. operating expenses


6,500.00


Repairs


2,100.00


Transportation


3,450.00


Health, Aux. Agencies


250.00


Unclassified


1,000.00


$45,000.00


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SUMMARY OF EXPENSES FOR SUPPORT FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1929


GENERAL CONTROL


Salaries and other expenses of superin-


tendent and truant officers, clerk. $3,103.95


Total control $3,103.95


EXPENSES OF INSTRUTION Salaries, Supervisors, Teachers :


High School and elementary $27,046.86


Text books, high school


506.22


Text books, elementary 479.05


Stationery and supplies, high school. 405.14


Stationery and supplies, elementary


361.94


Total instruction $28,799.21


EXPENSES OF OPERATION


Wages of janitor, high school building. . $1,300.00


Fuel, high school 858.12


Miscellaneous 1,045.02


Total High School Building $3,203.14


Center


South


West


Janitor $640.00


$760.00


$720.00


Fuel


453.29


414.05


258.57


Misc. Op.


78.01


117.63


128.53


Blg. Total ... $1,171.30 $1,291.68 $1,107.10


Total Elementary Operating. $3,570.08




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