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Refunded January 1 to November 23, 1937
$149.66
To be refunded
61.72
211.38
Commitment list in excess of warrant
.02
$7,567.07
Payments to treasurer January 1 to No-
vember 23, 1937
$4,572.22
Abatements January 1 to November 23, 1937:
$315.02
To be reported
99.69
414.71
Outstanding November 23, 1937, per list
2,474.50
Cash balance November 23, 1937
105.64
$7,567.07
TAX TITLES
Balance November 21, 1933
$3,636.66
Tax titles taken November 21, 1933 to December 31, 1936:
Taxes 1931
$61.50
Taxes 1932
1,491.84
Taxes 1933
611.86
Taxes 1934
1,215.08
3,380.28
Reported
$7,087.07
January 1 to November 23, 1937
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Added to tax titles November 21, 1933 to December 31, 1936:
Taxes 1932
$219.52
Taxes 1933
3,230.25
Taxes 1934
2,219.52
Taxes 1935
2,412.00
Taxes 1936
1,893.11
9,974.40
Interest, costs, and recording fees, No- vember 21, 1933 to December 31, 1936 1,150.36
$18,141.70
Tax titles redeemed :
1934
$3,475.32
1935
4,944.90
1936
1,941.97
$10,362.19
Tax titles disclaimed 1936:
Taxes 1932
$182.00
Taxes 1933
182.31
Taxes 1934
181.76
Taxes 1935
183.58
Interest and costs
44.70
Balance December 31, 1936
7,005.16
Balance January 1, 1937
$7,005.16
Tax titles taken January 1 to November 23, 1937:
Taxes 1935
166.26
Added to tax titles January 1 to No- vember 23, 1937:
Taxes 1936
$200.92
Taxes 1937
1,079.44
Interest, costs, and recording fees, Janu- ary 1 to November 23, 1937
46.61
Tax titles redeemed January 1 to Novem- ber 23, 1937 $3,615.86
Balance November 23, 1937, per list
4,882.53
$8,498.39
774.35
$18,141.70
1,280.36
$8,498.39
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TOWN CLERK DOG LICENSES
Licenses issued 1936:
Males
208 @ $2.00
$416.00
Spayed females
32
2.00
64.00
Females
54 5.00
270.00
Kennel
1 50.00
50.00
Payments to treasurer
$730.80
Fees retained
291 @ $.20
58.20
Cash balance December 31,
1936
11.00
Cash balance January 1, 1937
$11.00
Licenses issued January
1 to December 6, 1937:
Males
199 @ $2.00
$398.00
Spayed females
40 @
2.00
80.00
Females
60 @
5.00
300.00
Kennel
1 @ 25.00
25.00
Kennel
1 @ 50.00
50.00
853.00
$864.00
Payments to treasurer: January 1 to November 23, 1937
$790.40
November 24 to December
6, 1937
10.80
$801.20
Fees retained January 1 to December 6, 1937
60.80
Cash balance December 6, 1937
2.00
$864.00
TOWN CLERK SPORTING LICENSES
Licenses issued 1936:
Resident citizens' fishing
62 @ $2.00
$124.00
Resident citizens' hunting
43 @ 2.00
86.00
Resident citizens' sporting
33 @ 3.25
107.25
Resident citizens' minor
and female fishing
14 @ 1.25
17.50
Resident citizens' minor
trapping
6 @
2,25
13.50
Resident citizens' trapping
5
5.25
26.25
Non-resident citizens' fish- ing
1
5.25
5.25
Duplicates
1 @
.50
.50
--- $380.25
$800.00
$800.00
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Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game 1936
Fees retained 1936
$339.25 41.00
$380.25
Licenses issued January
1 to December 6, 1937:
Resident citizens' fishing
78 @ $2.00
$156.00
Resident citizens' hunting
51 @ 2.00
102.00
Resident citizens' sporting
35 2.00
113.75°
Resident citizens' minor
and female fishing
20 @
1.25
25.00
Resident citizens' minor
trapping
5 @
2.25
11.25
Resident citizens' trapping
13 @
5.25
68.25
Non-resident citizens' fish-
ing
1 @
5.25
5.25
Special non-resident fish-
ing
2 @
1.50
3.00
Duplicates
4 @
.50
2.00
$486.50
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game:
January 1 to November 23, 1937
$391.00
November 24 to December 6, 1937
40.75
$431.75
Fees retained January 1 to December 6,
1937
50.75
Cash balance December 6, 1937
4.00
$486.50
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Outstanding November 21, 1933
$706.05
Charges :
1934
$2,927.22
1935
2,499.21
1936
1,128.58
6,555.01
Payments to treasurer :
1934
$2,571.45
1935
598.65
1936
1,948.27
$7,261.06
$5,118.37
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Disallowances :
November 21, to December 31, 1933
$97.44
1934
615.38
1935
201.00
1936
9.00
Outstanding December 31, 1936
1,219.87
$7,261.06
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$1,219 87
Payments to treasurer January 1 to No- vember 23, 1937
$900.44
Outstanding November 23, 1937, per list
319.43
$1,219.87
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Accounts Receivable
Charges :
1935
$432.00
1936
502.00
$934.00
Payments to treasurer 1936
$144.00
Disallowances 1936
609.33
Outstanding December 31, 1936
180.67
$934.00
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$180.67
Charges January 1 to November 23, 1937
268.87
$449.54
Outstanding November 23, 1937, per list
$449.54
BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Accounts Receivable
Outstanding November 21, 1933
$1,019.02
Charges :
1934
$1,236.33
1935
1,867.37
1936
2,412.65
5,516.35
Payments to treasurer:
November 21 to December 31, 1933
$1,019.02
1934
1,209.66
1935
1,779.51
1936
2,157.02
$6,165.21
$6,535.37
922.82
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Disallowances:
1934
226.67
1935
55.86
1936
47.63
Outstanding December 31, 1936
240.00
Outstanding January 1, 1937
240.00
Charges January 1 to November 23, 1937
4,439.32
1
$4,679.32
Payments to treasurer January 1 to No- vember 23, 1937
$3,462.77
Disallowances January 1 to November 23, 1937
23.50
Outstanding November 23, 1937, per list
1,193.05
$4,679.32
ELIZABETH WHITE CHARITY FUND
Cash
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand November 21, 1933
$26,894.60
$26,894.60
On hand at end of year 1933
$26,529.60
$26,529.60
On hand at end of year 1934
$26,374.43
$26,374.43
On hand at end of year 1935
$26,324.86
$26,324.86
On hand at end of year 1936
$26,256.21
$26,256.21
On hand November 23, 1937
$25.00
$26,227.66
$26,252.66
Receipts
Payments
November 21 to December 31, 1933
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$35.00
deposits
$400.00
Relief
400.00
$435.00
$435.00
1934
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$866.13
deposits
$1,021.30
Relief
1,021.30
Income
866.13
$1,887.43
$1,887.43
1935
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$762.43
deposits
$812.00
Relief
812.00
Income
762.43
$1,574.43
$1,574.43
Income
35.00
$6,535.37
130.16
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1936
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits $851.35
deposits
$920.00
Relief
895.00
Income
826.35
$1,746.35
$1,746.35
January 1 to November 23, 1937
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$621.45
deposits
$650.00
Relief
650.00
Income
646.45
Cash on hand November
23, 1937 25.00
$1,296.45
$1,296.45
GEORGIA E. WHITNEY CHARITY FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1937
On hand November 23, 1937
$10,092.08
$10,092.08
Receipts
Payments
January 1 to November 23, 1937
Income
$92.08
Deposited in savings banks $10,092.08
Bequest
10,000.00
$10,092.08
$10,092.08
WILDE MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND
Savings Deposits
Securities Par Value
Total
On hand November 21, 1933
$13.138.86
$1,000.00
$14,138.86
On hand at end of year 1933
$12,793.18
$1,000.00
$13,793.18
On hand at end of year 1934
$12,938.70
$1,000.00
$13,938.70
On hand at end of year 1935
$12,957.14
$1,000.00
$13,957.14
On hand at end of year 1936
$13,369.17
$1,000.00
$14,369.17
On hand November 23, 1937
$13,661.87
$1,000.00
$14,661.87
Receipts
Payments
November 21 to December 31, 1933
Withdrawn from savings
Transferred to town
$345.68
deposits
$345.68
1934
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$438.69
deposits
$293.17
Transferred to town
293.17
Income
438.69
$731.86
$731.86
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1935
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits $371.68
deposits
$353.24
Transferred to town 353.24
Income
371.68
$724.92
$724.92
1936
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$673.50
deposits
$261.47
Transferred to town 261.47
Income
673.50
$934.97
$934.97
January 1 to November 23, 1937
Income
$292.70
Added to savings deposits $292.70
ACTON FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND
Cash
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand November 21, 1933
$235.00
$235.00
On hand at end of year 1933
$237.06
$237.06
On hand at end of year 1934
$10.00
$493:60
$503.60
On hand at end of year 1935
$745.92
$745.92
On hand at end of year 1936
$982.58
$982.58
On hand November 23, 1937
$1,224.31
$1,224.31
Receipts
Payments
November 21 to December 31, 1933
Income
$2.06 Added to savings deposits
$2.06
1934
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$258.54
deposits
$2.00
Relief
2.00
Income
8.54
Cash on hand December
Bequests
260.00
31, 1934
10.00
$270.54
$270.54
1935
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$256.32
deposits
$4.00
Relief
4.00
Income
16.32
Bequests
230.00
Cash on hand January 1,
1935
10.00
$260.32
$260.32
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1936
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$254.66
deposits
$18.00
Relief
18.00
Income
24.66
Bequests
230.00
$272.66
$272.66
January 1 to November 23, 1937
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$244.73
deposits
$3.00
Relief
3.00
Income
14.73
Bequests
230.00
$247.73
$247.73
WEST ACTON FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand November 21, 1933
$500.27
$500.27
On hand at end of year 1933
$501.43
$501.43
On hand at end of year 1934
$516.57
$516.57
On hand at end of year 1935
$532.17
$532.17
On hand at end of year 1936
$548.25
$548.25
On hand November 23, 1937
$548.25
$548.25
Receipts
Payments
November 21 to December 31, 1933
Income
$17.66
Added to savings deposits
$1.16
Relief
16.50
$17.66
$17.66
Income
$15.14
Added to savings deposits
$15.14
1935
Income
$15.60
Added to savings deposits
$15.60
1936
Income
$16.08
Added to savings deposits
$16.08
January 1 to November 23, 1937 No transactions recorded
1934
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APRIL 19th CELEBRATION FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand November 21, 1933
$238.18
$238.18
On hand at end of year 1933
$246.57
$246.57
On hand at end of year 1934
$254.01
$254.01
Receipts
Payments
November 21 to December 31, 1933
Income
$8.39
Added to savings deposits
$8.39
1934
Income
$7.44
Added to savings deposits
$7.44
1935
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$7.67
deposits
$261.68
Transferred to town
261.68
Income
7.67
$269.35
$269.35
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Cash
Savings Deposits
Securities Par Value
Total
On hand November 21, 1933
$37,642.72
$3,300.00
$40,942.72
On hand at end of year 1933
$36,581.61
$3,300.00
$39,881.61
On hand at end of year 1934
$38,863.00
$3,000.00
$41,863.00
On hand at end of year 1935
$40,207.42
$2,700.00
$42,907.42
On hand at end of year 1936
41,318.94
$2,400.00
$43,718.94
On hand November 23, 1937
$500.00
$42,559.92
$2,100.00
$45,159.92
Receipts
Payments
November 21 to December 31, 1933
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$240.24
deposits
$1,301.35
Transferred to town
1,301.35
Income
140.24
Bequests
100.00
$1,541.59
$1,541.59
1934
Securities matured
$300.00
Added to savings deposits $2,894.54
Withdrawn from savings
Transferred to town 613.15
deposits
613.15
Income
1,119.54
Bequests
1,475.00
$3,507.69
$3,507.69
On hand at end of year 1935
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1935
Securities matured $300.00
Withdrawn from savings
deposits
1,153.50
Income
1,492.92
Bequests
705.00
$3,651.42
$3,651.42
1936
Securities matured $300.00
Added to savings deposits
$2,244.02
Withdrawn from savings
deposits
1,132.50
Income
1,319.02
Bequests
625.00
$3,376.52
$3,376.52
January 1 to November 23, 1937
Securities matured
$300.00
Added to savings deposits
$1,240.98
Income
1 740.98
Cash on hand November
Bequests
700.00
ber 23, 1937
500.00
$1,740.98
$1,740.98
CEMETERY SURPLUS FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand November 21, 1933
$1,320.65
$1,320.65
On hand at end of year 1933
$1,212.69
$1,212.69
On hand at end of year 1934
$1,130.92
$1,130.92
On hand at end of year 1935
$1,142.65
$1,142.65
On hand at end of year 1936
$1,177.17
$1,177.17
On hand November 23, 1937
$1,177.17
$1,177.17
Receipts
Payments
November 21 to December 31, 1933
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$21.08
deposits
$129.04
Transferred to town
129.04
Income
21.08
$150.12
$150.12
1934
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$21.21
deposits
$102.98
Transferred to town
102.98
Income
21.21
$124.19
$124.19
Added to savings deposits $2,497.92 Transferred to town 1,153.50
Transferred to town 1,132.50
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1935
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$53.23
deposits
$41.50
Transferred to town 41.50
Income
53.23
$94.73
$94.73
1936
Income
$34.52
Added to savings deposits
$34.52
January 1 to November 23, 1937 No transactions recorded
LUKE BLANCHARD CEMETERY FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand November 21, 1933
$1,406.72
$1,406.72
On hand at end of year 1933
$1,429.58
$1,429.58
On hand at end of year 1934
$1,435.50
$1,435.50
On hand at end of year 1935
$1,467.30
$1,467.30
On hand at end of year 1936
$1,476.00
$1,476.00
On hand November 23, 1937
$1,476.00
$1,476.00
Receipts
Payments
November 21 to December 31, 1933
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$47.86
deposits
$25.00
Transferred to town
25.00
Income
47.86
$72.86
$72.86
1934
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$30.92
deposits
$25.00
Transferred to town
25.00
Income
30.92
$55.92
$55.92
1935
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits
$56.80
deposits
$25.00
Transferred to town
25.00
Income
56.80
$81.80
$81.80
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1936
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits $38.70
deposits
$30.00
Transferred to town 30.00
Income
38.70
$68.70
$68.70
January 1 to November 23, 1937 No transactions recorded
SUSAN NOYES HOSMER CEMETERY FUND
Cash
Savings Deposits
Securities Par Value
Total
On hand November 21, 1933
$54,153.30
$20,000.00
$84,153.30
On hand at end of year 1933
$52,273.68
$20,000.00
$82,273.68
On hand at end of year 1934
$64,055.29
$20,000.00
$84,055.29
On hand at end of year 1935
$74,836.06
$10,000.00
$84,836.05
On hand at end of year 1936
$74,554.04
$10,000.00
$84,554.04
On hand November 23, 1937
$68.75
$86,704.80
$86,773.55
Receipts
Payments
November 21 to December 31, 1933
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits $75.07
deposits
$1,954.69
Transferred to town 1.954.69
Income
75.07
$2,029.76
$2,029.76
1934
Securities matured $20,000.00
Securities purchased
$20,000.00
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits 2,929.31
deposits
1,147.70
Transferred to town
1,147.70
Income
2,929.31
$24,077.01
$24,077.01
1935
Securities matured $20,000.00
Securities purchased $10,000.00
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits 12,572.08
deposits
1,791.31
Transferred to town
1,791.31
Income
2,572.08
$24,363.39
$24,363.39
1936
Securities matured $10,000.00
Securities purchased $10,000.00
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits 2,391.73
deposits
2,673.75
Transferred to town 2,673.75
Income 2,391.73
$15,065.48
$15,065.48
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January 1 to November 23, 1937
Securities matured
$10,000.00
Income 2,219.51
Added to savings deposits $12,150.76 Cash on hand November 23, 1937 68.75
$12,219.51
$12,219.51
CHARLOTTE L. GOODNOW FUND In Custody of Trustees
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand November 21, 1933
$3,448.53
$3,448.53
On hand at end of year 1933
$3,453.30
$3,453.30
On hand at end of year 1934
$3,458.33
$3,458.33
On hand at end of year 1935
$3,458.70
$3,458.70
On hand at end of year 1936
$3,465.38
$3,465.38
On hand November 23, 1937
$3,465.38
$3,465.38
Receipts
Payments
November 21 to December 31, 1933
Income
$43.77
Added to savings deposits
$4.77
Evangelical Church
30.00
Woodlawn Cemetery
9.00
$43.77
$43.77
1934
Income
$108.93
Added to savings deposits
$5.03
Evangelical Church
88.90
Woodlawn Cemetery
15.00
$108.93
$108.93
1935
Income
$100.37
Added to savings deposits
$.37
Evangelical Church
80.00
Woodlawn Cemetery
20.00
$100.37
$100.37
1936
Income
$91.68
Added to savings deposits
$6.68
Evangelical Church
75.00
Woodlawn Cemetery
10.00
$91.68
$91.68
Income
January 1 to November 23, 1937 $55.00 Evangelical Church $55.00
TOWN OF ACTON BALANCE SHEET - NOVEMBER 23, 1937
General Accounts
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash
$35,617.49
Temporary Loans:
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
In Anticipation of Revenue 1937
$35,000.00
Levy of 1935
$ .50
Sale of Cemetery Land Fund
871.00
Levy of 1936
15,522.87
County-Dog Licenses
549.80
Levy of 1937
37,940.43
Unexpended Appropriation Balances
26,666.75
53,463.80
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus
11,053.19
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1935
$32.70
Levy of 1936
984.59
Levy of 1937
2,618.11
Overlays-Reserved for Abatement of Taxes:
3,635.40
Levy of 1935
$ .50
Taxes
502.62
Levy of 1936
3,392.29
Tax Titles
4,882.53
Levy of 1937
3,162.68
Departmental:
Public Welfare
$319.43
Old Age Assistance
1,193.05
Aid to Dependent Children
449.54
State Aid to Highways County Aid to Highways
6,307.33
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
$4,138.02
Tax Title
4,882.53
Departmental
1,962.02
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$650.00
10,982.57
Susan Noyes Hosmer Cemetery Fund
4,598.86
36.00
5,248.86
Revenue 1937 Surplus Revenue
27,253.22
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6,555.47
1,962.02
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
4,796.34
Estimated Receipts to be Collected Due From Trust Funds:
1,702.33
Court Judgments-Motor Vehicle Excise
Underestimates to be Raised: State Tax State Parks Tax County Tax
$450.00
30.62
69.89
550.51
Overdrawn Accounts:
Aid to Dependent Children
$19.50
Library-Book Account
279.27
298.77
$118,968.00
$118,968.00
Debt Accounts
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$21,500.00
Fire Equipment Loan
$4,500.00
High School Loan
17,000.00
$21,500.00
$21,500.00
Trust Accounts
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities: In Custody of Town Treasurer
$187,365.81
In Custody of Trustees
3,465.38
Georgia E. Whitney Charity Fund
10,092.08
Wilde Memorial Library Fund
14,661.87
Acton Firemen's Relief Fund 1,224.31 West Acton Firemen's Relief Fund 548.25
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
45,159.92
Cemetery Surplus Fund
1,177.17
Luke Blanchard Cemetery
Fund
1,476.00
Susan Noyes Hosmer Cemetery Fund
86,773.55
In Custody of Trustees: Charlotte L. Goodnow Fund
3,465.38
$190,831.19
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$187,365.81
$190,831.19
In Custody of Town Treasurer: Elizabeth White Charity Fund
$26,252.66
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Department
OF THE
TOWN OF ACTON
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MASSACHUSETTS
RATE
1735.
^ACTON ..
For the Year Ending December 31
1937
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Organization
School Committee
Dr. Randall Woodworth, Chairman Term expires 1939
Mrs. Lulu Clark
Term expires 1938
Mrs. Leland Howe
Term expires 1939
Mr. Everett Montague
Term expires 1940
Mrs. Oliver Wood
Term expires 1940
Mr. Samuel Knowlton Term expires 1938
Meetings of the School Committee
Regular meetings of the School Committee shall be held the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the High School, at 7:30 P.M. Exceptions may be made during July and August.
Superintendent Walter F. Hall
South Acton, Mass. Office-High School Building. Tel. 110
School Physician Dr. Ernest A. Mayell, Acton
School Nurse Mrs. Genevieve Creeley, West Acton
Attendance Officer George A. Richardson, Acton
School Calendar
January 3, 1938-All schools reopened.
February 18, 1938-All schools close.
February 28, 1938-All schools reopen.
April 15, 1938-All schools close.
April 25, 1938-All schools reopen.
June 10, 1938-Grades I to VI, inclusive, close.
June 22, 1938-Graduation.
June 24, 1938-High School closes.
September 7, 1938-High School reopens.
September 12, 1938-Grades I to VI, inclusive, reopen.
November 23, 1938-All schools close at noon.
November 28, 1938-All schools reopen.
December 22, 1938-All schools close.
January 3, 1939-All schools reopen.
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 those men-
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tioned occur 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 ex- ercises by any school in session on that day.
No. School Signal-Time 7:15 A. M.
Acton Center and South Acton 2-2-2-2 blasts West Acton 1-1 blasts
STANDING RULES OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1. Admission to School
Children shall not be admitted to the public school until they are 5 years 8 months of age on or before September 1, except in the case of those children 5 years 6 months of age on Sep- tember 1 whose mental age and physical condition are satisfac- tory. Ordinarily, entrance must come during the first two weeks of school. All children entering for the first time must present birth and vaccination certificates.
2. School Sessions
The total length of sessions shall be 51/4 hours in the elemen- tary schools and 6 hours in the high school, with sufficient re- cesses. The doors of schools shall not be opened to pupils ex- cept by the principals or persons delegated by the principals.
3. School Busses
All pupils living a mile or more away from the schools they attend are entitled to bus transportation. Bus pupils must meet the bus schedule and, while on the bus, conduct themselves properly.
4. Excuses for Absence and Tardiness
Pupils are expected to attend school regularly. They must present a written excuse signed by parent or guardian for each absence or tardiness.
5. Detention
Pupils may be detained after school in the afternoon not longer than 30 minutes in the elementary schools and for a long- er period in the high school.
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6. Contagious Diseases
State Laws: Chapter 71, Section 55; Chapter 76, Section 15
"A child from a household where a person is ill with small- pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, or any other infectious or contagious disease, or from a household exposed to contagion from any such disease in another household, shall not attend any public school during such illness or exposure until the teach- er of the school has been furnished with a certificate from the local board of health, school physician or from the attending physician, stating that danger of conveying such disease by such child has passed.
7. School Property
Pupils shall be held responsible for books loaned to them by the school authorities, and shall not mar or injure any form of school property.
8. Fire Drill
Fire drills shall be given at least once in two weeks in the el- ementary schools and at least once a month in the high school.
TEACHERS IN SERVICE
As of January 1, 1938
Center School
App.
Graduate of
Home Address
Raymond Nickerson, Prin.
1936 Bridgewater State College
Ruth Berglind
1935
Lesley Normal School
Gertrude Puhakka
1931
Fitchburg Normal
Orleans South Acton Fitchburg
South School
Julia McCarthy, Prin.
1906
Fitchburg Normal
Helen Appleby
1936
Lesley Normal School
Jessie Kinnevan
1929
Worcester Normal
Florence Merriam
1927
Fitchburg Normal
South Acton Concord Worcester South Acton
West School
Charles Whitcomb, Prin.
1936
Bridgewater State College
Grace Callanan
1935
Fitchburg State College
Elise Dickerman
1926
Fitchburg Normal
Merrimacport West Acton Ayer
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High School
Walter F. Hall, Prin.
1935
Harvard University
South Acton
Richard Greenman, As- sistant Prin. 1935
Harvard University
Concord
Kathryn Billman
1937
University of New HampshireWollaston
Margaret Boornazian 1929
Burdett College
Methuen
George Braman
1933
Wentworth Institute
Acton
Robert Dolan
1930
Clark University
Marlboro
Walter Holt
1928
Dartmouth College
East Acton
Henry Hopkinson
1930
Northeastern Law
West Acton
Marjorie Jones
1931
Simmons College
South Acton
Christine Leavitt
1937
Framingham State College
Framingham
Mary Stolte
1931
Middlebury College
Marion Towne
1921
Smith College
South Acton Concord
Supervisors
Frank Braman, Drawing
New School of Design Acton
Eleanor Jones, Phys. Ed.
B. U. Sargent School South Acton
Richard Law, Music
Certificates from Harvard, St. West Newton
Peter's College, and Boston
University
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the voters of Acton :
The school committee herewith presents its report for the year 1937, together with the report of the superintendent of schools which has been accepted by the committee, and is recom- mended for your careful study. You may, thereby, know how your school dollar is spent and just what is being done.
The committee as a whole was quite disappointed in not be- ing able to convince enough citizens to build a new consolidated school. However, we do not feel now that we should try to modernize the existing structures, as it would require an im- mense expenditure of money, with no real results.
The committee does feel, however, that the auditorium in the high school should be thoroughly gone over and put back into first-class condition. This is a major job. But, in addition, ex- tensive elementary school repairs are needed, so that, altogether, we feel it necessary to ask for a separate appropriation.
The grounds about the high school have been greatly im- proved by the help of the Garden Club, a public spirited citizen, and some funds from our own budget. We hope we can do more in the future to make appearances even better.
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Two teachers of long service in the schools of Acton decided to leave us this past year, whose departure caused us keen regret, inasmuch as they were both leaders in their fields. How- ever, they have been replaced, and it is hoped the new ones will build around us as much confidence as they inspired.
Mrs. Charles Clark has decided to withdraw from further committee service at the end of her term in March. This will be a great loss to the town, for her experience as a committee member and her keen views on the many problems that con- front the committee have been of inestimable value. Her loss will be felt by the remaining members. We surely extend our appreciation to her for her tireless efforts.
Out of 109 towns of 5,000 population or less maintaining high schools in the State of Massachusetts Acton ranks 27th in per capita cost per pupil. Considering the fact that larger towns than ours, or smaller ones, with a much larger private school enrollment, may outrank us, we feel that Acton fares not too badly.
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