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34.29 + 34.29 ++ 32.77 = 101.35 = 33.78%
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2. Bolton
9.57
+ 9.57 + 10.22 = 29.36 =
9.79%
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3. Boxboro
3.18 + 3.18 +
4.49 =
10.85 = 3.62%
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4. Harvard
20.25 + 20.25 + 12.23 ==
52.73 = 17.57%
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5. Lancaster
21.01 + 21.01 + 24.12 =
66.14 = 22.05%
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6. Stow
11.70 + 11.70 + 16.17 = 39.57 = 13.19%
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Special Regulation Governing the Speed of Motor Vehicles Upon Certain Town Ways in the Town of Acton
December 26, 1950
SPECIAL SPEED REGULATION NO. 25
Highway Location: ACTON
Authority in Control : TOWN OF ACTON
Name of Highway :
Main Street
Concord Road
Central Street
Martin Street
Piper Road
Newtown Road
Taylor Road
Nagog Hill Road
Hosmer Street
Liberty Street
Powder Mill Road
Stow Street
Prospect Street
Maple Street
Wetherbee Street
Laws Brook Road
Summer Street
Mass. Ave. through
Arlington Street High Street
West Acton Village
In accordance with the provisions of Section 18 of Chap- ter 90 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.), as amended by Section 2 of Chapter 564 of the Acts of 1948, the following Special Speed Regulation made by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Acton shall be effective immediately upon compliance with the applicable provisions of the above-referenced Sec- tion 2.
The following designated speed limits are established at which motor vehicles may be operated in the areas de- scribed :
MAIN STREET-NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning on Main Street, 200 feet northerly of the May- nard line, thence northerly 0.54 miles at 35 miles per hour
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Beginning on Main Street, 200 feet southerly of the Car- lisle line, thence southerly 1.56 miles at 40 miles per hour
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ending at Main Street; the total distance being 3.19 miles. PIPER ROAD-NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning at School Street and thence northerly .95 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Massachusetts Avenue.
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PIPER ROAD-SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 50 feet southerly of Massachusetts Avenue and thence southerly .94 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at School Street.
TAYLOR ROAD-NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 50 feet northerly of Massachusetts Avenue and thence northerly .84 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Main Street.
TAYLOR ROAD-SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 50 feet southerly of Main Street and thence southerly .84 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Massachu- setts Avenue.
HOSMER STREET-NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 50 feet northerly of School Street and thence northerly 1.09 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Concord Road.
HOSMER STREET-SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 150 feet southerly of Concord Road and thence southerly 1.07 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at School Street.
POWDERMILL ROAD-SOUTHWESTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning at the Concord line and thence southwesterly .10 miles at 35 miles per hour, and .35 miles; at 30 miles per hour, ending at the Maynard line; the total distance being .45 miles.
POWDERMILL ROAD NORTHEASTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 200 feet northeasterly of the Maynard line and thence northeasterly .41 miles at 30 miles per hour, ending at the Concord line.
PROSPECT STREET - NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 90 feet northerly of Central Street and thence northerly .39 miles at 25 miles per hour, and .55 miles at 30 miles per hour, ending 75 feet southerly of Massachusetts Avenue; the total distance being .94 miles.
PROSPECT STREET-SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 300 feet southerly of Massachusetts Avenue and thence southerly .59 miles at 30 miles per hour, and .30 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Central Street; the total distance being .89 miles.
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WILLOW STREET-SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning at Central Street and thence southerly .50 miles at 25 miles per hour, and .70 miles at 30 miles per hour, ending 10 feet northerly of the Stow line; the total distance being 1.20 miles.
WILLOW STREET-NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 300 feet northerly of the Stow line and thence northerly .64 miles at 30 miles per hour, and .50 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Central Street; the total distance being 1.14 miles.
WETHERBEE STREET-NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning at Massachusetts Avenue and thence northerly .25 miles at 30 miles per hour, and .19 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending 50 feet southerly of Route 2; the total distance being .44 miles.
WETHERBEE STREET-SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 200 feet southerly of Route 2 and thence south- erly .16 miles at 25 miles per hour, and .25 miles at 30 miles per hour, ending at Massachusetts Avenue; the total distance being .41 miles.
SUMMER STREET-WESTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 75 feet westerly of Central Street, thence west- erly .94 miles at 30 mile per hour, ending 15 feet easterly of the Boxboro line.
SUMMER STREET-EASTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 200 feet easterly of the Boxboro line and thence easterly .91 miles at 30 miles per hour, ending at Cen- tral Street.
ARLINGTON STREET-NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 100 feet northerly of Summer Street and thence northerly 1.13 miles at 25 miles per hour, and 1.35 miles at 30 miles per hour, ending at Newtown Road; the total dis- tance being 2.48 miles.
ARLINGTON STREET-SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 75 feet southerly of Newtown Road and thence southerly 1.39 miles at 30 miles per hour, and 1.10 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Summer Street; the total distance being 2.49 miles.
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HIGH STREET-SOUTHEASTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 50 feet southeasterly of Main Street, and thence southeasterly .49 miles at 25 miles per hour, and 1.10 miles at 30 miles per hour, and .30 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Powder Mill Road ; the total distance being 1.89 miles.
HIGH STREET-NORTHWESTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning on High Street, 3 feet south of Assabet Bridge, and thence .30 miles at 25 miles per hour, and 1.12 miles at 30 miles per hour, and .48 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Main Street; the total distance being 1.90 miles.
CONCORD ROAD-SOUTHEASTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning at Main Street, and thence southeasterly .70 miles at 25 miles per hour, and .60 miles at 35 miles per hour, ending at Route 2; the total distance being 1.30 miles.
CONCORD ROAD-NORTHWESTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 300 feet northwesterly of railroad tracks, and thence northwesterly .53 miles at 35 miles per hour, and .35 miles at 30 miles per hour, and .35 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Main Street; the total distance being 1.23 miles.
MARTIN STREET-SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 10 feet southerly of traffic island at Central Street, and thence .35 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Stow Street.
MARTIN STREET-NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 25 feet northerly of Stow Street, and thence northerly .35 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Central Street.
NEWTOWN ROAD-NORTHWESTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning at Main Street, and
thence northwesterly
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NEWTOWN ROAD-SOUTHEASTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 50 feet southeasterly of Nashoba Road, and
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NAGOG HILL ROAD-NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning at Concord Road, and thence northerly .40 miles at 25 miles per hour, and 1.80 miles at 30 miles per hour, ending at the Littleton line; the total distance being 2.20 miles.
NAGOG HILL ROAD-SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 300 feet southerly of the Littleton line, and thence southerly .80 miles at 30 miles per hour, and 1.35 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Concord Road; the total dis- tance being 2.15 miles.
LIBERTY STREET-SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 5 feet southerly of Martin Street, and thence southerly .60 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at the Stow line.
LIBERTY STREET-NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 135 feet northerly of the Stow line, and thence northerly .53 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Martin Street.
STOW STREET-WESTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 10 feet westerly of Maple Street, and thence westerly 1.25 miles at 30 miles per hour, ending 5 feet easterly of the Stow line.
STOW STREET-EASTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 200 feet easterly of the Stow line, and thence easterly 1.21 miles at 30 miles per hour, ending at Maple Street.
MAPLE STREET-WESTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning at Main Street, and thence westerly .45 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Martin Street.
MAPLE STREET-EASTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 25 feet easterly of Martin Street, and thnece easterly .45 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Main Street.
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SCHOOL STREET-SOUTHWEST BOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 25 feet easterly of Martin Street, and thence Westerly .29 miles at 30 miles per hour, and 2.21 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at Main Street: the total distance being 2.50 miles.
SCHOOL STREET-NORTHEASTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning near Main Street, opposite railroad station, and thence northeasterly 2.20 miles at 25 miles per hour, and .30 miles at 30 miles per hour, ending at Massachusetts Avenue ; the total distance being 2.50 miles.
LAWSBROOK ROAD-NORTHWESTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 300 feet northwesterly of the Concord line, and thence northwesterly .42 miles at 30 miles per hour, and .07 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at School Street; the total distance being .49 miles.
LAWSBROOK ROAD-SOUTHEASTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning 50 feet southeasterly at Fort Pond Brook Bridge, and thence .53 miles at 30 miles per hour, ending 2 feet northwesterly of the Concord line.
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE-EASTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning at the State highway line near Central Street, and thence easterly .20 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at . State highway line .20 miles easterly of Central Street. MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE-WESTBOUND TRAFFIC
Beginning at the State highway line .20 miles easterly of Central Street, and thence westerly .20 miles at 25 miles per hour, ending at State highway line at Central Street.
The provisions of this regulation shall not, however, abrogate in any sense Section 14 of Chapter 90.
The Department of Public Works and the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, acting jointly, do hereby certify in writing, after a public hearing, that this Regulation is consistent with the public interests.
Department of Public Works W. F. CALLAHAN,
Commissioner
RUDOLPH F. KING
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
B. H. GROUT,
Associate Commissioner
F. V. Matera Associate Commissioner
1950 ANNUAL REPORT
of the School Department
For the Year Ending December Thirty-First
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ACTON.
Town of Acton, Massachusetts Concord Press, West Concord, Mass.
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ORGANIZATION
School Committee
Mr. Donald Severance, Chairman Term expires 1951
Mrs. Gertrude Tuttle, Secretary Term expires 1951
Mr. Wilson Sked Term expires 1951
Mrs. G. Howard Reed Term expires 1952
Mrs. Gerald Hollis Term expires 1953
Mr. Ernest Simpson Term expires 1953
Meetings of the School Committee
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held the second Tuesday of each month in the high school at 7:30 p.m. Exceptions may be made especially during the summer months.
Superintendent Whitman Pearson Office, High School, Telephone 110
School Physician
Paul P. Gates, M.D. Telephone 412
Acton 3
School Nurse Mrs. Simon Taylor, R.N Telephone 33-22
Attendance Officer Louis Leveroni Telephone 110
High School, Telephone 110 . . Custodian, Louis Leveroni Center School, Telephone 86 . . Custodian, Norman Livermore South School, Telephone 445 Custodian, Kenneth Harvey West School, Telephone 105 Custodian, Ernest Banks
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School Calendar 1951-1952
Reopening of schools, January 2, 1951 Winter recess, February 19-23 Spring recess, April 16-20 Memorial Day, May 30 Close of schools, grades 1-8, June 8 Close of school, grades 9-12, June 15 Graduation, June 15 Summer Recess Reopening of high school, September 5 Reopenng of elementary schools, September 10 Columbus Day, October 12 County Convention, November 2 Thanksgiving recess, November 22, 23 Christmas holidays, December 24, January 1 Reopening of schools, January 2, 1952 Winter recess, Feb. 18-22 Spring recess, April 14-18 Memorial Day, May 30 Close of school, grades 1-8, June 6 Close of school, grades 9-12, June 13 Graduation, June 13
No School Signal - All Schools, All Day 7:00 a.m., Fire Whistle-2-2-2-2 7:00-8:00 a.m., WBZ, WEEI, WLLH
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REPORT OF ACTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
In addition to the 1950 Report of the Superintendent of Schools, which has been endorsed by your School Committee, we wish to present the following report.
Present School Facilities :- Although Acton's school fa- cilities are becoming increasingly inadequate to handle our expanding student body, the facilities are, nevertheless, in good repair. The special school department articles approved last year have permitted the complete reconditioning of the exteriors of the buildings and have permitted a major part of the interior painting which was badly needed. This past year has also seen a very considerable increase in the use of the high school for community activities.
Future School Facilities :- The Special School Building Committee and the Regional School District Planning Board each includes a member of the School Committee. Your School Committee wishes to pay tribute to the extensive investigations of both groups, and unreservedly recommends that the town support forcefully one of these two plans, in order that overcrowded schools will not face Acton again in the immediate future.
Town Warrant: The articles presented in the Town Warrant which concern your schools have been presented with the idea of maintaining our present facilities and recrea- tional program in good condition with the least burden on the tax payer. Your Committee unanimously solicites your approval of these articles, including our budget-a budget pared of non-essentials in view of mounting prices and grow- ing student body.
School Department Staff: Your superintendent and School Committee are proud of the staff of the Acton School system this year. We hope the esprit de corps may be main- tained at its present high level.
In closing, I should like to make special mention of the most conscientious co-operation which Superintendent Pearson has given your Committee and especially its Chair- man this past year.
Respectfully submitted, DONALD P. SEVERANCE Chairman, Acton School Committee
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Received - To Credit of Schools
State Aid for Transportation (cost above
$5 per pupil) $2753.75
State Aid for Public Schools (Chap. 70) (Approx. $1,000 per teacher)
25,400.23
Tuition-(State Wards)
787.64
Tuition-(City of Boston Wards)
564.42
Tuition, Town of Boxborough
3164.28
Tuition and Transportation, Town of Westford
498.95
State Aid for Vocational Education
207.67
Miscellaneous collections at High School 14.36
$33,391.30
Net Cost of Operation
Appropriated March, 1950
$103,070.00
Appropriated December, 1950 1,800.00
Total Appropriations $104,870.00
Unexpended balance 182.15
Expended
$104,687.85
Received to credit of schools (as above)
$ 33,391.30
Net cost of operation and vocational tuition ..
$ 71,296.55
Less: Cost of new equipment
$ 454.63
Net cost of vocational tuition
1001.59
$1456.22
Net cost of operation
$ 69,840.33
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Expended for Operation in 1950
Salaries
$47,708.08
$33,773.70
$ 81,481.78 2,936.81
Fuel
1,550.82
1,386.50
Books and Supplies
2,347.82
2,043.94
4,391.76
Transportation
3,775.00
3,775.00
7,550.00
Power, Repairs, Rent, Misc.
3,941.99
2,665.07
6,607.06
Libraries
27.45
21.75
49.20
Health
6.00
1.35
7.35
Totals
$59,356.65
$43,667.31
$103,023.96
Less receipts (except $207.67 State Aid for Vocational Tuition)
$17,820.04
$15,363.59
$ 33,183.63
Net Cost of operation
$41,536.61
$28,303.72
$ 69,840.33
Average Number of Pupils
High 228
Elem. 380
Total 608
Average yearly cost per pupil to near- est dollar
$182.17
74.48
114.86
Additional non-operation expenses: New equipment
$ 454.63
Vocational Tuition
1,209.26
Total non-operating expenses
1,663.89
Total operating expenses
103,023.96
Total expended
$104,687.85
Proposed Budget for 1951
Item Explanation
Amount
56 Salaries
$ 96,000
57 Fuel
4,000
58 Books and Supplies
3,500
59 Transportation
8,500
60 Tuition (see special article)
61 Power, Rent, Repairs, Misc.
7,100
62 Capital Outlay-permanent equip.
1,000
63 Library
100
64 Health
350
Total
$120,550
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee and Citizens of Acton, Massachusetts :
Herewith is presented my third annual report as Superin- tendent of Schools for Acton. This report has been designed to present as briefly as possible important facts about the Acton school system with a minimum of "editorializing", and therefore, most of it will be in topical form.
TEACHING STAFF
1. Establishment of salary schedule recognizing ex- perience, training, and special duties.
2. Adoption of cumulative sick leave plan.
3. Reduction of annual faculty turnover to point of replacing only those teachers who retired. Principal Carrie Wells, Mrs. Best and Mr. Hopkinson replaced by Miss Anne Derby, Miss Joanne Mclaughlin, and Mr. Alphonse Alminas.
4. Addition of Boys Physical Education Director, Mr. John Winton.
5. Establishment of new South Acton Second Grade taught by Mrs. Helen Appleby DeCoste.
6. Establishment of new West Acton Fourth Grade taught by Miss Catherine Evans.
7. Registry-approved Driver Training course at the High School taught by Instructor Ralph Stetson, who was trained and certified by Registry of Motor Vehicles. 16 stu- dents have been granted their automobile licenses as a result of this program, which uses a dual-control car supplied to the School Department at the nominal cost of $1 by Laffin's Garage.
ADMINISTRATION
1. Preparation and use of "Information Handbooks" for faculty members, with an abbreviated form for students.
2. Extension of card-inventory system for non-expend- . able items.
3. Procurement and use of surplus military supplies such as typewriters, science equipment, file folders, tools, and desks.
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4. Use of faculty committee system for textbook selec- tion and budget item preparation. Sponsorship of three local "Book Fairs" to familiarize faculty with latest publications and equipment.
5. Monthly "Book Inspections" at the High School.
MAINTENANCE
1. All building exteriors painted during the summer.
2. Blanchard Hall, corridors, and several rooms in the High School redecorated during the summer, Special article in 1951 Town Warrant to complete this project.
3. Action upon Center School heating plant replace- ment postponed because of insufficient funds ($2,000). Special article in 1951 Town Warrant for additional funds ($4,000).
4. Summer employment of all custodians on mainte- nance projects.
5. Installation of panic-release type locks on rear doors at Center School. All Exit doors now properly equipped and can be opened easily by smallest children in buildings.
6. Need for improved lighting facilities in two ele- mentary class rooms (West School) and many High School rooms.
SCHOOL HOUSING
1. The Regional School District Planning Committee and Local School Building Committee worked in friendly rivalry from the time they were formed by the action of the 1950 Town Meeting. By the time this report appears in print, presumably Acton voters will have made their decision as to whether the Town is to have its own high school or one to be shared with other towns in this area.
2. All of the regular school rooms are being used now and the Town is renting one room from the Center Congre- gational Church and two rooms in Maynard's Roosevelt School on Nason Street. Maynard Superintendent of Schools Mary Doyle and the personnel of the Roosevelt School have cooperated in every way to make this unique solution of the local school housing problem work successfully, and the
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pleasant and effective relationship between the Center Church and the Acton School Department has continued for another year.
3. The advancement of the three Second Grades, two of which are using the Maynard facilities, will require a new Third Grade to be established at the Center next fall, and the housing of this class poses a problem which has not been settled.
4. The use of the high school building has been ex- panded to include the activities of local civic organizations such as the Boy and Girl Scouts, and while this has increased maintenance costs, it has proved to be a popular public service.
5. The annual school census was taken by the Senior Class under the direction of Faculty Advisor Albert Koch and resulted in the following vital statistics regarding pre- school children :
Current elementary grade enrollments will be given first for the purpose of making comparisons)
Sixth Grade 1950-51 45 High School (9th Grade 1953)
Fifth Grade 1950-51 68 High School (9th Grade 1954)
Fourth Grade 1950-51 51 High School (9th Grade 1955)
Third Grade 1950-51 60 High School (9th Grade 1956)
Second Grade 1950-51
72 High School (9th Grade 1957)
First Grade 1950-51 78 High School (9th Grade 1958)
Grades I to VI Total 374
PRE-SCHOOL
First Grade 1951-52
65 High School (9th Grade 1959)
First Grade 1952-53
104 High School (9th Grade 1960)
First Grade 1953-54
91 High School (9th Grade 1961)
First Grade 1954-55
92 High School 9th Grade 1962)
First Grade 1955-56
62 High School (9th Grade 1963)
First Grade 1956-57
61 High School (9th Grade 1964)
Total First Grades for
the Next Six Years 475
From the above figures it is evident that by the fall of 1954 Acton will have three classes at each grade level up to the Sixth or 18 in all. This will require four more rooms than we have now, providing that we continue to rent two from Maynard and one from the Center Church.
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GUIDANCE
1. The "Orientation" course, designed to help students make the change from the elementary school to the different conditions and requirements of the high school, has been enriched and expanded under the direction of Miss Marion Towne, Dean of Girls.
Mr. Bernard White of the Boston University Testing Service administered batteries of the latest type achieve- ment and aptitude tests to members of our 8th and 11th Grades last May, and the results which follow were a source of satisfaction to local school authorities:
EIGHTH GRADE
English
New England Median
Acton Median
Grammar-Diction
31.7
36.5
Punctuation
30.3
33.8
Capitalization
17.0
18.4
Sentence Structure
7.0
8.1
Spelling
8.1
10.8
Mental Maturity
98.4
107.2
Problem Solving
6.0
7.2
Reading
36.7
41.3
Addition
10.3
11.3
Subtraction
11.7
13.5
Multiplication
11.0
12.3
Division
10.5
11.2
ELEVENTH GRADE
Mental Maturity
103.3
106.5
Problem Solving
5.0
4.5
Reading
48.2
51.8
Spatial Relations
40.7
45.8
Clerical
Numbers
106.2
116.0
Names
106.3
115.0
These tests which were used primarily to help the mem- bers of the Eighth Grade in their high school curriculum planning and the Eleventh Graders in their choice of college or employment, indicated that the Acton students were con-
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siderably ahead of the New England medians, with the ex- ception of the 11th Grade weakness in Problem Solving.
3. The Problem Solving result mentioned above corrobo- rated the opinions of the high school mathematics and science teachers, and special attention is being given to correcting this weakness.
EXPLANATION OF SPECIAL SCHOOL DEPARTMENT ARTICLES IN WARRANT
1. Vocational Tuition and Transportation $3,000
Summary of State Law-State-aided vocational schools are open to residents of the Commonwealth over fourteen years of age and able to profit by the instruction offered. The evening courses in industrial schools are open to those over sixteen who are employed in occupations to which the evening work is directly related. If the application is ap- proved by the State Department and the local school authori- ties, the pupil's home town is liable for tuition payment. The town is reimbursed for 50 per cent of the tuition cost. and 50 per cent of the transportation cost to day vocational schools by the State. (Chapter 74, General Laws).
2. Special Physical Education Account $500
Summary of State Law-Expenditures by the School Committee for physical training, athletics, sports, games, and play shall be deemed to be for a school purpose. All re- ceipts whether from appropriation or from activities under this section shall be deposited with the Town Treasurer. held as a separate account, and expended by the Committee without further appropriation. (Chapter 658, Acts of 1950).
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