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Item IX Destruction of Records Insurance
This is a type of exposure of which few Town officials are aware. If the Town Hall burned to the ground or the Tax Col- lector's house becomes demolished because of explosion, there would be serious loss to the Town involved in recreating the
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necessary records for the continued operation of the Town. Some research has been completed in this respect, based on the experience of the State Auditors in other towns where this necessity has arisen. It is estimated that to replace the Tax Collector's records would cost the Town $10,000. The Town Accountant's records, the Treasurer's records and the Town Clerk's records could probably each be replaced at a cost to the Town for labor and material of $2,500 each. These expenses are something against which the Town may be insured at a very reasonable rate. $20,000 of Destruction of Records Insur- ance, providing protection against almost all types of loss of records, would carry an annual premium of $68.40.
The $20,000 mentioned above does not take into considera- tion any other accounts than are indicated and in the case of the Town Clerk does not include the Town archives in the basement of the Town Hall nor the Selectmen records nor the Public Health Department records. Here, again, the rate for this insurance is standard and does not decrease as the amount goes up; therefore, further investigation in this field should be made prior to the purchase of this type of insurance.
Item X
A) Teachers' and Students' Accident Coverage
This policy was not specifically reviewed at this time but a Committee member has reviewed it within a year. It was found to be in order, but at the same time it may be possible to purchase better insurance at the same cost.
B) Volunteer Fire Department Accident Insurance
This policy was not reviewed but is believed to be satis- factory.
C) Police Department Accident Insurance
The Police Officers of the Town are excluded from the Massa- chusetts Compensation Act and, therefore, have only recourse to the Town under Common Law. This situation is similar to the Volunteer Fire Department and it is suggested that similar accident insurance be afforded to the Police Department. This insurance would cost approximately $50.00 per man, if the insurance can be placed.
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Calendar (Office Hours)
ACTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Tuesday through Saturday - 1:00 P. M. - 6:00 P. M. and 7:00 P. M. - 9:00 P. M. . ..
West Branch Tuesday -3:00 P. M. - 6:00 P. M. Thursday-6:00 P. M. - 8:00 P. M.
ASSESSORS' CLERK CO 3-4760
Monday through Friday-8:00 A. M. - 4:00 P. M.
CIVIL DEFENSE
CO 3-4426
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Emergency CO 3-4321
Headquarters CO 3-4366 if no answer CO 3-4348
HEALTH OFFICE-CLERK CO 3-4736
Monday through Friday-9:00 A. M. - 4:00 P. M.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
CO 3-5221
Chief's Residence CO 3-5522
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Supt. of Schools-High School CO 3-4181
Center School-Main Street CO 3-5233
New Primary School-Massachusetts Ave. CO 3-4982
South School-School Street CO 3-4274
West School-Massachusetts Ave. CO 3-5642
Legion School-Prospect Street CO 3-4967
SELECTMEN'S CLERK CO 3-4760
Monday through Friday-8:00 A. M. - 4:00 P. M.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
CO 3-5332
TOWN CLERK
CO 3-5288
445 Main Street, Acton
TOWN COLLECTOR CO 3-4600
241 Central Street, West Acton Monday -1:00 P. M. - 8:00 P. M.
Tuesday -9:00 A. M. - 12:00 Noon
Wednesday-9:00 A. M. - 8:00 P. M.
TOWN NURSE CO 3-4736 Monday through Friday-8:30 A. M. - 4:00 P. M.
VETERANS' AGENT
CO 3-4342
Carl W. Flint
VETERANS' DIRECTOR CO 3-4326 Theron A. Lowden 172 Main Street, South Acton
WELFARE OFFICE (Bedford Town Hall-CRestview 4-6668)
WIRE INSPECTOR-CLERK
CO 3-4760
Monday through Friday-8:00 A. M. - 4:00 P. M.
Calendar (Meetings)
BOARD OF APPEALS Selectmen's Office
Meetings by petition
BOARD OF ASSESSORS Selectmen's Office
Every Thursday-8:00 P. M.
BOARD OF HEALTH
Health Office
3rd Monday of each month-9:30 A. M.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN Selectmen's Office
Every Tuesday-8:00 P. M.
PLANNING BOARD
Selectmen's Office
Every Monday-8:00 P. M.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Julia L. McCarthy Primary School
Second Monday of each month-7:30 P. M.
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Selectmen's Office Every Tuesday-8:00 P. M.
WELFARE BOARD Selectmen's Office
1st and 3rd Monday of each month-1:30 P. M.
Item XI Pensions
Your Committee did not feel qualified to review this part of the Town's insurance, as it is highly technical, particularly since it is administered primarily by Governmental officials according to law, rather than through an insured plan.
Item XII Group Life, Accident and Hospitalization
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has made available to its employees, a Group Plan which includes Life Insurance for State employees of $2,000, plus $2,000 Accident, Death and Dismemberment; Hospital and Surgical benefits on the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plan with the supplementary prolonged illness provision; $5,000 Polio coverage, and benefits include Diagnostic treatment for both in and out patients. In the case of the State, the Commonwealth pays half the cost and the employees the other half and even when retired, some of this coverage may be continued at the expense of the retired employee.
We go into this much detail because this same plan may be made available to the employees of Towns within the Common- wealth. The Towns must adopt permissive legislation under Chapter 32B of the General Laws and such adoption must be on the ballot with a majority voting in favor, to allow the installation of the plan. Adoption of this State-wide plan is undoubtedly a more economic approach to this type of protec- tion on all Town employees than any Commercial Insurance Company could offer a single Town.
Conclusions
A) The insurance section of this report will stand on its own strength and needs no further explanation other than to point out the financial consequences.
If all of the definite recommendations of this report are car- ried out, the Board of Selectmen should increase the Insurance Budget $4,500 over previous expenditures. The sum of our recommended quotations is but $3,770.44 but for simplicity all quotations have been made on a one-year basis. Obviously, the Selectmen will wish to take advantage of discounts for long term policies and this will involve a slightly higher outlay in 1956 than subsequently.
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If the cost of Collision Insurance on all Town motor vehicles were added to the above, $569 should be added; and if Accident Insurance for the Police Department is desired add the neces- sary per capita cost.
These quotations are subject to change without prejudice. In the final negotiations, information and facts may vary slightly and affect the cost. There has been no attempt to submit at this time competitive quotations, nor has any recog- nition been given to the dividends of Mutual Companies. The purpose of quotations herein are only to serve as a guide in determining the value of each recommendation and arrive at the figure presented in the second paragraph of Conclusion A.
B) In view of the difficulties encountered in establishing the value of equipment owned by the various departments, we suggest that the Planning Board initiate a change of the Town Bylaws which will require all departments or custodians of Town property to submit a valued inventory to the Finance Committee prior to approval of their respective budgets for the ensuing year.
C) In the course of submitting a Liability quotation the Travelers Insurance Company safety inspector made certain recommendations involving maintenance items. The Commit- tee recommends compliance with the inspector's recommenda- tions regardless of the purchase of Liability Insurance. Copies of the Travelers' recommendations will be made available to you upon request.
D) It is most strongly recommended that the administra- tion of all Town insurance be made the responsibility of the Board of Selectmen in so far as the General Laws of Massa- chusetts permit.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES M. MacRAE RAYMOND A. GALLANT THOMAS MOTLEY, II, Chairman THERON A. LOWDEN CHESTER B. ROBBINS
Dated this 27th day of January, 1956.
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Annual Report
OF THE
Public Schools of Acton
AND THE
Acton-Boxborough Regional School District Committee
TED
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ACTON ..
Town of Action MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1955
ORGANIZATION
Acton School Committee
Mr. Thomas E. Wetherbee, Chairman Term Expires 1956
Mrs. Evelyn N. MacLean, Secretary Term Expires 1956
Mr. Dana B. Hinckley Term Expires 1957
Mr. Edmond J. McNiff Term Expires 1957
Mr. George E. Neagle Term Expires 1958
Mr. Frank R. Stevens Term Expires 1958
Meetings of the School Committee
Regular meetings are held the second Monday of each month in the Julia L. McCarthy Primary School at 7:30 P. M.
Tel.
Superintendent of Schools, William L. O'Connell 3-4181
School Physician, Paul P. Gates, M. D. 3-5671
School Nurse, Mrs. Eileen Hale, R. N. 3-4393
School Secretary, Mrs. Priscilla Felt 3-4181
Attendance Officer, Louis Leveroni
3-4181
Principals :
Junior-Senior High School, Raymond J. Grey 3-4181
Julia L. McCarthy Primary School, Mrs. Margaret Barrett 3-4982
Center School, Mrs. Dardana Berry 3-5233
West School, Mrs. Carolyn Douglas 3-5642
South School, Miss Florence Merriam 3-4274
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
Reopening of Schools, January 3, 1956
Winter Recess, February 20-24
Spring Recess, April 16-20
Memorial Day, May 30
Close of School, Grades 1-8, June 8
Graduation, June 15
Close of School, Grades 9-12, June 25
Summer Recess
Teachers' Meetings, September 4
Reopening of Elementary Schools, September 6
Columbus Day, October 12
Visiting Day (Convention or Workshop), October 26 Veterans' Day, November 12
Thanksgiving Recess, November 22, 23
Christmas Holidays, December 22 to January 1, 1957 Reopening of Elementary Schools, January 2, 1957 Winter Recess, February 18-22
Spring Recess, April 15-19
Memorial Day, May 30
Close of Elementary Schools, June 7
No School Signal
2-2-2-2 7 A. M. No School All Grades All Day
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ACTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT
1955
SCHOOL COMMITTEE: Back Row : Frank Stevens - George Neagle - Dana Hinckley - Evelyn MacLean. Front Row: Thomas Wetherbee, Chairman - William O'Connell, Superintendent - Edmond McNiff.
The School Board respectfully submits this report for the year 1955.
We should like to preface our report with a sincere acknowl- edgment of the full cooperation received from all town offi- cials, departments and boards. This cooperation has enabled the committee to move rapidly when necessary and is reflected in the progress made this year.
The success of the High School Building Committee and the speed with which they worked is undoubtedly the most important school development of the year. By formation of a region with Boxborough, a high school with full facilities is actually in the construction stage at this time. This assures us of termination of the two-session day upon completion of the Regional High School and is a large step towards solution of the housing difficulties that confront the committee.
Due to the efforts of the above mentioned High School Building Committee, the school board now has a plan for
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school housing in the future. While it is true that no plan can be called the perfect plan, it is at least a starting point for future boards to study and enlarge upon at any time.
During the school summer vacation new lighting was installed throughout the present high school. This concludes one more part of the rehabilitation planned two years ago. The original program should be nearer to completion at this time, but due to the future occupation of the school by the elementary grades, it was deemed wiser to await any struc- tural changes that may be necessary before installing the ventilation.
Throughout the latter part of the year the committee worked diligently and often on the expansion of our primary school facilities. This culminated in the appointment of a building committee to add six rooms to the present Julia L. McCarthy Primary School.
The committee still aims, as previously stated by past com- mittees, to close the inadequate village schools. We are nearer to realizing this ambition than ever before. However, it should be realized that this closing should be approached with caution. If the schools are closed for a period of time and sub- sequently reopened, damage due to idleness may be costly. It appears now that with the opening of the Regional High School two of the village schools can be eliminated.
The move into the Regional High School will also realize one more ambition of the committee. Temporary quarters outside school buildings for some of our elementary grades will be a thing of the past - we hope, forever.
Future committees face a great deal of unfinished work. The school housing problem is far from solved. Rehabilitation on the present high school must go on to include ventilation, modification of classrooms for use by smaller children, and replacement of classroom furniture that is now old and well worn. These are a few of the more urgent problems.
We wish to conclude this report with a special thank you to our administrative staff, teachers, supervisors, and main- tenance personnel whose fine work has eliminated a great many operating difficulties that ordinarily consume committee
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time. This has enabled the committee to devote a larger por- tion of its time to planning for the future.
ACTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
THOMAS E. WETHERBEE, Chairman MRS. EVELYN N. MacLEAN DANA B. HINCKLEY
EDMOND J. McNIFF
GEORGE E. NEAGLE
FRANK R. STEVENS
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee and Citizens of Acton :
Herewith is presented my first report as Superintendent of Schools for Acton :
School Finances 1955
Received - To the Credit of Public Schools
State Aid for Transportation (Costs above $5 a pupil for transportation over 11/2 miles) $3,730.62 State Aid for Public Schools (Approximately $1,000 per teacher) 48,900.23
Tuition - Commonwealth of Massachusetts and City of Boston Wards 2,632.42
Tuition - Town of Boxborough
8,672.04
Tuition and Transportation - Town of Westford ..
939.60
Tuition - D. Maglione
3.10
Miscellaneous Collections at the High School
71.78
TOTAL $64,949.79
Net Cost of Operating Public Schools
Appropriated March, 1955
$232,178.20
Total Amount Expended $221,192.88
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Received to Credit of Schools (explanation above) 64,949.79
NET AMOUNT FROM LOCAL TAXES $156,243.09 Less : Cost of New Equipment (Capital Outlay) 1,877.77
NET COST OF OPERATION FROM LOCAL TAXES $154,365.32
Expended for Operation in 1955
High
Elementary
Total
Instruction
$68,382.32
$85,857.17
$154,239.49
Books and Supplies
4,877.48
3,615.57
8,493.05
Plant Operation
10,365.47
15,701.43
26,066.90
Plant Maintenance
416.08
3,137.90
3,553.98
Auxiliary Agencies
8,627.03
8,615.44
17,242.47
General Control
4,811.11
4,811.11
9,622.22
Contingencies
0.00
97.00
97.00
Gross Cost of Operation
$97,479.49
$121,835.62
$219,315.11
Gross Cost per high
school pupil (382)
$255.18
Gross Cost per elementary school pupil (597)
$204.08
Gross cost per pupil (979)
$224.02
Gross Cost of Operation
(as above)
$97,479.49
$121,835.62
$219,315.11
Less Receipts
36,894.84
28,054.95
64,949.79
Net Cost of Operation
$60,584.65
$93,780.67
$154,365.32
Net Cost per high school pupil (382)
$158.60
Net Cost per elementary school pupil (597)
$157.09
Net Cost per pupil (979)
$157.67
1956 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT BUDGET
Total appropriation recommended by the School Committee $223,945.00
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Estimate of School Aid and other state or federal reimbursement $74,650.00 Estimate of other non-tax receipts for school support 8,480.00
Total non-local tax receipts for school support 83,130.00
Amount to be raised by local taxation
for school support $140,815.00
Estimated Receipts for 1956
STATE AID
General School Fund $65,000.00
(Approximately $1,325. per teacher)
Federal Aid 3,500.00
Transportation 4,000.00
(Transportation of pupils over 11/2 miles)
Education of Handicapped 2,150.00
(1/2 cost teacher's salary, plus $500 above that of reg. teacher)
TOTAL STATE AID
$74,650.00
TUITION
Town of Boxborough
$5,600.00
Town of Westford
760.00
City of Boston,
Commonwealth of Mass. 2,050.00
TOTAL TUITION PAYMENTS
$8,410.00
MISCELLANEOUS
Personal telephone calls
$50.00
Damaged Books 20.00
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS $70.00
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ACTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1956 SCHOOL BUDGET
NAME OF ACCOUNT
ITEMS
ELEMENTARY (GRADES I-VI)
HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES VII-XII)
Salaries
$99,000.00
$52,700.00
Substitutes
500.00
300.00
New Staff :
New Fourth
1,360.00
Salaries
Principal, consolidated elementary
1,800.00
Summer Programs
500.00
Increases -
Courses or degrees completed
300.00
300.00
TOTAL $156,760.00
$103,460.00
$53,300.00
Primary
$1,400.00
Center
900.00
South
900.00
West
1,300.00
Opportunity Class
100.00
A-V Aids
100.00
Guidance
175.00
Music
50.00
Physical Education
100.00
Remedial Reading
50.00
Miscellaneous
700.00
High School Supplies
$1,000.00
TOTAL $6,775.00
$5,775.00
$1,000.00
Books and Supplies
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ACTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1956 SCHOOL BUDGET - Continued
NAME OF ACCOUNT
ITEMS
ELEMENTARY (GRADES I-VI)
HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES VII-XII)
Janitor Service
Village Schools
$6,900.00
$3,600.00
Primary
3,200.00
Other
500.00
1,000.00
Fuel
3,300.00
1,200.00
Supplies
500.00
1,000.00
Water
200.00
50.00
Gas
250.00
250.00
Light-Power
2,000.00
2,300.00
Telephones
500.00
400.00
Plowing
50.00
50.00
Rent
1,300.00
Miscellaneous
200.00
200.00
TOTAL $28,950.00
$18,900.00
$10,050.00
Typewriter Repairs
$50.00
Painting Blanchard Hall
300.00
Village Schools Miscellaneous
250.00
250.00
TOTAL $2,350.00
$1,750.00
$600.00
Auxiliary Agencies
Libraries
$200.00
$200.00
Promotion of Health
250.00
150.00
Transportation
10,275.00 25.00
25.00
Printing and Advertising Graduation
175.00
Miscellaneous
100.00
100.00
TOTAL $16,775.00
$10,850.00
$5,925.00
Maintenance of Plant
$1,500.00
5,275.00
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Operation of Plant
High
ACTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1956 SCHOOL BUDGET - Continued
NAME OF ACCOUNT
ITEMS
ELEMENTARY (GRADES I-VI)
HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES VII-XII)
Superintendent
$3,100.00
$2,140.00
Attendance Officer
30.00
30.00
Secretary
1,550.00
1,035.00
General Control
Conference attendance by Superintendent
150.00
150.00
Stationery - Postage
100.00
100.00
School Committee
125.00
125.00
Miscellaneous
300.00
300.00
TOTAL $9,235.00
$5,355.00
$3,880.00
Furniture - New 4th
$600.00
10 Desks and Chairs
200.00
Capital Outlay
Replacement or Repair of School Furniture
1,200.00
Miscellaneous
200.00
$200.00
TOTAL $2,400.00
$2,200.00
$200.00
Contingency Fund
TOTAL
$700.00
$400.00
$300.00
SUMMARY
Salaries
$156,760.00
Books and Supplies
6,775.00
Operation of Plant
28,950.00
Maintenance of Plant
2,350.00
Auxiliary Agencies
16,775.00
General Control
9,235.00
Capital Outlay
2,400.00
Contingency Fund
700.00
$223,945.00
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Housing
Housing, the major school problem confronting the Town of Acton in the past years, has been solved during the year 1955 by the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, which is now under construction, and the formation of a building committee to plan for six rooms to be added to the Julia L. McCarthy Primary School. Since the School Board report covers the building program and future school needs, I will not dwell further on these topics except to state my agree- ment with the suggestion of the Planning Board that a perma- nent building committee be elected so that the town may gain from experienced members on this board and not have a com- plete change-over on each building project.
Enrollment
Projected enrollment figures show that Acton must continue to formulate plans for the future. At present, the enrollment in grades 7 and 8 just about equals that of grades 9 through 12. This June we will graduate approximately thirty-eight pupils and will have enrolled in the seventh grade this September better than 100 boys and girls from our sixth grades. In the past few years there has been a net gain of approximately sixty-two pupils, plus an average of twenty-five students transferred from other cities and towns, to our junior-senior high school.
Our current school enrollment is 992, and in September, 1956 it will be close to 1070. It will be necessary to have a new fourth grade in September, as we now have four third grades. The senior census taken in October, 1955 points to a large number of children to enter our primary school in the next six years. The census shows the following: 1956 - 112; 1957 - 112; 1958-125; 1959 - 136; 1960 - 132; 1961 - 106, through October. From these figures it will be necessary to have five first grades, five second grades, and five third grades in the near future. These figures are children who now live in Acton and do not allow for new families who will move into the town in the next six years.
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Instruction
The school department has had many changes in the past year. With larger school enrollments it has been necessary to hire additional teachers. Other teachers have been hired to replace those who have resigned. The following teachers have resigned from the Acton School System during the year 1955: Mrs. Shirley Baumgartner, to her new residence in New Jersey, Mrs. Lydia Dadoly, to join her husband in California; Miss Ramona Davis, to accept a position in Sudbury; Miss Alice Phillips, to accept a position nearer to her home; Miss Mar- garet Rowe, to be married; Miss Anne Zammitti; Mr. Vincent Gannon, to the Winchester school system; Mr. Theodore Hersey, to a position in Gloucester High School; Mrs. Irene Mehuron, to join her husband in Vermont; Mrs. Leigh Mac- Dougall, to join her husband in Chicago. Two staff members are on military leave - Arthur Gulla, who will return in September, 1956, and James Dadoly, expected to return in September, 1957.
It should be noted that many of the Acton faculty have been taking courses in their own teaching fields during the year 1955. They are: Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. O'Hearn, Mrs. deCoste, Mrs. MacLean, Mrs. Bemis, Miss Morse, Miss Maurine Berry, Miss Duffy, Mrs. Keeton, Mrs. Crory, Mrs. Matsen, Mrs. Kingston, Miss Merriam, Mrs. Spiegelman, Mrs. Dagdi- gian, Miss Tufts, Miss Spaulding, Mr. Dillon, Miss Capitell, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Winton, Mrs. Detsch, and Mrs. Valpey, and Mrs. Demetriou.
Julia L. McCarthy
Miss Julia L. McCarthy retired in June, 1955 after forty-nine years of service in the Acton School System. Miss McCarthy, a local girl, began her teaching in South Acton in 1906 and was made principal of the present primary school, which bears her name, in September, 1953. Her many co-teachers, principals, Superintendents and janitors will remember her faithfulness and kindness, her devotion to her work and sincere desire to be of service. She will long be remembered by the people of Acton for her loyalty and dependability.
Miss McCarthy was honored by the Acton Parent-Teachers Association with the program entitled, "This Is Your Life,"
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in June. This program had a member from each of Miss McCarthy's classes from 1906 to 1955. It was climaxed by a gift of a lounge chair, which was presented by President Wil- liam Owen.
This was closely followed by a testimonial banquet in the new Blanchard Auditorium under the sponsorship of the School Committee. Over 300 people attended this reception and at this time Miss McCarthy was presented a gift and then the distinctive honor of receiving a plaque naming the new primary school the "Julia L. McCarthy Primary School." We all wish Julia L. McCarthy health, happiness and long life.
New Faculty Members
Miss Jean Duffy Grade I
Miss Maurine Berry Grade II
Mrs. June Mahoney Grade II
Mrs. Betty Keeton Grade III
Mrs. Mary Crory Grade IV
Mrs. Gail Spiegelman Grade V
Miss Dorothy McNamara
Grade VI
Mr. Arthur Hayes
Junior High Social Studies
Mr. Mason King
Junior High Science
Mrs. Helen Detsch Junior High English
Miss Joan Capitell
Junior High Orientation
Mrs. Evelyn Valpey
Junior High English
Mrs. Dorothy Ray
High School Languages
Mrs. Christine Demetriou High School Commercial
Mrs. Mora Rawlings High School Social Studies
Miss Florence McDuffie High School Science
Mrs. Mary Campbell High School English
Mr. Robert Sullivan
High School Mathematics
Future Additions to the Faculty
It will be necessary to hire the following teachers for the opening of school in September, 1956: 1) elementary, new grade 4; 2) high school English-Latin; 3) high school sociai studies-English; 4) junior high mathematics; 5) junior high social studies; and 6) one each in industrial arts, home eco- nomics and art ..
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Books and Supplies
This phase of the budget has been increasing each year due to the growth in enrollment. New courses have meant the purchase of new books. Courses added were: occupations, a guidance course in the junior high school; simplified short- hand to replace the standard type; general mathematics, a course for those pupils in grade 9 who are not in the college section. Additional typing books were purchased to accommo- date all pupils in the college course who wish to take typing. This allows for all students in the college course to take typing along with the ones in the commercial department.
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