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School Physician, Paul P. Gates, M.D. 3-5671
School Nurse, Miss Barbara Clemence 3-7738
School Secretaries, Miss Wilma Erkkinen
3-7738
Mrs. Priscilla Felt
Mrs. Mary Ott 3-4181
Attendance Officer, Mr. Louis Leveroni 3-4181
Principals:
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Raymond J. Grey 3-7738
Acton Elementary School Mrs. Carolyn T. Douglas 3-4181
Julia L. McCarthy Primary School Mrs. Margaret H. Barrett 3-4982
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
Reopening of All Schools, January 5, 1959
Winter Recess, February 23 - 27
Spring Recess, April 20 - 24
Close of Acton Public Schools, June 12
Close of School, Grades 7 and 8, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, June 12
Graduation, June 12
Close of School, Grades 9 - 11, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, June 19
Summer Recess
Teachers' Meetings, September 8
Reopening of Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Grades 7 - 12, September 9
Reopening of Acton Public Schools, Grades 1 - 6, September 10
Columbus Day, October 12
Visiting Day (Workshop), October 30
Veterans' Day, November 11
Thanksgiving Recess, Noon November 25, 26, 27
Christmas Holidays, December 24, 1959 - January 1, 1960
Reopening of All Schools, January 4, 1960
Winter Recess, February 22 - 26
Spring Recess, April 18 - 22
Memorial Day, May 30
Close of Acton Public Schools, Grades 1 - 6, June 10
Close of School, Grades 7 and 8, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, June 10
Graduation, June 10
Close of School, Grades 9 - 11, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, June 17
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
1 - 1 - 1 - 1 7:15 A. M. No School Acton Public Schools-Grades 1 - 6 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 7:00 A. M. No School All Schools All Day
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS - 1958
To the School Committee and Citizens of Acton:
Herewith is presented my fifth report as Superintendent of Schools for Acton. I will present a recording of the growth of the Town of Acton since 1948, including population, enrollment and school budget.
C
ERY DOM
195
185
144
125
109
68
1948
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
5
BIRTHS 1948 - 1958
Acton like most towns has had a high increase in the birth rate. From our pre-primary census this increase will con- tinue in Acton.
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6000
5700
5300
4681
4100
3100
S
1948
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
State Census
POPULATION 1948 - 1958
Acton's being in the center of a vast network of highways has increased its population over 50% in the past five years. The new super highway Route 110, which will pass through Boxborough, will continue to bring an influx of new people to the community.
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1390
1
2
3
00
12 08
5
1088
979
895
527
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1948
ENROLLMENT 1948 - 1958
The high proportion of town growth has been brought about by two factors, namely, (1) younger families moving to Acton whose children are enrolled in the elemen- tary grades or are of pre-primary age; (2) out of a total school age population of 1,514, only 124 children are not attending the local school system. This means that 1,390, or 93% of the school pop- ulation are enrolled in the local schools. This is one of the highest percentages in the state.
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60
54
50
41
25
1948
1954
1955
1956
10-
1958
5
TEACHERS 1948 - 1958
Increase in pupil enrollment means additional teachers. The two school committees have met the challenge by hiring teachers so our teacher-pupil ratio will be 1 - 25. Presently we have a total of 65 teachers, including supervisors and a speech teacher, plus a high school principal, two elementary school principals and a director of guidance.
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Transportation of Pupils
Acton's having an area of 20.31 square miles results in many homes being built distant from the schools. This, added to the lack of sidewalks in the many sections of town, means that almost all of the school children are transported. For example, this year in grades 1 - 6, having a total of 850 children, only five are not transported. In the regional high school, grades 7 - 12, 458 boys and girls out of a total enrollment of 540 are transported.
The Cost of Our Schools
To meet the increasing cost of educating a larger number of pupils each year and the maintenance of school buildings, the school committee has recommended larger school budgets. The school committee, along with the Superintendent of Schools, meets with the finance committee in early November to explain the increase for the following school year.
OPERATING BUDGETS
1954 $207,758.33
1955
$232,178.00
1956 $292,598.49 (start of regional high school)
1957
1958
$355,820.12 (opening of
$430,305.36
regional high school building)
To offset the above operating budgets, we have received state and federal aid. The state aid was increased 15% on the over-all budget in 1956, when the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District was formulated.
Year Received 1954 $46,757.73
Year Received 1955
$52,630.85
Year Received 1956 $74,362.22
Year Received 1957 $81,984.95
Year Received 1958
$103,873.58
Classrooms
The school committee in 1948 recognized the need for additional classrooms. The Acton School Committee in 1951 recommended the construction and equipping of a primary school to eliminate the many rented classrooms here and in Maynard. This eight room school was completed for the opening of school in September, 1953. The first principal of the school was Miss Julia L. McCarthy, who formerly was principal of the South Acton Elementary School. This primary school was later named the "Julia L. McCarthy Primary School" to honor
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Miss McCarthy, who was a member of the Acton school faculty for a period of forty-nine years.
The Building Committee for this school was:
Mr. Porter Jenks, Chairman
Mr. Ormal Laffin Mr. Leo Cunningham Mr. Walter Stevens
Mr. Edward Bursaw
Mr. Dana Hinckley
Mrs. G. Howard Reed
Blanchard Auditorium. A gift of $150,000.00 by the Blanchard family was accepted at the annual town meeting in March, 1953. This money was to be used for the construction of a building to be known as "The Blanchard Auditorium." The town voted to appropriate an addi- tional $173,000.00, making the total $323,000.00. This building was accepted by the town at a special ceremony in March, 1955. The Blanchard Auditorium has been used by the town for town meetings, by the school department for many activities, including athletic events and physical education classes, and by civic groups in the town for social events. Members of the Auditorium-Gymnasium Committee were:
Mr. Porter Jenks, Chairman
Mr. Ormal Laffin Mr. Edward Bursaw
Mr. Dana Hinckley
Mr. Leo Cunningham Mr. Walter Stevens Mrs. G. Howard Reed
Regional High School. In 1951 a regional high school for Acton and the towns of Bolton, Boxborough, Harvard, Lancaster and Stow was defeated in Acton by a vote of 782 - 373. Later, in 1954, a regional high school (Nagog) to serve the towns of Acton and Littleton was recom- mended. The voters in Acton approved this regional school, but it was defeated in Littleton. At this time Acton High School started operating on a two-session day, with the high school students attending school from 8 A. M. to 12:15 P. M., and the junior high school attending classes from 12:30 - 4:30 P. M. In March 1955 the towns of Acton and Box- borough approved the construction and equipping of a regional high school, which opened in September, 1957. The members of the planning committees for this school were:
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Boardman Mr. John W. Lymberg
Mrs. Priscilla F. Felt
Mr. Norman McIntosh
Mr. Raymond J. Grey Mr. George E. Neagle
Dr. Joseph H. Hartshorn Miss Ruth R. Proctor
Mr. Aubrey C. Kretschmar
Mr. Thomas E. Wetherbee
Mr. William L. O'Connell, Superintendent of Schools
The New Elementary School. At the town meeting in March, 1956, the citizens of Acton voted to construct and equip a twenty room elementary school to be located on Charter Road opposite the regional high school. With the completion of this school it will be possible to close the South Acton Elementary School, completing the plans of the
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school committee to close the outmoded precinct schools, (in June, 1957, the Acton School Committee closed the Acton Center and West Acton precinct schools). This building is the first to be constructed under the new permanent building committee for the Town of Acton. In 1957 the members were:
Mr. James Kinsley, Chairman Mr. Kenneth Jewell
Mr. Norman McIntosh
Mr. Leonard Maynard
Mr. Edmond J. McNiff, representing the school department
In 1958 the Permanent Building Committee was as follows:
Mr. Kenneth Jewell, Chairman Mr. Norman McIntosh
Mr. Robert Lortz, Secretary Mr. Lloyd W. Priest
Mr. Edmond J. McNiff, representing the school department
The Cost of School Construction in Acton
Building
Approximate Cost
Percent of Approximate State Aid State Aid
Julia L. McCarthy
Primary School
$288,716.01
38.57
$111,357.76
Blanchard Auditorium
$323,000.00
39.41
$121,000.00*
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
$1,600,000.00
63.93
$960,000.00
20-room Elementary School
$850,000.00
50.00
$417,500.00
* 15% additional because of regional school district
School Committee
The tremendous progress in education made in Acton in the past six years can be attributed to the loyal, conscientious and hard working men and women who have served on the Acton School Committee and the Acton-Boxborough Regional District School Committee. These citizens have at all times worked many and long hours to strive to improve the schools. The committee members have given so much of their time, as is evident from the fact that they held over sixty meetings in a one year period to solve the various school problems. The past six years have been busy years, and the citizens of Acton have been fortunate to have such a devoted group of men and women. For the continuing improve- ment in our schools, I know we are all indebted to the following persons who served on the Acton School Committee and the Acton-Boxborough Regional District School Committee from 1953 - 1958:
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Boardman*
Mr. Dana Hinckley
Mrs. Gerald Hollis
Mr. Craig Lundberg
Mrs. Evelyn Maclean
Mr. Edmond J. McNiff
Mrs. C. Howard Reed
Mr. George E. Neagle*
Mrs. Harlan Tuttle
Mr. Alvin Piper
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Mr. Frederick Abbt Mr. Leo Cunningham
Mr. Leonard Godfrey
Mr. Frank Stevens
Mr. Thomas Wetherbee* Mr. Lloyd Williamson
* Served also on Acton-Boxborough Regional District School Committee.
From Boxborough, Dr. Joseph H. Hartshorn.
The school committees of the region and the Town of Acton are members of the New England School Development Council and the Massachusetts Association of School Committees.
Conclusion
I have attempted to present in this report the rapid growth in the Town of Acton over the past ten years, and to express my appreciation to the men and women who have worked so closely with me in solving some of our problems. To all the members of the school staff, pupils, and to all the citizens in Acton, I am very grateful for your support and co-operation.
Sincerely, WILLIAM L. O'CONNELL, Superintendent of Schools.
ELIZABETH TUFTS
The Acton school system lost a very devoted and loyal teacher when Miss Elizabeth Tufts died after a short illness on February 7, 1958. Miss Tufts, who entered the local system in September, 1952, was a fourth grade teacher at the Acton Elementary School. She was a grad- uate of Gorham Teachers College and served in the Armed Forces in 1944. Her home was in Biddeford, Maine.
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MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1958
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
1. Music Program.
2. Activities Program.
3. 1958 Yearbook won second prize in Columbia University competition.
4. School newspaper now being published.
5. Mr. James Dadoly awarded National Science Foundation Scholarship at Harvard University.
6. Faculty has been "evaluating" all departments and it is hoped that the school will be evaluated by a visiting committee in March, 1959.
7. Algebra I now offered to students in Grade 8.
8. One of the schools selected to have "The Traveiling Science Library" sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Washington, D. C.
9. As of December 31, 1958 - total number of books in school library, 1,680. Total circulation 1958 - 13,141.
Acton Public Schools
1. Hiring of a Speech Therapist.
2. Instrumental-Vocal Programs.
3. Traffic Control.
4. Fire and Safety Programs.
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School Finances 1958
Received - To the Credit of Schools
State Aid for Transportation $15,710.50
State Aid for Public Schools
77,150.89
Federal Aid 7,834.44
Education of Handicapped
3,177.75
Tuition
2,684.00
Miscellaneous
37.20
$106,594.78
Net Cost of Operation
Appropriated, March, 1958:
Regional School District $191,452.37
Acton Public Schools
225,120.00
$416,572.37
Total Amount Expended from Appropriations:
Regional School District $183,767.37
Acton Public Schools 217,074.04
$400,841.41
Received to Credit of Schools
106,594.78
NET AMOUNT FROM LOCAL TAXES
$294,246.63
Less: Cost of New Equipment (Capital Outlay) 2,886.92
NET COST OF OPERATION FROM 1958 LOCAL TAXES $291,359.71
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Expended for Operation in 1958
High
Elementary
Total
Instruction
$137,282.66
$157,608.66
$294,891.32
Books and Supplies
6,634.57
7,855.22
14,489.79
Plant Operation
26,829.65
18,650.00
45,479.65
Plant Maintenance
623.92
3,844.53
4,468.45
Auxiliary Agencies
3,686.30
2,652.43
6,338.73
Transportation
14,976.88
16,272.00
31,248.88
General Control
7,223.53
7,028.32
14,251.85
Contingencies
130.07
397.88
527.95
Gross Cost of Operation
$197,387.58
$214,309.04
$411,696.62
Gross cost per high school pupil (465) $424.49
Gross cost per elementary school pupil (848)
$252.72
Gross cost per pupil (1,313)
$313.55
Gross Cost of Operation (as above)
$197,387.58
$214,309.04
$411,696.62
Less Receipts
54,867.00
51,727.78
106,594.78
Net Cost of Operation
$142,520.58
$162,581.26
$305,101.84
Net cost per high school pupil (465) ....
$306.49
Net cost per elementary school pupil (848) $191.72
Net cost per pupil (1,313)
$232.37
1959 SCHOOL BUDGETS
Total appropriation recommended by Acton
School Committee $266,118.00
Net amount requested by Acton-Boxborough
Regional District School Committee
212,472.00
$478,590.00
Estimate of School Aid and other state or Federal reimbursement $119,277.00
Estimate of other non-tax receipts for school support 2,000.00
Total non-local tax receipts for school support 121,277.00
Amount to be raised by local taxation for support of schools
$357,313.00
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ACTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Proposed Budget for 1959 January 1 - December 31, 1959
Salaries - Instructional
Present Faculty
$179,528.00
Additional Needs - three teachers
5,000.00
Two part-time secretaries
2,520.00
Substitutes
2,500.00
Miscellaneous
600.00
Total Salaries - Instructional $190,148.00
Books and Supplies
Acton Elementary School
$5,790.00
Julia L. McCarthy Primary School
5,865.00
Total Books and Supplies $11,655.00
Operation of Plants
Present Facilities
New School
Custodians
$9,050.00
$3,600.00 $12,650.00
Fuel
4,400.00
2,500.00
6,900.00
Supplies
1,200.00
500.00
1,700.00
Water
300.00
100.00
400.00
Gas
400.00
150.00
550.00
Electricity
3,200.00
1,750.00
4,950.00
Telephones
425.00
80.00
505.00
Miscellaneous
500.00
500.00
$19,475.00 $8,680.00
Total Operation of
Plants
$28,155.00
Maintenance of Plants
MAINTENANCE
OF
PLANTS
$2,500.00
Auxiliary Agencies
Library - Primary School $325.00
Promotion of Health - School Physician 400.00
---- School Nurse
2,050.00
Health Supplies 100.00
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Printing and Advertising
50.00
Transportation Miscellaneous
18,825.00
300.00
Total Auxiliary Agencies
$22,050.00
General Control
Administrative Salaries
$6,960.00
Attendance Officer
50.00
Conference Attendance by Superintendent
150.00
Stationery, Postage, Supplies
300.00
School Committee
250.00
Miscellaneous
500.00
Total General Control
$8,210.00
CAPITAL OUTLAY
$3,000.00
CONTINGENCY FUND
$400.00
Summary
Salaries - Instructional
$190,148.00
Books and Supplies
11,655.00
Operation of Plants
28,155.00
Maintenance of Plants
2,500.00
Auxiliary Agencies
22,050.00
General Control
8,210.00
Capital Outlay
3,000.00
Contingency Fund
400.00
$266,118.00
MEMBERS OF THE ACTON FACULTY
Superintendent of Schools, William L. O'Connell
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Name
Professional Training
MARGARET BARRETT
Lowell Teachers College
BS
Principal
GAIL BRUSCH
Wheelock College
BS
I
DOROTHY DONAHUE
Wheelock College
BS
I
JEAN DUFFY
Lowell Teachers College
BS
I
MONA GRIFFIN
Lowell Teachers College
BS
I
CELINA MACLEAN
Perry Normal School
I
PHYLLIS MORSE
Fitchburg Teachers College
BS
I
HELEN DECOSTE
Lesley College
BS
II
LEE LOMBARD
Boston University
BS
ALICE O'HEARN
Lowell Teachers College
BS, M.Ed.
II
SARAH POLAND
Lowell Teachers College
BS
II
ACTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAROLYN DOUGLAS
Fitchburg Teachers College
BS
Principal
JOANNE DAGDIGIAN
Regis College
AB
III
MILDRED KELLY
Florence (S. C.) Teachers College
BS
III
FLORENCE MERRIAM
Fitchburg Teachers College
III
Machias Normal School
University of Maine
BS
III
ANNE TILLSON
Middlebury College
Boston University
BS
III
Grade or Position
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ROBERTA PUFFER
Bridgewater Teachers College
II
ANNE HOLMES
BARBARA BROOKS DOROTHY CLARK MARY GALLAGHER JANICE MORGAN MARY RANDIG DARDANA BERRY JANE FLYNN
NANCY JOSLIN
MADELEINE KINGSTON
KATHERINE MATSEN
Smith College
AB
V
Merrimack College
BA
VI
ELEANOR HUBBARD
Colorado College
BA
VI
KATHERINE LESTER
University of New Hampshire
BA
VI
Boston University
BS, M.Ed.
VI
SUPERVISORS
MAURINE BERRY
Oklahoma City University
BS
Boston University
M.Ed.
Music
Emerson College
BA
Speech Therapy
Boston University
BM
Music
SALVATORE LIPOMI
Lowell Teachers College
BS
Tufts College
M.Ed.
Opportunity Class
Radcliffe College
AB
Boston University
M.Ed.
Guidance
CAROL SPAULDING
Massachusetts School of Art
BS
Art
University of Maine
BS
Physical Education
Boston University
BS
Physical Education
Boston Teachers College
BS
IV
Lowell Teachers College
BS
IV
Lowell Teachers College
BS
IV
Fitchburg Teachers College
BS
IV
Danbury (Conn.) Teachers College
BS
IV
Framingham Teachers College
V
Dickinson College
AB
V
Mount Holyoke
AB
Boston University
M.Ed.
V
Fitchburg Teachers College
BS
V
MARY ENDYKE
BARBARA PARKER
PATRICIA DONAHUE CONSTANTINE LIMBERAKIS
RUTH PROCTOR
ISADORE STEARNS EDWARD JAMES
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ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
District Superintendent, William L. O'Connell
Name RAYMOND J. GREY RUTH R. PROCTOR
Professional Training
Tufts College
AB, MS
Principal
Radcliffe College
AB
Boston University
M.Ed.
Director of Guidance
Boston University
BA
Science
CHARLES BATTIT MARGARET BOORNAZIAN
Burdett College
Framingham Teachers College
BS
Home Economics
Immaculata College
AB
Social Studies
JOAN CAPITELL
Boston University
BS
BARBARA CLEMENCE
New England Deaconess Hospital
North Park College
AA
Nurse
PATRICIA CREMINS
Emmanuel College
AB
English
HELEN DAVIS
Tufts College
AB
Librarian
HELEN DETSCH
Boston University
BS
English
MARY EMERSON
University of New Hampshire
BS
Home Economics
ESTHER FOLTS
Syracuse University
BA
HARVEY GRAY
Northeastern University
BS
Harvard University
AMT
Social Studies
EDITH HATCH
Fitchburg Teachers College
Reading Improvement
ARTHUR HAYES
University of Mississippi
BA
MA
Social Studies
EDWARD JAMES
Boston University
BS
Physical Education
MASON KING
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS
Harvard University
AMT
Science
Boston University
BM
Director of Music
Boston University
BA, MA
Mathematics
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Guidance
M.Ed.
Business
FRANCES BOYLE MARY CAMPBELL
Position or Teaching Field
CONSTANTINE LIMBERAKIS WILLIAM LUBOLD
Stanford University
English
ERNEST MANDEVILLE ROBERT MORRIS ANTHONY PAPPAS FRANCIS PRATT
DEAN SOULE
Brown University
AB
Science
CAROL SPAULDING
Massachusetts School of Art
BS
Director of Art
ISADORE STEARNS
University of Maine
BS
Physical Education
RALPH STETSON
Northeastern University
Industrial Arts
JAMES SULLIVAN
Merrimack College
BA
Science
ROBERT SULLIVAN
Boston College
BS
Mathematics
LEON TAYLOR
Harvard University
AB
University of Illinois
MS
Mathematics, Science
MARION TOWNE
Smith College
AB
English
CAROLINE VATTES
Massachusetts School of Art
BS
Columbia University
MA
Art
HENRY WALL
Salem Teachers College
BS
M.Ed.
Business
NANCY WERNETH
Pembroke College
AB
Harvard University
AMT
Languages
MARIE YATES
Smith College
BA
University of Cape Town
MA
English
BS
Industrial Arts
University of Massachusetts Boston University
BA, MA
Languages Mathematics, Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS
Eastern Nazarene College
BS
Harvard University
AMT
Social Studies
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Boston University
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GRADUATION EXERCISES JUNE 13, 1958
Salutatorian
Gregor B. Prentice
Valedictorian
Roberta Davis
Scholarship Awards:
West Acton Woman's ยท Club Sandra Morton
University of Massachusetts
Acton Center Woman's Club Harrison Annable
University of Massachusetts
Acton Parent Teachers Association Jeanne Steele
Simmons College
Maynard Rotary Club Maryann Notargiacomo
Salem Teachers College
Acton Firemen's Association Roberta Davis Gregor Prentice
Bates College University of Massachusetts
Acton High School Scholarship Fund Joanne Steele
Pembroke College
Acton Lions Club Roberta Davis
Bates College
Acton Teachers Association Caroline Kangas
Massachusetts School of Art
Other Awards:
Bausch and Lomb Medal Joanne Steele
Rensselaer Medal John Lyons
Daughters of American Revolution Award Roberta Davis
Outstanding Senior Howard Clausen
American Legion Medals for Scholarship, Loyalty and Achievement Margaret Daniels James Howe
Harvard Club of Concord Book Prize Robert Nylander
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University of Massachusetts Mathematics Award Joanne Steele
National Honor Society Members :
Seniors : Roberta Davis, Donna M. Hollowell, Caroline V. Kangas, John J. Lyons Diana P. Mckinstry, Maryann T. Notargiacomo, Gregor B. Prentice, Jeanne E. Steele, Joanne L. Steele.
Juniors : Janice D. Hill, George H. Hollywood, Robert H. Nylander, Elizabeth A. Roach
CLASS OF 1958
Harrison Thacher Annable Shirley Anne Armstrong Margaret Eileen Ashline Rebecca Elaine Beech Charles Richard Breen Bernard Alfred Caouette
Charles Wilson Kimball Frederic Drew Knippel Kenneth Denis Lazaro Sandra Jean Leavitt John Charles Leonard Bradley Peter Lortz John Joseph Lyons
Sandra Lee Christofferson
Howard William Clausen James Patrick Coughlin Rosemary Cullinane Anne Marie Daniels
Diana Phylis Mckinstry Sandra Luella Morton
Maryann Theresa Notargiacomo Helen Sandra O'Neal
Margaret Mary Daniels James Bishop Davis Roberta Davis Rosemarie DiDuca Kathleen Ann Dow
Ralph Frederick Parsons Nancy Anne Pederson Therese Louise Poirier Gregor Boyd Prentice Alice Clarke Reese Donnajean Rines David Bennett Roth
John Joseph Downey
Edward Martin Duggan
Irving Sylvester Duren, III John Robert Erikson William Dixon Fowler Harry David Freeman John Richard Harbage Donna Marie Hollowell James Douglas Howe Caroline Vally Kangas Francis James Kelley
Peter King Schontag Ellen Mary Staples Jeanne Elizabeth Steele
Joanne Louise Steele Carole Anne Stevens
Kevin Barry Sweeney
Martha Ann Winslow Judith Gates Woodhead
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AGE AND GRADE DISTRIBUTION TABLE (OCTOBER 1, 1958)
PRE-SCHOOL Entering Class of
1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959
5 6
7 8
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Total
Pre- School
139
204
187
178
186
179
I
28
130
13
=
20 103
24
3
III
20
84
11
IV
13
98
29
V
17
82
34
2
1
VI
21
88
13
1
Opportunity Class
2
1
5
2
3
2
ELEMENTARY
850
VII
35
79
7
5
VIII
1
23
60
6
2
IX
12
75
17
3
X
11
64
11
2
XI
27
42
XII
14
32
6
HIGH
534
1,384
223rd ANNUAL REPORT OF
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THE TOWN OF ACTON
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Proposed Budget for 1959 January 1 - December 31, 1959
General Control
School Committee Expenses
$200.00
Administrative Salaries
7,560.00
Supervisor of Attendance
50.00
Stationery, Postage, Supplies
400.00
Conference Attendance by Superintendent
150.00
School Census
200.00
Magazines, Books, Dues
50.00
Bonding Treasurer
300.00
State Audit
130.00
Miscellaneous
400.00
TOTAL GENERAL CONTROL
$9,440.00
Expenses of Instruction
Present Faculty
$168,208.00
Additional needs - 1 teacher
2,000.00
Substitutes
2,500.00
NEACSS Evaluation - services
of visiting committee
500.00
Miscellaneous
600.00
TOTAL SALARIES
$173,808.00
Textbooks
Art
$50.00
Business
160.00
English
785.70
Guidance
100.00
Home Economics
75.00
Industrial Arts
100.00
Languages
458.40
Mathematics
315.00
Music
400.00
Orientation
120.00
Remedial Reading
186.60
Science
497.30
Social Studies
430.00
Miscellaneous
500.00
TOTAL TEXTBOOKS $4,178.00
90
223rd ANNUAL REPORT OF
Instructional Supplies (Specific)
Art
$900.00
Audio-Visual Aids
300.00
English
50.00
Guidance
550.00
Home Economics
800.00
Industrial Arts
800.00
Music
826.00
Physical Education
400.00
Remedial Reading
60.00
Science
600.00
Total Supplies (Specific)
$5,286.00
Instructional Supplies (Gen- eral)
2,000.00
TOTAL EXPENSES OF IN- STRUCTION
$185,272.00
Operation of Plant
Custodians
$12,000.00
Fuel
5,700.00
Gas
550.00
Insurance
2,500.00
Light
5,200.00
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