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Very truly yours,
HARRY L. STIEGLER, Director.
REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my report for the year 1956. The Department removed the low hanging limbs along Main Street and Central Street. Several large trees were removed be- cause of structural weakness.
This year 45 trees were planted along town ways.
The Poison Ivy around the town buildings and schoo! grounds was sprayed with Brushkiller. The roadsides were sprayed where Poison Ivy was present.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANKLIN H. CHARTER, Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE GOODNOW FUND For the Year Ending December 31, 1956
INVESTMENTS
Charlestown Savings Bank
$465.54
Concord Co-Operative Bank
3,000.00
$3,465.54
RECEIPTS
Charlestown Savings Bank
$13.96
Concord Co-Operative Bank
90.00
$103.96
EXPENDITURES
Treasurer of the Evangelical Church
in Acton
$45.00
Cash on hand December 31, 1956
58.96
$103.96
THELMA L. BOATMAN, ROY H. LINSCOTT, FRANK E. GREENOUGH, Trustees of Goodnow Fund.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ELIZABETH WHITE FUND For the Year Ending December 31, 1956
The Trustees of this fund have signed orders to the Town Treasurer for the sum of eight hundred thirty-five dollars ($835.00).
The Town has lost a faithful friend through the recent death of Miss Clara Sawyer who was one of the original Trustees of this fund. The Board of Selectmen appointed Mrs. Charles Vose to fill the vacancy temporarily.
Respectfully submitted,
HELEN B. WOOD, HAZEL P. VOSE, THELMA M. BLOOD, Trustees.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT AND ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
TED
1735
ACTON
Town of Acton MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE MUNICIPAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST
1956
URPHY & SNYDER, INC . MAYNARD, MASS.
REPORT OF ACTON SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZATION
Acton School Committee
Mr. Edmond J. McNiff, Chairman Term Expires 1957
Mr. George E. Neagle, Secretary Term Expires 1958
Mr. Dana B. Hinckley Term Expires 1957
Mr. Lloyd E. Williamson .Term Expires 1957
Mrs. Evelyn N. MacLean Term Expires 1959
Mr. Thomas E. Wetherbee Term Expires 1959
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 Secretaries, Mrs. Priscilla Felt ) Miss Bette Putnam S 3-4181
Attendance Officer, Louis Leveroni
3-4181
Principals:
Acton-Boxborough Regional 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 2, 1957
Winter Recess, February 18-22
Spring Recess, April 15-19
Memorial Day, May 30
Close of School, Grades 1-6, Acton Public Schools, June 14 Graduation, June 14
Close of School, Grades 7 and 8, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, June 14
Close of School, Grades 9-12, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, June 19
Summer Recess
Teachers' Meetings, September 3
Reopening of All Schools, September 4
Visiting Day (Convention or Workshop), October 25
Veterans' Day, November 12
Thanksgiving Recess, Noon November 27, 28, 29
Christmas Holidays, December 23 to January 3, 1958
Reopening of All Schools, January 6, 1958
Winter Recess, February 24-28
Spring Recess, April 21-25
Memorial Day, May 30
Close of Acton Elementary Schools, Grades 1-6, June 13
Close of School, Grades 7 and 8, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, June 13
Close of School, Grades 9-12, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, June 20
No School Signal
1-1-1-1 7:15 A. M. No School Acton Public Schools - Grades 1 - 6
2-2-2-2 7 A. M. No School All Schools All Day
ACTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT 1956
The School Committee, in accordance with the law, re- spectfully submits its report for the year 1956.
We believe one of our outstanding features has been the cooperation we have received from our staff. At this time we wish to thank them one and all.
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On August 22, we received the resignation of Frank Stevens from the committee to be effective September 1. Mr. Stevens moved to Lincoln, Massachusetts.
The School Committee held a joint meeting with the Board of Selectmen on September 11, 1956 and elected Lloyd Williamson of West Acton to fill the vacancy.
The Regional School Committee has worked in close rela- tion with this committee and has helped greatly in trying to provide the best for Acton students at both elementary and high school levels.
This committee has revised its salary schedule twice during the school year. We believe we are now up to date with other good systems. The salary schedule must be kept in sight at all times in order to attract and retain the best in the teaching profession.
This committee, along with former ones, has been en- deavoring to close the village schools. The Town this year will hold the answer as the Elementary School Building Committee will have an article in the Annual Town Warrant to build a new elementary school (See report of Special School Building Committee.) The decision is yours, the taxpayers, to make.
This committee has emphasized that we meet not just the minimum requirements in education, but to do our utmost to provide the very best in education for the boys and girls of Acton.
The satisfactions of this committee are many, not in money or personal advantages but in loyalty to public edu- cation and knowing we are affecting lives of succeeding gen- erations. Our most precious resources are in today's youth.
ACTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
EDMOND J. McNIFF, Chairman GEORGE E. NEAGLE, Secretary, DANA B. HINCKLEY MRS. EVELYN MacLEAN THOMAS E. WETHERBEE LLOYD E. WILLIAMSON
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee and Citizens of Acton :
Herewith is presented my third report as Superintendent of Schools for Acton:
School Finances 1956
Received - To the Credit of Public Schools
State Aid for Transportation (Costs above $5 a pupil for transportation over 11/2 miles) $3,656.10 State Aid for Public Schools (approximately $1,325 per teacher) 65,579.01
Federal Aid 2,805.99
Education of Handicapped (1/2 cost teacher's salary, plus $500 above that of reg. teacher)
2,321.12
Tuition - Commonwealth of Massachusetts and City of Boston Wards 2,289.82
Tuition - Town of Boxborough
5,604.48
Tuition and Transportation - Town of Westford
758.10
Miscellaneous Collections at the High School
103.26
Total $83,117.88
Net Cost of Operating Schools
Appropriated, March, 1956:
Regional School District $69,153.49
Acton Public Schools 223,445.00
$292,598.49
Total Amount Expended $269,923.35
Received to Credit of Schools (explanation above) $83,117.88
NET AMOUNT FROM LOCAL TAXES $186,805.47
Less : Cost of New Equipment (Capital Outlay) $1,116.13
NET COST OF OPERATION FROM LOCAL
TAXES
$185,689.34
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Expended for Operation in 1956
High
Elementary
Total
Instruction
$51,674.26
$102,020.85
$153,695.11
Books and Supplies
749.97
5,310.79
6,060.76
Plant Operation
9,282.19
18,244.71
27,526.90
Plant Maintenance
608.17
1,412.03
2,020.20
Auxiliary Agencies
5,859.88
9,524.58
15,384.46
General Control
2,548.91
5,982.72
8,531.63
Regional High School: 87.8% of $63,312.35
55,588.24
55,588.24
Gross Cost of Operation
$126,311.62
$142,495.68
$268,807.30
Gross Cost per high
school pupil (375)* $336.83
Gross Cost per elementary school pupil (661)
$215.58
Gross Cost per pupil (1036)
$259.47
Gross Cost of Operation
(as above)
$126,311.62
$142,495.68
$268,807.30
Less Receipts
42,913.23
40,204.65
83,117.88
Net Cost of Operation
$83,398.39
$102,291.03
$185,689.42
Net Cost per high school pupil (375) $222.40
Net Cost per elementary school pupil (661)
$154.75
Net Cost per pupil (1036)
$179.24
* Does not include Boxborough students
1957 ACTON SCHOOL DEPARTMENT BUDGET
Total appropriation recommended by the School Committee $183,816.00
Estimate of School Aid and other state or federal reimbursement $46,200.00
Estimate of other non-tax receipts for school support 1,311.00
Total non-local tax receipts for school support $47,511.00
Amount to be raised by local taxation for Acton Public Schools support $136,305.00
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Estimated Receipts for 1957
STATE AND FEDERAL AID
General School Fund $35,500.00
(approximately $1,325 per teacher)
Federal Aid
5,000.00
Transportation 3,200.00
(Transp. of pupils over 11/2 miles)
Education of Handicapped 2,500.00
(1/2 cost of teacher's salary, plus $500 above that of reg. teacher)
TOTAL STATE AND FEDERAL AID $46,200.00
TUITION
Town of Westford
$411.00
City of Boston, Commonwealth of Mass. 900.00
TOTAL TUITION PAYMENTS
$1,311.00
ACTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Proposed Budget for 1957 January 1 - December 31, 1957
Salaries
Present Faculty, 30 Members $119,407.00
Additional Needs - six teachers
8,640.00
Substitutes
1,000.00
Summer Programs 500.00
Elementary School Secretary
1,200.00
Miscellaneous
300.00
Total Salaries
$131,047.00
Books and Supplies
Julia L. McCarthy School
$1,466.00
Center Elementary School
433.00
South Elementary School
685.00
West Elementary School
1,005.00
Opportunity Class
300.00
Audio-Visual Aids
100.00
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Guidance
175.00
Music
100.00
Physical Education
200.00
Remedial Reading
100.00
Miscellaneous
700.00
Total Books and Supplies
$5,264.00
Operation of Plant
Custodians
$14,100.00
Fuel
4,800.00
Supplies
500.00
Water
300.00
Gas
300.00
Light-Power
1,800.00
Telephones
400.00
Rent
1,080.00
Plowing
50.00
Miscellaneous
200.00
Total Operation of Plant
$23,530.00
Maintenance of Plants
Replacement of Shades, present high
school
$375.00
Ventilation System, present high school
500.00
Miscellaneous
2,500.00
Total Maintenance of Plants $3,375.00
Auxiliary Agencies
Libraries
$200.00
Promotion of Health, School Physician
300.00
School Nurse ..
700.00
Health Supplies
100.00
Printing and Advertising
25.00
Transportation
10,600.00
Miscellaneous
200.00
Total Auxiliary Agencies
$12,125.00
General Control
Administrative Salaries $5,600.00
Attendance Officer 50.00
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Conference Attendance by Superin- tendent
150.00
Stationery - Postage 150.00
School Committee
125.00
Miscellaneous
500.00
Total General Control
$6,575.00
CAPITAL OUTLAY
$1,500.00
CONTINGENCY FUND
$400.00
Summary
Salaries
$131,047.00
Books and Supplies
5,264.00
Operation of Plants
23,530.00
Maintenance of Plants
3,375.00
Auxiliary Agencies
12,125.00
General Control
6,575.00
Capital Outlay
1,500.00
Contingency Fund
400.00
TOTAL
$183,816.00
Housing
When the Acton schools reopened in September, 1956, it was necessary to rent another classroom. The Trustees of the West Acton Baptist Church were kind enough to allow us to use one of the rooms in the new addition to the church for a fourth grade. This meant that we had three rented classrooms in the system, since we previously had a third grade housed in the Acton Center Firehouse and another third grade occupying the American Legion Hall in South Acton. This will be eliminated in September, 1957, as at that time the present Acton High School will be converted into an ele- mentary school.
At the present time there is an Acton Building Committee which is meeting weekly to complete plans for a twenty-room elementary school. This committee is under the chairmanship of Norman McIntosh - other members are: Ormal Laffin, Lloyd Priest, Edmond McNiff and Walter Stevens. A per- manent Building Committee has been appointed by the Select- men and will work closely with the School Building Com- mittee. A full report covering the progress of this committee will be submitted by Mr. Norman McIntosh.
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In September, 1956, also, there was a period of transition as the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School started to operate in the present high school building. The regional high school covers grades seven through twelve. A full report by Mr. Raymond Grey, Principal, will follow. The members of the Regional School Committee are: Mr. Joseph Hartshorn, Boxborough, Chairman, Mr. Thomas Wetherbee and Mr. George Neagle representing Acton.
The local school committee members are: Mr. Edmond McNiff, Chairman; Mr. George Neagle, Secretary ; Mr. Thomas Wetherbee; Mrs. Evelyn MacLean; Mr. Dana Hinckley and Mr. Lloyd Williamson. Their duties are now to operate the Acton Elementary Schools, grades 1 - 6.
Enrollment
The 1956 school census was taken by the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Senior Class and showed a marked increase over the 1955 census, especially in the entering first grades for the next six years. The latest census shows that we will have 117 entering our first grade in 1957, 133 in 1958, 153 in 1959, 156 in 1960, 143 in 1961 and 123 (through October 15, 1956) in 1962. These figures show the need for additional classrooms and teachers as the large popula- tions advance in our school system. As of October 1, 1956 our total school population was 1088. This shows an increase of close to 100 children in our school system since the close of school in June 1956. The local elementary schools had 623 pupils and the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School had 419 boys and girls. From our enrollment figures this trend will continue over the next five or six years and it can be readily seen that additional classrooms will be needed in the near future.
Instruction
Since the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School was to begin operation in September 1956, it was necessary to hire additional teachers because of the increased enrollment and also because of new subjects in the curriculum. Since some of our teachers resigned it was necessary to replace them.
The following teachers resigned from the Acton School Sys- tem during the year 1956: Mr. Maurice Nolan, to accept a position in his home town of Swampscott; Miss Florence McDuffie, to accept a position in her home town of North Andover; Mr. John Winton, to accept a position in the Con-
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cord Public School System; Mrs. Evelyn Valpey; Mrs. Doris Santamour, to accompany her husband to St. Paul, Minne- sota; Miss Alice Phillips; Mrs. Gail Spiegelman, to accompany her husband to Paris, France. Mr. Arthur Gulla, who was on military leave, rejoined the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District for the start of the school year. Mr. James Dadoly is still on military leave from his teaching duties at the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School.
The Acton-Boxborough Regional District Committee and the Acton School Committee held a series of meetings and worked many hours to set up a salary schedule to attract and hold good teachers. The salary schedule effective Sep- tember 1957 is as follows: BA or BS degree, starting salary $3,300, maximum $5,300; MA degree, starting salary $3,600, maximum $5,600. Both committees felt it was necessary to increase the salary schedule as the State minimum now is $3,000, and most surrounding towns have increased their starting salaries over the State minimum. The committee further feels that if we are competing with towns such as Groton, Bedford, Weston, Wayland, Concord, and Lincoln, our schedule should be on a par with these towns. The Acton School Committee and the Acton-Boxborough Regional District School Committee are members of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees and NESDEC (New Eng- land School Development Council).
The following teachers have taken courses in their own subject fields during the year 1956: Mrs. Margaret Barrett, Miss Phyllis Morse, Miss Patricia Morse, Mrs. Helen deCoste, Mrs. Celina MacLean, Mrs. Alice O'Hearn, Mrs. June Mahoney, Miss Maurine Berry, Miss Jean Duffy, Mrs. Carolyn Bird, Miss Ruth Proctor, Miss Joan Capitell, Mr. Robert Sullivan, Mr. William Lubold, Mr. Jon Thunberg, Mrs. Helen Detsch, Mr. Arthur Hayes, and Mrs. Edith Hatch.
New Faculty Members
Miss Patricia Morse Grade III
Miss Katherine Lester Grade V
Mrs. Walter M. Bird, Jr. Grave VI
Miss Mary Green Junior High Home Economics
Miss Janice Turcotte Junior High Art
Mr. Ernest Mandeville Junior High Industrial Arts
Mrs. Dorothy Ferry Junior High English
Mr. Anthony Pappas Junior High Science Mr. Irving Schwartz High School English
Mr. Henry Wall High School Business
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Miss Helen Daily High School Latin and English
Mr. Edward James Physical Education Mr. Jon Thunberg High School Science
Mr. Charles Battit
High School Science
Arthur D. Little Plan
Arrangements were made with the Arthur D. Little Com- pany to have two teachers employed both by the Acton- Boxborough Regional School District and Arthur D. Little, Inc. In this plan one teaches in the classroom from Septem- ber through January while the other is employed at Arthur D. Little. At the end of January, or after the mid-year term, the positions are reversed, the first science instructor going to Arthur D. Little and his replacement to the regional school. Under this program it is possible to bring the latest in the field of science into the classroom. This is a three year program and both men are employed by Arthur D. Little during the entire summer and any courses they wish to take are paid for by the company. Two other schools operating under this plan are Lexington High School in the field of biology, and Newton High School in the field of mathematics. In recent weeks Raytheon Manufacturing Company has made arrangements to work a similar plan in September of 1957 with Bedford, Weston and Wayland High Schools.
Revision of Elementary School Curriculum
Since September 1956 a group of nineteen teachers has been meeting regularly with the Superintendent of Schools to revise and improve the elementary school curriculum. All fields in the elementary curriculum are being studied and they include language arts (spelling, reading, English), mathe- matics, social studies (history, geography), handwriting, music, physical education, art, and science. It is hoped that this study will be completed by September 1957.
Scholarships
The following scholarships are awarded at graduation exercises in June :
Acton High School $1,000.00
Acton Teachers' Association 200.00
Acton Parent-Teachers' Association 200.00
Acton Center Woman's Club 100.00
West Acton Woman's Club 100.00
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Rotary Club of Maynard
100.00 Julia L. McCarthy
100.00
Plant Operation and Maintenance
September 1956 marked the fourth year of the half-session day. The high school schedule was from 7:55 A. M. to 12:17 P. M. and the junior high school was from 12:17 P. M. to 4:45 P. M. However, Mr. Leveroni and Mr. Garthe have been able to keep the high school in remarkable condition by working many extra hours. Since the building was in continuous operation from approximately 7:30 in the morning until 5:00 at night and Blanchard Hall used as a study hall in the morning and a homeroom in the afternoon, they had to make many working adjustments in their schedule to keep this building in the excellent shape it now is. All the jani- tors in the elementary schools have worked diligently and conscientiously to keep these buildings clean and attractive. Blanchard Auditorium has been used by many organizations and groups during the past year. This building has been kept in A-1 condition by Mr. Emery Nelson.
Auxiliary Agencies
The transportation item in the 1957 budget has been in- creased as we are still operating on a two-session day and the enrollment has increased by over 100 pupils since the close of school in June 1956. With the large number of pupils riding to and from school, Mr. Laffin and his bus drivers deserve a great deal of credit for their cooperation and outstanding safety record.
Cafeteria
The two school committees have elected Mrs. Anne Rim- bach as Director of the cafeterias in both the regional and local schools. Because of the increased number of children purchasing hot lunches, two additions have been made to the cafeteria staff. They are: Mrs. David Worrall of West Acton and Mrs. Paul Cobleigh of Boxborough. These women, together with Mrs. Lawrence Tucker, Mrs. Cleon Phelps and Mrs. Howard Staples, have offered excellent meals to the children in the schools.
Mrs. Otto Pasanen
The entire school family was saddened by the death of Mrs. Otto Pasanen in February 1956. She had been very active in school affairs and was a member of the cafeteria staff at the time of her death. She will always be remembered
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as a very cooperative and hardworking person in anything that she volunteered her services.
Mrs. Carrie Wells
Mrs. Carrie Wells, former Principal of the West Acton Elementary School and resident of Prospect Street, South Action, passed away November 21, 1956. Mrs. Wells was appointed to the Acton Public Schools faculty in 1943 and retired from the Acton School System in June, 1950.
Reading Program
Mrs. Betty Keeton was elected to fill the .vacancy created by the resignation of Mrs. Doris Santamour in the Remedial Reading Program. Mrs. Keeton, who was teaching the third grade in Acton Center, has been working at Boston Univer- sity for her master's degree in remedial reading. Mrs. Ray- mond Hatch is the remedial reading teacher in the Acton- Boxborough Regional High School. Both these teachers have been working in cooperation with Miss Ruth Proctor, Director of Guidance. Miss Proctor has given a reading test to all the children in the school system, grades 1-12. Miss Proctor's report on guidance follows that of the high school principal.
In closing I should like to thank the principals, super- visors, teachers, school committee, cafeteria staff, school physician, school nurse, school secretaries, custodians, stu- dents, the press, the many tradesmen and so many of the townspeople in Acton who have helped to ease the increasing burdens of school problems during the past year.
I should like to express my appreciation also to the Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board, the Building Committee and the Board of Health for their cooperation and support during 1956, and to Mr. Arnold Mercier, Clerk of the Works, for his excellent cooperation and suggestions over the past year in the building of the new regional high school.
The year 1956 did not bring an end to the two-session day, but relief is in sight as the new Acton-Boxborough Regional High School will be ready for occupancy in 1957. This will eliminate the two-session day, but I feel that with the grow- ing enrollment, especially at the pre-primary and primary school level, a definite plan for additional classrooms will be necessary in 1959.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM L. O'CONNELL, Superintendent of Schools.
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MEMBERS OF THE ACTON FACULTY Superintendent of Schools, William L. O'Connell
PRIMARY SCHOOL Professional Training
Name
Grade
MARGARET BARRETT
Lowell Teachers College
Principal I
ANGELA BEMIS
Boston Normal School
JEAN DUFFY
Lowell Teachers College
BS
I
CELINA MacLEAN
Perry Normal School
I
PHYLLIS MORSE
Fitchburg Teachers College
BS
I
MAURINE BERRY
Oklahoma City University
BS
II
HELEN deCOSTE
Lesley College
II
JUNE MAHONEY
Bridgewater Teachers College
BS
II
ALICE O'HEARN
Lowell Teachers College
BS, M.Ed.
II
WEST SCHOOL
CAROLYN DOUGLAS
Fitchburg Teachers College
BS
Principal
JOANNE DAGDIGIAN
Regis College
AB
III
DOROTHY MCNAMARA
Lowell Teachers College
BS
IV
ELIZABETH TUFTS
Massachusetts School of Art
Gorham Teachers College
BS
IV
KATHERINE LESTER
University of New Hampshire
BA
V
SOUTH SCHOOL
FLORENCE MERRIAM
Fitchburg Teachers College
Principal III
ROBERTA PUFFER
Machias Normal School
University of Maine
BS
III
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VI
Name
MADELEINE KINGSTON KATHERINE MATSEN JESSIE GEMMA
Professional Training
Fitchburg Teachers College Smith College Fitchburg Teachers College
BS
AB
V VI
CENTER SCHOOL
Framingham Teachers College
Principal V
PATRICIA MORSE
Fitchburg Teachers College
BS
III
MARY CRORY
Regis College
AB
Emerson College
MA
IV
CAROLYN BIRD
Wellesley College
AB
VI
SUPERVISORS
Subject
EDWARD JAMES
Boston University
BS
Physical Education
ELIZABETH KEETON
University of Texas
BA
Remedial Reading
SALVATORE LIPOMI
Lowell Teachers College
BS
Opportunity Class
Tufts College
M.Ed.
JOHN PRISKE
Truro College
AB
New England Conservatory
MS
Music
RUTH PROCTOR
Radcliffe College
AB
Boston University
M.Ed.
Guidance
CAROL SPAULDING
Massachusetts School of Art
BS
Art
Physical Education
ISADORE STEARNS
University of Maine
BS
Grade
IV
DARDANA BERRY
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AGE AND GRADE DISTRIBUTION TABLE (Oct. 1, 1956)
PRE-SCHOOL
Entering Class of 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957
5 6 7
8 9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18 Total
Pre-
School 123
143
156
153
133
117
I
17
99
5
121
II
14
76
18
108
III
22
88
13
123
IV
22
79
8
2
111
V
1
27
67
6
4
105
VI
21
47
9
2
79
Opportunity Class
4
2
6
2
14
ELEMENTARY
661
VII
18 69
5
2
94
VIII
11
75
10
3
99
JUNIOR HIGH
192
IX
1 26
43
2
72
X
18
37
10
2
67
XI
12
35
6
1
54
XII
6
28
7
41
HIGH SCHOOL
234
17
113
103
129
119
96
73
98
110
79
56
51
36
8
1,088
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REPORT OF THE ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL DISTRICT
SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT FOR 1956
Regional School Committee
Joseph H. Hartshorn, Chairman Boxborough
George E. Neagle Acton
Thomas E. Wetherbee Acton
Mrs. Priscilla Felt, Secretary-Treasurer
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held every Thursday at the Julia L. McCarthy Primary School at 7:30 P.M.
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