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Purchase of Asbestos Curtain & Rigging Balance to Revenue
39.00
$2,250.00
SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Balance January 1, 1954
$694.26
Receipts
1,302.20
$1,996.46
Payments
1,741.16
Balance December 31, 1954
255.30
$1,996.46
SCHOOL CAFETERIA
Balance, January 1, 1954 Receipts
$452.88
18,394.77
$18,847.65
66
2,211.00
Salaries
Payments: Payrolls Other Expenses
$4,055.50 13,920.41
$17,975.91 871.74
$18,847.65
SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Appropriation
$2,500.00
Balance December 31, 1954
2,500.00
SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC
Appropriation
$1,100.00
Payments:
Expenses and Care
$728.15
Balance to Revenue
371.85
$1,100.00
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION-TUITION
Appropriation
Payments
City of Newton
13.20
Town of Norwood
462.00
Transportation
138.00
Balance to Revenue
186.80
CONTINGENT
Appropriation
$2,583.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund .
1,063.71
Transfer from Street Lights
250.00
Transfer from Veterans Benefits
375.00
Transfer from Revenue
275.00
$4,546.71
Payments:
$1,990.25
Legal
1,602.65
Town Report
90.00
Printing and Advertising
204.24
Flowers & Wreaths
75.00
Selectmen's Expenses
485.91
Supplies & Postage
100.66
$4,546.71
COUNTY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Appropriation Payments: County Treasurer
$2,575.90
2,575.90
67
$800.00
613.20
$800.00
Care of Town Clock
Balance December 31, 1954
BOILER INSURANCE
Appropriation Transfer from Reserve Fund
$1,142.00 .20
$1,142.20
Payments: Insurance Premiums
1,142.20
LIBRARY
Dog Tax
$594.58
Library Fines
307.77
Appropriation
1,665.00
Transfer from Granville Dailey Library Trust Income
2,051.00
Transfer from Library Trust Income
278.75
$4,897.10
Payments:
Salaries
$2,677.12
Books
516.86
Light
195.82
Telephone
88.74
Supplies & Binding
360.82
Magazines and Papers
156.08
Repairs
718.81
Fuel
182.85
4,897.10
VEHICLE INSURANCE
Appropriation
$775.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
81.00
Payments: Insurance Premium
856.00
FIRE INSURANCE
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Payments: Premiums
$1,936.64
Balance to Revenue
63.36
2,000.00
PARK AND PLANNING
Appropriation
1,407.50
Payments:
Salaries
$902.56
Printing & Plans
107.53
Supplies and Other Expenses
206.91
Memberships & Publications
45.90
Balance to Revenue
144.60
$1,407.50
LAND DAMAGES-SPRING STREET
$135.00
Appropriation Payments: Damages
135.00
68
1,262.90
$856.00
MEMORIAL DAY
$600.00
Payments:
Music
$270.00
Decorations, flags and flowers
196.40
Programs
10.30
Refreshments and supplies
78.00
Balance to Revenue
45.30
SWIMMING INSTRUCTION
Appropriation
$823.50
Payments:
Instructors
$779.80
Signs
43.70
823.50
TOWN MEETING NOTICES
Appropriation
$200.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
3.75
$203.75
Payments:
Printing
$183.75 20.00
203.75
LIABILITY INSURANCE
Appropriation
$2,100.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
282.23
Payments:
Premiums
2,382.23
TENNIS COURT
Balance, January 1, 1954
$2,600.00
Appropriation
1,818.00
Payments:
Contractor for Construction of Court
$4,418.00
TOWN CLOCK HOUSING REPAIRS
$1,596.00
Contractor for Renovation &
1,596.00
AMERICAN LEGION POST QUARTERS
Appropriation Payments:
$1,000.00
Beckwith Post No. 110
1,000.00
69
$4,418.00
Appropriation Payments:
Repairs to Clock Tower
$2,382.23
Delivery
$600.00
554.70
Appropriation
BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
Balance January 1, 1954 Appropriation
$265.00 400.00
Payments:
Salaries
$170.80
Balance December 31, 1954
494.20
HONOR ROLL-KOREAN SERVICE
Appropriation
$150.00
Transfer from the Reserve Fund
41.75
$191.75
Payments:
Lettering & Setting up Honor Roll
$190.00
Balance to Revenue
1.75
$191.75
ZONING APPEALS BOARD
Appropriation
Payments:
63.90
Printing
2.75
BaBlance to Revenue
83.35
$150.00
TEACHERS' MILITARY SERVICE RETIREMENT FUND
Appropriations
$153.00
Payments:
Mass. Teachers' Retirement Fund
153.00
WATER DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$19,387.05
Transfer from the Reserve Fund
204.55
$19,591.60
Payments:
Gas, Oil & Truck Maintenance
$356.23
Postage and Supplies
889.88
Purchase of Water
6,642.20
Bond
18.37
Pipe and Equipment
3,036.58
Unpaid Bills 1953
1,199.55
Tractor & Truck Hire
441.50
Salaries
7,007.29
$19,591.60
WATER-HARDING STREET
Balance January 1, 1954 Payments:
$682.62
70
$665.00
$665.00
$150.00
Salaries
66.65
Salaries Asphalt & Fill
$160.80 33.00
Transfer to New Water Supply System
483.62
677.42
Balance December 31, 1954
5.20
$682.62
WATER-STUDY OF SOURCES BOARD
Balance January 1, 1954
$1,500.00
Payments:
Contracting Engineers
$1,426.22
Advertising & Surveying
73.78
$1,500.00
NEW WATER SYSTEM
Appropriation
$5,000.00
Payments:
Contracting Engineers
$4,912.22
Surveying
87.78
5,000.00
CEMETERIES
Appropriation
$5,107.50
Transfer from Cemetery Trust Income
1,044.16
Transfer from Sale of Lots Fund
460.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
638.16
$7,249.82
Payments:
Salaries
$4,035.60
Trucks and Equipment Hire
1,216.50
Supplies
872.02
Gas, Oil and Maintenance
954.23
Surveying and Layouts
165.90
Balance to Revenue
5.57
$7,249.82
WATER ACCOUNT
Balances January 1, 1954
$1,352.10
Transfers to New Water System
1,352.10
WINTER STREET WATER EXTENSIONS
Transfer from Adams Street Sewer
$1,942.39
Transfer from Main Street Sewer
557.61
$2,500.00
Payments:
Salaries
Pipe, valves and equipment
$83.00 1,084.30
71
$7,244.25
Advertising and Legal Contractor
13.26 625.75
$1,806.31 693.69
$2,500.00
ADAMS STREET WATER
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Payments:
Salaries
$21.00
Pipe, valves and equipment
1,475.83
Contractor
542.64
Advertising and Legal
4.06
$2,043.53
Balance December 31, 1954
956.47
RESERVE FUND
Appropriation
$3,500.00
Transfers:
Cemetery
$1,638.16
By-Law Committee
400.00
Liability Insurance
282.23
Water
204.55
Police
179.81
Election and Registration
150.00
Executive
92.75
Vehicle Insurance
81.00
Civil Defense
66.04
Contingent
63.71
Fire
57.49
Wire Inspector
50.00
Town Hall
43.82
Honor Roll . Korean Service
41.75
Treasurer
33.31
Public Dump
22.75
Sand Spreader
10.80
All Others
10.39
Balance to Revenue
71.44
$3,500.00
INTEREST
Appropriation
Payments:
Interest on loans:
Water
Schools
$564.50 4,290.00
72
$3,428.56
$5,544.34
Balance December 31, 1954
$3,000.00
Revenue Trucks and Equipment
264.04 94.50
$5,213.04 331.30
MATURING DEBT
Appropriation
$29,500.00
Payments:
Water
$6,000.00
Schools
22,000.00
Trucks and Equipment
1,500.00
$29,500.00
TOWN OF MEDFIELD BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1954 ASSETS
Cash in Bank and Office, December 31, 1954 Accounts Receivable:
$57,134.83
Taxes: Levy of 1946
$2.00
1947
10.00
1948
12.00
1949
92.01
1950
190.88
1951
594.10
1952
865.71
1953
4,653.51
1954
15,951.53
$22,371.74
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
1946
$2.83
1947
6.16
1948
38.14
1949
156.15
1950
245.96
1951
265.04
1952
1,093.42
1953
2,180.77
1954
13,621.85
Sewer Assessments
Tax Titles
$4,450.53
Departmental:
Old Age Assistance
$1,352.67
Aid to Dependent Children
586.88
Veterans Benefits
143.22
$2,082.77
Cemetery Annual Care
$4,957.00
Cemetery Sale of Lots
170.00
$5,127.00
$7,209.77
73
$17,610.32 $663.09
Balance to Revenue
$5,544.34
Water:
Rates Services Extensions
$8,085.78 529.39 416.46
$9,031.63 $5,903.27
State and County Aid to Highways
Overdrawn:
$4,736.86
Hurricane Emergency County Retirement
$72.07
Total Assets
$129,184.11
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Withheld Tax Payroll Deductions Agency:
$ 7,584.59
County Dog Licenses
6.60
Trust Fund Income:
Granville F. Dailey Library Trust
4,560.38
Overestimated:
State Parks
3.13
County Tax
914.01
Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund Federal Grants:
335.00
Disability Assistance
3,119.96
Old Age Assistance
14,260.80
Aid to Dependent Children
2,129.42
19,510.18
Revolving Funds:
School Cafeteria
255.30
School Athletics
871.74
Appropriation Balances
Receipts Reserved for Appropriations:
Road Machinery
422.89
Reserve Fund Overlay Surplus
614.03
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
1947
9.58
1948
14.00
1949
92.01
1950
190.88
1951
598.10
1952
403.40
1953
3,355.70
1954
1,064.24
5,727.91
74
1,127.04 17,877.15
917.14
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Departmental
7,209.77
Tax Titles
4,450.53
Sewer Assessments
663.09
17,610.32
Motor Vehicle Excise Water
9,031.63
Highways
718.98
Surplus Revenue
30,816.88
Total Liabilities and Reserves
$129,184.11
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
Inside Debt Limit:
General
8,500.00 16,000.00
24,500.00
Outside Debt Limit: General-Schools
234,000.00
258,500.00
Serial Loans:
Inside Debt Limit:
Adams Street Water
1956
3,000.00
Nebo Street Water
1964
10,000.00
Highway Equipment
1959
7,500.00
School Land Purchase
1955
1,000.00
Adams Street Sewer
1957
3,000.00
24,500.00
Outside Debt Limit:
Memorial School
1970
183,000.00
High School
1960
51,000.00
234,000.00
258,500.00
DEBT BY YEAR OF MATURITY December 31, 1954
1955
28,500.00
1956
26,500.00
1957
25,500.00
1958
24,500.00
1959
20,500.00
1960
18,000.00
1961
13,000.00
1962
12,000.00
75
39,684.32
Water
1963
12,000.00
1964
12,000.00
1965
11,000.00
1966
11,000.00
1967
11,000.00
1968
11,000.00
1969
11,000.00
1970
11,000.00
258,500.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Balance as of December 31, 1954
118,190.02
In Custody of Town Treasurer:
Library Trust Funds 9,000.00
Granville F. Dailey Trust Funds- Library 68,889.10
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
37,033.39
In Custody of Selectmen: Moses Ellis Post #117 GAR Fund
3,267.53
118,190.02
Library Trust Fund:
Interest:
Home Savings Bank 60.00
Massachusetts Savings Bank 50.00
Dedham Institution for Savings 60.00
Provident Institute for Savings
108.75
278.75
Transfer to Library Account Book Purchases
278.75
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund:
Interest:
Massachusetts Savings Bank 182.62
U. S. Treasury Department 5.00
Dedham Institution for Savings
767.52
Home Savings Bank 43.32
Medfield Cooperative Bank
33.00
1,031.46
Transfer to Cemetery
1,031.46
Granville F. Dailey Trust Income:
Balance as of January 1, 1954 Interest, Dividends and Stock Rights:
Dedham Institution for Savings 1,083.96
General Motors 400.00
U. S. Treasury 437.50
General Electric 264.00
3,540.67
76
114,922.49
Guaranty Trust Bethlehem Steel
140.00
Consolidated Edison
100.00
F. W. Woolworth Company 50.00
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
400.00
3,070.71
6,611.38
Transfers to Library
2,051.00
4,560.38
Balance as of December 31, 1954
4,560.38
The foregoing report is an account of the financial trans- actions and standing of the Town of Medfield for the year ending December 31, 1954.
LESLIE J. HOWLETT,
February 1, 1955
Town Accountant
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195.25
ASSESSORS REPORT
Town Appropriations Total Appropriations voted to be taken from Available Funds In 1953 In 1954
$398,141.27
$13,159.37 7,304.57
20,463.94
$418,605.21
State Tax and Assessments: State Audit of Municipal Ac- counts
797.15
counts - Underestimate
177.35
State Audit of Municipal Ac-
State Examination of Retire- ment System
996.01
1,970.51
County Tax and Assessments: County Tax
6,421.25
Tuberculosis Hospital As- sessment
7,748.77
14,170.02
Overlay of current year
8,529.20
GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
443,274.94
Estimated Receipts and Avail- able Funds:
Income Tax
34,650.20
Corporation Taxes
13,779.25
Reimbursement on account of publicly owned land
5,001.66
Old Age Tax (Meals) Chapter 65B s 10
1,303.09
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
29,083.71
Licenses
2,524.00
Special Assessments
271.66
General Government
1,447.66
Health and Sanitation
756.57
Highways
191.33
Charities (other than Fed-
eral grants)
25,617.73
Old Age Assistance (other than Federal grants)
1,542.15
Veterans' Services
168.00
Schools
1,789.99
Public Service Enterprises
18,769.09
Cemeteries (other than Trust Funds and Sale of Lots)
235.00
Interest on taxes and assess- ments
787.37
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State Assistance for School Con- struction - Chapter 645, Acts of 1948
4,800.73
Total Estimated Receipts Overestimates:
142,719.19
County Tax
.63
Tuberculosis Hospital
198.36
Amounts voted to be taken from Available Funds
March 23, 1953
1,096.52
June 29, 1953
7,474.15
November 30, 1953
4,588.70
January 18, 1954
5,000.00
March 8, 1954
2,304.57
March 8, 1954
25,000.00
Total Available Funds
45,662.93
TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
188,382.12
NET AMOUNT TO BE RAIS- ED BY TAXATION ON POLLS & PROPERTY
254,892.82
Number of Polls, 1097 at $2.00 each 2,194.00
Total Valuation:
Personal Property
$222,826
13,035.32
Real Estate
4,096,813
239,663.50
4,319,638
254,892.82
Tax Rate
58.50
No. of persons assessed on per- sonal property
46
No. of persons assessed on real estate
906
No. of persons assessed on both personal and real
53
Total number of persons assessed
1005
Value of Assessed Personal Estate:
Stock in Trade
21,600.
Machinery 9,800.
Live Stock
16,805.
All other Tangible Per-
sonal Property 174,621.
Total value of Assessed Personal Estate Valuation of Assessed Real
222,826.00
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Estate:
Land exclusive of build- ings 627,870. Buildings exclusive of land 3,468,942.
Total valuation of Assessed Real Estate
4,096,812.00
Total valuation of Assess- ed Estate
$4,319,638.00
Tax rate per $1,000 $58.50
Taxes for State, County, and Town Purposes, in-
cluding Overlay:
On Personal Estate 13,035.32
On Real Estate
239,663.50
On Polls
2,194.00
Total Taxes Assessed
254,892.82
Number of livestock as-
sessed:
Horses
53
Neat Cattle
Cows
39
Steers
3
Heifer
5
Swine -
102
Sheep
10
Fowl
2883
All Other
220
Number of acres of land
assessed
8062
Number of dwelling houses assessed
827
Respectfully submitted, CARLTON W. KINGSBURY, Chairman HARRY E. CONWAY JOSEPH S. KENNEDY
Assesors of Medfield
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
Taxes:
Levy of 1946
$2.00
1947
10,00
1948
12.00
1949
92.01
1950
190.88
1951
594.10
1952
865.71
1953
4,653.51
1954
15,951.53
Balance as of Dec. 31, 1954
$22,371.74
Collected on above accounts 1955
$8,912.21
Balance as of February 9, 1955
$13,459.53
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
1946
$2.83
1947
6.16
1948
38.14
1949
156.15
1950
245.96
1951
265.04
1952
1,093.42
1953
2,180.77
1954
13,621.85
Balance as of Dec. 31, 1954
$17,610.32
Collected on above accounts 1955
$7,756.76
Balance as of February 9, 1955
$9,853.56
The Collector's accounts were audited in November and December of the year 1954 by the State Auditors in their annual audit and found correct.
Respectfully submitted,
AMOS C. KINGSBURY, Collector of Taxes Town of Medfield.
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CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS
Accepted 1954
Medfield Cooperative Bank
Name of Fund
Original Fund
Name of Fund
Original Fund
Clement Bouin Lot
100.00
John P. Rouzaut Lot
100.00
Helena F. Ferdan Lot
100.00
Olive Cross & Hannah
George R. Hardie Lot
100.00
Partridge Lot
50.00
John D. Morgan Lot
100.00
Anthony Marine Lot
45.00
Francis E. O'Donnell Lot 100.00
Waino Koivu Lot
100.00
Alba C. Thayer Lot
100.00
Frank G. Brock Lot 200.00
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LIST OF JURORS
1955
Boyce, Clarence M. Bridge, Henry C. Cain, Charles C.
Callow, Edward W.
Cheney, Carlton S. Chick, Fred C.
Farmer Retired
Straw Worker
57 North St. Main St.
Coulter, Robert L.
Foreman
42 Adams St.
Darling, Jesse L.
Janitor
121 North St.
Farmer, William S.
Manufacturer
Farm St.
Ferguson, Oakley A.
Fields, Arnold C.
Salesman
Fraser, John A.
Advertising Mgr.
20 Miller St.
Celler, Morris
Tailor
439 Main St.
Greenough, Walter
Janitor
Gronberg, Evelyn
Housewife
Pine St.
Haigh, Charles W.
Insurance Exec.
Hospital Rd.
109 Spring St.
Hazel, Mary
Housewife
22 Frairy St.
Hedges, Joseph R.
Fireman
West St.
Howlett, Leslie J.
Bank Personnel
23 Pleasant St.
Hull, Charles W.
Accountant
90 North St.
Jewell, Ralph L. Jr. Kane, Howard N. Larsen, Harry W. Limric, Joseph W.
Salesman
Philip St.
Foreman
7 Mitchell St.
Insurance
Philip St.
Marcionette, Joseph L.
Proprietor Philip St.
Marcionette, Mildred
Housewife
58 Pound St.
McCarthy, Henry V. Mckay, Leslie J. Mead, Frank W.
Carpenter
Curve St.
Salesman
4 Philip St.
Mitchell, Jeanette P.
Housewife
10 Curve St.
Robinson, Warren L.
Interior Decorator 4 Remsen Ave.
Inspector
15 Cottage St.
Retired
8 Adams St.
Carpenter
6 Miller St.
Retired
7 Spring St.
Retired
27 Brook St.
Postman
18 Miller St.
Umpire
38 Miller St.
Investment Broker Elm St.
Custodian
Hospital Rd. 592 Main St,
Retired
125 South St.
Farmer
Civil Engineer Fireman
13 Pleasant St. Summer St.
Farm St.
12 Vinald Rd.
Clewes, John Connors, John J.
Farmer
Accountant
3 Lowell Mason Rd. Nebo St.
428 Main St.
Hamilton, George M.
Fireman
Mechanical Engr.
15 Johns Ave.
Plumber
10 Green St.
Rossi, Lawrence G. Ryan, William Spring, Rennie J.
Suereth, Theodore G. Terrenzi, A. Thomas Vasaturo, Alfred C. Walsh, Francis D. White, James N. Whittier, J. Fred Wight, Orion
Civil Engineer
74 South St.
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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and
Superintendent of Schools
Year Ending December 31, 1954
85
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TOWN OF MEDFIELD Activities Controlled by the School Committee
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Census of Minors
Pupil Health
Control
Public School Budget
School Doctor
Working Permits
Dentist
of School Bldgs.
Personnel Teachers Janitors Pupils
Attendance
Nurse
Courses of Study
Athletics and Student Organizations
Pupil Transporta- tion
Annual Reports and Returns
Plans for Future School Needs
Text Books Supplies
Dec. 31, 1954
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Leon M. Bowden, Vice Chairman. Term expires 1955
Ralph C. Benedict. Term expires 1956
James T. Frame, Chairman. Term expires 1956
Henry R. DeForest, Financial Secretary. Term expires 1957
John W. Hinkley (Resigned Sept. 1, 1954) .. Term expires 1957
Mary E. Aylward (Appointed Sept. 21, 1954)
Interim term expires 1955
Superintendent of Schools and Secretary of the School Committee
William H. McLin
Office-Medfield High School Medfield 22
Residence-411 Main Street Medfield 588
OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 a.m .- 4:00 p.m. school days
(or by appointment)
Principal of the High School
William H. McLin Medfield 22
Supervising Elementary School Principal
Dorothy J. Brown
Office-Memorial School
Medfield 448
Residence-North Street
Medfield 199
School Physician
A Ritchey Stagg, M.D., 25 Pleasant Street
Medfield 335
School Nurse
Mrs. Madeleine Harding, R.N., North Street Medfield 119
School Custodians
Walter F. Reynolds, 4 Curve Street Ercole Iafolla, 84 Frairy Street
Medfield 241
Medfield 477
Thomas Johnson, 178 South Street
School Calendar
First Term: September 8 through December 23, 1954, inclusive
Second Term: January 3 through February 18, 1955, inclusive
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Third Term:
February 28 through April 15, 1955, inclusive
Fourth Term:
April 25 through June 24, 1955 (or until High School has been in session 180 days)
School re-opens September 7, 1955.
It has been customary to close the elementary schools about one week earlier than the high school, but this depends upon how much time may be lost through "No-School Days." Holidays:
October 12, 1954, Columbus Day
October 29, 1954, Teachers Convention
November 11, 1954, Veterans Day
November 25, 26, 1954, Thanksgiving
April 8, 1955, Good Friday
May 30, 1955, Memorial Day
No-School Signals
High School:
Fire alarm at 7:00 a.m.
Elementary Schools:
Fire alarm at 7:30 a.m.
Notice will also be broadcast over radio station WBZ, WNAC, and WKOX. PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY as it will frequently happen that the high school remains in session when the elementary schools are closed.
ENROLLMENT BY AGES AND GRADES
October 1, 1954
Age
Grades
Totals
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10
11
12
5
10
6
46
12
58
7
1
76
12
89
8
1
45
21
67
9
1
42
17
60
10
4 24
23
51
11
3
30
20
12
3
22
22
47
13
6
21
13
40
14
1
6
15
8
30
15
4
9
17
6
36
16
1
2
23
7
33
17
5
17
22
18
1
6
Totals
57
89
58
67
44
56
49
54
37
27
35
5 29
602
Boys
29
46
29
31
19
35 21
30
32
22
13
20
10
316
Girls
28
43
29
36
25
19
22
15
14
15
19
286
88
10
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Continuing the policy of last year, the Report of your School Committee is merged with that of the Superintendent of Schools, since he acts as secretary to the Committee.
Increasing problems brought on by population increases and teacher shortages must be faced, and only through the whole- hearted cooperation of the superintendent, the teachers and su- pervisory staff, townspeople anc. students can we achieve the educational standards we all so ardently desire. Population growth is nearly impossible to predict accurately, but the signs are obvious to all thinking residents of Medfield. The members of your School Committee, who of course are also taxpayers in Medfield, have held a total of 33 meetings in the past year in an attempt to solve these and other problems and to keep your school system functioning in a proper manner.
The need for a new school is rapidly becoming desperate, and it is hoped that favorable action will be taken when the ex- tremely conscientious Building Committee presents its plans to the town. Towns like Medfield, which are primarily residential, are in a difficult position tax-wise. Your Committee in the past year has attempted to be realistic about this, both from the an- gle of teaching standards as well as from ability to pay on the part of the taxpayers. It is to be hoped that either through in- creased State aid or through the proposed Federal plan, some additional relief can be obtained in the direction of public school costs.
Detailed information regarding the school system for the past year will be found in the superintendent's very complete report.
Respectfully submitted, J. T. Frame, Jr., Chairman Leon M. Bowden, Vice-Chairman Ralph C. Benedict Henry R. DeForest, Financial Secretary Mary E. Aylward
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TEACHERS' DIRECTORY-DECEMBER 31, 1954
Name William H. McLin, B.Sc., Ed.M
High School Elaine Pederzini,A.B. Olive Potter
Cynthia Kellem,B.A.
Charles Mains, B.S. in Ed. Louise Richard,B.S. in Ed. 90
Alan Shaw, B.S. Julia Warburton, B.A.
Katharine Barnes, B.A. Junior High John McGrath, Jr., A.B. Alan Hastings, B.S. in Ed., M. in Ed.
Maude Washburn Joan O'Toole, B.A. Antanet Shaw, A.B.
Position
Superintendent-Principal
Education
Gorham Normal, Hyannis State Teachers' College, Rhode Island College of Educa- tion, Bates, Harvard, Maine
Ass't. Prin., For. Languages Wheaton College
Commercial
English
University of Vermont University of Vermont
Social Studies, Physical Ed. Boston University
Household Arts
Framingham State Teachers College
Fitchburg State Teachers College
University of Utah
University of Colorado
Vassar College
Algebra, English
Grades VII and VIII, Hist. Grades VII and VIII Jr. Bus. Tr., Guidance Comm. Geog., Science Grades VII and VIII Science and Math. Grades VII and VIII
Grades VII and VIII
Stonehill College Tufts College
Hyannis State Teachers College, Boston University, University of Vermont Trinity College Boston University
Industrial Arts
Mathematics, Science
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Elementary Dorothy J. Brown Rose Randlett Alice Field
Anna Rossi, B.S. in Ed. Margaret Blute, A.B., M.S.
Anne Brennan, B.S. in Ed. Muriel Landy, B.S. in Ed.
Helen Thomas, A.B. Mary Lahnston Josephine Roche Pauline Coulter, A.B. Catherine Mafusie, B.S. in Ed. Dorothy Clark Sallie Talbot
Supervisors Jessie Merritt, B.S. Ruth Kitchin, B.S. in Ed. Charlotte Roberts, B.Mus.
Principal
Grade VI Grade VI
Grade V Grade V
Grade IV
Grade IV
Grade III
Pembroke College
Grade III
Fitchburg State Teachers College
Grade II
Framingham State Teachers College Portia College
Grade II
Grade II
Boston University
Grade I
Wheelock College
Grade I
Wheelock College
Physical Education Art
Boston University Mass. School of Art
Vocal Mus., Helping Teacher Boston University
Bridgewater Normal School Hyannis State, Boston University Niel Training School Bridgewater Normal School Boston Univ., Tufts College Bridgewater State Teachers College Simmons College, Boston College Harvard University Boston Teachers College University of Vermont
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee of Medfield
Mrs. Aylward and Gentlemen:
I herewith transmit my third annual report as superintend- ent of the Medfield public schools, it being the third such report. compiled since the town withdrew from the superintendency un- ion.
The United States at the present time is showing a net gain of one new citizen every twelve seconds, day and night, summer and winter, fair weather and foul. There is one live birth every eight seconds, one immigrant every twelve minutes, one emi- grant every seventeen minutes, one death every twenty-one sec- onds. This leaves a net gain of five new citizens every minute around the clock, around the calendar, around the country. The basis for these statements is to be found upon theface of a giant calculator in the lobby of the Department of Commerce build- ing in Washington.
While it might be necessary to journey to Washington to check the exactness of these figures, we do not have to set foot outside our town to realize we are feeling the effects of this swelling population. At the present time, based upon the statis- tics supplied by the twenty-five families most recently moved into town, the average number of children per family-of school and pre-school age-is 2.15, a figure that would doubtless be slightly reduced if all families were shown in the calculation.
Reference to reports of the past four years will show the following changes:
ENROLLMENTS AS OF OCTOBER 1
Boys
Girls
Total
1951
230
223
453
1952
256
242
498
(exclusive of
1953
287
258
545
kindergarten)
1954
316
286
602
The period covered by this table is three school years or thirty school months. The actual increase in this period was 149 pupils (602-453). Dividing 149 by 453, we find a figure of 32.8% of increase. This means better than 1% increase per school month, approximately one new pupil every week school is in ses- sion. This is a NET increase left after subtracting pupils who have moved elsewhere.
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