Town annual reports of Wayland Massachusetts 1960-1962, Part 39

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1960
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 698


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To E & D 194. 12


Extensions -- Deposit Account


$5,959. 27


To 163 13,186. 09


Extension -- Campbell Road


$2, 844. 80


Extensions -- Refund Account.


$85. 10


To '63 14, 231. 57


Extensions, Old Conn. Path


$4,652. 95


To '63 20,347. 05


Extensions, Lundy Lane


0. 00


To W. A. S. 394. 74


Extensions, Draper Road


$10,428. 96


To '63 3,571.04


Extensions, Grace Road


0. 00


To W. A. S. 463. 99


Extension, Sunset Road


$4,551. 31


To E & D 2, 948. 69


Garage and Storage Building .


$125. 00


To 163 41,436. 04


Test Wells


$3,192. 20


To W. A. S. 7. 80


TOTAL WATER ..


$108, 711. 24


$1,177. 23


185


CEMETERY DEPARTMENT


Salaries:


Clerk .


$150. 00


Superintendent .


5,260. 94


Labor -- Permanent Men.


8,600.00


Labor -- Temporary Men.


3,458.69


$17,469.63


Maintenance


Material -- Supplies.


$1,764. 33


Truck Maintenance.


367. 60


Equipment Repair .


41. 20


To E & D


$ 61. 87


$2,173.13


Service


Lowering Device and Greens.


$362. 74


Supplies and Water ..


118. 40


To E & D 118. 86


$481. 14 $1,108. 55


Mower -- Sweeper


To E & D


41. 45


North Cemetery


Existing Lot Maintenance


$470. 25


To E & D 29. 75


Lakeview Cemetery


Water Pipe .


0. 00


To '63 300. 00


Existing Lot Maintenance


$500. 00


New Lot Development


978.45


To E & D 21.55


$1, 478. 45


Resetting Monuments .


$500. 00


TOTAL CEMETERY


$23, 681. 15


186


MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST


Interest, Miscellaneous


$21. 25


School Bonds and Notes, Interest


1948 -- $


400,000


$3,150. 00


1948


150, 000


742. 50


1949 --


140, 000 .


656. 25


1952 --


210,000


1,680. 00


1952


--


10,000.


20. 00


1954


600,000.


8, 250. 00


1956 --


150, 000


2, 375. 00


1956


600,000 .


10,875.00


1956


62,000 .


1,530. 00


1956 --


638,000.


16, 320. 00


1959 --


1,175,000.


35, 875. 00


1960


1,100,000.


36,630. 00


$118,103. 75


Water Bonds and Notes, Interest


1948 -- $


37,000.


$60. 00


1948 .


90,000.


270. 00


1953 --


20,000.


60.00


1953 --


18,000.


45.00


1955 --


15,000.


99. 75


1958


-- 150,000.


3,960. 00


$4,494. 75


Fire Station, Interest


$480. 00


Anticipation of Revenue, Interest . . .


0. 00


To E & D


369.36


Maturing Debt


School Bonds and Notes, Principal


1948 $ 400,000.


$20,000. 00


1948 150,000.


9,000.00


1949 -- 140, 000.


5,000.00


1952 --


210, 000.


10,000.00


1952 -- 10,000.


1,000.00


1954 -- 600,000.


30,000. 00


1956 --


150, 000.


10,000.00


1956 --


600,000.


30,000. 00


1956 -- 62,000.


3,000.00


1956 --


638, 000.


32, 000. 00


1959 -- 1,175, 000.


60,000. 00


1960 -- 1,100, 000.


55,000. 00


--


--


$265,000. 00


187


Water Bonds and Notes, Principal


1948 -- $ 37,000.


$2,000. 00


1948


90,000.


6,000. 00


1953 -- 20,000.


2,000.00


1953 -- 18,000.


2,000. 00


1955 -- 15,000.


1,500.00


1958 - - 150,000.


10,000. 00


$23,500. 00


Fire Station Bonds and Notes, Principal


1952 -- $ 60,000.


$4,000. 00


TOTAL DEBT AND INTEREST. . . $ 415, 599. 75


AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT


Agency


Planning Board, Hearing Fees


$152. 76


Zoning Board, Hearing Fees. 287. 24


Highway -- Insurance.


129. 39


Recording -- Zoning Variances.


181. 96


Polio .


2, 365. 13


School -- Windstorm


506.00


School -- Fire Insurance


1,559.15


Watermain Extension Agreement


600. 00


School -- Adult Education.


180. 45


Insurance -- 32-B Deposit


766. 00


Guarantee Deposit.


17,819.57


$24, 547. 65


Trust Funds Income


Bequests and Investments


$4,250. 00


Charity Funds Income.


346. 38


Parmenter Perpetual Care


4.00


Library Funds Income


2,943. 58


Cemetery Perpetual Care Income.


385. 68


$7,929. 64


County


Tax.


$26, 944. 71


Dog Licenses .


3,129.00


T. B. Hospital


5,330. 50


Retirement .


27,317. 45


$62, 721. 66


State


Parks and Reservations


$4,609. 97


Loans


Anticipation- - Taxes


$ 400,000. 00


188


1962 Poll. 6.00


1962 Personal


625. 60


1961 Real 172.00


1962 Real


9,104.24


1961 Excise.


3,371. 52


1962 Excise.


6, 341.54


1962 Street Betterment.


32. 11


1962 Street Betterment Comit. Int.


18. 84


Water Miscellaneous


36. 10


Water Meter Accounts Receivable


11. 65


Estimated Receipts.


10. 43


Excess and Deficiency


1. 00


TOTAL REFUNDS.


$19,731. 03


TOTAL EXPENDITURES . .


$4,063, 073. 85


RECAPITULATION -- 1962 RECEIPTS


General Revenue


Taxes ..


$2, 426, 601. 54


In Lieu of Taxes


6,036.02


Assessments


298, 168. 39


Farm Animal Excise.


81. 34


Pro Forma .


52. 53


Tax Title Redemptions


4,151. 64


Tax Title Possessions


389. 81


Fines and Fees


10, 773. 43


Licenses and Permits


16,312. 00


$2, 762, 566. 70


Grants and Gifts


Federal


$88, 857. 87


State .


193, 708. 24


County .


2,173. 10


General


55,128. 52


$339, 867. 73


Revolving Accounts


$117, 280. 24


Departmental .


$8,506. 12


Reimbursements


Welfare, State, etc. . $1,754. 85


Disability Assistance, State 3,738. 06


Aid to Dependent Children, State 6,899.76


Old Age Assistance 11,493. 10


189


M. A. A.


13, 085. 76


Veterans' Benefits.


. 3, 275. 44


Chapter 90 -- Maintenance. 2, 999. 72


Chapter 90 -- Construction


8, 225. 14


Civil Defense .


17,558. 50


Highway, State Plowing


1,124. 50


Highway -- Eastern States


7. 22


Schools


324, 247. 55


Dividend, 32-B


2, 442. 31


$396, 851. 91


Water Department.


$141, 342. 12


Financial


Temporary Loan Antic. Revenue . .


$398, 369. 36


Interest.


$11, 208. 84


Trust Funds


$3,809. 76


Agency, Trust and Investment.


$43, 498. 78


Refunds


$4, 353. 90


TOTAL RECEIPTS


$ 4,227, 655. 46


190


RECAPITULATION -- 1962 EXPENDITURES


Departments


General Government


$162, 560. 44


Protection


181,029. 52


Health


70, 470. 18


Highway


247, 102. 24


Welfare


116, 089. 43


Schools


2,066,694. 91


Library.


30, 520. 47


Recreation


51,421.93


Unclassified


69,652. 64


Water


108, 711. 24


Cemetery


23, 681. 15


Financial


$3, 127, 934. 15


Maturing Debt and Interest


$415, 599. 75


County Taxes


62, 721. 66


State Taxes


4,609.97


Temporary Loans and Interest


400,000. 00


$882,931. 38


Agency


General


$24, 547. 65


Trust Funds .


7,929.64


$32, 477. 29


Refunds


$19, 731. 03


TOTAL EXPENDITURES.


$4, 063, 073. 85


191


TOWN OF WAYLAND BALANCE SHEET -- AFTER CLOSING December 31, 1962


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Reserve for Petty Cash Advance $250. 00


Cash


General


$1, 321, 282. 07


Petty Cash Advance


250. 00


$1, 321, 532. 07


Revenue Res. Until Collected:


Motor Vehicle Excise. $15, 579. 06


Special Assessment 3,232. 55


Tax Title .


1,615. 34


Tax Title Possessions .


4,950. 16


Departmental.


12,187. 05


Personal


2,051.60


Real. .


36,588.69


40,044. 12


Motor Vehicle Excise:


Levy of 1961.


1,921.87


Levy of 1962.


13,657. 19


15,579.06


Betterment Assessments:


1962 Street. .


104. 48


1962 Street Com. Int. .


21. 24


Unapportioned . .


3,106. 83


3, 232. 55


Federal Grants Aid:


Disability Assistance . 3,208.18


Disability Assistance Adm. 482. 32


Old Age Assistance . . . 28,150. 25


Old Age Assistance Adm. 3,288. 27


Medical Assistance Aged.


17,390. 66


Medical Asst. Aged Adm ..


1,784. 47


Highway -- Snow Plow. .


15. 73


State Temporary Aid. . .


5,551.87


Burial -- Indigent Persons


150.00


State -- Sick, Poor 320. 62


A. D. C. .


2,844. 01


Old Age Assistance Rec. .


54. 20


· School Burglary . . . . . .


205. 00


Towns


1,486. 48


. School Fire Insurance. . .


733. 85


Taxes:


1961 -- Real


1,301.83


Levy of '62:


Poll . .


102. 00


Chapter 90. . 11,724. 86


Water . 16,036.99


65,326. 01


Overlay:


1961


1,307.85


1962


41,802.95


43,110. 80


Overlay Surplus


64,254. 28


Water Available Surplus .


158,968. 92


Tax Titles .


1,615. 34


Tax Title Possessions


4,950. 16


Departmental:


Aid to Dependent Children . 13,244. 20


Aid to Depend. Children Adm. 937. 30


68, 485. 65


Agency -- Revolving:


O. A. A. , Other Cities and


.


192


Accounts Receivable:


Welfare -- O. C. & T. . . . 197. 12


Veterans' Benefits .


. 930. 22


Cemetery -- Annual Care . 691.00


12,187. 05


School Grants 37-A . ·


938. 42


. Insurance Deposit. . 65.99


Zoning Board Fees . 19. 78


School Pub. Law #874. 4,419. 32


School Pub. Law #864.


152. 88


Ford Foundation


16, 369.43


School Lunch .


6,198. 16


Adult Education . 672. 00


School Athletic. .


1,526. 87


School Windstorm. 225. 00


Proceeds, Sale Town Land


7,800. 00


Library Book Fund . 159. 50


Zoning Variances.


77. 04


Claypit Hill School .


1,200. 00


55,985. 45


Trust Funds Income:


Charity .


640. 49


Library .


990. 52


Cemetery, Per. Care.


1,842. 16


Parmenter, Per. Care 847. 95


4,321. 12


Sale Cemetery Lots & Graves .


10,427.00


Dog Licenses -- Fees


41. 50


Road Machinery Fund.


8,610. 77


Tailings.


153. 09


Reserves: Payroll:


Insurance 32-B . 1.40


Teachers Retirement. ·


.


- 14. 38


Federal Withld .


- 46. 30


Mass. Withld .


30. 21


- 29. 07


State . .


1,500.00


County .


1,500.00


Construction #20076, 1962:


State .


5,816. 57


County.


2,908. 29


11,724. 86


Water:


Meters


15,146. 10


Misc. Accounts Receivable


890. 89


16,036.99


Loans Authorized :.


150,000.00


Requir. Guar. 12,623. 13


Evening Practical Arts . . 884. 83 Highway Dep. Account. 55.05 Watermain Ext. Agreement 1,605.00


Chapter 90:


Maintenance 1962:


·


193


525,775. 58


Excess and Deficiency


Appropriation Balances


419, 015. 48


Loans Authorized and Unissued


150,000. 00


State Parks and Reservations


774.00


County Taxes and Assessments


178. 50


T. B. Hospital


1,253. 12


NET FUNDED AND FIXED DEBT


Inside: Fire Loan 1952. $20,000.00


School:


$150, 000 -- 1948 .


24,000. 00


140,000 -- 1949 .


35,000. 00


150,000 -- 1956


90,000.00


$169,000. 00


Inside Debt Limit . · $169, 000. 00


Outside:


School:


400,000 -- 1948.


120,000. 00


210,000 -- 1952.


100,000. 00


600,000 -- 1954.


360,000. 00


600,000 - - 1956.


420,000. 00


62,000 - - 1956. 42,000. 00


638,000 -- 1957. 448,000. 00


1,175,000 -- 1959.


995,000. 00


1,100,000 -- 1960.


990,000. 00


194


Water:


37,000 -- 1948 .


2,000.00


90,000 -- 1948 .


6,000.00


20,000 -- 1953 . ·


· 2,000.00 .


15,000 -- 1955


4,500.00


150,000 -- 1959


110,000. 00


$ 3,599,500. 00


Outside Debt Limit. . $3, 599, 500. 00


Deferred Revenue:


Apportioned Street Betterments :


Due in Various Years .


31,811.60


Trust Funds :


Charity. .


9,651.67


Library .


35,450. 00


Per. Care -- Cemetery . . ·


45,882. 66


Parmenter .


5,000.00


Greaves.


6,084. 92


102, 069. 25


$5,479, 283. 05


Appor. Street Betterments Not Due . . . . 31,811.60


Trust Funds .


102, 069. 25


$5,479, 283. 05


Respectfully submitted, NORMAN E. TAYLOR, Executive Secretary.


195


RESERVE FUND


Selectmen's Expense . · $1, 588. 29


Town Counsel, Fees & Disbursements . 3,010.60


Tax Title Sales Expense . 143. 08


Sealer's Equipment . 751. 50


Election Expense . 31. 73


Planning Bd. Street Numbering System. 160. 00


Police -- Uniforms Expense .


14.06


Police -- Signs & Traffic Lines


930. 54


Fire Expense, General


339. 89


Fire -- Uniforms Expense . 147. 08


Health -- Dog Clinic 7. 87


Health -- Collection of Garbage.


652. 19


Health -- Nurses & Agent's Transp. 100. 76


Health -- School Dental Clinic 123. 92


Highway Maintenance 203. 79


Highway, Engineering Misc.


199. 96


Highway, Roadside Cleanup


144. 06


Highway, Snow Removal.


3,928. 11


Highway, Care Dump


117. 99


Highway, Dump Improvement.


160. 06


Highway, Street Lighting


828. 95


Welfare, Veterans' Agent's Expense .


68. 14


Library Appropriation


3,595. 94


Wayland Town Bldg., Contract Maint.


525. 00


Notice of Meetings


180. 45


Purchase Lots -- Cedar Crest Road.


1,336. 00


Fence -- Stonebridge Dump.


367. 00


Watermain, Campbell Road.


4. 80


Plans, War Memorial .


170. 62


$19,832. 38


Closed out to Excess and Deficiency 167. 62


TOTAL APPROPRIATED $20,000. 00


196


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS -- 1962


Income Taxes


State Tax Apportionment .


$23,660. 00


Chap. 69 and 70


128, 894. 58


Corporation Taxes


$152, 554. 58 $ 35,588. 16


Reimb. on Acct. Publicly Owned Land


$ 176. 30


Old Age Meal Tax


$2,954. 50


State Aid Libraries


$ 2,611. 00


Motor Vehicle Excise .


$280,655. 26


Licenses and Permits:


Alcohol


$26. 00


Restaurant .


36. 00


Contractor .


30. 00


Swimming Pool


30. 00


Rubbish


60.00


Dance


6. 00


Common Victualer's .


90.00


Sunday Entertainment


81.00


Liquor .


9,150. 00


Massage


1.00


Class I Car.


20.00


Class II Car


20. 00


Class III Car.


5.00


Gun Permits and Firearms


182. 00


Blasting Permits


58.00


Auctioneer


2. 00


Funeral Director


14. 00


Peddler's


17. 00


Milk


46. 00


Gas


1,165.50


Oil Burner


132. 00


Building


2,920. 00


Wiring


62. 00


Septic Tank


290. 00


Plumbing


1,351.50


Taxi .


15. 00


Nursery School


2. 00


$16, 312. 00


Fines


$200. 24


197


Special Assessments :


Betterments .


$9,069. 58


Pro Forma


52. 53


$9,122. 11


General Government:


Maps, etc.


$229. 44


Clerical -- State Tax


117. 36


Town Clerk's Fees


1,706.25


Adv. Tax Title.


15. 93


Planning Board, Sub. Fees


96. 30


Reimb. -- Town Checks


128. 52


Insurance Claim


75. 25


Div. Ins. 32-B


2,442. 31


Rent


226.00


$5,037. 36 0. 00


Protection of Persons & Property


Health and Sanitation :


Rabies Clinic .


$166.00


Dental Fees


500. 75


Nursing Fees


1,443. 90


Polio Clinic


402. 38


$2,513. 03


Highway:


Reimbursement


$7.22


Snow Plowing .


1,124. 50


$1,131. 72


Charities, (Other than Federal):


Disability Assistance


$3,738. 06


Paraplegic Veterans


2, 300. 00


Div. of Blind


32. 25


State Temp. Aid


1,754. 85


Aid to Dep. Children


6,899.76


$14, 724. 92


Old Age Assistance:


Grants


$8, 392. 91


Medical Aid to Aged .


13,085. 76


Old Age Asst. O. C. & T.


1,510. 29


$22, 988. 96


Veterans' Services


$3, 275. 44


Schools:


Vocational Tuition


$4,198. 67


Telephone Fees


101. 70


Library Fines and Lost Books


415. 99


Gard and Shop


756. 98


198


Rent School Building


Transportation


480. 00 33, 789. 93


$39, 743. 27


Libraries:


Fines


$2,663. 26


Recreation :


Beach Fees


$2, 982. 75


Public Service Enterprises:


0. 00


Cemeteries (Other than Trust Funds and


Sale of Lots)


Burials and Foundations


$2, 752. 00


Annual Care


1,316. 00


$4,068. 00


Interest:


Taxes


$1,013. 60


Fees


2,181.00


Cert. Municipal Liens


1,024. 00


Miscellaneous


125. 16


Re. Invested Funds


8,587. 26


Int. Tax Title


280. 59


State Asst. for School Construction. .


$13, 211. 61 $184,488. 95


Farm Animal Excise.


$ 81. 34


In Lieu of Taxes


$3, 559. 72


TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS. ... $ 800,644.48


199


WATER METERS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


Balance 1/1/62 .


$ 2 0, 040. 73


Cash collected, 1962.


$ 121, 814.13


Commitments .


117,091. 75


Abatements. .


178. 25


Refunds. .


11.65


Adjustments .


5. 65


Balance 12/31/62 .


15,146. 10


$ 137, 144. 13


$ 137, 144. 13


WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


Balance 1/1/62 .


$ 801. 86


Cash Collected, 1962.


·


$ 19,475. 87


Commitments .


19,536. 51


Abatements .


75. 36


Refunds . .


·


41.75


Balance 12/31/62 .


890. 89


Adjustment. .


62. 00


$ 20,442. 12


$ 20,442. 12


200


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY December 31, 1962


Chapter 90 Maintenance $3,000.00


Balance 1/1/62


$277,602. 93


Chapter 90 Construction


20,100.00


School Refunds 1961.


200. 42


Loker School, Article 11


35,000. 00


Old Age Recovery. .


1,741.55


Added Tax Title . . .


1,047.16


Chap. 90 Maint. Reimb. State . ·


1,499. 86


Excise Demand Refund .


1.00


Chap. 90 Maint. Reimb. County


1,499. 86


Art. 2 Spec. Town Mtg. 6/27/62


800. 00


Art. 4 Spec. Town Mtg. 6/27/62


5,000.00


Art. 4 Spec. Town Mtg. 6/27/62


3,000.00


Civil Defense, Town Bldg. Reimb.


17,558. 50


Tax Title Redemption. . .


2,900. 96


Tax Title Possessions Sale.


389. 81


Refund, Collector's Bond Premium


128. 05


Blue Cross, Adjustment .


9.68


Medical Aid Aged Rec.


14. 00


From Revenue, 1962 .


282, 253. 98


$ 594,024. 74


$594, 024. 74


WATER AVAILABLE SURPLUS December 31, 1962


March 29 -- Art. 8 -- Town Meeting $157, 096. 90 June 29 -- Art. 6 -- Spec. Town Mtg. 3,540.00


Balance 1/1/62


$149, 409. 89


Close-outs, 1961.


2, 256. 52


Hydrant Rental .


10,000.00


Close-outs, 1962.


16, 645. 04


Demands .


52. 12


December 31, 1962 Balance . . . 158, 968. 92


Accounts Receivable


141, 242. 25


$ 319,605. 82


$ 319,605. 82


·


Chap. 90 Constr. Reimb. State ·


5,483. 43


Chap. 90 Constr. Reimb. County.


2, 741. 71


Art. 4 Spec. Town Mtg. 6/27/62


300. 00


Art. 8 Spec. Town Mtg. 6/27/62


1.00


Balance 12/31/62 .


525, 775. 58


201


1962 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE


The primary concern of your school committee during the year 1962 was in the area of personnel. Several key administrators resigned to accept positions in other school systems during the year. Mr. William Maxson, principal of the Claypit Hill Elementary School, resigned to take a position as assistant superintendent in the town of Barrington, Rhode Island; Mrs. G. W. Crawford (Miss Mary Leahy) , who succeeded Mr. Maxson, resigned to join her husband in Italy; Mr. M. Edward Sullivan, principal of Happy Hollow Elementary School accepted a position as principal of Union Elementary School, Union- ville, Connecticut; Mr. Julian Demeo, vice principal of the high school, became principal of the Plymouth, Mass. High School; Mr. Edward J. Anderson, superintendent, left the field of public school administration to become a consultant with the firm of Booz, Allen and Hamilton in its educational division; and finally, Mr. W. Maxwell Griffin resigned as high school principal effective January 1, 1963 in order to conduct a special study of high school programming and curriculum under the terms of the Fund for the Advancement of Education grant to the Town of Wayland.


Because of these resignations, we have been concerned with rebuilding the leadership of our school system. During 1962 the following important appointments were made: Mr. John Palmer, formerly a teacher in the Claypit Hill school, was appointed principal of that school; Mr. Robert Fraser was appointed assistant principal of the high school; Mr. Frank Guarino was appointed principal of the Cochituate school, replacing Mr. Walter Doucette who spent nearly the entire year in Hawaii as an exchange principal and who was appointed late in the year to the position of principal of the Happy Hollow Elementary School. The only administrative position remaining unfilled at this writing is that of high school principal. It is expected that this position will be filled within a very short time.


Early in December, Mr. R. Bruce McGill, was appointed to the position of superintendent of schools effective February 1, 1963. Your school committee feels most fortunate in being able to attract a man of Mr. McGill's caliber to the town of Wayland. His background is particularly strong in secondary education and we look forward to a period of consolidation of gains that have been made during the past several years and to an accelerated improvement in the quality of education particularly at the secondary level. Mr. McGill comes to us from Scarsdale, New York, where he was the principal of the Edgemont High School. Mr. Richard J. Lavin has most capably filled the position of acting superintendent during the interim period.


The personnel changes that occurred among our administrative staff do not reflect any dissatisfaction among these educators with the Wayland school system. On the contrary, the morale of the teaching staff and the administrators appears to be high. These changes do reflect the fact that education today provides many


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opportunities for professional growth among educators. Opportunities in the profession are expanding numerically because of the high birth rate of the past several years. The profession is also rising in status in our society because of the increased awareness of the im- portance of good education on the part of the American people, and their consequent willingness to reward persons of superior capabili - ties sufficiently so that they will enter the field of public educa- tion.


The problem of rapid increase in our school population, which has been with us for many years, will continue, but for the first time there are signs that the rate of increase will diminish significantly, and in fact there are some indications that stability may be achieved within the decade. A study of our pre-school age group shows that the number was actually fewer on October 1, 1962 than were in that age group on October 1, 1958. In the meantime the large classes that entered first grade during the past several years are moving through our school system and may cause some crowded conditions, particularly in the junior high school. Population trends will continue to be studied very carefully by the school committee and the administration during the next two to three years as these trends are the determining factor in our school building program and have a heavy impact on annual operating budgets. If some degree of stability can be achieved we may be able to look forward to a sharply diminished building program and to a stabilized budget within the next few years.


The school committee wishes to express its gratitude for the enthusiastic support on the part of the taxpayers and the parents, and particularly wishes to thank the teaching staff and the custodial, cafeteria and secretarial employees for their fine cooperation and hard work during the year. Their enthusiasm and determination to carry out the policies of the school committee are the ingredients that will make the Wayland school system a superior one in the field of public education. Once again the school committee wishes to thank the other town departments for the fine cooperation and support that has been given to our schools.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN W. ARNOLD ELEANORE C. BENJAMIN JOHN B. GREGORY, VICE CHAIRMAN JESSE F. SCOTT JOHN B. WILSON, CHAIRMAN


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SCHOOL ORGANIZATION, 1962 - 1963


School Committee


JOHN W. ARNOLD .Term expires 1964


MRS. ELEANORE C. BENJAMIN.


. Term expires 1963


JOHN B. GREGORY, Vice Chairman .Term expires 1964


JESSE F. SCOTT. .Term expires 1965


JOHN B. WILSON, Chairman .Term expires 1963


Superintendent of Schools


and


Secretary to the School Committee


EDWARD J. ANDERSON (Resigned August 20, 1962)


Acting Superintendent of Schools


RICHARD J. LAVIN


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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


To the School Committee :


This is the present Superintendent's eighth annual report to the Wayland School Committee on the conditions of the Wayland Public Schools. This report will attempt to be more philosophical than the seven previous reports for it seems that over the past several years the Wayland School Committee has supported a clear-cut philosophy for Wayland's young people which needs to be known by the Town.


The administration and faculties of the schools have been striving to implement this basic philosophy which can be stated as an attempt to provide for the individual needs of each boy and girl regardless of his or her ability. The emphasis has been on basic skills and basic knowledges with a minimum of emphasis on social development. However, this basic philosophy does support the belief that if a proper educational program can be designed to meet the needs of each individual student, the student's social and emotional development will be as well or better served than by any other type of educational program.


As part of the philosophy of the schools, the emphasis has shifted, and is continuing to shift, further away from teaching to learning also from memorization of an accumulation of facts to an approach to the development of inquiry on the part of the student. Schools have, for more than one hundred years, spasmodically attempted, in isolated areas, to organize instructional programs geared to each individual student and to his or her varying capacities but it has only been in the last few years that a real effort has been mounted to provide a school dedicated to this purpose. The school, with its self-contained classrooms and teachers and students paired off in isolated classrooms, has not and apparently cannot successfully provide for the many and varying needs of all students. Wayland is one of the relatively limited number of schools, throughout the country, which has embarked upon a determined effort to design the technology needed to individualize the educational program for all students.


Team teaching is a term which has been associated with this attempt. It is unfortunate that such a term ever came into being for the implication to the layman is that both students and teachers are merely parts of an organization, organized on a technical basis rather than the needs of human beings. Substance must come before technology and the elementary, junior high, and high schools in Wayland have attempted to provide real substance in the organization of curricula with the emphasis focused on the needs of human beings. In this attempt efforts are being made to organize the curricula in a sequential fashion so that a student may move through the sequence of a curriculum at whatever speed he is capable of moving and should this development be continued to its logical conclusion, it should be possible for some students in Wayland to move through the


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sequential development of the educational program in 10 years or less while others may take 14 years or more, with the norm being 12 years. The implementation of this extreme degree of individuali- zation of instruction will, of necessity, require an all-out effort on the part of the staff, strong support by the School Committee and an understanding by the community. The development of a teaching technology, to implement this type of program, is in its infancy and it is expected that mistakes will be made, that progress, of necessity, will be slow and that there will be frustrating ex- periences for the faculties, School Committee, and the community during this process but, even at the worst, the education received by the student should be far superior to the kind he has known in past years.


In the last several years an effort has been made to speed up the process of change in education. Studies made in the 1930's and 1940's indicated that from the time a need was recognized in education to the invention or design of the way to meet the need, and then to find ways to implement the program, required approxi- mately one hundred years. It is possible that this process of change can be speeded up and attempts are being made to speed up the process of change in the schools of the nation.




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