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There will be days this summer in which the demands for water to sprinkle lawns will be far greater than our pumping capacity.
A new well and pump voted at the Special Town Meeting last year, cannot be in service in time to help.
We do not wish to put over-all bans on lawn watering, since the pinch will only be of short duration on certain days.
The townspeople can help us and themselves in two ways:
1. TAKE SPECIAL CARE NOT TO WASTE WATER.
It is generally accepted that one inch of water per week in two applications is an excellent program of lawn watering. This means that 1, 000 gallons of water applied to 3, 000 square feet of lawn twice a week is adequate. The average sprinkler will put out 1, 000 gallons in about three hours. When you use more water than this, or put it on the lawn so fast or so poorly directed that it runs down the street, you are really wasting water.
2. DO NOT WATER LAWNS BETWEEN FOUR AND NINE P. M. ON WEEK DAYS, OR BETWEEN NOON AND NINE P.M. ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
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These are the hours during which consumption can be from five to seven times our pumping capacity, and as a result, can draw our water storage tanks down to the danger point.
We realize that this is the most popular and convenient hours for most people to water lawns, and probably some people would have no other opportunity, however, if enough people would water at different hours, it would spread the demand over more of the day, and enable us to keep a reserve in storage for emergencies.
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If these two steps are followed by enough people, and if the weather man will cooperate, we may not have to put any ban on hoses this year.
STATISTICS -- 1964
Number of services in use 3,324
Miles of Main
77
Number of Hydrants
451
New services
94 (included in above)
Water pumped
427 million gallons
Renewals
11
Relocations
20
Leaks
18
Respectfully submitted, LAURENCE K. COOK, Chairman ROBERT W. HANLON JOSEPH H. CARROLL Board of Water Commissioners
REPORT OF THE MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
The roadside trees were sprayed for control of the Dutch Elm Disease as well as sprays applied for control of other destructive insects which defoliate our trees. Very little D. D. T. was applied this past year, as we are using other material that is much less toxic. In the year 1965, we will use a product known as Methoxych- lor, which is nearly twenty-five times less toxic than D. D. T. to birds or other wildlife.
The Poison Ivy Spraying Program was continued and spraying was done at all locations where it was seen.
The removal of confirmed Dutch Elm diseased trees was com- pleted and sanitation work was performed in accordance with the state recommendations.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN E. NELSON
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REPORT OF THE BYPASS COMMITTEE
In early January 1965, the Chairman of the Wayland Bypass Committee, met with the officials of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works, at their District #4 Headquarters, located on Route 2, Arlington, Mass.
The meeting was held in the office of Mr. Roy Livingston, Assistant Engineer of District #4.
A review of the 1965 and 1966 Department of Public Works Engineering and Construction Budget, indicated that no further en- gineering work would be performed until other surveys in this im- mediate area are completed.
Some thought is now being given to the possibility of a new bypass, starting at Route 128 and terminating somewhere near the Route 20 and Marlboro line. This route, if ever constructed, would circumvent Weston, Wayland, and Sudbury.
The land damages caused by land-taking for this route, would be borne entirely by the Towns involved, which would be pro- hibitive.
The Bypass Committee will continue to explore any course that would help relieve the traffic congestion in Wayland.
Respectfully submitted, FRANK S. TARR, Chairman FREDERICK G. PERRY, JR., JAMES DeNORMANDIE, ROBERT M. MORGAN, CHIEF ERNEST H. DAMON,
. LEWIS RUSSELL, JR. ANGELO CAVAGNARO, CHARLES OWEN, JR.
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
During the year 1964 all of the roadside trees in the entire town were checked and dead branches that overhung the roadways were removed as well as several trees which had become rotted or weak, creating a potential hazard in a windstorm or other severe weather condition.
The tree planting program continued and thirty maple trees were set out in areas where they were most needed.
It would be greatly appreciated if property owners having trees near the roadway would examine them for dead wood or rotted cavities on the trunk, and would remove or repair such trees. An ice, snow, or windstorm could cause a tree or portion of a tree to fall upon the highway and constitute serious damage or traffic hazard.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN E. NELSON
REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
The activities performed by the Cemetery Department for the year ending December 1964, were as follows:
Sixty-eight burials were made: Fifty-three at Lakeview and fifteen at North. Receipts totaled $3, 425. 00.
Thirty-nine lots were sold: Twenty-three at Lakeview and six- teen at North. Receipts totaled $1, 775. 00.
Annual Care receipts totaled $1, 366. 00.
Twenty-one foundations were made for the erection of monuments. Receipts totaled $404. 00.
Twenty-eight gifts for Perpetual Care were given by the following:
Annie B. Gibbs for perpetual care of Lots 108-113, Section L, Lakeview $1,500. 00 Henry Kolm for perpetual care of Lots 126, 127, 153, 154, Section Lovell, North 800. 00
Nicholas A. Lombardo for perpetual care of Lot 36, Section L, Lakeview 200. 00
Olive E. Nisbet for perpetual care of Lot 5, Section L, 200. 00 Lakeview
Marion Holt for perpetual care of Lot 216, North 300.00
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Elizabeth Mayberry for perpetual care of Lot 125, Section Lovell, North 200.00
John B. Holt for perpetual care of Lot 71, Section Ext. , North 200.00 Harold J. Lundy for perpetual care of Lots 111B and 112, Section L, Lakeview . 300.00 Lillian M. Atkinson for perpetual care of Lot 39, Section K, Lakeview 200.00
Harris W. Angier for perpetual care of Lot 26, Section B, Lakeview 300.00
A. May Orr for perpetual care of Lot 58, South. 250. 00 Joseph C. Donnelly for perpetual care of Lot 105, Section K, Lakeview 200.00 E. Brayton Durfee for perpetual care of Lot 38, Section L, Lakeview . 200.00 Vera H. King for perpetual care of Lot 39B, Section L, Lakeview 50.00
Anita D. Whittemore for perpetual care of Lot 150, Section Ext. , North. 250. 00
James Otis Post for perpetual care of Lot 169, Section 200.00
Ext. , North .
Jennie P. Pinkul for perpetual care of Lot 79, Section L, Lakeview 200.00
Suzanne D. Tunnell for perpetual care of Lot 180, Section Ext. , North.
Thaddeus H. Pierce for perpetual care of Lot 8, Section H, Lakeview
200.00
200.00 Evelyn P. Lockhart for perpetual care of Lot 21B, Section L, Lakeview . 100. 00 Allan R. Finlay for perpetual care of Lots 183 and 184,
Section Ext. , North . 400.00
Gus M. Masiello for perpetual care of Lot 33A, Section Lovell, North 100. 00
James Villella for perpetual care of Lot 4D, Section M, Lakeview . 50.00
Effie G. Shepard for perpetual care of Lots 63 and 64, Section Ext. , North
Arthur Ahlman for perpetual care of Lot 170, Section Ext., North 200. 00
400. 00
Harry E. Hebden for perpetual care of Lot 6A, Section M, Lakeview 50.00
Harriet D. Souther for perpetual care of Lot 6B and C, Section M, Lakeview 100.00
Estate Israel A. Lupien for perpetual care of Lots 8-15, Section G, Lakeview 300. 00
.TOTAL. . . $ 7,650. 00
In the year of 1964 we developed 140 Lots, each containing room for four burials. A gravel road was built to service this area and we plan to develop an additional 130 Lots in 1965 in
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Lakeview Cemetery.
It is with deep regret that we have to report the untimely death of Gustaf M. Blomgren, our associate commissioner, who has given many devoted years of service to the Town.
Respectfully submitted, WALTER A. CHESLAK, WILLIS B. RYDER,
* GUSTAF M. BLOMGREN Board of Cemetery Commissioners
* Deceased December 17, 1964
REPORT OF THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
The Commission has met regularly throughout the year during the second and fourth weeks of each month.
The major single achievement of the year was the purchase of four acres of lowland along Mill Brook, at the corner of Claypit Hill Road and Concord Road. But the major effort of the Commission has been directed at finding a practical and reasonable method of protecting brooks against destruction.
Negotiations for the purchase of swampland and Town Forest land are continuing with many landowners.
The Commission solicits suggestions and help from Wayland citizens in conserving our community as an attractive, pleasant town in which to live.
Respectfully submitted, HARRISON L. BENNETT, JOSEPH H. CARROLL, MARIE CUTLER, BRUCE KING, EDWARD C. MENDLER, BARBARA ROBINSON ALLEN H. MORGAN, Chairman Conservation Commissioners
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SCHOOL ORGANIZATION, 1964 - 1965
School Committee
JOHN B. GREGORY
.Term expires 1967
BRUCE R. KINGSBURY, Vice Chairman .Term expires 1966
LYLE B. MARTIN.
.Term expires 1965
JESSE F. SCOTT, Chairman .Term expires 1965
JOHN B. WILSON .Term expires 1966
Superintendent of Schools
R. BRUCE MCGILL
Assistant Superintendent of Schools
and
Secretary of the School Committee
RICHARD J. LAVIN
6
Principals
2 Assistant Principals
5 Guidance
2 Librarians
1 Audio Visual
175 Teachers
16 Secretaries
6 Library Aides
3 Teacher Aides
4 Interns
19 Custodians
29 Cafeteria Workers
1 Director of Cafeteria
269 TOTAL SCHOOL DEPT. PERSONNEL
SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS OCT. 1, 1964
ELEMENTARY
1794
JUNIOR HIGH
680
HIGH SCHOOL
765
TOTAL SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 3239
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1964 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Throughout the past decade the School Committees and Administrations have been concerned primarily with the areas of reorganization and modernization of teaching methods and curricula on the one hand and, on the other, of caring for the rapidly in- creasing school population. This was emphasized and detailed in the report of the Committee for 1963. During the past year the attention of the Committee and the Administration has begun to turn away from the problems associated with rapid growth and toward opportunities for improvement in the detail and depth of education, which are associated with a stabilizing system.
ยท The year has seen the beginning of the construction of the needed 200 pupil addition to the Happy Hollow Elementary School and the authorization by the town of $625,000 to plan and build a 400 pupil addition to the Wayland High School. With the complete retention of the Sixth Grade in the Elementary School beginning in the fall of 1965, the school population projections indicate that under existing zoning by-laws and general laws of the Commonwealth the need of the town for classroom space will be met for a minimum of five years and, quite likely, for much longer. Indeed, these projections suggest that within five years the population in the elementary grades may decline sufficiently, so that sufficient classroom space will be available in the town for housing a public kindergarten. With this in mind, and at the request of the Council of the Parent-Teachers' Association, a Kindergarten Study Committee was appointed by the School Committee to bring in recommendations on certain aspects of the problem of the establishment of a kinder- garten program in Wayland. On the basis of a careful study, this group will propose the establishment of a six weeks summer kinder- garten program as an interim program pending the existence of sufficient classroom space in the town for a full kindergarten program.
In an area related to the stabilizing school system, an attempt has been made to project the school operating costs for the next decade. The School Committee feels that it is most important that coordinated, advanced planning in this area be undertaken as soon as possible. Meetings with the various Town committees and boards have been planned in order that the School Committee may have the benefit of their views and that all interested groups are well- informed on foreseeable fiscal requirements of the school system.
The action of the General Court in raising the minimum salaries for teachers to $5,000 per annum has necessitated a some- what greater increase in salaries for the coming year than had been anticipated. The salary scale established for Wayland for the coming year maintains our competitive position relative to adjacent school systems. We have been most pleased with the caliber and
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training of teachers who have accepted contracts with the Wayland school system during this past year, and we look forward with confidence to the continuation of the trend of acquisition of teachers of experience whose major training has been in academic subjects. Indeed, it is the policy of the Committee to establish conditions which favor not only the acquisition but the retention of teachers of outstanding experience, training, and ability and, further, that increasing weight be given to the depth of academic training achieved by our teachers. This policy will undoubtedly tend to increase the median teacher's salary, but we shall be more than repaid by the increase in the quality of teaching.
The approaching stabilization in the size of the physical plant and student population has led to moves to systematize the process of building the school budget through a process of the establishment of per capita norms for expenditures in the areas of supplies related to teaching, custodial supplies, and custodial staffing. It is hoped that this program can be extended further in the coming years. In addition, a regular program of replacement and maintenance of the school buildings will be initiated soon, be- ginning first in the older buildings, the Junior High School and the Cochituate School.
The School Committee wishes to thank the Town, the parents and those citizens who have given so generously of their time to serve on various committees established by the School Committee for their deep interest and enthusiastic support. We are also deeply appreciative of the energy and initiative of the Administration and the teaching staff, and we commend the custodial, secretarial, and cafeteria workers for their diligent attention to detail. We should also like to thank other departments of the town for their friendly cooperation and generous help to the school system.
Respectfully submitted,
Jesse F. Scott, Chairman
John B. Gregory Bruce R. Kingsbury Lyle B. Martin John B. Wilson
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee:
In this, the sixty-eighth Annual Report of the Superintendent of the Wayland Public Schools, the Superintendent wishes to review some of the changes affected in the schools during the last year, along with mention of various projects currently underway.
A committee consisting of teachers and administrators formulated a statement on the philosophy of the Wayland Public Schools. The philosophy was discussed at length with the School Committee and adopted as a formal guide to programs as they are instituted in the schools. The philosophy is reproduced here for general information.
"The purpose of the Wayland Schools is to provide an education that will develop the individual's intellectual capacities by furnishing him with the basic skills for learning, and by fostering in him a spirit of inquiry.
The school can help the student become an effective member of society with superior standards by developing in him the ability to think critically, logically, and creatively.
We endeavor to instill in each student an under- standing of the American heritage, and his rights and responsibilities as a citizen in our democracy."
The reading program curriculum for the elementary schools has been moving from a single text approach to one based on multi-text use.
The basic program now being written will rest upon the ac- quisition of a sequential series of reading skills that will allow for a maximum level of individual accomplishment and less regard for the student's grade placement.
The program in remedial reading has been expanded to include students who read poorly for whatever reason. The reading teacher position at the High School is being changed from three to five days per week in order to provide for the expansion. During the summer of 1965 a reading program will be developed which can be used in selected classes at the High School.
All elementary teachers are attending a modern mathematics content course which will carry through for the full school year. The small-group work done with some students at the Junior High School in mathematics is a continuation of the strengthening of the program at the elementary level. Large-group mathematics classes have been discontinued at the High School and replaced with
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a medium size class. Next year an additional period per week of mathematics is to be taught with a resulting schedule of four regular size classes and one small-group class per week. Various levels or tracks are available which will make it possible to schedule students all the way from General Mathematics in Grade 9 to the Calculus in Grade 12.
Work continues on the courses being taken by the non-college- bound pupil in order to better equip these young people for the responsibilities of the world of work. It is hoped that the work- study program will continue its development and acceptance.
Moving to the non-academic areas, it is heartening to state that all elementary pupils will have art and music once a week next year. Physical education is also scheduled one period per week until Grade 6 is reached at which time students take gym twice-a-week.
One guidance counselor to serve the four elementary schools will aid teachers, principals, and parents with pupils experiencing personal or academic difficulties. Though it is a minimum staffing in this area, the benefits to be derived from the addition should become apparent at once to those working with children requiring such specialized attention.
With the completion of the Happy Hollow addition by the Fall of 1965, all elementary schools will have suitable library space. Library aide time has been increased next year to provide coverage in the elementary schools for five hours on each of four school days. The Junior High School and High School have full-time school librarians. We wish to continue the growth of the libraries to about 6,000 volumes in each elementary school, 10,000 volumes at the Junior High School, and 15,000-20,000 volumes at the High School.
The education program in the community is the result of a total Town enterprise and commitment. Excellence in the schools is possible only through the kind of support and interest which the residents continue to show in their schools.
Respectfully submitted,
R. BRUCE MCGILL
Superintendent
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REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee :
It is with pleasure that I herewith submit my fifth annual report since joining the Wayland Public Schools in September, 1959. In planning for building and budgets, it is necessary as a first step to forecast the numbers of pupils expected in the years ahead. The "ten year enrollment projection", as it is commonly called, is up- dated annually on the first of October and then it becomes the under- lying factor in determining the needs for major school building units or school additions. It also serves as the starting point in a three month process in establishing the School Budget for the sub- sequent year .
A large entering first grade in September of 1965 will cause enrollment increases to rise again reaching 5.4% or 174 new pupils. It is expected in years to follow, that the percentage in- crease will gradually decrease (see enrollment projections) .
In 1964, norms were established and operated as a method of controlling costs by correlating expenditures to enrollments. The 1965 School Budget will provide a second year of experience in the use of norms in the various instructional areas with further plans for expansion to other areas in the School Budget.
In 1965 the expenditure section will be distinctly different from any previous year in order to comply with the follow- ing State recommendations :
1. To provide proper recording of financial transaction
2. Accounts will provide data which can be used in comparing costs with other districts
3. Accounts will provide financial data that can be used in determining the cost of educational programs and other items of educational data
Equal to the task of building and administrating a School Budget is the important phase of budget analysis. Translating the educational program into a financial plan requires also that a follow-up study be made to determine if the educational plan has been realized and whether the Budget has been adequate for reaching those educational goals.
The need for funds and facilities develops from the local community through increased enrollments and the specific needs of the community. Every effort has been made to keep the cost con- sistent with sound economy - without dictating educational short- comings for our children. At the local level, cities and towns have been burdened with almost the total cost of education. The state and federal levels, however, are indicating that additional funds
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will be made available.
Wayland has been in the unique position to have received maximum state aid in the construction of new school buildings. Although renovations of buildings have not received state aid, there has been some effort made in the improvement of the older school buildings in Wayland; such as, the Cochituate library and cafeteria renovations. There is now the need for more in-depth examination of our older buildings toward a plant modernization program for the Wayland Junior High and the Cochituate School buildings. There is increased evidence which points to reimbursements from the State becoming available in this area.
The Audio Visual Department of the schools, which was centralized in 1964, and with representation from each of the six schools has progressed with continued improvements being made in some of the following areas :
1. Standardization of equipment and supplies
2. Better purchasing through central storage
3. Greater exchange of equipment and films among schools
There are many services non-educational by school defini - tion but which are necessary and essential to all school systems.
The cafeteria operation financed through federal aid and lunch receipts and under the direction of Mrs. Dorothy Bowers has served more than 270,000 meals during 1964 in the six school cafe- terias.
In 1964, a new three year contract was signed for 15 school buses to provide school transportation totaling over 125,000 miles annually. On a daily basis approximately 2,300 children are being transported to and from school.
School buildings which are valued at over 7 million dollars are being maintained daily by the custodial staff.
The School Department again appreciated the cooperation and assistance of other town departments and also the Parmenter Health Center during the past year .
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD J. LAVIN
Assistant Superintendent of Schools
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CLASS OF 1964
STUDENT BODY CO-PRESIDENTS :
Norman Allen MacNeill
Judith Adrian Mosedale
OFFICERS
President, Barbara Mary Kane
Secretary, Marilyn Louise Manchester
Vice President, Gerald Kester
Treasurer, Nellie Bunker Revell
GRADUATES
Norman Foster Abbott
Judith Marie Anderson
Joseph Lawrence Antonellis, Jr.
Norma Pauline Athanas
Catherine Ann Babers
Linda Jean Baker
Martin Conant Benjamin
Barry Irving Benson
Robert Alan Benson
Robert John Bernard
Robert David Billig
Peter E. Bowles
Russell Thomas Bowles
Warren Frank Brannen
Ronnie Rejeana Burke
Laura Rees Campbell Gail Hammond Carr
Maureen Teresa Carroll
Patricia Elizabeth Carroll
Roger Roy Carter Colette Irene Cavanaugh Anita Louise Marie Chiasson
Kathleen Jean Chiasson
Ralph E. Christle Wendy Lee Clausen
Richard Brian Condron Bruce M. Cook
Susan Anne Daley Robert. Hawthorne Davis, II Jeffrey M. Denkewalter Margery Paxson Dik
Sandra Lee Johnson Eric Alan Jones
Barbara Mary Kane
Bruce Vance Keary
William Francis Keating
DeAnn Aileen Keller
Gerald Kester
Norman Ernest King
Richard Esmark King
John A. Korengel Kathleen Krinopolis
Lynne Parker Langley
Morton J. Langthorne, Jr.
George William LaPierre
Janis Irene Lazarian
Allen Elliot Leonard
Daniel J. Leone
Roy D. Lever Roger E. Livingston
Norman Allen MacNeill
Mary J. Maguire
Joseph Anthony Malizia
Marilyn Louise Manchester
Donna Lee Marston
Judith Ellen Martineau
Alex Leo Marusa
Ronald Alan Marvin
Richard Barton Maxwell
Agnes Teresa McCann J. Stephen McCusker
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GRADUATES
Roger M. Disken John David Dresser
Karen Elizabeth Eckler Teresa Louise Esposito
Dale Elizabeth Ferguson Richard John Ferrante
Sharon Anne Foley
Bruce Eliot Fredrickson
Carol Lynn Fricke Karen Elaine Fritz
John Ernest Frye
Eleanor Brooks Fullerton Donald Mugar Fye
Cheryl L. Gallagher Janice Elaine Gerald Mary Catherine Golden
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