Town annual reports of officers and committees of the town of Leyden, Massachusetts for the year ending 1946, Part 3

Author: Leyden (Mass.)
Publication date: 1946
Publisher: [Leyden, Mass.] : [Town of Leyden]
Number of Pages: 484


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500 00


11


Special Highway


200 00


Gypsy Moth


200 00


11


Memorial Day


20 00


11


16


Board of Health


$ 75 00


Library


,50


50 00


Inspection of Slaughtering


200 00


11


Inspection of Barns and Animals


50 00


Insurance on Town Property


200 00


Tree Warden


100 00


Fire Warden


100 00


Miscellaneous Account


500 00


11


Notes and Interest


1230 00


Printing


175 00


pass over


Machinery Account


1500 00


14855.40


Schools


13000 00


$29320 00


1947 CHAPTER 81 EXPENDITURES IN THE TOWN OF LEYDEN


1. Greenfield Road


$ 2818 87


2. Brattleboro Road


676 91


3. Frizzell Hill


423 14


4. North Bernardston Road


40 05


5. East Hill Road


327 55


6. East Hill Branch Road


54 35


7. Keets Brook Road


92 20


8. Paige Road


0 00


9. Alexander Road


444 20


10. County Road


429 47


11. Hunt Road


9 00


12. W. S. Black Road


0 00


13. Eden Road


401 67


14. East Glen Road


576 40


15. Wilson Road


3 90


16 Gates Road


152 70


17 River Road v


446 44


18. Lynde Mill Road


6 30


19. West Leyden Road


2001 09


11


1


11


200


8,000


17


20. Bell Road


$127 56


21. George Lamb Road


0 00


22. Kately Hill Road


133 65


23. South Schoolhouse Road


167 35


24. Coates Road


3 90


25. Brooks Road


11 40


Miscellaneous


11 90


Total


$9360 00


Allotments:


State


$8775 00


Town


585 00


Total


$9360 00


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Warrant for Town Meeting


FRANKLIN, SS:


To John H. Newcomb, Constable of the Town of Leyden GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs to meet in the Town Hall, Monday, the first day of March next at eleven o'clock in the forenoon then and there to act on the following articles:


ARTICLE 1. To choose all necessary officers for the year ensuing:


One Moderator for one year


One Town Clerk for one year


One Town Treasurer for one year


One Selectman for three years


One Assessor for three years


One School Committee for three years


One Constable for one year One Auditor for one year One Tree Warden for one year


One Collector of Taxes for one year


One Trustee Robertson Memorial Library for three years


and fill any vacancies that may occur.


ART. 2. To see if the town will vote to authorize the treas- urer with the approval of the selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1948 and to issue a note or notes therefor


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payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


ART. 3. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the in- come from the Oliver Davenport, Calvin Davenport and Steph- en T. Davenport Poor and School Fund in equal shares toward defraying the expenses of the poor and schools.


ART. 4. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the Town Officers for the year 1947, or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.


ART. 5. To determine the manner of repairing the bridges for the ensuing year or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.


ART. 6. To act on the list of jurors as posted by the select- men.


ART. 7. To see if the town will vote to authorize its select- men to sell the whole or any part of the Ianthe Cook property and to execute, acknowledge and deliver a deed or deeds thereof in the name and on behalf of the town to the purchaser or pur- chasers thereof.


ART. 8. To see if the town will vote to accept the follow- ing trust funds:


$100.00 paid by Minna J. Staiger for perpetual care of George Staiger lot in South Cemetery.


$100.00 paid by H. V. Campbell for perpetual care of C. F. Severance lot in South Cemetery.


ART. 9. To see if the town will raise money for the neces- sary expenses of the town and appropriate same, or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.


ART. 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate, or appropriate from the Quintus Allen income, any sum


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of money for the maintenance of schools during the current year.


ART. 11. To see if the town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the town as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 41, General Laws, as amended:


Moderator


$


5 00 for each meeting


Town Clerk and Treasurer


200 00 and fees


Selectmen


Chairman of Board


125 00


Second Member


100 00


Third member


100 00


Assessors


Chairman of Board


60 00


Second member


60 00


Third member


60 00


School Committee


Chairman of Board


40 00


Clerk


50 00


Third member


40 00


Constable


25 00


Auditor


20 00


Tree Warden


Hourly wage of departmental supt.


Collector of Taxes


150 00


Library Trustees


Chairman of Board


none


Second member


none


Third member


none


and raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor.


ART. 12. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to appoint one of their members to act as agent for old age assistance and aid to dependent children and raise and appro- priate the sum of $125.00 for said agent's salary or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.


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ART. 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $585.00 and transfer from unappropriated


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available funds in the treasury the sum of $8775.00, (to be re- turned to available funds upon reimbursement by the State) for Chapter 81 Highways.


ART. 14. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1000.00 and transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury the sum of $3000.00, (to be re- turned to available funds upon reimbursement by the State and County) for Chapter 90 Construction.


ART. 15. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $500.00 and transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury the sum of $1000.00, (to be re- turned to available funds upon reimbursement by the State and County) for Chapter 90 Maintenance.


ART. 16. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for the payment of compensation under provisions of Chapter 152 of the General Laws.


ART. 17. To see if the town will vote to appropriate from the machinery fund the sum of $1230.00 for notes and interest or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.


ART. 18. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $660.00 from the machinery fund and raise and appro- priate the sum of $840.00 for the machinery account or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.


ART. 19. To see if the town will vote to appropriate from the overlay surplus the sum of $450.00 for a reserve fund as pro- vided in Section 6, Chapter 40 of the General Laws, or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.


ART. 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for the care of the Beaver Meadow Cemetery, East Hill Cemetery, or both, or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.


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ART. 21. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-8 25 priate the sum of $100.00 for veterans' rehabilitation district.


ART. 22. To hear the report of the School Planning Com- mittee and pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.


ART. 23. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for School Planning Committee expense account and preliminary plans, or pass any vote or votes in rela- tion thereto.


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ART. 24. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for single chairs for the town hall.


150


3000


ART. 25. To see if the town will vote to authorize the as- sessors to use from the treasury any sum of money to reduce the 1948 tax rate.


ART. 26. To see if the town will vote to accept the south part of the South Cemetery for burial purposes as approved by the State Board of Health, or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.


The polls will be opened at eleven o'clock in the forenoon and will be closed at five o'clock in the afternoon.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof on the Town House seven days at least be- fore the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the town.


Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands this second day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight.


CASPER P. ZIMMERMAN EDRIC W. COOK RAY ROBERTSON


Selectmen of Leyden


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Treasurer's Report


Receipts


Balance January 1, 1947


$21032 45


Income from Davenport Fund


22 00


Income from Library Fund


23 11


Income from C. M. Davenport Book Fund


25 39


Quintus Allen Legacy


350 00


Dog money returned by County


110 16


Income from Barstow Fund


53 77


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


School Fund


2366 25


Vocational education


482 50


Superintendent's salary


193 33


High school tuition


1119 70


Income tax Chap. 70, Part I


860 00


Income tax, school transportation


2841 50


Income tax


1142 26


Reimbursement loss of taxes


33 15


Inspection of animals


25 00


Corporation tax


559 51


Corporation tax, business


154 30


Meal tax


220 11


Old age assistance


2761 50


Highways, Chap. 719


2144 74


Highways, Chap. 81 balance 1946


1706 87


Highways, Chap. 90 for 1946


1999 88


Highways, Chap. 81


4526 15


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County of Franklin


Highways, Chap. 90 maintenance for 1946 $ 750 00


Highways, Chap. 90 maintenance 500 00


Highways, Chap. 90 for 1946


999 94


U. S. Grant for old age assistance 3135 35


U. S. Grant for administration of O. A. A. 104 50


U. S. Grant for aid to dependent children


205 00


Town of Guilford, plowing snow


192 50


Randolph Serkin, machinery fund


30 00


Machinery fund


5 00


Road machinery earnings


1659 37


Fees from Sealer of Weights and Measures


3 69


Slaughtering license


1 00


Franklin County Trust Co., equipment


note


3495 00


Interest South Cemetery funds


31 15


Town Clerk, dog licenses


152 20


Registration Greenfield Girl Scout Camp


50


Withholding Tax


928 32


Town of Conway, welfare reimbursement


710 00


E. W. Cook, slaughtering fees


104 25


Library fines


1 03


Perpetual care of lots in South Cemetery


Minna J. Staiger


100 00


H. V. Campbell


100 00


Interest, 1945 tax


20 87


Interest 1946 tax


36 27


Interest 1947 tax


5 99


Interest 1946 motor excise tax


54


Interest 1947 motor excise tax


13


Demands 1945 tax


2 10


Demands 1946 tax


6 65


Demands 1946 motor excise tax


2 80


$58037 78


Taxes


1945 tax


$ 294 86 1808 01


1946 tax


25


1886.87 1230


656.87


1


1947 tax


$11041 27


1945 poll tax


6 00


1946 poll tax


44 00


1947 poll tax


140 00


1946 motor excise tax


24 85


1947 motor excise tax


513 13


$13872 12


$71909 90


Expenditures


Selectmen's warrants


$40965 11


School Committee's warrants


13905 88


Trust funds deposited in Franklin Savings Bank


200 00


Balance on hand December 31, 1947


16838 91


$71909 90


HAROLD V. CAMPBELL,


Town Treasurer


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Audited January 22, 1948 CHARLOTTE L. STAIGER, Auditor


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Town Clerk's Report


VITAL STATISTICS


BIRTHS


January 13 William Leslie Strange, Jr.


March 19 Infant York


April


26


David Paul Barton


June


21 Karen Anne Kennedy


July 9 Andrew David Baker


July


22 Lester David Emond


November 4 Mary Louise Glabach


November 12


Sharon Ann Koshinsky


MARRIAGES


March


29


Jason W. Squires and Virginia Beecher


April


7 Roger S. Howes and Alice D. Beecher


June


7 William Conrad Duncan and Jean Mary Howes July


6


Ernest R. Streeter and Paulina W. Dobias


DEATHS


January


1


Edith (Thayer) Root, 76 years


April


26


Elsie Belle (Kemp) Miner, 88 years


July


11


Stephen Muka, 79 years


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REPORT OF DOGS LICENSED


35 males at $2.00


$70 00


7 females at $5.00


35 00


20 spayed females at $2.00


40 00


2 kennel at $10.00


20 00


$165 00


Paid Town Treasurer


$152 20


Clerk's fees, 64 at 20c


12 80


$165 00


REPORT OF HUNTING, FISHING AND TRAPPING LICENSES


14 Resident Citizen Fishing at $2.00 $28 00


23 Resident Citizen Hunting at $2.00 46 00


28 Resident Citizen Sporting at $3.25 91 00


8 Resident Citizen Minor and Female Fishing at $1.25 10 00


1 Resident Citizen Trapping at $5.25


5 25


1 Special Non-Resident Fishing at $1.50


1 50


2 Resident Citizen Sporting


Free


4 Resident Citizen Fishing (O. A. A.)


Free


$181 75


Paid Division of Fisheries and Game $163 00


Fees retained, 75 at 25c 18 75


$181 75


HAROLD V. CAMPBELL,


Town Clerk


Audited January 22, 1948 CHARLOTTE L. STAIGER, Auditor


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Tax Collector's Report


JANUARY 1, 1947 TO MARCH 15, 1947


Tax


Collected Uncollected Interest


Demand


1945


$109 10 $ 189 60


$ 7 27


$ 1 05


1946


449 65


1912 22


6 57


1945 poll


2 00


4 00


10


35


1946 poll


4 00


54 00


06


1946 motor excise


19 90


4 95


38


2 10


Total


$584 65 $2064 77


$14 38


$3 50


HARLAN L. QUINN,


Collector of Taxes


Audited January 22, 1948


CHARLOTTE L. STAIGER, Auditor


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Tax Collector's Report


-


APRIL 8, 1947 TO DECEMBER 31, 1947


Tax


Collected Uncollected Interest Demand Abate't Refd


1945


$ 185 76


$13 20 $ 35 $ 3 84


1945 poll


4 00


30


35


1946


1358 36


528 59


29 15


3 85


25 27


1946 poll


40 00


8 00


49


2 80


6 00


1946


excise


4 95


16


70


1947


11041 27


3284 12


5 95


1947 poll


140 00


38 00


04


10 00


1947


excise


513 13


76 87


13


52 64 $52 64


Total


$13287 47 $3935 58


$49 42 $8 05 $97 75 $52 64


GEORGE E. HOWES,


Collector of Taxes


Audited January 22, 1948 CHARLOTTE L. STAIGER, Auditor


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Library Report


The trustees of the Robertson Memorial Library wish to report that we have placed new books, some fiction, some non- fiction, and some children's books on our shelves.


We would appreciate it if the people of the town would come in and read some of the new books and suggest any they would like to have purchased.


The building needs some repairs and we hope to have these made and also paint the outside of the Library.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Expenditures


Mrs. Edith Howes, Librarian


$72 80


Supplies


1 94


Smith Printing Service


3 00


Western Electric Light Co.


9 00


Barrett and Baker, Books


25 39


$112 13


Respectfully submitted,


JESSIE W. GLABACH ELVIRA L. ROBERTSON


SARA H. ROBERTSON


Library Trustees


Audited February 9, 1948 CHARLOTTE L. STAIGER


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Report of the State Audit


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Department of Corporations and Taxation Division of Accounts


STATE HOUSE, BOSTON


June 23, 1947


To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Casper P. Zimmerman, Chairman Leyden, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Leyden for the period from April 11, 1946 to March 15, 1947, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.


Very truly yours,


FRANCIS X. LANG,


FXL:CFB


Director of Accounts.


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Mr. Francis X. Lang Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston


Sir:


As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Leyden for the period from April 11, 1946, the date of the previous examination, to March 15, 1947, and submit the following report thereon:


The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments collecting or disbursing money for the town or sending out bills for collections, were examined, checked, and verified.


The town clerk's records of dog and sporting licenses were checked with the record of licenses issued and the payments to the State and to the town treasurer were verified.


The appropriations, as voted by the town meeting, were listed from the records of the town clerk and were compared with the aggregate amounts raised by the assessors in the determina- tion of the tax rate.


The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were analyzed and checked with the records of the departments making payments to the treasurer and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the expenditures were com- pared with the selectmen's warrants and with the classified record of payments.


The cash balance on March 15, 1947 was proved by recon- ciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank and by actual count of the cash on hand.


The savings bank books representing the investment of the trust funds in the custody of the treasurer were examined and listed, the income being proved and the withdrawals being veri- fied by comparison with the treasurer's record of receipts.


The records of payroll deductions on account of federal taxes as kept by the treasurer were examined and checked. The pay-


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ments to the Collector of Internal Revenue were verified with the selectmen's warrants, and the balance in the general treasury on March 15, 1947 was proved.


It is recommended that the treasurer withdraw the amount of $3,425. from the savings deposits of the Quintus Allen School Fund Income and deposit it in the general cash to reimburse the treasury for expenditures which were made from general cash but which were chargeable to the above income account.


The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked. The tax accounts outstanding at the time of the previous examination and the subsequent commitment lists of taxes were audited and proved with the warrants given by the board of assessors. The recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer, the recorded abatements were checked with the assessors' record of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.


The outstanding accounts were verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.


The receipts for licenses issued by the board of selectmen were checked with the record of licenses granted, and the pay- ments to the treasurer were verified.


The surety bonds of the town officials required by law to furnish them for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.


The records of charges for the use of town-owned highway equipment were compared with the payrolls of the highway de- partment. The recorded collections were checked and the pay- ments to the treasurer were verified.


The records of bills sent out for collection by the bureau of old age assistance were examined and checked. The charges were listed and the recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer.


The accounts of the sealer of weights and measures were examined. The recorded receipts were checked with the record of work done and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The recorded receipts of the librarian for fines were checked,


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the payments to the treasurer were verified, and the cash on - hand on March 15, 1947 was proved by actual count.


Ledger accounts were compiled, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on March 15, 1947.


In addition to the balance sheet, there are appended to this report tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax and departmental accounts, as well as tables showing the condition and transactions of the trust funds.


For the cooperation received from the several town officials while engaged in making the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assist- ants and for myself, to express appreciation.


Respectfully submitted,


HERMAN B. DINE,


HBD:CFB


Assistant Director of Accounts


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TOWN OF LEYDEN


BALANCE SHEET-MARCH 15, 1947 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Cash


$22984 45


Federal Withholding Tax-


Payroll Deductions


$


135 55


Accounts Receivable: Taxes:


Levy of 1945


$


193 60


Levy of 1946 1966 22


Trust Fund Income: Barstow Charity Fund 80 36


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: Levy of 1946 4 95


Tax Possessions


124 19


Road Machinery Fund 906 87


Revenue 1947, Appropria-


tions $42865 00 Less Estimated Receipts Collected 5135 94


Federal Grants:


Old Age Assistance


245 85


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2159 82 Excess from Sale-Land of Low Value Sale of Real Estate Fund 860 00


41 80


Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund 27 50


$37729 06


Underestimates:


County Tax


$17 94


State Parks and Reserva- tions 6 35


24 29


Trust Funds, To Be Withdrawn: Quintus Allen Fund Income 3425 00 Loans Authorized 3500 00


Appropriation Balances: General $36186 38


Purchase Truck and


Snow Removal Equipment 1500 00


School Repairs


5115 00


$42801 38


Loans Authorized Unissued :


Departmental Equipment


3500 00


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus


1699 58


Overlays Reserved for Abatements:


Levy of 1945


$193 60


Levy of 1946


333 35


526 95


Revenue Reserved Until Collected:


Motor Vehicle Excise


$ 4 95


Tax Possessions


124 19


129 14


Surplus Revenue 18996 78


$69951 76


$69951 76


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TRUST FUNDS


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities $11686 82


Barstow Charity Fund $ 1766 27 Davenport Poor and School Fund 1100 00


Charles M. Davenport Library Book Fund 1052 74


Quintus Allen School Fund Income


4518 55


Robertson Memorial Library Fund 1161 50


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


2087 76


$11686 82


$11686 82


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Annual Report


of the


School Department


-of the-


Town of Leyden for 1947


Organization


School Committee


Jessie Glabach, Chairman Douglas Barton, Secretary Bernard York


Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949 Term expires 1950


Superintendent of Schools


Robert N. Taylor, B. Ch. E .; M. Ed. Office, Center School, Northfield, Mass., Tel. 757


School Physician


F. Wilton Dean, M. D. Northfield, Mass.


School Nurse


Bernice F. Berry, R. N. Tel. Greenfield 3411


Attendance Officer


John H. Newcomb


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SCHOOL CALENDAR


1948-1949


Schools Open January 5, 1948 Schools Open March 1, 1948 Schools Open April 26, 1948


Schools Open September 8, 1948 Schools Open January 3, 1949 Schools Open February 28, 1949 Schools Open April 25, 1949


Close February 20, 1948 Close April 16, 1948 Close June 11, 1948


Close December 22, 1948 Close February 18, 1949 Close April 15, 1949 Close June 16, 1949


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Report of Superintendent of Schools


To the School Committee and Citizens of Leyden:


I am pleased to present herewith my seventh annual report as your Superintendent of Schools. This record covers the 176th year of public education in the Town of Leyden.


The year has been marked by community discussion con- cerning the solution of our immediate school problem, a new school building. This project has been paramount in import- ance only because our regular educational program has been carried on with few interruptions at a high plane of efficiency.


At the request of the School Committee, the State Depart- ment of Education was asked to survey our school housing and make recommendations for construction of a building that would be suitable for our program.


STATE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION


Miss Alice Beal and Mr. Russell Mack of the State Depart- ment of Education were delegated to make the Leyden Survey and spent the greater part of January twenty-first and May fourteenth with the Superintendent, examining the school build- ings, the Town Hall, and our local statistics. Miss Beal suggests two plans which differ slightly from those suggested by the Su- perintendent a year ago.


Plan I: Construct a three-room eight-grade building ad- jacent to the Town Hall and remodel the Town Hall so that it may be used for assembly, physical education, and cafeteria purposes.


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Plan II: Construct a two-room six-grade building adjacent. to the Town Hall and send all 7th and 8th grade pupils to Greenfield Junior High School. '


With our enrollment at sixty pupils, it would not be wise to. construct an eight-grade building of two rooms. The pupil and grade load would be too heavy for a teacher to obtain the best results.


Of course it must be realized that the moving of two or three large families in a small town can change the whole picture of en- rollment in a very short time.


In recommending Plan II, Miss Beal has this to say:


"If the seventh and eighth grade children attend Greenfield Junior High School, Leyden would need one less classroom and one less teacher.


"These seventh and eighth grade children would be provided an opportunity to meet with larger groups of boys and girls.


"These children would enter the Junior High School with the regular group rather than waiting until the ninth year as they now do. The adjustment would be easier than that which they now make when they join a group which has already been work- ing together as seventh and eighth grades."


Concerning the use of the Town Hall as the basis of a Cen- tral School Unit, she lists these advantages:


"1. Reducing the number of grades per teacher.


"3. Providing approved classrooms with adequate space, proper heating and lighting.


"4. Providing an auditorium where school assemblies, dramatics, folk dancing, music activities, visual aids, etc., can be developed and presented. Such activities offer opportunities to broaden interests; develop poise, confidence, leadership; encour- age the correct use of English; develop individual talent, appre- ciation of other children, habits of good group conduct, and home-school relationships.


"5. Providing a gymnasium which can be used by all of the children, for the following types of activities, when it is impossi- ble to hold the physical education activities out-of-doors.


"6. Providing facilities for a school lunch program. The


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school lunch provides a nourishing, balanced noon meal, meeting. at least one third of the daily nutritive needs of the child. It helps to combat undernutrition and to maintain the health and vigor essential to the success of the teaching program; it is a cen- ter for the teaching of proper food selection and of good health habits; it provides an opportunity for social training of children; it presents a means of correlating classroom teaching with those interests and experiences of children which center around food; and it furnishes a means of interesting parents and others in the values involved and of stimulating community interest in the nu- tritional needs of children."




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