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SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED FROM JANUARY 1, 1950 TO DECEMBER 31, 1950.
Series 1 Resident Citizen Fishing
101
$2.00
$202.00
2 Resident Citizen Hunting
99
2.00
198.00
3 Resident Citizen Sporting
98
3.25
318.50
4 Resident Citizen Minor and Female Fishing
60
1.25
75.00
5 Resident Citizen Minor Trap- ping
1
2.25
2.25
9 Non-resident Citizen Fishing
5
5.25
26.25
9 Alien Fishing
2
5.25
10.50
10 Non-resident Citizen Hunting
1
10.25
10.25
12 Duplicate
3
.50
1.50
15 Resident
Citizen
Sporting (Free)
10
........
........
16 Resident Citizen Military or Naval (Free)
6
........
........
17 Resident Citizen Fishing (Old Age, Free)
2
..
...
$844.25
Less Fees retained by Clerk 367
.25
91.75
Amount paid to Division of Fisheries
and Game as per monthly statements
$752.50
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BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1950.
Date of Birth 1950
Name of Child
Parents
Name of with Maiden Name of Mother
Jan. 23
Raymond Theodore Ricard, Jr.
31
Linda Marie Liberty
Feb.
10
William Michial Houlihan
24
Carleton Warren Cox
Mar.
15
Henry Paul Bracci
26
27
Robert Earle Whiting, Jr. James Martin Laundry
Apr.
2
Henry James VanderSluis
2
Ronald Robert Brown
9 Russell Francis Dudley
22
Karen June Euzukonis
May
8
Steven Vincent Kraft Calvert Barry Carr
12
15 James Gordon Creasia 2 Richard James Appleby
8
Kathleen Joyce Biggs Candace Lynn Hutchinson Eric Tracey Torey
July
30 12
12 Lynda Frances Gaskill
14 David Edward Gardner
28 Robert Alan Boiteau
28
Susan Gail Leoncini Duquette
Aug.
2
Deborah Ann Iannitelli
11 Robert Dominic Legge
12 Bruce John Tycks
18
Marcia Jean Bennett Lee Nelson FitzGerald Paul Berry
18 20
20 Jane Elizabeth Mason David Russell Paddock Charles Edward Reneau Patricia Lynne Harvey Robert Roger Rondeau
13 22
30
30
Lawrence Irwin Ray, 3rd Donald Vincent Hazard, Jr. Claudia Young
Oct. Nov.
7
Paul Emile Paquin
7
Nancy Alice Good
10
Joseph Adelard Nolet Hensel
Dec.
1
Nancy Whitney Adams Carol Ann Furcinithi
15
Raymond T. and Claire Blanchard
Hervey F. and Doris Viens Peter P. and Bridget T. Connolly Nathaniel B. and Doris M. Daniels Henry J. and Rose M. Sabourin Robert E. and Beatrice M. Sanborn Delphus G. and Mary J. Whitney Robert and Elizabeth Heerdt Henry W. and Josephine Arcudi Raymond C. and Martha Thompson Frank J. and Olivette Pearse Steven and Florence Noyes Albert F. and Joyce M. Cram Nicholas L. and Theresa Merolli Stuart M. and Lorraine Carmody Gerald E. and Georgina R. Derrick George P. and Patricia Gaskell Karl H. and Ruth Tracey John F. and Dorothy Murray Edward T. and Marilyn Beal Robert A. and Marilyn Cote Joseph S. and Anita Harback Eugene J. and Rita Forget Albert and Priscilla Atkinson Dominic and Henrietta Macomber Thomas P. and Teresa Tetreault Ralph G. and Virginia H. Lougee Chester F. and Hazel I. Nelson Francis L. and Mary E. McCarty Norman S. and Clara M. Boover Arthur and Laurita Phipps Charles J. and Rita M. Casey Edward G. and Helen L. Berg Harvey I. and Gabrielle Cousineau Laurence I. and Teresa Shurick Donald V. and Dorothy Maron Merton R. and Hazel J. McNiff Jean P. and Marjorie L. Rockwood Gordon R. nnd Dorothy Goodnow Adelard J. and Jean A. LaBossiere William and Anne Bosma Harold E., Jr. and Joan B. Jackson Philip P. and Mary Piscitello
Sept.
25 1 1
28
June
31
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1950.
Date of Marriage 1950
Place of Marriage
Names
Residence
Jan.
21
Mendon
Edward T. Gardner
Mendon
Feb.
4
Milford, Mass.
Charles E. Auty
Mendon
Frances M. Tomaso
Milford, Mass.
10
Mendon
Arthur F. Paddock, Jr.
Mendon
Apr.
8
Northbridge, Mass.
Edward J. Rondeau Jane A. Hetherinton Clifford Leonard Peterson Shirley Mae Coleman
Mendon
22
Hopedale, Mass.
Stanislaus J. Wojnowski
Milford, Mass.
29
Hopedale, Mass.
Donald Andrew Kempton Shirley Ann Wright
Mendon
May
20
Milford, Mass.
Francis W. Taylor
Milford, Mass.
Barbara A. Devoll
Mendon
27
Milford, Mass.
Roland L. Carlson
Mendon
June
10
Medway, Mass.
Primo Francis Bonati, Jr.
Mendon
Nancy Maria Fiori
Medway, Mass.
17
Mendon
Ferdinand Bison
Mendon
Miriam Hope Thomas
Mendon
24
Milford, Mass.
Etore John Magliocca Viola Brenna
Milford, Mass.
July
1
Westboro, Mass.
Robert K. Fagan
Mendon
Westboro, Mass.
1
Hopedale, Mass.
George A. Daige, Jr.
Hopedale, Mass.
1
Worcester, Mass.
Daniel H. Taft
Sturbridge, Mass.
4
Hopedale, Mass.
Norman Leo Desmarais
Hopedale, Mass.
Marie A. L. LeBlanc
Mendon
15
Foxboro, Mass.
Gilbert W. Beal
Foxboro, Mass.
Evelyn M. Sullivan
Mendon
Aug. 26
Robert Howard Hackenson
Hopedale, Mass.
Sept.
1
Seabrook, N. H.
Henry Arthur D Allessandro Gladys Ann Paddock Norman E. Halsing
Mendon
2
Milford, Mass.
Pauline Jane Covino
Mendon
4
Milford, Mass.
Alfred A. Lee Blanche Lambert
Mendon
Milford, Mass.
15
Mendon
Laurita A. Phipps
Mendon
Mendon
Northbridge, Mass.
Worcester, Mass.
Elizabeth A. Grant
Mendon
Mendon
Marjorie E. Boyd
Milford, Mass.
Mendon
Gladys Care
Mendon
Lois E. Rosenquist
Mendon
Hopedale, Mass.
Helen Frances Charge
Milford, Mass.
Mendon
Milford, Mass.
Shirley Ann Christensen
Mendon
Marilyn Beal
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1950.
Date of Marriage 1950
Place of Marriage
Names
Residence
27
Northbridge, Mass. Grafton, Mass.
Harry Wiersma Ethel Roorda
Mendon Northbridge, Mass. Mendon
Oct.
7
Bellingham, Mass. Forrest Hills, Mass.
Henry Delbert Bond
Mendon
Forrest Hills, Mass.
Nov.
11
Medway, Mass.
David F. Thomas
Mendon
Catherine A. DeLorenzo
Medway, Mass.
11
Blackstone, Mass.
Lucien Paquin Irene Chudy
Blackstone, Mass.
Dec.
16
Grafton, Mass.
Patrick Richards
Mendon
Veronica Lila Varteresian
Medway, Mass.
30
Hopedale, Mass.
Stanley E. Chapin
Mendon
Marion L. Closson
Mendon
30
Milford, Mass.
Gordon B. Butler
Mendon
Dorothy Bracci
Milford, Mass.
30
Frank J. Craddock, Jr.
Frances E. Bellofatto
Upton, Mass. Mendon
Aldore Ernest Tetreault
Pauline Alice Leclaire
Bellingham, Mass.
21
Jean E. Farr
Mendon
DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1950.
Date of Death 1950
Name
Cause of Death
Y
M
D
Jan.
11
Mathew Mantoni
39
2
30
Multiple gunshot wounds of abdomen and chest
13
Julia Abrahamson Halsing
81
20
Myocarditis
25
Annie Capstick McTurk
92
12
Cerebral hemorrhage
Feb.
23
Grace Whiting Johnson
69
10
5
Cerebral hemorrhage
Mar.
4
Winifred Evelyn Brennen Pond
84
4
15
Myocarditis
26
Georgine Wilde Burt
64
3
12
Hypertensive heart disease
Apr.
1
Nathan Marcena Daniels
77
4
14
Sub-arachnoid hemorrhage
11
George E. Walker
86
7
26
Hemorrhage by suicide
May
21
Frank E. Hersey
67
11
18
Coronary occlusion
June
14
Nettie Luella Russell Cromb
85
4:
25
Cardio vascular renal disease
July
6
Charlotte E. Marlow Lowell
44
4
1
Carcinoma of uterus and
25
Mary E. Hoyle Wright
90
0
9
Hypertenseive heart disease
Aug.
18
George W. Davis
Broucho pneumonia
Nov.
7
Nancy Alice Good
Prematurity
22
Marco Balzarini
72
. .
. .
Massive cerebral hemorrhage
30
Rosalie Gauthier Tetreault
81
7
14
Generalized arterio-sclerosis
Dec.
3
Clyde F. Saunders
51
9
13
Congestive heart failure
9
Wilson B. Dalrymple
53
3
Coronary occlusion
10
William E. Payce, Sr.
44
· ·
. .
Hypertensive heart disease
26
Joseph Albert Boover
69
9
. .
Coronary occlusion
. .
·
. .
3 hours
metastasis
82
. .
. .
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Age
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Parents and others are requested to carefully examine the above lists and if any errors or omissions are discovered report them at once to the town clerk, that the record may be corrected, as it is of importance that the records of Vital Statistics should be complete.
GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 46, SECTION 6.
Parents, within forty days after the birth of a child, and every householder, within forty days after a birth in his house, shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the town where such child is born
NOTICE
-
SOME OF THE MANY
REASONS WHY BIRTHS SHOULD BE RECORDED.
To establish identity.
To prove nationality.
To prove legitimacy.
To show when the child has the right to enter school.
To show when the child has the right to seek employ- ment under the child labor law.
To establish the right of inheritance to property.
To establish liability to military duty, as well as ex- emption therefrom.
To establish age and citizenship in order to vote.
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To qualify to hold title to, and to buy or sell real estate.
To establish the right to hold public office.
To prove the age at which the marriage contract may be entered into.
To prove age to determine validity of a contract entered into by an alleged minor.
To prove age for Old Age Assistance.
To prove age so as to have the right to take Civil Service Examinations.
Parents be sure to record the birth of your child with given name in full.
Your co-operation to the end that all births may be prop- erly recorded will be greatly appreciated.
Parents will please return the supplemental birth report sent them by the Clerk, even though they have received one from the Clerk of the town in which the child was born. The corrections are not forwarded to the Mendon Town Clerk.
Blanks for the return of all Vital records can be obtained from the Town Clerk.
I take this opportunity in wishing the Townspeople a very prosperous year during 1951.
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT S. COLEMAN, Town Clerk.
Mendon, January 1, 1951.
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS.
December 31, 1950.
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
The Fire Department answered 37 alarms in 1950, as follows :
9 Chimney Fires
1 Barn Fire
4 Auto Fires
1 Shack Fire
2 Oil Burners
1 Brooder House Fire
2 Dwelling Houses
1 Gasoline Roller Fire
2 Smoke Scares
1 False Alarm
13 Hallowe'en Fires
at an estimated damage of $2,700.00.
We also pumped out 4 cellars and 5 wells.
We burned over the grass at the Library, Town Hall, and High School as well as many private lots.
The Firemen completed the cupboards in the kitchen of the Fire Station.
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The Fire Siren which has been in use since 1926 is be- yond repair and a new Siren has been ordered. The new one will be more weatherproof and will be a three phase motor with no brushes or commutator to wear out.
Respectfully submitted, HAROLD F. LOWELL, NORRY J. DAIGE, WILLIAM F. IRONS,
Fire Engineers.
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 1950.
Stolen cars recovered 2
Complaints answered
44
Auto accidents investigated
16
Breaks investigated 14
Arrests made
6
Summons served
8
Court cases
2
Deaths investigated
1
Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND A. ROGERS, Chief of Police.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING.
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen :
I wish to report one meat inspection for the year 1950.
Respectfully submitted, WILLARD N. SEIBERT, Inspector of Slaughtering.
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
-
Scales
Amount
Scales under 100 lbs.
8
$4.00
Scales over 100 lbs.
1
1.00
Gasoline pumps
8
2.00
-
17
$7.00
Fees and adjusting charges authorized by Section 56 G. L. Ch. 98 as amended by Ch. 34 Acts of 1949.
I have collected $7.00 for sealing fees and have turned this amount over to the Town Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
RAYMOND A. MILLER,
Sealer.
REPORT OF WIRING INSPECTOR.
Electric inspections 20 @ $1.00 each $20.00 I have collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer $20.00 for electrical inspections.
WALTER J. CHANNING,
Inspector of Wires.
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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR.
To the Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen :
I submit the following annual report of work done on the Town roads for the year 1950:
CHAPTER 81.
13,000 gallons of asphalt and 1,500 gallons of tar were applied to various roads under this Chapter.
A drop inlet and 225 feet of drainage were installed in the center of Town near the residene of Mr. Irving Thompson, to take care of a situation that has been bad for some time. This also takes care of the open ditch in front of the Fire Station, and has made a larger parking space.
On Hartford Avenue, East, 78 feet of drainage and a drop inlet were installed to correct an overflow of water caused by Varney Bros. filling in their property, thus throwing the water into the Town highway. Mr. Varney cooperated with us on this project.
The corner of Hartford Avenue, East, near the old shod- dy mill was cut back so there is now a good view both ways. This improvement makes driving safer for the school bus as well as the large trucks that use this highway.
On Bates Street, the corner near Thayer Road was also cut back for better view both ways, and to make the road safer for the school bus and general traffic. This will also facilitate the plowing of snow in this locality.
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Gravel was applied to Miscoe Road from the residence of Mr. Byrnes to the property of Mr. Elmer Nelson, to make the road more passable for the time being. Further work will be necessary on this road in 1951.
750 yards of gravel have been applied to various roads, and brush was cut on all Chapter 81 roads during the past year.
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE.
7,932 gallons of tar and 7,795 gallons of asphalt were ap- plied to these roads.
There were 3,000 feet of roadway honed on Providence Street and 4,500 feet honed on Northbridge Road.
Shoulders were cut back on Millville Road beginning at the airport and advancing as far as Tetreault's garage.
Brush was cut on all of these roads.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION.
4,530 gallons of asphalt, 10,438 gallons of tar and 3,022 yards of gravel were used on construction on Providence Street. The roadway was broken up and regraded; the curves were elevated and in some places the road was widened. One mile and two hundred feet were completed this year.
CONCLUSION.
I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, the Towns- people and the State and County Engineers for their co- operation and assistance during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM R. BOWEN,
Highway Surveyor.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Mendon, Mass., January 1, 1951.
The East Mendon Water System which has been in use in that section of the Town since the latter part of 1947, had a total of 32 takers receiving service, and ten hydrants available as of December 31, 1950.
There are eight new houses under construction which are to be serviced, and one new hydrant will be installed. An article appears in the Town Warrant for a sum of money to take care of the extensions for these new houses and for more that are anticipated.
These additional services will make a substantial in- crease in the water revenue which the Town will receive as well as in the tax revenue.
Respectfully submitted, FRANKLIN E. GOODNOW, EVERETT G. WATSON, DONATO F. LEONE,
Water Commissioners.
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SEVENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees of the Taft Public Library submit the re- port of the Librarian, Financial Report, and Trustees' Report for the year ending December 31, 1950.
The Trustees are very much pleased to report that the library building has had two coats of paint applied to the ex- terior, in accordance with the terms of contract made in April with Breault & Jacques of Linwood, Mass. It is especially gratifying to the Trustees that it was possible to complete the work and not exceed the four hundred dollars appropria- tion made for that purpose at the last annual town meeting.
The Trustees wish to record their appreciation to Bradshaw Memorial Company of Natick for repairs on the Memorial Plaque Tablet which was badly broken last year when weakened wall supports caused it to fall.
In these days when television and radio are more and more curtailing general reading by young and old alike, it is well to remember that the Library still continues to try to provide the best of current literature for all to enjoy. Its facilities are available to all members of the community.
The Trustees wish to express their appreciation for the excellent and faithful work of Mrs. Vestella M. Daniels, Librarian, and for her professional interest in library work.
Respectfully submitted, HENRY P. CLOUGH, Secretary, NINA M. BURR, PERCY L. ROWE, GORDON GOOD, HAROLD J. FAIRBANKS,
Library Trustees.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
To the Trustees of the Taft Public Library.
The circulation for the year (99 days) was 4,049; the largest number given out in one day, 101; the smallest, 5; the average, 41. Circulation by classes: Fiction, 1108; Juvenile, 1024; Magazines, 489; Biography, 108; Travel, 41; History, 78; Literature, 18; Sciences and all others, 183. New books added to the Library by the Fletcher Fund, 49; by the Town, 44, making a total of 93. Also, 12 books were received as gifts, 10 from Miss Janet Robinson. Books withdrawn from the shelves because worn out or lost number 133. There are now 10,484 volumes in the Library.
The Library subscribes to the following magazines: American, American Home, Atlantic Monthly, Better Homes and Gardens, Boys' Life, Colliers, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Life, McCall's, National Geographic, Popular Mechanics, Reader's Digest, Red Book, Saturday Evening Post, Time, and Woman's Home Companion. Fines collected during the year amounted to $17.26, which has been turned over to the Town Treasurer.
In July and August the Story Hour for children from 5 to 10 years of age was conducted by Miss Janet Robinson, under the supervision of the Librarian. Since September Miss Iris Rogers and Miss Shirley Steere have been high school assistants.
The Librarian received a Professional Librarian's Cer- tificate on April 12, 1950.
Respectfully submitted, VESTELLA M. DANIELS, Librarian.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON
MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1950
SCHOOL DIRECTORY 1950-1951. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Herbert F. Bowen, Chairman Term Expires 1952 Gordon R. Good Term Expires 1951 Richard Harding, Secretary Term Expires 1953
Regular meetings held at the Center School building on the fourth Monday of each month at 7.30 P. M.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS-PERCY L. ROWE, B.S.E., Ed. M.
The Superintendent may be met every Tuesday and Wednesday at the Mendon High School or by appoint- ment.
Office-Center School, Bellingham Center
Telephone, Milford 152-4
Office Hours-4.00 P. M. to 5.00 P. M. on School days.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN.
Francis L. Berry, M. D. Telephone, Milford 2934-R
SCHOOL NURSE.
Eileen Brown, R. N. Milford District Nursing Association
JANITOR.
Raymond Barrows Mendon, Mass. TRANSPORTATION AGENTS Harold C. Barrows, Mendon, Mass. Jesse F. White, Mendon, Mass. ATTENDANCE OFFICER Robert Bartlett Mendon, Mass.
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TEACHERS.
Name
Subject or Grade.
Preparation
Degrees Yrs. Ser. or Yrs. in Town
B.S.
Raymond F. Biedrzycki
Geometry, Geography Math., Biology, Science, Physics
New Hampshire University Rhode Island State
B.S.
Fifth
Mary C. McCormack Louise Benotti
Commercial Ed.
Regis College
B.S. Sixth
Home Economics,
Simmons College
B.S.
Fourth
Social Science
Doris O'Neill
English, Latin
Worcester State Tea. Col.
B.S.E.
Third
Virginia Mayo
Grades 5 and 6
Bridgewater State Tea. Col.
B.S.E.
Seventh
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Dorothy L. Stanas
Grades 4 and 5
Worcester State Tea.
B.S.E.
First
Barbara Seaver
Grade 3
Framingham State Tea. Col.
B.S.E.
Sixth
Grace Gaskell
Grade 2
Framingham State Tea. Col.
Two
Twelfth
Bertha Hammann
Grade 1
Rhode Island College
21/2
Fifth
Mary E. Phelan
Grade 6
Regis College
A.B.
First
(Resigned, June 20, 1950)
SUPERVISORS.
Name
Subject Preparation
Degrees Yrs. Ser. or Yrs. in Town
Christine Wilson
Music
N. E. Conservatory of Music
William L. Rinehart
Handwriting
University of Pittsburg
Diploma Third 3 Yrs. M. A. Fourth
Henry P. Clough, Principal
Algebra, French,
Dartmouth College and
Ed.M. 23rd
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SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR PERIOD FROM JANUARY, 1951 TO JUNE, 1952.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Open January 2, 1951, Close April 13, 1951.
Open April 23, 1951, Close June 22, 1951.
SUMMER VACATION.
Open September 5, 1951, Close December 21, 1951.
Open January 2, 1952, Close April 18, 1952.
Open April 28, 1952, Close June 13, 1952.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
Close Februry 16, 1951, Open February 26, 1951.
Otherwise, same as High School.
Close June 15, 1951.
Close June 6, 1952.
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.
February 22, 1951, Washington's Birthday.
May 30, 1951, Memorial Day.
October 12, 1951, Columbus Day.
November 12, 1951, Armistice Day Holiday.
Thanksgiving Recess, Thanksgiving Day and Friday following. All Legal Holidays.
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AGE OF ADMISSION TO SCHOOL.
Any child who becomes six years of age on or before January first of the year following the term when he wishes to enter school may be admitted into the first grade, but in every case the admission of a child under six shall be de- pendent upon the fitness of the child to profit by the work of the school, such fitness to be determined by the superin- tendent. Pupils under seven years of age who have not previously attended school shall not be permitted to enter later than thirty days after the opening of school in September of any school year
SCHOOL REGULATIONS.
Any complaint or representation which any person de- sires to make shall be presented or referred in writing to the superintendent of schools, who, at his discretion may bring it before the school committee. In cases of discipline or other school matters relating to their children, parents shall first discuss the matter with the the teacher concerned. If for some reason they are not satisfied they will further discuss the matter with the following persons, if necessary, and in the following order: first, the principal of the build- ing and then the superintendent of schools. If, finally, the superintendent has been unable to satisfy the parents, he shall report the case to the school committee for considera- tion and action.
THE NO SCHOOL SIGNAL.
It is the policy of the school officials to practically aban- don the use of the "no school" signal on account of weather
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conditions. This is in line with what many other cities and towns are doing. The reasons for so doing are that much confusion has resulted from the use of the "no school" signal and the realization that the loss of even one school day is a very serious one.
However, there may be days when it is advisable to close schools on account of severe weather conditions or other emergency.
Arrangements have been made with Radio Stations WNAC, WBZ, and WWON to broadcast the fact whenever it is necessary to close the schools. The "no school" signals are usually given before, during or immediately after the news program. The siren will also blow two blasts twice at 7.30 A. M.
If schools do not close on any particularly bad days (rain, snow, or cold) parents are requested, and urged, to use their own judgment in sending their children to school.
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SCHOOL FINANCIAL REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
General Appropriation
$48,963 31
Dog Tax, 1950
378 89
Total Receipts
$49,342 20
Total Expenditures
$49,341 76
Unexpended Balance 44
REIMBURSEMENTS.
State Aid
$10,118 46
Superintendent :
Salary,
Transpor-
tation 1,471 18
All School Transportation 6,625 21
Boston City Wards 354 91
State Wards
79 11
Vocational Education
386 12
Total Reimbursements
$19,034 99
TAXATION COST OF SCHOOLS.
Total Expenditures $49,341 76
Reimbursements 19,034 99
Net Cost by Taxation $30,306 77
EXPENDITURES.
School Committee Expense
$25 00
Superintendent's Salary
2,173 55
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Superintendent's Expense 316 64
Music Supervisor's Salary
562 64
Handwriting Supervisor's Salary
350 00
Teachers' Salaries
24,788 60
Textbooks
984 07
School Supplies
797 13
Wages of Janitor
2,510 50
Fuel
2,083 34
Janitor's Supplies
602 71
Electricity
409 81
Telephone
128 00
Maintenance
1,238 31
Repairs
2,697 02
Health
464 06
Transportation
8,349 97
New Equipment
860 41
Total Expenditures
$49,341 76
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Mendon, Massachusetts,
January 14, 1951.
To the Citizens of the Town of Mendon:
As we, the School Committee make out this, our annual report, may we extend our wishes for a prosperous and progressive year ahead.
We wish to express our appreciation to you for your patient understanding and cooperation while the new boiler was being installed in the high school. It was a trying time for everyone, but we are happy to report that the new boiler is operating in a very efficient manner, and should give many years of satisfactory service.
We wish to call to your attention that we are deeply grateful for the assistance and advice given us by the Board of Selectmen, the Finance Committee, and the Board of Assessors regarding the new boiler.
The painting of the interior of the school building is pro- gressing rapidly, with only the two corridors remaining to be painted. With the painting of the exterior this year, we be- lieve that we have a school building of which to be proud.
We also wish to call your attention to the fact that with the increased membership of pupils it may be necessary to build an additional classroom in the school lunchroom.
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The school lunch program has progressed very satisfac- torily under the capable supervision of Mrs. Edna Brown. It is gratifying to see so many mothers participating in this program. Wholesome and attractive meals are served daily and enjoyed by both teachers and pupils.
Parents' Night was held in November, 1950, giving parents the opportunity to see actual classroom procedure. Many attended, and the evening was a real success.
With the increased cost of living, we are faced with the need of increasing the salaries of our school personnel. We should like to call to your attention, with some pride, that we have had a very low turnover in our school personnel. We earnestly solicit your support in this matter.
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