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Section 2. The Selectmen shall annually in March after final adjournment of the Annual Town Meeting, appoint a member of the bar in good standing, to serve as Town Counsel for the term of one year and until his successor is appointed and enters upon the performance of his duties. They shall
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likewise fill any vacancy in said office for the unexpired term, and may employ special counsel to assist the said Town Coun- sel whenever, in their judgment, necessity therefor arises.
CHAPTER VII Records and Reports
Section 1. All officers, Boards, and Committees of the Town, shall keep records of their activities and of their ac- counts in suitable books. Said books shall be kept in their proper places in the respective Town Offices, and shall not be removed therefrom. Said books shall, unless otherwise pro- vided by law, be open to public inspection at any reasonable time, but shall remain during such inspection under supervi- sion of the Officer having custody thereof.
Section 2. All Officers and Committees of the Town having charge of the expenditure of town money shall annual- ly report thereon in writing in such manner as to give the citizens a fair and full understanding of how said money was expended.
Section 3. The annual Town Report shall contain, in addition to the reports of the officers and committees, the offi- cial record of the annual Town Meeting and the official record of any special meetings of the Town held during the year; as well as such other matters as may be inserted by the Select- men under the discretion granted them by law.
CHAPTER VIII Streets and Highways
Section 1. Whenever the word "street" or "streets" is mentioned in these by-laws, it shall be understood as meaning all alleys, lanes, courts, public squares and public places, in- cluding sidewalks and gutters, unless the contrary is expressed or the construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent.
Section 2. The Board of Selectmen shall establish the names of all streets and ways but no name once established shall be changed except by vote of the Town.
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Section 3. The Superintendent of Streets shall cause the names of the several streets to be shown in convenient places on said streets; the removal, injury, or the defacing of said names is hereby prohibited.
Section 4. No building shall be removed over a public street without a written permit from the Selectmen.
Section 5. No person shall break the ground in any street, sidewalk, or public place for any purpose; nor change the grade or width of any street or public way, without the writ- ten permit of the Selectmen. Such permit shall prescribe the restrictions or limitations under which the same is granted.
Section 6. No person shall leave any vehicle or other ob- struction in any street at night so as to obstruct the free flow of traffic without maintaining a sufficient light over or near the same.
Section 7. The Superintendent of Streets is hereby au- thorized to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle from any way in the Town, if said vehicle is interfering with the removal or plowing of snow, and he may remove same or cause same to be removed to a public garage at the owner's expense.
Section 8. No person shall ride upon any vehicle on any sidewalk in the town.
Section 9. Three or more persons shall not stand in a group or near each other on any sidewalk or street in such a manner as to obstruct or impede free passage, after having been requested by a police officer to move on.
Section 10. No person shall post nor paint any advertise- ment of any nature upon any town buildings, fence, guide- board, rock, tree, or other object without the written consent of the Selectmen.
Section 11. No person shall throw rubbish, garbage, bot- tles, papers or any other trash on any street within the limits of the Town of Mendon, and if any person violates this by-law he shall be fined a minimum of twenty dollars.
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CHAPTER IX Regulations As To Streets, Sidewalks, Public Places
And Parks
Section 1. The Superintendent of Streets may at any time temporarily close any street or way within said Town if, in his opinion public necessity, convenience or safety so require.
Section 2. No person shall form or conduct any parade in any street, sidewalk or public way within the Town of Men- don, or form or conduct for the purpose of display or demon- stration any procession, or assembly of people within any such street, sidewalk or way, without a written permit from the Board of Selectmen; and no person shall take part in any such parade, procession or assembly that is not authorized by such permit.
Section 3. Any person standing or loitering in any street, sidewalk or public way within the town who is disturbing or annoying the owners of the property abutting on said street or way, or who is disturbing any other person or persons, shall immediately depart upon the order of a police officer of the town.
CHAPTER X Trailer Coaches
Section 1. No trailer coach park shall be established within the limits of the Town.
Section 2. More than one trailer shall be termed a Trailer Coach Park.
Section 3. No person shall occupy a trailer or mobile home for living or business purposes without a permit from the Board of Selectmen.
CHAPTER XI Special Provisions
Section 1. No person shall remove any soil, loam, sand, or gravel from any land in the town not in public use unless such
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removal is authorized by a permit issued by the Board of Se- lectmen. Soil, loam, sand or gravel may be removed in con- junction with the construction of a building on the parcel or said removal may be continued on the same parcel of an exist- ing sand and gravel pit. No permit shall be issued until an application therefor is filed with said Board, and until said Board shall have held a public hearing on said application, no- tice of which shall be advertised in a paper circulated in the town seven days at least prior to the public hearing.
Section 2. There shall be no discharging of firearms at the Town Dump unless a written permit is obtained from the Board of Selectmen.
Section 3. No person, other than an inhabitant of the Town shall use any public dump established by the Town.
Section 4. The Town Dump shall not be used on Sundays except by special permission of the Board of Health.
Section 5. There shall be no rummaging or salvaging at the Town Dump except under written permit from the Board of Health.
CHAPTER XII Use of Lakes and Streams
Section 1. The operator of a sailboat shall have the right of way over all other boats.
Section 2. The operator of a boat pulling water skiers shall have the right of way over all boats except sailboats.
Section 3. No person shall swim over one hundred feet from shore unless accompanied by a boat.
Section 4. No operator of any power-driven boat and no water skier shall come within fifty feet of any person swim- ming or from any raft.
Section 5. No boat shall come within fifty feet of shore at a speed in excess of five miles per hour.
Section 6. Boat speed shall be reasonable and proper at all times.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
To the Trustees of Taft Public Library:
The circulation of books and magazines for the year 1962 (142 days) was 8614, an increase over last year. Circulations by classes were as follows :- Fiction, 2815; magazines, 1190; juvenile, 3248; biography, 311; history and travel, 379; litera- ture and fine arts, 242; science and useful arts, 315; all others, 141. Seventy-one new borrowers registered, of which forty are juvenile readers.
During 1962, 98 new books were purchased by the Town, 47 from the Fletcher Fund and 40 were received by gift, making a total addition of 185 books. Our thanks and appreciation go to the following donors of books :- Mrs. B. H. Felt of Melrose, Mrs. Marion L. Nutter, Mrs. Herbert J. George, Mrs. Roy Bar- rows and Karen and Bruce Tycks.
Magazines available to readers are American Home, Atlan- tic Monthly, Better Homes and Gardens, Boys' Life, Flower Grower, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Life, McCall's, National Geographic, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Readers Digest, Red Book, Saturday Evening Post, Time and U. S. News. Gift subscriptions include American Legion, Elks, Food Marketing, Worcester County Farmer, World Tennis and copies of Aviation Week.
National Library Week was observed in April with a col- lection of new books and an Open House arranged by a PTA committee consisting of Mrs. Louis Benotti, Mrs. George Hut- chinson and Mrs. Edmond Warren. Prize-winning posters made under the direction of Mrs. Helen Thomas, elementary art supervisor, were on display. Vacation Reading Club and Story Hour for the children were conducted in the summer months. In November National Book Week was observed with a collection of new books, emphasis being on children's books.
The librarian attended two Area Meetings of Librarians; one at Upton on April 27th and another at Foxboro on Sep- tember 20th. The library has been open Wednesday after- noons with Mrs. Lorna Rhodes in charge, as well as Monday
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and Thursday afternoons and evenings. Daniel W. Cox is high school assistant.
The librarian wishes to thank the trustees and town of- ficers for their kind cooperation.
Respectfully submitted, VESTELLA M. DANIELS, Librarian.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Trustees of the Taft Public Library submit the re- port of the Library for the year ending December 31, 1962.
The report of the Librarian shows an increase in circula- tion during the past year, and a summary of additions to the book collection. The Trustees wish to make the services of the Library as complete and valuable to the community as our resources allow. It is hoped that the residents of the town are fully aware of the offerings which are free to all, and that they will visit the Library and take advantage of its available services.
A major repair item this year has been the installation of new shingles on the building. The Trustees are recommend- ing a budget item to provide for painting the exterior of the building in 1963.
The Trustees very much appreciate the interest and ef- forts of Mrs. Daniels, Librarian, and of Mrs. Rhodes, who is in charge of the Library on Wednesday afternoons.
Respectfully submitted, E. THEODORE GIATAS E. JOHN MAGLIOCCA VESTELLA M. DANIELS KENNETH L. SHARP HENRY P. CLOUGH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON
MASSACHUSETTS
for the
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1962
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SCHOOL DIRECTORY - 1962
School Committee:
E. John Magliocca, Chairman Term expires 1964
Wm. Harry Thatcher, Secretary Term expires 1965 Gordon R. Good Term expires 1963
Regular meetings are held at Nipmuc Regional High School on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 P. M.
Superintendent of Schools:
Kenneth L. Sharp Telephone GR 3-0994
Office-Nipmuc Regional High School, North Avenue, Mendon, Mass.
School Physician:
Ronald Lukert, M.D. Telephone GR 3-3045
School Nurse:
Janet Stockwell, R.N. Telephone GR 3-0994
School Custodian:
William Hazard Telephone GR 3-1768
Transportation Agents:
Harold C. Barrows and Harold C. Barrows, Jr.
Attendance Officer:
William D. Rondeau
Teachers:
Mrs. Gladys Burke Grade 1B
Mrs. Virginia Cobb Grade 1A
Mrs. Grace Hutchinson Grade 2A
Mrs. Ruth Burrill Grade 2B
Miss Patrice Taylor
Grade 3A
Miss Jane Coleman Grade 3B
Miss Carol Anne Shuber
Grade 5A
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Mrs. Eleanora Pacella Grade 4A
Miss Margaret Duren
Grade 4B
Miss Alyce Youngson
Grade 5-6B
Mrs. Catherine Whelan Grade 6A
Mr. John W. Rogers, Supervisor of Elementary School
William L. Rinehart, Handwriting Supervisor
Miss Arlyne Marcy, Music Supervisor
Mrs. Helen Thomas, Art Supervisor
SCHOOL CALENDAR MENDON-UPTON-NIPMUC REGIONAL HIGH 1962-1963
Fall Term, Sixteen weeks:
Term begins, Wednesday, September 5 Term ends Friday, December 21
Winter Term, Seven weeks:
Term begins Tuesday, January 2
Term ends Friday, February 15
Spring Term, Seven weeks:
Term begins Monday, February 25 Term ends Friday, April 11
Summer Term, Eight weeks:
Term begins Monday, April 22 Term ends Friday, June 21
Holidays: Columbus Day, October 12 Teachers' Convention, November 2
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Thanksgiving, November 22, 23 New Years' Day, January 1 Good Friday, April 12 Memorial Day, May 30 High School Graduation - June 13, 1963 High School closes - June 21, 1963 Elementary School closes - June 21, 1963
Age of Admission to Schools:
To be admitted to Grade 1, a child must be five years old on or before January 1st, preceding the opening of school in September. No child will be admitted to Grade 1 for the first time after October 15th.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL CENSUS
The annual census and distribution of minors was taken in October, 1962. This includes all residents of the town on Octo- ber 1, 1962, between the ages of 5 and 16, whether attending school or not. Residents 16 and over are not counted. The figures shown here will not necessarily agree with the figures in the grade-enrollment chart. The result of the October 1, 1962, tabulation is as follows:
5 years or over 7 years or over and under 7
and under 16
Boys
54
215
Girls
42
196
Total
96
411
Distribution of Minors:
In public school membership
61
391
In private school membership
0
17
In State Institutions
0
2
Not enrolled in any school
35
1
Total
96
411
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UNION #59 MENDON-UPTON ENROLLMENT FIGURES
October 1, 1962
Grade
Mendon
Upton
Total
1
52
81
133
2
48
85
133
3
58
75
133
4
59
81
140
5
40
70
110
6
41
72
113
298
464
762
7
44
51
95
8
37
64
101
9
35
55
90
10
29
50
79
11
28
61
89
12
18
31
49
191
312
503
TOTALS:
Grades 1-12
489
776
1265
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SCHOOL FINANCIAL REPORT
RECEIPTS
General Appropriation
$ 94,983.70
436.86
Dog Tax 1962
Total Receipts
$ 95,420.56
Total Expenditures
$ 94,547.68
Unexpended Balance
872.88
REIMBURSEMENTS
State Aid
$ 28,555.60
All School Transportation
11,908.10
Superintendent: Salary - Trans-
portation
1,493.31
State Wards: Tuition-Trans- portation
1,695.20
Vocational Education
404.20
Special Education Program
491.79
Total Reimbursements
$ 44,548.20
TAXATION COST OF SCHOOLS
Total Expenditures
Reimbursements
$ 94,547.68 44,548.20
Net Cost by Taxation
$ 49,999.48
Received N.D.E.A. Funds
$ 715.42
Expended N.D.E.A. Funds
713.90
Unexpended Balance
$ 1.52
EXPENDITURES
Budget
Expendi- tures
GENERAL CONTROL:
School Committee Expense
$ 200.00 $ 218.14
Superintendent's Salary
2,800.00
2,746.66
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Superintendent's Travel
160.00
160.00
Superintendent's Expense
40.00
70.67
Office Supplies
50.00
49.89
Clerical Help
1,528.00
1,506.98
Attendance
25.00
None
Census
50.00
50.70
$ 4,853.00
$ 4,803.04
EXPENSE OF INSTRUCTION:
Teachers' Salaries
$ 53,234.00
$ 52,122.09
Supervisors' Salaries
3,281.00
3,280.16
Elem. Sup. Salary
2,667.00
2,666.72
Elem. Sup. Expense
40.00
26.40
Textbooks
1,200.00
1,470.66
Supplies
1,000.00
1,006.83
Miscellaneous Expense
500.00
483.14
Substitutes
600.00
938.00
Tuition
350.00
333.57
$ 62,872.00
$ 62,327.57
OPERATION OF SCHOOL PLANT:
Janitors' Wages
$ 4,367.00
$ 4,256.72
Janitors' Supplies
1,000.00
1,043.77
Fuel
2,200.00
3,296.32
Gas
175.00
183.62
Electricity
700.00
718.78
Telephone
250.00
215.10
Rubbish Removal
50.00
20.00
Other General
200.00
14.40
$ 8,942.00
$ 9,748.71
MAINTENANCE:
Repairs to Building and Grounds $ 2,500.00 $ 2,162.95
CAPITAL OUTLAY:
None
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AUXILIARY AGENCIES:
Cafeteria
$ 200.00
None
Library
200.00
235.69
Health-Doctor's Salary
200.00
200.00
Health-Nurse's Salary
1,032.00
1,030.99
Health-Nurse's Travel
53.20
53.20
Health Supplies
25.00
19.38
Transportation
14,493.36
13,950.40
Printing and Ads
50.00
15.75
$ 16,253.56
$ 15,505.41
GRAND TOTAL
$ 95,420.56
$ 94,547.68
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Mendon, the School Committee submits this report:
With increased costs and taxes, the focal point of town expenditures centers around the school budget. The 1963 bud- get shows an increase of less than 9% over the 1962 budget, with increased teachers' salaries accounting for 80% of the in- creased budget. Salaries were revised to stay in line with the new State minimum salary law.
The program of physical fitness was continued again this year and the committee expresses complete satisfaction in the way the program is being carried out.
The greatest concern for the committee starting with the year 1963 will be additional classrooms. By referring to the enrollment projection figures, in September 1963 there will be a definite need for one additional classroom. In the past three years, we have had an increase of 20% in enrollment with no increase in teacher stations.
In any future plans of study, the two classrooms now be- ing used in the basement should be replaced by rooms in a new additon. The basement rooms are now used as emer- gency rooms by State permission. They are not entirely suit- able for classrooms. The South room is needed for a cooking area to separate it from the open cafeteria which doubles as a group area for the physical fitness program. The North room is needed for storage room for athletic equipment, band in- struments and visual aid material.
We believe that a kindergarten program would be bene- ficial to the future of the children of Mendon, and space should be provided in these plans, along with a room for a special class and a room for future growth.
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The School Committee and the School Planning Committee have been working along these lines and have started prepara- tory steps with the State School Building Assistance Commis- sion and have obtained approval of educational specifications.
We wish to thank Superintendent Sharp, Mr. Rogers, and the teaching staff for their cooperation in maintaining a high standard of instruction.
We also wish to thank the P.T.A., the cafeteria workers, school custodian, and transportation agents for their aid in providing services necessary for an efficient school program.
Respectfully submitted, E. JOHN MAGLIOCCA, Chairman H. WILLIAM THATCHER, Secretary GORDON R. GOOD Mendon School Committee.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PLANNING COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Mendon:
The Planning Committee has held four meetings to study and develop plans for additional classroom space which is needed. Enrollment projections show that 12 rooms will be required in the fall of 1963. Two meetings have been held with the School Building Assistance Commission to write and obtain approval of Educational Specifications. The Committee also made an inspection trip to Plainville to see a multi-purpose room and hallway combination in a six-room wing in operation. Also inspected was a six-room addition to Wrentham elemen- tary school which utilized sliding partitions between class- rooms to combine two classrooms into one large room for group teaching.
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The Planning Committee recommends that the Building Committee obtain plans for a 10-room, free standing addition to the Center School. Plans to be such that the first phase of construction would include the rooms and facilities as con- tained in the approved Educational Specifications, that is, six classrooms, multi-purpose room, toilets and teachers' room. New rooms should be designed with equipment for use by lower grades.
It should be constructed for eventual expansion so as to give a total of 19 rooms to provide for a ten-year enrollment projection of requirements of three rooms per grade. We fur- ther recommend that the free standing addition be connected to the South side of the existing building by a bus port, there- by providing a covered area for loading and unloading of bus passengers and pedestrian traffic between buildings. One room should be provided with facilities for a kindergarten. We recommend that the Committee also investigate a com- bined multi-purpose room and hallway design in order to re- duce costs and construct utilities in such a manner that an additional four rooms could be added with minimum expense.
Respectfully submitted, E. JOHN MAGLIOCCA H. WILLIAM THATCHER GORDON GOOD LOIS TAYLOR DONALD LOWELL CARLTON GOSS
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Mendon School Committee and the Mendon-Upton Re- gional School District Committee:
Following is my third annual report as Superintendent of Schools for the towns of Mendon and Upton including the Regional School District.
Detailed reports submitted to me by the Supervisor of Elementary Schools, the Principal of Nipmuc Regional High School, and special Supervisors are included. We ask that you read these with care.
Our In-Service course for teachers is being held at the Regional High School this year. It is entitled "Workshop in Guidance" and is open to both elementary and secondary teachers. This local offering gives staff members a better opportunity to secure the four credit hours required by the towns in each three-year period, and also helps to keep mem- bers of our faculties abreast of the times. Many of our teach- ers are enrolled in other extension courses in the area.
We are pleased to record the fact that all teachers in the system are now being paid under a revised salary schedule. This revision was again brought about mainly because of a new state minimum salary law which became effective Janu- ary 1, 1963. The minimum by law is now $4500, for a teacher with no experience and a Bachelor's Degree. As all local com- mittees had foreseen this increase, they raised the minimum from $4000 to $4200 in 1962 so that part of the impact would affect that budget and the remaining $300 would be included in 1963. These changes leave us about average in relation to those towns with which we have to compete for qualified teachers.
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Budget increases are again evident for 1963 as they are in all towns and cities. Reimbursements from the Common- wealth are up somewhat. However, the local real estate tax still is carrying the greater part of the load. We, as school ad- ministrators, urge the citizens of these two towns to actively work for the passage of legislation which would give education sufficient state support to relieve the relatively oppressive local tax situation. Our state should make a much greater contribution. In 1960 our Commonwealth had the lowest per capita expenditure for education in the entire country, yet only nine of the fifty United States showed a family income higher than Massachusetts.
It is a pleasure to report that the cooperation among our school personnel is excellent. Not only do we enjoy this in each school building but among the employees in the various buildings and grade levels as well. This, of course, makes for higher staff morale and consequently a better educational program.
The enrollment at Nipmuc Regional High continues to grow. A projection recently made using the numbers of pu- pils now enrolled in the various grades showed the following totals as of October of each year: 1962-521; 1963-582; 1964-604; 1965-654; 1966-692; 1967-721; 1968-761. A brief perusal of these figures will show a definite need for some im- mediate study and planning if conditions unsatisfactory to an acceptable educational program are to be avoided.
Because projected enrollment figures indicate that addi- tional classroom space will be necessary to properly house grades one through six, the Mendon School Planning Commit- tee has taken several preparatory steps. It is important that further steps be taken in 1963. There will be a need in Sep- tember 1963 for one additional classroom. Figures show that Grade Six will have over forty pupils in one room. There is also need for more space for instrumental music work, for Glee Club rehearsals, and for Physical Education. To broaden and strengthen the overall school program, it would be wise to provide enough space so that a kindergarten could be added. In studying future plans, it would be reasonable to
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include space in an addition so that the two basement class- rooms could be replaced and these rooms used for other purposes.
We have also taken advantage of National Defense Educa- tion funds when possible. Over $560 was received as reim- bursement to the town for monies spent to improve science and mathematics and foreign language programs.
In conclusion, let me express sincere appreciation for con- tinuing support to all those directly involved in the operation of our schools. It is definitely a team effort and the successes of the future hinge on how well we maintain our team spirit.
Respectfully submitted, KENNETH L. SHARP, Superintendent of Schools.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
It is with pleasure that I submit my third annual report as Supervisor of Elementary Schools for School Union #59, Mendon and Upton.
As of October 1, 1962, there was an enrollment of 762 chil- dren in the Mendon-Upton Elementary Schools; 108 at the Ball School, Upton; 298 at the Center School, Mendon; and 356 at the Memorial School, Upton. This is an increase of 54 pupils over this time last year, 20 of the increase for Mendon and 34 for Upton. Two years ago at this time there were 670 pu- pils between the two towns which means that in two years there has been an additional 92 children enrolled in the ele- mentary schools. All available space is being used with the total in some rooms in Upton reaching 42 pupils, and in Sep- tember, 1963, one room in Mendon will be over the forty mark.
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