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9,749.78
165.22
Health-Expense
500.00
500.00
499.96
499.96
04
Tuberculosis & Cont. Dis.
1,000.00
By Reserve Fund
3,300.00
4,300.00
4,226.43
4,226.43
73.57
Premature Births
1,000.00
Balance Balance
to 1953
12-31-52
Approp.
By Reserve Fund Health-Travel
1,000.00
2,000.00
1,904.75
1,904.75
95.25
400.00
400.00
390.73
390.73
9.27
Health-Vital Statistics
200.00
200.00
159.75
159.75
40.25
Garbage Collection
8,998.00
8,998.00
8,998.00
8,998.00
Sewer-Salaries
3,350.00
3,350.00
3,350.00
3,350.00
Sewer-Extra Labor
500.00
500.00
222.00
222.00
278.00
Sewer-Expense
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,320.09
1,320.09
179.91
Sewer-New Equipment
2,150.00
2,150.00
1,918.16
1,918.16
231.84
Total Health & Sanitation
29,513.00
4,300.00
33,813.00
32,739.65
32,739.65
1,073.35
Highways:
Highways-Salaries
4,150.00
4,150.00
4,150.00
4,150.00
Highways-Labor
33,000.00
By Reserve Fund
3,200.00
36,200.00
35,999.71
35,999.71
200.29
Highways-Expense
10,000.00
By Mach. Rental Acct.
560.00
10,560.00
10,471.93
10,471.93
88.07
Oil for Roads
10,000.00
10,000.00
9,357.16
To Road Mach. Maint.
642.84
10,000.00
Road Mach. Maintenance
9,000.00
642.84
9,642.84
9,641.17
9,641.17
1.67
New Equip .- Road Mach.
8,125.00
8,125.00
8,054.32
8,054.32
70.68
1952 Chap. 90 Maint.
1,000.00
1,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
Town Dump
1,890.00
1,890.00
1,820.00
1,820.00
70.00
Town Dump-Rodent Control
900.00
900.00
900.00
900.00
Rubbish Collection
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,488.38
3,488.38
11.62
Snow and Ice
12,400.00
12,400.00
12,280.31
12,280.31
119.69
Total Highways
93,965.00
4,402.84
98,367.84
99,162.98
642.84
99,805.82
562.02
2,000.00
Charities and Vet. Benefits:
General Relief-Salaries
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
General Relief-Expense By Refund
37,000.00
79.00
37,079.00
31,179.83
31,179.83
5,899.17
Disability Ass't .- Salaries
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
Disability Ass't .- Expense
8,000.00
By Refund
54.00
8,054.00
7,629.33
7,629.33
424.67
By Various Accounts
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
O'drawn Accounts 1-1-52
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance O'drawn to Various Forw'ded Accounts Accounts to 1953 12-31-52
A. D. C .- Salaries
1,260.00
1,260.00
1,260.00
1,260.00
A. D. C .- Expense
25,000.00
By Refunds To Infirmary Expense
3.00
25,003.00
17,028.67
1,000.00
18,028.67
6,974.33
O. A. A .- Salaries
6,500.00 104,000.00
6,500.00
6,500.00
6,500.00
O. A. A .- Expense By Refunds
613.45
104,613.45
104,540.00
104,540.00
73.45
A.D.C. Fed. Gr .- Sal. & Adm.
Balance from 1951
683.22
1,066.52
769.15
769.15
297.37
A. D. C. Fd. Gr .- Expense
Balance from 1951
6,212.69 244.95
From Comm. of Mass.
15,351.51
21,809.15
20,320.16
20,320.16
1,488.99
O. A. A., Fed. Gr .- Sal. & Adm. Balance from 1951 From Comm. of Mass.
4,058.55
7,219.49
3,974.59
3,974.59
3,244.90
O. A. A. Fed. Gr. Expense
Balance from 1951
46,075.99
By Refund
523.40
From Comm. of Mass.
108,887.22
155,486.61
To O. A. A. Fed. Gr. Admin.
132,135.69
132,135.69
23,350.92
Disability Ass't. Fed. Gr .- Sal. & Adm. From Comm. of Mass.
228.54
228.54
228.54
Disab. Ass't. Fed. Gr .- Expense
From Comm. of Mass.
3,943.22
3,943.22
3,880.77
3,880.77
62.45
From Comm. of Mass. To Gen. Rel. Salary
383.30
By Refund
3,160.94
Infirmary-Salary By Refund
2,236.00
12.96
2,248.96
2,248.96
2,248.96
Infirmary-Expense
8,500.00
By Various Accounts
1,101.69
9,601.69
9,592.40
9,592.40
9.29
Infirmary-Paint. House & Barn To Infirmary Expense
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,298.31
101.69
1,400.00
Veterans Benefits-Salary
1,240.00
1,240.00
1,240.00
1,240.00
Veterans Benefits-Expense By Refunds
108.00 3,300.00
By Bur. Allow. to Vets.
Organ & Sold. Bur. Acct.
803.00
26,211.00
26,210.60
26,210.60
.40
Soldiers Burials
400.00
400.00
67.00
333.00
400.00
Veterans Services-Salaries
3,626.00
3,626.00
3,626.00
3,626.00
Veterans Services-Expense By Refund
500.00
26.70
526.70
525.51
525.51
1.19
Bur. Allow. to Vet's. Organ. To Vet's. Benefit Expense
500.00
500.00
30.00
470.00
500.00
Maint. of Veterans Graves
450.00
450.00
449.93
449.93
07
Total Char. & Vet. Benefits
226,112.00 195,855.33 421,967.33
378,006.90
1,904.69
379,911.59
13,382.57
28,673.17
Schools and Library:
Schools-Salaries
414,372.61
414,372.61
411,095.24
411,095.24
3,277.37
School-Expense
93,650.50
93,650.50
93,644.70
93,644.70
5.80
School-Contingency Fund
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,996.45
4,996.45
3.55
Cole Trade Heat. Altera. By Reserve Fund
12,000.00
12,000.00
12,000.00
Smith-Hughes Fund, from State
1,204.98
1,204.98
1,204.98
1,204.98
Library-Salaries
12,974.00
By Trust. J. Edw. Library
1,535.20
14,509.20
14,509.20
14,509.20
22,000.00
By Reserve Fund
To Vets. Benefit Expense
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
O'drawn Accounts 1-1-52
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance O'drawn to Various Forw'ded Accounts Accounts 12-31-52
Library-Expense By Refund
4,000.00
.88
4,000.88
3,999.97
3,999.97
.91
Library-Altera. & Improve.
1,000.00
Balance from 1951
4,098.37
5,098.37
315.42
315.42
4,782.95
Total Schools & Library
530,997.11
18,839.43
549,836.54
529,765.96
529,765.96
3,287.63
16,782.95
Recreation and Unclassified:
Parks
500.00
492.75
492.75
7.25
Playgrounds
4,000.00
500.00 4,000.00
3,997.86
3,997.86
2.14
W. W. Memorial Park By Refund
375.00
9.95
384.95
374.49
374.49
10.46
Honor Roll
350.00
350.00
303.64
303.64
46.36
Band Concerts
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
Swimming Pool-Salaries
3,200.00
3,200.00
3,185.51
3,185.51
14.49
Swimming Pool-Expense By Reserve Fund
650.00
221.05
871.05
864.63
864.63
6.42
Dresser St. Field-Salaries
4,000.00
4,000.00
3,999.33
3,999.33
.67
Dresser. St. Fld .- Maint. & Impr.
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,497.98
2,497.98
2.02
Dresser St. Fld., Rep to Field
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,199.10
1,199.10
.90
Alumni Field-Salaries
500.00
500.00
499.38
499.38
.62
Alumni Field-Expense
500.00
500.00
499.12
499.12
.88
Henry St. Field-Salaries By Refund
500.00
3.45
503.45
503.42
503.42
.03
Henry St. Field-Expense
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
Henry St. Fld .- New Constr., Extended Area
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,499.71
3,499.71
.29
to 1953
Approp.
Henry St. Fld., New Constr. Level and Fill
500.00
499.63
499.63
.37
Airport Maint. Acct. Bal. from 1951
466.88
500.00 466.88
6.70
6.70
460.18
Damage to Pers. & Prop.
600.00
ยท Balance from 1951
1,250.00
1,850.00
1,821.32
1,821.32
28.68
Memorial Day
900.00
900.00
900.00
900.00
Armistice Day
300.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
Annual Reports
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,585.44
1,585.44
114.56
Pensions-Non-Contrib. 8,000.00
8,000.00
7,603.08
7,603.08
396.92
Insurance
19,500.00
By Refund
2,639.02 1,000.00
23,139.02
23,005.70
23,005.70
133.32
Town Clock
50.00
50.00
45.76
45.76
4.24
Water and Ice
600.00
600.00
275.30
275.30
324.70
Outstand. Bills of 1951 By Available Funds
294.41
134.85
429.26
404.26
404.26
25.00
Pension Accum. Fund
15,154.00
15,154.00
15,154.00
15,154.00
Retirement System-
Military Leave
187.78
187.78
187.78
187.78
Total Recreation & Unclass.
70,561.19
5,725.20
76,286.39
74,705.89
74,705.89
1,120.32
460.18
Enterprised and Cemeteries:
Oak Ridge Cemetery From Dividend
4,500.00
By Reserve Fund
2,432.89 200.00
7,132.89
7,117.37
7,117.37
15.52
Cemetery Improvem. Acct. Balance from 1951
1,273.47
By Cem. Lots & Graves Sold
2,253.00
3,526.47
2,498.56
2,498.56
1,027.91
Total Cemetery
4,500.00
6,159.36
10,659.36
9,615.93
9,615.93
15.52
1,027.91
By Reserve Fund
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
O'drawn Accounts 1-1-52
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance O'drawn to Various Forw'ded Accounts 12-31-52 Accounts to 1953
Special Accounts:
Central Street Drain By Available Funds
750.00
750.00 5,000.00
621.77
621.77
128.23
Central St. Reconstruction
5,000.00
4,973.00
4,973.00
27.00
Chapin St. Reconstruction
9,500.00
9,500.00
8,779.48
8,779.48
720.52
1952 Chap. 90 Construction Eastford Rd.
5,000.00
5,000.00
43.10
43.10
4,956.90
1951 Chap. 90 Construction Eastford Road Balance from 1951 By Highway Aid Revenue
740.98 3,129.49
3,870.47
3,577.05
3,577.05
293.42
Brook Clearing off Charlton
300.00
300.00
290.12
290.12
9.88
Ciesla Bros .- Depos. in Lieu of Bond-Durfee St. Sewer
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,700.00
Civil Defense
700.00
Balance from 1951
1,983.34
2,683.34
1,424.16
1,424.16
1,259.18
Cliff Street Bridge Balance from 1951
475.12
475.12
422.44
422.44
52.68
Dennison Dr. Reconstr. Balance from 1951 By Refund
4,000.00
4,605.50
8,620.12
8,613.92
8,613.92
6.20
Dresser-Main St. Property Maintenance
400.00
400.00
395.00
395.00
5.00
Durfee St. Sewer From S/A Reserve
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,678.25
1,678.25
21.75
Eastford Rd. School Sidewalk 1951 Balance
179.21
179.21
179.21
14.62
Elm St. Reconstruction 1951 Balance By Available Funds Elm Street Sewer Balance from 1951
19,000.00 24,400.00
43,400.00
29,686.13
29,686.13
13,713.87
11,000.00
11,000.00
7,212.75
7,212.75
3,787.25
Foster Parking Lot Repairs 1951 Balance
944.70
944.70
944.70
Foster St. Park. Lot Storm Drain Balance from 1951
3,319.75
3,319.75
3,319.75
Foster St. Reconstruction By Available Funds
11,000.00
11,000.00
8,132.15
8,132.15
2,867.85
Globe Village Fire Station- Disabled Veterans
350.00
350.00
147.68
147.68
202.32
Goddard St. Sidewalk Payment
679.75
679.75
319.75
319.75
360.00
Homestead Ave. & Center St. Drain,
By Available Funds
150.00
150.00
120.00
120.00
30.00
Hook & Central Sts. Land and Building Purchase
23,997.70
By R. Niedermeyer
.30
23,998.00
23,998.00
23,998.00
Kingsley St. Sidewalk Purchase Balance from 1951
350.00
350.00
350.00
F. X. Laliberte-Sew. Reimb.
633.53
633.53
633.53
633.53
Lemire Post #6055, Lease By Refund
900.00
75.00
975.00
975.00
975.00
Liberty St. Sidewalk Balance from 1951
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,396.71
1,396.71
3.29
Lyons & Randolph St. Drain
4,300.00
4,300.00
4,297.02
4,297.02
2.98
Main & East Main St. Resurf. By Reserve Fund
2,000.00
2,000.00
631.50
631.50
1,368.50
Reinforcing Lining on Main Street Culvert
By Available Funds
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,123.00
4,123.00
. .. 877.00
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
O'drawn Accounts 1-1-52
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
12-31-52 Balance Balance O'drawn to Various Forw'ded Accounts Accounts
Marsh Ave. Widen. & Surfac. By Available Funds
250.00
250.00 2,450.00
248.06
248.06
1.94
Morris St. Curb. & Seal Coat
2,450.00
2,449.28
2,449.28
.72
Morris St. Extensions Balance from 1951
167.18
167.18
167.18
Morris Street Sidewalk Balance from 1951
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Porch Remov. Morris Street Balance from 1951
100.00
100.00
100.00
North Street Resurfacing By Available Funds
14,000.00
14,000.00
10,096.00
10,096.00
3,904.00
Oakes Ave. & Main St. Reconst. 11,000.00
11,000.00
8,593.50
8,593.50
2,406.50
Old Sturbridge Rd. Storm Drain By Available Funds
7,000.00
7,000.00
4,506.38
4,506.38
2,493.62
Oliver St. Reconstruction
4,000.00
4,000.00
3,872.70
3,872.70
127.30
Oliver Street Sidewalk Balance from 1951
181.29
181.29
181.29
Parking Meter Collection-
Counting Machine By Parking Meter Fees
810.00
810.00
786.08
786.08
23.92
Parking Meter Maint. Acct. By Parking Meter Fees
750.00
750.00
683.15
683.15
66.85
Plimpton St. Sewer Payment
61.80
61.80
61.80
Poplar Street Drain
2,100.00
2,100.00
1,786.40
1,786.40
313.60
Prospect Street Drain
400.00
400.00
64.00
64.00
336.00
River St. Storm Drain
1,500.00
Balance from 1951
197.52
1,697.52
1,688.15
1,688.15
9.37
to 1953
.
Roosevelt Dr. Sewer Paymt. School Build. & Architectur- al Survey Balance from 1951 Sewage Disposal Plant- Engineering Services
1,608.00
1,608.00
1,608.00
1,608.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
15,203.80
15,203.80
4,796.20
2,605.09
2,605.09
2,605.09
South Street Reconstruction By Available Funds
37,000.00
37,000.00
36,986.56
36,986.56
13.44
Swimming Pool - Litchfield Avenue Drain
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Town Government Survey Balance from 1951
171.06
171.06
171.06
Town Hall Altera. & Repairs Balance from 1951
648.30
648.30
285.18
285.18
363.12
West St. School Retain. Wall Balance from 1951
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,918.25
1,918.25
18.75
Westwood Hills Sewer Paymt.
105.00
105.00
105.00
105.00
Westwood Parkway Resurfacing Balance from 1951
103.94
103.94
103.94
Parking Meter Fees Balance from 1951 Receipts
819.93
19,847.56
20,667.49
10,333.75 4,060.00
14,393.75
6,273.74
Total Special Accounts
55,926.28 225,829.38
281,755.66
215,468.75 4,060.00
219,528.75 13,330.27
48,896.64
Interest and Maturing Debt:
Interest-Temporary Loans By Refund
2,200.00
19.47
2,219.47
2,009.96
2,009.96
209.51
Interest-Fixed Debt
1,160.00
1,160.00
1,160.00
1,160.00
Maturing Debt
23,000.00
23,000.00
23,000.00
23,000.00
Anticipation of Rev. Loans
Issued in 1952
400,000.00
400,000.00
300,000.00
300,000.00
100,000.00
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
O'drawn Accounts 1-1-52
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance O'drawn to Various Forw'ded Accounts Accounts to 1953 12-31-52
Anticipation of Highway Aid Balance from 1951
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,400.00
Total Interest and Mat. Debt
26,360.00
402,419.47
428,779.47
328,569.96
328,569.96
209.51 100,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment:
Federal Tax Deductions
96,927.06
96,927.06
96,927.06
96,927.06
Depos. on Plans & Bids Balance from 1951
55.00
6,845.00
6,790.00
6,790.00
55.00
Blue Cross
6,174.78
6,174.78
6,174.78
6,174.78
Mabel Murphy Fund Balance from 1951
66.67
121.67
40.20
40.20
81.47
Adah Stedman Fund Balance from 1951
30.00
74.06
74.06
J. J. Angell Fund Balance from 1951
31.27
31.27
31.27
Alexis Boyer, Jr., Fund Balance from 1951
11.29
11.29
11.29
Ella M. Cole Fund
435.01
Balance from 1951 Fund Income
78.75
513.76
81.35
81.35
432.41
Mary Mynott Fund Balance from 1951
20.96
Fund Income
27.50
48.46
27.83
27.83
20.63
Post War Rehabilitation Acct. Fund Income-Invested
3,375.00
3,375.00
3,375.00
3,375.00
-------- -
6,790.00
55.00
44.06
School Athletic Fund Balance from 1951 Receipts By Refunds
1,000.00
3,212.78 6,307.97 37.59
10,558.34
7,234.02
7,234.02
3,324.32
School Lunch Program
2,000.00
611.15
Balance from 1951 From State Cafeteria Receipts
2,941.40
14,201.20
19,753.75
19.305.81
19,305.81
447.94
Dog Tax for County
1,864.25
1,864.25
1,864.25
1,864.25
Cemetery Perpet. Care Bequests, Deposited
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
State Tax
Balance from 1951
46.00
46.00
46.00
46.00
State Auditing Tax
890.47
890.47
1,246.93
1,246.93
356.46
State Parks & Reservations Tax
Balance from 1951
458.18
2,510.34
2,968.52
2,689.84
458.18
3,148.02
179.50
State Exam. of Retire. System By 1952 Revenue
47.67
47.67
47.67
47.67
County Tax
Balance from 1951
2,542.97
By 1952 Revenue To 1952 Revenue
50,532.43
53,075.40
46,436.99 2,542.97
48,979.96
4,095.44
County T.B. Hospit. Maint. Tax By 1952 Revenue
32,656.41
32,656.41
29,700.92
29,700.92
1,093.75
County TB Hosp. Maint. Tax 1,861.74
Various Overpaym., Refunds Total, Agency,
3,206.70
3,206.70
3,206.70
3,206.70
Trust, Inv. and Refunds
1,861.74
3,000.00 236,689.86 239,689.86
225,649.35 3,047.15 228,696.50
9,667.58 535.96
By 1952 Revenue
By 1952 Revenue To 1952 Revenue
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
O'drawn Accounts 1-1-52
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance O'drawn to Various Forw'ded Accounts to 1953 Accounts 12-31-52
Recapitulation:
General Government
75,243.00
2,514.05
77,757.05
75,454.76
75,454.76
2,015.85
286.44
Protect. to Pers. & Prop.
249,227.00
3,401.46
252,628.46
247,826.93
247,826.93
3,494.38
1,307.15
Health & Sanitation
29,513.00
4,300.00
33,813.00
32,739.65
32,739.65
1,073.35
Highways
93,965.00
4,402.84
98,367.84
99,162.98
642.84
99,805.82
562.02
2,000.00
Charities & Vet. Ben.
226,112.00
195,855.33
421,967.33
378,006.90
1,904.69
379,911.59
13,382.57
28,673.17
Schools & Library
530,997.11
18,839.43
549,836.54
529,765.96
529,765.96
3,287.63
16,782.95
Recreation & Unclass.
70,561.19
5,725.20
76,286.39
74,705.89
74,705.89
1,120.32
460.18
Cemeteries & Enterprises
4,500.00
6,159.36
10,659.36
9,615.93
9,615.93
15.52
1,027.91
Special Accounts
55,926.28
225,829.38
281,755.66
215,468.75
4,060.00
219,528.75
13,330.27
48,896.64
Interest and Maturing Debt
26,360.00
402,419.47
428,779.47
328,569.96
328,569.96
209.51
100,000.00
Agency, Trust, Invest-
ment and Refunds 1,861.74
3,000.00
236,689.86
239,689.86
225,649.35 3,047.15
228,696.50
9,667.58
535.96
Grand Total
1,861.74 1,365,404.58 1,106,136.38
2,471,540.96
2,216.967.06 9,654.68
2,226,621.74 38,491.42
207,102.02
2,535.96
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Southbridge, Mass.
SOUTHBRIDGE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
December 31, 1952
SOUTHBRIDGE TYPESETTING COMPANY SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
1953
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
- .
SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1952
THE SOUTHBRIDGE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1952 - 1953
Paul A. Roy, Chairman, 141 Everett Street 1954
Mrs. Frederic Beck, Vice-Chairman, 103 Eastford Road 1953
Mrs. Alexander Steen, Jr., 28 Maple Street 1955
Lorenzo J. Beaupre, 131 Central Street 1954
Eugene LeBlanc, 30 Forest Avenue 1953
Belmore St. Amant, 11 Edwards Street 1955
Meetings of School Committee
The regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 P. M. in the office of the Superintendent of Schools, Town Hall.
There are no regular meetings in July and August.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Robert H. McCarn. Residence: 17 Franklin Terrace, Tel 4-6936 Office: Town Hall, Tel. 4-4721
SECRETARIES
Margaret R. Connolly, 14 South Street Tel. 4-6513
Gloria C. Ciukaj, 5 Roosevelt Drive Tel. 4-8887
The Superintendent's office is open from Monday through Friday, from 8:30 A. M. to 12:00 Noon, and from 1:00 P. M. to 5:00 P. M.
SCHOOL PHYSICIANS
Dr. William Langevin, 24 Everett Street Tel. 4-7358
Dr. Adah B. Eccleston, 62 Elm Street Tel. 4-8141
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SCHOOL NURSE
Louise A. Pontbriand, 31 Newell Avenue (resigned) Sylvia Laakso, 17 Coolidge Avenue (Substitute)
SCHOOL CALENDAR - 1953
Winter term, seven weeks January 5-February 20
Spring term, seven weeks March 2-April 17
Summer term, eight weeks April 27-June 19
Fall term, fifteen weeks September 9-December 18
NO-SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT
The official No-School announcement for all schools will be given over Station WTAG at 7 A. M.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT Expenditures
Salaries
$411,095.24
Other Expenses (Including Transportation, Tuition,
Medical Expenses, Textbooks, Supplies, Opera-
tion and Maintenance of Plant, New Equipment, Maintenance of Equipment, Capital Outlay, etc.)
93,644.70
Playgrounds
3,997.86
Contingency Fund
4,996.45
Smith-Hughes Fund
1,204.98
Federal Lunch Program (Cafeteria)
2,000.00
General Athletic Fund
926.68
Balance on Hand Dec. 31, 1952
3,640.42
Reimbursements
State Aid for Schools (Chap. 70, as Amended 1948, Chap. 643)
$ 98,373.92
Vocational School (Coop.) State Grant
1,395.22
Vocational School (Day) State Grant
30,334.62
Vocational School (Even.) State Grant Household Arts-State Grant
2,906.01
Evening Practical Arts School
264.72
Worcester Evening Industrial and Practical Arts School
159.60
Worcester Apprenticeship School
Springfield Trade High School
Smith-Hughes U. S. Government Fund
1,204.98
High School Tuition
19,963.79
Elementary School Tuition
754.60
Vocational School Tuition
11,506.86
3
810.40
Cole Trade High-Eve. Sch. Tuition
361.60
Household Arts-High School Tuition 681.96
Cole Trade High School-Goods Sold 3.00
Teachers Retirement Board
497.34
Transportation (Charlton) 8.52
Transportation Vocational Pupils
68.90
Total Receipts Returned to Town Treasurer $169,296.04 1 -
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
In Brief:
Total Expenditures
$517,865.91
Total Receipts Returned to
1 1
Town Treasurer
169,296.04
Net Cost to Town
$348,569.87
In Detail:
Receipts to School Department
Appropriation
520,023.11
Smith-Hughes Fund, U. S. Gov't.
1,204.98
George-Barden Fund
Total-Funds Available
521,228.09
EXPENDITURES:
General Control:
Salaries
12,524.36
Other Expenses
1,552.63
Total - General Control
14,076.99
Auxiliary Agencies:
Transportation
19,815.12
Tuition to other schools
455.33
Compulsory attendance
330.73
School Doctors
1,999.96
School Nurse
2,642.00
Medical Expenses
513.44
Total - Auxiliary Agencies
25,756.58
High School:
Instruction Salaries
95,665.80
Instruction Expenses:
Textbooks
2,176.18
Supplies
3,465.77
Other Expenses
560.42
Operation of Plant
16,619.67
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Maintenance of Plant Capital Outlay
4,682.62
2,690.57
Total - High School .... 125,861.03
Elementary Schools:
Instruction Salaries
191,443.46
Instruction Expenses:
Textbooks
2,711.11
Supplies
5,670.86
Other Expenses
306.42
Operation of Plant
30,924.10
Maintenance of Plant
4,664.80
Capital Outlay
2,311.16
Total -Elementary Schools
238,031.91
Vocational School:
Instruction Salaries
65,360.58
Instruction Expenses:
Textbooks
437.34
Supplies
3,464.11
Other Expenses
391.64
Operation of Plant
6,112.25
Maintenance of Plant
5,061.01
Capital Outlay
3,412.62
Total - Vocational School
84,239.55
Evening High School:
Instruction Salaries
1,044.00
Instruction Expenses: Supplies
128.87
Operation of Plant
300.00
Capital Outlay
Total - Evening High School
1,472.87
Elementary Evening School:
Instruction Salaries
1,058.00
Instruction Expenses
48.15
Operation of Plant
150.00
Total - Elementary Evening School 1,256.15
Evening Vocational School:
Instruction Salaries
2,482.00
Instruction Expenses: Textbooks
20.29
Supplies
437.80
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Operation of Plant
100.00
Maintenance of Plant
59.81
Total - Evening Vocational School
Household Arts:
Instruction Salaries
5,676.60
Instruction Expenses:
Supplies
369.22
Other Expenses
25.85
Maintenance of Plant
12.91
Capital Outlay
639.64
Textbooks
50.00
Total Household Arts
6,774.22
Industrial Arts:
Instruction Salaries
1,405.34
Instruction Expenses:
Supplies
420.24
Textbooks
47.60
Maintenance of Plant
5.14
Capital Outlay
26.88
Total - Industrial Arts
1,905.20
Domestic Science:
Instruction Salaries
1,835.00
Instruction Expenses - Supplies
247.49
Total Domestic Science
2,082.49
Visual Aids:
Instruction Salaries
800.00
Instruction Expenses:
Supplies
555.27
Maintenance of Plant
32.76
Capital Outlay
Total - Visual Aids
1,388.03
Playgrounds:
Instruction Salaries
2,955.00
Instruction Expenses:
1,042.86
Total - Playgrounds
3,997.86
Cafeteria
2,000.00
Contingency Fund
4,996.45
Athletic Fund (General)
926.68
Total Expenditures
$517,865.91
Balance on Hand, Dec. 31, 1952
3,640.42
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3,099.90
Other Expenses
FINANCIAL REPORT SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Receipts
Appropriation $20,000.00
(Voted at Special Town Meeting held Nov. 20, 1951 to plan for School Building Program)
Expenditures
At a meeting of the School Building Committee held March 20, 1952, it was voted to approve payment of the following bills: Architect, George Sidebottom 10,000.00
(For developing preliminary plans of school building project. If and when the Town votes for the building project this amount is ap- plicable to the total architectural fee of Mr. Sidebottom.)
Consultant, Dr. William Wilson 5,000.00
(It is also understood that if and when the Town votes in favor of constructing this project, Mr. Sidebottom will assume one-half of the consultant's fee or $2,500.00.)
Appraiser
175.00
Mimeograph Distributors
17.80
Ovila Proulx, (Janitor)
5.00
Romeo Cantara (Prints)
6.00
Total Expenditures $15,203.80
Balance, Dec. 31, 1952 $ 4,796.20
ATHLETIC REPORT
Mary E. Wells High School
Balance on Hand January 1, 1952
$2,691.40
Receipts January 1-December 31, 1952
4,892.12
Total Balance on Hand
$7,583.52
Expenditures January 1-December 31, 1952
4,924.33
Balance December 31, 1952 $2,659.19
Cole Trade High School
Balance on Hand January 1, 1952
$ 243.14
Receipts January 1-December 31, 1952 1,470.94
Total Balance on Hand
$1,714.08
Expenditures January 1-December 31, 1952 1,400.51
Balance December 31, 1952
$ 313.57
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ENROLLMENT BY AGE AND GRADE October 1, 1951 (Girls)
Gr.
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Tot.
I
14 66 3 1
84
II
8 65 4 1
78
III
19 57 14 2
92
IV
26 47 7 2 1 1 21 40 6 1
68
VI
63
VII
85
VIII
53
IX
99
X
75
XI
21 33 6
3
63
XII
10 23 6 2
41
K'd'g-
ten 16 66
82
Un-
graded
1
2
3
Total
16 80 74 87 88 83 66 53 69 76 85 83 67 32 9 2 970*
October 1, 1951 (Boys)
Gr.
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Tot.
I
14 50 5 2
71
II
16 59 8
3
86
III
16 58 16 3 18 53 21 6
98
V
15 44 5 10 1
75
VI
11 27 18 6 6
68
VII
8 31 16 5
2
62
VIII
12 32 7
5
56
IX
11 24 11 1
47
X
14 25 15 2
56
XI
11 21 7
3
42
XII
17.32 9 2 1
61
K'd'g-
71
Un-
graded
11132
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Total 22 63 66 80 86 87 79 47 72 67 59 56 54 41 12 2 1 894* *Cole Trade High School not included.
STATISTICAL REPORT
Total Enrollment PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1,873
Total Enrollment NOTRE DAME 707
Total Enrollment STE. JEANNE D'ARC
301
-
ten 22 49
93
IV
17 29 10 1 5 1 16 43 15 7 4 14 21 12 6 1 32 41 20 5 24 29 19 3
84
V
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Total Enrollment ST. MARY'S 234
Total Enrollment COLE TRADE HIGH SCHOOL (DAY) 175 Total Enrollment COLE TRADE HIGH COOPERATIVE SCHOOL 15
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