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Richard McRoberts Josephine Harriet Jones Charles Augustus Winano, 3rd. Abagail Straker Kimball Manton Crowell Eldredge Jr. Flora Beverly Broughton Charles Morris Johnson Judith Marcia Holmes
Walter Eddy Osborne Joan Whiteley
Maurice Baptist Laura Barboza
41. 7 John Douglas Coombs
45. 31 Stephen Joseph Craffey
April: 53. 13 Mary Anne Roderick
54. 30 Lee William Eldridge
July: 55. 1
Taylor
56. 12 Edward Ricardo Perry
57. 14 Kevin Julius Miranda
August:
58. 22 Michael A. Speakman
September: 59. 5 Bonnie Lou Monteiro
60. 8 Karen Louise Pina
61. 15
62. 18 Sharon Marie Bouvier
63. 21 Wayne Laurence Marceline
64. 27 Beverly Marsha Grace
October: 65. 4 Dennis Robert Hall 66. 12 Brian Edward McCarthy
67. 12 Daniel Owen Murphy
Barnstable, Mass. Barnstable, Mass.
Barnstable, Mass. Barnstable, Mass. Barnstable, Mass.
Barnstable, Mass.
Barnstable, Mass.
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Peter Roderick Eileen E. Roderick Herbert Gray Eldredge Nancy Carol Meservey
Howard John Taylor Rita Eudora Stalker Robert Thomas Perry Josephine Doris Galvin Julius Roderick Miranda Isabelle Galvin
Raymond Theodore Speakman Julia Grace Kelley
Frank Joseph Monteiro Adeline Fernandes Robert Gilbert Pina Louise Mary Lopes Manuel Joseph Fernandes Lillian Leite Robert Ralph Bouvier Helen Weekes Ostby James Godfrey Marceline Lillian Elizabeth Jason Arthur D. Grace Louise Santos
Charles Gershom Hall Elaine Mary Guerin Robert Edward McCarthy Olive Myrtle Stackhouse Edward Joseph Murphy Agnes Marie Billings
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BIRTHS-Continued
No. Date Name
Town of Birth
Parents
68.
17 Jocelyn Nadine Littman
Barnstable, Mass.
69.
21 James Roger Williams
Barnstable, Mass.
70.
22 Michael Jesse Jones
Barnstable, Mass.
November:
71. 8 Gary Tucker Russell
72. 9 Kenneth Wayne Perry
73. 14 Kinsley Richard Johnson
74. 21 Dorilee Vail
75. 25 Alice Adele Stinson
December:
76. 13 Paul Almond Ryder
November: 77. 14 Paul William Scannell
December: 78. 19
79. 19 Barry Michael Thayer
80. 26 Michael Brian Souza
Barnstable, Mass.
Barnstable, Mass Barnstable,
Mass.
Wareham, Mass.
Barnstable, Mass.
Bourne. Mass.
Barnstable, Mass.
Barnstable, Mass. Barnstable, Mass. Barnstable, Mass.
Henry James Littman Rita May Smith Emulous Henry Williams Evelyn Rose Smith Charles Sumner Jones Betty Sue Gasaway
Kenneth Warren Russell Mary Virginia Tucker Anthony John Perry Barbara Marcellino Richard Emery Johnson Janet Sandra Kinsley Charles Brush Vail Phyllis Louise Fisher
Joseph Martin Stinson Rose Louise Sullivan
Joshua Gage Ryder Gertrude Irene Gannon
Robert Vincent Scannell Mary Elizabeth Deignan
Howard Carl Foster Joyce Thelma McGrotty Robert Lewis Thayer Priscilla Ann Gray Ronald Domingo Souza Marilyn Dominga Raneo
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN TOWN OF HARWICH-1955
No. Date Names
Age Residence
Place of Marriage
January:
1.
1
Harold Fernald Corey Margaret Hatherly
66
Harwich Port, Mass.
Wellesley, Mass.
2.
1 John J. Cusick, Jr.
24
So. Yarmouth, Mass.
West Harwich, Mass.
3.
1 Raymond H. Peltier
24
Marion, Mass.
West Harwich, Mass.
Lionne Coulson
24
Harwich, Mass.
4.
2 Stephen Weekes Anne Rosamond King
26
East Harwich, Mass.
5.
15
Frederick J. Oakes
24
Chatham, Mass.
East Harwich, Mass.
Jacqueline B. Smith
19
East Harwich, Mass.
6.
22 Robert S. Gonsalves
22
Harwich, Mass.
Harwich Port, Mass.
Augustina B. Texiera
19
Harwich, Mass.
7.
30 Walter G. Weeber
72
Harwich Port, Mass.
Plymouth, Mass.
Nettie Ann Burns
45
West Harwich, Mass.
February:
8.
19 Douglas D. Galvin
20
Pleasant Lake, Mass.
Barnstable, Mass.
Adeline C. Perry
24
Marston Mills, Mass.
9.
20 Joseph William Aldrich Jr. Priscilla Snow
21
Dennisport, Mass.
March:
23
East Harwich, Mass.
East Harwich, Mass.
10.
18 Willard G. Smith Jr. Margery Melbye
18
East Harwich, Mass.
11.
19
Richard McRoberts
26
So. Yarmouth, Mass.
Dennis, Mass.
Josephine H. Jones LaFrance
23
Harwich Center, Mass.
12. 25 Philip Joseph LaRochelle
48
West Harwich, Mass.
Brockton, Mass.
41 West Harwich, Mass.
Marguerite C. Holmes
48
Arlington, Mass.
Alice Lorraine Bullock
20
So. Yarmouth, Mass.
29
Harwich Port, Mass.
Harwich Port, Mass.
145
24
Dennisport, Mass.
Harwich Port, Mass.
MARRIAGES-Continued
No. Date Names
Age Residence
Place of Marriage
April:
13.
2 Theodore S. Peres Leah E. Thacher
30
Harwich Center, Mass.
14.
5 Frederick W. Lincoln, Jr.
20
West Dennis, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
Judith Adele Morin
18 West Yarmouth, Mass.
15.
14 Francis E. Farrar
54
West Harwich, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
Cornelia Mccutcheon French
47
Harwich Port, Mass.
16.
17 Julius R. Miranda
18
Harwich, Mass.
17.
23 Patrick F. Rose
25
Dallas, Texas
Brookline, Mass.
Dorothy Lee Nelson
22
Harwich Port, Mass.
May:
18. 30 William M. Shelley Marcelle T. Caron
27
Jackson Heights, N. Y.
30
Chicopee, Mass.
June:
19.
3 Javan D. York
59
Falmouth, Mass.
Chatham, Mass.
Helena N. Bassett-Baker
46
Harwich Port, Mass.
20.
5 Wesley Glanville Dickerson
28
Detroit, Mich.
Harwich, Mass.
Beverly P. Grant-Carter
23
Harwich, Mass.
21.
11 Earl P. Ryder
23
Brewster, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
Marilyn J. Hanson
21
Harwich Port, Mass.
22.
12 James A. Fisher
35
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Harwich Port, Mass.
Edith Claire Hall
25 Harwich Port, Mass.
23.
18 Manuel Theodore Almeida
30
New Bedford, Mass.
West Harwich, Mass.
Lena Marion Sylvia
20
So. Dennis, Mass.
24.
25 Donald J. Perry
20
Boston, Mass.
Boston, Mass.
Margaret Galvin
25
Harwich, Mass.
25.
25 Billy Davayne Bishop
22
Gilman, Texas
West Harwich, Mass.
17 So. Yarmouth, Mass.
Joan Lorraine Burgess
40
Harwich Center, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
Isabel Galvin
21
Harwich, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
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26. 25 Harold W. Davie Kathleen Phillips Sweet
66
Brookville, Maine
59
Harwich Port, Mass.
27. 26 Harold Curtis Wells Jr. Beryle Mandeville Sprinkle
28.
30 Glynn W. Meggison Marjorie E. Leonard
July:
29. 14 Victor D. Floria Thea M. B. Roine Stork
30.
19 Thomas H. Ducey, Jr. Ann E. Mickle
31
Middletown, N.Y.
August: :
31. 7 Leonard Love
22
West Yarmouth, Mass.
18
Dennisport, Mass.
32.
20
Robert William Power
36
Waltham, Mass
West Harwich, Mass.
Virginia Marie Butler
35 Cambridge, Mass.
33.
20 Richard Boyden Durgin
23
Wellesley, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
Barbara Freeman Lawson
21
Brookline, Mass.
34.
25 Anslie N. Collishaw
22
Concord, N.H.
Harwich, Mass.
Edith Wolfenden
19
Harwich, Mass.
35.
28 George Houle
20
Hyannis, Mass
Clarice Gail Pate
17
Dennisport, Mass.
September:
36. 5 Donald Eugene Soprano
22
Waltham, Mass.
West Harwich, Mass.
Susan Ruth McNeil
24
Bridgeport, Conn.
37.
11 Charles E. Chamberlain Jr.
26
Harwich Port, Mass.
Needham. Mass.
Jean W. Kezer
23
Needham, Mass.
38.
24 James Edward Ross Althea Marie Chase
37
Harwich Port, Mass.
November:
39. 12 William Robert Prodgers Esther Mary Dupee
47
Harwich, Mass.
Dennis, Mass.
45
West Dennis, Mass.
40.
11 Manuel J. Thatcher Jr.
28
Harwich, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
Janie M. Davenport
19
Orleans, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
22
Arlington, Mass.
West Harwich, Mass.
21
West Harwich, Mass.
22 Kittery Point, Maine
Harwich, Mass.
21
West Harwich, Mass.
Harwich Port, Mass.
53
Greenwich, Conn.
43
Manhassett, N.Y.
West Harwich, Mass.
West Harwich, Mass.
Mary Esther Sears
147
Harwich Port, Mass.
53
Portland, Maine
West Harwich, Mass.
62
Portchester, N.Y.
MARRIAGES-Continued
No.
Date
Names
Age
Residence
Place of Marriage
October:
41.
5
Edward Gagne Faith E. Holt
24
Hyannis, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
20
Harwich Port, Mass.
42.
7
George F. Simpson Jr.
28
West Chatham, Mass.
Chatham, Mass.
Eleanor B. Barker
18
South Harwich, Mass.
43.
9 John P. Marcellino
25
Harwich, Mass.
Mashpee, Mass.
Anne M. Peters Andrew
22
Mashpee, Mass.
44.
13
William Edward Samuel Crosby
47
Cotuit, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
Carol Dixon Carroll Cleveland
51
Westfield, N.J.
45.
20 Troy Glen Rogers
62
Malden, Mass.
46.
29 Walter W. Gonslaves
19
Harwich, Mass.
Falmouth, Mass.
Eugenia R. Gonsalves
19
Falmouth, Mass.
November:
47.
5 John R. Williams Jr. Margaret J. Pullen
21
Harwich Port, Mass.
48.
26
Andrew R. Monteiro
18
Seekonk, Mass.
West Harwich, Mass.
Adelaide J. Gomes
19
Harwich, Mass.
49. . 26 Walter E. Osborn
22 East Harwich, Mass.
23
East Harwich, Mass.
50.
27 Roland Sturgeon Davis Geraldine Florence Nickerson Whiting
20
Chatham, Mass.
51.
Oct. 30 Charles Leland Holmes Florence Marie Eldredge Ryder
50
West Chatham, Mass.
52. Nov. 18 Lyman R. Gould Mattie M. Whitney
70
St. Petersburg, Fla.
55
Harwich Port, Mass.
53. Dec. 17 Joseph William Reid Barbara A. Tracy
20
Melrose, Mass.
19
West Harwich, Mass.
19
Dennisport, Mass.
54. Dec. 18 John E. Warren Carole J. Price
19
West Harwich, Mass.
55. Dec. 21 Richard Campbell Marjorie Fennell
19
West Harwich, Mass.
17 Harwich, Mass.
Harwich, Mass. Harwich, Mass. Harwich Port, Mass.
Harwich Port, Mass.
148
22
Pleasant Lake, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
East Harwich, Mass.
Joan Whitehead Whitely
22
East Harwich, Mass.
East Harwich, Mass.
49 West Chatham, Mass.
Harwich, Mass.
60
Wareham, Mass.
Harwich Port, Mass.
Marion Emma Mansur Upham
DEATHS REGISTERED IN TOWN OF HARWICH-1955
No. Date Name
Age
Disease
Town or City of Death
January:
1.
22 Jay Doton Redding
73
Coronary Occlusion
2.
14 Caroline A. Mosher
90
Carcinoma colon
Harwich Port Harwich Port Barnstable
3.
19 Harold Studley Pratt
70
Gastro Intestinal Hemorrhage
Bourne, Mass.
4.
25 Elwinna B. Shackley
69 General Metastic Carcinoma
Bourne, Mass.
6.
24 Mary Josephine Lee
80
Cerebral apoplexy
Provincetown, Mass.
February: 7.
21 Michael Vasilaou Phillips
77
Cerebral thrombosis
Barnstable, Mass.
March:
8.
3 Female-Lopes
Miscarriage
Barnstable, Mass.
9.
5 Gertrude Conner
83
Intestinal Obstruction
Barnstable, Mass.
10.
9 Elijah Lafayette Stokes
76
Uremia
S. Harwich, Mass.
11.
14 Phyllis Edmunds
90
Broncho pneumonia
13.
18 Minerva Sears Tobey
72
Peptic Ulcer
Barnstable, Mass.
14.
19 William Warren
64 Coronary Thrombosis
Barnstable, Mass.
15.
29 Lena Mary Gavin
73
Acute pancreatitis
Barnstable, Mass.
16.
29 Edith L. Hilton
77
Carcinoma of Intestine
Harwich Center Bourne, Mass.
April:
18.
7 Russell Erastus Nash
79
Cerebral Thrombosis
19.
15 Clara A. Barrows
56 Carcinoma Breast
20.
18 Martha W. Thompson
78 Coronary occlusion
79 Coronary Thrombosis
March:
22.
16 William F. Driscoll
76
Uremia
Boston, Mass.
149
62
Arterio Hemorrhage
Taunton, Mass. Harwich Port
12. 17 Kate A. Taylor
17.
30 John W. Hall
79 Cerebral Thrombosis
Harwich Port Harwich Port Yarmouth, Mass. Barnstable, Mass.
21. 19 Jesse C. Tobey
80 Cardioremal vascular
5.
2 Howard Walter Jackson
DEATHS-Continued
No. Date Name
Age
Disease
Town or City of Death
May:
23.
11 Catherine Pena
79
Ruptured Aneurysm Cor. Pulmonale Uremia
Barnstable, Mass. Bourne, Mass.
June:
25.
14 Nellie D. Burgess
88
Coronary Thrombosis
Harwich Port
26.
21 Henrietta M. Ellis
92
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Harwich Port
27.
27 Sarah B. Chase
85
Cerebral Hemorrhage
West Harwich
July:
28.
19 Jennie Marion
64
Coronary Occlusion
East Harwich
29.
21 Ruemma Veinot
87
Carcinoma Colon
West Harwich
30.
22 June Elizabeth Thompson
35
Curhosis of Liver
Harwich Port
31.
23 Mary Belle Cobb
84
Cerebral Thrombosis
Barnstable, Mass.
June:
32. 19 Laura Bennett Snow
82
Cerebral Thrombosis
Barnstable, Mass.
July:
33.
1 Female Taylor
4 hrs.
Atelectcistic lungs
Barnstable, Mass.
August:
34.
3 Francis X. Reilly
67
Coronary Thrombosis
35.
15 Jessie L. Mayo Nickerson
85
Myocarditis
36. 16 Hope Nickerson Doane
75
Carcinoma of Sigmoid
37.
21 Nicholas Savinno
42 Coronary Thrombosis
38.
5 Thomas Lewis Snow Crowell
76
Cerebral Hemorrhage
West Harwich Harwich Port Harwich Center West Harwich Barnstable, Mass.
September: 39. 20 Bessie Lee Mitchell Whitehead
74
Hypotensive crisis
150
Middleboro, Mass.
24.
20
Willis Coburn Newcomb, Jr.
60
October:
40. 19 Eva Augusta Phillips
75
Homocide
Harwich Port
68
Carbon Monoxide Poison
Harwich Port Harwich Port
Taunton, Mass.
November:
44.
21 Jessie McNeil Hall
93
Arterio Schlerosis
Harwich
45.
24 Mary Ann Sisson
85 Cerebral Thrombosis
Yarmouth, Mass.
46.
25 Maud P. Vaughan
81 Cerebral Thrombosis
West Harwich
47.
26 Rose Anna Cole
84 Chronic cardio renal
Barnstable, Mass.
48. 19 Charles Clifford Small
74 Coronary Thrombosis
Harwich
December:
49. 14 Antonio Benquite Fortes
70
Cancer of Stomach
Harwich
50.
15 Marjorie Small Symmes
44
Cancer of lungs
Barnstable, Mass.
51. 18 Icona Lovell Nichols
46 Chronic Nephritis
Harwich Port
52.
21 Fred Morton Lawrence
91 Arterioslerotic heart
Barnstable, Mass.
53.
22 M. Ethel Valentine
77 Cerebral Hemorrhage
Harwich
54.
24 John Bishop Fletcher
76 Coronary occlusion
Barnstable, Mass.
55.
19 Clara A. Ryder
83 Cerebral Thrombosis
Yarmouth, Mass.
BODIES BROUGHT TO HARWICH FOR INTERMENT-1955
Date of No. Death
Namé
Age
Cemetery
Village Burial
January:
1.
18 Albert Edward Lothian
81
Pine Grove
West Harwich, Mass.
February:
2.
13 Harriet T. Lawton 3. 21 Isaac Kelley
83
92
Cong. Church Cemetery Pine Grove
Harwich Center, Mass. West Harwich, Mass.
41.
22
Walter Ernest Oliver
42.
5 George Albert Severance
93 Arterioslerolic heart
43.
11 Theophilus Phillips
87 Acute Bronchitis
151
INTERMENT-Continued
Date of No. Death
Name
Age
Cemetery
Village Burial
March:
4.
2 Raymond Joseph Fortes
47
Holy Trinity
5.
4 Lunetta V. Nickerson
91
Pine Grove
6.
23
Mary Albertine Jerauld
85
Evergreen
April:
7.
18 Adelaide S. McKenna
65
Mt. Pleasant
8.
18 Mary Wharton Rogers
80
Evergreen
9.
22 Margaret Butler
94
Evergreen
10.
26 Howard Edward Staats
34
Island Pond
May:
11.
25 Mildred A. Nickerson
70
Mt. Pleasant
12.
26 Phineos Otis Baker
73
Mt. Pleasant
13.
31 Eliza Frances Eldredge
88
Evergreen
June:
14. 5 Ethel M. Robbins
66
Island Pond
Harwich Center
July:
15.
5 Carrie Bearse Aldrich
16.
19 Guy Spencer Vallie
8
Cong. Church Cemetery Evergreen
Harwich Center, Mass. East Harwich, Mass.
August:
17. 11 Marion E. Thompson
91
Island Pond
Harwich Center
October:
75
Evergreen
East Harwich, Mass.
December:
19. 7 Male Infant Morris 20. 25 Melvin F. Wright
52
Evergreen South Harwich
Harwich Center, Mass. West Harwich, Mass. East Harwich, Mass.
Harwich Port, Mass. East Harwich, Mass. East Harwich, Mass. Harwich Center
Harwich Port, Mass. Harwich Port, Mass. East Harwich, Mass.
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East Harwich, Mass. South Harwich, Mass.
18. 31 Mabel Margaret Eldridge
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Report of the School Committee
and the
Superintendent of Schools
For the Year Ending December 31, 1955
ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEAR 1955
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
E. Gorham Nickerson, Chairman
Term Expires 1956
H. William Morey Term Expires 1957
Mrs. Margaret Leonard, Secretary
Term Expires 1958
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Sydney G. Pierce
SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE
Edward E. Taylor
SCHOOL PHYSICIANS
Arthur J. D'Elia, M.D.
Norris G. Orchard, M.D.
SCHOOL NURSE
Adelyn J. Peabody, R.N.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Expended 1955
Needed 1956
General Control:
Superintendent of Schools Enforcement of Law: Salaries Other Expenses of General Control
$5,571.31
1,269.15
$6,840.46
$7,200.00
Instruction:
Supervisors
$12,084.10
Principals and Teachers
111,857.07
Textbooks
2,056.52
Supplies
5,846.07
$131,843.76
160,593.00
Operation:
Janitors
$11,450.31
Fuel
6,651.87
Miscellaneous (Electricity, Gas,
5,977.86
$24,080.04
28,190.00
Maintenance:
Repairs, Replacement and Upkeep
$5,049.97
6,200.00
Auxiliary Agencies:
Libraries
$911.09
Health-Nurse and Supplies
903.70
Transportation
13,291.70
Miscellaneous (Graduation, Telephone,
Rubbish disposal, Teachers' expenses, etc.)
2,310.82
$17,417.31
18,925.00
Outlay:
New Grounds and Buildings
New Equipment
$4,291.04
4,000.00
Contingencies
2,000.00
Totals
$189,522.58
$227,108.00
Appropriation 1955
$189,306.00
Transfer
2,885.00
$192,191.00
Expended 1955
189,522.58
Unexpended
$2,668.42
Janitor Supplies, etc.)
155
NET COST OF SCHOOLS-1955
Expenditure
$189,522.58
Accounts Receivable:
School Funds and State Aid-Chap. 70
$22,993.04
All School Transportation-Chap. 71
6,633.12
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Reimbursement of Trainable and Educable Classes
2,529.01
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Tuition and Transportation
843.79
Tuition:
Town of Chatham
$567.04
Town of Dennis
128.80
Town of Yarmouth
400.20
1,096.04
Telephone Reimbursements:
Town of Chatham
$98.68
Town of Eastham
30.18
Town of Orleans
72.43
201.29
Miscellaneous:
(Cash turned in for shop materials to pupils-telephone calls-lost books, etc.)
114.42
34,410.71
Net Cost of Schools-1955
$155,111.87
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ACCOUNT-1955
Appropriation-1955
$500.00
Carried over from 1954
96.82
Receipts-1955
707.45
$1,304.27
Expended-1955
1,259.03
Carried forward to 1956
$45.24
Requested for 1956
$800.00
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION-1955
Appropriation-1955
$1,000.00
Expended-1955
769.56
$230.44
Received on account of Vocational Education for year ending August 31, 1954
$216.45
Requested for 1956
$1,000.00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Appropriation-1955
$450.00
Expended
450.00
Requested for 1956
$750.00
156
SPECIAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACCOUNTS-1955 High School
Receipts
Expenses
Carried forward from 1954
$1,637.84
Sales of Lunches and Federal Subsidies received in 1955 Salaries
8,066.81
$3,088.34
34.30
Equipment Food and Supplies
5,614.26
Carried forward to 1956 Requested for 1956
None
Elementary School
Carried forward from 1954
$ .16
Sales of Lunches and Federal Subsidies received in 1955
18,016.74
Salaries
$5,157.53
Food and Supplies
12,613.74
Carried forward to 1956
$245.63
Requested for 1956
$500.00
IMPROVEMENT OF PARKING AREA & DRIVEWAY
Appropriation-1955
$5,000.00 $5,000.00
REPORT OF THE JOHNSON-ULM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Total of Fund
$35,000.00
Working Fund, January 1, 1955
814.61
March Dividend
437.50
September Dividend
437.50
Expended for Scholarships-1955
1,100.00
Statement of account as of December 31, 1955
$35,589.61
Tuition scholarships have been granted to the following persons for the school year 1955-1956.
Helen Athoe
Mary Belle Barker
Sally Boynton
Loretta Bassett
Charles Corkum
Ellen D'Elia
Michael D'Elia
$9,704.65
$8,736.90
$957.75
$18,016.90
$17,771.27
Expended
$36,689.61
New England Deaconess Hospital Bridgewater College Fitchburg College New Eng. Deaconess Hospital Northeastern University Simmons College Dartmouth College
157
Estrid Eklof Albertine Hardacker Elaine Hopkins Josephine Keefe
Boston University Simmons College Univ. of Pennsylvania Regis College
CHAUNCEY D. MacKAY, Chairman E. GORHAM NICKERSON MARGARET LEONARD H. WILLIAM MOREY SYDNEY G. PIERCE, Secretary Johnson-Ulm Memorial Scholarship Committee
158
Report of the School Committee
To the Citizens of Harwich:
At our organization meeting E. Gorham Nickerson was re- elected chairman of our committee, and Mrs. Margaret Leon- ard secretary. The committee meets regularly the first and third Mondays of each month, and is called to special meet- ings as the need arises.
The problem of space needs has not been completely solved. The Brooks Academy building is still under the juris- diction of the school department, and it is almost a certainty that this building will have to be reopened in September 1956.
We urge that serious consideration be given our space needs at the High School level. Our graduating class this year numbers 27, and our fourth grade will number 60, which indicates that the problem will be acute within the next few years. The school committee still feels that a regional High School is the best solution, but if this cannot become a real- ity, then the town must face the building of adequate facili- ties.
Mr. Sydney G. Pierce was elected by the Union Committee in August to succeed Mr. Hoyt, who had resigned. The Har- wich committee feels a very wise choice was made in select- ing Mr. Pierce, and urges all who have not done so, to make themselves acquainted with him.
The major improvement this year has been the widening of the driveway, and enlargement of the parking areas at the High School. Difficulty was encountered when old surface was being removed, and the added cost to complete driveway would not allow for a hard surface on the parking lots. It is proposed this year to ask for an appropriation to complete this work.
The committee has met with the Building Committee, and awarded a contract for installation of a complete sound system in the Elementary Building to Visual Curriculum Cor- poration. It is expected that this system will be in operation by the first of the year.
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A committee from Harwich Teachers Association met with the committee in November, requesting a change in their salary schedule. After much consideration had been given the request, the committee has approved a new salary sched- ule. Minimum salaries for Bachelor's degree is now $3400., maximum $5800. in twelve steps. Minimum salaries for Mast- er's degree is $3700. with maximum $6700., in fifteen steps. Minimum salaries for Master's degree plus one year $3900, maximum $7300, in seventeen steps. Minimum for Doctor's degree $4100., maximum $8100., in twenty steps. With the adoption of this new schedule we feel we can attract better teachers to the town of Harwich, and can offer those teachers whom we would like to retain an incentive to stay with us. We also feel we have the right to expect the utmost in service and cooperation from all teaching personnel.
We refer you to the reports of Mr. Pierce, Mr. Mackay, and Mr. Nesmith, as well as the supervisors, because they can better present a clear picture of our accomplishments this past year. We feel we have made progress this year, par- ticularly in the area of special training. In addition to the Trainable program for Retarded Children, we have instituted two ungraded classes, one on the primary level, and one in the elementary level. These classes offer to the child who is having learning difficulties the opportunity to have special instruction.
It is the committee's aim to improve our schools. The Teacher's Association has offered to meet with the com- mittee to discuss plans for coordinating teaching efforts and methods.
We are grateful to the people of Harwich for their con- fidence in the School Committee. We are earnestly striving to serve you faithfully.
E. GORHAM NICKERSON MARGARET LEONARD H. WILLIAM MOREY
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Report of the Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee and Citizens of Harwich:
The following is my first in the series of annual reports of the Superintendents of Schools for this town.
UNION #16
The need for additional art supervision was met with the employment of Mr. Vernon Smith of Orleans. Mr. Smith works with elementary classes. He has an extensive and accom- plished background in the field of art.
In September Mr. Samuel Griffiths came into our union to supervise instrumental music at the elementary level. Mr. Griffiths' many years of experience in school work have earned him a fine standing on and beyond the Cape.
I feel that we are fortunate to have the services of these two men for our children.
Mr. Tileston's schedule has been stretched as enrollments have grown and classrooms were added. It appears that the time has come to expand our vocal music supervision. Budget- ary provision has been made, and it is hoped that in the fall of 1956 there will be assistance in this department.
The additional clerical help provided for the superintend- ent's office is completely justified in my opinion.
Nature study classes conducted bi-weekly in sixth-grade classes are new to me. I endorse them heartily, and wish they may be scheduled for fifth-grade classes also in the future. We have so much evidence of nature here on the Cape that we will do well to provide for pupils the opportunity to be- come better acquainted with it.
The new salary schedules adopted by the towns of this union have attracted wide attention. Through them we seem assured of selectivity in securing new personnel. Of long- range value is the effect of encouraging capable young peo- ple to consider a teaching career. The principles of policy, which accompany the schedules and promote professional stature and in-service training, are of current value. This move is in keeping with one of the major objectives of the recent White House Conferences on improving education.
SCHOOL FACILITIES
Adding to the elementary school has made provision for the space needs of pupils from kindergarten to grade six for
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some time. But we have already outgrown the facilities for the upper six grades. Seventh-grade pupils are now housed at the elementary school and they walk to the high school each week for instruction in shop work and household arts. Plans are being discussed for reopening Brooks Academy next fall to accommodate some pupils until a more adequate ar- rangement can be planned and provided.
The Massachusetts Department of Education has been requested to make a survey of the present high school facili- ties with a view to pointing up our space needs. This survey will be conducted early in 1956. There may be value, too, in Harwich joining with other towns of this section of the Cape in taking a long-range look at the educational picture of this area. To be of value this should be done before too many towns enter into commitments that will have long-term ef- fects.
FINANCE In keeping with custom the following table is included to compare school operating costs over the past five years.
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