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659.02
26.62
25.00
660.64
Samuel G. Copeland
Bridgewater Savings Bank
207.88
8.38
8.00
208.26
Samuel G. & James Copeland
Brockton Savings Bank
1,142.30
46.14
42.00
1,146.44
Martha K. Crosby
Bridgewater Savings Bank
103.58
4.16
4.00
103.74
Mary A. Dwyer
Bridgewater Savings Bank
104.56
4.20
3.50
105.26
Michael Dwyer
Bridgewater Savings Bank
101.98
4.10
3.50
102.58
John E. & Desire L. Gould
Brockton Savings Bank
101.36
4.08
3.50
101.94
Hartwell Fund
Bridgewater Savings Bank
306.35
12.36
10.50
308.21
Etta L. Hartwell
Bridgewater Savings Bank
357.85
14.42
12.00
360.27
Frank P. Hatch
East Bridgewater Savings Bank
161.50
6.50
5.50
162.50
Julia M. Hooper
East Bridgewater Savings Bank
231.01
9.32
240.33
Alba Howard
Brockton Savings Bank
103.00
4.16
3.50
103.66
Isabelle Howard
Bridgewater Savings Bank
101.74
4.08
4.00
101.82
S. Nelson Howard
Bridgewater Savings Bank
102.39
4.12
3.50
103.01
Samuel Howard
Bridgewater Savings Bank
103.77
4.16
3.50
104.43
Harriet M. Jennings
Brockton Savings Bank
101.56
4.08
3.50
102.14
Name of Fund
158
Name of Fund
Jan. 1, 1962
Income Earned
Income Paid Out
Dec. 31. 1962
Abbie B. Jones
Brockton Savings Bank
101.81
4.08
3.50
102.39
Frank H. Jones
Bridgewater Savings Bank
177.50
7.16
3.50
181.16
Smith R. Kelley
Bridgewater Savings Bank
563.18
22.74
10.50
575.42
Sumner D. Keith
Bridgewater Savings Bank
110.83
4.46
3.50
111.79
Warren C. Kinney
East Bridgewater Savings Bank
199.99
8.04
7.50
200.53
Henry J. LeLacheur
Brockton Savings Bank
105.36
4.24
4.00
105.60
Elihu Leonard
Brockton Savings Bank
318.43
12.84
12.00
319.27
Azel Lothrop
Bridgewater Savings Bank
177.50
7.16
3.50
181.16
Joshua Morse
Bridgewater Savings Bank
129.36
5.20
3.50
131.06
Emma F. Packard
Bridgewater Savings Bank
327.89
13.22
10.50
330.61
Fred A. Perkins
Bridgewater Savings Bank
102.17
4.12
3.50
102.79
Rosa R. Shaw
Brockton Savings Bank
369.17
14.90
10.50
373.57
Sarah F. Shipman
Bridgewater Savings Bank
102.59
4.12
3.50
103.21
Orrin A. Smith
Bridgewater Savings Bank
155.98
6.28
5.00
157.26
South St. Cemetery
Bridgewater Savings Bank
142.74
5.74
148.48
Flora Snell
Brockton Savings Bank
101.56
4.08
3.50
102.14
Robert Tibbetts
Bridgewater Savings Bank
102.45
4.12
3.50
103.07
Charles C. Thayer
Bridgewater Savings Bank
306.91
12.38
319.29
Mary E. Wilson
Bridgewater Savings Bank
204.84
8.24
7.00
206.08
9,266.68
373.48
284.25
9,355.91
James C. Keith Cemetery Trust Fund Bridgewater Savings Bank
5,351.22
216.18
50.00
5,517.40
$14,617.90
$589.66
$334.25
$14,873.31
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LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS
12-31-62 Balance
Name of Fund
12-31-62 Balance
Name of Fund Cornelia Alger Edith Dunbar Blanchard
$ 675.00
Frances E. Howard
$ 500.00
13,717.00
William J. & Anna Clifford Howard
2,599.66
Nathan Copeland
500.00
Mary L. Perkins
1,000.00
Eliza P. & Millard O. Dalton
250.00
Mary P. Whitman
15,000.00
Mary N. K. Edgerly
500.00
Total this Column Amount Brought Forward
19,099.66
$15,642.00
15,642.00
$34,741.66
Interest Account #1
$ 758.37
$ 476.51
$ 284.02
$ 950.86
Interest Account #2
950.11
255.46
308.90
896.67
Interest Account #3
1,152.88
586.96
581.03
1,158.81
$2,861.36
$1,318.93
$1,173.95
$3,006.34
SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND
William J. & Anna Clifford Howard
$5,234.50
SUMMARY
12-31-61 Balance
Receipts
Payments
12-31-62 Balance
Cemetery Trust Funds
$14,617.90
$ 589.66
$ 334.25
$14,873.31
Library Trust Funds, Principal
34,741.66
34,741.66
Library Trust Funds, Interest
2,861.36
1,318.93
1,173.95
3,006.34
William J. & Anna Clifford Howard Scholarship Fund
5,225.42
9.08
5,234.50
Stabilization Fund
41,297.81
3,701.73
44,999.54
$98,744.15
$5,619.40
$1,508.20
$102,855.35
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Name of Fund
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
SCHOOL BONDS
Date of Maturity
2% Bonds Issued 1950
1.90% Bonds Issued 1952
Issued 1955
Issued 6-1-61
Issued 6-1-61
Total
Payment Per Year
1963
$ 50,000.
$ 15,000. $ 20,000.
$ 10,000.
$ 20,000.
$ 115,000.
$115,000.
1964 - 1969
300,000.
90,000.
120,000.
60,000.
90,000.
660.000.
110,000.
1970
48,000.
15,000.
20,000.
10,000.
15,000.
108,000.
108,000.
1971 - 1972
30,000.
40,000.
20,000.
30,000.
120,000.
60,000.
1973 - 1975
60,000.
30,000.
45,000.
135,000.
45,000.
1976 - 1977
20,000.
30,000.
50,000.
25,000.
1978
10,000.
10,000.
20,000.
20,000.
1979 - 1981
15,000.
30,000.
45,000.
15,000.
Totals
$398,000. $150,000. $260,000. $175,000. $270,000. $1,253,000.
WATER BONDS
2% Bonds Issued 1948
3.40% Bonds Issued 1958
3.50% Bonds Issued 1958
Total
Payment per Year
1963
$ 9,000.
$ 2,000
$ 5,000.
$ 16,000.
$ 16,000.
1964 - 1970 1971 - 1973
14,000.
35,000.
49,000.
7,000.
15,000.
15,000.
5,000.
Totals
$ 9,000.
$ 16,000.
$ 55,000.
$ 80,000.
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Date of Maturity
21/2 % Bonds 3.25% Bonds 3.25% Bonds
Date of Maturity 1963 1964 - 1970 Totals
LIBRARY BONDS
3.25% Bonds Issued 6-1-61
Payment per Year
$ 5,000.
$ 5,000
35,000.
5,000.
$40,000.
TOTAL SCHOOL BONDS
$1,253,000.
TOTAL WATER BONDS
80,000.
TOTAL LIBRARY BONDS
40,000.
TOTAL BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
$1,373,000.
Principal to be paid in 1963
$ 136,000.
H. ROY HARTSHORN Treasurer
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PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board submits its report for the year ending December 31, 1962.
The Board holds its meetings in the Conference Room at the Town Hall at 7:30 P.M. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
Membership is held in the Massachusetts Federation of Plan- ning Boards, enabling us to keep abreast of law changes and sub- jects pertaining to our activities.
In January, the Board regretted the resignation of John D. Frates, due to the pressure of his own business, and at the March 21st meeting, welcomed the new member, Ernest R. Peterson of North Elm Street, who was elected for one year, to fill the un- expired term of Mr. Frates.
Congratulations were also extended to member Russell P. Robery upon his reelection to the Board for another five year term, following the March Town Election.
The year 1962 marks the most active one since the inception of the Planning Board. A breakdown of the year's functions is listed below.
Meetings 34
Plot Plans studied
27
Subdivisions studied 5
Field Trips 7
Public Hearings
4
Executive Sessions 4
Out of Town Meetings
3
In order that building plot plans may be recorded at the Registry of Deeds in Plymouth, each plan must be stamped and signed by the Planning Board. Due to the record number of such cases, much time and consideration was devoted to these plans.
The chief function of the Planning Board is to see that all applications for Subdivision of Land meet the necessary require-
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ments - plans and profiles, lot sizes, setbacks, construction of roads and buildings, etc. Five such subdivisions were given careful and lengthy study. Only one, of any proportion, was completed and accepted by the Planning Board - the Diamond Hill Estates on North Elm Street - a proposed development of some eighty- three sites.
Faced with such subdivisions, in the total amount of approx- imately four hundred (400) new dwellings, a petition was circu- lated throughout the Town by concerned citizens requesting that something be done to increase the size of building lots. A Public Hearing was subsequently held on September 15, 1962, following which, it was voted to increase the building lot size from eighteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty square feet (18,750) to thirty thousand (30,000) square feet or 150 foot frontage by 200 feet in depth.
Field trips are made throughout the year in conjunction with the Board of Selectmen on all applications for loam and gravel removal permits. Each location is visited before request is ap- proved or disapproved, in order that a first hand knowledge of the situation may be available. Field trips are also made on all subdivision applications as well as progress visits by individual members - (these are not listed in trip totals).
Minimum Improvement Requirements for all subdivisions were established by the Planning Board during 1962, setting forth requirements for roads, sidewalks, street signs, street lights, trees, lots defined, loam, fencing and clean-up operations.
Public Hearings are held for the benefit of our citizenry, that they may hear and act upon subjects requiring their acceptance or rejection. In August, a hearing was held on proposed amend- ments to the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land in West Bridgewater. Again in September, another Public Hearing was held in the Committee Room for the purpose of amending the "Zoning Bylaw" adopted at an adjourned Town Meeting on March 13, 1957. During the month of October, an- other Hearing was held to consider the application of Charles A. Brewster of Brockton, for approval of a Definitive Plan for a pro- posed subdivision of the Harris Farm, 104 North Elm Street.
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On a long range basis, your Planning Board has researched on a Master Plan of future roadways, sewage disposal, off-street parking and on a more current basis, recommends the continu- ance of sidewalk construction by entering an article in the Town Warrant.
The Board is most grateful for the assistance and guidance, at many of our meetings, of Town Counsel Willis R. Downs, Town Engineer Charles A. Pickering and Building Inspector Antone Sousa, each of whom have spent many hours with us in the Conference Room.
Respectfully submitted,
H. EDWARD PARRY, Chairman RUSSELL P. ROBERY MERTON H. OUDERKIRK ERNEST R. PETERSON FRANK S. MILLER, Clerk
Planning Board
CIVIL DEFENSE REPORT, 1962
"Make Preparedness A Part of Your Life."
The need for a strong action to improve local Civil Defense activities became very evident during the recent Cuban crisis. The presence of nuclear weapons in such proximity to our shores proved to be the impetus needed to bring into sharp focus situa- tions which were known to exist but about which little could be accomplished without a citizenry awakened and enlightened to the dangers of possible devastation from enemy shores. This Cuban Emergency has told us that the great majority of Americans want to do something to improve the chances of survival of their fam- ilies and communities. The protection of shelters is needed and wanted in an emergency. There is much to be done by the Town of West Bridgewater and its citizens; we have been reminded that the threat of nuclear war is not too far from our shores. Effective preparation takes time and effort.
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Civil Defense has become an important part of our every day life. We, the Citizens of the Town of West Bridgewater, are obliged to set up an effective and workable Disaster Plan; this we owe to ourselves and to our town. A plan of this nature would greatly increase our chances of survival in case of an enemy attack. Such a plan will be developed by your local Civil Defense Organi- zation but can only be successful if everyone is willing to do their share.
You have all been supplied with the latest booklet on Fall- out Protection. This includes some knowledge of what to know and do about nuclear attack. Also you all received a chart that should be posted in all homes. Important information about the Warning Signals is included on this chart.
I was appointed to the position of Civil Defense Director for the Town of West Bridgewater on December 12, 1962. Contact has been made several times with visits to the Area II Head- quarters in South Bridgewater. Discussion has been held with Mr. Louis F. Saba, Director of Area II in regards to the needs of the Town of West Bridgewater. Note was made that the Town's needs for an ultimate Disaster Plan could be greatly helped by Matching Funds from the Federal Government and the use of available Surplus Material.
I have been greatly pleased with the complete cooperation of the Board of Selectmen; their understanding of the problems in- volved when a change in Directors is made is appreciated. Con- sideration has been given to the Budget for 1963 and an increase in the appropriation has been approved by the Selectmen.
If at any time I can be of assistance to any Department within the Town or any of the citizens here I would be more than glad to hear from them. As has been previously stated, only complete cooperation between all involved will enable us to ac- complish our goal of a Disaster Plan. Make Preparedness a Part of Your Life.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT W. ANDERSON Director of Civil Defense
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VETERANS' SERVICE DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Selectmen:
I submit herewith my report for my fourth year as Veterans' Agent. During 1962, 21 cases involving 48 recipients were given financial assistance totalling approximately $12,370.00. Of these cases nine were considered to be permanent on December 31, 1962.
Thus there was a slight drop in the amount of financial assistance rendered during the year, contrary to the trend in neighboring cities and towns. There is no explanation for this, and the trend could possibly reverse itself at any time as the veteran population grows older.
A refund to the Town of some $3500 was received during the year as the result of sale of real estate on which this department held a lien. Such a lien is mandatory where parents of veterans are assisted, but a lien is never applied on the property of a veteran or his widow.
One permanent case was terminated by the death of the recipient.
Your Veterans' Agent also serves as Burial Agent and is re- sponsible for the location and registration of all veterans graves in Town cemeteries, including those veterans from other towns who are buried in West Bridgewater.
ROGER H. BURRILL
Veterans' Agent
BUILDING INSPECTOR
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my annual report as Building Inspector for the Town of West Bridgewater, for the year 1962. Permits were issued and inspections were made as required, for the construction as listed:
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Permits issued :
New Dwellings
38
New Garages 16
New Business Establishments
3
Other New Buildings
5
Alterations to Dwellings
26
Alterations to Business Establishments
5
Alterations to Other Buildings
6
Buildings Moved
3
House Trailers
2
Buildings Taken Down
11
Total Permits
115
Respectfully submitted,
ANTONE SOUSA
Building Inspector
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND Superintendent of Schools
OF THE TOWN OF
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MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1962 - 1963
Thomas Kemp, Chairman, 180 East Street JU 3-7461 Term Expires 1964
Erland Thayer, 16 Union Street Term Expires 1964
JU 3-1402
Norman Churchill, 137 East Street JU 6-0610
Term Expires 1963
Leon Beaulieu, 90 East Street JU 7-2038
Term expires 1963
Scovel Carlson, 294 East Street Term expires 1965
JU 7-0312
S. Erick Benson, 22 Union Street
JU 6-2554
Term expires 1965
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Second Monday evening of each month at 7:45 P.M. in the High School.
SUPERINTENDENT Donald A. Fisher
Office: High School JU 6-5094
Residence: 45 River Street, West Bridgewater JU 7-7155
Conference by appointment
SECRETARY
Mrs. Myron Mather, 88 Bedford St., West Bridgewater JU 7-1310 Office hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Dr. Joseph Calitri, 17 Central Sq., West Bridgewater JU 7-0678
SCHOOL NURSE E. Myrtle Howard, 272 River St., West Bridgewater JU 3-4302
ATTENDANCE OFFICER Douglas Eaton, Prospect Street, West Bridgewater J U 6-9191
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DENTAL HYGIENIST
Eleanor Soule, 510 Ash Street, Brockton JU 6-4917
SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP - OCTOBER 1, 1962
Elementary
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Sunset Avenue
25
26
30
26
107
Spring Street
96
101
92
89
378
High School Wing
93
111
204
Special Class
10
10
High
7
8
9
10
11
12
High School
111
93
109
101
72
49
535
Post Graduates
5
5
Total enrollment elementary and high school
1239
WEST BRIDGEWATER PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL CALENDAR 1962 - 1963
Schools open Wednesday
September 5, 1962
Thanksgiving Recess:
Schools close Wednesday at noon
November 21, 1962
Schools reopen Monday
November 26, 1962
Christmas Vacation:
Schools close Friday
December 21, 1962
Schools reopen Tuesday
January 2, 1963
Winter vacation:
Schools close Friday
February 15, 1963
Schools reopen Monday
February 25, 1963
Spring vacation: Schools close Thursday Schools reopen Monday
April 11, 1963
April 22, 1963
Schools close Friday
June 21, 1963
HOLIDAYS Columbus Day, Friday
October 12, 1962
Plymouth County Teachers' Convention Friday
October 19, 1962
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Veterans' Day, Monday Good Friday Memorial Day, Thursday Friday
November 12, 1962
April 12, 1963 May 30, 1963 May 31, 1963
NO SCHOOL INFORMATION
The policy of the school department is to hold school on stormy days. The decision as to whether or not a child should attend school will be left to the discretion of the parent. In ex- tremely bad weather when it is deemed wise to have no school, such notice will be broadcast over WBET, Brockton, between 7 and 8 A.M. and between 11 and 12 noon, and over WBZ, Boston, between 7 and 8 A.M.
Fire alarm signals will be as follows:
1 long - 2 short blasts of the fire alarm at 7 A.M., no school grades 7-12 inclusive all day.
1 long - 2 short blasts of the fire alarm at 7:15 A.M., no school for grades 1 - 6 inclusive all day.
1 long - 2 short blasts of the fire alarm at 11 A.M., no school for grades 1 - 6 inclusive in the afternoon.
CENSUS REPORT
5 years of age or over and under 7
7 years of age
or over and under 16
Boys
131
502
Girls
101
451
Totals
232
953
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1962 Budget 14,840.00
1962 Spent 14,191.69
1. Administration
2. Instruction
Salaries
323,271.00
318,997.80
Supplies
13,565.00
15,637.14
Textbooks
4,000.00
3,898.55
T.V. Education
400.00
306.75
Contingencies
100.00
92.56
Field Trips
800.00
739.55
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3. Operation
Salaries
26,734.00
27,386.01
Travel
200.00
196.80
Rubbish Removal
550.00
550.00
Fuel
9,000.00
10,030.46
Electricity
8,500.00
7,315.59
Water
500.00
427.40
Gas
1,050.00
771.01
Supplies
4,200.00
4,681.06
4. Maintenance
6,055.00
4,952.47
5. Auxiliary Agencies
Health
7,050.00
6,788.23
O.C.A.M.H.
700.00
552.15
Transportation
19,000.00
19,350.57
Tuition
5,000.00
6,482.46
Insurance
200.00
210.95
Miscellaneous
100.00
6. Capital Outlay
4,105.00
2,982.22
TOTALS
449,920.00
450,893.38
REIMBURSEMENTS 1962:
Chapter 70
55,131.59
Superintendent's Salary
2,488.89
Transportation
11,671.00
Household Arts
2,383.68
Transportation Vocational
331.75
Tuition Vocational
923.56
Tuition & Trans. State Wards
3,282.11
Education of Physically and Mentally Handicapped
4,735.87
Tuition of Educational Therapy Pupils
1,522.00
National Defense Education Act
9,643.68
Public Law 874
6,921.00
Tuition (Out of Town Pupils)
276.54
Total
99,311.67
Net Operation Cost for 1962
351,581.71
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FEDERAL FUNDS
Balance
1-1-62
Public Law 864
978.81
Received in 1962 9,643.68
Spent in 1962 3,527.62
Balance 12-31-62 7,094.87
Public Law 874
3,734.05
6,921.00
10,655.05
none
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of West Bridgewater:
At the annual town election Mr. Scovel Carlson was re-elected and Mr. Eric Benson was elected as a new member. The Organi- zational Meeting was held on March 21, 1962, at which time Mr. Thomas F. Kemp was elected chairman. Mr. Erland Thayer and Mr. Carlson were elected to serve with the Chairman on the Raynham-West Bridgewater Union Committee. The matter of dissolution of School Superintendency Union No. 45 has been refused by the State Board of Education. The reason at this time is that Raynham does not have sufficient school population to be qualified to proceed on its own.
The 1962 school year was another milestone in this town's progress. The selection of a new Superintendent to replace Mr. Bert L. Merrill on his retirement in July, 1962 gave the Commit- tee much concern because of the responsibility of the position to be filled. We are very pleased with the unanimous selection of Mr. Donald A. Fisher. In our opinion Mr. Fisher has done a superior job of making the change over as smooth as possible. Mr. Fisher has been well received by all school personnel, students and townspeople. It should be mentioned that without the thor- oughness with which Mr. Merrill handled matters, the change over could not have been accomplished as smoothly as it was.
Another important event of this year was the acceptance of the new high school facilities as mentioned in the Superintendent's report.
MAINTENANCE
Under the capable leadership of Mr. Arvid Hagglund the school custodians have continued a great deal of maintenance
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work. In addition to an extensive cleaning and painting program the men, with the help of the new metal workship, have eliminated a bothersome leak over the stage and rebuilt a large portion of the sewerage leaching field to the rear of the high school. The School Committee has requested funds in the 1963 budget to finance needed work on the gymnasium roof, improvements at the Sunset Avenue School and the acquisition of a tractor to help with the mowing of the greatly increased lawn and playing field areas. Un- doubtedly, it would be much more expensive to call on outside contractors to do the many projects carried out by the mainten- ance men.
SCHOOL BUDGET
This year it has been necessary to submit a request for a larger operating budget. The increase is due in great part to the following reasons:
1. Additional Space - the recently completed high school addition, the equivalent of 17 classrooms, has necessitated more expense for custodial care, supplies, heat and electricity.
2. Rising Enrollments - while the increase in the total num- ber of pupils in September, 1962 was only one percent, census fig- ures and a larger Senior Class indicate we should prepare for an overall rise of approximately 30 children in the fall of 1963.
3. Teachers' Salaries - seven new teaching positions were added in September 1962; two more teachers will be needed next fall; and adjustments in our salary policy to allow for the new state minimum of $4,500. have caused a considerable rise over the amount needed for the 1962 budget. More than 80 per cent of our total cost is assigned for teachers and other staff members' salaries.
This Committee thanks all the School Department personnel for their continued fine cooperation to better educate our students.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS F. KEMP, Chairman ERLAND THAYER NORMAN E. CHURCHILL SCOVEL M. CARLSON S. ERICK BENSON LEON F. BEAULIEU
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To the West Bridgewater School Committee:
I submit with pleasure my first annual report. I thank the residents for the opportunity to serve the community. My new responsibilities create significant challenges and it is an honor to have been selected to follow so able an administrator as Mr. Bert L. Merrill.
During the past six months I have been evaluating our schools. My general impression is that we have a good school system. This favorable status, unquestionably, is the outgrowth of the following: a group of alert, interested children; a sympa- thetic community aware of the need and willing to pay for the best possible education within the community's ability to finance; a strong nucleus of capable, dedicated teachers and administra- tors who are willing to experiment and accept suggestions; well equipped and supplied buildings; an enlightened, forward look- ing school committee; and, lastly, an informed helpful group of parents working for the children through the several parent- teacher organizations.
This year the following administrators and teachers were appointed :
Mr. Oliver N. Millett
Elementary Supervisor
Miss Sarah J. Benson Grade II
Mr. Michael Brown English
Miss Sally Decker Grade VI
Mrs. Paul Doherty English
Mr. William J. Fisk, Jr. Mathematics
Miss Anne Fitzgerald Mathematics
Mrs. Katherine Keough Grave IV
Mr. Thomas M. Long Social Studies
Miss Judith Looney
Grade VI
Mr. Roy G. Lundin, Jr.
Grade VI
Mr. Joseph A. MacFarlane
Woodworking, Printing, Driver Education
Miss Joy A. McDowell Social Studies Mr. Walter Renaud English and Social Studies
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Mr. Kaiser Shahdan Metal Shop and Mechanical Drawing Miss Rebecca Siple Grade I Mrs. Lawrence M. Soule, Jr. ... Household Arts, Math and Science
Mr. Bruce P. Thomas Boys Physical Education
Miss Kathleen T. Wright English
The following resigned in 1962:
Mr. Richard Belcher, B.S., Bridgewater State College - Principal Mrs. John Colford, B.S., Bridgewater State College English Mr. Floyd Folsom, Gorham (Me.) Normal Industrial Arts Mrs. Floyd Folsom, Washington State Normal Grade IV Mr. Frederic R. French, Jr., A.M., Brown Univ. Mathematics
Mr. George T. Golding, B.S. in Ed., B. U. Boys Physical Ed. Mr. Thomas E. Graffte, Ed.M., Boston University . Mathematics Mrs. George T. Kelly, Mass. College of Art English
Mrs. George Litzen, B.S., University of Mass. Household Arts Mrs. Robert Mitchell, A.B., Barrington College English
Mrs. John C. Molloy, A.B., Stonehill College Social Studies Mr. Terrence O'Donnell, B.S., Bridgewater State College ... History Mrs. Reginald Kimball, B.S., Bridgewater State College, Grade VI, was granted a leave of absence.
Other personnel appointed since January 1, 1962:
Mr. Gilbert Anderson Custodian, Spring Street School
Mr. Harold J. Rickson Custodian, High School
ACADEMIC
To make certain we are giving as broad coverage as essential to the program of studies we have started a review of the subject matter presented in the English Department at the high school. This will be followed by the establishment of a revised curriculum outline for English which will be linked careffully to our study of language in the elementary grades.
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