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shops in the town. The total appropriations recommended for 1937 are less than for 1936 but, if it were not possible to save money on snow, the total appropriation for 1937 would exceed 1936.
The Committee is pleased to report to the town that the various departments are for the most part operating efficiently and giving full value for town money appropriated.
APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriation 1936
Recommendation 1937
Selectmen
$ 1,300.00
$ 1,200.00
Selectmen Unemployment
16,000.00
14,500.00
Accounting
1,350.00
1,350.00
Treasury
1,020.00
1,000.00
Collector
1,280.00
1,250.00
Assessors
1,800.00
1,800.00
Other Finance Accounts
10,00
10,00
Law
300.00
300.00
Town Clerk
650.00
650.00
Election and Registration
1,100.00
500.00
Town Hall
2,300.00
2,300.00
Town Hall Painting
750.00
Town Hall New Furnace
500.00
Water Commission
300.00
300.00
Police
1,900.00
2,300.00
Fire
3,000.00
3,000.00
Fire Painting Truck
200.00
Fire New Hose
500.00
Sealer
300.00
300.00
Moth (Town)
1,900.00
2,000.00
Moth (Private)
1,100.00
1,100.00
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Tree Warden
900.00
900.00
Forest Fire Warden
200.00
200.00
Game Warden
15.00
15.00
Health
3,500.00
3,000.00
Inspector of Animals
75.00
75.00
Highway
13,000.00
13,500.00
Snow
9,000.00
4,000.00
Street Lighting
8,000.00
8,200.00
Public Welfare
17,500.00
17,000.00
State Aid
750.00
1,200.00
Soldiers' Relief
1,500.00
1,200.00
Schools
41,503.06*
41.203.66*
Schools Vocational Training
300.00
300.00
Schools Playground Equipment
150.00
75.00
School Fertilizer
50.00
50.00
School Desks, Elementary School
450.00
School Educational Trips
50.00
School Ipswich Tuition
150.00
School Electric Refrigerator
175.00
School New Piping for Lamson School
150.00
School Planning High School
400.00
Public Library
2,400.00
2,400.00
Parks
150.00
150.00
Memorial Day
300.00
300.00
Town Reports
650.00
600.00
Town Clock
150.00
50.00
American Legion
300.00
300 00
Boiler Insurance
75.00
150.00
Insurance Fund
1,600.00
1,600 00
Cemetery
1,450.00
1,450.00
Maturing Debt
7,000.00
7,000.00
Interest
3,500.00
3,300.00
Reserve Fund
2,000.00
2,000.00
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Chapter 90, Highland Street
4,050.00
Chapter 90, Asbury Street
4,500.00
Chapter 90, Bridge Street
1,500.00
Chapter 90, Bridge on Highland Street
1,500.00
Totals $157,328.06 $153,253.66
*Dog tax should be added to ascertain total regular budget; -$461.73 for 1936 and $480.36 for 1937.
Article 7 of the Warrant suggests acquiring land to estab- lish a park for playground and swimming pool. We feel that this project has many angles and the possibility of heavy costs to the town. We therefore recommend that no money be ap- propriated or land taken at the present time and that a full study and report be made.
Respectfully Submitted
STANDISH BRADFORD, Chairman JOHN G. KING GEORGE v. L. MEYER LAWRENCE R. STONE PERCIVAL D. WHIPPLE Finance Committee
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON
FOR THE YEAR
1936
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Hamilton:
The school and the town were most fortunate in retaining all but one of its able teachers during the year 1936, Mrs. Abbie Eaton replacing Miss Grace Jenkins, as art supervisor. This alone is a substantial proof of the cooperation and satisfaction existing in the school system at present. While we always strive for improvement, the abilities and efforts of our teachers have kept the Hamilton High School a peer to all schools of similar size in the state.
Except for a few minor changes, the curriculum remains the same. Your committee, believing that the well-rounded child is educated in body as well as in mind, lengthened the school day by half an hour to give more time to physical education, because it felt that the usual school period was not long enough to allow the students to really benefit from this valuable phase of education. Following the same line of thought, the com- mittee purchased playground equipment for the Jonathan Lamson School so that the children might have an opportunity for safe play and exercise. The committee hopes to augment this equipment in 1937.
Primarily in response to the well-conceived and earnest desires of the parents, the committee was very pleased to rein- state music on the schedule, as well as to double the amount of time for drawing.
The athletic teams, on the whole, were considered a success though not always victorious. The players showed, most of the time, that they had a high standard of teamplay, grit, and gentlemanly conduct while on the playing field. The committee would like to see more children engaged in athletics so as to make it possible to arrange an intramural schedule of sports.
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In 1936 the committee received from the town $41,964.79 as its regular budget upon which to operate its schools. This was entirely spent with the exception of 22c. From the special appropriations, the committee bought playground equipment, fertilizer for the front lawn of the High School, and painted the trimmings on the outside of the High School building.
Mr. William Bancroft was awarded the bus contract for the second term and is operating new Chevrolet chassis busses. By this new three-year contract the town will save $846. a year over the previous contract.
Your committee is asking for a regular budget of $42,299.06 on which to operate the schools for 1937. The committee feels that this budget is not extravagant but allows for a complete and well balanced schedule. The special items for 1937 are $150. for playground equipment, $400. for a cafeteria size Frigidaire for the domestic science department, $50. for educa- tional trips, $50. for fertilizer for the front lawn of the Hamilton High School, and $350. for tuition and vocational tuition.
The school committee submits this report to the citizens of the Town of Hamilton and hopes for their cooperation and suggestions in the future as in the past.
Respectfully submitted, FREDERIC WINTHROP, JR., Chairman FRANK E. WITHEE, Secretary GRACE B. LAMSON
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee,
DEAR MADAM AND SIRS:
My fourteenth annual report is herewith submitted for your consideration.
ENROLLMENT SEPTEMBER 1936
Grade
Jonathan Lamson
Adelaide Dodge Walsh
High
1
36
5
2
25
6
3
30
0
4
22
1
5
30
2
6
32
6
7
34
8
40
9
37
10
34
11
22
12
27
Post Graduates
0
Total
175
20
194
Grand Total
389
The grand total is twenty-eight more than of September 1935.
TEACHERS
As in my previous annual report I am pleased to state that there has been but one change in the teaching force during the year. Miss Grace Jenkins, supervisor of art, resigned to re-
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turn to her previous position in the Wakefield School System. We were fortunate to fill the position thus vacated by securing the services of Mrs. Abbie Eaton who was previously employed as art supervisor in our school system.
SALARIES
A recent bulletin of the State Department of Education on Salaries of Teachers in the Public Day Schools of Massachusetts -1936 shows that of the one hundred eight towns in Group III-Towns of less than 5,000 population and maintaining high schools-Hamilton ranks twenty-fourth in average salary paid elementary school teachers; twelfth in average salary paid Junior high school teachers; forty-sixth in average salary paid men in senior high school and thirty-first in average salary paid women senior high school teachers.
SPECIAL CLASS
We are most fortunate in being able to maintain the special ciass for pupils needing more instruction and assistance than can be given by regular grade teacher.
In some cases we find pupils are able to do the regular grade work while in other cases progress must be slowed down to the ability of the pupil to master the work with a fair degree of efficiency. Previously the work of this class has been confined to pupils from grade three to six inclusive but at the present time the class is made up of pupils from grade three through grade seven.
It seems advisable to extend the work through grade eight if necessary but thereafter require pupils to enroll at the high school, repeating grade eight at the high school, if necessary, otherwise to advance to grade nine. Pupils of grades seven and eight are required to take physical training and the indus-
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trial arts training with the corresponding classes at the high school building
Although it has been necessary to secure the services of another dentist to conduct the dental clinic the work is being continued. We find that parents are cooperating most satis- factorily and having their children's teeth given necessary at- tention by either the family dentist or school dentist. The report of the school nurse shows that sixty-three per cent of those with defective teeth received dental care following the school examination.
PLAYGROUND
In my last annual report it was requested that permanent playground equipment be provided for the school grounds at the Jonathan Lamson School. I am pleased to report that there has already been installed on the grounds one vertical bar and six see-saws. There is in process of construction a shoot- the-shoot. It is my purpose to increase the number of pieces of equipment as funds will allow.
It is hoped that the school grounds may be so greatly im- proved with equipment that within a few years a playground may be conducted during the summer moths under the super- vision of a competent instructor.
The school building in part should be available to provide toilet facilities and a room for handwork and recreation in in- clement weather.
It seems to me that here is an opportunity for civic organiz- ations to cooperate by providing some equipment or an in- structor.
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ATHLETIC FIELD
The field at the rear of the high school building has already been laid out, marked and used for football. The field is also being used for games, drills, etc., taught by the physical train- ing instructors during the physical training periods. If base- ball is to be continued as a major sport the field should be laid out for use in that sport. It is most earnestly hoped that two tennis courts with permanent surface can be built on the field during this year. Probably no outdoor sport which can be de- veloped through the school, can give as much opportunity for recreation throughout life as tennis.
As soon as the courts can be provided we can rest assured that they will be in almost constant use.
SPELLING
The "Word Lists" used in the schools for the past several years have been replaced by providing "My Word Book" for use in grades two to six inclusive. Doubtless the words and number of the same may not greatly differ from those found in the "Word Lists" however, there is found in the new texts a great variety of learning exercises. Each exercise is given for a distinct purpose and the text cannot be used without carring out the work as outlined.
The texts are most interesting to the pupils because of the variety of methods used, the frequent tests, the opportunity pro- vided for mastering difficult words and the chart recording pro- gress.
By the adoption of these texts for school use we have raised spelling out of the "drudgery classification" and placed it on the "opportunity shelf".
Although the text has been in use but a short time I predict results obtained in spelling will show a decided improvement in due time.
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High School
An examination of the program of studies offered in our Junior - Senior High School is convincing proof that our pupils are provided educational opportunities equal to or greater than offered in most high schools of approximately the same size. In each grade the basal educational subjects are found : physical training is required of all pupils with the opportunity provided for many to make the varsity teams; music and art are required in some grades and are optional in others; practical arts courses are required of all junior high pupils and open for election to senior high school; higher mathematics, the sciences, a modern or foreign language, and commercial subjects are available for pupils to pursue according to the course selected and their adaptability to pursue the course.
A few of the classes are large but a majority of them are small allowing teachers to do much individual work with those requiring special assistance. Periods for special assistance are provided for several of the classes thereby increasing the actual teaching time about fifty per cent.
The honor system is sufficiently broad and elastic to allow pupils to receive honors somewhere throughout their school career if they have sufficient initiative and perseverance.
The school is so organized that every pupil has an advisor to whom he may look for guidance as needed or to whom the teacher may offer the benefit of her experience as seems advisable.
Pupils are provided varied opportunities to express themselves through the many social activities of the school under the super- vision of teachers.
Pupils from our school have in the past entered almost every educational institutions of higher learning in New England with-
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out further preparation than that provided in our school sys- tem. Pupils can do the same this year and in future years if they have mental capacity, willingness to do intensive work and will choose the course and subjects necessary to be pursued for admittance to the college or university of their choice.
HORACE MANN CENTENNIAL OBSERVANCE
It is most fitting that due recognition be given this year through the public schools and all affiliated organizations in suitably observing the one hundredth anniversary of Horace Mann's assuming the position as first Secretary of the Massa- chusetts Board of Education.
The schools of Hamilton will devote the necessary time to the study of the life of Horace Mann and to the state school sys- tem which he became a power in founding. It is anticipated that public exercises will be held as a fitting climax to the work carried out in the schools.
In conclusion may I express to the teachers, supervisors, school committee and citizens of the town my appreciation for their support in making it possible for the pupils of Hamilton to enjoy the fullest possible educational advantages.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN D. WHITTIER
January 14, 1937.
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REPORT OF HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
MR. JOHN D. WHITTIER,
Superintendent of Schools. Hamilton. Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
I present herewith my fifth annual report as principal of the Hamilton junior-senior High School. During the past year educational activities have progressed satisfactorily. There has been unity of purpose exemplified by both faculty and pupils. I believe that the standing of the school is higher than it has ever been before. I shall endeavor to continually improve all phases of education as changes occur.
Student Association dues were started this year. The plan is for each pupil to pay ten cents per week, and if this payment is continued consecutively each week, then that pupil is admitted free to all school activities. As a further incentive for pupils to pay weekly, I started a popularity contest for fifteen weeks. The object of the contest was to elect by ballot the most popular boy and girl in the building. The Ballots were obtainable when dues were paid. The contest ended with a coronation dance. This dance was open to the public, and during the evening the winning boy and girl were crowned king and queen respectively, and were given gifts. I believe that the contest served its two-fold purpose of getting the pupils to pay their dues, and offering a bit of variety to school life. The total sum which any pupil paid was one dollar and fifty cents. The price of admissions, to the events where the student asso- ciation coupons were honored, totaled one dollar and sixty-five cents. This shows that the pupils saved money by having
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their Association Dues paid to date. It seems to me now that during the second half year pupils will be receiving much more for their money than they did the first half year providing that their dues are paid to date each week. This will be because there will be a greater number of athletic contests and socials than there were during the fall.
In the past it has come to my attention that high school pupils and even graduates have been bothered with spelling. Because of this, spelling is being offered to all pupils in the building this year for the first time. It is taught by the home room teachers during the first ten minutes of each day. New words are given for study, and the words offered the previous day are tested. Once each week double the usual number of words are given in a test, and the pupils' mark in this particular test is recorded. This method seems satisfactory, and by the end of each year pupils should be able to spell from one to two thousand more words than they would ordinarily be able to do without these daily spelling instructions.
The graduation exercises were commendable. The speakers were selected because of their speaking ability for the first time. As part of the exercises, the president of the class presented to the school the class gift, a steel game cabinet and two locker room benches.
There is in my office a beautiful victory trophy which has been presented to the school by a friend. It is to be retained in the school at all times. It will be awarded at graduation by having the name of the pupil inscribed on it who is rated high- est during the school year in character, leadership, scholarship, and who has a love for some outdoor sport. The donor of this trophy will be made public at that time.
A few members of the senior class took advantage of the conducted tour to Washington last spring, although the class as
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a whole did not go. I went in the capacity of a business director. The few pupils from Hamilton were with me through- out the trip. We all had a splendid time and felt that the trip was very much worth while. This year there are approximate- ly twenty-five pupils who plan on going to Washington. Chaperons have been elected. The class has chosen the nine day trip, which will include a visit to the Shenendoah Valley. This trip is one day longer that the trips of previous years. The class voted to go with the Green Tours and I am quite cer- tain that it is one of the best tours. The parents of the senior class have followed a method of raising money for the Wash- ington trip this year which has been most satisfactory.
Five junior high school boys and girls entered the Elbridge Anderson Government Speaking Contest in Wenham last spring. Among the first five names which were announced winners in the contest, Hamilton won the first, second, and fifth places. The team prize went to Wenham, as all ten places were counted in totaling the team prize. This showed excel- lent work on the part of our pupils and good coaching by the teachers.
The public speaking class which I started last year is being continued this year. New material is being offered in class. There are some pupils who have elected it for the second year. As improvement in speaking comes primarily through practice, it is advantageous for pupils to select this subject as often as possible. As a result of my entering boys in the state speech tournament last year, I accepted one of the vice-chairmanships of the National Forensic League for Massachusetts. This means that Hamilton High School will act as host to high schools of Northeastern Massachusetts in a divisional contest during the afternoon and evening of February 19. About forty-five high schools have been invited to send contestants. The speaking events are dramatic, oratorical, and humorous declamations,
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original oratory, extemporaneous speaking and debates. I am glad that it is possible to have this contest come to Hamilton. It will be a splendid opportunity for citizens of the community to see what is being done in secondary education for the im- provement of public address. This is the first time that a con- test of this nature has been held in this section of the state and the second year a similar contest has been held in the state. Winners from this tournament will be eligible to enter the state tournament in March and later the New England Tournament. The members of my class are accepting responsibilities by either entering this contest, or showing willingness to assist in its ad- ministration. I am not expecting too much from my pupil contestants, but I shall be pleased if an enthusiasm is aroused in them which will tend to improve their ability in this art.
Athletics of the intramural type are becoming more and more important in the school life of our young people. Less empha- sis is being placed on the interscholastic contest. We are work- ing on the basis that it is better for a great number to have fundamental knowledge and skill in the major and minor sports, than it is for a few to be highly trained. Games which are being offered are the type which may be continued by individuals later in life. At the present we are offering contests in many minor sports, such as: volley ball, basketball, bat ball, ping pong, horse shoes, as well as the regular decathlon events. There is a great deal of enthusiasm being shown by all pupils in these games. The directors in the physical education department have arranged a plan by which points are offered to individuals who win events, as well as to members of winning teams. Other points may be secured by being a member of a varsity team, executing the duties of a manager, monitor, or being on the honor roll. These points accumulate and when a definite number has been secured, then the pupil is eligible to receive a school emblem. The schedules for our varsity teams are
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eased-up considerably this year, both as to size of our opponents and in the number of games played each season. We used our new athletic field for the first time this fall, when we played our scheduled football home games on it. We shall probably have to use Pingree Field for baseball, as there is no diamond laid out on the new field. I am looking forward to the time when we shall have tennis courts on the school grounds. They will not only be greatly appreciated by pupils, but by the citizens of the entire community. It is my plan to outfit the girls in field hockey this Spring. It will be rather expensive to equip the team completely for the first time. This is a game which is universally played by girls. It is not only very exhilarating to health, but it is a game which they greatly enjoy playing.
I want to thank you for your assistance in helping me keep the standard and morale of the school at its present high level. It has been a pleasure to work with you during the year. I am appreciative of the splendid school board which we are fortunate in having, and I want to thank them for their assistance in maintaining and promoting helpful policies in the school.
Respectfully submitted,
ROLAND W. PAYNE
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE
To the Superintendent of Schools,
Hamilton, Massachusetts
DEAR SIR :
I herewith submit my annual report to you as School Nurse in the Town of Hamilton:
Total enrollment 389
Result of Physical Examination by Dr. John G. Corcoran:
Number examined 389
Defects
Tonsils 25
Heart
9
Posture
94
Glasses changed 14
Eyes
30
Teeth
263
done 166
Received dental
Certificate 112
Found correct
40
Number found 10 % or more underweight 48
Number Classroom inspections 250
Number home calls 400
Number first-aid dressings 540
Number clerical work, hours 162
Number Immunized against diptheria 39
Corrections
Tonsils
15
Corrected 11
Had dental work
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Number refusing immunization of total school
enrollment
3.5
Examination of ears to be taken care of later with Audiotometer
The Dental Clinic will be carried on this year by Dr. A. W. Roach of Lynn.
The follow up work by the Chadwick Clinic has not yet been done this year.
Number of pupils taken to Middleton for X-Rays To be re-examined again later
12
Number of contagious diseases reported to date:
Measles 69 Ivy 14
Whooping Cough I Impetigo 8
Scarlet Fever 4
Respectfully submitted,
FLORENCE L. STOBBART, R. N.
December 30, 1936.
School Nurse
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HOME READING WITH SCHOOL CREDIT
Public Library and Public Schools Co-operating
The following pupils received reading certificates for having read ten or more books from the approved list :
ADELAIDE DODGE WALSH SCHOOL
Lawrence Berry
Grade 5 Dorothy Faulkner
Mary Dewar
Grade 6 Walter Dodge Kenneth Faulkner
JONATHAN LAMSON SCHOOL
Grade 3
Mary Louise Cullity
Barbara Foster
Elizabeth Meyer*
Sally Nielson *
Richard Blanchard
Allan Campbell
Stanford Goulding
Edward Haraden
Arthur Mathison*
Robert McDonald*
Francis Tozier
John Tyack* *
Grade 4
Barbara Allen *****
Virginia Sargent
**** **
Eileen Larkin
Robert Perkins ***** *** * William Larkin*
Robert Greeley* * * Donald Pope ** Donald Chittick Marjorie Wallace*
Hope Simpson *** Elizabeth Stelline*
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Barbara Dodge ** Veronica McParland
Robert LeBlanc* Florence LaPorte
Robert Fletcher Revere Brooks ** * Marjorie Flynn Pauline Tobyne
Grade 5
Marjorie Hughes
Dorothy Stegeman
Sidney Meyer* Donald Duclow
Joan Adams **
Milton Lougee
Dean Fowler Ebba Anderson Alene Flynn Robert McRae **
Eva Wilson **
Raymond Connor
Robert Chittick
Grade 6
Stanley Allen* John Cullity *
Shirley Learned* * Robert Martin*
Robert Morrow*
Walter Perkins*
Vincent Sargent John Wallace* *
*
Sally Porter* * Theresa Stelline
Emily Wetson*
James Armstrong
David Greeley *******
****
Cecil Ledford* Vincent McParland John Perkins ***** * ****
Donald Sanford*
Robert Tremblay* *
Irene Chisholm
Charlotte Stanley*
Doris Thimmer* Dorothy Stanchfield
Dorothy Shaw
COACH GROUP
Eleanor Blanchard Ernest Jones
Amos Fuller James Stelline
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JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH
Rhoda Emeny*
Viola Bailey
Niel Mullins
Philip Keyser
Martha Cunningham
Edward Wallace Jane Perkins Thomas Millerick
*Denotes number of stars given for the reading of each five books in addition to the ten required for obtaining certificate.
PENMANSHIP
The following pupils received pins or certificates for most improvement in penmanship during the school year 1935-1936:
ADELAIDE DODGE WALSH SCHOOL
Certificates
Patricia McCarthy Paul Schulz Mary Dewar
Gloria Bellevue Louise Schulz Dorothy Faulkner
JONATHAN LAMSON SCHOOL
Pins
Peter Chisholm
Donald Foster
William Campbell
June Peters
Raymond Moulton
Richard Cox
Douglas Emeny
George Andrews
Mary Harrigan Anne McLean
Gerald Killam
Richard Foster
Audrey Brown Lois Peterson
Raymond Moulton
Donald Haraden
Catherine Carter
Leroy Tobyne
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Shirley Whipple Caroline Dove
Barbara Brooks
Dorothy Dewar
Lucy Babcock
James Millerick
Marjorie Flynn
John Perkins Barbara Johnson
Certificates
Mary Louise Cullity
Barbara Foster
Anne Nielson
Walter Hopping
Virginia Sargent
Eileen Larkin
Elizabeth Stelline
Florence LaPorte
Helen Larkin
Dorothy Stegemann
Pauline Tobyne Alene Flynn John Cullity
Robert Chittick
David Greeley
Robert Martin
Vincent McParland
Robert Tremblay
Sally Porter
Dorothy Shaw
JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH
Certificates
Joseph Baker Shirley Beal Francis Carter Ruth Caverly Martha Cunningham Ernest Day
Viola Bailey Jeanne Beers Christina Butler Gordon Chittick
Francis Cowdry Mary Cullen
Shirley Learned
Vincent Sargent
Charlotte Stanley
Thomas Duran
Joan Foster
June Thayer Evelyn Seaver
Hope Simpson Leroy Sanders Emily Wetson
Elizabeth Meyer Robert Tobyne Barbara Allen
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Betty Dodge
John Dolliver
Gloria Elario
Catherine Hammond
Elizabeth Emeny
Harold Hammond Robert MacDonald
Virginia Frederick
Philip Hansbury
Blanche Mandell
Fritiof Hedin
Loraine Mitchell Louise Moore
Robert Marks
Clifford Moulton
Walter Maxwell
Millard Palm
Elliott Perkins
Jane Perkins
Bertha Ross
Arlene Saunders
Merrill Smallwood
Dorothy Thompson
Mary Stelline
Arlene Tucker
Eleanor Tobyne
Edward Wallace
Joseph Wilcox
Kathryn Mann
Bertha Webb
Bessie Wilcox
Eleanor Thompson
Ruth Cameron
Patricia Faulkner
ATTENDANCE
The following pupils were perfect in attendance at school during the year 1935-1936:
ADELAIDE DODGE WALSH SCHOOL
Dorothy Faulkner
Emeline Sprague
JONATHAN LAMSON SCHOOL
Hope Simpson Robert LeBlanc John Day
Elizabeth Stelline Dorothy Stegeman Edward Manthorn
Olof Hedin
Margaret Goodhue
Irene Hamilton
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Roger Martin
Robert Martin Herbert Tobyne
JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH
Axel Erikson
Barbara Maxwell
Richard Peale
Gertrude Sprague
Walter Fowler
Ruth Day
Marguerite Bilodeau
Elizabeth Davison
Helen Fuller
Evelyn Hansbury
George Sprague
Henry Baker
Wendell Day, Jr.
Elizabeth Fletcher
Mary Moore
Dorothy Manthorn Millard Palm
Celia Moore
Dorothy Thompson
Elizabeth Emeny
Betty Dodge
Merrill Smallwood
Martha Cunningham
Eleanor Tobyne
HONOR LIST
The following pupils received no rank below A or B for the entire school year 1935-1936:
JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH
Philip Keyser
Harold Day
Ruth Cameron
Edward Wallace
Jane Perkins
Millard Palm
Francis Cowdrey
Eleanor Tobyne
Merrill Smallwood
Elliott Perkins Louise Moulton
Barbara Maxwell
Norman Nielson
George Sprague Bernard Greeley
Norman Dane
Marguerite Bilodeau
Betty Emeny
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SCHOOL CENSUS
As of October 1, 1936
Boys
Girls
Number between five and seven years of age
25
29
Number between seven and fourteen years of age
136
121
Number between fourteen and sixteen years of age
43
32
Totals
204
182
Total Census
386
AGE OF ADMITTANCE
Pupils entering school in September must have been at least five years of age on April 1 st preceding entrance in September.
VACCINATION
Children who have not been vaccinated will not be admitted to school in September unless they present a certificate from a regular practicing physician stating that they are not fit subjects for vaccination. Parents are requested to attend to this matter during the summer vacation, as certificates of vaccination or ex- emption must be presented at the opening of school to entitle children to admission.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL
22-22 repeated at 7:30 a. m. means that there will be no school for the entire day.
22-22 repeated at 12:30 p. m. means there will be no school in the afternoon.
HAMILTON TEACHERS' DIRECTORY, JANUARY 1, 1937
Appoint- Education
NAME
SCHOOL
Subject or Grade
Salary
ment
School Last Attended
Roland W. Payne
High Prin.
Math., Physics
$2600.
1932
Columbia University
Dorothy J. Ward
High
Commercial
1500.
1931
Boston University
Beatrice Edmondson
High
Commercial
1000.
1935
Salem State Teachers College
Mrs. Laura W. Boyd
High
Senior English
1750.
1925
Emerson College
Frank J. Malone.
High
French, Latin
1500.
1931
Boston University
Mrs. Hazel E. Ramer
High
Math., Science
1600.
1921
Salem Normal
Wilhelmenia Ready
High
Junior English
1100.
1934
Salem State Teachers College
Edith Anderson
High
Social Science
1500.
1929
Boston University
George W. Bowden.
High
Manual Training
1400.
1934
Northeastern University
Madeline Featherstone
High
Domestic Science,
1000.
1934
Columbia University
Bryce B. Walton
High
History, Biology
1500.
1934
Purdue University
Ellen M. Duffy
J. Lamson
Grade 6
1300.
1927
Hyannis Normal
Margaret Batchelder
J. Lamson
Grade 5
1300.
1920
Salem Normal
Marian C. Joseph
J. Lamson
Grade 4
1350.
1921
Salem Normal
Marjorie Underhill
J. Lamson
Grade 3
1100.
1931
Neil's Kindergarten
Mrs. Marion Batchelder
J. Lamson
Grade 2
1400.
1926
Hyannis Normal
Nelly G. Cutting
J. Lamson
Grade 1
1550.
1915
Boston University
Thelma Bailey ..
J. Lamson
Special
850.
1934
Salem State Teachers College
Anna Barron
A. D. Walsh
Grades 1-6
850.
1934
Salem State Teachers College
Mrs. Abbie Eaton
All
Drawing
100.
1936
Salem Normal
Maude L. Thomas
All
Music
175.
1923
Boston University
Florence I .. Stobbart
All
Nurse
810.
1925
Beverly Hospital
Algebra
Physical Training
Physical Training
MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1936
AGE
Grade 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Totals
1
22 18 1 1
42
2
12 16
3
31
3
6 19 5 1
31
4
10 10
2 2
24
5
5 2 1 10 16
34
6
1 11 17 5 1 1 2
1
39
7
10 13 7 2
2
35
8
35
9 10
21 8
6 4 2 6
1 5
1
34
11
6 10
21
12
11
9 5 2
1
28
Totals
22 30 23 33 26 29 35 48 31 32 32 18 6 2 1
395
1 7 18 7
3
41
13 13
255
SCHOOL REPORT
SCHOOL SAVINGS Salem Savings Bank
Deposits during 1936
$525.13 179.45
Balance, January 1, 1937
Number of depositors
$345.68 188
TEACHERS AND COURSES PURSUED IN 1936
Teacher
Course
Nelly G. Cutting
Current Events English Course
Current Events English Course
Marian Joseph
Current Events English Course
Current Events English Course
Current Events English Course
Anna Barron Wilhelmina Ready
English Course
English Course
Mrs. Marion Batchelder
Ellen Duffy
Thelma Bailey
Withdrawals
256
HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1937
January 4
February 19
March 1
Schools open
April 16
April 26
May 31
June 24
June 25
Schools close Schools open Observance of Memorial Day High School Graduation Schools close
SUMMER VACATION
September 8
October 12
Schools open Holiday Holiday
November 11
November 24
Schools close at noon
November 29
December 23
Schools open Schools close
1938
January 3
February 22
February 25
March 7
April 19 April 29
May 9
May 30
June 23
June 24
Schools open Schools close
Schools open Holiday Schools close Schools open Holiday Schools close Schools open Holiday High School Graduation Schools close
INDEX
PAGE 3
List of Officers
Accountant's Report :
Receipts
7
Expenditures
13
General Government
13
Selectmen-Unemployed Account
14
Protection of Persons and Property
33
Health and Sanitation
42
Highways
44
Charities and Soldiers Benefits, Public Welfare
63
Schools
68
Special Appropriations
77
Public Library
78
Recreation
81
Cemetery
83
Interest
85
Municipal Indebtedness
86
Agency and Trust
87
Refunds
87
General Accounts
88
Debt and Trust Accounts
89
Recapitulation of Departmental Expenses
90
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
93
Investment Funds
97
Public Library Trust Funds 98
Treasurer's Report 93
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INDEX
PAGE
Report of an Audit of The Accounts
101
Report of Town Clerk 125
Report of Hamilton Committee on Unemployment 183
Report of the Board of Welfare 185
Report of the Board of Health
187
Report of Water Commissioners
189
Report of Assessors
190
Report of the Surveyor of Highways
194
Jury List for 1937 195
Report of the Fire Department 196
Report of the Park Commission 199
Report of the Cemetery Commissioners 200
Report of the Trustees of the Public Library 201
Librarian's Report 203
Department of Weights and Measures
205
Report of Police Department
207
In Memoriam:
Arthur C. Cummings 211
George Kelly Knowlton
213
Report of W. P. A. Coordinator
214
Report of the Board of Selectmen
216
Town Warrant 218
Report of the Finance and Advisory Committee 223
Report of the School Committee 229
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