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Liquor Revolver
$800.00
3 00
Victuallers'
6 00
$809 00
Payments to Treasurer January 1 to 16, 1945
$800 00
Cash on hand January 16, 1945, verified
9 00
$809 00
TOWN CLERK
DOG LICENSES
Cash balance April 20, 1944
$135 80
Licenses issued April 20 to December 31, 1944 :
Males, 84 at $2.00
$168 00
Females, 18 at $5.00
90 00
Spayed females, 27 at $2.00
54 00
Kennels, 1 at $25.00
25 00
337 00
$472 80
Payments to Treasurer April 20 to December 31, 1944
$446 80
Fees retained April 20 to December 31, 1944
26 00
$472 80
SPORTING LICENSES
Cash balance April 20, 1944 $22 50
Licenses issued April 20 to December 31, 1944 :
Resident citizens' fishing, 23 at $2.00 $46 00
Resident citizens' hunting, 34 at $2.00 68 00
Resident citizens' sporting, 4 at $3.25 13 00
Resident citizens' minor
and female fishing, 2 at $1.25 2 50
Duplicate, 1 at .50 50
130 00
$152 50
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game April 20 to December 31, 1944 Fees retained April 20 to December 31, 1944
$136 75
15 75
$152 50
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Licenses issued January 1 to 15, 1945 :
Resident citizen's fishing, 2 at $2.00
$4 00
Resident citizens' hunting, 4 at $2.00 8 00
Resident citizens' sporting, 10 at $3.25 32 50
Resident citizens' minor and female fishing, 1 at $1.25 1 25
$45 75
Fees retained January 1 to 15, 1945
$4 25
Cash on hand January 15, 1945, verified
41 50
$45 75
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Cash balance January 1, 1944
$1 00
Receipts 1944 27 54
$28 54
Payments to Treasurer
$28 40
Cash on hand December 31, 1944 and January 8, 1945, verified 14
$28 54
MILK INSPECTOR
Permits issued 1944, 21 at $.50
$10 50
Payments to Treasurer 1944 $10 50
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
TEMPORARY AID Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1944
$122 16
Charges 1944
100 00
Payments to Treasurer 1944
$222 16 $222 16
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN Accounts Receivable
Charges 1944 $596 66 $596 66
Payments to Treasurer 1944
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE-STATE Accounts Receivable
Charges 1944 Payments to Treasurer 1944
$8,286 59 $8,286 59
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OLD AGE ASSISTANCE-CITIES AND TOWNS Accounts Receivable
Charges 1944
Payments to Treasurer 1944
$104 14 $104 14
STATE AID Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1944
$120 00
Charges
130 00
$250 00
Payments to Treasurer 1944
$120 00
Outstanding December 31, 1944, and
January 8, 1945, per list
130 00
$250 00
WAR ALLOWANCE Accounts Receivable
Charges 1944: Tuition
$598 50
Payments to Treasurer 1944
$598 50
Miscellaneous Receipts
Collections 1944 :
Cafeterias :
High School
$1,631 62
Lamson School
1,863 45
$3,495 07
Manual training
24 95
Tuition
294 00
Payments to Treasurer 1944
Collections January 1 to 17, 1945 :
Cafeterias :
High School
$80 38
Lamson School
128 18
Payments to Treasurer January 1 to 17, 1945
$95 46
Cash on hand January 17, 1945, verified
113 10
$3,814 02 $3,814 02
$208 56
$208 56
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DENTAL CLINIC
Outstanding January 1, 1944
$10 50
Charges 1944
525 75
$536 25
Payments to Treasurer 1944
$516 00
Outstanding December 31, 1944
20 25
$536 25
Outstanding January 1, 1945
$20 25
Charges January 1 to 8, 1945
35 25
$55 50
Outstanding January 17, 1945, per list
$22 50
Cash on hand January 17, 1945, verified
33 00
$55 50
LIBRARY
Receipts 1944
$8 08
Payments to Treasurer 1944
$8 08
WATER DEPARTMENT
Rates
Outstanding January 1, 1944
$947 32
Commitments
7,693 98
Refunds
6 28
Abatement reported in error
13 68
$8,661 26
Payments to Treasurer
$7,651 18
Abatements
30 45
Warrant in excess of commitment list
1 96
Outstanding December 31, 1944
977 67
$8,661 26
Outstanding January 1, 1945
$977 67
Commitments January 1 to 8, 1945
2,101 51
$3,079.18
Payments to Treasurer January 1 to 8, 1945
$73 19
Outstanding January 8, 1945, per list
3,005 99
$3,079.18
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Services
Outstanding January 1, 1944 Commitments
$145 71 234 50
$380 21
Payments to Treasurer Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1944
$257 82
13 68
108 71
$380 21
Outstanding January 1, 1945
$108 71
Commitments January 1 to 8, 1945
54 00
$162 71
Payments to Treasurer January 1 to 8, 1945
$4 12
Outstanding January 8, 1945, per list
158 59
$162 71
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable
Charges 1944 :
Sale of lots and graves
$181 00
Care of lots and graves
687 50
Bequests
150 00
Payments to Treasurer
$670 00
Abatements
224 75
Outstanding December 31, 1944, and January 8, 1945,
per list
123 75
$1,018 50
Miscellaneous Receipts
Cash balance January 1, 1944
$23 00
Receipts 1944 :
Sale of lots and graves
$385 00
Care of lots and graves
6 00
Interments
329 00
Bequests
725 00
1,445 00
$1,468 00
Payments to Treasurer :
By cemetery department
$1,390 00
Direct
78 00
$1,468 00
$1,018 50
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DR. JUSTIN ALLEN LIBRARY FUND
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1944
$500 00
$500 00
On hand at end of year 1944
$500 00
$500 00
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Income
$9 43
Transferred to Town $9 43
H. AUGUSTA DODGE LIBRARY FUND
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1944
$1,000 00
$1,000 00
On hand at end of year 1944
$1,000 00
$1,000 00
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
1944
Income
$25 15 Transferred to Town
$25 15
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CEMETERY SALE OF LOTS FUND
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1944
$8,599 46
$8,599 46
On hand at end of year 1944
$9,295 49
$9,295 49
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
1944
Income
$161 03
Added to savings deposits
$696 03
Sale of lots
535 00
$696 03
$696 03
MAXWELL NORMAN FUND
Savings
On hand at beginning of year 1944
$417 45
$417 45
On hand at end of year 1944
$427 93
$427 93
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
1944
Deposits
Total
$10 48 Added to savings deposits $10 48
Income
1944
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CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1944
$16,424 91
$16,424 91
On hand at end of year 1944 RECEIPTS
$17,250 88
$17,250 88
PAYMENTS
1944
Income
$370 72
Added to savings deposits
$825 97
Bequests
$875 00
Transferred to Town
419 75
1,245 72
$1,245 72
TOWN OF HAMILTON BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1944 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Cash :
In Banks and Office
$72,427 35
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1944:
Personal
$1,131 70
Real Estate
12,108 20
13,239 90
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
Levy of 1944
12 00
Special Assessment : Moth-Levy of 1944
129 15
Tax Titles
154 24
Tax Possessions
1,259 21
Departmental:
$130 00
Cemetery
123 75
253 75
Water Department :
Rates
$977 61
Services
108 71
1,086 38
Overlay Deficit : Levy of 1944 Loans Authorized Appropriation Overdraft : Snow
626 99
60,000 00
368 16
$149,557 13
State Aid
107
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Tailings
$111 52
Surplus War Bonus Fund
965 37
Old Age Assistance Recovery
500 00
Trust Fund Income :
Library
$75 26
Cemetery
22 94
98 20
Federal Grants :
Old Age Assistance :
Assistance
$2,461 69
Administration
163 84
Aid to Dependent Children :
Assistance
567 04
Administration
212 86
3,405 43
Unexpended Appropriation Balances :
School-Screens and Shades
170 00
66
Painting High School Interior
4 51
66 Retirement Fund-Teachers in Armed Forces
200 00
Water Department-Land Purchase
500 00
874 51
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus
2,550 55
Loans Authorized-Unissued
60,000 00
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
$12 00
Special Assessment
129 15
Tax Title
1,413 45
Departmental
253 75
Water
1,086 38
2,894 73
Surplus Revenue
78,156 82
$149,557 13
DEBT ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$105,000 00
$105,000 00
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LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
High School Building Loan Water Loan
$35,000 00 70,000 00
$105,000 00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS ASSETS
Trust and Investment Funds :
Cash and Securities
$28,474 30
$28,474 30
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Dr. Justin Allen Library Fund H. Augusta Dodge Library Fund
$500 00
1,000 00
Maxwell Norman Fund
427 93
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
17,250 88
Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund
9,295 49
$28,474 30
109 REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS
1944
Herewith is the annual report of the Assessors for the year ending De- cember 31st 1944 :
Value of buildings
$3,600,325 00
Value of land
1,394,890 00
Value of real estate
Value of personal estate
$4,995,215 00 555,680 00
$5,550,895 00
Tax on real estate
$109,894 73
Tax on personal estate
12,224 96
Tax on polls
1,450 00
Total tax levy
$123,569 69
Rate per thousand
$22 00
Number of horses
66
Number of cows
113
Number of neat cattle
121
Number of swine
26
Number of sheep
39
Number of fowl
2490
Number of acres of land
8922
Number of dwellings
880
Number of persons and corporations assessed :
Personal estate only
68
Personal and real estate
174
Real estate only
691
1944 RECAPITULATION
Total appropriations to be raised by taxation
$150,731 33
Total appropriations taken from available funds in 1944
15,559 48
State-Tax and assessment, 1944 estimates :
State tax
$10,648 00
State parks and reservations
145 48
State audit of Municipal Accounts
201 61
$10,995 09
110
County-Tax and assessments, 1944 estimates :
County tax
$9,080 59
Tuberculosis Hospital assessment
2,822 92
County tax 1943 understimate
463 43
$12,366 94
Overlay of current year
1,717 74
Gross amount to be raised
$191,370 58
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds :
Income Tax
$15,821 04
Corporation Taxes
7,914 46
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
3,500 00
Gasoline Tax under Acts of 1943
7,125 47
Licenses
1,100 00
Fines
25 00
Grants and Gifts
500 00
Special Assessments-Moth Private
1,000 00
Charities (other than federal grants for aid to dependent children)
1,000 00
Old Age Assistance (other than federal grants)
5,000 00
Old Age Tax (Meals)
305 98
Soldiers' Benefits
120 00
Schools
3,825 00
Public Service Enterprise (Water)
4,000 00
Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots) 500 00
Interest : On Taxes and Assessments
500 00
Total estimated receipts
$52,236 95
Overestimates of previous year to be raised as available funds: State Parks 4 46
Amounts to be taken from available funds : Excess and deficiency 15,559 48
Total available funds and estimated receipts
$67,800 89
Net amount to be raised by taxation on polls and property Number of polls : 725 at $2.00 $1,450 00
$123,569 69
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Total valuation at tax rate of $22.00
Personal Property $555,680 00 12,224 96
Real Estate
$4,995,215 00 109,894 73
Total taxes levied on polls and property
$123,569 69 Betterment and special assessments :
Moth 1,009 20
Total amount of 1944 taxes on polls and property and of asssess-
ments added to taxes committed to collector $124,578 89
RECAPITULATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Assessed in the Town of Hamilton for 1944 Number of cars 835
Total Motor Vehicle Excise committed $3,546 13
To the Taxpayers of the Town of Hamilton:
The 1945 tax rate on Motor Vehicles is $35.60 per thousand. This is a small decrease over the year 1944.
When a person sells or transfers a Motor Vehicle a return of proof of sale must be made to the Assessors before any abatement can be made. If car is sold to a dealer forms may be obtained from dealer.
Applications for abatement for any kind of tax will not be accepted by the Board unless filed within the time provided by law and on a form approved by the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation.
At this time of writing it appears to the Board that this year will see a marked reduction in the valuation of this town. Due to removal of several large buildings and lack of new ones.
The Board now holds their meetings at 7.30 Monday nights or any other time by appointments.
PLEASE READ ALL PRINTING ON YOUR TAX BILL
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE S. MANN ROBERT H. CHITTICK DONALD G. TRUSSELL
112 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:
As the Librarian's report indicates, book and periodical circulation of our library during the past year has shown a slight overall increase despite un- toward war time conditions. This is a source of gratification to your trustees who have attempted to provide adequately for Hamilton readers of every literary taste. This means being mindful of such divergent groups as the "escape" fiction readers and the realistic non-fiction lovers, the detective fans and the biography addicts, the readers of current and the classic, the in- formative and the juvenile. We are anxious to have the citizens judge how well our work of selection has been done within budget limitations, and we welcome comment.
Our principal problem continues to be one of space limitation, particularly at the South Hamilton branch. We are attempting to temporarily alleviate the obvious congestion there by asking for additional shelves and by annually disposing of less valuable volumes to military and patriotic organizations. However this is an expedient, not an answer to the town's library housing problem, and the trustees respectfully suggest that the citizenry give this se- rious consideration for the future.
During the year volumes given in memory of two of the town's heroes, Lt. George von L. Meyer III and Pvt. Sidney Meyer, were received. This type of tribute is becoming increasingly widespread in the nation and is to be com- mended for its good taste.
The trustees would like to call to the attention of the citizens the fact that December of 1944 marked the 25th anniversary in point of service of its two librarians, Mrs. Lydia L. Haraden and Mrs. Alvin L. Perley. We are sure that the town as a whole joins with us in felicitating both of these splendid public servants on this occasion. Their diligence and loyalty merit our sincere thanks.
Respectfully submitted, BEATRICE B. HOLMES SARAH H. TRUSSELL JOHN NEARY
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
To the Trustees of the Public Library :
Herewith is presented the fifty-second annual report.
The circulation of books for 1944 was 13,534; at the Main Library 3927, a gain of 1191; at the Branch Library 9607, a loss of 1266; circulation of maga- zines was 1156; at the Main Library 790; at the Branch Library 366. A loss of 214. Circulation books and magazines 14,690. A loss of 295.
Respectively submitted,
LYDIA L. HARADEN,
Librarian.
REPORT of the HAMILTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1944
REPORT of the SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Hamilton:
The main point of interest concerning the schools of Hamilton in 1944 was the change in administration. This change came about as the result of the resignation of Mr. Raymond Wass, who had been superintendent since 1941. The school committee appointed Mr. Elwin F. Towne to the position in July 1945, after a careful examination of several applicants. Mr. Towns holds both the bachelor of arts and master of education degrees from Bates College and has had seventeen years of experience in the field of education. He has done excellent work since his appointment, and at the present time the schools are being administered to the complete satisfaction of the school committee.
During 1945 there were some teacher replacements necessary, due to the resignation of teachers who were appointed to positions in other school systems. Because of the present teacher shortage, it has been no easy task to find capable and experienced teachers, but your committee can report a very conscientious and efficient group of teachers, working hard to educate the boys and girls of Hamilton. The resignations and replacements are as follows :
Resignations
Miss Priscilla McGlynn, Miss Corinne Hallett, Mrs. Doris Bennett, Mrs. Blanche Mason, Miss Betsy Barber, Miss Elizabeth Lawrence and Miss Eldora Lidbeck.
Replacements
Miss Helen Chadwick, Miss Barbara Walsh, Mr. Wilbur Armstrong, Mr. Donald MacDiarmid, Miss Lois Hicks, Mrs. Louise Harmer, and Miss Jean Jacobs.
The committee was faced with a major repair in 1944 when the sewerage disposal at the high school became plugged, thereby causing considerable incon- venience. The trouble was finally traced to a stoppage in the septic tanks. Before this repair was accomplished, considerable excavation was necessary, the tanks were then cleaned out, and the needed repairs made. To permanently eliminate this difficulty, the addition of two man-holes has been made, which will take care of further pumping without the big expense of excavation. This repair resulted in an overdraft of $410.35 in our budget for 1944.
In September 1944 Mr. Bryce Walton and Mr. Harlton Burr resigned from the school committee. The board of selectmen and the remaining members of the school committee, at a joint meeting, appointed Mr. Ernest Stockwell and Mr. Kerwin Harding to fill the vacancies until the town election in March 1945.
All matters relating to the curriculum, budget, and building maintenance for 1944 have been adequately covered to the satisfaction of the school com- mittee in the superintendent's report.
Due to the increase in cost of supplies, repairs, and wages, the general budget for 1945 will show a substantial increase. The increase in the amount
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asked for teachers' salaries, supplies, fuel, and equipment is due to existing conditions that are apparent to us all. The committee has carefully studied the budget for 1945, and is convinced that if the present standards in the schools are to be maintained, the amounts asked for are necessary. In the special appro- priations asked for, one large repair item should receive immediate attention. The Jonathan Lamson School roof is in very poor condition and should be repaired. At present, the roof leaks badly causing damage to the ceilings and interiors of the second floor classrooms. This building is old and repairs of this nature must be expected. There are also considerable major repairs waiting to be done at the high school. At the time this report is being written, the school committee is considering the advisability of making these repairs this year, and perhaps will ask to have the necessary funds appropriated at the town meeting. It would be false economy to allow our school buildings to deteriorate because of lack of repairs. It is hoped the townspeople will support whatever action the school committee decides to take in making these repairs.
Your committee extends its sincere thanks to the various town departments, teachers, and citizens for the splendid cooperation received throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
ALLAN MACCURRACH, Chairman GRACE B. LAMSON NELLIE E. WOODMAN ERNEST F. STOCKWELL KERWIN HARDING
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee and Citizens of Hamilton,
Hamilton, Massachusetts
It is with great pleasure that I present my first report as your superinten- dent of schools. At this time, I wish to thank the school committee for its generous cooperation and sincere interest in the Hamilton schools. I can assure the town of Hamilton that no better school board exists anywhere in the state. It has put in a great deal of time and effort to make our schools efficient, progres- sive, and economical.
During the short time I have worked in Hamilton, I have found parents and citizens very patient with new regulations and very cooperative in every way. The boys and girls of our town are an unusually fine group and deserve the best possible educational opportunities. We are trying to maintain and, if possible, raise the standard of work in the high school. Detention is being used to assist pupils to make up work lost through absences and tardinesses, as well as to assure maximum effort on the part of each individual pupil. Teachers are requested to be in the building when buses arrive in the morning and to remain until the buses leave in the afternoon. This is done to give pupils every possible opportunity for individual help.
We have adopted the hour period, rotating schedule, and midday study period in order to get a maximum amount of work done in school. We feel that all boys and girls should remain regularly in school. The high school diploma will be a necessity in the near future. We intend to demand a quality of work in the college preparatory subjects that will insure success in college work. We hope our general and vocational courses will give each pupil the best possible preparation for a successful career and good citizenship. Boston University will give each successive junior class a battery of tests which will be of inestimable value to the school and parent for educational, vocational, and occupational guidance. All pupils in the first six grades will be given Gates Reading Tests to maintain our standards, assure correct divisions, and to determine where and to what extent remedial work is necessary. Plans are in progress for a remedial teacher to advance retarded pupils to grade level. This teacher will also be an assistant to the first grade teacher.
Good schools are possible only when we retain and hire good teachers; hence we are asking for more money for salaries to retain our present good teachers and to be able to adopt a salary schedule which will attract experi- enced, well qualified, and successful teachers for replacement. Your favorable consideration of the increased budget and endorsement of same will give both moral and financial support to the teachers as well as the entire school system.
Partly because of faulty original construction of the high school building, it will be necessary to spend more money than usual on maintenance and up- keep. The terrace on the Union Street side of the building needs water proofing. Work of this type should be done immediately just as it should be done on our homes to retain the original structure. The cost of continuing to patch the floor of the auditorium would very soon, if it has not already, exceed the cost of a permanent replacement to say nothing of the hazards involved with its present
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condition. In every case where we are asking for more money, we feel that it will be very widely expended and will pay dividends in terms of a long range policy.
Physical education has taken the form of a physical fitness program as recommended by the State Department of Education. This is designed to meet pre-induction requirements for those entering the armed forces. We feel that our instruction in this field is meeting these requirements successfully.
By offering more athletics in the lower grades to those who are willing to maintain scholastic standards, we can hope for a much better representation in the field of sports in the near future. Grades seven and eight have individual basketball teams with the necessary equipment and have played several games with other schools. In addition to the varsity and second team, a reserve squad is practicing and will play a short schedule. The prospects are bright for a good baseball team.
Additional opportunities in music have resulted in a very fine girls' glee club and a nine-piece orchestra, as well as uncovering much individual talent. This music program has added a great deal to a series of very fine assemblies.
In building for a strong country in the future the education of youth should have first consideration. Our young men are well clad, cleanly housed, well fed, and intensively trained and educated to meet the desperate demands of war. Are we going to forget youth as soon as we no longer need them to fight? War has reminded us of many virtues and ideals, one of them is the duty we owe to our youth in the provision of their education, not education merely in terms of books, credits, diplomas and degrees but education in terms of preparation for living and earning in security, dignity and peace.
Respectfully submitted,
ELWIN T. TOWNE,
Superintendent.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE
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To the Superintendent of Schools, Hamilton, Mass.
DEAR SIR :
I herewith submit my report as School Nurse for the year 1944.
Results of physical examination by Dr. John G. Corcoran :
Defects
Corrections
Tonsils 12
Tonsils 7
Heart
1
Heart under treatment 1
Mod. enlarged glands
20
Defective hearing
2
Defective vision
46
Defective hearing under treatment 2 Vision : 25 corrected with glasses and 5 under treatment
Dental Clinic
Number of children attending clinic 142
Number certificates issued through the clinic
103
Number certificates issued for private work
5
Contagious or Communicable Diseases
Measles
40 Chicken Pox 13
Mumps
4 Impetigo 4
Miscellaneous Illnesses
Ivy 17 Pediculosis 2
Number home calls
240
First Aid dressings
460
Number referred to physician
15
Number children immunized against diphtheria
10
In closing I wish to thank the parents, teachers, school physician, and all other health authorities for their kind and considerate help in making our school system do its part in health education.
Respectfully submitted,
JULIA G. BURNS, R.N.,
School Nurse.
HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM OF STUDIES
Period
Grade Course
1
3
4
5
6
7
Shop or
History and
Arithmetic
English
Home Economies Science
Physical Ed.
Geography
8
Shop or
Physical Ed.
Arithmetic
Science
Home Economies History and Geog. English
9 College A.B.
Civics
Latin 1
Algebra I
English-College Physical Ed.
General
Civies
Science
English-General
Shop or Home Ec. Physical Ed.
Commercial Civies
Science
English-General Junior Bus. Tr'g.
Physical Ed.
College B.S. Civies
Science
Algebra I
English-College Physical Ed.
Nursing Civies
Science
English-General
Home Economies Physical Ed.
College A.B. Latin II
Algebra II
French I
Physical Ed.
English College
General
English-General Sales and Psy.
World History
Physical Ed,
Shop or Home Ec.
O
10 Commercial
Com. Arith.
English-General Cons. Sel. & Law
World History
Physical Ed.
Typing I
College B.S. Biology
Algebra II
French I
Physical Ed.
English-College
Nursing Biology
English-General
Sales and Psy.
Physical Ed.
Home Economics
College A.B. English-College
French II
Physical Ed.
U. S. History
Latin 3-1
General
Home Ee. or Shop English-General Physical Ed.
U. S. History
Current History
11 Commercial
U. S. History
English-General Shorthand I
Typing II
Physical Ed.
College B.S.
English-College
Algebra II
Physical Ed.
U. S. History
Chemistry
Nursing
Home Economics English-General Physical Ed.
U. S. History
Chemistry
College A.B.
Mod. Eur, History Sales & Psy.
English-College French 3-4
Physical Ed.
General
Home Ee. or Shop Mod. Eur. History Cons. Sel. & Law
English-General General Math.
Physical Ed.
12 Commercial
Shorthand II
Typing III
Bookkeeping 1
English-General
Physical Ed.
College B.S.
Sol. Geom .- Trig. Sales & Psy.
English-College Physics
Physical Ed.
Nursing Home Economics Mod. Eur. History
English-General Physics
Physical Ed.
HAMILTON TEACHERS' DIRECTORY, JANUARY 1, 1945
Name
School
Subject or Grade
Appoint-
Yrs. Ex-
ment perience Education
Degrees
Elwin F. Towne High
Superintendent and Principal 1944
18
Bates College
A. B.
Bates College
M. A.
Mrs. Hazel E. Ramer
High
Frank J. Malone
High
French and Latin 1931
14
Boston College
B. A.
Boston University
M. A.
23 Atlantic Union
B. R. E.
Atlantic Union
B. A.
Boston University
M. A.
Helen Chadwick High
Commercial and Phys.
Educ. for Girls 1944
Commercial
1944
Laura W. Boyd
High
Carl J. Martini
High
Math., and Physical
1
Holy Cross
B. S.
Educ. for Boys 1943
Edith Anderson
High
Donald MacDiarmid
High
Social Studies 1944
2
Tufts College
A. B.
Lois Hicks
High
English and Music __ 1944
1
Boston University B. M.
Millicent Boswell
High
Home Economics and
2
Framingham Teachers' College B. S. I.
Cafeteria Manager 1943
Elliott Hawkes
High
Manual Training 1943
7 Gorham Normal
Ellen M. Duffy J. Lamson
Grade 6
1927
19
Gorham Normal
Margaret K. Batchelder J. Lamson
Grade 5
1920
25
Salem Normal
Marian C. Joseph Prin., J. Lamson
Grade 4
1921
24 Salem Normal
Mrs. Louise Harmer J. Lamson
Grade 3
1944
10 Bridgewater Normal
Grade 2
1926
27 Hamilton High
Jean Jacobs .J. Lamson
Grade 1
1945
- National College of Education B. E.
6
English
1925
23 Emerson College B. L. I.
History
1929
30 Salem Normal
Salem Teachers' College B. S. E.
Barbara Walsh
High
Submaster 1921
35
Salem Normal
Wilbur Armstrong High
Science and Coach of Basketball 1944
1 Fitchburg Teachers College B. S. E.
Mrs. Marion S. Batchelder ____ J. Lamson
10
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT
Teacher
Course
Margaret K. Batchelder
Ellen M. Duffy
Home and School Relations Home and School Relations and Methods in Teaching Nature Study
Donald W. MacDiarmid
Principles of Guidance and Measurement of Vocational and Educational Guidance Methods in Teaching Nature Study
Hazel Ramer
Barbara Walsh
The Unit Assignment in Secondary Education
AGE OF ADMITTANCE
Pupils entering school in September must have been at least five years of age on March 1st 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 exemption must be presented at the opening of school to entitle children to admission.
No-School Signal
Radio broadcast over WNAC of Yankee Network and Salem WESX between 7 :30 and 8:00 a. m., if there is no school for the day.
22-22 repeated at 7:45 a. m. over the local fire alarm means that there will be no school for the day.
Obviously we cannot blow the no-school signal for every storm. Parents may reserve the right to keep their children home in stormy weather if in their own judgment they feel that the weather is too severe for their children.
SCHOOL CENSUS AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1944
Boys
Girls
Number between five and seven years of age
29
174
Number between seven and sixteen years of age
24
153
Totals
53
327
Total Census
380
Distribution of the above minors, October 1, 1944 :
In the public day school membership
343
In private school membership
21
Not enrolled in any school
16
11
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1945
January 2
Schools open
February 16
Schools close
February 26
Schools open
April 13
Schools close
April 23
Schools open
May 30
Holiday (1-6) Grade school closes Graduation
June 15
(grades 7-12) Schools close
Summer Vacation
September 5
Schools open
October 12
Holiday
November 12
Holiday
November 21
Schools close
November 26
Schools open
December 21
Schools close
1946
January 2
Schools open
MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1944
Grade
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 Total
1
15
21
1
37
2
9 22
4 1
36
3
5 22
5
32
4
9 18 7 1
1
36
5
11 17
6 2
36
6
9 16
2 1
1
29
7
9 22
5
1
37
8
13 14
5
2
34
9
12 21
8
1
42
10
9
16
7
32
11
3
13 9
25
12
1 12
3
1
1
18
Totals 15 30 28 35 35 33 32 39 32 37 30 22 21
3
1
1 394
June 8
June 14
INDEX
PAGE
List of Officers
3
Report of Town Clerk
7
Jury List for 1944 .
29
Report of the Park Commission
29
Report of Police Department
Report of Water Commissioners
Department of Weights and Measures
Report of the Cemetery Commissioners
Report of the Surveyor of Highways
Report of the Board of Welfare
Report of the Fire Department
Report of the Hamilton Committee on Public Safety
Report of the Board of Selectmen
Report of the Post-War Planning Board
Honor Roll
Town Warrant
Report of the Finance and Advisory Committee
Accountant's Report
Receipts
Expenditures
General Government
Selectmen-Unemployed Account
Town Hall
Protection of Persons and Property
Health and Sanitation
Highways
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits, Public Welfare
Schools
Public Library
General Accounts
Cemetery
Interest, etc.
Debt and Trust Accounts
Recapitulation of Departmental Expenses
Public Library Trust Funds
Investment Funds
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
Balance Sheet
Treasurer's Report
39
Report of an Audit of the Accounts
91
Report of Assessors
109
Library Report
112
Report of the School Committee
1
36 38 44 45 46 50 53 57 60 63 63 63 66 67 70 71 72 74 77 78 79 79 79 81 83 108 84 106
30 31 34 33 34 35 35
Report of the Board of Health
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