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$7 50
MOTH ASSESSMENTS-1951
Commitment per warrants, $827 35
Payments to treasurer, $822 75
Outstanding December 31, 1951 and January 14, 1952, per list, 4 60
$827 35
$1,310 95
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INTEREST
Collections 1951 :
Taxes :
Levy of 1950,
$328 65
Levy of 1951,
40 99
$369 64
Motor vehicle and trailer excise :
1950, $7 61
1951, 15 79
23 40
Water services,
36 75
Payments to treasurer 1951,
Collections January 1 to 14, 1952 :
Taxes :
Levy of 1951, $50 19
89
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 14, 1952, $49 31
Cash balance January 14, 1952, 1 77
$51 08
TAX TITLES
Balance January 1, 1951,
$306 08
Added to tax titles :
Taxes 1951,
66 50
Tax titles redeemed,
$29 06
Balance December 31, 1951 and January 14,
1952, per list, 343 52
$372 58
TAX POSSESSIONS
Balance January 1, 1951, $136 53
Sale price of tax possessions in èxcess of book value, 2 70
$139 23
Sale of tax possessions, $20 81
Balance December 31, 1951, and January 14, 1952, per list, 118 42
$139 23
$429 79 $429 79
Motor vehicle and trailer excise 1951,
$51 08
$372 58
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT Miscellaneous Receipts
Licenses and permits issued 1951 :
Automobile-Class I,
$4 00
Common victualler,
6 00
Junk,
50 00
Liquor,
1,455 00
Revolver,
19 50
Second-hand articles,
2 00
Sunday,
20 00
Payments to treasurer 1951,
Licenses and permits issued January 1 to 14, 1952 :
Automobile-Class I,
$2 00
Common victualler,
6 00
Liquor,
1,450 00
Revolver,
8 00
$1,466 00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 14, 1952,
$1,458 00
Cash an hand January 14, 1952, verified, 8 00
$1,466 00
TOWN CLERK Dog Licenses
Licenses issued 1951 :
Male,
203 @ $2 00,
$406 00
Female,
49 @ 5 00,
245 00
Spayed female,
67 @ 2 00,
134 00
Kennel,
6 @ 10 00,
60 00
Kennel,
4 @ 25 00,
100 00
Kennel,
1 @ 50 00,
50 00
$995 00
Payments to treasurer 1951,
$929 00
Fees retained 1951, 330 @ $.20,
66 00
$995 00
Sporting Licenses
Licenses issued 1951 :
Resident citizens :
Fishing,
65 @ $2 00, $130 00
Hunting,
2 @ 2 00,
144 00
Sporting,
39 @ 3 25, 126 75
Minor and female fishing, 23 @ 1 25,
28 775
$1,556 50 $1,556 50
162
Special non-residents' : Fishing,
2 @ 1 50, 3 00
Duplicates 1 @ 50 50
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game 1951, $382 75 Fees retained 1951. 201 @ $.25. 50 25
$433 00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Cash balance January 1, 1951,
$ 10
Receipts 1951, 62 35
$62 45
Payments to treasurer 1951, $61 95
Cash balance December 31, 1951 and January 14, 1952, 50
$62 45
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Licenses
Licenses issued 1951 :
Ice cream,
$10 00
Oleomargerine,
50
Payments to treasurer 1951,
$10 50
Milk Inspector
Permits issued 1951 :
Dealer,
$5 50
Store
8 50
Payments to treasurer 1951
$14 00
DENTAL CLINIC
$500 20
Payments to treasurer 1951,
$431 70
Cash balance December 31, 1951,
68 50
$500 20
Cash balance January 1, 1952,
$68 50
Charges January 1 to 14, 1952,
32 00
$100 50
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 14, 1952,
$68 50
Cash balance January 14, 1952,
32 00
$100 50
$433 00
$10 50
$14 00
Charges 1951,
163
Cash balance January 15, 1952, $32 00
Charges January 15 to 23, 1952, 15 55
$47 55
Cash on hand January 23, 1952, verified,
$47 55
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT Temporary Aid-Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1951. $571 60
Charges, 148 85
$720 45 $720 45
Payments to treasurer 1951,
Aid to Dependent Children-Accounts Receivable-State Outstanding January 14, 1951, $179 42
Charges,
1,478 28
$1,657 70
Payments to treasurer, $1,215 28
Transferred from aid to dependent
children recoveries, 249 27
Outstanding December 31, 1951 and
January 14, 1952, per list, 193 15
$1,657 70
Old Age Assistance-Accounts Receivable-State
Charges 1951,
$16,755 32
Payments to treasurer 1951,
$16,574 35
Transferred from old age recoveries 1951,
180 97
$16,755 32
Old Age Assistance-Accounts Receivable-Cities and Towns Outstanding January 1, 1951, $624 79
$624 79
VETERANS' SERVICES DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1951,
$100 50
Charges,
1,252 45
Payments to treasurer,
$1,022 45
Disallowances,
125 00
Outstanding December 31, 1951 and
January 14, 1952, per list, 205 50
$1,352 95
Payments to treasurer 1951,
$1,352 95
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1951,
$320 00
Charges,
560 00
$880 00
Payments to treasurer,
$640 00
Outstanding December 31, 1951,
240 00
$880 00
Outstanding January 1, 1952,
$240 00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 14, 1952,
$240 00
Lunch Program
Receipts 1951,
$11,220 54
Payments to treasurer 1951,
$11,220 54
Receipts January 1 to 14, 1952,
$706 15
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 14, 1952,
$706 15
Receipts January 15 to 23, 1952,
$309 70
Payments to treasurer January 15 to 23, 1952,
$252 00
Cash on hand January 23, 1952, verified,
57 70
$309 70
Athletic Program
Receipts 1951,
$559 62
Payments to treasurer 1951,
$559 62
Receipts January 1 to 14, 1952,
$196 70
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 14, 1952,
$166 50
Cash balance January 14, 1952,
30 20
$196 70
Cash balance January 15, 1952,
$30 20
Receipts January 15 to 23, 1952,
82 10
Payments to treasurer January 15 to 23, 1952, $32 20
80 10
$112 30
Miscellaneous Receipts
Receipts 1951 :
Manual training,
$139 08
Rent of gym,
20 00
$159 08
$159 08
Payments to treasurer 1951,
$112 30
Cash on hand January 23, 1952, verified,
165
LIBRARY
Cash balance January 1, 1951,
$1 00
Receipts, 17 93
$18 93
Payments to treasurer,
$17 20
Cash balance December 31, 1951,
1 73
$18 93
Cash balance January 1, 1952,
$1 73
Receipts January 1 to 14, 1952,
25
$1 98
Cash on hand January 14, 1952, verified,
$1 98
WATER DEPARTMENT
Rates
Outstanding January 1, 1951,
$1,978 31
Commitments,
17,001 32
Refunds,
7 70
Payments to treasurer,
$17,034 72
Abatements,
42 28
Outstanding December 31, 1951,
1,910 33
$18,987 33
Outstanding January 1, 1952
$1,910 33
Commitment January 1 to 14, 1952,
5,033 30
$6,943 63
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 14, 1952,
$201 97
Outstanding January 14, 1952, per list,
6,538 46
Cash balance January 14, 1952,
203 20
$6,943 63
Services
Outstanding January 1, 1951,
$369 63
Commitments,
1,503 41
Refunds,
9 19
$1,882 23
Payments to treasurer,
$1,687 71
Abatements,
1 00
Outstanding December 31, 1951,
193 52
$1,882 23
$18,987 33
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Outstanding January 1, 1952,
$193.52
Commitment January 1 to 14, 1952, 52 00
$245 52
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 14, 1952, $55 37
Outstanding January 14, 1952, per list, 190 15
$245 52
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1951,
$86 50
Charges,
448 50
$535 00
Payments to treasurer,
$435 25
Abatements,
15 50
Outstanding December 31, 1951,
84 25
$535 00
Outstanding January 1, 1952,
$84 25
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 14, 1952,
$5 50
Outstanding January 14, 1952, per list,
78 75
$84 25
Miscellaneous Receipts
Receipts 1951 :
Bequests
$245 00
Sale of lots and graves,
685 00
Interments,
488 00
Payments to treasurer 1951,
$1,418 00 $1,418 00
DR. JUSTIN ALLEN LIBRARY FUND
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1951,
$578 88
$578 88
On hand at end of year 1951,
$593 44
$593 44
On hand January 14, 1952,
$593 44
$593 44
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Income,
1951 $14 56 Added to savings deposits, $14 56
January 1 to 14, 1952 No transactions recorded
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H. AUGUSTA DODGE LIBRARY FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1951,
$1,160 70
$1,160 70
On hand at end of year 1951,
$1,189 89
$1,189 89
On hand January 14, 1952,
$1,189 89
$1,189 89
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
1951
Income, $29 19 Added to savings deposits, $29 19
January 1 to 14, 1952 No transactions recorded
MAXWELL NORMAN FUND
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1951,
$499 11
$499 11
On hand at end of year 1951,
$514 18
$514 18
On hand January 14, 1952,
$514 18
$514 18
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
1951
Income,
$15 07 Added to savings deposits $15 07
January 1 to 14, 1952 No transactions recorded
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1951,
$24,587 06
$24,587 06
On hand at end of year 1951,
$25,000 56
$25,000 56
On hand January 14, 1952,
$25,000 56
$25,000 56
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
1951
Withdrawn from savings
Added to savings deposits, $863 50
deposits
$450 00
Transferred to town, 450 00
Income,
618 50
Bequests,
245 00
$1,313 50
$1,313 50
January 1 to 14, 1952 No transactions recorded
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CEMETERY SALE OF LOTS AND GRAVES FUND
Cash in General Savings
Treasury Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1951.
On hand at end of year 1951,
On hand January 14, 1952,
$1,520 00 $10,608 80 $12,128 80 $610 00 $10,668 10 $11,278 10 $610 00 $10,668 10 $11,278 10
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
1951
Withdrawn from savings deposits,
$1,800 00
Income, 264 30
Sale of lots and graves,
685 00
Cash in general treasury January 1, 1951, 1,520 00
$4,269 30
$4,269 30
January 1 to 14, 1952
Cash in general treasury
January 1, 1952, $610 00
Cash in general treasury January 14, 1952, $610 00
TOWN OF HAMILTON Balance Sheet-December 31, 1951
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Cash :
In Banks and Office,
$192,418 81
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1951 :
$1,937 85
Real Estate,
14,753 11
16,690 96
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise : Levy of 1951,
1,946 72
Moth Assessments : Levy of 1951, Tax Titles,
4.60
$343 52
Tax Possessions,
118 42
461 94
Personal Property,
Added to savings deposits, $1,859 30 Transferred to town. 1,800 00
Cash in general treasury December 31, 1951, 610 00
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Departmental :
Aid to Dependent Children,
$193 15
Veterans' Services,
205 50
School,
240 00
Cemetery,
84 25
Water:
Rates,
$1,910 33
Services.
193 52
2,103 85
lid to Highways :
State,
$4,000 00
County,
2,000 00
Loans Authorized,
750,000 00
Overlay Deficit : Levy of 1950,
309 70
$970,659 48
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Temporary Loan-In anticipation of Serial Issue,
$50,000 00
Sale of Town Property Fund,
825 00
Cemetery Sale of Lots and Graves Fund,
610 00
School Lunch Fund,
1,167 47
School Athletic Fund,
62 20
Trust Fund Income :
Library,
$8 59
Cemetery,
209 06
217 65
Overestimates 1951 :
County Tax,
$772 35
County Tuberculosis Hospital,
940 34
State Parks and Reservations,
74 85
1,787 54
Loans Authorized-Unissued,
700,000 00
Federal Grants :
Aid to Dependent Children :
Aid
$2,353 63
Administration,
99 55
Old Age Assistance : Assistance, Administration,
9,124 04
2,470 76
722 90
6,000 00
14,047 98
170
Unexpended Appropriation Balances :
Town Clerk-Equipment,
$157 90
Tree Warden-Planting Trees,
115 00
Civil Defense,
872 65
Highways-Chapter 90-Construction,
8,000 00
Highways-Secondary Roads
131 16
Construct and Equip Elementary School and Addition to High School and Equipment, 27,451 57
Reconstruct and Extraordinary Repairs
and Equip High School Building,
55,168 10
School Building Committee, 1,650 84
Water Extension Off Mains,
243 04
Water-Additional Supply,
9,466 95
Acquire Land for Water Purposes, 750 00
104,007 21
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus,
4,565 47
Overlays Reserved for Abatement of Taxes : Levy of 1951,
581 51
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise,
$1,946 72
Special Assessment,
4.60
Tax Title and Possession,
461 94
Departmental,
722 90
Water,
2,103 85
Aid to Highways,
6,000 00
11,240 01
Surplus Revenue,
81,547 44
$970,659 48
DEBT ACCOUNTS ASSETS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt,
$159,000 00
$159,000 00
LIABILITIES
Water Loan 1939,
$35,000 00
Water Loan 1947, (Mains),
87,000 00
Water Loan 1947, (Reservoir),
22,000 00
Water Loan 1951, (Well-Pump House and Main),
15,000 00
$159,000 00
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TRUST ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Trust Funds-Cash and Securities,
$37,966 17
$37,966 17
LIABILITIES
Dr. Justin Allen Library Fund,
$593 44
H. Augusta Dodge Library Fund,
1,189 89
Maxwell Norman Fund,
514 18
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,
25,000 56
Cemetery Sale of Lots and Graves Fund,
10,668 10
$37,966 17
REPORT of the HAMILTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1951
REPORT OF THE HAMILTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee has had an eventful year, highlighted, of course, by the commencement of construction of the new 14-room elementary school and the addition to and renovation of the High School building. The School Committee wishes to congratulate the School Building Com- mittee for its splendid work in developing the plans for the projects. We feel certain that Hamilton will have two school buildings of which it can be well proud when completed.
It is pleasant to realize that next September, the department will have one brand new plant and one enlarged plant at its disposal and that the day of reckoning will arrive soon for overcrowded classrooms, two platoon systems, inadequate gymnasiums, terrible locker room facilities, water leakage in the High School, and rickety heating system.
The School Committee has found it again necessary to recognize the need for salary adjustments in the school department staff and a sum of money is included in our budget for this purpose. This increase keeps Hamilton at a point slightly above the average from a salary standpoint in towns in its population class in the Commonwealth. The increase to our salary system was necessary not only for the high cost of living but also from the factor of being able to compete financially for services of well qualified teachers when it becomes necessary to fill vacancies and of being able to pay a little more in order to hold the good teachers we have. Even with this increase if one were to look through the salary schedule it would be found that teachers are not paid anything resembling high salaries. In fact, salaries are quite modest when it is considered the qualifications needed to become a teacher and the responsibilities and influences they have on our children's future.
This salary adjustment will explain the increase in the department budget for 1952. In many cases, we have been able to cut requests lower than last year's appropriation but our budget is nevertheless up by roughly $15.000 over last year. The School Committee regrets the increase as much as do the taxpayers (in which category we are also) but we do not set costs of commodities and are caught, therefore, in the mad swirl of inflation as is everyone else. We believe that we have pared our requests down to the point where any further cuts would hamper seriously the services we are able to give in the schools.
The superintendent, under committee supervision, is improving the quality of our curriculum constantly. One good example of this is in our commercial course where we were able to rent, at a relatively low cost, certain business machines not ordinarily within the means of a small school system to provide commercial students with a broader education in office
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practices. Proof of the success of this arrangement is shown by the fact that the United Shoe Machinery Corporation asked to hire four members of the class of 1951 before they were graduated. In addition, the depart- ment has furnished other town departments. notably the town clerk and the Police Department. with commercial students for secretarial work as a classroom project.
The manual arts department is making great strides along practical experience lines also. Boys in these classes have done a great deal of work in the school during the past year and have built, also, a thoroughly sub- stantial bookcase for the South Hamilton Branch Library.
As for personnel changes, the committee has hired three teachers dur- ing the past year. They are : Miss Priscilla Mckay of Gloucester, head of the High School English Department: E. Luther Johnson of Worcester. foreign languages instructor; and Walter S. Perkins, Jr., of Hamilton, fifth grade teacher in the Jonathan Lamson School. Due to increased numbers of children the committee will have to acquire three new teachers for the term beginning in September 1952. We will need an additional sixth grade teacher, a fifth grade teacher and a kindergarten teacher. Actually, the department could use five new teachers but in the interests of economy, we will have to make three do for next year. It is well to point out, however, that the large elementary school classes will progress to the High School level very shortly and additional teachers will have to be obtained to handle this load or the curriculum will suffer.
The committee wishes to make mention at this time of the following people, with greatest appreciation, for their efforts in the school system's behalf :
The Superintendent of Schools, whom the town is lucky to have.
Mrs. Hazel E. Ramer and Miss Marian C. Joseph, our principals, who are seeing to it that some fine teaching is being done in the Hamilton School System.
Mrs. Elizabeth Edmondson, the School Department secretary.
Town Accountant Francis H. Whipple.
The Finance Committee.
The Board of Selectmen, for their patience and cooperation during the past year and a half when the kindergarten has been located in the Town Hall.
Surveyor of Highways the late Leland D. Thompson and his men for use of sections of the Highway Department snow fence and for transporta- tion of several tons of potatoes, enabling the School Department to pur- chase them at a considerable saving.
The Carmelite Junior Seminary, for its gracious offer to use their new gymnasium while ours is in the process of construction this winter.
Mrs. B. Preston Cutler for her generous gift of a handsome, glass wall cabinet that makes a splendid trophy case.
Dr. Allen M. Hill, for devoting several Saturday afternoons last fall, free of charge, to being the attending physician at our High School foot-
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ball games when he otherwise might have enjoyed an afternoon off or attended to his own busy practice.
Wilton J. Moyer, a member of the High School faculty, who coached the Hamilton High School football team to an undefeated season during which they won the state six-man football championship.
Town Treasurer, Walfred B. Sellman.
Thomas L. Henley, Sr., and the group of friends who contributed a tackling dummy to the athletic department.
And to everyone else who cooperated with us to close out a most suc- cessful year.
A report of the Superintendent of Schools is attached.
Respectfully submitted,
HAMILTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
MORLEY L. PIPER, Chairman GRACE B. LAMSON RUTH F. DONALDSON
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HAMILTON SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
BUDGET 1951
EXPENDITURES DURING 1951
BUDGET 1952
General Expense
Superintendent's Salary
$5,350.00
$5,350.00
$5,850.00
General Expense
Expense of Office :
Superintendent's Travel
200.00
154.79
125.00
Office Expense
75.00
74.63
75.00
Census Enumerator
100.00
100.00
150.00
Salary-Secretary
2,550.00
2,550.00
2,850.00
Clerk to School Committee
100.00
100.00
150.00
Truant Officer
100.00
100.00
150.00
$3,125.00
$3,079.42
$3,500.00
Expense of Instruction
Teachers' Salaries :
High
36,833.33
36,704.90
41,266.63
Elementary
28,433.32
27,695.05
36,183.31
Art
530.00
530.00
590.00
Writing
450.00
450.00
450.00
Music
578.00
578.00
658.00
Substitutes
500.00
413.00
500.00
Contingency Fund
500.00
179.57
800.00
67,824.65
66,550.52
80,447.94
Textbooks and Supplies
Textbooks-High
1,150.00
1,149.65
1,150.00
Textbooks-Elementary
1,000.00
995.48
1,375.00
Supplies-High
1,538.00
1,537.33
1,550.00
Supplies-Elementary
650.00
649.96
850.00
Supplies-Shop
700.00
580.20
750.00
Supplies-Home Economics
150.00
104.22
100.00
Supplies-Music
100.00
99.64
100.00
Films
50.00
55.87
60.00
Testing Program
250.00
120.16
250.00
School Board Journal
6.75
6.75
6.75
5,594.75
5,299.26
6,191.75
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BUDGET 1951
EXPENDITURES DURING 1951
BUDGET 1952
Operation of Plant
Salaries-Janitor :
High
2,600.00
2,600.00
2,900.00
Elementary
2,550.00
2,550.00
2,850.00
Substitutes
150.00
97.07
150.00
Fuel-High
1,670.00
884.71
2,058.22
Fuel-Elementary
1,555.00
1,553.23
1,146.00
Electricity-High
800.00
819.17
1,500.00
Electricity-Elementary
600.00
469.87
Janitors' Supplies
875.00
846.24
1,050.00
Gas
200.00
173.73
200.00
Water
200.00
103.30
200.00
11,200.00
10,097.32
12,054.22
Maintenance of Plant
Repairs, Replacements, and Upkeep : High and Elementary
1,337.05
1,080.07
600.00
Auxiliary Agencies
Transportation
9,435.00
9,316.00
9,699.00
Auxiliary Agencies
Physician-High and Elementary
400.00
400.00
500.00
Physician-Athletics
50.00
10.00
50.00
Nurse
1,180.00
1,180.00
1,516.66
Medical Supplies
65.00
62.08
85.00
Miscellaneous :
Graduation
50.00
51.43
60.00
Telephone
286.80
323.69
375.00
Library
150.00
152.49
150.00
Transportation-Athletic
and Educational
400.00
331.39
400.00
Tuition and Transportation
195.00
193.01
195.00
Bus Supervisor
183.00
Tuition-Training Echool
56.00
2,776.80
2,704.09
3,570.66
Outlay
New Equipment-High
1,675.20
1,549.68
800.00
New Equipment and
750.00
749.08
750.00
Upkeep-Athletics
2,425.20
2,298.76
1,550.00
TOTALS
$109,068.45
$105,775.44
$123,463.57
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BUDGET 1951
EXPENDITURES DURING 1951
BUDGET 1952
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION Vocational
1,000.00
826.09
1,000.00
TRANSFER BY FINANCE COMMITTEE Repairs
750.00
738.75
$1,750.00
$1,564.84
$1,000.00
GRAND TOTALS
$110,818.45
$107,340.28
$124,463.57
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1951
$107,340.28
RE-IMBURSEMENTS 1951
Tuition from :
Town of Wenham
$360.00
Town of Essex
200.00
State Wards-1951
762.62
Shop
123.35
Telephone Refund
7.18
Gym Rental
20.00
State Aid-Teachers' Salaries
12,977.97
State Aid-Transportation
6,769.99
Vocational-1950
276.64
Total Re-imbursements-1951
21,497.75
Net cost to town in 1951
$85,842.53
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SPECIAL ACCOUNTS (Revolving Funds)
ATHLETICS
Faculty Manager's Report
(January 1-August 30, 1951)
Receipts-January-August 30, 1951
$315.87
Payments-January-August 30, 1951
292.03
Balance, August 30, 1951
$23.84
Office Report (September 1, 1951- December 30, 1951)
$23.84
Receipts-September 1-December 31, 1951
257.50
$281.34
Payments-September 1-December 30. 1951
219.14
Balance, December 31, 1951
$62.20
CAFETERIA
Balance January 1, 1951
$1,037.27
Receipts January 1-December 31, 1951
10,915.10
Total Cash available for 1951
$11,952.37
Payments January 1-December 31, 1951 :
Labor
$2,267.50
Food
8,309.65
Miscellaneous
207.75
10,784.90
Balance, December 31, 1951
1,167.47
Accounts Receivable :
Com. of Mass .- November 1951
$313.55
Com. of Mass .- December 1951
279.64
593.19
Accounts Payable
$1,760.66
December 1951 bills
769.91
Net Profit to December 31, 1951
$990.75
Balance, September 1, 1951
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
I am pleased to submit my second report as Superintendent of the Hamilton schools.
School Buildings
To the casual observer the school picture may seem to have been dom- inated during the past years by the pros and cons of new school buildings. You will hardly need my resume of the year's activities to realize that the usual school work has been carried on and progress made despite the handi- cap of crowded quarters. With the completion of the school building pro- gram, the kindergarten and grades 1-6 can be adequately housed in their proper educational relationship, and the classes of the six upper grades scheduled more advantageously. Other anticipated changes will be cited in the course of this report.
The Staff
During the past year the teaching staff has lost only one member, Mr. Sakey, who resigned in the summer to accept a position at the Boston Latin School. Mr. Luther Johnson was hired as his replacement. Mr. Johnson has unique qualifications as a teacher of foreign languages since he speaks a number of languages fluently and has studied extensively abroad as well as at Clark University.
In September, Mr. Walter Perkins became an additional member of the Jonathan Lamson School faculty. He teaches Grade 5, which Miss Batchelder, with commendable willingness, relinquished to take a fourth grade class, and supervises playground and other activities, especially with the older boys. Mr. John O'Neil, on military leave from the high school will probably be away at least another year.
All the teachers are encouraged to participate in refresher courses to improve their work and broaden their professional backgrounds. The salary schedule places emphasis on the self-development of teachers and arrangements can sometimes be made to have courses given locally. That our teachers are seriously interested in increasing their competency is evi- denced by the fact that more than half of the 23 full-time teachers took in-training courses last year. They amassed over 60 semester hour credits in attendance at the following institutions : Boston University, Leslie Col- lege, Lowell Teachers' College, New Hampshire University, Salem Teachers' College, and Tufts College. This record and the quality of teaching of the whole staff as evidenced by the scholastic achievement of the pupils assure even better results when the teachers' abilities are used more efficient- ly under the optimum educative conditions that will obtain in the new schools.
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The opening of the new elementary school will necessitate the em- ployment of three new teachers, one for the kindergarten, and one each for the fifth and sixth grades. The kindergarten and 5th grade are now in single units only because of lack of rooms, so next year they, plus the sixth grade. will be of such a size that separation into two sections is educational- ly desirable.
While she has no definite classes, Miss Florence Stobbart, our school nurse, has worked well and conscientiously as an important member of the staff. She is responsible for the children who go to the dental clinic conducted so ably by Dr. John King, and assists Dr. Daniel Rogers, the school doctor, who gives the yearly physical examinations. As the school enrollment has increased, the number of children who go for dental or physical examinations has grown to the point where the two days Miss Stobbart has been with us are simply not enough. By increasing her time in the school department to three days, we are assured of maintaining an efficient check on the health problems of the school children.
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