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At the elementary level housing became critical in September 1959 when, because of late action by the Town and continued high elementary en- rollment, double sessions had to be instituted un- til the Huckleberry Hill Elementary School is completed. The Huckleberry Hill Building Com- mittee has done an excellent job, and the tenta- tive date for the completion is in late February 1960. Subsequent to that date all elementary
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classes will again be on full session. It is the intent of the School System to carefully test all pupils involved in the double sessions and to correct if possible any deficiencies with increased help. We do not now foresee any serious lasting effects on these youngsters since all planning has aimed at as little retardation of the educational growth of the children as possible. Double sessions do present many serious drawbacks, however, which we are not anxious to face again. That this contingency was met so well is a credit to the adaptability of the youngsters and families involved, to the planning of the administration and faculty, and to the work of the entire pro- fessional staff. Time remains for deficiencies to be corrected. This could not be the case if double sessions had to be resorted to at the secondary level.
In considering ultimate town development, it has again been urged that sites be acquired for further elementary plant expansion, and the Site Acquisition Committee is actively studying appro- priate sites. The situation at present would indi- cate that elementary needs are leveling off, and that for some few years to come housing needs may well be met with existing facilities and, if needed, possible additions to existing facilities. Available land for eventual development needs should be acquired when expedient.
Citizen Participation
The talent, interest and hard work by many people have again in 1959 contributed substantial- ly to our educational program. The Huckleberry Hill School Building Committee under the chair- manship of Mr. Wilmot HI. Decker, the Bus Ac- quisition Committee with Mr. John Gibbons as
chairman, the Plant Planning Committee with Mr. Frank M. Thomas as chairman, and the Site Acquisition Committee with Mr. Arthur E. Bouge as chairman have been very active and produc- tive. The PTA groups have continued to work in the many areas of pre-school census, savings and insurance programs, canteens, and other activi- ties. With an ever expanding program at extra- curricular levels additional citizen contributions by such groups as the Sports Boosters and Band Boosters have done much to insure the success of these activities. The School Committee gives its sineere thanks in appreciation for the fine help that these and other groups have given.
We would again recommend to the towns- people that any progress that has been made is in great measure due to citizen participation. Regular School Committee meetings are sche- duled on the first and third Mondays in the High School library at 8:00 p.m. We welcome visitors and value their comments and advice.
It is a pleasant privilege to acknowledge the wisdom and competence with which Dr. John A. Redmond has directed the School System, and for the immeasurable help and guidance that he and Mrs. Margaret Hunt, his administrative as- sistant, have provided the School Committee. The Superintendent and his staff are always inter- ested and willing to make themselves available for consultation on school matters relating to the problems of children and parents.
LYNNFIELD SCHOOL COMMITTEE
George Beesley Willis P. Burbank Mrs. Norman E. Northrup Secretary Louis D. Savage, M.D. Chairman Carl F. VanBennekom
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Superintendent of Schools
In this, my second annual report as your Super- intendent of Schools, I am extremely optimistic about our school system. We are growing not only in pupil enrollment, in classroom space, and in curriculum offerings, but we are growing in unity and in wisdom. All members of the school staff are working together as a team. They are constantly studying to enrich their own knowl- edge, and endeavoring to give each child in Lynn- field the opportunity and encouragement to de- velop his distinctive potentials to the highest level. This report summarizes some of the ways in which we have made progress in 1959.
Enrollment
To show the growth from the point of view of pupil enrollment, the following chart compares, grade by grade, the enrollment in the fall of 1959 with that of 1958. You will note that in six years, when the present elementary grade pupils are in high school, and allowing for no growth whatsoever, the high school will be composed of 1203 pupils.
Enrollment
Grade
9-30-58
9-30-59
208
221
2
215
215
3
189
224
1
173
188
5
162
179
6
177
166
Special Class
0
10
Total Elementary
1124
1203
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7
174
181
8
111
177
9
125
124
10
131
131
11
132
125
12
0
128
Total Secondary
673
866
GRAND TOTAL
1797
2069
Because the Huckleberry Hill School was not ready for occupancy it was necessary, beginning in September, to operate a double session plan for all fifth and sixth, and some third and fourth grade children. Most classes were reduced to a reasonable size, and all grades will be on full sessions when Huckleberry Hill School opens in 1960.
The double session situation points up the im- portance of appropriating funds and drawing up plans well in advance of the date when additional school housing will be needed.
Staff
With the addition of the twelfth grade in Sep- tember, it was necessary to increase the high school staff with teachers in several subject areas. In all grades there were the usual replacements. More than half of these vacancies were filled by experienced teachers. As the salary schedule con- tinues to improve, Lynnfield will be able to attract and hold competent staff members.
At the close of the 1958-59 school year, Dr. Warren Winstead resigned as principal of the High School to take a position with the United
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States Government. Elected to replace Dr. Win- stead was Joseph H. Oakey, a graduate of Keene Teachers' College and the University of Illinois, and an experienced principal who came to us very highly recommended.
In September one of our regular teachers as- sumed the added duty of serving as Audio-Visual Co-ordinator. This has made possible more ef- fective use and care of the audio-visual equip- ment and materials, and under this plan a repair and replacement program will be so scheduled that each school will have available at all times the necessary equipment.
The part-time services of a trained speech therapist have been added this year. The thera- pist works in the elementary schools with chil- dren who have speech difficulties. Some of this work is individual, while in other cases two or three children with similar problems may be helped as a group. The classroom teachers co- operate with the therapist by helping children to apply their newly-acquired speech habits in the regular classroom. The results obtained in the few months this program has been in operation indicate that it is successful and highly worth- while.
Curriculum
In recent months the scientific achievements of the Russians have intensified criticism of the public schools. Schools are always the prime tar-
get, and are blamed for lack of scientists and linguists, just as they have been blamed for waves of juvenile crime and other weaknesses in American life. In the face of continuing criti- cism, the public schools must constantly evaluate themselves. Administrators and teachers must continue to weigh needs and values, to use discre- tion and sound judgment, and to so change, modi- fy, or adapt teaching methods and courses of study that each boy and girl may receive the best education possible. Our aim in Lynnfield is to see the young people as individuals, and to direct each one into the courses of study which will best fit his capabilities and needs.
Throughout the past year a committee of teachers has been working on our academic pro- gram, striving to improve the curriculum, finding ways to eliminate weaknesses, and studying means by which we may make our teaching more effective. A particular interest of this group has been a study of the sequence of material presen- ted in Grades 1 through 12, to insure that the work of each grade leads logically, in all areas, to the material to be presented in the following grade.
In an effort to help a small group of children who need more individual attention than can be given in the regular classroom, a special class was organized this year. Under the kindly super- vision of one of our own experienced teachers, these boys and girls are working happily at their own speed. With the opening of the new elemen- tary building, this group will enjoy a room espe- cially designed for their use.
Another first for 1959 was the senior class in the High School, necessitating the introduction of such courses as Latin IV, French IV, Physics, Office Practice, and the regular advanced courses in English, social studies and mathematics.
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To start a program whereby our students may gain a thorough speaking and working knowl- edge of a foreign language, French was intro- duced this year in Grades 7 and 8.
In the elementary grades emphasis has con- tinued on the language arts and arithmetic and the basic skills needed for success in these areas. The reading area has been strengthened by the addition of reading kits designed to aid in indi- vidual improvement in speed and comprehension, by the purchase of supplementary textbooks, and by the use of related materials, all of which are helpful to teachers in providing for individual differences. The purchase of several manipula- five devices for arithmetic and science has pro- vided teachers with concrete materials that en- lance meaning in these areas. Lynnfield is con- tinuing to participate in educational television work in Grades 2 through 6. While most pro- grans are repeats of last year's offerings, this vear has seen the introduction of French for Grade 4. Testing and guidance programs have been continued, as have been the teacher-parent conferences aimed at helping teachers, specialists and parents to better understand and help the elementary pupils.
The Guidance program has broadened in scope with the addition of the twelfth grade. Many seniors have problems concerning college appli- cations, and college board examinations and scholarships. Transcripts must be sent to colleges, in many cases three or more per student. Inter- views with college admission officers are part of the guidance counselors' work. Some seniors who are not college-bound have problems in choosing a branch of service to meet their needs, while others need assistance in securing positions in in- dustry or business.
The Science Research Testing program was ex- panded this year to include Grades 7 and 8. Re- sults of these tests are proving very helpful to pupils, parents, teachers, and guidance counselors.
CITIZENS OF THE TOWN
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SUPERINTENDENT
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
ASS'T PRINCIPALS SUPERVISORS TEACHERS AND OTHERS WORKING IN GRADES 1-6
ASS'T PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS TEACHERS AND OTHERS WORKING IN GRADES 7-12
MAINTENANCE SECRETARIAL AND OTHER STAFF NOT ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC SCHOOL
Health
Under our Health program, each child has an annual check on weight, height, vision, and hear- ing. Defects found are reported to parents who are encouraged to seek competent medical advice. Every effort is made in the classrooms to pro- vide the best conditions possible for those with impaired vision or hearing.
Each year a Tuberculosis Patch Testing pro- gram is carried out in co-operation with the Es- sex County Health Association. Any child who shows positive results on the patch test is given a chest X-ray.
All high school students participating in com- petitive sports are required to have a complete physical at the start of the season. All other stu- dents have a complete physical every three years, this examination being given either by the family physician or the school doctor, according to the parents' wishes.
With one full-time and one part-time nurse on the staff, professional attention is available in case of sudden illness or accident during the school day.
In the maintenance of buildings, the usual pattern was followed in the matter of painting and routine repairs. Some renovation was done in the original part of the Center School, primar- ily in the interests of fire-safety.
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The transportation system changed somewhat this year. In September, for the first time, no pupils were transported to the high school in Wakefield. Also in September, the first town- owned school bus was put into operation. Al- though the bus has been in use for only four months, it is proving to be very satisfactory. In addition to regular school transportation, the bus has been used on numerous occasions for educa- tional trips and extra-curricular activities.
The major school problem facing the citizens of Lynnfield at present is the matter of additional secondary school facilities. Since September, in spite of careful scheduling, space in the high school is at such a premium that it has been necessary to schedule study halls in the audi-
torium, an arrangement which is definitely unfair to students. The situation in the high school will become increasingly serious during the next few years, and unless plans are made to provide addi- tional space soon, the community may again be faced with either a double-session program or some alternative, this time at the secondary level.
A review of the work of the past year shows that many parents, through the Parent Teachers' Associations, the Band Boosters, the Sports Boosters, and other committees and groups, have actively supported the schools. The School De- partment appreciates this interest and evidence of unity between citizens and schools.
It has been a pleasure to work with the mem- bers of the Huckleberry Hill School Building Committee, a fine group of citizens who have worked untiringly to plan and equip our new elementary school.
I am grateful to the School Committee for their wise counsel and support, and to all school personnel and citizens who have worked co-opera- tively for better schools in Lynnfield. With such genuine interest and enthusiasm, I am sure our school program will move forward in 1960.
John A. Redmond Superintendent of Schools
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD Citizens Activity Record Good Government Starts With You
If you are interested in serving on a town committee, please fill out this form and mail to Secretary, Board of Selectmen, Lynnfield, Mass. The filling out of this form in no way assures appointment. All committee vacancies will be filled by citizens deemed most qualified to serve in a particular capacity.
Name
Home Telephone
Address
Amount of Time available
Interested in what Town Committees
Present Business Affiliation and Work
Business Experience
Education or Special Training
Date Appointed
Town Offices Held (In Lynnfield or Elsewhere)
Terin Expired
Remarks
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It would be most helpful if particular fields, such as finance, law, engineering, etc., be emphasized on this form, so that the selections may be inade on the best evalua- tion of interests and special qualifications possible.
(Use reverse side for additional information)
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annual report
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the year ending December 31, 1960
The Massachusetts Selectmen's Association PRESENTS
First Prize IN THE SECOND POPULATION GROUP
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To the Town of
LYNNFIELD
In Recognition of the Excellence of its TOWN REPORT For the Year 1959
AND in witness thereof has caused its seal and the signatures of its President and Secretary to be affixed hereto at Northampton on the Fourteenth day of October, nineteen hundred and sixty.
PRESIDENT
Thomas & Callahan SECRETAR
Town Report Committee
The Town Report Committee endeavors to present the activities of town officers, boards and committees in a concise and interesting manner. The committee for this report com- prises, seated, left to right, Mrs. Ruth E. Rudowski, Richard B. Learnard, chairman and Mrs. June T. Crumrine, secretary. Standing, left to right, Mrs. E. Marie Saporito, Melvin E. Goodwin and Mrs. Ruth D. Foulkes. Town Accountant Theodore C. Palizzolo serves as ex-officio member.
The first annual Town Report to be prepared by a special Town Report Committee was in 1949. The Board of Selectmen that year was inspired to appoint such a Committee because of the ob- vious general lack of interest shown in the type of previous Town Reports. They hoped that if the final results of this Committee's work was well received its intention to attractively present a complete report would generate a much higher degree of interest in town affairs. The Common- wealth of Massachusetts had been urging all mu- nicipalities to improve its reports to people of the towns. As an encouragement the Common- wealth provided an annual survey and competi- tive judging. Up to the time of the creating of this special committee Lynnfield's rate had been far below the average.
During the eleven years in which this commit- tee has been functioning there have been only three years in which an award has not been re- ceived.
In 1953 and 1959 first prizes were awarded to the Town. In 1952 and 1957 the town placed sec- ond. Third place was won by the town four times,
in 1949, 1950, 1955 and by tie with Lunenberg in 1958. Also in 1953 the town received a Certificate of Merit in the tenth annual New England Muni- cipal Reports competition sponsored by the New England Council.
A new committee is appointed annually by the Board of Selectmen and is comprised of six mem- bers and the Town Accountant, ex-officio. This year, as in the past, this Committee has endeav- ored to report the activities of the officers, boards and committees of the Town in a concise and in- teresting manner.
We sincerely hope that you will find this report useful, and that as a result the citizens of the town will continue to strive to make this community a better place in which to live.
June T. Crumrine, Secretary Melvin E. Goodwin Ruth E. Rudowski E. Marie Saporito Ruth D. Foulkes Richard B. Learnard, Chairman Theodore Palizzolo, Ex-officio
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Table of Contents
Page
CALENDAR
IN MEMORIAM 9
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Board of Selectmen 11
Officers and Committees 5
Town Clerk
18
Town Meeting Action 19
Licenses
16
FINANCE
Treasurer 43
Accountant 32
Collector of Taxes 45
Board of Assessors 46
PROTECTION OF
PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department 55
Fire Department 53
Fire Alarm Supervisor 61
Wire Inspector
61
Civil Defense Agency 52
FEATURE STORY 17
HEALTH AND WELFARE
Board of Health 59
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Health Officer 60
Sanitarian 61
Board of Public Assistance 60
Veterans Agent
58
Animal Inspector 47
Dog Officer 47
Plumbing Inspector 45
Cesspool Inspector 45
Sealer of Weights and Measures 53
PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS
Planning Board 54
Board of Appeals 56
Road Commissioner 64
Park and Cemetery Department 54
Building Inspector 59
Tree Warden 14
Tree and Moth Department 14
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
62
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
73
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Births 69
Deaths 71
Marriages 67
Jury List 65
Committee Reports 48
Calendar
SELECTMEN - Every Thursday 8 P.M. Town Hall SCHOOL COMMITTEE - First & third Mondays 8 P.M. High School BOARD OF ASSESSORS - Monday 7:30 P.M. Town Hall
BOARD OF HEALTH - First & third Mondays 8:20 P.M. Town Hall BOARD OF APPEALS - First Tuesday of each month by appointment Town Hall
PLANNING BOARD - First & third Mondays 8 P.M. Town Hall
PARK & CEMETERY DEPARTMENT - Mondays 7:30 P.M. Town Hall TAX COLLECTOR - First & third Wednesday 7:30 P.M. Lynnfield Water Board Office - Second & fourth Wednesday 7:30 P.M. Town Ha' !- ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - Second Monday in March
POPULATION -8500 (approx.)
TOWN AREA - ten square miles
1960 TAX RATE- $58.00 per $1000 of valuation
TOWN OFFICE - Open Monday through Friday 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Closed on Saturdays
Town Government
ELECTED
Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare
Proctor A. Coffin Term expires 1961
Mason J. Condon Term expires 1962
Richard L. Hobbs Term expires 1963
Board of Health
George S. Robinson, M.D. ....
Term expires 1961
Manton P. Spear
Term expires 1962
Harold D. Aldrich Term expires 1963
Town Clerk
Harry W. Higgins
Tenure
Town Treasurer
Harry W. Higgins Term expires 1963
Tax Collector
Clifford C. Ham Term expires 1961
Moderator
John H. Kimball
Term expires 1961
Assessors
Kenneth A. Worthen
Term expires 1961
Stanley G. Thwing Term expires 1962
Stanley E. Flagg Term expires 1963
Trustees of Public Library
Nancy Santeusanio Term expires 1961
James Y. Lake Term expires 1962
Richard N. Eckert Term expires 1963
Park and Cemetery Commissioners
James V. Thompson
Term expires 1961
Donald R. Ross Term expires 1962
Minot H. Carter
Term expires 1963
Constables
Charles V. Sweetser
Term expires 1961
John F. Pepper
Term expires 1961
Tree Warden
Gustav H. Koch
Term expires 1961
School Committee
George Beesley
Term expires 1961
Carl F. Van Bennekom
Term expires 1961
Willis P. Burbank
Term expires 1962
Shirley T. Northrup Term expires 1962
Louis D. Savage, M.D.
Term expires 1963
Planning Board
Calvin J. Osberg
Term expires 1961
James E. Bagley, Jr.
Term expires 1962
Richard R. Wolsey
Term expires 1963
Russell E. Franck Term expires 1964
Howard A. Bouve, Jr.
Term expires 1965
Road Commissioner
James C. Fletcher
Term expires 1961
APPOINTED
Town Accountant
Theodore C. Palizzolo Term expires 1963
Town Counsel
Ralph G. Howland Term expires 1961 Clerk of Board of Selectmen
Robert W. Peabody Term expires 1961 Board of Registrars
Albert C. White, Jr. Term expires 1961 Edward A. Galvin Term expires 1962 William B. Murphy Term expires 1963 Harry W. Higgins, Clerk
Board of Appeals Members
Glen R. Smith Term expires 1961 Theodore N. Ferren Term expires 1962
Hubert G. Wall Term expires 1963
Alternate Members
Gene V. Santeusanio
Term expires 1961
Myron S. Wilson
Term expires 1962
Malcolm V. Smith
Term expires 1963
Finance Committee
Arthur A. Barton
Term expires 1961
Robert H. Jacobson
Term expires 1961
William E. Lee Term expires 1961 Arthur J. Bourque, Jr. Terni expires 1962 Herbert W. Chase Term expires 1962
John A. Valkevich Term expires 1962
Richard H. Thorngren Term expires 1963 William A. Macleod, Jr. Term expires 1963
Harry C. Wendt Term expires 1963
Health Agent George S. Robinson, M.D. .... Term expires 1961 Public Welfare Agent Wesley W. Munroe Police Chief
William E. Foley Fire Chief Carl E. Davis Building Inspector
Roger Harris
Term expires 1961
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Plumbing Inspector
Forrest W. Howard Term expires 1961 Wire Inspector
James V. Thompson Term expires 1961 Cesspool Inspector
Forrest W. Howard
Term expires 1961
Civil Defense Director
Lawrence E. Austin
Term expires 1961
Sealer of Weights & Measures
Gustav H. Koch
Term expires 1961
Moth Department Supt.
Gustav H. Koch Term expires 1961
Soldiers' Relief Agent
Burton B. Cogswell
Term expires 1961
Veterans' Benefit Agent
Burton B. Cogswell
Term expires 1961
Sanitarian
Robert W. Rimbach
Term expires 1961
Inspector of Animals
Gustav H. Koch
Term expires 1961
Dog Officer
Antonio I. Procurot
Term expires 1961
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN FOR YEAR 1960
BOARD OF APPEALS Hubert G. Wall, member, 3 years Malcolm V. Smith, Alternate, 3 years
BOARD OF REGISTRARS Ernest J. Bonah, resigned 4/1/60 Albert C. White, 1 year Edward A. Galvin, 2 years William B. Murphy, 3 years
BUILDING INSPECTOR Howard S. Armerding, resigned 3/17/60 Roger Harris
ASSISTANT BUILDING INSPECTOR James V. Thompson
CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE
Edward I. Buckley, 3 years Richard H. Thorngren, 2 years Charles M. Thompson, 1 year
CIVIL DEFENSE Organization: Director, Warren J. Chamberland, Died 8/19/60 Lawrence E. Austin Deputy Director, Richard W. Doremus
Secretary, Barbara L. Whitehouse
Public Information, June T. Crumrine
Rescue. George E. Fudge Radio Communications, Richard W. Doremus Utilities, James C. Fletcher Wire, James V. Thompson Nursing, Evelyn M. Jorgenson Medical Supplies, John P. Duggan Fuel, Perley P. Burrill Food, Della A. Smith Evacuation, Josiah Poeton Civilian War Aid, Wesley W. Munroe Girl Scouts. Glena B. Decker Wardens. Leroy M. Hadsall Water. Clifton E. Hodgdon Medical Officer, Thomas B. White
Communication: Willard K. Fiscus Harold A. Johnson Elmer W. Kerwin Harold W. Carter Walter Alden Renald J. Sirois William A. Yahn
Rescue : Glendall C. Larkin James E. Rich David V. Farrar Forrest W. Howard David P. Geggis
Fire: Chief, Sanborn A. Caldwell Deputy Chief, John A. Valkevich
Charles H. Smith
Robert W. Peabody
Bernard A. Schnurbush
Harold F. Kaler
Roy L. Adams Michael Ferris Howard B. Knowland Harold D. Lewis
George Payzant
John Dougherty
Richard Hudson
Lawrence Pardo Walter R. Brown
William C. Brattin
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