Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1952, Part 4

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1952
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 154


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35. 28


148. 31


3,096. 66


Dwelling Rent Income


3,096. 66


The Authority wishes to take this opportunity to thank the many persons who have assisted them in getting the Project in operation.


Regular meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month at the Town HIall at 8. 00 p. m.


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st & 2nd Series Notes


191,472. 52


JURY LIST


REVISED - AUGUST 18, 1952


Marion V. Abate Lillian Ainsworth Donald M. Allen Frankline E. Allen Gertrude E. Allgrove


Housewife & Bookkeeper 37 Glen Road


Housewife


Accountant


Supervisor


Housewife


Alan Altman


Clerk


Horace L. Booker


Assistant Treasurer


Carl A. Backman


Hoisting Engineer


Adeline E. Bacon


Housewife


Wallace E. Barrows


Chief Clerk


Lilyan Marie Blaquiere


Housewife


Stanley Cady DeEtte Carver


Housewife


Emma B. Cates


At home


Harry Cheifitz


Bakery Owner


Engineer


Clothing Cutter


Technician


Corydon W. Coombs


Mervin J. Curl


Joseph John Cunningham


Esther B. Currier William P. Curtin Roland C. Deming


Elizabeth J. Doucette


Housewife


At home


Die Setter


Housewife


Walter M. Farello


Francis M. Farrell


Box Maker


Post Office Clerk


Housewife


House Work


Housewife Student


Electrician


Housewife


Heat Treater


Housewife


Machinist


Laundry Worker


Electrical Technician Editor


Larz Neilson


Robert E. O'Leary Ivan E. Palmer


Printer Logger Housewife


42 Swain Road


23 Jones Avenue


Housewife Homemaker


Checker


Electrician


Welder


31 Shawsheen Road 443 Middlesex Avenue 86 Burlington Avenue 281 Woburn Street 77 Church Street 58 HighxSk 58 High St 151 Chestnut Street 114 Andover Street 23 High Street


47 Andover Street 130 Church Street Middlesex Avenue 57 High Street 30 Salem Street 48 Andover Street


24 Beacon Street 89 Middlesex Avenue Furniture & Rug Salesman 464 Middlesex Avemie Life Insurance Truck Driver


141 Andover Street 14 Beacon Street Boutwell Street 261 Glem Road 56 Federal Street


64 Ballardvale Street 224 West Street 45 Andover Street


35 Clark Street 20 Laurel Avenue 15 Swain Road West 278 Chestnut Street 64 Boutwell Street 5 State Street 50 Lowell Street 26 High Street


May Hadley Ethel J. Hardy Ella L. Hemeon J. William Jolly, Jr.


Arthur J. Kelley Helen B. Kelley Albert E. Kitchener


Gladys H. Macleod Allan D. MacMullin


Elvira MacPherson


Augustus T. Norton, Jr.


41 Shawsheen Avenue 424 Middlesex Avenue Aldrich Road 8 High Street Forest Avenue Burt Road 204 Wildwood Street 47 High Street


57 Clark Street Chestnut Street 22 Belmont Avenue Fairview Avenue 92 Hobson Avenue 277 Middlesex Avenue


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Katherine M. Penny Ruby H. Pipes Helen A. Quigg Geraldine A. Reagan Norman Winfred Rice John S. Ring


Horriemaker Reporter


Payroll Clerk


Wavie M. Drew Leo W. Dupras Mary L. Durkee


Section Maintainer


Thomas A. Galvin


Shipper


Carl N. Christiansen


Raymond C. Cole


Carl F. Connor


Villiam H. Russell Cdward J. Shelley Clsa F. Simes oseph James Slater Robert Smith Arthur Francis Starr Beatrice M. Sullivan lice P. Sweetser Clizabeth S. Tibbetts Edwin J. Twomey amuel J. Tucker tanely Webber thel M. Williams ydia G. Wicks lmer H. Woller Marjorie L. Woods Toward C. Woolaver uy L. York Edward J. Curtis uth K. Wood


Clerk


Printer


Housewife


Insurance Executive


Cash Register Service Man


Railroad Worker


10 Middlesex Avenue


Secretary


13 Lake Street


Housewife


48 Aldrich Road


Clerk


352 Middlesex Avenue


Office Manager


Zone Manager


Purchasing Agent


Housewife


84 Andover Street


Stitcher


71 Parker Street


Office Manager


31 Main Street


Machine Operator


23 Beacon Street


Fire & Inland Marine Underwriter


Woburn Street


Truck Driver


205 Middlesex Avenue


Lecture Ass't. in Chemistry 156 Andover Street


Housewife


36 Columbia Street


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10 Wildwood Street Atlantic Avenue 1 Lake Street 28 Grove Avenue 6 State Street


127 Burlington Avenue Middlesex Ave. & North S 668 Main Street


SARAH D. J. CARTER LECTURE COMMITTEE


The Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Committee presented for the entertainment of the people of Wilmington at Villanova Hall on Thurs- day evening, October 9, the following program:


A Musical Trio:


Eleanor Packard Jackson, Pianist


Eleanor Davis Soprano


Charles Henderson Baritone


Their choice selections were delightful, and the audience was most appreciative of their excellent performance.


Immediately following the musical part of the program, a most interesting and educational illustrated lecture on Prehistoric Indians of the southwest, and present day descendants, was given by Dr. Ernest C. MacDougall.


Everyone who attended was very much interested and enjoyed the whole evening's program. The committee hopes to have another program in the spring.


Treasurer's Report


Receipts:


Balance on Hand - Jan. 1, 1952


4.29


Received from Town Treasurer


146. 00


150. 29


Expenditures:


Dr. E.C. MacDougall, Oct. 9, 1952


50.00


Eleanor P. Jackson, Oct. 9, 1952 75.00


Rev. A. Shea - Villanova Hall


21.00


146. 00


Balance on Hand: 4.29


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Annual Report


OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


OF


WILMINGTON, MASS.


GTO


730.


WHITEFIELD


TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,


1952


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WILMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS


Organization


School Committee:


Miss Eleanor F. Grimes, Chairman


Wilmington


1950-1953


Mr. Ernest Crispo


Wilmington


1951-1954


Mr. John Hartnett


N. Wilmington


1951-1954


Mrs. Ruth Gratcyk


Wilmington


1952-1955


Mr. Warren G. Willis, Secretary


Wilmington


1952-1955


Mr. Arthur Lynch, Vice Chairman


Wilmington


1950-1953


Administration


Superintendent of Schools:


Clifford J. Good, 131 Middlesex Ave., Wil.


Tel. Wilmington 2345


School Physician:


Ernest C. MacDougall, M. D.


Tel. Wilmington 432


School Nurse:


Mrs. Esther H. Nichols, R. N.


Tel. Wilmington 744


Attendance Officer:


Mr. Ernest Cail


Tel. Wilmington 571


Secretary to Superintendent:


Mrs. Natalie A. Giroux


Wilmington, Mass.


Secretary to Principal of High School:


Mrs. Eleanor F. Day


Wilmington, Mass.


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ROSTER OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES


Supervisors Mary Boutilier Evelyn Anderson Alice Plevock Harold McDonell Lawrence Cushing


Supervisor Remedial Reading Supervisor of Drawing


Supervisor of Music Band Master


Supervisor Physical Education & Coach of High School Girl's


Lowell N. Wilmington S. Boston Methuen Wilmington


Principal Teachers


Bernard McMahon Harold Driscoll Harland Whittredge Anthony DeLuca Robert Barrett Irene Sharp George Webber Laura N. Marland Elene W. Farello Mary Gibbons Marjorie Marshall Margaret Horner Janet Lewis Joseph Baglione Thespina Triantafilou Constantine O'Doherty Emma Mallon


High School Sub Master


Social Science & Personnel


Commercial & Driver Training


Mathematics


Commercial


Head of Commercial Dept.


Head of English Dept.


Science


Latin, Spanish & French


English


English


Home Economics


Manual Training


Commercial & Girls Coach


Social Science & Coach


Boys Opportunity Class


Principal Teachers


Florence Liston


Junior High School


G. Myrtle Mahoney


Grade 8


Virginia Erickson


Grade 8


Grade 7


Mary P. Mogan Warren Cheever Francis X. Moriarty Joseph Beaton


Grade 6


Lowell Wilmington Lawrence


Pauline Durgin


Grade 5


Barbara Connors


Grade 5


Woburn Methuen Lowell


Principal Teachers


Rose Kennedy


Buzzell School - Grade 6


Lawrence


Mary L. Donahue


Buzzell School - Grade 6


Lowell


Margaret Maloney


Buzzell School - Grade 5


Lowell


Isabelle Burns


Buzzell School - Grade 5


Lowell


Irene Rogers


Buzzell School - Grade 5


N. Wilmington


Ruth Gunther


Buzzell School - Grade 6


N. Wilmington


Principal Teachers


Margaret Clarke


Center School


- Grade 3


Lawrence


Rose O'Keefe


Center School


- Grade 1


Dracut


Pauline Leiter


Center School


- Grade 4


Carol Brink Sears


Center School


- Grade 1


N. Wilmington Woburn


Principal Teachers


Sybil Wiberg


Walker School - Grade 1


Reading


Margaret Jordan


Walker School - Grade 3


Lawrence


Gladys Dunigan


Walker School - Grade 4


Lowell


Mildred Keville


Walker School - Grade 2


Lowell


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N. Wilmington Lawrence Wilmington Woburn Reading Wilmington Wilmington Andover Wilmington Melrose Reading Lawrence


Arlington Wilmington Woburn


Saugus Lowell


Lowell Lowell Wilmington Lowell


Mary B. Crawford Helen Roth


Grade 7


Grade 4


Grade 7


Principal Teachers


Helen Patten Lena Doucette Catherine Mclaughlin Lena Leiter


Whitefield School - Grade 4


Whitefield School - Grade 2


Whitefield School - Grade 3


Whitefield School - Grade 1


Wilmington N. Wilmington Lawrence N. Wilmington


Principal Teachers


Agnes Daley Ruby Fitzsimmons


Mildred Rogers - Grade 3


Lowell


Jean Ricciardelli


Mildred Rogers - Grade 2


Melrose


Molly Mazur


Mildred Rogers - Grade 1


Lowell


Mildred Rogers - Grade 4


Lowell


Josephine O'Donnell Marydean Snell


Mildred Rogers - Grade 1


Winchester


Principal


Marjorie Ethier Mary Sayer


Maple Meadow - Grade 1


N. Wilmington Lowell


Principal & Teacher


Lena Eames West School - Grades 1 and 2


Wilmington


Janitors


Lester Smith


High School


Wilmington Wilmington


Ernest Cail


Buzzell School


Wilmington


John Downs


Maple Meadow School


Wilmington


Bernard McDonough Wilbur Spanks Eli Coombs


Walker & Whitefield


West School


Wilmington Wilmington Wilmington


Maintenance Man Anton Thiel All Schools


Wilmington


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Mildred Rogers - Grade 2


Lowell


Maple Meadow - Grade 2


Teacher


Louis H. Nichols


Junior High School


Mildred Rogers & Center


SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1952


January 5 to February 20 - 7 weeks


Vacation One Week


March 2 to April 17 - 7 weeks Vacation One Week


April 27 to June 17 - Elementary - 8 weeks


SUMMER VACATION


September 9 to December 23 - 16 weeks


Vacation One Week


School Commences January 4, 1954


SCHOOL HOLIDAYS


February 22 May 30


Good Friday


October 12


April 19 November 11


No School Signal


22 22 22


Twenty-two blown three times on fire alarm signal:


At 7.00 - No School


Grades 7 - 12


At 7.15 - No School


Grades 1 - 6


Radio announcements will also be made over:


WLLH - Lowell 1400 on the radio dial


WLAW - Lawrence 680 on the radio dial


WBZ


- Boston 980 on the radio dial


WEEI - Boston 590 on the radio dial


From 7.00 to 9.00 A. M.


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GRADUATION EXERCISES WILMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 1952


Villanova Hall Wilmington, Mass.


Tuesday Evening - June 10 - 8.00 P. M.


. Program


High School Band


Processional National Anthem Invocation


Salutatory


Essay Solo - "Bless This House"


Rev. Otis A. Maxfield Jean H. Blanchard Patricia A. Blanchard Taylor & Brahe


Bettylou Grant


Valedictory


Music - "Halls of Ivy" "'Old Man River" "The Bells of St. Mary's"


C. Jean Anderson Russell & Knight Kern & Hammerstein Furber and Adams


Glee Club


Remarks


Clifford J. Good, Supt. of Schools


Presentation of Awards


Bernard P. McMahon, Principal of High School


Presentation of Diplomas


Eleanor F. Grimes, Chairman of School Committee


Benediction


Rev. Albert J. Shea


Recessional


High School Band


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CLASS OF 1952


*Clara Jean Anderson Shirley M. Anstey *Janet H. Backman


*Avis B. Balcolm Bryant M. Bedell


*Arnold Bishop, Jr. Closson K. Blaisdell


*Jean H. Blanchard


*Patricia B. Blanchard Dora A. Bourgeois Beatrice R. Boyd


*Frances T. Brennick Joan M. Brennick Donald C. Brewster Lee A. Bull


*Marion R. Carter Elaine M. Christofer Raymond C. Clifford Everett N. Cole


*Barbara A. Connolly John D. Cooke Daniel F. Cosman Mary M. Crehan Maryann Curtin William D. Dalton


'Barbara J. Darling John Joseph Deeley Cynthia J. Dickinson Elinor J. Donahue Weston E. Draper Albert E. Ethier William P. Feeney Jean Fenlon Dorothy A. Fidler Donald P. Fleming


Thomas A. Foley


Barbara L. Froton


Edward F. Gilbert Eleanor Gillis


*Barbara A. Gordon


*Betty Lou Grant Joseph E. Hakey


Robert E. Hamilton


*Dorothy M. Harnish Francis S. Hoban


Joan R. Hodgdon Lois A. Hollien


Elizabeth A. Hourihan


Marlene F. Ivanowski


Fern E. Kelley Joseph LaCreta


Jean E. LaRivee


Ralph LePore


Cornelius Lewis


Priscilla Lyons


James MacDonald


Margaret L. MacDonald


Thomas R. Mahoney


David S. Manson


James R. Manuel


Margaret McGondel


Jere L. Melzar


Marjorie A. Mills


Louise C. Moriarty


Ruth E. Motschman


Beverly J. Neagle


Priscilla R. Palmer


Patricia A. Pilcher Janice M. Quandt


Roger W. Quandt


Joanne M. Reid


Pauline M. Richard


Walter Rogers


Shirley R. Smith


Pauline F. Surette


Robert Sutton


Catherine A. Szuch


Lillian R. Temple


James D. Tighe


Nancy B. Trow Ronald Ulrickson


Beatrice B. Whalen


Charles F. Williams Shirley Willworth


*Elected to membership in the National Honor Society


CLASS OF 1952 OFFICERS


President Vice-president Secretary Treasurer


Ralph Lepore Jeanne Fenlon Dorothy Fidler Shirley Smith


Class Colors Class Motto


Maroon and Gold "In ourselves is either triumph or defeat"


Class Flower


Carnation


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE


To the Citizens of the Town of Wilmington:


During the past year there have been many steps of progress in the Wilmington Public Schools, and we are happy to present them to you at this time.


First we would like to express our appreciation to the School Building Committee - Mr. Hayward Bliss, chairman, Mr. Nicholas DeFelice, and Mr. Alan Shepard for their interest in our schools and for the time and effort they have given in arranging for the con- struction of the new elementary school. The question of housing students is a serious one, and although this school will alleviate present crowded conditions, it is not going to solve our problem completely. It is the opinion of this committee that it will be necessary to have more construction in the near future.


Educationally speaking, we made progress in adopting the Scott- Foresman reading series in the first four grades, giving us a stand- ard reading system in all the schools, thereby making it easier for the youngsters to acclimate themselves when they are brought to - gether in the higher grades. The Reinhart Writing System has been initiated in the first four grades. Both of these programs are work- ing our very satisfactorily.


In the fall the Adult Evening Classes started. The members of the School Committee are the trustees of this program. We appoint- ed the following Advisory Committee of interested citizens: Mr. Thomas Galvin, Mrs. Edward Page and Mrs. Wavie Drew. The response to these classes was very enthisiastic with an enrollment of two hundred and thirty-eight (238). Several classes are now being held in sewing, rug hooking, furniture refinishing, decorative paint- ing, upholstery, and Americanization. We hope to expand this pro- gram during the coming year to include academic courses.


There was a question in the minds of the members of the Com- mittee as to who had the authority to award the bus contract, the School Committee or the Town Manager. On an opinion from the Town Counsel, he stated that the authority on the bus contract rests with the School Committee. McIntire Bus Lines Inc. was the only bidder. We felt that if a three-year contract was awarded it would be to our benefit, since bids have been increasing each year. It would also help the bus company by giving them the security of the contract, thereby making it easier for them to purchase new equip- ment. In September the starting time for classes in the High School and Junior High School was changed so the bus trips could be arranged


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to transport first the students of these schools and then the element- ary school students, making it possible to eliminate one bus. By doing this, the town will have saved about $8100. 00 by June 1953.


After checking the legality of the move with the Department of Education and the Town Counsel, and receiving their approval, it was decided to remove the Janitors' Salaries, Maintenance Man's Salary, Fuel, Accounts for the Maintenance of the School Plant, and Insurance Accounts from our budget, since the responsibility of these accounts was given to the Town Manager in the Town Manager Charter, and the authority of the expenditure of these funds rests with him. Although these accounts have been removed from our 1953 Budget and will be voted on separately at the Town Meeting, we. will still receive state-aid for them.


During this year we lost the services of two of our more ex- perienced teachers by retirement. They are Mrs. Olive Oman, who taught the third grade at the Walker School, and Miss Lena Doucette, who taught the second grade at the Whitfield School. Both of these teachers devoted many years to teaching the children of Wilmington, and we wish them happiness in their retirement. Other changes in personnel include resignations from the following: Miss Ruth Berube as music supervisor; Miss Mary M. Daily as foreign language teach - er in the High School; Mr. Alan R. Harris as English teacher in the High School; Miss Helen Kelley as Home Economics teacher; Mr. Albert Hoag as Manual Training teacher; Miss Christine Mulcahy as Commercial teacher and girls' coach in the High School; Miss Rosemary Drohan as elementary school teacher; and Miss Barbara Duffy as elementary school teacher. Some of these teachers left to accept better positions in other school systems.


The new appointments were as follows: Mr. Ralph Ambrose, who returned after two years active duty, to teacher of social studies and assistant guidance director in the High School; Miss Alice M. Plevock to music supervisor; Miss Mary Gibbons to foreign language teacher; Miss Majorie Marshall to English teacher; Miss Janet Lewis to Home Economics teacher; Mr. Joseph Baglione to Manual Training teacher; Miss Thespina Triantafalou to Commerical teacher and girls' coach; and Miss Barbara Connors, Mrs. Ruth Gunther, Mrs. Carol Brink, Mrs. James Jordan, Mrs. Mary Scully, and Miss Jean Ricciardelli to elementary teaching positions.


The athletic program has been reorganized, and the duties of the coaches have been reassigned. Football and baseball have been extended to the seventh and eighth grades, where the coach follows the same systems used in the High School. A faculty manager of


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of athletics has been appointed who will, among other duties, relieve the coach of the time and responsibility of distributing equipment, so he can devote full time to coaching. We feel that this plan will impro our program. The athletic program is extremely important in de - veloping character and a sense of fair play in a youngster as well as helping to develop the student physically, and we would like to have as sound a program as possible.


During this year we adopted a Salary Schedule to cover the sala- ries of the teachers and the school nurse to be effective Sept. 1, 195 The purposes of adopting this schedule are to attract capable teacher to give stability to the present teaching staff, and to enable teachers to maintain adequate living and cultural standards consistent with those of other workers. Stipulated in this schedule is the require - ment that, in order for a teacher to receive the regular step-rate increases, six semester hours of credit approved by the superinten- dent of schools must be completed by the teacher every three years. There is a differential of $200 for a teacher with a master's degree The maximum salary is reached in the twelfth year. The reason for this is to promote professional growth and to encourage the teachers to keep abreast with the modern methods of teaching. This schedule met with the approval of both the School Committee and the Teacher Club. We are grateful to the teachers for their understanding in working with us for the common good in this matter. We hope to be able to make improvements on this in the future.


In closing we would like to express our gratitude to the many local organizations who have assisted the Wilmington Schools in any way. We wish to compliment Mr. C. Good, after his first full year as superintendent of schools, for his enthusiasm and devotion to his work and commend him for the very fine job that he is doing. We also want to thank the principals, supervisors, teachers and other school personnel for their support and cooperation, and pray that with God's help our schools will show continued progress in the future.


Respectfully,


Eleanor F. Grimes, Chairm. Arthur V. Lynch, Vice-Chai Warren G. Willis, Secretary Ruth M. Gratcyk Ernest M. Crispo John F. Hartnett


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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


Written annual reports are at best a condensed version of all that takes place within a fiscal school year, and the conclusions drawn from the many thousands of details present a mere general view of the work involved. No amount of writing could cover the entire field of the educational process, and an annual report must, of necessity, present the general development of the more promi- nent phases.


Public Schools and The New Town Charter


The now "not so new" Town Charter (Chapter 592 of the Gen- eral Laws), voted by the people of Wilmington, might well be con- sidered at this point. Such consideration is not to be construed as adverse criticism - it is merely an attempt to explain its relation- ship to the public schools, and the changes in the public school bud- get and policies as a result of this Act.


Section 12, paragraph F of the present Town Charter reads as follows:


"The town manager shall have jurisdiction over the rental and use of all town property, except schools. He shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair of all town property, including school buildings and grounds. Except as otherwise voted by the town, he shall be responsible for the preparation of plans and supervision of work on all construc- tion, reconstruction, alterations, improvements and other undertakings authorized by the town, subject, however, to the approval of the school committee with respect to plans for the construction or improvement of school buildings or property. "


It is obvious from the above quotation and generally considered to be so by the School Committee, Town Manager and Town Counsel, that the Town Manager has full charge of the maintenance and repair of all the Public Schools of Wilmington. The approval of ordinary repair work by the School Committee is implied, but the Charter apparently does not give absolute authority to the School Committee. The maintenance of the Public Schools, which includes janitors' duties and salaries, heating of school buildings, janitors' supplies, insurance, etc., is entirely in the hands of the Town Manager.


The only authority given to the School Committee under para - graph F seems to be in regard to any new construction, reconstruc- tion and major alterations with regard to the Public Schools. Even in this regard, many doubts have arisen during the many conferences


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of the School Committee, Town Manager and the Town Counsel. The absolute legal intent of paragraph F is decidedly vague in many re- spects. In my judgment, the only reason that paragraph F has work- ed at all is due to the spirit of cooperation on the part of all the par- ties involved.


Since paragraph F seems to be quite exact with regard to main- tenance and repair of the Public Schools, a new change has been made in the school budget for the fiscal year, 1953. All expenditures for janitors' salaries, janitors' supplies, insurance, fuel, maintenance man's salary, repairs etc., of all school buildings have been taken out of the formal school budget. These amounts, although now in- corporated in the Town Manager's budget, will be taken into con- sideration when figuring per-pupil costs for the school year. If the above amounts remained in the school budget, the Superintendent and the School Committee would be saddled with the responsibility of the accounts, but with no authority to make expenditures therefrom. The contradiction involved is quite obvious, and the current change seems to be a definite necessity.


As I have stated, paragraph F is not clear, and I do not like in- volved or vague responsibilities. I would not ordinarily approve such amounts being taken out of a school budget, but there seems to be no alternative in this case, if we are to be fair with the seeming intent of the Charter. It has always been my firm belief that all school matters should lie within the jurisdiction of the Superintendent and School Committee. I still adhere to that belief, since all school mat- ters are close to the Superintendent and the School Committee, and consequently receive their undivided attention. There is no criti- cism even implied here as to the personal efforts of the Town Mgr. in this respect. He has cooperated as best he can, and all who are involved are distrubed by the vagueness of the Charter in regard to the schools.


Separate School Tax and School Budget


Chapter 578 of the Acts of 1952, requires that: "On every tax bill or notice, if the tax is other than a poll tax, there shall be print- ed.in a conspicuous place the SCHOOL tax rate, the GENERAL tax ·rate, and the TOTAL RATE of the Town as determined by the asses- sors. "


In effect, the above means that the taxpayers of every commun- ity within the Commonwealth will now know the exact amount of each tax dollar that goes to the support of the public schools.


The law further states: "In determining the school assessment,


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and school tax rate, the assessors shall deduct from total school appropriations the estimated amount of the school income ... etc. " The above will now bring out a point of information not generally considered previously. The gross school budget for the fiscal year 1952 was $282, 208. 00. This gross amount, however, does not represent the actual sum of money to be raised by taxation, for the support of schools. The net amount for support of schools or $183, 994. 43, more nearly represents the amount to be raised by taxation.




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