Wilbraham annual report 1932-1940, Part 11

Author: Wilbraham (Mass.)
Publication date: 1932
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 956


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W. McClelland


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T. Normoyle


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R. Tupper


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PAYROLL


H. J. Murphy


$133.90


R. Babineau


62.50


R. Bennett


34.50


J. Brackinisky


45.75


W. Brackinisky


49.50


E. Brown


46.50


H. Brown


34.75


L. Hill


43.00


G. Herter


36.25


C. King


62.50


W. McClelland


41.50


T. Normoyle


32.25


R. Tupper


50.00


$672.90


20 inspections made for fuel oil storage.


HAROLD J. MURPHY, Fire Chief.


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Forest Warden's Report


Appropriation


$100.00


Reserved from Reserve Fund


3.00


$103.00


Total expenditures


102.65


Balance


$.35


Gebeau's Garage, gasoline, etc.


$5.15


E. M. Brown


26.50


G. Herter


11.00


H. W. Brown


9.75


S. Allyn


5.00


C. King


10.00


L. Dibble


3.25


W. McClelland


4.50


E. Babineau


1.50


C. Green


1.50


S. Peczka


1.00


J. Chrzanowski


1.75


J. Parrotta


1.00


J. Beane


.50


R. Bennett


2.75


R. Tupper


2.00


L. Hill


1.00


J. Brackinisky


.50


IV. Brackinisky


.50


H. Phillips


.50


E. Phillips


.50


R. Barker


.50


R. Condon


.50


IV. Condon


.50


70


J. MacCellough


$ .50


G. Backus


.50


L. Clay


.50


D. Green


.50


F. Green


.50


M. Booth


1.00


R. Darling


.50


H. Darling


.50


R. Beane


2.00


Robert Welch


.75


H. Herter


1.75


C. Merrick


.50


H. Swetland


.50


H. Murphy


.50


R. Babineau


.50


EARLE M. BROWN,


Forest Warden.


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Report of Tree Warden


Appropriation Transferred from Reserve Fund


$100.00


75.00


$175.00


Labor at 50 cents per hour


John Tupper


$73.50


Stephen Kimball


1.00


Milton Kittredge


64.50


Joseph Miner


1.00


Harold Murphy


4.00


Joseph Piscor


18.00


$162.00


Trucking


Harry Hall 10.12


Material


Sears Roebuck Co., 30 ft.


5-16 cable at 4 cents 1.20


Whitcomb & Faulkner, 2 gals Ebonol 1.60


2.80


Total expenditure Unexpended balance .08


$174.92


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN B. TUPPER, Tree Warden.


72


Report of Building Inspector


Number of permits issued


36


Houses


11


Additions


7


Garage


5


Barns


2


Hen Houses


5


Wagon Shed


1


Tent


5


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HERBERT F. SWETLAND.


Report of Barn, Animal and Slaughtering Inspector


Number of barns inspected 4


Number of cattle brought in from out of State 6


Number of dogs quarantined 3


Slaughtering Inspection


Number of Swine 25


Number of calves 18


Due to a change in the Division of Livestock Disease Control the annual inspection of barns and animals now comes in January.


J. M. PICKENS, Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering.


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Report of Milk Inspector


Dairies inspected and scored according to State Score Card 25 Permits given to sell under twenty quarts of milk per day 16 Licenses given to sell milk 39 License fees turned over to Treasurer (fifty cents each) $19.50 H. W. BURBANK,


Milk Inspector.


Report of Dog Officer


Number of dogs killed 2


Number of dogs unlicensed


33


Notices were sent and licenses collected by dog officer.


No complaints were filed in District Court.


OREN K. GILBERT,


Dog Officer.


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Memorial Day


The Memorial Exercises this year were held at Grace Union Church on the evening of Memorial Sunday. The memorial address was delivered by the Honorable James P. Boland, Mayor of the City of Northampton, who is also Past Commander of Hampshire-Franklin Council of the American Legion.


The musical part of the program was rendered by Mr. John Hibbert well known WMAS radio tenor, Miss Stella Wise serving as accompanist.


The graves of all veterans of all wars were decorated with flags in the four local cemeteries and wreaths were placed on the monument and boulders at Wilbraham, North Wilbraham and Glendale. An opportunity arose during the year to have the monument at Wilbraham cleaned and the base repaired at a cost much lower than before offered. The funds were obtained by a transfer from the reserve fund thourgh the kindness of the Finance Board and we believe that the expendi- ture was a worthy one.


Respectfully yours, WILBRAHAM POST 286, American Legion. James F. Keefe, Commander.


Leonard E. Hill,


Adjutant.


Memorial Day


Appropriation


$75.00


James P. Boland, Speaker


$15.00


Fred Sevrens, Services as bugler 2.50


John Hibbert, Soloist, Stella Wise, organist 15.00


Springfield News Co., Flags 4.00


Grey Nook Flower Shop, Wreaths 15.00


J. Russell Co., Rope cable 6.00


Total expenditure $57.50 Unexpended balance $17.50


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Care of Parks


Appropriation


$150.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


60.00


$210.00


William E. Day, care of Glendale Park


$20.00


Jerry Donohue, care of parks, Wilbra-


ham and North Wilbraham 100.00


Jerry Donohue, loam and seeding


10.00


The Cutler Co., fertilizer and grass seed


2.61


F. W. Howe, cleaning monument


50.00


Frederick Kretschmar, installing rope


on flag pole at Collins Park


2.00


Water Department water bills


5.00


Total expenditure $189.61 20.39


Unexpended balance


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Gypsy Moth Report


Appropriation


$500.00


Egg Clusters found


2808


Largest colony found


1027 egg clusters


Largest single colony


220 egg clusters


Labor:


E. Ray Pease


$236.50


Walter Clark


58.80


E. Hayn


80.40


C. B. Hitchcock


90 40


H. Swetland


10.00


$476.10


Material:


Frost Insecticide Co., spray $2.50


Gebeau's Garage, rivets, knife blades, etc. 2.70


Hall's Hardware Co., arsenate of lead, paper and rope 6.15


Morrissey Bros., small tools


12.74


$24.09


Total expenditure


$500.19


Overdrawn .19


E. RAY PEASE,


Gypsy Moth Superintndent.


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Cemetery Commissioner's Report


Appropriation Trust Funds Transferred from Reserve Fund


$175.00 196.27


9.00


$380.27


EXPENDITURES Adams Cemetery


L. W. Rice, Care


$126.25


Walter Clark, Trucking


6.00


The Cutler Co., lawn seed, etc.


29.00


Jerry Donohue, Trucking


6.00


Morrissey Bros., Paint


53.25


Victor Pirosseno, Trucking


9.00


J. Russell Co., Paint


15.30


$244.80


East Wilbraham


B. B. Green, Care and posts


$66.70


Morrissey Bros., Paint, etc.


22.94


$89.64


Glendale


Henry I. Edson, Care


$9.75


Charles M. Calkins, Labor


23.75


$33.50


Woodland Dell


Woodland Dell Asso., Opening grave


$12.00


$12.00


Total expenditure


$379.94


Unexpended balance .33


RECEIVED FROM TRUST FUNDS


Adams, G. Frank


$5.00


Brewer, Edward H.


5.00


Bruuer, Laura


78.25


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Butler, Philip M.


$3.00


Butler, William


4.00


Calkins, Charles, M. & D. C.


3.00


Clark, Henry


4.00


Copeland, Evalina M.


3.50


Dane, Lucy M.


4.00


Danks, Hiram


10.00


Fuller, F. A. & C. F. & Lane, M. A.


10.00


Gates, Harriet


5.00


Greene, B. Franklin


5.00


Jones, Eliza M.


4.00


Kibbe, Anna C.


3.27


Knowlton, Abraham


3.00


Knowlton, Charles R.


4.00


Knowlton, George E.


5.00


Morgan, Angeline P.


4.00


Potter, Ira G.


6.00


Potter, P. P.


5 00


Rice, Jesse L.


5.00


Stebbins, Chloe B.


4.25


Stebbins, Francese E.


8.00


Stebbins, L. & M.


5.00


$196.27


USED FROM TRUST FUNDS Adams Cemetery


Care of lots


$79.25


General expense


71.25


East Wilbraham


Care of lots


$42.50


Glendale


Care of lots


$3.27


$196.27


LEE W. RICE, BENJAMIN B. GREEN, HENRY 1. EDSON, Cemetery Commissioners.


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Report of Finance Committee


To Voters of Wilbraham:


The Finance Committee met seven times in 1934 to trans- fer money from the Reserve Fund to the following accounts:


March 29, 1934


Tax Collector's Expense $250.00


May 31, 1934 Care of Parks 60.00


July 13, 1934


Tree Warden 75.00


July 24, 1934:


Miscellaneous and Highways


$1,000.00


C. W. A. and E. R. A. 1,110.62


Welfare Investigator


440.00


Assessor's Expenses


89.87


Treasurer's Expenses


10.57


August 13, 1934:


Assessor's Expenses


10.00


Treasurer's Expenses


18.00


December 4, 1934:


Contagious Diseases


650.00


E. R. A.


450.00


Contingent Fund


125.00


Chapter 90, Stony Hill Road


51.00


Chapter 9C, Tinkham Road


1.00


Tax Collector Expenses


175.00


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December 29, 1934:


Water Department Forest Warden Cemeteries Dental Clinic


$236.52


3.00


9.00


37.50


$4,802.08


C. P. BOLLES, Chairman,


JOHN J. LYONS,


J. W. BALDWIN,


R. J. SACKETT,


LEON JEWELL,


LEON BENNETT,


W. H. HOLDRIDGE, Secretary.


Auditor's Report


I have audited the books and accounting records of the Town of Wilbraham, Mass., for the year ending December 31, 1934.


In my cpinion they have been fairly and accurately kept, according to the best of my information, the explanations given me and as shown by the books.


WILLIAM E. PORTER, Town Auditor.


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School Committee's Report


To the Citizens of Wilbraham:


Your school committee respectfully submits the following report for the year 1934.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1934


Appropriation for school support


$64,455.00


Total expenditures, itemized statement follows


$62,504.99


Less-


Tuition refunds, 1934 98.39


Net expenditures


62,406.60


Less than appropriation


$2,048.40


COST OF THE SCHOOLS TO THE TOWN IN 1934 FOR SUPPORT


Net expenditures above


$62,406.60


Credits


General School Fund Law, Part II


$11,932.47


General School Fund Law, Part I


4,848.95


Superintendent's Salary 859.26


Vocational Education


1.756.61


Tuition, State Children


115.45


Tuition, Town of Monson


120.00


Supplies sold


.35


Car tickets sold


17.82


Refunds on 1933 tuition


63.75


$19,714.66


Amount paid from local taxation for support


$42,691.94


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ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES


School Committee


H. W. Cutler, salary $40.00


Mrs. Mary S. Merrick, salary


40.00


Horace J. Rice, salary 40.00


$120.00


Superintendence of Schools and Enforcement of Law


F. A. Wheeler, salary $1,497.22


F. A. Wheeler, travelling and office ex- penses 266.88


Mrs. Jennie T. Abbott, working certi- ficates and care of tickets


34.50


Emily O. Cormier, clerical services


461.37


D. C. Ellinwood, supervisor of attendance 70.00


Mrs. Fannie R. Pease, working certificates 3.60


Mrs. Agnes I. Simmington, telephone


1.00


Wright & Potter Printing Co., account


blanks 6.17


$2,340.74


Supervisors' Salaries


Mrs. Ethel C. Morse


$331.20


Mrs. Helen B. Tower 356.50


687.70


Teachers' Salaries


Mrs. Yolande R. Aldrich


$756.00


Mrs. Carol B. Allen


4.00


Mrs. E. V. Barnes


2.00


Mrs. Anna B. Booker


4.00


Marie A. Boylan


4.00


Adele M. Cone


1,014.00


Ruth M. Gennett


1,080.00


Katherine A. Hart


1,080.00


Marion L. Holland


1,080.00


Marion E. Kelley


1,202.85


Mrs. Lucy B. Kerr


48.00


Helen S. Kochanek


1,068.41


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Liane S. Laramee


$1,053.CO


Esther 1. Lindell


1,080.00


Mrs. Mary G. Logan


1,080.00


Elizabeth Los


8.00


Mrs. Adella Olin


413.00


Mrs. Eleanor B. Parsons


1,215.00


Mrs. Fannie R. Pease


8.00


Mrs. Isabel Riddle


14.00


Helen R. Ritchie


1,053.00


Mrs. Minnie M. Sanderson


1,039.50


Mrs. Agnes I. Simmington


1,215.00


Ferne E. Terwilliger


6.75.00


Mrs. Mabel F .. Welch


1,069.20


$17,265.96


Textbooks


Allyn & Bacon


$41.00


American Book Co.


35.82


Beckley-Cardy Co.


9.22


C. C. Birchard Co.


8.42


Milton Bradley Co.


4.20


Margaret Coyne, Agent


1.60


Ginn & Co.


43.00


Houghton-Mifflin Co.


19.56


Iroquois Publishing Co.


15.87


Laidlaw Bros.


19.89


Library Book House


24.45


Little, Brown & Co.


9.37


Lyons & Carnahan


35.51


The Macmillan Co.


6.90


G. & C. Merriam Co.


18.00


Newson & Company


1.78


Horace J. Rice, paid for rebinding book


2.50


Benj. H. Sanborn & Co.


7.78


10 Cent Books, Inc.


2.07


The John C. Winston Co.


29.28


$336.22


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Supplies


Allyn & Bacon, work books $16.04


American Education Press, Inc., Weekly


Reader 23.60


E. E. Babb & Co., miscellaneous supplies 62.72


Beckley-Cardy Co., sentence builders 1.50


Bobbs-Merrill Co., workbooks


2.89


Milton Bradley Co., miscellaneous supplies


403.63


Carlisle Hardware Co., balls, bats, files, etc.


8.34


Direct Stores, Inc., paints


4.80


Joseph Y. Donald, printing


14.85


Eldridge Entertainment Co., poems


.50


Forbes & Wallace, Inc., floss, percale, felt, etc. 6 85


Ruth M Gennett, cretonne .88


J. L. Hammett Co., pencils, papers, etc. 131.02


Harcourt Brace & Co., workbooks 26.20


Holden Patent Book Cover Co., book


covers 8.93


Johnson's Bookstore, envelopes, carbon paper, ink, etc. 2.05


Marion E. Kelley, Palmer awards 6.31


Laidlaw Brothers, workbooks 15.64


Mass. Tuberculosis League, Inc., ther- mometers 1.00


Meekins, Packard & Wheat, knitting needles 1.50


Morgan Crossman Co., stamp 3.00


Morrissey Brothers Co., turpentine, shel- lac, etc. 4.42


New England Card & Paper Co., Inc., paper 4 00


Newsom & Cc., workbooks 4.69


The A. N. Palmer Co., handwriting scales, pens 10.96


The Papercrafters, Inc., paper


84.66


Public School Publishing Co., tests 16.00


George W. Robbins & Sons, Co., lumber,


paint, etc 39.42


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Shaw Walker Co., A. D. P. Cards $1.20


Agnes 1. Simmington, Palmer awards 6.03


Springfield Office Supply Co., dater and pad .75


Talens School Products, Inc., crayons 20.70


Ferne E. Terwilliger, coping saw blades, enamel, brushes. etc. 5.30


C. B. Webb Co., rubber balls


7 14


Webster Publishing Co., workbooks


3 11


F. A. Wheeler, dominoes, paid C. C. D. on yarn for mittens


22.67


Wright & Ditson, rope quoits


6.22


$979.52


Janitors


Dwight Bodurtha


$164.12


Marino Cocchi, removing ashes


10.00


Gideon Dickinson


118.13


D. C. Ellinwood, mowing grass


2.00


Geo. Milo Green


410.00


Louis J. Johnson


102.20


Charles Lapine


992.00


Mrs. Harriet Swetland


42.75


C. W Vinton


90.00


$1,931.20


Fuel


Walter H. Clark, coal


375.00


The Cutler Grain & Coal Co., coal


954.00


B. B. Green, wood


8.25


Charles B. Hitchcock, wood


36.00


Springfield Coal Co., coal


14C.80


$1,514.05


Miscellaneous Operating Expenses


E. E. Babb & Co., Kaustine chemical $6.90


Carlisle Hardware Co., Dustbane 28.28


Carter Paper Co., toilet paper, powdered soap 46.10


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Central Mass. Electric Co., power and lights $194.21


Community Feed Stores, Inc., 2 coal hods 1.55


Division of the Blind, brooms 7.62


R. E. Faulkner, coal scoop


2.50


Frank Bros. Paper Co., paper towels,


toilet paper 106.80


Geo. Milo Green, Wet-me-nots .20


Fred C. McClean, flue brush


1.00


City of Springfield, water


31.32


Standard Oil Co. of N. Y, insect spray, gloss, etc. 13.12


State Prison, brushes and mops 28.85


Thacker-Craig Paper Co., powdered soap 13.99


Horace S. Thomas, bulbs, putty, etc. 4 33


Town of Wilbraham, water 54.00


$540.77


Repairs


G. A. Authier & Son, painting and repairs 253.00


Frederick Bernet, trucking 4.50


Dwight Bodurtha, helping install boiler


6.00


Boston & Albany Railroad Co , cinders


64.00


Bristol County House of Correction, rubber mats 14.77


Carlisle Hardware Co., fence, etc.


133.16


Commissioner of Public Safety, boiler inspection 5.00


Community Feed Stores, Inc., rope, paint, etc. 52.84


Crane Co., nipple, C. P. stop


.82


Crofoot & Meunier, galv. iron, asbestos


paper, labor 7.08


Jerry Donohue, trucking 24.00


R. E. Faulkner, keys .50


.50


Ruth M. Gennett, keys


Highland Paint & Wall Paper Co., steel


wool, Savogran, filler 2.71


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C. B. Hitchcock, labor $167.70


Char es Lapine, mileage, etc. 56.37


The Charles C. Lewis Co., rope, screws, nuts, angle irons 2.83


Massachusetts Reformatory, kindergarten table 6.80


Morrissey Bros. Co., turpentine, brushes, etc. 2.11


Oliver & Howland Co., fusible plug, valve packings 3.60


H. Osborn, labor 27.00


Palmer Electric Co., repairs at No. Wilbra- ham 3.25


E. Ray Pease, labor 20.15


Dominick Pellegrini, repairing chimney


21.00


Victor Pirosseno, trucking


36.00


Reformatory for Women, flags


9.52


George W. Robbins & Sons Co., lumber, glass, etc. 234.86


Robinson & Son, repairing clock


2.00


Charles S. Stacy, new furnaces, boiler, labor 537.12


Standard Oil Co. of N. Y., floor oil


9.00


James S. Stephens, repairing shades 27.00


Herbert F. Swetland, labor and materials


191.05


Thompson Electric Co., repairs


18.78


Harry Thompson Electric Co., wiring portable 39.20


C. W. Vinton, labor and stock 63.51


T. M. Walker Co., glass, paint 4.06


Weidenmiller Grinding Co., sharpening and plating 1.58


F. A. Wheeler, paid for repairs on bell .50


Wilson & Anderson, repairs on, clocks 4.00


$2,057.87


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Health


Mrs. Geo. A. Clark, services $8.50


. A. L. Damon, M. D., school physician


413.25


Federal Pharmacy, supplies


14.37


Signe L. Polson, salary and expenses


692.97


A. A. Starbuck, M. D., examinations


8.00


$1,137.09


Elementary School Transportation


George R. Dannals


9.00


Town of Ludlow


138.23


George W. Motyka


600.00


Bernard L. Rochford


211.25


Nicholas J. Samble


595.00


Springfield St. Railway Co.


984.00


$2,537.48


High and Trade School Transportation


Joseph Y. Donald, printing


$3.00


Town of East Longmeadow


43.98


Interstate Busses Corporation


429.00


George W. Motyka


1,200.00


Stella M. Nietupski


45.00


Mrs. Elsie M. Samble


147.50


Springfield St. Railway Co.


4.756.00


$6,624.48


High School Tuition


Town of Palmer


$1,125.00


City of Springfield .


18,634.14


$19,759.14


Continuation School Tuition


City of Springfield


$178.56


Elementary School Tuition


Town of Ludlow


$235.56


Trade School Tuition


City of Springfield $4,230.20


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Miscellaneous Auxiliary Agencies


Forbes & Wallace, ribbon for certificates $5.80


William F. Logan, insurance 22.65


$28.45


Total of School Orders Drawn


$62,5€4.99


APPROPRIATIONS NEEDED FOR 1935


General Expenses


School Committee


$120.00


Superintendent's Salary


1,540.00


Other Expenses


850.00


Expenses of Instruction


Supervisors and Teachers


18,266.00


Textbooks


400.00


Supplies


800 00


Expenses of Operation


Janitors


1,975.00


Fuel


1,500.00


Miscellaneous


550.00


Maintenance


Repairs


1.000.00


Auxiliary Agencies


Health


1,150.00


Transportation


9,000.00


Tuition


28,307.00


Miscellaneous


188.00


$65,646.00


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ESTIMATE OF CREDITS ON ACCOUNT OF EDUCATION FOR 1935


General School Fund Law, Part II


$10,935.60


General School Fund Law, Part I


4,624.40


Superintendent's Salary


859.26


Vocational Education


1,868.76


$18,288.02


Respectfully submitted,


H. W. CUTLER, HORACE J. RICE, MARY S. MERRICK,


School Committee of Wilbraham


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Report of Superintendent of Schools


To the School Committee of Wilbraham:


Madam and Gentlemen :


Herewith is submitted my report as superintendent of schools for 1934.


Upkeep of School Buildings


An important responsibility of the committee is to keep school property in good repair. Including the old schoolhouse at The Pines and the portable at North Wilbraham, the town now uses seven buildings for school purposes. With 4C0 children using these school buildings for about five hours during 180 days of every calendar year, and with the effects of the passage of time to be reckoned with, it follows that many minor matters of repair and some larger items must be attended to annually. But it is not enough merely to keep the buildings in good re- pair. The committee must take into consideration demands which result from changes in state law, improvements in the arts of lighting, heating, and so on, and a general raising of the standards of living. Nearly every year forces to the attention of the committee one or more repair projects which, if carried through, will mean somewhat permanent improvement in the school plant. During the past year some of the larger items under the heading of repairs are as follows:


Stony Hill School


The exterior of the building, the flagpole, and the toilets were painted.


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The roof of the shed and the south side of the roof of the building were shingled.


The chimney was relaid, fitted with a cleanout door and a new ventilating cap, greatly improving the draft of the furnace.


The side walls of the classroom were covered with wall board and refinished.


Bulletin boards were put up.


The Pines School


The window casings of the brick building were repaired and calked to stop leaks.


The dado throughout the interior was patched and re- painted.


Wilbraham Street School


The primary and intermediate classrooms were refinished.


East Wilbraham


The exterior of the schoolhouse and the ceiling and side walls of the classroom were all given a coat of paint.


North Wilbraham School


New furnaces were installed.


The ceilings and side walls of the primary classroom and the corridor were refinished.


In the principal's classroom, where the plastering had fallen and been patched many times, the ceiling was covered with J-M Insulating Board and panelled, and the windows were fitted with new shades.


The portable was wired for electric lights.


A chain link fence was put up along the rear boundary line of the schoolhouse lot.


The school yard, as an E.R.A. project, was covered with cinders and with a coat of fine gravel and rolled.


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An Opportunity for Girls


Prior to 1934 there had been no school for girls in this vicinity comparable to the Springfield Trade School for boys. But during the past year the school department of Springfield made provision for giving courses in the trades to girls. So far as the surrounding towns are concerned, the conditions under which girls may enter these courses are essentially the same as those prescribed for boys entering the Trade School.


That this new venture of the Springfield school depart- ment is meeting a want is evidenced by the fact that the town of Wilbraham already has fourteen girls enrolled and taking trade courses.


Special Class at The Pines


The special class at The Pines was opened in September, 1927, with Miss Ferne E. Terwilliger as teacher. From the beginning Miss Terwilliger proved a popular and successful teacher. Because of the restrictions placed by the State De- partment on the number which the class may enroll, and because of other conditions affecting admission to the class, more than once the school department has been obliged to refuse requests from pupils who wished to be transferred so that they might enjoy the opportunities of this class. It was with great regret that the resignation of Miss Terwilliger at the end of the last school year was accepted.


When Miss Terwilliger's resignation had been received, the question arose whether it might not be possible to transfer one of the teachers already in the service of the school depart- ment to the special class and thus get along with one less teacher during the coming year. While none of the teachers had had the special training which had made Miss Terwilliger so well qualified for her work, the opinion was held that Miss Helen S. Kochanek, if willing to accept the transfer, would prove a satisfactory special class teacher. Miss Kochanek was asked to consider the transfer, agreed to it, and is now in charge


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of the class. She is rapidly acquiring the knowledge and skill in the crafts which are such an important part of the equipment of a teacher in her position.


The decrease in the enrolment at The Pines and in the number of teachers employed there left one classroom in the brick building unoccupied. Accordingly, the special class has been transferred to the main building for the academic part of its day's work, but the other building is still used by the class for shop work.


Community Use of The Pines School


The two room wooden building at The Pines which has now been superseded for classroom work by the new brick building unfortunately is located on higher ground than the new building and between it and the highway. The schoolhouse grounds are large enough so that, if it were not for the expense, this building might be moved to the rear of the new building without depriving the pupils of adequate play space. If the school committee could have moved this building, the yard between the new building and the highway might have been graded off as an E.R.A. project. thereby greatly improving the appearance of the school property.


The question may be asked whether, if the number of children in The Pines neighborhood continues to decrease, the time will not soon come when the town will be called on to dis- pose of the old building. At present, however, even though not occupied by a class, it is proving useful. The workshop of the special class is in it. If the shop work now done by this class were carried on in the main building, because of the way the classrooms open into each other, the noise of the saws and hammers would be very disturbing to other classes. The shop is also available if there should be occasion for pupils from other classes to use it.


The other room in the old building was used for a time for storage purposes, and, to a lesser extent, this is still being done. But it is now being put to use for community gatherings. The


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Polish Citizens' Club holds meetings in it, the Polish Cardinals' Athletic Club has the privilege of meeting in it once a week, others also use it occasionally. As the room is of good size, has artificial light, and can be heated, it is filling a want which, under present conditions can be met in no other way in this community.


The Pre-School Center


A project started in January, which is not paid for out of the appropriation for school support. and is not, strictly speak- ing, a project of the school department, is the pre-school center at The Pines. This is carried on primarily as an emergency relief measure and its procedures are largely controlled by officials in Washington. The teacher in charge must have been approved there. The rate of her pay is fixed in Washington. The children who may enter and other matters connected with the project are all decided either in Washington or by the agents of the federal government in Boston.


But the project, while not under the direct control of the school committee, could hardly be carried on without the co- operation of the school department. It furnishes a place of meeting for the pre-school center and also has given consent to the use of such school furniture and school supplies as it has on hand which are needed in the enterprise.


While the pre-school center is, in the first place, a relief measure, still it is doubtless of value to the children who are privileged to attend it. It is expected that federal funds will be available and that the center will be continued for at least the rest of the present school year.


Supervisors


It is a matter of congratulation that the circumstances of the town were such that the school committee considered




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