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EXPENDITURES: (total $1,401.40) LABOR - William North, $58.30; Herbert Butler, $50.35; Stanley Mazur, $42.30; John Campsie, $49.50; Donald Butler, $6.80; Harold Cleland, $6.80; Virgil King, $5.10; John Gill, $8.50; Adelard Paquette, $31.45. MATERIAL - American Tar Co., $874.28; Howard Bogue, gravel, $22.50; Construction Service, Inc., sand, $82.82; William Decorie, gravel, $10.50. EQUIPMENT - Walter Clark, truck, $43.20; Edw. Christianson, shovel, $42.00; John Piscor, truck, $67.00.
MISCELLANEOUS
Appropriation Transferred from Water Installations Appropriation
$7,500.00
1,000.00
$8,500.00
8,039.85
Expenditures
Unexpended Balance
$460.15
EXPENDITURES : (total $8,039.85) LABOR - William North, supt., $1,149.20; John Berner, $40.40; Herbert Butler, $588.45; John Camp- sie, $733.00; Walter Clark, $7.20; Hollis Collins, $6.80; George Keyes, $18.40; William Laamanen, $6.40; Tony Massari, $11.20; Stanley
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HIGHWAYS EXPENDITURES (Continued) Miscellaneous (Continued)
Mazur, $631.30; Clarence Morse, $434.00; Walter Nietupski, $228.80; Adelard Paquette, $130.50; Fred Phelps, $5.00. EQUIPMENT - Walter Clark, truck, $197.70; John Balser, truck, $42.50; Edward Christian- son, plows, etc., $1,074.00; John Miarecki, truck, $28.00; Burt Nietup- ski, tractor, $95.90; John Piscor, truck and plow, $1,059.00. MISCEL- LANEOUS - Asphalt Pavement Corp., asphalt, $12.30; Walter F. Berry, $3.00; A. Boilard Sons, Inc., lumber, $9.72; Central Mass. Electric Co., $1.00; Construction Service, Inc., concrete sand, $393.17; Cutler Co., shovels, $6.64; Chemical Industrial Chemical, rock salt, $226.87; Faulkner Hardware Co., $13.40; Howard Lumber Co., screws, $4.31; William Jurczyk, shovel, $20.00; Leonard's, hardware, paint, etc., $88.67; William F. Logan, insurance, $2.00; J. D. Lynch, snow- fence, $295.35; Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles, plates for truck, $2.00; William North, use of personal car, $250.00; William North, reimbursement for express charges, $3.33; Lloyd Hoover, insurance, $133.25; Pembroke Mfg. Co., Inc., $39.00; State Prison, signs, $19.00; Lewis A. Twitchell, entry fee, $12.00; Wrona Brothers, supplies, $17.00; Discount Adjustment, $.09.
NOKOMIS ROAD
Appropriation
$4,541.63
Transferred to Merrill Road Appropriation
Special Town Meeting, Sept. 17, 1948
1,500.00
$3,041.63
1,205.46
Expenditures
Unexpended Balance
$1,836.17
EXPENDITURES: (total $1,205.46) LABOR - William North, $62.70; Herbert Butler, $55.10; Stanley Mazur, $40.50; John Campsie, $51.30; Donald Butler, $11.90; John Gill, $27.20; Adelard Paquette, $5.95; John Piscor, $7.65; Michael Trybus, $6.80. EQUIPMENT - John Piscor, truck, $28.50; Walter Clark, truck, $83.63; Edw. Christianson, shovel, $77.00. MATERIAL - American Tar Co., $608.48; Howard Bogue, gravel, $35.75; Construction Service, Inc., sand, $103.00.
RIDGEWOOD ROAD
Appropriation
$650.00
Expenditures
621.86
Unexpended Balance
$28.14
EXPENDITURES: (total $621.86) LABOR - William North, $25.85; Herbert Butler, $26.13; Stanley Mazur, $22.05; John Campsie, $24.75; Adelard Paquette, $7.23; Donald Butler, $6.80; John Gill, $8.08. EQUIPMENT - Edward Christianson, power machinery, $58.65; David Brown, power machinery, $20.00; Walter Clark, truck, $59.40; John Balser, truck, $36.00; John Piscor, truck, $29.00. MATERIAL - Ameri- can Tar Co., $252.42; Howard Bogue, gravel, $21.25; Construction Service, Inc., sand, $24.25.
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HIGHWAYS EXPENDITURES (Continued) SAFETY COMMITTEE (Protection of School Children)
Appropriation Expenditures
$600.00 600.00
Unexpended Balance $0.00
EXPENDITURES: (total $600.00) Giacomo Alberici, services as traf- fic officer, $200.00; Jeremiah Donohue, services as traffic officer, $200.00; James B. Logan, services as traffic officer, $200.00.
(Expense)
Appropriation
$50.00
Expenditures
28.00
Unexpended Balance $22.00
EXPENDITURES: (total $28.00) Walter F. Berry, expenses annual meeting, $1.50; William B. Logan, expenses annual meeting, $1.50; Hampden County Safety Council, $25.00.
Insurance and Bonding Expenditures
Appropriation
$1,100.00
Expenditures : William F. Logan, insurance and bonding 1,057.55
Unexpended Balance $42.45
Land Use Survey Expenditures
(Sackett Land)
Appropriation (carried over from 1947)
$250.00
Expenditures : Roy M. Wright, excavating test holes
50.00
Unexpended Balance $200.00
Legal Expenditures
Appropriation $600.00
Expenditures : Frank Auchter, services as Town Counsel for 1948 200.00
Unexpended Balance $400.00
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Library Report
Number of volumes in library Jan. 1, 1948
8,156
Number of volumes added by purchase
169
Number of volumes donated
45
Number of volumes discarded and lost
122
Number of volumes in library Jan. 1, 1949
8,248
Circulation
Borrowers
North Wilbraham
9,660
545
Stony Hill
209
19
School Deposits
516
10,385
564
This has been a difficult year from the standpoint of the mainte- nance of the property. More than $1000.00 had to be expended. Leaks in the roof necessitated much patching and a new roof had to be laid on one portion of the building. The increased use of the premises overtaxed the heating system. To improve conditions and make the various parts of the building more comfortable and to enable the turning off of heat in certain sections, in order to utilize it at other places where it was more needed at the moment, required much repiping and the installation of several new valves.
The condition of the plaster of walls and ceilings became danger- ous. The ceilings of two rooms were replaced and several portions of wall were patched.
Another unexpected item was the change-over of the insurance program. We had been covered by a blanket policy that had further time to run. However, we were forced to obtain our own coverage in three independent policies. This, of course, has raised our rate and added to our overhead.
The interior of the library rooms we will need soon to care for. Our plans for 1949 include this project.
We wish to thank those friends who have made gifts of books to the library. Such additions help to increase the usefulness of the. collection and add to the services that the library can render to the community.
H. WILLIS CUTLER
ALICE PLIMPTON
HOWE S. NEWELL
Library Trustees
Library Expenditures
Appropriation
$1,600.00
Dog Tax (1947)
843.34
Transferred from Board of Health Appropriation
700.00
From Mortimer Day Trust Fund
81.00
$3,224.34
Expenditures
3,146.67
Unexpended Balance
$77.67
EXPENDITURES : (total $3,146.67) Ruth T. Abbott, librarian, $200.00; Hattie Burbank, assistant librarian, $34.25; Elizabeth J.
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LIBRARY EXPENDITURES (Continued)
Sanborn, assistant librarian, $154.00; Ethel B. Hitchcock, care of Stony Hill Branch, $5.00; Ruth T. Abbott, paid for cleaning, postage and supplies, $58.06; Library Book House, books, $289.15; Book of the Month Club, books, $53.70; Doubleday & Co., books, $14.00; H. W. Wilson, books, $4.90; Book Find Club, books, $1.79; Mata L. Edger- ton, magazines, $58.50; Demo Library Supply Co., supplies, $8.00; Gaylord Bros. ACC Book, $9.40; Cutler Grain & Coal Co., coal, $574.48; James Jaffrey, care of heater and lawn, $279.00; George Keyes, care of heater, $12.00; Central Mass. Electric Co., $155.70; New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., $47.59; Wilbraham Water Dept., water, $28.00; Mass. Commissioner of Public Safety, boiler inspection, $5.00; Cutler Co., fertilizer, $3.75; H. W. Cutler, paid for subscriptions to Christian Herald, $81.00; William F. Logan, insurance, $283.26; H. F. Swetland, repairs on walls and ceilings, $37.50; E. Ray Pease, repairs on walls and ceilings, $108.50; Harold Elkas, repairs on walls and ceilings, $42.00; G. W. Robbins Co., lumber, $85.96; Morrissey Bros., paint and paper, $20.13; John Wrona, linoleum, $7.00; Norman Ellis, heating plant improvements, $286.35; Norman Ellis, roof repairs, $100.00; E. Ray Pease, sundry repairs, $18.00; E. Ray Pease, clothes poles, $10.70; Arlan R. Goss, service wiring, $70.00.
Gross expenditures as above
$3,146.67
Less Fines and Cards
$135.36
Rent from Offices
144.00
Telephone tolls refunded
1.60
Books sold
1.05
282.01
Net Cost to the Town
$2,864.66
See Treasurer's Report for Statement of Henry Cutler Legacy, Abner E. Bell, Chloe Bliss Stebbins and Mortimer Day Funds.
Memorial Day Expenditures
Appropriation
$150.00
Expenditures
78.00
Unexpended Balance
$72.00
EXPENDITURES: (total $78.00) Burns Brush Co., flags, $35.00; Raymond E. Davis, bugler, $10.00; Grey Nook Flower Shop, wreaths and stands, $33.00.
Milk Inspector's Report
Licenses issued to sell milk
49
Licenses issued to sell margarine
6
License fees turned over to Treasurer
$27.50
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES M. PICKENS
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Old Age Assistance Expenditures
Appropriation Check Returned
$14,500.00 20.82
Transferred from Water Department (Installation) at Special Town Meeting Federal Grant (Includes Balance of $247.65 from 1947)
1,500.00
10,381.26
Expenditures
25,962.95
Unexpended Balance
' $439.13
EXPENDITURES : (total $25,962.95) Cash Grants, 44 cases, $24,837.89; Chesterfield, Town of, 1 case, $75.89; Chicopee, City of, 1 case, $130.18; Edward J. Dill, M. D., services, $4.00; Greenfield, Town of, 2 cases, $33.27; Holyoke, City of, 1 case, $66.35; Norman W. Jones, M. D., services, $8.00; Ralph S. Rodney, M. D., services, $14.00; Springfield, City of, 5 cases, $793.37.
Old Age Assistance Administration Expenditures
Balance from 1947 - Federal Grant Received in 1948
$36.38
902.34
$938.72
Expenditures
795.73
Unexpended Balance
$142.99
EXPENDITURES : (total $795.73) A. H. Bartlett Co., office supplies, $7.48; Helen C. Boden, part salary, use of personal car, expenses and dues to Conferences (Boston, Ware, Westfield), $745.52; Greater Boston Community Council, part payment Social Service Index, $4.00; Hobbs & Warren, Inc., office supplies, $12.57; James B. Logan, Post- master, envelopes, $25.20; Lillian E. Thompson, Town Collector, re- imbursement for postage, $.96.
Parks Expenditures
Appropriation
$250.00
Transferred from Reserve
41.70
Expenditures
291.70
Unexpended Balance
$0.00
EXPENDITURES: (total $291.70) Roland H. Bennett, labor, $30.60; Jerry Donohue, labor, $117.90; Michael Cioch, labor, $89.60; George L. Hartman, sharpening and repairing lawn mower, $10.40; Cutler Co., lime, seed, etc., $21.25; Anderson's Nursery, lawn mower, $21.95.
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$291.70
$26,402.08
Planning Board Report
The Planning Board held 22 meetings during 1948.
During the year, we accepted three sub-divisions; two are pending and one withdrawn.
Four streets, namely Mountain View Road, Highland Avenue, Delmor Circle and Dalton Street were submitted to this Board for review.
The acceptance of Highland Avenue, approximately 600 feet, meets with our approval, and the plan submitted by the petitioner was approved by the Board on December 18, 1948.
Delmor Circle, not being a 50-foot street as required by our present zoning laws, could not be recommended by our Board.
Dalton Street, submitted as a preliminary plan, was withdrawn, and the land is not yet dedicated for public use.
The second phase of the Master Plan Map was completed in the spring and on display in the Town Office. The third phase or work to be completed on the map are present and proposed sewers, water systems, public utilities, and sub-divisions.
Respectfully submitted,
RUSSELL HARRINGTON, Chairman
DUDLEY BLISS, Clerk
RALPH STEDMAN
OREN GILBERT
GORDON HOLDRIDGE
Planning Board Expenditures
Appropriation Expenditures 601.65
$900.00
Unexpended Balance
$298.35
EXPENDITURES : (total $601.65) Brooks Bank Note Co., letterheads, $9.00; Helena M. Collins, Mimeographing and assembling Zoning By- Laws, $50.00; R. O. & G. F. Dingman, 1948 Master Plan Map of Wilbraham; investigation and estimate of cost of improvements, Whyte subdivision, $525.00; Mass. Federation of Planning Boards, dues, $10.00; The Springfield Union-Republican-News, advertise- ments, $7.65.
Plans for School and Community Building Expenditures
Carried over from 1947
$7,455.00
Appropriation (Special Town Meeting, Sept. 17, 1948)
13,075.00
$20,530.00
Expenditures : Louis C. Hinckley, Architect, services
7,852.32
Unexpended Balance $12,677.68
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Playground Commissioners' Report
We have enjoyed another fine season and have been able to carry out a more complete recreational program. This was made possible by the generous interest of the Lion's Club who sponsored Richard H. (Dick) Lee, our lifeguard and playground supervisor.
For the first two weeks of our summer program, morning recrea- tional activities consisting of baseball, volley ball, boxing, basketball, horseshoes and games were conducted at Mohawk Field, Grassy Hol- low and the Pines. However, because of lack of interest and partici- pation, the program was dropped at Mohawk Field and Grassy Hol- low. For the remaining eight weeks, the Pines had all the super- vision three mornings a week.
The other three mornings each week, weather permitting, swim- ming lessons were given. Our town beach, as usual, was heavily populated, our only problem being that of ample parking space for cars.
During the winter months, basketball activities were carried on at the Academy gym and Kosciusko Hall.
The continued interest of the North Wilbraham Athletic Associa- tion has enabled us to further the work at Grassy Hollow. We hope that this year it may be completed and we may be able to use it for full recreational activities.
With the help of the Polish Citizen's Club, we were able to install permanent basketball and volley ball posts and also a permanent backstop for the baseball field.
One of our seasonal problems has been keeping the grass mowed at all three playgrounds. This was solved for us this year by Jerry Donahue who contracted and kept them in fine condition.
We are indeed grateful to the Lion's Club and the North Wil- braham Athletic Association for their financial and physical assist- ance, and, as in the past, our final accomplishments are the result of the interest, time and effort of our various committees and civic minded people in wishing to furnish something worthwhile for our young people.
Our Committee extends to them its thanks.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS E. KEYES, Chairman JOSEPH NALEPA RALPH STEDMAN
Playground Expenditures
Appropriation
$1,200.00
Expenditures 1,156.21
Unexpended Balance
$43.79
EXPENDITURES: (total $1,156.21) Donald Butler, labor, $5.95; Herbert Butler, labor, $6.65; Baker's Sport Center, bases, $13.50; Paul C. Bowler, pipe, $50.00; Bory's Furniture Co., wire and net,
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PLAYGROUND EXPENDITURES (Continued)
$23.33; Skorupski Bros., drums, $8.00; John Campsie, labor, $2.50; Carlisle Hardware Co., rope, etc., $19.43; Jerry Donahue, mowing, gasoline, etc., $75.74; James F. Fenton, basketball goals, etc., $116.50; Gebeau's garage, gasoline, $.93; Howard Lumber Co., cement, basket- ball boards, $150.05; Kosciuszko Nat. Home, rent of hall, $33.00; Richard Lee, services as athletic director, $100.00; Leonard's Store, turpentine, $.50; Wm. North, labor, $2.75; Joseph Nalepa, reimburse- ment for lease (Mrs. Ellie Sullivan), $1.00; Mrs. Letty Keyes, board for Mr. Lee, $202.86; John Piscor, labor and use of truck, $13.50; Harold Porter, roll and mow Mohawk Field, $30.50; Roy Lumber Co., staples, etc., $43.79; Ralph Stedman, reim. cable for raft, $9.96; Thibert Lumber Co., rake, etc., $11.18; Town of Wilbraham, use of tractor, $14.70; Wrona Bros., bulldozer rental, $168.07; Orchard Motor Sales, pipe, $51.82.
Poison Ivy Control Expenditures
Appropriation
$250.00
Expenditures
241.30
Unexpended Balance
$8.70
EXPENDITURES : (total $241.30) Apothecaries Hall Co., Amnate, $189.00; Wilbraham Appliance Co., wheelbarrow sprayer, $42.30; Ernest M. Hayn, repairs on sprayer, $10.00.
Police Expenditures
Appropriation
$100.00
Expenditures
55.00
Unexpended Balance
$45.00
EXPENDITURES: (total $55.00) Giacomo Alberici, $12.80; Ernest L. Bacon, $10.75; Jerry Donahue, $14.85; Stephen Lopata, $12.60; John B. Tupper, $4.00.
Printing Town Reports Expenditures
Appropriation
$890.00
Expenditures
887.25
Unexpended Balance
$2.75
EXPENDITURES: (total $887.25) Anker Printing Co., annual re- ports, $771.25; W. J. Jenkins, photos, $20.00; New England Blue Print Co., $96.00.
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Registrars' Expenditures
Appropriation Expenditures
$150.00 117.21
Unexpended Balance
$32.79
EXPENDITURES: (total $117.21) Hattie E. Burbank, clerical, $56.70; Walter F. Berry, use of personal car, $5.00; Charles Lapine, janitor service, registration, $2.50; Josephine M. Pease, clerical, $14.40; Hobbs & Warren, supplies, $19.31; Davol Printing House, supplies, $2.60; Springfield Office Supply Co., supplies, $.45; Secretary of Com- monwealth, $11.25; Wilbraham Masonic Bldg. Asso., rent, $5.00.
Reserve Fund Allocations
From Overlay Surplus Account
$5,500.00
Expenditures 5,017.42
Unexpended Balance, $482.58
EXPENDITURES : (total $5,017.42) Aid to Dependent Children, $1,000.00; Cemeteries, $90.00; Dental Clinic, $1.20; Elections Expense, $331.50; Fire Department, $500.00; Highways, Chapter 90 Mainte- nance, $650.00; Chapter 90, Improvement or Rebuilding, $2,100.00; Parks, $41.70; Selectmen's Contingent, $153.02; Town Clerk's Expense, $150.00.
Road Machinery Expenditures Special Appropriation
Appropriation $3,835.00
Expenditures : E. F. Edson Co., Huber Maintainer complete
with Standard Equipment, Bulldozer and Lift Loader, and Frink Snowplow $3,835.00
Unexpended Balance $0.00
Road Machinery Operating Account Expenditures
Appropriation
$1,250.00
Expenditures 1,225.89
Unexpended Balance $24.11
EXPENDITURES: (total $1,225.89) Columbia Steel Co., Cole Cross Chain made to order, $47.64; E. F. Edson Co., parts and repairing, $153.00; Ferrara Spring & Parts Co., $47.80; Gebeau's Garage, gas,
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ROAD MACH. OPERATING ACCT. EXP. (Continued)
oil, etc., $651.96; William F. Logan, registration for two tractors, $4.00; Mallis Trucking Co., freight, $1.05; Nichols Farm, fittings, rivets, etc., $11.35; Perkins-Eaton Machine Co., parts for tractor, $46.90; Post Road Garage, welding snow plow, $16.00; Joseph Rapala, sharpening picks, $3.50; Rice Fruit Farm, calcium chlorid and labor, $15.00; Skorupski Brothers, gas, oil, etc., $187.69; Young Broom Co., road sweeper, $40.00.
Report of the Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of the Town of Wilbraham:
My third annual report as superintendent of schools in the town of Wilbraham is submitted herewith.
Superintendency Union No. 16
Superintendency Union No. 16 is composed of three towns, East Longmeadow, Wilbraham, and Hampden. The duties of the union as a whole are to select the superintendent of schools and the union secretary. The supervisor of art, the supervisor of music, and the school nurse are engaged separately by the individual towns. The cost of supervision in art, music, and health is met by the towns in proportion to the amount of time each one of the respective super- visors is able to give to each town; whereas expense of the superin- tendency, which includes the superintendent's salary, the secretary's salary, and the maintenance of the superintendent's office, is paid by these towns as follows: East Longmeadow, 45%; Wilbraham, 35% ; Hampden, 20%.
Change in School Personnel
During the school year Mrs. Elizabeth Sharry resigned her posi- tion as teacher of Grades 3 and 4 at The Pines school. Mrs. Ruth Backus, graduate of Framingham Normal School, was employed as a substitute teacher to fill this vacancy.
Mrs. Liane S. Fontaine, teacher of Grade 5 at the North Wilbra- ham school, resigned her position in late spring to accept the appoint- ment as music supervisor of the superintendency union, including the towns of East Longmeadow, Hampden, and Wilbraham, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mrs. Jamie Witzel. Mrs. Fontaine is a graduate of Bridgewater Normal School. Mrs. Esther L. Johnson, graduate of Westfield Normal School, was employed as a substitute teacher to fill this vacancy.
Mrs. Stella Mondoux resigned her position as first grade teacher at The Pines school in June to accept a similar position in the Spring- field school system. Miss Jean Roberts, graduate of the University of Massachusetts, was employed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mrs. Mondoux.
Mrs. Lorraine Ide was employed to fill the position as a regular teacher of Grades 3 and 4 at The Pines school for the school year 1948-1949.
Miss Helen Kochanek, who was granted a leave of absence last year by the Wilbraham school committee to do further study at
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REPORT OF THE SUPT. OF SCHOOLS (Continued)
Columbia University, returned to us in September, 1948. The teach- ers, as well as myself, welcomed Miss Kochanek back as a member of the teaching faculty:
Mrs. Stasia Lavoie was transferred from The Pines school to the North Wilbraham school to fill the vacancy formerly created by the resignation of Mrs. Fontaine.
Teacher-Parent Institute
A Teacher-Parent Institute, the first of its kind in the state of Massachusetts, was held in the Pleasant View School Auditorium, East Longmeadow, on Friday, October 8, 1948. It was sponsored by Massachusetts School Union No. 16. The object of the Institute was to promote closer relationship between the parents and the schools and that was the general theme considered that day. Parents, as well as teachers, were invited to attend.
The Institute was well attended by both teachers and parents not only from Union No. 16 but from surrounding towns.
Increased Enrolment and Need for Additional Classrooms
The town of Wilbraham has three schools that are serving the children of the town. Two of these schools are relatively small, hav- ing only three rooms in each, located in North Wilbraham and Wil- braham. The third school, which is relatively new, is located in the northwest corner of the town. This school building, known as The Pines school, contains six classrooms and one hall. At the present time The Pines school and the Wilbraham school are overcrowded. The North Wilbraham school does not have as large class enrolments as is prevalent elsewhere.
As the population of the town of Wilbraham increases, the enrol- ment in its schools is affected. This increased enrolment is having a greater effect on our housing facilities each coming school year. For instance, in 1947 the pupil enrolment at The Pines school was only 132 pupils. In October, 1948, the enrolment at The Pines school had increased to 185 pupils. The following tables are presented for your study :
PRE-SCHOOL CENSUS
Year of Birth
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947 1948
October, 1947, Census
60
81
64
74
64
57*
October, 1948, Census
84
73
81
75
85
50 **
* To October 1
** To September 1
SCHOOL ENROLMENT, SEPTEMBER, 1947
Grade
I II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Total
The Pines
16
13
18
10
11
7
34
23
132
Springfield Street
44
30
24
26
20
28
74
60
43
42
36
31
35
34 23
304
Enrolled in High and Trade School
128
Enrolled in Private and Parochial Schools
94
Not enrolled in any school (7-16 years old)
98
North Wilbraham
2
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REPORT OF THE SUPT. OF SCHOOLS (Continued)
SCHOOL ENROLMENT, SEPTEMBER, 1948
Grade
I II III
IV
VI
VII
VIII
Total
The Pines
33
26
19
14
V 14
10
34
34
184
Springfield Street
28
28
26
82
North Wilbraham
20
24
21
65
61
54
45
34
38
31
34
34
331
Enrolled in High and Trade School
Enrolled in Private and Parochial Schools
103
Not enrolled in any school (7-16 years old)
4
From the above tables it is evident that the school population is increasing at a goodly rate for the town of Wilbraham. As noted, in September, 1947, there was an enrolment of 304 pupils in Grades 1 through 8 in our schools. In October, 1948, there were 331 pupils enrolled in the first eight grades, which shows an increase of 27 pupils in one year.
The census taken as of October 1, 1948, shows that there are 84 pupils who may enrol in the first grade in September, 1949. If this number is accurate, this will necessitate the town of Wilbraham providing three first grades for its children instead of the two which are now serving this purpose. It was only about two years ago, September, 1946, that there were only 13 pupils enrolled in the first grade at The Pines and 30 pupils enrolled in the first grade at Springfield Street, making a total of 43 pupils enrolled in Grade 1 for the town of Wilbraham. In September, 1948, there were enrolled in the first grade in the town of Wilbraham 61 pupils, or an increase over and above the enrolment of September, 1946, of 18 pupils. This increase in enrolment will be constantly felt in the upper grades as those children who are now attending the lower grades continue to advance in their school work. This means that there will be a greater need for more rooms and teaching facilities. From a study recently made, it would appear that there will be a need for 21 classrooms in the town of Wilbraham in which to teach its children in 1953.
Grade
I
II
III
IV 73 3
V 84 3
VI
VII
VIII
Total
Enrolment
85
75
81 3
61 2
54 2
45 2
558
Rooms Needed
3
3
21
This increase in school enrolment is not limited to the first eight grades only. Even after the town of Wilbraham has made ample provision for the education of its children attending the elementary grades, the costs of educating these children continue to mount as they become members of the junior and senior high schools in Spring- field. We suggest a study of the table entitled "Preliminary Report" in which will be found figures to substantiate this fact.
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