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Old Age Assistance Administration Expenditures
Federal Grant (From 1949)
$263.64
Federal Grant (Received 1950)
823.25
$1,086.89
Expenditures
1,062.83
Unexpended Balance
$24.06
EXPENDITURES: (total $1,062.83) Hobbs & Warren, Inc., office sup- plies, $5.62; Lillian E. Thompson, reimbursement for postage, $.70; Gerhard Becker, Treas. dues, Public Assistance Adm. Assoc. of Mass., $3.00; Social Service Index, $10.00; James B. Logan, envelopes, $36.76; Helen C. Boden, part salary, use of personal car, expense to conferences, $1,006.75.
Parks Expenditures
Appropriation
$300.00
Expenditures
238.47
Unexpended Balance
$61.53
EXPENDITURES: (total $238.47) Cutler Co., $25.80; Leonard's, rake, $1.61; Jeremiah Donohue, $37.60; Peter Polak, labor, $124.00; Preston & Son, Inc., $7.50; Weidenmiller & McGovern, $41.96.
Perry Barn Maintenance Expenditures
Appropriation Expenditures
$250.00
248.90
Unexpended Balance $1.10
EXPENDITURES: (total $248.90) Central Mass. Electric Co., $24.20; Walter H. Clark, coal, $22.60; Town of Wilbraham, water, $5.00; Norman Farnsworth and William Dempsey, janitors, $197.10.
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Planning Board Report
The Planning Board held eighteen meetings during 1950.
There have been eleven sub-divisions submitted, for which we held ten public hearings. Five of these sub-divisions are still pending and six have been approved.
DUDLEY BLISS, Chairman
GEORGE B. SMITH, Clerk
CHESTER CUMMINGS
GORDON HOLDRIDGE RUSSELL HARRINGTON
Planning Board Expenditures
Appropriation Expenditures
$200.00 136.91
Unexpended Balance $63.09
EXPENDITURES : (total $136.91) R. O. & G. F. Dingman, survey, $85.00; Mass. Federation of Planning Boards, dues, $12.50; The Springfield Union, legal notices, $29.41; Wilbraham Grange, rent of hall, $10.00.
Playground Commissioners' Report
During the past year the Playground Commissioners had three meetings. Plans were made concerning the construction of Grassy Hollow and other playground areas. Because of the extent of the work needed we had no trouble in spending the appropriation that was voted for these playgrounds.
Everyone in Town watched with interest as the work progressed at Grassy Hollow. That part of the appropriation which was set aside for the primary purpose of constructing a baseball diamond was also sufficient to recondition other baseball diamonds in Town.
The Grassy Hollow project was completed in time for dedication services on Memorial Day. This field was in excellent shape and everyone in Town who witnessed the ceremonies marvelled at the con- dition of the field. It was a job well done and Mr. Ryland, the land- scape gardener, deserves a great deal of credit for his efforts in finish- ing his job on time because of the unsettled weather conditions which made the work difficult. Mr. Ryland took a personal interest in the project and donated the flagpole which is located on the east bank of the field. The American Legion Post of North Wilbraham donated the flag which is used on all special occasions. The field was later treated for Japanese beetle control which should protect the field for at least five to seven years. This additional expenditure was felt necessary to protect the investment that was already made in the field. This playground area is ideally located and the Townspeople should be proud that such a place exists for general use.
Mohawk Field was conditioned early in the year for general use and for early baseball practice. The base paths were rototilled, raked, smoothed, rolled and treated with sodium chloride. The entire field was mowed and all this work done with the generous assistance of the Wilbraham A. C. Much thanks should be given to the A. C. for their continued interest and support of the programs sponsored by the Playground Commissioners.
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PLAYGROUND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT (Cont.)
Pine School Playground received considerable attention. A portion of the playground was fenced off and it is hoped that the rest of the playground area can be fenced off within the next two years. Tommy Rose, the Playground Director, was hired early to do a few miscellaneous jobs before concentrating his efforts on the bathing beach. He built a softball back-stop, fixed one basketball back-stop, and patched the wire on a hardball back-stop. Later in the season, the softball diamond basepaths were dug and filled with clay. The whole playing surface was rolled and the Commissioners hope that the citi- zens in that end of Town will make full use of the facilities available.
The bathing beach at 9-Mile Pond was officially opened on July 1, 1950. Mr. Rose very capably handled the job which is proving much more difficult each year because of the increased use of the beach by outsiders. There were times when at least 500 people were on the small beach area, which made it very difficult for the life guards. The water at 9-Mile Pond was tested again and found suitable for bathing. The raft which has been in use at the beach for many years will have to be rebuilt before another season.
There was no definite winter program scheduled by the Commis- sioners with the exception of basketball which is under the supervision of Mr. Labuda. It is hoped that next year definite plans can be made for a more complete program along this line. Furthermore, some con- sideration should be given to a skating rink as Grassy Hollow lends itself very nicely to this sport.
The Commissioners feel that considerable work has been accom- plished and at this time wish to thank all those who participated and helped in making the program a success. A well rounded program, making use of the playground facilities for each season of the year, does much towards reducing teen-age delinquencies.
Respectfully submitted,
ROGER T. HINTZE, Chairman WENDELL E. STACY CHARLES H. SCOTT
Playground Commissioners' Expenditures
Appropriation Transferred from reserve
$2,200.00
393.15
$2,593.15
2,592.97
Expenditures
Unexpended Balance
$0.18
EXPENDITURES: (total $2,592.97) American Red Cross, Springfield Chapter, $3.00; Construction Service, Inc., sand, $67.50; Files Service Station, gas, $6.12; Guthrie Fence Co., fence, $545.00; Howard Lum- ber Co., $108.89; Leonard's, gas and keys, $10.56; New England Laboratories, water test, $20.00; Thomas P. Ryland, labor and mate- rial on Grassy Hollow, $1,190.62; Skorupski Bros., oil, $3.61; Land lease, $2.00; Ernest J. Smart, bulldozer, $80.50; Weidenmiller & Mc- Govern, repairs on mower, $34.57. LABOR - Herbert L. Butler, $4.00; John Campsie, $4.00; Jeremiah Donohue, $50.60; Stanley Mazur, $12.00; Adelard Paquette, $4.00; Peter Polak, $129.00; Thomas C. Rose, instructor, $317.00.
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Police Expenditures
Appropriation
$100.00 13.50
Transferred from reserve
$113.50
Expenditures
113.50
Unexpended Balance
$0.00
EXPENDITURES: (total $113.50) Giacomo Alberici, $11.00; Ernest L. Bacon, $11.00; Jeremiah Donohue, $75.50; Henry Hyde, $16.00.
Printing Town Reports
Appropriation
$952.69
Expenditures
952.69
Unexpended Balance
$0.00
EXPENDITURES: (total $952.69) Robert E. Dempsey, work on maps, $15.00; David Millen, work on maps, $7.00; Pond-Ekberg, printing, $906.69; Fred Reidy, pictures, $3.00; Frederick Ruther, photographs, $21.00.
Registrars' Expenditures
Appropriation
$325.00
Transferred from Reserve
75.00
$400.00
Expenditures
364.09
Unexpended Balance
$35.91
EXPENDITURES: (total $364.09) Hobbs & Warren, Inc., supplies, $38.79: Palmer Register, printing, $130.00; Eva M. McCombe, clerical, $151.80; Josephine M. Pease, clerical, $41.00; John Polaczak, janitor, $2.50.
Reserve Fund Allocations
From Overlay Surplus Account
$5,500.00
Expenditures
4,584.31
Unexpended Balance
$915.69
EXPENDITURES: (total $4,584.31) Registrar's Expense, $75.00; Town Treasurer's Expense, $175.00; Insurance and Bonding, $28.00; Play- ground Expense Appropriation, $393.15; Police Appropriation, $13.50; Elections Expense, $309.12; Assessors' Expense Acc't., $31.00; Tree Warden's Expense Acc't., $50.00; Cemeteries Appropriation, $203.00; Highways - Chapter 90 Maintenance, $6.54; Town Officers' and Employees' Salaries, $850.00; Wilbraham Memorial School Building Appropriation, $2,450.00.
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Road Machinery Operating Account Expenditures
Appropriation Expenditures
$2,000.00 1,955.33
Unexpended Balance
$44.67
EXPENDITURES: (total $1,955.33) City Auto Spring Service, Inc., repairing and parts, $38.45; Columbian Steel Co., blade and bolts, $31.22; Construction Equipment Co., $4.94; O. R. Cote & Co., hose and labor, $22.30; E. F. Edson Co., Inc., hydraulic pump on wheels, etc., $237.35; Ferrara Co., Inc., parts, $54.62; Gebeau's Garage, gas, oil, parts, $742.27; Leonard's, gas, oil, tires, tubes, supplies, $406.31; Ted Harper's Service Station, repairing and parts, $11.70; Koko's Auto Top Co., recover truck and cushions, $22.50; Post Road Garage, welding, $15.00; Skorupski Brothers, gas and oil, $314.79; Walsh Hol- yoke Boiler Division Co., $53.88.
School Committee Report
To the Citizens of Wilbraham:
Your school committee submits the following report for the year 1950:
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1950
Appropriation
$112,923.00
Expended for school support
$112,112.64
Less : Tuition refunds and transfers 1950 231.60
Net expenditures for school support
111,881.04
Unexpended Balance
$1,041.96
NET COST OF SCHOOLS TO THE TOWN FOR 1950
Total net expenditures
$111,881.04
Credits
From the Commonwealth :
Superintendent's salary
$1,306.67
Chapter 71, Section 7A (transportation) 1950
13,011.43
Chapter 643
18,551.93
Vocational Education
2,346.08
State Wards, tuition and transportation 1950
143.17
$35,359.28
From other sources :
Chapter 71, Section 7A (transportation) 1949
$10,947.74
State Wards, tuition and
transportation 1949
203.66
Tuition refunds, 1950
96.00
Tuition and transportation non-residents
102.00
Rental, Memorial Auditorium
56.00
Miscellaneous
1.41
$11,406.81
46,766.09
Net cost of schools from local taxation
$65,114.95
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued)
ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES
SCHOOL COMMITTEE: (total $233.33) Carl F. Alsing, salary $8.33; John W. Gale, salary, $25.00; Helen A. Reid, salary, $100.00; William F. Roach, salary, $100.00.
SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY: (total $2,254.16) Harold A. Truell, salary, $2,254.16.
EXPENSES OF SUPERINTENDENCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF LAW: (total $1,882.68) Emily Badger, salary, $51.66; W. F. Berry, labor certifi- cates, $50.00; Christine Clark, salary and office expenses, $532.37; Emily Condon, salary and office expenses, $256.50; The County Press, printing, $18.80; J. L. Hammett Company, envelopes and paper, $7.04; Charles W. Holcomb, supervisor of attendance, $42.00; Massachusetts Association of School Committees, membership, $15.00; Dorothy Muel- ler, census enumerator, $100.00; National School Service, A. D. P. cards, $8.39; New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, serv- ice, $78.77; John Polaczak, supervisor of attendance, $28.00; A. R. Reid, equipment and supplies, $155.39; Helen A. Reid, services, $10.50; Springfield Newspaper, advertisement, $1.62; Springfield Office Supply Company, office supplies, $9.49; Harold A. Truell, travel and other expenses, $510.92; Wright and Potter Printing Company, account sheets, $6.23.
SUPERVISORS' SALARIES: (total $2,656.00) Liane S. Fontaine, music supervisor, $1,106.00; William L. Rinehart, handwriting supervisor, $300.00; Helen B. Tower, art supervisor, $1,250.00.
TEACHERS' SALARIES: (total $42,142.75) Irving H. Agard, Jr., $1,450.00; Ruth G. Backus, $2,440.00; Marguerite G. Brady, $2,699.50; Madelyn H. Barber, $1,118.50; Ralph N. Carew, $920.00; Pearl P. Chouffet, $2,693.25; Agnes C. Coote, $2,700.00; Charlotte Goss, $100.00; Millicent G. Green, $2,830.00; Marion L. Holland, $2,740.00; Esther L. Johnson, $2,540.00; Mary E. Johnston, $980.00; Marion E. Kelley, $3,000.00; Stasis K. Lavoie, $2,940.00; Mary G. Logan, $2,830.00; Clara B. Merrill, $2,740.00; Dorothy Minor, $24.00; Rachel Prater, $276.00; Theresa Russo, $920.00; Helen S. Strauss, $2,933.50; Barbara J. Walters, $920.00; Madelyn M. Wood, $2,340.00; Violet Lunden, $8.00.
TEXTBOOKS: (total $1,975.60) Allyn and Bacon, $6.98; American Book Company, $316.89; Edward E. Babb, $4.15; Beckley Cardy Com- pany, $61.35; Doubleday and Company, $3.71; Field Enterprise, Incorporated, $67.28; Follett Publishing Company, $14.99; Ginn and Company, $166.14; Harper and Brothers, $4.92; D. C. Heath Com- pany, $240.84; Houghton Mifflin and Company, $73.84; Iroquois Publishing Company, $3.20; Little, Brown and Company, $13.59; Lyons, Carnahan and Company, $63.07; The Macmillan Company, $56.34; G. and C. Merriam Company, $27.49; G. P. Putnam's Sons, $3.31; Rand McNally Company, $341.96; Row, Peterson and Company, $10.31; Benjamin Sanborn and Company, $33.65; Scott, Foresman and Company, $156.81; Charles Scribner's Sons, $9.03; Silver Burdett Company, $17.16; Simon and Schuster, Incorporated, $3.10; L. W. Singer Company, Incorporated, $207.79; The John C. Winston Com- pany, $64.09; World Book Company, $3.61.
SUPPLIES : (total $2,140.47) Irving H. Agard, Jr., necessary ex- penses, transporting supplies, $209.82; Edward E. Babb, workbooks, $49.00; Cascade Paper Company, miscellaneous supplies, $28.09; Frank J. Cole, trucking supplies, $11.00; Ditto Inc., master sheets and fluid, $123.87; James F. Fenton, gymnasium mats, balls, bats, $128.78; J. L. Hammett, art and general supplies, $940.69; Johnson's
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued) Itemized Statement of Expenditures (Continued)
Bookstore, notebook, $.60; Laidlow Bros., workbooks and general supplies, $35.33; Mary G. Logan, needle for record player, $1.00; Lyons & Carnahan, workbooks, $8.78; National Safety Council, maga- zines and supplies, $11.70;F. A. Owen Publishing Co., charts, $9.00; A. R. Reid, principal's office supplies, $81.38; Riverside Transportation Co., trucking supplies, $86.12; Scott, Foresman & Co., workbooks, $345.18; Shawnee Press, music, $10.00; Springfield Office Supply Company, mimeograph paper, $6.05; Helen B. Tower, miscellaneous art supplies, $7.93; Valley Cinema, film rental, $10.66; World Book Company, achievement tests, $35.49.
JANITORS' SALARIES: (total $4,445.11) John Babineau, $1.00; Ray- mond Bednarz, $39.50; David Bliss, $1.00; George Collette, $70.50; Patrick Fitzgerald, $300.00; Margaret Fitzgerald, $40.00; Kent Fol- som, $1.00; Charles Goodnow, $24.50; Henry Hyde, $300.00; Donald Manning, $48.25; Edmund Polaczak, $46.80; John Polaczak, $2,485.31; Richard Richter, $2.00; Craig Spafford, $2.00; Austin Sweet, $93.25; William Tupper, $990.00.
FUEL: (total $2,124.90) Crown Petroleum Company, oil, $1,192.55; Cutler Grain & Coal Company, coal, $431.65; Skorupski Brothers, oil, $500.70.
OPERATION OF SCHOOL PLANTS, MISCELLANEOUS: (total $3,542.78) Adley Express Company, trucking, $2.11; American Floor Surfacing Machine Co., cleaner, Rope-o-wool, $32.75; Belcher Brothers, gas, $13.00; C. & E. Express Company, trucking, $2.78; Edward L. Can- ter Company, Boraxo, $19.50; Carlisle Hardware Company, miscel- laneous hardware supplies, $31.99; Central Massachusetts Electric Co., service, $783.45; Commissioner of Public Safety, inspection of boiler, $5.00; Collins Electric Company, electrical work and supplies, $78.17; Community Feed Stores, miscellaneous sup- plies and hardware, $22.60; Cosman & Decorie, electrical leum Company, filter tube and machine oil, $5.49; DuBois Company, soap, $30.75; Norman Ellis, winterizing schools, $21.50; Empire Sta- tioners, ring tags, $3.10; Forest Products Lumber Company, lumber, $38.12; Hillyard Sales Company, wood primer and wax, $51.75; J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Company, custodians' supplies, $1,151.98; George T. Kelley, letters and matting, $48.05; Leonard's, miscellaneous janitors' supplies, $19.25; Lowe Brothers, paint and Thinner, $11.46; Wallace R. Lyman, cleaning oil burner, $18.00; John P. Miariche, ash removal, $32.00; New England Tel. & Tel. Company, service, $308.37; John Piscor, ash removal and drawing loam, $28.00; Edmund Polaczak, service, $45.60; A. R. Reid, folders, $4.25; William Roach, Jr., service, $40.00; J. Russell Company, Domes of Silence, $5.65; C. A. Smith Company, Inc., salt and lawn seed, $9.90; City of Springfield, water, $37.30; Steve's Service Station, paint, $5.16; Thacker-Craig Paper Co., paper towels and toilet paper, $446.88; P. D. Thibert, lumber, $12.13; Richard A. Turner, electrical work, $5.18; Town of Wilbra- ham, water, $54.69.
. work, $58.00; K. M. Crawford Company, wax, $58.87; Crown Petro-
REPAIRS: (total $1,646.30) Arthur W. Anderson, painting, $1,470.39; Community Feed Stores, glass, $4.80; Electronic Maintenance, phono- graph repair, $2.50; Norman Ellis, repairing pipes, $30.87; J. L. Hammett Company, swing seats and chalkboard paint, $60.67; Leo- nard's, putty and screws, $.51; G. T. Kelley, matting, $76.56.
HEALTH: (total $1,800.15) Acre Drug Company, supplies, $7.66; Gwendolyn Buchanan, salary, $360.00; Stanley R. Dixon, examination,
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued) Itemized Statement of Expenditures (Continued)
$3.00; Federal Pharmacy, supplies, $13.45; William F. Geran, M.D., examination, $3.00; Arthur H. Goodwin, M.D., salary and examina- tions, $624.00; Louis E. Hathaway, M.D., examination, $3.00; Richard J. Hurst, M.D., examination, $3.00; Johnson's Bookstore, notebook, $.80; Joseph M. Kochanek, M.D., examinations, $15.00; Maico of Springfield, health charts, $2.50; Martins SS Laundry, laundry, $2.40; R. Meunier, M.D., examinations, $6.00; M. Nakashian, M.D., examina- tions, $6.00; John Polaczak, taking sick children home, $4.00; Signe L. Polson, salary, $703.24; H. N. Simpson, M.D., examination, $3.00; Joseph E. Slowick, M.D., examination, $3.00; Springfield Medical Supply Company, supplies, $37.10.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION: (total $8,525.60) Mrs. Mil- dred Brooks, contract, $400.00; Charles W. Holcomb, contract, 420.00; Mrs. Margaret Rockford, contract, $390.00; George T. Motyka, con- tract, $5,335.60; Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Samble, contract, $1,780.00; William E. Tupper, contract, $200.00.
HIGH SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION: (total $8,909.55) Donald Bready, reimbursement, $20.10; Mrs. Mildred Brooks, contract, $200.00; Mrs. C. H. Getchell, reimbursement, $20.00; Frank Los, reimbursement, $7.00; Town of Ludlow, $72.80; Gayle Moore, reimbursement, $26.70; George T. Motyka, contract, $7,314.55; Nancy Nordin, reimbursement, $23.70; Shirley Philibotte, reimbursement, $13.60; Mary Rodregues, reimbursement, $14.60; Raymond Ryder, reimbursement, $5.30; Wal- ter Sampson, reimbursement, $6.60; Elizabeth Schonbach, reimburse- ment, $14.60; Springfield Street Railway Company, tickets, $200.00; Margaret Rochford, contract, $90.00; Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Samble, contract, $880.00.
HIGH SCHOOL TUITION: (total $21,225.38) Town of Ludlow, $552.58; Town of Palmer, $1,365.00; City of Springfield, $19,307.80.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TUITION : (total $3,585.06) City of Spring- field, $3,222.40; Town of West Springfield, $362.66.
MISCELLANEOUS AUXILIARY: (total $709.06) Lloyd M. Hoover, insur- ance, $107.32; William F. Logan, insurance, $458.24; John Polaczak, evening supervision of auditorium, $124.50; William Tupper, evening supervision of auditorium, $19.00.
NEW EQUIPMENT: (total $1,413.76) Arthur W. Anderson, painting new tables, $181.70; Edward L. Canter, suction cleaner, $260.60; Forest Park Plumbing, hardware and labor, $147.34; J. L. Hammett Company, speakers' stand, $30.00; G. Helie Cabinet Works, tables and seats, $289.00; Charles C. Lewis Company, bars, $10.90; The Meyers Company, venetian blinds, $280.80; A. N. Porteous, plumbing supplies and labor, $76.14; J. Russell Company, casters, $31.47; Stanley Handling Equipment Company, barrel stand and hand truck, $45.00; Ralph Taylor, labor on new tables, $60.81.
NEW GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS; (total $900.00) Jesse Rice, grading and seeding, $900.00.
APPROPRIATIONS NEEDED FOR 1951
General Expenses
School Committee
$300.00
School Committee, Expense
75.00
Superintendent's Salary
2,562.44
Expenses of Superintendence
2,656.56
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued) Appropriations Needed for 1951 (Continued)
Expenses of Instruction
Supervisors' Salaries
3,648.00
Teachers' Salaries
57,887.52
Textbooks
1,700.00
Supplies
2,250.00
Expenses of Operation
Janitors' Salaries
6,128.00
Fuel
3,510.00
Miscellaneous
2,875.00
Maintenance
Repairs
1,500.00
Auxiliary Agencies
Health
1,800.00
Transportation
21,722.00
Tuition
24,460.00
Miscellaneous
1,858.00
Outlay
New Equipment
500.00
Contingencies for opening No. 4 school,
September 1, 1951
2,000.00
$137,432.52
SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL BUDGET FOR CONDUCTING AND MAINTAINING EVENING PROGRAM AT THE MEMORIAL SCHOOL, 1951
Fuel
$950.00
Expense of Operation, Miscellaneous
250.00
Evening Custodian
600.00
$1,800.00
ITEMS NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL EDUCATION, 1951
Estimated Cost
Top Dressing and Seeding of Front Lawn, The Pines School
$800.00
Gymnasium Equipment
417.00
Playground Equipment
600.00
Fence at The Pines School as requested by Recreation Committee
900.00
Baseball Field at Memorial School
Industrial Arts Equipment
2,400.00
Home Economics Equipment
570.00
Gymnasium Bleachers
3,600.00
ESTIMATES OF CREDITS ON ACCOUNT OF EDUCATION, 1951
Chapter 71, Section 7A, Transportation
$10,000.00
Chapter 643
21,476.93
Superintendent's Salary
1,306.66
Vocational Education
1,792.53
Tuition, State Wards and non-residents
125.00
$34,701.12
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued) Estimates of Credits on Account of Education, 1951 (Cont.)
In September of 1950, the townspeople of Wilbraham came into possession of a school building which is the envy of every community in western Massachusetts. This building is comprised of the finest classrooms in design and furnishings obtainable. The auxiliary facili- ties built into this school provide every need for modern education. The combination auditorium-gymnasium has also filled a long awaited need and is being utilized by various groups of our citizens for all types of athletic activities and community functions.
It is with satisfaction that your school committee is able to report that the major repairs completed during the summer of 1950 at The Pines School have partially modernized this school. The townspeople can be proud of this excellent building and it is the intention of the school committee to further modernize this fine building over a period of the next two years.
The increased school budget for 1951 is a clear indication of the increased costs of education in our town. This increase is due to three main factors :
1. Continued increase in the senior high school tuition due to in- creased high school pupil enrollment.
2. Continued increase in pupil enrollment in grades one through nine in the Wilbraham schools.
3. Increased cost of transportation.
An analysis of the three above factors represent a very high per- centage of the $24,509.52 increase in our 1951 budget.
Your school committee wishes to draw to the attention of the towns- people the fact that the state reimbursement of $11,151.40 included in Credits from the Commonwealth was due to the town of Wilbraham during the calendar year 1949 but was not received by the town until 1950. As it was not received in 1949, your school committee was un- able to include that amount in the credits received from the Common- wealth during the fiscal year, 1949. The total amount of $46,510.68 was received from the state this year toward the cost of education in the town of Wilbraham during the year 1950 leaving the net cost of education for the fiscal year 1950 of $65,114.95.
Your school committee is not in a position at this time to give any definite data as to what is being saved by the education of children in grades seven through nine in the town of Wilbraham. This infor- mation will be available to the townspeople with the completion of the present school year when a true comparison of exact costs will be completed. It should be obvious to the townspeople that if the new Memorial School had not been completed for occupancy in September 1950, it would have been necessary to send those children attending the Wilbraham Junior High School, grades seven through nine, to Springfield, as there would not have been enough classrooms in the town to house these children.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM F. ROACH, Chairman HELEN A. REID JOHN W. GALE
Members of the School Committee
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Superintendent's School Report
To the School Committee of the Town of Wilbraham:
My fifth 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 the three towns of East Longmeadow, Hampden, and Wilbraham. 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 the supervision of art and music is met by the town in proportion to the amount of time each one of the respective supervi- sors is able to give each town; whereas the expense of the superin- tendency which includes the superintendent's salary, the secretaries' salaries, and the maintenance of the superintendent's office is paid by these towns as follows: East Longmeadow, 45%; Wilbraham, 41%; Hampden, 14%. These percentages became effective September 1, 1950. Previous to that date the percentage that each town paid toward the support of the central office was as follows: East Long- meadow, 45%; Wilbraham, 35%; Hampden, 20%. These percentages are based mainly on the number of teachers each town employs in proportion to the number of teachers employed in the whole school union. This past September the town of Wilbraham increased its teaching staff from thirteen teachers to nineteen teachers.
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