Wilbraham annual report 1956-1960, Part 33

Author: Wilbraham (Mass.)
Publication date: 1956
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 654


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Year Born


Year to Enter School


Census 1959


Census 1958


Census 1957


Census 1956


Census 1955


1953


1959


172


168


152


150


134


1954


1960


172


171


155


149


139


1955


1961


159


144


128


104


63*


1956


1962


156


156


134


92*


1957


1963


154


137


90*


1958


1964


139


89*


1959


1965


84*


# 9/12 of year recorded


Children in School Census and Their Distribution October 1, 1959


Boys


5-7 Years 163 141


7-16 Years 655 556


818


Girls


697


Total


304


1211


1515


Distribution


In public schools


172


1031


1203


In vocational schools


25


25


In private schools


32


151


183


Not enrolled in any school


100


4


104


304


1211


1515


Total on October 1, 1958


297


1242


1539


Number of Pupils in Elementary Schools by Grades Five Year Period 1954-1959


As of October of Each Year


Grade


1


2


3


5


6


7


9


Spec. Total 902 987


1955


131


135


145


116


103


97 93


83


8 70 86 90


69


78 80 17 1029


1957


132


122


126


1958


148


136


126


130 126 123


148 133 143


102 112 147 133


105 122 170


91 104 101


100 92 *


13 19 1153 23 1167


1959


172


162


140


4 101


87


1954


134


131


130


129


148


116


100 94


1956


122


131


1079


# Grade 9 now at Minnechaug High School


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Total


PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS


Name


Position


Year Appointed


Education and Professional Training


Office :


Irving H. Agard


Superintendent 1950


Eva M. Ellis


Executive Secretary


1959


Joann L. LedDuke


Bookkeeper


1957


Anna B. Tupper


Clerk Typist


1959


The Pines School :


Robert D. Bengle


Principal, Grade 6


1953


B.S., M.Ed., Tufts; Springfield College


Helen S. Strauss


Grade 5


1930


Ruth C. Hood


Grade 4


1959


Annamae B. Martin


Grade 3


1954


Carol A. Bedore


Grade 2


1958


Mary E. Johnston


Grade 1


1950


Michael Pyzocha


Custodian


1954


Julia Dougal


Cook


1952


Honorata Opalinski


Cook


1953


Stony Hill School :


Richard J. Curry


Principal


1954


B.A., M.A., A. I. C.


Marion H. Castaldini


Secretary, Pines and Stony Hill


1956


Gordon Bates


Grade 6


1958


B.S., M.Ed., Springfield College


Thomas W. Lennon


Grade 6


1958


B.S., A. I. C.


Henry Ochrymowicz


Grade 6


1958


B.A., A. I. C.


Muriel G. Monaghan


Grade 5


1958


B.S., Westfield State Teachers College


Gina I. Frangie


Grade 5


1954


B.A., M.Ed., A. I. C .; Springfield College


B.A., M.Ed., Lafayette; Fitchburg State Teachers College Burdett College


B.S., M.S., Columbia; Springfield College B.S., Teachers College, Danbury, Conn. B.A., M.Ed., College of St. Rose; Springfield College


B.S., Westfield State Teachers College Westfield State Teachers College


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PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Continued)


Name


Position


Year Appointed


Education and Professional Training


Mary E. Moody


Grade 5


1955


Fitchburg State Teachers College


Elizabeth Rintala Benson


Grade 4


1959


B.S., Westfield State Teachers College Westfield State Teachers College


Alice F. Foley


Grade 4


1955


Irene C. Rosenbeck


Grade 4


1959


A.B., Our Lady of the Elms College


Therese M. Dowd


Grade 3


1957


A.B., Our Lady of the Elms College


Anna T. Stachowicz


Grade 3


1959


B.S., Springfield College


Joyce S. Bowser


Grade 3


1958


B.A., Providence-Burrington Bible College


Mildred S. Lockwood


Grade 2


1959


B.S., Westfield State Teachers College


Charlotte E. Prochnow


Grade 2


1957


B.S., Bridgewater State Teachers College


Marjorie Befford


Grade 2


1958


Fitchburg State Teachers College


Frances A. Ward


Grade 2


1954


B.S., Worcester State Teachers College


Joanne S. Ewig


Grade 1


1955


B.S., Skidmore College


Ruth Lesser


Grade 1


1958


B.A., A. I. C.


Madeline Harrington


Grade 1


1952


Stella C. Mondoux


Grade 1


1958


Henry Hyde


Custodian


1954


Thomas W. Farnham


Custodian


1958


Mildred Cotter


Cook


1950


Ella Lindsay


Cook


195.7


Isabelle Rollins


Cook


1953


Eva Sideleau


Cook


1956


Memorial School:


Lincoln A. Dexter


Principal


1954


B.S., M.Ed., Rhode Island State; Worcester State Teachers College


Florence M. Le Van


Secretary


1956


Regina Abbiati


Junior High


1959


A. Louise Bradley


Junior High


1952


B.A., M.A., A. I. C.


Charles T. Coolong


Special Class


1958


B.S., Fitchburg State Teachers College


Wallace Dec


Junior High


1959


Marion Didrikson


Junior High


1959


B.S., University of Massachusetts B.B.A., A. I. C.


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B.S., M.S., University of Massachusetts B.S., Westfield State Teachers College


A.B., Bates College


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Robert P. Garvey


Junior High


1955


B.A., St. Anselm's


Ruth W. Herter


Junior High


1959


B.A.E., Rhode Island School of Design B.B.A., University of Massachusetts


James R. Rafferty


Junior High


1957


Julia F. Rosenbeck


Junior High


1954


Framingham State Teachers College


Alan J. Rubin


Junior High


1955


B.A., M.A., A. I. C.


Joan C. Ruggles


Junior High


1956


B.S., Springfield College


Cleone F. Smith


Junior High


1959


A.B., Middlebury College


Richard S. Ullery


Junior High, Guidance


1958


B.A., A. I. C.


Irene Walinski


Junior High


1957


A.B., M.Ed., College of Our Lady of the


Joseph K. Zych


Junior High


1958


B.S., Springfield College


Richard MacGillivary


Special Class


1959


B.S., Fitchburg State Teachers College


Amelia Riley


Grade 6


1957


William Kozlowski


Grade 5


1957


Frank Marshall


Grade 4


1958


Barbara Hanson


Grade 3


1957


Marion L. Holland


Grade 2


1922


Clara B. Merrill


Grade 1


1944


John Polaczak


Head Custodian


1949


George Morrison


Custodian


1953


Donald Collette


Custodian


1959


Emma F. Chamberlin


Cook


1956


Eva Cloutier


Cook


1958


Muriel E. Joncs


Cook


1957


Mary E. Marco


Cook


1957


Supervisors and


Special Subject Teachers:


Ruth G. Backus


Elementary Supervisor


1953


Millicent G. Green


Handwriting


1938


Ronald Clark


Physical Education


1958


Marguerite Brady


Librarian


1942


Esther Johnson


Music


1949


B.Sc., Worcester State Teachers College


B.S., Westfield State Teachers College


B.S., Springfield College


B.S., Westfield State Teachers College


Springfield Teachers College


Farmington State College


Framingham State Teachers College North Adams State Teachers College B.S., Springfield College Perry Normal Westfield State Teachers College


Elms; Springfield College


PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Continued)


Name


Position


Year Appointed


Education and Professional Training


Marion H. Mckinstry


Art


1956


Massachusetts School of Art


Margaret M. Kiely


Adjustment Counsellor


1959


B.A., M.Ed., A. I. C .; Springfield College


May Jenkins


Manager, Hot Lunch


1950


Health :


Janet M. Horacek


Nurse


1954


R.N., Springfield Hospital


Arthur H. Goodwin


Doctor


1947


M.D., Tufts


George H. Nieske


Dentist


1959


D.M.D., University of Maryland; A. I. C.


Transportation : George W. Motyka 1932


Changes in school personnel not shown in the preceding chart are:


Mrs. Cynthia Adams Bowen, teacher, resigned February 20, 1959


Mrs. Doris Alleman, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959


Mrs. Therese Bailey, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959


Mrs. Helene Janeczek Calabro, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 Miss Christine Clark, executive secretary, resigned August 21, 1959 (to Regional School District) Dr. Irving P. Dinneen, retired June 30, 1959, school dentist


Mr. Olindo Dragone, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 (to Regional School District)


Mr. Dwight D. Killam, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 (to Regional School District)


Mr. Robert Kime, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959


Mrs. Rosina Kramer, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 Miss Thelma Melvin, teacher, resigned August 3, 1959


Mrs. Carolyn Paulides, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 Mr. Everett Pickens, custodian, resigned May 1, 1959 (to Regional School District) Mrs. Margaret T. Sabin, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959


Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Samble, transportation, retired June 30, 1959 Miss Doris Schmidt, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959


Mr. Richard Spencer, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 (to Regional School District) Mrs. Helen B. Tower, art supervisor, retired June 30, 1959


Miss Helen Walinski, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 (to Regional School District)


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MINNECHAUG HIGH SCHOOL


HAMPDEN WILBRAHAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT


The attractive sign at the entrance to the new Minnechaug High School grounds.


Report of the School Committee for the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District


With the opening of the Minnechaug High School and the registration of pupils on September 8, 1959, the results of five years of careful planning became an actuality. It is with grate- ful appreciation that this Committee acknowledges the many individuals who, by their assistance and support, made this build- ing and educational program possible. This School District and the outstanding educational facilities developed here belong to the citizens of Hampden and Wilbraham, and are visible evi- dence of the efforts being made to improve the education of our future citizens.


Throughout the late winter, spring, and summer, the recruit- ment of staff, ordering of equipment, supplies, and textbooks, and the completion of the building, were the primary concerns of the Committee. Following the annual elections in March,


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the Committee organized with Mr. Francis E. Reese as Chair man. New members, Mrs. Doris C. Bowman, Mr. Donald E. Dickinson, Mr. John R. Lyman, and Mr. Alexander W. Marco, replaced Mrs. Margaret F. Wiggenhauser, Mrs. Eloise M. Wal- lace, Mr. Marshall E. Roper, and Mrs. Ethel F. Musselman.


Mr. Roper served as Chairman of the Regional District Plan- ning Board, and was Chairman of the Regional District School Committee since its formation in 1956. The Committee has recorded in its minutes a vote of appreciation for Mr. Roper's leadership and service to the District.


Mrs. Margaret F. Wiggenhauser was an original member of the Regional District School Committee and contributed through- out the planning and organization period. Her interest in the academic program, library, and staff recruitment, combined with her ability to discuss and examine objectively each new problem that developed, earned her the respect of all those involved in this work.


Mrs. Ethel F. Musselman and Mrs. Eloise M. Wallace brought to the Committee a clear understanding of operational difficul- ties, a close co-ordination with the local systems, and made pos- sible the orderly transition of junior high and tuition pupils into the new high school. Their period of double service as members of two school Committees, though extremely demanding of time and effort, has accomplished a close working relationship among the several Committees.


As the construction of the building was pushed towards com- pletion, the emphasis of Committee concern was focused on pro- viding a stimulating and challenging course of study, equal in long range value to the building being provided.


In close co-ordination with the staff, the academic program was developed and refined. Recognizing that the final evalua- tion of the school would depend on the success of the pupils, the Committee established a challenging goal of educational achievement. Four years of foreign languages, advanced study in mathematics, science and English, and a required history series, became the basic curriculum. Areas of specialization in industrial arts, home economics, business training, art and music, were added to the basic academic program. Physical education was integrated into the course of study and became a part of each pupil's program. The longer school day and intensive class preparation required by this demanding schedule is justified by


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the results being obtained.


In April, May, and June, staff members held weekend meet- ings to develop courses and select textbooks and supplies. All students eligible to enroll in the high school were interviewed by the guidance director and parent conferences were scheduled.


Two weeks before school opened, the full staff was assembled in an organized workshop to complete final arrangements for opening of school. It is the opinion of this Committee that the completely organized, almost routine manner, in which the pupils went immediately to their classrooms and began the year's work, was the result of the administrative ability of the principal, Mr. Arthur W. Reynolds, and the fully cooperating efforts of the staff.


At the August meeting, because of a business transfer to Texas, Chairman Francis E. Reese resigned from the Committee. His contributions to the planning and organization of the Dis- trict and his guidance and leadership as the building was planned, constructed, and staffed, were of great value. First appointed to the Regional District Planning Board, Mr. Reese's ability to develop, interpret, and present factual material played a major part in determining the need for the school and securing the enabling votes. His calm approach to each problem, his willing- ness to devote his ability and time to insure justifiable costs, and his experience with projects of this size and complexity greatly assisted the Committee and staff. Mr. Robert C. Soderberg was appointed to serve on the Committee until the next town elec- tion. Following the resignation of Mr. Reese, Mr. Howard H. MacMullen was unanimously elected Committee Chairman.


On November 14, 1959, the Minnechaug High School was dedicated with Dr. Glenn A. Olds, President of Springfield College, as the main speaker. More than fifteen hundred citi- zens of the District visited the school and expressed their satis- faction with the building, and the development of the program. Open house programs and parent nights have enabled every interested citizen to see the school, meet the staff, and observe the work being done.


A major factor in the business operations of the District, the financing of construction, equipping, and the operation of the plant, has been the faithful services of the District Treasurer, Mrs. Grace L. Kibbe. Her knowledge of bonding and borrow- ing and her extensive experience with municipal financial pro-


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cedure have enabled the Committee successfully to invest uncom- mitted funds in short term government notes while meeting all obligations on schedule.


The Committee commands the untiring efforts of the top administrative team: Irving H. Agard, Superintendent, and Ken- neth E. Johnson, Assistant Superintendent. The realization of the hopes and plans of the citizens of Wilbraham and Hampden for a wholesome secondary education for their youth will be culminated through the professional leadership of these men.


The Committee also appreciates the conscientious efforts of all the staff members and joins with the citizens of the District in welcoming them to this school.


MR. HOWARD H. MACMULLEN, Chairman


MRS. CHARLES I. BOWMAN


MR. JOHN R. LYMAN


MR. DONALD E. DICKINSON


MR. ALEXANDER W. MARCO


MR. ERNEST W. FURNANS, JR.


MR. ROBERT C. SODERBERG


FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1959


Planning and Construction Budget


Balance January 1, 1959


$1,242,789.70 1,187,786.05


Expenditures


Balance December 31, 1959


$55,003.65


Capital Costs Budget


1959 Assessments to Towns


$103,116.00


1959 State Construction Grant


67,271.91


Total Available


$170,387.91


Payment of Capital and Interest Charges


170,116.00


To Surplus Revenue


$271.91


Operating Budget


1959 Assessments to Towns


$129,702.00


Carry over from 1958


40,000.00


Total Available


$169,702.00


1959 Expenditures


151,308.88


To Surplus Revenue


$18,393.12


Surplus Revenue Account


$4,021.58


Receipts, 1959


30,230.02


To 1960 Operating Budget


21,441.70


Balance January 1, 1960


$12,809.90


Balance January 1, 1959


$34,251.60


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PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE HAMPDEN-WILBRAHAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT


Name


Position


Year Appointed


Education and Professional Training


District Office :


Mrs. Grace Kibbe


District Treasurer


1956


Irving H. Agard


Superintendent


1956


Kenneth E. Johnson


Assistant Superintendent


1957


Eva M. Ellis


Executive Secretary


1959


Joann LedDuke


Bookkeeper


1959


Anna B. Tupper


Secretary


1958


Springfield Business College B.A., M.Ed., Lafayette; Fitchburg State Teachers College B.A., M.A., A. I. C. Burdett College


High School Office :


Arthur W. Reynolds


Principal


1958


Charles Thompson


Guidance Director


1958


Silvia Peterson


Secretary


1959


Virginia White


Secretary


1958


A.B., M.Ed., Harvard; Boston University B.S., M.Ed., Springfield College; University of New Hampshire


Teachers :


Donald G. Bamford


Mathematics


1959


B.S., University of Massachusetts


Richard A. Brown


Sciences


1959


B.A., Bowdoin College


Mary Lou Burgess


Home Economics


1959


B.S., University of Massachusetts


Charles H. Campbell


Industrial Arts


1959


B.S., Fitchburg State Teachers College


Christine G. Clark


Business Education


1959


Ac.S., B.S., Bay Path; A. I. C.


Robert P. Coe


Social Studies


1959


A.B., M.A., Princeton; Wesleyan


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PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE HAMPDEN-WILBRAHAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (Continued)


Name


Position


Year Appointed


Education and Professional Training


Nancy Lee Cooper


Business Education


1959


Clyde Davenport


Social Studies


1959


B.S., A. I. C. B.A., M.A., University of Massachusetts; Wesleyan


James De Wolf


Industrial Arts


1959


B.S., Fitchburg State Teachers College


K. Rita Dreyer


Driver Education


1959


B.S., Westfield State Teachers College


Olindo Dragone


Languages


1959


B.A. M.A., University of North Carolina; University of Naples; Middlebury


Emerson Dunton


Physical Education


1959


B.S., M.Ed., Springfield College; Rutgers


Peter Gartner


English and Guidance


1959


Dwight D. Killam


Music


1959


B.Mus., M.Music, Syracuse; Boston Univ.


Vivian Little


English


1959


A.B., M.A., Mount Holyoke; Hartford Seminary Foundation


Lois R. Megliola


Languages


1959


A.B., Mt. Holyoke College


Harold K. Miller


Mathematics


1959


B.S., Springfield College


John E. Moore


Industrial Arts


1959


B.S., Gorham State Teachers College


Lee D. Post


Languages


1959


A.B., Mt. Holyoke College


George H. Robinson, Jr.


Mathematics and Science


1959


B.S., University of Massachusetts


Laura Saunders


Librarian


1959


B.S., Simmons College


Mary E. Socha


Languages


1959


B.A., College of New Rochelle


Charlotte B. Sornborger


Sciences


1959


B.A., Mt. Holyoke


Richard P. Spencer


English


1959


B.A., University of Massachusetts


James F. Starkie


Music


1959


B.S., Lowell State College


Barbara M. Storer


Physical Education


1959


B.S., Springfield College


Joseph B. VanWest


Art


1959


B.S., Tufts; Dip., Sch. of M.S.A


Helen Walinski


Mathematics


1959


A.B., M.Ed., Our Lady of the Elms;


Springfield College


Christa Weinberger


English and Language 1959


B.A., University of Massachusetts


A.B., Bates College


Health :


Arthur H. Goodwin Madelene Newsome


Doctor Nurse


1959


1959


M.D., Tufts R.N., Springfield Hospital


Hot Lunch Program :


May Jenkins


Manager


1959


Eileen L. Deane


Cook


1959


Leona A. Isham


Cook


1959


Arlene V. Ross


Cook


1959


Ruth G. Scheibler


Cook


1959


Custodians :


Everett Pickens


Head Custodian


1959


Walter Polanzak


1959


Harold Rogers


1959


Leon Superncau


1959


Transportation :


Stuart F. Hill


Hampden


1959


George W. Motyka


Wilbraham


1959


Changes in school personnel not shown in the preceding chart are:


Mr. Charles Campbell, Military Leave of Absence, September 1, 1959 to December 31, 1959. Miss Christinc G. Clark, Executive Secretary, resigned August 21, 1959, to accept employment as Department Chair- man in the school Business Education Department.


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PUPIL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE


October 1, 1959


Grade


Hampden


Wilbraham


Total


9


45


98


143


10


29


88


117


11


23


86


109


Total


97


272


369


1960 FINAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING BUDGET


No. Account


1960 Budget


1 General Control


$12,583.00


2 Expense of Instruction


192,959.00


3 Operation of Plant


48,063.00


4 Maintenance of Plant


3,640.00


5 Auxiliary Agencies


13,653.00 0.00


6 Outlay


7 Debt Service


166,782.00


8


Transportation


29,452.00


9 Special Charges


20,640.00


10 Temporary Borrowing


4,500.00


Total


$492,272.00


Division of Assessments


Operating Costs: Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10 - Hampden 26.74%, Wilbraham 73.26%. Based on 97 Hampden pupils and 272 Wilbraham pupils on October 1, 1959.


Capital Costs: Items 6 and 7 - Hampden 22.5%, Wilbraham 77.5%. Based on Regional Agreement.


ASSESSMENT OF REVENUE


Capital Costs


Debt Service Budget


$166,782.00


1960 Credits


1960 Construction Grant


$67,271.91


Accrued Interest on Loan 1,044.16


Premium on Loan


1,398.47 69,714.54


Balance to Assess Towns


$97,067.46


Operating Budget


Operating and Maintenance


$325,490.00


1960 Credits


Interest on Treasury Notes March 10th


$5,577.40


June 9th


2,760.00


September 1st 756.80


November 12th 637.00


Community Use of Building


1,235.50


Tuition Payments 475.00


Carryover from 1959 Balance


10,000.00


21,441.70


Balance to Assess Towns


$304,048.30


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COST TO HAMPDEN AND WILBRAHAM


Capital Costs Hampden @ 22.5 Wilbraham @ 77.5


$21,840.18


$75,227.28 $97,067.46


Operating Costs Hampden @ 26.74 Wilbraham @ 73.26


81,302.52


222,745.78


304,048.30


Total Assessment $103,142.70 $297,973.06 $401,115.76


Assessments payable in four equal installments not later than the first day of April, June, September, and December.


Approximate Quarterly Payment


Hampden $25,785.67


Total Payment


Hampden 103,142.70


Wilbraham $74,493.26 Wilbraham 297,973.06


School Survey Committee Report


During the fall term of this school year, the Wilbraham School Committee informed the Board of Selectmen that the Town's school facilities were reaching capacity. The fact that the Spring- field Street School would be pressed into action at the start of the 1960-1961 school year pointed up the need for a current appraisal of facilities available and their ability to serve the pres- ent and future school population.


On November 20, 1959, at the direction of the Board of Selectmen, the School Survey Committee held its organizational meeting. Mr. M. F. X. Gigliotti was elected chairman, and Mr. I. H. Agard agreed to serve as secretary.


The Committee reviewed the school census report, current enrollment figures, the present utilization of classroom space, and preliminary plans for next fall's pupil replacement. It was agreed that as an early step in the analysis of needs and progress toward recommended solutions, the Committee should meet in Boston with the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Com- mission. That meeting was held on December 10, and was at- tended by the full Committee.


The State officials, Mr. Simeon Domas, Administrator, and Mr. John Hodgkins, Regional Specialist, substantiated the imme- diate need for a survey of Wilbraham school requirements. Additionally, they concurred that the problem and its intelligent and economical solution should include consideration of the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional District situation.


As the next logical step, the Committee published a statement


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of its duties and purposes. The following statement was unani- mously adopted at the December 22 meeting:


"The purpose of this Committee is to assure an adequate level of facilities for the education of children residing in Wil- braham. To accomplish this, the Committee will:


A. Develop and study predictions of the effect on school facilities of the population trends and movements in the town of Wilbraham.


B. Use these predictions to forecast the utilization of existing classrooms and the need for new classrooms to provide facilities compatible with the educational standards of the Wilbraham School Committee.


C. Translate these forecasts into a step wise economical long- range plan (on either a time basis or a population basis) with emphasis on an early procurement of needed sites or other fundamental action.


D. Consider all alternative courses of action which might be educationally or economically feasible, such as: further regionalization, rearrangement of existing facilities, maxi- mum use of transportation to equalize classroom loadings, temporary classrooms, additions to existing facilities, new facilities, or rearrangement of classroom schedules to maxi- mize use of existing facilities.


E. Determine reasonably accurate cost forecasts for each course of action considered, and investigate the financial aspects involved.


F. Advise the people of Wilbraham, as quickly and as fully as possible, regarding the information being developed and its implications.


G. Recommend a course of action which, in the opinion of the Committee, best balances the natural concern of the people of Wilbraham that tax money be spent only when necessary, and then only as efficiently as possible, with the desire and will of the people of Wilbraham, that their children have the opportunity to gain an education of the highest calibre in adequate and safe facilities.


H. Conduct all of this work in an expeditious, but thorough manner so that the people of Wilbraham may be able to act upon the findings and recommendations of the Com- mittee at an early date."


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We have been fortunate in securing the services of Dr. John Marshall as professional consultant to the Committee. The decision to employ professional assistance was based on the obvious complexity and urgency of the situation, previous satis- factory experience with Dr. Marshall, and his knowledge of our community.


The Committee has invited representatives of the Hampden School Committee to attend its current and future meetings. This invitation has been accepted, and Hampden representation has been helpful and consistent.


As the Wilbraham Annual Report goes to press, the School Survey Committee is active and making substantial progress to- ward the completion of its work. We are aware of both the urgency of the problem, and the responsibility for accuracy and intelligence imposed upon us as Committee members. Although no fixed date for the conclusion of our work may be established at this time, it is our hope that a clear analysis and logical solu- tion may be prepared for the Town's consideration before the completion of this School year.




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