Annual Reports of the Town Officers of Amherst, N.H. for the Year Ending

Km^nat

Town and School Reports

Amherst, New Hampshire

1961

Inventory of Taxable Property

ANNUAL REPORTS

of the

Town Officers

of Amherst^ N. H.

for the

Year Ending December 31, 1961

Also

Officers of School District

Year Ending June 30, 1961

The Cabinet Press Milford, N. H. 1962 INDEX

Auditors 55 Appropriations and Taxes Assessed 16 Balance Sheet 19 Budget 11 Comparative Statement 14 Detail Statement of Payments 31 Fire Department 42 Highway Agent 38 Insurance Committee 58 Inventory 16 Inventory of Taxable Property Back of Report Librarv 51 Municipal Court 55 Planning Board 56 Police Chief 40 Road Commission 59 School District Colored Pages Selectmen 60 Sexton 43 Statement of Bonded Debt 20 Synopsis of 1961 Town Meeting 66 Tax Collector 23 Town Officers 3

Town Property •. 21 Town Clerk 21 Town Treasurer 28 Tree Committee 48 Trust F'unds 44 Village District 62 Vital Statistics 71 Warrant 6 Zoning — Administrative Official 50

Sti'cet Name Maps Inside Back Cover TOWN OFFICERS - 1961

Moderator

A. M. Wight, Jr.

Selectmen Hermon W, Anderson Term Expires 1962 Rae Comerford Dewey W. Smith Term Expires 1963 Term Expires 1964

Treasurer Tax Collector Catherine A. Kruger Barbara H. Landry

Town Clerk Highway Agent Catherine A. Kruger Richard G. Crocker

Constable Auditors Albert H. Junkins Orson H. Bragdon Sexton of Cemeteries George H. Howard (resigned) Maurice E. Young Howard Husmer

Supervisors of Checklists Walter D. Wiggin Frank L. Pearson Donald O. Young (resigned) Phyllis Hill

Fire Wards Robert F. Locke, Fire Chief Richard G. Crocker, 1st Asst. Carl S. Merrill, 2nd Asst. Edward Marchildon Oliver Merrill Guy H. Nelson Orson H. Bragdon

Civil Defense Director Rae Comerford

Trustees of the Trust Funds Henry F. Merrill, 1 year Chester B. McGrath, 2 years Edward A. Conti, 3 years

Library Trustees Elizabeth G, Hall 1 year Henry F. Merrill 2 years Howard L. Husmer 1 year Harriet Mitiguy 2 years Benjamin G. Bundy 3 years Dorothy L. Carlsmith 3 years

Zoning Officials Administrative Official and Building Inspector Dr. Chester J. Lapniewski (resigned) Willard French Board of Adjustment Fred Vatcher 1 year John C. Duff 2 years Francis O. Lathrop 3 years Edward Conti 4 years Hamilton P. Dunbar 3 years

Tree Committee Robert W. Seamans, Chairman Creeley S. Buchanan George W. Brown (resigned) F. Tenney Clough

Cemetery Trustees Edward A. Conti, Chairman Dewey W. Smith Clarence H. Hagar

Planning Board Dwight B. Richardson (1962) Richard A. Smith, Chr. (1963) Paul L. Levesque (1964) Meric G. Arnold (1965)

Francis O. Lathrop, Jr. (1966) James F. Enriglit (1966) Dewey W. Smith, Ex-Officio

Road Commissioners

George E. Hammond, Jr. (1962) Walter F. Knapp (1963) Frederick Vatcher (1964) OFFICE HOURS of TOWN OFFICERS Selectmen At the Town Hall 2nd and 4th Monday evenings from 7:30 p. m. to 9:00 p. m.

Tax Collector Office at home — Mack Hill Road, xMonday, Wed- nesday and Friday 10:00 a. m. to 2:00 p. m. Also every 2nd and 4 th Mondays at Town Hall, 7:30 p. m. Town Clerk and Treasurer Tuesday, Wednesday and Frida\' 9:00 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. Monday evenings 5:00 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. 2nd and 4th Monday evenings, same as Selectmen, Town Hall 7:30 to '9:00 p. m.

General Information Phone Town Hall Milford 527 Tax Collector 1092-W Town Clerk & Treasurer 1019 Fire Chief 508 Ass't. Chief & Road Agent 92-M Fire Station 540-M IN CASE OF FIRE -CALL 80 Police Chief Harrison 4-3300 Veteran's exemption blanks must be filed each year BEFORE April 15th.

Obtain a permit before burning trash out of doors.

Any kind of outside fire is subject to a $200 fine if started without obtaining a permit. Robert F. Locke or Richard G. Crocker have charge of these permits. Every new building, sign or new business requires a permit from the Administrative Official. Be sure vou give legal address as well as mailing address when required. TOWN WARRANT

State of New Hampshire

To the Inhabitants of the Town of Amherst in the County of Hillsborough in said State, qualified to vote in Town AfiFairs:

Polls Open at 1 P. M. and Close at 7 P. M.

You are hereby notified to meet at the Town Hall in said Amherst on Tuesday, the 13th day of March next, at 8:00 of the clock in the afternoon, to act upon the following subjects:

1. To choose all necessary Town OflBcers for the ensuing year and the ensuing three years.

2. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year and make appropriations for the same.

3. To see if the Town will vote to give the Select- men and the Town Treasurer authority to borrow money in anticipation of taxes.

4. To see if the Town will vote to allow a discount of 1Mj% on the 1962 property taxes paid by May 1, 1962. Any person paying on their 1962 property tax an amount equal to 80% of their 1961 property tax bill to be allowed 1 V2 % discount on their 1962 property tax bill if paid in full by December 1, 1962.

5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 to purchase advertising space in the 1963 Guide to the Merrimack Valley Re- gion, or act in relation thereto.

6 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 to continue the plan started in 1956 for the improvement of roads.

7. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a new fire truck to replace the present inadequate 1945 Ford fire truck for $11,500.00, to be financed as follows:

1. Present 1945 Ford truck to be traded in for an allowance of $600.00.

2. Four Thousand Dollars ($4000.00) to be used from the present fire truck fund.

3. The Town to vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,900.00 to be financed on term notes over a period of two years. or act in relation thereto.

8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to purchase an addressograph and related equipment or take any action relative thereto.

9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $1,000.00 to participate with the Towns of Milford and Mont Vernon in the cost of a communications center made necessary by the conversion of the Telephone Exchange from manual to dial which takes place on April 15, 1962, or take action relative thereto.

10. To see if the Town will vote to abolish the office of Sexton of the Cemeteries as an elective office and allow the Selectment to appoint a caretaker for the cemeteries to operate under the direction of the Ceme- tery Trustees. 11. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men and Road Agent to sell the existing tar kettle ( estimated value $650.00) and purchase a York Rake (value $682.50). The small difference to be taken from simi- mer maintenance.

12. To see if the Town will vote to increase the fee for permits issued by the Administrative Official from $1.00 to $2.00 or take any action relative thereto.

13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $775.00 for the purchase of a new Snow Plow, The present inadequate 1949 Model to be traded on the new plow, or take any action relative thereto.

14. Preamble to Article 14:

A new Town Barn with adequate salt storage area, would permit the purchase and storage of bulk salt during the "low price" season. Present handling re- quiies that a minimum amount of bag salt is purchased and stored in a very limited area now available. Frac- tional amounts of bulk salt have been purchased annually and stored outside. This system results in high annual salt costs.

Bulk exterior storage is hazardous and costly also in that it can become unusable or require frequent breaking-up for proper handling. Recent experience has practically ruled out continuance of outside storage. Suitable storage facilities provided in a salt bay contemplated in a new Town Barn could annually provide savings that should amortize the cost of a new Town Barn within a 10 to 12 year period. It is felt that the existing Town Barn structure could be torn down and that general area would be improved by its location elsewhere. The existing barn is a shell of wood with a dirt floor, it barely accommodates the storage and garaging of the present road grader. Con- tinual roof repairs are requii"ed, sills and roof members are rotted out. A new 40 feet x 48 feet cement block Town Barn would permit salt storage, adequate garage and working area for servicing the grader, and provide inside facilities for the regular necessary repairs to plows and other equipment. Suitable storage for hand tools and the regular requii'ements of highway departments, as compared to surrounding towns, would be provided.

Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,000 for the construction of a new Town Barn to be located on the West side of Old Cider Mill Road just before the entrance to the Town Dump on land donated to the Town for this purpose. This sum to be financed over a period of three years on term notes.

15. To see if the Town will vote to accept as Town Roads the following private roads which have been built to the specifications of the Road Agent and approved by the Selectmen:

1. Brookwood Drive by Robert Currier

2. Meadow Lane Road by A. L. Pelletier

3. Hodgiion Lane by Kenneth Spalding

16. To see if the Town will vote to change the method of compensating the Tax Collector from a salary to a commission of V2 of 1 7o of the Collections on the property warrant and raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 or take any action relative thereto.

(Note: The Tax Collectors' Association recommended minimum is 1 % of the Collections on the Warrant.) 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 for the expenses incurred by the Planning Board in the performance of its duties.

18. To see if the Town will vote to accept the names of the streets and roads within the Town as designated upon a map of the Town dated October 1961 as drafted by the N. H. Planning and Development Commission and posted in the Town Hall. A copy of which is included with the Annual Report for 1961.

19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the purpose of initiating a program of purchasing and having erected suitable street name signs, the type and placement of which to be at the discretion of the Planning Board with the approval of the Selectmen.

20. To transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting.

Given under oiu- hands and seal this 16th day of February, nineteen hundred and sixty-two.

HERMON W. ANDERSON, RAE V. COMERFORD, DEWEY W. SMITH, Selectmen of Amherst.

10 BUDGET

Estimates of Revenue and Expenditures for the Ensuing Year

January 1, 1962 to December 31, 1962 Compared with Estimated and Actual Revenue, Appropriations and Exepnditures

of the Previous Year January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1961.

SOURCES OF REVENUE PURPOSE OF Article No. 6—Highway 1,461.22 Article No. 8—Washer Cove Article No. 8 of '58—Curtain Article No. 14—Courtroom Article No. 16—Planning Article No. 15—Map Trustees of trust funds Precinct Bonds 7,000.00 7,000.00 3,000.00 Article No. 10—Printing County tax School taxes

$281,978.81 $306,240.44 in o 05 CD 00 o00

o o•* *in COMPARATIVE SUMMARY INVENTORY Summary: Inventory, Appropriations and Tax Rate Civil Defense Less Estimated Revenues and Credits: Interest and Dividend Taxes $ 19,569 97 Railroad Tax Savings Bank Tax Reimbursement a/c State and Federal forest land Dog Licenses Business Licenses and Permits Fines and Forfeits — Municipal Court Rent for Town Hall Interest on Taxes Income from Trust Funds Motor Vehicle Permit Fees Sale of Town Property Yield Taxes

Apropriations less revenue Overlay

Net amount to be raised

Taxes Committed to Collector: Property Taxes: Town $ 63,079 62 School 175,546- 98 $238,626 67 Precinct 5,555 53 BALANCE SHEET ASSETS Due to the vSchool District SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY

Description Value

1. Town Hall, Land and Building $ 75,000 00 Furniture and Equipment 2. Libraries, Land and Building Furniture and Equipment 3. Police Department Equipment 4. Fire Department, Land and Building Equipment 5. Highway Department, Land & Buildings Equipment 6. Parks, Commons and Playgrounds 9. Schools, Land and Buildings Equipment 10. Dumps 11. All lands and buildings acquired through Tax Collector's Deeds: Proctor lot, 25 acres Winslow lot, 9 acres Goodwin building Chandler lot Gelinas lot, 5 acres Melendv lot, 3 acres

Total 215 00 TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT SUMMARY OF WARRANT Property and Poll Taxes

LEVY OF 1961

Dr.

Taxes Committed to Collector: Property SUMMARY OF WARRANT State Head Tax Cr. Remitted to Treasurer: (Jr Remitted to Treasurer SUMMARY OF TAX SALE ACCOUNTS As of December 31, 1961

Dr. Tax sales on account of levies of: TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT

Year Ending December 31, 1961

Cash on hand January 1, 1961 $ 14,893 11 Received from: Barbara H. Landry, Tax Collector 262,077 28 Catherine A. Kruger, Town Clerk: Auto Permits $ 17,255 69 Dog Licenses 912 25 18,167 94

Gifts — Perpetual Care: Estate of Grace A. Bosworth 300 00 Mrs. Beatrice A. Montgomery 150 00 Will of Fannie E. Weston (Cricket Corner Cemetery) 300 00 Mrs, Esther H. and Charles E. Duval 150 00

Bounties Amherst Assemblies For Grader Account 2,003 96 2,072 97

Total Receipts $308,732 00 On hand January 1, 1961 14,892 11

Total $323,625 11 Less Selectmen's orders 314,864 02

Balance - December 31, 1961 $ 8,761 09

30 DETAIL STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS

Town Officers' Salaries Appropriation $2,725.00 Expended:

Selectmen (3) $1,500 00 Tax Collector 650 00 Treasurer and Clerk 400 00 Trustee of Trust Funds 75 00

Auditors (2) 100 00

Town Officers' Expenses Appropriation $2,500.00 Expended: Expenses and Supplies $1,066 72 Printing 1,136 25 Insurance Expended: Expended: Labor $134 40 Hiied Equipment 759 70 Materials 696 05 Town of Mont \'einon 266 25 Horace Greeley Restaurant 26 25 International Salt Co. refund 25 00

$10,012 30 Expended: Labor $4,505 19 Hired Equipment 5,945 95 Salt, sand, supplies, repairs 5,844 76 $16,295 90 Oiling Appropriation $9,000.00 Credit: Richard G. Crocker, Asphalt 58 00

$9,058 00 Expended: Materials $4,968 33 Hired Equipment 1,960 20 Labor 2,129 05 $9,057 58 Dumps Appropriation $600.00 Expended: Hired Equipment $432 00 Labor 137 22 • $569 22 General Expense Appropriation $800.00 Expended: Insurance on men and grader $428 03 Signs, tools and supplies 522 96 $950 99 Health Department Appropriation $50.00 Expended: Health Officer $26 00

34 Vital Statistics Appropriation $80.00 Expended: Town Clerk $56 50 Town Road Aid Appropriation $1,284.73 Expended: State of New Hampshire $1,284 73 Sti'eet Lighting Appropriation $2,600.00 Expended: Pubhc Service of N. H. $2,520 42 Libraries Appropriation $2,200.00 Expended: Amherst Town Libraries $2,200 00 Special Insurance 4 25 $2,204 25 Town Poor Appropriation $2,000.00 Expended: Groceries and Rent $1,304 00 Medicine and Medical Care 1,066 60 Clothing 77 68 Child Care 520 00 $2,968 28 Old Age Assistance Appropriation $4,500.00 Expended: State of New Hampshire $4,986 30 Soldiers' Aid Appropriation $500.00 Expended $40 96

County Tax Appropriation $20,000.00 Expended: Hillsborough County $20,528 03 Yield Tax Expended: State of New Hampshire $171 76 Head Tax Expended: State of New Hampshire $4,902 36 Rae Comerford 98 12 Allan Howard 98 12 Hermon Andersen 98 12 Barbara Landry 159 91 — $5,356 63 Social Security Expended: State of New Hampshire $579 40 Catherine Kruger, handling fee 100 00 $679 40 Interest of Long Term Notes Appropriation $650.00 Expended: Souhegan National Bank $405 55 Precinct Tax Appropriation $4,963.14 Expended: Amherst Village District $5,463 14

Amherst School District Expended - 1960-1961 $185,811 80

Article 8 of 1958. Town Hall Curtain Appropriation $603.32 Expended $650 00

Article 14 of 1961. For Courtroom Appropriation $300.00 Expended $276 39

37 Article 15 of 1961. Map Appropriation $150.00 Expended $122 83 Article 16 of 1961. Planning Appropriation $1,500.00 Expended $1,500 00

REPORT OF HIGHWAY AGENT The following is a summarized report of this De- partment's activities dm^ing the past year. 1. Winter Maintenance $16,295.90. Your High- way Department experienced a very severe winter from December 1, 1960 to April 1, 1961. A record amount of snow fell, and without the usual January thaw plowing became very difficult and back roads were cut to one-way travel in many areas. During the month of December we had several ice storms and with two big snow storms it was necessary to salt and sand roads many times. Payroll totals for December alone amounted to $3,540.34. Adverse conditions also required the use of 118 tons of salt for the winter months in 1961. A breakdown of Winter Maintenance expenses is: labor, 17 men, 1 foreman — $4,505.19; hired equipment, 10 trucks, 5 tractors, 1 loader — $5,945.95; salt, sand, supplies and repairs — $5,844.76. 2. Summer Maintenance. This program includes grading 34 gravel roads several times, cutting back ditches, spot gravchng, replacing culverts, setting posts and signs. Also included in this program is the maintenance of shoulders on all our black roads and cutting brush on all roads. The cost of this program was: Inrush $3,117.54, culverts $962.30, gra\'cl $736.60, grading and all other work $4,928.46. 3. Oiling $9,057.58. Under this program approximately 10.5 miles of road were surface treated and 3

38 miles of slioiilders spray patched at a cost of $5,866.69.

Also included is the patching of approximately 39 miles of road and the sweeping and preparation of roads to be oiled at a cost of $3,190.89. 4. T. R. A. Program. Work was continued on the four year program now in effect. This program includes work on the Brook Road .5 mile; Hubbard's Road .75 mile; North Street .5 mile; John Shell's Road .75 mile; Old Milford Road .35 mile and Roy Davis' Road .3 mile. Money spent on these roads in 1961 totals $9,846.65 spent for 12,608 yards of gravel with all roads under this program receiving their full 12-inch cover of gravel. The 1962 program calls for completion of these roads with a black top mix and sealer coat. 5. Article Six of the 1961 Warrant. The money for this article was spent to complete the relocation of 800 feet of road at the entrance to Baboosic Lake. Also 4 culverts were replaced on our black road system. Total cost $1,590.15. 6. Article Eight of the 1961 Warrant. The money for this article was spent to gravel, install one cul- vert and black top 270 feet of Washer Cove Road located at Baboosic Lake. 7. Dumps. Money for this department was spent maintaining our two dumps and to make ready a new dumping area at the town dump (to be opened in the spring of 1962). Again we were able to rent the grader at various times during the vear. Besides the purchase of two tires and a snow plow a profit of 81,831.25 was added to the grader fund this year as a result of this rental work. This makes a four year total of $5,049.55 added to the grader fund for future replacement of the present machine. Respectfullv submitted, RICHARD' G. CROCKER, Highway Agent.

39 REPORT OF POLICE CHIEF

Drowning at Lake 1 Arrests, including drunkenness, breaking and entering, and motor vehicle violations and unlicensed dogs 13 Safe keeping 4 Abandoned car 6 Stolen property 8 Gasoline theft 3 Lost horse 1 Loose horses 2 Vagabond 1 Warnings, including D. E. tags, Juvenile and returning children home 87 Attended Civil Defense meeting and air raid test 3 Aid to various departments 20 Town Hall affairs requiring police 9 Dances and record hops at Baboosic Lake 22 Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Hallowe'en 61 hours Traffic duty, lake area, Sundays and holidays 260 hours Fue duty 10 hours Emergency messages delivered 3 Motor vehicle accidents 47

Bicycle safety for schools . 10 hours Dog complaints as stray dogs, disposed of dogs by police, S.P.C.A. or Animal Rescue League, dog damage, dog bite, dogs chasing deer, cruelty, dogs chasing cattle, dogs returned home and killed by motor vehicle 66 This department was called on for assistance of various types during 1961 and has rendered aid on several occasions to adjoining towns on traffic and assisting. Our department wishes to extend thanks to all State Police Troopers, State Liquor Inspectors, Chief Rock- well and members of the Milford Police Department for their cooperation and assistance during 1961.

40 Our traffic has increased as have our traffic accidents which will require more traffic work and more care in the operation of motor vehicles by everyone. The flashing caution lights that were put in operation re- cently at the junction of Routes 122 and 101 should be a help in reducing accidents at that point and are ap- preciated by this department and it is hoped that the State Highway Department will soon do something of a similar nature at Adamo's curve on Route 101-A which is another cause of concern to us. Baboosic Lake continues to have very large crowds on weekends enjoying the many recreational facilities available. The radio ordered this year has not been installed due to a change in C. D. Headquarters regulations but is still on order and should arrive this spring. First aid kits are needed for each officer's car and it is hoped this will be done this year. I would like to thank the members of the Amherst Police Department and Selectmen for their cooperation in helpmg to keep Amherst free of any motor vehicle fatality again in 1961, and expect all motor vehicle operators to continue to help again this year. Please obey all traffic rules and regulations by using the Golden Rule. Thank you. ALBERT H. JUNKINS, Police Chief.

41 AMHERST FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT

May 8, 1961 to December 31, 1961

The Amherst Fire Department responded to 29 calls which consisted of the following: 2 Building fires 4 Grass and brush fires 11 Dump fires 3 Vehicle fires 6 Miscellaneous calls 3 Mutual aid The members of the engine companies participated in 21 notified drills.

The Amherst Fire Department is a member of the Souhegan Valley Mutual Aid Association, in which 11 towns are represented. The October meeting was held at the fire house here at Amherst. ROBERT LOCKE, Chief.

An Appeal from Your Forest Fire Warden

In these days of constantly rising taxes and wages, any unnecessary expense is an added l:)urden on everyone's pocketbook — yours and mine. F.orest fires cost money and damage our valuable woodlands. Light- ning sets some forest fires, but we have no control of lightning. Children cause many fires. Ninety-eight percent of our forest fires result from human carelessness — our carelessness. This, we — \'0u and I — can do something about. When we require you to obtain a permit for out- of-doors burning or forbid you to burn on days of high fire danger or set up regulations — hours, etc., governing the use of the town dump — we are simply protecting yours and the town's interests.

The ever-present threat of forest fires is the con-

42 cern of all of us; the responsibility for preventing them is ours, and the costs of extinguishing them are ours. We can do something about this problem, by being aware of and alert to the danger and by cooperating with your warden.

Do the things that are required of you —

1. Follow the warden's directions. 2. Secure the required burning permit. 3. Keep your fires under control. 4. Completely extinguish your fires before leav- ing them. 5. See that your children are properly cautioned.

Everyone will benefit by it.

1961 File Record Number of fires 2 Number of acres burned V^ Number of permits issued 167 WINTHROP H. HANNAFORD, District Fire Chief.

ROBERT F. LOCKE, Forest Fire Warden.

SEXTON'S REPORT

Nh' first and last vear as Sexton of the Amherst cemeteries was a very interesting one. I wish to thank everyone who visited our cemeteries for their genuine appreciation and interest. There were 21 burials during 1961. My appropriation was not exceeded for 1961.

MAURICE E. YOUNG, Sexton.

43 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS

For the Year Ending December 31, 1961

Accrued Interest on hand, Jan. 1, 1961: Souhegan National Bank $ 57 57 Manchester Savings Bank Fidehty Fund Dividends and interest received in 1961

Expenditures in 1961

Accrued Interest on hand, Dec. 31, 1961: Souhegan National Bank Manchester Savings Bank Fidelity Fund

Grader Fund On hand January 1, 1961, Manchester Savings Bank Deposited in 1961 Error by Bank Interest earned in 1961

$7,276 34 Withdrawn for Town of Amherst in 1961 $2,003 96 On hand December 31, 1961, Manchester Savings Bank 5,272 38 Reserve from Sales of Cemetery Lots Sales in 1961 $175 00 Interest earned in 1961 2 01 On hand, December 31, 1961 Manchester Savings Bank $177 01

HENRY F. MERRILL, CHESTER B. McGRATH, EDWARD A. CONTI, Trustees of Trust Funds.

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Just 10 years ago in 1952, the Town Tree Program was started. At that time the Dutch Elm Disease and the High- way Salting Program had not yet arrived — adminis- tering the project was relatively simple — far below the near $800. Now spent annually for the cutting and removing of diseased and dead trees on town property and along the village streets. During this 10 year span, approximately 250 elms and maples have been felled and removed. About 150 young maples, oaks, pines, and locusts have been planted as replacements. This quantity of planting reads well — but in fact

is far below the desired "Tree for a Tree" ratio. Many cuttings on private property have not been replaced. We regret the resignation of George Brown from the committee and wish to extend our sincere thanks for his participation during the past five years. F. Tenney Clough has been appointed as his successor.

Respectfully submitted,

GREELEY S. BUGHANAN, F. TENNEY GLOUGH, ROBERT W. SEAMANS, Ghr.

48 AMHERST TREE COMMITTEE BUDGET - 1962 Spraying: A. Dormant Spray - April Elm Trees in Village

B. Cover Spray - May Elm Trees in Village and Ponemah $ 450 00 Planting: 15 - 20 Young trees in Village Includes preparing ground, stock, mulching, and watering 400 00

General Tree Work: All Town Trees and Trees bordering streets in village - Pruning, limited selective feeding 450 00

Tree Removal: Cutting, removing and disposing of Village Town Elm Trees condemned with Dutch Elm Disease and dead Elm and Maples. Removing cut-down diseased trees on private property in the Village. 700 00

$2,000 00

49 REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND BUILDING REGULATIONS

During the year 1961 there were issued 107 permits, 14 of which, as exceptions or variances, were granted by the Board of Adjustment. Erection of single dwelHngs, 6 with attached garages 26 Additions to dwelhngs 22 Home trailers, one temporary, for six months 5 Summer camps 1 Garages and carports 7 Additions to garages 4 Outbuildings as barns, storage, utihty sheds, etc. 12 Additions to buildings other than dwellings or garages 4 Commercial buildings or projects 5 Real estate office Basket barn Repair garage Gasoline pumps Antique automobile museum Industrial — Electronic assembly plant 1 ' Signs 20

Total ^ 107

CHESTER J. LAPNIEWSKI,

Administrative Official.

50 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE AMHERST TOWN LIBRARY

In compliance with New Hampshire Revised Sta- tutes Annotated (202:10 and 202:11) we give our annual report of the trustees:

Financial Report — The report of our Treasurer is appended hereto. Building and Grounds — The ceilings have all been insulated as a measure of reducing heating costs. Es- timates were obtained for aluminum storm windows and doors as a further measure to reduce fuel costs, but these would be so expensive for a full coverage it was decided to delay any action for this year. Gifts and Bequests — A bequest of $500 was received from tlie estate of Miss Fannie E. Weston, which amount was placed in the Manchester Savings Bank to be held for possible use toward the cost of the storm doors and windows mentioned above. The trustees acknowledge with thanks a further gift of $500 from Mrs. Frederick W. ivlosher. This has been placed with the Trustees of Trust Funds, the income to be credited to the library annually. Microfilming Milford Cabinet — The trustees of the libraries of Milford and Wilton have a program for the microfilming of old issues of The Milford Cabinet. We have the most complete file of old issues of the Farmers' Cabinet and its successor The Milford Cabinet. The Milford Library will start microfilming its files of the

Cabinet and when they have completed their files, it is proposed to microfilm our files of older issues, the cost to be shared on a basis to be worked out. ELIZABETH G. HALL, Chairman BENJAMIN G. BUNDY DOROTHY CARLSMITH HOWARD L. HUSMER HARRIET MITIGUY HENRY F. MERRILL, Secretary

51 AMHERST TOWN IJBRARY

Librarian's Report

Your library continues to be a very active place even though the year's total circulation is less than that of last year.

This is due partly to the change in the school program and also to the fact that our seventh and eighth grades have moved to Milford, thus depriving many out-of-town students of the opportunity to use our library facilities. It is my hope that in the future a feasible plan can be worked out so that these students may have the opportunity to use their home-town library. In March a change was made from our customary Friday night hours to Thursday night. This was on a trial basis. It has proved very satisfactory, and we will continue it in the future. In recognition of National Library Week in April, a most interesting arts and crafts display was arranged by the librarians and the trustees. I take this opportunity to thank the many people who contributed to this show and who made it such a success that we may consider it an annual affair. We are continuing with our custom of exhibiting paintings by different artists, but now we are showing paintings of our local artists. The trustees and librarians extend their thanks to the following people who have shown their interest in contributing gifts of money, books, magazines and records: Mrs. Frederick Mosher, Mrs. Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. Philip B. Holmes, Miss Bertha Rogers, Mrs. Robert Dale, Miss Margaret Moser, N. H. State Library, Mr. and Mrs. Greeley S. Buchanan, Mrs. Jean Chase, Mr. Earle, Mrs. H. G. Arnold, Mrs. Robert Seamans, Mr. Seth Smith, Mrs. Edward Earner, Mrs. Stuart Uram,

52 Mrs. Frank Whaland, Mr. Murto, Mrs. Barbara Wilson, Mrs. Dorotliy Davis, Miss Florence Flores, Mrs. Eliza- beth Hall and Mrs. Guy H. Nelson. The librarians also wish to thank the people who have given their free time to assist us in our work: Dorothy Carlsmith, Dorothy Husmer, M argot Wight, Ehzabeth Hall, Harriet Mitiguy and Debbie Marsh. Books added to our collection during the year are classified as follows: 90 adult fiction, 96 adult non- fiction, 75 juvenile fiction and 47 juvenile non-fiction, making a total of 308 titles. Circulation figures for the year are as follows:

Adult fiction 4352 Juvenile fiction 4827 Adult non-fiction 1228 Juvenile non-fiction 2240 Magazines 1269 7067 6849 Grand Total 13,916 The library days and hours will continue to be: Monday and Thursday evenings 7:00-9:00 P.M. Tuesday and Friday afternoons 2:00 - 5:00 P. M. Mrs. Shetliar and I take this opportunity to thank the trustees for their splendid support and cooperation during this past year. Respectfully submitted, MARION NELSON.

AMHERST TOWN LIBRARY TREASURER'S REPORT General Account RECEIPTS January 1, 1961, cash on hand $ 472 56 Appropriation 2,200 00 Trust Funds 253 47

53 Liberty Mutual Insurance, refund broken glass 20 00 Gifts, fines, sales of books AMHEiRST MUNICIPAL COURT

Receipts Balance on hand January 1, 1961 $ 208 94 Fines and fees collected 1961 1,592 00

$1,800 94 Disbursements Court Forms $ 10 21 State of New Hampshire 1,242 00 Town of Amherst 341 70 Witness fees 28 78 Entry fee Supreme Court 1 00 Overpayment Town of Amherst, 1960 67 25 Balance on hand December 31, 1961 110 00

$1,800 94

WILLIAM C. VOSE, Clerk.

AUDITORS' REPORT

We have examined the accounts of the following Town Officers: Selectmen, Town Clerk, Town Treas- urer, Tax Collector, Road Agent, Trustees of Trust Funds, Treasurer of Library, Clerk of Police Court, and find them correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. ORSON H. BRAGDON, GEORGE H. HOWARD, Town Auditors.

55 PLANNING BOARD REPORT - MARCH 1962

At last year's Town Meeting the town voted to enter into a study of existing and proposed land use in cooperation with the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission, the cost of which was to be shared by the town, the state, and the Federal Gov- ernment, April was spent interviewing five consulting firms. We chose the firm of Candeub, Fleissig and Associates. It was not until the end of July before complete approval of the project was given by the various state and federal agencies. Contracts were signed in August and the first meeting with the consultants held August 29th. We have met with members of the consulting firm along with a representative of the State Planning and Development Commission once each month, at times twice a month. At this writing the map work has been completed except for a special map to be prepared for the Baboosic Lake area. The Land Use Survey and Land Use Plan are nearing completion. We are hope- ful that copies of the resultant Land Use Report will be available at or soon after Town Meeting. Based upon the Land Use studies, we will soon enter into a study of our present Zoning Ordinance as it re- lates to proposed or suggested future land uses. We do not expect to be prepared to report on that phase until Mav or even later. As we entered this study program, we became more aware than ever of the existing confusion in the names of streets and roads in the town. Out of this has come Articles 18 and 19 of this years warrant. We commend each to you for favorable action. The street names used are the result of expressions from many people finally brought to a resolve at a Public Hearing held in January. A word about street name signs. We propose, if the town votes favorably on Article 19, that signs be erected first at those roads and streets which intersect with

56 Routes 101, 101-A, 122 and with such connecting roads as Baboosic Lake Road and Merrimack Road. We feel that the Village area should be left until the rural area is first covered. We would like to express our appreciation to the State Planning and Development Commission for their ready counsel, advice, and cooperation, to Mr. Leo Nowak of the firm of Candeub, Fleissig and Associates, to the Amherst Congregational Church for providing us with a convenient meeting place, to all the town officers who have cooperated so well in assisting our consultants, to Mrs. Donald Davis for keeping you informed through the pages of the Cabinet.

Respectfully submitted,

RICHARD A. SMITH, Chaiiman FRANCIS O. LATHROP, Secretarv DEWEY SMITH, ex officio JAMES E. ENRIGHT PAUL LEVESQUE DWIGHT B. RICHARDSON MERIC G. ARNOLD Planning Board of Amherst February 12, 1962.

57 INSURANCE COMMITTEE REPORT

The following recommendations were presented to the Selectmen for their study and action by the In- surance Committee appointed last March. Buildings — The committee recommends that Fire, Extended Coverage, Vandalism and Malicious Mis- chief coverage be placed on the Town Hall, Library and Fire Station and on the contents of these buildings and any other personal propertv of the Town wherever located. It is suggested that this be written on blanket basis and on the replacement costs of the buildings. The Town Barn and cemetery house were not considered to be of sufficient value to justify coverage. Town Vehicles — Public liability. Bodily mjury and property damage coverage on all Town Vehicles in the amount of 100/300/100 is recommended with the inclusion of non-owners liability endorsements. The International Fire Truck and Road Grader should carry comprehensive insurance with the collision portion being written deductibly. The value of the Ford Trucks owned by the Fire Department is not considered sufficient to justify collision insurance, but it is suggested that the equipment carried thereon be covered on a floater policy which is all risk. Antique Engines — Though these engines have sen- timental value, the committee feels their loss would not incur economic loss to the town and therefore does not recommend coverage. Public Liabilitv other than Auto — The committee recommends that comprehensi\ e general liability in the amounts of 100/300/5 be considered on all properties of the town and on all operations perforaied by Town Officials and employees. Workmen's Compensation — It is suggested that the (|uotation on Workmen's Compensation be written to include additional medical coverage.

58 Burglary — The present Broad Form Money and

Securities Policy seems adequate and it is recommended that tliis coverage be continued. Fidelity Insurance — The committee recommends that the amount of the bond on the Tax Collector and Town Treasurer be increased to give more than the minimum coverage required by law. All other bonds seem sufficient. The committee strongly recommends that all of the Town Insurance be purchased from one company or agent to insure the best overall service.

Respectfully submitted, ERIK BROWN, Chairman A. O. VICKERY EARL H. COTTON

ROAD COMMISSION REPORT

Several meetings were held during the Fall as the result of interest and inquiry from outside the Town in possible land and home development areas within Am- herst. The resulting possibility of additional roads and their economic effect on the Town indicated the need for a review of the existing road specification requirements for acceptance of new roads. These discussions were held with the Selectmen and interested builders, contractors and developers, both jointly and separately. It was recommended that existing requirements based on T.R.A. specifications be retained and be put in printed form, available on request to interested parties.

59 A study was conducted as to the merit and need of a new Town Barn. The cost factors of salt expense in the winter maintenance were explored. The facilities of surrounding towns were visited and examined. A plan for a new Town Barn was developed which incorporated a salt bay storage, a grader garage area and a stall for repair work and storage. Rigid economy was uppermost in consideration, and said plans contain no frills or luxury. These were submitted to several contractors for consultation and estimates.

The Road Commission is convinced of the need that exists for this building for varied and many reasons but it is particularly gratified that savings made possible by bulk salt purchase and storage would defray the cost of this structure within relatively few years.

GEORGE E. HAMMOND, Jr., WALTER F. KNAPP, FRED VATCHER.

SELECTMEN'S REPORT - 1961

We have been told that a selectmen's report should be a sort of "State of the Union" message. During 1961, as in other years, your selectmen have endeavored to carrv out the \arious projects voted upon and approved at the March Town Meeting. This has been done as efficiently and economically as possible. Amherst is experiencing rapid growth and a burgeoning population. Consequently the demands on each officer are

60 continuallv greater. We have enjoyed the full cooperation of all Town officers and citizens, not only in carrying out the duties incumbent upon them, but by giving the Town the benefit of varied talents and good advice. Consequently, decisions that have been made have a background of study and thought on the part of many. Most of the town properties are under the direct care of department heads, the Town Hall itself being under the supervision of the selectmen. Because of its many and varied uses, and the consequent wear and

tear, constant attention is required to keep it in good repair. The Selectmen's room —the Municipal Court — has been renovated and you will enjoy seeing the results. We solicit your careful consideration of the warrant which has been prepared. We also suggest that you read the various town officers' reports, and think about

the notations concerning what is expected of you as an individual of our town. The following are dates which affect you, so please carefully note: March 30th. Please do not wait until this date to register your vehicle. April 15th. Last legal date veterans' exemption blanks will be accepted for consideration by Selectmen. This we positively intend to observe. April 30th. To avoid costly advertising, all taxes must be paid Tax Collector for preceding year. April 30th. All dogs (3 months or older) must have 1962 tags.

May 1st. Discount will be allowed on 1962 taxes if 80% of last year's taxes is paid on this date. Sept. 15th. Poll taxes must be paid on or before this date. Dec. 1st. Head taxes must be paid on or before this date. Dec. 1st. Property taxes should be paid on or before this date to avoid paying interest.

61 AMHERST VILLAGE DISTRICT WARRANT

The State of New Hampshire

To the inhabitants of the Town of Amherst in the County of Hillsborough in said State, qualified to vote in District Affairs:

You are hereby notified to meet at Town Hall in said Amherst on Friday the 16th day of March next, at eight of the clock in the afternoon, to act upon the following subjects:

1. To choose all necessary District Oflficers for the ensuing year.

2. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year and make appropriations of the same.

3. To transact any other business which may legally come before said meeting.

Given under our hands and seal, this 28th day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixtv-two.

GREELEY S. BUCHANAN, HARRY R. MITIGUY, RUFUS L BRDWN, Commissioners of Amherst Village District.

A true copy of Warrant — Attest: GREELEY S. BUCHANAN, HARRY R. MITIGUY, RUFUS I. BROWN, Commissioners of Amherst Village District.

RANDOLPH KRUGER, Clerk

62 AMHERST VILLAGE DISTRICT

Your Commissioners are pleased to report that the District is now providing water to 171 users. Repayment of another $6,000 in principal has reduced District indebtedness to $101,000. Adequate reserves are being built up to provide for regular paint- ing of the standpipe and other major maintenance. Installation of the Fire Alarm System and the Hydrant on Oak Hill were completed during the past year. This extension to the Village District was form- ally accepted December 5th, 1961. We know that we speak for the Community in expressing appreciation to the leaders who a decade ago, helped to form the Village District. It was their foresight that provided an excellent community water supply at what proved to be a modest cost. We also know that we owe a vote of thanks to Supt. Edward Marchildon and Ray Kruger for their careful maintenance and economical operation of the system.

HARRY R. MITIGUY, CREELEY S. BUCHANAN, RUFUS BROWN, Commissioners.

63 AMHERST VILLAGE DISTRICT BALANCE SHEET

December 31, 1961

Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1961 $ 4,429 22 Accounts Receivable, including December 31 bills 2,653 44 Total Current Assets $ 7,082 66 Water System: Land & Buildings $ 679 60 Wells, pumps, mains, etc. 150,252 71 Fire Alarm System 6,700 00 $157,632 31 Liabilities Bonds Payable $101,000 00 Excess of Assets over Liabilities 63,714 97 $164,714 97 RANDOLPH KRUGER, Treasurer.

AMHERST VILLAGE DISTRICT BUDGET

Estimates of receipts and expenditures for the ensuing year January 1, 1962 to December 31, 1962 compared to Estimated and actual receipts and expenditures of the previous year January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1961 RECEIPTS 1961 1961 1962 Estimated Received Estimated Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1961 $ 419.01 $ 419.01 $ 331.08 Reserve 3,000.00 3,000.00 4,098.14

Total $ 3,419.01 $ 3,419.01 $ 4,429.22

64 Income water service prior year (4th quarter) 2,534.04 2,653.44 2,653.44 Income water service current year (1st 3 quarters) 3,000.00 3,672.93 3,400.00

Total income water service $ 5,534.04 $ 6.328.37 $ 6,053.44 Hydrant rental 1,430.00 1,430.00 **1,430.00 Precinct tax 5,463.14 5,463.14 *3,821.56

Total receipts $15,846.19 $16,338.52 $15,734.22 EXPENDITURES Bonds called and cancelled $ 6,000.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 6,000.00 Interest 2,340.00 2,340.00 2,205.00 Sup't. salary 600.00 Ass't. Sup't. salary Tax Collector's salary Accounting Meters and repairs Electricity Operating supplies & maintenance Service connections Office supplies & printing Insurance Fire Alarm Hydrant Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1961 Reserve

Total Expenditures $15,846.19 $15,740.40 $15,734.22 *To be raised by taxes 1962 assessed against property within the Village District. **Town pays this sum to Village District for rental of hydrants and fire alarm system.

AUDITORS' REPORT

We have examined the foregoing accounts and find them correctly cast and properly vouched for. ORSON H. BRAGDON, HOWARD L. HUSMER, Town Auditors.

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SYNOPSIS OF TOWN MEETING March 14, 1961

Meeting called to crcler by Moderator Mr. A. M. Wight, Jr., who also lead group in a short prayer. The Moderator announced he would dispense with reading of the entire warrant and that voting would be on the recommendations of the Ways and Means Committee unless otherwise stated. James Walker moved that the vote be taken on articles as they appear-voted and passed. Article 1. Moderator read list of officers elected, all present were sworn into office. Article 2. The Moderator read the items of the budget Robert Currier, chairman of the Ways and Means committee moved that we raise and appropriate the sum of $99,927.87, subject to the amounts that might be entertained as recommended by anyone. Motion was seconded. The amounts printed in the budget were read and approved with the following exceptions. That we raise and appropriate $8,375 instead of $7,875 for the Fii-e Department to allow for the purchase of $1,000 of badly needed new hose, instead of only $500 worth as originally budgeted. It was also recommended that the fire wards take inventory of their pre.sent hose supply, anticipate their needs for the future, and present a plan to alleviate their hose deficiency. Passed. Under care of trees, Mr. Robert Currier moved that this appropriation be amended to raise and appropriate $2,000. In view of the fact the Town's tree program was showing results in preventing tree disease and the expenses were declining. Voted and passed. Libraries, Mr. Robert Currier moved tliat this appropriation be amended to raise and appropriate $2,200 to cover the expenses of the Library from now until December 31, 1961 as noted in the Ways and Means committee's recommendation. This action would allow the calendar year of the Library to coincide with the rest of the town's accounting. Voted and passed. Under Court Room improvements, Mr. Robert Currier moved that this appropriation be amended by eliminating this sum from thi3 budget, as thir- expenditure is to be considered as a seperate Article in the Warrant. Voted and passed. In view of the reduction in the orginal budget of $400.00 as voted, Mr. Robert Currier moved that his original motion be amended, and that the Town raise and appropriate the sum

66 of $99,527.87 to defray town charges for the ensuing year. Voted and passed. Article 3. Voted and passed to give Selectmen and Treas- urer authority to borrow money in anticipation of taxes. Article 4. Moved, seconded and passed to allow the usual discount on taxes, in accordance v>dth this article as printed. Article 5. Voted not to raise and appropriate $100 for advertising space in 1962 Guide of the Merrimack Valley Region. Article 6. Voted to raise and appropriate $1,000 to continue plan started in 1956 for tiie improvement of roads, with the understanding that this year he money be spent on replacing defective culverts. Seconded and passed. Article 7. Mr. Robert Currier moved that the Town NOT raise and appropriate $2,300 to finish filling in the new part of Meadowview Cemetery, he felt the work done last year would take care of Town needs for about 10 years. Also felt seeding could be done with part of Cemetery appropriation. Seconded and passed. Article 8. Moved, seconded and passed to reconstruct whei'e necessary and oil that portion of Washer Cove Road at Baboosic Lake from the intersection of Clark Avenue and Washer Cover Road approximately 277 feet to the intersection of Washer Cove Road with West Street, and to raise and appropriate a sum not to exceed $300. Article 9. Moved, seconded and passed to close registration period of new voters one week prior to any Town Meeting, Primary, State or National election. Article 10. Moved, seconded and passed to raise and appropriate the sum of $350 to pay for publishing inventory of taxable property in the 1961 Town Report. Article 11. Moved, seconded and passed to accept the road built by Harold H. Wilkins, Sr. as specified by the Select- men and Road Agent. Article 12. Moved, seconded and passed to authorize Selectmen to execute a quit claim deed from the Town to Miss Bertha Rogers of a parcel of land the ownership of which is in doubt. Article 13. Moved, seconded and passed to increase the Selectmen's top salary from $350 to $500 per year and raise and appropriate the money for same. Article 14. Moved, seconded and passed to raise and appropriate $300 to complete the renovation of the Court Room. Article 15. Moved, seconded and passed to raise and ap- priate the sum of $150 to be made available to the Planning Board for use in the purchase of suitable maps, the printing

67 and distribution of revised Zoning Ordinances, and for such other purposes as the Board may deem advisable in connection vi'ith its duties. Article 16. Moved, seconded and passed for the Town to enter into the Urban Planning Assistance Program, the approximate cost of which will be $4,000, and to raise and appropriate $1,500 as the Town's share of the cost, the balance to be supplied by the State and Federal governments. Article 17. Moved, seconded and passed to establish a Planning Board of seven members with duties as set forth in sections 1-15, Chapter 36 N. H. Revised Statutes, 1955, to make a study of the Town's development and report to the Town appropriate recommendations for the promotion of the Town's best development. The Board shall consist of one Selectman and six other citizens appointed by the Selectmen. Article 18. Moved, seconded and passed to amend the Zoning Ordinance by adding to Section 3 of Article 1 the following paragraph to be designated "E" "Every new building shall be set back from the front property line not less than 30 feet, or such distances as shall conform to the line of existing buildings on adjacent property. All new Buildings shall be set back at least 15 feet from the side and rear of property lines." Article 19. Moved, seconded and passed to amend the Zon- ing Ordinance as follows: By inserting before the word "Dump" as it appears in paragraph "C" of section 2, and paragraph "A" of sections 3 and 4, the word "private" and after the same word "Dump" the words, "not for a public dump until an advertised public hearing has first been held." Article 20. It was moved, seconded and NOT passed to accept Article 20 as amended by the Ways and Means committee. This article empowering the Selectmen to accept as Town roads any road that met certain specifications, and also to accept a road built to lesser specifications if built adequately for its expected use. Article 21. Moved, seconded and NOT passed to accept Article No. 21 which pertained to highway signs. Article 22. Moved, seconded and passed to amend the Zon- ing Ordinance as follows; (a) Paragraph 3 of Section 1 of article 1 be changed and known as paragraph 4, by replacing the word "or" by a comma and inserting after the words "Roadside District" a comma and the words "or the Lake Side District". (b) Inserting a new paragraph 3 of Section 1 of Article 1 which shall read;

68 "3. The Lakeside District, which shall comprise all land lying within the following bounds; South of Baboosic Lake at the junction of the Merrimack-Amherst Town lines and the Merrimack Road westerly along the Merrimack Road to its junction with the Lake Road; thence northerly along the Lake Road to the Walnut Hill Road; thence northerly along Walnut Hill Road to the point of crossing the former Boston and Maine right of way; thence following the right of way northeasterly and easterly to the Town line; thence along the town line to the point of beginning."

(c) Section 4 of Article 1 be known as Section 5, and Sec- tion 5 of Article 1 be known as Section 6. (d) A new section 4 of Article 1 to be inserted which shall read as follows: "The Lakeside District shall enjoy the following regulations and restrictions; (a) No land in said district shall be used for a private dump nor a public dump unless an advertised public hearing has first been held. Or for a trailer Park or for the location of a trailer for residential purposes, or the storage of abandoned vehicles or discarded materials of any kind, nor used in a manner that is disorderly, unsightly, noxious, or detrimental to the public, or prejudicial to the general welfare. (b) Signs of the following nature may be erected within this district; Federal, Town and State directional and regu- latory signs; historic signs; advertising signs as large as twelve square feet in total relating only to the business or profession of the owner or tenant of the property upon which placed. All signs shall be placed in such a manner as not to obstruct the view of the highway." (c) Any person wishing to erect a new building, addition to present building, establish a new business, or erect signs, shall first receive a written permit from the Admin- istrative Official. (d) No new dwelling be it permanent or seasonal shall be erected or constructed on a lot of land having less than 100 feet of frontage, on the principal route of access to the lot, and in the case of any lot on the lake front having less than 100 feet of shoreline, nor on a lot having less than 10,000 square feet of area, unless such lot of land shall have been recorded and taxed as a lot of record on or prior to the adoption of this amendment. (e) Every new building shall be set back from the front property line not less than thirty feet, or such distances as shall conform to the line of existing building on adjacent

69 property. All new buildings shall be set back at least fifteen feet from the side and rear of property lines, or in the case of property on the Lake Shore, at least thirty feet from the water's edge. Article 23. Moved, seconded, voted and passed to raise and appropriate $860 to increase salary of 43 members of Fire Department by $20 per year. Article 24. Moved, seconded, voted and passed to have moderator appoint a committee of three to work with Select- men on an insurance plan for the town. Article 25. Curtis Worthen moved that the newly organized Volunteer Fire Department be gratefully recognized by the Town as its official department with the fire wards and Chief acting for the Town accoi'ding to the State Statutes. Voted and passed. Moved to adjourn at 10:55 P.M. CATHERINE A. KRUGER, Town Clerk.

70 AMHERST

Vital Statistics

1961 MaiTiages Registered in the Town of Amherst, N. H.

For the Births Registered in the Town of Amherst, N. H.

For the Year Ending December 31, 1961

Date and Place Name of Child Name of Father Maiden Name of Mother 1960 corrections Apr. 6, Manchester Penny Ann Thomas Joseph Gill Virginia Frances Rossi Apr. 6, Manchester Paul Allen Donald Oliver Young Marion Grace Macklin May 4, Manchester Andrew Black William Lincoln Knight Dolores Black 1961 Jan. 6, Nashua Steven Charles Dana Kenneth Mayhew Elaine M. Lawrence Jan. 29, Manchester Christine Taylor Winthrop Peabody Cannon Lydia C. Harrington Jan. 30, Nashua Robert Gerard Donald G. Laflamme Georgina D. Estes Feb. 14, Nashua Rebecca Ann Jack S. Shoemake Lola A. Vickery Feb. 14, Nashua Bonnie Rodney D. Bowes Rena Rae Anderson Feb. 15, Manchester Robin Anne Emery J. Tetreaiilt Rita A. Brady Feb. 17, Nashua Betti Gail Maurice Dickstein Rita J. Souriolle Mar. 3, Goffstown Marjorie Louise Horace E. Thomas Marjorie N. Patten Mar. 22, Nashua Karen Ann Clifton H. Johnson Anna M. Smith Mar. 25, Nashua Darrell Charles Lawrence E. Gerr>' Jennie F. Chick Mar. 26, Nashua Deborah Ruth Harold H. Blake Barbara R. Robinson Apr. 19, Nashua Lars Eric Ernest Hendrick Bjoik Lois L. Priestley May 1, Nashua Alan Jay Jon Wendell Carter Marion L. Stinson May 15, Nashua Kathy Marie Emile Paul Soucy Betty Ann Farland Jime 1, Nashua Rebecca Erik Brown Emmaline E. Weber June 7, Nashua Robert Alfred, Jr. Robert Alfred Davis Laura Ann Pelkey June 28, Nashua Alan Wade William Wesley Clough Barbara L. Noyes July 1, Nashua John Scott James Young Josephine Mercer July 7, Nashua Natalie George Winthrop Brown Phyllis Hewitt July 9, Nashua Judith Edward P. Raskiewicz Mar>' Rose Roy July 11, Manchester Richard Leonard Herbert W. Wenzel Pauline M. Charest July 22, Nashua Julie Ellen Chilton Clark Stewart Betty L. Ferguson Aug. 1, Nashua Kathleen Ann Frank Peno, Jr. Gloria Norma Prince Aug. 3, Manchester Verlie Elbert Pierre Madge Jean O'Connor Aug. 11, Nashua Richard Dean Richard Arlen Brown Glenda Alice Davis Aug. 14, Lowell Mass. Diane Louise Neil Glynn Arlene T. McKenna Aug. 24, Nashua Kenneth Leo Francis Joseph Mercier Jeanne L. Dupont Aug. 27, Nashua Holly Anne Philip J. Currier June C. Peterson Sept. 11, Manchester Lois Martha Howard Wallace Boothroyd Bemice G. Warren Sept. 11, Manchester Michael WilUam William Henry Robie Renata B. Spicka Sept. 11, Nashua Michele Raymond Leo Lareau Barbara J. Morse Sept. 13, Nashua Kenneth James Leon Newell Adams Eleanor C. Alix S«pt. 20, Nashua Jaime Richard A. Cheromcka Joline F. Snow Sept. 22, Manchester William Newton Richard Newton Bragdon Jeannette M. Sylvester Sept. 28, Manchester John David William H. P. Hopkins Anne Louise Gray Oct. 13, Nashua Peter Raymond Peterson Ainsworth Margaret L. LeCain Oct. 14, Nashua Timothy Dunbar Nicholas Dugan Skeer Penelope C. Dunbar Oct. 21, Nashua David Patrick David Jolm Sliney, Jr. Greta M. Pelletier Oct. 23, Nashua Tammy Lynn Carroll Woodbury Hall, Jr. Cecile L. Parent Oct. 23, Manchester Ralph McMichael Benjamin Clark Boren, Jr. Nancy Carol Keopp Oct. 27, Nashua Gregory John Herbert J. Wostrel Mary Lillian Meader Nov. 26, Nashua Linda Ann Clinton John Holt Waneta A. Kennett Dec. 16, Nashua Karen Dorothy Robert W. Fissette Constance D. Sargent Deaths Registered in the Town of Amherst, N. H. For the Year Ending December 31, 1961 Date and Place Brought from Away and Buried in Amherst, N. H. Date and Place

REPORT OF WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

This committee has carefully considered each item on the Town and School budgets and each article in the war- rants and has consulted with the departments concerned in its endeavor to arrive at as equitable recommendations as possible. We wish to express appreciation for the ready cooperation which we received.

Town Warrant and Recommendations

ARTICLE 1. (1) To choose all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year and the ensuing three years. Recommendation No comment.

ARTICLE 2. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year and make appropriations for the same. Recommendation We recommend approval of the Town budget as presented with the following exception: we recommend the $3,000. item for Town Officers' Expenses be reduced to $2,500. The $500. increase over last year's appropriation was included for clerical assistance. We feel the addressograph equipment (article 8) should result in increased efficiency, thereby reducing the work load.

ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to give the Selectmen and the Town Treasurer authority to borrow money in anticipation of taxes. Recommendation We recommend approval.

ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to allow a discount of li>i% on the 1962 property taxes paid by May 1, 1962. Any person paying on their 1962 property tax an amount equal to 80% of their 1961 property tax bill to be allowed lV27o discount on their 1962 property Tax Bill if paid in full by December 1, 1962. Recommendation We recommend approval.

ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 to purchase advertising space in Lhe 1963 Guide to the Merrimack Valley Region, or act in relation thereto. Recommendation

We recommend no money be raised for this article. ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to continue the plan started in 1956 for the improvement of roads. Recommendation We recommend approval.

ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a new fire truck to replace the present inadequate 1945 Ford fire truck for $11,500.00 to be financed as follows:

1. Present 1945 Ford truck to be traded in for an allowance of $600. 2. Four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) to be used from the present fire truck fund. 3. The Town to vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,900.00 to be financed on term notes over a period of two years. or act in relation thereto. Recommendation We recommend approval of this article as written for the following reasons:

(a) This truck has become inadequate as a fire truck. (b) Increased water capacity is needed for outlying districts.

ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to purchase an addressograph and related equipment or take any action relative thereto. Recommendation Recommend approval of this article. The money to be spent at tlie discretion of the selectmen.

ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $1,000.00 to participate with the towns of Milford and Mont Vernon in the cost of a communications center made necessary by the conversion of the Telephone Exchange from manual to dial which takes place on April 15, 1962, or take action relative thereto. Recommendation We recommend approval of this article on a trial basis.

ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to abolish the office of Sexton of the Cemeteries as an elective office and allow the Select- men to appoint a caretaker for the cemetries to operate under the direction of the cemetery trustees. Recommendation We recommend the Town vote to abolish the ofiice of se.xton of the cemeteries as an elective ofiice. We also recommend these duties be included in the highway department under the direction of the cemetery trustees. This recommendation meets with the approval of the selectmen and the highway agent. .

ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen and Road Agent to sell the existing tar kettle (estimated value $650.00) and purchase a York Rake (value $682.50). The small difference to be taken from summer maintenance. Recommendation We recommend approval.

ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to increase the fee for permits issued by the Administrative Official from $1.00 to $2.00 or take action relative thereto. Recommendation We recommend approval.

ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $775.00 for the purchase of a new snow plow. The present inadequate 1949 model to be traded on the new plow, or take any action relative thereto. Recommendation We recommend approval.

ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,000.00 for the construction of a new town barn to be located on the West side of Old Cider Mill Road just before the entrance to the town dump on land donated to the Town for this purpose. This sum to be financed over a period of three years on term notes. Recommendation We recommend $12,000. be raised and appropriated and financed as written in the article. Our recommendation is based on the facts presented by the road commission in their preamble.

ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to accept as Town Roads the following private roads which have been built to the specifications of the Road Agent and approved by the Selectmen: 1 Brookwood Drive by Robert Currier 2. Meadow Lane Road by A. L. Pelletier 3. Hodgson Lane by Kenneth Spalding Recommendation We recommend acceptance by deed and blue print of the roads listed in this article.

ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to change the method of compensating the Tax Collector from a salary to a commission of V^ of 1% of the collections on the property warrant and raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00, or take any action relative thereto. Recommendation We recommend $350. be raised and appropriated under this article. This amount to be used with $650. included under Town Officers' Salaries to increase tax collector's salary to $1,000.00 per annum. This comittee believes the tax collector's salary should be on a fixed basis rather than on a percentage of collections. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 for the expenses incurred by the Planning Board in the performance of its duties. Recommendation We recommend approval.

ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to accept the names of the streets and roads within the Town as designated upon a map of the Town dated October, 1961, as drafted by the N. H. Planning and Development Commission and posted in the Town Hall. A copy of which is included with the Annual Report for 1961. Recommendation We recommend approval.

ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the purpose of initiating a program of purchasing and having erected suitable street name signs; the type and placement of which to be at the discretion of the Planning Board with the approval of the Selectmen. Recommendation We recommend approval.

ARTICLE 20. To transactany other business that may legally come before this meeting. Recommendation No comment.

School Warrant Recommendations

Article 1 through 7. No comment needed.

Article 8. We recommend approval of the budget.

Article 9. We recommend approval as in the past.

Article 10. We recommend approval.

Article 11. We do not have enough information to make a recommendation on this article. CURTIS WORTHEN, Chairman DONALD DAVIS, Secretary EPWORTH MOULTON OLIVER MERRILL PHILIP CURRIER MAURICE YOUNG HERBERT CAMPMAN Amherst

School Report

For the Year Ending

June 30, 1961 INDEX

School OflFicers 3

School Calendar 4

Warrant 5

School Assessment 7

Budget 8

Report of Treasurer 10

School Board's Narrative Report 11

Superintendent's Report 14

Helping Teacher's Report 20

Principal's Report 24

Special Class Report 30

School Study Committee 31

Financial Reports 34

Health Supervision 39

School Census ". 40

General Statistics 41

Graduates 42

Synopsis of 1960 Meetings 44 AMHERST SCHOOL DISTRICT

School Officers - 1961-62

Mr. James Enright, school board Term expires 1962

Mrs. Cynthia Lathrop, school board Temi expires 1963

Mr. James Walker, school board Term expires 1964

Dr. Richard H. Goodman Superintendent

Miss Mabel Connolly Teacher Consultant

Mrs. Barbara Landry Clerk and Treasurer

Mr. Creeley S. Buchanan Moderator

James Jones, M.D. School Physician

Mrs. Marion Gangloff School Nurse

Mr. Merton Byrd Truant Officer Mr. Orson H. Bragdon Auditor Mr. George H. Howard Auditor Supervisory Union No. 40 — School Calendar 1961-62

Begin Close

Sept. 7 (Thurs.) Dec. 22 (Fri.)

(October 20, November 23-24) Jan. 2 (Tues.) Feb.16 (Fri.)

Feb. 26 (Mon.) April 19 (Thurs.)

April 30 (Mon.) Approximately June 22 (Fri.) (Memorial Day, May 30 — Wed.)

School Calendar 1962-63

Sept. 6 (Thurs.) Dec. 21 (Fri.) 74 days (October 26, November 22, 23)

Jan. 2 (Wed.) Feb. 15 (Fri.) 32 days (January 25)

Feb. 25 (Mon.) April 19 (Fri.) 40 days April 29 (Mon.) Approximately June 21, 39 days

(Memorial Day, May 30) 185 days

Schools will be in session a full day on November 21, 1962. Supervisory Union No. 40 Teachers* Meeting, Sep- tember 4. Teachers' Convention, October 26. Schools will close to encourage teachers to attend their Convention. Supervisory Union No. 40 Teachers' Workshops, September 5, and January 25. Schools will be closed on these two days. The closing date of school will be revised as the number of days omitted for Convention, Workshops, bad weather, etc., necessitates it. WARRANT FOR ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING

To the Inhabitants of the School district in the town of Amherst quahfied to vote in district affairs:

You are hereby notified to meet at the Town Hall in said district on the 9th day of March 1962, at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon, to act upon the following subjects: Polls open at 3:30 P. M. Business Meeting at 8:00 P. M.

1. To choose a Moderator for the coming year.

2. To choose a Clerk for the ensuing year.

3. To choose a Member of the School Board for the ensuing tliree years.

4. To choose a Treasurer tor the ensuing year.

5. To determine and appoint the salaries of the School Board and Truant Officer, and fix the compensation of any other officers or agent of the district.

6. To hear the reports of Agents, Auditors, Com- mittees, or Officers chosen, and pass any vote relating thereto.

7. To choose Agents, Auditors and Committees in relation to any subject embraced in this warrant.

8. To see what sum of money the district will raise and appropriate for the support of schools, for the salaries of school district officials and agents, and for the payment of statutory obligations of the district, and to authorize the application against said appropriation of such sums as are estimated to be received from the state foundation aid fimd together with other income; the school board to certify to the selectmen the balance between the estimated revenue and tlie appropriation, which balance is to be raised by taxes by the town. 9. To see if the district will vote to authorize the school board to make application for and to accept, on behalf of the district, any or all grants or funds for educational purposes which may now or hereafter be forthcoming from the United States Government or from the State of New Hampshire, or from any other source.

10. To see if the district will continue the Study Committee and authorize the Moderator to appoint new members from time to time.

11. To see if the district will vote to provide additional classrooms with adequate sanitary services and administrative facilities, on land now owned by the district, through either or both of the following plans, or some other plan:

Plan 1. Build an addition to the Brick School and/or renovate the Brick School;

Plan 2. Renovate the Clark School; and to determine the manner of providing the funds for such plan, as decided, by serial notes or bonds and/or appropriation and to give the school board the authority to raise these funds as provided by Chapter 33, R.S.A. or other pertinent sections of the law.

12. To transact any other business which may legally come before this meeting.

Given under our hands at said Amherst this 16th day of February 1962.

JAMES F. ENRIGHT, CYNTHIA T. LATHROP, JAMES R. WALKER, School Board. NOTIFICATION OF SCHOOL ASSESSMENT, 1961 EXPENDITURES

Current Expenditures $ $183,190 84 Capital Outlay: Additions and Improvements 1,275 00 New Equipment 548 00

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(For the Fiscal Year July, 1960 to June 30, 1961) BARBARA H. LANDRY, Treasurer, In account with the School District of Amherst.

Dr. ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD

Continued growth has been the watchword during the past year. We have grown in educational enrichment, in staff members, and most of all in student population. After carefully analyzing census figures, injecting growth trends gained over years of experience and attempting to arrive at an educated guess for the current school year population load, plans were meticulously made for tlie opening of school in Sep- tember. Our data indicated a new first grade of approximately forty-three pupils. StaflF and accommodations were available for fifty. When seventy-one bright-eyed, eager first graders arrived on the scene emergency measures were immediately instituted and an additional teacher was recruited. It was soon apparent that to accommodate a somewhat lesser increase in student load throughout the balance of the elementary grades an additional teacher's aide would have to be engaged. These extra salary dollars had to be carefully extracted from other budget areas to prevent the call of a special meeting or, in the alternative, to prevent operation of the school system on a financial deficiency basis. With the full cooperation of staff and administration this has been accomplished but only at the expense of exhausting supplies, textbooks, equipment and materials originally scheduled for purchase this year. The trend of increase continues. As Amherst grows the number of students increases, costs of tuition increase, teacher requirements increase and budget requirements increase accordingly. The major budget- arv increases are in the areas of tuition, teachers' salaries and replacement of depleted stocks of books, supplies and materials and essential replacement of equipment.

11 Perhaps the most signal success of the academic year appears in the special class. This most important project was undertaken with full knowledge of the tremendous responsibility involved. Thanks to the out- standing eflPort and tremendous patience of Mrs. Rich- ardson, coupled with great assistance from the stajff and administration, this class can now be called an un- qualified success. There can be no question about its continuation and if space could be found, it should be expanded to encompass students of broader age levels.

It is significant to note that tliree years ago our school population in Amherst grades one tlirough eight totaled 368 and our staff was comprised of twelve teachers and one principal. This year our school population in Amherst grades one through six total 310 and our staflF is comprised of ten teachers, two aides and a principal. These figures do not include the special class. Next year our anticipated school population in grades cne through six will be 328 and there is no rea- son to expect that this figure will not climb to 350 or more by the time the opening bell rings in September 1962. This enrollment will require twelve teachers in addition to the principal and teacher of the special class. Thus we are rapidly approaching the population and staflF requirements with six grades that three short years ago existed with eight grades.

Your Board is conducting a facilities study to determine both feasibility and cost of renovating two rooms in the Clark School (the two rooms under the present first grade rooms in the older section of the school), renovating and modernizing the Brick School to obtain more and better classrooms, or building an addition to the Brick School. The findings will be made available to the School Study Committee for consideration in their over-all planning and it is hoped that a preliminarv report can be made to the District at tlie Annual Meeting. The program of teacher evaluation continues and

12 is constantly being improved. It is the opinion of the

Board that this is a most worthy program. The results become more apparent as time goes on and as the evaluation process improves. It is a program which your Board intends to keep in existence and to improve upon with the cooperation of stafiF and administration. The School Board herewith expresses appreciation for the excellent work of the entire staff including our principal, teachers, music and art supervisors, teacher aides, our teacher consultant and particularly to the invaluable assistance rendered by our Superintendent, Doctor Goodman, for helping us all advance toward our goal of better education in Amherst.

Respectfully submitted,

JAMES F. ENRIGHT, CYNTHIA T. LATHROP, JAMES R. WALKER, School Board.

IM ADMINISTRATION

Superintendent

It is with a great deal of pleasure that I submit my first annual report as your Superintendent of Schools. In this report I will paint out the work accomphshed since I assumed the superintendency on July 1, 1961, and discuss the areas that in my judgment warrant the full attention of each citizen if our schools are to ac- complish what I firmly beheve to be their goal: the optimum development of each individual. Modern methods and tools are important in every line of work in order to achieve positive results. In the public school enterprise, which has a major responsibility in shaping tomorrow's citizens, the need to keep abreast of the times is essential. The work accomplished to date and the work ahead illustrates eflForts made and planned to insure a high quahty education for the boys and girls of each school district.

I. Progress Report

A. New Financial Accounting Methods The school districts of this Union are participating in a pilot project to improve school financial accounting methods. This project is sponsored by the State De- partment of Education and the State Tax Commission. The budget figures for 1960-61, 1961-62, and 1962-63 school years are presented under the new accounting system for the first time in the School Report of each district this year. It is expected that part of this project will result in financial reports of supervisory unions being sent to the State Department, just as each school district does at present. The new accounting system will be implemented state-wide in another year.

14 B. Cuiricuium Evaluation and Devel(^ment For the first four mouths of this school year, your Teacher Consultant and I met with diflFerent groups of teachers nearly every afternoon to examine specific aspects of the curriculum. The teachers met by grade level or subject, not by school district, in the new supervisory union office in the Professional Building in Milford. To date, eleven of the consultants from the State Department of Education have held fifteen meetings with our staff to discuss current developments that will help us improve our schools (see list below). The staff of each school deserves a great deal of praise from each citizen, as well as from their School Board and Su- perintendent, for their willingness to give time from an already overloaded schedule to the continuous and important job of improving each part of the school program. At the time of the writing of this report, the teachers have initiated an examination of the following areas during the afternoon meetings: Elementary School: Reading, Mathematics, Hand- writing, Science. Secondary School: English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science. The workshops held to date and those planned for the future are an important part of this work. As of January 25, three nationally prominent educators have come to Milford to address the one hundred and ten teachers of Supervisory Union 40.

September 7: Dr. Karl Berns, Assistant Executive Secretary, Na- tional Education Association, "The Profession Faces the Sixties." Dr. John Bahner, Director, Harvard- Lexington Team Teaching Project, "Team Teaching in Elementary Schools."

January 25: Professor Robert Anderson, Harvard University, lec- turer and author, "Team Teaching, Grades 1 - 12."

15 Consultants from the State Department of Educa- tion have assisted us as follows:

1. Mr. Frank Brown Area: Secondary Schools Topic: Teaching Machines Group Involved: Principals

2. Mr. George Cunningham (two visits) Area: Mathematics Topic: Modem Mathematics Group Involved: Secondary School Math. Teach- ers and all Elementary School Teachers

3. Mr. Howard Wagner (two visits) Area: Science Topic: a. Development of Improved Junior High Science Program Group Involved: Secondary and School Science Teachers and selected Elementary School Teachers Topic: b. New Science Guide Group Involved: All Elementary School Teachers and Secondary School Science Teachers

4. Dr. Alice Baumgarner Area: Secondary Schools Topic: Supervision Group Involved: Principals

5. Miss Ruth Cutter (two visits) Area: School Lunch Topic: Improving School Lunch Programs Group Involved: School Lunch Staff

6. Mr. Nick Hondrogan Area: Industrial Education Topic: A New Approach to Industrial Arts Group Involved: Industrial Arts Teachers

16 7. Mr. Dan Brown \ Consultants on School 8. Mr. Nick Hondrogan / Maintenance Area: School Maintenance Topic: Improving School Maintenance Group Involved: School Custodians

9. Mrs. Ruth Craig Area: Guidance Topic: Guidance Group Involved: Guidance Counselors

10. Mr. Andre Pacquette Area: Foreign Languages Topic: Improving French Program Group Involved: Area French Teachers

11. Mr. Damon Russell Area: Administration Topic: The New School Register Group Involved: Secretaries, Aides, Selected Teach- ers

12. Mr. John Economopoulis Area: Elementary Curriculum Topic: Handwriting Group Involved: Elementary School Teachers

The schools of this Union are fortunate in being staflFed by so many devoted staflF members. The deep interest each one takes in improving our schools and the education our boys and girls receive is evident in the many hours worked over and above the normal workload. The work of the staff m.embers requires the support of each citizen if it is to result in positive gains for our schools.

II. Areas for Action

The above progress report illustrates how each stajff member in this Supervisory Union, regardless of the

17 school district wherein he performs his work, is working closely with staff members from every school district in the continuous job of improving the education each boy and girl receives. Because of this, and the fact that the school board members from each district work together in Supervisory Union and other matters, it is appropriate for me to list together the areas for action that I believe to be of prime importance for the school districts of Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Milford, and Mont Vernon. In any school, the two prime ingredients of qualit\' education are staff and the available teaching tools. Yet, the important ingredients are available only if the citizens of each district so vote. I submit the following needs to the citizens of every district:

A. Staff We must keep our excellent staff members and re- cruit others as needed. This can be accomplished through adequate salaries, sound personnel policies, and evidence that the citizens, through their School Board and school administration, are supporting a quality education program.

B. Tools We must provide our teachers with the tools that will enable them to teach as effectively as possible. The "tools" include books, supplies, equipment, field trips for pupils, and workshops and conferences for teachers. Only when he has proper tools can any skilled teacher educate to the optimum the boys and girls in his charge.

C. Policies and Regulations We must develop sound, written policies and regulations to govern the work of each staff member and the education of each pupil.

D. School District Organization We must continuously investigate the financial and

18 educational implications of our school district organization. The 1961 General Court authorized an Interim Com- mission on Education to analyze present school district organization, the cooperative school district law, and other areas in education in terms of necessary legisla- tion. The Chairman of the State Board of Education has proposed a major reduction in the number of our present school districts and creation of new, larger, school districts with large high schools as the centers.

E. Reports of Each School District I commend to your attention the reports in each School District Annual Report which describe in detail the work of the five districts in Supervisory Union 40. The approaches taken and planned to solving problems in other school districts may have bearing on present and future problems of this district.

F. Other Sections of the School District Report I commend to your attention the narrative and sta- tistical reports presented by your School Board, Teach- er Consultant, Principal, and other oflBcers and agents of the school district in other sections of this School District Report.

As one who is intimately involved in the day-by-day work of providing high quality education for our youth, I would like to express my appreciation for the high devotion to education displayed by every member of the school board and staflF in Amherst, Brookline, HoUis, Milford, and Mont Vernon. If your schools are to provide the high quahty education demanded by our times, the support of every citizen is needed.

I urge vour support.

Respectfully, RICHARD H. GOODMAN, Superintendent.

10 OUR TEACHER CONSULTANT

For the past seven years this section of the school report has been devoted to a review of some of the work of the Helping Teacher. Inasmuch as the New Hampshire Legislature in 1961 changed the title to

Teacher Consultant it might be well to mention the fact at this time. The change in title makes no difference in the status or role of Helping Teacher, but is considered to be somewhat less confusing and possibly more descriptive of the work being done.

The Best Education for Ail Children

The teachers in all the schools in this Union are concerned with one common goal — the best possible education for all children. Because of this they have two major tasks: to recognize the needs of each child as an individual, and to provide for these needs. Since no two children are alike, each must be considered as unique, different from all the others, with his own strengths, limitations, and particular needs. The teacher attempts to understand the stage of development reached by each child in his search for maturity and education. This understanding is essential if provision is to be made for this further development and education. For each child a program must be planned which will meet his needs and allow him to achieve according to what he is capable of achieving. The ideal way is through individualized instruction where each child works at his own le\'el of achie\ cment, regardless of what other children are doing. This is a difficult method to acquire unless the class is unusually small, and the school district wealthy enough to provide the extra teachers, classrooms, and required materials. A more feasible way for the schools in this Union is for the teacher to work with classes or groups of children who have attained similar levels of achievement. This

20 permits more individual instruction by grouping together pupils with similar achievement levels. This allows children to progress at their own rate, without the usual frustrations encountered by the slower pupils and with greater challenge, enrichment, and progress for the fast. It also helps to eliminate one of the most serious problems in education today — that of the pupil who works below his ability. For many years we have recognized the fact that many of our pupils do not achieve according to their ability. Grouping by achievement is helping in the solution of this problem. For the reasons stated above, the schools in this Union are concerned with the grouping of their classes, not by ability, but by levels of achievement. Such grouping provides more opportunities for greater accomplishment, in that it recognizes those whose added effort compensates for lesser ability and chal- lenges those of greater ability to produce more. The goal is to allow each child to develop his own capabili- ties at his own rate of growth; thus grade barriers are eliminated. The programs in the several schools in Supervisory Union No. 40 are basically the same in their under- lying philosophy of recognition of, and provision for individual needs of our children. However, as no two schools are alike in their organization, so no program in one school is exactly like that in another. In some schools a certain degree of individualized instruction has been a part of the program for some time, usually only in one subject area. Grouping by achievement levels is just getting its start in some schools, and in others it has become well established. This approach to education is a departure from the traditional which was based upon the assumption that all children require exactly the same curriculum and methods of instruction. Being geared to meet the needs of the average child it tended to do just the opposite for him when he was forced to wait for the slow to catch up,

21 while at the same time experiencing the pressure of trying to keep up with the more rapid learners. Well- planned grouping practices will take into consideration the needs of all children, whether they are slow, average, or fast learners, or physically, intellectually, or emotionally handicapped. Your teachers are meeting the challenge.

Progress of Special Class

Of interest to the parents in this area is the special class which has been established in Amherst. It may be recalled that the need for two such classes was expressed in my last report to the Union. This was to include children from five towns. However, it was recommended that at this time we organize one class to be made up of children from Amherst and Milford only. The class is limited to fifteen children, and under the guidance of Mrs. Lucy Richardson they are a happy, relaxed group, and the amount of learning taking place is truly amazing. The program is planned to give the children an opportunity to have training in practical arts and scholastic experiences directly related

to these arts. Half of the classroom is set up in the usual manner, the other half is designed to provide experiences in homemaking, woodworking and handwork. The children learn to read, write, spell, and work with numbers through the application of recipes, directions, shopping lists, etc., to the practical use for which they

are intended. This is in addition to other instruction in the 3 Rs. As another step in providing for the individual differences of all children we hope that in time we shall have all children requiring such special- ized instruction in each of the five towns enrolled in this type of special class. Once again I would like to thank the parents, teachers, and school board members for their splendid cooperation and dedication to the task of providing the best education for all children. I wish also to pay trib- ute to Dr. Goodman and to the principals of our schools for their fine leadership in making more effective our combined efforts to bring this about.

Respectfully,

MABEL I. CONNOLLY,

Teacher Consultant.

23 PRINCIPAL'S ANNUAL REPORT 1961 - 1962

To the Amherst School Board, the Superintendent of Schools and the citizens of Amherst: I present herewith my first Annual Report of the Amherst schools.

Student Registration and Staff Utilization On September 7, 1961, 323 students arrived at the Clark and Brick schools for the first day of the 1961- 1962 school year. This represents an increase of 17 ov^er the previous year's enrollment. The teaching staff now numbers 11 full-time teachers. Nine of the faculty have taught previously in Amherst with local teaching experience ranging from one }'ear to 35 years. The two faculty members new to Amherst are Miss Ann Lowery and Mr. Leonard Hall. Their teaching assignments are, respectively, social studies and science at the Brick school.

Mrs. Ruth Griffin returned to fill the position of Teacher's Aide for the second consecutive year. The primiiry duties of the aide, as established last year, are to assist the first grade teachers by performing a wide variety of non-teaching tasks which occur daily in the classroom. Frequently, time is spent guiding less ma- ture youngsters in their assigned work while the regular teacher devotes her attention to the rest of the class. Moreover, the aide assists all the teachers by taking bus, recess, hot lunch, playground and other extra-classroom duties. In general, it may be said tliat the aide frees the teacher for teaching. Amherst may take pride in the far-sightedness of its citizens in providing funds for this highly worthwhile investment in their cM'dren's education. Thij; year, with the employment of an additional first gride teacher, Mrs. Marion Wilcox, Mrs. Grilfin has been utilized as a ^tudy hall supervisor at the Brick

School. W itli the aide in this role it is no longer neccs-

24 sary to schedule students' study periods in classrooms where regular instruction is taking place. This provides the student with a quieter place for study and frees the teaciier from the responsibility of supervising these students. Other duties for the Brick School aide include maintaining a central attendance register for both schools, filling teachers' requests for supplies, cor- recting tests, preparing duplicated materials, taking bus and recess duties and performing a variety of clerical tasks in the school office. However, since the first grade registration on Sep- tember 7, 1961, substantially exceeded the expected figure, it was necessary to employ a second aide to fill the Clark School position vacated by Mrs. Griffin. Thus, in October, Mrs. Frances Coan of Amherst was employed for this position. Last year the town voted to initiate instruction in the fall of 1961 for mentally retarded children from Su- pervisory Union 40. The cost of the project was to be pro-rated to each district according to the number of students participating from each. Although it is still early in the year, it may be said that the 15 students in this class (7 from Milfcrd, 8 from Amherst) are making measurable progress under the guidance of Mrs. Dwight Richardson. In addition to daily work in arithmetic, reading, and language arts geared to individual achievement levels, there is a planned program in the manual and domestic arts. This year assistant principals were named in each school to assume, without additional compensation, certain supervisorv responsibilities in the absence of the principal. Mrs. Wilcox and Mr. Hall have served most capably in these supporting roles. The music program is again being carried on most capably by Miss Elsie Wheeler and Mr. Laszlo Kertesz. Miss Wheeler's commitments to the seven districts which she serves hmit her severely in the amount of time available for each classroom. At the Brick School

25 in particular, because of departmentalization, music instruction for each class, excepting Mrs. Richardson's, amounts to only nine hours per school year. Mr. Kertesz meets weekly in the Annex with the Brick School orchestra. Although hampered by the loss of the seventh and eighth grade musicians, the group has shown a willingness to work that has already re- sulted in their presentation of a musical program at the Town Hall as part of our Christmas activities. The art program continues under the direction of Mr. William Childs. Many worthwhile projects have been completed this year and Mr. Childs has been able to make excellent use of the Clark School basement room as a working area. Brick School students continue to use the Annex for their art periods. Mrs. Catherine Hammond is carrying on her work in speech correction and lip reading this year. She meets weekly with a total of 19 pupils from both schools. Dr. Jones and Nurse Gangloff conducted a physical examination of the first and fourth grades and the special class this year. Mrs. Gangloff visits both schools on a regularly scheduled basis, but because of the demands of serving 2400 pupils in the Union, her services are limited. It is hoped that these services may be expanded by the addition of another nurse in Su- pervisory Union 40. Custodian Merton Byrd accomplished the usual planned maintenance during the summer of 1961 as well as work on extra projects. A helper, Allan Ander- son, was employed to assist him during the closing weeks of the summer vacation. Mr. Byrd performs the custodian duties for both schools. Mr. Malcolm Clark and his assistants have been most cooperative in their efforts to provide safe and dependable bus service for Amherst students. A copy of "School Transportation Guidelines," outlining tlie safety responsibilities of the drivers as well as the student riders was distributed to all bus students this year.

26 Curriculum

The Brick School is now in its second year of operation on a departmentalized basis. We will continue to evaluate the efiFectiveness of departmentalization. There are indications that "semi-departmentalization" would be more beneficial for the students. Under this plan the children would remain with one teacher for reading, social studies and language arts and would move only for departmentalized instruction in arithmetic and science. Last year at the Clark School the teachers and principal studied the feasibility of teaching reading and arithmetic on a non-graded basis. Under this plan each student would advance strictly in relation to his achievement. We are continuing our work in this area with present emphasis on reading. This year instruction in French is being offered to the sixth grade. This instruction utilizes an aural-oral approach rather than involving the student in written work. Twice weekly the class participates in a 15-minute telecast of instruction in French. Each telecast is preceded by a 20-minute period of instruction offered by Mrs. E. B. Robinson. Amherst is extremely fortimate in having the volunteered services of Mrs. Robinson for this work. Phonograph records especially prepared as a follow-up to the telecasts are also utilized. It is hoped that participation in this project will enable students to advance more rapidly in next year's junior high French classes. Television is proving to be a valuable adjunct to classroom work in other areas as well. Both Brick and Clark school students have been viewing programs in social studies, science, language arts and music. The value of television as a teaching aid is now seldom disputed. Other audio-visual aids, such as the tachistoscope, tape recorder, filmstrip projector, phonograph and sound projector are used in many of our classrooms.

27 Classroom usage of the projectors is often limited, however, by inadequate light control.

Activities

During American Education Week in November, 1961, open house was held at both schools. The excellent attendance attested to the interest of the towns- people in their children's education. Our Book Fair, held during National Book Week under the direction of Mrs. George Kittredge and with the generous cooperation of the P.T.A., proved to be most successful. Besides stimulating children's interest in books, it provided a sum of nearly one hundred dollars to purchase books for the school library. Shelves li'dve now been installed in the study hall to meet the needs of the library. Shortly before Christmas, Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler pioneered a candy sale. The proceeds of more than $250 will be used to meet the expenses of class trips of an educational nature. The Hot Lunch Program, at this writing, is providing around 140 meals per day. This is an excellent achievement considering that it approaches the number of lunches served at this time last year with seventh and eighth grades in attendance. .Through the help of the P.T.A., free hot lunches are again available this year for those in need. It was with deep regret that the resignation of Mrs. Mary Marlatt as Hot Lunch Supervisor was accepted on December 31, 1961. She and her helper, Mrs. Long, have given unstintingly of theii" time and energy to provide one of the finest hot lunch programs in the state. The P.T.A. Hot Lunch Committee is to be commended for their faithfulness in providing help each day. Mrs. Natalie Osborne of Milford was employed on

January 1, 1962, to take over Mrs. Marlatt's duties.

28 Looking Ahead

The elementary school curriculum of today is quite dissimilar to that of yesteryear. With the changes in curriculum have come changes in concepts of learning, methods of teaching and teaching materials. Improved communications techniques have increased our children's knowledge and vastly broadened their vision. New^ly emerging nations will challenge their understanding of other peoples and customs in ways that we as adults were never challenged. Entirely new tech- nologies and new problems of immense proportions have sprung up, demanding, indeed, a new type of thinking. Today's elementary school student must be taught the arts of careful observation, astute inquiry and cri- tical thinking as part of the accepted program of the basic skills. To do all this we must have good teachers. But to perform effectively today, even good teachers need much help. Quantities of students' supplies and textbooks that are up-to-date with new concepts and new methods of presenting subject matter are required. Also necessary are teacher's aides, maps, globes, ency- clopedias, a variety of audio-visual devices, and a satisfactory environment for teaching. The list, though in- complete, is long and, perhaps, overwhelming. Yet are v/e not committed in this nation, this town, to a major responsibility — the optimum development of the individual according to his ability? If we expect optimimi development, we must provide adequate support. If we wish to provide adequate support, we must anticipate increased costs, keeping in mind that educa-

tion is not an expense but an investment in our children's future and, ultimately, a force that will shape cur nation's destiny. Thus, your continued cooperation is earnestly re- quested in meeting these urgent needs of your schools in the year to come. I wish to express my appreciation to the School

29 Board, Superintendent Goodman, Miss Connolly, and above all to the entire staff of the Amherst schools for their cooperation and support.

Respectfully submitted,

HERBERT J. WOSTREL, Principal.

SPECIAL CLASS

During recent years it became more and more apparent that there was need for a Special Class in our school district. Both parents and teachers felt a growing need for a small class in which students who found great difficulty with school work could be given more individual attention than that afforded in a regular classroom. The first Special Class in this district was set up under the direction of the School Board, Superinten- dent, and our Teacher Consultant, Miss Connolly. It has been my privilege to teach this class of fifteen students. In general, we follow the same curriculum as other classes, differing only as the developmental needs of the children indicate a need for a difference. We em- phasize the academic skills that the student can mas- ter and is likely to need. This is not a class with just a "busy work" program conceived solely to reheve regular teachers. This class has a positive purpose. We do arithmetic, have reading and spelling classes and work with all the academic skills that have meaning to the student. The class places special emphasis on living skiUs. We have a stove, refrigerator, iron, sewing machine, and manual arts equipment. Part of each afternoon the students develop skills by using these tools. The ac-

30 tivities are selected in terms of need and meaning to the student. Our philosophy is "learn by doing." We have had good success integrating our Special Class in all activities Viîth the regular classes. Assem- blies, playground and social activities are shared v^îth the entire school. I have found teaching this class a most rewârding experience. It has been a great step forward in recog- nizing that every child should have the best educational opportunity the community can offer. I am most grate- ful to the School Board, my colleagues, the parents and the community for giving me this opportunity to help these children.

Respectfully, LUCY B. RICHARDSON.

NARRATIVE REPORT OF THE SCHOOL STUDY COMMITTEE

The Amherst School Study Committee was appointed two years ago to investigate various ways to accommodate Amherst's growing numbers of school children. At a special school district meeting in January, 1961, the town voted to accept an interim recommendation that we send the seventh and eighth grades to MiHord, on a tuition basis, for two years — September, 1961 - June, 1963. At the time of the March, 1961 School District Meet- ing the committee had not completed its study of one of the alternatives, a possible consolidation with Hollis and Brookline. This phase of the study was rather slow moving because Amherst's committee was working as part of a three-town study group in cooperation with Hollis and Brookline. To aid in the study and to ease the work load on the School Board, the Moderator appointed five additional members, Winthrop Cannon, Chester Hall, Harry Mitiguy, Charles Sandford, and

31 Robin Warren. The committee regretted the loss of Otto Neugebauer who was moving away. During the spring, the study of a possible consolidation proceeded to a point at which financial compari- sons could be made with other alternatives open to Amherst. Roland Fraser did the committee a valuable service by organizing tables of costs of the several alternatives and by having them printed. This greatly clarified the analysis. It also enabled the Amherst committee to demonstrate to the Hollis and Brookline studv groups that the methods, required by law at the time, of apportioning operating costs to the towns within a cooperative school district, made consolidation very expensive to Amherst. However, a revision of the law was pending in the State Legislature which would allow cooperative districts to devise their own methods of apportioning costs. When this revision of the law passed, the costs for Amherst were brought down by negotiation with Hollis and Brookline. Then the Amherst committee considered the formation of a cooperative district feasible and attractive for a number of reasons and decided to recommend this solution. During the summer months the three-town committee presented a joint recommendation in the form of a pamphlet, printed by Charles Sandford, which was mailed to all voters in the districts. The Amherst committee also organized an analysis of Amherst's special problems into an eight page supplementary pamphlet which was moikd with the recommendation. Throughout the fail, members of the committee held many meetings with town organ zations to eyplain the proposal and to ansv/cr all questions. Harry Miti- guy and other members also held informal discussions in their hoi-iies with about tv/o liundred interested citizens. Jim Enriglit conducted a PTA program and a form.al hearing in the Town Hall to give everyone further opportunity to air his views and the Milford Cabinet carried a number of articles on the subject.

32 Amherst citizens voted by ballot at a special school district meeting on December 1 and voted "yes" to the proposed cooperative by a majority of 31 votes, but Brookline and HoUis voted "no" by large margins. At the recessed meeting, immediately after the voting, the Moderator directed the committee to renew its studies and appointed new members as required. David Ramsay, Harry Carter, and Eric Hare have accepted appointments. The committee was sorry to see Charles Sandford resign. Winthrop Cannon had also resigned in the spring when he moved away. The committee feels that in the discussions last fall, and particularly in the vote of the special meeting, the town has expressed a favorable attitude towards consolidation as a practical, educationally sound solution for its long-range school needs. Hence the committee is continuing its study of possible cooperative districts that could include Amherst. Since the December special district meeting, studies have been initiated, and are being carried on concurrently with Bedford and

Milford. It is hoped that the committee will be prepared to report the conclusions of its work in the spring and present a recommendation to the school district at that time.

Amherst School Study Committee, Mrs. Dorothy Carlsmith,Chairman Harry Carter Robert Currier Roland Fraser Chester Hall Eric Hare Harry Mitiguy David Ramsay Robin Warren James Enright, School Board Cynthia Lathrop, School Board James Walker, School Board

33 FINANCIAL REPORT OF AMHERST SCHOOL BOARD (For the Fiscal Year July 1, 1960 to June 30, 1961)

TOTAL RECEIPTS $171,158 97 TOTAL PAYMENTS

Cash balance, June 30, 1961 RECEIPTS IN DETAIL Federal Aid: National School Lunch State Aid: School Building Aid From Selectmen Raised by Taxation: Current Appropriation From Sources other than Taxation: Tuitions Trust Funds Other

Total Receipts form All Sources Cash on hand July 1, 1960

Grand Total

PAYMENTS IN DETAIL

July 1, 1960 to June 30, 1961

Administration : 1. Salaries of District Officers $ 332 00 2. Supt.'s Salary (local share) 1,357 80 3. Tax for State-Wide Supervision 1,022 00 4. Salaries of Other Administrative Personnel 1,958 40 5. Supplies and Expenses 929 33 7. Books & other Inst. Aids 1,479 72 8 Scholars' SuppHes (consumed as used) 2,237 67 9. Salaries of others 1,885 79 10. Other expenses of Instr. 989 77 $74,882 39 Operation of School Plant: 11. Salary of Custodian $4,324 03 12. Fuel or Heat 1,462 62 13. Water, Light, Supplies and Expenses 2,132 90 $ 7,919 55 Maintenance of School Plant: 14. Repairs and Replacements $661 35

Auxiliary Activities: 15. Health Supervision $ 911 10 16 Transportation 14,750 00 17. Tuition 42,575 37 18. Other Special Activities 161 77 18a. School Lunch (Federal and District Funds Only) 1,497 92 $59,896 16 Fixed Charges: 19. Retirement $5,222 76 20. Insurance 930 05 $ 6,152 81 Capital Outlay: 21. N. D. E. A. $ 724 43 22. Additions and Improvements 4,513 89 23. New Equipment 338 57 $ 5,576 89 Debt and Interest: 25. Principal of Debt $7,000 00 26. Interest on Debt 89 45 $ 7,089 45

Total Payments $167,778 13

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BALANCE SHEET - JUNE 30, 1961 ASSETS Cash on hand, June 30, 1961 $ 3,380 84

Net Debt ( excess of liabilities over assets 00

Total OUR TEACHERS - 1961-62 SALARIES - 1960-61 a. Superintendent" REPORT OF HEALTH SUPERVISION - 1960-61 Dr. Alexandre Law, M.D., Examiner (Mrs.) Marion GangloflF, R.N., School Nurse

The total number of children examined 298 Tuberculosis Tests 121 Chest Xrays 6 Vaccinated 62

The following defects, treatments and corrections were reported: Pupils Receiving Defects Treatment Defective Tonsils & Adenoids 18 12 Defective Teeth 32 16 Cardiac Disease 3 3 Lungs 6 6 Orthopedic 4 1 Defective Vision 12 10 Defective Hearing 1 1 Nervous System 1 1 Parents were informed of all the above cases.

Diseases Reported: Chicken Pox 1 Measles 2 Mumps 4 Whooping Cough 1 Scarlet Fever 19

Pre-School Clinics: April 11-13 - No. Examined 48

Number Home Visits by School Nurse 50

39 SCHOOL CENSUS

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Under GENERAL STATISTICS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1960 - 1961

Number of pupils registered during year: Boys 209; Girls 188 397

Enrollment by grades: 1-49; 11-49; III-50; IV-63; V-42 VI-53; VII-41; VIII-50 397

Average membership in Grades 1-8 383.5 Percent of attendance in Grades 1-8 94.1 Number not absent or tardy during year 21 Number of sessions in all schools 360

Teaching positions: Elementary 13 Part-time Teachers 4

PERFECT ATTENDANCE

Three Years: Jill Kennedy, Charles Sullivan

School Year - 1960-61

Grade 2 Christine Currier Grade 3 Elizabeth Curtis, Kenneth MacLeod Grade 4 Mary Doane, Jill Kennedy, Charles SuUivan Grade 5 Carolyn Chapman, Dean Ledoux, JeflFrey Weber Grade 6: Ted Bishop Grade 7: Linda Aldrich, Stephen Curtis, Jerome Forbes, Gretchen Locke, Warren Parkhiu-st

41 AMHERST PUPILS GRADUATING FROM MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL - JUNE 1961 tRalph Calvin Anderson Roland Monte Blake Joseph William Eaton *t David Randlett Hall Sterling Dwight Hammond Peter Theodore Hansen Herbert Ira Harding Mary Haverty Edward MacLellan Houck tLaurie Alison Husmer Lionel Robert Ledoux Ronald Arthur Manning Carlene Ann Merrill Stephen Nicholas Morris Charles Joseph Michie Dorothy May Murray Linda Jane Nevens Merton Theodore Piper Janet Rose Rooney David Sherman Stevens Charles Edward Tyler tHope Elaine Weimont Charlotte Jean Wells Cynthia Jane Wilkins * Top Ten t National Honor Society

AMHERST TUITION PUPILS ATTENDING MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL - 1960-1961 Grade 9-38 Grade 11-35 Grade 10 - 22 Grade 12 - 25

42 AMHERST PUPILS GRADUATED FROM EIGHTH GRADE - JUNE 1961

Richard Adams Rita Jones Wayne Balcom Cheryl Kilton Allan Clough Diane Knight Curtis Dustin Robin Mangold Merle Eastman Jane Mitiguy Louisa Eaton David Noble Jeffrey Enright Donald Perham Allan Forsythe Roberta Perkins Candace Oilman Jeanne Pinette Judith Grassett Anna Plante Rae GriflBn Jane Shethar Gordon Hart John Shethar Kenneth Hartshorn Kathleen Shine Robert Heaton Richard Smith Susan Hill Rosemary Smith Steven Holland Peter Thurston Patricia Holt Dana Worcester Brian Howe Fred Yunggebauer

43 SYNOPSIS OF AMHERST SCHOOL MEETING

March 10, 1961 - 8:00 P. M.

The following articles of the warrant were acted upon: Article 1. The polls were opened at 3:30 P. M., and remained open until 8:00 P. M. 57 votes were cast. Mr. Buchanan was elected moderator. Article 2. Mrs. Barbara Landry was elected clerk for the coming year. Article 3. Mr. James Walker was elected to serve as member of the school board for the ensuing three years. Article 4. Mrs. Barbara Landry was elected treasurer for the coming year. Article 5. This article was considered under Ar- ticle 8. Article 6. This article was passed since there were no reports other than those printed in the Town Report. Article 7. It was moved and carried that the auditors elected to serve for the town also serve for the school district. Article 8. It was moved and carried that this article be tabled until disposition of Article 9 was made. Article 9. The need for a special class for retarded children was discussed. It was then moved and carried that the district authorize the school board to organize a class for retarded children and accept tuition pupils from Milford. Aiticle 8 was then brought before the meeting. It was moved and carried that the district raise and appropriate the sum of $185,013.84 for the school budget for the ensuing year and the sum of $617.86 left over from the boiler conversion job of the year before be used to reduce the assessment. Article 10. It was moved and carried that the district be authorized to make application for all grants available from any source.

44 Article 11. It was moved and carried that the district estabhsh a study committee of not more than nine members or less than five to investigate the needs in Amherst and report to the meeting. A standing vote of appreciation was given to Mr. Harold C. Bowley, Superintendent of Schools, who is retiring in June, 1961. BARBARA LANDRY, Clerk.

SYNOPSIS OF SPECIAL SCHOOL MEETING December 1, 1961, 12:30 P. M.

The warrant was read by the Clerk. The polls were opened by the Moderator, Mr. Bu- chanan, for the purpose of acting on Article 1. They remained open until 7:00 P. M. at which time they were declared closed by the Moderator. 511 votes were cast. 271 for the motion, 240 against. The Moderator then recessed the meeting until 8:00 P. M. when it was called to order by the Moderator who then announced the vote. He also noted the nega- tive votes of the other two towns. It was moved and carried that in view of the vote of the town of Amherst the study committee be continued in existence and the Moderator be authorized to replace any member who may resign. BARBARA LANDRY, Clerk.

INVENTORY

of TAXABLE PROPERTY

AMHERST, NEW HAMPSHIRE

with valuation

V" indicates Veteran

Precinct

State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value Akeson, Chester & Lillian HL&B, Mack Hill 8000 Aldrich, Harold & Mabel HL&B, Rt. 101, %a 5200v Amherst Cong. Church Parsonage Parish House 2000 Antonelli, Paul & Gloria HL&B. Rt. 101, 3a 6000v Albee, Manidon & Barbara HL&B, Rt. 101 4800 Austin, Helen Bean, Elizabeth HL&B, 60a 18,000 Bills, Annie HL&B, la 4800 Bills, Guy Estate HL&B, Vza 1600 Bishop, Beverly HL&B, 2a 4000 Blodgett, Gardner Boothroyd, Howard & Bernice HL&B, Court House Road 4000v Boutelle George & Helen HL&B, Sunset Road 4800 Boutelle, Harry (Estate) HL&B, Foundry St. 4800 Boutelle, Olive Bowler, Gordon & Beverly HL&B, Mont Vernon Road, 6a 2400 Brine, Wilhelmina Brine Pauline Brine, Vincent HL&B, Foundry St., l/3a 6000 Bristol, Ruth Brown, Dwight P. HL&B, Old 101, 2a 4000 Brown, Dwight & Willard Elmcroft, %a 800 Brown, Rachel L&B, Court House Road 2400 Bradley, Charles & Dorothy HL&B, eSVaa 8000 Brown, Erik & Emmaline HL&B, Middle St. 4800v Brown, George & Phyllis HL&B, Carriage Road ll,200v Brown, Rufus & Hazel HL&B, Rt. 101 6000 Buchanan, Greeley & Rosamond HL&B, Maple St. 7200v Bundy, Esther HL&B 8000 Bunnell, Graves & Eleanor HL&B, Maple St. 8000 Cagle, Ronald & Helen Campman, Herbert & Mildred Land 1000 Carr, Walter & Josephine HL&B, Jail Ave., 1/lOa 4800v Carradine, Doris L&B, Maple St. 6400 Chapman, Edwin & Marion HL&B, Carriage Road SOOOv Clark, Malcolm L & Garage, Rt. 101 11,200 L & Apt. Building, Maple 6400 Stock in Trade 7000 Clark, Pauline HL&B, Maple & Cross 10,000 HL&B, Maple St. 7200 Cheromka, Richard & Joline HL&B, Carriage Road, Vza 6800 Goggin, Arthur & Florence L&B, Mack Hill 4800 Clough, F. Tenny & Cecelia HL&B, Carriage Road 6000v GofFeen, Charles & Wanda HL&B, Depot St. 6400v Comcrford, Rae & Marion HL&B, Rt. 122 6000 Converse, Albert HL&B, Mack Hill Road, Vi^ 1600v Nourse Land, 3%a 40 Converse, Blanche HL&B, Middle St. 5200 Converse, Henry T. Curtis, Edward & Marion HL&B. Davis Lane 2800 Dale, Robert & Madeline HL&B, Mack Hill Road 10,000 Davis, Marietta HL&B, 12a 6000 Benson Land, 4a 200 Stevens Land, 7%a 100 Davis, Roy Tax Owner State Owner State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value Morris, Harold & Marcia HL&B, Foundry St. Moore, Thomas & Claire HLixB, Oak Hill Road Mosher, Allan Mosher, Ann Stock in Trade Mosher, Anna & Frederick HL&B, Rt. 101, 30a Nelson, Marion & Guy HL&B, Cross St. Nelson, Guy Wigwam Nelson, Donna Neugebauer, Evelyn Neugebauer, Otto HL&B, Mill Lane Nichols, Barbara Nichols, Edward Orth, Jeanette & Richard Land, 4 Oulton, Flora Page, Norman & Evelyn Parker, Roy & Edith Land, Rt. 101 Pearson, Frank HL&B, Cross St., Vau Perkins, Joseph & Helen HL&B, Mont Vernon Road Peterson, Abbie HL&B, Mont Vernon Road Peterson, Gustaf HL&B, Mont Vernon Road Peterson, Carl & Lea Peterson, Nancy Pike, Lev^'is & Sadie HL&B, Mack Hill Phelps, Frank & Francetta HL&B, Mack Hill, 3a Piper, Bertha HL&B, Mont Vernon Road, 21/2 Public Service of N. H. Powers, Clayton HL&B, Old Cider Hill Road Powers, Mrs. Clayton Ramsey, David & Lucy HL&B, Christian Hill Road, 2V2a Rapley, Catherine HL&B, Jail Ave. Raymond, Harriett HL&B, Carriage Road Richardson, Dwight & Lucy HL&B, Court House Road Rogers, Milton & Avis Ross, Helen Ropes, Marjorie HL&B, Court House Road Rascavicz, Edward & Mary Rowe, Estlier & Rial Ryan, Walter HL&B, Mack Hill Road Sandborn, Charles & Blanche % Int. HL&B, Middle St. Sawyer, Lewis & Gladys HL&B, Mack Hill Road Seamans, Robert & Marg. HL&B, Church St. Seamans, John Skeer, Nicholas & Penelope Smith, Robert Noel Shanney, Elsie & Janet HL&B, Old 101 Shethar, Prentice & Janice HL&B, Carriage Road Sloan, William & Elane HL&B, Foundrv St. Smalto, Frank & Mildred HL&B, Mont Vernon Road Smith, Richard & Mary Ann HL&B, Carriage Road Smith, Seth & Mereditli HL&B, Foundry St. Socony Mobil Oil Pumps at Clark's Spalding, Honora HL&B, Rt. 101 & Main, 21.8a Stackhouse, Robert Jr. & Helen Stearns, Herbert & Derrie HL&B, Rt. 101 Stewart, C. Clark & Betty HL&B, Sunset Road Stonehouse, Jessie HL&B, Carriage Road, y4a Strickland, Marshall HL&B, Rt. 101 State Owner State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value Arnold, Charles & Sarah Parker Lot, 30a Campbell Lot, 60a Arnold, Edwin & Mae Peabody Lot, 32a Arnold, Howard & Susan HL&B, Austin Road, 75a Arnold, Richard Prince Lot, 13a Chickering & Riddle Lot, 20a McDonald Lot, 49a Arnold, Meric & Alice HL&B, Austin Road, 77a Fletcher Land, 20a Atkinson, Charles L & Camp, Baboosic Road, la Averill, Clinton HL&B, Rt. 101, 15 Avery, Warren & Dorothy HL&B, Baboosic Road, 3y2a Bailey, Philip & Eleanor HL&B, New Boston Road, 3a Balconi, William & Eleanor HL&B, lOlA Webster L&B Balcolm, Wm. & Starkey, Alice Land Near Hills, 5a Barrett, Ernest L. House Trailer used as dwelling Bartlett, Alida HL&B, Rt. 122, 60a Richardson Land, 2V2a Bartlett, Alfred & Winifred Hatch Land, 2y2a Bartlett, Ralph Sherburn Land, la Bartlett, WS & Emma Cottage Clark Island Land from Brown Beals, Eathan HL&B, 8a Bartlett, John & Marion HL&B, Rt. lOlA, 2a Batchelder, Willard & Gertrude HL&B, Baboosic Road, 2a Bathalon, Joseph HL&B, Baboosic Road, 5a Beach, William & Margaret HL&B Machinery Levesque Land, 10a Beaudry, Laurence House Trailer used as dwelling Berwick, Bert & Mary HL&B, Mont Vernonn Road, | 2%a Berwick, Ronald Bickford, Gladys Bjork, Ernest & Lois HL&B, Border. St., 2/3a Bjork, Ernest H. & Ernest L. Dovlc Lot, la Blair, James & Geraldine HL&B, Cricket Cor. Blodgett, Gardner Bibeau, Marcel HL&B, Baboosic Boyce, Clinton & Rachel HL&B, Mont Vernon Road Blake, Harold & Barbara HL&B, Rt. lOlA Botsford, Artliur Jr. & Theresa HL&B, School #7, la Bowler, John & Marcia Boutelle, Abby Boutelle, Charlotte & Warren HL&B, Christian Hill Road, 65a Bragdon, Orson & Helen HL&B, Newton Farm 101 HL&B, Rt. 101, 100a Bragdon, Richard & Janet Bragdon, Robert O. Bratt, Kenneth & Grace HL&B, Rt. 122, 40a Bowes, Rodney & Rena HL&B, Rt. 122, #5 School Boissonnault, Leonard & Shirley HL&B, Brook Road Brine, Vincent Harriman Land, 25a Brine, Pauline Campbell Pasture, 27a Brockmoeller, Margot & Ernst HL&B, Mont Vernon Road Brown, Dwight Lumber Lot, 21a Brown, Nelson & Oli\e HL&B, Souliegan St.

Tax Owner State Description Assessed Head Value Conery, Amos & Beverly State Owner Tax Owner State Description Assessed Head Value Grant, Richard & Roslyn State Owner State Owner State Owner State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value \V>'att & Boynton, 26a Jones, 24a Holbrook, 48a Lynch, 89a Walker, 20a Robie, 40a Getchel 12a Balch, 27a Vatcher, 40a Telfer, SQVza Carter, 50a II. Fiske, 58a Miller, Kenneth & Carman HL&B, Rt. lOlA Miksha, Appolina HL&B, North St., I2a Miles, Richard & Evelyn IIL&B, Cricket Cr. Miles, Ernest & Hibbert Land from Boutolle, 4a Miles, Hibbert Land from Stockwell, 7a Miles, Hibbert & Elizabeth HL&B, 85a Miles, Viola HL&B. Lyndeboro Road Miller, Delmer & Beatrice HL&B, 58a Miller, Clayton & Cynthia HL&B, Honey Pot Millward, Frank & Ivy Land & Cellar, 24a Monson, Algot Monson, Thomas Mohr, Michael & Sally Morris, Milton & Adeline Pine Top Moody, Ann Moore, David & Alice HL&B, Border St. Moore, Harold & Lillian HL&B, 4 Cabins, Rest., 4 3/lOa Stock in Trade Morse, Gordon Mosher, Margaret HL&B, Horace Greely Rd., 120a Moulton, LeRoy & Lilly HL&B, VAa Moulton, Epworth & Joan HL&B, Mack Hill, 70a Mullen, Bernard & Jessie Narragansett Corp. L&B, Rt. 101, m-d Stock in Trade Nelson, Guy Gravel Bank, Rt. 101 Nelson, Guy & Marion Land, Mack Hill Road Nelson, William & Marie HL&B, Schell Road, 15a Nevens, Romeo & Dorothy IIL&B, Gun Shop lOlA Stock in Trade Newman, John & William Land & Buildings, 74a Nichols, Lawrence & Ellen HL&B, Merrimac Road, 50a Sprout Land, 5a Nichols, Edward & Barbara HL&B, Ponemah Hill, 2a Nichols, Arthur & Violet HL&B, Rt. lOlA, 4a Nichols, Edward Land, Honey Pot Pond, 15a Noble, Keith & Ruth Hubbard Land, 125i/^a HL&B, Mack Hill, 45a Emery Land, 6a Pesterfield, 12a Hodgman Land, 35a Noble, Edith Noyes, George & Edna HL&B, Border St. O'Conncll, John & Claire HL&B, Cricket Cr. Odell, George HL&B, Horace Greely Rd., 40a Walnut Hill, 50a State Owner State Owner State Owner State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value Truell, Leroy & Janet State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value Wiggin, Walter & Helen State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value Baboosic Cottage Assoc. State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value Castanino, Leonard & Margorie State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value J^anion, Harold & Dorothy State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value

Gault, Elizabeth State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value Kurtick, Paul & Ruth L6cB, Merrimack Road, 9a Labriola, Ralph & Mary HL&B, Baboosic Road, 28y2a Landon, Leona Crocker Farm, GOa Landry, Joseph Land Cricket Cr., 13%a Langlois, Mrs. Joseph Heirs Sprout Land, 10a LaPointe, Henry & Lucy Parker Land, 5a Lawrence, Gilbert & Agnes Wigwam LeMay, Richard & Harriet Land, Christian Hill, 4a Lemery, Raymond & Laurena Cottage, Baboosic Leonard, Thomas Carter Land, 43a Lessard, Aldege & Lydia Justamerc Leveille, Ernest & Florence Trull Land, la Levesque, Roland Machinery Lewis, Marshall & Elizabeth Johnson Land Lievens, Edward Wheeler Meadow, 10a LifFman, Morris & Gertrude Part of Porch & Land Liljeberg, John & Louise Land, Rt. 101 Long, William & Sally Merrill Land Lodge, James Plummer Property Lorden, Frederick Chase Land, 38a Langdell, 130a Hanson Land, 40a Lorden Lumber Co. Richardson Land, 24a Cassidy Land, 19a Rowell Land, 40a Staples Land. 20a Lorette, Ralph & Adrienne Land from Blood Lull, Louis Orchard, 72a Lynch, Eleanor Cottage, Hillside Ave. Lynch, Joseph & Margaret Cottage of Amherst Realty Lyons, John Odell Hill, 2y2a Mackie, Eugene & Jeanotte Mary Nook Mailloux, Robert & Pauline Cottage, Washacove Maker, Lloyd Feddenden & Lowell Lot, 2a Cottage & 4 Lots Malenfant, Rudolph Cottage & Lot, West St. Maloon, Willis & Nancy Land from Pero, V4a Mann, Maurice HL&B. Mack Hill, Vaa Mayhew, Joseph Coldwell Land. 19a McAffie, Everett Brown Land, 84a Flint, 4a Stark Meadow, 15a Fisher Land, 6a Parkliurst Lot, 10a Peaslee, 5a Parkhurst. 28a Peaslee, 6a Cotton, 6a McCann, Charles & Mary HL&B, 42a McGrew, Louis & Sliirley Cottage Sunset McArdle, Thomas & Helen Cottage & 3 Lots McCarthy, Thomas Baker Lot, 40a McKay, Alex & Wright, Lovell Land near Hollis Line, 10a McKay, David & Yvette Camp Honey Pot McKelvie, C. Donald Sprout Land, 3%a McMurray, Homer & Dorothy HL&B, 152a Melendy, Lena Bay View Melskionda, William & Ida Colson Cottage State Owner Head Description Tax

State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value Sherburn Bros. State Owner Head Description Assessed Tax Value V^an Vlanderen, Eleanor

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