Sunday, March 6, 2011
The History of Our Schools: Pleasant Street School
Pleasant Street School
At the annual [Middleborough town] meeting in 1902 it was voted to build two new houses for the Pleasant Street and Soule schools, and the matter was placed in the hands of the School Committee with instructions to procure plans, advertise for bid and award the contracts to the lowest bidders. Acting according to these instructions, the contract was awarded for building the Pleasant Street house. The cost of construction was as follows:
Receipts
Appropriation $2,500.00
Sale of property 14.25
Total $2,514.25
Expenses
Lot $70.00
Building contract 1,535.00
Out buildings, etc. 47.00
Cellar and grading 147.42
Desks 124.62
Heating ventilating 182.05
Curtains 17.66
Blackboards 11.15
Fencing lot 123.74
Plans, surveying, etc. 98.00
Total $2,356.64
Unexpended $157.61
The Committee were able to secure the services of a competent well digger before the winter set in and this part of the work was not completed.
The list of teachers for this school building follows:
1902
Lena M. Baldwin
1903-09
Lucy E. Merrihew
1910
Alberta C. Remick
1911
Gertrude M. Coombs
1912-16
Myra A. Andrews
1917-54
Maude DeMaranville
The roll of teachers following the period covered by Cushing's history is as follows:
1954-56
Virginia C. Smith
1956-71
Margaret J. Walsh
1971-72
Jane A. Olson
1972-74
Marcia L. Roy
1974-78
Virginia A. Cahoon
1978-81
Joan C. Tripp
Throughout much of its history, the Pleasant Street School housed multiple elementary grades, principally the 4th, 5th and 6th grades for North Middleborough. Continued rationalization of the public school elementary grades, however, resulted in Pleasant Street housing North Middleborough's second graders through much of the late 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. In 1974 when the addition to the Henry B. Burkland School was opened in Middleborough, many of the upper elementary grades were transferred there from North Midleborough and Pleasant Street was given over to use as a kindergarten. It remained in this role until May, 1981, when it was permanently closed.
Sources:
Cushing, J. Stearns. "The History of Our Schools: Pleasant Street School". Photostatic copy of original manuscript, 1932-33. Author's collection.
Middleborough Town Reports, 1932-81.
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