1966

POPULATION:  16,390

HOUSES:  4,008

  • Vote for addition to main library rejected by Town Meeting; recommendation to seek subsidy from federal grant
    • Main library reports the installation of new Xerox 914 copier, cited as tremendous work-saving device
    • Town library system still includes East and North branches

SCHOOLS 

  • As the result of a naming contest sponsored by the Student Council, Walpole High School athletic team nickname is changed from "Hilltoppers" (or simply "Toppers") to "Rebels".
  • Blessed Sacrament School opens with 130 1st and 2nd graders
    •  Plans for expansion to additional grades in subsequent years
  • Anticipated September opening of new West Junior High School experiences a series of delays
    • Delayed opening requires double session schedule at East Junior High until February
  • New teachers include Barbara Hinds (English) and William Weikel (math)
  • Richard Eldridge replaces Edith Adams as principal at Fisher School  Other school principals:
    • Bird Elementary:  John Tokaz
    • Boyden:  Marion McCollum
    • Old Post Road:  Harold Varney
    • New Stone:  Rogert Graney
    • East Junior High:  Ernest Camelio
    • Walpole High School:  Wayne Stacy

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm confused. Many Boston Globe articles say that the Walpole mascot was originally the Warriors and changed to the Rebels in 1968. Do you have any source?