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5 Harvard ave., Brookline.
1,000
1904
H. Adelaide Hamlin,
128 Orchard st.
900
1904
Ruth Tousey,
106 Professors row.
900
1904
Anna Pushee,
10 Harvard pl.
900
1904
Bessie L. Forbes,
92 Orchard st.
750
1899
Bertha A. Raymond,
16 Hillside pk.
750
1900
Blanche S. Bradford,
161 Summer st.
600
1903
Amy L. Cole, Sec'y and Lib.,
13 Lincoln st.
700
1901
* On leave of absence for one year,
6 Vinal ave.
900
1895
A. Laura Batt,
829 Boylston st., Boston.
1904
257 School st.
28 Franklin st.
234
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 29 .- Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Continued.
Grade.
NAME.
Residence.
Salary.
Beginning of Service.
PRESCOTT.
9
SAMUEL A. JOHNSON, Master,
91 Perkins st.
$1,900
1893
9
Anna M. Bates,
102 Bridge st., Salem.
725
1874
8
Elizabeth M. Warren,
64 Vinal ave.
650
1897
7
Emma M. Cate,
15 Fletcher st., Winchester.
650
1882
6
Abbie A. Anderson,
10 Pearl st.
650
1878
6
Amelia I. Sears,
Melrose Highlands.
650
1873
5
Susie M. Hosmer,
7 Vinton st., Melrose.
650
1899
5
Catherine T. Brown,
61 Myrtle st.
650
1868
4
Clara Taylor,
36 Flint st.
650
1871
3
Elizabeth L. Marvin,
17 Newbury st., Malden.
650
1898
2
Louise E. Pratt,
21 Lincoln st.
650
1889
2
Jennie M. Twiss,
11 Dana st.
650
1903
1
Mattie L. Littlefield,
65 Glen st.
650
1897
1
A. Louise Bean,
21 Wheeler st.
650
1904
SANFORD HANSCOM.
52 Highland ave.
$775
1897
4
Gertrude D. Goodale,
650
1902
3
Helen S. Woodman,
650
1904
2
Helen G. Frye,
43 Sargent ave.
650
1898
1
Lina E. Dill,
34 Chauncey ave.
650
1897
62 Highland ave.
600
1897
3 Thurston st.
425
1896
4
MARY A. HOLT, Principal,
72 Boston st.
$725
1899
3
Jennie A. Drew,
50 Bancroft ave., Reading.
650
1903
2
Carrie T. Lincoln,
41-B Franklin st.
650
1893
1
P. A. Merritt,
96 Oxford st.
650
1885
5
ANNIE E. MCCARTY, Principal.
18 Quincy st.
$1,000
1880
Ass't
Kate B. Gifford,
72 Berkeley st.
650
1902
4 4
Caro G. Graydon,
128 Oliver st., Malden.
650
1904
3
Agnes S. Campbell,
11 Columbus ave.
650
1899
3
Alice T. Mc Namara,
29 Lee st., Cambridge.
650
1895
21 School st.
650
1897
2
Nettie L. Fay,
67 Walnut st.
650
1903
2
Isadore E. Taylor,
36 Flint st.
650
1883
1
Bertha M. Martindale,
96 Glen st.
650
1902
1
Miriam Cavanagh,
10 Grand View ave.
650
1893
1
Carrie L. Bliss.
4 Park ave.
650
1870
K'g'n
Caroline G. Baker,
600
1895
Ass't
Alice M. Saben,
110 Pearl st.
425
1904
5
HELEN TINCKER, Principal,
17 Bonner ave.
$775
1872
4
Catherine E. Sweeney,
633 Broadway.
650
1901
3
Elizabeth E. Carr,
Danvers.
650
1902
2
Agatha G. F. Commins,
24 Hanson st.
650
1901
1
Charlotte Holmes,
10 Putnam st.
650
1899
K'g'n
Ethelyn M. Burton,
2 Homer sq:
600
1900
Ass't
Eleanor Connor,
25 Church st.
350
1903
5
LINA F. BATES, Principal,
101 Pearl st.
Kgʹn Ass't
Caroline Boardman,
Etta M. Cushing,
DAVIS.
CLARK BENNETT.
63 Columbus ave.
650
1903
Jennette B. Snow,
Katharine C. Connolly,
40 Benton road.
GEORGE L. BAXTER.
20 Cass st., Melrose.
235
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Table 29. - Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Continued.
Grade.
NAME.
Residence.
Salary.
Beginning of Service.
9 9
Abby C. Hunt .*
17 Aldersey st.
725
1873
Sub. 8
Maude M. Mixer,
15 Edmands st.
650
1902
8
Mary E. Stearns,
40 School st.
650
1889
7
C. B. Parkhurst,
22 Highland ave.
650
1899
6
Clara B. Sackett,
40 School st.
650
1891
6
Edith Hersey,
154 Washington ave., Chelsea.
650
1899
5
Annie E Robinson,
20 Webster ave.
650
1876
4
Abbie A. Gurney,
28 Bonner ave.
650
1888
3
L. Gertrude Allen,
230 Washington st.
650
1884
2
Minnie Alice Perry,
16 Pleasant ave.
650
1893
1
Lucia Alger,
28 Bonner ave.
650
1889
1
Margaret L. O'Malley,
650
1904
5
Mrs. M. B. McKusick,
267 Broadway, Arlington.
$775
1897
4
Irene Vincent,
85 Prospect st.
650
1903
3
Mary G. Blackwell,
48 Lowell st.
650
1901
2
Helen M. Cogan,
24 Stone ave.
600
1902
2
Grace B. Tibbetts,
226 Pleasant st., Arlington.
650
1890
1
Erminnie A. French,
356 Moody st., Waltham.
650
1898
9
GEORGE M. WADSWORTH, Master,
23 Munroe st.
$1,900
1891
9
Florence A. Chaney,
1529 Cambridge st., Cambridge.
725
1892
8
Harriet M. Clark,
10 Vernon st., West Medford.
650
1893
7
Mildred A. Peck,
9 Prospect Hill ave.
650
1901
6
Blanche G. North,
650
1893
6
Minnie A. Blood,
10 Putnam st.
650
1897
5
Lizzie W. Parkhurst,
22 Highland ave.
650
1885
5-6
Susan G. Meldrum,
57 Boston st.
650
1896
1
Annie G. Sheridan,
84 Prospect st.
650
1886
3
Mabel K. Davis,
11 Harvard pl.
650
1904
2
Florence E. Locke,
1529 Cambridge st., Cambridge.
650
1898
1
Alice B. Frye,
25 Mt. Vernon st., Malden.
650
1904
LUTHER V. BELL.
37 Stone ave.
$1,900
1897
9
Alice L. Davis,
19 Aldersey st.
725
1895
8
Nellie S. Dickey,
54 Putnam st.
650
1889
17
Eva R. Barton,
Stoneham.
650
1903
8,7
Grace E. Weeks,
32 Vinal ave.
650
1899
6
Mabel T. Totman,
12 Sanborn ave.
650
1892
6
Maribelle Curtis.
55 Putnam st.
650
1895
5
Emma F. Schuch,
25 Tufts st.
650
1874
5
Elizabeth M. Collins,
55 Putnam st.
650
1901
4
Ella H. Bucknam,
41 Forest st., Roxbury.
650
1897
3
Florence S. Hartshorn,
96 Glen st.
650
1900
2
Martha E. Daniels,
93 Concord ave.
650
1891
1
E. Laurette Schuch,
25 Tufts st.
650
1882
-1
Julia A. Mahoney,
16 Parker st.
500
1904
725
1904
Nina A. Doanan,
95 Summer st.
$1,900
1894
JOHN S. EMERSON, Master,
* Leave of absence.
ALBION A. PERRY.
CHARLES G. POPE.
26 Russell ave., Watertown.
650
1885
Alice I. Norcross,
8 Munroe st.
HARLAN P. KNIGHT, Master,
OREN S. KNAPP.
236
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table 29 .- Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Continued.
Grade.
NAME.
Residence.
Salary.
Beginning of Service.
3
FANNIE L. GWYNNE, Principal,
65 School st.
$725
1886
. 4
'Ruth B. Stanley,
19 Harvard st.
650
1902
2
Angeline Cann,
Hotel Woodbridge.
650
1897
1
Elizabeth L. Hersey,
Franklin Sq. House, Boston.
650
1897
EDGERLY.
9
CHARLES E. BRAINARD, Master,
82 Munroe st.
$1,900
1889
9
Mary Corry,
Hotel Woodbridge.
725
1902
8
Annie L. Dimpsey,
9 Hamlet st.
650
1891
8
Mary E. Richardson,
35 Bradley st.
650
1893
7
Mabel C. Mansfield,
35 Bradley st.
650
1893
7
Isabelle M. Gray,
23 Webster st
650
1897
6,7
Edith M. Snell,
4 Vine st., Melrose.
650
1900
6
Maud J. Nickerson,
116 Pearl st.
650
1902
5
Mary E. Coyle,
1 Moscow st., Atlantic.
650
1898
4
J. Louise Smith,
196 Washington st., Lynn.
650
1896
3
Lillian Nealley,
109 Glen st.
650
1882
2
Alice W. Cunningham,
21 Pleasant ave.
650
1901
1
Martha M. Power,
37 Gleason st., West Medford.
650
1891
Ass't
Inez Dill,
34 Chauncy ave.
425
1904
9
MARY E. NORTHUP, Master,
181 Central st
$1,900
1878
9
Mary E. Stiles,
181 Central st.
725
1883
8
Nellie E. Briggs,
15 Evergreen ave.
650
1898
7
Mary H. Brownrigg,
15 Evergreen ave.
650
1900
6,7
Lilla M. Marble,
2 Rush st.
650
1902
6
Zelpha L. Thayer,
64 Linden st., Reading.
650
1902
5
Ellen A. Boynton,
45 Dartmouth st.
650
1891
5,4
M. Frances Guptill,
56-A Pinckney st.
650
1870
3
Margaret A. Orr,
148 Warren ave., Boston.
650
1891
4
Mary A. Goddard,
650
1893
3
Florence E. Baxter,
650
1891
2
Anna G. Welch,
650
1897
2
Flora B. Rice,
650
1895
1
Carrie Armitage,
57 Madison st.
650
1899
1
Belle J. Tifft,
201 School st.
650
1892
K'g'n
Mrs. Etta D. Ellsworth,
600
1897
Ass't
Elsie G. Ashton,
17 Bonner ave.
425
1902
9
FRED C. BALDWIN, Master,
63 Sycamore st.
$1,900
1893
9
Mary E. Bunton.
34 Robinson st.
725
1894
9
Irene S. Nightingale.
14 Court st., Arlington.
700
1895
8
Jessie M. Lockwood,
100 Glenwood rd.
650
1900
8
Mary C. Buck,
Stoneham.
650
1903
7
Mae E. Brock,
61 Hancock st.
500
1904
Emma G. Blanchard,
The Prescott, Everett.
650
1902
6
Mina P. Bickford,
216 Park st., Medford.
650
1902
6
Elizabeth F. Clement,
29 Kidder ave.
650
1884
5
Mary I. Bradish,
54 Logan ave., Medford.
650
1899
5
Elizabeth S. Brown,
19 Highland ave.
650
1897
4
Laura R. Cunningham,
650
1893
4
Grace M. Frederick,
21 Batavia st., Boston.
650
1903
3
E. Mina Smith,
2 Pembroke st.
650
1896
3
Annie S. Gage,
32 Marshall st.
650
1883
2
Mabel G. Delano,
108 Cross st.
650
1901
2
Martha L. Hale,
144 Highland ave.
650
1904
1
Grace Shorey,
23 Forster st.
650
1892
1
Cora J. Demond,
The Prescott, Everett.
650
.1900
JACOB T. GLINES.
9 Winter Hill Circle.
49 Hudson st.
324 Main st., Stoneham.
204 School st.
112 Newbury st., Boston
FORSTER.
CUMMINGS.
237
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 29 .- Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Continued.
Grade.
NAME.
Residence.
Salary.
Beginning
of Service.
9
HARRY F. HATHAWAY, Principal,
505 Broadway.
$1,900
1890
Elizabeth J. O'Neil,
505 Broadway.
725
1894
8
Elizabeth J. Mooney,
3 Lee st.
650
1904
7
Naomi E. Stevens,
14 Stickney ave.
650
1903
6
Mabel E. Perry,
187 Central st.
650
1896
5
Lucy K. Hatch,
103 Glenwood ave.
650
1892
5
Harriet F. Ward,
2 1-2 Center st., Roxbury.
650
1895
4
Eva M. Barrows,
103 Waverly st., Everett.
650
1903
4
Helen L. Galvin,
Braintree.
650
1903
3
Alice R. Lincoln,
881 Mass. ave., Cambridge.
650
1904
3
Harriet M. Bell.
483 Main st., Malden.
650
1904
2
Grace F. Mulcahy,
187 Central st.
650
1903
Beatrice Kendall,
366 Main st., Charlestown.
650
1900
1
Nellie R. Bray,
7 Jasper st.
650
1898
1
Mabel E. Mansir,
77 Albion st.
650
1891
1
Clara L. Griffiths,
39 Ames st.
500
1904
9
CHARLES G. HAM, Master,
Watertown.
$1,900
1898
9
Anne E. Bragdon,
21 Harvard st.
725
1898
9,8 S
Mary E. Soule,
124 Summer st.
650
1901
7
May E. Berry,
29 Kidder ave.
650
1902
7
Harriet A. Hills,
1 Hillside pk.
650
1874
6,7
Jane W. Hawkes,
70 Central st.
650
1904
6
Marie T. Smith,
87 Orchard st.
650
1898
6
Marion P. Crawford,
53 Laurel st.
650
1897
5
Susie L. Luce,
8 Walter ter.
650
1896
3, 4
Grace T. Merritt,
47 Cherry st.
650
1900
3
Florence B. Howland,
6 Highland ave.
650
1897
2
Florence M. Dearborn,
191 Sumnier st.
650
1904
2
Ethel F. Morang,
157 Lowell st.
650
1898
1
Gertrude Friend,
6 Park ave.
650
1893
1
Annie B. Russell,
45 Russell st.
650
1901
9
MINA J. WENDELL, Master,
211-A Summer st.
$1,900
1882
9
Alice E. Jones,
53 Laurel st.
725
1897
8
P. S. Downes,
17 Bradford ter .. Everett
650
1872
7
Minnie E. Haas,
10 Berwick pk., Boston.
650
1905
G
Lennie W. Bartlett,
99 Summer st.
650
1893
5
Anna E. Sawyer,
26 Bow st.
650
1872
5
Lizzie E. Hill,
35 Norway st., Boston.
650
1891
4
Alice B. Hazelton
53 Laurel st.
650
1904
4
Abigail P. Hazelton,
€50
1902
3
Agnes C. Rice,
20 Spring Hill terrace.
650
1900
2,3
Ella P. McLeod,
70 Austin st., Cambridge.
650
1888
2
Ardelle Abbott,
71 Craigie st.
650
1897
1
Alice M. Emerson,
650
1891
1
Grace S. Russell,
1097 Broadway.
650
1900
4 3
Etta C. Rochefort,
1 Forest pk., Cambridge.
650
1903
2
Edith L. Hunnewell,
23 Milton st.
650
1894
1
Mary Winslow,
38 Spring st.
650
1893
6
LAURA J. BROOKS, Principal,
31 Stevens st., Stoneham.
$1,000
1883
Ass't
Margaret D. Jack,
112 Perkins st.
400
1899
6
Cara M. Johnson,
147 Park ave., Arlington.
650
1897
5
Minnie S. Turner,
153 Lowell st.
650
1885
4
Elizabeth A. Davies,
230 Morrison ave.
650
1893
3
A. L. Brown,
281 Summer st.
650
1885
3, 2
Clara L. Hammond,
30 Chandler st.
650
1903
2
Mary E. Lacy,
63 Cherry st.
650
1890
1
Alice E. Morang,
157 Lowell st.
650
1893
1
Elizabeth T. Burrage,
20 Dartmouth st.
650
1905
5
Mary A. Haley,
117 Summer st.
650
1867
4
Elizabeth S. Foster,
53 Laurel st.
650
1895
70 Central st.
700
1903
Clara D. Eddy,
32 Florence st., Malden.
650
1900
Jane Batson,
BINGHAM.
GEORGE W. DURELL.
NORA F. BYARD, Principal,
248 Summer st.
$725
1884
BURNS.
53 Laurel st.
146 Highland ave.
MORSE.
MARTIN W. CARR.
238
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 29 .- Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Continued.
Grade.
NAME.
Residence.
Salary.
Beginning of Service.
6 -5
ANNIE G. SMITH, Principal,
24 Florence st., Malden.
$775
1901
Grace J. Alexander,
60 College ave.
650
1900
4
Edna M. Proctor,
93 Revere st., Boston.
650
1901
3
Lucy M. Curtis,
39 Munroe st.
650
1899
2
Mabel A. Sherman,
29 Madison st.
650
1904
1
Ida M. Record,
34 Robinson st.
650
1899
9
GEORGE E. NICHOLS, Master,
182 Highland ave.
$1,900
1877
9
M. Alice Paul,
122 Orchard st.
725
1879
9
Edna F. Grant,
96 Orchard st.
700
1903
8
P. E. Mathews,
201 Morrison ave.
650
1897
8
N. Irene Ellis,
5 Irving st.
650
1903
8
Grace M. Clark,
10 Vernon st., West Medford.
650
1893
-1
Jennie P. Chapman,
20 Central st.
650
1905
7
Edith G. Watts,
4S Banks st.
650
1904
7,6
Mary L. Bryant,
34 Pleasant st., Stoneham.
650
1903
6
Sarah E. Pray,
28 Quincy st.
650
1878
5
Mary H. Joyce,
76 Boston st.
650
1891
5
Lillian F. Richardson,
South Acton.
650
1903
9
ARTHUR L. DOE, Master,
86 Chandler st.
$1,900
1896
9
Alice M. Winslow,
16 Park ave.
725
1896
9
S. Elizabeth Hallowell,
700
1905
8
Edith W. Emerson,
135 Central st.
650
1896
8
Alice S. Hall,
135 Central st.
650
1896
7
Lilla E. Mann,
15 Day st., Cambridge.
650
1902
-1
Josephine T. Field,
2106 Mass. ave., Cambridge.
650
1903
6
Gertrude W. Leighton,
56 College ave.
650
1896
6
Flora A. Burgess,
Arlington Heights.
650
1894
5
Catherine A. Burden,
404 Highland ave.
650
1902
4
D. J. Titus,
Rindge ter., No. Cambridge.
650
1901
4
Katherine M. Fox,
650
1896
1
Marion I. Noyes,
275
1904
Ass't
LINCOLN.
50 Curtis st.
$725
1890
3
Charlotte F. Mott,
154 Charles st., Boston.
650
1886
2
Almena J. Mansir,
650
1899
1
Martha A. Jencks,
650
1899
Ass't
Jennie M. Patterson,
425
1963
4
MAY E. SMALL, Principal,
$1,000
1900
4
Stella M. Holland.
96 Orchard st.
650
1903
3
Alice M. Dorman,
159 Morrison ave.
650
1888
2,3
Maude C. Valentine,
600
1901
Katherine E. Hourahan,
650
1892
1
Clara G. Hegan,
650
1897
1
Marie Neis,
Boston.
500
1904
EVENING SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
C. T. C. WHITCOMB, High.
ALBERT L. WARE, Drawing.
CHARLES T. MURRAY, Prescott.
JOHN S. EMERSON, Bell.
FRED C. BALDWIN, Forster.
CHARLES E. BRAINARD, Highland.
7 Kingston st.
46 Chester st.
650
1903
2 2
Jane M. Taaffe,
1098 Broadway.
12 Grove st.
100 School st.
650
1896
Stoneham.
22 Dover st.
Stella A. Smith,
Curtis st.
3, 2
ELIZA H. LUNT, Principal,
77 Albion st.
96 Orchard st.
17 Avon street.
MARTHA PERRY LOWE.
561 Columbus ave., Boston.
650
1887
Jennie C. Frazier,
WM. H. HODGKINS.
99 Summer st.
5
HIGHLAND.
BENJAMIN G. BROWN.
239
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 29 .- Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Concluded.
Grade.
NAME.
Residence.
Salary.
Beginning of Service.
SPECIAL TEACHERS.
MUSIC.
S. Henry Hadley,
6-1
Charlotte D. Lawton,
46 Pearl st. 60 Bow st.
$1,700 900
1869 1898
DRAWING.
9-1
Mary L. Patrick,
Newtonville.
$1,000
1895
8-5 8-5
Emma J. Ellis,
54 Marshall st.
650
1900
8-5
Bertha P. Paul,
23 Monmouth st.
650
1900
PENMANSHIP.
9-1
Wm. A. Whitehouse,
94 Summer st.
$1,500
1895
TABLE 30 .- OFFICERS IN SERVICE JANUARY, 1905.
NAME.
Residence. .
Salary.
Beginning of
Service.
SUPERINTENDENT.
Gordon A. Southworth,
40 Greenville st.
$3,000
1893
CLERK.
Cora S. Fitch,
82 Munroe st.
$750
1901
TRUANT OFFICERS.
Lemuel H. Snow, Jairus Mann,
75 Benton road. 80 Porter st.
$1,100 50
1886 1872
SEWING.
Mary L. Boyd,
60 Bartlett st.
$650
1888
240
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 31 .- SCHOOL JANITORS, JANUARY, 1905.
SCHOOL.
Name.
Residence.
Salary.
Latin High, S .
Joseph Young.
51 Oxford St.
$1,014 00
English High, S
Lewis G. Keene.
30 Berkeley St.
1,196 00
Prescott, S, 12
George A. McGunnigle.
50 Pearl St.
832 00
Edgerly, S, 12 .
David G. Marston.
20 Everett Ave. 832 00
Davis, F, 4.
N. L. Pennock.
54 Putnam St.
494 00
Bell, S, 12 .
F. S. Dickinson.
1 Putnam St.
832 00
Cummings, F, 4
William T. Higgins.
48 Prescott St.
494 00
Knapp, S, 12
John C. Sampson.
14 Sanborn Ave.
884 00
Pope, F, 12 .
Hiram A. Turner.
16 Gibbens St.
884 00
Bennett, S, 12
Daniel T. Campbell.
140 Medford St.
884 00
Forster, S, 12
James L. Whitaker.
146-R Sycamore St.
832 00
Forster, S, 6
John H. Kelley.
19 Sycamore St.
910 00
Glines, S, 14
Roy C. Burckes.
249 School St.
949 00
Bingham, S, 16
John F. O'Brien.
5 Richardson Ter.
910 00
Morse, F, 12 .
Edwin B. Price.
33 Church St.
884 00
Durell, S, 4
.
Albert C. Taylor.
11 Berkeley St.
520 00
Burns, S, S
Charles Gallaway.
160 Hudson St.
663 00
Highland, F, 12
E. P. Cook.
377 Summer St.
832 00
Lincoln, S, 4 .
W. B. Higgins.
48 Prescott St.
494 00
Hodgkins, S, 12
Andrew B. Colesworthy.
33 Simpson Ave.
884 00
Hanscom, S, 6 .
Warren Hallett.
155 Walnut St.
598 00
Carr, S, 15 . ·
James W. Rich.
206 Highland Ave.
1.144 00
Perry, S. 6
·
Henry C. Bradford.
72 Boston St.
598 00
Brown, S, 6
O. M. Pote. .
23 Howe St.
598 00
Baxter, S, 6
Israel Winterbottom.
2 Bolton St.
598 00
Lowe, S, S .
John F. Richardson.
216 Morrison Ave.
663 00
Buildings heated by steam are marked "S," by furnace "F." The numbers show the number of rooms.
The high schools are heated by a single plant in Latin building.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
OF THE SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1904.
Trustees.
CHARLES A. WEST.
EDWARD C. BOOTH, M. D.
GEORGE W. PERKINS.
JOHN B. VIALL.
J. FRANK WELLINGTON. CHARLES S. SOULE. HOWARD D. MOORE. IRVING G. HALL.
FREDERICK W. PARKER.
Officers.
CHARLES A. WEST
President.
SAM WALTER FOSS
Secretary.
Committees.
Building and Grounds -Viall, Perkins, and Hall.
Administration -Wellington, Soule, and Parker.
Books and Catalogues -West, Viall, Booth, Wellington, Moore, and Hall. Finance - Perkins, Hall, and Parker.
Librarian. SAM WALTER FOSS.
Assistant Librarian. ADELE SMITH.
Cataloguer.
ESTHER M. MAYHEW.
Assistant Cataloguer.
EDITH B. HAYES.
Children's Librarian. ANNA L. STONE.
School Librarian. MARY S. WOODMAN.
Reference and Art Librarian. MABEL E. BUNKER.
Assistants.
FLORENCE D. HURTER. BESSIE L. DUDDY. NELLIE M. WHIPPLE. ALICE W. SEARS. FLORENCE M. BARBER.
CHARLOTTE R. LOWELL. GARDNER STACY. CHARLES A. PERRY. F. STUART DEAN. TRUMAN CUSHING.
Janitor.
CHARLES A. SOUTHWICK.
PUBLIC LIBRARY ACCOUNT.
Receipts and Expenditures for 1904.
CREDIT.
Dog tax .
$4,178 50 15,000. 00
Annual appropriation
885 64
J. O. Hayden, county treasurer
15 00
S. F. McLean & Co.
17 56
Total
.
$20,096 70
Books and periodicals
$7,209 90
Binding
1,645 40
Cards
81 60
Printing
426 80
Stationery
82 44
Salaries
9,234 25
Agencies
407 10
Repairs
6 01
Express
426 83
Postage
65 00
Telephone
47 71
Labor
35 00
Pictures
8 39
Picture frame
5 32
Binders
51 50
Supplies
79 67
Insurance
67 50
Furnishings
19 75
Disbursements
89 00
Ice
7 20
Clock
12 00
Book stamp
26 00
Book case
14 00
Appraising
25 00
Balance
23 33
Total
$20,096 70
Isaac Pitman Art. Fund.
CREDIT.
Balance from 1903
$87 15
Interest
160 00
Total
$247 15
DEBIT.
Books and pictures purchased in 1904
$241 54
Balance carried to 1905 .
5 61
Total
$247 15
Isaac Pitman Poetry Fund.
CREDIT.
Balance from 1903
$81 38
Interest
40 00
Total
$121 38
Books purchased in 1904 .
$77 26
Balance carried to 1905
44 12
Total
$121 38
.
.
.
.
.
.
DEBIT.
.
Fines, etc.
DEBIT.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-
The trustees of the public library beg to submit herewith their thirty-second annual report.
It has been the privilege of this board in each of their an- nual reports to record a steady and continuous increase in circu- lation, and it is with great satisfaction that the past year has been no exception. During the year the circulation has increased from 314,206 to upwards of 350,000, while the number of card holders has increased from 7,699 to over 13,000. Such figures are, indeed, gratifying, and are indisputable evidence that the li- brary and its facilities are also appreciated by its citizens.
Your board are greatly encouraged by the support given to them by the public, and feel warranted in expending every effort in their power to the end that our citizens may be as well served as those residing in larger cities, where the funds available for library work are so much greater than our own. The appropria- tion available for the uses of the library, while not as large as is desired for up-to-date requirements, still with careful and watch- ful expenditure has in a great measure fulfilled the wants and de- mands of the year. If, however, the library is to keep up with the current demands of the modern institution, an increase of the annual appropriation is imperative. In our opinion, no invest- ment which the city makes yields a more lasting or beneficial return.
The demands of our public schools continually increase from year to year, and it is with difficulty that the resources of the library are kept within these requirements. Modern educa- tion requires constantly increasing sources of information and reference which must be supplied if the library is to do the work fully which it has now in hand.
The value of a ready reference library in conjunction with the higher education as supplied by the high and Latin schools cannot be readily estimated. The lower grades of our schools are demanding and should also be supplied with such reference works as are required for the full supplementing of their particu- lar studies. The teacher is making fully as many requisitions as the scholars, and their demands should be fully and unhesitat- ingly met. During the past year 5,169 books were sent to the various schoolrooms of the city, all of which, it must be under- stood, are purely of an educational nature. In addition, there are at the present time 110 special libraries, each consisting of about forty books, all of which are at the service of our schools.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Five agencies for the distribution of books generally are in continuous operation. These agencies are doing a good work, but there is a growing demand for more efficient service than can be accomplished by agencies located in stores. In West Somerville the demand is particularly strong, and it is apparent that at a period not very remote something must be done to satisfy the needs of this section. Whenever a sufficient appro- priation for this special work shall be available, your board stands ready to carry out the work to the extent made possible by the funds in hand for this purpose. We strongly recommend the proposition for your serious consideration.
The creation of a branch library and reading room in the vicinity of Davis square would be hailed with joy, and it is diffi- cult to estimate the extent of the work which it would be called upon to perform. We believe that within a very short time the number of visitors would exceed that of the main library. With such conditions confronting us, we can but ask, Why should the work be longer delayed? It is the duty of the city to give to its inhabitants every possible convenience for the cultivation of their minds, and surely their demands in this instance are worthy and should be met.
The method of supplying books to the Sunday schools con- tinues satisfactory, and the innovation has proven popular from the start. The circulation of books in this manner will, without doubt, continue to increase.
It is again our pleasure to speak in the highest terms of com- mendation of the work performed by our very efficient librarian and his faithful corps of assistants.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES A. WEST, President.
December 27, 1904.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
To the Trustees of the Somerville Public Library :-
I herewith submit the librarian's thirty-second annual report. Below is a statement in detail relative to the various depart- ments :-
The Cataloguing Department.
The cataloguing department, under the supervision of Miss Esther M. Mayhew, has had a busy year. During the past twelve months, notwithstanding the fact that we have purchased printed cards from the Library of Congress, Miss Mayhew and her assistant, Miss Hayes, have had all the work that could pos- sibly be done, and frequently other members of the staff are de- tailed to assist the cataloguing department. In addition to the general catalogue, which contains author, title, and subject cards for all the books in the library, a card catalogue is now main- tained in the children's room, and also in the reference room. In addition to this, author, title, and subject catalogues are now maintained in the Davis-square agency, the agency at Teele square, and a catalogue is in preparation for the agency at East Somerville. It is estimated that the work of this department has been considerably more than doubled during the past five years. There is considerable extra work that urgently demands performance during the coming year. The frequent inventories of the library which are now imperative has created the necessity of shelf-lists for the children's room, the school librarian's room, and the reference room. With assistance from these depart- ments, it is hoped that these shelf-lists may be prepared before the next general inventory is attempted. An inventory without a shelf-list is a very slow, tedious, and unsatisfactory process.
Below are the statistics of books withdrawn from the library, books added to the library, and books bound by the library dur- ing the year :-
Books Withdrawn.
Number of books worn out
1,032
66 66
66 lost by general readers .
124
66 66 66 in schools
45
66 burned on account of infectious exposure
35
Total number withdrawn
1,236
Total number of books withdrawn to January 1, 1904 7,190
during 1904 .
1,236
Total
8,426
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Books Added.
Accession number January 1, 1904
69,244
66 66 " 1905
75,173
Total number of books added during 1904
5,929
Books new to library
3,364
Duplicates
2,565
Total number withdrawn
8,426
Total number of books in the library
66,747
Binding.
Volumes rebound
2,793
Periodicals bound
.
.
268
Paper-covered books bound
86
Pamphlets
27
Books mended
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