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2000
1925
4
Jane A. Doyle, 80 Hinckley Street
2000
1925
4
Pauline Scully, 59 Preston Road
2000
1929
3
Gladys M. Wellington, 71 Oxford Street
2000
1925
3
Florence V. English, 83 Glenburn Road, Arlington
2000
1925
3
Sarah 'Tashjian, 21 Bolton Street
2000
1932
2
"Mary A. Clark, 25 Columbus Avenue
600
1942
2
Ann Laffin, 22 Lowden Avenue
1625
1939
2
Elsie Capone, 309 Lawrence Road, Medford
2000
1934
1
Helen J. Dervan, 75 Crest Avenue, Winthrop
1925
1928
1
Anna E. Rachdorf, 106 Bromfield Road
1825
1937
1
Mary L. McKenna, 119 College Avenue
2000
1915
Ķdgn. Esther D. Hamilton, 2S Dearborn Road
2000
1924
Asst. Jeanne Henchey, 95 Thurston Street
1800
1934
CONTINUATION AND JUNIOR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL Bonair and Cross Streets
Kells S. Boland. Teacher Principal, 22 Townsend Road,
Belmont
$2700
1920
H. Dunbar Davis. 15 Bay State Avenue
2500
1923
*Robert E. Ball, Jr., 43 Porter Street
2025
1938
Mrs. Ruth S. Richmond, 6 Sherborn Court
2100
1928
Sarah L. Wolfe, 96 Glenburn Road, Arlington
2200
1922
(NORMAN W.) BINGHAM SCHOOL Lowell Street, near Vernon Street
Joseph S. Hawthorne, Master, Lowell Road, Concord
$3500
1915
4
Anna R. Canfield, 205 Cedar Street
2150
1914
6
Anna G. Molloy, 520 High Street, Medford
2000
1921
6
Esther L. Barrett, 30 Leonard Street, Waltham
2000
1930
5
Helen F. Wiseman, 43 Highland Avenue, Cambridge
2000
1932
5
Julia M. Riordan, 165 Albion Street
2000
1914
4
Alice E. Griffiths, 39 Ames Street
2000
1920
3
M. Gertrude McCarthy, 18 Rangely Ridge, Winchester
2000
1917
3
Philomena C. Lombardi, 8 Mt. Pleasant Street
2000
1929
2
Frances E. Fisher, 215 Eastern Avenue, East Lynn
2000
1921
2
Gertrude M. Dewire, 399 Washington Street .
2000
1925
1 Mary Maguire, 432 Medford Street
1925
1929
1 Loretta M. Tansey, 108 Bromfield Road
2000
1928
Edgn. Marguerite M. Driscoll, 20 Benton Road
2000
1921
Asst. Claire M. O'Brien, 59 Boston Street
800
1941
...
1923
Joseph A. Regan, Master, 42 Stone Avenue
Joseph S. Hawthorne, Master, Lowell Road, Concord
1915
203
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 29-Teachers in Service, December 31, 1942-Continued
MARTIN. W. CARR SCHOOL Atherton Street Name and Residence
Grade
Michael B. Dewire, Master, 600 Washington Street, Brookline
$3500
1929
6
Eva S. Bent, 10 Steeves Circle
2150
1915
6
Dorothy L. Lundgren, 93 Lowden Avenue
2000
1915
6:5
Mrs. Hazel F. Quinn, 21 Hamilton Street, Wollaston
1750
1915
5
Margaret M. Brennan, 15 Waldo Street
2000
1917
5
Rita Crispo, 366 Lowell Street
1400
1941
4 Helen Hession, 57 Alpine Street, Arlington Heights 4 Alice M. Cumming, 117 School Street
2000
1917
3
Bessie I. Berry, 11 Oak Terrace, Malden
2000
1915
3:2 "Eleanor Rose, 149 Lowell Street
600
1942
2
Mary E. Flanley, 4 Avon Street, Wakefield
2000
1915
1
Mildred L. Shanahan, 68 Avon Street
1925
1933
· 1
Margaret Morgan, 123 Highland Avenue
1700
1931
Kdgn. Mabel R. Ingham, 62 Central Street
2000
1912
Asst. Elinor M. Sullivan, 345 Washington Street
1700
1936
(ENOCH R.) MORSE SCHOOL Summer and Craigie Streets
1931
2
Eleanor M. Shanahan, 38 Benton Road
2050
1934
6
Eunice M. Lanigan, 161 Lowell Street
1000
1942
6:5
Maybeth T. Gralton, 57 Bay State Avenue
1500
1941
5
Helen T. Leddy, Cadet, 162 Highland Avenue
1200
1941
4
Mary T. Crotty, 1712 Vinal Avenue
1700
1936
4:3
Frances E. O'Brien, Cadet, 16 Prescott Street
1200
1941
3
Agnes C. O'Brien, 16 Prescott Street
1400
1941
2
Isabel M. Leyden, 3 Langdon Street, Cambridge
2000
1933
1
Mrs. Helen T. Smith, 985 Broadway
1925
1912
1 Ruth G. Harrington, 1 Carver Street
2000
1930
Kdgn. Gertrude Prichard, 5 Webster Street
1950
1920
Asst. Margaret Walsh, 37 Oak Street
600
1942
GEORGE O. PROCTOR SCHOOL Hudson Street
Joseph S. Hawthorne, Master, Lowell Road, Concord
1915
6
Winifred I. Macdonald, 308 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
2150
1917
5
Anne B. Mullin, 140 Medford Street, Arlington
2000
1930
4
Ruth E. Andrews, 123 Highland Avenue
2000
1917
3
Mrs. Ethel M. Ziegel, 8 Foskett Street
1900
1934
2
Cecilia A. Sheehan, 49 Avon Street
1850
1933
1 Emma B. Givan, 287 Highland Avenue
1775
1936
GEORGE W. DURELL SCHOOL Beacon and Kent Streets
*John J. Collins, Master, 25 Hall Street
John E. O'Loughlin, Acting Master, 142 Lowell Street
1930
4
Grace E. Packard, 14 Winslow Road, Belmont
2100
1912
3
Mary A. Dewire, 48 Central Street
1775
1939
2
Josephine P. Hourihan, Cadet, 20 Central Street
600
1941
1 Marjorie E. Kincaid, 86 Bromfield Road
1400
1942
MARK F. BURNS SCHOOL Cherry Street, near Highland Avenue
3
John W. Healey, Master, 68 Arlington Road, Woburn Ethel F. Morang, 16 Curtis Avenue
2150
1920
4
Mary R. Mingolelli, 298A Highland Avenue
1900
1930
4:3 Margaret Crowley, 39 High Street
2000
1933
...
........
1931
Salary
Began Service
John W. Healey, Master, 68 Arlington Road, Woburn
2000
1924
1
ANNUAL REPORTS
204
Table 29-Teachers in Service, December 31, 1942-Continued
Name and Residence
Grade
Salary
Began Service
2 .
Josephine Lacy, 64 Vinal Avenue
2000
1921
2
M. Constance MacDonald, Cadet, 74 Belmont Street
1200
1941
1
Mrs. Frances E. Savage, 303 Highland Avenue
2000
1908
1
Marjorie E. Drew, 38 Linnaean Street, Cambridge
2000
1927
BENJAMIN G. BROWN SCHOOL Willow and Josephine Avenues
.
John W. Healey, Master, 68 Arlington Road, Woburn
3350
1931
6
Gertrude E. Macdonald, 50 Bromfield Road
2150
1926
6:5
Mrs. Gertrude T. McNamara, 108 Summer Street
1200
1940
5:4
Mrs. Clare M. Stanton, 754 Broadway
1700
1937
tAnna N. Johnson, 391 Broadway
2000
1913
4
Anne M. Doherty, 49 Electric Avenue
2000
1933
3
Helen. M. Lawrence, 431 Broadway
2000
1923
3:2
Anna L. McCarthy, 51 Liberty Avenue
1900
1930
2
Ruth Brooks, Cadet, 17 Cedar Street
600
1942
1
Anne E. Waters, 243 Summer Street
1400
1940
1 Olivia H. Norcross, Wilmington
2000
1914
Kdgn. Elizabeth V. Colbert, 901 Broadway
1700
1933
Asst. Rita P. McNamara, 53 Dartmouth Street
1650
1937
HIGHLAND SCHOOL Highland Avenue and Grove Street
Edward L. Smith, Master, 10 Francis Street
1930
6
Marion Allen, 74 Collins Street, Danvers
1850
1911
6
Margaret McLeod, 20 Grove Street
2000
1923
5
Grace M. Murphy, 114 Belmont Street
2000
1933
5
°Regina Pimentel, 153 Lowell Street.
800
1941
5
Carolyn E. Crockett, 3 Boston Avenue, Arlington
2000
1923
Kdgn. Mrs. Dorothy C. Huddy, 16A Forest Street, Cambridge
2000
1921
Asst. Marjorie R. Glendon, 2 Curtis Avenue
800
1941
(WILLIAM H.) HODGKINS SCHOOL Holland Street
Edward L. Smith, Master, 10 Francis Street
1930
4
Olevia M. Woods, 13 Garrison Avenue
2150
1908
6
Grace A. McElhiney, 126 Oakley Road, Belmont
2000
1925
6
Margaret E. Bucknam, 35 Curtis Avenue
2000
1926
5:4 Helen M. Merry, 12 Summit Street
1975
1936
5
Edith M. Murchie, 3 Lincoln Street
1925
1937
3
Isabelle G. Porter, 36 College Avenue
1900
1928
3
Dorothy Reynolds, 37 Chetwynd Road
1900
1937
2
Mary M. Diskin, 33 Lexington Avenue
1925
1938
2
Abbie M. Brown, 154 Morrison Avenue
2000
1923
1
Gertrude O. Kohler, 24 Jackson Road
2000
1931
1
Mary C. Sweeney, 18 Alpine Street
1750
1938
Kdgn. &Mrs. Alice B. Seabrook, 351 Washington Street
1850
1933
Asst. Catherine L. Moseley, 42 Electric Avenue
600
1942
S. NEWTON CUTLER SCHOOL Powder House Boulevard, near Raymond Avenue
Edward L. Smith, Master, 10 Francis Street
3500
1930
6
Bernice J. Andrews, 90 Curtis Street
2150
1914
6
Mrs. Minnie E. Lougee, Moorland Road, Scituate
2000
1922
6
Gladys R. Clark, Lowell Road, Concord
2000
1926
5
Alice A. Libbey, 32 Paulina Street
2000
1919
5
Eugenia Carver, 119 College Avenue
2000
1922
5
Stella G. Bucknam, 35 Curtis Avenue
2000
1917
i
.
205
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 29-Teachers in Service, December 31, 1942-Continued
Name and Residence
Salary
Began Service
Grade
4 Mary R Egan, 22 Aberdeen Road
1950
1933
4 Mildred H. Lunt, 119 College Avenue
2000
1926
4 ĮEliza I. Patterson, 59 Ossipee Road
2000
1919
4 ° Marion J. McCarthy, 246 School Street
600
1942
3
§Mrs. Doris S. Purcell, 39 Eliot Road, Arlington
1950
1934
3 Alice E. Campbell, 26 Garrison Avenue
2000
1928
3 E. Mildred Milner, 119 College Avenue
2000
1920
2 ° Alice J. McNally, 52 Vinal Avenue 2 Evelyn G. Stern, 4 Billingham Street Pauline Emery. 35 College Avenue
600
1942
2
Muriel P. King, 77 Wheatland Street
2000
1931
1
Mildred M. Lougee, Mt. Pleasant Street, Marblehead Mildred Buinitsky, 54 Farragut Avenue
1575
1940
1
1 Eleanor E. Waldron, 135 Powder House Boulevard
2000
1919
Kdgn. Mrs. Dorothea G. Lamb, 90 Curtis Street
2000
1921
Asst. Marion R. Pugh, 46 Glen Street
1200
1940
MARTHA PERRY LOWE SCHOOL Morrison Avenue near Grove Street
2
Clara G. Hegan, 100 School Street
2150
1897
4
Marion A. Cannon, 16 James Street
2000
1928
3
Mrs. Katherine D. Millen, 108 Powder House Boulevard 2000
1920
3
Mrs. Helen M. Mason, 36 College Avenue
1900
1935
2
Alice C. Fitzpatrick, 54 Trull Street
1775
1935
1
Selena G. Wilson, 11 Irving Street
1700
1922
1 Octavia A. Stewart, 15 Kenwood Street
1825
1917
EVENING SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
Per evening
John F. McMahon, High and Elementary Gertrude C. Dooley, Practical Arts for Women
CADETS
Helen T. Leddy
162 Highland Avenue
Robert Healey
6 Conwell Street 32 Russell Road
Elizabeth T. Crine
35 Sydney Street
Frances E. O Brien
16 Prescott Street
M. Constance MacDonald
74 Belmont Street
Anna M. O'Brien
8 Charles Street
Bessie Nahigian
17 Cedar Street
Mary J. Gilhooly
12 Harvard Street
Nora F. Keniry
91 Marion Street
Josephine Hourihan
20 Central Street
SUPERVISORS ANT) SPECIAL TEACHERS ELEMENTARY SUPERVISOR'
William J. Crotty. 52 Highland Road
$3800
1925
MUSIC
Bart E. Grady, 929 Broadway
$3000
1935
James M. Clark, 60 Irving Street
2300
1929
6-1 Arthur F. Sullivan, 119 West Adams Street
2500
1934
ART
9-1 Mrs. Elsie M. Guthrie, 50 Bromfield Road
$2400
1919
1
2000
1928
2000
1925
2000
1928
John W. Healey, Master, 6% Arlington Road, Woburn
1931
$7.50
6.00
Agnes M. Hayes
53 Gov. Winthrop Road
Ruth Brooks
12-7
206
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 29-Teachers in Service, December 31, 1942-Continued Name and Residence
Grade
Salary
Began Service
PENMANSHIP
6-1 Ruth L. Whitehouse, 123 Highland Avenue
$2200
1915
SEWING
6-5 Mary Rhilinger, 11 Dorset Street, Dorchester
$1775
1926
6-5 Pia M. Fortini, 274 Willow Avenue
2000
1930
6-5 Alice C. Sullivan, 74 Ossipee Road
1750
1930
MANUAL ARTS
Melvin T. Carver, Supervisor, 247 Winthrop Street,
Winthrop
$400
1936
ATHLETICS
Charles A. Dickerman, Director, 163 Summer Street
$3300
1925
PHYSICAL INSTRUCTION
9-1 *John J. St. Angelo, 4 Dickson Street
$3100
1928
Bernard R. Moulton, 38 Ware Street
2425
1928
ATYPICAL
Edward M. McCarty. Personnel, 48 Upland Road
$2325
1939
Winifred M. Ford, Educational Tester, 83 Pearson Road
2100
1927
Nicoletta Grillo, 12 Minnesota Avenue
1400
1942
Irma DiGiusto, 19 Flint Street
2050
1934
Ursula H. Cairns. Main Street, South Hanson
1900
1934
Dorothy M. Leighton, 148 Lovell Road, Watertown
2050
1936
Mrs. Margaret E. Sullivan, 22 Pennsylvania Avenue
2050
1936
Margaret E. Connors, 138 Lowell Street
1975
1936
Marion D. Cotter, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
1800
1935
Frank X. Veneri, 157r Summer Street
2200
1933
*James Keefe, 31a Trull Street
1600
1938
°Gasperina Messina, 49 Pennsylvania Avenue
600
1942
· Marion E. Blanchard, 33 Gordon Street
1400
1942
Marv F. Clifford, 125 Berkeley Street, Lawrence
1400
1942
A, Teresa Diotaiuti, 170 Lowell Street
1400
1942
SIGHT SAVING
Alice M. Hayes, 181 Central Street
2050
1913
Grace A. Foley, 2 Kenwood Street
$2025
1937
THRIFT
E. Bella Weisman, 78 Gibbs Street, Brookline
$2100
1921
Eva Palmer, Assistant, 24 Austin Street
1100
1930
FIELD MUSIC
Wesley A. Maynard, 75 Central Street
$2200
1925
AMERICANIZATION
Mary A. Whitney, Supervisor, 10 Dow Street
$2400
1916
LIP READING
207
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 29-Teachers in Service, December 31, 1942-Concluded
Name and Residence
Grade
Salary
Began Service
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
Mrs. Blanche G. Crowell, 82 Bromfield Road Mary E. Miller, 16 MacArthur Street
$2000
1928
1775
1936
AUDIOMETER
Virginia Holman, Cadet, 277 Highland Avenue
$1450
1940
Table 30-OFFICERS, ETC., IN SERVICE DECEMBER 31, 1942 SUPERINTENDENT AND SECRETARY
Everett W. Ireland, 97 College Avenue
$6870
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
Leo C. Donahue, 3º3 Broadway $4620
CLERKS
Mary A. Clark, 15 Pleasant Avenue
$1754
Mildred A. Merrill, 108 Highland Avenu
1589
Marion E. Marshall, 30 Gilman Street
1589
Regina Truelson, 38 Rogers Avenue
$27.50 per week
Margaret R. O'Connor, 2 Adrian Street
25.50
,,
Frances C. Geaton, 29 Tennyson Street
25.50
SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE
James G. Hourihan, 225 Powder House Boulevard
$2300
VISITING TEACHER
Estelle M. Walsh, 116 Mt. Vernon Street, Arlington $2000
208
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 31-SCHOOL CUSTODIANS, DECEMBER, 1942
School Name
Residence
Weekly Salary
High
Frank Quirk
166 Broadway $34.00
High
John J. Irving
10 Sterling St.
34.00
High
John F. Mack
18 Loring St. 34.00
High
Leo Callahan
9 Spring Hill Ter. 36.00
High
Joseph F. Kiley
62 Highand Ave. 34.00
High
Eugene Sullivan
187 School St. 34.00
High
Edward J. Barbour
109 Pennsylvania Ave. 34.00
High, Gymnasium
Thomas F. Keane
9 Granite St. 35.00
High, Central
Heating Plant
Martin J. Frazer
95 Heath St. 47.30
High, Central
Heating Plant
Peter McNally
23 Everett Ave. 37.00
Heating Plant
Michael J. Reilly
7 Lee St.
37.00
Prescott
Jeremiah O'Connor
43 Pennsylvania Ave. 36.00
Prescott
William H. Prestley
21 Cambria St. 38.00
Hanscom
Richard Sullivan
21 Caldwell Ave. 36.00
Bennett
Edwin C. Lamkin
17 Grand View Ave. 37.00
Baxter
George M. Caley
13 Fremont Ave.
39.50
Perry
Wilfred J. Secord
33 Paulina St.
37.00
Southern Jr. High
Nicholas J. Lacey
327 Washington St.
40.00
Southern Jr. High
George J. Kelley
10 Nevada Ave.
34.00
Southern Jr. High
John T. Donovan
9 Hillside Park
34.00
Southern Jr. High
James E. Dowd
66 Hudson St.
34.00
Cummings
Royal Brenize
27 Prescott St.
34.00
New Vocational
William J. Hickey
7 Aberdeen Rd.
34.50
New Vocational
John F. Fonseca
43 Garrison Ave.
34.00
New Vocational
Jeremiah Sullivan
25 Walnut St. 40,00
Glines
John P. Driscoll
44 Montrose St.
38.00
Grimmons
Earl R. March
121 Ten Hills Rd.
38.00
Northeastern Jr. High
Jeremiah J. Canniff
49 Spencer Ave.
40.00
Northeastern Jr. High
*George W. McGray
131 Walnut St.
32.00
Northeastern Jr. High
John F. O'Connell
13 Conwell Ave.
34.00
Northeastern Jr. High
Andrew J. Curran
237 Medford St. 34.00
George E. Babin
33 Vernon St. 37.00
36.00
Bingham
Bernard J. Kelley
230 Broadway
40.00
Carr
Albert L. Sullivan
273 Medford St.
42.00
Morse
Joseph Binari
48 Lowell St.
37.50
Proctor
Vincent J. Burke
86 Highland Road
34.00
Durell
Francis J. Donovan
3 Harvard Place 34.00
34.00
Brown
William Kennedy
508 Broadway
35.00
Highland
Michael F. King
25 Bowdoin St.
37.00
Hodgkins
Joseph Farrington Anthony T. Farrington
19 Rose St.
42.00
Western Jr. High
Thomas Copithorne
23 Gordon St.
34.00
Western Jr. High
Patrick L. Delmore
3 Harvard Place
42.00
Western Jr. High
Charles J. Elkins
16 Cutter Ave.
34.00
Cutler
Thurston W. Buchan
22 Richdale Ave. 34.00
Cutler
52 Garrison Ave. 37.00
Lowe
*Thomas Murphy Walter M. Burns
23 Avon St.
34.00
* Leave of Absence.
26 Packard Ave.
39.00
Western Jr. High
Burns
Anthony Liberatore
95 Jaques St.
Forster
Forster Annex
Arthur F. Law
71 Park St.
Pope
Elmer Carlton
192 Morrison Ave.
34.00
Knapp
Maurice T. Mullins
18 Acadia Pk. 34.00
High, Central
209
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REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
1 To the Honorable Acting Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville.
Gentlemen :
In behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Somerville, I submit the Annual Report of the Board, and append thereto and forming a part of it, the Annual Report of the Librarian to the Board of Trustees which report shows the details of operation of the library for the past year.
A condition has arisen concerning the Board of Trustees which places the Board in an embarrassing predicament. Last year the three members whose terms expired as of January 1, 1942 were neither reappointed nor replaced. The same situa- tion holds true, to date, for the three members whose terms ex- pired January 1, 1943. We are a Board of nine members, six of whom are in the unfortunate predicament of not realizing what their status is other than holdovers in office. I stress this matter, particularly, as I feel certain there is no reason other than an oversight. However, it is evident that the reaction upon the holdovers is none too favorable.
The Board of Trustees is an honest, capable, civic-minded group of citizens whose principal interest is to maintain the high standards of the Somerville Public Library. They can not give their best under the prevailing conditions.
I feel it is the duty of the authorities to correct this over- sight in all due fairness to this Board which conscientiously exerts its time and energy for the best interests of the City.
To the Librarian and members of the Library Staff the Board of Trustees extends its appreciation of the service ren- dered during the year.
Very respectfully, The Board of Trustees,
JOHN F. McGANN, President
210
ANNUAL REPORTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
-
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Term Expires
Mr. John F. McGann, President
January 1, 1944
Mrs. Kathryn E. Hueber, Vice-President
1942
Mr. Louis B. Connelly
1942
Rev. Anthony J. Flaherty
1942
Mrs. J. Helen Clough
1943
Rev. David Fraser
1943
Mr. William H. McKenna
1943
Mr. John J. Griffin
" 1944
Mr. Frederick J. White
„ 1944
COMMITTEES
On Administration
Mr. William H. McKenna, Chairman; Mrs. J. Helen Clough, Mr. Frederick J. White, and the President and the Vice-President, ex-officiis.
On Books and Cataloging
Mr. Louis B. Connelly, Chairman; Rev. Anthony J. Flaherty, Rev. David Fraser, Mr. John J. Griffin, and the President, ex-officio.
On Buildings and Property The President and the Vice-President.
Secretary of the Board JOHN D. KELLEY
211
PUBLIC LIBRARY
ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARY AND STAFF PERSONNEL December 31, 1942
CENTRAL LIBRARY-Highland Avenue and Walnut Street WEST SOMERVILLE BRANCH-40 College Avenue EAST SOMERVILLE BRANCH-Broadway and Illinois Avenue UNION SQUARE BRANCH-50 Bow Street WINTER HILL STATION-Bingham School, Lowell Street TEN HILLS STATION-10 Temple Street
JOHN D. KELLEY, Librarian
PROFESSIONAL GRADED SERVICE
VIVIAN J. MORSE, Executive Assistant
CORA B. EAMES, Reference Librarian and Second Assistant
MABEL E. BUNKER, Chief Cataloger
MARY B. BARTLETT, Supervisor of Schools, Deposits, and Children's Work
MYRTLE NICHOLSON, Central Desk Chief MARJORIE L. HOLT, Branch Librarian, West Branch ELSIE K. WELLS. Branch Librarian, East Branch KATHRYN KENNY, Branch Librarian, Union Square Branch CATHERINE COTTER, Charge of Winter Hill Station MARY M. NOONAN, Charge of Ten Hills Station GERTRUDE F. CONNOLLY, Reference Assistant MILDRED A. BOWLEY, Assistant Cataloger BARBARA NILES, Assistant Central Desk Chief RITA FINN, First Assistant, West Branch MARY B. CONNORS, First Assistant, East Branch RUTH HOLMES, First Assistant, Union Square Branch IRENE F. WARD, First Assistant, Administration ANNE HOPKINS, Children's Librarian, West Branch EMMA MERLINI, Children's Librarian, Union Square Branch
JULIA M. LEDDY, Junior Assistant and Acting Children's Librarian at East Branch
E. LILLIAN CLIFFORD, Senior Assistant ANNA E. CULLEN, Senior Assistant MARY E. CULLINANE, Senior Assistant CATHERINE P. KILLILEA, Senior Assistant
KATHARINE J. WHITE, Senior Assistant M. PHYLLIS BRINE, Junior Assistant LILLIAN G. CASEY, Junior Assistant ANN F. DENNIS, Junior Assistant MARGARET B. SCANLAN, Junior Assistant RUTH D. WARNER, Junior Assistant CLAIRE M. GORMAN, Junior Assistant KATHERINE AUSTIN, Junior Assistant JOHN T. MACKEY, Junior Assistant ELIZABETH W. HENNIGAN, Junior Assistant MARY F. WARREN, Junior Assistant MARY M. WITHAM, Junior Assistant WINIFRED J. MAGUIRE, Junior Assistant
212
ANNUAL REPORTS
NON-PROFESSIONAL SERVICE RUTH BARONI
UNGRADED SERVICE
NELLIE EGAN HELEN HEANUE
MARY HENEGHAN
CHARLES R. McCROSSAN
VINCENT SCHWARTZ GEORGE TRACY
FRANCES WELCH
IRENE M. WESTHOFF
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the Board of Trustees :
Many thoughtful people are asking what is going to happen. to our American institutions - our schools, colleges, and libraries. Will the increased burden of taxation place an un- precedented hardship on our citizens to continue their support ? Are we of necessity facing a diminution and deterioration in the scope and quality of our services? The answer is not clear. The world is the scene of kaleidoscopic changes. They are far- reaching in their import and will affect the course of the lives. of future generations.
However. as we face the present and the future, with all the uncertainties, we should remember that for thousands of years the world has been the victim of wars. Every country at some. period in its history has experienced the shock of upheaval and change. The pendulum has swung to the left and to the right- a new order has superseded the old-but over the centuries religion, education, and culture have gone forward and have reached ever higher levels of usefulness and service.
Directly and indirectly we are fighting today on many fronts. National Defense calls for adequate munitions and im- plements of war. It calls equally for educated, healthy, com- petent citizens. Neither requisite alone, without the other, will. give us national security. Furthermore, we must not lose sight of the vital importance of our American institutions to the world as well as to our own land. The United States remains the only leading power whose people are in a position to main- tain the institutions of public service which are the center and source of progress in civilization.
The year 1942 will be one to linger long in our memories because of the series of difficulties we were continually forced to face. Though a survey of our statistics might tend to dis- count the amount of work involved, the circumstances under which we performed our normal and extra-curricular duties were a thousandfold more arduous. Like all institutions, we found it impossible to obtain some of our ordinary supplies but through mediums of elimination or substitution have carried on without impairing our services. Our circulation has natural-
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ly shown a decease but since no permanent replacements have been made for retiring staff members the amount of work has remained nearly normal for the staff.
Daylight Air Raid Drills and Blackout Trials have been a source of constant uneasiness as no provisions have been ar- ranged for the libraries during these episodes. We trust the coming year will clarify the situation as we would be in a most embarrassing predicament in event of an emergency. During the present Dimouts the condition at Central is none too favor- able. Our curtains are deplorable and although the Building Commissioner has promised some relief, nothing has been done to date. Also the skylight over Wellington Hall has absolutely no protection.
The lighting conditions at Central are a continual source of annoyance. As all the sockets for the bulbs are arranged on our' exceptionally high ceilings the replacement of brunt out bulbs is a difficult problem. It requires the services of two or three men to perform the task and because of the shortage of man power in the Buildings Department we have been forced to continue for long periods in semi-darkness before the condi- tion is corrected. At the present writing there are seventy-five bulbs out,-six chandeliers and thirty-four cross bars without bulbs. Along with the deplorable physical condition of the build- ing due to lack of paint, the working conditions at Central are none too favorable.
In this dark dismal atmosphere a ray of hope has been ex- tended to the staff members by the announcement from the Act- ing Mayor recommending a ten per cent salary increase for city employees. Though this news was received enthusiastically there are other salary inequalities which we hope to correct in the near future.
The moving of the Ten Hills Station to a street level loca- tion has met with a most favorable response. Unfortunately because of a misunderstanding between the Buildings Depart- ment and the landlord regarding the care of the floor and show windows an unpleasant condition developed, which, however, has been corrected.
During the summer months of July and August the Board of Trustees deemed it advisable, during the present emergency, to have all library buildings remain open until 9:00 p. m. on
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Saturday evenings, instead of closing at 1:00 p. m. as had been the custom. The results, though not overwhelming, certainly justified the opinion of the Board.
In cooperation with the Massachusetts Committee on Pub- lic Safety and upon the particular request of Miss Guerrior, Vice-Chairman of the Civilian Defense Library Service, Miss Rita Finn, 1st Assistant at the West Branch, was assigned to The Civilian Defense Library one morning a week. Miss Finn has fulfilled our expectations and we are in receipt of a letter of appreciation from Miss Guerrior acknowledging the fine work of Miss Finn.
An experiment which has proven most successful has been undertaken during the closing months of the year. In place of staff meetings with compulsory attendance, the Staff Associa- tion has been holding monthly open forum meetings which the Librarian has attended as moderator. Various phases of li- brary routine, processes, personnel and administrative problems have been openly discussed. It is most interesting to witness the enthusiasm. the interest and the various solutions suggest- ed for our many problems. At the present time a committee of the Association is working on the problem of circulation and is to present a report on suggestions of mediums we might em- ploy to encourage more of our citizens to use the library. These meetings have proven marvelous antidotes for the morale as all problems are discussed informally on the basis of fellow work- ers rather than employer-employee basis. Personally I have benefited greatly by these meetings, and from the reaction of the staff members a feeling of mutual understanding, which at times was definitely lacking, has been created.
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