Report of the city of Somerville 1942, Part 13

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1942
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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


PUBLIC LIBRARY


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


213


PUBLIC LIBRARY


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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