Report of the city of Somerville 1960, Part 6

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1960
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Year


Tax Levy


Amount


Percent


Amount


Percent


1951


$6,912,697


$344,000


0.50


$384,210


0.55


1952


7,290,824


323,787


0.44


385,547


0.53


1953


7,291,874


295,190


0.40


348,949


0.48


1954


8,345,268


345,124


0.41


388,839


0.47


1955


8,369,999


308,685


0.36


357,912


0.42


1956


9,380,617


363,397


0.39


413,593


0.44


1957


9,566,970


367,481


0.38


420,134


0.44


1958


10,660.091


925,508


0.87


984,254


0.92


1959


11,174,105


894,515


0.80


1,000,528


0.90


1960


12,248, 150


840,070


0.69


1,011,957


0.83


Exhibit 11 TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES


This Year's Levy Uncollected


All Years to Date Uncollected


Year


Tax Levy


Amount


Percent


Amount


Percent


1951


$ 516,519


$ 80,185


15.5


$101,096


19.6


1952


468,969


64,407


13.7


87,117


18.6


1953


538,045


105,526


19.6


133,387


24.8 17.8


1954


592,444


68,129


11.5


105,637


1955


697,502


99,287


14.2


140,107


20.1


1956


702,618


98,375


14.0


146,764


20.9


1957


956,161


192,210


20.1


256,954


26.9


1958


1,051,721


192,379


18.3


273,521


26.0


1959


924,537


214,491


23.2


319,536


34.6


1960


944,996


216,572


22.9


356,014


37.7


Note :- From 1956 to date Tax Levy includes prior year's late commitments received from Registry of Motor Vehicles.


103


BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


January 1, 1961


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


We respectfully submit the following, which is a summary of the work of the department for the year 1960, as the eighty- third annual report of the Board of Health.


RECORD OF LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED


SLAUGHTER POULTRY - One application for a permit to slaughter poultry under the provisions of section 139a of Chapter 679 of the General Laws was received and granted.


MELT AND RENDER - Two licenses to carry on the busi- ness of melting and rendering were granted.


COLLECT GREASE - Eight applications for a permit to collect grease were received and all were granted.


MASSAGE - Eleven persons were licensed to practice massage.


BOTTLING - Four licenses to engage in the business of bottling carbonated beverages, soda water and mineral spring water were granted. A fee of twenty dollars is charged for each license, ten of which is paid to the Commonwealth.


CONVALESCENT HOMES - In accordance with Sections 71 to 73 of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, eleven applica- tions for the renewal of license to operate Convalescent or Nursing Homes for the Aged were approved and forwarded to the State Department of Public Health for licensure.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


MORTALITY


There were 703 deaths and 22 stillbirths during the year as specified in the following tables:


Deaths at Central Hospital


92


Deaths at Somerville Hospital


185


Deaths at Home for Aged Poor (Highland Ave.)


16


Deaths at Other Institutions


79


DEATHS BY AGES


Male


Female Total


Under One Year


11


9


20


One to Five Years


2


3


5


Five to Ten Years


0


0


0


Ten to Fifteen Years


0


0


0


Fifteen to Twenty Years


0


0


0


Twenty to Thirty Years


2


3


5


Thirty to Forty Years


8


1


9


Forty to Fifty Years


16


13


29


Fifty to Sixty Years


42


19


61


Sixty to Seventy Years


94


70


164


Seventy to Eighty Years


99


102


201


Eighty to Ninety Years


60


107


167


Over Ninety Years


11


31


42


Totals


345


358


703


105


Totals


74


76


72


53


62


44


40


48


45


57


72


60


703


4


7


8


3


8


2


5


3


3


6


6


56


2. Cancer and Other Tumors


3. Rheumatism, Diseases of Nutrition, Etc.


4


4. Diseases of Blood Forming Organs ..


1


5. Chronic Poisoning and Intoxication


12


8


11


7


5


5


2


1


4


9


12


8


84


6. Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs .


39


44


31


25


26


26


27


30


23


30


39


39


379


7. Diseases of the Circulatory System


9


13


10


9


9


4


5


6


7


8


10


2


92


8. Diseases of the Respiratory System


4


1


3


4


2


2


1


2


2


3


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25


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1


1


1


2


4


1


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11. Diseases of Pregnancy, Childbirth, Etc.


12.


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14. Congenital Malformations


12


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25


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1


2


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106


ANNUAL REPORTS


DEATHS DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS


1951


868


8.48


1952


806


7.88


1953


799


7.63


1954


760


7.43


1955


789


8.19


1956


774


8.03


1957


702


7.28


1958


755


7.84


1959


675


6.96


1960


703


7.25


Average Death Rate per 1,000 for Ten Years ....


7.70


SPECIMENS AND SUPPLIES


Outfits for specimens to be examined for tuberculosis, diphtheria and typhoid fever, as well as biologicals may be ob- tained at the office of the Board of Health, City Hall and at the following places:


Reed Drug Co., Inc.


Davis Square


Union Square Pharmacy


23 Union Square


LePore Pharmacy


725 Broadway


Apothecary Hall


152 Highland Avenue


INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN


Children in the first and fourth grades of the elementary schools and those in the first year of junior high and first year of senior high school are examined annually and any defects discovered are called to the attention of the parents or guardians.


Total Number


Children examined by School Physician 4493


Children examined by Family Physician 233


Parents present during examination by School Physician 151


Children referred for further diagnosis or treatment 1158


Children who completed referral with private Phy-


sician, clinic or other facility 529


FUNERAL DIRECTORS


In accordance with Section 49 of Chapter 114 of the General Laws, thirty-three persons were licensed as Funeral Directors.


NURSES


Eight nurses are employed by the Board of Health, three as Public Health Nurses and five School Nurses. The work of


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BOARD OF HEALTH


the Public Health Nurses consists of follow-up work on tuber- culosis cases, post natal hygiene, quarantining for contagious diseases and other related duties. The reports of the School Nurses are included in the report of the School Committee while those of the Public Health Nurses are submitted in detail in subsequent pages of this report.


INFANT HYGIENE


Under the supervision of the Board, clinics have been held every Thursday, except when the days were holidays, at the Western Junior High School. The average attendance at this clinic was 3.3 and the total attendance 129.


Respectfully submitted,


ALEXANDER T. ARTHURS, M.D., Chairman MICHAEL J. DONOHUE MARIO LAMEIRAS


Board of Health


108


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER


January 4, 1961


To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen:


Following is the report of the Health Officer for the year 1960:


TUBERCULOSIS


There was one death in the city from tuberculosis, five died in sanatoria and three patients reported as having tuber- culosis died from other causes.


DIPHTHERIA IMMUNIZATION


Clinics for the immunization of children against diph- theria, pertussis and tetanus are held on the last Wednesday of the month, throughout the year, at the Old Police Station, 50 Bow Street. Notices are sent to the parents when children reach the age of four months, advising them of the opportunity to have them immunized.


Following are the statistics on these clinics:


Total doses of vaccine administered 1009


Number who completed three doses 318


Number who received two doses 305


Number who received one dose 277


Boosters


109


POLIO INOCULATIONS


A clinic for inoculation against polio is held at the Old Police Station, 50 Bow Street, on the first Wednesday of each month. Children between the ages of four months and six years may receive inoculations at these clinics. Also clinics are held in the schools to give children who have not had any in- oculations, an opportunity to be done.


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BOARD OF HEALTH


Following are the statistics on these clinics:


Number who received first dose


428


Number who received second dose 450


Number who received third dose


690


Fourth or booster dose


650


Totals


2218


Respectfully submitted,


WILFRID C. MACDONALD, M.D. Health Officer


110


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE HEALTH NURSES


January 4, 1961


To the Board of Health


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen:


We submit the following report of the work performed by us in infant hygiene, post natal, contagious and tuberculosis cases for the year ending December 31, 1960.


INFANT HYGIENE


There were 20 deaths of infants under one year of age during the year as shown in the following table:


Prematurity


6


Congenital Diseases


3


Pneumonia and Other Diseases 11


Total Attendance at Well Baby Clinics 129


New Registrations 50


Average Attendance


3.3


TUBERCULOSIS


Tuberculosis (all forms) reported


26


Middlesex County Sanatorium admissions 45


North Reading State Sanatorium admissions 2


Boston Sanatorium admissions


1


Clinics are held on the first Monday of the month at the Old Police Station on Bow Street, for x-ray and examination of patients and contacts.


Total attendance at these clinics 496


Average attendance 31


AGE AND SEX OF CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS REPORTED


Male


Female


Total.


Under Fifteen Years of Age


1


1


2


Fifteen to Twenty Years of Age


0


0


0


Twenty to Thirty Years of Age


1


2


3


Thirty to Forty Years of Age


3


2


5


Over Forty Years of Age


10


6


16


Totals


15


11


26


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BOARD OF HEALTH


RECAPITULATION OF VISITS


Infant Hygiene


3301


Tuberculosis


1666


Contagious Diseases


176


Miscellaneous


270


Totals


5413


Respectfully submitted,


MARY V. RYAN, R.N. EILEEN A. DAILY, R.N. GLADYS B. BENNETT, R.N.


112


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


January 4, 1961


To the Board of Health


Somerville, Mass. Gentlemen:


Following is my report for the year ending December 31, 1960.


A total of 628 calls were made in connection with 314 dog bites reported during the year.


Respectfully submitted, E. WILLIAM JOHANSEN, D.V.M., Inspector of Animals


REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS & PROVISIONS


January 4, 1961


To the Board of Health


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen:


Following is a report of the work of the Division of Inspec- tion of Animals and Provisions for the year ending December 31, 1960:


Number of Establishments Visited


3841


Complaints Investigated 614


Notices Sent


80


CONDEMNATIONS


Bakery Products 184 lbs.


Fruit


145 lbs.


Canned Goods


120 misc.


Poultry


312 lbs.


Fish


42 lbs.


Meat


1472 lbs.


Cheese


17 lbs.


Butter


85 lbs.


Cookies


22 lbs.


Eggs


33 doz.


Candy


218 lbs.


Misc. Vegetables


6600 lbs.


Frozen Foods Misc. 21 pkgs.


Unusually large amount of condemnations is accounted for by lack of refrigeration in two cars of vegetables, in transit, which caused spoilage and a fire in a market which neces- sitated destroying a large quantity of meat.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS J. HAGERTY, Supervising Sanitary Inspector


113


BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF DENTAL HYGIENE


January 4, 1961


To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen:


I submit the following statistics as the report of the Divi- sion of Dental Hygiene for the year ending December 31, 1960.


Respectfully submitted,


ANTHONY F. BIANCHI, D.M.D., Supervising School Dentist


1960


SCHOOL CLINIC PATIENTS


1960


OPERATIVE -CASES


Number


Examined


Old


Cases


ZU


Emergency


Special


Total


Fillings


Extractions


Cleanings


Treatments


Certificates


Granted


Patients


Extractions


Gas


January


481


121


41


4


647


592


143


81


879


75


7


13


February


377


87


34


4


502


357


106


62


639


25


7


20


March


546


127


64


3


740


666


148


96


979


95


5


19


5


April


317


78


24


0


419


402


103


42


626


46


5


14


5


May


488


140


45


4


677


579


180


76


1,001


44


4


15


4


June


283


42


14


2


341


304


65


89


453


93


4


9


4


July


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED


August


EXAMINING


October


10,236


EXAMINING


4


14


4


November


293


257


28


1


579


520


223


61


753


66


3


9


3


December


451


114


35


0


600


531


159


82


791


48


9


19


9


10,236 3,236


966


285


18 4,505 3,951 1,127


589 6,121


492


49


134


49


114


ANNUAL REPORTS


1


2


1


September


7 7 V ~ Anesthesia


Cases


115


BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGIST LABORATORY CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS


January 4, 1961


To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass. Gentlemen:


Three hundred and eighteen stores and restaurants are li- censed to sell milk, forty-one dealers are licensed to distribute milk and one hundred and twenty-five stores are registered to sell oleomargarine. Two pasteurizing plants located in Somer- ville are licensed to operate and thirty-nine plants in cities and towns adjacent to Somerville are also under the jurisdiction of the department. Three hundred and twelve stores, restaurants and distributors are licensed to sell and twenty-one dealers are licensed to manufacture frozen desserts or ice cream mix.


An average of 45,000 quarts of milk and 1,000 quarts of cream are distributed daily in Somerville.


Revenue for the department for the year was $919.00.


Samples Collected


232


Bacteriological Examinations


72


Chemical Examinations


44


Phosphatse Tests


112


Microscopic Examinations


120


Total Examinations


580


Respectfully submitted,


PAUL X. MURPHY, B.S., Milk Inspector


116


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY


ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARY AND STAFF PERSONNEL December 31, 1960


BOARD OF TRUSTEES


Dr. George K. Coyne, President


January 1, 1962 1963


Rev. Dr. H. Daniel Hawver, Vice-President


Mrs. Mary A. Carr


Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas F. Garrity


Mr. Arthur G. Helmund


Mr. William H. McKenna


11


11


11


Mrs. Mary O'Hear


1962


Mrs. George J. Wyse


COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION


Mr. Arthur G. Helmund, Chairman


Mr. William H. McKenna


Mrs. Mary J. Noone


The President, Dr. George K. Coyne, ex-officio


The Vice-President, Rev. Dr. H. Daniel Hawver, ex-officio


COMMITTEE ON BOOKS AND CATALOGING


Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas F. Garrity, Chairman


Mrs. Mary A. Carr


Mrs. Mary O'Hear


Mrs. George J. Wyse


The President, Dr. George K. Coyne, ex-officio


COMMITTEE ON BUILDING AND PROPERTY


The President and the Vice-President


SECRETARY OF THE BOARD


Mr. John D. Kelley, Librarian


ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARY STAFF PERSONNEL


December 31, 1960


John D. Kelley Librarian


11


1961


Mrs. Mary J. Noone


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PUBLIC LIBRARY


PROFESSIONAL GRADED SERVICE


John T. Mackey


Assistant Librarian


Gloria F. Stahl


Executive Assistant


Ruth Holmes


Reference Librarian


Anna E. Cullen


Chief Cataloger Supervisor of Schools


Barbara C. Niles


Desk Chief


Emma Merlini Supervisor of Periodicals and Binding


John A. McInerny


Music Librarian


Kathryn Kenny


Branch Librarian, East Branch


Mary M. Noonan


Teele Square Branch


Ruth D. Warner


11 West Branch


Barbara T. O'Neill


Union Square Branch


Lillian G. Casey


Station Executive, Ten Hills Station


Joan E. Brunet


Children's Librarian, Central Library


West Branch


East Branch


Elizabeth W. Hennigan


First Assistant, Catalog Room


Katherine V. Nolan


East Branch


Alice P. Morrill


Teele Square Branch


Thelma G. Donovan


11


Office


Margaret E. Ronayne


Union Square Branch


Margaret E. Durkin


Reference Department


Ann M. Coleman


11


Central Desk


Anne M. Russell


West Branch


Lois E. MacDonald


Senior Assistant, Periodical Department


I. Marguerite Sawin


11


Ten Hills Station


Mary F. Baker


11


Central Junior Library


Irene T. Herlihy


Hospital Department


Mary T. Sullivan Senior Assistant, 1st year, Teele Square Branch


Kathryn D. Fralick


East Branch


Margaret T. Kelly


11


West Branch


Mildred C. Murphy


11


11


11 Central Desk


Althea L. Donahue


11


11


11


Reference Department Junior Assistant


Ann Barrett


Agnes B. Killeen


Margaret A. Quigley


11


Alice E. MacLaughlin


11


Mary T. DiCecca


Mary B. Gravelle


11


Marie P. Lawless


Angelina Errico


Patricia A. Estee


Beverly A. Razzaboni


UNGRADED SERVICE - Non Professional


Patricia A. Stackpole Jean M. Wall


11


East Branch


Lillian F. Hixenbaugh


Teele Square Branch


Shirley A. McCauley


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Rita D. Adams


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ANNUAL REPORTS


PART TIME ATTENDANTS


Margaret J. Jones


Jean F. Madden


Clare Buckley


Therese E. Maher


Laura G. Festa


Jean L. Milewski


Paul M. Grew


Beverly A. O'Hare


Marianne C. Hall


Eleanor M. Regan


Dennis J. Kelley


Kathryn E. Rogers


Thomas B. Kelley


Ann C. Ryan


Leona P. Kierstead


Barbara A. Slattery


John Leavis


Priscilla J. Sotiros


Judith E. Luchans


Diane M. Stone


James F. McLean


RESIGNED DURING YEAR


Patricia M. Bates


Part Time Attendant 11


Helen E. Conley


Mary R. Conley


June T. Cronin


Charles V. Grew, Jr.


11


A. Marion Johnian


First Assistant, Deceased


John H. Kelley


Part Time Assistant


Judith A. Lynch


Edna F. MacDonald


Junior Assistant


Anne E. Maguire


Part Time Attendant


Ellen M. Murray


11


Mary E. Sweeney


Junior Assistant


11


David N. Sexton


11


11


11


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PUBLIC LIBRARY


To the Honorable Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Dear Sirs:


The Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Somer- ville Public Library is herewith respectfully submitted and appended thereto, and forming a part of it, the Annual Report of the Librarian, which details the growth and operation of the library for the past year.


Very respectfully,


GEORGE K. COYNE,


President, Board of Trustees


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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN


To the Board of Trustees:


1960 can be recorded as probably a year of the greatest accomplishment, and yet, as well as one of the most disap- pointing years of my experience. The highlight of the year was the enactment of a bill providing state aid for Free Public Libraries. Under the provisions of this bill Chapter 760, Section 19a - "The State Treasurer shall annually, on or before July first, pay from the proceeds of the taxation on income under Chapter 62 to each city or town certified by the Board of Library Commissioners to have met certain minimum standards of free public library service established by said board a sum of money for its free public library or libraries which shall be determined as follows :-


1) To each town having a population of less than two thousand, a sum equivalent to the amount appropriated by it for free public library service during the preceding year, but in no event more than five hundred dollars.


2) To each city and to each town having a popula- tion of two thousand or more, a sum not ex- ceeding twenty-five cents for each resident therein; provided that such city or town appro- priated during the preceding year for its free public library service at least five hundred dollars.


No city or town which appropriates for its free public library service in any one year an amount less than three dol- lars per capita of population shall receive any money under this section, if such appropriation is below the average of its appropriation for free public library services for the four years immediately preceding.


If a city or town is eligible for state aid under this section, but gives approved free public library service only for a frac- tion of the year, the amount it shall receive shall be the amount computed hereunder multiplied by such fraction.


Section 19B - The Board of Library Commissioners, in setting up minimum standards for free public library service and in certifying such libraries for aid under Section 19A shall


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require the filing of an annual report and shall require that such public libraries -


1) be open to all residents of the Commonwealth,


2) make no charge for normal library services,


3) be kept open a minimum number of hours per week,


4) employ a trained library worker,


5) expend a reasonable portion of the library's total budget for books and periodicals.


6) lend books to other libraries in the Common- wealth and extend privileges to the holders of cards issued by other public libraries in the Commonwealth on a reciprocal basis.


Under the provisions of this bill, Somerville, with a popu- lation of 94,697, according to the 1960 Federal census, will be eligible for a grant of $23,674.25. I am particularly concerned, for as a member of the Board of Library Commis- sioners, I do not want Somerville to default because of failure to meet the financial standards set forth by the Library Com- mission. As far as the operations of the Library are concerned, we can qualify; but if the financial obligations of the City to the Library are not met, we can not. The 1960 budget for ordinary maintenance was cut below the expenditures of 1959; and one of the essential requirements is that the current budget must not be less than the average of the four preceding years. Therefore, if our budget is again cut this year, there is a question as to our eligibility, and I trust I will not be in the unfavorable position to be forced to vote that Somerville does not qualify for State Aid.


It was disappointing to attempt to operate and maintain the prestige of the Library particularly at a time when we have the largest registrations of Borrowers and one of the highest records of circulation in our history on a budget less than the appropriation of a year ago. It is inconceivable how anyone with the faintest knowledge of the demands from college and High School students plus the general public could expect us to cope with the requests for serious and costly reading ma- terials with less money than necessary to meet our normal.


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needs. This situation is serious and the Board of Library Com- missioners are cognizant of the conditions; and, therefore, have made one of the standards for qualification for State Aid based upon the average appropriations of the four previous years to prevent the unfortunate cutting of library budgets.


December was a month of confusion. Contractors moved in with movable staging to wash and paint the walls and ceiling of Wellington Hall. Fortunately, this happened during our quietest month for it was necessary to remove practically every book in the circulating collection and shift stacks to permit the use of staging. The cooperation of the painters was beyond reproach, but a tremendous burden was placed upon the staff to keep ahead of the work and to attempt to carry on our reg- ular processes. The members of the Staff at Central are to be congratulated for their enthusiasm for they were overjoyed to see the unsightly conditions of Wellington Hall corrected; however, there is one unfortunate detail which we hope will be corrected during the current year - there are no funds appro- priated for new flooring which at this writing is not only in a deplorable but a dangerous condition. New fluorescent tubes have been installed in all fixtures which help to eliminate the dismal atmosphere of the Reading Room.


Circulation is still on the increase with a gain of 21,632 over the record of 1959. Registered borrowers total 19,228 with a gain in 1960 of 360. The cooperation of the School Department was evidenced by the marked increase in circula- tion of books distributed to the various class rooms. 10,893 more books were circulated this year compared to 1959. This year, we supplied books to the Trade High School, the three Junior High Schools, twenty-three Public Grammar Schools and five Parochial Schools. Through the cooperation of Mr. John Mclnerny, color slides demonstrating various library processes and instructions on the use of the card catalogue for the use for instruction of Junior High School students on "The use of the Library" were completed. Mr. John Mackey provided the voice recording to accompany the slides which have provided an invaluable as well as interesting medium of instruction for the pupils. These slides have been shown to various P. T. A. Groups and have been received with a most favorable re- ception.


An interesting side light concerning the work of the Reference Department was the written request of a resident of Lanchansire, England, a former resident of Somerville, for a recommended reading list. She stated she will never forget the


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efficient and friendly service she received at the Somerville Public Library; and, therefore, could not resist making this unusual request.


In addition to our regular busy routine in the Music De- partment, we were requested by the Trustees of the Woburn Public Library to make a survey and recommendations for the establishment of a Record Department in their system. Also, we were called upon by the Somerville High School to assist in cataloguing the records in their Music Department in prepa- ration for the recent High School evaluation.


The excellent work of the Hospital Librarian in providing service to the Somerville and Central Hospitals, the many Rest Homes and to "Shut-Ins" is still a source of great satisfaction and of benefit to these unfortunates. With a medium of transportation such as a Station Wagon, we could greatly ex- pand this service for the mutual benefit of all concerned.


We are greatly concerned but seriously handicapped as to the future of the East Branch. As the plans for the new high- way which will transect this area of the city are still in abey- ance, we will have to wait for the development of the project.




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