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Mrs. Helen Enman
1,600.00
1949
(All salary figures in this report include the $200.00 cost of living bonus granted to all Town Employees at the Town Meeting of March 1948).
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OTHER PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT
Clerks :
Superintendent's Office :
Margaret C. Dillon $2,211.00
High School :
Pierina Ramelli 2,211.00
Building Custodians :
High :
Alfred DiGiannantonio 3,043.00
Celio Pillarella 2,887.00
George E. Stacy :
Edward R. Glennon 2,887.00
Chapin and Claflin :
Daniel M. Visconti 2,887.00
Spruce Street and Park:
Harry Anderson 2,887.00
Oliver Street and South:
Arthur DiVitto 2,523.00
Plains :
Clement H. Moran 3,043.00
Purchase Street (part time)
Ernest Griffith 686.40
West Street (part time)
Fred Carley 686.40
Alfred Lanzetta 2,466.00
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF MILFORD
Herewith is respectfully submitted the seventy-sec- ond annual report of the School Department and my fourth as Superintendent of Schools.
For the purpose of organization this report is divided into three parts, namely Program, Plant, and Personnel.
PROGRAM
Attention is given continually to the courses of study by committees of teachers, principals, and supervisors in an effort to maintain the offerings to students at a high standard. During 1950 the course of study in grades 1-3 has been under consideration and it is expected that the results of this survey will be publicized in the near future.
Several phases of our Program, reported as inno- vations in last year's report have been continued success- fully. These activities include Behind the Wheel Driver Training, Character Education, New Report Cards, Cu- mulative Records, Hearing Tests, Group Mental and Achievement Testing. The policy of aiding our teachers to improve themselves professionally has been carried on by bringing to Milford another Harvard-Boston Univer- sity Extension Course entitled "Oral Language in Grades 1 - 5."
Adult Civic Education :
These classes became a reality once again during 1950. Fifty-four people enrolled and attended the classes held at Milford High School in the evening. The classes satis-
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fy a serious need in our community and they were re- ceived with sincere interest and enthusiasm by those participating.
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS expanded in
scope during the year to the point where all schools be- low the High School are represented in a unit affiliated with the State and National organizations. The depart- ment welcomes the parents to our schools and is ever willing to cooperate with them in the better development and growth of our common interests, the children.
All of the personnel of the various units have been especially cooperative and although the movement in our community is new, they are well on the road to becom- ing helpful and influential factors in our community and in our schools.
Open House :
Again this year Open House was observed during National Education Week in every school in our system. The buildings were open to the public and many people availed themselves of the opportunity to observe our schools in operation.
Art and Music:
In the Art and Music area several activities were presented which were related closely to community and civic interests. The correlation of art and music in the presentation of safety programs, patriotic observances and the annual local Christmas observances was worked out successfully once again.
The Music Department was host to the Second An- nual Music Festival of the Central Massachusetts Group on May 20, 1950. This program brought to Milford sev-
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eral bands, orchestral groups, and numerous choral groups, all of which engaged in auditions, a street parade, and a combination of events at Fino Field in the after- noon. We were happy to bring this event to Milford and to further the interest in all types of music among the students of high schools in Central Massachusetts.
Physical Education :
In the Physical Education field for the first time in history a complete varsity program in football, basket- ball, and baseball was conducted in the Junior High School. An intramural program was continued in all sports and Physical Education Classes for girls were introduced at both the senior and junior high school levels.
Cafeteria :
In January of 1950 the Cafeteria was opened to serve hot lunches to the pupils of the High, Junior High, Spruce Street, and Park Schools. We are now serving nutritive balanced hot lunches to all pupils in the above schools who desire to have them. The new Cafeteria has been well received by the pupils and parents alike and an outstanding advantage, hitherto lacking, is now of- fered to our pupils. In spite of greatly increased costs of food the Cafeteria is not operating at a loss and great credit is due the Director, Mrs. Helen Enman and her staff of cooks for the successful establishment and opera- tion of this hot lunch program.
Teachers' Association :
A Teacher's Institute was the highlight of the Teachers' Association's activity last year. This affair brought to Milford for an all-day and evening session out- standing leaders in education. The Association deserves high praise for the splendid program which was ac- claimed by all who witnessed it.
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PLANT
During 1950 the following improvements to school buildings and grounds were made.
A new boiler was installed in the Claflin School, along with the installation of an oil burner and a 2000- gallon oil tank.
The old sets of granite steps at the approach to the Claflin school were replaced by concrete steps with a hot top walk connecting between the steps. At the top of the steps a hot top hard surface was installed in front of and on two sides of the building. Dry wells were dug to provide for drainage, boulders were removed from the play yard and the driveway from Cemetery Street was repaired.
A wall on the west side of the play yard was erected and a wire fence installed to replace the wooden fence which had been blown down in a wind storm.
At the Stacy Junior High School oil burners were installed and a 2000-gallon storage tank was installed outside the building.
A driveway was installed on Spruce Sreet side of the High School property to enable vehicles to enter the area from Spruce Street. It is planned to improve this approach during the coming year.
A new roof was installed on the old building portion of the High School. This action was an emergency which had to be cared for in order to prevent leakage which had developed to a serious degree.
At the South school a new hot top walk was in- · stalled, steps added at the entrances of the building. The remaining part of the school yard was given a hard surface through the splendid assistance and cooperation
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of Mr. Edward C. Carroll of the local Highway Depart- ment. The surfacing of this yard is part of the plan, begun in 1949, to provide hard surface play yards at our schools on a basis of one each year.
A new asphalt shingle roof was installed at the Plains school, gutters and downspouts repaired or re- placed as was necessary.
All windows in the Plains school were tightened and new sash cords installed throughout.
New locks were installed on all exterior doors at the Plains school in order to provide the elements of safety and security essential to a school building.
Permanent basketball backboards and baskets were installed in the yards of the Plains and the Stacy school.
A new heating system with oil burner was installed at the West Street school. This system replaces a con- demned boiler and a one-pipe furnace which were used in the classrooms.
The lawn at the West Street school was graded, loamed, and seeded so that it now presents a much more attractive appearance.
Countless minor repairs to the buildings were made in some instances by the custodians and in others by skilled workers such as carpenters, plumbers, and elec- tricians. The custodians have done excellent work in re- conditioning and maintenance of floors in keeping with a program inaugurated during 1949.
The efforts of this office and the entire custodial force are bent constantly in the direction of placing all of our school property in a safe, wholesome, and sanitary condition. We are striving to make the learning environ- ment and atmosphere of our pupils as healthy and as wholesome as is reasonably possible.
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PERSONNEL
Retirement:
Miss Viola F. Leland, Principal and teacher of Grade VI at the Park School retired from her duties in June of this year. It was with extreme regret that we observe the departure of this kindly, considerate, industrious and zealous teacher. All of us in the department are grateful to Miss Leland for her many kindnesses to us and for the immeasurable contribution she had made to the children in her classes for many years.
We wish that Miss Leland will enjoy many years of happiness and good health in her retirement.
Deaths:
Our department was grieved deeply by the death of Margaret E. Roche, a teacher of Grade 2 at the Claflin School for many years. In the loss of Miss Roche we mourn a person of outstanding devotion to her work, an excellent teacher and a person of impeccable character.
The department acknowledges the years of outstand- ing service which she gave in her efficient, quiet, and in- spiring manner.
The personnel of the entire department was greatly saddened by the news of the sudden death of Edward Glennon, Custodian at the Stacy Junior High School.
Mr. Glennon will be remembered by his associates as a very pleasant cooperative, and conscientious person. In his death the School Department suffers the loss of one of its most outstanding people. We sympathize deep- ly with the members of his family in his departure.
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Leave of Absence:
Benjamin F. Consoletti, a member of the High School faculty is currently on duty as a Captain in the United States Army. Captain Consoletti was granted a leave of absence earlier this year for the period of twenty-two months.
New Appointments :
Mr. John Calgione was appointed to the faculty of the Park School to assume duties vacated by the retire- ment of Miss Leland.
Miss Catherine McNamara was appointed Principal of the Park School succeeding Miss Leland in that ca- pacity.
Mr. Edward McGarigle was elected to the faculty of Milford High School as a teacher of Chemistry and Mathematics assuming the position vacated by the re- signation of Mrs. Burns.
Dr. Thomas P. DePalo was appointed as School Phy- sician succeeding Dr. Joseph E. Lenares.
Alfred Lanzetta was appointed as a temporary building custodian to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Edward R. Glennon.
Miss Gloria Vasile was appointed a teacher of Phy- sical Education for girls.
Transfers:
Miss Anna Heroux was transferred from Grade II to Grade III in the Oliver Street school.
Miss Anna Swift assumed the second grade duties in addition to those of the first grade teacher at the Oliver Street school.
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Mr. John Calagione was transferred to the faculty of Milford High School assuming duties vacated by Mr. Consoletti while he is on leave of absence.
Mr. Harry Anderson transferred as custodian of Stacy Jr. High School.
Mr. Arthur DiVitto transferred as custodian of Spruce Street and Park School.
Resignations :
Mrs. Margaret Burns, Teacher of Chemistry and Mathematics at Milford High School resigned her duties during the summer vacation.
The Committee accepted with extreme regret the decision of Mr. W. Wallace O'Brien to resign from the School Committee. Throughout his entire tenure on the Committee Mr. O'Brien lent dignity, wisdom, and un- selfish service to the entire department and to the com- munity interests as well. Those of us who served with him in close contact appreciate greatly his successful endeavors to improve our schools in every conceivable manner.
GIFTS
The department is sincerely grateful to Mr. and Mrs. James Till for the piano which they donated gra- ciously to the Spruce Street School.
We are also grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. O'Brien for their generosity in presenting a piano to the Plains School.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID I. DAVOREN, Superintendent of Schools.
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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
June, 1950
Processional: Pomp and Chivalry Roberts Milford High School Orchestra Mr. Ben C. Lancisi, Director
Essay : The Development of the American High School Ida Smith
Light
Hoppin
Senior Class Under the direction of Mr. Alex DiGiannantonio, Supervisor of Music
Essay, Horace Mann, First Commissioner of Education in Massachusetts Frances Namaka
In My Garden Firestone
Senior Class
The Early History of the Milford High School Richard Erickson
Recessional DeKoven
Senior Class
Presentation of Diplomas
Mr. Joseph J. Tosches, Principal
Awarding of Diplomas
Atty. Anna Berardi O'Brien Chairman of the School Committee
Remarks by the Chairman of the School Committee
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Presentation of Prize Awards Mr. David I. Davoren Superintendent of Schools
Class Ode Words by Frances Namaka Senior Class
Recessional
CLASS ODE
Farewell, dear Alma Mater, We bid you sweet adieu ! Gone are the smiles of school days And all the joys we knew. We shall remember always And treasure with a sigh All of those happy mem'ries Our hearts will ne'er let die.
We shall be grateful always And try to win your praise. Our love of Milford High School Will linger all our days. We'll strive for recognition ; God willing, we shall win, Cherishing our motto, "We finish to begin." Words by Frances Namaka, '50
CLASS OFFICERS
Treasurer, Harry Germagian
President, Karakian Bedrosian Vice-President, Theresa Petracca
Secretary, Ida Smith
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CLASS OF 1950
Richard Aghajanian Rita Mary DiBartolomeis Mary Katherine Dillon Anthony Joseph DiNardo Eleanor Gloria Diomedes Olga Marie Diomedes Augusto J. Diotalevi, Jr. Joan Lorraine Eden Richard Bruce Erickson Robert Andrew Erickson Anthony Robert Ferraro Mario Angelo Gala A. Louis Giamarco Attilio Louis Giammarco Arshag Harry Germagian Tina Ghelli James Francis Glennon, Jr. Robert Allen Goldberg Joseph Michael Griffith Richard A. Grillo Raffalena Mary Alberta Priscilla Jane Allen Paul Michael Areano Betty Ann Azevedo Dorothy P. Bacchiocchi Eleanor Mae Barnes Karakian Bedrosian William Raines Bellofatto Rita Marie Berardi Louis Peter Bertonazzi Regina Veronica Bianchi Eleanor Ann Boni Nunzio Joseph Bonina Dorothy Phyllis Bracci Helen Lou Breault Ina Marie Cameron Pauline B. Carbonneau Anna Louise Cardone Catherine Elizabeth Carley Muriel Elizabeth Hackenson Mary Hintlian
Elizabeth Ann Cenedella Robert William Cipriani Mary Louise Colecchi Richard Douglas Collins Filomena Elvira Cosentino Pauline Jane Covino
Alfred E. Homand
Rudolph Robert Iacovelli
Alfred Iadarola
Ernestine T. Iannitelli Neil A. Jionzo
Rosemarie Barbara Creasia William Harold Kearnan Dominic Raymond D'Altorio Barbara Ellen Klem
Dorothy Mary D'Alesio
Elaine Deborah Kurlansky
Joseph Louis D'Alleva Albert Mario Lancisi, Jr.
Elizabeth Adelaid DeBoer
Rita Jean Liberatore
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Elizabeth Joan Lomardi David John Luzietti
Irwin Barry Macklow Joseph Francis Mainini Henry Robert Marcolini Clotilda Jean Marcone Robert Alfred Melpignano
Arlene Phyllis Pillarella Leonard Francis Rago Mary Kathleen Redden James Joseph Reynolds Fred Irving Rose, Jr. Barbara Rosen
Herman Cyril Ryan, Jr.
Jean Marie Ann Morganelli Larry N. Santoro
Virginia Irene Muradian Francis David Murphy Louisa Ann Murphy Frances Namaka
Ida Smith
Richard Paul Spindel
Edward Irving Stein
Dorothy Rita Taylor
Joseph Manuel Texiera
Earl Leigh Nelson
Enrico Joseph Niro
Robert Frederick Niro
Irene Ann Olson
Biagio Tomaso Paul Gerard Touhey
Richard C. Varney
Eleanor Ann Vesperi
John Patrick Villani
Grace Marie Volpe
Alice Joan Wellman
Ventura Marie Zingale
STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVED THE FIVE HIGHEST AVERAGES DURING THEIR FOUR YEARS
Frances Namaka
Ida Smith
Rita Marie Berardi
Regina Veronica Bianchi Barbara Ellen Klem
Class Pianist - Larry Santoro
Class Motto-Finimus Coepturi
Class Colors-Red and White Class Flower-American Beauty Rose
Richard K. Orswell
Frances Helen Pafume
Pauline Eleanor Palanzi
Richard John Pedroli
Angela Marie Perrone
Theresa Elaine Petracca
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Secretary's Report
Books and Supplies
Allyn & Bacon
$76.44
American Book Co.
23.49
American Council on Education
2.62
American Humane Ed. Society, The
40.00
Arlo Publishing Co., The
67.22
Artistic Typing Hdqts.
8.95
Association Films, Inc.
6.05
Audio Visual Corp.
50.65
Babb, Edward E. & Co.
76.44
Bass, Ralph F.
41.16
Beaudette & Co., Inc.
34.62
Bellman Publishing Co.
8.17
Birchard, C. C. & Co.
19.98
Boston Music Co., The
14.80
Cahill's News Agency
259.71
California Test Bureau
209.12
California Society of Secondary Education
3.00
Cascade Paper Co.
198.59
Charlescraft Press
2.12
Chronicle Press
6.00
Clarke Printing Co.
82.16
Cooney, Charles E. Store
9.37
Coronet (Instrumental Films)
135.00
Davidson, J. E.
23.75
Dura Binding Co.
181.50
Fegan, Chester A.
27.19
Follett Publishing Co.
18.75
Ginn & Co.
82.15
268
Gralier Society, Inc., The
49.05
Hale, E. M. & Co.
110.30
Hammett, J. L. & Co.
985.12
Harcourt, Brace & Co., Inc.
14.84
Harper Bros.
4.24
Heath, D. C. & Co.
75.21
Holt, Henry
91.16
Houghton, Mifflin Co.
10.85
Iroquois Publishing Co., Inc.
44.11
Kenneseau Publishing Co.
2.70
Lyons & Carnahan
82.75
MacMillan Co., The
611.86
Mainco Trading Co.
115.20
Makepeace, B. L., Inc.
2.74
McGraw-Hill Book Co.
17.52
Merrill, Charles E., Co.
60.62
Mimeograph Distributors, Inc.
512.19
Music Publisher Holding Corp.
6.00
National Education Association
15.84
Pete's Job Press
8.00
Pepper, J. W. & Sons, Inc.
10.89
Phillips Paper Co.
304.10
Prentice-Hall, Inc.
5.45
Prospect Union Educational Exchange
1.00
Reader's Digest
15.72
Riverside Transportation Co.
76.90
Row, Peterson & Co.
801.84
Science Research Association
22.00
Seaver's Express Co.
16.71
Shea Bros.
51.57
Silver-Burdett Co.
104.18
South Western Publishing Co.
231.85
Stanley-Winthrop Co.
7.06
Sweet, A. H. Co.
2.01
269
Steinert's & Sons
24.50
Time, Inc.
20.25
Toothaker, O. H.
44.73
Triggs, Frances
4.92
Visual Education Service, Inc.
70.25
Welch, M. M. Mfg. Co.
200.18
Wilcox, Robert A. Co.
12.27
Winston, John C. Co.
32.61
World Book Co.
13.92
$6,604.21
Transportation :
Framingham State Teachers' College
$8.32
Johnson Bus Lines, Inc.
3,375.00
North Milford Transportation Co.
480.00
O'Brien & Rizoli
4,949.00
Stewart, George O.
1,884.85
Ted's Taxi
1.05
Town Taxi
333.05
$11,031.27
Fuel :
Barney Coal Co.
$1,112.95
Cattani Oil Co.
598.61
Clark-Shaughnessy, Inc.
942.24
Curtiss Coal, H. M. Co.
1,163.21
Iacovelli Oil Co.
5,342.53
Shaughnessy Oil Co., H. J.
552.37
Vitalini, B. 1,223.60
$10,935.51
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Repairs :
Bay State Fence Co. $167.00
Beltramini, Louis
2,606.86
Bradbury, Locke Co.
50.59
Brennan Awning Co.
33.00
Casey, Wm. H. Store, Inc.
40.05
Chilson Radio & Tel. Service
23.50
Christie, Alfred
326.10
Consigli, Peter & Sons
2,441.36
Cueroni, Andrea
226.95
Curtiss Coal Co., H. M.
6.75
DeTore & Sannicandro
5,000.00
Electric Time Co., Inc.
32.82
Ernie's Cabinet Shop
5.50
Freiswick, Oliver
531.05
Jacques, L. N. & Sons
183.62
Joe's Auto Body Shop
8.00
Lucier, Edward J.
142.20
Milford Hardware Co.
112.60
Milford Water Co.
59.47
Milford Welding Co.
29.50
Morse, T. E. Co.
38.92
National Floor Co.
409.50
Niro & Niro
1,724.99
Nobilini, Ned & Sons
621.16
Olson Woodworking
24.00
Pantano, A. M.
994.50
Perron, S. H.
5.00
Power, John F. & Sons
975.39
Power, William
2,592.42
Rose, E. O. & Son
1.50
Rubenstein Electric Supply Co.
9.80
Sprague, George L., Jr.
25.97
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Williams, W. J. Werber & Rose Zocchi, Leon
1,648.82
29.78
1,087.22
$22,215.85
Tuition - Trade Schools
City of Boston
$242.08
City of Newton
416.06
City of Worcester
4,554.41
Town of Brookline
13.50
$5,226.05
Miscellaneous :
American Education Press
$ 2.00
American Fire Equipment Co.
29.85
American School Board Journal
3.00
Bancroft Auto Club
27.59
Barlow's
2.85
Bickford, John
25.00
Bright, Carl A.
90.00
Brillo Mfg. Co.
16.00
Brine, James W.
72.39
Brulin & Co., Inc.
839.51
Cahill's News Agency
10.40
California Association of Schools
1.83
California Test Bureau
53.33
Cascade Paper Co.
60.02
Casey, William H., Store, Inc.
138.20
Cifre, Joe, Inc.
25.00
Clarke Printing Co.
503.40
Cloughtery, Charles H., Co.
4.67
272
Curran, Co., The
4.50
Curtin, C. E.
38.00
Daigle, Rita M.
100.00
D'Alla Porta, Rev. R.
125.00
Davoren, David I. (Traveling)
125.00
Davoren's Express
62.53
Denoyer, Geppert Co.
252.89
Drew, E. F. Co.
21.56
Education Research Institute
7.50
Edison, Thomas, Inc.
6.95
Ellis, Smith
4.30
Esty, C. A., Paper Co.
419.53
Exec-U-Phone System, Inc.
116.00
Filing Equipment Bureau
19.80
Fitzpatrick's Express
11.25
Flagg, George A. Co., Inc.
164.90
Franklin Paint Co.
23.76
Gallagher, Mrs. John V.
35.00
Graibbard's, Inc.
81.51
Hearing Aids Co. of N. E.
21.50
Horace Patridge
410.67
Huff Machine Works
2.50
Jacques, L. N. & Sons
69.30
Lippincott, J. B.
2.94
Louis' Battery & Service Station
16.75
Lord, Harry
26.50
MacDonald's Express
20.00
MacMillan Co., The
23.57
Manning, H. A., Co.
17.20
Melrose Chemical Co.
90.66
Merit Paper & Chemical Corp.
35.75
Milford Daily News
201.50
Milford Exterminating Service
25.00
Milford Gas Light Co.
203.70
273
Milford Grain Co.
36.75
Milford Hardware
1.88
Milford Locksmith
37.30
Milford Stenographic Service
20.00
Milford Water Co.
1,025.82
Mimeograph Distributors, Inc.
850.00
Morningside Greenhouses
4.00
Morse, T. E. Co.
3.53
National Education Association
3.12
Nelson Motor Co.
117.87
Newbury Co., The
3.98
Neilan's Drug Store
4.88
New England Paper Co.
39.36
New England School Develop. Council
9.40
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
988.28
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
1.83
O'Donnell, Cleo
99.00
Oliva, Mrs. Angelina
35.00
Olympic Sports Co.
16.44
Park Pharmacy
18.97
Petty Cash
80.05
Perkins, M. N. Co.
134.93
Perron, Samuel H.
14.00
Prentice-Hall, Inc.
4.14
Psychological Corp., The
6.50
Railway Express Co.
3.30
Remington Rand Co.
24.38
Reformatory for Women
93.93
Rice, J. Allen, Co.
29.00
Rinehard Writing System
1,035.00
Ritz Trucking Service
14.00
Riverside Transportation Co.
49.55
Rose, E. O. & Son
1.50
Rosenfeld's Garage
44.23
274
Roto-Signal, Inc.
22.50
Royal Typewriter Co.
311.25
Seaver's Express
8.89
Silcraft Corporation
176.79
Smith, L. C. & Corona Type Co.
237.50
Standard Auto Gear Co.
17.05
Stetson, M. D. & Co.
424.45
Stobbart's Nurseries
24.95
Sweet, A. H. & Co.
23.90
Toothaker, O. H.
1.62
Town Hall Service Station
7.50
Underwood Corp.
265.00
U. S. Post Office
86.00
Valencia Council, K. of C.
166.00
Visual Education Service, Inc.
22.04
Volpe, Joseph L.
129.00
Westland, William & Co.
61.50
Wilcox, Robert A., Co.
36.00
Worcester Suburban Electric Co.
2,384.35
Zocchi, Leon
124.45
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$14,074.22
Cafeteria - Supplies and Equipment
Barlow's
$ 2.00
Casey, Wm. H., Store, Inc.
33.30
Cascade Paper Co.
61.82
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
30.70
Garvey, J. A. Trans. Co.
31.62
Globe Ticket Co. 27.20
Gloria Chain Store
6.17
Hobart Sales & Service
13.30
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton
105.76
275
Louis Milani Food, Inc.
69.30
O'Toole, Co., The
475.00
Power, John F. & Sons
6.25
Steven's, George T., Co.
44.44
Valencia Council, K. of C.
114.75
Werber & Rose, Inc.
.75
Woolworth, F. W. Co.
2.40
$1,024.76
Cafeteria - Repairs
Consigli, Peter & Son's Co.
$75.25
Hulme Electric Co.
15.00
Pantano, A. N.
168.10
$258.35
Adult Civic Education - Supplies
Heath, D. C. & Co.
$11.61
Winston, John C., Co.
2.37
$13.98
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Report of the Milford Town Library
The Trustees of the Milford Town Library submit the following report for the year 1950.
CIRCULATION
Number of days open
289
Circulation for 1949
39,725
Circulation for 1950 44,239
Gain for 1950
4,514
Highest daily circulation
285
Lowest daily circulation
40
Average daily circulation
154
Delinquent notices
651
New Readers
444
Total Registration
1127
The circulation figures show a gratifying increase in Library patronage during the past year. The Library staff, in order to maintain and increase this standard, is now engaged in installing a new system for the charging out of books. This system, known as the Newark Charg- ing System, will facilitate the handling of books at the Charging desk, and insure speedier service. Since this · project involves handling each book in the Library it will be some months before the actual change-over can be accomplished.
A re-registration of patrons was also instituted dur- ing the past year in order to eliminate inactive names and bring registration records up to date.
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Librarian Henry J. Pyne attended the Library In- stitute at Simmons College during the month of July.
The Trustees and Mr. Pyne express their apprecia -. tion to the members of the staff, Miss Cecelia Wallace, Mrs. Alice Morgan and Mrs. Grace Rooney for their co- operation and interest during the past year.
Number of books per Catalogue 1950 24,696
Number of books added 1950 645
Number of books withdrawn 1950 530
Collection of fines paid to Treasurer 1950 $239.07
The Periodical and Reference Room under the super- vision of Miss Cecelia Wallace had a total attendance of 6860 and a magazine circulation of 6165.
The Inter-Library Loan service of the Division of Public Libraries, Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been of valuable aid to the Library staff in filling re- quests for books not available in our catalogue.
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