USA > Massachusetts > Essex County > Andover > Town annual report of Andover 1960-1962 > Part 24
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30
41
to the community. Our voters will have an opportunity to choose the direction the Town of Andover will take to achieve the necessary re- vitalization of our downtown area at the forthcoming Town Meeting on March 9th when the question of Urban Renewal and new Municipal Building Facilities will be discussed.
It would appear that the means to accomplish a successful program for our downtown area is now at our disposal and a united effort to develop these means can be achieved by a togetherness consisting of unity of purpose on the part of all our citizens whether they be people of business, education, industry or management. The scope of the proposed Urban Renewal Project and new Municipal Buildings requires a unified effort on the part of all our citizens. I be- lieve this program is financially possible, economically advisable and necessary for a land reassembly program.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS E. DUFF, TOWN MANAGER
42
Treasurer's Report
Receipts and payments for the year were as follows: Balance January 1, 1962
Receipts
Payments
Balance December 31, 1962
$2,010,597.59 4,500,394.65 $6, 510, 992. 24 5,481,367.07 1,029,625.17
Included in the above are the following:
Parking Meter Collections $ 6,314.22 55.40
Off-street Parking
Tax Title Redemptions, Interest and Costs (5)
688. 74
Income from Invested Surplus Funds
24,720.51
Dividend on Group Insurance 717.15
Blue Cross Blue Shield Premium Refund
3,861.00
Compensation from Commonwealth for With- holding Taxes 159.52
The Town contributed $29, 671. 26 for Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Program; the employees, including pensioners, paid $34, 664. 93 for their share. The pensioners pay the full charge, the employees one -half.
Deductions from salaries were:
Federal Withholding Taxes
$ 319,070.78
State Withholding Taxes
29,353.36 722.08
United Fund
Teachers' Payroll Savings
80,795.50
United States Savings Bonds
19,927.21
Teachers' Retirement
55,042.48
Teachers' Dues 978.00
Municipal Employees' Retirement
45,981.12
Two applications to foreclose tax titles on land of low value were prepared and filed with the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation. One tax sale was held and, no bids being made which were deemed to be adequate, the land, consisting of seven parcels, was conveyed to the Town for future sale or use.
Cemetery perpetual care and trust funds, as well as those of the Retirement Board, all in the Treasurer's custody, are listed on other pages of this report.
Respectfully submitted,
Anna M. Greeley, Town Treasurer
43
TOWN DEBT AS OF JANUARY 1, 1963 DETAIL OF PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS BY YEARS
Year
Elemen- tary Schools 11%
High School
Sanborn School (Lovejoy Rd. ) 3.10%
South School
Water
Sewer
Rogers Brook
Totals
2.20%
3.40%
3.00%
2.90%
2.40%
1963
$50,000
$105,000
$60,000
$40,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$300,000
1964
50,000
105,000
60,000
40,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
300,000
1965
50.000
100,000
60,000
40,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
295,000
1966
50,000
100,000
60,000
40,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
295,000
1967
100,000
60,000
40,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
245,000
1968
100,000
60,000
40,000
15,000
15,000
15.000
245,000
1969
100.000
60,000
40,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
245,000
1970
100,000
55,000
40,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
240,000
1971
100,000
55,000
40,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
240,000
1972
100,000
55,000
40,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
240,000
1973
100,000
55,000
40,000
15,000
210,000
1974
100,000
55,000
40,000
15,000
210,000
1975
95,000
55,000
40,000
15,000
205,000
1976
5,000
55,000
40,000
100,000
1977
40,000
40,000
$200,000 $1,310,000 $805,000 $600,000
$150,000
$195,000 $150,000
$3,410,000
44
CEMETERY FUNDS Perpetual Care
Cemetery Number of Balance Accounts January 1,1962 Deposits Interest Withdrawals Balance for care of December 31, 1962 lots
Spring Grove
1080
$143708.39
$4178.50
$5328.20
$5328.20
$147886.89
South Church
143
18365.75
99.48*
956.11
918.75
18502.59
Christ Church
71
7610.00
304.40
304.40
7510.00
West Parish Church
10
2188.70
85.02
80.89
2192.83
St. Augustine's Church
6
650.00
26.
26.
650.00
Total
1310
$172522.84
$4277.98
$6699.73
$6658.24
$176842.31
*Received from Trustees to purchase additional shares First National City Bank of New York
SPECIAL FUND
Balance January 1, 1962
Interest
Balance December 31, 1962
Post War Rehabilitation
$25872.72
$1045.24
$26917.96
ยท
45
Name
Beneficiary
Principal Balance January 1, 1962
Deposits Interest
Balance December 31, 1962
Richardson
Shawsheen School
1000
$ 1381.09
55.78
1436.87
Draper
School Dept.
1000.
1326.58
53.58
1380.16
Holt
School Dept.
50.
98.31
3.96
102.27
Conroy
Punchard Prizes
250.
296.20
11.80
$
8.
300.
American Legion
Punchard Prizes
200.
204.
8.10
5.92
206.18
V.&A.V. Lincoln
Spelling Prize
1000.
1130. 33
45.64
1175.97
E. S. Lincoln
A.V.I.S.
1000.
1575.11
63.62
1638.73
Emma J. Lincoln
A.V.I.S.
544.60
857.67
34.62
892.29
Swift
Library
300.
241.02
9.72
250.74
Taylor
Welfare
100.
178.51
7.20
185.71
David & Lucy Shaw
Welfare
10000.
11620.35
459.44
1500.
10579.79
Giddings
South Cemetery
1000.
1454.62
58.74
1513.36
Smart
South Cemetery Welfare
1000.
1387.69
55.64
12.50
1430.83
W. L. Raymond
7845.81
10850.45
$30.00
428.64
1000.
10309.09
E. F. Raymond
Welfare & Cemetery
1500.
1500.
60.
60,
1500.
Flower Funds (18)
Cemetery
3260.
4498.97
5.00
178.91
128.50
4554.38
Rafton
Science Prizes
598.50
755.82
40.66
6.21
802.69
Andover Youth
Tennis Fund Total
Tennis Courts
736.63
829.63
33.50
863.13
$31385.54 $40186.35 $75.66 $1575.10 $2714.92 $39122.19
46
TRUST FUNDS
Report Of The Trustees Of Punchard Free School
Year ending December 31st., 1962
PRINCIPAL FUND
January 1st., 1962
Cash in Banks
$ 25,914. 17
Real Estate Mortgages
11,135.65
Bonds at Book Value Total
39,950.18
$ 77,000.00
December 31st., 1962
Cash in Banks
$ 28,663.86
Real Estate Mortgages
8,385.96
Bonds at Book value
39,950.18
Total
$ 77,000.00
INCOME ACCOUNT
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand January 1st., 1962 $ 816. 75
Interest and Dividends received 2,846.62 $ 3,663.37
EXPENDITURES
Safe Deposit Box $ 11.00
Treasurer's Bond 25.00
Salary-Clerk and Treasurer
250.00
Expenditures for Library, Industrial
Arts, and other High School Depart. 2,190.20
$ 2,476.20
December 31st., 1962 Cash on Hand Total to balance
$ 1,187.17
3,663.37
47
RESERVE FUND
January 1, 1962 Cash in Savings Banks $9,714. 48 Interest received 392.44
December 31, 1962 Cash in Savings Banks
$10,106. 92
GOLDSMITH FUND
January 1, 1962 Cash in Savings Bank $ 343. 48
Interest received 13.86
357. 34
Prizes awarded
10.00
December 31, 1962 Cash in Savings Bank
$ 347. 34
DRAPER FUND
January 1, 1962 Cash in Savings Bank Interest received
$1,566. 45
61.46
$1,627.91
Scholarship awarded
90.00
December 31,
Cash in Savings Bank
$ 1,537.91
BARNARD FUND
January 1, 1962 Cash in Savings Bank
$ 33.13
Dividends received
40.00
Interest received
.92
$ 74. 05
Prizes awarded
40.00
December 31, 1962 Cash in Savings Bank
$ 34. 05
CHAPIN FUND
January 1, 1962 Cash in Savings Bank $2,308. 71
Interest received
91.54
$2,400. 25
Scholarship awarded
85.00
December 31, 1962 Cash in Savings Bank
$ 2,315. 25
HENRY WARREN BARNARD & MABEL PARADISE BARNARD
FUND
January 1, 1962 Cash in Savings Bank Interest received 44.94
$1,112. 82
December 31,1962 Cash in Savings Bank
$ 1,157. 76
48
ELIZABETH T. GUTTERSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
January 1, 1962 Cash in Savings Bank Interest received 40. 48
Scholarship awarded
$1,062. 88 40.00
December 31,1962 Cash in Savings Bank
$ 1,022.88
M. E. GUTTERSON ROTANY PRIZES
January 1, 1962
Cash in Savings Bank $ 330. 31
Interest received
13.12
$ 343. 43
Prizes awarded
December 31,1962 Cash in Savings Bank
10.00 $ 333. 43
ALICE M. BELL FUND
January 1, 1962 Cash in Savings Bank $1,017.20 40.38
Interest received
$1,057.58
Scholarship awarded
35.00
December 31, 1962 Cash in Savings Bank
$ 1,022. 58
***
*****
Respectfully submitted,
Harry Sellars, Treasurer
This is to certify that the securities belonging to the Trustees of the Punchard Free School and the income accruing therefrom have been checked and found to be correct.
The remaining items in the above Accounts are examined by the Town Accountant.
$1,022.40
Edmond E. Hammond Fred W. Doyle C. Carleton Kimball
49
-
Trustees And Staff Of Memorial Hall Library
ANDREW A. CAFFREY++ LEO F. DALEY EDWARD I. ERICKSON
CORNELIA H. FITTS
DANIEL FRISHMAN
WILLIAM N. PERRY+ ARTHUR W. REYNOLDS
ELINORE L. WASHBURN + Resigned ++ Appointed
Chairman ARTHUR W. REYNOLDS
Secretary CORNELIA H. FITTS
Treasurer LEO F. DALEY
Librarian MIRIAM PUTNAM
MARGARET D. MANNING, Assistant Librarian,
in charge of Readers' Services
MARGARET LANE, Supervisor of Children's Services,
Memorial Hall Library and Elementary School Libraries MARGARET S. BERRY, Children's and Elementary School Librarian
ALICE L. CARLTON, Elementary School Librarian HELEN HILTON, Elementary School Librarian
NANCY A. PENDLEBURY, Professional Librarian CONSTANCE R. SMYTH*, Professional Librarian
PATRICIA WETMORE* Elementary School Librarian
GERTRUDE B. HART ** Library Assistant II , ELEANORE S. PLUMMER, Library Assistant II
ETHEL M. WILSON, Library Assistant II HARRIET J. GILCREAST*, Library Assistant II SHIRLEY ACKERMAN *** , Library Assistant I RUTH BERTHOLD*, Library Assistant I
PAULINE D. DOWNES*, Library Assistant I JEAN L. FISHER*, Library Assistant I
MARJORIE L. JOHNSON*, Library Assistant I
Building Custodians EVERETT T. WARD WILLIAM E. ARNOLD*
* Part-Time * Retired
Deceased
50
THE LIBRARY AND THE FUTURE
In a sense, the Memorial Hall Library stands at a kind of watershed. Solid as its achievements have been in the past, we suspect that even greater opportunities lie ahead. Decisions not yet made can, we believe, very much affect the kind of building expansion program which will be undertaken in 1965, as well as the direction of the library's future services. Urban Renewal, Regional Library Service, the relationship of public library and public school libraries, will all have bearing on what is done during the next few years.
We had hoped in this report to be able to report progress on our study of building expansion possibilities, the money for which was voted at the last town meeting. However, since the town has yet to act on Urban Renewal, it seemed wise to go slowly until it does.
Meanwhile, we have examined the various proposals, particularly as they relate to the Essex Street area and the library site. As a result, we have recommended to the Selectmen that, if Urban Renewal is adopted by the town, the Adams, Howard and Greeley plan be considered the ulti- mate one for the following reasons: (1) that it brings the library nearer to the central shopping area, (2) pro- vides more parking, (3) eliminates a bad street crossing, (4) provides a better setting for the library, and (5) better protects possible future library expansion. Since this would require the taking of more land by eminent domain, by a second renewal project or in some other way, we have pledged our support to the Selectmen to achieve this end.
The mere existence of the capital expenditure plan, although not yet formally adopted, seems to bring the accomplishment of a more adequate building closer to real- ity. However, our building needs are so acute that if a central development plan is not forthcoming soon we shall have to develop plans, gambling on what the future face of the center will be like.
In the meantime, some thought can be given to how large the addition should be and what it should contain in the way of service areas. Standards, of course, exist which will prove helpful in determining shelving capacity and seating accomodation. As we have already indicated a number of other considerations must be taken into account, too, and hopefully can be, before our plans must be in final form.
51
One of these considerations, regional library develop- ment, made great strides this past year with two regional library systems beginning operation in Massachusetts: the Central and the Western Library centers. The Eastern region, the largest of all and the one of which Andover will be a part, after much exploration of present and future needs and grass roots discussion, has its plans developed to the point where they will soon be submitted to the Board of Library Commissioners, although it is doubtful, even if there are no delays, that the Eastern region could get into operation much before July 1, 1963.
The Memorial Hall Library has been host to several of the planning meetings in our area. Miss Putnam has served as Chairman of the Northeast Sub-Regional group and is, also, a member-at-large of the Executive Committee of the Eastern Regional Advisory Council.
The preliminary plan recommends that the Boston Public Library serve as the Regional center and that there be set up, in addition, four geographically well-located sub- regional centers and five sub-regional reference and re- search centers. In the tentative plan Andover has been selected as one of the geographical sub-regional centers. However, this is by no means final as it is conceivable that the Town of Andover might decline to serve or that, in the ultimate plan, other arrangements might be made.
Another factor influencing library development will be the accelerated use of libraries in the next decade, particularly by high school and college students. Probably the Andover public school and public library should think cooperatively as to the expansion of school libraries in the future and as to the specific roles that public and school libraries will play in meeting the needs of this group.
Going one step further, we can forsee a time when college libraries will be drawn into cooperative library systems and when specialized technical libraries, like Western Electric and Raytheon, may make their resources available in special instances, except of course for classified material, to mature readers of all ages.
Let us now turn from the shape of things as they might be to the shape of things as they were in 1962.
For the first time, but we hope not the last, the Andover Junior High School faculty met at the library for one of its fall orientation workshops. We welcomed this opportunity to acquaint faculty members, old and new, with our book collections and services and to discuss with them
52
better ways of handling school assignments.
Several educational magazines, among them "Arithmetic Teacher", "Educational Leadership", "Mathematics Teacher", "Science Teacher", "Social Education", were added this past year. All educational periodicals are now housed on special racks in the 370's. The "Education Index", simi- lar in function to the "Readers Guide", makes articles in these magazines much more easily located.
At the request of the Curriculum Coordinator, materials were set aside on special shelves for use by a faculty com- mittee working on curriculum revision in the social studies
A one sheet "Memo To Teachers", edited by Miss Manning, Assistant Librarian, and issued at irregular intervals, listing new books, audio-visual materials, programs and other pertinent information, is sent out to all junior and senior high school teachers.
All school librarians, elementary and junior high, met at the Memorial Hall Library a number of times during the year to discuss matters of common interest.
Andover's libraries claimed the attention of a League of Women Voters' study unit. We gained a great deal from our many meetings with members of the group and expect that some recommendations will come out of their exploration.
1962 was a busy year as frequent library users know from first-hand. The circulation of books and other items exclusive of school library use, was up 10,361 over 1961. Although we do not keep statistics of books used in the library or of reference questions asked, we are certain that these, too, increased.
What can you ask of a library? Actually almost any- thing can be asked of a library from requesting a course of reading, recommendation of a specific book or the answer to a particular question. Here are a few of the reasons why Andoverians sought out their library: to find archi- tectural plans for church buildings; the date of the first sales tax; accounts handled by the N. W. Ayer Advertising Agency; a list of manufacturers of teaching machines; an- atomical measurements for a designer of boat seats; the location of Punto Fijo; the value of industrial research in the United States in 1960; the origin of the name "Tobermory"; pictures of early cobblers' tools; how to tel watermarks in paner; how to build a stable; information about the Woodrow Wilson fellowship; a southern Christmas poem from the Civil War Period.
53
Just a few years ago, how many young people would have been seeking, as they are today, books on all phases of mathematics and science, cryogenics, aerodynamics, com- putors, for advanced material in history and literature? We are indeed impressed with the seriousness with which they go about completing their school assignments. Only a handful of young people display library conduct which gives us any cause for concern.
However, the library is infinitely more than a place to satisfy their school centered needs. Here young people can range freely over a wide area of knowledge, be exposed to art, music and imaginative literature, discover new in- terests and have continuing interests fortified.
In 1961, as we noted in last year's report, the cir- culation in the Children's Room reached an all-time high which was natural enough considering that the newly ex- panded children's library had just been opened and would be expected to create interest and new use. This trend has continued and even accelerated this year with a cir- culation gain of something more than 6,000.
One of the most appreciated activities among our children's services is the pre-school story hour, held at the library Wednesday mornings and always oversub- scribed. Storytelling is indeed a magic art but never more magical than on these mornings, as lively, noisy three-to-five year olds succumb to its spell.
The program for boys and girls followed closely that of other years, although even the very familiar has its new aspects. Certainly in no other year could the summer reading theme have been the "Friendship 7" which provided its own kind of orbital flight into the kaleidoscopic world of books. There were, too, the usual first grade parties, all four of them !; the weekly story hours for older children whose enticing subjects ran from "Witches Brew", "Pumpkin Pie" to "Firecrackers"; the puppet pre- sentation of Cinderella; the popular annual Easter Egg Tree contest; a dramatization of the "Mad Hatter's Tea Party. "
More books and more library services for the elemen- tary schools are rapidly becoming necessities despite the very effective program which is already being carried on. The TV pilot program in the South Elementary School last year had the full cooperation of this library. A splendid tribute to the school library's "live" storytelling was the decision not to include the third grade TV storytelling program when the project was resumed this fall.
54
A new school library was opened this fall in the newly completed Sanborn School. Books for this school library, purchased out of regular budget funds and a special allot- ment of $2,000, were selected and prepared for use several months preceding the opening of school. The book collec- tion is, of course, small and must be increased as rapidly as possible to meet already demonstrated demand.
Unfortunately we were unable to fill our position for an Assistant in Children's Work, who would have divided her time between the school program and the Children's Room. Two candidates, both qualified, turned us down; one, be- cause of salary, the other because of a last minute need to be nearer Boston. However, the school library program did not need to be postponed as we were fortunate to find someone willing to give the school library two days a week.
Attention was centered this past year on improving our collections.
Six new prints, representing artists as different as Hassam and Kandinsky, were added to our loan print collec- tion which continues its popularity with many library users.
The microfilm edition of the Christian Science Monitor has been added to the library. How much farther we shall go in this direction will depend upon use.
The book collections in science and mathematics were greatly strengthened; for this we had the help of subject specialists. Special book lists of the new material have been prepared and book displays arranged during National Education Week, to which Andover teachers were especially invited.
An important new pamphlet series "Reading for an Age of Change" was issued this year by the American Library Association in cooperation with the Public Affairs Com- mittee, a noteworthy event since it provides authoritative reading guidance in several important subject areas. Of special interest is the pamphlet on "The Contemporary Arts", written by Bartlett Hayes of our own community. Other pamphlets already published or about to be include "Space Science", "Freedom of the Mind", "The Expanding Population in a Shrinking World."
It would be an unusual year which did not see changes in Board and Staff make-up. This was not that year. William N. Perry resigned as a Trustee, a loss for us, for in his many years as a member of the Board, the library had benefited greatly from his wise and energetic support. We look forward to becoming better acquainted with Andrew A.
55
Caffrey, who has been appointed to the Board in his place. We shall miss, too, the warm friendliness of Gertrude B. Hart, a staff member for ten years, who left at the end of the year because of her husband's retirement and her desire to join him in his new freedom.
We could not help but take satisfaction, basking as it were in reflected glory, at the recognition and high praise accorded Miss Lane for her original paper "Rachel Field and Her Contribution to American Children's Litera- ture", given at the New England Library Association this past October as part of the annual Hewins lectureship. Her paper will be included in a volume of Hewins lectures to be published soon by the Horn Book Press.
Miss Putnam has enjoyed thoroughly her year as Program Chairman and later President of the Massachusetts Library Association, although she must admit to an occasional feel- ing of some fragmentation as many areas of library concern clamored for attention. It has, too, been a privilege to serve a professional association as it attempts to improve library standards, help protect freedom of inquiry, meet the personnel shortage through more imaginative recruit- ment, support more realistic professional salaries and to bring better library service to the state.
Although we have no formal Friends of the Library organization, we do have "Friends of the Library", many of them, and we should like to take this opportunity to thank them for the diverse ways in which they have shown their annreciation of the Memorial Hall Library. Some tangible expressions (although we cherish the intangible as well) include: The Andover Garden Club's gift of six spring blooming purple crab apple trees; yellow marigolds planted around the flagpole by Girl Scouts celebrating their jubilee year; the Frederick Bradley's gift of $150, in memory of David, which was used to buy records for children; the Andover Evening Study Program check for $200; the dona- tion by Miss Alice Jenkins to our historical collection of the Civil War diaries of her father, E. Kendall Jenkins, a former Library Trustee.
The Andover Townsman deserves a special thank-you for its generous coverage of library affairs and especially for the series of pictures featuring many of the library's activities which appeared during National Library Week.
May we draw this report to an end with a hearty salute to members of the Library Board and Library Staff for guidance, devotion and plain hard work.
56
1962 STATISTICS OF LIBRARY USE
BOOK STOCK
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Volumes at beginning of year 45,586
16,318
61,904
Volumes added by purchase
2,284
1,344
3,628
Volumes added by gift
109
17
126
Lost volumes found
1
1
Volumes lost or withdrawn
-368
-263
-631
47,611
17,417
65,028
Newspaper & magazines currently received
200
Magazines received by gift
48
USE
Adult books and other materials*
91,464
Children's books and other materials* Main Library & Branch
56,116
Elementary School Libraries
35,280
91,396
Total Circulation
182,860
The library wishes to call attention to the fact that in addition to books loaned through school libraries to indi- vidual boys and girls, 13,179 books belonging to the school libraries and the Memorial Hall Library were deposited in classrooms by the school libraries, with each book being used from one to twenty times.
REGISTRATION
Adult
Juvenile
Total
New borrowers 1962
1499
700
2,199
Total number of registered borrowers
6545
3502
10,047
Circulation per capita (based on
1960 federal census
figures - 17,134)
10.7
* includes magazines, pamphlets, records, mounted pictures, film strips, slides, framed prints
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.