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sity teams, being utilized by numerous groups competing with one another in various types of games. To many who consider this normal (because that is the way it used to be), let me point out that times have changed to a point where it is anything but normal, but just as bene- ficial as ever.
The big drawback to the entire program continues to be that time when weather conditions make it necessary to shift the program from the best outdoor facilities in the district to the worst indoor facilities in the district. These facilities are no worse than before, but they seem so because in traveling throughout the district there are modern athletic plants practically everywhere. Many surrounding communities now have gymnasiums far superior to ours in their junior high or even grade schools.
Our present set-up tends to defeat almost every purpose that physical education and health education are trying to accomplish. There is no way of controlling the temperature in the locker rooms. The general layout makes cleanliness a serious problem. Fresh air and sunshine are unknown quantities. Overcrowded conditions not only make classes too unwieldy for proper handling but make it impossible for many of our students to participate at all. No junior or senior girls have physical education.
As bad as conditions seem at the high school, it must be remem- bered that the other schools in our system have either worse or no accommodations whatsoever for a program. Although this limited space makes a similar program impossible in the grade schools, regular periods of supervised activities are carried on and, in addition, the Bates School has an extensive after school program throughout the entire school year.
The installation of oil burners at the high school relieved some of the congestion there, because the old coal bin was made into a locker room. This is being used by boys' gym classes, freshmen and visiting teams. With around 75 boys dressing at the same time for the after school program this past fall, the additional space was greatly appreciated. However, any further expansion in the present building seems out of the question. In other words, a physical education pro- gram, including health education, interclass, intramural and interschol- astic athletics, comparable to those offered the girls and boys in most of the surrounding communities and to which our children are entitled, is out of the question until that time when we can have a new and adequate athletic plant.
HEALTH
Dr. Edward L. Perry, School Physician
In general, I would consider the health level of our Middleboro school children to be satisfactorily high; notable is the almost absence of active ear diseases, probably the result of the excellent effect of our modern drugs in combating ear abscesses, and their running mates, mastoid abscesses. In view of this, I venture to suggest that there is no practical value in examining the ears of every single child except as they are tested by Audiometer.
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It appears that the majority of parents accept medical suggestions gladly and try to improve their children's health thereby. I sincerely wish that there were greater attention paid to dental disease in the upper grades where notable teeth neglect is very obvious.
By far th largest number of notices sent were in relation to foot trouble; most of these cases are congenital, but certainly are aggravated by the insistence of the children in wearing so-called loafer and bal- lerina shoes or sneaker-type shoe. These children have a lifelong fight ahead of them but treatment early in life through the parents' insist- ence of wearing proper supportive shoes can save these children very uncomfortable feet in their later years.
The response from parents in relation to this has been quite good, but I wish that more of them would pay attention to the notices.
HEALTH
Ila P. Jackson, R.N., School Nurse
Children cared for at office 1733
Children cared for at schools 34
Children to doctor's office 45
Children ill, taken or sent home
107
Home visits 23
Home visits and consultations with parent 257
Physical examinations by Dr. Edward L. Perry were completed for all pupils Grades I - VIII and for Grades IX and XI at Memorial High School.
Chest X-rays- In November, 414 pupils - Grades IX, X and XI - of Memorial High School were given chest X-rays.
The Anti-Diphtheria Clinics - 258 pupils were inoculated on March 19; 64 on April 9; 70 on April 30.
Audiometer Tests - The last testing was done in December 1950; the next will be done in March 1952 when the machine will be available to us.
Massachusetts Vision Tests were given to 150 third grade pupils in January, February and March and to 134 third grade and 2 second grade pupils in September. At Bates School 120 pupils were tested and 388 at Memorial High School.
Heights and Weights - All pupils Grades I - VIII were weighed and measured spring and fall.
OUR NEW TRANSPORTATION FLEET
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MIDOL EBOR
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Hair inspection - Complete inspections of Grades I - VIII were done twice. Extra inspection of single rooms, 8; individual inspections, 546.
Communicable Diseases - One case of ringworm of the scalp oc- curred at Rock School. In January Chicken pox was prevalent; during May there were a few cases of mild scarlet fever; in December West Side School had about 40 cases of illness. Many of these cases were measles but as yet we do not have an accurate check on the number.
Milk Program-On October 24 the Nutrition Committee Fund for School Milk was changed from a checking to a savings account. On November 26 a check for $505.58 from the Milk Fund Drive was re- ceived and deposited. During the calendar year a total of 59,123 bottles of milk were issued to pupils of which 16,269 were free to under- nourished children.
Glasses, financed by Community Funds, were fitted to five pupils.
PART II
STATISTICS
and
OTHER INFORMATION
FINANCIAL REPORT
Receipts
State Aid for Public Schools, Chap. 643, G.L.
$61,096.84
State Transportation Reimbursement, Chap. 71, Sec. 7a, G. L.
31,483.47
Tuition, State Wards
4,045.36
Tuition, Outside Towns
8,050.78
Federal Aid, George-Barden Fund
4,800.00
Federal Aid, Smith-Hughes Fund
267.83
Vocational Agriculture Reimbursement
1,652.13
Vocational Tuition Reimbursement
1,026.44
Vocational Practical Arts Reimbursement
92.40
High School Lunch Program
14,543.89
.
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Elementary Milk Program Athletic Fund Other Receipts
3,748.37
3,001.36
40.72
$133,849.59
Disbursements
Expenses of Instruction:
Salaries
$229,656.92
Supplies
7,441.09
Textbooks
9,013.11
Physical Education
3,499.63
Bates School Shop
999.50
Other Expenses of Instruction
802.01
$251,412.26
Operation of School Plant:
Salaries
$11,764.00
Fuel
7,551.50
Oil Burner for Memorial High School
3,350.00
Other Expenses of Operation
5,409.36
$28,074.86
Maintenance of School Plant:
Salaries
$2,340.00
Repairs (Town Manager)
6,303.97
Other Expenses of Maintenance
2,794.10
$11,438.07
Auxiliary Agencies:
Promotion of Health, Salaries
$3,025.64
Promotion of Health, Expenses
54.23
Libraries
251.54
Transportation
42,106.11
Vocational Tuition and Transportation
2,826.67
Other Expenses
449.42
$48,713.61
General Control:
Salaries
$7,671.80
Expenses of Administration
618.30
$8,290.10
High School Lunch Program
15,001.03
Elementary Milk Program
3,486.48
Athletic Fund
2,860.74
George-Barden Fund
2,139.68
Smith-Hughes Fund
280.26
Total Disbursements
$371,697.09
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SCHOOL COSTS Per Pupil Expenditure (in Average Membership) for School Support for School Year 1950 - 51
Middleboro
State (Group II)
Major Division of School Budget
Cost
Per Cent
Cost per pupil
Per Cent
General Control
$4.30
2.5
6.83
3.3
Salaries
110.44
65.1
139.34
68.0
Textbooks
2.50
1.5
2.91
1.4
Supplies and Other Expenses
9.73
5.8
7.43
3.6
Janitor Service, Fuel, Light,
13.47
7.9
23.19
11.3
Repairs, Replacement and Up- keep
5.86
3.5
10.26
5.0
Libraries
.06
0.0
.50
0.2
Health
1.55
0.9
2.80
1.4
Transportation
21.35
12.6
7.33
3.6
Tuition
.00
0.0
.30
0.2
Miscellaneous
.45
0.2
4.13
2.0
Total
$169.71
100.0
$205.02
100.0
Group II - Towns over 5,000 maintaining high schools.
Teacher Changes
Resignations
Wilrene F. Card, Bates School
Elizabeth A. Speight, Bates School
Nancy M. Kendall, Bates School
Mary M. Durkin, School Street School
Frances M. Ploussard, Union Street School
Withdrawals
Abby Rugg Field, Bates School, died December 20
Frances A. Starck, Flora M. Clark School, leave of absence Mary E. Doyle, Plymouth Street School
Appointments
Patricia M. Charbonneau, Assistant Supervisor of Music John H. Chambers, High School Paul F. Kelley, Bates School
Janette B. Fickert, Bates School Ann Minott, Bates School Joanne M. Coughlin, Union Street School Kathryn M. McLaughlin, Union Street School
Evelyn Bailey Elliott, Union Street School (temporary) Frances M. Ploussard, Union Street School
Florence K. Churbuck, Flora M. Clark School Mabel I. Fornaciari, Rock School
etc.
per pupil
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Janitor Changes
Resignations
Howard C. Jollimore, West Side School, died May 20 Archer S. Phillips, Flora M. Clark School
Appointments
Raymond W. Chapman, High School Assistant
Transfers
George Rogers, from High School Assistant to West Side and Flora M. Clark Schools
SCHOOL CENSUS October 1, 1951
Males
Females
5 Years or Over and Under 7
180
163
7 Years or Over and Under 16 1
765
720
945
883
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STATISTICS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1950-1951
School
Number of
Teachers
Number of
Enrolled
Non-resident
Enrolled
Average
Daily
Attendance
Membership
Percent of
Attendance
Memorial High School
26
536
78
479.4
503.5
95.2
Grade IX
162
Grade X
129
Grade XI
127
Grade XII
114
Post Graduates
4
Bates School
15
437
6
411.9
433.2
95.0
Grade VI
158
Grade VII
134
Grade VIII
145
School Street School
11
374
3
348.5
365.3
95.4
Grade III
126
Grade IV
120
Grade V
128
Union Street School
9
285
0
259.9
280.3
92.8
Grade I
123
Grade II
130
Grade III
32
West Side School
4
122
5
110.5
118.3
93.4
Grade I
35
Grade II
30
Grade III
23
Grade IV
17
Grade V
17
Flora M. Clark School
2
46
0
44.6
47.0
94.9
Grade I
25
Grade II
21
Plymouth Street School
2
47
1
41.1
43.8
93.7
Grade I
13
Grade II
14
Grade III
14
Grade IV
6
Pleasant Street School
1
31
0
27.1
28.2
96.1
Grade V
13
Grade VI
18
Pratt Free School Grade VII
1
19
1
18.2
18.7
97.0
Grade VIII
9
Rock School
2
46
7
40.4
42.5
94.9
Grade I
26
Grade II
20
South Middleboro School
1
31
2
28.5
29.9
95.3
Grade III
18
Grade IV
13
Totals
74
1974
103
1810.1
1910.7
94.9
Average
Yearly
Pupils
Pupils
10
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Teaching Staff, December 31, 1951
Memorial High School
*Lindsay J. March, 62 School Street, Principal
*Ernest E. Thomas, 38 Peirce Street, Assistant Principal
*Henry E. Battis, 66 School Street, Head of Physical Education Dept.
*Edward W. Whitmore, 40 Barden Hill Road, Head of Science Dept.
* Walter G. Hicks, Highland Road, Lakeville, Head of Commercial Dept.
*William H. Tufts, 108 Canton Street, North Easton, Head of Agricul- tural Dept.
*Samuel Deich, 67 Pearl Street, Director of Guidance, Mathematics
*Helen A. Pardey, Box 57, Segreganset, Dean of Girls, Latin, English
* Alfred E. Farley, Mitchell Street, Physical Education
* Elliot R. Allen, 5 Coombs Street, Social Studies
*Joseph C. Kunces, 12 Washburn Street, Science
* Harold E. Card, 13 West Grove Street, Mathematics, Science Laureat J. Bernard, Archer Court, Social Studies Alban Richey, III, 172 North Main Street, English Leonard J. Anderson, 104 Pleasant Street, Bridgewater, Art
* Anna C. Erickson, 61 Wood Street, Mathematics
*Mary Brier, 63 Pearl Street, French, Mathematics
*Lillian M. O'Neil, 21 Pearl Street, Commercial
*Evelyn F. Whitty, 11 Everett Street, Mathematics, Science
*Virginia Lewis, Benton Street, English *Rachel Alden, 7 Coombs Street, English
*Dorothy L. Wetherell, 7 Coombs Street, English
*Rita A. Madden, 39 Oak Street, Social Studies
*Virginia Bartlett, 39 Oak Street, Physical Education
*Esther L. Moore, East Grove Street, Commercial Margaret H. Ryder, R.F.D. #1, Lakeville, Librarian John H. Chambers, 1093 High Street, Bridgewater, Agriculture
Bates School
*Henry B. Burkland, 50 School Street, Principal
*Norman W. Lindsay, 327 Wareham Street, Assistant Principal, Science
*Gardner P. Sherman, 131 North St., Industrial Arts, Farm Mechanics
*Louis J. Rando, 298 North Warren Avenue, Brockton, Health, Mathe- matics, Guidance
*George Borges, 6 Pleasant Street, Dighton, Mathematics
*Faye H. Deane, 63 Oak Street, Social Studies
* Martinia K. Donahue, 2 Reland Street, English
*Frieda H. Churchill, 71 School Street, Mathematics
*Mary Anacki, 4 Maple Avenue, Social Studies Margaret E. Richey, 172 North Main Street, Music, Mathematics Robert W. Gross, 81 Oak Street, Social Studies Paul F. Kelley, 349 North Avenue, Rockland, Social Studies Janette Fickert Batchelder, 10 Myrtle Street, English Ann Minott, 19 Elm Street, Art
School Street School
*Edward W. Sawicki, 547 Center Street, Principal, Grade V
*Edith Frost, Wood Street, Grade V
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*M. Alice Jones, 12 Court End Avenue, Grade V
*Esther M. Spooner, 12 Court End Avenue, Grade V
*Leah M. Boutin, 60 Everett Street, Grade IV
*Rose Maley, 71/2 Rock Street, Grade IV
*Elsie A. Cahoon, 71/2 Rock Street, Grade IV
* Anne Lee Washburn, County Street, East Taunton, Grade IV
*Mildred K. Bowman, 44 School Street, Part-time
Union Street School
* Alice R. Begley, 7 Benton Street, Principal, Grade II
* Bessie B. Bailey, 15 Forest Street, Grade III
*Ruth A. Cushing, East Grove Street, Grade III Joanne M. Coughlin, 39 Oak Street, Grade III Kathryn M. McLaughlin, Grove Street, Sandwich, Grade III *Eleanor H. Thomas, Wareham Street, Grade II
*Marjorie M. Hanson, 41 Lane Street, Grade II
*R. Naomi Simon, 39 Oak Street, Grade II
* Mildred Hopkins, 25 Webster Street, Grade II
* Amelia L. Boutin, 60 Everett Street, Grade I
*Louise C. Matheson, Benson Street, Grade I
*Elsie L. McCarthy, 514 Center Street, Grade I Evelyn Bailey Elliott (T), 230 North Main Street, Grade I
West Side School
*Mary R. Hammond, 70 Barden Hill Road, Principal, Grade IV
*Margaret E. Peck, Main Street, Lakeville, Grade III Lillian R. Rudolph, 2041 South Street, Bridgewater, Grade II
*Sara E. Matheson, 66 Everett Street, Grade I
Flora M. Clark School
*Raye F. Guidoboni, 14 Southwick Street, Principal, Grade II Florence K. Churbuck, 111 Bedford Street, Bridgewater, Grade I
Suburban Schools
*Maude DeMaranville, R.F.D. #1, Pleasant Street School, Grades IV, V, VI
*Marjorie C. Huntley, Plymouth Street, Plymouth Street School, Grades I, II, III
*Elsie LeBlanc, 107 North Street, South Middleboro School, Grades III, IV
*E. Fen Carpenter, Bay Road, North Falmouth, Rock School, Grade II Mabel I. Fornaciari, 32 North Street, Rock School, Grade I
Supervisors
*Luther Churchill, 59 Cottage Street, Elmwood, Music
*Sylvia G. Matheson, 91 Oak Street, Art
Patricia Charbonneau Chaplain, Tispaquin Street, Assistant Music
*Indicates teachers on tenure.
(T)Indicates temporary teachers.
Clerical Assistants
Constance M. Souza, Secretary to Superintendent of Schools, Town Hall Bessie M. Veazie, Secretary to Principal of Memorial High School
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Rose C. Martin, Secretary to Principal of Bates School Elizabeth F. Kraus, Part-time Assistant at Memorial High School
Janitors - Central Schools
Norman L. Flood, Memorial High School
Raymond W. Chapman, Assistant, Memorial High School
Warren Jefferson, Bates School
Ernest S. Maxwell, School Street School
Louis J. Tessier, Union Street School
George Rogers, West Side and Flora M. Clark Schools
TABLE A Total Enrollment Lakeville Bridgewater
Boys
Girls
Total
Post Graduates
1
1
Seniors
13
36
67
103
Juniors
20
4
61
56
117
Sophomores
21
66
75
141
Freshmen
26
83
84
167
80
4
24
282
529
TABLE B Graduating Classes 1947 - 1951
Class
Boys
Girls
Total
1947
48
53
101
1948
47
53
100
1949
55
51
106
1950
56
50
106
1951
57
55
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TABLE C
Class
No. in Class
No. going No. in other
to College
Schools
Total contin- uing Study
%
1947
101
17
18
35
34.6
1948
100
19
8
27
27.0
1949
106
28
23
51
48.1
1950
106
40
8
48
45.2
1951
112
31
20
51
45.5
TABLE D Schools entered by graduates of Class of 1951
Colleges
Boys
Girls
Total
Bacone University
1
Becker Junior College
1
Boston University
1
Bouve Boston School of Physical Education
1
of
101
Bridgewater State Teachers College Brown University
1
3
Chamberlayne Junior College
1
2
Colby College
1
Cornell University
1
1
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
1
New England Conservatory of Music
1
Northeastern University
3
Springfield College
2
State Teachers College - Gorham, Maine University of Massachusetts
4
3
Wells College
-
31
Other Schools
Bentley School of Accounting
1
2
Brockton City Hospital
1
Brown & Sharpe Apprentice Shop
1
1
Curry College
1
1
Mt. Hermon Prep School
1
1
Quincy School of Nursing
1
Rhode Island School of Nursing
1
St. Luke's Hospital
1
Stockbridge School of Agriculture
1
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
1
Swain School of Design
1
The Fisher School
1
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
1
Wilfred Academy
1
Post Graduate
1
1
Total
51
High School Graduates Class of 1951
Joseph William Adams, Jr.
Shirley Lorraine Kinney
¿SALLY PORTER ALGER John Dexter Alley
* Roy Allen Kinsman Dorothy May Lee
*Earl Ronald Banta Vincent Earl Bartlett
*JOHN WOOD LEONARD, III Richard Allen Lewis
* Patricia Ann Bassett
*JOAN CLAIRE BISSONNETTE Elmer Leslie Bradford, Jr.
*NANCY LEWOCZKO Fannie Ellen Little Marion Elizabeth Long Robert Paul Mahoney
* Robert Gardner Brown
Dorothy Mary Malaguti
*Irene Phyllis Malkosky
Robert Lincoln Buck Charlotte Dominga Burgo Barbara Marlene Butler
Richard Edwin Maltais George Russell McCrillis
1
1.
Bristol County Business College
Catherine Laboure School of Nursing
Morton Hospital
New England Deaconess Hospital
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1
*Eleanor Mae Brehaut
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Shirley Wood Butler
*RICHARD EDWARD BUTLER Walter Stuart Carmichael Harold John Carr Dolores Ann Carreiro Everett Joseph Casey
*MARY LOU CASEY Evelyn May Charron Lea Rosalind Chartier
* Merilyn Nan Churchill Agnes Irene Connolly Mary Dolores Corsini Jane Ann Cushman Nancy Mae Dahlquist
*Edmund Irving DeArruda
*MARJORIE ANN DONOVAN Evelyn Joan Dwyer Frederick Samuel Eaton, Jr. Wayne Wallace Evans
*Dorothy Frances Falconeiri Joseph Fernandes Richard Alfred Fickert Barbara Cecilia Freitas Harold Everett Frizzell, Jr. Richard Brinsley Gammon *Leonard Garofalo
*Mary Elizabeth Gerrior William Alfred Gisetto, Jr. Joanne Louise Gomes Jean Roberts Hale Kenneth Austin Hatch Naomi Mye Haynes Barbara Jean Healey Carl Lerone Hewitt Donald Neil Houghton
* Albert Terrance Howard Maureen Agnes Inglese *BOYD AUSTIN ISEMINGER JR. *JOSEPH VINCENT JACINTHO
*Donald Ray Jewell Charles Kayajan
*MARGARET KAYAJAN Evelyn Virginia Keedwell John Francis Kennedy Judith Ann Kennedy
Rosemarie McDougall Richard Eugene Mills Sylvia Ellen Montrond
David Russell Moranville
Lorraine Ann Morrison Edward Bernard Morrissey Jean Stuart Murdock Hazel Mae Newcomb
*Shirley Louise Newton Roger Allen Nickerson Virginia Belle Norris Thomas Charles O'Rourke
*Laurence Carson Osborne Frederick Albert Parmenter
*Eila Matilda Peltola Janice Louise Perkins Edwin Walter Peterson Joanne Powers Christine Ann Ray Charles Gerard Richmond
Gordon Eugene Robbins
Rose Marie Roberts Audrey Ann Sault
Walter Sapatjian Marjorie Louise Shaw Charles Edward Shea
*Marilyn Arline Shurtleff
* Jacqueline Anne Thompson Walter Oliver Thompson, Jr.
* Barbara Ann Tripp
RAYMOND PLUMMER TRIPP, JR.
Caroline Emma Louise Warr
Richard Alton Washburn
Patricia Ann Williams
Warren Herbert Wilson Charles Richard Wood
Lorenzo Wood, Jr.
Clifford Luke Wright
*James Hartley Young Luther Eugen Zai
Irma Elizabeth Gayton Ramsden Incomplete
*Pro Merito. Co-Valedictorians.
Names in Capitals rank in upper tenth of class.
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REPORT OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the President and Board of Trustees Middleboro Public Library
Every library worthy of its name directs its efforts toward the following objectives: to provide the best new books as quickly as pos- sible; to acquire the most authentic and timely books of information and reference; to preserve for continued use books which have perma- nent value including those containing historical material, the classics of yesterday and those books likely to become the classics of tomor- row; and to provide aids in various fields for cultural attainment. These are a library's "raison d'etre" and the essentials ever in the minds of those who direct the spending of library funds, choose the books to be placed upon the shelves and decide the policies of the Middleborough Public Library. As a result, Middleboro has a library which ranks high in its ability to serve the public in all these categories.
Behind the Scenes
It has been rather a disappointing year in regard to new fiction, but has been a very good one for non-fiction which may account for the increasing amount of non-fiction being read. All together 1,849 new books were added and put into circulation during 1951. Of these 254 were gifts. Total circulation for the year was 69,906 volumes, of which 45,709 were fiction and 24,197 non-fiction. Magazines constitute a considerable part of the non-fiction circulation, many being used by High School students for reference. Magazines of past years are in constant use for this purpose, and any of the 112 magazines to which the library subscribes may be taken home, only the current issue being kept in the library on the reading tables. During the past year 6,035 copies of magazines went home with readers.
The library serves patrons in many of the nearby small towns. Borrowers living in another town who wish to use this library pay a fee of one dollar and enjoy all the privileges of the library for one year, or fifty cents for six months. During 1951 there were 53 out-of- town residents who availed themselves of the opportunity to become library users with their fees amounting to $42.50. In two-cent-a-day fines for overdue books the library collected $692.93.
The staff is busy preparing a new service soon to be initiated, a record lending service. In line with other libraries the Middleborough Public Library is to offer a collection of fine musical and dramatic records to be borrowed on a library card in the same manner as books. As soon as the mechanics of the new service can be set up, the records catalogued and prepared for circulation and rules drawn to govern the use of the records this new service will be put into operation.
Hospital Service
Hospital service continues to be one of the most satisfactory and appreciated of the special services offered by the library. It is an acknowledged fact that the right book at the right time helps speed recovery. Every Friday morning the librarian or an assistant visits each room in the hospital with a collection of books specially
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chosen for hospital patients. Books and magazines to the number of 1,051 were read by patients during 1951, the fifth year of hospital service.
Members of the Girl Scouts have been faithful in their weekly service of carrying books to shut-ins and bringing back to the library the books which have been read.
Books are carried regularly to the Montgomery Home and to the Hannah G. B. Shaw Home. The South Middleboro Branch continues to meet a need in that section of the town, 1,706 books having been circulated at the Branch this year. Mrs. Perley Warren serves as volunteer librarian of the Branch and is also a part-time worker at the main library.
Collections of books in foreign languages are borrowed from the Division of Public Libraries of the Department of Education in Bos- ton. At the present time there are on the shelves collections of books in Armenian, German, Finnish, Greek, Italian, Lithuanian and Polish, all of which are in use.
The Summer Reading Club was more popular this year than ever before. Perhaps the subject, An Indian Round-up, partially accounted for this. Around a toy Indian village were arranged Indian figures, each one named for a child entering the contest. For every five books read and reported an article of regalia was added to the Indian's cos- tume. There were forty-six children who entered the contest. Prizes of books were awarded to the following: Anne Boucher, Lindora Cabral, Carol Gerrior, Edward Gerrior, Vincent Gerrior, Gweneth Gibbs, Sandra Howard, Gary Jones, Susan Keough, Bonnie McCulloch, Kathleen Perkins.
Book Week November 11th-17th, was observed with displays of new books for adults and young people, and story hours for every school grade from First through the Eighth grade. Nearly one thousand children came during the week to enjoy the story hours. Mrs. Witbeck told stories for Grades One, Two and Three, Miss Bassett for Grades Four and Five, and Miss Veazie for Grades Seven and Eight. At these story hours prizes were awarded to the winners of the Summer Reading Contest.
The Lecture Room has been used extensively by the Literature Department of the Cabot Club, classes of the Plymouth County Exten- sion Service, for annual meetings of several small organizations and committee meetings of many others.
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