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signed his teachership in the Second Grammar School, and Miss Mary E. Mclaughlin was promoted from the West Intermediate to the position vacated by Mr. Tyzzer. Miss Blanche I. Cooper was advanced from the West Primary to the West Intermediate, and Miss Clara E. Murdock was promoted from the assistant position in Centre Primary No. 2 to the West Primary, and Miss Mabel P. Sperry, a gradu- ate of the High School, was called to fill the position form- erly occupied by Miss Murdock. In October, the crowded condition of the Franklin Street School made it necessary to organize a new school of an Intermediate grade, and Miss Mary E. Kelly, teacher of the Montrose School, was trans- ferred to the Franklin New Intermediate, and Miss Nellie F. Emerson, a graduate of the High School, was appointed in the place vacated by Miss Kelly.
TEXT BOOKS.
The town raised and appropriated twelve hundred dollars to furnish free text books and supplies for the scholars attending the public schools during the year, and they have been delivered to the pupils at times and in quantities required. The practical benefit of the law requiring munici- pal corporations to provide free text books and supplies for use in our common schools, has been well tested and fully proved as useful and beneficial as its most ardent and enthu- siastic supporters anticipated. The Committee have endeav- ored to pursue an economical policy in their expenditures in this department, but they have not allowed the spirit of economy to interfere with the actual necessities of the schools. The following account contains the items of expen- ditures made under the law.
ACCOUNT OF TEXT BOOKS.
No.
Price.
Amount.
Apgar's Plant Analysis
27
55 1-6 off $12.38
English Composition,
5º 90. 1-3 off .30.00
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No.
Price.
Amount.
Fairy Tales,
25
40 I-6 off
8.33
Tales of a Grandfather,
25
40 1-6 off
8.34
How to Write,
I2
60 1-3 off
4.80
Statesman's Year Book.
I
2.20
Modern Classics,
1 6
34
5.44
L'Avare,
2.72
Lippincott's Second Readers,
IO
33 1-6 off
2.75
Interstate Readers,
6.00
Franklin First Readers,
25
18 1-6 off
3.75
Franklin New Fourth Readers,
75
60 1-6 off
37.50
Monroe's First Reader,
6
I7
I.02
Franklin Written Arithmetic,
100
75 1-6 off
62.50
66
Elementary
50
35 1-6 off
14.58
Primary
50
20 1-6 off
8.34
Algebra,
4
90 1-6 off
3.00
Worcester's N. P. Spellers,
150
23 1-6 off
28.76
Bartley's School Record Book,
20
60 1-6 off
10.00
Warren's Common School Geography,
65
90
58.50
Primary
50
40
20.00
Harkness' Cæsar,
- I
1.05
24
I.20 1-6 off
24.00
Latin Grammar,
7
I.12 1-6 off
6.54
Loomis' Chorus Book,
30
84 1-6 off
21.00
Barnes' U. S. History,
IO
90
9.00
Swinton's Language Lessons,
50
28
14.00
66
I5
28 1-10 off
5.13
66 English Literature,
I
1.20
New First Music Readers,
50
25 1-6 off
10.39
Second “ 66
145
40 1-6 off
48.35
Third 66
IO
40 1-6 off
3.34
White's Greek Lessons,
3
I.20 1-6 off
3.00
Wentworth's Plain Geometry,
2
75 1-6 off
1.26
Dobson's 18th Century Essays.
4
1.25 I-4 Off
3.75
Johnson's Lives of the Poets,
4
1.00 1-4 off
3.00
Irving's Sketch Book,
3
50 1-10 off
1.35
Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome,
3
40
1.20
«
I 60 1-5 off
48
Thackeray's English Humorists,
r
1.25 1 .5 off
1.00
66
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No.
Price.
Amount.
66
2
94
1.88
Child's Book of Language,
100
8 1-6 off
6.67
Avery's Natural Philosophy,
46
1.15 1-6 off
44.09
Miserrey's Book-keeping.
5
80 1-6 off
3.34
Jones' Greek Prose,
7
1.00 1-5 off
5.60
I
.30
Keep's Iliad,
90 1-10 Off
2.43
Anthon's Homeric Dictionary
2
1.00 1-10 off
1.80
History of Rome,
I
1.50 1-3 off
1.00
Greece,
I
1.50 1-3 Off
1.OO
Egypt,
I
1.50 I 3 Off
1.00
Blaisdell's Outlines, .
3
1.25 2-5 off
2.25
Boys' Plutarch,
I
3.00 1-3 off
2.00
Fisher's Arithmetic,
I
.40
Story of Nations,
14
90
12.60
Pennell's Greece,
3
60 1-6 off
1.50
$577.81
Credit from sale of old books,
22.65
$555.16
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
Ink,
$24.50
Composition Blanks,
32.00
Spelling Blanks,
10.00
Envelopes,
3.00
Numeral Frame,
67
Silica Slates for High School,
6.00
Teacher's Requisition Books,
1.50
Chemicals for High School,
12.90
Supplies for High School,
4.09.
Dusters and Brushes,
10.38
Call Bells,
5.80
Ink Wells,
1.50
Book-keeping Blanks, .
14.93
Note Books for High School, 27 doz.,
27.00
Copy Books, 45 dox. at 60 cts.,
27.00
40 doz. at 80 cts., .
32.00
·
.
.
.
Key,
173
Drawing Books, 25 doz. at 84 1-6 off,
$17.50
15 doz. at $1.44 1-6 off,
18.00
66
5 doz. at $1.80 1-6 off,
7.50
Blank Drawing Books, 10 doz .. at 75 cts.,
7.50
Drawing Paper,
4.50
Lead Pencils, common,
12.50
Drawing Pencils,
32.50
Practice and Examination Paper, Primary and Grammar,
83.85
Rewards and Merits,
11.75
Slate Pencils,
35.00
Penholders,
5.00
Pens,
20.00
Crayons,
8.75
Slates,
11.32
Rubber Erasers,
10.00
Slate Sponges,
3.00
Rulers,
3.75
W. W. Bessey, services as messenger,
90.50
Expressing,
31.IO
$627.29
SCHOOL BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.
The town appropriated five hundred and fifty dollars to pay the expense of painting the High School Building. The law placed this money in the possession of the Committee, to be expended under their direction, and accordingly they advertised for proposals to furnish stock and labor for paint- ing the building. Mr. Wm. H. Frost made the lowest propo- sition, and the contract was awarded to him to be performed under the supervision and direction of Mr. George H. Teague. The best of materials were furnished, and the work was satisfactorily done, and the expense will appear in the Auditors' report.
The lower room in the Franklin street school house was divided by a partition wall, making an additional room to accommodate the new school organized in that district. By this arrangement the Intermediate and Primary Schools were
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furnished with suitable and convenient accommodations on the ground floor of the building. Necessary repairs have been made on the several school buildings as their needs required, and they are all in a reasonably good condition.
EXPENDITURES.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Appropriation,
. $17,000 00 .
Salaries of teachers,
$14,697 59
janitors, ·
.
965 00
Fuel,
1,205 00
Military drill, .
17 75
- $16,886 00
Balance unexpended, .
$114 00
CONTINGENT DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation,
$1,300 00
Received for tuition; ·
208 00
from State, .
.
·
81 80
$1,589 80
Expended, .
1,562 95
Balance unexpended, $26 85 For items of expenditure see Auditors' Report.
TEXT BOOK AND SUPPLY DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation,
Cash rec'd for old books,.
22 65
$1,222 65
Expended for text books,
$577 81
supplies,
627 29
1,205 10
Balance unexpended, .
$1,200 00
$17 55
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APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1888.
It will be necessary to increase the salaries of some of the teachers, whom the town cannot afford to lose, if their services are to be retained, and therefore the Committee would ask an increased appropriation of money from last year, for the support of the Public School Department.
The Committee will also be required to replace many books purchased in 1884, which are worn out by use and defective binding, particularly books used in the lower grade of schools, and this fact will oblige the Committee to seek more money for the Text Book and Supply Department than was appropriated last year. For these reasons, the Commit- tee, after careful and thoughtful consideration of the subject, have decided to request the town to raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the support of the public schools.
Public School Department, $17,300 00
Contingent Department. . 1,300 00
Text Book and Supply Department, 1,500 00
COMMITTEE.
Messrs. Sheldon's and Upton's term of office will expire at the close of the present school year, having served the appointed time in their official position, and the town will be required at its next annual meeting to elect two members for the vacant positions for the ensuing three years, to comply with the law.
CONCLUSION.
The Committee are deeply sensible that they have not accomplished or produced the most satisfactory results in their management of the public schools, while they are equally conscious of rendering to the teachers and scholars all the aid by counsel and assistance, that a willing mind,
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limited in time, would permit. They cordially thank the teachers for their concurrent efforts to assist them in their duties by their willingness to observe instructions, and fidel- ity in their employment, and scholars for their diligence in study and scholarly deportment.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD A. UPTON, Chairman, WILLIAM N. TYLER, Secretary, MELVIN J. HILL, Treasurer, SELIM S. WHITE, ASHTON H. THAYER, PRESTON SHELDON,
School Committee of Wakefield.
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TABLE OF ATTENDANCE.
SCHOOLS.
Average number belonging.
Average attendance.
Average per cent. of atten-
Number belonging to School
Feb. 18. 1887.
No belonging to school. Feb. 14, 1888.
High School,
125.9|119.1 |94.6
42.1
89.6
47
50
..
First Intermediate,
50.1
46.5
92.8
48
52
Second Intermediate,
44.3
40.2
90.7
46
44
Third Intermediate,
47.1
42.2
89.6
44
50
..
Primary, No. 1.
46.7
41.
87.8
52
433
Primary, No. 2,
65.4
54.1
82.7
65
59
North Ward,
29.1
24.1
82.8
28
28
East Ward,
33.2
29.3 88.3
32
34
Woodville.
36.4
30.6
84.
37
40
Greenwood, Intermediate,
22.6
20.4 90.
20
26
Greenwood Primary,
32.9
30.3
92.
29
31
Franklin Third Grammar.
45.8
42.4 92.6 32.3
90.2
48
40
Hamilton First Grammar,
37.3
35.1
94.1
39
37
Hamilton Second Grammar,
41.5
38.2
92.
49
39
Hamilton Intermediate,
50.9
45 9
90.1
48
55
Hamilton Primary,
52.8
46.6
88.2
41
52
West Ward Intermediate,
48.4
43.4
89.6
50
45
West Ward Primary,
32.4
27.1
83.6
34
30
1125 1 101.1 89.8
1069
1126
.
65.8
61.5 93.4
59
69
Centre First Grammar,
42.2
39.9 94.5
41
45
Second Grammar.
47.1
42.5
90.2
48
48
..
Third Grammar,
.
.-----
- ....
. *. *
..
35.8
Franklin St. Primary,
44.5
36.2
81.4
Franklin St. Intermediate.
48
127
Advanced Grammar,
dance.
116
46.9
178
The following are the Names of the Teachers employed at the present date, March, 1888.
Names of Schools.
Teachers.
Elected.
Salaries.
High
E. D. Russell
Sept., 1886.
฿1700
..
II. J. Williams,
Sept., 1887.
800
I. H. Howe,
Sept., 1887. 600
.
G J. Barker.
Sept., 1887. 500
Advanced Gram'r,
Mrs. M. E. Wentworth, K. Nash,
Mar., 1871.
750
Ctr. 1st Grammar,
M. J. Kelley.
Sept., 1882. 550
Ctr. 2d Grammar,
Sept., 1883. 550
L. F. Ingram,
Sept., 1882.
450
" 1st Interm'ate,
Sept., 1883. 400
2d 66
L. E. Evans,
Sept., 1883.
400
· 3d
L. J. Mansfield,
Sept., 1875. 400
Centre Primary, 1,
E. F. Emerson,
Sept., 1885. 380
..
2,
A. E. Tucker,
Sept., 1887. 425
Hamilton 1st Gram
M. A. Warren,
Dec., 1871. 600
C. E. Emerson,
Dec., 1879. 500
..
Int.,
F. E. Carter,
Nov., 1886. 400
Prim.
E. E. Howlett,
Sept., 1881.
450
North Ward,
A. C. Dickerman,
Sept., 1885.
400
East Ward,
N. F. Emerson,
Oct., 1887.
380
Woodville,
E. R. Sanborn,
Sept., 1885.
380
Greenwood Int.
S. E. Wilkins,
Sept., 1883.
400
Franklin Gram.
M. Bruce,
Sept., 1887.
400
Int.
*M. E. Kelly,
Sept., 1885.
380
.. Primary
M. A. Brown.
Sept., 1887: 360
West Ward Int.,
B. I. Cooper,
Sept., 1886.
380
" Primary,
*C. M. Murdock,
April, 1887.
360
Music Teacher,
Geo. F. Wilson,
Sept., 1876.
550
'Promoted to a higher grade during the year.
The following are the Names of the Teachers who have re- signed during the year.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
ELECTED.
SALARIES.
High, 66
C. S. Jackson,
Sept., 1885.
$1000
L. I. M. Butterfield,
Sept., 1885.
750
Advanced Gram'r,
L. A. Leavitt,
Feb., 1886. 360
Ctr. 2d. Grammar,
G. A. Tyzzer,
Dec., 1884.
850
2d Primary,
S. E. Thompson,
Feb., 1884,
450
Franklin Int.
E. A. Wocks,
Sept. 1883.
400
Primary.
F. A. Bishop,
Sept. 1884.
400
2d
Prim.
N. H. Thayer,
Sept., 1883. 400
Ctr. 3d Grammar,
E. L Prime,
May, 1887. 360
*M. F. Mclaughlin,
Report of The Trustees
-- OF THE-
BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY,
-AND-
PUBLIC READING ROOM,
- -WITH
LIST OF PERIODICALS
IN- THE READING ROOM.
1.80
ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES.
Chairman,
Treasurer ·
.
. Sam'l K. Hamilton. . Chester W. Eaton.
Secretary,
Chas. A. Dean.
COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY.
Thomas Winship,
John R. Mansfield,
Geo. H. Teague,
Jos. M. Skully.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
*Cyrus Wakefield, Thomas Winship,
Junius Beebe,
C. W. Eaton,
O. V. Waterman.
COMMITTEE ON BOOKS.
R. H. Mitchell, O. V. Waterman, Thomas Kernan,
C. W. Eaton, Jos. M. Skully, S. K. Hamilton.
READING ROOM.
Wm. N. Tyler, R. D. Grant,
George H. Teague, S. O. Richardson,
Chas. A. Dean.
CATALOGUE.
R. H. Mitchell,
Chas. A. Dean,
John R. Mansfield.
*Died.
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TRUSTEES' REPORT.
Following is the 32nd Annual Report of the Trustees of the Beebe Town Library. Some of the needs and work of the Library were presented in the last Annual Report, and do not need repetition here.
WAKEFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY.
It has been felt by a large number of the inhabitants of Wakefield that a Public Library, supported by appropriations by the town, should bear the name of the town in which it is located. Much confusion exists among those having deal- ings with the Library, as to whether it is a Public Library, or given by private donation, its name indicating that it was a gift to the town by the honored and lamented citizen whose name it bears.
In 1868 the town, wishing to show the esteem in which' the late Hon. Lucius Beebe was held for his interest in the Library, named it the Beebe Town Library, and it has since been known by that name. During the years that have elapsed since that time, other persons have shown the inter- est they have taken in the affairs of the Library, and gener- ous bequests have been made for its maintenance ; and we sub- mit for the consideration of the town, that, as the Library is supported almost entirely by taxation. in which all the voters of Wakefield share alike, whether the name of the Library should not be changed to the Wakefield Public Library.
The growth of the Library and the need of better accom- modations for the public, has at last forced the attention of the Trustees to the need of more room for the uses of the Library. The additions of the next two years will exhaust
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the shelving at present in existence, with no room for addi- tional shelves except a small space on the wall of the Library, inconvenient of access, and seriously interfering with the already limited space in the rear of the shelves. The con- struction of the building forbids the enlargement of the space devoted to the Library, while the growing needs of the other departments of the town government require that some carly action should be taken in reference to the remo- val of the Library to more suitable accommodations.
The contemplated erection of a Memorial Hall Building seems to be a fitting opportunity to consider the advisability of erecting such a building as will serve for the purposes of a Public Library and Memorial Hall, the building to be dedi- cated to the memory of those who gave their lives that the republic might live. No grander monument would be possi- ble than a building devoted to the two-fold purpose of edu- cating and elevating the children of those who died in the struggle for freedom, and of all, who, living in the country they saved, were benefitted by their death, and providing a home for the surviving members of "The Grand Army," where they can fight their battles over again, and hold in sacred remembrance the comrades who shared the bivouac and the march, and were mustered out on battle-field and in prison, camp and hospital.
The trustees urge that carly action be taken by the town looking to the purchase of a suitable site for such a building, or for some building for library purposes.
IN MEMORIAM.
We are once more reminded how frail is our earthly tenure, and how closely we walk to the unseen and the invisible, and that whatsoever we may wish to do for the upbuilding of our time and generation must be done quickly. The sudden death of one of our number, for many years a trustee of the Public Library, and always its warm friend
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and earnest well-wisher, Mr. Cyrus Wakefield, has left a vacancy which will be long felt by those who were accus- tomed to meet with him to talk over the affairs of the Library, and devise plans for its prosperity and welfare. We shall miss his kindly greeting, his clear judgment, his practical common sense, and his earnest interest, but we have his memory and example to help us to renewed exer- tions, so that we, too, shall "approach our grave like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams." How rapidly death has borne away those whose active interest in the affairs of the Library made them well nigh indispensable to its success : the elder Wake- field, whose splendid donation to the town made the Library in its present form a possibility, Mr. Beebe, Dr. Hurd, and now he whom we had all learned to love and respect ! Who shall fill their places ?
A smaller number of books than usual have been rebound, many being so worn that they were replaced by new ones. A part of the works spoken of in the last report as having missing volumes, have been added to the Library, and the remainder will be added as fast as possible. The trustces would once more call the attention of the public to the help that might be given to the Library by the donation of such books as have served the purpose for which they were pro- cured. The wider usefulness which they would have, would more than compensate for any sacrifice or trouble it might cost.
The Librarian's Report will show the work of the Library during the year. The Trustees desire to call attention to only one feature of the report. While the number of per- sons taking books from the Library has considerably increased, the circulation has fallen below the number issued in the years previous to the change of system of delivering books. To any one who has watched the operations of the Library, the reasons for the change are readily apparent.
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Under the former system, the books, as they were brought in, were placed in reach of the public to select from, and the number allowed to be carried away was only limited by the capacity of the individual. Of course with such a system abuses crept in. Those who were familiar with the system were able to procure the new and readable books as fast as they were placed in the Library, and, once given out, it would be months before they would again find the shelves of the Library.
Being passed from one to another in constantly widening circles, grave complaints were made by those who were thus deprived of their opportunity to read those books, and at last many ceased to become patrons of the Library. Under the present system all books have to be returned to the shelves before again being given out; and, as only one book is given to each card, a much more careful selection of books and a higher appreciation of their value, together with a diminished circulation, is the result.
Never before has there been such a multitude of good hooks published as at present, Instead of the dry bones of science and history of a generation ago, they are clothed in flesh and blood, and in the treatment of history by some of the writers of to-day, you live over again the lives that were lived long ago. You feel the warm human passions, and you find that as the centuries come and go human life is still the same, and that we are allied by the ties of blood and human experience to the long forgotten past. So in science the most abstract technical subjects are treated in such a popular and comprehensive method, that they become as entertaining and absorbing as a popular novel, while for the young we have only to mention Boy Travellers, Zigzag Journeys, Chautauqua Girls, and a host of similar books, combining travel, history, and science, with such delight- ful adventures, that one is sorry when the book is finished and he is brought back to the humdrum of every-day life,
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The standard of fiction has also been most distinctly advanced. Political and social questions are discussed with a breadth of thought and clearness of statement, which can only come from close study and practical familiarity with the questions of the day ..
All this by way of saying that, while the Book Committee have endeavored to place the best books of the current year on the shelves of the Library, their purchasing power is so limited that they can only select a few from the many, and in many cases fail to select the best. Their aim has been to reach all classes.
Owing to a misapprehension of the action of the town in regard to the Catalogue, a balance due C. W. Eaton for printing Catalogue, amounting to $68.42, was paid and charged to Library expenses. The error was not discovered until too late to be rectified, and as the money was held for furnishing drawers for Card Catalogue, that part of the work will have to wait until another year. The Library can be reimbursed, by the Town Treasurer, from the sale of Cata- logues as fast as received. The Auditors' report will show the receipts and expenditures of the Library during the year.
BULLETINS.
0
A balance has been retained in the treasury to meet the cost of printing a bulletin of the books added since cata- loguing, which will be issued about April 1st.
FINANCES.
The following are the expenses, partly estimated, that will be required to support the Library the coming year : Salary of Librarian and Assistants, $450 00
Repairs and binding of books, . .
60 00
Replacing worn-out books, .
-
75 00
Amount carried forward,
$585 00
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Amount brought forward,
$585 00
Covering paper and sundries,
60 00
Cards and slips,
40 00
Card catalogue,
75 00
Annual bulletin,
35 00
Purchase of new books,
375 00
RECEIPTS.
Town appropriation,
$400 00
Hurd fund,
100 00
Flint fund,
60 00
Dog tax,
588 24
Fines and other receipts from Library, estimated,
30 00
$1,178 24
READING ROOM.
The Reading Room has been well patronized during the year, many appreciating the privilege of reading the leading magazines and papers of the day, free of cost.
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But a few appreciate the fact that if they were to place the various publications found on the tables of the Reading Room upon their own tables, it would cost them the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars yearly, even at the prices at which they are purchased by the Trustees.
The best writers and thinkers of our times are secured by these publications, which are doing more to mould and direct public opinion than any other agency at present employed to shape the social and political questions of the day.
Any one who wishes to know the latest and best thoughts of our times will turn to the periodical literature . for his knowledge.
What we need is more and better information upon the great questions that are confronting, and in many cases
$1,170 00
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.
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menacing, the very existence of our social and political fab- ric, and here is one opportunity for obtaining it. The young men and women of to-day will be the directors and rulers of the near future, and the generation in which they live will be the better or the worse, according as they make use of the opportunities which are placed within their reach. It was with this thought in mind that the Reading Room was established, that knowledge might be placed within the reach of the humblest seekers.
Thirty-two bound volumes of the leading periodicals have been given to the Library during the year.
The Trustees recommend that the town appropriate the sum of $400 and the proceeds of the dog tax for the support of the Library, and $175 for the support of the Reading Room for the ensuing year.
In behalf of the Trustees,
R. H. MITCHELL, Trustee.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Number of volumes in the Library March 1, 1887, 8,711 Added by purchase during the year, . 359
donation, 50
Magazines bound, from Reading Room, 32
9,152
Volumes worn out during the year, .
29
Total number of volumes in the Library March
1,1888,
9,123
VOLUMES ADDED IN VARIOUS CLASSES AS FOLLOWS:
Fiction,
.
135
Magazines,
·
46
History,
43
Biography,
35
Moral and Religious,
19
Natural History,
18
Scientific,
17
Educational, .
16
Travels,
16
Agriculture, .
15
Social and Domestic,
11
Political,
·
10
Poetry,
2
Public Documents,
28
Miscellaneous,
11
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189
Donations from
Volumos.
Hon. George F. Hoar, . 21
Wakefield H. and A. Society,
14
Franklin Poole, Esq .;
4
United States, .
4
State of Massachusetts, .
2
Carroll D. Wright, Esq.,
2
Nevins Memorial Library, Methuen, Mass., . . 2
1
A. D. Merritt, Esq.,
1
Pamphlets received from various sources, . 15
Persons having signed Application Cards to March 1, 1887, ·
1,063
Persons having signed from March 1, 1887 to March 1, 1888, 540
Total number of cards issued, . 1,603
Number of books delivered during the year,
22,338
66 March, 1887,
2,777
Largest number delivered in one day,
392
Number of volumes replaced, .
14
Also 13 volumes of Harper's Magazine to com- plete the set.
Number of volumes rebound,
138
HARRIET A. SHEPARD,
Librarian.
WAKEFIELD, March 1, 1888.
1
50
190
Periodicals on the Tables of the Reading Room,
QUARTERLIES. North American Review.
MONTHLIES.
All the Year Round.
American Agriculturist.
American Antiquarian. Atlantic.
Hall's Journal of Health.
Blackwood.
Harper's.
Outing.
Popular Science.
Poultry World. St. Nicholas.
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