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Date of First Election Where Educated Boston University
1921
1916
1936
Mass. School of Art Salem State Teachers' College Salem Commercial
TOWN OF
WAKEFIELD
Director and Teacher of Physical Education, Coach of Basketball, Baseball and Freshman Football
1925
Springfield College
180
Louis P. Marché
Household Arts
Rita T. Neagle, A.B., A.M. Katharine H. Nichols
*S. Morton Sherman Genesta B. Tooker
Civics, Woodworking English, Latin
1925
Carnegie Institute
1924
Washington State Normal, Maine
Elizabeth V. Upham, B.S., M.A. Donald White
Modern History, English
1936
Tufts College
Commerce and Industry, History
1930
Harvard College
Olive G. Glover
Secretary
1927
Mass. State College Clark's Business School
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
George E. Hayes, B. S. in Ed.
Principal
Date of First Election 1920
Where Educated Bridgewater State Teachers' College (4 yrs.) Boston University
Grade
A. Christine Callan, B. S. in Ed., M.A.
8
1931
Boston Teachers' College Boston College
Edna M. Paulson
7
1926
Fitchburg State Teachers' College
Eva M. Chick
6
1926
Gorham Normal
Cora Guarnaccia
5 and 6
1923
Salem State Teachers' College
Helen M. Delaney
5
1924
Fitchburg State Teachers' College
*Stella H. Blaikie
4
1927
Wellesley College
Helen Harper, B.S. in Ed.
3
1935
Lowell State Teachers' College
Lydia M. Sullivan
3
1916
Fitchburg State Teachers' College
Winifred Geizer
2
1928
Salem State Teachers' College
* Not a graduate
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
181
Name
Grade
Date of First Election Where Educated
Lee Pfeiffer Avis M. Jones Elizabeth D. Burke
1
1925
Wheelock School
1
1925
Aroostook State Normal
Special
1927
Lowell State Teachers' College
Hester A. Walker
Special
1924
Salem State Teachers' College
GREENWOOD SCHOOL Eliot B. Leonard, B.S. in Ed.
Principal
1931
Newark State Normal
New York University
Abbie A. Bell
8
1925
Salem State Teachers' College
Clareberta Wilson, A.B.
8
1923
Radcliffe College
Signe M. Peterson
7
1925
Salem State Teachers' College
Ethel M. Wilson
7
1923
Plymouth Teachers' College
Theresa J. Collins
6
1928
Salem State Teachers' College
Amanda J. Stephenson .
6
1926
Aroostook State Normal
Mary P. O'Connell
5
1940
Massachusetts State College
Winifred Beal
5
1924
Washington State Normal
Lillian J. Shoff
4
1928
Plymouth Teachers' College
Laura A. Hart
4
1910
Framingham State Teachers' College
Hilda M. Hayden
3
1924
Salem State Teachers' College
Hazel O. Wilder
3
1923
Salem State Teachers' College
Grace E. Widtfeldt
2
1927
Salem State Teachers' College
Maude E. Parks
2
1919
Plymouth Normal
Madaliene J. Crocker
1
1930
Lesley Normal
Alice E. Calkins
1
1924
Wheelock K. T. S.
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HURD SCHOOL George E. Hayes, B.S. in Ed. Principal 1920
Bridgewater State Teachers' College (4 yrs.) Boston University
Ruth V. Conley, B.S. in Ed.
7 and 8
1927
Gorham Normal, Boston University
Constance M. Doyle, A.B.
5 and 6
1939
Emmanuel College
3 and 4
1925
Salem State Teachers' College
Katheryn Carney Bella A. Rattray
1 and 2
1926
Perry Ktg. Normal
LINCOLN SCHOOL
T. Frank Shea
Principal
1902
Westfield State Teachers' College (4 yrs.)
Bernice O. Bazley, B.S. in Ed.
8
1929
Salem State Teachers' College
Catherine A. Doran
7 and 8
1926
Keene Normal
Ruth B. Spence
7
1925
Gorham Normal
Gladys M. Douglass
6
1935
Salem State Teachers' College
Alice M. Scipione
5
1926
Salem State Teachers' College
Bernice E. Hendrickson
4
1908
Salem State Teachers' College
Ruth C. Webber
3
1925
Aroostook State Normal
Mary T. Bonney
2
1936
The Wheelock School
Blanche L. Meserve
1
1916
Plymouth Normal, N. H.
MONTROSE SCHOOL
T. Frank Shea
Principal
1902
Westfield State Teachers' College (4 yrs.)
Beatrice D. Moody
8
1936
Salem State Teachers' College
Dorothy E. Petersen, B.S. in Ed.
7
1938
Salem State Teachers' College
Mabel F. Johnson
5 and 6
1926
Plymouth Normal
Mary E. Grace
3 and 4
1936
Lowell State Teachers' College
Marion E. Garland, B.S. in Ed.
2 and 3
1935
Mass. School of Art
Margaret A. McGonagle
1
1938
The Wheelock School
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
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Date of First Grade Election Where Educated
Name WARREN SCHOOL
Eliot B. Leonard, B.S. in Ed.
Principal
1931
Newark State Normal, New York University
*Lois I. Jordan
8
1925
Smith College
Nancy D'Amico, A.B.
7
1935
Tufts College
Mary E. C. Geagan
6
1906
Lowell State Teachers' College
Bessie E. David
5
1907
Bridgewater State Teachers' College
Irene F. Norton
3 and 4
1908
Hyannis State Teachers' College
*Lillian A. Shaffer
2 and 3
1908
Hyannis State Teachers' College
Elizabeth M. Strout
1
1925
Salem State Teachers' College
WEST WARD SCHOOL
*Mabel A. Kernan, Principal
3 and 4
1899
Boston University
Flora S. Hall
1 and 2
1931
Lesley Normal School
WOODVILLE SCHOOL George E. Hayes, B.S. in Ed.
Principal
1920
Bridgewater State Teachers' College (4 yrs.) Boston University
Eleanor B. Ringdahl
7 and 8
1919
New Britain State Teachers' College
Margaret M. Landers
5 and 6
1930
Salem State Teachers' College
Mary M. Harrington
3 and 4
1940
Lesley Normal
Virginia A. Bauer
1 and 2
1940
Salem State Teachers' College
SPECIALS
Vivian Dix, B. S., M. Ed.
Music
1935 Boston University
Grace A. Jenkins
Drawing
1919
Mass. Normal Art
Dorothy L. Shepard
Elementary Physical Education 1936
Bouve-Boston School of Physical Education
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
* Not a graduate
ALTH J. William Burke, A.B., M.D. Mary K. English Thomas F. Kenney
School Physician 1939
School Nurse 1916
Supervisor of Attendance 1939
School Committee Agent
Harvard College. Harvard Medical School
JANITORS
Edward E. Eaton
High
21 Park St.
Irving A. Wells, Engineer
High
18 Pleasant St.
Carl A. Peterson
High
242 Albion St.
Carrie M. Agry
High
16 Charles St.
M. Leo Conway
Lincoln
10 Bennett Street
Thomas Hemsworth
Warren
23 Converse St.
Lyman E. Allen
Montrose
199 North Ave.
Michael Neary
Greenwood
57 Greenwood Ave.
Chester I. Hopkins
Woodville
40 Sweetser St.
G. Fred Dodge
Franklin
46 Albion St.
Edward T. Clothey
Hurd
21 Crescent St.
John M. Hennessey
West Ward
140 Nahant St.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
185
D
Library
311.69
311.69
Tuition
13.60
13.60
Miscellaneous
2,025.35
1,152.86
872.49
Transportation
1,459.00
698.50
760.50
Outlay
3,415.57
1,013.14
2,402.43
Attendance Officer:
Salaries
$ 7,012.74
$281,990.00
$123,848.68 $142,830.69
Other Expenses 233.71
School Committee:
.. . The receipts for 1940 are:
Com. of Mass., on account of Teachers
$22,143.20
Com. of Mass., Tuition, State Wards 2,752.95*
City of Boston, Tuition, City Wards 5,358.78
Town of Lynnfield, Tuition
13,723.41 **
Salaries
3,986.96
Town of Saugus, Tuition
235.22 ***
Expenses
150.00
Individuals, Tuition
160.49
Principals
13,591.38
$ 4,479.20
$ 9,112.18
420.00
Teachers
187,736.37
93,772.43
93,963.94
Receipts, Woodworking Dept.
366.59
Text Books
4,162.43
1,860.04
2,302.39
Rental of School Auditoriums
68.50
Supplies
7,785.06
4,739.87
3,045.19
Operation:
Miscellaneous receipts
68.40
Janitor Service
17,876.91
7,017.79
10,859.12
Fuel
8,281.24
2,644.77
5,636.47
Miscellaneous
3,672.74
1,789.89
1,882.85
Maintenance:
Repairs and Upkeep
13,803.17
4,178.43
9,624.74
Auxiliary Agencies :
Health
2,544.86
190.07
2,354.79
Includes $103.46 received January 8, 1941
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
COST OF PUBLIC DAY SCHOOL-1940
. General Expenses
Total
High Elementary
Supt. of Schools and
Clerks, Other Ex-
penses
3,927.22
Instruction :
Supervisors :
Sale of Printing Equipment
Sale of High School Auditorium Chair Standards
33.67
$45,331.21
** In addition, received $2,339.97 for 1939 Includes $5,667.77 received January 7, 1941
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
E
HOW A SCHOOL DOLLAR IS SPENT
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7
8
9
1. Outlay $ .0121
2. Miscellaneous: Water, Light, Janitor Supplies .0130
3. Auxiliaries .0147
4. Office Expenses, including clerk hire, tele- phones, etc. .0148
5. Fuel .0294
6. Books and Supplies .0424
7. Repairs and Upkeep .0489
8. Janitors .0634
9. Supt., Att. Officer, Teachers, School Physi- cian and Nurse .7613
i
$1.0000
F
AGE AND GRADE CHART January 1, 1941
Grade Age
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 20 21
Total
1
B
75
43
8
126
G
76
30
3
1
116
2
B
59
51
6
95
G
1
50
39
5
3
B
57
47
20
5
1
1
65
31
9
2
1
109
50
44
21
6
1
1
G
2
61
35
6
4
2
110
5
B
2
51
47
19
2
1
46
38
4
5
94
6
B
2
45
51
17
4
1
-
. G
2
52
33
17
2
7
B
6
34
43
17
6
3
2
52
37
15
4
1
111
G
188
TOWN
OF
WAKEFIELD
123
4
B
121
G
120
106
109
110
130
G
189
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
6
0 1571
Girls
77
81
109
99
92
100
96
128
145
177
136
119
55
12
0
1
1427
Total
152
183
225
204
209
225
209
240
291
358
309
235
116
35
6
1
2998
.
123
12 . B
4
53
38
15
5
115
G
11
60
33
11
1
116
H. S.
B
1
1
1
3
Spec.
G
4
10
1
15
Elem.
B
1
1
7
4
5
3
Spec.
G
2
1
2
5
Boys
75
102
116
105
117
125
113
112
146
181
173
116
5
2
161
G
5
101
41
9
2
158
11
B
8 65
38
16
5
132
G
1
7
64
44
7
2
3
163
10 :
B
9
74
54
17
38
6
2
193
G
15
74
52
17
. .
.
8
B
1
39
41
13
6
1
101
:
.
9
B
3
70
74
:
G
2
50
47
13
112
21
61 23
190
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
G REPORT OF CENSUS October 1, 1940 Boys
Girls
Total
Wakefield
5-7 7-14 14-16
5-7 7-14 14-16
Public Schools
143
804
367
133
754
317
2518
St. Joseph's
24
183
7
27
156
6
403
Private
4
2
6
Trade School
3
3
Home Instruction
4
3
7
Kindergarten
5
3
8
Physically handi-
capped, unable to attend school
1
1
Institutions
2
1
3
Not in school
25
31
56
Home Permits
4
4
Working Certificates
2
2
197
993
383
195
914
329
3011
H CHANGES IN PERSONNEL IN 1940 Resignations Elementary Schools
M. Grace Pike To be married To be married
Marjory Finney
Appointments
Mary P. O'Connell To Greenwood School To Woodville School
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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PROGRAM
Overture and Processional
Essay-Deems Taylor, Melodist of America Margaret L. Barry, Salutatorian
"Our Responsibilities as a Nation" Theodore Roosevelt Richard J. McGrail Trumpet Solo-Fantasia, Theme and Variations
Goldman-Levy
Edward Mason Strong
Clyde Fitch
"Nathan Hale" Gladys E. Kitchenman
L. S. Barksdale
"The Meaning of America" Burton C. Allison Contralto Solo-A Heart That's Free Robyn
Iva A. Andrews
Mary M. Harrington
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Honor Essay-Lillian D. Wald, Beautifier of the Slums Jeanne M. Hurton
"The Strength of Ten"
Anonymous
Wayne Schumann Violin Solo-Concertino Jean E. Mosher
Bloch
Essay-Robert Frost, Singer of American Life Barbara W. Tedford, Valedictorian Class Song Jane E. Lang, Conductor Catherine Maher, '41, Accompanist
Presentation of Diplomas
William E. Jones, Member of School Committee Recessional
CLASS SONG By JANE E. LANG, 1940 This day we pledge our lives anew In service to mankind, Our standard shows in colors true The aims of steadfast minds.
May fortune shine on this fair class Success that all may know. A kindly share of all that's best And strength that still will grow.
Thus sing we for the victory And all that it assures, Within our hearts comes forth the cry, "HE CONQUERS WHO ENDURES."
CLASS MOTTO "He Conquers Who Endures"
CLASS COLORS Blue and Silver
THE GRADUATES
Nicholas F. Alleca Iva Aldene Andrews
Burton Carl Allison .
Amelia Ann Angelini
Herbert Orwell Allyn Dorothy Alice Ash
Martha Allyn Hedley Ash
David F. Altieri Clayton Wendell Atchison
Sarah F. Altieri
Kathryn Claire Alward
Leo P. Amirault, Jr.
*Betty Harriett Atwell Edward G. Bachelder Frank P. Bailey
Gertrude Mae Anderson , Phyllis J. Baker
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
*Margaret Lillian Barry *Gretchen F. Baum Elizabeth Catherine Beane Martha Jeanne Bears Cleophas J. Benoit Bernard A. Berman Leo Bisso Winona Edna Blanchard Vernon Hadley Bliss Thomas John Boland Norma Elizabeth Boyce James A. Bradstreet
Norma M. Brady
John Edward Brockbank Donald Gordon Brown Patricia Burditt Gardner Allen Burke
Grace Duane
Elizabeth C. Edson
Carl E. Elliott
Carlton E. Elliott Florence Ann Evangelista Jeanne Marie Falls
Vincent Canino Jane Carter
William Thomas Carter
Charles Thomas Cerretani James Vincent Cerretani
Dorothy Ann Chandler
Marjorie Elizabeth Cheever Richard H. Foss
Robert Albion Cheever Donald C. Chisholm
Julia Fossett Margaret Gallucci
Elizabeth Mary Galvin
James J. Garbenis
Marilyn June Gascoigne
Robert G. Gerade, Jr.
Ann Gibson Nancy V. Giuliano
Karmin A. Gregory
Graydon Belven Grinnell
Mary Frances Hanright
Elsie Mae Harper Marjorie Harris Horace P. Hawkes, Jr. James Allison Hogg
Nancy E. Costantino Lena L. Coviello
Eleanor Katherine Cronin
Gerald F. Cronin
Dorice Elaine Crosby
Asenath B. Curley
Leo Joseph Curran
Gloria Ann Cusato Genevieve Theresa Daley Muriel Margaret Daley Arthur Paul D'Angelo Barbara Buffington Davis Nancy Buffington Davis Arthur Joseph DeCecca Elizabeth M. DeCecca George B. DeRoche, Jr. Ireene Dill Charlotte Minerva Dodge
Leon T. Dombeck
Barbara Doore
Virginia M. Doucette
Allen Alpheus Burnell Helen Caiani
Rose Calvo
Lloyd Stanley Farwell Jeannette Fay Geraldine Rose Findlay
Katherine C. Finn
Lloyd Samuel Fitzpatrick Frances Margaret Flynn
Frank Anthony Cicciarella Elinor Clarke
Bertha Florence Climo John A. Colannino
*Mary Elizabeth Colucello Samuel Joseph Confalone Leonard John Conway
*Helen Madelyn Cook Ruth Bernice Coombs Bettina Ruth Copeland Helen Lorraine Corbett Winifred Corbett Mary Corindia
Robert Thomas Hogg Dorothy V. Hoit
Jane Holden Vernon Alfred Hoyt
Jane Hurley Catherine Marie Hurton
*Jeanne Margaret Hurton
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Thomas Edward Hurton Harold S. Inman
Robert Carlyle Jackman Adelaide Johnson
Barbara Ellen Johnson Charles E. Johnson David Oscar Johnson Joseph Augustus Johnson Priscilla Carter Johnson Audrey Lillian Johnston Ruth Charlotte Jolliffe Mary Esther Joyce Melville Joseph Kahn Robert P. Kanchuga
Edward Stanley Melonson Loretta Marguerite Meuse John Migliore
Josephine M. Minardi Charles Thomas Mitchell, Jr. Eleanor Louise Moncrieff Christine H. Morgan Priscilla Lorraine Morrison
*Jean Evelyn Mosher Joseph Nelson Muise James Joseph Murphy Lorraine Murphy Dorothy Catherine Muse Marjorie Louise Muse Arax Mary Nahigyan
Alvina Mary Nardone Evelyn Nesbitt Dorothy Louise Nickerson
Katherine C. O'Donnell
*Doris Virginia Oliver Louis Pasquale Anna Marie Patch
Elizabeth Jane Pate Geraldine Peck
Laura Louise Perkins
Ruth C. Peterson
Richard L. Porter
Arthur E. Powell
Ethelyn Edith Ramsdell
Herbert Tilden Randall
Dorothea Whitelaw Reams
Frank Reid Mary Alice Rice Alfred Roberto
Donald Edw. Rockwell, Jr.
Walter B. Schlotterbeck
*Eleanor Schreider Wayne Schumann Edward Joseph Seabury
Harold Osborne Sederquest Harry Trueman Sederquest Barbara Mary Shaw
Richard Lester Sheaff
Charles Albert Simpson
Mildred Louise Kelloway Virginia Irene Kirby Gladys E. Kitchenman Stasia J. Krol Rosalie Cynthia Kuklinsky *Adelaide Josephine Kulacz Alice Mary Kupiec *Jane Elizabeth Lang Florence Margaret Lannon John Hubert Laskey Mary Laurino Joan Elizabeth Leach Eleanor Mae LeFave
Edward Robert Leichner Florence Houston Leman Julia Frances Leone Joseph Vincent Lopes Guido John Luciano
Mary Leathrice Luciano Alice Evelyn Luken Helen M. MacConney Evelyn Claire MacDonald Shirley Rutledge Gwendolyn MacLaren Alice T. Saunders Helen A. Schefisch James V. Maguire Barbara Ann Malcolm James Arthur Maloney Mary Elizabeth Maloney Jeanette Mansfield Dominic Paul Martino Barbara Howe Maxwell John Joseph Mccarthy Joan Mary McGonagle Richard Joseph McGrail Dorothy Marie Mclaughlin Robert C. Smallwood
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Helen Sylvia Smith Harold M. Starkman Morris F. Stoddard, Jr. Edward Mason Strong John Francis Sullivan
Catherine J. Walsh
*Helen M. Walsh Eleanor Waterhouse Carol H. White
Jeanne Whitney
Charlotte Nathalie Williams
George Rea Winters
Alice J. Woodhull
Barbara Woodward
Gloria Lavonne Worters
Elizabeth True
Helen Elizabeth Worters
Harry E. True
Octavia S. Zwicker
Anne Twitchell
Richard B. Tyacke
Dante Carl Volpe
* Honor Pupils.
SCHOOL TELEPHONES
Superintendent's Office
Crystal 0122
Superintendent's Residence
Crystal 0363
High School
Crystal 0314
Hurd School
Crystal 0619-M
Franklin School
Crystal 1343
Greenwood School
Crystal 0411
Lincoln School
Crystal 1049
Montrose School
Crystal 0193-R
Warren School
Crystal 1519
West Ward School
Crystal 1011-R
Woodville School
Crystal 0717-W
Report of Middlesex County Extension Service For the Year 1940
This is a report of work done in Wakefield during 1940 by the Middlesex County Extension Service:
Poultrymen of Wakefield were visited concerning pro- duction and marketing problems. E. H. Larson had his flock tested for pullorum disease by the Massachusetts State College. This flock is found to be free of this disease.
So far, the work of the Extension Service Home Depart- ment in Wakefield has been sponsored by the Greenwood Woman's Club. The Greenwood homemakers have en- joyed the classes in the reupholstery of furniture, clothing construction, and remodelling of clothes. The single
*Barbara Winifred Tedford Ruth E. Temple
John James Thibodeau, Jr. Seward E. Thresher, Jr. Henry Richard Tiberio
MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE 195
meetings have been: Looking Our Best, Choosing Our Clothes, Table Service, Christmas Greens, and Christmas Gift Suggestions.
1939-40 was a banner year for 4-H Club work in Wake- field. Mrs. George Stoddard, 4-H town chairman, gave generously of her time and effort to strengthen club work in the town, particularly in the Greenwood section, where there had seemed to be less interest during the past few years. Assisting Mrs. Stoddard were the following officers of the committee: Mrs. Alice Courage, press corre- spondent; Leon Blanchard, secretary; and an executive committee composed of Mrs. Emily Climo, Mrs. Anne Hunneman, and William Dill.
There were twenty-one active clubs, with a total en- rollment of one hundred twenty-seven girls and thirty boys. Distribution of projects was as follows: ten clothing clubs; one, knitting; one, crocheting; four, home furnishing (including craft work); three, food; and two boys' clubs in handicraft, also one in gardening. The following persons served as local leaders: Clothing, Mrs. Edmund Becker, Mrs. M. I. Chiochetti, Mrs. Elizabeth Cameron, assisted by Mrs. George Harris, Miss Josephine Cicciarella, Mrs. Eugene Clark, Miss Lucy Evangelista, Miss Evelyn Fuller, Mrs. Walter Jones, Miss Shirley Plummer, and Mrs. George Stoddard; Knitting, Mrs. F. Morton Lee; Crocheting, Miss Theresa Cicciarella; Food, Mrs. John Climo, Miss Bertha Climo, and Mrs. Alice G. Courage; Home Furnishing, with craft work, Mrs. John Climo, Miss Charlotte Hunneman, Mrs. George Mansfield, assisted by Mrs. William Condon, Miss Ethelyn Ramsdell, assisted by Miss Ruth Jolliffe; Canning, Mrs. Anne Hun- neman; Boys' Handicraft, Leon Blanchard, Miss Jeanne Evangelista; Garden, Gaston E. Loubris.
Local leaders in Wakefield have worked rather closely with the parents of their club members and as a result they have had the co-operation of the parents, which insures the success of every club.
A sectional leader-training meeting for clothing club leaders was held in the Lafayette Building, with Mrs. Edmund Becker in charge. Miss Ellen Wareham, county specialist in clothing, instructed the group.
The Christmas meeting of the Friendship Service Club was held at the Fire Station Hall in Greenwood. Wake- field was host to service club members from Burlington, North Reading, Medford, Newton, Concord, Lexington, Winchester, Malden, Stoneham, and Wilmington. Special guest of the evening was George L. Farley, State Club Leader.
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A large number of girls entered the clothing contest, modelling aprons, dresses, and house-coats, on County 4-H Girls' Day, held in Concord on May 18. Several of the girls won blue ribbons in the contest.
One of the largest and best exhibits ever held in Wakefield occurred in the High School gymnasium and auditorium on April 25. Unusual pains had been taken by the committee in setting up the exhibit. A pleasing program was given, with nearly all of the local clubs contributing. There was a good attendance of interested parents and friends, before whom club members received . their awards of ribbons and pins.
Leon Blanchard, Frederick Cook, Charlotte Hunneman, and Ethelyn Ramsdell attended Junior Leaders' Camp. Three local leaders, Mrs. Edmund Becker, Mrs. John Climo, and Mrs. Alice G. Courage, attended the local leaders' camp in Amherst on the State College campus during Farm and Home Week.
Mrs. Anne Hunneman deserves much credit for the success of her "Busy Bees" canning club. The girls met in the high school food laboratory each Tuesday morning during the summer. They entered seventy-six jars of products at the Acton Fair, where they took several prizes. Charlotte Hunneman competed in the state can- ning judging contest held in Boston on August 17. Charlotte also displayed some of her jars at the Eastern States Exposition. Last year she was a winner in the Ball jar contest, which honor brought her a free week's trip to the state conservation camp in July.
Club members, local dealers, and club agents of the Extension Service appreciate most sincerely the fact that the town permits the use of the schools and Y. M. C. A. for the meetings of the 4-H young people when properly supervised by adult leaders.
Angelo and Anthony Marino were awarded a medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for "Merito- rious Garden Work." Marston Corbett and Joseph Gentile won recognition by the County Office on their fine garden work.
Report of Library Trustees
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY Mrs. Florence L. Bean Albert W. Rockwood
Richard Dutton, M. D. John J. Round
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LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Arthur L. Evans Walter C. Hickey
Hervey J. Skinner Mrs. Alice W. Wheeler Frank T. Woodbury, M. D.
ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES Hervey J. Skinner, Chairman Mrs. Florence L. Bean, Secretary
BOOK COMMITTEE Frank T. Woodbury, M. D., Chairman All members of the board
BRANCH COMMITTEE John J. Round, Chairman Richard Dutton, M. D. Arthur L. Evans
CHILDREN'S ROOM Mrs. Alice W. Wheeler, Chairman Mrs. Florence L. Bean Albert W. Rockwood
CIRCULATION COMMITTEE Arthur L. Evans, Chairman
John J. Round Richard Dutton, M. D.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Richard Dutton, M. D., Chairman
Mrs. Florence L. Bean Hervey J. Skinner
FINANCE COMMITTEE Hervey J. Skinner, Chairman
Richard Dutton, M. D. John J. Round
GROUNDS COMMITTEE Albert W. Rockwood, Chairman
Walter C. Hickey Mrs. Alice W. Wheeler
HOUSE COMMITTEE Walter C. Hickey, Chairman
Albert W. Rockwood Frank T. Woodbury, M. D.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Mrs. Florence L. Bean, Chairman Hervey J. Skinner Frank T. Woodbury, M. D.
LIBRARY PERSONNEL Librarian Helen Frances Carleton Assistant Librarian and Chief Cataloguer H. Gladys Mackenzie Adult Department Violet E. Bostwick A. Marian Farwell Alma M. Sullivan Boys' and Girls' Department Madeline G. Howe
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Greenwood Branch Library Clara G. Wilson
Senior Part-Time Assistant Etta F. Smith
Junior Part-Time Assistants
Helen Ambrozik Charlotte Oicles
James R. Findlay, Jr. Yolanda Roberto
Carol White
Janitors H. T. Mitchell, Main Library Michael Neary, Greenwood Branch Library
The Trustees of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library herewith submit the eighty-fifth annual report, for the year 1940.
Though the report for the year 1940 tells of no inno- vations in library service, the Trustees believe that the high standard of service maintained is of even greater importance. The steady day-in and day-out work of any institution is what tells the story of its value.
The usual close associations with the schools have been continued. Among these, probably the growth in the use of the so-called high school collection, in the small room at the left of the entrance of the main library, is the most worthy of notice.
Throughout the year, emphasis on vocational informa- tion has been made in every possible way in an effort to be of service to the young men and women of the town. Displays of books dealing with various vocations have been arranged from time to time and early in the year, work was done by members of the WPA in checking bibliographies and listing material along vocational lines to be added to the pamphlet collection. If even one of Wakefield's young citizens has been thereby helped in the selection of his or her future occupation, the work has been worthwhile.
The public and the trustees are indebted to many friends for gifts of books, flowers, and magazines. As in other years, the beautiful Christmas decorations were given by Mrs. Albert W. Rockwood and Mr. Lucius M. Beebe in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Junius Beebe and Mr. J. Oliver Beebe.
. The Wakefield Society of Arts and Crafts celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in a unique way by giving a pair of brass andirons for the fireplace in the Reference Room.
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The Wakefield Daily Item has continued its generous gift of space for library news, a service much appreciated by library patrons. To all these thoughtful friends the Trustees extend their sincere thanks.
For a long time it has been evident that there should be some definite plan to make the staff appointments more permanent. As it is now, it is not possible to assure any new appointee of future advancement, which means that just as soon as experience is gained, a new position is sought.
Three times in 1940 this very situation has come up: In June, Miss Barbara Wemmell left to accept a position in the Concord, New Hampshire, Library; in September, Miss Barbara LeNoir left to take a position in the library of a Junior High School in Bangor, Maine, and in Decem- ber, Miss Eva Boyer left to go to West Hartford, Connec- ticut.
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