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The School physician has inspected each child in theschools. The results of his examination, together with those of the eye and ear tests of the teachers, are found in the following table.
Cases of Tonsils and Adenoids. 166
Cases of Defective Eyesight 116
Cases of Defective Hearing 19
Cases of Defective Teeth 20
Cases of Impetigo 9
Cases of Pediculosis 121
Cases of Miscellaneous Diseases 42
Through the efforts of the Mothers' Club, aided by subscriptions from individuals and organizations, a community nurse was engaged last spring. A generous portion of her time thus far has been given to work in the schools. The School Committee has as yet paid nothing toward her support, but I recommend strongly that she be engaged for a compen-
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sation to perform a specified service in the schools. In smaller communities it is impracticable to pay a physician for the amount of time needed for adequate medical inspection. It is important that incipient stages of contagious diseases be recognized quickly, that "follow up" work be done where physical defects affecting the success of children in their work are discovered, and that the value of wholesome food, clean- liness, pure air and healthful habits of life be emphasized in some types of homes. The school nurse can do this admirably. By employing one, and a school physician to make the annual examination of school children required by law, and for consultation when needed, health supervision in Fairhaven schools will be greatly improved. The present nurse has done valuable work. Since May she has made visits to the various buildings as follows. In most cases a visit to the building has included an inspection of the children in each room.
Rogers School .. . . 62 Oxford School 48
Washington Street .. 51
Old High 27
Total visits to buildings --- 188
In addition to the above she has nmade 389 "follow up" visits in the homes. What have these accomplished? It is impossible to state all the results in figures. To give specific instances of help would be too personal for this report.
Through these visits parents have been led to correct defec- tive eyesight of children by glasses, children too poor to secure glasses have been furnished them by the Benevolent Asso- ciation, children have had tonsils and adenoids removed, cases of rickets, broken down glands etc., have received proper treatment, many cases of impetigo and pediculosis have been cleaned up or improved. Cases of the latter kind are often treated by the nurse when circumstances permit. The schools are more free from these than at any time in the last five years.
School Gardens.
This has been an unfavorable year for gardens of all kinds, nevertheless increased interest in school gardens has been shown. The Improvement Association appropriated
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the usual amount of money for prizes, and a committee from that organization has worked systematically and energetically to put this phase of school work on a better basis. One hun- dred and nine children tried to start gardens but the wet weather frustrated the efforts of thirty-nine, hence only seventy really entered the contest. The Committee made one visit to all the gardens and second and third visits to many of them. The gardens were divided into three classes, flowers, vegetables and flowers, and vegetables. Three prizes were awarded to gardeners in each class. The names of the winners will be found in the appendix of this report. It is suggested that garden clubs be formed next year, joining in the State- wide contests conducted by the Agricultural College. I hope this may be done.
Miscellaneous Items.
A general exhibit of school work, both grade and high, was held in June. The attendance of parents was excellent and the comments made by them were gratifying to the teach- ers and children. The work shown indicated improvement in drawing, English and penmanship.
The diennial Field Day of the grades was observed in June. Three postponements occurred before the weather permitted the exercises. Despite this, the program was very creditably carried out.
The Home Economics Club at the High School received a banner this year for the high percentage of members who completed the requirements of the State contest. Individual prizes were won by pupils as follows :-- Marjorie Haskins, a second prize in breadmaking; Dorothy Hirst, a fourth prize in breadmaking.
For various reasons the Committee decided not to main- tain the playground activities last summer. The Mothers' Club kept the grounds open for a time but thought best to close them when the case of infantile paralysis occurred. If lack of patronage makes it unwise at present to provide
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thorough supervision of play, may it not be worth while to employ one person during the summer to direct the activities of the younger children who seem to enjoy the playground?
The Union Teachers' Association has had an unusually successful year. Under its auspices the Ben Greet Players presented "Much Ado About Nothing", the Tufts College Musical Clubs gave a concert, and Hon. Payson S. Smith, then State Superintendent of Schools in Maine, now Com- missioner of Education, in Massachusetts, gave an address.
A beautiful Christmas Carol service by the children of the schools, was given in the Town Hall under the direction of the Supervisor of Music.
Permit me to acknowledge my appreciation of the fair, businesslike conduct of school affairs by this School Com- mittee, and of its courteous and careful consideration of the recommendations of the Superintendent.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES F. PRIOR.
ROLL OF HONOR.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy for the year ending June 30, 1916.
High School.
Edwin V. Babbit
William T. Hernon
Clarence M. Cory
Herbert T. Porter
Kenneth S. Pierce
Leonard A. Sherman
Manuel Roza
Henry R. Tomlinson
Albin S. Silva
Esther Austin
Lillian M. Besse
Marion V. Bennett
Annie E. Denson
Madeline Caswell
Dorothy Janvrin
Edna V. Cory
Doris Wilde
Beatrice Gifford
Willian B. Davis
Alice Hammond
Richard H. D. Haydon
Marjory Haskins
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Thomas E. Sherman Helen S. Conkling Edna Dunn
Catherine Jordon Doris Maxfield
Helen Newton
Evelyn B. Frisbee
Charlotte Stetson Madge Westgate
Pauline Humphrey
Grace S. Hunter
Ruth Wheeler
Dorothy Nye
Sylvia E. Almy
Eunice Randall
Miriam H. Beardsley
Louise S. Rounsville
Ruth M. Belcher
Eleanor Weld
Bertha M. Cory
Allen D. Besse
Mary L. Delano
Edward L. Besse
Clara L. Foster
William A. Bumpus
Regina M. Guilbeault
George F. C. Burke
Helen S. Haskell
John J. Carrie Kennison W. Collins Richard L. Delano
Emily L. Medeiros
John E. Haydon
. Georgiana L. Medeiros Helen D. Nye Myrtle A. Nye
Henry E. Parkin
Nora G. Packwood
Addison L. Sargent
Ida W. Palmer
Wesley S. Schiller
Elizabeth D. Paull
Eugene Sweeney
Margaret H. Porter
George E. Sylvia
Elizabeth Rowland
Marchant Wilde
Esther L. Taber
Wellington Bingham
Elizabeth G. Weeks
Arnold W. Fitzsimmons
Marjory Gifford
Norman V. Haney
Old High School -- 9th Grade.
William Bourasse George Grindrod Leroy Swift
Catherine Fleming Mary Lewis Evelyn Wilkinson
Manuel Pacheco
Mildred G. McGill
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Rogers School.
Grades 7 and 8
Ruth Bumpus Richard Bushnell Leighton Caswell William Haney Gertrude Karl Cassie Mosgrove
Herbert Peets Leo Sheehan
Grade 6 Sara Fleming Warren Tilton
Grade 5
Manuel D'Amarel Howard Horne Allen Ricketson Alice MacDonald
Adeline Almy Richard De Vine
Grade 4
Grace Casewell Thelma Price Barbara Talbot Harold McGowan
Washington St. School.
Grade 3
Harold Macomber George Martin
Grade 2
Robert Caswell Grace Bourne Frank Sylvia
Grade 1
Russell Macomber
25
Oxford School.
Grades 7 and 8
Elizabeth Lewis
Grades 5 and 6
Mary Mello
Grade 4.
Ambrose Peters
George Young
Grade 2.
Rosario Ledoux
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PRESENT CORPS OF TEACHERS.
High School.
Albert B. Kimball
Science, History
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tufts College
Columbia University
Frederick C. Hill
Physical Education
Josephine H. Leach Grace M. Grant
English Stenography and Typewriting
Ruby R. Dodge
Latin, History, English Smith College
Winifred C. Baker
German and English
Susan P. Gifford
French
Bessie C. Verder
Science and History
Emma Janowsky Commercial Subjects, History
Eunice E. Strong
E. Lucille Pierce
Beatrice A. Randall
Domestic Science Sewing Drawing
Anna B. Trowbridge Charles Johnson, Jr.
Music
Manual Education
Middlebury College Brown University Oxford University, Eng. Bryant and Stratton Business College Simmons College Columbia University Framingham Normal Salem Normal School Art Course Silver Burdett School Columbia University Summer School
Old High School.
Anne E. Williams
Preparatory Class Wellesley College
Rogers School.
Sara B. Clarke, Prin.
Grade 8 Bridgewater Normal
Florence V. Nichols
8 Gorham Normal
Mabelle E. Steele
7 Plymouth Normal
6-7 Gorham Normal
Edith L. Hopkins Nina L. Sturtevant Sara M. Curtis
6 North Adams Normal
5 Fitchburg Normal
Edith M. Kendrick
5 Bridgewater Normal
Elsie M. Blanchard Mattie L. Norris
4 North Adams Normal
4 Fairhaven High School
Chas. H. Woodbury
Alvin J. Long
Mathematics, History Manual Education
International Y. M C. A Training School Mount Holyoke College Chandler Shorthand R. I. State Normal
Boston University Grenoble University
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Washington Street School
Marion Shepard
Mary A. S. Sale Constance Young
1 Framingham Normal 2 Bridgewater Normal
2 Johnson Normal [Vt]
3 Framingham Normal
Velmah Spencer
3 Fitchburg Normal
Oxford
Myra D. Crowell
Ruth Fitzsimmons
Gertrude Hulse
Emily M. Robinson
Helen M. Benson
Hattie N. Smith
Grade7-8 Bridgewater Normal
5-6 Bridgewater Normal
4 Bridgewater Normal
3 Framingham Normal
3 Hyannis Normal
1 Wheelock Kindergarten School
1 Bridgewater Normal
Supervisors
Anna B. Trowbridge
[part time] [part time]
Music
Beatrice A. Randall
Alvin J. Long Charles Johnson, Jr. Frederick G. Hill
Manual Education Drawing
Manual Education Physical Education
Alice M. Tuxbury
Grade 1 Bridgewater Normal
Madge L. Goodspeed Katherine B. Eames
GRADE AND AGE DISTRIBUTION, 1916.
Age
Grade
High School
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII|VIII| IX
X
XI| XII| X111|
Totals
5
60
1
61
6
67
42
109
7
19
47
35
101
8
11
36
47
38
132
9
2
20
28
43
28
121
10
2
9
16
21
37
17
1
103
11
1
8
6
10
25
30
21
1
102
12
1
2
6
7
19
22
22
13
3
95
13
1
2
8
12
12
15
29
4
24
3
110
14
1
1
2
1
9
16
11
39
14
1
95
15
1
3
1
4
6
5
25
26
7
1
79
16.
1
3
16
14
14
7
55
17
8
7
12
15
42
18
2
3
4
11
20
19
1
1
2
20
21
Total enrolled
164
166
144
129
123
82
72
66
23
117
67
39
35
1227
Number over age based on entrance age of six
18
40
34
27
33
13
13
7
3
10
3
1
202
Percent above normal age
10
24
23.6 20.9 24.8 15.8
18
11
13
8.5
4.6
25
16.5
.
TABULATED GRADES, TEACHERS, ATTENDANCE, ETC. School Year -- September, 1915, June, 1916.
SCHOOL
Grades
TEACHERS
Whole numvber
enrolled
Average
Membership
Average
Per cent
Attendance
Total Days
Ab.ence
Cases of
Tardiness
No. Weeks in
year
High
High Prep.
Albert B. Kimball
231
213.8
|209.5
98.1 |811 93.6
244
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Old High Rogers "
8
Sara B. Clarke
50
46.2
44.8
96.9
265.5
7
,
7
Ethel G. Burditt
45
38.8
36.7
94.6
391
44
"
6-7
Mabel D. Philbrook
47
39.4
36.9
93.7
444
51
"
6
Ruth Jeffs
47
39.7
37.5
94.5
406.5
20
"
5
Edith M. Kendrick
44
39.4
37.9
96.1
279.5
13
5
Sarah M. Curtis
42
38.5
36.6
95.2
369.5
30
4
Mattie L. Norris
50
39.9
37.8
94.7
376.5
6
4
Ruth W. Thompson
53
40.6
38.9
95.8
400.5
9
Washington St.
3
Katherine B. Eames
56
46.2
43.4
93.5
535
42
3
Pauline Thiesfeldt
56
43.8
41.1
93.8
504
45
"
2
Madge L. Goodspeed
55
44.8
41.7
93.1
1587.5
61
2
Constance Young
51
44.3
40.7
91.9
660
27
1
Mary A. S. Sale
49
40.8
37.2
91.2
669.5
26
1
Marion Shepard
43
35.1
31.6
90.0
639.5
28
40
Anne E. Williams
40
35.8
34.5
· Attendance
91
8
Florence V. Nichols
Oxford
7-8
Myra D. Crowell
24
17.1
16.6
"
5-6
Mary A. Wight
44
35.2
33.2
94.3 94.6
453
82
Emily Robinson
58
44.1
41.7
45.3
61 32 60
Alice M. Tuxbury
39
42.4 34.5
40.6 31.6
94.6 95.7 91.6 91.9
358 523.5 589.0
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Music
Drawing
Sew ng
Cooking
Manuel Training
Alvin J. Long Charles Johnson Jr.
Frederick C. Hill
Totals, 1916
1282
1084.4 1028.9
94.9
10436.0
820
Totals, 1915
1167
1014.2
963.4
95.0
8040.5
658
Totals, 1914
1081
947.9
893.6
94.2
10413.5
564
Totals, 1913
1005
870.6
816.5
93.8
8148.0
536
Totals, 1912
1002
879.1
815.4
92.0
10972
550
4
Winona Burditt
53
44.3
41.9
3
2
Helen M. Benson
57
1
"
1
Hattie M. Smith
48
39.7
36.5
Anna B. Trowbr dge Beatrice A. Randall Tosca Woehler Eunice E. Strong
Physical Education
97.1 |108.5 12 20
367.5
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1916
PEASE FUND
Cr.
Dr.
Receipts:
Expenditures:
Balance, Jan. 1, 1916
S 43 80
Chas. Johnson, Jr.
$ 1 50 00
Dividends to Dec. 31, 1916.
305 34
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins Ginn & Co.
35 40
S 273 45
Balance, Jan, 1, 1917
75.69
$
349 14
$ 349 14
EDMUND ANTHONY, JR., SCHOOL FUND
Cr.
Dr.
Receipts:
Expenditures:
i
Balance Jan. 1, 1916.
$ 31 |49
R. W. Leonard
S 34 16
Dividends to Dec. 31, 1916
404 00
Benj. M. Bates
18 51
Calv n Delano
14 00
E. V. Hazzard
45,00
H. B. Howland
10 00
Union St. Railway
116|75
Charles F. Wing Co.
1187
E. Babb & Co.
53 25
$ 303 54
Balance, Jan. 1, 1917.
131 95
$ 435 49
$ 435 49
88 05
Cr.
Dr.
Expenditures:
Receipts: Balance Jan. 1, 1916.
$ 1 10 80
Teaching
$11912 73
Appropriation 1916.
20000,00
Text Books
308 51
County Dog Fund
700 97
Supplies
438 30
Transportation
1758 75
Superintendent
1666 62
Janitors
1760
Fuel
537 32
Light, Water, Etc.
408 82
Repairs
340 32
New Equipment
194 85
Miscellaneous
961 23
Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1917
524 32
$20811 77
$20811 77
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H. H. ROGERS TRUST FUND
Cr.
Receipts:
Expenditures:
$ 250
Dividends to Dec. 31, 1916
4416 64
Florence V. Nichols
185
Edith M. Kendrick
150
Mattie L. Norris
192 50
Anne E. Williams
187 50
Ethel G. Burditt
150 00
Sara M. Curtis
150 00
Madge L. Goodspeed
150 00
Constance Young
147 50
Marion Shepard
192 48
Mary A. S. Sale
150 00
Katherine B. Eames
150 00
Helen M. Benson
150 00
Hattie M. Smith
150 00
Myra D. Crowell
225 00
Emily M. Robinson
147 50
Alice M. Tuxbury
147 50
Mabel D. Philbrook
30 00
Ruth Jeffs
27 50
Ruth W. Thompson
27 50
Pauline Thiesfeldt
27 50
Mary A. Wight
30 00
Winona Burditt
30 00
Edith L. Hopkins
120 00
Nina L. Sturtevant
120 00
Elsie M. Blanchard
120 00
Velmah Spencer
100 00
Ruth Fitzsimmons
123 50
Gertrude Hulse
100 00
Anna B. Trowbridge
112 50
Beatrice A. Randall
139 00
Mrs. Charles H. Woodbury
6100
Mrs. H. T. Gidley
6 00
C. H. Lawton
50 00
A. H. Austin
50|00
Willard L. Hoxie
35 00
J. B. Alton
25 00
City Coal Co.
780 35
$ 4934 83
Balance to Jan. 1917
154|35
$ 5089|18
$ 5089 18
Dr.
Balance Jan. 1, 1916.
$ 672 54
Sara B. Clarke
$20287 45
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Teachers.
Sara B. Clarke
$ 750.00
Florence V. Nichols
535.00
Edith M. Kendrick
450.00
Mattie L. Norris
577.50
Annie E. Williams
562.50
Ethel G. Burdett
390.00
Sara M. Curtis
450.00
Madge L. Goodspeed
450.00
Constance Young
285.00
Marion Shepard
567.48
Mary A. S. Sale
450.00
Katherine B. Eames
450.00
Helen M. Benson
450.00
Hattie M. Smith
450.00
Myra D. Crowell
675.00
Emily M. Robinson
422.50
Alice M. Tuxbury
340.75
Mabel D. Philbrook
330.00
Ruth Jeffs
302.50
Ruth Thompson
313.75
Pauline Theisfeldt
302.50
Mary A. Wight
330.00
Winona Burditt
330.00
Edith L. Hopkins
120.00
Nina L. Sturtevant
120.00
Elsie M. Blanchard
120.00
Velmah Spencer
100.00
Ruth Fitzsimmons
116.50
Gertrude Hulse
100.00
Anna B. Trowbridge
337.50
Beatrice A. Randall
399.00
Mrs. Chas. H. Woodbury
68.50
Mrs. Percy I. Fletcher
101.75
Mrs. Geo. A. Clarke
88.00
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Mrs. Geo. B. Luther
44.00
Mrs. H. T. Gidley
33.00
$ 11912.73
Text Books.
Ginn & Co.
56.67
A. S. Barnes & Co.
5.24
D. C. Heath & Co.
18.58
E. Babb & Co.
125.10
Century Co.
8.43
Thompson, Brown & Co.
9.45
Arthur Schmidt Co.
1.97
Educational Associates
10.00
Anna B. Trowbridge
. 42
Bernard Sheridan
16.50
Library Bureau
2.82
Houghton, Miffin Co.
12.00
American Book Co.
2.74
MacMillan Company
6.31
J. L. Hammett Co.
6.61
D. Appleton & Co.
10.67
C. E. Doner
15.00
$ 308.51
Supplies.
Kenney Brothers and Wolkins
$ 6.67
Simmons Piano Co.
2.15
Browne Pharmacy
2.90
Underwood and Underwood
26.60
E. Babb & Co.
236.91
M. Steinert & Sons
. 75
Marion Shepard
.30
36
F. S. Brightman
2.31
J. L. Hammett Co.
118.75
Milton Bradley .Co.
36.86
Marshall, Son & Co.
4.10
$ 438.30
Transportation.
Union Street Railway Co.
$ 954.75
John L. Eldridge
300.00
Mrs. Maud Osborne
100.00
Mrs. E. B. Mackie
64.00
Mrs. J. L. Eldridge
40.00
Poor Department
300.00
$ 1758.75
Superintendent.
Charles F. Prior
$ 1666.62
Janitors.
C. H. Lawton
$ 550.00
A. H. Austin
550.00
W. L. Hoxie
385.00
J. B. Alton
275.00
$ 1760.00
Fuel.
Denison Bros.
$ 377.66
Frank Andrews
15.25
City Coal Co
122.11
Calvin Delano
4.00
Akin & Denison
18.30
$ 537.32
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Light. Water and Janitors Supplies.
N. B. Gas. Co.,
$ 55.31
Fairhaven Water Co.
315.15
H. K. Nye
3.63
W. F. Church
13.93
Somerville Brush Co.
14.37
J. T. Sutcliffe
6.43
$ 408.82
.
Repairs.
S. W. Whitlow
$ 8.05
Alvin Topham
10.97
M. P. Whitfield
52.75
Chas. F. Wing
12.09
H. H. Hathaway
5.48
Poor Bros.
.75
C. F. Delano
38.51
Babbitt Steam Specialty Co.
29.53
L. W. Morton
17.85
R. W. Leonard & Co.
9.50
Benj. M. Bates
19.05
Patrick Sullivan
30.00
Calvin Delano
5.25
Henry F. Hall
12.00
C. A. Hacker
1.00
F. W. Fraits
2.30
Richard Thibeault
5.25
M. L. Bisbee
1.50
Arthur Smith
2.35
C. F. Spooner
2.50
N. B. Gas Co.
73.64
$ 340.32
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New Equipment.
H. A. Dallman
$ 3.00
C. F. Wing Co.
9.65
B. F. Cottelle
100.00
Kennedy & Kirwin
27.00
Patrick McQuade
51.00
Briggs & Beckman
4.20
$ 194.85
Miscellaneous.
Myra D. Crowell
$ 1.30
C. D. Waldron
37.34
Joseph B. Alton
1.50
Calvin Delano
15.75
Marion Shepard
2.42
Manuel D'Amarel
31.81
F. W. Fraits
23.05
N. B. Dry Goods Co.
6.14
M. Steinert & Sons
10.00
H. S. Hutchinson
1.80
Pairpoint Corp.
6.25
Henry C. Doughty
82.00
D. Nerbonne
1.70
Geore P. Randall
9.14
C. F. Cushing
2.90
Geo. T Johnson & Co.
42.30
Peter Murray
20.03
Frank Jameson
.95
Warren Allds
2.00
New Bedford Rubber Co.
. 45
L. L. Dexter
1.50
Geo. L. Hiller
. 60
30.70
Browne Pharmacy
39
P. B. Bragdon
6.00
J. E. Budlong Press
25.00
West Disinfecting Co.
20.00
C. E. Wordell
33.25
Wm. Livesey
. 50
Wm. F. Nye
.40
Schools Arts Publishing Co.
8.75
L. C. Smith Bros.
5.00
C. J. Becker
3.50
Leroy Swift
1.50
Adams Express Co.
13.32
Dr. F. M. Howes
150.00
Mrs. E. B. Mackie ·
60.00
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.
27.56
C. H. Lawton
43.50
Joseph Sylvia
18.25
Gertrude Carrie
45.50
Helen L. Baker
102.00
Chas. F. Prior
25.86
E. G. Spooner
15.00
Wm. Allen
22.46
F. S. Brightman
2.25
$ 961.23
THE MILLICENT LIBRARY
FAIRHAVEN, MASS.
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1916.
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TRUSTEES OF THE MILLICENT LIBRARY
Miss Ellen H. Akin
Lyman C. Bauldry
William E. Benjamin
Edward L. Besse
Mrs. Cara R. Broughton
Morris R. Brownell
Miss Sara B. Clarke
George B. Luther Mrs. Lizzie F. Nye Harry L. Pope Henry H. Rogers George H. Tripp Job C. Troipp Thomas A. Tripp
Mrs. Mary B. Winsor
Officers and Standing Committees, 1916-1917.
Henry H. Rogers, President Harry L. Pope, Vice-President George B. Luther, Treasurer
The Librarian acts as Secretary of the Board.
Book Committee :-
Mr. Rogers, Mr. Pope, Miss Clarke, Mrs. Winsor, Mr. Bauldry.
Finance Committee :-
Mr. Luther, Mr. Besse, Mr. G. H. Tripp, Miss Akin Mrs. Broughton.
House Committee :- Mr. Brownell, Mr. T. A. Tripp, Mr. J. C. Tripp, Mrs. Nye, Mr. Benjamin.
FORMER TRUSTEES.
Edmund Anthony, Jr. 1902 Don C. Stevens, 1893-1901.
Mrs. Sarah C. Anthony, 1893-1912 George W. Stevens, 1893-1908.
James L. Gillingham, 1893-1912. George H. Taber, 1893-1904. Frederick B. Lyman, 1904-1909. Charles W. White, Jr., 1902-1904.
Henry H. Rogers,
1893-1909. Walter P. Winsor, 1893-1911.
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LIBRARY STAFF.
GALEN W. HILL Librarian
FLORA H. LEIGHTON. In charge of circulation
EDA M. PERRY Children's Librarian
ANNIE THOMPSON Cataloger
RICHARD A. DENNIE Page
WALTER WHITNEY Page
WILLIAM O. SAWYER. Janitor
OXFORD BRANCH
STANLEY KENDRICK In charge
RICHARD A. DENNIE Assistant
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN FOR THE YEAR 1916.
To the Trustees of the Millicent Library :---
The report of the librarian for the year ending December 31, 1916 is herewith submitted.
The past year has not been marked by any outstanding features or by any particular extension of library facilities as was the previous year when the Oxford Branch was es- tablished. However, despite the fact that the total circu- lation is slightly less than 1915, there is no reason to believe that the year has not been one of progreess or that we have gone backward in any way.
Accessions and Withdrawals.
Fourteen hundred and fifty books were added to the library while 1137 were withdrawn. The net increase in books was 313 and the library now contains 22,909 volumes. The net cost per book increased by nearly 10 per cent over last year. The large number of withdrawals is explained by the very considerable weeding out of out of date books and duplicate copies of fiction no longer in active demand, which was done during the summer months. From the books thus withdrawn, the librarians of the Acushnet aad the South Dartmouth libraries made selections, a few were sent to a small library in Virginia and the remainder are being sent in installments to the Tuberculosis Sanatarium at Sassaquin. The books have therefore not outlived their usefulness nor lost their capacity for furnishing enjoyment to others.
Following the weeding out, an inventory of the books in the library was taken. One hundred and eight books were reported unaccounted for, not a large number in proportion to the total number of books and the size of our circulation. The number missing from the Oxford Branch was perhaps larger in proportion than it should have been considering the short time the branch has been open.
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Registration and Circulation.
The number of new borrowers registered during the year was 495, the Oxford Branch contributing 77. The total number of cards issued on the present registration which expires at the end of this year amounts to 2511.
Mrs. Leighton's records show the circulation of books at the main library, exclusive of pay duplicate books, pictures and clippings to have been 47,223 which is 3251 less than last year. The sudden and very decided slump in circulation which began in October, 1915 continued through the winter and spring. The reasons 'for this rather odd phenomonon were discussed in last year's report. Besides the part the post office changes played in our local case, there is evidence that the general prosperity of the country has affected the patronage of libraries. People who have steady employment find less time to read and also have money to spend for other and more expensive forms of recreation. That we are slowly "coming back" is indicated by the records of the last three months which show a decided increase over the same months in 1915.
The total circulation including that of the Oxford Branch school libraries and other agencies is 57,292.
Early in the spring, the librarian advocated certain changes in the circulation rules which were adopted. The time limit on fiction was extended to four weeks and borrow- ers were privileged to take two novels on one card. Exceptions made were recent novels, less than a year old, which continue to be "seven day books" and children's books which are still charged for two weeks. These extensions have work- ed well and are certainly appreciated by our borrowers. There is really no reason why the number of books allowed adults might not be unlimited, barring of course the recent popular novels (seven day books) only one of which can in justice to other borrowers be charged to one card.
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Children's Room and Work with Schools.
The number of books issued from the children's room in the main library was 12,233, a decrease from last year. From the Oxford Branch, 2238 children's books were issued making the total juvenile circulation 14,471. During the past year there has been a very noticeable decrease in the evening attendance in the children's room. I would venture to say that 80 per cent of both the reading in the room itself and the lending of books to children is done between the hours of 12 and 1 and 3.30 to 6 o'clock and Sunday afternoons. The evening attendance is confined to a few "regulars", ex- cept on "Boy Scout Night" when the Scouts congregate at the library as a pre-meeting gathering place. Many children who formerly were sent to the post office for the evening mail and spent their waiting time at the library, now come after- noons and are at home in the evening. While there is some small loss in children's circulation, the changed condition is not one to be regretted, for the home, theoretically anyway, should be the place for children in the evening.
No innovations have been attempted in our work with schools. The usual number of books were loaned for the regular high school library and for use in the English and vocational guidance courses. The circulation from this agency was 1262, the largest yet recorded.
Instruction in the use of the library in the ninth grade was continued and a slightly modified course given to the eighth grade at the Rogers School. It is planned this winter to work out in full the plan of a graded course in the use of the library outlined in last year's report. Miss Perry has charge of this work.
For teachers' reference use 693 books were issued besides over 1000 pictures and mounted clippings.
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Oxford Branch.
Mr. Kendrick reports a circulation of 6858 during the year of which 2238 were children's books and 195 books in the French language. The average circulation per evening was 44.
During the summer about half the fiction was returned to the main library and replaced by other novels. The installation of a large revolving bookcase furnished shelving for about 250 additional books. More titles in French were added and these books have had a very steady and slowly increasing patronage. The reading room has not proved as popular among the older people as was hoped but has been enjoyed by a regular group of young people. The number of magazines subscribed for has been reduced nearly one-third and the result has been a more suitable and popular collection. The teachers in the Oxford School have found the reading room an attractive place to spend the noon hour and have made use of the books at the library in connection with their school work.
The record of the branch for the year can be received with the satisfaction that it is justifying its existence and that it is fully appreciated by a great many people in its vicinity.
Foreign Books.
A beginning was made this year to build up better collections and to more definitely encourage the use of books in the French and Portuguese languages. Over 150 new French books were purchased, most of them being placed in the Oxford Branch. A small beginning was made toward a Portuguese collection. These latter books are not so easily procured and the selection not so easy to make. As the importations are not large and very few, if any, Portuguese books are printed in this country. As a supplement to the Sep-
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tember number of the Bulletin, a four page list of the books in the library in the two languages was printed. Enough extra copies of the supplement were printed to make the list avail- able for some time to come. The circulation of Portuguese books has averaged 30 a month and we have been pleasantly surprised by a steady call for French books at the main library.
Building and Grounds.
The year has been noteworthy for the rather extensive repairs and improvements that have been made on the library property. Inside the building the ceilings and the walls above the frieze were repainted and decorated and the frieze itself and the brickwork beneath thoroughly washed and renovated. The effect was to greatly lighten and im- prove the appearance of the interior. All the building was done over except the trustees' room. The floors were also scraped and refinished.
Outside, a new brick sidewalk was laid on William Street and curbing set outside the grass plots on the Center Street side. The curbing serves to protect the grass plots from the sand and street dirt that formerly blew in and killed the grass, necessitating frequent re-sodding. It has also added decidedly to the appearance of the property. When the finances permit the curbing should be extended to the other two sides of the library.
Bulletin, Exhibits, Etc.
The Bulletin has been continued as a quarterly publica- tion. The use of brief, descriptive and semi-critical notes to the books listed has been extended to include all fiction and other books not sufficiently described by their titles. An edition of 1250 copies is printed and distributed by mail and from the desk and it is seldom that more than fifty copies are left at the end of three months. The out of town mailing list is being constantly increased by requests for exchanges
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and by the addition of the names of individuals who have seen copies of the Bulletin and have asked to have it sent to them regularly.
The annual Christmas exhibit of books for children, was rather more ambitious than former ones. The Trustees, room was decorated with potted plants and green and made a very attractive setting for the books. Books ranging in prices from 20 cents to $3.00 were shown and an innovation attempted in offering the opportunity of ordering books in the exhibit through the librarian. The people who availed themselves of this opportiunty seemed to appreciate it very much. The attendance at the exhibit was good.
Books have been loaned to the Mothers' Club and are circulated at the club meetings. A small exhibit of books for children, loaned by the library, was a feature of one of their meetings.
A helpful bit of work on which Mrs. Leighton and Miss Perry are now engaged is the compilation of short subject lists of fiction which are typewritten and put in a leather covered loose leaf binder and kept on the loan desk for the convenience of readers. Such subjects are used as Cape Cod stories, Western stories, Canadian stories, mystery stories, religious problem stories and many others. Though not yet finished the lists have already proved very popular.
The staff enters upon its sixth year without a change in personel. Our relations have been most cordial and the association beneficial to all. Massachusetts Library Club meetings have been attended by all who could and the Li- brarian appreciated to the full the opportunity of attending the Asbury Park conference of the American Library Asso- ciation in June.
I thank you once more for your continued confidence and support.
·Respectfully submitted, GALEN W. HILL, Librarian.
January 9, 1917.
CLASSIFIED Accessions, Withdrawals and Circulation
ACCESSIONS
WITH- DRAWALS
CIRCULATION
Adults
Juvenile
Total
.
Adults
Juvenile
Adults
Juvenile
Adults
Juvenile
Fiction
266
143
62
93
564
31
497
86
23569
7501
3020
1170
35260
*Periodicals unbound
1
67
6
74
33
1
113
184
297
Philosophy
30
1
2
1
14
17
3
142
86
4
26
258
Sociology
80
68
1
12
167
76
18
592
673
18
30
1313
Language
3
2
1
12
18
7
10
88
358
7
88
541
Science
19
3
4
1
27
42
1
199
251
24
118
592
Useful Arts
118
5
5
2
130
107
1
946
260
65
78
1349
Fine Arts
42
20
8
4
74
40
591
393
40
84
1108
Music
2
10
6
4
22
236
70
14
9
329
Literature
16
41
13
22
122
31
10
1005
988
19
202
2214
Travel
54
7
5
4
70
97
7
968
505
55
227
1755
History
45
34
4
1
84
7
3
783
414
43
128
1368
Biography
39
4
10
1
54
6
3
450
149
22
72
693
To,al
755
405
127
163
1450
31
983
154
34990
12233
4620
2238
54081
1137
47223
6858
*Not accessioned
tIncludes bound Magazines Circulation per capita (Pop. 6277) 8.7
Other circulation Mounted pictures and clippings Pay Duplicates
1031
817
From other Agencies High School Library Mothers Club
1262
101
Total all sources
57292
3
1
229
30
23
215
10
Religion
10
Add. copies & volumes
New titles
Add. copies & volumes
Pay Duplicates
Main Library
Oxford Branch
Total
5093
391
1286
5
6775
+General Works
New titles
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STATISTICAL REPORT.
THE MILLICENT LIBRARY, FAIRHAVEN, MASS.
Annual Report for Year Ending December 31, 1916.
Population served [State census 1915]
6277
Terms of use: Free for lending and reference.
Total number of agencies: Central library; one branch; one school deposit station; one club.
Days open during year [Central library]
366
Hours open each week for lending
84
Houras open each week for reading
84
1 Adult
Juvenile
Total
Vols. at beginning of year,
20268
2328
22596
Vols. added by purchase,
1005
284
1289
Vols. added by gift,
18
18
Vols. added by binding ma-
terial not otherwise counted,
137
6
143
Vols. lost and withdrawn,
983
154
1137
Vols. at close of year,
20545
2464
22909
Pamphlets, pictures etc. added
No record kept
Vols. of fiction loaned,
26589
8871
35260
Total volumes loaned,
39610
14471
54081
Total number of vols. sent to agencies,
513
Home use from agencies,
1363
Other circulation [pictures, clippings, etc.]
1031
Number of borrowers registered during year,
495
Total number of borrowers,
2511
Registration period
3 years.
Titles
Copies
Number of periodicals currently received
118
156
Financial statistics omitted.
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