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hundred more feet of one-inch hose. With the extra expense on team hire, and labor in cutting brush, I would recommend that $6500 be appropriated this year. The following is the manner in which your appropriation was spent last year.
Treating nests, and
Į private
Labor $612.83
Team
Total
Cutting Brown-tails
Town
435.75
$1,048.58
Spraying _ private
341.34
$153.50
. 494.84
Í Town
224.33
266.85
491.18
Removing dead wood
private
60.47
3.94
64.41
Town
521.10
112.34
633.44
Cutting and burning
private
69.76
.87
70.63
underbrush
Town
422.48
5.25
427.73
Inspection, private
9.85
9.85
Counting trees
1.13
1.13
Storehouse labor
66.56
66.56
Superintendent and clerk, salary
1,246.00
Office supplies
149.51
Repairs
61.77
Materials
695.55
Rent of storehouse
96.00
Incidentals
5.07
$5,562.25
ESTIMATE FOR 1915.
Treating nests and cutting Brown-tails
$1,050.00
Spraying
1,100.00
Removing dead wood
700.00
Cutting and burning brush
650.00
Inspection
10.00
Storehouse labor
80.00
Superintendent and clerk, salary
1,327.00
Office supplies and expense
150.00
Repairs
100.00
Material
950.00
Storehouse rent
96.00
Incidentals
12.00
2 2-horse power spraying machines
275.00
$6,500.00
LIST OF JURORS.
LIST OF JURORS OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON, REVISED BY THE SELECTMEN, JANUARY, 1915.
Name Occupation
Residence
Adams, Frank H .
. Creamery 441 Mystic St.
Ahern, John J.
Plumber
17 Beacon St.
Allen, W. Stuart.
Manager.
15 Court St.
Averill, George H . Fish Dealer 41 Wollaston Ave.
Aylward, William P Merchant 10 Trowbridge St.
Bacon, Major . Mason
.8 Bacon St.
Ballard, James E. Master Mariner 3 Tanager St.
Barnes, Charles A . Painter 20 Henderson St.
Barr, Russell W. Carpenter 53 Lancaster Rd.
Baston, James W Wood Carver. 9 Court St.
Bean, Harlan B. Salesman. . 1218 Massachusetts Ave.
Beers, W. Warren Machinist. . 404 Massachusetts Ave.
Benham, John H Police Officer . . . .49 Norcross St.
Bevins, James J. Restaurant. . 606 Massachusetts Ave.
Biggs, Douglas S Printer 8 Florence Ave.
Birch, Arthur Machinist .74 Wollaston Ave.
Bond, Everett P Clerk
18 Linwood St.
Bott, William G. Salesman 158 Pleasant St.
Bridgham, Arthur L.
Civil Engineer
17 Hillside Ave.
Brooks, Ernest R
Dentist.
103 Claremont Ave.
Brooks, William A
Commissioner
78 Jason St.
Brown, Henry K.
Shoemaker ... 52 Westmoreland Ave.
Buckley, Jeremiah .
Superintendent
28 Beacon St.
Bunton, William E.
Draughtsman
168 Park Ave.
Buttrick, David. Merchant. .15 Swan St.
Callahan, Frank E. Machinist. 103 Franklin St.
Campbell, Clarence H Real Estate 108 Broadway
Carens, George C.
Reporter. 15 Windsor St.
Chase, Fred M Garage. 743 Massachusetts Ave.
Clark, George. .Stablekeeper .30 Mystic St.
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Name
Occupation Residence
Clifford, Daniel I.
Letter Carrier.115 Westminster Ave.
Connor, Fred Paul
.Salesman.
.36 Draper Ave.
Cotton, A. Eugene
Mason .
1054 Massachusetts Ave.
Crosby, Edgar Farmer 85 Lake St.
Curry, Fred H .
. Engineer 16 Cliff St.
Cutter, Waldo R. Farmer 151 Summer St.
Dacey, John A
Chemist. .. 1263 Massachusetts Ave.
Dale, David T. . Rope Maker 32 Lewis Ave.
Deering, Edwin F
Marketman 11 Avon Pl.
Dick, John M .
Investments
190 Pleasant St.
Dinsmore, Robert S
Conductor
.52 Mystic St.
Doane, Foster P
Salesman
243 Lowell St.
Doane, Warner S.
Clerk
44 Lombard Ter.
Donahue, John J
Forester
5 Brattle Ct.
Doe, George I. Retired 44 Jason St.
Downing, Edward I. Salesman . 149 Hillside Ave.
Drew, Harry O Manufacturer.185 Westminster Ave.
Drouet, William C.
Salesman .
. 56 Florence Ave.
Duff, Frank J . Spring Mfr 12 Henderson St.
Duncan, David W . Florist 133 Mystic St.
Durgin, Winfield S
Ice Dealer. . 301 Massachusetts Ave.
Eaton, Joseph H.
Produce.
97 Paul Revere Rd.
Finley, Henry . Piano Maker .71 Wollaston Ave.
Fitzpatrick, William A . Clerk. 27 Central St.
Fowle, George M
Bookkeeper.355 Massachusetts Ave.
. 61 Lowell St.
Gardner, John P Saw Filer
Giles, Harvey E.
Harness Maker. .
.14 Whittemore St.
Goddard, Joseph V Clerk. 147 Forest St.
Grannan, William D
Undertaker. . 378 Massachusetts Ave.
Guarente, Raffaele D Barber 29 Chestnut St.
Higgins, Charles H Forester 7 Swan St.
Hildreth, Nathan L Insurance 104 Medford St.
Hill, Horace H. Draughtsman .25 Aerial St.
Hill, George H . Wood Turner 38 Brattle Lane
Hilliard, R. Walter
Expressman
20 Grove St.
Insurance 25 Norfolk Rd. Hurley, Timothy W
Jenkins, Richard O. Case Maker 19 Harvard St.
Kelly, John . Farmer. 83 Highland Ave.
Kimball, Roscoe C. Foreman 21 Linwood St.
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Name Occupation Residence
Kimball, Samuel E.
Retired.
121 Lake St.
Lusk, John T.
Compositor. .
22 Crescent Hill Ave.
Mann, J. Merrill Insurance 15 Medford St.
Marsters, William T
Printer . 46 Magnolia St.
Marvin, Louis G Printer 17 Norcross St.
Miller, George H
Jeweler .66 Walnut St.
Myers, Alfred E.
Merchant 19 Lombard Rd.
O'Brine, Timothy
Mason 56 Palmer St.
Parker, Charles A
Foreman 135 Lake St.
Puffer, James P. Clerk
100 Broadway
Purcell, Edmund J
Farmer. 109 Broadway
Reynolds, Deane S
Manager .30 Addison St.
Roop, William T.
Merchant 32 Paul Revere Rd.
Russell, Frank F Sexton . 28 Russell St.
Sawyer, George A.
Carpenter 5 Wyman St.
Sawyer, John H. Furniture. 24 Maple St.
Sawyer, Walter D. Salesman 103 Bartlett Ave.
Sanborne, Charles E .. Forester .6 Court St. Pl.
Schnetzer, Florentine, Jr . .. Jeweler 184 Appleton St.
Schumacher, Fred W Teamster 105 Crescent Hill Ave.
Smith, Fred S. Agent. .10 Jason St.
Snow, Ernest A. Architect. 15 Lincoln St.
Storey, Orville L. Artist. 10 Devereaux St.
Stratton, George C Salesman 17 Orchard Ter.
Stinson, George H. Retired. 48 Lombard Ter.
Sunergren, Adolph F Illustrator 15 Glen Ave.
Swadkins, Jason A Engineer 22 Marion Rd.
Swett, Warren P Salesman 56 Claremont Ave.
Taplin, Walter J. Printer . 400 Massachusetts Ave.
Tappan, Daniel L. Farmer. .269 Massachusetts Ave.
Tewksbury, George C
Bookkeeper. . 45 Claremont Ave.
Thorpe, William H Superintendent. .30 Russell St.
Trow, Albert W . Retired. 21 Russell Ter. Merchant .. . 185 Massachusetts Ave. Viano, John J .
Waage, John C. Painter .16 Central St.
Wilder, Frederick G Clerk. 15 Jason St.
Woodend, John E. Jeweler 72 Crescent Hill Ave.
Woodman, Charles W . Lumber ... 1140 Massachusetts Ave.
REPORT OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. 4
January 1, 1915.
The Board of Registrars of Voters herewith submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1914.
Fifteen meetings were held during the year, for the purpose of revising the voting list, certifying nomination papers, and register- ing citizens showing the necessary qualifications.
In the State election of 1914 the Town and the State voted to abolish the enrollment of voters in the several parties. This necessitated an entire revision of the voting list.
The total number of registered voters December 31, 1913, was 2309. During the year 176 names were dropped from the list on account of death or removal from Town. Three hundred and seventy-one names were added at the various meetings as follows: February 13. 14
February 18. 25
February 21 43
September 15.
77
October 16.
30
October 20.
45
October 24.
137
Total.
371
Making the total number of male voters December 31, 1914, 2504
The number of women voters reported December 31, 1913, was 92. During the year 12 names were added, making the women's list December 31, 1914, 104.
The list as revised January 1, 1915, is as follows:
Whole number registered. 2608
2504
Whole number of men.
Whole number of women 104
Total. 2608
Total number assessed polls December 31, 1914. 3626
EBEN F. DEWING,
EDWARD N. LACEY,
DANIEL F. AHERN,
THOMAS J. ROBINSON,
Registrars of Voters.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROBBINS LIBRARY.
To the Town of Arlington:
The Trustees of the Robbins Library submit their annual report. The circulation shows a gain of 2,028, with a total of 50,599 as compared with 48,571 in 1913. The Children's Room shows a gain of 1,077 with 15,490 as against 14,413 in 1913.
The attendance in the Reading Room shows a gain on week days of 606 - 19,533 as against 18,927 in 1913, but a falling off of 44 on Sundays - 2,100 as against 2,144 in 1913. The daily at- tendance in the Children's Room has risen from 8,529 in 1913 to 9,836 - a gain of 1,307, with a corresponding gain in Sunday attendance - 1,920 for 1914 as against 1,827 in 1913, a gain of 93.
We note a gain of 1,281 in books taken from the Stack Room - 33,911 in 1914 as against 32,630. The use of periodicals also shows a gain - 3,218 for 1914 as against 2,531 for 1913, a gain of 687. Eight hundred and eight new cards were given out, 75 more than last year, and the largest number yet issued in a single year.
The Postal Reserve system introduced last year has maintained its popularity, 649 persons using it in 1914. The Library has stereopticon views for use of teachers with their pupils on Egypt, England, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Palestine, Switzerland, Washington, D. C., and Yosemite Valley.
Four thousand books and periodicals were loaned from Arlington Heights Branch in 1914, an increase of 697 over last year, in spite of smaller Library facilities at the Heights than formerly. Eleven hundred and ninety-eight books and periodicals were sent from the Centre to the Heights in 1914 as against 1,528 in 1913, a loss of 330. In this connection we might say that there is an increasing demand on the part of citizens at the Eastern end of the Town for as good library facilities as are enjoyed by people at the Heights, but from funds now in hand the Trustees are unable to meet this demand.
The vacation privilege was materially extended this year - from June 1 to October 1 - and more books could be drawn than formerly by each individual - two books of fiction and three of non-fiction, the recent popular books and periodicals being ex- cepted from this rule. Since November 1, however, we have
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granted to adults two books of fiction and two of non-fiction instead of one as heretofore. This does not include one-week books or those which are recent and popular.
The Library /has been enriched by gifts of books from Mrs. E. C. Turner, Mrs. Marguerite Turner Morra, Mrs. Robert S. Bradley, Marcell N. Smith, Miss H. H. Hesseltine, Dr. C. A. Keegan, Mr. Arthur C. Frost and others.
The editors of the Advocate have continued to send us a file of that paper. Exhibitions of photographs, etc., have been given in addition to those reported hitherto.
January and February. No. 159. Ireland, No. 2.
February. No. 160. Pictures in Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, Part 2. Flemish. Van Dyck to Janssens.
February and March. No. 161. Old English Masters, en- graved by Timothy Cole.
March and April. No. 162. Transportation without Steam or Electricity.
April and May. No. 163. Venice, No. 5.
May. No. 164. Indians of the West.
May and June. No. 165. Missions of Southern California.
June and July. No. 166. Foods from Southern Climes.
July. No. 167. Biblical Scenes, Personages and Saints.
September. No. 168. Pictures in Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, Part 5. Dutch. Metsu to Schalcken.
October. No. 169. Twenty large photographs.
November and December. No. 170. Photographs by Wallace Nutting.
December. No. 171. Days Near Rome, Part 2.
The Library statistics will appear in somewhat different form this year, as requested by the American Library Association.
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL C. BUSHNELL,
CYRUS E. DALLIN,
CHARLES A. KEEGAN,
WILLIAM A. MULLER,
JAMES P. PARMENTER, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, .
Trustees.
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LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT.
LIBRARY HOURS.
Open daily, except Sunday, 10 A.M. to 9 P.M.
Children's Room, 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Sundays, for readers only, 2.30 to 5.30 P.M.
AUGUST HOURS.
Wednesday and Saturday as usual.
Open on other days, except Sunday, from 2.30 to 5.30 P.M. Closed on holidays.
LIBRARY HOURS, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS BRANCH.
TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. - 1.30 to 6, 7 to 8.30 P.M. AUGUST. - Open on Saturdays only.
Closed on holidays.
Books left at the Branch on Tuesday and Saturday, between the hours of 1.30 and 3.30 P.M., will be exchanged, and books will be ready for delivery from 7 to 8.30 P.M. of the same day.
A limited number of books are kept at the Branch and may be circulated from there.
STATISTICS.
Annual Library report for year ending December 31, 1914.
Robbins Library, Arlington, Mass.
Free for lending and reference.
Number of branches.
1
Days open during year (Central Library) .
304
Hours open each week for lending (Central Library).
66
Hours open each week for reading (Central Library)
69
Adults Children Total
Number of volumes at beginning of year. 22,905
4,017
26,922
Number of volumes added by purchase. .
551
114
665
Number of volumes added by gift.
230
4
234
Number of volumes replaced or found
15
6
21
Number of volumes lost or withdrawn
68
Total number at end of year . 23,701
4,141
27,774
Number volumes fiction lent for home use.
11,998
Total number volumes lent for home use. . 33,911
15,490
*50,599
Single numbers of periodicals lent for home use
3,218
* Includes 1198 sent to Branch.
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Largest delivery in one day, November 28. 399
Number of new borrowers registered during the year 808
Number of copies of newspapers and periodicals currently received . 119
Number of persons using Library for reading and study . . . 32,674
Attendance in Reading Room on week days 19,533
Attendance in Children's Room on week days 9,836
Attendance in Reading Room on Sundays. 2,100
Attendance in Children's Room on Sundays
1,920
Note. No record kept of other rooms.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS BRANCH.
Number of volumes at beginning of year 1,104
Number of volumes added during year by purchase.
65
Number of volumes lost or withdrawn during year
1
Total number at end of year .
1,168
Number of books lent for home use from Branch.
1,992
Number of periodicals lent belonging to Branch.
2,008
Number of books and periodicals received by basket from Central Library in 1914. 1,198
Number of copies of newspapers and periodicals currently received . 27
Receipts From
Payments For
Unexpended balance
*Books. $1,116.71
Local taxation. . . .. $4,000.00
Periodicals 297.57
Endowment funds. . . 2,641.61
Binding. 383.39
Fines and sale of pub-
Salaries, library serv-
lications. 311.45
ice, janitor service . 4,168.60
Other sources.
605.63
Heat. 441.30
Light. 452.34
Total
$7,558.69
Other expenses.
693.28
Balance on hand 5.50
Total.
$7,558.69
* Not all entered.
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LIST OF PERIODICALS.
A. L. A. Booklist.
American Boy.
American Forestry .*
Illustrated London News. Independent.
Indian's Friend.
Arlington High School Clarion. Atlantic Monthly.
International Journal of Ethics. International Studio.
Bird Lore. Birds and Nature.
Keramic Studio. Ladies' Home Journal.
Book Buyer .*
Library Journal.
Life.
Lippincott's Magazine.
Boston Cooking School Maga- Literary Digest. zine.
Boy's Life.
Century.
Massachusetts Magazine.
Mayflower Descendant.
Medford Historical Register.
Modern Electrics.
Munsey's Magazine. Museum of Fine Arts Bulletin .*
Musical Courier.
Musician.
Nation.
National Geographic Magazine .* New England Historical and Genealogical Register.
New England Homestead.
Nineteenth Century and After.
North American Review. Official Gazette, U. S. Patent Office .*
Our Dumb Animals .*
Outing. Outlook. Photo Era.
Delineator. Education. Educational Review. Etude. Forum. Garden Magazine .*
General Federation Magazine.
Good Housekeeping. Good Roads Magazine. Happyland. Harper's Bazar. Harper's Monthly. Harper's Weekly. Harvard Theological Review. Harvard University Gazette .* Hibbert Journal. *Donated.
Home Needlework Magazine. House Beautiful.
American Review of Reviews. Architectural Record.
Book Review Digest. Bookman.
Little Folks. Living Age. McClure's Magazine.
Chautauquan. Christian Endeavor World.
Congressional Record .* Craftsman.
Current Opinion.
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Pilgrim Magazine.
School Review.
Pilgrim Notes and Queries.
Scientific American.
Popular Electricity.
Scientific American Supplement.
Popular Mechanics.
Scribner's Magazine.
Popular Science Monthly.
Something-To-Do.
Practical Engineer.
Spectator.
Public Libraries.
Suburban Life.
Raja-Yoga Messenger .*
Survey.
Readers' Guide to Periodical Theosophical Path .* Literature. St. Nicholas.
World's Work. Youth's Companion.
School Arts Magazine.
LIST OF NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PERIODICALS.
Arlington Advocate.
Belmont Courier .*
Boston Daily Advertiser.
Somerville Enterprise .*
Boston Evening Transcript.
Somerville Journal.
Cambridge Chronicle.
Springfield Weekly Republican.
Christian Register .* Christian Science Monitor .* Churchman .*
Universalist Leader .*
Watchman-Examiner .*
Current Events.
Woman's Journal .*
Living Church .*
Missions .*
Woman's Protest Against Woman Suffrage .*
New York Times Book Review.
Remonstrance Against Woman Suffrage .*
Unitarian Advance .*
We have received reports or bulletins, or both, from the public libraries of the following places: Andover (Memorial Hall Library); Baltimore, Md. (Enoch Pratt Free Library); Belmont; Boston; Brookline; Cambridge; Canton; Chelsea; Clinton (Bige- low Free Public Library); Concord; Erie, Pa .; Everett (Shute Memorial Library); Fairhaven (Millicent Library); Gardner (Levi Heywood Memorial Library); Hartford, Con .; Helena, Mont .; Lancaster; Louisville, Ky .; Malden; Manchester, N. H .; Marble- head (Abbot Public Library); Massachusetts (Free Public Library Commission); Massachusetts State Library; Milton; Monmouth *Donated.
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Ill. (Warren Co. Library); Natick (Morse Institute Library) ; New York; Newton; Philadelphia, Pa .; Providence, R. I .; Quincy (Thomas Crane Public Library); Salem; Seattle, Wash .; Somer- ville; Stoneham; Taunton; Wakefield (Beebe Town Library); Watertown; Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Osterhout Free Library); Win- chester; Winthrop; Woburn; Worcester.
Respectfully submitted,
ELIZABETH J. NEWTON, Librarian.
ARLINGTON, December 31, 1914.
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ART FUND 1914.
Principal of Fund $23,817.25
Accumulated Income to January 1, 1914 1,804.88
$25,622.13
Receipts.
Interest on
$9,000 Water Loan of 1912, June and
December
$360.00
10,000 Water Loan of 1913, June 212.50
8,000 Water Loan of 1913, December
170.00
4,000 Schouler Court Land Purchase of 1914 80.00
2,000 Town of Arlington Tax Note, six months, 414% 42.50
4,000 Town of Arlington Tax Note, twelve months, 4% 160.00
Deposit in Arlington Savings Bank
35.42
1,060.42
$26,682.55
Payments. Accrued interest on investments
41.67
$26,640.88
Balance
Principal of Fund
$23,817.25
Accumulated Income
2,823.63
$26,640.88
Investments.
Eight Town of Arlington Water Bonds of 1912, dated December 2, 1912, pay- able serially commencing December 2, 1915, interest 4% semi-annually Four Town of Arlington Water Bonds of 1913, dated June 30, 1913, payable serially commencing June 30, 1915, interest 414% semi-annually 8,000.00
$8,000.00
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Four Schouler Court Land Purchase of 1914 Notes, dated April 30, 1914, pay- able serially commencing July 1, 1915, interest 4% semi-annually $4,000.00
Three Town of Arlington Water Loan of 1914 Notes, dated November 1, 1914, payable serially commencing Novem- ber 1, 1915, interest semi-annually 6,000.00 One Turkey Hill Land Purchase of 1913 Note, dated November 1, 1914, pay- able November 1, 1918 500.00
Deposit in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank 140.88
$26,640.88
S. C. BUSHNELL, JAMES P. PARMENTER, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, CHARLES A. KEEGAN, WILLIAM A. MULLER, CYRUS E. DALLIN,
Trustees.
MYRON TAYLOR, Treasurer. GEORGE McK. RICHARDSON, Auditor.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR 1914
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Arlington:
Pursuant to custom and the requirements of the statutes of the Commonwealth, the School Committee hereby submits to the citizens of the Town its report for the year 1914.
Heretofore it has been the custom to print in the annual Town report, in connection with the report of the School Committee, the report of the Superintendent of Schools. This year, the latter report will be omitted from the Town report; but the School Com- mittee, following a precedent of several years' standing, has caused the Superintendent's report to be printed as a separate document, copies of which will be available upon request to citi- zens of the Town who are sufficiently interested to apply for the same. It is appropriate to remark in this connection that the Superintendent's report this year deals exhaustively with the condition of our schools, academically and otherwise, and con- tains many suggestions and recommendations which parents and citizens should thoughtfully consider in order that they may have an intelligent appreciation of some of the subjects, poli- cies and standards which are constantly being agitated and established by leading educators for the betterment of school efficiency, and which your committee is called upon to deal with and consider in connection with our own school system.
Because of the completeness of the Superintendent's report, as above stated, nothing more will be attempted here than to briefly place before the citizens a few of the important features connected with the administration of our schools during the past year and the necessity which will confront us in the mat- ter of expenditures and otherwise in the immediate future.
SCHOOL POPULATION AND DISTRIBUTION DURING 1914.
A study of our school statistics for the past ten years will dis- close that the school population during that period has increased 54 per cent, the past few years showing the greatest percentage
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of increase and the past year being responsible for one-eighth of the entire increase. The total number of pupils enrolled in the schools December 1914 was 2770, while the corresponding enroll- ment of the preceding year showed 2600, a gain of 170. The December enrollment may be fairly considered to represent the total average membership of the schools, and is considerably less than the total enrollment since September, 1914, the en- rollment in the several schools of the Town since September being as follows:
High. 572
Crosby
667
Cutter 336
Locke. 678
Russell.
482
Parmenter. 151
A grand total of. 2886
Every room in every building is now occupied, while an over- flow class of twenty-five is occupying the small room designed for a school library in the Locke School, and a similar class is quartered in the library of the Cutter School. This rapid increase in the school population has compelled in the High School a resort to double sessions, the Freshman class in that school being com- pelled to attend in the afternoon from 12 to 4, a condition to be tolerated only because of absolute necessity. It is reasonable to assume that three, possibly four rooms will be necessary to care for the growth in the grammar schools next September, and if no additional accommodations were in sight, it would be necessary to place several rooms on part time. Such an arrangement would be most unfortunate, but probably will not be experienced, as the building committee of the new High School assures us that unless unforeseen conditions arise the new building will be ready for occupancy in September. This assurance seems reasonable if the rapid progress already made in the construction of this building is maintained. With the completion of the new High School building, the present building will be made avail- able for grammar school pupils and relieve the congestion in the elementary grades by at least eleven rooms, apportioned as fol-
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lows: Crosby 3, Russell 3, Cutter 1 and Locke 4. This relief will probably postpone the necessity for additional grammar school accommodations for a period of possibly five years.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
During the past ten years considerable legislation has been passed relating to the maintenance of Evening Schools, and among other enactments a law requiring cities or towns having a population of 10,000 or over, to maintain such schools. . Until 1914, Arlington was able to postpone the establishment of an Evening School, but during the year the demand for such a school became so imperative that the School Committee authorized the Superintendent to ascertain the probable number that would attend if an Evening School were established. Accordingly, after notice, a meeting was held on October 8, and 71 persons signed an agreement to attend if a school was opened. The School Committee thereupon voted to establish an Evening School, to be held in the High School building on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 o'clock. On November 3, classes were organized for illiterates and non-English speaking foreigners, for those desiring to take Civil Service examinations, also classes in Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Typewriting, and Sten- ography. The attendance fully warranted the establishment of the school, a maximum number of 150 students being enrolled and an average attendance of 112 being maintained to December 31, 1914. The conscientious and earnest work of these students fully justified the establishment of the school even if it were not required by law.
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