Town of Arlington annual report 1918, Part 7

Author: Arlington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1918
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Coughlin, Cornelius J. Market Gardener. .. 47 Norcross St.


Crosby, Nelson B. Commissions . 10 Davis Ave.


Crosby, Edgar


Market Gardener


88 Lake St.


Dale, William P. Shipper 71 Brattle Lane


Dallin, Cyrus E.


Sculptor


69 Oakland Ave.


Damon, Frederick W.


Oil Dealer


.275 Broadway


Danforth, Samuel G. Manufacturer 16 Devereaux St.


Davis, Charles E. Station Agent 7 Nourse Rd.


Davis, Homer L.


Men's Furnishings 23 Wellington St.


Dawes, Henry L. Traveling Salesman. . . . 34 Jason St.


Dinsmore, Robert S. Conductor.382 Massachusetts Ave.


Dodge, Henry D. Engraver 12 Windemere Ave.


Doe, George I .. Retired 44 Jason St.


Dolloff, Levi M. Milk. . . . 1068 Massachusetts Ave.


Donahue, John J. Cement Blocks . .. 49 Brattle Lane


Downing, Edward I.


Dry Goods .


27 Appleton St.


Duff, John J. Spring Maker .... 12 Henderson St.


Durgin, Winfield S.


Ice Dealer.301 Massachusetts Ave.


Dyer, Humphrey


Retired


19 Varnum St.


Eastman, Burton C. Bookkeeper 7 Wyman St.


Eaton, Joseph H. Produce . 97 Paul Revere Rd.


Falvey, John J .. Civil Engineer .189 Broadway


Fessenden, Edward S. Assistant Treasurer. .. 14 Water St.


Frost, Harold L. Forester 93 Brantwood Rd.


Fowle, George M .. Bookkeeper 21 Trowbridge St.


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LIST OF JURORS


1


Name


O cupation


Residence


Gale, Clarence E.


Sales Agent ...... 82 Wollaston Ave.


Gallagher, Martin J ... Box Manufacturer. 140 Pleasant St.


Grannan, William D Undertaker 14 Wyman Ter.


Gray, Edwin W. Manager 30 Bartlett Ave.


Grossmith, Charles W. Druggist .26 Lakeview


Hesseltine, Ernest . Bookkeeper 38 Russell St.


Hicks, S. Trafford.


Coppersmith


93 Pleasant St.


Hilliard, R. Walter


Insurance


25 Norfolk Rd.


Holt, Ira W.


Teacher


362 Massachusetts Ave.


Hood, John C .. Retired . 111 Pleasant St.


Hortter, Frederic A. Accountant


15 Newman Way


Hyde, William J.


Bookkeeper.


19 Glen Ave.


Jaques, J. Frank.


Heat. and plumb. . 54 Brantwood Rd.


Jenkins, Richard O.


Case Maker


19 Harvard St.


Jewett, Joseph D. Merchant 120 Jason St.


Kehew, Edward L. Salesman 84 Hillside Ave.


Lear, Harry C .. Dry Goods 84 Everett St.


LoPresti, Frank.


Barber .


31 Chestnut St.


Lowe, George H ..


Contractor


72 Marathon St.


Lusk, John T .. Compositor. 22 Crescent Hill Ave.


MacMillin, Charles M. . Glass .


.95 Jason St.


Mann, James R. Bank Clerk 49 Wollaston Ave.


Marston, Alfred T. Accountant 20 Hopkins Rd.


Merrigan, William Taxi . .31 Central St.


Miller, George H. Jeweler .66 Walnut St.


Moir, James G .. Manager 15A Jason St.


Morton, Edward F. Farmer 103 Spring St.


Moseley, Herbert C.


Mortgages


76 Gray St.


O'Brien, Timothy Mason. 56 Palmer St.


Paine, Charles A. Salesman. .52 Tufts St.


Parker, Charles A. Foreman 135 Lake St.


Parsons, Clarence T. Broker 207 Appleton St.


Peirce, Charles A.


Market Gardener .


.11 Appleton St.


Perry, Roscoe R .. Trust Clerk 82 Bartlett Ave.


Pitcher, Osborne E. Bond Broker 20 Draper Ave.


Plaistead, Edwin S .. Salesman 105 Pleasant St.


Puffer, James P. Clerk 100 Broadway


Reardon, Edmond . Florist . 895 Massachusetts Ave.


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Name


Occupation


Residence


Reiche, J. Carl .


Insurance 12 Gray St.


Ross, Malcolm


Carpenter


49 Marathon St.


Sawyer, George A. Carpenter 5 Wyman St.


Schnetzer, Florentine Jeweler 185 Appleton St.


Schwamb, Clinton W.


Mouldings 27 Peirce St.


Speakman, Fred W.


Stair Builder 15 Everett St.


Spooner, Walter .


Lumber 42 Brantwood Rd.


Sunergren, Adolph F


Illustrator 15 Glen Ave.


Swadkins, Jason A.


Engineer .52 Tufts St.


Taft, W. Allen Lumber 44 Academy St.


Teel, George A. Engraver 26 Bartlett Ave.


Thorpe, William H Superintendent 30 Russell St.


Trow, Albert W.


Retired .


21 Russell Ter.


Waage, John C.


Painter 16 Central St.


Woodend, John E ..


Jeweler 72 Crescent Hill Ave.


Woodman, Charles W .


Lumber. . 1261 Massachusetts Ave.


REPORT OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS


JANUARY 1, 1919.


The following report is submitted by the Board of Registrars of Voters for the year ending December 31, 1918.


At the March election of 1918 the Town voted to establish two voting precincts, making the center line of Linwood, Tufts and River Streets as a dividing line. This necessitated a revision of the entire voting list, placing all below the line mentioned in Precinct 2, and all above in Precinct 1. Precinct 2 was used for the first time at the State Election, November 5, 1918, and 695 ballots were cast out of a total registration of 931.


The total number of registered voters December 31, 1917, was 3186. During the year, at the various meetings of the Board, 282 names were added and 245 stricken from the list on account of death or removal, leaving the total number of registered voters December 31, 1918, as follows:


Whole number registered 3389


Whole number of men


3223


Whole number of women


166


3389


The list of registered voters is divided as follows:


Precinct 1


Male 2292


Female 158 Total 2450


Precinct 2 Male 931


Female 8 Total 939


The assessed polls are as follows:


Precinct 1


3300


Precinct 2


1843


Total 5143


·


EBEN F. DEWING, Chairman,


EDWARD N. LACEY, DANIEL F. AHERN, THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Clerk, Registrars of Voters.


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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE


To the Citizens of the Town of Arlington:


A brief report of the work of the School Committee for the past year is herewith submitted to the Citizens of the Town for their consideration:


At the annual Town Meeting last March, the Town appro- priated the amount of money estimated by the School Com- mittee as necessary to efficiently conduct their department for the year and by careful administration and close economy we have kept our expenditures within the appropriation.


In common with other departments we have felt the stress and strain of war conditions, but we believe that the Arlington standard has been maintained in our school system.


Now that the war is over, and all are working and planning to bring about normal conditions, we feel that the citizens of the Town should give their best thought to the problems con- cerning the education of their children.


In accordance with the vote of the Town the Committee is making a study of the question of providing additional school accommodations and will make a report at the annual Town Meeting. This need is becoming more imperative each year and we are obliged to extend the expedient of alternating ses- sions to more schools and classes. During the past year it was necessary to place the Locke and Junior High Schools on this plan and to increase the length of the school day in these schools. We recognize the inconvenience occasioned by this program and have tried to alleviate the annoyance as far as it was pos- sible for us to do so. The Committee has reported the crowded conditions of the school buildings for a number of years and we hope the Town will agree to take immediate and liberal measures to relieve a situation that has become most acute.


Last spring Mr. William I. Marsters, Mr. Carl N. Quimby and Mr. Alton F. Tupper retired from the Committee and the Town elected Mr. Fred L. Dawson, Mr. John R. Foster and


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Mr. Claude A. Palmer to take their places. Both Mr. Tupper and Mr. Quimby had served as chairman and for a number of years had given their time and ability to their public duties. Miss Florence C. Hicks, who had been a member of the Com- mittee for more than four years, resigned in November. Her resignation was accepted with deep regret for, as a public ser- vant, Miss Hicks had rendered most faithful service.


The Junior High School, which has been a part of our edu- cational system for more than three years, is considered a very important unit. It is fair to state, however, that Junior High Schools are still in the experimental stage, and the Committee is keeping in close touch with the researches of educators and with the programs adopted in other communities in order that we may obtain the most efficient results from our school. In September Mr. Bradford E. Swift, sub-master in the Chelsea High School, was elected principal of the Junior High School to succeed Mr. Harold E. Jackman, who had served the Town faithfully for three years.


The preliminary steps have been taken this year to establish a dental clinic in the Town under the direction of the Board of Health and the School Committee, but because of the high prices of equipment and materials, the project has not been put into active operation. We are pleased to record that the matter received the enthusiastic support and co-operation of the Arlington dentists.


In connection with such matters we are of the opinion that a definite benefit would accrue to the Town if more preventive and more corrective measures were employed in the schools. The school nurse has become such a valuable factor in our School System that we shall soon require the entire time of a nurse. A comparatively small sum spent for more medical inspection and for the segregation and special help of children suffering from such diseases as tuberculosis, would bring a large return to the community in the way of healthy and useful citizens.


Our teachers and pupils have given a splendid demonstration of patriotism by their whole-hearted participation in the war activities, the work of the Junior Red Cross being worthy of especial mention.


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We are indebted to the Selectmen for their courtesy in per- mitting the meetings of the School Committee to be held in the Town Hall during the winter months of this year. This arrangement was made to effect a saving in coal and the results have been quite satisfactory.


Last year we increased the salaries of the teachers by a mod- erate sum and paid a bonus of $50 for the year to all teachers receiving less than $1000. In response to a petition received from the teachers for an increase in their salaries this year, we have made a careful study of the whole question, and have investigated the compensation received by teachers in other towns comparable to Arlington. We have come to the con- clusion that their claims, in the main, are justified and shall request that a larger appropriation be made for salaries.


The sum of money appropriated each year for general repairs is barely sufficient for the purpose, with the result that the extraordinary repairs are deferred from year to year. We believe that a special appropriation should be made for such matters, as some of them are immediately necessary and should be attended to as soon as possible.


We submit the following recommendations for the consider- ation of the citizens:


The renovation of the ventilating and sanitary systems in the Russell School; the electrification of the fire alarm system in most of the schools; the installation of a sprinkler system in the Junior High School basement and the placing of exits in this basement; and the reconstruction of the Locke School playground to make it safe for use of the children. We also desire to call to the attention of the citizens the lack of play- ground facilities at the High School and recommend that steps be taken to drain the vast area in the rear of the building so that the large number of children attending this school may have a proper place to spend their periods of recreation.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN A. BISHOP, Chairman.


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STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1917-1918


SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS


GRADES


Enrolled


for Year


Average


Membership


Avarage


Attendance


Percent of


Attendance


HIGH SCHOOL.


IX-X-XI-XII


678


596.7


558.8


93.6


JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ...


VIII and VII .


442


418.8


393.4


93.9


CROSBY SCHOOL


Carrie L. Minott


VI


39


39.4


37.7


95.7


Anne Sheridan


VI


37


34.5


33.6


97.4


Jennie M. Cottle.


V.


41


41.7


39.4


94.5


Minnie É. Gray


V.


44


38.8


36.2


93.3


Dorothy True .


IV


48


35.9


34.1


93.9


Gertrude D. Trask.


IV


50


34.9


33.3


95.4


Mary McCusker


IV


31.7


29.9


94.3


Ethel G. Higgins.


III


27.7


26.3


94.9


Laura F. Thrasher


III


43


31.6


29.7


94.9


Bertha L. Long.


III.


46


32.4


30.1


92.9


Helen A. Lyons. .


41


40.2


35.9


89.3


Sara M. Henderson


42


38.5


36.5


94.8


Helen H. Beane.


II.


44


38.1


34.8


91.6


Rachel Harrison .


I.


46


34.8


32.3


92.8


Ethelyn M. Brown .


I ..


47


35.1


32.4


92.3


Frances E. Kelley.


I.


33


27.5


25.0


87.7


Annie W. Cobb


S. P.


46


30.7


26.9


87.6


Gladys Chamberlain ..


S. P.


1


30.0


24.9


83.0


Helen M. Warren.


S. P.


33


29.2


25.8


88.4


Ellen E. Sweeney .


S. P.


51


33.6


30.4


90.5


732


686.3


635.2


92.6


CUTTER SCHOOL


Beulah S. Arnold .


VI


33


29.5


28.0


94.9


Mary E. Warde.


VI


25


26.1


24.2


92.4


Gertrude C. Abbott.


V.


47


43.1


41.0


95.1


Olive Stratton.


IV


39


37.3


35.4


95.2


Eilleen L. Myles.


III


35


35.9


34.2


95.5


Florence R. Norton. .


II.


38


37.3


35.0


93.9


Gladys C. Dunbar. ..


I and II.


34


30.6


28.4


92.8


Antoinette L. Canfield


I.


32


31.9


30.0


94.0


Marion G. Gleason . ..


S. P.


33


32.2


30.7


95.9


Edith A. Stockwell. .


S. P


41


33.4


30.1


90.4


357


337.3


317.0


93.9


Daily


II.


II.


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STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1918-19 - Concluded.


SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS


GRADES


Enrolled


for Year


/ Average


Membership


Average


Daily


Attendance


1 Percent of Attendance


LOCKE SCHOOL


Alice M. Philbrick .


VI


35


37.1


34.0


91.6


Flora E. Fuller


VI


39


40.4


37.5


92.8


Ruth E. Delano.


V.


46


44.8


40.5


90.6


Ethel L. Sargent.


V.


44


43.2


40.5


93.8


Mabel Ward .


IV


41


41.8


39.4


94.3


Corla M. Nelson.


IV


40


39.5


36.1


91.4


Edna MacArthur


III


47


41.0


38.2


93.2


May W. Gaffney


III


18


17.5


15.9


90.9


Bertha W. Richards.


II and III


35


35.9


33.7


93.9


Carrie L. Horr


II


35


34.2


31.4


91.8


Lucy E. Evans .


II


39


38.0


35.2


92.6


Alice M. Bean.


I and II.


32


30.2


27.1


90.0


Pauline E. Thiesfeldt .


I


37


34.0


30.6


90.0


Alice M. May .


I.


35


31.2


27.6


88.5


Margaret W. Chater .


S. P


38


34.3


27.6


80.5


Myrtle M. Davis. . ..


S. P


38


32.9


28.7


87.2


Helen H. McIntosh. .


S. P.


40


32.4


32.4


87.9


639


608.4


552.4


90.8


PARMENTER SCHOOL


Margaret McLeod. . .


V.


27


23.2


21.5


92.7


Vera E. Libby .. . .


IV.


39


37.4


34.7


92.8


Katrina MayGraveson


III


38


36.8


34.1


92.7


Elizabeth L. Geer.


II


34


34.1


31.4


92.0


Grace B. Tibbetts.


I.


35


33.4


30.2


90.4


Helen M. Dow


S. P


26


28.5


25.1


88.1


199


193.4


197.0


91.5


RUSSELL SCHOOL


Cora E. Tarvis. .


VI


35


35.3


32.6


92.4


Mary M. Stewart.


VI


38


33.6


31.5


93.8


Bertha Weare Belmont


V.


37


38.2


34.9


91.4


Nellie A. Grimes.


IV


50


42.7


40.1


93.9


Mary E. Hernan.


III


45


43.2


40.4


93.5


Ruth J. Blood.


II.


41


40.3


37.7


93.5


Margaret B. Condon


I and II.


32


29.9


27.0


90.3


Sarah L. Gifford. .


I ..


29


27.8


25.0


89.9


Elizabeth A. Day


S. P


36


33.4


28.2


84.4


343


324.4


297.4


91.7


Total Averages.


3390


3165.3


2931.2


92.6


.


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE


EVENING SCHOOL


Enrollment .


112


Average membership


77


Average daily attendance


64


Per cent of attendance.


83.1


VACATION SCHOOL


Enrollment.


159


Average membership


143.7


Average daily attendance


115.6


Per cent of attendance.


80.4


AVERAGE MEMBERSHIP ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Year Ending June)


Year


Russell and Parmenter


Crosby


Cutter


Locke


Junior High


High


Total


1909


606.2


319.8


322.8


344.1


360.6


1953.5


1910


613.4


342.0


270.3


456.6


367.3


2049.6


1911


622.6


390.7


301.1


496.0


372.0


2182.4


1912


595.2


446.4


290.1


439.7


400.0


2221.4


1913


583.3


472.5


303.0


522.3


454.4


2335.5


1914


591.3


562.3


318.3


583.1


498.0


2553.0


1915


607.4


622.8


307.3


631.9


548.9


2718.3


1916


511.8


584.1


302.8


583.0


391.9


639.8


3013.4


1917


542.3


603.2


310.9


597.3


436.3


644.8


3134.8


1918


517.8


686.3


337.3


608.4


418.8


596.7


3165.3


1918*


526.5


679.3


346.3


620.3


445.4


613.2


3231.0


*Fall term.


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROBBINS LIBRARY


To the Town of Arlington:


The Trustees of the Robbins Library submit their annual re- port. The circulation shows a gain of 47, with a total of 56,949 as compared with 56,902 in 1917. Children's Room shows a loss of 113, with 17,783 as against 17,896 in 1917.


Attendance in Reading Room shows a gain on week days of 835-23,497 as against 22,662 in 1917, and a loss on Sundays of 536-2,380 as against 2,916 in 1917.


The attendance in Children's Room has risen from 11,304 to 12,433, a gain of 1,129, with a loss of 452 on Sundays, 2,027 as against 2,479 in 1917.


There has been a gain of 214 in books taken from the stack room, 37,336 as against 37,122 in 1917. The use of periodicals shows a loss of 211-2,175 as against 2,386.


There was a gain in books and periodicals loaned from the Arlington Heights Branch, 4,076 as against 4,045 in 1917. There was a gain of 86 in books and periodicals sent from the Centre to the Heights, 861 in 1918 as against 775 in 1917. The Postal Reserve shows a gain of 15-797 in 1918 as against 782 in 1917.


There was a gain in books and periodicals loaned from the East Branch, 6,682 as against 5,422 in 1917. Visitors and readers at the Branch were 2,719. This was a falling off in attendance, the greater attendance of the previous year being due to the newness of the enterprise.


The closing of the Library from September 27 to October 18 on account of the influenza epidemic accounts for the falling off of attendance and circulation, where it has occurred, and may account for a smaller registration than last year, 943 as against 1,084 in 1917.


The Library has co-operated as best it could in the various war


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TRUSTEES ROBBINS LIBRARY


work campaigns, by the display of posters, advertising matter, distribution of circulars, etc.


It has collected and sent for distribution many books and periodicals for the use of the soldiers and sailors, at least four times as many as last year. A collection of German and French war souvenirs, presented to the Town by Lieut. Harold L. Frost, has been placed for safekeeping and exhibition in a showcase in the Reading Room.


Miss Nina L. Winn, after four years of faithful service with us, has accepted a position in Somerville Public Library as an assistant. The ceiling and walls of the art gallery have been redecorated, and we would call attention to the rare excellence of the print collection which Mr. Winfield Robbins presented to the Library several years ago.


The special donors for the year were Mrs. E. C. Turner, Mr. Emil Schwab, Prof. W. MacNeile Dixon of London, Mrs. True Worthy White. The editor of the Advocate has continued to send us a file of that paper.


Exhibitions of photographs, etc., have been given in addition to those reported hitherto.


January, No. 221, Fifty Salem Doorways.


February and March, No. 222, Pictures by American Artists from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.


April, No. 223, Moscow and Nizhni Novgorod.


April and May, No. 224, The Age of Mahogany in English Furniture.


May and June, No. 225, Views on the Canadian Pacific Rail- road.


June, No. 226, Fragments from France, by Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather.


July, No. 227, The Great War in Europe, No. 6.


July and August, No. 228, The Panama Canal.


August, No. 229, Niagara Falls.


August and September, No. 230, Photographs illustrative of events in the year 1492.


September and October, No. 231, Canadian Pacific Railroad views, Glacier and its vicinity.


October and November, No. 232, Panama-Pacific Inter- national Expositions at San Francisco and San Diego.


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


November and December, No. 233, Hungary.


December, No. 234, Colored Prints, by Jessie Willcox Smith. The property of Robbins Library.


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


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, except in August, for readers only, 2.30 to 5.30 P.M. 1 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 3.00 P.M., will be exchanged, and will be ready for delivery from 7.00 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.


LIBRARY HOURS, EAST ARLINGTON BRANCH


Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday .- 1 to 6, 7 to 9 P.M. - August .- Open on Saturdays only.


Closed on holidays.


Books left at the Branch on Tuesday and Saturday, between the hours of 1 and 3 P.M., will be exchanged, and will be ready for delivery from 7 to 9 P.M. of the same day.


STATISTICS


Annual Library report for year ending December 31, 1918. Robbins Library, Arlington, Mass. Free for lending and reference.


Number of branches 2


Days open during year (Central Library) 2851/2


Hours open each week for lending (Central Library) . . 66


Hours open each week for reading (Central Library) ..


69


112


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Adults Children Total


Number of volumes at beginning of year 25,015


419


149


568


Number of volumes added by purchase Number of volumes added by gift. . . . Number of volumes replaced or found. . Number of volumes lost or withdrawn. .


69


2


71


44


38


82


76


41


117


Total number at end of year


25,471


4,588 30,059


Number of volumes fiction lent for home


use .


26,868 13,944 40,812


Total number of volumes lent for home use .


37,336 17,783 *56,949


Single numbers of periodicals lent for home use.


2,154 21


2,175


Largest delivery in one day, February 23 . 530


Number of new borrowers registered during the year. .


943


Number of copies of newspapers and periodicals current- ly received 118


Number of persons using Library for reading and study 39,689


Attendance in Reading Rooms on week days. 23,497


Attendance in Children's Room on week days. 12,433


Attendance in Reading Rooms on Sundays 2,380


Attendance in Children's Room on Sundays


2,027


ARLINGTON HEIGHTS BRANCH


Number of volumes at beginning of year . 1,304


Number of volumes added during year by purchase. 42


Number of volumes added during year by gift.


5


Number of volumes lost or withdrawn during year


1


Total number at end of year. . 1,350


Number of books lent for home use from Branch.


1,866


Number of periodicals lent belonging to Branch. .


2,210


Number of books and periodicals received by basket from Central Library in 1918. 861


Number of copies of newspapers and periodicals cur- rently received. 29


*Includes 1,830 sent to Branches.


4,440 29,455


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LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT


EAST ARLINGTON BRANCH


Number of volumes at beginning of year .


625


Number of volumes added during year by purchase. . 82


Number of volumes added during year by gift.


3


Number of volumes replaced or found.


4


Number of volumes lost or withdrawn during year . . Total number at end of year .


713


Number of books lent for home use from Branch


5,603


Number of periodicals lent belonging to Branch


1,079


Number of books received by basket from Central Library in 1918. 969


Number of copies of newspapers and periodicals cur- rently received 31


Payments for


Unexpended balance


Books


$637.86


Local taxation


$5,800.00


Periodicals


410.30


Endowment funds


2,684.21


Binding


508.66


Fines and sale of


Salaries, library ser-


publications


463.50


vice, janitor ser-


Other sources


650.37


vice


5,233.69


Heat


945.56


Total


$9,598.08


Light


452.57


Other expenses


1,408.25


Balance on hand


1.19


Total


$9,598.08


LIST OF PERIODICALS


American Boy


Bird Lore


American Cookery


Birds and Nature


American Forestry


Book Review Digest


American Review of Reviews Booklist


Architectural Record


Bookman


Arlington High School Clarion Boys' Life


Atlantic Monthly


Catholic World


1


Receipts from


114


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Century Christian Endeavor World Christian Science Journal* Congressional Record*


Current Opinion .


Delineator


Education


Educational Review


Etude Everyland


Flying


North American Review


Forum


Official Gazette, U. S. Patent


Office*


Our Dumb Animals*


Harper's Monthly


Outing


Harvard Theological Review


Outlook


Harvard University Gazette*


Photo Era


Hibbert Journal


Pictorial Review


House Beautiful


Popular Mechanics


Illustrated London News


Popular Science Monthly


Independent


Power Plant Engineering


Indian's Friend


Public Libraries


Industrial Arts Magazine


Râja-Yoga Messenger*


International Journal of Ethics Readers' Guide to Periodical


International Studio


Literature


Safety Engineering*


St. Nicholas


School Arts Magazine


League of Nations


School Review


Library Journal


Scientific American


Life


Scientific American Supplement


Literary Digest


Little Folks


Scribner's Magazine


Living Age


Social Service Review*


Manual Training Magazine


Spectator


Mayflower Descendant*


Survey


Medford Historical Register


Theosophical Path*


Modern Priscilla


Theosophical Quarterly*


*Donated.


Munsey's Magazine Museum of Fine Arts Bulletin* Musical Courier


Musician


Nation


National Geographic Magazine New England Historical and Genelogical Register


New England Homestead


Nineteenth Century and After


General Federation Magazine Good Housekeeping


John Martin's Book


Keramic Studio


Ladies' Home Journal


Scientific Monthly


115


LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT


Touchstone Unpopular Review World's Work


Yale Review Youth's Companion


LIST OF NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PERIODICALS


America* Arlington Advocate


Arlington Weekly News


Boston Daily Advertiser


Sacred Heart Review*


Somerville Journal


Springfield Republican


Cambridge Chronicle


Christian Register*


Universalist Leader* Watchman-Examiner*


Christian Science Monitor* Current Events


Woman Citizen*


Woman Patriot*


Living Church* *Donated.


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 (Bigelow Free Public Library); Concord; Erie, Pa .; Everett (Shute Memorial Library); Fairhaven (Millicent Library); Gardner (Levi Heywood Memorial Library); Hartford, Conn .; Lancaster; Malden; Manchester, N. H .; Massachusetts Free Public Library Commission; Milton; Natick (Morse Institute Library); New York; Newton; Northampton (Forbes Library); Providence, R. I .; Quincy (Thomas Crane Public Library); Somerville; Taunton; Wakefield (Beebe Town Library); Water- town; Wilkes-Barré, Pa. (Osterhout Free Library); Winchester; Winthrop (Frost Library Building); Woburn; Worcester.




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