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Five of our musical organizations, composed of 175 students, participated in the Massachusetts State Music Festival last May in Medford. The string orchestra received 96 points for an Honor I rating in a special class. The high school orchestra received 94 points for an Honor I rating in class B. The Junior High School West orchestra received 91 points for an Honor I rating in class D. The high school girls' glee club received 87 points for an Honor II rating in class A. The combined junior high school band received 90 points for an Honor II rating in class D.
For a number of years students from the music classes in the high school have entered a national competition for original music sponsored by the Scholastic Magazine. This year a student from the Music I class won a certificate of honorable mention with her original composition for chorus entitled "United Nations Hymn." The senior class song, as has been the custom in the past, was writ- ten by a student in the Music II class.
In the course of the year the department made the usual typical contributions to the school and the community. Last February the high school orchestra played for the dramatic club's presentation of "A Date with Judy." In April the Gilbert and Sullivan Club presented "Pinafore." On April 19 the Industrial Arts' Drum and Bugle Corps played for the Patriots' Day parade. In May the high school orchestra gave a concert for the Locke School Parent- Teachers' Association and an hour's concert at the Vocational Con- ference sponsored by the Guidance Department. Five musical organizations went to the Massachusetts State Music Festival in Medford. The combined junior high school bands played in the Memorial Day parade on May 30. The Junior High West band gave a concert on May 22 for the West Parent-Teachers' Associa- tion. On June 6 the Elementary Instrumental Classes gave a con- cert at the high school. The Industrial Arts' Drum and Bugle Corps played at the Junior High Industrial Arts graduation. The high school orchestra and chorus took part in the high school graduation exercises. This fall the high school band played at all the football games, both at home and out of town. On December 8 the Junior High School West orchestra played a half-hour concert for the West Parent-Teachers' Association. On December 23 the high school orchestra and chorus presented two Christmas assemblies at the high school. In addition the bands, orchestras, and choruses in their respective schools took part in assemblies and school activities throughout the year.
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Report of the Art Director:
Changing theories of today seem to demand a greater variety in types of work and materials to be used, but so far as appreciation and original use of color, design, and illustration are a part of our program we have achieved meritable results. Certainly the prizes and awards that have been won by children from our elementary, junior high, and high school classes in various original designs and competitive problems have brought gratifying commendation to our department from townspeople, art commentators, and art edu- cators.
The competitions in which we have taken part and won awards were conducted by the American Humane Society, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Safety Program of the American Automobile Association, the Scholastic Magazine's Awards Program, and the Community Fund. Posters for various school activities and departments have been prepared, and at pres- ent we are designing others for the Prevention of Cancer drive, and also for the Health Development Program conducted by the Arling- ton Women's Club.
In the upper elementary grades an attempt has been made to tie the social studies together with the work of the Art Department through research and drawings concerning the life and customs of people in other lands, how they live, their costume, their buildings, their geographical placement, their trees and other natural growths, their native design, their industries and their types of production. All this is in order to develop an appreciation and an understanding of their cultural background compared to our own.
The Art Teacher necessarily covers a wide field of activity, and regularly scheduled work planned ahead is expected of the Elemen- tary Teacher under the direction of the Art Supervisor. This work should be designed as part of the regular class work in order to have a program that is alive and functional. This part of the schedule has been particularly difficult since September because of the number of teachers new to our system. We hope, however, that with individual encouragement our standard may not be lowered, since so many of the new teachers have shown considerable art ability, which, properly directed and encouraged, should result most satisfactorily.
Objectives and Recommendations:
1. The past few years have seen an extensive growth in the com- munity use of our school buildings. Several buildings are used every single evening of the week except Saturday and Sunday, until 10:00 P.M. or later, and other buildings are used almost as often. An extensive and most successful youth program of benefit to a
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large number of our young people has been developed and admin- istered by the Superintendent of Parks. This program is, of neces- sity, carried on indoors during the winter months, and is limited only by the meagre gymnasium space in our school buildings. Con- sideration has been given by the School Committee to an extension of gymnasium facilities at the Junior High School West and at the Junior High School Center. After a study of plans the committee is requesting funds this year for an addition to the Junior High School West.
2. The Town Warrant will contain an article requesting funds to provide for the construction of an elementary school in the Mystic Street area. A one-story building, modern in all respects, should be erected here. It will augment an extensive home building program as soon as building materials are available. A playground suitable for this area should also be provided for now, before the sale of available sites for house lots makes land taking highly expensive.
3. Every effort is being made to develop and extend our visual education program. The unusual success of the Armed Services during the war in speeding up the learning processes in the training of men has provided schools with an incentive to revise their pro- grams to make use of this means of definitely reducing the length of the learning time and increasing the amount of retention of the material learned. This increase in the efficiency of learning prom- ises a great advancement which will become a final reality in the near future as publishing companies provide films correlated to a high degree with our textbooks.
Conclusion :
In conclusion, may I express to the School Commitee, to all fellow workers in the department, and to other town officials my appreciation for your kind help and support.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) CLIFFORD R. HALL Superintendent of Schools
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LIST OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES *HONOR STUDENTS
Ann Margaret Abbott Natalie E. Adamian
Charles E. Adams
Theresa M. Adams
Barbara M. Anastasi
Patricia Marie Cannon *Angela Natalie Carella Robert Curry Carew Leo George Carney William James Carney
Jane Anderson
Audrey Irene Carr John Coleman Carter
Richard E. Anderson
Barbara Christine Arens
Harry Casalou Florence Theresa Caterino
Mary Azadian Joanne Marie Babine Marie Marguerite Barbano
Keith A. Barnhill
*Walter Carlo Cavalieri Joan Elizabeth Cavanagh Donald Channen Vincent Frank Ciampa Louise Antoinette M. Cicatelli
Joan Frances Barrett
John Francis Barrett
Barbara Ann Barry Leona Anne Bartholomew
*Richard Arthur Clancy Ethel June Clark Catherine T. Coffey Joel R. Cohen Theodore Cohen
*Aroxy N. Basmajian Phyllis M. Batchelder Vincent A. Battista Allan R. Beadle Kenneth K. Beaton
*Helen Marie Beauchemin *Eleanor Beck
K. Patricia Commins
Clara Churchill Conant
*Roy Allen Benson Carl Bergstrom John Peter Bernacchi
Mary Agnes Conlon Barrett J. Conners
Elena Constance Bertolami Ugo J. Bertolami Barbara I. Bezanson
Daniel W. Connor F. L. Connors
Carol Joann Biganess
Geraldine Anne Conway Paul Cooper
Mary Patricia Corçoran
Lorraine M. Cornoni
Howard H. Cotton
Robert J. Coughlin
Josephine Elizabeth Bongo
Jean Doris Bowlby William H. Bowman
Robert S. Coveney
William J. Coveney
Norma A. M. Cowan
Gordon S. Cox
Leslie F. Cox Paul Anthony Cravott
*Norman Joseph Cronan Barbara A. Cronin
*John F. Cronin, Jr. Virginia M. Cronin Jean Adele Crosby Robert Michael Crosby Eileen M. Crowley Elaine Marie Cummings
*Joan Marie Bresnahan George Francis Brillante Madeleine Theresa Brine *Barbara Alice Brown John Joseph Browne Richard Edward Bryant William Joseph Buckley Barbara Rae Bunnell James Richard Burns Charles Leslie Cadario Mary Anne Callahan Frederick J. Cameron Joan Ardelle Cameron Bruce Roderick Campbell
Geraldine J. Coutts Francis X. Couture Margaret M. Coveney Robert Leonard Coveney
Albert A. Blomberg Barbara C. Blomquist Irene Marie Boch Leo Boghosian Robert Bolton
Patricia A. Connolly
Grace Juleanne Blakeslee
Richard Coleman Jean M. Collins
Philip R. Collins
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Paul A. Cunniff
*Marguerite M. Curley Elsie Georgina Cunningham Francis F. Daily Nancy Louisa Davies Dorothy E. Day Claire Marie Deacon Helen Janet Dearborn Nannette G. DeBilio Marilyn Faye DeMore William Michael DeNapoli Lucia Derderian Christie R. DeRosa Louise A. DeSantis Janice Desmond Robert F. Desmond
Helen Marie DeVito Judith M. DeWolfe Josephine A. DiCecca
Dorothy Anne Dickson Joseph Richard Dickson Dorothie C. DiCorpo
Anne Marie Dillon Richard K. Dimond
*Nancy Pamela DiSciullo Howard E. Dixon *Rosalynne Dodds Bernard J. Doherty James G. Dolan Leo J. Dolan
*Mary E. Donahue Eleanor Ann Donlon Eleanor Marie Donovan Robert P. Donovan
*Edward Thomas Downing Edward J. Downs Beatrice M. Doyle Charlyn Lillian Dudley- Katherine E. Dunne
*Muriel Louise Englund Louise G. Erhardt *Ruth A. Erickson John A. Fahnley Richard C. Fanning *Grace I. Feener Ruth E. Fereshetian *Eunice M. Ferjulian * James L. Fife Walter J. Finlay, Jr. John M. Finlayson Richard Paul Finn Ann Fitzgerald Eugene K. Fitzgerald Jane B. Flack Kathleen M. Flanagan Robert J. Flanders Anne Marie Flynn John E. Foley
John R. Folsom Thomas E. Ford William P. Forristall, Jr. Annamae Forsberg Robert J. Foster
*Shirley L. Fountain Paul H. Fraser Charlotte Ann Fredo Marion Elizabeth Freeman Lorraine Gail Fuller Eugene Leo Gallagher
*Frances Ann Gallagher *Irene Elizabeth Gallagher *Doris Anne Galli Paul Francis Galvin Lorraine Frances Garten Betty Janet Geldart Ralph Henry Gerbrands Robert Edward Germain Elizabeth Udora Gilbert John James Giurleo William Allen Gobie Lillian Goodman David Francis Goguen Mararget Mary Grady John Louis Gray
** Neil Edward Gray Dorothy Greenland Donald F. Greim
*Natalie Hall Richard W. Hall William Joseph Hall Donald George Hamilton William Hamilton, Jr.
*Edward A. Hanley, Jr. Catherine Rita Hannah
*Lila A. Hanson Grace Ann Haroutunian Arlene Harrison Audrey S. Hatzakorzian Ronald C. Hayes Paul E. Healy
Virginia M. Healy Joseph Patrick Heaney Joan Heeger Marillyn Henderson Barbara Eunice Higgins
*Richard Parker Hight John Paul Hill Barbara Ann Hoey Margaret Mary Hogan Mary Frances Horne Robert A. Houston
* Rosemary Frances Howe Robert Joseph Hoye .. Edith Ellen Hughes Albert Milton Hutchinson Phyllis Ann Illyes
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Catherine Agnes Impey Edwin Belding Inglis, Jr. Robert Bror Jacobson Patricia Claire Jefferson Janet Earlene Jenkins
J. Montgomery Joel Dorothy May Jones Phillip William Jones
Wayne Milford Juckett Bernice Clare Kane
*Lester Gerald Karp William Earl Keddy Robert Ralph Kelleher Barbara Ann Kelley
*Eileen Frances Kelley James Patrick Kenealy Richard Joseph Kenney Walter Thomas Kenney, Jr. Evelyn Carol Kenniston Charles Richard Kent Daniel Hickey Keohane Theresa Agnes Keohane Charles Thomas King Winifred Constance Kirsis
Ralph Edward Knobel Marilyn Mary Knowles *Lucille Kord Nathaniel Kosak, Jr. Loretta Kraff
Marion Josephine Kranefuss
Thelma Hazel Kreem
Michael Edward Labriola
Barbara Anne Ladd
Miriam Elinor Ladd
Barbara Mae Lake
Robert James Lally
Lorene Ann Lambert Elna G. Larson Gail C. Larson
Richard Lauritzen
Jane E. Leary Mary N. Leary Margaret Elsa Legge
*Ann Virginia Leighton Philip Arthur Leone Marilyn Anne Leslie Janet Marie Lewis Greta Signe Lexander John Peter Ligor Virginia Patricia Lindstrom Jean E. Lindvall Robert Edwin Lombard Verna Mae London Rita H. Long Irene Ann Lopez Patricia J. Lundgren Donald Lynch Barbara Mary Lyons
Coval Bryant MacDonald Lorraine Mary MacDonald Walter N. MacFarlane, Jr. Jeanne Elizabeth Mackay Jeanne Marie Mackenzie Katherine Joan Mackichan
*Cosmo Magliozzi Mildred Jean Magnuson Robert Henry Magnuson Helen Josephine Mahoney Marion Louise Mahoney Dorothy Margaret Maloney
*Louise Marie Manning Shirley Elizabeth Mansfield *Vincent Norman Marafino *Rose Ann Marcellino Richard Allan Marcy Marjorie O. Marquedant Donald G. Marsh Edward Hilton Marsh Amy A. Marshall Russell B. Mason Hugh Carlton Maxwell John McAdoo James Edmund McAuliffe, Jr. James E. McCarthy
*John Robert McCarthy Anne Robinson McCurdy
*Phyllis Anne Mccutcheon Richard Peter McDonough
David O. McGavern
Louise M. McGillivary Patricia Ann McGrath Teresa Mary McGuire
*Ellen A. Mclaughlin John L. McLean
*Beverly Ann McMurray Ruth A. Mead Jean I. Merrill
*Phyllis Mae Merrill Robert P. Mezonis Richard C. Milley Doris Elizabeth Mitchell Katherine Louise Mitchell Nancy Jeanne Mitchell Thomas Campbell Monahan Roger A. Monast Alfred A. Montuori Michael Moranian Paul J. Mottla William A. Muello
H. Lawrence Mullen Robert H. Mulvihill *Myra L. Murchison Edward F. Murphy Patricia A. Murphy Thomas K. Murphy Robert A. Murray
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Mary Joyce Myers Virginia M. Natale Thomas Gary Nelson Norma Claire Neves Charles Lawrence Nugent Richard Carl Ockerbloom
Joseph L. O'Connor Mary Alyce O'Connor William E. O'Keefe David L. Olson Thomas Joseph O'Neill Amelia Ann Oppedisano
*C. Jean Ortolano Patricia Osborne John Michael O'Sullivan Pauline O'Sullivan
*Elmo J. Pacini *John L. Paige Edward L. Palmer
*Naomi Palmer Normand J. Paradis Anne M. Pascuito *Joan Paton
*David Perley Alfred Perry William J. Perry Ethel C. Pickell Grace P. Pitts Sarah Ann Polimeni Paul Portanova Ralph Charles Porter Joseph Porzio Louise Ann Pothier
Robert George Pothier Dorothy Joyce Powers Emilio Princiotta Anne Elizabeth Proudfoot
Lorraine Quinn Emanual Joseph Reale Edward Joseph Reardon
*Roberta Ann Reay
*Helen Davidson Reenstierna Shirley Anne Revelle Marilyn J. Ritchie
*Colin F. Robertson Dorothy E. Robertson Edward J. Roche Agnes M. Rockett William M. Rockwood Mary A. Rooney
Mary T. Roper Therese A. Rossi Christy A. Ruggiero
*Shirley M. Runge Wendell Q. Rush Patricia Ann Ryan Patricia Mary St. Martin Louis F. Salemme
Creton G. Samellas Mary B. Samellas Nancy E. Sargent Claire T. Saulnier Edith F. Saunders
Lawrence P. Scannell Thomas W. Scott, Jr.
*Florence Ann Seaver Claire Estelle Sexton
*Richard Beatty Sherman Troy G. Sitter
*Eleanor Patricia Skinner Elizabeth Pearl Skinner Edna I. Skogsberg Jean M. Smith
Robert R. Smith Donald John Solari Gloria J. Sorensen Mildred Sorrentino Frederick A. Soucie, Jr. Shirley Arlene Spidle Barbara Cheyne Stafford Paul R. Stahl Richard Melville Staples
*Robert W. Starkey Doris Priscilla Stearns Frances Mary Stefaney Elizabeth Stingel Francis M. Strong
*Carolyn Louise Sullivan *Daniel Downs Sullivan
*Elvira M. Sullivan John Joseph Sullivan Patrick J. Sullivan Doris G. Swaffield Jean Eleanor Sweeney Winnifred Elizabeth Sweet
*Jane Hamill Swett Betty L. Swinimer John Nelson Tanner Kenneth G. Taylor
Charles W. Terenzio William E. Thomas
Louise Tibbetts Paula M. Toner
Dorothy Ruth Toomey
Lawrence D. Toomey
Paul J. Toomey
Walter Bernard Torphy, Jr. James Thomas Turnbull Thomas Vassil
*Barbara Hall Walker Dale A. Walker Marion T. Wall William James Walsh
*Lois Wanamaker
*Alma Mae Ward Ruth Claire Ward
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Doris Fay Webster Kenneth N. Wells Paul R. Wells
Janet May Wilson Eugenia Florence Wing *Albert M. Wolohojian
Queenie Woods
Donald D. Wyman Mary Teresa Yeo
Ann Theresa White
Robert D. Yeo
Joseph E. White
Diane Yancey
Richard H. Young
*Judith Zartarian
CERTIFICATE IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS
James John MacLean
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PART II
STATISTICS
The following tables and information are given as matters of interest and value for permanent record.
I
GENERAL STATISTICS, SCHOOL YEAR 1946-1947
Population 43,515
Valuation of property, January 1, 1947 . $57,619,550.
Valuation of School Property, January 1, 1947 $2,617,400.
Number of principals, January 1, 1947 10
Number of full-time supervisors, January 1, 1947 3
Number of teachers, January 1, 1947. 238
Number of part-time teachers, January 1, 1947. 6,408
School census, children 5 to 16 years, October, 1946.
6,376
Average daily attendance. 180
Average number of days school kept.
Average membership
6,159
Percentage of attendance. 92.9
+Total cost for support, school year 1946-1947 $985,430.76
Average cost per pupil in average membership $159.99
+Part of this raised from local taxation. $813,478.79* Number of senior high school graduates, 1947. 469
Number of junior high school pupils who received certificates, 1947 428
*This amount is for fiscal year 1946.
+Including expenditures for temporary compensation.
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Pupils enrolled during the year . 5,721
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II. FINANCES
(Note: These figures are given for the school year as reported to the State Department of Educaiton.)
1942-1943
1943-1944
1944-1945
1945-1946
1946-1947
General Control
$ 18,312.06
$ 19,736.38
$ 20,904.39
$ 21,482.86
$ 23,341.75
Salaries of Supervisors, Principals and Teachers. ..
497,292.75
534,537.80
582,929.64
603,016.76
739,846.96
Textbooks
10,232.76
9,774.89
14,803.10
8,264.72
8,123.89
Other Expenses of Instruction
30,714.12
28,284.33
29,459.51
32,248.43
40,783.25
Janitors, Fuel, etc ..
81,094.47
89,035.11
95,805.81
91,219.14
108,218.36
Repairs and Maintenance.
30,003.21 -
26,200.90
28,807.65
36,672.12
43,401.16
Libraries
1,665.93
1,265.28
1,336.17
1,256.42
1,655.76
Health
.
7,781.23
8,122.85
8,594.20
10,041.68
12,778.50
Tuition
14.57
3.15
8.58
Miscellaneous
7,459.06
8,476.08
8,103.59
9,891.00
7,281.13
Total for Support. .
$684,570.16*
$725,436.77*
$790,752.64*
$814,093.13*
$985,430.76*
Per Pupil Cost for Support.
111.93
123.73
127.85
133.30
159.99
New buildings, grounds, equipment. .
13,536.04
3,344.35
4,702.24
11,047.19
11,596.91
*Including expenditures for temporary compensation.
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
III COMPARATIVE STATISTICS FOR CALENDAR YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
Total average membership.
6,010
5,990
6,153
6,124
6,169
Total number of full-time supervisors, principals and teachers ...
239
244
245
245
246
Total current expenses*
$714,313.
$719,044.
$820,867.
$892,417.
$1,052,423.
Cost per pupil.
118.85
120.04
133.41
145.72
170.59
Receipts from State and elsewhere. .
53,482.
53,617.
54,960.
51,665.
52,172.
Net cost from local taxation for school support ...
660,831.
665,427.
765,907.
840,752.
1,000,251.
Net cost per pupil from local taxation. .
109.96
111.08
124.47
137.28
162.14
Total expenses for instruction (salaries, books and supplies) ..
560,538.
552,904.
641,507.
698,145.
811,195.
Vocational School Tuition.
3,901.
3,177.
3,078.
2,907.
2,059.
Vocational School Tuition Receipts.
3,002.
2,230.
1,869.
1,501.
2,468.
George-Barden Fund expenditures for vocational teachers
1,250.
2,540.
4,513.
10,333.
Receipts from George-Barden Fund.
1,250.
2,665.
4,500.
12,136.
*Including expenditures for temporary compensation and special increases.
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IV ENROLLMENT BY GRADES, DECEMBER 1943-1944-1945-1946-1947
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
High School :
Post Graduates
1
2
5
21
19
Seniors
360
363
420
465
431
Juniors . . . .
534
531
491
485
494
Sophomores .
627
626
616
623
558
Industrial Class
7
10
20
22
23
Vocational Classes
63
. . .
...
. . .
Total High School.
1,529
1,532
1,552
1,616
1,588
Junior High :
Grade 9
509
479
499
471
442
Grade 8
503
526
494
455
401
Grade 7
523
496
460
416
439
Total Junior High.
1,535
1,501
1,453
1,342
1,282
Junior High Industrial Arts.
63
74
69
71
50
Elementary :
Grade 6
490
423
434
437
423
Grade 5
462
482
465
431
422
Grade 4
447
462
453
443
445
Grade 3
482
471
451
445
459
Grade 2
470
456
466
456
437
Grade 1
463
484
472
455
538
401
396
526
624
25
23
29
28
16
Total Elementary
2,839
3,202
3,166
3,221
3,364
TOTAL OF ALL GRADES
5,966
6,309
6,240
6,250
6,284
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TREE WARDEN, MOTH AND TOWN HOUSE GROUNDS
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN AND SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MOTH AND TOWN HOUSE GROUNDS DEPARTMENTS
January 10, 1948
The Honorable Board of Selectmen
Arlington, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Tree Warden and Superintendent of the Moth and Town House Grounds Departments for the year ending December 31, 1947.
TREE WARDEN DEPARTMENT
In the spring of the year 138 trees were planted on newly con- structed streets that were completed in 1946, and 142 were set out as replacements to trees that had died or were damaged in other respects.
An extensive program of raising up trees to alleviate the breaking of limbs by high delivery trucks was again continued this year, but much more work remains to be done before the whole town is com- pletely covered.
Requests still are being made of the department in all sections of the town for trimming of trees so that property owners as well as tenants may receive more light and air in their homes. These re- quests are complied with as soon as possible.
Applications were received at this office from 17 property owners for the removal of 18 trees ranging from 12" to 46" in diameter. Public hearings were held on all of them and, as there were no objections, they were all removed. Thirty-eight other large trees were also removed because of either being dead or in a dangerous condition.
Because of the widening of Massachusetts Avenue at Arlington Heights, 13 trees had to be removed after being ordered out by the joint Board of Selectmen and Public Works Departments. Four trees were also ordered out by the aforesaid boards so that access may be had to a parking area on Lake Street at the Concord Turn- pike.
The Town, this year, has installed a new lighting system on Massachusetts Avenue from Arlington Center to the Cambridge line in the interests of safety. This project required a severe pruning of all trees on the avenue because of the new location of lights.
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Tree trimming was done by this department at both the Locke and Hardy Schools at the request of the School Department, be- cause of damage being done to the school buildings from their trees.
Heavy winds that prevailed during some of the storms we ex- perienced during the past year caused considerable damage, the most serious being on Pleasant Street at Monadnock Road, where a tree from a private estate blew over and blocked Pleasant Street until the men of the department could clear it up.
A new power chain saw was purchased this year and much work was accomplished with it that otherwise we would not have been able to do. It is a great time and labor saver and has paid for itself already.
MOTH DEPARTMENT
The regular winter work of the department, such as treating gypsy moth egg clusters with creosote and the cutting off and burning of brown tail moth nests was attended to as usual. This past year we also undertook a job of burning an accumulation of old tree logs and stumps that have been laying at the reservoir dump for years. This was done for the prevention of the Dutch elm disease. Many of these old logs were elms and a haven for the European bark beetle, which is the carrier of the Dutch elm disease.
There are still many wild cherry trees in town that should be cut down. They are a menace to the community and are nothing but a favored food for tent caterpillars. Again, I would like to make an appeal to all home owners that have this species of tree on their property to get rid of it, or else take care of them with a proper spraying schedule.
As is the custom, all public shade trees in the town were sprayed, but more consideration was given to our elms because of the elm leaf beetle and also the threat of the Dutch elm disease entering our community. I realize that if this disease reaches Arlington that there is nothing can be done about it except the removal of afflicted trees, so every precaution is being taken to prevent it.
Menotomy Rocks Park was sprayed by aeroplane this year and very favorable results were obtained from it. All other property under the jurisdiction of the Park Department, as well as that of the School Department, were sprayed by our hydraulic pumps as usual. This past year nearly 700 private estates were sprayed, they in turn making a remittance to the Town for the cost of the work. During the latter part of July and the month of August I inaugu- rated a special spraying program for the control of the Japanese beetle. This pest has come to be a, menace during the past two years, and no part of the town seems to be immune. D.D.T. seems to be the best control and this was used extensively with very good results.
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