Town of Westford annual report 1937-1941, Part 42

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1937
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 812


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Ten Dollars-Blanche Wilk, '32


Member of the Sophomore Class who, in the estimation of class- mates and members of the Faculty, has done the most for the Class and for Westford Academy:


Ten Dollars-John Edgar LeCourt, '43


Member of the Freshman Class with the Highest General Average for the Year:


Five Dollars-Lillian Rita Barretto, '44


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REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


Members of the School Committee:


The following is my report as school physician for the year end- ing December 31, 1941.


The usual physical examination was made on all the children attending the public schools of Westford. A separate physical exam- ination is made to recheck all of the cases in which major physical defects are found, and the parents are informed of the findings in order that the children may receive treatment if any is indicated.


Upon the request of the coaches of the athletic teams, a special examination of the pupils who are to take part in athletic sports was made, and anyone with a major physical defect was not allowed to play without special permission from his parents.


I have responded to calls at the schools for emergency cases when called by the school principals.


Cooperation by the Board of Health nurse, teachers, and parents of the children has been splendid.


Respectfully, DR. D. W. COWLES


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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE


January, 19, 1942.


Mr. Roger K. Poole, Superintendent of Schools,


Westford, Mass.


Dear Sir:


Following is the report of the School Nurse from January 1, to December 31, 1941:


School Visits 317


Dressings and First Aid 34


Children examined for minor ailments 54


Children recommended for exclusion because of Pediculo- sis and other skin infections 18


Children recommended for exclusion because of Conta- gious Disease Contact 20


Assisted at Well Child Clinic held at Nursery School Number of children seen 32


Assisted at Clinic for Mentally Retarded Children Number of children seen 7 Vaccinations checked.


Weighed and Measured all school children.


Assisted School Physician with Physical Examination of School Children in Spring and Fall of 1941.


Result of Physical Examination:


Anemia


2


Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids


14


Heart Murmurs 47


Posture


4


Teeth


52


Respectfully submitted.


VERONICA P. MEAGHER, R. N.


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REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC


Mr. Roger K. Poole, Superintendent of Schools, Westford, Massachusetts.


Dear Sir:


The following is my report as Supervisor of Music in Westford.


One has only to visit our schools to see how music functions in correlation with other subjects in the school curriculum. Music is of supreme importance in making geography and history more real and vital; also languages and literature, whose kinship with music is direct and intimate. Many original poems are set to original tunes by children of the elementary, as well as the intermediate grades.


Music is also essential in the physical education program, es- pecially folk dancing. The radio is used more and more to bring instruction into the classroom and several schools are arranging their programs to benefit by Columbia's "School of the Air" on Tuesday mornings.


Since the beginning of the fall term our Glee Club at the Acad- emy has increased in membership to thirty-eight, and with such a goodly number, I have encouraged singing in a capella style. This musicianly discipline will develop accuracy of intonation and purity of tonal blend in part-singing. It has already proved both instructive and enjoyable.


The Glee Club entertained at the Christmas Assembly in the High School Auditorium on December 19, and throught the kindness of Mr. Harold Wright, who gave us the use of a bus, and Mr. Austin Fletcher, who so generously gave of his time acting as chauffeur, we went caroling on Christmas Eve.


Our activities were more numerous this year, having put on an operetta, "Mutiny on the Mary Ann," at the Nabnassett school in March. In April, a special chorus had the privilege of broadcasting over Station WLAW in Lawrence. On May 30, a group of girls from the Academy sang "Song of Peace" by Sibelius and "Fair Land of Freedom" at the Civil War Monument and a large group of children from all of the schools sang "U. S. That Means Us" at the World War Monument. In June, the program at the Commencement Exer- cises was:


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Juanita, arranged by Caisse, sung by the Glee Club; Qui Est Homo, from the "Stabat Mater," sung by Doris Parmentier and Marea Kelly; As Torrents in Summer, from "King Olaf." sung by the Glee Club.


In December, Christmas programs were presented in all of the schools and at Forge Village a concert was given by the Cameron School in the Abbot Hall.


I trust this good work may continue, and it seems it must for the young people realize that singing is not only a goal worthy of realization in itself, but a gateway which opens into wide and en- riching fields of culture.


I wish to express my sincere gratitude to all those who have helped toward making this year happy and successful.


Respectfully submitted.


LILLEY M. MORAN.


Music Supervisor.


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REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF HANDWRITING


Mr. Roger K. Poole, Superintendent of Schools:


I am pleased to submit the following report on the handwriting program in the Westford schools, grades 1 to S. for the school year of 1940-41.


A comparison of handwriting scores at the end of the first test period, September 1940, with the test scores of June, 1941, shows the improvement attained.


We administered our first formal handwriting test in your schools in September 1940. We found that 20% of the pupils in grades 1 to S made a grade of "A" (Excellent). In June of 1941, we found that 72% of pupils in grades 1 to 8 made a score of "A" (Excellent).


During the school term the handwriting supervisor visited eaclı room at monthly intervals for the purpose of writing the monthly assignment on the blackboard, grading informal handwriting, and giving general help. Approximately 16,620 samples of daily-work papers were graded during these visits.


A formal handwriting test was administered monthly to each pupil. These papers were graded and diagnosed in our office and a detailed report on the handwriting of each pupil was sent the teacher as a remedial instrument. Approximately 5540 formal tests were diag- nosed and graded for your pupils during the school year.


Adequate instructional materials were provided by the supervisor. These included monthly outlines for the teachers, pupil folder out- lines, room charts, pupil certificates, term record paper, diagnostic charts, motivation seals, monthly and term envelopes, etc.


In general, I have found the interest and cooperation of your pupils and teachers to be excellent. I wish to express my appreciation for the fine cooperation we have received.


Signed.


W. L. RINEHART,


Supervisor of Handwriting.


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TENTATIVE CALENDAR WESTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1941-42


FALL TERM


Begins September 3


Ends December 19


........


73 Days


WINTER TERM


Begins January 5


Ends March 27


59 Days


SPRING TERM


Begins April 6


Ends June 12


49 Days


Total


181 Days


DAYS OMITTED


October 13-Columbus Day.


October 31-Middlesex County Teachers' Convention.


November 11-Armistice Day. November 20 to 24-Thanksgiving Recess. December 20 to 29-Christmas Recess.


January 1 to 5-New Year's Recess.


February 23-Washington's Birthday.


March 28 to April 6-Spring Recess. April 20-Patriot's Day.


GRADUATIONS


Elementary Schools-June 12. Westford Academy-June 15.


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Annual Report


OF THE


J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY OF THE


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For the Year Ending December 31, 1941


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY


January 1, 1942


The Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Library respectfully submit their annual report for 1941, including the report of the Librarian and the list of books added in 1941.


The past year saw the installation of the much needed new furnace, an air-conditioned Sunbeam Heater, run by a Stokol-Mercury stoker using anthracite coal. Since this necessitated many changes in the building such as masonry work, the making of a new coal bin and the moving of water pipes, electric wiring and heat outlets, further repairs are still necessary to complete the work. Therefore the Trustees ask for the following, viz:


1. The sum of twenty-four hundred dollars ($2,400.00) to meet the current expenses of the main library and its branches.


2. The receipts from the dog licenses in 1941.


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM C. ROUDENBUSH, Chairman WILLIAM R. TAYLOR, ALICE M. HOWARD, Secretary.


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Financial Report of the Library for 1941


Salaries and Wages:


Librarian


$ 775.00


Janitor


350.00


Assistants


163.99


-


$ 1,288.99


Books and Periodicals:


Books


$ 370.97


Periodicals


172.55


Binding


47.15


$ 590.67


Fuel


51.13


Light


42.88


Buildings:


Water


$ 27.20


Furnace


2,058.76


Janitor's supplies


8.51


$ 2,094.47


Other Expenses :


Telephone


$ 23.76


Transportation of books


30.00


Stationery and Postage


11.46


Miscellaneous


4.05


$ 69.27


$ 4,137.41


INCOME


Town appropriation $ 3,200.00


Receipts from dog licenses


331.99


$ 3,531.99


Interest from funds


605.42


Receipts from fines


$


4,137.41 $ 48.95


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-


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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN


January 1. 1942


To the Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Library:


The librarian herewith submits her twenty-fourth annual report in the eighty-third year of the Westford Library.


There has been a decrease in the circulation of books this year. Part of this can be accounted for by the change in the method of history teaching with less use of outside reading and book reports. Another factor is the purchase of fewer new books due to the cost of the furnace, which was greater than anticipated.


The installation of a new furnace has been completed and is much enjoyed. For one week in December when the old pipes were torn down in order to put the new in place there was no heat in the library so that it was not possible to keep the library open except for three short periods each day to give borrowers a chance to get some books.


Books are sent regularly to the schools in the three villages where they are circulated by the teachers. The pupils of the Frost school can come to the library during the noon hour. The librarian takes books to the Academy every three weeks and to meetings of the P. T. A. They are also taken to a few shut-ins or sent by mail. Anyone can receive books by mail on payment of the postage of 11/2c a pound. This may become more necessary due to curtailment of automobile usage. The library welcomes newcomers and is desirous to be of service to all residents of the town.


During Children's Book Week the librarian was invited to speak to grades five to eight at the Cameron School on the history of books and the use of the library. Bookmarks and lists of books were passed out to the pupils. As a result of this several children have come fre- quently to the library.


A talk on books of interest to young people was given one Sunday night at the Epworth League of the Methodist church in Graniteville.


An exhibit of sea weeds and shells taken from the collection up- stairs was placed in the Frost museum case last summer and books concerning the seashore were arranged near by for circulation.


The collection of Westford material has received welcome addi- tions this year which were recorded in the list of donors. The town has also been mentioned in books and magazines. For instance


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in "Some American Primitives" the author quotes from a letter by Mrs. Wm. R. Taylor concerning a painting in her possession. American Home for June had a photograph of the Unitarian Church and Abbot barn in its picture section though without naming the town. The Yankee Magazines for June 1940 and December 1941 had photographs of Mrs. Henry Hildreth and Mrs. George Howard (Martha Taylor).


The services of the following assistants have been appreciated during the past year: Miss Dorothy Stone (now Mrs. Lefebvre), Miss Inez V. Burnham, Miss Margaret Scott, Miss Pauline E. Ferguson and Miss Lucy A. Flagg.


Some new magazines have been added and some dropped of which "Compleat Collector," added after last year's list was printed, is one. The titles of others have been changed. All except current numbers may be borrowed for one week and the list for the coming year is as follows:


WEEKLIES


Geographic News Bulletin


Publishers' Weekly


Saturday Evening Post


Time


New York Times Book Review


News Week


Turner's Public Spirit (Westford Wardsman)


MONTHLIES


A. L. A. Booklist


Grade Teacher


Harper's Monthly


American Cookery


Hobbies


American Girl


House Beautiful


American Home


Hygeia


Antiques


Instructor


Asia


Jack and Jill


Atlantic Monthly


Ladies' Home Journal


Better Homes and Gardens


National Geographic


Book Review Digest


Natural History


Boys' Life


Nature


Chemistry Leaflet


Child Life


Open Road Outdoor Life


Consumers' Research Bulletin


Parents' Magazine


Cosmopolitan


Popular Mechanics


Country Gentleman


Popular Science Monthly


Country Life


Reader's Digest


Etude


Readers' Guide to Periodical Litera- ture


Flying and Popular Aviation Good Housekeeping


School Arts


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American


Illustrated London News Life


Scientific American Sky Travel


Wilson Bulletin Woman's Home Companion Yankee


Horn Book


BI-MONTHLY


Popular Homecraft


SEMI-MONTHLY Library Journal QUARTERLIES


Old Time New England


Subscription Books Bulletin


PERIODICALS GIVEN, 1941


Automobile Facts


The A V Bell Telephone Quarterly


Books, N. Y. Herald Tribune Christian Register


Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Sentinel DuPont Magazine


Horticulture


Journal of Calendar Reform Middlesex County Bulletin


New England News Letter New Hampshire Troubadour Opportunity Our Dumb Animals


Specialty Salesman Magazine Steel Facts


Tax Talk


Taylor-Tycos Rochester Quarterly Today's Home Travelers Standard U. S. Army Recruiting News Watchman Wee Wisdom


From Automobile Manufacturers Association


From the Publishers


From American Tel. & Tel. Co.


From The Old Corner Book Store


From Unitarian Alliance of West- ford


From Miss Mary E. Burbeck


From Miss Mary E. Burbeck


From DuPont de Nemours Co.


From Miss Alice M. Howard


From World Calendar Association


From Middlesex County Extension Service


From New England Council


From State of New Hampshire


From the Publishers


From the Publishers


From the Publishers


From American Iron & Steel Insti- tute


From Mass. Federation of Taxpay- ers' Association


From Taylor Instrument Co.


From the Gas Co.


From Travelers Insurance Co.


From the Publishers


From the Publishers


From Charles R. Fletcher


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NAMES OF DONORS, 1941


Bolton, Mrs. Chester C .- one volume.


Buckshorn, Fisher-8 volumes.


Buckshorn, Mrs. Louis-graduation picture.


Cameron, Mrs. Donald M .- one volume from Westford Book Club, 1871


Cameron, Mrs. Julian A .- photographs and other pictures


Dane, Mrs. Walter-2 volumes.


Fisher, John-5 volumes.


Foster Hope Co .- one volume.


Hall, Morris A .- 2 volumes


Hamlin, Miss Edna M .- 4 volumes, town reports, Unitarian catechism.


Harrington, Mrs. William-6 volumes.


Lull, Robert W .- warrant of 1772.


Moore, Bernard-3 volumes and 2 jig-saw puzzles.


Osgood, Mrs. Houghton G .- Old Farmer's almanacs; Westford Academy catalogs.


Park, Mrs. Lawrence-school registers, catalog of library 1859 and of Ephraim Abbot's books.


Prescott, Mrs. Benjamin A .- 4 volumes.


Seavey, Mrs. Marden-5 volumes.


Sloan, Alfred P .- 1 volume.


Walker, Ruth and Robert-3 jig-saw puzzles.


Wells, Miss Elizabeth-12 volumes and 11 jig-saw puzzles.


CIRCULATION


Total circulation of bound volumes


17,391


Volumes lent at Library


15,067


Volumes lent at Graniteville


1,189


Volumes lent at Forge Village


897


Volumes lent at Nabnassett


238


Circulation in children's department


6,322


Volumes lent through the schools


2,898


Periodicals lent


3,534


Pamphlets and clippings lent


146


Pictures lent


1,233


Jig-saw puzzles lent


161


Number of days open


154


Largest monthly circulation of bound volumes, October


1,548


Smallest monthly circulation, June


858


Largest daily circulation, January 7


276


Smallest daily circulation, June 7 and December 13


22


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ACCESSIONS


Volumes added by purchase


244


Volumes added by gift 38


Volumes received from the United States 2


Volumes received from the State


8


Total number of volumes added


292


Number of volumes discarded


125


Number of volumes in the Library


23,777


AMOUNT OF FUNDS


Legacy of Stephen S. Stone


$1,000.00


Legacy of Augustus K. Fletcher 1,000.00


Legacy of Mary A. Henarie, Laws Fund 1,000.00


Legacy of John M. Osgood


1,000.00


Legacy of Jennie Reed Wilkins 150.00


Legacy of Adeline T. Burbeck


500.00


Legacy of Albert E. Prescott


7,056.08


REGULATIONS


The J. V. Fletcher Library is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat- urdays (legal holidays excepted) from 1:30 till 5, and from 6:30 till 9:00 P. M.


The Forge Village deposit station at the Post-Office in charge of Mrs. Josephine Connell is open daily.


New books of fiction can be kept only one week; but there may be one renewal. All other books may be kept four weeks. Renewals may be made by telephone or by postal.


No books shall be transferred, or acknowledged as returned, un- less delivered to the librarian.


For each day that a book is kept beyond the prescribed time a fine of one cent is charged.


Borrowers finding books mutilated or defaced should report the fact to the librarian.


LIST OF BOOKS ADDED, 1941 CLASSIFIED BOOKS


American School of Classical Studies-This Is Greece 914.95 A Bailey, Alexander R .- Handbook for Stationary, Marine and Diesel Engineers 621.1 B


Banning, Kendall-Annapolis Today 359.07 B1


149


Bigland, Eileen-Into China 915.1 B2


Bowen, Croswell-Great River of the Mountains: the Hudson 917.47 B Bush, Dr. Lucius M .- Secret of Sinusitis and Headaches 616.2 B Butler, Benjamin F .- Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences B B985


Capen, Louise I .- Across the Ages; Story of Man's Progress 901 C


Carter, Russell G .- The 101st Field Artillery, A. E. F. 940.373 C


Chamberlain, Samuel-Coast of Maine 917.41 C1


Martha's Vineyard 917.449 Ma C


This Realm, This England 914.2 C5


Chase, Stuart-A Primer of Economics 330.1 C


Clarke, T. Wood-Emigrés in the Wilderness 325.244 C


Cleaveland, Agnes M .- No Life for a Lady 917.89


Cobb, Irvin S .- Exit Laughing B C6528


Colby, Merle-Alaska: a Profile 917.98 C1


Hawaii: a Profile in Pictures 919.69 C The Virgin Islands: a Profile in Pictures. 917.297


Comfort, William W .- Just Among Friends; the Quaker Way of Life 289.6 C


Coyle, David C .- America 350 C


Crane, Charles E .- Winter in Vermont 917.43 C1


Cruickshank, Helen G .- Bird Islands Down East 598.2 C5


Current Biography; Who's News and Why 920 C2


Davis, Watson-Science Picture Parade. 500 D


Deland, Margaret W .- Golden Yesterdays B D337.1


DeSoto, Clinton B .- Calling C Q; Adventures of Shortwave Radio Operators 621.384 D


Disney, Walt-Nutcracker Suite From Fantasia 785.8 D


Dodd, Wn. E., Jr. and Martha, ed .- Ambassador Dodd's Diary .. 940.53 D


Donahue, Arthur G .- Tally-Ho! Yankee in a Spitfire 940.544 D


Early, Eleanor-An Island Patchwork 917.449 Na E


Eberle, Irmengarde-Spice on the Wind 633.83 E


Edey, Maitland A .- American Songbirds 598.2 E


Evans, George H .- Pigwacket, Old Indian Days in the Valley of the Saco 970.3 E


Federal Writers' Project, W. P. A .- New Jersey; a Profile in Pictures 917.49 F


Firbank, Thomas-I Bought a Mountain 630.9429 F


Follett, Muriel-A Drop in the Bucket; the Story of Maple Sugar Time on a Vermont Farm 633.64 F


Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Henry-"Good Morning"-Old Fashioned Dances 793.3 F


Gann, Ernest K .- All American Aircraft. 629.17


Goetz, Delia-Neighbors to the South 918 G


Goodrich, Laurence B .- Living With Others 395 G


150


Heide, Dirk van der, pseud .- My Sister and I; the Diary of a Dutch Boy Refugee 940.548 H Henderson, Sir Nevile M .- Failure of a Mission, Berlin 1937-1939 940.53 H


Homer, Joy-Dawn Watch in China. 915.1 H2


Hoogstraal, Harry-Insects and Their Stories 595.7 H Howe, M. A. DeWolfe-A Venture in Remembrance. B H857


Hueston, Ethel P .- Preacher's Wife B H887


Hungerford, Edward-Locomotives on Parade 656.2 H


Hunt, Richard A .- White Mountain Holidays 917.422 H2


Husted, Helen M .- Timothy Taylor, Ambassador of Goodwill .... 811 H26


Jennison, Keith W .- Vermont Is Where You Find It 917.43 J


Jones, Herbert G .- Maine Memories 917.41 J Jones, Rufus M .- A Small-Town Boy B J794.2


Kent, Louise A., and Tarshis, Elizabeth K .- In Good Old Colony


Times 974.40 Bo 11


Kieran, John-Nature Notes 574 K


King, Eleanor A .- Bible Plants for American Gardens 716 K1


Lambert, Sylvester M .- A Yankee Doctor in Paradise B L222


Laski, Harold J .- The American Presidency .. 353.03 L


Lee, Ruth W .- Antique Fakes & Reproductions 748 L1


Lent, Henry B .- Sixty Acres More or Less 630.1 L4


Mattingly, Garrett-Catherine of Aragon. B C361.2


Melcher, Marguerite F .- The Shaker Adventure 289.8 M


Mielche, Hakon-Journey to the World's End. 918.2 M


Miller, Alice D .- I Have Loved England. 914.2 M1


Miller, Christopher B .- Hudson Valley Squire 818 M


Miller, Douglas-You Can't Do Business With Hitler 943.085 M Mitchell, L. M .; Bowman, Eleanor; Phelps, Mary-My Country,


'Tis of Thee; Use and Abuse of Natural Resources. 333 M Morrel, Martha M .- When the World Was Young. 550 M


Morris, Charles-Story of the Great Earthquake of 1908 and Other Historic Disasters 551.22 M


Morse, William G .- Pardon My Harvard Accent. B M886


National American Woman Suffrage Association-Victory 324.3 N


Neilson, Elizabeth-The House I Knew. B N414


Neish, Rosalie-My Scottish Husband. B N416


Onstott, Kyle-Beekeeping as a Hobby 638.1 O


Partridge, Bellamy-Big Family P275.1


Peters, P. B. S .- Commercial Law With Illustrations. 347.7 P


Pettengill, Samuel B .- Smoke-screen 330.973 P1


Picken, Mary B .- Modern Dressmaking Made Easy 646 P


Post, Emily P .- Children Are People and Ideal Parents Are Comrades 136.7 P


Preston, George H .- Psychiatry for the Curious. 132 P


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Richards, Irmagarde-Modern Milk Goats 636.39 R Rodell, Katherine Carr-South American Primer 980 R


Rosé, Jack M .- Northeast from Boston 917.4 R3


Schulte, Paul-The Flying Priest Over the Arctic. 277.1 Sears, Clara E .- Some American Primitives 759.1 S


Shirer, William L .- Berlin Diary 940.53 S


Sloan, Alfred P .- Adventures of a White-Collar Man. B S634


Snow, Wilbert-Maine Tides 811 S8


Stille, Samuel H-Ohio Builds a Nation 977.1 S


Stowe, Leland-No Other Road to Freedom 940.53 S1


Struther, Jan, pseud .- The Glass-Blower and Other Poems 821 S9


Tourtellot, Arthur B .- The Charles 974.4 T


Van Paassen, Pierre-Days of Our Years B V273


Vaughan, Warren T .- Strange Malady, the Story of Allergy ... 615.37 V


Waring, Ralph G .- Wood Finishing and Painting Made Easy 698.1 W


White, Anne T .- Lost Worlds; Adventures in Archaeology 913 W Wilson, James C .- Three-Wheeling Through Africa 916 W


Wright. Priscilla H .- Weeds Are More Fun 716 W6


FICTION


Aldrich, Bess S .- The Drum Goes Dead 3643.11


Allingham, Margery-Traitor's Purse A 437.3


Allis, Marguerite-Not Without Peril A 438.2


Ashton, Helen-Tadpole Hall. A 829.2


August, John-Rain Before Seven A 923.2


Aydelotte, Dora-Across the Prairie A 975.3


Bailey, Temple-The Blue Cloak B 156.19


Bassett, Sara W .- Cross Currents B 319.17


B 347.3


Baum, Vicki-Grand Hotel -Tale of Bali


B 347.4


Beals, Helen A .- The River Rises


B 366.2


Benson, Sally-Junior Miss


B 4748.3


Bentley, Phyllis E .- Manhold


B 4775.8


Bernstein, Hillel-L'affaire Jones B 531.2


Buchan, John-Mountain Meadow B 918.15


Charteris, Leslie-Saint Overboard C 486.2


Chase, Mary E .- Windswept C 4875.7


Christie, Agatha M .- N or M? C 555.9 ..


Cronin, Archibald J .- Keys of the Kingdom C 947.4


Doner, Mary F .- Not by Bread Alone. D 6817.4


Dunlap, Katharine-Once There Was a Village D 921.2


Eaton, Evelyn-Restless Are the Sails E 142.3


Ellsberg, Edward-Captain Paul 478.5


Ferber, Edna-Saratoga Trunk F 346.12


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Field. Medora-Who Killed Aunt Maggie? F 454.2 Fitt, Mary-Aftermath of Murder ~547.2


Fisher, Vardis-City of Illusion F 537.3


Fletcher, Mrs. Inglis-Raleigh's Eden F 613.2


Ford, Leslie, pseud .- Murder of a Fifth Columnist. ₣ 707.4


Forester, Cecil S .- The Captain From Connecticut F 717.8


Freeman, Harold W .- His Own Place F 856.3


Fuller, Timothy-Reunion With Murder ₣ 969.3


Gallico, Paul W .- The Snow Goose G 168.2


Gardner, Erle S .- Case of the Haunted Husband


G 226.2


-Case of the Turning Tide


G 226.3


Gibbs, Jeannette P .- Humdrum House.


G 4433.2


Glasgow, Ellen-In This Our Life.


Goodrich, Marcus-Delilah


655.2


Goudge, Elizabeth-The Golden Skylark and Other Stories


G 668.8


Grey, Zane-Twin Sombreros. G 845.38


H 3132.3


Hilton, James-Random Harvest. H 656.6


Holton, Edith A .- Anchors to Windward H 758.8


Jennings, John-Call the New World. J 543.3


John, Evan, pseud .- King's Masque J 655.3


Kent, Louise A .- Mrs. Appleyard's Year K 375.4


Keyes, Frances P .- Fielding's Folly K 445.2


Lincoln, Joseph C. and Freeman-The New Hope. L 738.42


Lion, Hortense-Mill Stream L 763.3


Loring, Emilie-Where Beauty Dwells L 873.13


Mcfee, William-Sailors of Fortune M 1437.5


MacInnes, Helen-Above Suspicion M 1518.2


Mckay, Allis-They Come to a River M 1538.2


Mackenzie, Compton-Our Street. M 156.4


McMeekin, Clark, pseud .- Reckon With the River M 1676.3


Marquand, John P .- H. M. Pulham, Esquire. M 357.7


Marshall, Edison-Benjamin Blake M 3667.10


Moore, Ida L .- Like a River Flowing M 8225.2


Mulford, Clarence E .- Corson of the J C. M 955.10


Norris, Kathleen-Mystery House. N 856.18


O'Malley, Patricia-Wings for Carol. 545.2


Panneton, Philipe-Thirty Acres P 194.2


Paterson, Isabel-Never Ask the End P 2965.2


Patterson, Henry W .- Meetinghouse Bay P 317.2


Pinckney, Josephine-Hilton Head P 647.2


Pinkham, Edwin G .- Aunt Elsa P 655.2


Rinehart, Mary R .- Familiar Faces R 580.22


Romanof, Panteleimon S .- Three Pairs of Silk Stockings R 759.2


Seeley, Mabel-The Crying Sisters S 452.2


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G 548.15


Harris, Cyril-Richard Pryne.


Stevenson, Dorothy E .- Mrs. Tim Carries On S 8474.12 Stewart, George R .- Storm S 850.1


Stout. Rex-Fer-de-lance S 889.2


Stuart, Frank S .- Caravan for China S 930.2


Tarkington, Booth-The Fighting Littles ₸ 186.25


Taylor, Phoebe A .- The Perennial Boarder T 245.10


Tilton, Alice-The Hollow Chest. T 580.2


Train, Arthur-Mr. Tutt Comes Home T 768.14


Walker, Dorothy P .- Satan Came Also


W 178.2


Walker, Mildred-Dr. Norton's Wife


W 182.3


Wallace, Edgar-Mr. Reeder Returns


W 1888.15


Walling, Robert A. J .- Corpse With the Red-Headed Friend. W 211.7


Walsh, Maurice-Thomasheen James W 226.9


Whipple. Manrine-The Giant Joshua W 5747.2


BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE


Ayer, Jean Y .- The Easy Book-primer J372.4 A6


-The Picnic Book J372.4 A7


Bailey, Bernadine-Little Lauri of Finland J914.71 B Baldwin, James-The Sampo, a Wonder Tale of the Old North .. J398.2 B1 Bishop, Claire H .- Five Chinese Brothers J372.4 B


Blackwell, Basil, ed .- Fairings in Plenty J808.81 B1


Boy Scouts of America-Handbook for Boys J369.43 B


Boylston, Helen D .- Sue Barton, Superintendent of Nurses JB 792ss


Bradford, William and others-Homes in the Wilderness J973.22 B


Brooks, Noah-Story of Marco Polo. JB P778


Brown. Marjorie W .- Pueblo Playmates JB 8793p


Buck, Margaret W .- Animals Through the Year. J599 B6


Buckley, R. M. and others-Away We Go J372.4 B1


Burlingame, Roger-Whittling Boy, the Story of Eli Whitney. JB W619


Cavanah, Frances-Marta Finds the Golden Door JC 377m Clark, Ann N .- In My Mother's House j970.1 C


Cormack, Maribelle, and Alexander. Wm. P .- The Museum Comes to Life J590 C


Davis, Lavinia R .- Buttonwood Island. JD 2629b


Davis, Robert-Pepperfoot of Thursday Market JD 264p


Draper, Arthur L .- Wonders of the Heavens j520 D


Eldridge, Ethel J .- Yen-Foh, a Chinese Boy JE 375y


Elson and Gray-Dick and Jane-Pre-Primer J372.4 E1


Emmett, Elizabeth-The Land He Loved, a Story of Old


Narragansett JE 5441


Erskine, Gladys S .- Little Pepito of Central America JE 735 L Escott-Inman, Herbert-Wulnoth the Wanderer JE 746w Fish. Helen D .- The Doll House Book J649.55 F


154


Flack. Marjorie-Wait for William JF 571w


Foster, Genevieve-George Washington's World J909.7 F Gates, Doris-Blue Willow JG 259 b Gordon, Dorothy and Loftus, J. J .- Knowing the Netherlands .. J914.92 G1 Hardy, Marjorie-Sally and Billy J372.4 H9


Hart, Johan-Picture Tales From Holland. J398.2 H


Hawkins, Quail-Prayers and Graces for Little Children. J248 H Heffernan and Hill-Little Road; Wide Road; Open Road;


Broad Road J372.4 H18-21


Heyliger, William-You're On the Air JH 617y


Hildreth, Gertrude-Mac and Muff, pre-primer J372.4 H16


-Tom and Don, pre-primer J372.4 H17


Kane, Henry B .- Tale of the Bullfrog .. J597.8 K


Lawson, James G .- Wild Animals, Photographs J599 L


Lawson, Robert-They Were Strong and Good J920 L1


Leavell, Breckinridge-Friends at Play-primer J372.4 L5


Lee, Melicent H .- In the Land of Rubber J915.9 L


Lovell, Neva-Bunny and the Garden-primer J372.4 L6


Maloney, Berenice-Bob and Judy at Play-primer J372.4 M12


Marshall, Dean-A House for Elizabeth. JM 3675h


Meader, Stephen W .- Blueberry Mountain JM 481bl


Meadowcroft. Enid L .- Benjamin Franklin JB F831.4


Nelson, Mary J .- Fun With Music .. J784.8 N


O'Donnell, Mabel-Happy Days-primer J372.4 05


Pack, Elizabeth-Kee and Bah. Navajo Children J790.3 P


Pease, E. F., and DeMelik, Beatrice-Gay Pippo.


JP 3632g


Perry, Josephine-Fish Production. J639.2 P


Petersham, Maud F. and Miska-Story Book of Wool J677.3 P


-Story Book of Cotton J677.2 P


-Story Book of Silk J677.4 P


-Story Book of Rayon J677.46 P


Porter, W, P, and Hansen, E. A .- Fields and Fencerows J570.7 P


Prokofieff, Serge-Peter and the Wolf. J398.2 P


Quinlan, Myrtle B .- Winky-primer


J372.4 Q


Ransome, Arthur-The Big Six


JR 212b


Ratzesberger, Anna-Camel Bells. a Boy of Baghdad JR 238c


Sanders, Agnes L .- Good Times in Winter J372.4 S


Schenk, Esther M .- Happy Times with Jack and Jane at Christmas Time J372.4 S20


-Thanksgiving Time J372.4 S21


-Valentine Day J372.4 S22


-Easter Time J372.4 S23


Skinner, Eleanor L .- Fun in Our Busy World-primer J372.4 S17


-Fun in Town and Country J372.4 S18


Smith. Nila B .- Tom's Trip-primer J372.4 S2


155


Sperry, Armstrong-Call It Courage. JS 751c -One Day With Jambi in Sumatra JS 751 os -Wagons Westward, the Old Trail to Santa Fe JS 751 w


-Little Eagle, a Navajo Boy JS 751 li


Stewart, May L .- Straight Wings


J595.72 S


Stong, Philip D .- Captain Kidd's Cow


JS 881c


Storm, Grace E .- Nip and Tuck, pre-primer


J372.4 S1


Tarshis, Elizabeth K .- The Village That Learned to Read J372.4 T1


JT 19?v


Tippett, James S .- Henry and the Garden J970.1 T1


Tousey, Sanford-Indians and Cowboys


Von Hagen, Victor W. and Hawkins, Quail-Quetzal Quest .. .J598.73 V


Walden, Arthur T .- Harness and Pack. J385 W1


Wheeler, Opal-Stephen Foster and His Little Doy Tray JB F757


White, James E .- Best Stories From the Best Book. J220 W


Williamson, Thames R .- Hunters Long Ago JW 732h


Worth, Kathryn-The Middle Button JW 932m


Wright, Alice-Island Holiday JW 946i


Respectfully submitted,


MAY E. DAY,


Librarian.


156


INDEX TO WESTFORD TOWN REPORT


Page


Accountant's Report


49


Annual Town Election, February 10, 1941


22


Annual Town Meeting, February 17, 1941 25 Assessors' Report


66


Balance Sheet, December 31, 1941


60


Balance Sheet of State Audit


41


Births


10 69


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


Deaths


List of Jurors


Marriages


12


Officers of the Town of Westford


3 95 74


Report of Fire Engineers


Report of Middlesex County Extension Service


78 45


Report of Public Welfare Department


75


Report of Public Health Nurse


70 65 38


Report of State Auditor


44 79


Report of Forest Warden


64


Report of Town Forest Committee


94


Report of Tree Warden


64 102


Report of Whitney Playground


81


Selectmen's Report


37


Special Town Meeting May 5, 1941


32


Special Town Meeting July 7, 1941


35


Special Town Meeting Dec. 22, 1941


36


Tax Collector's Report


68


Town Clerk's Report on Dogs


18


Treasurer's Report


67


Warrant for Annual Town Meeting 103


Westford Committee on Public Safety


82


Westford Infirmary Appraisal, December 1941


72


Westford Infirmary Receipts and Express 76-77


Westford Water Company 80


84 15 47


Report of Finance Committee


Report of Police Department


Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures


Report of Supt. of Highways


Report of Fish and Game Warden


Report of W. P. A.


Board of Health Report


School Committee Report


Page


Elementary School Graduates


12X


Graduates Westford Academy 1941


131


Handwriting Supervisor


137


Organization, School Committee


110


Registration Westford Public Schools


120


Report of Music Supervisor


135


Report of School Committee


111


Report of School Nurse


134


Report of School Physician


133


Report of Superintendent


112


Report of Westford Academy


124


School Calendar


138


Teachers in Service, December, 1941


121


J. V. Fletcher Public Library Report


Financial Report of Library 143


Library Report of the Trustees


142


List of Books Added, 1941 148


Report of Librarian


144


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