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Joseph Bennett
Marilyn Roberta Blanchard
Martha Ann Murphy
Bryce Alan Norwood
William Benedict Blythe Cynthia Edith Britko Deanna Jean Clough Cynthia Ann Cowles
Ellen Adele Oliver
Judith Arline Dupras
James Gianoulis, Jr
Barbara Ann Reeves
Joan Anna Suzedelys
Kenneth Russell Wallace
Sheila May Ingalls Bernard Arthur Jensen
Edward Johnson
Sheila Marie Walsh Natalie Joyce Weaver Floyd Albert Wheeler Janet Mary Wheeler Janet Esther Wilson
Marie Ann Koning Sandra Frances Lavigne
William Ward Lyons
Judith An Wilson
Janice Elaine Wojcik
James Stanley Wolfenden
PROGRAM
PROCESSIONAL - "Pomp and Circumstance"
ELgar
NANCY FENTON, Pianist
INVOCATION
REV. DONALD ISAAC
SALUTATORY ADDRESS - The Progress of Education JUDITH DUPRAS
HONOR ESSAY - "And The Truth Shall Make You Free" NA TALTE WEAVER
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Stanley Joseph Maslbas, Jr Joseph Michael McKniff Elaine Mary Milot
Robert Joseph Panneton Sherid Peterson Alfred Joseph Reeves, Jr.
Stuart Bailey Hildreth, Jr
Allan Thomas Holmes
SONG - "Brothers All"
Yahres
HONOR ESSAY - All Men Are Created Equal JAMES GIANOULIS
PRESENTATION OF CLASS GIFT FRANCIS ALLING President of the Class of 1958
ACCEPTANCE OF CLASS GIFT JOHN SHARPE President of the Class of 1959
SONG - "Thanks Be To God"
VALEDICTORY - The Challenge of Education ELAINE MILOT
Dickson
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS (Given by the Trustees of Westford Academy)
For Excellence in Mathematics and Science
For Excellence in Secretarial Science
For Excellence in Social Studies
For Excellence in English
Sherid Peterson Judith Dupras
THE MOST WORTHY REPRESENTATIVE OF WESTFORD ACADEMY Class of 1958 - Janice Wojcik
Class of 1959 - Carlene Abrahamson
Class of 1960 - Judith Szylvian
Class of 1961 - Deborah Lambert
OTHER AWARDS
Bausch and Lomb Science Award
D.A.R. Good Citizenship Award
D.A.R. American History Award
Balfour Award - Homemaking
Loyalty - Scholarship - Achievement Industrial Arts Business Betty Crocker Award
Joseph McKniff Maine Milot Joseph McKniff Judith Chisholm Elaine Milot Kenneth Paul Joan Suzedelys Judith Dupras
SCHOLARSHIPS
Fletcher Athletic Club Scholarship Mr. John J. Barretto, President
Westford Academy Parent Teachers Association Scholarship
Mr. Charles Roderson, President
Westford Grange Scholarship Mr. Lloyd G. Blanchard, Superintendent of Schools
Westford Teachers' Association Scholarship Mrs. Waldo Flint, President Women's Auxiliary to Middlesex No. District Mass. Medical Society Mrs. Dwight W. Cowles, President
Westford Academy Alumni Association Scholarship Mrs. Malcolm H. Pearson, President
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Joseph McKniff Janice Wojcik
Trustees of Westford Academy Scholarships Mr. Allister F. MacDougall, Chairman Scholarship Committee
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS
Norman E. Day Chairman of School Committee CLASS ODE - Music: "The Old Rugged Cross"
Words: Natalie Weaver
Bennard
BENEDICTION
Rev Paul F. Mulligan
El gar RECESSIONAL - "Pomp and Circumstance" Nancy Fenton, Pianist
CLASS MOTTO - "To Thine Own Self Be True"
CLASS COLORS - Blue and White
CLASS FLOWER - Pink Carnation
CLASS MARSHAL - John Sharpe
************ ******* ***
SCHOOL CALENDAR
1958 - 1959
Teachers' Meeting Fall Term Winter Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
September 2 September 3 - December 23 January 5 - February 20 March 2 - April 17 April 27 - June 19
Total - 185 Days
Days Omitted:
Teachers'Convention Armistice Day Thanksgiving Recess Good Friday
October 31 November 11 November 27 and 28 March 27
REMARKS
It is the policy of the School Department to keep Schools in session on all days during which it is safe for buses to be operated. The widely varying conditions in the several parts of Westford make it difficult to reach decisions equally fair to all.
ON DAYS WHEN THE WEATHER CONDI TION IS QUESTIONABLE, PARENTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE THEIR OWN JUDGMENT AS TO THE WISDOM OF SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL
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ACADEMY PROGRAM OF STUDIES
GRADE 7
English Social Studies Science Mathematics
Art Homemaking (Girls) Music Physical Education
GRADE 8
English
Social Studies Science
Mathematics Art Homemaking (Girls)
Music
Physical Education
GRADE 9
COLLEGE
GENERAL
English 1
English 1
English 1
Civics
Civics
Civics
General Science
Biology
General Science
Business Math
Algebra 1
Math 1
Junior Business
Physical Education
GRADE 10
REQUIRED SUBJECTS
English 2 World History Physical Education
ELEC TIVES
ELEC TIVES
ELECTIVES
Physics
Chemistry
Solid Geometry and Trigonometry
French
Latin
Latin
French Latin
Bookkeeping 1 Typing 1
Stenography 1
Stenography 2
Bookkeeping 2
Office Practice
Mathematics 2
Typing 2
Business Law
Industrial Arts
Psychology
Senior Science
Industrial Arts
Industrial Arts
Mechanical Drawing Homemaking
GRADE 11
GRADE 12
REQUIRED SUBJECTS
REQUIRED SUBJECTS
English 3 U. S. History Physical Education
English 4 Physical Education
Biology Plane Geometry French
Algebra 2
Mechanical Drawing Homemaking
Homemaking
College Type Problems of Democracy
Make-up periods daily from 1:45 to 2:43
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Indust.Arts (Boys)
Latin 1
Physical Education
Physical Education
BUSINESS
CORPS OF TEACHERS - 1958-59
TEACHERS
WESTFORD ACADEMY
SUBJECT OR GRADE
UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE SINCE
Social Studies
Aug 1958 Jan 1958 Sept 1954
Physical Education
English, Social Studies
Sept 1958
English
Sept 1955
Business Education
Sept 1954
Industrial Arts
Sept 1958
Rita Crowley, A. B. (Simmons)
English
Sept 1954
Thomas J. Davies, A. B. (Merrimack College)
Mathematics
Sept 1957
Dorothy Doucette, B.S.Ed. (Framingham Teachers Coll)
Homemaking & Dietician
Sept 1954
Mildred Gagnon,G.S.Ed. (Salem Teachers College) .
Business Education
Sept 1953
Marie Giacoppe, B.S.Ed. (Fitchburg Teachers College)
Science
Sept 1955
John Gordon, B.S.,M. Ed. (Univ of Mass, Springfield College)
Guidance Director
Jan 1957
Librarian-Social Studies
Sept 1958
Social Studies-Guidance
Sept 1958
Latin-English
Sept 1958
Social Studies
Sept 1955
Science
Sept 1958
Mathematics-Science
Sept 1952
Science
Sept 1958
English
Sept 1955
Latin-Guidance
Sept 1952
Business Education
Sept 1956
Mathematics
Jan 1947
French-English
Dec 1954
Physical Education
Sept 1958
Mathematics-Science
Sept 1956
Social Studies
Sept 1957
Mathematics-Science
Sept 1958
Joseph E. Joyce, Jr., B.S., M.Ed. PRINCIPAL (Boston College, Boston University)
Vincent Anton, B.S.,M.A. (Suffolk University) Elizabeth Boudreau, B.S. (Boston University) Eva Brown, B.A. (University of New Hampshire) Helen Campbell, B.A. (Univ of New Hampshire) Mary Carrick, B.S.,M.Ed., (Salem Teachers Coll., Boston Univ) Richard Creighton, B.S. (Fitchburg Teachers College)
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Mildred Hanright,B.S. (Bridgewater Teachers College)
Eugene Hayes, B.S., M.Ed. (Boston College)
Christine Holmes, B.A. (Carleton Coll., Univ of New Hampshire) Bette Hook, B.A.,M.Ed. (Univ. Mich., Fitchburg Teachers Coll)
Myles Kiberd, R.P.T., B.S. (Boston University)
Theodore Lapierre, B.Ed., M.Ed. (Plymouth Teachers Coll., Univ of N H) Donald Maclean, A.B. (Boston University)
Irene Mitchell, B.S., M.Ed. (Lowell Teachers Coll., Rivier Coll.) Mary Quinn, A.B., M.Ed. (Regis Coll.,Fitchburg Teachers Coll. ) Harold Ready, B.S., C.B.A. (Boston University) Kenneth Robes, B.S. (Dartmouth College) Madeleine Spaulding, A.B. (Boston University)
Chesley Steele, B.S. (Springfield College)
Louis Stroumbos, B.S. (Purdue University) Norman Surrette, B.A. (Suffolk Univ., Univ of N. H.)
Aristotle Vurgaropoulos, B.S. (Boston Univ., Salem Teachers Coll)
WM. C. ROUDENBUSH SCHOOL
Peter F. Perry, B.S.Ed.,M.Ed.PRINCIPAL(Hyannis Teachers Coll., Boston Univ) Monica Bradbury, B.S.Ed. (Lowell Teachers College) Helen Skames, B.A. (Tufts College) Joan Woods, B.S.Ed. (Bridgewater Teachers College) Robert Schoolcraft, B.S. (Boston University)
Grade 6
Sept 1948
n
6
Sept 1957
=
6
Sept 1957
n
6
Sept 1957
6
Sept 1958
WM. E. FROST SCHOOL
E
5
Sept 1939
Rita Miller, B.S.Ed.,M.Ed.PRINCIPAL (Lowell Teachers Coll., Rivier Coll. ) Florence Morris (Lowell Teachers College)
M
1
Sept 1948
Mildred Leonard, B.S.Ed. (Lowell Teachers College)
1
Sept 1958
Shirley Oliver, B.S.Ed.,M.Ed. (Lowell Teachers Coll., Rivier Coll.)
n
2
Sept 1940
Kathryn Wilder (Bridgewater Teachers College)
3
Apr 1953
Ann Grady,B.S.Ed. (Lowell Teachers College)
2
4
Sept 1955
CAMERON SCHOOL
n
Sept 1949
Alice Murphy, B.S. Ed. , M.Ed. PRINCIPAL (Lowell Teachers Coll., Calvin Coolidge) Mary Fairbanks, B.S.Ed. (Lowell Teachers College)
n
1
Sept 1955
Despena Zouzas, B.S.Ed. (Lowell Teachers College)
n
2
Sept 1957
Eleanor Gomes, B.S.Ed. (Lowell Teachers College)
n
3 Sept 1954
An Cogger, B.S.Ed. (Lowell Teachers College)
n
3
Sept 1957
Vivian Cornwall, B.S.Ed. (Lowell Teachers College)
4
Sept 1958
Elizabeth Chachus, B.S.Ed. (Lowell Teachers College)
5
Sept 1955
Henry Leyland, A.B.,M. Ed. (Merrimack College, Rivier College)
n
5
Sept 1956
Helen Gibbons, B.S.,M.Ed.PRINCIPAL(Lowell Teachers Coll., Rivier Coll.)
5
Sept 1948
Margery Flint (Fitchburg Teachers College)
3
1
Jan 1948
Jean Bell (Fitchburg Teachers College)
n
2
Apr 1930
Beatrice Provost (Lowell Teachers College)
n
3 Sept 1952
Patricia Nordberg (Fitchburg Teachers College)
n
4
Oct 1955
Lillian Wright (Lowell Teachers College)
5
Sept 1914
Catherine McBreen, B.S.Ed. (Fitchburg Teachers College)
n
4
Sept 1956
NABNASSET SCHOOL
n
2 Sept 1946
n
1 Sept 1956
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Ruth Wright,B.S.Ed. PRINCIPAL (Plymouth Teachers College) Joan E. Cox, A.B. (Merrimack College )
M
SARGENT SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT
Lloyd G. Blanchard, A.B., M.Ed. (Dartmouth College, Harvard University)
Aug 1957
SCHOOL NURSE
Dorothy A. Healy, R.N. (Framingham Union Hospital)
Sept 1941
SPECIAL TEACHERS -
B. Carolyn Anderson, B.S.E. (Lowell Teachers College) MUSIC
Sept 1956
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ART
Marcia Albiol, A.B. (American University) Sept 1958
SPECIAL CLASS TEACHER
Laura Husted, B.S. (New Jersey State Teachers College)
Sept 1958
REMEDIAL READING
Beatrice Higgins, B.S.E., M.Ed. (Bridgewater Teachers College, Boston University)
Sept 1956
ENROLLMEN'T - WESTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
October 1, 1958
GRADE
ACADEMY
ROUDENBUSH
FROST
CAMERON
SARGENT
NABNASSET
TOTAL
12
59
59
11
85
85
10
77
77
9
96
96
8
87
87
7
125
125
SP
5
5
6
130
130
A
30
24
26
80
5(B
23
24
47
4
30
22
25
77
3 (A
32
25
30
87
2
30
22
24
31
107
27
30
31
25
113
27
27
TOTALS
329
135
176
194
183
56
1278
The table above includes 12 Dunstable children attending Westford Academy. They are distributed among the grades as follows:
GRADE 12
7
11
4
10
1
Westford students attending the Acton Schools are as follows:
High School
3
Elementary
3
CENSUS SUMMARY - OCTOBER 1958 (Ages are as of October 1, 1958)
SCHOOLS
AGE
BOYS
GIRLS
TOTAL
PUBLIC
VOCATIONAL
PRIVATE
NOT IN SCHOOL
15
58
44
102
90
6
5
1
14
52
62
114
104
2
8
13
35
46
81
79
1
1
12
57
54
111
106
5
11
74
87
161
149
12
10
61
76
137
129
8
9
62
51
113
102
11
8
77
55
132
129
3
7
68
62
130
123
7
6
70
65
135
126
9
5
72
67
139
14
13
112
4
73
81
154
2
152
3
134
134
2
149
149
1
150
150
0-1
150
150
2092
1151
9
84
848
(A
(B
22
23
45
(B
26
26
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WES IFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
SALARY SCHEDULE 1959-60
STEP
BACHELOR 'S DEGREE
MASTER 'S DEGREE
1
3800
4100
2
3950
4250
3
4700
4400
6 HOURS
3 HOURS
4
4250
4550
5
44.00
4700
6
4550
4850
6 HOURS
3 HOURS
7
4700
5000
8
4850
5150
9
5000
5300
6 HOURS
3 HOURS
10
5150
5450
11
5300
5600
12
5400
5700
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FINANCIAL REPORT OF SCHOOL CAFETERIA
January 1, 1958
1,497.64
RECEIPTS: January 1 - December 31, 1958
27,070.46
REIMBURSEMENTS due from State & Federal Funds 1,804:77 $ 30,372.87
EXPENDITURES: January 1 - December 31, 1958 28, 334.94
BALANCE : January 1, 1959 $ 2,037.93
FINANCIAL REPORT OF SCHOOL ATHLETIC FUND
RECEIPTS :
Balance January 1, 1958
$ 59.96
Town of Westford
1,725.00
Basketball Games Football Games
1,163.36
704.42 $ 3,652.74
EXPENDI TURES :
Athletic Supplies - Equipment, Cleaning
etc.
1,981.49
Referees, Custodians, Police, etc
$ 1,671.25
3,652.74
BALANCE: January 1, 1959
$ 0.00
FINANCIAL REPORT OF SCHOOL BAND ACCOUNT
APPROPRIATED
$ 700.00
EXPENDED (Instruction)
310.33
BALANCE
$ 389.67
The Abbot Band gift included a sum of money which financed instruction into the month of October 1958.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
Children taken home from school because of illness 131
Children taken to the School Physician 6 Nurse - Teacher Conferences 394
Nurse - Pupil Conferences 617
Children recommended for exclusion because of contagious disease, skin infection or pediculosis Tested vision of all children with Massachusetts
16
Vision Equipment. Children referred to Physician 91
Tested hearing of all children with a Pure Tone Audiometer. Children referred to Physician
56
Assisted School Physician with physical examinations in Grades 1, 4, 7 and 11 and also students partici- pating in Sports
HOME VISITS:
Acute Communicable 66
TUBERCULOSIS :
Case
45
Suspect
Contact 5
17
Children under 1 year
61
Children 1 year to School age
164
School age children
234
To Middlesex County Sanatorium for X-Ray
4
Conferences and Meetings attended
28
Mrs. Adele Darrah, Dental Hygienist on the staff of the Nashoba Asso- ciated Boards of Health, gave Sodium Fluoride Treatments to the chil- dren in Grades 2, 5 and 8. Notices were sent to parents of children needing Dental Care.
In April, Dr. Maurice Huckins, Jr., the School Physician, assisted by Dr. Eleanor H. Smith, the Medical Director of the Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, conducted a Pre-School Round-Up for the children who were to enter the first grade in September. This gave the parents an opportunity to have the children examined and also to be vaccinated and receive Diphtheria and Tetanus Boosters, if needed, before School opened.
Another new project was the Tuberculin Testing Program conducted by Dr. Smith in November. This year the tests were given to students in all grades. It is expected that the Program will continue each year with certain grades being tested.
Dr. Smith has conducted 14 Well Child Conferences, for pre-school children, during the year. For statistics on these Conferences and on all other Nashoba sponsored activities, please read the report of the Nashoba Associated Boards of Health.
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4
Crippled Children
EXPENDITURES OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
1956
1957
1958
110 Salaries - Supt Office
$
7,818.20 $ 9,600.00 $12,100.16
120 Census Enumeration
200.00
200.00
263.00
130 Other Expenses - Administration
807.49
1,033.59
1,582.51
211 Salaries - Principals
21,242.96
26,206.64
32,376.05
212 Salaries - Supervisors
7,766.53
10,933.12
12,229.84
213 Salaries - Teachers
138,975.21 168,446.54 204,432.11
220 Textbooks
5,739.27
5,819.18
6,218.78
230 Libraries & Audio Visual
550.00
500.00
861.06
240 Teaching Supplies
6,670.65
8,797.74
8,820.03
250 Other Expenses - Instructional
1,173.00
2,572.09
1,236.36
410 Salaries - Health
500.00
2,986.38
3,899.84
420 Other Expenses - Health
173.47
660.05
521.54
520 Pupil Transportation
26,377.29
35,640.40
39,204.80
610 Salaries - Plant Operation
18,153.98
20,352.15
23,688.44
620 Contracted Services - Operation
424.54
205.32
536.47
630 Fuel
9,157.55
7,462.66
9,893.77
640 Utilities
7,333.46
6,878.46
9,760.29
650 Custodial Supplies
2,515.84
2,956.71
3,421.91
710 Salaries - Maintenance
405.75
720 Contracted Services - Maintenance
4,487.48
6,416.51
12,407.27
730 Replacement of Equipment
1,370.67
2,579.60
2,883.29
1200 Capital Outlay
4,279.98
14,743.59
4,858.28
1410 Tuition & Transportation-Acton
939.60
518.60
1,466.63
GROSS TOTALS
$ 266,657.17 335,509.33 392, 708.14
FEDERAL AID
3,787.41
10,336.14
NET APPROPRIATION
$ 266,657.17 331, 721.92 382,372.00
Lighting
1,199.75
Old Academy
3,900.00
463.67
TOTAL
$ 271, 756.92 332,185.59 382,372.00
RECEIPTS OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
1956
1957
1958
General School Fund
$ 41,708.75
$ 51,695.21
$ 61,757.71
Transportation
16,307.44
27,735.02
32,349.25
Special Class
2,090.00
2,207.88
State Wards
495.32
320.44
386.85
Tuition
9,893.02
11,000.53
9,353.53
Other
201.82
368.91
716.41
$ 68,606.35
$ 93,201.11
$ 106,771.63
Net Cost to Town
$ 203,150.57
$ 238,984.48
$ 275,600.37
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Annual Report
OF THE
J. V. Fletcher Library
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTFORD
CHE
BRARY.
1895
For the Year Ending December 31 1958
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY
The Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Library herewith submit their An- nual Report for 1958, including the Report of the Librarian.
This year Mr. Leo J. Berry refinished the floors downstairs and did a very good piece of work. The 4-H girls and boys helped greatly by moving the furniture and rearranging it. At the same time a vacuum cleaner was purchased and it proved to be a great asset following the sanding of the floors.
Mr. William K. Carver repaired and reputtied the windows and painted all outside woodwork.
In the spring, Miss May E. Day and Miss Alice M. Howard went to Salis- bury to a meeting of the Merrimack Valley Library Association where they had a very pleasant time during the meeting and later on went down to the beach to see the surf.
The helpers in the Library this fall had more to do than usual be- cause of Miss Day's illness. Mrs. W. Otis Day and Mrs. Thomas McGrath were very efficient and the Trustees were very appreciative of their work.
The Bookmobile has proved to be an asset to the Library.
Mr. Bernard M. Wilder installed some shelves in the basement on which to put books which are not often used.
To carry on repairs and the necessary work of the Library the Trus- tees ask for the following appropriation:
1. The sum of Six Thousand One Hundred ($6,100.00) Dollars
2. The Receipts from the Dog Licenses in 1958.
William R. Taylor, Chairman John F. Sanders Alice M. Howard, Secretary Trustees of J. V. Fletcher Library
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FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARY FOR 1958
Salaries and Wages: Librarian Custodian Assistants
$ 1,700.00
650.00
934.90
$ 3,284.90
Books and Periodicals:
Books
937.65
Periodicals
264.75
1,202.40
Fuel
644.68
Electricity
184.93
Building :
Water
27.00
Janitor's Supplies
35.79
Refinishing Floors
350.00
Outside Painting and Windows
305.00
Vacuum Cleaner
59.95
Cleaning etc.
39.03
Miscellaneous Repairs
159.83
976.60
Other Expenses
Telephone
92.65
Transportation of Books
40.00
Stationery, Postage and Box Rent
34.30
Music Records
37.66
Miscellaneous Supplies
56.68
261.29
$ 6,554.80
INCOME
Town Appropriation
$ 4,900.00
Receipts from Dog Licenses
969.06
Interest from Funds
685.74
$ 6,554.80
Receipts from Fines
197.03
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Library:
The Librarian herewith submits her forty first Annual Report of the work of the Library in the ninety-ninth year of a Public Library in the Town. This coming year we will celebrate our One Hundredth An- niversary - sixty three years of which have been spent in the present building. Before that it had used a room in the Town Hall after it was built in 1871. Previous to that the Library had been cared for in the homes of the Librarians as had the Social Library, a private group founded in 1797. The owners gave many of their books to start the new Library.
Again we have the pleasure of reporting a large increase in the use of the Library - not only on books circulated but in study at the Library. This has been done mainly by the students writing their term papers. As many references were required by each student and many subjects were the same or related, so that the same books were needed, it was hard to supply enough for each.
Biography still holds the record for number of books of non-fiction circulated - 874. The next most used groups were Sociology (econom- ics, goverment etc. ) with 754; Useful Arts (medicine, aviation, cooking, carpentry) with 752, followed by History - 589 and Fine Arts (music, gardening, cartoons etc.) with 572.
Out of the 146 days open, on only 33 were less than 100 books taken out, while on 14 days the circulation was over 200, besides magazines. The day with the largest circulation was the last day open before we closed for two weeks while the floors were being sanded and refin- ished.
For some time the shelves have been overcrowded. While many of the books are not often used they are still too useful to be discarded completely, so several stacks were made in the basement where these books can be kept out of the way but still available when needed. Even so, the shelves in the stack room are full.
A new service was started in January - the Bookmobile. The headquar- ters of this State Regional Service is in North Reading. Twenty-six Towns are served about once in three weeks. This is financed by Fed- eral and State Funds at present. More books than we could afford to buy and those of limited interest can be borrowed from them. We still borrow books thru the State Division of Library Extension in the De- partment of Education in Boston.
Another addition was made to the Reference Collection this year by the purchase of the Encyclopedia Americana. The old edition has been kept and will be allowed to circulate as it still contains much use- ful information.
Another Memorial Gift Book was presented to the Library by Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood T. Stodden in memory of Mrs. Dorothy Hall Sinton. The title of the book is "Gospel in Hymns; background and interpretation"
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by Albert E. Bailey.
The Library has continued to add to its collection of Music Records and more people are borrowing them. They may be kept for one week with the privilege of one renewal by anyone who has a record player that uses 33 speed.
The exhibits in the Frost Museum Case were Old Farmer's Almanacs, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Wright; pictures of famous people born in February, nearly one for every day in the month; 4-H Exhibit of their work and medals; the books of photographs of old Westford houses; and Angels at Christmas loaned by the Librarian.
Some of the young people have enjoyed checking off books for fun. This has been of real value while the rest of us were busy assisting borrowers to find the information they needed. Several who have worked many times are June Ardee Armstrong, Bonnie McCallum, Betsy Lamson, Betsy Battis, Janet Sullivan, and Hal Maguire, who was work- ing for Girl Scout credit.
Library Hall has been used a little more than usual. The 4-H Leaders used it twice, the D. A. R. three times, a group planning to replace the Veterans' Bulletin Board with a more permanent Monument, a group forming an Historical Society and Westford Academy Trustees. At the D. A. R. Meeting in May, Miss Day showed a group of her Historical and Old Dolls.
A group of Girl Scouts came in March for information on book publish- ing and mending.
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In March posters and notices in the paper called attention to Nation- al Library Week.
Christmas was celebrated with lights in the windows and a very pretty Balsam tree provided by Mr. James E. McAvinew and the mantel pieces were decorated by Mrs. Day. Books and magazines of Christmas materi- als for adults and children were on display and well patronized.
Due to ill health Miss Mary P. Bunce has not been able to come to the Library since May. Her services in mending books have been much missed.
For the first time in many years the Librarian was obliged to take a sick leave of nearly a month. During that time the Assistants, Mrs. Day and Mrs. McGrath, efficiently carried on the work, tho it was rendered doubly hard due to the extra reference work for the pu- pils of the Academy. Mrs. Crowley came with some classes and assist- ed by training them in the use of the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature.
The average cost of the Library per capita last year was about $1.31. Where can you get more for your money and in fact twenty cents of that came from Interest on Funds. The Library is open to all resi- dents of the Town and we hope more will make use of it.
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The list of magazines is about the same. All except current numbers may be borrowed for one week. The list for the coming year is as follows :
WEEKLIES
Books, N. Y. Herald Tribune Illustrated London News Life News Week N. Y. Times Book Review
Publishers' Weekly Saturday Evening Post Sports Illustrated Time
MONTHLIES
A. L. A. Booklist
Junior Natural History
American Girl
American Home
Antiques
National Geographic
Natural History
Arizona Highways
Atlantic Monthly
Better Homes and Gardens
Book Review Digest
Boys' Life
Consumer's Research Bulletin Coronet
Cosmopolitan
Flying and Popular Aviation Fortune Good Housekeeping
Reader's Digest
Grade Teacher
Science Digest
Harper's Monthly
Seventeen
Hobbies
Sport Today's Health
House Beautiful
Wil son Bulletin
Instructor
Woman's Day
Yankee
BI-MONTHLY
Horn Book
Popular Homecraft
SEMI-MONTHLY
Library Journal
QUARTERLIES
Old Time New England
Vermont Life
PERIODICALS GIVEN 1958
TITLE
DONOR
Advance (United Church Herald)
Women's Guild
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Nature
New Hampshire Profiles
Outdoor Life
Parents' Magazine
Popular Gardening
Popular Mechanics
Popular Science Monthly
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
Holiday
Jack and Jill
Journal of Lifetime Living
Ladies Home Journal Look
American Fruit Grower American Legion Magazine Aramco World Automobile Facts Aviation Week Bell Telephone Quarterly Book-of-the-Month Club News Catholic Home Journal Christian Register Christian Science Monitor Church Militant D. A. R. Magazine Dupont Magazine Elks Magazine Federation Topics Food Marketing Ford Times Friends Harvester World Horticulture
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