Annual Report of the Town Offices of Fairhaven, Massachusetts

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT

of the

Town Officers

TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN

\h YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1928

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT

of the

Town Officers

of the VN OF FAIRHAVEN

for the

YEAR !NG DECEMBER 31, 1928 T •J/ I'VV’'' ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN COMPRISING THOSE OF THE TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER COLLECTOR OF TAXES AUDITORS SELECTMEN AND BOARD OE PUBLIC WELFARE BOARD OF HEALTH LIST OF JURORS SEWER COMMISSIONERS PARK COMMISSIONERS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TREE WARDEN FIRE ENGINEERS BUILDING INSPECTOR INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS PLANNING BOARD SCHOOL COMMITTEE

AND THE REPORT OF THE MILLICENT LIBRARY

FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1928.

FAIRHAVEN STAR List of Town Ojjfcers

For the Year 1928.

Town Clerk

Town Treasurer

WILLIAM D. CHAMPLIN

Collector

JOHN H. STETSON

Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare

JOHN I. BRYANT, 1931 • THOMAS W. WHITFIELD, 1930 ISAAC N. BABBITT, 1929

Secretary to the Board

CLAUDIA I. SCHILLER

Board of Health

WILLIAM F. DELANO Term expires 1931 CLARENCE A. TERRY Term expires 1929 LESTER W. HORNE, M. D. Term expires 1930

Assessors

JOSEPH E. PECK Term expires 1931

CHARLES I. DREW Term expires 1929 CLARENCE A, TERRY Term expires 1930 5

School Committee

ORRIN B. CARPENTER Term expires 1931 JAMES A. STETSON Term expires 1931 WILLIAM B. GARDNER Term expires 1929 EDWARD L BESSE Term expires 1929 SARA B. CLARKE Term expires 1930 ELLA H. BLOSSOM Term expires 1930

Sewer Commissioners

G. WINSTON VALENTINE Term expires 1931

WILLIAM J. FITZSIMMONS Term expires 1929 FRANK W. MORSE Term expires 1930

Park Commissioners

LEWIS F. POOR Term expires 1931 HAROLD B. DUTTON Term expires 1929 MABEL L. POTTER Term expires 1930

Planning Board

WILLIAM TALLMAN Term expires 1929 D. C. POTTER Term expires 1929 JAMES A. STETSON Term expires 1931 VICTOR O. B. SLATER Term^ expires 1931 GEORGE ATWOOD Term expires 1930 SAMUEL DUDGEON Term expires 1930 LEWIS F. POOR Term expires 1931 KENNETH S. PIERCE Term expires 1931

Board of Appeals WILLIAM TALLMAN VICTOR O. B. SLATER ZEPHRIM R. PINAULT CHARLES KNOWLTON KENNETH PIERCE 6

Finance Committee 1928

North JOHN T. SUTCLIFFE 1931 CHESTER KENDRICK 1930 JAMES HENSHAW 1930

Oxford

ORRIN B. CARPENTER 1931 CHARLES KNOWLTON 1931 RICHARD A. TERHUNE 1Q29 JOHN H. SEAMAN 1930

Centre

WARREN L. SWETT 1931 HAROLD HOXIE 1931 GEORGE B. LUTHER 1929 WALTER DOUGLASS 1931 CHARLES E. BENSON 1929 R. WILLIAM STERLING 1930 THOMAS A. TRIPP 1930 R. W. FOSTER 1930 FRANK M. BABBITT 1929

East

REUBEN A. AUSTIN 1931 HENRY T. HOWARD 1929 JOHN GELETTE 1930

Sconticut

DANIEL C. POTTER 1929 MANUEL F. SILVA 1930

Auditors

CHARLES E. SHURTLEFF RALPH E. LUMBARD Superintendent of Streets THOMAS W. WHITFIELD 7

Building Inspector

CHARLES I. DREW

Inspector of Animals ALBERT L. AUSTIN

Inspector of Wires CLIFTON A. HACKER

Pound Keeper CHARLES F. BENSON

Field Drivers ANTONE A. D. FREITAS MICHAEL KERNS

Fence Viewers

CHARLES I. DREW CLIFTON A. HACKER

Inspector of Petroleum FRANK H. KELLEY

Measurers of Wood and Bark L. FRANK WILDE H. L. WILSON CHARLES F. BENSON

Sealer of Weights and Measures CHARLES P. THATCHER

Wharfinger JOHN A. W. BURGESS

Constables WALTER H. FRANCIS ALBERT C. AIKEN

Registrars of Voters HENRY D. WALDRON WILLIAM D. CHAMPLIN MARTIN L. BISBEE JOHN F. GOGGIN

Forest Fire Warden HENRY T. HOWARD Report of the Selectmen and

Board of Public Welfare

1928 .

TRIAL BALANCE

DECEMBER 31, 1928 DR. CR. Cash $26,713.67 John H. Stetson, Coll. 205.31 Taxes, 1924 116.00 Taxes, 1925 20.80 Taxes, 1926 817.63 Taxes, 1927 12,083.58 Taxes, 1928 102,928.22 Sewer Assessments added to taxes 4,844.48 Sewer Assessments, imapportioned 2,426.65 Sidewalk Assessments, unapportioned 126.21 Tax Titles 30,603.20 State Aid Accts. Receivable 702.00 Health Dept. Accts. Receivable 512.12 Public Welfare Accts. Receivable 3,501.55 Revenue Loans $90,000.00 Sewer Dept. Accts. Receivable 11.60 Miscellaneous Tailings 187.44 Surplus War Bonus 4,420.55 Estimated Receipts 13,255.03 Department Revenue 4,727.27 Special Assessment Revenue 5,443.51 Tax Title Reserve 30,991.27 Committed Interests 484.69 Committed Interests Revenue 484.69 Sewer Assessment Revenue 2,289.16 9

Overlay, 1924 116.00 Overlay, 1925 94.40 Overlay, 1926 57.90 Overlay, 1927 2,450.09 Overlay, 1928 12,274.11 Overlay Reserve 640.83 Excess & Deficiency 9,339.72 Apportional Assessments, Not due 1,526.21 <( <( 1929 168.49 (t 1930 173.00 « <( 1931 172.98 <( (( 1932 172.95 U t( 1933 167.76 <( u 1934 167.76 (( (( 1935 167.76 (< (( 1936 167.76 (( <( 167.75 Selectmen 6.10 Collector 513.26 Law 1,808.42 Planning Board 265.02 Fire Maintenance 499.06 Fire Alarm Boxes 10.08 Fire Alarm Box, Alden Road 25.18 Building Inspection 331.00 Sealer Weights & Measures 9.45 Forestry 223.50 Moths 43.17 Trees 2.08 Board of Health 491.52 Sewer Maintenance 2,534.46 Sewer Spring & Delano Sts. 1,091.02 Sewer Pilgrim Ave. & Francis St. 1,071.77 Land for Stations 755.45 Collections of Ashes 600.00 Collections of Garbage 987.50 Highways 8.00 10

Macadamize Hawthorn St. 4.94 No. Main St. Drain 21.86 Street Lights 592.40 Public Landing 350.00 Welfare & Infirmary 3,877.79 Repairs at Infirmary 14.83 State Aid 148.00 Soldier’s Aid 502.22 Elementary Schools 256.36 High School 187.11 Vocational School 524.00 Park 12.44 Reserve Fund 90.40 Memorial Day 68.18 Debt 17,634.87 Interest 18,291.24

$209,887.33 $209,887.33

SELECTMEN

DR. Salaries $1,500.00 Clerical 1,575.00 Town Reports 315.70 Stationery and Postage 49.68 Printing and Advertising 555.55 Traveling Expenses 36.19 Telephone 67.23 Incidentals 250.75 Unexpended 6.10

CR. Appropriation $4,100.00 Trans, from Reserve Fund 256.20 $4,356.20 11 ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

DR. Salaries, Auditors $250.00 CR. Appropriation $250.00

TREASURER

DR. Salary, Treasurer $1,900.00 Clerical 166.83 Recording Fees 373.50 Stationery and Postage 67.76 Printing and Advertising 77.78 Traveling Expenses 6.26 Telephone 88.90 Insurance and Bond 244.93 Incidentals 207.S3 $3,133.79 CR. Appropriation $3,000.00 Refund 2.08 Trans, fronr Reserve Fund 131.71 $3,133.79

COLLECTOR

DR. Salary, Collector $1,800.00 Special Collectors 384.00 Clerical 1,047.00 Recording Fees 8.00 Stationery and Postage 31.68 Printing and Advertising 1,194.57 Telephone 25.13 Bond 425.00 12

Incidentals 371.36 Unexpended 513.26 $5,800.00 CR. Appropriation $5,800.00

ASSESSORS PLANS DR. Plotting Plans $500.00 CR. Appropriation $500.00

ASSESSORS DEPARTMENT DR. Salaries, Assessors $2,115.00 Assistant Assessors 257.15 Clerical 1,171.00 Stationery and Postage 156.99 Traveling Expenses 49.25 Incidentals .11.40 Printing and Advertising 59.68 $3,820.47 CR. Appropriation $3,700.00 Trans, to Refunds 1.75 Trans, to Reserve Fund 118.72 $3,820.47 LAW DR. Attorneys $191.58 Unexpended 1,808.42 $2,000.00 CR. Appropriation $2,000.00 13

ELECTION & REGISTRATION

DR. Services, Registrars $437.50 Election Officers 667.00 Police duty 189.00 Clerical and Extra Services 145.60 Stationery and Postage 9.09 Printing and Advertising 682.83 Meals 107.96 Traveling Expenses 4.00

CR. Appropriation $1,500.00 Trans, from Reserve Fund 742.98 $2,242.98

TOWN HALL

DR. Services, Janitors and Extra Help $3,051.75 Care of Stage 77.50 Fuel 1,232.28 Light 735.83 Janitors Supplies 596.46 Repairs 2,893.65 Supplies 317.02 Incidentals 147.09

CR. Appropriation $8,500.00 Trans, from Reserve Fund 551.58 $9,051.58 14

POLICE DEPARTMENT

DR. Salary, Chief $3,174.00 Salar}’, Patrolman 1,694.00 Special Officers 8,193.50 Other Employees 81.30 Auto Hire 2,024.21 Equipment for Men 97.70 Repairs 6.50 Printing, Stationery and Postage 116.24 Telephone 268.75 ^Miscellaneous 21.00 $15,677.20 CR. Appropriation $15,000.00 Trans, from Reserve Fund 677.20 $15,677.20 HYDRANTS

DR. Hydrant Service $8,000.00 CR. Appropriation $8,000.00

FIRE ALARM BOXES

DR. Labor $759.34 Materials 55.40 Unexpended 35.26 $850.00 CR. Appropriation $350.00 Transfer 500.00 $850.00 15

SUPT. OF FIRE ALARM

DR. Salary of Supt. of Fire Alarm $400.00 CR Appropriation $400.00

FIRE MAINTENANCE

DR. Salaries, Engineers $522.00 Salaries, Firemen 4,270.50

Other Employees ‘ 74.38 Apparatus 636.39 Equipment 1G1.38 Garage Rental 7,999.92 Repairs 480.93 Gasoline and Oil 47.30 Incidentals 152.33 Fuel 108.50 Light 44.31 Unexpended 499.06 $15,000.00

, CR. Appropriation $15,000.00

BUILDING INSPECTOR DR. Salary, Inspector $1,425.00 Services, Plumbing Inspector 1,235.00 Postage 9.00 Unexpended 331.00 $3,000.00 CR. Appropriation $3,000.00 16

SEALER WEIGHTS & MEASURES

DR. Salary, Sealer $554.00 Printing and Advertising 4.00 Stationery and Postage 1.08 Traveling Expenses 110.73 Supplies 577.47 * ' Incidentals 8.27 Unexpended 9.45 $1,265.00 CR. Appropriation $815.00 Trans, from Reserve Fund 450.00 $1,265.00

FORESTRY

DR. Serviced, Fighting Fires $17.00

Telephone . 59.50 Unexpended 223.50 $300.00 CR. Appropriation $300.00

GYPSY MOTHS

DR. Labor 256.00 Supplies .83 Unexpended 43.17 $300.00 CR. Appropriation $300.00 17

TREES

DR. Salary, Tree Warden $100.00 Labor 1,361.46 Tools 20.54 Trees 180.00 Supplies 545.05 Insurance 80.11 Incidentals 10.76 Unexpended 2.08 $2,300.00 ' CR. Appropriation $2,300.00

SHELLFISH INSPECTION & WHARFINGER

DR. Salary, Inspectors $637.50 Salary, Wharfinger 200.00 Clerical 15.50 Plans 42.80 Water rates at wharf 7.50 $903.30 CR. Appropriation $553.00 Trans, from Reserve Fund 350.30 $903.30

TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL MAINTENANCE

DR. Town’s Share of Maintenance of Hospital $7,945.93 CR. Appropriation $7,945.93 18 BOARD OF HEALTH

DR. Salaries $400.00 Stationery and Postage 49.75 Printing and Advertising 124.47 Telephone 144.95 Incidentals 250.93 Hospital Board and Treatment 275.00 Medical Attendance 390.65 Services, Nurse 7.75 Medicines 14.80 Clothing 6.45 Hospital Treatment 131.86 Incidentals 16.17 Tuberculosis Board and Treatment 1,944.30 Vital Statistics, Births and Deaths 87.25 Fumigations and Disinfectants 8.25 Vaccination 50.00 Traveling Expenses 721.15 Salary, Inspector of Animals 360.00

Salary, Inspector Slaughtering • 125.00 Unexpended 491.52

Appropriation $5,600.00 Overpayment .25 $5,600.25 SEWER MAINTENANCE

DR. Salaries, Sewer Commissioners $600.00 Stationery, Printing and Postage 20.80 Incidentals 138.47 Labor 3,413.39 Insurance 38.04 19

Equipment 186.52 Pipe and Fittings 355.78 Clerical 171.00

1 Power , 611.51 Lights 36.75 Water 322.68 Incidentals 774.17

Unexpended 2 , 534.36 10 $ , 203.47 CR. Appropriation $10,000.00 Materials 166.53 Refund, Overpayment 36.94 10 $ , 203.47

SEWER FRANCIS ST. & PILGRIM AVENUE

DR.

1 Labor $ , 200.85 Materials 421.38 Cartage 6.00

Unexj>ended 1 , 071.77 2 $ , 700.00 CR. Appropriation 2 $ , 700.00

SEWER SPRING & DELANO STS.

DR. Services, Surveyor $ 161.45

1 Labor , 405.00 Materials 135.93 Assessing 6.60

Unexpended 1 , 091.02 2 800.00 — $ , CR, Appropriation $2 , 800.00 20 SEWER CONNECTIONS

DR. Labor $716.60 Refunds 174.64 Incidentals 54.54 $945.78 CR. Deposits $942.28 Refund, Overpayment 3.50 $945.78

COLLECTION OF ASHES

DR. Labor $4,400.00 Unexpended 600.00 $5,000.00 CR. Appropriation $5,000.00

COLLECTION OF GARBAGE

DR. Labor $2,512.50 Unexpended 987.50 $3,500.00 CR. Appropriation $3,500.00 HIGHWAYS

DR. Salary, Superintendent $2,000.00 Telephone 97.18 Labor 28,409.94 Teams 352.75 21

Stone, Gravel etc. 12,173.63 Equiprtient and Repairs 3,977.67 Gasoline 1,174.34 Autos 1,118.61 Incidentals 2,443.19 Unexpended 8.00 $51,755.31 CR. Appropriation $50,000.00 Refunds, Overpayments 68.40 Trans, from Reserve Fund 1,686.91 $51,755.31

MACADAMIZE HAWTHORNE ST. DR. Labor $558.05 Material 1,437.01 Unexpended 4.94 $2,000.00 CR. Appropriation $2,000.00

MACADAMIZE WOOD ST. DR. Labor $519.75 Stone 980.25 $1,500.00 CR. Appropriation $1,500.00 NO. MAIN STREET DRAIN DR. Materials $978.14 Unexpended 21.86 $1,000.00 CR. Transfer $1,000.00 22

STREET LIGHTS DR. Service for street lights $8,907.60

Unexpended . 592.40 $9,500.00 CR. Appropriation $9,500.00 NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN BRIDGE

DR. Town’s Share of Maintenance for 1927 $7,095.21 CR. Appropriation $7,095.21

COGGESHALL STREET BRIDGE

DR. Town’s Share of Maintenance for 1927 $148.55 CR. Appropriation $148.55

PUBLIC LANDING

CR. Balance from last year $350.00 WELFARE

DR. Printing and Stationery $40.15 Groceries 12,976.03 Coal and Wood 1,293.73 Board and Care 3,422.52 Medicine and Medical Attendance 599.46 State Institutions 254.29 23

Cash Aid 3,735.50 Incidentals 801.86 Relief by Other Cities 2,874.38 Relief by Other Towns 640.23 Burials 251.19 Trans, from Almshouse 7,092.68 $33,942.02 CR. Appropriation $30,000.00 Trans, from Ricketts Fund 64.23 Overdrawn 3,877.79 $33,942.02 INFIRMARY DR. Salary, Superintendent $780.00 Other Employees 1,479.25 Groceries 1,844.30 Clothing 303.38 Buildings 67.51 Fuel and Light 745.44 Hay and Grain 583.88 Supplies 593.51 Repairs 435.80 Incidentals 264.62 $7,097.69 GR. Refund $5.01 Trans, to Welfare 7,092.68 $7,097.69 REPAIRS AT INFIRMARY DR. Repairs $2,185.17 Unexpended 14.83 $2,200.00 CR. Trans. Surplus Revenue $2,200.00 24

MOTHER’S AID DR. Payrolls $581.00 CR. Appropriation $500.00 Trans, from Reserve Fund 81.00 $581.00

STATE AID DR. Payrolls $702.00 CR. Trans, to Accounts Receivable $702.00

SOLDIER’S AID DR. Payrolls $997.78 Unexpended 502.22 $1,500.00 CR. Appropriation $1,000.00 Trans, from Reserve Fund 500.00 $1,500.00

SCHOOLS DR. Salaries, School Committee $150.00 Salary, Superintendnt 3,690.08 Clerical 921.00 Truant Officer 220.75 Printing, Stationery and Postage 70.12 Telephone 70.27 Traveling Expenses 69.38 School Census 124.98 Nurse 1,500.00 25

Teachers’ Salaries 77,503.30 Teachers, Evening 400.00 Text Books 1,928.85 Supplies 2,913.86 Transportation 5,250.00 Janitors’ Services 6,722.00 Fuel and Light 3,577.38 Repairs 1,717.94 Supplies 437.86 Incidentals 157.52 Furnishings 453.94 Doctor 505.50 Incidentals 340.23 Water rates 897.99 Insurance 306.80 Unexpended 256.36

CR. Appropriation $102,700.00 Dog Fund 1,897.75 Refunds, Overpayments 42.91 Rogers Fund 4,702.72 Anthony Fund 480.63 Pease Fund 122.93 Pease Fund 240.30 $110,187.24

HIGH SCHOOL

‘ DR. Printing, Stationery and Postage $15.50 Telephone 196.97 Traveling Expenses 11.76 Teachers’ Salaries 35,069.50 Text Books 1,891.02 Supplies 2,138.18 Janitors’ Services 5.404.08 26

Fuel and Light 1,531.43 Repairs 1,444.84 Incidentals 546.42 Furnishings 297.15 Doctor 189.50 Incidentals 248.29 Water Rates 412.21 Insurance 1,670.04 Unexpended 187.11 $51,254.00

CR. Appropriation $23,300.00 Trans. Insurance 1,850.00 Rogers Fund 26,100.00 Refund, Overpayment 4.00 $51,254.00

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

DR. Tuition $4,476.00 Unexpended 524.00 $5,000.00 CR. Appropriation $5,000.00

CONTINUATION SCHOOL

DR. Tuition for 1927 $2,270.12

CR. Trans. Surplus Revenue $2,270.12 27 DENTAL DR. Services, Dentist $400.00 Services, Nurse 120.00 Supplies 12.50

CR. Appropriation $500.00 Trans, for Reserve Fund 32.50 $532.50 PARK

DR. Salaries $150.00 Printing 1.85 Labor 3,116.66 Trees 2.50 Supplies 943.75 Incidentals 44.85 Unexpended 12.44

CR. Appropriation $4,250.00 Refunds, Overpayments 22.05 $4,272.05 MEMORIAL DAY

DR, Care of lot $25.00 Advertising 1.50 Flags 13.07 Band 100.00 Flowers 92.25 Unexpended 68.18 $300.00 28

CR. Appropriation $300.00

AMERICAN LEGION

DR. Town’s Shrae for Support of Legion $400.00 CR. Appropriation $400.00 PLANNING BOARD

DR. Services $18.98 Services, Surveyor 16.00 Unexpended 265.02 $300.00 CR. Appropriation $300.00 REVENUE LOANS

DR. Anticipation of Revenue $365,000.00 Unexpended 90,000.00 $455,000.00 CR. Balance from last year $115,000.00 Loans 340,000.00 $455,000.00

DEBT AND INTEREST

DR. Debt $36,305.00 Interest 18,291.24 $54,596.24 29

CR. Appropriation $53,939.87 Overdrawn 656.37 $54,596.24

RICKETTS FUND

DR. Care of lot $4.50 To Welfare 64.23 $68.73 CR. Interest from Trust Fund $68.73

RESERVE FUND

DR. Transfers to Various Accounts $7,429.60 Unexpended 90.40 $7,520.00 CR. Transfers $7,520.00 $7,520.00 AGENCY ACCOUNT

DR. County Tax $15,567.48 State Tax 15,470.00 Audit Tax 1,954.46 Repairs to Highway 2,228.04 $35,219.98

State Tax $15,470.00 Highway Tax 2,228.04 Audit Tax 1,954.46 County Tax 15,567.48 $35,219.98 Report of tKe Collector of Taxes

JOHN H. STETSON, TAX COLLECTOR, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN

DECEMBER 31, 1928

DR.

Tax List $346,165.46 Additional Assessments 556.51 Poll Tax List 6,254.00 Additional Polls 190.00 Additional Sewer, Assesments 377.22 Interest Collected, 1926 Taxes 100.64 Interest Collected, 1927 Taxes 2,250.90 Interest Collected, 1928 Taxes 241.54 Interest Collected, Polls .10 Interest Collected, 1927 Polls 7 60 Interest Collected, 1928 Polls 10.32 Interest Collected, Sewers 106.27 Interest from National Bank 40.70 Unpaid Taxes 1926 4,425.24 Unpaid Taxes 1927 105,447.69 Unpaid Polls 1927 652.00 Unpaid Polls 1926 2.00 Unpaid Sewer Tax 7,880.74 Unpaid Sidewalk 126.21 A. Chevensons Acct. 134.75

$474,969,89 31

CR. Paid Town Treasurer $337,735.65 Remitted and Abated 1928 Polls $46.00 Remitted and Abated 1928 Taxes 1,847.93 Remitted and Abated 1927 Taxes 2,119.00 Remitted and Abated 1926 Taxes 67.50 Sold to Town 1926 Taxes 2,326.49 Sold to Town 1927 Taxes 13,962.53 Added to Tax Title 14,090.15 Unpaid Taxes 1928 90,130.02 Unpaid Taxes 1927 4,762.72 Unpaid Taxes 1926 706.30 Unpaid Polls 1927 338.00 Unpaid Polls 1928 698.00 Unpaid Sewers 6,013.39 Unpaid Sidewalk 126.21

$474,969.89 32

JANUARY 1, 1929 — COLLECTED IN 1928.

Name of Sewer Tax Paid Int. Cash Unpaid

Cottage St.

t • • .... 90.13 (Quirk) $ 90.13 t .... $ Cottage and Pleasant Streets 300.96 ...... 300.96

Park St. Drive 100.00 ...... 100.00

Pease St. Shone 20.00 — — — 20.00

Pleasant St. Cottage to Farmfield 31.99 — — .... 31.99

Elm Ave. 99.44 ...... 99.44

Washington St. 56.10 56.10 8.69 64.79

Bellevue Ave., Adams and Ash Sts. 231.55 168.74 9.80 178.54 62.81

Pleasant St. north of Rodman 243.19 26.23 2.62 28.85 216.96

Jefferson St. to Christian 544.14 286.50 5.36 291.86 257.64

Linden Ave. 349.62 132.97 5.13 138.10 216.65 Walnut & Huttleston Ave. Gravity 195.99 154.14 .98 155.12 41.85

Taber and Hedge 5617.53 1042.67 7.97 1050.64 4574.96 Taber and Hedge Additional 10.29 10.29 .15 10.44

$7891.03 $1877.64 $40.70 $1918.34 $6013.39

Additional 366.93 366.93 366.93

$8257.96 $2244.57 $40.70 $2285.27 $6013.39 :

Selectmen’s Report

The report for the year ending December 31, 1928, of the different Administrative Boards of the Town of Fair- haven is herewith respectfully submitted

At the first meeting of the Board of Selectmen, held

February 14, 1928, John I. Bryant was elected Chairman and Isaac N. Babbitt, Clerk.

The Board of Public Welfare organized, with John I. Bryant Chairman and Miss Louise Babcock as Secretary.

Miss Babcock served as secretary until November, at which time she resigned and Miss Claudia I. Schiller was appointed to fill the vacancy.

Your Selectmen have had a most difficult situation to handle during the past year, owing to the long continued strike of the New Bedford mill operatives, in that a very largely increased demand devolved on the Welfare Depart- ment which would have created a serious situation of placing dependants on charity, had we not placed all able bodied men to work in the Highway Department.

This caused an increased demand on the Highway budget, but it allowed the applicants to maintain their self respect and at the same time gave the Town the benefit of a return in labor for the money expended.

In order to carry on the work, we were compelled to call for additional appropriation of $23,000.00, which sum will be placed in the budget of 1929 as a part of our debt and interest. Even with this increase, our total debt and interest will be reduced. 34

We have been giving considerable attention to our street lighting problem and 'would recommend an increase in our appropriation for this item, as we believe that we should change many of our lights from 60 to 100 Watt and increase the number to fill in the many places where the present layout is spaced at too great a distance from one to the other.

We feel that all departments have endeavored to the best of their ability to keep within their budgets, but this is not always possible owing to conditions beyond their control

Every article in the warrant has been carefully considered by your Selectmen and the Finance Committee and are respectfully submitted.

SELECTMEN OF FAIRHAVEN. Report of the Highway Department

At the beginning of the year the Selectmen appointed Thomas W. Whitfield, Superintendent of Streets.

At the Annual Town Meeting this year we had a number of sidewalks to be built or repaired. All of these

'articles were passed and the work has been completed.

Considerable work has been done on Mulberry, Jefferson, and Christian Streets the grades were changed and block ; paving curbs were laid for sidewalks, which improved the conditions of these streets. Block paving curbing was laid at Larch, Linden and Elm Avenue, North Walnut, North William and North Green Streets, leaving those streets graded and in condition for macadamizing.

Considerable work has been done at the North End of the Town on sidewalk repair and Cinder roads. A macadamizing job has been done on Hawthorn Street. Laurel Street has been macadamized this year from Centre Street to Spring. Many streets have been sealed with asphalt. All macadamized roads in Town were patched before sealing.

Town trucks have been carting cinders almost the year round which has put all of the outlying districts in better shape than ever before. With the next Summer’s work on these streets it will make these roads in fine condition. 36

The collection of ashes and rubbish has been cared for under the supervision of the street department and the ashes have been used to fill in the property owned by the town. The one team used now by the town will soon become inadequate but it is sufficient for the needs now. Seven lots were purchased by the Town last year and when filled in will add a large valuable piece of property to the Town. These lots provide an excellent dump for the refuse.

The citizens of the Town are most respectfully asked not to dump rubbish in the gutters of the streets as, in the first place, it is against the law, and in the second place it makes an unsightly mess, so we hope that the citizens will co-operate with the Superintendent of Streets, whoever he may be, in this particular work.

All of which is most respectfully submitted,

THOMAS W. WHITFIELD,

Superintendent of Streets. Town Clerks Report

Births Recorded in 1928

Date Name of Child

Jan. 4 Rene Henry Richard Jan. 4 Gillder Correiro Jan. 8 York (Male) Jan. 15 Lillian Jane Ferreira Jan. 16 Leopold Ben Chodkowski Jan. 23 Felix Paul Hodziewich, Jr. Jan. 25 Judith Lucille Barstow Jan. 26 Delmer Frederic Borah Jan. 26 Albert Caron Jan. 26 Gilda Eden Gubellini Jan. 26 Elizabeth Louise Tetrault Jan. 27 Robert Humphrey Silver Jan. 29 Furtado (Female) Feb. 1 Evelyn Doathy De Costa Feb. 1 Raymond Gray Feb. 9 Sylvia Fernandis Feb. 14 Doris Holt Feb. 14 Constance Martin Feb. 14 Emly Therena Doberck Feb. 16 John Biscat Travers, Jr. Feb. 27 Theres Fafard Feb. 27 Geraldine Marie Silveira Mar. 5 Arthur Duarte Mello Mar. 8 Janice Braley Mar. 9 Leonard Lopes Sameiro Mar. 10 Mary Catherine Dowd Mar. 12 Gertrude Rita Dupont Mar. 21 Paul Isidore Lequin Mar. 21 Lester Frank Whitney Mar. 22 Theresa Gertrude Harrison Mar. 25 Evelyn Lillian Jeanette Quintin Mar. 25 Antone Santos Mar. 26 Henri Joseph Roger 38

Births Recorded in Fairhaven in 1928— (Continued)

Date Name of Child

Mar, 27 Joan Elizabeth Cullman Mar. 31 Irene Fortin

Apr. 1 Madeline Irene Harrington Apr, 2 Alden Tobey Spooner Apr. 3 Frances Ann Landry Apr. 7 Alice De Terra Apr. 13 Frances Barbara Brocklehurst Apr. 18 Serrafin Moniz Catuto

Apr. 17 Leo Michael Galligan, Jr. Apr. 19 Ctaherine Fontes Apr. 19 Catherine Fontes (Twins) Apr. 23 Robert Joy Collinge Apr. 26 Yvonne Arsenault Apr. 26 Roger Arsenault (Twins)

Apr. 28 Claude Sinclair Tucker, Jr. Apr. 29 Edward Israel Breault May- 2 Guelhermina Silva May 5 Lillian Viveiros May 6 Cynthia Christine Morgan May 8 John Sheffield Leonard May 10 Zilpha May Wetmore May 10 Harriet Abbie Smith May 12 Jordan Miranda May 12 Richard Arlen Pierce May 15 Gould (Female) May 19 Edward Beaventura Spencer May 20 John Alves May 20 Mary Pauline Packwood May 20 William Eben Hirst May 23 Raymond Charles Guillette May 27 Eleanor Mae Spinner

May 29 Arthur Nunes Santos, Jr. June 3 Winifred Eileen Martens June 8 Lorraine Joy Gonsalves June 9 Donovan (Male) June 14 Dudley Stewart Richards 39

Births Recorded in Fairhaven in 1928— (Continued)

Date Name of Child

June 15 Marjorie Josephine Peterson June 16 Richard Abbot Dennie, Jr. June 18 Annie Rossie Sallotti June 18 Bradley Harlow Bennett June 23 Otto Paul Kramm June 24 John Sousa Mello June 24 Jean Raine Anthonio Chartier June 26 Lewis (Male) June 26 Lirea Cormier June 27 Mildred June Burke June 30 Michael Soares June 30 Floripes Salles

July 1 Alberta Constance Silver July 2 Florence Jean Piva July 6 Joseph Albert Milette July 8 Louise Turner July 10 Rose Derosiers July 14 Norma Duckworth July 14 John Gracie, Jr. July 15 Burrill (Female)

July 16 John Freser Maciel, Jr. July 16 Dorothy Howarth July 17 Roger Leonard Silva July 19 Rogers (Female) July 22 Emmanuel Tavares

July 23 Hudson Earl Hardy, Jr. July 25 Bertha Lorraine Coulombe July 28 Agnes Teresa Machado July 31 Burton Freeman Aug. 4 Lawrence Tarpey

Aug. 5 Frank Alexander Bertram, Jr. Aug. 5 Edwin Jan Zabowski Aug. 10 Joseph Lewis Aug. 10 Laurent Norbert Gregoire Aug. 13 Richard Harold Coyler Aug. 15 Alfred Ernest Metivier Aug. 17 — Perry (Male) Aug. 23 Joan Evans Births Recorded in Fairhaven in 1928— (Continued)

Date Name of Child

Aug. 23 John Alferes Aug. 26 Ruth B. Davis Aug. 27 Jennie Bozos Aug. 28 Walter Bumpus, Jr. Aug. 28 Letha Elizabeth Pierce Aug. 28 Irine Rapoza Aug. 29 Edmund Bartlett Silveria Sept. 2 Jura (Male) Sept. 5 Leona Sylvia Sept. 8 Walter Anthony Oliveira Sept. 8 Joseph Botelho Spet. 12 William Souza Avila Sept. 12 Delores Souza Avila (Twins) Sept. 13 Ryan (Male) Sept. 16 Shirley Anne Raiche Sept. 19 Madeline Louise Soares Sept. 24 Costa (Male) Sept. 28 Joseph James Prates Sept. 28 Martha Teresa Bisaillon Sept. 30 Eileen Theresa Norris

Oct. 1 Raymond Ernest Eorand

Oct. 1 Jean Donat Audette Oct. 4 Anna Louise Marsh Oct. 6 Joseph Eernandes Oct. 8 Norman Austin Hathaway Oct. 10 Doris Patricia Robins Oct. 12 Angela Battistelli Oct 14 Antone Moniz Oct. 17 Joan Garcia Oct. 18 Russell Lawton Wilbur Oct. 20 Louis Lomba Oct. 20 Alan Omey Briggs Oct. 22 William Elliott Clark Oct. 22 Osborn Marney Oct. 27 Walter Perry Oct. 28 George Sousa Oct. 29 Emilia Lillian Morris 41

Births Recorded in Fairhaven in 1928— (Continued)

Date Name of Child

Oct. 30 Rourke (Male) Nov. 8 Beatrice Mello Nov. 8 Roy Peter Courossi Nov. 10 Roland Albert Milette Nov. 10 Joseph Laronda Nov. 15 Jean Haworth Fletcher Nov. 16 Albert Maria Gonsalves Nov. 17 Dorothy Estelle Pacheco Nov. 19 Bruce Francis Nov. 21 Norma Irene Ward Nov. 24 Dorilla Annette Martin Nov. 27 Robert William Crapo

Nov. 28 Lester Almy Delano, Jr. Nov. 30 Anita Bessette

Dec. 1 Frank Caton Dec. 4 Fontaine Dec. 6 Donald Holden Fell Dec. 7 Earle Gardner Unwin Dec. 9 Nancy Elizabeth Tripp Dec. 10 Dorothy Lewis Dec. 11 Sally Gault Dec. 13 Noel Victor Fleurent Dec. 20 Hazel Elizabeth Fuller Dec. 24 Brenby Nunes Marriages Recorded in 1928

Date Groom Bride

Jan. 2 Augustine Perry to Mary Carvalho Jan. 7 Jose S. Luiz to Eugenia Faria Jan. 7 Joseph Enos Soares to Eunice Isabel Sylvia Jan. 9 Julius Manuel Lomba to Dominga Lopes Jan. 21 Donald McDonald Ward to Pauline Rogers Jan. 21 Edward Joseph Gonsalves to Mildred Pimblett Jan. 27 John Kingston Herbert to Lucretia Landaal Reiner Feb. 7 Alvin Fisher Bourne to Edith Allen (Bowman) Baker Feb. 11 William Lewis to Ada Bond Mar. 3 Thomas Francis Dowd to Ly^ia Mary Inne Apr. 9 Charles Perry Mason to Bernice Marie Passmore Apr. 9 Arthur How^ard McKenzie to Alice Livesey Apr. 10 Peter B. Callan to Minnie Evelyn Downing Apr. 11 Albert White to Caroline Carvalho Apr. 18 Louis Harris Gifford to Harriet May Dalzell May 14 Joseph Charles Lopes to Mary De Terra May 23 Jose Victorino to Emma Medeiros Tavares May 24 Albert James Robar to Annie Lariviere (Greenwood) May 30 Leonard Labonte to Marie Ida Aldea Moquin June 8 Donald Edward Cragg to Lena May Norcross (Baldwin) June 9 John Lima Ariea to Louise Santos June 9 James Martin Leadbetter to Rosamond Jane Simmons June 11 John Perry Martin, Jr. to Charlotte Lillian Dow June 16 Joseph Souza Cordeiro to Elizabeth Gracia Machado June 16 Frank Edwin Giddings, Jr. to Elizabeth Delano Pauli June 18 Earl Bradford York to Ruth Leona Russell June 20 Robert Earl Blackburn to Grace Anderson June 21 Raymond Plummer Tripp to Mildred Evelyn Willis June 25 Manuel Veterino Sylvia to Adelaide Gloria Silvia June 25 William Heywood to Dora Blakey June- 29 Allan Richmond Howe to Mildred Adelaide Hammond June 30 Walter Thomas Hafferty to Grace Marie Bullock(Casey) June 30 Arnold Whittaker Knott to Ruth Evelyn Lackey July 2 Joseph Pierre Cajetan Lemieux to Marie Emelinne Alice Chausse July 2 Frederick William Sohlgren to Lucy Ann Perry (Lawrence) 43

Marriages Recorded in Fairhaven in 1928— (Cont.)

Date Groom Bride

July 4 Ralph Moon to Annie Priscilla Walls July 10 Frank Parsons, Jr. to Louise Margaret Sylvia July 18 Arthur Clifton Junier to Alice Frances Rapoza July 23 Willian Conrad Benoit to Marie Sevigny (Noel) July 30 Manuel Alexander, Jr. to Rose Mary Sylvia Aug. 4 Harold Raymond Dugdale to Florence Edna Cranton Aug. 10 Elwin Charles Williams to Helen Elizabeth Bedford Aug 13 Gilbert Eddy Long to Beatrice March Ramsden Aug. 21 George Emile Benoit to Helen Foley Aug. 23 Ephrem Edward Parent, Jr. to Carmen Georgette Belanger Aug. 27 Ernest Marshall Follows to Ruth Alice Woodland Aug. 27 Ernest Moquin to Marie Margaret LeBlanc Sept. 1 Manuel Joseph Sylvia, Jr. to Mary Peters Esterriel Sept. 3 Elton Harding to Lucy Keighley Sept. 6 Henry George Burgess to Edith May Shurtleff Sept. 8 Norman Wilson Warburton to Elizabeth Ormerod Sept. 15 Austin Aspinall Schroder to Nancy Evelyn Richards Sept. 15 George Taylor Elliot to Florence Elizabeth Morse Sept. 17 Philip Doiron to Marie Sara LeBlanc Sept. 17 Leester Coleman Pierce to Roberta Harrison Thompson Sept. 19 Christian Jesse Butler to Laura Dutra Sept. 20 Edward Milburn Stevens to Leonilda Vieira Sept. 22 Alfred Philip Berard to Doris Dobson Sept. 22 Edmund Francis to Edna Hayden Oct. 1 Eugene Francis Galligan to Doris Elsbree Taber Oct. 10 Thomas Bullen to Ada Pearl Hackett Oct. 11 Dennis Anthony Sylvia to Carolyn Louise Westgate Oct. 11 Horatio Nelson Wilbur to Ruth Edna Brownell Oct. 12 Norman Thorpe Morse to Mildred Emily Rose Oct. 13 John W Donnelly to Lillian C. Smith Oct. 15 Frank Martin Texeira to Mary Margaret Folger Oct 18 James Buckley Cushing to Winifred Anne Burns Oct. 22 Joseph Dutra Lewis to Josephine Deschenes Nov. 3 William Henry Davis to Frances Sophia Taber Nov. 20 Lawrence Roland Marra to Bertha Marie Rose Belisle . Nov. 26 Henrique Joaquin Moniz to Mary Louise Mathewson Nov. 26 Frederick Sylvia to Matilda Kean Sylvia 44

Marriages Recorded in Fairhaven in 1928^(Cont.)

Date Groom Bride

Nov. 29 Hector Rouillier. Jr. to Lillian Poitras Nov. 29 Omar Blanchette to Marie Lydia Richard Nov. 29 William Da Roza to Josephine Lewis Nov. 29 John Ferreira Alves to Angelina Soares Nov. 29 John B. Sylvia to Evelyn U. Eunes

Dec. 1 Henry Greenwood Carse to Eleanor Elizabeth Booth

Dec. 1 Antone Coelho to Mary Luz Cardoza

Dec. 1 Roland D. Picard to Millrena Harding Tootle Dec. 3 Phileas Richard to Ida Chausse (Griffiths) Dec. 3 Joseph Everett Marra to Eunice lola Miller Dec. 8 Ered Ernest Gould to Odile Delema St. Germain Dec. 10 George Richard Cordes to Alice Theresa Gaffney Dec. 22 Roger Henry Hunton to Attie Jennie Pierce Dec. 24 Alfred Hormidas Fleurent to Helen Garvais Dec. 27 Thomas Donaghy, Jr. to Rosalie Donovan Dec. 29 Robert Stetson Murphy to Bertha Sadie Brothers Deaths Recorded in 1928

Date of Death Years Months Days

Jan. • 11 Beryl Albiston 34 6 25 Jan. 14 Geremia Ghimussi 63 0 0 Jan. 19 Georgianna F. Blossom 84 11 10 Jan. 21 Mary Marshall 66 0 0 Jan. 24 Isabella Townsend 83 0 15 Jan. 25 Helen Handley 68 8 5 Feb. 5 George Delano 33 2 20 Feb. 6 Marianna L. Lewis Sylvia 60 0 0 Feb. 8 Joseph Souza 36 9 9 Feb. 10 Maria P. Barton 83 3 19 Feb. 13 Frank Marshall 10 11 20 Feb. 18 Ellen Barry 73 0 0 Feb. 23 Helen Westgate 26 2 21 Feb. 24 Jose M. Ormonde 64 5 9 Mar. 1 Jane S. Taber 85 8 24 Mar. 2 Therese Faford 0 0 5 Mar. 6 Loula Miller 24 11 13

Mar. 7 Lucie Thivierge 77 2 1 Mar. 7 Mary A. Lincoln 72 9 9 Mar. 9 Marion E. Riley 26 0 8 Mar. 10 Jose’ Jeronymo 30 11 21 Mar. 13 Joseph H. Ladd 82 6 28 Mar. 15 William A. Spencer 83 8 20 Mar. 15 Eulalie Lemery 73 11 25 Mar. 17 Emma M. Doane 6^>. 0 25 Mar. 22 Martha I. Galligan 62 6 0 Mar 24 Edna M. Rousseau 37 5 9 Mar. 24 Mary Ann Law 7C 8 17 Mar. 25 Joseph Rogers 76 0 0 Mar. 26 Lester Dyer Darby 44 0 22

Mar. 29 Joseph Silva, Jr. 5 1 9 Apr. 1 Kemelin P. Borden 52 0 0 Apr. 8 Cecil Marie Comeau 1 11 27 Apr. 8 Irene Bernard 9 11 20

Apr. 9 William M. Stetson 62 7 1 Apr. 9 George Fortin 47 7 24 46

Deaths Recorded in Fairhaven in 1928— (Cont.)

Date of Death Years Months Days

Apr. 10 Frank Hadfield 42 7 0

Apr. 11 Stanislaus Zablocki 43 0 • 0 Apr. 12 Maria Gloria Garcia 70 0 0 Apr. 13 Jeanne H Phaneuf 3 9 28 Apr. 14 Isabela Costa 2 7 20 Apr. 22 Augustine Silvia 25 3 8 Apr. 24 Elizabeth Ann Brennan 57 6 2 Apr. 25 Zacharie Rock 32 0 0 Apr. 25 Wilfred Ouimette 25 6 0 Apr. 30 Anna Cabral 62 10 20

May 1 Alphonse Bessette 70 0 8 May 2 Isabell Hartley 59 9 23 May 3 Sarah Robena Hollings 80 3 9 May 3 Louise M. Kelleher 11 5 0 May 14 James G. Baker 63 5 12 May 15 Florence A. Poole 57 0 13 May 18 Ephrem Patnaude 69. 0 0 May 18 Margaret Gray 73 10 3 May 21 Grace Wadsworth 68 9 12 May 22 Joshua Thomas Besse 72 0 0 May 22 Ruby Hirst 23 6 23 May 22 Nellie W. Allard 67 9 0

May 25 Manoel Amaral, Jr. 0 0 1 May 25 Clara Metivier 0 10 12

May 28 Marie J. Ferror 42 0 0 June 2 James Irwin 48 2 7 June 3 Charles E. Allen 72 4 14 June 6 Manoel Madeira. Jr. 8 6 13

June 7 John M. Rogers, Jr. 1 8 0 June 11 Elaine C. Gould 0 0 27 June 13 Bridget Hindley 70 0 0 June 17 Chester Karwowski 10 4 7 June 17 Dudley Stewart Richards, Jr. 0 0 3 June 18 Manuel Frietus 91 0 0 June 23 Marie Alves 18 9 22 June 24 Sarah Maria Barney 54 2 23 June 24 William Eben Hirst 0 1 3 47

Deaths Recorded m Fairhaven in 1928— (Cont.)

Date of Death Years Months Days

June 27 John Texeira 47 0 0

July 1 Catherine Slocum 71 0 0

July 1 John Tavoularis 75 0 0 July 2 Theresa Sanborn 68 0 0 July 2 Victoria Cyr 58 0 0 July 3 Elize Cormier 44 5 0 July 5 Alexander F. Bliss 81 3 21

July 7 Eileen Mello 0 0 1 July 8 Maria Francis 97 0 0 July 9 Hilda DeMello 0 11 29

July 11 Edmond Johnson 66 1 18 July 15 Emily Viera 23 11 14 July 16 Anna Catherine Fisher 77 4 9 July 17 William Earle 78 3 0 July 17 Benjamin F. Cottelle 79 8 28

July 19 Samuel J. Baker 73 5 13 July 23 Peter B. Clark 20 10 0 July 23 Ida M. Goddard 61 5 13 July 26 Joao Madeira 2 3 28 July 27 Joseph Ferreira 64 0 0 July 28 William F. Sherman 69 2 3 July 30 Charles P. Maxfield 78 7 26 July 30 Estella Souza 23 11 28

July 30 Joseph H. Perkins 60 1 11 Aug. 4 Baby Tavares 0 0 13 Aug. 9 Manoel C. Canastra 2 11 14 Aug. 10 Elvira Morris 41 4 • 2 Aug. 12 Joseph Desmarais 76 0 0 Aug. 12 Roger Sherman 75 7 9 Aug. 14 Emma L. Bradford 78 0 0 Aug. 14 Elizabeth W. Church 70 4 15 Aug. 16 John Howard 7 8 24 Aug. 20 Catherine E. Morton 89 10 14 Aug. 20 Annie M. Fisher 67 0 0 Aug. 23 Georgia E. Fairfield 77 6 11 Aug. 31 Stanton B. Clark 52 0 0 Sept. 2 Bianca C. Eldridge 68 0 7 48

Deaths Recorded in Fairhaven in 1928— (Cont.)

Date of Death Years Months Days

Sept. 3 Charles Warren Shurtleff 8 5 0

Sept. 6 Elizabeth McQuilkin 1 11 0 Sept. 8 Daniel C. Potter 84 0 16 Sept. 9 Jura 0 0 7 Sept. 9 George M. Weeks 76 10 29

Sept. 13 Ryan 0 0 1 Sept. 29 Caroline Elizabeth Daugherty 82 3 24 Oct. 6 Anacelto Enos Rosa 67 5 28 Oct. 12 Marie Gagnon 74 4 24

Oct. 14 Sara H. Kelley 86 6 1

Oct. 16 Lucy Howland Bisbee 75 1 28

Oct. 28 Archibald Fleming 64 1 16 Oct. 29 Roswell Francis Silva 23 3 26

Oct. 30 Paul Gerard 77 1 6 Oct. 30 Florida Desnoyer 38 6 8 Nov. 2 Eliza M. Macomber 90 0 0 Nov. 5 Dexter S. Horton 66 0 0 Nov. 10 William H Habicht 73 9 14

Nov. 10 Mary E. Stowell 92 1 5 Nov. 11 Mary Andrews 25 7 20 Nov. 14 Nellie Tinkham 38 11 0 Nov. 15 Elizabeth Laura Ashley 60 11 0 Nov. 16 Delia Cunniff 58 0 0 Nov. 18 Calvin Delano 77 7 27 Nov. 19 John Biernacki 44 0 0 Nov. 19 Ella F. Rooth 75 0 0 Nov. 23 Mary E. Maule 76 7 26 Nov. 26 Alphonse Martens 23 0 0 Nov. 27 ’Richard Dugdale 76 10 25 Nov. 28 Frank Santos 16 8 12

Dec. 5 Howard J. Weeks 82 5 23 Dec. 7 Rosanna E. Dyer 52 2 13 Dec. 8 Minnie B. Gifford 65 8 13 Dec. 11 Warren Clarke Pierce 73 0 29 Dec. 14 Fannie S. Knipe 77 5 18

Dec. 18 Harriet F. Swift 76 1 22 Dec. 19 Delores Avila 0 3 7 49

Deaths Recorded in Fairhaven in 1928— (Cont.)

Date of Death Year Months Days

Dec. 19 Emily E. Jenkins 65 8 19 Dec. 24 Maria Amelia Roza 73 0 28 Dec. 25 Jeremiah B. Bumpus 53 3 24 Dec. 26 Kathryn Collopy 73. 2 13 Dec. 29 Hannah Jane Farraday 63 11 0 Treasurer’s Report

CASH RECEIPTS 1928

Cash on Hand Jan. 1, 1928 $45,667.65 Taxes Current Year Property 23,878.34 Taxes Poll, 1928 310.00 Redeemed Tax Titles 9,120.08 Taxes Previous Years, Property 304,815.26 Taxes Polls Previous Years 5,570.00 Corporation Tax 9,682.99 St. R. R. Tax 1,158.49 Bank Tax 1,211.94 Income Tax 46,171.42 Soldier’s Exemption 37.33 Trust 19.60 Public Service 5,230.35 Licenses 894.00 Court Fines 297.65 From State for Education 3,938.46 From County Dog Tax 1,897.75 Special Assessments Sewers 2,244.57 General Government 69.40 Rentals Town Hall 843.00 Police Incidentals 146.81 Building Fees 131.00 Sealers Fees 158.05 Trees and Forestry Refunds 12.81 Health—Hospital for Tuberculosis 1,202.55 Sewer Connections 1,365.71 General Highways 1,650.58 Charities: Almshouse Sale of Produce 305.00 Board 445.06 Miscellaneous 149.02 Insurance Trans. High School 1,850.00 Miscellaneous 70.20 Refunds, Park 22.05 51

Reimbursements—From Other Cities and Towns 4,136.26 From the State 2,071.93 State Aid 880.00 School Tuition 5,289.68 Miscellaneous 157.16 Dental Qinic 63.55 Interest on Deposits 1,118.66 On Deferred Taxes 2,510.60 On Trust Funds for Charity 68.73 School Trust Funds 31,646.58 . On On Redeemed Tax Titles 518.64

Municipal Indebtedness : Revenue Loans 340,000.00

Municipal Indebtedness : General 30,000.00

$889,035.17 CASH ACCOUNTS Receipts 1928 Payments $ 22,448.79 January $ 22,189.25 19,406.29 February 31,037.85 69,721.31 March 45,085.84 19,531.09 April 46,485.76 21,269.87 May 21,953.00 67,218.96 June 44,609.34 58,663.13 July 85,329.13 59,834.92 August 41,559.42 47,691.83 September 34,296.14 114,955.90 October 176,860.69 219,900.37 November 153,641.21 122,725.06 December 159,233.87

45,667.65 Jan. 1, 1928 Balance Jan. 1, 1929 26,713.67

$889,035.17 Totals $889,035.17

Selectmen’s Warrants No. 1 to 109 Inclusive $862,321.50 Cash on Hand January 1st, 1929 26,713.67

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DEBT AND INTEREST TO BE PAID IN 1929 Debt Int. N. B. and Fairhaven Bridge $1,000.00 $ 800.00 Oxford School 1,400.00 336.00 Job C. Tripp School 3,400.00 1,714.50 Bristol Co. Tuberculosis Hospital 1,700.00 187.00 Construction, Winsor, Morgan, and Dover Sts. 2,000.00 220.00 Town Farm Barn 500.00 60.00 Alpine Ave. Sewer 500.00 60.00 Anthony School 3,900.00 2,106.00 Hedge and Cherry Sts. 600.00 81.00 Elm Ave. Extension 700.00 88.42 Cherry, Hedge and Taber Sts. Sewer 280.00 41.65 Cottage St. Gravity Sewer 200.00 119.00 Town Lot and Building 225.00 133.88 Rogers School Annex 1,130.00 573.35 School East Fairhaven 4,200.00 1,764.00 Electric Sewer Station 5,400.00 216.00 Alden Road 2,870.00 418.80 Auto Street Truck 400.00 24.00 Washington St. Highway 1,400.00 112.00 Union Wharf 1,000.00 125.00 Hedge and Taber Sts. Sewer 1,000.00 320.00 Hook and Ladder Truck 1,400.00 327.00

Emergency Loan Sept. 17, 1928 13,000.00 617.50

Emergency Loan Nov. 5, 1928 10,000.00 500.00

$58,205.00 $10,945.10

Due on Debt $58,205.00 Interest on Town Debt 10,945.10

$69,150.10 Estimated Interest on Revenue Loans 7,000.00

$76,150.10 54

TRUST FUND

HENRY H. ROGERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUND

1928 Principal Interest Fairhaven Institution for Savings $10,953.00 $ 526.42 Union Savings Bank of Fall River 5,000.00 227.52 Citizens Savings Bank of Fall River 5,000.00 227.52 N. B. Five Cents Savings Bank 10,000.00 480.63 N. B. Institution for Savings 10,000.00 480.63 Securities in National Bank of Fairhaven: N. Y. Tel. Bonds (Coupon) 28,000.00 N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. (Coupon) 10,000.00 American Tel. & Tel. Co. (Coupon) 25,000.00 2,760.00

$103,953.00 $4,702.72 Transferred to Schools 4,702,72

Balance on hand January 1, 1929 $103,953.00

EDMUND ANTHONY, JR. SCHOOL FUND Principal Interest N. B. Institution for Savings $10,000.00 $ 480.63 Transferred to Schools 480.63

Balance on hand January 1, 1929 $10,000.00 ABNER PEASE SCHOOL FUND

Principal ‘Interest N. B. Institution for Savings $5,000.00 $ 240.30 N B. Five Cents Savings Bank 2,558.12 122.93

$7,558.12 $ 363.23 Transferred to Schools 363.23

Balance on hand January 1, 1929 $7,558.12 55

JAMES RICKETTS TRUST FUND

Principal Interest N. B. Institution for Savings $1,430.66 $ 68.73 Paid to Riverside Cemetery and Poor Dept. 68.73

Balance on January 1, 1929 $1,430.66

HENRY H. ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL FUND

Principal Interest Farmer’s Loan & Trust Co., Trustees $512,200.00 $26,000.00 Transferred to High School 26,100.00

Balance on Hand $512,200.00 Report of tKe

Board of 5ev?er Commissioners

ORGANIZATION: G. Winston Valentine, Chairman;

Frank W. Morse, Clerk; William J. FitzsimmonS; Super- intendent of Equipment.

SEWER CONSTRUCTION : Authorized by vote of the Town at the Annual Meeting held February 11, 1928 to construct two sewers.

(1) To extend sewer in Spring Street easterly from Rotch Street to Delano Street and from Spring Street northerly in Delano Street.

(2) To construct a sewer from Adams Street west to Pilgrim venue and from Elm Avenue north on Francis Street to a point of the intersection of Pilgrim Avenue and Francis Street.

SEWER BUILT BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

AND GIVEN TO THE TOWN : Sewer in North Walnut Street built by David P. Valley under the supervision of the Sewer Commissioners northerly thirty-four feet from the terminus of sewer taken over by the Town in 1927.

SEWER CONNECTIONS: During the year 1928 ten connections have been repaired and twenty-three new connections made, which gives a total of 1,374 connections now in use. 67

ELECTRICAL SEWER STATIONS: The elec- trically controlled pumping stations installed in 1922 and 1924 continue to give uninterrupted service at a minimum maintenance cost, with a record of no expenditures for repair parts during 1928.

Expenditures for Sewer Maintenance for the year 1928 were $7,803.26. We respectfully ask for an appropriation of $10,000.00 for the year 1929.

Respectfully submitted,

G. WINSTON VALENTINE, FRANK W. MORSE,

WM. J. FITZSIMMONS,

Sewer Commissioners. Report of tKe Building Inspector

There were 158 permits issued from the office of the Building Inspector for the year ending December 31st, 1928, at an estimated cost of $88,105.00. The office received for the issuing of these permits, the sum of $166.00.

Following is a list of the various permits : 23 dwellings,

15 henhouses, 1 barn, 42 garages, 63 alterations and addi-

tions, 11 sheds, 2 boat sheds, 1 Scout cabin.

CHARLES I. DREW,

Building Inspector.

The office of the Building Inspector is open from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. to answer all questions and give all information regarding the Building Code, at the Assessors Office, Town Hall.

TITLE AND SCOPE

Section No. 1. These by-laws shall be known and cited as the Building Laws. No building, structure or part there- of, shall hereafter be constructed, and no building or structure now or hereafter erected, shall be razed, altered, moved or built upon except in conformity with the pro- visions of these building laws. Nor shall plumbing, gas piping, drainage, heating, wiring, or ventilation be installed or altered in any building or structure except in conformity herewith.

PLUMBING INSPECTIONS

There were one hundred and eighty (180) plumbing inspections made during the year 1928. Report of tKe Park Commissioners

To the Citizens of Fairhaven:

By vote 'of the Town the following small plots formerly owned and cared for by the Fairhaven Improvement Asso- ciation were taken over and made a part of our Town Park

System viz : Willow, Marine, Cook Memorial and The Garrison Lot.

The added work caused by these new plots was met by our regular force of three men, who volunteered to substitute a nine hour day in place of eight hours as formerly thus avoiding the expense of an extra hand.

By this and other economies together with the fact that not much new planting seemed necessary, your Board was able to keep expenditures within the appropriation. Much credit is due our Foreman Mr. William Haney and his willing assistants Mr. Westgate and Mr, Rounsvell who worked so well to keep the Parks in their fine condition.

The purchase of a new power mower, voted at our first meeting proved fortunate, as 1928 was a great grass season.

At the North End Park nine new trees were planted. Permanent cement seat frames were set at C<^ok Memorial and Willow Parks, ready for completion in the spring.

The older boys cooperated finely with your Board in our effort to reserve the smaller Park plots as breathing places for the younger children.

The organized playgrounds both on Cushman and the North End Parks were largely used; decided increase in attendance over the 1927 figures being noted in the Play- ground Reports submitted herewith. 60

This growing interest in outdoor play, under the safe and pleasant conditions existing in our Parks is a hopeful sign and one which your Board feels should be encouraged in every way possible.

Looking forward to the time when our Town will be much more thickly settled than at present, we would think it wise to be on the lookout for a plot suitable for park purposes somewhere about midway between Cushman and the North End Parks.

Respectfully submitted,

HAROLD B. DUTTON, Chairman,

LEWIS E. POOR, Secretary,

MABEL L. POTTER :

61 PLAYGROUND REPORT

Playgrounds are just becoming the Kindergartens of Democracy. They bring together our boys and girls and those of foreign-born citizens to mingle under the most favorable circumstances before prejudces develop.

The success of the play ground can be judged only by a visit to it when in session. 830 were registered under High

School age and if accurate records of Tennis courts, Base ball diamonds and Basket ball court had been kept the number would have been well over 1,000.

There were three outstanding events during the season

July Fourth with a parade in the morning and athletic contests in the afternoon.

Thursday, August ,9th. Second Annual Ddll Show. Over 70 girls brought dolls for this event.

Friday, August 17th, 322 of the registered children were present to welcome the Japanese students. Over 500 were at Cushman Park that afternoon and heard Mr. Nakamura as he informally addressed the children.

Races have been held every Wednesday P. M., ribbons being given the winners of first, second and third places.

Both boys and girls Tennis Tournaments have been held and the Tennis Courts have proven popular daily. After the three tournaments for younger children were played off Miss Jeanette Demers and Miss Priscilla Alden arranged a Greater New Bedford Women’s Doubles tour-

nament. . Later, assisted

The Basket ball court was used daily by older ones who found their way frequently to Cushman Park.

Base ball Teams were formed and reformed from day to day and a few games were played with North Fairhaven. 62

The hearty co-operation of the Park Commissioners and the ready response of the men daily engaged at the Park whenever assistance has been asked greatly helped to facilitate the daily supervision.

Some one has said “A man never stands so straight as when he stoops to help a child.” All possibilities of future usefulness are embodied in the youth of to-day, and as play ground influence will extend through the generations to follow, the enterprise is surely worthy of heartiest support from Fairhaven townspeople.

Respectfully submited,

MABEL OBER DUTTON.

NORTH END PARK. •

The average attendance was 175 which on league ball games was increased to 300.

On hot days the attendance decreased, possibly indicating the need of more shade trees.

Great interest was taken in base ball both by the boys under twelve and older members of the league teams.

Cricket was also played and seemed to be greatly en- joyed. Almost without exception good sportsmanship prevailed and the few simple rules were cheerfully lived up to.

Signed,

FRANK VELHO. :

Report of tKe

Board of Fire Engineers

January 2, 1929

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:

Gentlemen

The Board of Fire Engineers hereby submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1928.

This department during this year has answered 121 alarms, comprising 41 Bell and 80 Still alarms. One out-of- town call for assistance in Acushnet was answered.

‘The two stations of this department, one located on Oxford Street and the other located on Adams Street are both in good condition.

The apparatus is in good condition. The apparatus consists of the following: one 750 gallon Triple Combination, hose, chemical and pumpng engine three combination hose ;

and chemical trucks ; one Type 14 City Service ladder truck equipped with a chemical tank; one combination hose and chemical truck, equipped with a 350 gallon capacity Barton fire pump, and a Ford roadster which is used by the Chief.

The Barton fire pump has conclusively proved its worth

at beach fires to relay through long lines of hose and its ability to get into and operate from hitherto inaccessible

places. It would also prove invaluable at a large fire as it would make two more high-pressure streams available. 64

The Fire Alarm System consists of 25 miles of wire, connecting 45 Street Boxes, 4 bell strikers and one steam fire whistle, all of which is connected with the Water Works

Pumping Station as well as all three fire stations.

The Board recommends an appropriation of $15,000 for the maintenance of this department, which is the same as last year.

It is also recommended that an appropriation of $400.00 be made for the maintenance of the Fire Alarm System.

Respectfully submitted,

ALEXANDA PRICE, Jr. GEORGE E. JENNEY, AUDELL W. MONK,

EDWARD G. SPOONER, Jr.

Board of Fire Engineers. — ;

Report of the Board of Health

The Honorable Board of Selectmen:

Gentlemen :

The Board of Health hereby submit their annual report for the year ending December 31st, 1928.

There were reported for the year two hundred sixty three cases of communicable diseases as follows : Diphtheria, nine; Chicken Pox, nine; Scarlet Fever, forty-one; Whoop- ing Cough, fifty-eight; Tuberculosis (all forms) eighteen; Measles, one hundred ten Mumps, one Eye Infection, two ; ; cerebrospinal Meninigitis, five Lobar Pneumonia, three ; Dog bite, one; Typhoid Fever, four; Influenza, two.

The Board has issued one hundred thirty burial permits and made one hundred three inspections

The sanitary conditions at Pope Beach and Harbor View are much better than ever before.

The last of November the Board cooperating with the School Department and the Community Nursing Association began the immunization of all school children both public and parocihal in the lower grades. The work was done by R. P. MacKnight, M D. the district Health Officer assisted by Dr. Thompson, the school nurse and the community nurses. The work was very successful. Seven hundred fifty- four children received the treatment. We wish to call the attention of heads of families to the necessity of reporting all cases of communicable diseases in their families. This is I

required by the state department of Public Health under Section 109 of Chapter 3 and Section 15 of Chapter 76 G. L.

The executive officer wishes to thank the citizens of the town for their cooperation also the Community Nursing Association.

Respectfully submitted,

CLARENCE A. TERRY, W. FRED DELANO,

Board of Health of Fairhaven, Mass.

January 10, 1929 Report of tKe Slaughter Inspector

January 21, 1929.

Board of Health,

Fairhaven, Mass.

Dear Sirs:

The annual report of Inspector of Slaughtering for the year ending Dec. 31, 1928 as submitted by Thos. Livesey, Inspector.

Cattle none Swine 47 Sheep none Condemned none

Yours truly,

i THOS: LIVESEY,

Inspector. : —

Inspector of Animals

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen ’.

Gentlemen

Following is the report of the Inspector of Animals for the year ending Dec. 31, 1928.

During the general inspection I visited 107 places, in- spected 886 animals, 654 dairy cows, 135 swine, 78 young cattle, 19 bulls.

Found 7 places poor ventilation, 5 poor light, 2 bad drainage.

During January and September 2 lots of pigs were quarantined for hog cholera, after being innoculated, re- covered. 2 cows slaughtered during the year were found affected with tuberculosis and condemned.

Respectfully submitted,

ALBERT L. AUSTIN,

Inspector. Report of tKe Tree Warden and MotK Superintendent

To the Citizens of Fairhaven:

The Tree Warden hereby respectfully submits his annual report.

The trees of the Town are in very good condition due to the constant spraying of them from year to year. I feel that the number of bugs are greatly lessened each year and

I am in hopes that there will come a time when I can stop

spraying for the “Elm Leaf Beetle”. By so doing I can give more time to the trimming and also be able to plant more young trees from year to year.

This year I planted one hundred young Maple trees and there is plenty of space where there could be several hundred more planted which I am in hopes of doing from time to time.

In order that we may be able to continue the preservation of the trees and thus beautify the town I would recommend the appropriation of twenty-five hundred dollars for the work of the Tree Department.

Respectfully submitted,

PETER MURRAY,

Tree Warden.

I would recommend the appropriation of three hundred dollars for the suppression of the Gypsy and the Brown Tail Moth.

PETER MURRAY,

Moth Superintendent. :

Sealer of Weights and Measures

January 12, 1929.

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:

I herewith submit my annual report as sealer of weights and measures from January first 1928 to December thirty- first 1928 during which time work was performed as follows

Not Adjusted Sealed Sealed Cond Scales Platform 33 76 3 10 Counter 39 88 4 Beam 2 3 Spring 32 69 3 2 Computing 25 52 6 Personal Weighing 8 Prescription 3 Weights Avoirdupois 51 691 Apothecary 28 Metric 6 Measures Liquid 234 Dry 27 Measuring Devices Gasolene Pumps 42 57 8 12 Kerosene Pumps 5 11 2

Oil Pumps 25 41 35 1

Molasses Pumps 1 2 Stops on Pumps 194 285 Yard Sticks 11

Total 454 1700 53 39

Fees collected and paid to the Treasurer $143.36 71

Number of Reweighings

Correct Under Over Bread 36 11 3 22 Butter 76 57 19 Dry Goods 86 49 1 36 Coal in Bags 28 10 18 Flour 10 10 Fruit and Vegetables 14 14

250 131 23 76

Number of Inspections

Paper Cartons 116 Pedler’s Scales 7 Pedler’s Licenses 6 Milk Jars 66 Labels on Bread 48 Wholesale Milk Cans 23 Clinical Thermometers 3 Ice Scales 2 Junk Scales 5 Ice Cream Cans 5

281

Number of Tests

Paper Cartons 10 Milk Jars 32 Gasolene Pumps 6

Many other reweighings and tests were made of which no records were made.

During the year it was discovered that crackers from the Johnson Educator Food Co. of Cambridge were short in 72 weight and count. Visits were made to the stores and in all instances where they were short, the sale was stopped. The company collected all short weight packages and replaced them with others of full weight. I assisted in apprehending pedler from New Bedford who was selling oleomargarine for butter to many of our citizens and the amount so sold was short of weight indicated. This matter is in the court at the present time.

I state the above instances to show to your board that the work of the sealer is not confined to the testing and sealing of the different devices, but the most important is the enforcement of the law, which carries with it full pro- tection to the consumer.

As an appropriation for the year 1929 I would recommend the amount of $865. to be divided as follows:

Salary . $600.00 Transportation 165.00 Equipment Etc. 100.00

I am asking for a slight increase in the salary as I feel that for the amount of work involved this amount is none too much, also I would state that other towns of approximately the same population are paying much more than Fairhaven, and I hope that gradually the salary can be advanced to a suitable figure.

I also recommend an appropriation of $312.25 to re- place the standard weights which have been condemned by the state department as being unfit for further use. These weights have been in use since 1848 and are not within the specifications of National Bureau of Standards. During the past year it has been necessary to carry work to New Bedford as the Fairhaven standards could not be depended upon.

Respectfully submitted,

CHAS. P. THATCHER,

Sealer of Weights and Measures. Auditor’s Report

Fairhaven, Mass., January 1, 1929.

We hereby certify that we have examined the accounts of the Tax Collector, Treasurer, Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and the School Committee of the Town of Fair- haven, for the year ending December 31, 1928, and find them correct.

CHARLES E. SHURTLEFF, RALPH E. LUMBARD,

Auditors. Report of tKe Planning Board

Early in 1928 the Board met with the Selectmen and State and County Engineers to discuss, and eventually ap- prove the contemplated layout of Bridge Street. This includes widening the east side of Adams Street at the head of Huttleston Avenue; removing a portion of the corner of Bridge and Adams Street; widening Bridge Street; building a new section of highway connecting Bridge with Spring Street; and taking some of the curves from Spring Street as it approaches Madison Square. This project is designed to speed up through automobile travel and .will probably be carried out when financial conditions are favorable.

A portion of the base curbing of the Rogers’ Memorial Shaft, in Rogers’ Square, has been removed during the year without detracting from the beauty or dignity of the monu- ment and this has taken away much of the danger to traffic caused by the former low lying curbing.

Several street locations were approved during 1928. Changes from Single Eamily Zones to Business Districts were recommended by the Board and later accepted by the citizens in Town Meeting.

The Fifteenth Annual Conference of Town and City Planning Boards was held at the New Bedford Hotel, Oct. 4 and 5, 1928. Many of the meetings were attended by members of our Board who found in the messages of the speakers much inspiration and instruction.

Early in the fall we suffered an irreparable loss in the death of D. C. Potter who had been associated with the 75

Planning Board from its beginning and might indeed be called the Father of Fairhaven’s Zoning. His wise and kindly counsel will be greatly missed in days to come.

Meetings of the Board are held the third Wednesday of each month.

PLANNING BOARD,

WILLIAM TALLMAN, Chairman, LEWIS F. POOR, VICTOR O. B. SLATER, SAMUEL DUDGEON, JAMES A. STETSON, KENNETH S. PEIRCE Secretary, GEORGE H. ATWOOD, Sec. Pro. Tern.

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Report of tKe Board of Appeals

The Fairhven Board of Appeals held six Public Hear- ings during the year 1928.

The board recommended that permits be granted for the following

Additions to garages 1 Remodel dwelling for use as a garage 1 Remodel dwelling from a one family to a

2 family 1 One family dwelling in small area lots 2

Total 5

The following petitions were given leave to withdraw:

To build a three car garage in residential district 1 To remodel and add to a garage, to be used as dry cleaning establishment in Residential

district 1

Total 2

Meetings are held the last Wednesday evening of each month, subject to the call of the Inspector of Buildings.

MR. KENNETH PIERCE, Chairman, WILLIAM TALLMAN, Z. R. PINAULT, CHARLES W. KNOWLTON, VICTOR O. B. SLATER, Secretary.

SCHOOL REPORT

OF THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN MASSACHUSETTS

YEAR 1928

FAIRHAVEN STAR — — :

ScKool Committee

EDWARD L. BESSE Term expires 1929 WILLIAM B. GARDNER Term expires 1929 MISS SARA B. CLARKE Term expires 1930 MRS. ELLA H. BLOSSOM Term expires 1930 ORRIN B. CARPENTER Term expires 1931 JAMES A. STETSON Term expires 1931

Chairman

WILLIAM B. GARDNER, 39 Union St.

Secretary and Superintendent of Schools

CHARLES E. PRIOR, 30 Green Street

School Department Clerk

HELEN M. BRYANT, 143 Pleasant Street

SUPERINTENDENT’S OEEICE HOURS

Town Hall 8:15—9:00 A. M.—Monday, Wednesday, Eriday. 4:00—5:00 P M.—Every school day unless absent on special business.

Open by appointment Wednesday evenings, 7 :00—8 :00. The Superintendent’s office is open with a clerk in charge daily from 9— 12 and 1 :30—5, except Saturdays, when it is open only in the forenoon. Telephone call at Town Hall, Eairhaven,—Clifford 3891. Telephone call at residence, 30 Green St., Clifford 6714-W ScKool Calendar

1929

Wednesday, January 2 Schools re-open Thursday, February 21 Schools close Monday, March 3 Schools re-open Friday, April 19 Patriot’s Day (Holiday) Friday, April 26 Schools close Monday, May 5 Schools re-open Thursday, May 30 Memorial Day (Holiday) Friday, June 28 Schools close SUMMER VACATION

Wednesday, Sept. 4 Schools re-open Monday, November 11 Armistice Day (Holiday) Wednesday, noon, Nov. 27 Thanksgiving recess Friday, Dec. 20 Schools close (Christmas Monday, Dec. 30 vacation) Schools re-open

NO SCHOOL SIGNAL, 22

‘The signal at 7:15 A. M. indicates no forenoon session for any of the eight grades of the elementary schools.

The signal at 12 :45 noon indicates no afternoon session for any of the eight grades of the elementary schools. The no-school signals do not apply to the High School. Report of tKe School Committee

To the Citizens of Fairhaven:

Herewith is presented the annual report of the School Committee for the year ending December 31, 1928.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

(Elementary Schools) RECEIPTS

Town Appropriation, 1928 $102,700.00 Henry H. Rogers Trust Eund 4,702.68

Edmund Anthony, Jr., Trust Fund 480.63 Pease Fund 363.27 County Dog Fund 1,897.75 Refunds 14.10

Total $110,158.43

EXPENDITURES

General Control $5,176.26 Superintendent $3,700.00 Clerk 921.00 Attendance Officers, - 213.83 School Census 124.98

School Committee r 150.00 Miscellaneous 66.45

Instruction $82,734.48 Teachers’ Salaries $17,893.30 Text Books 1,836.53 Supplies 3,004.65

Operation and Maintenance $14,070.06 6

722.00 Janitors’ Salaries $6 ,

Fuel 3 , 132.69

Building Supplies 2 , 011.94

1 Repairs , 717.23 New Equipment 496.20

7 666.30 Other Agencies $ , 5 250.00 Transportation $ ,

Health 2 , 005.50 Insurance 410.80

Miscellaneous $283.78

$ 109 , 930.88 Balance 227.55

$ 110, 158.43

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

(High School)

RECEIPTS

Town Appropriation $23 , 300.00

From H. H. Rogers Trust Fund 26 , 100.00

Fire Insurance 1 , 850.00

51 $ , 250.00 :

EXPENDITURES

Instruction $38,840.17 Teachers’ Salaries $34,837.00 Text Books 1,912.14 Supplies 2,091.03

Operation and Maintenance $11,414.15 Janitors’ Salaries $5,630.66 Fuel 1,262.49 Building Supplies 1,403.46 Repairs 2,698.84 New Equipment 418.70

Other Agencies $564.50 Health $189.50 Insurance 375.00

Miscellaneous , $248.07

$51,066.89 Balance 183.11

$51,250.00

APPROPRIATION FOR WATERPROOFING BASE-

MENT OF JOB C. TRIPP SCHOOL

Appropriation $3,795.00 Expenditures

J. W. Bishop Co. $3,795.00 :

The following major repairs have been made since the last report

HIGH SCHOOL

Relaying and renewing the floor tiling on the south side of the building. This has leaked for several years and had begun to do serious damage to the walls and to the ceilings underneath.

Repair of electric clock system and installation of a new master clock movement.

Installation of fourteen metal diaphragm thermostats.

A fire occurred in the basement last spring damaging the walls, floor tiling and electric fixtures of the basement, besides discoloring ceilings throughout the corridors on the first and second floors. Insurance companies awarded $1,850 for injury to property. This proved sufficient to make all repairs and retint both corridors.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

In our report of last year, attention was called to the serious condition which existed in the basement of the Job C. Tripp school and an appropriation for water proofing this was recommended. The Town voted favorably on the recommendation and your Committee awarded the contract for the work to the J. W. Bishop Co. under a legally binding guarantee that the area waterproofed would remain water tight for a period of five years. At the end of that period it was thought it would be safe to assume the problem was solved. The work was done during the summer and indications are that it will prove very satisfactory. The storage room, boiler room, coal pocket and area were done. One other smaller area in the fan room needs water proofing but this can probably be accomplished without a special appropriation for the purpose. :

In ]\Iay, the Committee visited the several buildings to investigate the need of repairs and authorized the following: Repair of the roof and tower at the Rogers school, laying a concrete walk from the steps of the portable at the Rogers school to the main entrance walk, re-painting of two port- ables, renewing water piping in the basement of the Rogers school, repair of the roof and bulk head at the Ed. Anthony School. These and several other minor repairs were made during the summer.

During 1929, your Committee wishes to re-point the High School and the Rogers school. In both cases, money will be saved by doing the work now. The re-pointing of the High School has already been postponed rather too long. The walls and ceilings of the Rogers school throughout are very badly discolored and should be re-tinted, nothing having been done in this direction for fifteen years. Some rooms at the Oxford and Washington St. schools are also much in need of the same treatment. This work should be done this year and the Committee has included in its budget a sum deemed sufhceint to accomplish it.

The Committee has considered carefully the report of the Superintendent of Schools regarding the prospective need of school accommodations for the upper grades and high school. We recommend that an article be inserted in the warrant for the Annual fleeting authorizing an investigation of the problem by the Selectmen and School Committee.

The budget for highland for elementary schools follow 9

BUDGET FOR 1929 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Estimated Expended for 1929 in 1928 General Control $5,230.00 $5,176.26 Instruction 84.100.00 82,734.48 Operation and Maintenance 14.820.00 14,070,06 Other Agencies 7,500.00 7,666.30 Sundries 250.00 283.78

$111,900.00 $109,930.88

From Outside Sources 7,500.00

Appropriation required $104,400.00

BUDGET FOR 1929

HIGH SCHOOL

Estimated Expended for 1929 in 1928 Instruction $38,000.00 $38,840.17 Operation and Maintenance 11,850.00 11,414.15 Other Agencies 700.00 564.50 Sundries 250.00 248.07

$50,800.00 $51,066.89

From H. H. Rogers Trust Fund $26,100.00

Appropriation required $24,700.00 ;

The Committee requests the following amounts for elementary and high schools, viz., elementary schools, $104,400 high school, $24,700; total appropriation for schools, $129,100.

Respectfully submitted,

WILLIAM B. GARDNER, Chairman

JAMES A. STETSON,

EDWARD L. BESSE,

ORRIN B. CARPENTER,

MISS SARA B. CLARKE, MRS. ELLA H. BLOSSOM,

Eairhaven School Committee. —

Report of tKe

Superintendent of ScKools

To the School Committee of Fairhaven :

The sixteenth annual report of the present Superinten- dent of Schools is herewith submitted.

ATTENDANCE AND MEMBERSHIP

The total enrolment of the schools for the year ending June 1928 was 2240 as compared with 2202 in 1927; the average membership 1924 as against 1976 for the previous year. The percentage of attendance, 95.8, was the highest reached in many years.

In the report of last year a slight decrease was noted in the number of children in town between the ages of 5 and

16, as ascertained by the annual school census. It was expected that this year’s returns would be considerably less owing to the effects of the textile depression in this vicinity.

The difference in number is so slight as to be negligible, being 2352 as against 2388 in 1927.

The actual membership of the schools on December 21st was 2005.

The average membership for the month of November was 2028, distributed by buildings as follows: 12

School Grades No. of rooms Membersh Oxford 1-6 10 (with portable) 355

Edmund Anthony, Jr. 1-7 8 285 Job C. Tripp 1-7 7 255 Washington St. 1-4 8 240 Rogers 5-8 11 (with hall and portable) 385 East Eairhaven 1-6 5 152 High 9-12 356

Total 2028

Although the average membership has shown little general increase in two years, there has been an appreciable gain in the enrolment of the two upper grades. The following table shows this trend and the unusual increase for the year just closed.

Number in Number in Year Grade 7 Grade 8 1925 125 89 1926 133 110 1927 160 111 1928 (to June) 161 112 Present Membership 177 154

The membership of grades 7 and 8 was 214 in 1925, and is now 331. The seventh grade has increased 52%, the eighth, 75%. This gain in upper grade enrolment has developed a housing problem. Regard for the educational needs of these grades, as well as lack of room in other buildings, brought about the effort to segregate them at the Rogers School for departmental work. Until this year, every upper grade in town except the seventh at the Tripp School has been housed here. As the number increased it became necessary to use the assembly hall on the third floor, and finally to purchase a two-room portable. In September of this 13

year the problem was faced of providing room for 320 pupils in seven rooms, including the assembly hall. If they had been distributed equally irrespective of grade, the result would have been over 45 in a room, altogether too many for one teacher in these grades where so much must be accomplished. To relieve the situation transfers to other buildings were made from the two sixth grades at the Anthony School, these were then united in one room, and a seventh grade of 32 pupils was opened in the room thus left available. This has temporarily relieved the congestion at the Rogers

School. Provided there is no further increase in the enrolment of these grades, present accommodations may be

made to suffice, although it will remain necessary to continue the use of the hall on the third floor. As has been stated in

previous reports, the hall is inadequately lighted and this,

together with its location, make it very undesirable. Present indications point to a further increase in the number of upper grade pupils. The present larger seventh grade pro- phesies an increase in the eighth, while the sixth grade, numbering now 219, forecasts a substantial gain in next year’s seventh. If these anticipated increases occur, provision of more school rooms cannot be longer delayed. If, however, through revival in the textile industry of New Bedford, employment becomes more plentiful, this may result in a larger percentage of upper grade pupils leaving

school, thus relieving the situation. On the other hand, it must be remembered that better business conditions in this

vicinity may bring some increase in the population of tlie town, neutralizing in this way the effect of losing pupils through their employment. Another- year will, perhaps, give some decisive indication of what the future will bring forth.

The next step in providing school accommodations will

be a very important one in respect to the building site, the type of building needed, and provision for future high school pupils. In 1926 the School Report included a rather tho- rough discussion of the fundamental questions involved, and 14 the recommendation that a preliminary investigation be made.

The need for action is apparently becoming acute. It would seem to be sound policy for the town at its meeting in February to authorize the Selectmen and School Committee to investigate the problem and report to the voters at some time during the year.

Fads versus Sound Educatioml Policy

There are many who regard with disfavor everything recently adopted in the public schools. To these everything they do not understand the purpose of is “foolishness,” and because they have not followed with any care the changes that are being made and advocated, they call them “fads.” The “fad knockers” are not peculiar to this generation. In former days history, geography, physiology and hygiene, and even arithmetic were objects of the same type of attack. If these fad objectors had prevailed these highly valuable subjects would not now be included in the curriculum. In a period of mounting costs the fad critic becomes especially active. At the present time it is unusually desirable that intelligent people, who are sincerely interested in the welfare of children seek to understand better the conception of education underlying changes made or advocated. It is not expected in so doing that there will be complete agreement in every respect as to what is best but, through investigation, will come the ability to criticize constructively, thus helping in the right solution of important problems.

The most difficult task of a school department is to in-

terpret educational policies to the public, therefore it seems pertinent to include in this report a brief discussion of one obviously wrong conception in regard to the public schools. It is this,—that schools organized to give each child the same opportunity are properly organized to give equal educational

opportunity to all children. Until within comparatively few years this assumption was accepted as true. An entire group of children was carried through a fixed grade curriculum and 15 the ideal was to promote them at a uniform rate. It was assumed that there was such a being as an average child and that the number of pupils not included under this classification was so small as to be negiligible. As a result of scholastic, aptitude and other tests, it is now realized that this is untrue. Experience of teachers and parents cor- oborate the conclusion. If correct, it is apparent that schools organized and administered for the benefit of the average child are not wholly efficient and are essentially undemocratic. The accepted principle that democracy demands equality of educational opportunity is now inter- preted to mean that each individual shall, as far as possible, have an equal opportunity to develop his abilities and apti- tudes for successful and happy living in modern society. As one writer says: “We may no longer ignore the fact that some children can never succeed in ordinary school work, or that children with low ability in ordinary school work may be able to work successfully in a different type of educational curriculum. We may no longer disregard the fact that children vary greatly in their need of instruction, and of time spent in drill, in mastering the very processes in arithmetic that were important parts of the school curriculum of their grandfathers.”

The fundamental difference in the modern school as compared with that of the past is that it is trying to provide equal opportunity for all by placing within the reach of each, not the same, but different opportunities. The focus of effort is to make mass instruction more individual. This purpose is shown in many different ways. Through the use of tests, aforementioned, pupils are grouped with regard to the work they can best do together their individual ; characteristics, mental, moral and physical are systematically investigated, charted and applied to the consideration of their needs; guidance is provided that pupils may be led to choose the types of school work best fitted for their individual needs and capacities; special classes of various types are available; and 16

the old 8-4 organization of the grades and high school is fast being replaced by the newer 6-3-3 or junior-senior high school plan, the purposes of which were outlined in the 1926 report. Among the advantages of this plan there mentioned were the following: (a) It takes into account the changes in growing boys and girls and provides curricula and activities better suited to those of adolescent age; (b) it makes provision for individual dififerences and, (c) provides for a period of exploration and experimentation during which girls and boys under guidance learn something of their own capacities, both in relation to studies in school and to life work.

Is it sound policy to make mass instruction more individual? Approval of most of the changes recently made in school organization, in methods of teaching and administration depends on the answer to this question.* Will the schools of the future continue to progress in this direction?

There is every indication that they will therefore, the com- ; munity that believes in this policy will, insofar as it can, plan its future buildings and courses of study with this in mind.

TEACHERS

Seven phanges in the teaching corps of the elementary schools, three in that of the high school, and one in the Department of Physical Education have occurred since the last report.

Emphasis on curriculum and organization should not cause us to forget that the chief factor in the education of children must continue to be the teacher. Teaching is not merely imparting information, although this is a part of the work: It is primarily the influence of one personality upon another. It is easier to secure the erection of buildings and funds for the purchase of books and supplies wherewith to work than it is to find enough competent, stimulating people 17

for the teaching force. There never will be enough of such

personalities to fill all positions. It is far from true that every normal graduate can teach. All the training in the world will not make a resourceful mind or a stimulating spirit unless there are the innate capacities with which to

start, and these must characterize the real teacher.

From the many applicants for positions in Fairhaven, those are selected who seem to promise these qualifications.

Occasionally a mistake in judgment is made, but the happy, interested atmosphere of most of the schools, and the en- thusiastic, progressive attitude of the teachers toward their work are evidences of the generally high quality of our

»'orps. SCHOOL WORK

The work of the year has continued along lines previously established. The new State Outline in Geography,

Grades 1 to 6, has replaced the one previously in use but

does not diflFer materially from it. The material in the new

State Course in Safety Education is proving very helpful to teachers. Sections of the preliminary reports of State committees for revising the curriculum in other subjects are being tried. The usual standard tests have been given.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

After two years of successful work in Fairhaven, our Physical Director resigned to accept a position in Newbury- port at a considerable increase in salary. During the year ending in June 1928, Fairhaven High School won a great variety of medals, cups, and championships. The latter included the Bristol County Championship in base ball, football and track, and the State Championship in Track for Class B schools.

If the ideal of physical education in Fairhaven was merely the Winning of championships, the new physical 18

director came at a difficult time. Such, however, is not the case. Physical Education has a broader meaning in our schools. It aims to educate the body to resist disease, to become efficient in work, to be graceful in carriage. It is not for the robust alone, but, also, for those not so well endowed by nature. With the many demands made upon the time of a coach during the football season, it has sometimes proved difficult to carry on in the fall months an efficient program of physical education not connected with this sport. From the beginning of the present year, however gymnasium work was organized in which every high school boy received regular physical training, and was carried on so successfully that shortly after the close of the football season the boys of the high school were able to acquit them- selves very creditably in an exhibit. On the same occasion, the girls, gave, also, an excellent exhibit of their work. There seems to be a revival of interest in straight physical education, not only among parents but also among pupils. This was particularly needed in the case of high school boys who have shown too little interest in this department for several years. The girls have had the benefits of system- atic and efficient work along this line for some time. Special mention of the marked success of the present program of physical training has been made because this should be the more important phase of the physical director’s

task. It is not to be inferred therefrom that the coaching of the football team .was less efficient than in former years. While the high school eleven did not retain the Bristol

County Championship, it won seven, games out of nine played,

and considering its inexperience and lack of weight, developed so amazingly and acquitted itself so creditably that there could be absolutely no question of the efficiency of the physical director in this department.

OPPORTUNITY CLASS

The Law requires that “the School Committee of every 19 town shall annually ascertain the number of children three years or more retarded in mental development and shall establish special classes for their instruction.” Fairhaven has one such class, but needs three in order to meet the legal requirement. There is no room to open even one more.

The splendid work being done by the present class is in itself, even without the legal requirement, sufficient reason to stimulate the hope that a way may be found in the near future of establishing others. If a new building is erected, the portable school at the Rogers building may well be used for this purpose.

THRIFT

More money has been deposited this year by school children than in any year of the four since the introduction of the School Savings Bank System. In view of the business conditions that have prevailed, and the consequent lack of employment in this vicinity, the result is, to say the least, unexpected. The following table enables comparisons to be made:

Amount Deposited School 1926 1927 1928

Oxford $ 346.85 $ 361.73 $ 499.65 Ed. Anthony, Jr. 1,082.11 1,304.82 1,002.51 Job C. Tripp 767.56 1,067.03 940.49 Washington St. 548.82 496.03 644.80 Rogers 691.18 1,055.11 1,429.94 East Fairhaven 234.50 101.87 246.59 High 325.87 231.47 772.39

Total $3,996.89 $4,618.08 $5,536.37 EVENING SCHOOL

The evening school for illiterate minors is smaller than usual, having a membership of only 37. One less teacher is 20

required. An interesting fact connected with the organi-

zation of this school is the gradual decrease since the time

of its opening in the number of resident minors who have not completed the sixth grade. With no evening school in town, there was no obligation on residents to attend and Fairhaven was a pleasant town in which to live, now the

reverse is true. It is also worthy of note that the school has each year several earnest, ambitious and interested pupils who qualify for the seventh grade. Last year there were six of these.

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

There has been no lessening in the interest aroused last year in instrumental music. On the contrary, enthusiasm has grown among parents as well as pupils. Many instruments have been purchased and a considerable number

of children are on the wating list until the loan fund is built up again so that their orders can go through. Under the supervision of Mr. Arey, violin, clarinet and trombone classes have been formed. Individuals are taking lessons on a variety of instruments. Orchestras have been formed in the Oxford, Anthony, Tripp and Rogers schools, and a consolidated elementary school orchestra of about 50 pieces rehearses '\<^eekly at the Tripp school. The Superintendent of Schools has a record of 110 instruments which have been purchased during the year. Undoubtedly many others ha\e

/ been bought. Those of which we know include drums, violins, clarinets, ’cellos, trombones, trumpets, mellophones, baritones, and a xylophone.

A school band was organized last spring which developed sufficiently to play acceptably at several of the football

games this fall. It is hoped this will be the nucleus of a

larger organization. At the present time there is no money

available to provide training for it. If the voters are interested enough to appropriate $500 annually for the purpose, the time will soon come when a school band of excellent 21

quality can be developed, and it would be able to render the town in return some service in the way of playing on Memorial Day and on other public occasions. There is the opportunity to build a school boy organization in which the town can take just pride.

Two “Music festivals” have been held during the year the proceeds of which, about $250, have been used, in part, to supplement the loan fund and in part, to buy one or more expensive instruments, with the purpose of loaning them to pupils who cannot afford to buy, but will pay for instruction in their use.

The progress of the year in instrumental music is due to the contagious enthusiasm and the skill of Mr. Arey, the devoted and unpaid efforts of teachers in the several buildings, and to the wonderful interest and co-operation of parents.

UNITY IN DIVERSITY

Through a definite course of study and the careful supervision of Principals, the school work in Fairhaven is unified to the end that results may be cumulative as the pupils pass from one grade to another. The administration is not, however, so arbitrary as to discourage initative on the part of either teachers or principals. It wo.uld be interesting if there was space for it, to detail the ways in which different teachei s achieve similar results. Each building, also, has its own spirit, or atmosphere, as it is often called, and its unique features. The spirit and purpose of each principal in his or her leadership thus become apparent. For example: At the Edmund Anthony, Jr. School there is a peculiarly fine flavor in the courtesy shown by the children and teachers; at the Oxford School the happy atmosphere of the school ;

22 rooms and the work in Safety Education deserve mention at the Job C. Tripp School a praiseworthy feature is the school library managed by the Junior Improvement Associa- tions and used by the children during leisure hours in work- ing out worth while educational projects; at the Washington

St. School nearly every room has some interesting device,

for illustration; the Honor Roll Society of a fourth grade composed of pupils who practice self-control at the Rogers ;

School, the very efficient organization and direction of a variety of Clubs, each of which has a valuable educational objective attracts attention; and at the East Eairhaven School the excellent work in character building through the medium of the Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls organizations merits notice. No two buildings are alike, each has developed a distinctive atmosphere and special features, yet all are striv- ing earnestly for a common purpose,—the welfare of the pupils enrolled therein.

DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES

In quite a different sense there is, also, unity in diversity.

Eairhaven is a typical New England town. The majority

of the inhabitants are no longer “American born.” The

children of the schools show a variety of national inheri-

tances. All are or will be, we hope, good Americans and

will bring to their citizenship the best distinctive qualities of

each natonality represented. 23

The following table may prove interesting:

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in in r-i m ^ o C r- ^ o 8 ^ § £ S *- T Ut a A OJ u ^ <1^ 03 o o fn A3 in r- u, *7~'. ^ ^ ‘AH ’S oj 'a3 P ^ ' C ^ iz: ^ c

High 178 120 63 63 Rogers 170 144 71 72 E. Fairhaven 34 96 18 67 Washington St. 151 39 46 20 Job. C. Tripp 126 57 50 38

Ed Anthony, Jr. 120 101 64 27 Oxford 69 229 59 178

Totals 848 786 371 365

Of Total 42% 39% 19% 23% HIGH SCHOOL

The total enrolment for the year ending June 1928 was 366 as against 349 of the previous year-; the average membership 353 compared with 333. The total membership since September has been 386; the actual membership on Decem- ber first was 364, an increase of only five over that of last year on the same date.

TEACHING CORPS

Four resignations have occurred since the last report. One of these was a part time teacher of domestic science.

By readjustment of duties, it became possible to eliminate this position for the present.

The present teaching corps is one of the most satisfactory in every respect that the school has had for several 24 years. Stability of character and high ideals, earnestness of purpose, industry, reliability, excellent training, and progressive outlook are present in an unusually high degree.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

A valuable means of bringing about a co-operative spirit is that of actually using pupils in formulating plans for conduct and work. The Student Council of the school con- tinues to function effectively in this direction. A committee from that organization completed this year a Code which sets forth principles of ethical behavior in and out of school. The following topics are discussed with relation to, responsibility for, and rules of, conduct: Assembly, Atten- dance, Home Room, Class Rooms, Study Room, Locker Room, Lunch Room, Care of School Property, Passing of Classes, Clubs, Conduct of Team Members, Team Rooters, and School Spirit. The material was collected and organized entirely by a committee composed of students and has been printed in the school so that a copy is available for each student. The first paragraph of the foreword is, “This Code of Ethics of Fairhaven High School pupils is based on the principle of consideration of the rights of others. Like any other, code it sets up a standard of conduct in school and out of school which, if followed by all loyal Fairhaven pupils, will make them good school citizens and in later life better citizens of any community with which they may be identified.”

Another valuable service of the Council has been its assumption of responsibility for the celebrations of football victories. In the past, without adequate planning and guidance, these often became disorderly and sometimes a nuisance to property owners. This year the number that might be held, definite plans for them, provision of fuel for

a bonfire and securing a permit for it,—all these and other details were worked out by committees, and the result in each case has been an occasion far more enjoyable to both 25

pupils and parents. Practically no hoodlumism has been manifest. The agreement with New Beedford High that the victorious school was to celebrate in its own community was strictly adherred to, no attempt being made to transfer the celebration to New Bedford.

One other activity is worthy of mention,—the sponsoring of a dancing class for high school pupils. This meets weekly in the gymnasium from 3 :30 to 5 :30, is under the direction of a professional dancing teacher and is supervised by at least two members of the faculty. There is an average attendance of about one hundred. Pupils who wish to learn to dance find in this class an opportunity to do so in their own school and under proper conditions. Dancing may not be one of the fundamental subjects in a liberal education, but the boy or girl who goes away to school or college without knowing how must either learn or be an “outsider” at many social gatherings.

The various clubs mentioned in last year’s report have met regularly. * The plan initiated at that time of having meetings of these organizations at scheduled periods within the school day has rendered them more effective. The

programs are all of an educational nature and in a large measure are supplementary to the work of the class room.

CHARACTER TRAINING

A mother recently said she anticipated with anxiety the

. time when her daughter would enter high school. She had heard that standards of conduct among pupils of high school age were deteriorating, that habits of smoking and drinking were being formed, and, in short, that the influence of the school life did not forward the development of fine woman- hood. Was the parent’s implied criticism of the school as a character building institution just? Eighty percent of the school day is spent by the pupil in the class or study room, twenty percent in student activities under the careful super-- 26

vision of teachers. The chief function of the latter is to give character training. Every effort is made to create a school atmosphere which is stimulating and uplifting. A large measure of success is achieved. Can character training while the pupil is under the school’s influence be made sufficiently effective to carry over into life outside the school?

There are 8760 hours each year the school is in session ;

1000 hours. Is it really the school life that the parent fears? The public school cannot take the place of the home in the building of character. Bernard Bell in his recent book, “Common Sense in Education’’, well says:—“If the public schools are used for what they can do, by parents who know what they cannot do, less harm will result to the children, less disappointment accrue to those who love those children and a considerable burden of unjust responsibility be removed from those who teach.”

HEALTH

REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN

Perhaps the most noteworthy finding during my examination at the High School this year is the astonishing fact that nothing abnormal was found with either the girls or boys in Class C. When I use the term “abnormal” I mean this from the standpoint of defects of such a character or intensity as to warrant removal or adjustment because of the possibility of such defects interfering with the pupil receiving the greatest good from his school work. No glaring examples of this class of defects were noted and one feels like “raising the flag” as it is the first time in the history of our school system that such a record has been achieved.

The line-up of our health examinations in the schools is such at the present writing that this condition ought to be repeated and the health of our students continually grow toward that goal of perfection as represented by Class C. 27

Your examiner now has the opportunity of checking up the classes in the Rogers School and having abnormal conditions remedied before these students enter the high school. He also has the opportunity to check up on each student for a period of eight consecutive years so that those students who have neglected to have conditions improved one year is more urgently cautioned the next and so on until every

persuasion is used with the hope of “raising the flag” for

all the classes in the high school in the years to come. The follow-up system of your examiner and the school

nurse is all defective cases must produce better and cleaner

results as the list grows smaller. The smaller the list the more individual attention each can receive.

There is no work that can come to any physician which

is more pleasing than the examination of school children in the period of their development when great good can be

accomplished by guiding them to the goal of health and I hope that some day a report can be forwarded to the State Board of Education which will prove that Fairhaven has

the cleanest bill of health of any school system in the Commonwealth. I trust the readers of this summary will pardon my seeming enthusiasm not usually incorporated in a formal

report, but I can only explain it by saying that although I have had the opportunity of examining the students in the Fairhaven schools for many years the work grows more and more interesting and fascinating as the years roll by. All cases of defective vision above 20/30 should be corrected at once to prevent the eyesight from getting any worse. Tonsil and adenoid cases should consult their family physician vi^hose advice should be followed as to advisability 'of removal or treatment.

Respectfully submitted,

CHARLES E. P. THOMPSON, M. D. 28

REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE

The elementary schools are visited on regular days each week. The high school is visited when a request for a nurse is made.

Physical charts are kept for each child with records of tonsils, adenoids, weights, teeth, child’s physical condition, and following-up visits.

Through the kindness and corporation of the Fairhaven Red Men a minstrel show was given, and milk tags were sold by the school children which brought in enough money to furnish milk to underweight children for two or three years.

In December of this year, all parents were given the opportunity by the Board of Health to have their children protected from diphtheria. Through the work of the Health Department, school authorities, and private physicians, many children have been immunized with perfect safety.

, Pre-school and parochial school children were treated at the same time. Dr. McKnight, State Board of Health official, the School Physician, Dr. Chas. E. P. Thompson, with the help of the community and school nurse, gave the toxin anti-toxin. In all 754 children were treated.

Number of school room visits 1737 Number of follow-up visits 159 Number of office calls 170 Number of cases referred to School Physician 17 Number of pupils weighed 1703 Number of pupils reported to Truant Officer 5 Number of cases reported to Mr. Francis 3 High School visits 16 High School follow-up visits 4 High School office calls 3 29

DENTAL CLINIC

Work done from January 1 to December 31, 1928. Number of fillings 170 Number of extractions 16 Number of cleanings 74 Number of treatments 17 Number of examinations 4 Number of preparations 5 Number of scalings 3

Examination of the teeth of all school children was made in the early fall. The Clinic is open each Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 12. Dr. A. McKenna is in charge, his assistant is Miss Mary Winslow.

Respectfully submitted,

LENA P. HOWLAND, R. N.

School Nurse.

MISCELLANY

The teachers’ study clubs organized last year in each building are being continued. The text used as the basis of the program is Baker’s “Characteristic Differences in Bright and Dull Pupils.”

A study club composed of the Principals and Superin- tendent has a definite program also. The book used is “The Individual Pupil” by Mort.

Last spring it was extremely gratifying to have

Sconticut Tribe, No. 97 I. O. R. M. offer of its own initative to sponsor a drive and present a minstrel show for the benefit of the Milk Fund. The unusual thing about this was that a group of men should show so keen an interest in the health of school children. In view of the fact that funds for :

30 supplying milk to needy underweight children were very low, the offer was accepted, and the Tribe is to be con- gratulated on the wonderful success of its efforts. Inasmuch as the public responded generously, it seems fitting to include here the final report of the Treasurer of the organization:

Total Receipts:

Minstrel show 551 tickets @ .50 $276.70 Alilk tags 290.05 Programs 137.00

$703.75

Expenses

Hooker House Costume Co. $42.24 Fairhaven Star 69.50 S. D. Howland 2.40 C. V. Eddy 7.70 E. Anthony & Son 3.50 N. B. Gas & Ed. Lt. Co. 3.00 Browne Pharmacy 2.00 Spooner’s Music Store 10.50 Telephone calls 1.00 Music 2.50 Mrs. Bradshaw 2.00 Miss May Eccleston 2.00 $148.34

Net balance for Milk Fund $555.41

A notable event of the year was the reception given by the entire corps of Fairhaven teachers to the parents of children in the schools. The affair was held in the Town Hall during Education \\Tek. Each school had a section which by means of screens and furniture took on the sem- blance of a reception room at home. Light refreshments 31 were served. Although the weather was inclement, fully eight hundred parents attended. A delightfully informal spirit characterized the occasion and cooperative relations between parents and teachers were strengthened.

CLOSING

“Could America make all its schools as good as its best schools the training of youth would advance during the next decade more than in the entire history of public education.

A new spirit is spreading among teachers and parents. Thinking people no longer expect tomorrow to be the same as today. They do not expect the school merely to preserve

wish it to help create the the past ; they future.”

Respectfully submitted,

CHARLES F. PRIOR. Present Corps of Teachers

1928-1929

HIGH SCHOOL

George C. Dickey Worcester Polytechnic Institute Plarvard Carlton H. Larrabee Clark University James M. Parkinson Boston Sloyd Normal Art School Robert C. Lawton Northeastern University Charles H. Johnson, Jr. Summer Session, Columbia University Summer Session, Hyannis Normal

Allen N. Cox Northeastern University » Linn S. Wells Springfield College Margaret Siebert Jackson College Clark University

Lena J. Russell Bay Path Institute Eunice E. Strong Oread Institute Teachers’ College Columbia University Florence R. Griswold Plymouth Business School Inez Boynton Sargent School of Physical Education Marion L. Barker Wheaton College Ruby R. Dodge Smith College Susan B. Gifford New Bedford Normal University of Grenoble Mary E. Heald Jackson College Ruth Tyler Wheaton College Marian B, Goodwin Radcliffe College Doris M. Blaisted Keene Teachers’ College Anna B. Trowbridge Silver-Burdett College Evelyn B. Wells Massachusetts School of Art Lucille R. Ambler Burdett College Boston University, P. A. L. Winifred Hughes, Simmons College Librarian Radcliffe College Mildred F. Bryant Sec. to Principal Fairhaven High School 33

ROGERS SCHOOL

Stanley F. Hall Harvard College John D. Connell Boston University Fitchburg Normal Elizabeth Hastings Smith College Hazel E. Berry Salem Normal Mabel G. Hoyle Jackson College Lucie E. Reynolds Fitchburg Normal Doris L. Leavitt Bridgewater Normal Margaret McGuire Framingham Normal Irma Sherin Framingham Normal M. Louise Norris Fairhaven High School Johnson School, Boston (Sewing) Rena Safford Famington Normal Theresa Coulombe Hyannis Normal

WASHINGTON ST. SCHOOL

Mary A. S. Sale Framingham Normal Mildred Hall Lyndon Centre Normal Gertrude Karl Bridgewater Normal Sarah Spencer Gorham Normal Thelma Kalloch Aroostook State Normal Gertrude B. Janowsky Keene Normal Gladys Axtell Bridgewater Normal Helen Newton Bridgev/ater Normal

JOB C. TRIPP SCHOOL

Hazel M. Hack Johnson (Vt.) Normal Summer School, Columbia Mildred E. Webb Bridgewater Normal Mary S. Fletcher Salem Normal Katherine MacDonald Bridgewater Normal Louise C. Johnson New Bedford Training School Edith A. McNamara Walnut Hills School Mildred E. Borden Hyannis Normal Helen K. Nickerson Bridgewater Normal 34

EDMUND ANTHONY, JR. SCHOOL

Elizabeth Graham Boston Normal School Framingham Normal Alfreda Ritchie Bridgewater Normal Olive B. Woods Lowell Normal Margaret Costello Framingham Normal Genevieve Slade Bridgewater Normal Carolyn R. Gilmore Bridgewater Normal Dorothy Fuller Bridgewater Normal Katherine G. Manning Salem Normal Helena L. Stanley Bridgewater Normal

OXFORD SCHOOL

Myra D. Crowell Bridgewater Normal Susan G. Livesey Bridgewater Normal Edith C. Kendrick Framingham Normal Rose Caton Hyannis Normal Mary T. Katkin Portsmouth Training School Eva Riley Bridgewater Normal Anna P. Malone Fitchburg Normal Katherine Goggin Bridgewater Normal Elsie Perry Bridgewater Normal Ann O. D. Brow Bridgewater Normal Elizabeth Davis Castine (Me.) Normal

EAST FAIRHAVEN SCHOOL

Albert R. Clish Gorham Normal Hazel M. Lovering Bridgewater Normal Ada E. Bowen Boston University Edna Blankinship Bridgewater Normal Gertrude A. Corey Bridgewater Normal

SUPERVISORS

Anna B. Trowbridge Music Clarence W. Arey Instrumental Music Evelyn B. Wells Drawing Inez Boynton Physical Education Linn S. Wells Physical Education Edith D. Faunce Sewing Charles H. Johnson, Jr. Teacher of Manual Training

4 TABULATED GRADES, TEACHERS, ATTENDANCE, ETC.

School Year — September, 1927 — June, 1928.

Tardiness Total Enrolment Membership Attendance Attendance SCHOOL Grades TEACHERS Average Average Percentag

i 352.7 337.6 96.5 969 High IV—XII George C. Dickey 365 1 Rogers 8 Elizabeth Hastings 42 40.2 38.4 96.4 49 Rogers 8 John D. Connell 41 37.4 36.3 97.1 46 Rogers 8 Esther Clement 38 34.5 33.6 97.3 32 Rogers 7 Hazel Berry 41 35.8 36.9 95.2 25 37.1 95.4 48 Rogers 7 Blanche McKeen 41 38.8 1 Rogers 7 Rena Safford 30 28.1 26.9 96.2 22 Rogers 7 Doris L. Leavitt 38 35.7 34.4 96.2 48 Rogers 6 Irma Sherin 32 30.5 29.4 95.3 18 Rogers 6 Theresa Coulombe 30 29.4 26.9 94.0 35 Rogers 5 M. Louise Norris 38 35.9 34.7 96.7 37 Rogers 5 Margaret McGuire 40 33.1 31.5 95.3 26 Washington St. 4 Helen Newton 36 30.8 29.9 97.3 23 Washington St. 4 Gladys Axtell 35 •30.3 28.8 9,5.2 56 Washington St. 3 Gertrude Janowsky 35 32.2 30.8 9,5.5 30 Washington St. 3 Thelma Kalloch 36 30.4 28.3 92.8 44 27.9 26.1 9,3.5 19 Washington St. 2 Gertrude Karl 34 1 29.1 26.7 91.6 11 Washington St. 2 Sarah Spencer 34 1 Washington St. 1 Mildred Hall 42 34.1 30.4 89.0 62 91.6 Washington St. 1 Mary A. S. Sale 43 30.4 33.2 18 23.8 93.9 22 Job C. Tripp 7 Helen L. Nicholson 30 25.5 1 6 37.2 35.4 9,5.1 12 Job C. Tripp Mildred Borden 46 i Job C. Tripp 5 Edith McNamara 43 37.2 35.9 96.4 74 Job C. Tripp 4 Louise C. Johnson 38 32.4 30.8 95.0 19 Job C. Tripp 3 Katherine MacDonald 48 41.4 39.3 94.8 40 2 33.0 92.5 4.3 Job C. Tripp Mary S. Fletcher 42 35.6 Job C. Tripp 6 Mildred Webb 53 38.1 36.8 96.6 41 1 23.8 96.5 141 East Fairhaven Wilfred H. Graves 26 24.7 1 4&5 43 40.2 38.4 95.3 110 East Fairhaven Ada E. Bowen 1 3 & 4 42.3 40.3 95.3 81 East Fairhaven Edna Blankinship 47 1 2 31.6 29.9 94.5 36 East Fairhaven A. Edna Keough 37 1 1 28.3 25.6 90.4 65 East Fairhaven Hazel M. Lov’ering 33 1 6 26.4 25.4 96.8 14 Edmund Anthony Margaret Costello 30 1 Edmund Anthony 6 Dorothy Crosby 29 25.3 24.4 96.3 17 Edmund Anthony 5 Rachel Mostrom 42 39.6 38.0 96.0 55 Edmund Anthony 4 & 5 Olive Woods 39 32.6 31.6 96.8 55 Edmund Anthony 4 Genevieve Slade 43 39.2 38.2 97.5 31 3 33.5 96.3 Edmund Anthony Carolyne Gilmore 37 34.7 1 2 32.0 94.4 ! 3 34.0 1 Edmund Anthony Kathryn Manning 39 ! 1 30.8 92.3 26 43 33.6 1 Edmund Anthony Dorothy Fuller j Special 14.6 95.1 24 Oxford 19 15.4 1 Ann O’D. Brow 1 6 34.4 33.5 97.3 6 Oxford 36 1 Susan G. Livesey 1 5 34.7 94.6 Oxford 39 36.6 1 34 Edith Kendrick 1 Oxford 4 40.9 38.7 94.4 40 43 1 Muriel Secord I Oxford 3 27.4 26.3 93.8 i 17 Eva Riley 30 1 Oxford 3 32.6 1 95.3 42 34.2 1 42 Rose Ctaon 1 2 Oxford 37.1 35.2 95.0 1 45 Katherine Goggin 38 1 Oxford 2 36.4 ,35.0 96.1 44 1 15 Elsie Perry I Oxford 1 47 36.3 ,33.9 1 93.4 6 Anna Malone 1 Oxford 1 43 38.1 ,36.0 94.4 2 Mary T. Katkin 1 1

2240 1994.0 1,905.3 95.8 2725 1 i 1

Elementary ScKool Expenditures (Itemized)

SUPERINTENDENT

Charles F. Prior $ 3,700.00 CLERK

Helen M. Bryant $ 884.00 Mildred F. Bryant 37.00

$ 921.00 TRUANT OFFICER

Charles H. Lawton $ 175:00 Joseph Silva 33.50 Walter G. Spencer 5.25

$ 213.75 SCHOOL CENSUS

Charles H. Lawton $ 41.66

Alvin J. Keen 41.66 Walter G. Spencer 41.66

$ 124.98

OFFICE EXPENSE

New England Tel. & Tel. Co. $ 17.16 Remington-Rand Business Service 8.25 Fairhaven Star 31.00 Office Appliance Co. 4.00 Wright & Potter Printing Co. 6.12

$ 66.53 38

TEXT BOOKS

D. Appleton & Co. $ 2.68 Oliver Ditson Co. 20.06 Ginn & Company 126.11 Houghton, Mifflin Co. 102.47 The Macmillan Co. 141.81 A. S. Barnes & Co. 3.10 Public School Publishing Co. 1.50 D. C. Heath & Co. 72.44 Charles E. Merrill Co. 83.88

J. B. Lippincott Co. 15.33 H. I. Dallman Co. 18.55 Keystone View Co. 3.26 American Book Co. 289.98 Edward E. Babb & Co. 311.92 Doubleday, Doran & Co. 1.35 Pioneer Publishing Co. .73 Little, Brown & Co. 55.07 F. A. Owen Publishing Co. 4.00 Iroquois Publishing Co. 2.02 The Arlo Publishing Co. 20.13 Benj. H. Sanborn Co. 29.66 F. E. Compton & Co. 55.00 National Education Ass’n, of the U. S. 2.00 C. C. Birchard & Co. 5.67 Lyons & Carnahan 55.17 Scott, Foresman & Co. 181.67 Rand, McNally & Co. 19.95 W. F. Quarrie Co. 165.00 Silver-Burdett Co. 19.38 World Book Co. 3.96 Charles Scribner’s Sons 15.88 John C. Winston Co. 6.80

$1,836.53 39

SUPPLIES

Art-Craft Industries $ 16.45 Webster Publishing Co. 44.92 Edward E. Babb & Co. 728A9 The Browne Pharmacy 38.10 C. E.' Doner 10.32 C. A. Gregory 32.51 McKnight & McKnight 3.99

J. L. Hammett Co. 909.07 H. S. Hutchinson & Co. 4.00 A. Leonard Bliss 35.40 H. H. Hathaway 5.77 Kay & Kay Music Pub. Corp. 2.33 Remington-Rand Business Service 12.78 Public School Publishing Co. 19.13 Wheeler Publishing Co. 17.32 F. S. Brightman Co. 25.13 Amberg File & Index Co. 1.84 New Bedford Dental Lab. & Supp. Co. 3.00 The Arlo Publishing Co. 16.84 A. E. Coffin Press 8.75 Myra D. Crowell 3.34 Knight, Allen & Clark 2.46 Bastian Bros. Co. 117.31 Hodges Badge Co. 22.35 Kenney Bros. & Wolkins 4.64 Ryan & Buker, Inc. 27.78 Oliver Ditson Co. 8.67 Current Events 20.00 Irma Sherin 3.80

J. B. Taylor 77.99 Fairhaven Dry Goods Store 7.84 Milton Bradley Co. 309.00 Fairhaven Star 124.15 Curtis 1000, Inc. 5.61 Commonwealth of Mass. 13.94 40

Iroquois Publishing Co. 32.50 Carl Fischer, Inc. 31.59 Keystone View Co. .71 National Child Welfare Association 14.50 White-Smith Publishing Co. 4.98 Office Appliance Co. 50.03 William Livesey 32.72 Murray, The Florist 3.90 World Book Co. 3.76 New Bedford Printing Co. 11.00 New Bedford Dry Goods Co. 5.26 Bruce Publishing Co. 127.48 Crowell’s Art Store 1.20

3 004.65 $ , TEACHERS

Hall 2 470.00 Stanley F. $ ,

1 John D. Connell . 335.00

1 Elizabeth Hastings . 550.00 Esther Clement 780.00 Mable Hoyle 500.00

Berry 1 Hazel E. . 550.00 Blanche McKeen 660.00 Lucie E. Reynolds 570.00

Doris L. Leavitt 1 . 390.00

Rena Salford 1 . 270.00

1 Irma Sherin . 290.00

Theresa Coulombe 1 . 060.00

M. Louise Norris 1 . 500.00

Margaret McGuire 1 . 190.00

Mary A. S. Sale 1 . 600.00

Mildred Hall 1 , 350.00

Sara Spencer 1 , 157.25

Gertrude Karl 1 , 350.00

Gertrude Janowsky 1 , 350.00 41

Thelma Kalloch 1,290.00 Gladys Axtell 1,350.00 Helen Newton 1,350.00 Wilfred H. Graves 900.00 Albert R. Clish 560.00 Edna Blankinship 1,290.00 Ada E. Bowen 1,350.00 A. Edna Keough 735.00 Gertrude Corey 400.00 Hazel M. Lovering 1,350.00 Hazel M. Hack 1,900.00 Mildred Webb 1,350.00 Mary S. Fletcher 1,350.00 Katherine MacDonald 1,190.00 Louise C. Johnson 1,350.00 Edith A. McNamara 1,350.00 Mildred Borden 1,350.00 Helen K. Nicholson 1,282.50 Elizabeth Graham 1,900.00 Dorothy Fuller 1,343.25 Katherine G. Manning 1,329.75 Caroline R. Gilmore 1,350.00 Genevieve Slade 1,290.00 Olive B. Woods 1,160.00 Rachel Mostrom 720.00 Helena Stanley 480.00 Dorothy Crosby 630.00 Alfreda Ritchie 480.00 Margaret Costello 1,190.00 Myra D. Crowell 2,000.00 Mary T. Katkin 1,350.00 Anna Malone 1,050.00 Katherine Goggin 1,140.00 Elsie Perry 1,060.00 Rose Caton 1,350.00 Eva Riley 1,185.00 Muriel Secord 750.00 42

Elizabeth Davis 400.00 Edith Kendrick 1,086.75 Susan G. Livesey 1,400.00 Ann O’D. Brow 1,400.00 Hazel M. Hack (Noon hour) 50.00 Anna B. Trowbridge 1,000.00 Evelyn B. Wells 860.00 Inex Boynton 825.00 Delnier F. Borah 300.00 Linn S. Wells 120 00

Charles H. Johnson, Jr. 900.00 Edith D. Faunce 700.00 Mary A. S. Sale (Noon hour) 55.80 Clarence W. Arey 240.00 Helen R. Porter 81.00 Mrs. C. Kendrick 18.00 Mrs. H. T. Gidley 225.00 Pearl E. Wilbor 91.00 Mrs. Pierce Brown 255.00 Mrs. Constance Lumbard 30.00 Mrs. Harry Browne 60.00 Margaret Goggin 3.00

EVENING SCHOOL TEACHERS

James Parkinson $156.00 George C. Dickey 59.50 Hazel M. Hack 136.50 Elizabeth Graham 3.50 Elizabeth Hastings 59.50 $ 415.00

$77,893.30

JANITORS

Charles H. Lawton $1,200.00 Willard L. Hoxie 1,040.00 43

Thomas Barnes 1,284.00 Walter L. Holmes 1,044.00 Walter Spencer 1,010.00 Bert W. Besse 1,040.00 Bert W. Besse (Night School) 74.00

$6,722.00

TRANSPORTATION

Union Street Railway Co. $3,450.00 Alexander Hadfield 1,800.00

$5,250.00

FUEL

Holmes Coal Co. $3,048.55' Est. Thomas W. Croacher 7.77 George P. Randall 7.87 C. F. James 22.00 David Duff & Son 46.50

$3,132.69

LIGHT, WATER, JANITORS* SUPPLIES , ETC.

New England Tel. & Tel. Co. $ 53.19 New Bedford Gas & Ed. Lt. Co. 477.21 Church’s Market 2.10 DeWolf & Vincent 7.35 George L. Hiller 2.40 N. P. Hayes Co. 19.20 John T. Leahy 4.00

Enos E. Days, Jr. 5.94 William Livesey 94.34 The Browne Pharmacy 2.25. H. L. Wilson 2.24 44

H. K. Nye 7.29 Commissioner of Public Safety 50.00 Massachusetts State Prison 29.79 La-Lo Chemical Co. 8.20 Reformatory for Women 36.14 H. H. Hathaway 9.08 F. S. Brightman Co. 121.00

H. I. Dallman Co. 35.33 Babbitt Steam Specialty Co. 1.95 C. F. Wing Co. .50 Masury-Young Co. 27.25 C. F. Delano 56.55 F. Otis Eldredge 5.50 Fairhaven Water Co. 897.99 Brightman Bros. 42.39 Joseph T. Sutcliffe 2.76

$2,001.94

REPAIRS

Chamberlain Metal Weather Strip Co. $ 99.00 G. H. T. Brown & Co. 68.28 C. F. Delano 31.84 H. T. Hillman 5.00 TipTop Roofing Co. 401.73 Herman H. Hathaway 75.01 William Livesey 4.10 William R. West 2.00 Charles E. Lumbard 175.70 John M. Reilly 118.35 C. F. Wing Co. 2.50 William H. Mudge 21.66 Valentine’s Machine Shop 14.73 Osberg & Knowdton 104.84 Patrick Sullivan 126.00 Charles H. Sisson 43.97 45

E. G. Baldwin 164.45 Keystone Office Appliance Co. 2.40 M. P. Whitfield 11.30 New Bedford Roofing Co. 20.85 33.27 J. W. Bishop Co. Henry P. Silva 40.80 E. P. Hirst Co. 116.60 Bert W. Besse 25.00 C. E. Beckman Co. 5.75

Enos Days, Jr. 2.10

$1,717.23

NEW EQUIPMENT

Wright and Ditson $ 87.38 Mrs. W. N. Clarke 20.00 The Charles F. Wing Co. 177.01 Kenney Bros. & Wolkins 36.81 M. Steinert & Sons Co. 175.00

$ 496.20 HEALTH

Lena P. Howland $1,500.00 Dr. Charles E. P. Thompson 505.50

$2,005.50

MISCELLANEOUS

American Railway Express Co. $ 7.16 F. A. Blossom 2.70 W. A. Sabins & Son 3.23 C. E. Beckman 20.82 F. H. S. Lunch Department 25.25

Fairhaven Star • 4.50 46

Manuel D’Amarel 59.22 Stanley F. Hall 3.00 Keystone Office Appliance Co. 43.00

Fairhaven Garage ' 1.00 Walter H. Hellmann 5.69 Andrews & Pierce .80

J. L. Hammett Co. 7.36 Overland Express Co. .30 H. L. Burns 8.00 H. T. Hillman 8.00 Stephen Tripp 9.00 ^lassachusetts State Prison ‘.38 Clarence M. Dunn 1.87 Walter G. Spencer 7.00 C. F. Prior 36.61 A. D. McFarlin 3.00 William Hughes 6.52 New Bedford Printing Co. 5.75 William H. Paige Co. 5.00 F. C. Washburn ' 8.62

$ 283.78

SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1928

Wm. N. Gardner $ 25.00 Edward L. Besse 25.00 Orrin B. Carpenter 25.00 Sara B. Clarke 25.00 Mrs. Ella H. Blossom 25.00 James A. Stetson 25.00

$ 150.00 47

INSURANCE

James Henshaw $ 140.30 Charles S. Ashley & Sons 222.50 Goddard, Case & Borden 48.00 $ 410.80

JOB C. TRIPP SCHOOL ACCOUNT

(Waterproofing Basement)

J. W. Bishop Co. $3,795.00 HigK ScKool

(Itemized Expenditures)

TEACHERS

George C. Dickey $3,470.00 Albert V. House 1,020.00 James M. Parkinson 2,150.00 Carlton H. Larrabee 1,480.00 Ruby R. Dodge 1,400.00 Ruth Tyler 1,500.00 Marion L. Barker 1,450.00 Susan B. Gifford 1,400.00 Marian B. Goodwin 680.00 Margaret Siebert 2,000.00

Mary E. Heald • 1,800.00 Allan N. Cox 1,680.00

Lena J. Russell 1,940.00 Florence R. Griswold ' 1,500.00 Geraldine Freeman 840.00 Eunice E. Strong 1,800.00 Marjorie Gifford 810.00 Ruth S. Cheetham 360.00 Winifred Hughes 700.00 Anna B. Trowbridge 425.00 Evelyn B. Wells 600.00 Inez Boynton 825.00

Delmer F. Borah • 1,170.00

Charles H. Johnson, Jr. 600.00 Robert R. Lawton 600.00 Lucille R. Ambler 520.00 Doris M. Plaisted 560.00

Linn S. Wells . 780.00 Mildred F. Bryant, Sec. to Principal 777.00

$34,837.00 49

TEXT BOOKS

Allyn & Bacon $ 163.00 Educational Aid Society 2.00 Chamber of Commerce 3.00 C. C. Birchard & Co. 30.23 E. E. Babb & Co. 27.78 College Entrance Examination Board .55 Doubleday, Doran & Co. 123.50 American Book Co. 50.39 F. W. Faxon Co. 44.50 The Gregg Publishing Co. 50.70 Ginn & Co. 707.72 The Chemical Foundation Co. 2.00 Harcourt, Brace & Co. 5.53 Kramer Publishing Co. 22.78 D. C. Heath & Co. 26.53 Oxford University Press 4.96 Houghton, Mufflin Co. 104.57

H. W. Wilson Co. • 6.00 The Macmillan Co. 123.08 Regents Publishing Co. 16.21 The Ronald Press Co. 1.95 University of Chicago Press 6.81 McIntosh Publishing Co. 7.15

J. B. Lippincott & Co. 2.53 W. Hazelton Smith Co. 13.77 The Proctor & Gamble Co. 2.50 D. Van Nostrand Co. 1.80 Osmond T. Robert 4.22 South-Western Publishing Co. 151.14 Benj. H. Sanborn Co. 55.96 Webb Book Publishing Co. 1.64 Lyons & Carnahan 55.88 The John C. Winston Co. 75.15 50

Public School Publishing Co. 2.25 G. P. Putnam’s Sons 2.90 Charles Scribner’s Sons 11.46

$1,912.14

SUPPLIES

Blossom Brothers $ 50.90 American Type Founders Co. 2.38 Charles H. Altschuler 10.35 Birmingham Pen Co. 3.00 C. F. Wing Co. 3.85 F. S. Brightman Co. 25.63 Bliss Plywood Corp. 112.20 Bastian Bros. 50.34 E. E. Babb & Co. 6.26 The Browne Pharmacy 6.91 Charles C. Gardiner 334.34 Singer Sewing Machine Co. 1.30 Carter, Rice & Co. 59.67 Kay & Kay Music Pub. Corp. 12.85 Reynolds Printing 10.75 George L. Claflin 52.61 F. G. Hillman 4.88 A. E. Cofhn Press 5.25 F. B. Phillips 2.00 White-Smith Music Pub. Co. 37.76 College Entrance Examination Board 4.00 Steiger-Dudgeon Co. 6.74 The Boston Music Co. 25.62 Eairhaven Star 92.85 De Wolf & Vincent 30.82 Ginn & Co. 47.42 Albert B. Drake 2.76 Gregg Publishing Co. 1.13 C. A. Gregory .40 51

H. S. Hutchinson 4.35 1.61 J. B. Lippincott 665.07 J. L. Hammett Co. Teachers’ College 8.02 Webster Publishing Co. 18.51 Amos C. Hoyt .75 Samuel R. Spencer 8.00 Keystone Office Appliance Co. 14.00 University Supply & Book Co. 2.93 L. E. Knott Apparatus Co. 34.25 Knight, Allen & Clark 51.23 C. P. Lesh Paper Co. 6.50 Dennis Mahoney 2.65 B. L. Makepiece 40.12 Sullivan & Crocker 19.75 H. W. Wilson Co. 7.00 Monthly Evening Sky Map 1.50 C. H. Porter 9.45 Milton Bradley Co. 49.91 New Bedford Dry Goods Co. 30.64 Supt. of Documents .90 H. K. Nye 2.28 Public School Publishing Co. .15 Thomas W. Thorpe .89 South-Western Publishing Co. 4.55 World Book Co. 13.09 Remington-Rand Business Service 61.25 The Waldcraft Co. 6.96 The Archers Co. 18.00 Brightman Bros. 1.75

$2,091.03

JANITORS’ SALARIES

Frank Hadfield $ 375.00 William H. Fuller 1,149.39 52

Pardon A. Howland 1,500.00 A. C. Robertson 960.00 Howard H. Shumway 1,646.27

$5,630.00

FUEL

City Coal Co. $1,262.49

LIGHT, JANITORS* SUPPLIES ETC. WATER, ,

F. S. Brightman Co. $ 79.37 Fairhaven Water Co. 527.91 Fort Hill Paper Co. 36.00 Herman H. Hathaway .40 De Wolf & Vincent 6.20 N. P. Hayes Co. 54.85 Swift & Co. 24.75 New England Plate & Window Glass Co. 6.65 Paisler & Willis 4.20 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 196.97 New Bedford Gas & Ed. Lt. Co. 268.94 A. E. Wordell 3.90 Babbitt Steam Specialty Co. 19.15 American La-France Fire Engine Co. of Mass. 45.70 A. W. Harris Oil Co. 47.20 E. G. Hillman 2.00 Dustbane Mfg. Co. 6.00 E. Otis Eldridge 15.70 Brightman Bros. 11.47 William F. Nye 4.50 Valvoline Oil Co. 14.65 Commissioner of Public Safety 20.00 C. F. Delano 6.95

$1,403.46 53

REPAIRS

Babbitt Steam Specialty Co, $ 48.45 Am. Type Founders Co. 2.16 Crawford L. Dunham 188.51 F. B. Sistare & Son 5.00 Osberg & Knowlton 48.00 Walter F. Douglas 12.53 Herbert W. Bliss 409.69

C. J. McCarthy 331.79 De Wolf & Vincent 22.54 C/ F. Delano 9.34 Keystone Office Appliance Co. 7.20 Ansel G, Douglas 7.50 Acushnet Saw Mills Corp. .75 Metal Welding Co. .75 Corbett C. Elliot 10.50 New England Plate & Window Glass Co. 1.65 H. A. Francis 2.25 New Bedford Gas & Ed. Lt. Co. 2.36 Herman H. Hathaway 3.39 The Standard Electric Time Co. 41.72 Peirce & Kilburn 18.85 Ideal Power Lawn Mower Co. 6.55 Rankin & Arnold 2.70 E. B. Phillips 6.60 Automatic Electric Heater Co. 6.00 Peirce & Kilburn 505.00 Willard Skinner 33.25 Henry P. Silva 53.81 G. H. T. Brown & Co. 50.00 John Earquhar’s Sons 680.00 H. H. Hathaway 180.00

$2,698.84 NEW EQUIPMENT

Ideal Power Lawn Mower Co. $ 63.75 54

C. E. Beckman Co. 9.80 Wright & Ditson 115.65 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. 112.50 Narragansett Machine Co. 117.00

$ 418.70 HEALTH

Dr. Charles E. P. Thompson $ 189.50 MISCELLANEOUS

American Railway Express Co. $ 30.35 George C. Dickey 11.76 A. E. Coffin Press 2.25 Fairhaven Star 1.00 Hemingway Bros. Trans. Co. .60 Fall River & New Bedford Express Co. .60 Household Furnishing Co. 23.90 Stanley H. Packard 7.50 Parsons Steam Laundry Co. 14.14 Howard H. Shumway 7.00 E. A. Morgan 2.00 Elmer Stevens 80.00 Wm. H. Paige 12.00

Overland Express Co. ..50 Mary Luiz 15.00 Andrews & Pierce, Inc. .50 C. E. Beckman Co. 20.30 Sullivan & Crocker 10.55 George L. Clafflin 6.30 F. Otis Eldridge 1.62 A. W. Harris Oil Co. .20

$ 248.07 INSURANCE E. S. Whiting $ 375.00

THE

MILLICENT LIBRARY

FAIRHAVEN, MASS.

ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1928

FAIRHAVEN STAR

—

TRUSTEES OF THE MILLICENT LIBRARY

Lyman C. Bauldry *Miss Georgia E. Fairfield William E. Benjamin William B. Gardner Edward L. Besse George B. Luther Mrs. Cara R. Broughton Mrs. Eliza C. Pease Morris R. Brownell Harry L. Pope Miss Sara B. Clarke Henry H. Rogers Miss Edith Dana George H. Tripp A. Tripp

OFFICERS 1927-1928

Henry H. Rogers, President

George H. Tripp, Vice President

George B. Luther, Treasurer

The Librarian acts as Secretary of the Board.

STANDING COMMITTEES, 1927-1928 Book Committee—Mrs. Pease, Chairman, Miss Dana, Mr. Pope, Miss Fairfield, Mr. Rogers. Finance Committee—Mr. Luther, Chairman, Mr. Bauldry, Mr. Brownell, Mr. Benjamin.

House Committee—Mr. T. A. Tripp, Chairman, Mr. Gardner, Miss Clarke, Mr. Besse. Mrs. Broughton.

LIBRARIANS

D*on C. Stevens 1893-1901 Drew B. Hall 1901-1911 Galen W. Hill 1911-1926 Louis Felix Ranlett 1926—May 1928 Avis M. Pillsbury June 1928

FORMER TRUSTEES

Miss Ellen H. Akin 1893-1919 Don C. Stevens 1893-1901 Edmund Anthony, Jr. 1902 George W. Stevens 1893-1908 Mrs. Sarah C. Anthony 1893-1912 Mrs. H. H. Stillman 1919-1920 James L. Gillingham 1893-1912 George H. Taber 1893-1901 Frederick B. Lyman 1904-1909 Job C. Tripp 1902-1917 Mrs. Lizzie F. Nye 1893-1919 Charles W. White, Jr. 1902-1904 Henry H. Rogers 1893-1909 Walter P. Winsor 1893-1911 Mrs. Mary B. Winsor 1893-1921 Deceased Aug. 23, 1928. 4

It is with sorrow that it is necessary to record the passing of

MISS GEORGIA E. FAIRFIELD who for nearly eight years, from Novem- ber 6, 1920 until her death on August 23, 1928, served as an esteemed member of the Trustees of this Libraiy\

It may be mentioned in this connection that Miss Fairfield presided over the activities of the old Fairhaven Library Association, and was always active in the community life of the town in which she lived. 5

LIBRARY STAFF

DECEMBER 31, 1928

Avis M. Pillsbury. Librarian

Josephine H. Carr. , General Assistant Sara B. Clarke Loan Desk

Winifred Hughes . , Reference Assistant and High School Librarian Florence Wilkinson, General Assistant Philip Gidley Page Edward T. Rourke Janitor

OXFORD BRANCH

Albin Silva In Charge

Philip Gidley . .Assistant

EAST FAIRHAVEN BRANCH

Albert R. Clish In Charge

RESIGNED DURING 1928

Louis Felix Rantlett Librarian Wilfred H. Graves In charge East Fairhaven Branch Harold B. Dutton, Jr Page Report of the Librarian for tbe Tear 1928

To the Trustees of The Milliccnt Library:

The report of the work of The Millicenl Library for the year 1928 is herewith submitted. In its thirty-sixth year of service, a larger increase than ever before in the usefulness of the Library is recorded. As in other libraries, our aim is to reach the whole public rather than merely a portion of it. This year, as in preceding years, we have made progress toward this goal. ^lany new borrowers have been registered, and our patrons have taken home more books than in any other year of the Library’s history. The increase in books per capita records a gain of from 8.8 in 1927 to 9.9 in 1928.

The Circulation Work

Statistical summaries of the circulation work show that 107,342 volumes have been loaned from the main library, the Oxford and East Fairhaven branches. Of this circulation 32,101, or 29% is juvenile. Oxford has contributed a circulation of 16,152, or 15% of the wEole. The gain in books circulated is 12,029, or over 1,000 volumes per month, with a percentage gain of 12.6. Of this gain, the main library contributed a circulation of 5,326 volumes, Oxford branch, 6,457 volumes and East Fairhaven, 246 volumes.

The Oxford branch is open approximately three and one- half hours a week against eighty-four hours at the main library, and in this length of time open has shown the largest gain. This is surely an indication of the need of the branch in the Oxford section. The strike in New Bedford may have been the cause of the increased reading, but at any rate, our figures show that the same high standard has been maintained since the strike was settled. The gain at Oxford over 1927 is 65%, and in two years time, the circulation has more than doubled itself. 7

In connection with these statistics, there should be noted the following additional ones: 1,002 pictures circulated, 77 pamphlets, 1,180 duplicate pay books, and 3,603 books from

the High School library. With these, the total is 113,204.

The registration for the year was 1,376 persons registered with a total for the three year period of 3,950, or approximately 36% of the population.

TOTAL CIRCULATION AND GAIN FOR FIVE YEARS

1928

BOOKS BORROWED BY PATRONS OF THE OXFORD BRANCH DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS

(The Branch is opened approximately 3^2 hours a week)

44% of the Oxford circulation for 1928 is juvenile. 8

Building and Maintenance

The expenditure for repairs to the building during 1928 was negligible. During the summer, two much needed lights were installed, one over the duplicate pay collection table, and the other in the opposite corner.

More heat is being obtained from the furnace by the use of chestnut instead of pea coal. There is still need of direct radiation, especially in the Children’s and the Reading Room.

Soon it will be necessary to consider the replacement of two of the rugs which are quite badly worn.

In March, insurance was placed on the Library building and its contents.

The Book Collection

1,335 books have been added during the year. Of these, 859 were for the adult collection, and 476 for the juvenile. Of the total, 751 are new titles, while 584 are replacements. 239 juvenile books and 163 adult books have been withdrawn, some having been lost and paid for, but most of them worn out. The total number of volumes now in the possession of the library is 31,570.

The collection of books has been changed at Oxford as the need has arisen. The change consists of replacing a portion of the books with a fresh supply from the main library. In addition, new books are being sent constantly to the branch. East Fairhaven branch has also been sup- plied with different books from time to time. An inventory of the fiction at Oxford, and of all the books at East Fair- haven was taken during the summer months.

Special Collections

The complete revision of the Duplicate Pay collection 9 has proved very popular. During the fall, all the old books were removed, and new ones added. The collection now num- bers 28, and more will be added as fast as desirable books for this collection are on the market. Our aim is to withdraw

a book and place it in the general collection, just as soon as

it pays for itself, or its popularity wanes. In the place of a book removed, a new one will be added. It happens not

infrequently that the pay collection table is empty. In every

case, we have one or more copies of the same title on the regular shelves. The nucleus for a collection to be called the Gold Star collection has been exhibited and the books circulated. Only worthwhile books will be placed in the collection and each

book will have a gold star on its binding. Many of the books wall be new and attractive editions of the classics, such books as Defoe’s “Robinson Crusoe”, Cooper’s “Spy”, and Palgrave’s “Golden Treasury”. These books will appeal to many adults who have not read them, and some will

enjoy reading them again. It is hoped that High School students will find them of particular interest. 38 classroom collections .have been sent to the six schools. This year, beginning in September with the opening of school, each book sent out was equipped with a special book card, the purpose of which is to make record keeping simpler for the teachers, and to provide the library with circulation statistics for these collections. Already several teachers have reported that they find the system an improvement, and a help to them.

Gifts

Outstanding among the gifts of the year, besides the books and pamphlets recorded in the statistics, are three autographs. Special acknowledgment should be made in this report to Miss Abby S. Howland for a Roosevelt auto- graph, to Miss Rachel Howland for a book containing Woodrow Wilson’s own personal bookplate with his auto- 10 graph in facsimile, and to Mr. Thomas A. Tripp for a letter l)earing Cleveland’s signature. With the exception of autographs of McKinley and Harding, the collection of the presidents is now complete.

Special Activities

One of the chief activities of the year was the obser- vance of Children’s Book Week, November 11-17. Much publicity was given to this week through the general press, and signs were placed in some of the local windows. Through the medium of the schools, the teachers were invited, and the children asked to tell their mothers about the Tea on Thursday of that week. New books, some of them loaned through the courtesy of the H. S. Hutchinson Company of New Bedford, were displayed in the Trustees and Children’s Room during the week, and on Thursday afternoon, the fireplace was lighted, and about forty-five mothers and teachers dropped in for a cup of tea and a friendly chat with other mothers and teachers. New books were examined much to the satisfaction of everyone. The Tea was a success, and we hope that if another one is held sometime in the future, we may have even more mothers and teachers present. The librarian wishes to take this occasion to express her appreciation to the staff for their assistance, and to three members of the Board of Trustees, Mrs. Pease, Miss Dana, and Miss Clarke, who gave much of their time and energy to make the afternoon a successful one.

A new edition of the “Dedication of the Memorial to Henry Huttleston Rogers’’ has been printed.

Several exhibits of books have been made, and through this medium, the public’s attention has been called to many good books which would otherwise have remained unnoticed on the shelves.

The displays in the glass case in the Reading Room have been changed from time to time. 11

Staff

The principal change in staff has been in the change of your librarian. I am sure it was with regret that the Trus- tees and staff of this library, and members of this community saw Mr. Louis Felix Ranlett leave Fairhaven to take up work elsewhere. I wish to record my deep appreciation to Mr. Ranlett for his many helpful suggestions at the time of my arrival in June.

Mr. Albert R. Clish, succeeding Mr. Wilfred H. Graves as principal of the East Fairhaven School has assumed charge of the East Fairhaven branch.

Philip Gidley has taken the place of Harold B. Dutton,

Jr, as page at the main library and assistant at the Oxford branch.

During the spring and summer. Miss Annie Thompson, a former member of the staff. Miss Miriam Owen, and Miss Anna Peters served as substitute workers.

Miss Florence Wilkinson attended ‘the thjree weeks summer library course at Simmons College, the library al- lowing her time for this work.

Members of the staff have attended meetings of the Massachusetts, the Cape Cod, and the Old Dartmouth Library Clubs.

As your librarian, I wish to express my appreciation to The Trustees of this Li1)rary, all of whom have manifested the most friendly and helpful spirit since my arrival here, and to the staff, for their cooperation.

Respectfully submitted,

AVIS M. PILLSBURY, Librarian.

January 8, 1929. Statistical Report

THE MILLICENT LIBRARY, FAIRHAVEN, MASS.

American Library Association Form of Statistics.

Annual Report for the Year Ending December 31, 1928.

Name of library—The Millicent Library Town—Fairhaven, Mass. Librarian—Avis M. Pillsbury

Date of founding—1893

Population served (Census 1925) 10,827

Assessed valuation of town $11,936,740

Total number of agencies 10

Consisting of—Central Library

3 stations (Oxford Branch, East Fairhaven

Branch, High School Library)

6 schools (38 classroom collections)

Number of days open during year (Central Library) 366

Hours open each week for lending 84 Hours open each week for reading 84 BOOK STOCK Total

Vols. at beginning of year 30,637

Vols. added by purchase 1,290

Vols. added by gift 21

Vols. added by binding material not otherwise counted 24

Total volumes added 1,335 . .

Volumes lost or withdrawn 402

Total volumes at end of year 31,570

Periodicals currently received (Titles, 121, Copies 159)..

Publications issued (4 bulletins, 1 annual report) .... 5

USE

Adult Juvenile Total

Vols. of fiction loaned ....61,066 22,744 83,810

Total vols. loaned 75,241 32,101 107,342

Per cent of fiction of total vols. loaned ..81% 70% 78%

Circulation per capita ... 9.9

Circulation per registered borrower . ...27.07

Pictures, photographs, clippings, etc. loaned . . ...1,079

REGISTRATION

Adult Juvenile Total

Borrowers registered during year . . 812 564 1,376

Total of registered borrowers 2,417 1,533 3,950

Registration period, three years.

Per cent registered borowers of population served ...36%

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