Description: Interview with Charlie Vasiliades about survival of Oak Square School on Nonantum Street in Brighton, being considered for closing. Last wood frame schoolhouse in Boston, serves integrated student body of 100. Small building with yellow clapboard exterior, columns, cupola. It might receive historic landmark designation. Nearby houses.
Description: Long term objectives for public education across Mass: state commission on teaching wants decentralization to allow individual principals to make more decisions.
Description: Back Bay advocate and mental health programmer talk about objections to siting group homes in upper income areas. Commonwealth Avenue mall, resident permit parking signs. Arlington Street Church. Vinfen.
Description: Sen. Thomas Norton proposes lottery for betting on horse racing. Horses on track at Suffolk Downs. Off-track betting. Start of race. "They're off!" Announcer calls race. Spectators hold slips.
Description: General Oil / Reading Oil truck. Driver attaches hose to fill pipe on side of house. Finishes delivery, prints bill from meter, leaves it in mail slot, drives off. General Oil office. Maintenance truck pulls up. Worker takes tools out of side compartment. Inside office clerk enters billing information at computer keyboard. Printout on perforated paper lists data by billing code.