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HENDERSON, M. F. Aristocracy of health: A study of physi- cal culture, our favorite poisons, and a national and international league for the advancement of physi- cal culture. 145.26
JAMES, A. L. Catering for two: Comfort and economy for small households. 1905 147.12
LINCOLN, Mrs. M. J. What to have for luncheon. 1904 143.19 MAUR SAINT, K. V. A self-supporting home. 1905 146.23
MULLER, J. P. My system; fifteen minutes work a day for health's sake. 1905 145.25
SHALER, N. S. Man and the earth. 1905 147.14
STURGIS, R. Appreciation of sculpture. 1904 145.27
HISTORY.
ISHAM, S. History of American painting. 1905 351.3 LAUT, A. C. Vikings of the Pacific: Adventures of the ex- plorers who came from the West, Eastward. 1905 366.5
*LINCOLN, Mass. An account of the celebration of the Town of Lincoln, April 23rd, 1904, of the 150th anniversary of its incorporation. 1905. 353.8
LINCOLN, Mass. Reports of the officers of the Town of Lin- coln from 1899 to 1905 L. Room 33 McMASTER, J. B. History of the people of the U. S. from the Revolution to the Civil War. Vol. 7. 1906 314.13
*MERRIAM, G. S. The negro and the nation. 1906 1333.10
*WESTON, Mass. Births, deaths, and marriages. 1707-1850 . 1703-Gravestones-1900. Church records, 1709- 1825. 1901 314.14
FICTION.
ANDREWS, M. R. S. The perfect tribute. 1906. 1034.21 ARNIM, M. A. B., Countess vox. Princess Priscilla's fortnight.
1905. . 1037.17
*AUSTEN, J. Emma. 2 vols. 1905.
1036.8
*Mansfield Park. 2 vols. 1905. . 1036.11
*Northanger Abbey. 1905.
1036.13
*Persuasion. 1905.
1036.12
*Pride and prejudice. 2 vols. 1905 ..
1036.9
*Sense and sensibility. 2 vols. 1905.
1036.10
BALZAC, H. de An old maid. 1904.
1035.22
Cousin Pons. 1901.
1035.20
Louis Lambert and Seraphita 1035.21
The two brothers. 1904.
1035.22
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BACHELLER, I. Silas Strong.
1036.18
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BLINDLOSS, H. The cattle-baron's daughter. 1906. 1034.18 BRADFORD, G. Jr. Between two masters. 1906. 1035.9
BRÖNTE, A. * Agnes Grey: With a memoir of her sisters by Charlotte Brontë. 1905.
1036.5
*Tenant of Wildfell Hall. 2 vols.
1036.4
*Jane Eyre. 2 vols. 1905.
1036.1
*The Professor. 1905. 1036.6
*Shirley. 2 vols. 1905.
1036.3
* Vilette. 2 vols. 1905.
1036.2
Wuthering Heights. 1905.
1036.7
BROWN, A. The country road. 1906.
1034.19
The court of love. 1906.
1035.10
BURGESS, G. Little sister of destiny. 1906.
1034.5
BURNETT, F. H. Dawn of a tomorrow. 1906. .
1035.16
BURNHAM, C. L. The opened shutters.
1906.
1034.12
BUTLER, E. P. "Pigs is pigs." 1906 ..
1035.18
CAINE, H. The prodigal son. 1904. 1035.3
CHAMBERS, R. W. The fighting chance. 1906 .. 1034.13
CHOLMONDELEY, M. Prisoners: fast bound in misery and iron. . 1906.
1034.14
CHURCHILL, W. Coniston. 1904.
1035.2
CLEMENS, S. L. (Mark Twain.) The $30,000 bequest, and other stories. 1906.
1034.10
CRAWFORD, F. M. Fair Margaret. 1905
1037.11
CUTTING, M. S. More stories of married life. 1906 .. 1036.22
DOYLE, A. C. Sir Nigel. 1906.
1034.17
EWALD, C. My little boy. Translated from the Danish. 1906.
1037.21
FOGAZZARO, A. The Saint. Translated from the Italian. 1906.
1034.8
Fox, J. Jr. Knight of the Cumberland. 1906 ..
1034.15
FROTHINGHAM, E. B. The evasion. 1906.
1036.17
GILSON,R. R. Katrina. 1906. Miss Primrose. 1906.
1035.8
GLASGOW, E. The wheel of life. 1906.
1035.17
GREENE, S. P. McLean. Power Lot. 1906.
1034.2
HARDY, T. Mayor of Casterbridge. 1905. 1037.18 The woodlanders. 1900. 1037.19
HARRADEN, B. The scholar's daughter. 1906. 1034.4
HOPKINS, W. J. The clammer. 1906.
1036.19
JACOBS, W. W. Captains all. 1905. 933.23
KELLY, M. Little citizens: the humours of school life. 1906. 1037.20
KINGSLEY, F. M. Resurrection of Miss Cynthia. 1905. . 931.20
KNIGHT, W. A. St. Abigail of the Pines. 1906.
931.17
EGGLESTON, G. C. Blind Alleys. 1906.
1034.1
EYRE, A. Girl in waiting. 1906. 1036.21
1034.9
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1035.13
LANE, E. M. All for the love of a lady. 1906.
1043.7
LEE, J. Kate Wetherell. 1900. .
Uncle William. 1906. 1034.6
LINCOLN, J. C. Mr. Pratt. 1906. .
1035.6
LYNDE, F. The quickening. 1906.
1035.4
MCCARTHY, J. H. Flower of France. 1906
931.19
OPPENHEIM, E. P. A maker of history. 1906 ..
931.15
PASTURE, Mrs. H. de la. Man from America.
1906. 1034.3
PHELPS, E. S. Man in the case. 1906
1035.1
READE, C. Cloister and the hearth. 2 vols.
747.15
Foul play. .
747.11
Griffith Gaunt.
747.10
Hard cash. .
747.7
It is never too late to mend.
747.5
Love me little, love me long.
747.8
Peg Woffington: and other stories.
747.6
Put yourself in his place. 2 vols.
‘747.9
A simpleton.
747.12
A terrible temptation.
747.14
The wandering heir. .
747.7
White lies. .
747.9
A woman hater.
747.13
SHEEHAN, P. A. Glenanaar: a tale of Irish life. 1905. 1037.12
SHERWOOD, M. Coming of the tide. 1905.
1037.16
SHOLL, A. M. The law of life. 1903. . 1035.19
SIDGWICK, Mrs. A. The Professor's legacy. 1905. 1037.13
1035.14
STIMSON, F. J. In cure of her soul. 1906.
1035.5
STRATTON-PORTER, G. Freckles. 1906.
1036.20
TILTON, D. The golden greyhound. 1906.
1035.7
TURGENEU. I. Fathers and children. 1905.
1034.16
Smoke. 1906 .. Virgin soil. 2 vols. 1905.
1035.23
VACHELL, H. A. The hill: a romance of friendship. 1906.
1035.12
WARD, A. B. The sage brush parson. 1906.
931.16
WARD, Mrs. H. Awakening of Helena Richie. 1906. 931.21
Fenwick's career. 1906.
1036. 16
WASSON, G. S. The green shay. 1905.
1037.14
WELLS, H. G. Kipps
1034.20
WHITE, S. E. Blazed trail stories: and stories of the wild life. 1904. 1036.14
WISTER, O. Lady Baltimore. 1906.
1036.15
747.4
Course of true love never did run smooth.
1035.15
Morse, M. Spirit of the pines.
1034.11
PHILLIPS, D. G. The social secretary. 1905.
SPOFFORD, H. P. Old Washington. 1906.
1035.24
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WRIGHT, J. N. Where copper was King: a tale of the early mining days on Lake Superior. 1905. 1037.15
WRIGHT, M. T. The tower. 1906. 1035.11
WYLIE, E. E. Ward of the sewing-circle. 1905. 931.18
MISCELLANEOUS
ANDERSON, W. L. The country town: a study of rural evolu -- tion. 1906. 1534.12
BENSON, A. C. From a College window: 1906. 1535.19
BIRNEY, Mrs. T. W. Childhood. 1905.
1533.7
BRADLEY, A. C. Shakesperean tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth. 1905. 1535.15
BURROUGHS, J. Ways of nature. .
1526.33
CROTHERS, S. M. Pardoner's wallet. 1905. 1534.10
DAWSON, W. J. Makers of English fiction. 1905. . 1333.7
DUNN, M. B. Cicero in Maine: and other essays. 1905. . 1534.11 Eighty pleasant evenings. 1898. . 1337.3
GRENFELL, W. T. Off the Rocks: stories of the deep sea fisher folk of Labrador. 1906. . 1535.21
HAY, J. · Addresses. 1906.
1533.5
HYDE, De Witt, W. College man and college woman. 1906. 1535.18
HYSLOP, J. H. Borderland of psychical research. 1906 . 1533.6
Science and a future life. 1905.
1535.20
KEELER, L. E. If I were a girl again. 1904.
1534.15
LINCOLN, Abrarham. Letters and addresses.
1534.13
LINSCOTT, Mrs. H. B. Bright ideas for entertaining. 1906. .
1337.2
LONG day: the story of a New York working girl as told by herself. 1905. 1333.6
MCADOO, W. Guarding a great city. 1906.
1532.6
MARK Twain's library of humor. Men and things. 1906. 1333.8
NATIONAL documents. State papers so arranged as to illustrate the growth of our country from 1606, to the pre- sent day. 1906. 1534.14
OSLER, W. Aequanamitas: with other addresses to medical students, nurses, and practitioners of medicine. 1905.
1333.11
ROOSEVELT, Theodore. Out door pastimes of an American hunter. 1905. . 1532.5
SPARGO, J. The bitter cry of the children. 1906. 1533.17
VAN DYKE, Henry. Essays in application .. 1535.16
VAN DYKE, J. C. The opal sea. 1906. 1532.8
*WASHINGTON, Booker T. Editor. Tuskegee: Its people, their ideals, and achievements. 1906. 13 3.5
WINSLOW, H. Literary Boston of today. 1903. 1333.9
WRIGHT, M. O. (Barbara). The garden, you, and I 1906. 1535.14
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POETRY.
ROBINSON, E. A. Captain Craig. 1903. . . 1435.4
Children of the night. 1905. . 1435.5
TENNYSON, Alfred. In memoriam. Annotated by the author. 1906. 1426.15
PAMPHLETS AND PERIODICALS.
ADAMS, Charles Francis. * Lee's Centennial: an address delivered at Lexington, Virginia, Jan. 19, 1907, on invitation of the faculty of Washington. Lee University. * Pam.B. 6. 2 *Theodore Lyman. (1833-1897.) *Robert Charles Winthrop, Jr. (1834-1905.) Two memoirs prepared for the Massachusetts historical society. Pam. B. 4. No. 15
*BROOKS, Thomas Jefferson. Some account of T. J. Brooks. (1805-1882.), and his family, Massachusetts -- Indiana. 1635-1906. And the family reunion Aug. 10th 1906 .. Pam. B. 6. No. 1.
*COLLINGWOOD, H. W. The business hen. . Pam. B. 6. 4.
WOODS, C. D. and Snyder, H. * Cereal, breakfast foods. (U.S. Dept. Agriculture. Farmer's bulletin 249). Pam. B. 6. 3.
CENTURY Magazine. 1904-1905. Vols. 69 and 70.
ST. NICHOLAS Magazine. 1904-1905.
BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS.
ALCOTT, L. M. Eight cousins. 1905. . 844.11
ALLEN, W. B. Cleared for action. 1899. . 1233.14
The North Pacific: A story of the Russo-Japanese war. 1905. 833.14
BABY days: A new selection of songs, stories, and pictures, for very little folks. 1906. 821.17
BACON, D. M. Editor. Songs that every child should know: a selection of the best songs of all nations for young people. 1906. 1233.13
BARBOUR, R. H. The crimson sweater. 1906. 1233.16
BELLAMY, C. J. The wonder children: Their quests and curious adventures. 1906 832.13
BENSON, S. K. Book of indoor games: For young people of all ages. 1904. 832.6
BENTON, C. F. Saturday mornings: A little girl's experi- ments and discoveries; or, how Margaret learned to keep house. 1906. 833.21
BOYESEN, H. H. Boyhood in Norway: (The Norseland series.) 1905. 845.11
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BROOKS, H. The Larky Furnace: and other adventures of Sue Betty. 1906. 833.7
BROWN, A. F. Brothers and sisters. 1906. 832.7
BUNYAN, John. Pilgrim's progress: From this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream, wherein is discovered the manner of his setting out, his dangerous journey, and safe arrival at the desired country. (New Edition.) 832.3
BURGESS, G. More Goops and how not to be them: a manual of manners for impolite infants depicting the charac- teristics of many naughty and thoughtless children, with instructive illustrations. 1903. 821.16
CARPENTER, E. J. Long ago in Greece. A book of golden hours with the old story-tellers. 1906 832.12
CHATTERBOX. 1905
CLARK, H. H. Joe Bently, Naval cadet. 1899
1233.12
CLEMENS, S. L. (Mark Twain.) Tom Sawyer abroad: Tom Sawyer, detective, and other stories. 1905
844.13
COBURN, C. M. Our little Swedish cousin. 1906
833.16
DIx, B. M. Merrylips. 1906
1233.18
DONNELL, A. H. Rebecca Mary. 1906
833.9
DOUGLAS, A. M. Helen Grant's school days. 1903
833.18
DUDLEY, A. T. Making the nine. 1904 1906
1234.23
With mask and mitt.
833.12
DUNCAN, N. Adventures of Billy Topsail.
ELLISON. E. N. A child's recollections of Tennyson. 1906 832.14
FENN, G. M. and others. Happy playmates. A volume of original pictures, stories and verses 833.22
'FRASER, W. A. The Sa'-zada tales. 1905
833.15
· FRENCH, A. Heroes of Iceland. 1905 .
1236.25
GARDINER, R. K. Heart of a girl. 1905
846.21
HALL, A. N. The craftsman; practical and profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours. 1905 . 832.5
HARKER, L. A. Concerning Paul and Fiammetta: with an in- troduction by Kate Douglas Wiggin. 1906 833.13
HOLBROOK, F. Northland heroes. 1905 845.10
HOUGHTON, L. S. Russian grandmothers' wonder tales. 1906 832.9
LANG, A. Editor. Red romancebook. 1905
846.18
MABIE, H. W. Heroes every child should know. 1906 Legends that every child should know; a selection of the great legends of all times for young people. 1906 832.10
MALONE, Capt. P. B. A Plebe at West Point. 1905
833.11
MARSHALL, H. E. Stories of Robin Hood
844.12
PIER, A. S. Harding of St. Timothy's. 1906 .
832.11
1233.20
. 832.2
157
POTTER, B. Pie and patty-pan. 1905 .
823.23
Tale of Benjamin Bunny. 1904
833.8 Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher. 1906
833.24
RHOADES, N. Little Miss Rosamond. 1906
833.20
ROBERTS, C. G. D. Red fox: the story of his adventurous carees in the Ringwaak wilds, and of his final triumph over the enemies of his kind. 1905
1233.11 ROULET-Nixon, M. F. Our little Spanish cousin. 1906 .
ROWBOTHAM, F. J. Stories from Plutarch. 1905 .
1235.21
RUSSELL, F. K. Born to the blue: a story of the army. 1906 .
1233.19
SMITH, G. Little mother and Georgie. 1905 832.4
SPAULDING, H. S. Race for Copper Island. 1905 .
844.17
SPRAGUE, W. C. The boy pathfinder: a story of the Oregon trail. 1905
833.6
STODDARD, W. O. Dan Munroe: a story of Bunker Hill. 1905 846.19
THOMPSON, A. H. Shipwrecked in Greeland. 1905
1233.17
THOMPSON-SETON, E. Animal heroes: being the stories of a cat, a dog, a pigeon, a lynx, two wolves, and a reindeer. And in elucidation of the same over 200 drawings. 1905 . 844.8
TOMLINSON, E. T. Four boys in the Yellowstone. 1906 833.10
TROWBRIDGE, J. T. His one fault. 1886 844.14
Little master 1886
844.16 Phil and his friends. 1883
844.15
WADE, M. H. Ten big Indians: stories of famous Indian chiefs. 1905 844.10
WELLS, C. Patty's summer days 1906 .
833.19
WELLS, H. G. Kipps: the story of a simple soul. 1906
1034.20
WHITE, E. O. A borrowed sister. 1906
832.8
An only child. 1905
844.9
YOUNG folk's library:
Selections from the choicest literature of all lands: Folk-lore, fairy tales, fables, legends, natural history, wonders of earth, sea, and sky, animal stories, sea tales, brave deeds, explorations, stories of school and college life, biography, his- tory, patriotic eloquence, poetry. 20 vols., richly
illustrated. . 1232.1 to 20
Contents: Vol. 1. The story teller. Norton, E. E. Editor. Vol. 2. The Merrymaker. Harris, J. C. Editor.
Vol. 3. Famous fairytales. Field, R. Editor.
Vol. 4 .. Tales of fantasy. Jenks, T. Editor.
Vol. 5. Myths and legends. Shahan, T. J. Editor. Vol. 6 Animal story book. Thompson, Seton, E. Editor.
833.17
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Vol. 7 School and college days. Munroe, K. and Cather- wood, M. H. Editor.
Vol. 8 Book of adventure. Dole, N. H. Editor.
Vol. 9. Famous explorers. Sparks, E. E. Editor.
Vol. 10. Brave deeds. Trowbridge, J. T. Editor.
Vol. 11. Wonders of earth, sea, and sky. Holden, E. S. Editor.
Vol. 12. Famous travels. Henty, G. A. Editor.
Vol. 13. Sea stories. Brady, C. T. Editor.
Vol. 14. Book of natural history. Jordan, D. S. Editor.
Vol. 15. Historic scenes in fiction. Van Dyke, H. Editor.
Vol. 16. Famous battles by land and sea. Long, J. D. Editor.
Vol. 17. Men who have risen. Mabie, H. W. Editor.
Vol. 18. Book of patriotism. Hoar, G. F. Editor.
Vol. 19. Leaders of men, or history told in biography. Harper, W. R. Editor.
Vol. 20. Famous poems. Aldrich, T. B. Editor. WELSH, C. Key to the treasure house: A book of reference, containing complete indexes, a pronouncing voca- bulary, notes on literary sources, and on names, places, events, references, and allusions in the Young Folks' Library. 1902. 1232.21
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF LINCOLN
FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR 1906
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
HENRY E. WARNER, Chairman. Term expires 1908 EDWARD R. FARRAR, Secretary. 1907 W A. BLODGETT. 66 1909
Superintendent of Schools W. N. CRAGIN
Supervisor of Music
BETSEY B. HARMON
Supervisor of Drawing EMILY L. HAINES
TEACHERS
Center Grammar
CARRIE B. CHAPIN
Center Sub Gammar
GRACE ROBINSON Center Primary HATTIE B. HEATH
South Sub Grammar S. ELLEN BROWN South Primary I. BEATRICE FARNSWORTH
JANITORS
Center
EDWARD BANNON
South
MATTHEW H. DOHERTY
TRUANT OFFICER R. A. SHEPARD
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Report of the School Committee.
In previous reports of the School Committee the need of a new schoolhouse has repeatedly been brought to the attention of the Town. In the last report the Com- mittee stated that they were satisfied the time had come for the Town to take some definite action in that direc- tion, and at the last annual Town meeting it was voted that the School Committee be requested to prepare and submit to a future Town meeting a proposition for a new schoolhouse in the center of the Town. Developments since that time have shown the necessity for immediate action.
At the opening of the fall term it was found that the heating apparatus of the South School was in such con- dition that extensive repairs were necessary at once. Before making these repairs it was necessary to secure the approval of the Inspection Department of the State District Police and the plan for proposed repairs was accordingly submitted to that department. They at once made an inspection of the South Schoolhouse and reported that they found the conditions very bad.
As the changes and improvements required by the in- spector could not be made without closing the school for a considerable period we were permitted to make tem- porary repairs to carry the school through the winter, and an order was made that during the summer vacation of 1907 better and additional means of ventilation and heating must be supplied in accordance with the require- ments of the department.
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The situation which the inspector found at the South Schoolhouse led him also to make an examination of the school accommodations at the Center with the results that we received notice that we must abandon the room in the Town Hall for school use, and that extensive changes and improvements must be made in the Center School- house, and that better facilities must be provided before another school year.
In view of the fact that a new schoolhouse in the Center was already under consideration the Committee con- sidered it advisable that the Town should be informed of the situation at once, so that the necessary steps could be taken immediately for providing a new schoolhouse before the fall term of 1907, and thereby save the ex- pense of the changes in the Center Schoolhouse.
At their request a Town meeting was called at which a Committee was appointed to select a site and prepare plans for a new building, and it thus appears that a new building is assured. The School Committee, however, wishes to point out that under the order of the State Police the present school accommodations at the Center cannot be used after the coming summer vacation. Unless the new school building is to be ready for occupa- tion by the beginning of the next fall term, we must expend considerable money on the old Center School, (which would still have no proper accommodation for the pri- mary department), or we must close the schools.
We therefore wish to urge upon the citizens the ne- cessity for such action as will secure the beginning of work on the new building at the earliest possible day with such provision for its speedy completion as may. be possible.
In connection with this subject suggestions have been made by some citizens that all the present schools should be brought into the new building and that the use of the South Schoolhouse should be discontinued. Such a con-
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centration would perhaps have advantages for purposes of administration, and would probably tend to foster a greater feeling of unity both among the teachers and the scholars.
On the other hand where the homes of the scholars are so widely scattered as is the case here, it is not unlikely that such concentration would cause considerable hard- ship in some cases. This would be especially so in the case of the younger scholars, for whom the additional travel and greater time of absence from home might be a serious matter. The difficulty in part is one of transpor- tation, a matter which already is one of great difficulty, as we state below. The Committee have not been able to reach a unanimous conclusion on this question, and there- fore, make no recommendation on this matter, leaving it for discussion in the Town meeting.
TRANSPORTATION.
Although the law requires a Town to maintain schools and to appropriate money necessary therefor, it does not require it to provide transportation for the scholars. It does however permit the Town to appropriate money, "For conveying pupils to and from the public schools, or, if it maintains no high school or public school of cor- responding grade but affords high school instruction by sending pupils to other Towns, for the necessary trans- portation expenses of such pupils, the same to be ex- pended by the School Committee in its discretion."
In this Town it has not been the custom to make a distinct appropriation for the transportation of pupils, but the appropriation has been made in a lump sum for "Schools, for all Departments."
As it has been the practice for many years to furnish certain transportation the Committee have interpreted this appropriation to include an appropriation for such
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transportation. This has included paying the railroad fares of scholars attending high schools in other Towns, and maintaining barges for the conveyance of the scholars over certain definite routes.
The Committee have maintained the routes for these barges as they have been for many years. We are in- formed that these routes date from the time when the district schoolhouses were abandoned, at which time it was arranged that a barge should run from each of the old three district schoolhouses to the Center, the theory being that the scholars would collect as of old at those points and have transportation from those points only to the Center. Whatever the origin of the routes may have been these routes have been established for years, and although they fall short of all that could be desired they have furnished a certain rough and ready way of dealing with a difficult problem. At the same time it is obvious that such limited transportation as is furnished by these routes is wholly inadequate in many cases, and the failure to do more in this direction makes it exceed- ingly difficult if not impossible for some scholars to attend school without great hardship. The difficulty of course is greatest with the youngest children and with those whose homes are most remote. It sometimes happens that those children most in need of the sch ool advan- tages suffer most in this respect, so that instead of receiv- ing the greatest encouragement, they have the greatest discouragement.
It is obvious that it is not possible for a school con- veyance to call at the home of each scholar in a Town like this, where the distances are so great and the homes so scattered. The mere time occupied in transit would prevent it unless a considerable number of different con- veyances were employed; and we have to consider not only the expense; but the difficulty of making arrange- ments for regular and trustworthy drivers.
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In the Report for 1905 the School Committee said:
"The question of transportation is still a problem and will present further difficulties in the future as com- plications are continually arising from unexpected sources. Thus far it has been thought expedient to adhere as closely as possible to the regular routes, as when once an attempt has been made to accommodate the side lines, there seems no middle ground of fairness and equity to rest upon. It would be a source of much satisfaction to be able to accommodate many families living at a distance from the schools and even an uncomfortable distance from the barge routes, were it possible with our present service. It is perfectly evident that to cover the ground in a general way our present equipment would be insufficient. The future may develop a solution of the problem without the addition of more carriages, more horses and consequently more men; an aggregation that would mean a larger appropriation forIschool purposes. We refer to the matter in this way as our present appro- priation has been scantily sufficient for the last few years to cover the running expenses and a retrenchment in that direction would detract from the efficiency of our schools."
The Committee would be glad to make some im- provement in this matter of transportation. While we cannot hope to overcome the inconveniences which are essential to those residences in remote situations, we are endeavoring to devise some plan which will at least give greater transportation facilities than at present. As any considerable improvement will mean a corres- ponding increase in the expense and a necessarily larger appropriation we should be glad of an expression of the opinion of the Town as to how far it desires a change.
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SUPERINTENDENT.
The law requires the School Committee to "employ a superintendent, who, under the direction and control of the Committee, shall have the care and supervision of the public schools." Provision is made for the union of smaller Towns for the employment of a common sup- erintendent. At the present time Lincoln is united for this purpose with the Towns of Bedford, Burlington and Wilmington. There is some reason to expect that one or more of these Towns will withdraw from this union at the termination of the present school year, thus obliging Lincoln to enter into some new arrangement. In, order to avoid any possible question as to the authority of the School Committee to deal with this question without a vote. of the Town we recommend that the Town pass the following vote:
Voted, That the School Committee in its discretion be authorized in the name of the Town to terminate the existing union for the purpose of employing a super- intendent of schools, and to enter into another union for such purpose with such other Town or Towns as it may select, or to make such other arrangement for the em- ployment of a superintendent as the Committee may deem expedient.
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