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Location of the Apparatus
Pump No. 1 and the Combination Pump and Forest Fire Truck No. 3 are stationed at Doherty's Garage, South Lincoln.
Combination Pump and Forest Fire Truck No. 2 stationed at Tracy's Gasoline Station, North Lincoln.
Fires
During this year 127 calls have been answered; 4 oil burners, 12 buildings, 14 chimney, 65 grass and wood, 4 automobile, 2 out of town, and 26 other calls. This year the Department answered seven calls to the Air Port in North Lincoln with a total of 507 man hours. The Department was also called to the Forest Fire in Groton. This and the large number of grass and wood fires accounts for the large jump in the labor cost of the Department. Loss $6,000.
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Expenditures
Edison Electric Illuminating Co.
$47 50
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
48 30
Storage
600 00
Gas. Oil and Alcohol
64 95
Repairs and supplies for trucks
101 24
New equipment
286 47
Labor
Air Port
$509 00
Miscellaneous
1,427 50
1,936 50
$3,084 91
Auxiliary
Thirty men have been asked to serve on the Auxiliary Department and are now enrolled in the Red Cross First Aid Course, at the completion of which a further course of training will be given.
Respectfully submitted,
M. H. DOHERTY, Chief.
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REPORT OF THE LINCOLN NURSING COMMITTEE
During the year 1941 the Lincoln Community Nurse has made 1,491 calls, subdivided as follows: Medical 401, Surgical 331, Prenatal 35, Board of Health 29, Child Welfare 345, Social Welfare 156, Doctors' Offices and Hospitals 152, Home Delivery 1, Postnatal 41. For these visits she has collected $150.50, and this sum has been paid to the Town Treasurer.
During Mrs. Ober's vacation in the summer Miss Dorothy Bates, R.N .. carried on her work as substitute Community Nurse.
This report does not include Mrs. Ober's work as School Nurse, which is covered in her report.
The increased activity of the Center School this fall required the use for school purposes of the office occupied by Mrs. Ober in that building. Accordingly her headquarters have been transferred to the Town Hall, where more space for her use was available. The telephone number at the new office of the Community Nurse is Lincoln 0289.
SUSAN LENNOX BRIGGS, ROBERT L. DENORMANDIE, M.D., EMILY K. KUBIK.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
During the year 1941 there were 6 dogs quarantined. The dogs showing no signs of rabies were released in fourteen days.
Inspected 47 herds of animals, consisting of 348 cows, 151 young stock, 16 bulls, 1,374 swine, 26 goats, 6 sheep.
Respectfully submitted, D. E. SHERMAN, Inspector of Animals.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF LINCOLN LIBRARY 105
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF THE LINCOLN LIBRARY
The Trustees submit herewith the report of the Treasurer of the Library and of the Librarian.
No major repairs were undertaken the past year and none are contemplated for the year ensuing.
The large linden tree on the north side of the Library has been slowly dying for several years and we plan to remove it in the spring. We have provided in our budget for the planting of three small shade trees to fill in the open spaces.
The Trustees wish to thank the several citizens who have loaned exhibits for the small show case. We hope that other citizens who have any exhibits of interest will feel free to offer them for exhibition in the Library.
The Lincoln Garden Club with Mrs. Thomas S. Ross in charge has added much to the attractiveness of the Library by its weekly contribution of flowers.
The Trustees also wish to thank the following who have donated magazines, pamphlets or books to the Library:
Al. Company of America
Mr. Thomas Hinckley Mr. C. F. Holloran
American Tel. & Tel Company
Miss Bertha Scripture
Mrs. Leonard Larrabee
Mrs. H. S. Bean
Mr. P. J. Lennon
Mrs. R. F. Beers
Mrs. L. M. Burr, Jr.
Mr. R. H. Brinkerhoff
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Concord Library Mrs. R. G. Crook
Mr. David Phemister Mrs. W. M. Preston Mr. James Ryan Mrs. Harrie Richardson
Mr. E. R. Farrar
Mrs. J. L. Snider
Girl Scout Mothers' Club
Mrs. J. R. Wallace
Dr. E. W. Herman
Mr. J. H. Wilkins
Mrs. F. W. Hibbard
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Woodbury
An appropriation of thirteen hundred ($1300) dollars will be necessary to continue the same services for 1942.
Respectfully submitted, ·
JAMES DENORMANDIE, ROLAND C. MACKENZIE, SUMNER SMITH, . C. LEE TODD, GEORGE G. TARBELL.
Mrs. Charles Mason Mrs. R. S. Meriam Mr. W. E. Palmer
Mrs. Hayward Peirce
Mrs. Herbert Dodge Mrs. R. D. Donaldson
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Report of Treasurer of Lincoln Library for Year Ending December 31, 1941
Receipts
Expenditures
Balance in Concord National Bank, Jan. 1, 1941
$146 67
Water
$8 50
Income from deposit in Boston Five Cent Savings
Telephone
32 19
Bank
4 06
Light
51 35
Income from Codman Fund
43 75
Fuel
154 88
Fines received in 1941
91 00
Repairs
39 50
Dog Tax
507 53
Supplies
61 29
Town Appropriation
1,260 00
Binding
81 72
Income George Russell Fund
3 34
Magazines
66 65
Income Julia A. Bemis Fund
13 74
Books
544 30
Income Abbie J. Stearns Fund
38 79
Fines (1940 paid to Town Treasurer)
100 36
Income John H. Pierce Fund
22 39
Pierce Fund to Librarian
22 39
Income George G. Tarbell Fund
63 07
Salary of Librarian
840 00
$2,199 34
$2,003 13
Balance, December 31, 1941
196 21
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The Abbie Stearns Special Fund amounts to $1,388.21. The Hugh Anthony Gaskill Fund amounts to $149.69. These funds are on deposit in the Middlesex Institute of Savings.
ROLAND C. MACKENZIE,
Treasurer.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF LINCOLN LIBRARY
Library Statistics
Number of volumes, January 1, 1941
12,916
Number of volumes added by gift 139
Number of volumes added by purchase
314
Number of volumes withdrawn
79
Total, December 31, 1941
13,290
Circulation
Number of days library was open
102
Number of volumes of fiction lent 4,738
Number of volumes non-fiction lent
2,446
Number of volumes of children's books lent
3,452
Number of periodicals lent 1,326
Total circulation from library
11,962
School circulation 729
Total circulation for year 12,691
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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The Board organized with Eveleth R. Todd, Chairman, and Charles K. Fitts, Clerk.
The following petitions for subdivision were acted upon :
J. J. Kelleher - Partial and final approval on land between Upland Field Road and Tower Road were granted after two public hearings. The first was granted June 26, 1941, and the final was granted July 26, 1941.
George G. Tarbell - A petition for change in lot lines of subdivision previously approved on Blueberry Lane. A public hearing was held and approval granted October 27, 1941.
Hazel B. Cooledge - Subdivision of land on Concord- Wayland Road between South Great Road and Codman Road. A public hearing was held and approval granted October 22, 1941.
Reviewing and acting upon subdivisions continued to be an active duty of the Board. Bearing in mind the importance of this function to the Town, to abutters on land subdivided and to prospective purchasers, the Board's regulations govern- ing subdivisions have been reviewed and revised. We believe the regulations now more fully reflect the wishes and character of the Town.
Realizing that valuable help can be gained through contact with the neighboring Planning Boards, a meeting with Con- cord was arranged. Ideas were exchanged and the mutual problems of planning which might arise over a common boundary were discussed.
The Board has continued to search for all existing maps of Lincoln. As far as we know all those that have been prepared or are in the process of preparation have been unearthed. To supplement those already acquired, consideration has been given to an aerial map. The cost of such a map, we have been
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advised by one company specializing in aerial photography, would be approximately $800.00. In view of the extensive mapping now being done by the Government and other agencies, we are still hopeful of obtaining an aerial map as well as a ground map at a much smaller cost.
Throughout the year we have been in touch with the School Committee to familiarize ourselves with their problems as they pertain to future expansion and growth. Possible sites for a High School or Junior High School have been studied and explored by the Board. During the coming year, we shall extend these studies to include other departments and shall make a long-range program of the physical and social needs of the Town.
Work done in conjunction with the Skating Rink appears in another report.
Respectfully submitted,
EVELETH R. TODD, CHARLES K. FITTS, HAYWARD PIERCE, ROBERT D. DONALDSON, WALTER LOVEJOY.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEALS UNDER THE ZONING BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF LINCOLN FOR 1941
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The Board organized with Harland B. Newton, Chairman, and Anthony J. Doherty, Clerk. The following petitions were received and acted upon :
February 24, 1941 :
Petition of Anne Connors for permission to use her property located on Bedford Road for purposes of a Rest Home or Sanitarium. Mrs. Connors stated that it was her intention to care for two or three patients, preferably older people who because of physical conditions would need care and attention.
The within petition was granted subject to the following conditions:
1. That no more than three patients are to be cared for at any one time.
2. That the permission hereby granted is to be in effect while the property in question is owned or occupied by the present owner.
March 17, 1941:
Petition of Harold E. Lawson for a variance of the Zoning By-Laws relating to "front yard set-back" as applicable to a proposed building to be erected on his property located on part of Old Concord Turnpike, near Lexington Road.
On this petition, it was unanimously voted by the Board to permit the erection of a single dwelling house upon the present foundation of a building heretofore used as a poultry house, located on said Old Concord Road, and that no part of said building or any addition thereto shall be erected or maintained nearer to Old Concord Turnpike than the present existing foundation of the said poultry house.
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April 28, 1941 :
Petition of Thomas J. and Doris D. Rouner for a variance of the District Regulations under the Zoning By-Laws to permit the conversion of a one-family house into a two-family house. Said building being located on Sandy Pond Road in the centre of the town. The within building is located in a district zoned for one-family houses only.
It was the unanimous opinion of the Board that the within petition was not one wherein an exception under Section 21 of the Zoning By-Laws would be warranted, and wherein a variance of the District Regulations would be in harmony with the provisions of this section of the By-Laws, and there- fore this petition was denied.
April 28, 1941:
Petition of Mrs. Mildred E. Bowles for a variance of the application of the Zoning By-Laws to permit "the renting of ponies" on her property located at the corner of South Great Road and Tower Road in said Lincoln.
After hearing at which there were no objections, it was voted unanimously that this petition be granted with the following conditions:
1. That this permit shall expire on April 27, 1942.
2. That the number of ponies to be used for such pur- poses as petitioned for be not over seven at any one time.
3. That the use of said ponies is hereby restricted to the limits of the property as described, and that such ponies are not permitted to be on the highway.
May 21, 1941 :
Petition of John F. Peterson for a variance of the Zoning Ordinances relating to "front yard set-back" as applicable to his property located in "Juniper Ridge" so-called, located at the corner of Bedford Road and New Concord Turnpike in the northerly part of the town.
After hearing the petition on this Application, the Board accompanied by Mr. Peterson visited the premises affected.
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Upon examination of the premises and with the assent of the petitioner, it was agreed that the front yard set-back could be changed so that no part of the building would come within the 40-foot set-back required by the By-Laws. With this change, which was acceptable and approved by the petitioner, this petition was withdrawn.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF LINCOLN, By ANTHONY J. DOHERTY, Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE
REPORT OF THE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE
In accordance with Article 16 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, held March 3rd, 1941, the Moderator ap- pointed the following committee: H. S. Dean, J. Lahey, M. H. Doherty, J. J. Kelleher, J. E. Smith, R. N. Faber, Dr. P. W. Place, L. C. Larrabee, H. S. Cousins, J. W. Lennon, J. E. Frazier, D. J. Finlayson, G. E. Cunningham, W. V. Langille, and W. H. Davis, the latter to "call a meeting and act as chairman until the committee is suitably organized."
A meeting was held at the Town Hall on May 18th, 1941, W. H. Davis was elected chairman, with James W. Lennon, secretary. It was voted to have the following events, with the chairman and appropriation as listed :
.
Event
Chairman
Appropriation
Parade
R. N. Faber
$30 00
Sports
W. V. Langille
50 00
Ball Games
J. Todd
Band Concert
W. H. Davis
100 00
Refreshments
J. Lahey
Fireworks
H. S. Cousins
250 00
Children's Amusements
Dr. P. W. Place 5 00
Printing, etc.
J. J. Kelleher
10 00
Grounds Committee
R. D. Donaldson
On June 2nd, Roger N. Faber resigned as Chairman of the Parade Committee, and the Moderator appointed Ed- mund W. Giles to serve in his stead. On June 10th, Waldo V. Langille resigned as Sports Chairman, and Harold S. Dean consented to act in that capacity.
A second meeting was called for June 15th, at which it was decided to invite some tournament tennis players to dedicate the new courts, but, although the courts were finished, it was thought inadvisable to allow the games to be played.
Despite threatening weather, the schedule of events was carried out as planned. The financial statement follows:
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Receipts
Appropriation
$300 00
Donald Gordon Fund
150 00
Refreshment Concession
40 62
Balance Check Fourth of July Fund
19 22
$509 84
Expenditures
Concord Legion Band.
$100 00
Fireworks
250 00
Sports Prizes
42 22
Parade Prizes
30 00
Transportation St. Stephens Band
15 00
Refreshments St. Stephen's Band
5 50
Printing, etc.
11 50
Janitor and Attendant
9 00
Children's Candy
3 90
Special Police
36 00
Lumber
5 87
Miscellaneous
85
$509 84
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. DAVIS, Chairman.
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REPORT OF WORK OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY
REPORT OF WORK OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE
The following is a report of some of the activities of the Middlesex County Extension Service in the Town of Lincoln during the year 1941 :
Assistance during the year was given to local dairymen in crop planning, liming and fertilizing pastures, feeding and emergency hay production. Mr. James DeNormandie and Mr. Warren Flint are members of the County Dairy Com- mittee. Storrow Farm has its herd in the Dairy Herd Im- provement Association. Poultrymen were assisted with their general problems on disease control, brooding and poultry management. Twenty-five farm visits were made to market gardeners to assist them in their production problems.
A group of homemakers attended a series of meetings on furniture renovation and also assistance was given in canning.
Twenty-three boys and girls were enrolled in 4-H Club work. Mrs. Matthew H. Doherty served as Town Chairman. Other members of the Town Committee were Barbara Reid, Waldo Palmer, Eveleth Todd and Donald Donaldson. The Lincoln Garden Club awarded cash prizes to the following Garden Club members: Marie Gradeski, John Reiss, Felice and Joseph Rando, Marilyn Porter, Mildred Prescott, Sherman Davis and Beverly Cousins.
Lincoln was extremely generous with its contributions to Camp Middlesex at Ashby, Massachusetts.
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
I submit herewith a brief report of the work done by this Department during the year 1941. The methods used in handling the Gypsy Moth were the same as in the past years, creosoting the egg nests on the roadside trees during the winter months and spraying with arsenate of lead in the spring as soon as the trees had enough foliage to hold the spray. Spray- ing operations started the second week of May and continued through the latter part of June. Very good results were obtained although it was necessary to spray a second time in badly infested areas. The spraying also effectively controlled the elm leaf beetle.
Brush was cut along the roadsides and dangerous limbs were removed from the trees. The total expenditure for the year 1941 was $2,485.19 and it is recommended that $2,500.00 be appropriated for Moth and Tree work in the year, 1942.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. KELLIHER, Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR
REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
Board of Selectmen,
Town of Lincoln:
I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Building Inspection Department of the Town of Lincoln for the year ending December 31, 1941.
New Houses
Permits
Classification of Work
Estimated Value
25 Building
$186,100
23
Plumbing
20,625
21 Electrical
3,977
Private Garages
3 Building
1,650
Residential Alterations and Additions
16
Building
24,065
16 Plumbing
5,760
15 Electrical
737
Business
1
Plumbing
800
1 Removal
100
121
$243,814
Applications for permits refused
3
Total fees collected
$221 00
HENRY B. HOOVER, Building Inspector.
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REPORT OF THE TENNIS COURT COMMITTEE
Within a few days of the annual Town Meeting in March, 1941, the Moderator appointed the undersigned to the Tennis Court Committee and instructed them to act under the fol- lowing motion: "VOTED: That the sum of $4,000 be and hereby is appropriated for the construction of two tennis courts at the ball field, that the Moderator appoint a com- mittee of three within fourteen days from the date of this meeting with full power to enter contract and do all things necessary and proper within the limits of said $4,000 to con- struct said courts, that the committee make reasonable efforts to break ground before June 1, 1941, and any balance left of this appropriation after construction has been completed be used for the maintenance of said courts under the direction of the selectmen, said sum of $4,000 to be taken from free cash in the Town treasury."
Immediately after appointment, the committee commenced to meet for the purpose of considering problems pertinent to proper construction of the courts, including the location of the same with respect to the ball field, the various types of construction and the relative costs of the same.
We made trips to a number of neighboring towns and in- spected the courts which they maintained with a view to determining the type of court which would be most applicable to a town of Lincoln's character, The Superintendents of Parks and Playgrounds of Arlington and Belmont were very helpful to us during this period of study and gave us many valuable suggestions, some of which were embodied in our own specifications.
We gave much thought to the relative costs of construction and maintenance, as well as to the playing merits, of soft playing surfaces such as clay and dirt as compared with hard or permanent surfaces of asphalt, hot mixes, cement and the like. After weighing the pros and cons of the two types of surfaces, we decided that a soft surface would be more de- sirable.
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The entire court area was laid out and the courts placed so as to be spaced from the fence and each other in a way to assure adequate room for players and those waiting to play. The location of the courts at the end of the ball field nearest the public road was chosen with the idea of utilizing that space of the Town-owned area which had the smallest use, actual or anticipated. The Committee believed that for pur- poses of administration and protection, the courts should be completely enclosed by a wire fence and gates provided which could be locked. Bids for the fencing were requested and the contract was awarded to the American Chain Link Fence Co., who had quoted the lowest price.
Specifications were submitted to several contractors for bids and estimates on the courts proper. E. A. Comeau, of Concord, presented the lowest figure and after visiting and examining approvingly a number of courts which he had previously built, his price was accepted. The contract called for a gravel base, a clay subsurface, and a top surface of crushed shale. The contractor had recommended the shale top surface in preference to clay, as it provided quicker- drying properties and was easier to maintain. Mr. Comeau commenced work on the courts May 6, 1941, and finished the work July 10, 1941. The courts were opened on July 12th, with exhibition matches which were kindly arranged by Mr. Wilkinson of Conant Road. The courts were then turned over to the Selectmen who supervised their maintenance in ac- cordance with the terms of the motion.
Your committee is satisfied that the contractors, in their work, fulfilled all the terms of their respective contracts. The surface was quite playable in spite of its newness and the unusual dryness of the season and should improve with use. We made no compilation of the number of hours in which the courts were in use or the number of persons en- joying the same, but we can say from repeated observation prompted by interest that the courts were used to a gratifying extent by persons of all ages, representing all sections of Town.
Below, we have set out a statement of money expended in constructing the courts. The tool house was built to replace that destroyed last summer by the burning of the grandstand.
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Hose bought for the courts and destroyed in the same fire was renewed.
E. A. Comeau, Construction of Courts. . $2,000 00
American Chain Link Fence Co. 785 00
James W. Brine Co., Nets, Tapes, etc .. . 55 10
James E. Lahey, Benches .
69 45
Montford K. Hayden, Tool House
115 35
Maintenance of Courts, Labor.
159 00
Lewis S. Harris, Consultation Services. . 25 00
Miscellaneous Supplies, Hose, Roller, etc.
59 06
$3,267 96
Appropriation
4,000 00
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN TODD, Chairman, ELIZABETH H. DOHERTY, ROBERT D. DONALDSON.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF LINCOLN
FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR 1941
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1748-AS.A.PRE
NEWTON GARDEN CITY PRINT 1942
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
JAMES DENORMANDIE, Chairman
SUSAN L. BRIGGS
WILLIAM N. PAGE
Term expires 1944
Term expires 1942
Term expires 1943
SCHOOL PERSONNEL
Superintendent CARL F. HALLORAN
Acting Superintendent C. V. BAKER
Teachers
JOSEPHINE DOHERTY VILLETTE POWERS PATRICIA A. WALKER ELIZABETH SANBORN MAY V. NEILSON DOROTHY E. DAVIS
EDWARD F. McGONIGLE
FLORENCE E. WHEELER ELEANOR C. FILLMORE MABEL E. RICKER WILLIAM H. TAUNTON G. A. WILEY
School Physician .. BENJAMIN S. WOOD, M.D.
School Nurse MARION N. OBER, R.N.
School Clerk DOROTHY K. SEEGER
School Custodians WILLIAM HARRINGTON, Center School ORRIN C. WOOD South School
Attendance Officer J. J. KELLEHER
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1942
Term begins - January 5
7 weeks - 35 days Term ends - February 20
Term beings - March 2
Term ends - April 17
7 weeks - 35 days
Term beings - April 27
Term ends - June 12
7 weeks - 35 days
Term begins - September 9
Term ends - December 23
16 weeks - 72 days
Holidays - Columbus Day, October 12 Armistice Day, November 11 Thanksgiving Recess, November 26, 27 Total: 37 weeks - 177 days
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT
We herewith present our Annual Report for 1941.
It has been a year that posed many difficult problems, of which Superintendent Holloran's illness and the resignation of three teachers were the most important. Mr. Holloran was taken ill early last spring and had to withdraw completely from his work at the school. After discussion, he was granted a leave of absence until September 1, 1942, at one-half salary. When it was apparent that he would be unable to carry on his duties, Miss Thelma Goddard was appointed Acting Superintendent. She undertook this work at great personal sacrifice, and your committee wishes to here record its appre- ciation of Miss Goddard's many years of faithful service to the school children of Lincoln and especially of the splendid way she co-operated as Acting Superintendent, both in handling the problems of the school itself and also in tactfully meeting and discussing school difficulties with parents.
Miss Sanborn, formerly teaching in Grade 3, took Miss Goddard's place in Grade 4 when school reopened last Septem- ber. Mr. Shipp also resigned to accept a more responsible position in Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Mr. Twombly resigned as instructor in Manual Training.
With an Acting Superintendent and three teachers to be found, your committee turned to Dr. Payson Smith, former Commissioner of Education for Massachusetts, who advised us to get in touch with the Harvard Graduate School of Education in the hope that we might find an experienced educator who would take up the reins in Lincoln for one year, and who, because of his training, could grasp the situation at once. That we were fortunate in finding such · a man in Mr. Clarence V. Baker of Arlington Heights, Illinois, we think all who have come in contact with him will agree. He was engaged on a part-time basis while completing his studies for a Doctor's degree at Harvard University. He has met a difficult situation with a firm and friendly hand, and because of his educational qualifications and personality has made a place for himself in the Town that will not quickly be for-
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