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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS
Permission granted to Merrill and Hope Hunt to continue the use of their house for two families for a period of one year under section 21 of the zoning by-laws.
September 11, 1951.
Permission granted to Allston and Marian Riley to con- struct a road on their property on Farrar Road.
December 13, 1951.
Application of Gertrude S. Eaton for permission to install a kitchenette in the ell of her property on Bedford Road was denied.
Application of Robert W. Kinney to erect a temporary camp on his property on So. Great Road was denied.
Permission granted to Edmund W. Giles to erect a dwelling on his property on South Great Road.
Application of Hartwell Farm for approval of sign at the corner of Virginia and North Great Roads not acted on.
Application of Stephanie Danosky for permission to place two signs advertising her business on Concord Road was denied.
Respectfully submitted,
ELLIOTT V. GRABILL, Chairman, JAMES DeNORMANDIE, Clerk, D. EVERETT SHERMAN, JR., HENRY B. HOOVER, ANDREW J. O'REILLY,
Board of Appeals.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
1951 LINCOLN TOWN REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE
Middlesex County maintains an Extension Service in Agri- culture and Home Economics for the benefit of all towns within the County. This service is available to all citizens, especially farmers, home gardeners, homemakers, rural youth and 4-H Club boys and girls.
The work is developed by an unpaid Board of Trustees, who maintain a staff of agents at the headquarters at 19 Everett Street, Concord. The trustees appoint a director in each town to represent them in all phases of Extension Work or in a few cases towns elect a director and make an appropriation to help defray local expenses.
In addition to farm and home visits made upon request, local meetings are held, or sectional or county-wide meetings or tours are helps available to everyone. A monthly bulletin is published, timely letters mailed on spraying, fertilizing, seeding, poultry problems, information to homemakers, boys and girls' 4-H work or general community problems.
Some of the activities that took place last year in Lincoln are as follows:
Educational work with the dairy men was concentrated on programs to assist the farmers in solving their problems of rais- ing better roughage, disease control and milk marketing. A meeting of dairymen was held at the farm of James DeNor- mandie. Abraham Shick and Hans Van Leer were enrolled in the Green Pasture Program for dairymen. The program was completed and appropriate seals were awarded for the work done.
Farm visits to vegetable growers were made upon request.
Increased efficiency, flock health, greater breeding progress, and better marketing practices were the principal goals of the Extension Poultry Program. Efficient management practices
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and equipment were among the topics discussed at meetings of the Middlesex County Poultry Association, held at the Acton Town Hall on the second Monday of the month. George U. Browning, Conant Road, is enrolled in the Middle- sex Flock Health Program, through which the Extension Serv- ice is attempting to help poultrymen and turkey growers to keep their flocks healthy. Rabbit breeders were given assis- tance through the Middlesex Commercial Rabbit Association, which meets monthly at the Extension Service "Schoolhouse" in Concord.
Mrs. Myron Lidga and Mrs. Charles MacFarland are repre- sentatives on the Women's Advisory Council and were respon- sible for groups organized in Lincoln this year. A coat-mak- ing program was taught by a leader, and slip cover demonstra- tions were taught by the home agent. Lincoln homemakers also took advantage of suggestions for Christmas giving which are included in the Gift Kit.
4-H activities in clothing, food, gardening, poultry, and live- stock were carried on with nineteen boys and girls. The clubs were under the leadership of Mrs. Medford Huntley, who was also the Chairman of the 4-H Town Committee, Mrs. Gladys McCallum, and Hans Van Leer who was assisted by Richard Brooks. Every girl in the Clothing Club received a Blue Ribbon at the local exhibit and again at the county-wide ex- hibit held on Girls' Day in Lexington. This is an unusual accomplishment. Robert Danosky was awarded a First- Prize Ribbon on his excellent garden.
ROBERT D. DONALDSON, Town Director.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
TREE WARDEN'S REPORT
Work has been carried on the same as in previous years. Spraying was started the second week in May and a second spraying was done in August.
Twelve elm trees were dead and had to be taken down. Samples from 10 trees were taken and sent for examination. The report came back that they were not diseased.
The Moth Department is in need of a new truck and a sprayer in order to carry on the necessary work.
Poison ivy control was carried on the same as in previous years with very good results.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN W. GILBERT, Tree Warden.
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LINCOLN RECREATION COMMITTEE
LINCOLN RECREATION COMMITTEE
In an effort to consolidate the various interests, the Select- men dissolved the Summer Playground Committee and Tennis Committee. Members from each of these groups and others now form the Recreation Committee. The purpose of the . newly organized group is to encourage, promote and supervise Town recreational activities.
The summer playground under the able and enthusiastic direction of Mr. Edward Czarnowski had a very successful program. The playground was open from 9:30 to 11:30 and from 1:30 to 4:30 and each session was well attended.
The girls' program was under the direction of Miss Mary Jane Samborski, and special mention should be made of the fine work produced in the Arts and Crafts classes.
A varied program was conducted in individual and team sports. Some of the individual activities participated in were tumbling, tennis, croquet, horse-shoes, paddle tennis, badmin- ton and checkers. Tournaments were held throughout the summer for each of the above. For team sports basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, Newcombe, kickball, dodgeball, and various forms of the above were played. Home and home baseball games were played with Weston and Concord while intra-playground teams engaged in the other team sports.
Four trips were taken during the course of the summer; two to Major League baseball games, one to Whalom Park, and one to Provincetown.
The season was closed with a field day at which time prizes were awarded to victors of tournaments and to winners of various events and contests held that day.
Enthusiasm for adult tennis continues. Two tournaments, one in early summer and one in September, were greatly en- joyed by players and fans alike.
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It is our hope to meet with the School Committee to see if there are ways in which economies can be effected in recrea- tional facilities offered by the two groups in the future.
ASTRID DONALDSON,
SADIE SHERMAN, EDWARD ROONEY,
ROBERT GRAY, DAVID TODD, WILLIAM DeFORD,
JOHN GARRISON, ETHAN MURPHY, Chairman.
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REPORT OF DIVISION OF INSPECTORS
REPORT OF DIVISION OF INSPECTORS
Building permits issued :
New dwellings 40
Alterations . 18
Other buildings 17
Fees collected $210 00
Plumbing Inspector:
Permits issued .
62
Fees collected . $98 00
Wiring Inspector:
Fees collected
$90 50
Respectfully submitted,
NILS P. SWANSON, Building Inspector. MANNING MacRAE, Plumbing Inspector. WILLIAM M. DEAN, Wiring Inspector.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
REPORT OF THE BUILDING CODE COMMITTEE
This Committee has now developed material for a complete new Building Code arrangement. Processing, involving ap- proval of and possible additions by the Massachusetts Board of Standards, is now taking place in order that this material may be presented to the Town.
Respectfully submitted,
NORMAN F. BRISSON, ROBERT BYGRAVE, WILLIAM M. DEAN, MANNING W. MacRAE, HENRY B. HOOVER.
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REPORT OF MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE
REPORT OF THE MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE
Memorial Day was observed with appropriate ceremonies at the three cemeteries and at the Memorial in front of the library. The exercises concluded with an address by the late Professor Waldo E. Palmer at The Town House.
The committee extends its thanks to the Town Officials, Boy and Girl Scout organizations and townspeople for their co-operation in helping to pay fitting tribute to those who served their country in the causes of freedom and democracy.
Respectfully submitted,
E. DONLAN ROONEY, Chairman.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO STUDY UNION HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
The Committee was directed at the last annual Town meet- ing to study the provisions of Chapter 662 of the Act of 1949 relative to the organization of union health departments and determine the desirability of Lincoln joining with one or more of the following towns: Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Maynard, Sudbury and Wayland or others to form a union health department.
The Act requires all towns and cities of less than 35,000 pop- ulation to become members of health unions by 1959.
During the year the committee has made some progress in studying the situation and in meeting with similar committees and representatives of Boards of Health of most of the towns mentioned to discuss ways in which such a department might be organized.
Long before the 1949 Act required towns to set up joint boards, the Lincoln Board of Health at the initiative of Dr. DeNormandie met with the Lexington Board of Health to explore the possibilities of combined effort.
The union department under the new law would have a full time director of health with sanitarians, nurses and a labora- tory technician, in order to be able to protect the public health of the district continuously with trained professional workers.
The problems of organization of joint boards and problems of cost require longer study before a definite proposal for a health union of towns in this vicinity can be put into form for submission to the Town meetings. The process which is now going on, in which representatives of the towns meet together for discussion and careful consideration, should lead to a better understanding of the values to be gained from having a satis- factory department and the difficulties in setting it up which must be overcome. The committee believes that Lincoln should continue to participate in the study so that the citizens
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may be informed about developments and so that at the most advantageous time definite plans may be brought to the atten- tion of the Town for consideration. We recommend that the committee be continued in existence for another year, the Moderator being empowered to make such changes in its membership as he may find necessary.
RICHARD K. CONANT, JEAN M. MURPHY, BRADFORD CANNON, ELLIOTT R. HEDGE, HANCY D. HURD.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO REVISE THE TOWN BY-LAWS
This Committee was appointed by the Moderator pursuant to the vote of the Town under Article 13 at the last annual Town Meeting. At its first meeting the Committee organized with Henry Warner, Chairman and F. W. Denio, Secretary; and a number of meetings were held during the year.
The Committee was unanimous in feeling that it would be inadvisable to prepare any major changes or revisions in the Town's By-Laws until the Zoning Law changes which were voted by the Town at the last annual Town Meeting had been approved by the Attorney General of the Commonwealth. As of the date of preparing this report, this has not been done.
However, the Committee expects to recommend one minor change, in order to conform to a new law enacted by the Legis- lature last year. This change may be presented at the 1952 Town Meeting, and it is hoped to obtain approval by the Attorney General before then. The Committee feels that further consideration should be given to this subject, and rec- ommends that either it, or a new committee, be authorized to continue this work during the ensuing year.
Respectfully submitted,
F. W. DENIO, Secretary, SUMNER SMITH, HENRY WARNER, Chairman.
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BEMIS LECTURES
BEMIS LECTURES
During the last few years the Bemis Lecture Mailing List has been used more and more by Lincoln organizations. It seems to be the most complete list of households in the Town, but with the rapid growth of Lincoln it becomes increasingly difficult to keep it up to date. The problem is being relieved by making more typewritten copies of the list, placing one in the Lincoln Elementary School and one at the Lincoln Town House; while changes to the list are sent to the DeCordova- Dana Museum which uses the Bemis List as the basis of its Lincoln list. The master lists are at Dickie-Raymond, Inc., 80 Broad St., Boston, in stencil form, and at the home of Mrs. E. R. Todd in card-file form. Two typewritten lists are on hand at the home of Mrs. Todd to be loaned when needed by . an organization. If said organization wishes to pay for the faster method of stenciling notices, it can go to Dickie-Ray- mond, Inc., to have this done, first with the permission of one of the Bemis Trustees. The purposes of this rule are:
1. To protect Town property.
2. To prevent Town property from being used for com- mercial advertising.
The Post Offices notify the Trustees of people who have left town, but as it is against the law for the U. S. Post Office to give information on addresses, reliance is placed on the School and other organizations to add new names from time to time.
The report last year stressed the limitations on musical pro- grams due to the inadequacy of the piano. This condition still obtains, and it is hoped that the Town will find it possible to purchase a new piano, or exchange the present one for a good second-hand piano.
The Trustees have been pleased at the attendance at lec- tures, and at the improvement in behavior of the children in the audience. They feel that the parents are cooperating, and hope they will continue to do so, and accompany their children at more lectures.
MABEL H. TODD, Chairman, CHRISTOPHER W. HURD, LEONARD C. LARRABEE.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1951
I herewith submit my report for the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1951. Said report includes all arrests made within the Town of Lincoln during the past year.
Arrests by Lincoln Police 45
Arrests by State Police. 47
Total number of arrests 92
Males. 86
Females 6
Crimes against the Person :
Assault . 3
Crimes against Property :
Breaking and Entering and Larceny 1
Larceny .
3
Receiving stolen goods . 1
Using motor vehicle without authority. 1
Crimes against Public order, etc .:
Delinquency
1
Drunkeness . 16
Escapee. 9
Poultry, illicit transportation of and buying and selling
1
Sodomy
2
Turned over to other Police Departments 2
Vagrants. 1
Violations, Motor Vehicle Law 51
Violations Motor Vehicle Law reported to the Regis- trar of Motor Vehicles . 17
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
Motor Vehicle Accident Report:
Accidents reported . 73
Occupants injured 39
Pedestrians injured
3
Fatal accidents. 3
Summonses served for other Police Departments .. 62
I wish to take this opportunity to express my thanks to the local telephone operators for their prompt and efficient hand- ling of our calls and their cooperation in contacting the Con- cord Police in order that we may be called by radio. I also want to extend my thanks to Chief Ryan and all the Concord Police Department for their fine cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
LEO J. ALGEO, Chief of Police.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
Approximately 295 volunteers have been enrolled by the Agency since it was established late in 1950. With the excep- tion of the Traffic Division which could absorb about 60 more men or women volunteers, the organization is on a minimum basis to meet potential chaotic conditions following a serious metropolitan disaster.
The sum of $3,399.98 has been expended in meeting the Agency's expenses at the lowest level commensurate with reasonable compliance to the numerous State and Federal di- rectives. Establishment of an emergency radio communica- tions network has about been completed and may prove to be the largest fiscal outlay - $1,353.49 - for which sum the Agency has one central fixed station and four portable, mobile two-way field stations as well as a portable public address unit. Other large sums could have been expended and still may prove advisable should Lincoln attempt to meet impending but, so far, unsettled State and Federal emergency defense plans. Other amounts expended include: (a) $344.38 for medical supply stockpiles stored at the two aid stations, i.e., at Farrington Memorial and Storrow House; (b) $473.58 for restoration and revision of the warning system inclusive of a portable warnings receiver tuned to the State Police emer- gency net; (c) $1,049.25 spent to equip, maintain and operate the control center and headquarters. This latter sum includes minor remodelling at the Town Hall, telephone rentals for two emergency switchboards, supplies, postage and paper -- no small item - and clerical help. Office hours for routine work have been kept two days a week on Tuesday and Wednes- day afternoons.
It is impossible to forsee the termination of the Agency's work, or, for that matter, when it may be forced into a sub- stantial expansion. So far there is a preliminary basis for meeting most emergency situations. Work in 1952 will round out the rough edges of organization problems with some operational efforts to integrate the work of personnel and
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equipment on an experimental scale. Further Blood Type series are being planned for the Medical Division. Volun- teers are still needed in that the Agency's present status is that of minimum operations which will have to be expanded greatly, and under stress in emergency times.
The following is an outline of the several Divisions and, in the larger units, directive personnel responsible as of the close of the year.
Headquarters and Control Center: R. H. Booth, Dir .; John Garrison, Dep. Dir .; D. P. Keily, Control Officer; Mrs. Howard Snelling, Chief Clerk.
Medical Division: Dr. Kenneth Farnsworth, Dir .; Dr. L. A. Vance, Dep. Dir .; Louis Paddock, Exec. Ass't .; Mrs. Marian Ober, Chief Nurse.
Police Division: Leo Algeo, Chief; Roland Robbins, Dir. Emer. Traffic; Henry Warner, Exec. Ass't.
Fire Division: Edmund Giles, Chief; Charles Fitts, Exec. Ass't. .
Rescue Services: H. B. Knowles, Jr., Chief.
Communications Division: D. P. Keily, Dir .; Dr. S. F. Mar- tin, Dep. Dir.
Transport Unit: Ruth Lyon, Dir .; Mrs. C. A. Bliss, Dep. Dir .; Anthony Campobasso, Chief Dispatcher.
Monitor Division: W. M. Preston, Chief; Frederick Greene, Safety Officer.
Civilian Aid Division: Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Newton, Co .- Dir .; Rev. Charles Styron, Dep. Dir .; Mr. and Mrs. John Carman, Dirs. Housing; Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Swift, Dirs. Food; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lovejoy, Dirs. Clothing; C. H. Blake, Dir. of Registration; W. H. Davis, Recorder.
Utilities: Sumner Smith, Dir .; Warren Rice, Fuel Coord.
Advisers: D. Donaldson, Legal; F. W. Denio, Fiscal; R. H. Morris, Tech .; H. M. Henry, Power; L. B. Whittemore, Gas; W. H. Costello, Tel .; George Tarbell, H. Kane, and Board of Selectmen.
ROBERT H. BOOTH, Director, Civil Defense Agency.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
REPORT OF LINCOLN SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Pursuant to Article 16 of the Town Meeting, March 5, 1951, the Moderator appointed a committee to study the further School Building needs of the town. After conferences with the School Committee, the present and near future needs of the school were established. Anderson & Beckwith, Archi- tects of the original school were retained to design the proposed addition. A report was then made to a Special Town Meeting on June 11, 1951, where the sum of $385,000 was voted to construct and equip an addition to the New School, to include six classrooms and a multi-purpose Assembly-Gymnasium. Bids were opened on October 11, 1951 and it was found that the lowest bidder had not conformed to the exact specifications, having filed a bid bond instead of a certified check as pre- scribed. After careful thought it was decided to ask for a declaratory judgment by a single Justice of the Superior Court as to whether the Town could waive the minor requirement on the specification and accept the lowest bid. After a fair and thoughtful hearing, the Court decided that the low bidder did not qualify. Therefore the second low bid of J. F. Rand and Son was accepted. Due to this unforseen situation start of construction was delayed about a month which together with poor weather slowed operations. However the Com- mittee is pleased with the cooperation it has had and expects the new building to be finished before the end of 1952.
ELIZABETH J. SNELLING, ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY, ROBERT M. KIMBALL, PEARSON HUNT, JAMES DeNORMANDIE.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF LINCOLN
FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR 1951
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NEWTON GARDEN CITY PRINT, INC.
1952
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
ORGANIZATION Term Expires
MALCOLM L. DONALDSON, Chairman
1953
DR. KENNETH S. FARNSWORTH 1952
(MRS.) LUCY BYGRAVE. 1954
MEETING: First Tuesday of each month, 8 p.m. at the New Elementary School. Li 6-0333.
Superintendent of Schools ANDREW J. MANGES, Lincoln Rd., Li 6-0103J Office at New Elementary School, Li 6-0333
Administrative Assistant LOUIS J. SAPIENZA, Everett, Ev 7-0563 Office at Center School, Li 6-0462
Secretary to Superintendent IRENE D. HAGENIAN, No. Great Rd., Li 6-0335M
Clerk - Center School MADELEINE HOMOND, Weston, Mass. Office at Center School, Li 6-0462
Office Hours School Days- 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. School Vacation - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
No-School Signals
Local signals will be given on our fire alarm system:
7:10 a.m. 3-3-3- repeated at 7:15 a.m. 3-3-3
Radio station announcements will be read between the period 7 and 7:30 a.m. On stormy mornings, when school opening is in doubt, tune in on two or more stations where possible since it is not always possible to get messages through to several stations in the brief time allotted us. Please refrain, too, from tying up local phone lines to school officials and bus opera- tors during the morning hour, 6:30-7:30. We try to contact all of the following when it is necessary to call off school:
WBZ 1030K WHDH 850K
WEEI 590K
WNAC.
1250K
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
If an announcement reads "No school - ALL schools" it will mean that no buses will operate and high school pupils will govern themselves accord- ingly.
During extremely stormy or cold weather, parents are urged to exercise their own judgment in sending the younger children.
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1952-1953
September 1-Monday. Labor Day 3-5 - Wednesday-Friday. Staff Organization and Workshop 8 - Monday . New School Year Begins (Half days only for first three days in Grades I-III)
October 12 - Sunday Columbus Day
13 - Monday Columbus Day, Recess
November 7 - Friday Teachers' Visiting Day 11 - Tuesday Armistice Day, Recess 12 - Wednesday Annual Open House 9-15 - Sunday-Saturday .... American Education Week
27-28 - Thursday-Friday .. Thanksgiving, Recess
December 19 - Friday. Christmas Vacation, Closing
29 - Monday School Resumes
January 1 -Thursday
New Year's Day, Recess
February 20 - Friday Winter Vacation, Closing
March 2 - Monday School Resumes
April 17 - Friday Spring Vacation, Closing 27 - Monday School Resumes
May 29 - Friday Memorial Day, Recess
June 16 - Tuesday .Summer Vacation, Closing
17 - Wednesday Commencement
Additional Calendar Data
It is planned to continue the policy of returning Grade I children to their homes on each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.
Kindergarten morning and afternoon sessions will reverse on February 2, 1953.
Staff Meeting Half-Days will be the first Wednesday afternoon of each month except that no such half days occur in September, December and June.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Town of Lincoln:
The year 1951 was a good year for the Lincoln Schools. The Committee is glad to report that things are running smoothly, much is being accomplished, and the morale of teachers and pupils is good.
Of prime importance, of course, in carrying out any school program is the choice of teachers. Thanks to the vote of the Town a year ago, we have been able to adjust our salary sched- ule so as to attract more experienced teachers. As a result, the work being done is good. Furthermore, because the staff is apparently happy, we find broader cooperation andassign- ments being carried out with enthusiasm. Of considerable help in promoting this spirit was the completion of the initial phase of formulating courses of study. This long standing need is well on its way to realization largely due to the com- bined efforts of the Lincoln School Association and the entire staff throughout the 1950-51 school year. Much help was derived from a "curriculum committee" appointed by the superintendent to continue the work during the summer vaca- tion period. The new teachers especially have found this study helpful in formulating their class programs.
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