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Two teams were organized: for those 18 and under and for those 14 and under. Seven matches were held for the older children; four for the younger.
Swimming. Two hundred and fifty-nine boys and girls, ages 6 through 18, participated in the swimming program sponsored by the American Red Cross at Walden Pond. Lincoln was allotted three 40-minute periods, Mon- day through Friday, for four weeks beginning July 10 and ending August 4. Buses provided transportation from Smith School to Walden Pond and back with Frances Cibel as
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supervisor.
Play Days. Two play days were held with the Town of Weston playground. Baseball games, track and field, and other events, were part of the programs.
Stagemobile. The services of Boston's Community Recreation Service Stagemobile were engaged for perform- ances of The Three Pigs and the Invisible Dragon.
Overnight Camping. Two overnight sleep-outs were held; one for boys and one for girls. Supper and break- fast cook-outs, and a campfire were part of the program.
Finances. Considerable success has been attained in the Recreation Committee's attempts to make as many activities as possible self-sustaining. The following amounts were collected during the 1961-62 fiscal year : $128.35 - Stagemobile; $966.50 - swimming transportation; $88.37 - arts and crafts; $264.00 - Tennis. Thus, a total of $1,447.22 was deposited with the Town Treasurer to help reduce the cost of administering Lincoln's summer recreation program.
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
The men's softball league calibre was stiffened in 1961 by adoption of a five team league rather than six, with the South Lincoln Sheependers dropping off. For the first time, the league had its own diamond designed for softball at the corner of Smith School field, near the tennis courts. Except for the cost of a medium-size back- stop and the short use of the town's scraper for leveling, the new field was set up with volunteer labor on shoveling, wheelbarrow, raking, seeding, and liming.
With an average roster of 18 men to a club, plus officials and scorers, the active participants were approx- imately 100. Overflow crowds were in frequent attendance.
One of the features of the 4th of July program was the All-Star game, sponsored by the Softball League. The Lincoln All-Stars eked out a 9 to 8 win. Every one of these contests for five years has been settled by one run with Lincoln winning 4 out of the 5.
The League was dominated the past season by the re- surgent Tower Road Terrors who took the pennant and then swept the play-off finals in two games from the Regionals
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11-3 and 11-5.
Approximate final league standings are as follows:
Tower Road Terrors 12 - 3 - 1
North Lincoln Bearcats 8 - 8 Nike Base 8 - 8 Fire-Police 6 - 9 - 1
Regionals 5 - 11
Earle B. Street served as Commissioner for the League.
BASKETBALL
The basketball program sponsored by the Recreation Committee for the first time in the 1960-61 season met with some success. Approximately 20 boys in the 5th and 6th grades were coached by Bud Reed on a fee basis. A similar number of boys in the 7th and 8th grades were coached on a voluntary basis by Al Nelson. Don Gilfoy and Wally Keyes, with several high school boys, served as referees. High school boys also participated in this Saturday program held in the Smith School gymnasium. A group of men played each Monday night. Highlighting the program for the boys was a series of contests with Belmont Hill School 7th and 8th grade boys.
A more ambitious program for the 1961-62 season is now in progress. Al Nelson has enlisted the aid of sev- eral fine coaches, all of whom played for their college teams in recent years. These men are instructing the boys in the fundamentals of the game as well as some of the finer skills required to play the game well. Cliff Clark, Wally Keyes, Elmer Ziegler, and Don Gilfoy are also serving on a volunteer basis.
Practice jerseys have been provided as well as game uniforms. The boys have earned money to pay for the lettering and numerals.
A schedule of games has been arranged with the Belmont Hill School in addition to a series of round-robin games among the teams within town. Between 54 and 82 boys have been practicing each Saturday.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The recreation program of Lincoln is dependent upon a number of unpaid and unsung volunteers who are not mem- bers of the Recreation Committee. Some have been men-
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tioned above. Others to whom a special thanks is appro- priate: the mothers who transport the tennis players to the away matches; Peggy Shea, for collecting swimming fees and answering numerous calls; Fred Walkey for maintaining the tennis courts. A note of gratitude is also in order to the school administration for the use of facilities, and to the custodians who permit "just one more game. "
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SCHOLARSHIP FUND
LINCOLN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
John B. Crawford M. Frances Vitale John B. Davis, Jr., ex officio Barbara G. Davis, Chairman
Each year Lincoln taxpayers vote more money to give more children a better education. We see to it that the publicly supported schools will give our children the best possible preparation for life and citizenship - and for further education.
Recognizing that our responsibility does not stop where public schooling stops, the Lincoln School Associa- tion began the Scholarship Fund as a spontaneous extension of that responsibility. In 1956 the Town voted to sup- port this philosophy by accepting the Fund as a town trust, with Miss Fanny Campbell's gift of $1,000 as a nucleus. Since then, citizens' voluntary contributions have built the Fund's assets up to $7,000 and at the same time made possible twenty-four awards totalling $6,150.
The Scholarship Committee, in considering students' applications for awards, does not emphasize academic achievement alone. It seeks to insure that no Lincoln high school graduate whose personal qualifications and worthy hopes would lead him on to further study will have to abandon those hopes. In some cases, awards have made the difference between going to college and seeking a job.
Needs have grown as well as resources. Yearly awards since 1956 have increased from two, totalling $350, to seven, totalling $2,000. Some recipients have re- ceived further aid in the form of college scholarships and loans. We can take added pride in these young people, both for meriting such scholarships and for willingly assuming long term indebtedness in order to continue their education.
The seven recipients of 1961 awards all demonstrate that "seriousness of purpose" which forms part of the basis for committee decisions. They include two with plans for teaching careers: Elizabeth Lennon, who is at Marietta College, and Diane Powers, at Wheelock. Two are in engineering: Albert Avery at Lafayette, and George McMurtry at the University of Maine. Linda Woods, also at the University of Maine, plans to major in math. Craig
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Foley is preparing for medical school at Kenyon, and David Garrison plans to major in history at Amherst.
During the school year covered by these awards, special circumstances brought another application, from a student already in his freshman year at college, for assistance in the second semester. On consideration, the committee was convinced that the greatest possible aid should be given. It was especially gratifying, therefore, to realize that the Town had this year strengthened the Fund to an unprecedented degree.
Response to the general appeal, special donations, contributions of the 4-H Horse Club and the Parents League, added $2,260 to the Fund in 1961. Although this figure exceeds the total contributed in any previous year, it does not include the unprecedented receipts from the Lin- coln School Association's annual fund raising activity, which deserves special mention.
1961 may be remembered as "the year of the Art Fair" or perhaps "the first Art Fair". The Lincoln School Association conceived the idea, which grew into unexpected heights of success with the invaluable cooperation of the DeCordova Museum. 220 original works of art in a dozen different media were contributed by Lincoln "amateurs", and 161 of them sold at auction. The Museum made its facilities available for several days, helped to arrange displays, opened its doors to hundreds of people and even added to the attractions by arranging for professional artists and students to give demonstrations.
The Art Fair made an outstanding contribution to the Scholarship Fund, over $1800, transferred to the Fund early in 1962. The Fair will also be remembered for the fact that so many citizens participated and found it a particu- larly stimulating and enjoyable way to make this contribu- tion.
During 1961 plans proceeded with another ambitious fund raising event, the Evening of Magic. As the finan- cial report shows, sizeable contributions have already been received to finance this presentation, scheduled to take place in March, 1962.
In December, due to the pressures of a full time teaching position, Barbara G. Davis resigned from the Com-
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mittee. Mrs. Davis had served as the Committee's chair- man since 1956, and as an administrator of the Fund for the Lincoln School Association before that. The other members of the Committee, as well as the many young people in whom she took so much interest, will always be grateful for her many years of leadership and encouragement. Mrs. Ranulf Gras has been appointed by the School Committee to fill this vacancy on the Committee.
TRUSTEES OF BEMIS FUND FOR FREE PUBLIC LECTURES
Paul Brooks Margaret Wood Thomas Winship, Chairman
The 68th year of the Bemis Lecture series for Lin- coln residents opened on the space note. One of the world's most distinguished astronomers, Dr. Harlow Shapley, spoke to a full Town Hall October 20, 1961, on things astronomical. He reviewed advances in astronomy over the past twenty years, with his talk leading to a lively ques- tion period from young and older people in the audience.
To keep the season's program varied, the next guest was a two-time Bemis lecturer, Julien Bryan, who gave an extremely professional and interesting illustrated talk on his trip through Siberia and Russia. He fascinated his listeners with colored movies and sidelights of modern Moscow and Leningrad.
The last guest is scheduled to be William Clausen on March 16th. He is an internationally-known ballad singer. He sings songs of many countries to the accompaniment of his guitar.
The Trustees would appreciate suggestions on possi- ble guests and any other aspects on the handling of the program.
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DE CORDOVA AND DANA MUSEUM AND PARK
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Quincy Adams, President
George Wells, Vice President
Paul W. Cook, Jr., Treasurer Elizabeth J. Snelling, Clerk Stanley Heck John W. Lincoln William N. Swift
This year public attendance at the DeCordova Museum has increased, pressure for more classes has increased, and with the completion of the large parking area on the museum grounds, traffic confusion has been mitigated.
There have been a number of outstanding exhibitions assembled at the Museum this year, and it is the impression of the Board of Directors, borne out by professional criti- cism, that this year, as in previous years, has seen a steady increase in quality of the work shown. Credit for this belongs to the hard-working staff of the Museum under the inspiration and imaginative leadership of the Executive Director, Mr. Walkey, with the cooperation and support of our friends and citizens of the Town of Lincoln.
Two long time members of the Board of Directors, Mr. William N. Swift and Mrs. Howard Snelling, are retiring this year. Mr. Swift's legal knowledge and experience proved time and again a great asset during his term of office which began in the critical years when the Museum was just beginning to expand. His perception and incisive- ness will be remembered by those of us who served with him. Mrs. Snelling has been a Director since the incorporation of the Museum in 1948, and has since that time been secre- tary of the Board, an office she has filled with extra- ordinary efficiency. Her fourteen years of experience and her intimate knowledge of practice and procedure will be difficult to replace. I know that I speak for the past and present Directors as well as the citizens of Lin- coln in expressing greatest appreciation for her years of devoted service to the Museum.
John Quincy Adams, President Board of Directors
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Frederick P. Walkey
This year's report will be confined to those acti- vities which are new or to those which have been expanded. This first portion of the report is a brief summary of the Second Decade Fund Drive. The facts are these: received in gifts and pledges just over $40,000; in new Associates, an increase of approximately 35% - from 850 to 1150. Of these 1150 family Associates, over 300 are Lincoln resi- dents. The campaign was initially planned to extend over three years; we are about on schedule - nearly one-third of the way to our goal of $150,000. The Committee is optimistic about reaching our goal, but much work has yet to be done and considerable support is still needed from people who have not yet contributed if the goal is to be reached. The Committee wishes to thank both those who have contributed and those who have worked on the cam- paign.
The Museum has had from the outset an active program in the practice of the arts, but our public education pro- gram had been, until last year, more limited than it should have been for this kind of institution. Public education covers several areas: gallery talks in connection with exhibitions; art lectures in the Museum for visiting groups and for Associates; talks to industrial, social and study organizations outside the Museum; and, finally, lecture services to the schools. In 1961 two lecturers were added to the staff to develop a public education de- partment. The bulk of their work this year has been in the junior and senior high schools in Lincoln, Lexington, and Concord. This school lecture program is, as far as we know, unique; illustrated lectures on art history are given in conjunction with history or language classes and are carefully integrated with and tailored to each selec- ted course. The lectures are usually presented to two or more classes at one time and are given about once a month. This program puts a specialist at the service of various school departments. The program has been so successful that it is in constant demand; it is beyond the capacity of the two lecturers to fill the many requests from schools included in the program let alone the many others that would like to be provided with similar ser - vices. The program has proved to be educationally sound and stimulating, but whether the Museum can continue to offer this service without financial return beyond the
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coming year will be decided this spring.
In 1961 the Museum expanded its activities in another direction by becoming the sponsor of Adventures in Music. In its first two years the AIM organization operated as an independent body annually soliciting funds to offset its operating deficit. Testing the "Community Fund of the Arts" philosophy, the Board of Directors approved a plan to sponsor AIM, thereby covering its anticipated deficit; it was agreed, however, that the direction and policy of AIM would remain in the hands of an independent committee. Since AIM serves many of the towns which the Museum serves, it was our hope that the Museum support of AIM would in- crease the number of Associates. We have had more than six months to test this assumption but the results are in- conclusive. We have had a considerable increase in
Associates, some directly attributable to AIM, but it will probably be two seasons before we know the full results. Let me assure the AIM Committee and its many supporters that whatever the results, the Museum believes so strongly in AIM that there is no thought of changing the Museum- AIM relationship unless there is a drastic change in the Museum's income or the demands of AIM.
The beginning of our second decade was significant in still another area: the expansion of the Associate Council activities. The members of the Council are res- ponsible for virtually all volunteer activity - that is, for special fund-raising events such as the Spring Dance, Festival and Telephone Book; for Museum hospitality at openings, gallery talks, morning coffees, etc .; for in- creasing membership; for special publicity in the local and metropolitan news media; for film and music programs; for joint projects with the Lincoln Garden Club such as park development and flower shows; for providing liaison with our Associates in Lincoln and neighboring towns.
I wish to thank the staff for their efforts which made 1961 one of the best years in our history. They have reason to be proud because they worked hard to make it successful. I wish to thank members of the press - especially the Editor, and the Lincoln Editor, Sareen Gerson, of the Fenceviewer -- for their faithful and un- derstanding reporting of Museum news. The Second Decade Fund Advisory Committee - Francis Andrews, Dana Atchley, and Eliot Hubbard - must be singled out for praise; not only did they launch the campaign and get it off to a promising start, but they continue to contribute time,
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energy, and invaluable council as the campaign begins its second year. Finally, I wish to thank the Board of Directors for their confidence in the administrative staff. Each proposal submitted to them is judged without prejudice even though some suggestions are novel or untried. t is this progressive attitude and willingness to experiment which keeps the Museum in the forefront in art education and makes it possible for the De Cordova Museum to main- tain its position as one of the most important small Museums in New England.
DE CORDOVA MUSEUM, ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Frederick P. Walkey, Executive Director Foster H. Nystrom, Assistant Director Miriam H. Jagger, Assistant to the Director Marjory Carroll, Registrar
Ann Alcott Lummus, Membership Secretary Jane Miller, Lecturer Betsy Nelson, Lecturer
Karl Lahnstein, Building Superintendent Floriy Campobasso, Caretaker Hugh Parsons, Custodian
DE CORDOVA MUSEUM, ASSOCIATE COUNCIL
Mrs. Albert Bush-Brown Mrs. William S. Butcher
Mrs. Charles A. Crumm, Jr. Mrs. Bruce G. Daniels Mrs. Zalman O. Davlin Mrs. James J. Faran, Jr. Mrs. Charles K. Fitts Mrs. John B. French -
Mrs. Francis H. Gleason Mrs. Robert E. Grady Mrs. James B. Greason
Mrs. Kenneth W. Hess Mrs. Henry B. Hoover
Mrs. William C. Lemander Mrs. Victor A. Lutnicki Mrs. Hayden Mason Mrs. Leopold Peavy, Jr.
Mrs. Constantin A. Pertzoff
Mrs. Daniel A. Spaeth
Mrs. Theodore W. Tucker Mrs. Andrew M. Wales
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MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS, 1961
January : STUDENT EXHIBITION - work by children and adults in Museum classes.
"DESIGNED FOR SILVER" - exhibition of prize-winning designs for place-settings chosen in international competition.
PAINTINGS BY JOHN HATCH.
OPEN HOUSE ( January 2) - demonstrations by professional artists and craftsmen.
February :
LATIN AMERICAN DRAWINGS - exhibition circulated by Smithsonian Institution.
PAINTINGS BY LAWRENCE KUPFERMAN.
PAINTINGS BY CYNTHIA BLOOM.
March- April: "A COLLECTION IN THE MAKING" - exhibition of paintings lent by anonymous collector.
"IMPRESSIONS OF M. G. H." - photographs by Ted Polumbaum.
PAINTINGS BY JUDITH WILSON.
HENRI MATISSE 'S "JAZZ" CYCLE - exhibition circulated by the Museum of Modern Art.
PREVIEW (March 19) of Matisse "Jazz" exhibit with music by Jazz Band.
"UNDER MILK WOOD" (March 4 and April 1) - staged reading of Dylan Thomas' play for voices.
May -June:
"50 AMERICAN PRINTMAKERS" - National print exhibition and sale.
"BAL DE LUNE" (May 26) - Spring Dance.
June-July:
PORTRAITS FROM THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - sculpture, prints, drawings, paintings, photographs.
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July -
August : VENICE BIENNALE PRIZE WINNERS, 1960 - exhibition circulated by the American Federation of Art.
August - October : THE LARRY ALDRICH COLLECTION - circulated by the American Federation of Art.
November : PAINTINGS BY JACK WOLFE.
PAINTINGS BY ROBERT HAMILTON.
December : NEW ENGLAND INVITATIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION.
AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY EXHIBITION.
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DE CORDOVA & DANA MUSEUM & PARK Operating Statement, 1961
OPERATING INCOME :
Trusts :
A Trust Income
$10,300.00
B Trust Income 62,709.23
$73,009.23
Income from Associates
13,493.00
School Tuition
24,756.77
Contributions
426.86
Sale of Art Supplies
4,974.54
Sales Desk
1,715.75
Admissions
4,025.35
Lincoln Telephone Directory
775.00
Miscellaneous
4,126.04
Interest on Savings
1,684.47
Total Operating Income
$128,987.01
OPERATING EXPENSE :
Administrative Salaries
$44,891.34
Part-time Salaries
5,144.39
Teachers' Salaries
19,285.69
Administrative Expense
3,418.47
School Expense
1,690.85
Equipment
3,678.19
Supplies, maintenance
3,286.51
Utilities
5,526.60
Insurance, taxes
3,488.18
Postage
1,593.43
Publicity, publications
5,712.89
Exhibitions
5,742.32
Events (dance, lectures, films, concerts )
6,417.79
Park maintenance
2,119.17
Cottage
729.25
Library
580.11
Art Supplies for resale Sales Desk
1,514.76
Loan repayment, interest
4,142.33
Lincoln telephone directory
249.39
Allocated to Reserves
4,500.00
Miscellaneous
378.11
Total Operating Expense
Net Operating Loss for the year
$129,000.07 $ 13.06
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DE CORDOVA & DANA MUSEUM & PARK
Balance Sheet, December 31, 1961
ASSETS
Savings :
Cambridge Savings Bank $20,177.17
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
10,874.86
Warren Institution for
Savings
14,313.90
Middlesex Institution for
Savings
20,038.66
Total Savings
$65,404.59
General Checking Account:
Merchants National Bank
2,380.10
Payroll Account :
Merchants National Bank
3,000.00
Imprest Accounts :
Post Office & Petty Cash
185.00
Total Assets
$70,969.69
LIABILITIES
Reserve Funds :
Corporate Reserve
$10,000.00
Accessions Unrestricted
1,896.78
Accessions Restricted
303.24
2nd Decade Fund
19,466.16
Building Fund
14,350.20
Exterior Equipment
3,365.01
Interior Equipment
400.00
Building Maintenance
3,878.21
Cottage Maintenance
1,034.17
Park Maintenance
5,760.63
Total Reserves
$60,454.40
Imprest Funds :
Payroll & Petty Cash & Post Office
3,185.00
Working Capital
7,330.29
Total Liabilities
$70,969.69
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ALLOCATED TO RESERVE FUNDS 1961
Accessions Restricted
$ 100.00
2nd Decade Fund
20,669.94
Exterior Equipment
1,000.00
Interior Equipment
1,000.00
Building Maintenance
1,250.00
Cottage Maintenance
750.00
Park Maintenance
500.00
Total Allocations to Reserves
$25,269.94
EXPENDED FROM RESERVE FUNDS 1961
Accessions Unrestricted
$ 1,182.12
Accessions Restricted
1,225.00
Building Fund
871.40
2nd Decade Fund
2,698.78
Exterior Equipment
614.06
Interior Equipment
2,600.00
Building Maintenance
947.30
Cottage Maintenance
2,215.83
Park Maintenance
4,606.37
Total Expended from Reserves
$16,960.86
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to the
TOWN OF
LINCOLN
FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1962-1963
September 4
Tuesday
Teacher Orientation
September 5
Wednesday
Teacher Orientation
September 6 Thursday
Teacher Orientation
September 7
Friday
Students Report for Classes
October 12
Friday
Holiday
November 12
Monday
Holiday
November 21
Wednesday
Vacation (Begins at Noon)
November 26
Monday
Classes Resume
December 21
Friday
Vacation (Begins at Noon)
January
2
Wednesday
Classes Resume
February
18
Monday
Vacation Week
April
15
Monday
Vacation Week
May
30
Thursday
Holiday
May
31
Friday
School Holiday
June
20
Thursday
Classes End at Noon
Within the regular school year, classes are held a half-day only on Wednesdays to permit faculty meetings, private pupil lessons, dentist and physician appointments, club meetings, etc.
EXCEPTIONS : In the weeks in which there are holidays, Wednesdays are full days of school.
Kindergarten morning and afternoon sessions will reverse on January 28, 1963.
SUMMER SCHOOL, 1963
June
26
Wednesday
Teachers Report
June
27
Thursday Students Report for Classes
July
4 Thursday Holiday
July
5
Friday No School
July
26
Friday
Summer School Ends
"NO SCHOOL" SIGNALS
Local signals will be given on our fire alarm system :
7:15 a.m. 3 - 3 - 3, repeated at
7:30 a.m. 3 - 3 - 3 Radio station announcements will be read between the period of 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Please
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refrain from tying up local phone lines to school officials and bus operators.
WHDH 850K
WNAC
680K
WBZ
1030K
WEZE
.1260K
WEE I
590K
Announcements regarding "No School" are made by the Lincoln Superintendent for the Lincoln Elemen- tary Schools (Grades K-8) only. Announcements for the Regional High School are made by the Regional Superintendent and will be designated "Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School".
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