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"Mysterious Mountain", painting by William Hegel - heimer, gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Luther.
"The Riddle", bronze sculpture by Alfred Duca, gift of Edward Kenway in memory of Daphne Denny Kenway.
"Bathers", etching by Anders Zorn, gift of Edward Kenway.
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"Moon Mystery", painting by Elias Newman, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Stieglitz.
"Spring in Holland", gouache by Cynthia Bloom, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Lee.
Untitled painting by Genichiro Inokuma, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Lee.
Purchases :
"Intimations of Inca", painting by Jack Wolfe.
"Marsh Fog", serigraph by Robert Burkert.
"Noisy Night", drawing by Robert Eshoo.
Untitled painting by Jo Sandman.
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DE CORDOVA & DANA MUSEUM & PARK
Statement of Income & Expense for 1960
INCOME
Trust income
A Trust
$9,900.00 67,614.83
Associate Contributions
School tuition
Adult classes
12,512.95
Children's classes
10,161.18
22,674.13
Contributions
753.54
Sale of art supplies, books
4,684.99
Lincoln Telephone Directory
2,373.00
Interest on Savings
1,300.28
Admissions
6,861.52
Miscellaneous
1,183.51
2nd Decade Fund
1,495.00
Total Income
$131,950.80
EXPENSE
Part-time Salaries
2,814.45
Administrative Salaries
39,121.59
Administrative Expense
3,028.43
Teachers' Salaries
Adult Classes
9,178.00
Children's Classes
7,047.70
Scholarship Classes 350.00
16,575.70
School supplies, equipment
2,152.47
Equipment
3,506.38
Supplies, maintenance
3,656.17
Utilities
4,545.19
Insurance, taxes
4,650.51
Loan repayment, interest
4,236.17
Postage
1,591.93
Publicity
4,420.39
Exhibitions
2,515.38
Events ( festival, films, lectures, flower show) Park maintenance
5,768.09
Cottage
668.02
Library
822.45
Books, supplies purchased for resale
3,954.10
Lincoln Telephone Directory
601.00
Allocated to reserves
4,500.00
Miscellaneous
486.35
Total expense
Excess of income over expense
$111,528.26 $ 20,422.54
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1,913.49
B Trust
$77,514.83 13,110.00
SCHOOLS, LIBRARY AND RECREATION
EXPENDITURES FROM RESERVES
Exterior Equipment Reserve Fund $ 270.93
Interior Equipment Reserve Fund 1,575.00
Building Fund 2,058.42
Park Maintenance Reserve Fund
133.00
Accessions Fund ( purchase of works of art) 1,026.90
Total Expenditures from Reserves
$5,064.25
ALLOCATED TO RESERVES FROM SURPLUS
Accessions Reserve Fund
$3,000.00
Building Fund 2,500.00
Interior Equipment Reserve Fund
1,000.00
Park Maintenance Fund (for road resurfacing, new parking area,
1961) 9,000.00
Total Allocations to Reserves from Surplus . . $15,500.00
ALLOCATED TO RESERVES FROM OPERATING INCOME
Exterior Equipment Reserve Fund $1,000.00
Interior Equipment Reserve Fund 1,000.00
Building Maintenance Fund
1,250.00
Cottage Maintenance Fund 750.00
Park Maintenance Fund
500.00
Total Allocations to Reserves From Operating Income
$4,500.00
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DE CORDOVA & DANA MUSEUM & PARK BALANCE SHEET, December 31, 1960
ASSETS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Cambridge Savings Bank
$19,425.92
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
10,469.96
Warren Institution for Savings
24,181.68
Middlesex Institution for Savings 1,495.00
$55,572.56
GENERAL CHECKING ACCOUNT Merchants National Bank
3,760.37
PAYROLL ACCOUNT
Merchants National Bank
3,918.51
Less: Taxes withheld and due Mass. & U. S. Government
- 918.51
3,000.00
IMPREST ACCOUNTS
Post Office & Petty Cash
185.00
TOTAL ASSETS
$62,517.93
LIABILITIES
RESERVE FUNDS
Corporate Reserve
$10,000.00
Accessions unrestricted
3,078.60
Accessions restricted
1,428.24
Building Fund
15,221.60
2nd Decade Fund
1,495.00
Exterior Equipment
2,979.07
Interior Equipment
2,000.00
Building Maintenance
3,575.51
Cottage Maintenance
2,500.00
Park Maintenance
9,867.00
Total Reserves .
$52,145.02
IMPREST FUNDS
Payroll
3,000.00
Post Office & Petty Cash
185.00
Total Imprest Funds
3,185.00
WORKING CAPITAL
7,187.91
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$62,517.93
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LINCOLN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
William G. Langton M. Frances Vitale John B. Davis, Jr., ex officio Barbara G. Davis, Chairman
1960 marked an important milestone in the growth and progress of the Lincoln Scholarship Fund - the 10th anni- versary of scholarship fund activity in Lincoln and the 5th of its operation as a Town Trust. The Committee felt it appropriate to prepare a pamphlet describing the ori- gins, purposes, administration, etc., of the Fund, which was enclosed with their annual appeal letter to the Town. Copies are available at the Town Hall or from the Com- mittee.
Results of the annual appeal this year were particu- larly gratifying. 102 individuals contributed $1,183.00. In addition the Lincoln School Association, the 4-H Horse Club and the Parents League raised a total of $900.10, bringing contributions to $2,083.10. The most note-
worthy aspect was that the variety of activities undertaken were inthemselves of benefit to the community, as well as to the Fund, such as the L. S. A.'s evenings of "Science Magic", the Parents' League "Eighty Minutes Around the World", in which numerous Lincoln world travelers partici- pated, and the 4-H Horse Club Show, enjoyed annually by
so many. The administrators wish to encourage the con- tinuance of worth while activities which also increase the scope of community responsibility for support of the Fund.
Since the establishment of the Fund as a Town Trust, the interest and generosity of Lincoln townspeople has made possible 17 grants ranging from $100 to $450. Annual awards have increased from two, totaling $350 in 1956, to five totaling $1200 in 1960. In addition, assets of the Fund have risen to $5,947.55. For the last two years, publications describing other scholarship opportunities which were recommended by the high school guidance department and the Lincoln librarian have been purchased for the Library.
High school seniors and graduates, residents of Lincoln, are eligible. Awards are made on the basis of good citizenship, financial need and scholarship. 1960 award winners were Richard DeCilio (engineering), Martha
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Livengood (science and the humanities), Kevin Lyons (phy- sical education), Louise Rogers (music education), and Andre Peter Fournier (engineering).
Thus far, awards have not been made for scholastic achievement alone. In some cases they are grants in aid which make the difference between continuing or postponing further education. The Fund has been unable, also, to assist students planning for non-academic training such as business and trade schools, etc.
In 1960 applicants indicated needs ranging from $190 to $1300 and totaling $3200 at the time of application. $1200 was awarded. In several cases, however, applicants received scholarships or loans from other sources which helped meet their needs.
Thus far, awards have been primarily for the fresh- man year, as this is the time students frequently need the greatest assistance to prove themselves, and when many colleges and universities allow a minimum for scholarships and loans. In 1960, for the second time, an award was made to a student completing a college year.
The Committee recommends that research be done to compile all available information on the various means of financing college educations to further assist parents and students in their planning.
The establishment of the Lincoln Scholarship Fund as a Town Trust provides the community with the opportun- ity for voluntary support of higher education for our qualified young people. Gifts and bequests are welcome any time of the year.
Great progress has been made in the comparatively short-lived existence of the Fund. However, rising tuition costs and increasing numbers of high school grad- uates planning for higher education present a continually increasing challenge.
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School Committee
Report
to the
Cown of Lincoln
FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1959-1960
SCHOOLS, LIBRARY AND RECREATION
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1961 - 1962
September 5
Tuesday
Orientation for New Teachers Orientation for Returning
September 6
Wednesday
Teachers
September 7
Thursday
General Orientation for All Teachers
September 8
Friday
School Opens
October
12
Thursday
Columbus Day
November
22
Wednesday
Thanksgiving Recess Begins at Noon
November
27
Monday
School Re-opens
December
21
Thursday
Christmas Recess Begins at End
of Regular School Day
January
2
Tuesday
School Re-opens
February
19
Monday
February Recess Begins
February
26
Monday
School Re-opens
April
16
Monday
Spring Recess
April
23
Monday
School Re-opens
May
30
Wednesday
Memorial Day
June
20
Wednesday
School Closes at Noon
Classes are held a half-day only on Wednesdays to permit faculty meetings, private pupil lessons,
dentist and physician appointments, club meetings, etc.
EXCEPTIONS : On the following Wednesdays, school is in session a FULL DAY: October 11, Decem- ber 20 and January 3.
Kindergarten morning and afternoon sessions will re- verse on January 29, 1962.
SUMMER SCHOOL 1962
June
27
Wednesday
Teachers Report Classes Begin
June
28
Thursday
July
4
Tuesday Independence Day
July
27
Thursday
Classes End
"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 and 7:30 a.m. Please refrain from tying up local phone lines to school officials and bus operators. 1150K WHDH 850K WCOP
WBZ
1030K
WEZE
1260K
Announcements regarding "No School" are made by the Lincoln Superintendent for the Lincoln Elementary 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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LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Term Expires
Dr. Perry J. Culver, Chairman
1961
C. DeWitt Smith
1962
(Mrs. ) Helen Gilfoy
1963
Meetings: Regular : First Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Office of the Superintendent. CL 9-9400.
Called : Third Monday of each month usually and other meetings as stated. Time and place to be designated.
All regular meetings open. Items for the agenda must be in the Office
of the Superintendent by 3:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the Monday meeting.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
John B. Davis, Jr., Lincoln Road, Clearwater 9-9182 Office: Smith School, Clearwater 9-9400
SUPERINTENDENT 'S OFFICE STAFF
Frances R. Gardella, Secretary (Mrs. ) Harriett Parks, Financial Secretary (Mrs.) Mary Bufton, Clerk-Typist *(Mrs.) Vivian V. Ware, Financial Secretary * (Mrs.) Thelma Waugh, Clerk-Typist
HOURS ..... OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday Saturdays and evenings by appointment
PRINCIPALS
Harry T. Burke, Smith School, Clearwater 9-9402 Robert L. Filbin, Hartwell & Center Schools, Clearwater 9-9404,5 Robert A. Leach, Hanscom School, CRestview 4-7720
PRINCIPALS' OFFICE STAFF
(Mrs. ) Ruth Moller, Center School .. CL 9-9406 (Mrs. ) Doris Bardsley, Hartwell School .CL 9-9404,5 (Mrs. ) Irene Hagenian, Hanscom School .CR 4-7720 (Mrs. ) Solveig Parsons, Smith School. .CL 9-9402
* Resigned in 1960
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HOURS. SCHOOL OFFICES
8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday - Friday
SCHOOL NURSES
Lincoln Schools: (Mrs. ) Alice E. Garrison, R.N. CLearwater 9-9401 Hanscom School : (Mrs.) Audrey Townsend, R. N. CRestview 4-7723
SUPERVISOR OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
John J. Carroll
CUSTODIANS
Center School Harold Cuttell
Hanscom School - Daniel O'Leary
- Harold Swift
Hartwell School - James Fox
- Victor Rizzitano
Smith School - Michael Ciraso
- Oscar DeConto
*Paul Gaddis *Jerome Griffin *Edward Moffett
Resigned in 1960
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Dr. Perry J. Culver, Chairman C. DeWitt Smith
Helen Gilfoy
During 1960 there has been a steady and quiet growth in all aspects of the Lincoln Elementary School System. The total school enrollment has increased as predicted. A superior faculty and staff have pushed constantly for improvement in the quality of education. Your School Committee has striven to submit a budget which will meet this challenge; but, at the same time, the Committee has been acutely aware of the financial impact upon the re- sources of the Town.
A retrospective look at the post-war years may give a better picture of our growth. The following table illustrates the yearly increase in school population and the number of new dwelling permits which were issued in each year.
Year
Pupils *
New Dwelling Permits
1946
258
1947
259
1948
300
1949
342
49
1950
379
34
1951
384
40
1952
461
39
1953
492
44
1954
537
61
1955
569
60
1956
643
73
1957
702
34
1958
765
18
1959
805
16
1960
894
18
* Pupils as of Age-Grade-Tables, October 1
Valid figures for these years, not available
Although there is no direct corelation between the number of new dwellings and the number of pupils in school, it is plausible to speculate that many new homes are built by young families whose effect on the school census will
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become evident a few years hence. An unknown variable in predicting future school population is the transfer of older house owners with few or grown children to those who are just starting their families. The Town can be grateful that there have been no population explosions due to the wholesale development of large tracts of land.
The quality of the faculty, who now number 77 teach- ers and 3 principals (25 teachers and 1 principal at the Hanscom School), is demonstrated by the large number of highly qualified applicants who sought teaching positions in Lincoln. Not only the graduate schools of education in New England, but others in the United States are recog- nizing the favorable and stimulating educational climate of the Lincoln School System. The basic principles of the reading program in the non-graded primary school were described by Mr. Robert Filbin in an article in the Atlan- tic Monthly, and Mr. David Webster received an outstanding award at the annual convention of the National Science Teachers' Association for his Science teaching projects. The appointment of six directors in special areas has proved to be a constructive step toward curriculum co- ordination and improvement throughout the entire school system.
The Summer School session in 1960 provided not only remedial help for those students in need of it but also an enrichment program for pupils who wished to take ad- vantage of such opportunities. During the Summer School session, the faculty worked on the development of an im- proved Mathematics curriculum.
The two new buildings of the Hartwell School were completed this year and provided a most satisfactory basis for experimentation in varying sizes of classes and co- operative teaching in flexible class units. Educational television was introduced on a trial basis. Permanency of this venture depends upon further evaluation. The school library has grown steadily in its basic role in the overall educational program. Interscholastic sports have been deemphasized in order that many more students may participate and learn in intra-mural contests.
Review of the school budget for the last decade shows that it has increased from $127,490 in 1951 to $469,500 for 1961, although the school population multiplied only two and one-half times during this period. Inflation with rising cost of supplies and operations as well as a
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much greater utilization of school buildings by various Town organizations accounts for some of this increase, but the major increment has been due to the great improvement in teachers' salaries. From 1958 through 1961 good ad- ministration has resulted in a constant per pupil cost for all items of the school budget except instructional salaries. Appointment of a Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds in 1960 effected not only economy in operation and maintenance but also great improvement in the upkeep of the school plant. Due to a most effective administra- tion in 1960, $19,368 were returned to the Town from the $431, 390 raised and appropriated for the 1960 school bud- get. The 1961 school budget has been pared to the point where no such surplus is anticipated.
Administration of the school facilities at Laurence G. Hanscom Field has continued this year in a highly satisfactory manner. There has been no cost to the Town and no impairment of the educational development in the Lincoln schools due to this mutually advantageous associa- tion which has resulted in cultural, social and athletic exchanges between the schools.
Continued activity of the Long-Range Planning Com- mittee and the Long-Range Maintenance Committee has pro- vided much valuable advice and information which aided School Committee decisions. A report by the Physical Education Workshop of the Lincoln School Association was the impetus for improvement in the Physical Education pro- gram in the primary grades. Periodic joint meetings with the School Committees of Sudbury and Lincoln-Sudbury Regional have resulted in a helpful exchange of ideas and points of view. Coordination between these systems has been implemented by joint administrative and faculty meetings.
In conclusion, the School Committee would like to express appreciation for the valued assistance rendered by many citizens and committees of the Town. Without this genuine cooperation the objectives of the schools could not be effectively accomplished.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
John B. Davis, Jr.
Using October 1 as the base date, the elementary school population in Lincoln increased from 805 in 1959 to 894 in 1960. The October 1, 1960 enrollment at Hanscom School was 495, making a grand total of 1389 elementary school children for whom the School Committee has responsibility. To meet the increased enrollment, a central task of administration is the recruiting of competent teachers. Several important factors contribute to the success of recruitment practices in Lincoln.
Salary is, of course, an important determinant; particularly, the maximum salary and the rapidity with which the teacher of excellence may attain it. Important too, for the younger and less experienced teacher, is the competence of the principals of the several schools in giving firm direction and leadership to the end that teach- ing in all areas is improved. Modification, interpreta- tion and change are requisites of progress; they are the constant functions of the school principals. The recent- ly instituted Modern Math Curriculum, a product of last summer's workshop, the Spalding-Gillingham alphabet-phonet- ic approach to reading, the special teaching techniques and methodology inherent in a non-graded elementary school and the particular importance attached to grouping repre- sent significant areas of leadership and direction in the
past. Currently one sees leadership and direction being exerted in the study and development of shared or co- operative teaching and in the re-grouping of youngsters for more efficient instruction.
Thoughtful attention also is being given to organizational patterns of grades and levels, more efficient methods of staff utilization through an approach to specialization and more flexible scheduling of classes.
These functions of the principals enhance the value of teaching in Lincoln. It is appropriate to mention here that the appointment of six directors with responsibility for special subjects and areas has con- tributed significantly to progress in all of these under- takings. The third important consideration in the recruit- ing of competent teachers might be broadly classified as the "General Conditions of Teaching". Grouped in this category are current policy on class size, methods for affording relief for teachers from tedious non-productive tasks, the attitude of the community toward teaching and
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teachers and the adequacy of equipment and supplies. The "General Conditions of Teaching" in Lincoln are ex- cellent. Under these circumstances, high quality in re- cruitment should be maintained and continued excellent teaching should result.
The three factors stated above are not, however, self perpetuating; they must continually be reaffirmed by all who share responsibility for excellence in public education in Lincoln.
It is reasonable to expect that a competent staff of administrators and teachers should be able to develop and effectively implement a curriculum and a tempo of teaching which maintains the delicate balance between the ability of the child and the level of performance expected from him. In Lincoln there are multiple approaches to the maintenance of this balance. Actually we have reason to believe that there is an excellent job being done. The fact remains, however, that the Lincoln School System is no exception when it comes to charges and countercharges relative to the emphasis or lack of emphasis on the standards of excellence. Frequently this problem is
described as "pressure", or absence of "pressure" for homework; for tests; for high-group placement; for honor sections; for college admission. Members of the faculty and staff are aware of their responsibility in this matter and are attempting, vigorously, to interpret "pressure" as being synonymous with stimulation and incentive suffi- cient to motivate each individual student to achieve his highest potentialities. By this definition, "pressure" is a constructive purposeful condition of studentship.
In the continuing effort of teachers and staff to make the school experience as rewarding as possible for each child, the results of carefully administered tests are recognized and an accelerated effort is being made to get the results of the testing program into the stream of curriculum planning. The table below gives the 1959-1960 results in Lincoln of student achievement, grades three through eight, on the Iowa Tests. A comparison with the California Tests of Achievement which had been used in Lincoln until last year indicates a drop in the percentage of children exceeding the National Average. Actually, an analysis showed that the California ratings of previous years were about one school year above that of other tests used in the corelation. Compared to last year's median then of a 95%ile on the California test, our median for
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1959-1960 on the Iowa of an 83%ile is not actually a drop in progress. It remains relatively the same.
Below the National Average 80 students 16.6%
Above the National Average 403 students 83.5%
In top fourth in country 305 students 63.0%
In top tenth in country 179 students 37.0%
During the year, teachers have benefited both in- dividually and collectively from the opportunities pro- vided to consult with the field worker from the Walden Clinic relative to classroom and teaching problems. This expert service makes possible a more intelligent under- standing of the behavior and learning patterns of children.
The resurge of interest on the part of junior high school pupils for a more responsible role in the conduct of their own affairs through the creation of a Student Council is to be greeted with enthusiasm. The capacity to make decisions which are appropriate to the age and experience level of adolescents can be developed and the opportunity has too frequently been denied.
From an educational and administrative point of view, the decision by the Town to assume responsibility for the education of children resident on the Laurence G. Hanscom Field, was a wise one. The Hanscom School, an integral part of the Lincoln system, makes possible a greater depth and heterogeneity in staffing and, as a result, there have been stimulating discussions and important cross-fertiliza- tion of ideas among the several faculties.
As the lines of communication between administrators and teachers are maintained between Lincoln and the Lin- coln-Sudbury Regional High School, so are they maintained between the Hanscom School and the Concord-Carlisle Region- al High School, to which Hanscom youngsters go for their high school experience. One of the very important pro- ducts of good communication with the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School was the follow-up study on the success and failures of the Smith School Class of 1958 in its first
year of high school. The questionnaire responses proved of such value to Lincoln teachers that plans are in process for repeating the procedure this year and inaugurating it between Hanscom and the Concord-Carlisle Regional.
Gradually, and primarily, because of growth, the system of purchasing and control over expenditures has
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been changed and, as a result, the school accounting and control procedures improved. The budget proposal for fiscal 1961 represents the first full year's experience under the new system. A tight budget has been written based on the now easily available history of previous years' expenditures. Good stewardship is a criterion of good administration and this area has been improved sig- nificantly by the appointment in April, 1960, of a Super- visor of Buildings and Grounds and by an efficient and enlarged central office staff.
One of the main concerns of the school administra- tion relates to the adequacy of teaching and office space. The best estimates suggest that present buildings will permit an effective educational program through the school year 1962. The unpredictable variable of change in the rate of Town growth militates for early decision among the several possible solutions which will soon be forthcoming for providing satisfactory facilities. It would be un- fortunate to lose the advantage which the timely con- struction of the Hartwell Addition has provided.
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