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REPORT DF TOWN CLERK 93 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING JULY 22, 1935 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt, at 8:12 P. M. There were 182 Town Meeting Members present. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the Warrant for the meeting* until further reading was unanimously waived by vote. The Town Clerk read the Constable's return for the meet- ing. Under Article 1, Selectman Mr. Ferguson offered the fol- lowing motion : -Voted: That a committee of three, of which the Modera- tor shall be a member, be appointed to have charge of the Cary Lectures for the corning season. Carried Unanimously 8:15 P. M. Under Article 1, Mr. F. Fischer of the Committee of Eleven, on increased High School Accommodations presents their re- port, offering a motion the report be accepted and the Commit- tee discharged. Carried Unanimously 8:16 P. M. The following report submitted : 94 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ELEVEN ON INCREASED HIGH SCHOOL ACCOMMODATIONS JULY, 1935 The Committee, appointed in June, 1934, to wake a study of the future needs for High School accommodations, has in- cluded in its report the four following items: A. R. C. D. Needs for increased High School Accomuiodatious. Ways of Believing the Crowded Conditions. Problems in Selection of Future Building Site. Recommendations. A. Needs for Increased High School Accommodations The Annual Report of the School Committee for 1934 pre- sents much information relative to the present needs of the Senior high School. The enrollrnent October, 1934 in the Junior High School was 607 and the enrollment in the Senior High School was 637 making a total of 1241 pupils in the entire building. Of this total enrollment 92 were from Bedford and 118 were from Burlington. The following tables show the estimated enrollments for the Junior High School and the Senior High School for the next six years: Junior High Schou[ Enroll- Pupils from Year ment Burlington 1935 - 1936 615 42 1936 -1937 638 58 1937-1938 650 42