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Page LL{. February 10, 1975 Dr. Fobert announced that a scholarship fund has been established VERNON C. PAG] honoring the memory of Vernon C. Page, former school committeeman. Messrs. Levi Burnell, Neil Cronin and Albert Hruby of the Vernon C. PageMEMO C FUNL Memorial Fund, Inc. were present to discuss the Fund and hear Dr. Fobert INC. read the following resolution. "WHEREAS Vernon C. Page, a resident of the Town of Lexington for three-quarters of a century, dedicated himself to a better community for all; and WHEREAS Vernon C. Page, elected to four terms on the Lexington School Committee and appointed a Lexington representative to the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School planning committee, worked arduously so that our youth would be assured a practical and balanced education; and WHEREAS his goal of the choice of a vocational, technical education became a reality this year with the opening of the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School; THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Lexington School Committee that a Vernon C. Page Memorial Fund, Inc. , be endorsed as a worthy scholarship program for Lexington graduates of the school who are continuing their education in the trades, and that the citizens be urged to support this community project. " Mr. Hruby said a group of interested citizens thought it would be appropriate to establish the scholarship fund and have hopes of raising $25, 000. The school committee was then asked to adopt the resolution. After due consideration, and upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was VOTED: To adopt the resolution establishing the Vernon C. Page, Memorial Fund, Inc. as stated above. (Swanson, Davison, Unanimous) The Financial Statement was examined by the school committee briefly. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Mrs. Berchtold reviewed the history of the building survey telling the audience of the efforts by the school committee to include community involve- ment in the plan. Mrs. Swanson said she met with some parents recently at a meeting and some of them felt that the school committee would make a BUILDING decision to accept or reject the report. She said she has never felt this way. SURVEY The decision will be whether or not we are to close any schools and then we will proceed to make other decisions. Each building will be considered separately. Mrs. Davison said we should clarify how we are going to make the decisions. She did not want to see any closings without a commitment to renovate the other schools.