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THE LEXINGTON HISTORICAL COMMISSION Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 MEETING Room G 5 730 PM Lexington Town Office Building May 4, 1977 Voting Members Present : Chair, Anne Grady, Sara Chase, Richard Morehouse , Elizabeth Reinhardt Guests : None The meeting was called to order at 7 :45 by Anne Grady. The meeting began with discussion of possible candidates New Member to replace Donna Brown who has requested not to be re- Appointment appointed. The Commission will submit the names of Norma Bogen and Rosemary Booth for consideration. Ms . Bogen is director of planning projects with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council , and has twenty years of experience as a planner. Ms . Booth is on the staff of the Minute Man in Burlington and has recently been admitted to the Boston University doctoral program in American and New England Studies . Ms . Reinhardt discussed the proposal to be submitted to the Education Massachusetts Historical Commission for an educational Grant enrichment program for the Lexington Schools based on infor- Proposal mation gathered from the inventory. She suggested that the Commission apply for an MHC Survey and Planning grant . Such a grant would provide 50% matching funds , with a possibility of a 70% match. The total proposed budget for the program would be $20 , 000 half of which would be met by the grant if the application is successful . The Commission will seek cooperation with the Historical Society in its search for the balance of the necessary funding. The program would offer to train volunteers to give walking tours , slide shows , or talks to social studies classes in the High School or elementary schools . Information on local history and appreciation of the built environment would be used to augment specific social studies units , as determined by the needs of the individual teacher. Chase, Grady and Reinhardt approved of the grant proposal, Morehouse abstaining.