Word: lincoln
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...care centers come in a variety of sizes and quality, and are run by government, industries, unions and small entrepreneurs. One of the best is Santa Monica's Lincoln Child Development Center, where the registered nurse's child is enrolled. It is operated with funds from the Federal Government, the state and the local school district. The cost of caring for each child is estimated at close to $2,400 a year. Only a small fraction of that cost is met by parents, who pay fees that vary with their incomes. Those on welfare, like the nurse...
...Lincoln Center, one of four similar operations in Santa Monica, is a one-story, eight-room stucco structure built eight years ago. Floors are carpeted; there is an ample supply of toys and teaching materials, and a paved play area surrounds the building. Lincoln accepts only 36 children per term and, unlike the other three centers, takes only preschoolers (ages three to five). Says Mrs. Lee Murray, head of the center: "Neighborhood children come by to visit every day. I wish we had room for them...
...Lincoln maintains a teacher-child ratio of 1 to 5. Teachers are college-trained for their jobs, put in an eight-hour day, and are occasionally aided by mothers. Open from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., the center offers activities such as storytelling, dramatics, creative arts and simple scientific demonstrations. Parents are enthusiastic. A black mother says: "This school is marvelous. It deepens your involvement with your own children." Adds a white parent: "It's not just a baby-sitting factory. We have a real sense of community...
...catcher. More than that I can't say about him." Well, one thing more: "He's an egomaniac." Tympanist Goodman's own weakness-or perhaps strength-is a Casey Stengelian war with words. Conductor Lorin Maazel recalls Goodman's indignation over the original acoustics in Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall: "What's the point of music played in a concert hall, if the guys who can't hear what they're playing, are heard by people who wished they hadn...
Holtzman was born in Brooklyn and attended Abraham Lincoln High School before entering Radcliffe. She graduated magna cum laude in American History and went on to receive a L.L.B. from the Law School...