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24-Mr. Ball, born in Wrentham, Mass. 65-attended Tufts Engineering School 71-graduated in 1915 76-worked at General Electric, in turbine research 81-worked as a Naval Architect, Portsmouth, N.H. during World War I 90-Involved with mathematical research and submarine development 100-two hundred foot dive was to be ultimate test of Sub's reliability 113-Mr Ball recalls that soon after he left the Portsmouth job every one of the project's subs sank 161-taught at Lowell Tech for seven years, technical drawing and math 166-at Tech from 1923 to 1930, remembers a lot of interdepartmental conflict 176-also taught at Wentworth Institute 179-during WWII worked for the Navy at the Charlestown Navy yard, research on destroyers 188-worked on mathematical details of launching 200-helped to develop a device to measure the friction of the waves against the ship (as it affected speed) 212-describes launching procedures and comedy of Champagne Bottles broken on the bough 226-Chelmsford Historical Society origination Mr. Ball was one of the first presidents 232-one of the originators was Charles Bartlett who wanted to start a society around 1930 -at the time there were not many societies in smaller towns 272-Chelmsford Historical Society first held meetings at George Hall in the Adams Library, the Society's Museum was upstairs in the Library 290-in 1916 the Captain Bill Fletcher House was dismantled 329-story of Mr and Mrs Ball's involvement with the Fletcher House 402-Mr Ball first came to Chelmsford in 1924 459-Mrs. Adelaide Ball (born Adelaide Wright) 462-lived in farmhouse at 200 Acton Road 463-descended from Thomas Barrett, an original petitioner of the town 474-speaks of town schools 485-Chelmsford Academy 491-Ralph Waldo Emerson 496-schools attended by Mrs. Ball 513-Old schoolhouse on North Road, where fire station is today 517-before 1900 there were only four rooms 520-graduated from High School in 1903 523-Mrs. Ball's sister was in the first graduating class from the four year course-graduated in 1901 534 Miss Susie McFarlin taught the fifth grade 553-describes Miss McFarlin as "half mad" all the time 561-cirriculum differed 573-sciences were weak 573-attended Hyannis Normal School 584-more on Miss McFarlin and her retirement from teaching 590-retired around 1930 593-Charlie Nichols 605-classmates 610-Levi Howard 615-Jesse Stewart, attended Normal Art School in Boston 629-life at Hyannis Normal 630-Lowell at the time had the Normal school but its reputation was unfavorable 641-dormitory life 650-coeducational dorms 652-girls were on the upper floor, boys on the lower 674-lights out at ten o'clock SIDE TWO 46-Mrs. Ball taught school in Dracut, Mass., Londonderry, N.H. and Carlisle after graduation from High School 62-there were no winter sessions then 75-Candia Schools 81-Carlisle 85-Dracut 93-Carlisle Superintendent expected excessive uniformity 106-school requirements and academic freedom 111-Marblehead, thirteen years, after teaching in Dracut, went to Normal School, then to Marblehead) 120-stopped teaching when she married 126-most schools wouldn't have married women as teachers 138-Mrs. Ball's sister, Ethel Wright, became a Librarian at Adams 147-Mrs. Ball helped out at the Library, became director at her sister's death. Served for eleven years during the late forties and early fifties Mr and Mrs Ball both comment from this point on 165-early Chelmsford; in 1924 Acton Road was just being Hot Topped 172-South Chelmsford was often isolated by snow storms 183-the population of Chelmsford in 1920 was 5,000 203-Town Planning during the 1930's 210-Mr. Ball was President of the Village Improvement Association 216-opposition from Town Fathers 223-VIA drew up building codes and zoning guidelines 227-presentation at Town Meeting caused a furor, police had to quell the disturbance 260-more on the VIA, established in 1874 268-some of its projects were tree planting and sidewalks 285-active until 1930's when the village began to enlarge 293-describes a very pleasant Christmas Party 330-Christmas caroling for shut ins, very cold night 341-trumpeters in Church belfry playing Carols 368-VIA was concentrated in the Center 370-strong rivalry between North Chelmsford and the Center so strong that Town Meetings alternated between North and Center Town Halls 375-High School graduations also alternated 381-communication between the two sections was limited 385-it was possibly a class difference; or a difference in social status 390-North had the industry 408-Poor Farm, the house itself was built in 1818 by Mrs. Ball's ancestors. It was previously a Tavern built by Jonathan Manning as an Inn 448-Carl Perham,Selectman, was strongly against the Town running the poor Farm. His objection is uncertain but it may have been financial. The inmates were finally sent to Tewksbury State Hospital 468-issues of birthplace and residence became problems 477-people were in the Town Farm because they were "unfortunate", had health difficulties, financial problems, or because they "were not too smart" or they were elderly 491-story of poverty 521-Chelmsford was mostly a farming district, especially the South section 529-doctors and dentists 544-teeth were not well cared for at the time 547-method of tooth extraction 554-Mr. Bell's father was from New Brunswick 560-Providence Station, Park Square 568-Politics, Town Meeting was during the day Attendance was low and there was little opposition to issues 576-"Old Settlers" were against everything modern, particularly opposed spending money 594-roads were muddy and cars never traveled over twenty-five miles an hour 600-springtime was very muddy and messy 620-for entertainment there were parties, sleigh rides and Church suppers 630-Church plays were fun TAPE TWO SIDE ONE 05-general feelings toward the town 06-one problem is that the schools are overbuilt 10-government is spending too much money 19-things haven't been well for 40 years 28-where are our friends (as a nation) 35-people need to pull in their belts End of interview |
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