Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-03-10

New worce ter Sc hooI House.

New NOrCe ter sc h0Ot II Ouses
Messrs. Editors-The subject of building a new
school house at New Worcester has been ques-
ton of considerable interest," before our city gov
eminent for the last three or four years, and all
committees, from its various boards, have been
compelled by the merits Of the case, to report ia
vorsby on the subject. When the final action came
to be taken, the members who had irons of their
own in the ciys fires (from six to seven-eighths
of all the branches being Invariably residents of
the Centre District), have attended to their own
blowing and striking, and succeeded in STAYING
the affair off, thus defeating its fnal passage.
At the last municipal election the inhabitants
of the New Wor. District, or school division, sue
ceeded in securing the election of representa-
tive from their own district, in each of the i'm
pOrtaut branches of the city government, viz :
the Board Of Aldermen. the Common Council,
aud the Board of School Committee And now,
their oft-repeated claims for school house,
which shall afford proper accommodations for the
education of tneir children, fairly btfOre the
city government, with far prospect of success,
il their representatives, do not persist in attach
ing more importance TO their own individual in
tereSts, rather prejudices than to the COM
mon interests of both the city and the district.
The immediate action of the city government has
seemed to pnise for a short time upon the choice
OF a lot or the best site for the new building.
But, it is hoped that the discovery OF the deed,
which conveys TO the town the lot occupied
BY the old house. for the purpose of School house
lot, and for no other purpose, bea ing the date of
March IS, 1900, and reseTving it Tor the benefit of
the donor or his heirs, if used or appropriated
for any other purp 'se than school house which
has come to light within few DAYS will settle
this question. Still, it is evident that there is to
be considerable sleight of-hand manevering, in
certain quarters to effect the removal OF the
school house to some locality more retired fom
the residences of cei tain gentlemen who appear
t. be more ANNOYED by the merry shouts of school
children, than by the hum-drum rattle of ma.
chinery. or the leaden thump of the trip-hammer.
Now, public or common scho Is are not consid-
cred nuisances in any civilized country Of my ac-
qua,nttnce; AMI, if onr city government should
so far cater to the whimS Of those who annoy.
Ell by them to seriously listen 10 their com
plants ag ,it-t them, or seriously contemplate
the removal ni public school, on the strength
of such complaint, it will have business enough
in that line to attend to- for of all he schools in
the Centre District, there no mo- than one
or two winch favOrably situated, IN this
respect, "a the one at New Worcester.
he old lot occupies very central position,
and is perfectly accessible from all directions.
The inhabitants of the district will contribute lib
orally towards paying the expenses of erecting
fine building which shall afford proper accommo-
dations to the schools, and contain a hall for
public examinations, exhibitions. &c. This, to-
gether with the enclosed square, handsomely
graded, and orramented with shade trees, would
be very interesting feature of this part of the
city. and would be object worthy of name
which, considering this is the foot Of starting
point of Webster street, would suggest be that
OF Webster Square, aud The Wooster School;
thus terminating Main street with Lincoln
Square at the foot, and Webster Square at the
head
| say, above. that the New Worcester District
succeeded, in the last municipal election, in Sc
curing the election of legitimate representative
in each OF the important branches Of the city
gov rnment Their effort for this purpose was
not made for the sake OF party political pref
erences- but, that their in erests might be rep
resented, and their claims for new school house
and the important interests of their Schools
should be attended TO. But the departure Of
their representative IN tie school board, on the
morning Of the first Tuesday of February, for a
permanent residence in one of the Western
states, without Tesigning his seat IN that board,
has been a source of con .Iderable embarrassment
to the district, in regard their interests which
under the manag ement Of that board Que
ry-lf a representative in a school board sudden
IL depart from his constituents, and the duties of
his office, by death, or other cause, forgetting,
perhaps, to hand IN his resignation, how long
time is required, by courtesy to the decamped
representative, or, perhaps, to his constituents.
before his place should be filled by the action Of
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