St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-14


was in full accord with the Easter SEN
timent.
The school Meeting.
The Monday nights special school
meeting threw the building question
right back to where it was in August
last, when the subject was first broach-
ed. The meeting was called at the
school-house, but adjourned to town
hall because of lack of room. The
first thing done was to authorize the
continuance of the present arrange
ment with the academy. Then the
first article of the warning was taken
up-to see if the district would vote to
rescind the vote of last August in re-
gard to building-and the tug of war
began. Judge Ross, in order to bring
the matter before the house, moved to
dismiss the article; and then explain
ed at some length the needs of the dis
trict, where the demand for more
room was most urgent, etc, etc. He
closed by saying that it came around
simply to the question of whether we
should keep up the graded system or
abandon it. c. Z. Doying deprecated
the building of Il new house on the
Plain, but wanted more room at Pad
dock village, and thought this would
relieve the Union school building.
Judge Ross explained that it would
not help the matter, since the trouble
was in the two highest grades. Elisha
May rather favored giving Paddock
village a show, and didn't favor put
ting up 100000 school-house. Prof.
Fuller was willing that Paddock viii
lage should have more room when it
was necessary, but that didn't do away
with the need of more room on the
Plain. He said st. JOhnsbury's school
tax was light compared with that of
other towns, and gave figures to prove
it. w. H. Wright wanted more room,
but thought it could be had by addi-
lions to the present building. (. F..
Brown thought S2O,OOO was little
high, and it ought to be done for less.
He wanted to know, anyway, just
what a new house was to cost, and
thought limit should be set.
After considerable more discussion
the vote on the dismissal of the article
was taken and resulted % in favor and
70 against. Elisha May then moved
to rescind the vote taken last August
which was carried by 90 to 81.
Art. 3, which under the circum-
stances was of no use except to raise
funds to pay for the land Just bought
from the village, was laid on the table.
Article ito see about additional
facilities for school purposes-was
then taken up. Mr.. GOrham favored
fitting up the old armory and using
that temporarily for schOOl-rOOms.
On motion of \. NJ. johnson, the chair
nominated ii committee of five to re-
port plans for additional school-room,
ut an adjourned meeting. The COM
mittee finally selected were: Z. May,
Harvelin Paddock, Geo. l.. Bradley,
A. II. Mcleod and Rev. Z. 7. Sand
ford.
Adjourned to meet at same place
two weeks hence, Monday, April "a,
at p. III.
There was evidently an acquiescence
in the need of more room, but the
great object i'll view seemed to be to
get the additional room at the lowest
possible rate. The Paddock village
delegation are rather anxious to be re-
membered, and are likely to receive
consideration at the hands of the com
mittee appointed. Suggestions and
plans are numerous, and Just which OF
these plans will be embodied in the
report of the committee on the oath
is by no means certain. The question
seems likely to be an open one fol
some time to come but it is certainly
for the interest of the district that ev-
cry motive save the greatest good foI
the greatest number be set aside, and
something done as soon as possible.