Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-06
wALLINGFORD.

LargerAttendance mt the Town Meet /
ing-The school hoard in Empow- /,
cred TO Purchase Text Books TO be |
Used Free In the Public Schools
Results at the Fair.
There was large attendance at the ad-
journed town meeting in the town hall
last evening. 1t was just O'Clock when
Judge Hubbard called the meeting to Or
der. The first business was the acceptance
of the seleetmen and treasurer's reports,
which was done without any discussion.
School Visitor a. L. Hall read the school
report, which was sccsptsd and ordered on
| file.
The next business was the laying of q
tax for the ensuing year. Upon q motion
of Selectman Mix the matter of laying O
tax was laid npon the table until later in
the evening.
| Voted, That an appropriation not to ex-
coed $75 be made for the expense of Ne
mortal day, the sum to be left to the con-
sideration of the selsctmen.
| Voted, That the matter of night schools
be laid upon the table.
A motion to appropriate 81 900 for free
text books for the public schools was
made by J. O. Roach, and brought the
principal business of the evening before
| the meeting.
8. N. Edmonds did not see the neces-
sity of voting an appropriation of 81 900
for free text books, when the Law expressly
provides that in case any children are not
able to buy, books shall be provided with
them at the districts expense.
@. q. Youpgs of Yslesville asked what
| ha vuifh he al A. l.,
use.
]. ]. Redmond favored the appropriation
and thought that 81 900 would be sufficient
to give the matter q trial The speaker
intimated that books had been furnished
to the scholars of the high school free of
charge while the primary department were
obliged to pay for their books. ]. &.
Campbell stated that he believed that Mr..
Redmond had en- misinformed regarding
the statements made about the high school
scholars using books paid for by the town
O. q. Brown of the school COMMITTEES
stated that with few exceptions the books
used at the high school have been paid fol
by the parents according to the best of hit
knowledge. There was considerable dis
cussion on the question that took up CON
siderable time but had little bearing on tn,
question at stake. At this point Judg'
Hubbard called J. r. Campbell to tn,
the statutes on the matter of the purchas
of free text books for the schools and CAV,
other useful information on the subject
and presented features of the question tina
= had not yet been touched upon, expressing
his opinion that the initial cost of free tex
t | books In the schools would far exceed tn
4 amount asked for as an appropriation, an,
q that would reach as high as So, 900 or 81,
0 600. He quoted the secretary of the stat,
8 board OF education, who in conversation
4 gave 1t as his opinion that the cost woul
Q average about So so to each scholar. Tn
Q speaker believed 1t was no. wise at thi
d time to adopt the free text book system.
n After much discussion regarding the Il
Q gslity of the motion which had been e
y long considered, a substitute motion wa
y introduced by j C. Roach, the substance c
which is as follows:
y Voted, That the school board be empov
9 cred to purchase text books to be used
It the public schools free of cost, and that th
n selectmen be instructed to draw the neoe
sary orders to pay for the same.
The substitute motion was put to II
meeting and passed, and the meeting the
adjourned until next Thursday evening.
3, Yesterdays fine weather brought out
10 big crowd at the fair and fully 1900 wi
,. messed the Races. The 800 minute name
70 race proved an interesting one and 1t r
~ quired six heats to decide the WHINE
q Anthony's Little Pet" took the frat tv
heats, II. B. Leet's "Bessie" the third ar
Almon Doolittle's "Genersln took thr
straight heats and the race; Anthony
"Little Pet" second money and Leets
r. "Besste" third and A. S. Halls "Gove
ii nor" fourth. The $3.50 race was won
~ N. F. Ingraham's 'Ktttie."
The awards made for the various exhi
D. Its are as follows:
Stations for general use-Four years old q
'. over, e. ]. Doolittle list; Henry Guigere s
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