The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-26
Bingham

Mrs. Juliet Goodrich and Mis- Nellie
Baker returned last week from their visit
10 Chicago and other western cities.
The Adclphilns held a very interest
ing meeting on Thursday evening" Five
original essays on the merits OF five
leading American poets, were read by
a many members The readings were
interSpcrsed with music, making alto
gethcr an enjoyable evening. Two
names We're proposed for membership
For the next meeting, many good things
are down on the program. among which
Y Ill be a discussion of the spicy and pop
ular question; is marriage failure
This question will be open to the house.
80 let all try to be present and add What
Information they can on thi, subject.
Miss Gertrude Weston of Skowhcgan.
has been visiting her cousin. Miss Martha
IlOughton.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Gran
willie Goodrich last Wednesday. Mr..
Calvin Colby furnished double te IN
and gave the partya free ride, which
was highly appreciated.
Last Friday evening, quite party
from this village drove to Carlatunk to
attend "A dance there. 4 fine time is re-
ported, AS Is always the case when Car
ratunk is visited.
Miss Ola Baker returned SUNDAY from
.Iackman, where she has been on visit
Gu Sunday evening, Union Hall was
filled to Overlooking, to listen To a tent
pcrancc lecture by Mr.. Kane from Ken
nebunk, who spoke in the interest of the
keelcy treatment.
The crowded condition of our village
schools demands the attention of all
thinking persons, and especially those
interested in the education and higher
development of the rising generation in
our midst. As this is not an evil which
will remedy itself, but will in the natur-
III course of events grow to be Il greater
source of trouble, it behooves us, one
and all, to look the matter square in the
face. We have. the present term, in the
two rooms between eighty and ninety
scholars which are divided evenly. Now
all who are conversant with the matter
will readily admit that these are too
many pupils for two schools. unless
they are very closely graded. This
grading has not been done aud never
can be, rs your experimenting School
tommittec all agree, until we lave an
intermediate grade, between these two
schools. Now, just from a mcrcenary
standpoint it will pay the taxpayers in
this district to bull an additional room.
For this reason; when you buy u suit of
clothes AT the store, You are, if you are
d sirewd, practical man, anxious to get
the best quality possible for the amount
of money invested. Again if you hire
man to work on your farm or help you
in your store or any other business, you
are not going TO put him into crowded
and clamped quarters where he has not
the chance to use all his energies and
best powers in your service. No, you
want his very best efforts. or in other
words, an equivalent for your money.
Now, no teacher, no matter how skilled
or we'll qualified for his profession, can
fsio his best work in school so crowded
and poorly graded as these. Look At
this from a financial standpoint, if no
other view interests you, put your hands
in your pockets and bring out those few
cents additional tax, and give your chill
dren and the teachers fair chance to
make the rising generation one of which
You may be proud.