Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-11

the State were shut out, Is The subject O
much discussion between Watervillo Higl
and Bangor. 1t would perhaps be u goos
subject for debate. Bangor High schoo
now comes forward and says through tn,
president Of Its athletic association that J
will contest the legality of Saturday
meeting. The communication from Mr.
Pierce, Colby '98, who was present at TIN
meeting, will be read with interest. j
seems to Waterville that If President
Goldthwait had no right to postpone tn
annual meeting under the constitution
some provision should have been made fol
the cxigency that didiarise, last week, ..ant
some one should be responsible for tho
absence of all the schools except Portland
Cony and Brubswick. Waterville will
undoubtedly join Bangor in fighting
against the result OF Saturdays meeting
IL seems that somebody Is wrong in caus
ing the meeting to be held without full
or even fair attendance. 1t doris not seem
fair that any three schools should presume
to dominate over the rest in the State.
Watcrville would have been there life size
bat for the notice of postponement from
Pres. Goldthwait. Bangor would have
been there also but for the same reason.
A lot of trouble, If not more or less fun.
is apt to come out of the whole matter.
Waterville, Me, March 10, 1896
TO the Editor of the Kennebec Journal;
After reading the account Of the Water
vile High schools grievance In Tuesday S
journal, MS happened to be present at
that meeting, should like to make few
statements In regard to the legality of
that meeting. 1t is true that notices were
sent out by President Goldthwat postpon-
ing the meeting, but all Of the schools did
not receive notices. Portland, Augusta
and Brunswick received no notices what
ever. Late Friday afternoon, Merrill Of
Portland, not having heard from Goldth-
wait, tclegraphed him to see IL everything
was all right. He received no answer and
accordingly the Portland delegation went
to Brunswick on Saturday. The Cony
High school of Augusta also sent down a
delegation. When the delegates arrived
there and found ont that Pres. Goldthwait
was not there nor likely to b. there, they
hunted up the constitution to see If the
president had a right To POSTPONE the meet
ing on his own authority. They found no
provision in the constitution for postpon-
t"S WV abuuai 9lltttiue, et tliut Tue Only
way to postpone the meeting would be to
amend the constitution which requires Is
days notice ut least As soon as it WAS
found that the meeting had not legally
been postponed. the delegates proceeded TO
business, with Vice President Wheeler of
Brunswick in the chair, and the meeting
was carried on in accordance with the
constitution. II certainly Is to be regretted
that the Waterville High school was dc
prived of representation Mt that meeting,
but this fact in no way affects the legality
of that meeting. As far as being Port
land-C ony grab, that is all nonsense II
was through no fault of Portland that
Bangor was not represented and certainly
Portland, in view of the existing rivalry
between the two schools, was not going TO
make Bangor present Of all the plums
The fact that Jordan of Bar gor is going
abroad in the spring was not mentioned,
and his election was at the suggestion Of
Godfrey Of Bowdoin, who is graduate Of
tho Bangor High school. No one can
blame Watervilie for complaining, but the
legality of the meeting cannot be cues
toned. 7. RAYMOND PIERCE.
Colby '9s.