The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-07
South Enders
Get Their
HIGH SCHOOL ORDER
Through the School Board
by Close Vote.

The regular monthly meeting of the
school board and the last one of the
present year was held last evening, in
the committee chamber of the city hall,
us members being present The much
discussed question Of a high school at
the south end was the principal bone
of contention, and after hours of dis
.cussion, it was voted to ask the city
council to purchase a lot of land bound
ed by Hammond Fainter, Richards and
Main streets and build thereon suit
able high school building.
The committee on school houses and
hygiene made the following report
through its chairman, George F..
Brooks
Worcester. Mass, Dec 6, 1898.
To the School Committee of the city
of Worcester: The joint committee on
school houses and hygiene and high
school accommodations recommend
that the city council be requested to
purchase a lot of land containing not
less than 10000 square feet inside or
a territory bounded in general by Ham
mond, Fainter. Richards and Main
street subject to the approval of this
committee, and that suitable high
school building be erected thereon to
accommodate about 800 pupils and a
manual training department in connee-
ton Herewith.
Respectfully submitted,
George f. Brooks.
Charles r. Johnson.
Edward /. Comins.
j. II, Sullivan.
A lengthy discussion was opened by
Rev. DR.. Carver, who asked what the
definite eastern boundaries We're, ana
whether a high school building as pro-
posed would accommodate pupils from
| South Worcester. Nillbury and Quin-
| sigamond. Mr. Brooks replied that the
committee thought that it would. DIT.
Carver favored as the best solution of
the question, that plan which will bring
Ian sections of the city together and
not create sectional feeling of any
| kind
! Mr. Duggan was opposed to the idea
of sectional schools. AS member OF
! the committee on high schools, he had
not signed the report for the reason
that he did not think that it was for
| the welfare of the entire city as a
whole. He thought that the report
was a means looking toward the fos-
tering Of the growth of the south
end.
He hoped that the recommendations
would not be adopted He said that
he was a firm believer in centraliza-
ton, and he did not believe that the
| time had come for the establishment
of sectional schools.
Mr.. Brooks said that from his expe-
rience in the past with the city coun-
Gil, he was strongly of the opinion that
it would not appropriate money to
build an addition to the present Eng
fish high school. He thought that the
time had come for another high school
and he thought that the site that had
been selected at the south end would
accommodate a large number of pupils
from several sections of the city.
Rev. Mr., Hague said that it would
make a great difference whether it was
to be located on Gates street near H.
linois. or whether it was to be or
| Woodland street. He thought that it
should be on the former site, and that
it would benefit a large section. The
objection, if any, was that the pupils
from South Worcester and the region
around about Millbury street would
have to cross two railroad tracks, the
Norwich and the Boston and Albany.
Henry f. Harris was not in favor OF
sectional schools, but admitted that
they might be practical if there was q
belt line Of street cars so that pupils in
different sections of the city could
reach the school without d change. He
thought that it would be better to have
large high school houses centrally TO-
Gated.
The question on the adoption of the
recommendations of the committee was
taken by a yea and nay vote, and re-
suited as follows: Yea-Messrs. Brooks
Comins, Finn, carver Hague, Hodge
Johnson, Mrs. Lincoln Mrs. Morse
Phelan and UNDERWORLD
Nay-Duggan, Games, Gallagher
Harris. Hayden, Heron, McGillicuddy
Smith and White-9.
During the discussion Mr. johnson
sharply replied to several statements
Of Mr.. Harris and Mr. Harris finally
rose and said that he resented the
manner in which Mr.. johnson hac
treated him and other members of The
board during the year