Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16

outside walls and ceiling. Such an eX-
penditure will save in fuel much more
IMAM the interest on the investment and
"iil provide large, sunny and healthy
room for a girls play room, certainly
as necessary for them as for the bows.
The boiler room is entirely by itself.
and the change in location of the boys
toilet room gives coal storage for the
years supply, which can be put in from
an outside window, thus enabling us to
take advantage of the lowest market
price.
The advantages of keeping the boiler
room, the girls toilet and play rooms,
ana the boys toilet and play rooms.
absolutely separate and distinct are so
obvious that they need no comments
from US.
"A shelter roof must be built over
Inc front door to prevent serious ac-
cldents from icy steps, new slate black
boards must be bought to replace the
old painted wood boards; the older
desks must be scraped and vanished:
and the basement must be painted and
whitewashed. With these improve
ments, and the finishing of the base
ment of the addition, you will have
! on Bangor street as good a schoolhouse
, as there is, a commodious. sanitary
/ building, where your children can he
Taught under absolutely healthy con-
ultlons. Some of you who witnessed
the conditions which existed in the
basement where Grades v ana vi were
formerly taught expressed the opinior
that children could not preserve good
health In a room where wood rotted.
/ No one year has brought so much
/ improvement to your schools as has
the past. This improvement has not
been confined to physical conditions
! alone. The directors have adopted .
rule requiring, when possible, the cleo
ton of Normal school graduates as
teachers. and it's wisdom has been an
parent from the beginning. The sep
aration of grades and the increase in
the teaching force, has cost more
money, but has given infinitely better
results. Algebra has been dropped
from the list of studies, as, in our
opinion, it has no place in grammar
school education. The course of study
has been somewhat simplfied and
made more practical, and can and
should be further simplified. A gram
mar school course should fit child
for practical life and can best do so
by thoroughly grounding the children
in the elementary studies. The intro
duction of mechanical drawing is the
best single change that has been made
A thorough knowledge of the elements
of simple mechanical drawing has
value in the daily and every day duties
of life which is beyond value and with
out price.
principal Lewis and all the teachers
have willingly responded to all the
suggestions of the directors, whose
constant aim has been the welfare of
your children.
THE debt of the district nom
amounts to $4,000, demand notes bear
ing interest at 4 per cent. annually,
held by the Augusta Savings Bank. In
view of the necessity of finishing the
basement of the addition, we recon-
mend that any reduction of the debt
be postponed to another year.
THE following insurance is carried on
your property: Middle street Schoolhouse
$500: Bangor street schoolhouse, $12,0
There are three policies, expiring April l.
1906, Nov. ], 1896, and Aug. s, 1907, 1espec-
lively.