The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-18
City Meeting Refused To
Even Recommend
NAME OF SCHOOL BUILDING
Name MathewsOn, Already Selected
BY School Commissioners.
VIII Stand.

The city meeting called for last evening
In response to q petition Of thirty voters,
TO see what action the voters will take Ia
reference to the naming Of the new school
house on Elm street, after about an
hours discussion of the subject voted
down motion to name il the Elm Street
School and adjourned.
The meeting was called to order by City
Clerk Mackay and @. Herbert Pape WAS
chosen chairman. Mr. Pape read Art. 2,
TO see what action the voters will take
with reference 70 the naming of the new
school house on Elm street, when Robert
Inglis moved the meeting adjourn. The
motion was lost by vote Of 40 to 20 aud
w, II. Bradford moved that the name be
removed from the building but his motion
was ruled ont of order and j. p. Marr Of
fered a motion that the school commission
ers be requested to make the Official name
Of the building nElm Street School, The
motion was seconded by J. r. CaIIaghan.
John Anderson said he was In hearty ac-
cord With Mr.. Marrs motion: all agreed
and testified to Mr.. Mathewson's merit,
but he did not believe in naming a build
ing from any living man,
Alex MaEltles0n thought It may have
been an error to name the building as had
been done by the commissioners after Mr.
Mathewson, but It would be q greater error
to tear out the stone or to obliterate the
name now. He thought It would be shah
by action
Il. y. Currler spoke against the motion,
lpraising Mr. Mathewson and the city
schools.
George Bassett said the meeting had no
jurisdiction. The matter was wholly fin
the hands of the school commissioners,
and no action the meeting might take could
be binding on the commissioners.
]. F, Marr said It was not bis desire 70
wipe out any name now on the building,
but that officially It be known as the Elm
Street School =
]. i. Callaghan again asserted his great
respect for Mr.. Mathews0n
John Mcdonald wanted to know II the
school commissioners had been divided ia
the choice Of name for the new school
building.
Alex Gordon, chairman Of the board OF
school commissioners, stated that the COM
| mlssi0ners were unanimous In the choice
of the name "Mathewson school, He
went on to tell why other school buildings
had not been named. He said the Civic
Federation had suggested names for all
the unnamed city school buildings, but
the commissioners had never fully decided
to accept them. He didn't care for the
school commissioners what action was
taken by the meeting, but he should re-
greet having anything happen that could be
in any way made to reflect upon Mr..
Mathews0n.
/ VIM. Jack opposed the motion.
John Mcdonald opposed the motion and
spoke very highly Of Mr.. Mathewson and
what he had done for BaFre's schools,
which are the equal Of any in the state.
He bad done enough already to merit the
honor OF having his name on the new
school house, aud it would be a slur on
the school commissioners to 60 back on
\ what they have already done.
A vote on Mr.. Mars motion to request
the commissioners to name the building
the s'Elm street school, was then taken.
81 voting in favor and Sc against the mo
tion. The meeting adjourned without fur
ther action.