Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-04
Durham Citizens Refuse
to Furnish Teachers
To Instruct Children at the
Shiloh Community.
Send Children to Town Schools the Verdict
At Special Town Meeting.

Brrham Ne, Sept. 3.-All Durham
Ms present at the special town meet
ing which was held. Saturday evening,
fu taxi. action in regard to providing
suitable facilities for the children of
shiloh.
Eut notwithstanding the great i'm
furtuncc o1 the meeting to the Shiloh
was present. The first Of the week at
was reported that they would be pres
.nl n force. but failing To receive any
Disiu" inspiration To attend the meet
lax they st:id away, this being their
sabbath.
~ a. Truflnt was elected mOdera-
tor. The meeting was full of excite
r,.-nt ANA extremely anti-Shiloh. The
follow ing introduced by J. II. Davis.
'rIacmIing the school committee for
tl'i: action last spring. in regard to
tip. Shiloh schools. was adopted amid
ttI'. cheers Of the voters and without a
dissenting voice:
"Rc il resolved by the inhabitants Of
ia" town Of Durham in town meeting
asScmblrd:
irSt-That the action Of said super
intending school committee in opening
such schools and in hiring such teach
"rs Is expressly disapprovrd because We
believe that they deliberately acted out
side Of and in excess Of their authority
as such. That they We're acting with
the express purpose of catering to and
I.ip al tpi
in said town without any consideration
az interests of the entire town. That they
believe at the time of said action and
ever since that the children of said COM
munty would not he permitted to at
tend the regular public schools OF said
town of Durham. but that they would
II" required to attend schools under the
direct supervision and control of the
said Frank w. SANFORD. and that, act
in,; under and with him. that the schools
80 established are to all intents and
lairpoy"s scctarian. pervaded wholly by
IA" influence of those in charge of af-
lairs ut said Shiloh.
''S"cord-That it is the sense of this
meeting that the said experimenting
60. lioni committee should, and they are
hereby requested to do SO, provide trans
of schnols to allow pupils at said Shiloh
presenting themselves for instruction III
III. puIlir schools OF said town, to the
various schoolhouses IN said town. and
MA, If after all the facilities Of said
s,hnolhouSes are fully taken up II ap-
rr,rs that more scholars remain who
dc-ira instruction in the public schools
II said town that the said school com
ti,Nt~G tn a
special town meeting to be called for
that purpose when such action may be
taken as Is required in the premises
..rhird-That IN hiring teachers for th'
u,I,ir schuul.; of Durham il is the sens
ii tis meeting that no teachers Sh"ul'
h,. allowed to said Shiloh or to any othe
community or sect, but that the SupcrIn
tending school committee or the supcrin
i,ud,ut Of schools. acting as til" agent
should hire teachers qualified TO teach th'
several schools in tn" town regardless I"
Ih,'r connection with amy community %
set whatever
uhrr Articles of the warrant were the!
taken up and all We're passed by me,
PROVIDED for the introduction OF uniform
text hooks in the schools; for the location
of =, school In the Shiloh district, other
acre. t., So. if they would build Il school
houa,. ~ the Shiloh district, to See II tn
town would vote to build 4 Schopihousc IL
the rummcr district, to see II the tow
would vote to raise more money Tor IN
support uf schools. and To see If the town
would paw fees of counsel, the Hon. ID. }
Mr,;illiculdy of Lewiston, employed b.
the s.lrctmen in the suit of David Crock
1T aud others against the town OF Dur
Ian.
Tllr resolution introduced by Mr.. ia
NiS rnirCidcs with the views Of Il M Jor
ry II thu. Inhabitants Of this town. Tn
ld,.,t cmbt died in IL ar" similar To th"$
which have been discussed here Tor som
time. At no time hay" Durham peopi
"ppusrd srhooliug Shiloh children. Th",
have only wanted to educate them ava,
from Shiloh and away from the niiu,nr'
az S,ctauInism.
Il II not believed 10y many of the Dur
ham pr"pl" that Sandford will allow SIN
lUh children to be taken away from IL
hill top and educated III the publ
S'houls
SUIT liver &c the Durham schools. n
engaged III the teachers for til" achnu
N'tr which begins the coming week. ~
''rt four teachers in addition. who woul
~. necessary il tn" pupils "f Shiloh ~
t,ud"d the town schools. He says II" sinai
urt engage these teachers until som
Stp vial l,ttnu Il taken in tho rtSc.