Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-28
VILLAGE DISTRICT.
Annual Meeting Held at the William
r. Smith Building Yesterday.

School District was held in the hall of
the William r. Smith building yes
tcrday afternoon. 5. S. Lancaster was
chosen moderator, and Treby Johnson
clerk for the ensuing year.
Mayor Plaisted declined a reelection
as director He referred in COM
plimentary way to the high standard
which had been attained in the schools
of the district, and paid d high COM
pliment to the thorough and efficient
work which had been accomplished by
the principal, Mr.. Dutton. He also
paid a warm tribute to the devoted
work Of the late Charles +. Nash. He
stated that after 10 years Of service
in which he had given his best effort
to promoting the welfare of the dis
trict he felt that he could reasonably
retire from further service at this time.
and in doing 50 he took occasion to
thank the voters of the district for
the confidence and support they had
uniformly accorded him during his
membership on the board.
At the conclusion of Mayor PIaiSted' $
Was given him for his faithful ana
Board of Directors.
The report of the directors was
unanimously accepted.
DR.. W. :. Thompson stated that he
felt that the amount Of money called
for for teachers salaries was insuffi-
cicnt and that it should be the policy
Of tn" district to pay lis teachers bet
tor district by providing the directors
with more money for that purpose.
He Offered an amendment providing
an additional $500 for this purpose
Joseph Williamson offered q further
amendment that the additional amount
for teachers salaries above the amount
provided for in the estimates be in
creased $1211. J. f. TOWNSEND spoke
strongly in favor of increased pay for
the teachers rs did &. +. flynt and
Rev. II. f.. Dunnack. Mayor PldiSted
in behalf of the directors accepted the
proposed amendment giving an in
crease for this purpose. He stated
that it had been the purpose of the
directors to bring about this result.
He called attention that in the esti-
mates of two years ago an additional
$1,000 had been added to the amount
available for teachers salaries and
that the estimates for the present year
called for a further increase for this
purpose Of practically the same
amount.
Mr.. EurlciGh Of the directors stated
that tn" members of the board were
agreed rs 70 the d"sirtbility for a bet
ter provision for teachers salaries
,I,I had
tion. He felt. however. that any radi-
cal increase should come directly from
the voters of the district who would
furnish the money rather than from
the board. He said that with the pro
posed increase it would be much easier
for the members of the board to re-
tain its successful teachers ana secure
efficient new ones. He stated that with
the many changes in the list of teach
ers during the past few years, the
work Of the principal HAD been made
much harder. He said that while the
board had adopted the general policy
of giving preference to Normal school
graduates. the ability to secure ex-
perienccd teachers of high grade
would be greatly Increased by the
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place at the disposal of the directors.
He added that til" district had been
fortunat" in the teachers it had Sccur-
Cd to fill vacancies, but that the re-
suits attained had been very largely
du" to the persistent and efficient Of
forts of the principal, Mr. Dutton, who
had worked harder than the people of
the district We're aware Of to m3Iiu-
tain the high standard of the schools
under these diSCOuragemcntS and with
Il very high of degree of success. He
said that the principals work would
nc mad" easier, and better results as
Surcd by making it posSihl" for the
directors To retain the services Of it's
tried and successful teachers. and to
fill vacancies with trained teachers Of
til" highest class.
Doctor Thompson accepted the
Of Mr.. Williamson ana it
WAS passed without Il dissenting vote
\ resolution Was also offered by
Doctor Thompson stating in effect that
it WAS tile sense Of the district that
good salaries should bo paid to its
teachers upon a defnit" plan Of
graduated increase. to the end thIr
first class teachers might he secured
and retained. and the efficiency of our
schools he maintained upon a high
plane.
Mr.. Plaisted explained that this had
been the plan pursued by tn" directors
50 far rs the money at their disposal
had permitted during the past 90
years.
Dr. Thompsnna resolution Was car
rird 10y large vote.
1t WAS voted tn HSS"S$ ANA collect
the villaG" tax upon the same plan as
previously adopted.
The meeting then adinurucd