The Newtown bee., 1906-11-23
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To the Editor of TIE NEWTOWl
BEE: I regret that Mr. COrbett's com
munication on this subject which 70,
declined had anything about the High
school irrelevant to this discussion, a
I expected him in that communication
to give his real reason for opposing
the union Of these two districts. I car
readily see how you. like many others
4are losing patience over q matter
which might be summed up in a few
words, So far as I am concerned. /,
has been prolonged only to give htm
opportunity to state his real motive in
his own words, and this not only in
fairness to him, but that he might
stand convicted out OF his own mouth
His motive was not given to me in
confidence; and as he says in his last
communication he hopes will make
his point plain for him where you have
not permitted him to speak, will dc
the rejected letter, I do not know
whether he touched this point or not.
! I shall be obliged to say q word OF
two about the High school; but trust
that you will see that it is in this
point relevant to the subject. Mr. Cor.
belts antagonism to the High school
iSavell known, but not so ineradicable
as some suppose, as is shown by the
fact that three years ago he applied
for the position Of Assistant in it. But
he has an objection to it In it's relation
to the district schools. He has others,
as / understand him; but this one
touches the case in hand; SO 1 feel at
liberty to state it. It concerns the
freshman year.
His reason for opposing the union of
the two districts, as be stated it to me
after town meeting, was suspicion
that we would unite the two districts
and put all the children in one school
house with one teacher. We would
then say that there were too many
scholars for one teacher, and would
have the older children sent to the
High school to form class below the
sub Freshman class. We would then
take the children of this grade from
all the district schools in town, and
thus cut down the numbers of the
scholars and the salaries of the district
teachers This would affect him, and
ne SAID That ne had "held down that
1oo" good many years, and did not
propose 70 lose IL.
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Tor the High SCHOOL this year passed
q poorer examination, as q rule, than
any who have come up before, the
people will want to know why.
There are two matters in this last
article which have tn Cn with the H11h.