Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-26
THE SCHOOL BOARD
Rc-eIccts Supt. Bowman and Names
ommttees-Suainess Matters.

! An important special meeting OF tho
Watcrvllle school board was held Monday
evening, the principal matters considered
| being the election of a superintendent
| the authorizing of the proposed May con-
cert (which Prof. W. r. Chapman is to
give and in which the children of the
| public schools are to participate. the CO.
! operation with the Board of Trade in TAX
| ing the school census in connection with
a general census of the city, and the an
nouncing Of the standing committees for
| the year.
Dennis f.. bowman was unanimously
reelected superintendent of schools for
| the ensuing year, beginning July /. The
| teachers will be elected at the May meet
| ing of the board.
| The following standing committees
were appointed:
Committee on text books courses of
study and methods Of instruction-Stacey,
Kelley and Putnam
Committee on rules and regulations.
disciplining of pupils, and examination of
schools-Hill, Kelley and Beliveau.
Committee ON janitors, buildings and
Grounds--Bcllivcau, Hill and Hannaford.
Committee on tcachers-Hannaford
Putnam ard Hell.
Committee on census. satisfies and fl
nance-putnam, Foster and Hannaford.
Committee on drawing, writing and mu-
sic-Fcst"r, Stacey and Kelley.
Committee on evening schools-Kelley,
Stacey and Foster.
The following were the committees ap-
pointed to visit the various schools:
1iiGh-Putnam, Foster and Stacey.
North Grammar-IIill ana Foster.
South Grammar-Belliveau and Kelley.
Brook street-Putnam and Hannaford
Western aVcnuc-kelley and Foster.
Grove strect--BeliVeau and Kelley
Remington strect-Staccy and Foster
Myrtle strect-IIannaford and Putnam.
The board decided to repair the boiler
at the North Grammar school building
The boiler was recently inspected and it
was found that the tubes were badly pit
ted.
Tho beard voted to authorize the CON
cert by the school children on the after
noon Of May in connection with the
Chapman concert in the evening There
will be n special program furnished by
chorus Of school children. The children
will be drawn from all the schools of the
city and will be specially trained by the
supervisor of music. Miss Florence NJ
Perkins. At the concert a part Of the
program will be conducted by Miss Per
kins and the remainder by Prof Chan
man.
The program will consist of the ma
tional songs Of the various countries.
The concert is in accordance with
plan which Prof. Chapman is following
out all over the State OF Maine for the
purpose of improving the musical condi-
tons and with the idea of founding musi-
cal scholarships for the aid of talented
young people toward musical education
A part of the proceeds of the concert will
be given to this purpose. the Cecilia Club
of Waterville being the trustees of the
fund, and another part of the proceeds
will go to the public schools of the city
School exercises will be suspended on the
afternoon of the concert to enable all the
children who wish to attend to do 50.
Miss Cora 3. Linscott, teacher Of the
fourth grade at the North Grammar
building. was granted leave of absence
at her own request for the spring term
and Mrs. Grace Lowe Mitchell was ap-
pointed to the position for that time.
The board voted to give its special ap-
prevail to the lecture to be given by Com
mander Peary on April 10. and to recon-
mend the lecture to the school children
1t was voted to cooperate with the
Board of Trade by allowing the school
census to be taken in connection with the
general census. Albert Glazier has al
ready been employed to take the census