Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-23
At C0NY HIGH.
Meeting Tuesday After
noon Full Of Interest.
-Four Resolutions Adopted After
Being Thoroughly Discussed.
Teachers, Parents and Students
Participate In Meeting.

Tie meeting Of the Lar,ntS. teachers
and pupils OF the cony High school
which was learned IN Oct :. was
held in Room %! the school building
- .Sterday afternoon. commencing at
40. \ i"r2t number of parents: ,tipiiS
and teachers were present and the
er,":">, ini' re-! was manifested
;hruu@acnt the nirr,;ug in the matters
discussed. /. T.. The Resolutions ANA III.
natter 81 study hours.
Prof. Marshall 81 he school set the
lal rolling by reading the resolutions
~ follows:
RESOLUTIONS
na:"'n..l, as the social life of many
students ol the cony High school Is
seriously Interfering With their s,hol-
as,ic ',ut;ce. w. the patrons Of the
school. "a IL. - express ear coi!virtirEl
rs follow
First: While the school and ,nn
home shnuii cooperate u secure their
otro;npn On l.. iii" responsibility for Me
81 'ial lif" permitted or fnsIered by
each. and the social functions held I'M
drr III. auspices "f each Should b..
diSrinc! ard separate. Moreover The
name OF the school should never he ap-
propriated and used in connection
with affairs for which the school all
thoriti3s are not responsible" and which
they IA not dircctl; control
Second: The students Of Cory High
school shoul1 devote from three to five
hours of e2tl! school day 10 st"dy and
acaGemir exercises.
Third: The social life of the school
fraterral organizations. school fairs.
etc. should lie under the control Of the
Beard Of Education.
Fourth: Students whose grade %
work is unsatisfactory in two subjects
in any month shruld he d"b2rrrd dur
ing II" following month fronr rerre-
sentinG The erhuu! in any public exCr-
else.
Prof. Marshall then addressed the
meeting briefly stating that the reSolu-
tons were merely suggestions and 10
BE taken as such and not as rules
They We're not To he modified by the
parents at their pleasure and it was
| for This purpose that the meeting was
called. He then proceeded TO read the
first resolution and explained it by
! saying that it was designed TO separ-
ate social and other fnnc: ions and was
quite necessary for the general good
of the school.
| The second resolution. rnra".:in" THO
| matter of study hours was gon,i. for ~
| had noted thar n bright pupil needed ii
| least three hours study in order To ct
| tain 4 tank sufficient for college viii"
many dun students could scarcely dis
pcn>c with less than five hours. and
some that hr had observed needed Al
least six hours.
! Tie matter Of school fairs called
.'ChiZZle- Wiz"!o." ealnc M for at
4 tention in tho third resoliitin,. At the
conclusion of the reading ana cxnlana-
! ton of tho reSOlut ions, DR. w. s.
| THOMPSON moved the passage of the
| first resolution Prof. Marshall askc.!
for questions on this resolution and T.
q. Harrington asked if the wording
! '.functipnS." etc. would apply f. base
han games. football games etc Prof.
! Marshall thought that il would. but
though that no serious objections
w,.nld be raised 10 these games. Al
I ter some dol ate this resolution was
| aa"'ttnl.
TIL second resolution in regard 20
much ,ro1lnrn;. except that some OF the
| plcti1..r- Of r,!pii; present thought Their,
migt. ~ G4nr.r That IN" nunls would
receive - lj'rr frur2 too ling hours. hut
Pr"f NarS:all took the stand that
| n puni slnili1 he willing and ought IN
he "apahl. Of hard Wnrl; l'v the tnln
| he o. IL. had reached tho IIign school
! grade Nir Flrrn"tcn close. The dis
ruScinn on the subject BY saving in
| mart: ~ como tim" o. other tho
pupils have got to learn the lesson
t',1t thy have GOT 10 do thr.r work.
and il seems 20 NE that bows and girls
| of High school age are old enough to
appr eciate this fact. In answer to the
| question, what are You here for. /
think the average pupil would reply.
were here 10 work and give Conv
High 4 good name ana We mean to
work. " Mr.. Harrington received
hearty applause NJ the close of his re-
marks.
Some lively sparring was done in dis
rrSSing th, third resolution. IN regard
! to the social life OF the school. 1t
seemed to be the opinion of student
| Mcad,,r. Wlo acted as spokesman for
the school. or rather for thu pupils.
| that this matter should be 1T with