The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

EDUCATION being absorbed In The larger
eenler. II VAS thought by ons h.sssns
that a certain farm IN district 70,
hsI hem open 10 that district. The
natter al carving pupils MAS brought up
Inv II d. Newton. lie thought the en-
nsnss VAS TOO sfeai. lie said that y MAS
4 better paying job than that Of mall car
,isr HE yote VAS then carried 10 assess
III. taH az 60 cents on the dollar,
The matter IL selling the old sehool'
houses not now ia usc VAS neat brought
nm Chester Fisher moved the article DC
dismissed but Fred brown asked Tor light
an The matter and this oIehei the Nay
ior a manifestation on the part Of . ma
,ority ptrsent 81 some opinion relative 10
things IN general. The relative expense
and the merits Of the old sysloin sew
again brought up, The clerk VAS inlssto-
gated ia regard 20 district No, anu nc
aid that vi pupils Meiv carried ifoia
districts 7, y and y To The academy a, an
expense VI 500. II school were ssssp
lished al Rarneys corner there would pe
onIy 1--we 10 lie carried 10 the academy,
MIR keneston explained that the matter
M carving pupils was iorced upon the
directors and that the county examiner
had twice expressed himself IN the mat
| Ter and that no choice was lett TO the ~
nectors. During this explanation kinaido
i. Hescoek gave vent 10 his feelings; lie
aid thai the reason for abandoned farms
MAS the new system OF education. we
want 10 see a sehoolmarm up our way
onee in A while" pleaded Mr.. Heseoek,
and continued, III We bring our boys
down from the farms TO the central point
al education they play basketball aud
learn the ways Of village boys do You
suppose these farmer boys Will return 10
The hin farms! II you wish 10 keep them
away from the saloon, leave them IN the
| farming districts" Al this point Mod
orator Stowe interposed and told Mr'
| lIesoock that another had the hoor Mr.
| kenesion then continued by eApiaining
how the children were brought TO sehooi
and how many came from the several JUS
tricts.
/ David I, Perry was called upon TO give
his views in regard 10 the establishment
al n school at Barney's corner. lie said
that Il was vital matter at this time
and that il would increase IN necessity
the coming year. He thought that the
sehoolhouse in district No. 7 could DC
moved TO Barneys corner at an expense
of 5000 lie thought that the laying oil
n foundation and what other expenses
would he connected with the project
Vould he less than $500. lie said that the
cost of moving the schoolhouse would be
Maid for in a year in the amount saved
in the cost of transportation. MIR. lies
cock was told at this point that II was
NOT the intention OF the moderator to
shut him off only at the time he was
speaking he was occupying. the time ina,
belonged to another. Mr.. Hescoek though,
that he had expressed his sentiments but
added that he would like to know u u
was not the motive OF the legislators IL
passing the school regulation act TO bnnl
all the young people iron the hlll iarm'
10 the village. Mr. Stowe allowed that h,
could not answer the question. II wa'
then asked ii the academy building was
not congested at present. Superintendent
w. T.. Minis was called upon and said that
grades !, 9, 3, and were full and
though the number was not to great I,
make a good school, the rooms Were moi
large enough to accommodate the number
The vote to dismiss the article was ther
put and lost. The matter OF moving tho
school house in district No. TO Barney
corner was then voted to be left with thu
school directors. II was voted TO EN-
power the directors to raise sufficient
money to pay for the project.
Then came the discussion OF snbJec
between j. G. Stafford and Rev. Il. Nj
Keneston which was as serious as any
considered and which resulted in victor!
for Mr.. Keneston. j. G. Stafford move.
that the high school department be abol
ished and the tuition of the high sehoo
pupils be paid by the district for thel
} attendance at the Brattleboro high school
Mr.. Stafford took the ground that i
| ,,-a,,1l ba Iacraas m cost 10 the dis