The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-03-04
The New Mark Emery School"
Building at North Arson Village.

n
Building at North Arson Village.
The Dedicatory Exercises, were
held Wednesday, February "a, at o.
clock, pm. and despite the falling
rain during the entire day and even
ing, the village people and others
from the rural districts assembled In
good numbers to listen TO the dedi-
catory exercises of the new school
building. 1t was an unusual event
and one that was of deep interest to
all who have the public veal at heart.
This village has, for long time, been
in need of better accommodations Tor
it's school children and after the dis
trict system was abolished i'll rural
communities and so many scholars
from the out-laying districts were
conveyed to the village, songested
condition existed that was not con-
ducive to health, comfort or good
school work. The time had come
wnen something must be done for the
best interests of all concerned. Ac-
cordingly special town meeting Was
called in June last and sum appro-
priated for the erection of IA new mo-
dern school building The town au-
thorized the selectmen to appoint
committee to carry on the work and
FIT. Crane, G. E. Paine and d. VI.
Norton were appointed to act in this
capacity, and the building was com
menced late in August, with John
Oliver as maste workman, following
the plans furnished by Coombs q
Gibbs, architects, of Lewiston. The
building is 81 feet long, 80 feet wide
and 20 feet posted with a basement .
feet high under the entire building.
The boiler room is Is feet 2 inches, by
"a feet 8 inches, located in the center
of the basement. On the north side
is the girls play room 29 feet 8 inches
! by 81 feet, and on the south side one
Of the same size for the boys. There
are two school rooms on the first moor
each 20 feet inches, by 81 feet, be-
sides a superintendent room, and
one room OH the second floor OF the
same dimensions, also one room IL by
81 feet, besides a Superintendents
room, Teachers room and book room.
Each school room is furnished with
book closet and dressing room by
16 feet and the stairs leading to the
second floor are 81 feet wide protect
ed by a railing. The hip roof was put
on the building with conical belfry,
8 feet high, both Of which are cover
ed with Il galvanized iron roofing
The rooms contain seven large WIN
dows, % by Al inches with four lights
in each window and with light from
the north, east and south coming Into
the rooms, and each room Is fitted
with slate plackboards made into the
walls. The basement is well lighted,
warm and comfortable. The heating
Is by direct radiation with ventilating
fues from cupola conveyed through
1900 feet of piping with five coils ON
three sides Of each room and the boil
er il of the sectional type. A storage
tank of 800 gallons capacity in con.
lection with an electrically operated
pump supplies the building with
water and the flushing il the Douglass
syphon jet pattern with perfect dram
age throughout. The drinking water
is furnished from nearby spring.
There are II. 100 cubic feet of air space
in each room and a Sc ating capacity OF
46 pupils. The lot on which the build
! ing sets is the most desirable in town
and contains about two acres OF land
on one Of the healthiest and most
| beautiful streets in the village. ms
| lot WAS secured from Mrs Mark En-
cry and her son, Wallace Emery.
who contributed in a generous manner
| in the price of the lot for which lid
crafty the town placed large tablet
with the inscription 1.-THE Mark Emery
School" in the front Of the building.
The committee worked faithfully and
hard for several months that the
building might be ready for the spring
term of school and az a result the vii
lage has today a modern. up-to date
school building in every respect, one
that will supply the want 40 much
needed, not only for the present but
for long time to come. The dedica-
tory programme for the afternoon
was as follows:
Music, Towne's Orchestra.
| Prayer, Rev. A. ID. Colson.
"Hurrah for the Flag" School Chill
dren.
Report of Building Committee, F.
T. Crane.
Presentation of Keys to Chairman
| of Board of Selectmen, ID. M. Norton.
Response and Delivery Of Keys to
Chairman of School Committee, w.
G. Emery.
Response, L. e. Bailey.
Music, Towne's Orchestra.
american Hymn" School Children.
Dedicatory Address, Payson Smith,
State Superintendent of schools.
Presentation of Table and Flag to
the School by the g. A. K.
Reading of Letter from PriD. George
G. Purington OF Pennington State
Normal school.
Singing, "America."
Music, Towne's Orchestra.
Principal Purington's letter follows:
Pennington, Maine, Feb. 23, 1909.
My Dear Mr.. Paine:
am very sorry that shall not be able
| to be with you tomorrow to take part in
| the dedication Of your new schoolhouse.
1t is always a very important event in the
history of a town and matter for rejoic-
| ing when a new school building is dedi-
Gated. have felt great interest in the
prosperity ofAnson tor great many years
and have always been glad for everything
good that has come to the town.
My father taught in the red school
house at the upper end Of the village be-
fore was born, and l taught as substi-
tute teacher for three weeks in the white
schoolhouse in the Moore district south
of the village. attended the Academy
six weeks in the fall Of 1866, l think,
where delivered my FIRST defamation.
1t was brief. just two short sentences.
| and then stage fright. and bee line to